#gss

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Kiika from GSS….but as a little deer 🩸

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Theory: Poe was the leader of Gelhart Security Services before his defeat to Ranpo and subsequent isolation.

(A/N: sorry if the grammar is terrible or the theory doesn’t make sense i just had this thought really suddenly and wanted to post it)

So I was reading the Dazai, Chuuya Age Fifteen Light Novel yesterday and something about GSS was mentioned that they didn’t mention in the anime (understandably).

Randou says on page 56: “Mn . . . Brr . . . The currently leader of GSS is a cold calculating skill user.They say he has close ties to the Guild, a top secret North American organisation.”

The book also says, on an earlier page (48) that the drill instructor is an actual soldiers so the members were highly trained fighters.

You may be thinking, “Wait, but that doesn’t sound like Poe-kun at all?”, but I think a lot of people forget he’s a trained sniper. The only question is: how?

The connection to the guild and trained fighters could be two people, either Poe or Twain. However, Twain is hardly cold and calculating, and Poe is the only guild member fluent in Japanese which could be from extensive studying of it because of his crush on I mean rivalry with Ranpo. Or it could be from time spent in Japan, after all he would have needed t communicate with Ranpo in order to challenge him. (And I don’t think Asagiri would give such a cool backstory to such a minor character, sorry Mark.)

It all makes sense. During 15!Arc, Poe would have been 20, and when he was 22 he met Ranpo to challenge him and was then defeated. It was never said where the challenge took place, but given Ranpo attachment to Fukuzawa and the agency as well as inaptitiude for travel (lack of navigation skills) I doubt he would have been in America for any reason, especially since the agency was so new. (It’s true that he could have flown there to accept a challenge that piqued his interested but let’s keep in mind that the agency salary isn’t that much and plane tickets as well as travel in general are expensive.) 

Another thing is that Ranpo is pretty unaware of things around him, even small things like how to use the train (I know I keep using that example, I’m sorry. It’s just the easiest one) So, I doubt he’d have knowledge of things going on abroad, much less knowledge of Poe to call him over to Japan for a challange.

If the challenge took place in Japan where the two just stumbled upon each other, the question is: Why is Poe in Japan in the first place?

I think that he ran away from his adopted home when he was a teen (assuming his early life follows irl Poe’s and his parents died/abandoned him) and went to Japan just to get as far away as he could. (Maybe he was offered a position in Order of The Clock Tower because his adopted parents and him lived in England for four years). He had connections to the Guild, but maybe wasn’t fully part of it yet, or maybe he wanted military experience before he joined an organisation like that (I can’t imagine why, because before the whole book thing it seemed like a country club for skill users.) 

But for whatever reason, Poe joined GSS as a legitimate security officer where he learnt to shoot. He was more healthy then (before his six-year isolation) and even learnt to fight a little, but was a far better marksman than fighter. 

The GSS men did crime jobs on the side for extra cash. Then the subsidies for GSS were cut off and they went full criminal. Somehow, maybe through a job or Poe volunteering the information, they figured out that Poe had a skill. He became important to the company.  And he’s smart so when it came time for a change in leadership they picked him, despite his young age, he has an ability and they respected that.

We’ve seen him be cold and calculating, especially when trying to trap people in his novels or scheme against Ranpo (at first, now he’s just a softie). He dedicated almost a decade to Ranpo’s defeat, so we see his determination and cunning (even if it’s no match for Ranpo’s deductive skills).

The GSS were pirates, nothing too complex and they had no big plans (like Fyodor’s mission to eradicate skill users), they just wanted to steal. So it makes send that someone who maybe isn’t a crazy genius brilliant strategist was leading them.

All in all it makes perfect sense that Poe led up the GSS for a bit.

After GSS’s defeat to Soukoku it probably disbanded, any members not part of that mission who left alive scattered, including Poe. After the fall of his organisation he was left wandering, and out of desperation or boredom he took Ranpo’s challange and after his defeat went, sulking, back to America where he officially joined the Guild, hoping Fitzgerald’s resources could help him defeat Ranpo once and for all.

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Yamiko Saitama from Gore Screaming Show!

She’s my favorite character, so you know I had to draw her. She’s canonically bisexual, which is really cool.

Gore Screaming Show is a psychological horror visual novel that’s surreal as all hell. I love the characters, the story, the voice acting, and the artwork. It’s a bit dated; after all, it first came out in 2006, but it’s pretty good. Don’t let the title fool you. This game isn’t as gruesome as Corpse Party.

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Coyote from my new comic Government Sanctioned Sinners!

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killing myself over this tweet

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Enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob: qué es, síntomas y riesgos

La Enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (ECJ) es uno de esos trastornos raros y, lamentablemente, bastante letales que afectan al cerebro. Se trata de una enfermedad degenerativa que avanza rápidamente y, hasta ahora, no tiene cura. Lo más común es que la ECJ aparezca en personas mayores, sobre todo alrededor de los 60 años, y el panorama no suele ser alentador: en el 90% de los casos, los pacientes…

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first time drawing them without kirk :')

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New Contest Help

There's a new writing contest at Gayspiralstories, with the theme being Camping. The contest rules are here! If you're too busy, the central theme or setting has to involve camping in some sort of way.

I'm hoping this will help pull me out of my writing rut that I've been in, but I am not sure exactly what to focus the story on. I've come up with the following ideas and would appreciate it if you all would give your input:

(I made the poll for only 3 days so I can start writing it next weekend)

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Global Skills Strategy (GSS)

Recently Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined updates to the Global Skills Strategy (GSS) as part of his government’s immigration policy, emphasizing sustainable immigration levels and economic growth. The GSS, a federal program designed to help Canadian businesses hire highly skilled foreign workers, was revamped to prioritize attracting top global talent, particularly in high-demand sectors such as technology, healthcare, and skilled trades. Key points of the policy include:

Expedited Work Permit Processing: The GSS continues to offer priority processing of work permits within two weeks for eligible highly skilled workers, ensuring Canadian businesses can quickly access global talent. This includes streamlined credential recognition to address labor shortages in critical sectors.

Focus on Economic Immigration: The policy emphasizes attracting skilled professionals to support Canada’s economic prosperity. Updates to the GSS aim to facilitate hiring from abroad, with a particular focus on drawing skilled workers from the United States to bolster high-growth industries.

Support for High-Growth Businesses: New initiatives under the GSS are designed to help Canadian entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses attract talent, ensuring Canada remains competitive in the global market. This includes tailored pathways for workers in innovative sectors.

Alignment with Infrastructure Capacity: The GSS updates align with Carney’s broader immigration strategy to stabilize permanent resident admissions at 395,000 in 2025, 380,000 in 2026, and 365,000 in 2027, while reducing temporary residents to 5% of Canada’s population by 2027. This ensures immigration levels do not overburden housing, healthcare, and social services.

Francophone Immigration: While not exclusive to the GSS, the policy supports increased francophone immigration outside Quebec, targeting 8.5% in 2025, rising to 12% by 2029, to strengthen French-speaking communities and meet labor needs.

These updates aim to balance economic growth with infrastructure capacity, ensuring that skilled workers contribute to Canada’s economy without straining public resources. For more details on the GSS, you can refer to official government resources at canada.ca.

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creatures of chaos

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Sustain disinflation with targeted food, utility interventions - GSS to gov’t

Sustain disinflation with targeted food, utility interventions – GSS to gov’t By Juliet ETEFE (Juliet.etefe@ Nsemkeka.com) As inflation continues its steady decline, the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) has advised government to sustain the trajectory and deepen macroeconomic reforms by investing in food logistics, utilities and regional support systems. Headline inflation dropped to 18.4…

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