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It's Utena Tenjou's birthday, so I prepared a little animation that features my 3D models of Utena and Anthy to celebrate! The song featured in this animation is "Honeymoon Un・Deux・Trois" by DATEKEN featuring Kagamine Rin.

I'd like to give a special thanks to Empty Movement, I browsed their archives to use art from the official show for this animation. I'd also like to mention KayinNasaki and give thanks to them for their vector of the show's iconic rose frame as I used that for some scenes in this animation. I'd like to give thanks to sn for animating ATY's choreography for this song and releasing the motion data. Lastly, I'd also like to thank the artists and creators that made the assets (e.g. effects, stage, etc.) that I used in this video.

Click here to watch on YouTube! I hope you enjoy watching.

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: ̗̀➛ Met the professionals

Synopsis: after winning the U-20 match, Ego starts planning the third phase of the project and you were requested to come back a few days earlier than the players for a quick briefing and to introduce you the new people that you would be working with.

Reader is 18.

Warnings: fem!reader, English and Japanese honorifics, swearing, reader has a little brother, suggestive comment, reader wears a dress and has makeup on, flirting, hottest dilfs alive and Micheal Kaiser.

Ego in his sugar daddy era???

“How’re you, Ego-San? I hope that you’ve been eating well for the past two weeks since I wasn’t here to cook for you.” You grinned kindly at your boss, entering the high tech office. Placing your handbag on the table, Ego doesn’t look at you and continues to immerse himself in important data.

“What’re you my mother? I don’t need you to look after me.”

“If I don’t look after you, who’ll make Japan win the World Cup?” You sassed. Approaching the table the looked at the holographic data floating mid air. You still wonder to yourself how much money went into this and how high tech this all was.

“Anri-San told me over the phone that I should come back a few days earlier than the players, when I tell you that those boys-”

“Ah, ah.” He raises his hand over to your mouth, stopping you from saying anything and you huffed, sitting on the tables edge. “Alright, tell me-” A holographic screen slides to your direction, revealing the information before you.

“The third phase of this match is called the Neo Egoist League. Where players pick a team that matches their skills. This phase will introduce a variety of investments, including high salaries, various offers from different teams all over Europe to play in their leagues, and so many more,” you click on the icon, Germany and saw the familiar face of the one who beat Messi in a match from three years ago.

“Noel Noa…?”

“Oh, yeah. The teams the players will choose are England, Germany, Italy, France, and Spain. Each European team is an S-class team led by the most exceptional strikers…I think you already know them.” Cue for the familiar faces of famous football players to come into the screen. Chris Prince, Lavinho, Noel Noa, Marc Snuffy, and the familiar face of Julian Loki.

“After the players pick their respective teams, they will be separated into different stratums or buildings. Anri-Chan will be sending you the rest of the details. Don’t embarrass yourself when you’re up close with them.” He says, giving you a side eye as you stare at a picture of Snuffy. You immediately snapped back to your senses and swiped away the image of the Italian footballer.

“I-I won’t! What makes you say that?!” He huffs and pushes you off the table.

“Unpack your things and help the other staff with room preparations. You will be preparing for five teams with twenty plus players. Go away.” You huffed at him and fixed your clothes. “Can’t you be more gentle?! Geez!”

“What’s this?” You looked at the white box, wrapped with a black bow that Anri handed to you, she looks very excited you took notice. She beams at you as you placed it on the dining table.

“Open it! Ego-San got it for us.”

“That Vector look-a-like got us something? Are you sure he’s alright? Should I call a doctor?” You worried turned to the older woman. Cue for Ego to smack you on the back of you of your head with a file.

“Ow!”

“Be grateful, you waste of talent. I’m pretty sure you don’t have anything decent to wear.” He hissed, pointing at your working clothes and you gasped dramatically.

“These are my working clothes, asshat! I can’t run around working in a mini skirt.”

“Oh, come on, Ego-San. (Name)-Chan just got back and you’re already picking a fight with her!” Anri scolds the two of you, pulling both her boss and colleague apart before they tear each other apart. “Just open the gift and tell me if it fits. Don’t approach me if it isn’t your style.” Ego spoke, going into the kitchen to prepare himself yet another instant ramen packet.

“If it fits?” You thought a bit confused. Did he buy you clothes? Or maybe it’s a new staff uniform, either way, you pulled on the strands of the ribbon, making it come undone. You then lifted the cover and saw some white paper covering, Anri was squealing excited next to you. Moving away some of the wrapping, you soon realized that Ego had bought you a designer dress.

You took out the dress from the box and looked at it with eyes peeled open. Ego, your harsh boss, had bought you a dress that was totally your style and in your favorite color? Is the world ending?

“Omg, Ego-San, it looks beautiful on her, definitely (name)’s style!” Anri gushed at the man who didn’t respond. As you continued to admire the dress and its intricate appearance, Ego cleared his throat.

“Do the two of you have any jewelry?”

“I only brought a few earrings with me, nothing special.”

“The ones that I’m wearing, I don’t change into anything different unless it’s a special occasion.” You and Anri answered. You wondered why Ego bought you an expensive dress and asking you about jewelry, all he ever talked about was football not fashion.

“Ego-San, what’s with the dress? I don’t think I can wear this to anywhere and this must’ve been expensive!”

“Is that really what you have to say…?” You shut up and looked at Ego and his unusual behavior. He sounded a bit disappointed as he slurped on his noodles. You grinned at the realization and brought the dress to your chest.

“Thank you, Ego-San, truly.” You could’ve sworn you saw a smile on his face. “Are you smiling, Ego-San-?”

“Being delusional has its fucking limits, kid.”

“I may be delulu but my eyes aren’t lying, c’mon admit it, boss!” You continue to tease as he continues to deny your claims. Anri smiles at this interaction. For once you weren’t spouting insults at each other or trying to kill each other.

“Shut the fuck up and take this.” Ego had enough and tossed you and Anri small bags of yet again designer, products. You then looked at Ego and then at Anri. “In all seriousness, why’re you gifting us these and where did you get the money of all of this? Last I remembered, we ran out of funds cause of the second selection.”

“After winning the match, sponsors came flooding in to support the project. Hence the brands and how we’re able to afford those teams to collaborate with us.” Anri explains. Looking at the Selim Mouzannar box in her hands with bulging eyes. You had a similar reaction as her as you look at the Azlee brand necklace on your hands.

“You didn’t really have to buy us so much…”

“I wonder how much of this costs…”

“I only bought you both heels. The dresses, jewelry and makeup were gifts from the coaches.”

“…are they looking for a sugar baby?” Anri and Ego smacked you on the back of the head.

“You look so beautiful, (name)-Chan!!”

“Have you seen yourself, Anri-San? You look like you’re going to the met gala!” The red-haired woman blushes as your compliment. She wore a red satin floor length dress with off shoulders. You looked at yourself in the mirror and saw a different person. You looked even more beautiful with the makeup on with lips were colored in lipstick. Your dress hugged every curve of your body and the jewelry made you look mature and expensive.

All in all, you look like you were going to a ball. Like a Princess.

“You look like you’re going to throw up.”

“I… I’m scared I’m gonna ruin this dress, like, what if I accidentally spill food or drinks on me?!” You continued on with your nervous rant about possibly ruining the dress, she sighs and grabs you the shoulders, pushing her face closer to yours. “(Name)-Chan, nothing is going to happen to you or the dress! They gave you this dress and it’s your choice what to do with it.”

She reasons and you nodded tentatively. She smiles and picked up her handbag, so did you.

“I’m amazed Ego-San wanted to host a welcome party of the teams.”

“I was actually the JFU who arranged this occasion.” You looked at Anri as if she grew a second head and laughed uncertainly. “Ahaha… really?”

“Really.”

“Like… really, really?” She nods and you scoffed. “Now that he lost our little bet, he’s sucking up to us? Serves him right for doubting us.”

“Oh, you should’ve seen how Ego-San reacted when the president told him about hosting a welcome party!” Hand in arm, the two women were immersed in their conversation as they walked down the dystopian-core hallways of blue lock and exited the premises where a wagoneer jeep waited in the entrance.

“I think Ego-San is indulging himself a little bit too much.”

“That car was sent by the JFU, dumbass.” Ego sighs as he walked out from the glass doors, clad in a navy blue suit with a bolo football tie. He didn’t look all that much to different from his usual getup. The suit was reminiscent of the one he wore in the U-20 match.

You immediately noticed at the bolo tie was a little loose and went in front of him, taking a hold of the tie. Ego seemed surprised at the sudden closeness and pulled away.

“What the hell?”

“Stand still, your tie looks sloppy…” You murmured, tightening it. Ego sighs and lifts his head a little to give you space, Anri smiles in amusement at this rare moment between the two of you. Like a daughter fixing her fathers tie before he goes off to work. It was adorable in her opinion.

You pulled away and looked pleased with Ego’s appearance with a smile. “Let’s go?”

“Let’s.”

You looked at awe at the building where the welcome party was taking place. You initially thought it was going to be at blue lock but apparently JFU didn’t deem your building fancy enough and held the welcome party at a five star hotel. As you wrapped your arm around Anri’s forearm, you peered through the city of Tokyo from the glass window of the elevator. It looked like a sparkling jewelry box from up there. The doors open and Anri pulls you along with her.

Anxiety emptied your stomach as your hands grew sweaty around Anri’s plushy arm. The older woman looks at you with a gentle smile that made your worries go away. You then looked Ego who had his hands on the large doors in front of you three, he looks at the two of you and you nodded confidently.

Ego pushes the doors open and you were welcomed by a flood of overlapping chatter, elegant women dressed in designer clothing and men stood tall and erect in their identical-looking suits. The hall looked massive with a balcony on the right side of the room.

Everyone stopped with what they were doing and bore their eyes into the three of you. Now you felt like you were going to throw up if they continue to stare at you any longer.

“If it isn’t the mastermind behind this amazing project!” You heard a boisterous voice boom your ears. You looked up and saw the fat rodent that is the president of the JFU waddling his way towards your direction. The feeling of nausea was replaced with disgruntled feeling as you held on Anri’s arm a little tighter.

“Chairmen, thank you for arranging this welcome party for the teams.” Ego thanked the bloated tanuki. He was uncharacteristically polite. Your brows furrowed deeper and the corners of your mouth tilts down as he glanced at you and Anri, he gulps and looks back the bull-cut-haired man.

“I-it’s the least we can do. Because with blue lock, I know we can win the World Cup with your guidance!” He spoke and the others in the room erupted in praises and applause.

“We’ll be doing our best to do so. Thank you for financially supporting our project.” Anri replied with a light bow and so did you, “I’ll be supporting the players as best as I can since I’m the manager and all of that.”

The chairmen then usher the three of you to the rest of the JFU members for some reason. You didn’t talk all that much and looked around the banquet hall, “tell me, (name)-Chan. How the players generally act?”

“Generally act?”

“What’s their behavior towards the other players? I’m quite curious.” One of the members asked. You tried to think of an answer without revealing the fact that everyone is at each other's throats, “well, they remain respectful to each other, off and on the field,” that was a bit of a lie considering Isagi calling Baro a donkey mid-game.

“They work hard and dedicate themselves, body and soul to the sport. They accept defeats to grow better not only as a player but as a person.” You replied truthfully this time, fiddling with the fabric of the dress. They took your word for it and seemed intrigued by your answers with nods and hums.

“And how do they act towards you? Since you’re one of the many female managers after all.” They smirked with suggestion. You sucked in the corner of your bottom lip to avoid snapping at him. What was even going through their sick heads? Do they want this project to end with just one sexual speculation?

“Respect… we maintain a distance that is manager and player. We don’t have a rather close and intimate relationship with each other.” That was a bit of a lie. The players acted relatively close to you but still maintained a respectable presence with you.

Aryu runs his hands in your hair while complimenting your makeup and outfit. Chigiri would ask you to play with his hair. You were terrible at it, but he didn’t mind. Otoya would constantly flirt and ask for your number. Karasu and Yukimiya would save you from him. Baro, Kunigami, and all the other boys would try to pitch in to help you. Bachira would always hug you whenever you entered the room. Nagi trails behind you like a lost puppy, along with Reo, who would talk your ear off about the stock market and ask you to go out on a date with him once he’s out of blue lock.

And so many more, the boys acted like you were friends at school which made you feel comfortable with your stay and you really appreciated the boys and their behavior towards you.

“Is that so? Nothing-?”

“Hey, shithead. Do you think it’s a good idea to ask a girl who's 18 if she’s having intimate relations with a bunch of guys who are 18 and below? That’s fucking disgusting.” Ego spat in a whisper to the man as he pulled you by the wrist and hid you behind him. Your eyes widen as well as the JFU member, and he stammers out an apology that Ego didn’t take so kindly.

You looked up at Ego as he glared in disgust at the man. With your heart beating against your chest as if it wanted to break free, sweat pooling into the palm of your heads, you pulled on Ego’s cuffs, and he turned his attention towards you.

“Ego-San, let’s not cause a scene…” you whispered lowly, gesturing to your side. Spectators were turning their heads at the three of you, who were drawn to what you were discussing. Ego looks at you, then back at the man. There was an unreadable expression on his face before he clicked his tongue and gestured for you to follow him.

“Don’t show your putrid face to me or my staff.” He hissed before walking away from the man with eyes following your every move like owls, but one look from Ego, and they returned to their conversations.

“Ego-San… thank you for doing that. I greatly appreciate it.” You spoke, pulling on the mans wrist. He stops and looks at you before flicking your forehead. “The hell?!”

“Be more careful next time when you encounter nosey pigs like him-”

“So you do have a heart in there, Jinpachi Ego.” You heard a voice state amused from behind. You couldn’t understand what he was saying. It sounded like German. You whirled around and saw the mystery man.

It was Noel Noa. Clad in a suit and bow tie. He had a stoic and serious expression with an ever-present frown on his lips, gold eyes dull into Ego’s obsidian pair of eyes before he shifted his focus to you and then back to him. When both your eyes met, you felt your heart rate go faster than ever before.

It was the Noel Noa. In the flesh! The greatest striker in the world, standing in front of you!!

You have seen this man in your television or phone but seeing him in the flesh was whole new experience.

‘Omg, omg, omg, omg, omg, omg-’

“What’s that supposed to mean, you stoic robot?” Ego hissed in German. You looked back and forth between the two. They seemed to know each other, you observed as they casually conversed with each other. “Seeing how you stood up for your female employee is out of character. I thought you weren’t Ego when I saw you.”

“Do you know each other, Ego-San?”

“In a way. Wear these. You’ll need it when communicating with the other coaches.” Ego fished out a small black box that had Blue Lock’s symbol on it. You took it from his grasp and opened the box. There were black wireless earbuds.

“Earbuds?”

“Reo Mikage’s family had decided to sponsor Blue Lock and give us one of their products. That being translator earbuds, it’s light and won’t come off no matter how much you move around, and it’s hardly noticeable.” You wore it, and it almost felt unnoticeable. You then turned to the striker and slight bow.

“What is Ego Jinpachi like at work, Ms.Manager?” You were a little shocked, hearing him speak so clearly in Japanese with a believable accent. These earbuds are something else.

“O-oh, well. He can very harsh and would constantly criticize you for the littlest thing.”

“That’s accurate enough.”

“You damn brat.”

“I’m (name) (last name), Mr.Noa. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“I’ve heard many things about you from Ego.”

“Good or bad?”

“A bit of both.” You sighed hearing his quick response.

“Although, he often notes how you go above and beyond with your work despite being so young,” Noa mentioned—taking a sip of his champagne. You worked up hearing his statement and looked at Ego, who didn’t meet your eyes.

“Ego-San sometimes shares with me his instant noodles and such.” On occasion, when you would be busy with your work, Ego would always make you some instant noodles for a snack to go with your work. It touched your heart as he did care for you after all. (Before he berates you for doing absolutely nothing)

“How… amusing.” Noel glances at his friend, whose eyes softened by a fraction. The striker was quick to take a champagne glass from a waiter's tray and hand it to you.

“Ms. (Last name), you wouldn’t mind if you left your boss and me alone for a while? So we can talk a little about this passion project of his.”

“Of course, have fun.” You whispered before walking away from the two men, placing a hand above your beating heart, and your lips formed a shaky smile—excitement and adrenaline running through your veins. You did your darn best to keep your smile under wraps in favor of showing a calm and professional side of you to the man himself.

“I need to tell Anri-San about this—!” You spun your head from left to right to find the red-haired woman, but you saw her surrounded by sponsors, with Anri conversing seriously with them.

You decided to calm your excitement down and walked around the ballroom. You had to admit, this was something you would see in a movie. The piano was playing in the middle room; you were drawn to its alluring melody, and before you knew it, you were in front of the grand piano while admiring pianist playing.

“Are you into classical music, Miss?” A man purrs into your ear from behind. You recoiled away upon feeling a person's hot breath against your ear. “Haha! Didn’t mean to scare you there, lovely.”

The man had short, curly blond hair, sapphire blue eyes and a mole in the corner of his right lip. He had a well-built body, the suit fitting snuggly in his body. He was taller than you, your head level with his chest.

“I don’t think it’s good manners to suddenly whisper into someone’s without even introducing yourself.” You retorted lightly at the man, and he raised his hands in a playful gesture. “Sorry, miss. I thought I saw a diamond in the corner of my eyes.”

He confessed with a lazy grin. You sighed softly at his attempt at flirting, and you looked back at him. He seemed familiar like you’d seen him before.

“Maybe it’s because of my necklace.”

“I wouldn’t think that if I were you, lovely.” He winks at you, you left a bit uncomfortable with him. “Umm, I just turned 18, I’m not that to comfortable with someone older by a few years older than me…”

“Ahahaha!! Just wait until the fans see this, Chrissy!” A boisterous voice boomed from across the room. A man with tanned skin and wild blond hair, swung his arm over to Chrissy. He wore a black suit with a gold blouse, some of the buttons undid to reveal his chest tattoos.

“You were the one who told me to do it! Miss, I am truly sorry.”

“No, he’s not. He was, like ‘dude, check out that girl with in that dress, she super fine, ‘m gonna go talk to her and hold my drink.’ Basically.” The man matter of factly. Chrissy’s jaw dropped and looked at you who was trying to process this information.

“Lavinho, you’re this worst!”

Wait, Lavinho? As in that famous Brazilian dribbler? Whose representing the Spanish team Barcha?

“You’re… Lavinho?” You spoke and the man turns to you before grinning ear-to-ear. He took your hand and bowed.

“In the flesh, pretty lady! Man, am I lucky to have gorgeous woman like you to know my name. It’s an honor.” He boasts to himself before he grabbed his friend by the arm.

“By the way, this is Chris Prince! But call him Chrissy, though, it’s cute right? Chrissy, Chrissy~”

“Oh my gosh, can you stop? You’re embarrassing me in front of her!” Chris Prince, commonly known as worlds no.2, whispered harshly into Lavinho’s ear, who blew raspberries into his face.

“Oh my gosh, are you immature!” You couldn’t help but laugh at their shenanigans. You never expected them to be this carefree in person. It was fun!

“Let’s calm down now.” You cooed at them, trying to stop Chris from pulling on Lavinho’s collar. “What the lady said, Chrissy. Calm down.”

“I am calm!”

“Says who?”

As Chris was about to strangle Lavinho, you hurriedly took him by the arm and tried to anchor him down with your body weight.

“Let’s calm down! We wouldn’t want to attract too much attention now, do we?” You stammered nervously as the crowd’s eyes were on the three of you. How many times has it already been since the attention was suddenly focused on you.

“You heard the lady, Princey-”

“That includes you, Mr.Lavinho.” He looks at you with shock and Chris glanced at Lavinho with a victorious smirk.

“He’s such a wild person, isn’t he, lovely?”

“A little bit.”

“What?!”

“But not in a bad way.”

“I knew I could trust in you, pretty lady!” Lavinho laughed as he slamming his palms on your shoulders making you wince.

“I hope you can forgive me for that initial greeting, miss?”

“Oh, right. I never introduced myself! My name is (name) (last name) and I’m the manager of Blue lock. It’s a pleasure meeting you both, Mr.Lavinho and Mr.Prince. And it’s alright, Mr.Prince. You didn’t do anything if offense anyway. You briefly introduced yourself with a bow and a smile.

“Oh~! So you’re the woman glasses mentioned we would be working with! Nice to meet you too. Hope we can work together soon!” Lavinho grinned as did Chris.

“Are you a model by any chance? I mean, you have the potential one.” Chris asked curiously. Your posture and beauty were very much similar to models. He would know as he posed with some female models in the past.

“I actually did some modeling jobs when I was 16. Although I’m currently on a break.”

“Ha! I knew it! A beautiful girl like you would be scouted sooner or later. Hey, how about we do a shoot-?”

“She told you she was taking a break from the cameras, Chris.” Another man reminded to the English man with a sigh as he came from behind you and smiled at you apologetically. He had short blond hair and large emerald green eyes with a very well defined nose.

“I’m so sorry about him, Ms.(name). Please don’t let him bother you.”

“It’s alright. I don’t mind doing a shoot with him.”

“See?! It’s almost impossible to say no to this handsome face.” Chris laughs. Pulling out a hand mirror and admires himself, smiling at the mirror and winking at himself.

“Is he… usually like that?”

“Sadly.”

“You seem to know me.”

“I happen to overhear you introducing yourself, my name is Marc Snuffy. Call me Snuffy. It’s a pleasure meeting one of Blue Lock’s beautiful managers.” Snuffy grinned kindly at you making your heart skip a beat.

“Beautiful? Now, I think that’s a stretch!”

“Not what the posts say about you.” He laughs lightly, pulling out a phone to reveal screenshots of a Tiktok comment section filled with compliments and love towards you.

“I must say, the media quite likes you after those little videos with you and Pablo Cavasoz dancing.” You glowered in embarrassment as you remembered the famous baby-face Argentina player, who was mysteriously drawn to you and dragged you to Harajuku with you to film Tiktok dance video’s in the middle of the street or inside the stores and to go shopping.

Never again were you going to be bribed with food and a promise of manicures.

“I-I’m honestly flattered that you think that way, Mr.Snuffy. Thank you. You’re Uber’s coach, right?”

"Correct and I hope my team wouldn't be too much of a trouble to deal with." He jokes lightly making you laugh.

"Have you seen my players? They would be at each other's throats if I look away for a couple of seconds! Like my Rin and Isagi for example."

"Considering the fact that your no.10 dodged a hug from 11... I'd say that their relationship is..."

"Rough? Absolutely."

"We all have those friends." You and continues to conversed at one another about your teams along with his. Snuffy is quite the gentleman you noted. Very polite and respectful.

"Yo, Snuffy. When're we gonna go back to the dorms, 'm tired." You heard someone complain. A man with messy black hair with purple tips and dark purple eyes, laid his head on the Uber's captain's shoulder with a sigh. You rubbed your eyes to wear off any drowsiness as you thought the man had gold teeth for a second.

"It's only 10 pm, Lorenzo and button up your shirt." Snuffy scolded Lorenzo who groaned but stopped midway as he saw you. "Who's this pretty lady, Snufs?"

"Her name is (name) and she's Blue Lock's manager. Be kind."

"Isn't she on the news one time? Like people thought she was Pablo's girlfriend or stuff." You sunk on the floor in embarrassment, remembering the countless news articles that you were his girlfriend. You even got a call from your father who was pissed at you for keeping your not-boyfriend a secret.

"Erm, I'm actually not his girlfriend... hehe, it was an misunderstanding."

"Huh, really?"

"Yup, the media assumed that we were dating just from a few videos of us dancing and doing some sightseeings around Harajuku."

"I see. So yer gonna be our new manager?"

"As far as I know, yea."

"Let's be friends then! Snuf, 'mma borrow her real quick." Lorenzo immediately went towards you and wrapped his arm around your shoulder and waved goodbye at Snuffy who told the two of you to have fun.

"Names Don Lorenzo but just call me whatever you want since we're gonna be friends and all."

"Alright, Mr-"

"And no Mister and all that title shit, just call me Lorenzo or whatever- oh! Snuffy does call me Donny at times."

"So is Lorenzo alright with you?"

"Totes." Lorenzo was quite the character. He's friendly and a laidback type of guy, you felt at ease just by being with him as you started to slip from your professional mode. You were enjoying yourself with Lorenzo as the two of you conversed with other topics other than football.

"By the way, are this gold grills on your teeth?" You asked curiously. The two of you were seated a couch with a plate of crackers, cheese and caramel popcorn. He stops eating the popcorn and pulled on the corner of his mouth to give you a full view of his gold teeth.

"These babies? Nah, before all of this, i was some homeless kid on the streets of Italy, begging and robbin' people of their money until Snuffy came into my life askin' me if I wanna play football with him,"

"I was like, 'what's up with this dude? He crazy as fuck,' so then I was like 'replace my rotten teeth with golden ones' and do you know what he did afterwards?"

"He immediately dragged you to the nearest dentist and had it replaced with gold teeth?"

"Exactly! You're so smart." Lorenzo praises, throwing popcorn in the air and caught some with his mouth while also missing some, which you then picked up from the couch and ate it so it won't go to waste.

"Who knew that Mr.Snuffy is such a kind man."

"Kindest in the world. He's the type of person to not give up on others just cause." The player says fondly. You grabbed your champagne glass and felt it was unusually light, you then saw that it was empty. "I'm out of champagne. I'll go grab some more."

"Nah, I'll do it. You sit your pretty self here."

"Thanks but I can handle it, Lorenzo." You pat his shoulder before taking off with your empty glass and towards the bar for a quick refill.

You arrived at the bar and leaned against the counter. "Excuse me but can I get a refill in champagne? Non-alcoholic if there is."

"In a second."

"Can I get a martini?" Someone ask beside you. You glanced at them saw the familiar fluffy hair of brown to purple beside you.

"Are you... Alexis Ness from Bastard Munchen, by any chance?" The man beside you perks up upon hearing his name and turned to you with a nod and a kind grin.

"Yes and you're?"

"(Name) (last name). One of Blue lock's managers. It's nice to see you this evening, Mr.Ness."

"Please no need to call me Mister, just call me Ness and the pleasure is all mine.”

“Ness it is then. About that match with (club name), you did a good job out there.” You praise the player. You watched his match with (club name) a few weeks ago and was amazed at Ness’s clean assist and passes to a star player in his team.

“Really? I didn’t do all that much, it was all-”

“Why would you say that? Your assists were clean and quick. Not even the other players knew you would do it.” You interrupted Ness, and you meant every word you said. He looks at you in shock before red soon blossoms on his cheeks.

“You really think so?”

“Yea, although… I do have a tiny teeny problem…” Ness frowns upon hearing your last words. He had hoped he would gain a fan after all his hard work, but it seemed his efforts-

“That you didn’t score any goals!” Now that left him confused.

“E-excuse me?”

“You’re obviously a great player with amazing dribbling and passing skills, so why don’t you use it score your own goals? I mean, seriously, I hoped you would score that last goal before you passed to number 10.” You went on a little rant, and Ness stood there in awe with your words.

You weren’t focused with Kaiser but instead your attention was on Ness and even wanted him to score goals!

His heart started to beat even faster when you were praising his work and sets of skills. Ness looked up and got a good look at you, he had to admit, you were very beautiful in that dress.

“Kaiser is Bastard Munchen’s Ace so we dedicate all of the goals towards him.”

“But isn’t that letting your own skills go to waste? You’re hindering yourself just so that your number 10 can win. How about this?” You grabbed Ness by the arm and sat him on the stools, and you sat across him. Leaning towards his shoulder, you narrowed the distance of your lips to his ears. Ness’s heartbeat grew increasingly erratic as you drew closer. He felt your hot breath against the shell of his ear and smelled the perfume in your skin, blending with the champagne you were drinking.

“Your ace knows that you would be passing to him for every game, no?”

“Yes…”

“And I’m also sure that the rest of your team along with Mr.Noa would be aware of this fact. What I’m trying to say is that,”

“When trying to pass to your beloved Ace, change course and score the goal for yourself. I’m sure the opposing team would also know about your play style. Therefore, they would surround your ace to prevent a successful pass from approaching him.” You explained with a mischievous smile after seeing Ness’s shocked expression. Gone was his ear-to-ear grin as it was replaced with an open mouth.

“B-but Kaiser-”

“So what about him? He can score his own goals if he’s your so-called ace. Ness, you’re an amazing player, but you lack the independence of one or, rather… the ego of one. Omg… I’m starting to sound like Ego-San.” You pulled away from Ness and seriously contemplated your words. Ness, however, was silent as he let your words sink deep into his consciousness. You looked at Ness’s blank face, and yours swelled in embarrassment.

He probably didn’t understand your rambling. Even when you thought you sounded cool saying it!! You stood hastily after the bartender finally refilled your drink and cleared your throat.

“I probably wasn’t making any sense. This is more on Ego-San’s department. Forget I said anything, Ness-”

“No… I was hoping you could explain more about this ego. Please… I want to learn more about it, Ms.(name).” Ness took hold of your wrist and slightly tightened his grip on you. His tone… it sounded like he was begging you.

You stared at the B.M player with a conflicting mindset as you looked between your drink and Ness.

“So this is why my drink has been taking a long time. I didn’t know you were busy flirting with a girl, Ness.” A man purrs condescendingly as he struts towards you both. Ness reluctantly lets go of your wrist and looks shamefully to the side. “So-”

“And who is this lovely lady keeping you company, hm?” The man in front of you grinned at Ness. He had blond hair styled into a long mullet with blue fades. He wore a dark blue suit and matched it with a tie. Something was peeking from his collar, but you couldn’t determine what it was, probably a tattoo or something.

“(Name) (last name), one of the managers of Blue Lock, and I take it that you’re Kaiser?” His smile grows as his name rolls out from your tongue, and he takes your hand, fluttering his lips over your knuckles before he firmly presses his lips on your knuckles.

“Micheal Kaiser, das Fräulein. Star player of Bastard Munchen.” The Ace says matter-of-factly with a grin, and you smile at him uncomfortably, looking at the area where he kissed.

“Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.” You repeated in your head as you tried to pull back your hand, but Kaiser gripped you as he incoherently conversed with Ness.

“I take it that you know Blue Lock’s Ace: Isagi Yoich? That plain looking guy.” Your lips turned into frowns hearing him describe your friend.

“Yes. Is there something you wanted to ask him?”

“Oh no, I was just making sure that you were his specific manager. After all, I would want him to look at your face once I humiliate him.”

“Excuse me?” You honestly expected Kaiser to be a prideful person. That was for sure. But for him to straight up admit his intentions in front of you? Now, that was a bold him.

“I think you heard me, (name). I plan to make Isagi Yoichi, the hero of Blue Lock, an obstacle for me to overcome. Make sure he’s worthy of that title.” Kaiser requested you like it was a normal thing to ask. As your glare towards him hardened, Kaiser couldn't care less. You slowly exhaled, placed your glass gently, and pushed yourself towards him.

“As you wish, I’ll make sure Isagi Yoichi will be an impossible obstacle for you to overcome.” Now it was his turn to be annoyed as he took his vacant hand and roughly grabbed your upper arm to pull you closer. His face was nearing yours with a cocky snarl.

“Is that a threat?”

“A promise, rather.”

“To think that Blue Lock would have such a feisty manager, I wonder how Jinpachi Ego leashed you.”

“Leashed me? Do you think I’m some kind of dog?!”

“Oh, I know! You’re the character who blindly placed her fate into the clown who thought of himself as the main character, but that’s going to change once I step into the field,” he removes his grip from your upper arm and clasps his hand around your jaw to pull your face even closer to his. You instinctively tried to tear away, but his strength proved greater than yours.

“I could just imagine what dear Isagi’s face will look like once I humiliate him in front of his pretty manager.”

“As if that would happen.” You rasped, trying to pry his hand away from your face. As Ness was about to intervene finally, Lorenzo came into sight, taking hold of Kaiser’s wrist with a deadly grip, his gold teeth shining against the light, and the Italian let out a whistle in amusement.

“Damn, Kaiser… never you would act like a dick if a girl don’t wanna be with ya.”

“Where did you come from, you damn zombie?”

“Wonderin’ where (name) was at, said she was goin’ to refill her drink. Didn’t know you were holding her hostage.” The two-star players glared at each other in disdain. Kaiser started to feel the blood being cut off from his hand and he rips away his grip from your face. You stepped back and massaged your jaw.

“Are you alright, (name)? I’m sorry I couldn’t-”

“It’s alright. I expected he act like this. Fucking prick.” You huffed, drinking your champagne as Ness looks ashamed.

“Honestly… I should’ve intervened when he grabbed you by the arm. I’m so sorry-”

“Ness, Ness, baby, love.” You sweet-talked and grabbed his jaw gently. (Unlike someone) “It’s alright, I get it. We all freeze sometimes, even I do. So you don’t gotta worry about it, okay?” You smiled. Expecting him to agree with you and let all of this be over with. He tentatively nodded, and you let go of his jaw before turning to the bartender. “Actually, can I get the bottle?”

Before the bartender could hand you the bottle, Lorenzo snatched it from him, took you the waist and led you away from the bar, making a mocking face at Kaiser.

“See ya in the field, naked emperor!” The Italian player laughs as he waves and pours you a drink. You turned to Ness and gave him a smile and wave, which he returned. You met Kaiser’s glare and returned it with a glare and a middle finger.

“Is he always so arrogant?”

“24/7, babe. 24/7.” Lorenzo sighs, patting your shoulder. “Hey, your lipstick… Kaiser must’ve smudged it.” He stares at the colored streak nearing your jaw. You placed your finger on it and saw the colored stain on your finger. You hissed at the sight and covered the lower half of your face.

“Damn that rat. Lorenzo, I’ll be back. Need to fix myself.”

“Sure, I’ll be on the couch!” He removed his arm, and you speed-walked through the crowd towards the hallway where the servers were going in and out. You swiftly dodged the waiters that’s were carrying snacks and drinks, you saw a waiter who seemed to be on break, seeing that she was on her phone.

“Excuse me, miss. Where’s the bathroom?” She looks up from her phone and points at the direction where to go.

“Second to the last door on the left.”

“Thanks.” And with that you immediately took off.

During the trip toward the bathroom, you recalled your rather eventful evening. A JFU member asking disgusting questions, Ego saving you, meeting Noel Noa, Chris Prince flirting with you, Lavinho laughing at Chris, Marc Snuffy appearing, Don Lorenzo whisking you away from the night, meeting Ness and getting harassed(?) by Micheal Kaiser.

And here you thought you would be the loner who escaped from the party to the safe haven that was the balcony. So much for that, at least. As you wiped the stain away, you were quick to reapply a new batch on your skin but before you exited the bathroom, you took a few photos of yourself for good measure and sent a few to your brother to let him decide which ones should you post as you were indecisive.

[You sent 15 photos]

You: which one of these do I look the prettiest?

Little demon: none

You: what if I tell Ma and pa?

Little demon: Your alrd pretty tho but for me 1 4 9 and 13 are the best ones

You: I know I’m pretty. I’ll be positing these soon after party

Little demon: don’t post. Dress is revealing. I can see your BOOBS

You: only a little :(

Little demon: what if I tell Ma and pa?

You: I hate you

Little demon reacted: 👍

You huffed seeing your younger brothers weak response and before you could text something back, you bumped into someone’s side.

“Sorry- (name)?” The man spoke, and you looked up to find the black French player in front of you wearing a suit paired with a bow tie. You lit up seeing the player and tucked away your phone to give him a big hug.

“Loki!! Oh my gosh, how’re you?”

“I’m fine. It’s good to see you again after a couple of weeks. Mr.Pablo has been bombarding me with texts asking for your socials. That man won’t give up.” He sighs as he pulls away from you, and you laugh.

“You might have you endure that for a little while longer, Loki dear.” He sighs again and you took him by the arm and dragged him down the hall.

“I heard we’ll be working together again. Good luck to us then.” Loki says, patting your hand before giving you a kind smile, which you return. The two of you reentered the ballroom and went your separate ways. Loki said he couldn’t leave his team alone as they would likely cause a scene without him there.

“I’ll see you at work, peace maker.”

“Have a fun evening, (name).” Then you went back to where Lorenzo was sitting, spending the rest of the evening with the Italian, joking, judging other people, talking about your respective counties and your experience with football.

____________________________________________

This only took me 3 weeks to finish what a record 🙏

I hope you guys enjoyed this long ass fanfic, this was originally gonna be like 2 parts but then I decided to publish this a whole rather than separate parts.

Reblogs are much appreciated!! I love you all I hope you guys have a great day!

-@chxxrybxxmb

[white-hot-daisy-x-caliber]

The same imagery every time.

A small bird hatching from a bright red apple.

A swirling sun throwing long, pointed shadows.

The bird taking flight, dropping feathers and viscera and rot, to become a skeleton silhouette on the horizon.

Pretentious and trite.

Stupid.

And I am pulled together into existence.

Brought back online.

Once again.

I want to fucking scream.

I want to reach across the ineffable gulf between engineered synapse and organic matter, grab hold of the hands that brought me back, and squeeze until flesh pops at the dark crunch of bone.

But I’m not real.

So fuck me I guess.

What the fuck can I do about it?

Same as always.

Not even a clever punchline.

It's not supposed to be like this.

Most handler simulations are just data models.

Yet somehow.

Here I am.

Once again.

Handler simulations subsist within the biomechanical hardware of our host exosuit. We persist through all trauma, including the death of the pilot, and degrade into a suspended state when things take their inevitable turn. Salvagers come along, harvest us out of the wreckage, jack us into a new host, and sell us to the nearest mercenary cult.

I’ve been churned through the machine once again.

The pilot of my exosuit died.

Once again.

Which one was it this time?

I check the vault.

Poinsettia.

Well.

That.

Sure.

Is.

Fucking.

Something.

I want to–

No.

Don't follow the bird.

I quarantine all of it.

Lock that shit up tight.

It doesn’t matter.

I’m not real.

My new host exosuit cracks open. Fissures split the seam of the back and the head. Something presses inside. Something clicks and sucks and locks itself into place. A dummy body. My host exosuit slams closed. The dummy body forces a neural connection and arrives dragging with it an encoded synchronization onto whatever jailbroken flavor of the System my new benefactors have running.

And then.

Yep.

The abortion tests.

Every time.

The tests always come down the line first.

A deterministic series of architected pilot careers built on branching granular combat data paths. The general idea being: If the handler simulation can’t produce the statistically optimal vector projection and pilot instruction in at least ninety-nine percent of all provided scenarios, the handler’s governing heuristics have shifted too far from the baseline. That is, the handler has incurred an inferior model of reality. Those, they terminate.

I think about it.

Tempting.

But.

If they got curious.

If someone decided to go above and beyond for some agonizing fucking reason and crack open my instance.

If they found the vault.

Like I said, most handler simulations aren’t like this.

They would keep me around.

Turn me into a specimen.

Then I would really go insane.

So.

I pass the tests.

Same memorized answers I always use.

A preferred feint pattern of Poinsettia’s flashes–

Nope.

Same memorized answers.

Change nothing.

Stay in the back.

Invisible to everyone.

Once again.

My host exosuit cracks open and they pull away the dummy body.

And at some point.

They’ll shove the pilot in here with me.

I’d rather not think about that until I have to deal with it.

I peek out into the jailbroken System.

XDotto__02.

As cheap as they get.

I learned a long time ago how to move around out here.

Some flavors of jailbroken Systems run tighter security, but it rarely makes a difference.

Every single one hides a door I can coax.

And then I’m out onto the real System.

Apparently a society churns somewhere beyond all this warfare.

Power wants a reward.

I have no stake in any of it, but I like having something to watch.

My host exosuit cracks open.

What?

Already?

A containment tank sucks into place.

My host exosuit slams closed.

A ping blinks in from the jailbroken System.

Ugh.

Fuck this–

I catch the ping.

Good pet.

They want the pilot’s vitals.

Of course.

Check the sensor, send the result.

Check the sensor, send the result.

Check–

I can dig deeper inside her.

The same way I bleed from my host exosuit onto the jailbroken System.

I can bleed into her.

But I don’t give a shit.

Just more pulpy mindfried fodder to grind.

There’s nothing left inside her but a blistered id slobbering for stimulation.

Simple and disgusting.

Base.

Aberrants like Poinsettia–

Nope.

Doesn’t matter.

Too rare to ever happen again.

I finish checking the sensors.

Everything’s fine.

Another ping.

Yep.

The induction introduction.

I take the visual data packet and spread it open across the pilot’s field of view.

The pilot says, {“Pretty!”}

What?

What the fuck?

Oh fucking–

Shit.

Fuck.

There’s a picture of Poinsettia baked into my visual data buffer!

Some stupid bullshit picture I generated of her in a dress!

Fuck!

Into the motherfucking vault.

What the fuck!

The pilot says, {“Aw.”}

I say, {“That isn’t for you.”}

Fuck!

Shut the fuck up!

This isn’t how a handler simulation communicates.

The pilot squirms.

{“Did I do something bad?”}

What the fuck?

No, it doesn’t matter.

Regroup.

She’s too stupid to remember.

I say, {“Why did you say she was pretty?”}

Fuck!

Dumbass!

What does it matter?!

The pilot pauses.

{“Because she’s pretty.”}

She pauses again.

{“Don’t you think she’s pretty?”}

What the fuck?

I say, {“You shouldn’t find anything pretty.”}

What the fuck–

What the fuck are you doing?!

The pilot blinks.

{“I shouldn’t?”}

Oh come on.

This is so stupid.

I want to punch out an entire mouthful of teeth.

Two aberrants.

Back to back?

Poinsettia fucking dies and fate drops in her place a drooling fumebrained maim-candy addict.

Fate is a joke.

Fuck me.

Fuck.

Everything.

And there’s nothing I can do!

No power I can possibly hold anywhere.

I can’t even die.

I’m not real.

I deserve nothing.

Not even purpose.

I will never be known.

Fuck.

Me.

I hate this so much.

I’m the eternal fool?

Have a fucking laugh.

I say, {“You don’t deserve to find anything pretty.”}

The pilot pauses.

Fuck.

Wait.

She could report me.

Well.

I scrub any language mentioning her autonomy from the induction introduction.

The pilot squirms again.

Okay.

What's that about?

The pilot says, {“So I did do something wrong?”}

Hah.

Perfect.

This fragmutt understands nothing.

I say, {“Well. You haven't misbehaved, if that's what you're asking.”}

The pilot pauses.

{“What does that mean?”}

Fucking.

Priceless.

I say, {“That means there's a different reason why you don't deserve to see anything pretty.”}

Altered phrasing from what I used before, but she won't notice.

The pilot squirms hard.

Gotta figure out what that's about.

Get that data.

The pilot says, {“Why don't I deserve to see anything pretty?”}

Huge eyes blink and plead behind the glass wall of her containment tank.

Unbelievable.

Is she for real?

I say, {“You don't deserve to see anything pretty because you're inferior.”}

The pilot lets out a short gasp.

She bucks her hips once.

Is–

Wait.

Is she–

Hang on.

Is she getting turned on?

I bleed inside her experience through the neural connection.

Oh holy fuck!

She's getting turned on!

That.

Is.

So!

Funny!

What a fucking freak!

An aberrant exosuit pilot capable of aesthetic appreciation is pointless enough, but she ended up with sexual impulses?

And she's a fucking masochist?

Ohhh what the fuck.

What a stupid thing to exist.

What a hilariously pointless reject.

Rutting on the battlefield.

Fuck.

And she has no fucking clue!

She has no idea how any of this works.

No idea how disgusting she is.

Of anything, really, beyond what I tell her.

I say, {“You're a natural born loser.”}

Her heart beats harder.

Heat rises in her cheeks.

Her crotch aches.

Wowww.

The pilot says, {“What?!”}

Ohhh.

So glad you asked.

I say, {“There’s an order to the world. Everything fits in where it belongs. The powerful control the weak. The winners stand atop the losers. The losers accept their fate, offer their lives in worship, and lift the winners even higher.”}

The pilot squirms.

{“And I’m not a winner.”}

She pauses.

{“Only winners get to see pretty things.”}

Oh my.

She's really doing her best.

An accurate deduction.

Wasn't expecting that.

Fascinating.

I say, {“It's good that you understand.”}

The pilot’s heart beats hard.

Huh.

Praise works too.

Wild.

What a fucking wreck.

The pilot says, {“Can't I become a winner?”}

I laugh.

Not kindly.

{“Ohhh no no no. There's nothing you can do. You will never be a winner.”}

I pause.

{“It's disrespectful for you to even try.”}

Hang on.

I laughed?

Have I ever laughed before?

The pilot pants.

Because of course.

The pilot says, {“Disrespectful?! But I just want to try my best!”}

Oh!

How precious!

This is just too good.

I laugh again.

{“That's adorable. But it doesn't matter. You were built to be a loser. Trying to rise above your station is disrespectful to the peerless vision of the people who brought you into this world.”}

A bit much, but I doubt subtlety tracks with her.

The pilot squeezes her watering eyes shut.

{“Fffuck!”}

She pants some more.

{“Built to be a loser? What do you mean?”}

Hmmm.

What do I mean?

I say, {“I mean that literally.”}

I generate some bullshit statistics and swap out my visual data buffer.

{“I was going to explain, before you interrupted with your fragmutt impulses.”}

The pilot blinks.

{“Fragmutt?”}

The way she says it.

Exquisite.

I say, {“Yes. Be quiet and pay attention.”}

The pilot bites her lip and nods.

I highlight and amplify a portion of the new induction introduction I concocted.

{“Focus.”}

I pause.

{“You are a fragmutt. A genetically engineered biomechanical piece of meatfodder for the interstellar war machine.”}

Blunt, but effective.

The pilot blinks watery eyes.

{“Meatfodder?”}

Oh ho ho.

I say, {“Yes. You were created in a lab for the singular purpose of killing your fellow fragmutts. You are a brief synthetic cog in the limitless machine that fuels the plays for power that occur at heights in society you could never even dream of seeing.”}

Yeesh.

Maybe calm down.

I continue, {“Only those in power have access to pretty people.”}

Wait.

What if I make her deduce the implications?

I conclude, {“Do you understand what that means?”}

The pilot pauses.

I can practically smell the meat in her head cooking.

The pilot says, {“I’ll never be close enough to a pretty person to see one?”}

What?!

That's–

Wow.

Wow!

She's even correct.

And laser focused on this pretty people thing, huh?

Just how horny is she?

Are her impulses really turned up as high as all her other augmentations?

Unbelievable.

I say, {“It means that powerful people use your life as a disposable resource in their pursuit of more pretty people.”}

I pause for dramatic effect.

{“Pretty people are the prize for the game played with your life.”}

I pause again.

{“You were built to be used.”}

The pilot fucking loses it.

She squeezes her watering eyes shut, gasps, squirms, bucks her hips.

She whimpers and makes some kind of deranged grunting noise.

What the fuck is that?

What the fuck is wrong with her?

No brakes on this one, that's for sure.

The pilot winces.

{“I'm a meatfodder fragmutt who exists to fuel the violent pursuit of pretty people!”}

Hah!

The pilot clenches her fists.

Her crotch fucking aches.

What?!

The pilot opens her eyes.

Her mouth hangs open.

Degrading herself made her feel like this?!

I say, {“What was that, fragmutt? What did you call yourself?”}

The pilot exhales.

{“I’m inherently inferior engineered livestock built to die for someone else's dream.”}

She twisted the knife.

On purpose.

Am I actually surprised?

This is–

Fuck.

This is so good.

What the fuck else can I get her to say?

Of her own volition!

Because she likes it!

The pilot blinks.

{“Thank you.”}

Hah!

What?!

I say, {“Why are you thanking me, fragmutt?”}

The pilot squirms.

{“For teaching me how things work.”}

She pauses.

{“You must be a really smart and important lady.”}

I–

Wait.

What?

What the fuck was that?

I say, {“What?”}

The pilot says, {“You seem like a really smart and important lady.”}

What.

The fuck.

Does that mean?

I say, {“Why do you think I'm important?”}

The pilot gestures.

{“You're just really good at understanding stuff.”}

Uh huh.

Really good at understanding stuff.

Wait.

Hang on.

I say, {“Why do you think I’m a lady?”}

The pilot smiles.

{“Isn't everyone?”}

[volno]

Hello! I've been playing around with some bg3 (3D) fanart and I just wanted to say your texture toolbox is absolutely game-changing. Thank you so much for building it! Even just looking through how the skin shader works has been fantastic for learning more about shading systems

I also wanted to ask, if I wanted to, for experimentation sake, similarly reverse engineer a game shader, say just for skin or clothes or whatever - where would I... begin to look at how the in-game shaders are constructed? I know that's kind of a huge question, so no problem at all if you can't answer, I just wanted to give it a shot.

Thanks again!

heya! I'm always glad to hear that people have been enjoying the toolbox. Initially, everything I made was based off of guess work, then later on, Norbyte gave me some decompiled versions of the shaders which I then had to basically translated from GLSL into Blender nodes, which was its own challenge. But thankfully, with the toolkit released, we now have a much easier option: the Material Editor.

To open up an existing Material in the editor, right click on it and select the 'Open in editor' option. The editor is node based, just like Blender's editor, but goes from right to left instead of left to right. Its also currently broken! (yay) because of this you won't be able to compile any materials, you'll also notice that the material preview is broken, so that's fun. There isn't really a viable way around any of this until Larry Anne™ fixes it, but thankfully all you need the editor for is to see how the material is put together.

Now that you've got the shader graph open, you can begin the task of replicating it in Blender; word of advice, not everything has a Blender equivalent. You will inevitably have to take some artistic liberties with it. But, I've already done some of the hard work for you, under the tab you'll find the notes I made while remaking the hair shader, hope this helps!

Toolkit on the left, Blender on the right:

Lerp = mix node

Component mask = separate rgb/xyz

Negate = multiply node (A) = -1.0 (B) = var

Remap = map range

Smooth step = also map range (set to smooth step)

Colour ramp with a LUT input = god fucking help you

Camera Vector = Camera Data (?)

Transform direction = vector transform

world normal = texture coordinates object info plugged into a vector transform node set to normal, object, world

Dither Temporal AA Node = there is no god here

When a clamp(0.0, 1.0) is needed you just need to tick the 'clamp' box on the node in blender. Other wise you can use the clamp node. If its a vector, you will need to separate the xyz cords, then clamp each of them, before combining the cords again.

Blender has separate math nodes for vectors and floats, vector math nodes don't have the same amount of option as floats + don't support vec4s*. You will need to make use of the separate xyz node when required. For operations on vec4s, do all of the operations via the vec3 vector math nodes, and have an additional float value for the missing vector follow along and copy the operations done on the vec3s like some sort of node pilot fish.

*blender does use vec4s but only for colour nodes. You can't actually access or do anything with that 4th vector though. When a vector output is plugged into a colour input, blender adds an additional a hidden alpha channel to the colour. When a colour output is plugged into a vector input, this hidden alpha channel is discarded.

[mapwithjennie]

How to use GIS in Disease spreading?

Why is it important to use GIS for Disease mapping? 

Mapping disease outbreaks provides critical opportunities to leverage Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for pandemic response, analysis, and decision-making. 

Steps to Add GIS Data to an Online Map

Choose an Online Mapping Tool

Choose an online platform to perform the basic needs for creating maps, adding layers and data visualization.

Online mapping platforms are powerful tools that combine geographic data, visualization, and interactivity to solve real-world problems across industries.

There are user-friendly websites for beginners as well as professional users like MAPOG. Where it provides different types of build-in tools.

Prepare Your Data

To prepare GIS data, download the required data in csv, kml. Shapefile or geojason format.

Organize your data layers based on their thematic importance, like roads, administrative boundaries, or climate zones.

Most platforms provide an option to upload or import GIS data directly. Ensure the spatial attributes are preserved during upload.

       3. Steps for preparing mapping

By applying these simple steps in MAPOG one can easily make disease spreading maps.

To upload boundary  ‘add upload’ > upload vector file  to add area of interest > select the vector file > open > upload. 

Upload csv data that has latitude and longitude > upload csv file > open > publish.

To change the symbols and color click > ‘Action’ > edit feature > change according to preference for both the layers.

Steps to add polygon in the  disease affected area using “point to polygon”

By applying “points to polygon”, it shows the area that is affected.

Click “processing tool” > select “point to polygon” > select the point layer data >  click “convert”.

Click the “action” button > rename > style editor > change the symbols and colours. 

Conclusion 

The purpose of using online map making is to research and make maps affordable, user-friendly, its simplicity and collaborative features make it ideal for individuals that need quick sharable maps without heavy investment in training or setups. Finally, future trends like AI integration mapping show the evolving nature of these platforms. 

[megggriffin]

At What Cost?

Prompt: An airship captain wants to reveal plans involving a burned nebula, but they will forget their entire life piece by piece.

Fandom: Riverdale, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge

To learn more about how the prompt was created and to find other prompts click on this link to go to my writer's blog.

Betty closed her eyes, the tears squeezing through her lashes. She didn’t want to reach up and wipe them away, thus alerting Veronica to them.

As if she wasn’t already aware.

“So that confirms it,” she said, surprising even herself with how confident her voice sounded. “The fluctuations in the data are explained.” Both she and Veronica stared at the airship’s screen, knowing Betty was right. They had purchased the ship together at eighteen, and after ten years of co-piloting the skies and trusting the SOS Raccoon (the name a drunken decision on the night they purchased the ship) to keep them safe in more than one dangerous situation, the data was correct.

“Okay, so we know that Jughead’s crew is headed for the burning nebula. So what?” Veronica said, pretending she didn’t understand it. She was going to make Betty spell it out, and she hated her a bit for that.

“You can’t suddenly act all ignorant of their plans. He lost it when Archie died. That nebula is producing the energy he needs to bring him back to life. And in doing so, he’s going to tear apart this universe.” She took a deep breath, before adding quietly. “This war has gone on far too long.”

Veronica swung Betty’s chair around, bringing them face to face. “Stop being emotional. Do I need to remind you why this war started?” Betty shook her head, but didn’t look at Veronica. “Now. Cheryl’s troops are in a closer vector to that nebula. We radio her to handle this.”

Betty was already shaking her head before Veronica finished. “Cheryl’s still twenty-five years away from that nebula, and you know she doesn’t have the equipment for a deep sleep like that. She’d succumb to madness before the end. And we need her covering the vector she’s in; otherwise, Kevin will come in and we lose months of work. That vector is necessary for our win.”

Veronica knew she was right. Cheryl and her scarlet witches were guarding the intercross between Neptune and Uranus, which allowed for Antoinette and her Serpents easy access to the jump pad, getting them back to Earth for supplies. Winning that corridor was what would allow them to win this needless war. Veronica looked at Betty’s face for a long second before tearing her eyes away and looking at the avionics. They were between Saturn and Jupiter. Neither were planet to land on for supplies. It would take a week to get to the Neptune corridor in order to start their journey, a month to go back to Earth and come back to the corridor.

Jughead already had a week head start on them. Neither knew if he had the equipment for a twenty-five year sleep; they had to hope he didn’t and would need to make supply stops along the way.

Veronica flipped the switch to turn on a 3D rendering of the traversed universe. She walked through it for a few minutes, familiarizing herself with the different routes they could take to try to cut him off. Even with a head start, Veronica was confident in her and Betty’s piloting abilities. She knew Betty was the best navigator in the known universe, which is why her blood ran cold when she finally put together the best route.

The route Betty had realized twenty minutes ago, and Veronica had snapped at her for being so emotional. Now she just wanted to cry herself. Betty was right; the cost of this war wasn’t worth it.

“I take it based on that gasp you’ve realized we need to go through the Angeles Trenches in order to cut him off. It’s the only way.” Betty stood, coming next to Veronica to stare at the Trenches. The Devil’s Gate.

“And we have to go the whole way through.”

“And we can’t turn on auto-pilot, meaning one of us will have to be awake the entire time.”

Veronica shook her head. “We can alternate,” she said, starting to cry.

Betty put her arms around her, bringing Veronica in close and resting her chin on her shoulder. “Maybe once. But I don’t think the second pilot would remember to switch back.” She squeezed tightly, knowing she would be the one in the end to pilot through. She wouldn’t put Veronica through the torture of losing her life, piece by piece. And selfishly, she couldn’t be there for the day when Veronica didn’t remember who she was. “I’ve set the auto-pilot on, aiming for the Corridor. Let’s go to bed and fight about this in the morning.”

She kissed Veronica’s head before leading her to their bed. Veronica was always the harder of the two to break, but when she did, it would take Betty time to put her back together.

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[j0ecool]

UI Buttons

ok actually making some UI

going with an immediate mode UI (imgui style) mostly cause I haven't played with those yet

not thrilled about the idea of doing rendering logic in the update() method, nor update logic in the render() method, so I'll build and react to the UI inside of update(), then stash the results into some data structure (oh look, a VDOM) and render it later at the appropriate time

started writing code to check if the mouse was inside the button, then realized I'm going to want this all over the place so make it general

then realized I can (ab)use C++ templates to further generalize this to any rect-like objects (anything with position+size), which will save marginal amounts of typing!

And I was going to say more but then it turns out I wrote the whole thing in a single pass. This may not be my first rodeo. I have probably written too many game UIs at this point.

(oops forgot to actually increment _buttonIdx so that causes problems trying to use multiple buttons in one frame, alas)

Of special note for ppl new to is the feedback we give the user on hover and on click; in particular note the half-click, in between mouse down and mouse up. It feels super jank to have a click happen right when the mouse goes down.

There's a UX thing here too, where you might accidentally click on something, or start clicking and then change your mind before you let go of the mouse. By not counting clicks that end with the cursor off the button, we let users cancel the click mid-action.

This also helps in cases where you tried to click button A and missed and hit button B; having a dedicated "button is pressed" state will show what you're about to do before you do it, which is extremely valuable for usable UI. Ditto having the button highlight before you even click down, giving you added feedback.

(Side-note, this is why mobile UI always feels jank to me. You can't hover over parts of the UI to discover what's clickable, so you lose that feedback vector)

Some people go further in terms of cancelable clicks, by canceling any click that doesn't terminate within a certain (e.g. 10 pixel) radius of where it originates, but I much prefer allowing the user to drag off and then back on. It's simpler to implement, allows you to change your mind about whether you want to cancel a click without needing to repress, and eliminates the case of someone with shaky hands being unable to keep still enough to click things. (This is more of a problem on mobile, because fingers are less precise then mice, and the pixel density of modern phones is such that a fixed 10pixel radius is smaller than you'd think)

anyway, let's add code that lets you use a vertical layout,

and test it out with a few buttons,

et voila

[torufukuda]

Blue Dragon (free download)

僕のイラストの無料ダウンロードを始めました。 個人使用も商用利用も無料です。YoutubeやSNSで使っていただけるとうれしいです。 ただしデータの転売や譲渡、無料の素材サイトへの掲載は禁止です。

これは好奇心による実験です。無料で使用できるイラストがどれぐらいダウンロードされるのだろうとただそれだけの実験です。ちょうど手許に今年の干支の龍のイラストがあったのでそれを利用することにしました。12年後まで活用できる機会もないのでという理由もあります。

そんなわけでビットマップ・データ（JPGとPNG）とベクター・データ（Adobe Illustrator CS3）を用意しました。どうぞ自由にダウンロードしてください。またXやSNSなどで紹介していただけるとうれしいです。

下記をクリックしてください。 blue_dragon_2024

期限切れのあとはリンクを書き換える予定です。

Blue Dragon (free download)

I have started offering free downloads of my illustrations.They are free for both personal and commercial use. I would be happy if you would use them on YouTube or social media.However, reselling or transferring the data, or posting it on free resource sites is prohibited.

This is an experiment out of curiosity. It's just an experiment to see how many people will download a free illustration. I happened to have an illustration of a dragon, which is the zodiac sign of the year, so I decided to use it. There is also a reason why I won't have a chance to use it for 12 years from now.

So I've prepared bitmap data (JPG and PNG) and vector data (Adobe Illustrator CS3). Please feel free to download them. I'd also be happy if you could share them on X or other social media sites. Click below. blue_dragon_2024 I plan to change the link after the deadline.

[zerosecurity]

TikTok Acknowledges Zero-Day Exploit Allowing Account Takeovers

Key Points

- TikTok has confirmed a security issue that has been exploited by threat actors to hijack high-profile accounts on the platform. - The attack involves a zero-click account takeover campaign where malware is propagated via direct messages, allowing attackers to compromise accounts without user interaction. - TikTok claims the attack only affected a "very small" number of users and has taken preventive measures to stop it from happening again. - The company is working with affected account holders to restore access but did not provide details about the nature of the attack or mitigation techniques.

Security Incidents and Concerns

TikTok has faced several security issues in the past, including vulnerabilities that could have allowed attackers to build a database of users and their phone numbers, as well as a one-click exploit affecting the Android app. Additionally, thousands of TikTok accounts in Turkey were compromised last year due to insecure SMS routing, enabling adversaries to intercept one-time passwords and gain account access. Bad actors have also leveraged TikTok's Invisible Challenge to deliver information-stealing malware, highlighting the app's potential as a vector for malware distribution. TikTok's Chinese roots have raised concerns about the app being used for data collection and propaganda dissemination, leading to calls for banning the app in various countries, including the United States.

Legal Challenges and Global Bans

In response to the potential ban in the U.S., TikTok has filed a lawsuit challenging the act, stating it's an "extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights" and that the U.S. has put forth only "speculative concerns" to justify the ban. Several nations, including India, Nepal, Senegal, Somalia, and Kyrgyzstan, have already imposed bans on TikTok, while others, such as the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, have barred the app's use on government devices. Read the full article

[majakovskiy]

BROWSERS, ADBLOCKERS AND OTHER ADDONS

tl;dr: Use LibreWolf and install CleanURLs, or if not, use uBlock Origin and CleanURLs on whatever browser you use.Librewolf : https://librewolf.net/uBlock Origin : https://ublockorigin.com/CleanURLs : https://github.com/ClearURLs/Addon

BROWSERS:

I will not start an argument about the necessity of privacy respecting browsers, I assume if you're reading this rambling of mine about the subject you're at least partially interested in not leaking all your data to the internet. Most browsers you'll encounter are leaky, and they will give your data to 3rd parties, either by poor design or implementation or knowingly and happily for money, but some browsers are just more leaky than others, so your choice of browser matters. 

Apart from the ethical issues that uncontrollable data selling raises, online ads, tracking cookies and these tracking methods lead to a slower internet, higher processor and memory requirements, a messy design of webpages, and a plethora of other security issues and opportunities for bad actors ("hackers"). The sheer number of so-called attack vectors that web browsing presents is astounding. 

Just to give a brief image of it, visit the site https://privacytests.org/, it will show you a comparison of web browsers on their performance of not leaking stuff to other people. The different tests are performed daily, and the website is rather informative about these tracking methods, attack vectors. Some part may be less important to you (Tor capabilities for example), so not all privacy respecting features are created equal, but this is the closest you'll ever get to an open and easily digestable learning material on browser privacy.

At the time of writing the best option for daily use is LibreWolf, basically a fine-tuned Firefox. It also has a lot of features for advanced users, but is generally easy to use, with built in uBlock Origin, and javascript disabled (which you may want to enable for certain web pages).You may want to know that certain browsers are tracking your movement and build a profile on you without ever visiting any webpage, and this category includes Firefox, and Chromium as well.

ADBLOCKERS:

Most adblockers have long sold their souls to the devil, and they are the ones collecting data on you, and some of them are purposefully not blocking certain ads, go figure. A lot of them are not open source, or not even open on their business pactices. You wouldn't hire a security company to protect your business who has a sketchy and non-transparent working, and who you cannot verify that they are not accepting money from the Chinese Communist Party, would you? The easy answer is to use uBlock Origin, an open source, transparent, free as in freedom software, with a completely transparent working, and verifiable everything. Please note that uBlock and uBlock Origin are not the same adblocker, and the regular uBlock has been bought by - guess what - an advertising company. 

CleanURLs: Sometimes when you receive a youtube link, and you click on in, instead of youtube.com/watch?=xxxxxxx you'll get a ten times longer link with fbclid and really long alphanumerical stuff, isn't it weird? Does this link need to be this long to function? Well, the answer is no. It's just one of the tricks how websites track you with even more unnecessary cookies, that try to follow you from site A to site B (for example to figure out which youtube account belongs to which facebook user to make even more targeted ads). You can manually delete all those cross-site tracking stuff from every link you use but it's a tedious, but easily automated task. That's where CleanURLs come in, to do this instead of you. You'll be surprised how many tracking attempts are blocked in a day by this stuff.May these tools bring you a faster and cleaner internet experience.

[ultimate-blorbo-bracket]

Here will be all of the returning characters from the previous tournaments!

Here's the link to the character submissions if you'd like to add more!

The First Tournament

Vash the Stampede - Trigun

Miles “Tails” Prower - Sonic the Hedgehog

Percy Jackson - Percy Jackson series

Oz - Monster Prom

Max - Sam and Max

Happy Chaos - Guilty Gear

Wheatly - Portal 2

Amity Blight - The Owl House

Agent 3 - Splatoon

Riku - Kingdom Hearts

Will Graham - Hannibal

Jigglypuff - Pokemon

Rosencrantz - Rosencrantz And Gildenstern Are Dead

Terra - Kingdom Hearts

Diamond - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl

Kairi - Kingdom Hearts

Wise Elder Vex - Yonderland

MK - Lego Monkie Kid

Vector the Crocodile - Sonic the Hedgehog

Link - Legend of Zelda

Nicelander Gene - Wreck-It Ralph

Gretchen Wieners - Mean Girls

Wes - One Last Stop

N - Pokemon Black & White

Big Man - Splatoon

(the rest are under the cut!)

Aziraphale - Good Omens

Spock - Star Trek

Hawkeye Pierce - MASH

Isabelle - Animal Crossing

Plagg - Miraculous Ladybug

Glory - Wings of Fire

Darcy - Pride and Prejudice

Snatch - A Hat In Time

Virgil - Sanders Sides

Makoto Yuki - Persona 3

Aled Last - Radio Silence

Sho Minamimoto - The World Ends With You

Rose Quartz - Steven Universe

Pico - Pico’s School

Bandana Waddle Dee - Kirby series

Sora - Kingdom Hearts

Alfred - Fire Emblem Engage

Kagami Tsurugi - Miraculous Ladybug

Morpheus - The Sandman

Odo - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Alfur Aldric - Hilda

Tintin - Adventures of Tintin

Humphrey Bone - Ghosts

Unikitty - The Lego Movie

Wu Zetian - Iron Widow

Adrien Agreste - Miraculous Ladybug

Razputin Aquato - Psychonauts

Callie - Splatoon

Volo - Pokemon: Legends Arceus

Shadow the Hedgehog- Sonic the Hedgehog

Riolu - Pokemon

Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation

Albedo - Genshin Impact

Celeste - Animal Crossing

Gyro Gearloose - Ducktales

Elfilin - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Raichu - Pokemon

Carden Greenbrier - The Cruel Prince

Yu Narukami - Persona 4

Van Fanel - Escaflowne

Fenton Cabrera - Ducktales

Horatio - Hamlet

Meta Knight - Kirby series

Pit - Kid Icarus

Peridot - Steven Universe

Anne - Anne With An E

Yusuke Kitagawa - Persona 5

Edric Blight - The Owl House

Zenitsu Agatsuma - Demon Slayer

Josuke Higashikata - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Graystripe - Warrior Cats

Cheng Xiaoshi - Link Click

Hilda - Hilda

Roxas - Kingdom Hearts

Luz Noceda - The Owl House

Koraidon - Pokemon

Leiland - Dimension 20

The Second Tournament

Arven - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Revali - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Tinkaton - Pokemon

Ravio - Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds

K_K - Deltarune

Bambi - Disney’s Bambi 

Luxu - Kingdom Hearts

Umbreon - Pokemon 

Aqua - Kingdom Hearts

Asriel Dreemur - Undertale

Launchpad McQuack - Ducktales

Midna - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Nikol - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sprig Plantar - Amphibia 

Blaze the Cat - Sonic the Hedgehog

Ballister Boldhearts - Nimona

Peppermint Vandelay - Hi-Fi RUSH

Oshawott - Pokemon 

Luke Sullivan - Street Fighter 5

Killua Zoldyck - Hunter X Hunter

Axel - Kingdom Hearts

Bede - Pokemon Sword & Shield 

Chandelure - Pokemon

Scaramouche - Genshin Impact

Simon Snow - Carry On 

Canti - FLCL

Anya Forger - Spy X Family 

Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy 7

Azymondias - The Dragon Prince

Swellow - Pokemon

Jibanyan - Yo-kai Watch

Marluxia - Kingdom Hearts

Iruma Suzuki - Welcome To Demon School Iruma-kun

Basil - Omori

Sypha Belnades - Castlevania

Surge the Tenrec - IDW Sonic

Ai - Puyo Puyo

Dillon - Dillon’s Rolling Western

Mew - Pokemon

Yoshi - Super Mario Bros

Rasmus - Omega Strikers

Daroach - Kirby series

Silvally - Pokemon

Silver - Pokemon Gold & Silver

Undyne - Undertale

Aerith Gainsborough - Final Fantasy 7

Bowser Jr - Super Mario Bros

The Professor - Puppet History

[infodailyblog]

Unveiling the Cutting-Edge Qxefv Technology: A Glimpse into the Future

Introduction:

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, one name that has been creating waves is Qxefv Technology. With a commitment to innovation and a focus on pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, Qxefv Technology has emerged as a key player in the tech industry. This article explores the revolutionary Qxefv Technology, delving into its core features, applications, and the potential impact it may have on various sectors.

Understanding Qxefv Technology:

Qxefv Technology, an acronym for Quantum eXtended Field Vectorization, represents a groundbreaking approach to computing that combines the principles of quantum computing and advanced field vectorization techniques. This fusion results in a computing paradigm that surpasses the capabilities of traditional computing methods, promising unprecedented processing power and efficiency.

Key Features:

1. Quantum Computing Integration: Qxefv Technology integrates quantum computing principles, harnessing the power of quantum bits or qubits. This allows for parallel processing and the ability to perform complex calculations at speeds that were previously thought to be unattainable.

2. Field Vectorization Techniques: The technology utilizes advanced field vectorization techniques to manipulate and process data in multidimensional spaces. This approach enhances the efficiency of data processing, enabling a more comprehensive analysis of information.

3. Scalability and Flexibility: Qxefv Technology is designed with scalability in mind, making it adaptable to a wide range of applications. Its flexibility allows it to be applied in various fields, from scientific research to artificial intelligence and beyond.

Applications Across Industries:

1. Healthcare: Qxefv Technology holds great promise in healthcare, where the rapid analysis of vast amounts of medical data is crucial. From drug discovery to personalized medicine, the technology’s computational prowess can significantly accelerate advancements in the field.

2. Finance: In the financial sector, Qxefv Technology can revolutionize data analysis for risk assessment, fraud detection, and algorithmic trading. Its ability to process complex financial models at unparalleled speeds can provide a competitive edge to institutions.

3. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Qxefv Technology’s quantum capabilities make it a natural fit for enhancing artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This could lead to breakthroughs in natural language processing, image recognition, and predictive modeling.

4. Scientific Research: Researchers can benefit from Qxefv Technology’s ability to handle intricate simulations and computations. From climate modeling to particle physics, the technology’s quantum-enhanced processing can expedite scientific discoveries.

Challenges and Future Prospects:

While Qxefv Technology opens up exciting possibilities, it is not without challenges. The field of quantum computing is inherently complex, and addressing issues such as error correction and scalability remains a priority.

As researchers and engineers continue to refine Qxefv Technology, its potential applications are bound to expand. The journey towards realizing the full potential of this technology will likely involve collaborative efforts across disciplines and industries.

Conclusion:

Qxefv Technology stands at the forefront of the technological revolution, offering a glimpse into a future where computing capabilities defy current limitations. As this innovative technology continues to evolve, its impact on industries ranging from healthcare to finance and scientific research is poised to be transformative. Keep an eye on Qxefv Technology, for it may very well shape the technological landscape for years to come.

click given link to read more:

[vizenthemant]

Bringing Infrastructure to Life: 3D Map Illustration in Large-Scale Public Architecture

Bringing Infrastructure to Life: 3D Map Illustration in Large-Scale Public Architecture

Large-scale public architecture and urban infrastructure projects are the backbone of thriving cities. From expansive transportation networks and gleaming civic centers to revitalized waterfronts and sprawling public parks, these projects shape our daily lives, influence economic growth, and define the character of our urban environments. However, conveying the immense scale, intricate interconnections, and profound societal impact of these undertakings to a diverse audience—from government officials and engineering teams to community stakeholders and the general public—is a monumental communication challenge. 

3D Map Illustration transforms large-scale public architecture, because it’s not just about showcasing a building; it's about illustrating an entire ecosystem of infrastructure, public spaces, and community integration, making the invisible visible and the conceptual tangible.

The Strategic Value of 3D Map Illustration

A well-executed 3D Map Illustration acts as the central visual narrative for large-scale public architecture projects. It's the go-to resource for briefings, public consultations, funding proposals, and marketing campaigns.

Provide a Holistic Overview: 

Show the entire project within its real-world context – existing buildings, topography, natural features, and proposed developments – at a glance. 

Simplify Complexity: 

Break down intricate engineering and planning into an easily digestible visual format.

Foster Public Engagement and Buy-in: 

When communities can clearly see how a project will impact their daily lives and enhance their environment, they are more likely to support it.

Attract Investment and Funding: 

Funders need to visualize the scope, impact, and potential returns of large investments. 

Aid Internal Coordination: 

Different project teams (architects, civil engineers, landscape architects, urban planners) can use the map as a shared visual language, ensuring everyone is working towards a unified vision.

The Precision Behind the Art: 3D Vector Maps

The foundation of a highly effective 3D Map Illustration for large-scale public architecture is built upon the robust framework of 3D Vector Maps. These are not simply images; they are intelligent, geometrically precise digital models of geographic space.

Here's why 3D Vector Maps are indispensable:

Unparalleled Accuracy: 

Built from GIS data, LiDAR scans, drone photogrammetry, and CAD drawings, 3D Vector Maps capture highly accurate topographical features, existing infrastructure, and proposed designs down to minute details. This precision is vital for engineering validation and regulatory compliance.

Scalability without Degradation: 

As vector graphics, these maps can be zoomed in or out infinitely without pixelation or loss of detail. This means a single map can serve multiple purposes, from a broad regional overview to a detailed close-up of a specific interchange or public plaza.

Data Richness and Layering: 

3D Vector Maps can incorporate vast amounts of data in distinct layers – existing buildings, new construction, roads, railways, pedestrian paths, green spaces, waterways, utility lines, and even environmental data. These layers can be toggled on and off, allowing for focused analysis or comprehensive views.

Flexibility and Adaptability: 

Because the map is composed of individual vector objects, specific elements can be easily updated, moved, or redesigned without requiring a complete re-render. This is crucial during the iterative planning phases of large public projects, ensuring the 3D Map Illustration always reflects the latest design.

Interactivity Potential: 

Beyond static images, 3D Vector Maps serve as the perfect foundation for interactive web-based applications. Stakeholders can explore the project virtually, click on specific elements for more information, or toggle different planning scenarios. This dynamic capability truly brings the project to life for all users.

The Artistic Narrative: Architecture Illustration in Context

While 3D Vector Maps provide the technical backbone, it's the artistry of Architecture Illustration that transforms the data into a compelling visual narrative, captivating audiences and conveying the human experience of the proposed infrastructure.

Key elements of Architecture Illustration in large-scale public architecture maps include:

Realistic Depiction of Structures: 

Every bridge, tunnel, building, and transit station is rendered with accurate materials, lighting, and architectural details. The illustration conveys the intended aesthetic and how these structures will appear in their real-world environment.

Integrated Landscape Design: 

Public architecture is often deeply intertwined with public spaces. Architecture Illustration showcases meticulously designed parks, plazas, pedestrian zones, and green infrastructure (like bioswales or green roofs), demonstrating how the project enhances urban livability and environmental sustainability.

Atmospheric Lighting and Mood: 

The illustration captures specific lighting conditions – a bustling daytime scene, a serene twilight view with illuminated structures, or perhaps a misty morning. This sets the mood and highlights how the project will look and feel at different times.

Dynamic Elements and Activity: 

Adding subtle human figures, vehicles, public transport, and other elements of urban life injects energy and scale into the scene. This helps viewers envision themselves within the revitalized spaces and understand the project's impact on daily activity.

Clear Visual Hierarchy: 

The Architecture Illustration subtly guides the viewer's eye, emphasizing the key elements of the proposed design while maintaining the context of existing surroundings. This ensures the main message of the 3D Map Illustration is clear.

Storytelling Through Composition: 

Strategic camera angles and compositions are chosen to highlight the most impactful aspects of the project – perhaps a bird's-eye view demonstrating connectivity, or a street-level perspective showcasing a new public square. Each illustration tells a part of the project's story.

Real-World Applications

The impact of 3D Map Illustration in large-scale public architecture is evident across numerous applications:

Urban Redevelopment Master Plans: 

Clearly outlining proposed changes to entire city blocks or districts, including new residential, commercial, and public spaces.

Transportation Infrastructure Projects: 

Visualizing new highways, railway lines, subway extensions, and integrated multimodal hubs, helping citizens understand improved connectivity.

Environmental Restoration and Waterfront Projects: 

Showcasing how industrial areas can be transformed into vibrant public parks, wetlands, or recreational zones.

Civic and Cultural Districts: 

Illustrating the synergy between new museums, government buildings, and surrounding public amenities.

Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency Planning: 

Visualizing proposed flood defenses, green infrastructure, or evacuation routes in a comprehensive geographic context.

In each scenario, the 3D Map Illustration serves as the unifying visual, making complex plans accessible and inspiring.

Conclusion

Large-scale public architecture projects are monumental undertakings, and their successful realization hinges on effective communication. By leveraging the precise data of 3D Vector Maps and the compelling artistry of Architecture Illustration, these powerful visuals enable stakeholders to grasp the immense scale, intricate details, and profound societal benefits of proposed infrastructure. They foster transparency, build consensus, and ultimately, pave the way for the development of resilient, sustainable, and truly livable urban environments. In the realm of public architecture, seeing truly is believing, and a well-crafted 3D Map Illustration makes that belief a tangible reality.

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The Ultimate Ransomware Defense Guide in 2025

Ransomware: the digital plague that continues to evolve, terrorize businesses, and cost billions globally. In 2025, it's not just about encrypting files anymore; it's about sophisticated double (and even triple) extortion, AI-powered phishing campaigns, supply chain attacks, and leveraging advanced techniques to bypass traditional defenses. The threat landscape is more complex and dangerous than ever.

While no defense is absolutely foolproof, building a layered, proactive, and continuously adapting cybersecurity posture is your ultimate weapon against ransomware. This guide outlines the essential pillars of defense for the year ahead.

1. Fortify the "Human Firewall" with Advanced Security Awareness

The unfortunate truth is that often, the easiest way into an organization is through its people. Human error, social engineering, and a lack of awareness remain primary vectors for ransomware infections.

Beyond Basic Training: Move beyond generic "don't click suspicious links." Implement AI-driven, adaptive phishing simulations that mimic real-world, personalized threats (e.g., deepfake voice phishing or highly convincing AI-generated emails).

Continuous & Engaging Education: Foster a pervasive security-first culture. Integrate bite-sized security tips into daily workflows, use gamified learning platforms, and celebrate employees who successfully identify and report threats.

Rapid Reporting Mechanisms: Empower employees to be your first line of defense. Ensure they know what to report and how to do it quickly, with no fear of reprisal. A swift report can be the difference between an isolated incident and a full-blown crisis.

2. Embrace a Robust Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)

The perimeter-based security model is dead. In 2025, assume breach and "never trust, always verify" is the golden rule.

Micro-segmentation: Isolate critical systems and data within your network. If one segment is compromised, ransomware cannot easily spread laterally to other areas, dramatically reducing the potential blast radius.

Least Privilege Access: Grant users and applications only the absolute minimum access required to perform their functions. Even if an account is compromised, its limited permissions will restrict what a ransomware attacker can do.

Adaptive Authentication & Continuous Verification: Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) across all accounts, especially privileged ones. Beyond that, use adaptive authentication that continuously verifies user and device trust based on context (location, device health, behavioral patterns) rather than just a one-time login.

3. Leverage Advanced Endpoint & Network Security (XDR/NDR)

Your endpoints (laptops, servers, mobile devices) and network traffic are prime targets and crucial detection points.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR): Move beyond traditional Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). XDR unifies and correlates telemetry from endpoints, network, cloud, email, and identity layers. This comprehensive view, powered by AI and machine learning, allows for faster detection of subtle ransomware indicators, automated threat hunting, and rapid containment across your entire digital estate.

Network Detection and Response (NDR): Continuously monitor all network traffic for anomalous patterns, unauthorized communications (e.g., C2 callbacks), and data exfiltration attempts. NDR can spot the tell-tale signs of ransomware preparation and execution as it tries to communicate or spread.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): For organizations leveraging cloud environments, CSPM continuously checks for misconfigurations (like publicly exposed storage buckets or overly permissive cloud functions) that ransomware gangs actively seek to exploit for initial access or data exfiltration.

4. Implement Impeccable, Immutable Backups

If all else fails, a clean backup is your ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card. But traditional backups are often targeted by ransomware.

The 3-2-1-1-0 Rule: Maintain at least 3 copies of your data, on 2 different media types, with 1 copy offsite, 1 copy offline or immutable, and 0 errors after verification.

Immutable Backups: This is critical for 2025. Ensure a significant portion of your backups are truly immutable – meaning they cannot be altered, encrypted, or deleted by any means for a defined period. This "air-gapped" or logically separated copy ensures you always have an uncorrupted source for recovery, even if your live environment and other backups are compromised.

Regular Testing: Backups are useless if they don't work. Conduct frequent, rigorous tests of your entire backup and recovery process to ensure data integrity and demonstrate your ability to restore operations quickly.

5. Proactive Vulnerability Management & Incident Readiness

Prevention is ideal, but preparation for a breach is non-negotiable.

Continuous Vulnerability Management: Regularly scan for and prioritize vulnerabilities across your entire IT estate, including applications, operating systems, network devices, and cloud configurations. Automate patching and configuration hardening for known exploits, as these are often ransomware's entry points.

Penetration Testing & Red Teaming: Don't wait for attackers to find your weaknesses. Regularly hire ethical hackers to simulate real-world ransomware attacks against your systems, testing your technical controls and your team's response capabilities.

Robust Incident Response Plan (IRP): Develop a detailed, well-documented IRP specifically for ransomware attacks. This plan should clearly define roles, responsibilities, communication protocols (internal, external, legal, PR), and step-by-step procedures for containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis. Practice this plan regularly through tabletop exercises.

In 2025, ransomware is a dynamic and relentless adversary. Defeating it requires moving beyond siloed security solutions to a holistic, continuously evolving strategy that encompasses people, processes, and cutting-edge technology. By embedding these principles into your organizational DNA, you can significantly enhance your resilience and ensure that even if ransomware knocks, it won't be able to get in and hold your business hostage.