#page 3707

[pesterloglog]

Terezi Pyrope, Dave Strider

Act 5, page 3703-3713

GC: D4V3 G3T UP

TG: no fuck that

TG: im a lie my ass right down here for a while looking slightly less cool than i make myself out to be ordinarily

GC: YOU MUST ST4ND T4LL, ONLY 4 TRU3 H3RO COULD PULL OFF SUCH 4N 4CROB4T1C FUCK1NG P1ROU3TT3 OFF OF TH4T H4NDL3 >:]

TG: that is basically what i just did isnt it

GC: Y3S

TG: thats what im doing here im making a point of makin every little thing take place what was once mentioned in passing no matter how seemingly trivial or pointless

TG: thats how all the best adventures get strung together

TG: you havent heard me bleat like a goat for ironically humorous purposes yet have you

GC: NO!!! >:o

TG: that was something that was mentioned at some point by someone i forget when or why

TG: i bet you are on goddamn pins and needles waiting for that arent you

GC: 4R3 YOU 4BOUT TO BL34T L1K3 4N 34RTH GO4T, D4V3?

TG: no

TG: fuck that

GC: >:[

GC: TH3N W1LL YOU 4T L34ST G3T UP??

TG: no

TG: fuck you

TG: go away

GC: 4UGH

GC: WHY DO 1 DO TH1S TO MYS3LF

TG: what

GC: SUBJ3CT MYS3LF TO TH3 MOODY NONS3NS3 OF CURMUDG3ONLY C4NDY BLOOD3D FOULMOUTHS!

TG: i dunno

TG: why are you even talking to me anyway

TG: aside from the fact that several hours from now you apparently forget i dont need consolation and oughta be left alone

GC: M4YB3 1T JUST SO H4PP3NS TH4T FOR ONC3 TH1S 1SNT 4BOUT YOU!

GC: M4YB3 1 4M TH3 ON3 WHO N33DS SOM3 H3LP, H4S TH4T OCCURR3D TO YOU, MR COOLK1D???

TG: oh

GC: 4NYW4Y, 1 R3M3MB3R NOW

GC: SORRY, 3V3RYON3 W3NT K1ND OF SH1TH1V3 H3R3, 4ND 1 GOT B1TT3N 1 TH1NK, 4ND 1 K1ND OF FORGOT WH3R3 1 L3FT OFF W1TH YOU

TG: bitten

TG: what

GC: BUT 1 R3M3MB3R WH3R3 TH1S 4LL F1TS 1NTO TH3 CHRONOLOGY, YOU W1TH YOUR BRO H3R3

GC: TH1S W4S JUST B3FOR3 YOU B3GG3D M3 TO F1N4LLY SHOW YOU HOW TO R34CH GOD T13R

GC: SO 1 D1D

GC: 4ND TH3N YOU GOT M4D 4T M3

GC: SO YOU D3C1D3D TO GO DO YOUR OWN TH1NG FOR 4 WH1L3

GC: 4ND S1NC3 TH3N 1 H4V3 B33N UP TO MY PO1NTY L1TTL3 NUBS 1N SUSP3NS3, 1NTR1GU3, 4ND B3TR4Y4L!

TG: that sure sounds like a dumb way to say a thing

TG: almost egbertian in elegant stupidity

TG: the t in egbertian is soft like shhhhh

GC: H3H3H3 OH

TG: why would i get mad at you

GC: OH, YOULL S33 >:P

TG: ok

TG: but yeah i guess its about time you showed me whats up with my allegedly futile god tierification

TG: how long ago was it that you did your coin flip thing i dont even remember

TG: i was getting sure you were just bullshitting me and had no intention of ever mentioning it again

GC: UNFORTUN4T3LY, NO!

GC: M4YB3 1 SHOULD T4K3 TH3 OPPORTUN1TY TO 4POLOG1Z3 1N 4DV4NC3 >:[

TG: for what

GC: HMM

GC: 1 DONT TH1NK 1T W1LL B3 CONSTRUCT1V3 TO GO 1NTO 1T B3FOR3 1T H4PP3NS

TG: before what happens

TG: you mean god tiering

TG: does something go wrong

GC: 3V3RYTH1NG GO3S 4CCORD1NG TO PL4N!

GC: BUT TH4T 1S 4LL 1 W1LL S4Y

GC: R3M3MB3R, TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON 1S K1ND OF NOT SUPPOS3D TO B3 4BOUT YOU, 1 KNOW TH3 1D34 1S UNPR3C3D3NT3D

TG: thats practically unthinkable

GC: 1 KNOW >:p

TG: but i mean ok we can talk about your troll problem but this is pretty important here

TG: the god tier thing and whether i can actually do it or not

TG: it might be kind of hard to tell on account of me chilling face down on the pavement and also because downplaying feelings is the chief rule of cool but im pretty pissed about this

TG: which is weird

GC: 1TS W31RD TO F33L M4D?

GC: 4R3 YOU TOO COOL FOR TH4T TOO??

TG: no its not weird to be mad its just weird it feels like im the only one who is

TG: and the only one even contemplating taking jack on

TG: even among your group of irate gnashing shitheads

GC: H3Y!

TG: what

GC: 4CTU4LLY, YOUR3 R1GHT

GC: TURNS OUT W3 R34LLY DO H4V3 4 LOT OF SH1TH34DS H3R3 >:[

GC: 4ND 4LSO 4S 1T H4PP3NS TH3 WORST ON3 1S TH3 ON3 WHO H4PP3NS TO B3 PL4NN1NG TO T4K3 H1M ON!

TG: well ok

TG: and that would be a bitchin line to switch the subject to start talkin about your complicated problems but i kinda wasnt done

GC: F111N3

GC: BUT FOR SOM3ON3 WHO JUST TOLD M3 TO FUCK OFF YOU 4R3 SUR3 B3ND1NG MY 34R SUDD3NLY >:]

TG: but ok i mean isnt that what heroes should be doing

TG: working to take down the bad guy without a whole lot of this fuckin grandiloquence and these huge sweeping plans that got nothin to do with fighting him

TG: like always biding our time and tiptoeing around the unbeatable god boss

TG: johns too nice to get mad

TG: rose spends all her time calculating

TG: too focused on machiavellian ploys of sabotage to try anything drastic

TG: jade is

TG: i dont even know

TG: probably more a liability if she got it in her head to take him down

TG: if anything id bet she just needs protection

GC: WH4T 4R3 YOU S4Y1NG H3R3 D4V3, 1N TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON TH4T 1S ST1LL B31NG 4BOUT YOU

TG: im just wondering

TG: when does someone actually step up

TG: jacks got shit to pay for

GC: 1F TH4T 1S HOW YOU F33L

GC: TH3N 1 TH1NK OUR TWO PROBL3MS 4R3 NOT R34LLY D1FF3R3NT

GC: W3 4R3 BOTH PR3S3NTLY CONC3RN3D W1TH JUST1C3

TG: yeah i guess

TG: i guess it has been on my mind

TG: maybe i am supposed to be a hero and rise to the occasion because there seems to be this little persistent voice in my head nagging me about it

TG: insisting someones gotta pay

TG: and its hard for me to disagree

GC: TH3N 1T COULD M34N ON3 OF TWO TH1NGS

GC: OR BOTH OF TH3 TWO TH1NGS, L1K3 1T D1D FOR M3 >:]

TG: what things

GC: 1T COULD M34N TH4T TH3 4G3NT PR3S3NTLY 1NFLU3NC1NG YOU 1S...

GC: 4 CONSC13NC3

GC: 4ND/OR

GC: 4N 3X1L3

TG: im pretty sure i dont even have an exile

TG: ive never heard any voices or anything

TG: anyway you dont need a voice in your head to tell you this shit is

TG: just like

TG: so completely illegal

GC: >:?

TG: wait

TG: why did i just say that stupid thing i said

GC: D4V3 1 D1D NOT R34L1Z3 YOU H4D SUCH 4 P4SS1ON FOR L4W 3NFORC3M3NT

GC: 1 MUST S4Y TH1S SHOCK1NG D3V3LOPM3NT 1S COM1NG D4NG3ROUSLY CLOS3 TO G1V1NG M3 4 C4S3 OF TH3 V4PORS >:O

TG: no i mean

TG: ok that came out wrong

TG: what were we talking about again

GC: BR1NG1NG J4CK TO JUST1C3?

TG: right

TG: someone has to make him pay

TG: cant let him just go unpunished

TG: if i can figure out how to reach the god tier maybe i can be the one to throw him into the slammer

GC: ...

GC: TH3 SL4MM3R?

TG: slammer means jail

GC: 1 KNOW WH4T TH3 SL4MM3R M34NS!!!

TG: you call it the slammer when youre extra angry at crimes

TG: are you taking notes on this important principle?? jesus get a fucking pen

TG: or some chalk or whatever

GC: 1 TH1NK 1 4M FOLLOW1NG

GC: YOU 4R3 GO1NG TO F1ND J4CK, 4ND PUT H1M 1N J41L?

TG: wait

TG: fuck

TG: what

TG: no

GC: D4V3 1 KNOW YOU 4R3 L1K3LY D1SCOMBOBUL4T3D W1TH GR13F OV3R YOUR F4LL3N M4NBRO LUSUS, BUT TH4T 1S 3XTR3M3LY S1LLY 4ND DO3SNT M4K3 4NY S3NS3

TG: i know it doesnt

TG: im just saying

TG: what am i even saying here

TG: shit

GC: 1M ST1LL NOT SUR3

GC: YOUR3 T4LK1NG 4BOUT THROW1NG J4CK 1N TH3 SL4MM3R 4ND R4MBL1NG 4BOUT JUST1C3 4ND T3LL1NG M3 TO G3T P3NS 4ND SUCH

GC: NOT TH4T 1 4M COMPL41N1NG

TG: ok forget the slammer stuff that was stupid

TG: it is about justice though

TG: and since no one else seems to give a shit about that it apparently falls in my jurisdiction now

TG: not just going after jack

TG: but all the mutinous agents responsible for crimes

GC: 4G3NTS?

TG: holy shit why do i care about THAT suddenly

GC: >8?!

TG: anyway thats more shit that popped into my head just now

TG: so

TG: ok

GC: W3LL

GC: NO1RS CRON13S 4R3 3XPLO1T4BL3

GC: 4R3 YOU S4Y1NG YOU H4V3 4 PL4N TH4T 1NVOLV3S T4RG3T1NG TH3M?

TG: not really

TG: no

TG: anyway

TG: its not like being mad about this and hankering for justice is even the only irrational thing im currently hot and bothered about

TG: i have other duties to attend to

GC: L1K3 WH4T?

TG: ive got to explode this ridiculously illegal edifice oh my god what are these words im saying

GC: YOU H4V3 TO 3XPLOD3 SOM3TH1NG?

TG: never mind

GC: 4R3 YOU R3F3RR1NG TO YOUR PL4N TO BLOW UP TH3 GR33N SUN?

TG: oh

TG: yeah

TG: thats gotta be what im talking about

TG: probably

TG: i need to shut up now

TG: im sounding like an idiot and my head is starting to hurt

TG: why dont we talk about your thing now

TG: what justice thing do you have to do

GC: YOU M34N 1TS 4CTU4LLY MY TURN TO T4LK?

TG: yes

GC: BUT 1 W4S B3G1NN1NG TO FORG3T MY PROBL3M L1ST3N1NG TO YOUR H1GHLY 3NJOY4BL3 B3FUDDL3M3NT!

TG: just please tell me your justice problem and make me stop saying stuff

TG: farewell

GC: F4R3W3LL??

GC: W41T!!!!!! >:[

TG: no i mean

TG: god damn it im not leaving

TG: farewell is not even a thing i would ever say jesus what am i a victorian poet

TG: can you show me a little respect and assume any time i say something stupid it just means im temporarily being inexplicably retarded

TG: thats what a real friend would do

GC: OK D4V3, 1 W1LL SHOW SOM3 S3NS1T1V1TY 4ND C4ST SUSP1C1ON ON TH3 1NT3LL3CTU4L M3R1T OF 3V3RYTH1NG YOU H4V3 3V3R S41D

TG: thank you

GC: 1 W1LL FURTH3R D3MONSTR4T3 MY FR13NDSH1P BY DOM1N4T1NG TH3 R3ST OF TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON W1TH L3NGTHY 4CCOUNTS OF MY 3MOT1ON4L TR1BUL4T1ONS, L34V1NG NO SP4C3 FOR YOU TO SUBM1T 4NY 4MUS1NG OUTBURSTS

TG: that sounds awesome

GC: QU13T!!! >:O

GC: NOW

GC: WH3R3 W4S 1

TG: justice problems

GC: OH Y3S, OF COURS3

GC: YOU S33, OUR 41MS 4R3 NOT TH4T D1SS1M1L4R

GC: OUR PURSU1TS OF JUST1C3 1 M34N

GC: BUT YOURS 1S MOT1V4T3D BY 4NG3R 1N TH3 H34T OF TH3 MOM3NT

GC: WH1CH 1S BL1ND1NG YOU TO TH3 CONS3QU3NC3S OF 4TT3MPT1NG SOM3TH1NG V3RY FOOL1SH

GC: YOU 4R3 F4R TOO COOL TO SUCCUMB TO 4NYTH1NG L1K3 TH4T

GC: WH1CH 1S WHY YOU W1LL COM3 TO YOUR S3NS3S SHORTLY >:]

GC: MY S1TU4T1ON 1S 4 L1TTL3 MOR3 COMPL1C4T3D

GC: 1TS L3SS P3RSON4L

GC: THOUGH ONC3 1T W4S 4 GRUDG3 WH1CH PROP3LL3D OUR R1V4LRY

GC: NOW 1TS R3SOLUT1ON H4S B3COM3 4 M4TT3R OF PR4CT1C4L1TY

GC: 1F NOT PROF3SS1ON4L1SM

GC: BUS1N3SS L1K3!

GC: TH3 W4Y 4 TRU3 L3G1SL4C3R4TOR CONDUCTS H3R PROS3CUT1ONS

GC: D4V3 D1D YOU KNOW TH4T C3NTUR13S 4GO ON MY PL4N3T, L3G1SL4C3R4TORS W3R3 NOT CONF1N3D TO STUFFY COURTBLOCKS 4RGU1NG C4S3S B3FOR3 H1S HONOR4BL3 TYR4NNY?

TG: oh shit are you fucking serious

GC: Y3S! 4LSO, SHUSH

GC: 1 KNOW YOU 4R3 S4SS1NG M3 DU3 TO MY US3 OF T3RMS UNF4M1L14R TO HUM4NS, BUT 1T 1S TRU3

GC: TH3Y W3R3 D3PLOY3D THROUGHOUT TH3 G4L4XY TO 4PPR3H3ND CR1M1N4LS BY 4NY M34NS N3C3SS4RY

TG: no i got that theyre like your alien death lawyers who were sorta like bounty hunters in olden times pretty simple to decipher through context

GC: 1 THOUGHT 1 TOLD YOU TO B3 QU13T!

GC: 1 4M MONOLOGU1NG H3R3 >:P

GC: 4NYW4Y, TH3Y WOULD NOT R3ST UNT1L TH31R SUSP3CT W4S 1N CUSTODY, ON3 W4Y OR 4NOTH3R

GC: TH3Y WOULD G4TH3R 3V1D3NC3 OV3R TH3 COURS3 OF TH3 1NV3ST1G4T1ON, COMP1L1NG 4 C4S3 TO B3 PR3S3NT3D 4T TH3 TR14L, SHOULD ON3 B3 H3LD B3FOR3 TH3 F1N4L SUBM1SS1ON OF TH3 GU1LTY CORPS3 TO JUD1C14L 4UTHOR1T13S

GC: P3RSON4L F33L1NGS 4ND V3ND3TT4S D1D NOT M4TT3R, NOR D1D 3V3N TH3 N4TUR3 OF TH3 CR1M3

GC: ONLY JUST1C3 D1D!

GC: TH3Y W3R3 S3L3CT3D FOR TH31R CUNN1NG 4ND M4RT14L PROW3SS

GC: 4ND FOR TH31R 4B1L1TY TO UND3RST4ND TH3 M1NDS OF TH3 CR1M1N4LS TH3Y SOUGHT

GC: TH1S 1S WHY TH3 BURD3N H4S TO B3 M1N3 1 TH1NK

GC: 1 4M TH3 ONLY ON3 WHO KNOWS HOW TO H4NDL3 H3R

GC: 4S SUCH, SH3 1S MY R3SPONS1B1L1TY

TG: she

GC: SHOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!

TG: ok i cant even make little interrogative quips to grease the wheels of your monologue

GC: OH

GC: Y3S TH4TS OK, 1N F4CT 1TS V3RY H3LPFUL

GC: WHO DO YOU TH1NK??

TG: spidertroll

GC: YOU 4R3 CORR3CT

GC: TH3 SP1D3R13ST ON3 OF 4LL

TG: youve decided to take her down then

GC: 1 GU3SS SO

TG: you dont sound that psyched about it

GC: W3LL, 1M H3R3 T4LK1NG TO YOU 4BOUT 1T 1NST34D OF 4CTU4LLY DO1NG 1T, 4R3NT 1?

TG: are you feeling guilty

TG: like second guessing whether she deserves it

GC: NOT 3X4CTLY

TG: hasnt she done enough terrible shit to warrant legislaceration

GC: TH4T 1S NOT 4 TH1NG!

GC: BUT Y3S, TH3 C4S3 4G41NST H3R 1S OV3RWH3LM1NG

GC: MOR3 TH4N YOU 3V3N KNOW!

GC: SH3S COMPL3T3LY OUT OF CONTROL NOW

GC: SH3 H4S MURD3R3D 4T L34ST ON3 OF MY GOOD FR13NDS

GC: 4ND POSS1BLY S3V3R4L OTH3RS, 1 4M NOT SUR3 Y3T

GC: TH3 C1RCUMST4NC3S 4R3 4 L1TTL3 F1SHY, BUT MY 1NV3ST1G4T1ON 1S ONGO1NG

GC: 4DD1T1ON4LLY, 1 H4V3 D1SCOV3R3D SH3 1S COMPL1C1T 1N J4CKS R1S3 TO POW3R

GC: WH3N 1 F1RST L34RN3D H3 C4M3 FROM YOUR S3SS1ON, 1 M1ST4K3NLY BL4M3D YOU 4LL, 4ND TOOK 1T OUT ON 4 H4PL3SS 3GB3RT >:[

GC: BUT 1F 4NYON3 1S TO P4Y FOR R3L34S1NG TH4T D3MON ON BOTH OF OUR GROUPS, 1T 1S H3R

TG: are you sure about that

GC: Y3S

GC: 4ND SH3 KNOWS 1 KNOW

GC: SH3 H4S B33N T4UNT1NG M3, TRY1NG TO ST1R UP OUR OLD R1V4LRY

GC: TH4T 1S WH4T TH1S WHOL3 JOHN VS D4V3 TH1NG H4S B33N 4BOUT

TG: there is no john vs dave thing though

GC: 1 KNOW

GC: NOT R34LLY

GC: 1TS JUST 4 G4M3

GC: BUT TH3 G4M3 1S S3R1OUS BUS1N3SS TO H3R

GC: L1K3 1T W4S DUR1NG OUR ROL3 PL4Y1NG D4YS

GC: 4ND JUST L1K3 TH3N, SH3S RU1N3D 3V3RYTH1NG BY T4K1NG 1T TOO F4R

GC: 4ND 1N SP1T3 OF 4LL H3R P4ST CR1M3S, TH3S3 4R3 NOT 3V3N TH3 MOST 1MPORT4NT R34SONS TO STOP H3R!

GC: SH3 H4S D3C1D3D TO F1GHT J4CK H3RS3LF

GC: WH1CH 1S 4N 3XTR3M3LY D4NG3ROUS 4ND STUP1D TH1NG TO DO!

GC: SOUND F4M1L14R, D4V3?

TG: are you going to stop me too then

TG: hunt me down and lawyerviscerate me for my own good

GC: NO

GC: 1LL JUST L3T YOU TRY TO R34CH TH3 GOD T13R, 4ND TH3N D3C1D3 FOR YOURS3LF >:]

TG: are you saying that i wont make god tier or i wont be strong enough if i do

GC: OBJ3CT1ON!!!

TG: what

GC: W3 4R3 T4LK1NG 4BOUT YOU 4G41N

GC: 1 MOT1ON TH4T 4LL D4V3 C3NTR1C T3ST1MONY B3 STR1CK3N FROM TH3 R3CORD

TG: lame motion overruled the judge wants to see where this is going

GC: NO H3 DO3SNT, YOU KNOW P3RF3CTLY W3LL H3 DO3SNT G1V3 4 SH1T

GC: H3 W1LL CL34R TH1S COURTBLOCK 1F H3 DO3S NOT H4V3 ORD3R, H3 SW34RS TO J3GUS

TG: ok fine

TG: we can keep obsessing over your fucked up kismesister if you want

GC: 1TS NOT L1K3 TH4T! >XO

TG: do you think she stands a chance against him

GC: NO

TG: then whats the big deal

TG: why not let her go get her shit ruined by jack and let justice happen that way

GC: B3C4US3 1 4M QU1T3 SUR3 TH4T 1F SH3 GO3S TO F1ND H1M, 1T W1LL T1P H1M OFF TO OUR LOC4T1ON 1N TH3 V31L

GC: 1 H4V3 S33N 1T 4LR34DY

GC: TH4T 1S WHY TH1S 1S NO S1MPL3 V3ND3TT4

GC: BR1NG1NG H3R TO JUST1C3 1S CR1T1C4L TO OUR SURV1V4L!

TG: so why dont you go do it

GC: B3C4US3

GC: 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1 C4N

TG: you mean you cant beat her in a fight

GC: NO, 1TS NOT TH4T

GC: 1T JUST TH4T WH3N TH3 T1M3 COM3S

GC: 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1 W1LL B3 4BL3 TO K1LL H3R

TG: i thought trolls were all about gratuitous murderings

GC: Y3S 1TS TRU3

GC: W3 4R3 SUPPOS3D TO R3V3L 1N BLOODSH3D 4S W3 GROW UP

GC: 4ND SH3 S33MS TO B3 3MBR4C1NG H3R R1T3 OF P4SS4G3 W1TH R3CKL3SS 4B4NDON, 4S 1 WOULD 3XP3CT

GC: GR4BB1NG TH3 BULL BY TH3 HORNS, SO TO SP34K

GC: 1TS 4 L1TTL3 1NT1M1D4T1NG

GC: B3C4US3 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1M R34DY FOR TH4T

GC: WH1CH 1 GU3SS 1S NORM4L??

TG: are

TG: you asking me to reassure you about that

TG: cause i seriously dont have a clue

GC: 1TS OK D4V3

GC: ST1LL MONOLOGU1NG >:]

GC: 1 GU3SS

GC: 1 4M NOT SO MUCH WORR13D 4BOUT NOT B31NG R34DY

GC: 4S 1 4M TH4T...

GC: 1 M1GHT NOT 4CTU4LLY W4NT TO B3 R34DY

GC: M4YB3 3V3R

GC: M4YB3 TH3R3S SOM3TH1NG WRONG W1TH M3

TG: i dont understand

TG: i thought you were insane kinds of apeshit over the macabre stuff

TG: like being all cutesy about executions and smelling cherry blood and such things contrived to get a guy feeling vaguely uncomfortable

TG: was that all an act

GC: NOT 4N 4CT

GC: JUST FUN!

GC: 1 L1K3 FUN, D4V3, 4ND 1 4LSO L1K3 G4M3S

GC: DONT YOU L1K3 FUN 4ND G4M3S?

TG: of course the fuck not

GC: L14R!!! >:O

TG: didnt you say youve killed people before

GC: TH3R3 1S 4 B1G D1FF3R3NC3 B3TW33N M4N1PUL4T1NG P3OPL3 TO TH31R DOOM W1TH TR1CK3RY, 4ND K1LL1NG SOM3ON3 BY YOUR OWN H4ND

GC: 1T 1S 4 B1T L1K3 H4V1NG TO F4C3 YOUR OWN D34TH...

GC: 4ND D1SCOV3R1NG TH3 D1FF3R3NC3 B3TW33N L34V1NG TH3 R3SPONS1B1L1TY TO SOM3ON3 3LS3, 4ND DO1NG TH3 D1RTY WORK YOURS3LF

GC: M4YB3 YOULL UND3RST4ND SOM3 D4Y >;]

TG: ok

TG: id like to help you out but i dont know what advice i should be giving

TG: to a member of a murderous species whos gunshy on going off to justicemurder a murderhappy murderer whose done lots of murders

TG: it feels pretty weird and inappropriate for me to be the one to tell you fuck yes go for it shes got this huge murder with her name on it anyways and its cruising right at her down comeuppance boulevard

TG: so i dont know

TG: do you want me to tell you to be a better human

TG: or to be a better troll

GC: 1 C4NT T3LL YOU WH4T TO 4DV1S3 M3, CHUMP4SS!

GC: M4YB3 1M NOT 3V3N LOOK1NG FOR 4DV1C3 P3R S3

GC: BUT JUST W4NT TO T4LK TO SOM3ON3 4BOUT 1T

TG: alright well all ill say is

TG: maybe if you kill her at least we can finally stop obsessing over her

GC: *S1111GNNNN*

GC: Y34H, F41R 3NOUGH

TG: why dont you just do what you think you have to do

TG: and ill do the same

TG: speaking of which

GC: OH, R1GHT

GC: YOULL B3 BUGG1NG M3 4BOUT SHOW1NG YOU HOW TO R34CH TH3 GOD T13R SOON

GC: PROMPT3D BY TH1S V3RY CONV3RS4T1ON 1 1M4G1N3, WHOD H4V3 THOUGHT!

TG: these time shenanigans completely blindsided us they practically never even happen

GC: 1 KNOW

TG: so i hang up now with future you and then start pestering present you about it is that how it works

GC: Y3S

TG: and i make sure not to reference anything said here to keep it simple

TG: except like in an offhand way thatll seem retroactively logical to your future self

TG: ie you right now

TG: if for no other reason than itd be boring as hell to rehash it

GC: TH4T SOUNDS 4BOUT R1GHT BUT WH4T DO 1 KNOW

GC: YOUR3 TH3 T1M3 GUY 4FT3R 4LL

GC: LUCK1LY 1 W1LL NOT H4V3 TO P4RT1C1P4T3 1N TH3S3 CH4R4D3S TH1S T1M3 4ROUND

TG: does luck actually matter

GC: >:o

[t4tbrostrider]

more or less every single page bro shows up in

under the read more since. it's gonna be a long post

https://www.homestuck.com/story/592 first appearance, moves cal

https://www.homestuck.com/story/605 saw/puzzle message

https://www.homestuck.com/story/612 roof. now. bring cal.

https://www.homestuck.com/story/665 [s] dave ascend, flashsteps

https://www.homestuck.com/story/757 [s] WV ascend, about to strife

https://www.homestuck.com/story/836 STRIFE!

https://www.homestuck.com/story/871 STRIFE!! now with more bro

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1070 yet another STRIFE

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1668 2 more seconds of a flash

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1678 in the background [hussie page]

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1878 ectobiology

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1879 outrageously awesome shades

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1880 get gooped

https://www.homestuck.com/story/1940 badass meteor slice+start of jackVbro

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2763 baby dave

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2764 dave horse holding combo

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2765 flashstepping around cal

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2767 BABY THROW!!

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2768 record

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2769 sword

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2872 bro and jack

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2873 jack’s threatening

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2875 bro catches sword

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2876 pixelated as FUCK !!!!

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2881 sword and cal are drawn

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2882 closeup on lil cal

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2884 jack+davesprite reflect off sick shades

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2891 cal flashsteps

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2892 more flashsepts ft punch in the face

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2893 sword drawn

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2894 jack being silly back

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2896 jack going crazy

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2927 flash animation! brojack fight

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2928 L he lost the fight

https://www.homestuck.com/story/2932 zoom out on his corpse </3

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3202 death panel on jade’s glasses

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3484 teehee on the television

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3489 dave found dead bro [dreambubble]

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3697 dave finds bro fr this time

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3698 he’s dead idk

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3704 running out of comments about this guy

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3707 better look at him. ouch

https://www.homestuck.com/story/3709 he’s on the monitor !!

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Our Flag Means Death - “An Ever-Fixed Mark” (Rated PG13)

Summary: Stede and Edward celebrate Stede's birthday at Stede's former home with his "widow", Doug, and Stede's children. Edward ends up playing babysitter when Stede has to help Mary and Doug with some estate business. And while they do, Edward confides in Stede's daughter that he wants to get Stede something for his birthday that matters. So she offers to teach him to read... (3707 words)

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"What do you think? You could wear your hair like this for Father's party," Alma says, sticking a silver hand mirror in Edward's face. He tilts his head side to side to get a better look at his hair and beard, which Stede's daughter has been braiding for the better part of an hour. The braids don't lay flat, and they're not straight, but they're not half bad. She secured the ends with brightly colored ribbon and that, of course, is the only thing that matters.

Or so she said when they started.

"Excellent," Edward says. "Pink always was my color."

Alma giggles. "You said that about the purple. And the white."

"What can I say? I look good in every color."

"But you're Blackbeard, aren't you?" Louis asks from his place on the floor, where he has been practicing his own braiding on a soft, yarn-haired doll. "Shouldn't you wear the black ribbons?"

"Nah. I've spent far too much of my life wearing black. I'm not a damned undertaker. Put me down for all the colors of the rainbow like your father wears, in his fancy suits and linens."

"Mr. Teach? Are you really the deadliest pirate that's ever lived?" The boy at Edward's feet has a book on pirates open by his knee. He's referring to it - looking from it to the man sitting patiently in one of his mother's wooden chairs and having his salt-and-pepper hair braided. Edward cranes his head for a better look and notices the page he's turned to - the same page Stede showed him in the book on board the Revenge.

A picture of himself carrying too many pistols and looking positively dreadful.

Edward sighs. "That's what they tell me."

"You don't look deadly," Alma remarks.

"Isn't that a good thing? Would you want to be braiding the hair of a bloodthirsty murderer?"

"Honestly?"

Edward shoots Alma a look. She stares back at him mischievously, holding his gaze without an inch of fear. Whether or not that fearlessness comes from the knowledge that her father owns his treacherous heart, he doesn't know, but it's quite admirable for a child her age. To his knowledge, parents still use horror stories about him to scare their children into submission.

"You'd better do your chores, or we'll sell you to Blackbeard!"

"Stay in bed. Blackbeard steals children who stay up past eight!"

"Eat all your veg. Disobedient children end up on Blackbeard's crew!" 

That sort of thing.

Edward wonders how many brats do most children think he has running about his ship. 

Edward has no idea what is going on in Alma's brain. She has probably been fed the same stories her father had before he went to sea.

Before he and Blackbeard ever met. 

But from the twist of her lips, she can't be thinking anything good. 

"Hmm, maybe not," he decides. 

"May I ask you a question?" Alma asks, collecting up her remaining ribbons and folding them carefully.

"You may."

"Do you love Father?"

Surprise pales Edward's cheeks, but he doesn't pause for thought. He wouldn't want Stede's children, of all people, to think him insincere. "I do."

"Do you love him the way Mother loves Doug?" Louis asks.

"I don't know. I don't know how your mother loves Doug. But I would say it's probably close, yeah."

"Mummy loves Doug with lots of hugging, and kissing, and sending us to bed early. Do you love Father like that?" Louis presses. 

Edward looks at the boy. His mouth goes dry, and he swallows hard. "Next question."

"Are you going to marry Father?" Alma continues.

"You two ask a lot of questions."

"We're children. That's what we do."

"I wouldn't know. I don't spend too much time around children in my line of work."

"Father should have warned you."

"He might have."

"You avoid a lot of questions."

"Yes, well, your father should have warned you."

Alma shakes her head at his ridiculous response but moves on regardless. "If you do marry Father, are you two going to keep being pirates?"

"Your mother lets you run around the house in trousers? Like a hooligan?" Edward asks, hoping to divert her line of questioning.

"Yes," Alma says proudly.

Edward nods in approval. "Good. She's raising you right."

"Would you like to see what I've made Father for his birthday?"

"If you would like to show me." 

"I would." 

Edward watches Alma skip to the corner of the room. He doesn't know if she got the hint that her queries wandered into uncomfortable territory or if his dodging simply bored her. He's grateful either way for the change of subject.

Alma pauses, double checking that her mother, father, and Doug haven't returned yet from their business. When quiet meets her ears, she reaches beneath a thick piece of cloth and pulls out a canvas. She carries it over to Edward and holds it up. 

It's a painting of a ship out at sea on a calm, sunny day. 

A ship he assumes is the Revenge.

"Did you do this?" he asks, astonished at the girl's talent.

"I did."

"It's lovely," he says, leaning forward to examine every inch of the painting. "You're very talented."

Her cheeks go rosy. "Thank you. Mother taught me."

"Have you ever seen your father's ship?"

"No. But when I dreamt about him sailing the high seas, this is how I pictured it."

Edward's heart clenches hearing that. If nothing else went right with Stede's family, his children love him, and he loves them. To think of this young girl lying in bed at night, wondering where her father is, whether or not he's safe or alive...

Everything turned out all right in the end, but it's still heartbreaking.

Stede did what was right by him when he left his family. Edward, of all people, has no right to judge. Still, he gave up a great deal. And innocent people were affected.

"You are definitely your father's daughter," Edward says, focused on the painting as if the ship is a long-lost love, "because you got it just right."

"What are you getting Father for his birthday, Mr. Teach?" Louis asks as Alma stows her present away.

"I commissioned a portrait from your mother. Of me. For your father's quarters on the ship. But, to be honest, I was hoping to get him something else. Something a little more personal."

"More personal than a painting of your face?" Alma asks.

Louis giggles. Edward pulls a face. And though Alma smirks, she becomes pensive, chewing her lower lip in thought. "Mr. Teach, may I ask you a question?"

"Again with the questions," he teases. 

"You don't have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable."

Can't be more uncomfortable than the marriage one. "Let's hear it."

"Can you read?"

This question Edward isn't quick to answer. "Why do you ask?"

"You and Father have been here for three days so far, and I never see you read. When Father wants to point out a passage, he doesn't hand you the book. He reads it out loud to you. He never did that with Mum. Or us."

Edward nods, itching to his bones to talk about something else, anything else: ribbons, fashion...would this be a good time for that eye-gouging anecdote? But he and Stede are set to stay for the remainder of the week, so he won't be able to avoid the subject for long. 

"You're very observant," he says. "No. I'm not the best reader. I've never had the opportunity to learn."

"Reading is Father's favorite pastime."

"Aside from being a pirate, it's his favorite thing on the planet!" Louis chirps. 

"I think if you learned, it could be something you could share. Something important to him."

Edward is already shaking his head before he answers. He feels like a coward for that. "I don't know that I could learn in time."

"You don't have to learn to read everything. Learn one thing, and with practice, the rest will come."

"But how would I learn? I want it to be a surprise, so your father can't teach me. And I don't think your mother has the time."

"I can teach you!" Alma says excitedly.

"And me!" Louis adds, displeased at not being included in this conversation. Making surprise plans with a dangerous brigand? This is the best day of his life!

Edward narrows his eyes at the two. "Are you qualified to teach?"

Alma tuts. "Of course, we are. We've been reading for ages."

"Ages," Louis repeats.

Edward snorts. Ages. How old are these two? Nine? Twelve at most? What do they know from ages? But he can't discount them. They're willing to help him. That has to count for something. "Do you have any recommendations? Something your father would like? Preferably something short?"

"Absolutely." Alma walks over to the bookcase against the wall. With barely a search, she picks out a leather-bound book and brings it back. "The surefire way to my father's heart," she says, holding the book out to him. "Shakespeare."

***

Edward and the children decide on a sonnet. Sonnets are relatively short and sweet. It shouldn't be too much trouble for Edward to learn. But they don't start on it right away. 

Alma insists they begin with the basics. 

Edward spends the afternoon with Alma and Louis, reciting catchy rhymes about vowels and another about consonants in an attempt to build the foundation necessary for learning one sonnet. Edward knows that, if he's not careful, he's going to find himself mindlessly repeating these rhymes around the ship.

If Lucius hears him, he will never live it down. 

Alma, God bless her, has the patience of a saint - bizarre considering her hot-headed parents.

Edward feels silly being taught by children, especially when Alma recommends going back a step and brings out a primer for beginners. It's even more humbling when she explains that this is the first book she learned to read. 

At the age of four.

Louis, who spent the past fifteen minutes keeping watch in the hall, comes running in, waving his arms. "Father's coming!" 

"Quick! Hide this!" Alma shoves the Shakespeare book at Edward. He tucks it beneath his waistcoat for safekeeping. "Now tie us up!" Alma grabs her jump rope and thrusts that at him as well. "We'll tell him we were playing pirates."

"No. Tie me up." Ed yanks the rope from the girl's hands and gets started, whipping it around his waist and the chair.

Alma stares at him, offended by the suggestion. "Why?"

"Then your father will have to rescue me."

Alma watches Edward wrap the rope around his torso, shaking her head. "Adults are so strange."

"Hey! Tying someone up was your idea!"

Alma thinks on that, watching Edward till he's nearly done, then shrugs. "Fair point."

"Children!" they hear Stede call as Alma knots the ends. "Edward! Where are you? I hope we weren't gone too lo---" Stede gasps when he sees his son and daughter, whooping and hollering as they race around a bound Edward struggling to be free, his hair and beard done up entirely in pink ribbons. Stede chuckles to himself at Edward playing the damsel in distress, pretty braids and all. But he doesn't like his children taking advantage of him. "Alma! Louis! What are you doing?"

"Nothing, Father!" Alma protests but doesn't cease her skipping.

"He asked us to do it!" Louis admits. His mother always did say honesty is the best policy. Besides, it's highly unlikely their father will believe him anyhow.

"Untie him now!" Stede demands.

Alma stops behind Edward. She takes the ends of the ropes in her hands and slowly makes another loop, adding to a line of knots. "You're the pirate, Father," she challenges, her voice steeped in cheek. "Why don't you save him?" Then she pulls the ends tight. As her father sputters, she whispers beneath her breath, "Good luck, Mr. Teach."

"Thanks," Edward whispers back.

Stede rushes for them, but Alma grabs her brother's hand and drags him away.

"What on Earth happened here?" Stede asks, fiddling with the rope. There are nine knots total, pulled hard as rocks.

"Your rugrats got the drop on me," Edward explains. "One minute, I was choosing ribbon colors. The next, they were lashing me to this chair."

Stede digs his fingernails into the knots, trying to loosen them, but they won't give. "You know what they say. Never turn your back on children or the ocean."

"Yes, well, the ocean's a bit more predictable."

Stede fumbles with the knots some more, but they refuse to budge. Not interested in spending the remainder of their afternoon on this task, he reaches beneath his waistcoat and pulls a knife from - where? Edward has no idea. He didn't know Stede kept a knife on his person. Edward, in his borrowed suit, doesn't have one on him. 

He is equal parts turned on and jealous.

Stede cuts through the rope, slicing it easily. "There you are." He twirls the knife once, then returns it to its hiding place. He unwraps Edward and tosses the rope aside. It's not until he finishes that he catches Edward staring. "What? What's wrong?"

Edward looks at the knife - or, more accurately, where Stede keeps it - then back at Stede. He grins, his brain crowded by thoughts of sending the children to bed early. "That was hot."

***

Over the next three days, Edward, Alma, and Louis steal away to the playroom while Stede helps Mary and Doug iron out estate business. Even with hours of tutoring under his belt, Edward doesn't feel this is getting any easier. They've gone over the sonnet so many times, he is memorizing it more than reading. But that's not his fault.

It's Shakespeare's.

What language was the man writing in any way?

Of course, he'd be the favorite author of a man who speaks ecclesiastical Latin.

They switch to a new sonnet and give it another go. But for all of Alma's sounding out and encouragement, Edward begins to wonder whether or not he has bitten off more than he can chew.

He still has time to buy something for Stede. Something extravagant, even if not entirely personal.

The riches Edward has accumulated rival Stede's. But Stede's material possessions outnumber Edward's by fifty to one. This man has never said no to anything. Edward can respect that. But it makes Stede impossible to shop for. Ed doesn't want to give Stede something he could buy for himself. He wants to give him something with meaning.

Something that matters.

Reading matters to Stede. Stede would appreciate being read to every so often. Wouldn't he? When they're underway, and the only other person who can read on the ship is Lucius? Alma thinks so. And she should know. He can only take her word for it and hope for the best.

The night before Stede's party, Edward feels himself cracking. Alma had suggested Edward read the poem to Stede at the party during the opening of the presents, but he's not sure he can. It's one thing to fail in front of Alma and Louis. He may even be okay failing in front of Stede. But add Mary and Doug and the few other people who know Stede isn't actually dead to the mix, and Edward feels his heart preparing to tear out of his body and make a grand escape.

If he doesn't do this now, in private, he is going to pack his things, go back to the ship, and stay there till the party blows over.

The party Stede was so looking forward to, he literally rose from the grave for a week to attend.

"I'm about ready to pack it in for the night," Stede says, dropping onto his side of the bed with a stretch. "It's been such a long day, dealing with probates and what not. How about you?"

"Yeah," a distracted Ed agrees. "Probates and...long day."

Stede cuts off a yawn and appraises him curiously. "I cannot thank you enough for helping out with Alma and Louis while Mary and I got this done. They are so taken by you."

"They're good kids. They'd make good pirates."

Stede raises a brow. That's an...odd remark. "Indeed. Well, is there anything you'd like to do before we call it a night?" he asks suggestively. With Edward's nerves performing a jig in his stomach, he doesn't catch on. He's been chewing on his inside cheek for so long that he nearly bites straight through it.

If he's going to do this, he'd better do it now before he fully chickens out. 

Or before he pierces his face.

"Can we, maybe, do a bit of reading?" he asks, voice shaking.

"Sure. Any requests?"

"I thought, being your birthday, we could do one of your favorites. A sonnet thing. By that William guy."

"One of Shakespeare's Sonnets? That sounds pleasant." Stede keeps a volume of Shakespeare's works on his bedside table, so Edward's sonnet is within arm's reach. 

It's now or never.

Stede grabs the book and opens it, but Edward takes it from him.

"May I?"

"Of course," Stede says, fascinated by whatever is happening at this moment. It's nice to see Edward taking an interest in the written word, considering his deplorable treatment of books in the past.

Edward flips through the pages, searching for the sonnet he wants. They're numbered. All he has to do is find the right number. He's good with numbers. "116...116...116..." he mumbles, panicking when he doesn't see it. What if this volume doesn't have it? That can't be possible. He's heard Stede read it a dozen times. He flips back from the end, teeth clenched, palms sweating, and... "A-ha. Okay. Found it."

Stede reaches out, assuming Edward will hand the book back. But his eyes widen when Edward clears his throat and starts reading:

 Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments. Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove:

O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark,

That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

 Six lines in, Edward peeks at Stede, but he can't get a read on him - his expression absent and his face a wee drawn. Edward fears he messed up. What if Alma is wrong, and Stede doesn't want to be read to? What if, instead of a romantic gesture, he's making an ass out of himself? He knows he skewed a pronunciation here and there. Alteration for one. And impediments? It took him a whole afternoon to learn that one, and he still screwed it up. He contemplates whether he should continue. He's already gotten this far. He should finish, yes?

Jeff, the accountant, would finish.

But other parts of Ed would rather bite his fingers off.

 It is the star to every wandering bark,

Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.

Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks

Within his bending sickle’s compass come;

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,

But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

    If this be error, and upon me prov’d,

    I never writ, nor no man ever lov’d.

 Edward closes the book and stares at the cover. He can't make himself look up, can't face Stede's vacant expression. Not when he doesn't know what it means. The man hasn't said a thing. Not a single word.

That's not like Stede at all.

They sit in silence for what seems like ages before Stede opens his mouth. "You can read?"

"Uh...this one poem for now," Edward says, eyes glued to the well-worn cover as if it's a buoy in choppy seas and he's holding on for dear life. "Alma taught me. She thought..." He skids to a halt. He has no intention of tossing that well-meaning girl underneath the carriage. "I thought, you know, it would be a nice surprise...if I could read to you. I mean, you read all the time to me and the crew. It's only fair." 

Edward can't help feeling Stede is disappointed. This is the first milestone they've spent together, and Edward scotched it with his non-present present. He should have simply followed social norms and bought Stede a pocket watch or something, whether he needs another one or not.

Edward sighs, his shoulders slumping. "Was this...was it a stupid gift? It was, wasn't it?" He closes his eyes, locking himself away inside a world where he didn't just make a colossal faux pas. Stupid, stupid! "I'm sorry, Stede. That's not your only present. I promise. I got you something else, something real. Something you can touch---"

Stede's lips against his stop the rest of his apology. Edward doesn't waste time being surprised over Stede's forwardness. He puts a hand to Stede's cheek and kisses him back, then he kisses him again. He endeavors to kiss him for every day they were apart, every day he thought Stede had abandoned him.

Because God, he loves this man.

"Oh, Edward," Stede whispers, chuckling when Edward refuses to stop kissing him to let him speak. "That was one of the most beautiful gifts anyone has ever given me."

Edward presses a bashful smile against Stede's mouth. "Really? You're not just saying that?"

"I wouldn't dare." Stede winds his arms around Edward and pulls him close, unconcerned with what happens to the book in the process. "I don't need to touch a gift for it to be real. Your gift touched me. And besides, you've already given me a wonderful gift that's more real to me than anything."

Edward's brow furrows. He runs the tip of his nose against Stede's, trying to think of what gift he's given him. But he can't come up with a thing. If anything, Stede is always the one giving: sharing his clothes, his food, his expertise, his ship. "What's that?"

Stede inches closer, gleefully submitting to an evening of being kissed senseless. "Your love."

"I'm glad you like it," Edward whispers with the old Blackbeard charm Stede first fell in love with, "because you will always have it."

[minecraftmodus]

A small list of homestuck + dream smp similarities in honor of 4/13

Part 1

This ones gonna be a doozy so strap in! 

- Both made initially as small projects made mostly for fun and experimentation, with minor story beats that would come back later after the scope of the story would expand greatly outside the expectation of their creator(s)

Spirit’s Grave(May 8, 2020)  vs Spirit’s Leather in Tommy’s Enderchest during negations (December 1st, 2020) 

Jade’s Birthday Package (Page 85) vs Jade’s gift to John (Page 1961)

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- A lighthearted adventure with a group of internet friends that slowly, over a long period of time goes on to address darker subjects like teenage trauma, state violence, and dismemberment. 

teenage trauma :Tubbo Exiles Tommy from L'manberg VOD (December 5th 2020) vs Dave recovering his dead brother’s sword (page 3707) 

state violence :Technoblade’s Execution (December 16, 2020) vs Mindfang’s Trial (Page 3747)

dismemberment : Ponk’ being dismembered by Sam (March 24, 2021 ) vs Jack Noir’s dismemberment by Sn0wman’s whip (Page 1346)

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-The eventual integration of time travel, different dimensions, xenobiology, alternate versions of preexisting characters, and dream realms.

time travel : Karl’s Library of stories from different times (Built Feburary 16, 2021) vs Aradia’s time traveling timetables (page 2578)

different dimensions : The inbetween (Feburary 3rd, 2021) vs Alternia’s universe A2 (Page 1989)

xenobiology :Ranboo’s ender eyes (Dec 19th, 2020) vs Blue troll blood (Page 3439)

alternate characters: Dream and Mexican dream interacting for the first time (December 14, 2020) vs Rose displeased with her sprite version, Jasprosesprite (page 7714)

dream realms: Fundy’s dream desert (March 31st, 2021) and Meenahs quest in the dream bubbles in vast space (page 5263)

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page 3704! he directly acknowledges the commands even if he has to comply with them explicitly wondering why hes having thoughts about law and justice and vocally attempting to rationalize them rather than just ignoring them or performing them unthinkingly

TG: im pretty sure i dont even have an exileTG: ive never heard any voices or anythingTG: anyway you dont need a voice in your head to tell you this shit isTG: just likeTG: so completely illegalGC: >:?TG: waitTG: why did i just say that stupid thing i said

This is actually really interesting. I’m pretty sure John mentions actively being able to hear the voice in his head, and saying that it makes him do really stupid things - but we also see that he’s able to just… outright ignore it?

Starts on page… 434 to 437. John eventually walks off screen while flipping the “camera” the middle finger. The next piece of information we get is John saying, on 473, that:

EB: i’m not sure what came over me there, i was acting really crazy for some reason.EB: but my head feels like it’s clearing up, i think i’m alright now.

And then, on page 507, when WV asks him for a can opener:

Oblivious to the commotion behind you, suddenly you find yourself pondering the whereabouts of a CAN OPENER.You think there is probably one in the kitchen, but the path is blocked by your REFRIGERATOR.

Which, if you’ve noticed a pattern, John only ever hears the voice suggesting these actions and goes into an odd bout of seeming insanity. He directly converses with it and can go back and forth with WV on whether or not the can opener is there, if he’s stupid, and he says it’s like a fog went over his mind for a bit. 

And then, of course, once the Exiles are introduced for sure, we get things like Terezi (as a Seer of Mind) being able to actually talk with the Black Queen. 

This isn’t a wholly formal instance of the narrative. We know that the Exiles are characters guiding the kids, rather than the actual narrative itself - but they make up a good chunk of the narrative we see to begin with, and they’re symbolic of narrative speakers/authors themselves, so it’s incredibly interesting to see how, for instance…

Page 3707:

> i have other duties to attend to

Page 3708:

GC: W3LLGC: NO1RS CRON13S 4R3 3XPLO1T4BL3GC: 4R3 YOU S4Y1NG YOU H4V3 4 PL4N TH4T 1NVOLV3S T4RG3T1NG TH3M?TG: not reallyTG: noTG: anywayTG: its not like being mad about this and hankering for justice is even the only irrational thing im currently hot and bothered aboutTG: i have other duties to attend toGC: L1K3 WH4T?

> i must explode this ridiculously illegal edifice

Page 3709:

TG: ive got to explode this ridiculously illegal edifice oh my god what are these words im saying

Dave seems completely incapable of ignoring the narrative to such a degree that he actually starts saying AR’s words out loud. 

He can’t acknowledge that AR is an Exile talking in his head, for some reason. Much like Dirk in the Meat Epilogues, Dave has this weird feeling that he’s saying things he wouldn’t normally say, thinking things he wouldn’t normally think. And this is when he’s been explicitly told that this is a thing that happens. 

When it’s John, he’s, for some reason, more aware of the voice in his head as an actual entity that’s contacting him - that these are thoughts outside of his own and that they’re something he has to respond back to.

Dave, on the other hand, interprets them as something he’s meant to say. AR and WV are doing the exact same thing - using the > prefix and typing a command - but for some reason John’s responses are much more aware than Dave’s. 

But then, maybe it’s the other way around. John knows that the voice in his head is something else, another character; he seems pretty sure of this before the concept of Exiles are brought into question. 

Dave, by contrast, doesn’t accept this possibility even when he’s hearing the voice himself and finds that he’s saying weird things. Either he’s in denial - which is pretty typical for Dave, actually, since a lot of his character revolves around the denial of his Self - or he’s so used to hearing these subconscious voices that he doesn’t distinguish AR as a completely separate entity. 

How could he, if he’s always affected by the narrative? If a lot of his speech comes from the narration? 

It’s definitely a weird circumstance, if I’m honest. Dave is the only character to be affected by this, from what I can recall; no-one else has this really weird moment of actively speaking the things their Exile says, rather than just responding to them or doing the action. Even Sollux notes that the voice of Clubs Deuce is in his head, talking to him, and isn’t just an out of place thought that seems to have come from nowhere. 

Most of the time the characters don’t know what it is, but they’re aware enough to know it’s not them. Dave… isn’t? He pretty much just boils it down to himself having a “moment” and asks Terezi to ignore it - even though she literally just explained that Exiles are a thing. 

This is his reasoning behind it, even.

TG: maybe i am supposed to be a hero and rise to the occasion because there seems to be this little persistent voice in my head nagging me about itTG: insisting someones gotta payTG: and its hard for me to disagree

Like everything else, Dave is aware of the voice but actively ignoring what it is. The same way he’s aware of Dirk’s voice but somehow ignores that the voice is Dirk, or the narrative, and trying to force him to do things. The same way he ignores his awake Dreamself on Derse. 

Dave is weird with his connection to the narrative. I’m honestly assuming, at this point in time, that Dave’s so used to hearing the narrative that he doesn’t even question AR’s commands even though he’s explicitly aware of them. He accepts them as this weird “part of himself but not himself” paradox.

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Two Of Us – Lyric Video – LOUIS TOMLINSON

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'Nosferatu,' La Doña turns 1, CBD sampling: 45 free things to do this weekend - City Pages

"Volta Photo" at the Weinstein Hammons Gallery Sanle Sory FRIDAY: Volta Photo In 1960, Sanlé Sory opened a photography studio in Bobo-Dioulasso, the trendy/artistic city in Burkina Faso. That same year, the nation had received full independence from France. As the country entered a new post-colonial era, Sory photographed the vibrant youth culture that emerged. Spanning 20-some years, his collection of portraits features lovers kissing, smiling friends with a boombox, and style so fly it could belong in a high-fashion magazine from any era. The artist, who still lives and works in the area, began touring exhibitions of his work in the late ’90s. This show at the Weinstein Hammons Gallery is a rare chance to see these still-youthful images in person. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 18. Free. Weinstein Hammons Gallery, 908 W. 46th St., Minneapolis; 612-822-1722. –Jessica ArmbrusterAndy Ulseth With Brian Just Band and Picked to Click seventh place winner Prim Woes. 10 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. 331 Club, 331 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis; 612-331-1746.Lungs (Album Release Show) With Hive, Witchden, and Nothingness. 9 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Hexagon Bar, 2600 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-722-3454.The Jason Dixon Line 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Schooner Tavern, 2901 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-729-4365.Versions With happy hour during musical performances. 9-11 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Apoy, 4301 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis; 612-824-4719.

"Creativity in Everyday Life" at Goldstein Museum of Design Creativity in Everyday Life Design is everywhere in our daily lives, including the cars we drive, the homes we live in, the utensils we use, and the clothes we wear. In this show, the Goldstein moves from big-picture design (design thinking as a mode of problem solving) to the granular (i.e. specific everyday objects). The exhibition is also participatory, with visitors invited to weigh in with their opinions the most innovation and creative aspects of the show. Opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 18, featuring a silent auction to benefit GMD. Daily from Oct. 18-Jan. 5. Free. Goldstein Museum of Design, 1985 Buford Ave., 346 McNeal Hall, St. Paul; 612-624-7801. --Camille LeFevreWildflyer Coffee Launch Party Fundraiser for a new coffee shop, featuring live music from the Immaculate Beings, Lavender Daughter, Mpls Drew, and Audiyo Element. 6 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. 56 Brewing, 3055 NE Columbia Ave., Minneapolis; 612-404-0056.#MeToo in Minnesota History Exhibitions examining issues of sexual assault and violence through the stories of several Minnesota women, past and present. Oct. 15-April 5. Free. Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul; 651-259-3000.As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes Group show curated by Jerome Harris. Oct. 18-Nov. 10. Free. MCAD Gallery, 2501 Stevens Ave., Minneapolis; 612-874-3700.

'Nosferatu' Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror Released in 1922, Nosferatu is just a few years shy of its 100th anniversary, and somehow still manages to be creepy. Part of that effect may come from its on-location sets and beautifully framed shots, and Max Schreck’s performance as the titular monster certainly factors into its legacy. Yet another spooky aspect is the film’s soundtrack, which has been adapted and reimagined over the years. This Halloween, guests can head to the Music Box Theatre for a screening set to a live soundtrack from the Curse of the Vampire Orchestra, by Minneapolis composer Philip Shorey. The score features a local symphony and choral musicians mixed with modern electronica and industrial percussion. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Free; RSVP required. Music Box Theatre, 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-871-1414. --Jessica ArmbrusterLeslie Jamison Author presents her new book, 'Make It Scream, Make it Burn: Essays.' 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul; 651-225-8989.R. Zamora Linmark Author presents his new book, 'The Importance of Being Wilde At Heart.' At the Asian Pacific Resource Center in Room 311. 12-1:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Appleby Hall - University of Minnesota, 128 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis; 612-625-5000.Fall Flower Show Sunken garden in full bloom with hundreds of chrysanthemums of many different cultivars. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily from Oct. 5-Dec. 1. Free. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park, 1225 Estabrook  Drive, St. Paul; 651-487-8200.

Jimmy Reagan Jimmy Reagan Exhibit Expressionist paintings. Opening reception 7-10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 18, with a meet and greet with the artist, music, and drinks. Free; RSVP required for opening reception. Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis, 901 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis; 612-767-6900.Tappy Hour Group tap dance lessons. 4-6 p.m. every Fri. Free. Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave. N., Ste. 4, St. Paul; 651-925-2261.Can Can Wonderland Karaoke Hosted by Silly Miss Tilly. All ages. 5:30-8:30 p.m. every Fri. Free. Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave. N., Ste. 4, St. Paul; 651-925-2261.Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs 8:30-11:30 p.m. every Fri. Free. Birch's Lowertown, 289 Fifth St. E., St. Paul; 651-432-4677.

La Dona Cerveceria Image courtesy event organizers SATURDAY: First Anniversary Party La Doña Cervecería is turning one this weekend. To celebrate, they’re busting out Ocelotl, a Mezcal barley wine that has been aging in barrels since January (and offers a whopping 10% ABV). Order it on tap and, if you like, take it home in bottle form. The party starts at noon, with the Indigo DJ Crew spinning tunes at 4 p.m., followed by salsa band K-Libre24 from 9 p.m. till close. Festivities will also include games, special merchandise, and food trucks Flagsmash and Que Tal. 12 p.m.-2 a.m. Oct. 19. Free. La Doña Cervecería, 241 Fremont Ave N, Minneapolis. –Loren GreenPiss On Your Dad With Sam Hell, Huff, and Psychic DNA. 9 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Hexagon Bar, 2600 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-722-3454.First Annual Legacy CBD Cup Competition for the state's best hemp and cannabidiol products, with presentations, samples, and products for sale. 5-10 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Warehouse Winery, 6415 Cambridge St., St. Louis Park; 763-232-3707.Ian Valor & The Vendettas (Album Release Show) With Little Man and Elour. 10 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. 331 Club, 331 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis; 612-331-1746.MPLS LTD XX Afternoon at Eclipse Celebrating 20 years of the local record label, with performances by Birds of Virginia (reunion show), Pussytoes, the Starfolk, and John Roeser Avenue. All ages. 12-4 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Eclipse Records, 381 Wabasha Street N., Saint Paul; 651-224-2500.Biggest in the World Party Celebration of Brit's being the pub selling the most Olde Speckled Hen in the world. Festivities include $4 Olde Speckled Hen 20 oz pints, the Beatles’ Abbey Road album performed in its entirety by the Summerbabies at 8 p.m., and glassware and other giveaways. Saturday, 6-11 p.m. Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis; 612-332-3908.

The Twisted Pumpkin and Valhalla Skulls October Gallery Night: The Twisted Pumpkin and Valhalla Skulls An evening celebrating the work of artists Mandy Koepp and Joelle Skjei, with treats by Atuvava and tarot readings by Sage Tarot. 5-8 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Darling Amalgamated Retail Emporium, 4549 Bloomington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-454-5456.Tangletown Gardens Annual Pumpkin Fest Featuring a wide selection of pumpkins, with a photo booth, pumpkin painting, farmers market, and family activities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Tangletown Gardens, 5353 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-822-4769.Powderhorn Culinary Arts Show Juried outdoor food and beverage competition for professional and junior culinary artists from across the country, with a beer garden, pumpkin patch pop-up, garden shop, and kitchen gadget pop-up. 12-5 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-823-1141.

"Randomland" Vance Diamond, 'Tidal Wave,' 2019 Randomland Group show collaboratively curated by artists with disabilities and without, presented by Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts. Public reception 3-6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 19, featuring artist remarks and a Q&A. Free. The White Page, 3400 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis; 413-478-0455.Kater's 4th Annual Katerween Pop-up gallery show featuring new work for sale from the graffiti artist. 5-9 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Maharaja's, 205 W. 7th St., St. Paul; 651-292-1623.Leaf Fest Featuring a giant leaf pile, fall treats, pumpkin hunt, art workshop, scavenger hunt, and a community art project. 12-4 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Caponi Art Park, 1220 Diffley Road, Eagan; 651-454-9412. 'McDuff Moves In' Story Time with Gryphon Press and Underdog Rescue Family story time, with adoptable dogs from Underdog Rescue on hand. 3 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-822-4611.Brunch Show at Mortimer's Featuring Trash Catties, Ringout, and Leslie. All ages. 12-3 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Mortimer's, 2001 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-871-5591.Halloween Viewing Party for 'The Loud House' Featuring screenings of Halloween-themed episodes of 'The Loud House,' hosted by the voices of Lucy and Rita Loud, hosted by Jessica DiCicco and Jill Talley, with character meet and greets, and storyboard animator appearances. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Mall of America Best Buy Rotunda, 365 N. Garden, Bloomington; 952-883-8800.

"And When the Sun Rises" And When the Sun Rises: Mara Duvra / Today, we become: Prerna 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Soo Visual Arts Center, 2909 Bryant Ave. S., Minneapolis. New Editions 2019 A pop-up shop of chapbooks, zines, broadsides, artist books, and more. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis. Have You Seen This Man?: The Castro Poems of Karl Tierney Celebration of the release of posthumously published selection of poems by Karl Tierney, edited by Jim Cory. 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Free. Next Chapter Booksellers, 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul; 651-225-8989.Midtown Farmers Market Featuring farm products, prepared and cottage foods, and ready-to-eat local cuisine, local artwork, and live entertainment. More info at midtownfarmersmarket.org. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. from May 18-Oct. 26; 3-7 p.m. every Tue. from May 18-Oct. 29. Free. Midtown Farmers Market, 3032 Minnehaha Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-724-7457.Mill City Farmers Market Long running market in the shadow of Mill Ruins Park, featuring local, sustainable, and organic groceries and produce, with weekly cooking clinics and live entertainment. More info at www.millcityfarmersmarket.org. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. from May 4-Oct. 26. Free. Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis; 612-341-7555.

Howl-O-Ween at Bent Brewstillery Getty Images SUNDAY: Howl-O-Ween Cap off your weekend by hanging out with dogs in costumes. This Sunday, Bent Brewstillery will be getting into the holiday spirit with a daylong Halloween party open to humans and pups. People are welcome to dress in costume, and doggos are especially encouraged to. Locally made pet items from crafters and artisans will be for sale, and games and prizes will be hosted by Sidewalk Dog. Have a glamour shot taken with your four-legged buddy, bob for treats, and carve a pumpkin. Be sure to wash it all down with a pint. All ages. 12-6 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. Bent Brewstillery, 1744 Terrace Drive, Roseville; 844-879-2368. –Jessica Armbruster Fall Makers Market Featuring over 20 local makers and curators both inside and out of the building. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 3147 NE California St., Minneapolis.  Atlas Obscura Trivia with Dylan Thuras and Magers & Quinn Featuring questions about travel and places all over the world, with prizes and copies of 'Atlas Obscura: 2nd Edition' available for purchase. 6 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. LynLake Brewery, 2934 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-224-9682.Panel Discussion: Is Local News Dying? Featuring Jamie Stockwell, Richard Fausset, Rebecca Colden, and Suki Dardarian. 1 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis; 612-375-7600.

MN Toy Posse Image courtesy event organizers MN Toy Posse Halloween Bash 3 What happens when you combine 70 toy sellers from all over the Midwest, hundreds of toy fans of all ages, and thousands of rare and unique toys and collectables? You get one giant posse. This weekend, the Minnesota Toy Posse will host its third-annual Halloween Bash toy swap. Posse founder Mark Seekamp started the group a little over three years ago on Facebook as a way to help connect people looking to buy, sell, or trade their favorite toys. He hadn’t planned on just how many people would want to join his gang. “We have more than 2,200 members, and it’s a really active group,” he says. And it’s not just about toys, either. “We’ve become friends and talk about our lives. People will post pictures when they have a baby, or we’ll just use it to meet up and go see a movie. It’s about creating relationships beyond just looking for toys.” For Seekamp, the best part of the day is how toys can bring people together. “The coolest part is being able to see someone who is going to be really excited about a toy that you have that you’re ready to part with.” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. Knights Of Columbus Bloomington, 1114 W. 79th St., Bloomington; 952-888-1492. –Patrick StraitOpen Jam 8 p.m. every Sun. Free. Schooner Tavern, 2901 27th Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-729-4365.Saint Paul Civic Symphony: Night and Day 1 p.m. Oct. 20. Free. Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th St., St. Paul; 651-292-3293. Read the full article

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Being a victim of Illegal recruitment is OFW’s worst nightmare. You finished an interview, paid for a medical exam and invested thousands of pesos for a non-existing job. According to a Department of Justice report, 1, 567 cases were reported in 2016. Illegal recruitment exploits and makes OFWs vulnerable. Before you sign a contract or pay for a placement fee, be armed of these reminders and identify the red flags.

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Know the red flags of an illegal recruiter

These signs tell that an agency might be operating illegally or is a scam.

 Asks for immediate payment via money transfers.

Conducts recruitment and interviews in restaurants and/or other non-office areas.

Offers to work abroad under tourist visas – Most countries, if not all, do not allow foreigners to work under tourist visas.

 Unclear info and contract – What has been promised do not reflect in the contract. Details such as job site, company name, and job nature were not specified.

Unlicensed agency

Offers jobs without POEA approved job orders.

Legit job offers tell that a job is existing in a specific country. The POEA has this guide where you can sort out the job order by country, agency, and position.

Apply only to accredited agencies

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Shows a valid POEA license – its number shows in the agency website or job add. You can also verify them through POEA list. Take note that some agencies who are previously licensed but may have their license revoked or suspended due to recruitment violations. For instance, have a look at these recent 10 agencies with revoked licenses.

Makes valid fees – Legit agencies charge placement fees that are equal to 1-month salary. They should ask for payment only after the contract signing and provide an official receipt.

Has a reputable reputation both offline and online – A legit agency commands respect from happy OFWs otherwise, if an illegal recruiter scammed a dozen or more OFWs, they’ll receive a horde of bad reviews.

Check the agency online

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POEA features an online database where you can search and check for accredited agencies. It will also show the agency’s POEA license and office address. Here is the resource that sorts by name and valid license. By the time of this writing, 3707 records exist.

Here is a list of POEA accredited recruitment agencies: poea.gov.ph/services/recruiters.html

Search jobs in a trusted online job website

The online job sites sort and stores the database of agency names, job ads, and their licenses. Here is the trusted ohjobs.ph

Never work for a visit or tourist visa

A country’s immigration law intends a visit or tourist visa for tourism purposes only. Depending on the country’s jurisdiction, foreigners who work under a tourist visa will get penalized to a certain degree.  For example, in the UAE, you can’t work as paid or unpaid if you hold a visit or tourist visa. To avoid illegal recruitment, only accept job offers with a valid working visa.

If you do, you’ll risk being arrested by immigration agents and deported from that country. It’s easy to go to UAE in visit visa with the purpose of finding a job there. However, keep in mind that the Bureau of Immigration is wary of tourist visa holders with the intention to work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Recently, they offloaded 30 Filipinos because of the intention to work with tourist visas in host countries upon arrival.

Verify the job ad

Valid job ad shows a trusted seal to show that it’s a trusted business. Further, you can verify the job ad by:

Knowing via POEA website 

Checking the job ad website – A site with scanty content, vague descriptions, and requirements.

Checking the important details via a search engine – Check the worksite and duration of the contract.

Deal with government agencies, never with fixers

Never deal with fixers who promise speedy transactions in exchange for cash. Often fixers stay outside the government office where they immediately talk to first time applicants. Only deal with government agencies such as POEA and DOLE. Always deal with their authorized representatives. Look for their name, IDs and contact numbers.

Be wary of job ads in social media

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Job ads are frequent in facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn. After all, it’s easy to sign up and post such ads. This does not mean that all job ads in social media are bogus because the majority of job ads in social media are legit. But the ease of signing up and posting online opens the door for scammers. An example is a job for mushroom pickers for Canada. The ad exaggerated the number of positions and inflated the salary. Legit job ads come from the official social media pages of a recruitment and government agency.

Be sceptic of too good to be true offers

If a job offer is too good to be true, then it’s a red flag for a scam job ad and possible illegal recruitment. For example, scammers and illegal recruiters often inflate the salaries of a position. Recently, the mushroom picker position attracted Facebook users who aspire for greener pastures in Canada. The said ad failed to report the actual exchange rate to Philippine peso. When you see a job ad, it’s useful to have a healthy scepticism to ensure that such a job is not a scam. It’s also helpful to research thoroughly about the job position’s industry standard.

Avoid these forms of illegal recruitment

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These clandestine recruitments styles constitute illegal recruitment

Escort services – OFWs escorted out of the country.

Seminars and training schemes – Students leave under the training program but in reality, lands a job in that training establishment.

By email and VOIP programs – Illegal recruiters may use email and VOIP  (Skype, WhatsApp) to lure aspirants about job offers that are too good to be true.

The bottomline

Avoiding illegal recruitment constitutes readiness, thorough research and awareness of the drive of the government to wipe out bogus agencies and their job ads. Although they might not go out soon in the foreseeable future, your awareness of these reminders can help you avoid illegal recruiters, find legit jobs, help other OFWs and the government to enforce its laws and protect its citizenry. For legit jobs abroad, visit this ohjobs.ph.

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Asia Pacific to Dominate Light Towers Market During Forecast Period – TechSci Research

Increasing investment for light towers operation in various end user industries such as construction, mining, oil & gas, events & sports, among others to drive the growth of global light towers market

According to TechSci Research report, “Global Light Towers Market By Mobility Type, By Mast Type, By Technology, By Fuel Type, By End User Industry, By Region, Competition, Forecast & Opportunities, 2025”, the global light towers market is expected to grow at a steady rate during the forecast period on account of the ever-increasing demand for energy especially from the oil & gas and mining industries. However, high maintenance costs, battery problems and inefficiency in the supply chain can hamper the growth of market during forecast period. Additionally, fluctuating prices of crude oil and high starting time can further restrict the growth of market during forecast period.

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The global light towers market is segmented based on mobility type, mast type, technology, fuel type, end user industry, company and region. Based on end user industry, the market can be fragmented into oil & gas, mining, construction and others. The construction industry is anticipated to dominate the market during the forecast years on account of the increased infrastructure development activities in residential, commercial and industrial spaces.

Generac Holding, Terex Corporation, Doosan Portable Power, Wacker Neuson, Atlas Copco, United Rental, Will-Burt Company, P&I Generators, Nixon Hire, Brandon Hire Station and others are some of the leading players operating in global light towers market. The companies operating in the market are using organic strategies such as product launches, mergers and collaborations to boost their share. For instance, in April 2019, Doosan portable power expanded its distribution network by establishing a new branch location in Nevada, US. The authorized distributor offers, including air compressors, generators, light towers, and light compaction equipment.

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