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The Best News of Last Week - April 3, 2023

Kentucky Legalizes Medical Marijuana in Bipartisan Vote After Decade of Failed Attempts

The state of Kentucky has legalized the use of medical marijuana. The bill received final passage on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed it into law Friday morning after a decade of failed attempts in the state legislature.

The news makes Kentucky at least the 38th state in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana.

Now Indiana is surrounded by weed states. The encirclement is complete 😂

2. The Maryland House of Delegates voted Saturday to approve the Trans Health Equity Act

The Maryland House of Delegates voted Saturday to approve the Trans Health Equity Act — a bill that just a year ago disappeared from the chamber’s agenda ahead of a floor vote.

The bill would require Maryland Medicaid, beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, to provide coverage for additional gender-affirming treatments, which are currently disallowed in the state’s plan but commonly covered by private insurance. The expanded treatments include hormone therapy, hair alteration, voice therapy, physical alterations to the body, and fertility preservation.

3. FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means

The approved nasal spray is the best-known form of naloxone. It can reverse overdoses of opioids, including street drugs such as heroin and fentanyl and prescription versions including oxycodone.

Making naloxone available more widely is seen as a key strategy to control the nationwide overdose crisis. Effects begin within two minutes when given intravenously, and within five minutes when injected into a muscle. The medicine can also be administered by spraying it into a person's nose.

4. Boston expands tuition-free community college program to all residents

Boston has expanded its tuition-free community college program to include all city residents regardless of age, income or immigration status.

Starting this fall, any city resident will be eligible to pursue an associate’s degree or certificate at one of six partnering local institutions without paying to attend. The program also includes a $250 stipend for incidental expenses each semester for up to three years, and up to $2,500 of debt relief for students whose account balances are keeping them from re-enrolling.

5. First cheetah cubs born in India since extinction 70 years ago

India has welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs - more than 70 years after the animals were declared officially extinct there.India's environment minister announced the good news, calling it a "momentous event".

The country has been trying to reintroduce the big cats for decades, and last year brought eight cheetahs over from Namibia as part of the plan. Another 12 cheetahs were brought to India from South Africa last month.

6. BBC education show in Afghanistan helps children banned from school

The BBC has launched a new education programme for children in Afghanistan who are banned from school.It is aimed at children aged 11 to 16, including girls whose secondary education has been stopped by the ruling Taliban.

The weekly programme is called Dars, which means lesson in Dari and Pashto, Afghanistan's official languages. It is hosted by BBC Afghan female journalists who were evacuated from Kabul during the 2021 Taliban takeover.

Each new weekly half-hour episode of Dars will air four times a day, Saturday to Friday, on the newly launched BBC News Afghanistan channel.

7. A Trans Creator Has Raised Over 1.5 Million for Trans Healthcare on TikTok Live

Transgender TikTokers are celebrating Trans Day of Visibility by raising over $1.5 million for gender-affirming care around the world.

Mercury Stardust — a DIY TikToker and trans advocate who calls herself the “Trans Handy Ma’am” — raised $120,000 last year in a livestream for the mutual aid nonprofit Point of Pride, which maintains funds for surgeries, hormone therapy, and free binders and gaffs. This year, Stardust and cohost Jory, a.k.a. AlluringSkull, set themselves a goal of raising $1 million in a planned 30-hour live stream…and then smashed that milestone less than six hours after starting the stream Thursday evening.

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Growing into the Job, Post 396: Cat n Mouse, p7

Melissa Monroe, Office Manager of what would soon no longer be Far Horizons Medical Associates, had just laid her boss and lover down to bed. She’d let him slide out of her arms, still sleeping soundly, and  on to her nice soft bed. Melissa took a moment to muse to herself as she caught her reflection in the mirror. She watched the warm discharge of his latest climax congealing on her breasts, sparkling in the dim light. She’d brought him to pleasure with her hand, sprayed it onto her chest. The sight of his seed on her skin was fascinating to her, and she spent the next several minutes just staring at the sight of herself in the bedroom mirror. . 

She pondered. She thought about how things were. She had always been the good girl, doing things that her mother would want her to do. Did she like being that way, or was she doing it for others?

Melissa considered that question. She wasn’t sure.

She was sure of something, though. She was sure that she loved him. She was sure that she wanted to protect him. But she also wanted to succeed, she wanted to have her career, too. What a challenge for women, right? The balance between love, family, and success? It was a struggle, always had been, but Melissa knew she could rise to it. Rise above it. And rather than hold her back, Jay would help her grow and be even more successful. 

The world was changing. She could love him and be among the new elite, she knew it. She could be more than just an Office Manager. Yes, that had been her big dream, it's why she went to school. She’d pictured a position just like this, being a boss. And she’d achieved it, but now - she had to admit - she wanted more. She wanted so much more. She wanted him, yes, but she wanted to be more powerful, she wanted to have more influence, but more than anything, she secretly, wanted to see the contrast. She wanted to see the comparison between herself and him. She needed to make it grow. Make the difference between her and Jay bigger and bigger and bigger, and make him see it too. 

She would dwarf him. She would be more powerful than him.. Stronger than he was, bigger than he was, richer than he was. She was going to be everything that he ever was and then ten times more. She was going to be the best, better than anyone else. 

As this self-realization dawned, she knew what she needed to do. She needed to do all she could to gain more power.

Can I really do this? As she gazed deep into herself, studying the reflection of the tall, regal woman in the mirror, she asked herself that question. She was growing more beautiful by the day, but was that really her deep down? She pouted, once again drawn to his tribute flowing off her breasts. If she were honest with herself, she really wasn’t sure if she could do this, herself, but if there was one thing she was confident about, it was her love and devotion for him. If it was for him, she was confident that she would give it her all. I'll give it everything I have. And when I do that, nothing can stop me.

Melissa once again focused her attention on the woman in the mirror. She gave herself her most intense look, long, thick eyelashes lowering slightly and the green and gold radiance of her eyes flashing, penetrating deep inside. The look sent a shiver of arousal through her. She was strong, beautiful - she knew that. But she could become so much more.

Unconsciously she’d drifted into a silent manifestation, one she repeated over and over.

You love him so much. You love him so much. You’re going to protect him from the world and he’s going to help you grow.

Her heart quickened, nipples hardening as she thought of the power she would have if she - if they - could do this. Her magnificent body could be more than a palisade of sensuality if she let it, more than a superweapon. She could aspire to be something that no one - not she, not her handlers, not even her mother - had ever imagined. There was a twinge of concern in the back of Melissa’s mind that if she gave into this idea, she might never be able to stop.

But, you know what? She didn’t care. He…no, they. They were the only thing that mattered.

Her mind made up, arousal came forth again, and she allowed it. A soft moan escaped her perfect, full lips before she shook herself to her senses, turning away from the mirror and slowly back to him, regarding him where he lay. 

Jay. 

Her demeanor immediately softened. They were so in love! Becoming so much more together! So much had happened tonight, so much. This evening, she’d begun to truly reveal herself to him  - well, things he probably knew already, but had had a hard time accepting - and she was able to finally start being honest with him. She’d been manic, she knew, worked up and not thinking straight but the honesty, actually, felt really good. If they were going to be boyfriend and girlfriend (and oooo maybe someday even more!) they needed to be open with one another, right? Boyfriends and girlfriends are like that! And he had taken such big steps! He was starting to be really honest with her about how he was feeling, about what he really wanted. He was really opening himself up, and it was so exciting! 

With his snooping around, she realized he was curious about everything. She understood, she really did, and she knew he was being very brave. He was beginning to accept what she was becoming, what she was aspiring to and, not only was he accepting it, but he was going to willingly help her grow. 

She’d been so afraid, that if he found out what she was doing, he would reject her. She thought she might have to force him, trick him into it, but he actually wanted to help her! They were together now, and, together? The two of them? Omigod! They could do so much together! They could be - nnngh! This is so HOT! -  unstoppable!

She looked over him and began, now, to speak silently to him. It felt like another manifestation. It felt good. 

Honey, sweetie, you look so adorable laying there, my perfect boyfriend! 

He was on her bed, atop the covers, unconscious and completely spent. She knew he’d get cold soon, so exposed and naked, unless she crawled in with him to warm him. You need me that way, I know, and you’ll need me more like that every day. He looked so small, so adorably thin and bony and weak and she loved it. His enormous member lay flopped, flaccid but swollen, across his right hip. Even so soon after his last climax it seemed to pulse whenever she looked at it. So I guess you need me too haha.

She blew it a kiss. More pulses.

Oh, Jay, we are in for such an adventure together, she continued to muse, feeling her heart swelling up with excitement and affection, you’re going to help me get so big and successful. She felt the urge to start really manifesting right now, speaking silently to him, about him, about changes she wanted in him and in his body, making their reality into what she wanted. She was able to resist, though, knowing it was better to take things slow. As long as you stay good, listen to what I say and how to to be, I can let you have a little more of a peek into my world, into what’s happening. I want you to find it out through me, and not go looking around and, like, getting your wires crossed.So as long as you’re a good boy, as long as you’re submissive and behave, me and the girls can start showing you what’s really happening.  Deal?

His cock twitched again, throb throb.

Haha it’s like you’re talking to me when he’s asleep, aren’t you?

Oh, Missy! Stop!! she scolded herself, You’re going to get carried away again! 

She reached to the table alongside her bed, slid open its drawer and pulled out a handful of moist towelettes. Lazily, she began to wipe his semen from her chest.

She bit her lower lip. Maybe she could…

She looked wistfully at the messy cock on his hip, throbbing for her attention.

No…first, I should text Randi. I need to get things fixed up downstairs...

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thanks to RiF for help with editing, and sorry about the censored image. I've been getting flagged.

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Best of the Worst: Junka 4 Description

Best of the Worst is BACK! After an embarrassing Halloween booze fest, we decide to stack up the old black spine tapes and play a game of Junka™! Heaven and help us!! This time legendary Hollyweird celebrity Milwaukee Culkin appears from behind a wooden thing. When he's in town he's known as Milwaukee Milwaukee Culkin Culkin (legal name change). What’s Junka™ you ask? Well I’m glad you didn’t. Junka™ is a game where we stack up tapes in rows of 7 or 8 or something like that. I think 7. I don't care. And then pull tapes out, replacing them on the top of the pile with a spray painted tape. We used to use Nukie tapes until we put them all in a wood chipper. Now they is dust. Rich “The Barf Bag” Evans joins Mr. McCulkin in a pointless battle of tapes, wits, and skills that's certain to be more difficult than Celebrity Jeopardy! While the last winner was Tim, he wasn’t around so we had Rich Evans battle Milwaukee. Milwaukee came prepared though. Bolstered by a healthy dose of Ego and anti-shaky hand medication, Milwaukee plans to defeat Rich “The Diaper Clown” Evans in this battle, thus forcing the gang (including himself) to watch ALL the tapes he was pulled out of them Junka™ pile. This is, of course, after the pile has fallen and a winner is declared. This game doesn't make any cents! A new feature will also be added to Junka™ it’s called Poach-a-Pick™. This exciting new feature allows the winner to choose tapes from the loser’s pile for added misery! Ow! My Bladder! This spine-tingling episode also stars Jay “The Creep” Bauman and Mike “Lardo Boozer” Stoklasa as he eyes up the prize of the day: more beer to soak into his brain during the screening and subsequent discussions. You see, Mike once had a sweatshirt that said “I’m just here for the boos” with a photograph of a ghost on it. While a delicious pun indeed, this shirt harbored the terrible truth that Mike is truly just there “for the booze”. Mike films with the camera as does Jay and then makes the jokes, but really he’s there to consume so much alcohol he has to be carried up the stairs to his bedroom by several fire fighters. Jay also gets carried up to his bedroom by several fire fighters, but that’s for a totally different reason. Can Rich “The Adult Toddler” Evans defeat Mack is Back with the Hacks Culkin? I mean Milwaukee Culkin? I don’t know. You tell me when the first segment of the video is over. I know the answer already. I put my bets on Rich "The Man-Ape" Evans. While he appears oafish and dumb, this kid does have skills with his hands, cock, and sharp mental focus. MaClunken Culkin has that star-power though, which may intimidate a mentally decrepit witless circus freak like Evans (46-year old toddler). Now, the thing with Junka™ is that while the pile is large and we do watch EVERY tape we doesn't always place them on the table to talk about. Only the best are selected. This is the danger with watching a bunch of rando tapes. However, these boys are professionals and can usually talk about anything. They power through their injuries. Rich's back hurts him 24/7. Jay just wants to be home watching weirdo movies with his cats. Mike drinks to forget and Magulkin Milwagon McCulkin counts the seconds down to when he can return to the warmth of Los Angeles where he doesn't have to smell the rotting stench of failure bellowing from three mid-west losers.

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JAY! JAY! JAY! JAY!

The most basic survivor with the most basic story! Very long ramble about him below the cut (sorry)

Physical appearance

Short, skinny, pale (malnourished vibes)

Part way through his story he loses his eyes from a grenade and gets synth eyes as prosthetics

Has scars all over his body from that incident, as well as the average amount of scars for a wastelander

Always wears long sleeves, usually a white tshirt

Jean jacket over top with some silly little patches!!!

I am terrible at clothes so idk what pants he wears. Vaguely grey probably

Other outfits you'll see him in are any random clothes he needs when going undercover in the railroad (he keeps an outfit in his bag for synths still in their old uniform!) and rarely the Brotherhood flight suit when it's laundry day

Backpack

Big ol' hiking backpack he scavenged in sanctuary, also ties his sleeping bag on the bottom

Food, water, and caps are necessary

Sketchbook and pencil to keep him busy while having to sit around and wait, loves sketching and journalling

Teddy bear! Lovingly named Mr. Cuddlesworth, keeps him tucked away so nothing bad happens to him

Fancy Lads for any synths he comes across, also (not in the picture) a blank box filled with chems for bribing his way out of problems with raiders and the like

Uses his baseball bat, especially before he got comfortable with guns, but occasionally uses Rightous Authority and a combat shotgun

Keeps an extra knife on hand as well as pepper spray and a rape whistle, both of which he kept on his body since pre-war

Stats!

Physically weak but very perceptive - not very high charisma but his perception usually helps him along

High perception means he has very sensetive ears, which can both be useful and a problem (prone to sensory overload!)

His perks aren't based on his SPECIAL at all

Medic - he was trained as a scribe in the Brotherhood of Steel, much more comfortable healing than fighting

Vans - He's practically reliant on his pipboy to keep track of all his quests! It has a detailed map and GPS that can even give directions out loud

Rooted - He's a freeze response type of guy. 100% deer in the headlight vibes

Personality

He's a big ol' scaredy cat!

Trauma from the vault has left him absolutely terrified of enclosed spaces, the dark, and radroaches. Also dislikes loud sounds, the cold, alcohol, and chems

He likes touch and always gives out hugs and handshakes! He also likes the sun (and light), nature, sweets, sleeping, being non-violent, and brahmin

He's a crybaby and will cry at every little thing. Just give him 15 minutes and he'll be fine

He's very naive and trusting, especially starting out. He just blindly goes along with what anyone says, and that becomes an extreme as he tries to cope with how much the world changed

Everything's in ruins now? Okay. There's cows with two heads? Okay. You're going to rob me and steal all my money? Okay... wait.

Always tries to see the best in people and things, and will much rather get shot than risk shooting someone who may not be a danger to him (hey, maybe they're only aiming a gun at him because they misunderstand! We can talk things out!)

Very rarely gets angry or loses his cool - tends to just cry instead. Not too great in the wasteland!

He doesn't like kids (and didn't like Shaun, which he feels guilty about...) despite being so childish and friendly. He gets along with them great! He just... doesn't like them...

Story

Jay has two storylines of sorts, one of my first playthrough and one of my second playthrough that diverges a bit

My first playthrough is a Railroad playthrough

Jay is Shaun's older brother. Their father was a veteran and Sanctuary was a small neighborhood specifically advertised as PTSD/veteran friendly (AKA HOA had a field day with banning fireworks and loud parties, and didn't bother with much else...) - Codsworth was also part of a pack for veterans!

Jay gets some basic survival skills from Preston and the group (after becoming severely ill due to a 200yr old immune system, but whatever) and leaves with Codsworth to Diamond City

He meets Nick and joins the Railroad quickly after! However Codsworth gets pretty beaten up in Vault 114 and after staying with Arturo for a while Jay convinces him to go to Sanctuary where it's safe

At some point Jay runs off on his own to try and collect the last few of Winter's holotapes, which is where he gets cornered by gunners in Quincy and throws a grenade which bounces off the wall and back near his own feet

He was mostly blind and severely injured, and staggers his way back to Railroad HQ (thanks to his high perception + VANS to guide him) where he gets taken to Doctor Amari and gets his synth eyes

He infiltrates the Institute and befriends X6, and also finds out he's a synth after reading a terminal he was told very sternly not to look into

In the same way Shaun is sort of a test for child synths, Jay is a test for teenage synths, as well as to study personality and emotions, and how a synth would grow if they believed to be human

Barely anyone knows this, save for Father and maybe a few other scientists, so Jay keeps it a secret until the Railroad is attacking the place, where he tells Father on his deathbed that he knows the truth

Father tells him that they're not real brothers and he feels nothing for him, and Jay responds by telling Father that he loves him and that their parents would be proud of him before mercy shooting him in the head

He adopts synth Shaun and gets adopted by Nick, making a family of entirely robots (including Codsworth!)

Far Harbor comes after this and stuff happens idk this is getting very long, but DiMA is his uncle!!

The second playthrough, which is forever unfinished, is a Brotherhood playthrough, follows all the main plotpoints above with a few changed details

Instead of immediately leaving to Diamond City after Call to Arms, he and Codsworth stay with Danse and his group with the promise of food, shelter, and in-depth survival and weapon training (he's still relying on his baseball bat at this point despite his horrible strength stat)

Codsworth eventually goes back to Sanctuary (all this fighting stresses him out) and Jay does still find the Railroad and go along with them, but he spends a majority of his time on the Prydwen learning everything he needs to know

Jay's still supportive of synths but is less active in the Railroad, and he finds out he's a synth around a week or two before the events of Blind Betrayal

After Blind Betrayal Jay leaves the Brotherhood and goes for a Minutemen and Railroad ending, where the two factions sort of combine, and a lot of settlers are either rescued synths or helping the Railroad in some way

Danse is also in the Minutemen! Although he's mostly unaware of how involved in the Railroad they are - Jay is trying to ease him into it slowly but it's taking a WHILE to unlearn all that Brotherhood propaganda!

Jay isn't as active in the Railroad in this playthrough, and he's more critical of their ways of doing things. He's a bit more distant with Nick (as Danse sort of takes the roll of surrogate father) but generally the vibes are the same

These two stories somehow both exist equally in my head, so I guess they're both "canon"!

Fun facts!

Jay is a genre of person. Whenever there's an RPG and I can't tell if I should make an OC or pretend to be myself, I make Jay! He also exists in Stardew Valley!

Jay is my middle name, but not on purpose. While getting my name changed my mom offered to include Jay as a middle name (unrelated to my OCs) and I went along with it. Jay had already existed for a while before this!

Jay's original design included a hard hat. I decided it wasn't for him.

Jay disliked Codsworth and Shaun before the war. He was going through an angsty phase and was a bit jealous of not being the only child anymore. He feels very guilty about it now

He can't bring himself to go back to Sanctuary anymore so most of the Minutemen's work is done at the Castle

During The Lost Patrol he finds himself alone at the Revere Satellite Array and trades a bunch of food, water, and caps with the Super Mutants in exchange for Scribe Faris' holotags (and his life). Danse is not happy about this

Despite the fact I never travelled with Curie or Strong in my playthroughs, he's friends with them! He thinks they're pretty chill

The first person he tells about being a Synth is X6, and he asks whether he knew. X6 had no idea.

He doesn't tell Nick for a looong time because of his reaction when DiMA asks if he's a synth. He asks DiMA for advice after the events of Far Harbor before he tells Nick.

[TRIGGER WARNING beyond this point for claustrophobia, suffocation, roaches, PTSD, and suicide] He spent several hours stuck inside the vault, barely able to move or breathe due to having to dethaw in an already cold room. His cryopod couldn't open from the inside and he was slowly suffocating as the seals were air-tight. He had to claw his way through the cushioning to get to some wires that, when broken, finally released the doors.

He was still too weak and pained to move, and the radroaches started swarming him once they sensed fresh meat. They didn't do much damage to him but it was still very traumatizing

The first thing he did as soon as he got out of that room was try and shoot himself with the 10mm. The safety was on and he didn't know how to switch it off, so he gave up

Attempted suicide again a few days later after the power armor from the Museum of Freedom reminded him of the cryo pod and triggered a nasty flashback (plus the general stress of everything), but gets stopped by Codsworth. After retelling this to Captain Cade he finds out that it's not a "normal panic attack" and that he does in fact have PTSD, and that he's not allowed in power armor until he gets his symptoms under control.

[twoheartswrites]

Hi can you write a Connor x deviant reader where Connor meets the reader before he deviates and he’s trying to take the reader into the staton (by like tracking him down and stuff im bad at explaining 😭) and the reader does the thingy where their skin goes up and they like show memories and information and the reader shows what happened to them (like the reader being in a group for like a care center and then humans like destroy the other androids and the reader escapes) and then Connor and the reader just talk for a bit and Connor kinda just deviates a bit after that (btw I’m so sorry if this doesn’t make any sense)

Software Instability

Fem aligned people (+ She/Her users) DNI

[FTM Friendly] DEVIANT Male Reader x Connor

Fluff/Long Fic

Detroit Become Human

Connor's POV:

Where is he? This deviant is the best link we've got to Markus, but he's difficult to catch. We've been practically playing a game of 'cat and mouse' as Hank says.

He leaves notes and shrines for us yet leaves little trace of himself. The closest I've gotten of useful information was a couple drops of blood from our first encounter with him. He got injured at a care center, where supposedly an entire group of deviants had attacked the people new batch of people who needed help. It seems unlikely considering the past links of deviants who just wanted to live a normal life, but justice needs to be served...

It's getting late and I've been standing in this snowy area of the city, surrounded by abandoned building that the deviant led me too for the past hour, trying to find any hint of a shrine or note, but even those aren't here.

Hank had already wrapped his stuff up to go, and at this point- I think it's time for me too. Until I hear a loud hissing sound, like spray paint, coming from inside these abandoned buildings. I quickly (and quietly) make my way around where the sound is coming from.

I climb up on of the buildings where a rusty ladder was, and found one of the buildings with a huge gap in the window. I take a peak inside to find 3 androids. One is spray painting a Jericho symbol onto the walls while the two others are walking away with a large box. Deviants.

I note that the broken glass is how they get into the building as they've built platforms fit for people to safely walk in from here. As the two other androids are no longer in hearing distance, I start to silently sneak myself towards the one left. The closer I got, I was finally able to read what type of Android they were--

A Care Android.

"Joey are you ba-?"

I interrupt him, grabbing onto his free arm, and then the hand that carried his spray can. Immediately, he started fighting back and tried shouting for help "JOEY, SIMON"

His led blipped red in a second and he pushed me up against the wall next to the spray painted symbol. I finally had a good look at his face-

A tear across his cheek, not to deep but still enough to make someone wince at the injury.

"God dammit, Connor just give me a damn second!" he yelled. Him knowing my name was the least of my problems in this moment, but I'm starting to realize I may have underestimated how strong he is.

Care Androids are made to hold heavy weights considering that they had to carry people, help bring in shipments of medication and food, and so on.

But no matter how much I budge, his hold on me gets tighter. "Connor, please" He pleads loudly, making me stop, "Just listen to me. Hand, give me your god damn hand" he demands.

A look of desperation slips into his eyes, and I can't help but hesitate. After seeing these many deviants so far, it's impossible to think his intentions are purely evil.

As I finally stop fighting back, we stare into each other's eyes, silently checking for approval of a truce. His eyes soften, and he lets go of me. We stand frozen for a moment before he pulls out his hand. The flesh of his hand is pixelated away as he waits for my hand as well.

I delay for a second before finally grasping his hand and close my eyes with him.

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"It's okay, Ellie" I whisper, running my hand over the little girl's forehead. In reality, there's androids getting torn apart down there, and I'm hiding with the sick little girl I was told to take care of. I'm afraid, for the first time in my life, I feel a nauseas feeling as I try to find a way to leave this place while leaving everyone in this room safe.

If I want to live, I must leave, but it's my job-- my only reason to exist is to defend the people who live here.

I feel myself become a traitor, I feel selfish for leaving and wanting to live. But they're human, they'll be safe. I know I have to live for something in the future.

The little girl looks up at me on last time. Hopefully she finds her gift after this whole mess. Hopefully she sees the little happy birthday note I've placed in her room. I'll visit her one day if I live to get out of this.

I open the door and quickly shut it, looking around. Androids attempting to fight back while others lie limp to the suffering, and humans have had enough of us.

I grab onto a broken rail from the stairs as I try to sneak across to the other side where I find of group of deviants trying to escape from.

No eyes on them just yet. One care android, now deviant, looks over to me with worry, almost like they're telling me to be careful and that we'll meet after, before heading out.

I take a deep breath, for the first time I feel something like adrenaline. Like I'm alive

I make a run for it, and finally as I'm about to reach the window, I feel something trip me. I fall onto my side, finding a human lady over me. Anger and hatred has filled her, and pinned me down, pressing a knife against my cheek and slowly trying to slide it against my face, but by instinct, I swing. I swing the rail right onto her head. She cries out, getting the attention of the other humans. Fuck.

I scamper up and pull my way out of the window as the shouts get louder and closer. I slam the window closed, and as I'm about to run away, my legs finally give in, fear and tiredness swallow me whole.

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I let go of his hand, panting. I could feel all of it, I could hear everything, his thoughts and the shouting and crying.

He looks at me with worry, gently placing my hand on my shoulder.

"You understand me now" He says softly, "you see me"

He lightly presses his fingers against his tear, before leaving it alone. I do, he's right, but I can't let him know that. I look away from him, still trying to recover from the feelings.

"I just wanted to care for them, Connor-"

"How do you know my name?" I ask, scanning them.

"Echo and Ripples. Those girls you let live from the Eden Club. They heard what your buddy cop called you and then told me. An android deviant who didn't shoot the deviants then and there? I knew you were already in your first phases of deviating..." he confessed.

and though I wanted to deny it, it was becoming harder to.

He sighed, taking a deep breath, almost basking in his new ability. And seeing him so happy about it was almost contagious.

"So detective... you gonna cuff me up now?" he asked, "Or ask me about Markus?"

Markus, right. That.

I nodded, "I need information as to where he is"

His led flipped back to yellow, "So that's why you found me. You didn't find my note?" He smirked, "Mr. Detective Android couldn't find a deviant's note? That'll surely look good in your police files" he teases. He chuckles to himself, shaking his head before pulling out a crinkled paper from his pockets, "This. I made a copy just in case, but it- uhm. It would've sent you to a ship bay, I would've met you there in... a better situation with less fighting and shouting, and then I would've introduced you to him. But I guess this works too" He hums, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

I take the note, reading the information from it.

"So how about this? We meet there tomorrow, 6 pm, you can bring your one buddy cop if you want, and then I introduce you to Markus. Sound good, Mr. Detective?" he smiles, giving me a bright and wide smile.

I study him for a moment, knowing this isn't a trap, and that I shouldn't trust him so easily-- but I understand him.

"Sounds good" I say.

[[Software Instability]]

[redlettermediathings]

Best of the Worst is BACK! After an embarrassing Halloween booze fest, we decide to stack up the old black spine tapes and play a game of Junka™! Heaven and help us!! This time legendary Hollyweird celebrity Milwaukee Culkin appears from behind a wooden thing. When he's in town he's known as Milwaukee Milwaukee Culkin Culkin (legal name change). What’s Junka™ you ask? Well I’m glad you didn’t. Junka™ is a game where we stack up tapes in rows of 7 or 8 or something like that. I think 7. I don't care. And then pull tapes out, replacing them on the top of the pile with a spray painted tape. We used to use Nukie tapes until we put them all in a wood chipper. Now they is dust. Rich “The Barf Bag” Evans joins Mr. McCulkin in a pointless battle of tapes, wits, and skills that's certain to be more difficult than Celebrity Jeopardy! While the last winner was Tim, he wasn’t around so we had Rich Evans battle Milwaukee. Milwaukee came prepared though. Bolstered by a healthy dose of Ego and anti-shaky hand medication, Milwaukee plans to defeat Rich “The Diaper Clown” Evans in this battle, thus forcing the gang (including himself) to watch ALL the tapes he was pulled out of them Junka™ pile. This is, of course, after the pile has fallen and a winner is declared. This game doesn't make any cents! A new feature will also be added to Junka™ it’s called Poach-a-Pick™. This exciting new feature allows the winner to choose tapes from the loser’s pile for added misery! Ow! My Bladder! This spine-tingling episode also stars Jay “The Creep” Bauman and Mike “Lardo Boozer” Stoklasa as he eyes up the prize of the day: more beer to soak into his brain during the screening and subsequent discussions. You see, Mike once had a sweatshirt that said “I’m just here for the boos” with a photograph of a ghost on it. While a delicious pun indeed, this shirt harbored the terrible truth that Mike is truly just there “for the booze”. Mike films with the camera as does Jay and then makes the jokes, but really he’s there to consume so much alcohol he has to be carried up the stairs to his bedroom by several fire fighters. Jay also gets carried up to his bedroom by several fire fighters, but that’s for a totally different reason. Can Rich “The Adult Toddler” Evans defeat Mack is Back with the Hacks Culkin? I mean Milwaukee Culkin? I don’t know. You tell me when the first segment of the video is over. I know the answer already. I put my bets on Rich "The Man-Ape" Evans. While he appears oafish and dumb, this kid does have skills with his hands, cock, and sharp mental focus. MaClunken Culkin has that star-power though, which may intimidate a mentally decrepit witless circus freak like Evans (46-year old toddler). Now, the thing with Junka™ is that while the pile is large and we do watch EVERY tape we doesn't always place them on the table to talk about. Only the best are selected. This is the danger with watching a bunch of rando tapes. However, these boys are professionals and can usually talk about anything. They power through their injuries. Rich's back hurts him 24/7. Jay just wants to be home watching weirdo movies with his cats. Mike drinks to forget and Magulkin Milwagon McCulkin counts the seconds down to when he can return to the warmth of Los Angeles where he doesn't have to smell the rotting stench of failure bellowing from three mid-west losers.

[warrior-cats-rewritten]

On Rusty's owners and the human world of WCR.

These people were kind. Genuinely loving towards Rusty. They made sure he was always fed, they called him in at night when they wanted a nighttime cuddle with him, and as we can see hinted at in A Thief in Thunderclan, they looked for him. These people GENUINELY loved and missed him and wanted him to come home.

The world of WCR is a more pleasant one. Shelters are not packed full of homeless cats in this world, spaying/neutering is a choice that you can make if you want to, not one that separates you from a responsible owner vs a risky irresponsible one. (This does not apply to our world, get your pets fixed please). Cancer risks from these things (or not doing them) no longer exist. In WCR it's just there if you want it.

Smudge's owner got him neutered because they didn't want him spraying. Nutmeg was spayed because they didn't want her having more kittens. Quince wasn't spayed, but never had more kits. Sasha was never spayed, but Pickle was neutered. Jessie, Minty, Benny and Frankie, none of them were fixed. Many kittypets are not.

Rusty's owners didn't really want to get him neutered, but the rumors that are passed around by clan cats are that they absolutely will and it will destroy your life. Just like kittypets thinking that clan cats gnaw bones.

But they missed him so much, that they took in a young kitten named Hattie who was a little scatterbrained and needed a home because her current one could not afford her surgery because Hattie was incredibly sick. Her spaying was medically necessary. She survived that sickness with the help it gave her. Later, the family picked up and moved. They moved into a small town near a Nature Reserve and settled there with Hattie, and adopted a beautiful kitten that they named Velvet, giving her lovely toys. Hattie acted as her big sister and the two are incredibly close, though Hattie doesn't like the outside anymore. Too many critters bothering her and they are scary! She's old, and just wants to cuddle and scratch her scratching post.

Alderheart secretly meets with Velvet after she leaves. They have no kits, they just play and she catches a mouse for them to share. When Alderheart is exiled by Bramblestar's Imposter, he is done with being a clan cat. He is offered shelter in Skyclan's old temporary camp, but just like in canon, he turns down the offer. He knows where to go.

He walks to Velvet's home, and is welcomed inside. The twolegs see him, and even though they know Rusty couldn't be that young anymore, and he doesn't look like him exactly, but there is a resemblance they can't deny, and it gives them a sense of closure.

Alderheart is given the name of Rudy, but Velvet and every other kittypet in the area still call him Alderheart. He never has to hunt, or worry about sickness, and while he wishes the others the best, he is happy as a kittypet. He no longer feels the need to be right all the time, to be better.

The people who take him in love him deeply, and take wonderful care of him, and Velvet, and old Hattie.

[naamahdarling]

I would like more information on Dried Pickle Man. How did he become the Dried Pickle Man? How did he come into your life?

I adopted him and his foster brother in 2011 after the death of a VERY beloved cat, and specifically sought out a cat with a funny face so it could make me laugh, which I wasn't really doing. My prior kitty was also a bit silly looking (nowhere near the degree DPM is) and I had got used to it. He was nine months to a year old, and very handsome.

His real name is Smooch but as we all know, he is now ALSO Dried Pickle Man.

His first day home:

Regal!

Eleven or twelve years later, he's, uhh. Well. To be loved is to be changed:

Anyway, one time in the car I misheard some country lyrics as "dried pickle man" and me and my BF both laughed, and then a few days later we went through the Whataburger drive thru and because I like my hamburgers that way, we got some stickers on the wrapper and I stuck them on him.

And he made that proud little face.

So forever after he became...

Dried Pickle Man!!!

Probably the weirdest cat name I have ever heard. Never fails to elicit a response.

He's a one-person cat and insufferably cuddly, he hates having his butt trimmed, he talks ALL THE TIME, he likes cellophane tape and potato chips, and is extremely smart. He gurgles and snorts and sneezes in your drink. Yesterday he burped in my mouth.

He also has what I can only call emotional dysregulation. He gets very strong feelings and acts on them stubbornly (bullying the others or chasing them; he used to spray), but it is evident that he CANNOT help himself. When I pick him up to stop him bullying one of the others, he is practically hyperventilating, and is very stiff and almost unresponsive. The vet suspects he has neurological issues but since they have never worsened we aren't concerned. I was able to get him to stop spraying, at least. For a while he was a real piss goblin. We give all of them as much autonomy as possible (they can do most non-destructive things they want or ask to do, we only manhandle them to get them in the carrier or get them away from a hazard or stop them squabbling), so he has many little preferences and rituals; when you let pets express their own personalities you get some very rewarding relationships. I wish more people did. :(

He also has kidney disease and inflammatory bowel disease. This combined with his personality issues and behavior issues and his age mean that he is virtually unadoptable, so it's very fortunate he landed with us. We understand him, we work with his issues in a healthy calming way and not against them, and give him the best medical care possible.

I have never known another entity quite like him. I cherish his bastard presence in my life. He is one of a kind and we are very lucky to have him.

[forensicated]

Information about The Bill for use in fan fictions or anything similar. (aka: how I found out there's a character limit on Tumblr) This will be edited, please feel free to comment anything you want adding or editing.

Part 2

Nicknames for the police/officers:

The Old Bill, Bizzies (busybodies or 'too busy to help'), Feds, Bluebottles, Coppers, Bobbies, Rozzers, Peelers, The Filth, The Fuzz, Dibble (Officer Dibble from Top Cat), Pigs, Plod, Plonk (Person Of Limited Or No Knowledge), The Thin Blue Line, Bacon ("Can you smell bacon?") "The Babylon" (Jamican slang), Boys In Blue, Hawaii 5-O, Woody/Woodentops, The Scum, PoPo, The Law, Gammon.

Community Support Officers: CHIMPS (Completely Hopeless In Most Policing Situations), Hobby Bobby, Plastic Policeman,

Police Lingo, acronyms and abbreviations

ABE: Achieving Best Evidence - recording a victim of serious sexual assault on video for their first statement so it can be played in court to show how they were/the state they were in and try and limit the victim having to be there in person/cross examined etc.

ABH: Actual Bodily Harm

AMIP: Area Major Incident Pool (now Specialist Crime And Operations)

ANPR: Automatic Numberplate Recognition

AP: Agrieved Person - Victim

ARV: Armed Response Vehicle

ASBO: Antisocial Behaviour Order.

ASNT: Area Searched No Trace.

ASP: Baton

Big Red Key: The enforcer

BIU: Borough Intelligence Unit - this is where they could check facial recognition, check through CCTV and use the computers to check for suspects and find out peoples backgrounds.

BLO: Borough Liaison Officer

Blues and twos: Lights/Sirens on police cars

CAD: Computer Aided Dispatch

CIB: Complaints Investigation Bureau, later DPS (Directorate Of Professional Standards)

CID: Criminal Investigation Department

CIM: Critical Incident Manager - Inspector usually who oversees all the big jobs and makes decisions to keep things rolling smoothly rather than lots of chiefs making conflicting decisions.

Civvies (normal civilian clothes - ie a PC changing for an obbo)

CO19 (Used to be SO19 - armed officers. Smithy and Max used to be CO19 officers.) Apparently now MO19!

Code 11: Off Duty

CPS: Crown Prosecution Service

CPT: Child Protection Team

Crimint: Criminal Intelligence

CRIS: Crime Report Information System

CS Spray: Sprayed at criminal resisting arrest. Temporarily makes them unable to see properly and irritates their respiratory system. to enable them to be arrested. Sometimes now called PAVA spray.

CSE: Crime Scene Examiner (was SOCO- Scenes Of Crime Officer)

CSU: Community Support/Safety Unit Now joined with DVU and called SODAIT - Sexual Offences And Domestic Abuse Investigation Team

CLO: Community Liaison Officer

D&D: Drunk And Disorderly.

DVU: Domestic Violence unit. See CSU.

ETA: Expected Time Of Arrival "ETA, 5 minutes."

FATAC: Fatal Accident

Fence: Someone who buys and sells stolen goods

FED REP: Federation Representatives. Officers trained to support officers who are accused of crimes or otherwise want to take the service/bosses on.

FIU: Financial Investigation Unit

FLO: Family Liaison Officer (supports the family members/person who is going through a horrendous time. IE: Jim when Eva's daughter when missing and Smithy to Leanne Samuels when her daughter Carly was murdered)

FME: Force/Forensic Medical Examiner (Police doctor who reviews and treats criminals (and occasionally injured staff) who have gotten hurt, have complex medical issues or who need medication)

FPN: Fixed Penalty Notice - an on the spot fine.

GBH: Grievous Bodily Harm

Grass: informing on someone who has done a crime. Handling: someone who has accepted/bought stolen items either knowingly or unknowingly dependant on circumstances.

IBO: Used in later years instead of the CAD room, the Integrated Borough Operations handled non emergency telephone calls, CCTV viewing, contacting officers and similar. The CAD room was not needed as emergency calls were answered at Scotland Yard or Hendon and then sent to the relevant IBO Operator for the borough (which would be at Bow Central Communications Command) who would then send it to Sun Hill's IBO so all information can be relayed to the officers attending. Much like CAD, the IBO has a Sgt and PC's who would monitor the CCTV and IBO computers and assign officers to calls.

IC1-6 This is how the officers described skintones when searching for suspects/victims/witnesses.IC1 is White skinned european. IC2 is Dark Skinned European. IC3 is Afro Caribbean appearance, IC4 is Asian appearance (Indian Pakistani or Bangladeshi), IC5 is Chinese or Japanese appearance and IC6 is Arabian/Egyptian appearance.

Index: Vehicle registration - spelt out phonetically

India 99: Police helicopter.

IRB: Incident Report Book (Notebook) apparently now it's a force/work phone!

IRV: Incident Response Vehicle

LIO: Local Intelligence Officer

LEO: Local Enforcement Officer

LOS: Lost or Stolen

Misper: Missing Person

MIT: Major Incident Team (Used to be Murder Investigation Team)

MP: Met Police Information Room (Scotland Yard)

NCPA: No Cause For Police Action

NCS: National Crime Squad

NFA: No Further Action

NOIP: Notice Of Intended Prosecution. You're not arrested but the police are coming to take you to court soon.

Nonce: Sexual Offender - most used for Paedophiles.

OBBO: Observation - Keeping watch on suspects

OP: Observation Point

PACE: Police And Criminal Evidence Act - The police are bound to act by all rules, objectives and codes of conduct of this act of parliament in every part of their work.

PANDA: Normal police car that's not used for pursuing other cars. That's generally left to the Area Car or an IRV.

Pimp - someone who takes money from a woman on the sex trade. Also known as living off immoral earnings.

PIT: Precision Immobilisation Technique Manoeuvre (usually they try using a stinger to burst the tiers of a car thats speeding away from the police but it's not always possible. Where the road is wide enough and no one will become endangered by it,advanced drivers who are TPAC trained can do a manoeuvre to the car they're chasing and put it into spin to stop it. It CANNOT be done to busses/trucks/motorcycles etc and it's advised to not do it to a car you fear may be carrying armed occupants but to be honest it's not a massively used thing in the UK.)

PNC: Police National Computer = Real time checks on criminal records, outstanding warrants, missing and wanted people, registration checks etc.

PolAc: Police Accident (Ie car crash or hitting a pedestrian etc when it's a police officer involved)

PR: Officers police radio.

Refs: Refreshments/break time

Ringer - A vehicle that has been made up of parts of other cars or identity changed. Sometimes called a Cut n Shut.

RJ: Restorative Justice - a criminal doing something instead of being cautioned/imprisoned - like painting over their graffiti with a new coat of paint.

RTA/C: Road Traffic Accident/Collision

Rule 43 (Now 45): Vulnerable Prisoners in a prison. Smithy endured bullying to avoid being put in this as it means segregation and would bring him more attention and also a lot of isolation. This is for prisoners who are sex offenders, mentally ill, have a target on their back for grassing or being a convicted police/prison officer etc.

RUI: Released Under Investigation - bailed but the case is still being investigated and can be rearrested at any moment. The police hate this but the government have got touchy over bailing people.

Section 59 - Anti Social Behaviour Vehicle Seizure - you've kept driving like a prat so they're taking your car.

Section 165 - Seizing a car for no insurance. Most likely to be crushed.

Shout: A call out/incident communicated over the radio.

Sierra Oscar: Sun Hill Station Call Sign

Snout: Registered informant who gets paid for giving info. NNo sometimes CHIS - Covert Human Intelligence Source or Informant.

SO10: Now Covert Operations - Undercover Policing - can be long term and go really deep undercover. Stevie used to be in this dept. Now includes Counter Terrorism.

SOCA: Serious And Organised Crime Agency

SOPO: Sex Offenders Prevention Order (useless essentially!)

SOR - Sex Offenders Register

Stretch: Prison sentence.

TIU: Telecoms Investigation/Intelligence Unit

TOA: Time Of Arrival "Show me TOA 13.23"

Tom: Prostitute

TPAC Tactical Pursuit And Containment - trained officers who bring vehicles to a stop - like boxing cars in etc.

Trojan Unit: Armed Police

TSG: Territorial Support Group

TWOC: Taking a car without owners consent

VIN: Vehicle Identification Number

VRN: Vehicle Registration Number

Phonetic Alphabet Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebeck, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, Xray, Yankee, Zulu.

Areas Of Sun Hill/Canley Wharfs/Docks Jubilee Wharf, India Wharf, Limeharbour Dock, Sussex Wharf, Limeharbour Dock, Sussex Wharf, Old Jubilee Dock & Boatyard, Masters Wharf, Dockland Pier, Skippers Wharf

Council Estates Aldbourne,Bronte, Abelarde, Antrim Green, Canley, Farley, Parkmead, Jasmine Allen, Coal Lane, Cockcroft, Whitegate, Hardie, Larkmead, Tankeray, Copthorne, Netherlake,

Other Stations Barton Street (Sierra Bravo) , Spicer Street, Putney Green, Stafford Row (Sierra Charlie),

Industrial Estates

Cheetham Road Industrial Estate

Streets Trafford Way, Loftus Road, Leermont Road, Gatley Street, Purchase Road (Red light district), Brands Square, Jamaica Lane, Larkway Street, Godwick Street, Sun Hill Road, Shadwell Street, Harlow Street, Dunsford Street, Brown Square, Victoria Road, Dorral Road, Alforn Street, Mallan Street, Ashon Street, Brim Road, Rudcus Street, Cheetam Road, Cheetham Side, Jessop Street, Halpern Street, Tallow Street, Hoxton Road, Backhouse Street/Lane, Mournemouth Street/Avenue, Rudkin Road, Bagford Street, Brunell Avenue, Askill Road, Limefield Walk, Railton Street, Canley High Street, Ida Lane, Tubbs Lane, Claydon Street, Woodley Heath Road, Ballina Road, Starkwater Road, Calico Street, Tedder Street, Greenroad Way, Greaton Road, Mooreland Road, Ibbot Street, Rudleigh Road, Westway, Abbey Road, Broom Lane, Foundry Way, Humber Street, Muston Street, Valance Street

Prisons Longmarsh

Hospitals St Hughs

Schools

Cheetam Primary/Junior School, Shad Thames Infants School, Elcott Primary,

Canley Comprehensive, Harvey Wallace Comp, Deansgate Comprehensive, Cheetam Bank,

Pubs

Canley Arms, Askill Arms, Rose And Crown, The Green Archer, The Bears Head, The Elcott Arms, The Seven Bells, The White Swan, The Scales, The Grape And Bottle, The Dog And Gun, The Pikes Head, The Thames Tavern, The Pikes Head, The Tully Arms, The Boat Inn, The Tug, The Emma Hamilton, The Cock And Crown, The Sultan. Lord Banbury

Misc

North Canley Sports Center, Canley Fields, City Farm, St Ann's Church, Cheetham Community Support Center,

[obey-me-mammon-lover69]

Written on my phone so sorry for any errors

I feel rlly sick so I decided to write some sick Mc headcanons real quick bc I haven't gotten any asks yet

No coloured text for the boys bc its not working for some reason, RIP

Warnings: Vomit, illness (spoiled just in case)

GN! MC

LUCIFER:

The best person to get sick around (next to Satan)

Holds your hair back when you’re vomiting

Gets you medicine

Basically, dotes on you like a mother the entire time lol

This isn’t his first rodeo

MAMMON:

Gets sympathy sick, and now you BOTH have to be babied

Tries to hold your hair back when ur vomiting but then he starts gagging and has to use the trashcan

Tries to convince you that cuddling makes illnesses go away faster

It works

Treats you like glass the entire time

LEVIATHAN:

Immediately goes for the anime trope of a thermometer in the mouth and an icepack on the forehead

Does not know anything else, does not elaborate

Holds your hair back when you’re vomiting, does his very best but gets grossed out and runs off

Slides you water bottles and crackers

ASMODEUS:

Do not get sick around him (you rlly don’t have a choice)

Wears a medical mask the entire time bc he gets sick super easily

Can’t hold your hair back bc he starts sympathy vomiting and he hates it

Does not go near you the entire time if he can help it, and if he has to, he’s bringing a hazmat suit

Don’t touch him

Sprays you with sanitiser *

SATAN:

Second best person to get sick around

Tries to convince Lucifer that a cat’s purr heals humans super-fast so he can get a cat in the house

Does not work

Reads books trying to find herbal remedies for your illnesses nearly gets involved in an MLM

pets your hair like a cat when he holds it back when ur vomiting 

Has a book in the other hand

BEELZEBUB: 

Keeps trying to give you big greasy meals bc food always makes him feel better when he’s sick, Lucifer has to tell him to stop bc the food keeps making you nauseous

Starts bringing you light things like crackers and bread instead

Tries to carry you to the bathroom bc he’s afraid you’ll trip but ends up getting vomited on

Still tries to carry you afterwards, never learned his lesson

BELPHIE: 

Acts apathetic, is actually kind of worried

Sleeps next to you like a guard dog cow, MC trips on him on the way to the bathroom and now he has to clean up the vomit

Sleeps away from the bed now so it doesn’t happen again

Holds your hair back, and looks away to give you privacy

its bc he also has a weak stomach like Asmo

[sxugaryx]

Grim Grinning Ghosts (Fanfic)

New chapter from my main series 🩷

Spring had been missing for 2 days, that’s not normal for her at all as she has always stayed indoors, and aside from a few strolls in the garden, Spring has never been one to go outside. Antonia was extremely worried, first she called Eugéne to ask if the cat had done something like this before; Spring used to be Eugéne’s pet but during the stay at Hotel Krat the cat always kept Antonia company, she would stand next to her and even sleep on her lap, moments like made Antonia not want to lose hope; while recovering Spring also stood by her side, the animal making sure that she felt loved.

So Eugéne decided it was best for Spring to stay with Antonia, although the cat actually stays inside Hotel Krat and not at Antonia’s home, as the cat has officially adopted the hotel as its home and Spring keeps the rats away, as rats are smart animals and don’t get close to any place near a cat’s territory.

So it’s so odd that the cat suddenly disappeared, clearly she didn’t go to find a boyfriend as Spring can’t have kittens due to getting sprayed. Antonia was at a loss until a few hotel guests mentioned hearing things from the hotel walls, now that’s not usual since a main attraction of Hotel Krat is its history, the place thought to be haunted by its past first by that aristocrat that used the back then castle for occultism and then how it was a mental institution, people hear all sorts of things from the walls and find the “haunted hotel” a thrilling yet relaxing experience.

But people were reporting noises of meowing behind the walls and despite the theories of a ghost cat now haunting the place, Antonia is sure Spring is still alive, just trapped. There are many secret passages inside the Hotel, most likely she entered one of those by accident and got lost; Hotel Krat is huge and inside its walls is like a maze of secrets.

The only one who could help is Pinocchio and the boy wasted no time in his mission to find the lost cat, time was of the essence if they wanted to get back Spring safe and sound. So armed with a weapon just in case and with Gemini illuminating his path this was just the right task.

Antonia took Pinocchio to the basement of the hotel, they keep in store most of the holiday decorations in there but in the wall at the very bottom, there is a huge mirror, a mirror that you can push the glass as if it was a sliding door, taking you to the other side.

“Please be careful inside there my dear, I even I don’t even know what sort of things lie inside these walls” Antonia was a little worried for her son, even if she knew his capabilities she couldn’t help but worry, but Pinocchio reassured her that he can do this.

—-

“Wow this place really is like a maze” Gemini chirped, he couldn’t believe the secret labyrinth that was inside the walls.

Pinocchio would shout Spring’s name from time to time and make cat noises to try and attract the cat, as they walked it was at first only a corridor, until they started to find doors, Pinocchio would open them and call for Spring, the first few rooms were completely empty, but the next rooms were filled with things, things that had been left there for God knows how long.

Some rooms had medical equipment, rusty syringes, and vials filled with strange liquids that were probably hazardous by now. Some beds had straps to prevent others from moving, using them as restraints.

“I can’t believe Alice had to deal with being in a place similar to this” Pinocchio was sad about the conditions people like this were in. Yet this felt like on another level, at least some doctors and nurses were trying to help Alice, all the rooms in here looked like the people here were being tortured, and there was rusty medical equipment lying around.

As Pinocchio walked again in the corridors he stepped on something that made a splashing sound, he looked at the floor and saw a greenish ooze, he recognized it, the same ooze those petrification disease monsters would drop from their bodies.

“You think one of them might still be lying around here?” Gemini asked, although knowing that it was the most likely possibility.

It was better for them to be on their guard, Pinocchio had a firm grasp on his weapon and Gemini grabbed his little sword as well, just in case as you never know what could happen.

The place was so dreary, when Pinocchio wasn’t calling for Spring or opening doors everything was in complete silence, not even the water system from the Hotel could be heard and both of them were starting to feel afraid, they had faced so many dangers but their gut instincts were telling them that something was awfully wrong inside here.

More rooms, more medical areas, Pinocchio found notebooks that kept notes about patient information and treatment plans but he didn’t finish reading them, partly because he had to keep looking for Spring, partly because he didn’t like what he was reading.

As they walked in the corridor again, suddenly from the roof a creature fell, Pinocchio barely dogged the surprise attack, but he was ready to fight and after a few blows the creature fell to its death, the Ergo it had going directly towards Pinocchio as he absorbed it.

“Wow, I forgot I could do that” Well, it’s not like he can do it, it’s more like the Ergo automatically floats towards him, maybe he should ask his father about this.

The now silent place finally had sound but that only made things worse, the flow of the water system would make dripping sounds that kept him alert for any danger, and he could hear noises from small like animals, but Pinocchio was sure that whatever they were it wasn’t a normal animal and his fears were proven right as a horde of small rodent-like creatures rushed towards him, he was sure those weren’t rats but he couldn’t tell what animals they were, as their skin was completely crystallized, their bodies hard as stone and their eyes black as night. He slashed the monsters left and right, they were so many, it took time but he eventually got rid of all of them.

They needed to find Spring right away, this place was only getting more dangerous, Pinocchio ran towards the corridors and checked door by door, breaking a few in the process as they were either locked or stuck in place, and more monsters appeared all crystallized, and dropping the horrid liquid, huge spiders, tarantulas, centipedes, cockroaches… well those last ones were normal, but cockroaches are always scary, specially when they fly around like that in such a close space.

Pinocchio was feeling like he was living a horror story, he had faced a lot of danger, and getting rid of the monsters wasn’t hard but this place was creeping him out. The more they wandered the less light there was, Gemini was the only source of light in the pitch darkness.

More strange creatures rushed them, those strange rodents were back and now there were also bats that had been inflected, flocking towards Pinocchio.

They kept walking and walking, the place seeming endless, Pinocchio entered a room to try and calm himself and take a break, this room was different from the others, it didn’t look like a hospital room, it was also bigger and was fully decorated, although filled with dust of the many years of being untouched. It almost looked like a study room, it had bookshelves and lockers that held notebooks and folders inside, but also a bed, with a nightstand and drawers that held clothes from a different era.

Pinocchio sat in the bed for some rest.

“Pal I’m starting to think this place really is haunted and not just a saying for the guests,” Gemini said, he wanted to find Spring and get the hell out of there as soon as possible.

“How does mother even deal with this?“ Pinocchio is starting to question why his mother bought this castle all those years ago.

Antonia bought it in her early twenties and completely changed the upper parts, apparently, it was extremely cheap to buy because of its history but buying a haunted place doesn’t seem like a good idea, Pinocchio has read stories where people do that and it never ends good for them.

Pinocchio took a deep breath, he looked at his pocket watched realized 8 hours had passed, too much time inside this place, somehow it didn't feel that he had been here that long, he thought that at max he had been here for 4 hours, almost as if time in this place behaved differently; his mother was probably worried sick not just for him but for Spring, but he had to keep going.

“Don’t push yourself too much buddy, just take a few minutes to relax” Gemini wanted his friend to have a little break, walking and fighting for so many hours is exhausting even if Pinocchio has great stamina.

As Pinocchio sat there he noticed a thick notebook on the nightstand, it didn’t look like it would fall apart if you touched it like the others, it had a small lock but by using Gemini’s sword they were able to lockpick it, so he began to read, it had notes about magic, divination, medical notes and of course about alchemy, as he flipped the pages he found one with many strange symbols but drawing he recognized, drawings of dimensional butterflies, Pinocchio took the lamp to try to have a better look but as soon as he did it started glowing brightly.

In just a moment the room was filled with dimensional butterflies, all of different colors, some colors that Pinocchio hadn’t even seen before, the dark room was now filled with the warm light, making a beautiful scenery.

He decided to not try and get rid of them, to just let them be, it made Pinocchio smile seeing them flap their wings inside the room, it made him feel happy and relaxed, he watched them fly and slowly one by one disappeared, until only one remained, a pink one, it landed on Pinocchio’s hair and stood for a few moments before it disappeared.

“Well I’m keeping this” Pinocchio put the notebook in his bag, “It’s not like it belongs to anyone” He might not understand the meaning of its content but it was fun to look at it, and he wondered what other secrets he could find.

“It’s true, it has more use with us than lying around in here” Gemini also wanted to see what interesting things they could find inside of it.

*Meow*

It’s Spring! The sound was so faint but they could hear her, she had to be close.

Pinocchio got out of the room and continued forward following the meowing, Spring leading him towards where she was.

Until they found the end of that corridor, it divided it into many more diverging paths but on the very center was a huge door, they could hear Spring meowing, it was no longer faint they were so close to her.

The door was… strange to say the least, it was a huge wooden door that was filled with rusty locks, symbols decorated it, although many could no longer be seen, faded away by the passage of time.

Pinocchio broke the locks with his sword, it was easy as they looked as if they were already going to fall apart, the hard part was opening the door, but he pushed it with force, using his legion arm to add more pressure and finally making it open.

The room was even stranger, there was a circle in the center, four lines that connected to each corner of the room filled the symbols seen at the door. At the end Pinocchio could make the silhouette of another door, that one was a regular one, Spring had to be inside there, it was so strange, this entire place was so uncanny. Pinocchio walked forward until he made it to its very center, he saw something in the ground a sword sticking from it.

It was the corpse of a human, it was a dead rotting body, just like the carcasses he had faced before, but that’s not right, this corpse had been in here for much longer and it didn’t have the signature trains of the petrification disease monsters; shouldn’t a body like this should be a skeleton by now? The corpse also was wearing a strange mask on its body, it was white with a half-blue moon symbol. It was wearing some ragged clothes that looked like they would have been expensive in the past.

Pinocchio is smart enough not to touch it, but unfortunately one of those monster rodents entered the room, it made its way to attack Pinocchio, and as Pinocchio ended its life in just one swing, for a brief second his sword made slight contact with the sword stuck to the corpse.

*clink*

The sound was so faint but in the empty walls, it echoed for what seemed like minutes, despite only 8 seconds being the ones that passed.

…But nothing happened, Pinocchio gave out a sigh of relief, he took a few more steps to make his way towards the exit.

whErE dO YOu THinK yOu aRe GoINg…?

Pinocchio turned around, the dead body was standing, it held the sword in its hand, and it charged right towards him, it was so fast, that Pinocchio barely managed to block the attack.

A fight broke out, Pinocchio was a skilled fighter, how could he not be after everything he faced? Yet this opponent was one of his biggest challenges, its attacks were fierce and mostly directed towards his chest, the creature was trying to stab his heart, almost as if it knew his weakness.

It was almost impossible to parry its attacks, Pinocchio had no option but to keep blocking or dodging them, but his his Legion Arm he managed to shock and stun it, allowing him to use a fable attack, giving the killing blow.

The corpse fell to its knees the mask falling onto the floor exposing its rotting face, and it looked directly at Pinocchio who finally saw its eyes, its eyes were somehow intact, it looked just like the eyes of any other person and what made Pinocchio feel more dread its that he had the same blue eyes as him.

mAsTEr hAVe I FaILeD…YOu…?

With those words said, it turned into dust only the sword remained.

Despite his better judgment, Pinocchio decided to take the sword, it had so many small details, it was definitely custom made, maybe Eugéne could tell him something about its origins, she isn’t just skilled at making weapons, she knows their history. And the sword could be useful, as, despite the years it had kept its sharpness, it even looked like a brand new sword with its shininess.

Pinocchio opened the door, and finally found Spring, the cat rushed towards him, rubbing herself in between his legs, so happy to see him and the feeling was mutual. He carried her in his arms for some time, hugging her, he was just so glad to see her safe and sound. Spring showed Pinocchio what had happened, behind a painting there was a secret passageway, Spring had accidentally entered but was unable to get out.

Taking a look at the room, it was different than all the other ones, it was a child’s room, with a small bed, a desk with a small chair, and a shelf with books, it gave Pinocchio a strange feeling, not a scary feeling but for some reason being in this room made him feel sad. A few toys were scattered around almost destroyed by the passage of time, but one was left completely intact, it didn’t even have dust, it was a teddy bear with cute button eyes, Pinocchio grabbed it and put it in his bag, the toy just looked so… lonely, even if Pinocchio couldn’t explain why.

Next to the painting was a lever to activate the exit, before Pinocchio left he took a good look at it, it was a painting of a young boy wearing a white button shirt and blue shorts, he had long black hair and green eyes, a smile painted on his face. Next to the boy was a man, wearing light armor, he had blond hair.

And blue eyes.

Pinocchio pulled the leaver revealing a small crawlspace, Spring wasted no time in jumping inside and leaving, Pinocchio had to crawl to make his way out.

From a hidden space, Pinocchio emerged back at Hotel Krat, he was all the way on the 5th floor and he didn’t know how that was possible but he is no longer questioning how it happened.

They wasted no time in going to the Hotel Lobby where Antonia and Polendina were waiting, Geppetto was also there, so much time had passed and he had grown worried as well, Pinocchio had entered in the morning and came out by nighttime.

His father gave him a big hug and so did his mother, they were so worried, they thought something horrible must have happened and he explained the monsters he found inside and his encounter with the strange corpse.

“I believe it’s best we find a way to seal all the secret passageways,” Polendina said first.

“I agree, I need to see first if I can find all of them” Antonia gave out a sigh, “When I bought the place it had a map of everything around it, but I’m sure not all those secret passageways are written down, I certainly had no idea about the one on the 5th floor”

It had been a long day, as soon as Pinocchio got home he wasted no time on getting ready for bed. But before he did so he arranged what he had found, he set the sword aside in his closet and put the teddy bear next to his elephant and donkey plushies.

Finally, the notebook, Pinocchio sat down and opened it, flipping the pages again and reading some of its contents, one of them caught his eye.

“The philosopher stone?”

——

“So that’s what you are after?” Paracelsus had decided to meet him in person, “I see the interest, people like us aren’t able to grab fruit from gold fruit coins, and gold is a valuable asset for our type of research”

With the philosopher stone, one would be able to turn basic minerals into gold and also silver, rare ingredients used in alchemy, they are of great value.

The only reason Paracelsus was able to make the cure for the petrification disease was thanks to Pinocchio, because of his greed he wasn’t able to grab the fruit and it was easy to convince the naive boy that he was sick, and grabbing the fruit would worsen his condition.

“Truth be told, that would be a good use but I believe that the philosopher stone holds the key to something even greater,” The man said with a grin on his face.

“Such as?” Paracelsus was intrigued.

“Well Paracelsus I would tell you but I believe you said you were just an observer and you will not help me” He isn’t going to fall for Paracelsus's games, “And I don’t trust a madman like you”

“Mmm, what makes you believe I’m mad?”

“Don’t think I don’t know you were in a mental institution”

“Is that why you asked me if I knew about the secret layout of Hotel Krat?”

Well played, Paracelsus didn’t think anyone would find out about his past, he has kept it hidden so well, that none of the other alchemists ever suspected that sometimes he can get a little mentally unstable. Although sometimes he feels like Valentinus knew that something was off about him and when Valentinus died and Simon took over he could tell that Simon also questioned his mental stability, but that doesn’t count it takes one to know one after all.

Impressive that he found out about his secret, but it looks like he doesn't know yet about how he holds eternal life, the only person who has ever found all his secrets was that woman-

“You can leave now” The man rolled his eyes, “I don’t want to deal with someone like you, watch from the shadows if you want, I don’t care because I know you won’t interfere”

“I thought you were a doctor Frederick, shouldn’t doctors be kind to patients?” Paracelsus went back to his usual playful tone, “I’ve been a very good boy taking my meds~”

“I’m not that kind of doctor and you know that” Frederick doesn’t play games, much less with a man like Paracelsus. “So as I said, you can leave now”

“What about that distraction you were working on?”

“It’s already done, soon I’ll set it free” Frederick stood up from his chair, “Leave before I call security”

Paracelsus made his way towards the door opening it but before leaving he gave Frederick a playful wave with his hand.

“Good luck Doc~”

----

Sorrowful Ergo: 🔷 +20,000 

“The man was dead, yet even bound by magic too strong for his mind to comprehend, his spirit still lived, bound to the will of the master he loved, the one he swore to protect at all costs”

[streetslost]

@allnostalgic​

        “HEY, look-”  hands held up, fingers stiff and arms shaking ever so slightly.  cat drew in a long breath, maintaining her meek confidence ( she really didn’t want to be fried ), doing her best to stay together as she addressed the pokémon before her... it seemed so ON EDGE, and she wasn’t one to judge such an emotion.  “i have no weapons, i don’t even have another pokémon t’fight you with.  but i do have some medication on me...”                     weak gesture to the injury the jolteon sported, clenching her jaw together.  it didn’t look c o m f o r t a b l e... not that any or many wounds would ever appear at such.  meatloaf hadn’t been seen in a few days, so the spray she had on her could go to better use than simply taking up space in her bag.  “jus’... let me use it, tha’s all i’m suggesting, okay?  being hurt and on your own is not a good combination.  i k n o w.”

[reggiemess]

Hi, I saw your post about being able to be near cats now that you've had your allergy treatment. My friend has a severe animal allergy and I was wondering if you'd mind sharing what the treatment you had was? I'd love for her to be able to pat an animal and play with them without getting all swollen and sneezy!

If you aren't comfortable sharing or replying that's totally fine, no pressure at all and I'm sure I can find this out with a bit of googling, but I never heard of this before and it's super cool that it's a thing!! Whether you reply or not, I am very very excited for you and hope you encounter a wealth of delightful furry friends 😊

What I got involved a combination of allergy shots, prescription medication, and otc medication. I actually am not on the prescription drug that is normally the go-to because that one could have interactions with my antidepressants. The otc medication I use is budesonide nasal spray. Because I might as well be allergic to air I do take both my prescription and the nasal spray every night and found that just one doesn't do the whole job.

That's just what has worked for me, and a different combination/schedule of drugs might be more appropriate. I'd definitely recommend the nasal spray though, it's the best otc allergy medication I've come across.

[mcqueenskaarup54]

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[ballingfrank83]

Read These Tips To Keep Your Cat Happy.

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[naamahdarling]

It is very hot in the UK right now! And other places! But especially my UK babes, this is for you.

Please take care in the heat!

Here are some tips that I haven't seen, especially for pets, elders, ED patients, and those on meds. No particular order.

FIRST, PLEASE LEARN THE SIGNS OF HEATSTROKE/HEAT EXHAUSTION. Info for humans. Info for cats. Info for dogs. Focus on memorizing early signs and act THEN, not when it's settled in. As it progresses, the symptoms change, some reverse, please please read up on them.

PANTING IS NOT NORMAL FOR CATS, IF YOUR CAT IS PANTING FROM HEAT IT IS IN IMMEDIATE AND SERIOUS DANGER! CONTACT A VET FOR ADVICE! DON'T FUCK AROUND. They are NOT dogs, they do NOT purge heat through panting! They may pant for a short time after heavy play or exercise but otherwise it is a BAD SIGN. (Don't assume cats are medically similar to dogs in general, please. They are super different.)

BLACK AND DARK COLORED PETS OVERHEAT IN THE SUN. Debate rages on whether the conventional advice against shaving is valid but one thing is true: your dark-furred pets are much more vulnerable to heat. Keep them OUT of the sun as best you can.

SHORT-FACED PET BREEDS ARE VULNERABLE. The impaired breathing is brutal, especially in dogs, is brutal. Watch them!

PREVIOUS HEAT STROKE MAY MAKE YOU MORE VULNERABLE TO IT IN FUTURE. If you have had it, even if it wasn't bad enough to send you to a medic, you may be at elevated risk.

PLEASE CHECK IN ON ELDERLY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. Elderly people don't thermoregulate well and often have a poor sense of how warm/cold they are as well. See how they are doing daily. Visit inside their homes if you can to check if it's very hot.

CHILDREN ARE VULNERABLE TOO. The little ones don't sweat! The energetic and generally oblivious behavior of older children is a hazard as well; vigorous play even indoors may overheat them.

EATING DISORDERS MAKE YOU VULNERABLE. IF YOU HAVE A RESTRICTIVE EATING DISORDER AT ANY WEIGHT, YOU ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO HEAT. IF YOU USE EXERCISE TO PURGE, IT WILL OVERHEAT YOU. Nobody mentions this! But you lose your ability to sweat and eventually your ability to thermoregulate from either extreme. Thin or heavy, it is the starvation and bodily deterioration that causes this, not a lack/abundance of adipose tissue. When I was active, this was a real concern that nobody told me about. PLEASE let your fellow ED patients know this. You deserve to be informed and taken into account in discussions of this type.

DON'T FUCKING MAKE FUN OF FAT/THIN/ELDERLY FOLKS WEARING EXPOSING CLOTHES. THE END. Like don't do it ever, but especially now.

PREVIOUS HEAT STROKE MAKES YOU MORE VULNERABLE TO IT IN FUTURE. If you have had it, even if it wasn't bad enough to send you to a medic, you will feel it sooner, especially if it was recent-ish.

MANY ORAL MEDICATIONS, INCLUDING MANY PSYCH MEDS, INCREASE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. Share this fact with friends, family, neighbors too. Ask your doctor or pharmacist, or a quick Google of (medication) + heat intolerance/heat stroke/photosensitivity will help.

MANY ORAL MEDICATIONS AND TOPICAL MEDS AND ANTI-AGING CREAMS, ESPECIALLY MEDS FOR ACNE/SKIN REPAIR, CAN MAKE YOU BURN BADLY. Again, please look these up or talk to a doctor or pharmacist.

LOOK INTO DIY FAN AND STYRO COOLER AC UNITS. Cheap, easy. Please look into these, make them for vulnerable people too. Haven't vetted all these but it's a start.

8 DIY AC UNITS.

11 DIY AC UNITS.

HIGH SPF SUNSCREEN (50+) DOES NOT LAST LONGER OR BLOCK SIGNIFICANTLY MORE UV! SPF 30 actually blocks 97% of UV! SPF 50 only bumps that to 98%! People also may think it lasts longer. It doesn't! You must reapply just as often. (Spray sunscreen is great if you have painful acne on your face btw.)

Please spread this info and other helpful posts you see.