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desultory-novice · 9 months

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...What time is it...? It's time to slowly clear out Dess's massively over-stuffed inbox with another LIGHTNING ROUND!

> both does and doesn't survive

Oooh, that choice of words!! /pos

> a refusal to stop just because the story says its finished

And ahhhh, this too!! /pos

...Okay, wow, I need to draw more Beast Pack now... (Sorry, I wish I had a more intelligent response than that but I daresay you already laid claim to the most brilliant words!)

Hello hello! As a fan of the show Firefly back in the day, I APPROVE OF GALACTIC WILD WESTS!

But no, this is really smart! Most of the people who come to Popstar could be easily categorized as shipwrecked or refugees of some kind. People from the "greater" more modernized galaxy winding up on a backwoods-y planet. (And I think it's been described that way in certain works. Or implied?)

Depending upon how you take the Floralia situation, Popstar could be a bit like Australia or some other small island callously "claimed" by the British Empire. Outside of a few places like Butter Building (and even that is a maybe) most of its locales seem to be places that are still standing from ancient history. Not a lot has been done with it from this generation of Popstarians. It's frontier-land.

Also, Max as a robber-baron is a A+++ idea! This all reminds me of how in my expanded Dreamy Gear concept, I made the HWC one of those shady AF age of expansion railway companies! It just feels very in tune with the way the HWC was doing things! (Under the table and independent of any galactic authority, to be certain!)

As far as that particular puffed up depiction of Dedede goes, I can see it too, tbh! ...Nyeh. XD

Pardon my YGO Abridged reference.

I have to admit, I haven't read every novel in-depth, but Takase-sensei is getting a lot closer to my own views of Kirby + Kirby-verse here. I feel like the Planet Robobot novel might be the last one of hers where I really appreciated the specific take she took with things!

(Btw, I wonder if we'll get a third novel this year? I still don't think a Mago Epilogue novel is coming just because no Meta Knight XD but I'm curious what other story she might cook up now...!)

I think it's a great thing to think about! Just like HAL and Kumazaki love to dump lore in the most obscure places, I think we're meant to think about these things! Enjoy going in depth on them!

Now, I think I lean towards a more emotionally balanced Taranza, even while seeing him as someone in mourning. I've of course laughed at the various crying/distraught reactions people have given him (which are all really funny!) but I also think that maybe he'd be someone to take it more as what it is - a tribute?

(At least, I don't think Magolor means it negatively. I'm not 100% on that, because he DOES like to play tricks on people. But I also have a personal HC that he learned about Halcandra and the Lor/Master Crown during time he spent with the spiders so I don't think he'd do that to Taranza to be mean. Maybe Magolor never reached the stage of being "friends" with Taranza and Sectonia, friendless wizard that he is, but I think he liked them, potentially?)

So, I think Taranza would be touched by the mask (he MIGHT cry though) and the way it is labeled. It's subtle. It doesn't flaunt the fact that Taranza never got his feelings across to his beloved. Nor does it disrespectfully rewrite history as if he had.

I think Susie is also able to have a fairly calm (?) or at least highly restrained reaction to seeing her father's visage. But again, I like the concept that she might mock-threaten to sue Magolor too!

If Magolor DIDN'T get contracted by Susie to make that Weekend Outfit Susie mask and instead made it himself based on observations of her in his trip through the timelines, now THAT would get him in some serious hot water for sure! (But she probably would compliment him on how she looks appropriately cute in it.)

...Daroach would have something quippy to say, I would feel. Probably something a li~ttle prickly about how it's funny he doesn't see a mask depicting MAGOLOR's time under the possession of an evil artifact!

Magolor: "......"

I suppose Marx's reactions to a mask of his soul form depend entirely on where you place Marx on the "more intelligent than he looks" slider. If he's just a silly little guy, then Magolor just made a palette swap mask of him and that's funny!

If he's actually very, very SMART then he would say the same thing as before - on the surface. And then he and Magolor would have a very serious talk about things. In private.

(I, of course, love a Marx who is exceptionally magically inclined. Possibly more attuned to magic than a non-Master Crown empowered Magolor. And he might be able to recognize just from a glance what exactly is "going on" in the Marx Soul mask - certainly from the invocation of "Soul" in the name. Namely, that Magolor saw something HE SHOULDN'T.)

Coo: "...Why am I gray??"

And I agree that Kirby would love the different colored Kirbys and probably made all the Dream Team try them on!

PS: I would love to write/draw/read/see more depictions of the others enjoying Merry Magoland! It's such untapped ground!

I did, in fact, post my treatment for my best attempt at coming up with an entry-evel Kirby movie with plenty of easter eggs back in this post! I'm not... 100% satisfied with it, as it's so heavily and clearly an ADAPTATION smooshing several plots into one.

But I did what I could with the idea of trying to cram as many games and major characters into three movies as possible while sticking with Kirby = Friendship as a major theme.

To be honest, I'm more in love with the plot concept I teased for the "second movie," that combines Squeak Squad and Triple Deluxe and RtDL together and pits Kirby and the gang against the Squeaks against Magolor and Taranza against Sectonia against Traitor Magolor in a wacky mystery of mistaken motives!

I think the "thief vs thief" and "royalty vs wannabe royalty" aspects make the characters from that game mesh together a little better than trying to speedrun the Dark Matter Saga + Marx in one movie.

But lets answer some of the rest of this, shall we? ...If you go back enough years, I would have liked to see a Kirby movie done entirely in 2D, but even the old anime series recognized it was easier to keep Kirby on model if he were 3D. So nowadays, it would have to be 3D.

I don't expect it would go for a particular visual style, ala Spiderverse or Puss in Boots. I really think it would look like your average Disney/Pixar/Illumination "clean" CG movie....

But it would be fun if they tried for a more impactful style! Something heavily cell-shaded, perhaps? I love the aesthetics of Epic Yarn and Rainbow Curse, so while a movie might not be the place to get super experimental, I wouldn't mind them trying!

Mario has proven that you don't need to massively twist the characters into the Hollywood "cartoon" model to be successful so I think Kirby could lean more toward a "faithful" depiction.

That said, while -I- personally would do everything possible to work in as many references as possible if I were put in charge, the sad truth is, I never would be, and so I expect a Kirby movie would be a little vanilla in its plot. A "Kirby vs King Dedede only oops, Dark Matter/Nightmare is really behind things!" story?

I wouldn't necessarily expect to see the Animal Friends or Adeleine or Gooey in it. Maybe Marx, given he's popular. (But I don't expect a massively nuanced take on him. ^^; )

...I'd go see it though, either way!

Oho!

This is a pretty interesting concept because Elfilin is not really anything resembling a combatant. Then again, Adeleine isn't much of one either...

Because Adeleine takes a lot from the Artist copy ability (and the same can be said for other Dream Friends who call back to certain movesets) I think I would continue along that path and base Elfilin at least partly on the ESP copy ability.

Elfilin would have a few unique attack moves, based on the use of their tail, probably. Little excited, flicky movements! As well as moves based around their ability to make portals/rifts!

They might be able to use weaker versions of Fecto Elfilis's moves including a softer version of Elfilis' Antares spear? (Probably made of light or a phantasmal version, rather than just a miniaturized version of it XD ) And of course, every X number of times you use the move that summons objects from a dimensional rift, a miniature Big Rig falls out and rams into something! XD

...Anon...

How you tempt me...

Our setting is a dimly-lit smoky bar. A woman with thick hair covering one of her ruby eyes and with warm, earthy skin leans in, her gold jewelry flashing, her dress sinking past her feet.

“The others call me...'clingy.' Said I don’t know how to let go.”

Her partner, an older gentleman with plenty of blond left in his slicked back hair and a surprisingly attractive squint shuts his pocket watch and smiles a cat-like smile at her.

“Misty, you know my only purpose in life is to grant your wish.”

May you all be damned with that visual as I have been!

If I don't say this enough, I have received so much support from this fandom and I'm just so very grateful to all of you.

I hope all of you are receiving the love and care you deserve as well for being such creative, kind, patient, understanding people...!

#Kirby #Elfilin #Galactic Nova x Mistilteinn #...and a bunch of others I'm too tired to tag ^^;#Dess daydreams about being hired to adapt Kirby again #...It's fine. I'm sure doing it officially comes with a bunch of red tape and rules. I'm happy just drawing my HC and such #But every now and then... I start to imagine 'what if...?'#Dess Answers Questions

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pridewon · 2 years

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anon asked: No problem, I checked out the list and was wondering if I could get #1,3,4,5,9,10,11,13, 20, and 21 on the random character description list for Leon? 🤭 (characterisation prompts)

how’s the sound of their laugh? (if they laugh, that is!)

leon does laugh, and regularly surprises people who are not very familiar with him with how hearty and wholesome his laugh sounds. schoolmates he doesn’t see often, or club members who are not on the starting roster are more enclined to picture him as a kind, but firm and serious guy; his closest friends and teammates are the ones around whom he allows himself to relax. post-timeskip, two things never fail to have him in stitches: his daughter and her shenanigans, and wakatoshi interacting with children/featuring in any tv ad ever. leon’s laugh is one of those communicative laughs, that seem to make any situation light up a little bit; and it is never, ever mean or mocking.

how do they act around children?

an absolute champion around children. he has always gotten along pretty well with them, having often babysat his younger brother (and his neighbours’ children on occasions), and he seems to have quite a natural talent with them, commanding natural respect and awe in younger generations. he grows from ‘cool big brother’ to ‘cool dad’ and ‘cool uncle’ - probably because he tends to treat children on what they may perceive as equal foot. he takes them seriously, and they take him seriously in return - treat kids with respect, and they’ll respect you in return, is his philosophy... and so far? he hasn’t been proven wrong. it probably helps that he doesn’t shy away from playing and games, and has a good sense of patience, too.

do they make eye contact with others look at their feet/somewhere else?

leon makes eye contact in whatever measure is deemed acceptable and respectable. he doesn’t tend to stare intently, and he doesn’t look away when spoken to - although he does look down to a point in the ground when spoken to harshly or scolded by someone he did not intend to disappoint (*cough* coach washijo *cough*).

how do they act when they cry? (if they ever do it)

like this >:) leon doesn’t cry often, and tends to be on the more reserved side of things, but he is far from being as undecipherable or barricaded as, say, ushijima. he doesn’t mind his emotions getting the better of him, nor does he mind tear rolling down his face, but... he doesn’t like it happening in public. as much as leon doesn’t mind vulnerability when it comes from others and will always be the first to comfort a distraught teammate or friend, he doesn’t like letting his own shine through. at various stages of his life, leon has been someone others could and would rely on: he is comfortable in the role of the guy who holds it together, and remains steadfast so that other may take a breather or even crumble safely. should leon break and cry in front of others, like after a tough loss... tears will show and roll, but he’ll fight to hold them back and no sob or sound will pass his lips; and they’ll be contained in a matter of seconds. do they smile with their teeth?

not typically - although there are different flavours to leon’s smiles, as his teammates and friends progressively find out the more they spend time with him. all his smiles look similar: close-lipped, quiet, relaxed, with a hint of contentment... but there is always a subtle something hinting at whatever it is he means to communicate at any given moment, including but not limited to “just happy to be here”, “i have the patience of a saint but i’m still going to call you out on your bullshit”, and the most powerful of all, “i clearly know and think more than i let on but good luck prying it out of me”. friends and teammates quickly learn to decipher the nuances and make the difference between all of them - a useful survival skill, when leon is your vice-captain.

do they stand up with their back straight or slouched?

back straight, even if his posture appears fairly relaxed - deceivingly so. leon radiates a martial and commanding aura (he is benkei, after all) despite his approachability; and it is in part due to his posture. he stands and sits up straight, because it’s better for his back, because he doesn’t like to slouch, because it’s better manners and because it’s what he naturally does.

what do they do when they start getting impatient?

as previously mentioned, leon is not someone who easily lets moments of vulnerability shine through and slip past - including impatience and frazzled moments. he is conscious of other people’s eyes on him, and doesn’t easily let his guard down; most importantly, he likes to remain in control of himself and his emotions. impatience means loss of control - in other words, not acceptable. should impatience creep up on him (during games or in any situation), leon catches himself before he says or does something he might regret and forces himself to take a step back, probably more harshly than necessary. in arguments, this has sometimes led to him walking away from the discussion to regroup and collect himself - with the accidental side effect of giving the impression that he cares less than he actually does, or that he is more unfeeling than he is. it is something he is aware of, and something that he knows has played a part in his separation from his ex-girlfriend. he tries to do better for his daughter; to be more open and to allow himself to be more honest about how he feels, even when things are going awry. are they chatty or reserved?

leon stands in the middle on this spectrum.while not particularly chatty or talkative, he communicates well and has no trouble holding a conversation with pretty much anyone. he easily adjusts to other people’s levels and demands and has a talent for putting people at a relative ease when talking to/with them. he never overshares, is always happy to listen, and while some people end up noticing that leon doesn’t say that much... it never feels like he is actually reserved or quiet.

what do they do with their hands during a conversation? cross their arms? fidget with something?

true to his benkei nickname and martial posture, leon doesn’t fidget, leon doesn’t move around, and leon always looks poised and relaxed and confident. during conversations, he’ll more often than not keep his hands in the pockets of his jacket, or keep them behind his back with his shoulders open and straight. he sometimes crosses his arms over his chest, but more rarely; his posture is usually more open than closed off.

#(anon)#(oohira; headcanons)#smooches on u anon <3 #thank you for allowing me to spend more braincells on leon this was so much fun to write out

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elytrafemme · 2 years

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reread cs chapter update thing today and i think this will be short. well maybe not idk. when i first read it i think i was freaking out because of vacation and not the chapter so maybe i will have coherent thoughts. or maybe i’ll have no coherent thoughts.

so the chapter starts and it makes me giggle because one of my biggest daily fears is worrying i’ve forgotten something important that i need to do, specifically with school. so i see csranboo worry about his planner and i giggle. me too buddy me too <- never writes in their planner like an idiot

okay and then dream happens wich fills me with primal rage. someone stop him fr. and the fact that apparently he’s pretending like he’s tutoring, and that the tommy incident is mentioned, and like just everything. he makes me want to punch a wall but that would hurt so i won’t. also punching walls is bad for the wall, the wall did nothing to deserve to be punched.

also!!!! HES FREAKING GOING TO STAY AT DREAMS FOR (some of) THE HOLIDAYS??? gonna punch dream but in my mind. i am absolutely distraught over the whole situation. i can feel the air shifting ya know. SOMETHINGS GOING TO HAPPEN AND IM GOING TO BE EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED I KNOW IT AND IM NOT READY.

okay now on a better note, ranboo thinkin about tubbo non stop is kinda funny to watch. freaking gay ass. freaking aro spec idiot needs some since bapped into him. i adore his existence

also freaking little dude going through gender crisis i give him a cupcake for his troubles.

and ranboo guy self isolating. NO!!! i mean i can understand him wanting space to process things but no he’s avoiding people :(

absolutely distraught over this guy all the time

also fundy is pretty endearing he’s scared of being left alone or somethin. nice lil dude. or not little, technically not little.

anyway the snake story was nice, made me smile.

also i want to shake the ranbus. he’s freaking avoiding all the things. needs to face them head on to save himself the later headache. but then again fairs.

also the note of how dream has started to tell ranboo to focus more on school than people is like. hmmm. bad vibes on that.

and ranboo overthinking everything. and

yea

also the phone call with techno was really good i enjoyed it thoroughly. i can’t place my finger on it i swear brain goes scrambled reading these chapters. maybe it’s a curse of the ranboo pov.

also the spider in the cart part made me giggle, it probably shouldn’t but it did. it doesn’t rhyme but in my head it does. spider in a cart what will he do. i could take literally any other part of that scene and talk about it but no my brain loves spiders in the cart. also hates the visual because i would cry of spiders were actually in my cart or even not in my cart just thinking about it i want to shake off my skin. it’s silly it’s funny it makes me giggle.

also!!!! ever since drivers ed every driving related bit of cs is like yea!!!! cars should not be trusted near anyone actually. relatable times here, might have a car crash might not.

also the freaking comedy of having a crappy time and also finals on the same day, peak humor (to me i guess)

anyway i want to provide thoughts of substance but i guess my brain is more scrambled than an unlucky egg. freaking poultry industry. half of this is me taking about me and not the chapter, but tbh i skimmed a little at some parts. i want to cook ranboo like an egg he would sizzle i think

heres a shirt for your troubles i am very talkative recently which will inevitably change but you have me for now crowding your ask box

freaking awesome shirt

also yea your fic is so good and fics actually they all make my brain go fried/pos

God knows I never have a coherent thought EVER so coherent or not its very welcome. im positively obsessed w your chaotic energy anyway

NO BC I USED TO DENOUNCE PLANNERS BUT I'D FORGET EVERYTHINGGG now I literally write everything down in daily agendas like. remember to brush your teeth remember this super important school event! etc

oh you WILL be emotional damaged (promise) but YEP!!!! dream was honestly pretty fun to write in that chapter because he really is just the fucking worst. he wants to keep ranboo as long as possible while giving him the idea that HE'S the one who wants to stay and is imposing, as opposed to dream just like two weeks beforehand kicking ranboo out mid-hangout for no reason. lot of fun shifts happening! and yeah, tutoring, what a good coverup for what youre doing. <3

"absolutely distraught over this guy all the time" this

but yeah tubbo and ranboo think about each other. A Lot. it's all i can do considering ive deprived u guys of Them content for SO LONG! but yes. them <3 and yes fundy is so so fucking worried he wants to play it safe he's scared that if he fucks it up he'll lose ranboo forever. he's just doing his best man. his abandonment issues precede him

spiders in cart<3 fun fact the spiders uhhhh weren't actually there he was hallucinating those but still. hehe. hehe? i don't know but tbh Me

u are a beloved egg in my inbox dw <3 also pls keep talking here as frequently as u like it's a genuine delight to see u around!!!!

i feel like im rly bad at addressing everything ppl comment on but if i didnt mention a specific part of ur ask here then im silently grateful for those kind words i just dont have very good commentary on all the bits and that <3

I FEEL LIKE IVE SEEN THAT SHIRT BEFORE......................Interesting collection your pinterest has made you huh

appreciate u

#nightmare.ask #cough syrup spoilers #long post #sleepy anon ☁️

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australian-desi · 4 years

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Rest In Peace ~ Sushant Singh Rajput

Hey guys, I was going into a spiral thinking about SSR and everything he went through and I needed somewhere to write my feelings down. There’s so much noise about this on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, I didn’t want to add to the noise, bashing and overall negativity, so found this to be the best place. I’m sorry in advance if I offend anyone. This is going to be very long.

Sushant Singh Rajput the Actor and Human:

I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t his biggest fan, not by a long shot. I watched him in Pavitra Rishta every now and then because my mum was obsessed with that show and I used to be confused as to why everyone was obsessed with Manav and Archana - I was 12 years old when the show started and just felt it was another saas-bahu serial. However, to this day it amazes me how Manav and Archana were able to capture their audience for three consecutive years when their story was another saas-bahu serial. It was obviously the actors portraying them, and it takes a lot to grab someone’s attention and keep it on yourself. SSR had that energy. I remember then he came onto Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa, I watched that show quite religiously because of my love for dance, and was bowled over by how good of a dancer he was. He had perfect lines, and his posture was amazing, I was in awe every time he danced. I remember that in that show he proposed to his then-gf in the cutest way possible, a proposal that is etched into my mind till this day.

He then left his daily soap, for a career in Bollywood, it was a very risky, bold move because it is a well known fact - Tellywood actors, are rarely able to make good careers in Bollywood. Most of them become irrelevant after their first or second movie. But man was everyone wrong about Sushant. I didn’t watch Kai Po Che, but I remember the buzz around it at the time, everyone was talking about it, and it was one of the biggest movies of that year. He then did Shuddh Desi Romance - a movie I was inclined to watch because he was in it, I was slowly turning into a fan, but I didn’t get the chance to watch it. Then came PK. When PK’s trailer was launched, SSR’s cameo was kept a secret, I remember I was in the theatre and he came onto the screen and absolutely owned it. His performance as Sarfaraz won me over, and a smile still comes to my face when I remember him in the song “chaar kadam”. SSR had an amazing screen presence, he knew how to keep the audience’s attention on himself and a lot of the time you would forget this Sushant Singh Rajput, in fact you would only think of him as his character. The brilliance in his craft was the ability to become his characters completely, to the point you think of them as a real person. The next movie I watched of his was MS Dhoni - a movie that became a sensation. Everyone who went to the movie as Dhoni fans, came back as Sushant’s fan. He deserved that and more. You could see his hardwork, his passion and his dedication in everything he did. I remember when the trailer for Raabta dropped, I was super excited two of my favourite actors - Sushant and Kriti had come together. At that point I started watching more interviews of him and got to know him a little from what he portrayed as a person. Raabta flopped at the box office, however, personally I enjoyed it and I was amazed at the chemistry he had with Kriti Sanon. In Kedarnath, I was so excited that Sara Ali Khan was doing her debut with him, and man both did not disappoint. Kedarnath was an amazing movie and Sushant portrayed his character with utmost conviction. Chichore was the last movie I watched of his and I absolutely loved the movie and him in it. The themes and overall message of that movie hit deep, and it was intelligently made, with comedy mixed with the darker themes, but not taking away from the main message they were trying to convey. Overall, even though I wasn’t a fan of him at the start of his career, he had won me over.

I also started adoring him as a person. His love for physics and astronomy; his eyes full of curiosity and enthusiasm towards the great unknowns. He didn’t finish his engineering degree, but the childlike wonder he had towards science made me excited as a scientist myself. He showed everyone that he had a brilliant mind and I’ve said this before and I’ll said it again, actors who are educated and well-spoken make me respect them more, they have a different way of thinking, they are eloquent and they show how much education can do for a person. SSR had all of these qualities. I could hear him speak for hours at a time. His instagram posts were always so deep and meaningful, it would make me thing differently, and his 50 things bucket list inspired me to no end. Especially how much he wanted to do for other people and how much he wanted to grow as a person. He also had an infectious smile, his smile used to make his fans smile and it takes a big person to do that.

SSR’s Death:

I was doing an assignment when one of my friend’s had sent me the news. I thought it was a hoax at first, but then I googled him, and it was true - Sushant Singh Rajput had committed suicide. Honestly, I’ve been distraught since then, I cried multiple times, and I can’t stop thinking about him, the pain he must’ve felt in order to take this decision, and whenever I saw his sisters or dad I cried even more, the sadness and despair I felt would be nothing compared to theirs, especially because his death was preventable. I’ve never been depressed, I’ve had my fair share of panic attacks and anxiety but I don’t know what depression is. I only know what I’ve studied, that people who are depressed have physiologically different brains to people who are not, they have decreased levels of oxytocin and serotonin, and that they have less grey matter. I’ve also been told that this causes them to not be able to function, they sleep too much, become unable to socialise, and their brain starts to turn them against themselves. However, I believe that there is always an underlying cause of depression. There are triggers for depression, a person doesn’t become depressed over nothing. I know everyone wants to know the trigger; why did he take such a drastic step, but he didn’t leave a note. He left with silence. I know it is difficult, but I feel that we should respect that, however, we should not let him die in vain.

But I’m going to be real here IT IS NOT OUR PLACE AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC/AUDIENCE OR FANS TO GO ONTO OTHER CELEBRITIES TWITTERS/FB/IG AND CALL THEM MURDERERS. How dare we think that we can blame other people for someone’s death. I don’t care how these people treated him while he was alive, let them mourn him in peace. His death has taught me one thing, not one person is toxic, not one industry is toxic, all of us are. The person who is now checking up on every single person that they usually would not care for because of guilt, the girl shouting all over my timeline that Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt murdered SSR, the boy screaming that x person didn’t post about his death they wouldn’t be affected by this or they don’t care. Every single person. Everyone needs to stop with raging on social media. They need to take a step back and breathe, and mourn and let others mourn.

My take on Nepotism and Bollywood:

Here’s the crux of the issue. Bollywood. I’m your average desi girl, I’ve grown up watching bollywood, being obsessed with it. To the point that at a certain time I only watched Bollywood. Then the whole nepotism scandal hit. I remember thinking to myself then, what’s the big deal? Also did people really not think about this until an actress had to come speak about it on national television? Did no one realise that Bollywood has been preferring starkids over other talents for decades? I used to think that yeah, Bollywood has nepotism, but where does nepotism not exist. The truth is nepotism exists everywhere. A doctor’s child becomes a doctor. A business man’s child becomes a businessman etc. But here’s the thing, the doctor’s child has to work towards becoming a doctor, he/she has to go through the same steps that other non-doctor children have to do. The only advantage they get is, that their parents might be able to help prepare them for what’s coming, and it’s not like every doctor has doctor parents, both people get equal opportunity. The child of a doctor just has more insight. However, in Bollywood, there is no equal ground, it isn’t as if a starkid only has it easy to get their first movie. Nope, they sign their second or third movie before their first one releases. Take Sara Ali Khan for example, she had already signed Simmba, before Kedarnath had released. Now take Anushka Sharma, she didn’t get her second movie two years after the release of her first one. Nepotism does exist, it will exist, but in other industries, the people who aren’t a product of it are still able to get promoted, to do good work and receive equal opportunity. However, in Bollywood this is not the case. It has never been the case. This needs to change. This needs to desperately change. Especially because nepotism didn’t use to be as bad, as the products of nepotism were still talented, but now, they are not, and SSR’s death can bring this change, because Bollywood is losing it’s credibility, and as I consider Bollywood my own, my home, I want it to do better. Actors who come from non-film backgrounds and television deserve to share space in mainstream cinema with those who do come from film backgrounds.

Where From Here

In the past couple of years, we’ve become a horrible society. We pretend to like people when we meet them, and then bitch about them behind their back. We also think that whatever comes to our heads we can say to whatever celebrity the way we want because them being public figures is an open invitation for us to say hurtful things to them which normally we would not say if we meet them in person. We are the people who cry about nepotism, and then when a movie doesn’t have a big star in it we go “we’ll watch it at home, if we have time, why waste money going to the cinema”. We are the same people who cry about mental health issues and to raise awareness, when we think its absolutely fine to give a celebrity death threats because of a comment they made. We are also those people who cry about how SSR was treated unfairly, when we had a chance to go see his movies but didn’t. Who gave us this authority to be able to judge? Who gave us the right? If we won’t talk to other people with such disrespect in real life, why can we over the internet? WE. NEED. TO. DO. BETTER. AS. A. SOCIETY.

We need to stop shaming people, we need to support artists that aren’t star kids, but also support star kids. They don’t deserve the hate they get either. It isn’t completely their fault that they are given more opportunity. It’s our fault too. We are the ones who make them successful. Directors know that they could sell more tickets with Ranbir Kapoor on the poster than Sushant Singh Rajput, even if Sushant Singh Rajput is a better artist. We need to support both talents. We need to show filmmakers as an audience, that both artists should be given equal opportunity. That the only thing nepotism should do for a starkid is just give them insight on what a life of an actor is like. That is all. They should also go to auditions, they should also be accepted or rejected based on talent. And for the love of god, we need to stop getting celebrities to judge other celebrities based on acting skills and sex appeal. it’s 2020, we can do better.

Also to anyone who’s having any sort of dark thoughts. Please, I beg of you talk to someone. There is someone who loves you; your parents, siblings, teachers, friends, family, that brown guy in your dms. And if you truly don’t know anyone that you can talk to, talk to a therapist on a free hotline. My inbox is also always open if you want to chat.

To Sushant Singh Rajput - I will miss seeing you at the movies, your smile and your interviews, and how much of an inspiration you were to me. I hope you are at peace now, and finally found happiness.

For anyone who read this - thank you for reading my absolute ramble and I hope I made sense

Here’s a dumb joke to make you hopefully smile a little, or at least roll your eyes: What do you call bacteria found in Agra? Agraculture - does this even make sense. IDK. All I want to say is, that I’ve been an absolute dukhi aatma for the past couple of days, and now its time to smile, and look at some positives.

#Sushant Singh Rajput #TLDR #Nepotism #Bollywood #I tried my best to write less but pent up feelings came and became this mess #Live and let live #Be kind

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02/06/2021 DAB Transcript

Exodus 23:14-25:40, Matthew 24:29-51, Psalms 30:1-12, Proverbs 7:24-27

Today is the 6th day of February welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I'm Brian it is a joy to be here with you today as we approach the end of another one of our weeks together. And when we conclude our reading for today, we will have completed nearly…nearly a full week of the month of February. So, it is exciting to be on this journey and take the next step forward, which will lead us back into the book of Exodus. And if we remember we are at the mountain of God. We are with the children of Israel surrounding Mount Sinai. God is speaking and beginning to lay out some of the principles and rituals and laws that He is integrating as He weaves together the tapestry of the Hebrew people. So, we’re reading from the Voice Translation this week, which is today. Exodus chapter 23 verse 14 to 25 verse 40.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for another week and it. They’re just kind of…well. They’re moving by day by day step-by-step they’re moving by as they should but we’re recognizing that we’re moved into this new year. This is our year to live and You are instructing us. And we thank You for the word over this year, to “Mend”. This is this year of mending. And, so, we hear what was written in the Psalms today, the 30th chapter - “Eternal one, my true God, I cried out to You for help. You mended the shattered pieces of my life.” That is our prayer God. Some of us came into this new year unrecognizable completely shattered into a billion pieces and some of us feel that way right now. But this isn’t a matter of degree. It’s not like we’re trying to measure up to see whose more shattered here. We’re all broken, and we've all got shattered pieces in our lives, we have shattered pieces in our hearts. Life has dealt us some blows. It does this to everyone. And we are instructed to love You with our whole heart, and we confess that there are broken pieces of our hearts. Come as is in the Psalms. We cry out to You for help. You mend the shattered pieces of our lives. So, as we release this week as it becomes a part of our history, we look forward into the future for You to mend the shattered pieces of our lives. Come Holy Spirit we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Hi this is Renzo from Maryland. I just wanna pray for the girl on the other line. This is February 1st. I just want to pray for the other girl on the other line that said her mom was a drug addict and she was 13 years old. I just want to say that's amazing that you’re on here reading the gospel at 13 years old. Keep keep…doing that. That's amazing. And I just pray for your mom right now. Father God I just thank You for everything that You do for us and I just please pray God that her mom just recovers from this addiction God. I believe You can heal anybody's addiction God. You’ve healed mine. You’ve healed my addiction to porn God, and I thank You that You healed that for me, and I've been clean for almost two years now and I thank You God that You did that. And, so, please just help her to just get closer to You God and just forgive her of what she did. Sometimes it’s so hard for us to forgive and that's how it was for me God. I just thank You for You for everything that You do for us God and we love You in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. God bless you have a good rest of your day.

Hi this is Tiffany at first time caller from Cleveland OH. I've been listening every day this year and I pray with you daily. I feel so close to the DAB family and I thank you Brian for your love. Today I ask for prayer for my husband Tony and I. February 24th will be seven years since our daughter Janna's death. Our grief is difficult through this month as we remember our girl gone too soon. Grief also affects my ability to focus. Please pray for me to love my husband, to feel, to focus, and to be a good mom to my living children. Thank you in advance.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible this is Emily from Minnesota and actually this is my first year doing DAB. I started January 1st and I found it to be such a blessing. I have been hit with a bit of suffering the past couple of years period. It started with my son who died by suicide his freshman year of College in his dorm. And my family really wants…doesn't want to go to God for this. So, I am just simply embracing Jesus to carry me through. And then also my parents and my two brothers they've all been hit pretty hard. My mom was placed in memory care last year upstate when Covid hit in March and my dad is living independently but is showing strong signs of dementia and isn’t really willing to accept a lot of help. My younger brother lost his wife to cancer November 30th with a young family of four. And I have an older brother who appears to be struggling with addiction and homelessness. I just want to ask you all to lift up my family. I just do the best I can and rely on Jesus to carry me through each day each step. It's rough some days. And I know He has a plan and I know…I know God knows and I would just to ask for your support in my journey. Thank you.

Hey, my supportive DAB family this is Kingdom Seeker Daniel. Family, support is absolutely what I need right now. The short of it is I received a call from my ex-wife which is a miracle all by itself. She was very distraught and informed me that our son Daniel the 2nd, basically snapped and was admitted into a psych ward. And I guess they were trying to prescribe some meds to him, and he refused. But at any rate after several attempts to reach him I finally got a chance to talk with him and he did not sound like my son, did not sound like my son at all and I just need your prayers. I’m believing God to rescue my boy from this place that he's in. And, so, I'm asking if my family would come around Daniel Christopher young the 2nd? My ex-wife also informed me several years later that my…my youngest Hannah was assaulted twice. Why she chose not to tell me until eight years later I don't know but needless to say Hannah is in a bad place as well. My oldest Bianca is confused with her identity sexually. And, so, family will you please pray for my children. Bianca, and Daniel, and Hannah.

[singing starts] Oh, my Savior I am so grateful I'm Yours. Oh, my Savior I am so grateful I'm Yours. With every new sun that rises Your mercy it meets me there. Your faithfulness is unchangeable. You always love me and care. Oh, my Savior I am so grateful I'm Yours. Oh, my savior I am so grateful I'm yours. [singing stops] I lift this offering up to you Jesus and I ask Lord that you would cover the Daily Audio Bible family with your blood, that you would fill them to full and overflowing with your Holy Spirit, that you would protect them, keep them safe, bless them. And father God let us enter deeper into your presence. Great is your faithfulness. We love you so much. In Jesus’ name we ask these things. What a miracle. I love you Treasured Possession.

Well, hello everybody and congratulations you finished your first month listening to the DAB. Job well done. That is awesome. So, welcome all new listeners and of course us long time listeners this is Lori music the transplant from Chicago down to beautiful Hebrew Springs Arkansas. Lord I'm just coming to You and we’re thanking You for the people that do call in and share their stories and prayer requests and many of them just break my heart Father God, but I pray immediately for You all. But I'm calling today to come before the Lord with the unspoken prayer requests, the ones that people are too shy or timid to call in and request. So, Father You know these unspoken prayers Father God. You know our hearts You know our needs You know our wants and our desires Father. So, I'm asking a special blessing on those people that haven't called in yet and that You answer their prayers Father God. And Lord You know I've been out of a job since November, but I know that Your timing is perfect Father. So, every day when I wake up, I will say this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it. Oh wow, so, I'm starting my 11th year on DAB and my second year on Chronological. I pray for Brian and Jill and China, give them special blessing father. We love you all. Have a blessed day.

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Inktober for Writers, Day 13

Prompt: Ash Fandom: Perfect Strangers Title: Mistakes Were Made Summary: In which Jennifer learns that the old chestnut “it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission” is not always true.

Notes: Takes place between season 4 and 5.

Cross-posted to AO3 & FFN.

The calm Chicago morning that Balki had been enjoying had abruptly been interrupted by a frantic knocking on the apartment door. Concerned, he opened it, revealing Jennifer and Mary Anne. Jennifer looked absolutely terrified about something, and Mary Anne was trying to comfort her.

“Where’s Larry!?” Jennifer exclaimed, too frantic to remember to say hello.

“He’s in the shower,” Balki said, stunned at her current state. “What is it? What’s wrong?”

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out; Balki was reminded of Larry whenever his anxiety took over and he turned into an utter mess. Jennifer’s anxiety issues usually weren’t as severe as Larry’s, but today seemed to be the exception.

“I did… something terrible… And Larry is going to be furious when he finds out…” she managed to say, at last. “Balki, what do you do when you do something really, really terrible and you need to show how sorry you are?”

“Well, on Mypos, we usually sit among the ashes to exhibit the sorrow for our shame…” Balki trailed off as the look on Jennifer’s face told him that wasn’t the answer she was hoping for. “…What happened?”

Jennifer attempted to say something again, but couldn’t. Wordlessly, she cringed and pointed out the window. Balki walked over and look, and immediately saw the cause of her distress—a new and very noticeable dent in the driver’s side door of Larry’s cherished Mustang.

“Oh, po po…” Balki sighed.

“We all know how much Larry loves that car,” Mary Anne added, as Jennifer buried her face in her hands.

“No kidding—he’s no Roger Taylor, but that car does mean a lot to him,” Balki said, shaking his head. “How did this happen?”

“My car wouldn’t start again, and I had to run an errand, so I borrowed Larry’s. I parked next to a streetlight, but I didn’t realize it was one of those streetlights with those wide, square concrete bases—and I couldn’t see it from the driver’s seat. I opened the door, and…” She gestured out the window once more and let out a little cry of frustration.

“Okay, okay, it’s okay,” Balki said, giving her a hug to calm her down. “You are not the first to dent Cousin Larry’s car. When I was learning to drive, I dented the fender.”

“How did he take it?” Jennifer asked.

“…Not very good,” Balki admitted. “But once his meltdown was over, he was okay!”

Jennifer let out another little cry again, prompting Mary Anne to give Balki a look as she hugged Jennifer now.

“That was the wrong thing to say,” Balki realized aloud. “But it’s true. You both know how Cousin Larry is—he overreacts, but once he pulls himself back in, he’s okay again!”

“Balki, it’s not just the dent!” Jennifer wailed. “He didn’t even know I was borrowing the Mustang!”

It was at this point that Balki noticed that Larry’s keys were still on the wall hook.

“…How did you drive the car without the keys…?” he asked.

Jennifer looked absolutely mortified.

“Tell him,” Mary Anne ordered.

“Well…” Jennifer said. “You know that Mary Anne and I have very time-sensitive work schedules; if we need to be on time for a flight, we can’t be running around trying to get transportation if my car won’t start. And my car is a heap of junk—always in the shop, always having issues starting…”

“Jennifer…” Balki said, sternly.

“Okay, okay,” she said, getting to the point. “You remember the time you gave me the keys to the Mustang?”

“You bet I do—Cousin Larry was so mad at me because we didn’t ask him first…”

“Well… I just assumed… Well, you know how Larry can never refuse me anything, so I just… Well, rather than going to the trouble of asking each time, especially if I was in a hurry to get to the airport…” She held back a sob of guilt and produced another set of keys from her pocket.

“She had a duplicate set made,” Mary Anne finished.

“Jennifer!” Balki exclaimed, shocked.

“I know! I knew it was wrong!” Jennifer cried. “But all I could think of was how Larry’s Mustang was so much better and more reliable than my car, and I know if I asked Larry, he’d say ‘yes,’ anyway, so I figured, why go through all that each time I needed to borrow it? I’d only use it on the days he wouldn’t need to use it to go to work in the mornings anyway. And everything was fine—until today!”

Balki shook his head in disbelief. Usually, it was Larry who dug himself into a pit of lies; now it was clear that Jennifer wasn’t all that different from Larry.

“So what now…?” Balki asked.

“Well, I have a plan—”

“Oh, God…” Balki moaned.

“I need you to stall Larry long enough for me to get the Mustang to the shop and get the dent fixed!”

“Well, that’s going to be hard; he needs to go in to the Chronicle today and do some last-minute rewrites for the weekend edition,” Balki said.

“What!?” Jennifer shrieked.

“I told you—you should just tell him!” Mary Anne said.

“Oh, sure!” Jennifer exclaimed. “Just tell him that I dented his most prized possession after borrowing it for the umpteenth time without asking!? I might as well sit among the ashes; that’s all our relationship will be reduced to after he finds out—ashes!”

“No, no, no, no, no!” Balki exclaimed. “Cousin Larry loves that car, yes—but he loves you more! Once he has finished his meltdown, he’ll realize it.”

“But what if he doesn’t!?” Jennifer cried. “Balki, do you realize he’s well within his rights to not only break up with me, but then take me to small claims court!?” She trembled. As odd as it seemed, Larry had been her longest-lasting steady relationship, and she had felt more comfortable with him than any of her previous beaus; in spite of the trouble Larry got into (sometimes dragging her along with him), she knew that he meant well—that was evident in the look of utter devotion in his eyes whenever he looked her way. And he never, ever once overstepped his bounds, which was more than she could say for some of her exes—more than one relationship had been terminated on her end for them attempting to betray her trust. How she could have taken Larry for granted like this, she didn’t know, but the thought that was terrifying her most of all was the image of that devotion in his eyes being replaced by revulsion, even if she deserved it—for what had she done, if not betraying his trust as well, albeit in a different manner?

Balki and Mary Anne were still trying, in vain, to reassure her, but her panic suddenly increased as they heard the shower turn off in the bathroom. Jennifer sat on the couch, her face buried in her hands once again, shaking like a leaf.

Larry was whistling as he emerged, clad in a bathrobe; he greeted the girls good morning before registering he was in his bathrobe and shyly ducked into his room to change. It was only after he reappeared, fully dressed, that he noted the somber mood of the room, and Jennifer’s distraught state.

“What’s going on…?” he asked. “Jen? Is everything alright?”

“Oh, Larry!” she cried. “I—”

“Jennifer, I know this would be less of a blow coming from you, but I must be the one to tell him!” Balki interrupted. “Cousin, I had to grab something from the market while you were in the shower; but my car didn’t start, so I borrowed yours, and I accidentally got a dent in the door!”

“You did what!?” Larry yelled, his eyes wide, missing Jennifer’s stunned look as she realized Balki was taking the heat for her.

“I am so sorry, Cousin; I will pay for the repair!”

“You couldn’t have waited to ask me!?” Larry demanded. “Nooooo, you just had to go to the market right that instant!?” He made an effort to calm down for a moment before turning to Jennifer and Mary Anne. “Ladies, can you excuse us, please? My cousin and I have a few important things to discuss.”

Jennifer glanced at Balki, who gave her a reassuring nod. Sighing, she got up, heading for the door, not missing Mary Anne’s disapproving look as she followed.

As the door closed behind them, Jennifer flinched as she heard Larry continue to rant—

“You know how much that car means to me! What was it that you needed so badly that it was worth getting a dent in my door!?”

“…Uh… I don’ remember now.”

Larry’s response was a frustrated growl through gritted teeth.

“We have had this conversation So! Many! Times!” he said. “And you just—!”

“Larry, stop!” Jennifer exclaimed, opening the apartment door. “It wasn’t Balki; it was me!”

Larry was still facing Balki; she couldn’t see his face, but she did see his shoulders go rigid.

“There’s no need to cover for me, Jennifer!” Balki said, hastily. “Cousin Larry and I can work this out!”

“Larry, don’t listen to him; he’s the one covering for me. Look…” She held up the duplicate Mustang keys. “I’m the one with the extra set of keys—not him. I’ve been borrowing your car whenever something happens to mine for a year now…”

But Larry didn’t look; he didn’t turn around.

“Balki? Will you and Mary Anne please excuse us?” He paused. “…And I’m sorry, Buddy.”

Balki nodded and headed out the door, pausing to give Jennifer a reassuring nod again, though for a different reason. Jennifer stared at Larry’s back, the unpleasant feeling in her gut increasing as he crossed to the window and surveyed the damage to the Mustang’s door.

“…Larry, I’m so sorry…” she said. “I shouldn’t have had the duplicate keys made, and I shouldn’t have kept doing this.”

She walked over and took his hand, placing the duplicate keys there, but he still didn’t move.

“…Larry…?” she asked, quietly.

She waited for what seemed like an eternity for him to turn around, bracing herself for the look of revulsion she dreaded but still deserved. But when he turned to face her, there was no revulsion in his eyes—just a deep look of hurt.

Somehow, that seemed worse.

“It’s fine,” he finally said, quietly.

It was just as she’d thought; he couldn’t refuse her anything—and that included forgiveness.

“Larry—”

“No—really. It took me a moment to remind myself, but it’s the same thing I went through when Balki dented the fender years ago. It’s just a car, and I shouldn’t have put it over someone’s feelings—Balki’s, or yours.” He looked her in the eyes now, and she could feel her heart give a twist as she saw nothing but genuine concern in them. “You’re okay? You’re not hurt?”

She nodded, and then, overcome, hugged him.

“Oh, Larry, how can I make it up to you?”

He seemed surprised for a moment, but then hugged her back.

“Just… Just ask me next time, huh?”

She nodded.

“I promise,” she assured him. And I’ll never take you for granted again, she silently added.

Larry finally managed a wan smile and then turned to the door.

“Balki? Mary Anne? You two can stop listening at the door and come back in!”

The door opened, revealing the two with very sheepish grins on their faces. And even Jennifer smiled now.

She’d been fortunate that day—and in more ways than one.

#Jennifer Lyons #Mary Anne Spencer #Balki Bartokomous #Larry Appleton #perfect strangers #inktober for writers

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hhhhhhhhowdy ! my name is amanda ( 18 , she/they & est ) and I just recently finished watching the society and it .............. fucked me up???? grizz ?? has my whole heart ?? but yeah !! I’ll keep this short : I live to play the sims, I have 2 cats + 4 rats and I love to take naps. oh !! and I’m super excited to be a part of this rp and to meet all of you and your characters !!

there’s info on my lil evie spencers under the cut as well as some wanted connections at the end. it is quite lengthy + I apologize but her past section especially got kind of long so I made a SHORTER VERSION if you don’t want to read all of it :~) I also have a BIO + STATS page up if you want to check those out .

( HALSTON SAGE / TWENTY-TWO / SHE & HER ) ─ EVIE SPENCERS was seen at the church after the bus dropped us off, right? SHE is known by others as THE BUFFOON because of her HUMOROUS & KINDHEARTED ways, but people also say she’s LOUD & SARCASTIC. maybe that’ll change once she figures out what’s going on with the town she called home. EVIE only went on the trip because SHE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM HER MOTHER, so god knows how she feels now. BELLY LAUGHTER, MAKING SILLY FACES TO CHEER SOMEONE UP & HOT CHOCOLATE WITH BIG MARSHMALLOWS can’t help them now… so for the time being, welcome to the unnamed.

PAST

born & raised in oldvale + the younger of 2

evie and her family were always tight ; father was as nurse & mother was an animator for an up and coming series on youtube and they were heads over heels in love with each other

her mother was always quite a strict parent. she tended to call herself the “bad guy” when she would say no to things & her father would say yes. her father, on the other hand, was more laid back. never took anything too seriously and had the ability to make someone smile with a single look ----- needless to say : evie took after her father. her mother even called her her father’s “mini me”

evie was a good girl. got good grades and never disobeyed her parents. she always apologized after having an argument with her sister and simply “ agreed to disagree ” instead of continuing

everything changed when, at age 15, evie got a phone call from a police officer in the middle of recess. she and her sister got to the hospital as soon as they could to meet the officer. to their shock and heartbreak, there was a car accident that involved their parents and a drunk driver that hit them head on. they were in the emergency room for what seemed like an eternity. finally, the doctor came out and told her that her mother was going to be fine but --- her father was in critical condition. and that she and her sister should go in and say their good-byes. and so they did

everything seemed different after her dad’s passing. the air in their house was ... heavier. evie’s sister went through multiple depressive episodes and her mother started to drink more & evie heard her crying during the night ; honestly, she wasn’t sure if her mother was getting any sleep at all. you even once heard her speaking to a higher being. she said : “why him? why not me?” which absolutely broke evie’s heart

her mother was never the same after her love died. it was like a piece of her went with him. she was constantly on her daughter’s backs ; yelling and getting angry when things wouldn’t get done her way. she even went as far as to slapping evie’s older sister across the face when she tried standing up for them. it got to a point where evie was afraid of her mother

despite everything, evie stayed the same. she was still humorous and tried to keep the mood light. she did this as a way of honoring her father, in a way. to keep his silliness alive. sometimes it got on peoples nerves but she didn’t care. not one bit

in school, evie was pretty popular. not in a “ queen b ” sort of way but more like .... she was friends with everyone and never really fit in with just one clique. she loved this & loved being able to have a solid circle of friends

criminology was something that always interested evie & she spent countless hours watching true crime + missing persons cases. it was actually what evie ended up going to university to study

^^ but evie’s mother had a very set image of what she wanted to see her daughters do. she would always try to control every aspect of their life ; the clothes they wore, how they spoke, the activities they took part in. she even went as far as to picking jobs for them to choose from which was 1) doctor or nurse, 2) dentist or orthodontist or 3) a teacher which neither sibling wanted to do and when they told their mother, she was legit distraught. so much so that she threatened to kick them out. and so, evie allowed her mother to control her life. it wouldn’t be forever, after all

evie actually snuck behind her back and applied for a criminology major in university & she never told her mother about it. the whole time, her mother thought she was going to school to become a teacher

the last thing she told her mother was: “stay safe while we’re gone.”

PRESENT

not a day goes past that evie doesn’t think about her parents

she constantly makes jokes to keep everyone from being too afraid or panicking

evie also is trying to set up a “ game day ” to relief some stress ; some people don’t think it’s a good idea but she does

she ........... is very upset about being away from her mother. yes - part of her loathed her mother for trying to take control of her life but the woman was still her mother ; someone who lost the love of their life and evie couldn’t blame her mother for the way she changed. she wishes so badly to just hold her mother and apologize and thank her for everything she’d done

every night, evie has these “ talks ” with her father. she’ll just lay in bed and pretend she’s talking to her father ; talk about her day, how things are going. she even sometimes asks him if he knows where they are & how they all got there in hopes of hearing some kind of answer. but she never does

OTHER INFO

PINTEREST BOARD

evie was actually named after the pokemon : eevee .... because her father was a DIE HARD fan of the game but they had to make the spelling acceptable so "evie” it was

bisexual | enfp | ravenclaw | true neutral

pos traits : humorous, kindhearted & welcoming neg traits : loud, sarcastic & clumsy

WANTED CONNECTIONS

best friends :: someone evie can trust ; someone who she can’t imagine her life without

enemies :: someone who gets on evie’s nerves ; someone who has a mutual disliking

crushes :: someone who gives evie butterflies ; someone who she wants to kiss

past hook ups :: someone evie has slept with ; someone she probably tries to avoid

fwb :: someone evie sleeps with occasionally

literally anYTHING AT ALL

annnnnnnd yeah ??? sorry this got so long omfg fdjkgsd ; hit me up if you feel like plotting with my babycakes , mwah

#unnamed:intro #:^^^)

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A Stranger Things Fanfic

Chapter Five- Part Three

Phina and Nancy make their way to the field, hearing Jonathan's gun going off. Once they get to the grassy area, they see him shooting at some cans set up on tree stumps.

Phina smiles at her friend as he misses every single shot. Nancy also smiles in amusement.

"You're supposed to hit the cans, right," Nancy asks as they get closer.

Jonathan looks at the girls and smiles, "no actually, you see the spaces between the cans? I'm aiming for those."

"Well then you're a perfect shot Jonathan," Phina smirks sarcastically.

He does a little fake bow, making Phina snort. She loved when he was sarcastic, he learned it all from her.

Nancy sets her things down, Phina following suit. Jonathan starts to reload the gun.

"You ever shot a gun before," he asks Nancy.

Nancy laughs, "have you met my parents."

Jonathan snorts, "yeah, I haven't shot one since I was ten. My dad took me hunting on my birthday, he made me kill a rabbit."

"A rabbit," Nancy asks.

"Yeah," he shrugs, "guess he thought it would make me into more of a man or something. I cried for a week."

"I remember that, I went over and had to take all of your meals to your room cause you wouldn't leave," Phina says.

"Jesus," Nancy whispers.

Jonathan looks at her, "I'm a fan of thumper."

"I meant your dad," she says, sighing a little.

"Yeah. Lonnie's a real PoS," Phina laughs, "doesn't care about anyone but himself."

Jonathan nods, "yeah, I guess he and my mother loved each other at some point. But I wasn't around for that part."

Nancy gestures for him to hand her the gun and he looks down awkwardly, "yeah, just uh, point and shoot."

Nancy nods and takes the gun, "I don't think my parents ever loved each other."

"Must of married for some reason," Jonathan says.

Nancy raises the gun up, "my mom was young, my dad was older, but he had a cushy job, money, came from a good family. So, they bought a nice house at the end of a cul-de-sac, and they started their nuclear family."

Jonathan shakes his head, taking a glance at Phina who just nods, "screw that."

"Yeah." Nancy closes one eye to aim. "Screw that."

She shoots, the bullet hitting one of the cans. She smiles and looks at Jonathan, who smiles back. Phina looks in between the two of them with a wide smile. Perfect.

The three teens walked through the forest, Phina leading about twenty feet ahead. Nancy and Jonathan hung back, together, and Phina didn't mind one bit. She looked around the forest ahead of her, admiring its beauty. By now, almost every single tree had lost all of their leaves, which now crunched beneath Phina's boots.

Phina sighed, she loved being in the forest, it brought her a comfort that couldn't be found anywhere else, it even soothed her ever on going headache. Something about the way the trees reached for the sky, as if grasping for heaven, with its claws out. The roots of the tree shielding her from the damned below.

Not to mention the colors. Her artists soul yearned for any and all color she could find, the forest bloomed with it. Even this deep into fall, the fiery oranges and reds calling out to her fiery heart. She wish she had her sketchbook and her colored pencils. She'd capture the essence of its beauty on a page.

She was brought out of her mind by the sound of Nancy's voice, "you never said what I was saying."

"What," Jonathan asks her, confused.

"Yesterday, you said I was saying something, and that's why you took my picture," she explains.

"Oh, I don't know," he says, flustered, "I guess I saw this girl, you know, trying to be someone else. But in that moment, it was like you were alone, or, you thought you were. You know, you could just be yourself."

Silence, and then Nancy speaks, "that is such bullshit!"

Phina turns around as Jonathan says, "what?"

They had all stopped, and Nancy turned to Jonathan, "I am not trying to be someone else. Just because I'm dating Steve and you don't like him."

Jonathan shakes his head and starts walking again, "you know what, forget it. I just thought it was a good picture."

Nancy walks after him, "he is actually a good guy."

"Ok," Jonathan says sarcastically.

"Yesterday, with the camera." They both stop again. "He's not like that, at all. He was just being protective."

"Yeah, that one word for it," Jonathan says, waking away again.

Phina rolls her eyes as Nancy says, "oh and I guess what you did was ok?"

"No, I never said that," he defends himself.

"He has every right to be pissed," Nancy shouts at him.

Jonathan stops again and turns around, "ok, alright, does that mean I have to like him?"

Nancy stops, "no."

"Listen, don't take it so personally ok," he says and steps towards her, "I don't like most people. He's in the vast majority."

He turns and walks away, again. How long are they gonna play this stupid game? Phina groans to herself.

Nancy looks around, "you know, I was actually starting to think you were ok."

Jonathan stops, again, "yeah?"

"Yeah," Nancy answers, "yeah. I was thinking, Jonathan Byers, maybe he's not the pretentious creep everyone says he is."

"Guys," Phina groans, trying to stop their stupid bickering, she was getting irritated now.

Jonathan starts to walk back towards Nancy, "oh I was just staring to think you were ok. I was thinking, Nancy Wheeler, maybe she's not just another suburban girl, that thinks she rebelling by doing exactly what every other suburban girl does, until that phase passes and they marry some boring one time jock who now works sales, who lives out her perfectly boring life at the end of a cul-de-sac, exactly like their parents who they thought were so depressing."

"Would both of you shut the hell up! Right now, you both suck, and I couldn't give a damn about who's wrong or right. I'm out here to find whatever took Will and Barb, so save your petty bullshit for the high school where all these stupid little arguments belong. Got it! Good," Phina yells at them fed up with their crap.

They look at her like scolded children, both of them nodding.

"Now shut the hell up and look for this gods damned thing," she growls and turns on her heel in the direction they were previously walking.

They follow her with their heads down, not noticing the shift in the trees. Not noticing how the branches coiled and uncoiled, copying the motion of Phina's clenching and unclenching fist.

Night time had fallen, and Phina had slowed down to be next to her sister and Jonathan, for safety. They pointed their flashlights ahead, walking and listening to the forest around them.

Phina stopped, listening to a noise she had heard. Nancy stops to, also hearing the noise.

Jonathan turns to the girls, more so towards Nancy, "what, are you tired?"

"Shut your sarcastic ass up Byers," Phina whispers, listening harder.

"What," Jonathan asks, a little shocked at her words.

Nancy sushes him, "I heard something."

Phina nods, pointing her light in the direction the noise is coming from. She walks towards it and the other two follow.

The noise becomes clearer, a distressed and painful whimper. As they got closer, Phina felt her heart painfully lurch.

A deer lays on its side, injured, bleeding everywhere. Phina covers her mouth, to keep a small cry from escaping. She kneels down next to the doe, reaching a hand out to stroke her.

Nancy kneels besides her, "it's been hit by a car."

Phina nods, tears building in her eyes.

Nancy looks back at Jonathan, "we can't just leave it."

Nancy grabs the gun she had sat down and looks at it, Phina shifts back a little as her sister aims.

"I'll do it," Jonathan says, noting Nancy's distraught face.

"I," she starts to protest, remembering his story from earlier.

He grabs the gun, "I'm not nine anymore."

Phina looks into the animals eyes, you'll be ok. The animal stares back, an almost thankful look in its eyes. Then it's being pulled back, almost to quickly for Phina's eyes to process. She falls backwards and into her sister, who helps her up from the ground.

They all breathe heavily, "what was that?"

"I'm willing to bet that's what we came here for. Come on," Phina waves, tracking the trail of blood the deer left behind.

The other two hesitate, glancing at each other before following. The blood on the leaves glisten in Phina's light. Jonathan and Nancy shine their lights around, Jonathan holding the gun up as well.

The trail suddenly stops, making Phina stop and look around.

"Where did it go," Nancy asks shakily.

"I don't know," Jonathan breathes, "Do you see any more blood."

"The trails gone, like it vanished into thin air," Phina answers.

Phina turns and walks away from the two, Nancy almost doesn't notice, but when she does, she follows. Jonathan, unfortunately, doesn't notice.

Phina shines her light on a tree, for some reason, it calls to her. At the base of to tree is a hole, which emits a low noise that sounds more like a growl than anything.

"Phina, what are you..."

Nancy looks at the tree and then at her sister. They creep slowly over to the tree, bending down to look at it. A gooy substance is all over it, and blood. The girls look at each other, the same question on there mind, should we go in?

"Jonathan," Nancy shouts, but they had gone to far, he couldn't hear them.

"What could go wrong," Phina shrugs, she's read enough horror novels to know those where the most fatal words she could've said, but, she didn't give a damn.

She starts to climb into the whole, a sputtering Nancy going after her. They climb through the tunnel, coming out on the other side. Phina helped Nancy up and looked around.

It looked like the forest they were just in, but different, more sinister. Particles float around them in the air, the color of the forest void. It felt utterly wrong to Phina, yet familiar, like she had seen it before. No, she shakes her head, that's crazy.

The girls look around and start to walk away from the tree, their flashlights beginning to flicker. Phina hits hers a few times and it stops.

They jump as a noise comes from their right. They whirl their lights on it, and are met with the monster feeding on the deer.

Phina grips Nancy's hand, so tightly that she'd probably leave a bruise, but Nancy squeezes back just as hard. They slowly back away, one step at a time, staring at the monster. Nancy steps back and a strange vine thing crunches under her foot.

The monster turns towards them and roars loudly, it's mouth opening up just like the drawing Phina did of it. The girls bolt.

"Jonathan!"

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HIIIII DIDI !!! your thoma fic for the event was so cute ;;;; im in a puddle of melted goop due to the fic /pos

the,,, the line abt no longer being homesick has me DISTRAUGHT but in like the best way,,, i am in PIECES,,, thoma finding his home in the reader?!?!? confessing it on his wedding day??!?! no, i'm not crying, you're crying! /pos

the reader making him a scarf with the different windblume flowers on them... staying up all night to finish it... normally i would say "this level of effort isnt worth it for someone" but it's thoma we're talking abt... he is worth all the effort and more,,,

thoma forcing the reader to go on his morning errands with him bc he wants to spend time with them,,, my heart,,,, its so soft,,, thoma deserves the WORLD,,,, him saying i love you under the fireworks is adorable,,, this fic is so soft and i appreciate it so much!!! the reader and thoma are both adorable in this fic,,, i love them!!! <3

axia!!!

aksjskj thank you for thinking so TT i wanted to incorporate a bit of his homesickness and feeling of home somehow in the story? of course, he still misses mondstadt, but it’s a little less when he’s around you and it’s just so!! i think he’s really sweet and it would be something to confess on his wedding day, like the sap he is LOL

oh i completely agree with you though, i would not put that much effort for literally anyone,,,, but thoma is an exception because he’s sweet and misses his home country so. he gets a little mondstadt themed scarf as a little treat TT i like to think afterwards, he would wear it wherever he goes, like if he needs to accompany ayaka on some business matters in inazuma city or to other islands, he wears it since it reminds him of mond and you TT

thank you for thinking so about my writing though! your kind words mean a lot to me (*´꒳`*) and thank you for hosting the event! it was a lot of fun to participate in! <:

#asks !!#mutuals !!#axia !!

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I cant believe my dumbass actually let myself get fooled into thinking that we had something together. I thought you wanted me, I thought you were special; not just another self-centered POS fuckboy. As always, I was wrong and fucked it all up. But, hey, whats new?! I thought you cared but it turns out you only care about yourself. After all how in the world could I ever think you, or anyone, could want physical/emotional intimacy with me?? I don't know what to do. I want to cry and cream and let myself fall apart but I know im better then that! no boy should ever have that kind of power and I really hate myself for allowing him to have it.The worst part of it all is that if texted me right now, asking for just about anything, it would take more restraint than I have to not say yes in a heartbeat. Im trying to move past him and talk to other guys but even this 23 year old : toned, muscular, sexy as hell, asian daddy doesn't interest me - I just want Joel. I want you so bad, but I know you don't want me like that ; even worse is knowing that you want someone else the same way. I keep switching between like three moods lately - complete denial that im emotionally distraught - intense feelings of anguish and heartache - and a numb feeling which makes me want to do reckless stupid shit. Theres still a part of me that thinks he still wants me, that there is still a chance, maybe he could come to feel the same way? I know how problematic it is but I still cant convince myself otherwise. I know I cant be self destructive and go sleep with 15 different men in a week like I did when me and Lawrence broke up. I never properly processed my feelings for him when we broke up, I just suppressed all my feelings. After learning that you don't feel the same way and just want to be friends I was just so shocked and depressed. All the signs hinted to me that you actually liked me. You would hold me close, make sure I was eating, and excitedly respond to any and every text. Was I just a game for you? Just a toy/play-thing to entertain you and distract you from her? You told me I was different from anyone you'd met, so much more empathetic and caring. You told me you'd never opened up to anyone else like that. You told me you where all mine. I should've known it didn't mean anything special. I should have known it was just pillow talk. But I didn't, so like the fool I am I let myself open up to you like haven't in awhile, I let myself actually feel something for another person. This is exactly what I was scared of, every time I let my guard down and actually really let someone in it always turns out awful. You think I would learn that something about me is just innately undesirable.

#shitpost #ignore this #i don't know #joel #text post #feelings

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storylocke · 7 years

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Connections 10

[While Devin and Hau were relieved to hear that the Pokemon taken wasn’t Nebby, it was still rather sobering to see Kayla so distraught about losing her Yungoos. As Acerola took the two little ones into the playroom to calm them down, the other three moved to the bedroom where they could fill each other in on what happened both inside and outside the building.]

Lillie:

As soon as they grabbed Hau, Hunter told me to get in the office with Mrs. Nanners to hide. Poor old thing, she doesn't know any offensive moves, but she still put up a large fuss to keep them from looking under the desk.

Hau:

Talk about pressure under fire. He’s going to be something to see by the time he’s old enough for the trials.

Devin:

[Somewhat mumbles as he’s been taking in both of their stories to get the big bigger picture.] Yeah… something...

Lillie:

Devin, could you please sit down?

Hau:

Seriously, D76, you make me dizzy just watching you.

Devin:

[pacing the full length of the bedroom at a high pace, but the interruption caused him to glance over to the bed where his friends are sitting.] I’m sorry, I can’t, I’m just so… so… [sighs and pauses in his walking as his let's his body droop before starting up again.] I wanna go after them! I SHOULD just go after them, but I have no idea where I’m going or what I’m doing now, I just… [turns to them again] How can you be so calm about this?!

Hau:

Are you kidding? I’m freaking out right now! But… I think you’re panicking enough for the three of us. [flashes him a grin, though even forcing it, he seems nervous.] Besides, if I get scared now, I might lose the nerve to go to Po Town…

Lillie:

[Somewhat in shock] You can’t go out there! If you do, they’ll… they’ll-!

Devin:

[Considering she’s been Kukui’s assistant for months now, he can’t help but wonder how informed she is of the situation he only just learned about. He can see in her eyes how she’s searching for some logical answer not to say what he’s sure they’re both thinking.] Lillie’s right, you can’t go out there! Everything about this feels like some kind of trap. What about Hala? If anything happens to you-

Hau:

It would have happened anyway! [He pauses after snapping and sees how his friends are both taken aback by the sudden outburst.] Look, there’s a lot of things I don’t understand; but I thought leaving home would give me a chance to find out. Back there wasn’t the first time I’ve heard this “Chosen” thing thrown about but [somewhat awkwardly as it’s still feels weird to say it out loud] I know our run-ins with Team Skull haven’t exactly been coincidence. What I don’t know is what I’ve been chosen for. I didn’t think it mattered since they were never a threat. Until today... [He gives a bit of a swallow as he looks to Lillie] Devin and I were told they’re more interested in Nebby now, but Plumeria told me to go alone, so… I was thinking if I go, then Devin could safely get you off the island. I’m sure I can hold them off that long, right?

[As angry as Devin already was at the situation, his first thought is to scream at him how he’s out of his mind. Unfortunately, the retaliation had sent his mind into a flurry of wondering just how he was supposed to respond. To be the guardian and flat out order him not to go? To be the friend and beg him to stay? He HAD to say something to stop him, but he couldn’t exactly argue how clear Plumeria’s orders were. … Or could he? Listening to Hau’s mixture of fear and determination, all just proved to Devin had been right to tell Kukui off. Hau was aware of the situation, and so he could just tell him what it all meant. But… that might just encourage Hau all the more to leave them. As his fellow trial-goer told his plan to Lillie, Devin clenched his fist as he held up his Z-ring to where he could see how the strange, elegant gem that made up it’s core still glistened as brightly as it did the day he got it.]

Devin:

They didn’t choose you, they’re just idiots! [He could feel himself starting to shake, whether from fear of what he was about to do, or simply unleashing everything that had been building since that morning. Had it really only been a day? Had he really only made that promise to Kukui yesterday? The memory from the night before ran through his mind as he gazed at the two bewildered children staring at him.] “I just fought the leader of Team Skull, I’ll fight anyone to protect them!” [He could trust them, couldn’t he? Promise or no promise, they’d understand.] I mean they didn’t choose you, they think you’re a Chosen. B-b-but they’re wrong, because I’m the Chosen.

Lillie:

[Confused as she looks between him and Nebby in her lap. There’s a bad feeling growing in her stomach as she asks] Chosen for… what?

Devin:

I don’t even know! [Aaand he can see that he’s lost them. His nervousness starts to seep through as he struggles to explain, but instead his mind just starts racing as he searches for how to explain. He’d learned so much within the past day- had it really only been one day?! All of the information was somewhat overwhelming really and finally he only manages to give his friends a bit of shrug as he starts to chuckle to himself.] I don’t know why anyone would choose me! I’m not a leader. I’m not smart. I’m not even as brave as I like to think I am. But for whatever reason, the Tapu chose me! I didn’t know that meant anything until yesterday, but now… [Holds up his Z-ring so Lillie can see it clearly] Remember when I saved Nebby? How after Tapu Koko saved us, it left some kind of stone that Hala made into my Z-ring? But what I found out was… [His heart sinks as he can see that Hau already knows what he’s going to say.] that’s how the Tapu decide who the next Kahuna is. I think Team Skull heard about the bridge collapse, o-or maybe they just heard Tapu Koko appeared during the ceremony, and thought that one us must have been chosen. The only reason they picked Hau is because he’s Hala’s grandson. It just made sense!

Hau:

[Softly as he glances down at his own Z-ring, and places his left hand over his wrist to cover it] You don’t know that…

Devin:

[Seeing the look on Hau’s face, he’s feeling really bad for saying it. It did seem to be making an impact though.] I do know that. Yesterday when I fought Guzma, I found out he was looking for you. But he wasn’t looking for you, just looked me over and said I wasn’t Hala’s grandson.

Hau:

So why didn’t you tell me any of this last night?

Devin:

‘Cause I know how much this means to you. You always talk how badly you want to be just like Hala some day-

Hau:

[A bit more firmly as he can see Devin’s just going to keep dodging the question] I was there when you gave my grandpa the stone. I meant, why didn’t you tell me what happened with Guzma?

Devin:

[At first, he wanted to say how he promised not to, but the words only tighten in his throat. Awkwardly shies away] I didn’t want to scare you. I wasn’t even going to mention it until you said you’d already heard about it. Kukui actually planned to take you both home, but I was stupid and selfish and I didn’t want things to end like that. Our whole trip until last night had been almost magical, like I’ve only been in Alola for a week and I still can’t believe all this is actually happening! I didn’t want to lose what we had going. [starting to curl into himself as he can’t look at them] And I really don’t want to finish this alone. So I thought, I don’t know, maybe if we kept going, it could go back to being like that. I’d beaten him before, I thought I could protect you two-

Lillie:

And you did-

Devin:

[turns to her, so mad at himself he could just about cry.] BUT I DIDN’T! I took too long, getting tied up in things I shouldn’t be messing with, and yeah! I made it back in time to save you, but it doesn’t change the fact that I wasn’t there for you! How am I supposed to protect you if you can’t count on me to be there when you needed me most?!

Lillie:

[slightly curls up into herself as the brim of her hat obscures her face from him] I’m sorry….

Nebby:

Pew? [Looks up at her with a soft cry of confusion. When she doesn’t immediately respond, the little puffball turns to Devin with a loud whine as if asking why would he do that to her?] Peeeewww!

Devin:

Huh? [tenses up as he’s not sure how to react, but softens at getting fussed up by Nebby of all things] Lillie, no. Don’t start blaming yourself. You did fine for three months, and once you started traveling with me and Hau, they found you in a couple of days. It’s not your fault-

Lillie:

Would they have even been looking if I hadn’t moved to Iki Town? Or heard about the bridge if Nebby hadn’t been there? Whether they were looking for you, and found me and Nebby; or if they wanted to find Nebby, and found you, we’re in trouble now either way.

Hau:

[slaps his hands on his lap as he rises from his seat to stand between them.] I think you both are still missing the obvious problem right now. It doesn't matter if they meant to target you or Nebby, I’M the one they're expecting at Po Town! Even if he’s an idiot, Plumeria made it pretty clear that I’m the one Guzma wants. [pauses for a moment to let that sink in] So what do we do?

Devin:

[He… has a point with that last one. So much so, he can’t think of any way to counter that. Trying to clean his face with his hands as he has no sleeves.] I know what I’m going to do. I’m gonna go out there and beat it into Guzma’s thick skull that I’m the one he’s looking for.

Hau:

But if YOU go, then who knows what that Guzma guy will do. He already hates you after what happened last time. And Plumeria said if we don’t do what he says, someone might get hurt.

Devin:

I know! And that’s what scares me. [starts making wide hand gestures while continuing to pace. He really has too much going through his mind to articulate. Nevermind that he’s also started talking faster as he just starts to spill everything as soon as it comes to mind] Not facing Guzma or anything, I’d kick his tail ten times over if I could- but if I did that, I’d be leaving you two alone. [stops short as he looks over at Hau] You did have a good plan though. If I go, then you and Lillie can try to get a ride off of Ula’ula Island and get back to Olivia. She’ll be able to protect you better than we can here.

Hau:

But D-

Devin:

I’ll be fine. I got a few aces up my sleeve- heck I’m technically not even going alone. I’ll… I’ll be okay. [Making his way to the door.] I need to talk to Acerola before I go. Don’t leave the house until we get in touch with Nanu! [shuts the door behind him]

Lillie:

Devin, just-! [flinches slightly as the door closes. Gazes up at Hau who’s just staring at the door.] … We’re not really going to leave him behind, are we?

Hau:

[somewhat somberly as he looks down to his Z-ring again] Of course not.

Lillie:

… [gently moves Nebby onto the bed beside her and rises up to approach him] He’s wrong, you know. I’m sure you could still be Kahuna if you tried.

Hau:

No, he’s right. But… that’s what I don’t understand. [He turns to her and holds up his wrist so she can see his Z-ring clearly. A subtle twist allowed it shine as brightly as Devin’s had, and upon closer inspection, the gem appeared almost identical. While it wasn’t exactly the same cut, there was no denying it was the same stone.] …There can’t be two of us… right?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Friendly reminder, our protags are all not even 12. It's a lot for these guys to take in. It's also almost weird writing characters who are normally so upbeat and gung-ho in such a downer mood, but the situation is a major turning point for everyone in terms of their decisions and attitudes that carry on for the majority of crisis events. It's kind of nice to see that moment when everyone seems to have that "click" of acknowledgment of just what they have to do about their situation. When you start to realize what really matters.

I'll finally be moving on after this, but a question for you guys: Should we just do a jump out to the gates of Po Town, or would anyone be interested in seeing Grimsley? XD

Previous Chapters here

On an unrelated fun fact, I went to double check the scene where Hala takes protag's sparkling stone and noticed something odd. Look at Hau's face. He's uh... he don't look too happy about that o.O;;

#twitch plays pokemon #waning moon #devin #connections

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Girl in the Mirror (Part II)

II. Alberta

The big kalesa stopped in the middle of the mansion. The first to go out was Don Sinestrella in his expensive suit and cane, smoking a big tobacco cigar. The second to exit was his wife, Donya Sinestrella in a lavish gown fanning herself with an elegant fan whose colors seem to matches her outfit. The last was Alberta — in a simpler gown. She looked at the view of the house and turns around to the farm.

I remember the Don stretching his arms and sighing. After so, he faced his wife. “Isn’t this beautiful, mi amore?”.

The lover cheerily agreed. “It is beautiful, mi amore!” The man faced his daughter, who seemed more in distraught than her parents. Nevertheless, he asked her in the same manner how beautiful the newly attained land was. “Isn’t it beautiful, mi amore?”

Alberta faced him. “Where’s the university?”. The cycle continues.

“We don't even know how you became so enthusiastic about stars, and planets, and comets, and moons!” Don Sinestrella exclaimed, “Why don't you go with us to Señor Patricio’s house tomorrow night. You can have your first glass of champagne there!”

This made Alberta sigh. “I’ll think about it.”

Alberta enters her new room, the furniture all placed. Although the hassle of placing one’s own furniture was retracted from her, she was still tired and frustrated as ever from the moving. She dumps herself into her bed. She turns on her side and faces the wall where the mirror stood, which is opposite to the window. She stares at her reflection before going to sleep.

Four, or maybe more than four, hours later, she woke. In her mirror, she could see the reflection of the moon and the stars that surround it. It was late night, making the celestial bodies shine so brightly. The luminescence made her run to her window to take a look.

“The stars are bright tonight. I want to be a star — a star that can actually be seen and be mesmerized at. I want to be a star that so inspired Thales, Copernicus, Galileo, and maybe those who are to come.

“I want to study these stars. I want to know and see how these stars are so capable of shining light through a dark and cold vacuum. Just like them, I want to shine through something empty. But alas, this society is a black hole, sucking out the light of any star like me to shine. The male stars shine are able to shine... though. I don’t know how, but they were somehow always the exception.

“What am I without these stars? How will I end? How will they end? I wish I could find out.”

Maybe I was a bit forward when I emerged. The speech, after all, was worthy of an instant standing ovation. Or, maybe it’s because it was my first time to hear a speech. Regardless, I clapped and said:

“Wow! So inspirational!”

I was too forward. She looked at me, frightened. She stared at me quietly before shouting.

“G-G-G-GhoST!!!”

This made me frightened too. Then again, what else should I have expected? Every action has an equal opposite reaction. I became terrified as well.

“WHERE????”

Alberta took out her rosary and trembling pointed at me. At that time, it made me even more confused. I looked around myself, thinking the ghost was around me. Then I was still shouting, jumping all around. “WHERE!? WHERE!? WHERE!????”

“YOU!” Alberta shouted.

This one word had answered so many questions.

“Me?” I asked. “Oh yeah! I haven’t introduced myself. I had to explain to her. “Oh. I’m no ghost.”

“Then what are you?” she asked.

Oh. I don’t know. I was never asked that question before. I had to go with the most obvious answer. “I’m the girl in the mirror, I guess.”

She rebutted: “That's not possible. You're in a mirror. Mirrors are supposed to be reflecting visible light from its opposite side and right now... you aren't on the opposite side.”

I stared blankly at her. I admitted, “I did not understand a thing you said.”

She frowned and went closer to me. “Do you have a name?”

I continued staring at her before slowly shaking my head. “No…”

Alberta looked at me before staring out the window. She said, “I’ll find you a name.”

I smiled at her. I took the chance for the inquiry. “Do you have a name?”

“Alberta”, she answered.

My smile became wider. “Alright, Alberta. I heard you like stars.”

“I do…”, she said, “I want to be a physicist, you see. And study light.”

I said “That’s beautiful!”, although I did not know what that meant.

She agreed, “Yeah, it is.”

That then, she jotted up in excitement. “Oh, I know! Since mirrors are reflections of light, and you are in a mirror, why not call you ‘Lucia’!? It does mean light.”

I gasped. “Oh! I like that name.”

“Right?”

She sighed and looked away. I notice her mood change as she went to look at the stars once more.

I said, “You look sad.”

She replied, “I am.”

I asked, “Is there a reason?”

She sighed and turned to face me before opening up. “Well, my family doesn't really support me liking... stars. Actually, there are other people who don't support me liking the stars. They would rather have me in a convent than be a physicist. I shouldn't be mad at them. But I should try to do something at least. I'd do anything to be with them; these stars.”

I looked away. That then I somehow remember, as I was being transported, seeing a library nearby. It was west of the mansion. There was an old acacia tree near the library.

That’s when I told her: “You know, there's a library nearby. That's the only thing I can recommend to you.”

She jotted up, smiling. “There is!?”

I told her the directions. “Just head west. You'll reach the town in half an hour by walking. You'll find a library near the old acacia tree.”

She leaped in glee. I saw her dumping herself on the bed once more.

I smiled and said, “You should probably sleep first. The library opens somewhat early.”

She smiled back. “I shall take note. Thank you so much.”

I told her to sleep tight. I saw her eyes closing. I did the same to mine.

Then, the visions came. I saw her searching for books inside a huge room that welcomed its guests with the gigantic bookshelves that withheld gigantic books. I saw a boy, Alberta’s age, who carried a stack of these gigantic books. The boy had a somewhat dark complexion that went along with his curly dark hair. Nevertheless, he remained to look suave. He jotted up as soon as he saw her. She and the library boy interacted.

“Uhmm, paumanhin po. Babae po ba ‘ho kayo?”

“Oo! Babae ako. At kailangan ko ng tulong dito.”

“Señora, parang naliligaw po kayo nang landas. Ang boutique ay na sa—”

“Señor, kung ang boutique na ‘yun ay hindi para sa teleskopo, hindi po ako interesado.”

And they continued to talk. Eventually, the library boy agreed to help her.

“Bihira na akong makakita ng tao sa silid-aklatan. Maslalo na ang mga babae.”

“Hindi rin kasi kami puwede”

“Alam ko. Pero masaya naman din makakita ng bago’t ilegal na mukha dito sa librarya.”

“Salamat.”

“Ay, oo nga. Bago kita i-rekord dito, anong gusto mo’ng pseudonym?”

“Hmmm… well, dahil pangalan ko ay Alberta, puwede rin namang Alberto Magno? Parang si Albert Magnus.”

“Ang nag-aagham? Kaya pala interesado ka talaga sa mga ganitong bagay, ano?”

“Inilikha ako ng Diyos nang ganito.”

“May mga paborito talaga ang Diyos.”

“Ano ulit pangalan mo, señor?”

“Jose.”

“Paborito ka rin ng Diyos, Señor Jose.”

I wake up and saw Alberta carrying a saddlebag full of books. “Hey!” I greeted. I jotted up and smiled. I asked, “Did you get those from the library?”

She nodded. “Yeah! The library is HUGE! I almost got lost… if it weren’t for Jose.”

I shrugged. “Yeah. Men can be useful like that sometimes.”

Alberta sighed before dumping herself on her bed. “Something inside me feels like I could never achieve my dreams, no matter how much I want it.”

I shrug, “Well, you could always try. If nobody believes in us, it’s fitting that we’re the only ones that believe in ourselves, right?”

A knock is heard from the door. She and I turned to figure out who it was. I heard Donya Sinestrella say, “My dear, get dressed for Senor Padrino’s party tonight! Come on! It’ll be fun!”

Don Sinestrella chimed in as well. “Yes, darling! Why you might even meet a new suitor!”

Alberta gasps. “Oh no! Senor Patricio’s party! I keep on forgetting!”

I vanish to give her some space.

The visions came back. It was faster this time. I saw a grand ballroom with people dancing in their elegant outfits. I saw Alberta dancing along with a young lad, who was not Jose. The lad was, in fact, the opposite. The lad had modish clothes that reflected what wealth he has in store for him. His name was Salazar Patricio. He had a white complexion and brown hair, very much in contrast with Jose’s rugged looks. But what contrasted the most was how much worse his name sounded from Jose’s. Seriously! It’s so bad! I would pity anyone named Salazar.

In the middle of everyone dancing, Salazar led Alberta to a big room that had bookshelves as its walls. Alberta gleefully twirled around the library. He handed a manuscript to Alberta, which Alberta stared at in awe. I heard the lad say,

“My colleagues and I need more manpower to finish our physics paper. I’ll put your name on it too! Imagine — you’ll be the first woman to ever be part in a scientific inquiry. My God! You’ll make history!”

Alberta smiled at the paper and hugged him. “Thank you so much, Salazar!”

Alberta and Salazar were seen in the library — each taking turns to write on the parchments, solving equations, referencing books and other sources — some of which, if I deduced correctly, were borrowed from the Magnus Library.

The scene changed now. Alberta entered the Magnus library. Jose greeted her from the counter. That then a rolling sound was heard. Alberta quickly hid behind the counter. From there, she saw a man with a cart full of manuscripts. The man put all these manuscripts down. Alberta and Jose waited for the man to leave before scurrying through the manuscripts. Alberta stopped to stare at one particular manuscript. Her eyes filled with tears as she gave the manuscript to Jose before crying on his chest.

Jose looks at her. “Nasaan pangalan mo?”

“H-Hindi ko alam.”

I saw Alberta crying.

“‘Bat mo pa ako tinulungan?” Alberta asked her friend.

“Kasi alam ko kaya mo.”

Alberta wiped her tears. She smiled at Jose. “I’m going to confront him.”

“Mag-ingat ka.”

The scene changed the second time around. She was at Salazar’s Library. Salazar and his friends were already in the scene when Alberta entered. Salazar opened his arms to greet Alberta but was in shock when Alberta slammed the manuscript on his chest. She demanded:

“Where’s my name?”

“My dear, that’s MY work.”

“But I helped you, didn’t I?”

“Do you really think that you contributing will earn you credit in this paper!? You’re a woman! So don’t dream too much, my dear.”

Alberta glares at him one last time, a tear rolling down from her eyes. She stormed out of the library, gripping the manuscript.

#Girl in the mirror

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01/26/2010 DAB Transcript

Exodus 2:11-3:22, Matthew 17:10-27, Psalms 22:1-18, Proverbs 5:7-14

Today is the 26th day of January, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today as we begin a brand-new week together. And yesterday we concluded the book of Genesis and began the book of Exodus which is what we’re journeying through now. So, we met this baby and his name was Moses and we’re going to be getting to know Moses for quite a while, but we were able to make his acquaintance yesterday as a baby in the Nile River in a basket being discovered by Pharaoh's daughter and then raising her…raising him as her own. So, we’ll read from the Evangelical Heritage Version this week. Exodus chapter 2 verse 11 through 3 verse 22.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and as we move into this brand-new week and…and…and look out before us, we take this time as we do most weeks to understand that it's all out in front of us. What this week is going to look like has yet to be written, and it will be written by the choices that we make. So, we invite Your Holy Spirit to come and offer wisdom in the deepest places of our souls and in all of our important decisions that are before us. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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And that is all for today. I'm Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

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Hi, DABber Family this is Cara from Denver and I’m just calling because I really need prayer for faith. I’m distraught, I’m helpless, I’m feeling so completely helpless. I…I just found out that my son Nish, he is homeless, and Albuquerque has court cases. He got arrested in November was released got arrested in December. He has been released. He has a warrant and he has just all these little charges. I…he may or may not have a felony charge, but I mean what this means is he’s stuck there in Albuquerque. I mean he needs to take care of these issues. I pray for someone to come into his life that will help him turn around and…and see God’s love. And I…I…it just seems like everywhere…person I turn to for help has no help available. And, you know, the last time I saw him was in September and I could have somehow maybe grabbed him and made him come back with the. But, you know, I didn’t because he’s his own person, he’s 25 years old and even though I kicked him out three years ago because he was using and I was, you know, trying to be clean, you know, and I have been off drugs for 2 ½ years. So, and I’ve been on the right path and I’ve found Jesus and…and I’m saved and…but I want him to know Jesus and God too and I just really…I can’t think straight. I don’t want to do anything that I shouldn’t do. So, I’m just really…I’ve been sick too...

Hi this is Anonymous. I was cheated on by a man who I was…we were planning on spending the rest of our live with each other. He has PTSD and I’ve come to realize a person like that, he barely can love himself and, how could he love me. And I’m hurt and I’ve questioned a lot about God. And I love him still, God and him, this man. And I just…I question a lot lately about myself, about life. But I know he needs our help. So, I pray for him daily, but I’m so confused about life and about what I’m doing. I’m 37 years old and I, you know, I just…I want a family, I want to be happy and it’s just so hard. I have MS and nothing seems to be working out. So, I just…I need help and this man needs help. Just pray for us. Thank you.

Hey Daily Audio Bible family this is Benjamin the Sower. Let’s pray heavenly Father I want to pray for Yvonne today from…from California. I lift up her two children and, yeah, just that she’s expressed that they have walked away from the things they used to know, that she…she has taught them. I pray for her Father that you would give her give her comfort, give her strength just to know that she is your daughter, that you love her, that you…you are still with her, that you love her children. God, I believe that you, yeah, you are drawing people back to you. You are…you are leading people to, yeah, to have second, third, fourth, you know, however many chances Lord. Yeah, to…to realize your goodness and realize that you, that you’re better than all those things, you’re better than tarot cards and the things that her kids are getting into. Yeah, Father I also want to pray for him Carla Jean from LA. Just that she called, her son Noah, yeah, is just in a…in a spiritual battle with anxiety attacks and that they were able to face time but, yeah, just that he’s, yeah, unsure Lord about being able to get help and life insurance or just health insurance and all those questions Lord. Just help him to be able to…to still reach out to, still just trust You with those finances and to, yeah, to get help…to…to open himself up to you and to realize that You are greater than anything that could…could cause him that anxiety. And then just real quick, I want to pray for Trusting with the father in South Carolina, just as you talked about so many things going on with your family, just know that I’m praying for you that we’ve got your back. Thank you so much for calling and I’ll talk to you guys soon. Bye.

Hi family this is Sally from Massachusetts and I am calling to ask for prayer for all of us who are parents of teenagers. Heavenly Father we need Your help with these know it all teenagers. Father God they are giving us such a difficult time. Lord You have said to us, “train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he is…he will not depart from it.” Lord, we need help with those years in between when these kids have jumped off this path without a parachute. Lord, give us wisdom, give us patience, and give us tight lips. And please help us parent these children who just reject anything within hearing distance of us. Lord please guide our teenagers, help them to listen to You somehow and give us the knowledge we need to parents through these difficult years. And we ask this in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Good morning family this is Michelle __ in Central Florida calling to share some prayer requests and praise. First, please pray for my brother. He’s in a legal situation with one of his two children over a child. It’s complicated. Please pray for him. Pray for the whole situation being resolved in a way that brings glory to the Lord. He doesn’t or I shouldn’t say he’s not serving the Lord right now. Also want to pray for ministers and all businesses and also Pelham. I’m wondering how Pelham is doing and out Pelham’s and Anna Rose’s who are struggling to get things where they need to be. So, Father I thank You God for Brian and Jill and thank You for everything You’re doing in our lives. And God help us to show love in places where love is needed. Set our businesses aright Lord God. Let us keep first thing first and do and be led of You, do what pleases You. I pray for the ministry, the ministry of husbands and wives that are in ministry Lord God. Protect their marriages, strengthen them, set their ministries in the right place, in the right order. In the lives of the minister, help them to keep first thing first Lord. God, I thank You for Pelham. I thank You for what You’re doing in his life and the Pelham’s that we know around us Lord God the Anna Rose’s and John, Bob, and Suzie, and Janet, those who are serving You and desire to serve You in a greater way and are putting their lives back together in a way that’s, You know, gonna make them stronger and of better use to You and bring love and joy and fulfillment to their lives and the lives of those around them. I bless Your name oh God. I thank You Father God for everything You’re doing in us, for us, and through us in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Hi, my name is Vienna. For issues of safety that’s really all that I would like to disclose about myself. I discovered you guys towards the end of last year when I was facing homelessness. That situation has changed but my life circumstances are extremely complicated and involve a lot of issues, none of which I would like to detail here but I’m in major need of prayer, prayer for miracles. I feel like I have…need to take some serious steps of faith and bigger steps ever…than ever in my life after not speaking to God for quite some time. I began to…the end of last year…found you guys. Despite that I’ve already made some mistakes in this new year but the issues that I’m contending are all massive and large and they involve very complex family court issue, custody change. I’ve got a very malignant and toxic individual just blocks from me that has dominated much of the last few decades of my life, which is half of it. Recovering from a brain injury and in very serious need of a neurologist. Other issues that I’ll be contending with are applying for disability, public assistance type things. I’ve already gone through some career changes and will be taking a step of faith in order to focus on my health versus my work issues…boundaries…but it feels like the Psalms where I’m surrounded on every side and, you know, things that shouldn’t be legal or possible have happened and injustice abounds. And I’m struggling very, very much in my health is well…

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01/20/2019 DAB Transcript

Genesis 41:17-42:17, Matthew 13:24-46, Psalms 18:1-15, Proverbs 4:1-6

Today is the 20th day of January. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian and it is a pleasure to be here with you as we begin a shiny, sparkly, new week and live into it. And often times I will say something similar because we get to the beginning of a new week and I always am struck by the fact that it hasn't been lived yet and every decision that I make is going to tell the story of what the next week will be like. And, so, to understand that we’re stepping into a new week and a reset and a refresh and, you know, if last week was awful then maybe choosing in advance how we’re gonna live into this week is helpful. And, so, one of the ways that we’ll step into this brand-new shiny, sparkly, new week is to take the next step forward in the Scriptures. And this week we’ll read from the English Standard Version. We’ll pick up with the story of Joseph, which we've been chasing for a bit now. Joseph is before Pharaoh, he's been whisked out of the dungeon, and his task is to foretell a dream and Joseph has confessed that he has no power to do something like that, but that God can. So, that's where we pick up. Genesis 41:17 to 42:17 today.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for this brand-new shiny, sparkly week. And Lord, I mean we’re almost to the point where we could say three weeks of this new year have gone by and as we look back just over this short period of time in this new year a lot has been going on, not only our lives, but You have spoken a lot of things to us and have given us a sense of clarity that we need. And, so, we begin by humbly worshiping and are grateful in our hearts, but we also invite You into this week, all the things we have to decide about, all the conversations that we’ll have, all of the different circumstances that will pull us in a myriad of assorted different directions. But we seek You, we will not be pulled in all of that myriad of directions, we will seek You and allow You to deal with that myriad of things coming our way. So, Holy Spirit come, lead us into all truth as You promised, lead us on the narrow path that leads to life, lead us deeper into Jesus we pray, in His mighty name we ask. Amen.

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And, as always, if you have a prayer request or comment, 877-942-4253 is the number to dial.

And that's it for today. I'm Brian I love you and I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

My name is Keisha from Maryland. This call…this was hard to do. I listen to the Daily Audio Bible often. I’ve been listening for the past two years and it has blessed me so much. I’m calling in because I believe in prayer and I believe in touching and agreeing for everyone else, but right now I need help. I was ashamed to call in because it’s for financial help and I feel like there’s so many people that are dealing with things that are so serious, so much more serious than this, yet I felt overwhelmed and I need your help, I need your prayers. I’ve worked so hard all my life just taking care of everybody’s everything and I’m standing here __ . I’m in need of financial blessings to help us to pay our mortgage so that we won’t lose our home. And it’s not a lot, it’s not a lot of money, but it’s money that we don’t even have. And I’m trusting God and I’m asking for your prayers, that you all touch and agree with us as we stand in our faith that God is going to do it. I have faith and I’m not weary but I’m exhausted and I need strength and I need a miracle and I thank you right now for your prayers.

Hi this is Vernon from northern Alberta. This call is for Janet who called in about her son Jared who is an alcoholic. And I don’t even know for sure why or how, but I feel God told me to call. And, so, I’m thinking about Peter when he ran into the temple and there was a beggar asking for money and Peter said, “I don’t have money but what I do have I give you.” And, so, this is my prayer out of faith. Lord Jesus, I can’t help her with the cost of the rehab program. And Lord, so I ask for You to provide for them so that her son can get help. But Lord I know another better thing, I know that You can heal them, You can take the desire and You can fulfill his needs and help him see that he only needs You. And Jesus, if that’s how You want to heal him, I just want to pray in faith, do it and give this blessing to his mother and to him and the rest of his family. And, so, I just thank You God, I just pray in faith Lord Jesus that will heal him whether it’s through rehab programs in California and You provide for them or whether it’s instantaneous, Lord I just pray this over him. And I thank you for this family. In Jesus name. Amen.

Hey Daily Audio Bible this is Dad’s Light. I’ve listened to you guys for long time and I share in the joy and the pain with you all. Right now, I’m having a really difficult time. I’ve just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I’m about ready to lose my job. I’m stacked up financially and my girlfriend and I are constantly fighting, and I don’t know how to get over it. And I just really need help with prayer. Could you please pray for me? I’m just __ my time. I’ve tried to take my life three times because I feel so worthless. I’m holding onto you, I’m holding onto Jesus, I’m holding onto life as best I can. Please pray for me and strengthen me and I’ll do the same for you and love you guys so much. Thank you.

Hello beautiful family this is Sonia coming from Tampa. I heard the prodigal son and my heart leapt with joy. So many of us have been praying for you. You see my dear brother, I too lost my little will to live many years ago and my only cry out to God was for Him to take me. All I could do was look at the scars running down my stomach as I had gotten a reverse ___ and ended up with a tubal pregnancy instead only to end up in the hospital after making a 22 hour trip to Florida with my five-year-old son. I had walked away from a painful relationship and I was back in my parent’s home, heartbroken, scared with heartache and trauma, my only company. And to make matters worse I discovered that my ex-partner was living in my home with a coworker and she was pregnant. I was distraught and broken, so much that I thought that not even God could put me together again, but He did. He made me stronger and better than I ever imagined. Now when I look at the scars I think about God’s greatness and how He brought me through it. Dear Prodigal son and DAB family there is nothing too hard for God. I am 64 and after 17 years of my mom praying I met a wonderful man and I am getting married October 12 of this year. For some of you that have been waiting on God, continue to wait on Him and trust Him because there is nothing too hard for God. I love you family.

Hello Daily Audio Bible family, this is Anne from Charlotte North Carolina and I’m so thankful for every one of you in our international community. I’m in my 11th year now listening, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. And on the 13th of January a woman called in and forgive me, I cannot remember her name but she shared a very sad story of taking care of her father when she was accused of stealing and she was cut off in his final days and robbed of inheritance and I wanted to thank you for sharing that because I feel so alone with things that happened to me. I’m an only child and one of my daughter’s whose an attorney got guardianship of my mother without my knowledge and put my mother in a facility out of her apartment and then legally forbade me from even visiting my mother in her final days. And when that happened my mother stopped eating and…and it was just horrendous…horrendous thing and I was not even allowed to attend my mother’s funeral. And it’s just so…things that happen like that are so against nature and you just can’t imagine them really happening. And, yeah, so, it just…actually I appreciate knowing that I’m not alone in such awful betrayal and stealing and suffering. And please pray for my children who are not in my life and have walked away from the Lord.

Hey family this is Melissa. My name is Melissa Smiley, I’m from Albertville Alabama. I want to welcome all the new listeners. If I sound funny I’ve got bronchitis right now. Anywho…I’ve been listening, I’m starting my 8th year and I’m telling you is life-changing. God has grown be so much, my faith has grown, I’m learning so much about the word. Pastor Brian, when I didn’t have a church this was my church and I thank God for Brian teaching is the word. I thank you for striping our legs when we need t. You striped my legs the other day when you talked about us going on social media and basically, you know, not lifting our Christian brothers or sisters up. And I always say, well, I don’t do Facebook, but I do go on YouTube and when I see a Christian artist or somebody doing something wrong it’s better me lifting them up…it’s like y’all need to quit and stuff. So, thank you Brian, you help us so much. If you don’t hear your call just know somebody’s praying for you if you don’t every name called out. Sometimes I don’t hear my name called out but know that somebody somewhere is praying for you and stay the course. Stay with it. These the eight years, I tell you, I can’t imagine my life without the DAB. I love Brian, love you Jill, China, the whole crew. I love this family. Like I said, welcome new listeners. Love you all. Bye.

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