#Ruby dung

[burningpironator]

Funny sandbox game

[rocketbirdie]

so I was playing monster hunter rise. i spent months. MONTHS. and fought 30 almudron to get a single mantle in final rewards. and I decide to go for the lunagaron armor next and this bitch just cheerfully random drops a frost jewel on the ground (by far the rarest way to get it) on my FOURTH FIGHT

i'm convinced that there had to be something wrong with almudron's drop rates. it took me 46 HUNTS to obtain a single golden orb, out of the two that i needed.

and then, literally the very first time i fought master rank almudron, i carved a mantle, then got two more mantles and an orb as quest rewards. i was sooooooo pissed lmaoo

[tesserasnake-blog]

A few friends I made the other day

[gtgfht]

Time to play another round of

DID I MAKE UP THIS FIC OR IS IT REAL (this time with 2 fics)

Fic 1

World building of note

In Dwarven culture, once it's known your someone's heir, you have to be at their door in the morning waiting for them to learn more of your future duties

Thorin has had subtle signs of dragon sickness for a looooong time

In thorins brain fili=dead baby brother

Trans =recarved either way

Thorin's gold sickness is fully gone about 5 years post botfa. He wakes up screaming in the middle of the night bc he thinks what he was seeing (his life during his whole goldmaddnes) was just a nightmare. He wakes up the next morning to see kili at his door. When he asks about why fili isn't there, kili rushes him to Oin. Oin got worried the gold had hold again. Everyone kinda has a "imma hold your hand as I say this" moment where they remind thorin he removed fili as his heir bc "that slimy brat thought he could fake his death and still rule after me!" His heart brakes. He looks into and sees its officially done fili has been removed from the line and has been his whole life. He watches fili and gets worse as he sees the life fili has, he knows nothing about. He hard-core spirals. Bofur has to pull him out of it.

Dwalin grabbed fili when he was young and has been grooming him for taking over the gaurd. Fili, for the longest time, didn't even register why people looked at him with pity bc Dwalin is the best mentor. Fili and ori are married, and ori is pregnant bc he's recarved.

Fic 2

Kili gets back from a trip to the iorn hills to find out fili ran away. He screams, and the whole company comes in. They all live in one hall. idk why. Once they get there, he stars screaming for fili. There are notes for everyone explaining what's going on and personal messages for them. Thorin's and dis notes include every time he was mistreated, hurt, ignored, etc. for Kili. The whole company learns about the multiple times Fili was sa'd or prostituted for Kilis' needs. They can't see those 2 the same way again. When Kili reads his, he needs to be sedated. His is a long letter filled with love and reminders it's not of this is his fault. And a list of the sizes he needs for clothes, allergies, and things he always forgets. Kili is sucked into a memory of being told he can't say "kili son of fili son of vili" and being upset bc of this. There's a box for thorin, and it holds not just filis beads but the braids marking him crowned prince but also the direct line of durin and the tattoo from his arm. Dwalins very pregnant wife waddles in and up to him. His letter is addres to both of them stepping in down from being Dwalins pretend child and thanking them for everything, but sadly he knows what who you call mom having a baby does. She turns to Dwalin and yells at him to "go find her eldest child, you useless mound of orc dung" and dwalin is off. Dis tried to confront her for the "my eldest" comment, but everyone basically points to her letter like "mmmm not you babes sit down." Dwalin comes back and starts counting before asking about ori bc he's also not here. Nori and dori get only quite and try to make excuses. Dwalins wife drag them aside and "very kindly with no extra force then needed" get out of them where fili and ori are. Dwalin is off again.

In dale king bard doesn't ask questions when they show up and ask for a place to stay. When he sees thencut hair, he just nods and tells them when he and his family eat dinner. About 3 months after that and fili and ori are part of their family when dwalin arrives. Tilda (bards youngest) gets mad at a dwarf being there and screams at dwalin cause their whole race is horrible "making her ruby(ori) and lion(fili) so upset they had to leave a home they faught for." Dwalin just takes it bc she right.

Ori walks in from work during this and runs to fili. Dwalin follows. Once they reunite, dwalin begs for forgiveness, and hands him a letter from kili. Fili says they can't go back bc of everything but dwalin, his wife ,nori, dori, and kili can come anytime. The only rule is thorin and dis can't know. They agree and dwalin's wife moves them to dale to be closer to her boy. Kili visits regularly.

[pmdnightfall]

The three Pokemon exit the building, the sun still freshly shining outside.

OUKA: So I ended up going with "Light Fang", and that's that!! I can't wait to get a response back from HAPPI. OUKA: Hopefully with an Exploration Kit included, heheh. RUBY: i see. i was almost inclined to think nova was a faller, but they don't look like one... NOVA: Faller? RUBY: mysterious, frenzied pokemon that seemingly appear out of nowhere... RUBY: a whole lotta mons call them "wild ones", but i don't like that name. OUKA: Why not?? I think it sounds badass!! RUBY: that's not the point!

The gang continues conversing as they go down the towering staircase leading from the hill where the Treasure Academy resides to the crossroads near the town.

RUBY: "wild ones" implies they're nothing more than feral beasts, or some kind of scary creature... but they're just pokemon, like you and me. Ruby closes her eyes, deep in thought. RUBY: they're just suffering and being driven mad by... something, we're still not sure of what, but it's probably related to their weird growths... OUKA: You mean they're not just mindless feral Pokemon?? RUBY: no! you know my grandpa and i run a makeshift shelter for fallers back at capim town, most of them have calmed down by now and we're trying to ensure they recover from whatever is wrong... RUBY: i should take you there sometime, we were just taking care of a particularly special one. OUKA: Oh!! That sounds great!! OUKA: Before I forget to, I wanted to ask you... Ruby!! Do you wanna join Team Light Fang?! RUBY: w-what? i mean, i'd love to join you two, but i don't know how much i'd be able to help you, i'm way too busy helping out pops... OUKA: It's alright, you don't have to go with us all the time!! You can be part of the team... in spirit...!! Ouka draws out that last word as she makes puppy dog eyes at Ruby. RUBY: ...alright, i guess there's no harm in trying-- OUKA: YESS!! I knew I could count on you, Ruby!! Welcome to the team!! The Ledyba lets out a rather awkward chuckle as her excitable friend holds two of her hands, gleefully looking at her while Nova shows the faintest of smiles beside her. RUBY: ha, i guess you're always gonna be ouka. RUBY: shouldn't you wait until you're... we're officially recognized as an exploration team, though? OUKA: Pff, whoo cares!! Nothing's stopping us from doing some prep work!! In fact, how about we do some missions?? Like, uh...

Ouka points way too enthusiastically at a rather depressed Rellor.

OUKA: That guy! He seems upset, we can probably do something for him!! RUBY: are you really going to-- OUKA: Hey, mister!! What's going on?? RUBY: um, well, okay...

RELLOR: Hm? What's your problem? I'm not in the mood to deal with some kids! The Rellor squints at the team, clearly frustrated. OUKA: We're a soon-to-be Exploration Team, Team Light-Fang! We want to help anyone in need, and you definitely look like you need help! RUBY: have patience sir, she's just very hyper... RELLOR: Umph. Well, whatever. Any frustration the Dung Beetle Pokemon had turns to sadness as he lowers his head in defeat. RELLOR: It's just... I found this really pretty golden orb to roll around instead of this crummy mud ball... but I accidentally let it roll down a hill around Drenched Bluff! RELLOR: I'm too afraid to go looking for it since there has been talk of a Wild One roaming around, I refuse to deal with that! My golden treasure might as well be forever lost now... OUKA: Don't worry, we'll get it for you!! Ruby tilts her head at Ouka with uncertainty. RUBY: ...will we? OUKA: Of course!! You gotta show some faith if we're gonna be a Team, Ruby!! RELLOR: Okay, but are you all sure about this? Life goes on, you know. I don't wanna send you lot to a potentially dangerous place just to retrieve a measly gold nugget.

OUKA: We'd do it, anyways, if it's so important to you!! That's what Explorers do!! RUBY: ...i guess so. hopefully this is just a relaxing walk after all the work i've had to do... NOVA: Is Gold Tasty RELLOR: IT'S NOT FOR EATING!!!!!

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[the-bug-bl0g]

RAINBOW COLORFUL BUG

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHBSBWJAHHA

i’ll give you one for a few orders :)

Coleoptera (beetles): The Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex) is a North American dung beetle that likes to hybridize with Phanaeus difformis (also colorful, but in a different way). We would live a much grosser world without dung beetles, as the Australians learned when cows were brought to the continent. Without dung beetles, dung gets recycled into the soil far slower.

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths): Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) is from Madagascar (mind blowing). Due to its shape and impressive colors it is much sought after by collectors. The black parts of the wings are actually the only pigmented parts, while the rest is reflected light.

Hemiptera:

take a close look at these guys! (genus Agrosoma) they’re beautiful. they live in central america and the last picture is a nymph (baby bug that doesn’t do metamorphosis)

Orthoptera (crickets, katydids and grasshoppers): rainbow grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor) is native to the western great plains of north america. sry i don’t really uhhhhh have facts for grasshoppers they’re not as interesting to me as bees and stuff

Hymenoptera (bees wasps and ants): The ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis ignita) is a cuckoo wasp that lays its eggs inside the nests of a few species of potter wasps. They don’t have a stinger and are found in europe and asia.

[dansnaturepictures]

17th November 2024: Beautiful autumn leaves out the back and views including dramatic sky scenes and autumn leaves, mushroom, ripe ruby holly berries and bracken and heather at Pig Bush in the New Forest.

At this special place for me a stunning view of a Goldcrest, Chaffinches, Jay, Raven, Blue Tits, buttercup, gorse, dung-loving deconica, crowded parchment and waxcaps were other highlights. Starling, Woodpigeon and viburnum were good to see at home. Another lovely weekend.

[sheinthatfandom]

Got this idea from @bang-bang-gang since @mostbelovedaewwrestlertournament has so many people in the first round I wasn’t sure about spamming the posts all day so if you wanna know my votes and why it’s under the cute I added all 78 matches and tried to keep it in order

Aaron solo vs Yuka : Yuka all the way she’s fun she’s cute I love her style and her moves

Abadon va willow: this made me sad to choose between two people I live but I went with willow

Action vs Ospreay: I do not give a fuck about Andretti he had a very short window of me caring and it’s been a very long time since then

Adam Cole vs wheeler Yuta: YUUUUTTTTTAAAA BABY THEY DID YOU DIRTY PUTTING YOU UP AGAINST COLE.Yuta man Yuta best Yuta the one I vote for always

Adam page vs wardlow: hanger is amazing and probably the greatest wrestling storyteller

Alex Reynolds’s vs Vincent: I was gonna say Vincent but then got sad thinking Alex would have no votes had I known he was winning I woulda been honest.

Angelico vs Trent Baretta: Angelico all the way wish it was closer cause honestly he’s a cute fun guy and deserves more votes

Angelo Parker vs Tony nese: it’s angelo there’s no thinking about it welcome back new daddy

Anna jay vs Toni storm: I picked Toni but I love them both it’s just Toni knows who she is knows her characters and is the greatest storyteller

Anthony bowens vs toa liona: Anthony bowens let’s start pushing him and not use the breakup to catapult caster

Ar fox vs the butcher: butcher all the way I miss this trio

Anthony ogogo vs thunder Rosa: they can never make me hate you it’s la mera mera

Daivari vs the blade: the blade again I miss this trio

Athena vs the beast mortos: I knew all votes would go to Athena so I wanted mortos to have a vote he’s not doing nearly as badly as I assumed but I love them both

Austin Gunn vs Taya: how you put two bad bitches against each other I went with Austin cause I haven’t see him in forever so I miss him more

Bandido vs tay melo: fuck that bitch anyone over tay but I actually do like bandido

Big bill vs swerve: one is the greatest and most charismatic wrestlers in the world wow who to choose lol swerve

Billy Gunn vs sting: I respect them both but I rather eat out Billy

Bishop Kaun vs skye blue: skye skye skye

Bobby lashley vs Shelton Benjamin: Shelton has more personality

Brandon cutler vs Shawn Dean: I went with cutler assuming he’s be outvoted I was wrong again lol

Brian cage vs serpentico: SNAKE MAN!!!!!

Brody king vs Serena deeb: an amazing man musician father and wrestler vs a pedo wife to whoever voted for her please block me I don’t wanna know you

Bryan danielson cs Scorpio sky: my BCC daddy the American dragon the clam digger

Bryan Keith vs satnam Singh: Bryan Keith but he deserves better than what he’s been giving now

Buddy matthews vs saraya: buddy hell I’d choose a pile of hot elephant dung before I choose saraya

Cash wheeler vs Samoa Joe: Joe Joe Joe got if he chopped me I think it might actually fix me

Jericho vs Sammy: I chose no one

Christian cage vs rush: Christian we love a cult daddy

Chuck Taylor va ruby soho: this is the Chuck Taylor website and I voted Chuck lol

Claudio vs Rodrick: Swiss sweetheart!!!!

Colt cabana vs riho: I went with riho but neither one is my most beloved

Colten Gunn vs richochet: Colten is coming back!!!! Sorry richochet especially now when you’re starting to show personality

Cope vs Ricky Starks: my big booty Ricky god I miss you the charisma the skill you deserve so much better the fact that cope has so many votes really tells me people get mad that a black man knows his worth

Danhausen vs Rey fenix: danhausen I do not care about Rey he ruined all good will with me last year

Daniel garcia vs red velvet: Danny!!!!!

Dante Martin vs rebel: is rebel still signed? I voted Dante

Darby vs aminata: the queen of course

Dax vs powerhouse: powerhouse and I’m so glad others are agreeing with me

Darius vs Preston: I voted Preston cause I knew he wouldn’t get many votes and I was right

Deonna vs Peter Avalon: Deonna

Diamante va penlope: call me Odysseus cause I’m obsessed with Penelope

Dmd va Paul wight: Paul again ruined all good will

Dralistico vs pac: my soggy wet man pac

Dustin Rhodes va ortiz: ortiz Dustin holding two belts hostage is tiring and made me stop watching roh honestly

Dutch orange Cassidy: I was going to give Dutch a pity vote but orange was the savior of the death riders story and he deserves all the votes

Eddie va Nyla: I’m sure she would vote Eddie too

Emi vs Nick Wayne: one I love in fics and one I love to actually watch wrestle emi for the win

Evil uno vs comoroto: evil uno

Griff vs Nick buck: Nick buck best buck

Shida vs mjf: holy shida

Harley vs Brodie lee: it’s unfair to have someone who passed away go against anyone I voted Harley rip Brodie

Hologram vs miro: legit forgot miro still worked here hologram for the win want him up against Harley

Hook vs Mike Bennett: hook mainly cause I like his current polycule more

Isiah vs nakazawa: Isiah he deserves a win cause lord knows Tony won’t give him one

Jack Perry vs Mercedes mone: Jack he doesn’t have a catch phrase and his whole thing with Danny is still feeding me

Jamie vs martinez: Jamie

Jay lethal vs max caster: I hate them both

Jay white vs matt Jackson: legit thought it would be all Matt and no one but me would vote jay so I’m glad to see others have jay some love he deserves it

Jeff jerrett vs matt taven: taven!!!!!!! Taven taven taven he’s got the skill the charisma the ship ability but also he’s not a misogynistic pos who cares more about pushing himself than the rest of the company

John Silva vs matt sydal: matt I knew he wouldn’t get votes I was right John is just too fun

Johnny tv vs matt Menard: daddy magic all the way

Moxley vs Quen: JON MOXLEY!!!!!!!!!! The heart and soul of professional wrestling

woods vs mark Davis: both have great asses but Davis has personality

Juice vs mark briscoe: mark all day every day I miss the word of the day and him with KOR

Julia vs Marina: I love Marina and she’s great in ring but aew doesn’t use her so I’m going with Julia

Kamille vs Mariah may: Kamille is a garbage person and Mariah is a goddess according to Nigel

Shibata vs Malakai: hopefully he doesn’t see this but had it been anyone else I woulda voted him but shibata got that damn Turkey leg in his shorts so I went shibata lol

Okada vs Madison rayne: okada is Madison still here

Keith lee vs Luther: I went Luther cause I knew he wouldn’t win and I did enjoy his character with timeless

Omega vs lio rush: best bout machine for a reason!!!

Kiera vs Layla: I’m going with Kiera hogan she shows more fun in her personality

Killswitch vs leila grey: leila no offense but luchasaurus was better and what I remember that’s canon killswitch wasn’t more fun than everything Leila brings

Kip sabian vs Lee moriarty: I love them both but voted Kip cause he was sweet and kind to my family when we met him him Penelope and willow have my heart

Komander vs lee johnson: I went with lee I might have been the only one damn

Takeshita vs archer: I shoulda voted lance so he wouldn’t get spanked so badly but my love of Takeshita was so strong I hit vote before seeing who he was up against

Ibushi vs o’reilly: I still do not know this man hopefully that gets fixed now that Kenny is back and healthy kor for the win him and mark were the best together

Statlander vs Fletcher: I voted Fletcher sorry you won’t get to see the next round

[therealmofamorus]

(Prompt, Original AU, Crossover AU) Ruby, with an annoyed scowl, hands Videl a letter. Confused, the Daughter of Hercule opens it, seeing it was from Yang, detailing her and Gohan's sexual activity, photos and a positive pregnancy test. (Stolen Hearts, NTR Letter)

Ruby: Yang wanted me to pass this off to you

The silver-eyed huntress handed a letter to Videl who stare at the strange frown on the cheerful and idealistic young huntress who walked away from him with a dark mutter under her breath which she was certain about cursing out Yang for making her do this kind of bull-poop.

Videl: That was strange. *Look at Letter* Let see what the Cow got to say to me.

The Daughter of Hercule Satan open the letter and begin to read the content of the letter.

X—xx—X

Dear Bitch

Hope you are reading this letter me and Gohan are fucking hard and raw by the time Rube give you the letter. Gohan amazing fat cock had dung deep and long into my tight, fuckable quim all the while he fuck me like the wild beast stud he is behind his shy and meek nerd demeanor. His large, powerfu, and thickly-muscled body fit so well against my soft, finely-toned curvaceous body like peanut butter and jelly

Enjoyed your new life as a cuck~

Signed, Yang Xiao Long~

P.S. Here's a little present from me (Positive Pregnant Test)

X—xx—X

"That...Fucking bitch!" Videl growled as she begin to emit a aura of ki in extreme amount as the letter and the pregnant test burn under the sheer heat of her aura as she flew in the direction where Gohan and Yang was at with the intent in committing first degree manslaughter.

The sight of the visibly fuming Videl made more than a few people stay

[omwines]

🇪🇸 Faustino I Gran Reserva

☘️ Thông tin sản phẩm:

Xuất xứ: Rioja, Tây Ban Nha

Nhà sản xuất: Faustino

Cấp hạng: D.O.Ca. Rioja

Nho: Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo.

Nồng độ: 13,5%

Ngâm ủ: 26 tháng trong thùng gỗ sồi Pháp, 8 năm trong chai.

Niên vụ: 2011

🏭 Faustino là nhà sản xuất rượu vang lớn nhất ở Rioja, một trong 2 khu vực thuộc phân hạng cao nhất của rượu vang Tây Ban Nha. Năm 2022, Faustino xếp ở vị trí thứ 23 trong số 50 thương hiệu sản xuất rượu vang hàng đầu thế giới. Những nhà máy nằm rải rác với 750ha diện tích trồng nho, chủ yếu là Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura.

👉 Faustino I Gran Reserva được nhà sản xuất chăm chút tỉ mỉ từ ngoại hình đến chất lượng. Dáng chai cổ điển, được phun nhám. Label màu vàng nổi bật với chân dung ngài Nicolaes van Bambeeck. Lớp lưới kim loại mạ vàng bọc bên ngoài chai - một nét đặc trưng hiếm có chỉ tìm thấy ở những chai vang hảo hạng vùng Rioja. Faustino I Gran Reserva được tạo nên từ 3 giống nho Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo, rượu được ủ 26 tháng trong thùng gỗ sồi Pháp và lưu trữ tới 8 năm ở trong chai trước khi đưa ra thị trường.

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☘️ Năm 2013, Faustino l Gran reserva niên vụ 2001 đạt 97 điểm (19,5/20) cuộc thi Decanter, trở thành Masters of Wine, Top 1 Wine of year.

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[lostparadox]

It’s been over a week so I think I can post this.

The finale of the Flash was so much badder than I should have been. I get that certain actors and certain events about and within the crew was going on, but here’s my take on how the flash season 9 should have been.

Ep 1-5 (part 1); Rogue war: Mostly the same, but with more iconic characters who played the villains and the rogues who actually appeared. I get they had limited time, but after crisis, Cisco said that most of the villains in the entire Arrowverse came back, so have more iconic villain characters return, and some who we know are still alive (for example Heatwave, tho I read somewhere that he didn’t want to return as the character) or some characters who escaped the prison that the speed force attacked in season 7. Another thing that I’ll put here since I don’t know where else to put it, I actually liked the story with Khione, so I’d keep that in.

Ep 1-5 (part 2); Red Death: There are a multitude of different ways this character and arc could have gone. Option 1: More expensive and lots of legal work, but get the actual Bruce Wayne and try to follow a similar path on the comics (alternate universe where Bruce merged with Barry to become better) or something completely new (Have an older Bruce try to build a suit to harness the speed force like Godspeed and go insane doing so [I heard somewhere that Arrowverse Batman killed joker so that could lean into this idea more]. Option 2: Still expensive: Get the original Batwoman actor Ruby Rose and have her follow the comic origin or the new origin they made up. Option 3: Have the Red death we got be from the Reverse-Flashpoint timeline, since it made more sense, since when talking to Iris, Ryan Wilder said something about a red speedster, so move on with that information. There are a lot of different ways this could have gone, but Eric Wallace is why we got what we got, and we got a crybaby bitch version of the dreaded red death, who didn’t kill anyone, despite the show saying so in the future the original Nora was from. I did like how the real Ryan Wilder appeared to help Barry take down red death. The ending where Joe moves away was sad, though I guess it made sense for both the actor and the character, though I did like seeing Cecile and Joes daughter, since it would have made more Spence if she appeared dung the Armageddon crossover when Joe died, though it wasn’t the worst case scenario . The reveal that Iris is pregnant with Nora was a slight surprise I didn’t see coming.

Ep 6-8: Mainly filler episodes, which could have been much better than the ones we got. First off, and this will be a tangent later, why and what was the purpose to making Cecile a superhero; Virtue, who is an entirely different character than Cecile. Seriously, it felt more like the Cecile and friends show than The Flash. Episode 6 was basically filler, but they could’ve shown us more of Central City outside Barry’s perspective, to help us understand why the city is the way it is. Episode 7 was basically some lore, but mainly lore for Supergirl’s show, they could have told us more about what has been happening in National City since the shows ending and how the characters have been since then as well. It was too bad that Melissa couldn’t come back to the Flash as Supergirl as predicted. Episode 8 was mostly filler as well, since all it did was be an episode in one setting; Star labs. The Chester and Allegra relationship parts were mid at best. Episode 9, was amazing. It honestly should have been a two-parter, replacing episode 8 and having 9 has the second part. The story was amazing, Barry’s birth, the guilt he feels as the Flash, John Diggle’s return and his small story, Wally’s story and the knowledge of the new multiverse Oliver as the Spectre created, Oliver’s return and his story, Ramsey returning and his new plan and his eventual defeat, and Oliver saying that the future we saw that he and Felicity reunited hasn’t happened yet was amazing. His final words to Barry and how Barry finally got closure to his best friends death was so sweet. Thank you Steven Amell.

Ep 8-13 (part 1): Episode 10 though, that was something we have been expecting for 9 years. With the start of the Cobalt Blue storyline and the ending of the series, we were expecting big things. Episode 10 was one of those. The whole, Iris getting a Pulitzer Prize was nice since Nora mentioned that she gets 2 in the future, so that was nice, and so was Khione writing letters to Mark, Caitlin and Frost. Then we get into the good stuff, Barry getting sent back to the past, March 18, 2000, the day his mother is murdered by the Reverse Flash, and his father is sent to jail. Seeing Matt Lentscher return as the real Eobard Thawne was nice, though I wish that after Flashpoint, Matt appeared more and in Tom Cavanagh, no offense to either. The whole, blue crystal thing was a bit confusing for me but it seemed to make some sense. We also got to see the last time Barry got to interact with his parents, which was heartwarmingly sad. But then, we get to that fight on that night. With Barry trying to save Thawne, and eventually leading to the fight we’ve been waiting for for over 9 years. Seeing Barry tell his young self, ‘no Barry, no running this time’ was so good! Barry last words with Eobard were amazing due to it being the only time Barry knew what Eobard was doing before he knew himself, before Barry being teleported somewhen else making Eobard think he won due to Barry seemingly dying in front of him. Then we get a reveal of Malcolm Gilmore , a nearly identical copy of Eddie Thawne in 2049, before being struck by lightning and seeing a folder of Eddie. The only problems that I have with this episode is that we never see what happens to the original Barry Allen, the Flash who got struck by lightning in 2020 and who disappeared in Crisis four years later in 2024. We never got to know him or see his life and original timeline, minus a few words and hints we got from Thawne over the course of the series. Another thing is that we never got to see how Barry ‘ruined’ Thawne’s life in the future. We got a few hints during seasons 2,3,8 and here in season 9, as well as some during his time on Legends of Tomorrow, but we never saw how Barry did it, whether it be the original Barry Allen, or our Barry Allen.

Ep 8-13 (part 2) episode 11: This episode wasn’t that good compared to the two episodes that came before, but it also was not as nearly as bad as it could’ve been. First, the story of ‘ Malcolm Gilmore’ trying to find out who Eddie Thawne was was so good. The return of Korber was slightly surprising, due to her new position in the future as the captain of CCPD (rip). The speed force Nora and team flash trying to find Barry and fight Mark(Chillblaine) under the influence of the crystal was nice. Seeing how powerful Khione was in instantly killing and reviving Mark was so surprising! Iris then goes into labor. And the reveal of Malcolm being Eddie who was brought back by the negative forces and sent to the future by the singularity was a surprising callback that I’m sure all of us forgot. And the bullet still being in Eddie’s heart before pulling it out was so surprising.

Ep 8-13 (part 3) Episode 12: After accidentally killing Captain Korber (rip), Eddie goes to star labs where the 2049 team flash have just defeated the teased and long awaited villain, the Chronarch. After Eddie sees all the times Eobard came back despite his sacrifice, Nora comes to help him, only to be possessed by the blue crystal. After Barry is taken the future and fights the possessed Nora, he talks to Eddie who blames everything on Barry, his death, him being forgotten, and Barry and Iris’s family. After going to visit future Iris, who rejects him , Eddie then makes us his mind, becomes Cobalt Blue, and revived some of the Flash’s greatest enemies. My only problem I have with this episode and the finale is that more characters should have appeared, a big example, Bart West-Allen. I don’t know why Jordan William Fisher couldn’t appear, I’ll search for why later but I do wish he appeared.

For episodes 13, I’ll make another post due to this one being WAY to long.

[imunbreakabledude]

i do enjoy the way language evolves to describe game mechanics... i've definitely posted similar to this before but i just get a strange delight sometimes by reading osrs posting and reflecting on some of the strange phrases that are commonly used and understood in this game.

like. come do high level pvm in osrs! we have bosses with various fun mechanics such as:

blood captcha

cum phase

running head

ruby resets

god booking

dung stacking

chally last hit

butterflying

red-xing

woox walking

jad phase (which, in spite of its name, doesn't operate at all like the monster it's named for, tztok-jad)

nados. nados. so many tornados. if it chases you, it's a tornado.

green ball. yellows. reds. big ball. small ball. lots of balls

skull skip. boulder skip. axe skip. shield skip. ghost skip. (match the skip to the boss and you win a prize!!!)

[howlingday]

Hyena!Faunus Ruby SUPERPOST

Weiss: UGH! WHAT IS THAT SMELL?!

Ruby: Me~!

Blake: Urp! Did you roll around in trash?!

Ruby: Yup~!

Yang: Uh, why?

Ruby: Because I am the leader~!

Fun Fact! Hyenas will roll around in dung and carcasses they've found. The exact reason is unknown, though one theory states that the action serves as a means of improving their status within the group.

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Weiss: Ruby, I need you to stay away... I'm incredibly sick, and-

Ruby: (Finishing Weiss' soup) Pah! Sorry, did you say something, Weiss?

Weiss: ...I'm gonna throw up.

Fun Fact! Hyenas are immune to almost every disease, including anthrax and rabies. It is believed this was a development in their evolution to improve their role as scavengers. There have even been cases in which trash consumed by the hyenas helps improve human immunity by removing harmful pathogens and preventing them from spreading, such as anthrax and bovine tuberculosis.

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Ruby: You gonna eat that?

Yang: (Hands over steak bone) Nah, you go ahead.

Ruby: (Crunches bone)

Blake: ...Wow.

Yang: You think that's impressive? Wait 'til it comes out!

Ruby: (Mouth full of bone shards) Yeng, dun be grosh!

Fun Fact! Hyenas will eat and digest bones. This diet results in their dung not only being nearly completely white, but also rich in calcium, which is good for soil, and contain bone shards used by birds for nests.

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Yang: Ruby Rose!

Ruby: (Gulps)

Yang: I thought you grew out of your teething phase!

Ruby: I did!

Yang: (Holding up a half-eaten rubber eraser) Then what's this?!

Ruby: ...Treat?

Yang: NO TREAT!

Fun Fact! Although there are health benefits to having hyenas around, they are still considered a pest for their tendency to chew on and eat rubber, such as from tires of airplanes. This is especially enticing to hyenas when there is dung on them. This behavior can negatively impact humans to the point plane wheels are protected with barbed wire!

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Ruby: Jaune! Jaune!

Jaune: Mm, what? (Yawns) What time is... (Looks around, Atop Beacon Tower) HOW-?!

Ruby: C'mon! C'mon! Let's play!

Fun Fact! There are reports of hyenas attacking humans, including an elderly man who was dragged from his bed over 80 miles away from his home, and when the search party found his body, his lower half was completely missing. Authorities urge residents to stay indoors at night with all openings shut.

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Ruby: (Crying)

Blake: Are you okay?

Ruby: I'm sorry, baby. I-I have to. Forgive me. (Pulls out screwdriver, Holds down Magnhild)

Yang: Yeah, she... gets like this every time she upgrades a weapon.

Ruby: (Pries open casing, Blubbering) F-F-Forgib me, zwee behbeh...

Blake: That's... uncomfortable.

Nora: No kidding.

Fun Fact! Hyenas will practice infanticide to improve their status within the group. A female will always be a member of the group, and this heirarchy is usually determined by violence. An observed hyena targeted and killed her sister's two cubs to establish herself higher in the pecking order.

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Ruby: One day, Jaune and Ren will leave, and they'll find their own harem of sexy girls to fall in love with.

Pyrrha: Uh, that's not going to happen.

Ruby: Why not?

Nora: Renny is gonna stay with me, forever and ever!

Ruby: What about Jaune?

Pyrrha: W-Well, hopefully, he can stay as our leader.

Ruby: ...DISGUSTING.

Ren: Huh?

Jaune: What do you mean?

Ruby: I am disgusted, and revolted, and even though I dedicate my life to the ways of our Huntress ancestors, THIS is the thanks I get?! (Climbs into garbage can)

Jaune: Ru-

Ruby: (Slams lid shut)

Fun Fact! Hyena males will be given a choice at adulthood, aka 2 years. If they choose to stay in the pack, they will maintain the status their mothers have achieved, though their choice of mate is severely limited by other females to prevent incest. Males who leave will have more females to choose from, though they will have to fight for their place in a heirarchy. It should be noted that the highest ranked male is still lower than the lowest ranked female.

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Ruby: (In the pool)

Blake: (In the pool)

Ruby: ...

Blake: ...

Ruby: (Smiles)

Blake: ...Oh, that's nasty.

Fun Fact! During the dry season, hyenas will sit in any water mud puddle they can find. They will remain in this water, even while using it as a bathroom.

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Dino Krakata Gigantia Faunus Summer

Summer: (Towering over her classmates) Hm... I see no foes...

Summer: ONLY PREY.

Fun Fact! Dino Krakata Gigantia was the megafauna ancestor of hyenas, weighing more than 800 pounds and standing more than 6 feet long. Evidence shows they too shared a powerful set of jaws for crushing and eating bones.

[amazingo-vn]

Tổ chức sự kiện & hội nghị tại FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long: Đẳng cấp và chuyên nghiệp

ọa lạc tại vị trí đắc địa giữa lòng di sản thiên nhiên thế giới, FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long không chỉ là điểm nghỉ dưỡng lý tưởng mà còn là trung tâm tổ chức hội nghị – sự kiện đẳng cấp 5 sao hàng đầu tại miền Bắc. Với cơ sở hạ tầng hiện đại, không gian sang trọng và đội ngũ vận hành chuyên nghiệp, nơi đây là lựa chọn hàng đầu cho các sự kiện quy mô từ nhỏ đến lớn – từ hội thảo, hội nghị khách hàng, ra mắt sản phẩm đến tiệc cưới và gala dinner.

🏛️ Không Gian Sự Kiện Đẳng Cấp Quốc Tế

FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long sở hữu Trung tâm hội nghị quốc tế (International Convention Center - ICC) hiện đại với sức chứa lên đến 1.500 khách, cùng nhiều phòng họp nhỏ – trung khác đáp ứng linh hoạt nhu cầu tổ chức.

Các sảnh nổi bật:

Grand Ballroom: Sảnh lớn nhất với trần cao, không cột chắn, phù hợp tổ chức hội nghị, tiệc cưới, trình diễn nghệ thuật…

Sảnh Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond: Thiết kế linh hoạt, chia vách dễ dàng, thích hợp cho các hội thảo chuyên đề, họp nhóm, workshop.

Sky Lounge: Không gian mở trên cao với view hướng vịnh – lý tưởng cho tiệc cocktail, sự kiện riêng tư, đón hoàng hôn lãng mạn.

Tất cả các phòng đều được trang bị:

Hệ thống âm thanh – ánh sáng hiện đại

Màn LED kích thước lớn

Máy chiếu – trình chiếu không dây

Hệ thống dịch cabin song ngữ (nếu cần)

Wi-Fi tốc độ cao

🤝 Dịch Vụ MICE Trọn Gói – Vận Hành Chuyên Nghiệp

FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long nổi bật với khả năng tổ chức sự kiện trọn gói – từ A đến Z, bao gồm:

Tư vấn & lên ý tưởng chương trình: từ kịch bản MC, concept trang trí đến nội dung hội nghị.

Hỗ trợ truyền thông, in ấn tài liệu, backdrop, photobooth…

Set-up sân khấu, ánh sáng, âm thanh chuyên nghiệp

Tiệc trà, finger food, buffet hoặc set menu tùy chọn

Quản lý sự kiện tại chỗ (on-site coordinator)

Với đội ngũ điều phối viên sự kiện có kinh nghiệm, bạn có thể hoàn toàn yên tâm khi giao phó một sự kiện quan trọng cho FLC – từ những buổi họp kín nội bộ đến các hội nghị lớn với khách VIP, lãnh đạo cấp cao hay đối tác quốc tế.

💍 Tổ Chức Tiệc Cưới Trong Mơ – Chạm Đến Sự Hoàn Hảo

Nếu bạn mơ về một lễ cưới trong không gian lộng lẫy như truyện cổ tích, thì FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long chính là nơi biến giấc mơ thành hiện thực. Với khung cảnh thiên nhiên hùng vĩ, không gian tổ chức sang trọng cùng dịch vụ cá nhân hóa cao, các cặp đôi có thể lựa chọn:

Lễ cưới trong sảnh tiệc Grand Ballroom với tone màu chủ đạo do bạn lựa chọn.

Lễ cưới ngoài trời view vịnh Hạ Long – nơi cô dâu bước đi giữa không gian thiên nhiên thơ mộng.

Tiệc tối ấm cúng tại Sky Lounge hoặc hồ bơi vô cực, kết hợp ánh nến, nhạc sống và pháo hoa.

FLC cung cấp trọn gói wedding package: từ concept, trang trí, tiệc cưới đến MC, ban nhạc, bánh cưới, make-up cô dâu…

🎉 Gala Dinner – Teambuilding – Tri Ân Khách Hàng

Bạn đang lên kế hoạch cho:

Một chương trình tri ân đối tác cuối năm?

Một buổi gala dinner nội bộ kết hợp teambuilding cho công ty?

Hay một lễ ra mắt sản phẩm mới đầy ấn tượng?

Nếu bạn đang tìm kiếm một địa điểm tổ chức sự kiện đáng tin cậy, sang trọng và toàn diện, thì FLC Grand Hotel Hạ Long chính là nơi bắt đầu cho hành trình tạo nên những khoảnh khắc đỉnh cao.

[nine-blessed-hero]

The Ruby Falls - Chapter 3

CW: Canon-typical violence AO3 :: 1️⃣️ First ◀️ Prev : Next ▶️ :: 🏷️ #TRF-Chapters_Only Taglist (ask for +/-): @wispstalk

The drive from the Priory to the Dartford Crossing was a tedious one – soft greens flattening back into dirty grey amid queues of traffic. Aderyn pulled into the McDonald's car park and read through the briefing pack until the Director's contact turned up. The dour woman waited, arms crossed, as Aderyn moved the Blades' equipment from the slick SUV to her own dun green four-by-four, then with hardly a word, swapped the vehicles' registration plates and took off, leaving Aderyn to continue her journey north to Harwich port.

The Blades' SUV might have been an easier drive – all power steering and driver assistance systems – but there was familiarity in the elderly and cantankerous Land Rover, lending her its noisy confidence of a life soon normalised again. Aderyn threw on a cassette of Queen's Greatest Hits, and the miles vanished under her wheels. In Harwich town, Aderyn ate dinner at a McDonald's, and as evening fell rolled onto the ferry to Holland surrounded by late holidaymakers and haulage vehicles. Night laid a blanket of downy cloud over the boisterous waves of the North Sea as Aderyn curled up in the converted back of her Land Rover and was claimed by sleep.

–

The grey light of dawn found her on the blustery deck sharing small talk and a pack of croissants with a fellow smoker before they parted ways, and she was rolling off into the Netherlands, the GPS chirping brightly about the route ahead.

Slowly the landscape faded from industrial greys to sparse, open fields of brown and khaki, dotted with copses of trees serving as windbreaks. Mist from an intermittent mizzle wreathed the grassy verges, lending Aderyn's rush to Kvatch a sense of dreamy freedom. The landscape rolled out around her, the open road urging her on with teasing grace, bringing a flush of joy to her face, despite the reason for her travel.

In the end, Aderyn didn't need the GPS to tell her she'd reached her destination. A pillar of cloying smoke hung like a banner of ill-omen in the air over Kvatch.

A few miles out, a family trudged along the road, meagre possessions clasped in their arms. Aderyn slowed, rolling down her window. "Hey! Hey, do you speak English? What's going on? What happened here?" The man, his face soot-stained and weary, looked up with empty eyes and spoke to her in Dutch. "Spreekt Engels?" Aderyn garbled out the phrase learnt on the ferry. "Please. In English?" The man shook his head. The woman with him clutched a toddler tighter to her chest. Only their teenager, dark hair falling from a plait around her pale face, looked up. "Gone. Our home. All gone. Turn around. Nothing is there anymore." "Nothing…?" Aderyn's brows came together. She grabbed for the briefing pack, fumbling out the picture of Smith. "What about the church? This man, do you know him? Is he still alive?" The girl gazed up, looking through Aderyn, and shook her head. The man said something further, his tone distraught, and with a hand on the shoulders of his wife and daughter, the family walked away. Aderyn gripped the steering wheel, staring out at the empty road, trying to tame her shaking breath. If it hadn't been for the Director's implication of further help with the Law, she would have turned around right then. With a few deep breaths, she mastered herself and threw the Land Rover into gear.

A quarter mile outside of Kvatch, Aderyn followed a narrow road to a series of large corrugated iron and breezeblock buildings. Straw and animal dung crunched under the Land Rover's tires as she pulled onto a courtyard of rough, dun concrete. When no one came out yelling for her to leave, Aderyn turned off the engine. With haste, she placed a sun visor in the windscreen and drew the curtains, attaching a nicotine patch to her back before donning her tactical gear, followed by the Blades' body armour and a lightweight waterproof. The writ from Director Preston joined her licences in their protective wallet inside the waterproof. From her own stash, Aderyn pulled on an equipment belt, filled with her standard infiltration gear, and from the Blades' totes came the much deadlier bandoleer of weaponry. The last things to be fitted were the Bluetooth bodycam, hooked up to her mobile phone, and a filtered balaclava.

Preparations complete, Aderyn stilled, slowing her breathing to become deep and regular as she centered her mind on her objective. This was functionally no different to any other job she'd run. The package lay at the centre of a maze, filled with roaming guards and environmental hazards. The only difference here was that failure would bring a much more terminal end. She wouldn't hurt anyone if she didn't have to, but – as her old defence instructor said – there was no room for mercy when it came down to you or them. After one last check over of her equipment, Aderyn stowed the Blade's totes, locked her car, and took off towards the flaming wreckage of Kvatch.

–

As Aderyn got closer to the town, the acrid scent of burning synthetics permeated the air, leaving a rancid taste in her mouth and residue in the water on her coat. A fast-running stream barred her access to the town, forcing her to turn aside and follow the muddy bank to the main road and the bridge which spanned it. As she came closer, she saw lopsided tarpaulins and tent canvases, figures milling around or sitting huddled under shelter. Adryn skirted the ramshackle little camp and crossed the bridge, only to find her way barred again by scraps of wooden fencing leant against water butts. A group of men were clustered together, their backs turned to the camp, all attention on some piece of equipment between them. On light feet, she began to loop around the opposite end of the barricade. "Hei!" called a voice. "Hei jij! Wat doe je? Kom hier!" Aderyn froze and looked up. One of the men was waving her over, his flak vest emblazoned with 'Politie'. "Kom hier!" he called again, voice sharper. Hiding a sigh, Aderyn trotted over, pulling off her mask and glasses, as the other men turned to look. "Wat denk je dat je aan het doen bent?" he snapped. "Zie je niet dat de stad verboden terrein is?" "Hi, uh, spreekt Engels?" Aderyn asked. "Do you speak English?" "Yes." The officer planted his hands on his hips. "What do you think you're doing? Can't you see that the town is off-limits?" Aderyn drew herself up. "I've been sent by a UK protection agency to retrieve one of our principals. I'm gonna reach into my inside pocket for my ID and authorization. Alright?" The police officer considered her for a moment. "Yes, you can do that." Aderyn pulled out her card wallet and handed it over to the officer, watching as he scanned her penetration testing and driving licences before pulling out the letter of authorization from the Blades. After a moment he refolded it and handed the card wallet back.

As Aderyn put away her papers, she could feel the officers' narrowed eyes on her. Looking back up, she suppressed the urge to fiddle with her zipper toggles and instead offered an easy smile. The officer held out a hand. "It's good to have you here Agent Williams. God knows we could use another set of hands." Aderyn shook the offered hand as the officer continued, "Acting Captain Savlian Matius. These are my men, Jesan Rilian, Ilend Vonius and Merandil Alberda." Aderyn nodded to them in greeting before turning her attention back to Matius. "You understand, sir, I'm just here to get my VIP and leave again? The assistance I can offer is limited." She pulled out the photo of Smith. "I'm looking for him, Martin Smith. I'm told he's a priest. You know him?" Matius made a noise of despair in his throat. "Yes, I know Dominee Smith. I do not know what happened to him." "Last I saw," Rilian said, "Dominee was leading a group to the church. If he's lucky, he's trapped there, safe for the moment…" He gave a gallic shrug. "I hope luck was on his side." "Thank you for your information," Aderyn said. "Is there anything else you can tell me – what should I expect in there?" The men stared, jaws slack. "No, no," Matius said, shaking his head. "You can't go in there – it's suicide." "I have to retrieve my principal." "He may not even still live," cried Rilian. "Even if he does, it is impossible to get past their troops and shitting command centre." The leather of Matius's gloves creaked against each other as he wrung his hands. "He's right. Those that made it to the church shall have to remain trapped for now. All we can do is hold this line to protect the citizens who were able to escape, and hope backup arrives." "Especially since we can't call it in," Alberda said, aiming a kick at the equipment on the ground. "Wait, hang on. What command centre?" Matius threw out a hand, gesturing to a field left of the main road into town and a corral of trucks at its edge. "They turned up in the night. It was too much, too fast – we were instantly overrun. The town, my goddamn home, in flames!" Matius dragged a hand down his face. "We couldn't have been any less prepared for this." "I know how that goes," Aderyn murmured, settling the equipment belt on her hips as she peered at the grey box. "Your radio's broke, innit?" Alberda turned sharply. "Can you fix it?" "Nah, mate," Aderyn shook her head. The men's faces fell, and Aderyn tugged at her earlobe. "But, uh. I got a spare." Matius spoke up, "Any help we can get, lady, we appreciate for sure." From the Blade's bandoleer, Aderyn pulled out an emergency VHF radio and handed it over. "I hope it helps." "Thank you," Alberda said. Aderyn glanced up at the town, and Captain Matius followed her line of sight. "Are you sure about going in there? On your own?" Aderyn flashed him a tight smile. "I gotta go get my principal." Matius nodded solemnly. "Then I wish you all the luck in the world, lady." Aderyn pulled down her balaclava and tactical glasses. "And I wish you all the remaining," she told him, before starting towards the town.

As the command centre loomed large in her vision, Aderyn kept to the side of the road, pressed as close as she could to the neatly trimmed hedges. From what she could see at this distance, there were few Terrorist agents patrolling around the red trucks. Still, Aderyn scurried, using all her talents to remain unseen on the otherwise open road.

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When she finally reached the town, not even the filter in her balaclava could stop the stench of blood and fire from soaking into her lungs. She crept through the brick-paved streets, keeping to the main road through the town. Passing a quaint grocery shop, its produce spilt and trampled into the blooded pavement, made Aderyn break into a trot. It was risky, being so out in the open, but it was also the most direct route to the church, and time was clearly not on her side.

A mere hundred yards away from the church, the road branched. Aderyn, her mind still on grabbing the priest and leaving, was oblivious to the red flashes in her periphery until gunfire was ratting around her ears. There was no time to think. No time to even swear. Only to leap and tumble behind a garden wall. Shards of brick scattered down, the guns spitting bullets, keeping her penned. Aderyn keened, sucking in sharp breaths, dust on her clothes and hands around her head. A stinging pain bloomed on her bicep, blood soaking into the surrounding cloth, cold and clammy. The gunfire stopped. The ringing silence was filled with harsh laughter. Aderyn withdrew a mirror from a waist pouch, angling it to see over the wall. Four assholes, wearing red body armour, stood in the middle of the street. Maybe they thought they'd killed her, maybe they didn't care. Whichever it was, none of them were reloading their weapons or coming to check. Instead, they stood around, laughing and chatting. Aderyn put the mirror away, frustrated they didn't appear to be going anywhere. If only they would just assume she was dead and move on. She took a few breaths. Forget the guns, Aderyn told herself. This was no different to that time in Liverpool. All she had to do was work the problem, find an exit and take it.

Her gaze skittered over the garden. Two tall buildings enclosed the left and back sides of the tiny green space, with a back door into the house to the right. A small fruit tree grew up to the left, but it was nowhere near large enough to scale and give her access to a second-floor window. Aderyn took a series of calming breaths, clenching and unclenching her fists. The only way out was back over the wall. Even with the element of surprise, the thought of shooting them made gore rise in her throat. Then she remembered; Ferrum had insisted on loading her for nearly every conceivable situation, which included smoke bombs. All she needed was enough time to make it to the church. Something to make them look the other way.

An idea formed in her head. A stupid, reckless idea. But what was that phrase – if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid? God, she hoped it would work. From the bandoleer, Aderyn pulled one of the smoke bombs and one of her spare gun clips; from her belt, a roll of electrical tape. A quick glance over the wall told her that the goons still hadn't moved, so she set-to, assembling her plan. On a strip of electrical tape, she fixed a series of bullets, which were then wrapped around the smoke bomb. That done, Aderyn crouch-ran along the wall. In the fold between the garden wall and the guttering of the house she stopped. Another series of deep breaths, preparing. Aderyn pulled the pin, hurling the bomb. It sailed over the goons, spewing yellow smoke, landing on the far side. Aderyn hopped the wall, feet pounding as she ran for the church. Behind her, bullets exploded. The terrorists retaliated, shooting blindly into the fog.

Searing pain tunnelled through Aderyn's thigh. She stumbled, almost falling, a hand flying over her mouth to cover a yelp of pain. She couldn't stop. Couldn't let them find her. The church was so close now, she could see the redbrick spire rising out of the billowing smoke. Lightning pain arced through her thigh with every step, tears clouding her vision. There was no time. She couldn't stop.

Aderyn burst out of the yellow fog, running full pelt across the small plaza. The solid bulk of the church loomed large and she put on an extra burst of speed, throwing herself down between the HVAC units. A sob escaped as she threw her head back against the frosty metal, eyes squeezed shut. She had to get inside. But if Smith and his friends were smart, they would've barred the entrances. Drumming footsteps passed by the front of the church, as Aderyn fought to control her breathing. Once they'd passed, she concentrated, bringing up the church schematics in her mind. Somewhere around the outside of the brutalist building was a crypt entrance. That had to be her point of ingress. The doors would be sealed, but she doubted that anyone would have thought to seal a hatch in the ground. She just had to find it.

Cautiously, Aderyn crawled out from her hiding place. When no flashes of red, gunshots or other warnings showed, she made her move, limping around the building, sticking close to the church wall. The crypt entrance turned out to be laughably easy to find. A pair of large metal flaps two and a half meters across was barely hidden against the North-East corner. From her belt, Aderyn pulled a shim, and with a twist of a pick, the padlock popped open. With one final glance around, she slipped inside, pulling the hatch closed after her and sealing it temporarily from the inside.

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Nhẫn Cưới: Vòng Tròn Vĩnh Hằng Của Tình Ý

Chiếc nhẫn cưới ước thề không chỉ là món đồ trang sức, mà là biểu tượng thiêng liêng, khẳng định cho tình ý và sự gắn bó khăng khít giữa hai linh hồn. Trong ngày trọng đại, khoảnh khắc trao kỷ vật hôn lễ trở thành mốc son khó quên, khởi đầu cho một chặng đường chung đầy tình ái và trách nhiệm.

Giá Trị Thâm Trầm Của Kỷ Vật Hôn Lễ

Biểu tượng của sự vô tận: Hình tròn liền mạch của chiếc nhẫn không có điểm đầu và điểm cuối, tượng trưng cho tình ý vô bờ và sự kết nối không bao giờ tan vỡ.

Chứng thực cho tình cảm và lòng trung kiên: Kỷ vật hôn lễ là lời cam kết về sự trung kiên, tín nhiệm và yêu thương trọn đời dành cho người bạn đời.

Dấu ấn của sự hòa hợp: Khi trao kỷ vật hôn lễ, đôi uyên ương đã chính thức hòa hợp sẽ cùng nhau vượt qua mọi chông gai, thử thách trong cuộc đời.

Kỷ niệm thiêng liêng: Kỷ vật hôn lễ là một kỷ niệm vô giá, lưu giữ những giây phút đẹp đẽ của ngày thành hôn và là bằng chứng cho tình ý bền chặt của hai người.

Lựa Chọn Kỷ Vật Hôn Lễ Hoàn Mỹ

Việc lựa chọn kỷ vật hôn lễ là một quyết định hệ trọng, đòi hỏi sự cân nhắc chu đáo để tìm ra cặp nhẫn phù hợp nhất với phong cách và gu thẩm mỹ của cả hai. Dưới đây là một số yếu tố cần lưu tâm:

Chất liệu: Vàng, bạch kim, vàng trắng là những chất liệu phổ biến được sử dụng để chế tác kỷ vật hôn lễ. Mỗi chất liệu mang một vẻ đẹp và ý nghĩa riêng, phù hợp với từng phong cách và ngân sách.

Kiểu dáng: Từ những kiểu dáng truyền thống, thanh lịch đến những thiết kế tân thời, độc đáo, đôi uyên ương có thể lựa chọn kiểu dáng kỷ vật hôn lễ phù hợp với cá tính và gu thẩm mỹ của mình.

Đá quý: Kim cương, đá sapphire, đá ruby là những loại đá quý thường được đính trên kỷ vật hôn lễ, mang đến vẻ đẹp sang trọng và rực rỡ.

Ngân sách: Xác định ngân sách phù hợp sẽ giúp bạn dễ dàng lựa chọn được cặp kỷ vật hôn lễ ưng ý mà không gây áp lực tài chính.

Bảo Quản Kỷ Vật Hôn Lễ

Để kỷ vật hôn lễ luôn giữ được vẻ đẹp và ý nghĩa thiêng liêng, việc bảo quản đúng cách là rất quan trọng. Dưới đây là một số lưu ý:

Tránh tiếp xúc với hóa chất: Hạn chế để kỷ vật hôn lễ tiếp xúc với các loại hóa chất như chất tẩy rửa, mỹ phẩm, nước hoa,...

Tháo nhẫn khi làm việc nặng: Để tránh trầy xước và biến dạng, nên tháo kỷ vật hôn lễ khi làm việc nặng hoặc chơi thể thao.

Vệ sinh định kỳ: Vệ sinh kỷ vật hôn lễ định kỳ bằng dung dịch chuyên dụng hoặc mang đến tiệm kim hoàn để được làm sạch chuyên nghiệp.

Cất giữ cẩn thận: Khi không đeo, nên cất giữ kỷ vật hôn lễ trong hộp đựng riêng biệt để tránh va chạm và trầy xước.

Kỷ vật hôn lễ không chỉ là một món trang sức, mà còn là biểu tượng của tình ý, sự gắn bó và lời thề nguyền vĩnh hằng. Hãy lựa chọn cho mình cặp kỷ vật hôn lễ hoàn mỹ, lưu giữ những khoảnh khắc quý giá v�� cùng nhau xây dựng một mái ấm hạnh phú