#or if the next even could be at 10 or 11pm for us it would be great

[sunshinetomioka]

I've gotta be honest it's getting harder and harder to follow big lore even on qsmp as someone who lives in Europe 🥲

Most event for my timezone are supposed to start at 1am/midnight but often start later due to some problems (or Quackity being late /lh)

Like it's holiday for a lot of student in France so it's "fine" but lot of people also work, in September people will go back to school. Including me ! I'll go back to university for my last year !! And rn I unexpectedly found s job and I have to wake up early.

But even without all that you don't realise how bad french sleep schedule can be ! Most people I know who watch QSMP go to sleep at 4am almost everyday !

I do know some people have different inner sleep schedule, I am one of them I usually fall asleep at 1am but ugh.... It's awefull that I'll probably not see the elections results because it'll be so late and I'll have to wake up the next day ;;;;;

#qsmp #qsmp elections #ik a lot of french people feel the same about it #i mean its hard to coordinate good time with so many different timezone #but yk if this time the even could actually start a midnight I'd be happy #or if the next even could be at 10 or 11pm for us it would be great #just once in while yk #wouldn't kill anyone #qsmp french #qsmp france

[tyunzonlystar]

Bike ride (10:06pm)

Warnings! Sub!beomgyu, virgin!beomgyu, big dick!beomgyu, dom!reader, nipple play (gyu rec), strangers to ???, mentions of abusive parents, cuts nd bruises (injuries not sh), making out, pet names (pretty boy, mommy, baby, good boy, beomie, gyu) mommy kink, dick sucking? And unprotected sex (please use protection!)

word count: 1391

summary: Beomgyu snuck out his house to go on a bike ride and ends up falling off! :( but luckily you helped him..

smut under the cut!! MDNI‼️

You left your house about 20 minutes ago and decide to walk to the beachside a few minutes away from your apartment. As you were walking this boy kept riding past you until he fell off! You quickly run over to him and crouch next to him.

“Oh my god are you okay?” You asked him even though he now had cuts and bruises on his body

“Yeah im fine” he tried to move his bike off him “could you please help?” 

You nod your head and move his bike off him and help him up 

“Hey im y/n i live a few blocks from here so i can help clean you up if obviously you wanted?” 

He looked at you and smiled “really?”

“Yes”

“Your not gonna hurt me for like annoying your walk that was meant to be peaceful?”

“What? Of course not! I just wanna help you and then you can go home” you explained to him now having a bit of suspension on why he thought you were gonna hurt him so you decide to ask him as you two start walking back to your apartment.

“Hey i was wondering why you thought i was gonna hurt you? If anything is going on at home with whoever you live with you can talk to me or anything.. but you dont have to if you dont want to” 

The boy looked at you and nods his head to say he listened and appreciated your words

“Uhm i come out on my bike quite often at night when my family is asleep and i sneak out and come here often..” 

“Ohh so like its an escape for you then?”

“Yeah i uh guess?”

Soon enough you get to your apartment complex and you open the door and let him in first and then you walk towards the elevator and press floor 8. 

“Sorry you couldnt bring your bike in here.. but don’t worry the receptionist will keep it safe!”

The boy laughs a little as the elevator dings signalling your at floor 8. You walk out the elevator and the boy follows behind you as you walk to your apartment

“My apartment is kinda big and theres a spare bedroom incase you cant get home..”

“Thank you y/n you dont know how much this means to me..” He says just above a whisper. You make you way to your bedroom and grab your first aid kit

“Hey i never got your name..?”

“Beomgyu”

“Thats a pretty name for a pretty boy. Anyway sit down here” You pat a chair next to you and Beomgyu sits down with light blush covering his face from your complement. You open the kit and take out a antibiotic wipe and gently clean his cuts while he hisses in pain.

“Shit.. ouch” He mumbles

“Sorry..”

You finish cleaning his cuts and bruises and bandage them up

“Its 11pm and i dont want you riding home alone and my car is broke.. would your family mind if you slept here just for tonight?” You asked him

“Mm no they wouldnt mind..”

You nod your head 

“You can sleep in the spare bedroom but if you need me or anything you can come in my room”

Beomgyu smiles down at you on your knees and thanks you before asking another question…

“Could i sit on your bed uhm with you and we can just talk?”

“Yeah if you wanted i dont mind!”

“Really?” He asked surprised you didnt shout at him for wanting to be in your bed. You get off your knees and put the bloody tissues in the bin and put away the first aid kit and get on your bed and pt the space next to you. Beomgyu stands up and sits on your bed

“Y/n?”

“Yesss?”

“Can i tell you something?”

“Yes”

“I was on my bike earlier cuz i wanted to escape from my family.. i can’t remember if i told you.. but i wanted to escape from them because they uh abuse me.. so some of the bruises you saw were from my  dad as he doesn’t support what i do..”

“Oh well what do you do?”

“I play the guitar and livestream it and he doesn’t support me playing music.. it’s because he doesnt want me to make more money than him since he gets really bad pay days like he doesnt get alot of money and my mom she pays for the bills and my dad uses her but my mom also abuses me but she does it mentally.. and earlier today my dad smashed my guitar while i was livestreaming…”

You nod your head and listen to him carefully.. 

“Im so sorry thats happened to you Beomgyu and im thankful you trust me to tell me considering we met a few hours ago..”

He smiles and nods his head.

A few hours go by and you dont know how you got onto the topics of your sex like but you did and beomgyu kept a pillow on his lap.. you  knew why but didnt say anything until the question came around..

“Are you a virgin?” You asked him and he shuffled slightly as he face went a crimson red as he slowly nodded and soon enough you found yourself on his lap heavily making out with him as you slowly grinded down on his lap.. He whimpered. 

“Holy shit..” you thought growing wetter at his moans and noises.

You run your fingers through his long oreo hair and pull away from the kiss

“Are you sure you want this? I mean your a virgin and we dont know eachother super well..”

He eagerly nodded his head

“Okay Gyu if its what you want” you shrug as you sit between his legs and pull his jeans and boxers down to his knees and his thick long veiny cock hit his stomach.

“Jeez baby your huge” you say as you watch the pre-cum drip down his shaft. 

“Ready pretty boy?”

“P-please!”

You took that as a yes and kitten licked his tip before taking little by little in your mouth slowly bobbing your head up and down while jerking the rest you couldnt fit in your mouth

“Y-y/n! Fuck fuck fuck!” He whined loudly as he gripped onto your hair

“‘m gonna c-cum.. please let me mommy” his whimpers bounced off the walls of your bedroom as your hands reach up and rub his nipples as he chanted your name like it was a ritual as he came in your mouth and of course! You swallowed.. you dont want his cum going to waste did you?

“M-mommy want your p-pussy..” 

“What do we say when we want something baby?”

“P-please”

“Good boy”

You get of the bed and shimmy your pj pants off and let Beomgyu tale your panties off

“Go on take them off for mommy”

His hands slowly took your panties off and he threw them on the floor as you hovered above his cock

“Ready?”

He nodded once again as you slowly sank down on him. You stopped halfway to try get used to him stretching you out and a few seconds later you took him all in your gummy walls.

“Hnng.. f-feels so good..” He moans as you start bouncing on his thick girthy cock 

“Doing so well for me Beomie.. so pretty.. fuckkk!” You praised as he hit your sweet spot 

At this point the only noises were skin slapping and both of your moans and whimpers

“G-gonna cum” Beomgyu whimpers as he bucks his hips to meet yours

“Cum for me baby” you whisper in his eat as you kiss his neck and leave nasty dark purple splotches on his neck and collarbones. He bucks his hips up to meet yours one last time before he releases his hot load into you and soon after you cream on him and collapse on top of him

“Did so well for me.. im surprised your a virgin with that cock” i laugh and he laughs back 

“Ill get towels then you can shower and we can go bed” you say as you get off his cream covered dick and go get warm towels to clean the both of you up..

After your both are cleaned up and in comfy clothes you two fall asleep cuddling….

do not steal, copy, translate!

feel free to reblog my lovelies!

#txt hard hours #txt hard thoughts #txt smut #yuri writes!! #choi beomgyu #beomgyu smut #beomgyu x reader #beomgyu hard hours #beomgyu hard thoughts

[hooked-on-elvis]

A FUN REHEARSAL NIGHT WITH ELVIS PRESLEY 🎤

TO ILLUSTRATE: Pictures 1 and 3: Elvis in his car outside RCA's studio in Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA) during rehearsals on January 15, 1970 for his second Las Vegas season which was to run from January 26th to February 23rd. This new season was scheduled to begin just over four months after the end of Presley's record-breaking opening season at the International Hotel in Las Vegas (July 31–August 28, 1969) | Picture 2: August 7 or 10 1970, during stage rehearsals at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

THE FOLLOWING STORY IS AN EXCERPT FROM AN 1999 INTERVIEW WITH ELVIS' FAN SANDI MILLER.

Q: Do you want to share one of your great stories with us? Sandi Miller: It's always hard to pick just one incident but I guess I'll go with one of the rehearsals at RCA in Los Angeles: Like almost everything Elvis did, rehearsals wouldn't start until very late at night... 10, 11PM usually. Elvis was normally the last one to show up. With the equipment all set up and all the stools sitting around, there really wasn't very much free space in the small room (which was fine by me!) We (my roommate and I) always knew when Elvis' car was pulling into the parking garage because you could hear the fans standing outside start calling for him to stop and talk. I never counted how many actual rehearsals we attended but I know he only seriously got something accomplished a few times... the other times it was more like play time... sing a few songs, tell a lot of jokes, cause general havoc in the rehearsal room. Mostly everyone just horsed around for a couple of hours. One particular night he was in a really goofy mood-even for him! He started to sing "Bury me not in the lone prairieeeeeeeeeeee"* then he did a little tap dance. We knew right then it was going to be one of those unproductive nights. Charlie [Hodge] was getting a little agitated because he wanted to smooth out some arrangements and the more serious Charlie got, the goofier Elvis got. After a whole 10 minutes Elvis decided it was "donut and coffee" break time. Elvis sent one of the guys out to get that taken care of, then starts singing "It's Only Love" changing all the words and singing off key. Then he asked for "requests" so we made up a song title. No such song-we just made up a title that I can't even remember now and Elvis proceeds to sing this non-existant song. He made up the tune and the words as he went along and it was actually darn good, to the point that we were beginning to think that maybe there really was a song by that title - but - there wasn't! Now the donuts have arrived with coffee etc. I think it was James Caughley that brought them in - everyone thinks the donuts are for everyone in the room so we all gather around the box and the cups only to have Elvis pick everything up and march outside and give everything to the fans standing outside. Needless to say they were absolutely thrilled! We on the other hand, were starving! Elvis was having a lot of trouble with his microphone and just wasn't in any mood to be rehearsing so the evening ended shortly after that with Elvis telling us he was staying at the Century Plaza Hotel and instructing us to go there and use the house phone to call up to the suite when we arrived and someone would come down and get us. We stayed there until around 6 a.m. watching tv and talking, (the boys had all gone to their own rooms so we had Elvis to ourselves!). Then we had to leave to go back home and to work....with no sleep! The following night was another rehearsal -- the word zombie comes to mind (us, not Elvis!), I'm sure Elvis got a nice day's sleep while we sat behind a desk trying to stay awake! It was well worth it though! Next to going to Palm Springs I'd have to say rehearsal time was always one of my favorite things. Source: elvisnews.com -- Email Interview with Sandi Miller (1999)

Hahaha. I love Sandi's stories! So many things happening in one single night around Elvis! His friends couldn't possibly have been bored next to the King. And talk about the way he treated the fans who didn't make it inside the recording studio! Unbelievably caring. Elvis Presley giving donuts to the fans waiting for him outside the studio… CUTE! ♥ I just wanted a picture from one of this moments, really (because this wasn't a one-time thing).

Funny thing Sandi mentioned Elvis was staying at the Century Plaza Hotel that night -- it's the first time I read someone saying he stayed there, it's no surprise tho. Sandi met Elvis during the mid-60s and the luxury Century Plaza hotel began operating in 1966, so her story took place in late 60s. Curious enough, on January 15, 2023, the Critics' Choice Awards ceremony was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

The "Elvis" movie (2022) by Baz Luhrmann was running with Austin Butler up for Best Actor and Baz Luhrmann up for Best Director, as well as the ELVIS movie was up for Best Picture. Also Baz’s wife Catherine Martin was up for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. So cool the ceremony of such important Elvis biopic was held in the same venue the King's been at himself.

Austin Butler steps out alongside Elvis director Baz Luhrmann and costume designer (and Baz’s wife) Catherine Martin at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards held at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday (January 15) in Los Angeles.

ADDITIONAL INFO

"Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie" is a cowboy folk ballad, often described as the most famous cowboy ballad. It was first be recorded by Carl T. Sprague in 1926. Later on, Johnny Cash recorded this song, release in 1965 on the album "Johnny Cash Sings The Ballads Of The True West".

Listen Johnny Cash's version below:

ABOUT SANDI MILLER

[1] Sandi and Elvis, at the gates of their home in LA. 1969. [3] Picture taken by Sandi that same evening -- photo used as cover to one FTD Elvis album released in 2013.

For the ones yet not familiar with the name, Sandi Miller is an Elvis fan who met him in mid-60s. She calls herself a "gate girl", being one of the many fans that would constantly wait for Elvis by the gates of his houses intending to talk to him, get an autograph and/or pictures. Sandi was lucky enough to befriend Presley while doing so, and from then on, she would be invited to attend private events held by Elvis such as parties, film screenings, rehearsals, and even to join him and his gang to enjoy of a relaxing moment at his home at his Palm Springs hideaway home, where Elvis would rest and get a nice tan before returning to work.

For a little period Sandi dated Charlie Hodge, Elvis's Memphis Mafia member long term friend, backup musician and stage manager. Over the years of friendship, Sandi collected a vast number of candid pictures of the King of Rock and Roll, some of them were even used by EPE and RCA Records as covers to Elvis official material released posthumously [Example: FTD's release "FROM ELVIS AT AMERICAN SOUND STUDIO" (2013) -- cover picture taken by Sandi]. Her exclusive pictures of Elvis had also been featured in a good number of books by different authors. Sandi herself haven't wrote a book with her unique memories and photos taken of Elvis by her up until now, but she helped another author by being a contributor to his publication. Miller lent author Bud Glass her diaries where she wrote about some of her encounters with the King, so that he could present these stories together with the candid photographs of Elvis taken by Miller in the book. They are two books: "Behind The Image" by Praytome Publishings (Vol. 1 and 2).

Elvis candids © Sandi Miller; FTD's album cover: From Elvis At American Sound Studio (2013).

#elvis presley #elvis #elvis the king #elvis fans #elvis fandom #elvis history #60s elvis #Youtube

[missvelvetsstuff]

Where you goin, Star?

Bucky Barnes x Reader

BikerAU

Summary: Reader meets Bucky when the truck hauling her show horses breaks down as she is trying to leave for an event and he works for the mechanic. Passionate, secret love affair ensues. After a confrontation with her father, Bucky decides she deserves better than a poor biker like him and leaves town with his friends Steve and Sam.

Three years later, reader is trapped in an abusive relationship and about to give up hope of things ever improving, when Bucky comes back.

Chapter 12

Notes: Obviously, everything I know about the legal system I learned from tv and movies so please forgive my ignorance.

When Star woke up from her nap she had texts from Happy regarding callers and visitors. Most of them were more press, looking for an interview or even a comment about John.

One was from a name she hadn't heard in years. Gideon Malick, one of her fathers business associates. Gideon had convinced her father to let him marry Star when she was barely 18 but something made him back off.

Gideons message simply said they needed to meet soon to discuss the status of her father's businesses. Star deleted the rest of the messages, she really didn't want to give the press any more meat or reveal anything that might affect the divorce settlement. She decided to call him the next morning, business would wait a few hours.

Star checked the clock and saw it was after 4pm which made her wonder where Bucky was. It scared her that she was becoming so dependent on him already but having him back had pushed up some feelings that she had to suppress since he left. She was torn between fear that all the good she had discovered in the last few weeks would be pulled out from under her and the sliver of optimism and hope for a better future.

She shook it off and sent Bucky a text

'U coming 4 dinner 2nite?'

When 10 minutes had passed with no response, she ordered dinner for 2 and figured Bucky would be back and eat the leftovers before they went bad.

Dinner was delivered and she still hadn't heard from Bucky so she ate her fill and put the rest in the fridge. She curled up in bed and watched a movie to distract her. Star dozed off only to be woken up by her phone dinging the same time as someone knocked on the door. She moaned and climbed out of bed to answer the door, noticing it was after 11pm.

Star opened the door to see Bucky looking tired but hopeful with a bouquet of flowers.

"Hey Doll" he spoke softly "Sorry it's so late. I didn't mean to take so long. Once Tony and Sam get started talking about plans and the future it's rough to shut them up."

He looked her up and down and realized she must have been sleeping based on her sleepy eyes and mussed hair.

He swore softly "Shit. I'm sorry. I woke you up."

She nodded, sleepily, "It's ok" and moved to the side so he could come in.

"Do you have a vase? These need some water."

"Yeah, gimme a sec." She took the flowers and set them in a vase with water on the dresser.

Then she sat down on the bed "I take it things went well with Tony?"

Bucky smiled "Yeah, we should be ready for our grand opening in a couple of weeks. Having the Stark name and money behind you really helps get things done. How was your day?"

She shrugged "Not very exciting. Pepper and I found some nice court appropriate outfits. Hopefully I won't need them all."

"Why don't we get us both some rest, doll."

He followed her to the bedroom, undressed and curled up behind her, reaching around to hold her hand. Both were asleep in minutes.

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

The next morning Bucky had to leave early to meet with Steve and Sam.

Star had breakfast and a shower to get her day started. She looked at her messages and sighed, bracing herself to deal with Gideon Malick.

She dialed the number and waited as it rang. Almost ready to give up she heard a deep voice "Hello?" and startled.

"Mr Malick? This is Y/N Pierce, Alexander Pierce's daughter"

He laughed softly "Y/N honey, please call me Gideon. I've just returned to the states after hearing of your father's passing. I wanted to offer my condolences and as distasteful as it is, we need to discuss your fathers business.

Are you available at all today? I'd love to take you out for lunch if you are."

Star grimaced thankful he couldn't see her. "I'm not busy today but there are paps waiting for me to step out. I don't think we could have a peaceful lunch. If you're willing to meet me here, at Stark Tower, we could have lunch in the dining room with some privacy."

"That would be fine. What time should I come by?"

She sighed, one more string from her father to deal with. "Would 2 be alright?"

They confirmed their meeting and Star ended the call as quickly as possible.

Then she called Happy to let him know she was having a guest, and called the kitchen to request lunch at 2.

She spent the rest of the morning organizing her new outfits and preparing herself for lunch.

At exactly 2 she got a call from the reception desk to let her know Malick was here and being escorted to the dining room.

When she arrived she saw that lunch had already been set up and waited for a few minutes for him to arrive, pacing the dining room.

She heard a knock at the door and went to let him in.

As soon as she opened the door he looked her over and took her offered hand to kiss.

Gideon smiled and it gave her the creeps "Y/N, dear you have grown so much since the last time I saw you. You look lovely for someone who is dealing with the loss of a parent and a cheating spouse. You're the spitting image of your mother but somehow even more beautiful."

He looked around the room "Good the food is here. Let's sit down we have much to talk about."

After the usual pleasantries he drank down his scotch and got to the point. "I'm sorry to force this when you are grieving but unfortunately business must be taken care of.

The first point being John. I backed him during the election because I trusted your father but recent revelations are making me question that support. Sadly affairs aren't uncommon but for him to get her pregnant and flaunt his indiscretions is unacceptable. I can't in good conscience back him again.

I do have a proposal for you. Since I can't back John I'm throwing my son's hat in the ring. Grant is a good man and would treat you right. If he did cheat-"

"Wait, what? Cheat? No! I'm not getting married again unless it's for love. I just filed for a divorce from John, who my father forced me to marry, and won't commit to a marriage with someone I don't even know.

We can work together on business matters but that's it."

Gideon glared at her "I'll give you some time to come to your senses. Recent events have obviously clouded your judgement." He stood up to leave. "I'll call you at the end of the week and hopefully you have a better answer by then." And stormed out, leaving Star wondering how she could deal with him.

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

The next morning Star had her meeting with the judge her divorce case had been assigned to. Happy and Rhodey took her to the courthouse where she met her attorney. She also saw John and a new bodyguard, plus a man in a suit that she didn't recognize, she assumed it was his attorney.

In the judges chambers they all sat, tense and waiting. When he finally arrived, John was agitated and pacing.

"Good morning. I'm judge Christopher Batzer" he looked around the room "Mr Walker, Ms Pierce, we-"

John snapped "Congressman Walker and she is Mrs Walker."

The judge glared at him "You will not interrupt me when I'm speaking, Mister Walker, and the lady in question has asked to be addressed as Ms Pierce. Y/N Pierce is the name on her paperwork and will be what she is referred to in this case."

He sat down at his desk.

"I've read through the filing and see that Ms Pierce is asking for a clean break where she keeps what belonged to her and her family while offering a generous settlement. Including your Manhattan penthouse." He looked at John "And you Mr Walker are unwilling to sign. What changes are you asking for?"

John's attorney tried to speak up but John interrupted him "Your honor" he said nastily "Nothing belongs to her. Her fathers will stipulated that she must stay married to me and pop out a kid within 2 years of his death. He was also contesting her grandmothers will which will come to me as well. Besides that I don't agree to any divorce or separation. This is because her father told me how he wanted things handled when I married her. I'm just trying to honor his wishes."

"Very well Mr Walker but his will has an exception for infidelity and Ms Pierce has evidence to prove you were unfaithful. I was also told there was proof of abuse, including criminal charges, which is another exception mentioned in his will."

John shook his head " I never abused her. She has a drug problem and is clumsy when she's high. She forgets when she hurt herself then fabricates stories. She recently overdosed" he fights back a sob "and we almost lost her. I'd rather die than lose her."

Star started clapping and could barely contain her laughter "That's one Hell of a performance there John but the judge has seen the police reports and Rollins' confession."

John spat "Fucking cunt!" As he stood and reached for her but Happy stepped in his way, smiling "Not a chance pal."

The judge cleared his throat "Making threatening advances towards your ex and name calling aren't the way to endear yourself to the court, Mr Walker"

John snapped "I am a United States congressman and expect to be treated with respect. I could have your job. She is my wife and I will deal with her however I see fit. I will never agree to a divorce." He looked at Star with a hateful glint in his eyes "She's mine!"

The judge rolled his eyes "Thank you for showing your true colors and making this easy for me." He looked over to Star and her attorneys "Divorce granted and all of Ms Pierce's assets up to and including her inheritances from her father and her maternal grandmother, will transfer to Ms Pierce once probate is finished. Both should be within 90 days.

Baliff, please escort Mr Walker out of the building"

Star sat for a moment in stock. She knew how awful John was but he had always been able to keep himself controlled and certainly never expected him to help her case against him.

The judge called her name "You're free to go ma'am. Unless you have a question."

That brought her back "I'm sorry, he just gets to me sometimes."

The judge smiled sadly at her "I wish you luck. Be careful, that doesn't seem like the type of man to let something go."

Happy and Rhodey escorted her back to the car, through a mob of press pelting her with questions, and she stared out the car window all the way home.

Luckily Tony had a private garage and no one but his inner circle had the access code so the press couldn't follow them.

When they arrived upstairs Star could hear male voices. Bucky, Steve, Sam and Tony laughing boisterously at who knows what. She followed the sound to the dining room and saw them standing up talking while the table was being set for lunch.

Tony saw her first and smiled "There she is, we've all been waiting anxiously to find out how it went. So, how'd it go?"

Star shrugged "Some good some not so great. John showed his true colors to the judge so I think that helped me. He granted the divorce and told him that the evidence of infidelity nullified his inheritance from my father so it comes to me. My inheritance from my grandmother as well."

Bucky looked confused "That all sounds good. What's the not so great part?"

She sighed "John is becoming more unhinged, he was always able to keep up appearances when others were around but Happy had to step in to keep him away from me. The judge had him removed from the building and warned me to be careful. I don't know how safe I'll feel if I stay at home."

Tony shook his head "Don't even worry about it, you can stay here as long as you like. Hopefully until John starts his sentence. Pepper really loves having you here, with running the company she doesn't have much time to spare and a lot of women are intimidated by her."

A pair of interns brought in lunch and they all sat down.

After a few minutes Tony spoke up again "So Gideon Malick came calling yesterday?"

Star looked at him, surprised "Oh, yeah he had business dealings with my father. At least that was his excuse, he wants me to marry his son and help him beat John in the senate race next year. Obviously I told him no."

Tony looked pensive "and how did he react?"

Star shook her head "Not well. Said he would contact me by the end of the week and hoped I have a better answer."

Bucky looked confused "So who is Gideon Malick and why do we care what he wants?"

Tony sighed "He's very a powerful businessman with alleged ties to less than legal operations. He's ruthless in getting what he wants."

Sam shook his head "Great. We have two power hungry assholes to deal with."

Star shook her head "John is an amateur who doesn't have anything without my father's backing. He's dangerous and unpredictable but has nothing on Malick."

Tony agreed "John is preschool, Malick is graduate school. He's from my fathers generation and one of the few people dad hated working with but he didn't have much choice. If you want to do business in this state, you have to kiss his ring."

The room fell silent for a few minutes as they all ate and considered the newest details while thinking of their next moves.

Star offered them a small grin "At least my inheritance and marriage are handled. Right?" She paused "You know you guys don't have to get involved in this mess. It could be dangerous and I don't expect any of you to risk-"

Steve looked at her seriously "We have your back and won't let either of them get to you. All of us."

All of the men looked at Star nodding in earnest as she bit her lip, worried about what she was getting them into.

Chapter 13

@pattiemac1

#bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes fanfiction #james bucky barnes x reader #james bucky barnes #bucky barnes x you #angst with a happy ending #biker bucky

[theficcafe]

��𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 - 06

↳ Genre: Angst, Fluff

↳ Pairing: college!gojo x fem!reader

↳ Warnings: unrequited love

↳ Playlist: (will link here!)

↳ Masterlist: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

song for this chapter: question..? - taylor swift

"Good girl, sad boy

Big city, wrong choices."

You didn’t have any history of insomnia. 

In fact, you had a healthy relationship with sleep. Unlike Shoko, whose body clock has been completely altered, you valued having 8 hours (or more) of sleep. You once explained the long term effects of having frequent all-nighters to Shoko using a PowerPoint presentation you created in an hour after seeing how exhausted she looked during the daytime, only for her to wave it off and say “everyone dies one day, anyway.”

It’s funny though - how you’re looking at Shoko now, fast asleep next to you, looking peaceful as ever, at 11PM. And yet here you are; eyes wide open, no trace of grogginess. You were wide awake and you knew it’d be awhile before you can join her in the dream land.

You reached for your phone on the night stand, unlocking it to look at the pictures you had taken earlier. The sunset looked beautiful in Tokyo, and you couldn’t help but take a piece of it with you through photography. You took quite a few selfies for remembrance, and spent the rest of the time thinking of someone  admiring its beauty.

A text notification from Yuuta snapped you back to reality. A small smile made its way to your lips upon seeing his name.

yu: when are youuu coming back home? mei mei’s so unforgiving with the shifts that i am covering for you! she said it’s for when you come back. you’d have all your shifts covered, so that means you still get paid. and i don’t get any?! i’m her brother!

You chuckled. Mei Mei has always been playful with Yuuta, teasing him every chance she gets. It’s always a fun dynamic to watch whenever you would be invited for sleep overs at their house. Though Yuuta sees it as a never ending cruelty imposed by his older sister, you, as the spectator, knows that this is Mei Mei’s way of showing his love for him, despite the age gap.

With them, you never once felt alone.

ramen provider: you get half, i promise!

yu: i better get half. also, i took all your ramen packs yesterday. figured they needed to be eaten by someone before they expire..

ramen provider: that’s the plan buddy

yu: why are u awake btw? you usually sleep early when you don’t have anything to do

You paused. 

You knew the answer; it’s already in the back of your mind. A certain name. 

How could a faceless person knock on the walls of your mind and make it their throne without your permission? How mighty could he be, Gojo Satoru, for him to reach every corner of your mind as his own? 

For you, he was the unexpected guest; one who knocked rapidly on your heart, only to be answered with deadly silence. But despite your eyes reflecting a very angry thunderstorm, he took his shoes off and barged right into your heart.

You diverted your attention back to your conversation with Yuuta.

ramen provider: just losing sleep lately, i guess..

—  or going insane.

“We’re going somewhere nice next week!”

You munched on your toast, eyes fixated on your phone. Mornings with Shoko were always eventful; once upon a sleepover when you both were 18, you woke up to Shoko completely awake, hugging a pillow, just.. looking right at you. It freaked you out to say the least, but you didn’t have time to react or even scream because even in that moment, Shoko is certain what she wants to do for the day.

“Do you want to skip school with me?”

You could even barely blink.

What you loved about your best friend is her skill to be able to specify plans. Whenever you were with her, you were always out. It wasn’t bothersome to you because you thought your dynamic is perfectly balanced, with you being introverted and Shoko being the best of both worlds. She isn’t the most sociable, but she’s way more sociable than you could ever be. She is your walking itinerary - your personal travel document. She’s always going somewhere, and she knows how to get there.

When you say you'd probably be found dead in a ditch somewhere without Shoko, you meant that.

“And where could that be?” You asked, slightly distracted, eyes scanning your SNS feed. You stumbled upon an exchange program advertisement and got curious.

Shoko took a sip of her coffee, eyes twinkling in excitement. “A close friend of mine from med school - who is, by the way, filthy rich - invited me to their staycation. I actually turned him down but he insisted, so I told him I have to bring my bestest friend in the whole world or I am not getting on that boat. He was more than happy to agree.”

You felt as though you got slapped. Glancing up from your phone, you barely managed to register her words before you were up yelling. “What?! I didn’t get to say yes!”

“Were you going to say no?”

“Well - Iei, I don’t know them!”

Shoko pouted, standing up to take her now empty “I Hate Mondays” mug to the sink for a wash. “That’s the whole point - you can get to know them! We won’t be alone with him.”

You almost fainted. “That’s even worse! Iei, You know I am the worst with people.”

Shoko turned around, mug still in hand, but is now covered in dishwashing soap. She sent you a disapproving look. “No you aren’t. You just choose not to mingle with people.”

Feeling defeated, you sat down in despair. You let out a groan, to which Shoko responded with a giggle. She turned to you with a reassuring smile. “C’mon, Y/N. I think this is the perfect opportunity for you to branch out and get out of your little shell. Of course, if you really don’t wanna go, I won’t force you. We can stay here in Tokyo and visit a lot of places. I just figured you’d want to get to know the friends I made here, too.”

You suddenly felt guilty. Taking a good look at Shoko (who’s still busy washing her mug), you realized that though she may look the same as before, for some reason, she looked somewhat… far. Living with Shoko means living with familiarity—like a mug of cocoa on Christmas Day when your parents would actually be home, and they’d prepare a simple dinner before exchanging gifts. Shoko felt exactly like that scenario.

She’s so familiar that somehow, along the way of basking into this familiarity and loneliness, you unconsciously blurred out her life. What did you even know about Shoko after you both went to college?

Of course you tell each other everything (with Shoko being more talkative than you are) but now, actually thinking deep about it, you realized how vague her stories have gotten; it’s almost full of “Here’s how my day went”, “I’m so tired!”, “I hate med school!”

You never dug deeper.

That’s why the last line of her reply struck you the most; because she’s Shoko, your best friend since forever, the one who witnessed you go through the horrifying consequences of transitioning to adulthood, the only person who you can call at 4 am when you’re in the middle of an academic breakdown or when you want to make a long commentary about the show you’re currently watching. Your person - and despite this, you never even bothered to ask if she had company. If she has made good friends.

Today, at 6 o’clock in the morning, with the sound of tap water running in the background and Shoko humming softly to a song, you realized how big the world has gotten.

It was no longer just Shoko and you.

“Yellow looks so good on you.”

You scowled, red hue rushing its way to your cheeks. “No, Shoko.”

You’re not sure how you got yourself in this situation - a happy Shoko swiping her cards left and right, hopping on every store she sees to “better prepare for the trip.”

An hour ago, you told Shoko you were going; but on one condition - you’d never go swimming.

It’s not as if you were the worst swimmer out there, it’s more of the fact that you never packed a swim attire. When you told Shoko, her eyes gleamed so bright you could mistake her for Christmas lights (and you know she’s just going to use your dilemma as an excuse to go shopping and splurge).

You never anticipated yacht parties and big pools and rich medical students on vacation, so hey, who could blame you?

You had agreed to go shopping for essentials; sunscreen, water bottles, blankets, towels..

..and yet you’re in a bikini shop.

“Oh please!” Shoko exclaimed, grabbing your shoulders to give you a playful shove, “I have seen you wear bikinis a thousand times, Y/N. And every time you do, you always rock it.”

You stuck your tongue out playfully, “That was years ago, Ie.” You snatched the clothing from her hand and quickly put it back in the rack. “Everything has changed.”

Shoko sent a playful look, “Oh really? I don’t know - you wanna show me?”

You rolled your eyes playfully and sighed. “You know what. I just wanna get this over with, so alright, I’ll take the yellow one.” You pulled your wallet out of your pocket just in time when Shoko suddenly ran towards the cashier at a fast pace.

“No, this one’s on me!”

"Shoko."

She continued to run, fully aware of the daggers you are shooting her way. You sighed, finally admitting defeat. "Fine, but the food's on me!"

Looking back at your pouting form, Shoko sent a playful wink and gave you a thumbs up, "You got it!"

You didn't know if it was all the shopping, or Shoko literally dragging you everywhere (maybe this was mostly it), but you suddenly felt sick. Not sick-sick, more like the idea of hopping onto a yacht for God knows how long with a bunch of people you completely do not know or have any history with finally sinking in, in the middle of a swimwear store.

Holy shit.

A million thoughts ran through your mind - as a socially-selective person, you honestly did not know how to prepare yourself for this trip. No amount of sunscreen and wine can prepare you for conversations, your number one enemy.

Despite the chaos in your mind, you remained seated, embodying the perfect image of a stone for being so still. Shoko seemed to notice, already crouching down to meet your gaze. She had a worried look on her face, an image you're all too familiar with.

"Hey," She spoke, hand coming up to poke your cheek. Your eyes instantly met hers, mustering a tiny smile to reassure her that you're dying inside okay.

You made a mental note to write cue cards and practice conversing with yourself in the bathroom back at Shoko's apartment.

Standing up, you let out a nervous chuckle to mask the fact that you are one second away from backing out of this rich friend-yacht-party rendezvous. "Alright, enough with shopping, please. You know I have a high metabolism, I think I burned half of my soul from all that walking."

Shoko rolled her eyes, a playful smile making its way to her cherry-red lips. "We literally went to three places, Y/N. One of them was the bathroom."

"That still takes up so much energy."

You both walked out of the swimwear shop (and finally, finally tasted true freedom) when Shoko grabbed your free hand, her playful smile turning to a grin so contagious you found yourself smiling too. "Why are you so smiley?"

You asked, and yet you knew. She shrugged, looking ahead. "This trip means a lot to me, and I know you aren't really built for things like these, so thank you for choosing to come and fighting the urge to finish the world war II documentary I know you've been watching. The urge is strong, I know; because you're a nerd."

You just smiled to yourself silently. She really knows you like the back of her hand; at the same time, you were creeped out - because you only really watched the documentary around 4AM when she was fast asleep on your shared bed.

A thousand walks later, you were finally the first one in line for a famous restaurant Shoko has been blabbering about for the past few days. At this point, you were finally convinced that your soul has finally transcended from all the waiting you'd done on behalf of your angry, frustrated best friend who kept complaining about how unfair the staff has been treating the customers. The truth is, you could have been inside thirty minutes ago if it wasn't for the rich-looking couple who obviously did not reserve a slot and lied about it to get ahead. What's worse is the staff not even sparing a glance, allowing them to walk inside.

Aside from waiting, you had also been suffering from secondhand embarrassment. Shoko, the ever-so-feisty one between the two of you, had been talking to the staff responsible for the reservation list. The more she got upset, the more her voice got louder, and you had to pull her back to remind her that you guys were in public.

"I swear," Shoko huffed, hands on her hips, rolling her eyes at the unbothered staff who clearly knew what he was doing, "I will rate this zero stars."

"That's mean." You uttered, pushing her back slightly. "It was just a person - the whole crew doesn't need to suffer from a negative review."

Pushing back, Shoko sent you a firm look (that did not even intimidate you; you think she only looked like an angry cat.)

"My legs are cramping, Y/N! I am wearing heels!" She whispered, pain laced in her voice. You laughed lowly, sending her a teasing smile. "You literally could've just sat on the waiting chairs."

"There were chairs?"

Before you could even let out a funny comeback (that you thought was genius), a deep voice spoke from behind you, the scent of wood sage and sea salt cologne coming off strong, almost making you feel dizzy from how strong it was.

That's when it started.

The loud, clicking sound; follows its own rhythm, getting louder and louder as the scent from behind you becomes stronger, filling your nostrils.

"Shoko?"

You turned around at the familiar tone, one that reminded you of train stations and parks.

You were meant to meet his eyes - the kind man who offered to walk to the park when you got lost. Toji, if you could recall well, was his name.

But you met someone else's gaze instead.

The clicking in your mind disappeared. It had turned eerily quiet, except for the low buzzing in your ears. It seemed as though the clicking faded out, like a countdown reaching its last number.

Somewhere in your mind, you could hear Shoko speaking, mixed with Toji's voice who kept calling your name.

But you were someplace else.

Somewhere blue.

︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶

 𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓴𝓪𝓸'𝓼 𝓬𝓸𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓻!

hi everyone, it’s kao!

it has been mONTHS!!! i missed everyone on here so much!

thank you for all the kind words! even when I was away, I had been receiving messages and replies from my lovely readers. i got too busy juggling work and school and had literally zero time for my hobbies. you guys have no idea how much I missed writing!

anyway, i have been [secretly] writing chapters in my drafts just in case I finally found the time to proof-read them and finally publish it for you guys ˃̵ᴗ˂̵ but I had to focus on more important things for me this month, so I left these babies unpublished for the meantime. i wanted to make sure everything was perfect before publishing them!

but fear not my friends, i am [officially] back in business!! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

as always, feedback/reblogging would me a lot to me! thank you for the small appreciation you guys have shown!  ପ(๑•ᴗ•๑)ଓ ♡

see u guys in chapter 07!

kao, out! ʚ♡ɞ

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[potato-jem]

NERO MY BELOVED SOULMATE BESTIE!!!!

i’m back!!! i took a few weeks off because life has been a lot and i felt like i needed a little break from everything 🥲

how are you?? what have you been up to in these last few weeks?? i missed you so much!! and i have stories to tell!!

so, i went to paris for a week back in october. i don’t know if you knew this, but paris has been plagued by a bug infestation lately, and the week before me and my friend were supposed to leave they also started having bomb alarms around the city. like the day before we left versailles had been evacuated for a bomb (it was a false alarm in the end) so we were kinda scared and worried. but the city was okay and we didn’t have much of a choice so we went. it was amazing!!! the first two days were perfect, the weather was absolutely amazing, freezing but always sunny, and we walked around the classic spots of the city. we had lots of macarons and croissants too. that was always the best part of the day. then on day three we’d booked versailles. on the day before it had been evacuated again for a false alarm so i thought it would be safe, they checked the night before, but well… after we’d been inside one hour the guards started to talk hurriedly to each other and they led us to the exits, we got evacuated. it looked like they were trying not to cause a panic but it didn’t work, also because there were way too many people inside!! it was crazy and scary, but luckily we were okay and we got safely out. and it was another false alarm, luckily. we decided not to let it ruin the whole trip so that night we went to the eiffel tower and had a nice dinner and dessert. then day four was disneyland!!! it was SPECTACULAR!!! nero have you ever been to a disneyland park?? it is everything you could ever hope it to be. it is pure magic, pure happiness. my friend and i felt like we were outside of the universe, it felt like nothing could touch us, like no problem could reach us. we were kids again. we were singing along to all the songs from our childhood and riding all the attractions and posing with princesses and cartoon animals and we bought so many little souvenirs to keep the magic with us. i got a cheshire cat plushie which is now my favorite thing i own. i have absolutely no regrets even if it costed 30 euros. same goes for my minnie’s ears which had a unicorn horn and a rainbow veil (see attached photograph) another 30 bucks, i have worn them only once, and i love them to pieces 😂 anyways, now is where the fun part really starts. we walked out of disneyland at 11pm after the night show (made me cry for 30 minutes straight, totally would recommend) and we had to take a train to get to the underground. well obviously there was a suspicious backpack at the station so it was closed for about 30 minutes to figure out what it was. it was late and our phones were almost dead so we tried to look for a taxi or bus and they’d put up a special bus service to take us to the closest train station, but as you can imagine it was absolutely packed and when we got off my friend noticed that her bag was open and her wallet was gone. we rushed back to the park to see if they’d had it in the last shop where she bought something but nothing, then we rushed back home to call the police and block all the cards, but of course we only got to the champs-elysées and then they kicked us out of the underground because it was closing. again our phones were out of battery so we didn’t even know if the buses were still running or not or how to call a cab, but luckily a cab passed by like two minutes later and we managed to get back to the hotel. and well, the 24h hotel door was closed. we panicked for about 10 minutes and ringed the bell a thousand times before anyone came to open the door. they were “just in the back for a minute” and i mean, fair enough, but on top of everything it was just the last drop.

anyways, the next morning we went to the police and got all the documents we needed to get back to italy and it was okay, it was just a very long wait for a two seconds job so it pissed me off a bit, but still we had a whole day and a half left so we enjoyed it. we had the louvre planned for that afternoon and it was so beautiful. and it was very heartstopping. pun intended 😂 we actually went and looked for every room we saw in the show and stayed about five hours in each one. this is where elle and tao kiss for the first time, it’s the exact place. can you guess how much i cried??

the only thing we couldn’t find was the painting on the stairs where nick talks to elle. i was very upset about that :( but anyways, the next day we came home and all i can say for this trip is wow. it felt like a five months trip somehow 😂 it was tiring and stressful and it tested my anxiety a lot, but honestly it was kind of perfect. this friend i was with is my opposite and my half in a lot of things and somehow we managed to laugh it all off whenever something crazy happened and we still had one of the absolute best trips of my life. i am so happy, i actually am getting a tattoo for our day at disneyland because it feels necessary hehe

and speaking of tattoos, i have a new one to show you!!! i finally got another heartstopper tattoo!!! and it is perfect and my favorite ever ♥️ i’ve wanted this vignette on my skin forever, and every time i see it it reminds me of everything about this story and it makes me so happy

anyways, enough about me!!! i’ve been away from this hellsite for so long, so how are you?? how is life?? i am very eager to catch up!!

i’m sending you a macaron because i am craving them again now (i’ve tried the marie antoniette macaron and i swear to god it feels like drinking a cup of tea, it’s unreal) and a warm tea to drink as you read because i’ve written so damn much, i can’t tell a simple story i missed you so so so much nero <3333

HELLO CECE MY BELOVED SOULMATE BESTIE!!!

it is so wonderful to hear from you!! i missed you so so much!! i was wondering how your trip went!! tbh i have been very on and off this website just because life is so exhausting :') i'm very excited to catch up with what's been happening with you!!

yes! i did hear about the bedbug thing! i had a few friends in paris around the same time and it was also all over the news here (funny that...) but i did not hear about the bomb alarms, that must have been so scary!! oh i can only imagine how lovely the macarons and the croissants were. nothing would be better than the original! i'm glad it was a false alarm and that you all got out safe. that must have been terrifying. AND DISNEYLAND?! cece i have never ever been to a disneyland but it has always been a dream of mine! i think the closest disneyland to me is japan or singapore 😭😭😭 but that's so wonderful to hear that you had such a lovely time!!! what was your favourite ride? any snacks you would recommend?? i would love to see the cheshire cat plushy, it sounds adorable! and the minnie ears!!! i'm obsessed and you're right: buying ears at disneyland is essential, it doesn't matter if you only wear them for the day! and what an end to a good day 😂😂 that sounds so anxiety-inducing, i audibly gasped as i was reading 😂

literally!!! government documents and officials make you wait so long for something that takes so little time!!! it's so fucking frustrating >:( the louvre!!! that would have been so cool, and it would have had extra meaning because of the show!! and i think i would have died a little, looking at the exact spot elle and tao had their first kiss! i don't blame you for crying at all 😂😂

a positive is that you got to see every other painting and iconic place from heartstopper and that's all that matters!! the trip sounded like so much fun, but yes, very draining with all those things not going to plan!! and i'm so glad you went with a friend who would laugh it all off with you and still make sure you guys had a good time!! that would have been so lovely! oh and absolutely you need to get a disneyland tattoo!! that would be perfect!

speaking of perfect, your new tattoo is so cute!!!! i love that panel too and it's just such a good representation of nick and charlie's relationship throughout the series!! and a really good placement too. ugh you always get the best tattoos!

as for me, i've been doing okay!! i have finished university for the year, and i am currently preparing for my exchange (i go to the uk NEXT MONTH! cece that is so crazy) a part of preparing for my exchange is unfortunately working a lot, but i have been rostered every single public holiday coming up so i should be getting a good amount of money before i leave!

and you'll be happy to know that after the christmas/new year's period, i'm going to stop working and have a few weeks of rest before i go!! i'm planning on just catching up with friends before i leave, packing and just actually getting a good night's sleep 😂😂

oh, also! i know you wanted little updates about what was going on in my love life, sooooooo... in the time you've been gone, i managed to get a girlfriend!!! i'm very happy and i have no clue what i am doing at all times, but it's good :)

i'm going to send you a little pavlova (a meringue like dessert australians typically have around christmas time, loaded with fruit and cream) and a little iced tea to go with, because my god, is it hot in australia right now. miss you heaps!!! <3

#nero attempts to socialise #cece my beloved!!! #<33

[sherbovania]

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CON?!? did people buy your stuff? were they weird as shit? give us the details expand on the horrors (pls)

many horrors occurred with me and my bestie @/z0mbieb0yx3 at galaxycon columbus from december 2-4 2022. the first thing to go wrong was me throwing up in his car at like 9am and looking back i consider it an omen

to answer your questions specifically:

did people buy your stuff?

no they didn't. i sold a grand total of $50 worth of stock. on saturday, which is supposed to be peak operating hours, i sold a grand total of 5 items and that just kinda made my resolve shatter. i remember crying about it on the drive back home, as well as panicking during day 3 about what my father would think of me after such a catastrophic and horrendous failure since he is both Business Man (man who knows everything about business) and expects perfection from me. my mom on the other hand was very understanding and kind when i turned up at our house at 11pm with bloodshot eyes and dried tears on my face so uh shoutout my momma yo

were they weird as shit?

most people were very nice fortunately! never once did i feel unsafe at the con. there was one guy who came up to our table that kinda skeeved me out but that's the most of it really. a lot of Autism (affectionate) was on display at da con which is always appreciated and i got to link up with some artists that i'm cool with now ^^

we were WOEFULLY unprepared. we didn't have enough variety in stock to make our booth look full AND we had no display equipment (stands, tablecloth, bins, etc.). our shit (respectfully) looked budget as fuck we were not big ballers

this was not helped by the layout of the exhibition hall being absolute doodoo garbage. you had to go WAY out of your way to even find the artist alley which was in the far back left corner of the room, you couldn't even see it from the entrance because of the 10 foot high Premium Vendor booths. there was NO signage directing you towards the alley or even saying you arrived at it so w/o a map you just had to stumble into it. right behind the alley was the bafflingly small food court (a subway, jet's pizza and chick-fil-a stand lined up next to each other) which didn't bring in any traffic from what i could gather

our booth was right next to this very nice couple who would check in with us occasionally and we learned thru them that everybody in the alley was getting no fucking sales! gee i wonder if the poor layout had anything to do with it. it's not a small convention by any means, which made the fumbles all the more shocking. they told us to not beat ourselves up over low sales which was really nice to hear and genuinely reassuring :] day 3 was basically everybody trading stock with each other since they knew it was absolutely and unequivocally joever

some of the horrors were my fault though. that weekend was the first time i drank a monster energy and i (a dumbass) thought it would be so awesome and so cool to drink it on an empty stomach. immediately i felt the repercussions and thought i was having my Jokar Moment until wingding suggested i eat some fucking pizza and suddenly i was like yeah this is fine i'm good now. who woulda thunk it. i did it again the next day and the same thing happened because i never learn. i also tried edibles for the first time on this Very Professional Business Trip and i instantly got scared. oops

in short: columbus ohio is hell. do not go there

#the inbox #txt

[theradioactivespidergwen]

Ooooo tell us a weird story from your night shifts at the hospital, please!!!

Of course! Y'all might wanna buckle up because this one is WILD. Hiding under a cut for mention of medical procedures and a runaway patient.

For background, I am a medical laboratory scientist (or medical technologist, every hospital uses different terminology), I work in the hospital laboratory testing blood and other various specimens to help the doctors diagnose you and determine your care plan.

I worked at a Children's hospital in a state capital for a year and a half, and I mostly worked evening shift, but I used to pick up overtime shifts to help out night shift because they were understaffed. Now, there were some tests that were only performed on certain shifts because it didn't make sense to train shifts with less staff for something that couldn't be considered STAT. This is a common practice in every medical lab, it's a way to save reagents, maintain efficiency, and make sure every patient gets the possible best care.

One night when I was staying over to help out night shift, the ER ordered an Epstein Barr virus (aka Mono) rapid test. The cut off for this test was 11pm because special chemistry did not operate after 11pm, BUT I was trained in special chemistry and could run the test. I normally would have left it for day shift, but the ER doc called asking if there was any way we could run it because they wanted to rule out Mono on this teenager before they did a spinal tap. My co worker that took the call sold me out and said I could run it, and I couldn't say no at this point because I really did want to save this poor kid from getting a spinal tap from Resident Scissorhands in the ER. Seriously, the residents that did spinal taps butchered them so bad. ANYWAY...

I had to do quality control on the kit because it was a brand new lot number, which made it take longer, but I did it. The test was negative, and I called the doc to let him know and he told me they were still gonna do a spinal tap on this kid because they couldn't figure out the fever of unknown origin.

I shit y'all not, 10 minutes after I hung up the phone, the security guards called a Code Pink. Now, a Code Pink is the code for a missing kid, and this was a Children's hospital, so we got those alot. Usually it was a wayward toddler that wandered out of the parent's sight, but NOT THIS TIME. The teenager in question was not having getting a spinal tap, so they fucking RAN OFF. Straight up deuced it. I don't blame them at all, I wouldn't want a resident shoving a needle in my spine either.

All of us figured it was the kid that they were trying to do a spinal tap on, so we were all invested at this point. They eventually found the kid hiding in the parking lot at the Subway restaurant we had on campus, and I don't know what happened after that, but hoo boy that was a wild night.

When I came in for my regular shift the next day, my supervisor tried to chastise me for doing a Mono Spot (that's what we called the test) after hours, but I legit laughed in his face and said "well, day shift is probably grateful for the free QC".

I still think about that kid to THIS DAY.

#mandy answers

[noctovania]

I want to vent about Valorant's VCT lock//in

I didn't go, I have no money to travel to São Paulo, pay for transportation to come and go and on top of that, hotels are an extra cost.

We get really happy when Brazil is out there y'now. We grew up playing games that had no portuguese subtitles, let alone dubs, so we tend to get pretty hyped. [insert Brazil mentioned meme here]

The thing is: people out there keep saying we were disrespectful and I did have my doubts cause it could be the case, but that's not exclusive to brazilians. We love championships and gaming, but people must understand one thing: our realities are pretty different.

I had friends who went to the event and all of them said one thing in common: the stadium was hot af (it is a tropical country after all). One of them almost passed out from how hot it was, water was expensive and people even said that they were told they could bring their own water bottle, just to be told the next day that they could only buy water there (yes that's kind of not legal but whatever, right?)

so just to sum it up (TLDR) , I'll list some quick things that made people leave earlier:

• The stadium is an old building that was hot and had no AC, there were only fans to ventilate the place, and some people stayed there the whole day

• Most of those people have to wake up early the next day to WORK and they had BUSES to take. Subways can be faster but here's where the fun part starts

• From 9pm forwards, it's dangerous to roam around alone, and as someone who's been to SP before, I can guarantee you that every place is far away af. Last time I visited it took me 2 hours to arrive at the bus station after I had already entered the city. So yeah, around 10 - 11pm you'll be in danger, so go home early

I can't help but think that all of the stuff that happened would be different if who'd done it weren't the brazilian community. It seems like everything is worse if it's us who done it. People were hyped about having brazil represented and since people had other priorities, they just left.

Anyways, sorry for venting online to people I don't even know and on a platform that I think doesn't talk much about valorant, but I'm just really bummed out rn

#valorant

[moni-logues]

2022 End of the Year Recap

rules : post the top 5 works you’re most proud of that you released in 2022 (not necessarily your most popular), your top 4 current WIPs that you’re excited to release in the new year, your top 3 biggest improvements in your writing over the past year, your top 2 resolutions (ways you wish to improve your writing/blog) for the new year, and your number 1 favorite line you’ve written this year!

So, @amethystwritesbts tagged me in this on the old blog, but I thought this would make for a fun little transitional post, too, so I'm doing it here! I have had my [old] blog for almost exactly 53 weeks and have posted 58 fics! 🤪🤪🤪 lots to pick from lol

Top 5 works I'm most proud of

(These will all, in time, make their way here, too, but for now they are ofc readable @monimonimoon)

Marriage or Arsenic: my very first post! I'm proud of myself for starting! Proud of myself for writing and putting it out there!

Sweet Treats: I just like it!! I think it's fun! I love cute tattoo artist boyfriend Jimin!

Even Though: super spontaneous fic; decided about 11pm I wanted to write it and it was finished before 2:30am! But I'm really pleased with how it came out and it's nice to know I can produce shit if I really focus lmao

Thirteen Rounds: wrote it in one evening and then was really unhappy the following day and couldn't work out why I didn't l like it so I took my dog for a walk and figured it out. It then needed a really big, significant re-write and I did it! And then it did some serious fucking numbers lmao

A Fine Line: for obvious reasons lol. My first series! Wasn't sure I could do it! Wasn't sure anyone would like it! But I did! and they do!!

Top 4 current WIPs

The Comeback: here, have a banner! This is going to be the first fic I post here! (obviously not including AFL reposts). I hope you are looking forward to some festive angst!

Kintsugi: the long-fabled Yoongi friends-to-lovers (actually strangers-to-friends-to-lovers!). She's coming and, goddammit, I've made this bitch angsty, too. Have another banner!

Promessus: a Hobi fake dating fic that is going to require a lot of research and may not be viable if the results of that research aren't what I want! But I'm really excited about it!!!

SUPER TOP SECRET FIC: coming soon! Yoongi! A genre I've not written before! Stay tuned!!!

Three biggest improvements in my writing

I think I'm more aware of my (over-)use of adverbs now so I'm better at catching them while writing and in editing.

Writing long stuff! Actual plot! When I first started, I couldn't believe people were writing like, 5, 10, 15k fics and now I not only have one-shots that long but also a whole series! And more to come!

Deciding to only write in past tense. I kept sort of switching between past and present which meant that, even within one fic, I kept fucking up and writing in the wrong one. Sticking to one means I'm not making that mistake (as much! 😬) anymore.

Two resolutions for next year

This one is sort of already in plrogress but planning. Kintsugi is already outlined! I'm going to try to stick to the plan!

Read more -- both fics and books. I have read much less this year than I'd have liked so I really want to use this festive period to reset and start the new year with more intention and waste less of my time on my fucking phone, watching shit I don't care about on netflix etc. and actually make time for everything, which includes reading.

Favourite line I wrote this year

Remember how I said I've posted 58 fics? Yeah, I'm not going through those to pick out the best lmao. But one that I can think of off the top of my head is:

you knew you had somehow got things figured out but now, in the nauseating throes of the consequences of your own actions, it eluded you.

I'm not tagging anyone because idk who's been tagged already and I'm copping out lmao but everyone should do this, so consider yourself tagged if you are reading this!!!

#moni logs #tag games

[gdmbrwiththerealcrew]

Day 10 - July 8th

The evening before, we discussed upcoming campsites with John, John, and Nick. We planned on the campgrounds at Holland Lake and they gave us more details about how to get a spot even when all spots were taken. We also discussed camping at Placid Lake. The gents were meeting friends and family there and invited us the join them for beer and brats on what would be our last evening on the road. Talk about planning ahead!

J, J, & N got on the road before us. We all started with 6 miles on MT 83, a north/south roadway that had the potential to be quite busy and dangerous. We watched them surge to a 1/4 mile ahead of us and we put our heads down and pushed forward.

We turned off onto a gravel road and proceeded to, what else, climb. We dropped down and then climbed again.

Climb and climb some more.

As we started down our second descent, David rolled up and said: “Listen to this “. Right away we could see that his rear rack was not connected to his frame. A bolt had snapped off in the frame. We needed a mechanic to fix this problem. But first we had to get David, bike, and gear to a mechanic.

Jose and I McGuyvered a temporary fix with zip ties. We distributed gear to the front of David’s bike and to our bikes. Then we took our time rolling down the rough gravel road for the next 4 miles.

Roadside repair.

Back out on MT 83, we fell into a pace line and closely watched David’s bike and the passing cars as we made our way. Fortunately it was just a few miles before we saw some guys working on pre building a log house in a work yard. They mentioned that there was an auto shop 4-6 miles further down the road. Two miles later we came to a general store and they confirmed that there was a mechanic and they called ahead for us. Four more miles and we had a guy with the know how and the tools to fix the problem.

Right tools and know how.

Fourth-five minutes later and we were rolling down the road looking for what was considered to be the best restaurant (and only restaurant) for miles. In 2018 David, Derek, and I had stopped at the same Hungry Bear Restaurant during a rain storm. In 2020, Jose had stopped at the HB with 13 scouts and 3 other leaders. Now, it was our turn to introduce Ed to the HB.

The HB.

It has new owners, a new menu, and a beautiful back patio (sufficient for weddings and other events). We sat down to beers and burgers (Jose had pasta) out on the back patio and started to discuss the bullet we just dodged with David’s bike.

Toasting the repair at the Hungry Bear.

If we hadn’t gotten David’s rack repaired, tomorrow would have been a road ride straight to Missoula. Fortunately, we are back on track for Holland and Placid Lakes and 2+ more days of gravel fun.

After lunch, we rode MT 83 for a few more miles then turned onto the gravel road that took us to the campground at Holland Lake. As we rolled through the campground looking for an open spot we saw J, J, & N. We filled them in on what happed and why we were so late to camp. They then directed us to the camp host who set us up lakeside for $20 a tent (100% profit for her).

Jew from the lake.

Thirty minutes later and we had our tents set up and we were swimming in the lake to get rid of the dust and grime of the day.

Holland Lake is quite beautiful and very popular with locals. Recently, controversy arose when Powder, a major resort developer, purchased property on the lake with plans to build out a 500 bed resort, 75 new homes, and more. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out considering the opposition from longtime residents. Regardless, it was also difficult to understand what they were trying to preserve when we heard nothing but speeding personal watercraft from 10-11pm.

Holland Lake views to the east

View to the west.

More to the west.

One campsite over from ours, there were two moms with their 6 kids spending several days. We spent some time talking to the moms and learned about their philosophy on raising kids. They were about to homeschool the kids so that they could build a curriculum more focused on outdoor activities. It was already evident considering how the kids freely swam and paddle in the lake, watching out for each other with less supervision from their moms.

One of the moms, before having four kids, had pedaled across the country on her bicycle. Her mom provided SAG support after her boyfriend at the time backed out of the ride at the last minute. Both ladies were physically active and it obviously influenced the kids.

We also met a Swiss couple that was riding the GDMBR. They were going to spend a couple months on the road.

Once in my tent, I struggled to sleep. Three cups of tea and an espresso probably caused that. The one advantage was getting to see the moon come up over the mountains and the lake at around 3pm!

That’s all for this day!

Cheers.

Ride stats:

Miles ridden: 46.3

Elevation gain: 2,263 ft

Max elevation: 4,108 ft

Total descent: 1,296 ft

Start time: 8:43am

Moving time: 4:49:05

Elapsed time: 8:17:34

Ave speed: 9.6 mph

[l-1-z-a]

The Sims 2 Designer Diary #5

In the fifth edition of our designer diaries for The Sims 2, the team at Maxis discusses what makes a good neighborhood.

By Gamespot Staff on July 28, 2004 at 3:11PM PDT

The Sims is reportedly the best-selling computer game of all time. The game and its many expansion packs presumably owe this incredible success to a combination of engaging house design and intriguing gameplay, which features autonomous little computer people, or "sims," getting into all sorts of unusual situations. These sims interact with each other, and with their environments, based on their personalities, moods, and personal needs. Now, developer Maxis is hard at work on the sequel--The Sims 2--in which sims will not only live, work, and interact, but they'll also learn, remember, grow old, and even die. In this edition of our designer diaries for this highly anticipated sequel, the Maxis team discusses neighborhoods and their role in the next game.

It's All in the Neighborhood!

By Lucy Bradshaw and Tim LeTourneau

VP PC Development/Senior Producer

The Sims 2 will let you build a neighborhood somewhere over the rainbow.

In The Sims 2, it all begins in the neighborhood. It's the entry point for every house and every story in the game. In the original version of The Sims, the neighborhood was a simplistic place comprised of a mere 10 lots that you could move your families into. Way back then, it seemed like 10 lots were more than enough. But our players quickly told us differently, and through expansion packs, we increased both the size and scope of the neighborhoods. For The Sims 2, we knew we had to not only learn from our previous experience and provide substantial and diverse neighborhoods, but we had to go beyond just giving "more of the same." We knew that the neighborhood in The Sims 2 had to make a bold statement about how the game had grown and evolved. Not only did we make the neighborhood bigger, but we made it more dynamic and let players change it in a variety of ways.

In The Sims 2, when you come into the neighborhood for the first time, you're amazed by the level of realistic details and the magnificence of the landscape. There are sailboats floating on the water, rainbows decorating the sky, birds darting in and out of the clouds, school buses and cars bustling on the streets. The scene feels as if it is teeming with life. It was extremely important to us that The Sims 2 neighborhood be inviting and that it be a place that players would feel compelled to inhabit. We wanted to compel players to create families, build houses, and populate these new, realistic and vibrant 3D settings.

In The Sims 2, the neighborhood evolves as you play through your sims' lifetimes and as you go through various generations of households. You'll experience your families growing up, and [you'll witness] the kids moving out to start households of their own. Since players need to feel that building and maintaining multiple families and homes is both strategic and rewarding, we created a variety of neighborhood features to deliver that.

In fact, the new game lets you build a house pretty much wherever you want.

Let's start with something as simple as placing a lot. In the original game, you had to build your house in a predetermined lot. In The Sims 2, we wanted you to feel like you could build a house wherever you wanted to in the neighborhood. So, as long as there's a road next to your lot, you can build there. You can now select from a variety of preset lot templates and can place them in any configuration you choose. In The Sims 2, if you want to make densely packed tract homes in one part of the neighborhood and sprawling estates in another, you can. When it comes to relationships between sims, proximity matters. Sims who live near each other are more likely to visit one another. A really cool new feature is that after you've built a house, you can pick it up and move it to another lot. If you want to fix up your lonely bachelor with the cute girl (who's a few blocks away) more quickly, well, now you can just pick up his house and make them next-door neighbors.

Building and maintaining your sims' social and family relationships is a huge part of The Sims 2 as well. A family doesn't consist of just one house anymore: Neighbors become in-laws as their children wed; Grandma and Grandpa move to a smaller house when their kids have all moved out and have families of their own; and after the divorce; Dad still wants to stay close to the kids to be part of their lives. Since we want it to be easy for players to track all these important relationships as they spread throughout the neighborhood, we've added a "connections" button that shows the player where the family's closest relatives and friends reside.

The Sims 2 makes it even easier for you to download new additions for your neighborhoods.

In The Sims 2, we've made it easier for players to obtain content created by other players. Now players can click buttons in the interface to quickly download any of the content that's available from the Maxis exchange Web site (on the Internet) without ever leaving their game. We've also really expanded the build-mode tools available for building houses within the game. We know that once our players' creativity is unleashed, they're going to want to share what they've made with others. In fact, we're counting on it. The new lot catalog lets you store all the houses you've downloaded until you want to place them in a neighborhood. It's an example of how we've provided great player-made content management on the ground floor this time around. This is something that we want to keep in the forefront of all our game designs for the future.

Community lots are also a big part of The Sims 2. You can build markets, boutiques, and parks where your sims can congregate and make new friends and shop for new clothes and groceries. We've given you the ability to make as many or as few of these community lots as you like, and you can place them anywhere you desire. Want a downtown business district? Want a little corner store? We know that a neighborhood gets a lot of its authentic feel from elements other than houses, so we want you to be able to set the ambience and tone of the neighborhood so that the stories you create about your sims are rich and compelling.

While we're really excited about the multiple neighborhoods we're making, we know there are cool locales you may want that we could never imagine. You might want to build a European village, a desert community, or your own little suburban utopia. Well, that's what we want you to be able to do. To make that possible, we've created the ability for players to use SimCity 4 to create their own neighborhoods and to customize the look and feel of the landscape. With this new addition, players will now have access to houses and families in the Maxis exchange site and will be able to choose from an enormous variety of neighborhoods with many different terrains.

The game even lets you build your neighborhoods by using SimCity 4.

The neighborhood is really a great metaphor for how broadly we've expanded The Sims 2 gameplay in all areas. We know our players aren't going to be satisfied with less-than-extremely-compelling visuals, unprecedented control over the neighborhood's layout and look, and seamless access to player-made content both for people who like to create and for people who like to download. We know that beyond bigger, there's always better, but we don't want our players to ever feel like we made a choice between the two. You know what? We don't want to feel that way either!

See you around the neighborhood.

#sims 2 #ts2 #sims2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 beta #riverside #desinger diary #Lucy Bradshaw #Tim Letourneau #gamespot

[xbrokenreflection]

TEN Q’S:

1. when are you usually online?  

My mornings and evenings, mostly. I work on weekday afternoons, so I’m rarely active then! I’m also a night owl, so my bedtime is anywhere between 11pm and 2am depending on how much the day drained me.

2. what verses are you involved in outside of this page?

I write mostly in a semi-canon verse for Ryu, though I’m also building an AU Pokemon verse for him! (Speaking of, if this is asking what other fandom verses I write in, Pokemon is currently the main one! I have a fandomless OC as well, and Noragami muses!)

3. what is your biggest RP pet peeve?

Got a couple that go hand in hand:

1. Real time RP. As in, the passage of REAL time affects the threads and relationships, and if I disappear for a day the other muse is wondering where mine was. (This is why the vast majority of my stuff is plotted or semi-plotted.)

2. Endless domestic shippy fluff. I like ships, but I prefer a slow burn with plenty of outside drama, not... happy married life.

Other than those... I also really don’t like purple prose.

4. are you drawn to specific types of muses?

I really like characters with an internal struggle who also want to make the world better in some way. Even if they make a lot of mistakes, they’re trying.

5. are there recurring themes in your writing that people might not notice?

I don’t know if it’s hard to notice the themes I like? But I think a big one is the ripple effect: a person’s actions will leave marks on the world around them.

Sometimes, a small gesture makes a big impact.

6. what are your favorite RP trends?

I’m very glad to see more people writing relationships BEYOND romantic ships. Last time I was active, it felt like... those were the main thing people cared about, and partners that wanted to stay friends (or explore stuff like rivalries!) would get dropped super quick.

I also think the little banners people use now are super neat? I love how people find and make stuff that fits their muse!

7. what is your process for starting a new story with someone?  

Meetings are some of my favorite things to approach, actually! I try to figure out an idea that’s fun and memorable, and as unique as possible! (Naturally, there is bound to be some overlap. Especially because I adore certain tropes, lol.)

I also try communicate with my RP partners, figure out what sorts of things we both would like to explore with our characters! I think it’s important to be on the same page about the general direction threads are going.

8. how do you feel about duplicates?

I adore other Replikus, and whenever I write with them I have a lot of fun! It’s so interesting to see how people choose to develop the character, what name they have him go by, whether or not they make changes to his appearance... and of course, how similar and different they all are from Riku AND each other!

Plus, the threads themselves tend to be funny. It’s amusing how often they can actually tell it’s another replica! “Wait, you’re not HIM, you’re ME!”

9. how long have you been involved in roleplaying?

RP in general? About 14 years!

Tumblr RP and Ryu specifically? It’ll be 10 years next March!

10. is there a muse or verse you wish you could write in, but haven’t?

There’s a lot of muses I would love to write, but I just don’t have the time or energy to have more or get involved in totally unfamiliar fandoms.

I haven’t gotten to dive into Ryu’s Pokemon Verse much yet, but I’m excited about it! Other than that, I think the only underused verse that I COULD do a lot more with is “Sleeping to Dream.” I’d love to rp out the adventure Ryu and Xion had playing the Reaper’s Game! (A lot of the active TWEWY blogs don’t seem to interact with KH blogs, though.)

TAGGED BY: stole it from @litoredeem​ TAGGING: steal it from me!

#✩ knight reflects {ooc}

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Saturday 29 June 1839

..

12 ¾

and finished my rent letter letter (and copy) to Mr. Parker to go in Lord Stuarts’ frank tomorrow – lay down in my dressing gown not even taking my gaiters off, at 4 35/.. this morning and slept till near 8 when Gross called us – A- low and would have worried me with it had I attended Miss Lloyd came at 9 and I got up and was ready for her in 5 or 6 minutes – she thought I had changed my mind, and had promised taken other work and could not get my dress done before Wednesday – she saw from my manner that I had no idea of anything but mistake – not dressed yesterday – out too late to go to her yesterday – to embark on Thursday – will try on my dress on Monday morning and let me have it early on Tuesday evening breakfast at 10 ½ A- and I having Falconer to dress our hair – Damp morning rainy till after 10 – F61° at 10 ½ am in my dressing room – breakfast over and had written the above of this morning at 11 ¼ - time to be off – Gross has been about the passport – no difficulty – only the names of the servants wanted to be added – all signed for ourselves – and all will be ready for noon today – the carriage came about 11 20/.. – A- and I drove off to Richmond Park at 11 50/.. – drove thro’ Richmond to Twickenham – stopped at the P.O. to inquire the address of Mrs. Manners quondam Louisa de Noé who married her cousin Captain M- R.N. gone to Paris about a fortnight ago for 5 or 6 weeks – Mrs. Sneyd dead – the M-s have left Twickenham, and, on their return go to Tunbridge wells – where they now have ‘a beautiful house’ – the civil woman seemed to know all about them – then drove direct by the Star and garter Inn to Lady S- took the turn down to the right near the little bridge (after passing what used to be old Lady Pembrokes’ now Lord Errol I think) and thus went 10 minutes out of our way – at the Lodge Lady S-‘s at 2 – found she had expected us earlier – very feeble, and out of sorts about her teeth, and low about them but our arrival seemed to amuse and cheer her up – A- strolled in the garden – I sat with Lady S- then she wheeled about in the garden – then A- still [runned] out and I with Lady S- till luncheon about (after) 3 – then all sat Lady S- writing I reading to her her great nephew Bertie Gordon’s letter that I had brought in a packet put into the carriage as we drove off from Lord Stuarts with a note from Lady S- de R- who could not drive over – had tried to bring Miss Tate but miss T- going early next week to her place Langdown near Southampton – A- looked over views etc. in Italy and I must amused with Miss Parodes’ Constantinople views and text 3nos. 4to difficult to get admission to the mosques – the ambassadors only get it once during their stay – and all the rest but great people disappointed – this must be seen about – dinner at 7 – very nice – coffee soon after 8 – some chance of Lady S- coming to us tomorrow to dinner to stay a couple of nights about her teeth – left them and a note myself (stopt in the carriage at the door in Maddox street on our return at 11pm) at Mr. Nasmiths’ the fashionable dentist – off from Lady S- at 9 ½ and home at 11 10/.. – brought a large bouquet of flowers – pother in putting them into one of the vases on the chimney piece, and then (the vase losing not holding water) taking them out again – Grotza always slowish – not in bed till 12 ¾ - finish day tho’ gloomy at times and threatening rain – found on our table Lady Mexborough and Lady Sarah Savilles’ card – and Banking book (very nice natty morocco pocket book) and vouchers from Hammersley and Passport all right from Lord Stuart it had been enclosed to him the cover being merely turned inside out and redirected by himself

[highflyingtales]

Our rather interesting flight EP#1

This is by far one of my most memorable teaching moments in my flying career. Me and my father departed from centennial airport (APA) for Kansas city downtown (MKC) in the SF50 vision jet. My father needed to do a plane swap for a new demonstration aircraft so he allowed me to come along. The flight out there was rather uneventful, it was a beautiful July evening and not a thunderstorm in sight.

Arriving into MKC

We arrived out in Kansas city and went and grabbed dinner in the downtown area with my dads coworker, thank god we did because the next few hours were about to become chaotic.

SF50 side by side

Within the next hour and a half there were two MASSIVE thunderstorms that popped up, one being south of our route of flight and one being north. These thunderstorms were rapidly growing, and slowly closing in on each other which would close our gap along our route of flight. With this being a normal thing in the summer we didn't think much about it so we quickly departed MKC for APA and had a nice gap between the two thunderstorms.

In a normal climb out we were just north of the southern thunderstorm by about 20-30 miles. The lightning storm was absolutely beautiful as you watch it all from a distance. Climbing through 14,000 feet we had no weather on our NEXRAD weather, keep in mind here that the NEXRAD is updated every 5-10 minutes. With this rapidly growing thunderstorm, what we were seeing on the radar wasn't what was actually happening outside.

In that climb through 14,000 feet the lightning started to grow dark which was really unusual. We look up and see this massive black tower in front of us and BAM we smack this thunderstorm (which was not on the radar). We immediately hit a crazy updraft so our climb rate went from 2,000 FPM to 8,000 FPM! We were just covered in ice in a matter of seconds. We quickly made a turn back around to the right because we knew the thunderstorm was off our left so we would now fly away from it and allow us to get out of this rapidly growing "cell". Without air traffic controls approval, which in this situation was ok, we made the turn back around and got the aircraft stable enough and outside of the thunderstorm. With that we were now at 19,000 feet and all of this happened in a span of maybe 2 minutes max.

We were now mentally shaken up over what just happened. With that we got a re route over to Omaha Nebraska where we could land and re asses how we wanted to get home. We arrived in Omaha probably around 11pm and got more jet fuel and said that we were just go the really long way. Our new route of flight has us going north of the northern thunderstorm all the way up to the southern part of North Dakota then we would traverse west and pop down over Wyoming.

We did make it back home that night at around 2am in the morning. We were both exhausted but man this was such a good learning moment.

Looking back at this experience there were a few things we could have done better. I wouldn't say our situation was get there idous as we had a clear path between the two thunderstorms so I think we were ok in that context. When it came to us flying into the cell we should have had the onboard weather radar running, this would have gave us accurate weather readings allowing us to know that we were about to fly into a rapidly growing cell. Even with us flying that close to two rapidly growing thunderstorms it should have been instinct to have the onboard radar running giving us information as it scans back and forth getting radar returns.

Example of the weather radar on the left and the NEXRAD on the map on the right

With this experience it has taught me to always have backup instruments running so you have more data to make poise decisions.

If there is one thing I can preach to new pilots, it's that there will be moments in your flying career where you will be put up to the task of making poised decisions. My best advice towards this is learn from your mistakes. In our case, we should have ran the weather radar to make sure our decisions were smart. If it weren't for this memorable experience it would not have made me a better pilot. Learn from your mistakes and use it to grow and fly safe!

#cirrus aircraft #student pilot

[international-intelligence-inc]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF REAL INCIDENT IN FULL MY UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

THE MAN WHO ASSAULTED ME AND DENIED ME MY LIFE SAVING MEDICATION IS A REGISTERED NURSE! SHOCKING CRIME!

NEWARK BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORKER PLACED ME IN HILLS BOARDING HOME . I AM BOTH ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY FOR 30 YEARS FR BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITY. I HAVE A LETTER ESA AND A SERVICE ANIMAL I CAN NOT BE SEPARATED FROM OR I AM DEPRESSED AND SUICIDAL. I FERRET NAMED BIGGIE BOY. I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO GO PICK UP AND GET MY SERVICE ANIMAL THE DAY AFTER I PAID THEM $750 CASH. WHEN I ARRIVED WITH SERVICE ANIMAL I WAS TOLD I WAS THROWN OUT OF THE PLACE. THEN THE OWNER MARK WAS INSTRUCTED TO USE WHATEVER PHYSICAL ABUSE REQUIRED TO KEEP ME FROM ENTERING HIS BOARDING HOUSE IF I HAD MY SERVICE ANIMAL. I WAS ASSAULTED TWICE PUSHED IN THE GROUND AND SINCE IWAS SO HOT OUT MY FERRET WAS DYING OUTSIDE WAITING FOR THE POLICE AND PASSED OUT. I WALKED INTO THE SIDE ENTRANCE OF BOARDING HOUSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AND MY SERVICE ANIMAL PASSED OUT FROM HEAT. WHEN MARK'S (THE OWNER MARK) HEARD I WAS SITTING ON STAIRS WITH MY SERVICE ANIMAL MARK'S EMPLOYEE ON NIGHTS TONY AND THE OTHER WAS EDGAR OR AVON LITERALLY PICKED ME UP[ AND THROUGH ME PHYSICALLY ON THE GROUND OUT THE DOOR ON GROUND LEAVING BRUISING ON MY STOMACH AND ARMS. HE CONFESSED THE PROPERTY OWNER, MARK A JEWISH MAN, GAVE HIM THE INSTRUCTIONS TO STRANGLE OR EVEN KILL ME IF IT IS NECESSARY AND HE WILL AND HE DOES NOT CARE WHETHER THE POLICE PUT HIM IN JAIL HE WILL DO IT TO ME IF I ATTEMPT TO ENTIRE AGAIN FOR HIS BOSS, MARK.

WE WAITED 10 HOURS IN THE HEAT OF CAR WAITING FOR NEWARK POLICE TO RESPOND. DURING THAT TIME I ASKED FORE A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH OR SOMEONE WHILE OUTSIDE SINCE I PAID FOR THREE MEALS A DAY.

I WAS DENIED ANY FOOD OR WATER AT WHAT I WAS TOLD "TH ORDERS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER THEIR BOSS MARK WHOM THEY BLINDLY OBEY. I HAVE LOW BLOOD SUGAR AND NEEDED FOOD BUT I GAVE MARK ALL MY MONEY TO LIVE THERE AND I NEEDED FOOD AND COULD NOT BUY ANY. I STARVED AND HAND SHAKING.

THEN I NEEDED MY ASTHMA MEDICATION AND COULD NOT BREATH. I REQUESTED AVON AND TONY GP UPSTAIRS AND GET ME MY ALBUTEROL FROM MY DRESSER SO I DID NOT DIE.

THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME MY MEDICINE WHICH I TOLD THEM WOULD KILL ME AND SO I CALL THIS PR- MEDITATED ATTEMPTED MURDER!

THEY TOLD ME," IF YOU WANT YOUR MEDICATION FOR ASTHMA And TO BREATH YOU MUST PUT THAT MONSTROUS ANIMAL IN YOUR CAR, ROLL UP ALL THE WINDOWS, LEAVE IT IN THE HEAT TO DIE AND THEN YOU CAN WALK UPSTAIRS AND GET IT YOURSELF OR DIE.

I WOULD NOT LEAVE MY ANIMAL TO DIE. I ALMOST DIED TO PROTECT BIGGIE BOY MY FERRET.

THIS WENT ON AND ON AND I WAS TOLD NEXT THEY WOULD . POLICE CAME TO SCENE ABOUT 11PM WITH NEWARK NJ POLICE SGT AND TOLD HIM HE MUST LET ME IN AND CAN NOT THROW ME OUT UNLESS I HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO GO. I AM SCARED ABUSED AND WANT TO LEAVE NOW .

MARK CALLED ME 6PM THAT NIGHT THE PROPERTY OWNER TELLING ME ON PHONE THE FOLLOWING CONFESSION:" JILL, I KNOW THE FEDERAL LAW AND AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT VERY WELL, BUT I WILL NOT ABIDE BY THE FEDERAL LAW IN YOUR CASE AND YOU CAN NOT ENTER MY PROPERTY WITH YOUR SERVICE ANIMAL.

MARK THE VILE EVIL JEW BOARDING (HILLS) OWNER OF PROPERTY TOLD THE POLICE AND SLANDERED ME AND I PLAN TO FILE CIVIL SUIT BECAUSE THEY TOLD THE POLICE I WAS LIKE " A WHORE OFF THE STREET." I TOLD THE POLICE NEWARK BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL PLACED ME HERE TO BE SAFE FROM MY CURRENT LANDLORD I CLIFTON NJ WHO SAID HE " WOULD SHOOT ME AND MY SERVICE ANIMAL." END

I AM AN POOR DISABLED JEWISH LADY AND MY GREAT GRANDFATHER IS A RABBI MARK FOOL!

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