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totallynotashs · 2 years

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Faz-Watch Messages In Order

So... I hated scrolling up and down the list on the wiki page and decided to organize the messages based on subject to make it easier to read. Sorry for the long post.

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Hello Gregory

Hello, Gregory. It is me, Freddy. I will escort you to the main entrance. However, I am unable to leave this room. You should have no problem. There is a button on the wall that will open the door to the backroom. I will make it accessible to you now.

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Customer Complaints

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - Why did you reopen? Everyone remembers what happened to those kids.

Party Foul

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - We paid for the Glam Freddy Mega Deluxe Package and Freddy broke down as soon as he got on stage. We paid to have him at the table and sing happy birthday. He was supposed to give her cake! My daughter’s birthday has been ruined. I demand a refund.

RECYCLED PIZZA

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - The pizza we ordered was weird. Some pieces were different sizes or didn’t fit together. One slice even had different toppings. Did you recycle the old pizza from the trash? I am never coming back here unless I am given some sort of major discount - Angry Mom

Night Terrors

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - My son never had sleeping problems. But after spending an evening in the daycare, he refuses to sleep with the lights out anymore! He just cries. And then when I do let him keep the lights on, he wets the bed!

HI DAVE

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT - You should fire Dave. He sucks.

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Princess Quest & The Other Arcade Machines

OUT OF ORDER

INVENTORY CHECK - There is no record of a PQ3 arcade, yet there is a cabinet tucked away in Fazerblast. Won't work though. Sometimes I hear it in attract mode, but I have never seen a single image displayed. Too creepy. Leave it where it is. At least until I play parts 1 and 2.

PQ1 MAINT LOG

MAINTENANCE LOG - There's a Princess Quest 1 machine somewhere in the building. An actual standup arcade! I guess the devs pulled it from that old mobile game. Why port to the arcade?

PQ2 MAINT LOG

MAINTENANCE LOG - Princess Quest 2 - Won’t boot properly. No idea why! Shuts down when I try to play? Like it’s personal. Doesn’t matter anyway. I still haven’t found PQ1

ARCADE CONSPIRACY

EXIT INTERVIEW - They are working together. The arcades. They are hiding something. The glitches. Glitch them all at the same time… then the Princess will recognize me. She’s testing me. I am not yet worthy. The others are protecting it. Let me stay! I am so close! Just one more night, please! I can save the Princess!

RED FLAG

MAINTENANCE LOG - I did it! I did what you wanted! I beat parts 1 and 2. Why won’t you turn it on? What else is there? Tell Me!

CFF MAINT LOG

MAINTENANCE LOG - Chica Feeding Frenzy in the bakery won’t turn off. Even when unplugged, the game just kept running. There is no way it has that much residual charge.

BBW MAINT LOG

MAINTENANCE LOG - The BB World game has been acting up. Customers have complained that it starts to glitch over time. I headed to the theater to fix it and now it's gone. I never saw a move request so it should still be there somewhere. I guess I'll check again after the company meeting.

AR-CADE MAIN LOG

MAINTENANCE LOG - Why is the Monty Golf AR-Cade in the mini-golf course? It makes absolutely no sense. It seems to work ok otherwise.

NIGHT SHIFT

EXIT INTERVIEW - Of course, I got stuck in the arcade. Every time I exit the Security Office, I get locked out. If it’s not my low clearance level, then I need a stupid Party Pass. I’m on the security team. Shouldn’t I have access to everything? I swear, those things are messing with me. This place is not safe. Give me my $100 and I’ll go.

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The All Staff Meeting & Mazercise

All Staff Meeting

REMINDER TO ALL EMPLOYEES - The all-staff meeting is this Thursday night at 11:30PM. All "service team" attendance is mandatory. There will be cake!

QUESTION

Are you going to the staff party? I don't want to stick around after my 14 hr shift, but I don't want to get laid off if I don't show up.

BEHIND THE MAZE

MAINTENANCE REPORT - I still can’t find what is making all the clanging noise in the AC system. This is the fifth visit this week. If I could reach that stupid vent behind the exercise maze room, I could get to the catwalks over Gator Golf and take a look. Maybe someone who works in Mazercise knows how.

Job Security

Where is everyone? Leo was the only one who had a copy of the maze control key, but I haven’t seen him for months. Maybe that creepy bot knows where the key is. Leo was supposed to train it to work the maze, instead, he tricked the bot into doing busy work under the daycare theater. I’ll check after the all-staff meeting tonight.

AC Inspection

Thank you for contacting Low Budget Building Contractors. We have done a preliminary inspection and found nothing wrong with your ventilation system. The “loud clanging”, “banging” and “scraping” noises that were reported don’t appear to be reproducible. Call us if it happens again. Invoice attached. - Keith

THE ANSWER

MAZERCISE INSTRUCTIONS - Move blue to the corner. You should be able to work it out from there.

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Vanessa's Interview

MARKED FOR DELETION

INTERVIEW NOTES - As requested, here are my notes on today's Chief Security Officer interview. While Vanessa seemed eager and bright, she doesn't appear to have any relevant background experience. I realize the recommendation came from the top, but we need someone who has run security for a facility of this scale. I do not recommend her for this position.

NO QUESTIONS ASKED

NEW HIRE SUMMARY - Head Security Guard. No prior qualifications. Internal reference (name withheld).

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"Better Employees"

PINK SLIP

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES - Good news! Due to the success of the S.T.A.F.F. project, we will no longer need nighttime employee coverage. We will be reducing nighttime hours effective immediately. Enjoy the additional time spent with your families.

BETTER EMPLOYEES

"Last week it was Jenkins forgetting to replace the urinal cakes after a single-use, yesterday it was Elsa for showing up to work early, today it's me because Lilly H asked for Chicken Alfredo. I said we don't make that here. Her father (the guy looks like Sasquatch, btw) demanded to speak to a manager. I get Dennis. Dennis asks me why I don't just get her what she wants. I say we don't have Chicken Alfredo! Dennis fires me on the spot. Jokes on him though - Turns out our new S.T.A.F.F. bots (the "better employees") aren't programmed to make Chicken Alfredo, so HQ fired him for firing me. Sweet revenge. Thanks, Lilly!"

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Security Reports (From Vanessa)

False alarm

SECURITY REPORT - A local police officer came by tonight. He said he was responding to an emergency call from someone inside the Pizzaplex. There is no way that is possible. I was the only one here and I certainly didn't make any outside calls. He wanted to look around, but I sent him away. Just another prank call. - Vanessa

Stolen property*

SECURITY REPORT - Well somehow someone broke into a Rockstar Row display case and stole the wind-up toy Music Man prototypes. The case was smashed and there was glass on the floor but no sign of a break-in. Nothing else seems to be missing. I have absolutely no idea how they got into the building and there’s nothing on the security footage. Now, what should I do? Should I call the police and report a break-in - Vanessa

*See The All Staff Meeting & Mazercise for more info

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Errant Behavior

CHICA REPORT

ERRANT BEHAVIOUR REPORT - Chica’s personality chip has always been a bit ‘quirky’, but the new Pizza Flavored Monty Mystery Mix Slushy Syrup has adverse effects on her programming. She has attacked patrons, employees and S.T.A.F.F. for it. It is recommended that Monty Mystery Mix should be recalled before we’re inundated with lawsuits.

Monty Mischief

ERRANT BEHAVIOUR REPORT - Monty didn’t show up for the main stage performance again. We found him in the same place we always do, the catwalks over Monty Golf. We can’t have a repeat of last month. Someone hit the hole in one and the hurricane bucket knocked him down. Both legs were broken and required emergency parts and service work.

SORE WINNER

Roxy did it again. Another braindead S.T.A.F.F. bot decapitated because it got in her way on the racetrack. I’m getting really sick of trudging over to West Arcade to fix these things. Why isn’t there a S.T.A.F.F. repair station ant closer? At least I have an extra Dance pass so I won’t get locked out again.

TEST DRIVERS WANTED

EQUIPMENT REQUEST - We are running out of test bots for the raceway. At this point, we are down to a single Driver Assist bot. For safekeeping, we are storing it at the back of the raceway near the Northwest stairs.

Chasing cars

ERRANT BEHAVIOUR REPORT - Roxy never misses a race. She must be frying her circuits waiting for the raceway to reopen. Every time there is a test run on the track she gets in the way. If she keeps getting in the way, the track will never get fixed.

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Roxy Raceway Construction

SINKHOLE

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Every day there’s a new problem. We pour a new section of track and as soon as it dries, we start to see cracks. I am worried we are building over a sinkhole here. Before construction was approved, there was a site evaluation, right?

POWER DRAIN

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - We keep getting these brownouts so I got fed up and did a little investigation. It looks like something is drawing a massive amount of power from the worksite. We’ve traced a high voltage cable that disappears right into the foundation. There is definitely something under us. We’re going to bore back into the foundation and find out what it is.

OLD ELEVATOR

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Today, we broke through the foundation and found what looks like an elevator shaft. Someone must have known about this right? There’s something down there pulling power. I’m taking a team down in the morning to check it out.

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The Trash Compactor

Food Storage

ATTENTION KITCHEN STAFF - All food materials must be securely stored at closing. Chica has been caught eating from the kitchen garbage after hours. The maintenance repairs are costly and will come out of kitchen staff paychecks. - MANAGEMENT

SAFETY CHECK

ATTENTION KITCHEN STAFF - Parts and Service is concerned that Chica will suffer heavy damage if she ever gets caught in the trash compactor. Always double-check the compactor before use. Do not use to compactor to dispose of pizza, pizza-flavored items, or pizza scented materials (especially Monty's Mystery Mix!). Otherwise, her replacement cost will come out of your paycheck.

COMPACTOR INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY FIRST - 1) Fill the garbage compactor. 2) Prime the compactor engine by pushing the button in the kitchen storage room (follow the cable). 3) Press the hanging activation button in front of the compactor. IMPORTANT: make sure all employees and S.T.A.F.F are clear of the compactor before step 3.

Hide the mix

RECALL NOTICE - Please take all Monty Mix to the frozen ice cream storage behind the Bowling alley. Additional instructions to follow.

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Bonnie & the Bowling Alley

MISSING

SECURITY REPORT - 12:24AM - Bonnie is seen leaving his green room in Rockstar Row heading East towards the atrium. 2:40AM - Bonnie enters the East Arcade. 4:12AM - Bonnie enters Monty Golf.

Understudy

MANAGEMENT REPORT - With Bonnie out of commission, we are making Monty the new bass player. Parts and Service have already done the proper adjustments. This could be a good thing. Monty could be even more popular than Bonnie.

Re-theme

MANAGEMENT REPORT - The bowling alley needs a re-theme. While most of the Bonnie art was removed, kids keep asking, “Where’s Bonnie/ Do we have an officially approved response?

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Animatronic Upgrades

CHICA UPGRADE

MAINT LOG: CHICA - Don’t let her sing! Messes with the navigation of the other bots. Horrible results when she sang during a live performance. S.T.A.F.F. bots dropped serving trays, chaos, guest injuries, 12 lawsuits. The experimental voice box test failed. Replacement advised.

ROXY UPGRADE

MAINT LOG: ROXY - Roxy sees things differently than others. This upgrade was meant to help her win races. However, there are some sides effects. Sometimes she will stare and talk to the other bots through walls.

MONTY UPGRADE

MAINT LOG: MONTY - Montgomery’s Claw upgrades allow him to play the bass. Following performances, he mostly uses them to cause damage. The fence repairs are getting costly.

ULTIMATE PARTY HOST

Congratulation on your installation of the new and improved DJMM. The DJMM features eons of musical enjoyment using a patented technique called ‘improv’ (royalty-free!). No two songs are ever the same. Save a fortune on cleanup! Using a series of connected tubes, the DJMM can run cleaning routines between setlists. If the need ever arises, activate the new “bouncer mode”. (Warning: Bouncer mode still under development. Use of the bouncer mode will void your warranty.

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Advertisements & Other

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Easy Money

My cousin worked here. He said magnets screw with the ticket machines. Just head up to Faz Pad. You can get down to customer service through the back door and grab a stack of tickets. I’ll be waiting for you outside. If you hear any robots, just hide until they leave. You’ll be fine.

No Flash Photography

Warning: No flash photography. Items will be confiscated and kept in the Monty Golf security office.

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imonthinice · 3 years

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The Criminal Psychology Majors, Jason Todd x Fem!Reader Part 9/?

Word Count: 1.7k

Author’s Note: Y/N- Your Name, A/N - Any Name (Your Best Friend’s Name)

I am sorry. lmao.

Half of my links are glitched tf out fuck this shit, touched grass yesterday but that grind don’t fuckin stop babey

Warnings: Angst - Injury, Description of said injury, Mentions of Jason’s past, Swearing, Dark Themes, no beta bitch we die like Jason Todd

(Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7) (Part 8) (Part 9) (Part 10) (Part 11) (Part 12) (Part 13) (Part 14) (Part 15) (Part 16) (Part 17) (Part 18) (Part 19) (Part 20)

Jason clutched his right side as he gasped for a long breath of the cold, rainy air surrounding him. Everything hurt and he could barely move enough to text Dick that he was down. He would hold and add pressure to the stab wound sitting directly on his waist, but he could feel the blood seeping through the gaps in his fingers as he held it. His hands were covered by the blood and he was losing it fast.

He wasn’t going to walk this off by any means, he was going to need Dick to go get him and bring him back to the hospital wing of the Batcave because he couldn’t move and he felt his eyes drooping as he waiting and tried to keep his breathing in check, while Dick was scrambling to go get him.

There would be a few questions he would have to answer to Y/N. Not even just Y/N, to Lian, his Goddaughter, who he was planning on seeing in the morning since Y/N was going to a dance competition, or at least he thought she was.

But in that moment, so many memories flew back into his head, the hopelessness as he sat there for a few seconds, bleeding out after the explosion that Joker had set off on him. And then the minutes in the Lazarus Pit as he drowned himself back to life, the water filling his lungs as he cried and screamed. But no one came.

This time, however, Dick came.

Dick swooped his baby brother up and onto his back and he tried to run to the Batmobile as fast as he could, knowing time was of the essence for saving Jason’s life. Jason had broke off from Dick for a few seconds before this moment, and it was the only thing Dick was worried about. That Dick had said to come back to him, alive.

In the car, Dick put his hands on Jason's gaping wound, trying to press his hands into it as well to slow the bleeding, the Batmobile had the ability to drive itself, and Dick thanked whatever God was watching that it did. Jason was struggling for breath at this moment, and Dick was terrified.

“You’re going to be oaky, Jase. I swear. Please. Don’t die on me, it feels like yesterday that I got you back,” he leaned into Jason’s face, “Not again, please,” Dick begged and begged as he rushed Jason to Alfred, who was waiting to operate on Jason.

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Y/N woke up as always, this time, without a text from Jason. She thought nothing of it, thinking he was safe in his house with his loving family. She went to go get coffee to kick start her day, and A/N wasn’t in the kitchen. She, still, thought nothing of it, since A/N’s lover was over the night before and she had to turn up her music to ignore the sounds coming from the other side of the house. She sent Jason a quick text,

Good morning, Jay. I hope you slept well.

And she returned to her room, coffee in hand, to write some quick little stories about what she had placed in her journal. Not many of the ideas in there were able to be built off of, but she still tried her best with every idea she had, to see if it could be something more.

It normally never was, but it was always something she craved. The ideas of writing a book always enticed her, but she never thought she was talented enough to do so.

She heard her roommate’s door open and then the front door as A/N waved off her lover. It was a quiet Saturday morning, and Y/N loved that as she dove further and further into her work, immersing herself in the story of two lovers who were destined to meet after one moved to the hometown of the other to pursue criminal psychology.

She couldn’t get her mind off of Jason. They hadn’t even known each other for a week but she knew he was worth her time. A few hours passed by from when she sent the first text.

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Dick held Jason’s hand as he was hooked up to many different machines, he could breathe on his own, but the IV and the blood bags were hard to keep Dick’s eyes off of. If only I had been watching a little closer, he thought.

Jason fumbled in his pain-induced sleep, moaning and groaning as he did so when he opened his eyes to find a worried, sleep-deprived and very rough-looking Dick at his bedside, to which, Dick collapsed on Jason in a hug.

“Thank God,” Dick breathed.

“What... what the fuck.... what the fuck happened?” Jason stuttered, like a blanket of sleep and drugs had limited his mobility and brain function.

“I don’t know, Jase. That’s what I was hoping you’d tell me, but then again, your blood alcohol level was suspicious.”

“I... I didn’t drink... drink that much.”

“No, you didn’t. But you did drink, who was with you?”

“I don’t... know.”

“I think you were roofied so they could get the upper hand on you. You almost died, Jase.”

“Come...c’mere,” Jason managed to say, and when Dick came to him, he moved on of his hands onto Dick’s cheek, “Big... big annoying... big little annoying brother.”

“Shhhhhh, little wing,” Dick comforted his little brother, “You weren’t supposed to grow that much taller than me,” he laughed, “Dickhead,” he laughed again, then sighed, and stepped back from Jason to pace back and forth, he was stressed, “I told Roy-”

“Will.”

“Will, sorry. I told Will that you won’t be able to see Lian today, he asked what happened, he might drop by.”

“He should... shouldn’t have to... see me this... this way,” Jason said, eyes pooling with tears, “No one... should.”

“Don’t know how we’re going to explain this to your little girlfriend.”

“Oh... Man... I like... I like her.”

“I know you do, and that’s an issue when you’re high as a kite in a hospital bed, bleeding out, Jase,” Dick tried to explain, “Especially when she doesn’t know you’re Red Hood, dumbass.”

“Oh,” he said.

“I know, Jase. If it was me and Barbara didn’t know, I wouldn’t know what to do,” he sighed, “Haven’t even met this girl,” he laughed.

“It’s... it’s only been... 5 days,” he stuttered.

“and 3 back-to-back, multiple hour, spanning days, worth of dates. You don’t do that with someone you don’t think should meet your family.”

“You’re... stubborn.”

“And you’re my brother. It doesn’t take blood to exhibit the same traits.”

“The meds... are... are wearing off.”

“Do you need more?”

“Not... yet,” he struggled with his words, “Phone?”

“I mean, yeah I can give you your phone,” Dick said as he went to go unplug and hand Jason his phone, realizing that Y/N had texted Jason he said, “Guess you have someone who wants to know where you are more than Will does.”

“Will cares,” Jason said as he took the phone and read Y/N’s text,

I guess it isn’t morning anymore, huh.

Well that’s on me for texting you at 6 in the morning after I know you’ve been working late.

And I’m going to see my Goddaughter today, so I’ve been sleeping in to preserve energy for her.

Can’t forget that she’s what, 1 year old? Girl must have a lot of energy.

Her name’s Lian, and yeah. She’s a ball of energy.

He said as Lian and her dad, Will, formerly known as Roy, walked into the hospital wing of the Batcave. The secret wasn’t hidden to the little girl yet because she couldn’t remember a lot. But, she sure did recognize her Uncle Jay when she screamed her name.

Will brought his daughter up and put her beside her Uncle, and she cuddled into him, he would hold her back.

“Hey... Will.”

“You look like shit, Jaybird.”

“I feel... feel like shit.”

“You’re also talking slow, bud.”

“Drugs... do that... Will.”

“At least you’re not dead, I have no idea how I’d cope or even explain that to Lian.”

“She... she has your... eyes.”

“She’s growing into my nose too.”

“Your nose... looks like shit... on your face.”

“Okay, dickhead. You’re bedridden but yeah, attack me like you used to, I’ll just pull the plug.”

“Lian... would hate you... you for that,” he groaned as he said it.

“Do you need more drugs? I can tell Dick,” Will asked.

“Yeah... I think-”

“Don’t worry about finishing that, Jaybird. I got you.”

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The wet ground surrounding the house Y/N lived in was a representation of what she considered, the bad things, washing away from her life as she got to know Jason more. She wished they could talk more that day, but she did not want to take away time from him and his Goddaughter. Family matters a lot to Y/N, so a thought like that just seemed selfish for her to think when she knew that little girl needed him.

She didn’t think he got injured or anything from the Office, it was a safer place than the fuckin Wayne Manor hallways. She texted Artemis,

So, you’re Wally’s girlfriend, and Wally is Dick’s best friend? Am I hearing you right?

That’s basically the intertwine we have here, yes.

So once you’re in this family, you’re IN, huh?

Nervous?

Not a chance.

The thrill of flipping off pap hasn’t left you yet?

Does everyone know about that? And yes, it’s still massively fun to do.

Wally says Dick is the only one who doesn’t think its that funny.

Lame.

C’mon now, that’s my best friend, but yeah, that’s pretty fucking lame.

You’re the fun best friend, then. You see the fun in making a fool of the pap.

You know it.

Artemis knew of what happened on patrol between Jason and his unknown attacker. Dick had told Artemis to distract Y/N from wondering why Jason seemed drunk, if he seemed drunk. The extents they went to to hide the fact that they were the vigilantes protecting the city, they didn’t know if she was going to be able to keep the secret.

Jason would talk to her after that message,

That storm last night was terrible.

I wish that we were together when it happened. I hate lightning.

Well, you were in Cali.

Did I not tell you? My competition was cancelled because the entire country is fucked with weather.

Oh. That sucks.

Do you want to spend the night here?

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Do you want to spend the night here?

Jason stared at that text for a while. He did, he wanted to spend the night with her, but he was in pain, hooked to machines, with obvious wounds and bandages. He couldn’t spend the night with her.

I can’t. I’m in Metropolis with Will and Lian. Can we reschedule?

Of course we can. As long as you make sure we actually get to spend the night together.

He asked Dick in that moment, “How... how long... long til I heal?”

“Depends. You’ll be okay-ish in 5 days, but in 7-10 we have to take out your stitches if you’ve been taking care of them,” he said.

“That... that long? Damn.”

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ofstarsandfireflies · 3 years

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Welcome one and all to

OSAF’s Movie Night!

A night of every day of the month where yours truly will watch a movie and then force our two idiots into this movie and then write about what a story would entail with them playing as characters from that movie!

It’s the first of January 2021 so we’ll be kicking off the year good and proper with a Disney movie!

I’m still taking requests if you guys want me to talk about any movies in particular, otherwise you’ll be subjected to my extraordinarily ordinary movie collection, but if you guys wanna see what junk I watch then I will subject you to that junk and we can all flail in horror together!

Yes the first movie of the year is Wreck-It Ralph, so let’s get into it!

Wreck it Ralph

Video game character meets glitch in other video game and strikes a friendship.

I realise I could have gone for the easy route and chosen Wreck it Ralph 2, but we already know they exist in that movie and are most definitely together in that movie anyway 😉

Plus this is one of my favourite movies so the first one it is!

Tony is sick of being treated like the villain of his video game even though he’s one of the heros of it.

But no, Steve is the good guy, the best guy, Tony can’t hate him for being everyone’s favourite, but people take one look at how he’s a billionaire and how he was a weapon’s manufacturer and decide he’s a villain? That’s not fair.

He needs to get away for a while and decides to visit the new arcade machine that has been set up next to his own, meeting Stephen Strange, who says he’s part of the game but his hands are messed up so he can’t do his magic properly.

Stephen needs a partner to go with him on the daily quest. If he manages to complete it, he’ll be added to the roster of heroes players can choose from to play as and because of how everyone thinks he’s a glitch, no one will accompany him.

The quest today is to obtain the Eye of agamotto.

Tony at first believes what everyone else believes about Stephen being a glitch.

He’s repeating sentences over and over and somehow jumping from one place to another in the blink of an eye, but as their quest continues and they grow closer, Tony knows he at least deserves a chance.

Especially with how he’s being treated like a villain when all he wants to do is help, something Tony knows all too well.

Tony helps him get the Eye and even tries to help him gain some form of control over his glitching abilities to no avail, but is ultimately fooled by Kaecilius, who tells him if Stephen makes it back to the Guild to show them he’s completed his quest, he’ll be added to the roster of heroes that can be chosen from, and when players see how broken Stephen is, their game will be unplugged and everyone will be homeless, but Stephen will suffer the greatest fate as he won’t be able to leave and will die with the game.

Tony and Stephen fight, Tony trying to tell him that players will think the game is broken if they see him glitching and Stephen not listening.

Tony tells him he’s doing this for his own good and destroys the eye of agamotto in their possession. Then he leaves Stephen alone to return to his own game, which has been put out of order.

And this is when Tony sees Stephen’s picture on the side of the arcade cabinet. He goes back, this time to Wong, who is being forced to serve Kaecilius, who turns out to be Dormammu in disguise, a villain from an old game called Dark Dimension.

Wong tells Tony Stephen’s code can be restored as long as Stephen can get an Eye and bring it to the Guild, ultimately resetting the game and his code.

But Dormammu isn’t going to give up without a fight, going so far as to begin tearing the gaming world apart to strengthen himself all to stop this from happening, swallowing up the Guild and all of the Eyes of Agamotto except for the broken one Tony still has on him.

Seeing the gaming world slowly being destroyed, everyone starts to panic and run for the exit and everyone makes it through except Stephen.

Tony refuses to leave him, no matter how much Stephen begs him to. He says he’s going to stay with him and fight with him, and if they both end up dying here then Tony doesn’t care because he’s not letting Stephen die alone.

Emboldened by Tony fighting for him, Stephen tries to harness his glitch ability one last time, which is actually his own power over time going haywire because of what was done to his code.

It works, forcing Dormammu back through time just as he’s about to win, rebuilding the Guild.

Stephen hands in the Eye Tony has and resets the game, fixing Stephen’s code.

Tony is seen as the hero he always was, even if it is just by Stephen.

Quotes -

“Flattery don’t charge these batteries civilian,”

Peggy is most definitely Sergeant Calhoun and I can see her saying this to Steve as he gushes over her.

“I know it’s tough. But Heroes have to make the tough choice, don’t they?”

Appealing to Tony’s desire to be seen as a Hero, and his growing love for Stephen and knowing he’ll do anything to protect this broken Wizard no one else seems to want, this is what breaks Tony and makes him realise what he has to do.

“Well, now you can live alone in the penthouse.”

I can see one of the Avengers saying this to Tony when he finds out Steve came after him and hasn’t returned yet.

“And then...I met the most dynamite gal. Oh. She gives me the honey glow something awful.”

AHAHAHA I’m sorry but it’s just too good a line not to use. I can’t decide who’s talking about who but it’s perfect.

All I’ll do, is wreck you.

Curious about the new arcade game next to his Avengers Smash’m, Tony ventures into what he’d assume to be some magical RPG and finds a darker truth waiting for him at its core.

This was fun!

I haven’t seen this movie in years so I think it was a good start.

Some may not be as long as this one was, some may be twice as long, who knows!

I’ll see you guys tomorrow with a new movie!

#ironstrange #ironstrange fanfiction #OSAF’s Movie Night #tony stark #stephen strange #strangeiron

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June 25: 2x24 The Ultimate Computer

Belated notes on my watch of The Ultimate Computer yesterday.

Kirk’s definitely in Captain Mode today. You can tell when he’s on edge and suspicious and serious.

Yet another old Kirk friend. Does he know everyone in Starfleet?

War games lol. But it’s “not the military.”

Spock is super into this computer.

A-7 Computer Expert Certification.

The crew’s not needed? Wow, okay, this is going to end badly.

“This gadget.” How do you really feel, Kirk?

And there’s Spock literally making faces behind the Commodore’s back. He is soooo that type. He’s like “Jim, are you hearing this? Can you believe this guy?”

I’m insulted on Kirk’s behalf right now. Replacing people with machines so blithely is offensive.

Of course Bones doesn’t like it.

Oh yeah triumvirate walking scene. I love them. it takes so little for me to think ‘what badasses.’ S2 is really stepping up this dynamic in particular.

And Spock is comfortable enough around Bones to be sassy around him

Oh no, the computer is already glitching, and there is no backup and no plan B.... Bones is completely right in his assessment. This is essentially a Titanic situation: way too much hubris involved. Nothing can go wrong so nothing will go wrong so we’ve planned for nothing going wrong!

McCoy has BFF Clearance. He can go wherever he wants.

“It’s the M-5? What happened to Ms 1-4?” Channel #5.

Ahhhh little gratuitous touch to Spock’s arm. They’re In Love.

“There are certain things men must do to remain men.”

“The right computer finally came along.” Damn Bones.

Jim’s suspicions about the computer coming right after that line make it look like he’s jealous that Spock likes it so much.

He’s getting a “red alert right here.” Computers don’t have that kind of intuition.

Jim’s so thoughtful and self-aware. He really cares both about his instincts and about interrogating those instincts for bias and unreasonableness. This is giving me real S1 vibes: the quiet, intelligent, idealized hero Captain at the fore.

This whole scene is perfect, eminently quotable, and sounds exactly like something that could have been written about automation in 2021. You’re okay with it when it’s happening to someone else but then the computer comes for YOUR job....

Uh-h, M-5 is turning off all the lights...

Space merchant marines... good to know.

HOW are the Captain and CMO “non-essential personnel”? The first sign that M-5 is illogical. They should bring some doctor on the landing party mission given that uh humans are going on it and might get injured.

Anyway I can’t wait for Kirk to destroy this bitch and save the day.

Lol it turned off the lights on Bones in sickbay.

Damn, now it’s trying to take Uhura’s job too!

Chekov is so bored.

Spock wants to serve under one man and one man ONLY. Loyalty to one man... sounds like a wedding vow... and Kirk looks so soft...

So, if Spock has to describe to McCoy what that (unnecessary bitchy and catty) “Captain Dunsel” remark means, by saying that it’s a phrase that “midshipmen use at Starfleet Academy,” is this to imply Bones didn’t go to Starfleet Academy?

He’s never felt so at odds with the ship.... a lover’s quarrel...she’s cheating on him with another man...

Jim Kirk, certified Poetry Nerd. He’s such a romantic.

So glad Bones got him a drink so he can return to the bridge and a possible emergency with just a little bit of a buzz going.

Spock in the chair...

Huh, an automated ship with no crew. Interesting concept.

Oh no M-5! She’s got control of the ship and she won’t let go!

Kirk’s face when Enterprise attacks.. the betrayal... his beautiful lady used for mindless destruction.

“Only a robot” ship--! Bones is insulted.

Kirk orders the computer turned off but we’re only halfway through the ep so...

....And the computer is sentient now.

That was the shortest Captain’s Log ever. “The computer has taken over the ship the end.”

Scotty’s like, “...Well what if we just unplug it?”

Okay so now they only have 19 crew.

Spock and Bones are on point today. “Don’t say it’s fascinating.” / “I won’t. But it is... interesting.” This bitch knows exactly what he’s doing.

The computer isn’t a child, guys!

We need powerful computers “so men don’t have to die in space”--like uh that man your computer literally just killed?

I don’t get Daystrom’s logic at all. He talks as if people, like, needed to do work in space, to survive or something. We don’t need to. We want to! We want to go out and meet cool aliens! This guy is no fun.

What is the thing “greater” than fact finding in space that the robots are going to free us to do? Like what is more impressive than SPACE? I don’t even get that.

Time to mix up fake sci fi world-building references with real references! The Nobel and Zee-Magnee Prizes. Sitar of Vulcan.

A theory emerges... the computer acts illogically...Daystrom won’t let Spock near it... I know this isn’t where this is going, but it kind of sounds like they’re implying it’s a scam, lol. He sold an idea he didn’t have so it’s like.. not a real computer.

Spock’s little protege, Chekov.

“We have been pursuing a wild goose.” Aw, bb’s trying so hard to be colloquial. (Also he 100% learned that phrase from McCoy in The Gamesters of Triskellion and now he’s trying it out on Kirk...when McCoy isn’t around.)

“Not to offend you by using the h-word, but... could it be... human?”

Kirk’s really mad at Daystrom now.

The Commodore really set up that dramatic turn to camera there.

Poor Kirk. His ship is being used for evil.

“They can’t destroy the ship, what would happen to the computer?!” Yes, the computer. And the other 19 people and himself but mostly the computer. Daystrom really has lost it.

I love the actor who plays him, though.

“You are great. I am great.” Nothing weird happening here.

Spirk attack! (Spork it out.)

Spock’s way too sure Commodore Wesley is about to die. “He was decent, it’s a shame the ship I’m on is gonna kill him.”

And now another round of Kirk versus the computer and Kirk’s logic wins.

M-5 should argue that it did not commit murder, it committed homicide in self-defense. But then Daystrom didn’t program it with a lawyer’s brain.

It’s uh just gonna leave? Not turn the lights back on?

Kirk is so smart! I know I say this all the time, but it’s true! He knew what to do to save the ship because he knew Bob Wesley. He had formed connections, he had experience and knowledge that doesn’t come from logic. He is not replaceable!

McCoy’s like “Spock, fight me. Debate me Spock. Fight me. I’ll be fun.”

Spock HAS answered the computers versus humans question--he likes humans. He wants to be surrounded by humans.

That was really good! One of the better S2 episodes. Great Kirk, great triumvirate--as a trio and all three sides of the triangle--great sci fi concept, great guest star, great social commentary--still 100% relevant today.

i definitely have to think more about the ‘human computer’ concept. I liked that they specifically went out of their way to explain why the computer was human, how that was part of its design, and then tied that into its creator, his background, his belief system, and his insecurities. I feel like most ‘sentient computer’ or ‘advanced AI’ narratives just assume a computer that’s powerful enough will eventually be alive, which is not something I believe. The scariness of advanced AI to me is the incredible power it has to act quickly, but in a complete black-box way: you can’t literally see the logic string of its thought processes, and nor can you figure them out easily or completely using the creators’ intentions or logic because the machine has ‘learned’ since its inception, and its learning processes are not human. There is a real alienness to them that I find scary. And I do think this ep captured that nuance in M-5: it has the speed and abilities of a super computer, the “human” qualities of its creator for well-explained reasons, and the unpredictability of a mechanism that is NEITHER human nor human-controlled tool. And of course the ep’s ultimate thesis--that humans cannot be completely automated or replaced, and that we should not want to automate or replace humans--is comforting and of a morality I can and want to agree with.

This was also one of those eps that made me curious about the differences in AOS and TOS Kirk--in other words, an ep that relied on his history with Starfleet and his experience, on the reality that he’s a 34 year old man with 15+years of experience in the Fleet. Time, experience, connections, these aren’t things you can replace no matter how smart you are, and I feel like it would have been interesting to see AOS!Kirk deal with some situation that is trickier for him because he’s a Captain with a startlingly small amount of institutional experience. It’s not just about being young or generally inexperienced, in other words--it’s about NOT knowing every Captain, Admiral, and Commodore in the service, it’s about NOT having friends across the galaxy because he just hasn’t had time to make them. Even in deep space, that matters. And I think it’s something that I appreciate more as an adult myself, with actual real world experience of the importance of connections and experience and time, especially in sort of insular or smaller work communities.

Anyway, next is Bread and Circuses! Another great ep for the triumvirate. I can’t believe we’re almost through S2!!

#the year 2021 #2021: star trek #star trek tos #2021: fandom thoughts

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Garrote part 10

[Starz Power Diego Jimenez x Jazmine Mann (Black!OC)]

Word count: 3.1k words

Warning(s): Mature | Gun phobia, stalking. Diego and Healy get POVs in this one while Jazmine gets some R&R with the help from her mother. This is a plot only chapter, sorry. Previous Masterlist Next

Author’s Note: No beta reader and I’m far too exhausted to edit properly. After this story, I’m gonna adjust exactly how I format my fics. My million other fic ideas plus my debate over participating in NANOWRIMO this year have been keeping me from working on this too much, I figured it was time to put this up since the last chapter was posted in September...

The rest of the day went by with a subtle ease. The temperature was just perfect for a coat and Diego seemed to have nowhere to be. Bordering on the miraculous, it was the man himself who asked her if she wanted to go out and have fun. Feeling caught off guard, Jazmine elected to throw caution to the wind and suggest something other than a fancy nightclub to hang out in. And when Diego heard the name, his jaw dropped.

Two-Bit’s Retro Arcade.

He did not ask why (though he did scoff, but more so in amusement than derision). Julio was elated to hear the address (apparently he’d been before), and Miguel looked crestfallen to have to stay at the penthouse. The journey from ritzy apartment to 25 cent arcade felt like being washed in time, stepping backwards into her past with a piece that didn't belong in that memory.

The place was decently busy, there seemed to be no parties bigger than five. A collection of young kids took up the classics section, rotating between Dig Dug, Pac Man, and Tapper Light. The young man who played pinball every day was there. She didn't know his name but she knew his three letter handle because he had the highest score on every pinball machine in the arcade. The rest were small and easygoing groups, buying beers and gathering around prize winning claw games or Dance Dance Revolution.

"Do they have air hockey?," Diego asked over her shoulder. He was dressed down per her request, in a simple hoodie and jeans. She kept glancing at him, feeling drawn to the simplicity of liking a simple man.

"Over here." She had no intention of hiding how familiar she was with this place. Diego gave Julio a nod and the man dissolved into the background but was never out of sight. Suddenly, Jazmine became very aware that there were now at least two guns in this public space. Air hockey was... occupied. "Looks like a college tournament. Come on, we're not going to be able to play for like a week."

She grabbed his arm to guide him away, but the man didn't budge. He stared those college boys down, looking for a fight. If he started something…

"Diego. Diego! Please… it's just a game, I know a better one we won't have to share."

At last he acquiesced and followed behind, never more than a foot away. She didn't realize she was holding her breath and wondered if those guys noticed his staring… they probably thought it was normal though.

Jazmine brought Diego to the darkest corner of the arcade where nobody was or needed to pass by. If she stopped dead in her tracks, Diego would have tripped over her immediately for how close he was, but now that he had her exclusive attention, she didn't mind. She gestured to her favorite game and smiled.

"Welcome to Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash of Superheroes," she announced. "Nobody plays this version because there's a huge glitch that sometimes makes one character untouchable."

"OK." Diego wore a sly grin. No doubt he intended to find the cheat character and win all matches, but Jazmine knew all of this game's little secrets.

Unsurprisingly, Diego's first pick was Wolverine. Jazmine refrained from rolling her eyes and let him work through the board of player characters, picking her own at random and sometimes picking the one she knew would fair better against his character to make it an even game. She watched his brow grow tighter and tighter as he couldn't find the broken character. He even switched up strategies– picking the characters that looked the least strong and working up from there (the opposite of his earlier choices). At last, he picked Chun-Li, having not noticed Jazmine picked it three times already, and he glanced at her face once more to see if she reacted, but the woman gave nothing away. Not until he looked towards the screen did she crack a smile.

The way the smugness drained off of Diego's face made her smile broaden. He looked at the controls as if they were to blame, then to Jazmine and back to the screen where Chun Li had walked off of the edge of the screen. Annoyed, he leaned over the controls menacingly and waited for an explanation from the Cheshire cat grin on his partner's face.

It took her awhile to answer him– she was trying really hard to fight the bubbling laughter in her belly. "Yeah, that um… that's what I was talking about. If you play the same character four times, the game breaks. You can't be hit but you also can't hit and you need to hold down the joystick to keep from walking off the edge of the screen… if you let them get away, well… you have to unplug the whole system."

Diego looked pissed. He stared her down for so long she gulped but eventually, he freed her from his penetrative gaze. His hand slipped under her jacket and found a home at the base of her spine, and suddenly she was being whisked away towards the bathrooms.

"Where are we–"

Diego wasted not a breath and pushed her into the women's bathroom (unsurprisingly closet sized), before crowding her space to step inside and lock the door behind. Her heart began to pound against her chest as he turned and fixed her with a commanding glare. He moved as sly as a big cat, forcing her to find purchase against the tiny wood counter with the sink and leaning over her with his lips pressed to her nose.

He said something softly in Spanish that she didn't understand, but it sounded sultry and it sent a pleasant shiver down her back. She thought he was going to kiss her, but then there was something hard and heavy he pressed into her hand.

A gun.

Her eyes bulged– glancing quickly between him and the shiny dark metal of the killing contraption– and shook her head minutely.

"Take it," he said. She just kept shaking her head, hiding her hands beneath her arms and feeling dizzy, on the verge of passing out. He growled. "I wasn't asking."

If he wasn't pressed against her, she would be rocking for comfort. Jazmine did not like guns. Her eyes misted over as she whispered, "why?"

"They've been following us since we left." He slid the wretched mechanism up along her arm and let it rest just below her collarbone. "Haagen's men probably. They're getting bolder– probably by their master's orders." He tilted his head as if he was speaking of something completely mundane as he said, "did you really think those air hockey guys were college students? It's a Thursday."

Jazmine didn't mean to whimper, but she managed to keep her tears at bay long enough to touch a finger to the gun, not quite taking it, but letting him know she would. She let him show her the safety and slipped it into the back of her pants, careful not to hurt her and demonstrating an awareness of her southpaw. He was almost hugging her when he finally stepped back (as far as the little toilet would allow). When his heel clinked against the porcelain, he turned to make sure he hadn't stepped in a mess, and Jazmine bolted.

"Hello?"

There was no one else's voice she wanted to hear more than that of Lashawn Mann. Jazmine felt guilt well up alongside the anxiety that had been threatening to consume her for weeks.

"Mama?" Her voice sounded so small in her own ears. "Can I come over and see you?"

"Of course, baby. You can come see me right now: I'm at your place."

Jazmine caught a cab from Essex street home, and though Diego possessed an acute lack of awareness for personal space or feelings, he did leave her alone for a while. No SUVs with fake licenses trailed her home, no voicemails and no texts came through. She put it in airplane mode to make sure things stayed that way. She had a thought to drop Healy's hearing aid down a drain but put it in her pocket instead.

Lashawn was waiting with Hercules. The tiny bit of annoyance Jazmine usually felt about getting slobbered on washed away the instant she saw her furry grey friend. The woman plopped her butt onto the ground and let the dog run amok in excitement to see her again.

"Mom…" Hercules settled down in her lap and weighed her to the earth like an anchor for a ship at sea. "If something happens to me, will you take care of her?"

"What do you mean 'if something happens to you'? Child, I ain't heard from you in two months and you come back with that?" Lashawn sat down on the floor despite her bad knees and leaned on her daughter's shoulder. "Baby, what's going on with you?"

Estupido. She shouldn't have run away like that.

Diego was overthinking in the backseat while Julio sat in perfect silence. The driver would have preferred the radio on, but his boss demanded the proper atmosphere to brood in. Taking what little he knew of the woman, Jazmine was probably going to retreat to her apartment since he lived in the only other place she was safe. Whatever– she would return in her own time. Unless her own time hindered their operation.

We can't lose this opportunity. We are so close to Porsche and revenge. Hurry up, cariño. Make our next move.

Diego was stuck deep inside his head even as he stood with his sister hours later in yet another huge warehouse with examples to be made of. Alicia wiped the blade of her knife onto her bodyguard's sleeve, then turned the blade over to her brother.

"Finish the last one, will you?"

Diego hummed, distracted by the conversation at the edge of the half circle. He did not like what he heard. He dug the blade straight into the crying man's heart, then cut his throat just for good measure. The blood on his hands was drying before he was able to speak again. He and Alicia were sat in her limo across from each other. She tactfully ignored his piercing gaze, while he worried the stickiness between his fingers mindlessly.

"What's this I hear about you staying in New York?"

Alicia glanced coolly up from inspecting her nails. "What do you mean? Someone needs to run the business."

"That's what that idiot and your little fuck toy Dre are for. They deal with shit here while we get Porsche back, and then we go home. Together."

"No," she shrugged. "Dre can't be trusted, Diego. I'm staying, you're going back to Mexico. We can split parent: the girl comes to live with me for a while and then with you. Every month or so…?"

Diego's hands ball into fists and his teeth hurt from the pressure of keeping his jaw closed. Fucking puta, he thought as the car slowed to a stop. Exiting the car, the man pulled himself up to his full height and reveled in the brief moment of fear that registered on her face.

"I'm not your errand boy, hermana. I don't do things because you think it's convenient. And I won't be sent away like an annoying pest so you can trounce about in luxury while I'm stuck doing peasant work. Am I the only one worried about that little fucking girl?"

Through the marble stonework of her mask, he saw the cracks in her armor. "We can talk about this later, Diego."

"Do you even want her back?," he sneered.

"Stop it!"

Alicia pushed him out of her way and disappeared quickly, her entourage scurrying to follow her. Diego looked to his men to find them with their eyes cast down as if they were witness to something they should never see. He stormed away with his head full of rage and more questions than answers.

Meanwhile in a stuffy police office space, Healy was getting chewed out. His superiors figured him out, and now he was sat in interrogation with a furious pair of agents awaiting an explanation and disciplinary action.

"You took it too far, Healy," his boss said. "I mean, you have really outdone yourself this time."

"Yes sir."

"Fucking A, right!" Agent Brasa slammed her hand on the table. No doubt she was chewing a huge wad of nicotine gum and gunning for his immediate firing. "This was our case, Healy, ours. Mine and Holbrooke, not yours!"

Holbrooke remained ever brooding, silently leaning against the wall and watching the scene unfold. Though they made remained neutrally poised, he could tell by the pinch in their brow they were just as angry as Brasa. Healy had given up trying to talk to Brasa, and instead appealed to Holbrooke this time.

"You two have every right to be angry with me–"

"Oh do I??" Brasa cut in, "I didn't realize I needed your permission to be pissed off!"

"-- but I did it because I had an 'in.' I saw an opportunity that only I could have seized, and–"

"Are you really going to let him get away with this, Stahlworth?" Brasa looked accusingly at their boss, who merely scratched at his neck and closed his eyes as if keeping them open pained him greatly.

"Brasa. Holbrooke. Out. I'll handle this the way I see fit– and don't argue with me, Marie, or I'll put you on suspension."

The two stormed out into the hall, and finally Healy was able to breathe. As soon as he had been confronted by Stahlworth, he had come clean– setting up a covert op without agency permission and using a civilian to distract the perp while he slipped a mole into the organization and collected information. Brasa and Holbrooke had done amazing work– they discovered Haagen was the head, profiled the victims, and knew many of the locations of the exchanges– but they couldn't get any further to seizure warrants or when the exchanges were taking place.

Healy looked pleadingly at Stahlworth. "They didn't have the resources to cover all those locations with proper 24 hour surveillance, Jack. Haagen is always one step ahead of them– of us– anyways because someone in this very organization is on his payroll. I don't need the glory, I don't want the case to myself– I just want this fucker behind bars. If you have to suspend me, I understand, if you have to fire me, I get it– but please don't throw out my evidence. People's lives are on the line, and Brasa and Holbrooke need this info–"

"Who's your informant?" Healy snapped his mouth shut as the dreaded words left Stahlworth to hang menacingly in the air. "Healy? Who. Is your. Informant? Who are you working with? Give me a clearer picture of what you've been up to, and maybe I'll ask the DA to go easy on your ass."

Healy gritted his teeth and dug his heels in. "I can't tell you any of that. A mole for a mole, I can't afford to trust that the eyes and ears in this very room are sound. Now if you want to pass this case back over to the agents it belongs to, I just have a few conditions concerning the safety of–"

"Is this about Meghan?," Stahlworth asked.

Healy's voice died in his throat. A lump formed and he had to swallow it down before it consumed him completely. Standing from his chair, Healy buttoned his coat and came face to face with his boss.

"This is about the kids I can still save. Sir."

After LaShawn helped Jazmine pack her belongings, the daughter decided to take Hercules to the park for some fresh air. Her mother had made it clear she wanted Jazmine to move back in with her since she'd lost her job, but what she didn't know was that before Healy and Haagen, Jazmine was two months behind on rent, and she should have lost the lease to her apartment weeks ago. As it stood now, the landlord hadn’t bothered her once– so someone was paying her bills. Exactly who would remain a mystery as Diego, Healy, and Haagen possessed the means and the interest in keeping her in New York City, so she tried not to think too hard about it.

Jazmine picked a spot in the grass and let Herc off the leash. She threw a beat up tennis ball with a little cheap plastic arm and watched her happy grey pupper zip around picnickers and other dog walkers, always stopping to be petted by every little girl and boy who squealed happily to see her. The woman was jumpy and constantly on edge, but for some reason she barely flinched when Diego sat down next to her.

"I'll be honest, I'm glad you're here," she said without looking his way.

He took the plastic arm and threw the next ball watching Hercules trot over hill and dale for this throw. "Did Healy tell you about Porsche?"

Jazmine turned to see the dark bags under Diego's eyes. "He said something about a missing baby… is that what you mean?"

The man leaned into her shoulder. "Yes."

"I'm sorry, Diego."

"I want my baby back, Jazmine. I want to watch her grow up happy and healthy and loved." He turns to look at her with an expression of maturity she didn't think he was capable of. "That's why I need you. We need you. You're probably scared, but you can't be more scared than that little girl is right now."

It felt like a punch to the gut. Part of her was annoyed by his dismissal of her fear, but for the most part she understood. It wasn't hard to figure out what happened to older girls and boys in Haagen's ring, but what the fuck was he doing with babies? The thought twisted her stomach until her head ached from nausea.

Diego continued, scratching at his eye to cover the build up of tears that threatened to spill out. "Healy said he found evidence of sales for kids under 13 that looked more like adoption papers than anything. Requirements for private education and a separate bedroom, things like that. He said he has a stack with no names but six of them are around her age with the name of the adoptive parents on it. It's a start."

"It's a very good start." Jazmine placed her hand on Diego's back and let him curl into her side with a sigh. "It means she's still alive, that's fantastic... do you think Haagen noticed the papers were missing? He probably has so many…"

Diego shrugged noncommittally and dragged her down to lay in the grass with Hercules. As he did, she felt the gun in her pants dig into her back, tightening that fist clenched around her heart. She was safe for now, in this moment. But would she ever be again?

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Detroit: Become Human AU, Part II: Jesse

There was a small smile on her face, making the gunslinger worried. She only smiled when she was interested in something—and the things she was interested in often did not make it back out of her lab the way they went in.

O’Deorain approached him steadily, gaze flicking back and forth from his eyes to his LED.

Link to Chapter I

Jesse had sent in a report of his diagnostics, then avoided Dr. O’Deorain as best he could over the course of the week he was on base. It was not too out of the ordinary, and Dr. O’Deorain never left her laboratory often anyways, which made it easier. But of course, Jesse’s luck ran thin before long.

She somehow found him in the training ranges, watching him shoot from the observatory with her hands clasped behind her back. There was a small smile on her face, making the gunslinger worried. She only smiled when she was interested in something—and the things she was interested in often did not make it back out of her lab the way they went in.

Jesse packed up early, looking up once again but not seeing O’Deorain. He left the training ranges, scanning the corridors uneasily. Locked onto the doctor’s biosignature before he could actually see her, Jesse sighing heavily. O’Deorain approached him steadily, gaze flicking back and forth from his eyes to his LED.

“McCree. Commander Reyes issued an inspection on your latest post-mission diagnostics. It seems as though your programming is glitching,” She told him airily, waving a hand as she turned. Expecting him to follow. Jesse did, not saying anything for the moment.

If the commander had ordered an in-depth scan—which was the only real option considering O’Deorain came to get him herself—he might be in some trouble. Deviant thoughts were hard to decipher, intricate abnormalities that no one had a true understanding of where they came from. Outgrowing the programming was one thought. Another was just a fault in the system, bound to happen with so many androids being produced at such a high rate.

His programming was very fine tuned and made with purpose, however. Nothing should have been acting up, especially when it came to moral choices he could make for himself. While the deviation process was intricate, humans tended to only understand the output of coding signaling something was off.

And they were afraid of that output. Of that outcome.

Of what it would mean if a specially designed, hyper-lethal undercover organization’s weapon were to be off in some way. Making it’s own choices, it’s own decisions. Something with a database of knowledge and advancements humans would never have suddenly thinking for itself...They feared no longer being superiour.

Alerts started to go off in Jesse’s vision, blinking along his peripheral. He tried to make his thoughts calm, tried not to run through a thousand scenarios of what would happen to him if O’Deorain found something she did not like. Tried not to look at the blaring 67% chance deactivation slowly ticking up the more he ran through the simulations. It was at 71% by the time they got to O’Deorain’s lab.

“Your LED is red, McCree. Is there something bothering you?” The doctor suddenly piped up from where she was tapping at a tablet, voice nonchalant. Knowing. That icy blue eye shifted to him. Fuck. Jesse gripped the edge of the examination table, glaring back at her.

“You know I hate these scans,” He muttered, O’Deorain grinning.

“It couldn’t possibly be because you have something to hide, now could it?”

“Look all you want, doc.”

“Oh, I will. Deactivate your skin,” She ordered, plugging him into the computers at his back with a long cable to the port at his nape. Jesse retracted the skin as he was told, watching it disappear over his hands, leaving them a clean white and grey.

“Your mental activity over the past week has spiked considerably compared to your averages. Interesting, considering the diagnostics report I was given just a week ago. It showed you entered a state of distress equivalent to that recorded in androids going deviant,” O’Deorian noted, Jesse’s LED flicking from the yellow he had just worked it back down to to red once more.

“Ah. So it is what you’ve been processing. You are aware of the...Implications of Blackwatch keeping a deviating model like yourself, yes?”

“I am not deviant.”

“And yet that is proven otherwise here just in the data I’ve received over the past ten minutes. Your neural processing code has changed from what you were initially programmed with, see here? You are creating your own programming, your own code. Is that not simply fascinating? Replicating the human thought process simply from outgrowing your program, like a child learning how to choose for themselves what they like and don’t like. But, your first choice was not the red or blue toy, was it? It was choosing between life and death.”

85% chance deactivation, stress levels 70%.

“And you made that choice on your own. No programming told you to leave that guard alive. How did you come to that conclusion, I wonder? A machine built for killing left someone alive when given the chance. Bypassing the very core of why you were created, because you felt a human emotion that was more powerful than your program. Incredible. You encrypted that optical sensory footage well, but I’m afraid I am simply better at finding out the lies from the truth. And I am detecting that you are lying about being deviant. Care to make an argument against me now, MC910?”

Jesse glanced at the warnings flaring too bright and overwhelmingly red, distress signals following beneath the 89% chance deactivation.

“I...I just did what I thought...It was calculated to have the same percent of success rate—”

“Your stress levels are becoming critical. Does being deactivated truly frighten you that much? You are simply biocomponents held in a shell of plastic with a pre-programmed set of algorithms in that fascinating brain of yours telling you what you should do. Is it telling you to be afraid of shutting down, or is that a thought process you created the more you experienced among us? Because most androids do not fear that. The equivalent of death for you. That is something distinctly human.”

“I-I don’t know. It doesn’t make sense to me either, I don’t—” Jesse stuttered.

93% level of stress, critical.

“Moira. You’re supposed to be running diagnostics, not interrogating him. Leave that to the professionals.”

Both Jesse and O’Deorain looked up as Reyes strode into the lab, a stern look fixed in place. He glanced at the readings of Jesse’s activity levels, then to the LED on his temple.

“He’s coming with me. I’ll take care of things from here,” The commander continued, unplugging Jesse from the monitors and urging him to stand.

He activated his skin once again, feeling somewhat safer with it on, in a strange way. They walked out of the laboratory swiftly, Reyes not giving him time to try and explain himself.

“Commander—”

“Don’t say a word until we get to my office.”

Jesse nodded, vision clearing from the red slightly. Safer than he had been not moments ago with O’Deorain, but not out of the flames just yet. Reyes’ office was tucked into the far corner of the base, obscure, but clearly meant for higher level personnel. The hallways were cleaner, lined with less doorways. Silent.

Jesse had been to it plenty of times for post-mission reports, and the few where the commander trusted him with information best not to be repeated. They walked inside, the door sliding shut with a hiss, computer screens immediately lighting up.

“Power down all devices, I just need a light,” Reyes called out, the holoscreens disappearing just as quickly as they had booted up, a single light turning on above them.

“Sit, Jesse.”

Another order he followed, this time without question. Reyes sighed heavily, rubbing a hand over his forehead. There was a pregnant pause before he sucked in another breath and sat up.

“Deviant, huh?”

“Commander, I—”

“Listen, kid. I know it’s not your fault, not really. I’m not even going to pretend I understand why this happens, or why it has to happen to my android, out of all of them out there. You’ve always had spirit, personality. I never thought anything of it, but command warned me to be wary. You know as well as I do what it means to have a deviating soldier. They’re gonna want to shut you down, make a better model.”

“Reyes, I know what they want, but I won’t do it again! It was a glitch is all, I...I failed the mission, and that happens sometimes.”

“It shouldn’t for you. Not in the way I saw. And now, whether we like it or not, Moira has all that information against you. You know she sure as hell isn’t going to keep it to herself. You probably just thought you were doing the right thing, and I’m not mad or worried or anything like that. You spared a life. There’s a lot worse that androids have done as their first act of deviation. But that still makes you deviant, and they won’t care what you did or didn’t do.”

“I trust you, Jesse, because I know you. And I see you as one of my own. You’re my soldier, you’re one of my agents, just like any of the human ones. I’m gonna protect you like one of them. So, this is me telling you now that if you want to survive, you run. You get out of here and get as far from this place as possible. Disable your tracking, take off your LED, disappear. Because they’ll hunt you down until they see you in parts at a dump, and that’s the last thing I want to happen to you.”

“You’ve been one of my best agents. I’m not going to let them take you away, so get a head start. As far as I know, starting now, I sent you from my office after we went over your tests, and you went to your quarters to rest. If you don’t show up to dinner, well. I wonder what could have happened.”

Reyes stared at him over his laced fingers, Jesse nodding and standing abruptly.

“I’m sorry, Gabe.”

“Don’t be. Now, go.”

The gunslinger left the office, walking steadily towards his own quarters, staring dead ahead. Software instability detected. He gathered his gun and some extra ammo, changed his clothes into something unassuming, grabbed his hat. Paused. Jesse touched the LED on his temple. Software instability detected. Slipped the edge of a knife between it and his temple, pushing away from himself. It came off with a click, falling to the ground and under the cot. Jesse grabbed his things and left the room, not looking back.

Software instability detected. ~~

#Detroit: Become Human AU #jesse mccree #gabriel reyes #moira o'deorain #overwatch #dbh au #eventual mcgenji I promise #WhiskeysWorks #remember when I said I wouldn't update this #smeagol lied

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Problems With HP Printers and Their Solutions

In spite of being dependable printing machines and regardless of your best of endeavors, HP printers frequently glitch. Why? There can be numerous explanations behind HP printers to glitch and show mistake messages. Here we have recorded 10 regular HP printer issues and their answers.

Toner spreads or does not fix to the page

Check the fuser. On the off chance that it is nearing the end, supplant it. In the event that you don't have the foggiest idea how to supplant a fuser, allude to your HP printer bolster manual that initially accompanied the HP printer setup unit. Here and there, fuser shows a Clean Fuser Input message. It is a reasonable sign that fuser needs a cleanup. Open the front entryway on your HP printer. Check in the event that you see a blue brush inside (there must be one). Remove the toner cartridge from the printer to come to the fuser input get together.

The get together situates over the dark toner cartridge port. Take the blue brush out and clean the gathering. The cleanup methodology is proposed for a HP Color LaserJet 5500 printer. On the off chance that you have an alternate printer, allude to its manual. In the event that it's not fuser, it might be the toner cartridge which is either blemished or nearing the end. All things considered likewise, you should supplant it. On the off chance that the toner is neither blemished nor nearing end, clean the toner cartridge gathering.

Paper Jams

Paper jams are the commonest printer issues, with HP printers as well as with all the printer brands and models. Paper jam can happen because of various reasons from the torn paper bits, wrong paper plate chosen, wrong paper type chosen, free paper roller, and to a build up of residue and so forth look cautiously inside the paper plate and the at the exit of the print paper. On the off chance that there are any bits of paper stuck inside, expel them. Watch that the paper plate has the correct sort of paper what is in the control board of the printer.

On the off chance that it is extraordinary, printer will encounter a paper jam issue. Ensure that the paper type matches what is in the printer properties. If not, right it. Additionally, ensure that the printer prints to the correct paper plate. Inability to which will prompt paper jam. On the off chance that the roller is by all accounts free, fix it cautiously. On the off chance that the roller looks sparkling, it might require a substitution. Also, never pull paper in the counter bearing. Continuously pull it in the paper way heading.

Windows sends print employments to a wrong printer

It happens when Windows chooses a default printer without anyone else. In the event that you are utilizing Windows 7, click the Start catch and point to Devices and Printers. You will see different printers recorded under Printer and Faxes. Right-click the ideal printer and snap Set as default printer. Whenever provoked, affirm the activity and leave Devices and Printers. Restart your PC and printer. Test a print page and inquire. Windows should print to the correct printer.

On the off chance that you are utilizing Window XP, click the Start catch and point to Control Panel. Double tap Hardware and Sound and after that Printers. Search for the printer that you need to set as default, right-click it and afterward pick Set as Default Printer.

Print Spooler administration quits working

This is again a typical issue with HP printers. To dispose of this issue, click the Start catch and point to Run. At the point when in Run discourse box, type 'services.msc' (without statements) and hit Enter. This will take you to the Services window. On the correct hand side, search for Print Spooler, right-click it and select Restart. Whenever provoked, affirm the activity and leave the Services window. Whenever provoked, restart your PC. Whenever done, test a print page.

50.4 mistake message

The mistake message shows a power supply issue and by and large happens when the power rope of your printer is connected to an electrical extension or the UPS. To dispose of this blunder message, plug the printer straightforwardly into an electrical plug.

Printouts are excessively light, have spots

Regularly a printer begins printing light or spotty when the ink\toner cartridge is either evaporated or obstructed. Expel the ink\toner cartridge. Take a delicate fabric and plunge it into either boiling water or liquor. Presently rub the delicate fabric warily against the print head. Likewise, rub it underside the spout of the printer. It will mollify the ink and let the printer print appropriately. Put the ink cartridge back in the spot. Print a test page and inquire.

Mistake message 69.x

This demonstrates a brief glitch on your printing gadget. To influence this message to vanish, you basically need to control off your printer, hang tight for 10-15 seconds and afterward control it on. This will reset the designs and make your printer working once more. In the event that the message still shows up, control off both printer and PC and after that turn them on.

Mistake message 10

The mistake shows a Supplies Memory Error. Contingent upon your HP printer display, the mistake can happen because of different reasons. To dispose of the issue, control off your printer and unplug it from the electrical plug. Hang tight for 10-15 seconds before connecting the printer back. Whenever done, plug the printer once more into electrical plug, control it on, and let it warm up legitimately. Whenever done, print a test page and inquire. Your printer should begin working fine at this point. There may likewise be an issue with your printer's memory. Supplant its memory stick.

Can't fit more content on the page

You may need your print page to have a significant content sum however your default printer settings may not give you a chance to do as such. In some cases, you may likewise confront an issue when contracting the content on a sheet. To dispose of this issue, go to Printer Properties in Control Panel. Change the printer settings to suit more pages for each sheet. For instance, click the drop-down menu under Pages per sheet and publications and select it to 2 or 3 as wanted per pages. Snap the OK catch. The settings may contrast as per your printer show. Allude to your HP printer bolster manual for right settings.

Remote printer issues

Remote printers are incredible for home or office use. Be that as it may, they can't beat wired printers with regards to speed. Remote printer clients regularly face printer moderate issues. To ensure that your remote printer works at a nice speed, utilize a remarkable direct number in your switch. Additionally, place your printer near your Wi-Fi switch. Keep devices like cordless telephones, security cautions from your remote switch. These contraptions make electrical impedance and cause your printer to work gradually

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How To Turn Off The Flashing Clean Light On Mr. Coffee?

Mr. Coffee is a great coffee maker and an essential in every household these days. It’s one of the best coffee makers out there and for ease of use, the manufacturers have also installed a clean light on the machine.

This allows the users to be aware of when does the coffee maker needs a deep clean. This helps in ensuring that the coffee maker gets a regular and timely cleanup.

However, an issue has been spotted with the clean light that is, that the clean light keeps flashing. Even after a thorough and deep clean. This has caused some consumers to become very bothered by the coffee maker.

Even though the Mr. Coffee maker is one of the best and produces top-quality coffee, the flashing clean light can be sometimes an annoying aspect.

Hence to help you resolve this issue we have enlisted some ways you can ensure that your Mr. Coffee maker’s clean light flashing issue can be resolved quickly and in a hassle-free way.

Turning off the flashing clean light on Mr. Coffee:

Time to get down to business, having a flashing clean light can be very annoying especially if you have done the cleaning ritual. However, it’s best to start by checking the cleaning process. Let’s look at it in depth.

Deep cleaning Mr. Coffee Maker:

If the clean light is flashing it’s best to first check if the machine needs any cleaning. Even if you have been keeping the machine clean, there may be some areas that you might have missed and in that case, the flashing clean light can be a blessing.

In areas where the water is hard, you may want to check up on the carafe, filter, and water reservoir on a regular basis to see if there is any mineral buildup.

These are common causes for the flashing light to be going off. Hence check all those areas and run through the proper cleaning cycle if you haven’t already.

When the cleaning cycle is running does not stop it mid-way and do not remove any part of it. Let the cleaning cycle run from start to finish and do its thing. Since the coffee maker cleans itself there isn’t much needed to be done on your end.

However, it is best to remove the carafe, filter, and water reservoir to clean it and wash it with liquid soap. Do not use any harsh objects, just use a sponge to rinse it nicely.

You don’t want any harsh scratches on the bottom of the reservoir as that may impact the quality of the coffee it produces. Hence keep a very soft hand when washing Mr. Coffee’s reservoir.

Along with that do not forget to run through the user manual as it provides complete details on the cleaning of Mr. Coffee. From what materials to use to what kind of products like soda or vinegar should be used. All this makes up for excellent cleaning of the machine and you can have a delicious cup of coffee at the end of the day.

After you are done cleaning the machine, you may want to let it run with water for a couple of minutes to ensure that all the soapy fluid and residue is removed from the machine.

Running two to three water cycles will just ensure a clean and delicious cup of coffee for you. Now if the clean flashing light has still not stopped then there are other reasons why this may be happening.

Reasons for clean light flashing on Mr. Coffee:

There are several other reasons why the clean light still may be going off and we need to inspect why before we call in a technician. So let us look at them one by one:

With any electrical appliances that may be glitching the best way is to always turn them off and unplug them completely. Let it cool down for a couple of minutes and then restart it. This helps reset all the functions and the lights on the device.

Even after thorough internal cleaning, the machine may still be dirty. This can be resolved by first of all checking all the necessary parts, such as the water reservoir, filter, and the carafe, even then if the clean light continues to flash. Then you need to unplug the machine and take a damp sponge to scrub the exterior and the lid of the machine. See if this helps solve the problem and turns the light off.

Once the cleaning has been done we should always wait a couple of minutes before restarting the machine and plugging it in. Leave the machine unplugged and turned off for a few minutes after the cleaning. This will make sure that the device is able to recognize that the cleaning process has been completed successfully.

Also when the cleaning cycle is in process, avoid unplugging the machine and stopping the process midway.

If due to some reason you have to stop the cleaning cycle midway, then you need to start the cleaning cycle again from the beginning. It takes one hour for the machine to perform a complete deep clean. After which you need to run the machine with clean water at least once or twice to ensure all the residue product has been removed.

Conclusion:

Regular maintenance of the Mr. Coffee Maker will prevent the light from going off and flashing continuously. However, even after the implementation of all the steps mentioned above the light keeps flashing you can always contact the manufacturer’s helpline and see what they have to say.

You will be lucky if you have a warranty and you can simply get the machine replaced. However, the methods mentioned above should help turn off the flashing light. Either way, if need be you can always contact the help center and see what the issue is about.

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The Matrix 4 Trailer Breakdown: Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, and…Smith?!

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The moment Matrix fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. The next chapter of Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus’ story is almost here and Warner Bros. has a trailer to prove it. It’s an action-packed first look at Resurrections, a sequel that seems to take the franchise in new directions, and introduces quite a few new mysteries to the already complex lore of The Matrix, all accompanied by Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit.”

While it refreshingly plays things very close to the chest at a time when most trailers give away 2/3 of the plot, I’ve tried my best to dissect the trailer for some answers. But as you’ll find in the breakdown below, I’ve mostly been left with more questions and tons of excitement for this movie. Plus, a few theories.

Before I get to it, have a look at the trailer if you haven’t already:

Okay, let’s enter the Matrix.

The Setting: Is this the Matrix or Machine Heaven?

This trailer is so disorienting, it’s unclear where this Matrix movie even takes place. These movies have always been multi-setting stories, between the big simulation, smaller programs, and the real world, but this movie’s setting is particularly vital information since it’ll explain what’s going on in some of the weirder parts of the trailer.

Our first glimpse of Neo’s life after the events of The Matrix Revolutions reveals he’s back in a simulation as Thomas Anderson, but is it the Matrix we know and love? Maybe. This idyllic city by the sea doesn’t really look like the dystopian, sprawling Mega City from the original trilogy.

You may have also noticed that the signature green tint is gone. There’s actually an explanation for that. When the Matrix was rebooted at the end of Revolutions, it came back online without the greenish hue, with Sati creating a beautiful, otherworldly sunrise (not unlike the one shining down on the bridge in the first picture) in tribute to Neo.

But there’s also the possibility that this is a completely different simulation all together. I’ve gone on about this in other articles, but I have a few theories as to where this movie takes place: 1) it’s set in the same version of the Matrix as the first three movies but rebooting the simulation meant tweaks to the city, 2) this is a completely new version of the Matrix created as a successor to the one from the original trilogy, 3) this isn’t the Matrix at all and is instead a separate digital world.

Hear me out on that last point: we watched Neo die in Revolutions, not as himself but after being assimilated by Smith. Becoming one with Smith allows the Machines to send a kill signal from the real world, deleting the rogue program once and for all. But where do programs go when they’re deleted? Reloaded refers to a vague place called “the Source,” which seems to be the central mainframe of the Machines. Programs marked for deletion are supposedly absorbed by the Source.

Since Neo died only after he turned into a Smith while in the Matrix, and his real-world body died in the Machine City, what if Neo’s digital form has somehow become stuck in some sort “machine heaven” inside the Source? This theory doesn’t necessarily track with other shots of real-world Neo later in the trailer, but it could be a possible explanation for why there’s a different version of Morpheus in this movie and why Jonathan Groff’s character tells Neo at the end of the trailer that he’s going “back to the Matrix.”

Also, maybe this is just a wink at the audience, but at one point, Neo is fighting his way out of a place called “Deus Ex Machina.” This is a reference to the Machine leader who Neo brokered peace with in Revolutions. It doesn’t seem like an accident that it appears here. Perhaps the plot of the movie is that Neo is stuck in the Source and eventually he tries to find his way out?

Neo and the Blue Pill

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Wherever Neo is, he doesn’t remember the events of the first three movies and has returned to his life as sad sack Thomas Anderson. But memories of his past life are starting to sneak their way back into his head.

We see him consulting a psychiatrist played by Neil Patrick Harris to see if he’s “crazy” but it’s clear that Neo will soon wake up and re-learn the truth about his past. But someone clearly wants to stop that from happening. We watch Neo take blue pills Since the blue pills symbolize ignorance of the truth, it’s likely that these pills are stopping Neo from regaining his memories and abilities. Neo’s ditches his prescription and opts for Morpheus’ red pill later in the trailer, though.

During the red pill sequence, it looks like Morpheus and his crew have found a way to play back Neo’s past for him on a projector. How this is possible beats me, but just go with it. This is likely when Neo fully wakes up.

This scene will eventually be interrupted by a trigger-happy SWAT team, of course. What an image.

How Are Neo and Trinity Back in the First Place?

Things are about to get more confusing. If Neo and Trinity are really back in the Matrix…how the hell is that even possible? After all, they both died in the real world, which is, you know, a major obstacle to overcome if you want to get plugged back in. Yet, we see them both in the real world, hooked back up to machines, although it’s unclear if they’re back at the power plant that powers Machine City. Above, you can see Trinity seemingly alive in the real world but back in the clutches of the Machines.

The trailer does seem to tease that we’ll learn what happened to Neo’s body after Revolutions. Usually, humans are liquefied upon death to feed the rest of the crop, but Neo is no ordinary human. There are a few blink-and-you’ll-miss-it snapshots of the Machines doing something to Neo’s body, seemingly performing some sort of procedure. Neo’s eyes remain scorched from the events of Revolutions, as well.

All this implies some major, new Matrix lore could be introduced in this movie. Until now, the process through which the Machines grow humans has largely remained a mystery. We know they’re grown in pods and fed liquid human remains, but how do the Machines create these humans in the first place? And do their abilities extend far beyond growing new humans to power their city? What if the Machines also have the ability to bring the dead back to life as they seem to be doing with Neo and Trinity?

This also seems to support Cypher’s belief that the Machines could actually plug people back into the Matrix, something Trinity said wasn’t true in the original movie. Smith told Cypher that he would not only get plugged back in but that he wouldn’t remember anything about his miserable life in the real world. The Agents even promised him that they could give him a new, better life within the simulation. Cypher hoped to return as an important actor. This may be why Neo and Trinity don’t remember each other at first in the new movie.

Neo and Trinity’s Connection

Neo and Trinity’s connection is way too strong, though. They’ve brought each other back from the dead a couple of times, surely a little memory loss isn’t going to keep them apart for long. We watch them meet for “the first time” at a coffee shop — a place called “Simulatte,” as revealed by teaser footage released earlier this week — and then they’re back to kicking ass like the old days.

But it’s clear things have also changed. For example, there’s something weird going on with Trinity’s face, which seems to be bleeding…Matrix code? Does this mean this isn’t Trinity at all but a program designed to simulate her for Neo while he’s trapped in machine heaven? That doesn’t really add up with the fact that we also see Trinity alive in the real world. Maybe their digital selves are stuck in two different places and she’s actually back in the Matrix? I’ll admit I can’t get any of my theories to line up perfectly just yet.

The trailer also teases new abilities for the duo. Particularly interesting is that they can now create some sort of energy wave when they touch.

Trinity can also send out a shockwave that can put SWAT teams on their ass. But wait, the reverberation reveals another face behind Trinity’s… Who is that and what’s happening here? Shoot me some thoughts in the comments!

Is that Hugo Weaving as Smith?!

Speaking of hidden faces, in both the trailer and earlier teaser footage, we learn that Neo’s reflection isn’t quite right. When he looks in the mirror, someone else sometimes looks back. We get the best look at that reflection in the scene where Morpheus offers Neo the red pill…and holy crap, is that Hugo Weaving’s face CGI’d onto Keanu’s head?! If it is, this could mean that a bit of Smith’s code still lingers inside Neo, which also supports the idea that Neo is stuck in the Source and not the Matrix.

Is it Morpheus’ mission to somehow get him out of there? Now that you mention Morpheus…

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Morpheus

Ladies and gentlemen, if you weren’t sure about the rumors before, we have confirmation: Yahya Abdul-Mateen is playing Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections. But there’s something weird going on with Morpheus, too.

One shot from the trailer is particularly interesting. Morpheus is staring at himself in the mirror, condensation on the glass made to resemble Matrix code (“digital rain”) over the mystery man’s face. He looks intently into the mirror, noticing how its surface turns to liquid when he touches it.

So what’s going on here? The green hue of the scene confirms this is Abdul-Mateen inside of the simulation, but judging from his reaction to the mirror, he doesn’t seem aware that he’s in the Matrix. Morpheus looks genuinely surprised by this sudden glitch, something Laurence Fishburne would’ve taken in stride in the original trilogy. So does this mean this movie follows Morpheus before he was unplugged? Is this movie somehow a continuation of Neo and Trinity’s story but also a Morpheus origin story?

Well, maybe this is just a flashback because we later see Morpheus doing normal Morpheus stuff, like training with Neo in the sparring program.

(Like much in the trailer, the dojo seems to be a located in a place meant to evoke Alice in Wonderland.)

But we haven’t addressed the elephant in the room: why does Morpheus look completely different now if this movie seems to mostly take place after Revolutions when Morpheus looked a lot like Laurence Fishburne? Well, yes, it could be a simple recast, but this is also the universe that created whole lore about program re-skins when the Wachowskis were forced to recast the Oracle with Mary Alice after Gloria Foster’s death while filming the third movie. So there will likely be an explanation.

This could go back to one of my theories about the where this movie takes place. What if this is a continuation of Neo and Trinity’s story but in a new version of the Matrix? As the Architect once told Neo in The Matrix Reloaded, the Machines have created several versions of the simulation, tweaking things as needed to improve the program and make humanity more subservient. It’s an endless loop that has seen the heroes try to save Zion from the Machines several times before. The Matrix trilogy covered the Sixth Matrix.

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We know that each version of the Matrix places someone in the role of “the One” in order to correct the anomaly in the program, but it wasn’t clear whether it was always someone named Neo. If that were the case, that could explain why there’s someone new in the Morpheus role, too. Perhaps the Sixth Matrix’s Neo and Trinity being in this potential seventh version is corrupting things, which is why the Machines are working to keep the duo from remembering their past. (But then why would the Machines have plugged them back in in the first place?) None of this makes sense!

Or is there a bigger twist behind all this?

In footage from the teasers released earlier this week, we someone who looks like Abdul-Mateen’s Morpheus being formed from thousands of little particles expelled by some sort of machine. Are those supposed to be tiny nano bots, sort of like more advanced versions of the insect droids that formed Deus Ex Machina’s face in The Matrix Revolutions? Does that mean Morpheus was a machine or program all along?

That certainly would be quite the twist if true. What if Morpheus was a Machine sleeper cell, just another system of control all along — a “true believer” designed to rally Zion around the One in order for the Machines to more easily lead humanity through the loop that would eventually lead to the city’s destruction?

Yeah, that sounds a little far-fetched even for a Matrix movie. Maybe it’s just this version of Morpheus that’s a machine, created to jump start Neo’s journey after another faction has kept him hooked on the blue pill for years. What if this is a version of the Matrix where Thomas Anderson never got to make a choice in 1999 and has lived his life ignorant of his true purpose? In this scenario, maybe it would be the Machines themselves trying to wake up Neo. After all, without him completing his journey, the program can’t survive.

I’m giving myself a headache. Let’s move on.

Jessica Henwick as Bugs

According to Variety, Jessica Henwick’s blue-haired badass is named Bugs, which I assume is a nod to the tattoo of the white rabbit on her arm, another reference to Alice in Wonderland as well as the first Matrix movie. When Henwick was cast, it was reported that she would be playing a major role in the movie and that seems to be true.

We see her guiding Neo through a doorway to “the truth,” while later she’s running around with Morpheus, shooting at bad guys and doing A LOT of flips. It’s good to see there are going to be plenty of cool stunts in this movie.

Jonathan Groff as the Villain?

The trailer ends with who many are speculating is the villain of the movie: Jonathan Groff’s mysterious businessman who welcomes Neo (and fans) back to the Matrix. I’ve heard several theories so far, but my two favorite ones are that Groff is playing a new version of Smith or that he’s a new skin for the Architect. Whatever the case, he could be the one working to keep Neo hooked on the blue pill.

One interesting detail in the background is what looks like a “DM” logo desk plate. Is this another reference to “Deus Ex Machina?” Is it some sort of program-run company?

Another scene of note is the one where Neo is on his knees, a gun pointed at his head. We don’t see who exactly is holding the pistol. Is that Groff? I also just find it interesting how this scene kind of rhymes with the Morpheus scene from the first movie.

Priyanka Chopra, Brian Jacob Smith, and Max Riemelt

We get glimpses of other characters, too. There’s Priyanka Chopra’s character, who’s reading Alice in Wonderland when Neo drops by her shop.

Also appearing are Brian Jacob Smith and Max Riemelt, both stars of Sense8, the ensemble sci-fi series created by the Wachowskis. You can see Smith running around with Morpheus’ crew while Riemelt has made a very bad choice and picked a fight with Neo.

The Real World

The movie will visit the real world, too. We see a Zion ship flying through underground tunnels. Teaser clips also confirmed we’ll also meet at least one other crew in the movie. With Jada Pincket Smith set to reprise her role, could this be Niobe’s ship, Logos?

Meanwhile, the Machines are still all about renewable energy.

There’s also whatever this is supposed to be?

Agents Are Back

What’s a Matrix movie without Agents? We already know Daniel Bernhardt is reprising his role as Reloaded‘s Agent Johnson, but there are a few other Agents in the mix to give Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, and friends a very hard time.

Even Morpheus looks like he’s dressed like an Agent at one point!

Matrix Weirdness

There a few other weird moments in this trailer worth highlighting. Judging from the way Morpheus and Bugs are somehow able to seemingly open portals in the simulation to stop themselves from going splat on the pavement during an action sequence where they jump out of a building, it looks like Resurrections is really going to mess with how the Matrix works, breaking all kinds of rules. It’s not just about jump from one skyscraper to the other anymore.

Morpheus and his squad seem to be able to travel through mirrors at will, too. It’s maybe their favorite form of transportation. (I don’t know who the person next to Bugs is as they walk through the mirror and into the restaurant.)

There’s also a very cool inverted hallway that defies the laws of gravity. Par for the course for the Matrix but cool just the same.

Lots of Action

As trippy as the sci-fi in The Matrix gets, this is an action franchise at its core, and the trailer promises the types of big action set pieces you’ve come to expect from these movies. That includes Neo stopping bullets and redirecting missiles with his mind! It definitely looks like the Neo we know and love will for sure be back in the One shape by the third act of this movie.

We also got a quick look at the motorcycle chase sequence that we first learned about through photos from the Mexico City set. Trinity speeds through the fiery streets, with Neo riding shotgun.

There’s also an action sequence inside a train. Bugs, Morpheus, and their squad run through the carts just as someone fires a rocket into the train. Should be a fun sequence.

Oh, and did I mention Abdul-Mateen fits right into the Morpheus role?

Spot anything I missed? Let me know in the comments!

The Matrix Resurrections arrives in theaters and on HBO Max on Dec. 22.

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Human+: The Future of our Species

On the way to Human+: The Future of our Species at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum, I came across an advertisement for “Singapore’s 1st Android Employment Agency” in an underground passageway. From Susan the Culinary Steward to Judy 2 the Tray Custodian, these bots are designed to meet your everyday cleaning needs. Walking across the molecular strands of the Helix Bridge, with a view that spans the durian thorns of the Esplanade arts centre, the glassy, metallic blue skyscrapers of the Central Business District to the curving white petals of the ArtScience Museum, I wondered, dare we dream of a hyperfuturistic, alt-dystopian world, or are we there already?

HUMAN+ invites you into a world of multivocality and polysemy. The show prompts us to expand our definitions of terms like posthumanism and transhumanism, raising questions on whether our heart valves or contact lenses have already transformed us, as the wall text suggests, into cyborgs. Aimee Mullins’ portrait by photographer Howard Schatz flaunts the aesthetics of her woven carbon-fibre prosthetics, modelled after cheetah legs. Next to the print, Mullins’ TED Talk The Opportunity of Adversity plays on a screen, in which she recounts her experience of looking up the word “disabled” in a 1982 edition of Webster’s New World Thesaurus. Synonyms like “crippled,” “useless,” and “wrecked” rolled off her tongue until she hit “mangled” and her voice broke. In spite of the prognosis that she would never walk, Mullins has gone on to sprint and jump in the Paralympic Games and catwalk down the Alexander McQueen runway, resisting a singular definition of her condition, transforming it into a plurality of forms and meanings.

Although some of the works have been shown at previous iterations of the exhibition in Dublin and Barcelona, the Singapore opening suffered a few kinks, suggesting that this latest version of HUMAN+ is not compatible with current operating systems. At the show, I felt like a Mars rover searching for signs of life. Like Elliott in E.T., I reached towards Moon Ribas’ Seismic Arm, expecting to feel haptic vibrations along the gold rind of the cybernetic sculpture, disappointed that there were no tremors or earthquakes happening in real time. The wall of googly, disembodied eyes comprising Louis-Philippe Demers’ Area V5: Interactive Social Robotics did not follow me, as promised, when I walked past. Do their eyes move only when I’m not looking? TEASE, a participatory installation by Nanyang Polytechnic students, remained just that. The boys on the digital screens yelped and moaned intermittently, instead of responding directly to touch through in-built sensors on the ear, foot and hand silicone replicas. A visitor even yanked the ear out of the socket of the wall in frustration. These bugs and glitches led me to wonder if all the machines had gone rogue, or someone had simply left a wire unplugged.

Lulled by Prague’s Empty room waltz floating out of a small dark room, I stumbled upon Whose Utopia? by Cao Fei. Filmed in a light bulb factory in Guangzhou, China, the three-part video begins with a montage of close-up shots of the factory production line. Without electricity flowing through, the light bulbs are absent of incandescence. Instead, they are lined up like soldiers on conveyor belts, the fragility of the glass juxtaposed by the dextrous metal claws that caress them. Through moving images, the artist seeks out poetic beauty in the daily grind and leaves the viewer untethered and free to elucidate meaning.

Cao Fei’s politically-driven and socially-engaged film shines a spotlight on the individuals of the industries, who have left their countryside villages to work in large cities. One factory worker dresses like a ballerina in a long white dress, twirling between rows of towering warehouse shelves. Another worker struts his electric guitar like a rock star, next to gas cylinders. The film ends with My Future is Not a Dream, a series of shots in which the factory labourers come to a standstill, while various cogs of the machinery continue to turn and churn in the background.

The question of “Whose Utopia?” provokes thought on the ethical issues of who is making and consuming lightbulbs, which can be extrapolated to systems for driverless cars or burrito- delivering drones. With advances in deep learning, do androids dream of electric sheep?

Science fictions and science factions have a history of dancing around each other. Yet, as the future of our species hurtles on, the HUMAN+ works, even the ones that do work, feel dated and contribute little to the flux of imaginative ideas across the fields of art and science.

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Aligned with the spirit of this exhibition, I also attempted to use predictive text on my iPhone as a means of exploring a new form of art review:

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Protagonist Prep. Ch. 7 part two, A.I think this was a bad idea

I own nothing but my own characters.

In a spacious dimly lit room seven figures huddled around a large circular table and some of them weren’t very happy .

“When we fight!? Me getting bored!!” A large figure yelled quite it’s voice sounding simple and it’s tone angry.

“Chill bro, we’ll get a chance to turn them into paste.” A second more broken looking figure told it’s voice a mix of a teenager and an adult, it’s tone sounding bold and confident.

“Why should we believe you, you were easily beaten by a simple buffoon.” A third much smaller figure said voice childish and tone mocking. The insult more than angered the broken figure as it stomped towards the small figure, its eyes glowed red, it growled at the small figure and its voice deep and booming.

“I only lost because that buffoon surprised me and if I had a chance for a real fight, I would win!!!” The small figure just shakily apologized.

“I---I’m so---sorr---sorry Si---ir. What’s your plan?” The broken one just wickedly grinned.

“It’s going to be killer.” The scene then switches to the student area the next day where a ferocious battle was about to take place. On the couch the two biggest gamers were ready to destroy each other in the virtual world.

“You ready to eat digital dust?” Gaz taunted with a cocky smile present on her face.

“Hehe, how about you tell me how it tastes.” Marinette taunted back with an equally cocky smile. Those were fighting words because as soon as the game started they didn’t hold back against each other. It was a heated battle between the two with each of them trying to get an advantage over the other. But after an adrenaline flowing, heart pounding, sweat producing match a tragedy was around the corner. The screen suddenly started to glitch multicolored bars began to appear, characters froze in place and a gamers worst fear happened. The entire screen turned pitch black, both Gaz and Marinette just stared at the TV in shock until they just screamed in terror.

“Don’t worry I’ll fix it, probably just a few loose wires.” Dib said, he walked to the gaming system not wanting his sister to get in a mood from lack of gaming. He stopped and bent to see what was the problem, well until the disc tray rammed into his head.

“Oww, what the heck!?!!” Dib screamed out, the disc tray then slammed against his head again but three times harder. Dib just fell back onto the floor unconscious, the other students looked at Dib with worry and at the gaming system with a little bit of fear.

“Umm, shouldn’t someone go and check on him?” A worried yet cautious Steven asked the others. Most of them seemed more than a little worried about approaching the machine.

“Really you guys are afraid of a little game cube?” Sashi asked them, her tone full of disbelief as some of them dealt with crazier situations in their dimension. The other kids looked a little sheepish and embarrassed, until Marinette stood up for them.

“We don’t know what we’re dealing with and its literally alien technology.” Sashi just huffed and walked towards the unconscious alien nerd, as she walked closer to Dib the game system began to shake and vibrating. When she was right next to Dib the commotion just stopped for a moment, but when she grabbed Dib’s arm the machine started to shake again. Then it began to shoot discs at the two, Sashi lugged Dib onto her shoulders and ran towards the couch.

“Everyone hit the deck!!!” She yelled as she jumped over the couch with Dib in tow.

“Why should we fear these primitive entertainment devices?!” Zima screeched, and if to answer his question one of the discs was launched past his head and was embedded in the wall.

“Does that answer your question!!?” Alya yelled to the alien, who didn’t answer instead he just ran to the nearest cover. The kids scrambled for cover as the deadly discs flew at them.

“Anyone got ideas!?” Penn asked the others.

“If me and Marinette were able to transform we could defeat it, but we haven’t been able to since we got here!” Adrien yelled to Penn.

“Same with my wand, hasn’t work since I got here!” Star added from her cover behind the chair. All the noise and disc flying annoyed one person that didn’t want anything to annoy her. The girls dormitory door was slammed open and Chloe looked livid.

“What is going on!?!?” She yelled at the top of her lungs, voice filled with rage and to her she had a good reason to be angry. Her makeup was entirely messed up , her lipstick was smeared across her checks, mascara on her forehead, and finally her eyeshadow was all over her face.

“How can I apply makeup when all of you are making this much noise!?!” Chloe shouted at the group, she was so blinded by her anger that she didn’t see what was happening.

“Can it queen bee, we got bigger problems!!!” Sashi yelled back with equal anger.

“Well I’m sorry about your gaming troubles but I have an actual problem here!!!!!!” Chloe shouted, unfortunately with her standing still and yelling at the top of her lungs made her an easy target for the gaming system. So while she was standing around waiting for someone to apologize to her the gaming system locked on to her.

“Chloe look out !!!” Adrien warned his childhood friend but it was too late, a disc was fired from the gaming system and its target Chloe. Time slowed down as the disc towards the spoiled girl, in less than a second the disc hit her. No one said a word as the unspeakable happened, cut hair floated in the air and a shredded ponytail holder. Chloe ran her hands through hair to feel it and to her horror it was true, her hair was cut short, uneven and worst of all her entire hairstyle completely ruined. This made her madder and that anger was directed towards the gaming system.

Her fists were clenched, eyes showing a dangerous fire and her face was redder than Drooler’s entire body. The gaming system scanned this, and it was currently wishing that it was offline or unplugged so that it won’t feel the pain of being smashed. Chloe stomped near the gaming system with most of the other kids quickly getting of her way.

“You can make noise, mess up my make up and even try to rob me of my beautiful looks but there is one thing you leave alone!!!! And that is my hair!!!!!!” She yelled at full force to the gaming system and grabbed the heaviest object that was in arms reach of her. Said closest thing was the couch and with a surprising amount of strength lifted the it well above her head, Chloe threw the couch straight at the gamming system. The gaming system tried to shut itself down to save itself the pain, but it was too late the couch landed onto the gaming system and it also destroyed the tv, the tv stand, and several games. Chloe huffed and puffed for a little until she calmed down, but her face stayed red due to the fact embarrassment replaced her anger.

“Did---did—I do that?” Chloe asked the other kids with enormous amounts of shock in her voice, before she could get answer the wall blew apart again. As the dust clouded the area two voices could be heard from the it.

“As I predicted a high enough electric current would overload the walls code.” The first voice sounding familiar and technical.

“Wall went ka boom!” A second more childish voice sounding excited and unaware of the destruction that it caused. When the dust the cleared the kids could see two figures, the first one was Tech and the second was an 8-ft. tall golden furred wolf like creature that. Both were standing in the hallway and they seemed rather relived that the kids were fine, as well as surprised at the destroyed TV stand.

“I see all of you experienced technical difficulties as well.” Tech surmised while Chloe just blushed even more.

“Wait as well?” Penn asked, highly worried that technology in a hyper-advanced school having a virus that could turn machines deadly.

“Yes, many of the rooms have been effected but luckily there is somewhere safe from this malicious malware.” Tech told the kids with a slight worry in his voice, the kids were infected by this worry, but they felt some relief at the mention of a safe room.

“So where is it?” Marco asked the two creatures suddenly got a little more nervous.

“Well that’s a bit unwelcoming news you see.” Tech told the students a little bit of embarrassment, of course this caused confusion among the student but if it was safe it couldn’t be that bad. It was bad the students stood outside a certain door, a door that Chloe didn’t want to see in a million years.

“Why here ??!!!” She screeched at the top of her lungs, afraid of what could happen to her this time.

“Well sir hasn’t exactly trusted technology since that incident with his spells and computers, never thought it would gain sentience.” Tech muttered the last part to himself so that the kids wouldn’t go into a panic. Tech opened the door and the kids could see the other teachers huddled in the room except for two.

“Umm, where’s Fire Hazard and Snow Cone?” Star asked the other teachers who didn’t say anything, but they did slightly smirk at the nicknames given to their friends. The kids got there answer as horrible screeching, scraping sound as Jack pushed a weird looking ice sculpture into the room. On a closer look the kids could see that the ice sculpture was Drooler incased in ice, and his face in surprised.

“What happened to him?” Steven asked concerned for the fire being.

“Boss got a shower of liquid nitrogen.” Jack told the kids showing no emotion, some thought was a bit cold and the more scientific kids knew that Drooler wouldn’t make it. Then cracks began to form on the ice and the surprised look on his face turned into on of anger, the kids knowing that something is going to happen they began to hide behind the biggest object in the room which was Behemoth. Soon the cracks became bigger and then the ice was either blown off him or melted, the ice shards went flying breaking anything fragile and Drooler let out a roar louder than anything the kids heard before.

“RAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!” The kids were slightly afraid of what was going to happen next since he had a look of rage and insanity on face, luckily it passed as he became confused.

“Um, why is everybody in my lab?” Drooler asked as he was completely baffled at the number of people in his room. Though after a few stories from the teachers such as Ghost’s treadmill launching him, Behemoth’s reading light blinded him and of course the game station incident with the students.

“So Combot went AWOL, hacked into 6 other robots, and he’s currently trying to take over the school by being an annoying jerk.” Drooler summarized with a tone and face that could only be described as 100% done. While Tech just glumly nodded not wanting look up at the being he failed, Drooler let out a long, drawn out sigh as he started to pace back and forth trying to think of a plan. Luckily inspiration hit him as a slightly crazed/evil grin spread across his face.

“Fellas, I got an idea!!” Drooler loudly proclaimed his voice filled excitement and a little bit of battle lust as well. The teachers stood to attention and tensed up ready for what ever order the fire being would give, while the kids seemed a little less convinced.

“Well this should be good for a few laughs.” Zim muttered under his breath his voice full of venom.

“Tech start tracking down the robots, with any luck they could lead us straight to Combot. Also try and see if you can activate the safety protocols in those tin cans and work on trying to get the school under control. Guys when Tech finds get your gear and try to offline them, we’re going to try to lead them away from the school. Zapp stay with the kids and make sure that none of the appliances of doom attack them, Behemoth you stay too in case Zapp needs backup.” Drooler ordered the group, his words sounding like an old general and his tone commanding. The teachers nodded as they began to get ready, dozens of blue holographic screens appeared around Tech as he began to input information, Zizzoro muttered something under his breath and two blacked sheath 12 ft. long tachis appeared, Jacks hand markings began to glow and 3ft long ice shards began to form. From behind his back Barrage with his lower arms pulled out two Browning Hi-powers and his upper arms pulled out two Hector&Koch G41s, Ghost ripped out two of his tail spikes and they turned into sickly green hunting knives, Boulder reached into his armor and pulled out a dark blood red chain. Finally the markings on Drooler’s body began to glow and flames traveled down his arms, and the flames took solid form as two 10ft double headed, black metal battle axes with flame red handles and slate gray spikes at the end of the handle. The group began to walk out of the room but they were brought out of their superhero walk by the students.

“Hey what about us?!” Gaz asked rather annoyed at the fact that the teachers forgot about them.

“Yeah what if the robots come after us?!” Chloe yelled, she already had to deal with enough this morning and she needed time to fix/mourn her hair. Luckily some of the students went and defended their teacher’s aaction.

“Hey, we got Zapp and Behemoth to defend us!!” Steven voiced his opinion loudly trying to defend the gentle giant.

“Yeah besides if those robo-rejects even tried to get near us Behemoth would just rip them to shreds!” Star exclaimed with wonder at his strength but he seemed to have paled at the ripping shreds part.

“I would rather prefer not to, if there’s a chance to talk to peace I will try to find.” Behemoth told the students who were surprised at the fact that a literal behemoth didn’t want to fight.

“But you turned that inferior machine into nothing more than scrap!!” Zim screeched out disappointed that an E-class being isn’t as blood-thirsty as legends said.

“Yes but Combot didn’t offer much negotiations for a peaceful discussion, did it?” Behemoth told the small green alien and he just smiling as the same alien couldn’t think of anything. However discussions would have to wait as the screens surrounding Tech turned red for a second and four blue dots appeared on them. The dots were a couple inches away from a medium sized rectangle but that seemed to dishearten the teachers.

“Great only four of dem, and they’re in da forest.” Jack complained rather miffed at the fact there was going to be a long search before he could punch something. Drooler just had a look of deep thinking before of a another plan, luckily it didn’t take him that long this time.

“Okay, those of us that are going to find the robots will split up into groups. Two groups of two and two of us will be on our own, Boulder I want you to cover the skies. If you see one of those trash cans try and steer to one of the groups. While those who are staying will try and find the others, they could still be in the school.” The groups for the tracking team were Barrage and Zizzoro, Jack and Ghost, while Boulder and Drooler were going alone. All of them left the room in rather flamboyant way, Drooler’s eyes glowed orange and he mumbled something in a foreign tongue. Then a ring of fire appeared around them and enveloped them, after a few seconds of a burning bonfire the fire died revealing that they were gone. Though that made some of the students worried considering the only ones left were Tech, Zapp and Behemoth which seemed like a disadvantage, considering Tech lost to a robot, Behemoth was a pacifist and Zapp was currently just staring at scroll with what seemed to be scibbles.

“Welp we’re dead.” Sashi said rather disappointed that they seemingly got the short end of the stick.

“Come now that won’t happen, now who would like to get some retaliation on that mechanical menace?” Luckily that seemed to have taken their mind off the depressing matter, the students split into three separate groups. The first group consisted Zapp, Alya, Star, Sashi, Marco, and Penn while group two was Behemoth, Steven, Connie, Zim, Gaz, Marinette and Adrien. The others stayed with Tech, who didn’t really like the idea of that. Group 1 went to look for the other robots on the east side of the school while group 2 went to the west side of school. While group 2 was looking for Combot, Zim decided to try and pry into Behemoth’s reason for not wanting to feel the rush of committing a violent act.

“So beast why do prefer boring peace talks while you could just turn them paste with a single swing of your fist?” Zim asked in the politest way he could manage which was still insulting, Behemoth just rolled his eyes he knew that he would get these types of questions from an Irken.

“Zim, I prefer not to talk about my reasons, but I know this when you welcome violence for a solution the outcome is far worse than what it was before.” Behemoth answered the young alien rather glumly, Zim was about to ask again but he was cut off by glares from Marinette and Connie. As they were walking Behemoth felt something in the air, his ISO sensors were telling him that something was coming this way but then it stopped. This caused the kids to bump into his leg, most of them started to worry except for Zim and Gaz who got annoyed at the action.

“Why’d we stop?” Gaz asked the crocodile creature who said nothing just kept on staring down the hall, Zim just rolled his eyes and began to walk forward. Until a hypodermic needle full of a glowing, neon green liquid shot right past him and as the needle broke against the wall it left a huge acid burn on the wall. Guided by instinct Behemoth grabbed all the kids and turned his back towards the attack, not a second too soon as thousands upon thousands of needles were fired at them all containing acid. Thanks to Behemoth’s quick action the kids were safe from the acidic projectiles, but the floor wasn’t as lucky since it was eaten away by the highly corrosive substance. After a distressing two minutes the onslaught of needles finally ended, Behemoth hesitantly put the kids down onto the ground and he let out a breath of relief. Which was released too early as they could hear a sparking sound could be heard and a strong scent of alcohol attacked their nostrils.

“Did the tr—tr—treat---ment w---wo—rk?” A glitching feminine voice could be heard from across the canyon of melted metal. From the acidic smoke a figure could be seen, it was robot rather feminine in figure, with red and white paint slightly peeling off, with wires extending out of it’s back to the ceiling and one of it’s arms was now a modified gun holding the acid needles. The kid were petrified at the sight of the robotic nurse while Behemoth turned around to face the nightmare nurse and he harshly whispered to them.

“Get away from here and try to find Combot, I’ll hold her off.” Most of the kids seemed a bit uneasy about the decision but Behemoth didn’t seem to be open to discussion.

“Also Mrs. Marinette, Mr. Adrien and Mrs. Maheswaran before I forget I must do something. For Mrs. Marinette and Mr. Adrien out e tuuina atu ia te oe le faataga.” When he was done speaking the phrase two familiar floating figures were in front of them and for Connie Behemoth’s markings began to glow and a medium silver blade with semi serrated double sides came out, he handed it to Connie who smiled and gave a nod of thanks. Then the robotic nurse began to charge at Behemoth with her wires giving sparks in a firework fashion, the kids began to run as Behemoth prepared to battle. After running through the halls blindly for ten minutes they stopped to catch their breathe and figure out where Combot could be hiding.

“Maybe he could be at the gym, that’s where we saw him last.” Connie suggested to the group but one of them disagreed.

“I don’t think so he would have to be close to the school’s mainframe to hijack most of the tech and have a sophisticated enough computer to run that much data at once.” Gaz told them, they were rather surprised since Gaz kept mainly to herself and only spoke when annoyed or called on by one of the teachers.

“What I used to hack into my brother’s computer to make him think that our government would confiscate his evidence of aliens.” Gaz told the group most of the group just deadpanned at the statement while Zim just had a small grin on his face.

“So which room would it be?” Connie asked all of them and sadly none of them could think of it, so far the only rooms they saw were mainly classrooms and only one personal room. Most of the kids were a little saddened by this development until a little voice in their head helped them.

‘Hello, hello can you guys hear me?’ In the most literal way possible as familiar voice rang out in their heads and they not so surprisingly freaked out.

“What the, Tech how are you-----?” Steven asked the disembodied voice of the math teacher, just utterly confused at what just happened.

‘It’s hard to explain but I believe I can help with your predicaments.’ Tech told the kids, who are still rather weirded out at the new ability that one of their teachers however they needed help.

“So what can you offer me you smaller beast?” Zim rudely asked Tech, while the others looked like they would strangle the green alien except for Steven who just looked upset at him.

‘While beside giving you detention I can tell you that my cameras caught Combot breaking into the computer lab and has been trying to use the computers to gain access to school.’ Tech answered Zim’s question rather smugly while the invader just glared slightly.

“So where is the computer lab?” Connie asked the disembodied voice still rather creeped out by it.

‘Down the hall about thirteen feet to your right.’ Tech answered Connie, the kids nodded at the instructions they quickly ran to the lab and stopped when they saw a medium door with a grid pattern on it and when they opened door they saw something horrid. It was Combot but he was changed for the worse, its metallic skin now an obsidian black, spikes erupted from its arms, and finally the lower half of it’s body gone replaced with black and neon green tentacles. Combot’s head turned 180 degrees to face the slightly creeped out children and spoke to them.

“Well, well the newbs have arrived to try and beat the final boss. Too bad for them they’re going to first blood for the OP gamer god that is me.” Combot taunted the group and the creep factor was greatly diminished and the annoyance factor went up a little. Mainly it was annoying for Gaz and Marinette both seemed a little offended at the newb comment.

“Hey I got more than 5,000 hours on Doom Brawl!!!” Gaz yelled angry at griefer robot, flames in her voice.

“And I played all the versions of Ultimate Mecha Strike!!!” Marinette said with not as much anger but still rather upset at the comment.

“Ha whatever you really think that those trash games will prepare you for us?!?!” Combot yelled out at the children, though they were slightly confused about the us part. Until what seemed like a huge fireball was speeding towards them, luckily Steven activated his bubble to protect them. It did and the kids got a look at Combot’s player two, he was ten feet tall, sphere like body, metallic red, legs that looked like red tree trunks, two cannon like arms with three claws, finally he had one singular yellow eye.

“Meet Pogtan.” Combot tauntingly said to the but they weren’t afraid many of them either faced worse or built worse, Marinette and Adrien transformed into their costumes though Marinette didn’t like the suits tightness, Steven summoned his shield, while Connie got into her stance. Finally spider legs came out from his pak and Gaz picked up a few rocks ready to throw them. One sadistic robot just smiled at the challenge while the other just saw threats that needed to be eliminated for safety. The fight was an uphill battle when the kids found out that Pogtan didn’t have anything to counter close combat they tried to rush but Combot covered him. Similar was when they tried to attack Combot from a far but Pogtan just shot it down, the fight seemed to be lost until a certain problem solver came up with an idea.

‘Tech are you there?’ Marinette thought trying to contact the bird like creature.

‘I’m hearing you Marinette what do you do need?’

‘I have an idea could you broadcast it to the others?’ Marinette asked and of course Tech obligated, as the kids began to hear of the plan they began have hope though Zim did have complaints that were quickly shot down. First Adrien charged Combot his staff in hand and hit him, of course Combot just caught the staff with it’s tentacles but it failed to notice a familiar pink disc flying towards it. However Pogtan took notice of the odd projectile, he aimed and fired a bomb as it got closer to shield the shield just disappeared from sight. Adrien noticed the signal from Gaz he, using his staff, pushed Combot into the bomb’s path and flipped out of the way. Confused Combot began to turn its head and noticed the bomb heading it’s way, too late to dodge the bomb and the explosion caused Combot to stumble back and fuel leaked. Pogtan just looked worried and used his eye to display a message.

“Sir, I am sorry the enemies tricked me int---” Then one of Combot’s tentacles slammed into Pogtan and it sent him scraping across the floor leaving red marks. Combot just stomped towards the downed robot and began to beat him senseless.

“How could you mess up this badly?!?!? I gave you one simple job yet you idiotic lagging piece of scrap!!!!!” It shouted out in rage at the defenseless machine as metal chips began fly off Pogtan body, however Combot was stopped from his rampage as the shield made a return and smacked his head. Combot just turned its head slowly as if to process the fact it got hit by a child, then it’s eyes just narrowed in anger and began to stomp towards Steven with intent to kill. Steven stood his ground not even flinching as the as the rage robot came closer until a little voice warned him to move.

‘Umm, Steven hate to burst your movement but you might want to move about 0.025 inches to your right.’ Steven did and it was good decision to do so, as the doors were destroyed as Behemoth charged through his jaws wide open. Which clamped down on Combot hard and loud enough to create a small shockwave, Combot tried to escape but that plan was foiled as Behemoth started to death roll. The kid quickly got out of the way as Behemoth’s actions were creating a mess, then Combot’s head fell out of his jaws and tried to use wires to crawl away but that plan was foiled by Connie stabbing her sword through it finally killing it. As Behemoth swallowed the robot remains he turned his attention to Pogtan but Steven stood in-between the two.

“Please don’t he’s hurt enough.” Steven said feeling rather sorry for the beaten robot who didn’t even move since the killing of Combot while the kids were glad to see Behemoth, some may not admit it, they wondered what happened to the nurse robot.

“So, what happened to the nutty nurse?” Adrien asked the enormous English teacher.

“Well you see…” Behemoth tried to say until the zapping sound could be heard and they could smell the medical alcohol.

“I---I—I—is everyone o—o --- okay?” The nurse bot asked the kids who just looked completely terrified and petrified at the arrival of the other psychotic robot. All of them entered a battle stance until Behemoth put up all of his hands and he made a calming motion with them.

“Be at peace, while I was battling Tibbi I noticed a strange pattern to her moves. It took me a while to figure her fighting style out until I realized she wasn’t trying to fight but trying to subdue and tranquilize. Though Combot corrupted her outer data she was still a nurse deeper within so in order to bring it out I acted out as if a terrible blight was upon me. So, the hacking program was overridden by her primary programing and she took care of the blight.” Behemoth told the kids who still were wary of the nurse but they slightly accepted the explanation.

“C—co—come with me to the healing station.” Tibbi kindly order glitching as she talked, the kids hesitantly followed the former rouge nurse and Behemoth to the healing station. Later Tech contacted them and gave them news that both group A and the other teachers were okay, so were the robots when asked why Drooler just grumbled about a fee they would have to pay. While everyone at the school seemed to be happy that technological reign of terror was over in another place something was enraged at the failure of it.

“Auggggh, I knew those buckets of bolts wouldn’t be enough to wipe out those beasts!!!!!” A large figure in a dark, wet cave yelled out in anger it’s eye livid at what just happened.

“Grrrr, luckily I have a few more backup plans to deal with those monsters.” Opening it’s palm it used some sort of magic to see sixteen people projected before it, the figure just smiled wickedly and just smiled showing yellow teeth that wer sharper than a shark.

“Hopefully for their sake they don’t fail me.”

End scene.

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How do I make WD My Passport work on Mac? 'Okay, so I've been hearing about how great WD's Passport is, so I grabbed one to find out for myself how true this is. But I hear to use it on Mac, I have to format it first. How do I do that, exactly? A little help, people.'

This is a question often asked by Mac users only. Windows users don't need to do much other than plug in the WD Passport to use it, but for Mac, it's not as straightforward as that.

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The difference in Mac and Windows' native format systems are to blame for this. But don't fret, because this article will show you simple ways to go about formatting your WD Passport so you can easily use it on both Mac and Windows.

Part 1 - Overview of WD My Passport File System

Technology has reached a point where it pretty much seeps into every aspect of our daily life. We're always using our phones and computers to send messages, host meetings, shop online, etc.

Of course, there is much exchange of valuable data as these happen, and where you keep this data is extremely important; that's where WD's My Passport comes in.

My Passport is a hard drive that's trustworthy and portable enough to be given a 5-star rating on almost any website you check. Coupled with the WD Backup TM app and password protection feature, My Passport helps to keep your data safe. That being said, situations arise when you'll need to format or reformat the drive.

Default File System of WD my passport

Western Digital (WD) hard drives are formatted with NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac) by default to make them more compatible with both operating systems.

Granted, FAT32 is less efficient than NTFS in Windows, but it has inherent benefits too, like its compatibility. And to connect your NTFS-formatted My Passport to macOS, you'll need to utilize a formatting tool.

This is especially true if you regularly use your WD drive on both Windows and macOS. So always remember to check if the drive is formatted or not.

Why WD my Passport can't be used on mac?

A significant number of users trust West Digital hard drives. Their auto backup, password protection, and high reliability are second to none.

But nothing is perfect, right? Sometimes when you connect the WD My Passport drive to your Mac, it's grayed out in Disk Utility.

The drive's external light can be on too but it still doesn't work. Worse still, it could become unreadable on your Mac. You know what that means, right? Your data can't be accessible now.

What Are the Reasons for My Passport Not Showing Up on Mac?

More often than not, an external hard drive doesn't show up on Mac simply because your Mac's USB cable or USB port is bad. But the following factors may also contribute to WD not showing up.

Latest macOS update

What happens here is when you update your macOS to the latest build or release, issues of incompatibility could arise. So, you might have to update the WD My Passport's drivers to at least meet the minimum requirements of the newly-installed macOS.

Device malfunction

The simple fact is, your Mac could malfunction due to one error or another, and that could tamper with how your macOS identifies your WD My Passport. Computers are susceptible to unexpected or unforeseen glitches and errors, so never rule this out as a possible cause.

Anti-virus

Yes, an anti-virus is meant to protect your system, but it can also have 'side effects' that won't bode too well for it. For example, most anti-virus is notorious for identifying laptop games as a virus, even though they aren't. Sometimes, they prevent the games from launching.

They can also stop some software from starting. This applies to your hard drives too.

Likewise, the antivirus could stop your system from accessing your WD Passport, perhaps because there is already a virus in it. Thus, it's imperative you install the right anti-virus that will work well and won't tamper with your system's settings too much,

Virus

Not much needs to be said because everyone knows the kind of damage virus is capable of. There's a virus out there that can even hide your hard drive. So even if you plug it into your My Passport into your Mac, you won't see it.

Motherboard errors

Without a motherboard, a system is pretty much a screen and keyboard. So, if your Mac's motherboard suffers software or hardware damage, almost nothing will work properly, and that includes your USB ports. So, your drive, even if it's functioning properly, might not even be recognized.

WD My Passport causes damage or corruption

This time, the problem stems from your WD My Passport. Maybe the drive fell or a malfunctioning system corrupted it. Either of these issues could lead to the drive malfunctioning or not showing up when you plug it into your Mac.

Part 2 - How to Format WD my Passport for Mac?

The simple step-by-step guide below will show you how to format your WD My Passport on your computer, so pay attention. The information you'll find here touches on formatting and reformatting WD's My Passport for your Mac.

Just turn on your Mac and when it boots up, plug in your My Passport drive to your WD. Your WD My Passport drive will appear as a rectangular, yellow icon on your desktop (it looks just like the image below).

Navigate to Finder if Your Drive Isn't Visible

If your My Passport drive doesn't turn up for some reason, click on 'Finder', then select 'Preferences'.

A small window will open up. Make sure you tick the checkboxes 'Hard Disks' and 'External Disks.'

Your WD My Mac Passport drive should now be running on your screen.

Launch Disk Utility

You can find disk utility by clicking on the spotlight search button, then type 'Disk Utility'.

Highlight 'Disk Utility', then double-click it.

Access your Drives

You'll see your internal and external hard drives on the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window.

Click on the dropdown arrow to expand or collapse the drives on the list.

Look under the 'External' category and you'll find your My Passport drive there. If it has not appeared, your Mac's USB port could be malfunctioning. So, unplug your drive and restart your Mac. That will probably fix the issue.

Make sure you have your drive selected. By the way, choose the first drive you see on the list; you know, the one at the top. Doing otherwise might lead to issues when formatting the WD Passport for Mac.

Format Your Drive

Find the 'View' button at the top left of your Disk Utility window and click it. A drop-down menu will open up.

Remember, what comes next is formatting. So, make sure your files have been copied off the drive if there are any on it.

Click on 'Erase'

In the small window that pops up, you'll have to input a name for the My Passport drive first.

You'll find it useful to give a name to your drive to show what you'll be using the drive for.

Right below that is the 'Format' field. There are a few formats you can choose from but you only need one.

Choose Format Type

Select 'Extended Mac OS (Journaled)'.

This is the file system you will need if you want to be able to easily transfer files back and forth between your Mac and you're My Passport drive. The format is also what makes the drive compatible with Time Machine for backup on your Mac

Next, for the Scheme option, select 'GUID Partition Map.'

Finally, click on the 'Erase' button. It will just take a few seconds for the drive to be formatted. Once, look at your desktop and you'll see the icon of WD my Passport on it.

Eject Your Drive

Oh, and always remember to safely eject your drive before unplugging its cable. Failure to do this could lead to the driver crashing or suffering some issues.

To eject your WD my Passport drive from your Mac, just right-click on its icon on your desktop.

In the dropdown menu you see, click on 'Eject'.

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Part 3 - Recover Accidentally Formatted WD Files

If you are unable to locate or access the data on your Western Digital (WD) external hard drive, it can be devastating, particularly when the lost data contains precious images and invaluable backups.

The tips and shortcuts below will give you the necessary info and tidbits you need to format WD elements for mac. The loss of data from your WD hard drive can be caused by numerous things: Accidental deletion, disk formatting, computer corruption or damage, etc.

But all that doesn't mean you can't get your data back. There are some great solutions you can utilize to recover deleted, corrupted, or lost files and you'll learn of them before the end of this post.

Why Formatted Data Can Be Recovered?

It makes perfect sense for you to worry if you lose your data, but sometimes, formatting becomes necessary too, doesn't it?

Accidental Deletion or Redesign

Sometimes when you reinstall the operating system, the drive or partition gets deleted, even if you don't intend for it to happen.

Unexpected Data Loss Situations:

Due to carelessness or haste, some people can unknowingly format or delete the wrong partition. It takes little more than a few clicks for the damage to be done, so you must exercise caution here.

Then, of course, you can't rule out other possible causes like a virus, power failure, or hardware damage to your drive. They are all likely causes of data loss.

When it comes to Western Digital disk recovery, the first option that comes to mind is using third party data recovery applications. This is considerably better than the complicated and time-consuming manual data recovery options out there.

Restoring lost WD data takes only minutes, depending on the size of the drive and the amount of data to be recovered. The data recovery tool in question supports all Western Digital hard disk drives, such as My Book Pro, My Book, WD Elements, My Book Studio, etc.

Sometimes, there will be a need to learn how to reformat my passport for Mac, so once you're acquainted with formatting, you should enlighten yourself on how to reformat WD my passport for Mac.

How to Recover Formatted WD Drive Files using Recoverit Data Recovery?

If you know anything about data recovery, then it's very likely you're familiar with Recoverit Data Recovery. If you aren't, you've been missing out a lot!

Recoverit Data Recovery is a data recovery tool that's extremely capable of recovering data or any kind of file you lost from your drive. So, if you lost your data via formatting, accidental deletion, virus attacks, and more, Recoverit will get them all back.

Recoverit's data recovery steps are often very similar irrespective of which type of system you own; Windows or Mac. But since you're dealing with Mac today, that will be the focus here. So, go on and follow the 3 steps below to get back data on a Mac.

Select the WD drive

Scan the drive

Preview and retrieve data

Step 1: Select the WD Drive

Start Recoverit and look under the 'External Devices' section. You'll see some drives connected to your Mac. Select the WD drive and click on 'Start'.

Step 2: Scan Your WD Drive

Recoverit will start scanning the drive. Look to the left of the software and you'll see checkboxes that detail the types of files the software is finding. You can tick the checkboxes if you're only looking for particular files; that will actually make the scan process faster, but it's just an option.

Step 3: Preview and Recover Pen Drive Data

Once the scan ends, you'll see the list of files Recoverit found. You can even preview them if you want. Recovering the files is pretty easy too.

Just tick the ones you want to recover or tick one checkbox that highlights everything. For the last step, click 'Recover'.

All you have to do is wait for all your files to be recovered. See? Easy as pie. But here's an important tip: Don't save the files to the same WD drive they are being recovered from.

How to use WD my Passport on Mac?

Files and getting bigger and bigger, so you'll need the best drive out there to capable of storing these files, right? There are countless hard drives you can choose from but the keyword here is the 'best', and WD is exactly that.

If you need a new backup solution for your photos or videos, the Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB drive can more than handle the job. It's a compact external hard drive with 1 TB capacity coupled with high transmission speeds.

To use a WD my passport on Mac, you need to know how to reformat it. The same goes for using any kind of WD drive on Mac.

Benefits of WD my Passport

The simple fact is, you'll be very happy with the shape, weight, look, and even feel of the WD My Passport drive. This 1 TB size is wonderful and can comfortably store even the large Digital SLR data files for many years to come.

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For those who really love music, all their favorite songs can be stored on this drive too. These large and powerful drives even find use in hospitals and educational facilities, among other places.

The WD Passport is also patronized by computer programmers, innovative artists, and several other professionals in various business fields.

What makes this external hard drive so reliable and easily the best portable drive is the fact it was manufactured by the popular Western Digital Company. It's a trusted company that has filled homes, offices, and institutions with hard drives for over 20 years; that's over 20 years of experience and satisfied customers!

Because of how compact the drive is, it easily fits into your shirt or purse's pocket. And the fact it weighs just about 0.44 pounds means it won't feel uncomfortable or be obtrusive in any way.

This new device is excellent and doesn't need external power, eliminating the need for an extra power cord. It also works almost soundlessly, so no annoying grinding noises to distract you while you work.

If your WD drive is plugged into a USB 3.0 port, you can easily access and save files 3 times faster than what USB 2.0 port is capable of. To elaborate, you can upload a 2-hour HD video in just 5 minutes! But if it was USB 2.0, it will take at least 13 minutes or more. The difference is clear, isn't it?

Tips on using WD my Passport for Mac

Plug the wall/power bar and let power enter it.

Plug one end of the USB cable into the drive and the other end in your system. If you have a USB 3.0 port on your system (it's usually blue, especially for Windows systems), use it because it can make a big difference in the speed of the transfer of files.

If you're using Windows, the drive will now be turned on, showing up in 'My Computer'. It might take a few seconds to do this, so be a little patient.

If you're on a Mac, navigate to 'My Machine' to see the new hard disk. It's going to be called 'My Book'.

Double-click it and select 'Create WD Applications'. This will start the Backup software installation process. If you don't see the 'WD Apps Setup', search for a folder called 'WD Apps for Windows'. But if you're using macOS or OS X, you'll see 'WD Apps for Mac'.

Only follow the Program Setup prompts. Don't stray from them and tamper with instructions you don't understand.

Final words

So, there you have it. A simple yet effective tutorial on making your WD drive work on Mac. Remember that the most important thing here is the safety of your files, so it is highly recommended you use a WD My Passport because it's a drive that promises nothing but the highest quality.

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And if anything does happen to your WD drive and you lose your files, there's never a need to worry because Recoverit is ready and willing to get all those files back.

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