#buy online soda machine

[st7rns]

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓, c. sturniolo

✿ IN WHICH, chris takes his spoiled!gf on her third shopping spree of the month and she finds a way to thank him…

✿ WARNINGS, smut, oral (male!receiving), use of curse words, semi-proof read

✿ RORA SPEAKS, guys this is my first story so it might be a lil bad but i js KNOW chris would spoil his gf so i had to write this 🙏🙏

i love my man.

he’s always buying me things. if i even smile at something i see while shopping, he’s already picking it up and putting it in our cart. the amount of times he swipes his card when he’s with me is insane.

i have all the new clothes, shoes, purses, etc. but it’s not like i ask him to buy me all these things, he does it on his own!

so far this month, he’d already taken me on two shopping sprees. one at target (who knew self care items were so expensive?) and the other for an online clothing store.

but i reallyyyy want a new purse. so, of course, after he saw me eyeing it for a few weeks, he asked me something like “what brand is that purse you wanted again?” and i practically screamed in excitement, “coach!”

and that explains why we’re at the mall, four shopping bags around my dainty wrists and my new purse around the other. “have i told you how much i love you?” i say sweetly, standing on my tippy toes to give him a kiss on the cheek. my lip gloss made a mark and i smiled at it on his fine ass face.

“not enough” he says lowly, pressing the buttons on the vending machine. at the last store we were in, he practically begged for me to hurry the fuck up so he could get a pepsi or else ‘he’d die.’

he licked his lips in concentration as he watched the soda fall from its row in the vending machine, and it made my legs weak.

“well, i can show you” i whispered seductively in his ear, my hand shaking up his chest to the side of his neck. i inhaled his dior sauvage cologne and it only made me wetter.

“we’re in public, baby” he whispers back, looking around as if someone could hear us. i raised my eyebrows in a “so?” expression which only made him smile and shake his head. “you wanna fuck in the bathroom?”

i knew he was saying it jokingly but my lips form a pout, “what about all my stuff?” i hold up all my shopping bags. he looks down at the multiple bags and groans, “let’s get the fuck home, then”

as soon as he unlocked the door, i jumped on him like a wild fucking animal. i kissed and licked on his neck, earning me a squeeze on my ass and a groan from his lips.

“can’t wait. want you so bad” i whimpered in between kisses, reaching my hand down to palm his hard dick. he broke away to yell “NICK? MATT?” after a few minutes of no reply he picked me up, my legs wrapping around his waist, and sat me on the kitchen counter.

“so needy, yeah?” he says breathlessly, pulling his pants and boxers down in one go. i slowly stroke his dick, sweetly kissing him on the lips at the same time “only for you”

he gave me a cocky grin as he slipped his hands up my shirt, groping and squeezing my boobs. i moaned and threw my head back.

after a few seconds of that, i pulled his hands away. i shook my head, my hair sticking to my lip gloss, “i wanna make you feel good, baby” i slowly got off the counter and dropped to my knees in front of him.

“gonna make me feel good?” he says teasingly. i kiss only the tip of his dick, his pre cum layering over my lip gloss, before looking up at him through my long lashes, and taking all of him in my mouth. or most of him.

he groans and grabs the back of my head, pushing him farther down my throat. “so fucking good, ma. take that shit” i bob my head up and down on his dick, tears filling the edges of my eyes.

the only sounds in the room are chris’ noises of pleasure and the wetness of my mouth around his lubricated dick. i can tell chris is close to reaching his high by the way he starts to sloppily stroke the back of my head.

“fuck- keep going, baby. i’m so close-“ before he can even finish his sentence, warm cum shoots down my throat. i swallow every last drop before popping his dick out my mouth.

“stick that tongue out, mama” he instructs and i do as i’m told, sticking my pink tongue out to show that i swallowed. “that’s my girl” he praises, cupping the side of my face and placing a gentle kiss on the top of my forehead.

“you’re gonna have to show me how much you love me way more often” he chuckles, pulling his drawers and pants up. i smile before gasping, suddenly remembering how he bought me a new purse, and sprinting to where we dropped all of my shopping bags.

i put the purse on, twirling in a circle to give chris the full picture. he licks his lips as he looks me up and down, “you’re so fucking beautiful. did you know that?”

[arminsumi]

it's the hair.

𝐆. 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐔 — 五条悟 ⋅ fem reader

NOTE: lol this is just a dum fluff drabble i wrote instead of studying

SUMMARY — your childhood friend and classmate satoru positively kills you with his new haircut. but he misunderstands your reactions and behaviors, thinking he did something wrong.

WARNINGS — lowercase used, not proofread, misunderstandings between u n gojo, angst if you squint ??

WORDCOUNT ≈ 1.3k

🍒 𝐉𝐚𝐲 — サクランボ ⋅ 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐬/𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 !

you've been eyeing out gojo all day. he's not sure what to make of your expression — it's something mixed between comical worry and genuine distress.

"what? what is it?" he keeps asking you each time you give him the side eye look-over. "do i have something on my face?"

"no. it's nothing." you reply curtly.

he squints skeptically at you.

from class to class, he ponders alongside suguru. did he say something? were you mad at him? was it because he stole your soda from the vending machine yesterday? but he always does that, so why would you be mad now? maybe you were just not feeling well? did you not sleep well?

and suguru's ears flooded with all these theories.

"did i say something to y/n? she's acting strange today."

his best friend stifles a smirk. "dunno, did you?"

"i think she's mad at me. was it because i stole her soda? but y'know it's not my fault we like the same soda! and i promised to buy one for her next time!"

suguru now lowers his head into his arms, resting on the desk, trying so hard to keep his laughter in.

"maybe it's the weather — probably the flu — yeah, definitely the flu. i'll go get something for y/n at the store, d'you need anything, suguru? what! what are you laughing at!"

"nothing, nothing. i don't need anything from the store, thanks — unless maybe something spicy that catches your eye. 'better run quick, store's gonna close soon."

satoru furrows his brows in confusion, and eventually his entire expression becomes serious, like an old philosopher in deep thought about the universe. but it's not the abyssal void beyond the stratosphere that's in his thoughts, no, it's you — you're pervading his entire mind as he walks across the roads of tokyo, to the station, and boards the train.

holding onto the handles as it shudders and sways, shoulders taught as they always are when he's in thought. were you really sick? what if he did something bad? maybe it was nothing at all, and he was just overthinking it. maybe it didn't even involve him. did it have to do with suguru? or perhaps you were upset about something in the past, something irrational and long-forgotten, like the fact that he didn't attend your 7th birthday party. it's not like he had a choice, his parents barely allowed him to visit your side because they didn't want their prodigy son hanging out with...

he texts you.

satoru — are u home yet

he stares and waits for you to come online, then watches as those three dots move up and down and you start typing.

you — no why

satoru — where are u

you — bridge

satoru — what are u doing

you — lol so many questions

you — the sunset looks rlly good today i'm taking pics

satoru — wtf without me??

you — lol sorry didn't think u wanted to waste ur time watching the sunset

satoru — see u there

he's just boarding off the train, coming through its doors, when he texts you that. thank the benefit of his long legs for speeding to the store in time before it closes. he picks up your favorite.

when you see him come into view, you're waiting with your arms draped around the railing of the bridge.

"trying out for the track team?" you laugh, as he practically runs up to you. "did you run this whole way?"

he's catching his breath, clutching a plastic bag of goodies.

"are you sick?" he asks.

"what? no?"

"i thought you might have the flu." he's asking with genuine concern, it's bizarre. he usually doesn't talk like this unless he knows he's in trouble with you, or if something's really wrong.

"i'm fine." you blink, "i've just been watching the sunset. you missed the best part."

"i didn't know you enjoyed sunsets."

"why didn't you invite me!" he groans, coming over to assume an oddly attractive position by the railing. he slacks against the metal, leaning his weight on it. he lets the plastic bag with yours and suguru's favorites in it thud to the ground.

the cityscape is so pretty, and yet he's still prettier, you think.

"i don't care for them." he admits, "but of course i'll enjoy a sunset if you're watching it with me."

you look at him. he's not even facing the sunset. was something on his mind? you can hardly theorize, because you're giving him that peculiar look again.

he catches you looking at him, "what!"

"what?"

"did i do something wrong?" his breath is stable now, "are you mad at me?"

"no? why d'you think I'm mad at you?" you ask confusedly.

"because you keep lookin' at me like that!"

"like what?" you feel your cheeks warm up.

"like something about me is offensive to your eyes."

you break out laughing. "no! i'm not — it's not — you misunderstand me, like always..."

"what the hell?" he whines, "is it nothing serious? i've been worried. you've been looking at me weird since sunday and — oh... OH MY GOD."

you giggle, chin pressing on the railing. "did you just realize something?"

"is it the haircut!"

"it's the haircut."

"why do you not like it!" he fumes, that familiar satoru playfulness coming back now as he was put at ease knowing he didn't upset you. "you know it cost a lot, 'n i styled it and everything."

"i didn't say i didn't like it! it's the opposite."

"so you like it? then why do you look at me like you're having an internal crisis?"

you groan, "because you're giving me a crisis! you know i'm weak for undercuts!"

he shuts up. his heart races a bit. oh, so he misunderstood you not a little bit but entirely. oops. now why didn't he realize that his haircut would have this effect on you? when he subconsciously went to get an undercut because you mentioned you liked them in passing one school afternoon.

"oh."

"you're so dumb, satoru."

"well sorry!" he rolls his eyes.

now there's silence. he stops leaning his back against the railing and turns to face the final stages of the sunset. the streetlights come on, one is gleaming not too far from you two. it casts a dreamy light on his hair.

it really is a good cut, and it's styled in such a way that... well it gets your daydreams going, let's just say that. and here gojo was worried when he came out of the salon, thinking it was too short now. truthfully, it was a bit short compared to his other haircuts, but he wore it well. of course he did.

"so you like it?"

"i love it."

"well if you love it, then show it love." he teases.

"what on earth d'you mean?" you laugh shortly.

"fluff my hair." he says.

"no way, lice-boy."

"hey!" he pinches your cheek in retaliation, and your reaction endears him as much as it always has since you two were kids. "that was one time, i haven't ever had lice again."

he pouts. you look over. he is pouting. pouting. he's a nineteen year old boy pouting about not getting his hair fluffed by his childhood friend who he maybe sorta kinda has a crush on.

and then he encourages you. he leans his head on your shoulder. his hair tickles your cheek.

"damn. you're like an attention-starved cat." you joke.

he places your hand on his head himself. the brief warmth and glimpse at the size difference between his hand and your hand made him giddy.

you ruffle his hair lightly, and then he wears a satisfied smile. now early night has settled. it's quiet at the bridge except for the distant city sounds and lull of the highway.

"i was really worried that i did something wrong." he admits.

"i'm sorry."

he sighs, snuggling your shoulder. there's a nice silence between you and him.

then he breaks it.

"hey, i didn't say stop fluffing." his deep voice reverbs in your chest. he's playful and lively, but you can tell he's also tired from running all the way here.

"you're a menace." you tell him.

"but you like me, right?" it's more of an insecure question. he wants to hear you say it back, not as a playful joke.

"of course i do."

"good, good."

© 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐢 𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈'𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄.

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lloyd hcs? i wanna hear them ALL

Oh boyyyy here we go. I think my LONG Lloyd headcanon post is still one of my top posts, so you can check that out there. I already know this is gonna take a while, so strap in. Dunno if I'll get to all of them or not because I still need content for the future, though.

He's a hungry kid. Always hungry. They don't know if he's having some belated puberty thing where he's hungry 24/7 365 or if it's just his heritage, but he's just. Starving. He gets shy about it, though, even when he knows that his friends would never belittle him because of it. He'll just shyly and slowly push his plate towards Zane and look at him with his big puppy eyes and a pout and Zane can do nothing but give him what he wants (you're spoiling him, Zane. - What would you do in that situation, Cole? He looked horribly pathetic, and I couldn’t do anything but give him another slice of pie.)

He is either chronically online or he has 0 knowledge of the internet. No in-between. For chronically online, his vocabulary mostly consists of tiktok references, and you can definitely hear Zane crying in the distance because he doesn't know what Lloyd is saying. For 0 knowledge of the internet, Jay and Kai make jokes and references to tiktok/reddit/Twitter/etc. and when Lloyd doesn't understand (and subsequently tilts his head like the adorable dragoni he is), you can hear Jay crying in the distance and the soft shushing voice from Nya as she tries to calm him down.

He will steal all shiny things. Shiny rock on the ground? Yoink. Jay left a particularly sparkly bolt on his desk? Well, it's Lloyd's now. Loose change on the counter? He'll take the shiny ones, thanks. He doesn't use the money. He just owns it. When Garmadon came back and saw his stash of sparkly things, he was like, "Ah, so you did inherit some of my genetics. I was getting a bit worried."

Contrary to popular belief, he doesn't own many plushies. Just one. It's a little stuffed tiger with half-off eyes and practically tearing at the seams. Kai won it in a claw machine for him back when he was a kid, and he will not part with it nor have any alterations to it no matter what. It's his and it has survived all the fires in the monastery, the crashes of the bounty, and the angry throws at the wall when Lloyd is mad (he immediately picks it back up and cries for throwing it). He remembers each mark, each missing patch of fur, every scratch on it stupid beaded eyes, and he treasures it. Because his brother got it for him.

He bought Jay a Hatsune Miku body pillow.

He's not a very good gift-giver, actually. If it was December, and he was tasked with some white elephant something he would perish at the spot. So, to combat that, he buys trinkets and things that remind him of his friends or things that he thinks that they'd like, and during the holiday or birthday, all he has to do is stuff it in a bag and put a bow on it. During the missions where they miss the holiday/birthday or if they're not close to his stash of presents, he gets really upset because he can't show them how much he loves them because nothing nothing can compare to the year of scouring shops and finding that cute little spoon engraved with Zane's initials that he found in a thrift store.

More of the gift giving: he's bad at showing affection or just verbally saying that he loves his friends, so he does the neurodivergent thing of just. Giving them pretty rocks or, like, soda tabs. Cole was horribly touched by the rocks, and now he has a shelf full of Lloyd rocks. Sometimes, to calm down, Lloyd and Cole paint the rocks. There's a cute collection of ninja look-alike rocks sitting next to their photos. When Lloyd was younger and everyone started gunning for his affection, Kai got a bunch of jars and wrote everyone's names on them. The person with the most soda tabs by the end of the year would have won the "Lloyd's favorite" award. The thing is, though, they never stopped doing it. When Pixal joined the crew, she was surprised to find herself a jar with her name on it with a purple soda tab.

Speaking of Pixal- a little after she joined, she realized that Lloyd had not finished school. When she had asked about it, she was told Wu was teaching him. She searched more to find out exactly what he was being taught. Lo and behold, it was exclusively ninja things or ancient, ancient history. And much to Lloyd's annoyance, she immediately stormed up to him and got him learning some algebra. She was not going to let him live his life without schooling. When she realized that he was having a lot of trouble with high school mathematics (because she had assumed that he was in the highschool age), she slyly went lower and lower in the education scale just to see where he left off. She was horrified to find he had not exceeded 5th grade math. No more than 5 minutes after his daily lesson, all of them (save Lloyd) had a nice, long conversation about his age and his schooling. She made it her life duty that Lloyd became one of the smartest gosh darned people in Ninjago.

On a lighter note, Jay and Nya sometimes have robot battles for fun. But. Not aggressive or combat related. They make robots do silly tasks like planting a flower or making a sandwich. They always make Lloyd judge who did it better because he has 0 clue the mechanics behind it, and he doesn't pick favorites. (Even if he's not trying to be his father anymore, he loves stirring up chaos by making each of them never truly beat each other by a lot)

He had a lisp as a kid. He didn't know it at the time, but it was because his mouth was unfamiliar with his sharp teeth. It makes him speak funny. For a while, he just didn't speak at all because he was embarrassed when the other darkleys kids made fun of him. He toughened out, though, and sat in his room, reading out loud to himself (occasionally with his kind roommate and friend Brad helping him) to correct his speech. To this day, he sometimes messes up words because he doesn't have proper speech therapy. But it's just another cute Lloyd thing to the team.

Mkay. I only did a few for just in case someone else asks for Lloyd stuff

[skyloftian-nutcase]

So, the misfortune started when I went to this damn hospital to do blood collection (Yes, where the nurse played "fishing" with the vein of my arm ;^;)

Almost two weeks later my mother had some complications and had to have a minor surgery... In this damn hospital

Of course, I didn't want to leave her alone and went as a companion. While I was waiting for her in the waiting room I decided to buy a soda in those vending machines, and of course the can got stuck.

Not long after that, a nurse came to notify me that my mother had already woken up and that I could go see her. I wasted no time and tried to go up the stairs to get there as soon as possible but, very conveniently, the stairs were closed due to some water leak.

Okay, I had to use the elevator now... Nothing would go wrong right? RIGHT??!

HELL YEAH

When the elevator reached the third floor, it stopped working 🫠

If it wasn't bad enough the lil shit of nowhere started to go down very slowly using all the noise budget that a horror movie elevator has.

But after the longest 30 minutes of my life, everything worked out and my body left safely. Only the body cuz my soul was already in the heavens x.x

My mother was fine and she was discharged on the same day, but I made her go downstairs with me not caring if there was water there or not

ANYWAY

Remember that in the beginning I had done blood collection? So, the result was supposed to be released online on the 19th but four days had passed and nothing.

So I contacted the hospital laboratory and they said that some results had given an error and that I should go back and repeat the collection.

I had to wake up at 4:30 in the morning and went back there motivated by hatred.

But dude

When I got there

I had barely gotten out of the car when a FREAKING SINKHOLE started to form on the sidewalk.

Luckily it wasn't very fast, so me and some other pedestrians who were there managed to get out in time and the driver also managed to get the car out before the ground collapsed 😮‍💨

AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THE WORST PART

GUESS WHAT???

When I went to the lab

There was nothing wrong with the result of my exams

They had mistaken me for another patient 🫠

*internal screams*

...If there's a good side to all this, it's that I'm healthy :D

Physically, at least.

Good Lord 🥴🤣

Is it bad that I’m relieved that it’s just your typical Tuesday for you and not that the hospital legitimately tried to kill you with incorrectly dosed meds or something? 😅 Like I read “the elevator got stuck” and was like “oh ok so this is her usual stuff, she didn’t get shot up with an overdose of insulin or something” 🤣

Girl my soul would’ve left my body too if the elevator started creeping downward with all the bad noises YIKES. And a freaking SINKHOLE??

Don’t mind me, I’m just gonna—*sets up all expense paid vacation to Hawaii for your guardian angel*

[sterekchub]

I’ve got an idea! I’m a sucker for soft bby Derek 🥺 him trying to get his life together after the fire but because he barely finished high school the only place that will hire him is the local fast food joint, where the floors are greasy but the food is greasier 😆 but he doesn’t care he just wants to do something on his own for once.

Head manager Stiles just wants to eat him up when he shuffles in for the interview, all shy and lean (too lean). He hires him immediately, devoting lots of time and attention to making sure Derek is comfortable and adjusting nicely. This may or may not include encouraging Derek to take advantage of the free food perk.

As Derek’s frame grows he is slow to notice because Stiles keeps “upgrading” the uniform when he outgrows his.

Also I for sure know Derek would have such a feminine gain 😩

Yesss I also adore soft Derek who deserves nice things. Who has the family fortune to support him but doesn’t feel like he deserves to use it. Too many rumors around him killing his sister, no degree or work experience to mention…he applies everywhere and gets more and more dejected with every day that passes without a job offer.

And Stiles has heard the rumors. Sees Derek’s gruff and ‘I could care less’ attitude….and doesn’t buy it. He’s the kid of a cop- he sees what most people miss. The way Derek’s belt has extra holes poked in it because he’s lost so much muscle mass and weight. The way his jacket hangs loosely off him. How he uncomfortably shifts his weight and looks out of place and ready to bolt immediately.

Stiles immediately offers him the job. Probably working as a manger while he finishes his degree and it reminds Derek he should be a college grad by now, if he ever bothered to go, if his parents were alive to help him with college apps and moving into a dorm…. But Stiles doesn’t make him feel bad about it. Even offers to help Derek look into online classes, even if he starts small with one class at a time at a local community college.

And in the meantime- tells Derek eat what he wants. Better than throwing out leftovers. Sends him home with bags of burgers or nuggets for dinner even if it’s way more than Derek can eat and he protests he can’t take the food.

But- it takes awhile but Derek eventually opens up and feels comfortable being his snarky, rough around the edges- pre fire self. And accepts he should stop arguing with Stiles and take the food.

At first, Derek only notices his 30+lb gain because he’s back to a healthy weight. Doesn’t need the belt to hold up his jeans, his shirts fit snug but not stretched tight. How he used to be.

Which- absolutely when Stiles doubles down. Tells Derek stay hydrated! Get a soda! (And orders those deluxe pick any flavor digital soda machines). Totally keeps a mental note of how often Derek refills his soda- and Derek is solidly chugging at least a small bag of sugar a day with the amount he drinks

Mostly because all the fries Stiles gives him “happen” to be over salted… oops.

Or has Derek try possible new menu items. Triple burger? Triple cheese? What about if they add more bacon? If they add ranch? What about nuggets on a burger?

Derek tries it all and ignores the button of his pants digging into his now rounded middle.

He gets *soft* and blubbery for sure. Because he has nothing else to do- so he picks up all the shifts he can. Maybe keeps Stiles company even when he isn’t on the clock. Comes into the restaurant when he has online classes so Stiles can help him.

He’s on the round the clock greasy fast food diet and as a result he just expands. Ass getting wide and heavy, thighs that are rubbing against each other and the friction leaves holes in his khakis. Belly that protrudes out and hangs low over his waistband- when it isn’t stuffed with burgers and soda and an inflated orb, taut to the touch. The start of a double chin. Pecs that soften and drop. Upper arms that have a solid amount of fat that hang down. Love handles that are always stretching out his shirt and Stiles keeps having to resist the urge to SQUEEZE everytime he walks by.

Derek with his belly resting on the counter, no customers in sight, burger in one hand and large soda in the other…

Sorry I got from “awww angsty and sweet” to “kink” real fast.

[sealed-valkyria]

Actually, I am just going to post the AI Dungeon session. I thought it was a little funny, and I felt like it’s how Hank and Banks usually interact with each other for the most part. It’s super short anyway, because I ran out of energy points and it made me stop using AI Dungeon.

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The setting takes place in the online flash series Madness Combat. You are Hank J. Wimbleton, a mercenary known for his exceptional killing skills. You are going to get a soda from the vending machine. You walk over and pick up the quarter from the ground, and put it in the machine. You press the button, and the machine gives you back a can of soda.

> You open the soda and drink it. You drink the soda, and as you do you feel your muscles relax. You feel your strength increase, and you can think clearer. Your job here is done, you are paid well, and you are going home.

> You get another soda. You are back to the vending machine. You put another quarter in the machine, and you get back a 2nd can of soda. You are beginning to notice that you feel better after drinking soda.

> You buy a soda for your twin brother, Banks J. Wimbleton. You go back to the machine and put in a quarter. And this time, you get a 2nd can of soda for your brother.

> You shake it. You shake the can of soda, as it makes a rattling noise. You listen to it, and it sounds like the can has more than one drink left in it. You decide to keep the soda.

> You go to give Banks the shaken soda can. You go back to the vending machine and give Banks his 2nd can of soda. "Thank you!" He says. You say, "No problem." "So, what are you going to do now?"

> You say "Work." "Okay," says Banks. You go back to your job as a mercenary. And it is a good job. You have more than enough money, and you like the work.

> You go to buy soup for you and your brother, Banks. You go to the vending machine and put in a quarter. You get back a can of vegetable beef soup. You put the soup in the microwave. And you and your brother eat the soup.

> You eat the soup. The microwave beeps, and you know that the soup is ready. You take out the soup and serve it on 2 plates. "Thanks!" says Banks.

> You eat the soup that's on the plates. You eat the soup, and it tastes good. You and Banks eat the soup. You feel very full, and you feel like you could go to sleep.

> You go to the couch that you and Banks sleep on. You walk over to the couch, and you and Banks lie down on it. You begin to fall asleep. Then, you hear the refrigerator door open. And you hear the fridge door close.

> You look up at who is at the fridge. You look up at who is at the fridge. Your brother, Banks J. Wimbleton. He looks at you, and he says, "What are you looking at?" You say, "You." "Me?" he says. "What do you want?" You say, "I don't want anything." Banks says, "Okay." Then, he walks away from the couch, and he goes back to the kitchen. You look back at your brother, and he is still looking at you.

> You say "What do you want." "I don't want anything," he says. You say "Okay." Then, he walks away. You say "I think I'm going to go back to sleep." Your brother says "Okay."

> You go back to sleep. You fall asleep again. And this time, you dream of the sun.

> You curbstomp the sun. As you do, the sun dies. Your dream is over. You wake up from the dream. You say "Banks?" You hear your brother mumbling from the kitchen.

> You say "What are you doing." "I'm eating breakfast," he says. You walk over to the kitchen. You and Banks eat breakfast together. You feel very happy.

> You drink a watermelon smoothie Banks made. You drink the smoothie. It tastes good. You finish the smoothie. Banks says "How was it?" You say "It was good." He says "I made the smoothie."

> You say "Okay." You and Banks walk outside. It is a beautiful day. You are happy to be with your brother. "Let's go somewhere," says Banks. "Where?"

> You say "What do you have in mind?" "I was thinking maybe we could go to the park." "Yeah, okay." Banks and you walk to the car.

> You say "Who is driving?" "I am," says Banks. "Okay." You and your brother sit in the back seats. You say "Banks, how many soda cans do you have?" "I have 3."

> You say "Can I have one?" "Okay," he says. Banks gives you one of his sodas. You pop it, and it tastes good. You and Banks drink sodas, and it feels good.

> You say "I thought you were driving." "No," says Banks. "Yeah, you did." "No, I didn't." "Yes, you did." "Fine," says Banks.

> You say "Well, can you go drive already." "Okay, okay." Banks puts the car in drive, and you sit back and relax. You feel happy. You have no worries in the world.

> You put on music. You put on music. You and your brother enjoy the music. You feel happy, and content. You don't know how long you and Banks have been driving, but you are having fun.

> You say "You should go to the club with me." "I don't feel like going to the club," says Banks. "Yeah, you do." "No, I don't."

> You say "You should." "No, I really don't." You say "Come on." "No, really, I don't feel like it." "You should." "No, really, I don't."

> You say "You should go to the club with me." "I really don't feel like it." You say "I'm bored." "So, you want to go to the club?" "Yeah, I really do."

> You say "And you should go with me." "I really don't feel like it." "No, you should go." "Okay, fine." "Yes, you should go." "Yes, I should go." "Okay."

> You sit back for the rest of the car ride. You sit back, and enjoy the ride. Banks and you arrive at the club. You and your brother walk through the front door. The club is loud. Banks looks a little displeased, following behind you and covering his ears. You walk past all of the people, looking at all of the people. You say "This place is loud." "Yeah," says Banks. You walk through the club to the back.

> You start dancing. You start dancing, and you groove to the music. The place is spinning, and it feels so good. You don't care that there are so many people watching you. You are having a great time.

> You dance. You dance, and dance, and dance. Your body is moving to the beat. You groove to the music. You move your body to the music.

> You try to get Banks to dance too, who doesn't want to. You try to get Banks to dance, but he doesn't seem to want to. He just stands there. His arms are crossed. He is clearly not enjoying himself.

> You say "Come on. Just a little." "No, I don't want to." "Banks, just try it. It's fun." "No, it's not." "Yes, it is."

> You say "I will show you." "Okay." You and your brother dance, and dance, and dance. You dance, and dance, and dance.

> You say "That wasn't so bad." "Yeah, that was fun." "Yeah, that was fun. Should we go dance some more?" "Yeah, let's go." You and Banks dance some more.

> You dance until you're tired. You dance until you are so exhausted that you collapse on the ground, and fall asleep in the middle of a song. Banks ends up having to carry you home. When you wake up, it is the next day. You groggily open your eyes. You and Banks are laying in your bed. You say "That was fun."

> You say "See. It wasn't so bad." "Yeah, that was fun." "Yeah, it was." "Let's do it again sometime." "Okay." You roll over, and fall back asleep.

> You wake up and get ready. You wake up, and get ready for the day. Banks is still sleeping. You sit on your bed and think. What should you do?

> You think about going to the park. You decide to go to the park. You get dressed, and walk downstairs, ready to go. Banks is still sleeping. You tap on your foot impatiently, and go back to your room.

[jacobb99]

I saw something strange at my local Astro-Mart

I need to share this story with someone. I’ve tried sharing it in other places but my posts either get removed or I get labled as some kind of amature horror writer. Even if I’m taken seriously I just get told I imagined the whole thing. I don't know what to believe anymore. All I know is that I need some kind of answer, some kind of explanation.

I'm a recent college graduate with a bachelor's degree in accounting, and I'm currently unemployed. I've been applying for jobs at local firms and other places, but so far, I haven't had any luck. During the day, I spend my time checking job listings online and in the local newspaper. At night, I take walks around my neighborhood. It's still a bit chilly, but the weather is pleasant for walking at night this time of year. I usually stop at a convenience store called "Astro-Mart" to buy chips and soda before heading home to play games. The guy who runs the night-shift is named Antonio, a chubby Eastern European-looking man. I never knew if he was on drugs or something, but he was always paranoid and twitchy.

Last week, I was walking with my headphones on, listening to the new Guilty Gear Strive song "Circle" (the best one on the soundtrack in my opinion) when I saw Antonio waving at me from inside the store. I didn't know him well, but I went inside anyway. Antonio looked pale, more freaked out than usual, and whispered, "Doode, there's a weird dog wandering around. I called animal control, and they said to stay indoors because it probably has the rabies."

As I tried to process what he said, he suddenly lunged forward and slammed the glass door shut, with such force I am surprised it didn’t shatter. I jumped back and looked around, trying to find the reason for his sudden reaction. I noticed that Antonio was twitching more than ever, and he was holding a shotgun. I panicked; I was trapped in a tiny store with a man who looked nuttier than a squirrel with a hording problem and right now he was holding a 12 gage. I thought to myself “this is it, he’s gonna blow my brains out to kill the lizard people or some other crap that’s probably rattling around in his drug-addled brain. I would have continued thinking that way if I hadn't followed Antonio's gaze.

On the sidewalk outside, there was a creature. It wasn't a dog, that was for sure. It had a dog-like head, but that was where the similarity ended. The creature had no fur, and it had multiple heads, not like a Cerberus or a two-headed snake, but more like someone had sewn together a bunch of animal heads to make one body. Like some kind of weird rolled up animal head quilt. It had a long, thin tail like a rat and legs that looked like those of a shoebill but shorter.

I am not afraid to admit I wet myself.

The thing started slamming itself into the door, causing it to crack. Antonio waved the gun at the creature and told it to "fuck off!" but just as he did that it ran off, I had a moment of relief only to see it running back, it slammed headfirst into the glass door, causing the glass to shatter into thousands of little bits. Antonio took a shot at the thing and I’m pretty sure I went deaf for a few seconds. After that I did the only sensible thing and ran to find somewhere to hide, but it was probably the worst decision I could have made that night.

I mean the thing had already seen me and there wasn’t exactly that many places to hide, maybe the bathroom or between the isles but that was about it. However that didn’t matter, my caveman brain was in control and it said go hide. However at me taking flight the damn thing started chasing me. Antonio took two more shots at it. One hit the creature spraying the far wall with greenish black blood, and the other caused the coffee machine next to me to rupture, spilling hot coffee everywhere. I turned the corner to get on the other side of the island thing that had the hot dog rollers, and I saw the Smorgasbeast (what I’m going to call the thing just for my own sake of writing all this down) slip on the spilled coffee. If I weren't panicking so badly, it would have been funny, it had that look on its face that dogs get when they loose all traction on a tile floor and start freaking out, except it was on all its faces.

As I was talking, I suddenly noticed the Smorgasbeast slipping on the spilled coffee and colliding with one of the refrigerators that hold the milk and other perishables. It's always a mystery how half of them are already expired yet they think they can get away with calling it “fresh food”. Anyway, apologies for getting sidetracked. So, when I turned back to the Smorgasbeast, I saw it floundering on the coffee-covered floor, struggling to gain any footing with its silly bird feet. Just then, Antonio walked up and smacked it on the head with the butt of his shotgun. The Smorgasbeast fell to the ground, twitching slightly, and Antonio went to finish it off with a shot to the head.

However, Antonio missed the main head that resembled a dog if you squinted, and instead hit the one that looked more like a pig. The Smorgasbeast bit his leg, and he screamed in pain, using his shotgun as a club to defend himself. Suddenly, the store was filled with flashing red and blue lights. Before I could think "thank God, we are saved," a sharp pain hit the back of my neck, and everything went black.

When I came to, I was lying in the back of an ambulance with two paramedics standing over me, securing an oxygen mask to my face. Before I could ask any questions, one of them instructed me to remain still and take slow, deep breaths. The paramedic explained that I was a victim of a carbon monoxide leak, and I needed to relax. Despite my attempts to inquire about Antonio or the Smorgasbeast, the paramedic kept insisting that I take deep breaths.

After spending two days in the hospital, encased in a strange tube thing that was supposed to get the monoxide out of me somehow, I was discharged with a hefty bill. I never received any answers regarding what occurred, apart from being informed of the carbon monoxide leak. This explanation didn't make sense, and I was left feeling unsure. I returned to the Astro-Mart the following night to investigate, but it was closed with a sign on the now-repaired door that read, "Due to short staff, we will be closing at 5 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience."

I'm unsure if any of it was real. I would prefer to believe the carbon monoxide explanation, but it still doesn't feel right. I'm baffled and searching for answers. If anyone can help me understand what happened, please let me know.

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#5

steve has the worst bedhead known to man. that is a fact. 

506 notes - Posted January 18, 2022

#4

love those fics where steve is doing Not Well™️, but since the avengers have no frame of reference for what’s a healthy stevie and what’s not, they don’t really suspect that steve’s doing as poorly as he is.

cue bucky coming in from the cold and taking one look at steve and going, “how long have you been hurting so bad?”

570 notes - Posted April 4, 2022

#3

Read a story online earlier about someone who buys two cups of tea and sits and pretends that their father has just gone to the bathroom when he's been gone for several years, and I couldn't help thinking, what if this was Steve? What if just after waking up from the ice he goes for a walk and finds that the diner he and Bucky spent every afternoon in just sitting and enjoying the others presence, Bucky reading the new Si-Fi novel he got from the library and Steve sketching the other diners, both of them getting something to drink for free becase they help out the owner whenever they could, is still there. So he goes in one afternoon, and the booth they'd always sit at is still there, yes the seats and table top is diffrent, and so is the decor, but the booth is still there, and he orders two drinks, soda maybe, or water, and pushes one across from him and sets a Si-Fi book he bought earlier that day next to it, because as much as he said he didn't like them, they still remind him of Bucky and decides that maybe, maybe it wouldn't hurt as much, to pretend, just for a little while, that Bucky is just in the bathroom, or mabe taking up a girl at another table, and he'll be back soon. He'll come back and pick up his book and he'll tell a joke, and they'll both laugh and all of a sudden everything is right again, just for a few minutes, just while he pretends.

oh my god. here's a fic.

-

“Can I get you anything else, hon?”

The man looks up from where he’s idly sketching the soda machine, a glass of chocolate milk half finished next to him. Across the table, there’s another glass of chocolate milk-- this one full-- and a sci-fi pulp that looks like something Lucy would find in her grandmother’s library placed neatly next to each other. 

Smiling, the man shakes his head. “No, thank you,” he says, before ducking his head to return to his sketch. A clear invitation to leave him alone.

Lucy flashes him a grin and nods. “No problem, hon. You just let me know if you change your mind.”

The man nods and mumbles another, ‘thank you’, but doesn’t look up from his sketchbook again. It’s not unusual for people to come into Jan’s Kitchen to idle, but Lucy feels a tug at her heartstrings; the poor guy looks like he’s been stood up for a date. He’s been sitting in the booth for some time now with two drinks, the other a clear placeholder for someone, and every so often Lucky will catch him staring around the restaurant expectantly. Still, it’s none of her business, and she’s not there to judge any which way. So she leaves the man alone and tries not to feel too worried for him when an hour later, he closes his sketchbook and plucks up the other book, leaving one empty and one full glass of chocolate milk on the table, along with a ten dollar bill. There’s a note written on the corner of a sketchbook page when Lucy goes to clear the glasses. 

Keep the change.

-

The next time Lucy sees the man, it’s during a Saturday lunch rush. He comes in with his sketchbook and the same pulp novel tucked underneath his arm, and specifically requests the booth in the back-- the same one where he’d sat the previous time. Harried, Lucy tells him that it’s not available.

“Oh,” the man says, and for a moment, Lucy could have sworn she knew him from somewhere. Maybe a low scale movie? Some odd TV show? All corners of New York yielded itself to some amount of famous people. She wouldn’t be surprised if he’d been in something before. “That’s okay. I’ll come back.”

“I’m sorry,” Lucy says, mostly because she hated feeling like she’d disappointed a customer. 

The man smiles, waving a hand, and even though his eyes hold a certain sadness-- a weight-- he looks genuine. 

“No, it’s really no problem. Thank you for your help.”

He strolls out of the restaurant then, and Lucy watches him go. He dresses sort of oddly, too. In straight khakis and an old looking button down. His hair-- while short-- is neatly parted. Huh. odd. Shaking her head, Lucy turns to greet the next patrons. 

-

When Lucy shows up for her shift at Jan’s on Tuesday night, the man is already sitting in the booth in the back, sketchbook open and two cokes sitting on the table. Like the last time she’d seen him, one was still full and pushed to the other side where the sci-fi pulp was neatly placed. It’s thankfully quite sparse in the restaurant, and Lucy takes her time tying her apron around her waist, watching the man’s hand guide the pencil smoothly across the page. He looks exhausted, eyes heavy with dark, pronounced bags underneath them. His skin is pale and there’s a fine tremor to his hands as he sketches. 

“He’s come the last three nights,” one of the other waiters, Harvey, says, leaning over the counter by her side. “Sat in that same booth, ordered--”

“Two drinks? Yeah, he was here one other time I was working, then came in a couple days later asking for that seat. Had to turn him down, ‘cause it was a rush, but…”

“Yeah, I dunno,” Harvey says. “First I thought he was being stood up.”

“Me too,” Lucy says, crossing her arms. The man’s shoulders are tense, nearly drawn up to his ears. “But I’m thinking that’s… not the case.”

“Yeah.” They watch as the man erases something forcefully, then looks out the window. His hand is clenched so tightly around his pencil that Lucy thinks it might break. “What do you think his deal is?”

“I dunno,” Lucy says. “But he looks kinda familiar, doesn’t he?”

Harvey cocks his head. “You know, kinda? He’s definitely military. I mean, look at the way he’s sitting.”

And now that he mentions it, Lucy can see it. The way he’s choosing to sit on the side that faces the entirety of the diner-- a vantage point. Eyes darting around every few seconds, clearly clocking everyone coming in and out, even when he’s distracted. 

“Shit, you’re probably right,” she says. 

“I just hope he’s okay,” Harvey says. “Like, either way, he looks damn lonely. I hope he’s got someone at home, or something.”

Lucy shrugs, but she can’t help the way her chest aches. The man seems sweet, if anything. She sure hopes he’s not all alone. No one deserves that sort of hell.

The door jingles as someone comes in and the man jumps, clearly torn from some sort of reverie. Yeah. Definitely a vet. Or something like that.

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573 notes - Posted July 12, 2022

#2

the fact that steve probably wouldn’t be able to be put under for medical procedures and pain meds don’t work on him kills me. like maybe after he’s been out of the ice for a while, they’d be able to figure out his situation, but can you imagine how scary that is??

having to be awake for surgeries for injuries from missions, already out of sorts from whatever hurt him and terrified because of all the medical trauma he definitely has from his childhood??

i’m just picturing him delirious and hurt, and nothing really makes sense and he can’t figure out where he is or why, but he knows the distinct smell of a hospital like the back of his hand.

and when nat pops in to check on him he just manages to choke out, “i want my ma”

617 notes - Posted January 12, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

sad yeehaw for the way steve is consistently reduced to his last 10 minutes of screen time and criticized constantly based solely on that last chunk rather than celebrated for the entire rest of the time he was featured

649 notes - Posted January 26, 2022

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[canofhappy]

@aro-aizawa hello mutual in law! Thank you for the questions, this was really fun :D

audio transcript under the cut

Question number one, "What is your name and username?". Ummm. Online my name is Hap - I'm not going to reveal my real name, sorry - uh, my username is canofhappy.

Question number two, "What will you use to trim grass?". I suppose a lawnmower? I mean, personally my family doesn't have a lawn, so we don't use it to trim grass like that, and, I don't know if you could trim gl- grass like, individually? Anyway-

Question number three, "What region do you come from?". Uh, come from? *laughs* That's a question I've had to answer a lot of the time because I move around a lot. But basically, um I was born in London, England, uh but then I moved around a lot in different places... uh, including California... in the United States. But currently I reside in the Sydney, Australia area.

Uhh question number four, "What terms do you use to call gym shoes?". I think this refers to sneakers? Uh, pff I don't really know, I mean... non-uniformed shoes is what we wear for PE *laughs* sorry.

Number five, "What do you call your grandparents?". Well since I am Chinese, uh on my mum's side I call them lǎo lao, lǎo ye and on my dad's side I call them yé ye, nǎi nai.

Uhhm question number six, "What is that bubbly carbonated drink called?". *Sighs* There's so many bubbly carbonated drinks- Let's just- uh, there's Sprite... OH WAIT soda! Soda. It's just- Everything is soda. *laughs*

Question number seven, "Do you personally think you have an accent?". Oh. Yes. Oh boy. Yes I do. *Laughs* I'm not gonna elaborate.

Question number eight, "What will you use to feed a baby? Or the object and infant slash baby will suck on". Erblegh, pff, you feed a baby using a bottle... or a nipple *laughs* And a pacifier, I think. Or a binky, that's another one.

Question number... nine, "What do you do in a pool?". You swim! You swim and splash people, and do cannonballs and dives and train.

"What machine is used to do the dishes?". A dishwasher? Yeah.

Question eleven, "What do you call shuttle bags?". I don't know what a shuttle bag is! Lemme just Google that. Shuttle... bag... My wifi's not working. Um, dunno. A shuttle bag is a shuttle bag, apparently.

Twelve, "What do you call a close friend?". My bestie... *laughs* No... uh, yeah, close friends is what I call them. I dunno!

Thirteen, "Where do you dump refuse?". A rubbish bin, a garbage bin, or *in exaggerated American accent* a trash can *giggles*. I mostly use garbage.

Fourteen, "What do you call the thing with wheels used to carry groceries in the supermarket?". Uhh, basket? A grocery basket? Like the one you can just get at the front door, yeah, it's like a- my mum's just like "Go get the basket!" and I'm like, "Okay!". Uhh...

"Where will you go to buy medicine?". Over-the-counter ones... pharmacies. Pharmacies.

"What do you call the object used to tie up long hair?". Well. There's hair ties and scrunchies. They're different.

Seventeen, "Who is responsible for advising students in a college?". Uh, student advisor? *laughs* I'm unfortunately, not in college, so wouldn't know. Advising students, student adviser, probably one of those.

Eighteen, "What do you need in the dark?". I was gonna say flashlight on instinct because I've lived in America for like, the... longest time, but. Torch. Torchlight. That.

Nineteen, "What utensil will you use to drink water?". Oh, sacreligious but I use mugs. I mean, use cups but like, mugs. That's mostly what i drink out of.

"Choose any book and read aloud a passage.". Okay, I'm gonna just- go grab one- Okay. This is "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells from "The Murderbot Diaries". I'll just read page one.

I could've become a mass murderer after I hacked my governer module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.

I was also still doing my job, on a new contract, and hoping Dr Volescu and Dr... *slowly* Bharadwaj finished their survey soon so they could- so we could get back to the habitat and I could watch episode 397 of Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon

I admit I was distracted. It was a boring contract so far and I was thinking about backburnering the status alert channel and trying to access music on the entertainment feed without HubSystem logging the extra activity.It was trickier to do it in the field than it was in the habitat.

Yeah.

Question... twenty-one! "What is the full meaning of e-mail?". Electronic ma~il!

Uhh twenty-two, "What will you call a daughter of your brother?". Well, since I don't have one yet, eh I wouldn't know the one- the word for it in Mandarin Chinese but... daugher in- no. Yeah daughter in law. No. That's the thing you ca- Wait... I don't have a word for that. A daughter- OH FUCK, a niece! Obviously! I am- *laughs*. Anyway...

Twenty-three, "Where do mazisian- musicians stand on to perform shows?". A platform. A stage, yeah.

Twenty-four, "What will you enter to fly from one country to another?". Enter... like an airport? Or TSA? Or security? Or whatever they call it, 'cause TSA is only for Americans.

Mm... "Where will you carry all your stuff?". In a bag. No! In- luggage- in suitcases. Mm.

Twenty-six, "What is the full meaning of MS word?". M-S Word? Is that a... program? I don't know... sorry.

Twenty-seven, "What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?". *Hesitantly* A rainbow *laughs*. *More confidently* A rainbow *laughs again*. Uhh I think that's what that's referring to.

Twenty-eight, "What do you call the head of a company?". CEO. Or- COO. I don't know what the difference is between the two. I don't know which one runs it. But those are- important people at the very- like, top.

Uhh twenty-nine, "Where would you go to ohh relax overnight?". *In disbelief* What? What? You can do a lot of relaxing things, I don't know how many you can do overnight... My bed? Ahhh? *Whimpering* I don't know!

Thirty, "What do you call someone that cooks?". A cook. *Laughs* A chef.

Thirty-one, "Do you use pet names? If so, what are they? If not, why not?". Um, pet names for my friends? I call them sweetheart, I call them darling, I call them... bestie, I call them girlie. Sorry, if you're not a girl, but, girlie (gender neutral). I call them broooo, uhhh b-broski? I'm sorry for that one- my parents hate it, when I call them bro, a-ny-way.

"How is the family head referred to?". *Blows air* That depends. On who the family head is. Either mum or dad. *Smacks lips* Unless you're talking about- like, grandparents that are really senior- then... I don't know. Whatever their grandparent is? Are?

Thirty-three, "What do you use to change channels on a TV?". A remote control.

Thirty-four, "What do you do with a phone?". You can- call people.

Thirty-five, "List the most popular social network sites.". Um. Currently? I should still include Twitter on that one, right? Haha. Er, *sighs* does... YouTube count as a social network? But- Anyway. Faceboook... Instagram, Snapchat... uh, I don't- I don't really have social media outside of Tumblr. Anyway!

Th-Thirty-six, "What will you obtain to travel to another country?". A passport! Or a visa! I don't know which- one. Both? Yes.

Thirty-seven, "What do you call the food you eat in the morning?". Breakfast, baby!

Uh thirty-eight, "Say three words or phrases that come to your mind.". Children. Uhm, books and stooks. Stooks is not a word. Stooges. Stooges. Um. Those- sneevils. No, weevils. Weevils is a bug that eats rice. Bye!

[medicinemane]

Finally, the soda machine my dad uses, he's almost out of CO2 for

I did a search, found their website, and was about to look at their store locator when I saw they had an online exchange program

Turns out they'll ship you full cylinders with a prepaid return label, you stick your empties in that, and you ship them back (or they'll charge you the rest of the price for just buying one from them)... and it only costs a dollar more than what my dad normally pays for exchanges

So all and all, seems like a pretty good deal, hopefully he's able to make use of it

[digiroadsabhisheksaini]

Shopper Inclinations and Purchasing behaviours in Soda pops

The Global Soft Drinks Market Is a dynamic and steadily developing area, reflecting changes in purchaser inclinations and purchasing behaviours. With a market esteem projected to arrive at USD 605 billion by 2025, the soda pops industry keeps on being a critical supporter of the worldwide economy. This blog digs into the particular patterns, advantages, difficulties, and future development possibilities inside this lively market.

Figuring out Purchaser Inclinations

Wellbeing Cognizant Decisions

As of late, there has been a noticeable shift towards wellbeing cognizant utilisation. Purchasers are progressively choosing refreshments that offer medical advantages, for example, low-calorie, without sugar, and sustained drinks. As per a report by the Worldwide Food Data Chamber, 64% of buyers are worried about sugar consumption, driving interest for better other options.

Premiumization and Flavor Development

Premiumization is another pattern getting momentum. Purchasers will pay something else for premium items that guarantee predominant quality and special flavours. For example, the worldwide market for utilitarian refreshments, which incorporates caffeinated drinks and invigorated waters, is supposed to develop at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2020 to 2027. Brands are constantly advancing with fascinating flavours and regular fixings to take care of refined palates.

Economical and Moral Utilisation

Maintainability is turning into a pivotal calculation buying choice. A Nielsen study uncovered that 73% of worldwide purchasers will change their utilisation propensities to decrease their natural effect. This pattern is provoking soda pop makers to embrace eco-accommodating bundling and maintainable obtaining rehearsals.

Purchasing behaviours in Chilly Beverages Market

Occasional Interest

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Motivation Buys and Accommodation

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Online Deals and Home Conveyances

The ascent of online business has changed the manner in which customers buy sodas. The pandemic sped up this shift, with online deals of drinks becoming 40% in 2020. Membership models and home conveyance administrations are additionally acquiring ubiquity, offering accommodation to purchasers.

Advantages and Difficulties in the Soda pops Market

Benefits

Advancement and Assortment: Nonstop development in flavours and item types keeps the market energising and draws in an expansive customer base.

Worldwide Reach: The worldwide allure of sodas guarantees a wide market, with huge open doors in arising economies where expendable livelihoods are rising.

Wellbeing Centred Items: The presentation of better choices permits brands to take advantage of the wellbeing cognizant portion, growing their market reach.

Challenges

Wellbeing Concerns: Expanding mindfulness about the negative well being effects of sweet beverages represents a test. Brands should enhance to offer better choices without settling for less on taste.

Administrative Obstacles: Stricter guidelines on sugar content, naming, and promoting can influence item plans and showcasing techniques.

Natural Effect: Tending to the ecological effect of plastic bundling and guaranteeing economical practices all through the inventory network is a critical test.

Future Development Extension

The eventual fate of the Worldwide Sodas Market looks encouraging, driven by a few variables:

Innovative Headways

Headways in food innovation are empowering the improvement of new item plans that fulfil wellbeing guidelines without forfeiting flavour. For example, the utilisation of normal sugars like stevia and priest natural products is turning out to be more predominant.

Developing Business sectors

Developing business sectors like India, China, and Brazil offer significant learning experiences. The soda pops market in Asia-Pacific is supposed to develop at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2020 to 2027, driven by expanding urbanisation and rising disposable earnings.

Manageable Developments

Manageability will keep on being a key concentration. Organisations are putting resources into biodegradable bundling and diminishing their carbon impression to fulfil shopper need for naturally dependable items.

Personalization

Personalization and customization are set to alter the sodas business. Brands are utilising information examination to offer customised items and showcasing, upgrading buyer commitment and devotion.

The global soft drinks market is experiencing steady growth due to a combination of several key factors:

Changing Consumer Preferences:

There is a growing demand for healthier beverage options. Consumers are increasingly opting for drinks with reduced sugar, natural ingredients, and added health benefits.

Functional beverages, such as energy drinks, sports drinks, and fortified waters, are gaining popularity due to their perceived health benefits.

Innovative Product Offerings:

Companies are continuously innovating to create new flavours, formulations, and packaging. This innovation helps in attracting new customers and retaining existing ones.

The introduction of premium products, such as craft sodas and specialty drinks, is appealing to consumers looking for unique and high-quality beverages.

Rising Disposable Incomes:

In developing regions, rising disposable incomes and improving living standards are increasing the consumption of soft drinks.

Urbanisation and lifestyle changes in these regions are also contributing to higher demand for convenient and ready-to-drink beverages.

Marketing and Advertising:

Aggressive marketing campaigns and endorsements by celebrities and influencers are driving brand recognition and consumer interest.

Companies are leveraging digital marketing and social media platforms to reach a broader audience and engage with consumers.

Expansion in Emerging Markets:

The soft drinks market is expanding in emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. These regions offer significant growth opportunities due to their large and young populations.

Multinational companies are investing in these regions by establishing local production facilities and distribution networks.

Technological Advancements:

Advances in production and packaging technologies are improving the shelf life and quality of soft drinks.

Innovations such as eco-friendly packaging are addressing environmental concerns and attracting environmentally conscious consumers.

Regulatory Changes and Health Awareness:

Increased awareness of health issues related to sugar consumption has led to regulatory changes, such as sugar taxes, which are pushing manufacturers to reformulate their products.

The growing trend of labelling transparency is empowering consumers to make informed choices, driving demand for better-for-you beverages.

All in all, the Global Soft Drinks Market Is ready to proceed with development, moulded by developing purchaser inclinations, mechanical developments, and a solid accentuation on manageability. While challenges exist, the business' capacity to adjust and advance guarantees its energetic future. Brands that effectively explore these patterns won't just flourish yet additionally lead the market in conveying reviving and wellbeing cognizant drink choices.

[quvend82]

The Uses of Buying Used Vending Machines

Vending machines are necessary for industries now where consumers can buy products and make money without trying too hard. The owners get profits without a huge effort. The choice between bringing in a new or used vending machine might be caused by a process aimed at integrating them into your institution, namely a school, office, or retail space.

Incontrovertible, numerous merits can make the persistence of high-end bulk buyers preferable. These advantages may be compelling in the long run. The used vending machine market holds a great future for business startups as it consists of multiple contributing factors that control demand and supply accordingly.

Significant Cost Savings

The most notable benefit is major savings of 40-60% compared to new machine prices. Used machines provide the same functionality at a fraction of the investment. The savings allow business owners to purchase more machines and increase revenue potential.

Proven Reliability

Quality used vending machines from reputable suppliers have been completely refurbished and tested for reliable performance. As long as you avoid extremely old models, used machines purchased from trusted vendors serve businesses faithfully for years.

Variety of Models and Brands

The secondary market provides access to a diverse range of used vending machine models from leading commercial brands that have yet to be available. Based on requirements, you can select from soda, snacks, coffee, and other machines with desired configurations.

Low-Risk Investment

For new vending machine business, used vending machines allow entry with lower risk. You can test location viability before making higher investments in new machines. Even if a location underperforms, the low equipment cost limits overall risk exposure.

 

Spare Parts Availability

Established vending machine brands have spare parts supply chains to maintain units that have been operational for decades. For older used models, parts are easily obtained online from various manufacturers and third-party suppliers.

Easy to Maintain and Repair

Vending machines utilize simple mechanical designs that repair technicians can easily service and maintain. Diagnosing issues in used machines is straightforward. Buying from used vending machines for sale, parts like coils and switches can be easily and inexpensively replaced.

Built Solidly To Last

With mostly metal bodies and rugged internal parts, vending machines are manufactured for longevity in commercial use. Refurbished units may have worn exteriors but structurally withstand heavy daily use over many years.

Vending Machine Experts Help Select Well

Reputable used vending sellers have the expert knowledge to assess machines thoroughly and identify models that, after refurbishing, provide reliable performance. Their input helps buyers avoid mistakes.

Allows Buying More Machines

Because used machines cost significantly less than new units, you can purchase multiple used vending machines for the price of one new machine. This results in higher combined sales capacity.

Ability to Upgrade Later

As your business grows, used machines can be moved to lower revenue locations. Higher traffic sites can feature new machines with the latest features and collector appeal.

 

Tips for Buying Used Vending Machines:

Research Thoroughly: Spend some time researching different types of vending machine features to ensure you settle on the one that meets your business needs.

Inspect Carefully: Checking out used vending machines carefully for marks of wear and tear, damages, or breakdowns takes a low level of priority.

Verify Functionality: Aim to pre-test the machines, placing emphasis on each component, including coin devices, bill acceptors, and the refrigeration system.

Check Maintenance History: Ask questions about the service history of the machine in order to determine its state and find out if any mechanics have been tasked with its repairs and upgrades.

Buy from Reputable Sellers: Purchase supplies from well-known dealers or sellers who offer warranties, service agreements, and tools to upgrade that are desperately needed.

Conclusion

The upside of purchasing pre-owned vending units becomes very obvious for business owners who intend to improve their profits, pursue sustainability, and increase effectiveness. The used vending machine offers long-term benefits, which you can see from the immediately available options, environmental friendliness, and wide selection that are clearly significant.

By examining your business operations and looking at the multiple options offered, you will be able to make a decision that will align with your goals and, therefore, lead to a successful vending run.

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[frostbite-the-bat]

OK this time I wad a less pleasant dream

Warning for mentions of gore and animal harm

- in my dream I heard from mole that someone made a funny pacesetter.exe game using Mario 64 for some reason so I downloaded it but when we tried running it, it didn't work

I continued on my life then, and did my art and other things... Until my computer began acting weird and slow and so I restarted it. The internet has been acting weird in the dream beforehand too but that's unrelated - I went on my switch to play games but then I saw my screen light up and I see my wallpaper has changed

I walk over and it's text saying that my computer is being watched and hacked by devs of the game and that I'm dumb for downloading it - and for me to appease them I have to put Toontown fanart into one of the folders in the game files

I go through the files and there's many gore images, mostly of dead animals. I get to the folders without images and I make a text file and start typing, and here's what I remember typing:

"Hello, I am Guzma / Cathal, but I'm mostly known as Frostbite-The-Bat in the community. (Can't remember) I apologize for whatever I've done that has angered you. Please inform me of any other ways I can appease you -"

And I get cut off and windows start moving around and my cursor starts being hard to control. Another text file opens up and text starts appearing that I don't remember but it was very memey and jokey and clearly tried intimidating me. They used fonts and ominous messages - but I saw these were trolls who do this for fun and so I joined in, hoping that'll get me on their side.

"Oh, and you'll type THAT using the halloween font, right?"

"yeah right"

And then we both began fucking around with the fonts for a while, seeing that a lot of them even morphed into images that'd overlay the whole text. Some were more weird, like a foot frozen in ice and some little animal on an Ai generated green colored torso in a dentists office

Once I had more control again, I continue typing in my own text post:

"I am only typing this formally now, believe me I don't speak like this often. I don't have anything to offer aside from art due to my living conditions. Please, from one TTCC fan to another, what can I do to stop you from hacking my computer?"

Some time then passes and I hear a voice, which sounded Exactly like snapcube Eggman showing me things in a presentation with various drawings - supposedly the images of animals they had were from the group who made this game

"so yknow those machines that exist to make those flavored burgers. you put a soda in the bottom and it squeezes it and it then goes up. WELL SO WE THOUGHT what if we put a chicken in there? and so we did. and when we did it SQUISHED IT and all the organs went up, and the skin and the bones remained on the bottom where it crushes those cans! then yknow how it poops out the soda can remains? it did so with the chick, too, it looked really gross. we read something online that chicks can survive with one drop of water and so we injected it with water in the forehead. then, it slowly got up! with no blood or anything, it was loving again! this was it can grow it all back and we can repeat the process without buying any new animals!"

And the machine looked like this on the presentation:

It then began showing the baby chick in detail, and I was getting really uneasy and so I woke up.

I have in fact overslept my alarm even if it literally fucking blares VINE BOOM SOUND EFFECT. also about my prev post I would be delighted to get The Fabled Ibuprofen We Love On Tumblr for my ouchies however I AM not getting up oh gooedudddgb hbhhhghhgjjjhjhjhjhmhnnjhh

Considering this dream was about Pacesetter I nerd to fill you in on the inside joke that, anytime I'm going through The Monthly Horrors, I call it "I'VE TURNED INTO PACESETTER" so that's that

I'm very glad it was real because getting hacked live like that is genuinely so fucking scary

[marketsizereports]

Future Trends in South Korea's Beverage Market: A Forecast

Forecasting future trends involves some degree of uncertainty, but several patterns and shifts in consumer behavior can indicate potential developments in South Korea's beverage market.

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Here are some trends that might shape the future of the beverage industry in South Korea:

Health and Wellness Focus:

Increasing demand for beverages with health benefits, including functional drinks, natural ingredients, and those promoting mental well-being.

Growth in the market for low-sugar, reduced-calorie, and functional beverages.

Plant-Based and Alternative Products:

Rise in popularity of plant-based beverages, such as nut milks, plant-based protein drinks, and other non-dairy alternatives.

Innovation in plant-based formulations for traditional beverages.

Premiumization and Craft Beverages:

Growing interest in premium and craft beverages, including specialty coffees, artisanal teas, and craft sodas.

Consumers willing to pay more for unique and high-quality beverage experiences.

Innovative Flavors and Ingredients:

Exploration of unique and exotic flavors, as well as innovative ingredients to cater to evolving consumer tastes.

Fusion of traditional Korean flavors with global influences.

Convenience and On-the-Go Options:

Increasing demand for convenient and portable beverage options suitable for on-the-go lifestyles.

Growth in the market for ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages and functional beverages in convenient packaging.

Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Practices:

Continued emphasis on sustainability with consumers seeking eco-friendly packaging and environmentally conscious beverage choices.

Adoption of circular economy practices and initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint.

Alcohol-Free and Low-Alcohol Alternatives:

Rising popularity of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages as consumers seek healthier alternatives.

Expansion of the market for alcohol-free beers, mocktails, and other innovative alcohol alternatives.

Technology Integration:

Increased use of technology in the beverage industry, including mobile apps for ordering, personalized recommendations, and smart vending machines.

Implementation of blockchain for traceability and transparency in the supply chain.

Diverse and Inclusive Offerings:

Efforts to diversify product offerings to cater to a more inclusive consumer base, considering dietary restrictions and preferences.

Representation and inclusivity in marketing and branding.

Regional and Traditional Beverages:

Promotion of regional and traditional Korean beverages, emphasizing authenticity and cultural significance.

Rediscovery and modernization of traditional Korean drinks.

E-Commerce Dominance:

Acceleration of online sales for beverages, with consumers preferring the convenience of ordering from home.

Growth in direct-to-consumer models and subscription services.

Government Regulations and Health Initiatives:

Potential changes in regulations related to marketing, labeling, and health standards for beverages.

Collaboration between the government and the beverage industry to promote healthier choices.

To stay informed about the latest trends in South Korea's beverage market, it's advisable to consult more recent sources, industry reports, and market analyses for the most up-to-date information. The dynamic nature of consumer preferences and market dynamics makes continuous monitoring essential for accurate trend analysis.

[carbotechco]

Unleashing the Fizz: The Advantages of Carbonation Devices

Carbonation machines, also recognized as soda makers or sparkling water makers, have witnessed a surge in popularity in recent years. This surge is driven by the increasing desire among individuals to personalize their beverage selections and reduce their ecological impact. These convenient appliances empower users to infuse their water with carbonation at home, opening up a plethora of options beyond ordinary tap water.

Infinite Beverage Diversity

A key merit of carbonation devices lies in the vast array of carbonated beverages they can generate. Although their most common application is crafting sparkling water, they extend well beyond that. These machines grant you the liberty to incorporate flavors, fruits, herbs, or even a dash of your preferred juice to concoct bespoke sparkling drinks. This adaptability is especially enticing for those who yearn to explore novel taste sensations without depending on disposable plastic bottles or cans.Carbonation machine will always do wonders.

Cost-Efficiency

Investing in a carbonation device can lead to considerable long-term savings. Instead of recurrently buying bottled sparkling water or soda, you can produce your carbonated drinks at home, typically at a fraction of the cost. A good carbonating machine can be found online. Following the acquisition of the device, the necessities boil down to CO2 canisters and your preferred flavorings, often proving to be more budget-friendly than pre-packaged beverages.

Diminished Plastic Waste

As environmental consciousness continues to burgeon, many are actively seeking ways to curtail plastic waste. Carbonation devices play a pivotal role in this endeavor. By generating your sparkling water within the confines of your home, the need for single-use plastic bottles is effectively obviated. This practice contributes to the reduction of plastic pollution and the mitigation of your carbon footprint, thereby facilitating a more sustainable planet.

Mastery Over Sugar and Calories

Commercial carbonated beverages frequently contain excessive quantities of sugar and calories, which can exacerbate various health concerns, including obesity and dental problems. By utilizing a carbonation device, you gain authority over the components you introduce, thus enabling the reduction or complete elimination of added sugars and calories. This empowers you to relish the effervescence without compromising your health.

Freshness and Purity

When you fashion your own sparkling beverages at home, you guarantee their freshness and purity. You possess comprehensive knowledge of the constituents utilized, and you have the liberty to employ filtered water to ensure cleanliness and freedom from impurities. Thus, you are relieved of concerns regarding water quality or beverage flavor, as you exercise absolute command over the entire process.

Carbonation machines proffer an extensive array of advantages. These encompass the provision of an infinite assortment of beverages, the mitigation of plastic waste, cost-effectiveness, control over ingredients, and the assurance of freshness and purity. They promote ecological responsibility, foster a more budget-conscious approach to beverage consumption, and facilitate a healthier lifestyle. By embracing a carbonation machine, you can luxuriate in the sparkle and wholesomeness of carbonated drinks right from the comfort of your domicile, rendering it a worthwhile addition to any kitchen.

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