#aldis

[mosthuggableffxiv]

Most Punchable Class Trainer (levels 1-30)

Admittedly calling K'rhid Tia and Silvarre trainers is a bit of a stretch, but I had the space so I thought I'd give y'all the chance to punch them anyway.

[sky-daddy-hates-me]

Important for UK people who are participating in boycotts and don't want to support Israel. Aldi has changed their date packaging to South African even though they're still from Israel.

[autumnslance]

FFXIV Write 2023 Day 29: Contravention

Those weren’t her eyes that she opened.

It wasn’t her hand she raised to study. Not her body in the chair. Not her ears listening to Fandaniel’s capering explanation as something he claimed was Varis roared in another room.

It was her body in the chair, slumped lifelessly. If she could reach it, all would be right again, but Zenos was there—

That was not her face looking up at her. Not her smile. Not her eyes. Not once he took control.

She screamed.

—

Not her fingers numb and clumsy around the sword hilt. She knew how to fight with a longsword and shield, had practiced for bells. The body did too, she could feel the muscle memory wanting to respond, but it was sluggish, was stiff, was wrong…

As she desperately tried to defend against oncoming frenzied tempered, she randomly recalled the fight against the Alacran in the Quicksand long ago, Aldis calling instruction and advice, setting the example as his blade flashed. She recalled how it seemed to get easier and easier, once she fell into the rhythm Mylla had taught her, that Aldis repeated.

She pretended he was there now, laughing and cheering, giving those same instructions again, reminding her how to place the feet, when to swing from the shoulder, when to just use the wrist.

By the time she found the survivors trying to defend themselves from the tempered, the body was responding with remembered confidence, her control more certain. She could do this; she could use this form, chase after Zenos, save her friends—

—

Everything hurt.

Pain exploded through the body as she tried to make it move. It couldn’t stand. The stench of burnt ceruleum and charred flesh filled its nose, made it want to retch.

If she was herself, she could channel healing magics, could get to her feet and keep going…

If she was herself, she wouldn’t be crawling forward like this. Tears stung and filled the eyes, and she briefly wondered what color they were.

Zenos was in her body, and had to be halfway to camp by now. He wouldn’t fool them for long, but long enough to hurt, long enough to kill…

She kept dragging forward, letting the body weep from her frustration and fear, sobbing, the release fueling her motions, building her anger.

By some miracle, she found one of the medkits, its magic potions intact.

—

It was not her voice screaming at Zenos.

Not her body she slammed into her own, to stop him from hurting her friends.

He had so much more control over her form than she had on this one—how often had he violated the laws of nature to do this?

Didn’t matter. She didn’t care. What mattered was stopping him and getting herself back.

Was that him or her crouching before her dazed and useless form? She seemed to see both as vision swam.

Gods, she needed to shut Fandaniel up sooner rather than later.

—

As the others got ready to assault the Tower of Babil, she slipped away from concerned friends and into the room where they had put the body.

He had been a young Garlean man, utterly average. Brown hair. Tan skin. Bluish eyes, perhaps; hard to tell through the film of death. Were the gray hairs frosting his hair natural, or caused by his murder and subsequent abuse of his corpse? His third eye seemed deflated somehow, the keratin cracked and dulled. His body was oddly well preserved, though mottled with bruising and burns and cuts that could never heal, a precise sword slice that indicated how he had died. A soldier’s lifetime of scars underlay those more recent wounds.

Who had he been? What had he done? Why this body? Had Zenos found him alive? The original killing blow suggested it. There was nothing in the gear the body had worn to indicate who he had been.

“Whatever crimes you committed in life, your remains deserved better than this,” she whispered, covering the corpse again.

She turned to leave, and found herself confronted with a mirror.

Her face, reacting. Her hands, reaching forward to touch the pane. Her tears, falling over her cheeks. Her voice as she sobbed. Her knees gave way and hurt when she fell to them, shaking and crying. Her forehead leaned against the mirror. Her arms hugged herself.

[mysharona1987]

[johnthestitcher]

Aldi's still sells these - for real!

[g5mlp]

Aldi's in the USA has listed a little fucking weirdo for you to purchase for your special somepony.

Link, not purchasable on site: https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specials/upcoming-aldi-finds/upcoming-aldi-finds-detail/ps/p/megatoys-valentines-day-plush-or-mug-1/

[jollyrebelwinner]

[rapid-oxidization]

anyway SUCH a shot in the dark but I was rifling through some old stuff and found a Blue Rose quickstart module that I picked up a couple years back while visiting a nerd store in my city...... im very much wanting to learn more abt the world/lore and so wanted to ask is there ANY presence here. im willing to read through the sourcebooks but if there is a community here that will make it soooooooooooo much easier and less painful

[freakinglegs]

Part two to the last post heres Barney blissed out in an Aldis 

[brooklynfoodie]

[mosthuggableffxiv]

Most Huggable Class Trainer (Levels 1-30)

Featuring a couple of bonus characters corresponding to the punchability bonuses

[l1mb1c0ll3ct0r]

The limbi have started a war... IKEA, Belladonna, Sheer, Shameika, and Jade think they should be allowed to play mildly loud music during the day, while Aldis, Time, Mallow, Slate, and Raiden heavily disagree. I'll keep you all updated on how the war goes! (*^▽^*)

[wack-ashimself]

I'll never forget this. I was doing an interview for aldis. Group interview. And the manager asked us why we wanted to work there. Every single one of them gave some kiss ass answer. Because of good products. Because of good service. When she got to me I said it's because you pay better than everybody else. She kind of gave me a Stern look, and everybody else looked kind of shocked. People, were not here for charity. And this is ironic because back in the day they used to pay way above minimum wage compared to other grocery stores. Now they don't even try to compete hardly. Even though they work their workers to the bone. Again no matter what business or product you like, they exist solely in our system to make money first. At any cost. Be at the product, the worker, or the consumer. They will exploit any of them for profit. That is the heart of capitalism. Limited resources, unlimited greed.

[mysharona1987]

[brainbustr]

Ricky Steamboat made his comeback yesterday for Big Time Wrestling, with FTR, facing Aldis, Lethal and Brock Anderson !

👉 https://brainbustr.com/en/events/btw-return-of-the-dragon

[thundergrace]

Just a couple of dudes reminding you that Aldis Hodge is, in fact, the sexiest man alive. In addition to being a horologist, he's also a painter and a violinist. He also went to school for architecture.