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2023.05.29 14:25 7sendeee [Mongolia] [H] Gameboy games, PS2 games, PS2 accessories and PS2 console [W] sell in bundle($500) + shipping
Selling stuff for surgery money.
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Gameboy Advance:
Zelda minish cap - $65
Reign of fire - $8
Over the hedge - $5
Scooby doo 1and2 - $8
Crash and Spyro superpack - $12
Super mario advance - $15
Woody woodpecker CC5 - $18
Donkey kong country 2 - $20
Sonic advance 3 - $20
Meet the robinsons - $5
Castleween - $6
Madden 06 - $6
chicken little - $5
Jungle book - $6
Crash nitro kart - $10
mario party advance - $30
super mario bros 3 - $20
Spongebob 2in1 - $15
Mario and Luigi superstar saga, over the hedge, finding nemo, lion king, and 4 more games - $60
Gameboy color:
tetris 15$
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The last bundle of games doesn't have their pictures and all of the games doesn't have their boxes. All of them + the tetris for ($150 + shipping)
Playstation:
Original Playstation 2 with vertical stand - $70
Playstation 2 original controller black - $25 each
Playstation 2 controller blue - $15 each
Playstation 2 memory card 8MB - $10 each
Playstation 2 EyeToy camera - $15
Playstation 2 multiplayer adapter - $30
Playstation Portable 2000 - $50
Half-life - $10
Tokyo xtreme racer zero - $10
Okami - $15
Pro evolusion soccer 5 - $3
The incredibles - $10
Robot warlords - $4
Disney's peter pan - $5
Madagascar - $10
Sly 2 - $25
Spongebob squarepants movin with friends - $5
Ratchet and clank 2 - $12
Terminator 3 - $4
The chronicles of narnia - $3
Offroad extreme - $3
Jak 3 - $7
Rollercoaster world - $3
Kya dark lineage - $12
Eyetoy: play - $3
Tom and jerry - $20
Resident evil 4 - $15
SSX - $4
Shrek 2 - $3
Medal of honor rising sun - $7
Ratchet and clank 3 - $10
Lord of the rings return of the king - $11
Rayman 3 - $4
Spider man 2 - $5
I-Ninja - $15
Dragon's lair - $20
Shinobi - $25
The hulk - $5
Men in black II - $4
Prince of persia - $4
Harry potter - $7
Ephemeral Fantasia - $30
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The PSP doesn't have a battery due to me putting it separately in a different place and couldn't finding it. All of the games are for the PS2. Everything listed here are all PAL version. All of them for ($400 + shipping)
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Can get everything for $500 + shipping ●
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2023.05.29 14:14 Salt-Delay-2699 NMom likely used me to baby trap my dad
tw: addiction, parental loss
So I made a post about this yesterday but I was still pretty in it and was struggling with the right words. I have my thoughts more in order and even touched base with my other siblings and just double check things. I guess I am just hoping to vent because this all feels wild and if I was not no contact with her already I would be now.
My mom is my dad's second wife as his first wife (I'll call her T) passed away in 1995. My half brothers are from her and I am the only child from my parent's marriage. Well, our dad passed in 2013 and that was the start of shit coming out that I never knew about him like the fact after T's passing he fell into a heavy pill addiction that nearly killed him. He never wanted me to know this since he was deeply ashamed of his addiction. My uncles said fuck that and the day he died it became an open season of family secrets to the point my eldest brother and my sister-in-law took me home early so I wouldn't hear more of it. Tldr; it was super bad and my dad lied a lot to cover his addiction and his likely relapses that to me growing were just weird mood swings.
At the height of his addiction he started "dating" my mom who was his neighbor. My mom always explained the start of their romance (calling it that now makes me feel sick) as her swooping into my dad and brother's lives when it was at the worst. In reality, they were more like fuck buddies and my dad only married her after she left the positive pregnancy test on his porch with a letter saying "You will never see your daughter" after he tried to end things with her. Roughly 2 years to the day of T passing, my parents were shotgun married in a courthouse in plain clothes with me stumbling into existence 3 months later. Shocking to know, it was not a happy marriage and he basically emotionally checked out of his marriage to her my whole life and they stopped sharing a room by the time I was double digits.
I always knew her version of events were likely not real but it just feels like another part of my dad's life was a total lie. He is not around to explain things and while both my brothers always tell me they see me as dad's kid only, I have no idea how they can stand me existing. She even turned our dad on them for years with them only making up again when he was basically at death's door. I know she made the choices she did but how the fuck do you live with the fact you are the reason a family broke down even more? I also just feel guilty for even feeling bad about this because I was not the worst affected.
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2023.05.29 14:09 archonmage2006 Hero concept #4 I made this one with my sister
John Doe
My sister helped me make this guy
Real name: unknown
Alias: Johnathan Doestim
Backstory: John Doe woke up in a hospital bed, without a name he chose the name Johnathan Doestim. Weeks later he began hearing voices. He thought he was going crazy when he saw himself appear as a blue shade in front of him, but it wasn’t him, this John was much better kept, he was wearing a suit. When asked he spoke how if John Doe calms down there might be others that come along. John Doe screamed as a ghost had just spoken to him and the ghost disappeared. A couple of days later at his office job, he heard a voice telling him he had just missed a paper he was supposed to give to his boss in the stack he was carrying. He started to get along with the voices until a villain attacked, he ducked behind a corner and began focussing on a new voice screaming in his head. The man who emerged was not dressed as a doctor or a lawyer, he was dressed in light knight armor. Wielding a sword he fought back the villain attacking, now revealing them to be a ninja. After the battle, John Doe finally gave in and focussed on letting out the voices in his head, there were Doctors, Master swordsmen, Lawyers, but he was just an office worker and everyone else noticed too, they asked why he was the one to be their anchor to the world. With mysteries to uncover and some powers to explore the man with other versions of himself in his head went off to learn from them.
Cards:
- Hero card #1
- Failure John Doe
- hp: 6
- Nemesis symbol: John Doe
- Power:
- John Doe cannot be reduced to less than 1 hp during the first vilain turn
- Meditate: If John Doe is not at or above full health he is set to full health, you may search your deck for a shade card and put it into play, then play the top 1 card of your deck.
- incapacitated card:
- When incapacitated remove all of your cards, except for the shade cards currently in play or your trash. Then shuffle all of your shade cards face down under this card.
- Power: put the top card under this card into play.
- Whenever John Doe would be allowed to play a card, use an extra power or draw an extra card, that effect can be given to an ally at the start of your turn. Shade cards deal themselves 4 damage at the start and end of your turn, when a shade card is destroyed it is instead removed from the game.
- Hero card #2
- John Doe, combat serenity
- hp: 8
- Nemesis symbol: John Doe
- power:
- John Doe cannot be reduced to less than 1 hp during the first villain turn
- Combat jitters: John Doe deals 1 target, one damage of your choosing, then play the top card of your deck, if it is not a shade you may use this power again.
- incapacitated card:
- When incapacitated remove all of your cards, except for the shade cards currently in play or your trash. Then shuffle all of your shade cards face down under this card.
- Power: Destroy the top card under this card, if you do, play the top 2 cards under this card.
- Whenever John Doe would be allowed to play a card, use an extra power or draw an extra card, that effect can be given to an ally at the start of your turn. Shade cards deal themselves 4 damage at the start and end of your turn, when a shade card is destroyed it is instead removed from the game.
- Deck:
- card #1
- Name: John Doe Master Duelist
- Amount: 2
- hp: 8
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, it may deal the source of that damage x*2 Melee Damage, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. At the end of your turn this card deals 1 target 2 melee damage.
- Quote: “To control a blade, one must first be in control of their emotions.” -John Doe Master Duelist; “Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #13
- card #2
- Name: John Doe Engineer
- Amount: 2
- hp: 10
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, it may deal x targets 1 projectile damage, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. You may reduce any damage dealt to shade cards by 1 to a minimum of 1.
- Quote: “I can understand much, but I cannot understand why you were chosen.” -John Doe Engineer “Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #14
- card #3
- Name: John Doe Chancellor
- Amount: 2
- hp: 6
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, you may use x/2 (rounded down) powers, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. You may use an additional power in your power phase.
- Quote: "Hold on whats a chancellor again" -John Doe; "Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #2
- card #4
- Name: Professor John Doe
- Amount: 2
- hp: 7
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, increase the next damage dealt by a Hero character card by x, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. At the end of your turn, increase damage dealt by 1 Hero character card by 1 until the start of your next turn.
- Quote: "no longer will I stand for this idiocracy" -Professor John Doe; “Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #14
- card #5
- Name: John Doe Doctor
- Amount: 2
- hp: 5
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, 1 Hero target regains x hp, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. At the end of your turn each hero target regains 1 hp
- Quote: "the junk food you're eating right now won't kill you, because if you don't stop right now, I'll strangle you" -John Doe Doctor; “Lorem Ipsum vol. 2” #1
- card #6
- Name: John Doe Lawyer
- Amount: 2
- hp: 5
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, you may draw x*2 cards, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. Whenever the villain plays a card, you may draw a card.
- Quote: "i would like to make it very clear right now, that vigilantism is illegal, to avoid any issues later" -John Doe Lawyer; “Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #6
- card #7
- Name: General John Doe
- Amount: 2
- hp: 6
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, increase damage dealt by shade cards by x/2 (rounded down) until the start of your next turn, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. Increase damage dealt by Shades by 1.
- Quote: "If a squad is falling apart, I reasign its members to others" -General John Doe; “Lorem Ipsum vol. 1” #14
- card #8
- Name: John Doe Marksman champion
- Amount: 2
- hp: 5
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: This card cannot be directly targeted by any attack. Redirect any damage that would be dealt to John Doe to this card. When this card is dealt damage, it may deal 1 target that did not deal damage to it this turn x*2 irreducible projectile damage, where x is the amount of damage this card took from the attack. At the end of your turn you may deal 1 target 3 irreducible projectile damage
- Quote: "Let me see how good a shot you are - no. NO! that's not how you do it" -John Doe Marksman champion; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #5
- card #9
- Name: PANIKKK!!!
- Amount: 4
- Keywords: One-shot
- Effect: Destroy all shade cards and draw as many cards as you discarded this way. John Doe is immune to damage until the start of your next turn. Immediately end your turn.
- Quote: “AAAaaaahhhHHHh!!!!!” -John Doe; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #4
- card #10
- Name: Calm down
- Amount: 2
- Keywords: Ongoing
- Effect: You may either move 2 shade cards from your trash to your hand, search your deck for a shade card and put it into your hand or play a shade card
- Quote: "repeat after me 'i can do it'- no no, don't change it to 'you can do it’” -RJD; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #3
- card #11
- Name: “I’m no failure”
- Amount: 2
- Keywords: Ongoing, limited
- Effect: Whenever a Shade card enters play John Doe may either draw a card or play a non shade card.
- Quote: "Hey, hey, it's okay, i wouldn't've gotten it first try either" -John Doe; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #2
- card #12
- Name: Cross universal vitality
- Amount: 2
- Keywords: Ongoing
- Effect: John Doe may regain hp over his max.
- Power: John Doe regains 1 hp for every 2 Shade cards in play (rounded up)
- Quote: "We can help maintain this body as a team" -General John Doe “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #6
- card #13
- Name: coordinated strike
- Amount: 4
- Keywords: One-shot
- Effect: John Doe deals 1 target 1 melee damage, then each Shade in play deals that target x melee damage that cannot be increased or reduced, where x on this card is the amount of damage John Doe has dealt this turn.
- Quote: "The codeword is 'spaghetti’, understand?" -John Doe; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #6
- card #14
- Name: All sides of the courtroom
- Amount: 2
- Keywords: One-shot
- Effect: John Doe regains x hp and you may draw x cards, where x equals the amount of damage dealt to Hero targets by Hero targets since your last turn.
- Quote: "I’m not as great as all these heroes, I'm really not, but even i know that's not the whole truth" -John Doe; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #5
- card #15
- Name: crazed assault
- Amount: 3
- Keywords: One-shot
- Effect: Destroy a shade card and deal 1 target 4 melee damage.
- Quote: "thanks for the help, but i still have to do some things myself"- John Doe; “Lorem Ipsum” #13
- card #16
- Name: Paperwork
- Amount: 4
- Keywords: One-shot
- Effect: Draw a card for each card that has been discarded since your last turn.
- Quote: "Keeping order is important, even for someone with an office job - see, you missed something" -John Doe Lawyer; “Lorem Ipsum” #2
- card #17
- Name: Relatable John Doe
- Amount: 1
- hp: 8
- Keywords: Shade
- Effect: At the end of your turn you may use your main power regardless of whether or not you already did, but replace John Doe with Relatable John Doe and increase all numbers on the card by 1.
- Quote: "you're not the greatest one here, neither am I, but that's like being upset you're not as tall as a group of giants!" -Relatable John Doe; “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” #2
Appearances:
- “Lorem Ipsum” Ongoing series (canceled after 14 issues) (starts in November 2020)
- #13: John Doe accidentally banishes Master Duelist so John Doe Master Duelist Leaves
- #14: Almost all of the other Shades leave, the last one is the Engineer.
- “Not Worthy - Maybe Worthy” 6 issue limited series
- #1: John Doe Struggles because almost everyone left him and brings out relatable John Doe (RJD) for the first time at the end.
- #2: John Doe has a conversation with RJD and ends up training with him.
- #3: A Ninja of Zhu Long shows up and almost defeats John Doe and RJD.
- #4: John Doe Master Duelist comes out and blocks a finishing strike, pushing back the Ninja and saving John Doe.
- #5: John Doe Master Duelist teams up with Professor John Doe and John Doe Marksman champion to Mentor John Doe so he can fight better.
- #6: The Ninja returns with a couple of friends but is beaten back by John Doe, who just got back his full combat group.
- “Lorem Ipsum vol. 2” Ongoing series
Notes: Our reality didn’t have a person who we would know as John Doe, but this John Doe and his shades were transported here because they were standing at the epicenter of the destruction of Freedom Tower, as there was no Freedom Tower in any of their Universes. Along with that, main John Doe is the only one who was unsuccessful in life in comparison to his shades. If you include his shades, John Doe has been on every seat in the courtroom.
Meta Notes: My sister came to me with the idea to create a character who was a failure, but was the only thing tethering his other much more successful versions to this world. With some work we come to a deck with very situational cards that can be played “accidentally” with a forced top of deck play.
Gameplay vision: This deck relies on 2 things:
- The shades that keep the main John Doe safe and deal damage.
- The main power forces you to play the top card of your deck which can sometimes be detrimental by causing you to destroy your shades.
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2023.05.29 13:57 Odpea Primitive fun oneshot(probably)
Thank you to
u/Far_masterpiece_7739 for proofreading and suggesting edits
this is my first story on NoP and hopefully my first good one, excuse the dates, i just put the date i went to the fair i describe in the story and put it in the year the main story takes place, for reference this is meant to be before the bombs dropped.
Memory transcription subject:Talik, Venlil exchange program participant Date[Standardised human time]:13.05.2136
As My exchange partner and I stepped out of his house and into his car I was quite unenthused about where we were going. We were headed to a steam fair, yes an actual real life
steam fair, this is something a yotul would enjoy, and I was no mere uplift.
[2 hours later]
It took
half a spheking paw to get here, ugh, at least it was a chance to listen to more of that wonderful, though oddly named, human music, of the metal genre, my current favourite song being full circle by Five finger death punch, an odd and very predatory name, but it seems the same is true for a lot of human music. As we pulled into the seemingly random field there was an old man, in what my human had told me was a hi vis jacket, making strange hand gestures at us that my human somehow understood, we drove into another field, this one full of semi orderly rows of many different types of cars, we then got out and walked through the long grass towards a green booth of some kind in front of a small also green bridge, there were two middle aged human women in the booth, after my human paid £10 we were allowed in, at first it was less than impressive to our left was a man in an oddly coloured suit and purple top hat on a large stage, in front of us was a large empty area fenced off with rope, and many older vehicles were off to our left along with some “bouncy castles'' as my human had explained to me before and several stalls selling various items.
We went over to the left, past the stage and several food stands that smelled absolutely incredible, we made our way to a large horizontal wheel that suspended five other horizontal wheels that each had three sets of seats suspended from them, my human decided this would be a good way to “break me into it”, I decided against pointing out the very predatory language, and agreed to go on, my human gave the ride operator £3 and we both got on, my human being the bigger of the two of us had to sit next to the padded wall likely to reduce the effects of inertia, after a short wait for it to fill up, the ride started to play some music and slowly spin each the top one spinning the opposite direction to the others, the ride slowly got faster and after about a minute the operator announced, over the PA of the ride,that it was “time for turbo mode” and to “squish your partner”, and so I did, I allowed myself to slide across and bump into him at speed, I hit him harder than I intended, and apologised, he said nothing and simply pushed against the centrifugal force pushing us into the padded wall and moved us both to the opposite side of the cart, and laughed saying that he barely felt my impact “of course you didn’t, you have the most messed up physiology I have ever seen” I laughed out smiling in spite of myself.
After the ride stopped we moved past a giant vertical wheel, that my human called a Ferris wheel, and a large tower with a slide running around the outside, called a helter skelter my human said, and on to what my human said was one of his favorite rides ever, the swinging boats, from where we stood they looked quite tame, something was wrong, my human was an “Adrenaline junkie” as he and several of his friends had called him, meaning two rectangular boxes with seats in them just hanging there was clearly not all there was to the first steam powered ride I had seen at this
steam fair, as we ascended the stairs to get on I saw an old man in amongst many valves, levers and gauges, my human paid the man £3 and one other person was on the ride with us, we were at one end and she was at the other, she smiled at us and laughed at my concerned face after my human gave some obscure hand sign, I should really learn the human hand, face and head language, just then I noticed a sign that read “all riders do so at their own risk” I was now very worried, I didn’t say anything though as I knew that my human would never intentionally endanger me, just then an ear peircing screeching sound started, causing me to Jump in fright, we were then told to hold onto the netting behind us and put our feet on the bench in front of us, then the box we were in started to swing, and I realised what they would do, after about [20 seconds] we were swinging so far that the box, or boat as my human had corrected me several times now, went from horizontal to vertical, with every swing, my human and the other one on the ride were smiling and laughing with each other while i firmly closed my eyes, my human noticed my discomfort and spoke, as softly as he could to be heard over the sound of the rushing air, comforting me and making sure i was ok, and trying to lighten the mood with a small joke here and there, eventually I felt brave enough to open my eyes and see the open sky on the other side of the netting, then we swung back and i was looking down at the human female smiling comfortingly at me, then i felt the air rushing in my face as we swung back and i couldn't help but bleat in surprise, this caused both humans to “awww” simultaneously quickly followed by the human female saying “jinx” and them both laughing, this time i joined in too.
About a minute later we were off of the ride and i felt like the ground was moving under me for a few seconds after i got off, right next to the boats was a small booth with several confectionaries on the rear wall and several very old looking weapons on the counter, there was a human mother helping their child to aim one of them at the confectionaries and then a small pop was heard as a cork flew from the end of the weapon and i saw a small pink cuboid with a green being called a dragon(that looked like if someone recoloured an Arxur and made it more square) on it, labelled “CHEWITS” fall backwards off its shelf, the woman running the stall then collected the tube from the trough at the bottom and passed it to the child who ran off happily, with his mother in tow. My human decided to challenge me at this game, I foolishly accepted and quickly wasted £15 of my human's money to only glance at a very large tin of biscuits, my human on the other hand had hit all bar 1 shot and we now had several boxes of confectionery.
The next ride we went on was called “THE SUPER SKID CARS” according to the sign above the ride entrance. My visual translator had a hard time with that one due to the very odd font. My human said he used to love riding these with his mum when he was a child, and that he was somewhat surprised such an old machine was still in service, (frankly I was surprised any of these machines were still in service at all). My human told me that these were a precursor to “waltzers” and said that based on my reaction to the boats it may be for the best if i watched first, i agreed, as my human was about to get on, he saw one of his friends, she was called Summer and she was a very lovely person, once you got past her shell of self loathing depression and their exchange partner, Janak was her name, after the two of them had hugged, we collectively decided that the humans should go on and we would watch to decide if we wanted to join them the second time, so my human and Summer went on together, the ride worked by a large central wheel spinning with several carts facing inward being pulled around by it, with a break pedal that would slow the cart enough that it would rotate about its hinge to the point that it was facing the direction it was traveling, when you then let go of the break it would fling the cart around at high speed to face the other way and repeat, all the while a human song was being played quite loudly, the one playing while our humans were on was dancing in the moonlight, our humans were singing along, and quite loudly, until the ride sped up causing summer to scream slightly and then laugh with me,Janak and my human , as they were flung so hard that they bounced back and forth several times, this continued for a little while more with Summer squealing in delight at every swing, my human singing and laughing along all the while.
After summer got off we all walked back around to the food stalls, where Janak and I had the leaves of a lovely vegetable called a lettuce, according to Summer, slices of a purple vegetable with white stripes in rings through it, called a red onion, according to summer, this prompted me to ask why it was called a
red onion if it was purple and white, both humans looked at me and laughed at that, before my human said “sometimes human names are very on the nose, and other times, not so much, don’t worry about it.”, all while laughing, our meal was then wrapped in a thin-ish flat disk of strayu, I asked how humans had strayu in large enough quantities to sell like this, so soon after meeting us, this caused summer and Janak to laugh and my human to look confused, Janak explained that the humans had many different types of strayu, called bread apparently, and that they developed it independently and much, much earlier on in their cultural evolution than us, he also said that it tasted, different, not necessarily bad, but definitely not the same. The humans had chosen a bratwurst hot dog each from a german food stall, run by the british catering company, whilst mine and Janak’s was from a greek stall, also run by the british catering company.
After eating we went up to the stalls to the right of the entrance, where, my human bought a new wallet, and I bought several human confectionaries, at the end, there were several very primitive cloth tents, with people walking around in clothes that were very clearly not of this century, and they all carried weapons, such as knives, swords and axes. My human got quite excited at this and went over to speak with a group wearing helmets, chainmail and animal skins with jewellery woven into it, they had a table full of axes and swords with shields around it and spears poking out of the ground nearby, one of them holding a Dane axe!, after a lengthy conversation with a few of them we walked away with a card containing contact information, so that my human could join their re-enactment group. The central area was now host to two humans on motorbikes performing stunts and various tricks, while an announcer spoke to the crowd, as we walked down the backside of the central ring and towards the boats again we saw several small and quite slow steam engines making their way in our general direction, after we passed them I saw a dog, a truly fearsome beast tied to the front of a colossal steam engine, with, what i assumed to be the engine’s owner nearby talking to a woman with another dog, after we passed them we decided to have a go at the plate smash stand, Janak, summer and myself did terribly but my human hit every shot bar one, then we kept on moving, Janak and I had decided to go on the “THE SUPER SKID CARS'' with our respective humans. IT WAS A HUGE SPECKING MISTAKE!!!! A few seconds in, I was clinging to my human’s arm crying, he was holding me, softly stroking my head and speaking soothingly to me. About a minute in, i was able to open my eyes and sit there, still clinging to my human, as he continued to hold me, i noticed that he too seemed to be on the verge of tears, although i suspected for a different reason, after a while i got used to the speed, and asked my human to start swinging us, he did and i screamed in delight, it was so much fun, we sung along to a song i don't know the name of and moved so fast, i could feel my stomachs shift and shake around inside my body, after the ride finished i was so high on adrenaline that i felt like i could do anything, the same could not be said for Jamak, he looked utterly petrified and on the verge of throwing up. We returned to the shooting area and this time we only spent £5 each and i missed every shot, but it was fun, my human only got a tube of CHEWITS this time, but we still had fun, we then made our way back to the ferris wheel, we all went on and once we reached the top we stopped and i thought that something was wrong, until i looked down, now i'm braver than most venlil but this height was insane, however i now knew why we had stopped, a man and his son were getting on, however as i leaned back it caused our seating pod to rock back and forth, this made me freeze in terror as i pictured us falling and going splat on the ground below, and then we were moving again, and then we were on the ground, but we were still moving and then we were high in the air again, after this cycle of up and down had repeated another three times we finally got off, my whole body quivering with the after effects of terror, Jamak was clinging onto Summer’s arm and refused to let go as she lugged him around.
We made our way back to the boats and we all decided to go on, all except Jamak of course, at least he had let go of summer by now, this time i kept my eyes open the whole time and several of the other humans on board were screaming in delight, it was hilarious, my human, summer and i were all laughing, and as the boat slowed down, my human let go of the netting and put his feet back down, then the operator told him to put them back up and to keep holding on, so he put his hands up to hold on again and as he went to put his feet back up, the boat sped up again leading to my human hanging vertically and as we came back down, summer an i tried to hold him in place and check to see if he was ok, but he just wouldn't stop laughing, after the ride had stopped and we had gotten off, he finally stopped, and loudly exclaimed “DID YOU SEE THAT, IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME, HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!” this prompted summer to loudly exclaim “suicidal cunt, your going to give me a heart attack one of these days!”, this caused him to chuckle again and say “you’re one to talk aren’t you? And I'm way more likely to have a heart attack than you, genetic disorders, remember?”This went on until we reached the car parking field, where we went our separate ways, i was buzzing the whole way home as we listened to even more music and chatted, once we arrived home my tiredness hit me like a stampeding mazic and i fell face first onto the sofa.
When I woke up my human had bought me a glass of apple juice and was sitting next to me with one of his dogs on his lap, the large German shepherd Labrador cross breed, named Leela. She was huffing happily as my human rubbed her stomach. It had taken quite a while to warm up to the large and loud beast, but now she was a brilliant addition to my little herd and I can't imagine living without her here.
“Thank you, for the day out, it was wonderful, and I’m sorry for the way I acted about it this morning.”
“That’s fine, I had fun, and it seems you did too, that’s all that matters, that we both had fun.”
“You're the best friend a venlil could ask for, you know that right? I love spending time with you Oscar, even if you don’t love me, just know that I love you…. sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.”
“Hey, hey” Oscar said, softly, as I started to cry. “Just because I’m aromantic, doesn’t mean I can’t feel love, just not romance, I still love you, just platonically, now come and give me a hug, you silly sheep!” He said happily.
“I'm not a sheep, you stupid ape!” I responded jokingly, feigning indignation.
“I love you oscar”
“I love you too, Talik, now let’s get some dinner, we have to go back to work tomorrow.” and with that he stood up, finished his apple juice and walked into the kitchen.
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2023.05.29 13:47 arinceo Weekend MTGO Events (Qualifier + Challenges) - May 27th/28th, 2023
Saturday Qualifier
The MTGO website pages order the decklists by Swiss standings - the Top 8 decklists are reordered in these posts to reflect the final standings following the Top bracket 8 results.
MOM: Aftermath cards marked next to decks Full Results:
https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/pioneer-qualifier-2023-05-2712552611 - Abzan Greasefang: trollasceticftw
- Mono-White Humans: winna06 - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Azorius Control: Seasoned_Pyromancer
- Mono-Blue Spirits: Diceshake
- Abzan Greasefang: Satay
- Green Devotion: yashimoro
- Rakdos Sacrifice: Brittney
- Green Devotion: Magggnius
- Rakdos Sacrifice: Shadowz2005
- Abzan Greasefang: nickdebe
- Rakdos Midrange: burnt_taco77
- Green Devotion: MarcoIa
- Rakdos Midrange: manohito
- Izzet Turns: RemiFortier
- Rakdos Midrange: Graciasportanto
- Rakdos Midrange: Arianne
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MTGO Results Scraper Decks Using MOM Cards: Saturday Challenge
Full Results:
https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/pioneer-challenge-2023-05-2712552644 - Lotus Field Combo: Sunbird17
- Sultai Rona Combo: mattn
- Elves: XboxGreg
- Green Devotion: Mitchellsocks
- Omnath to Light: bennybo
- Boros Convoke Aggro: KelMasterP
- Lotus Field Combo: GinkoHS
- Azorius Spirits: ThaisM
- Boros Convoke Aggro: TheNutLo
- Abzan Greasefang: canepis16
- Izzet Creativity: tbrantl99
- Mono-White Humans: Boin - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Green Devotion: OxyWithMoxy
- Azorius Spirits: Capriccioso
- Angels: MarcioMatthew - Sigarda, Font of Blessings
- Green Devotion: Calliann
- Azorius Control: cspickle
- Mono-White Humans: AmazingtheMonkey - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Mono-Blue Spirits: samwise88
- Keruga Fires: kyon1024
- Green Devotion: SouthwestChicknSalad
- Abzan Greasefang: nickdebe
- Izzet Creativity: Tree42o
- Rakdos Midrange: cftsoc3
- Green Devotion: ethoda16
- 5c Atraxa Transmogrify: LordEgg
- Boros Convoke Aggro: Oscar_Franco
- Orzhov Humans: jakers1016 - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Azorius Control: HomerJay
- Rakdos Midrange: Pururin
- Rakdos Midrange: Belenus
- Mono-Red Aggro: ShowTime_
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MTGO Results Scraper Decks Using MOM Cards - [[Chandra, Hope's Beacon]] Lotus Field Combo, Lotus Field Combo, Izzet Creativity
- [[Chrome Host Seedshark]] Omnath to Light, Azorius Control
- [[Heliod, the Radiant Dawn]] Keruga Fires
- [[Invasion of Alara]] 5c Atraxa Transmogrify
- [[Invasion of Gobakhan]] Boros Convoke Aggro, Boros Convoke Aggro, Mono-White Humans, Boros Convoke Aggro
- [[Invasion of Ixalan]] Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion
- [[Invasion of Tolvada]] 5c Atraxa Transmogrify
- [[Knight-Errant of Eos]] Boros Convoke Aggro, Boros Convoke Aggro, Mono-White Humans, Boros Convoke Aggro, Orzhov Humans
- [[Pile On]] Elves
- [[Polukranos Reborn]] Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion
- [[Rona, Herald of Invasion]] Sultai Rona Combo
- [[Sunfall]] Lotus Field Combo, Azorius Control, Azorius Control
- [[Tribute to the World Tree]] Green Devotion
- [[Volcanic Spite]] Izzet Creativity, Izzet Creativity
Sunday Pioneer Challenge
Full Results:
https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/pioneer-challenge-2023-05-2812552650 - Rakdos Midrange: Diem4x
- Green Devotion: fininho10
- 4c Elementals: Oscar_Franco - Nissa, Resurgent Animist
- Boros Convoke Aggro: RogeDeckWins
- Azorius Spirits: Keepa
- Rakdos Sacrifice: Brittney
- Azorius Control: OneModel
- Abzan Greasefang: Gamestore_Linz
- Green Devotion: Aelyck
- Goblins: Imoutogetyou
- Bant Spirits: remf
- Jeskai Helix Combo: Tiemuuu
- Izzet Phoenix: TSPJendrek
- Lotus Field Combo: Raest
- Rakdos Midrange: AisyaKodante
- Omnath to Light: Laplasjan
- Lotus Field Combo: AndyV
- Azorius Control: crazeejakee07
- Izzet Creativity: Babybop
- Lotus Field Combo: matsumatsu
- Rakdos Sacrifice: scoutscodemfko
- Mono-White Humans: xxlmmd22 - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Abzan Greasefang: petomartinez
- Orzhov Humans: ura_frst - Coppercoat Vanguard
- Green Devotion: moviemaker
- Boros Mettle: Theagent002
- Azorius Control: RagingMachismo
- Boros Convoke Aggro: D00mwake
- Green Devotion: Dreddybajs
- Green Devotion: Squirtle19
- Azorius Spirits: ThaisM
- Rakdos Sacrifice: teyi - Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Direct links courtesy of
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MTGO Results Scraper Spice Corner - 4c Elementals: Oscar_Franco
- Boros Mettle: Theagent002 Decks Using MOM Cards
- [[Chandra, Hope's Beacon]] Lotus Field Combo, Lotus Field Combo, Lotus Field Combo
- [[Chrome Host Seedshark]] Omnath to Light
- [[Elspeth's Smite]] Azorius Control
- [[Furnace Reins]] Rakdos Sacrifice, Rakdos Sacrifice, Rakdos Sacrifice
- [[Invasion of Gobakhan]] Boros Convoke Aggro, Mono-White Humans, Boros Convoke Aggro
- [[Invasion of Ixalan]] Green Devotion, Green Devotion
- [[Invasion of New Phyrexia]] Azorius Control
- [[Knight-Errant of Eos]] Boros Convoke Aggro, Boros Convoke Aggro
- [[Polukranos Reborn]] Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion, Green Devotion
- [[Rona, Herald of Invasion]] Jeskai Helix Combo
- [[Vorinclex]] Green Devotion
FAQ - What has happened to X deck??? Check out my
Season Data Spreadsheet, which contains Top 32/16/8 data for all MOM season MTGO Challenges . Maybe your pet deck had an off day this time around and has been doing well, or maybe it's completely off meta, but one event in isolation doesn't determine a deck's status.
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2023.05.29 13:47 Neyinoo 1.12 + Bateman for McLaurin?
| Hi, we are in our Rookie Draft and I got offered McLaurin for the 1.12 + Bateman. What would you say? I mean, Jackson got his contract, the Ravens say that they want to pass more, OBJ and Flowers may keep some defenders on them and can make room for Bateman? But he had some injuries. Terry is good, no question, but has a wild card QB and is almost 28 years old. I have attached my team. As you can see I managed to get the picks 1.12 - 2.04 submitted by Neyinoo to fantasyfootballadvice [link] [comments] |
2023.05.29 13:45 IndependentSwan3625 tickingtale part 6 unillistrated
as the elevators entered anger's den, they converged. then our heroes went to the chamber, locking behind. two monsters appeared. a hexagon and a turtle. anger. infested keeper of rage. Revita started shooting wildly. "stop" frisk told him. "we have to spare each demon". "anger anger ANGER! I am your master. stand down!" yelled mad dummy. "you think you master me, but I master you, mad dummy." replied the turtle. "no you do not. i have other emotions. like determination to prove myself." replied the dummy uncharacteristically. then, there was a flash of light. "no!" yelled the hexagon anger as he was spared. "you forgot one thing. now you are vulnerable. combat, y'know?" said turtle anger and tore dummy apart. "that's it. ngaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" at this point undyne surpliced a boulder just because she could. then she focused. anger's name turned yellow. and just like that, anger was double spared. also, dummy faked the merging. next time, undyne, alphys, muffet, and dummy will leave the typing room.
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2023.05.29 13:38 JahCoin456 COD MW2 BOT LOBBIES FOR CHEAP ( INSTANT RESPONSE TIMES AND VOUCHES IN THE DISCORD ) !!
Contact JahCoin#5396 - Or join
https://discord.gg/mw2lobbies if interested!
What can this be used for? - Boosting your mw2 stats - Levelling up any guns - Maxing out all your weapons easily - No grind needed for your camos easily obtian gold, platinum, Polyatomic and Orion with just a few games
How does it work? - All bots are run off PS5s, and are completely safe to play against. - They'll stand more or less still, moving periodically to avoid AFK timers. - They'll fire randomly, but never attack you. - It's completely safe for you. All the kills and stats you get in game will count as if it were a real match.
NORMAL / SHIPMENT BOT LOBBY PRICES: - 1 Bot Lobby - $7 - 3 Bot Lobbies - $20 - 5 Bot Lobbies - $29 - 10 Bot Lobbies - $57 - 20 Bot Lobbies - $105 - 50 Bot Lobbies - $240
LONGSHOT BOT LOBBY PRICES: - 1 Longshot Bot Lobby - $11 - 3 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $30 - 5 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $47 - 10 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $87 - 20 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $165
NUKE SERVICE - Get the calling card, skin, and emblem! - $85 - ( will need account details, can be done in ~a day )
PAYMENT METHODS - PAYPAL THROUGH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MOST MAJOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES ARE ACCEPTED
RULES / MUST READ - 1.If there is another player running around Do Not Kill! They are not a bot, bots will all have the same operator for easy identification! - 2.Never use any Player Killing kill-streaks! Replace your streaks for a UAV and Advanced UAV only! This is going to help speed up your kills and tracking of the players. Do not use counter UAVs, SAEs, Chopper Gunners, VTOLs, Ect. You may effect the lobby of the another person. - 3.Equip a grenade! Equip a Tactical Insert! Equip Scavenger Perk for ammunition. Equip Eagle Eye! When you have 20-25 kills (shortly after an advanced UAV is recommended so you don't accidently NUKE), place a Tactical Insert near the spawn to avoid running around and run 15 feet to kill yourself, and pull your standard grenade and hold in hand until it blows. - 4.Never use nuke! Nuke will end the game, and nuke is a high risk of being banned. You may be penalized one game if you call in a nuke.
Notice of how to play: Domination: Spawn and capture your nearest flag. Avoid B. Run to their spawn and murder! Capturing B will cause the game to end faster. This is at your own cost!
Discord: JahCoin#5396 - Discord with Vouches:
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2023.05.29 13:38 JahCoin456 [H] COD MW2 BOT LOBBIES [W] PAYPAL F AND F OR CRYPTO
Contact JahCoin#5396 - Or join
https://discord.gg/mw2lobbies if interested!
What can this be used for? - Boosting your mw2 stats - Levelling up any guns - Maxing out all your weapons easily - No grind needed for your camos easily obtian gold, platinum, Polyatomic and Orion with just a few games
How does it work? - All bots are run off PS5s, and are completely safe to play against. - They'll stand more or less still, moving periodically to avoid AFK timers. - They'll fire randomly, but never attack you. - It's completely safe for you. All the kills and stats you get in game will count as if it were a real match.
NORMAL / SHIPMENT BOT LOBBY PRICES: - 1 Bot Lobby - $7 - 3 Bot Lobbies - $20 - 5 Bot Lobbies - $29 - 10 Bot Lobbies - $57 - 20 Bot Lobbies - $105 - 50 Bot Lobbies - $240
LONGSHOT BOT LOBBY PRICES: - 1 Longshot Bot Lobby - $11 - 3 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $30 - 5 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $47 - 10 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $87 - 20 Longshot Bot Lobbies - $165
NUKE SERVICE - Get the calling card, skin, and emblem! - $85 - ( will need account details, can be done in ~a day )
PAYMENT METHODS - PAYPAL THROUGH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND MOST MAJOR CRYPTOCURRENCIES ARE ACCEPTED
RULES / MUST READ - 1.If there is another player running around Do Not Kill! They are not a bot, bots will all have the same operator for easy identification! - 2.Never use any Player Killing kill-streaks! Replace your streaks for a UAV and Advanced UAV only! This is going to help speed up your kills and tracking of the players. Do not use counter UAVs, SAEs, Chopper Gunners, VTOLs, Ect. You may effect the lobby of the another person. - 3.Equip a grenade! Equip a Tactical Insert! Equip Scavenger Perk for ammunition. Equip Eagle Eye! When you have 20-25 kills (shortly after an advanced UAV is recommended so you don't accidently NUKE), place a Tactical Insert near the spawn to avoid running around and run 15 feet to kill yourself, and pull your standard grenade and hold in hand until it blows. - 4.Never use nuke! Nuke will end the game, and nuke is a high risk of being banned. You may be penalized one game if you call in a nuke.
Notice of how to play: Domination: Spawn and capture your nearest flag. Avoid B. Run to their spawn and murder! Capturing B will cause the game to end faster. This is at your own cost!
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2023.05.29 13:30 mojojojo13wischau Should Romania send manele to Eurovision?
Romanians have been complaining for years that this kind of music represents some shady values. But those songs are present in almost every playlist, being played at every party. Here is a
parody of manele, and they had a pretty big chance of winning the selection, but the juries had a different vision. What do you think? Are manele a wild card for Romania in ESC?
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2023.05.29 13:22 Ebizfiling01 Limited Liability Company In the USA
| How to Form an LLC (Limited Liability Company) in the USA?- Find out its Characteristics, Advantages & Disadvantages of an LLC & Procedure. https://preview.redd.it/2u6t76919r2b1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=b88aa6aa614edd1464b138ba01660820ce8714fa Limited Liability Company in the USA (The United States of America) The business trend in the United States is ever-changing. Newmarket trends, modern technologies and government policies make a big contribution to the changing business trends in the USA. With the changing market environment over the years, there has been an emergence of new business structures from time to time. In this article let us talk about one of such business structures i.e. Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the USA. rules and regulations for Company registration in USA from INDIA are much more regularized, and corporate tax rates are much lower. Enlist any kind of Company within the USA from India with Ebizfiling. What is a Limited Liability Company (LLC)? Limited Liability Company i.e. LLC is a type of business structure that is a combination of a Corporation and a Partnership Firm. It is a business structure for Private Companies in the USA. LLC on one hand has the flexibility and tax benefits of Partnership Firms and Sole Proprietorships and on the other has limited liability status just like the Corporations. Characteristics and Important facts of an LLC in the USA - The owners of an LLC are called as “Members”.
- The rights and responsibilities of the members for managing the Limited Liability Company in the USA are governed by an operating agreement.
- An LLC shall have to file a document called the Articles of Organization with the State Official, generally the Secretary of the State to get the legal status.
- The Rules & Regulations of LLCs are different from state to state.
- The members of an LLC can be any entity or individual other than banks and insurance companies.
- Limited Liability Company does not have to pay taxes on their profits directly. Instead, LLC’s profit and losses are paid through the members who ultimately report them on their Individual Tax Returns.
Advantages of Limited Liability Companies ( LLCs) in USA - Limited Liability: The key reason business owners opt to register their businesses as Limited Liability Company is that their objective is to limit the personal liability of themselves and their partners or investors.
- Flexibility: It is a well-known fact that an LLC is a mixture of a Corporation having liability protections and a Partnership that is believed to be a simple business agreement between two or more owners and hence can choose between tax regime of various business structures such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations, or C corporations.
Disadvantages of Limited Liability Companies ( LLCs) in the USA Limited Liability Companies, apart from having some attractive features, LLCs have several disadvantages as below: - Regulations: As per the state law of the state where the LLC has been incorporated, an LLC may have to undergo dissolution if any of the members dies or goes bankrupt.
- Taxes and Fees: Though owners of an LLC benefit by avoiding double-taxation, they are required to pay self-employment taxes. These taxes ultimately are paid twice as the owner of the LLC is both the employee and the employer.
- Suitability: A Limited Liability Company may not be a suitable business structure if the founder’s or owner’s ultimate goal is to launch a publicly-traded company.
Procedure to start an LLC in the USA / How to Start an LLC in USA? Select a State The first step towards starting an LLC in the United States is to select a state. It is advisable to start an LLC in a state that has no state taxes, so that one only has to manage US Federal Taxes. Although, if the business’s objective requires you to have offices or have a physical presence in a particular state, then it would be a necessity for you to have an LLC registered in that particular state only. This avoids requiring to form an LLC as a foreign LLC and hiring registered agents in multiple states. Reserve the Name for your LLC in USA The next step for forming an LLC in USA shall be to reserve the name for your Limited Liability Company. For reserving a name for your LLC, you shall search your secretary of state’s business directory to ensure that the LLC name that you want for your business is original and not taken by any other LLC. Your Limited Liability Company (LLC) cannot have the same name as an already existing LLC in the state where you are filing. Hire a Registered Agent The third step towards LLC incorporation in USA would be to hire a Registered Agent who would be responsible for receiving and corresponding all the legal as well as tax-related documents on behalf of an LLC. Keep in mind at the time of appointing a Registered Agent that he must be a resident of the USA or a corporation authorized for carrying out any business transactions in the USA. File Certificate of Formation with Division of Corporations of the State The next step would be to file the certificate of Incorporation of an LLC with the Division of Corporations of the state. This Certificate can be filed either by one’s own self online or via email. Once the Certificate of Formation of an LL is filed and accepted by the USA Division of Corporations, the LLC is considered to be officially incorporated. USA LLC Operating Agreement LLC OA (Operating Agreement) is not mandatory for a USA Limited Liability Company, but it is advisable to have one. An Operating Agreement is considered to be a legal document that states the provisions and rules of the ownership and operating procedures of an LLC. It reduces the risk of any future conflict between the business owners. Get an LLC EIN EIN stands for an Employer Identification Number which is a 9 digit number given by the Internal Revenue Service. Employer Identification Number is a Social Security Number for a business in the USA. An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is required for opening a business bank account, filing and managing Federal and State Taxes and also it is required while hiring employees. Documents required for LLC Incorporation in USA - Legal Name of Partners
- Percentage of partnership for each partner
- A Certified Copy of Passport
- Existing Foreign Tax Id Number (Pan Card)
- Original Voter ID Card and Driving License (Incase Certified Passport is not available)
FAQs on Limited Liability Company in the USA What is an LLC? Limited Liability Company i.e. LLC is a type of a business structure that is a combination of a Corporation and a Partnership Firm. It has a both flexibility of Partnership Firms and limited liability just like the Corporations. Are Limited Liability Companies Taxed Differently Than Corporations? Yes. While in a corporation system of “Double Taxation” prevails, i.e. to say that in Corporations first profits are taxed at the corporate level and then taxed a second time once those profits are distributed to the individual shareholders. LLCs, on the other hand, allow the profits to be passed directly to the investors so that they are taxed only once, as part of the investors’ personal income. How to start an LLC in the USA? Well, it is an easy process to start an Limited Liability Company in the USA. Following are the steps for registering an LLC in the USA: - Select a State and Reserve a name for your LLC
- Hire a Registered Agent
- File Certificate of Formation / Incorporation for LLC
- Prepare LLC Operating Agreement
- Obtain LLC EIN
In what state should I form an LLC? Usually, a Limited Liability Company is incorporated according to the requirements of the state laws, one has to decide what state his/her LLP should be formed and organized in. However, it is often seen that Delaware is chosen because of it’s well-developed state law. Nonetheless, one should always choose a state for forming an LLC considering the factors like Fees, Filing Obligations and Complexities of the laws in the state. submitted by Ebizfiling01 to u/Ebizfiling01 [link] [comments] |
2023.05.29 12:57 Finzombie The Thing in the Cracks - Part 1
By Fin
“Holy crap.” James Talbot stepped back from his handiwork. It was beautiful. It made him want to scream.
Talbot was a chemist, the modern form of an alchemist, and he’d discovered something as wondrous and terrible as the most extreme postulations of his forbearers.
This was it. The culmination of all his works. This is what he’d fought for decades for, why he’d abandoned connections with everyone he’d ever known. But now it was all worth it. He would reveal the Masterwork at the Grand Chemistry Convention. It would steal the show, and he would be revered beyond every other human being who had ever lived.
It had taken Talbot long enough to assemble the Masterwork that he’d shed the title of ‘young’, not to mention most of his non-gray hair. Although it was hard to tell whether that was from aging or from what he’d beheld in his long sojourn. He was only 45, after all, and the rest of his body still held firm from decades of outdoorsmanship.
Talbot stood before a wall, upon which was painted the most intricate design any human had ever seen. It was a diagram of… unknown things. A chart of runes, maps, and artfully painted lines. There was no text in any living language on the diagram, but the harmony within the full tapestry visually sang, imparting something unfathomable in a way that Talbot could somehow fathom. The man who’d made it, who’d studied it for 15 years, barely understood it himself. But he knew that it was the ultimate solution to the entirety of philosophy, containing the answers to every question humanity had ever seen fit to ask. It had existed in his notebook for a while, in bits and pieces, but today had been its first full assembly, and it was magnificent.
He had to keep it hidden, or someone would take it from him.
He retrieved a tarp and threw it over the wall, nailing it in at the top so it hung down to cover his designs. Just to be sure, he moved his desk to block the wall, then locked the door to his office when he left for the day. James Talbot was more excited than he had ever been, and he celebrated that night with a fireplace and a large bottle of whiskey.
Of all the people at his office to commit espionage, Talbot never would’ve suspected the night janitor. This may stem from the fact that he also never suspected the night janitor to be part of a massive secret organization dedicated to keeping humanity as ignorant as possible in matters of the Higher Order.
But no matter what Talbot suspected, Tim Willis was indeed part of this society, and after he’d entered Talbot’s office with his master key to do some routine cleaning, the obvious secrecy surrounding the wall at the back of the room worried him. So he moved the desk out of the way, lifted the tarp, and inhaled sharply.
This was bad. A tapestry of the Higher Order more complete than any he’d seen before, or any reported by the other Censors of the Agency for the Preservation of Humanity.
Willis quickly replaced the tarp and desk. As soon as he’d locked the room, he pulled out his phone and dialed the number for an Alexander Talc.
Talbot arrived the next morning with a song in his heart and a latte in his hand. The former died horribly as soon as he entered his office only to find someone sitting in his chair, and the latter died horribly as it fell from his fingers, limp in shock.
The person in question was a short, slight man who wore thick glasses and a dark gray suit. He was sitting on Talbot’s office chair, facing the now uncovered back wall with all of its eldritch calculations. Talbot’s desk had been moved to the side of the room, left askew with the tarp crumpled up on top.
As Talbot entered, the stranger spun the chair around so he was facing the chemist, a broad smile on his face. He was undeniably attractive, in a delicate sort of way.
“Ah! You must be the aspiring alchemist?” He spoke softly and cheerily, but with an unnerving edge. Talbot couldn’t identify any specific aspect of his voice that disturbed him, but upon further consideration he concluded that it was the incongruity of the situation, the warm friendliness of his tone grating against Talbot’s unease.
Talbot took a step back, shaken. “I don’t… what-”
“Quite an impressive display here. You’ve managed to glean a quite large amount of knowledge about the Higher Order, especially considering you’ve never consulted us at the APH.” He pronounced it phonetically, like Aff.
“What are you-”
Talbot heard a click from behind him, and turned to see Tim Willis, the night janitor, closing and locking his door. He could barely register the betrayal.
“Ah, yes. Tim is working for me. For us. The Agency for the Protection of Humankind really frowns upon anyone attempting to learn the Higher Order.”
Talbot, finally able to form a full sentence, asked, “What’s the Higher Order?”
“You know what it is, of course, although you may not have heard the term. It’s what we call the mechanics of the very fabric of the universe itself. The questions about ‘why are we here?’ and ‘is there a god?’ and all the stuff like that. All theoretical philosophy, basically. And you, apparently through sheer dumb luck,” He turned to admire the mural again, “have managed to find more of it than any human being ever, including us! Quite impressive. Big hand.” The man slow-clapped for Talbot. The small sweet-looking man being sarcastically condescending was jarringly incongruous.
Talbot felt a surge of anger, and it helped him produce a full sentence. “Dumb luck?!?” He advanced on the man. “My Masterwork is the product of 20 years of research and experience! This is the greatest thing anyone has ever done, and how dare you say I achieved it through dumb luck!”
The man raised his hands placatingly. “Okay, okay!” He chuckled. “Years of research, whatever. You found the Higher Order. That’s where we come in.”
“Why?”
“Ah. Well, you see, the reason that no one’s found the entire Higher Order is simple. It’s because we stop them.”
Talbot was incredulous. “What?! Why would you stand in the way of progress like that?!” As a scientist, the possibility that there could be anyone actively against gaining knowledge was incomprehensible to him.
The man grimaced, as though he was about to break some terrible news. “Well… there are some parts of this tapestry you’ve assembled, specifically here...” The man pointed at a small segment of the diagram, a thick horizontal line with four thin lines crossing perpendicularly that turned into five lines on the other side, “That grants access to some other planes of existence. Planes of existence that are home to some very dangerous things. And due to some logistical aspects of the Higher Order,” He gestured at another segment of the diagram entirely composed of square symbols, “if you muck about in their domain, they are able to muck about in ours. The Law of Equivalent Interference.”
“But… how would our finding answers count as ‘mucking about in their domain’? If we knew the danger, we just wouldn’t go there.”
The man was silent, then answered Talbot’s question with a question. “Tell me, Talbot. If humans discovered another dimension, do you really think they’d be able to stay out of it?”
“Fine. But then why do you have to censor the whole thing? Why not give them the benign parts that would still forward human progress by centuries?”
“Because the Higher Order is like Algebra. Or a logic puzzle from Highlights magazine. If you give someone smart enough just a few clues, they’ll eventually assemble the whole picture. Which we desperately want to avoid.”
There was a long and heavy silence.
“Ok.” Said Talbot, wrapping his head around the new information. “So the APH stops people from finding the answers to these questions so our world isn’t destroyed by Fourth Dimensional entities?”
“Exactly!” The man nodded, delighted at Talbot’s comprehension. “Well, they’re technically Fifth Dimensional. The existence of time in our reality means that this is the Fourth Dimension.”
There was another silence.
“Sorry, what was your name again?” Talbot asked.
The man looked utterly devastated. “Oh no! I can’t believe I was so rude!” He vaulted the desk and approached Talbot, stopping just short and shaking his hand. “Alexander Talc, Class 2 Censor Operative for the APH.”
“Censor as in… ?”
“Yes, I censor things. People too, if necessary.”
“So what,” Talbot asked, “You’re here to kill me?”
Talc gasped. “What?!?! No! As if we’d be so barbaric! We’re here to recruit you.”
Talbot’s eyes widened. “Wait, really?”
“Of course! You know more about the Higher Order than any human outside of the APH, and probably more than a majority of those inside of the APH. Your expertise could be vital in preventing a breach in our reality!”
“What would this job entail?”
“Well, we’d need you to fake your death, change your name, burn your research-”
Talbot recoiled.
“Now I know that sounds like a lot,” Talc backpedaled, “But allow me to let you in on a little secret.” He leaned in conspiratorially, then glanced around as though to make sure nobody was listening. Satisfied, he whispered, “The dental is off-the-charts.”
Talbot shook his head. “What happens if I don’t take the job?”
Talc winced. “Things get considerably less pleasant. I have to call in a Class 3 Purge Operative, and that’s always a hassle.”
Talbot chose not to inquire into the purpose of a ‘Purge Operative’.
Talc gently laid a hand on Talbot’s shoulder. “It’s a lot to take in, I know. How about we move to some place more hospitable and you can think it over?”
Talbot nodded, his mind elsewhere. Talc gently guided him out of the room, Willis following and closing the door behind them.
Talbot stared down into his conical paper cup, filled with water that tasted plasticy. The three men were in the lobby of Talbot’s workplace, leaning against a table adorned with donuts and a water cooler.
Talc bit into a day-old bear claw as Talbot swirled his water and considered the situation.
If he accepted the offer, he would be shipped off to another state, away from his home in Bedford, where he would join whatever on earth APH was. Talbot hated the idea of working for an agency whose entire purpose was to destroy knowledge. On the other hand, if he didn’t accept the offer, they’d likely kill him.
Purge Officer…
Would working for the APH really be so bad? Talbot liked Talc enough. Maybe they could be friends. Or… more than friends. And if the APH truly wanted Talbot to be able to suppress the Higher Order, he’d have to know the Higher Order. Which meant research. He could essentially continue on exactly as he was.
Except he would never be recognized as the genius he was. Talbot involuntarily crushed his paper cup as he realized that, if he took the offer, he’d never win a Nobel prize. He’d never present at the Grand Chemistry Convention. He’d never write a revolutionary scientific paper. He would be forgotten.
He knew what he had to do. He couldn’t say no, or he would be killed. He couldn’t accept, or he would be forgotten, which was worse. He had to escape.
But how? This was some sort of world-ruling secret agency. They probably had eyes everywhere. What could he possibly do to get away?
His eyes wandered towards the stairs. The stairs that led to his office, which held the key to every single natural law.
Talbot tossed his cup in the trash, then approached Talc.
“I think I’m ready to make my decision. But first, can I go to the restroom?”
Talc nodded. “Of course! Take all the time you need!”
Talbot nodded and jogged toward the restroom. In the tiled floor under him, he saw Willis’s warped reflection following him discreetly.
He entered the single restroom and quietly opened the window. He could see Willis’s shadow under the door as the man hovered just outside.
Talbot waited a couple seconds, then flushed the toilet, turned on the sink, and silently crept through the window. He fell a few feet to the alley below, and had to suppress a grunt.
Now what? He needed to escape, but his notebook was still upstairs. All his research was in there, and he couldn’t leave it to the APH.
The only ground level entrance to the building was the main lobby door, which was directly in Talc’s sightline. However, who said he had to enter on ground level?
Talbot’s gaze rose to the old fire escape above him. The bottom of the structure was a platform that lined up with the second floor. A ladder was folded up on the platform, an old rusty latch keeping it from reaching ground level. Talbot couldn’t reach the latch from where he was on the ground, so he looked around for a solution.
He had a bum throwing arm, so he couldn’t toss anything up to break it. Unless…
Talbot considered Talc’s words. The very mechanics of the universe itself... He felt a flare of pride as he realized how little Talc truly understood.
The sigil that granted access to the Fifth Dimension was just one of several such Seals. Over all Talbot’s years of study, those portions of the Higher Order were the most applicable. They did not just show universal aspects of reality. They represented those aspects. They were symbolic, and like all symbols, they were powerful.
They were simulacra of natural laws, and could be manipulated in order to manipulate those laws themselves. It allowed anyone who knew the Seals to weave a sort of magic, ignoring the laws of time, space, or gravity by sketching and then destroying the corresponding runes, temporarily destroying that Law’s influence over oneself. Talbot’s hypothesis was that there was a single Greater Seal for each law that controlled that law anywhere and everywhere. If that one was found and destroyed, the laws of reality would change forever.
For greater, wide-scale application, Talbot had scrawled in his notebook, The Greater Aspects must be located and manipulated.
Talbot dropped to the ground and dragged his finger through the alley gravel. He assembled the rocks into a facsimile of a tiny part of the Higher Order, one that he’d experimented with a lot. He looked around for a suitable vessel, settling on a rock. He poured all his mental energy into the stone, and used his hands to scatter the pebbles that made up the Seal of Velocity.
The rock sprang from the ground and soared upwards, clanging against the ladder before anticlimactically falling into a dumpster. From inside, Willis banged on the bathroom door and said something indistinct. Talbot’s second telekinetic toss hit the ladder before falling onto the platform itself. He broke another Seal, and his third throw smacked into the latch, splitting the rusted thing and shooting the ladder downwards.
It made a lot of noise, and Talbot could hear Willis pounding on the bathroom door inside. He seemed to be breaking it down, as Talbot heard wood split with a crunch. Talbot quickly mounted the ladder and climbed up to the platform, trying not to think about the alarming creaking sounds the old construction was making. From there, he took the stairs two at a time, spiraling up and up until he reached the sixth floor.
Six flights of stairs only had him a bit winded by the time he reached his floor. He tried the door to the inside, and found it unlocked.
Talbot entered the hallway outside his office quietly. He considered how this would play out. Willis and Talc would be storming up here at any moment. He had to move quickly.
Talbot entered his workroom, dragging his desk over to block the door. He took a moment to gaze forlornly at his Masterwork, because he would never be able to take it with him. All the same pieces and diagrams were in his notebook, but the full Masterwork was a thing of beauty, one that he would never behold again.
He snapped a picture of it with his phone. It wasn’t the same, but it’d have to do.
Talbot grabbed his notebook, its leather-bound pages bulging with decades of research. Some of the sheaves of paper stuck out at odd angles, newspaper snippets and glossy photographs glued into the most faithful companion Talbot had ever had.
Was there anything else he needed?
The door began to rattle.
Talbot grabbed a sheet of blank paper from his desk and rapidly sketched as many Seals as he could. He had an idea of how he could escape, but he needed to harness his work to do it. Using the Masterwork as a reference, he scrawled the Seal of Time, the Seal of Space, the Seal of Gravity, and, after considering it, the Seal of the Fifth Dimension.
Just in case. He thought.
With a crack, his door burst open, shoving the desk out of the way. Talc and Willis stood there, the latter looking enraged, the former strangely calm.
“Talbot, this doesn’t have to happen this way.” Talc appealed, but Talbot was done listening. He would not be forgotten. He would be immortalized, through his work.
Talbot ripped a corner off of his Seal sheet, and glanced down at the Seal of Time. With a glare at Talc, he stuck it in his mouth and began to chew.
Talbot disappeared with a pop, as Willis lunged towards where he’d just been.
Willis stopped short, then turned to Talc. He was noticeably upset at losing their quarry.
“What do we do now?”
“Well, we follow him.”
“How?”
Talc approached the Masterwork. “It’s simple. I’m sure Talbot understood that time travel doesn’t work the way everyone thinks it does. Cause and Effect are inextricably linked, and cannot be put out of order. Traveling through time actually just creates another dimension, a splintered facsimile of your original where things play out differently.”
“So… to follow him do we just use the Time Sigil?”
“Seal, Willis. And no. That will just create another splinter plane. Now that the reality has already been established, we need to follow him. Using this.”
Talc’s thin fingers traced the outline of another Seal, one Talbot hadn’t thought to inscribe.
“There are many ways to traverse the Multiverse.” Talc said, “Using Seals to rip open the barriers between planes is one of the simplest.”
Talc sketched down two copies of the seal, then separated the two and handed one to Willis. The two locked eyes and nodded in unison. They both rent their sheets in half and disappeared.
Talbot didn’t ‘land’, per se, but he still felt off-balance when he blinked into existence in his office. He staggered, but caught himself before he could fall. The world felt… different here.
Out of everything Talbot had discovered, Multiversal travel was his least considered. He’d been too cowardly to experiment with anything but the Space, Gravity, and Velocity Seals, so this experience was new to him. Naturally, as any scientist does when faced with something unfamiliar, he started taking notes.
Effects of Time/Universe Traversal:
–Slight nausea. Somewhat noticeable. Temporary?
–World overall feels discordant. Silence sounds different than back home. My tinnitus is in another key. Feels like I don’t belong.
–Different frequency hard-coded into every reality?
Before he could assemble an entire thesis on the underlying resonance within the multiverse, he realized with a start that he had to get out of here. Talc and WIllis were likely following him, and even if they weren’t, there were copies of them in this dimension.
Talbot had willed himself about 10 minutes back in time, and it seemed like that’d worked. His Masterwork was complete and the desk and tarp were off to the side. The trio were likely downstairs in the lobby, where Past-Talbot was thinking over the pros and cons of their offer. At least, he thought so. Time travel seemed to create a splintering reality, one that maintained consistency with his original up until the point where he showed up. There were plenty of unfamiliar worlds out there, but the Seal of Time created one quite familiar. Right now Past-Talbot-
Past-Talbot doesn’t sound right. Pretty soon it’ll be my present, then my future. How about Talbot-2?
After settling upon a name to call his double, Talbot exited his office and left through the door that led to the fire escape, in too much of a hurry to close it. He scrambled down the stairs, knocked the latch off the ladder, climbed to the ground, popped open the bathroom window, and climbed inside. Right as he got his arms through, the door opened.
Talbot-2 walked in, then stopped short as he saw himself dangling halfway through the window. Talbot put a finger to his lips, and indicated Willis-2 with his eyes. Talbot-2 silently shut the door, locking Willis-2 outside.
Talbot-2 opened his mouth to speak, but barely got out one word. “What-”
“I’m you, from the future. Well, not from your future, but from a future.”
Talbot-2’s confused expression was replaced with excitement. “So the Time Seal Worked?! Fantastic! What’s it like?!”
“I’d tell you all about it, but I’m currently stuck in a bathroom window and being hunted down by two government agents. Although I don’t actually know if they work for the government…”
Talbot-2 pulled him through the window into the bathroom. “Sorry.”
Once he was in, Talbot glanced at the door behind Talbot-2.
“Okay. Here’s the thing. Some version of Talc and Willis will be here any minute. Whether mine followed me from the future or not, yours will catch on soon. We need to get out of here, and get the Masterwork to somebody else.”
“Wait, which Talc and Willis will show up?”
“One of them… or both of them. It doesn’t really matter! Do we know anybody we can send our notes to?”
Talbot-2 considered it. “Davis?”
Talbot frowned, and opened his notebook to an early page.
Dr. Wilson Davis
–Spineless fool. He calls himself a chemist, but refuses to venture outside the conventions of the industry. No true scientist works a cushy chemical production job! We journey! We endeavor!
Talbot shook his head. “He’d never publish something like this. If they tracked him down, he’d probably take their oppressive offer.”
“Johnson?”
Dr Monica Johnson
—Chemist and conspiracy nut. Super gullible, but generally a good person.
“She’ll believe anything.” Talbot said. “...Which is actually probably a good thing in this case. If she thinks it’s real, she’ll distribute it, and she’s earnest enough to leave my- our name on it.”
Talbot-2 nodded. “Sounds like a plan. Actually, it sounds like an idea, not a plan. What is our plan?”
Talbot thought for several seconds. “Here’s what we do. You pretend to accept their offer, and do whatever they tell you. If all else fails, you’ll get a cushy job working for the government. Meanwhile, I get this,” Talbot indicated his notebook. “To Johnson, and then…” He paused.
Someone knocked on the door.
“And then?” Talbot-2 prompted in a whisper, glancing behind him.
“Then… I’ll figure something out.”
Talbot-2 nodded. “Alright. Are we ready to go?”
“I think so.” Talbot replied.
Talbot slipped out of the window, and Talbot-2 opened the door to greet Willis-2.
The man peered around him. “Who were you talking to in there?”
Talbot-2 shrugged. “Myself. You know, crazy scientist stuff.”
Talbot dropped to the ground, then produced his sheet of Seals. He picked out one specific design, a circle bisected by a thin line. On one side of the line, a stylized forest thrived, and on the other a pictographic city loomed. Talbot ripped the Seal of Space from his paper and stuck it in his mouth, once again disappearing with a pop.
Talc and Willis appeared in Talbot-2’s workroom, and quickly exited. Both spun in the hallway outside, and both spotted the wide-open door to the fire escape. They both moved down the rickety metal construction and found themselves in an alley behind the building.
“See that?” Talc pointed at the window.
“Yeah. Did he go in through it?” Willis asked.
“Of course. But if he used the Seal of Time to try to come back and alert himself, I’m guessing he came through here to talk to him…self, but he couldn’t have left. The only point at which he was in the bathroom, you were right outside. He popped in, popped out, popped another Seal.”
“Is there any guarantee that he came back to alert himself? He could’ve gone to any point in time.”
“I know his type. The out-there intellectual. He’s been burned by everyone but himself. He’ll only trust himself. And if he came to himself before we’d arrived, he wouldn’t believe him.”
“Sorry, who wouldn’t believe him?”
“Him! Aren’t you-” Talc took a moment to consider the context. “You know what, nevermind. The point is that this reality’s Talbot is now in league with our Talbot, and that’s not good.”
“What do we do?”
“Well firstly, we need to cut it down to one Talbot. Two is too many to deal with.” Talc pushed on his earpiece, then spoke. “Hello? Can you hear me, Talc?” There was silence, until something dawned on him. “Ah, dammit. I can’t call my own earpiece.” He adjusted something on his earpiece. “Willis! Do you copy?” Willis heard Talc both from right next to him and through his earpiece. He didn’t hear the reply, but his earpiece buzzed as its exact copy broadcast something. Willis took his earpiece out and squinted at it, curious about the exact Multiversal properties that bonded it to its clone.
“Yes, this is Talc. But not your Talc. Listen, Talbot ran off to this dimension, and we believe he’s working with your Talbot. We need to meet up, then dispose of the dupe.”
Talc listened for a response, and Willis’s earpiece vibrated as his double presumably replied.
Talc turned to Willis. “Alright. They’ll meet us back in Talbot’s office. There we can get rid of the redundant one and track our quarry.”
Their quarry was currently depositing a large package of brown paper in a big blue mailbox.
Talbot paused as he lowered the boxy parcel. This was his life’s work, his notebook and all his scattered papers, and was the second-most important thing he owned, next to the wall that contained the Masterwork itself, which was likely being dismantled by his enemies at that very moment. This was the last 20 years of his life, and he was about to gamble it away to a crazy woman on the off-chance that his legacy might live on. Talbot wished he’d spent more time with reasonable scientists, if only to expand the pool of people he could mail his book to.
With a deep breath, Talbot released the book, wincing at the gentle ‘paff’ sound it made when it fell onto the envelopes at the bottom of the box.
His job complete, Talbot slipped the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and disappeared into the afternoon.
Guns are inelegant, Talc told his subordinate often. They’re loud, messy. Tools of thugs and soldiers, not agents of a higher purpose.
But there’s a downside to not carrying a gun, Willis countered silently. The difference between shooting a person and being forced to kill them more intimately is palpable, and not often a positive.
Willis considered this as Talbot-2 stopped struggling and finally went limp in his arms. Willis released the garotte from around the man’s throat, then lowered him to the floor of the office.
An irritated sigh came from behind him. Willis turned to see Talc shaking his head and walking toward him.
“No, you need to finish the job.” The man said. He kneeled, took Talbot-2’s forehead in one hand, his chin in the other, then jerked his head to the side, snapping his neck.
“If you stop garrotting when he goes limp, he’s just unconscious.” The other Talc, Talc-2, stated.
Willis nodded, numbly. He didn’t really hear the man.
“I know this is hard,” Talc said, shifting into a gentler tone, “But this is all for the good of humanity. If we let these ideas run wild, we’d all be dead.”
“Worse than dead.” Talc-2 added helpfully. “Our very essences would be consumed by dark beings from beyond our world.”
Willis nodded again. He’d heard it all before. So why did he still find it so hard to hurt people?
“So where’s the other one?” Willis-2 asked, seemingly unaware of his double’s predicament.
“That’s the big question, isn’t it.” Talc-2 mused, “However, before we can ponder it, first things first. We need to get a CC team in here to handle that wall.”
All four men were familiar with the APH Cognito Containment Teams, mysterious individuals in surgical masks that took away artifacts of forbidden knowledge to be stored or disposed of.
Talc-2 clicked his earpiece, then said a series of numbers and codes that were unintelligible to either Willis. He finished by saying, “Please send a Class-4 CC team. Over.”
He turned to the others. “They’re on their way. We need to secure Talbot’s place of residence.”
“Do we know that’s where he’ll go next?” Willis-2 asked.
“Not necessarily,” Talc-1 responded, “But it’s quite likely he’ll at least stop there to retrieve personal effects before going somewhere else.”
Both Willises nodded, almost in sync. The logic made sense. They would lock down Talbot’s house first.
All was silent in the small house several miles outside of town that Talbot called his abode. Then frantic footsteps sounded from outside, as someone ran up the footpath leading to the front door. Then, a faint scratching as Talbot scrambled to fit his key into the lock. A quiet clacking came next, as Talbot’s cat descended his cat-tree and approached the door to see what was happening.
Talbot swung the door open and gently pushed the cat out of his way with his foot.
“Sorry Ozzy,” he muttered.
He produced his debit card and snapped it in half, having extracted all the money from his account before arriving here. He pulled several thousand dollars from his pockets and shoved them in his wallet, his backpack, the pocket on the inside of his jacket, and his shoes.
He grabbed a spare toothbrush and tube of toothpaste from the master bathroom, shoving them into the backpack as well. He was going on the run, for god knows how long.
He paused as his eyes fell on his set of keys. He wouldn’t be taking his car or his house, so they’d likely not be necessary.
But I might as well just in case. Talbot grabbed the jangling key ring and slipped it into the inside pocket of his pants.
His cat mewed at his feet. After a moment’s hesitation, he grabbed his carrier and bowl, both monogrammed with a matching ‘Ozymandius’.
He knew bringing Ozzy was objectively a bad choice. It was impractical and stupid. The cat was loud, and would slow him down. But Talbot couldn’t bear leaving his baby here to be subjected to whatever evil ideas Talc and Willis had in mind.
Talbot coaxed Ozzy into his crate, then picked up the cat and donned his backpack. He took one last look around his house before he opened the front door and was immediately grabbed by both Willises, one of which held a chloroform rag over his mouth until he went limp.
Talbot awoke with a start. He glanced around, disoriented, and immediately registered that he was in some sort of interrogation room. His chair was metal, and bolted to the floor. Before him was a table, and above that table a blinding light mounted on the ceiling shone directly into his eyes. On the wall across from him, very much breaking the theme, was a ‘Hang in there!’ poster and a wall-mounted hand sanitizer dispenser.
Talbot tried to stand, only to find that his wrists and ankles were strapped into the chair. He strained against the bonds, cursing as the straps held strong.
He thought he heard faint snickering.
He turned to glare at the mirror to his right. “What are you planning to do to me?!”
Silence.
“What are you planning to do to my cat?!?”
More silence.
The Talcs and the Willi were standing behind the one-way mirror on Talbot’s left, looking at the back of his head as he shouted at no one. Talc looked mildly amused at Talbot’s complete misunderstanding of the room’s orientation.
Willis-2 glanced at Talc-2, who shrugged and motioned for Talc-1 to enter the larger room. Talc-1 did as asked.
The door at the front of the room opened, and Talc stepped out. He took a seat across from Talbot, and cleared his throat.
“First off, the most important thing. Your cat will be well-cared for, no matter the outcome of this conversation. Great name, by the way.”
Talbot refused to thank him for the compliment.
Talc cleared his throat, and there was a long silence.
“What about my first question?” Talbot asked, his voice trembling.
Talc sighed, then reached below the table.
Several seconds later, he came back up, notably with some difficulty. He slammed Talbot’s notebook down on the table. Next to it, he laid the sheet of seals Talbot had used to traverse space and time.
Talbot was stricken. “How did you-!?”
“Find this? Simple deduction. I’m frankly insulted that you didn’t consider that we’ve been tailing everyone you know for months. Johnson was the only person you could send this to.”
“What did you do to her?!”
“Nothing! We’re not the bad guys here, Talbot. We pulled the package from her porch before she ever got involved. We’d never hurt anyone.”
“Then where am I?” Talbot spat, then rephrased. “I mean… where is the version of me from here? Wait, are you from here or there?”
“I’m from there, assuming you mean your original reality. And Talbot-2 is fine. He’s in the next room.”
Willis winced behind the mirror.
“You never actually answered my question.” Talbot said quietly.
Talc pursed his lips regrettably.
“Well… here’s the thing, Talbot. What I’d like to do is offer you a chance to redeem yourself. I’d like to let you join the APH and help us protect humanity. But you’ve made it clear that that’s not what you want, and if we let you into our fold now, we’d forever be looking over our shoulders, wondering whose side you were truly on. And we can’t just let you go, no no. Your theories would largely be regarded as crackpot, but there are ways to prove these things, and you would certainly find them.”
Talbot swallowed. “Couldn’t you just… you know… erase my memory?”
Talc stifled a laugh. “Unfortunately, this is not Men In Black. Actions have consequences. There are no take-backs. And I’m sorry, Talbot, but this is it for you.” Talc stood, turned on his heel, and left.
“Why the hell’d you wake him up just to tell him that?” Willis muttered behind the glass.
“Hey, wait!” Talbot screamed at him as he departed, but there was no response.
Talbot tried to stand again, but slammed back into his chair as the bonds held.
Willis entered a few minutes later, holding a syringe. He winced at the sight before him. Talbot was hunched over, resting his head on the table. His shoulders were bobbing as though he was sobbing quietly.
Willis approached Talbot and tightened the strap on his right wrist. He moved around him and reached for his left hand, only to see that the strap had been sawed apart, and Talbot’s hand was free.
Willis grabbed his elbow, but Talbot struggled against the man’s grasp. The scientist was trying to keep it firmly on the table under his face.
Frustrated, Willis grabbed Talbot’s head and lifted it back, so he was sitting up straight.
As he beheld Talbot’s face, Willis felt a bolt of fear lance through him. The man was smiling, but it was not a happy smile.
It was the smile of a trapped animal that knew it would take a limb before it went down. With his eyes, Talbot indicated downwards. Willis slowly lowered his vision to the stainless steel tabletop. In Talbot’s hand was a housekey, the teeth worn down from sawing through the leather strap and scratching a symbol into the table. Right under his hand, the surface was pockmarked with the Seal of the Fifth Dimension.
Willis lunged for Talbot’s wrist, but it was too late. The alchemist brought the key across the symbol, carving another scratch to break the Seal and the boundaries between their reality and one far darker. Neither man had time to scream.
Talbot felt himself slip free of the chair, and out of the leather strap around his wrist.
Willis’s grip loosened, and it felt like he was flung across whatever intermediary pathway connected the fourth and fifth dimensions.
Part Two posted promptly!
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2023.05.29 12:40 boopadoop_05 Well this is just another thing to add the list of evidence
I'm only just understanding what was actually going on with an interaction I had last month.
So I'm just in my work place (local newsagents) and a guy walks in asking to pay his papers. I was about 5 hours into my shift and was starting to get kinda tired, so when he pulls out his phone and proceeds to stand there for ages looking for his number I'm obviously kinda annoyed.
I eventually get to telling him his amount and he just stared at me and says 'please' without anything in his hands or gesturing. I ask how he wants to pay and he says 'Please.' I was honestly just confused and wanted to sit down by that point.
After about the 5th time of this he finally said 'card', so he paid and left and I thought that was the end of that.
2 weeks later my boss just mentions to try and have some manners, because my neighbour had come in complaining about how he never gets any manners.
My boss talking to me was 3 weeks ago... I've only just realised he was staring at me saying 'please' to try and correct my manners, not just lagging out and asking to pay with card.
It honestly was messing with me because normally my instinct is to be extremely polite as to get out of situations... except when I'm annoyed.
Either way, it's yet another thing to add to the list when I finally get my assessment in two years time, I have a feeling its gonna be long by the time I get there 😅.
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2023.05.29 12:32 arionchen Can someone help me to understand this lyrics, english is not my first language.
Cold Turkey (feat. Capital D, Mr. Greenweedz)
there are the lyrics:
Ay yo Greenweeds.
What up though Cap.
They say one a day keeps the doctor away.
I know word, I heard that saying.
Nah I feel like I need to like just chill with it, You know what im sayin?
But you know you feel you gon do that then you gon cold turkey.
Well then word, you know what in saying, keep it fresh.
Yo, gimme a slice of cold turkey but make it hilau,
The poisonus cat dad be posing his foul.
Loaddetis and low preservence then silau,
I cleaned up my diet plus my hole life style
Give me a lead, slice of the ice cold turkey
Organic
The corner store Grosa cant stand it
Chill with the hand spam or watcha-ma-call-its
Snicker at the corner even be an alcoholic
Wearin cold turkey on drinking the wild turkey
No more pork erk and jerk a beef jerky
Now Cap catching mad cow disease Is like the D
Listening to magaw please
Yo for what
Rubuslovessluts since smabuff
For what
They buildin′ scuttlebuff for babaf
For what
They say they makin' money to burn
Its true
They burn from the money they earn
Rab it in they play with fire I had to retire aspire to a power thats higher mire vire man its engineered to make me slay for whats set
Gradually grow a custom to the ransom sent
A bacon and a backroom yeah we′re on the steps
Weed on the fingertips
Jenessh sweps on the breath
Young bubbas gettin' used to the odor
The streets may be cold but my turkey is colder
You and this is what i came up pause bos porks scares and women and makeup
I say wells eat kale and red curry
Tachi flows slos snails and dale curry
At the bouncers patted me down to search me (what'd they find?) all they found blunt butts cutts of cold turkey.
G dubs I leave love where the haters found and sercumscribe the world that we make go round, leave alone and met them roam like a couple bold soldiers
So maybe when im gone we made a couple more colder
Like ice age its nice stages nuts got slugged showin′ they butts in bright cages
Comin′ off the rhyme writer, cheif editor or author, these flys naggets in mothra
Keep the periododicals, articles, and personals Certainly you see I started somewhat remarkable to rhyme with the hunnies and uglys thats rasional playin mad D and im down with the Capital (cold turkey)
Have mercy on the goofies and hams they like respect and gettin' checked by the coofie in town, and cruelsmalis footcalisis of course longcat listen rocket the break of dawn incredible
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2023.05.29 12:32 alexpolishman The Game-Changing Impact of 7Search PPC Advertising on Pharma Marketing
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2023.05.29 12:12 TotalCards Quintessential Quintuplets, Wild Survivors and Street Fighter 6 all drop this week! Which will you be picking up!? Let us know in the comments!
2023.05.29 12:07 HolyWhollyHoley Wild Unknown cards on deck ⛵ COMMENT a watery emoji & basic query details 🛁 DO NOT DM or ask about anyone except yourself!🛶 Tarot for insight into how to pursue our best lives and direct current energies is my thing. NO timing/prediction or y/n.
Grabbed some waxing moon spreads online to practice with. If your commented query matches one of the spread intentions I'll DM you sometime today.
- Tarot for insight into how to pursue our best lives and manage current energy flows. Tarot not psychic, yeah?!
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2023.05.29 12:01 AutoModerator Daily News Feed May 29, 2023
2023.05.29 11:58 The100toZeRo Are voicelines weighing LoR down really THAT much?
I have seen a couple of threats about the missing voicelines of many followers in the recent releases and the only reason i saw everywhere is "Missing Budget".
I will prephase this by saying i obviously do not work for riot or any company that operates in the gaming genre, so maybe this is more of a way to get a selective perspective about Voice acting in card games. But a few things I wondered: Riot is not a no-name company and if I was a fan of the game, i would GLADLY lend my voice. Do voiceactors just not like the game? Or is every VA that likes the game SO EXPENSIVE, that riot was unable to find a middle ground? I would gladly trade a few cards if the remaining ones get atleast ANY voicelines. We all know the old rule: Gameplay is king. But in my opinion, cutting what made Runeterra stand out from other games is a step in the wrong direction. It makes the new cards so much less memorable and makes it much less fun to play with. Like i feel myself ACTIVELY loosing interest in the game, because the cards feel so lifeless. Are VAs REALLY the best way to cut costs? Like, is there really NO OTHER way? I wonder what the costs are between designing X more cards, or get 1 VA to speak 3 voice lines. Where does it break even? Are ressources being funneled to places we cant see?
Lastly, in regards to monetization, i wonder what their plan is. We all know the battle pass works, but what about the rest? Skins seem to be their main focus, but i feel until we reach a critical mass of those, it wont quite cover all the costs (as we see). Do guardians, boards and cardbacks have ANY chance to get more attention and get more in the spotlight? Or are they not interesting enough?
As mentioned above, this is not supposed be a critique against the LoR Team or any of the parties that work on the game, but instead is supposed to provide a more clear picture on WHY the game we all love so much is going in a direction many players do not agree with.
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2023.05.29 11:18 deeptechsharing VA – Defected New House Music May 26th, 2023
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