#for a price of 100 pesos

[nexo-nex]

Today I found peak cinema at the deadstock bin teehee

[lucianinsanity]

STEAM I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU

[callilouv]

moots do u think 25$ is too low for my art

[sheilaerinniperonista]

hm. I've been thinking of opening commissions next year after I graduate but I'm not sure if it's gonna b worth the hassle or if I'm even gonna get any at all. rahh

[thedeepweb]

Hi. There are far too many things going on at once. My shitty classmates didn't collaborate with paying the last assignment and had to pay $40k pesos out of my pocket, along with a refill of my medicine that was also a painful $40k pesos. Expressing this in dollars is painful because 100 dollars does not feel close to what the inflation has done to obliterate buying power. Along with this i lost my phone and official dollar went up the double, which will soon reflect on the rest of the prices. Industrial sectors have been halted since a week ago until parallel dollar is established again (gotta love speculation!) and thus i do not have work as they won't sell anything. I was waiting until this monday where supposedly we could restart sells

As the cherry on top, on the weekend a giant storm took over and the province woke up this sunday without power and trees cutting the cables or even breaking their houses

Thankfully we only lost non-essential roofing and nothing else. But power will clearly not be restored until at least a week, between the ongoing rain and the amount of infraestructural damage (these are down my street, rest of the neighborhood has more ripped lightposts). Entire zone is out of wifi and mobile data (am typing this from a gas station while waiting for a spot to charge my phone 🥲)

My biggest concern is the food, as the heat still is precent (today thankfully is colder) and our food will inevitably spoil as our family and friends don't have power either to save something at least. That's a loss that will be very expensive, as if the rest wasn't enough already

If you'd like to help me with a dollar or two, it'd be thoroughly appreciated. If you can't or don't want to, please check up on your argentine friends to see how they are managing. Last month's inflation registered at 12,8%, adding to the 160,9% yearly, and with no doubt the business that won't open this week will have to hike up prices to compensate

Paying pal: @malakartz / Kofi

[respectthepetty]

With My Dear Bro Day One

Love Tractor's leads got sent to El Nido in the Philippines by the production company and recorded it for With My Dear Bro. I truly have nothing better to do with my time during this quiet holiday break now that midnight mass is done, and GMMTV didn't give me Safe House this year, so I'm binging it and writing about it in three posts (One, Two, Three) because why not?

First off, the opening credits are adorable.

Next, their only concern when packing was making sure to bring a hairdryer. Not a joke. Very serious business.

There is only ONE BED, and they did not realize that until they get to the house. Yoon Do Jin said he would sleep on the couch.

That was a lie.

Yoon Do Jin is very outgoing and travels often while Do Won is introverted and hasn't traveled much. Yoon Do Jin is fine spending all their money. Do Won is frugal. Yoo Do Jin wants to try all the things. Do Won, not so much.

They both speak English often on the trip, but Do Won, who has a degree in hotel management teaches Yoon Do Jin the words for fork, knife, and spoon, plus that the taller glass is for wine and the shorter glass is for water (the more you know). They struggle with the laid-back style of the island aka the speed of service.

Much like their characters in Love Tractor, Yoon Do Jin fills every silence (with horrible dad jokes!). Do Won, not so much.

They have $700 which equals over 40,000 pesos! I'm on Yoon Do Jin's side here. BALLIN'! Treat yo' self! But they are counting the money with ALL THESE PEOPLE WATCHING!

They even had the money changer stressed out. 40,000 pesos is a lot to be counting out in the open like that. No, baby boys, NO!

Oh, lord. Men. Do Won wants to buy a wallet and Yoon Do Jin wants slippers. Then, the walkway is wet, and Yoon Do Jin needs help crossing it. They are 60-year old dads.

They haggle (as they should), but they misunderstand. The price is 3 for 100. They think each item is 300, so the haggling gets lost in translation! The lady is actually really sweet to them and shows them which bill to hand her.

Everyone is watching them and wants to take a picture with them since it's become obvious that they are Korean actors (with the cameras and the 40,000+ pesos!). I am bothered for them, especially Do Won who is anxious, but they don't want to make ALL Koreans look bad because that's what they think will happen.

They take a taxi which was supposed to cost 100, but haggle for 90. Then, they only hand the driver a 50. These men are wildin'!

Yoon Do Jin is haggling his ass off, and the ladies are loving it He ends up getting free fruit!

Oh, God, they spot balut, and Yoon Do Jin, who is down to try everything, goes for it. Do Won lets Yoon Do Jin take the L for both of them.

This is adorable. They shop because Do Won likes to cook. Yoon Do Jin sneaks chocolate into the cart. Do Won wants to carry the bags. Yoon Di Jin says no. Yoon Di Jin wants to help cook. Do Won says no.

Do Won, who is visibly nervous when they sit down to eat, waits for Yoon Di Jon to take a bite, then immediately asks for a score repeatedly as he begins to freak out about how he cooked it.

But Yoon Di Jon comes through with the compliments!

They bought banana blossoms, and have no idea what to do with them or how to eat them, so Do Won tricks Yoon Di Jon into eating it as it is.

They didn't even google or anything. They just ate it. Raw. With the leaves y todo. No bueno.

A bug is spotted. Do Won is terrified of bugs. Yoon Di Jon kills it.

But then he teases Do Won with it. Do Won is not pleased.

They shower, Yoon Di Jon kills a moth for Do Won, they drink, then Do Won attempts to make plans for the next day.

To which Yoon Di Jon responds.

Man's got jokes, all day, every day.

And that was just the first day, so they hop into their one bed and get ready for day two.

[waddei]

this was gonna be a semi serious post about inflation and the dollar from the perspective of a thirdworlder but it's way to vent-oriented to make sense as anything other than manic writhing in notes scattered about in a facility in a video game so whatever

I didn't want to derail this post and the general message of "food is too expensive and it should stop becoming more expensive" is the same but still

this is such a surreal post to read as someone who's lived in a "high inflation" country her whole life. a pound of butter 1 dollar??? 5 dollars??? a stick of of butter is like 700$ where I live. a month ago it was 500$ and next month we'll be paying it 1000 for sure

I understand that the price is more than 3x in the example but.. over 3 years? maybe my brain is completely fried by whatever chemical the government puts in the water to make us like futbol so much but that almost seems completely reasonable to me??

I cannot take any conversation about inflation from the us seriously. I'm unable to.

my perspective on what "1 dollar" means is so completely derailed and skewed I cannot get it through my head that it's a currency people use every day to buy gum and chips

I have dollars, in a drawer, kept in a sealed bag and neatly folded.

dollars are for big transactions. no one trusts the peso, if you buy a house, a car, a Motorbike even. the price will be in dollars and people will prefer if you pay them with them too

dollars are movie money. it's the default stand-in for "currency" when talking for many.

i might have slipped before when speaking English and say "this costed 30 dollars" when in reality I meant pesos

they're not the same, 30 pesos is not 30 dollars.

30 dollars is around 27.000 pesos.

and hey! big number I guess! but my mother and I went grocery shopping last week and spent 16k on a week and a half worth of stuff.

it doesn't fucking mean anything.

years ago,god knows how many, I would buy a sandwich every other day. it costed 12$ at first.

nowdays the same kind of sandwich will run you 800$

coins are now 10 or 5 pesos but the smallest bill that you're gonna need to buy anything is probably 100 ACTUALLY SCRATCH THAT LITERALLY NOTHING IS UNDER 100 NOWDAYS el guaimallen está 120 creo. the next big bill is 500.

you want a small meal at a cafe? you're looking at a 8k receipt at the very least. that's 8 1000 bills or 4 of the new and terribly ugly 2000 ones!

I don't know where I'm going with this, i guess the prices seem worse when the base number is higher, maybe I should start buying gold and shit fuck If I know.

quien chota nos mandó a ganar el mundial literalmente nada bueno vino después de eso saquenme de aca

[dany36]

I went grocery shopping with the sis and because of all the stuff I’ve heard about food being increasingly expensive in the US I thought the total was going to be like 80 bucks or something but it was 36??? Which is about how much I spend in Mexico (doing the conversion it’s actually 100-150 pesos CHEAPER than my usual grocery trip) so that was a pleasant surprise but also I’m sure that speaks so badly about the price of groceries in Mexico as well🫡 what do you MEAN that food and gas is cheaper here???????? like what the fuck is Mexico doing istg

[newstfionline]

Friday, December 15, 2023

Few US adults would be satisfied with a possible Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, AP-NORC poll shows (AP) It’s the presidential election no one is really jazzed about. Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, although more Republicans would be satisfied to have Trump as their nominee than Democrats would be with Biden as their standard-bearer, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “Probably the best way to put it is, I find it sad for our country that that’s our best choices,” said Randy Johnson, 64, from Monett, Missouri. Johnson, who is a Republican, said he wishes there were a third legitimate option for president but that the political system does not make that viable and added: “We’re down to the lesser of two evils.”

House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry (CNN) The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to formalize its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Lawmakers voted along party lines to back a resolution that Republicans say will give them more power to gather evidence and enforce legal demands. Three Republican-led House committees allege bribery and corruption during Biden's time as vice-president.

Prisoners Sue Alabama, Calling Prison Labor System a ‘Form of Slavery’ (NYT) A group of current and former prisoners sued Alabama on Tuesday, saying that the state’s system of prison labor is a “modern-day form of slavery” that forces them to work, often for little or no money, for the benefit of government agencies and private businesses. In the lawsuit, the 10 plaintiffs, who are all Black, say the state regularly denies incarcerated people parole so that they can be “leased” out to produce hundreds of millions of dollars in profits for local and state agencies and businesses every year. According to the lawsuit, the system effectively resurrects Alabama’s notorious practice of “convict leasing,” in which Black laborers, from 1875 until 1928, were forced to work for private companies, who in turn paid substantial fees to state and county governments. Since 2018, about 575 companies and more than 100 public agencies in Alabama have used incarcerated people as landscapers, janitors, drivers, metal fabricators and fast-food workers, the lawsuit states, reaping an annual benefit of $450 million.

YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly (AP) Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found. But the data also found that roughly one in six teens describe their use of two platforms—YouTube and TikTok—as “almost constant.” Seventy-one percent of teens said they visit YouTube at least daily; 16% described their usage as “almost constant” according to the survey. A slightly larger group—17%—said they used TikTok almost constantly. Those figures for Snapchat and Instagram came in at 14% and 8% respectively.

Anxiety and resignation in Argentina after Milei’s economic shock measures (AP) Julia González wonders how she will afford the three bus rides and train trip to her job in downtown Buenos Aires. Lucía Pergolesi regrets her best friend has been fired from her job in a government ministry. Hilario Laffite admits he will have to increase prices in the shop where he works. These are some of the faces of anxiety that Argentines are dealing with after President Javier Milei’s administration announced economic shock measures aimed at tackling the country severe crisis, including a sharp devaluation of the peso by 50%, cuts to subsidies and the closure of some ministries. Milei himself has warned people that these steps will cause some pain, but he insists they are needed to curb triple-digit inflation and have sustainable economic growth in the future.

As Russia Gains Confidence, a New Urgency Grips Ukraine (NYT) Ukraine faces dwindling reserves of ammunition, personnel and Western support. The counteroffensive it launched six months ago has failed. Moscow, once awash in recriminations over a disastrous invasion, is celebrating its capacity to sustain a drawn-out war. The war in Ukraine has reached a critical moment, as months of brutal fighting have left Moscow more confident and Kyiv unsure of its prospects. The dynamic was palpable last week, as Vladimir V. Putin announced plans to run for six more years as president of Russia. He declared that Ukraine had no future, given its reliance on external help. That air of self-assurance contrasted with the sense of urgency in this week’s trip to Washington by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who pressed Congress to pass a stalled spending bill that includes $50 billion more in security aid for Ukraine.

The E.U. agreed to discuss membership with Ukraine (Foreign Policy) European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday agreed to open talks on Ukraine’s EU membership bid. Opening accession talks has long been one of Kyiv’s top priorities, especially as it prepares for another harsh winter of fighting against Russia. Although Ukraine’s accession to the EU is realistically still many years away, the decision to begin talks represents a major step forward and a big win for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Japan Wants a Stronger Military. Can It Find Enough Troops? (NYT) After 75 years of peace, Japan is facing immense challenges in its rush to build a more formidable military. To understand why, consider the Noshiro, a newly commissioned navy frigate equipped with anti-ship missiles and submarine-tracking sonar. The vessel was designed with an understaffed force in mind: It can function with about two-thirds of the crew needed to operate a predecessor model. Right now, it puts out to sea with even fewer sailors than that. On the ship’s bridge, tasks that previously occupied seven or eight crew members have been consolidated into using three or four. The ship’s nurse doubles as dishwasher and cook. Extra sprinklers were installed to compensate for the smaller staff onboard to fight fires at sea. The slimmed-down crew on the Noshiro nods to the stark demographic reality in Japan as it confronts its gravest security threats in decades from China’s increasingly provocative military actions and North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal. As the population rapidly ages and shrinks—nearly a third of Japanese people are over 65, and births fell to a record low last year—experts worry that the military simply won’t be able to staff traditional fleets and squadrons.

Torrential rains in Gaza bring flooding and disease to displaced population (Washington Post) Heavy rains pummeled southern Gaza on Wednesday, bringing mud, flooding and in some cases disease to the thousands of displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents in this corner of the besieged enclave. “We didn’t get our winter clothes from Gaza City when we left more than a month ago,” Ramzi Mohammed, 31, told The Washington Post in a phone call. Mohammed is staying in Rafah with his wife and three children. “The only thing we do during the night, we cuddle each other to warm up,” he said. Roughly 1.9 million people in Gaza—or 90 percent of the territory’s population, per United Nations data—have been displaced. Many now live in tents draped with whatever blankets or clothes they can find. “Blankets are not available in the market to buy,” Mohammed said. “But [even] when it’s available, I can’t afford the price.”

Images of stripped and humiliated Palestinians draw condemnation (Washington Post) The images of the Palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, forced to kneel, some bound, some blindfolded in the custody of Israeli soldiers, were certain to provoke extreme emotions. As photos and video spread on X, Facebook and other platforms last week, they were picked up by Israeli media. “Images circulate of dozens of Hamas terrorists surrendering in Gaza,” the Jerusalem Post trumpeted in a typical headline. Israel’s military, which censors the Israeli media, did not object to the characterization or prevent the images’ spread. Many in Israel viewed the images as evidence of victory over the militants who rampaged through Israeli communities on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people. Or righteous vengeance. Quickly, though, claims that the detainees were Hamas militants were challenged. Palestinians in Gaza identified relatives who they said were not fighters. Some of them were released. The images, rights activists say, began to convey something different, and darker: an attempt to humiliate and dehumanize Palestinians. This week, the United States, Israel’s closest ally, called the images “deeply disturbing.” Now they are an enduring cause for rage among Palestinians and anger in the region. For some, they stir echoes of the tableaus of torture that emerged during the Iraq War from the U.S.-run detention center at Abu Ghraib prison.

Support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in West Bank (BBC) Since the war in Gaza began, Israel’s military operations in the occupied West Bank have become more frequent, and more forceful. Here in the West Bank, 271 Palestinians, including 69 children, have been killed since the attacks—more than half the total number for the year. Almost all of them have been killed by Israeli forces, according to the United Nations. An opinion poll carried out between 22 November and 2 December by a respected Palestinian think-tank, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR), found that support for Hamas had more than tripled in the West Bank compared to three months ago. Supporters of Hamas were still in a minority, but 70% of the respondents said armed struggle was the best means of ending the Israeli occupation. By contrast, support for President Abbas had dropped sharply following the Hamas attacks, the survey found, with more than 90% of Palestinians in the West Bank calling for his resignation. Raed Debiy, a political scientist and youth leader for the West Bank’s ruling party, Fatah, said the attacks were “a turning point” for Palestinians, just as they were a shocking turning point for Israelis. “The people, especially the new generation, are backing Hamas now, more than at any other moment,” he told me. Even his 11-year-old nephew, he said, had little respect for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but idolises Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida “because he protects us”.

The World’s Poorest Countries Buckle Under $3.5 Trillion in Debt (Bloomberg) At Manhattan’s luxe Pierre hotel on a late September morning, Adebayo Olawale Edun, the finance minister of Nigeria, tried to soothe the jitters of Wall Street bankers, pledging that his country would cut spending and collect more in taxes to make the crushing debt payments owed to foreign investors. But new documents show that Nigeria’s 2022 debt payments, the equivalent of $7.5 billion, surpassed its revenue by $900 million. In other words, it had been borrowing more just to keep paying what it already owed. A debt crisis is brewing across the developing world as a decade of borrowing catches up with the world’s poorest countries. In 2024 these nations, known to rich-world investors as “frontier markets,” will have to repay about $200 billion in bonds and other loans. The bonds issued by Bolivia, Ethiopia, Tunisia and a dozen other countries are either already in default or are trading at levels that suggest investors are bracing for them to miss payments.

[citrusitonit]

my sister got scammd bro the henna tattooer said it be 100 pesos only to up it to 250 when they wer done cuz it was custom but its unfair cuz she got hers from the catalogue and only her friend was the customs dawg they had to negotiate the price aint no way they payign 500 for mfs who cant even price 😭😭

[lunacat777]

Part 1 Mission: Songbird (Simon "Ghost" Riley fan fiction)

Hi everyone!

I wanted to jump on the opportunity to write some Simon “Ghost” Riley fanfiction. It’s a slow burner but than it gets smutty. It’s kind of bad writing because I was rushing. Hope you enjoy!

WARNINGS: Over 18+ only, death, death, and some traumatizing events and retellings.

Chapter 1:

Aftermath

The raid was over and a few dozen men dead, the city had felt more deadlier than before. Las Almas had initially believed that it was a rival cartel that was behind the massacre but come to find out it was the U.S. Military.

My father, drug lord, Carlos Villalobos, had come by this information from one of his young spies. The eight year old boy said that on that very same night, the U.S. military were hunting down a man. The boy had seen him, actually. The man they were hunting, whom wore the same combat attire, but vastly different. The man wore a skull mask, his eyes were dark, and wore a black balaclava underneath. He had a British flag emblem on the front of his kevlar. “Phantasma.”

My father had many people under his control but especially the children. They were his little spies who’d go out scouring for whispers and come back for money. It was easy buying people with money, you see. If you doubt that you would not take part, it's a lie. When you have no other choice you must join the system or die. A system that was created by my father.

My father is an evil man. Being in the cartel family was like royalty but not in the way that every girl dreams of. For months now he has tried to marry me off to drug lord’s son in order to create an alliance. My father was a power hungry shark and if that meant selling me off, so be it. He had begun making deals with terrorists and Russians. I had animosity for it all...and I had begun to grow fear as he alliances himself with them. When I said that you have to join the system or die from it, I wasn't sure what my own fate would be.

I hear my father’s plans. He doesn’t know that I do but I find my way through the cracks, the doors, windows, any possible way to listen. Why? I wasn't sure but I had to. My father believed that it wasn't customary for a woman to join in on 'business'. That’s when I find out that he’s been veiling terrorists. This is what had sealed my fate.

Everyone calls me La Princessa. But my name is Rosalina. All of Las Almas know who I am and go out of their way for me. They do so out of fear. I started noticing this when I grew older. I didn’t want people to treat me on the basis of fear. I hated it. Though my father had bribed citizens with hush money, I tried my best to help honestly with whatever capability I had.

I didn’t have any friends. The only people I had were the nannies and the ladies that took care of the home.

Father sends me off with money sometimes to go shopping so I could show graciousness to the people of Las Almas. I do his bidding but what else can I do? I wanted so desperately to leave, I wished every night. It was silly but I wanted someone to come rescue me. Who'd known that today was the day.

I saw a vendor that I recognized. An older woman in her 80’s selling beautiful leather satchels. Her family struggles as they travel from a rural village close by to sell her artisan works.

“Cuanto,” I asked. How much?

“Cien pesos,” 100 pesos.

I gladly take out the money and hand her a little bit more than the asking price. She attempts to deny it but I refuse. I told her that it’s for her family, to heal her husband, medicine that he needs for his heart. With glistening eyes, she agrees and takes it.

I’ve had enough of wandering around the city and decide to go back to my hacienda. The two men that are with me, Mario and Juan, escort us back to the black Ram truck that we arrived in. There are two other cars filled with a couple men as backup. One of the SUVs goes ahead, we follow them, and the other right behind us. I sit in the back as Juan drives and Mario sits in the passenger seat. They start talking about the women they’ve been seeing. Saying that they’re asking so much nowadays.

“A las chicas les gustan las flores, no domas su valor”, I say. Ladies love flowers, just not your valor. They laugh. I stay quiet.

We're driving through the dirt road when all of a sudden there is an explosion that jolts the air. I turn and see that the car following behind has erupted in flames. Mario tells me to get down. I cover myself with my arms but that’s when I hear them. A sound I’ve heard before. A hail of gunfire raining down. I scream. This is where I die. This is where I will die because of my father.

We can get out of this situation, I think. We have to. I look up quickly in time to see Mexican military vehicles are following close behind. The car in front turns to the right and comes to a halt meeting with the pursuing vehicles. Over the radio, reinforcement is yelling for Juan to keep heading north. They stay behind and trade fire with the military.

“Who the hell are those guys?” Mario says.

Ahead, more military vehicles. Except their not Mexican. “¡Culeros, son los Americanos!”

Juan takes a sharp left and we drive into the fields. A military vehicle drives up and slaws us on the side. The window shatters sending glass shards of glass over my lap. I'm wearing a sundress, my thighs are exposed, and the glass digs into my skin.

“Te dije que te conviertes!” I told you to take cover!

“What are the Americans doing here?” I yell.

Juan gets back on the dirt road. Ahead there’s two military vehicles that Juan doesn’t notice until it’s too late. They sprawl spike strips across the road. We run them over and we flip. Multiple times. A whirlwind of smoke, glass, and dirt. The car stops rolling but we end up in the worst possible place. A shallow pond.

The water begins to fill up fast because of the open window. I gasp as the icy water touches my skin. I reach for the seat belt retractor but it won’t come undone. I begin to panic. Juan is unconscious and a large wound gaps from the side of his head.

“Are you okay?” Mario asks groggily.

Mario sees the water filling up fast. He takes out his hunting knife and cuts himself loose. As he climbs over me he was shot in the head. I scream.

The car sank deeper. It was about a third full of water now. I begun hyperventilating. I was grasping the last bit of air I could, clawing at the seatbelt. The seatbelt held me down tight like a straightjacket. I extended out my arm for Mario’s knife that had floated in the water but couldn’t reach. The air in my lungs tightened. The car was fully submerged and my head was underwater. I could hear nothing but my heart thumping against my chest.

Thud, I looked to my left and there was a large man in combat attire, wearing a skull mask, punching the glass window. La Phantasma. He was trying to break it open. No avail. The green water threatened to break through my lungs. I started seeing black dots. The man in the skull mask brought up his gun toward the window. This is where I die. Either from drowning or being shot. I couldn't hold it any longer and water began filling my lungs one gulp at a time. I blacked out.

Everything was dark and cold. It felt still, like being in a frigid womb. Then suddenly, a hot wind swept me up and I…

Gasp! I began to cough. My airways burned as if I’d inhaled acid. My chest hurts and I look up. I was surrounded by a group of men. They all wore combat attire.

“She’s comin’ round,” one of them said in a Scottish accent. The man had a small mohawk in the middle of his head. Gray eyes and he too had a British flag emblem on his chest.

“What are you? American or English?” I groaned. My eyes burned, the sun was high and its rays beaming down. My head felt that it would burst. I was drenched. My dress stuck to my body like wet tissue paper. You could see me. All of me.

“Doesn’t matter right now.” The Scottish begrudgingly.

“Please, I don’t have anything.” I begged.

“We’re not after you, Princessa,” a hispanic man appeared. “We’re after your papi.”

“Kill him,” I said. “I wouldn’t give two shits. Fucking psychopath deserves it.”

I hugged my chest in order to keep myself composed. I sat up and that's when I saw him. The man still sported his skull mask. He wore black camouflage with denim jeans, and wrapping around his shoulders a cap. I didn’t know what was happening. They had taken out all of my father’s men but kept me alive.

“Why’d you save me then?” I asked. It was mostly directed to the skull-wearing man.

“You’re worth a lot to Uncle Sam right now,” He grunted. His English accent was gravely, resonant. The man had not taken off his skull mask but instead lifted his balaclava enough to expose his lower face. He had a strong jawline and thin Cupid's bow shaped lips. He was panting heavily.

“Then kill me after I tell you everything? No way,” I said.

“They’re offering you freedom,” the hispanic man said in Spanish.

I couldn’t believe it. All of them were looking at me anticipatingly. “You’d get me away from here?”

I looked at the Scottish man. He nodded.

“We gotta move,” the skull-wearing man grunted. “I think they’ll realize soon that she's gone missing.”

He was very tall, at least 6”. I couldn’t help but find him alluring. As I was inspecting him, I was brought up to my feet by the hispanic man. There were dozens of Los Vaqueros surrounding us. Vehicles awaited for us. The phantasma climbed in before I did.

“Get in, princess , your chariot awaits,” the Scottish man said. The cars pull out and we chase the sunset.

Chapter 2:

Mission Songbird

The hispanic man, I found out, is Alejandro. He’s the famous leader I’ve heard about Los Vaqueros.

“I’ve heard of you,” I said. “You’ve been chasing my father since I was a little girl.”

“You’re keen on letting us kill your dad. Why?” He asks.

“He’s the devil,” I simply say.

They escorted me to a secure location. Someplace I’ve never been to, deep in the forest. Central Mexico has a forest that expands for a few miles out from the state of Jalisco. We walked into a warehouse filled with crates of what I assumed were ammunition and supplies.

“If your father knows that you’re helping the Americans, he’s gonna put a target on your head,” he said.

“I know,” I said grimly.

He looked saddened but understandable. I noticed in the corner of my eye that the phantasma was looking at me. I couldn’t read him with his mask on. I could read people very well and his disguise made it infuriating. Maybe that's the whole point. I notice that my dress is see-through.

“Can I have some fresh clothes? If you have any. I don’t think this dress is equipped for this sort of thing.”

They hand me a thick black hoodie and some camo pants. They were actually quite comfortable except for the kevlar vest they had told me to put on. It was heavy. Before putting on the pants, though, I discovered a large gash on my right thigh.

“That’ll need to be stitched up,” The Scottish man said. “I’ll go ahead and do it. Don’t want anyone else to fuffle.”

He retrieved a med kit and had me situated on a table. He took some chlorhexidine and a gauge to clean the wound. Taking a needle and thread he began stitching up the wound.

“It’ll sting,” he says.

I shrug. He continues and it’s not the worst feeling but unpleasant. I don’t make a face.

“Tough one, aren’t you?”

“Can I ask you something or is that not allowed for captors?” I say.

“We’re here to make sure that you make it out alive. I wouldn’t call you a captor per say.” He said jokingly. “What’s your question?”

“Who’s that in the mask?” I tilt my head toward the direction of the phantasma.

“Good old, Ghost. He��s the reason you’re alive. He took a splosh for you when you went in the water.”

“I’ll remember to thank him.”

“Don’t let him intimidate ya,” he was close to finishing up the wound.

“Why does he wear that mask?”

“Why do the Mexican military cover their faces?” he asked in return.

“Obviously I know why, but why a skull?”

“He moves like a ghost. He evades everything and everyone he needs to. He managed to get the both of us alive out of Las Almas during that raid. He’s dangerous, so don’t try to do anything you might regret.”

“I don’t know what will convince you all that I’m not loyal to my father. I never was.”

“How is that you got all that information, then?”

“I’m like a ghost. I move around and hear things no one wants you to hear.”

This made him chuckle.

“My name’s Soap by the way,” he finished and stood.

“Nice to meet you, Soap. Thank you.”

“No problem, princess.”

“No, please, I hate that name. Call me Rosie.”

He nodded and walked over to Ghost who happened to be looking at us. His black shadowed eyes held on me until Soap called his name. The tension broke when he finally looked away.

To be continued…

[qwertyu858]

The only "good" thing of everything being incredible expensive right now its that the average good polyester sweater is basically the same price as the 100% wool ones ($100 pesos less), so at this point I can just buy a couple of wool ones to stop freezing

Like its not that cold (I guess) but my tiny costal town wasnt this freaking cold like in mexico city, so I feel like freezing :/

[tagapagsalaysay]

im just really annoyed that 100 is considered one of the lowest prices for a meal now I dont have money for anything else and its so humiliating. there are places with 60 peso meals but even then prices are ramping up, and there are so few that its inconvenient to walk or ride a jeep there or ill be late or some bullshit

[tao-lay]

OH!! i forgot to share to yall how my gf and i saw freakin Tillamook ice cream in our local grocery store the other day!!! and YEP, it reminded me of gmm! they had limited flavors (and will now play the Tillamook episode to jog my memory) but of course the Chocolate Peanut Butter was one of them

it was vvvery pricey tho, but it is expected since it's not a local brand. it's priced around 550 Philippine peso which is twice the price compared to local brands of the same weight (roughly 250 Philippine peso) but oh boy, i am sooo game in saving up for it and trying it!

the store also had the Coffee Almond Fudge and Oregon Strawberry flavor but the boys weren't so keen into the first one,, (which kinda bodes well for my gf since she would love to try the strawberry one!)

Marionberry Pie flavor was available too!!! curious 100% because i love to try new fruits (shoutout to figs) but my partner isn't as adventurous as i am when it comes to fruits (besides, the boys didn't seem to like it as much) AND LMAO, look at Rhett's lil face

this was in the store too!! but looks like reviews from the boys aren't too good lmao

the Oregon Dark Cherry really caught my attention too hmmmm... results are mixed with Glasses giving it a 20 and Tall giving it a 74

and i think those are all the flavors we saw!!

with Chocolate Peanut Butter being the only flavor we saw making it to the finals round, and earning a spot in the top three, sufficed to say we are going to buy that next time we have some disposable income lmao

if you made it this far, wow you really like to hear me rant and i appreciate that lmao! i am kissing you on the mouth and hugging you

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[kajeet-da-traveling-merchant]

KAJEET HAS FOUND MASSIVE WONDER :D he sell it for 100 pesos, he heard it was good for that price