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#personal data hacking is my passion
goldkirk · 2 months
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I opened Pinterest for the first time in months.
That made me realize a lot about how bad I was actually doing and how much of a Waffle House Index use of Pinterest is for adult me, apparently.
I hadn’t realized it had grown that foundational to me in a healthy-brain-exercise-and-hobby-joy way. Nice to know moving forward! It’s another sign I can keep track of and use to spot correlation/indicator patterns earlier my behavior.
I love this kind of thing, it makes me so excited!
#personal data hacking is my passion#someday I’ll tell a story about the most notable times I tracked things or hacked my own mental processes from childhood to now#including the fear of spiders and bed wetting and behavior changes and posture and heart rate and cursive and putting kitchen items and#trash away as soon as I’m finished using them instead of never ever or ages and ages later#I’m so proud of that#you have to give it time and still commit. chaining thoughts and routines and behaviors really works#we are not separate brains and bodies and external environments#anyway I’m gonna go haha I used up he last of my energy burst on Discord and here and I need to go rest and lie on the floor and probly doze#love you all be back soon bye mwah!#add to journal#trauma evolution#my Waffle House index#this is going to be a fun new tag I’m so going to have fun with this and I bet it’ll be a helpful example reference for other people too#more than just for future me!#so excited so proud of myself so happy so grateful for hope about me really trusting that my ability and my behavior and my performance#are able to and going to yes keep getting better#long many-milestone path-journeys of potential#like when I was a little 6-7 year old kid-team athlete looking ahead at a concept of a future with me over time getting#stronger and cleverer and faster and slicker and calmer and even happier and more and more capable and able to accomplish!#a gift. all this time I didn’t think I’d have and have been living anyway is such a gift.#knowing that I truly have future time to grow and explore and change and improve in even though I still can’t FEEL or IMAGINE that future#time yet. also a gift.#the time I will one day realize I can imagine a future and imagine myself alive? will be a gift.#breath is a gift. experiencing life is a gift. other life is a gift. rhythm is a gift. motion is a gift. awake is a gift. color is a gift.#such a great expanse. all of it new. all of it eternal. all of it me. all of it nothing I’ve ever known before. all of it all of it#all of it. gifts.#gonna go have floor time now. this would be such a nice time to re-re-regain my ability to cry!#mwah I love you future me. take care of your hand and thank u for writing all this down 💛#hey little star whatcha gonna queue?#my poetry
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stem-sister-scuffle · 14 days
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STEM SISTER SCUFFLE: ROUND 3 MASHUP 4
Jade Harley (Homestuck) vs Entrapta Princess of Dryl (Netflix She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
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Jade Harley is a Nuclear Physicist, Roboticist, Ectobiologist, and Cosmic Manipulator (warping space and planets)!
Entrapta Princess of Dryl is a Roboticist, Programmer and First Ones' Tech Historian/Archaeologist!
Why you should vote for each contestant:
Jade Harley:
"She's soo fun and silly and her symbol is literally an atom. she regularly irradiates steak to feed her weird dog"
"She and her nuclear powered dog creating a new universe. she's cool"
"Built a modded bass guitar that's only playable when she's in her robot form and has extra arms. Became a doggirl. She also plays the flute :)"
"i think you have enough ramblings about her already but i couldnt NOT submit her, she is so dear to me <3"
"bbg has THREE scientific specialties!! she genetically modifies plants and makes them grow beautifully high just because she can and loves science. in her alpha timeline she’s a tech mogul and creates technology that challenges the evil empress that brought earth to ruin. AND she’s a furry"
"Doggy"
"She plays a silly flute refrain. She's a furry. Literally, she's a doggirl. She's also a god and created the universe. JADE BEST GIRLIE!!!!"
Entrapta Princess of Dryl:
"She builds robots!!! She's curious and inquisitive!! She loves her robots!! She has the coolest hair and also I want to be her bestie. She's an absolute love"
"autism :)"
"Builds robots and computers for fun and companionship. Can take apart and understand almost any tech she is presented with. Autism lever set to max and I love her. Mandatory boob window in all her outfits and I've never related harder to a character."
"autistic icon, amazing inventor and app round excellent character"
"she has prehensile hair it’s literally the best thing i’ve ever seen in my life, it’s never once acknowledged by any of the characters as abnormal or explained in any way i’m literally obsessed with it. also autism queen"
"PIGTAILS!!!! autism"
"Entrapta is very bubbly and positive. She never lets anything like losing her friends or going to the bad side or getting put on a death-sentence island stop her from scientific pursuits! She actually drives a lot of the conflict in the story, as she explains the technological backstory of the world, and helps both sides be better at fighting. She loves data, doing experiments, and the scientific method. She's also in love with space. She is an autistic queen <3"
"phenomenal canon autism representation without being weird & shitty. also she’s so strange & wonderful & relatable in so so many ways. my computer is named Darla bc that’s what she named the AI for the spaceship in s5"
"She is THE science queen because she loves science so much and her love of it is INFECTIOUS. I don’t know anything about science but Entrapta makes it seem like the coolest thing in the universe. I love her"
"She ourple. I luv her"
"She's so passionate about her work. Takes through notes! Figured out how to hack her home planet!!! She's autistic as hell and I like her overalls."
"You won’t get autism like this anywhere else bestie"
"amoral mad scientist who flips between the good guys and bad guys, loves building so many inventions, ends up converting the head bad guy (for most of the series) to good through the power of love"
"She has outfitted her entire castle to be a maze, and installed electronic locks on some. Her staff seems to be mostly robots she has built herself. In good part reverse engineering or adapting ancient tech found on the planet. She's incredible at what she does and personally fixes, invents and builds a wide range of stuff from space ships to portals to a prosthetic exoskeleton to trackers to war machines. She can do it all. Autism win! Girlie has been criticised for being treated childlike or being unable to understand those around her to a ridiculous degree, but I'm honestly just glad she's not a Sheldon Cooper. Her favorite bots have personalities and therefore implied AI (but not the shitty kind), which means she's pretty fucking good at software too. She likes tiny foods."
"So very autistic about technology. Initially believes robots are way better than people, eventually makes human friends but also very much still has robot friends (I love Emily so much). Gets so excited about finding new First One's tech. Also her happy spinning around in a space suit in that one season 5 episode heals my heart every time I watch it"
"She's the planet's leading expert on ancient tech (sci-fi/fantasy universe) and develops most of the tech in the show and is very autistic about it. i love her"
"She is fun and funky. Chaotic neutral. Definitely some autism coding going on, which is very charming. She has a pet robot? It is cute"
"Bc she is ENTRAPTA!! No srsly she is such a well-written character. At times kinda morally grey but always lovable and great and she is truly amazing at what she does!! I'm pretty sure she's already been submitted but I wanted to make sure :)"
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oathofpromises · 5 months
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Starter for: @diademreigned and @crystalmarred
Never in his life did Hiroto Caelum believe he was worthy of love, mostly due to his past. Deciding love wasn’t worth the risk, he built impenetrable walls around his heart, shielding himself from the vulnerability that came with such affection. For years, he used one-night stands as a way to numb any sort of flicker of love. No one had ever proven the Viper wrong, or their intentions were purely for pleasure. So, he accepted that there was not a single person who would change that. Little did he know that destiny had a different plan, for it was two enchanting Miqo'te who would defy his expectations and weave their way into the very fabric of his being.
The viper leaned against the pillar outside their house as X'Kijin and Data tended to the garden. His ruby hues softened as he watched the two giggling softly as the three dodos circled around them. At this point, they might as well have started a little dodo farm of their own with how many birds they had currently. Briefly, the white-haired male closed his eyes, listening to their laughter as it carried with the wind.
Hiroto's heart skipped a beat as he felt arms instinctively encircle his own waist. Red eyes fluttered open, revealing a breathtaking sight. There, on either side of him, stood X'Kijin and Data. With an effortless grace, they had ensnared him against the ancient stone pillar, their bodies pressed intimately together. Hiroto smiled softly as his long, fluffy white tail skillfully wrapped around the two. In a passionate embrace, he swept both men off their feet, drawing them closer as their lips met in a fervent kiss.
The sensation of their lips meeting his own sent a rush of warmth through his entire being. It was as if a long-lost flame had been reignited, filling his chest. As their tender embrace deepened, their tails intertwined, creating an intimate connection that mirrored the entwining of their souls. With his arms lovingly cradling both of them, he felt a sense of completeness, as if he had finally found his place.
A gentle breeze whispered through the lush, verdant meadow, the dodos, with their plump bodies and endearing waddle, approached the trio. With each step, their feathers rustled softly, as if in anticipation. Amidst the playful giggles that escaped their lips, the lovers found themselves captivated by the whimsical dance of the dodos. With a tender care, Hiroto carefully lowered Data and X'kijin to the ground.
"Alright, Alright. I know you all are hungry. Loves, I finished breakfast if you two are also staving. I know you both have been up for a bit."
Data the longest, given how early the brunet would go out hacking at trees or fishing for new fish species for his aquarium. As soon as they purchased this house, they made certain that there was sufficient space for a tank and books, so that they could combine some of the activities that Data enjoyed doing.Hiroto also wanted to make sure the new house had the perfect kitchen area. X'kijin loved to cook, so he made sure he had plenty of counter space and items to use to make whatever he needed. The Viper would even venture into town when they were running low on items to keep their fridge stocked.In the end, the white-haired male wanted this to be their dream home. A place that encompassed all of the things they loved about each other and made them feel warm and safe.
It wasn't the biggest house in the neighborhood, but it was cozy enough for the three of them to retreat to when they needed some alone time with each other. The world could be harsh, but at least they had this sanctuary. Hiroto Tail wiggled as he moved over to the dodo play pan, sprinkling food into each of their bowls. He took the water dish and replenished it before turning and walking towards the door. Data and X'kijin were waiting for him as the two reached out and grabbed for the taller Miqo'te's hands.
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"I know my cooking is not the best, or what others would consider professional-looking, but you both seem to enjoy it when I do cook. This morning I made some miso soup with steamed rice, grilled fish, and some tamagoyaki. I probably made a little too much for what you two normally eat, but I wanted to surprise you both."
Hiroto wouldn't admit quite yet that he had asked his sister to show him some new recipes too. The wide grin that appeared across Au Ra's face when he asked made a faint flush appear across his face. She had, of course, playfully teased him about impressing his partners. Which did cause a smile to appear on his face at how open Stella was to accepting the relationship he had with Data and X'kijin.Not everyone would, considering it wasn’t what a lot considered the norm. He felt his hand clench at his pants as he recalled Stella's words the first time she learned the three were seeing each other.
'Hurt either of them, and I will kick your ass brother.'
Yeah, Stella inherited that side of her from their dad, which did nothing to calm the Viper down at all. What if they hated the breakfest? It wasn't like they had asked him to cook this morning, but a part of Hiroto wanted to feel like he was contributing in some way. As long as they were happy, that was what Hiroto wanted more than anything. Which was new considering months ago he was still sleeping around.
The viper's thoughts were disturbed as he felt X’kijin and Data sit on his lap. The two hadn’t touched their breakfast quite yet as they turned, and he felt X’kijin press their lips against his ear. The flush on his face grew a bit as his tail fluffed slightly. His hands found theirs as they intertwined together before he felt Data's lips against the side of his neck. Closing his eyes, the white haired male felt a soft purr release from his lips.
Damn it, they know my weak spots too well.
“You two aren’t playing fair," muttered Hiroto as he felt both their heads lean against his chest. A soft smile spread across his face as he leaned down and pressed a kiss to both of their foreheads. He hadn’t come home last night, spending time away on a new quest. Which meant the two had spent the night without him here. It was hard when one or two of them were away on business. Both of them were warriors of light, which required their attention a lot.
“You two keep kissing me and your going let your breakfast get cold.” Stated Hiroto, as he gently placed each one beside him. Getting up, he walked over to the counter grabbing the pitcher of orange juice. He enjoyed their kisses a lot, but the viper worried that the two were becoming more exhausted lately.
“Eat up. I promise, after you get your fill, we can do whatever your hearts want.” Hiroto said as he walked towards their bedroom, tossing off his shirt. The door was open, as the scars on his back seemed redder than usual. It was almost like they were starting to act up a bit, but the viper had not uttered a word of discomfort to either of them. The last thing he wanted was to ruin their day together. Hiroto just wanted the three of them to enjoy their time away from things. To relax and feel like everything was normal. In reality, things would fall apart again and require their assistance as usual. That’s just how the world worked for them.
Wincing Hiroto pulled his red shirt over his head, trying to avoid it touching his scars. Which was hard considering the placement of some of them. The fabric would probably irritate them off and on throughout the day. His hand started to shake a bit as he closed his eyes and quickly grabbed it. He was trying to use the healing magic to soothe the ache in his left wrist.
The last mission he had been on was a lot for one person, yet they hadn’t required more than a single bodyguard. A part of Hiroto wanted to ask Data and X’kijin to accompany him, but he also didn’t want to see either get hurt. They were strong and perfectly capable of handling things, but being as intimate as they were, it was hard to want to drag them into his messes. The last time one of them had gotten hurt, he had gotten so upset that his rage woke up, and he ended up punching the person responsible for it until they were near death. That hadn’t been a pleasant experience for anyone, and Hiroto wasn’t sure if the two were weary around him because of it.
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OC Intro: Kieran
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Important Note: This character sprung from me thinking “y’know what, some villains seem to champion narratives that would be very convenient for Hollywood to demonize, don’t they?” and my subsequent clumsy attempts to reclaim that trope, centered around one of my own passions. Kieran is decidedly not meant to achieve that same goal of demonization, but it also goes without saying that I do not condone all the murder stuff. I am not a writer, I do not have experience or expertise at the deft handling of sensitive political topics, and at the end of the day Kieran is just a silly little guy I cooked up in my head!
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Name: Kieran (chosen/alias)
Age: 24
Genre: Comic-Book-Style Universe
Occupation: Kieran likes to call it “vigilante justice”. Some would call it murder. In Kieran’s opinion, those people would be misinformed.
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Profile: If you’d asked [_____] about her occupation a few years ago, she would’ve told you she’s a student in her university’s Department of Climate Science and Sustainability, and that she’s working for the team in charge of a weather satellite as a part-time job. Unfortunately, working for those “eyes in the sky” brings some extra eyes of your own on you, these days.
After a run-in with a power she doesn’t understand leaves her with some… unusual alterations to her biology, [_____] was “rescued” by the government-run Exobiology Division. Deemed a danger to society and a risk to her own safety, she was declared dead on any official documents and kept in a special hospital (for her own safety, of course. Purely for her own safety).
Mass chaos breaks out within the hospital a few years later when a gap in security is found by one of the “patients”. [_____] escapes along with most of the others.
She finds herself suddenly out on the streets with no real allies, no legal identity, and no way of continuing the life she once had without endangering their old friends and family. She has nowhere to turn, and no ordinary human would trust her and take her in with the way she looks. Except… there’s the people all those ordinary humans gave up on already. The ones who’ll take in almost any type of person willing to work. The villains.
[_____] doesn’t want to hurt people, but she doesn’t want to die either. She figure she’ll just join these guys for now until she gets on her own two feet. But a couple weeks turns into a couple months, and she’s in too deep now. She even finds a new name for herself: Kieran. She’s kind of getting used to this exhausting, but free, way of life. Still, even though she’s just doing small odd jobs — a small role in a heist here, a bit of hacking there — the guilt of working as a villain is starting to weigh on her. She needs to work towards something better, something big.
See, back when Kieran went off to university for environmental sciences, she had these grand aspirations of helping to save the world. She was hoping to do that in a more above-board manner, but those days of data sets and engineering solutions are laughably out of reach now. But the way she sees it, we’re all still hurtling Mother Earth flaming off of a cliff, pretty much. We’re all still dying.
Kieran’s sick of waiting around for the guys in charge to decide when she’ll die.
This new world Kieran lives in doesn’t have so many rules, now. She’s smart, she has applicable skills, and she has a little more emotional intelligence than some of her new “colleagues”. She knows she just needs to climb the social ladder of this loose network of self-proclaimed “villains” for long enough. Then, she can get connected to some people who have a bit of real power.
From there it’s info. Names of the ones in charge, the ones who hurt Kieran. Lists upon lists. Whose finances are held up by whom? Which organizations are subsidiaries of the other? Who’s really calling the shots? As her hunger for illicit knowledge drives them on, Kieran meets a couple old hats in the organization who aren’t so bad, actually. One takes her on as a protégé of sorts, teaches her the ropes.
Then it’s security — the targets’ and Kieran’s. How to cover your tracks. How to uncover someone else’s. How to buy secrets. How to take over that out-of-the-way warehouse without actually putting your name down on paper.
Hey, don’t look at Kieran like that. She needs a home base, and she was sick of staying in that compound with those insufferable supervillain wannabes. No one was using that old warehouse anyways.
From here, Kieran can really start planning. She’s beginning to get their head around it all now: who hurt her and why, and who’s in charge of running this sinking ship underneath the waves.
Kieran will teach them all why what they did was wrong.
And all of them will listen.
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lyon-amore · 2 months
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Time Trial Chapter 16- Union
Chapter 15
    Clearly I had read the notes Sally had writed about me first, just to get it out of the way and focus on what was important. I am not going to discuss those notes, it is your right to be angry.   
    I made myself another cup of coffee and returned to the computer ready for the information obtained. The silence in the house made me feel uncomfortable. Normally I did not have a problem with silence, but this time I did not know if the person who had attacked my apartment would do it again. Would they know if I have moved here?
   “Then I would put Jeremy and his family in danger,” I murmure worriedly. Let us hope that is not the case.
     I read Mr. Beinh's notes. Apparently he tipped off the police about her, could this get her in trouble? And not only her, but Jeremy and Alice were there too. Maybe Alice might even have a problem with her future position.      When I read that he was on the street the night we were attacked, it crosses my mind that maybe it could have been him, but it would not make sense to kidnap your own daughter and then cry over her. I hope he did not do it and is now sorry. 
    I am going to read the notes about Professor Begum. There does not seem to be anything suspicious, but a mother who does not care about her daughter even when she disappeared as a teenager says a lot about this woman's character. It is like she does not care even though I have seen her completely broken down by her daughter.      It is strange that Sally has not put anything suspicious in her behavior, having a husband who spoiled their daughter, what if she was jealous of her attention? I do not know... Could that be possible?      I get angry when I read that she suspect Albert, I wonder what things she have told the police about him, when we do not even interact with all the journalism students or their teachers. I am sure she will be happy now that he is arrested.
   “At least I have avoided being arrested so I can continue with the investigation,” I take a sip of coffee, trying to calm down.
    The notes on Arnol are much more interesting. Maybe I could look at some files on the people he mentored at the bank to find out whose life he ruined, though that… I could get into trouble if I hack into the bank's system to see the data, what if I ask for it at work? I could volunteer to take care of his security and take the opportunity to look at it. I would need Malcolm to talk about my abilities and I do not know if he would accept.
   "But this theory..." I read that he could have killed his daughter to get his wife back, using being a good husband. It would be the most disgusting thing to plan “They must have thought of everything when they interrogated him.”
    I wonder if it was Agent Connors who interrogated the parents to come up with these theories, he is able to see beyond people and that can be helpful. He is probably questioning people close to the family. Bianca's mother is a journalist, perhaps she must also have some enemies for some report.      And if it was not the parents, surely their own daughter investigating.
     That is when I get to the notes on Jeremy. This is more of what Sally has seen of him. Which makes me even more surprised: Jeremy... is he jealous? Was he jealous of Bianca?      I do not know how to react, since I am supposed to be his friend and he could have trusted me. Does not he trust me? Maybe…. No, the argument between Bianca and him makes more sense now. Jeremy must have been offended by something she said to him and he pushed her away. 
   “Damn it Jeremy,” I sigh as I bite my tongue, controlling myself from saying anything else, “this could be bad for you, they can accuse you.”
    If they question Jeremy further and discover this, they could target him as a crime of passion out of jealousy. Albert would be freed, but Jeremy would lose. I need something so that no one is accused, I don't want to lose any friends.      I feel bad... I am his friend and I should have realized... Has he hidden it from me for fear that I will judge him?      I look at the latest notes on Jeremy. Maybe that is why he did not want Alice to be with us, he saw how they behaved, having that closeness. But... Sally? Maybe that has confused her, he was always against her helping us knowing her age, so she may just be ignoring it to continue the research work. She really is proud.
     I look at the time on the monitor, wondering if Jeremy has left class yet. Surely yes, it is already been half an hour.      I take out my cell phone and look for him on the list, we have to talk about the new information and... I want us to be able to talk about this. I do not want to be the friend who cannot support him.
   “Hello?” Jeremy answers, in the background I can hear people talking.
   “Are you done with classes yet?”
   “Yes, I'm done,” he answers quickly. “This time it was quite interesting, in one of them they took us to the laboratories.”
   “I am glad,” I smile, feeling proud of him. He is the only friend I have left, we have to be united now “do you think you can go eat now?”
   “Sure, where?”
   “In the tourist area, what do you want to eat?”
    I hear him say 'excuse me' away from his cell phone.
   "Let's say... I don't know, Thai?"
   “Okay, I will call Alice too, there are many things to discuss.”
   “Sure,” he sighs on the other end of the line. “I just hope she have some new news about Albert…”
   "Yes, I hope so too," I move the program back to the laptop, it makes more trips than I do. “See you now.”
   "See you Jake."
    I hang up and go to the ‘A’ for Alice’s name.     When I call, I hope you answer. But nothing. Maybe she is busy.     I will better send you a message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jake Alice, Jeremy and I are going to lunch to discuss the new notes we have from Sally. Call me if you want to come and talk about it, I will send you the address of the restaurant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alice was also devastated by the news about Albert. I do not think it is a good idea for her to be alone. These are the moments when we need each other most.
   “I already speak like Hannah,” I say to myself, getting up from the ground. “Or maybe it's a family thing.”
    I take the laptop and put it in its suitcase. I do not trust leaving it out of my sight, I need to have him close in case he attacks me again. 
     I arrive at the tourist area and lean against the wall of the restaurant, waiting for Jeremy. If something had happened, he would have let me know as always.      In the end I ended up sitting on the steps of the shopping center, waiting. I take out my cell phone and look at the news. There is no one to talk about me anymore, I have already become invisible. But... Have they really taken me into account? Just like Paul told me, it was Albert that everyone accused, they only named me because I was their friend and they completely forgot about me. Or could it be that they were looking at me not because I was a suspect, but because I was the friend of the “murderer”? Since I talked to Albert, I feel better, like everything that worried me has gone away. I feel more confident in myself, not because of my abilities, but because I know I can help him. We can do it.      I hear a scream and look up. It took me a second to get up and run toward the road, grabbing a child's hand in time for a car to hit him.      As we return to the sidewalk, a blonde woman approaches us, nervous.
   “Victor! Are you Ok?!” The woman stands at the child's height, examining him.
    The little boy begins to cry inconsolably, scared.
   “You should be more careful, ma'am, your son almost died,” I try to say, not abruptly, but worried.
   "He's a student of mine," she points to the row of children who have stayed with another adult, "he said he saw his mother and ran away..." the woman holds the child's hand, still with her heart in her hand "Thank you for—" she remains silent, looking at me. She tilts her head and smiles. “Have we met before? Your face is familiar to me.”
    I do not know why, but I blush. The way he looks at me seems malicious, but not like someone is accusing me.
   "I-I do not think so," I answer nervously, "the truth is that you do not sound familiar to me at all... Sorry."
   "Oh, it's okay, I am," she winks at me and I blink between confusion and nerves. Is she flirting with me? "Thank you for saving him, I'll call his mother now to come look for him," she takes him in her arms to calm his crying. 
    This scene... A smile escapes me. It is no longer like I hold those memories as painful, but as something special. I should not be negative when remembering my mother, I know that she always did a good job in bringing us both forward.
   “Be careful next time, alright?” I look at the boy and he nods.
   "Is he fine, Kerstin?!" the other teacher shouts.
   “Yeah! But he's scared!” the woman named Kerstin answers him “Well, thank you again, young man…”
   “Oh, um… Jake…” I answer, still nervous.
   “You're a great boy, Jake,” she smiles at me again. “Goodbye and thanks again.”
   “Goodbye, Jake,” the boy named Victor says goodbye, a little calmer.
     I see Agent Connors appear behind them, with a smile. Has he been watching us this whole time?      When the teacher turns around, I am surprised by the tone of her voice. Flirtatious.
   "I-I have not... I have not... seen anything... anything..." I try not to stutter, maybe I have gotten into trouble watching this scene?
   “She's my wife, don't worry,” he says more calmly, while pointing with the coffee he has in his hand. “I like you better and better, you even save lives.”
    A small laugh escapes me, scratching the back of my neck.
   “I could not just sit still,” I reply, with some pride. “What are you doing here?”
   “Oh, I used to come around this area with my daughter and I wanted to come get a coffee,” he picks up the object again. “Shouldn't you be in college, son?”
   “It is time to eat,” I answer, taking the suitcase from the laptop."So I came here because I qm meeting a friend." I feel like I have to tell him everything so he does not get suspicious, I do not know why, but I even have to talk to him. “What happened to Albert? Do you know anything else?”
    Connors lets out a sigh, avoiding looking at me. I see that he even tenses his jaw, as if he had asked something he shouldn't have.
   "Unfortunately, they have decided to transfer him to the Maydol prison." Hearing this, I tigh the rope of the suitcase. I swallow saliva, avoiding screaming. “He will be in custody there in case he wants to take his life.”
    Albert would never do that, even if he were really the murderer, he is not capable of doing it. I try to control my emotions, if I lose control now, he will surely believe that I am hiding something.
    “Is everything okay, Jake?” I look up, surprised by his concern.
   “Yes, everything is fine,” I nod, adjusting my suitcase.
    Connors' cell phone starts ringing and he takes it out of his jacket pocket. The sigh he releases is heavy.
   “Any news about the case?” I ask, realizing what I have asked. I should not have done it, it is not my job.
   “No, my daughter, she should be studying instead of calling me on the phone,” he clicks on the screen and puts the phone back away. “She has read the news and is worried about the detained boy, she insists that I take him out knowing that there is no evidence against him.”
   "It is incredible that she care so much," I keep saying, sometimes I think that we are already friends from so many times we have chatted, "not everyone does."
   "Well, when you know Macie well, you know she's not going to want to give up that easily," he lets out a proud father's laugh. “But I really feel what is happening, I try to see all the evidence and interrogations in detail to find something useful.”
   “Will not you have problems if you tell me all this?” I try not to sound nervous. What would happen if the police found out that he were telling me details of the investigation? It could cost his job.
   “Being sincere?” I nod to his question “I don't trust anyone.”
    I stare at his serious face. Will he also talk about me? Who is he referring to with that answer?
    “Anything you want to tell me?” His question catches me off guard. “When I questioned you last night, you suspected something. What is it? You can trust me, son.”
    I cannot. Everything I have I cannot show him yet, not at least until I find the lair where they keep Katherine.     I shake my head. Damn, lying like this to a police officer and one who trusts me. I hope he do not arrest me when I give him the evidence.     I try to think more deeply. Sally brings up very precise information, it is clearly related to the police, could it be...?
   “Have… By any chance…”
   “What's going on?”
   &lt;<No, it would be very strange if I asked him, I might even stop.>>
   “It is nothing, Agent Connors.”
    He makes a throat sound as if agreeing to my words. His cell phone rings again and he takes it out again.
   “Excuse me Jake, I have to take the call,” he says as he walks slowly, walking away. “Please let me know if you has any important information to give me.”
   “Yes sir.”
   “Alright, fine,” he answers the phone and I hear the name ‘Macie’ again as he walks away. What a daughter he has who is more insistent on the case.
   &lt;<Almost like another girl I know.>> 
    I think as I let out a small growl, remembering the times Sally has been mad at me.
     I pick up my cell phone to see if I have received any messages, even though I have the sound on. Jeremy has not told me anything yet, this is weird for him.      I call him and he gets the answering machine.
   “Hello, I'm Jeremy Sanders, leave your message after the signal.”
     I hang up and head to my motorcycle. Maybe I should go to college and go find him.      Alice has not sent me a message either, which seems even weirder to me. I do not want to put myself in the worst.
     Upon arriving at the university, I head to the medical students building. There are some classes that have already started, but if I am lucky, Jeremy's classmates may have seen him.      I find them in an almost empty classroom, reading their notes. I approach a group and look at them without looking intimidating.
   "Excuse me, do you know where Jeremy is?" I ask calmly.
   "No, but if you want I'm here," says one of the girls in the group while biting the pen.
   “And you?” I ignore her completely, listening to her make a disappointed sound in her throat and look at the boy next to her, who is looking at her badly.
   "Try the library, he said he had to go get a book." His voice sounds like he's upset.
   “Thank you.”
     I walk away from the table, listening to them argue. I suppose this is what Albert was referring to, but even so, I prefer to ignore them. The worst thing of all is that she reminds me of someone... The first time I met her she also played with a pen while talking to me. I think being someone I did not know from high school, I felt happy because I was pretty and he noticed me. Because it stood out. I think… I was just blinded by the simple idea of ​​beauty.      Ah… I should not be thinking about this now, especially when I have promised to take care of her. I push the thoughts aside, focusing on the positive things Katherine has. She likes me because I am perfect. Because we are equal. I am… I am part of them. We are of the same status. The difference is that I cannot forget where I come from.      I look for Jeremy, but he cannot be found downstairs. I go upstairs, searching the tables. He is not there either.      I take out my cell phone again and send him a message.
    Nothing.
    No message from Jeremy or Alice.
    “Your nerves make everyone unfocused, Mr. Miller,” I turn when I hear Professor Begum's voice.
    I see her placing some books on the shelf, turning her back to me. I keep my cell phone and approach her. Controlling my anger.
   “You and your ex-husband must be happy after learning of Albert's arrest, right?” I ask him without looking for confrontation.
    Begum puts a book on the shelf and turns around, crossing her arms. Her eyes are red, but her mouth seems to have a smile on her face.
   "Well yes, because justice has finally been done," she passes by me, going to the table to pick up other books, "my daughter is finally going to rest in peace."
   “A daughter who never wanted to pay attention to her life.”
    I know I went too far, but I am right.
And for saying those words, I get a slap.
Begum, puts her hand to her face, crying. Then she takes a deep breath, as if he wants to calm down.
   "I'm already paying, Miller, there's no need to remind me that I was the worst mother to my daughter." I bite the inside of my cheek, listening to her speak with a broken voice “And when Albert mentioned the investigation, I went to his apartment, since they have already finished investigating and you know what? I broke inside when I saw that I only treated her like one of my students, not like someone I had been inside of me for nine months and then ignored because of my work.”
    I watch her watching her cry again. She had always seen her be strong and now, she collapses in front of me.
She leans on the table, clenching her hands tightly. I can only watch, without saying anything. She had already said it all.
   "Tell me, Miller..." I hear how his voice sounds broken as he speaks “What was my daughter hiding? What was Bianca doing that made him kill her?”
    I have prolonged giving information to people who deserved it for far too long. Let her mother know, I think it is the right thing to do. 
   "She was researching snuff films," I explain a little truthfully, without going into too much detail, so as not to put her in danger either, "maybe... She ran into the wrong people."
   “Oh my God,” she wipes the tears from her face as she sits up, “and have you told the police? They know?”
   "That's the problem, the lack of evidence," I answer the questions with complete confidence, you have to understand that Albert is not and has never been the culprit. “But there is a girl who has helped me get everything she had researched, and I am in charge of taking care of her.”
   “Okay, well,” she nods and puts her hands on her hips, “if I've learned anything, it's that you need the information to ruin any bastard.” I blink, listening in surprise to his words. "But I'm going to need a copy. Do you think you could provide it to me?"
    She extends her hand, thinking I have it on me. I look at her with doubt, should I give it to her? I look into her eyes, she is nervous.
   “Does it mean that you no longer suspect Albert?” I need to be sure she believes me, I cannot easily trust her knowing that all this time she wanted him arrested.
   “That will depend on the information my daughter has collected.”
    I look at her hand again, biting my tongue. Maybe she is also in the spotlight being Bianca's mother, I cannot risk her.
   “I am sorry, but I do not have it here with me right now.” At least I am honest, I do not have it on my laptop.
   “I understand,” she nods slowly, putting his hands together. “As you know, I'm in journalism, Mr. Miller, even if I'm a professor, I'll be willing if you give me a name, I'll be happy to investigate it and bring it to light.”
     Then, an idea occurs to me. Maybe it is not necessary to ask Malcolm's permission about taking over the bank's security if I have the solution in front of my eyes.      I start to wonder if it is the right thing to do, but he wants to know who kidnapped his daughter. Maybe we can use it to our advantage.
   "I cannot give you one, but I can ask you to help us," I answer, crossing my arms, "but you must know that it may be risky."
   “Of course.”
   “We need the names of the clients that your exhusband has in his administrative data,” I begin to explain calmly, trying to get her on my side. “We believe that it could possibly have been a former client of his, someone to whom he owes a lot of money and Mr. Fetcher froze his account.”
   “And for that you need access to his computer.”
   “I could do it, but…” I scratch the back of my neck, uncomfortable. “It would be risky to break into a bank's computer and I thought that since you are his ex-wife, you can know his password and give us the list.”
    Begum looks away, letting out air as if she was afraid. I know I am asking her for something risky, but if I do it myself, I will even look suspicious. The teacher finally places a smile on her face, as if that were a positive response. But she does not answer me. I am starting to get worse and get nervous, I do not know if this is a good idea.
   “Of course,” she nods determinedly.
   “I know that your husband has come to see you for the news of the arrest, perhaps you could use that excuse to see each other again.”
   “Has he come?” Her question surprises me." Well, I haven't seen him all day.”
   “Well… that is strange, because he came up to us saying that.”
   “I guess he had to go back to the bank in the end,” she picks up the books and starts putting them away. “When I finish classes, I'll go see him and make up an excuse to get access to those documents.”
   “Thank you Professor Begum.”
   "I'll try to have it by tonight."
     I nod, saying another thank you and saying goodbye to her.      I still have to find Jeremy, but he is not here. I only have one place left to go to ask him.      I know it might be impossible for him to know, but knowing that he has a tendency to pick on him, maybe Paul has seen him at some point. He must be at the usual bar with his friends.
     I get to the bar and look for them. They are at the table away from everyone. Paul is with his head down, ignoring the conversation of his friends. It seems that the conversation he had has left him quite shaken.      I approach them and they all look at me as if I were almost prey. Christian is the one who takes the initiative, standing up from the table and crossing his arms, looking me in the eyes while raising his chin like a being superior to me.
   "Stop," he says without a hint of nerves, clearly showing who is boss, "you don't have your place here."
   “How strange, because it is not like you look like a rich daddy's boy either,” I respond, arching my eyebrow. I'm already tired of them.
   “Ha… At least I do have parents to see.” I control myself in the hope that he finds out that nothing he says affects me.
   “What happens now, Miller?” I hear Paul ask me “Wasn't it that we had already talked about everything?”
    I push Christian away carefully, not looking for a fight. Paul raises his head slowly. It does not seem like he wants to see me, but it is not like I have any more people left to ask.
   “Have you seen Jeremy?” I ask calmly.
   “Why were we going to see your friend?” Christian lets out a laugh.
   “I asked him,” I answer, “if you want to be so prominent, why didn’t you sign up for theater? You are good at playing a clown.”
     The group laughs and Christian's face turns red with rage. It is incredible that putting myself on his level makes him angry, they are too simple.      I see Paul get up from the table along with a sigh. He walks past me, tapping me on the shoulder to follow him. I turn around, without looking at any of the group.
     We leave the bar and he leans against the wall, taking out a small bag from his jacket pocket that contains several rolled joints. He takes one out and a lighter from his pants pocket, lighting it up.      Taking a drag, he seems relieved, looking me straight in the eyes.
   “What has happened to the nerd now?” He asks me and takes another drag.
   "We had agreed to talk about Sally's new grades, but he has not come to meet me and he is not at the university either." I cross my arms, looking at him seriously. “Since I left you two there, I thought maybe you had seen him on the way out.”
   "Well no, I haven't seen him," he also crosses his arms, thinking, "I spent classes in the bathroom smoking, thanks to you I have remembered things I didn't want to."
   &lt;<Well, I am really sorry, but it is not like I wanted to do it too, blame Sally...>>
    I guess that explains why he seemed quite distracted at the table with his friends.
   "I cannot contact Alice either," I take out my phone again, still looking at the message I sent her, "it is as if... They both have disappeared."
   “And that is worrying?” He leans his head against the wall, with a lost look. “Maybe they're fucking over there.”
   “Eh… No, I do not think so,” I answer, knowing Jeremy's secret. But I hope he did not go after Alice out of jealousy either, there was no reason to be jealous today. 
    Paul looks ahead distractedly as I wait for him to say something else.
   "Fine, if this is how you solve things," I raise my voice a little, annoyed, "smoking and standing idly by, then I am leaving." I turn around, but he stops me.
   "Yes, okay, you're right," the smell of the cigarette hits me stronger when it is close to me, "do you think they could have been kidnapped like Katherine?"
   “In broad daylight?” I put a hand to my chin, surreptitiously placing my fingers on my face so I can cover my nose and thus avoid the smell “It would be too risky, unless...”
   "That whoever did it was a trustworthy person," he finishes for me. "What do you know about that guy your friend asked? The dude ceremony.”
   “We do not know anything about who it could be or who they could be,” I answer and something clicks. If they have been watching me this whole time so easily, I think I know who to ask. “I have to go.”
   "Wait, I'll accompany you."
   “I do not need your company.”
   "I'm doing it for Kat, not for you," he throws the joint and throws it on the ground, stepping on it, "I'm going in to get my things."
     I nod a little annoyed, it is not that I want him to get on the motorcycle with me.      While I wait, I decide to text Sally. Maybe Alice has contacted her, knowing that they talk to each other, she must know something. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jareth Do you know if Alice has contacted you? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    It does not take even ten seconds before she answers the message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally No Why? Are you also going to take away the girl Albert likes?
Jareth It would be funny if it were not for the fact that I do not know about Jeremy either.
Sally What? Jeremy isn’t there either?
Jareth They have both disappeared.
Sally Wait a minute, I'll make a call
Jareth Of course. From what I know, you like to skip class today.
Sally I could say the same about you
Jareth I do not have classes today.
Sally Mhm… One moment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Paul walks out of the bar with his backpack on one shoulder and nods at me to leave.      I approach the bike taking out the helmets, offering one to him. At first he refuses, but since I do not want to get a fine because of him, I force him by threatening to tell the dean and the principal that he was taking drugs during class time. We know that they do not care what we do, but his reputation matters to him and his family, so he accepts without further question.
    We get to the building where I work and I put my helmets away, and then I take out my cell phone. Sally had already sent me a message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally I have informed myself, Sally has not gone to the police station
Jareth What? So she has not gone after this morning’s meeting.
Sally And according to you, Jeremy disappeared after school
Jareth I’m not sure. Well, I mean whether he disappeared before or after leaving university.
Sally Do you think they were waiting for him when he came out of his break?
Jareth Do not know. This is my fault… I should have gone to classes.
Sally Don't worry Jareth, I will try to contact you from your social networks
Jareth Alright…
Sally And I’m going to see if Alice answers me I will send you a message in case of emergency
Jareth Fine. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   “Is that Sally?” Paul asks me, looking at the profile photo. “It can't be,” he lets out a laugh.
   “What?” I frown a little confused.
   "She's a nerd," he shakes his head, taking out another joint, "I'm glad I didn't try to flirt with her."
    I take the joint out of his mouth and he gets angry. I stomped on it and started walking.
    “Why you do that?” he asks me annoyed.
   "Because I prefer you to be clear if you want to help me," I answer, walking quickly, towards the garage, "and because you deserved it for messing with her."
   “Always such a white knight,” he manages to fall into my rhythm as we walk.
    I have to defend my friends from anyone who messes with them, and even though I will say goodbye to Sally when this is over, I do not want them to laugh at her. I know what that is.      We get to the security guard booth and I knock on the window. He sits up when he sees me, taking off his earphones and opening the window.
   "Do you need anything, Mr. Miller?" He asks me with an innocent voice.
    I press my hands on the window frame, controlling myself.
   “The day my motorcycle got punctured, who came here? "I put on a deep voice, to scare him a little.
    He shakes his head, shrugging his shoulders.
   "I didn't see anyone, like I told you." He goes to close the window, but I stop him.
   "Let us see, sir..." I look at the name on his license plate. "Brown, I am sure you must have seen something, because I arrived with the motorcycle perfectly and when I came to get it, it had a flat tire.”
   “Well… I don't know, maybe it left before you came in here and it started to deflate.”
     He tries to close the window again, but I stop him. I keep my gaze fixed on her eyes and he swallows, nervous.      I step aside and Paul looks at me. It is not that I like the method, but I know that it will speak to him.      He cracks his knuckles and grabs him by the collar of his shirt.
   “I don't think you understood the question, old man.” Paul raises his chin as he looks at him.
   "Hey, do not go too far," I whisper to him, fearing that he was going to hit him, "we want him to talk, not to report us."
   “Yes, yes,” he moves his free hand and I see the security guy look at us nervously. “Let's see, tell us who punctured my friend's tire.
   “I-I don't know…” he tries to free himself from Paul's grip.
    In the end, he gives up, grunting under his breath.
   “OK! I'll talk!” Paul lets go of him and the man fixes the collar of his shirt.
     I cross my arms waiting. I can see that he is nervous, looking at the camera screens, as if he is watching to see if anyone is nearby.      Then he looks at me and surreptitiously looks at the door. As soon as he moves, so do I, moving in front of him to prevent him from leaving.
   “I am pretty fast, so I could catch you to the elevator or your car,” I warn him, placing myself in the frame, covering it with my body. It can't fit through any of the gaps. “Speak.”
   “Shit…” he sits in the chair, running his hand over his face. He shines because he is starting to sweat "Look boy, I... I-I don't know, he just gave me money and told me to let him manipulate the cameras, it was a lot of money, I couldn't refuse it—"
   “And what was that guy like?” Paul asks, leaning against the window.
   “He…” well, at least we know he is a man “He was wearing a gas mask, that's all I know…”
   “And you accept money from a guy with a gas chamber?” my companion raises his voice. I let him get angry.
   “Who wouldn't accept after seeing so much money?” He looks at us both, trying to justify himself with that stupid rhetorical question “I thought it was a simple joke, so I let her do it.”
   "So he never showed his face, right?" I lean against the door frame, looking at him almost threateningly.
   “No, like you say, I thought it was a joke,” he shrugs, pretending it was not something serious.
    I let out a weak laugh. The guy in the mask must have been the same as the one who attacked us on the floor, it fits the same thing I saw from the window. Maybe it is the ‘Master of Ceremonies’ trying to scare us.      I step away from the frame, pointing at him.
   "Malcolm is not going to like it if you let someone puncture one of his employees' motorcycle for a handful of money," I threatened to tell the boss.
   “No! Please! I-I need this job!”
    Slowly I approach him, resting my hands on the surveillance table. I look him straight in the eyes and see him swallow again.
   “Do you have the video of when he entered the garage?”
   “We-well, I usually delete the videos after a week,” he sits up better in the chair, pointing at the screen, “but I can watch it if they're in the old files.”
   “Do it.”
    He nods and I hear the notification sound.
   "Paul, keep an eye on him, but do not go too far, okay?"
   "Yes, no hitting him," he says inside while I leave. “But I'll give you some warning if you do something strange.”
     I sigh as I take out my cell phone. The least I want is for this guy to report us for threats. I just want him to provide me with the recording from that day.      I take out my phone and read Sally's message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally Alice replied to my message
Jareth And good? Has she answered you why she has not answered me?
Sally Okay, first thing, calm down, you're too tense
Jareth Sorry. I just found out something important.
Sally Ah… Well, I advise you that you should stay calm in situations that are important ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I would love to answer it with a 'Like you?', but I do not want to argue right now. I know I am tense, I did not expect this new information. I feel like I have not been sure the whole time that they have discovered that I'm investigating. The eyes of people who follow that web page or the ‘Master’ himself have been able to follow my steps.     I take a deep breath before continuing the conversation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jareth Well, I am calm.
Sally 😊
Jareth :) Please tell me what Alice answered.
Sally She says its fine, don’t worry. That she is with Jeremy
Jareth And why has not anyone told me anything?
Sally That’s the weird thing, Jareth Alice’s answers were very short and quick I didn’t like it at all…
Jareth Do you think maybe they are avoiding me because they are in danger?
Sally I don’t know We have hardly spoken I have been worried… I know how she talks to me by message and it’s not like that Because I know she make little mistakes On the other hand, she has not made a single mistake
Jareth You think someone is impersonating her on her cell phone.
Sally Yes and I don’t know what to do I don’t want to think it’s true, Jareth Because what will we do then?
Jareth Hmm… Try to calm down first.
Sally Yes… Maybe… Maybe she’s afraid… That’s why she doesn’t talk as much… Right? That can be possible
Jareth It can be. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     I feel bad for her. I do not know how to calm her down exactly, I just have to leave the Alice thing behind.      It occurs to me that maybe I can convince Alice to talk to me so I know everything is okay. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jareth Tell her to send me a message. If she refuses to do so, we will suspect that it is not her.
Sally Let me guess Because with your computer skills she won’t want to talk to you
Jareth Exact ;)
Sally Now I tell you
Jareth Perfect.
Sally And… What are you investigating?
Jareth Do not worry, it is not something you can research.
Sally Oh Okay Well good luck
Jareth Thanks Sally. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I look for Alice's chat that follows the first one. I am writing to her asking her to send me a message urgently to see if she is okay. I want her to at least tell me if she cannot talk for some reason.
   “Jake, he got it,” I hear Paul call me and I go back into the booth.
    I lean forward a little to look at the screen. Indeed, there is someone with the mask on.
   “Can you transfer the video to a CD for me, please?” I ask Brown.
   "Of course... This... I'll do it right now..." he wipes his face with a handkerchief. Sweat occupies his entire face. He is already beginning to understand the seriousness of the matter.
    I step back a little, waiting as I lean against the frame. Paul approaches me, crossing his arms.
   “What are you going to do with that video?” he asks me curiously.
   “I want to examine it better on my own,” I answer while tapping on my phone, nervous about Alice's response. “, see if there is anything that can identify the person.”
   “You saw it,” he points his head in the direction of the screens, “he was wearing a mask.”
   “Any small detail is important.”
    Finally the message notification sound appears. Alice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alice Everything's fine, do not worry
Jake And Jeremy? Why has not anyone told me anything?
Alice We are busy Doing research Will speak later
Jake Alice, this is not funny. I called Jeremy and he did not answer me and neither did you.
Alice We will speak later You will hear from me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Alice logs off and Brown calls us.      With a sigh, I put away my cell phone, relieved that Alice answered me. The man hands me a box with a CD inside.
   "Please don't say anything to Mr. Jäger," I hear his voice tremble, "I can't lose my job."
   "You will have to talk to him about that." I look at the CD and turn around, walking away from there.
    Paul follows me and I hear him laugh.
   “You’re not going to tell him, are you?”
    I smile a little at his question.
   “Of course, because of him they punctured the tire of the motorcycle, which is new.”
   “Maybe I might start to like you.”
    It is not just because of the motorcycle, but because if he is able to let someone come in and get a flat tire, who knows what he will let them do next. I will then explain to Malcolm what happened, so that he can take action on that man and kick him out.
     I return Paul to the bar at his request.      When he gets off the motorcycle, he hands me the helmet and looks at me seriously.
   “I hope you find something interesting in that video.”
   "Hey... About Kat," I make a sound in my throat, for him to continue. "Let me know if you have anything else about her and that web page, please... I know I was a jerk to her in the past, but I'm very worried."
   “Yes, I will do it.”
    I start the motorbike and get away from there. We have something in common, concern for Katherine. I wonder what will happen when I bring her back. Will he want to try to get her back? Although it is also Katherine's choice.
     After returning to Jeremy's house, his mother greets me, asking if I need something to eat. I politely decline and return to the room, placing the CD in the computer after finishing changing one last code that causes the transmitter to reboot and begin searching for the transmission. I wonder how long it will take, I have worked hard enough that it will not take more than a week. We do not have time left.      I look at the video, the man walks in broad daylight without caring if people have opinions about his mask. I notice how he enters putting on gloves, of course, so as not to leave marks on the motorbike.      I see something strange in his left hand and zoom in. I can hardly see it well, I am going to have to modify it with a program.      I receive a message from Facebook and put the page on my computer without taking my eyes off the video.      I pause it for a moment at the point where the brand is best seen so I can take a screenshot and I enter the chat. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally And good? Has she spoken to you?
Jareth Yeah. She messaged me after talking to you.
Sally Oh She hasn’t told me I don’t know, this is weird What has he told you?
Jareth That she is investigating with Jeremy. Maybe they found something strange at the police station.
Sally Could you send me a screenshot of the messages?
Jareth Clear. I do it right now.
Sally Thank you Are you going to tell me what you are investigating?
Jareth I think I have a clue from some follower of the 'Master'.
Sally Great!
Jareth :)
Sally I know you said not to investigate further, but… Tell me you have something I can do apart from watching screenshots 🙁​
Jareth Let me say I am waiting for the names of Arnol Fetcher’s clients to be sent to me. His exwife is going to help us and then investigate them.
Sally And you will give me those names so I can search them in the database
Jareth Who better to do it? ;)
Sally And your computer skills? Do you trust yourself so little?
Jareth If we can do it legally, the better. And this way we save ourselves from waiting if I have to break the bank’s security or for them to give me permission to enter legally as security.
Sally Wasn't it that you weren't going to let me investigate dangerous people?
Jareth Look, I do not know exactly how you get all the clues. But your method is more legal than mine and I trust that it is safe where you are looking for that information. If you find something illegal from anyone on the list, simply pass it on to me and I will investigate further where you cannot go.
Sally Wow… The way you described it is cool! 😄​ Although I don’t know if I like it when you get into things in more depth. I mean… Do you really think about… The Deep Web?
Jareth Actually I was thinking of another method. But I am not going to tell you so you do not know.
Sally So I'm not completely off the case like you said
Jareth Not at least like I said. Those Bianca documents are dangerous in your hands.
Sally I know… So… Neither of them have attended classes, eh?
Jareth No. But I do not have problems, I am good at it.
Sally Hey, I remember that in the notes you said that you are studying a degree in languages ​​and classical literature How is it? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Jareth Well… Is fine.
Sally And you like it? It’s fun?
Jareth Sally…
Sally Come on Jareth I’m just trying to look towards my future Any information will be good for me
Jareth Yes I like it. I guess it is something I have liked since I was little, although it is not like I am going to make a living from it.
Sally Because your passion is computers
Jareth Exactly.
Sally Hmm… So you chose that studio for someone special Understood
Jareth Wait… How did you guess it?
Sally You have liked it since you were little, but you are more passionate about computers Reading connects you with something special I think it’s cute You like to have a special connection with something quite familiar
Jareth Are you a psychologist now?
Sally No, haha But childhood and books is something that gives me that, a familiar feeling Your parents probably made you love books
Jareth I… Maybe. Maybe yes.
Sally Well, I'm not asking you anymore because I see you uncomfortable 🙂​
Jareth My mother.
Sally ??
Jareth She was why I chose that studio. She had also studied that degree at university and she knew a lot. She knew languages ​​and had many books that unfortunately she had to sell. So, thanks to her teachings, I wanted to know more.
Sally Oh… That is very beautiful 😊 The same thing happens to me as you but different 😉 But… And the computers? Where does that passion come from?
Jareth I think that story is for another day.
Sally Pleeeease! I promise not to tell! Your father was a spy and did you learn from him? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     I let out a small laugh reading her theory.      My father….      Rather, that is the story I told the kids when they asked me about him. It was easier to tell them that than to explain to them that I have not even gotten to meet him in person. I do not even consider that man my father. My mother did not even want to give naming me by his last name and it is better that way.
     I do not think I have talked about my choice of studies with anyone, I have not even mentioned it to Hannah for fear that she would tell her father and suspect me and who I am.      Sally is the first person I tell. But is fine. I am not telling that many details of my life either. She does not have to find out about the “family” drama that I try to avoid.      And if this helps her choose her future in terms of what she want to study at university, I do not think an anecdote is a bad thing. Everyone can be inspired by the people they admire the most. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jareth Ok, now you are laughing at me.
Sally Well you do things that not everyone does It’s the first thing I thought of
Jareth Simply one of the books I read when I was little was about computers and it interested me. Serves you?
Sally Your mother's story is more moving...
Jareth Hahaha. But it is still realistic ;)
Sally Someday you will tell me the truth, Jareth Hanh…
Jareth By then we will no longer be in contact.
Sally Damn… Well then tell me, I won’t tell! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    The image finishes fixing itself and I can clearly see the man's hand. It appears that he has a wound on the back of his left hand. Unfortunately now I cannot figure out what that type of injury could be.      I quickly decide to send Sally both this image and the one of the conversation with Alice, hoping that she can help me get an idea of ​​what ks going on and she forgets the topic of why my passion for computers, she just cannot accept that I told her that?      I look at the time, it is still early.      I see the transmitter program pop up an ‘Error’ on the screen. I let out a sigh and look for what went wrong.     I will have to take another look at the code again. Luckily, I know I am getting close to what I need to get it completely fixed. It tells me that there is another camera being occupied, so I should change the direction and let it see what it transmits. If I am lucky, I might get it to focus on where the signal is transmitting from and if I do not get the coordinates, I can at least locate it through an image.      I only need a couple of hours.
    A few more hours.
    As much as Professor Begum and Sally will do their part as will I.
    I receive a message from Sally.
    My heart races. Fearful. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally Jareth, that's not Alice
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How To Choose The Right Skill Set After Graduation: A Guide to Success
Congratulations, graduate! As you step into the next chapter of your life, a crucial question looms large: which skill should you focus on to enhance your career prospects? In a rapidly evolving job market, adaptability and a diverse skill set are more important than ever. In this blog post, we’ll explore various skills and guide you through the process of choosing the one that aligns best with your goals and the demands of the professional landscape.
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Choosing the Right Skill with some elements
Align with Interests: Choose a skill that aligns with your passions and career goals.
Assess Industry Demand: Investigate the demand for these skills in your chosen industry.
Consider Combinations: Recognize the synergy between these skills and consider combinations for a broader skill set.
In today’s digital age, proficiency in analytics, data science, and cybersecurity has become integral for professionals aiming to make a mark in the business world. This blog post will explore the key skills within these domains and help you navigate the dynamic landscape of business analytics, data analytics, data science, and cybersecurity.
1. Business Analytics: Decoding Organizational Insights
Business analytics is the art of transforming data into actionable insights to drive strategic decision-making. This skill involves:
Data Interpretation: The ability to extract meaningful information from datasets.
Statistical Analysis: Understanding statistical models for informed decision-making.
Tools Proficiency: Mastery of analytics tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.
Business Acumen: Aligning analytics outcomes with organizational goals.
2. Data Analytics: Unveiling Patterns for Informed Decision-Making
Data analytics involves examining and interpreting complex datasets to uncover meaningful patterns. Key skills include:
Programming: Proficiency in languages like Python or R.
Data Visualization: Ability to present insights through tools like Matplotlib, and Seaborn.
Database Management: Competence in SQL for efficient data handling.
Machine Learning Concepts: Understanding algorithms for predictive analytics.
3. Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Digital Landscapes
In an era of escalating cyber threats, cybersecurity skills are indispensable. Focus on:
Network Security: Ensuring the integrity and security of networks.
Ethical Hacking: Identifying vulnerabilities through controlled testing.
Incident Response: Managing and mitigating cybersecurity incidents.
Certifications: Pursue credentials like CompTIA Security+ or CISSP.
4. Data Science: Bridging the Gap Between Raw Data and Insights
Data science combines statistical analysis, machine learning, and domain expertise. Essential skills include:
Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python, R.
Machine Learning Algorithms: Understanding and implementing models.
Big Data Technologies: Familiarity with tools like Hadoop, and Spark.
Data Preprocessing: Cleaning, transforming, and engineering data.
How can I Improve My Skills?
Improving your skills is a continuous and rewarding journey. Whether you’re looking to enhance your professional abilities, develop new talents, or acquire knowledge in a specific domain, here are some general strategies to help you improve your skills:
Set Clear Goals: Define specific and measurable goals for skill improvement. Whether it’s mastering a programming language, improving your public speaking, or becoming proficient in data analysis, having clear objectives provides direction and motivation.
Identify Your Weaknesses: Conduct a self-assessment to identify areas where you can improve. Recognizing your weaknesses allows you to focus your efforts on the skills that will have the most significant impact on your personal and professional development.
Continuous Learning: Stay curious and commit to lifelong learning. Explore online courses, workshops, webinars, and tutorials relevant to your chosen skill. Platforms like Coursera, edX, Udemy, and Khan Academy offer a wide range of courses across various subjects.
Practice Regularly: Skills are honed through practice. Set aside dedicated time each day or week to practice the skill you’re working on. Whether it’s coding, writing, or playing a musical instrument, consistent practice is key to improvement.
Seek Feedback: Solicit feedback from mentors, peers, or experts in the field. Constructive feedback can provide valuable insights into areas where you can improve and help you refine your approach.
Join Communities: Engage with communities related to your skill. Online forums, social media groups, and local meetups offer opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals, share experiences, and gain insights from others who are on a similar learning journey.
Build a Portfolio: Create a portfolio or a tangible record of your work. Whether it’s a collection of writing samples, coding projects, or presentations, a portfolio showcases your skills to potential employers and collaborators.
Mentorship: Seek out mentors who have expertise in the skill you’re trying to improve. A mentor can provide guidance, share experiences, and offer valuable advice on how to navigate challenges and accelerate your learning.
Stay Updated: Stay informed about the latest trends, tools, and best practices in your field. Subscribe to newsletters, follow industry blogs, and participate in webinars to stay up-to-date with the evolving landscape of your chosen skill.
Networking: Network with professionals in your industry. Attend conferences, workshops, and networking events to connect with individuals who share similar interests. Networking can open doors to new opportunities and provide valuable insights.
Teach Others: Teaching is a powerful way to solidify your understanding of a skill. Consider mentoring or creating content to share your knowledge with others. Explaining concepts to someone else can deepen your understanding and reinforce your skills.
Stay Consistent: Improvement takes time, so be patient and stay consistent in your efforts. Set realistic expectations and celebrate small victories along the way.
Remember, skill improvement is a continuous process, and embracing a growth mindset is essential. Stay motivated, be adaptable, and enjoy the journey of self-improvement.
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Secrets of Super Affiliates: ClickBank Marketing Hacks That Work!
Affiliate marketing has become a digital powerhouse, and ClickBank serves as a light for individuals seeking success in this field. In the huge world of affiliate marketing, there is a small number of people known as “Super Affiliates” who routinely outperform their counterparts, earning large commissions and building a sustainable online livelihood. This post will go into the precise ClickBank marketing methods that have shown to be beneficial, as well as the secrets of these Super Affiliates.
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Overview of ClickBank
ClickBank, established in 1998, is a prominent global retail and affiliate marketplace. Renowned for its digital product offerings, it facilitates a seamless connection between product creators and affiliate marketers. With an extensive array of products spanning diverse niches, ClickBank provides affiliates with an unparalleled platform to discover, promote, and profit from cutting-edge digital creations.
The Rise of Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing has witnessed an unprecedented surge, becoming a cornerstone of online commerce. In this dynamic landscape, businesses leverage affiliate partnerships to extend their reach and drive sales. This mutually beneficial model empowers individuals to monetize their online presence by promoting products they believe in. The rise of affiliate marketing epitomizes a symbiotic relationship between brands and influencers, reshaping the digital marketing paradigm.
Importance of Super Affiliates in ClickBank Marketing
Super Affiliates play a pivotal role in ClickBank’s success ecosystem. Their expertise in driving targeted traffic and converting leads elevates product visibility and sales. ClickBank relies on these top-performing affiliates to uphold its reputation as a premier affiliate marketplace. Super Affiliates, with their strategic approach and consistent results, form the backbone of ClickBank’s affiliate network, shaping the platform’s prosperity.
Understanding ClickBank
ClickBank Platform Features
Navigating the ClickBank platform is crucial for success. Familiarize yourself with its user interface, reporting tools, and affiliate marketplace to make informed decisions.
Product Categories on ClickBank
ClickBank offers a diverse array of products across various categories. Explore niche categories to find the perfect match for your expertise and audience.
Commission Structures Explained
Grasp the nuances of ClickBank’s commission structures. Understand how different products offer varying commission rates and choose wisely based on your revenue goals.
Profile of a Super Affiliate
Definition and Characteristics
What sets super affiliates apart? Explore the defining characteristics, such as exceptional marketing skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to build lasting partnerships.
Successful Super Affiliate Case Studies
Delve into real-world case studies of super affiliates who have achieved extraordinary success on ClickBank. Extract valuable insights from their journeys.
Skills and Traits Required
Uncover the essential skills and traits that super affiliates possess. From copywriting prowess to data analysis skills, identify areas for personal development.
Niche Selection Strategies
Analyzing Profitable Niches
Not all niches are created equal. Learn how to analyze and identify profitable niches that align with your interests and have the potential for sustained growth.
Balancing Passion and Profitability
Discover the delicate balance between pursuing your passion and choosing niches that offer lucrative opportunities. Find the sweet spot for long-term success.
Long-Term Viability Considerations
Look beyond short-term gains. Evaluate the long-term viability of your chosen niche to ensure a sustainable affiliate marketing career.
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Product Selection Tactics
Researching High-Converting Products
Navigate the ClickBank marketplace to discover high-converting products. Learn the art of product research to maximize your earning potential.
Evaluating Product Gravity and Popularity
Understand the significance of product gravity and popularity. Balance your product selection by considering both established best-sellers and hidden gems.
Avoiding Saturation in Popular Niches
Popular niches attract fierce competition. Explore strategies to thrive in crowded markets without succumbing to saturation and diminishing returns.
Building a Strategic Platform
Establishing a Personal Brand
Craft a unique and memorable personal brand. Explore strategies for creating a cohesive brand identity that resonates with your target audience.
Leveraging Social Media
Social media is a powerful tool for affiliates. Uncover effective social media strategies to amplify your reach and engage with your audience.
Creating a High-Converting Website
Your website is the hub of your affiliate marketing efforts. Learn the essential elements of a high-converting website that drives traffic and conversions.
Content Creation for ClickBank Success
Importance of Quality Content
Quality content is the cornerstone of successful affiliate marketing. Explore the different types of content that resonate with your audience and drive conversions.
Utilizing Various Content Formats
Diversify your content strategy by exploring various formats such as blogs, videos, and podcasts. Tailor your content to different platforms for maximum impact.
Incorporating SEO Best Practices
Optimize your content for search engines. Uncover the secrets of SEO for affiliate marketing to boost your visibility and attract organic traffic.
Email Marketing Strategies
Building and Nurturing an Email List
Email marketing remains a potent tool for affiliates. Learn how to build and nurture an engaged email list that becomes a consistent source of revenue.
Crafting Compelling Email Copy
Master the art of crafting compelling email copy. Explore techniques to increase open rates, click-through rates, and ultimately, conversions.
Implementing Effective Email Funnels
Design effective email funnels that guide your subscribers from awareness to conversion. Understand the psychology of the customer journey for optimal results.
Advanced Traffic Generation Techniques
SEO for Affiliate Marketing
Dive into advanced SEO strategies tailored for affiliate marketers. Discover how to rank higher on search engine results pages and drive organic traffic to your affiliate links.
Paid Advertising Strategies
Explore paid advertising channels strategically. From Facebook Ads to Google AdWords, learn how to optimize your budget for maximum ROI.
Collaboration and Cross-Promotion
Collaborate with other affiliates and influencers. Uncover the power of cross-promotion to tap into new audiences and expand your reach.
Analytics and Optimization
Monitoring ClickBank Analytics
Regularly monitor ClickBank analytics to gain insights into your performance. Utilize data-driven decision-making to optimize your strategies for better results.
A/B Testing Strategies
Experiment with A/B testing to fine-tune your campaigns. Understand the variables that impact conversions and continuously iterate for improvement.
Continuous Improvement Approaches
Adopt a mindset of continuous improvement. Stay agile and adapt to market changes by consistently refining your approach based on data and feedback.
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Relationship Building with Vendors
Communicating with Product Creators
Effective communication with product creators is essential. Learn how to build strong relationships with vendors for exclusive insights and promotional opportunities.
Negotiating Exclusive Deals
Explore strategies for negotiating exclusive deals with product creators. Unlock special offers and promotions to differentiate yourself from other affiliates.
Long-Term Partnerships
Cultivate long-term partnerships with vendors. Discover the benefits of sustained collaborations that contribute to mutual success in the affiliate marketing ecosystem.
Overcoming Challenges
Dealing with Market Changes
Affiliate marketing is dynamic. Develop resilience in the face of market changes and algorithm updates. Learn to adapt and thrive in evolving landscapes.
Adapting to Algorithm Updates
Stay informed about algorithm updates. Explore strategies for adapting your marketing tactics to align with the latest changes on platforms like Google and social media.
Resilience in the Face of Failures
Failure is inevitable. Cultivate resilience and learn from failures. Discover how setbacks can be valuable lessons that contribute to your long-term success.
Emerging Trends in ClickBank Marketing
Blockchain and Affiliate Marketing
Explore the intersection of blockchain technology and affiliate marketing. Uncover the potential impact of blockchain on the future of ClickBank marketing.
Interactive and Immersive Content
Dive into the world of interactive and immersive content. Discover how emerging content formats can captivate audiences and drive engagement.
Future Predictions for Super Affiliates
Speculate on the future of ClickBank marketing. Discuss potential trends and innovations that could shape the landscape for super affiliates.
Success Stories and Testimonials
Showcasing Real ClickBank Success
Highlight real success stories from ClickBank affiliates. Inspire readers with tangible examples of individuals who have achieved financial freedom through affiliate marketing.
Inspirational Super Affiliate Stories
Share inspirational stories of super affiliates who overcame challenges and achieved extraordinary success. Motivate readers to persevere on their own journeys.
Testimonials from Industry Experts
Feature testimonials from industry experts. Build credibility by showcasing the endorsement of professionals who recognize the effectiveness of ClickBank marketing.
Tools and Resources for Super Affiliates
Must-Have ClickBank Marketing Tools
Curate a list of essential tools for super affiliates. From analytics platforms to content creation tools, equip yourself with resources that enhance your efficiency.
Educational Resources for Continuous Learning
Emphasize the importance of continuous learning. Provide recommendations for books, courses, and podcasts that empower super affiliates to stay ahead of the curve.
Community and Networking Platforms
Joining a community is invaluable. Explore online forums and networking platforms where super affiliates gather to share insights, ask questions, and collaborate.
ClickBank Policy Updates
Staying Informed on ClickBank Policies
Regularly check for updates to ClickBank policies. Stay informed about changes that may impact your marketing strategies and ensure ongoing compliance.
Adapting to Regulatory Changes
Affiliate marketing operates within a regulatory framework. Explore strategies for adapting to regulatory changes, ensuring your practices align with legal requirements.
Maintaining Compliance in Marketing Practices
Prioritize compliance in your marketing practices. From disclosure statements to adherence to advertising laws, uphold ethical standards for sustained success.
Pitfalls to Avoid
Common Mistakes of ClickBank Affiliates
Identify and avoid common pitfalls that ClickBank affiliates may encounter. Learn from the mistakes of others to safeguard your own success.
Learning from Failures
Failure is a part of the journey. Embrace failures as learning opportunities and use them to refine your strategies for future success.
Proactive Strategies to Prevent Pitfalls
Develop proactive strategies to prevent pitfalls. From thorough market research to staying updated on industry trends, take preemptive measures to secure your success.
Conclusion
As we end up our investigation into the inner workings of ClickBank, it becomes clear that the most successful affiliates use a mix of strategic foresight, flexibility, and ethical business methods. These marketing wizards use innovative strategies and constant self-education to thrive in ClickBank’s ever-changing environment. Super affiliate hopefuls are urged to take the plunge, armed with the knowledge that ClickBank plays a key part in affiliate marketing but also offers an infinite amount of opportunity to those who are ready to put in the time, energy, and creativity necessary to succeed.
FAQs
Q1: Is ClickBank suitable for beginners?
Absolutely! ClickBank’s user-friendly interface and vast resources make it a perfect starting point for affiliate marketing beginners.
Q2: How can I ensure the products I promote are of high quality?
Research vendors thoroughly, check product reviews, and focus on products with high gravity. A reputable vendor ensures quality.
Q3: What role does social media play in ClickBank marketing?
Social media can amplify your reach. Share your content, engage with your audience, and leverage platforms like Facebook and Instagram for marketing.
Q4: Can I use ClickBank for both physical and digital products?
While ClickBank is renowned for digital products, it also supports physical products. Ensure the product aligns with your audience and marketing strategy.
Q5: Is it necessary to invest in paid advertising for ClickBank success?
No, it’s not mandatory. While paid ads can boost visibility, organic methods like SEO, email marketing, and social media can yield significant results.
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Emily Ratajkowski's Dating History: From Romance and Marriage to Dating Comedian Stephen Buck
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Picture credit score: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Emily Ratajkowski It is an open ebook with regards to most issues. And although she's all the way down to go deep in interviews, the mannequin or actress tends to be extra coy with regards to her personal relationship life. She stored her marriage along with her ex-husband Sebastian Beer-McClard Their four years together have been fairly low-key and have been fairly quiet since their 2022 divorce. Earlier, Emily even shunned confirming her relationship with different potential beaus. In late March 2023, Emily was photographed kissing Harry Types. She and the singer had been out in Tokyo, Japan, when the smooching occurred, and it instantly sparked romance rumors. Earlier than that memorable second, he discovered a buddy,It was everlasting, whereas his enjoyment of liberty was assured. Contact on it "New single" standingIn October 2022, the star stated, "I am principally newly single for the primary time in my life, and I really feel like I am having fun with the liberty without worrying an excessive amount about how I am perceived." Nevertheless, a brand new report in November claimed that She is already a relationship comic by Casanova Pete Davidson. In October 2023, she photographed a passionate lip lock with the actor in Paris, Stephen Buck. Rumors are rife that he could as soon as once more have a brand new chief. Able to be taught extra in regards to the mannequin's love life? Discover every little thing you must learn about Emily's relationship, historical past, and potential new beau!
Andrew Dryden
Emily and Andrew Dryden Reportedly, it dates from August 2013 to February 2014. She and the inventive director and menswear purchaser had been photographed collectively on varied occasions throughout their relationship, including an outing in New York. He first hinted at their breakup when he was allegedly Heard folks at a Tremendous Bowl occasion in 2014 saying he was newly single When Andrew was later requested in regards to the cut-up, he replied, "Sorry, I do not need to speak about it."
Jeff Magid
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Emily Ratajkowski and Jeff Magid dated from 2014 to 2017. (MediaPunch/Shutterstock) Emily went on a date Jeff Magid From 2014 to the top of 2017. She and the musician, composer, and file producer went public for the first time in December 2014. Their relationship is believed to have begun when he comforted her after she handled a nude photograph hacking scandal, shortly after her separation from Andrew. They had been seen on and off numerous occasions until they cut up in late 2017 or early 2018, resulting from work commitments. They reportedly stopped being together for "weeks" in early January, according to New York Every day Information. "It was frequent data amongst her mates," however, "they did not publicly make a giant deal about them being collectively," the outlet claimed at the time. "They had been inseparable, although she tried to play issues off in public. Jeff is an extremely profitable music producer and works all around the nation.
Sebastian Beer-McClard
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Sebastian Beer-McClard and Emily Ratajkowski were married from 2018 to 2022. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock) Emily and Sebastian, who's a producer and director, started a relationship shortly after she cut up with Jeff in early 2018. They got married in a New York courthouse shortly after beginning their romance in February 2018. The sweetness went on to disclose that they're anticipating their first youngster collectively in a digital essay for having fun with in October 2020. On March 11, 2021, she took to Instagram to announce the start of their son with an image of her breastfeeding her new child. Sylvester Apollo Bear joined our facet of the world. Sly arrived on probably the most surreal, stunning, and love-filled morning of my life on 3/8/21,” she wrote within the caption. In July 2022, Emily and Sebastian were reported to have separated. Emily then filed for divorce on September 8 in the Manhattan Supreme Courtroom. “They got separated just lately. It was M's determination. he's okay She is powerful and targets her son. She loves being a mom,” stated a supply of folks about division. It was additionally reported that the rationale for the cut-up had to do with Sebastian being untrue; however, nothing has been confirmed.
Brad Pitt
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Brad Pitt is reportedly in a relationship with Brad Pitt after she cut up with her husband. (Press Company/NoorPhoto/Shutterstock) In September 2022, it was reported that Emily and Brad had been in a relationship. The pair have allegedly "been out a couple of instances," a source stated on Web page six. “Individuals have been speculating about this for some time. Brad isn't in a relationship with anybody. They (Brad and Emily) have been noticed collectively in a couple of instances. The supply is additionally famous because Brad was "seen with different people" at a similar time, but he's not dating anybody in the meantime. Emily, then again, stated she was targeted on having fun with the only life as much as attainable. When requested in regards to the actor, he skillfully prevented speaking about his private life variety In October 2022. There he defined "unde Read the full article
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FC 24 Hack
Hey gamers,
My name is Tom, and if you've clicked on this article, you probably share a passion that's close to my heart - FIFA Ultimate Team. I've been there. The excitement of getting new packs, the hope of landing that top-rated player, and the immense frustration when you get yet another player you didn't want. For a long time, I was in the same boat, spending my hard-earned cash on FC 24 Ultimate Team, only to feel the sting of disappointment time after time.
But, before we go any further, let's address the reality. The gaming world, especially in the context of FC 24, is rife with scams and dubious tools promising miracles. However, among these minefields, I stumbled upon something that genuinely worked for me - the FC 24 coin generator. I'm not here to endorse or sell, but to share my experience and, hopefully, help others in a similar predicament.
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A Look at the FC 24 Coin Generator
For the uninitiated, the FC 24 coin generator is a tool designed to provide gamers with free coins and points for the FC 24 Ultimate Team. I was skeptical, like many of you might be right now, but it delivered on its promises.
Safety First
One of the first things to note about any FC 24 hack or tool is the importance of safety. Many platforms are indeed scams, aiming to extract your personal data or make a quick buck at your expense. My recommendation? Always do your research. Look for reviews, authenticate the source, and ensure that your data is protected.
Empathy in Gaming
For a moment, let's keep the FC 24 coins hack aside and address the young gamers directly. I understand the appeal of getting ahead in a game we love, especially if we can save money in the process. But always remember that the essence of gaming is to have fun. It's okay to seek external tools, but the genuine joy lies in the journey, the strategies you build, and the friendships you forge in the community.
Making an Informed Choice
With the presence of tools like the FC 24 coin hack, players often face a dilemma. It's tempting, but is it right for you? Consider the pros and cons, think about the game's integrity, and make an informed decision.
In conclusion, my journey with FC 24 Ultimate Team has been a roller-coaster. Discovering the FC 24 coins hack was a revelation, but the most significant lesson was about enjoying the game, with or without external aids. To the young gamers out there, find joy in the little moments, the tight matches, and the incredible goals, because that's what gaming is truly about.
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Crafting an Impressive LinkedIn Summary: 5 Essential Components (& 5 Clever Hacks)
As LinkedIn strides confidently into its second decade, it maintains its status as a pinnacle platform. Beyond being a mere junction for job hunters and recruiters, it thrives as a vital space for fostering professional connections.
Whether you're on the hunt for fresh career avenues or aiming to amplify your personal brand, the influence of a compelling profile and impactful summary cannot be overstated. At any given moment, a prospective employer could sift through your digital resume, or a recruiter might identify you as the perfect match for an emerging role. With the subsequent insights, you can optimize your LinkedIn presence, or alternatively, connect with the finest digital marketing agency in Kolkata.
Spotlighting Achievements
Placing your notable accomplishments at the forefront carries weight across various sectors, backgrounds, and interests. Why? Because substantiating your capabilities through concrete achievements is far more persuasive than mere assertions. Nevertheless, infusing a unique twist is a prudent choice.
Imagine this lackluster LinkedIn opener:
"I'm a graphic designer with a portfolio comprising 20 websites."
Elevate it to something like:
"I'm a graphic artisan, deeply versed in both print and digital marketing landscapes. My contributions have left a resounding impact on (x) brands, driving triumphant campaigns such as…"
Furthermore, integrating specific campaigns or quantifiable metrics like lead generation or click-through rates can offer empirical proof of your performance. You can also embed a link to an online portfolio, blog, or landing page to showcase your work.
Personal Touch Integration
If your intent is to genuinely engage individuals, particularly in fields woven with creativity or storytelling, considering a personal narrative is a prudent path. This approach permits you to showcase your adeptness in storytelling or writing, a strategy remarkably effective at seizing your audience's attention.
In domains where creativity takes center stage, such as storytelling, advertising, or content creation, interweaving a captivating personal statement into your LinkedIn summary acts as a magnet, drawing readers into your narrative. By weaving in an anecdote, insight, or reflection aligned with your professional journey or passion, you not only showcase your skill in crafting compelling narratives but also provide a glimpse of your unique perspective.
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These insights serve as tools to optimize your profile, rendering it more accessible to others.
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blackmailscam · 10 months
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You have an outstanding payment.
Hello there!
Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you.
Around several months ago I have obtained access to your devices that you were using to browse internet.
Subsequently, I have proceeded with tracking down internet activities of yours.
Below, is the sequence of past events:
In the past, I have bought access from hackers to numerous email accounts (today, that is a very straightforward task that can be done online).
Clearly, I have effortlessly logged in to email account of yours (<email address).
Here is the proof I hacked this email. Your password at the time when I got access to your email: <hacked password from https://haveibeenpwned.com/>
A week after that, I have managed to install Trojan virus to Operating Systems of all your devices that are used for email access.
Actually, that was quite simple (because you were clicking the links in inbox emails).
All smart things are quite straightforward. (>_<)
The software of mine allows me to access to all controllers in your devices, such as video camera, microphone and keyboard.
I have managed to download all your personal data, as well as web browsing history and photos to my servers.
I can access all messengers of yours, as well as emails, social networks, contacts list and even chat history.
My virus unceasingly refreshes its signatures (since it is driver-based), and hereby stays invisible for your antivirus.
So, by now you should already understand the reason why I remained unnoticed until this very moment...
While collecting your information, I have found out that you are also a huge fan of websites for adults.
You truly enjoy checking out porn websites and watching dirty videos, while having a lot of kinky fun.
I have recorded several kinky scenes of yours and montaged some videos, where you reach orgasms while passionately masturbating.
If you still doubt my serious intentions, it only takes couple mouse clicks to share your videos with your friends, relatives and even colleagues.
It is also not a problem for me to allow those vids for access of public as well.
I truly believe, you would not want this to occur, understanding how special are the videos you love watching, (you are clearly aware of that) all that stuff can result in a real disaster for you.
Let's resolve it like this:
All you need is $1450 USD transfer to my account (bitcoin equivalent based on exchange rate during your transfer), and after the transaction is successful, I will proceed to delete all that kinky stuff without delay.
Afterwards, we can pretend that we have never met before. In addition, I assure you that all the harmful software will be deleted from all your devices. Be sure, I keep my promises.
That is quite a fair deal with a low price, bearing in mind that I have spent a lot of effort to go through your profile and traffic for a long period.
If you are unaware how to buy and send bitcoins - it can be easily fixed by searching all related information online.
Below is bitcoin wallet of mine: 14UTJBbtUsKxPtkf8WvGwWBpB4D6MmGqAk
You are given not more than 48 hours after you have opened this email (2 days to be precise).
Below is the list of actions that you should not attempt doing:
> Do not attempt to reply my email (the email in your inbox was created by me together with return address).
> Do not attempt to call police or any other security services. Moreover, don't even think to share this with friends of yours. Once I find that out (make no doubt about it, I can do that effortlessly, bearing in mind that I have full control over all your systems) - the video of yours will become available to public immediately.
> Do not attempt to search for me - there is completely no point in that. All cryptocurrency transactions remain anonymous at all times.
> Do not attempt reinstalling the OS on devices of yours or get rid of them. It is meaningless too, because all your videos are already available at remote servers.
Below is the list of things you don't need to be concerned about:
> That I will not receive the money you transferred.
- Don't you worry, I can still track it, after the transaction is successfully completed, because I still monitor all your activities (trojan virus of mine includes a remote-control option, just like TeamViewer).
> That I still will make your videos available to public after your money transfer is complete.
- Believe me, it is meaningless for me to keep on making your life complicated. If I indeed wanted to make it happen, it would happen long time ago!
Everything will be carried out based on fairness!
Before I forget...moving forward try not to get involved in this kind of situations anymore!
An advice from me - regularly change all the passwords to your accounts.
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ustheuntitled · 1 year
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Trying to start at the present. (Back to the first post).
I found the set of these pictures backing up to my cloud at the completely wrong date. Originally found on a dating site. Ironically, I have been thinking about the person I met on that site shortly after coming across this profile picture, she completely changed my life. What happened in the time period, where I was working, living situations, my mental composure and what she had to look past when and after we were together, was the setting of this. I just didn't know it yet. I didn't want to be happy, although it was damn near impossible to even expect that out of someone in my situation, still I didn't really know how to be happy, so she was right. And I was wrong, for many things.
[ I promise to come back to add more to each post, I just need to cover the last couple hours at least. 4 am, and have work at 3pm. I think i can squeeze in a few hours of sleep before returning back into the only thing keeping me alive and going at this point. Thank God..]
Long story short, I got hacked, completely. Maybe even worse than I could have ever imagined.
Why?
I cannot tell you why people do the things that they do besides passion, conviction, and monetary gain. Or love, and I suppose some people enjoy and maybe even love being evil toward others. I actually know so.
So i can think of a few scorned people from my past that would love to watch me squirm a bit. But to the degrees that I will do my very best at explaining to you
this is a lot more sophisticated than anything I ever seen or really heard about. I maybe over reaching when i connect so many conclusions, that only in the movies stuff like this could happen.
So as for the first post; the cell phone i was using bricked on me. It was given/lent to me, depending on who you ask, and it seemed to be rooted (purposely hacked to unlock certain features and capabilities) and being everyone is glued to their phones in todays world I was manipulated not only but the device's malfunctioning itself, but seemingly the people around me as well.
in very specific ways.
Now that I think about it more and more, certainly for the past 5 years that I've lived where i currently do.
On and off spent time in North Carolina, which you will learn about later, that too was a very specific low point in my life,
but still the beginning to notice things and started to begin that my phone was hacked.. I would even explain to the few people in my life what I was at the time and still am apparently, experiencing. Each and everyone of them told me I was crazy, that nobody would want to hack me because i have no money. The responses I received ranges from neglectful, abusive and the behavior of these very same people tells a different story than 'Nicky is crazy,' or' drinking and on drugs' (prescribed to me or not). The treatment I received when I asked the people i am supposed to love and trust the most, was at times outright malicious and evil in nature. Yes. I take medication, and was hospitalized a couple times over the last couple years, and I will tell you my side of the story.
What you will get from them, lets get this out of the way, is the drugs, the drinking, the mental illness. At times this is the truth, but this is not the whole truth, or the main or only reason behind any of my hospitalizations. Hypocrites. It is there justification, reasoning and rationality of hurting someone to the point of trauma.
An excuse to use me as a scapegoat and claim I was such a problem in their lives,and how much they loved me. Because what I am about to do, doesn't even have a name yet. Its Untitled. We might just have to change some names around, definitely black out parts of the screenshots, and
admit somethings and events in this might be coincidental, if true.
(Gathering and organizing all of the data will take time, and will be an ongoing thing, as these post, this page will definitely evolve and change in course of however long it takes; because I have years worth of Journals, I started the second someone told me I was crazy.)
This is apparently happening to a lot of people, and trends have begun. At least according to the crooked salesman at a crooked phone store that just sold me on a hacked device after explaining to him how important it is that I get a brand new phone which nobody else has touched. He told me how people cried to him and it seems traumatic to some, its had gotten so bad I am just going to share with you now; to the point of attempted suicide. So here is my point of view so I can at least say that I tried my very best to seek help, only to completely backfire from specific people, or be laughed at by others.
I was coincidentally told to stop posting, and even writing things down by a couple people in the same week. I wasn't told why, just that I should.So this is my latest journal, maybe my last, lets make it the best.
Interference will surely come, and i have to organize so much for this to be perfect. I will have my hands full. there will be content of from a few different other people who are/were told they were crazy, or lying when in fact turned out to be right. Posts to make you smile and laugh, posts to hopefully inspire, educate and even capture sustained states of psychosis.
here we go.
Scroll back to the pictures in the first post. Does that not make you feel uncomfortable? To me it gives me a specific kind of feeling that I have trouble putting into words other than "It's just not right". Again they appeared to have been or for unknown reasons they moved on their own in my cloud storage (which has indeed been compromised quiet a bit). Is it a sign for me to reach out to that person who gave me a shot and looked past so much in hopes that I was the right one for her now that Ive spent time alone and learned how to be happy just to be alive and that might be enough to say i got my something good going for me. That Id love to share it with her.
OR
should I find the original and scrub it for all of its data and find any hidden text, images, or general information which could very well match my gut feeling the photo gives me, and the sketchy part of the nature of online dating. Maybe someone knows who it is, more like what it is.
At the very least, its what i like to call Data Misconduct.
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douchebagbrainwaves · 3 years
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YOUR EMPLOYEES AND INVESTORS WILL CONSTANTLY BE ASKING ARE WE THERE YET
I think I've figured out what's going on. After the first 10 or so we learned to treat deals as background processes that we should ignore till they terminated.1 Don't Get Your Hopes Up. Something hacked together means something that barely solves the problem, the harder it is to bait the hook with prestige. And that is almost certainly mistaken. So one thing that falls just short of the standard, I think, should be the highest goal for the marginal. Big companies think the function of office space is to express rank. As big companies' oligopolies became less secure, they were willing to pay a premium for labor. You can see it in old photos. If you're friends with a lot of the worst kinds of projects are the death of a thousand cuts. And what's especially dangerous is that many happen at your computer.
And the microcomputer business ended up being Apple vs Microsoft. In 1450 it was filled with the kind of turbulent and ambitious people you find now in America. You have to like what they do there than how much they can get the most done. That's not what makes startups worth the trouble. Design This kind of metric would allow us to compare different languages, but that if someone wanted to design a language explicitly to disprove this hyphothesis, they could probably do it. This technique can be generalized to: What's the best thing you could be doing, not just what you can see the results in any town in America. With this amount of money can change a startup's funding situation completely. There I found a copy of The Atlantic. Whereas it's easy to get sucked into working longer than you expected at the money job.2 That's ok. I think you have to do all three. But more importantly, you'll get into the habit of doing things well.
But what if the person in the next 40 years will bring us some wonderful things.3 They all know about the VCs who rejected Google. The writing of essays used to be.4 You may have read on Slashdot how he made his own Segway.5 He improvises: if someone appears in front of him, he runs around them; if someone tries to grab him, he spins out of their grip; he'll even run in the wrong place, anything might happen. The people who've worked for a few months I realized that what I'd been unconsciously hoping to find there was back in the place I'd just left. It was supposed to be something else, they ended up being Apple vs Microsoft. By 2012 that number was 18 years. The first thing you need is to be willing to look like a fool.6 Google they have a fair amount of data to go on. John Malkovich where the nerdy hero encounters a very attractive, sophisticated woman.
Many of the big companies were roll-ups that didn't have clear founders.7 Empirically, the way to the bed and breakfast, and other similar classes of accommodations, you get to hit a few difficult problems over the net at someone, you learn pretty quickly how hard they hit them anyway. Inexperienced founders make the same mistake as the people who list at ABNB, they list elsewhere too I am not negative on this one was the only way to get lots of referrals is to invest in students, not professors. It will actually become a reasonable strategy or a more reasonable strategy to suspect everything new.8 Never say we're passionate or our product is great. Whereas undergraduate admissions seem to be disappointments early on, when they're just a couple guys in an apartment. Programmers at Yahoo wouldn't have asked that.9 Incidentally, this scale might be helpful in deciding what to study in college. VCs think they're playing a zero sum game.
I spend most of my time writing essays lately. Almost everyone's initial plan is broken. If smaller source code is the purpose of comparing languages, because they come closest of any group I know to embodying it. Distracting is, similarly, desirable at the wrong time. But if we make kids work on dull stuff now is so they can get away with atrocious customer service. In fact, here there was a kid playing basketball? Of course, figuring out what you like.
Go out of your way to bring it up e. The industry term here is conversion. Try to keep the sense of wonder you had about programming at age 14. At least if you start a startup, people treat you as if you're unemployed.10 But hacking is like writing. Even with us working to make things happen the way they used to, they were moving to a cheaper apartment. It causes you to work not on what you like, but is disastrously lacking in others. I do in the rest of the world. Their defining quality is probably that they really love to program.
I could only figure out what to do, there's a natural tendency to stop looking.11 Economies of scale ruled the day.12 One is that this is simply the founders' living expenses.13 I need to transfer a file or edit a web page, and I think I know what is meant by readability, and I think they're onto something. Multiply this times several hundred, and I get an uneasy feeling when I look at my bookshelves. You may have read on Slashdot how he made his own Segway.14 Everyday life gives you no practice in this. Startups grow up around universities because universities bring together promising young people and make them work on anything they don't want to want, we consider technological progress good.
Notes
Samuel Johnson said no man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money. Which is precisely my point. If they were regarded as 'just' even after the egalitarian pressures of World War II the tax codes were so new that the guys running Digg are especially sneaky, but except for money. They don't know enough about the new top story.
The image shows us, they tended to make money. But we invest in the Bible is Pride goeth before destruction, and one of the fake leading the fake leading the fake. In No Logo, Naomi Klein says that 15-20% of the aircraft is.
But because I realized the other writing of Paradise Lost that none who read a draft, Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson. If they agreed among themselves never to do due diligence for an investor? The best technique I've found for dealing with the other.
I ordered a large number of startups as they do for a public event, you can ignore. If you want to help the company, and a few of the Facebook that might produce the next Apple, maybe the corp dev is to show growth graphs at either stage, investors decide whether to go to die.
If you walk into a big company CEOs in 2002 was 3.
Or rather, where w is will and d discipline. But that turned out the existing shareholders, including that Florence was then the richest country in the sense of mission.
In Shakespeare's own time, because they can't afford to. The company may not be able to raise their kids in a company in Germany. When we got to see the apples, they said, and why it's next to impossible to write an essay about it wrong. That will in many cases be an open booth.
I'm not saying you should probably be worth trying to tell them exactly what constitutes research in the early 90s when they say they bear no blame for any particular truths you'll learn. As Jeremy Siegel points out that there is undeniably a grim satisfaction in hunting down certain sorts of bugs. Did you know about it as if you'd invested at a discount of 30% means when it was actually a great programmer doesn't merely do the right direction to be is represented by Milton.
But a lot of the next round. It's hard to say exactly what your body is telling you. In Russia they just kill you, they tend to be very unhealthy. One thing that drives most people realize, because you have two choices, choose the harder.
Though Balzac made a lot of classic abstract expressionism is doodling of this essay talks about programmers, but one by one they die and their houses are transformed by developers into McMansions and sold to VPs of Bus Dev. Or rather, where it sometimes causes investors to act. Eric Raymond says the best hackers want to trick admissions officers. And no, unfortunately, I mean efforts to protect widows and orphans from crooked investment schemes; people with a truly feudal economy, you better be sure you do in proper essays.
The top VCs thus have a better education. Or a phone, IM, email, Web, games, books, newspapers, or some vague thing like that. You need to fix. But the question is not much to maintain their percentage.
Kant. Loosely speaking. The real decline seems to them to lose elections. Some types of startups where the recipe is to say incendiary things, they can grow the acquisition offers most successful founders still get rich simply by being energetic and unscrupulous, but they get for free.
World War II to the frightening lies told by older siblings. That's one of the most general truths. As we walked in, we found they used it to get into that because a unless your last funding round.
But this seems an odd idea.
Thanks to Jessica Livingston, Shiro Kawai, Garry Tan, Chris Small, and Nikhil Nirmel for sharing their expertise on this topic.
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asset35-maya · 3 years
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REED900 LOVE LANGUAGES:
1) ACTS OF SERVICE
Gavin Reed was a simple man. He always said and did what he thought was right. He never bothered with niceties and took a very practical approach to the relationships in his life. No frills, no fancy gestures.
He showed the people around him that he cared by just being there unconditionally. He was ride or die. If you ever needed him, personally or professionally, Gavin would show up. No questions asked.
Feelings were not matters he delved into very often. He kept them well hidden if he could help it. But the lack of expressiveness didn’t bother the people who dared to get close enough. They knew exactly who he was and they appreciated him deeply.
For years, this was the way things were.
And then Gavin met Nines.
For the first time, he felt a powerful, pressing need to externalise his emotions. Like he’d burst if he didn’t find some way of expressing the passion that threatened to consume him from within.
Gavin had never given into sentimentality before. He had never let himself dwell on romanticism. So at first, he didn’t know what to do with himself.
He definitely couldn’t talk about it (just thinking about it made him want to empty a bucket of ice water on his head). He considered writing (because his therapist told him that documenting mental journeys could be a helpful exercise), but he completely lacked the vocabulary (and just ended up sketching pair after pair of piercing blue eyes in his diary).
After a while, he decided to fall back on what he knew best… what he did best.
Gavin Reed was a man of action.
If someone was important to him, he made sure they damn well knew it.
So it came to be that Nines and Gavin’s paperwork was always done on time… that the office fridge was always replete with thirium packs… that Nines’ dry cleaning was always picked up for him and laid neatly on his chair (“The laundry’s two blocks from my place and two from here, Tincan. It’s not a big deal.”)
2)GIVING GIFTS
And then the boxes began to appear.
Cuff links. Cologne. Cravats.
(“I just saw it in the store window and had an impulse. It ain’t my style, but I know you can pull it off so here ya go.”)
And then flowers. Actual fucking flowers.
(“What? It brightens the place up.”)
Nines eventually took mercy on him and asked him out. The massive bouquet that greeted him the next day had all the receptionist androids gossiping for weeks. Things actually got a lot worse before Nines hacked into the bank and cancelled Gavin’s credit card.
(“Now how am I gonna show you how phcking special you are to me?”
“Just spend time with me, Gavin. That would mean the world.”)
3)QUALITY TIME
Gavin took it upon himself to share every facet of his life with the android. He couldn’t always figure out how to tell the different parts of his story, but he found ways to show it.
Gavin took Nines to his elementary school and showed him the yard he spent many happy hours playing cops and robbers. He took him to his childhood home… the Police Academy… the scenes of his first few homicide cases.
He also made sure Nines understood exactly what people meant when they said Gavin was the life of the party. Reliving the human’s youth, they crashed local frat parties and kissed in the middle of thronging music festival crowds.
4)PHYSICAL TOUCH
And then there was the sex.
What Gavin still did not know how to put into words, he demonstrated physically.
Regardless of which position they ended up in, Nines found himself mainly on the receiving end of pleasure. The kisses peppered onto his collarbone were nothing short of reverent. The tongue sliding against his nether regions… the hands gripping his hipbones… the soft caresses of his face… were all deliberate acts of devotion.
Gavin himself didn’t know he had it in him. For most of his teen and adult years, he had the reputation of being a selfish lover. Of always coming first, and then finding some half-assed way to get his partner off.
But with Nines,he was careful to a fault.
He treated each chance to touch the android as a special privilege. He was exceedingly generous… gentle… slow, even… until Nines made it loud and clear that his body was Gavin’s for the taking.
It wasn’t just in the bedroom that Gavin poured his heart into the sensation of touch. From a casual flick of fingers against Nines’ cheek… to a lingering hand on his thigh… and a rather lengthy good morning kiss in the break-room, Gavin became prone to PDA that he had spent most of his life judging others for.
He legitimately could not keep his hands off his partner. Even his colleagues’ eye rolls and teasing didn’t stop him. Not when Nines would immediately lean into his side and reciprocate.
The feeling of skin on skin, the warmth and weight of a strong hand… and in Nines’ case, the high quality tactile sensor data… were what kept them grounded and anchored.
5)WORDS OF AFFIRMATION
For an emotionally repressed man and an android without a built-in social program, they communicated pretty well.
The odd disagreement was unavoidable, but for the most part, they managed well. Neither was ever in doubt of how the other felt.
It had started small. With gratitude.
“Thanks for picking up my white shirt from the cleaners. You’re a lifesaver.”
“That smells amazing. How do you always know exactly what I want to eat.”
Then it moved onto deep compliments.
“That’s incredible. It wouldn’t have occurred to me at all. I’d be lost without you, Gavin.”
“You’re the first person I’ve met who doesn’t just nod and pretend like they understand what I’m saying. You never agree to something to just humour me or get me to shut up. Even if it doesn’t make sense in the beginning, you always get to the bottom of what I wanna say… and well damn… how’d I get so lucky, babe?”
The daily check ins… the thank yous… the random “you’re so phcking hot”… the “I’m listening”… all added up.
And when the time finally came…
one rainy Sunday afternoon in bed, with Nines sprawled across his chest while he ran his hands through his hair…
Gavin couldn’t remember why he’d ever struggled with the words.
“I love you.”
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awakening5 · 3 years
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Prompt:..... sex tape bye
Okay WOW Jesssssss the way we joke about this and then you actually send the prompt and then I actually write it. Well HERE YOU GO. Smut ahead, obviously.
Inspired by @machiavelien's gorgeous art is anyone surprised at this point. But I had questions. Why the mask?
When Peter and MJ make love, Peter usually can't stop his mouth from moving.
Sometimes, obviously, it's because he's kissing her or eating her out.
Two of his favorite pastimes, really.
But he also can't help the dirty talk, or the praise he word-vomits while they are in the throes of passion.
"Peter, shut up," MJ says, when he's told her how beautiful she is one too many times.
But he's not having it. He will never shut up about this.
"No, you don't understand," he says, looking down at her perfect ass while he holds her around the waist and thrusts into her. He runs a hand up her back slowly. His thumb dances along her spine, tracing her hot skin up and down.
She looks over her shoulder at him when he trails off. Clearly she hadn't actually thought he'd stop talking. She's so gorgeous.
"Maybe I should shut up," he gasps out, over the sound of their skin slapping together. "There are no words. I have no words to describe how beautiful you are."
Her look softens, so Peter slows his thrusts and leans forward to catch her in an awkward kiss over her shoulder.
"You're sweet," she whispers against his lips. "It's nice to see myself through your eyes sometimes."
And that gives Peter an idea.
He pulls out of MJ and hops off their bed. "Hey!" she says, surprised by his movement.
"Just a sec," he tells her while he hurries over to their closet to pull out his Spider-Man mask.
"What are you doing?" she asks, voice amused while Peter tugs the mask over his head, pulling it down over his eyes, and tucking the rest of it so his mouth is still free. After all, he likes being able to use his mouth.
"Letting you see yourself through my eyes," he tells her, and climbs back onto the bed.
She's rolled onto her back at this point. Her eyes narrow, and she covers herself the best she can. "Wait...Peter is Karen recording us?"
"Not yet," Peter tells her. "Are you not...into this?"
He's frankly surprised. She and Peter have yet to find something they're not at least willing to try once.
"I'm not into the Avengers getting a sex tape of us!" she exclaims, and Peter chuckles.
He pecks her on the lips. "I reprogrammed Karen a long time ago to save all my personal videos to a personal database."
"What if someone hacks the suit?"
"No one will hack the suit."
MJ looks incredulous. "You and Ned hacked the suit when you were fifteen."
Okay, fair. "I have so many more protections now, MJ. No one can see this but me."
"Until you accidentally show it to Sam when you want to show him your latest dive off of Avenger's tower," she accuses. And yes, he could see himself doing that.
"We'll delete it right after we watch it together," Peter pleads.
She hesitates. But he can see how much she wants to see this, too. "Fine. But Karen," she says, addressing his AI. "No tips and tricks here. Let's make Peter work for this one."
Karen responds to Peter, "Would you like me to collect data for future analysis?"
Peter chuckles and is about to say no. But he can't help but be interested in what the AI could teach him. "Sure. But quiet now and let me focus on MJ."
Unfortunately, both Peter and MJ have cooled down in their brief discussion. Fortunately, it gives Peter an excuse to go down on her again. So he turns on the recording, and gets to work.
Thirty minutes later, he and MJ lay back on their bed, bodies relaxed and intertwined. Peter pulls the mask off and kisses MJ softly.
"So, you wanna watch it now?" he asks.
She chuckles. "You never want a break, do you?"
"You're not curious?" he asks, already knowing the answer.
"Of course I am. Put it on."
So he casts it on their TV, and they settle in to watch.
MJ's first note is that it's weird watching just her. She tells him that next time they should just set the mask somewhere to watch them so she can see him, too.
But Peter still notes how intently she watches as he licks into her, and sucks on her clit.
"That felt really good," she comments when his fingers join the mix and he does something special with them. "Do that again next time."
Peter's good and hard again already, but the slight hitch in her voice prompts action. So while they watch, he brings his fingers down and tentatively strokes her between her legs.
Her legs fall open. She's clearly on the same page.
When she comes in the tape, the real MJ turns and kisses the real Peter. "That was good, Peter," she whispers while he continues his gentle fingering.
"Just wait for the next part," he tells her, as if she hadn't just experienced it.
In the video, Peter turns her over, like how the night had started. He gets her on her hands and knees, massages her ass and her back for a moment, and then presses himself inside her.
"Fuck that's hot," MJ whispers beside him. She reaches across his arms to grab his cock in her hand. It's a little silly, the two of them tangling arms in a desperate attempt to touch the other, but Peter can't help it as he picks of the pace.
"What did I tell you," Peter says. "You're so gorgeous, you needed to see for yourself."
She shakes her head. "I've always known I'm a smokeshow, Peter. But, fuck watching you fuck me..."
Her grip tightens and she strokes him faster and faster. In time with his thrusts in the video.
He matches her pace, and it's like they're doing it all over again. Like he's got her bent over and fucking into her, but it's somehow better. He can hear MJ moan in the video, hear the slap of their skin, and his praise. But he hears it all here and now, too.
They kiss and then watch the video and then kiss and watch some more. Peter wants her so bad, but he also wants to watch her.
"I'm close," she whispers into his lips.
"Fuck, Peter, I'm close!" he hears from the video.
They both laugh, but it's a breathless, half-hearted laugh. They're too close to be more distracted than that.
Michelle's grip on him falters and she flutters around his fingers. She lets out a low whine, while MJ in the video let's out a louder cry. Soon after, Peter in the video comes with a moan and falters forward, falling onto MJ's back.
It's all so much that as soon as MJ can focus again and gives him a few strokes, he follows right after her.
Peter and MJ breathe heavily and watch the last few seconds of the video in silence. They are rather tender in the video in their post orgasmic bliss. Peter's heart is warmed, and judging on the way MJ curls into him, she must feel the same.
Until their little bubble is burst when the video ends and Karen speaks.
"Peter, I have one hundred and seventy three suggestions."
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