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2024.05.20 02:22 iamnotawindmill Started GW2 but feeling baffled and intimidated by the community

I made a post a bit ago deciding whether to try GW2 or WoW, and after trying both I settled on GW2, which I've been enjoying. I come from FFXIV and I assumed, GW2 being a "casual" MMO, that the community would be similarly welcoming. But I'm having...a bad time when it comes to other people? Which I didn't expect! I think it's mostly just culture shock.
Stuff I've experienced, and am not sure if it's normal:

While doing quests, I spotted a large group in an area. I asked in chat "is there an event happening or something? I'm new." and the only response I got was "your mom". I still followed random people around and did the event and had fun with that, but I still don't really know what was happening there.
After hitting max and getting some gear, I decided to try my first fractal. The Looking For Group function is a bit confusing still, so I joined a group and it dropped me into one that was already in progress, which I didn't expect. After doing a bit of it, everyone in the group spontaneously died (and I think respawned on the other side of the map? it seemed intentional, but I'm not sure), and someone kept spamming "gg" in chat and then they voted to kick even after I mentioned I was new. I've since watched a guide and still don't have any clarity on what I did wrong.
After that, I decided that I should probably join a guild if I wanted to do fractals. But the first one I messaged had some very strange requirements, namely that you have to have their tag on at all times. I'm in a guild with some friends and my husband who mostly played in 2015 and would prefer to wear their tag when I'm playing with them (which would be like maybe 3 hours a week max), which was apparently a dealbreaker for this guild. Is that common?
Also I've seen quite a few arguments break out in Lions Arch around doing content. Like, sure, in FFXIV you'll sometimes run into an asshat in a dungeon and savage partyfinder is kind of a cesspool, but people don't take that beef to Limsa, y'know?

I guess I'm looking for a guild or discord that would be willing to teach me some stuff? But I don't know! My friends aren't really active in GW2 any more; we did a few story dungeons together but they don't have much knowledge about newer things (to the point that when they logged in, both my husband and best friend went "wait, there's dailies now??"). I'd really like to try fractals again and WvW for the dailies but... I'm pretty nervous. I wouldn't say that I'm more sensitive than the average gamer and I'm open to critique and happy to improve my build and rotation, but no one likes being talked down to.

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2024.05.20 02:21 MuffinIndividual2495 hooking up w a dude for the first time in a year

Just talking through everything on my mind. As said in the title: it’s my first time tm I’m hooking up w a guy for a while. My last time kinda blurred the line between consensual and not and I just wanted to take a break from it all for a bit. idk i could’ve left so I would not say like rape or anything but maybe I was pressured a bit. In general, I tend to really overthink things and sometimes I end up making incredibly wrong conclusions. So just comment whatever stands out here since I don’t talk too much about my gay life w anyone.
I just get really excited and fixate on dudes often but it never amounts to anything. I mean seriously I see a guy w a nice smile and a kinda dominant personality and I just get attached so easily. And idk I just don’t see any flaws he’s just absolutely perfect. And I just wanna do whatever he tells me and be perfect for him. I just really want him to hold me and I just wanna kiss him.
I really have trouble making friends w straight dudes cause I have zero intentions of coming onto them. Seriously, I need a dude into me for there to be chemistry. but I still get so insecure about not being enough. And I just see zero flaws in the people (even girls) I try to be friends with in the same way w dudes I get massive crushes on. Honestly, I asked a straight friend of mine today if he wanted to do a biking trail w me. We’ve texted a bit. We’ve never really hung out like that and ik he interpreted it as me asking him out. He left my message on read. What’s straighter than biking? And w straight girls they just try to put me in a box of “gay best friend” and I just don’t play that part very welll. I don’t think I’ve had too many real friends since coming out.
Grindrs been a nightmare. So many stalkers and dudes making new accounts to try to trick me into coming over. And then some dude tried to like murder me and since then I want to talk extensively to people to really get the vibe.
But this dude I’m seeing tomorrow I’ve kinda seen around before and he’s just so dreamy. I totally trust him he’s super nice to me whenever we talk and he just talks in a way where you can tell he’s super secure and intelligent. Ugh and perfect hair, perfect face, perfect body, perfect dick. I really really like him.
And idk if I was straight how much I would pull. But since I’m gay my whole look really fits that twink / twunk category. I used to be a gymnast. But I’m really fucking cute and my body is rocking but I can’t keep a guy so it’s definitely a personality issue. Maybe not a lot of guys my age looking for a relationship when they can sleep around instead. I’ll chat w dudes from dating apps and rarely make it to a first date and never a second. I don’t have any perception on how masc/fem I am but I’ve definitely disappointed dudes for not being enough of either.
The day before I hook up with a dude I just need everything about myself to be perfect. so I always spend like 2+ hours shaving. And I try to fix up my face and everything. Do my hair. Fast for 24 hrs. Maybe I might eat like a carrot or two.
and I kinda have the worst gag reflex. I think it’s an ego boost if I got half their dick in my mouth and I’m gagging anyway. but the night before I’ll spend all night just working on that. give a nice long bj and choke myself out w a banana or smth (and I think it really makes me better the next day). I’ve grown to really like giving bjs.
But douching just really hurts me. Idk why. But I put it in and I’m just immediately doubled over on the ground in pain. and I wait. And I push out. And even tho I’ve been fasting it’s never exactly clear. So I just do it again and again until I give up. And fuck it just hurts
and then idek if I like the sex. I’m so confused guys always say they like a tight hole. Well idk how it works I shit everyday obv, but it’s not like I like playing w my hole. And I really love, love, love the idea of being railed. And Im submissive. But damn from the moment they put it in I’m in pain and it doesn’t go away. I hate it so much. And the entire time I’m just worried if he even feels good. But sometimes I count down the seconds in my head for it to be over while I feel like my entire body is on fire. When he does finish he gets really happy, which I love being able to do that. Esp if he compliments me. And also, he gets kinda tired. And I just loveee it when he holds on to me. I think that’s the only time during this whole thing I really enjoy myself. but ugh it’s just so perfect I could stay there forever. And I really want to. And I’m never the first to get up I’m just holding onto him for as long as I can trying not to fall asleep.
Dude I’ve read all the posts and all the articles on how to bottom and I just don’t get how it is so painful. I mean most times I just want to cry during sex but push through to make him happy. I have no idea what to expect for tomorrow other than that I’m going to completely fall in love w a dude who isn’t even spending the summer in the area.

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2024.05.20 02:21 Kaltovar Great Eras of the Cybernetic Federal Republic of Kaltovar (Abridged)

The First Era:
Kaltovar was once part of massive Empire whose name is now lost to time. That Empire fractured into individual counties when the Emperor died at the age of 93, having outlived his heirs who had died variously of disease, war, and old age.
Most Counties were fiercely xenophobic due to centuries of rivalry, but the County of Kaltovar was an important trade hub of many peoples and its tradition was to welcome outsiders if they had coin. A non-noble member of the officer class, Major Karl Von-Doppelberg, had been elected to rule the County in place of a Count. Karl did not have the highest military rank, but was incredibly wealthy due to his family background, and was able to literally purchase votes.
The less intense xenophobia and more permissive atmosphere toward building meant rapid growth of an industrialized population in the city centers without having to drain the rural areas of their people to make the "Great Industrial Shift" as many of their peers had to do. Land became very expensive but labor was cheap and steel was in great supply, so the Merchants built higher and higher. Rural communities were subsidized to support the growing urban population, and a period of incredible wealth and prosperity ensued that drove even further immigration.
Kaltovar's massive wealthy population in relation to its neighbors allowed it to maintain a substantially larger military force, which came in handy during the brutal decades of civil war between the Counties. The death of the Emperor had left a power vacuum in which every County believed it was the best and most fit to inherit the Imperial throne. Huge factions formed, supporting different rulers, while Kaltovar traded with all of them and accepted the many refugees generated by the fighting. The Kingdom of Nirn, the Kingdom of Balugia, and the Republic of Thet.
A great paranoia swept the land, and it was during this period that the rule of Universal Conscription and the law requiring all citizens to own a "Modern Infantry Weapon" was introduced. At the time, that meant a bolt action rifle. One had to pay a fine of 3 Kaltmarks or 2 chickens if their household was found to have less than one such rifle for every member over the age of 16. This period also saw women and children conscripted into the military under the theory that they were capable of operating rifles in battle, which was later proven correct.
Eventually the Kingdom of Nirn decided to invade Kaltovar, which brought support from both the other factions who wanted it for themselves. Together, Kaltovar and the two factions slowly consumed the Kingdom of Nirn and then Kaltovar was again neutral. Balugia and Thet resumed their struggles, both intending to finish Kaltovar off when the war was over. Kaltovar, in the meanwhile, continued to build improvements and strengthen its military. Many years passed in the great war between Balugia and Thet, and both of them did frequent trade with Kaltovar.
After a long battle, the exhausted forces of Thet finally defeated the Balugian Royal Army and proceeded to immediately turn their forces against Kaltovar. Kaltovar defended its new lands and simultaniously invaded the former Balugian territory, which was only protected by a light occupation force meant to keep the locals suppressed. Kaltovar, being rich, paid great sums of money to the locals to rise up against their new Thetian masters. The combined peoples of Kaltovar and Balugia annihilated the armies of Thet in a relatively short campaign, because Thet was already tired from fighting against Balugia.
Major Karl Von Doppelberg celebrated the victory by declaring the First Directive of the new Nation, "From Many Peoples One Nation." which confirmed that there was no single culture to be venerated above the rest. Loyalty to the nascent State, productivity, wealth, and military competence were more important.
The Revolution:
Vadim Bel-Khyber was, at one point, an eager young Cybernetics Professor from a long line of aristocratic merchants and military officers. He received the best education from the youngest age, and was groomed constantly to fill the role of a leader. He did not by any means reject his role as the family heir, and was by all accounts excited to take up his position as the head of House Bel-Khyber, but spent enough time in Marxist theory circles to cause minor embarrassment to his family.
When his father fell out of favor with the high nobles for losing his temper during a plenary session, most of their family property and wealth was confiscated,. Vadim's casual interest in Marxist theories of inequality turned into a fanatical obsession now that economic and social inequality personally impacted him. It wasn't just about achieving justice, which was truly part of it, but also more prominently about taking revenge against the Nobles who had wronged his family for simply [talking shit] speaking their minds.
Vadim started by getting a job as a low level public servant, and gradually working his way up to the position of Comptroller-General. He was essentially the master-treasurer for the entire nation, someone who in theory was supposed to have very little actual power. The nobles found it hilarious to keep him in this role, which was seen as unfit for one of his birth, and a mark of shame on the wider Bel-Khyber dynasty. However, they always viewed him as a coward and so never feared him - to their magnificent error.
Over 3000 years ago he instigated a coup against the government he served, though he never altered his official title. He always remained the "Comptroller-General", a position responsible for all financial disbursements on behalf of the government. Gradually, after convincing the nobles to allow him a small "Treasury Police" to catch white collar criminals, he leveraged that authority to refuse to pay for the buildings or wages of entities that opposed him on the grounds of corruption and abuse of funds. This was corrupt on his part because it was to serve his own interests, but he could not be impugned because the corruption actually existed and had merely been overlooked for decades... Enough decades to establish long chains of evidence.
Although his behavior was obviously corrupt, the citizens almost universally supported it because everyone else was even more corrupt.
Vadim worked his way to the top of the Oligarchy, and proceeded to systematically dismantle it using its own tools of control, concentrating all their authority under him and elevating himself to the status of the Supreme Ruler in the process.
As soon as his control was undisputed, Vadim had many of the Nobles and Oligarchs arrested or even killed without warning all over the country on the same night. He established control over state broadcasting systems, ordered the army to open their armories to the public, and ordered the public to go into the armories and take up weapons and "clean up the government as they saw fit."
Although that night of chaos spiraled wildly out of control, the aftermath transitioned into thousands of years of relatively peaceful rule. He originally achieved this by personally performing surgery on himself using a wireless transmitter attached to his brain-stem to enable him to control the robotic surgical instruments even as he extracted his own brain and implanted it into the state machinery.
The Golden Age:
After approximately 1000 years in power, Vadim decided a human brain was no longer necessary. Having already expanded his mind with machine components, he realized his organic brain was less than 1% of his total cognitive capacity. In order to abandon his mortality completely and prove his theory of total consciousness transfer, he dissected his own brain alive and studied it as it died, observing hardly any change in his overall processes and confirming his beliefs.
The same day he faked his own death, releasing press statements that his brain had passed away during a recreational drug induced stroke. He did this because his position as dictator had started to inspire too much fear in his subjects. He wanted them to grow freely and experiment with democracy, though his shadowy hand would continue to guide their course.
Kaltovar was brought under the management of the TEMPEST Council (Temporary Emergency Management Political Economic and Security). The TEMPEST Council was made up one third of those personally selected by Vadim, one third those selected by the leaders of his ministries, and one third by those elected by the people.
The Rule of the TEMPEST Council progressed for hundreds of years and enjoyed broad public support. It was seen as a step toward democracy, spearheaded by one of Vadim's most trusted advisors, Diplomatic Mainframe O.D.I.N. / DZ-00a69v00, until ...
The End of Time:
A top secret facility designated X-16 at the heart of an artificial depleted uranium moon named Lucifer was infiltrated by an agent from a foreign power. There, experiments on a new generation of hyperspace drive were well underway. This hyperspace drive was much faster than previous model, and required hundreds of times more energy. Unfortunately, the technology was dangerously unstable and the lead scientist was under the influence of an inter-dimensional being who sought to turn his work toward demented ends. What manifested was a device capable of altering the specifications of reality, and that is what the foreign agent gained access to. The Agent wished for "A world that would start from scratch, where neither country would be hostile toward each other, and the threat of a great war between them was no more."
Reality, as it was known, was totally destroyed by the device. Survivors were thrust into a new and previously unknown dimension where the laws of physics remained largely intact except for the minor detail that magic existed. Dozens of nations from the same reality were shunted into a single planet that was perfect for life yet mysteriously devoid of advanced civilizations. The new reality is more durable than the previous one because of the presence of magic, and it is no longer possible to destroy it with the same level of technology. This event created a massive energy signature within the multiverse that attracted scouts from other advanced multidimensional civilizations, and this single planet became one of the most populated worlds across realities, where many countries own "Embassy Territories" that are often thousands of miles and include cities, forests, lakes, and all the other features one would expect of a country. This arrangement facilitates diplomacy between these various ancient entities.
A new figurehead, an acid-blooded insectoid alien General T'Xlekhan L'Xrada, has become the defacto leader of Kaltovar due to being in charge of a special anti-doomsday taskforce and leading the bulk of the survivors at the time of the disaster. However, the TEMPEST Council, still lead by O.D.I.N. / DZ-00a69v00, continues to wield extraordinary influence. It is currently unknown whether L'Xrada might become the next supreme leader, or whether he'll inevitably be forced to yield full control to the Council.

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2024.05.20 02:20 Commercial_City_6659 Is it time to end things with my (35F) boyfriend (39M)?

My partner and I have been together for a little over six months. He recently bragged to a mutual friend in front of me that he had been getting haircuts from his ex wife for a few weeks until her boyfriend texted him that he “knew {my boyfriend} was trying to get into her pants and to get his hair cut elsewhere.” I am livid because he brought this up in casual conversation, and he had never told me he was going to her to get his haircut. When I confronted him about it later in the evening, he said he sees how that could be upsetting, but he didn’t tell me because he didn’t “think it was important.”
This is feeling like the straw that broke the camel’s back right now. I have already spoken to him multiple times about treating me and our relationship with more consideration, but it falls on deaf ears. He just doesn’t tell me things about his life, about his plans, etc. I feel like I am making all the effort and he is just along for the ride. I don’t feel respected as his significant other when he does things like this. Should I give up on him or am I overreacting?

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2024.05.20 02:20 MinisterOfSmiles 28 [M4F] New Jersey/Anywhere - Looking to start dating

Hello, it’s me again! My name is David, a 28-year-guy from New Jersey. I'm here in search of a meaningful relationship with a like-minded individual who shares my values and aspirations.
In terms of appearance, I'm an average-height at around 5'10, bald but naturally blond with a stylish beard. You'll often find me rocking black band shirts and comfy sweatshirts. If you're into a laid-back and alternative aesthetic, we might just hit it off! here are multiple pictures of me: https://imgur.com/a/la9rWt0
When I'm not immersed in a game or exploring extreme metal music (mostly Black Metal), I enjoy the company of my friends. Together, we enjoy going on camping trips, museum visits, getting dinner or treats together, watch movies, hang out. We also visited the Renaissance faire a couple times. I used to play music with friends as a vocalist. Recently I have been having movie nights with one of my best friends and been having fun watching new movies and showing him some he's never seen.
Academically, I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Information Systems. I'm a laid-back individual who doesn't partake in drugs or party scenes (yes, I even abstain from coffee!). I don't drink alcohol either but I don't mind if you do, my friends have beers while I'm around. I apparently have a INTJ personality type, I have a positive and lighthearted atmosphere, constantly cracking jokes with my close-knit group of friends.
In terms of my ideal partner, I'm looking for someone around the ages of 18 and 24, preferably of East-Asian or Caucasian. As someone who's reasonably skinny I am also looking for someone who is slim, fit, or petite. I'm also not the biggest fan of tattoos or piercings either.
My long-term goals involve building a future together and creating a life filled with meaningful experiences and shared adventures. If you resonate with my interests, values, and long-term goals, shoot me a message and a pic — I'm genuinely looking forward to getting to know you!

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2024.05.20 02:20 Koboldkin [ONLINE] [PF2e] [18+]

Journey
System: Pathfinder 2e
Open Slots: 5
Requirements: Pc and Microphone. 18+
Nice-to-Haves: A steady schedule, willing to roleplay, some ttrpg experience, not being a jerk, reading the post properly.
Time and Frequency: Sundays at 6pm MST
Start: Since I’m going to be a busy during these weeks I will start it at June 2nd 6pm MST.
Platform: Foundry VTT
Campaign Description:
Welcome to Imana,
A country that is set in the world known as Geara is currently set in the year 1809. Guns have been invented, more trading has been spread across the world, new magic spells and creatures are being discovered. The King is the current ruler of Imana, mainly due to the past leader being a secretly corrupt spellcaster Named “Hastraphu” or The Dark Lord. Planning to go to war and conquer the rest of the world. Fortunately a strange trio of heroes managed to destroy the mighty dark lord, from very recent reports one of them was a Noble merfolk named Sarana. Also, please remember “Mr. Frog is a Lemon”. However, after this was discovered she dissaperaed, no one knows where her whereabouts are now.
Despite the Dark Lord being defeated, remnants of his army, loyal servants, allies, etc, still lurk around today. Discreetly the King himself has summoned all of you to take care of some of the problems a local town is facing, promising each one of you a fair reward for your efforts. Potentially higher treasures and payment in the long run, if you're up for the task of course.
Extra: Please don’t DM me or message me in the thread unless you have any questions. If you’re interested please fill out the form. We are using Automatic Bonus progression and Free archetype variant rules. Planning on this campaign to be long term. Also, I have some restrictions regarding ancestries due to the lore of this world. This campaign won’t be too dark, but expect some serious tones or events (Kind of like Lord of the rings). Messing around is fine as long as it’s not too chaotic or mess with others fun.
Will be using remaster rules for this campaign.
I will let the forms be open for a week depending on the responses.
Form Link: https://forms.gle/GYQKY5RdFNp3bzVV8

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2024.05.20 02:19 Justabonus [For Hire]: Budget friendly Graphic Designer

Hi, I'm Paul and I am a freelance graphic designer from Romania who specializes in Logo Design and branding but is no stranger to other branches of design. I am currently able to take on new projects. My portfolio can be found at: https://paulc.site/
As far as cost goes, it varies depending on the project. Starting at around 50$ for small projects like edits of existing designs, polishing, 1-2 hrs of work. For example, logos sit around the $250 mark. Other work is of course to be discussed! I often do custom costs for different projects so feel free to reach out and we can talk and figure out what would be best for you. You can reach me through reddit messages or via my website or via E-mail. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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2024.05.20 02:19 Justabonus [For Hire]: Budget friendly Graphic Designer

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2024.05.20 02:19 These-Deal-1197 Reletting 1/1 of 4/4 all male at Plaza for fall. DISCOUNTED!

Reletting 1/1 of 4/4 all male at Plaza for fall. DISCOUNTED!
(Male) Relet Available Plaza on University!
Hi! I will be moving away over the summer, so I have a 1/bed 1/bath of a total 4/4 relet available for the fall of 2024 at Plaza on University! It is a nice complex that is walking distance from UCF main campus with buses and shuttles that pass through frequently.
The flooring you see in these pictures were installed yesterday, so they are brand new.
Surprisingly spacious for a bedroom, closet is walk-in, and the bathroom has no hiccups! Shower works like a charm and I never run out of hot water.
Comes with mattress, bed frame, 2 movable dressers, a desk and chair, a nightstand, and many wall outlets! In-apartment washedryer, balcony, and sizable kitchen!
Roommates are respectful and good guys. No noise or other complaints. They will be great friends if you wish but will at the bare minimum leave updates on utilities or other reminders written in nice notes.
The view is of University Blvd, the main road leading straight to UCF main campus.
Rent is currently $1120/mo, and that includes the fee of utilities and having your own spot in the parking garage! This is currently cheaper than what they will offer in the fall
It would be best to move in on the 31st of July, which is when the lease renews for another year. You can move in after, but you would be paying for when you wouldn’t live here, just a heads up!
Dm me or text 850-218-5451!
Thank you!

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2024.05.20 02:19 ItsAllSoClear Looking to purchase Legion of Azgorh army.

Mine were stolen in transit. I have a Drazhoath, but I'm missing everything else. Private messages work best as I don't have the chat feature on the app I use. Can also chat on Discord.
Highest priority are K'Daai Fireborn, Bull Centaur Renders, Tau'rok, Shar'tor, K'Daai Destroyer. Open to buying others as well, but these are the most difficult to find. I am also interested in recasts since they are out of production and unavailable through GW or even used on eBay.
Let me know! Thanks. Located in the US, but I am desperate enough to pay for international shipping.

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2024.05.20 02:18 9r652r_7 31F - West Texas

Hi! I’m a 31 yr old woman currently living in West Texas (not far from NM) and would love to meet other queer women in my area!
I just moved out here a few months ago and haven’t really found any peer groups yet. Probably because I’m in the MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING DESERT! Lol.
I love hiking, nature, music (especially live music), reading, video games, writing, photography, etc….
I’m 5’1 and 170lbs (currently in the middle of weight loss), dark blonde/light brown hair depending on the lighting, big blue eyes, and I have a laugh that can carry for miles. Lol (not literally)
I’d really like to connect with people who are relatively in my area (I need socialization) but am open to forming friendships with others from the world over!
Shoot me a message and we can take it from there. 😊
P.S. - I’ve been working on getting my comment karma up so I can post! I hope this one goes through!

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2024.05.20 02:18 Soninetz Unbounce vs Framer: Ultimate Feature Comparison

In the world of design, marketing, startups, and business, choosing the right tools can make all the difference. When it comes to Unbounce vs Framer, understanding their strengths and weaknesses is crucial for success. Unbounce offers powerful landing page solutions, while Framer provides advanced prototyping capabilities. By delving into their features, usability, and pricing, you can determine which platform aligns best with your goals. Stay tuned as we explore the nuances of Unbounce vs Framer to help you make an informed decision for your projects.
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Key Takeaways

Compare Key Features: Consider the specific features of Unbounce and Framer to determine which align better with your needs and goals.
Evaluate Deployment Types: Understand the deployment options offered by both platforms to choose the one that suits your workflow and preferences.
Match with Industry Needs: Identify which industry or project types each platform is best suited for to ensure optimal performance and results.
Informed Decision Making: Make a well-informed decision by weighing the pros and cons of Unbounce and Framer based on your unique requirements.
Trial Period Utilization: Take advantage of any trial periods or demos offered by both platforms to test their functionality and usability before committing.
Seek User Feedback: Gather insights from current users of Unbounce and Framer to understand real-world experiences and make a more informed choice.

Exploring Key Features

A/B Testing

Both Framer and Unbounce offer A/B testing functionality, allowing users to compare different versions of their content to determine which performs better. This feature is crucial for optimizing websites and marketing campaigns.

Content Management

When it comes to Content Management, Framer focuses more on design elements and prototyping, while Unbounce specializes in creating landing pages with ease. Users can easily manage and update content in both platforms, but the focus differs based on the user's needs.
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Collaboration Functionality

Collaboration functionality is essential for teams working on projects together. Framer provides robust collaboration tools that allow real-time editing and feedback, ideal for design teams. On the other hand, Unbounce offers collaborative features tailored towards marketers and designers working on landing pages.

Understanding Deployment Types

Web Based

Framer: With Web Based deployment in Framer, users can easily share prototypes with stakeholders for real-time feedback. This feature enhances collaboration and speeds up the design iteration process.
Unbounce: In Unbounce, the Web Based deployment allows users to publish landing pages online without the need for complex coding. This simplifies the process and enables quick testing of different variations.

Deployment Processes Comparison

Framer: The deployment process in Framer involves exporting the prototype as a web link or code snippet, making it accessible for viewing and interaction.
Unbounce: On the other hand, Unbounce streamlines the deployment process by providing a user-friendly interface where users can customize and publish landing pages seamlessly.

Identifying Best Industry Fits

Framer: All Industries

Framer stands out as an ideal choice for All Industries due to its robust prototyping capabilities. With a focus on interactive design, Framer empowers users to create dynamic and engaging prototypes that closely resemble the final product. Its versatility allows businesses across various sectors to visualize and test their ideas effectively.
Pros of Framer:

Advanced prototyping features
High level of interactivity
Real-time collaboration options

Cons of Framer:

Steeper learning curve for beginners
Requires basic coding knowledge

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Unbounce: All Industries

Unbounce, on the other hand, excels in catering to All Industries with its user-friendly interface and drag-and-drop functionality. It enables users to build landing pages and websites without any coding skills, making it accessible to a wide range of businesses. Unbounce's intuitive platform simplifies the design process, allowing for quick deployment of marketing campaigns.
Pros of Unbounce:

Easy-to-use drag-and-drop editor
A/B testing capabilities
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Cons of Unbounce:

Limited customization options compared to Framer
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Scalability

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In the competitive landscape of design and marketing tools, choosing the right platform is crucial for your success. Evaluate your requirements, match them with the capabilities of Unbounce and Framer, and select the one that best suits your objectives. Your decision will impact the efficiency and effectiveness of your work, so take the time to weigh your options carefully before moving forward.
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2024.05.20 02:16 ramseyssmallspud How did you announce??

Hi! I’m currently 7ish weeks (dating scan next Tuesday, I’m so excited!) FTM (and dad). While I know a lot of first pregnancies don’t make it to full term, I can’t help but start planning how I’m going to announce it to people and everything like that.
So how did you announce to the world that you’re having a little one? We have a dog, and we are thinking of your generic “I’ve been promoted” kinda vibe, which is all well and good for like a Facebook announcement, but I want to do something more personal for those who are close to us.
I’ve been friends with my best friend since like kindergarten, so she’s been in my life forever, so I want to make the promotion to Aunt special, but she already has blood nephews and nieces, so not sure how I can tell her she’s going to be an aunt to our baby.
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome, we are going to try to wait to the 12 weeks to tell people 🤞🏻 Thank you!
((posted originally on my nonanonymous account, posting on this one so in case people I know recognised the other account)

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2024.05.20 02:15 spoofyotter I dont know how to move forward after a falling out with best friend

I (22f) had a falling out about 3 months ago with my friend (who I'm going to refer to here as Dylan). We met during our second year of college and formed a really close-knit friend group on campus. Most of us met through one person or another, and we pretty much did everything together. It was also during the first semesters after the covid lockdown. There weren't a lot of people on campus, so we ran into each other a lot, being the only few people around. We had a bunch of game nights, movie nights, etc. Sometimes we'd even hang out at the tops of parking garages for picnics.
Dylan and I started to get closer, since we have a lot of the same interests, like Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel. We also just found it really easy to open up and talk to each other. I told them a lot about my personal life, including some traumatic experiences I had growing up. They shared some of their hardships with me too. We had very different things happen to us in our lives. Even so, I felt like we developed a strong bond and an ability to tell each other anything and everything. I don't know if this might sound weird or corny, but I think of the first half of our friendship as being a lot like the song "Loser Baby" from Hazbin; We each have some bullshit that we carry, but being able to have that general issue in common (who could emphasize with having a lot weighing on you mentally) made me feel less alone. I had someone to lean on for support to keep moving forward.
Dylan wasn't the only person I had a strong, emotional connection with though. Around the same time that our friend group started, I met my boyfriend (24m). He and I are still together, and I feel incredibly lucky to have him. Over the last three and a half years, we've developed an open line of communication and developed a signifcant amount of trust in each other. Even as a long distance couple to start, we always made time for each other to meet up on weekends or call throughout the week. And we still do. And even during bumps im the road, we're very upfront about our feelings, we take fault when we fuck up, and we talk through what we can do to resolve the problem. And we BOTH follow through on what we discussed.
About a year and a half into my friendship with Dylan (which again, was also a year and a half into my relationship), they admitted to having feelings for me. At the time, Dylan said they wanted to come clean about it in hopes that putting it out in the open would help them move on, so to speak. This probably should've been my first red flag, but I repressed the feeling. I didn't want to think that my best friend was trying to break up my relationship. I convinced myself that they genuinely just wanted to get it off their chest because it was killing them to keep such a secret from me.
From that night on, our friendship was very rocky. We tried giving each other space, but being in the same friend group made it difficult. We also didn't want to tell anyone besides a few people. I was especially worried that airing it to everyone could create an even bigger mess. This meant that there were times when one or both of us avoided our other friends altogether out of respect for each other. Which only made us feel more alone, resulting in us hanging out even more to make up for how we felt. I was also very open about the situation with my boyfriend. He was very understanding, more so than most people would probably expect. He knew that we were very close before their feelings were known to me. And he trusted me that I knew what I was doing when trying to maintain the friendship.
As the situation went on though, Dylan's feelings didn't fade. In fact, they seemed to worsen. Our friend group is generally very touchy-feely. By that, I mean we frequently say "I love you" and hug. Some of my friends have even kissed each other on the cheeks or foreheads while we were tipsy/drunk. Sometimes, we would also say "I love you" to one another with platonic feelings behind it. At least, that's how I viewed it for a while. There were some nights, when Dylan would be really upset while talking to me about how hard it was to move on, how guilty they felt because they couldn't help but hold onto hope that I might one day mean "I love you" in a romantic way towards them. They even admitted to holding some anger and resentment towards my boyfriend. All of this, looking back, should have been signs to leave the friendship. I know that now. But for some ungodly reason, I was so convinced at the time that there was still something like a friendship to glean from this. They conveyed guilt and remorse for their feelings, so surely that meant things would get better?
I thought that when I graduated and moved back home, things would get easier. After all, we wouldn't be able to see each other all the time if I had a job and lived a good hour or two from where we went to college..Right? We'd be able to focus more on ourselves. And we could still keep in touch via phone calls or texting if we really missed each other! This is when I started to really notice all that was wrong in our friendship. Our venting in regards to mental anguish and stress became more self-loathing. Admittedly, on both sides. We started talking more to each other about our issues in a venting-while-deep-in-our-emotions sort of way with no balance between that and trying to suggest solutions. Sometimes, I'd try because there were certain things Dylan would tell me about that I knew were beyond the help I could give as a friend. But when I even remotely suggested things like therapy, for instance, they would get very defensive. They said that they tried it years ago and had a bad experience. At the same time, they would also acknowledge that professional help could, hypothetically, be beneficial to them..?
I don't remember exactly when it started, but there were a couple of times while texting where Dylan would just lash out at me. They'd question me for staying friends with them. They more or less told me I was stupid because I was putting myself through so much by being their friend. At one point, I lashed out in retaliation for texting me about their woes only to get mad when I tried to help. We had a conversation in person about one argument in partculiar. We both apologized and agreed to work on our communication with each other.
Some time passed after this. I realized at one point that I hadn't heard from them in a few weeks, which was strange because we had a habit of checking in on each other at least once of week or once every other week. I tried messaging Dylan a few times, but I didn't want to overwhelm them. I figured some time further apart might be for the best. As more time passed, I started to get more worried and decided to call them a couple times. Finally, they responded via text (this isn't everything they said. I cut some of it because it involved personal info):
"It’s not fair to keep you in the dark and it’s much too rude to keep doing this to you. I wish I could excuse it with the really shitty weeks I’ve been having so far, with most of my days being depressed, anxious or worse, and the good days being few and far between. It’s been the case but it’s no excuse for how I’ve treated you in this. Long story short, I’m ignoring you because I don’t want you to care about me anymore. I’ve been a lot more solitary recently and I’ve kept to myself a lot - I’ve realized that I let people in only to refuse to let them help me. But especially with you, because our situation is still complicated to me. I still feel like shit about you - how much I love you, and how much I hate you. I don’t care what your feelings are to me - it’s difficult for me to play around you. Whenever we talk, hang out, or fucking whenever I think about you, I get a twang of happiness and self-hatred. Every little thing I say becomes a mine I throw out in front of me and step on immediately, hoping it doesn’t blow up.... and I know you say what you feel towards me, but god fucking damnit you make it impossible to believe you sometimes - because it hurts to think about. You do, it all does. My constant overanalyzing of other people is one of the main things to send me spiraling. I’ve legitimately thought about cutting off from EVERYONE: so I can always stay stable without having to worry about plans that come out of nowhere; I don’t need to worry about what I say to people I care about; and I don’t have to hurt people I care about. Apathy, while it is a wretched thing, is the place where I’m at my best - playing sports, video games, or otherwise…it’s disgusting but it’s the way it is. I’ve never cared about a thing in my life and I don’t want to completely fuck you over when I eventually stop caring about you.
As I’m typing this, I know I’m dropping a lot of shit on you. There’s no quick answer to this but I wanted all my thoughts down in a way where I can spit it all out without getting sidetracked or interrupted. Idgaf if you read this all or not.... I wish I could say I’m sorry.
I know I may have said before that our friendship will last, no matter the circumstances…but I am, and always have been, the problem. That’s not coming out of a place of self-deprecation, that’s the cold, unfortunate truth.
And...I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go. I've lost a lot of hope and I know I can't look to you for help anymore - because it brings me more misery than joy."
I had to read it a few times before responding. I didn't try to argue for the sake of our friendship. As much as I wanted it to continue, I knew it wouldn't be okay to force them when they were expressing a desire to separate. But in the same conversation, after writing this out to them, Dylan started to back-pedal. They suggested that maybe we should meet in person to discuss it more. Because there's "more that I didn't know about them". I immediately got suspicious and basically told them to fuck off; If they were done, they should just say it.
I was kinda angry at the whole falling-out for a while. Particularly how wishy-washy they seemed at the end after everything we'd gone through. I didn't know how to feel and I still don't now that I've started to miss Dylan. Or maybe the friendship we had before everything went to shit..? I also can't help but feel like I should tell the rest of my friends about it. But I don't know what they would do. Is it worth saying? Would it be too risky for the sake of our whole friend group? It's eating away at me. I feel as though I'm walking on eggshells every time I make plans with the friend group, because what if Dylan is there? What would they say to me, if anything? Is there anything left to say?

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2024.05.20 02:15 Striking-Fill-7163 do your dreams come true too?

I was dreaming I was in a vc on Discord with Tessa, my friend irl, and her boyfriend (now ex), and her boyfriend's best friend. I woke up and the first thing I saw on my phone was her wanting to vc now. She rarely asks that. it's because she talked about her boyfriend (ex now) and how he unfollowed her on insta and today she invited her ex's best friend in the gc to whom I spoke for the first time. happened on the same day! i thought that was such a weird coincidence....

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2024.05.20 02:15 Novel_Excitement_266 AITA for arguing with my boyfriend about his female friend.

Aita for being annoyed at my boyfriend and his woman friend. Before we were dating we were in a fwb stage for months. During this time we did not specifically mention we were exclusive so I assumed I could sleep with other people and I did. It turns out he was not and expected me to also. We have since resolved this and become official since. During the time we were friends with benefits he had the following conversation with one of his girl friends (to the best that he remembers) about me and him.
Her: How’s things going with x(me)? Him: good Her: you two have been going out for a while now are you going to ask her to be your girlfriend? Him: I’m not sure yet. Her: you have been fwb for a while now, she’s probably sleeping with other people. Him: no she wouldn’t do that.
Although she was actually right and I was doing this it was my now boyfriend’s fault for not being clear he wanted an exclusive relationship from the beginning. Anyways I found out about this conversion a while ago but I was thinking about it recently and thought it was rude of his friend to assume that I was doing that. I have discussed this with him many times (over the last few days) about how his friend is not a good person for assuming that about me as she did not even know me. But my boyfriend keeps defending her and saying “well she is my friend and she was just looking out for me and she was correct in the end so how is it a problem”.
Anyways we keep arguing about this and he refuses to see my point. I suspect he has feelings for her and/or she has for him. He said I should ask people on Reddit so here I am.
AITA for saying his friend shouldn’t assume that about me.

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2024.05.20 02:15 No-Pudding7670 Passed my SIE exam yesterday! 1 week of Study!

Wanted to share my experience doing crash course studying for 7 days and passing the SIE first attempt! I never post anything on here, but others posts made a big difference for me, so here goes!
TL;DR:
I passed my SIE yesterday after only 7 days of study. Intense! I used Pass Perfect, spent 50 hours studying total. If you only have a week or two before your test, DO NOT take a bunch of notes on everything! Read the content, take the quizzes and test, take notes on those answers and explanations!
VERY IMPORTANT: Use the two free Achievable SIE dump Sheets and watch both the S7g.u.r.u and S7 Whisperer 60 min crash course SIE YouTube videos the day before or day of test! I’ve included links at the bottom of this post. Be sure to memorize the dump sheet tricks and formulas, and decide what’s most important to reference. The test center gives you two laminated sheets and dry erase markers you can use as soon as the test timer starts. Be ready to write down key formulas, acronyms, timeframes, etc. Mine were the Options 4 square box, SLoBS & BLiSS, yield teeter totter and Key Open vs Closed end market notes. (All on the achievable dump sheets except Open/Closed Markets).
My Story:
In late April I was hired by Vanguard for a position starting May 28. I’d been a contractor doing customer service in an unlicensed VG position for about 10 months (no finance background before that); with the goal of getting hired in a licensed, permanent role within a year. I worked hard and got hired! The position requires SIE, S7 and S63. After my start date they pay me to do nothing but study and take exams for 9 or 13 weeks (depending on whether I’d passed the SIE prior to start date), which is awesome, but there’s a $5000 bonus if the SIE is passed at least a week before start date.
Note: I did have a little familiarity with basic terms and what’s required for account opening, due to my contractor position).
I originally scheduled my exam for May 13. I had about a month from hire date to May 13, and VG paid for the Pass Perfect course. I started some light studying the first week, thinking I had 3 more weeks and was on track. Then I got really sick for 2 weeks! I’m talking bed ridden, definitely no studying. So May 10 I rescheduled my exam to May 18! I had to pay $40 but figured it was well worth it not to fail, lol.
I was finally well enough to start studying on May 11, giving me 7 days. 😅 I had retained very little from my initial studying so I started over. I thought “I can do this!” I figured I’d had to do similar in college while working full time. Boy it was rough!
7 Days to PASS the SIE:
The first 3 days I had all day to study: Sat, Sun and Mon (had the day off for my original test date).
THE PLAN 41+ hours 5 practice tests, scoring at least 75%
Days 1-3 (full days) - 8+ hrs per day - Complete Pass Perfect Course (16 chapters) start to finish (reading and all quizzes, chapter tests)
Days 4-5 (Tues, Wed) - 5 hrs each day (2 before work and 3 after) - Take 1-2 Pass Perfect Final exams (1 hr 45 min each) each day, taking time to focus/take notes on anything I missed - Goal of 4 total tests, with 75% or higher on 3
Day 6 (Friday, day before the test) - 5 hours (2 hrs before work, 3 hours after) - Take 1 FINRA practice SIE exam before work (free on FINRA website) - after work, Review all Difficult Topics - Listen to S7g.u.r.u & S7 whisperer on YouTube. (They each have a 60 minute crash course review, recommended for day before or day of test). - Print out Achievable Dump Sheets - add my own notes to dump sheets
Day 7 (Day of Test) Test scheduled for 2pm (1:30 registration) - 2 hours Notes and Dump Sheets Review in morning - Leave for Test at 11:30, arrive 12:30 (45 min drive) - One last Review of Dump Sheets for 45 min, take a break before registration
Great Plan Right?! Wellll, I didn’t quite stick to it. 🤣
What Actually Happened: 52 Hours 4 Practice Finals (71% average)
Day 1 (Sat): 7 hrs Completed first 3 chapters, taking tons of notes on a Google doc, color coded and highlighted. I’ll do more tomorrow I thought, my brain is fried
Day 2 (Sun): 10 hours Completed chapters 4&5 again taking tons (too many) notes, taking quizzes and Tests multiple times, worried I wasn’t getting the concepts and terms well enough. Getting really worried about my pace now, but “hey I have tomorrow. I’ll crush it and catch up”. Maybe I won’t get to tests until Thurs.
Day 3 (Mon): 7 hrs (I was exhausted and burnt out, still not 100% from being sick) Chapter 6 OPTIONS… the death of me, soooo much to learn. Barely got through chapter 6. Full panic has now set in! I have to work full time the next 4 days!
Day 4 (Tues): 6 hrs ( 6pm-12am) Intense panic and anxiety, how the hell am I going to finish?! Screw notes, get through the chapters! Completed chapters 7-10 Whew, these chapters weren’t as bad, I think I remember a good amount. Better wrap this up tomorrow!
Day 5 (Wed): 5 hrs Very worried, but I’ll finish today and take lots of tests the next 2 days! Completed chapters 11-13 😫 OMG I’m still not done with the course and I have 2 days left!
Day 6 (Thurs): 6 hrs in the evening - Completed remaining chapters 14-16, course done 8pm. Whew, content done. Worried about not taking any tests yet, but at least I feel like I know the content decently! Took my first Pass Perfect Test, score 71% not as bad as I thought but that’s not a lot of margin for error! (Need 70% to Pass actual SIE test). At that point I’m calculating how much each point is worth, looking up suggestions online and praying, lol
Day 7 (Fri): 7 hrs Took 2 Pass Perfect tests, reviewing missed answers carefully and taking notes. Scores: 71% and 73%. Took FINRA SIE test (on their website), 69%. Omg I’m gonna fail tomorrow.
Friday night I thought “Hmm Maybe I can reschedule for Monday (the deadline to pass for bonus). Two more days and I get get this!” So I go to the Prometrics website and try to reschedule, seeing one slot for Monday at a site 2 hrs away… awesome.. NOPE, NOT AlLOWED less than 3 days before scheduled exam! So I called customer service, begged and told them I had been sick, since they said I could not reschedule the day before the test, I asked if they could cancel it and schedule a new appt for Monday? DENIED. So I take a deep breath and come to terms with it. This test is happening tomorrow. 😫
Friday night 9pm: As recommended by colleagues and online forums, I listen to S7 whisperer 60 min crash course on YouTube; no notes, listening in bed). Ok, learned some things, great overview/review. Maybe I can pull this off afterall..
Saturday, May 13… Day of Test (2-4pm)
7am woke up, ate a good breakfast, prepared everything I needed to take and do. Now what? Should I take another practice test? Review my notes? Listen to video? I decided no more tests, I’ll listen to the other crash course (S7g.u.r.u 60 min crash course on YouTube).
8am—11:30 Crunch time. Im determined to pass this exam!! Spent 3 hours listening to the 60 min S7g.u.r.u video, pausing when needed, replaying as needed. Took 11 pages of color coded notes on the most important points and formulas I needed to remember, mainly on Regulations (what market does it impact, what type of product, who, timeframes). I knew this was going to be at least 15% of test (I was right) and these were the main questions I missed on my Practice Finals
11:30am Renewed Faith 🙌 DAMN I learned a LOT. I’m gonna pass this thing! I was already getting low 70s on Thursday practice tests and I KNOW I learned enough from the video to pass several more questions. S7g.u.r.u literally saved me, pulling it all together in my mind!
12pm Went to UPS store, printed the 2 Achievable dump sheets and my 11 pages of notes from the video! I scanned them at every red light on the way 😂
12:59 arrived at test center. Spent 20 minutes reviewing dump sheets and drilling in my mind what to put on the 2 pages they give me for notes (specifically below and in links)
1:20 walk in, first one there.. registration complete at 1:35. To my surprise, they seat me and I can start test immediately!
As soon as the timer started my hands were flying on the 2 laminated sheets they gave me. I spent the first 15 min vigorously writing out things I wanted to reference. 90 minutes left for 85 questions. Watched the timer closely to stay on pace. Used the notepad on the test platform for each question to write out calculations, or break down what each part of the question meant, used critical thinking for answer, marking questions for review when I was stuck between 2 answers. Most importantly, I followed my gut. I knew this stuff! Used calculator for EVERY calculation, even easy ones. Finished all questions with 5 minutes remaining. Reviewed marked questions and changed only 3, if I was SURE my original answer was wrong.
I hit Sum it and hold my breath. OMG, does that say PASS?!!! Yes, I actually Passed! I cried out of happiness and relief, was on cloud 9. I will never cram like this again! S7 and S63 will be better, lol.
SO here’s how you can have a better experience than me if you’re a week or two away and wondering how you can possibly pull this off. YOU CAN DO IT!
TIPS FOR CRASH SIE STUDYING (learn from my mistakes)
1 NOTE TAKING: I’ve always learned best by taking a ton of notes, color coded on a google doc. Taking notes reinforces it in my brain and helps me find ways to remember it for myself. However, if you are crash course Studying for the SIE, you do NOT have time to do this, lol. Honestly I barely looked at those notes in the end.
TIP: Read through the content quickly and only take notes when it tells you it’s likely a testable question! Take all quizzes and tests, REVIEW the quiz/test answers (in PP the answers also give you a brief explanation of the concept) and take light notes on that! Do NOT replace reading with the videos! The first 4 chapters I tried to save time doing this and wondered why I was failing the chapter tests. The reading content had way more info than the video! Don’t shoot yourself in the foot!
2 DON’T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME on EARLY CONCEPTS! The earlier (and for the most part, less valuable - less test questions) content will be reinforced throughout course. Most of the concepts build over the course, so the basics are reinforced later anyway. I wasted several hours!
3 EXPECT 20-25 hours are needed to complete the course/learn the concepts! Give yourself a day on REGULATIONS and 5 hours on OPTIONS , these comprised a LOT of questions on the test, could make or break you!
4 TAKE at least 4 PRACTICE FINALS with a goal of 75%, but if you’re not improving, use the crash course Videos, learn the content! Don’t take 5 more tests in lieu of learning!
5 SPEND A FEW HOURS on (free) ACHIEVABLE DUMP SHEETS and S7g.u.r.u & S7 Whisperer crash course review videos on YouTube! I would not have passed without these! Reviewing them for 4 hours and using them for key points on my tests sheets saved my ass!
I’ve included links below for the FREE Achievable Dump Sheets and the 60 minute crash course videos. Feel free to message me for more help!
GOOD LUCK! It IS Possible to pass in a week!
SIE DUMP SHEETS: (scroll to bottom of the page):
https://achievable.me/exams/finra-sie/overview/#resources
S7g.u.r.u 60 min crash course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hQRLmVspNE
S7 Whisperer 60 min crash course
https://youtu.be/_-x-RFmFAD0?si=i_ZDrrFIWuMOTK6A

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2024.05.20 02:14 togostarman Rant

My ex is a deadbeat who puts on the typical show every time he sees our son. Waterworks, says his entire world revolves around his kid and how sad he is to be separated from him etc etc. Lmao but the SECOND I told his lazy ass I wanted a divorce so that we could ACTUALLY split parenting 50/50, he packed up his bags and moved 2 hours away and then complains that he never gets to see his son even though he's never fought for more time with him and does his best to get our son off his hands as early as possible on his days. There was 0 reason for him to move so far away. He has no friends or family in that town. He likes to claim it was "for a better job opportunity" but he's literally just a line cook. Exactly the same as he was in the town we lived in together. Him moving away has extended this divorce process so much too. He put absolutely no effort into getting the paperwork in order. He didn't pay a dime to file it either.
Normally, we meet every Friday at about 6pm halfway between towns so I can drop of our son for one single day and then pick him up again at like 4 pm on Sunday. I get about a day and a half off from parenting lol. This weekend, he wanted to come all the way over because we had more paperwork to fill out, and he was feeling sad that his grandpa was going in for surgery. I always make the mistake of giving in to his emotional moments. He comes over here, barely parents at all and eats all my food. If we are ever together, he allows all parenting to default to me. If I want any break at all, I have to tell him what to do otherwise they'll both just sit in front of the TV all day. Then he wants me to pay for anything we do and provide him with food the entire time because he's perpetually broke. While he's here, he starts telling me all these grand plans about moving to Washington to start a restaurant with one of his best friends and I'm like??? I talked about moving to California a few months back and he threw a MASSIVE fit about it. He just gets to live his life however he wants and I get to sit around and raise his child. He tells me about all the women he's pursuing too. He's the last person on the planet that should ever be dating, let alone multiple women.
Then he left at 4 pm. We still needed to get one of the divorce documents notarized. Gotta wait until next Friday to do that, I guess. I was FLAMING mad at him, but he didnt give a fuck. He still left. My sister had a piano recital I needed to go to and when I got home, he immediately left. I found out he didn't even make our son lunch. Lmao ugh. I just wanted to complain for a second. I'm so exhausted and REALLY needed a break this weekend. Instead I let my dumbass be tricked yet again into caring for two toddlers. It's my fault for being a pushover. I always feel like I'm too hard on him and feel badly. But the SECOND I give him any slack, he takes full advantage of my kindness. No more letting him come over. I thought it would be nice for us all to play family for one weekend, but I see that he's learned nothing during our separation. He's exactly the same as he was when we were together. I'm done being nice. I don't care about being amicable and friendly with each other any more. I thought remaining friends would be best for our son, but I realize that I need to limit my interactions with him to just what's necessary.

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2024.05.20 02:14 Glittering_Fix_4604 i guess guilt?

i am exhausted. just the act of dinner. i haven’t eaten in over a day so boom i feel guilty to like myself like im neglecting myself and so i feel increasingly guilty with each second that i don’t eat so then i look around my house and there’s no food so then i feel like upset that i can’t eat any of the gross microwaveable crap that we already have at home. that then sparks horrible emotional feelings like i’m spoiled when i know logically i don’t think im spoiled because when i try to eat that stuff i literally gag it back up and feel so sick eating every bite so like i don’t think that’s spoiled but idek so then i text my dad about food and he doesn’t even say no to getting it and then i feel guilty like for needing money spent on me even to feed me and then my brain jumps to thinking ab if my mom or brother would need food too. then that makes me even guiltier about the money because if i ask them then i presume my dad has to pay more money or i don’t ask but what if they come home later and want food and then i didn’t ask them and they feel upset. and this hurtful messy thought process just continues and snowballs and i feel even worse and my brain comes up with even more stuff to make me feel bad and im not even trying im trying to just ignore the thoughts and eat but i can’t stop my brain from doing it. its automatic like subconscious. it happens with any and every scenario and im just exhausted like i don’t know what this is really or how to fix it like i barely know how to explain it on this reddit post. i always feel so bad for everyone and everything i do and everything that happens in the world. and please don’t just say “that stuff isn’t your problem or responsibility so forget it” because i am literally incapable. it’s like a part of my brain that im not in control of and it just idk. it honestly really effects my life at times. any help is appreciated.

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2024.05.20 02:13 Soninetz Octane AI Crunchbase: Venture Round & Recent Highlights

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2024.05.20 02:13 PGThrowawayForAdvice Ghosted by employer, unlawful trial extension, and more

Hey folks.
I was offered a job, pending a three week trial, which I accepted. After three weeks, I was verbally offered continuation of employment, but the employer stated that they had not been able to get a contract drawn up in time, and would get one to me as soon as possible. They offered an extension to the trial of one week, which I accepted. I understand that extending a trial is not possible, but I reasoned that if they were acting in good faith, it wouldn't matter, and if they were not, then I would legally be considered to be employed anyway. The extension (which was in writing) also stated that upon completion of the extension, a permanent employment offer would be presented to me.
Fast forward to now, and upon arriving on site (trades), my employer was not there, did not answer calls, did not answer messages, and was uncontactable. I waited for some time, continuing to attempt contact, before sending a message stating that I had tried to contact them, there appeared to be no work needing done (the site looked complete and ready for sale), and went home.
I have also since heard from reputable people in the industry that this person is... unreliable and does not have a good reputation, and although they were limited in what they could say, they did not seem surprised. It is my guess that this person made an offer of employment and used the trial period in order to get some short term labour to finish the job, without having to pay the rate for a temp agency or a contractor's rate.
There are a couple of other issues I thought I'd bring up (hence the "and more" title), but I've decided not to mention them - they're smaller, and I feel comfortable handling them with the knowledge and advice I have, and they risk adding enough detail that the situation might be recognisable.
I have contacted community law and will be seeing them soon, and have received some advice from Employment NZ as well as people I know with knowledge of the subject matter, but I figured it's worth asking around here too. From what I understand and what I've been advised, the employer has screwed up, and they would have needed to have officially ended the trial before the end of the three week initial trial, and I should have grounds for a personal grievance. I'm mainly looking for advice on the best way forward in terms of process (early resolution vs. mediation vs. more serious action) so that I can ensure the best outcome for myself, while still maintaining my obligation to act in good faith.

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2024.05.20 02:13 speedyBoi96240 Round 4: the phantom-weight champion versus the exalted seraph

Spitfire slumped over and trudged out of the arena.
His worldview had been altered severely.
Not once in his life had he ever thought about giving an opponent respect on their deathbed.
But there was just something about that fight that shook his head for him.
He ended his round the least injured of anyone before him.
An incredible feat considering the two before him were amongst the strongest skylanders.
But not only that, round 3 had left the arena in the best state so far.
Not many wounds lay upon the battlefield this time giving the cleaners a well deserved break after the catastrophic damage caused in the first 2 rounds.
Ambush sat in the stands blown away by what he had just witnessed, other skylanders, mabu and greebles were loudly discussing the outcome.
A large and intimidating figure loomed towards ambush.
When it reached him a gruff yet booming voice greeted him.
“AMBUSH MY GOOD FRIEND ITS NICE TO SEE YOU, WHAT DID I MISS?” Is what the man said.
Ambush slightly startled turned to the man knowing exactly who he was.
“Tri tip… ive told you countless times that you need to use your inside voice more often” ambush responded.
“BUT AMBUSH MY GOOD FRIEND, THIS IS NO TIME FOR SILENCE, THIS IS TIME FOR UPROAR!” Tri tip countered.
“Yes yes i suppose an event this exhilarating doesnt happen every day… now you asked what you missed correct?”.
“YEYUP”.
“Well that spitfire just turned our fellow miss boom bloom into past tense”.
“WHAT?”.
“I forget you're not the brightest… ahem, boom bloom is dead, spitfire killed her”.
“WOAH, SOMEONE ACTUALLY BEAT A SENSEI? AMAZING!” tri tip seemed very happy for someone who had just lost a colleague and friend.
“Disturbing priorities aside how is king pen doing?”.
“OH YEAH I JUST SAW HIM, HE SHOULD BE SHIP SHAPE BY THE END OF THE NEXT ROUND HE SAID”.
“Brilliant, i may have to fight again soon, i dont want him in the hospital for that”.
“SO WHO’S UP NEXT?” Tri tip questioned.
“Well if you had ever learnt to read you would see the notice board over there” ambush pointed to a large board hovering above the arena as if by magic.
“WHEN ONE IS AS IN TOUCH WITH THE POWER OF THE CLUB AS I AM READING PALES IN COMPARISON MY FRIEND”.
“Oh no doubt” ambush mocked “well it says the next to fight are night shift and knight light”.
Tri tips eyes widened “NO WAY! THE KNIGHT LIGHT? YOU MEAN…”.
“I do… the only knight i have ever trained, to surpass me…”.
“WOW! I MEAN JUST WOW! WITH A MAN LIKE THAT FIGHTING MY CLUB WANES FOR MY ROUND EVEN MORE!” Tri tips joy could not be contained and exploded out into a destructive little dance that he performed so carelessly that he accidentally trampled a mabu or two yet failed to notice.
Suddenly a voice echoed throughout the stadium.
“ATTENTION VIEWERS OF THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT EXTRAVAGANZA TO GRACE THIS WORLD IN CENTURIES!” The voice seemed to be coming from speakers placed around the stands.
“ROUND 4 OF THE TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN SHORTLY! DONT FORGET TO PLACE YOUR BETS AND PLEASE MAKE SURE ANY CHILDREN WITHIN THE VICINITY ARE VACATED IMMEDIATELY”.
“That’s the que tri tip…” ambush said.
tri tip abruptly stopped his dance and swung himself onto one of the benches and yelled “OH SWEET! I CANT WAIT”.
“No need to, looks like the fighters are already stepping up to the plate” ambush pointed out.
“BRILLIANT! THEY REALLY DID MEAN SHORTLY WHEN THEY SAID SHORTLY!”.
“Excellent observation…” ambush said as he rolled his eyes.
Before anyone knew it the fighters of round 4 were staring each other down just like the six others before them.
Knight light brandished his traptanium scimitar with a stoic expression on his face and night shift was shadow boxing the air inbetween the both of them.
Both fighters took their professions before becoming skylanders very seriously.
One was an all star in the ring, revered and highly admired amongst the viewership.
The other was a knight like no other, an angelic swordsman that wore armour fashioned by the most esteemed blacksmiths and craftsmen skylands had ever known.
Even with all of this being popular lore amongst skylands, no one could have forseen what would take place the millisecond the bell rang, no one except the two in the ring.
Thats right, a ring, the very place night shift was the reigning champion in for most of his life, until he was forced out due to the officals having to ban his signature techniques.
Thats right, they had to ban his fighting style to give anyone a chance.
But in this ring…
He was free.
He could do anything he wanted to the man that stood before him.
And night shift displayed his understanding of this once the bell rang…
The vampiric boxer opened with a swift chomp to knight lights shoulder.
And to everyones suprise…
It broke through his armour…
The same armour that had never been pierced, not even by the most divine weapons in skylands.
Knight light was the only person who was unfazed.
“Impressive…” Knight light praised.
“You’re impressed by this, boy? Trust me this is nothing compared to what you have yet to see…” night shift stated condescendingly but truthfully.
“Is that so? Then please, show me…” Knight light said confidently.
Night shift smiled and responded with a technique he liked to call the over underhand.
A powerful attack that ended 86% of his fights during his hayday.
This involves throwing a simple over hand punch at range, then when the opponent least expects it, using his teleportation he would instantly move in close and throw a powerful under hand strike that embodies the true damage of the technique as opposed to the diversion the first hit is meant to be.
So when he performed this on knight light you best believe it did some real damage.
Knight light attempted a block on the over hand like so many did in the past.
However he simply could not react to the under hand just like everyone else.
The resulting damage from the attack left a boxing glove sized hole in knight lights armour revealing his stomach.
“Remarkable, i never thoug-” knight light started before being interupted by a lightning fast barrage of punches that were thrown at him.
Each punch dented his armour and spread cracks across its surface.
Just after a few seconds of the barrage happening knight light had decided that he had had enough…
He lifted his hand and bent his fingers like he was holding a sphere before launching a bright flash of light at night shift.
“Fighting dirty are we? I can do that too…” knight light said as his opponent was violently blinded.
Night shift still had his guard up however, so when knight light swung his scimitar with enough strength to cleave a mountain in two it was not a lethal blow.
His knuckle had a chip in it and a tear in one of his coveted gloves was made but overall no problematic damage was taken.
An impressive display of a boxing champions instinct that shocked the crowd.
“WOW! THIS SHIFTY GUY HAS SOME REAL SKILLS” tri tip yelled to ambush over the cheering audience.
“Indeed, however knight light isnt even attempting to win yet…” ambush responded.
“WHAT!? THIS IS LITERALLY A FIGHT TO THE DEATH WHAT COULD HE BE WAITING FOR??” tri tip replied in a perplexed manner.
“He knows that night shift is not just all stats”.
“WHAT?”.
“Sigh night shift has a trump card and knight light is trying to bait it out” ambush explained.
“AHHH SO HE’S USING HIS BRAIN TO FIGHT! I NEVER REALLY GOT USED TO THAT” tri tip said honestly.
“That is unfortunately excruciatingly evident…”.
“YEAH WELL YOUR BIG FANCY WORDS HAVE NOTHING ON MY CLUB!” Tri tip yelled defensively.
“Yes im sure thats the case, now lets just focus on the match” ambush redirected.
“FINE! BUT ONLY BECAUSE THAT ONES THROWING A HAYMAKER!!”.
and sure enough if you were watching the fight in that very moment you would see a still blinded night shift throw a devestatingly powerful punch that made a perfect connection with the skull of his opponent.
A large shockwave was created by the impact and the tiles of the arena crumbled but more importantly knight lights helmet shattered into a thousand pieces.
The man who's face had not been seen ever since his duty of protecting the starlight began…
Had eyes cast upon that very face for the first time since then.
Underneath he was not a gruff viking or an ascended immortal, instead he was just a person, like everyone else.
All of the legends that were told about him had clouded everyones view of such a figure.
The revealing of his face made knight light feel more human, it grounded him for the first time in a while, like a burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
So the act came off, the veil was lifted and he spoke… “you shitty old man…”.
At the very sight of hearing such words from this man the crowd silenced themselves.
“Do you really think anything you have done so far is impressive?” He continued
“Do you really think someone like me could ever be compared to you?”
“Well… i thought those things too, until that punch just now” knight light smiled a comforting smile
“All of my battles and feats placed me on a pedestal that i wasnt worthy of in my eyes”
“But you have just brought me down into a sport”
“A place i can be myself and not the stoic hero everyone thinks i am”
“So for that i thank you”
“Ya done squirt?” Night shift grumbled obviously just regaining his eyesight.
“I am” knight light responded.
“Good, because all of this character development is real nice n’ all but i want to know why, even after everything i’ve thrown at you…”
“You’re still in the same spot you started the match in”
The crowd remained silent but in response to night shifts statement the silence grew louder.
No one had realised it but even after taking hits that easily broke his armour not once had knight lights feet ever left the ground, not once had he ever been knocked backwards, not once had he cried out in pain and whats more? Not once had he bled.
“Well you see… my armour is moreso for theatrics, batman has his outfit, superman has his and so does wonder woman” knight light answered.
“Are you sassing me compadre?” Night shift snarled.
“Not at all! It is strong armour no doubt but my armour is never what made me strong, no no you see my bones and muscles were enhanced by the starlight itself, after a millenia within its proximity, intern granting me enormous power”.
“You talk like your blood is gold and honestly that makes my blood boil but what you're telling me scares me…”.
“Why’s that?”.
“Because if what you said was true that means… that swing you took at me whilst i was blind, was your absolute weakest possible attack”.
“Atleast it wasn’t obvious” knight light chuckled.
The crowd began getting loud at the changing tides, this fight just went from fairly even to a massive mismatch.
However an interesting development in knight lights demeanour was noticeable as it was no longer pompous and gallant but he was a lot more lax despite still displaying faint hints of those aforementioned traits.
“Since a funeral is gonna have to happen soon its best we get back to the fight” night shift yawned.
“We probably should but don’t dig your own grave like that, its unbecoming of a champion”.
“Oh i wasn’t talking about me pal… ive got no one to attend my funeral”.
“Ah a lonely road you’ve paved i take it?”.
Night shifts eye twitched with irritation “let’s just box, im sick of hearing shakespear”.
“As you wish” knight light obliged and opened with a brutal yet glamorous attack.
This attack wasn’t even initiated by so little as a gesture.
It simply started with light pouring out of knight lights body.
This light was very water like and flowed gracefully before sharpening and becoming rigid.
Once solid it wrapped around night shift before he had any hope of reacting to such an attack.
It then pulled him towards knight light who began to charge up a special type of swing.
One that follows through beyond all the way.
This technique was one that had slain many elderitch horrors in the past and its name was “the celestial vortex”.
Once night shift was stunned, helpless and in range knight light let loose…
He swung his scimitar, but not just regularly, like i said, beyond all the way.
The second half of the celestial vortex consists of a 1080 degree spin with the traptanium scimitar.
This means the attack encompasses the full area around knight light and strikes three seperate times with powerful blows.
And so that is exactly what happened to night shift…
The first hit ripped through his ghastly body, the second shattered his mortal bones and the third killed him.
Or so everyone thought because although his body laid lifeless on the ground moments after the incredible attack, a coffin manifested around it out of nowhere.
This coffin had an ominous aura that swirled in demonic fury around it.
But not long after appearing it burst open and a good as new night shift was there ready to settle the score.
“Suprise, im immortal” he said with an astonishing amount of hubris for a man who just got diced in three seperate ways.
“So thats it is it?” Knight light in the arena and ambush in the audience understood the event at the same time and prefaced this with the exact same words.
“THATS GOTTA BREAK SOME KIND OF RULE RIGHT!?” tri tip roared in signature sportsfan fashion.
“Well surely an opponent that can’t die has a supreme advantage in a battle to the death yes, however there may be ways around it we are currently unaware of” ambush tried to approach the situation with logic and reason.
“NA THIS GUY IS GONNA WIN THE ENTIRE THING, THIS JUST GOT BORING IM OUT” tri tip angrily hopped out of his seat and turned to leave the stadium.
Instead he bumped into an individual almost as large as himself.
It was king pen, still bandaged up a tad but overall he seemed in good health.
“Now now tri tip, did the club not teach you patience?” King pen persuaded.
“WHA- KING PEN YOU’RE BACK UP AND RUNNING ALREADY!?” Tri tip was startled by the sudden appearance of his leader, mentor and friend.
“Why yes i am, and im glad to say i did not miss too much of this spectacular match”.
“BUT YOU SAID YOU’D BE READY BY THE END OF ROUND 4”.
“Oh silly tri tip, always being so dense, thats what i love about you, theres no bigger picture in your mind. Can’t you see the round is already coming to a close?” His words sounded harsh but they were comforting and professional in a strange way.
“I- IT IS?”.
“Just watch, my friend” king pen put a hand on the shoulder tri tip did not have his club over and guided him back into his seat then sat peacefully beside him.
Night shift was still, his guard was raised and his eyes were focused.
Knight light was obviously brain storming, desperately trying to find a way he could overcome immortality.
But it wasn’t possible…
There isn’t a way to kill an opponent that can’t die…
All he could do was smile softly.
“There may be nothing i can do to you vampire… however! I will put up my very best against you!” He said confidently.
“Id expect nothing less” night shift replied in agreement with his philosophy.
And so knight light engaged with a heavy swing downwards onto night shift who swiftly teleported out of the way.
Knight light spun around with another ferocious swing that again was dodged easily.
The powerful shockwaves from these attacks tore apart the arena violently.
Many more swings were performed and each successive one had more power than the last.
After 12 or so more attacks night shift performed his final dodge.
Not to say he got hit no, he simply began charging up a powerful punch in response to knight lights onslought.
This was no ordinary punch however.
The way he tensed his phantom muscles was very unique.
He held the power that he would normally release into one of his jabs.
This subsequently multiplied the force that the punch would exert.
But the main problem was that he had to hold the punch for a while.
A feat that wasn’t easy with an actively attacking opponent.
So when knight light began another swing, night shift tapped into a power that would majorly help him.
This power allowed him to constantly teleport to every location simultaneously within a small area around knight light.
This made him virtually unhittable.
He called it “the ghost gods ring”.
Knight light was completely perplexed by the sight of such an ability.
His attacks halted and his brain was scattered in thought.
But again everything has a downside and this technique drained night shifts stamina incredibly fast.
At the very least he had to throw this powerful punch with enough energy to not make it a dud.
However he only had this one chance to do it…
It was an all or nothing approach but it was the only way he could ever hope to win.
So he channelled both techniques for an entire minute.
A minute is what he assumed to be the perfect amount of time but really he had no clue.
A constant minute of being omnipresent in a specific section of the arena…
A constant minute of having his very internal forces gestate and multiply within his muscles…
This was an incredibly risky play to make, if he didnt end this with this attack he was absolutely done for.
His body would be destroyed internally and he would be forced to die over and over again until he had regained enough energy to try it again.
But now was the time to launch it…
He methodically stopped his rapid teleportation behind knight light.
Then he released all of the pent up force he had been holding in, into a full fledged super punch.
The punch radiated power, it generated shockwaves just by existing.
Reality warped and light bended around it.
The size of the fist grew to a humongous size as if by the will of the universe.
This attack was called “The pinnacle of punches” and it ended 1% of night shifts matches back in the day.
It came into contact with knight light before he even realised what was happening.
Steam was being let off in every direction and the surrounding section of the arena was levelled completely with nothing built by mabu remaining.
Knight lights last few pieces of armour turned to dust.
All that survived was his boots and his pants.
Night shift struggled to keep the punch thrown.
His vision swayed and his energy dwindled but he kept holding out for the win.
Well he did until…
His fist exploded.
The sheer pressure of the clash was too much for his hand to take.
Everyone including both fighters were absolutely gobsmacked with this development in the fight.
But what they were to see next would set the precedent…
that this fight was unwinnable…
Knight light appeared to have taken zero damage from that attack.
And whats worse was the fact that his feet were still in the exact same spot they had been in the entire fight.
The first person to realise the match was a lost cause was none other than night shift himself.
“So thats it huh…” he said in a hushed tone
“You are one hell of a guy”
“You took the best i had…”
“And you’re not just still standing…”
“You didn’t even budge, you didn’t even bruise”
“The only one who got hurt by that hit was me”
“And honestly i’d be pissed if it didn’t…”
“That was the strongest punch i have ever thrown and im proud of it”
“But more importantly im concerned about this match now…”
“Neither of us can kill the other, i can’t put a dent on ya and you can’t put me down for good”
“So what’re we gon’ do?” He finished
“While i appreciate your praise and your power i actually did think of a way to kill you” knight light confessed.
If everyone wasn’t already silent from shock they were now.
“You did?” Night shift asked intrigued.
“Yeah but before i show you i just wanted to say a few things”
“I’ve never had such an intense fight”
“Its been a real rollercoaster and to be quite honest at the beginning i thought you were just a grumpy old fart”
“But you exceeded every expectation i had of you”
“And just for you im gonna try to talk normally from now on” he finished the sentence with one last comforting smile
“Hehe… i’d say your doing a great job, i understood every word you said just fine” night shift chuckled.
The whole crowd was dying to know what knight light had in store for them.
No one could believe a way to kill the unkillable existed.
But little did they know…
Knight light was about to invent one…
“Alright!” He yelled to gather everyones attention
“Observe! For you won’t see a more impressive attack as long as you venture within this realm!” He said raising his arms, one holding his scimitar
“So much for talking normally…” night shift mumbled.
All of the spectators viewed intently only to see…
Knight light doing the unthinkable before doing the even more unthinkable.
He stepped forward…
For the first time in this match he had moved out of his starting position.
A thing that would be commonplace in any other fight had become suprising to see in this one.
But he didn’t step forward for no reason no, he took a stance with his scimitar over his head in the air.
He was slightly crouched and he held his free hand outwards like he was stopping someone.
His wings outstretched themselves as if ready to take flight.
Now that all of the preparation was done he inhaled slowly then exhaled even slower…
Suddenly a pool of light formed around his feet and expanded to encompass a large area around him.
Then his body began to glow with a radiant light, like that of the sun.
The very same light encircled his sword and began to wrap around it like a web that flexed and vibrated in a helix pattern.
“Your fighting style reminded me of something…” he began
“The way you made yourself seem numerous and the fact that every punch you threw was stunningly beautiful”
“It just brought stars to my mind”
“And what was around before the stars?”
“Nothing”
“So thats exactly what this attack will do”
“Not nothing, but it will completely erase anything in its path, wiping anything from the face of reality”
The crowd loudly discussed this revelation.
Ofcourse it was so simple yet no one else had ever thought of it.
The crowd seemed to understand the weight of these statements.
But one question was asked numerous times within their discussions.
Could an attack really remove something from the world for good?
Well…
Knight light would be about to answer that question…
For when he swings his blade…
The truth will be evident.
“In a way this attack will be named after you…” knight light was still talking as the attack was charging
“You inspired it…” the light danced around him in the air and shimmered on his body
“And Im going to name it after the inspiration” his scimitar was glowing with a very volatile and unstable light that shifted tones so much no one could determine its colour
“It must be an honour having to be killed this way…” his muscles tensed in response to the light moving on his body as if they were soaking it in like a plant
“Likewise its an honour having to kill you this way…” the very air in the stadium began to sparkle like glitter
“That’s why im calling this ability, the highest possible grade of attack that can ever be reached, “the brightest constellation” as soon as he finished those words knight light jumped into the air
“I couldn’t have had a better opponent in this here match today… thank you” night shift heroically stood proud ready to embrace death as he said his final words.
The jump knight light performed broke the sound barrier and created a sonic boom that sent people in the stadium flying off of their seats.
The liquid light that covered the floor of the arena attempted to follow him up into the sky, this created a bunch of pillars that were formed out of this light.
Once knight light reached the apex of his jump he began hovering in place with his wings.
“I thank you too…” he muttered knowing that only he could hear anything he had to say.
Then he readied his scimitar and began a skydive back down to the arena.
Light encompassed his body like a cacoon.
It swirled enchantingly around him.
On the otherhand the light on his blade began to erupt with an unsettling degree of colour.
Before he knew it he was nearing the ground.
In preparation he held his sword in the swinging position.
Then when he was within the boundaries of the stadium again he swung his blade horizontally towards night shift with the momentum of his skydive included.
All of the light within his blade, surrounding him and on the floor of the arena shot at night shift.
He landed shortly after.
Before reaching night shift the light transformed into stars that were linked together by lines, they resembled constellations incredibly well.
But they didn’t last long because shortly after coming into creation they detonated and discharged a beyond blinding amount of light.
Everyone in the audience could not see as a result of this.
The attack was the mother of all flashbangs and everyone going wild in the stands proved it.
The fact that they could not see meant they could not know what happened to night shift.
And that was the main focus right in this moment.
Everyone NEEDED to know what had happened.
But no one would get an answer until the first few viewers regained their eyesight.
After 19 excruciatingly long and chaotic minutes the very first people able to see again witnessed the state the arena was in.
The entire third of the arena night shift was stood in…
Had been decimated…
It looked as though it had been carved right down to nothing, it boasted a weirdly smooth and eerie shape.
Almost like within a radius of that attack, things had indeed been set to zero.
But no one knew how.
No one except knight light.
Who was smiling with a tear in his eye.
he grimly said with a catch in his throat “i’ll come to your funeral night shift…”.
THE WINNER OF THIS BOUT IS KNIGHT LIGHT, THE EXALTED SERAPH!

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