#Fix Extension Hijacker

[stellardeer]

I put this in the comments on this post already, and I've brought it up on my blog before but maybe putting it in a reblog will help the idea reach the people who need to see it.

@staff Why do we not have an option to hide filtered posts completely?

If I wanted to filter out content like what anon is talking about, like if I wanted to avoid seeing the phrase 'kill yourself' altogether because it is triggering to me, the filter feature is kind of useless because it hides the post and then tells you the exact filtered phrase that hid it. So if I'm filtering for 'kill yourself' and come across a post containing those words, it goes from being a full text post (that I might have been able to ignore if I weren't in a reading mood) to literally just a post with a grey background and a bright blue message that says 'kill yourself'. How is this helpful to anyone??

At the very least a way to hide/show the filter labels on a hidden post would be nice, even if we can't hide the post completely.

Hoping people kill themselves isn't illegal but posting about it online means the site can ban you for it. More importantly, those posts are triggering as fuck to people who are already on that edge. Yeah jkr is fucking awful and I wouldn't care if she died but you've caused my ocd to feed the depression and now I have to find a way to avoid giving into the urge to try to fucking die.

[harlotistic]

I didn’t want to hijack that puppy girl post with my foolishness so here I am!!

when zayne first got his puppy girl, he took a few days off so she could get acclimated to her new living space. so now he has to go back to work, zayne doesn’t show it but he is nervous about leaving his pup all alone but she promises to be on her best behaviour.

He ends up coming home later than he expected. he’s expecting his pup to be in her bed, fast asleep like a good girl, she did promise to be good and they always go to bed at the same time.

but as soon as he unlocks his front door, he’s greeted with a huge mess. Her plushies all over the floor. Multiple cups of milk tea on the table (she can only have 1 per day!), open bags of snacks that she started eating but gave up in the middle of it. Zayne even meal prepped for her and she still only ate snacks!

he doesn’t expect his pup to greet him at the door, so he heads to her room first to check on her. her bed is empty. she wasn’t in the living room. he checks the kitchen, no pup. he checks outside, knowing how much she loves that porch swing, no pup. the only other place she can be is his room.

which she was. his pup was in his bed, chewing on his pillow. she missed zayne so much she was taking out her anger on his belongings. zayne doesn’t like getting mad, heart disease or other illnesses blah blah blah. but when zayne takes off his glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose, it’s clear he’s just a bit… frustrated. His dirty hamper pushed over on the floor, his dirty clothes on his bed. his pup def chewed on his boxers because she liked the way smelled. 

zayne’s like “what are you doing?” There’s stuffing all over the bed, the pillowcase is torn. Her ears perk up as she hears zayne’s voice and she immediately rushing towards him, trying to jump into his arms and give him puppy kisses but zayne places his hands on her shoulders to maintain a distance between them—even if he is happy to see her too. 

“no kisses. you made a mess.” for a minute, her ears droop. and her little pout tugs at his heartstrings because she’s just too cute to be mad at. 

but zayne knows he has to nip this behaviour in the bud. zayne’s scolding her about the mess she’s made, all he gets in return in twitchy ears, head tilts, and a tail that just won’t stop wagging. she’s definitely playing dumb because she knows zayne won’t punish her. 

and it’s so hard to stay upset when she looks so cute. and maybe it’s not a really big mess. and maybe his pup didn’t know what she was doing… zayne finally ends up relenting, falling back on the bed and letting his little puppy give him all the kisses she wants. after all it’s been a long day and all he wants to do is cuddle with his sweet girl and relax. 

(post) i saw your notif in my inbox and had the biggest most diabolical grin known to mankind 👹 thank you for feeding into my love for hybrids hehe (sighing zayne's name dreamily. he is the bestest soft dom ever. also sub but that's for another day) consider this a gift extension of love and freakyness whimsy before i go on smut break.

#1 puppygirl dad

cw. puppy hybrid!reader, use of daddy, size kink, smut, oral, fingering, tba

i definitely see zayne being the softest puppy dad ever as much as he is a neat freak, he is also the softest when it comes to his little puppy girl. you. but he is a man of discipline and restraint. which meant that after cuddles and a good sleep, you were going to have to fix your mess.

zayne would help you get dressed in your cute dress with the apron and hand you a broom, stifling an instinctive heart melted smile at the way you pouted up at him. always pushing to make him tick and relent into that soft smile he reserved for you and your antics.

"come on pup, you know what to do after making a mess. it's only fair that you help dad to clean up."

he'd tell you as he ruffles your hair and heads to the chair to check on the morning news. well...he tried to but the sight of your tail swishing and making your skirt sway, showing the soft cotton of your panties as you busied yourself grumpily was making him feel stuffy. he loosened his tie and ran his fingers through his still slightly mussed from sleep hair. you were so cute and smaller than him. although that was pretty much a given for most people. he worked out, after all. a neat freak, a health freak, and a very much infatuated with you freak.

so, after what felt like a hellish 15 minutes of you wiggling your hips to pick up chewed through laundry and sweeping up after your mess, he decided to help out so that he can sit you on his lap. the place you truly belonged. and there you sat once all was done. you exaggeratedly wipe off the barely there sweat from your brows as if you had done the most toughest of labours. he shook his head, face slightly furrowing in a mix of amusement and annoyance. you were the best at making messes and getting under his skin.

"was it really that exhausting, pup? if i recall correctly, i cleaned up most of it."

"i cleaned up the most, dad!"

you did your best to stifle that bratty smile, he'd give you props for that. the smile that knew what he'd do to make you balance the troubles you've caused him. minutes later, you'd have the hem of your dress bunched and stuffed between your sharp canines, his sleeves rolled to his forearms as his fingers buried in the sticky wetness of your cotton underwear. you were whimpering at the feel of his strong dextrous surgeon fingers rubbing shapes and circles that made you see stars while his other hand held your hips in place as he ground his bulge against you. you could see the scars on his arms and the veins flexing with each move and you swear you would've drooled through the fabric of the dress in your mouth.

"look at you making more messes for daddy to clean up. you're a really mischievous puppy you know that?"

he'd chide against your fluffy ears, nipping at the edge with his teeth. you'd bounce all desperate on his lap, so close to the edge until his fingers would pull away. he'd hover his slick covered fingers in front of you, your sticky juices dripping all shiny down his wrist.

"i'm supposed to be resting on my off days. you know this."

he tuts, pressing the pads of his fingers together to emphasise just how much your pussy had drooled on his hands.

"daddy hff please- i p-promise to be good! please...please let me cum pleaseee!"

you'd whine pathetically, drool absorbed fabric of your dress' hem sticking to your thighs. he'd laugh softly as he peppers kisses on the side of your neck.

"since you've promised...daddy will help you out, hm?"

he cooed, shifting to move you off of his lap and onto the couch. you could see your stains on his lap but he didn't seem to care. the flecks of hazel and green in his eyes swallowed almost entirely as his large palms pressed your thighs open. his face lowers and he licks a line up your drooling cunt, sucking the tip of your puffed up clit.

"let daddy clean this mess for you, sweet pup."

[madscientistshowdown]

PROPAGANDA

Bonesaw:

She's a member of a roving band of serial killer supervillains, with a superpower-granted understanding of biology and anatomy making her a supernaturally skilled surgeon. Along with practicing her "Art," by subjecting people to various horrifying "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream,"-style tortures and experimenting with her power, she earns the Scientist label by doing research (not peer reviewed) into the nature of how powers work in her setting, and comes closer to the right answer than anyone not directly given the answer. Bonesaw created dozens of epidemic level plagues, custom plagues designed to burn themselves out, a prion based miasma that inflicts mass agnosia via brain lesions, plus countermeasures for if she drops something nasty accidentally, has extensively modified her body and those of her allies to make them harder to kill (including giving herself various hidden needles and dart delievery systems, protective sheathing around organs and arteries, a prehensile body-jacking spine…), and has a hobby of stitching together multiple supers into an awful amalgam with a blend of their powers (she calls them "mash-ups"). In true mad scientist fashion she loves to talk shop about any and all of the above, and monologues extensively whenever she has a captive audience about her ideas and theories.

She tinkers with biology the way most tinker with Devices, making plagues, making cyborg minions, making decoy minions that look just like her, and extensively modifying herself: Subdermal bulletproof mesh, protective mesh around her guts, countermeasures for all of her nasty bioweapons, the ability to detach her head and spine to hijack another's body. She's the medic for a riding band of supervillain serial killers. At the end of the day, you're just spare parts and she'll use them to make Art while monologuing and talking shop. The Art, of course, is giving people horrible forms designed to make them suffer. She's frankensteined together superheroes to make horrible amalgamations with the use of both of their powers. At this point, she's done enough research and science to be the most authoritative expert on how superpowers work in her setting, without having been told explicitly how they work.

Asuka R Kreutz:

Is asked my partner who should I submit for this tournament and this is their reasons why Asuka should win. "He wanted to do good, but since he has a hard time communicating to the people he loves and can't really understand human emotions he messed up big time. He wanted to save his two best friends, but one ends up becoming a monster that lives for thousands of years and hates him. The other turned into an even worst monster that time and time again gets killed. The guilt consumes Asuka so much he goes into hiding for a long time trying to form a master plan to fix things, when he comes out he caused a 100 year war that almost wiped all of humanity. Due to this shenanigans he ends with a group of dubious individuals following him and his principles: a very sadistic time traveling witch who has the power to become god, an immortal masochist and a twunk"

[all-eyes-lead-to-the-truth]

All Eyes Lead to the Truth | First Person Shooter (7x13)

“Okay, it’s done,” Phoebe said. “The patch should prevent the female character from being able to access the main game play areas.”

“Have you found a way to delete her entirely?” Langly asked, pushing his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.

Phoebe stared at the screen, typing furiously as she looked through miles and miles of code. She avoided his eye, hunting for her Goddess that was hiding behind the screen. She knew where she’d be, but Phoebe was intentionally looking in all the wrong places.

“I haven’t found her code yet,” she lied, because she needed more time to figure this out.

***

No one ever took her seriously. She was smarter than these men– more experienced, more qualified. She had two degrees from MIT by the time she was twenty, but they were the ones who thought they knew everything because they’d spent years of their lives with a video game controller in their hands. Their Y chromosomes were apparently more significant than her knowledge, so no matter how hard she tried, how hard she worked, she always took a back seat.

She would just strike out on her own, if she were able to, but who would invest in a woman in gaming? The big corporations that were led by men? The testosterone filled boardrooms with men funding big tech and military spending while padding their own pockets? No. She was on her own here.

At least she had her Goddess. She was no more than a few strings of code, and an extensive body scan of a stripper Phoebe had found in a newspaper ad, but she was hers. These men with their guns and their abandoned cities were her job, but the Goddess was Phoebe’s secret, and that was the way she’d keep her.

***

How long had she slept? She’d been going through the wiring, trying to see if anything had been tampered with, but her eyes wouldn’t stay open. She hadn’t intended to sleep that long. Now she was disoriented, with the two FBI agents asking her questions and the Lone Gunmen being scanned into the game.

“What just happened?” Agent Mulder asked as they watched the screens in front of them.

She stared at the Lone Gunmen on the screen. “Oh, I don't know.”

“They're in the game,” Agent Mulder said.

The men on the floor, men who had started to become her friends, were yelling to her while she entered every command she could think of to shut it down.

“I don't believe this,” Phoebe said as she tried to make sense of what she was witnessing. “The program's running itself. This can't be happening.”

***

It should have taken longer for the code to generate. Phoebe had input all the information the Goddess would need to become fully developed, but it should have taken at least twelve hours. She’d gone to get coffee, took a walk around the block, and by the time she came back, it was already 62% complete.

Maybe she miscalculated. She rarely made mistakes when it came to numbers, but there was always a possibility. She had been pulling all nighters for weeks now that they were in the final stages of development for FPS. They had an investors meeting at the end of the week. It was crunch time.

She shouldn't be working on her Goddess, but she didn’t care about guns and swords and men getting their fantasy bloodthirst out of their systems. She needed to stay focused. Ivan was convinced this was the game that was going to make them rich.

And that was exactly what she would need.

***

“This was supposed to be background only,” Phoebe said, trying desperately to fix the problem. She needed to fix the problem before they figured this all out. “There wasn't supposed to be any gameplay.”

“They need help,” Agent Mulder said as he walked out of the room, his partner calling after him.

Phoebe kept typing commands. She didn’t see the Goddess, but she was the only one who could be hijacking the system like this. Phoebe had never seen anything like it, a program running itself. It was like this thing had a mind of its own… or, more accurately, like someone else was running it from inside.

It was only a matter of time before the FBI agents started to draw connections between the woman she’d created and the danger their friends were in. And she couldn’t let that happen.

She couldn’t lose her Goddess.

***

The game was ready. First Person Shooter. Fully funded, built in a warehouse space with enough computers to fill an office building. Their first test players were coming the following day. Phoebe should have been happy– Ivan was thrilled– but she just didn’t care. It was a stupid game where men who were still boys got to pretend they were action heroes.

Was she supposed to be proud of this? That she’d helped create an expensive, extravagant waste of time? She told herself it was only a means to an end. If this thing took off, they’d make enough money that she could go off on her own, make the game she really wanted to create.

Maitreya.

Ivan wasn’t paying attention, so she clicked out of FPS and into her own private file. She pulled up her Goddess on the screen and watched as she walked through the computer generated space. She was powerful. Confident. Everything Phoebe wasn’t. She would give her life and share her with the world.

Once this stupid shoot ‘em up game made them some money.

“Phoebe!” Ivan yelled, making her jump, inadvertently slamming her fingers against the keys. “Are you paying attention?”

Maitreya had disappeared. Phoebe must have closed the tab. She needed to forget about her for a while. The gamers would be there soon, but one day… one day it would be all about her.

Read the rest of All Eyes Lead to the Truth on Archive of Our Own!

@fridaysat9

[dinsan-blog]

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[simplicius-simplicissimus]

„Project 2025“ - the way of the US to autocracy?!

A little history

The Nazis were in fact democratically elected to power in Germany in 1933 (by forming a coalition with another nationalist party) - but as soon as they had got the power, they gradually dismantled democracy and showed their real face and intention. All administrative, legal, political, economic, social and cultural institutions were gradually forced and integrated under the Nazi narrative - this process was called „Gleichschaltung“ (Synchronization).

How did that work?

All vital positions in society were filled with partisans or people in such positions were forced to tell or serve only the Nazi narrative (e.g. the press). The Nazis determined which books, music, films, art and news were allowed and conform to their ideology.

Why did they do that?

A facade of legality was uphold as they established their authoritarian regime. The Nazis understood the need to maintain the “illusion of a democracy” since they knew that their political agenda was so extreme that a majority of the people would never support it on the long run.

„If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent - for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

-Joseph Goebbels

Goals of Project 2025!

The GOP has already been hijacked and turned into a personal cult by far-right extremists. Project 2025 now aims to consolidate the power of the „new GOP“ by „synchronizing“ the state and society - because they know that their extreme ideology and convictions are not acceptable to a majority. All that paves the way to autocracy. Putin, Orban and Erdogan used similar screenplays as well. If you elect anti-democratic forces into power - they will very likely stay there. Game over!!!

More details about „Project 2025“

A fascist, authoritarian, dictator’s dream:

„The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.“

-Plato

Trump knows Project 2025 - it is the agenda of him and his allies - he just doesn’t want to talk about it publicly:

„Christian Nationalism“- one of the driver behind „Project 2025“! Do you want to live under a religious regime like in Iran?

Comment: See Position 11:11 of the video! The first black American president Barack Obama was a „shock“ for those „Christian Nationalists“ (and their racial idea of white supremacy) and radicalized them even more - because they fear being in the minority in the US and thereby losing power.

Democracy in danger:

“And Again - Christians get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years - you know what: It’ll be fixed - it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”

-Donald Trump

The ideology behind “Project 2025” is already a reality at the state level - and this status is protected there by Gerrymandering and voter suppression:

Controlling the independent press:

“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”

-Walter Cronkite

Effects on civil rights (abortion):

Effects on environmental protection:

„Awareness is key. In the absence of information, none of us know what is happening and what could be jeopardizing our health, our water supply, and our planet.“

-Erin Brockovich

-Simplicius Simplicissimus

[jcmarchi]

Enhancing Gaming Security with AI and Blockchain Integration

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Enhancing Gaming Security with AI and Blockchain Integration

Online gaming has evolved immensely, transitioning from simple entertainment to a digital universe bustling with activity and transactions. However, with this growth comes the heightened risk of fraud. Understanding and resolving gaming security problems is crucial for maintaining trust and integrity within this virtual ecosystem.

Understanding Gaming Fraud

Gaming fraud encompasses a variety of deceptive practices, significantly impacting both players and developers. Below are the most common types of fraud found in the gaming world:

Credit Card Theft and Fraudulent Transactions

Fraudsters often use stolen credit card information to purchase in-game currency, items, or even full games. A typical scenario involves a thief using a stolen credit card to purchase virtual currency in an online game, which is then sold at a reduced price for real money. This leads to financial losses for the cardholder and also results in chargebacks for the game developers, affecting their revenue and reputation.

Account Hacking and Identity Theft

More and more attackers try to gain unauthorized access to players’ gaming accounts. Once inside, they can resell the account or your data or use the hijacked account for other malicious activities. For example, a hacker might breach an account to steal valuable items or characters, selling them for profit on third-party websites.

In-Game Asset Manipulation and Exploits

In-game asset manipulation involves exploiting game vulnerabilities to create, duplicate, or modify virtual items or currencies illegally. Duplicate rare items can flood the market, devaluing items and impacting the game’s economic balance.

Botting and Farming

Botting refers to using automated scripts or “bots” to perform game tasks that would otherwise require human intervention. For example, bots might be programmed to fight and collect rare resources automatically, creating an unfair advantage. Farming, often linked with botting, involves accumulating game resources to sell for real-world money. This practice not only skews the game balance but also ruins the gaming experience for others.

Fake Giveaways and Phishing Scams

Phishing and scams often occur outside the game environment, where fraudsters lure players with fake giveaways, game keys, or other rewards. Once players click on ads or malicious links in social media, they may unknowingly download malware. They may also inadvertently disclose sensitive information while registering for a bogus tournament.

Match-Fixing and Cheating

Match-fixing in competitive gaming, particularly in eSports, is another form of fraud. Players or teams might be bribed to lose or perform specific actions in competitive matches. Similarly, cheating through unauthorized software gives players unfair advantages, affecting the game’s integrity. For instance, a player might use aim-assist software in a first-person shooter game to gain an undue advantage over other players.

The repercussions of fraud in gaming are extensive. Players face personal and financial losses, while developers deal with diminished game integrity, leading to potential revenue and reputation damages.

The Role of AI in Gaming Security

The utilization of Artificial Intelligence in gaming security marks a significant stride in the fight against fraud. AI algorithms are adept at learning and recognizing normal player behavior patterns within a game. By continuously analyzing these patterns – such as login frequencies, in-game transactions, and play styles – the AI establishes a baseline of typical, legitimate player activity.

Once AI understands normal behavior patterns, it can instantly detect deviations from these patterns. Suppose a player who usually plays moderately suddenly starts acquiring and spending in-game currency at an unrealistic rate. AI can identify this sudden change as an anomaly, possibly signaling credit card fraud or exploitation of a game’s economic system.

Another example – if a player usually logs in from the same location and suddenly starts logging in from a different country, the AI can flag this as unusual, potentially indicating account hijacking or sharing.

Fraudulent tactics are constantly evolving, making static security measures ineffective over time. AI systems employing deep learning can adapt to new threats by learning from new data. For example, if cheaters start using a new method to exploit the game’s economy, the AI can learn this new pattern and detect it across other accounts.

Beyond just reacting to fraud, AI can also be used predictively to anticipate and prevent fraudulent activities before they happen. By analyzing trends and patterns in data, AI can predict potential vulnerabilities and inform developers and security teams. This preemptive approach can be crucial in stopping fraudsters constantly seeking new ways to exploit systems.

One of the key advantages of using AI in gaming security is its capability to process and analyze vast quantities of data quickly and accurately. In a large multiplayer game, where millions of transactions may occur daily, it would be impossible for human teams to monitor every activity. AI can scrutinize these massive datasets in real time, spotting irregularities that might indicate fraud. AI can analyze the trading patterns between accounts and identify if a group of accounts is used to launder money within the game.

Integrating Blockchain for Enhanced Security

Blockchain technology offers a decentralized ledger system, ensuring transparent and immutable record-keeping. In gaming, this can mean secure, verifiable transactions and ownership of digital assets.

It is not easy for hackers or fraudsters to manipulate or corrupt such a system. In a blockchain-based game, the ownership and transfer of digital assets (like weapons in CS2 cases, skins, or characters) are recorded on a blockchain, making any fraudulent claim of ownership easily verifiable and thus preventable.

Blockchain’s immutability ensures that once a transaction has been recorded, it cannot be altered or deleted. This is particularly beneficial for tracking the ownership and transfer history of in-game items, providing a clear audit trail.

Moreover, on blockchain networks, transactions are visible to anyone on the network. This transparency leads to a more trustworthy gaming environment, as players and developers can verify transactions independently.

Additionally, in blockchain gaming, smart contracts can automatically ensure that an item is only transferred to another player’s account after confirming the payment, thus eliminating the risk of scams and enabling transactions without intermediaries.

Finally, with blockchain, player data is secured through advanced cryptography, significantly reducing the risk of data breaches and hacking. Given the decentralized nature of blockchain, compromising player data would require breaching multiple nodes simultaneously, which is considerably more difficult than attacking a single central server.

Challenges and Considerations

While integrating AI and blockchain into gaming brings numerous security benefits, it also comes with its share of technical challenges. Addressing these challenges is crucial to harness the full potential of these technologies in enhancing gaming security and user experience.

Scalability

Blockchain networks, especially those using Proof of Work (PoW) mechanisms, can struggle with processing large volumes of transactions quickly and cost-effectively. For example, a popular online game implementing blockchain to manage in-game assets might find that the transaction times and costs become high as the number of players grows, potentially leading to delays and a diminished gaming experience.

Integration

Games traditionally not designed with AI and blockchain technologies in mind might need significant overhauls, requiring substantial time and resources.

AI, particularly machine learning and deep learning models requires additional computational power for training and inference. Similarly, blockchain nodes require computing power to validate and record transactions. Games are already resource-intensive, and implementing AI and blockchain within a gaming context could require even more advanced hardware and robust servers. This might potentially limit the game’s accessibility to players with less powerful devices.

Conclusion

The integration of AI and blockchain in gaming introduces a new era of security. AI’s predictive capabilities, combined with blockchain’s tamper-proof records, create a robust defense against various security risks. Imagine a scenario where AI detects a suspicious transaction and blockchain technology is used to secure the involved assets, effectively preventing fraudulent activities in real time. With the advent of advanced AI algorithms and more robust blockchain networks, the future of gaming security looks promising. These technologies are expected to become more sophisticated, providing even stronger safeguards against cyber threats.

[nixthelapin]

DUDE. I WAS LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME THING.

I was gonna make a whole long post about it, but I’ll just reblog yours lol. You put it very nicely.

In regards to it being like a medical condition (especially one where you’re dependent on an object/medicine/machine to live or be independent), there are too many cases of children (and adults, but since the senti kids are still young teens I’ll focus on kids) with medical conditions that are taken advantage of because of it. Like our three senti characters, that is often the parents- keeping the condition secret, using it to restrict them, using it to hurt them, or various other manipulation and ab*se tactics. It’s not always ab*sive, but control and autonomy are a really big concern in the disabled community.

People in wheelchairs, for example, are very familiar with people trying to grab their chairs and move them around without asking or even acknowledging them. As a mobility aid, that’s literally an extension of their bodies! Comparatively speaking, that can be very similar to Amoks, because if someone has it, they can force them to move around and go wherever the holder wants (Felix’s father in particular gave him very specific commands, down to walking or sitting, treating him more like a dog than a human).

In terms of autonomy in livelihood, we see that more clearly with Adrien (who isn’t given as specific of commands very often). If a child has a medical device or certain medication that they need to live, and the parent refuses to allow that child to have it (or even be aware of it in extreme cases- weird shit happens), then that child has no choice but to remain dependent and beholden to that parent. It could also be used as a method of manipulating them to think they’re helpless without their parent (my sister has a friend who’s parents are like this bc she’s physically disabled and needs help with certain tasks, but take it too far and try to keep her at home and isolated).

With that in mind, these similarities are actually why I really hate how part of the fandom responds with anger or hatred towards the whole senti-human thing. We’ve mostly gotten past the idea that being a senti means they aren’t human (bc they definitely are), but a lot of people still hate the theory/concept. One thing I see that it’s a bad metaphor for ab*se. Which I think is correct- because it’s not (or shouldn’t be, bc we all know Astruc has bad takes sometimes), it’s something that can be taken advantage of by ab*sers. If it was just a big metaphor for ab*se, then we should have a conclusion where none if them are bound to their amoks anymore. But they can’t. Which is actually another thing people have an issue with- and I take issue with that. Because, the sad reality is, not everyone can just be freed from their restrictions just because they’re freed of a bad situation. If my sister’s friend moves out of her parents’ house, she’ll still be disabled. Even though the senti kids have their amoks, they’ll still be bound to them and have to protect them.

Does it suck? Yeah. But having that constant vulnerability doesn’t make it a bad writing or character choice like I’ve seen a lot of people frame it. Vulnerable populations exist and many can’t just get out by fixing their circumstances. Sentis are a vulnerable population in the miraculous world, and I’m tired of people either ignoring that or being mad that it’s being presented as one.

(Sorry, didn’t mean to hijack your post, I’ve just been sitting on this for a while, and I’m so glad someone else noticed the similarities.)

Y'know... Adrien being a sentimonster is a lot like having a preexisting medical condition.

As long as you take care of yourself (the amok) you can live relatively fine but as soon as it becomes aggravated (people start giving you orders) your quality of life goes way down.

To say nothing about how your condition can kill you without warning (using the Peacock directly).

Which really brings into perspective all this whining about Marinette's feelings.

"Oh, but what about Marinette? She's in a really tough position. Having to tell Adrien about Adrien's condition!"

"Sure if something happens Adrien could literally die but what about Marinette? She's so conflicted and sad!"

"Gee, I really hope lying about Adrien's own body will make Marinette grow as a character!"

[scribble-dribble-writes]

Distraction

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Pairing: Obi wan x reader

Content: You distract Obi wan in a Jedi meeting

Warnings: none

Word Count: 750

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You’re seated so close to him while the meeting was in session. The other Jedi were talking about new strategies on completing a mission but it was just another day huddled around in boring conversation. The man next to you, who you knew well, was intently listening to the conversation that was taking place. You place your knee closer to his and wait to observe his expression. He blinks upon contact but nothing more. He had always been the top of your class when you were children and still retained the same demeanor. You were the same too, you were well versed in causing trouble, then and now. He knew you well too, almost too much to give in to your playful plans.

You knock his knee with yours and he pushes back. “I’m trying to listen.”, he chides. “Liar, you can recite this in your sleep.”, you tell him taking notice of his free hand that rested on the arm rest. You wait for him to engross himself in the meeting again.

Now sure he will be oblivious to your movements, you slowly slide you hand over his. He begins to pull away but you snatch it back, interlocking your fingers with his. The edge of his mouth quirks up into a smirk, as he fights to gain control of his hand under the table but you wouldn’t let go. “You should be taking notes.”, he tells you and you point to your notepad in front of you. “Is that a doodle of me?”, he leans forward to take a look and you revel in his closeness, his body heat encasing yours. “Not bad.”, he sounded impressed. “Is something the matter, Obi wan?”, Master Windu questioned and he broke free of your hold. “Distracted you are, Obi wan.”, Master Yoda chimed in. He straightened, throwing a side ways glance at you. He actually had been so focused on your presence from the moment you took the seat next to him that he did not notice a word that had been exchanged in the meeting. You then completely hijacked his mind, when you held his hand. The tension eased and the Jedi continued. He relaxed into his seat.

It was time for your second attack, he had clasped both his hands together, so you had to get creative. You reach out precisely, to get under the fold of his robes and your fingers found his sweet spot to the side of his ribs. He twisted in his seat upon your touch and you wiggled your fingers further, a muffled laugh escaping out of him. His hand caught a hold of your wrist, turning to you with a smile, not letting you go. “What do you suggest we do about the entry points, General?”, a clone trooper asked him and he began to answer without letting you go. You wriggle your hand, but his firm hold could not be escaped from. He mentioned your name and you look up. “She could advice us on the matter. Having taken extensive notes from this meeting, she will be able to guide us better.”, he threw you into the middle of it for revenge. He had been tortured enough, now it was your turn to get caught. He hid his smirk behind his hand as he stroked his beard. You snapped your book shut. Taking a moment to gather your thoughts. Although you took pleasure from messing with him, you were attentive to what was being said, so you tided over the situation he put you in by giving a proper answer, the council seemed happy and he was impressed. “It was only fair.”, he said and you smiled. He loosened his hold but didn’t let go of your hand. He interlaced his fingers with yours and placed it on his thigh. He quickly understood the fix for his distraction was to only hold your hand.

“Will you be attending the next meeting?”, he asked. “Do you want me to?”, you edge closer. “Yes.”, he replied looking at you. “Will you take the notes this time?”, you ask like you were still contemplating the need to attend, when all the meetings you’ve attended so far was to only get to sit next to him. “I’ll even throw in a doodle of you.”, he says conspiratorially. “Alright. I’ll be there.”, you smile as he looks ahead to focus on the meeting, your hand safely tucked in his.

[thephantomcasebook]

Did you see the last interviews? De Oliva makes me so angry, all the time she talks about Alicent and Rhaenyra, while the writer-producers keep talking about them

It's just so tedious, even at Aegon's fucking coronation, she's like “ah Alicent is thinking of Rhaenyra” I mean, sorry? If you want to fuck Emma, just say so and be done with it

There are two things to understand about what she is doing here and why she's doing it.

1.) Make no mistake, this is the publicity version of trying to go over the showrunners head right now to get her idea into the media in order for them to interpret it as she does in order to force peer pressure on the showrunners to do it her and D'arcy's way.

As we've seen in the leaks about Spotchnik's 'Leaving" we've found out that it was Spotchnik's wife's idea that this story should be framed as a Lesbian Romance of spurned love. And that was what Spotchnik went with - against GRRM and Condal's scripts and story.

Olivia Cooke and Emma D'arcy were cast and developed the characters with Spotchnik and his wive's premise that Alicent and Rhaenyra are in love ... madly so. The entire Season 1 was built around this to them, the actresses. Episodes 6-10 were filmed in a bubble, with only Spotchnik and Hess overseeing them. Ryan Condal is the head writer and story editor of the series - he does not oversee the production nor direction. So, Spotchnik and - apparently - his wife oversaw the framing of Condal and GRRM's scripts and interpreted them the way they saw fit, not what was intended or instructed.

Spotchnik believed that HBO owed him for the success of "Game of Thrones" and he left that show hating GRRM, "A Song of Ice and Fire", and most importantly the fanbase. When HBO convinced him to come back to oversee the production and direction of Season 1 of 'House of the Dragon", he decided that this was gonna be his story, not GRRM's. And the Alicent and Rhaenyra spurned love story was gonna be part of it ... backed up by activist actresses and a progressive corporate structure.

However, when Discovery bought Warner Media - and by extension HBO - the corporate structure that supported Spotchnik's hijacking of HOTD disappeared overnight. Thus, when he was gearing up for Season 2, he was shocked to find that the new people weren't gonna put up with his bullshit. Right now they're saying that it's about his wife not being made executive producer ... but I've heard that the new people at HBO read the premise for Season 2 and said that they weren't gonna pay money to produce "Garbage" and told him to start over. And that he threw a massive and violent tantrum and quit - though some people said that he was fired.

This is all a long way of saying that GRRM and Condal just spent three solid months rebreaking, rewriting, and fixing, the mess that Spotchnik and probably Hess made of Season 2 - which is why they're starting late and playing catch up with production.

And probably the first thing that got axed in this rewrite and briefing with Alan Taylor was that they're gonna drop through a hole into the abyss is this stupid fucking idea that Alicent and Rhaenyra were ever in love.

GRRM has always maintained that Alicent and Rhaenyra hated each other's guts and that "Something else" (Criston Cole) was the reason for their animosity against one another. He did not in 2018 nor now like the Lesbian aspect of people's headcanon of their relationship - he has said multiple time over 20 years that if a character is gay that he'll outright say they're gay.

So, with all that context, you need to understand that Olivia Cooke has built this entire gay romance into the character - refusing to read the source material that contradicts her process. Now, GRRM has taken control of the show and it's direction and has told her and D'arcy point-blank that "You're not gay, you've never been gay, and you hate one another with a passion."

What you're seeing is that Cooke can't and won't let her "Alicent is a Lesbian" go, cause now she'd have to look into Alicent as a woman and find something else that motivates her. But since Cooke is a white, upper-class, Londoner with Luxury Politics, she thinks that religious, traditional, conservative, women are beneath her (just spend five minutes on her social media) and she couldn't dare try to understand women like Alicent, cause in her upper-class white girl mind she'd have to think like 'a poor''.

So, in the end, she's trying to convince the media and the normie fanbase to embrace the narrative that "Alicent is a repressed lesbian' in order to force Condal and the writers room to validate her character choices, so that she isn't forced to play pretended a type of person that she is - and make no mistake - absolutely hates and is prejudice against.

In parlance to a rich white female Londoner, it would be like asking a devout Muslim to play a militant and promiscuous homosexual.

2.) Cooke is jockying for awards.

I pretty sure she was promised awards if she takes a job for this "Dumb Nerd Shit" ... and now that Spotchnik is gone and the culture around the show has changed drastically, she's trying to convince voters in the academies that this is a LBGT story and that she is a LBGT character, in order to court the sycophants of Hollywood - this is a Hollywood show, despite British crew and actors - to consider her for award season.

This might offend people, but I hate to break it to you that most actresses are that shallow and opportunistic.

@ me all you want, you ain't got enough smoke in the world, fangirls.

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I finished the sketches and labeled them. I'm posting them now instead of when they're 'done' because my wrist hurts and im letting myself take a break.

Ok now to break it down, from left to right:

Tav: 5'6", affiliated with Alterra only as a nonessential systems tech. Basically if it won't kill you from it breaking, it's their job to fix it before you notice it's broken on the Aurora. Took the 18+ month job as just another trip out into space because they like space travel. Always wanted to explore the stars but that's a science job and they couldn't afford the university sims for that. Highly efficient, but not great at taking care of themselves--though they excel at taking care of others. Occupant of pod 5. Beat the Warpers to the others expressly because they fabricated a scanner and repair tool within 24 hours of landing, accounting for their head injury.

Shadowheart: 5'3", affiliated with the Faerun Group, specifically Baldur's Gate Co. and contracted to Alterra as a spiritual consul for the Alterra mission. Her religious affiliation with the Sharran temple of her home planet is considered a protected fringe belief system, aka it's a cult that controls members via application of debt. Her parents were caught up in one of their expansions and she was part of the collateral the temple took in the debt settlement. She hasn't seen them since she was a teenager. The Mother Superior had her attend university sims for being a doctor to serve the cult, but had her focus on theology more when dealing with other groups. Her pod sank in one of the kelp fields.

Lae'zel: 5'10", subcontracted to Alterra by the Gith Group under the CEO Vlakiith. Meant to provide security for the Aurora while construction happens, and thus one of the few people with a bypass to print something vaguely like weapons from fabricators. This doesn't work in emergency mode, however. Just graduated from training academy consisting of extensive sims and physical education. Is both very confident in her skills and terrified of being alone in a crash scenario. Not because she's insecure, so much as the larger portion of her training was group work and flying solo feels very much like she's unprepared. Her pod is at the edge of the red grass plateau.

Karlach: 6'0", was formerly sold into the service of an outer systems mercenary group run by Zariel. Currently unaffiliated, technically. Zariel outfitted her with cybernetics that make her hit like a truck, trained her in the use of weaponized PRAWN suits... and wired her heart function to a black box that Zariel usually had her commanders keep on their person, tethering her very literally to the outfit. Upon stealing this black box during a raid on their asteroid base, she hijacked a ship and tried to slingshot around the planet-- getting shot down just as she was being boarded. Her pod landed around the near side of the dunes. She doesn't leave it for obvious reasons.

Astarion: 5'9", currently owned by the Szarr Family Corporation due to a massive amount of medical debt. Currently conducting a form of corporate espionage, in that he fully intends to legally 'discover' nearby resources and force Alterra to argue his claims in court--which Cazador fully intends on capitalizing on. Because if they lose, they still need to pay a finders fee and Cazador gets it in payments. If they win, Alterra has to cede any profit from those resources to Cazador as the owner of the discoverer. Astarion's cybernetics are proprietary Szarr tech and allow Cazador to influence his behavior directly through impulses, strengthening his body and mental processing power by converting a higher than average amount of body reserve iron into other tissues with micro-fabricators. This essentially means you can beat the shit out of him and he won't die, but he will be deeply iron deficient for the next few weeks if he doesn't have supplements or meat. Is one of the few people on the Aurora that bothers ordering the meat dishes because he's used to powering through the disgust of eating organic meat to deal with his tech. Sews as a hobby and did some embellishing to his emergency environment suit while on the Aurora because he didn't anticipate needing it. Promptly discovered that this fucks up the insulation. His pod is wedged upside down in the sand of the crash zone. He braved the outside enough to get a hold of a broken seaglide and get back before he got woozy and get bitten 1 time by a sand shark.

Gale: 5'8", Freelancer. AKA he's blacklisted for losing one of the bigger subcompanies in the Faerun Group about 45% of it's annual profits in the span of one week. In his defense, he'd made the investment that lost all the money because it was something his contractual partner [lover] Mystra was interested in at the time. Normally, this status would leave him destitute and unemployable due to liability--a fate worse than death in-universe. However, he's also one of the most educated men in the Milky Way--through both simulation and practical education. Basically Alterra hired him as a very, very, very cheap way to buff their scientific staff on the Aurora. And it got him off planet for over a year, which he was very grateful for, even if he does miss his cat. His pod is over the mushroom forest and he's deeply, deeply afraid of trying to swim when he cannot see the bottom.

Wyll: 5'7", Alterra... technically. More specifically he was manipulated into signing on as a bounty hunter for Alterra under Mizora, under the contractual agreement that Alterra then wouldn't buy out and dissolve his father's stake in Baldur's Gate co. Mostly he hunts down debtors and space pirates that raid Federation trade ships. Currently on assignment to hunt down Karlach specifically, because Mizora didn't like Zariel spending time on her. Told Wyll she was raiding and producing illegal weapons. He's been in deep space a while tracking her down and it was his raid on the base that let her escape--and why she was being boarded when they were shot down. His pod is about 200 meters further into the dunes. His cybernetics let him generate a small taser like shock, but that won't really help against a reaper. Or surrounded by water.

Halsin: 6'3", TECHNICALLY Alterra. Legally, Alterra. Legally he's a loyal xenobiologist looking to slap his name on the research rights on anything living on anything near the phasegate when it's being built. In reality he's a member of the Druids, an informal organization that protests the commodification of alien life and sues the Federation regularly for protections for newly discovered planets and lifeforms. He is also a xenobiologist, though. And has every intention of slapping research rights out of Alterra's hands-- well until the ship goes down. Then he's more concerned with surviving and also being delighted by the environment. His pod crashed into the side of the floating island and he got out just in time to haul it physically onto dry land because it WAS going to slip into the tide. Joins the gang when they show up to meet up with the Sunbeam and welp. His PDA often cuts his verbal notes short so he's often either typing frantically to get it all down or physically writing it with charcoal on the cave walls. His handwriting is terrible, but he knows what it means so it's fine.

Tav rescues all but Halsin through sheer power of hearing a fucked up noise and deciding they could outswim it. Also bc repairing the radio meant their cybernetic HUD is just SWAMPED with pings and its annoying.

im drawing the gang in their wetsuits for the subgate au and Astarion is about to be fucking bald if his hair doesn't cooperate

[blueikeproductions]

G1 Transformers S4 notes

Continuation of previous write up: https://at.tumblr.com/blueikeproductions/transformers-g1-s4-notes-set-a-few-years-after/agphdrav3jp3

Micromaster teams.

Both Autobot and Decepticon Micro teams are primarily generics, especially for the Decepticons. Most of the generics are cars and some assorted jets, red for Autobots, purple for Decepticons.

The main Decepticon Micros are the Sports Car Patrol and the Military Patrol. They’re arrogant and dumber than a box of rocks. The Construction Squad assists the Constructicons in maintaining Trypticon and Scorponok. When the Constructicons are permanently fused into a downsized Devastator, the Construction Squad become overwhelmed by the increased workload.

The main reoccurring Microcons are Spaceshot and Blackout, who work directly with Shatter, Backdraft, Cyclonus and Scourge. Being the dim but highly loyal soldier and the cowardly dork, they don’t have the most upstanding fans among the Decepticons, but they mean well. They pilot the anti air craft base that functions as an extension to Trypticon. Greasepit runs a bar, creatively called “Greasepit’s”, in Trypticon’s city mode, and assisted in the study and implementation of Nucleon. Later, with RatBat, he tries running a gas station scam on Earth in an attempt to harvest more energy for the Decepticons, but was foiled by the Bee Team and his own foolishness. When Transforming his gas station into Battle Mode to attack the Autobots, Greasepit wound up using all of the stolen gas just for that alone… The Airwave air port base is also attached to Trypticon and used to deploy Decepticon flyers. It was later hijacked and relocated by Starscream’s team as a base for his own operations.

The main Autobot Micros are Ironworks and the Construction Patrol, who help maintain Autobot City with Wideload and Quickmix. The Rescue Patrol, Hot House, and the Monster Truck Patrol are also reoccurring, with Pretender Eagle Eye being good friends with the chronic complainer Slow Poke. If something needs done, Eagle Eye is usually the one able to coax Slow Poke into it. Medic Fixit of the Rescue Patrol often works with the Bee Team, and suffers from a glitch where he struggles to get the right word out every other sentience. Multiple Tanker Truck and Missile Launcher teams are fixed at Autobot City to supply power and defense. A Tanker Truck filled with Nucleon under the watch of Pipe Line and Gusher was stolen during a Decepticon attack and taken back to Char for experiments. The Astro Squad work alongside Cosmos and Sky Lynx for space missions, and assisted in the original discovery and acquisition of Nucleon with Optimus Prime, Wheeljack and Perceptor. They also were monitoring the black hole when Nucle-Ai emerged from it. Later on the team split in half, with Sky-Lynx’s half investigating increased Quintesson activity while Cosmos’s half stayed to monitor the black hole. Feeling a bit exposed without Sky Lynx, he requested assistance from Countdown and his rocket base when the Decepticons aboard Scorponok made an attempt on the black hole later on.

When Hot Rod was downsized into Micro size by testing Nucleon on himself, he was installed as the commander of the Micromaster patrols. Hot Rod takes to the leadership role with gusto, enjoying another shot at being an Autobot Leader but without the stress of leading the ENTIRE faction. He’s since even returned to going by Rodimus to embrace this, with some Autobots playfully calling him “Rodimus Micronus”. He has a particular affinity with the Race Car and Hot Rod Patrols, and it’s implied Hot Rod named the later after himself to the team’s mild annoyance. When the Bee Team and Nucle-Ai need a Micro’s touch for a mission, they call on Rodimus to pick the best for the job.

A mysterious pair of Micromaster twins would later emerge from the black hole. One called Caliber and the other Scabbard, they combined to form the immensely powerful Nucleon Saber. The Quintessons instead dub it as the “Nucleon Key”, with Nucle-Ai as the “Nucleon Ignition”, and see it as paramount to their plans with dealing with the Transformers once and for all.

The Saber itself seems linked to Nucle-Ai, realizing its full potential when in her presence, and was initially under Autobot custody and wielded by Bumblebee the most. However, a Decepticon attack by Backdraft’s unit trying to acquire the sword saw Scabbard captured by Iguanus and Shellrazor. The reptilian rapscallions assumed they could still use ONE of the twins for their purposes but were berated by Cyclonus and Backdraft for instead creating an unintended stalemate.

In the companion Heathers AU, Dan Braverman has been looking for the Nucleon Saber to add to his collection. Caliber was sold as a pack in accessory for an Autobot, a special Nucleon Mode Pretender Bumblebee, while Scabbard was sold with a Decepticon, a Nucleon Mode Pretender Starscream which instead used a unique human woman Pretender shell seen in an off beat plot in the comics based on the S4 storyline. This Starscream was hard to find, making it difficult to fully assemble the sword for kids and collectors. When comparing the Heathers to the Decepticons, Chandler is the draconian Backdraft, McNamara is the withdrawn Shellrazor, with Dan specifically comparing Duke to the female Starscream toy because of the toy’s green colors and Duke’s Starscreamish tendencies.

[spitebears]

The Saga of My Poor Girl Can't Catch a Break

AI-Lia Session 1: Suspicious Loner who just mutinied and murdered the abusive captain who enslaved her for decades and lost her last friends. Wants to put that chapter of her life behind her, all she has left is her ship, which she views as an extension of herself. A wild magic surge hijacks her ship with a virus

AI-Lia Session 2: She realizes she needs to deal with Ares' legacy as his old associates find out he died. She has an ally (?) in Reginald now, but she's awkward as hell and doesn't know how to deal with these rich wine genasi mourning the loss of their parents and potentially suspecting her for the deed. She's trapped in their mansion until she "solves" the murder mystery.

AI-Lia Session 3: Journey into the internet to find a lost piece of data, in which she and Reginald become better friends, make an ally in the queen of the dark web, and almost overthrow one of the zodiacs. They briefly swap bodies for a moment, which is hilarious as AI-Lia calmly figures out what's wrong with Reginald's malware, and Reginald experiences both pain and emotion for the first time. That gets fixed pretty quickly. They have the contact info for a mechanic who can upgrade her ship. Things seem to be going pretty well.

AI-Lia Session 4: Kidnapped by aliens from the Dark Zone of the universe once ruled by a dead god. She's back on the exam table and completely powerless in the face of random chance.

uh lets see how bad our DM can break her, we've decided she's going to literally lose her "spark" so it'll be interesting to see how Reg responds to that.

[stevenbasic]

what the..? I thought to myself, opening up Instagram for the first time this Monday morning, as I sat at my desk, What the hell is this?? I had - huh? - a whole inbox full of messages, from accounts I didn’t recognize. Who are all these people…? No one ever sends me DMs, I thought, as I opened the first. This, the first of maybe a half-dozen, took me aback:..

Who was this person? What was she doing, contacting me? ‘Applying for job’???

Oh no…

Already half a mess from a weekend spent in indulgent, self-flaggeratory decrepitude, ashamed of myself for how pathetic I’d been over the past two days, I felt my chest drop as I began to realize what was happening:

Randi.

Immediately I went to my desktop, to start pulling up our accounts, the business profiles for the practice. Instagram, Facebook. I had given Randi the title of “Director of Social Media” and - shame on me - hadn’t really kept track of what she was doing with them. She had said, last week, that she’d be helping start the search for new hires, and she had obviously gone online to post for the positions. My hands shook as I began to realize what she’d done. 

Any normal person would have used Indeed.

I shuddered as I signed in. All our social media platforms were absolutely blanketed with completely inappropriate postings, the most recent being for the job positions. Our Facebook - which under my direction had been an admittedly stale assembly of old practice photos - was now rife with gratuitous body shots of Melissa, selfies of the girls,all ostensibly advertising the office. Randi had also pinned and boosted a post featuring herself and the staff assembled in a group cheesecake pose: “Any pretty girls want a job? We need lots of ladies to fulfill the massive needs of the office of Far Horizon Medical Associates, front- and back-end. Great money! Become a Lean-In girl!” Agh!!! Our Instagram ‘story’ was a similar series of Melissa’s old modeling pics, and culminated with this:

I dropped my face into my hands. Randi had hijacked our online presence, our social media accounts, and even started some new ones. Tumblr, Twitter, all with the same message. UGH. What did she think she was doing?? The worst offense, though, was on Instagram. A picture - oh no - of me, in my clinic jacket, with the caption: “D-cup? Bigger? Dr. J likes you already! We want you for our #bodsquad team!” And then, the killing blow: “send resumes to me here, pics to @dr_j_787878 - pretty girls only! #bigboobsamust

I have to take this d-

Just then, an IG alert. More pics of “Bessie” coming thru:

Jesus.

I need to speak to Randi about this, I told myself, knowing I should call her in here, right away. I even reached for the desk phone, to dial her extension but - god help me - I couldn’t. I felt strangely nervous, anxious, afraid to confront her. What was wrong with me?? Was I really this meek, frightened of my own employee, of confronting her, of making her mad? She was a strong personality, and the thought of arguing with her…

My hand rested on the phone; I was frozen, unable to act, wrestling with self-reproach. 

Just then, my cell phone buzzed. A text from Melissa:

How did she..?

My thoughts, for a brief moment, became more confused. I felt watched, even more paranoid. But then, a light of clarity settled me with the thought - Melissa can fix this. 

no…I can handle this myself…! C-can’t I?

No, you can’t. 

I had just spent all weekend jerking off to her. How was I supposed to face her? I’d wilt in shame, for sure, just being in the room with her. But, even through my anxieties, my doubts and misgivings, I found myself typing:

Yes, Melissa can make this better. 

I waited, watching my phone for her reply. I straightened my tie. Pushed some papers to the edge of my desk. Rearranged my pens. After a good minute:

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Nov 15 Stream Timestamps

Timestamps from Technoblade’s “THE EVE OF REVOLUTION (dream SMP)”

Link to my youtube comment with all of the timestamps x

Timestamps with hyperlinks below

01:46  tagging everyone in the channel member discord / level 231 03:43  agenda book / revolution tomorrow / slept through stream time / sleeps twice a day for 4 hours 05:21  “I did not write 100 pages. Or did I. Maybe I have a traitor manifesto on the other 99 pages” / no steering wheel / coronablade jokes are very funny / went to the doctor and figured out his cough / “Stomach acid is useful for at least one thing” 08:47  can’t believe no one told him these things about post 1.8 / splash potions, regen, thorns / thorns aren’t intuitive and no one told him / youtube ads 12:50  “At least I didn’t insult the Ethans, the Ethans are everywhere” 16:02  “I was gonna talk about something on the way but I forgot. And now it’s gone forever” / “They found your base” “Well I have livestreamed it” 17:04 wants to buy a gong to be the ultimate sellout timer / “I would get kicked out of my parents house so quickly, but for the day it takes them to do that I would get so many subscribers” 20:31  thorns stacking 25:21  “There’s actually some pretty affordable gongs out there” 27:32  vc with BBH and Tommy / confusing Tommy and Tubbo / “Don’t you hate it when people just consider streamers an extension of their famous friends Tommy” / “I’m just the child from Technoblade’s videos 29:08  “Let's be allies. Can I have your helmet and boots?” / saying he’s rude for hijacking the call but forgetting to leave call / double sellout 33:55  “Me and Techno the leaders of Pogtopia” / “That is a fair assumption” / “I can’t believe Badboyhalo hates his fans” 34:57  BBH offering Tommy a bow / “Tommy you are so broke” / “Average sized man” / no one believes Tommy is 6’3” / Techno is taller in game 36:34  just wearing a face mask / “I do not support any of the views being espoused by this particular individual” / Tommy trying to imply covid but BBH asks if he’s talking about bigfoot 37:39  Techno hunting down BBH / Midair stabbing / “I’M SO GOOD AT MINECRAFT” / Tommy desperately trying to be included 40:41  “Oh Badboy halo~” / “It just doesn’t work when your name is 4 syllables” / detective work to find BBH 42:52  “So you want Tommy to be successful?” / “I wouldn’t go that far. I want my enemies to be unsuccessful” 43:58  battle ender chest plan / “I’m going to deafen. I don’t know why I’m explaining to you my pvp tactics” 46:15  “I would be absolutely furious if Tommy stole my 4th fastest horse. Tommy and I go way back” / being excited to see Tommy / Tommy could have sworn at BBH as an attack 47:34  “I guess I could spare a little bit of iron” / “I think that was a sarcastic joke that I didn’t understand” / Techno picked youtube over girls many years ago / Subpoena pet war 50:37  recruiting Techno to fight Sapnap / place where Tommy ran over Dream 55:22  vc with Tommy and Sapnap 56:51  “Sapnap I hate men so much. If I see a man in the street I grab a knife and plunge it into his neck” / “Wow surprise attack” / thought it’d be a real fight 59:09  needs Sapnap to come geared / “audience retention” / “I saw Sapnap fighting Punz earlier and they had potions and full netherite an it was fun” Tommy tries to suggest Techno sit the fight out / “You asked for me to be here” / “Tommy I’m stabbing someone with armour and it might just be you” 1:00:29  arranging a fight with BBH / “Not now sellout timer I haven’t earned it” / 161k / “New phone who this” (to Tommy) / 2v1 with BBH and Antfrost 1:04:38  hasn’t done a lot of fully geared 1.16 fights / trying not to make fun of Antfrost’s fire prot helmet 1:06:30  Sapnap and Tommy have worked out their differences and don’t need Techno 1:07:34  “I love my fans, I forgot to plug my cha nnel and they’re all reminding me” / “Only 1v2” “I could only find 2 guys” 1:09:25  “I’m so unbelievably lost” / “I have to have seen a location to add it to my human gps” / Techno hates the ugly pranks that take forever to fix 1:11:28  server losing connection / guy who Techno told not to drop out is going back to school 1:13:20  “That’s the thing about senior yearbook quotes, its right at the end of the year...the amount of time to beat you up is shockingly low” 1:16:24  offering Tommy assistance / the Dream Team has logged on / “I have to be quiet...My parents are threatening to turn off the wifi” / “You’re getting owned in every world” / Techno taking his sweet time 1:19:11  “We want to kill Sapnap” “agreed” / “Dream alliance pog” / “unless he meant to add a comma” / vc with Dream and George / Techno talking over Tommy 1:21:28  “I feel like Thunder is a werewolf” / Tommy questioning Dream and George / “I have my swag and no one has that” “Well they’d have that if they killed you and picked up your swag” 1:32:22  “You guys all work for me” / everyone killing Tommy / “anti Sapnap expedition” / “ask George ask George” “ask Dream” 1:23:54  stream crashes / and also his whole pc / asking for viewers to come back from Tommy 1:26:39  joining vc / Dream recap / cutting back on calling Tommy lame 1:28:01  photoshoot / “So much clout in this one picture” / Sapnap begging Tommy to kill his pets / “What if [the pets] belong to some god tier pvper” / S-L-A-V 1:30:12  “L-A-M-E” / “Shoutout to the slavs” / giving the fox a grapple 1:31:20  Dream taking off his leggings / fox eating the gapple / “Dream you are a highly unusual individual” / back to 125k 1:34:05  “People can’t yelling me for not roleplaying when Dream is mooning us in the background” / “You can disrespect my family, you can disrespect my religion, but you can’t disrespect minecraft” / “I hate this man” “NO” 1:35:40  Tommy challenging Sapnap a fight / Tommy trying to make Techno kill pets for him / Karl thirsting for the animatic 1:39:34  “If you make it out alive, give this to Sapnap’s cat for me” “If I make it out alive all his pets actually die” / Techno shooting the start arrow / “I’ll do the countdown...because I am an impartial mediator” / “You know how between those fight they have those sexy girl?” (Dream takes off his armor) / very engaging fight 1:42:31 post fight / “My chat’s spa.mming lame. It’s not my fault chat, Tommy doesn’t know how to crit” / “You might as well be naked” “Please don’t say that Dream” 1:44:28  “I wouldn’t say you’re that far from S-Tier” / “What tier am I in Technoblade?” “Who are you?” / “That was not an insult, I don’t know people’s voices” / “This entire server is just people that have killed Tommyinnit” 1:45:40  SMP Earth / “What country did you have” “I owned the world” / “A single country? (Dream) / trying to thorns kill Thunder / “Maybe if you die again the armor will come back” 1:47:12  Techno letting Karl trap him / Quackity tempting fate / snitch Dream / framing George 1:49:44  Dream complaining about trident flight / Techno bailing bc of boredom 1:57:19  Awesamdude leaving a potato trail / vc with Quackity and Sam / lying for content / complaining about getting free stuff 1:59:58  still lying to Quackity / “Quackity my entire chat is spa.mming lame, you’re going to need to pick up the pace” / heading to the jungle base 2:02:18  saturation stew is useful / “especially for content” / “If Carl dies I’d be okay with that, but not Andrew” 2:03:49  “Is Carl the orphan you said you were going to adopt” “Let’s go with that” / “If Carl dies I stop donating 2:04:31  Awesamdude snitching on Quackity / “I would be furious if I came back and Carl wasn’t in the exact block I left him” / lots of threats    2:06:41  “I’m not an orphan” “Not yet” 2:11:03  “It’s not an experiment, I’m just putting my hypothesis through multiple controlled trials where I adjust variables and record the results” / “I care about about the armor much more than the horse” 2:13:01  “Are you betraying anyone?” “No. I would never betray my personal ideals” / “What if the people you’re fighting alongside have different ideals?” “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it” 2:17:28  Quackity’s failed forgery in chat