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[studentbyday]

Day 1 // 100 days of code

I told you I don't take aesthetic pictures... I didn't actually code today (but I finally finished all this week's submissions for chem today...) but I did read the description for cs50x readability. And I can't store all the info in my sleepy brain so I wrote things down. I still have more questions but Google needs to answer them. Preferably tomorrow. Got another covid shot today so I'm REALLY hoping I won't feel absolutely terrible tomorrow and for the next couple of days like every other covid shot before... But it's good knowing that my immune system will be smarter for it 😷👍 K goodnight

[maukuja]

something good about getting my degree: could figure out how to fix an ao3 wrapped python notebook all by myself

[drconstellation]

The Assistant Book Seller

Edit 1 Dec 2023 - added missing information on the "ribbon pattern."

Edit: 3 Dec 2023 - correct information about middle pattern from creator

GABRIEL: Greetings! I'm Jim! It's short for James, but I don't need to keep telling everyone that. I'm an assistant book seller.

I'm sorry. Before I do anything else, I need to apologize for something I need to write further in. I didn't plan to write it, I just kind of bumped into it and, well, I can't ignore it. So...sorry. It's said. Forgive me for what needs to be done.

Although he arrived with nothing but a cardboard box and Rodney the Stunt Fly, Aziraphale made sure Jim was clothed in appropriate raiment while under his protection. We'll forgive him that he took a step back about, oh, fifty years or so to the 1970's, as Jim's overall look is a nod to the famous old sitcom "Open All Hours." So if he looks a little bit out of place, or, a little bit familiar, even, that's why.

While we are used to seeing angels in overcoats, it's Jim's vest that is the particular feature here. But I will take a moment to comment on the overcoat - not just the colour but its lapels. Aziraphale has obviously given him a colour with an earthly connection and one that indicate that he has bought Jim under his protection, but the lapels look quite neutral, with one up and one down. (Muriel is the same in their Inspector uniform, btw) This is the first indication they are between two things at the moment.

Onto the vest.

There is so, so much work and thought put into this vest! It was a one-off commission for the show, and the creator, Sandy Higgins, has said she is not allowed to give away the final design pattern. I have tried to contact her, and I'm waiting for a reply, so in the mean time I thought I would ask my keen knitter of a sister-in-law about one of the patterns I'm not sure about. "Well, that's Fair Isle knitting," she said, but she knew nothing about the individual line pattern I was interested in. Hmm, I kind of know that already, its in the notes that are guiding me for this meta, but hey, why not do a broader search and see what comes up?

So once I got back home I did. "Fair Isle knitting patterns" hmm...Wikipedia page for starters...what on *earth* is that at the bottom of the page...? YOU ARE. FRIKKING. KIDDING ME!!!!!!!

"See also: Gumbys"

oh ffs

I am so sorry that needs must make me mention Monty Python yet again, but here we are. And we must mention them, because this link is just too...unbelievably, deliciously good.

If you aren't familiar with the Monty Python catalogue, and don't recognize the mention of Gumbys, they were a set of characters that dressed and spoke in a certain way but the main points to take away were they wore woolen vests in the Fair Isle knitted style and their catch-phrase was - wait for it - "My brain hurts!"

I think we've heard that somewhere before?

CROWLEY: When you first arrived, you said you were here because they were planning to do 'Something Terrible' to you. So you remembered it then. Remember it now. GABRIEL: It hurts to remember. My head isn't built for that.

Right. Now we've got that out of the way...back to the serious stuff.

The colours used in the vest are not your typical angel colours. There is a base of angelic off-white and there are some bits of purple for his royalty around the shoulder area - sometimes you need to look carefully for it. Otherwise it is dominated by vintage shades of red and green. Well. Who's an agent of change driven by love, then?

The horizontal stripe pattern is partly to remind us of the classic biblical robes with stripes that ran along them, much like the style of Crowley's black and red robe in the Job minisode, but is also part of the traditional Fair Isles pattern work. And each row only has two colours, but up around the shoulder area we do see purple start to sneak in as a third colour.

On to the incorporated symbols! I'm going to go from bottom to top.

On the lowest two we feature Crowley and Aziraphale. We have Crowley's demon satyr tail from the Good Omens logo on the lowest stripe - the double-headed arrow.

The next stripe is Aziraphale, with a variation of the classic OXO pattern ("hugs and kisses.") The X is meant to represent his angel wings, and the O is modified to mimic the "o" with a halo in the Good Omens logo. I've highlighted all three in the image on the right.

The third row up is a Sumerian Star pattern that represents one of the flowers associated with Gabriel, the lily. They are supposed to represent the purity of Mary, mother of Jesus, as he had one in his hand when he visited her during the Annunciation.

The row above that is what I believe to be a Byzantium pattern, and is included to show "an Angel's ability to be timeless."

The next three rows are still under a bit of a question mark as I write this. I plan to come back and edit it in if I find the answer.

The bottom of the three is the Duke of Buccleuch pattern, "to celebrate the long and necessary contribution that the cottage industry of hand knitted items."

The middle one - ? (perhaps you, the reader, know? It looks like a spiralling ribbon if I stand back, but that isn't sparking any connections, either.)

Edit: @noneorother tells me in a reblog (below) that this pattern represents the shoelace from the magic incantation Aziraphale uses "Banana Fish Gorilla Shoelace." So it is ribbon-like! This then points to the Second Coming, as it the shoelace references the end of the book, and the last paragraph of the book references Yeats poem "The Second Coming" as well as the novel 1984. To me it is then also telling us there is a cycle occurring, or a cycle that needs to be renewed. This fits in with some other clues other meta-writers have been picking up.

Edit 2: Turns out none of that was correct - I heard back from the creator herself and it's actually the double-ended satyr tail pattern again! It just seems to make a bit of an illusion of a ribbon or shoelace.

The pattern below is a modified OXO pattern.

The top one looks like two rams horns facing each other. A hollowed out rams horn can be used as a trumpet, and is known as a shofar in Jewish religion. Gabriel was traditionally known to carry a trumpet.

The ancient meander pattern would be recognized by most people, included as another classic timeless pattern found all over the world. For some it symbolizes eternity and endless flow.

The wheels here appear to be Michael's ophanim wheels, that would have eyes around the rims.

The hourglass is to remind us that time is running out. Memento mori - "Remember that you die." It is a major theme in both series.

Right up high, just before we lose the rest of the vest inside the overcoat, we get a glimpse of a large diamond-shaped icon. I wonder if this is another stylized set of angel wings, like we saw in the Job minisode on Aziraphale's golden collar.

To finish off the outfit, he is wearing dark gray trousers with sneakers! I'm sure that's so he could keep sneaking up on Aziraphale in the shop, haha. His shirt seems a little too large for him and the tie is knotted too high and is not settled along his centerline. It's all at odds with his previous neat and sharp appearance as Supreme Archangel Gabriel.

I'd like to say a big thank you to @aduckwithears for helping me with information on the vest and finding the creator's other social media sites. You can see their two posts about it here and here.

[static-void]

bT and gT are, iirc, "bad tally" and "good tally". The game would, in its later phases, use these values to determine how the "game" character (unnamed) and the "virus" character (proto-Alice) would talk to the player, and what sort of "actions" they'd take.

Choosing to quit out gets a bad tally, since the player has to remain in the game in order for the increase to matter at all (in simpler terms: the game gives you a bad tally with the expectation that you'll stay - if you close out, the game starts over, so it doesn't matter if a point is given and the player quits. The bad tally resets to 0.)

Choosing to stay gets a good tally, since even though proto-Alice is disdainful and states that the player can't do anything, it still respects the act of seeing things out to the end. Even if there's nothing the player can do.

Trying to defend the "game" (or comfort it towards the later parts of the game) would give good tally points. Bad tally points would have been harder to get, but most would have been gained through being cruel to the "game" and outright insulting proto-Alice/attempting to undermine it.

bastard of a computer program. jackass.

[anonymityisfunwriter]

Champagne Problems (Alternate Ending)

"One for the money, two for the show, I never was ready, so I watch you go..."

Part of Inspired by Taylor Swift Series 'You're Losing Me' Chapter List

Bucky knew it was wrong.

He knew that. He knew he had no right. He just had to.

For the sake of his dwindling sanity and what was left of his shattered heart, he just had to see it for himself. He had to know. 

It was yet another one of the many mistakes he made. 

He stands before the restaurant in the cold, lonely night, breaking what felt like the last piece of his no longer beating heart. 

You can't see him from here. He's sure of that. He stands on the outside, looking in.

Outside, it's a cold and dreary night, the wind whistles haunted melodies through the empty streets.

Inside, you're there. Sat at a table covered with a soft, white linen. A chandelier above you casts a warm, romantic glow throughout the restaurant. Candles flicker on each table. He couldn’t have envisioned a more perfect place for a date.

His friends only told him out of pity. He knew that too. Everyone around him pitied him. They looked at him and they saw the man that lost the best thing that ever happened to him. 

You uncomfortably shift in your seat, fidgeting with the napkin before you. You scan the restaurant and anxiously sip at your wine. Bucky waits a beat. Then another. 

Just as he feels overcome with the need to rush in there, a man strides in. He doesn't know this man. He's never seen him before. And yet, he knows everything he need to from those first few moments. 

You stand up and blush when the man presses a chaste kiss to your cheek. It deepens when he pushes in your chair for you. 

You don't look tired, not like the last time he saw you on that fateful night. Anguish doesn't paint your features like when you told him you couldn't wait for him anymore. Your smile is brilliant, your eyes brimming with life once more. You wear that little black dress that used to hang next to Bucky’s one and only suit. 

You look happy, like a phoenix risen from the ashes of the relationship he single handedly burned down. 

It all feels like a twisted nightmare that he can't and won't ever wake up from.

This wasn't how the story was supposed to go.

It occurs to him in that moment: this isn't his love story, it's your's. It's your love story with him. Bucky will only be the man that brought you to him. He will be your new future, your new hope, your new great, life altering love. 

Bucky once told you he didn't envision a future, he didn’t picture a happy ending with you, he didn’t picture a happy ending at all. But standing here, all alone, he does. He finally sees it. He finally sees everything he could've had. Everything he lost. 

You would've made such a lovely bride. What a shame he was so fucked in the head. 

You were going to make a lovely bride, he punishingly reminds himself. You would eventually find someone. If it wasn't this man, it would be someone else. 

It just wouldn't be Bucky you walked down the aisle to. You would no longer promise Bucky forever. Death didn’t need to part you because Bucky had already done it. You wouldn't one day look down and see Winnifred Barnes' engagement ring resting upon your ring finger.

You would make a lovely bride, you just wouldn't be his bride. 

That all belonged to someone else. If not the man you sat across on this night, it would still be someone else. Someone who would never hurt you like he did, someone who wouldn't drop your hand or your heart, someone who would patch up the tapestry he so carelessly shred. 

He would give you everything Bucky didn't. 

Bucky was happy for you. He wanted that for you.

He just couldn't pretend that he couldn't feel the wind whistling through the hole in his chest. It hurt. It hurt in a way that Bucky could not articulate. The pain wrapped around him like a python. Around his spine. Around his ribcage. Slithering up his next and crushing his throat. It was the sort of pain that you didn't ever recover from. It was darkness without the hope of seeing the light. It was all consuming. 

He knew the moment he asked you to stay. He knew the second the words left his mouth. There was no glimmer of hope left in your eyes. When you looked at him, he knows you saw the cruel words he so carelessly hurled at you. After all, how many times can a person break your heart before you stop asking for more? How many times could he push you away before you stopped running back to him?

Bucky had that answer now. He'd truly dealt the final blow - and there was no taking that back. Not now. Not ever.

It’s been six months.

Six months since you told him you couldn’t stay. Six months since you told him you were done. Six months since he watched you standing in the hallway with all your bags packed.

Six months and it didn’t hurt any less.

He couldn’t say how many nights he spent waiting for you to come back, for you to stand in the doorway like you once did.

Time won't fix this. Time won't mend this hurt. Pain radiates from the center of his chest, threatening to bring him to his knees. He swears the cold nipping at his cheeks will chip away at the shell of the man he'd become. 

He shoves his hands in his pockets, still watching you when footsteps approach. 

"It's time to let her go, Buck."

Bucky looks on, still watching you, studying every part of you. The smile he took from you. The cupid's bow his fingers used to glide over. The hair he used to brush out of your face on sleepy mornings. 

He would never hold your hand again, never wrap his arms around your waist, never get to tell you that he loves you, that he wishes he would've fought harder. He would never get to watch your eyes light up like they did when he bought you flowers. You’d never come home to him. He'd never dance with you again. To be honest, he wasn't sure that he'd ever dance again. 

He hopes the man before you knows what he has. He hopes that he gives you everything that he didn't. 

Bucky barely spares a glance at Steve, speaking through a clenched jaw, "I know."

He knew every part of you. Just like you knew every part of him. He would wander the streets of New York as nothing more than a stranger to you, a stranger whose laugh he could recognize anywhere. 

He looks at you one last time. He knows in that moment that he's lost you for good. Your eyes shimmer when you look at the man before you. You toss your head back laughing for his jokes. His hand will be the one you reach for.

You weren't his to lose anymore. 

He may no longer have any right. Your future may no longer be his, but it would always be your picture in his wallet. 

Alternate (and the much happier) Ending

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[codemom]

INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to share that I'm starting a new chapter by diving into fullstack web development. In just a couple weeks, I'll be embarking on courses to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and more...

As a stay-at-home mom of one, I'm thrilled for this opportunity to expand my skills. I've always loved learning new things, whether it's knitting, gardening, or coding. Now I get to take my self-education to the next level!

My goals are to stay focused, avoid burnout, and find a healthy balance between studying and family. I know there will be challenges ahead, but I'm determined to succeed.

I plan to document my coding journey here, share tips, and connect with others in the field. Web development has always fascinated me, and I can't wait to become part of this community. Wish me luck!

[kurios-development-hell]

Still alive, still jobless and living through hell, but I'm hanging there, not sure for how long. This Darkner will keep pressing onwards even if he needs to work as cleaner of decks on a sinking ship.

My commissions are open ad infinitum for anyone else interested into sending some kromer in my general direction and receive a goodie back ➡ Commission List

As for other things, I've been advancing the coding of the visual-novel in Python. It works. It only needs that I start to add my art and my stories. Time is not being a good mistress, I can barely have some for my things, as I keep doing stuff for everyone else and not for myself because I'm an indentured serf right now.

I've been considering turning this blog into a more "generic" blog for things related to my art, and move my blog project to a community, where I can post my brainstorming, half-baked sketches and ideas for the plot. I called it "Delta-Gambit Waiting Room", because I know the wait is going to be very long until I manage to find some stabilization in my life so that I can put more focus on my project (and finish the 3D things I've pending). I'll keep posting finished things on this blog though, but the rest of the dev-log would be moved to the community blog.

And for other RL related stuff, if you are curious just click below for the long form. For anything else, this is the short update about the status of the Deltarune AU: still working on it, but not as much as I wish I could (and I shall not stop because it's my life's passion to finally publish this AU for all and sundry to enjoy).

See you next year, with any luck. As long as I can get water for me and milk for Spamton, I think I'll be able to survive the turning of the year 👋

Edit: I forgot to add, I'm preparing the channel of YouTube that will contain the animated shorts based on your interactions with my characters through Tumblr, and to upload prototypes of the AU's story. With that format I aim to usher people into meeting the characters and to get them to know them better. Until I can upload the first video I'm still creating, I'll not disclose the link to the channel. I know it's hard to wait for content to land but I'm doing my utmost to find some time to advance everything into the right direction. Le patience.

I've been in paperwork hell for a month. Signed for food assistance during the last week of November, and after 3 weeks going back and forth trying to gather all the papers that assures the townhall that I don't get enough money to pay the bills and buy food and water at the same time, I'm still in the "waiting" part, if the townhall is going to call me to say yes or nay to my plea for assistance to get food, I'm not sure if it will be before the end of the year...

On the other side, gathered the same papers to get food from a local charity group who might give me food and water in a more readily manner than waiting for the townhall to start giving me scrips to exchange for the same products at a supermarket. I've hopes this group will help more swiftly. I'll be heading tomorrow with the papers towards the pantry they have in town.

I'm also scrambling to get a local job, anything, I don't mind if I work on the fields, farms, cashier, whatever. Apparently my online certificates has 0 value locally, and I need to pay for courses to get local certificates to get local jobs. My most urgent ones are to get certified in English and get Food Handler license too (as most of the jobs I was offered up so far required this essential). I don't have money to renovate my driving license (nor a single vehicle to my name since I needed to sell my car), and I'm going to apply for some scholarships around May (with any hopes).

This means that the "paradise" of going full freelancer online is a paradise no more. After so many years, one finally understands that AI took over most of the gigs we were in charge to keep, and we can't get into a 4th month without a job waiting for a company to have mercy of us humans.

So, life not being any lenient with me. Once the tap is closed, no more water will run and you need to look somewhere else. The only problem is that getting the certificates will not be cheap, and it will take long as for English for example is like 6 months per course (mostly I'm aiming to become a chamberlain in a hotel or a bellboy at least and English is requirement), but at least Food Handler is something that can be acquired within the day, but I still need confirmation for a few things from my local employment agency before even applying for it, which sucks because time is not running in my favour.

Currently I'm living with a person that is here just to make sure I don't end homeless. Nothing else, is very bad company, taking advantage of my precarious situation to post herself as my owner. Living with a narcissistic person that regards you as a failure and treats you like a servant, is making this indentured hell a far worse inferno. The roasting is daily, she mocks my genre dysphoria and the stress is so unbearable I got sick a few times (mostly problems with my brain not working and inducing me some manner of seizure that disabled me from laying down horizontally for 4 days -- needed to sleep in a sit'd position for 2 days). Is not a good life, but I need to endure through this opprobrium to avoid being tossed to the dumpster.

I keep praying for better times. This year had good highlights, but most of the year were just foreshadowing that I was going to become stranded and kromerless. That my computer started to break apart at the most untimely moment also seemed like salt added to the wound of the foreshadowing. I'm still GPU-less, and drawing with the Motorola phone as better as I can to keep up with the 2D commissions, but overall, still not the best source of income (and I'm not sure if it is because I'm not popular enough to get customers, or really my art style sucks too much to be worth half a kromer).

That's another reason I want to upload my other generic art to this blog, just to demonstrate that I can art. It does sound like the words of a desperate salesman, doesn't it? At this rate I should not be above drawing smut, if that will get me more customers but... really, not my cup of tea, but if I must, why not. Beggars can't be choosers, right?

Thanks for reading to the bottom. Until then, see you next post (I'll try to make sure that there is another post). It's possible that I'll be more active at the community for stuff related to the AU. You are welcome to take a gander there if you want, and I apologize in advance for the trickle of content from my part.

[bisluthq]

so guys some updates about my life and some advice/stuff at the end.

I did actually start pitching my work lol. And I pitched today and got back two SUPER nice rejections (and all of them say expect 6-12 weeks for a response and whether they're passing or taking you on, like yes/no faster means nothing either but faster means... they read it fast?? and the way they phrased this is SO nice)

Look at my nice rejections:

So the main takeaway I have from this is... if you DO want to put stuff out there you should? People might actually like it, even if they can't publish it/take it on? Applies for all other creatives too: make your art, film your videos, it might resonate with people.

2. I've been trying to talk to strangers and I'm constantly amazed by how NICE people are? So many strangers actively try to help me with stuff literally all the time. The waiter at this restaurant I went to offered to help me with my cockroach problem. This guy I met at a coffee shop offered to help me with a job application I'm working on that requires Python knowledge (I can't code lol). People are just endlessly fucking nice lol? Obviously not all people. Some people are assholes. But there are a lot more nice people, I feel, than asshole people. Or maybe they're assholes in other contexts but nice to randos and that's also ok.

ADVICE PART: Try not to lock yourself up in your own bubble? Put yourself out there. Obviously you might get hurt, that is a very real risk, but just... waiting for something to happen... is not going to make it happen?

Further advice I've been taking: the whole parenting your inner child is not woo woo shaman garbage. Genuinely. Treat yourself like how you would your kid. Take yourself on outings, feed yourself properly, move around, dress up nice, do your makeup if you're into that, get your nails and hair done if you can afford it, connect with people, make your bed, wipe your mirrors down, do dishes if you're at home lolllll. Don't do stuff you hate doing lol. Stop doing stuff you hate doing. Stop hanging out with people who stress you out. If doing it necessitates an eye roll every time (even an internal one) start thinking about how you can stop having to do that. You'll really feel a lot better.

[innerpalaces]

THE PRINCESS WEI YANG - 186 PART 1

CHAPTER 186: Empress of Yuexi

Princess Lin'an waved her hand, and her entourage came up to arrange a screen, blocking the view of the madams and ladies. Then the guards came up, holding a stick weighing thirty kilograms in their hands. They held Jiang Nan down without mercy. His back was hit hard, and after only a few blows, his clothes were torn, and blood immediately flowed out.

Only now did everyone's expressions improve. Jiang Nan's existence was a disgusting thing to them. Now that they saw him being humiliated, they couldn't help but look relieved.

Of course Princess Lin'an was not behind the screen. She just turned her face away and couldn't bear to watch. She already hated Li Wei Yang to the core.

Li Wei Yang listened to the heavy falling of the stick and the muffled sound of the man behind the screen. She smiled slightly, waved to Zhao Yue on the side, and whispered a few words. Zhao Yue understood, and immediately walked over to say a few words to Guo Cheng. Guo Cheng suddenly called: "Wait!"

Everyone looked at him with some confusion.

Guo Cheng said calmly: "I heard that the people in Princess Lin'an's Mansion have always been very gentle. How about letting my Guo family carry out the punishment."

Princess Lin'an's expression suddenly changed. "Guo Cheng, don't go too far!"

Guo Cheng looked at Prince Yongwen with a faint smile on his face. Prince Yongwen glanced at Princess Lin'an angrily and said coldly: "Just follow what Young Master Guo said."

Li Wei Yang showed a cold smile. In the palace, there was a name for this stick called the Tinker Staff, and not everyone could be its executor. The executor practiced this technique by wrapped a stone in clothes. After the beating, the clothes are not damaged at all, but the stone inside was broken into pieces. Similarly, when used on a person, this kind of beating didn't look very harsh, but the results were all internal injuries. There is another technique that is completely opposite and even the method of practicing is different. Just as before, an object is wrapped in clothes, but inside the clothes is a pile of tofu. After the beating, the clothes will be in tatters, but the tofu will be undamaged. Compared with the previous technique, the second technique looks more bloody and brutal, but it does not damage the muscles or bones. Wei Yang had lived in the palace for so long, how could she not know the secrets of it? Princess Lin'an is just acting!

Guo Cheng replaced Princess Lin'an's guards with guards of the Guo family who proceeded to beat him fiercly. Not long after, Jiang Nan was sweating heavily, his face was like ashen, his back was soaked with cold sweat, and he almost bit off his tongue in pain. Guo Cheng signaled and someone stepped forward and blocked his mouth to prevent him from making any sound, so as not to scare the ladies behind the screen.

Yuan Lie held his tea cup and watched quietly, his expression as usual.

Prince Yongwen looked at him with a smile and said softly: "Grand Prince Xu is really good. I never realized you were such a powerful character."

At first, it was thought that he was indifferent to fame and wealth and did not like competing, so he did not participate in most of the power struggles. Who would have thought that he would be so scheming as to collude with the Guo family and blatantly force him.

Yuan Lie just smiled and said softly: "I can't understand what the Crown Prince said."

The Crown Prince sneered and said: "If you really send that python over and severely impeach Princess Lin'an, my father will be sympathetic to the Guo family. Even if there is no real evidence, the Emperor will definitely be furious. Then with the Chen family adding fuel to the fire, even if Empress mother wants to protect my imperial sister, she may not be able to do so."

Yuan Lie's narrow eyes sparkled, his smile was profound, and he whispered: "The Crown Prince is worrying too much, I am just asking for justice for Miss Guo." In fact, if he really sent the python into the palace, the Emperor would severely punish Princess Lin'an. But things would be very tense; Empress Pei would definitely take action against Li Wei Yang in advance, and the Guo family will officially be in a feud with the Pei family... It is not the right time!

After hearing the words, the Crown Prince lowered his head and thought for a moment. The coldness on his face suddenly disappeared, and his tone became gentle: "I didn't know you were interested in these things before. Your father is my uncle, and we are also one family. Why do you want to muddy the waters?"

Yuan Lie smiled nonchalantly and said: "I just said that it was to uphold justice for Miss Guo. If Princess Lin'an hadn't been at fault first, why would things be like this——"

Stubborn! Prince Yongwen was annoyed, but his face became more and more calm.

On the other side, Jiang Nan had already been beaten sixty times. The Guo family guards had already received Guo Cheng's signal. One person pressed his head, two people pressed his hands, and two people pressed their feet. They raised a heavy stick as wide as a palm and fiercely slammed it down. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! They were all ruthless, practically beating him to death. Jiang Nan originally clenched his teeth and held on, but gradually he couldn't bear it anymore and was trembling with pain. After all, he came from a noble family, and although he had been injured on the battlefield, it was not such a humiliating punishment. Those contemptuous glances can drive a man with strong self-esteem crazy. Yes, he gave up his self-esteem to become the princess's male concubine, but he thought this was the limit. But he didn't expect that Li Wei Yang could come up with something even more humiliating.

One strike after another, and then with a snap, the stick was broken. Jiang Nan groaned and fainted. At this moment, Princess Lin'an could no longer care about anything and rushed over, blocking him with her body, and said angrily: "I'm here, who dares to do anything more!"

Yuan Lie looked at her with a half-smile. "Is the princess questioning the Crown Prince's decision?"

Princess Lin'an looked angry and said: "Prince Xu, I have no enmity with you, why are you helping the Guo family to humiliate me!"

The Crown Prince coughed slightly and said: "Lin'an, please stand aside. I have already said a hundred times, and it is useless for you to interfere."

Princess Lin'an's eyes turned red with anger: "No! I will never let you hurt him again!"

Li Wei Yang behind the screen laughed. Is Princess Lin'an crazy? She really wants to do such a shameful thing in public? Or is Jiang Nan's charm that great?

Yuan Lie smiled coldly and said: "I advise the princess to sit down and stop doing unnecessary things."

Lin'an's eyes were full of hatred, as if she wanted to rush forward and slap Yuan Lie: "Let me ask you, when did he become a thorn in your side? Do you have to get rid of him quickly? If a man dares to act, why should he hide his head and show his tail? You clearly want to kill him!"

Yuan Lie looked at her indifferently, with a flash of autumn water in his eyes. His tone was lazy and careless, but the content was as cold as iron, with a powerful and murderous aura: "It's not me who wants to kill him, it's him who is seeking his own death!"

Princess Lin'an was stunned. She didn't know that her actions of trying to hurt Li Wei Yang was the biggest reason why Yuan Lie refused to let Jiang Nan go no matter what. Anyone who hurts her must pay the price!

Yuan Lie's countenance and eyes were both cold, and his whole body was filled with frost. At this moment, there was no trace of laziness or laxity in his eyes anymore. Instead, there was a ruthless and sharp look as if a long sword was unsheathed, like an autumn wind sweeping through fallen leaves: "Princess, if you continue to obstruct the punishment, don't blame me for being rude."

Princess Lin'an became angry and said: "How dare you! How dare you talk to me like this!" She waved her hand, and the secret guards who had been waiting beside her immediately rushed forward, with murderous intent like a thunderbolt. Suddenly, one of the two black-clothed guards beside Yuan Lie jumped up. No one could see clearly how he moved, but the silver light in the guard's hand flew out with a clang and a knife stabbed directly into the ground beside Princess Lin'an. There was a buzzing sound in the air, and Princess Lin'an was so horrified that her whole face turned pale.

Prince Yongwen looked at him coldly and said nothing, obviously wanting to probe the other party. Princess Lin'an finally reacted, suddenly becoming furious and yelled: "You still haven't taken him down!"

The secret guards originally hidden in the garden rose up, eight of them. They flew through the air like a gust of wind, pressuring people to the point where they couldn't even lift their heads to look. Unexpectedly, Yuan Lie smiled coldly, and the other four guards around him leapt up, and within a few seconds, were entangled with the eight people and landed six or seven feet away. Everyone thought they were going to see a fight, but they didn't expect that there was no so-called struggle at all. In just a moment, the heads of Princess Lin'an's eight secret guards had already rolled to the ground!

Princess Lin'an was horrified. These eight secret guards were carefully trained by Empress Pei and given to her specially. They had never met an opponent they couldn't beat before, but today they were killed one by one before they even got close to Yuan Lie. It was simply unacceptable!

All the guests were so horrified that they did not dare to move. They could never imagine that Princess Lin'an was so domineering that she dared to attack Grand Prince Xu at the banquet. However, Grand Prince Xu had no intention of giving in at all. What is going on today, are these imperial family members crazy?

The other ladies all glanced at Guo Jia, looking her up and down. They didn't understand where Guo Jia's charm came from, which could actually make Grand Prince Xu be so bewitched and desperately seek justice for her.

The bloody scene made the men feel sick. However, Yuan Lie was calm and he said indifferently: "Princess Lin'an, there are assassins among your minions. I just got rid of them for you. You don't need to thank me."

Princess Lin'an stretched out a hand and pointed at Yuan Lie, but was so angry that she couldn't say a word. On her beautiful forehead, veins kept popping out. She was obviously extremely angry: "You...you..." She shook and almost fell to the ground. The maid on the side quickly supported her, preventing her from making a fool of herself in front of everyone. However, Princess Lin'an had caused far too much embarrassment today, and everyone simply watched a good show.

Prince Yongwen is another protagonist in this scene, but he is obviously much calmer and smarter than Princess Lin'an. He just watched quietly from beginning to end, as if he didn't care, and said with a smile : "Excellent skills. There is such a talent in Prince Xu's palace. I'm really impressed."

Li Wei Yang behind the screen was also very surprised. It turned out that Yuan Lie had already prepared to deal with those secret guards, but how did he do it... She didn't know that since Yuan Lie discovered the special nature of the secret guards, he had already secretly cultivated another group of forces, and they tried their best to overwhelm the secret guards in all aspects.

"The Crown Prince is too kind." Yuan Lie smiled as usual: "Although the Yuexi secret guards have been trained since childhood and are first-class masters, but that doesn't mean there may not be anyone in the world who can replace them. They must know that with a heavy incentive, there will always be talented men, don't they?"

Prince Yongwen's face turned cold for a moment. He turned his eyes and looked at the four guards, but all four of them lowered their heads and one could not even see their expressions clearly. Yongwen didn't believe that anyone in this world could surpass the secret guard, but this happened right in front of his eyes, so he couldn't help but believe it. If the secret guard had killed Grand Prince Xu with one strike just now, he could blame everything on Lin'an. After all, everyone saw that it was Princess Lin'an who issued the killing order out of anger. But she failed! If Grand Prince Xu makes trouble with the Emperor, they will have nothing to gain. He smiled and said: "Grand Prince Xu is right. There are actually assassins planted around the princess. These people are all worthy of death."

"Imperial brother!" Lin'an was so angry that she stopped addressing him as Crown Prince and called him directly.

"Shut up!" Prince Yongwen came down coldly, with a cold light in his eyes and a stern look, as if he was aloof, "This matter ends here."

Princess Lin'an still wanted to pester him, but Prince Yongwen stepped forward, gave her a slap in the face, and scolded her in a low voice: "You will lose the imperial family's face, why don't you keep your mouth shut!"

Lin'an had never been treated like this before, and she stood stunned on the spot.

Everyone frowned. This scene was really ugly. What Princess Lin'an did today cast a heavy shadow on the glory of Empress Pei and Prince Yongwen, and completely disgraced the imperial family. No wonder the always calm Crown Prince would give her a slap.

Yongwen turned around and said: "My sister was rude and should be taught a lesson, but there is no need for outsiders to intervene. So please, Prince Xu and Madam Guo, for my sake, leave dealing with her to me."

Yuan Lie looked in the direction of the screen. Madam Guo had already walked out after hearing the sound. She glanced coldly at Princess Lin'an's swollen left cheek, and then glanced at Jiang Nan whose breathing was strained. She sneered and said: " Our Guo family has always been reasonable, and since His Highness the Crown Prince has interceded, we can pretend that this incident never happened!" After saying that, she turned back and said, "Jia'er, we should return."

Li Wei Yang walked out from behind the screen. She didn't even look at Princess Lin'an, who was extremely embarrassed and angry, smiled and said to Madam Guo: "Yes."

Madam Guo took the initiative to hold Li Wei Yang and walked out without looking back. Although Li Wei Yang walked very smoothly, Yuan Lie still noticed something was wrong. His eyes moved to Li Wei Yang's ankles, showing a thoughtful expression... Then he stood up and said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince , I'll take my leave now."

Prince Yongwen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll walk you out personally." After saying that, the two of them smiled and walked out side by side like good brothers.

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[andmaybegayer]

Last Monday of the Week 2023-11-06

It was Bandcamp Friday so I'll open with a rundown.

Listening: One song per album let's go

Do The Hate by MiSLeD, off TERRORTORIES, a deeply uncomfortable sounding song.

I originally picked up MiSLeD's acoustic album a few Fridays ago and took a while to come around on their unbelievably blunt and hyperlocal style. A sledgehammer through Johannesburg concrete, I have come to love 'em. Do the Hate has an aggressive chant that makes it genuinely kind of uncomfortable to listen to and also extremely fun to yell along with.

The Length of the Chain by Chamber Mage, off their 2022 demo tape and thus far their only album release unless you go see them live.

I picked these guys up off I think the Topic Lords podcast? Solid reliable heavy metal. Can't wait to see their first full album, they're from Denver so if you're from that part of the world definitely find out if they're playing.

All On Fire by Double Sun, from the album of the same name, Pretoria boys playing bluesy punk.

One of the last bands I saw in Johannesburg before I moved. I had the three-part Dead Wreck Beach stuck in my head for a good long while. I'm still not sure what it is about Gauteng that produces so many psychedelic punk bands but I'm not complaining.

Two Jack de Quidt albums, soundtracks from Friends at the Table which I have been getting really into.

First up, The Tower, As Built By The Divine Candidate Chital, from the soundtrack for COUNTER/weight, meditative track to match the meditative and still incomplete two-player game The Tower.

Apperances of The Tower in F@TT games are always great. It's a game that the GM and composer have been working on forever and they get really, really into it.

Next, gotta be Marielda, from the season of the same name. The clarinet from this is so memorable.

The intro tracks to every game are obviously the ones you hear the most, and they're all bangers.

All Through the Night [Patrick's Version], from the Titus Andronicus demotape for their most recent album The Will to Live. Rough cuts from studio sessions.

I adore The Will to Live, when I'm honest I really don't care much for most of Titus Andronicus's work other than The Monitor and now The Will to Live. These are good at capturing what I like about live performances: performers going ham and not necessarily performing well but definitely performing the most.

And lastly, Threshold from sungazer, off the album Perihelion. This was an experimental piece combining rhythms at both extremes of human perception, with the overall rhythm of the song being as slow as possible with individual bars being impossibly fast.

There's a whole Adam Neely video on it, because he's one part of sungazer.

Alright on to the rest of the show:

Reading: Back into The Count of Monte Cristo, rapidly seeing the roots of many other stories I've read crystalize into this genre, most notable Eoin Colfer's Airman.

Watching: The various Hackaday talks that have been uploaded over the past week, some good ones lately like A Hacker's Guide to Audio and Video Formats.

Playing: on Saturday evening I finished making dinner and sat down to play Titanfall 2 from the start because for some reason my save was incomplete and I figured I'd just start over. And then it was two in the morning and I had beaten Titanfall 2. Great game.

Making: Abortive attempts at designing some adapters for my vacuum cleaner because I realized I took my reference images wrong and had to start over, fortunately before I wasted any filament.

Also Hack Week at work, so I'm working on some original code with two much, much more experienced python developers, which if nothing else is a good learning experience.

Tools and Equipment: Modern text editor configuration systems can be rigged to almost completely bootstrap themselves if given an internet connection. You should use this to your advantage. I use lazy.nvim in bootstrap mode now and it's so easy.

Side note, nvim's lua configuration mode is real nice, major improvement over vimscript when you want to do anything complicated. Sorry Tim Pope.

[fictionkinfessions]

The skies are cloudy and it's been raining for the past 12 hours- it's dim and dark and the sun is nowhere in sight. The perfect kinshift for such a miserable autumn's day 🩶.

I had a memory last night, before I fell asleep, and it confirms that I was both transmasc, and the eldest of my Mother and Father's children. I was sitting somewhere, preparing to administer my Tshot, as one does, and a little Wednesday tottles in and stares at me as I do so. Of course, I let her watch and wait to see if she had any questions (she always had questions). Eventually she asks what was in the syringe, and I tell her "the essence of many men". She was thoughtful, and gave her sharp little nod before tottling away. It still makes me smile to this day- she was always a cruel little one, and it's no surprise that she was satisfied with my answer 🩶

I have a vague recollection of a family portrait that was hung in the manor, and while I don't believe I have the skill to copy it exactly, I wonder if I could recreate it in my own way. Close enough to be able to see it again.

I remember having pets- at least one snake (a super cinnamon ghost/silver bullet ball python, and/or a super black pastel ball python) and one tarantula (desert blonde). I would carry my python around everywhere with me- she was a gift from my aunt from around the time I was born, and we never parted. She was a sweet girl, and very friendly- I can't remember if she had any eggs in her lifetime, but I'm leaning towards yes.

My tarantula was a gift from my father, and I remember him being very excited to gift her to me. She was only a year or two old when we got her, and I believe Father got her from a friend of his, if my memory serves. My tarantula was shy and timid, but would still enjoy being held every now and then; she didn't much care for walks/being carried places, though.

I remember when Wednesday first started to try and kill me. I would entertain her, of course- let her "win" like an older brother should. One time she buried me alive after attempting to slip something into my drink; I believe it was a sedative/poison mixture. Though she was too small to reach any strong stuff, so I had already awoke before she even begun to dig the hole. Obviously, I went back to sleep so she could still have her little victory, but it was all very endearing. Plus, nothing gets you ready for the day quite like escaping from your own grave! Reminds a man that he's alive.

We were always so proud of Wednesday's talents, of the way she expressed her passions and interests. When the time came, she was also an exceptional older sister to our brother, and taught him many things. I remember grand family gatherings in the manor: sometimes with just the Addams', and other times with distant relatives, too. I believe Mrs. Lily Munster was Mother's sister, and our Aunt, so they would visit the manor a bit more often than the other relatives. Aunt Lily and my Father had taught me how to sing since I was young, and so I often performed at large gatherings with our other musically inclined relatives.

I've also been thinking about what my name might've been, and Márquez has been floating around at the top. It definitely feels like a name my father would choose, but I'll let it sit in my mind a while before confirming anything too quickly.

Anyways, this is getting long since I've been adding things to this throughout the day, so I'll leave that there 🩶 It's always nice to reminisce on old times, though.

- A member of the Addams Family #🪦🥀🌕

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[thesuetyouforgot]

What do you think of the German comedian Loriot? And about the TV show 'Sketch History'? I absolutely love both, and 'Sketch History' reminds me of Monty Python soo much (the team must have been majorly inspired by them). They really nailed the humour and came up with their own recurring characters and creative sketches. I wish I could translate all the sketches into English and show them to an international audience 😅

Omg I LOVE Loriot! Especially the TV series/the sketches. I could write entire essays about it. Did you know that he actually stole from Monty Python quite a bit? (I will put a paragraph on that below the cut bc I've wanted to talk about that for years now lol but feel free to just ignore that part)

Sadly I'm not the right person to talk about Sketch History with. I dislike that show so much for no apparent reason. I just really don't enjoy it and never found it that funny tbh, it's so far off my humour... I'm sorry. But after hearing your praise I will definitely give a few of their sketches another chance now and find out if they maybe remind me of Monty Python as well. Do you have any recommendations for which sketches are the best/most like Python?

And thank you for your ask! :)

Now, what did Loriot "steal"?

Most famous example is the Wrong Interview Partner sketch in which the wrong person (with an ordinary job) accidentally ends up in a TV studio, getting asked the questions which were intended for someone with an extreme job. (In one version it's a deep sea diver and in the other one it's an astronaut, can't remember which one is by whom.) Why is this one 'famous'? Because John Cleese himself spoke about it, pointing out that it really is copied in an obvious way.

A really obviously stolen sketch is the 'Superscope' sketch introducing a revolutionary new invention of an extremely wide screen on which you can watch entire races without a single cut or camera move. Since it's just a tiny strip of white across your TV screen you can't even hide that it's stolen. (In one case it's a horse race, I believe, and the other one a 500m sprint?)

Another one which is less obvious but I still believe was inspired a lot by Monty Python is the beloved "Das Bild hängt schief" in which a salesman is to wait in a room until someone has time for him and in the meantime -due to butterfly effect really- accidentally demolishes the whole interior piece by piece. Monty Python has a sketch where we have someone waiting for someone in a room, too, but in this case he ends up accidentally killing everyone of the staff who enters that room. (That would probably have been too extreme for German TV, while the need to correct a wonky hanging painting is way more realistic. But I wouldn't be surprised if Loriot did get inspired by MP.)

The last one is something that could also be wrong because I might have mixed it up in my memory but MP has the Hide and Seek Olympics. And in a little Loriot intersection we see a reporter (unsuccessfully) looking for the Hide and Seek finalist, too, if I remember correctly.

On the other hand I think it's not a bad thing. It was a normal thing to do: You see something you like in another country and try to bring it to your own people, too. It's been done with songs, game shows, anything... Its just interesting because at that time Monty Python's Flying Circus wasn't even that famous and loved in Britain itself. So knowing of its existence and deciding to use some of their material is quite fascinating to me. (The wrong interview sketch by Loriot was aired one day prior to the airing of Monty Pythons Fliegender Zirkus in 1972. The other sketches weren't aired until 1976 though.)

[skysometric]

you went on a big asking spree asking about everyone's favorite games, but I'm curious... did you have a favorite album, TV show, or movie this year?

an EXCELLENT question! but my answers my be a little disappointing, because...

Favorite Movie of 2023

i don't... really watch movies? they don't capture my interest or investment like games do. this isn't for lack of trying over the years, i've been exposed to many different genres; i just don't click with the format, i guess. i think of them like the average boomer thinks of games – they're cute little distractions and not much else.

there's definitely a few movies that i like and stand out as formative memories, i just don't go out of my way to watch more. even before the pandemic i would only ever go to the theaters like once a year, and for most of the pandemic i can't say i watched anything even digitally.

...but that did change this year! my partner and i watched both Sonic movies and the Mario movie at home, and of the three i can safely say i enjoyed Sonic 2 the most! i like what it was trying to do with its two stories intertwined, and it gave Sonic and friends a lot of time to shine both in action and characterization. plus the finale was super cool~

i do have a handful of films i want to watch one day... but it's kind of a "whenever i feel like it" basis. the ghibli films are high on the list, as are the monty python films and the truman show. maybe i could revisit ferris bueller's day off now that i'm an adult...?

Favorite TV Show of 2023

...i also don't really watch tv?? am i boring???

i mean, historically, i've gotten more into tv than movies. i like the long continuous plot threads, i like getting to know characters in detail, i like slice of life and comedy and cartoons. i have fond memories of watching sonic x, spongebob, survivor, and mythbusters growing up!

but like, as an adult i've never seen the office, or steven universe, or adventure time... and i'm in no rush to, they're just not really priority for me. i can't even think of other shows i might want to watch. idk!

i tried to watch some anime at one point but that didn't really do me either? i guess i had some fun watching squid girl a few years back... i think i just get understimulated by just watching things, vs playing them.

confusingly, you know what i do get into? livestreams and let's plays. so my weird, cop-out answer of "favorite series" is that i've been really enjoying Chuggaaconroy's let's play of pokemon bw2. his let's plays have gotten me caught up with a series that i wasn't "allowed" to play as a kid... i guess that's part of why watching someone play a game isn't as understimulating to me?

Favorite Album of 2023

you can probably guess where this is going – i don't really listen to music that plays on the radio or gets recommended by spotify. i have good reason for this one though: music with lyrics is overstimulating to me in specific circumstances, like when i'm working (always) or driving (the only time i'd use the radio).

but wait, movies are understimulating, even though there's talking... and music with lyrics is overstimulating, even though there's nothing to watch... argh! i don't even understand myself!!

either way i usually put on video game music, because that helps me focus at work, and (usually) doesn't have lyrics in it. i'm aware there's plenty of great instrumental music outside of just games, but games already have so much variety and quality to their osts – i've rarely ever had to seek out more! my music collection is already big enough!

my favorite album to listen to this year has been the music that plays in the cyberspace stages of Sonic Frontiers. the full game's ost is MASSIVE and incredibly diverse in styles, but the hardcore EDM of the cyberspace stages is extremely my style. and the remixes they added in the dlc are some of the best ones! been listening to the full playlist multiple times a week all year to power through some rough work days, and it still hasn't gotten old 💖

[lutiaslayton]

The timeline thing is a godsend!! Is there any chance or you creating one that is year based, instead of days? This is more intuitive than any other writing/plotting timeliness I've been able to find.

Hi, thank you and I'm glad this is (somewhat) helpful to you!

To be entirely honest, the timeline I am using for my own story purposes got even MORE insane with even more options, and I've been wanting to share that template as well. But unfortunately... Making it "I don't know how to code 😭" friendly is insanely hard (even more so because now I'm using a python script to automatically generate the main HTML file out of sub-files + a number of parameters that can adjust things such as which time period is shown, how wide/thin the time scale is, custom elements for the size of icons and such, etc, and ALSO by far the most important detail, my timeline now actually has a smooth transition between day X and day X+1 instead of having a blank that creates an offset every time the clock strikes midnight, I'm so sorry that the currently downloadable version has that issue in horizontal mode), and unfortunately I just don't have the free time to make that right now (<- PhD student with way too many side projects).

I could try sharing the current state of my timeline as it is now, but I don't want to do that because it's like. full of spoilers for my own fanfic for obvious reasons lmfao. So for the time being I guess I can just share a screenshot of what it looks like and just how insane I am:

Regarding your question on the time scale: you could change that yourself by changing the contents of the svg file named "scale.svg" in the chr folder. It is actually a text file, not an image, and hopefully the logic behind it can be guessed easily enough! So if you know what exactly you want, and if you're willing to risk tinkering with it yourself, you can make a backup of that file, remove/change a few lines of code in the scale.svg file (don't rename it or move it around, change exclusively the file "scale.svg"), then reload your main timeline HTML page in order to see what that does.

The numbers in that file are X/Y coordinates for the most part, so by adding/moving/removing vertical bars, you could transform that 24-hour scale into a year scale. I guess it's convenient that a day has 24 hours and a year has 12 months! You could start first by deleting one in two hour bars and renaming the labels from "XX:XX" to month names. After that if you want to add the days... Well, it'll be trickier, but hopefully you'll have figured out a bit better how the logic of that file works so you'll be able to add these smaller day marks through a bit of trial and error.

......After looking at the state of my SVG file actually that might be a bit trickier. However, I have good news for you: you can copy-paste the code into the website SvgPathEditor in order to make your editing process much easier! All you have to do is copy-paste only the part of the code that looks like "M0 20 0 50M300 20 300 50M600 20 600 50M900 20 900" (the logic here is "M 0 20 0 50" = one vertical bar that starts at coordinates (0, 20) and ends at coordinates (0, 50), so it's just a list of the vertical bars one after the other. Sorry it's much less clear than I remembered it ^^')

(EDIT: I just hope you don't need to account for leap years, because due to the way the timeline is coded, I don't think it can afford to do that unless you make your scale so that it works by four years instead of only one. And let's not even get started on the "sometimes it's a new century so there's no leap year but some centuries do start with a leap year anyway" rule.)

All that being said, thank you again for your kind message, I'm sorry I can't do more than that for the time being (and you shouldn't hold your breath waiting for an update, I honestly don't know when / if it will ever have the time to happen :')), and good luck! I hope what I gave with the current zip file + this reply's advice will be good enough for you.

(EDIT²: For people who never heard of the original timeline post, here it is! It's a tool I made forever ago that lets you create a timeline in order to keep track of what each character does at what time in your own stories.)

[viridescent-lance]

a kiss in the rain filled with the foreboding bittersweetness of a goodbye / a kiss to convince the other to stay

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They've only just stepped outside, and Python's shirt is already soaked enough to start clinging to his shoulders. He reaches for Forsyth's arm, dragging him back beneath the supports of the watchtower at the edge of camp. From there it's easy to tuck himself close, to press in and taste the rainwater on Forsyth's lips.

"Are you sure you can't wait 'til this blows over? The castle will be just as shorthanded if you get washed away on the ride back, y'know..."

It feels as if the weather itself objects to their parting. Forsyth's horse whinnies its displeasure at the downpour, and his cloak's waterproof status is put to the test. Python's lips are warm in the rain, beckon him to return, to stay a little longer. It would be easy to spend just one more day; Sir Clive would understand with the weather, and he is quite generous with the time he gives Forsyth at the outpost.

It is all the more reason Forsyth must discipline himself, though.

"Instability in the east has ramped up, lately. With Lady Clair's recent injury and Lukas being occupied at the recent border, I am needed." The thing they don't tell you about knighthood, especially at the level Forsyth has achieved, is how much responsibility one has. He is lucky to have the time he does share with Python, and he knows it. "I know the weather here well enough to have confidence in my safety."

And yet he doesn't let go of Python's hand. Not yet.

(Why couldn't he have just accepted the knighthood? He could have done what he does here within the safety of the Capital, or in closer proximity. He wants to say this, but he can't sour their departure.)

What he can do is kiss Python again, though, as the thunder booms and the wind rages. Perhaps the weather will worsen as they share this embrace, and he can pretend they won't be parted for a little while longer.

[cj-6]

Xdinary lore

Meaning of all the album titles in order, excluding 'Happy death day' (as it is a single release and it is not relevant for the upcoming interpretation). Also includes the title of the new comeback (!), which I knew of because I had been theorizing about it (the theory is in Music videos #2).

''Hello, world!''

If you have done any programming class or basics before, you will know as much as I do that this sentence is the first thing that you learn about. When you have worked with Python like I have, this is done by using a 'print()' statement, which I added a picture of below for anyone curious.

In terms of meaning we can say that this album is their first greeting to the world, and I believe especially to the VR world which we know as ♭form.

Overload

Overload can refer to multiple things, though it is meant for us to consider all titles in relation to computer programming and anything IT related.

And so overload refers to a situation where a system is subjected to more demand or load than it can handle effectively. Overload can lead to performance degradation, slowdowns, or even system crashes if the resources are not properly managed or scaled.

So what we can take away from this is that overload is when a computer system can't handle the amount of info it is given.

Deadlock

As said in the overload information it is quite crucial to keep on the programmer glasses from here. I did not consider this before until I started diving in to all the lore, but trust me it makes far more sense to do so. For the reason that deadlock can refer to the following:

An occurrence when two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for the other to release a resource. This results in a situation where none of the processes can continue, effectively halting the entire system. Deadlocks are often a result of poor resource management or synchronization in concurrent systems.

Aka a computer system that comes to a halt because two processes are not properly coordinated.

Livelock

Livelock is a situation where multiple processes continuously change their states in response to each other's actions, but none make progress. This can be thought of as a more active form of deadlock, where processes are not stuck waiting for resources but are instead caught in a loop (remember this!) of resource contention. Livelocks can occur when systems use overly aggressive algorithms for resource management or when there's excessive contention for shared resources.

Simply put a version of deadlock that has not quite stopped but stuck in a loop instead.

Troubleshooting

I actually started writing this part before it was officially announced on the 12th, so yeah that's cool.

Troubleshooting involves identifying, diagnosing, and resolving problems or issues within a computer system. It's a systematic approach used to isolate the root cause of a malfunction or unexpected behavior and then implement a solution to resolve it. Troubleshooting can involve various techniques such as analyzing logs, debugging code, monitoring system performance, and testing different configurations.

Or basically trying to find mistakes (such as the causes of overload, deadlock, and livelock) within our computer system.

In summary, these terms are all related to different types of issues or challenges that can occur in computer systems, and troubleshooting is the process used to address and resolve them. Sounds coherent right?

General theme/story << Album titles >> Music videos #1