Ramattra had once hoped that omnics and humans could live in harmony with one another. Too, he had once convinced himself that he'd seen enough brutality and death to last him several lifetimes, and shed his cloak of war.
He now understood how foolish his ideals were. As long as humanity scorned omnics, as long as his kind were slaughtered and decimated, Ramattra would see to it that omnics would prevail, even if it meant the only solution was the annihilation of humanity.
Even then.
...However, there existed one glowing spark on the blight that was humanity, one such human that made him, if just for a moment, almost hopeful again.
The electronic door of his quarters whooshed shut as he stepped inside. Your sleepy expression emerged from the bundle of cushions and blankets he kept on the floor for his meditations, lips curving into a soft, warm smile as he approached.
These days, there weren't many aspects of humanity he found worthy of salvation. Very little about humans appealed to him, and yet he made exceptions for you. How could he feel anything else but fondness when he cupped your face and you nuzzled into his palm? How could he think that you were deserving of anything else but his protection when you sought him out after battles, worried hands finding every nick in his metal and fault in his wiring? You possessed a uniquely caring and compassionate heart for your kind, and were one of the few humans he knew to be sympathetic to his cause.
Even now as he knelt beside you in the bed of blankets, you reached for him, fingertips mapping and re-mapping the ridges and angles of his body you knew so well. You were so sweet to fret over him when it was you with the vulnerable, fleshy body. It would take no effort at all for him to crush every bone in your hand, and yet you held his with infinite tenderness, flexing each silicone tendon as if checking for damage.
Ramattra soothed away your concerns and instead welcomed you into his embrace, guiding you to sit between his folded legs. Back-to-chest, he faintly sensed your heartbeat as it pulsed regularly beneath your skin. Such an odd, unfamiliar thing to an omnic whose body thrummed with constant energy, but he found it a comfort. It meant you were alive, after all.
You stretched to press your lips against the edge of his faceplate in a 'kiss' as you settled against him. There was little he could do to reciprocate your affections except to rest his head atop yours, curving himself around you to cocoon you against his front. He had neither the need for a heart nor a pair of lungs. Even still, he focused on the rhythm of your breathing as each exhale warmed the metal of his chassis, drawing his world smaller and smaller until it was the only sensation he registered.
He had always wanted a brighter future for his people. As Ramattra sunk into his meditations, he understood with a startling realization that he wanted the future to include you at his side.
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Black Lion Keys 2: Probability Boogaloo
We've been here before but now I am doing all the living stories and expansion, not including SoTO cause it's not done yet <3
(also redid some things I thought were off about my original)
The wiki says there's a 30% chance of getting a key for maps but from my own searching of other peoples experiences, it seems closer to 25%, so i've gone with that for the sake of ease!
So what are the chances of you getting a black lion key from every map from the expansions?
And what's the chance of getting a key from every single possible map?
Let's explore, shall we?
First note, no season 1! There's only Southsun Cove added with that and you can't get a key from it! Sorry Scarlet :(
Second note, any errors about jumping puzzles are because I was checking the list on the wiki! Sorry if any were missed!
LWS2: Glint's Prophecy
While there are 8 story parts there were only 2 maps added, there's not a huge amount to go over here.
There are 8 waypoints, 0 renown hearts, 40 points of interest, 11 hero points, 13 vistas, and 2 jumping puzzles!
You've got a 6.25% chance of getting keys from both maps! Which is by far the highest out of everything I'm about to go over.
Heart Of Thorns
The first expansion to Guild Wars 2, I remember pre-ordering this! Introducing raids, the revenant, and elite specialisations!
There are 4 maps that make up the HoT part of The Heart Of Maguuma, containing 32 waypoints, 0 renown hearts, 92 points of interest, 40 hero points, 25 vistas, and 5 jumping puzzles!
You have a 0.390625% chance of getting a key from every map!
LWS3: Glint's Legacy
This has 6 story parts and a new map for each one! Bloodstone Fen is a map used for key farming, as it has no renown hearts and very few things to get for map completion.
The 6 maps contain 17 waypoints, 24 renown hearts, 98 points of interest, 0 hero points, 33 vistas, and 3 jumping puzzles!
You have a 0.02441406% chance of getting a key from every map!
Path of Fire
The second expansion, bringing in mounts and more elite specs! It also brought in 3 new raid wings!
There are 5 maps and radically fewer waypoints comparatively, with only 23! There are 27 renown hearts, 166 points of interest, 29 hero points, 51 vistas, and 0 jumping puzzles!
You have a 0.09765625% chance of getting a key from every map!
LWS4: Rise of Kralkatorrik
A lot of people cite this living story as their favourite part of gw2 story! It brought in 2 new mounts, the roller beetle and the skyscale!
There are 6 maps here, containing 19 waypoints, 19 renown hearts, 158 points of interest, 0 hero points, 36 vistas, and 1 jumping puzzle!
You have a 0.02441406% chance of getting a key from every map!
LWS5: Icebrood Saga
A living story I never actually finished and still giggle at the shortening of its name. It brought in 3 very large maps!
These maps contain 7 waypoints, 0 renown hearts, 97 points of interest, 0 hero points, 34 vistas, and 1 jumping puzzle.
You have a 1.5625% chance of getting a key for every map!
End Of Dragons
The third expansion that brought an end to a decade long storyline! Introducing jadebots, skiffs, the siege turtle and yet more elite specs!
This expansion brought in 5 maps, including the later added Gyala Delve!
These contain 24 waypoints, 9 renown hearts, a staggering 196 points of interest, 30 hero points, 23 vistas, and 2 jumping puzzles!
You have a 0.09765625% chance of getting a key for every map!
Conclusion
It's nigh on impossible to get keys for every map but it is very fun to think about!
Getting a key from every map from every living story and expansion is a 2.1684039x10^-17% chance!
In non standard form this is 0.000000000000000021684039%
That's absolutely tiny!
But for every single map you could possible get a key on? How tiny would that be?
It would be a 1.92592916x10^-32% chance.
Written out of standard of form that number looks like this.
0.0000000000000000000000000000000192592916%
I cannot even think of what to compare this to.
A single amu (atomic mass unit) or dalton is 1.66x10^-24 grams.
This probablity is even tinier than that.
It's unlikely that this will ever happen but what an incredible occurence it would be if it ever did. An act of pure and absolute luck.
If you read this far, thank you for reading my ramblings <3
And I wish you all luck getting black lion keys.
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Got yelled at in a store by a random man today because I’m disabled
Vent under the cut
I have an invisible disability. I’m having a bit of a bad brain day today, and it’s taking me a lot longer than normal to process things. I was in a game store and I was concentrating on an item I was looking to pick up, trying to remember exactly what it was I was after because I couldn’t quite remember what I’d come in for
The person who was working there spoke to me, and because of the bad brain day, and the fact that I was already thinking about something else, it took me a moment to realise she was talking to me. Then after I realised she was talking to me I had to try and to work out what she’d said. I have problems with audio processing at the best of times, but today has been worse than normal. The loud music and bright lights in the store really didn’t help either
Before I could figure out what she had said, and just before I was about to ask her to repeat herself, I heard my friend say something to to the worker.
Then I heard a man yelling. Again, I was having trouble processing so it took me a while to realise the man was yelling at me. I can’t emphasise enough how confused and overwhelmed I was at this point
I couldn’t understand what he was saying at first, but after a few seconds I realised he was angry at me. He was yelling at me for ignoring the worker and for apparently having a “mucky” look on my face?? (I was wearing a mask?). I was super confused
My friend spoke up and told the man that they’d responded to the worker for me, so she hadn’t been ignored, and that I had a disability and that sometimes it took me a little while to process things, and that sometimes I have trouble speaking. They explained that I wasn’t ignoring her and that wasn’t deliberately making any face
I couldn’t speak the whole time. I was just too confused and my brain just wouldn’t. I don’t know who this man is at all, but I think he was just another customer? He was talking with the worker the entire time I was in there, so maybe he was a friend of theirs? I can’t really even remember what he looks like, just that he came up to my chest, was older (like maybe 40’s?) and I think he had a British accent? Regardless even after being told that I have a disability and I wasn’t being rude, he continued scowling at me and wouldn’t hear it. He insisted that I had deliberately ignored her and that I was making a face he didn’t like?? (I didn’t think I was making any face at all??? I was just trying to get my brain to work?? Plus I was wearing a mask so idk how he could see my face at all??)
I was so confused and I wasn’t in any state to handle confrontation, so I thought it would be for the best if I just left
Anyways I never did work out exactly what the worker had said to me, but my friend told me that she’d just asked if I needed any help, and that they had answered for me because they knew I wasn’t having a good brain day. I never got to speak to, or apologies to the worker either for the misunderstanding. I passed by the same store a little while later on my way home, but that man was still in there chatting to the employee
I’d always had good interactions with that employee too, so it was disappointing to see her ignore the situation and just keep chatting to the man like nothing had happened. The store prides itself on being inclusive and supportive of people with disabilities too, so it’s especially disappointing to see such a lack of understanding and respect towards disabled customers
Sorry for venting. This happened a few hours ago, but my brain is just catching up to it now. And now that it has the OCD won’t stop ruminating on what happened. I’m genuinely so confused and don’t understand what I did wrong, or what I could have possibly done different? Especially during a shutdown
Oh well, nothing I can do about it now I guess?
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this barbie is a star! trek!
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long list of fun description ideas below
(anyone can make these if they want. credit’s nice but optional lol)
sisko - this barbie is literally moses
rom - this barbie is a communist
odo - this barbie sleeps in a bucket
bashir - this barbie is unnatural, meaning 'not from nature.’ 'freak' or 'monster' would also be acceptable
bashir - this barbie would like to borrow a cup of goo
garashir - this barbie has a homoerotic combination book-and-debate club
jiles/o’bashir - this barbie is just saying you might like him a bit more than your wife
kira - this barbie is a terrorist
kiradax - this barbie deserved more lesbian screentime
quark - this barbie knows all 285 rules of acquisition
aos kirk - this barbie has 73 problems and 72 of them are torpedoes
spock - this barbie wouldn't know what to do with a genuine, warm, decent feeling (but is worried about jim too)
spock - this barbie is, and always will be, yours
spirk - this barbie was the foundation of modern fandom/shipping
scotty - this barbie cannae take any more, captain, she's gonna blow
scotty - this barbie never actually said he’ll beam you up
chekov - this barbie was invented in russia, as was everything else
picard - this barbie made it so
worf - this barbie looks good in a dress
riker - this ken was a captain of the klingon vessel pagh for ten seconds
data - this barbie is fully functional
q - this barbie is god
janeway - this barbie taught god manners
janeway - this barbie killed fear
paris - this barbie’s daddy issues turned him into a lizard
neelix - this barbie is the self-appointed chief morale officer
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