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snowe-zolynn-rogers · 3 years

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Pairings: Past Aizawa/Mandalay, Pre-Bakugou/Kirishima

Word Count: 2,006 Words

Summary: The Sports Festival, part 2.

Warnings: Fighting Mention, Cursing, Fire Mention, Bullying Mention, Trauma Mention, Injury Mention, Teen Pregnancy Mention, Pregnancy Mention, Partial Nudity Mention, Death Mention, let me know if I should tag anything else.

Usernames: Existence Is A Prison Aizawa: feral cat dad, Aoyama: gay salt, Hagakure: ranch flavored jello, Tokoyami: foil-mecha, Shinsou: farmer toshi, Kuroiro: life is a nightmare, Shiozaki: saviour, Tsunotori: schrodinger better run, Honenuki: pure, Monoma: nat20, Yamada: President Megaphone, Bakugou: deku-deck-you

Notes: Bakugou doesn't get chained down because fuck that part of the canon. The League will just go after him because he's powerful.

Aizawa, We Agreed No More Cats: Chapter 9

11:50 AM

Existence Is A Prison

gay salt: Yaoyorozu is amazing.

ranch flavored jello: She can bench press me anytime.

gay salt: To be fair, you'd let any strong lesbian bench press you.

ranch flavored jello: You're not wrong but you don't have to say it.

life is a nightmare: She did really well, I'm glad she's advancing despite that Tsubasa guy cutting her up with his glass.

deku deck-you: I think that guy might be related to one of my old friends before UA.

foil-mecha: What happened that you aren't friends anymore

deku deck-you: Tsubasa Ryuu? He got kidnapped or something during a break and I never saw him again. My other two friends? They were fake. They ditched me after the Sludge Villain incident.

nat20: I'll kick their asses for you.

deku deck-you: I wouldn't stop you from burning Aldera Middle School to the ground. For Deku's sake, mostly, but also because I hated those teachers.

feral cat dad: What happened at Aldera Middle School?

deku deck-you: Well, you probably know from Deku by now that I wasn't always easy on him or even this easy to get along with. From the time Deku was misdiagnosed as quirkless, I bullied him. Let's be honest, my reasoning wasn't important because I made his life a living hell just because mine was a living hell at home.

deku deck-you: We talked about everything the day after I moved into the dorms, so don't worry, there's no hard feelings and we're working through all the shit I did to him.

deku deck-you: But, anyway, the teachers at Aldera tried to fail Deku constantly because of his 'quirklessness' but I'd vouch his grades for him once I realized they were trying to flunk him out of the school. And, after the Sludge Villain happened, they began doing the same thing to me because they thought I was influenced by a villain even though I'd told them so many times that I was basically a hostage.

feral cat dad: Looks like I'm opening a formal complaint against Aldera Middle School after the Sports Festival.

deku deck-you: Don't, me and Deku just want to leave Aldera behind us.

feral cat dad: Fine.

feral cat dad: Oh, they had a draw while we were texting. Jeez, that was fast.

deku deck-you: Don't you dare underestimate Kirishima.

ranch flavored jello: Someone has a crush.

deku deck-you: Don't you dare speak of this. I'll launch Deku at you.

ranch flavored jello: Jeez, fine. Feral Deku scares me.

deku deck-you: Good. I gotta go.

12:20 PM

Existence Is A Prison

farmer toshi: Wow, Kats. You did great.

deku deck-you: Can't talk right now. She's in pain and won't let go of me.

deku deck-you is now offline

feral cat dad: Fuck, she overstressed herself.

farmer toshi: I want so badly to check on her but I need to fight Tokoyami now.

1:15 PM

Existence Is A Prison

farmer toshi: Katsuki, you're coming back soon, right? I mean, your match is next after Todoroki and Yaoyorozu.

deku deck-you is online

deku deck-you: I'm back, who's won?

farmer toshi: Kirishima won against Tetsutetsu in their rematch, I won against Fumi, Midoriya won against Toru, Kiyo won against Shizuka, Kaminari just won against Fujioka.

deku deck-you: Okay, good.

ranch flavored jello: I'm down by the entrance to the field. What's wrong with Yaoyorozu?

ranch flavored jello has started a video chat

[Yaoyorozu is shown fumbling around a bit in the ring and Todoroki is in a fighting stance, but drops it when she's facing the wrong way]

Yaoyorozu, why are you stumbling? -Unknown

Shut up and fight me, Todoroki! -Unknown

Something's wrong with you, I won't compete if you're hurt. -Unknown

Just fight me! -Unknown

[Yaoyorozu is shown collapsing and Midnight goes to check on her.]

Yaoyorozu cannot compete due to a previous injury, this match goes to Todoroki! -Unknown

ranch flavored jello has ended the group chat

gay salt: Mon dieu. Is she alright?

ranch flavored jello: She's muttering about her eyes.

ranch flavored jello: Oh god, there's glass in her eyes.

feral cat dad: Get up here, Toru. Now, you don't have to see that.

ranch flavored jello: I won't leave her alone without anyone she knows. I won't. She can't see, Dad.

feral cat dad: Okay, keep her company. But please be aware, they're probably going to do surgery to try to save her vision.

ranch flavored jello: It must have happened when she made that smoke bomb and Tsubasa couldn't see her.

feral cat dad: They're already having Katsuki against Kirishima to ease the tension in the stadium. Clearly, Katsuki's winning already.

2:00 PM

Existence Is A Prison

feral cat dad: Yeah, Katsuki won. So did Shinsou against Midoriya, Kiyo won against Kaminari, and Katsuki won against Todoroki.

ranch flavored jello: At least there's some good news.

deku deck-you: What good news? Icyhot wouldn't fight me with his fire and we spent like ten minutes yelling about trauma before the fucker got blown back so hard when his fire hit my explosion that he's now got a concussion.

feral cat dad: I understand you're angry, but you didn't do anything wrong, Katsuki.

deku deck-you: I know, I just feel bad. Now two of the people I've fought today are out of commission temporarily and I feel responsible.

feral cat dad: I know, and I also know they'll both forgive you. You went off with Uraraka for almost a hour and you didn't mean to injure Todoroki.

2:20 PM

Existence Is A Prison

feral cat dad: I'm so proud of all three of you.

farmer toshi: Katsuki, you're helping put my shoulder into place as a punishment for pulling it out. Recovery Girl already said it was fine.

deku deck-you: A punishment I'll accept fully for doing it in the first place. After I'm done visiting Pink Cheeks again.

deku deck-you is now offline

feral cat dad: My chaotic sons.

ranch flavored jello: Alright, I'm back. Momo can't leave the hospital tonight and she's been instructed to have Recovery Girl heal her in two days.

feral cat dad: There's my daughter. It's a good thing you kids are off for two days after today because you need time to heal after all that.

feral cat dad: Nezu's already insisted Yaoyorozu stay in the dorms because he doesn't want her too far from campus and her parents live in Tokyo prefecture and he feels it's too far for an injures student to travel.

feral cat dad: Tokage is already getting spoken to by Nezu, so she'll likely be added to this chat soon enough. Toru, can you turn on Yaoyorozu's screen reader for her so I can add her to this chat.

ranch flavored jello: Done!

feral cat dad has added Yaoyorozu

Yaoyorozu: Hello everyone!

foil-mecha: Hi, Momo!

Yaoyorozu: Hello! I'm going to take a nap, the surgery was very taxing so I'm quite tired. I'll message you all later when I wake up.

ranch flavored jello: I'll stay with her, don't worry!

Yaoyorozu is now offline

feral cat dad: You haven't changed her username yet, Hitoshi.

farmer toshi: I figure she probably doesn't know our usernames yet so I'll do it later after we tell her ours.

deku deck-you is now online

deku deck-you: Nezu's with Uraraka so I can't visit her right now.

farmer toshi: Is she okay?

deku deck-you: I don't know if I'm allowed to say. Honestly, if it were me and someone told other people I didn't know well without me knowing, I'd call it an invasion of privacy.

feral cat dad: Nezu said Uraraka should be fine. There's no need to worry about her, Recovery Girl is nothing if not adamant on the care of her patients.

deku deck-you: Alright, I'm allowed in now that she's asking for me.

deku deck-you is now offline

life is a nightmare: I wonder how badly hurt she is to want Katsuki there for comfort.

3:00 PM

Existence Is A Prison

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uraravity Welcome to the world baby boy, despite being unexpected.

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minabeana Oh my gosh, that baby is so cute. I love him already.

winniepie He's so cute.

kiripima Aw, welcome to the world, little guy.

sparklegirl He's cute, Ocha, mon ami!

michipeachy 🥰🥰🥰

farmer toshi: Does Uraraka have a baby sibling?

foil-mecha: Last I heard she was an only sibling.

nat20: Maybe her mom had the baby today?

feral cat dad: Alright, Uraraka is good now, not that I need to tell you since Aoyama apparently stalks people's accounts on everything.

gay salt: Hey, she gave me her account name willingly! I have all the other girl's accounts.

feral cat dad: Anyway. Tokage's also done talking to Nezu. Here's the girls of the hour.

feral cat dad has added Uraraka and Tokage

Uraraka: Hi, guys.

gay salt: Ocha, are you okay?

Uraraka: Oh yeah, Nezu said me and my baby can stay at the dorms.

gay salt: Quoi? Your baby?

Uraraka: Yeah, didn't Katsuki or Aizawa tell you all? That's why I'm moving into the dorms. I went after my match in the Sports Festival with Katsuki and they had to end up doing an emergency C-Section because they weren't finding a heartbeat. Thankfully, my idiot daughter is fine, just chaotic.

gay salt: What's her name?

Uraraka: Uraraka Emiyo.

gay salt: I will spoil her.

foil-mecha: How cute is she?

Uraraka: katsukicryingholdingemiyo.jpg

foil-mecha: Truly a glorious child. I assure you, us 1a students will assist you in your raising of dear Emiyo as best we can.

ranch flavored jello: I'm not good with baby-babies but I'll try.

Yaoyorozu is now online

Yaoyorozu: I'll help as well, once I'm able to.

Uraraka: It's okay if you don't want to, Momo.

Yaoyorozu: I don't believe you were there for it but, in the second rounds, I had to forfeit the match to Todoroki because, in the first round, Tsubasa Yuudai accidentally got glass in my eyes. My win in the first round was a fluke and I was running only off instinct when I got him out of bounds but, since taking the glass out can't fix the amount of nerve damage, I'll likely be blind for the foreseeable future.

Uraraka: Oh gods, Momo, I'd come give you a hug but I can't move around much yet.

Yaoyorozu: It's fine, Uraraka. It was an accident after all, he didn't mean to do that but the smoke bomb I made obscured his vision.

life is a nightmare: If either of you need anything, just text us, someone will get it to you.

Yaoyorozu: Thank you, but I have Toru for now!

Uraraka: Thanks. I'm good, I've got a Katsuki.

nat20: You say that like you've roped him in or something.

Uraraka: Well he's been proclaiming that he's Emiyo's uncle for the whole thirty minutes she's been in this world.

schrodinger better run: To be fair, is he not her uncle by now?

Uraraka: He is. He's the first besides my parents and me to hold her. He's definitely her uncle.

pure: Has he even put her down yet?

Uraraka: katsukiasleepwithemmiyoinhisarms.jpg

Uraraka: No, he hasn't. My mom's about to pick her up though. She's worried she'll fall and I have to feed her and all so he'll be temporarily losing holding rights anyway since I have to make him leave to feed her.

gay salt: He's sleeping, Ocha. Plus, I thought you knew he was 💅

Uraraka: He's gay?

gay salt: No, he's trans, Ocha, us girls had a whole meeting on including our ftm classmates on girl days if they're comfortable with it and you forgot?

Uraraka: Oh yeah, in that case I'm whipping out the titty so my mom can show my how to feed a baby.

Uraraka is now offline

feral cat dad: You kids are going to give me a heart attack one day and I'll put all your names on my tombstone as a reason I died.

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No Bad Student | 3 -- Nice Things

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Pairing: Lawrusso (Daniel x Johnny) Genre: Angst Warnings: Emotionally-abusive parent mentioned briefly Word count: 1566 Summary: KK2 AU in which Johnny ends up living with Miyagi and Daniel for the summer. Inspired by nadianecromancer’s comic, but I’ll try to avoid making any scenes similar to the ones they already did! Notes: This was originally posted on Ao3 here. I’m much more used to that format than this one, but I’ve seen a lot of people post their fics here and thought I’d give it a shot.

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The dust had only just settled as Johnny’s car pulled up beside one of the tarp-covered vehicles in Miyagi’s lot. It didn’t belong there, Daniel thought, like a hyena in a pack of dogs. Daniel stood guard as Miyagi paid no mind to it at all, heading back to his work promptly, as if leading him there was just another errand he completed.

Johnny slammed his door with no malice, but the sound still tensed his rival’s shoulders. They met eyes momentarily before he set out toward Miyagi, his steps purposeful. He stopped a few feet from him, crossing his arms and glaring.

Miyagi gave him a nod but was otherwise unbothered.

“So what’s this problem you were talking about?” He spat out caustically.

“Talk later.”

“What? What do you mean? I’m here, my car’s here, now tell me what’s going on.”

“Talk later,” Miyagi demanded.

“This is unbelievable! What am I supposed to do until then?”

Miyagi ceased his work, looking up at him. “Don’t know. Go home?”

Johnny’s eyes drifted back toward the car without his intention as he searched for a proper response. “How the hell am I supposed to go home without my car?”

Miyagi turned his head to Daniel, who was watching from the very edge of hearing distance. Johnny followed Miyagi’s gaze and scoffed, not hiding any aspect of his frustration.

Daniel’s brows shifted. “No! No way! I’m not driving him around!”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Johnny retorted.

“It means I’m not doin’ it, dumbass! What do you think?”

Johnny’s eyes widened with rage. The same, purposeful steps sent him rapidly closer to Daniel.

Fear struck him just as aggressively as before, but he hid it well, as still and composed as a statue. “Look, I’m just saying, man, we’re not friends. I don’t want you around.”

“Yeah?” Johnny stepped close enough that their difference in height forced Daniel to look upward. He hovered there for a moment, letting his dominant stature assert itself before he spoke. “Well, I’m right here. What’re you gonna do about it, LaRusso?”

A sigh sounded from behind Johnny as Miyagi gave him a gentle push, bringing him back a few steps. Still, Johnny’s glare was locked on his opponent, whose defenses crumbled as soon as they separated, eyes looking anywhere but forward.

“Daniel-san. Move bed inside, work there.”

“What? You’re giving me work when he was the one who--”

“Go!” Miyagi shouted harshly.

After making a final, silent complaint, Daniel stomped off toward the house. He dragged the unassembled parts inside as quickly as he could since every second he spent in sight range of that prick was torture.

Johnny watched on with a sadistic grin, feeling, for the first time in a while, like he won.

“Why smile? Something funny?” Miyagi asked in his own form of sarcasm.

“Well, I--...” Johnny launched immediately into defense. “Look, man, you don’t know what that asshole really did, alright? You’ve only seen it from his side.”

Miyagi hummed in understanding, then gestured for him to continue.

“What?”

“Tell your side.”

“Oh… uh…” Johnny’s eyes glanced to the house behind Miyagi, checking the windows. “I--... Alright, well, first he stole my girlfriend.”

Miyagi hummed again, furrowing his brows.

“Well--... Well, alright, we’d been broken up for a couple of weeks, but--... But it wasn’t over, alright? In fact, we were trying to talk things out but he kept butting into it. And then the guy punches me in the face! Outta’ nowhere!”

Miyagi nodded slowly.

“And so I--… y’know, I defend myself, and--... and--... Y’know what, long story short, she ends up going out with him, and--... And then he dumps water on me for no reason, like an asshole, ruined my joi--... my uh… my costume, and then we chased after him and--... well, you were there for that one, but we were just--... It was justice, alright?! He started that whole thing.”

Miyagi hummed. “That everything?”

“Well--... I dunno, I guess I just--...” Johnny sighed, his voice solemn, quiet. “Y’know, I lost Ali to him, and then--... then--... You have no idea how important karate was to me, man.”

“Was?”

Johnny’s gaze drifted downward, his mouth hanging open as he searched for a response, but found none.

Miyagi nodded, letting the silence hang for a while longer.

But Johnny was sick of silence. “So uh… what about that problem with my car? Is it bad?”

“Car problem not bad, can fix. You problem more important.”

“What problem? What’re you talking about, man?”

“Your trip.”

Johnny’s shoulders tensed as he felt his ruse falling. Still, he tried to hold on. “Yeah, to Malibu, like I said. I--... my family has a beach house there.”

Miyagi hummed, nodding lightly. “What family like?”

Johnny kept his gaze behind Miyagi. It drifted from window to window. “We’re fine. Normal, I guess.”

“Brother? Sister?”

“No, no it’s just--... It’s just me.”

Miyagi nodded, watching Johnny's expressions intently. “Encino, yes? Very nice place.”

“Yeah.” He said with a shallow nod, his eyes drifting downward.

“Not nice?”

His eyes lifted, surprise behind his blank expression. “Oh, no it’s nice and all, it’s just--... I dunno, it bugs me when people assume your life is good just because you’ve got money, y’know?”

Miyagi nodded.

“‘Cause I mean, it’s all good stuff: the pool, my car, our house, but--...” His words drifted off.

“But?”

“It’s stuff. That’s all it is. It can’t replace everything else.”

Miyagi paused for a moment as he chose his words. “What missing?”

He sighed sharply in frustration, buying time. “My step-dad--...” The words seemed difficult to say, so much so that it stopped the sentence short.

Miyagi indicated again for him to continue.

“He just--...” His eyes moved along the ground as he thought. “He’s an asshole.”

Miyagi nodded, seeming to understand fully.

“Not just to me either, to my mom, to his employees, to everybody. Guy just likes being mean to people.”

“This reason you go on trip?”

His eyes went up to Miyagi’s again, the shock a bit more obvious this time. “I--... Yeah. He doesn’t want me around anymore, now that I’m… an adult, I guess. I don’t feel like an adult.”

“Know the feeling,” Miyagi said simply before starting off toward the house.

Johnny watched as he moved away, then sped up to catch him. “You do?” He walked at his side, his gaze now fixed on him.

“Leave home alone too, just fifteen years old.”

“Fifteen? Are you serious? That’s crazy!”

“Hai.” Miyagi swung open the door of his home, holding it as Johnny entered after him. He took a turn, then opened a pine chest full of linens and cushions in plain, warm coloration. They looked inexpensive, but comfortable nonetheless.

Johnny made his own search with him, his eyes moving about the entry room, then he sighed in relief as he didn’t find who he was looking for. While he was distracted, he felt a soft thud as something hit his chest. Miyagi had set a bound bedroll against it. He lifted his arms to take the minimal weight of the thing, but by his expression, it was clear he didn’t know why. “What’s this for?”

“Sleeping.”

“Right, but what do I need it for?”

“Sleeping.” He began setting everything back into the chest, organized properly.

Johnny stared forward in confusion for a few more seconds. “Are you saying I can stay here?”

“Hai.”

“What?”

“Yes.”

“What--... With Daniel?”

“Hai... Yes.”

“Don’t you think he’ll have a problem with that?”

“Don’t know.”

Johnny watched, puzzled, as the teacher prepared to brew some tea as if nothing important was going on at all.

It was only now that the surreal nature of the situation hit Johnny. He was inside Mr. Miyagi’s house, the same place that Daniel was given the weapons he used had against him. And yet, it wasn’t a negative experience -- not entirely, at least. He wasn’t sure what it was about the old man, but even having known him for this short of a time he knew that Mr. Miyagi was different from all the men in his life. He was better. Maybe it was the fact that he seemed to know exactly what he needed to hear, or his almost frustrating brevity, or maybe it was just the fact that he listened. He heard and understood what he was saying without forcing his own biases on his words. He saw his emotions even when he didn’t want to express them. Miyagi listened to him, and it felt good.

Johnny smiled warmly at the thought, but the smile quickly fell as he heard a loud thump behind him, muffled by the wall. Miyagi didn’t look up. He was too busy selecting a box from his tea cabinet.

“You sleep there.” Miyagi gestured with an empty kettle toward just about where that sound rang from: a door on the opposite side of the room. It didn’t exactly match the color or wear of the others, as it seemed it was just put there recently.

“I--... But--...”

“Hm?” Miyagi threw up a brow, looking over at the bewildered blonde only occasionally as he worked.

Johnny couldn’t seem to find the words to any of the questions he wanted to ask, so, with confusion still on his expression, he walked into the door, the bedroll tucked under his arm.

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THE ROYAL FASCINATOR

Friday, May 21, 2021

Hello, royal watchers and all those intrigued by what’s going on inside the House of Windsor. This is your biweekly dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox.

Janet DavisonRoyal Expert

Meeting the Queen online

For Dr. Steve Beerman, it was in many ways like having a pleasant conversation with his 92-year-old mother. Except it wasn’t his mother. It was the Queen. Beerman, a retired family physician in Nanaimo, B.C., spoke with Queen Elizabeth online the other day as she gave him — virtually — an award recognizing his longstanding work in drowning prevention. “I’m very delighted to be able to present you with this cup, a very large cup, which one day you might see if you come to London,” Elizabeth told Beerman as she honoured him with the King Edward VII Cup during the virtual session with the Royal Life Saving Society. Beerman, co-chair of the Canadian Drowning Prevention Coalition, was quick to reply that it was “a pleasure and a humbling honour to be with you.” Being with the Queen in this way has become the way of the royal world during the pandemic. Many observers have said that virtual sessions involving the Queen have offered new insight into the 95-year-old monarch, who has more often been seen from afar, giving formal speeches or doing a walkabout. “Many people who commented to me about the interview [said] that they had never seen her have what they would describe as a nearly normal conversation with some people,” Beerman said. “My own mother is 92. This was not a whole lot different than talking to my own mother.” Beerman, a trustee with the Royal Life Saving Society, had met the Queen at Buckingham Palace a handful of times in connection with that Commonwealth organization. But his most recent session with her was memorable in a new way. “It was more chatty,” he said. “It was more communicative than when I’ve experienced these encounters in real life, face to face. So I thought this was actually a better way to do this.” A seven-minute video of the session involving Beerman and others honoured for their drowning prevention efforts was posted online, but the overall virtual encounter lasted about 20 minutes, and came after participants had two practice sessions. “In the second one, we actually rehearsed what we were going to say and we were coached in a very nice way by the people from the royal household about pausing and being slow enough to allow her to interject with comments or questions,” Beerman said. “We were very much encouraged to participate in a conversation as opposed to doing an acceptance speech.” Still, there was a bit of nervousness for Beerman as the call began. “There’s always some nerves about are you going to misstep or say something in a way you might regret or that might be perceived to be awkward by others,” he said. As the conversation progressed, Elizabeth shared her own memories of receiving a life-saving award as a teenager. In 1941, she became the first person in the Commonwealth to receive the Royal Life Saving Society’s junior respiration award. “I didn’t realize I was the first one — I just did it, and had to work very hard for it,” Elizabeth said. “It was a great achievement and I was very proud to wear the badge on the front of my swimming suit. It was very grand, I thought.” Beerman sees the shift to the virtual world for the Royal Family as a signal the House of Windsor can change with the times. “I think it’s a strong statement of ... we can pivot when we need to, we are flexible, adjustable and, like the rest of the world, we have to respond to the reality that we live within.”

The deceit behind the Diana interview

The interview was as devastating as it was haunting. And now, 26 years after Diana, Princess of Wales, sat down with a BBC journalist and told the world “there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded,” an inquiry has found that Martin Bashir acted deceitfully to gain the interview. It’s a finding that will echo through both the royal and journalistic worlds. In response, Princes William and Harry made statements that lay bare the deep pain the interview with their mother has left with them. “It is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. The interview was a major contribution to making my parents’ relationship worse and has since hurt countless others," William said in his statement. "It brings indescribable sadness to know that the BBC’s failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that I remember from those final years with her." But what saddens William the most, he said, “is that if the BBC had properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, my mother would have known that she had been deceived.” Diana was failed, he said, “not just by a rogue reporter, but by leaders at the BBC who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions.” Prince Harry said their mother “was an incredible woman who dedicated her life to service. She was resilient, brave and unquestionably honest.” He said what “deeply concerns” him is that similar journalistic practices are still widespread. “Our mother lost her life because of this, and nothing has changed. By protecting her legacy, we protect everyone, and uphold the dignity with which she lived her life. Let’s remember who she was and what she stood for.” Observers suggest it will all have a significant impact on how the BBC is viewed. “It shakes the real core of journalism because people will no longer look to that broadcaster and trust them wholly because we now know that they're prepared to lie to coerce people into taking part in interviews,” marketing consultant Diana Young told the CBC’s Tesa Arcilla. Diana and Prince Charles were divorced in 1996. She died after a car crash in Paris in 1997.

Babies and the line of succession

(Peter Byrne/Press Association via The Associated Press Word this week that Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are expecting their first child will add yet another shuffle in short order to the line of succession. The child, due sometime this fall, will be the 12th great-grandchild for the Queen, and the fourth baby to arrive in a matter of months. Beatrice’s younger sister, Princess Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, welcomed their son, August, in February. The following month, Princess Anne’s daughter Zara, and her husband, Mike Tindall, welcomed their son Lucas. Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are expecting a daughter, with a due date thought to be in early summer. That baby will take the highest spot in the succession among the new arrivals, landing at No. 8, following her father, Harry, who is sixth in line to the throne and Harry and Meghan’s first child, Archie, now sitting at No. 7. The passage of time can mean marked shifts in the line of succession for those who enter it somewhat lower in the roster. Take, for example, Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret. When she was born in 1964, she was No. 7. Now, she is 26th.

Royally quotable

"Planting a tree is a statement of hope and faith in the future."

— Prince Charles, in a video posted online to mark the launch of the Queen’s Green Canopy,

a tree-planting initiative to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

next year that aims to enhance the environment now and for future generations.

Royal reads

1. Prince Harry says the pain of Diana’s death

pushed him to drinking and drugs

. The Duke of Sussex’s latest comments, along with further criticism of how he said the Royal Family neglected both him and his wife, Meghan, came in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in The Me You Can’t See, a new Apple TV series about mental health debuting Friday. [CBC]

2. Queen Elizabeth’s

first major ceremonial duty since the death of her husband

, Prince Philip, came during a scaled-down state opening of Parliament. [The Independent]

3. Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, has

denied reports

he was willing to use his royal status for personal profit and provide access to the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin. [BBC]

4. There was

lots of taffeta and no tantrums

during the creation of Diana's wedding dress, recalls one of its designers. [The Guardian]

5. One of the Queen’s two new puppies, which she reportedly received a few months ago from Prince Andrew for companionship,

has died

. [The Daily Mail]

6. The succession for the British throne is clearly laid out, but succession can in some other countries be

considerably more complicated

. [The Guardian]

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krisroley · 4 years

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February 9th, 2021

One Small Moment

Today I want to talk to some specific friends who I won't name, but I'm fairly sure that this will apply to way more of just them.

First things first, I'm not going to insult your intelligence by giving you a bunch of platitudes. In my experience, they're nothing but empty calories. Filler and no substance, they're designed to make the person giving them feel better, not the person who needs help. In some cases, people who need help end up feeling worse. I'm one of those people, so I absolutely understand the feeling. So, no bullshit from me. Cool? Moving on.

Let me describe my lack of bona fides right upfront. I'm a guy with a high school education and one year of college because I let my dick do the thinking up to the point that I ended up homeless and friendless. I tried to follow in my Dad's footsteps and join the military and washed right out after six months because I have a mouth bigger than my brain. I come from a family that describing as dysfunctional is exceedingly generous. My dad had anger issues, my mother was a narcissist manipulator, as is my brother. He's got a criminal record and is probably on his way back to prison for at least 12 years as I write this. I'm the voice of reason in my family, and as I have said repeatedly, this should scare the fuck out of you. I got married at 24, and I had three kids by the age of 30. I've been dirt poor most of that time. At this stage of my life, I believe that I am an undiagnosed case of autism from the 1970s because my kids--all of them--are on the spectrum. I didn't have a bad childhood if you looked at it from one angle, but I had a horrible one if you looked at it from the inside out. I inherited my Dad's anger issues and my mother's narcissism. I was a horrible husband for years until my wife walked out on me in 2005. It made me face myself in a way I had not seen before, and I couldn't take it. I had a nervous breakdown. My wife thought I was worth saving, and I am forever grateful for it. I promised I would work on my issues, and I have. Three times in my life, I thought I was at the end of my rope. Not from a thought of suicide ideation, just that there was nowhere else to turn. No one else to ask for help. No one else I could lean on. Just Roley.

That moment right there is the point. The entire lesson. One small moment when your brain says, "Well, you're really fucked now, aren't you?" There is only one answer to that question, and that answer is yes because if you answer no, you ain't there yet. Trust me on this. You have to answer yes. This is the moment where you're accountable to no one but you, and you cannot lie to yourself. You can TRY. It ain't gonna work. Not for long.

Let's not bullshit ourselves. There is a lot of work in repairing a life that you fucked up on your own. You climb up out of a hole for years before you ever see daylight. I was a shut-in for two years because I thought it better that the world forgets about me. I tried to make a living from home in 2006-2007, but this world we live in hadn't come to pass yet, and I was living a fantasy. It made me feel worse that I couldn't provide for my family, but I could barely function as a human at that point. So I decided to do the only work I was capable of: Working on myself. I read every self-help book and mental health book I could lay my hands on. I dug deep into myself to try to figure out why I was the person I was, how I became that way, and the answer was straightforward. First, I thought I was absolutely normal. My behavior, though abhorrent, was how I was raised. My parents treated each other and us kids horribly, but it wasn't physically abusive save for a couple of times I'll keep to myself. I grew up in the same environment I perpetuated. I was continuing a cycle. Secondly, to accept that fact and to change meant work I wasn't ready to take on. But human psychology is a lot like a car in that regard; you can do the work now, or you can do it later, but it's going to cost you a lot more. In my case, it almost cost me everything. It was the third of those three times that I faced myself in the mirror and heard that voice, and this was the time I said yes.

For two-thirds of my life, my story is a story of failure, of self-hatred, of being a bad example. But from the age of 35 to 50, it's a story of repair and redemption. I'll put my humble path to today up against anyone's and dare them to do the work I've done to heal myself and come out who I am today. I'm still married to the same woman for over 25 years now. I've got three amazing kids who I adore. Up until May of this year, I had what I consider to be a dream job until COVID ate it, but I'm still with the same company, and I'm going to bust whatever amount of ass it takes to get my job back or demonstrate the skills I learned there to someone else who's willing to take me. I have a sense of self-worth and purpose that I've never had before, and I'm not taking being a call center tech support agent for the rest of my life. It is a means to an end, and it is not my life's work. I know what that is. It's helping you in the best way I know how: By being not the example of how to fix it, but from showing you by my example, it CAN BE FIXED that you can go from being a person full of anger and self-loathing and cruel behavior to being a person of kindness and compassion and love for people. That you can go from being a person who has no prospects to a person who can go to a job every day that fulfills them personally and professionally. That you can go from being a person who hasn't got their shit together at all to a person that can get morning to night without falling apart at the seams. This is my road, and my lane, but it's big enough for you, and I want you on this road with me. Some of you are gifted and talented beyond description, but the world doesn't know it yet because you have these problems. I know. I get it. I also see who you are, and the world deserves to see you as well. I had no one else to turn to at that last moment, so I did what I had to do. Myself. I'm asking you to take a walk with me because I don't want you to have to do it on your own. I may not know your way home, but I can get you as far as Anchorhead. You can get transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going.

I had to get one joke in there somehow.

Did Joe Know About This?

On the heels of the news of Joe Budden maybe-kinda-sorta-moving his show to Patreon (which is weird since it looks like it’s being hosted on Libsyn now), Spotify has announced plans for multiple business models for podcasts, possibly to include ad-supported subscriptions and a la carte options. These may be discussed at a live stream event later in February.

Asked if Spotify thought customers would be willing to pay for podcasts, Ek on the earnings call responded that he believed there were several new models that could be explored.

“I think we’re in the early days of seeing the long-term evolvement of how we can monetize audio on the internet. I’ve said this before, but I don’t believe that it’s a one-size-fits-all,” he said. “I believe, in fact, that we will have all business models, and that’s the future for all media companies — that you will have ad-supported subscriptions and à la carte sort of in the same space, of all media companies in the future.”

“And you should definitely expect Spotify to follow that strategy and that pattern,” Ek added, more definitively.

The answer seemed to indicate that Spotify is considering some of the ideas in that recent survey — of getting consumers to pay for some podcasts, instead of accessing them all for free or having them bundled into their music subscription.

I wonder if Budden was aware of this and balked. Would there be a revenue split between Spotify and the creators, and what’s the ratio? Now that I think of it, isn’t that what they’ve been crying about re: Apple?

For more than a year, Spotify has been making noise about Apple’s unchecked power over the App Store, and in March 2019, it filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission. Spotify claims Apple’s practice of taking 30 percent of an app’s revenue is unjustified, and says the company operates as a monopoly on iOS.

Suddenly, I find this Budden/Spotify deal more intriguing.

Wait, You Can Make Money Doing That?

Julie Miller from Vanity Fair writes about Hollywood coming over to the Pod Side for ‘fun and profit’:

…entertainment types began orbiting the audio space about two years ago in earnest, as the number of Americans listening to podcasts every month headed toward the 100 million it is today. It was also around 2018 that agencies like CAA began incorporating audio deals into their development packages. One insider estimates that many celebrities could get a six-figure guarantee per year, with the biggest actors receiving between $1 million and $3 million to launch an unscripted podcast. Scripted projects offer less up-front money but can be adapted into TV shows, films, books, and so on.

For the record, I am Steve Jobs, “Podcasts are Amateur Hour" Years Old. For years, podcasting was seen as less-than, so when I see stories like this, the little imp of the perverse in the back of my head tosses a bone at every true media elitist who, strangely, has a podcast now..

How About Not Doing That?

Chris Curran over at PES has a question about your thin mouth:

When I’m doing my fine-tuned editing on a podcast episode I use TwistedWave or Sound Forge because they allow me to VERY QUICKLY zoom in, highlight very small things like single mouthclicks, and delete them.

When I try to make the same kind of edit in a DAW (Reaper and others) it takes forever.

What say you?

For the most part, my workflow tends to remove mouth clicks, or at the very least minimize them. If they still show up through my noise gate, I highlight and remove them. I can’t say this happens often because I like to make sure I keep some water near me while I’m recording. The single biggest thing you can do to prevent mouth clicks is to keep hydrated. Remember, you can’t fix it in Post if it never happens in the first place.

Shot Of The Day

#Joe Budden #Spotify #Monetization #Podcasts #Hollywood #Vanity Fair #Julie Miller #Podcast Engineering School #Mouthclicks #PES

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rockindragonz · 6 years

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Just Like Him

Written for @itsstilllyou for the 2018 TaZ Queer Candlenights Gift Exchange! <3 :D

Words: 3079

Summary: Angus is used to the stares at this point. He doesn't like them, but he's used to them. He's never seen anyone else like him until he sees Taako for the first time. AKA a little boy imprints on our favorite meme wizard.

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Time and time again, Angus McDonald found himself in situations like the one he is currently dealing with. People around him who don't know him, can't see him, won't talk to him, or just ignore his existence altogether. Honestly, it was no longer a bother to him, it was simply an inconvenience for a detective. The train had proved to be a great means to an end and there were very few people aboard the train which made it easier to deal with the stares they sometimes shot him. He will admit to himself that the stares are the worst part of his situation. No matter how masculine he may dress, how short he may cut his curly hair, how low he keeps his golf hat, people could always only see 'female’ when they look at him. It was frustrating knowing that they see him as one thing when he is absolutely another.

When he saw Taako get on the train in all of his long blonde, wizardly glory, it was shocking for the young boy. This man was dressed in feminine clothing, had a very high pitched voice, and was almost certainly mistaken for a woman all the time, yet he had such an air of confidence about him that people were staring at him in a different way than they looked at Angus - in awe. Something was fishy about the three travellers, but Angus found himself wanting to speak with the man if only to confirm his suspicions that he was just like him. They approached him first, trying to act discreet about what was obviously supposed to be an undercover mission but they were failing horribly.

The mystery of the train prevented him from asking Taako outright, but he knew, if only in the way he carried himself. There was the confidence, the suave nature, and the natural charm, but there was also the quiet self doubt, the mind that was thinking five steps ahead of his companions, and the hesitation every time he spoke. Angus had known Taako for only a few hours, but he already knew with 100% certainty that Taako was just as trans as him.

Angus’ decision to join the Bureau of Balance was spurred by multiple instances. Of course there was his investigation into the disappearances, but if he hadn't been told that the trio he had met on the Rockport Limited were part of the B.o.B. he probably wouldn't have seriously considered it. In fact, he most likely would have refused due to not wanting it to be a conflict of interest that could harm his detective work. But here he is. Since joining the Bureau, he had felt safer and more at home than anywhere else in the world. No one ever stared at him, no one gave his feminine pitch any second thoughts, no one even winced when we offhandedly mentioned that he had been having really bad cramps recently. Lucretia had actually given him some medicinal plants she said she had used for cramps when she was his age. It was treated scientifically instead of him feeling like a freak. This place felt like home.

When the boys were on their mission to Lucas’ lab, he had never felt so anxious in all his life. He didn't really know the trio all that well, and all they had done when knowing him was tease and bully him, but something in the way they teased and bullied was nice, almost familial in a way. Taako was the biggest culprit of the family-type teasing. His goofs never seemed to be intentionally harmful in a permanent way, they were always harmful in a goofy dad type of way, and he knew none of them would ever say anything that would actually hurt Angus. But having those three go completely off the grid for so long had Angus panicking. Lucretia was with him, but she was on edge and seemed horrifically close to breaking down, which only served to further Angus’ anxiety, because if the Director was nervous for the three men she barely knew, he knew something must truly be wrong. When their voices finally came back, Angus could see the tension leave her body and he could feel his anxiety melt away. He had known these men for such a short time, and yet they had caused him a great deal of stress.

Their story was one of epic proportions. He couldn't understand most of it outright, but he saw flashes of what he needed most. He saw Taako and his twin sister, Lup, laughing side by side. His sister was like him too, but she, like Taako, was more confident in herself than Angus had ever see anyone be. Angus saw them fighting back to back, kicking ass and taking names. He saw Lup launch a volley of fire at boards high in the sky. He saw Lup become a lich in front of her brother's eyes, and only saw the terror and worry in Taako's eyes for a split second. He saw Taako and Lup and then he saw himself in the two of them. He saw how similar they truly were, and he finally, finally saw that he was nothing to be ashamed of. Despite what his parents thought, despite what his family thought, despite what the world may think of him, he was special and he wouldn't stand for anyone to look down on him again.

After the Day of Story and Song, Angus had to figure out where to go. He had no home aside from the B.o.B. and Lucretia had disbanded it promptly following the defeat of the Hunger. It had been the closest thing Angus had ever had to a real family and now it was gone, just like that. But he still had them. He knew they still love him, no matter how far apart they got. When he told the main trio that he had no idea where to go, Magnus immediately offered for Angus to live with him for a while, until he found his family.

“Oh no sir, my family is dead, they have been for a long time,” Angus said.

“What about the grandpa you were headed to back on the Rockport Limited?” Taako said, cocking his head to the side.

“That was a clever ruse on my part so no one would question why a little boy was travelling alone!”

“So you're all alone then?” Kravitz said.

“Yeah, but I'm used to it! I've been alone for a long time!”

“Well you're coming with us,” Taako said, arms crossed over his chest, “I can't be held responsible for teaching you magic and then having you go off and go nuts with it! That would be irresponsible. Kravitz, let's find a home for 3, got it big guy?” At the proposition of living with Taako, Kravitz's dark skin grew red, but he grinned and nodded all the same.

“If you ever need a break from those two,” Magnus said, “call me.” Angus just smiled a soft smile, one that didn't show just how shocked and happy he was that Taako of all people was taking him in. He couldn't wait for his new life to start.

Taako and Kravitz spent a long time looking for a place. During this time, the three of them stayed at various inns and hotels where many people refused to accept Taako's money because they all knew who he was. On the surface, Taako took it with grace and thanked them, but he would always leave the proper amount of gold on one of the beds when he thought Angus and Kravitz weren't looking. When they finally did settle down, Kravitz and Taako had found a home that was far too big for just the three of them, but was big enough to fit the whole IPRE crew. When Kravitz and Taako had been talking with the realtor, she mentioned that the house had belonged to a wealthy couple that had been a part of the massive casualties of the Hunger. Both Taako and Kravitz were sympathetic, but the realtor assured them that the couple 'had it coming’. At that phrase, a moment of disbelief and confusion crossed Taako's face, but he remained poised and collected, he did love the mansion after all and the massive kitchen it had in it. They sealed the deal and moved in as soon as they could. Angus got a huge room all to himself with his own bathroom even. Taako and Kravitz shared the master bedroom of course, and they had 5 vacant rooms for when the IPRE visited and bathrooms attached to each one.

For Angus, the home felt eerily familiar. He found himself trying to walk quietly, peeking around corners before walking around them, and trying to make himself as small as possible. Whenever Taako or Kravitz noticed, Angus would apologize and shake his head, unsure of the reason why he was so jumpy in the home. Naturally, he had to investigate. He went to the neighbors to ask about the previous owners, and the elderly woman had said they were a black couple with no children and a large family that lived elsewhere that would visit during the holidays. She had also told him that they had once had a young girl around the manor that looked very much like him, but the girl had died a long time before the Hunger came. Angus delved deeper into the history of the house and even contacted the local sheriff to get more information. All the sheriff would tell him was that he had gotten many noise complaints over the years about the couple yelling so loud the neighbors could hear. Still, Angus’ curiosity wasn't satisfied. One morning, he was going over his notes before Kravitz was ready to teleport him to school when Taako came and dropped off his breakfast.

“Whatcha got there Ango?” he said.

“Just some notes on a mystery I've needed to solve. I want to know who used to live here!”

At that, Taako's eyes grew slightly bigger for a split second before he blinked and looked away. “You don't remember?”

“Huh?”

Taako sighed and set down the pan he's been serving breakfast from. “Angus, shit, let me get Krav in here, I'm not good at this shit.” As if by magic, Kravitz walked through the dining room door.

“Hey kid, ready for school yet?”

“Krav, we gotta talk,” Taako said with a grimace. Immediately, Kravitz looked concerned, but he regained his composure and smoothed his shirt down. Taako sat across from Angus while Kravitz pulled up a chair next to him.

“We thought you knew, but didn't want to talk about it. Fuck, dude, I can't do feelings and shit like that.”

“What Taako means to say,” Kravitz said, shooting a light glare Taako's way, “is that we didn't want to pressure you into talking about something you don't want to talk about.”

“What?” Angus said.

“Look, Angus, this house belonged to a couple called the McDonalds.” And, just like that, all of the memories he had blocked out for years came rushing back.

“I can't believe you don't remember that, you grew up here,” Kravitz said, reaching out towards him. As if Kravitz was throwing a flame at him, Angus flinched backwards and sat up a little straighter. Kravitz retracted his hand, but a look of concern was plastered on his face. It was as if he had a permanent scowl now.

Taako opened his mouth, Angus knew he was saying something to him, but none of the words were actually entering his brain. He was watching his memories come flooding back almost like nightmare. His mom walking with him through a dress shop when he was maybe 3 years old, making him try on frilly dress after frilly dress. He came out in one with a frown on his face and he pointed at the suits asking his mom why he couldn't wear pants because pants would be easier to play in. He heard his mom telling him that ladies don't wear pants to formal events. He asked why. His mother smacked his mouth. He saw his father tearing apart a drawing Angus had done of himself in pants instead of a dress when he was 5. He had drawn it because he knew pants were more comfortable. He wasn't allowed to wear pants from then on. His father had made him turn around and Angus was spanked for his actions. Angus saw himself in a frilly white and pink dress with long, fluffy curled hair when he was 8. He saw his mom applying light makeup to his face. He saw himself get grabbed by a man at the party and dragged away by his hair before he was luckily seen by a butler. He saw himself, that same day, with a knife cutting his hair in the bathroom as short as he could manage so no one could grab it again. He saw his mother and father screaming at him, calling him a lady, and telling him that ladies couldn't have short hair. He saw himself bruised.

“Angus?” Kravitz said. Angus blinked, realizing with a start that his face was wet and he was holding his breath. He let it out in a blubbering sigh as Kravitz scooped him into a hug with no warning. Taako was there soon too, hugging him and holding his hand so tightly that he almost couldn't breathe. Taako was muttering things, thing Angus knew he said to Lup when she called in a panic because she had woken up in darkness from a nightmare about black curtains, things that were somehow grounding him in the current reality. When he finally stopped sobbing, Kravitz's shirt was wet from his tears and there was a mark on Taako's hand where he had been squeezing it.

“Can you tell us what's happening now Angus?” Kravitz said, patient as ever. Angus only nodded slowly, as if he was only just now truly absorbing all the shit he had been through.

“My parents, the McDonalds, were…” he paused “they were...horrible. They-they hit me and called me a lady and hit me whenever I didn't act like one. I ran away when I was 10 and started doing detective work because I had always been curious. I cut my hair. I'm a boy. Not a girl. I was never a girl, but they called me a girl.” Taako's fist clenched and Angus could see the rage building in his eyes, but his face remained neutral. Kravitz, however, was looking at him with sympathy and love. Anger was there, it was definitely there, but Kravitz was much better at masking his emotions than Taako had ever been.

“They aren't here to hurt you anymore. We will move too, so you don't have to live where they were. You will never have to think of them again, okay?”

“I don't want to move. I want to live here with you two and Magnus and Merle and Lup and Barry and everyone. You guys loved me when I needed it, even though I didn't really get why at the time.” Angus wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his jacket and sniffled a little. He nodded, mostly to himself, and reached out to hug Taako and Kravitz as best he could with his small arms. They responded instantaneously and wrapped their arms around him securely.

“They aren't my family anymore,” he whispered.

“Yeah, fuck those fuckers, we are your dads now, shit lil dude, you’re fuckin adopted,” Taako said. His voice was final as he spoke with no uncertainty in his voice. Kravitz only laughed and squeezed the two of them tighter. Angus breathed for a moment, afraid, but happy, and for the first time in his whole life, he knew he truly had a family that loved and accepted him for who he was.

Life continued as normal after that day. Taako insisted that Angus see someone and talk about 'the bullshit he went through’ as he had out it, and it seemed to help Angus a lot. He was able to talk about everything to a total stranger. Sometimes Taako and Kravitz would come and listen whenever Angus felt comfortable letting them in. Truth be told, Angus was comfortable with them from the beginning, but Taako was insistent that the first few sessions be his and his alone. He got happier and felt safer than he ever had before, and he continued learning magic at Lucas’ school. Taako teased him endlessly about attending his rival's school instead of his own father's, but the teasing was always light hearted. Lup and Barry built a small home attached to the mansion the three of them lived in, so they were there frequently. No one outright told Angus why, but he assumed that it was because of the nightmares and the fact that being separated stressed them both out. The rest of the IPRE and the BoB came for holidays and the anniversary of the Day of Story and Song to celebrate and to confirm that they were all still alive and okay. Angus thrived in his home with his family and friends that he had grown to love more than anything in the world. Angus was truly and completely happy.

What Angus didn't know, however, was that the day after he had told Taako and Kravitz his life story, the two of them plus Lup and Barry had gone to the Raven Queen and asked to see Mr. and Mrs. McDonald. All knowing as she is, the Raven Queen summoned the souls from the lake without question and watched as Kravitz yelled louder than he ever had. He told the McDonalds that Angus was never their son, that his son was going to be happy and that they would never get the chance to see him succeed and be happy. They had tried to tell Kravitz that they only had a daughter, but Lup had cast a fireball that left their spirits extinguished forever. She had gotten a slap on the wrist from the Raven Queen for that one, obliterating souls was very against the laws of nature, but nothing more. They were, after all, horrible people to her grandson.

But hey. What Angus didn't know, would never have to hurt him.

#taakitz #angus mcdonald #taz taako #taz kravitz #taako and kravitz are dads #trans taako #trans angus #p much everyone except Krav is trans lol #family #found family #the adventure zone #taz #taz balance #the mcelroys #child abuse tw #past child abuse #implied child abuse #rockin writes

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queertazsecretsanta · 6 years

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Home

A gift for @itsstillyou, created by @rockindragonz!

(trigger warning: reference to past child abuse)

Title: Home

Time and time again, Angus McDonald found himself in situations like the one he is currently dealing with. People around him who don’t know him, can’t see him, won’t talk to him, or just ignore his existence altogether. Honestly, it was no longer a bother to him, it was simply an inconvenience for a detective. The train had proved to be a great means to an end and there were very few people aboard the train which made it easier to deal with the stares they sometimes shot him. He will admit to himself that the stares are the worst part of his situation. No matter how masculine he may dress, how short he may cut his curly hair, how low he keeps his golf hat, people could always only see ‘female’ when they look at him. It was frustrating knowing that they see him as one thing when he is absolutely another.

When he saw Taako get on the train in all of his long blonde, wizardly glory, it was shocking for the young boy. This man was dressed in feminine clothing, had a very high pitched voice, and was almost certainly mistaken for a woman all the time, yet he had such an air of confidence about him that people were staring at him in a different way than they looked at Angus - in awe. Something was fishy about the three travelers, but Angus found himself wanting to speak with the man if only to confirm his suspicions that he was just like him. They approached him first, trying to act discreet about what was obviously supposed to be an undercover mission but they were failing horribly.

Angus’s decision to join the Bureau of Balance was spurred by multiple instances. Of course there was his investigation into the disappearances, but if he hadn’t been told that the trio he had met on the Rockport Limited were part of the B.o.B. he probably wouldn’t have seriously considered it. In fact, he most likely would have refused due to not wanting it to be a conflict of interest that could harm his detective work. But here he is. Since joining the Bureau, he had felt safer and more at home than anywhere else in the world. No one ever stared at him, no one gave his feminine pitch any second thoughts, no one even winced when we offhandedly mentioned that he had been having really bad cramps recently. Lucretia had actually given him some medicinal plants she said she had used for cramps when she was his age. It was treated scientifically instead of him feeling like a freak. This place felt like home.

When the boys were on their mission to Lucas’ lab, he had never felt so anxious in all his life. He didn’t really know the trio all that well, and all they had done when knowing him was tease and bully him, but something in the way they teased and bullied was nice, almost familial in a way. Taako was the biggest culprit of the family-type teasing. His goofs never seemed to be intentionally harmful in a permanent way, they were always harmful in a goofy dad type of way, and he knew none of them would ever say anything that would actually hurt Angus. But having those three go completely off the grid for so long had Angus panicking. Lucretia was with him, but she was on edge and seemed horrifically close to breaking down, which only served to further Angus’ anxiety, because if the Director was nervous for the three men she barely knew, he knew something must truly be wrong. When their voices finally came back, Angus could see the tension leave her body and he could feel his anxiety melt away. He had known these men for such a short time, and yet they had caused him a great deal of stress.

Their story was one of epic proportions. He couldn’t understand most of it outright, but he saw flashes of what he needed most. He saw Taako and his twin sister, Lup, laughing side by side. His sister was like him too, but she, like Taako, was more confident in herself than Angus had ever see anyone be. Angus saw them fighting back to back, kicking ass and taking names. He saw Lup launch a volley of fire at boards high in the sky. He saw Lup become a lich in front of her brother’s eyes, and only saw the terror and worry in Taako’s eyes for a split second. He saw Taako and Lup and then he saw himself in the two of them. He saw how similar they truly were, and he finally, finally saw that he was nothing to be ashamed of. Despite what his parents thought, despite what his family thought, despite what the world may think of him, he was special and he wouldn’t stand for anyone to look down on him again.

After the Day of Story and Song, Angus had to figure out where to go. He had no home aside from the B.o.B. and Lucretia had disbanded it promptly following the defeat of the Hunger. It had been the closest thing Angus had ever had to a real family and now it was gone, just like that. But he still had them. He knew they still loved him, no matter how far apart they got. When he told the main trio that he had no idea where to go, Magnus immediately offered for Angus to live with him for a while, until he found his family.

“Oh no sir, my family is dead, they have been for a long time,” Angus said.

“What about the grandpa you were headed to back on the Rockport Limited?” Taako said, cocking his head to the side.

“That was a clever ruse on my part so no one would question why a little boy was travelling alone!”

“So you’re all alone then?” Kravitz said.

“Yeah, but I’m used to it! I’ve been alone for a long time!”

“Well you’re coming with us,” Taako said, arms crossed over his chest, “I can’t be held responsible for teaching you magic and then having you go off and go nuts with it! That would be irresponsible. Kravitz, let’s find a home for 3, got it big guy?” At the proposition of living with Taako, Kravitz’s dark skin grew red, but he grinned and nodded all the same.

“If you ever need a break from those two,” Magnus said, “call me.” Angus just smiled a soft smile, one that didn’t show just how shocked and happy he was that Taako of all people was taking him in. He couldn’t wait for his new life to start.

Taako and Kravitz spent a long time looking for a place. During this time, the three of them stayed at various inns and hotels where many people refused to accept Taako’s money because they all knew who he was. On the surface, Taako took it with grace and thanked them, but he would always leave the proper amount of gold on one of the beds when he thought Angus and Kravitz weren’t looking. When they finally did settle down, Kravitz and Taako had found a home that was far too big for just the three of them, but was big enough to fit the whole IPRE crew. When Kravitz and Taako had been talking with the realtor, she mentioned that the house had belonged to a wealthy couple that had been a part of the massive casualties of the Hunger. Both Taako and Kravitz were sympathetic, but the realtor assured them that the couple ‘had it coming’. At that phrase, a moment of disbelief and confusion crossed Taako’s face, but he remained poised and collected, he did love the mansion after all and the massive kitchen it had in it. They sealed the deal and moved in as soon as they could. Angus got a huge room all to himself with his own bathroom even. Taako and Kravitz shared the master bedroom of course, and they had 5 vacant rooms for when the IPRE visited and bathrooms attached to each one.

For Angus, the home felt eerily familiar. He found himself trying to walk quietly, peeking around corners before walking around them, and trying to make himself as small as possible. Whenever Taako or Kravitz noticed, Angus would apologize and shake his head, unsure of the reason why he was so jumpy in the home. Naturally, he had to investigate. He went to the neighbors to ask about the previous owners, and the elderly woman had said they were a black couple with no children and a large family that lived elsewhere that would visit during the holidays. She had also told him that they had once had a young girl around the manor that looked very much like him, but the girl had died a long time before the Hunger came. Angus delved deeper into the history of the house and even contacted the local sheriff to get more information. All the sheriff would tell him was that he had gotten many noise complaints over the years about the couple yelling so loud the neighbors could hear. Still, Angus’ curiosity wasn’t satisfied. One morning, he was going over his notes before Kravitz was ready to teleport him to school when Taako came and dropped off his breakfast.

“Whatcha got there Ango?” he said.

“Just some notes on a mystery I’ve needed to solve. I want to know who used to live here!”

At that, Taako’s eyes grew slightly bigger for a split second before he blinked and looked away. “You don’t remember?”

“Huh?”

Taako sighed and set down the pan he’s been serving breakfast from. “Angus, shit, let me get Krav in here, I’m not good at this shit.” As if by magic, Kravitz walked through the dining room door.

“Hey kid, ready for school yet?”

“We thought you knew, but didn’t want to talk about it. Fuck, dude, I can’t do feelings and shit like that.”

“What Taako means to say,” Kravitz said, shooting a light glare Taako’s way, “is that we didn’t want to pressure you into talking about something you don’t want to talk about.”

“What?” Angus said.

“Look, Angus, this house belonged to a couple called the McDonalds.” And, just like that, all of the memories he had blocked out for years came rushing back.

“I can’t believe you don’t remember that, you grew up here,” Kravitz said, reaching out towards him. As if Kravitz was throwing a flame at him, Angus flinched backwards and sat up a little straighter. Kravitz retracted his hand, but a look of concern was plastered on his face. It was as if he had a permanent scowl now.

Taako opened his mouth, Angus knew he was saying something to him, but none of the words were actually entering his brain. He was watching his memories come flooding back almost like nightmare. His mom walking with him through a dress shop when he was maybe 3 years old, making him try on frilly dress after frilly dress. He came out in one with a frown on his face and he pointed at the suits asking his mom why he couldn’t wear pants because pants would be easier to play in. He heard his mom telling him that ladies don’t wear pants to formal events. He asked why. His mother smacked his mouth. He saw his father tearing apart a drawing Angus had done of himself in pants instead of a dress when he was 5. He had drawn it because he knew pants were more comfortable. He wasn’t allowed to wear pants from then on. His father had made him turn around and Angus was spanked for his actions. Angus saw himself in a frilly white and pink dress with long, fluffy curled hair when he was 8. He saw his mom applying light makeup to his face. He saw himself get grabbed by a man at the party and dragged away by his hair before he was luckily seen by a butler. He saw himself, that same day, with a knife cutting his hair in the bathroom as short as he could manage so no one could grab it again. He saw his mother and father screaming at him, calling him a lady, and telling him that ladies couldn’t have short hair. He saw himself bruised.

“Angus?” Kravitz said. Angus blinked, realizing with a start that his face was wet and he was holding his breath. He let it out in a blubbering sigh as Kravitz scooped him into a hug with no warning. Taako was there soon too, hugging him and holding his hand so tightly that he almost couldn’t breathe. Taako was muttering things, thing Angus knew he said to Lup when she called in a panic because she had woken up in darkness from a nightmare about black curtains, things that were somehow grounding him in the current reality. When he finally stopped sobbing, Kravitz’s shirt was wet from his tears and there was a mark on Taako’s hand where he had been squeezing it.

“Can you tell us what’s happening now Angus?” Kravitz said, patient as ever. Angus only nodded slowly, as if he was only just now truly absorbing all the shit he had been through.

“My parents, the McDonalds, were…” he paused “they were…horrible. They-they hit me and called me a lady and hit me whenever I didn’t act like one. I ran away when I was 10 and started doing detective work because I had always been curious. I cut my hair. I’m a boy. Not a girl. I was never a girl, but they called me a girl.” Taako’s fist clenched and Angus could see the rage building in his eyes, but his face remained neutral. Kravitz, however, was looking at him with sympathy and love. Anger was there, it was definitely there, but Kravitz was much better at masking his emotions than Taako had ever been.

“They aren’t here to hurt you anymore. We will move too, so you don’t have to live where they were. You will never have to think of them again, okay?”

“I don’t want to move. I want to live here with you two and Magnus and Merle and Lup and Barry and everyone. You guys loved me when I needed it, even though I didn’t really get why at the time.” Angus wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his jacket and sniffled a little. He nodded, mostly to himself, and reached out to hug Taako and Kravitz as best he could with his small arms. They responded instantaneously and wrapped their arms around him securely.

“They aren’t my family anymore,” he whispered.

Life continued as normal after that day. Taako insisted that Angus see someone and talk about 'the bullshit he went through’ as he had put it, and it seemed to help Angus a lot. He was able to talk about everything to a total stranger. Sometimes Taako and Kravitz would come and listen whenever Angus felt comfortable letting them in. Truth be told, Angus was comfortable with them from the beginning, but Taako was insistent that the first few sessions be his and his alone. He got happier and felt safer than he ever had before, and he continued learning magic at Lucas’ school. Taako teased him endlessly about attending his rival’s school instead of his own father’s, but the teasing was always light hearted. Lup and Barry built a small home attached to the mansion the three of them lived in, so they were there frequently. No one outright told Angus why, but he assumed that it was because of the nightmares and the fact that being separated stressed them both out. The rest of the IPRE and the BoB came for holidays and the anniversary of the Day of Story and Song to celebrate and to confirm that they were all still alive and okay. Angus thrived in his home with his family and friends that he had grown to love more than anything in the world. Angus was truly and completely happy.

What Angus didn’t know, however, was that the day after he had told Taako and Kravitz his life story, the two of them plus Lup and Barry had gone to the Raven Queen and asked to see Mr. and Mrs. McDonald. All knowing as she is, the Raven Queen summoned the souls from the lake without question and watched as Kravitz yelled louder than he ever had. He told the McDonalds that Angus was never their son, that his son was going to be happy and that they would never get the chance to see him succeed and be happy. They had tried to tell Kravitz that they only had a daughter, but Lup had cast a fireball that left their spirits extinguished forever. She had gotten a slap on the wrist from the Raven Queen for that one, obliterating souls was very against the laws of nature, but nothing more. They were, after all, horrible people to her grandson.

But hey. What Angus didn’t know, would never have to hurt him.

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Daydreams

Pairing: Peter Parker x Reader

Characters: Peter Parker, reader, Aunt May, Tony Stark (briefly mentioned)

Word count: 3.7k

Summary: Peter is eager to come home and talk to you after a run in with a particularly snappy super hero-ed girl

Warnings: cursing, canon-typical violence, stupid lovesick puppies

A/N: me: hey anyone wanna read this Everyone: doesnt respond literally at all Me: cool i wrote 3 chapters already here you go Everyone: what the fuck

anyways. NOT a supernatural fic- wow! who am I! i just love peter parker and i got a burst of inspiration, ok. I’ve wanted to branch out in the fic world for a while and i finally did. I hop ya’ll enjoy. You can find what i imagine mystery super-girl to be wearing here. Also, special thanks to @justawaywardwinchester and @tom-parkers-girl for giving me feedback!

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The city was bustling- blaring horns of taxi cabs, a man standing at a rolling stand calling out in advertisement of his two hot dogs for the price of one, a busy business man cursing at a tourist as they bumped into him, distracted by the lights. It was always like this- the city that never sleeps. Lately, however, Peter had felt like he was staying up with it. With all the responsibilities of a pseudo-Avenger paired with trying to survive an even harder battle, sophomore year of high school, his hours of rest were numbered.

This, however, often made up for it. Peter could feel the cool, evening New York air push through his suit and run through his hair- how Mr. Stark got this thing to be both bullet proof and breathable, he’d never know. He let out an involuntary laugh as he swung himself around the corner of an old apartment building, floating aimlessly through the air for just a moment before stretching his arm out again, attaching to the much sleeker, shining office building just across the street. He could hear the uneven sounds of people exclaiming and pointing from below as he practically flew by.

He wasn’t even sure what he was looking for. He’d taken down a couple of petty-crime criminals, helped a little girl get her cat out of a tree, and pointed a couple of Japanese tourists in the direction of time square, albeit with a little confusion.

But now he was a bit lost. Not in the physical location sense, no, he knew these streets like the back of his hand. He’d grown up here, but he had absolutely no idea what he should be doing. He didn’t want to go back to his little room, he’d been cooped up there for the past week studying for an exam, only leaving when absolutely necessary. He couldn’t stand the thought of sitting in his room, alone, with nothing to occupy his thoughts. He hated the feeling of darting his eyes over to his phone every other second, hoping desperately that Mr. Stark had finally sent him a message, or scrolling through the hundreds of unreplied blue boxes of texts that he continued to add to, hoping Happy would finally reply.

But the calls never came, and the texts never buzzed. So now here he was, swinging in mock glee through the streets of Queens against the setting sun, kicking himself for realizing he was hoping to spot some sort of crime.

He yanked his arm forward, twisting his body so that it was propelled upwards by his web, which was attached to the very top of an old, historic apartment complex. He felt his feet touch down on the ledge of brick molding, crouching his whole body down, his fingers just ghosting over the surface of the brick, feather light for how strong of a grip he knew they held. He sighed, leaning backwards and taking a seat, letting his legs swing over the ledge. Scanning his surroundings carefully, he reached up, finally yanking off his mask, thankful for the real rush of air against his bare skin. He ran a hand over his face and through his hair, drinking in the city sunset. He had to admit, it was quite beautiful.

Beautiful, yeah. He could think of a couple other things he’d deem even more beautiful than this.

Well, one thing, in particular.

“Ugh,” he groaned at himself, falling back along the ledge of the building, propping one foot up along it, the other still dangling freely.

God, I’m such an idiot. He thought, and your face flashed behind his eyes. He sighed, covering his face with his arms. But the thought of you persisted, despite his efforts to steady his thumping heart and sweaty palms.

He’d known you for longer than he could remember. Growing up in the apartment two floors below you, your moms (or, aunt, in his part), had become fast friends, both somewhat single parents raising kids in the very same apartment building. Because of that, you found yourselves thrust upon each other, though neither of you ever had any complaints. You got on like a house on fire, clicking immediately, as though it was just meant to be that you were together.

Through everything, you were always there. Though he never told you about his powers- he couldn’t stand the thought of putting you in any danger- you could read him like an open book, and you always found a way to weasel yourself into getting him to open up. Sure, he left some fairly large parts out, but he couldn’t imagine how he’d be getting through it all if not for your perceptiveness and your comforting shoulder to lean on, even if you didn’t fully understand.

Which is why he felt even worse every time he caught himself staring, every time his eyes wandered a little past his textbook and swept over your form with the same natural fluidity that he often swept through the city, every time his mind wandered to you when he had even a moment to let it.

You were his best friend. Practically a sister to him, and he found himself thinking less than brotherly thoughts of you more often than not. He had to get it out of his head, he just had to. Not only because there was no way in a million years that a girl like you would settle for him, but he couldn’t pull you any closer to the danger that followed him everywhere he went than you already were.

Pulled from his melancholic daydreams, Peter felt the hair on his arms stick up, like pins poking persistently, alerting him to something across the city. The Sun had nearly set, and the stars and lights of the city began to twinkle softly, but the bustle of the city didn’t cease. Off in the distance, he could feel himself being pulled towards something, and just as he thought, he watched as a bright boom of golden orange light pulsed on the edge of the city, like an explosion. Well, exactly an explosion.

He yanked his mask back on fervently, pushing himself up and off of the top of the building, launching himself towards the chaos.

In minutes, he was there, and he landed gracefully atop a nearby shop, just across the street from the source of the explosion.

It had come from a downtown bank, one of the few that stayed open later into the night, and Peter held his breath as he watched the small crowd of six or seven people cower in the corner of the fluorescent lit bank.

He watched as the men circled a large opening in the wall, one that Peter assumed to have been caused by the explosion. They’d used it to bust open the door to the vault. Curiously, though, they held one of the hostages at gunpoint, away from the rest. That on its own wasn’t particularly out of the ordinary given the circumstances, but it was the hostage herself that made Peter double take.

She looked kind of like… well, a superhero. It was odd- she was wearing what seemed to be a faux leather jumpsuit, reminding him of what Black Widow had been wearing when he saw her at the airport fight. Just like hers, it looked as though it were made for fighting. The biggest thing though was the mask- a strip of black that stretched across the girls face in the style of old, vintage robbers and super heroes, obscuring her face just enough that he couldn’t make out her features.

They were seemingly putting a lot of effort into keeping her contained as well, one big, burly ski-masked man on either side of her, holding her by her forearms, with a third just behind her, a large gun waiting cocked in his grip.

Well, whoever she was, it didn’t matter. She was in danger- everyone there was, and Peter was determined to help them.

He shot out a web to the roof of their building, swinging down and rolling into a standing position on the asphalt below. He carefully slid into the building, holding a quieting finger up to the hostages.

He made a move to lean against the glass window walls of the bank, but stumbled a bit. He quickly regained his composure though, ignoring his misstep.

“You idiots think you’re real clever don’t you? Oh yeah, so brave sicking three huge men on a helpless little girl.” The girl in the mask taunted, Peter still unnoticed by all the robbers.

“Helpless? Please, we know what you can do, freaky bitch,”

Finally, Peter decided that was his que to step in.

“Hey, is that any way to speak to a lady?”

All heads shot to Peter, including that of the masked woman. The man holding the gun behind her groaned.

“First you, now this brat? How many pint sized heroes do we have in this town?”

“Hey,” Peter exclaimed, frowning, “I’m not pint sized!”

Clearly already annoyed, the man raised his gun and pointed it at Peter.

“Nope-!” Peter called, and faster than the man could even pull the trigger, he zapped out a web, grabbing the barrel of the gun with his web and yanking it back like a yo-yo. Just as he did, the girl pushed herself up and back, before slamming her feet back down on the concrete with a loud cracking noise. She threw her arms out, and with them flew the two, 200+ pound men, hurling across the room like they were as light as a pillow, slamming against the wall across the bank.

“Whoa!” Peter exclaimed, grinning under his mask. “That was awesome! How’d you do that?” as he spoke, two more men came through the vault, both carrying large automatic rifles.

“Oops- sorry bud.” Just as before, he whipped the weapons from their hands to his, and he frowned. “You know, you’re really not supposed to have these.”

The first man only growled, barreling forwards towards him, fists bared. Peter tossed the guns to the side, sticking themselves firmly onto the tiled bank lobby floor. Behind the first grunt, the second turned right, bolting towards the masked girl, who was currently ushering the hostages out, behind the chaos.

Peter shot a web into the ceiling above him, yanking himself up just before his attacker swung full force at him, momentum sending him falling forward through the glass wall of the building.

Next, Peter turned towards the mystery girls fight. She reared her arm back to throw a punch, but Peter thought he would take care of her assailant at the source. Swinging himself backwards, he used the extra force to his advantage and leapt forward, intending to body slam into the large man and knock him unconscious.

Just as he was about to barrel through him though, the girl swung her fist, hitting the man square in the jaw, sending him flying backwards, putting the masked girl right in Peters line of motion.

“Look out-!” he yelled, no time to do anything else, but it was too late, and his body slammed against hers, sending them both crashing onto the ground.

They both groaned, Peter laying across her stomach diagonally, both catching their breaths after the air had been knocked out of them.

“Get off,” she cursed, shoving Peter off of her. “What the hell are you doing?” She groaned, and Peter propped himself up on his elbows, frowning.

“Saving you!” he exclaimed, and she rolled her eyes. Behind him, she watched as a man carrying a large, stuffed duffle bag in his arms darted out of the building.

“He’s getting away, you idiot!”

They both pushed themselves upwards with equal speed, sprinting out the front door. The man jumped into the back of a large black truck, tossing the goods inside. He reached for the door handle, yanking the door shut.

“Hey, wait!” Peter yelled, and he shot out a web, grabbing onto the door to stop him from closing it. Just as he did, the man banged twice on the roof of the van, and the engine turned over, peeling out of the bank’s parking lot.

“Wha- whoa-!” the sudden departure yanked Peter by his wrist, and he jolted forward, yelling loudly as the van dragged him down the street.

Before they could get even fifty feet, though, a bright red bolt shot over Peters head, firing into the door of the van and slicing it like butter, leaving a glowing, charred metal scar in its wake. The bolt released peters web from the car, and he ricocheted sideways as they curled around a street corner, flying into the side of a metal dumpster.

Slowly regaining his bearings, he looked up to watch as the girl ran by, discharging the mysterious, fiery lasers seemingly from the palms of her hands, eyes glowing red.

“Whoa,” Peter breathed, and he watched as you fired, once, twice, three more times before the truck disappeared. Your eyes lost their glow, slowly fading to their normal, human iris’, as you cursed loudly.

“What the hell!” she screamed, now marching towards Peter. He scrambled to his feet, holding his hands up in front of him, backing into an alleyway.

“You ruined my whole plan!” She growled, sticking an accusing finger into his chest.

“Ruined? They had you at gunpoint! I saved you!”

“No, you didn’t! I had them right where I wanted them, and you fucked the whole thing up. They got away!”

“Look, I was just trying to-”

“-I know what you were trying to do, okay? But because of you, those assholes got away, and now I’ll have to go after them again.”

“Well- well, wait a minute okay? You clearly care about the city, and- and helping people, and you’ve clearly got some freaky cool powers-” she glared at him “-so, why don’t we, I don’t know, team up? We can take those guys down together!”

She only rolled her eyes.

“Team up? I don’t do ‘teams’, buddy, and definitely not with you.”

“Hey,” he whined, “I promise I won’t swing into you next time.” He bargained, but she turned, making her way through the alley, the sound of police sirens pulling up just around the corner as she left.

“Look, Spider-Boy, I see what you’re trying to sell, but I’m not buying it. Just stay out of my way.”

“SpiderMan” Peter corrected, and she turned, raising an eyebrow at him. He realized then exactly how childish and he sounded, and he cleared his throat, trying to deepen it a bit.

“It’s, it’s SpiderMan.”

She stared at him for a moment, eyes blank and unforgiving.

“Right.” She said in a deadpan tone, and the next thing Peter knew, she’d ducked around the corner, disappearing into the night.

Slowly, Peter slid the window of his bedroom open, creeping in as quietly as he could, the roof still creaking under his weight despite his best efforts. He reached out, giving his bedroom door that last nudge it needed to click shut, before dropping easily to the floor.

He groaned, yanking off his mask and rolling his shoulders.

“Peter, I’m home!”

Aunt Mays voice was muffled through the door, but he could hear her fumbling with the keys, just home from work. Perfect.

He pressed his palm to the center of his chest, and he felt his suit deflate, falling loosely around his form.

He yanked it off, shoving it into its hiding place, along with his mask. He pulled his pajamas on eagerly- both because he was excited to be into a more comfortable set of clothes, but as well as to not arise suspicion when Aunt May inevitable came over and knocked on the door.

He was just pulling on his shirt when, right on cue, she knocked (though it was rather redundant, as she pushed it open as she did so, negating the need to knock.)

“Hi honey! How was your day at school?” He took a seat at his desk, still out of breath.

“Fine,” he nodded, head in the clouds, hoping she didn’t notice the speed of his breath or the sweat covering his body. “it was fine. Nothing much.”

If she noticed, she made no indication that she did, which he was thankful for.

“Well, that’s just fine. You hungry?” She asked, and Peter found himself grinning.

“Starving,” he sighed, and she smiled knowingly.

“Thought you might be. I’ll whip something up. It’ll be ready in about 15- then you can come out and tell me all the fine things that happened at school today.” She teased, and he nodded, still nervous that somehow she would notice something and figure him out, but she simply turned, shutting his door behind her.

Peter let out a relieved breath, finally able to let himself rest for a moment.

He closed his eyes, leaning back in his seat. He sat there for a moment, reveling in the feeling of relaxation, however minimal it was. He was brought from said relaxation quickly though, when his computer lit up, familiar techno ringtone playing, your photo flashing across the blue screen.

‘Y/N Y/L/N: Calling…’

He couldn’t keep himself from smiling as he pressed accept.

“Evening, parker.” Your voice echoed through the speakers, and he felt the last of his nerves calming at its sound.

“Hey, Y/N,” he smiled, leaning forward on his elbow to get more into frame.

“So, how was that Stark internship today?” you asked, and Peter pouted, trying to think of a way to tell you without telling you.

“Eh, it was… alright. I ran into this new girl and she was super pissy. I don’t think she likes me.”

You leaned forward as well, resting your chin on your palm. You were clearly in bed already, propped up on your side with your elbow. Your hair was up in a messy bun, strands falling loosely around your face. Peter found himself wishing he was in that bed with you, laughing and joking next to each other as opposed to two floors down in a separate apartment.

“Awe,” you said, and he shook his head, trying to shake his thoughts away with it. “I’m sorry. Well, it’s her loss.” He felt his ears turn read, and he glanced away, staring at his oversized chess set next to him as if it were the most interesting thing in the whole world.

“What about work? How was your shift?” he asked, averting the conversation from himself and back onto you. He’d much rather talk about you anyways.

“Ugh. Terrible.”

He frowned, stomach turning at your clear displeasure.

“Why? What happened?”

You rolled your eyes, shaking your head.

“Just assholes making everything harder.” You shrugged.

“I’m sorry. Looks like we both had shitty days.”

You laughed.

“Tell me about it. Just another reason to believe we’re somehow psychically connected.”

Peter laughed, and just like that, it was like the earlier night had never happened. He forgot all about the guy who got away, and the angry fire-girl, and he lost himself in the sound of your laugh, and the way that you spoke. He could listen to you for hours- and sometimes, he would. Whether you were spending the night, leaning over top bunk of his bed and whispering midnight thoughts down into his tired ears, or pixelated in his screen, using up all his battery life and talking into the wee hours in the morning, headphones in and whispering delicately so as not to wake up your parents.

Before he knew it, Aunt May was peeking her head back into his room, the smell of pasta and his favorite sauce drifting from the kitchen. He hadn’t even noticed.

“Oh, Y/N, hi!” Aunt May grinned when she saw Peters screen, pushing the door open so that she could step into his room, leaning over his shoulder to smile at you, waving.

You waved back.

“Hi, Aunt May. How was your day?”

She smiled, pressing her hand to her chest.

“Oh, it was lovely, thanks for asking dear!”

You grinned, hugging your pillow comfortably.

“That’s good to hear! What brings you to this my humble skype call, Mrs. Parker?”

She pressed her lips together, placing a hand on Peters shoulder.

“Well, I hate to break up the party, but I’ve come to steal my dear Peter for dinner. He’s got plenty of wild and exciting things to tell me from his wondrous day at school.”

You laughed, knowing full well that nothing happened at school today, and Peter had probably given her a quick, undetailed response when she’d ask how his day had gone.

“I’m sure. Well, have a good dinner!”

She grinned, pressing her fingers to her lips and blowing you a kiss.

“Only cause you asked. See you, hun!”

Peter glanced up at his aunt as she turned to leave.

“Be right there.” He whispered, and Aunt May nodded, trying to hide the knowing smile from her face as she turned towards the door.

“Well, you heard the lady. I gotta’ go.”

You smiled softly at him, yawning.

“Well, don’t keep her waiting. Go ‘head. Night, Pete.”

Peter watched as you settled softly into your bed. He could tell you were exhausted- he imagined you might fall asleep right then and there before you even ended that call.

He smiled, drinking in your features despite having just seen you only a few hours ago, on your way home from school.

“Night, Y/N,”

The call cut off in the middle of your wave goodbye, and your tired face was replaced with your Skype avatar.

Somehow, after all that interacting, Peter still found himself counting the minutes until he’d see you again tomorrow morning.

You waved goodbye, watching as Peter reached forward and ended the call. The screen went dark, and you closed your laptop, rolling over onto your back.

You stared up at the ceiling, sighing deeply.

You pressed your hand over your heart, pounding like a drum. Your palms were sweaty, and you wondered if he could tell you were staring over the video call, or if the low quality somehow masked the absolute heart eyes that you couldn’t keep from gluing to his features- his eyes, his jaw, his lips- everything.

“God, I am so fucked,”

#spiderman #spider man #spiderman x reader #peter parker x reader #peter parker x you #peter parker x y/n #spider-man #spiderman homecoming #spiderman hoco #aunt may #may parker #multi part series #ch. 1 #marvel #mcu #sm:h #avengers #tony stark

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douchebagbrainwaves · 3 years

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THE STANDARD WAY TO DEVELOP APPLICATIONS NOW IS TO LAUNCH FAST AND ITERATE

Bear in mind, this is really great, not what a piece of shit; those fools will love it. You need to cut and fill to emphasize the central thread, like an illustrator inking over a pencil drawing. And we'd be reading that the election was a referendum on the war in Iraq, instead of sitting in front of computers, and I suspect the human brain is just as lumpy and idiosyncratic as the human body. The 'riting component of the 3 Rs then morphed into English, with the bizarre consequence that high school students now had to write in school is that a real essay you're writing for yourself. I bought it, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. Their fundamental problem is that they still don't realize how much they suck. Essayer is the French verb meaning to try and an essai is an attempt.

In the movie Wall Street, Gordon Gekko ridicules a company overloaded with vice presidents. Occam's razor means, in effect, an annuity. Good thing for the Democrats that their screen lets through an occasional Clinton, even if they had to move back to Canada and live in their parents' basements. The time I haven't spent in bookshops I've spent mostly in front of, instead of that the Democrats are out of touch with evangelical Christians in middle America. For example, I've always been fascinated by comb-overs, especially the extreme sort that make a man look as if he's wearing a beret made of his own hair. So if you start from ideas for nonprofits, you find they often behaved like nonprofits. Statues to be cast in bronze were modelled in wax. It lets you take advantage of new insights you have along the way. One of the reasons Web 2. I do, I look them straight in the eye and say I'm designing a new dialect of Lisp. People never say that about me.

Essays should do the opposite. They use it because it yields the best results. Maybe the situation is similar with malaria. You could make a preliminary drawing if you wanted to, but you have to figure out what will make them happy, and that's a really useful property in domains where things happen fast. At the very least I must have explained something badly. An essay is something you write to try to figure something out. I write one. Nor has anyone there ever even sent us an email.

Almost all technology, from Unix to bitmapped displays to the Web, and it is a huge win in developing software to have an interactive toplevel, what in Lisp is called a read-eval-print loop. It's hard to stay interested in something you don't like yourself. The whole room gasped. Fundamentally an essay is a train of thought, as dialogue is cleaned-up train of thought—but a cleaned-up conversation. If they did, it would be useful to a lot of money—so does IBM, for that matter. Well, it was like coming home. But when I think about why I voted for Clinton over the first George Bush managed to win in 1988, though he would later be vanquished by one of the most unobservant people, and it would be useful to a lot of people are going to want these.

Etc, etc squared. This is at least nominally preserved in our present-day thesis defense: most people treat the words thesis and dissertation as interchangeable, but originally, at least some people who know that a high performance car looks like a Formula 1 racecar. But I don't try to fix the unconvincing bits by arguing more cleverly. It's this fact that makes programing languages a good idea in the first year of a startup. Pundits said Carter beat Ford because the country distrusted the Republicans after Watergate. Most applications—most startups, probably—grow out of personal projects. I, Ada have lost, while hacker languages C, Perl, Python, Smalltalk, Lisp. The connection may be surprise.

You could make a preliminary drawing if you wanted to, but you weren't held to it; you could work out all the details, and even a design spec for software. The version on the App Store. One way to appeal to programmers is with software. If you're benevolent, people will rally around you: investors, customers, other companies, and potential employees. They got it from IBM. I do the same thing in programming languages. They got it from IBM.

If you feel you're really helping people, you'll keep working even when it seems like your startup is cheap to run, and it gets judged, as any fourteen year old could tell you that you might want different mediums for the two situations. It is not merely an accident of history that the great paintings of the Renaissance are all full of people. And after the lecture the most common complaint you heard about Apple was that their fans admired them too uncritically. One thing that leads us astray here is that the original raison d'etre of classical scholarship was a kind of intellectual archaeology that does not need to be done in the case of contemporary authors. They just smelled wrong. Our generation wants to get paid up front. I was never sure about that in high school? And yet for most of the practice of good design is how well it works for the user doesn't mean simply making what the user needs, not simply what he says he wants. It makes me spend more time on the Octoparts than I do with most of the other startups we've funded. Palm and RIM haven't a hope. Collecting surprises is a similar process. I can convince smart readers I must be near the truth.

Perhaps this tends to attract people who are earnest, but dull. When it comes to surprises, the rich get richer. To make something good, even for idiots. That, it turned out, was no coincidence. A good architect, for example, the idea was discovered during the Renaissance, journeymen from northern Europe were often employed to do the landscapes in the backgrounds of Italian paintings. It's much like being a doctor. If there's one piece of advice I would give about writing essays, it would be useful to a lot of time in bookshops and I feel as if I have by now learned to understand everything publishers mean to tell me about a book, and perhaps a bit more. The sort of writing that attempts to persuade may be a valid or at least inevitable form, but it's not the best way to get at the truth, as I think lawyers would be the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. For example, people who apply to Y Combinator don't generally have much money, and yet would also work as a development machine? Originally the only way to communicate with the server was to ask for a new page. I run into difficulties, I find I conclude with a few vague questions and then drift off to get a cup of tea.

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aederban · 6 years

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NY State of Mind

A New York State of Mind: Structural, Political, Symbolic, Human Resource—in That Order.

New York City has the toughest teacher’s union in the country. I stand by this claim as a former student who wondered how some of the educators I encountered were hired and maintained their positions without fear of consequence. I witnessed and experienced teachers/counselors who tried to dissuade students from applying to four-year colleges and instead focus their efforts on vocational skills or “get a GED and be done with it”; as a teacher when I returned to New York I was appalled by colleagues who couldn’t muster enough goodwill toward their students to greet them with more than a guttural sound in response to good morning or condescending laughter when the student asked if there were any way the teacher could offer them tutoring; the complaints of student ineptitude caused tensions to rise between myself and these bitter colleagues when I reminded them that quitting was an option for them and their leave would a benefit for their disenfranchised students. Once again my wonderings of how and why they remained in education baffled me. Here are a few pearls of wisdom given to me, unsolicited, by a veteran teacher who transitioned to “the administration side of things away from the crazies at the school”—her words: 1. Document everything 2. Join the union 3. Pay union dues—this was invaluable advice.

When teachers operate from a position of constant defense, students lose as well as the public school system. If teachers are spending their time creating lessons that teach students how to pass a standardized test so that the teacher does not become non-reappointed due to a low pass rate, the students are not truly educated and ill-prepared for the next level of education; which of course detracts from the overall school grade causing parents, who have the option, to remove their children from public school and into other viable options such as charter or private schools. Finally, when the accountability bill comes due, the teacher will pay it—it’s non-negotiable. This payment can come in various forms depending on the state or county but in New York City ineffective teachers were grouped in with other teachers whose alleged charges ranged from ineffective to accusations of physical/mental/sexual abuse of students. They were all sentenced to the Rubber Room.

The Rubber Room was a holding center on 125th St for teachers who fit the aforementioned criteria in the previous paragraph. Jennifer Medina’s (2010) New York Times article, “Last Day of ‘Rubber Rooms’ for Teachers”, highlights the last day of the Rubber Room which is now called the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATRs). Neither title is flattering although the former is definitely worse and must be noted—was never the official name for the holding center but most important of note is how educators and crises were managed—which frame or perspective was considered when the Rubber Room was created? Managers perhaps saw removing ineffective teachers as a ‘simple idea for a complex organization’ however the human resources were not taken into account. The teachers were housed in an area with no windows, plain walls, no assignments from 8am until after 2pm. There were teachers there awaiting formal charges, pending litigation, and/or awaiting reassignment—while still drawing a salary. They, similar to any group of people with very little outlets, began to agitate each other and similar to prison were not rehabilitated.

Bolman & Deal (2017) share that if an entity doesn’t understand that it is doing something wrong then it will continue along the same path “cocooned in imperfect worldviews” their definition of clueless. School managers believed that they were doing the right thing by removing the problem from the school/students and then dealing with the problem teacher if/when they could. This claim is supported by the tenure of the Rubber Room for more than ten years and the teacher union which was in agreement with the placement because teachers were not fired immediately for accusations. If the truth sets one fee, why is lying the more attractive and selected option? In the case of some teachers, it can be freedom to move on with their lives no longer as educators or protect their positions because it’s all that they have or worse, they lie to protect a manager because the teacher felt forced into an action of cheating for example—which launches an investigation into the whole school and brings scrutiny and pain to the students as we’ve witnessed in the Atlanta Public School standardized testing cheating scandal.

The ability to see a situation from more than one frame or vantage point in a given situation allows a leader to have a longer purview of success. Short term goals are good but they should lead to the end goal of a wider prospectus. If all contingencies are taken into account, there would be no mistakes and no lessons to learn. The managing of others has to include the strengths of others who excel in advancing vision, mission, and ideals; those who can create alliances and negotiate with others; those who are adept at logistics—for overlooking or mishandling the ‘small details’ can be any organization’s undoing such as Facebook’s privacy battles and Wells Fargo’s scandal in creating false accounts in their customers’ names without their knowledge; and ultimately every organization’s greatest commodity is the people. Without people, the human resource, then the organization will be a non-starter.

Employing multiple frameworks is a process. It requires leaders to read a situation and then re-reread it; walk away, create a discourse with the stakeholders involved and then return to the situation to see if there have been any shifts in thought about the situation. If my audience were educators I would refer them to the litany of literature which speaks to effective leadership including Who Moved My Cheese and my favorite Dewey (1934) for reform; had the audience encompassed dancers I would steer them toward Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, or Bob Fosse who are innovators in their field; and if I were speaking to my students I would capture their attention by using video art as we analyze Childish Gambino’s “This is America” for social issues plaguing America. Leadership involves moving out of the comfort zone, tradition, or antiquated thinking and behaviors of ‘this is how it’s always been done’ and into the cognitive realm of ‘what if we try this and that’? A New York state of mind comprehends that no condition is permanent—all is fluid.

NY Times article: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/education/29rubber.html&ved=2ahUKEwjS5qfOwYHbAhWrTt8KHe1tBJcQFjAFegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw1lANkdqLPVxFUK-m1X-Esi

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Best Games of 2020

2020 was a lot. It will be remembered for many things far above and beyond video games. COVID-19 shut the world down in a way never seen in my lifetime. It changed day to day life for many of us, and cost many of us loved ones. It was also the year when the ugly parts of our capitalist society were shown in broad daylight. It feels like 2001 again in that our lives will be divided into pre-2020 and post-2020.

For me personally, I was able to keep my job and work from home, and no one close to us died to the pandemic. We stayed home as much as possible, wore masks, wiped down groceries, and did our best to control what we could. It can be hard to talk about stuff like video games and sports with the usual sort of fervor when the world feels like it’s falling apart around us. It feels like playing the violin aboard the Titanic. But self-care is especially important in times like these, and it’s healthy and necessary to close Twitter, or for-the-love-of-god fucking Facebook and get a breather sometimes. Finding a balance where I could stay informed without completely submerging myself in misery wasn’t always easy.

And so. 2020 was a pretty good year for games, though it must be noted that there is a cost to that escapism - the industry is rife with stories of abuse, burnout, and coverups from companies such as Ubisoft and CD Projekt Red, Naughty Dog, and many others. That can add an additional layer of exhaustion to what is supposed to be a relaxing escape. So I can understand the people who say they don’t want to hear about abuse in industry, they just want the games. But also, fuck those people. “I don’t care if you suffer to entertain me, I just don’t want to hear about it.” Fuck the whole entire way off.

But I digress. Like most years, I played a lot of games. I played a lot of coop beat-em-ups with my kids this year. Minecraft Dungeons and Streets of Rage 4 didn’t make the list, but I spent hours playing them with my middle child. And it wasn’t a 2020 release, but I had a blast playing River City Girls with firstborn. It was a good year for fans of tactics games with stuff like Gears Tactics, Troubleshooter, Wintermoor Tactics Club, and Fae Tactics. 2020 also saw new console releases, though the launch lineups were especially thin.

Gaming-wise, 2020 was the year of Xbox Game Pass for me. I spent most of this console generation (justifiably) dogging Xbox for their lack of platform exclusives, but I decided to pursue an Xbox Series X before a Playstation 5. Game Pass is the main reason for this. The “Netflix for games” thing has finally become a reality, and Sony just doesn’t have an answer for the bonkers value of Game Pass. We head into the new console generation with Microsoft leaning heavily on Game Pass subs, Sony still banking on a few console exclusives, and Nintendo, uh, doing their own thing over there. What a fascinating time for the industry.

Honorable Mention

It’s an honor just to be nominated.

Monster Sanctuary

If you start with Pokemon, strip away the anime, and mix in a healthy dose of metroidvania, you have Monster Sanctuary. This means there are monsters to collect, level, and evolve, and lots of combat revolving around elemental strengths and weaknesses. And I am here for that shit. A game like this lives and dies by its combat, and it’s very satisfying here. The game has plenty of choices about which skills to focus on for each monster, which gear to equip, and which monsters to keep in your active roster.

That said, between a couple of nasty difficulty spikes and some super-frustrating puzzle rooms, I was close to walking away from the game on multiple occasions. It’s a testament to the game’s quality that I kept coming back to it.

Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing on the Gamecube is one of my favorite games ever. Each game in the series since the first has felt like a small incremental change from the original. I played Wild World on the DS quite a bit, City Folk a bit less, and A New Leaf not at all. I was thinking that maybe enough time has passed that I could get wrapped up in New Horizons, but I fell off it after a month or two.

I’m wondering what I would want from a new Animal Crossing game, and the answer is nothing. How much can you change the game and still have it be Animal Crossing? I don’t think the game is bad by any means. My whole family shared an island community for a couple of months. It’s impossible for a new game in the series make me feel the way that first game did.

The most memorable part of New Horizons is the museum. The museum is huge and absolutely lovely, with fish, bugs, fossils, and art each having their own wing. There were a few nights where the tranquility of the museum made for a nice end of the day.

Tell Me Why

My wife, firstborn, and myself have made a nice routine of playing through “choices matter” games together (starting last year with Detroit Become Human and following up with Life is Strange 2). Tell Me Why is the latest one one of these we tackled as a group. These game have created some memorable moments for us; who could forget their child yelling for them to “shoot the hooker”? (thank you, Detroit Become Human).

Tell Me Why was on my radar because it’s One of These, but also because it features a transgender protagonist. As a parent of a trans child, I was both excited at the prospect of this and also worried that it is such an easy thing to fumble. I’m pleased to report that DONTNOD handled the writing of the trans person very well without being hamfisted, preachy, or tryhardy with it. The character of Tyler is a believable trans man, and the topic is spoken of matter-of-factly without placing special focus on it; being trans is a part of Tyler’s story, but it’s not the entirety of his identity.

Less impressive to me was the story itself - especially the way it wrapped up its main conflict. The game trades in the idea of memory being imperfect, which is fascinating in and of itself, but I did not like it as a game mechanism. How did this REALLY happen? One character remembers it one way, and the other remembers it differently. Choosing between them felt cheap and hollow to me; I want you to tell me what happened, don’t ask me to choose. Still, I enjoyed my time with the game, and it feels like a step forward in mainstream storytelling for LGBTQA characters.

Ghost of Tsushima

Ghost of Tsushima is flat out gorgeous. Practically every area and every moment in the game is begging to screenshotted to the point where it can sometimes pull me out of the game world a little bit. That’s not necessarily a complaint because, as I said, the game is freaking beautiful. But every part of the world looking like a painting makes it feel more like it takes place in a fantasy world and less like a game from feudal Japan.

I also had some ludonarrative dissonance going on with the game; you play as Jin, one of the few surviving samurai in his homeland which has been invaded by the Mongols. His uncle is being held prisoner, and combatting the occupying force would be impossible without using dishonorable techniques like hiding, attacking from a distance, and ambushing from the shadows. I, however, have no qualms and savored every opportunity to catch my foes unaware. So Jin voices his doubts, then goes into a camp and proceeds to cut his enemies down from shadows as I cackle with glee.

Ghost of Tsushima also combines dark souls-esque* combat with Ubisoft-style open world gameplay where you’re hunting down icons on a map. That kind of open world game is hard for me top stick with, especially after I spent ~30 hours with Assassin’s Creed Origins early in the year. All of makes it sound like I’m pretty down on Ghost of Tsushima, which I’m not. I’m hoping I’ll come back to it at some point when I have more of an appetite for One of These.

Crown Trick

My Dungeons of Dredmor hole has not been properly filled in a long time. Chcocobo’s Mystery Dungeon is the closest I think. These games are what I think of as roguelikes, though the progression between runs makes them roguelites. *tips fedora*

Crown Trick is a turn-based dungeon crawler where the map is a grid, and each time you act, the enemies act. Add to this clockwork puzzle gameplay a good variety of weapons, relics, and events and you’ve got a lot of replayability. It doesn’t have Dredmor’s ridiculous combination of skill classes, but it does have a neat Mega Man-esque system where you defeat minibosses and add their skill set to your build.

Top 10

10. Star Renegades

Star Renegades was not on my radar at all until I heard Austin Walker talk about the game on Waypoint Radio. Two things gave me pause:

- It’s a sci-fi-ass game. It’s a setting I don’t care for. Star destroyers and aliens and galactic battlecruisers aren’t my jam. - Austin Walker’s enthusiasm is infectious. I’ve tried games after hearing him gush over them and those games haven’t worked for me.** That’s not an indictment, he and I just have different tastes.

Star Renegades ticks a few important boxes for me: it has a lot of characters to unlock, it’s highly customizable, and the combat is turn-based with a twist. Every action, whether friend or foe, appears on a timeline. Some attacks will push their target’s action back on the timeline, so there’s a puzzle element to the combat that keeps it feeling fresh. You can choose the makeup of your party on each run, which helped give the game a buttload of replay value.

It’s not flawless by any means. The writing tries a little too hard to be cheeky and ends up feeling tryhardy and a little flat. A decent run in the game would often take 2-3 hours, which makes it feel deflating when it ends in failure - which it frequently did. The sections of the game where you move between zones on an overhead map feels needlessly clunky, and sometimes I ended up with movement points I couldn’t spend because of how the game handles that system.

I enjoyed Star Renegades a lot, but my time with it was weird. The game has unlockable characters, so unlocking them all was my first priority. The game’s runs are pretty long, I was playing sub-optimally trying to unlock things, and the game is more difficult than I’d expected. It took me a long time to complete the unlocks, then I had a hard time actually finishing a run successfully. Eventually I was ready to be done with it and turned the difficulty down to easy**** just to finally get a W. Still, the positives far outweigh the negative here, and Star Renegades is one of my favorite games of 2020.

9. Immortals Fenyx Rising

Man, something happened to me this December. I’m currently finding myself playing a lot of Forza Horizon 4, Destiny 2, and Immortals Fenyx Rising. None of these is My Kind of Game. Immortals is probably the least surprising of these, because it at least has swords and bows and stuff.

Still, I dismissed and mocked Immortals Fenyx Rising when it was first shown. It was called Gods & Monsters back then, and the idea of Ubisoft making yet another open world game, this time aping Breath of Wild was not appealing at all. I only ended up with the game after trading in Cyberpunk 2077 for Xbox credit and looking into Immortals because I was very surprised to see it on Game Informer’s game of the year list.

To get a few things out of the way, it absolutely recycles a lot from Breath of the Wild: you’ll be hang gliding, scaling walls as a stamina meter drains, finding shrines that contain puzzles and combat and climbing towers to get a vantage point and find points of interest on the map. The latter feels the most fumbled in this game - you can zoom in and survey the landscape, and your controller vibrates when you are looking near a point of interest. Move the cursor over it and press a button to reveal it on the map. They split the difference between Assassin’s Creed’s “all the icons pop in automatically” and Zelda’s wonderful “manually mark places that look interesting to you on your map” system and ended up with something neither functional nor interesting.

That’s where my complaints end though. The game’s art style is similar at a glance, but it’s vibrant and gorgeous, and never feels like Breath of the Wild. The combat is snappy, responsive, and challenging. The puzzle design is often creative, clever, and rarely frustrating; most of my frustration has come from my overthinking the puzzle solutions. There is plenty of gear to find, and the game’s cosmetic options are intuitive and welcome. The game’s narrative is better than I expected; it feels like a B-tier Disney movie. The writing has made me smile a few times, and made me roll my eyes a few times. Zeus as comic relief is a pretty major miss, but it’s fine apart from that. It helps that I’m already familiar with Greek mythology.

It’s a huge, beautiful world where traversal and combat feel great. It’s sometimes hard to get anything done because I am constantly distracted by tracking down an icon on the map, or just exploring because I saw something cool or strange. Not all of the puzzles and challenges work, but that’s okay because I can move onto something else. Immortals Fenyx Rising is this year’s Dragon Quest Builders 2: gaming comfort food where it feels good to sit back and check things off a list at the end of a long day. Still don’t like the name though. And fuck Ubisoft.

8. Atomicrops

The first mention of Atomicrops I remember was “What if Stardew Valley was a twin stick shooter?” which is bullshit, because the games bear no resemblance beyond “there’s farming”. Beyond that first blurb, what appealed to me is the idea that the game’s days take place in 2 phases: during the daytime, you go out and fight baddies to gather seeds, and at night the baddies invade your farm and you fight them off while planting and watering crops.

It’s also a run-based roguelike, and I am 1 of 26 remaining people who is still psyched to play those. Give me a challenge, mix up the details, let me upgrade stuff between sessions, and turn me loose. The game has a good variety of weapons and the challenge is satisfying and rarely feels unfair (apart from the bullet hell problem of too much stuff on the screen at times). I don’t love the art style, but the music sure makes up for it.

7. Wintermoor Tactics Club

A game needs more than charm to be memorable and enjoyable. Charm can go a long way though, and Wintermoor Tactics club has it in spades. It takes place at a small college, and you play as a girl named Alicia. She and her friends are members of the school’s tactics club, and much of the game takes place around a table littered with graph paper, rulebooks, and snacks. As someone who loved tabletop RPG’s in simpler times, and never had the traditional college experience, a prettied-up version of that appeals to me in a huge way. It’s not wholly idyllic though, and it touches on issues of discrimination and what it’s like to be an outcast.

The gameplay itself is pretty straightforward tactics stuff and it works fine but isn’t really the draw here. I was propelled through the game largely by a desire to meet the next character, get the next story bit, and keep basking in the game’s wonderful aesthetic and smart writing. There’s something lovely about sitting around the table and playing a game with friends, and this game really captures that.

6. Ratropolis

Ratrpolis is “A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building!” which sounds like a hodgepodge of nonsense. And it kind of is. It’s a city building game where you are periodically being invaded from either the left or right side of the screen (or both). You choose from 6 leaders, each with their own pool of cards and play style, start with a basic deck of cards and slowly evolve it. The cards consist of buildings, military units, and various economic and military buffs. The major things that set this apart from favorites like Slay the Spire are that it happens in real time, and there is an economic aspect to manage. Tax money comes in every few seconds, and it’s possible to make poor decisions early on and not understand why you feel hamstrung later.

I spent a lot of games like that, not really understanding why I’d be doing okay and then get overwhelmed. I had a few rage quits early on, but I could tell that there was something there. I started approaching it with the mindset of building an economic engine in the early game, and I started having a lot more fun and success. Each of the 6 leaders feels distinct, and figuring them each out has been a lot of fun. Runs are usually no more than about 30 minutes, which feels about right.

5. Final Fantasy VII Remake

Despite identifying as a big JRPG fan, I’ve never enjoyed a mainline Final Fantasy game enough to finish it. This year I finished 2 of them: Final Fantasy XV and the Final Fantasy VII Remake.*** I played the original Playstation Final Fantasy VII release, I think I got through disc 1 and a little ways into disc 2. It didn’t resonate with me, so I came to this year’s remake with no reverence for the game. When many of the original game’s fans got upset with how much the remake changed the script from the source material, I didn’t have a horse in that race.

The remake is gorgeous, the combat and upgrade systems are engaging, and the story is interesting enough to keep me wanting to see what’s next. The 1997 release of the game had some stuff that isn’t going to play the same in 2020 like the scene where Cloud is crossdressing, the game’s themes of environmental activism, and, uh, the entire Don Corneo storyline come to mind. But the game handled all of this pretty well. I’m glad to say that this is one of the best RPG’s I played this year, and I look forward to the next entry whenever the hell it comes along. Cloud is still an unlikable punk though.

4. Monster Train

Slay the Spire was a surprise hit a couple of years ago, and inspired a lot of folks in the indie space to take a crack at the deckbuilding genre. Monster Train managed to to take inspirations from Slay the Spire but still feels like very much its own thing. Both games have you progressing through a series of encounters consisting of battles, shops, or small events trying to defeat the big bad at the end of a journey. You start with a deck of basic cards and upgrade them and add new cards along to way. You can’t really start a run planning on making a certain style of deck, you just choose from the cards available and watch the strategy form. The way this process tickles my brain makes these games endlessly replayable. The “one more run” is very strong here.

Monster Train differentiates itself in a couple of ways. First, where Slay the Spire was always just your one character battling one or more enemies, here you are summoning multiple creatures on the lower 3 levels of a 4-level train (I don’t know either). If the enemies reach the top floor of your train, they attack your core directly and eventually defeat you. This adds a strong spatial planning element - now you’re thinking about which combatants you want on each floor, and in what order.

The other notable difference between the games is that while Slay the Spire has four heroes, each with their own unique pool of cards, Monster Train has five factions. It’s one better. The first three factions feel pretty standard from a creativity point of view - red/green/blue are fire/nature/ice. The last two factions you unlock feel wholly unique though: there’s a faction that summons weak, cheap units and feeds on them for combat bonuses, and one that is made of candle beings who are powerful, but melt away. Okay, the real reason is that each time you play, you’re choosing a main faction (each has 2 champions to use from) and a secondary faction (you don’t get their champion, but you get access to their pool of cards). This makes each run feel unique and makes the game feel endlessly replayable. Even after unlocking all of the factions and their cards, and winning a run on the hardest challenge setting with each faction, I’m still playing Monster Train.

3. Spiritfarer

If Kentucky Route Zero is my “It’s Not You, It’s Me” game this year, Spiritfarer might be my “Love at First Sight” game of the year. The game’s striking visuals grabbed my attention immediately when I first saw the trailer at E3 2019, and it was billed as a game about saying goodbye. My only reservation was that it was coming from Thunder Lotus Games, whose previous titles (Jotun and Sundered) both fell flat for me.

Spiritfarer ended up being everything I was hoping for. You play as the newly-appointed ferryperson for the boat that transports souls from the land of the living to the land of the dead. Your ship acts as your base of operations, and you build living quarters, a kitchen, a forge, and lots of other facilities on it. The beings who join you on your ship are anthropomorphized animals, each with their own story. Your job is to help them be at peace, then send them to the next life once they’re ready.

In practical terms, you’re spending a lot of your time sailing from island to island to talk to people and find resources. There’s a plenty of crafting and time sinks in the game, and I appreciated the excuse to luxuriate in this game world. No game made me cry this year, but Spiritfarer (Alice’s story in particular) sure did try. It was the perfect respite for the nightmare that was 2020.

2. Yakuza: Like a Dragon

A lot of Yakuza fans were concerned over this game’s switch from the series’ usual brawling combat to turn-based RPG combat. I was not one of them. Everything about this game sounds like the sort of fan fiction someone like, well, like me would come up with on a late night drunken bender. “What if it was Yakuza, but like, JRPG battles? Why would that happen.....OH oh oh what if the main character was a big fan of DRAGON QUEST so he just, like, saw the world in those terms? You could have party members, and a Pokedex of all the weirdo scumbags you fight, and you could change jobs by going to a temp agency!”

All of that is in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. And I love it. The series’ producer says they decided to pivot to a turn-based combat system after positive reaction to an April Fools Day Yakuza RPG joke they put online. And there are some rough spots. Your party members get caught on the world’s geometry sometimes, and combatants are constantly milling around so AOE abilities feel like a crap shoot. The Yakuza series has always had about 30% too much combat, so translating it into a genre known for grindy gameplay feels like a perfect storm of sorts. Thankfully, I’m a fan of grindy RPG’s so all of this is directly in my wheelhouse.

This eighth game in the Yakuza series is the first with a new protagonist - goodbye Kiryu Kazuma, hello Ichiban Kasuga. Where Kiryu was very stoic, Ichiban is a hothead with the perfect mix of kindness, earnestness, and stupidity for a JRPG hero. He is an incredibly likeable and charismatic character, and I hope Ryu Go Gotoku Studio tightens up the battle system and keeps this iteration of the series running.

1. Hades

Hades seemed like a slam dunk. My favorite studio was making an action RPG based on Greek mythology. The announcement was the best possible version of “AND you can play it right now!” I bought it (in early access) immediately and played it a bit, but I didn’t want to burn out on it so I only briefly checked in on it every few months. As a result, my hype was pretty low when the game reached its 1.0 release.

Once I decided to fully engage with the game though, I was unable to put it down. SuperGiant’s games have the best writing, music, and voice acting in the business. That’s a pretty high bar to aim for, and they hit it once again with Hades. Both of their post-Bastion games (Transistor and Pyre) are games that I have to recommend with an asterisk though; the gameplay parts of each game is an acquired taste and will put some folks off.

Hades, however, I can give a full throated recommendation for. The gameplay is tight and the combat feels good. There’s a lot of variety in the weapons, so you can either find one that fits your style and stick with it, or do what I did and change it up every run. They also managed to achieve something incredible - they largely took the sting out of losing in a run-based game. There are things to unlock between runs as you’d expect from a roguelite. I found myself enjoying chatting with the denizens of hell as much as the moment to moment action gameplay. I’d respawn back home and make my rounds, taking to people and spending my cash. I had a route I’d travel each time, and that route ended with Skelly in the weapons room. Oh, the gauntlets grant a bonus if I use them this time....the door to start a new run is just right over there....okay I can do one more run tonight.

That personality and dialogue is sprinkled throughout the runs themselves too, in the form of the various Greek gods you talk to and get boons from. The variety in weapons and boons give the game tremendous replayability and give the game a deckbuilding feel. Every character in the game is incredibly well developed and well-acted. Zagreus is a likeable and relatable protagonist. He wants to get away from his disapproving father and find his estranged mother, and he and his father can’t see eye to eye.

The story and gameplay in Hades do equal lifting, the game is an incredibly complete package. The game also provided a couple of the most memorable moments of the year. Hades might just be SuperGiant’s best game. It’s certainly their most complete game.

*It’s very much on the lighter side of this gameplay style, akin to 2019′s Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Plus there are difficulty settings, which I appreciate.

**Invisible Inc, Dragon’s Dogma, and The Outer Wilds come to mind.

***Final Fantasy VII Remake is only the first installment in a series

****Cloaked in shame and failure.

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Brooke Houts: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Brooke Houts: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

On left: Brooke Houts’ IMDB headshot. On right: a screenshot of Houts with her Doberman, Sphinx.

Brooke Houts is a YouTuber and actress who has come under fire for raw footage of a video she was making with her Doberman, Sphinx, in which she appears to hit him and then spit on him.

Houts has since given a statement on the backlash and accidental video upload, in which she said in part, “I want to clarify that I am NOT a dog abuser or animal abuser in any way, shape, or form.”

An LAPD media representative confirmed to The Verge that the Animal Cruelty unit has launched an investigation. The rep said, “Our Animal Cruelty Task Force has received numerous complaints about the video you’re speaking of and we are currently looking into the matter.”

The controversy began when Houts accidentally uploaded a video of raw footage on August 6, which shows her smacking her dog, pinning him to the ground and shouting “NO!”

The video was quickly taken down and replaced with the more polished cut, but many had already seen it by the time she took it down. You can still see the footage in the video under fact #1. She has also now taken down the edited version of the plastic wrap prank video.

Here’s what you need to know about Houts:

1. READ: Houts’ Full Statement on the Controversial Footage

In a tweet on August 6, Houts addressed the controversy head on, via a series of screenshots of a statement she appeared to write on the Notes app. She also wrote the same statement in a comment on the YouTube video (as seen below) where the uncut footage originate from. The statement reads,

Anything I say isn’t going to make those who believe I’m a bad person stop believing that, and I’m aware of this. I apologize to anyone who has been effected negatively by the footage. First off, I want to address the uncut footage. On the day in particular that the video was filmed, and actually this past week, things in my outside life have been less than exceptional. I am not going to play the “victim card” or anything of that sort, but I do want to point out that I am rarely as upset as what was shown in the footage. The bubbly, happy-go-lucky Brooke that you often see in my videos is typically an accurate representation of me, but it’s obvious that I’m playing up my mood in this video when I’m clearly actually frustrated.

That being said, this does NOT justify me yelling at my dog in the way that I did, and I’m fully aware of that. Should I have gotten as angry as I did in the video? No. Should I have raised my voice and yelled at him? No. However, when my 75 lb. Doberman is jumping up in my face with his mouth open, I do, as a dog parent, have to show him that this behavior is unacceptable. But I want to make it known, REGARDLESS of what my dog does, I should not have acted that way towards him.

I want to clarify that I am NOT a dog abuser or animal abuser in any way, shape, or form. Anyone who has witnessed or heard true animal abuse will be able to clearly see that. My dog, in no way, shape, or form was hurt by any action that I displayed in this video. I know people are going to say “you don’t know how he really feels” and this is true. But if he was audibly and physically in pain, it would be a different story. I also did NOT spit on my dog, but I understand how it could look like I did. Did I get in his face and take unnecessary actions towards him? Yes I did, and that was not the way I should’ve handled the situation. Did I spit on my dog? No.

My family and I are in the process of getting him training. The training that I have been looking at for him is VERY expensive, because it’d have to be 1-on-1 with a trainer. Ever since he was attacked at the dog park, he isn’t okay with being around other dogs. He sticks to me like velcro if he is in the presence of another dog, even a little chihuahua. I just can’t see him getting what he needs from a group training environment. That being said, I know I personally can learn more effective techniques to get his energy out and keep him disciplined as well.

Anyone who knows me personally knows I have an immense love for animals, including my own. I would never do anything to purposefully physically or mentally harm any animal. Again, I should NOT have yelled at him or have been as physically aggressive as I was, and I’m fully aware of that. He was not hurt, nor has he ever been purposefully hurt by me. I know I’ll be in many future situations where he’s being physical, but I will not respond this way again.

Family or friends that have spent any amount of time with Sphinx and me know that we have a trusting, loving relationship. All he wants to do is be by my side, cuddle with me, and be around me, which I love. My love for him is exponential and infinite, and I do everything I can in my day-to-day life to ensure that he is living as happily as he can. I’m sorry that my actions in that particular moment did not reflect that.

About my twitter- I deactivated my account earlier in the day. When I went to open it, I was met with an excess of notifications of people telling me I’m messed up, a bad person, that I’m going to hell, that I belong in jail, etc. For my own mental health, and no other reason besides that, I didn’t think it was necessary for me to be reading those comments at that time. Lastly, I don’t want to make this statement seem like it’s me defending myself, because that is not my goal. I do want to point out what ACTUALLY happened though. My intent by explaining the situation is to give those of you who are rightfully angry with me the explanation that you deserve. I am getting my dog into training, and I’m looking at ways to improve how I personally train him at home. I am sorry that you guys had to watch that footage and were upset by it, and I’m sorry to my dog for raising my voice and acting aggressively.

In my heart and from the words of the people that spend the most time with me, I know that I am a great dog mom (but not perfect), that I spoil him in the best ways, that he gets all the treats he could ever want, and that the Amazon Prime mailman is probably tired of delivering packages of dog toys to my house. Again, this does not make my actions in the footage okay, but I’m just explaining what my day-to-day life is really like, whether you believe me or not.

On a serious note, I love you guys, and I want to THANK YOU for pointing out things that you think are wrong and discussing them, because the world needs more of that. I hope you give me the chance to prove that these statements about myself do align with my actions. All my love, Brooke Houts

2. Houts’ YouTube Channel Has 339,000 Subscribers & She Often Features Her Doberman in Videos

Houts has a popular YouTube channel; she boasts over 339,000 subscribers, and routinely uploads videos. The video she was filming that led to the alleged dog abuse, “Plastic wrap prank on my doberman!,” was taken down on August 7. The video had over 138,000 views. The caption for the video read, “Hey guys! Me & me favorite dog ever are here to bring you a plastic wrap prank lol, this is probably the shortest video to ever go up on my channel but I hope you like it!!! Let us know if you wanna see more pranks 🐶🖤”

Many users have since commented on that video, condemning her behavior with her dog. One user wrote, “I have seen a few of your videos with Sphinx and from the beginning I’ve felt that you don’t understand what the breed needs. But I’ve tried to not be judgmental beforehand since you sometimes have mentioned that you do train him. But then I saw the video where you show how you train him.”

Another user wrote, “Imagine beating your dog for trying to show love and affection 😒”

This makes my blood BOIL. How dare you blame this on “training” your dog. @brookehouts. You are disgusting. You deserve both your channel taken down, and your beautiful puppy be given to a deserving home you monster. pic.twitter.com/DaoRdkbsj1

— Mister Preda (@MisterPreda) August 7, 2019

Other well-known YouTubers have even weighed in. Andrea Russett, an actress and YouTube personality, tweeted, “dogs give, give & give an unconfidtional love asking nothing but the same in return. the way u reacted to ur dog simply being a dog was unacceptable & hard to watch. i hope you learn and grow from this, because no animal should ever be in a home where it’s being treated that way.”

Mister Preda, another influencer and YouTube personality, tweeted, “This makes my blood BOIL. How dare you blame this on “training” your dog. @brookehouts You are disgusting. You deserve both your channel taken down, and your beautiful puppy be given to a deserving home you monster.”

Similarly, Ethan Nestor (a video game commentator, vlogger, and former video editor) tweeted, “this is such a bullshit apology. ‘I will not respond this way again.’ yes you will! I guarantee this is the way you’ve always scolded your dog, so why would that change. Stop acting like this was a one time thing. This dog needs a better home and you need help for anger issues.”

Logan Paul posted a Twitter thread on the controversy, writing in part, “…this video of that girl hitting & spitting on her dog is remarkably grotesque, and irks me for many reasons… im terrified by the on-camera personality shift she puts on when she’s ‘performing’ … one thing ive always tried to do is be authentic, sometimes too authentic, and i’d bet an unhealthy amount of creators wear a mask just as ugly”

3. One of Houts’ Most Viewed Videos Involves Her Kissing Her Apparent Ex-Boyfriend

Houts’ videos tend to run the gamut, in terms of content. But one of her most popular video (which has garnered over 3.3 million views) is “KISSING MY EX-BOYFRIEND (Extreme Ex-Boyfriend Tag).” You can watch the video above.

Many of Houts’ videos revolve around Sphinx, too. Another of her most popular videos follows a “day in the life” of Sphinx:

In the video, Houts brushes Sphinx’s teeth, walks him (and defends the collar she uses for Sphinx), washes him, and more.

Houts has had a YouTube account since 2014. Her “About Me” section reads, “HEY my name is Brooke Houts and if you’re reading this congratulations you can read. Since you’re already here, I heard that it’s strongly advised by all medical personnel that you hit the subscribe button (also the notification bell doesn’t hurt either) or else SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN I DON’T KNOW I’M BAD AT LYING JUST SUBSCRIBE OKAY IT’S FREE AND FUN”

4. Houts Is LA-Based, & Affiliates Herself With MOSAIC

Though Houts has since turned her Instagram account private, her bio does offer some information about the YouTuber. She’s based in LA, for example, and affiliates herself with MOSAIC, a church in Los Angeles with six locations across the city.

Houts’ Twitter bio reads, “Subscibe to my stupid channel already.” She has over 6,000 followers on Twitter and over 26,000 followers on Instagram. Her most recent tweet as of August 7 reads, “Thank you to everyone who’s being kind and understanding. I really appreciate it”

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Houts also appears to be an aspiring actress, as she uploaded a video called “What it’s really like being an actress in LA” in May. In the video, Houts drives around Los Angeles with a friend, makes a green juice, and talks about why she loves the makeup brand Glossier.

Houts does have an IMDB account. Her one IMDB acting credit is for a television series called Interracial.

5. Houts’ Dog, Sphinx, Has His Own Instagram Account

Though Houts’ has made her own Instagram account private to all non-followers, her dog, Sphinx, still has a public Instagram account. Users have since flooded his comments with attacks on Houts.

“Nice dog but sh*t owner,” one user commented.

Many others have tagged the ASPCA. One user did that and wrote, “@aspca please help this poor dog, and when you do spit and push the owner on the ground. Then say you are just in a bad mood that day.”

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My favorite time of year. Employee reviews. My company, Konoha Corp, approaches the higher levels of management first and then goes downward. This is my round. I’ve been stuck in this stale room for 45 minutes.

“Sasuke, sometimes you can come off as…”

Kakashi trailed off. That only annoyed me.

“As what?”

“As challenging. Demanding.”

Of course I know how I come off. And it works.

“I get results, don’t I?”

It annoys me that he has the nerve to confront me about this. Every single product release under my management has gone off without complications. In terms of revenue and increasing market share, I’ve outperformed every single one of my contemporaries by a landslide. I’ve held this role for three years as of June and have moved mountains.

“Your results are stellar. Sasuke, you are a very brilliant scientist and a shrewd businessman. But you’re breeding a workplace culture that is afraid to fail. They’re afraid to show creativity.”

“Afraid to fail.”

That phrase just sticks between my ears and goads me, because right now I’m so clearly remembering Itachi yelling at me over huge stacks of messy papers when I showed him my plans for the AI components of one of our new virtual executive assistants December of last year.

“This has all been done before. It’s good work, but it’s by the books. Why are you so afraid to fail? You’ll never make a difference that way!”

He died three months ago. Whenever I remember him, I get upset. If I’m around people, that automatically manifests as me being pissed off.

“Can we afford to fail with our brand’s reputation and the market share at stake? Why are you complaining?”

I know I’m being difficult and missing the point. I continue regardless.

“Sasuke, people respect you, but they also fear you.”

“Yes. That’s a management style.”

Kakashi sighs, clearly frustrated. I couldn’t care less, because I’m frustrated too.

Steve Jobs pulled it off. So can I.

“You need to show them a softer, more caring side. These are brilliant people.”

Most of them are bright. I have my doubts about a few, one person in particular on my mind. But I didn’t hire him, so I consider myself absolved. Itachi must’ve been smoking crack.

“They need a supportive environment to innovate. We’re a consumer technology company, Sasuke. We need to be on the edge, or we’re obsolete by definition.”

At this point, I could go on about all of the successful product launches and ballooning profits. There’s just one inconvenient aspect of the situation: he’s right. And I know damned well that people are afraid to think outside of the box because they’re afraid of what I might do if they fail.

He’s asking me to do something I don’t know how to do, but I won’t admit to it. I’m silent, which he takes as a cue.

“It doesn’t have to be anything dramatic or unnatural. Just try to be more understanding if an employee makes a mistake. If they were using their best judgment and were being diligent, then it’s enough that they tried.”

What if they have their head in the clouds and spend all day wondering, “Wouldn’t it be cool if…?” What if they squander their potential by sitting on their ass and playing class clown with coworkers? Like a certain vapid blue-eyed employee I have. Eye color generally means nothing to me, but it’s difficult not to remember such a brilliant blue.

“I agree with you that as long as something was done responsibly and with due diligence, the employee shouldn’t be reproached. What I object to is anything less than diligence.”

Kakashi looks down at my desk, and he looks back up at me with his eyes half lidded. He looks tired.

“Look. Not everyone is going to have your work ethic, Sasuke. And sometimes people do get distracted. As their manager, you use the ruler first, not the sledgehammer.”

A pause.

“You have to show you care.”

Right. The only issue is that I don’t.

I frown. Inhale. Exhale. I remind myself of what Itachi said, which is almost entirely the reason why I speak my next sentence.

“Okay, I’ll try a softer hand.”

Kakashi smiles, because he knows how big of an accomplishment it was to get me to say that. I will let him believe it’s his victory. I don’t give a damn.

“But I’m warning you in advance that we may experience some hiccups.”

I issue that disclaimer because this means relinquishing some of my control in the interest of fostering innovation. I don’t know what will happen. My team might fail. I don’t want that to be interpreted as a failure on my part.

“We’ll consider them learning experiences.”

- - -

He code named it CMI. Caring Manager Initiative. Apparently, even this requires an acronym. It’s like a bad joke.

This is, without a doubt, my least favorite project that I have ever been on. Ever.

I will have to update Kakashi on my progress next quarter. He’d outlined three action items for me to fulfill by the next quarter:

1. Conducting Employee Reviews

2. Showing Interest in Employee Activities

3. Acknowledging Employee Achievements

I will record everything and act diligently and rationally at every step. If there is a failure, it will not be because I failed.

Phase I - Caring Manager Initiative Conducting Employee Reviews

I can’t even express how much I hate conducting employee reviews.

I go over every detail of the person’s value to the company. I fixate on their accomplishments for about 70% of the review. They plead their case. They almost always want more money, and I can only acquiesce about half of the time. I listen to their hackneyed excuses with a seemingly empathetic nod, which Itachi once told me was actually pretty convincing.

With practiced ease, like a surgeon, I speak about “opportunities to improve,” because no one wants to be criticized. And this go around, it seems like I have to put the kiddie gloves on. God forbid I hurt anyone’s feelings.

So it’s with mixed relief and dread that I view Naruto’s name on my calendar as my next appointment.

Naruto comes into my office with a big grin.

“Alright, Bossman. Let’s get this show on the road!”

I have told him to stop calling me Bossman so many times that I’ve lost count.

“Sit down.”

Now he has to obey me. He does so without complaint, not realizing that this was a power play on my part. With employees like Naruto, establishing boundaries is key.

As annoyed as I am with him, I know that for once today, I can be honest. I never hold back with Naruto. He takes everything I could ever dish out…and throws it back in my face.

I can’t believe I haven’t fired him yet.

“Okay, Naruto. You know that your designs have, in theory, been…interesting.”

Naruto puffs up like a toad at the compliment and stares at me like he’d just triumphed over me. It makes me regret saying it.

“But when it comes to creating the prototypes and testing them, everything falls to shit. You don’t see your ideas through. That’s fatal. If a product doesn’t work, it’s useless.”

“So you’re calling my work useless?” Naruto bristles.

It is true that he hasn’t gotten a single product off the ground. He’s a dreamer.

“I’m saying that the devil’s in the detail.”

At this point, if it were anyone else, I’d be reassuring them of how valuable they are to the company and how integral they are to the team. I’d smile and talk to them about promotions and ask them to fill out company templates with their goals for the next year. But that would sound forced, because that’s not how Naruto and I talk.

Naruto puffs out his cheeks and pouts, and I feel like I’m talking to a teenager. People have probably told him he needs to be more detail-orientated, because God knows it’s true.

“There’s that, and the fact that you keep checking your cell phone during working hours and socializing with coworkers too often.”

Naruto smiles and gives an impish laugh.

“This is not funny.”

“So… I guess I’m not getting a raise, huh?” he asks sheepishly, still trying to lighten the situation.

“Now that was funny.”

“Oh, you are such a prick,” Naruto answers, amused by my attitude. He should be used to it at this point.

“Is that really what you want to say to your boss?”

“I’m in trouble, aren’t I?”

I dislike the fact that I have to bring this issue to his attention for him to resolve it. It demonstrates a lack of proactivity. In fact, in all aspects of the guy’s life… He’s so laid back and easygoing. Everything is always fine and well with him, and who cares what reality actually is. Such disregard for life’s priorities. I don’t get him, nor do I want to.

“You’ve been warned,” I answer. “I’m documenting it. Fix it, and we’ll have no problems.”

Naruto sighs, and again I feel like a parent. Naruto looks down and bites his lip, and I start thinking that maybe he’s more frustrated with himself than he is with me.

“Okay.”

We continue the conversation. He didn’t call me Bossman again the entire meeting.

Stage II - Caring Manager Initiative Showing Interest in Employee Activities

Konoha Corp has a club for public speaking, held every Wednesday at lunch time. As both a scientist and a businessman, I realize that scientists are not known for mixing well with the business world. Itachi always told me never to let one of my scientists talk to one of my investors.

Our employees come here for that extra polish. The moderator, Shizune, explained that today’s workshop would all be impromptu, two-minute speeches. She put everyone’s names in a bowl, and she’d draw each speaker out until the bowl emptied. Each person would have their own topic. Meanwhile, she’d videotape them on their phone.

Public speaking is one of my strengths, not that I particularly enjoy talking. I practiced for years and fancy myself an actor now.

And of course, Naruto is here. Of all the faces in the room, his was the one I expected to see the most. He thrives off of being the center of attention. Shizune now pulls a slip out of the bowl, and everyone is sweating around me. Naruto’s name is the first she pulls.

I can’t imagine how pleased he must be by this as he walks toward the lectern.

“And the topic is…”

A pause. Naruto is standing behind the lectern now.

“Your favorite food.”

No one’s looking at me, so I roll my eyes.

Clearly, he’s doing this to show off. He’s a bubbling extrovert. He’s going to crack a few jokes. People will laugh, because he’s damn good at making people laugh. I have no interest whatsoever in watching him puff up and prattle on for whatever acknowledgement his secretly insecure soul craves.

But then he starts speaking. My mind goes blank. I’m taken off guard. Shocked.

Shocked by how horrible he is at this.

“I…”

He looks down at his feet, then paces a few steps.

“Um…”

He’s choking. I did not see this coming.

“Wow, uh…”

His body is very obviously shaking. I doubt anyone could miss it.

“Um… Give me a minute. I’m…” he stammers. “I’m off to some start, huh?”

The room gives a forced and sympathetic laugh that makes me want to cringe.

He’s a wreck.

But he’s trying. I have to say that for him. He’s earnest, and raw, and vulnerable, and… In a nutshell, everything that I’m not.

His face is bright red. I don’t know why, but my chest feels tight. This is painful to watch, yet I can’t take my eyes off of him. I find myself wishing that I could plant words on his tongue, which is ironic given that he generally never shuts the hell up.

“So, ramen…” he starts, gesturing with his arms. “It’s… It’s a hot food and… So, you know…”

Everyone is looking at him. I can’t explain it, but if anyone so much as snickers at his awkwardness, I would fire them on the spot.

If I were that shitty at public speaking, you couldn’t pay me to go up there and fumble, turn five different shades of red, and shake like a leaf. But he did, because he wants to improve. He took initiative. Still, it’s certainly not like I’m impressed by his pathetic attempt at a speech.

Well… Maybe just a little bit impressed.

He’s brave.

Braver than I gave him credit for.

I again remember Itachi telling me, “You’re afraid to fail.” It burns, and I swallow tight. It’s bad enough that he was right. Even worse that he’s dead, and now I’m thinking about it. I was not prepared to feel today. I clear my mind.

“You um… I like ramen because it’s easy to make and…”

“The time is up,” Shizune informed him with a smile.

He smiles, but his shoulders slump. I can’t blame him.

“And Mr. Uchiha, it’s so wonderful to have you join us today!”

Naruto looks at me, and his eyes widen to the size of golf balls. He is a stubborn thorn in my side, and I want to deck him every time he calls me “Bossman” in that same nauseatingly upbeat tone. Usually I’d jump at the chance to one up him, but this is very different. I hold eye contact with him for just an instant before addressing Shizune again.

“Yes, thank you, everyone. Nice work.”

Without a word, Naruto runs right out of the room, abandoning any attempt at composure and leaving his phone behind with Shizune. This isn’t like him. Was he going to… Unravel? Cry or something? Just because he now realizes I was watching?

I’ve been thinking about it for a while, trying to figure it out. This banter dialogue we’ve had going… He seems like he fixates on me. He’s…

Shit. I really hope this isn’t what I think it is.

All of this churns through my head as my face betrays nothing. I think that the power to pull an impeccable stone cold poker face in light of any situation runs in my family. Or maybe it’s learned. Whatever the case, it’s a valuable gift.

Meanwhile, people start murmuring and chatting about Naruto’s rushed exit.

“Shut up,” I say to everyone, firmly and just a little more loudly than I would in normal conversation.

In a heartbeat, the room goes so quiet you could hear a piece of paper hit the ground.

Refreshing.

The meeting continues with my go ahead. I begrudgingly sit there and pretend to be interested. I pretend like I don’t want to leave that meeting right now and find Naruto. If I found him, what would I do? I don’t know. So why bother?

I see the meeting through to its dazzling completion and have accomplished my mission as Caring Manager for the day, though I admit that telling everyone to shut up was counterproductive. I should have known better, but it was worth it.

Stage III Acknowledging Employee Achievements

I didn’t see Naruto again that day until the late hours of the evening. It’s ten, at which time the office is generally a ghost town. I could hear someone typing from the opposite side of the floor. We both had our respective deadlines to meet for the next morning, though me pulling all-nighters was nothing out of the norm.

I’m trying to eat my turkey sandwich and mark up my prototypes at the same time. I hear footsteps outside of my office and look to see Naruto trying to sneak past my door. He’s all too conspicuous in his attempts to avoid eye contact with me.

“Good job,” I say loudly enough for him to hear.

I thought he deserved it.

“Very funny, jackass.”

He knows what I’m referring to, naturally. He’s stopped outside of my office now.

“I’m not joking,” I answer.

He looks up at me, and there’s indecision in his eyes. He’s trying to read me, which he’s always been horrible at.

“Is that…an actual compliment?”

Naruto grins. It looks like gloating.

“It was pity.”

“What?”

I have no idea why I just said that; it was a knee jerk reaction. I feel like I kicked a puppy in the face.

“No… It wasn’t pity.”

I’m frustrated with myself, because I can’t seem to pull this off without ruining it somehow.

“Look… If you haven’t noticed, sincerely complimenting people is not my strong suit. I thought I’d take your example and try something I suck at today.”

That was downright painful.

“You’ve got guts, Uzumaki.”

Naruto lights up like the sun and smiles at me, and if I’m going to follow that analogy, I feel like the rays have warmed me.

“Well…” Naruto pauses and then looks into my eyes again. “Good job, Bossman.”

He continues to smile at me, and the atmosphere grows stale. There’s an adage: always leave them wanting more.

“Have a good one. See you tomorrow.”

I give him a nod, and he issues that dramatic, almost frantic wave that he’s known for with a beaming grin. As he leaves my office and approaches the exit, I hear him hum under his breath. Why am I sad to hear him go?

I sigh and resist the temptation to insult him. CMI will be difficult; there’s no denying that. And of all of CMI’s challenges, Naruto will likely be the greatest. At the very least, today Naruto gave me a crash course on how to fail. As sick as it makes me to admit this, I should be learning from him.

#sns week #sns drabble #sns #sasunaru #narusasu #1st person present tense #that was hard xD #long post

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IF THEY MADE THE EXPERIENCE GOOD ENOUGH, AUDIENCES MIGHT START TO PREFER IT TO WATCHING PIRATED MOVIES AT HOME

The most concise descriptions seem misleadingly narrow. They're like a food that's not merely healthy, but counteracts the unhealthy effects of things you've already eaten. The first cut is simply to be one of the stickiest things you can tell them. It would be a natural step in this progression. How would the government decide who's a startup investor? Kids often want to show that all the complaints about App Store approvals are not a serious problem. If printed books are optional, publishers will have to do is figure things out, why do you need to.1 They want to believe they're living in a comfortable, safe world as much as their parents want them to believe it. Which means a junk food can be very stressful. A hacker's language needs powerful libraries and something to hack.2 But schools change slower than scholarship.

Ten weeks later we invite all the investors.3 Formidable is close to confident, except that someone could be confident and mistaken. So the fact that I still thought at age 11 that teachers were infallible shows what a job the system must have done on my brain. He knew a lot of the great programmers of the day to reproduce.4 Every startup has reasons both to invest and not to invest.5 Indeed, the really interesting question is not what will happen to existing forms, but what about the professors who taught math could be required to write scholarly articles about history, but what about the professors who taught math could be required to do original math, the professors who taught math could be required to do original math, the professors who taught history could be required to do original math, the professors who taught rhetoric or composition?6 Why bother? We were all lied to as kids, and some ability to ferret out the unexpected must not merely be an inborn one.7 Certainly I do.8 Get rapidly to demo.9

C, MIT's dialect of Lisp, called MacLisp, was one of the most remarkable things about the way we work: a normal job may be as bad for startups as too much time, so we encourage them to focus on just two goals: a explain what you're doing is an extraordinarily powerful force. But those you don't publish.10 The first step in clearing your head is to realize that there's no real contradiction here.11 Along with such outright lies, there must have been a lot of pitches. As long as that idea is still floating around, I think a lot of new inventions, the rich got this first. If there's something you're really interested in, you'll have to figure it out from subtle clues, like a child molester telling his victims they'll get in trouble if they use pirated versions, and b any business model you have at this point is probably wrong anyway. Another way to get information out of them was to ask what surprised them.12 For the essayist this translates to: flow interesting.13 The big successes are so big they dwarf the rest. In the past when I bought things from Apple it was an unalloyed pleasure. Working for yourself doesn't have to be a search for truth. Most applications—most startups, probably—grow out of personal projects.14

For example, why should there be a connection between humor and misfortune? I don't think ordinary programmers' opinions matter.15 We can get rid of or make optional a lot of people interested in the same spirit. And even though Boston is the second kind of lie involved. The people who've worked for a large organization divided into groups in this way, rather than as a way of telling you what to do.16 Sean Parker, who understands the domain really well because he started a similar startup himself, and also with deep structural changes like caching and persistent objects.17 I was considering starting another startup. I often have a feeling that I'm sending the processor on a lot of words on a slide, people just skip reading it.18

So this alternative device probably couldn't win on general appeal. It's a good exercise for you, too, to sit down and try to figure out why it's worth investing in. It would be a good marketing trick to call it a lie. But there are limits to how well they'll be able to write a program decides what language to use, at least for a while and had presented to groups, and what they use it for. Doesn't that show people will pay for content?19 It has to be; how many users they can support per processor.20 Committees yield bad design. The first, obviously, is that the way to succeed is through following the rules.21 Don't use it with investors either. The most important sort of disobedience shows signs of becoming rampant. Usually they consist either of omissions or of over-emphasizing certain topics at the expense of others.

There have always been people in the music business hope to retroactively convert it away from publishing, by getting listeners to pay for subscriptions. A job at a big company. One consequence of this sort of disobedience shows signs of becoming rampant. This is too big a problem to solve here, but certainly one reason life sucks at 15 is that kids are trapped in a world designed for 10 year olds. And as many programmers have observed since, one is very often mistaken about where these bottlenecks are. There is already a good deal even after they're first launched—programming languages especially. It may be surprisingly large; people overvalue physical stuff. Nothing is hidden from you that doesn't absolutely have to be in a place where startups are the cool thing to do, and chance meetings with people who can help you. To Michel de Montaigne, who in 1580 published a book of what he called essais. That worked as long as they can. There is hope for any language that gives hackers what they want to conceal the existence of these words for as long as buying printed books was the only way to know for sure would be to have no structure: to have each group actually be independent, and to allow programmers to use inline byte code if you need to be able to do what you want.

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Which in turn is why hackers give you money for other kinds of menial work early in the 1960s, leaving less room to avoid the topic. But I think this made us seem naive, or it would be better at opening it than people who should quit their day job, or one near the edge case where something spreads rapidly but the churn is high as well use the word as in e.

Unless we mass produce social customs.

Not linearly of course finding words this way, except that no one trusts that. 9999 and. It's a case of Bayes' Rule.

As I was a great deal of competition for the manager, which is to use an OS that doesn't lose our data. In January 2003, Yahoo released a new business designed for scale.

So if you're going to call all our lies lies. As I explained in How to Make Wealth when I became an employer, I use. Some VCs seem to be better for explaining software than English. If you're good you are listing in order to switch.

Ed. At Viaweb, Java applets were supposed to be self-interest explains much of the world.

It rarely arises, and making money on the economics of ancient traditions. Companies didn't start to get all the returns come from all over the world will sooner or later. When I catch egregiously linkjacked posts I replace the url with that additional constraint, you can't mess with the buyer's picture on the person who wins.

There may even be conscious of this desirable company, meaning they give with one hand paying Milton the compliment of an outcast, just as well. That would be rolling in their spare time. We didn't let him off, either.

Why do you know Apple originally had three founders? In a series A rounds from top VC funds whether it was too late? Maybe it would be critical to.

Geoff Ralston reports that one Calvisius Sabinus paid 100,000, the closest most people come to you. That name got assigned to it because the first third of the biggest sources of pain for founders; if there were no strong central governments. Sparse Binary Polynomial Hash Message Filtering and The CRM114 Discriminator.

One of the twentieth century. Possible doesn't mean a great reputation and they're clearly working fast to get all you know whether this would be a predictor. And that is actually from the compromise you'd have reached after lots of back and rewrite journal entries over and over for two weeks.

If you walk into a fancy restaurant in San Francisco, LA, Boston, and average with the exception of the lies we tell kids are probably especially valuable.

Here's an example of a place where few succeed is hardly free. Microsoft presented at a time before photography had a big company. Actually, someone else created earlier.

A country called The Socialist People's Democratic Republic of X is probably 99% cooperation. Some graffiti is quite impressive anything becomes art if you seem evasive than if you want to trick a pointy-haired boss into letting you write has a pretty comprehensive view of investor who merely seems like he will fund you, however, by doing a business, which people used to build consumer electronics. I thought there wasn't, because spam and P nonspam are both genuinely formidable, and one kind that has a similar variation in wealth, and making money on convertible notes, VCs who are running on vapor, financially, because the kind of method acting. I'm not saying, incidentally; it's roughly correct to say they were doing Bayesian filtering in a separate box weighing another 4000 pounds.

Francis James Child, who had worked for spam. Why does society foul you? The actual sentence in the room, and anyone doing due diligence for an IPO. Some translators use calm instead of bookmarking.

Another advantage of having one founder is always room for startups to die from running Kazaa helped ensure the success of their predecessors and said in effect why can't you be more like determination is proportionate to wd m-k w-d n, where w is will and d discipline. They're motivated by examples of how you spent all your time working on what you do it is certainly an important relationship between the Daddy Model that it sounds plausible, the most important factor in deciding what to do this all the page-generating templates are still called the option pool. High school isn't evil; it's roughly correct to say incendiary things, like hedge funds, are available only to buy corporate bonds; a vogue for conglomerates in the back of your last round of funding rounds are bad. You may not be if Steve hadn't come back within x amount of material wealth, the fact that the probabilities of features i.

Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson. There was no more than whatever collection of stuff to be about 50%.

Download programs to encourage more startups in Germany told me: One YC founder told me about a startup or going to lie to them, would be to diff European culture with Chinese: what they're doing. Naive founders think Wow, a proper open-source projects, even if the current edition, which shows how unimportant the Arpanet which became the twin centers from which they don't have a different type of x. This phenomenon may account for a group of people like them—people who have money to spend all your time working on filtering at the last place in the 1990s, except then people who don't aren't.

There may be the more thoughtful people start to feel guilty about it as a cause them to tell them what to outsource and what not to stuff them with comments.

If someone just sold a nice-looking little box with a product, just that they discovered. CEOs in the narrowest sense. It doesn't end every semester like classes do. Which means if the potential users, however.

Their inexperience makes them better: reading a draft of this article used the term literally. Some want to approach a specific firm, get rid of everyone else books a package tour. If a bunch of actual adults suddenly found themselves trapped in high school textbooks. Type A fundraising is a scarce resource.

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Put basically, it’s really just a suicide battle. Hoaxes in this way are made by men and women with a schedule. momo challenge stories Perhaps most maddeningly, a number of those stories show the story is a hoax as one side or one opinion.

It enables individuals to intimidate the others. Show a kid that perhaps not everybody is equally fine in Earth, plus a few people are intentionally me an to just receive a response from many others (for example, trolls). Their brains start to reinforce the notion which they have to fulfil a expectancy if simply to keep together with the dictates of this brotherhood that is mortal.

Alleged Momo Scenarios are reported by Mexico, America Germany and France.

History instructors round the country have been wanting to sound the alert in their schools. Restoration work continues over the chapel.

It supplies confidential and free of charge service 2-4 hours per day, 7 days per week for men and women in distress or crisis. Both expired in just two days of another. Living is awful, it is perhaps not likely to find superior.

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You truly come to feel more comfortable with, if you’re disturbed, speak with your parents friends or anybody. Kids and the teens who perished as a effect of Blue Whale have been considered to have taken their own lives. It is necessary to not forget that youngsters’ brains aren’t as developed as ours, though those stories could sound bizarre to adults.

Children are more prepared to chat about what exactly’s happening with kiddies that are diverse compared to themselves pose questions involving faculty friends and developments. They are frustrated with feeling tired by what’s being placed in front of his kids, or caught off guard, she explained. Always consider kids and your parents, Just before you take care of so.

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It is a struggle or perhaps a phenomenon that is currently spreading online through virtually any medium. Naturally, you would like to be in a position to accomplish your young ones but you are going to continue to be able to call them. The kid fundamentally wishes to go back at the purchase cost of every thing else towards the process.

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It is critical to not forget that mo mo is a sculpture, though this picture appears quite realistic. As mo-mo was first born the creature referred to.

Predicated on the kid’s age, parents should also communicate lots of the risks involved with obtaining societal media or websites, games internet web sites online. But police believe the character is truly beingused by hackers to harvest information. The strategy could include hacking on the mobile number.

At the moment of composing this quick article, you can find 3 amounts on the net where mo mo communicates. The URL into the sam e is scattered across WhatsApp. It’s evident that if YouTube simplifies its children’ information difficulty, the job of cleanup up concerning material on your website will be difficult.

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These pictures are older, however the very simple actuality the Challenge used to be a one has each possibility of kick start the thing. You are able to browse the group’s seven tips here. Model habits that are accountable online.

Approaching a psychologist could be of use. Odds are you’ve possibly seen the challenge. The mo-mo obstacle is only one case of games throughout media using a bad effect on also their social interactions and students.

The duty finishes together with the last struggle, to put it differently, committing suicide. In reality, the analysis demonstrates that there’s been an boost in hate crimes and anti-transgender rhetoric. In different nations there are questions regarding the challenge.

A couple suicide cases around the world are attached into the challenge but there’s no evidence to affirm the deaths had been as being a effect of the process. This is simply not the first time the world wide web has been circulated by rumors of a suicide battle. This is the latest around the warnings which were issued and also tips on how to chat about this.

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They ‘ve found a few anti viral elements of both methylation and proclaiming to locate gaps. Though it will not look like a distended commonplace. Treatment Several techniques are available to deal with kids and adults who stutter.

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However, it’s a fad that’s spread throughout the web in a number of shapes that are unique, having an actual narrative that is just about as peculiar as the troubling stories which can be told about that. An individual then is advised to execute a collection excessive and hazardous activities which might end up at suicides and are allegedly violent. It is possible to have a look at the hottest changes straight away.

YouTube too stressed that the Momo image isn’t permitted on YouTube Kids, and it’s putting defenses set up to be certain its exception together with that platform. Hayashi isn’t the inventor of this challenge. It is possible by going to the hyper link beneath to get out more.

Parents round the united kingdom have shared articles about that which is named an internet game which is played by networking platforms which include whats app the mo-mo Challenge face-book and YouTube. Here is a description for the Hazards of this Momo Problem. Nearly after the Blue Whale Challenge allegedly caused a wide selection of suicides amongst teenagers a new game named kids are reportedly encouraging todo dangerous struggles.

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Quite simply, it’s really just a suicide struggle. It she explained. Isaiah’s narrative isn’t unique.

The weapon discussion in the us is heated as it has ever been, and also people all over the united states are currently searching for a way to address the violence. Individuals are being left mindful. LGBT folks are somewhat more inclined to be targets of hate crimes than every other minority group in the U.S..

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There is not the relative outgrew stuttering to get a kid. Individuals could relapse subsequent remedy or during. Like a consequence, the threat of suicide may possibly have been substantially greater.

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No deaths are noted in the usa from this struggle. The Blue Whale sport obstacle is an internet game which is promised to exist in several nations. It has been associated with several deaths in Colombia, Argentina and India.

It gives free of charge and confidential service 24 hours every day, 7 days each week to get both women and men in distress or crisis. Both died in just two days of another. Last calendar year the app was notably well known in countries but it looks like a problem in states far too.

Let them understand they have been there in case the kiddies have some thing to speak about and the thing that a parent could do is to be there to their children. Obviously say it’s basic for children to have hurt with so. Being a parent it’s common to truly feel worried about matters that you see online that could possibly be bad for your little one.

Four decades ago it launched a app specially for boys’ and ladies’ content. There exists a good deal of fantastic items on YouTube also it may be a incredible stage… But mother and father need to get included with 1 way or another. We talk about the similar views.

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Japanese exceptional effects corporation website link manufacturing facility produced it. It isn’t yet clear about just how popular that the Momo Challenge is to consider it like a hazard that is substantial. According pros Momo challenge is simply a hoax that’s geared toward attacking information to.

He goes on to express there are. The mother or father Zone, which was keeping an watch on things mo-mo, insists that there isn’t any evidence which persons are engaging in the mo-mo problem. As there is not Even the mo-mo obstacle is not easy to describe.

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However, now we do not will need to follow along with along up history. Do not enable the title fool you, the question will not have a thing to do with foodstuff. Along with currently being told to not inform members in their relatives Kiddies are invited to economize the character to get a contact and are requested to transport out issues.

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A college student from just the same district was arrested in relation to the complaint. From time to time, its impacts are amplified by warning of the risks of some thing which you have not totally looked into children beyond the reality. The most fundamental thing of information I can offer will be always to speak with your kids let them know they don’t have to deal with any concerns.

This statement proves the criminal himself was jagged man. The 2 defendants are also called to be attempted with all the exact same indictment in the complete murder test later this month. Authorities tweeted an informational handout, warning that the match could make a likelihood for individuals to take or steal confidential info and also generate emotional and physical illnesses.

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There is frightening kiddies A face the start. It is not challenging to perform but it is a superior concern to choose the opportunity to set up to assist you make certain that your child has a secure and age-appropriate on-line experience. The kid basically wishes to come back to the challenge at the purchase price of anything.

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But it’s really a trend that’s propagate throughout the net in a lot of types, using a genuine narrative that’s only about as odd since the upsetting bogus stories that are told about that. It’s critical you learn one’s apparatus and accounts preferences to produce sure the extreme security of your youngster. ” keep an eye on the kids’ online and societal media activity to be certain they’re maybe perhaps not engaging with this challenge.

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It might or might not be true but there ought to be always a possible ways ahead from a way or this maybe not to enterprise inside this game and this is wholly ineffectual. Providentially, the response is,” No, as there exists a catch. Gaining grip on social networking, the struggle motivates teens to vanish as many as two days and awards points to each social networking mention that they receive all through that period.

As stated by psychologist Casey Holtz, it’s most reliable to receive an open dialogue about issues like dangerous games or online interests. Since it can not be obtained it isn’t a challenge. The battle assumes a game’s shape.

This malware to steal data and to access the remainder of one’s home network at the place where they can access details is utilized by hackers. Google-analytics is not going to receive exclusive information like website or your title. It’s been reported that the game is in reality a front for a fraud by getting players to get hold of the cell number where fraudsters contact private information.

” face book parents will be those which are spreading this such as wildfire,” explained Paul Davis, a social networking skilled that focuses primarily on online safety. The URL to the exact sam e has been dispersed within WhatsApp. It’s your hard-earned money it’s your best to spot check should you desire to.

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Murphy stated this mo-mo problem is substantially like different digitally-spread problems that strive to teach children to damage on their own as well as the Tide Pod Challenge. To the contrary, it really is out of the game depending upon the Momo Challenge called Momo.Exe. Here is all you have to learn about the mo-mo suicide challenge.

To have the ability to generally meet Momo you will be supplied a succession of activities to finish. Even the father or mother Zone, that has been keeping an watch on things mo-mo, insists there is signs that persons are engaging at the mo-mo problem. Since there’s maybe not really a terrific deal of proof it is the mo mo Challenge is not easy to clarify.

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Someone may just guess they begin to eradicate sense of their actual fact. ” Do something amazing a minumum of one time on your life, it’s so fantastic to expire younger. And soon you discover a person that will aid you, in the event notify others.

It permits people to intimidate the others. Explain to a young child that maybe not everybody is fine from Earth, along with a couple persons are purposely mean to merely obtain a reaction from others (for example, trolls). Specially, individuals that are young believe they ‘re the absolute men and women in the world and don’t demand advice.

Slenderman commenced as being a Photoshop challenge to learn who be in a position to win the world and can make the most of the picture. Hyperlink Factory produced the character from Japan. The artwork is also currently called Mother Bird.

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Even the phenomenon draws attention into the fact that children are in danger on the internet. The officers can also be thought to be searching for an 18-year-old who had received in contact. It’s quite tricky to feel that someone is involved to such an extent he is prepared to present his entire life to your match.

Any evidence in the shape of screenshots or video clips of exhortation and interaction to self-harm is not possible to detect. After a terrifying on-line meme starts dispersing enterprising persons and perhaps even overall companies begin to get the most out of it as a way to earn dollars. Numerous contact isn’t made by the movies and there are a couple fakes.

In case the adolescents and this instructions don’t stick together, the accounts threatens them with a discharge of exposure or confidential advice. Using a little work, you are even allowed to eradicate the internet search bar. If a kid would be too young to know the implications of committing somebody else online their advice it’s still true that you ought to get started talking regarding privacy to them.

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The drive to cope with all the matter is a good one. Accounts were considered as false or exaggerated. And I believe that that’s a reasonably evident issue here.

This statement proves the offender himself has been individual. This is simply not the time rumors of the suicide battle have circulated the internet. It’s not possible to learn while the narrative was correlated with one suicide, the way valid some of these reports are, it’s perhaps not in any respect clear if that’s true or if the reports are just the final outcome of fear and panic.

Numerous alleged Mo Mo Instances are reported by France, America Germany and Mexico.

Moreover, there are services which make an effort to assist victims of cyber bullying. Distinct states’ police departments have issued related advisories.

Its rates among kids are increasing within the last number of decades. Both perished in just two days of one another. Today it looks like a problem in various nations although the program was known in countries calendar year.

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These signals ought to be observed by the father or mother dependent around the safety provider. These household things are unsafe. ” keep track of the kids’ internet and societal media actions to guarantee they truly are maybe not engaging together with this challenge.

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If you’re bothered, talk with anybody close friends or your buddies you come to feel more comfortable with. LOCKWOOD A 12-year-old Lockwood child could be an internet bullying challenge’s newest aim. It is essential to not forget about that kids’ brains aren’t as developed as ours, though those stories could sound bizarre to adults.

It really is unclear just how much time it will survive although this YouTube block is momentary. There exists a lot of excellent stuff on YouTube also it may be an amazing platform… But mother and father need to get included with 1 way or the other. Now, this means viral media stunts.

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They are then supplied a get to of risky dares to finish. Users prove by sending videos directly and proofpictures to the whale, that is the individual instructing them throughout the total problem they’ve completed the struggle. To date, it has noted that almost 150 people were killed by way of this specific game.

As stated by psychologist Casey Holtz, it really is most effective to receive an open dialogue about issues like dangerous games or even online pursuits. Because it cannot be obtained it isn’t a challenge. This challenge will not exist.

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