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bitchys · 1 year
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Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings in Pretty Little Liars
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thousandfireworks · 3 months
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Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.
Abigail Hing Wen.
Alex Aster.
Alice Hoffman.
Alice Oseman.
Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’
Allie Sarah.
Amber Kelly.
Amy Harmon.
Annabelle Monaghan.
Anna Akana.
Aurora Parker.
Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.
Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.
Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.
Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.
Colleen Hoover.
Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.
Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.
Danielle Lori.
Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.
Dian Purnomo.
Eliza Chan.
Elle Kennedy.
Elyssa Friedland.
Emily Henry.
Emily Mclntire.
Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.
Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.
Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.
Hannah Whitten.
Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.
Heidi Shertok.
Jamie McGuire.
Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’
Jean Meltzer.
Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.
Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.
Jen Calonita.
Jessa Hastings.
Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.
John Green.
Jojo Moyes.
J. Elle.
J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.
Kate Canterbery.
Kate Stewart.
Katherine Howe.
Katherine Locke.
Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.
Laini Taylor.
Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.
Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.
Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.
Leigh Stein.
Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.
Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.
Lisa Steinke.
Liz Fenton.
Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.
L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).
Mariana Zapata.
Marie Lu.
Marissa Meyer.
Melissa de la Cruz.
Michelle Cohen Corasanti.
Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.
Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’
Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.
Naomi Klein.
Navah Wolfe.
Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.
Nicholas Sparks.
Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.
Nyla K.
Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.
Pamela Becker.
Penelope Douglas.
Pierce Brown.
Rachel Lynn Solomon.
Rebecca G. Martinez.
Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.
Rena Rossner.
Renee Ahdieh.
Rick Riordan.
Rina Kent.
Rivka (noctem.novelle).
Rochelle Weinstein.
Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’
Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.
Samantha Greene Woodruff.
Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.
Stephanie Garber. Promoting books by zionist author (Sarah J. Mass)
Skye Warren.
Sonali Dev.
Talia Carner.
Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’
Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.
Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.
Tillie Cole.
Tracy Deon.
Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.
T. J. Klune.
Uri Kurlianchik.
Veronica Roth.
Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.
V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.
Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’
Zibby Owens.
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saintmeghanmarkle · 2 months
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Theres always a monetary/grifting angle with Meghan: take her outfit today by u/Ruth_Lily
There’s always a monetary/grifting angle with Meghan: take her outfit today Soooo, I see it’s by a woman who lives in Ojai, Heidi Merrick. And if you check, she has a shop in Summerland which is right next to Montecito. So I think this was a pay-to-play scam/grift on Meghan’s part. Meghan probably got the dress for free. I realize the “dress is sold out” but usually in these small shops they have 1 in each size and they’re gone and you have to order more which they owner will get their slaves/overseas workers to do more Also, I looked up Heidi’s rich husband, and why she’s able to be a designer, his name is Johnny Johnston and he’s RE adviser/developer/ realtor. 2 birds with one stone. Remember she called the cake shop in Solvang and wanted the baker to make the cake for her for free in exchange for publicity? And she did the same with the Diana hotel & they said “no”? And other hotels? The reason they went to Canada was because they grifted off of Reid Hastings (NETFLIX) & it was a pay to play thing for them for Invictus and Reid Hastings let them stay for free at the ski place he owns. post link: https://ift.tt/aWVUyis author: Ruth_Lily submitted: April 13, 2024 at 08:23AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.
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heidihastings · 2 months
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“How well do you know your husband?”
Book 2 in the Hades and Persephone duology. An illustrated novel with over 50 images. After six long months, Persephone returns to the Underworld to reunite with the God of the Dead, Hades. But the kingdom she knew has changed, and dark secrets cast uncertainty over their love. As a sinister plot unfolds, Hades and Persephone are thrust into a desperate race against time. The answers they seek are shrouded in shadow, and a war for all souls looms on the horizon. As the final battle between good and evil draws near, the King and Queen of the Underworld teeter on the brink of losing everything. Will they triumph over the impending chaos, or will evil unravel their world?
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Man After Midnight Ch. 5
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Rich Mans World Series | Chapter 4 | Donations | Thoughts & Feelings
(Suprise! Our Reader is our Gif for this chapter!!!)
Chris stood in the kitchen enjoying a cup of coffee. Thinking of the day ahead, he wanted to make sure you were going to be fine here at the house while he went and handled business, but he wasn’t sure how you’d be feeling. He turned, hearing you walking through the house, the clank of your cane making your presence known before you could speak. “Good morning,” he grinned, walking over to you, wrapping an arm around your waist as he kissed your head. “How’d you sleep?” he asked as you shrugged. 
“Fine, just ready to be off this cane and out of my cast,” you said looking down at them both.
 “I know but, you'll be back stronger and better than ever.” he leaned down and captured your lips in a tender kiss, which had you melting in his arms. Until someone cleared their throat. 
“Mr. Evans, you have a visitor,” Nicholas, your newest butler announced. 
You looked up at him, “I’ll need to steal Anthony today, I have physical therapy,” you said carefully moving toward the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee. Ms. Heidi was already there, a fresh cup of coffee ready for you to enjoy. She helped set you up at the island and smiled sweetly at you. 
“What would you like for breakfast dear?” she asked, but you shrugged. 
“I'm not very hungry this morning, I'll just have some coffee.” you said, smiling back at her. “I have to have Anthony with me today, honey. I’m sorry, I want you to stay home. Do not leave this house, do you understand me?” Chris said coming into the kitchen with his men following him. “Is everything okay?” you asked as he sighed. 
“No, but it will be. You don't answer the door for anyone or anything okay?” he kissed your temple and looked at you. “I’ll be in touch okay?” he asked as you nodded.
 “Alright,” you whispered and watched as everyone left. 
You spent the better part of the morning, playing on your laptop, watching a movie and just relaxing in the living room. But you were getting antsy. You wanted to leave the house already, but Chris was never one to just bark orders at you. There had to be a good reason why you were told to stay home and not open the door. Sighing softly, you moved around the house slowly, the cane making it a bit harder. 
You’d finally pushed the staff to leave for the afternoon and once left alone you decided to fix a small lunch before settling in to watch a movie in the living room. You sent Chris a text, something the two of you rarely ever did. ‘Hey, wanted to check in. Hope everything is okay. Not gonna lie, kinda miss you being here with me all the time. Lol.’ 
You laid your phone down on the table, not exiting the conversation, and settled back on the couch. You felt your eyes get heavy and as you started to drift off while watching some housewives show you heard a soft knock on the front door. Frowning, you sat up and looked toward the foyer before you looked around at the windows to see if you could see anything, when another more urgent sounding knock came at the door. You slowly stood and walked over to the door trying to look out before just opening it. 
“Hello?” you asked before opening the door. 
“I have a delivery for Mr. Christopher Evans,” a deep voice called out. You stared at the door suspiciously. Before you could finish processing the thought that this probably wasn’t legit, the door was kicked in, forcing you to fall back in the foyer. 
You groaned, looking up to see a tall man with long dark hair towering over you. He went to reach for a pistol and you kicked him as hard as you could in his knee. As he fell, you tried to crawl away, but he grabbed your ankle in an attempt to pull you back to him. You kicked at him again and again until you broke free. You got up and moved as quickly as you could to the living room. Once you’d made it, you grabbed your phone and had meant to text Chris again, but in the haste of moving around and trying to hide, you ended up calling him. 
“Come out you little bitch! You’re gonna pay for that shit,” the intruder screamed out breaking things in the house as he walked through. You cowered down in the closet, trying to not make a sound. As you sat there, you frowned; This wasn't you. You don't cower when someone breaks into your home. You fought back, you didn’t need to text a man to come save you. You slowly stood up, grabbing your cane, you opened the closet door, letting it open wide and hit the wall. 
You stepped out and looked around for the intruder. You spotted him in the dining room, standing on the other side of the table. He was about twice the size of you, but that would be fine. You may have been healing from practically being blown up, but that wasn't going to stop you from protecting your home and yourself. He turned and stared at you. As you stared back at him you asked with a smirk, “I suppose you’re here to kill me?” 
“I'm supposed to, but I might have some fun with your body ‘fore I do that,” he grinned a wicked, gut-wrenching grin as he eyed you up and down. 
“Aye, didn’t realize you were Irish. I knew an Irish fella once. Had fun guttin’ him too,” you said in a fake Irish accent as you grinned back at him watching him lose his smile. 
“You fuckin bitch! HE WAS MY BROTHER!” He flipped the dining room table over, breaking the glass as it crashed into the ground. 
You laughed “Your brother is in pieces!” you grabbed the vase on a table closest to you and flung it at him as he got closer. It hit him in the head, cutting his skull slightly. 
You took off as fast as you could; If you could keep him on the main level, that was a less likely chance of you falling over a railing or down a flight of stairs. You made it into the kitchen, where you ducked down behind the island and waited. You made sure to have some of your cane sticking out. You knew he wasn’t as smart as he acted. The man came into the kitchen and grinned when he saw the end of your cane sticking out from behind the island. You would be expecting him to come from the sides, but you would never expect him to crawl onto the island. He quietly got up on the island, and carefully slid over to attack you from above. When he reached the corner you were hiding behind, he looked down to see you grinning up at him. You stabbed him as hard as you could in the eye with a knife, and slowly stood up looking at the tip of it poking out of the back of his head. 
“I fuckin hate the Irish,” you mumbled leaning back against the other counter exhausted.
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drvcxrys · 1 year
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hello friends! this time i'm also going to do a post event starter call. i'm going to still reply event convos and even some pre event convos but if you want to drop them or start something new, we can def do that. now, for my sanity, i'm going to cap all of my characters at 5 and 4 per mun.
HOWEVER, if you see a cap being fulled or closed but you still want a starter from that character, don't be afraid to reach out and i will def put you there still because i can't say no to more plots haha
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alice cullen NEWLY UNAWARE (1/5) benjamin anna of arendelle (0/5) annabeth chase NEWLY UNAWARE (1/5) - blair waldorf annie cresta (0/5) betty cooper (0/5) beverly marsh (1/5) - peter bianca di angelo NEWLY UNAWARE (1/5) - nico bree tanner (1/5) - rosalie hale brittany s. pierce (1/5) - mercedes buffy summers (1/5) - anya choi nam ra (1/5) - jongwoo claudia (0/5) daenerys targaryen (2/5) - jorah, drogon dani clayton (0/5) daphne bridgerton (0/5) elizabeth midford (0/5) emma swan (1/5) - elliot alderson han yuri (0/5) heidi volturi (0/5) hermione granger (2/5) - hagrid, dumbledore hope mikaelson (0/5) intouch chatpokin (0/5) isabelle lightwood (1/5) - max jean grey (1/5) - sabrina jessica riley (2/5) - josh washington, emily jill roberts NEWLY UNAWARE (2/5) - quinn bailey, randy meeks, tatum kagome higurashi (0/5) katara (0/5) lila pitts (0/5) lissa dragomir (0/5) malia tate (2/5) - derek hale, lydia martin manaow (0/5) mary stuart (1/5) - lola may parker (1/5) - matthew murdock misa amane (1/5) - homura myrcella baratheon (0/5) nancy wheeler (0/5) nanno (5/5) - kiki, dean, elliot, jongwoo, satana narcissa black (1/5) - rabastan rory gilmore (0/5) samantha carpenter (0/5) sara lance NEWLY AWARE (0/5) sharon carter (0/5) spencer hastings (5/5) - robin buckley, mona, noel, patrick, josh usagi tsukino (0/5) victoire weasley (2/5) - lily luna, albus potter wednesday addams (3/5) ahkmenrah, enid, veronica yelena belova NEWLY UNAWARE (0/5)
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1970 bis 1973
Drosophila auf dem Fernschreiber
Kathrin Passig: Du hast doch irgendwann im späten Paläozoikum Programmierdinge im Zusammenhang, glaube ich, mit Biologie gemacht, wann war das? Irgendwann in den Siebzigern?
Heidi Hecht: Ja, ich habe 73 Examen gemacht, 73 war schon das zweite Examen, 71 habe ich das erste gemacht.
Kathrin: Das war irgendwas mit Drosophila, oder?
Heidi: Genau, da habe ich das erste Programm geschrieben. DROS1. Da ging es darum, aus gegebenen Phänotypen, die man miteinander kreuzt, herauszufinden, welchen Genotyp die haben. Und das wurde mit einem Computerprogramm gemacht, damals noch mit einem Fernschreiber, so hieß das.
Kathrin: Aber meinst du jetzt mit Fernschreiber wirklich Fernschreiber, oder meinst du so ein Terminal, was an einem Großrechner dranhängt?
Heidi: Na ja, aber wir nannten das Fernschreiber*. Das war der offizielle Ausdruck. Wir hatten einen Raum, wo vielleicht sieben, acht solche Dinger standen, und da hat jeder so einem Gerät sitzen und arbeiten können.
* “Fernschreiber stellen prinzipiell seriell arbeitende, digitale Ein- und Ausgabegeräte dar. Folgerichtig wurden sie in großem Umfang als Computer-Peripheriegeräte eingesetzt – zum einen mit ihrem Druckteil als reines Ausgabegerät, zum anderen zusätzlich mit der Tastatur als Terminal zur direkten Steuerung eines Computers. Spuren dieser Verwendung finden sich bis heute, etwa in den Steuerzeichen Carriage Return (CR) und Line Feed (LF). An manchen Universitäten waren noch bis in die 1970er Jahre Fernschreiber zum Erstellen von Programmlochstreifen und Ausdrucken der auf einem Streifenlocher produzierten Ergebnisse im Einsatz.” (Wikipedia)
Kathrin: Wo war das?
Heidi: An der Uni in Freiburg. Und das war das erste Programm, Drosophila, genau, der GEKO [Schreibweise ist noch abzuklären] war das zweite.
Kathrin: Ist da irgendwas davon erhalten?
Heidi: Ich glaube, ich habe meine Arbeit noch von damals. Das war ja sogar so, dass damals dieser Prof da war, der aus USA kam und dieses System am Rechenzentrum installiert hatte, damit man eben solche Programme schreiben konnte. Und da hatten wir eben diese Fernschreiber, und über die Fernschreiber hab ich das programmiert, und dann lief das dann auch auf den Fernschreibern ab. Sodass praktisch die Leute dann auf dem Papier Fragen gestellt bekamen und sie darauf antworten konnten.
Kathrin: Wie jetzt, Fragen gestellt bekamen?
Heidi: Ja, na ja, das Programm lief so ab, dass da halt eine Frage gestellt wurde, so wie am Computer auch. Und dann wartete das Programm, bis du deine Eingabe gemacht hast, dann musstest du was sagen. Das war eigentlich ein Programm, mit dem man lernen konnte, wie sich die Gene verteilen.
Kathrin: Ach, das war Lernsoftware.
Heidi: Ja, genau. Eigentlich war die Aufgabe die, herauszufinden, wie sahen die Eltern aus? Welche genetische Konstellation hatten die Eltern? Du kriegst also den Phänotyp beschrieben, und dann musst du aus den verschiedenen Phänotypen, die du da hast, ne Kreuzung machen, und dann hast du gesagt, ich kreuze die Drosophila mit der Drosophila, und dann kam ein Ergebnis raus, und dann musstest du aus diesem Ergebnis schließen, wie die Eltern aussahen. Das war die Grundidee von dem Programm, und das lief alles mit nem Fernschreiber.
Kathrin: Weißt du noch, in was für einer Programmiersprache?
Heidi: Die hieß PLANIT*. Das war eine Programmiersprache, die speziell für Lernsoftware gemacht wurde. Sehr einfach. Aus USA kam die. Und der Prof, mit dem ich das gemacht habe, der war vorher in Houston oder so irgendwo gewesen, in irgendeinem amerikanischen Staat, wo er eben dieses Programm auch kennengelernt hat und das dann nach Freiburg holen konnte. Das war noch in Freiburg.
* “PLANIT (= Programming Language for Interactive Teaching), eine Entwicklung des Kalifornischen Computerherstellers System Development Corporation (SDC), basiert auf Fortran und ist ähnlich wie Coursewriter framestrukturiert. Diese Programmsprache ist aber äußerst komplex. Sie erlaubt sowohl die Analyse von freien Antworten des Lerners als auch die Protokollierung von spezifischen Lernerdaten (Ripota 1974, S. 296 f.). Diese vielseitige Autorensprache kann seit 1968 auf unterschiedlichen Computersystemen eingesetzt werden, was sie besonders attraktiv macht (Kaier 1977, S. 162).” (Quelle: www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/105485/1/810615169.pdf)
Kathrin: Also, während man diese Lernsoftware benutzt hat, hat man sich da so schreibenderweise mit der Software verständigt. Aber wie hat das ausgesehen, während du da dran programmiert hast? Du hattest ja auch kein direktes Feedback, wie das jetzt läuft, oder?
Heidi: Na, ich hab halt da in dieser Programmiersprache, in PLANIT geschrieben, und das ging auch über das Terminal.
Kathrin: Ach so also, du hast schon direkt gesehen, ob das funktioniert oder nicht. Also ich frage deshalb, weil noch ein paar Jahre vorher war es offenbar so, dass man seinen Code zu Hause auf kariertem Papier entworfen hat, und dann musste man ihn erst mal in Karten übersetzen lassen, und dann irgendwann kriegte man dann das Ergebnis zurück. Aber das war da schon Vergangenheit.
Heidi: Nee, nee, das war nicht Vergangenheit. Für die normale Programmierung, also, sagen wir mal, wissenschaftliche Rechenzentren haben so gearbeitet zu der Zeit, und ich ja auch dann. Ich habe ja auch noch mit Lochkarten gearbeitet, in den Siebzigern, Anfang 70, und als ich nach Berlin kam, sowieso, da hatten sie ja eh noch nichts. Das mit den Lochkarten war aber nur, um FORTRAN zu machen. Also, ich hab mit den Lochkarten FORTRAN gemacht und FORTRAN war ... was hab ich in FORTRAN gemacht ... Ich hab immer solche Stapel von Karten eingelesen. Das waren irgendwelche Wissenschaftler, die irgendwas ausgewertet haben, ihre Ergebnisse eingegeben haben, und die musste ich übertragen auf Lochkarten. Du musst ja, wenn du zum Beispiel Daten hast von irgendwelchen Reihen, also wo du Messreihen hattest, dann müssen die Messreihen ja irgendwo gespeichert werden, und du konntest damals das nicht einfach so speichern. Da gab es keine, keine Maschinen.
Kathrin: Und du hast dann die Lochkarten aus den Daten hergestellt?
Heidi: Richtig. Das war FORTRAN.
Kathrin: Könntest du das noch?
Heidi: Glaub nicht.
Kathrin: Wie muss man sich das überhaupt technisch vorstellen? Also wie kriegt man die Daten auf die Lochkarte?
Heidi: Da hast du einen Lochkartenschreiber. Und wenn du da sagst, also ich will jetzt 168 zum Beispiel als Ergebnis eines Rechenvorgangs damit eingeben für eine Reihe, dann kannst du das normal tippen, und dann gibt es eine Karte aus, die dann halt dort an der Stelle Löcher hat.
Kathrin: Du tippst das quasi blind? Weil Monitor ist da ja wahrscheinlich keiner an der Stelle.
Heidi: Schreibmaschine. So was wie eine Schreibmaschine hast du da gehabt, Also das hast du da unten deinen Schreibkasten gehabt, und dann hat es diese Karte eingezogen, dann hast du geschrieben, dann hat es die Karte ausgegeben.
Kathrin: Und steht das dann auch nochmal in menschenlesbarer Form auf der Karte drauf? Oder wie stellst du fest, dass du dich vertippt hast?
Heidi: Beim Rechnen hinterher. (Lacht.) ... Ja, du hast ja dann die Karten, und diese Karten wurden dann in dem Rechenzentrum eingelesen.
Kathrin: Das hast dann aber nicht mehr du gemacht?
Heidi: Nein, das habe ich nicht mehr gemacht. Das konnten nur die, die am Rechenzentrum gearbeitet haben. Weißt du, kennst du das Rechenzentrum von der FU, wo das damals war? Arnimallee. Auf der rechten Seite war das Institut für Mathematik, und da war auch das Rechenzentrum. Das war mein erster Nebenjob an der Uni. Ich kam aus Gießen und hatte zwar dort auch schon Programmieren gelernt ...
Kathrin: In was?
Heidi: In PLANIT. Nein, das war nicht PLANIT. BASIC. Da hab ich mit den Leuten da auch schon ein kleines Programm geschrieben gehabt, das war zum Unterrichten für Mediziner mit Abfragung von irgendwelchen medizinischen Wissenssachen, und dann mussten die die Antworten eintippen, und ...
Kathrin: Das war aber zum Üben, oder? Das war nicht, damit sie damit irgendwie Prüfungen abhalten konnten. Oder?
Heidi: Nee, nee. Prüfungen, das war ja um die Zeit verpönt. Die hatten ja alle Angst, dass man unter Umständen mit dem Computer später dann diese Prüfungen abhalten könnte, was ja erst mal so ein bisschen ein Angstfaktor war.
Kathrin: Aber warum eigentlich?
Heidi: Weil sie gedacht haben, dass, wenn man sich mal verschreibt, dass vielleicht nicht richtig erkannt wird.
Kathrin: Ah, ach so, die Studierenden hatten Angst! Ich dachte jetzt, vielleicht das Unipersonal, weil die vielleicht irgendwie dachten, dass das bedeutet, dass gleich ihr ganzer Beruf ...
Heidi: Es ging wirklich nur darum, wie Studierende mit ihren Lehrenden klarkommen. Wir hatten damals in Gießen versucht, medizinische Themen ... damals waren das reine Abfragethemen, also ein Frage-Antwort-System, wo dann hinterher entschieden wurde, wie viel jemand richtig oder falsch beantwortet hat. Und das ist natürlich auch ein bisschen die Frage, wie genau hat der gezählt, und waren die Antworten immer richtig oder nicht? Ich weiß gar nicht mehr. Hatten wir da schon freie Antworten?
Kathrin: Wie siehst du das heute? Also, ich nehme an, du wirst damals gesagt haben, das ist eine gute Idee und die Zukunft der Lehre ...
Heidi: Nein, so war es nicht. Zumindest in unserer Gruppe. Wir waren ja ein paar ganz junge Wissenschaftler, sagen wir mal so, ein paar junge Leute, die viel zusammengearbeitet haben, und wir hatten immer die Idee, dass sowas nicht ohne die Lehrenden geht, das heißt, nicht ohne die Tatsache, dass ein Lehrender dahinterstand und auch wusste, was er programmiert hatte und was er dann hinterher auch überprüfen konnte. Dass es nie nur darum geht, etwas abzufragen, sondern eben auch, damit dann weiterzuarbeiten. Das war ja das Komplizierte daran. Die meisten wollten eigentlich nur diese Abfragetechnik.
Kathrin: Was heißt die meisten? Die Lehrenden oder wer?
Heidi: Die Lehrenden. Also zum Beispiel kann ich mich noch erinnern, in Freiburg, da gab es eine Gruppe von einer, die hat Pflanzenbestimmungen gemacht. Das musst du als Student ja am Anfang lernen, wie bestimmst du Pflanzen ... Die haben das dann versucht, in so eine Form zu fassen, dass es eben eine Abfrage ist und du dann vielleicht drei oder vier Antwortmöglichkeiten bekommst und dann wählen konntest.
Kathrin: Aber in Textform, also da waren keine Abbildungen, oder? Ich wüsste jedenfalls nicht, wie. Wenn du Pflanzen bestimmst, dann wäre das ja hilfreich, wenn du gezeigt kriegst, wozu du jetzt ja und nein sagst.
Heidi: Ich weiß nicht mehr, wie das war. Na ja, jedenfalls das waren so die ersten Programme, und mit ein paar anderen von unserer Gruppe haben wir uns ziemlich dagegen gewehrt, weil das ein reines Abfragesystem war. Aber du kannst sowas auch als eine Sache einsetzen, um zu lernen, also um Zusammenhänge darzustellen, und vielleicht eben auch aus einer Simulation heraus eine gewisse Erkenntnis zu bekommen. Das war so mehr unser Ding. Also deswegen bei Drosophila eben auch die Frage: Wenn du die und die Eltern zusammen tust, was kommt denn dann am Ende raus? Das musstest du dir vorher überlegen, und dann hast du eine Anzahl von Ergebnissen bekommen und musstest daraus schließen, wie die Zusammensetzung der Eltern war. Also das war schon eine richtige Simulation.
Kathrin: Das ist dann auch nichts, wo man sagen kann: "Ja, aber wozu? Da kann ich doch genauso gut zu Hause Karteikarten verwenden und muss nicht in ein Rechenzentrum."
Heidi: Genau. Und so war es ja auch mit meinem Chemieprogramm, was ich gemacht habe. Da hattest du Stoffe, und aus der Eigenschaft dieser Stoffe ... wie schwer sie waren, und wie sie mit anderen reagieren, konntest du daraus schließen, was das für ein Stoff gewesen ist. Und du konntest das Periodensystem der Elemente dadurch aufbauen. Also das war so die Grundidee gewesen, und das ist eben nicht etwas, wo du einfach nur schummeln oder raten kannst, sondern du musstest tatsächlich aus den Ergebnissen aufbauen, was am Ende der Grund dafür sein kann, warum die so reagieren. Also das war unsere Grundidee damals von diesen Programmen, und wir hatten uns schnell gegen die gewehrt, die eben nur Abfrageprogramme gemacht haben. Aber das war im Vordergrund, weil viele, viele Dozenten ihre Arbeitserleichterung darin gesehen haben.
Kathrin: Ist doch ganz schön, wenn mal was Neues eingeführt wird und die Leute, die es verwenden sollen, überhaupt irgendeinen Nutzen drin erkennen.
Heidi: Arbeitserleichterung war immer der erste Nutzen. Das waren noch die Sachen, die ich 72, 71 gemacht habe.
Kathrin: Ich nehme an,technisch ist davon nichts erhalten, von der Software oder so?
Heidi: Kann sein, dass ich das Programm irgendwo ...
Kathrin: In welcher Form? Also so als Listing?
Heidi: Möglicherweise.
Kathrin: Wenn du das noch hast, das würde mich interessieren. Wobei, das ist dann wahrscheinlich so ein Stapel ...
Heidi: Nee, das war gar nicht so viel. PLANIT war ja ein ganz tolles Programm, das war ganz easy. Also, das lag wahrscheinlich schon an dem PLANIT selber, dass das so easy war, das war wie BASIC so ein bisschen.
Kathrin: Okay, wenn du es mal findest, mach mal wenigstens ein Foto davon, dass man sich so ein bisschen vorstellen kann, wie der Code aussah.
Heidi: Ich glaube, ich hab von dem Code nichts mehr. Ich hab nur die Ausdrucke von den Studenten, wie die gearbeitet haben ...
Kathrin: Ist ja auch schon mal was.
Heidi: Und dann hatte ich ja damals, das muss man ja noch dazusagen, meine Arbeit gleich am Computer geschrieben. Da konntest du richtig eintippen ...
Kathrin: Weißt du noch, mit was?
Heidi: Ja, PLANIT!
Kathrin: Ach, auch mit PLANIT? Jetzt muss ich PLANIT googeln.
Heidi: BASIC oder PLANIT. Vielleicht habe ich es auch in BASIC gemacht, das weiß ich nicht mehr.
Kathrin: Ja, also, ich finde keinen Hinweis auf irgendeine Siebziger-Jahre-Software namens PLANIT. War PLANIT die Abkürzung für irgendwas?
Heidi: Ja. Programming Language in Interaction ... oder ... Teaching! in Teaching, genau. Findest du nichts? Such doch mal "Klaus Haefner".
Kathrin: Der Name sagt mir was ... aber vielleicht nur, weil du von dem manchmal erzählt hast.
Heidi: Das ist der Chef von dieser Einrichtung bei uns gewesen, der das nach Deutschland gebracht hatte, und der war sehr in dieser Sprache drin. Mit ae geschrieben.
Kathrin: Weiß ich, aus irgendeinem Grund weiß ich das. Der muss irgendwo mal vorgekommen sein ... vielleicht ... ich schaue gleich mal, ob das der ist. Ja, genau! In dem Spiegel-Interview mit Joseph Weizenbaum kommt er nämlich vor, das habe ich schon ab und zu in Vorträgen verwendet. Der ist das! Okay!
Heidi: Und der hat das eingeführt. Das Ganze scheiterte dann in Gießen, als der Haefner weg war, der hat einen Ruf nach Bremen bekommen. Dann hatten wir so irgendeinen Prof, der wollte das weitermachen, der war aber unmöglich, und wir hatten alle keine Lust, mit dem zu arbeiten. Dann sind alle auch wieder weggegangen, der Schramke ist weggegangen, ich bin dann mit Schramke zusammen nach Gießen hoch, weil sie dort ein neues Projekt gemacht haben. Und da lief das meines Erachtens auch sehr darauf hinaus, einfach nur Inhalte anzubieten und die Leute lernen zu lassen. Da war wenig mit Simulationen oder mit Ideen, wie man vielleicht doch schön unterrichten könnte.
Kathrin: Wie hieß dieser Bereich, in dem du da gearbeitet hast, offiziell? Also was hast du damals gesagt?
Heidi: Projekt CUU. Projekt computerunterstützter Unterricht. Das hieß damals so.
Kathrin: Wenn du gesagt hast, ich mache CUU, dann wussten die Leute, was gemeint war?
Heidi: Ja, also an der Freiburger Uni, ja. Später in Berlin habe ich dann mit Leuten zu tun gehabt, die ich schon vorher kennengelernt hatte über Tagungen, die dann auch so was machen wollten dort. Aber da hat die FU Berlin nicht mitgemacht. Du musst ja auch Gelder haben. Die ganzen Sachen scheiterten am Ende am Geld, weil die Computer einfach noch zu aufwändig waren, und du musstest ja viel, viel, viel Platz dafür vorsehen. In Form von Computern, die du da hinstellst.
(Heidi Hecht, befragt von Kathrin Passig im August 2022)
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bludgeonings of chance
Chapter 2 of 2 (Chapter 1)
Malec | Rated general | tw canon-typical violence
Day 18: “Just get it over with.” | “Take my Coat”
Summary: “Your precious rebellion won’t last long when it sees its two best leaders trying to kill each other in the Games.”
aka my Hunger-Games-inspired AU, ft. Malec being in love, lots of angst, and a mandatory happy ending.
A/N: Sorry this is late, it got a bit long…
Read it on AO3 or below the cut.
The Brocelind Arena was a forest this year, and Alec walked through it carefully, his backpack slung over one shoulder. 
He’d grabbed the backpack from the pile of supplies in the centre of the Arena, then left without trying to fight for any more equipment. At the beginning of the games, there was usually a bloodbath over the supplies, but he’d left before he could see much of it or end up involved; there was no need to risk dying on the first day. 
He’d seen Magnus vanishing into the forest in a different direction, too, so there was no real need to stay. 
Alec ran over the other competitors in his head — he’d memorised their names in faces from lack of anything to do in his cell as he waited for the Games to begin. The two faeries, Eochaid and Airmed, were siblings; Alec wasn’t sure what they’d done to deserve the Games, or if they’d simply been thrown in because they were powerful enough to pose a challenge to Magnus. Of the three vampires, Alec had heard of Lady Delilah’s court case — she’d been drinking from mundanes, not killing them to avoid getting caught — but another name was more familiar: Camille Belcourt. She, along with the third vampire, Heidi MacKenzie, had been arrested for murder because they’d drained several mundanes completely. 
Camille and Magnus had a history, and Camille had originally led the vampire contingent of the Seventh City. She’d been kicked out soon after Alec had arrived, because she’d drunk from and killed several of Alec’s Shadowhunters; it’d nearly caused a rift, but thankfully Magnus and Raphael had helped to smooth it over. Alec had heard no more of her until her arrest and sentencing to the Games. 
Only one of the werewolves, Maia Roberts, had been familiar — and for the worst possible reason. She’d been arrested for being in the Seventh City, and Alec had known her beforehand. He didn’t want to have to kill her. 
The other three wolves — Rufus Hastings, Casper Sterling, and Theo Snyder — were strangers; Alec wasn’t sure what they’d been arrested for specifically, but they certainly weren’t part of the Seventh City, which meant they’d probably been hurting mundanes. 
That left the ten mundanes. Stephanie Crawford, Rowan Durham, Simon Lewis, Evangeline Blake, Ruben Hale, Howard Morton, Nathaniel Ray, Annie Copeland, Rosie Simpson, and George Brown. All of them were being punished simply for the “crime” of having the Sight. 
Annie, Rowan, and Ruben had been killed in the first ten seconds of the Games, brutally torn to pieces, the cannons to signal their deaths going off one after another. Alec had heard two more cannons as he walked away, and then a third a while later — likely mundanes again. It was always like that in the Games; the mundanes might be greater in number than any other race, but they died the most easily. 
Alec shouldn’t be worrying about any of them. He had Magnus (and, to a lesser extent, himself) to look after; only one person would make it out of the Games, and that had to be Magnus. The best way to do that was, first, to kill every other competitor so that he and Magnus were the last two people in the Games, and then to let Magnus kill him. 
Because Magnus would kill him, if he needed to. Magnus loved Alec, and Alec loved Magnus, but only one of them would leave the arena. Even aside from Alec’s personal unwillingness to let Magnus die, it only made sense for Magnus to be the one who survived; he was the Seventh City’s most powerful warlock, and he was irreplaceable. Without Magnus, everything would fall apart, and that was much more important than Alec’s life — something that Magnus knew as well as Alec did. 
Magnus wouldn’t want to kill him, but he’d do it, if that was what it took. 
~
Alec’s supplies were limited, to say the least. 
He would’ve loved a bow, but he hadn’t wanted to join the dogpile for the supplies; in any case, it was unlikely that Alicante would put a bow in the arena when they knew it was Alec’s favoured weapon. Their goal here was to get rid of him; they’d likely succeed. 
There wasn’t any adamas, either — no stele, which meant his runes were useless; no adamas weapons to light up at his touch. They’d injected him with a tracking chip before the games, which likely included a fragment of adamas so his body wouldn’t naturally get rid of it, but such a small quantity would be all but useless. 
Various precautions had been taken to make the Games more “fair” — the vampires received sun-proof clothing that could allow them to move around in daytime, the wards over the arena restricted warlock and faerie magic within their bounds — and the lack of adamas was probably meant to be another one. With his runes and the years of training he’d received like every other Shadowhunter, he’d have a solid shot at winning; without his runes, werewolves and vampires would be stronger and faster than him, leaving him with the advantage only of his training. He’d have to resign himself to that. 
Alec’s backpack contained a knife, a water bottle, a packet of iodine tablets to clean the water, a sleeping bag, a coil of rope, and nothing else. Making a fire would be challenging, but Alec figured he’d probably be able to figure it out. The forest had enough life in it that he could probably hunt well enough to survive. The necessities were taken care of. 
In terms of fighting the other tributes, his knife was his only weapon. He could throw accurately — aiming was similar between different projectile weapons — but if he threw the knife, he’d no longer have it. Which meant he’d lose his only weapon; that was unacceptable. 
Consideringly, Alec glanced around. There were several yew trees nearby, and a few juniper; the ground was dotted with sticks and goldenrod. Good enough. He pulled out the rope from his backpack, which was made up of thinner strands of hemp, woven together to make something thicker — but he could unweave them easily enough. And the knife was sharp enough to carve wood. 
Alec smiled, and set about making himself a bow. 
~
He shot his dinner with the rough yew bow and an arrow of goldenrod sharpened to a point. His aim wasn’t perfect, but he managed to hit the rabbit through the eye from a fair distance, so it wasn’t too bad. 
Alicante was watching Alec’s every move, he knew, through the cameras scattered throughout the arena — he’d seen their blinking red eyes. No microphones, so they couldn’t hear him, but he had to remember that somebody was always watching. They’d be irritated that he’d managed to overcome the limitations they’d given him. Shouldn’t’ve given me the training to make my own bow, he thought nastily, and hoped they didn’t send anything too horrible out of the woods to kill him. 
~
Alec spent his first night in a tree, wide awake and waiting. 
He’d watched the sky for the projected images of everyone who’d already died: in addition to Annie, Rowan, and Ruben, three more mundanes — Stephanie, Howard, and Rosie — had been killed almost immediately. Likely by the same people; Alec had seen Lady Delilah, the two faeries, and the three werewolves other than Maia attacking in the initial frenzy. Unfortunately, none of their faces showed in the sky. 
Alec didn’t want to hunt down the remaining mundanes — Simon Lewis, Evangeline Blake, Nathaniel Ray, and George Brown — and even less so Maia. He didn’t particularly want to kill the other werewolves, vampires, or faeries, even; these deaths were entirely unnecessary, used by Alicante as some sort of vicious, gory entertainment. 
For Magnus’ sake, he’d kill anyone he had to — but for now, he’d focus first on finding Magnus and then on getting rid of anyone threatening him. 
~
The next day, Alec’s plans hit a further difficulty. 
He’d hiked back to the clearing in the forest where they’d entered the Games, planning to see what was left of the supplies, but halfway there he’d heard a scream. Not Magnus, which meant he really should’ve ignored it, but Alec had always been too soft-hearted for his own good. 
He was too late to help. The four remaining mundanes were lying in a pile on the ground, drained of blood by vampires — foolish, since the vampires would now need to feed on either animals or Downworlders who were harder to catch. 
Alec bent over the corpses, wondering which vampire was responsible — he would’ve thought Camille and Lady Delilah were both smart enough to keep a mundane by her as a blood bank, while he’d expected Heidi to stick with Camille. 
Looking closer, he saw traces of blood around Simon Lewis’ mouth. Had the vampires tried to make him into a subjugate, but somehow failed? 
Alec’s eyes flicked around the clearing, noting the traces of a struggle. Simon appeared to have tried to fight back; he’d died not from a lack of blood but from a broken neck. 
Which meant that if Alec buried him, he’d rise again as a vampire. 
Alec shouldn’t. He knew he shouldn’t. Why bring back one of the people who would be trying to kill Magnus? But Simon was innocent — he’d done nothing wrong here. He’d likely allied with the other mundanes, which was why they’d all been together when the vampires had arrived. He’d tried to fight back despite the vampire venom surely moving through his veins. He didn’t deserve to die when he could live. 
Already regretting his decision, Alec set about digging a grave. 
~
“Why did you bring me back?” Simon Lewis asked, looking up at Alec with a frown. 
“I’m not entirely sure,” Alec said honestly. He’d spent the last six hours killing small animals for Simon to drink when he awoke; he’d collected their blood and given it to the newborn vampire as he’d crawled his way out of the ground. 
Simon huffed at the non-answer. “I thought Shadowhunters hated Downworlders. Why would you make me into one?”
Alec raised an eyebrow. “I’m here because I lead a resistance movement called the Seventh City, which defends Downworlder rights. I don’t hate Downworlders.” 
Tilting his head to the side, Simon looked at him curiously. “That still doesn’t explain why you saved my life.”
The truth was that Alec simply hadn’t been able to leave Simon there — it would’ve been tantamount to killing him, really, and this boy had done nothing wrong. He remained silent, unsure what to say. 
Fortunately, Simon didn’t press, because his eyes widened. “Somebody’s coming!”
Simon’s senses were sharper than Alec’s thanks to his vampirism. Alec moved to a fighting crouch, bow ready; it was only a moment later that Heidi came hurtling out of the woods. Without Simon’s warning, she would’ve killed Alec before he heard her. 
As it was, Alec fired an arrow through her chest as she dove for Simon, and she broke into ash right in front of the fledgling’s face. 
Coughing — presumably instinctively, as he no longer needed to breathe — Simon wiped the ash from his cheeks. “Thanks.”
“I wouldn’t’ve heard her in time without you,” Alec returned. “So thank you.” 
Simon smiled, and held out a hand. “Allies?”
Alec paused, glancing down at it. If it came down to just him, Simon, and Magnus, he’d have to kill this no-longer-mundane, but until then— “Allies,” he agreed. 
~
With Simon’s help, Alec set about tracking Magnus properly. Simon didn’t question why, and Alec didn’t want to explain, but he helped willingly enough. 
Magnus had set off into the forest on the first day, and his tracks were still almost visible, although he’d clearly tried to hide them. Thanks to his magic, Magnus rarely had to hide his presence so carefully; the fact that he wasn’t using magic to hide his path now meant that the wards over the arena were powerful enough to significantly reduce his strength. 
Alec and Simon followed his trail throughout the day, Simon sheltering under the sun-proof hood they’d taken from Heidi. Magnus hadn’t gone far before the first night, and Alec was relieved to see signs that he’d killed and eaten a rabbit. Magnus had gone on the next day, so they followed until they hit the wards that formed the edge of the arena, through which they couldn’t pass. Magnus’ tracks turned right, so Alec and Simon did the same. 
Night was falling when Simon held up a hand, then lowered his voice to the faintest of whispers when Alec stopped beside him. “I can hear somebody.”
Silently, Alec crept forward, and saw Magnus bent over a fire in a small clearing. He breathed out in relief at the confirmation that he was safe—
And then, just like earlier, a vampire hurtled out of the bushes — but it was Camille this time, and she was aiming in Magnus’ direction. There was no time for Alec to draw his bow; he threw himself at her with an arrow in his hand, sending the two of them rolling across the ground. She hissed and bit and managed to slam Alec into a tree, but he got the arrow up and staked her with it through the heart. She dissolved into ash. 
Magnus was on his feet, magic crackling around his hands as he stared at Alec and what remained of Camille. 
Alec managed a small smile as he looked up at him. “If you’re going to kill me, just get it over with.”
“Of course I’m not going to kill you,” Magnus said, dropping to his knees at Alec’s side. “Are you alright?”
“As well as can be expected, given the circumstances,” Alec replied, and yanked Magnus into a kiss. 
A polite cough reminded him of the other person in the area, and he pulled back to introduce them. “This is Simon. Simon, this is Magnus, also part of the Seventh City.”
“Nice to meet you,” Simon said. “I was wondering why Alec was so interested in tracking you, specifically. I suppose this explains it.” 
~
Their little group of three made camp for the night soon enough, agreeing to sleep in shifts. Alec volunteered for the first one, and Simon slept immediately — his exhaustion must have overruled a vampire’s natural preference for staying awake during the day and sleeping at night. Magnus, however, was still awake when Alec glanced over at him. 
Magnus’ eyes were focused on Simon when he spoke up. “You Turned him.”
“I did,” Alec confirmed. 
“You might have to kill him later on.” Magnus glanced up at Alec, golden cat eyes glowing in the dark. “We both know there’s only one way we can let these Games end.” 
“I know.” Alec smiled, slightly sadly. At least he wouldn’t need to argue with Magnus about this. “The Seventh City comes first.”
Magnus sighed. “You still shouldn’t have to kill Simon. I can do it, if it comes down to the three of us.”
“You shouldn’t have to have that on your conscience,” Alec replied. “I knew I might have to kill him when I Turned him.” 
“I wouldn’t exactly have to live with it for very long,” Magnus said. “Better me than you.”
“What do you mean, not have to live with it very long?” Alec asked, frowning. “We just agreed that you’re going to win the Games.”
Magnus blinked. “No, we agreed that you’re going to win the Games. The Seventh City comes first; you’re more essential to it than I am.”
“What?” Alec shook his head. “I can be replaced; you’re—”
“—not nearly as unique as the first Shadowhunter to join the Seventh City,” Magnus finished for him. “I’m just a warlock; there are other warlocks—”
“But none as powerful as you, or as well-connected and well-respected,” Alec argued heatedly. “Without you, the Seventh City falls apart.”
“It falls apart without you, too,” Magnus pointed out.  “I can be replaced—”
“By, what, Lorenzo Rey?” Alec asked sarcastically. “My siblings or Underhill—”
“They couldn’t—”
“You’re lettings your feelings get in the way—”
“Oh, and you aren’t? You’re simply more important—”
“Sounds like the Seventh City needs both of you,” Simon broke in, and Alec glanced over in surprise to see him awake. Their argument must’ve roused him. “Which means that both of you need to get out of here alive.”
Alec blinked. “There’s no way. The wards—”
“You were just talking about how important you both are,” Simon countered. “Isn’t there anything you could do?”
Magnus shook his head. “At full strength, I could tear down the wards easily, but with my magic limited by the wards…”
“And I could probably take it down with runes, except I don’t have a stele,” Alec added. 
Simon sighed. “No special tricks with your Shadowhunter blood?”
“It needs the adamas to amplify its power enough to actually have an effect,” Alec explained. “Without the amplification, I’m a mundane with tattoos and quick reflexes. There’s a bit of adamas in the tracker on my arm, but not enough to use as a stele.”
Magnus, however, had stilled, an expression on his face that Alec recognised as the beginnings of an idea. “But — adamas amplifies your angelic magic, correct?”
“Yes.” Alec watched him, waiting, hopes rising because if anyone could break out of the Brocelind Games, it was Magnus. 
“And the problem with my magic is that it’s not amplified enough.”
“Yes.”
“My magic comes from my father, who was a fallen angel. What if adamas can amplify it like angelic magic?”
~
The adamas in Alec’s tracker chip was small — only a tiny fragment, preventing his body from metabolising the tracker. Hidden from the cameras by Magnus’ body — to Alicante, it would look like they were making out — Alec dug the chip out with his knife. Magnus winced, and a spark of magic danced down to heal the injury. 
“Don’t waste your magic on me,” Alec hissed. 
“If Alicante sees the cut, they’ll guess what you’ve done,” Magnus retorted. “They can’t know our plans until it’s too late to stop us.”
Alec huffed his resignation to Magnus’ point as he slipped the bit of bloody adamas into his pocket, then wiped his hands on his thankfully dark-coloured pants to hide the blood. He pressed a kiss to Magnus’ lips, both of them relaxing into the touch. 
“We will get out of here,” Alec said softly, letting his certainty bleed into his voice. There was no other way he could allow this to end. “I love you.” 
“And I you,” Magnus said with a smile. 
~
The next day was mostly uneventful. Lady Delilah had died the day before, her face projected into the sky, which meant that aside from Magnus, Alec, and Simon, there were only the two faeries and the four werewolves left. 
They couldn’t let their plans show in their behaviour, so Magnus and Simon went hunting while Alec worked on his arrows. He’d only made two or three, which meant he needed to be careful of breaking or losing them; it made sense for him to want more, and it provided a good cover for their plan. 
The straight sticks and pieces of goldenrod had to be fairly straight to start with, but he could straighten them by heating them over a fire and holding them straight, as long as he was careful not to light them on fire. Then he could sharpen their points with his knife; he passed several hours heating and straightening and sharpening until Alicante was probably bored of watching him, and then he pulled the bit of adamas from his pocket and slipped it into the hot coals. 
The adamas glowed faintly white, but hopefully it was hidden by the glow of the fire from anyone still watching the Shadowhunter making arrows. Alec went on sharpening the tip of the arrow he was working on, a particularly straight and regular one, as he waited. 
He pulled the bit of adamas from the fire, ignoring the burn on his fingers, and pressed it to the tip of the arrow. Thankfully adamas melted at relatively low temperatures; Alec spread it over the pointed tip of the arrow with care. 
Then he added the arrow to the rest of the pile and went on making another one. 
~
Evening came without any sign from the other competitors, which was a blessing in Alec’s opinion; he didn’t know what would come of them when the wards fell, but while he hoped Maia would survive, his first priority was Magnus. 
Simon drank more animal blood, although he made a face at it, while Magnus and Alec had more wildlife for dinner. They needed it to be as dark as possible before putting their plan into action, to prevent Alicante from realising what was going on; the moon would rise a few hours after sunset, which meant that they wanted to act before that. 
Magnus was on watch duty, but Alec didn’t fall asleep either, and Simon was too still to be asleep. The sun had set, but the sky was still streaked with colours that lit Magnus’ face through the dark. 
They waited, as the sky darkened, as the wind rustled through the trees. 
They waited until Simon sat up, eyes wide in the dark. “Somebody’s coming.” 
Alec grabbed his bow and stood, listening; Magnus had risen to a crouch as well. Simon’s warning gave them only a moment’s advance notice, and then five figures lurched out of the trees to attack. 
Drawing and loosing an arrow — not the adamas-tipped one — Alec killed a werewolf, Rufus, just as a second wolf slammed into his shoulder, knocking his bow away but at least leaving him with his handful of arrows and knife. It was dark, a blur of movement and growls and worry about the others, blood spurting from Alec’s shoulder, an arrow through the wolf’s throat, a glimpse of Magnus’ magic bursting out to knock back a faerie, another wolf bursting from the shadows to tackle Theo. Alec hurled his knife through Eochaid’s throat and stabbed Airmed in the arm; the faerie yanked out of Alec’s grip and swung a broadsword, but Simon slammed into Airmed from the side and tore out his throat. 
Silence fell, but Alec remained crouched, ready in case another opponent came out of the woodwork. But the only one still standing, aside from Magnus, Alec, and Simon, was the wolf who’d killed Theo — Maia. She was still in her wolf form, but she wasn’t about to attack, only run if they attacked her. 
Alec tallied the bodies on the ground. They were the only four still left alive. In most Games, this moment would dissolve into a final bloodbath. 
The moon hadn’t yet risen. Alec glanced at Magnus, then pulled off his jacket and tossed it to Maia. “Take my coat so you can shift back,” he told her. “We can talk.”
Maia shifted back in a flurry of fur, wrapping herself in Alec’s jacket. “You’re not going to kill me?”
“We’re going to break out of here,” Alec replied. 
~
Magnus held Alec’s adamas-tipped arrow in careful hands, breathing deeply with his eyes shut. 
Alec watched in silence, on guard for whatever Alicante decided to send after them now. Blue sparks were gathering around Magnus’ hands, far fewer than normal, but the arrowhead was glowing between his cupped hands, lit up with the magic of a fallen angel. 
Magnus’ brow was creased with effort, and Alec wanted to tell him not to overexert himself, but Magnus knew best how much magic he could give and how much magic they needed to escape. The blue sparks were spinning faster, faster, and then they vanished — and the scrap of adamas was glowing brightly, the main illumination of the space. 
The wards stood a few metres away, a shimmer in the air that kept them trapped. Magnus had pointed out a small weak point, high up, high enough that nobody could have been expected to reach it. 
Alec took the arrow and held it to his makeshift bow, taking careful aim. The bow was large, and sturdy; Alec pulled it back as far as it could go, looking down the shaft, judging the faint wind, the angle. 
He fired, the glowing arrow streaking through the air. 
Then it went out, and the world seemed to take in a breath. 
The wards exploded. 
~
The four of them staggered to their feet a few moments later. Alec was still blinking stars from his eyes; the wards had lit up the night like a beacon when they’d fallen. 
Magnus was grinning, lit up by the magic wreathing his body now that the wards were no longer suppressing it. Maia still looked stunned, and Simon was blinking, and Alec felt a smile spread over his face. 
With a flick of his fingers, Magnus opened up a portal and took Alec’s hand. Alec grabbed Simon and Simon grabbed Maia, and they stepped through into the base of the Seventh City. 
There were yells and screams and several screens showing the view from the cameras of the forest where they’d been, and somebody had been sent to get Jace and Izzy, and Alec recognised a few of the faces as people he’d rescued in the ill-fated mission that had landed them in the Games. 
Most importantly, Magnus was there, bruised and tired but alive — and free.
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Nur für dich by Wise Guys
The lyrics of this song are hilarious, so I decided to translate them.
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Ich bin nur für dich mit dir in Bridget Jones gegangen.
It was just for you that we went to watch Bridget Jones.
Ich hab’ nur für dich mit dem Joggen angefangen.
Just for you that I took up jogging.
Ich lief nur für dich stundenlang durch diesen Park.
Just for you, I ran for hours through this park.
Ich aß nur für dich fettreduzierten Früchtequark.
Just for you, I ate low-fat fruit quark.
Ich trug nur für dich im Sommer Birkenstock-Sandalen,
Just for you I wore Birkenstock sandals in summer
wirklich nur für dich. Ich musste die auch noch bezahlen!
really just for you. I had to pay for them, too!
Ich hab’ nur für dich behauptet, Heidi Klum zu hassen...
Just for you I claimed that I hated Heidi Klum...
nur für dich! Und trotzdem hast du mich verlassen.
just for you! But you left me anyway.
Nur für dich, das hab’ ich nur für dich getan.
Just for you, I’ve done all that.
Nur für dich, du warfst mich völlig aus der Bahn.
Just for you, you drove me crazy!
Nur für dich war ich treuer als Olli Kahn!
Just for you, I was more faithful than Olli Kahn!
Nur für dich, das nennt man wohl „Beziehungswahn“.
Just for you, that is called “relation delusions”.
Ich bin nur für dich auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt gewesen.
Just for you, I was at the Christmas market.
Ich hab nur für dich „Harry Potter“ durchgelesen.
Just for you, I read “Harry Potter”.
Ich hab’ nur für dich jeden Tag das Klo geputzt.
Just for you, I cleaned the toilet every day.
Nur für dich. Und was hat mir das genutzt?
Just for you. And what was the use?
Ich hab’ nur für dich ‘nen Alkoholverzicht verkündet.
Just for you, I announced that I was giving up alcohol.
Ich hab’ nur für dich meine Playboy-Sammlung angezündet.
Just for you, I burned up my Playboy collection.
Ich hab’ nur für dich sogar ein Liebeslied geschrieben!
Just for you, I even wrote a love song!
Nur für dich. Und trotzdem bist du nicht geblieben.
Just for you. And nevertheless, you didn’t stay.
Nur für dich, dieses Lied war früher deins.
Just for you, this song was once yours.
Das ist es jetzt aber nich’ mehr, denn ab heute ist es meins.
But not anymore, because after today it’s mine.
Ich hab’s ein bisschen umgedichtet, und das macht mich froh!
I rewrote it a bit, which makes me happy.
Jetzt ist es nur für mich und geht ungefähr so:
Now it’s just for me, and it goes something like this:
Ich hab’ nur für dich gesagt, dein blaues Kleid sei nett.
It was just for you that I said your blue dress was nice.
Das war gelogen - dein Hintern wirkte ungewöhnlich fett!
That was a lie. Your bottom looked incredibly fat!
Im Einparken bist du die größte Niete aller Zeiten.
As for parking cars, you’re the biggest idiot of all times.
Wenn dein Computer abstürzt, schau’ halt in die gelben Seiten.
When you computer crashes, just check the Yellow Pages.
Man kann Zahnbürsten locker zwei, drei Jahre lang gebrauchen.
Toothbrushes can be easily used for two or three years.
„Sex and the City“ kann man in der Pfeife rauchen.
Sex and the City is just crap.
Es trinken außer dir echt nur alte Tanten Sherry.
Besides you, only old maids drink sherry.
Die schönste Frau der Welt ist eindeutig Halle Berry.
The most beautiful woman in the world is clearly Halle Berry.
Nur für dich, dieses Lied war früher deins.
Just for you, this song was once yours. 
Das ist es jetzt aber nich’ mehr, denn ab heute ist es meins.
But not anymore, because after today it’s mine.
Ich hab’ auch die Melodie geändert und das macht mich froh.
I've also changed the melody, and that makes me happy.
Ich sing’s noch einmal nur für dich, denn jetzt klingt es so:
I’ll sing it for you just one more time. Now it goes like this:
Na na na na na - Na na na na na na!
Pfrrr!
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Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade by Heidi Hastings and Erica Hastings
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"Would you love me even if I was wicked?"
Hades and Persephone the Golden Blade available on Amazon
After six long months, Persephone returns to the Underworld to reunite with the God of the Dead, Hades.
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Du hast im vergangenen Jahr ein sehr besonderes Foto-Buch zur Komischen Oper Berlin publiziert. Die letzte größere Einzelausstellung Deines Werkes habe ich 2018 in Bonn gesehen. Ausstellungen und Bücher sind, behaupte ich mal, zwei Paar Schuhe: welche Rolle spielen sie jeweils für Dich? Fühlst Du Dich in irgendeiner Form wohler als in der anderen?  … …. mehr lesen: Der Sprengel FOTO-Blog (Quelle)
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1985
Wo schreibe ich denn hier irgendwas?
Heidi Hecht: Also, was mich am meisten frustriert hat, war die Geschichte, als es hieß, du musst dir einen Atari kaufen. Da hatte ich schon mit Roots Anabo zu tun und da kam einer an und sagte, ja, du musst dir einen Atari kaufen. Da kann man Musik programmieren. Ich habe nun kein Interesse gehabt, Musik zu programmieren, weil ich ja gar nichts mit Musik am Hut hatte, also von der theoretischen Seite her oder von der Arbeitsseite her. Aber der Atari war damals genau das erste Gerät, was die ganzen Musiker benutzt haben, um Musik aufzunehmen und entsprechend zu programmieren. Also hatte ich mir einen Atari gekauft, 1982, 83, 84, so um den Dreh rum*. Und dann habe ich eben gedacht, ja gut, dann musst du dich da halt einarbeiten.
Ich mach dieses Gerät auf, und es war irgendwie ... es war gar keine Tastatur da. Ich wusste nicht, wo schreibe ich denn hier irgendwas? Atari hatte das erste System, wo du eben nur einen Bildschirm hattest. Da war schon eine Tastatur, aber ich wusste ja nicht, wie diese Verbindung zustande kam. Ich weiß nur noch, das war sehr, sehr, sehr merkwürdig. Ich habe den Atari nicht verstanden. Ich habe ihn einfach nicht verstanden, weil ich viel zu sehr mit ... ich hab ja schon mit Fernschreiber oder mit anderen Sachen geschrieben, und das habe ich immer so direkt gesehen. Aber beim Atari hast du es nicht sehen können.
Kathrin Passig (das Beschriebene missverstehend): Ich hätte jetzt naiv gesagt, dass es umgekehrt ist, dass man an einem Monitor direkt sieht, was man macht, und wenn das so über Papier vermittelt passiert, das wäre für mich viel eher ein indirekter Vorgang.
Heidi: Ja, im Prinzip richtig, aber der hat ja nicht das gemacht, was du gemacht hast. Also der Atari musste ja in irgendeiner Form programmäßig bearbeitet werden. Das waren also Spezialbefehle, Spezialbegriffe, es war eben nicht wie so ein PC. Damals gab es ja vorher schon PCs, bevor der Atari kam. Und wir hatten bestimmt auch schon einen PC an der Uni. Und ich hatte immer diese Verbindung mit einer Tastatur, wo ich das, was ich auf der Tastatur tippe, auch auf dem Bildschirm sehe. Und das war bei Atari nicht der Fall. Bei Atari musstest du bestimmte Icons antippen.
Kathrin: Ach so!
Heidi: Ja, das war ja die Neuerung von dem Atari, das gab es ja vorher bei den anderen nicht.
Kathrin: Ach so! Der hatte eine grafische Benutzeroberfläche, und du hattest noch nie eine gesehen! Jetzt versteh ich das Problem erst.
Heidi: Ja, genau! Ich weiß nur noch, dass ich da stand und gedacht habe, was mache ich denn damit?
Kathrin: Immerhin sportlich, dass du den mit nach Hause genommen und dir gedacht hast, damit komme ich sicher ganz alleine klar.
Heidi: Von wegen.
Kathrin: Aber es war doch sicher ein dickes Buch oder zwei in der Schachtel.
Heidi: Ja, ich weiß es nicht mehr. Und dann kam einer von den Musikern, der schon mal damit gearbeitet hatte, und der hat dann sofort ein Musikprogramm aufgerufen und hat mir gezeigt, wie man damit Musik machen kann. Das hat mich ja nun nicht die Bohne interessiert, weil ich selber auch keine Musik mache. Aber ich habe gemerkt, dass er das gebrauchen kann dafür. Und dann haben wir das so ein bisschen ausgetauscht. Ich habe ihm dann den Atari gegeben, und dann hat er damit angefangen, Musik zu programmieren.
Kathrin: Aber das war doch sicher entsetzlich teuer damals!**
Heidi: Naja ...
Kathrin: Okay, aus meiner Sicht war es entsetzlich teuer. Aber du warst ja ein Mensch mitten im Berufsleben. Vielleicht war es für dich nicht mehr so teuer.
Heidi: Vielleicht nicht. Und ich habe gedacht, es könnte der Band nutzen, sodass ich das denen überlasse.
Kathrin: Aber du hattest dann den Computer nicht mehr.
Heidi: Ja, den hatte ich jedenfalls nicht mehr. Ich hatte noch einen PC. Lange Zeit habe ich ja mit dem PC gearbeitet und habe gesagt, mit dem Atari komme ich nicht zurecht. Weil ich nicht wusste, was ich damit machen konnte. Und dann kamen irgendwann diese anderen Computer da, nicht mehr PCs, sondern wie heißen die?
Kathrin: Weiß nicht, Mac?
Heidi: Mac. Ja. Mit dem Mac, das war ja nichts anderes als was der Atari konnte. Und plötzlich hatte ich es aber verstanden!
Kathrin: Wann hattest du dann so einen?
Heidi: Meinen ersten Mac hatte ich relativ früh. Wann waren denn die ersten großen Teile?
Kathrin: Also man konnte in den Achtzigern einen Mac haben. Aber wenn er schön ausgesehen hat, war es wahrscheinlich in den Neunzigern.
Heidi: Ja, ich glaube, das war eher in den Neunzigern. Vorher war das nicht. Ist der Mac nicht aus dem Atari hervorgegangen? Oder?***
Kathrin: Ich glaub nicht. Warum? Ach so, du meinst, weil da die Idee der grafischen Benutzeroberflächen schon mal da war?
Heidi: Also bis der PC dann auch eine grafische Oberfläche hatte, das hat jedenfalls schon noch ein bisschen gedauert.****
(Heidi Hecht, befragt von Kathrin Passig im August 2022)
* Der Beschreibung nach ein Atari ST, also nicht vor 1985.
** Ein Atari ST kostete 1985 knapp 3000 DM, also (ohne Berücksichtigung von Inflation) 1500 €.
*** Tatsächlich war Apple früher dran: Die grafische Benutzeroberfläche beim Apple Lisa gab es 1983, beim Atari ST erst zwei Jahre später.
**** Die erste Windows-Version kam im selben Jahr wie der Atari ST raus, 1985. Aber bis Windows auch an der Uni auftauchte, vergingen sicher noch ein paar Jahre.
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