#electronics shop script

[midnitetech]

Holistic Health Consultant Career (Semi-Active)

Hey everyone! I (finally) have a brand new career for you to play with! This has definitely given me a few headaches fixing annoyances and making it just how I envisioned, but I'm very happy with the result- I really hope you like it!

It's a full-time, semi-active career, with 10 levels, countless assignments/tasks etc. There's a different Daily Task for every single level, and I've created Chance Cards, Adventure Moments, plenty of buffs and new, immersive interactions.

For those of you (like me) who don’t fancy trekking to Granite Falls every time you need ingredients, I’ve added a custom rabbithole shop: The Green Apothecary! It stocks all the essentials for leveling up your Herbalism Skill and crafting remedies, making things much more convenient. 🌿

If you have Discover University and a Biology degree, you’ll jumpstart your career at Level 4! I’ve set this up as a start level modifier to avoid conflicts with other creators’ career tuning files, but if you prefer the standard approach, let me know.

I can’t wait to hear what you think—happy Simming! 😊

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[toa-archive]

so that list of shops in Arcadia?

This won't be everything and does include concept art/scripts Aaron has shared that may not have made it into the final as hey more names is also useful for fanfic purposes:

Locales in Arcadia:

Tremiti's - Pizza place Romeo's pizza (Has the Italian flag colours for the overhang and checker border below the windows) Bellas Hissenbarqs Petmart Gastro-Avo Pub Fritzworth Building Cafe Dotte Artisanal Comics Lots of G Parking So Totally Vegan Secret 'Stache Vinyl Chair Vespa/Saul's Motorbikes JB Magellans Antique Mall Granada Drive In Mentalo Psychic Sergio (Sports place) Alex Yang Elvira Bonnie Presto Cleaners Free-z (Ice cream place with a big logo near where Battle of the Bands is) Stella's The Günther Wooz Shooz Silvia's Beauty Salon Berts Clothiers

Tacos El Güerito (Stuart’s van)

Museum of Arcadia Arcadia Oaks High Arcadia Academy Mr. Benoit's Rod's/Sam's (Diner, there's a model of the first and name visible in 3Below of the second so who knows) Stuart's Electronics Planetarium LUCIA (Cinema) Omni Reach Travel (The Janus Order) Señor Muelas Dentistry (? Want to double check this myself but can't find a source)

GDT Arcane Books (John Bell's art has a 1891 date which is about right for the era they liked having years on shops, Douxie's bookshop) Zimroc Records (Run by Zoe) Hex Tech (Supposedly popped up out of thin air one day, run by Hedge Witches with Zoe and Conrad/Connie known to work there)

Street names:

Delancey (Multiple spellings) Arbor Street Elmer Avenue Brandon Avenue Meadowlark Main

Can tell this was straight copy/pasted from discord. Fun fact though, some of the names are Crew!

[emberdragon34]

HotGuy AU logos!

I got incredibly nerdy and excited about my HotGuy AU - Shooting Stars Don’t Shine They Burn - and designed logos for almost all the major things that would have logos within the universe.

Descriptions of what the logos are for below!

Hermit Herald - the largest newspaper in Hermicropolis. Run and edited by many people, but most famously Cleo Zombie (for her scaldingly revealing articles, podcast, and friendship with TV personality Scott Major)

ChatterBox - A chat show hosted by Scott Major, where each week a celebrity, is interviewed live with questions submitted by viewers (‘Chatters’) watching, and filtered by Scott alone.

Bamboozlers - A florist/tiny garden centre run by Scar GoodTimes, and siblings Lizzie Shadow and Jimmy Solidarity, selling all kinds of gardening supplies, and occasionally gardening advice.

HCPD - Hermicropolis Police Department. The police, fighting desperately against the rapid growth of organised crime, and perhaps hiding their own dark secrets. Known for some particularly large cases (The Seraphim File). Particular police officers include Grian Xelqua (Former detective inspector, now a receptionist, and manager of the connected HCPO - Hermicropolis Permit Office), Scar Goodtimes (Part-time officer, joined after being found innocent for a particular case, a particularly good shot), Skizzle Mann (Well-respected police sheriff, found Scar innocent, doesn’t talk about his past), Martyn Littlewood (has more knowledge that he says on the local crime network, mostly handles minor cases of property issues), Jimmy Solidarity (Former officer, worked with Martyn, wanted to be become sheriff before switching careers. Still goes to the HCPD’s parties)

CyberSpace: Joe Hill’s rather eclectic games shop, selling electronic games, both modern and vintage, TCGs, TTRPGS, board games, pinball machines, and even some second-hand LARP equipment. Right above Stargazer’s Cafe, with a shared entrance, making both a hub of card game competitions and gaming clubs. A particular supporter of Beef Vintage’s ‘Local Celebrities’ Hermicropolis TCG, and Tango Tek’s growing collection of video games - the Decked Out series, and Hungry Hermits.

Beyond The Veil - Cleo Zombie’s weekly podcast diving incredibly deep into theories about The Nether - Hermicropolis’s crime network, and the identities of anonymous celebrities and groups. Most famously, her episode questioning what really happened to the crime group known as ‘The NHO’, and her discussions of HotGuy’s activities, and what he’s hiding.

Stargazer’s Cafe - a coffee shop and bakery, run by Cubfan Ursus, best friend and roommate of Scar Goodtimes. Selling mostly cakes, pies, cinnamon buns and occasionally Scar’s cookies. He also hosts events for CyberSpace upstairs, as well as birthday parties, and keeps an old red and blue macaw called ‘Captain Jack’ at the till to greet customers and sometimes performs trips.cIt’s often where Cleo Zombie will work on researching and scripting her podcast.

The Hub/the Nether Hub. A private social media platform for Hermicropolis’s crime network. Where criminal organisations share threats and gloat about their crimes, sell black market goods, strike deals, make and break alliances, discuss police activity and organise events or meetups. There’s a gentleman’s rule that everything on The Hub stays on the Hub, and everyone keeps theirs and everyone else’s real identity a secret. However, the Hub, and the Nether itself, has gained huge notoriety among regular citizens. Several criminals and groups are even considered celebrities, people discuss and engage in drama, there’s even an active Nether fandom of perfectly normal people enraptured by the true crime they get to witness and discuss in real time. Even the HCPD know of the Hub and does nothing about it - Officer Martyn Littlewood even has a Hub account and engages heavily in Nether discourse.

SymNet - Hermicropolis’s largest social media, run by Trudy ‘False’ Symmetria. Home of all the gossip of celebrities and Hermicropolis society, and main centre of the HotGuy discourse.

HotGuy - anonymous superhero, almost 5 years as a crime-fighting vigilante. Known for working alone, being a huge flirt and attention seeker, but also an incredibly benevolent and selfless hero, and for his incredible shot with a bow and arrow. Only 1 person has been told his true identity as Scar Goodtimes - Scar’s housemate, best friend, medic and weapons engineer Cubfan Ursus. He gives all donations and funds from merch to charity, and into fixing damage caused by fights he’s part of, and has caught several large criminals and groups from The Nether.

Ayyy congrats on reaching the end, the first chapter of the AU fanfiction will be written and posted very soon.

[bizkitsnuggets]

03 — a ride? already?

m. list

*note: it's a bit dialogue heavy

“Alright! So that's basically the end of our script.” YN excitedly says as she sips her beverage. Atsumu scans the script they've finished before answering with a simple, “yep…”

Atsumu had noticed the plethora of stickers on YN’s laptop. It had Sanrio stickers, random stickers with no particular branding, and even stickers from popular cartoons. Her laptop wasn't even a laptop anymore, it was a huge hunk of electronic with the purpose of displaying her stickers collection.

But the sticker he would see a lot more were stickers of anime characters. There were chibi ones and really cool art of them. Atsumu couldn't help but let his mouth run.

He drank a mouthful of his beverage before speaking, “what’s will all the stickers on yer laptop?” He immediately spoke again, noticing the tone of his voice. “Where’d ya get them? They're cute.” He gives her a small smile.

YN, who was taken aback by his first comment can only grin, “ah… I got them from various shops around town. I could show you a few! There's even these volleyball stickers I think you would like.” She replied as she’s tidying up her stuff.

“I’d love to!” Atsumu enthusiastically replies, inching his face closer to hers. YN gives him her sweet angel-like smile in return. “Oh by the way, what’d you take to get here?”

Atsumu took a second to respond, “I walked…”

“Eh?” YN was dumbfounded. It was a sixty minute walk from campus to here.

Volleyball athletes are scary…

YN zipped up her backpack, “hey… how about I drop you off?” She glanced at him, unconsciously observing his expression.

Atsumu widened his eyes, “like— as in, I'm going to ride yer motorbike…?”

“Do you know…how to ride a motorbike…?” YN blinked. Was this guy trying to be funny?

“No…! Uh—.. You'd really do that?“ Atsumu took a tiny gulp of his drink. “Yeah, of course! I really don't mind.”

Atsumu felt like a thousand cupids had shot his poor little heart. It was beating like crazy!

He stood up, “well… I'm ready when you are!” He genuinely smiles at her.

notes:

please ignore how it says 5am

thank you to all who liked and reblogged ily guys 🫶

also is it embarrassing that idk how to do taglist properly

taglist: @kettlepop @bontensbabygirl

[longitudinalwaveme]

Flash #296.5: A Cold Day....

My sister's boyfriend and I get along quite well, and, as a result, he's read a lot of my Flash fanfics (at my request). This eventually led to him asking to read some of my Flash comics, which I subsequently loaned him. Then, for Christmas, he wrote me a Flash fanfic of his own, which I loved enough that I'm going to share it here with everyone.

Note that this story is based pretty heavily on Cary Bates' Bronze Age comics.

The story/comic script is below the cut.

TEASER PAGE  

Roscoe Dillon (The Top) stands behind Leonard Snart (Captain Cold) in a red prison  cell. Snart sits in the center of the room on a single metal chair, with his arms and  legs strapped down. An electronic glow, like that from a television screen, reflects on  the floor of the cell and on Snart’s face. Snart wears an orange prison jumper, while  Dillon wears a tattered version of his yellow-and-green striped Top jumper. The Top  laughs with arms akimbo while Snart looks off of the panel in terror. 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

Leonard Snart, alias Captain Cold, who wants nothing more then to put The Flash on  ice--Roscoe Dillon, The Top, whose efforts to use his gyroscopic powers for evil led to  his untimely demise. 

THE TOP: 

Welcome home forever, Captain! You arrived just in time for your turn in the hot seat! 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

But how could a heist gone wrong cause the King of Cryogenics to meet the  deceased Royal of Rotation?--And what torments has the treacherous Top been  planning since his untimely demise?--Captain Cold will find out, on “A COLD DAY...” 

Writer’s Note: This fan script is set just before Flash #297, in which Henry Allen is  briefly killed in a car accident and The Top possesses his body. I wanted to explore  what might have happened to Roscoe Dillon in his time as a disembodied spirit and  what led him to realize that he could repossess a dead corpse. This script only  attempts to stay true to lore contemporaneous with its numbering; it is likely at odds  with material published after Cary Bates’ run as author of The Flash. Spinning off from  a pun about “a Cold day in hell,” the rest of this script followed. Hope you enjoy! 

PAGE ONE (FIVE PANELS) 

Panel 1. The moon and stars shine down on a quiet street in downtown Central City.  The storefront of “Cary’s Pawn Shop” is visible on the left side of the street. An  armored car sits idling on the curb in front of the shop. 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

The nights in Central City always start peacefully-- 

Panel 2. The glass of the pawn shop window suddenly shatters outward with a red  wave of fiery energy. CAPTAIN COLD’s voice comes from within the pawn shop. 

SFX: 

CRASH!! 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

--but in a town where costumed crooks abound-- 

CAPTAIN COLD: (OP) 

C’mon Rory, I’ll load up the truck. Let’s blow outta here! 

Panel 3. Full shot of Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) and HEAT WAVE (Mick Rory) as  they step through the shattered pawn shop window in full costume. Heat Wave wields  his heat gun, from which a smoking residue rises. Captain Cold carries a sack of  stolen jewelry over his back. A burglar alarm begins to blare in the background. 

SFX: 

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! 

HEAT WAVE: 

Right behind ya Len! This burglar alarm will have him hot on our trail. 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

--they never end that way! 

PAGE ONE, CONTINUED 

Panel 4. A full side view of the armored car. Heat Wave sits in the driver’s seat and  turns suddenly to look at the sideview mirror. Captain Cold lugs the sack of loot from  his shoulder into the open rear hatch. 

HEAT WAVE: 

Looks like The Flash is racing up behind us! 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Heh. Right on cue! 

Panel 5. Medium rear shot of Captain Cold as he sits in the back of the armored car.  We see the approaching red-and-yellow blur of THE FLASH racing up the street.  Captain Cold looks back over his shoulder to shout at Heat Wave in the driver’s seat. 

THE FLASH: (THOUGHT) 

What are Captain Cold and Heat Wave up to? Must be trying to bait me-- 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Time to test your anti-Flash auto mods! Let’s burn rubber! 

PAGE TWO (FIVE PANELS) 

Panel 1. Rearview of the armored car from The Flash’s perspective. The car peels  out, and a huge burst of flame shoots from the exhaust and tire tracks. Captain Cold  smiles grimly from the open rear of the car. The Flash holds up his arms to protect his  face from the blaze. 

SFX: 

SKRRRRRRRT! 

Panel 2. Overhead view of the speeding armored car surrounded by a shield of fire,  followed closely by the Flash. Flames are left behind in the vehicle’s path. Captain  Cold’s voice comes from the rear hatch of the car. 

CAPTAIN COLD: (OP) 

Let’s see The Flash work his way through an ionic heat-shield! 

THE FLASH: (THOUGHT) 

I’ll have to dodge these flames faster than their heat can reach me! But how to get  through that flaming shield? 

Panel 3. In the driver’s seat of the armored car, medium shot of Heat Wave as he  turns the wheel into a sharp turn. The Flash is seen approaching in the sideview  mirror, dodging between the flaming tracks in the street. Captain Cold’s voice comes  from the rear of the car. 

HEAT WAVE: 

He’s running between the flames! I’ll try to shake him. 

SFX: 

SCREEECH 

CAPTAIN COLD: (OP) 

Chill out, I’m still back here! 

Panel 4. Close up on one of the tires of the armored car as it hits a tall bump in the  road. 

SFX: 

Ka-Thunk! 

Panel 5. Side view of the speeding armored car as it bucks from the road bump.  Captain Cold tumbles out of the open rear hatch, through the flame shield, and  toward the speeding Flash. Meanwhile, The Flash zig-zags at super speed through  the flaming tire tracks left in the car’s wake. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Argh! 

THE FLASH: (THOUGHT) 

The Captain fell out of the truck! A headbutt should do the trick-- 

PAGE THREE (FIVE PANELS) 

Panel 1. Close up shot of the scorched Captain Cold and The Flash’s faces, inches  away from each other before impacting at super-speed. Flames rise up around them. 

Panel 2. Captain Cold’s face crashes into The Flash’s head at impossible speed,  immediately rendering him unconscious. 

SFX: 

Crack! 

Panel 3. Full shot of Captain Cold lying crumpled in the street, surrounded by flames.  In the background, we see The Flash speeding after Heat Wave and the getaway car. 

THE FLASH: (THOUGHT) 

I’ll have to come back for CC, I’ve got bigger fish to fry! 

CAPTAIN COLD: (THOUGHT) 

All this fire around--but still--so cold-- 

Panel 4. All is black, except for Leonard Snart’s internal monologue. His thoughts  creep between multiple bubbles. 

CAPTAIN COLD: (THOUGHT) 

Oof, my head--What a hit!--Wait, where am I?--I’m not in the street, but all the same-- 

Panel 5. An overhead view of the interior of a red-scaled, two-story cell block within  Central City prison. Figures in tattered orange prison garb walk in a manacled line  down the hall. Wardens in red police uniforms stand guard with billy clubs. This is  how Leonard Snart’s mind comprehends the Astral Plane--the holding place for the  

Astral Bodies of deceased humans. 

CAP/CAPTAIN COLD: (THOUGHT) 

--it feels so familiar! 

PAGE FOUR (SIX PANELS) 

Panel 1. Full shot of Captain Cold as he sits up on a cot in a barred prison cell. He  wears an orange prison jumpsuit. THE TOP’s voice comes from the other side of the  prison bars, 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Central City prison? I must have been out cold for a while! 

THE TOP: (OP) 

Nice guess, Captain. But as usual-- 

Panel 3. Full shot of Roscoe Dillon looking proudly through the cell bars. He wears a  tattered, torn version of his yellow-and-green striped costume. A large key ring  covered full of gold keys is attached to his waist. Snart looks up in shock. 

THE TOP: 

--you’ve spun a bit off the mark. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Roscoe Dillon?!* Impossible!! I went to your funeral! 

CAP 1: 

*Roscoe Dillon is--or was--the given name of the villainous Top! 

Panel 4. Medium shot of The Top with a smug expression as Snart grips the cell bars. 

THE TOP: 

Ah, yes. I watched that sad affair unfurl from here. 

PAGE FOUR, CONTINUED 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

So they’ve had you secretly locked up this whole time? 

THE TOP: 

If this were Central City prison-- 

Panel 5. The Top reaches his hands through the bars of Captain Cold’s cell--a red  warping surrounds his wrists as they emerge through the bars and take hold of  Snart’s waist. 

THE TOP: 

--could I-- 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

What the--!? 

Panel 6. Roscoe pulls Captain Cold through the bars of the cell into the open hall of  the cell block. The same warping effect surrounds Snart’s body as he reaches the  halfway point through the bars and then is freed.

THE TOP: 

--do this? 

PAGE FIVE (FIVE PANELS) 

Panel 1. Full shot of Captain Cold and The Top walking down the cell block hallway.  The Top leads the way as Snart looks down at his rematerialized body. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

C’mon, we’ve seen Mirror Master pull better stunts than that--right? 

THE TOP: 

If I were Scudder* in disguise, would I be modest enough to resist gloating? 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Hmph. 

CAP 1: 

*Sam Scudder, alias the notoriously narcissistic Mirror Master! 

Panel 2. Zoomed out shot of Captain Cold and The Top as they walk down the cell  block hall. A variety of thugs and criminals occupy cells behind them while a guard  stands at attention. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

So if we ain’t in a dream or a mirage, where are we? 

THE TOP: 

I call it The Penitentiary. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Like a jail? But for who? 

Panel 3. Medium shot of The Top and Captain Cold as they stop in front of a hallway  blocked off by bars with a prominent lock. The Top whirs through his large keyring at  impossible speed and, after finding the right key, inserts it into the lock. 

SFX: 

Chink! 

PAGE FIVE, CONTINUED 

Panel 4. Close up shot of the space just above the barred hallway door. The top of the  barred door slides to the side just in view at the bottom of the frame. Above the door  are words carved into stone: “The Rogue Block”. 

SFX: 

Whoooosh 

THE TOP: (OP) 

You’ll soon see! 

Panel 5. Full shot of the Top and Captain Cold as they stand in the center of a circular  prison room with eight barred cell doors. The Top spreads his arms almost gleefully. 

THE TOP: 

Welcome to The Rogue Block! The eternal holding cells for our little Gallery. 

CAPTAIN COLD: (THOUGHT) 

Each of these cells has a Rogue’s name on it--Trickster, Captain Boomerang, Mirror  Master, Weather Wizard, Heat Wave--even me! 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

What oddball tricks have you spun up down here?

PAGE SIX (SEVEN PANELS) 

Panel 1. Close up of The Top’s face as he smiles devilishly, eyes gleaming through  his black, top-shaped eye masks. 

THE TOP: 

From what I can tell, every person who dies comes to this Next World.  

Panel 2. A warbled panel frame indicates a memory, ibid for Panels 3-6 on this page.  The Top lies dead in a forest clearing, as seen in The Flash #243. The Top rises in  ethereal form over his body, still wearing his traditional costume. 

CAP/THE TOP:  

After my untimely demise, which ended in a flurry of rage and vengeance-- 

Panel 3. Wide shot of The Top waking up in a prison cot in a red cell in the Astral  Plane. He now wears the orange jumpsuit of a prisoner. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

--I found myself here, amongst the spirits of thousands of other crooks. 

Panel 4. Medium shot of The Top with his head against the bars of his cell, knuckles  white from clenching the bars. 

CAP/THE TOP:  

As I spent months pacing, my anger rose. I was furious at that scarlet speed demon  for destroying my beautiful mind. But I was even more furious that you Rogues could  plunder Central City while I was trapped here. 

Panel 5. A wide frame with a montage of events on Earth. From left to right: Captain  Cold, THE TRICKSTER, and the WEATHER WIZARD play cards; LISA SNART weeps  as she sharpens an ice skate on a grindstone; Barry Allen hangs up his hat as he  kisses his wife IRIS after a day of work. In each of these scenes, The Top’s ethereal  bust watches, unseen, in dismay. 

PAGE SIX, CONTINUED 

CAP/THE TOP: 

I can still see Earth, Snart. I’ve watched you carousing--my darling Lisa mourning-- that wretched Flash, coming home to a happy wife. It all became too much. 

Panel 6. Full shot of The Top as he warps open the bars of his cell and steps through  them. He is surprised by this new power. The warping effect on the bent bars  resembles that seen when Captain Cold was pressed through the bars.  

CAP/THE TOP: 

Around that same time, I realized that my superhuman mind had retained some  power here--if I exerted enough mental energy, I could mold the substance of this  place. 

Panel 7. Full rear view of The Top as he stands in front of what once was an empty  wall. With arms raised, he begins to force a new hallway to progressively appear  where there had formally been blank space. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

So I hatched an idea. Why not prepare punishments for those two-bit Rogues who  thought they could get all of the loot with less competition? We’ll all come here  someday, right? 

PAGE SEVEN (FIVE PANELS) 

Panel 1. Close up of The Top’s eyes gleaming with madness behind his mask. 

THE TOP: 

And now, Captain Cold, you’ll be the first to see my triumphs here. I’m back on top! 

Panel 2. Medium shot of Captain Cold as he rushes toward The Top in an effort to  body slam him to the ground. The Top slips out of the way just in time. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

You’ve lost it! Give me those keys, I want out of this circus! 

Panel 3. The Top turns behind Captain Cold and begins to spin a rain of rotating  punches into his back at super speed. Captain Cold is thrown forward. 

SFX: 

Thwak Thwak Thwak Thwak Thwak Thwak 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Ugh! 

Panel 4. Front view of Captain Cold as he lies flat on the ground, weakened by The  Top’s vicious blows. The Top’s green-and-yellow-clad feet are visible standing beside  him. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Erg, that smarts. 

THE TOP: 

Let’s continue our tour. Since you mentioned the circus, let’s start off with our friend-- 

Panel 5. Wide shot of a cell with its door hanging open. Inside the cell is what  appears to be a long dark hallway with a single thin rope extending out into the  darkness. Above the cell, words in stone read “James Jesse.” Rear shot of The Top,  arms akimbo, and Captain Cold lying on the ground. 

PAGE SEVEN, CONTINUED 

THE TOP: 

--The Trickster! 

PAGE EIGHT (SIX PANELS) 

Panel 1. Full shot of Captain Cold crouching on a high wire rope, dozens of feet above  the ground in a big top. A tiny crowd and circus ring below are red-scaled. The Top’s  lower half gyrates at super speed while he floats alongside Captain Cold. His upper  half retains human form as he gloats. All of the panels on this page are, like the rest  of the astral plane, depicted in red-scale. 

CAPTAIN COLD; 

How did we get here? Get me off this thing! 

THE TOP: 

The Trickster’s greatest fear was always falling--why else would he spend decades  inventing floating shoes? So, I figured 100,000 miles of barefoot tightrope-ing would  keep him occupied! 

Panel 2. Captain Cold slips and tumbles off the tightrope. As he hurdles head-first  toward the ground, the Top floats beside him right-side up. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Argh!!!! 

THE TOP: 

Although I do wonder--is he more afraid of hitting the ground, or of the jeers of the  crowd? Let’s see another spot. 

Panel 3. Captain Cold and The Top suddenly sit next to each other in an opera box.  Captain Cold looks about him rapidly. A full orchestra plays a song below them. A  handful of other guests seated in the opera box with them wear formal dress and  watch the show. There is no noise in this room other than Captain Cold and The  Top’s voices. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Where are we now? Why can’t I hear anything? 

THE TOP: 

This is our friend The Pied Piper’s cell. Isn’t it wonderful--all of that dreadful racket he  loves doesn’t make a peep in here! 

PAGE EIGHT, CONTINUED 

Panel 4. Medium shot of a GENTLEMAN, Captain Cold, and the Top sitting side-by side in the opera box. Captain Cold shakes the Gentleman’s shoulder to get his  attention. The Gentleman looks down toward the orchestra and pays no mind to  Captain Cold. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Hey pal, you’ve got to help me. The man next to me is crazy! 

THE TOP: 

Nobody hears a word you say when you’re trapped in here, Snart. The Piper loved  making people dance to his tune--but once he’s here, not a soul will listen to a word  he says again! 

Panel 5. Full overhead view of Captain Cold, who suddenly is sitting on a stool in a  different room. The Top stands beside him. The angle of the view keeps the walls of  the room out of frame. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

What the--Wait, this room is empty! 

THE TOP: 

The Mirror Master’s Hall of Reflection may look like a room of empty mirrors-- 

Panel 6. Medium rearview shot of The Top standing beside the seated Captain Cold.  In the mirror straight ahead, Captain Cold sees a reflected memory of himself being  shot by a misfire of Heat Wave’s heat gun while The Flash punches him unconscious  (see The Flash #166). The walls of the small room they are in are all made of mirrors  which reflect the same image. 

THE TOP: 

--but in fact, they will reflect back all of his memories of The Flash outwitting him! He’ll  never get to admire his own pretty face again, and his ego will be crushed. I simply  can’t wait! 

THE FLASH: (MIRROR MEMORY) 

That knocks the Captain--Cold! 

PAGE NINE (SIX PANELS) 

Panel 1. Full shot of The Top and Captain Cold standing in the center of a circle of two dimensional target dummies shaped like Central City policemen . A rack of  boomerangs sits next to Captain Cold. Cold has just thrown a boomerang at a  dummy, which harmlessly clunks off of its head and falls to the floor. All of the settings  in panels 1 to 3 of this page are red-scaled like the rest of the Astral Plane. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

Let’s spin up the pace of this tour! Here’s our friend Digger’s* new digs-- 

SFX: 

Clunk 

THE TOP: 

Infinite target practice with ‘rangs that don’t come back ‘round! 

CAP 2: 

*Digger Harkness, alias Captain Boomerang! 

Panel 2. Full shot of Captain Cold and The Top standing in a small crowd in front of a  podium. CLYDE MARDON receives a trophy from an ACADEMIC at the podium.  

CAP/THE TOP: 

--and the Weather Wizard’s “storm cell”-- 

ACADEMIC: 

And the Central City prize for philanthropy in the sciences goes to--Clyde Mardon! 

THE TOP: 

A parallel world where his brother Clyde lived--and got all of the kudos for inventing  the weather stick! 

Panel 3. Full shot of Captain Cold and The Top standing in an industrial freezer.  Captain Cold shivers violently, but The Top is unaffected. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

--and your hot-and-cold chum Heat Wave! 

PAGE NINE, CONTINUED 

THE TOP: 

Locked in a freezer with no thermostat! 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

This is cold even for my taste! 

Panel 4. Full shot of The Top and Captain Cold once again standing in the center of  the Rogues’ Block, surrounded by the dark cells.  

THE TOP: 

So, what do you think of my new Gallery, Snart? I think gathering you all here will make  up for the time I lost! 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

What you’ve lost is your senses! Why go through all of this? 

Panel 5. Medium shot of The Top, who spins a small toy top in his hand, and Captain  Cold beside him. 

THE TOP: 

Did I ever tell you why I like Tops? You were one of few who never questioned my  interest. 

Panel 6. Close up shot of the toy top whirring in The Top’s hand. 

CAPTAIN COLD: (OP) 

If the job gets done, I don’t ask questions. I mean, Digger likes boomerangs. 

PAGE TEN (SIX PANELS) 

Panel 1. A memory from The Top’s childhood. Medium shot of BOY ROSCOE  DILLON, who lies on the floor in front of a spinning dreidel during a Hanukkah  celebration. A lit menorah sits prominently on the table behind him. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

When I was young, I loved tops because they were predictable. When you spin a top, it  shows you the same faces and colors over and over again. What’s more, it can only  spin in one of two directions--directions I could choose! 

Panel 2. Cut to a more recent memory from The Top’s adult life. He lies on a prison  cell cot in an orange “Central City Prison” jumpsuit. He spins a whittled toy top on the  floor in front of him. The ground is littered with tops of various sizes. His posture  mirrors that of the previous panel. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

I used to dream of a top that would never stop spinning. It would never change the  schedule of my day. It would never turn a corner and force me into an unplanned  conversation. It would never lock me in prison and change my plans. 

Panel 3. Return to the present, with a wide view of the red-scaled cell blocks of the  Astral Plane. A manacled line of prisoners walks by rows of cells. In the foreground, a  guard brandishes with his club. 

CAP/THE TOP: 

Don’t you see it, Snart? The way that time goes on here without the interruption of  days--the way that I can shape every inch to realize my vision-- 

Panel 4. The Top and Captain Cold again stand in the center of the Rogue block. Full  shot of the room, where snippets of the six punishment cells can be seen behind  their bars. 

THE TOP:  This place is my infinite, perfectly predictable top!

PAGE TEN, CONTINUED 

Panel 5. Medium shot of The Top, who clutches Captain Cold by the collar of his  prison jumper and holds him within inches of his face. 

THE TOP: 

But you’ve distracted me. You must’ve noticed there’s one cell we haven’t visited yet. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

You don’t have to do this Dillon! Maybe we can work out a deal. 

Panel 6. Front medium shot as The Top leads Captain Cold toward an unseen cell  with his arm around the Captain’s shoulder. The Top points straight ahead with one  hand. Captain Cold’s expression is sarcastic, but his face is tight with fear. 

THE TOP: 

Yeah, yeah--there’s no loot to barter down here, old ally. Besides, don’t you like what I  have planned for you? 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Oh great-- 

PAGE ELEVEN (SEVEN PANELS) 

Panel 1. Full shot of The Top and Captain Cold from within the cell. Inside, there is a  heavy metal chair bolted to the floor with untied leather restraints. The wall is covered  in a dozen television screens which glow with variegated images. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

--I was thinking I would miss T.V. down here. 

THE TOP: 

Welcome home, Captain! 

Panel 2. Medium shot of The Top dragging Captain Cold into the room by one arm,  toward the chair. 

THE TOP: 

The screens in this room are tuned to the earth frequencies of each member of our  Rogues’ gallery. You’ll also notice that some screens show the interiors of their cells  here in the Rogue Block. 

Panel 3. Close up of one of the television screens, which shows a simultaneous  scene from Earth. The Flash hands over a handcuffed Heat Wave to a police officer.  The burnt-out remains of the armored getaway car stand behind them. Flash’s voice  comes from the TV. 

THE TOP: (OP) 

See, it looks like your pal Heat Wave has caught some heat! 

THE FLASH: (TV STATIC) 

That takes care of Heat Wave! Now to find Captain Cold. 

Panel 4. Medium shot of The Top as he forces Captain Cold down into the metal chair  and snaps one of the leather straps shut around his wrist. 

SFX: 

Click!

PAGE ELEVEN, CONTINUED 

THE TOP: 

You always pegged yourself as a planner, Snart. You loved to plot heists and make  bargains. Now, you’ll have a front-row seat to watch our fellow Rogues fall apart. 

Panel 5. Close-up shot of The Top snapping the strap shut on Captain Cold’s other  wrist. 

THE TOP: (OP) 

First you’ll see their earthly passing--which will come one day, no matter how lucky  they get. 

Panel 6. Full shot of Captain Cold strapped to the chair. He strains against the  restraints to no avail. 

THE TOP: (OP) 

Then, you’ll watch them here, living out their fears forever! 

Panel 7. Close up of The Top’s face as his expression changes to fear. 

THE TOP: 

Wait--what’s happening!? 

PAGE TWELVE (SEVEN PANELS) 

Panel 1. Same shot as Page Eleven, Panel 6, except that Captain Cold has begun to  fade into a translucent astral shade. He smiles. The restraints around his arms and  legs go limp. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Looks like you jumped the gun, Dillon. I can feel it--my body--I’m waking up! 

THE TOP: 

What do you mean waking up!? You’re dead! 

Panel 2. Full shot of Captain Cold’s astral form floating above the chair. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Keep the seat warm for me until I come back! 

THE TOP: (OP) 

No! It’s impossible! 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Impossible, Dillon? Or unpredictable? 

Panel 3. Back on Earth. Overhead full view of an ambulance, sirens blaring and lights  flashing, as it races down a dark Central City street. A doctor’s voice rises from within  the ambulance. 

CAP/NARRATOR: 

Meanwhile, as a prison ambulance speeds to Central City hospital. 

SFX: 

Wee-Woo! Wee-Woo! Wee-Woo! 

DOCTOR: (OP) 

You’ve done it!--

PAGE TWELVE, CONTINUED 

Panel 4. Interior of the ambulance. Captain Cold lies on a stretcher in a neck brace as  his eyes come open. A Doctor stands beside him with a hand on his wrist. The Flash  lays his hands on Captain Cold’s chest. 

DOCTOR: 

--Your superspeed CPR has restarted his heart! 

THE FLASH: 

Thank goodness! I’m so sorry Captain--I got carried away in that car chase and forgot  my strength. 

Panel 5. Close up of Captain Cold on the stretcher. He smiles despite the pain in his  broken neck. 

CAPTAIN COLD: 

Don’t mention it. Say, this ambulance isn’t going to Central City prison by chance? I’d  love to go somewhere familiar. 

Panel 6. Back in the astral plane. The Top sits cross-legged on the floor in the center  of his empty Rogue Block. A toy top spins on the ground in front of him. 

THE TOP: (THOUGHT) 

How had I never thought of it? It would only take an empty corpse for me to return to  earth like Snart. 

Panel 7. Close up on the toy top, which has stopped spinning and lies still on its side. 

THE TOP: 

The only question is--whose corpse? 

THE END. 

[zoniteillusion-pyritedreams]

🕯✨ Personal Manifestation Diary Entry 01 — “Spicy Honey & Mirror Portals” ✨🕯

Music is love. Music is life. Period.

And repetition? She’s the key. I never understood people who don’t get that what you constantly feed your mind will show up in your reality. But here's the thing repetition isn't one-size-fits-all. I can't just chant “I am rich, I am rich” in front of the mirror like a Sims character. That doesn’t work for me. 🙃

What does work?

Talking to the goddesses like they’re my besties. No script. No structure. Just full-on rambling convos like I’m giving them a dramatic end-of-day recap. Some days I’m thanking them for things that haven’t happened yet, and other days I’m gossiping about my future as if it’s already real. That’s where the magic lives for me. But I also layer that with my other love: subliminals.

🧃 Little Lani Lore 🍓

Flashback to 18/19-year-old me yes, I was that girl in the subliminal YouTube scene. I had a medium-sized channel that actually got people real results because I didn’t overcomplicate it. No scientific babble, no robotic affirmations, just natural, flowing language that talked with the subconscious, not at it.

I made subliminals for everything:

✨ Meeting celebs

✨ Getting your crush

✨ Looking like the baddie of your dreams (ABG-coded because that was my era)

✨ Being invited to wild events or raves & parties

✨ Random luxury gifts & glam glow-ups

And they worked. Why? Because I affirm like I talk. “I always get free gifts,” turns into:

"You’re always receiving the cutest random gifts, babe. Like, literally, people just hand you shit for no reason.”

It’s conversational. It’s casual. And it works like a charm.

📻 Current Manifestation Vibes:

Lately, I’ve been deep into two subliminals I made. One is personal. The other’s general, might even post it one day. But let me tell you something…

🧨 In TWO DAYS, I dropped 6 pounds

That’s wild for me. Usually, 5 pounds takes two weeks of hell. But I’ve been listening to this while doing my regular life, not even pushing myself. My body responds fast to muscle but slow to weight loss until now.

💸 Money has been showing up left and right

Found $50 in my house (???)

Found $15 on the street

Then, another $50 bill on the ground while grocery shopping with my aunt

Like… this is not normal for my area. Who’s out here dropping entire wads of cash? 👀

🧿 New Subliminal Alert: “Spicy Honey” (By Esther both versions)

Fully obsessed with this track. Mixed it with rapid results affirmations & set the intention to receive exactly what I want within 12 hours. I’ve got a Pinterest board that’s 90% makeup and 10% electronics/clothes, and I'm focusing on a few:

That tiny Samsung TV that doubles as a tablet

Asian projectors that put American ones to shame

A few rare K-beauty & C-beauty products that are impossible to find in the U.S.

It’s Thursday night (June 12, 10:00 PM), so I’ll be listening tonight and fully expecting goodies to start flowing by the afternoon. I’ve already got my Mirror Mirror (Qveen Herby) booster cued up too. That one’s built so that every time I pass a mirror or reflective surface, it’s like walking through a portal where my manifestations speed up. Which is perfect because yes I love looking at myself. I’m beautiful. Let’s not pretend. 😌✨

🌌 Universe Storytime:

Once I said I wanted an Xbox 360… and two days later a full Xbox + Kinect showed up at my door. No name, just addressed to me. Two YEARS later, I found out it was from my estranged half-sister and her partner, who somehow figured out my birthday and decided to send it as a secret gift. And that’s just one of the times it happened.

So yeah. The Universe and my goddesses do not play. I’ve been gifted laptops, designer bags, concert tickets, and random luxury items just for saying,

“Wouldn’t it be so fun if this showed up for me?”

And then forgetting about it.

🔮 What’s Next?

Honestly, I’m grieving a bit right now. Life’s been heavy. But instead of letting that energy drag me down, I’m shifting focus. I’m joining in on the 48-hour manifestation challenge to ground myself in some playful abundance. ✨

Let’s see what magic the next 48 hours brings.

💋 Catch y’all soon with an update + receipts.

[vixellaivy]

The Shifting Game System

So hi everyone, it's been a while since I got on this app.

This idea originated when I'm reading manhwas that has that system windows those blue hologram thungs that only the mc can see like Solo Leveling etc. I don't know if someone made this yet but if someone did please le tme know.

So what is it?

it's a holographic game system designed to level up or help shifters in their shifting journey. you can carry this shifting system throughout realities and is super helpful.

I use it also like a to dod list kind of with my daily quests. since i scripted i can make my own. it is basically gamifying your life lol.

Features:

Stats

Daily Quests

Main Quests

Side Quests

Hidden Quests.

Inventory

Shop

Rewards

Punishments

Skills

Titles

Sub Space

Guide

Live streaming

Transfer

And a lot more

Statistics

-A feature of the game system where it tells the player stats in various things.

There's types of stats, the player can choose what stats to focus on.

Fighting stats, stats such a Strength, Critical Hit, Intelligence, Agility, Health, and etc. I can also see other people's stats.

Daily Quests

A feature in the game where it gives shifting related tasks that the player must do in a certain amount of time.

If the player did it, they will have their randomized shifting related reward like a crystal or something

If the player didn't, they will be forced to shift to a random reality and live in it for one day. (you can choose to not do this lol)

Main Quest

the main feature in the game that changes depends on the reality the player is on. For example if I'm you are in a superhero world my main quest would be to save the world. Completing the main quests allows me to have in game money where i can buy stuff from the shop. And rewards too of course.

Side Quest

A feature in the game where the quests are based or centered around relationships, if you do this for example it will lead to a friendship or more, it also greatly depends on me. This is also the types of quest the different types of npcs gives you . you'll have friendship points if you do this and in game money.

Hidden quests

A type of quest that will only appear after you reach certain shifting related requirements. Reaching this will give us S tier rewards and such.

Inventory

A place where the player can place their things on, in game or not.

Shop

a shop that have items across the realities, you can also sell and auction stuff here, the quality of the items have rank from E to S.

Leveling up

A feature where it levels up players skills or stats, or the person themselves.

Rewards

the shifting related rewards that came across realities that can help shifters on their shifting journey.

Punishment

If the player didn't do their quests ,the player will be automatically got shifted into a random reality for a certain amount of time. or They will come back to that point of time over and pver till they complete it.

Skills

it's a feature where it allows player to learn and level up the skills they want.

Titles

the titles is the one you can get if you meet a requirement of theirs.

Guide

the shifting system is most importantantly a guide for shifters across the universes.

Live Streaming

so instead of story times you can instead live stream/watch other people drs

Transfer

is where you can watch/ do your thing with the SGS in a phone or other electronics devices so you don't look stupid staring at the air.

Appearance

A hologram that only me can see

It's a blue rectangular shape.

and that's all thank you

[justforbooks]

Morgan Spurlock

American film-maker best known for his acclaimed 2004 documentary Super Size Me

Few film-makers can say that their work has made a change to the real world, but Morgan Spurlock had a stronger claim than most. His 2004 documentary Super Size Me, an exposé of how the fast food industry was fuelling America’s obesity epidemic, appeared to have direct repercussions for the world’s largest fast food chain, McDonald’s.

Shortly before the film came out in May that year, the company introduced its Go Active! menu, which included salad items; six weeks after its release, the company abolished its supersize portions entirely.

McDonald’s claimed these menu changes were a coincidence. But the director, who has died aged 53 of complications from cancer, struck a timely blow at the business when awareness about fast food’s corrosive role in public health was on the rise.

Super Size Me’s high-concept premise – eating three McDonald’s meals for 30 days straight – was key to conveying Spurlock’s message. With the director gaining 11kg, plumping out his body fat from 11% to 18% and inflicting heart palpitations, impotence and depression on himself, his gonzo approach put him at the forefront of the early noughties boom in cinematic documentaries instigated by Michael Moore. “There’s real power in a documentary,”Spurlock later said.

Doubts later emerged about Spurlock’s experiment in bodily attrition, after he refused to release his diet logs from the period; and then when it later emerged that he was an alcoholic who had also imbibed during the shoot.

An inveterate attention-seeker and twinkly-eyed showman, he was not going to let these details affect either the purity of Super Size Me’s marketing line, or his emerging career as a documentary star; a budding Moore for the Jackass generation. He would consistently target totems of modern capitalism and consumerism, though none of his subsequent works had the same kind of influence as his 2004 lightning-bottler.

Spurlock was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and grew up in Beckley in the Methodist household of his auto-repair shop-owning father Ben and mother Phyllis, an English teacher and high-school counsellor. Though his parents later divorced, he credited his mother in particular with instilling in him a sense of activism: “She was one of those people who speak up when she didn’t agree with things. She was a collector of people too: if you had the ability to help people, you should,” he told the International Documentary Association.

A childhood fan of British humour such as Fawlty Towers and Monty Python, he was already exercising his entertainer’s streak doing “funny walks” around the house aged six or seven.

Rejected five times by University of Southern California’s film school, he graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993. “I wanted to be Spielberg. I wanted to write and direct scripted movies,” Spurlock told Interview magazine. He originally showed promise in this direction, winning an award for his stage play The Phoenix at the New York international fringe festival in 1999.

After stints as a personal assistant on Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway and Luc Besson’s Leon (both 1994), Spurlock first stepped in front of camera as a promotional spokesman for Sony Electronics. But his breakthrough came though hitching himself to the reality TV bandwagon with the self-created internet webcast, and, later (in 2002), MTV show, I Bet You Will. As one of the presenting team, Spurlock goaded members of the public into humiliating themselves for money – with stunts such as being “wedgied” or eating a worm burrito.

Super Size Me grossed $22m on a $65,000 budget, making it one of the most profitable documentaries of all time. Spurlock believed his body never fully recovered – though he lost the weight thanks to a special diet concocted by his then girlfriend, the vegan chef Alex Jamieson (the pair married and had a son, Laken, in 2006, before divorcing in 2011; Spurlock had been previously married to Priscilla Somer between 1996 and 2003).

He also later expressed doubts about the longer-term impact of Super Size Me on fast food corporations, later reflecting: “People say to me, ‘So has the food gotten healthier?’ And I say, ‘Well, the marketing sure has.’”

Spurlock could not skewer the zeitgeist again to create a second “doc-buster”, despite tilting at big-hitter topics such as terrorism (in 2008’s Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?) and product-placement and advertising (POM Wonderful Presents: the Greatest Movie Ever Sold in 2011). With his trademark handlebar moustache, he settled into a reliably affable front-of-camera presence nosing around socio-cultural issues and foibles – sometimes fatuously.

In total, he directed and produced nearly 70 films and series, including a One Direction hagiography in 2013 and a Super Size Me sequel in 2017. But he retained keen business sense and marketing nous throughout this prolific output. “He taught us that we have to be chief executive artists,” his fellow documentary-maker Ondi Timoner told Variety.

Towards the end of Spurlock’s life, his career was on hold after he confessed in a 2017 blogpost to sexually abusive behaviour, including an allegation of rape while at college and paying off a production assistant he had harassed. “I have been unfaithful to every wife and girlfriend I have ever had,” he also wrote, explaining he had been sexually abused in his youth. He divulged all this possibly pre-emptively in anticipation of future accusations in the up swell of the #MeToo movement.

Making himself the focus of the story was true to his modus operandi, and his professed desire for self-improvement could indeed have made a fascinating documentary.

But the mea culpa proved an effective self-cancellation, with him resigning from the production company, Warrior Poets, he had founded in 2004 and being sued by Turner Entertainment Networks for an aborted project.

He divorced his third wife, the producer Sara Bernstein – with whom he had a second son – in 2024. His final documentary credit was for a mockumentary creating a fake history around the classic 1992 Simpsons episode Homer at the Bat.

Spurlock is survived by his children, Laken and Kallen, by his parents and his brothers, Craig and Barry.

🔔 Morgan Spurlock, director and producer, born 7 November 1970; died 23 May 2024

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at Just for Books…?

[impale-me-radio-daddy]

We need more hotel gang met lookalike reader first. Not because of Alastor x Reader shenanigans but because I like to imagine Val going to Vox. "I'm telling you that there's someone going around looking JUST LIKE Alastor! You NEED to find them!" And Vox responding with "Pfft. Do you think I'll fall for that joke? Be serious, Val. Now excuse me, Alastor seems to be walking around town in his slightly oranger coat and hair today, and I'm trying to figure out what the significance of the colour change means!"

"Amorcito." Val breathed out pink smoke, which wreathed its way down his arm and over Vox's square head. "The Radio Demon might not be my kink but there's certainly a market for it. I've got scripts for five movies already."

"For crying out loud, Val-" Vox sighed, waving the smoke away. "The Alastor lookalike is a fucking rumor, okay? An urban legend, like Santa Claus, or socialized healthcare."

"Voxxy, darling," Val purred, his expression smug as he sat back. "Santa Claus is real."

"No," said Vox. "He isn't."

"Then who sucked my dick at that party last week?" Val raised his eyebrows, his expression triumphant.

Vox gave a noise of disgust. "That was Angel Dust in a Mrs Claus outfit that you made him wear. Now, if you wanna stop wasting my time with this shit? I need to continue tending to our actual fucking business interests."

Val's expression turned from triumph to dismay, and he turned to stalk off. "Fuck you."

"Yeah, yeah." Vox watched his business partner leave, then slumped down in his chair to review his daily security footage. Alastor had been acting weird lately. First, he'd been seen outside with the princess of Hell's girlfriend Vaggie, shopping for birthday cakes of all things, then he had visited a junk electronics store and bought himself a fucking portable CD player.

Alastor was up to something- Vox was sure of it.

[jenninjapan]

May 13- Tokyo National Museum | Ueno Park | Akihabara

Today was an excursion to Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Park, and Akihabara. We walked through Ueno Park and visited some temples and statues. At the museum, we had an hour to explore. I saw one statue of a Haniwa, or a Terracotta tomb figurine. I found this interesting as Haniwa is mentioned in the reading and this particular figure is of a woman in formal attire. It is thought that the figure is of a woman of high social status participating in a ceremony due to her elaborate attire. I thought it was interesting how they also showed artifacts from other parts of Asia in one building. I was able to see an Egyptian mummy and Buddha statues from India and China. After the museum, we had time to grab lunch, so I tried Omurice with beef curry for the first time. It was really good. After lunch, we traveled to Akihabara and looked around. We found remnants of when Akihabara was associated with electronics. We had free time so I went to Shinjuku and visited the 3D cat build board and I saw the giant Godzilla statue. After the free time, we met back up at the hotel and went to a Bunraku play.

Academic Reflection

I felt that the readings prepared me well for the experiences. For one, we read the script for the Bunraku performance of Shunkan on Devil Island. This was very helpful as the play was entirely in Japanese. It was also helpful to learn the names of the characters to understand the plot of the story. The other readings gave us an interesting look at the persona of the “otaku.” Akihabara had several shopping spots that highlighted the practice of the otaku of possession by creating their own fiction. Some examples include SS, "short" or "side" story, writers, who borrow the setting and characters from these works, write novels and scenarios in different versions.

Many shops in Akihabara have several floors of different merchandise, but we did see some that were devoted to some of the examples from the reading. As mentioned before, the last two readings gave us some good background information for visiting the Tokyo Museum. I was able to see and identify the clay figurine alongside other examples of Haniwa in the museum. The Haniwa are clay figures that were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects often in Kofun, megalithic tombs.

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Which Web Design Strategies Boost Dubai E-Commerce Sales?

In Dubai’s booming e-commerce sector, a visually appealing and functional website is key to driving sales. With consumers expecting seamless shopping experiences, web design in Dubai must prioritize aesthetics, usability, and performance. From intuitive navigation to fast checkout processes, every element impacts conversion rates. This guide explores cutting-edge design strategies tailored for Dubai’s competitive market. Whether you run a fashion store, electronics shop, or grocery delivery service, implementing these techniques will enhance user experience and boost revenue. Let’s dive into the best practices that make Dubai-based e-commerce websites stand out and convert visitors into loyal customers.

1. Adopt a Minimalist, User-Friendly Layout:

Clutter-free designs improve navigation and reduce bounce rates.

Use ample white space to highlight products.

Implement a clear hamburger menu for mobile users.

Ensure a logical flow from homepage to checkout.

2. Use High-Quality Visuals & Arabic Typography:

Dubai shoppers appreciate premium aesthetics.

Showcase products with 360-degree images or videos.

Choose elegant Arabic fonts like Mada or Dubai Font for local appeal.

Maintain a consistent color scheme reflecting your brand identity.

3. Optimize for Fast Loading Speeds:

Slow sites lose customers quickly.

Compress images using TinyPNG.

Minimize plugins and scripts.

Opt for VPS hosting to handle high traffic.

4. Simplify the Checkout Process:

A complicated checkout leads to cart abandonment.

Enable guest checkout options.

Integrate one-click payments via Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Display trust badges (SSL, payment logos) for security assurance.

5. Implement AI & Personalization:

Dubai’s shoppers love personalized experiences.

Use chatbots like Tidio for instant support.

Recommend products based on browsing history.

Offer exclusive discounts for returning customers.

Effective web design in Dubai blends aesthetics, functionality, and cultural relevance to maximize e-commerce success. By focusing on intuitive layouts, fast performance, and personalized experiences, you can significantly boost conversions. Stay updated with the latest trends and continuously test new strategies to keep your online store ahead of the competition. Ready to transform your e-commerce site? Consult a Dubai web design specialist today and start turning visitors into paying customers effortlessly!

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Below is a “vibe doc” style promo script that captures the essence of “The Level at 2500 NW 35th Street” as an urban transformation landmark in Miami—a mix of street grit, cultural renaissance, and visionary urban regeneration. You can use or adapt this script as needed for a documentary trailer or promotional video.

[FADE IN: AERIAL SHOT – MIAMI SKYLINE AT DAWN]

NARRATOR (V.O.) – Deep, resonant, with a touch of urban poetry:

"In Miami, every sunrise is a promise—and every corner a story waiting to be told. In a city pulsing with life, art, and raw determination, one building stands at the crossroads of past and future…"

[CUT TO: REAL FOOTAGE OF 2500 NW 35TH STREET, MIAMI – STREET LEVEL]

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"2500 NW 35th Street. At first glance, a typical Miami structure—a testament to the everyday hustle of an authentic neighborhood. But look closer. Hidden among the Cuban cafés, family-run shops, and graffiti-laced walls is a portal… a gateway to a new realm of urban living."

[MONTAGE – STREET-LEVEL SCENES]

Close-ups of vibrant street art and bustling sidewalk markets.

Locals chatting outside a diner labeled “Best Cubans and Cafecito in Miami.”

A glimpse of a community mural celebrating local heritage.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"At street level, known as ‘The Roots,’ the true soul of Miami lives: raw, unfiltered, and relentless. Here, history and hustle intertwine in the rhythms of everyday life."

[TRANSITION – ANIMATION OF BUILDING TRANSFORMATION]

[CUT TO: DIGITAL RENDERINGS of the building ascending—a transformation graphic reveals a second, elevated level above the structure.]

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"But above the busy streets, rising on monumental pillars, is ‘The Level’—a visionary space where technology, art, and community collide to form an urban oasis."

[MONTAGE – ELEVATED LEVEL]

Rooftop parks lush with greenery, community gardens, and interactive digital art installations glow under neon.

Skywalks and hover-trams connect neighborhoods.

People laughing, performing on outdoor stages; vibrant gatherings set to reggaeton, hip-hop, and soulful blues.

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"Imagine a realm where innovation meets heritage—a place where every step above the ground is a promise of transformation. Here, art isn’t just on the walls; it’s woven into the very fabric of community, bridging the gap between history and a bold, sustainable future."

[CUT TO: INTERVIEWS (CUTAWAYS)]

LOCAL ARTIST (on-screen, with animated graffiti in the background):

"This isn’t just a building—it’s a statement. It’s where our voices are amplified and our culture reimagined."

COMMUNITY ORGANIZER (on-screen, speaking passionately):

"‘The Level’ brings us together—gives us a space to dream beyond the struggles. It’s empowerment in concrete and neon."

[CUT BACK TO AERIAL SHOT – NEON-LIT MIAMI NIGHT, THE ELEVATED LEVEL GLOWING]

NARRATOR (V.O.):

"Built on the foundation of authenticity and uplifted by the spirit of resilience, 2500 NW 35th Street redefines Miami. It’s a symbol of transformation—a place where the grit of the streets meets the vision of tomorrow."

[OVERLAY TEXT: “The Level at 2500 NW 35th Street”]

[MUSIC SWELLS: A fusion of classic Miami beats, electronic rhythms, and soft orchestral flourishes.]

NARRATOR (V.O.) (final lines):

"This is more than architecture—it’s the heartbeat of a city. A call to rise, connect, and reinvent the future. Welcome to The Level. Welcome to Miami reimagined."

[FADE OUT TO LOGO: “The Level at 2500 NW 35th Street” with a tagline underneath “Elevate Your World.”]

[END CREDIT ROLL with upbeat, vibrant instrumental music mixing urban and futuristic sounds.]

This script is designed to evoke the dual realities of Miami—the gritty, soulful streets and the visionary, elevated community. It places the building as a symbolic and physical gateway to a redefined urban future while celebrating the authenticity of its roots.

Let me know if you need any adjustments, further scene breakdowns, or additional details!

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Introduction

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[filmprojectguenolerainbird]

Screamsaver

Screenwriting seminar 19/02/2025

I changed how Rose ended up in her situation at the end to make it more out of her control and more believable that her boyfriend wasn't there. The people at the session and my team seem to find the ending less convoluted.

The main feedback I got from Kate from that session was that using the soldering iron as a weapon wasn't believable and that the chase scene at the end was too quick and not original enough. I disagree with the philosophy of gamifying the ending, making the character do anything else than run for her life. Realistically, no amount of wit and quick thinking is going to save you from an immediate aggressor. I'm also already over the seven pages, so I can't extend this section without digging into the scenes of the screenplay. I'll think about these issues after the pitch as my priority is to get the producing part out of the way to prove the film is doable.

Locations

Computer store

I made a list of all the computer shops in Edinburgh and spent two afternoons walking around Edinburgh asking them. I mostly got met with rejection or vague uncertainty to come back next month and ask again. I managed to get a yes from the TechFiXD store, the store owner was an ex-Napier student.

With Morven we later did a Recce and took pictures of the shop, I took measurements for floorplans.

Workshop

We found two locations that could work for the workshop: (1) the MAV technician's office & (2) C17 Electrical/Electronic Workshop.

Office

Study Room 9 from the library was selected as Simon's Office room

Outdoors

Morven found a street near Craiglockhart for the outdoor scene -- the important element for their cinematography was the old-fashioned sodium lights which give an orangy hellish light from which Rose can step in and out as she's running.

Casting

I sent out casting calls on Facebook groups and student emails and reached out to specific actors for some roles. It's important to cast very early on, especially for adult roles as the good actors tend to get taken on other projects later on -- Casting & Locations are probably the hardest things to get at our levels, so this is what I prioritised as crew is easier to later fill out with people from red lit projects and other years.

I managed to fill out all 6 roles and still have applications coming from which I can select which actor I want.

I also got into contact with a production designer to help out with the film and an ex-film student to help out with the makeup.

I conducted a short audition with the actor for the role of Robert and he seemed a good match. I was going to schedule table reads and

Pitch

Our pitch document was a little last minute, we managed to get in rehearsals on the morning before pitching.

With Casting and locations sorted, that's 60% of the film taken care of which should allow us to have a lot of time for rehearsals while still having an early shoot.

I focused my efforts on the criteria I was told would matter, which is to show up at the screenwriting seminar and show all the ideas in the script are doable — Hence why having actors and locations ready for the pitch. I didn't focus my energy on finding a whole crew as I was told explicitly that there was no expectation that you have to have a full crew — especially sound design, some crew will be graded without.

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The Psychology Behind the 'Thank You' Message on Plastic Bags

Ever handed over a customer’s purchase in a plastic bag labeled with a cheerful “Thank You” in bold font? It’s not just a functional touchpoint—it’s a subtle yet powerful tool that taps into human psychology, creates emotional resonance, and boosts your business’s brand identity. Beyond their utility as a simple carrier, thank you plastic bags play a much deeper role in customer engagement, loyalty, and satisfaction.

This post will explore the psychology behind the “Thank You” message, its impact on consumer behavior, and why businesses—from global retailers to small, family-run shops—should pay closer attention to these humble yet impactful packaging solutions.

Why "Thank You" Matters in Business Psychology

Gratitude Builds Emotional Connections

Gratitude is an essential element of human interaction. When customers see the words “Thank You” printed on a bag—the very last point of contact during their shopping experience—they unconsciously feel appreciated. That small expression of gratitude leaves a favorable impression long after the purchase is complete.

Research conducted by the University of Southern California shows that when businesses express gratitude, customers are significantly more likely to return. A thank-you bag becomes a physical symbol of this connection, reminding consumers of the positive experience they had with your brand.

Reinforcing Brand Loyalty

While “Thank You” might seem like a universal sentiment, its psychological impact can reinforce loyalty. The act of carrying around a thank-you plastic bag imprints your brand in the customer’s memory while making them feel appreciated—a vital tactic in building repeat business. This subconscious reinforcement ensures that your store, rather than your competitors, stays top-of-mind.

Generosity Perception

A thank-you bag often conveys a sense of care, even if the customer has simply paid for their item. It flips the script, making the experience feel reciprocal rather than transactional. This small nuance makes customers associate your business with generosity and thoughtfulness, both of which are crucial when competing for customer retention.

The Role of Thank You Plastic Bags in Business Functions

Thank you plastic bags do more than just build psychological connections. From a practical standpoint, their utility extends across various industries. Whether you’re running a large grocery chain or managing a boutique store, these bags serve as silent ambassadors of your brand.

1. The Thank You Shopping Bag

The classic thank-you shopping bag is a customer’s reliable companion for carrying their purchases. Not only are they lightweight and durable, but they also double as walking advertisements. Imagine thousands of customers weaving your branded thank-you bags through crowded streets, creating brand recall with every passerby they encounter.

Key Benefits:

Durability ensures safe transport for items like clothing, electronics, and accessories.

Customizable designs allow you to maintain alignment with your brand’s colors and typography.

High visibility, turning these bags into cost-effective tools for expansive brand promotion.

2. The Thank You Grocery Bag

Designed with strength in mind, thank-you grocery bags withstand the weight of bulky items. They are staples for supermarkets, food stores, and more. And the printed “Thank You” serves double duty—showing gratitude and reinforcing your brand every time groceries are unpacked at home.

3. Custom Thank You Plastic Bags

Customizations elevate the humble plastic bag into a marketing tool uniquely tailored to your business. Brands can incorporate bold colors, logos, and modern designs to stand out. These elements transform the functional carrier into a visual extension of the brand.

4. Small Thank You Bags

For small-scale goods like jewelry, cosmetics, or gifts, smaller thank-you bags offer a touch of exclusivity. Despite their petite size, these bags demonstrate careful attention to detail and create memorable unboxing experiences.

Leveraging Thank You Plastic Bags for Your Brand

To maximize the potential of thank-you bags, businesses should focus on three key aspects:

1. Highlight Your Brand Identity

Invest in custom thank-you plastic bags that align with your brand identity. A thoughtfully designed bag carries as much personality as the products it contains. For example:

Opt for colors that match your store’s aesthetic.

Use eco-friendly materials to showcase sustainability efforts.

Incorporate your slogan or logo prominently for easy recognition.

2. Use They/Wa cfholics℠

When customers feel welcome and valued, it creates a lasting impact. Adding "We Appreciate You" or "Thank You for Supporting Small Business" to your bags caters specifically to niche businesses. This touch ensures customers remember that their purchase matters to your brand.

3. Bulk Purchasing for Efficiency

Buying thank-you plastic bags wholesale offers financial benefits and convenience. By investing in larger quantities, you gain cost savings while always having stock on hand. Additionally, wholesale options often include flexibility for custom designs, allowing businesses to tailor their bags as needed.

The Future of Thank You Bags

The traditional plastic thank-you bag is evolving. Many brands now explore eco-friendly and reusable materials while maintaining the emotional touch of gratitude. Compostable bags and biodegradable options are paving the way for businesses that want to promote sustainability without sacrificing customer connection.

Wrapping it Up—More Than Just a Bag

Thank-you plastic bags blend function with psychology, acting as carriers for purchases while leaving lasting impressions on customers. These bags are a low-cost yet high-impact way to enhance customer relationships and promote brand visibility. Whether you’re opting for durable shopping bags, custom designs, or small chic carriers, their ability to express gratitude while serving as branding tools can propel your business forward.

The next time you place an order for packaging supplies, consider their potential beyond utility. Each thank-you bag you hand out is a small token of appreciation—and an opportunity to gain a loyal customer.

Want to take your packaging game to the next level? Contact us today to explore our customizable thank-you plastic bags and discover how they can better represent your brand!