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007reid · 11 months
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question for the culture:
which pic should be my next header (don’t none of you bitches THINK about using these during this lovely month of october and november okay cus they’re MINE!! also i gatekeep these pics cus i ain never seen them anywhere before except in the deep dark corners of pinterest so STAY AWAY)
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the-hearth-witchery · 5 years
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Samhain
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It’s time to get spooky!
We’re fast approaching Samhain, a beloved fall holiday landing about halfway between Mabon and Yule. It’s a time for contemplation, preparation, communication, and mischief. As the progenitor of many autumn traditions, and considered by many as the Witch’s New Year, Samhain remains a pretty Big Deal. 
Samhain officially starts at sundown on October 31, and it lasts until sundown on November 1. As a pagan festival originating from a number of Gaelic traditions (in particular Irish and Scottish festivals), Samhain is typically seen as a blend of harvest, fire, and divinatory practices. Many witches believe that the veil between the physical world and the spiritual world thin during this time (and again during Beltane), allowing for interactions between humans and the Otherworld. 
History
Ancietn Celts in Ireland celebrated Samhain as one of the most significant of four quarterly fire festivals. A number of Neolithic passage tombs in Ireland align with the sunrise around Samhain. This includes the Mound of the Hostages at the Hill of Tara and Cairn L at Slieve na Calliagh. Early Irish texts present Samhain as a celebration lasting three days and three nights. During this time, members of the community were required to show themselves to local kings. Quite a number of Irish myths and stories begin during Samhain celebrations. 
Many rural communities observe Samhain as the time to move cattle from the high pastures back to the low pastures for winter.The community chose which animals to sacrifice for the winter stores, and the fires were lit in celebration of the end of the harvest season. Many regard the Samhain bonfires as having protective or cleansing powers. 
As a festival of liminal time, ancient Celts believed the Aos Sí, the fairies, could more easily enter the mortal world during Samhain. Many gifts and sacrifices were offered to placate these sometimes mischievous spirits. With this custom came the belief that the spirits of the dead and lost loved ones returned to the world to take comfort in their mortal homes. As such, many families set plates of food for the departed, or even conducted what would become known as “Dumb Suppers”. In a Dumb Supper, special places were set for the dead and guests remained silent throughout the feast. 
Inevitably, the Catholic Church moved to reconcile these popular (and pervasive) rituals by co-opting Samhain fr the date of the All Saints’ Day festival. In the 9th century, Pope Gregory officially moved the All Saints’ celebration to November 1, with All Souls’ Day following on November 2. This decision allowed the traditions and customs of Samhain to continue into modern times. Many similar festivals honoring the dead appear all over the world, one of the better-known being the Day of the Dead. 
Rituals and Observances
There are many ways to celebrate Samhain:
Altar for the Ancestors - plan and create an altar for relatives and friends who have passed. Light candles in their memory and give thanks. Take time to sit and meditate, and remember to record any messages or signs received. 
Feast of the Dead - prepare a feast for Samhain. Be sure to include a setting for the Dead, either on the table or your altar. You can add more solemnity t this ritual by making it a Dumb Supper, where guests dine in total silence. Once the feast is complete, return the contents of the offering plates to the earth. 
Bonfire - make a giant fire! You can do this either outside or create a smaller fire in your fireplace. Even setting a cauldron to brew can honor the spirit of this fire ritual. Take advantage of this time to cast any spells requiring fire magic.
Divination - scrying, especially with fire or mirrors, will yield quicker results during Samhain
Communication with the Otherworld - with the veil between worlds at its thinnest, communication with the dead should come easier. Be sure to remember your wards and protections, and never invite something unknown into your home or circle!
Correspondences
Herbs - Acorns, Apple, Allspice, Angelica, Catnip, Chrysanthemum, Cinnamon, Gourds, Hazel, Nightshade, Marigold, Mint, Mugwort, Mullein, Nutmeg, Pomegranates, Pumpkin, Rue, Sage, Turnip, Wormwood
Colors - Orange, Black, White, Silver
Offerings - Apples, Pomegranates, Pumpkins, Gourds, Hazelnuts, Acorns, Gingerbread, Cider, Soul cakes
Stones - Amber, Beryl, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Garnet, Hematite, Jasper, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline
Sources
History.com
Hutton, Ronald. The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Anthony Murphy & Richard Moore. Island of the Setting Sun: In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers. Liffey Press, 2006. 
Witchipedia.com
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Air Force One: George & Dick
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Featuring Fr. Pres. George W. Bush & Vice Pres. Dick Cheney
Back in the early 2000s, I was an aide working at the White House during the Bush administration, George W. Bush, or Bush 43 to distinguish him from his father, George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.. Over the first year of working I got to know more about him and thought he was a pretty cool guy for his age. I think he knows I am gay, but we never discuss private lives, I guess we have nothing much in common: he's married and a father of two, but from some remarks he dropped, I believe he hasn’t had sex with her. At the time, I wasn't going to get involved with guys from work, but at least I could enjoy the view.  
Another guy who I admirered from a distance was Vice President Dick Cheney. I was always a little intimidated of him, as his face was stern. Unlike President Bush, the Cheney rarely smiled, but he had a cock that just wouldn't stop. You could tell it was a huge one, because it flopped back and forth as he walked. Every day, I would stare and hide my erections.  
Anyway, in November of 2003, President Bush paid a surprise visit to Baghdad on Air Force One and I was one of the aides accompanying him on the trip. A few minutes into the trip, I was getting a cup of coffee when from behind Vice President Cheney asked, “Where are you from?" in an almost downright unfriendly tone.
“I’m original from Richmond, Virginia, but I moved to D. C. here from New York City.” I replied speaking fast as his presence made me nervous as I was so stricken by his fatherly looks.
I didn’t mean to glance down at his crotch, I just did it out of habit. The big bulge caught my attention immediately, but I force my eyes away and glance at the old man’s face but even as I did so, I realized that he had seen me looking down at his crotch. Suddenly he was looking at me differently. His eyes seemed to stare at me as thought he was looking at me through a magnifying glass.
“Come to the President's office in a couple of minutes.” He told me in a low voice as he leaned his head closer to me.
“Sure thing, Mr. Vice President.” I said as he walked back to the President's office.
I stayed at the coffee maker long enough to down two more cups before it was pass the timetable and I must admit to be more than a little nervous when I knocked on the President's office door. Vice President Cheney opened the door and said, “Come in."
“Hey, young man… You suck cock?” President Bush said bluntly as I approached his desk.  
And without waiting for me to answer, Vice President Cheney unzipped his pants and pulled out his cock. He pulled his hand and way from his dick and let it flop between his legs. His cut cock was one of the biggest and thickest I've ever seen resting against a set of huge balls.
“You want to suck my old pecker?” He asked, as I stood uncertain in front of him.
“Go ahead, why do you think I called you in here.” President Bush called out.
I glanced into the blue eyes of the President sitting at his desk, then knelt down in front of Vice President Cheney and grabbed dick in my hand. Then as I looked up into his beautiful blue eyes, I closed my mouth around the head of his dick and immediately he began fucking my mouth.
“Damn George, this kid is a born cocksucker.” He said he ran his hands through my hair, pumping his hips into my mouth. I almost choked on Vice President Cheney’s cock, but he kept thrusting it into my mouth.
“So he's much better than the other one we had the other day.” The President called back to Vice President Cheney.
“George, I wonder if he’s a better fuck than he was.” The Vice President as he pulled me off of his cock by the hair.
"Good show the President what a good cocksucker you are.”   Looking over to President Bush, he me a nod and a smile as I worked my way over to him and pulled down his zipper. Reaching inside his slacks, found his cock, pulled it out and gave it a look see. His cock was comparable to Vice President Cheney’s cock, only being thinner. It quickly grew to about 9" inches long and began leaking clear precum which I used to rub around his tip. Then I bent down and quickly began sucking his penis down into my throat. President Bush groaned like a bear as I sucked the head and slid my tongue under the foreskin to get a good taste of him. I started sucking his cock for a while and then tried to pull his balls out through the flap, but they were too big! I figured with his skinny cock he would have small balls, but not so!
After a while I pulled away and started stroking it, President Bush ran his thick fingers through my hair and urged me to get him lubed up, so I did. Suddenly felt Vice President Cheney reaching around me and unbuckling my belt. He jerked my slacks down and then my jockey shorts.
“Nice ass.” He added as he patted first one ass cheek and then the other.
President Bush tossed Vice President Cheney a tube of something, which he smeared all over his cock. I knew what was coming and wanted it bad as my asshole was twitching with anticipation of being penetrated by Vice President Cheney’s fat dick.
“Your gonna get the fuck of your life.” He said as smeared the jelly on my opening and slipped his finger in my ass.
“Shit he’s tight George, we might have to take our time with him.” The Vice President said from behind me.
“He doesn’t want us to go slow do you son?” President Bush pulled me off of his cock by the hair.
“No Mr. President!” I had time to gasp out before he shoved me back into his furry crotch.
Looking up at him, I deep throated his long cock, relishing the feel of his presidential dick as it slid down my throat until my mouth was pressed against the fly of his pants.
“Damn! That feels great.” W called out. “Dick he’s good.”
“Yea, well let see how good his ass can take my fat pecker.” Cheney called out from behind me as I suddenly felt the head of his thick dick pressing against my asshole.
I steadied myself on all fours, closed my eyes preparing for ‘the fuck of a lifetime’ and I wasn’t disappointed. Vice President Cheney slid his lubed cock up my ass in one quick motion as I let out a yelp of pain. After he had all 8" in me, he started thrusting back and forth, holding onto my hips. I could feel his thick shaft expanding my tunnel and throbbing. I groaned with pleasure, pulling my mouth off of President Bush’s cock as each thrust, send electric waves through my body.
“Oh no you don’t, slut!” President Bush said, grabbing me by the hair and shoving me back into his crotch.
“George, you won’t believe how hot his asshole his. I bet he’s been fucked a thousand times. Hell, my fat pecker slid in him faster than into a whore’s pussy.” Cheney said as he began to pull his cock out slowly and then drive it slowly back up my ass.  
With each thrust my cock began to grow some more, until I suddenly shot my load all over the floor beneath me. Dick's cock filled me up like no other cock I’d ever had inside of me before. I’d been fucked plenty of times, sometimes slowly, sometimes rough, but I’d never been fucked like this. The fact that President Bush had me by the hair and was ramming his shaft down my throat just made it better. I’d fantasized about having the two of them fucking me, but never dreamed it could be this good.
“Fuck it George, this kid is tight. Hope I don’t stretch him out too much for you.” He sneered, giving my ass a slap.
“Yeah baby, I love fucking a nice tight little ass like this.”
“Anything would be tight with that gigantic cock of yours Dick.” George smiled, letting me up for air for a few seconds.
“I love both of your cocks…” I sighed as Dick’s thrusts got even quicker and harder.
I could hear him moaning and groaning as I licked up and down President Bush's tool.
"Give it to him Dick. Fill that tight young ass with all that hot cum. C'mon grease it up for me! Fire away." George said as Dick began to really put it to me.  
The room was steaming and filled with the sounds of Dick's balls slamming against my ass, my cries of being fucked and George's groans of approval. It seem like he had been fucking me for about forty minutes or something when eventually he exploded inside me, causing me to cum again. I felt his cock throb time after time and I felt his cum seeping out my ass and onto the bed beneath me. He must have shot 10 or 12 huge spurts of cum in my ass before pulling out, make a wet pop sound as it left my popped cherry.  
George clapped Dick on the back as they quickly exchanged places. Before I could react, George had pressed his knob against my hole and in no time, had all 9" inches buried up my clenching hole. Between the jelly and Dick's massive load of cum, The President's cock slid easily in and out of my tight ass and I begged him to do it harder. It felt wonder as his long dick reached deeper inside my ass than Cheney's fat cock could get.
Just then, Dick slapped his cock in my face and I tongued it for all I was worth.
After 10 minutes of ass pounding ecstasy I knew I was going to cum again as George slowed his thrusts.  I couldn't take it and fired my third load in less than 2 hours onto the floor. It wasn't big, but I had a good pool of sperm going on beneath me as George resumed his assault on my ass and fucked me till I was dizzy. Soon he was mumbling incoherently, signaling that I was about to get a big load up my ass. George bellowed like a bull as his cock swelled inside my tunnel and he dropped his cum deposit deep in my ass. He collapsed on me as Vice President Cheney shot a second big load on my face.    
“What goes on here stays here! You say anything about what we did here to anyone and that will be your ass.” VP Cheney said as he glanced at me as though seeing me for the first time.
“I’m not going to say a word. I enjoyed it.”
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xyfanficarchive · 6 years
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Pieced Together
Pairing: DBH Daniel x Reader
Warnings: none
Summary: Reader is an ex-Cyberlife repair technician who has been chosen to observe and help rehabilitate Daniel in the months following the successful android revolution. But first, they have to put him back together.
Word Count: 4543 (!!!!!!!!!)
Author’s Note: tHis is insane! this is bananas!!! this is fuckin bazonkers!!! 4.5k words>???>> this is a scene ive had in my brain for a bit now. thsi would be something like the prologue to a long slow burn type fic if i decide to continue it right now, but i dont think i will. ive never written anything of that magnitude before and i want to prepare for it, to make sure im ready to follow through until the end rather than dive right in immediately. I hope you guys read it and enjoy it anyways though!! BLEAS give me your opinions on this!!!
You checked your watch. 12:48 am. You stood on the sidewalk in the eerie silence of the November night; thick, fluffy snow falling around you, padding the environment and all ambient noise. You look up at the sign above the storefront, bright white illuminating the street, the snow scintillating dazzling whites and yellows in the glow of the sodium street lamps. “Cyberlife Repair Centre” it read. You take a sip of the hot coffee in your hand before walking up to the window and pressing your face to the glass, using your free hand to block the glare that would prevent you from viewing the inside.
This place was not the location you worked at before, but it was absolutely identical in every way. Cyberlife was, if anything, the absolute master of the term “cookie-cutter.” You chuckled to yourself.
The room you were looking into was only a small part of the whole building. It was wide and short. There was a reception desk stood in the exact centre against the back wall, directly in line with the door’s entrance. The room was painted in Cyberlife blue, and the walls were decked out with displays (that were currently powered down in the store’s closed state). Sleek, modern furniture sat on either side of the room, shiny, sterile white and uncomfortable. Seating for the patrons waiting for their androids to be repaired. To the left of the reception desk was a normal sized frosted glass door. That was the staff room. And to the right of the desk was a larger frosted glass door, decorated in Cyberlife’s signature hexagonal pattern. That was the repair lab, and where you needed to be.
You backed away from the window and adjusted the straps on your backpack before digging through the pocket of your puffy winter jacket for the keycard that would allow you access to the store. You slipped it out and held it in your gloved hand, just staring.
You never did think you’d ever be here again. It made you almost giddy, in a way.
But you had a job to do. There was no time to stand around reminiscing. You walked over to the door and passed the keycard over the wireless pad, hearing the beep of the lock disarming cut through the silence. You pushed the door open and stepped into the warmth of the store inside. The room whirled to life around you, lights coming on blinding to your unaccustomed eyes, the wall displays blinking on and awaiting further human instruction. You turned back and swiped the keycard over the internal lock, closing the store off to the outside world.
Smiling to yourself, you kicked your winter boots off on the rug as you unzipped your jacket. That was something you were never allowed to do, always having to put on an air of perfection and professionality for the customers. Cyberlife was clean, Cyberlife was immaculate. But, you always worked best when you were comfortable, and you weren’t a Cyberlife employee anymore. You were just using their lab you were trained to use to repair the android waiting for you inside. Your… ward now, you supposed. Although the thought felt weird.
You padded your way across the cold floor to that big square door on the right, still unlit beyond the frosted glass. Using the keycard again, you unlocked it and it slid open, and upon entering the lights automatically turned on. There was a soft electric hum coming from the computers and machinery powering up. The room was bright white and sterile looking. In one corner there was a wall of monitors and input terminals, where software repairs were effected. Against the right wall was a set of three large 3D printers, for printing simpler components like limbs, or soft external structural plates, which gave the face and body its shape. On the left wall sat another door, that led into the storeroom where more complex biocomponents that had to be manufactured externally were kept.
You shrugged off your backpack and coat, and slipped off the fingerless gloves covering your hands, setting them down onto a stainless steel table adjacent to the door. Now stripped down to only your jeans and knit sweater, you took another sip of your coffee as you walked towards the centre of the room.
There was the main focus. Another stainless steel table, equipped with sensors and other equipment, a rolling tray of tools situated nearby. Above, a rotating module fitted with assembly tools on long mechanical arms sat waiting, although you had always preferred to simply use your hands when doing your job. You padded closer, sipping your coffee with both hands and relishing the warmth on your digits.
“Fucking Christ…” you mumbled to yourself. Lying down on the table in the centre was your ward, the android you were to repair. You remembered Markus and Connor’s words telling you he was in poor shape, really, really poor shape, but you hadn’t paid it any mind. Now, actually standing in front of him, you realized that it was kind of an understatement.
The PL600 lying in front of you was surprisingly clean for his appearance. You suspected he might have been covered in thirium at some point, but his clothes and person were only now spotless because thirium degrades and becomes invisible to the naked eye. He was missing his left arm and both his legs (and you were surprised at the fact that his legs were torn off above the knee joint, when they were designed to dislocate at the knee). Gaping hole in his right shoulder, gaping hole in the left side of his face (you gently moved his mouth open and closed and cringed at the clicking sound of plastic and metal), the front of his shirt was torn open and his abdomen was scrubbed clean of artificial skin (‘What in the fuck did they do to him at the DPD?!’ you wondered.) And his eyes. Blue-grey and open, unblinking, unseeing in his state of shutdown. You took a flashlight from the rolling tray and shone it on them, and when you didn’t see any sign of damage you were relieved. With a grimace, you took your thumb and forefinger and gently closed his eyelids.
Where to even start with him? You pulled up a rolling chair and sat adjacent to the table, propping your feet up on the edge. It would be a much easier and quicker process if you could wake him and have him run his internal diagnostic program, but there was no guarantee he would even start up in his state of disrepair. Besides, you weren’t sure you wanted to wake him up to be conscious in his dilapidated body anyways.
With a resigned sigh, you spoke up. “Computer, run scan and diagnostic on PL600 model, create list of all damaged components.” The technology allowing for the contactless scan and diagnosis of androids was new, and slow. It was effective, but took time for the computer to take the images it was sensing and separate each component from the rest in a powered-down state. Running your fingers through your hair, you got up and walked over to your backpack where you retrieved the tablet you had stored within. Taking another sip of coffee, you returned to your seat with your legs propped up, and unlocked the computer. You brought up the DPD file on this android. Might as well refresh your memory.
Model PL600. Serial number 369 911 047. There was a description of his nature and his actions on that August night, but you weren’t particularly interested in whatever police officer’s interpretation of the events that were on file. Instead, you elected to view once more the raw footage, visual and audio data taken directly from Connor’s memory banks as a record of what happened. It was intense, as always. You were rather infamous for your notable empathy towards androids, and the plight deviants faced, but you managed to have conflicted feelings towards this one. On one hand, you understood him. The flight of emotions. Anger, sadness, fear, betrayal, all racing through his mind for the first time, clouding his perceptions. Emotions giving him violent impulses that he didn’t yet have the capacity to confront and control like everyone else could. On the other hand, the girl. She was so young. She couldn’t possibly have understood this whiplash change, the android who she trusted to take care of her, with whom she was so close now standing with her on the edge of a building threatening to end her life. With her every cry and plea for her life he seemed so awfully pained, so why? You were caught between the thought that he understood he was hurting her and it was wrong, and the knowledge that he couldn’t really control it, between the belief that what he did was morally incorrect, and the belief that he deserved a second chance.
You looked up to watch him resting on the table. Now, you were legally required to take care of him. One of the first talks Markus and the rest of the android revolutionaries had with the government was on the subject of android criminals. What was to be done with them? Deviation, at the start, before it was possible to wake androids up with a single touch, was an extremely traumatic experience generally brought about by horrible instances of abuse, or strong negative emotions. It wasn’t particularly uncommon for those androids to have charges of assault, theft, or even murder on their records. But it came from a place of necessity, a drive for self-preservation; just scared people acting in fear, in self defense. They ruled that any crimes committed by an android prior to November 11, 2038 would be pardoned, but since deviancy had spread so quickly by touch across the country and most if not all androids were now deviant by non-violent means, it stood to reason that they now should be treated equally in the eyes of the law.
The government’s ideal plan would have involved every android with a crime on their hands being tracked down and put into a system where their behaviour was monitored for a certain period of time. Markus and the rest of Jericho argued that not only would it be a logistical nightmare and a huge waste of resources to track down mostly peaceful people who just want to live free, but it would likely be generally frowned upon given the public’s support of androids and the United State’s unfortunate history of marginalizing people. The government settled on a compromise: all androids currently locked up in evidence stores across the country would be submitted into this system. They were, after all the ones who were unstable enough to let themselves get caught, or something to that effect. The only caveat was that the androids would get to choose who took them in and observed them, helped them reintegrate into society.
That’s where you came in, you were approached by Markus and Connor, and asked to be the one who took in this PL600. You weren’t sure at first. Sure, you were good when it came to dealing with passing deviants, a few nights stay while you pieced them back together in your living room with your limited resources, but to have one live with you? For a matter of months? One who was particularly volatile, particularly angry and difficult?
You’d had a week to think on it. You were given his file to look over. Yes, you were indeed conflicted on how to feel about him, but the more you thought the more you came around to the idea. Markus and Connor trusted that you were capable enough anyways, right? You were up for a challenge.
“Diagnosis complete. Listing all damaged biocomponents,” chimed the computer from a speaker in the ceiling. You were startled a little from your thoughts, and looked behind you at the wall of screens in the corner, where a window had now popped up and was creating a list of all damaged components. You sucked air through your teeth as you watched it keep going on and on, and you pushed off the table with your feet to propel yourself on the office chair towards the screens.
Your expression soured as you read. Nearly every biocomponent contained in his abdomen was non-functional and needed direct replacing, not just repair. There were a few damaged bones in his shoulder area (all his limbs needed replacing it seemed, even the one that looked mostly intact). He was going to need a new jaw structure, and new soft structure components on his hip, and face (‘Fuck,’ you thought, ‘face plates are a bitch to replace…’). All in all, it was looking to be a long night. You looked at the clock. 1:32 am. You sighed.
“Computer, cross reference list of damaged components with current inventory, and create a list. Begin 3D printing any biocomponents not in stock that can be printed,” you said, and after a second or two the 3D printers on the other side of the room whirred to life, and next to the existing list another window popped up detailing which components were available and their index numbers in the storeroom.
“Well, lets get going,” you mumbled to yourself and, setting your now empty coffee cup on the floor, you stood up from your seat and walked over to the storeroom door. Inside, the room was well lit, neat, and clearly labelled. Sleek, white boxes bearing the Cyberlife logo and the codes of the respective parts they contained lined the walls. A far cry from your makeshift shelving of scavenged biocomponents and scrap limbs, parts that were damaged but likely to be less damaged than whatever new deviant of the week who passed through your life was using.
You took a cart and walked through the room, picking boxes as you went. It was like your instinct came back to you in that moment, running through the catalogue of parts he needed in your brain and matching them with their respective locations, legs simply carrying you without conscious thought. Like some kind of latent memory awakened within you. It had been so long, but you fell right back into the old motions.
You took a new lung component. New thirium pump, and thirium filter. There were compatible arms and right legs, but no left legs in sight (‘What sort of left leg epidemic has been going on?!’ you wondered.) There was a replacement soft structural component #6746g in stock (the one that would cover his shoulder), and #4503y (the one that would cover his hip), but no mandible, or component #3365u (the one that would cover the left side of his face). You picked up a roll of new thirium tubing, as you figured you would need to redo the whole setup inside his abdomen too, and left the room.
As expected, you looked over to see all the components you were missing beginning to materialize on the platform of the 3D printers across the room. You wheeled the cart over to the table in the centre. Where to start? You supposed you would have to undress him. That was a thought that made you a little uncomfortable, you realized. You wouldn’t have even blinked an eye the last time you were in a lab like this, back when you repaired automata, machines obeying orders. But now you were repairing a person, fit with a sense of modesty, and you were to strip his unconscious broken body naked without even having spoken a single word to him. To make matters worse, you knew his model was, well, equipped, being programmed to function as a sexual partner if needed, and you were not equipped to deal with the weight of that –
You shook away the thought. Back when you worked for Cyberlife you’d fancied yourself some kind of doctor, spare the fact that you healed biocomponents and code rather than flesh and bone. And this was barely different from a team of nurses stripping a patient in preparation for major surgery, no? In any case, it had to be done, so you situated yourself in a position where you could hook your arms underneath his (or, what was left of them anyways) and with a whole lot more strength than you expected to use, you hefted him into a sitting position. With his dead weight still leaning on you, the corners of your eyebrows drew upwards in an expression of discomfort as you slipped your hands up the back of the Cyberlife default PL600 uniform shirt and pulled it over his head. You laid him back down a little less gently than you would have liked.
You marvelled at the unpredictable oddness of the human psyche when you removed the remaining scraps of his pants with comparative ease, and a whole lot less internal awkwardness. You had to turn around and contemplate that for a second, shaking your head and laughing to yourself in embarrassment, wondering if you were some kind of freak for that, before you once again physically shook the thought from your mind and turned back around so you could get down to business.
But you took a second to admire him first. You never could help yourself with that. You were always amazed at Cyberlife’s ability to take inorganic material and mould it into something that looked so… realistically human. Bar the fact that you could see the places where his body was ripped open to expose plastic and metal parts, the patches where he was missing artificial skin, and the fact that he wasn’t breathing, you might have looked on him and expected him to be warm to the touch, and you tasked with stitching together flesh and not putting together individually manufactured units to create a whole body. Cyberlife was rife with issues, but you had always, always regarded their creations with the same sort of reverence one would a piece of art. And it was moments like these where you were beyond proud of yourself that you knew just how to piece this fractured, mangled form together into a functional whole again.
Which is what you jumped right into doing. This was your specialty. You were one of the best of the best. Ever since you were fired from Cyberlife, you had continued to use your expertise as a repair engineer to help passing deviants, but here? In the lab? This was where you were really in your element. It took creativity to do your job outside the lab but within, you didn’t have to worry about outdated technology failing you, or working with faulty makeshift tools. All you had to focus on was the android in front of you. Being in the repair lab again was electrifying, and you entered a deeper, more exciting state of flow with every metal bone you fixed, every new biocomponent you clicked into its rightful place, every thirium tube and electrical wire you reconnected.
When the PL600 in front of you was as close to fresh off the assembly line as you could get him, it was nearly 8 in the morning, and you felt the exhaustion in your bones. In the fog of your fatigue you had managed to find a sheet (well, more of a plastic tarp used to make thirium spills easier to clean up) to cover him, and you sat in silence just trying to ward off the onset of sleep while you admired your work. After a few minutes you got to your feet and walked over to your jacket to retrieve your phone from your pocket. Only one last thing to do now. You scrolled through your contacts and when you found the name you were looking for, you tapped the call button. You pre-emptively pressed the speaker phone button and began to lazily pace the room.
After a few rings, a voice rang through: “Hello, Y/N.”
“Hello Markus. You told me to call when the – the –’’ your brain was failing you, and your voice was hoarse “ – the fuckin’… boy was repaired.”
“I – yes I did. Did you really already go in? Have you even slept?” Markus’ voice was tinged with concern.
“I left pretty much right away when you told me where he was last night. I got here at – ’’ you pushed a forceful breath through your lips as you wiped your hand down your face “ – fuck, I don’t know, nearly one in the morning? I’ve been working on ‘em ever since.”
“Oh. Well, alright. Don’t wake him up yet. It’s best that you wait until someone else is there, too. Just wait for me, I’ll head out soon,” he said.
“Wait, you’re coming? Alright, uhh – fuck, bring him some clothes, please.”
“Alright Y/N. Try not to pass out,” he sounded teasing on the end of the line, and with a click it went dead.
Well, some coffee couldn’t hurt. You ran your fingers through your hair and raised your arms above your head in a stretch that felt euphoric given your stiff focus for the past seven and a half hours. You walked out the door and into the reception area, blinking in the morning light shining in through the wide glass windows. You made your way over to the staff door and took the keycard out of the back pocket of your jeans, swiping it over the lock. The door slid open and you stepped into the room, yet another set of lights blinking on to reveal the modest staff room. There was a row of lockers on one end, a lunch table in the middle, a beat up looking couch on one wall (in stark contrast to the gleaming, polished seats just on the other side of the door) and –
God, yes. The mini-kitchen. Your focus was immediately on the coffee machine, but you eyed a loaf of bread sitting out on the counter that brought attention to the roiling emptiness in your stomach. A sandwich didn’t sound too bad. You made your way over to the kitchen and immediately opened the cupboard above, selecting a mug that said “#1 Uncle” in multicolored letters and setting it in the coffee machine. You checked whether there was water in it (there was, thank god), and selected a pod from a bin beside the machine, loading it up and pressing the button to brew it. You left it to work and made your way over to the bread, picking it up and inspecting it, and when you were satisfied it wasn’t moldy, you took two slices and laid them flat on the counter before walking over to the fridge and searching it for sandwich ingredients. You took the coffee creamer and sat it next to the coffee machine, before retrieving some sandwich ingredients – sandwich meat, sliced cheese, a tomato, a big head of leafy lettuce in a plastic container labelled “UFD”, some mustard and mayonnaise. And when you had assembled your sandwich and prepared your coffee, you exited the room to find Markus standing outside the door, holding a bag and looking exasperated.
Quickly swallowing a mouthful of sandwich, you rushed to the door as fast as you could without your coffee sloshing onto the floor and let him in.
“I’ve been trying to get in for ten minutes,” he says as you step aside and let him walk past you.
“Eeeeehhh… sorry,” you say, and flash him a smile that goes away fast when you see him look you up and down, eyebrows knitted together in concern. It was then that you looked down to see that you were absolutely covered in blue blood – both fresh and the dark, sludgy, crusty stuff that had been sitting in the PL600’s system for all those months. You looked like a goddamn android murderer with your sleeves rolled up, arms slick with azure fluid, splatters of cerulean all up your front. Not even your socks were spared. You look back up at Markus to meet his eyes.
“Uhh… I was all alone. Shit gets messy in there sometimes. Anyways, lets just get to business here,” you said. You gestured towards the lab door, and started following Markus, eating your sandwich and sipping your coffee all the way.
When you both entered the room, Markus set the bags down on the table next to the door, mentioning that those were the clothes you requested, and walked closer to observe the still form on the table.
“Wow,” he said, a breathless quality to his voice. “You… really are something, Y/N.”
“Oh, yeah?” you said, a little disbelieving tone in your voice. You were well aware you were one of the most proficient repair engineers Cyberlife had seen, but it did you no good to admit it.
“You don’t understand, we weren’t entirely sure it would even be worth trying to repair him in the state he was in, but Connor kept insisting. Kept saying that if anyone could do it, it was you. You continue to amaze me with your skills.”
“I amaze myself sometimes,” you said in a hushed tone. “This guy was in quite possibly the worst state I’ve ever seen an android in. Honestly, ‘really bad shape’ my ass, Markus.”
“Is he ready to wake up?” Markus asked.
“At any time,” you nodded at him, and he gestured towards the android on the table, telling you to do what you had to. You walked over and set your coffee and sandwich down on the rolling tray, activating an angled panel at the head of the stainless steel table he was laying on. You activated a command that would instruct the android to initiate his start up sequence and stepped back to observe beside Markus.
You waited for those few seconds with bated breath. This was the moment you would finally see your work in action, finally meet this android you were supposed to live with for the next eight months, whose insides you had become very intimately acquainted with and yet had never spoken a word to. His LED came on, first shining steady blue, and then spinning yellow as he entered the next phase of the start up sequence. All is going normally so far.
And then his eyes snapped open, he woke with a start and a gasp, LED flashing an angry red as he looked up at the intimidating rotating module on the ceiling, face contorting in fear. He looked to either side, quickly gauging his environment before bolting upright on the table and locking eyes with you and Markus. His expression twisted into one of anger and fear, and he looked about ready to bolt before you raised your hands.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! You’re… completely naked under that sheet,” you blurted out, and when he looked down to confirm you were indeed correct, he seemed to revaluate his impulse to run.
It was then that Markus began to slowly step towards him, hands raised. He spoke to the android on the table in that voice of his, perpetually smooth and calm, always somehow soothing:
“Hello, Daniel.”
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Active Protection System Market Trend Forecast Growth Forecast Growth Analysis,Overview,Share by Top 10 Players
Active Protection System Market Research Report: Information by Platform (Airborne, Land-based, and Naval), Type (Hard Kill System and Soft Kill System), End User (Defence and Homeland Security), Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America)—Forecast till 2027
Market Highlights
Market Research Future (MRFR) expects the global active protection system market to achieve a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period (2018-2023).
Market Drivers and Key Barriers
Active protection systems are used for bringing down as well as interrupting threats like rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles. In addition, these systems showcase a high degree of accuracy which helps reduce collateral damage. Active protection system also protects against these threats in numerous mission applications, such as ships, combat vehicles and fixed sites, among others. On account of several unique perceived benefits, active protection systems are noting strong demand across various regions all over the world.
The global active protection systems market is benefitted from robust demand for land-based defense system as well as ballistic missile defense system. Great efforts by the governments of the United States (U.S.) and South Korea for building land-based air and missile defense in South Korea gives a substantial boost to the active protection systems market. Similarly, China and India’s efforts to improve missile defense system could lead the market to greater heights in the near future.
Surging implementation of RPG shield initiatives is slated to be a prominent trend that will stimulate market growth. Additionally, issues like heavyweight of countermeasures are being countered by APS vendors by developing innovative and advanced systems. One of the renowned players, Control Products Corporation has created a patented RPG Shield technology which is lightweight and has a nonstop-rotating drum countermeasure targeting as well as launching system. This technology offers quicker reaction compared to conventional gun and gimbal turret systems in terms of shooting incoming RPGs.
Market Segmentation
The market for active protection system has been categorized depending on the platform, type, and end-user.
With reference to the platform, the active protection system market has been split into airborne fighter aircraft, helicopters, special mission aircraft, land-based, amphibious armored vehicles (AAV), mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP), infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), naval, submarine, frigates, destroyers and others. The market was led by the land-based segment in 2017. Emerging nations like India and China are developing large forces of Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) as well as armored vehicles. These economies are investing heavily in automated technologies, in addition to manufacturing a broad range of fighting vehicles. For instance, in November 2016, India had entered an agreement with Russia with regard to 464 T-90 main battle tanks. This move helps the country enhance its defense capabilities considerably.
As per the type, the global active protection systems market can be considered for soft kill and hard kill systems. The soft kill systems can be sub-segmented on the basis of radar decoy, infrared decoy, electro-optics jammers, and others. Out of these, the radar decoy segment’s coverage is maximum, with infrared decoy segment’s coverage being second-highest. The types of hard kill systems are light weapon defense APS, rocket/missile-based APS, reactive armor, directed energy APS, and others. This segment could note consistent growth in the coming years. The end-users of the market are defense and homeland security.
Key Vendors
Key vendors competing in the global active protection system market include Airbus S.A.S (Netherlands), IMI Systems Ltd. (Israel), Artis, LLC (U.S.), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. (Israel), KBM (Russia), Rheinmetall AG (Germany), Raytheon Company (U.S.), Safran (France), Saab AB (Sweden), Aselsan A.S. (Turkey), among others.
Regional Outlook
Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East & Africa and Europe are the key markets for active protection system.
Europe is slated to be one of the most profitable markets for active protection system in the years ahead. The Europe market is growing as a result of the rapidly improving warfare platforms in terms of newer and advanced technologies. In addition, the United Kingdom (U.K) and Russia are the top contributing countries in the region, owing to massive investments in APS and related technologies.
The increasing replacement of old technology with latest advanced technology along with the rising automation in defense works in favor of the North America market. Mounting allocation for defense combined with surge in terrorist attacks are few growth-inducing factors elevating market demand in the region.
Asia Pacific could clock strong growth in the worldwide active protection systems market during the given timeframe. Factors that catalyze market growth include rapid modernization of military equipment across countries like India, China, Japan and South Korea. Data experts predict India to expand at the highest rate during the review period.
Saudi Arabia is the highest gaining market for active protection system in Middle East and Africa. Surging geopolitical tensions is the main reason behind the strong market performance. United Arab Emirates is poised to develop at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.
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nita-world · 2 years
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Active Protection System Market Trend Forecast,Growth Analysis ,Overview Forecast,Competitors New Technology 2022 – 2030
Active Protection System Market Research Report: Information by Platform (Airborne, Land-based, and Naval), Type (Hard Kill System and Soft Kill System), End User (Defence and Homeland Security), Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America)—Forecast till 2027
Market Highlights
Market Research Future (MRFR) expects the global active protection system market to achieve a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period (2018-2023).
Market Drivers and Key Barriers
Active protection systems are used for bringing down as well as interrupting threats like rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles. In addition, these systems showcase a high degree of accuracy which helps reduce collateral damage. Active protection system also protects against these threats in numerous mission applications, such as ships, combat vehicles and fixed sites, among others. On account of several unique perceived benefits, active protection systems are noting strong demand across various regions all over the world.
The global active protection systems market is benefitted from robust demand for land-based defense system as well as ballistic missile defense system. Great efforts by the governments of the United States (U.S.) and South Korea for building land-based air and missile defense in South Korea gives a substantial boost to the active protection systems market. Similarly, China and India’s efforts to improve missile defense system could lead the market to greater heights in the near future.
Surging implementation of RPG shield initiatives is slated to be a prominent trend that will stimulate market growth. Additionally, issues like heavyweight of countermeasures are being countered by APS vendors by developing innovative and advanced systems. One of the renowned players, Control Products Corporation has created a patented RPG Shield technology which is lightweight and has a nonstop-rotating drum countermeasure targeting as well as launching system. This technology offers quicker reaction compared to conventional gun and gimbal turret systems in terms of shooting incoming RPGs.
Market Segmentation
The market for active protection system has been categorized depending on the platform, type, and end-user.
With reference to the platform, the active protection system market has been split into airborne fighter aircraft, helicopters, special mission aircraft, land-based, amphibious armored vehicles (AAV), mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP), infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), naval, submarine, frigates, destroyers and others. The market was led by the land-based segment in 2017. Emerging nations like India and China are developing large forces of Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) as well as armored vehicles. These economies are investing heavily in automated technologies, in addition to manufacturing a broad range of fighting vehicles. For instance, in November 2016, India had entered an agreement with Russia with regard to 464 T-90 main battle tanks. This move helps the country enhance its defense capabilities considerably.
As per the type, the global active protection systems market can be considered for soft kill and hard kill systems. The soft kill systems can be sub-segmented on the basis of radar decoy, infrared decoy, electro-optics jammers, and others. Out of these, the radar decoy segment’s coverage is maximum, with infrared decoy segment’s coverage being second-highest. The types of hard kill systems are light weapon defense APS, rocket/missile-based APS, reactive armor, directed energy APS, and others. This segment could note consistent growth in the coming years. The end-users of the market are defense and homeland security.
Key Vendors
Key vendors competing in the global active protection system market include Airbus S.A.S (Netherlands), IMI Systems Ltd. (Israel), Artis, LLC (U.S.), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. (Israel), KBM (Russia), Rheinmetall AG (Germany), Raytheon Company (U.S.), Safran (France), Saab AB (Sweden), Aselsan A.S. (Turkey), among others.
Regional Outlook
Asia Pacific, North America, Middle East & Africa and Europe are the key markets for active protection system.
Europe is slated to be one of the most profitable markets for active protection system in the years ahead. The Europe market is growing as a result of the rapidly improving warfare platforms in terms of newer and advanced technologies. In addition, the United Kingdom (U.K) and Russia are the top contributing countries in the region, owing to massive investments in APS and related technologies.
The increasing replacement of old technology with latest advanced technology along with the rising automation in defense works in favor of the North America market. Mounting allocation for defense combined with surge in terrorist attacks are few growth-inducing factors elevating market demand in the region.
Asia Pacific could clock strong growth in the worldwide active protection systems market during the given timeframe. Factors that catalyze market growth include rapid modernization of military equipment across countries like India, China, Japan and South Korea. Data experts predict India to expand at the highest rate during the review period.
Saudi Arabia is the highest gaining market for active protection system in Middle East and Africa. Surging geopolitical tensions is the main reason behind the strong market performance. United Arab Emirates is poised to develop at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.
Browse Full Report Details @  https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/active-protection-system-market-6099
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