#gives guns to two year old granddaughter

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WTF is wrong with these RepubliKKKlan assholes!

[nykie-love-anime]

Marry Me

Inspired by the song Marry Me by Thomas Rhett

Marry Me ~ Jake x Reader - Platonic Bradley x Reader

She wants to get married; she wants it perfect

You just wanted to have the perfect wedding for you and Jake. That is why it is almost taking two years to plan but you could not be more excited to marry the man of your dreams.

She wants her granddaddy preaching the service

Yeah, she wants magnolias out in the country

Not too many people, save her daddy some money

The wedding will be small out it in the countryside with just close family and friends. The perfect Rustic Wedding you have been dreaming about all your life. The barn with be filled with pink and white magnolias because that is Jake’s favourite flower.

As a promise from early childhood between granddaughter and grandfather, your grandfather will be preaching the wedding along with walking you down the aisle.

Ooh, she got it all planned out

Yeah, I can see it all right now

And everybody knows what you want you will get because Hangman is so in love with you, and he just wants you happy. Rooster could see it from the beginning of their second week being back at Top Gun, where Jake fell in love with you and Bradley fell even more.

I'll wear my black suit, black tie, hide out in the back

I'll do a strong shot of whiskey straight out the flask

I'll try to make it through without crying so nobody sees

The day of the wedding you could not be happier as you were walking down the aisle with your grandfather. Your grandmother in the front row was smiling with tears in her eyes - her thoughts being filled with how happy your parents would have been to see their little girl walking down the aisle to the love of her life. But knows that they are watching down at you with smiles on their faces.

Rooster in the back not wanting you to see him pushing back the tears threatening to spill. His hand in his black suit pocket to get the flask he was storing for this moment. He doesn’t want to show everybody how be feels but as he feels a hand on his shoulder the first tear spill.

Maverick sighed knowing how his best friends son feels, seeing the woman you love marry someone else he experienced all those years back.

Yes, she wanna get married

But she don't wanna marry me

Bradley let out a sad sigh knowing you wanted to get married and have a small wedding with close friends and family. He knows you wanted a soulmate to grow old with, but it would not be him. Even if it killed him to be here, he wanted you happy.

He knows he will never the one who gets to marry you. Never the one spending your nights with anymore all because he was too scared to say something earlier.

I remember the night when I almost kissed her

Yeah, I kinda freaked out, we'd been friends for forever

And I always wondered if she felt the same way

When I got the invite, I knew it was too late

As he thought back to his and your last day of high school at the after party he could kick himself for not kissing you then and there. It freaked him out to have the thought of kissing you because you have been best friends since you were small kids. Growing up together as just friends changed his adolescence thoughts that you have cooties to wanting your cooties all to himself.

As he snapped out of his thoughts he wondered if you have ever felt the same way. And when he got the wedding invitation, he knew he was too late to confess how he has been feeling. It was too late to kiss you with all his might.

And I know, her daddy's been dreading this day

Oh, but he don't know he ain't the only one giving her away

Bradley know your grandfather is very happy for you, but he is dreading the day of giving his only granddaughter away. But what he does not know is that he is not the only one who is giving you away.

I'll try to make it through without crying so nobody sees

Rooster once again listens to your grandfather hoping nobody sees him silently crying for a love that was never his and never will be his.

But she got on her dress now, welcoming the guests now

At the reception party he saw you. He saw you in your beautiful white dress with small magnolias in your hair smiling at the guests as they congratulate you and Jake and wishing you a long and love filled marriage.

I could try to find her, get it off of my chest now

But I ain't gonna mess it up, so I wish her the best now

Rooster wishes he could go up to you and get it off his chest how he feels about you. How long he have been in love with you. But he knows he cannot mess this friendship up over something he did not have the courage to get off his heart all those years back.

As he congratulate you and Jake it takes everything in him not to break down. You pulled Bradley into a hug and smiled at your best friend, him wishing you and Jake a wonderful marriage. As he walks away, he went straight to the bar.

So, I'm in my black suit, black tie, hiding out in the back

Doing a strong shot of whiskey straight out the flask

I'll try to make it through without crying so nobody sees

Hiding at the bar is all Bradley could do not to cry, his crumbled black suit and tie matching shows how he feels now. Taking a strong shot of whiskey to get rid of the lump in his throat.

Yes, she wanna get married

Yes, she gonna get married

But she ain't gonna marry me

Whoa, but she ain't gonna marry me, no

All Rooster had on his mind as he watched you and Hangman dance was that you wanted to get married to your soulmate and now you are married. You are never going to marry him; you are never going to love him in the ways that you love Jake.

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*claps* ANALYSIS/THEORY TIME GUYS

I just finished rewatching Despicable Me 2 and I got a bunch of screenshots here yeah lets gooooo! You already know which character is the main focus for me here ;)

Okay I just wanted to try and clarify the whole “they worked together for 40 years and then Nefario just straight up abandoned Gru at first opportunity”. I’m here to say that he probably never planned to leave forever. More like he wanted to lure Gru back into being evil. And this leaving was just a step that he needed to make for this plan to work out properly.

As we know from Minions 2, in his early 30s Nefario was about to start living honest life without any crimes and other stuff like that, but Gru just came and dragged him back, this time for the rest of his life. And now he is in mid 70s, there is already no time for him to change the lifestyle again, he is already fully devoted to villainy and can’t imagine his existence without it. And then Gru goes “oops yeah I wanna live an honest life”, and Nefario is like “…….man what the f**k did I tell you like 40 years ago???”

He just can’t change himself anymore, he feels out of place, but he doesn’t want to grow apart with Gru since he is probably the only one who he can truly call his family. So he tries to do the same thing that Gru did to him all those years ago - drag him back into being villain.

He goes to work for El Macho and slowly takes the minions after him, and basically this whole purple army thing is just a big bait for Gru. I’m almost certain that he convinced El Macho that they need to invite Gru into this plan, since he was really happy to finally see him in El Macho’s lair and even brought the confetti to celebrate their reunion as a team. He was hoping that Gru will get inspired, that they will be back to being villains and will take over the world together with their new forces.

I’m pretty sure that at some point Nefario would just quietly get rid of El Macho and go “oops, looks like there are two of us again, cool right?”

He looks quite disappointed when Gru doesn’t show any enthusiasm for the idea. He doesn’t want to take over the world without him. All of this was just to bring his evil boi back into the business. Aw.

And he definitely didn’t expect El Macho to sic the purple minion on Gru. That was the moment that he realised that the situation went out of control. “Destroying the family in case Gru doesn’t join us” clearly wasn’t on his to-do list.

So almost immediately after that Nefario goes back to Gru’s side and sabotages El Macho’s plans. Because the whole plan of luring Gru into the villainy transformed into a big life threat for everyone too fast. Not only for Gru, but for the girls and Lucy as well.

Does Nefario treat the girls like granddaughters? I think yeah, kind of. His attitude to them evolved from DM 1 a lot. I think he even started seeing in them the echoes of his past with 11 yr old Gru. Just look how happy he is about bringing them with him into the battle and giving them guns and stuff, he forgets for a minute that Gru is much more protective about children then Marlena was.

There is a sparkle in him that reminded him of the younger days when he and small Gru were just having genuine fun. Maybe he even felt for a few moments that he went back in time, he wasn’t as excited about anything through the whole movie as much as he was about giving the gOrls the guns and letting them have pure fun without consequences. He is clearly having the time of his life during the whole final battle scene.

Oh my GOD that was a lot. I hope you like the whole thing, I spent like 50 minutes on making this post, lol :D

Any thoughts, maybe? I’d be very happy to hear from you, thank you for reading! <3

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Okay, I can afford food, condiments, and possibly drinks for Raven's birthday party!

Raven grew up a Jehovah's Witness. They've never made a big deal of their birthday. Yesterday they kinda forgot it was their birthday. They've never asked for anything. Even their Amazon Wishlist is more a shopping list for them. (Linking in case anyone wants a looksie about Raven and their interests. They're a weird and diverse gal and I love them for it.)

So when Raven asked for a "Nerf War" for their birthday I was DETERMINED to make it happen. They've been wanting to Nerf fight my niece Madison (aka the Angry Prune, only 11 years old now) for years. This will also be the day my granddaughter makes her Dart Gun Debut, with a full discussion on gun safety.

Info about maybe helping out under the cut.

We don't actually buy Nerf products (unless they're secondhand or on clearance) because they're owned by Hasbro and we are boycotting them, but Adventure Force, Dartzone, X-Shot, and Air Warriors are all actually pretty damn good. Dartzone is known for making competition-level guns for Dart Sports (a real thing!).

So the thing is, plenty of people want to come. Not all of them have dart guns. We have some spares but idk that they're gonna be enough. But Walmart has some decent Adventure Force stuff.

Ideal goal would be to get two of the single pistols, one of the double, and one of the spare darts. So, roughly $21 after tax.

I'm gonna TRY to 3D print some guns. I have STLs for it. I just don't know how successful I'll be, and if I'll be able to get it done before this Saturday. I need hardware for them that I'm unsure I own, even though I'm a hoarder of hardware, and I definitely don't have the springs. 🙃

I'd also like to make some goodie bags, because I'm tired of society saying we shouldn't give adults fun goodie bags. It'd probably be candy, spare darts, 3D printed alternate dart tips, and a few other assorted things. That I can mostly do with dollar store stuff, but I expect I'd need another $10-$15 or so. I'd SUPER like to be able to provide eye protection. But...

They ain't that cheap. So I've asked everyone to bring some for themselves. Hopefully they listen.

So! If anyone wants to help get some fun stuff for Raven's birthday (There is a theme incoming):

Cashapp: $NovasPrime

Paypal: @NovasPrime

ChimeSign: $NovasPrime

Ko-Fi: NovasPrime

If not, it's cool. I super get it! But feel free to send a birthday wish to Raven via my inbox (they don't use tumblr) so I can show them that yes, their birthday IS important, because we get to celebrate them existing. They are so used to being overlooked on their birthday and it's upsetting to me.

(Also, I'm gonna try my hand at drawing my idea of their Hazbin Hotel demonsona. I cannot draw. I will post results here.)

[oldguy56-world]

Thank Heaven for Little Girls

We hosted a shower for one of our daughters on the weekend. It also included a reveal which is something new to this millennia and a first time attendance by me. After a buildup (but I at least got to eat before it happened) a balloon and two small cannons went off showering the hall with pink confetti. I am hoping that both the doctor and Party City got it right because I am not going to sweep up another mess like that again any time soon. I can only imagine how bad the mess would be if it were twins and it was a boy and a girl.

Back to the good news: we have a granddaughter on the way. This will give us one of each (through two different daughters) so any future babies coming our way will not be something different unless the aforementioned twins pop up. I do have some of those in the family.

It was a gala affair where I heard some of the stupidest questions possible.

Are you happy it is a girl (What idiot would say no?)

Now that you know it is a girl will you try for a boy next time? (Let this one be born first please. I do not think any expectant mother has 'next time' on her mind.)

Is there more shrimp? (Get away from me now)

There were people there that I hadn't seen since the couple got married five years ago so I had to do the old 'long time no see' without calling them by name. For the record I did know my wife's name, the daughters and son-in law and a couple of other random people so all in all I did pretty good.

(Side note. I am allergic to coconut and apparently everyone knows it. I asked what was in the one dessert I was eyeing up and a chorus of 'COCONUT' echoed in the hall. One of the women put me in a hammerlock and led me to a bowl of salad)

Here are some things you should know about having daughters.

They will not pee in your face when you change them. I am positive baby boys do it on purpose just because they can.

I told my son-in-law that having a daughter or daughters will help you lose your hair. He looked at my own bald pate and I saw a flash of terror in his eyes.

Since we found out a baby was on the way my wife always seems to steer me into children's wear so she could look at dresses and the possibility there would be a little girl to buy some for. I have an appointment with my financial advisor tomorrow to look at moving some money around to accommodate the upcoming expected expenditures.

I know this little girl will own my ass and there is nothing I can do about it. They live across the street from us so I expect to see her quite a lot.

I will have to buy my son-in-law a sword or Bowie knife. Not to use but they are very effective if you just happen to be sharpening one of them when a boy comes by to pick her up for their first date. You do not want to go the gun route in case your wife decides to test it on you.

This might sound sexist but I believe many girls are born with a shopping gene. This is something you cannot fight so go with it or move to a cabin in the woods with no internet.

That's all I will say about that.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: If you are going to teach your children anything make sure it includes respect, manners and politeness. It will set them apart from their peers.

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Cora Week 2023 - 2 - Gun

It’s Cora Week, everyone, so time to celebrate our favorite doomed puppy clown with some fic!

Prior fill: Smile [FFN/AO3]

521 words; you can read it as gentle shipping or as firmly platonic I don’t care; you thought I’d write That Scene didn’t you, DIDN’T YOU; I can only imagine the legendary accidents that our dude caused and I’m sure that some Rules were created after he went through Academy/training/whatever the fuck they do in Marineford

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Trying out for Honor Guard had honestly been Sengoku’s idea. It would work on his hand-eye coordination or something like that. Rosinante wasn’t entirely sure, but signed up anyhow and pretended he hadn’t been bullied into it. He had been given a prop rifle wrapped in white fabric and told to go practice—something that he was increasingly nervous about trying.

“You’re going to doom yourself if you keep worrying like this,” Bell-mère said idly. She was sitting under the shade of the nearby tree, completely unbothered by the potential horror that was her fellow cadet awkwardly passing the prop rifle from one hand to the other. Any gun was a danger in his hands.

“I’m fifteen!” he whined. “I should be able to do this!”

“You do realize that most fifteen-year-olds have never held a gun in their lives?”

“Yeah, but…” Rosinante shrugged and accidentally dropped the prop gun into the dirt. “You don’t get it.”

“You’re trying to please Sengoku—what’s there to get?” She chewed on the end of her cigarette and scowled at her friend. He was really getting on her nerves and she was trying to study.

“It’s complicated,” he mumbled. Rosinante picked up the prop rifle and could feel the look Bell-mère was going him. “What…?”

“Your grip’s all off, you goober,” she scoffed. She took the prop gun from his hand and stepped back, giving herself plenty of room to twirl and toss the rifle, ending the display with a throw up into the air that allowed for way more flips than Rosinante was able to count. Bell-mère caught the prop rifle deftly, as though it hadn’t even left her hands. “See? Like that.”

“You have the hand-eye coordination of a professional thief.”

“Morgan had me at a couple drills before I got bored,” she admitted. “That was before Sengoku decided you could be a soldier with those two left feet of yours.”

“I’ll grow out of it,” he mumbled. “I just gotta practice.”

“Tsuru will probably make a proper officer of her granddaughter before we can whip you into shape,” she joked. Bell-mère dropped her cigarette and ground it out with her heel before placing her hands on his, her touch light. “Here, it’s like this.” She readjusted his grip slightly and stepped back. Once she nodded, he went and flipped the prop rifle in the air, it landing back in his hands with ease. “See? Not bad, eh?”

“Maybe I can do this…” He stared at the prop in his hands, heart swelling with emotion as he smiled to himself. “…he won’t regret this…”

“If you really do outgrow this clumsiness, then keep it up as an act,” she suggested. “Use it to your advantage.”

“I guess,” he pouted. Rosinante tried to flip the prop rifle again and it went flying across the training yard, nearly hitting some officers in the meantime. Both teens cringed at the sight of the very fake gun making a very not-fake hole in the barracks’ wall. The officers looked at them and Bell-mère immediately pointed at Rosinante—no way she was getting nailed for his shit.

[meherya]

Let’s talk Bloodhounds and how we need Netflix to lose the rights to stream kdramas

Honestly, if it wasn’t for Woo Do Hwan I wouldn’t even be here... but we support princess peach lips so we were sat for the whole 8 episodes.

I feel like the show started off pretty strong, it was interesting to see how they incorporated COVID-19 to be an integral part of the story. The character introductions were decent and the pacing wasn’t too bad the first half of the show. The fight scenes were amazing I do have to say, whoever did the fight choreo outsold truly.

I think everything went downhill end of episode 5/start of episode 6, and that partly has to do with the fact that we only had like 3 episodes left to wrap everything up. After their homebase gets destroyed, and all the senior ex-loan sharks are killed, there was potential for the stakes to be even higher for Gun Woo and Co. but it felt like it fizzled out right after.

They spent a good portion of time showing how the Hyeon Ju, Gun Woo, Woo Jin trio developed and after Mr. Choi’s death they were like oop she’s leaving!!!! While I get that they show Hyeon Ju is averse to the violence required to do what needs to be done earlier in the show, I think it would’ve been a turning point for her character to see how Smile Capital destroyed her life making her willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge.... instead they had her run off like okay?

I know the focus of the show was always Gun Woo and his bromance with Woo Jin and boxing but I think they really did Hyeon Ju a disservice with that “It’s too painful to be here”... and after that the stakes just seemed non-existent? The ending was rushed, like okay we get obvious fan service scenes of the two guys training and deciding to take down Myeong Gil but at the same time it was like... Who cares about that annoying chaebol and his cop cousin... I didn’t care if the video got released, I had no attachment to this loser. Obviously, they were a stepping stone for Gun Woo/Woo Jin to use to take down Myeong Gil but it felt very lackluster...

The use of Mr. Oh and his granddaughter to give Gun Woo a moment of reflection like “I don’t want to repeat history” was so.... I don’t know how to put this eloquently but I think this Netflix formula of having less than 10 episodes really fucked with the writing bc most characters aren’t given time to process their thoughts and emotions after something huge happens.. at least that was how it felt like to me!! The episode restraint also seemed to really fuck with the writing with how everything wrapped up in the last third of the show, not to mention the last minute character introductions? The dirty cop? The granddaughter too, while she was cool... it was like once again idk her!!... The ending felt rushed, and the final fight scenes...... LAME!!!!!!! Do Hwan and Sang Yi looked slayful but other than that... what was the point...

I think it would’ve been cool to get an insight into Myeong Gil himself like why is he the way he is, how did he come across his little crew?? Not much character work was being done in this show :/

The time jump post-Mr. Choi also was kind of muddy, and I feel like it would’ve been a much more interesting turn if the jump was a few years and included the boys training while Hyeon Ju carefully builds up a network again... Instead we had a ??? time jump with Him and Himbo just doing cold calls with their old allies in hopes that someone bites....

I need Dramafever to come back to kdramas don’t have to rely on Netflix to reach an international audience because come on...

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NOT ME FINDING OUT THAT HYEON JU’S ACTRESS WAS ON TRIAL FOR A DUI AND THAT’S WHY THEY RANDOMLY CUT HER GIRL ???? UM ANYWAYS..... WATCH TALE OF THE NINE TAILED 1938 FOR THE FANTASY KDRAMA OF 2K23

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They’re calling ‘the firm’ for help (AP) Business is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading Washington’s efforts to ease the economic blowback for countries targeted by China. Led by State Department senior adviser Melanie Hart, the group reviews vulnerabilities and develops responses for countries that are cut off or fear losing trade with global powerhouse China. More than a dozen countries have sought their help. For example, when a Norwegian committee in 2010 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident, Beijing stopped buying salmon from the Nordic country. Two years later, China rejected banana imports from the Philippines over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea. In 2020, Beijing responded to Australia’s call for an investigation into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic by raising tariffs on Australian barley and wines. Lithuania allowed Taiwan’s de-facto embassy in Vilnius to bear the name Taiwan, instead of Taipei—Taiwan’s capital city—as preferred by Beijing. Lithuanian businesses saw their cargo shipments to and from China stranded, and they were warned by major European businesses that Lithuanian-made auto parts would be barred from products for the Chinese market. While it takes years to reorient global supply chains to reduce reliance on countries such as China, the team tries to offer a quicker way to ease a crisis, an official said, comparing the team to ambulance services that “help you get past that scary emergency time.”

U.S. screens record 2.95 million airline passengers in a day (Reuters) The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever on a single day. The record travel coincides with the Memorial Day weekend that marks the beginning of the U.S. summer travel season. Airlines for America said U.S carriers plan to fly more than 26,000 daily flights this summer, up nearly 1,400 over 2023, or 5.6%, when they carried 255 million passengers. The summer travel season forecast is for June 1 to Aug. 31.

Police sell used guns (CBS News) A reasonable person might believe it is a core function of policing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. And yet, police departments around the country have been selling old service weapons out the back door for a little extra cash. Over a 16-year period ending in 2022, the ATF identified more than 52,000 guns formerly used by various police agencies that were recovered at crime scenes. The ATF only released the data under court order; it had attempted to keep secret the fact that police departments indirectly supply more than 3,000 weapons to criminals each year.

The graying gig economy (Rest of World) Six or seven days a week, Gilberto Alves de Souza drives through the bustling streets of São Paulo. He drives at least 12 hours a day and sometimes even longer, picking up one passenger after another. At 62, he doesn’t see himself stopping anytime soon. The money he makes as a ride-hailing app driver—roughly 4000 reais ($790) per month after he’s paid off all expenses—is his household’s only income. It supports him, his wife, and a teenage granddaughter who lives with them. In a country where the monthly minimum wage is 1,412 reais ($273), it’s a good income. “I don’t think about quitting driving,” de Souza told Rest of World. “Only when the guy up there tells me my time has come, there’s no way for me to work. But as long as God gives me health, I’ll be a driver.” Most gig workers around the world are relatively young, but Rest of World reporting suggests that older individuals are turning to gig work, too—and their numbers are expected to grow in the coming years. For all its challenges and pitfalls, gig work can represent an accessible, flexible, low-barrier activity that enables older workers to offset expenses and continue to be active.

UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races (AP) Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling. Cheered by several thousand spectators, scores of reckless racers chased 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheels of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in southwest England. The first racer to finish behind the fast-rolling cheese in each race gets to keep it. The races have been held at Cooper’s Hill, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older. The rough-and-tumble event often comes with safety concerns. Few competitors manage to stay on their feet all the way down the 200-yard (180 meter) hill. This year’s hill was especially slippery and muddy after recent rain. Members of a local rugby club lined up at the bottom to catch the tumbling competitors.

Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe (NYT) U.S. and allied intelligence officials are tracking an increase in low-level sabotage operations in Europe that they say are part of a Russian campaign to undermine support for Ukraine’s war effort. The covert operations have mostly been arsons or attempted arsons targeting a wide range of sites, including a warehouse in England, a paint factory in Poland, homes in Latvia and, most oddly, an Ikea store in Lithuania. But people accused of being Russian operatives have also been arrested on charges of plotting attacks on U.S. military bases. While the acts might appear random, American and European security officials say they are part of a concerted effort by Russia to slow arms transfers to Kyiv and create the appearance of growing European opposition to support for Ukraine. And the officials say Russia’s military intelligence arm, the G.R.U., is leading the campaign.

Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It. (NYT) Durga Prasad, an 80-year-old farmer, was resting under the shade of a tree in front of his home when the party workers came. An app on their smartphones could tell them in an instant who Mr. Prasad was, whom he might vote for—and why he should be grateful to India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “You get installments of 2,000 rupees, right?” asked a local official from Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P. Mr. Prasad concurred. He receives $72 a year through a farmers’ welfare program started and branded by Mr. Modi. “Do you get rations?” the official then asked, though he already knew the answer. He had made his point. Such handouts are among the most distinctive parts of Mr. Modi’s mass appeal. The country’s new airports, diplomatic prestige and booming stock markets may look like Mr. Modi’s calling card, but for the 95 percent of Indians who earn too little to file income taxes, small infusions of cash and household goods matter more. And Mr. Modi’s party is organized to make the most of them in the national election that ends early next month.

Cyclone floods coastal villages, blows away thatched roofs and cuts power in Bangladesh and India (AP) A cyclone flooded coastal villages, blew away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday in southern Bangladesh and eastern India. At least seven deaths were reported. Dozens of Bangladeshi villages were flooded after flood protection embankments either washed away or were damaged by the storm surge, TV stations reported. Nearly 800,000 people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas in Bangladesh on Sunday. Authorities have given no casualty figures yet, but Dhaka-based Somoy TV reported that at least seven people died.

New Caledonia state of emergency to be lifted, says Paris (Reuters) Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysée said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time. Seven people have been killed, hundreds arrested and large numbers of buildings and cars destroyed in a fortnight of upheaval triggered by a contested electoral reform and fuelled by sharp economic disparities between the indigenous Kanak population and people of European background. Macron’s decision not to renew the state of emergency illustrates Paris’s desire to start the process of de-escalation and re-establish conditions for dialogue, the statement added.

Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gaza (Washington Post) Radical Israeli settlers have expanded their attacks on aid trucks passing through the West Bank this month, blocking food from reaching Gaza as humanitarian groups warn that the enclave is sinking deeper into famine. Groups of settler youth are tailing relief convoys, setting up checkpoints and interrogating drivers. In some cases, far-right attackers have ransacked and burned trucks and beaten Palestinian drivers, leaving at least two hospitalized. The assailants use a web of publicly accessible WhatsApp groups to track the trucks and coordinate attacks, providing a window into their activities. Working off what they say are tips from Israeli soldiers and police, in addition to the public, members pore over photos to work out which vehicles might be carrying aid to Gaza and mobilize local supporters to block them. The violence and vandalism, committed with near-total impunity, raises questions about the willingness of Israel’s security forces to restrain extremist settlers and protect Palestinians. It also challenges the Israeli government’s claim that it is doing all it can to ensure that aid flows to Gaza, where the humanitarian situation has deteriorated rapidly since IDF forces moved into the southern city of Rafah. As bands of teenagers become the arbiters of who can and cannot pass along main roads in the West Bank, any trucks carrying food have become vulnerable to attack.

Netanyahu says deadly Israeli strike in Rafah was the result of a ‘tragic mistake’ (AP) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people. The strike only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas, with even its closest allies expressing outrage at civilian deaths. Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts, one of which last week demanded that it halt the offensive in Rafah. Sunday night’s attack, which appeared to be one of the war’s deadliest, helped push the overall Palestinian death toll in the war above 36,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

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Leann Smith. That was the woman’s name. I, um…I don’t know what the ethics are of nosing through someone’s home when they’re lying dead in the other room, but no one’s here to tell me not to. And I wanted to—I guess I wanted to know something about her. I wanted to know if there was some…connection, I guess.

Because that would…it would lend some kind of sense to all of this, right? Harry and I both being alive still—that makes sense. We were together when whatever happened happened and we were intentionally hiding from the world at the time. If something, you know, swept through civilization, we were isolated from it.

Mrs. Smith, here, well she was isolated too, I guess. She lived all the way out here, in the middle of nowhere, by herself. At least I think she lived by herself. I found a stack of old mail that I guess she must have kept this whole time for…sentimental reasons? I get that, I think I would’ve done the same if I’d be living at my own address. And the mail was only ever addressed to her. If someone else lived here, there’s no evidence of them, and a woman who kept mail from six years ago would’ve almost certainly kept traces of whoever she lived with.

But there are—well, there are photos. Photos of her with a man—her husband maybe—and then, eventually, with kids. The most recent photo, based on her age in it—she’s got her arms around two women in their…late twenties I’d guess? Younger than me. Or, at least, younger than I am now, though I guess probably not the year this photo was taken.

Leann herself is—was—sixty-one. I found her driver’s license and her work badge. She worked for the Bureau of Land Management. Probably how she survived this long on her own, she must have picked up some useful skills in that job.

She had an interesting job, a husband at some point, and two daughters, if I’m interpreting all the photos correctly. Granddaughters I think, or something like it, based off a letter she got, a woman writing about her beautiful daughter Grace, turning one soon, would Leann come visit? She lived a full life—fuller than mine in a lot of respects. Sure, I’ve had excitement and variety but never…

She really does look peaceful now. I thought—well, I thought about burying her, giving her a proper rest, but…I don’t want to move her. Not when she seems to be resting just fine already. I wish I knew anything about what she believed in, I would’ve liked to…I don’t know, pray or say words or sing, no matter how tone deaf. Something to show that she’s—that someone was here, someone knows she’s gone. Someone will remember her.

I thought maybe I might find a will with the funeral arrangements she’d wanted but all her safe had was a gun, which…that was a bit surprising, um, and what looks like an old engagement ring, and a stack of cash. None of which is particularly useful to me now.

At least I got to break a lock more intricate than one on the front door of a house. It wasn't a very good safe, but it kept me occupied for nearly a minute. That’s something.

I— I’m not really sure what I’m going on about. I feel…I feel very far away from my body right now. Like I’ve been watching someone else walk casually through the house and open cabinets and rifle through papers. Like that can’t possibly be me, because surely I’m somewhere having a breakdown over the last few days.

(a slightly manic laugh) But nope! It’s me, I’m the one who has suddenly gotten very comfortable occupying the same space as a dead body. Isn’t it amazing how quickly human beings can adapt to something? I feel like that’s all I’ve done the last six years—actually, I feel like that’s all I’ve done my whole life—adapt, adapt, adapt. The great adapter, that’s me.

Why wouldn’t I adapt to this new reality that other people did survive but that I don’t get to talk to them? It’s just another piece of information. And information is neutral, easy to digest. And all I’ve done today is gather more and more information and while none of it has proven to be particularly useful…well, I have it now. And that’s something, right? It’s got to be something.

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[aikoiya]

DP HC - Head Butler of Manson Manor

I want Sam to have an Alfred of her own. Just this wonderful, snarky elderly gentlemen that supports her & gives sage advice & who she regards as more of a father figure than her actual father.

He'd likely been under the Manson's employ since around the time that Ida married into the family & he, his late wife, Ida, & her late husband are/were very dear friends.

He was married at the time, his wife having been the daughter of the ranch he'd worked at as a teenager & having owned a little bakery in Amity. She died birthing their youngest unfortunately.

Imma name him Benedict Babcock. Only Ida & Sam get to call him Benny, Ida because there might be a little bit of a thing going on between them now & Sam because he sees her as another granddaughter.

He tries to encourage Mistress Sam & Mistress Pamela to try & see things from the other's perspective, but they're both just too alike. Too stubborn.

Of course, Benedict is neither British nor anything as substantial as an "Agent B" or a retired mercenary or anything, but he does have an American military background & is neither afraid of guns nor killing if it means protecting the people he cares about.

That's actually part of why he was originally hired by the previous Manson patriarch. To double as a live-in bodyguard.

Actually, he's got a bit of that Southern Gentry accent going on, as he'd been born & raised in Virginia. Of course, it's faded a bit over the many years living in Wisconsin, but it does come out every once in a while. Especially around those who also have that Southern lilt to their speech.

Not to mention, he isn't the only servant employed at the Manson household the way that Alfred is the only one at Wayne Manor. He is the head servant though.

Benedict & Ida actually both know about Sam being a ghost hunter & Danny being Phantom, but they're sorta going the Jazz route about it & supporting not only Sam, but the rest of Team Phantom silently until they decide to tell the two elders themselves.

He has very conservative viewpoints, but isn't an argumentative person by nature. So, while he disagrees with a lot of Sam's views, he supports her right to think how she chooses. He will give her little insights into his perspective every once in a while, but how she chooses to take it is Sam's decision.

Benedict is a very big supporter of the Eye for an Eye method of punishment. He thinks that if someone does something to break the law, they should be punished according to their offense. So, in his eyes, rapists should be castrated.

He does support Sam's environmental efforts & has even begun to put in effort himself in his own way, but more in a Circle of Life, 'plant a tree or two for every one you knock down,' 'prevent forest fires,' 'only hunt what you're gonna use & use every part of it,' & 'don't kill for sport' sort of way. A very old school & down-to-earth sort of conservation.

Benedict does not think it's wrong to eat meat or dairy because he grew up in an area with a lot of old fashioned ranches, farms, & dairies & a large hunting community that hunted to cull herds when the population got too high. He figures that so long as the source doesn't use drugs to increase yield or factory farm, is free range, & isn't unnecessarily cruel when they kill their animals, that there's no reason to not eat meat or dairy. However, that does mean that the Mansons only buy from local sources that Benedict has vetted & knows doesn't use those abovementioned methods. As such, he makes frequent visits to the farmer's market & the Mansons eat healthier because of it.

In fact, his first summer job was on a farm & it helped to shape him into the man he is today. It's where he met his late wife. He knows that that image of cows being in too close quarters that rad vegans like to bandy around as being needlessly cruel, is actually just a milking room that cows only stay in for 15 minutes, tops. Why? Because he'd helped heard cows into one such room & remembered how long they were in there.

However, Sam still thinks it's not enough & would sometimes get angry at him for supporting people that 'exploit animals' like that. It saddens Benedict because he changed the household's entire diet to try & better support her lifestyle while still allowing the others to continue to enjoy the food they like.

What Sam doesn't realize is that Benedict has calcium issues & his body has trouble with things like nuts & soy. He can eat them in moderation, but if he were to try & replace all of his proteins with them, he'd die a slow & painful death.

For him, meat is not optional.

I mean, he's sure that it's possible for him to have a vegan diet while still be healthy, but he's done his research & the sheer amount of effort that'd be required just to do so, not to mention the amount of supplements that he'd need to get all the nutrients he'd need... Well... It just isn't gonna happen.

He's still trying to figure out a way to ask her about her thoughts on Lionfish. They're not only an extremely invasive species that absolutely destroys reefs, but they try to eat anything they come across. Even fish far larger than them. Not to mention, they reproduce & spread like wildfire. He understands that she hates the very idea of hurting any animal & he knows that it comes from a place of deep compassion, but these things actively hurt the environment without any form of care or concern for the harm they do. If she refuses to even so much as cage them (killing & eating obviously being very much off-the-table from her perspective), how exactly does she expect to deal with them? Because relocation isn't an option because they'll just cause the same problems elsewhere.

Anyway, Benedict actually lectured Sam after Mystery Meat about forcing others to conform to her ideals, saying that she was doing exactly what her mother does to her.

Sam had flipped out, saying that vegetables are healthy & that frilly dresses have no such benefit. He countered her by saying that studies show that bright colors, such as pink, are known to improve mood.

It isn't until Sam goes too far that Ida decides to straighten her granddaughter out.

She sets Sam up to work on a farm for the summer, just like Benedict did as a young teen.

The experience is a hell of a wakeup call for the girl.

She'd expected to find cages & chemicals, but she found an open farm where the animals had lots of room & were both happy & healthy.

She'd never contemplated what would happen to the cow population if people stopped caring for them. It never crossed her mind that sheep NEEDED to have their wool sheered or they'd get infected or get wool maggots & that sheering doesn't even hurt the sheep. Never realized that many predators would just begin eating their prey while they were still alive & awake. Never thought about food waste or food deserts.

She would never forget waking up in the middle of the night to hear a commotion & then going out only to find a fox in the process of eating a live chicken.

Her presence had scared it away & the chicken was squawking & she couldn't move. Couldn't do anything until one of the proprietors of the farm had come to see what happened.

When the man had taken out a knife & was going to kill the chicken, Sam leapt to stop him.

"What do you expect me to do?! Let her suffer?! It'll just prolong her pain!!"

The way this previously thought cruel exploiter of animals had knelt down beside the dying & in-pain hen & tried so hard to sooth her before the end. It changed something in Sam.

That was when she understood. Humans are by far the gentlest predators on Earth.

Humanity goes out of its way to make death as painless a transition as possible. The good ones do anyway.

Animals don't. They don't care.

Nature was beautiful, but it was also cruel & it didn't care.

After that, Sam became a pescatarian & stopped working against the farming industry at large. Instead, only going against factory farming & those farms, ranches, & dairies that actually did treat their animals badly. She also began supporting local farms & began intentionally helping at that farm every Saturday.

Still an activist, but by no means does she support PETA or the ARA.

[georgiapeach30513]

The President Badge

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Summary: who is the informant

Pairings: SAMCRO

Rating: explicit

Warnings:  language, death of a character, 18+ ONLY

Word Count: 1.2K

Desperate Lives A Masterlist

Posie Rogers Masterlist

Chibs takes a look at his phone, and motions for Bobby to follow him, changing their direction to the clubhouse. Not long into their ride, Happy, Tig, and Juice get in line. They all know that it’s beyond time. And with a quick message to the other’s on what happened at the hospital they agree.

When they arrive they’re met at the door by Gemma who juts out her hip, but the men push past her to find Clay already in the chapel, sitting at the table, smoking a noxious cigar arrogantly when everyone takes their seat. “Figured you were coming here,” his deep voice growls out. “That boy was nothing but a pussy.”

“His daughter and girlfriend could die, and that’s what you got to say?” Bobby slams his fist on the table. “What happened to you two?”

“He turned his back on us. Why should I care?”

Chibs bites at his lip, before turning his whole body towards Clay. “We told you when he left you had two years to go legit. You’ve made no effort. You’ve let your wife dig you even deeper in with the IRA and Cartel. She was holding your granddaughter’s life ransom for...”

“She’s not my granddaughter. Jax is no more my son than yours. He left the brotherhood. He left SAMCRO, so he gets nothing.”

“That baby is only an hour old!” Tig shouts over at Clay. “Jax stepped back from you and Gemma. That’s what your problem is.”

“Gem got to Wendy. She failed drug tests. Lost custody of her son, so she was taking him back. A son that didn’t want to be with her,” Bobby watches as Gemma walks into the chapel raising an eyebrow at him. “You did this. Jax told me about the sugar pills, the watching them outside his window, following a young girl. She hit Posie head on. You would rather see your son lose the person he loves more in this world and for what? You think he’ll come crawling back.”

“I didn’t tell Wendy to hit the girl with her car. Jax is with her for a tight pussy. She’s a cheerleader and is nice and limber,” Gemma reaches into Chibs’ pocket to get a lighter. “It was never going to last.”

“What lies you tell. He left the only life he ever knew for her. Did you know he gave her a ring? Talking to her uncle about land? He found a family that loves him and wants what’s best for him, and you still think it’s to get his dick wet?” Bobby let’s out a low chuckle. “Old ladies don’t get a say in club business, and you’ve had your claws in this one.”

Reaching in his pocket Chibs lays down a mic, “You’ve got about twenty minutes before the sheriffs department is raining down on you. Sheriff Everett, that’s Posie’s uncle. Oh, another uncle works for the FBI, top hacker, he’s all in your business. Did you see him at the hospital Gem? Couldn’t miss him, tattoos, glasses. Family friend works for the FBI as well. You just thought she was a rich kid. You have no idea. Her uncle that’s a billionaire,” Solo steps through the clubhouse door with a gun pointing at Clay and a smirk on his mouth. “He had this man following you for the past month. Wendy was warned. You kept pushing her. We know it was you. You should have listened when we told you two years.”

Bobby pulls out his own wires, along with Happy, Tig, and Juice. “Since you didn’t want to listen, we took matters in our own hands. Everyone played you for a fool.”

“You fucking rat bastards,” Clay goes to stand pointing a gun at Chibs, but Solo shoots him first. Perfect shot to the heart, leaving Gemma to scream.

“Not so tough now, are you? How does it feel knowing you were willing to let a baby die?” Chibs asks spitting at her. “Fucking bitch,” blue lights and sirens blare through the night as everyone stands there waiting on officer Everett-Levinson to arrest Gemma.

Eva screams, and punches Gemma quickly, “That’s assault against an officer, Mrs. Morrow,” getting right in Gemma’s ear Eva gives her a whispered growl, “You better hope both of them survive. You’ll end up like your cunt bitch Wendy. Sadly, she never made it to the precinct. We got caught in a drive by shooting by someone driving a black SUV that looked exactly like yours,” pulling her up, she slams Gemma’s face to the table. “Take her to the cruiser. Chibs, I need a word with you.”

Everyone but Chibs leaves the chapel and Eva gives a nod.

“We take care of our own, too. Jackie is like a son to me. Me and Bobby’d been seeing him and the girl. I’m sorry I couldn’t get to Wendy sooner. I know that Posie is family,” Eva bites at the side of her mouth. Her usual tough guy facade falling. “Where’s the boy?”

“With my brother, and his wife. Abel won’t let go of her. Dad text and said Posie responded to Jax’s voice, and Daisy is out of surgery. My brother is taking Abel to the hospital tomorrow. Since Posie is stable, they want him to go see her, and he wants to meet his sister. Jax will need you guys there.”

Chibs walks closer and gives Eva a big hug. “All of us will be there. When the time is right he’ll like knowing the demise of them. You have my word, we’re legit. Thanks for playing your part on the drugs and guns. When Posie and Daisy come home, they’re getting us leading them to the compound. She loves our Jackie boy, she won’t leave him, she’ll be okay.”

“Thanks. Take care,” she leans over Clay ripping off his presidents badge and hands it to Chibs. “This belongs to you now.”

“The person this belongs to is waiting on his girlfriend and daughter to come home. I’ll hold onto it for safe keeping,” Eva turns to walk away, but Chibs clears his throat, “You’ll make a fine detective one day, Levinson. You ran a clean operation. I didn’t even know that anyone besides Bobby was in on it.”

“It was only a matter of time before Gemma and Clay hung themselves. You just had to know which ones were the weaker ones to get to. The strong ones come to you first. I’ll make sure Jax knows what you and Bobby did for him. You started this. Bobby was quick to follow. The others were quick to fold. You trust them?” Chibs nods his head. “I know a lot of riders who might want to be a prospect. My brother is one of them.”

“Come by when this is settled Lev. I know you ride too. That’s how you got to Tig and Juice. They know you’re in a committed relationship with your husband and wife?” Eva shakes her head no as she walks out the door.

Chibs kisses the president badge before tucking it in his pocket, and walking out to let the officers start deal with the body of Clay Morrow.

Masterlist

[thephantomofthenight]

Rating Halloween Kills characters by how stupid they are:

Warning Spoilers

Michael aka the shape/boogie man: 1/10

Michael literally has the reading comprehension of a 6 year old but is still smarter than almost everyone in this damn movie. Like imagine getting outsmarted by the dude that never even graduated kindergarten?

Laurie aka milf: 3/10

I would have given her a 1 like Michael but sis really decided to run around after being stabbed and having surgery talkin bout how “evil dies tonight” like ma’am if you don’t put your ass back in that bed. I’m sure Michael will still be in his house for a couple days eating someone’s dog or something.

Karen aka younger milf/now available: 4/10

she gets this rating mostly because of the ending. However, she was the smartest parent out of all the parents in this movie. I’m only giving her the 4 because she 1) stabbed Michael with a pitchfork then DROPPED THE DAMN THING. Like ma’am if you don’t go and aim for this mans neck or head like why you dropping it. 2) the ending where she decides to go back into the serial killers house alone that said killer is obsessed with and look out the window that he has been known to stare out of. To be fair on her end though she thought he was dead but sis should have knew better when she saw this man get shot in the neck, had fingers chopped off, survived a damn building fire while locked in the basement and also the fact that she stabbed him with a pitchfork and he got up like it was a mild inconvenience.

Allyson aka milfs granddaughter/new final girl: 5/10

Allyson really thought she could go against a grown ass man who has the strength of a gorilla who just did a line of coke and crack mixed together. She did get a few good shots in don’t get me wrong but she’s a 17 year old girl going against a dude who she witnessed get hit by a car at full speed and all it did was give him a power nap.

Cameron aka cheating boyfriend/looks great in a skirt: 6/10

One he cheated on his girlfriend which overall stupid move. Two he split up from Allyson like a dumbass. Like you’re hunting a serial killer whose built like the Empire State Building and you decide to go alone. Make that make sense. Three he does not know how to shoot a gun.

Big and Little John aka the token gay characters: 10/10

These two literally share one brain cell this whole entire movie. Which is a gay mood but like who sees a bloodied handprint and goes “let me investigate”. No bitch if you don’t run out that door like my father did 20 years ago and go to the nearest town over. I’d rather burn my house down then have to deal with whoever the fuck just came inside. Maybe I’m just built different idk.

Firefighters aka water boys: 10/10

If you saw a man that’s roughly 6’7 (this is what wiki says. His height changes every movie but imma just go with that one so don’t hit me with the wElL AcTuAlLy) come out of a burning building carrying a weapon you don’t just spray fucking water on him like he’s a goddamn shamwow absorbing all of it. There was 10 men there all holding some form of weapon and you guys decide to not JUMP HIM. Hell if I saw that man walk out of the house imma just let god handle it and run the fuck outta there.

The old people that die (idk their names): 9/10

If the little toy airplane i was flying was yeeted at me from a dark ass corner in my house you best believe I would have made like a banana and split. I give some form of credit to these two because they did try and lock him in the bathroom. But when that old lady didn’t open the damn door like sis he’s just standing there why are you crying. At least cry and run at the same time.

Hawkins aka waste of taxes: 10/10

You’re telling me this man became a police officer had to go to an academy and learn how to shoot a gun to have the aim of fucking Helen Keller. Seriously I get the first time when he was far away and stuff but when he was walking down the stairs you couldn’t shoot straight. He at least hit some form of a target. Not the right one but hey I give credit when credit due.

Tommy aka EvIL DiEs ToNiGhT: 12/10

So let me get this straight. He literally watches a news studio post a picture of Michael Myers and this fucker goes We DoNt KnOw WhAt He LoOkS liKe. Let’s use the clues that are given here. Laurie says several times it is not him the one person who has gone up against him on more than one occasion. Karen says it’s not him and even try’s to protect the poor man. He also started a mob against a random man who is mentally ill and was looking for help at the hospital. Like if it was Michael the guy you described as someone who has no remorse and a killing machine why in the fuck would that person run away. Like use the fucking clues presented in front of you. Also why not call the damn cops once you beat the fuck outta this man. They all would have guns.

Lindsey aka swamp water: 3/10

I don’t really think she did anything stupid per say. I mean going against Michael with a bag of bricks was a dumb but also smart move at the same time. She was crafty and made her own weapon. While I personally would have said fuck them hoes and booked it she was brave and tried to fight back against him. She did get caught but ya know bitch survived so good for her.

Vanessa, Marcus and Marion aka the breakfast club but make it worse: 15/10

All of them were completely stupid. Marion not knowing how to save bullets. Marcus waiting till Marion is in gods light for him to finally try and do something. Vanessa was the smartest one besides accidentally shooting herself in the head. But sis why would you try and shoot from long distance knowing damn well you do not know how to shoot a gun at all. Overall they were all stupid.

Lonnie aka father of the year/Jill sandwich: 12/10

Who in their right mind would take teenagers to a serial killer hunt? Especially YOUR CHILD. Not only that but give said children guns. Like I understand the whole stronger together thing but they are still children. They shouldn’t be the ones that was dealing with this bullshit. He does change his mind in the end but it’s a little to fucking late for that. Especially since he didn’t even call anyone and say “hey maybe you guys should all come to the Myers house” no he decides to go in by his damn self with no backup what do ever. It would have made more sense for him to call tommy and tell him to bring a crowd over or the police.

Julian aka little shit from across the street: 0/10

Smartest character is a little boy. He knew the assignment and passed with flying colors. Technically this happened in Halloween but he does make a minor appearance and in that minor appearance he was still the smartest person in this whole damn movie.

[jennsterjay]

Wake up! 

SA2 Re:verse- The Last Scene

This is the last scene in my Sonic Adventure 2 Alternate Universe, titled SA2 Re:verse. This story follows the plot of Sonic Adventure 2, but with a focus on Knuckles the Echidna as the Ultimate Lifeform and Shadow the Hedgehog as the Last Guardian of the Master Emerald. Prologue: Shadow was raised by his uncle who was the last echidna and guardian of the Master Emerald. After befriending Sonic two years ago when he helped retrieve the master emerald from Eggman, he learned that he can rely on others and doesn't have to face his challenges alone. 50 years ago, Dr. Gerald Robotnik created Project Terra also known as Project Flora. From this, the Ultimate Lifeform Knuckles was created using Echidna and Black Doom's DNA. Knuckles honed his skills in controlling natural elements such as earth, plants, water, and other natural elements, as well as manipulating chaos energy. His most notable skill being the ability to heal others, which Gerald used and researched to help his granddaughter Maria from a rare and incurable illness. Aboard the Space Colony Ark, he found family in Gerald, Maria, and Rouge the Bat who was a former jewel thief turned G.U.N. scientist (with a focus on gem properties and flora and fauna studies) as well as a combat specialist. When the Space Colony Ark is raided when word gets out on Gerald's Experiments, Gerald is captured, telling the three to escape. Rouge, running behind Knuckles and Maria, chooses to face the guards head on so the other two can escape. Rouge is cornered and escapes through a cryogenic pod which freezes her in time as she lands on earth. Knuckles and Maria make it to two escape pods, but Maria is shot by a G.U.N soldier and Maria launches Knuckles pod before he has a chance to help her, and he hurtles towards Earth alone. Present: 50 years later Knuckles is woken up from his pod by Eggman who tells him Gerald was his great grandfather. He says he knows of Rouge's whereabouts and will help Knuckles achieve revenge for the Space Colony Ark's erasure from history. Sonic and Shadow especially are chased by GUN when word gets out that there is an Echidna wrecking havoc in the city and at different military bases. With GUN thinking that this is a coup planned by Shadow, Sonic and his friends are now thought to be ex-government criminals. Sonic follows a lead on a mysterious Bat girl who keeps stealing the Chaos Emeralds, and Shadow comes face to face with Knuckles. Shadow is stunned, telling Knuckles that all of the Echidna's are gone and that he is the last. He asks where he has been all this time, and offers to help him. Knuckles is distraught, saying he couldn't be the last and that by Shadow being the guardian of the master emerald, that he is an imposter and a faker. Shadow throughout the game, learns more about Knuckles through their fights, and tries to convince him to start healing from his past and that he can offer him a new future. After many side-battles, Rouge has taken most of the Chaos Emeralds, so Knuckles goes right to Angel Island to take the Master Emerald from Shadow. Its a close and intense battle, but Knuckles wins and tells Shadow to give up being a guardian because he was never strong enough to be, and if he pursues him it'll be over for him. Shadow refuses to accept this and tells Knuckles he wont give up, and despite everything he wont give up on Knuckles either. Sonic and the gang get to the Space Colony Ark and Shadow tells Sonic to get the Master Emerald from Rouge who is guarding it. Shadow is the one who will face Knuckles alone, because he feels he is the only one to understand him and get through to him. Sonic goes to Rouge and they battle. Sonic asks Rouge if this is really how her family wanted to be remembered and if this is what you really want for Knuckles? Rouge after a lot of back and forth, and Sonic saving her from falling off a ledge tells Sonic to protect her jewels (Knuckles and the Master Emerald). Sonic Promises. Elsewhere, Shadow skates down a long corridor until he reaches Knuckles, who seemed to be waiting for him. Shadow tells Knuckles being a guardian is who I am, and protecting the earth and all of it's creatures is what he does, and that if he doesn't believe his words, then he'll show with his actions that "I Am All of Me". Knuckles and him fight and Knuckles fights dirty and at one point throws him into a pod with a fake emerald, leading Shadow to his demise as he hurtles towards earth....or so he thought. Shadow uses Chaos Control using the fake emerald and reappears on the battle field with Knuckles. This pisses Knuckles off and they fight again all while Shadow convinces him that he can heal from his past and doesn't have to face the world alone. Shadow is about to lose the fight despite his best efforts, but right before Knuckles is about to end him, Shadow says even though Maria's not here anymore, she wanted him to be. And even if the world feels like your enemy, I am glad you exist, and you are here now with me. Knuckles punches the ground near Shadow's head and finally gives up, cries in Shadows' arms, and heals him. Later, Knuckles apologizes to Rouge and then they all get an announcement that the Space Colony Ark is going to hurtle towards the earth. They retrieve the Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds and Knuckles transforms into Hyper Knuckles, while Sonic and Shadow transform into Super Sonic and Super Shadow. Knuckles and Shadow Fight the Biolizard, while Sonic tries to slow the Ark's descent by pushing it back. Knuckles and Shadow are about to deal the final blow, but the Biolizard rapidly creates what appears to be a massive chaos energy spirit bomb aimed right at Knuckles and Shadow. With no time to run or react, Knuckles and Shadow are toast until Sonic jumps in the way to shield them both and take the hit. Sonic is de-supered and hurtles towards the Earth. At the last minute, Rouge flies out there and catches him and thanks him for keeping his promise. Sonic makes a joke and laughs. Finally Knuckles and Shadow give the Biolizard the final blow, and with low energy they struggle to stop the space colony ark from entering Earth's gravitational pull. They both know this is the moment where they might not make it unless someone sacrifices themselves. Shadow is about to do it but Knuckles tells Shadow thank you for not giving up, the world needs a guardian, and to take care of Rouge for me. He pushes Shadow out of the way, and blasts the ark back all on his own, then de-hypers and falls, hurtling towards the Earth. Shadow uses his last remaining energy to catch him, tells him "I promised you a future, so for you to throw it all away, that's not gonna happen", and heals Knuckles all the way until Knuckles is back in his hyper form. Shadow hurtles towards the earth, and Knuckles catches him saying expletives and starts to panic. He tells Rouge to gather the Chaos Emeralds and Master Emerald because Shadow isn't moving. He flies all the way to the space colony ark from earth's atmosphere and rushes through the gates and chaos controls until he gets to the main hub where everyone is waiting and worried. He sets Shadow down carefully near the abundance of Chaos Energy around him. Rouge listens to Shadow's heart and looks concerned back at Knuckles. Knuckles looks back at Shadow who has his eyes closed, looking like the most at peace person in the entire room and Knuckles refuses to let this be the end for him. He carefully picks Shadow up in his arms, and has a flashback of an old memory of watching Disney's 1959 animated movie, Sleeping Beauty. Maria was watching it with him and told him one day she wishes to find someone who makes her feel special, and one day she hopes Knuckles finds someone who makes him feel special too. Knuckles holds Shadow's face in his hand, with his other hand on Shadow's back. And Knuckles says: "You saved me, your friends, and the entire Earth, and you barely even know me. I don't think it's fair to take a nap when all your friends are waiting...and I'm waiting. I guess you could say, I've been waiting for someone like you this entire time. So sorry, if this is forward Shadow, but I'm not letting you die without me" Then Knuckles kisses Shadow and heals him, and slowly Shadow takes in all the chaos energy, and his fur and quills turn golden once again. Shadow wakes up and looks into Knuckles eyes. "Did we win?" Shadow asks. Knuckles laughs and tears up. "Yeah, we won" Knuckles smiles. Everyone cheers and hugs Shadow, and Knuckles too, and celebrates living another day in a limitless future, where even the hardest memories can become treasured things, and your present can be what you make it to be. Sonic Adventure 2: Re:verse -------------------------------- Artist/Author Notes: -Knuckles outfit is based on his SA2 Goth Alternate outfit, the same is for Rouge -The red streaks on Shadow's quills are echidna war paint

[supercorpkid]

The date.

Supercorp, Kara Danvers x Daughter!Reader, Lena Luthor x Daughter!Reader, Lillian Luthor x Granddaughter!Reader

Word count: 2202.

“MOOOOOOOM!” You open your bedroom door and stick your head out just to yell. You leave it open and go back inside looking at your entire wardrobe on top of your bed.

“What’s going on?” Lena walks in two minutes later and looks at the situation of your bedroom. “Oh my God, what happened here? A hurricane?”

“Far worst.” You complain sitting on your bed, about to cry. “I have a date with Maya.”

Lena looks at you confused. You’ve been having dates for weeks now.

“A real date. In a restaurant.” You add, pointing at yourself. “I can’t go looking like I’m a fugitive who just robbed a bank.”

You get a chuckle in response, which makes you huff, upset.

“Stop laughing. Help me!” You beg, picking up your clothes. “She’s just so gorgeous.”

“You’re gorgeous too, babygirl.” Lena reaches for your face, but you step away.

“Mom, seriously. I get it, you think I’m cute and pretty and nice, whatever.” You cross your arms. “I want to LOOK pretty. Can you do that, please?”

“Ok. Let’s see what we have here.” Lena starts trying to untangle the clothes from your bed, analyzing each item of clothes you have. She keeps making combinations, and talking at the same time. “Remember to eat slow. The way you and your momma eat it’s not cute.”

“You married her.”

“Well, I’m-well-It doesn’t matter what I did.” She looks back at you, handing you an outfit. “Let’s see this one.”

You change using your superspeed and Lena looks at you, raising an eyebrow.

“No.” She goes back to the pile of clothes. “I know you are an alien, but Maya doesn’t, so she won’t think it’s cute.”

“Yeah, ok. Got it.” She gives you another combination and you change again.

“Too formal.” Lena shakes her head in denial, making you roll your eyes. “Also, please pay for dinner.”

“I will.” You agree, showing her a sweatshirt, she denies with her head.

“Oh, I remember one that I think will look great.” Lena goes to your closet, and you hear her voice coming from there. “So, do you need me to drive you there?”

“Mom, I can literally fly.” You answer a little bit louder, and she comes back with a suit jacket. You deny with your head. “No, mom! I’m not gonna wear a suit for my date.”

“It’s not a suit.” She goes to you, putting on your shoulder. “It’s a part of a suit. You can put it with jeans.”

“Please don’t make me regret asking for your help.” You pout and she breathes deep.

“Hey, what are you two up to?” Kara asks leaning over the door frame from your bedroom and you look at her.

“I have a date, mom’s helping me pick something to wear.”

“What?” Kara looks outraged. “Why haven’t you asked me?” You just give her an eyebrow raise, and when you look behind you Lena is doing the exact same thing. “I have great style.” She mumbles to herself.

Kara makes space in your bed for her to sit, and keeps playing with your clothes. You can see Lena is two seconds away from kicking her out of the room.

“You know, I think you’re due a haircut.” Kara says and you run to the bathroom’s mirror.

“What’s wrong with my hair?” You yell, desperately.

“Nothing’s wrong with it!” You hear Lena’s voice. “Honestly Kara, if you’re not going to help…”

“I am helping!” She huffs annoyed. “I don’t know why you two are making such a big deal about this. You have been seeing Maya for weeks!”

“Uh.” You groan, going back to your bedroom. “You wouldn’t understand. You were friends with mom for years before you made a move on her. She knew everything about you, and still wanted you.” You look at Lena. “Why, exactly?”

“HEY!” Kara defends herself, then pouts looking extremely offended by your comment.

“I’m not saying she shouldn’t!” You rush to reassure her. “You’re cool, funny, and so handsome!” Kara smirks to that. “But you ARE an alien. So, what made you fall for an alien?”

You look at Lena, still shuffling through your clothes, and Kara also looks at her, very expectantly, like she doesn’t know the answer herself. Which is absolute bullshit, because you’ve never seen two people more in love in your life, and they are constantly talking about it and showing affection.

“Really? Just look at her.” Lena points at Kara, whose smirk just grows bigger. “Look at those guns!”

Kara flexes her arms, and Lena’s eyes zeros in it in hunger.

“You know what? Forget I asked.” You go back to your pile of clothes. “Stop looking, JESUS!” You clap your hands in front of Lena’s face. “Can’t you guys just wait until I leave for my date?”

“When is that exactly?” Kara asks, and you roll your eyes, feeling kicked out. But you still look on your phone.

“In ten minutes.” You look at some clothes. Your eyes slowly widen when you realize what you just said. “TEN MINUTES! MOM! I have TEN MINUTES!”

“Ok, calm down. You have super speed.” Lena shoots a look at Kara. “Come on, help.”

Kara mumbles something about the fact you two don’t think she has great style (which is true), but helps you to pick up a long-forgotten jeans jacket you loved so much. Lena picks up the rest of the outfit around it, and you’re ready with three minutes to spare.

“Hey, don’t forget to compliment her.” Kara says walking behind you, while you make your way to the backyard.

“Be a gentleman. Pull the chair.” It’s Lena’s turn to advise you.

“Oh, and if she asks how you got there, please don’t say you flew there on a bus.”

You snap your head back at Kara, squinting your eyes.

“Why on Earth would I say that?”

“Trust me, it could happen.” It’s Lena who answers and you look on your phone just to make sure you don’t have time to ask any further questions about it. “And don’t forget to pay-”

“Oh, dear Rao, I’ve got it!” You fly away after that.

You don’t got it. You absolutely do not. You’re revisiting the entire list they gave you from ‘compliment her’ to ‘pay for dinner’, when Maya walks in the restaurant and you almost choke on your own saliva.

“Hey, babe.” You hear her voice and you scramble your brain for words and the list. Oh, the list!

“Wow, you look… Wow.” You say and she chuckles, coming closer to kiss your cheek lightly.

“You look ‘wow’ yourself.” It’s her answer. Oh, the chair! Pull the chair.

“Here.” You pull the chair and she sits, with a smile on her face.

“What a gentlewoman.” Maya says and you celebrate inside your head. You sit across from her. “Did you moms drive you here?”

“Um…” Don’t say you flew here on a bus. Wait. Of course, you won’t. Rao, Kara is such a dork. “Yeah, Kara gave me a ride.”

“Oh, I thought Kara didn’t drive.” Maya is looking at her menu and you’re in front of her in absolute panic. It’s good she’s not focusing on you at the moment.

“No, she does. Just not well.” You say, making her laugh. And you breathe relieved and happy at the same time. Her laughter is something else. Maya, herself, is something else.

You try not to order too much food, so you don’t look like an actual alien. Usually, you know the exact moment when to stop ordering food by the way the waiter looks at you like you can’t just simply eat all that. This night you stopped way before the look, which probably means you’ll need to buy an entire pizza on your way home. But it’s cool, it’s fine. If not eating like a monster it’s the price to pay for having a girlfriend, you’re more than willing to comply.

“So, I’ve noticed you always have headphones with you. I figured you must really like music.” Maya says and you shake your head agreeing.

Yes, you really like music. And what you like about it so much is the fact that you can drown the noises down with it. Having something to focus on always works for you, when your powers are hard to control.

“I made you a playlist.” She gives you a keychain with a code. You smile from ear to ear. “In case you want to think about me, those are my favorite songs.”

“Oh, I think about you all the time, trust me.” You smile at her, holding her hand on top of the table. “Thank you, I really love it.”

You’re too enamored to notice your surroundings, but you hear an awfully familiar voice that shoots a spike of adrenaline through your spine. You look around to see her there. Oh, no. Not Lillian. Not at the same restaurant you are.

“Can you excuse me for a minute?” You stand up and Maya shakes her head agreeing, but she looks confused. She lets you go, and you pretend you’re going to the bathroom. When she looks down to her phone, you run to Lillian’s table.

“Grandmother.”

“Granddaughter.” She tilts her head, doing her signature move. “Are you here on a date?”

“Maybe.” You shrug. “Are you here to attempt a world take-over?”

“Maybe.” It’s her answer, but she isn’t. She is just eating like a normal person. Why does every day Lillian look more human to you? “You’re looking great.”

“Oh. Thanks.” And now you’re embarrassed.

“You shouldn’t keep your beautiful date waiting to talk to your old evil grandmother.” Lillian points at Maya with a head tilt, and you look back at your table and see Maya sitting there looking amazing. You can’t help a smile that comes up on your face. “Go! I won’t do anything evil today. We’ll talk more soon, dear.”

“Yeah. Ok.” You are almost going back to your table, when you turn around and salute her off. She nods with a tiny smile.

“You cool?” Maya asks and you agree with your head. “I ordered dessert.”

“That’s awesome.” You sit in front of her. “You’re awesome.” You fidget your necklace around your neck trying to calm yourself. “Um, so. I don’t know if you would like this, but um-” Maya holds your hand on the table, and gives it a gentle squeeze, like she’s telling you don’t have to be nervous. You smile. “Well, I applied for this robotics thing, and I have to work on something for it.”

“You know I’m not smart like you, right?” Maya jokes and you laugh.

“No, it’s… I have to work on it next week, and I thought maybe you would like to go to my lab at L Corp with me after school, and like, hang out?” You don’t even give her time to answer and you’re already adding. “But if it doesn’t sound fun, then you don’t have to, at all. Honestly, it’s-”

“Really? That would be great, yeah!” She smiles and you feel your heart easing out a little. “I would love to see this great brain of yours working.”

“Yeah?” You ask and she squeezes your hand again.

“Can’t wait to spend time with you.” She adds and you feel your heart beating so fast, you’re scared she might be able to hear it even without super hearing.

Honestly, you’re a big pile of mess after that. Actually, you’ve been a big pile of mess for this entire dinner, but Maya doesn’t seem to mind. In fact, she seems to like it.

When it’s time to leave, you pretend to call Lena for her to pick you up. It feels horrible lying to Maya, but you’re well aware that sharing your secret identity is something far too big than few dates. You hope one day you can tell her, but for now, you wait until she’s gone, find an alley somewhere, then you fly back home.

Before going inside the house though, you actually call Lena, just to make sure they’re decent and you don’t see more than what you would like to (again).

“Did you meet Lillian at the restaurant?” Lena asks, going in the living room at the same time you’re walking in.

“Yeah, she was having dinner there.”

“She sent me Maya’s entire family background check.” Lena says looking up from her phone.

“WHAT?”

“Oh, and apparently-” Lena looks at you smirking. “She approves.”

“Is it weird that I feel like I should break up now?” You joke, making your mom laugh. She comes closer and kisses your forehead.

“Don’t worry, I also did the background check once you told me about her.” She smiles when she sees your shocked expression. “And Alex looked them up in all systems worldwide. She’s cool.”

“You guys are so weird.” You half complain, half smile, and make your way to your bedroom.

They are weird, and also unnecessarily overly protective, because you have superpowers and can handle anything. But the fact that your entire family (even Lillian!) were worried about you, it’s extremely adorable. You just freaking love them so much.

Notes:

@hermen0404 and I got so carried away with Maya existence, so yeah.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

Gabby’s Bones

In 1986, a man called "Gabby" left several of his possessions with his friend, Newel Sessions. Among the possessions was an old footlocker, which was placed and stored in a shed. Six years later, Newel opened the trunk and discovered it held the bones of a human being. He thought that they should give the remains a proper burial. However, his wife insisted that they contact the police. Before he called the police, he contacted Gabby, asking if he knew about the remains. He claimed to have no idea about any human remains in a trunk. He said that he had never opened it. He believed he bought it at a garage sale, but could not remember when or where. According to Newell, he was very surprised when he learned that a skeleton was found inside of it.

Newell contacted Sheriff John Lumley who began an investigation. From the beginning, he was suspicious of Gabby. He could not understand why he never opened the trunk before. Gabby, however, claimed that he planned on opening the trunk. Since he did not have the proper tools, he decided not to open it. Two days later, it was discovered through x-rays that a bullet was lodged in the skull. Lumley met with Gabby in order to get more information from him. He thought he had picked up the trunk in Wyoming, Iowa, Illinois or Oklahoma, although he could not be sure. He thought he may have received it in 1973, but possibly later than that. Since the old trunk and lock were from the 1930s and older than Gabby, Newell was convinced that Gabby was not guilty of any murder. However, Lumley believes that he has knowledge of the person's identity. On March 31, 1992, the bones were turned over to the Wyoming State Crime Lab who created a facial reconstruction of the man. The man possibly lost his life sometime after 1908 when the bullet was available. The old trunk might have been used by someone in the U.S. Armed Services between World War I and World War II. A bag for the supermarket chain "Hy-Vees" was found with the remains. It was first manufactured in the early 1950s. Examination of the bones show they were of a Caucasian male from his 50s or 60s, about five-foot-eight in height. The remains had apparently been buried before. However, for unknown reasons, they were dug up and placed in the trunk. Strangely, his lower leg bones and one of his hands were missing. Several nicks were found on his rib cage. The bullet in his head was from a .25 caliber gun from the turn-of-the-century.

On October 25, 2017, the skeleton was identified as Joseph J. Mulvaney, born in 1923. Joseph's granddaughter, Shelley, helped lead to the identification, reportedly after seeing a re-airing of the Unsolved Mysteries broadcast. DNA testing with his daughter confirmed his identity. Investigators learned from his daughter that he had been shot and killed by her uncle, John David Morris (identified as "Gabby" in the segment), in 1960. It is believed that Joseph's wife (Morris's sister) was also involved. After the murder, Morris buried Joseph in the footlocker in Iowa. At some point, Morris dug the trunk back up and transported it to Wyoming, where he was working. He then left the trunk behind with Newel. He later moved to Mississippi where he committed suicide.

(Joseph)

Joseph's remains have been returned to his family and military memorial service for him was held on March 29, 2019.