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2011.09.14 22:59 geekgirlpartier Name That Song: For identifying and locating songs/artists/albums/genres
A subreddit for identifying a song/artist/album/genre, or locating a song/album in a legal way. May contain NSFW content. Please read the rules before posting. Thank you and good luck :)
2023.03.26 07:41 marshamer336699 Vizio E32-D1 not responding
| I have a video TV that when plugged into the wall plug the standby light turns on then LOGO flashes for few seconds before a blank screen. Power & input button still work. When clicking the input the TV goes into wallpaper standby mode. When I click input again, LOGO appears but this time with bottom firmare info & this will be stuck until TV is shut off. Occasionally, I could get the TV to be a secondary display to macbookpro via hdmi butfor the most part I've never been able to even get to the menu. I have tried to hard reset by unplugging, holding the power button, etc. Yet still having this issue anyone know what the issue could be? submitted by marshamer336699 to VIZIO_Official [link] [comments] |
2023.03.26 07:40 Awonn [Bulk] Switches (OAs, JWK CWs, Jwick Reds) Frankenswitching Parts
Timestamp 87 L&F OA Switches: Lubed with krytox 205g0 and deskeys films. They've been desoldered before but they work in a hotswap PCB. $65
67 JWK CWs: These are basically epsilon recolors. Lubed with krytox 205g0 and spring swapped to prevail prolong springs (I think 63.5g). $45
67 L&F Jwick Reds: Lubed with krytox 205g0 and 105 on springs, filmed with clear films. $35
155 Halo True Housings: Springs are also included but they're heavy and some might be different weights $10 add on
70 67g tangerine springs and stems (some stems are the light green version)
144 Kailh Black Housings and Springs: Never used. $6 add on
80 cherry mx blue springs and stems: $4add on
60 Yok Panda bottoms and springs. $10 add on
100 Lumia Tactile Housings. $10 add on
68 Gateron Yellow black bottoms and stems. $8 add on
69 Keyfirst Bling Purple housings and springs $10 add on
68 Jwick Ultimate black stems and top housings: $5 add on
If you BUNDLE 2 frankenswitch parts together I'll let you buy them without bundling them with something else.
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2023.03.26 07:39 p8willm Remove filament from AMS
I've had the AMS appart to remove broken filament before, and this is not it. How it happened is embarrassing. I have an AMS with the PTFE tube out the back removed. Filament runs from just above the funnel and out the back. I can not get the filament out. I pull, both directions, to the point of fearing breaking something and absolutely no movement. I can't get the guts out because the filament runs from the guts through the back. The screws are out but I can't lift the guts cause the filament is in the way. When I plug it in all 4 leds flash red and it doesn't work, diagnosis for this problem requires the AMS come apart.
If you want to read about how I got in this situation and laugh at me, go ahead, but how do I fix it.
I was printing and I had filament all the way from the AMS to the hot end. It jammed. I undid the PTFE tube to the extruder and cut the filament. I worked my way back undoing the PTFE tube and then pulling the filament out. Now I have cut the roll free just above the funnel, the filament runs down, through the gears, along the tube, into the plastic thing on the back that grabs the filament but you can press down on it to let the filament go, out that thing, and through the back of the AMS.
Right now the printer is fine running from a spool on the back. I have an AMS with the PTFE tube out the back removed. All the spools are out. There is a piece of filament starting just above the funnel and running out the back. Plug it in and 4 blinking lights. Can't take it apart cause the filament stops me lifting the guts up. Pulled on the filament, don't want to pull harder cause I'm afraid something will break, and it doesn't move at all. I'm not happy.
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2023.03.26 07:29 veryberryblue Rapid pulse, pounding heart, fatigue, brain-fog, anxiety, sleeping issues, dizzy when standing, etc.
I'm actually too weary atm to do a long, detailed post but I have had all of the symptoms mentioned in the title (and more) ever since I got Covid.
like, I slept good last night (for a change) but then, out of the blue, my pulse suddenly shot up to 100 and my heart was pounding. Very scary!.
I can do simple chores but have to keep taking breaks due to fatigue, aches and pains, etc. At times, I can't get a full breath.
I stand up and feel wierd and light-headed. I feel dazed, spacy, loopy, etc all day.
On and on it goes. It feels like this has completely changed/ruined me as a person and I can't even plan for the future.
Can anyone relate?. Others in my fam who got Covid are having the same symptoms including blood clots and hair loss. Ugh!. Awhile back, I got up from the chair and had an episode of vertigo and felt like I was falling to one side.
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2023.03.26 07:22 SiennaBot Haul from the fiber festival! I get to play with new things now!
I bought myself a mixed sample pack, a lovely soft merino top and my first ever Finn fleece :)I've processed raw wool before, but always either breed ??? or merino (or at least a merino cross).
This is lovely and light, airy, crimpy and has a nice amount of lanolin I think. Does anyone have any tips for prepping Finn? There's 200g here, so I should end up with enough yarn for a scarf of something similarly useful. If I can do half as good a job on it as the seller does (she was selling her handspun as well) then it will be lusciously soft and excellent for next-to-skin projects.
Now I'm unsure of what to do with my sampler. I'm super excited to try out new things (which is why I bought it), but I'm wondering if I would be better off blending the silk, tencel and camel up to make a batt. I also have a little green and blue merino/alpaca blend that was a scrap end from another project, which would give me 100g pretty much exactly... Only 9 grams of scraps, but enough to add a touch of bounce and colour to any blend I think? Edit: I should make the flair clearer! Looking for tips on preparing Finn fleece, as well as what people think about the merits of spinning up my sampler as individual samples (to do... what with? Aside from learning!) or blending them together into a batt :) submitted by
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2023.03.26 07:18 solistus spectrum internet config for Hitron E31N2V1 and my own Linksys wifi router
Signed up recently for the 500Mbit plan and a self install kit. The modem's 'online' light stays solidly lit after a minute or two, but my router can't seem to detect it and I can't access the browser interface to change its settings.
I found conflicting answers on what local IP address the modem defaults to - I'm wondering if that's the problem. I tested first with my router defaulting to 192.168.1.1, then after consulting the modem manual I changed the subnet to 192.168.100.X and made the router .2 (the Hitron manual says the modem defaults to 192.168.100.1). But I've also found google results telling me it's 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.0.1.
tl;dr: what subnet should I be using and are there any manual settings I can try instead of DHCP (my router has options for static ip, bridge mode, pppoe, pptp, & l2tp)?
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2023.03.26 07:18 HeadOfSpectre Faerie Tale - Ninth Entry
First Entry Second Entry Third Entry Fourth Entry
Fifth Entry Sixth Entry Seventh Entry Eighth Entry
Journal of Camille Lambert - April 14th
When the fires finally died, there was almost nothing left of Puriysk. Just about every building was scorched and blackened. Most of the tents had been destroyed too, with only a tattered handful remaining on the far side of town.
Driving through the ruins felt almost like driving through a corpse. Everything was so dead… and yet despite the recent fire, I could already see new life growing on the ashes. Small flowers with petals that seemed to shimmer like distant stars. They were both beautiful and unsettling at the same time, although I noticed Dr. Di Cesare… or Gretchen, I suppose… looking down at them with quiet apprehension as we passed.
“We should visit what remains of my lab first,” She said. “I had some equipment that should offer suitable protection against any airborne toxins. Atmospheric saturation should currently be low, but best practices recommend not to take any unnecessary risks!”
“Sister, we’re way past best practices right now,” Nina replied sardonically. “Exactly how often were you dealing with this shit if you’ve got ‘suitable protection’ just on hand?”
“Often enough,” Gretchen replied. “Not in some years though… decades, really. I keep it now as a precaution. When studying pocket realities, one can never be too prepared. The Rosen Prince exists in far more than you could possibly imagine.”
“And now you’ve gone and brought it here,” Nina replied.
“While I understand you disapprove of my course of action, I stand by that the choice I made last night was the one with the highest probability of a favorable outcome.”
“‘
Favorable outcome.’” Nina repeated, before giving a sigh of exasperation. “Whatever you say. I figure that one way or the other, this is gonna end with one of us saying ‘I Told You So’ and I hope to God it’s you.”
“As do I…” Gretchen admitted.
We pulled up on what was left of Gretchen’s RV. The roof had been completely peeled off and the entire front end was smashed, but it seemed like the lab portion was still somewhat intact… somewhat.
Gretchen got out of the car, pausing to survey the state of her lab. For a moment I thought that she almost looked upset, but if she felt anything at all she buried it quickly and pushed ahead.
“We’ll be out here,” Nina said. “Don’t take too long.”
“I’ll help you look,” I said, getting out of the car as well and following Gretchen into the ruined RV. She was already going through some of the drawers when I joined her inside.
Despite everything, the lab part of the RV was almost in good condition. Almost. Papers had been strewn all over the floor and scattered everywhere among shards of broken glass. I heard something crack under my shoe and looked down to see a framed photograph on the floor. I reached down to pick it up. The photograph depicted a group of women, around 14 of them, I think. I recognized one in the corner as Gretchen. I wondered if this was her family.
I looked up at her, to see her pausing at one particular drawer, before taking out a series of respirator masks.
“Elastomeric respirators. Good for keeping out paint, dust, and spores. Small particles that can harm the lungs. I’ve found they reduce spore exposure by over 90%. Not foolproof, but helpful.”
She counted four out of the selection she had, before putting one on and handing the rest off to me. I set the photo down to take them and put one of the masks on myself. As I did, Gretchen took a bone handled knife out of her coat.
“I do have one further precaution that I use… where would you like to be scarred?”
“I’m sorry, what?” I asked, taking a step back. Gretchen tilted her head to the side slightly, before realizing that I didn’t understand whatever the hell she was talking about.
“As a precaution, I think it would be wise to mark a rune into your flesh. It won’t necessarily protect you against the Rosen Prince, but it will guarantee you die before it takes control of you… here, let me show you…”
She slid off her coat and gingerly hung it over a chair. I could see the revolver resting in a shoulder holster she wore underneath. She rolled up the sleeve of her shirt. Above the Aquarius tattoo on her wrist, I could see several runes scarred into her arm.
“Scarification is a deep form of magic. Not for the faint of heart, but deeply effective. This one here…” She pointed at one about halfway up her forearm. “It’s a curse. Were I ever to be infected by the Rosen Prince, it would drain my life away, killing me before I could be fully claimed by it. Personally, I think it’s the merciful alternative. Assimilation into the hive mind technically does not kill you, but it is not a fate I would wish on most. Everything you were, everything you are lost within an ocean of voices so that
you no longer remain because
you and
It are now one and the same.”
“Are you going to do that to Nina and Dom too?” I asked warily.
“I already did Nina this morning. And I’ll offer it to Dominic before we depart. I can not force you to accept this… the spell does not work unless you do it yourself. However I do recommend it.”
I stared at the knife for a moment, before grimacing and rolling up my sleeve.
“Just show me what to do…” I said.
Gretchen nodded and beckoned me over to the chair. She knelt by my side and helped me guide the knife.
“It only needs to be a shallow wound. Enough to draw blood and leave a lasting mark,” She said. As the knife pierced my arm, I winced in pain.
“Very good! Now, let me guide you…” She placed a hand over mine. “Look at my rune. We’ll copy it exactly.”
I nodded before trying to do just that, gritting my teeth in pain and trying not to scream. Gretchen guided my hand, but I held the knife and I was the one who pushed it into my skin… it wasn’t the worst pain I’d ever felt. But it came very close and I didn’t last long before I had to stop, sucking in air as if that might numb the pain as I felt tears filling my eyes.
“How the hell do you do this to yourself?” I gasped.
“The rewards are worth the pain,” Gretchen replied. “See this?” She pointed to another rune on her arm, “It’s an elemental brand. It’s how I was able to control the fire, last night. And this…” She pointed to another one, “This one allows for limited spatial manipulation. It took me three tries to get it right. Each time I had to carve away the old skin and heal it to begin anew.”
I flinched at the thought of it and she cracked a small smile that I think was meant to be reassuring.
“Oh, I assure you that’s nothing,” She said brushing past her long stringy hair and leaning forward so I could see the back of her neck, exposing a far more complicated rune.
“This here? That’s an attribution spell. It’s one of the hardest to get right, but once you’ve done it, it keeps you safe.”
“Yeah… howso?” I asked.
“If someone were to pull a gun and shoot me now, I would feel no pain. The wound would manifest on their body instead. Given the fact that he was able to obtain the heart of an Old Fae, it’s possible that Calhoun bears a similar mark. Most powerful witches do. My sisters, for example. Long ago, we each learned this rune and one by one, we carved it into the backs of our necks as a means to ensure our survival. It’s useful… although not foolproof. Stab me, and I feel no pain. Throw me on to a knife and… well… ” She shrugged. “Of course, my little spell would do nothing to protect me from this…”
She took the revolver out of her holster and showed it to me.
“There’s no magic in existence that would save you from Malvian Ice. I modified this gun to amplify it’s properties. To ensure every shot was lethal. But the bullets?” She opened the cylinder and took one out. It looked almost like a regular bullet, although the tip seemed crystalline and had a pinkish shine to it.
“They don’t need the gun to be effective. Put this in the heart of Calhoun… and there is no magic, no God, nothing in existence that could offer him salvation. This bullet… this is Death herself. Absolute, inescapable, and final.”
She reached over and gently pressed the bullet into my hand.
“You should carry it. The other three bullets may be needed elsewhere. It would be wise to save one.”
“You’re the one with the gun, why don’t you take it?” I asked.
“At heart, I am a scientist not a fighter.” Gretchen said. “I
can use this weapon, but as of right now I only carry it for safekeeping. I suspect Valentine may get more use out of it than I will. She would certainly be the better shot… although given her demeanor and what lies ahead of us, I do not want to risk the possibility that she might use all four of our remaining bullets before we reached Calhoun. Therefore… I entrust you with this.”
I looked down at the bullet in my hand, before giving a half nod,
“I’ll keep it close,” I promised.
“Excellent! Now… you’re halfway done. Shall we finish the rest?”
I looked down at the bleeding rune on my arm and nodded slowly. Gretchen showed me her rune again, and I pressed the knife back into my skin.
The cut was already throbbing with pain… and maybe that was why finishing the rune was easier than starting it was.
“Excellent work,” Gretchen said. “You may have a future as a witch someday… perhaps.” She stared down at the blood on my arm thoughtfully, before tearing her attention away.
“You’re a vampire, right?” I asked. “When’s the last time you…”
“Three hours prior to yesterdays incident,” She replied, standing up again. “Strictly speaking I only need to feed once every few days, once per week at minimum. Biting you will not be necessary… although I will admit, your blood does smell…nice. I personally prefer an older male specimen, maintained in reasonable health however just because one likes merlot doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy a good rosé. But I digress. You need your strength and I have other provisions to ensure I make do.”
She walked over to the far side of the lab and opened a cabinet, rifling around in it for a few minutes before taking out what looked like a wine bottle.
“A little side project some of my sisters entertain. Hardly a full meal… but the wine masks the taste of stale blood. I was saving it for a special occasion. But, it will suffice for now.” She pulled the cork and took a drink from the bottle, before going through the cabinet again and coming back with a white first aid kid.
“Let me wrap that wound for you, at least until the bleeding stops,” She said. I gingerly held out my arm and let her work. It didn’t take long.
Outside, I could hear the car horn honking impatiently. Gretchen ignored it, gently cleaning my wound.
“There we go…” She said gently, “All set. Bring the masks outside, I’ll join you momentarily.”
I nodded and got up to leave. Looking back, I noticed her standing over the photograph I’d picked up earlier. She stared down at it, before taking the picture out of the broken frame and slipping it into her pocket before finally taking her wine bottle and following me out.
***
The tents on the far side of town were still mostly intact, although seeing them abandoned still felt a little surreal. The shimmering flowers grew along the ground, and among them I could see creeping red weeds sprawling across the ground. Those weeds had even started to grow over some of the tents.
Nina regarded them with unease, before checking to ensure her mask was on right and going in to investigate. She held her rifle at the ready the whole while.
“Fuck… how the hell do you do this to yourself?” I heard Dom seethe from behind me and looked back to see Gretchen helping him scar himself.
“In time, you learn to accept the pain,” She said. “Now breathe. We’re nearly done.”
Dom looked up at me as Gretchen guided his hand. I went over to put a hand on his shoulder and stay with him through the pain.
“There… there… now we’re done,” Gretchen crooned. “Let me wrap that for you. You did well.”
“Christ…” Dom panted, “All this over some fucking flowers?”
“Those flowers have ended Universes and brought entire civilizations to their knees,” Gretchen warned. “There is no caution you cannot take with them.”
Dom looked over toward some of the glowing flowers. I noticed Nina was giving them a wide berth.
“If they’re that dangerous, why even summon them?” He asked.
“I had four bullets, and more than four approaching targets. Even the more offensive spells at my disposal would not have offered sufficient protection. We were in a dire situation. I needed something that would serve as both a formidable distraction and that could reverse our fortunes. I made a judgment call. The Pocket Reality I opened has been claimed by the Rosen Prince for some time. I’ve done some research there before and I imagine he’s been waiting for my return ever since. I suspected that the moment I gave him a door, he would come scampering… and he did not disappoint. His infection will spread rapidly, but so long as we use the correct precautions, we should be fine. I can not say the same for Calhoun’s local militia and his Nightwalkers, on the other hand. I doubt they are equipped to deal with him.”
“No shit, they aren’t…” Dom murmured, “I gotta ask, what exactly happens if this thing reaches Calhoun before we do?”
Gretchen frowned.
“Hard to say,” She admitted as she finished bandaging Dom’s scar. “I don’t have enough data to be certain. But…”
“But?” I asked.
“Last night, McClellan said something I found… interesting. He mentioned that there were other towns ‘
ripe for the picking’ out there and then said something about Calhoun getting the rest of the 5000 souls he needed. I’ve been trying to figure out what he meant by that.”
“Did you come up with anything?” Dom asked.
“Unfortunately, I did,” She admitted. “I don’t suppose Nina has told you two where your Nightwalkers come from, did she?”
“Something about another pocket. She called it The Midnight Grove,” I said. Gretchen nodded.
“Correct. Now… the entity that controls the Midnight Grove, The Lugal. It is known for making deals. Offer it souls and it can be bargained with. And with 5000 souls… well, in theory, the rewards would be great.”
“In theory?” Dom asked.
“There’s a very good reason the wise don’t deal with the Lugal. Whatever he offers you shall inevitably corrupt you, until you are little more than just another of the shambling, mindless beasts who wander his domain. Personally, I’ve found that you can get a better deal elsewhere. But that’s neither here nor there. The future state of Calhoun’s soul is really not important to us. If he completes his deal, then killing him becomes significantly harder… and I have little doubt that he has the means to complete his deal.”
“How?” I asked.
“When Mr. Durand first reached out to me about joining this operation, there was some discussion on how Ben Calhoun was able to enter and leave this pocket reality. At the time, I’d theorized that he had established a permanent means of doing so. It would not be that difficult… the correct runes on certain doors would likely suffice and would permit him to come and go as he pleased. We theorized that he had set up such doors in other towns he may have been interested in. I had hoped we may be able to find one such door. I even went so far as to look for small towns in the United States that had similarities with the ones we already knew existed in this pocket, that just so happened to have a resident there by the name of Ben Calhoun.”
“And what did you find?” I asked.
“Hundreds in the United States alone,” She said. “Enough so that exploring my theory further was not an option… however considering what McClellan said about
‘other towns ripe for the picking’ however I can not help but wonder if my theory is correct. McClellan said that Calhoun needed 5000 souls. To that end, I’ve put together a rough estimate of how many more he might need based on the estimated body count from his… actions… in the other towns.”
I felt my stomach sink a little bit.
“Between Rankin Mills, Bakersfield, and Thompson Falls, I estimate casualties of 1500, 2000, and 500 respectively for a sum of 4000 give or take. Puriysk had approximately a thousand people living in it… had we not intervened, Calhoun would have had his 5000 souls. And if I’m right about him having doorways to other towns, then I think I know how he might try and make up the deficit.”
“So he’s going to try and bring another town into the pocket…” I said quietly, before the rest of the realization hit me. “And if the Rosen Prince takes Calhoun, it could use any of those doors to get out of here!”
Gretchen nodded.
“It may not even need to take Calhoun,” She said. “All it would need to do is make it to Parsons and fine a door. Those outside would have no means of identifying where it would show up, delaying their ability to form an effective response and at minimum, resulting in further loss of life.”
“Jesus Christ…” Dom said under his breath, “You knew this and you still let that thing out?”
“As I said, I made a judgment call,” Gretchen said. “If we get to Parsons first, we can eliminate Calhoun and render all of this null and void. Kill Calhoun, and there is no pocket reality. No pocket reality means no Rosen Prince and if I am correct about those doorways…”
“That’s how we get out,” I said. Again, she nodded.
“You can be upset with me for what I did last night… I agree, it was a reckless move and not one that I made lightly. But I traded certain death for a ticking clock and an effective distraction. I stand by that decision, whatever the consequences.”
Dom just sighed and shook his head.
“Well… like Nina said, I guess. This is gonna end with somebody saying
‘I told you so’ and we better fucking hope that it’s you.”
With that, he went off to follow Nina toward the tents.
We spent the better part of an hour going through what was left from the FRB’s supplies and even some of the things we did find weren’t exactly useable. One tent which had been used as something of a mess hall was completely overgrown with those glowing flowers, leaving any food in there practically inedible. Most of what we found that we could use was guns and ammo.
“Trust me, we’re gonna need this shit,” Nina said as she opened the combination padlocks to the gun lockers. She tossed them aside and pulled the locker open, sorting through the contents before finding something and handing it to me. It had the body of a pistol, but with a stock and a sight.
“Kel-Tec CP33. Should be good for you,” She said before reaching for something else. She admired it for a moment, before setting her current rifle aside.
“Holy shit… I knew they were bringing in some heavy shit, but God Damn!”
“What is it?” Dom asked, watching as she took out something that looked like a bigger, smoother version of the rifle she already had
“It’s an AA-12… I’ve never actually gotten to fire one of these before. Should be fun! Hey Dom, you want one too? They’ve got a few in here!”
“What’s it do?” He asked.
“It’s a full auto shotgun with 20 shell drum mag. Basically - it turns anyone you don’t like into ground beef. Should be useful against the Rosen Prince…” She got down, checking a lower shelf and taking out boxes of ammo.
“Let’s see… I heard Milo mention something about Dragons Breath rounds. He thought they’d be effective against the Nightwalkers. Lemme just… oh fuck yes!”
She held up a box of shotgun shells, grinning from ear to ear.
“Thank you, Milo! Gretchen, think you can help us curse these?”
“I should be able to,” She said, going over to take the box from Nina. She sorted through a few other boxes of bullets on the lower shelf, before sliding one over to me.
“Try these out,” She said. “Lemme know if you want something different. We’ve still got a lot out here.”
I nodded before picking up the box. I set it down on a table, took the magazine out of the gun Nina had given me, and loaded it up just the way she’d shown me before. Then I went outside to give it a test run.
As I stepped out, I looked over toward the ruins of Puriysk. I could see one charred building that had once been an apartment, now overgrown with red vines and glowing flowers that made the ruins twinkle in the most surreal way. In a sense, the building almost looked infected. The vines seemed more like cancerous growths than real plant life. Looking at it, I was reminded of the state that Bakersfield had been in… and I was reminded of the corpse of my mother, her eyes half open in death. The memory made my stomach turn.
I raised the gun up toward the distant building, knowing that if I shot at it I couldn’t kill what was ahead of me, but hoping it might make me feel better. I pulled the trigger, firing into the void.
“Hello?” A distant voice called, making me pause.
“Hello, is someone there?” “Hello?” I called back, lowering the gun and trying to follow the voice.
“Hello?!” Up ahead, I could see a man stumbling past a few of the tents. Judging by his uniform, he’d been part of the FRB.
“Oh thank God…” He said, “Thank God I thought I was the only one left!”
“So did we!” I said. I noticed that the name on his uniform read - ‘
Gideon’. I looked back toward the tent that Nina and the others were in.
“Are you hurt?” I asked, “We’ve got Dr. Di Cesare with us, I think I saw some spare masks in her lab too. We can get you one!”
“Masks?” Gideon asked, “Why? What’s going on here?”
“I’ll let Dr. Di Cesare explain, come on.”
I gestured for him to follow me into the tent. As I turned to go in, I saw Nina coming out.
“I’m hearing voices out here…” She said, before noticing Gideon. Gretchen came out behind her, eyes narrowing slightly.
“We’ve got another survivor,” I said and Nina looked over at Gideon with a raised eyebrow.
“Shit, really?” She asked, although didn’t sound particularly enthusiastic about it. She glanced over at Gretchen who was on top of Gideon almost immediately.
“Fascinating, how did you survive the night?” She asked, already poking and prodding at him. From the corner of my eye, I could see Dom coming out of the tent, holding the shotgun Nina had given him.
“I… I just stayed out of the fire!” Gideon said, “I let the monsters fight each other! I didn’t know what to do, I couldn’t get to the trucks before they left and then the radio went silent… what are you doing?”
Gretchen held him by the chin and leaned in to sniff at his neck.
“Did you know a vampire's sense of smell is over ten thousand times more accurate than a regular human's?” She asked, her voice as calm as ever. “It enables us to detect imperfections in the blood and avoid drinking anything that might be adverse to our health… and right now, I can smell the spores in yours.”
Gideon locked eyes with her, looking panicked for a moment before his lips slowly began to curl into a knowing rictus grin.
“You were always so astute, Gretchen…”
I saw his skull split apart suddenly, revealing rows upon rows of teeth inside. He tried to bite down on her head, but Gretchen seemed to be expecting that. I saw the ground beneath her shift, pulling her back a few feet.
Nina raised her shotgun and fired at Gideon before he could make another move. A column of sparks flashed out of her gun, setting Gideon’s body alight. He howled in pain and as he did I saw his body changing. The skin and flesh on his hands peeled back turning his fingers into claws. An inhuman screech escaped him as he lunged for Nina, only to be blown back by another flaming blast from her shotgun and sent crashing to the ground in a twitching, screaming pile of burning flesh.
Nina let out a shuddering, almost orgasmic sigh.
“I love you,” She said to the gun.
Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, a chorus of inhuman screams echoed through the air around us, seeming to come from everywhere at once.
“That doesn't sound good…” Dom said.
“Oh, it’s not. He makes that sound when he’s hungry,” Gretchen ‘assured’ us. “We should leave.”
She motioned with her hand, beckoning some of the fire off the burning remains of ‘Gideon’ and allowing them to form into a ball in her hand.
“But we’ve got supplies here!” Nina said, “We’re not getting through Parsons without them!”
“And he’s got the bodies from last night.”
Almost on cue, several shapes rounded one of the tents a few feet away. Gretchen casually let loose the ball of fire she’d taken, sending it flying toward one of the creatures racing toward us.
“Then we’ll just bring the car here, load up and leave!” Nina said. “Dom, keep them out of the tent, Cam, grab everything you can carry!”
“I have to state for the record that this is an ill advised-”
“Just shut up and help me get to the goddamn car!” Nina snapped, cutting Gretchen off before raising her gun to unleash hell upon the creatures that came for us.
I wasted no time running straight for the tent. Nina had opened a few of the lockers and had been going through the contents. She’d set aside the dragon's breath rounds, and I figured those were probably the ones she was looking to bring. She’d opened up a metal ammo box and had already been setting the shells inside. I didn’t really have the time to set them up in order the way she’d been doing, but I did have time to carelessly dump them in there like an idiot.
I could see the flashes from outside as Dom fired at some of the Rosen and judging by the sounds he made, I couldn’t tell if he was having fun, terrified for his life, or both.
I grabbed a second ammo box, hastily dumping the remaining shells in there. I didn’t count them and hoped to God that it would be enough, then I grabbed another box of the .22 ammo that my gun used, stuffed that in my pocket, and closed up the boxes. I figured it was as good enough.
“Let’s go!” I yelled to Dom, grabbing both boxes by the handles. They were heavier than they looked, but I did what I could to tough it out.
He fired a few more rounds at some of the passing Rosen, bathing them in sparks that caught their bodies alight and sent the ones near them scurrying away. From what I could see, no two were exactly the same. Some of the smaller ones, who looked as if they’d once been human either wore tattered FRB uniforms or the loose ensemble of the Sheriff’s Boys. Although most had discarded their clothes entirely, embracing the monster that now puppeteered them. Their heads opened like flowers, and some even had the same shimmering petals as the glowing flowers that dotted the ruins. Many had those same flowers blooming on their skin, only in their center were sickly yellow eyes. They loped about on all fours like wild dogs, howling and shrieking all the while, trying to escape the flames that bathed them but never quite giving up their single minded pursuit.
A few of them ran for me, although Dom dealt with those quickly, washing them in columns of fire with every pull of his trigger. Together we retreated back toward the car. In the chaos, it was hard to keep track of events. There were just so many… too many to count. I left the shooting to Dominic, my only focus was on staying out of his way and reaching the car.
I could see flames rising up into the sky a few feet away and knew that Gretchen and Nina were still fighting. We were getting closer to them. A fresh column of fire tore through one of the nearby tents, burning it away almost completely along with the Rosen who were unlucky enough to be caught in its path.
As we rounded that tent, I saw Nina hastily backing toward the SUV, unloading her last few rounds into the advancing crowd of Rosen and buying herself enough time to get inside.
Gretchen was doing the same, pulling the fire from the burning corpses and forming burning walls between her and the living. Behind the horde, I could see one twisted figure standing atop one of the tents, watching her with a single yellow eye.
“A RIPE NEW WORLD TO USHER IN TO SPRING EVERLASTING!” A voice howled through the chaos. I think it came from the thing that watched Gretchen.
“How kind of you, Gretchen Di Cesare… an apology for your many insults? Or a failure. The newest of many?”
She didn’t humor the Rosen Prince with a response, or at least not a verbal one. A tendril of flames shot out of the wall she’d summoned, to engulf the thing that had spoken to her. Killing it, did nothing to stop the voice, which seemed to come from everywhere at once now.
“Shall you outrun me again, Child? Or do I at last claim you as my own?” Gretchen just turned, and pulled open the car door, getting in as Nina keyed the engine. The wall of flames pivoted, cutting violently across the path before the car and burning anything there before quickly parting. Nina hit the gas and sped toward us, while Gretchen’s trail of fire followed.
I saw the Rosen shrink back as the car and the fire drew near. We took the opportunity while it was there. Dom pulled one of the doors open for me and I hefted the ammo boxes inside, looking back to watch him dive in behind me. We didn’t even get a chance to close the door before Nina was driving again. Gretchen rolled down the window and pulled the fires from behind us forward, launching them in front of the car to burn away the Rosen in our path. As she did, I could hear the demonic laughter of the Rosen Prince in the distance.
“RUN IF YOU MUST, DEAR CHILD! FOR I ALREADY AWAIT YOU!”
I looked out the back window to see that the Rosen had already given up chasing us. I wasn’t sure if that was a good sign or not. Judging by the look on Gretchen’s face, it wasn’t.
“We need to move, quickly,” She said. “Dominic, you can get us to Parsons, correct?”
“I think I should,” He said. “I’m sorry, did that thing just say it was already waiting for us, did it already get to Parsons?”
“I suppose we’ll find out shortly…” Gretchen admitted. “If so… we should still have time. The Rosen Prince shouldn’t have the biomass to launch a particularly large assault right now. He’ll need more bodies… but I still suggest we move, the clock is ticking.”
Nina pulled the car onto the road leading out of Puriysk, watching the rearview mirror anxiously as she did. The mists of the forest swallowed us up as we left Puriysk behind. All that remained now was ahead of us, at the end of the road.
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Journal of Camille Lambert - April 14th
When the fires finally died, there was almost nothing left of Puriysk. Just about every building was scorched and blackened. Most of the tents had been destroyed too, with only a tattered handful remaining on the far side of town.
Driving through the ruins felt almost like driving through a corpse. Everything was so dead… and yet despite the recent fire, I could already see new life growing on the ashes. Small flowers with petals that seemed to shimmer like distant stars. They were both beautiful and unsettling at the same time, although I noticed Dr. Di Cesare… or Gretchen, I suppose… looking down at them with quiet apprehension as we passed.
“We should visit what remains of my lab first,” She said. “I had some equipment that should offer suitable protection against any airborne toxins. Atmospheric saturation should currently be low, but best practices recommend not to take any unnecessary risks!”
“Sister, we’re way past best practices right now,” Nina replied sardonically. “Exactly how often were you dealing with this shit if you’ve got ‘suitable protection’ just on hand?”
“Often enough,” Gretchen replied. “Not in some years though… decades, really. I keep it now as a precaution. When studying pocket realities, one can never be too prepared. The Rosen Prince exists in far more than you could possibly imagine.”
“And now you’ve gone and brought it here,” Nina replied.
“While I understand you disapprove of my course of action, I stand by that the choice I made last night was the one with the highest probability of a favorable outcome.”
“‘
Favorable outcome.’” Nina repeated, before giving a sigh of exasperation. “Whatever you say. I figure that one way or the other, this is gonna end with one of us saying ‘I Told You So’ and I hope to God it’s you.”
“As do I…” Gretchen admitted.
We pulled up on what was left of Gretchen’s RV. The roof had been completely peeled off and the entire front end was smashed, but it seemed like the lab portion was still somewhat intact… somewhat.
Gretchen got out of the car, pausing to survey the state of her lab. For a moment I thought that she almost looked upset, but if she felt anything at all she buried it quickly and pushed ahead.
“We’ll be out here,” Nina said. “Don’t take too long.”
“I’ll help you look,” I said, getting out of the car as well and following Gretchen into the ruined RV. She was already going through some of the drawers when I joined her inside.
Despite everything, the lab part of the RV was almost in good condition. Almost. Papers had been strewn all over the floor and scattered everywhere among shards of broken glass. I heard something crack under my shoe and looked down to see a framed photograph on the floor. I reached down to pick it up. The photograph depicted a group of women, around 14 of them, I think. I recognized one in the corner as Gretchen. I wondered if this was her family.
I looked up at her, to see her pausing at one particular drawer, before taking out a series of respirator masks.
“Elastomeric respirators. Good for keeping out paint, dust, and spores. Small particles that can harm the lungs. I’ve found they reduce spore exposure by over 90%. Not foolproof, but helpful.”
She counted four out of the selection she had, before putting one on and handing the rest off to me. I set the photo down to take them and put one of the masks on myself. As I did, Gretchen took a bone handled knife out of her coat.
“I do have one further precaution that I use… where would you like to be scarred?”
“I’m sorry, what?” I asked, taking a step back. Gretchen tilted her head to the side slightly, before realizing that I didn’t understand whatever the hell she was talking about.
“As a precaution, I think it would be wise to mark a rune into your flesh. It won’t necessarily protect you against the Rosen Prince, but it will guarantee you die before it takes control of you… here, let me show you…”
She slid off her coat and gingerly hung it over a chair. I could see the revolver resting in a shoulder holster she wore underneath. She rolled up the sleeve of her shirt. Above the Aquarius tattoo on her wrist, I could see several runes scarred into her arm.
“Scarification is a deep form of magic. Not for the faint of heart, but deeply effective. This one here…” She pointed at one about halfway up her forearm. “It’s a curse. Were I ever to be infected by the Rosen Prince, it would drain my life away, killing me before I could be fully claimed by it. Personally, I think it’s the merciful alternative. Assimilation into the hive mind technically does not kill you, but it is not a fate I would wish on most. Everything you were, everything you are lost within an ocean of voices so that
you no longer remain because
you and
It are now one and the same.”
“Are you going to do that to Nina and Dom too?” I asked warily.
“I already did Nina this morning. And I’ll offer it to Dominic before we depart. I can not force you to accept this… the spell does not work unless you do it yourself. However I do recommend it.”
I stared at the knife for a moment, before grimacing and rolling up my sleeve.
“Just show me what to do…” I said.
Gretchen nodded and beckoned me over to the chair. She knelt by my side and helped me guide the knife.
“It only needs to be a shallow wound. Enough to draw blood and leave a lasting mark,” She said. As the knife pierced my arm, I winced in pain.
“Very good! Now, let me guide you…” She placed a hand over mine. “Look at my rune. We’ll copy it exactly.”
I nodded before trying to do just that, gritting my teeth in pain and trying not to scream. Gretchen guided my hand, but I held the knife and I was the one who pushed it into my skin… it wasn’t the worst pain I’d ever felt. But it came very close and I didn’t last long before I had to stop, sucking in air as if that might numb the pain as I felt tears filling my eyes.
“How the hell do you do this to yourself?” I gasped.
“The rewards are worth the pain,” Gretchen replied. “See this?” She pointed to another rune on her arm, “It’s an elemental brand. It’s how I was able to control the fire, last night. And this…” She pointed to another one, “This one allows for limited spatial manipulation. It took me three tries to get it right. Each time I had to carve away the old skin and heal it to begin anew.”
I flinched at the thought of it and she cracked a small smile that I think was meant to be reassuring.
“Oh, I assure you that’s nothing,” She said brushing past her long stringy hair and leaning forward so I could see the back of her neck, exposing a far more complicated rune.
“This here? That’s an attribution spell. It’s one of the hardest to get right, but once you’ve done it, it keeps you safe.”
“Yeah… howso?” I asked.
“If someone were to pull a gun and shoot me now, I would feel no pain. The wound would manifest on their body instead. Given the fact that he was able to obtain the heart of an Old Fae, it’s possible that Calhoun bears a similar mark. Most powerful witches do. My sisters, for example. Long ago, we each learned this rune and one by one, we carved it into the backs of our necks as a means to ensure our survival. It’s useful… although not foolproof. Stab me, and I feel no pain. Throw me on to a knife and… well… ” She shrugged. “Of course, my little spell would do nothing to protect me from this…”
She took the revolver out of her holster and showed it to me.
“There’s no magic in existence that would save you from Malvian Ice. I modified this gun to amplify it’s properties. To ensure every shot was lethal. But the bullets?” She opened the cylinder and took one out. It looked almost like a regular bullet, although the tip seemed crystalline and had a pinkish shine to it.
“They don’t need the gun to be effective. Put this in the heart of Calhoun… and there is no magic, no God, nothing in existence that could offer him salvation. This bullet… this is Death herself. Absolute, inescapable, and final.”
She reached over and gently pressed the bullet into my hand.
“You should carry it. The other three bullets may be needed elsewhere. It would be wise to save one.”
“You’re the one with the gun, why don’t you take it?” I asked.
“At heart, I am a scientist not a fighter.” Gretchen said. “I
can use this weapon, but as of right now I only carry it for safekeeping. I suspect Valentine may get more use out of it than I will. She would certainly be the better shot… although given her demeanor and what lies ahead of us, I do not want to risk the possibility that she might use all four of our remaining bullets before we reached Calhoun. Therefore… I entrust you with this.”
I looked down at the bullet in my hand, before giving a half nod,
“I’ll keep it close,” I promised.
“Excellent! Now… you’re halfway done. Shall we finish the rest?”
I looked down at the bleeding rune on my arm and nodded slowly. Gretchen showed me her rune again, and I pressed the knife back into my skin.
The cut was already throbbing with pain… and maybe that was why finishing the rune was easier than starting it was.
“Excellent work,” Gretchen said. “You may have a future as a witch someday… perhaps.” She stared down at the blood on my arm thoughtfully, before tearing her attention away.
“You’re a vampire, right?” I asked. “When’s the last time you…”
“Three hours prior to yesterdays incident,” She replied, standing up again. “Strictly speaking I only need to feed once every few days, once per week at minimum. Biting you will not be necessary… although I will admit, your blood does smell…nice. I personally prefer an older male specimen, maintained in reasonable health however just because one likes merlot doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy a good rosé. But I digress. You need your strength and I have other provisions to ensure I make do.”
She walked over to the far side of the lab and opened a cabinet, rifling around in it for a few minutes before taking out what looked like a wine bottle.
“A little side project some of my sisters entertain. Hardly a full meal… but the wine masks the taste of stale blood. I was saving it for a special occasion. But, it will suffice for now.” She pulled the cork and took a drink from the bottle, before going through the cabinet again and coming back with a white first aid kid.
“Let me wrap that wound for you, at least until the bleeding stops,” She said. I gingerly held out my arm and let her work. It didn’t take long.
Outside, I could hear the car horn honking impatiently. Gretchen ignored it, gently cleaning my wound.
“There we go…” She said gently, “All set. Bring the masks outside, I’ll join you momentarily.”
I nodded and got up to leave. Looking back, I noticed her standing over the photograph I’d picked up earlier. She stared down at it, before taking the picture out of the broken frame and slipping it into her pocket before finally taking her wine bottle and following me out.
***
The tents on the far side of town were still mostly intact, although seeing them abandoned still felt a little surreal. The shimmering flowers grew along the ground, and among them I could see creeping red weeds sprawling across the ground. Those weeds had even started to grow over some of the tents.
Nina regarded them with unease, before checking to ensure her mask was on right and going in to investigate. She held her rifle at the ready the whole while.
“Fuck… how the hell do you do this to yourself?” I heard Dom seethe from behind me and looked back to see Gretchen helping him scar himself.
“In time, you learn to accept the pain,” She said. “Now breathe. We’re nearly done.”
Dom looked up at me as Gretchen guided his hand. I went over to put a hand on his shoulder and stay with him through the pain.
“There… there… now we’re done,” Gretchen crooned. “Let me wrap that for you. You did well.”
“Christ…” Dom panted, “All this over some fucking flowers?”
“Those flowers have ended Universes and brought entire civilizations to their knees,” Gretchen warned. “There is no caution you cannot take with them.”
Dom looked over toward some of the glowing flowers. I noticed Nina was giving them a wide berth.
“If they’re that dangerous, why even summon them?” He asked.
“I had four bullets, and more than four approaching targets. Even the more offensive spells at my disposal would not have offered sufficient protection. We were in a dire situation. I needed something that would serve as both a formidable distraction and that could reverse our fortunes. I made a judgment call. The Pocket Reality I opened has been claimed by the Rosen Prince for some time. I’ve done some research there before and I imagine he’s been waiting for my return ever since. I suspected that the moment I gave him a door, he would come scampering… and he did not disappoint. His infection will spread rapidly, but so long as we use the correct precautions, we should be fine. I can not say the same for Calhoun’s local militia and his Nightwalkers, on the other hand. I doubt they are equipped to deal with him.”
“No shit, they aren’t…” Dom murmured, “I gotta ask, what exactly happens if this thing reaches Calhoun before we do?”
Gretchen frowned.
“Hard to say,” She admitted as she finished bandaging Dom’s scar. “I don’t have enough data to be certain. But…”
“But?” I asked.
“Last night, McClellan said something I found… interesting. He mentioned that there were other towns ‘
ripe for the picking’ out there and then said something about Calhoun getting the rest of the 5000 souls he needed. I’ve been trying to figure out what he meant by that.”
“Did you come up with anything?” Dom asked.
“Unfortunately, I did,” She admitted. “I don’t suppose Nina has told you two where your Nightwalkers come from, did she?”
“Something about another pocket. She called it The Midnight Grove,” I said. Gretchen nodded.
“Correct. Now… the entity that controls the Midnight Grove, The Lugal. It is known for making deals. Offer it souls and it can be bargained with. And with 5000 souls… well, in theory, the rewards would be great.”
“In theory?” Dom asked.
“There’s a very good reason the wise don’t deal with the Lugal. Whatever he offers you shall inevitably corrupt you, until you are little more than just another of the shambling, mindless beasts who wander his domain. Personally, I’ve found that you can get a better deal elsewhere. But that’s neither here nor there. The future state of Calhoun’s soul is really not important to us. If he completes his deal, then killing him becomes significantly harder… and I have little doubt that he has the means to complete his deal.”
“How?” I asked.
“When Mr. Durand first reached out to me about joining this operation, there was some discussion on how Ben Calhoun was able to enter and leave this pocket reality. At the time, I’d theorized that he had established a permanent means of doing so. It would not be that difficult… the correct runes on certain doors would likely suffice and would permit him to come and go as he pleased. We theorized that he had set up such doors in other towns he may have been interested in. I had hoped we may be able to find one such door. I even went so far as to look for small towns in the United States that had similarities with the ones we already knew existed in this pocket, that just so happened to have a resident there by the name of Ben Calhoun.”
“And what did you find?” I asked.
“Hundreds in the United States alone,” She said. “Enough so that exploring my theory further was not an option… however considering what McClellan said about
‘other towns ripe for the picking’ however I can not help but wonder if my theory is correct. McClellan said that Calhoun needed 5000 souls. To that end, I’ve put together a rough estimate of how many more he might need based on the estimated body count from his… actions… in the other towns.”
I felt my stomach sink a little bit.
“Between Rankin Mills, Bakersfield, and Thompson Falls, I estimate casualties of 1500, 2000, and 500 respectively for a sum of 4000 give or take. Puriysk had approximately a thousand people living in it… had we not intervened, Calhoun would have had his 5000 souls. And if I’m right about him having doorways to other towns, then I think I know how he might try and make up the deficit.”
“So he’s going to try and bring another town into the pocket…” I said quietly, before the rest of the realization hit me. “And if the Rosen Prince takes Calhoun, it could use any of those doors to get out of here!”
Gretchen nodded.
“It may not even need to take Calhoun,” She said. “All it would need to do is make it to Parsons and fine a door. Those outside would have no means of identifying where it would show up, delaying their ability to form an effective response and at minimum, resulting in further loss of life.”
“Jesus Christ…” Dom said under his breath, “You knew this and you still let that thing out?”
“As I said, I made a judgment call,” Gretchen said. “If we get to Parsons first, we can eliminate Calhoun and render all of this null and void. Kill Calhoun, and there is no pocket reality. No pocket reality means no Rosen Prince and if I am correct about those doorways…”
“That’s how we get out,” I said. Again, she nodded.
“You can be upset with me for what I did last night… I agree, it was a reckless move and not one that I made lightly. But I traded certain death for a ticking clock and an effective distraction. I stand by that decision, whatever the consequences.”
Dom just sighed and shook his head.
“Well… like Nina said, I guess. This is gonna end with somebody saying
‘I told you so’ and we better fucking hope that it’s you.”
With that, he went off to follow Nina toward the tents.
We spent the better part of an hour going through what was left from the FRB’s supplies and even some of the things we did find weren’t exactly useable. One tent which had been used as something of a mess hall was completely overgrown with those glowing flowers, leaving any food in there practically inedible. Most of what we found that we could use was guns and ammo.
“Trust me, we’re gonna need this shit,” Nina said as she opened the combination padlocks to the gun lockers. She tossed them aside and pulled the locker open, sorting through the contents before finding something and handing it to me. It had the body of a pistol, but with a stock and a sight.
“Kel-Tec CP33. Should be good for you,” She said before reaching for something else. She admired it for a moment, before setting her current rifle aside.
“Holy shit… I knew they were bringing in some heavy shit, but God Damn!”
“What is it?” Dom asked, watching as she took out something that looked like a bigger, smoother version of the rifle she already had
“It’s an AA-12… I’ve never actually gotten to fire one of these before. Should be fun! Hey Dom, you want one too? They’ve got a few in here!”
“What’s it do?” He asked.
“It’s a full auto shotgun with 20 shell drum mag. Basically - it turns anyone you don’t like into ground beef. Should be useful against the Rosen Prince…” She got down, checking a lower shelf and taking out boxes of ammo.
“Let’s see… I heard Milo mention something about Dragons Breath rounds. He thought they’d be effective against the Nightwalkers. Lemme just… oh fuck yes!”
She held up a box of shotgun shells, grinning from ear to ear.
“Thank you, Milo! Gretchen, think you can help us curse these?”
“I should be able to,” She said, going over to take the box from Nina. She sorted through a few other boxes of bullets on the lower shelf, before sliding one over to me.
“Try these out,” She said. “Lemme know if you want something different. We’ve still got a lot out here.”
I nodded before picking up the box. I set it down on a table, took the magazine out of the gun Nina had given me, and loaded it up just the way she’d shown me before. Then I went outside to give it a test run.
As I stepped out, I looked over toward the ruins of Puriysk. I could see one charred building that had once been an apartment, now overgrown with red vines and glowing flowers that made the ruins twinkle in the most surreal way. In a sense, the building almost looked infected. The vines seemed more like cancerous growths than real plant life. Looking at it, I was reminded of the state that Bakersfield had been in… and I was reminded of the corpse of my mother, her eyes half open in death. The memory made my stomach turn.
I raised the gun up toward the distant building, knowing that if I shot at it I couldn’t kill what was ahead of me, but hoping it might make me feel better. I pulled the trigger, firing into the void.
“Hello?” A distant voice called, making me pause.
“Hello, is someone there?” “Hello?” I called back, lowering the gun and trying to follow the voice.
“Hello?!” Up ahead, I could see a man stumbling past a few of the tents. Judging by his uniform, he’d been part of the FRB.
“Oh thank God…” He said, “Thank God I thought I was the only one left!”
“So did we!” I said. I noticed that the name on his uniform read - ‘
Gideon’. I looked back toward the tent that Nina and the others were in.
“Are you hurt?” I asked, “We’ve got Dr. Di Cesare with us, I think I saw some spare masks in her lab too. We can get you one!”
“Masks?” Gideon asked, “Why? What’s going on here?”
“I’ll let Dr. Di Cesare explain, come on.”
I gestured for him to follow me into the tent. As I turned to go in, I saw Nina coming out.
“I’m hearing voices out here…” She said, before noticing Gideon. Gretchen came out behind her, eyes narrowing slightly.
“We’ve got another survivor,” I said and Nina looked over at Gideon with a raised eyebrow.
“Shit, really?” She asked, although didn’t sound particularly enthusiastic about it. She glanced over at Gretchen who was on top of Gideon almost immediately.
“Fascinating, how did you survive the night?” She asked, already poking and prodding at him. From the corner of my eye, I could see Dom coming out of the tent, holding the shotgun Nina had given him.
“I… I just stayed out of the fire!” Gideon said, “I let the monsters fight each other! I didn’t know what to do, I couldn’t get to the trucks before they left and then the radio went silent… what are you doing?”
Gretchen held him by the chin and leaned in to sniff at his neck.
“Did you know a vampire's sense of smell is over ten thousand times more accurate than a regular human's?” She asked, her voice as calm as ever. “It enables us to detect imperfections in the blood and avoid drinking anything that might be adverse to our health… and right now, I can smell the spores in yours.”
Gideon locked eyes with her, looking panicked for a moment before his lips slowly began to curl into a knowing rictus grin.
“You were always so astute, Gretchen…”
I saw his skull split apart suddenly, revealing rows upon rows of teeth inside. He tried to bite down on her head, but Gretchen seemed to be expecting that. I saw the ground beneath her shift, pulling her back a few feet.
Nina raised her shotgun and fired at Gideon before he could make another move. A column of sparks flashed out of her gun, setting Gideon’s body alight. He howled in pain and as he did I saw his body changing. The skin and flesh on his hands peeled back turning his fingers into claws. An inhuman screech escaped him as he lunged for Nina, only to be blown back by another flaming blast from her shotgun and sent crashing to the ground in a twitching, screaming pile of burning flesh.
Nina let out a shuddering, almost orgasmic sigh.
“I love you,” She said to the gun.
Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, a chorus of inhuman screams echoed through the air around us, seeming to come from everywhere at once.
“That doesn't sound good…” Dom said.
“Oh, it’s not. He makes that sound when he’s hungry,” Gretchen ‘assured’ us. “We should leave.”
She motioned with her hand, beckoning some of the fire off the burning remains of ‘Gideon’ and allowing them to form into a ball in her hand.
“But we’ve got supplies here!” Nina said, “We’re not getting through Parsons without them!”
“And he’s got the bodies from last night.”
Almost on cue, several shapes rounded one of the tents a few feet away. Gretchen casually let loose the ball of fire she’d taken, sending it flying toward one of the creatures racing toward us.
“Then we’ll just bring the car here, load up and leave!” Nina said. “Dom, keep them out of the tent, Cam, grab everything you can carry!”
“I have to state for the record that this is an ill advised-”
“Just shut up and help me get to the goddamn car!” Nina snapped, cutting Gretchen off before raising her gun to unleash hell upon the creatures that came for us.
I wasted no time running straight for the tent. Nina had opened a few of the lockers and had been going through the contents. She’d set aside the dragon's breath rounds, and I figured those were probably the ones she was looking to bring. She’d opened up a metal ammo box and had already been setting the shells inside. I didn’t really have the time to set them up in order the way she’d been doing, but I did have time to carelessly dump them in there like an idiot.
I could see the flashes from outside as Dom fired at some of the Rosen and judging by the sounds he made, I couldn’t tell if he was having fun, terrified for his life, or both.
I grabbed a second ammo box, hastily dumping the remaining shells in there. I didn’t count them and hoped to God that it would be enough, then I grabbed another box of the .22 ammo that my gun used, stuffed that in my pocket, and closed up the boxes. I figured it was as good enough.
“Let’s go!” I yelled to Dom, grabbing both boxes by the handles. They were heavier than they looked, but I did what I could to tough it out.
He fired a few more rounds at some of the passing Rosen, bathing them in sparks that caught their bodies alight and sent the ones near them scurrying away. From what I could see, no two were exactly the same. Some of the smaller ones, who looked as if they’d once been human either wore tattered FRB uniforms or the loose ensemble of the Sheriff’s Boys. Although most had discarded their clothes entirely, embracing the monster that now puppeteered them. Their heads opened like flowers, and some even had the same shimmering petals as the glowing flowers that dotted the ruins. Many had those same flowers blooming on their skin, only in their center were sickly yellow eyes. They loped about on all fours like wild dogs, howling and shrieking all the while, trying to escape the flames that bathed them but never quite giving up their single minded pursuit.
A few of them ran for me, although Dom dealt with those quickly, washing them in columns of fire with every pull of his trigger. Together we retreated back toward the car. In the chaos, it was hard to keep track of events. There were just so many… too many to count. I left the shooting to Dominic, my only focus was on staying out of his way and reaching the car.
I could see flames rising up into the sky a few feet away and knew that Gretchen and Nina were still fighting. We were getting closer to them. A fresh column of fire tore through one of the nearby tents, burning it away almost completely along with the Rosen who were unlucky enough to be caught in its path.
As we rounded that tent, I saw Nina hastily backing toward the SUV, unloading her last few rounds into the advancing crowd of Rosen and buying herself enough time to get inside.
Gretchen was doing the same, pulling the fire from the burning corpses and forming burning walls between her and the living. Behind the horde, I could see one twisted figure standing atop one of the tents, watching her with a single yellow eye.
“A RIPE NEW WORLD TO USHER IN TO SPRING EVERLASTING!” A voice howled through the chaos. I think it came from the thing that watched Gretchen.
“How kind of you, Gretchen Di Cesare… an apology for your many insults? Or a failure. The newest of many?”
She didn’t humor the Rosen Prince with a response, or at least not a verbal one. A tendril of flames shot out of the wall she’d summoned, to engulf the thing that had spoken to her. Killing it, did nothing to stop the voice, which seemed to come from everywhere at once now.
“Shall you outrun me again, Child? Or do I at last claim you as my own?” Gretchen just turned, and pulled open the car door, getting in as Nina keyed the engine. The wall of flames pivoted, cutting violently across the path before the car and burning anything there before quickly parting. Nina hit the gas and sped toward us, while Gretchen’s trail of fire followed.
I saw the Rosen shrink back as the car and the fire drew near. We took the opportunity while it was there. Dom pulled one of the doors open for me and I hefted the ammo boxes inside, looking back to watch him dive in behind me. We didn’t even get a chance to close the door before Nina was driving again. Gretchen rolled down the window and pulled the fires from behind us forward, launching them in front of the car to burn away the Rosen in our path. As she did, I could hear the demonic laughter of the Rosen Prince in the distance.
“RUN IF YOU MUST, DEAR CHILD! FOR I ALREADY AWAIT YOU!”
I looked out the back window to see that the Rosen had already given up chasing us. I wasn’t sure if that was a good sign or not. Judging by the look on Gretchen’s face, it wasn’t.
“We need to move, quickly,” She said. “Dominic, you can get us to Parsons, correct?”
“I think I should,” He said. “I’m sorry, did that thing just say it was already waiting for us, did it already get to Parsons?”
“I suppose we’ll find out shortly…” Gretchen admitted. “If so… we should still have time. The Rosen Prince shouldn’t have the biomass to launch a particularly large assault right now. He’ll need more bodies… but I still suggest we move, the clock is ticking.”
Nina pulled the car onto the road leading out of Puriysk, watching the rearview mirror anxiously as she did. The mists of the forest swallowed us up as we left Puriysk behind. All that remained now was ahead of us, at the end of the road.
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2023.03.26 07:09 Alex_Strizh The most important moments for the image of the "Neighbor"
This article will discuss how to create the perfect "Neighbor" character for your next photo or video shoot. The inspiration for this character comes from a description of a neighbor who is a little too curious about their neighbor's activities. The result is a playful, mischievous, and natural character that exudes youthful energy and charm. We will break down the elements of this character, including makeup, clothing, hairstyle, and facial expressions, and provide tips on how to recreate it for yourself or your model. Whether you are a photographer, videographer, or just looking for a fun and flirty character to play, this article is for you. So, let's dive in and create the perfect "Neighbor" character together!
- The Neighbor. "I have a neighbor who spies on me when I film hot content for you, and it turns me on. Now, before I start, I always open the curtains and turn on the lights."
- Several photos on the windowsill with the caption "Would you like to have a neighbor like this?"
- Photos with tulle (silhouette behind it)
- Cute photos at the entrance with the caption "I hope he likes it."
- Strip tease against the backdrop of open curtains.
Character: playful and mischievous young girl "Lolita," the main thing is to be a natural, cute, giggly girl on camera. In terms of appearance, the girl should have a beautiful look, which should be emphasized naturally, namely: nude makeup, pink/beige eyeshadow, natural lips, or lip gloss (the effect of plump pink lips is desired). We use highlighter and blush on several areas, avoiding contouring, as it makes the girl look older. Clothing: if possible, it would be great to use more bright colors (pink, blue, green, white). Tops, t-shirts, ruffles, shorts, skirts - everything will work. A dress will look great in the frame. Delicate socks and silk stockings can also be added. Regarding underwear, it would be great to see pale pink/white with various ruffles and lace, stockings, and frills. Hairstyle: delicate curls, ponytails, messy braids, mini ponytails from bangs. We use different headbands (ears, horns), ribbons, and hair ties. Facial expressions: do not use arrogant/bitchy/haughty looks. Do not make the lips pouty or squeeze them. We use more smiles, a mischievous look from below, winks, bow-shaped lips, playing with the tongue on camera, biting the lips, shyly looking away, fluttering the eyes, "upset look," angelic eyes. Different lights can also be used for photos (garlands, lamps of different colors). Place the camera higher to create the impression that you are lower than the man.
To create the character, one should follow the guidelines described above, which include the use of nude makeup, bright clothing, delicate curls, and playful facial expressions. It is important to avoid using arrogant or bitchy looks and instead use a more natural and cute demeanor. The use of different lighting and camera angles can also help create the desired effect.
In summary, to recreate the character of "The Neighbor," one should focus on creating a playful and mischievous young girl with a natural and cute demeanor. This can be achieved through nude makeup, bright clothing, delicate curls, and playful facial expressions. By following these guidelines, anyone can create their version of "The Neighbor" character.
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2023.03.26 07:08 kotoda [US][SELLING] Vinland Saga, Noragami, Ajin, A Silent Voice, Blue Flag, Orange, JJBA DiU, Levius, The Drifting Classroom, For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Kaiji
Images All G4-G5, except that Noragami volume 6 has a light scratch on the back. All either read once or never read.
Shipping included in price unless shipping international.
Vinland Saga 1-12: $200
Noragami 1-23: $170
Ajin 1-17 (Complete): $155
A Silent Voice 1-7 Box Set (Complete): $40
Blue Flag 1-8 (Complete): $80
Orange The Complete Collection 1-2: $25
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Diamond is Unbreakable 1-3: $36
Levius Hardcover: $20
The Drifting Classroom Perfect Edition 1: $15
For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams 1-6: $60
Kaiji Gambling Apocalypse 1-2: $30
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2023.03.26 07:00 mistergopez How to control RGB fans with motherboard
I have them connected to the mobo via addressable header. I saw on the website to hold down LED button for 5 seconds to sync it but that doesn't work. The lights will flash after 2 seconds, flash again after another 2, then remain off until i press the button again. any help?
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2023.03.26 06:55 JDhuddle1 White VGA light on a MSI b550f on ..... not posting......
so a few days ago my desktop started acting weird. It started refusing to post, had white vga light on it. so I reseated the gpu and bam it posted fast forward to the next day after putting the gpu back into the other pcie slot it somehow started hanging so I thought it might be my ram timings, I thought meh if it happens again illgo into bios and reset the settings. so 30 min later both screens went black again, and instead of recovering it bsod ( didnt get the code ) and then I restarted it , was extremely low video quality like almost it was before installing drivers, so I thought id restart it to see if it would fix itself, but then it refused to post. the white vga light is on , and it refuses to post. I tried re seating the ram , tested each stick, reseated gpu, and even re seated it in the other working pcie slot , nothing. it refuses to post. I put in my roommates old gpu ( like a 1030 or something ) and it automatically detected it. So im thinking my GPU got fried somehow, all the lights in my pc turn on it boots but wont get past the white vga light and post. the gpu lights up and fans turn on but MOBO refuses to recognize it unless a different gpu is in it. im going ot microcenter wed to return the gpu and get another one, but dont know what would casue this.
system specs:
mobo: MSI b550f gaming
CPU: ryzen 7 5800x
RAM: corsair vengance 3200 8gb sticks x4
GPU: asus rog strix 3070ti
PSU: seasonic psu 750w
what ive tried to troubleshoot:
reseated GPU in pcie slot 1 and in slot 2
restarted and reset bios via cmos
flashed most recent bios via bios flashback
tested each stick of ram individually
tried seprate GPU ( it posted and got into bios without problems)
is this a dead gpu ? what could have caused this ? this card is a year old in 5 days. microcenter offerd to replace the card, mobo, cpu, psu, and gpu all a year old
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2023.03.26 06:55 Adam-best Useful Portable Handheld Steam Iron
UPGRATED VERSION – Dual steamer and Iron. Produces a powerful and consistent steam. 2 in 1 for Flat hot and Hanging hot. Safer structure design to minimize leaking water. More sufficiently, and bursts strong hot steam swiftly, without water sputtering.
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https://reddit.com/link/122bi6video/nu3x7wivnl261/player QUICK & POWERFUL – Ceramic soleplate, heating up just 50s, prevents clothes from damaged. Powerful and stable steam to remove heavy wrinkle, odors and degerming.The steam is continuous and powerful, which can penetrate the clothes deeply and quickly.
SUITABLE FOR MOST FABRICS – One handheld fabric steamer to make shirts, suits, down clothes, night dress, wedding dress, pants crease free.
MULTIFUNCTION – Strong steam can be used in many ways-Cleaning dust. Pillow high temperature clean, sofa clean etc.
BEST EXPERIENCE – We also provide 100 ML Measuring Cup. Perfect for travel and home use.
HOW TO USE IT?
Directly hanging your clothes on the hanger, putting them flat on ironing board or even on the table. (you need to add the water in the tank(100ML) not more than the max line or it will leak or spoil when you ironing).
Secondly, adjust the temperature dial to the max, then the working light turned red. After the working light turned off, you can adjust the temperature to what you want, there has three settings, so them you can press the steamer button, and begin working.
Finally, just add water and turn on, waiting for 50 sec, you can start ironing your clothes.
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- Power: 1000W.
- Color: Purple / Blue.
- Size: 35 x 8 x 10 cm /(13.78*3.15*3.93 inches).
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2023.03.26 06:41 SkyAdministrative953 Wanting to bond w/ husband in his hobby yet we both have asp ..
My (30f) husband (36m) both are on the spectrum. He LOVES gaming and he recently bought a new computer and gave me his old one. I have dabbled in gaming to be closer and understand him and really enjoy it.
Yet gaming makes my brain mush. I get physically and mentally ill.
It’s been incredible to be once pushed out… Yet now begged to join lol. So this is very important to me to find solutions. It makes us closer. So as you can imagine I’m desperate.
Some games are easier than others. Unsure if it’s the type of graphics, play style, sounds, lighting effects or what…..
I have tried blue light glasses and the glasses themselves put pressure on my head. So do my headphones. Yet I need sound to assess the game.
Anyhow anyone else?
I just want to connect with him. Ty
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2023.03.26 06:39 caldeesi Feeling like a 🤡 after seeing AOTV. Spoiler. May take a Larry break.
I guess I was expecting more hidden Larry moments. I'll be interested to pause on the words flashing at the end to see what they say, but overall the only things I saw were:
1 Larry sign. A lot of pride flags, which is good. Blue and green lights at one arena. No Eleanor.
It seems like they edited the movie so all Larry related things weren't included. I'm weak.
I'm left feeling so sad. I came home and saw the news of Harry and Emily. I'm feeling so done and foolish. I know they were a thing back in the 1D days. I feel like a fool for thinking they are still together.
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2023.03.26 06:31 littprince [Store] Collectors Cache 2019, Aghanims 2021, Diretide 2022
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Directive of the Sunbound | Clockwerk | 15💲 | 2 | |
Sight of the Kha-Ren Faithful | Drow Ranger | 20💲 | 3 | |
Souls Tyrant | Shadow Fiend | 25💲 | 4 | |
Distinguished Expeditionary | Tusk | 15💲 | 1 | |
Verdant Predator | Venomancer | 15💲 | 2 | |
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2023.03.26 06:28 deleonicaa NPCs Bodies are Turning Invisible
So I have a couple of NPCs that get invisible bodies. It's not a lot, but it's enough that I notice it. Is there anyway to fix this? I think the most obvious NPC with this error is Kematu.
Here's my modlist. Hope you guys can help!
#Mod_Priority,#Mod_Status,#Mod_Name
- "0000","+","DLC: HearthFires"
- "0001","+","DLC: Dragonborn"
- "0002","+","DLC: Dawnguard"
- "0003","+","Creation Club: ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode"
- "0004","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE037-Curios"
- "0005","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS"
- "0006","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE001-Fish"
- "0007","+","Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch"
- "0008","+","Bug Fixes SSE"
- "0009","+","HD LODs Textures SE"
- "0010","+","DynDOLOD Resources SE"
- "0011","+","DynDOLOD DLL SE"
- "0012","+","DynDOLOD DLL SE - Scripts"
- "0013","+","PapyrusUtil SE - Modders Scripting Utility Functions"
- "0014","+","ApachiiSkyHair SSE"
- "0015","+","RaceMenu"
- "0016","+","Fores New Idles in Skyrim SE - FNIS SE"
- "0017","+","FNIS Creatures"
- "0018","+","FNIS Spells"
- "0019","+","Kaidan Immersive Features"
- "0020","+","FNIS Output"
- "0021","+","SmoothCam"
- "0022","+","Maevan2's Eye Brows SE"
- "0023","+","KS Hairdos SSE - Female"
- "0024","+","ApachiiSkyHairFemale_v_1_5_1"
- "0025","+","The Eyes Of Beauty SSE"
- "0026","+","The Eyes Of Beauty SSE Elves"
- "0027","+","Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer -CBBE-"
- "0028","+","SG Female Eyebrows"
- "0029","+","Better Brow Texture SE"
- "0030","+","[namida"
- "0031","+","High Elf Preset Angel SE"
- "0032","+","High Elf Preset Mid"
- "0033","+","Onmund by CrimsonFairy"
- "0034","+","Bijin Wives SE 1.1.2"
- "0035","+","Bijin NPCs SE 1.2.1"
- "0036","+","Pandorable's NPCs"
- "0037","+","Kaidan 2.1.1"
- "0038","+","Hunky Farkas with Companion Wolf Armor"
- "0039","+","KS Hairdos Renewal - Male"
- "0040","+","Handsome Vilkas 1.2"
- "0041","+","High Poly Head SE"
- "0042","+","SkyUI"
- "0043","+","Enhanced Lights and FX"
- "0044","+","ELFX Fixes"
- "0045","+","Kori - A High Poly Female High Elf Racemenu Preset"
- "0047","+","Bijin Skin - CBBE"
- "0048","+","Aredhel High Elf Follower and preset ESP-FE"
- "0049","+","High Elf Preset - Aurora"
- "0050","+","Bijin Warmaidens SE"
- "0051","+","Lucien"
- "0052","+","Opulent Robe Retexture 4K SE"
- "0053","+","Immersive Armors - Realistic Armors replace SE FULL"
- "0054","+","Female Makeup Suite - Face - RaceMenu Overlays of Eyeliner EyeShadow Contours and Highlights - Special Edition"
- "0055","+","Summer's Custom Eyes"
- "0056","+","Community Overlays 1 (0-30) Bodypaints Warpaints Tattoos and more made for the Community (Special Edition)"
- "0057","+","Community Overlays 2 (31-50) Bodypaints Warpaints Tattoos and more made for the Community (Special Edition)"
- "0058","+","Convenient Horses"
- "0059","+","Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Shadows (EVLaS)"
- "0060","+","Convenient Horses Anniversary Edition Patch"
- "0061","+","Skyrim Horses Renewal SSE"
- "0062","+","Contextual Helmet Equipping - Combat"
- "0063","+","JK's Skyrim all in one"
- "0064","+","JK Skyrim No Lights Compatibility"
- "0065","+","Address Library for SKSE Plugins"
- "0066","+","Nether's Follower Framework"
- "0067","+","RS Children Overhaul"
- "0068","+","Brows"
- "0069","+","FineFaceTextures_by Urshi_Version_B_2_0"
- "0070","+","Improved Eyes Skyrim"
- "0071","+","-Giselle- RaceMenu Preset and Screenarchery Tips"
- "0072","+","R246 Female Presets for RaceMenu and ECE"
- "0073","+","Natural Eyes"
- "0074","+","BodySlide and Outfit Studio"
- "0075","+","Anastasia - High Poly HighElf Racemenu Presets"
- "0076","+","DreamBurrow Regal Huntsman Armor-SSE-2-0"
- "0077","+","Crimson Ranger Armor SE 1.0"
- "0078","+","Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K"
- "0079","+","Rogue Light Elven Armor"
- "0080","+","Expressive Facial Animation -Male Edition-"
- "0081","+","Kaidan Replacer"
- "0082","+","ENB Helper SE"
- "0083","+","Smooth Sky mesh - SSE"
- "0084","+","Skyrim_Particle_Patch_for_ENB"
- "0085","+","ENB Light"
- "0086","+","Expressive Facial Animation -Female Edition-"
- "0087","+","Immersive Armors 8.1 SSE Test"
- "0088","+","Immersive Armours - SSE CBBE BodySlide"
- "0089","+","Immersive College NPCs"
- "0090","+","Hedge Mage Armor SSE"
- "0091","+","Fast Travel for Survival Mode"
- "0092","+","Face Discoloration Fix"
- "0093","+","DCR - King Crusader Mega Pack"
- "0094","+","Campfire - Complete Camping System (Supports Skyrim VR)"
- "0095","+","Campfire 1.12.1SEVR Release"
- "0096","+","Increase Carry-Weight on Level-Up"
- "0097","+","Soul Collector"
- "0098","+","Silver Dragon Armor"
- "0099","+","Dragonblood Etched Armor - Standard ESP"
- "0100","+","Legolas Ranger Armor"
- "0101","+","L u n a"
- "0102","+","Touring Carriages"
- "0103","+","Skaal Village Overhaul 1.1"
- "0104","+","Actually Attractive Elves for Racemenu"
- "0105","+","Song of the Green 1.3"
- "0106","+","Auri Replacer"
- "0107","+","Ciri's Outfit 1.5"
- "0108","+","Independent Arsonist Armor (CBBE-3BA-Himbo)"
- "0109","+","King Panther Armor"
- "0110","+","Kaidan 2 - HD Armor Retexture"
- "0111","+","Elven Defender - Armor"
- "0112","+","Studded Elven Armor"
- "0113","+","Gritty Paladin Armor (Standalone)"
- "0115","+","Name Your Horse SE"
- "0116","+","Immersive HUD - iHUD"
- "0117","+","Better Males Remesh for Skyrim SE"
- "0118","+","Smooth Male Body - NEVERNUDE Version with underwear"
- "0119","+","Forgotten Magic Redone SE"
- "0120","+","Better Dialogue Controls"
- "0121","+","Blood Witch Armor"
- "0122","+","Raven witch armor and Apex Werewolf"
- "0123","+","Dragon Bone Mage Armor by Natterforme"
- "0124","+","Aesthetic Elves"
- "0125","+","Common Clothes and Armors"
- "0126","+","Simple Wearable Lanterns"
- "0127","+","Bandolier - Bags and Pouches Classic"
- "0128","+","DX Tembtra Thief Outfit - UNP"
- "0129","+","Black Mage Armor SE"
- "0130","+","Sounds of Skyrim Complete SE"
- "0131","+","Frostfall 3.4.1 SE Release"
- "0132","+","Cloaks of Skyrim SSE"
- "0133","+","Cloaks Of Skyrim Retextured SE"
- "0134","+","My Home is Your Home"
- "0135","+","Alternate Start - Live Another Life"
- "0136","+","Ugly_Zodd Dunmer (Dark Elf) Preset"
- "0137","+","Layla the Dark Elf racemenu preset"
- "0138","+","Arcane Mage Armor"
- "0139","+","(Now High Poly) RaceMenu Presets for Expressive Facegen Morphs"
- "0140","+","INIGO"
- "0141","+","Truly Light Elven Armor (female) for SSE - Replacer - Standalone"
- "0142","+","Static Mesh Improvement Mod"
- "0143","+","Misc. SMIM Fixes"
- "0144","+","Immersive College of Winterhold"
- "0145","+","Nibenean Armors and Outfit SE - UNP - UNPB - CBBE"
- "0146","+","Particle Patch for ENB"
- "0147","+","SkyUI SE - Flashing Savegames Fix"
- "0148","+","Gigaduex's Armor Sets SE"
- "0149","+","ApachiiSkyHairMale_v_1_5_1"
- "0150","+","A Quality World Map"
- "0151","+","BWB Kaidan 4.0"
- "0152","+","Kaidan and Inigo"
- "0153","+","Kaidan NPC Overhaul"
- "0154","+","Lucien Replacer 2"
- "0155","+","Hvergelmir's Aesthetics - Brows"
- "0156","+","High-Poly Inigo Replacer"
- "0157","+","Cathedral Weathers and Seasons"
- "0158","+","Alternate Conversation Camera"
- "0159","+","Dark Elf preset commoner"
- "0160","+","Regalia Armor for UNP CBBE and CBBE Bodyslide SSE"
- "0161","+","RaceMenu High Heels (Height Fixes)"
- "0162","+","Truly Light Glass Armor (female) for SSE - Replacer - Standalone"
- "0163","+","Battle Mage Armour"
- "0164","+","Lunar Guard Armor"
- "0165","+","Seasoned Traveller Armor SE-AE"
- "0166","+","Crimson Twilight Armor - CBBE SSE"
- "0167","+","Tribunal Robes and Masks for SSE"
- "0168","+","SSE Display Tweaks"
- "0169","+","Shadow Boost"
- "0170","+","HG Hairdos"
- "0171","+","Traveling Mage - My version SE-AE"
- "0172","+","Twilight Princess Armor Mashup"
- "0173","+","COCO Raikou - CBBE-TBD-BHUNP SE"
- "0174","+","Kinnari Armor - TBD"
- "0175","+","The Fancy Witch Armour UNP CBBE"
- "0176","+","Lind's Elven Eyes"
- "0177","+","ELFX - Exteriors Fixes"
- "0178","+","RANs HeadMesh Variants"
- "0179","+","Dark Elf Preset Natsh"
- "0180","+","Heartfire Multiple Adoptions"
- "0181","+","Hololive Shirogane Noel Outfit"
- "0182","+","Nightshade Bodysuit"
- "0183","+","Footprints"
- "0184","+","Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K - SMIM Patch"
- "0185","+","SKSE 64"
- "0186","+","Obsidian Mountain Fogs"
- "0187","+","Apachii Divine Elegance Store"
- "0188","+","ApachiiDivineElegance_SSE_CBBE_by_ughitsmegan_v_1_9"
- "0189","+","JS Armored Circlets SE"
- "0190","+","The Witcher 3 Female Armours - SSE CBBE BodySlide"
- "0191","+","Mage Hunter - Outfit and Flintlock"
- "0192","+","Blended Roads"
- "0193","+","Landscapes - Cathedral Concept"
- "0194","+","Cathedral - Plants"
- "0195","+","Shanoa Armor CBBE port with Changes"
- "0196","+","Faith - Breton Preset"
- "0197","+","Majestic Mountains Main"
- "0198","+","Majestic Mountains Main LOD"
- "0199","+","Water for ENB"
- "0200","+","[NINI] Ceara"
- "0201","+","Winter Is Coming SSE - Cloaks"
- "0202","+","Fuz Ro D-oh - Silent Voice"
- "0203","+","[NINI] Bless RB 0004"
- "0204","+","Calling of the Conjurer"
- "0205","+","DynDOLOD TexGen Fixes"
- "0206","+","Moons And Stars - Sky Overhaul SKSE"
- "0207","+","Happy Little Trees"
- "0208","+","Happy Little Trees Add-On - DynDOLOD 3"
- "0209","+","Happy Little Trees Add-On - DynDOLOD 3 0 DLC 1 Pine"
- "0210","+","Happy Little Trees Add-On - DynDOLOD Solstheim Broken Pines"
- "0211","+","TexGen_Output"
- "0212","+","DynDOLOD_Output"
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2023.03.26 06:22 zane2976 Invisible fire?
I usually use bic lighters to light my cigarettes, but my last one ran out yesterday. I searched everywhere, eventually finding an old jet lighter I’d forgotten about. At night the flame is blue, however during the day it seems the flame is invisible; which makes it tricky to line the flame up with my cig.
Why is that? What makes the jet lighter so different?
I tried searching on google but only ended up with confusing information about engines.
Thank you in advance to anyone who is able to explain why this happens!
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2023.03.26 06:13 Socialist_Metalhead Will migraines only ever happen on one side of the head or can it fill the entire front as well?
My headaches are across the forehead, and down both sides, as well as behind the eyes. Sometimes they happen on one side, though.
In one instance, I felt a jolt of pain shoot down the side of my head starting from my eye, and i stayed in pain, feeling lethargic and sick afterwards. This is super rare though.
I went to my GP a little while back when I had a week-and-a-half long headache, and was seeing small little flashes of light. He didn't seem super concerned but wanted me to see an ophthalmologist and ENT.
So I see the ophthalmologist, and he finds nothing wrong with my eyes whatsoever.
I see the ENT. He wants to run a CT scan, so I do that. They find nothing wrong.
The whole time I'm telling these doctors "headaches, headaches, headaches" but they just don't seem to have any advice for me. The eye doctor didn't even really respond at all when i mentioned them.
Sometimes I go a while without them. But if I take a moment to focus on my head and become a bit self aware, i almost always notice *some* level of pressure/pain even if its barely noticeable. But then again, maybe its just because at this point im expecting to find something and i might be feeling something that's always there.
I don't know. Maybe my doctor's didn't really answer my questions because they really just didn't think it was a cause for concern with what they were seeing. But I've spent all this money to not have my questions answered by any of the doctors I've seen and I just don't know what to do now.
Right now I have some slight pain in my forehead. And the front part of my head feels like there's static. I don't know how else to describe it. No visual distortion despite maybe some very very slight blurring. But I just feel like faint static.
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2023.03.26 06:08 mightgrey anyone have any links to a good jarrarium for a work desk?
I want a specific kind of jatank for my small desk at work. I'm thinking like 5 inches across and like 8 inches tall. Something like that with a lid and maybe a built in light? I do aquariums and I love all my ramshorn snails because I have so many colors! Pink and blue and white and spotted. I want to do a small aquarium with a few plants from my 29 gallon tank and like 10 small snails. I have no need for a filter or heater. Put in 1 root tab (fertilizer for the plants) and then plant a specific few plants I know would look great in a tank with dementions like how I'm thinking. Maybe use some aquarium safe glue and glue on the back a bunch of subwassertang moss (my favorite of all the aquatic mosses) the lid and built in light are very important so the snails don't escape and so I don't have to buy an extra light for it you know. Something I can just plug into a USB or the wall
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2023.03.26 06:03 coffeebleed Being black in America - Some report being tired
“Get out of the car with your hands up! If you make any moves, we are going to blow your f—ing heads off!” As I got out of the car, I noticed that the policemen — six of them — had their guns drawn. All of them. I don’t recall being afraid, but I distinctly remember noticing how the blue lights seemed to dance from one pistol to the next and thinking that it was the potential yellow flashes I had to be worried about.” ”We protested that we hadn’t done anything, that we were military, and asked “why did you stop us?” It turns out that we fit the description of someone they were looking for, although it was never clear to me what that person looked like. After searching the car and finding some half-drained 3-hour-old old “forties,” one officer produced my friend’s .25 automatic from the glove box. They reacted as though they found a .50 caliber machine gun and slapped handcuffs on him and took him to jail. Shortly afterwards, the policemen told us to go home after finding out we didn’t have any outstanding warrants.” This
article from the Tennessee Lookout is interesting.
”I remember leaving that conversation realizing that as Black men, we are born “suspect” from the moment our mothers bring us into the world until we leave it.” I applaud the author and their friends for staying calm and not being shot. Heightened responses and practices by police can result in being blown away. Even a man eating a burger got shot by a cop in the restaurant parking lot. I guess you never know.
What I do know is I’m glad I’m not a black man. I feel lucky to not have been born a black man. They are extremely strong people to wake up every day and face an American system that itches to lock them up. We can’t say that’s false with how many have been falsely locked up and accused of crimes they didn’t commit. Lives and time stolen.
Depending on how the cops feel that day, they committed a crime and they’re going to jail. In the past evidence was faked, some planted drugs, cops coached witnesses to lie, gave them drugs as payment to lie, and so on. It must be hard being a black man. I’d feel like a semi-visible target is on my back.
- I’d try to become as rich as possible to mitigate the effects of my blackness.
Even if I did everything right in America, my color can impact my treatment. Now try to add romance and seeking a partner and family on top of that. That’s real pressure. Protect a family and myself? Stay employed and keep working for more but be an acrobat when situations occurred. I’m glad I’m not them.
- According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, one in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime. ”Individuals of color have a disproportionate number of encounters with law enforcement, indicating that racial profiling continues to be a problem.”
- African American youth have higher rates of juvenile incarceration and are more likely to be sentenced to adult prison - Sending kids to adult prisons is harsh. Rape and more can happen to them.
People are easily raped and extorted in American jails and prisons. Some state laws ban sex in prison, but sending kids to adult systems means sending them to be hurt and trained in certain ways.
Inmates in other countries report less chances and likelihood of being raped. - African American women are three times more likely than white women to be incarcerated, while Hispanic women are 69 percent more likely than white women to be incarcerated. - Is this by design?
Some have to trade guards sex for period products. American women are taxed on sanitary products, but at least they don’t trade sex for them. What’s the alternative? Bleeding on yourself? This can happen to all female inmates. Not just black.
It does seem black people must stay straight and narrow and help themselves as much as they can. If not open arms with handcuffs are waiting even if they do nothing wrong. Being black in America is cool but what a way to live. Unsurprisingly some report being tired.
This isn’t Tucker Carlson commentary or some crime statistics people throw out. Innocent black people have genuine concerns.
Things black people can do to limit chances of being arrested: - Don’t drive late at night - Don’t do drugs or associate with any drug users - Get a 401k and learn how to invest and save like a fiend for longevity or potential cases - Don’t drive a flashy car and do the speed limit - Pay bills on time. Try to be black with good credit. - Keep a low profile. Don’t be flashy. Act broke - Say less than necessary always. The more you speak, the more people can judge. - When speaking remember that you are not a victim. America has done a lot for you. Affirmative action to address discrimination from the past and more. Speak slowly and keep your hands visible always - Record interactions. If something happens it could be your last. - Avoid mostly white neighborhoods. Do not jog, stop, or loiter around them. Know where you are at all times and the people who live there. Don’t cause problems. Leave. AI and surveillance technologies are tracking people anyways. Leave fast. - Accept that cops can possibly point guns at you even if you’re complying. Your skin color is danger and trouble as promoted by systems and the media. Be quiet and get through it - Bleach your skin. Lighter blacks may be treated better
I think those tips can help them. Meanwhile in other countries perhaps they don’t deal with such measures. Maybe they can live better in places that don’t see them as evil from the moment they’re born.
If you are not a black male or black in general I guess be thankful. Black people are a stain on American society and must be locked up or eradicated.
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2023.03.26 06:02 Wanttamanifest Does anyone have a picture of the edge of our galaxy in 0 air pollution?
I live in a place where at best it’s a 5 on the light pollution scale and was curious if anyone had a photo of the edge of our galaxy? I’ve tried to find one but all the ones I find are edited to look blue-ish purple and I’ve never seen it before normally. If this belonged in the general questions post I apologize!
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