#but i don't know if the guy from the service website will pick up his phone today or tomorro after so called working hours

[mean-vampyre]

Time machine to jump 48 hours into the future

[houseofanticipation]

You're sitting with your friend Sam at a coffee shop, catching up. She's telling you about an instagram ad she keeps getting for some audiobook streaming service. "It's just crazy," she says, "because I was just telling Lucille I wanted to start reading more books but I never have the time, and then it's like instantly I'm getting these ads all the time."

"So what," you say over your steaming mug, "you think they're listening to you?"

Sam shakes her head. "Honestly I think it's almost scarier than that. They have so much information about us, they don't even need to listen to our conversations. They just know, based on everything they've gathered about me, that I'm probably someone who wants to listen to audiobooks."

"Well they can't be that smart," you say. "Because the only ads I've been getting lately are for something called Slut Cream."

Sam raises an eyebrow. "You must know I'm going to need more details."

You take out your phone and find an ad to show her. It's not difficult; literally all of the ads you see on instagram are like this. They're even showing up in other places now, on webpages you visit or apps you use. This one is one you've seen before: a beautiful woman in a crop top that just barely covers her nipples is proudly displaying a squeeze tube of the kind you'd buy sunscreen or toothpaste in. The caption says, "Being a slut isn't a hobby—it's a lifestyle! Step up your slut game with Slut Cream! Shop Now"

"I don't even know what slut cream is," you say. "All you get when you look it up is a bunch of porn."

"Well, obviously it's a way to step up your slut game," says Sam sagely. "What does it say on the website?"

"Oh, I'm not clicking the link," you say. "I don't want to encourage them! What I want to know is why suddenly this ad is all I can seem to see!"

Sam shoots you a wink. "Maybe you're just a slut. These data brokers know us better than we know ourselves."'

What neither of you know is that it's actually quite easy to buy online ad space, and they let you get pretty specific with your intended audience.

I live in the next apartment over from you. I've been watching you for a long time, studying you, listening to you through our shared wall. We've talked a few times, some terse conversation at the mailboxes or in the hall, which is how I knew enough about you to place those ads, with audience parameters so specific that probably only you and about five other people would see them. I had fun making them; hiring the model to do the photoshoot, dusting off the skills I picked up in that college graphic design course, creating a website for this fake business (though I'm disappointed you still haven't clicked through to see it). If you actually tried to buy slut cream, the website would tell you we're currently closed due to high traffic, and to check back later. Nowhere on the website does it explain what slut cream is.

A number of strange things happen to you over the course of the following day. On your lunch break you walk down the block to the deli by your office. You're in here every weekday, but today the energy here is different. People are staring you, side-eyeing you, having whispered conversations that stop abruptly when you get too close. As you're walking back to work, an old woman spits on the ground as you pass, you'd swear you heard the word "whore!" hissed under her breath. You wonder if you should say something, stand up for yourself, but she's elderly, probably confused, and you decide to be the bigger person.

In the hours after lunch, you're propositioned by no less than seven of your male coworkers. You've had to refuse a few invitations to dinner in your time, but seven in a day is completely out of the ordinary, and the things these men are offering to do to you go way outside the bounds of first date stuff. One guy tells you the conference room is empty, if you want to go for a quick fuck; another guy tells you he hasn't cum in a month, and if you sucked his cock he'd pump so much cum down your throat that you wouldn't need to eat dinner. Your boss even tells you he and his wife are looking for a third and he thought of you first, like he's offering you a big promotion. The strangest thing is that all of these men seem genuinely surprised when you turn them down. Like this sort of thing usually works with girls. One guy even says, "sorry, I was just trying to help."

It was pretty easy to hire actors for the deli and the street. You go to the same place every day, so I knew where they'd have to go and roughly when they'd need to be there. The harder part was getting your coworkers to play along, especially because I was picky about getting people who could sell the act. For a few of them all it took was money. A few of them I had to blackmail. For your boss I had to call in a favor, get his boss to threaten his job. He protested, but I think it made his cock hard, thinking about fucking you alongside his wife.

I keep this up for a few weeks. Anywhere you go I have people watching you, talking about you behind your back. I have people approaching you on the train, at the park, in restaurants, offering to fuck you like they're doing you a favor. You stay firm in your refusal—I wouldn't have expected any less from you—but I can tell it's beginning to eat at you. I watch you try to figure out what you're doing that seems to give all these people the wrong idea about you; you start to dress more modestly, talk less, even walk a little less confidently. But none of this will change anything. All it will do is make you feel more repressed.

After a month, I decide it's time to make my move. I could probably wait longer, but the anticipation is getting too much for me, and besides, you're beginning to get a little wild around the eyes. I'd hate to break you before I've had my fun. One evening, when I know you're home, I unlock your apartment with the duplicate key I had made two months ago. You're in the kitchen, washing dishes with headphones on; you didn't hear me come in. I leave the door open as I approach you, admiring the way you shake your ass to whatever it is you're listening to. I get right up behind you and stay there for a moment, lavishing in your innocence, feeling my cock strain at my belt as I imagine taking it away from you. Then I reach around front of you with both arms and plunge my hand into your panties

You shout in shock, fight back, try to push me off as the headphones fall off your head. But I've got you pinned against the counter, my full body weight against you, one hand down your pants, the other groping your breasts. Once you realize that fighting won't help, you stop struggling and ask me what I want. "Please," you say. Just hearing that quiver in your voice almost makes me delirious with lust. "Please, let me go. I don't want this, please."

I bury my face in your neck, kissing and breathing you in. You smell incredible, like fear and sweat and sex. I bring my lips up to your ear, let them brush against you as I speak. "Of course you want this, baby. You've been trying so hard to hide it, but you don't have to hide with me. Look, you left the door open for me." I let you turn your head enough to see the door hanging open just as my fingers find your clit. I'm rubbing you gently, tenderly, just the way I've watched you touch yourself through the webcam I have in your room. My other hand is under your shirt now and I'm squeezing your breast, rolling your nipple between my fingers, feeling it slowly grow full and erect. You try to stifle a soft moan and I kiss your neck again. "It's okay, baby. You don't have to be ashamed. It's okay to want to feel good. Let me make you feel good."

You clutch your face in your hands and let out a cry of frustration and humiliation and agony and pleasure. You barely know me; I'm the guy next door who sometimes looks at you a little too long. The guy you speed up to avoid in the hall. But that feeling radiating from you clit... You think how exhausting it's been, doing everything you could think of to change people's perception of you, get them to stop looking at you as a slut, how none of it has done you any good anyway. You wonder if you'd have had more fun fucking Jim in the conference room, or swallowing Dylan's cum, or having a threesome with your boss and his wife. And that throbbing in your clit, the agonizing pleasure...You remember that beautiful woman in the ad: "Being a slut isn't a hobby—it's a lifestyle!" You think about how happy she looked, how fulfilled. You remember Sam's words: "These data brokers know us better than we know ourselves."

It does feel good, doesn't it? To let me touch you, pleasure you, to let go of this act you've been holding on to. Isn't it okay to want to feel good? Why did you ever let anyone make you ashamed of that? You try out another moan, letting the pleasure well up through your chest and out your mouth. It feels good, so you try another, and another, and then you're leaning back into me, grinding up against me, delighting in the feeling of my hard cock against your ass.

"Good," I say. "You're letting go of those silly hang-ups. Now we can have our real fun." My hands still around you, controlling you, I half lead-half carry your trembling body to the bedroom. I throw you on the bed, face up so I can get a good look at your eyes, see what I've done to your mind. Those same eyes that have avoided me in the hall so many times now gaze hungrily up at me, wanting me, needing me.

Who am I do decline?

I pull off your pants and panties as a single unit, letting you take care of your shirt for yourself. I kick of my own bottoms, letting my throbbing cock slap against your leg as it springs from its confinement. Don't think I don't notice the way your whole body shivers when it touches you. I lift your legs and push your knees up towards your ears; you're remarkably flexible. It must be all that yoga I've watched you do at the place downtown. I've greatly enjoyed your visits to that place, so it's nice to see they weren't in vain.

You're afraid of me, all of a sudden. Maybe some part of you is seeing sense, realizing you'd have to be crazy to let a guy like me come into your home and fuck you like this. But what was the alternative? Have me rape you? Let me tell you, darling: I would have raped you. You feel the head of my cock gliding over your skin, exploring your inner thighs and pubic area, and tremble at my touch. I want this, you tell yourself. This is what a slut like me needs.

All the same, you cry a little bit when I penetrate you. It's not because it hurts—it does hurt a bit, but you're wet enough, and it's not entirely a bad pain. It's not because you're afraid—well, maybe in part, but that's not the core of it. You cry because you're finally letting go. Letting go of the person you used to be, or thought you were. It's the relief of knowing you don't have to pretend anymore, wrapped up with the mourning you feel when you lose a potential version of yourself. I lean across you as my cock fills you up, and tenderly, I kiss away your tears. "Hush, my darling. I'm here. I will always be here. I will love you despite what you are, when everyone else turns away in disgust."

My weight on you feels good, comforting. The way I press down on your legs, stretching you out, driving my cock so deep inside you that it brushes your cervix. It hurts a little, but is that any better than you deserve? Could a slut like you really expect to find better than this? Better than unconditional love and a desire to give you the pleasure you need?

I'm speeding up now, my face something like an animal, furious and insistent as I gaze down at you. There's darkness behind my eyes, you think, something cold and cruel. You thank God I'm on your side. My hips are like a hammer on your pelvis now, and with each thrust you feel my cock bulging inside you, throbbing and pulsating with anticipation. When I finally plant my seed in you, groaning and growling and pressing you further into the bed, you find there's something comforting about the warmth of my cum inside you. Maybe my seed will take root, make you swell up with me, make you mine. As I roll off you, huffing and panting, the tears begin to stream down your face again, this time from joy.

What did a slut like you ever do to deserve someone who loves you like I do?

[lenixsocial]

Watcher (and why nothing matters anymore):

So, in case you've been locked away under a proverbial bridge for a few days, Internet personalities Steven Lim, Ryan Bergara, and Shane Madej (known as Watcher) have elected to begin their own streaming service and ditch YouTube.

On the surface, that mightn't even seem like news at all.

After all, this sort of thing seems to happen all the time: The Try Guys left Buzzfeed to create their own company, Rhett and Link took the dive and diversified into paywalled entertainment a few years back with Mythical Society. Both of which however still rely on YouTube itself to generate views on the main channels, which funnel viewers into a FOMO type situation where "you can't miss" a special airing on the app (Mythical Society) or Patreon (Try Guys).

Watcher, in its infinite wisdom (stupidity, carelessness, unparalleled greed - take your pick) has decided that YouTube is pointless, and has moved ALL their content behind a paywall, claiming that the service was amping up to provide "TV quality programming", leaving only old content and the first episodes of the new shows up on their YouTube page as a subtle tease as to what you could get for $6/month.

It's now quite apparent from reading the comments section of their (now infamous) YouTube video, their official subreddit, and the tag on X that the fans were...not thrilled. The fingers began to be pointed within minutes. Name calling soon after. Then this blossomed into dissertations on why this was a horrible idea.

Then we found out that there was no app. Just a website. So you're paying for website access. Not a full blown streaming service to rival Netflix. Oh, and they don't even have their own servers, the videos are hosted by Vimeo. The deeper the comments section dug, the nastier the attacks got. Steven soon became the whipping boy. His past, his interviews, scanned and mercurially dug up for juicy tidbits (although all anyone gleaned from these was he's rich, was born rich, drives a Tesla in LA, likes fancy food, and has friends whom he values who are racist and possibly sexist and will not sever ties with them).

Then came the cries of incongruity. Shane Madej repeatedly said to "Eat the Rich", and here he was schilling for a platform that cost $6 a month. The cries began to pirate all of the new Watcher content because maybe he was under duress and was secretly telling them to do so. Fact is, I don't know if he was or what, but I'm certain he's under contract and wants his job.

Then came the videos from other internet users analyzing the video, and comparing this to the Try Guys situation with Ned a few months back. Both are disasters, each in unique ways with different players, and such like but here's the vast difference: none of this will even matter in a month.

Let me explain: We are in the total free fall stage of Watcher's Internet Streamer Service. What they do in the next 24-48 hours is crucial. If they revert back to their YouTube channel and apologize, they'll be fine. People will probably poke fun at them, but they'll be forgiven, eventually. But if they don't and they keep on, ignoring the fans, dousing the haters, and make it a month, I doubt we will see any resistance outside of a terse article or two.

Why? The collective memory span in this day and age is extremely short, many have likely already made judgment in their head and have passed said judgment. Therefore, they'll avoid the channel, and the streamer and will be blissfully unaware of any changes. Those who have joined up and paid will remain members, and those who have elected to remain subscribed will likely remain so and will watch the free content until they can afford the $6/month.

The thing is like it or hate it, if they decide to do nothing and ignore the public at large, they most likely will be fine. Maybe they will not have the hugest subscriber base, but people will forget about this. Something else major that is more salacious will spring up in the months ahead. Will there be lingering anger? Sure, but like I said before, these people have already passed judgment so they're already gone.

In an era of "nothing fucking matters" when your choices are sometimes entirely out of your direct control and are (at best) two sides of the same coin, it should be of absolutely no surprise to anyone that there is a fairly good possibility even after all that has transpired that nothing bad will happen. Lest we forget that old adage: "there is no such thing as bad PR".

Personally, I feel $6 is a tad much for a non-app based web streamer with little to no content. It was disingenuous to announce its launch internationally where even more people can't afford it, and some can't even view it. Steven wasn't upfront with who was in charge and now it really does seem like he's using the subscriptions to fund his international gallivanting. It's clear nobody wanted TV-show quality Ghost Files to take place in another country, nor did they want an old show revived with votes when you pay the first month's dues. They say it's a case of Watcher "not reading the room".

[bleedingcoffee42]

Yep, both is good.

But for sure you can't not have feelings about him, because he really is fascinating and very human (his tvpersona and the real guy).

For me he was like an onion. I didn't expect to like him at the beginning (another typical sociopath soldier bot) but then I realized it was a layer he put on himself and it hepled him to do his job and there were more layers and the dude was complexed as hell. Plus as I love the bigass events (Foy, finding that surgeon) but what always got me, were the lil things, like sending Shifty home, holding Chuck's hand or staying for the boys in the army to the end. Or trying and failing to steal Perconte's lighter. Honey....

Lol, Easy was like, ok we thought he was the toughest sonofabitch in the army, in reality he is but also is a weirdo with questionable hobbies and poor social skills, so let's play along to keep his mighty reputation. And then someone says something bad about him and the company is after that folk's blood, because, as you said, he was their Captain (ok, that's may be my headcanon).

Matheson sounds like a dude who would not fit in modern times. While Sparky probably would thrive ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway, I'm amazed how well they created him in the show with such small screentime. A big cheer for Matt too, because HOT DAMN, the role of his life.

He is!! And I'm just impressed as hell with the fact he never really said anything to correct any of the information, just rolled with it. Yet he's outraged when two lines are inaccurate about his ex-wife. Even with info from some family and records, interviews, I see so much conflicting info. And going through the BoB boxes I have seen so much gossip about guys they actually like, makes you wonder how much things spiraled with someone who was a ghost story.

I do like that most of the guys who were present for stuff are on the "I'm not giving details, but he did it, but he was still an amazing CO and that's that." It threw Ambrose for a loop because he didn't get how you could have both. Lol.

Matheson's comments were so definitive and weird. 'His problem was WOMEN.' okay? Elaborate. 'he's been married four times'. That's it? That's your problem? It means is it weird he kept tabs on him after the war? I know he ran into/away from him when he spotted him in DC in the 60's. (it's early I hope I'm not getting him mixed up w/someone else.)

I also like how he transitions from writing his full name to 'Sparky' in letters to Dick as their pen pal relationship spirals into 'Dick, you're a pain in the ass'. He's got a nickname for the guy they knew, and uses it. Even to the point of telling them to leave him out of the BoB stuff because they just are going to find someone to play 'Sparky'. Not Ron, who is holding his 'World's best Grandpa' mug and throwing the letter in the mailbox before hanging out with his grandkids.

IDK, a lot of the focus over the years has been 'OMG did he really kill those people' and not 'Sparky, what level of intelligence were you involved in when you were with Battalion?'. You don't just pick some random officer to serve at Spandlau prison. Even if he took language courses to apply for the job. Not when you're hoping he can get some info out of the Russians too. His Hospital admission cards are [Blank] in Fold3, unsearchable by name. Service number on other records not what is on the copies of Docs from the National Archives on the Speirs website. Only that number will land you on his WW2 Hospital cards. Not to throw out conspiracies, but WTF.

[takerfoxx]

What's the most difficult type of Madoka fan to deal with IYO? Recently had some...interesting experiences with the types that another described as 'Homura-stans', which I found weird because I rather like Homura and didn't think I was doing anything to incite a reaction like that. They the worst or are there more insidious parts of the fandom I have yet to run into?

If you mean people who take the whole "Homura did nothing wrong" thing way too seriously, I've ran into them a time or two, but they tend to just be irritating at worst.

As for me, well, I don't know how long you've been a part of the fandom, but let me tell you a tale of one of the most notorious members of the Madoka Magica community. Let me tell you the tale of Anti-Crack Kun.

=puffs on pipe and leans back in rocking chair=

Sometime between the release of the original series and now, around the middle of the last decade, there arose a certain individual who, despite having been gone for several years now and otherwise is all but forgotten, certainly left quite the indelible stamp on the community. Officially, his name was Anonscans, but to everyone else he was known as simply Anti-Crack Kun.

You see, he was active in the community in a way few other people were, as a translator of Madoka Magica yuri doujins (as well as for a few other series). Some of them cute and clean, others cute and very much not clean, but as this was the golden age of Madoka Magica doujins, he quickly became a fairly big name in that part of the community.

However, while it could be argued that he was providing a service, he is more known for his obsessive, nay, near pathological belief that if you shipped anything other than KyoSaya or MadoHomu, you were in effect ignoring the girls' feelings and treating them like disposable trash. Every doujin that he translated had what was basically his manifesto tacked on at the end, so you could just be enjoying some cute fluff concerning your favorite ship only to be hit with a wall of deranged rambling.

Furthermore, he was not content to simply express his beliefs in his own space, but also aggressively hunted down those who enjoyed what he deemed were "non-canon" ships, which ignores the fact that for as much as we'd like to think otherwise, Madoka Magica is still mostly subtext and nobody save for Hitomi and Kyousuke are actually officially a couple. He would pick fights in the comments of his doujins, stir up trouble on messages boards, would harass and insult fanartists on deviantart and here on tumblr for producing anything having to do with "crack ships," make multiple sockpuppet accounts every time he got banned or blocked, and also showed a real misogynstic and ableist streak as well. I've heard that he also doxxed a few people. Some prominent fanartists outright left the fandom because they were tired of his bullshit.

Funny thing is, someone did ask him about Walpurgis Nights once way back in the day, and he actually gave it the okay, because despite being very AU at least it stuck to the "canon" ships or some shit like that. But that did not stop us from having a brief war of words a few years ago here on tumblr.

Anyway, he's long been run out of the fandom by now. His accounts have all been deleted, and no one's heard from him for almost a decade. However, his website Anonscans is still up, albeit dormant, so you can still peek in to see some truly bizarre drama. It even features a "debate" area, as he knew full well people would be coming for his ass. And any of the doujins that he translated are still under his name in whatever archives they're stored in. So there's every chance that you could be browsing through some old KyoSaya only to run right into his batshit manifesto at the end.

So yeah. That guy.

[mlobsters]

supernatural s10e15 the things they carried (w. jenny klein)

DEAN Porn? SAM What? No. l-it's nothing. DEAN Hey, look, no judgement from me. Just, you know, not where we eat. SAM Dude, it wasn't porn. DEAN Okay, "erotica." Whatever. Zip it up.

ha ha. jared what are they doing to your hair. smooth and bouncy

DEAN Sam! I know what you're doing over there, and it ain't porn. Look, man, we have checked every website, okay? We've checked it twice. Sammy, when we work a case, there's always that point when we have to face the truth, right? Even if we don't like it. Well, truth is, there's no way around this. We saw what happened to Cain, okay? I'm not happy about it. But l got to move on. So l'm gonna keep doing what we do while l still can. And l'd like you to be there with me.

it's like a calm and reasonable version of dean's looming deal, and this time he can tell sam he wants him present while he has him. is this growth?

continuing on their trend of cutest babies. what a sweetheart. my eyes glaze over and i get the grabby hands. i would like to hold the baby

appreciate they're trying to acknowledge the mental health and suicide struggles with veterans within the context of their monster hunting story.

BETH My Rick, when he's home and good, I have to kill the spiders, you know? Rick was a kind soul. He never took more life than he had to.

oh no more paralleling to our hero's plight

cole is back, huh. ok? did they pick this story so they could bring him back?

let's just watch this top secret video of the military shooting people, on speaker, at this cafe. sure

random action shot of baby on this cool bridge as they're just... driving to the scene of a crime

okay well. this killer wormy thing reminds me of the xfiles ice episode crossed with wrath of khan ear worm bug thing. and we had that spn one with the black ear goo, eve's... somethings? oof. s6e16 apparently. (rip rufus)

did he say sammy? is that allowed? maybe an exception can be made when you've got a desert monster worm in your digestive tract

LOL dean's face would say otherwise

haha now he's just trying to irk him. little brother vibes (even though the actor is older than jackles)

COLE Mm. So, last time you saw this thing, it turned people into killers, too? DEAN Yeah, except that one did a mind-control number on us. (Starts putting jumper cables on a car battery.) COLE Damn. Day in, day out, you and Sammy saving people from things they just can't wrap their minds around . . . Hell, and nobody even notices it. Hell, at least l get a medal for my efforts. But you . . . I tried to kill your ass. DEAN Yeah, well, good times. COLE I almost took you off the map. Who would be saving me now? DEAN Yeah, well, let's not get too sentimental about it.

i guess all it takes is a freaky worm down your gullet to be like hey you guys provide a really valuable service to the world. this guy is a good actor and i like how he's really giving his all, i just think his character and storylines have been not great, which is unfortunate

at least it's consensual torture i guess. pretty shot framing

screaming "chest compressions" in my mind right now. so usually when we get a character heavy showing them in their best light type episode, it means they're about to die. will i see it coming for once or have they made me paranoid?

DEAN That road? That means giving up. If you think that's where you're headed, then you've got it ass-backwards. You're gonna fight harder than you ever have. You understand?

you listening to yourself, dean?

hot. the way dean snatches his arm back made me laugh

paranoid it is! well, i'm glad dean got a win figuring out how to save cole and redeeming himself a tiny bit more

SAM Hey, Cole. Listen, uh, l, uh . . . For whatever it's worth . . . I really wish it hadn't ended this way. COLE Yeah, me, too, Sammy boy.

you know, some people can get away with way too fond and familiar nicknames with people they don't know very well. cole, in my very humble opinion, is not one of them. what a funny choice.

so the wiki page about nicknames links this article

Cole Trenton refers to the boys as Sammy and Dean-o. He wrote about this character choice here.

so i'm skimming through looking for quotes (i don't read other people's recaps/reviews on episodes, trying to keep it to my personal experience for this first time through) and .... it's in the comments????? is this like. a confirmed source?? LOL. i was too embarrassed to read it past the first few paragraphs. NICKNAME CONTROVERSY

very, youtube apology video

SAM I tried. l did. I tried. l just couldn't save this one. DEAN You know, you can do everything right. And even still, sometimes... the guy still dies.

way to not so subtly bring up your impending doom and freak sam out again. i guess i should appreciate that the mark got ignored for a good chunk earlier because i'd be very very over it by now if it had been Present since whenever he got it

[thirstghosting]

> call home depot to reserve a truck rental

> "oh you just reserve it online"

> reserve truck from 6pm til 730pm

> realize I want to add more time

> call the home depot

> "oh yeah you can just tell us when you come pick it up"

> ...kay

> pick up truck

> tool rental guy tells us its ok to bring it back later, and if its past 8, somebody in customer service can process the return

> back as early as we can by 820P

> tool rental is closed so we go to customer service

> "we're here to return a truck"

> confused employee looking at their watch "its after 8"

> "yes the guy at tool rental told us that if we brought it back after 8 we could be helped at customer service"

> clearly some beef between the middle aged guy and the old guy, where the middle aged guy is probably new to this and tried to pass it off to the old guy, who is being stubborn because this guy clearly sloughs his work onto him often

> "i dont care about the work beef youre having i just need to return the truck"

> reluctantly the middle aged guy opens the return form, asks the mileage, asks to see a pic of the gas tank

> we weren't told to take a pic of the gas tank

> walk all the way back across the store just to take pic

> walk all the way back to customer service and the middle aged guy is helping out somebody else, a disgruntled couple has joined the line, old guy is nowhere to be seen

> a lady begins to help us, checks her watch, tells me its past 8, and then when I tell her what we were told she gets upset and just walks away???

> finally 1 guy helps us, opens the return form, asks me for the keys so he can personally run back to the truck to check the gas and mileage (his job)

> "you know you guys could have returned this tomorrow" "yeah and paid that much? we only reserved it for 2 hours" "we don't rent trucks out by the hour"

> but the fucking official Home Depot website where I booked????

> today called tool rental to ask when the rest of my deposit will be refunded

> "we dont do deposits"

> THE OFFICIAL WWEBSITE TOOK A DEPOSIT FROM ME???????????

> "oh yeah right sure it'll take a couple days I guess. nobody should have rented a truck to you past 6PM"

> THE FUCKING

>>>>>> WEBSITE??????????

[large-penises-sporting-goods]

Fun part of retail!

A couple of my coworkers handed me some paper coupons for the store we work at. The reason being that, depending on how much one spends, the coupons in question can be better than our employee discount. Manager Jane often uses these in lieu of her employee discount, so me and a couple other coworkers collect them for her (we are required to collect them after a customer uses them, so that's where we get them). So I was in charge of giving the collection to her, since I'm working with her tomorrow. But that's not the fun part, that's just unnecessarily specific context.

Today, I had a fun Kindness Power Move to pull. A few customers asked me about coupons, and if they weren't quite going to spend the minimum to use the daily digital coupon, and if they were nice enough, I'd ask them to step into the security cameras blind spot and then give them a coupon from my pocket. I believe this is considered chaotic good.

Disappointing part of retail!

When I did my chaotic good coupon blessing for one guy, I'm pretty sure he fell in love with me on the spot. It got a little uncomfortable after that. He insisted on emailing me an access code for a book he's writing???? I wasn't quite listening but it was something like that. I gave him my email that I use specifically to sign up for things I don't care about 💀 I then did what I always do when someone seems quite taken with me: I gave him the customer service hotline and gave my spiel about how that's where to direct any positive comments because that's how they get recorded officially so we can be considered for raises and whatnot. He called them before leaving the store??? They didn't pick up because it was after hours, and he said it didn't let him leave a voicemail; when I couldn't find an email address on the company website he said "I'm going overseas tomorrow, but I'll call first thing when i land." I was like "aw no you don't have to do that! I know international calls can get costly" he was like "no I insist" i was in my head like, I'd better get a service pin for my lanyard as a result of his call because if I had to sit through this guys simping I'd like something to show for it. As he was leaving he told sales guy Tyler (who had overheard some of what went on and came up to be my bodyguard) "you guys are really lucky to have Beth" I mean yeah but dude chill

Like on one hand it's flattering, on the other hand I get nervous about stuff like that since, being autistic, I can't always intuit/see subtext on whether someone is just very outgoing/friendly/whatever or if they're at risk of crossing the line with me. Like maybe this guy just talks like that and wants to get readers for his book. But maybe he'll come back to the store and harass me because he thinks he can demand my attention. Sigh

[sherwood-park-airport-taxi]

Flat Ride Taxi Inc - Sherwood Park Taxi Service

Rynn Goodale

I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[airport-taxi-sherwood-park]

Flat Ride Taxi Inc - Sherwood Park Taxi Service

Rynn Goodale

I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[cab-sherwood-park]

Flat Ride Taxi Inc - Sherwood Park Taxi Service

Rynn Goodale

I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[cabs-sherwood-park]

Flat Ride Taxi Inc - Sherwood Park Taxi Service

Rynn Goodale

I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[taxi-sherwood-park]

Flat Ride Taxi Inc - Sherwood Park Taxi Service

Rynn Goodale

I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[sherwood-park-cabs]

Negative Reviews About Flat Ride Taxi

Rynn Goodale I don't know how your so bad at giving ETA's EVERY time your at least 10-15 min late from your "be there in 10 minutes" heaven forbid I call 30min early from my projected leave time cause that's when you'll be on time.

Nandani Lava I have used it 2-4 time but it was not on time .. and the cab boy were cancelling the ride..I didn't like there service

VikramJit Singh The driver didn't know the roads properly and he was not at all polite. Awful experience. Not recommended at all.

Bfdc.edmonton Edmonton780 Very bad service.. driver don’t no the city

Sunny Singh Very bed service charge more money. No manners how to talk to customer. Cab Drivers are uneducated, cheap

Dilpreet Rai Not a good service 👎🏼 Don't even deserve one star

Anshul Joshi Worst and the most unprofessional experience i've ever had in my life. Wouldnt recomend it to anyone at all.

Mandeep Singh FAKE publicity. They charge way more than they advertise. BIG RIPP OFF Would give ZERO STAR rating if possible STAY AWAY

Kalie Courcelles Not happy at all ! I used to be a customer of thiers but I just felt like I got ripped off big time. if I got them to turn on the meter it would have been cheaper than the 25$ flat rate they gave me, but to top it off they charged me to use their debit machine!!! Never seen that before but….I will not be using this service AGAIN… They want to charge people that much they could at least have clean cars.

Karen Simmons worst experience of my life…go by meter whenever convenient for themselves. Very deceiving in title of company. I also had a friend take a trip to west end of edmonton, had no battery on his phone asked the driver to use phone to call mother and was told no. Not to mention the language barrier is brutal. Will never take them again, and will actively promote against

Raman Goraya Worst company in sherwood park .never ever use this company .

Amy Hachey Worst experience ever .all time over charge .

Julia Ryle Poor taxi service. They advertise that they charge flat rate to the airport but it’s not true. On Saturday morning I called them to get the cab for Edmonton international airport because I checked on their add it was saying $50 to the Airport and when driver dropped me at the airport I asked the driver about the price and he was asking $75 dollar. Because on the meter it was showing $75. When I asked the driver about the flat rate then he replied me, “ No flat rate on weekend”. He had no sense of talking. He had very bad communication skills. I request to the management to post the proper adds on google. Otherwise you will loose your business. Be careful guys from these people.

Gary Henson 45$ from Sherwood to airport they give me quote . Reckless driver. Cut off bunch of people excessive spending, almost rear ended someone . Would never use again this worst cab company in Sherwood park so I just wanna say to Sherwood park people never use flat ride taxi . Drivers are so rude .

G Beaudoin HORRIBLE HORRIBLE, THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF WITH FLAT RATES. THE GUY WITH THE TURBAN(don’t know his name) RIPPED ME OFF TWICE. PRETENDED HE DIDNT HAVE CHANGE SO I CAN GIVE HIM A BIGGER TIP. HAD TO CHASE THE CAR DOWN CAUSE HE RAN OFF WITH MY BAG STILL IN THE BACK TRUNK. STAY STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

Rich Meindertsma Website clearly says $10 pick up and drop off anywhere in Sherwood Park. This is a lie. I got charged $16 within Sherwood Park and I tried to get at least an explanation and nothing. Back to Uber! Now they just reply by saying this is a fake review. I did get the driver down to $13 but that is not the point. The website says $10 and I called them directly with no explanation.

Matt Neufeld Warning: overpriced and unsafe

i ordered a cab ride today from sherwood park to fort sask. I was quoted $25.00. when we arrived i was charged $46.00! the driver kept texting and driving, constanting drifting into the shoulder lane. driving extremely fast then braking hard at every light becaise he was too busy talking on the phone amd texting. vehicle was a very old worn down van with a dent on the drivers side. the driver was friendly and i get they work long hours but i'll never use them again

Ravinder Singh in the last week Friday night I call flat ride taxi Sherwood park I called a taxi near park center hotel . When I showing driver my address but I misread the address by my speak mistake because of my bad fever. I feel sick that time. However the driver started judging me he is so rude and stinky why not telling him the correct address and told me don't do this again. I made my apology to him 3 times. Even I explain I am not feeling well thats why I did that mistake . Everyone will make mistake, can you please give others some respect when someone feel very sick .then he start shout on me if you sick why you call cab .on that night I decide I will never ever call this company .if they dont have atticates how to talk with customers .

Jaden Koszewnik Worst company ever .

sasha oberoi driver uses abusing word

Mark Bazov Never made it in time …..

Harvir Grewal Very very poor quality

Makenzie Snyder Not good

[dystopiandilfs]

Dream's discord podcast. Basically him answering questions for 2.5 hours. This will sort of be in order but I fucked up my notes so it might not be in order completely. (From 13th May 2021)

For reference the photos at the end are: A prototype of fidget spinner merch as loads of people asked, a reference photo of his favourite merch and a photo he sent of his hair to prove he wasn't a brunette.

•He said his teeth are mostly straight but he's thought about getting Invisalign. He's never had braces. He has a tiny gap in the left side of his mouth and his canines are longer and sharper (vampire arc). He's never had teeth surgery so has his wisdom teeth still.

•He thinks pineapple on pizza is good.

•He likes seafood like lobster and crab. He had crab made in an air fryer last night. He like peas. He thinks quesadillas are good and likes most food.

•He hates Coffee and most drinks

•The Dream Shorts team is Ken who is his personal reminder (Ken's main job is to spam him with texts so he doesn't forget things as he's got a habit of reading texts and not replying) and also comes up with a list of sets for Dream shorts. The builder is a friend and munchymc builder "his talent gets wasted on Dream's shorts but we pay him so"

•His editors are currently Dizzy, Firesale and Mjcr. Willz doesn't edit for him anymore

•The mask animation isn't done but Mask should be released May 21st. He wants to release them together as "the whole song is a double meaning and the whole nuance will be lost without the animation" but no matter if the animation is done the song is getting released on the 21st.

•He and Sapnap eat together often.

•He and Sapnap prefer medium rare Steak

•He wants a home gym it's something he's willing to splurge on. They currently have a weight rack but they haven't even set it up.

•"Eat the rich? Shut up shut up" - Dream

•Talked about money basically saying "Most people don't understand how money works I don't have millions in my bank account it's in assets like merch, land and warehousing for that stuff" (He's not in his landlord arc)

•He's been debating Pride Merch because of Rainbow Capitalism. He doesn't want it too be seen as a money maker and if he does most proceeds would go to charity. He's currently super busy merch wise with Sapnap joining and George in the middle of joining. He did say "Only if the LGBTQ+ community in this community wants it" He thinks he's going to at least change the merch website to a pride one. Sapnap wants to make pride merch including a rainbow flame on his.

•He wants to create a charity that's centered around helping LGBTQ+ one day because he thinks that there's a lack of them. He mentioned that creating a charity was expensive and took a lot and was a complicated process including a board of directors but he wants to do it someday.

•He wanted to buy a bunch of houses in Florida which was a service to house mostly LGBTQ+ youth and people stuck in abusive households for free to get them out of bad home environments. But he didn't because he didn't want people thinking he was profiting of of abuse victims and LGBTQ+ community.

•He said he's terrible with time management and replying to people which is why Ken helps him (and also helps George and Sapnap). He mentioned how Sam messaged multiple times and Dream just forgot to answer but felt bad "I feel like people think I hate them..... Cause I'd be mad if people did that to me"

•He tries to reply to a few texts a day (community number). He also can't do birthday messages everyday because you can only reply at certain times so it's not abusing the system so if you get one it's special. He said he does try but it's got a weird time gap.

•Him and the manhunt winner are trying to come up with a good time to film

•He wants to stream this MCC on twitch and says his team is good.

•He talks about why he's not partnered with Twitch. Basically Twitch has a lock rate (in which you make money) and you legally can't stream on YouTube. So legally if Tommy wanted to stream on YouTube he couldn't. Someone then mentioned how Bad is a twitch partner but still streams on YouTube "Bad streams on YouTube but he has for a while and I don't think that he cares" - Dream

•He likes to reply to every donation he gets on stream and feels bad when he doesn't so he'll turn them off when he streams and wants a platform deal where he can be payed to stream (not twitch). If he gets a streaming partnership he will stream a couple of times a week. He looked in to Facebook but they don't have an alias system meaning you can see everyone's actual Facebook account and personal info, he doesn't like seeing real names on Facebook so it would require a lot of altering if he was to stream there so he's thinking it's probably going to be YouTube.

•He was asked about if his demographic was what he expected and he said he went in with no expectations, he didn't even know what stans were, wasn't really on social media so he wasn't aware of the fan culture. "You guys are a handful sometimes but it's worth it"

•He also mentioned how he and the DreamSMP changed the twitch audience demographic. It used to be male dominated in both streamers and audience and now it's almost split which is unheard on.

•He has 5 fidget spinners in his house. Two in his bedroom. Two in his office. One in the living room.

•He likes his Minecraft skin as he thinks the arm is cook and you never see the rest of his skin really. He says it's unique and different and "me". Dream: You can't even tell half the skins apart on MC.

•He's not lost the motivation to stream. Most of the times if he wants to stream he gets George or Sapnap to do it and he just turns up. It's more beneficial to them as they have donos and subs on. (Don't we fucking know it "can you say hi to")

•He has listened to Lovejoy. Says the ep was great and they're very talented and awesome. Doesn't know what his favourite song is but probably would pick One Day because the chorus slaps.

•RIP to acoustic Roadtrip. He said instead of acoustic Roadtrip we get Mask so no losses today for Dream stans.

•"With Roadtrip I went to Parker and I said Hey I have a story I want to tell through music. I have no experience with that can you help me" He said sure. He crafted the music and melodies and how things are formed where it's catchy. I have less comfort singing that. I love the song and it's my song, it's very representative of me and I'm sure I could sing it but it's a song I'd be kinds of scared to sing live, with Mask I basically did everything. I sat there the entire time and maybe an hour out if the 100 I wasn't in the call. Dream came up with the lyrics and main melody for Mask (First one he's ever come up with) "That was just notes in my fucking voice memos"

•The clip we heard of Mask was a prechorus not the actual chorus. He thinks he'd be more comfortable to do a mask acoustic and it's more melodic than Roadtrip. The chorus also has a lot of instruments similar to Roadtrip. Mask starts of slow and guitar with minimal reverb and is more raw.

• He doesn't want music to be his main thing. It's something fun to do and he's passionate about it as it's a way to express emotions. He wants to release mask then go from there. He wants to release at least one more song but has nothing on his mind currently. His two ideas were Roadtrip and Mask.

•He wouldn't quit his job to become a pizza delivery man.

•His favourite features on himself are eyes or freckles and he also confirmed that he does have eyebrows.

•He was told that Parkour warrior would be bought back some time in the near future and he got excited for it. "Even if I don't win, which I will, it'll be fun"

•Went on about his MCC team but I'm not going to put that in as we should be getting them today. He did say he wasn't on Pink but he did sound confused. (For reference he's always in Pink as it's the last team announced and keeps the hype up by announcing the biggest streamer last)

•Said he and his mum had the Mr Beast burger. He recommends because he likes the avacado. He mentioned how Mr Beast uses "Ghost Kitchens" which is basically where he gives restaurants permission to cook his food so it's restaurant quality food.

•His favourite piece of merch is the circle smile. (The pool photo on Instagram). He said the quality was bad (he worked with a different company and didn't have his own company) and it was elasticy feeling and he's planning on re-releasing it again but with good quality.

•He's started to send merch out in custom packaging. So his bags have the smile and will mostly be green. Sapnap's has the flame and is either black or white. He's also trying to make it so every order has the sticker packs for both him and Sapnap.

•He loves the coins as it's cheaper than a hoodie but still celebrates the milestones and will last a long time. He mentioned how the old coins are getting removed off the site and how if you have any of the coins your special because only a few thousand get made. He's kept around 100 of each coin that he wants to give away in person.

•He wanted to have a cool store where you could access computers that give you access to the DreamSMP in spectator mode. But it's too costly and would require too much time and isn't safe fight now. He doesn't think it'd be worth it financially.

•Most of the hoodie are black instead of multiple colours because of limited supply and covid. Getting the colours are harder because if the pandemic which hopefully won't be an issue soon.

•He wants to do a short meetup tour with Sapnap and George with a few locations in the US (and if others nearby want to join like Quackity or Karl they can). He also wants to visit Australia, UK, Canada, Mexico and Philippines and do something like that there but definitely at least visit with George and Sapnap.

•He's never been to the Philippines but his mum has. He wants to set up a place in the Philippines where he can ship merch in bulk and it would help to reduce shipping. However it would probably be big milestone merch.

•He's not got the vaccine yet but will get it when he needs to. He doesn't leave the house so he doesn't see the point.

•He's the ideas man. George's footcam video was Dream's idea. The T-shirt video was Dream's idea. Most if not all of the Dream Team's videos are Dream's ideas.

•Said he's got a similar/the same hair colour as Froy (Dream buddy at this point the only difference between you and Froy is that one of you is dating Richard Madden /lh)

[caffeineforbucky]

As Time Goes By...(Chapter One)

Post-blip (five or six months later)

A/N: This is my first time writing on this website or anything public really, I usually just write for me, please just bear with me if it looks or sounds janky. Also, thanks for taking the time to read. I deeply & wholeheartedly appreciate you. Enjoy!

Summary: I suck at them but, I'll give it a shot. You- the reader, are surprised by 'old' friends when they show up out of the blue, asking for your help on a mission. (This is just the sum for chap. 1)

Word count: 2,760

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Fem! reader

Warnings: Angst, swearing, ex-boyfriend jealousy...

The day was coming to an end, a small heatwave conjuring up a sweat as you wiped down your last table for the night. You blew out a breath, brushing back a sheen of perspiration with your forearm, watching the last customer walk out of the restaurant as the bell chimed above their head.

You never understood why people chose to sit inside when there were tables out on the sidewalk. It was hotter in here than out there, especially since the air conditioner had gone out just a few days prior and the fans above the tables were only circling the air inside. It was an actual oven, but they contended.

Your hightops heaved across the tile, dragging yourself with the sufficiency of a person who was only working because they had to. You kicked up the doorstop, pulling the door towards you with a small amount of goodwill and vigor to finish locking up, flipping the paper sign over from open to closed. It wasn't as if you hated your job. You thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of it all. It was the only person working the night shift job you hated with every fiber of your being. You weren't completely alone in the restaurant, having a few cooks and the owner to keep you company, especially on busy nights like the one you just had.

"I'm clocking out, Mrs. Turner!" You call out, reaching behind your back to untie the knot of your apron, pulling it up and off your neck once the ties came undone. Trudging back to the table, you picked up the disinfectant wipe and toss it in the bin, making your way to your boss's office before hanging up your apron on the hook. "Mrs. Turner...?" You murmur softly, poking your head in through the doorway, only to see her counting the profits for the day. "I'm heading home," You chime, pointing behind your shoulder with your thumb as she glances up at you.

"Alright, Honey," She beams, a bright smile pulling at her lips as her eyes meet yours. "I'll see you tomorrow then?"

Working for the Turners wasn't supposed to be a permanent job, in fact, it wasn't even your original plan, as opposed to the small favors you would complete now and then for the people that were willing to pay a pretty penny for your...services.

But you figured having a stable job was smarter and safer than the alternative. And the help wanted sign was very persuasive, due to the pretty colors and splashes of glitter. It looked like it was made by a child, which you later found out, was decorated by Mrs. Turner's seven-year-old. "Always." You accede, tapping the doorframe as your goodbye before parading into the breakroom to gather your things from the lockers.

You take your backpack off the hook and swing the strap over your shoulder before time punching your card and going straight through the back door. The sounds of the city hit your ears as the heavy door slammed behind you. Traffic honks and tires treading against the grain while you walk further into the busy streets of San Francisco.

As you were about to turn the corner, you were met with the sight of your friend's van, followed by a trumpet rendition of La Cucaracha. You grinned widely, gripping your strap tighter as you jog up the 1972 Ford Ecoline, aka Big Bertha. At least that's what you called it. "Luis!" You rejoice, resting your palms on the ledge. "What are you doing here?"

"Scotty sent me out for a few things," Luis answers, his hands gripping the steering wheel, his head turned to you. "I was just about to go when I saw you. Thought you might need a ride." He shrugs, a cute smile playing on his lips.

You nod, reciprocating the smile at his answer. "Yeah, if it's not too much trouble..." You drag, your voice hesitant, as if he didn't offer at all.

"Nah, get in." He gestures, beckoning you with a wave of his hand. "Your place is on the way," Luis loosens his seatbelt, reaching over to the passenger side to pull up the lock, opening the door for you.

You climb in, plopping down on the tufted leather seats as you pulled the door towards you, closing it shut. "Thanks, Lu," You breathe, dropping your backpack below your feet, then you fasten your seatbelt. "How is Scott, anyway?" You ask as Luis changes gears and presses the gas, the van rolls onto the street.

"Ehh...he's...he's alright, know what I'm sayin'?" He answers, glancing at you before focusing back on the road. "I mean, he missed like five years of his daughter's life. He's just trying to spend as much time with her to make up for years they both lost."

You nibble at the inside of your cheek, nodding softly in agreement as the city lights passed you by. There wasn't much you could say to that, having lost so many people yourself. People you considered family just...gone.

"Yo!" Luis pipes up, snapping you out of your train of thought. "Didja see the news today?!" He shakes his head, whistling at the thought. "I can't believe they would just give some random dude the shield like that, ya know?"

You drew in your bottom lip in contempt, nodding once again at Luis. You had seen the news, and they couldn't have picked a better time to broadcast. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Turner asking you in, you would've hunted Sam Wilson down and kicked his ass yourself.

The van rolled to a stop, brakes squealing as Luis pulled up beside your apartment. You sighed heavily, glancing at the small apartment you shared with your Ex-boyfriend. By the looks of the living room light illuminating behind the curtains, he was home, and you absolutely dreaded when he was. It wasn't as if you wanted to live with him, but you had no other alternative. Ever since dropping your side job, money was tighter, and he was kind enough to let you stay, just until you found a place. "Thanks again for the ride, Lu." You mumble, unclicking your seatbelt as you took hold of your backpack. "You didn't have to."

"Don't even mention it, Y/N," Luis reassures, watching you as you pull at the door handle, opening it to get out. "I know how hard it is to get back into the norm."

You shut the passenger door, shooting him a sympathetic smile. "I'll see you around?"

With a smile, Luis waves goodbye and drives off into the night, the exhaust pipe blowing smoke as he rode off. You shook your head, cracking a smile at the honk of his horn. You turned towards the front entrance of the apartment, your stomach twisting as your smile dropped completely. You swallowed thickly, rolling the tension from your shoulders to prepare yourself before jogging up the small flight of stairs.

You fished your keys from the front pocket of your backpack, taking a breath before shoving the key into the lock, twisting as you pushed the door open with your shoulder. "Joshua?!" You voiced, calling out your ex's name to make sure it was him. You dropped your belongings beside the door, pushing your sneakers off before kicking the door shut with your foot.

"Yeah, in here!" He responds quickly, a slight tremor to his tone.

You frown softly, tossing your keys into the bowl on the console table before sauntering to where his voice was emanating from. "Josh, are you...?" Your voice came to a halt, your footsteps stopping altogether as you walked into the living room.

"Hey!" Joshua exclaims once your figure comes into view. "You wanna explain who they are?" He presses, his face crossed with fear as he gestures to the two men sitting calmly on your living room couch.

You remained quiet, your body tense, eyes wide as your focus shifted between the men on the couch and your ex.

"Well...?" Joshua demands, crossing his arms over his chest, shifting in his stance at the unsettling glare one of the men was sending his way. "I was in the middle of hosting game night-as you can see, when they showed up," Josh drops his arms, hands splaying out to gesture to the coffee table consisting of five different dips, two bulk-sized bags of tortilla chips, and a twenty-four pack of Blue Moon beer. "The guys were just about to come over."

You take a deep breath, closing your eyes to refrain from any and all insults towards your ex. That explained why he was home. "Um..." You utter, pinching the bridge of your nose, "Fucking hell," You curse under your breath, eyes fluttering open to look at Joshua. "Josh," You begin, clearing your throat as you start with the man on the left. "They are Sam Wilson and..." You hesitate, eyes settling on the man to the right, his sight alone bringing back the memories that you swore you didn't want to remember. "James Barnes," You finish, ripping your eyes away from his baby blues to look at your ex. "Aka-"

"The Falcon and The Winter Soldier..." Joshua finishes for you, his eyes flashing with amazement, head whipping towards the guys. "Shit!" He curses, smiling widely like a kid in a candy store. "Can I get you guys anything? A plate? Beer?"

"Actually," You grunt, interrupting before Sam or Bucky could answer. "Can you give us a minute, Joshua?" Insisting while your foot tapped impatiently against the hardwood floor.

"Should I be worried?" He inquires, eyes filled with confusion as he looked between the three of you, trying to piece together the situation at hand. The main reason you and Joshua couldn't work it out was that you kept a lot of secrets, mostly from him. He didn't like the fact that you wouldn't let him in. Sure, you lied to him, the biggest lie being that you were an Avenger, but that was just to keep him safe. There were other reasons why you decided to split up as well. Joshua knew...he knew deep down you were just with him to pass the time. He could see it when he looked into your eyes. There was someone else in the reflection and it wasn't him. If he was honest with himself, he could admit that it did hurt him. That he wanted a chance to make it work with you, but with the way you were staring at James, he finally recognized that reflection.

He should've noticed it early on-like that day he had somehow convinced you to take a trip to D.C for a tour of the Captain America museum. You were hell-bent on not going, trying to make up some elaborate excuse or an alibi of sorts, but alas, you still went. And for some odd reason, you couldn't stop coming back to the Bucky Barnes portion.

"No," You reply, keeping it short to dismiss him.

Joshua's mouth set in a hard line, a foreign feeling forming in the pit of his stomach-jealousy. He never had to worry about it before, especially when his friends used to come over, back when you were still together. Except for that one time, but how could he blame them? You were the kind of person that listened, laughed at the jokes being made, could lend a hand when needed, and your looks were just a bonus in his book. "Uhm, yeah," He coughed, frowning softly while nodding his head at you. "I have to go pick up the pizza, anyway," Josh brushes past you, fetching his keys from the bowl while slipping on his Vans that sat up against the wall ledge that separated the front door from the living room. "Are you going to be okay?" He mumbles, glancing over his shoulder to look at you.

You shoot Josh a smile, nodding reassuringly, his footsteps approaching closer before stopping in front of you, the palm of his hand landing gently on your shoulder, giving it a light squeeze. "Let me know if you need anything, m'kay?" Josh's voice is soft, the concern in his eyes making you feel guilty. You knew he cared about you, and there wasn't a time where you'd catch him staring at you for far too long, but you were well past that. "I'm just a text away," He notes, waving his cell in his hand.

"Josh, I'll be fine," You sigh, stepping away from his touch, the sound of his hand hitting his jeans as it dropped from your shoulder. "I always am."

"Right," Josh nods, looking over at the men on the couch before gazing back at you. "I'll see you in a bit, bug." And with that, he turns, opens the front door, and steps out, shutting the wooden door behind him.

You close your eyes, the pet name Josh had coined for you making you sigh. He agreed to stop calling you that all together and it only made you feel that more guilty for ending things. "So..." You pipe up, opening your eyes as you turned to look at the guys. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

"Bug?"

Bucky is the first to speak, his jaw clenched at the mere sound of the word. Indignant at the way Josh had touched you, even if it was just your shoulder. "I didn't know he knew you like that," Bucky flashes you a taut smile, nodding softly as he shared a look with Sam, but the falcon only shook his head. "How long have you been..." Bucky couldn't even finish the question, his glove-clad hands tightening at the thought of you being with somebody else...someone that wasn't him. Though, it was his own fault. If he hadn't done what he'd done-you'd have never found another.

"Wow," You scoff, padding closer to where they sat. "You don't miss a beat, do you? Just..." You sink into the sofa adjacent to the one they occupied. "-Right into the big stuff."

"I didn't bring you here to question her about her love life," Sam voices, his scolding eyes on the man beside him. "And she sure as hell isn't obligated to answer you, Bucky."

You smile gratefully at Sam before glancing down at your leg that had begun to bounce in anticipation. "What are you guys doing here? And how'd you find me?" You ask, tilting your head in curiosity as you look up at the guys. "When I resigned from the Avengers initiative, they ensured me that I wasn't able to be traced, not by your or any other remaining member. I was supposed to be scot-free," You declare, hitting your thigh with your fist.

"Oh, come on, Y/N," Sam chuckles, shaking his head at the naivety. "We both know that's a bunch of bullshit. The government is always going to have its eyes on us. Especially free agents like you and us."

You draw in your bottom lip, biting down, eyes flickering between Sam and Bucky. You knew it was too good to be true, and part of you sensed the bullshit when the government explained it to you. You just didn't want to believe it.

"You were an ex-assassin. How could they not keep tabs on your whereabouts?" Sam recounts, emphasizing that it was in the past. At least, that's what they thought. "And I had some help from Redwing as well." He shrugs nonchalantly.

You choke out a laugh, shaking your head at the smug demeanor emitting from Sam. "Redwing," You whisper, smiling thinly. "Of course, nothing could ever be hidden from your personal P.I, huh?"

"I hate that thing," Bucky grumbles, folding his arms across his chest. in annoyance. "Invasion of privacy, I'm telling you."

"You love redwing," Sam jokes, playfully jabbing Bucky's arm with his elbow, "It's okay Bucky, you can admit it."

"Can we get back to the issue here?" You interject, "Not one of you has explained the reason you're here. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's great to see you...one more than the other," You whisper that last part but, completely aware that Bucky could hear it. "But, you both showing up out of the blue...? That's almost a bad omen."

"I didn't ask him here, by the way," Sam acknowledges, raising his hands in defense, "I just want to get that out of the way. Bucky came because he wanted to. I'm here," Sam gestures to himself, "-For one reason and one reason only..."

"And what's that?" You ask, leaning forward in your seated position.

"I need your help, Y/N."