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i had a parasocial relationship with a sort of niche online celebrity, which I will call J. I had found j in a very vulnerable time in my life. I was about 3 months deep in a severe and traumatizing 6 month long dp/dr episode where I was staying up every other day, and the days that I did sleep I was getting at most 4-5 hours.
their videos made me feel a lot less alone. I was in 9th grade at the time and my parents believed that I was lying or exaggerating the way I was feeling (I also had a trigger at school that would make my dp/dr worse) and they made me feel like a spoiled brat when I would beg them not to make me go to school or for them to please give me some time to figure out what the hell was happening to me and to let me process what I experienced.
I would end up going to school crying because I felt even more alone when I was there because everyone felt like sort of holograms and everything felt so flat and fragile, like my own existence could cave in on itself. I had no friends because no one felt real. I would listen to their videos while I was at school because they seemed like they were the only one that could understand what the hell I was experiencing.
and what I think made the parasocial relationship worse is the fact that I started to get better right as they started to "get better". it was honestly a whole lot of weird coincidences where my mental health seemed to sort of lined up with theirs for a while.
well, anyways, I realized how attached I got to this person and I ended up cutting off all media consumption, but now I've noticed that I cannot watch anything without feeling deep dread and uncomfortableness about accidentally forming another parasocial relationship. I still think about J everyday even though I haven't even been on their accounts or seen what they've posted in ~4 months, and I really wish I would stop.

I'm currently running Tyranny of Dragons and have changed quite a few things about it. Right now the party has been captured by the Cult of the Dragon during the Dragon hatchery chapter (chapter 3 I think) and is about to have a ritual preformed on them by my homebrew version of the Red Wizards of Thay (called The Black Death in my homebrew world. They are a Plague doctor themed wizard organization. They do bad things)
This ritual involves chanting, dancing, stabbing the PCs through the heart, killing Dragon babies, mixing all their blood in a pool and forcing it back into the PCs all while the ritual master and the 50+ other evil wizards sing "The Hu's" Wolf Totem. (Give it a listen if you're not familiar. You wont regret)
Anyway at the end of this ritual the blue Dragon who was at greenest bursts in looking for his mate (she was being held prisoner. The Cult was forcing the blue Dragon to do their bidding under threat of harm to his mate. The mate potentially birthed some of the dragons used in the ritual. Unwillingly) As the PCs lose consciousness they see the Dragon fucking shit up.
The ritual was actually a test run. This was the first time the wizards got it right and if everything had gone according to plan then they would have simply killed the PCs once they achieved success. However the Dragon (tipped off by Bahamut, who the PC have met but don't yet realize because he was shapeshifted) ruined these plans. So the PCs will awake with some extra powers based on whatever color Dragon they now share blood with! (Determined by rolling a d6, Black 1, white 2, green 3, blue 4, red 5, free choice 6)
I need advice on the powers I want to give to my players. The party will be level 6 when they get this and I want them to be a little OP as I like my PCs to feel pretty badass. (I like anime and main characters need to be strong. It also let's me punish them more in the long run lol) so let me know what you think about this...
DRAGON SOUL-
The dragon blood coursing through your veins gives you dragon like qualities. Your eyes change color to match the color of the dragon you share blood with. Your pupils become reptilian. Your skin becomes rough and slightly scaly everywhere except your face, palms, and soles of your feet. You grow claws and your teeth become sharp. You also gain the following traits.
-Blindsight out to a radius of 10 ft.
-Resistance to damage based on the type of dragon you share blood with.
-You gain a breath weapon that does 7d6 damage of the type of dragon you share blood with. It recharges on a short rest and you decide weather it's a 15 foot cone or a 30 foot line. Target must make a DC 14 DEX save, half damage on success.
-You gain Darkvision out to 60 ft (120 ft if you already have Darkvision)

• You gain claws that do 1d6 damage and have the finesse property.

DRAGON FORM-
As a bonus action you can enter your Dragon Form. Your body evolves to resemble the Dragon you share blood with. Your become covered in scales that match your dragons color. You grow 50% bigger (your size does not change) and wings erupt from your back. Your head also grows horns and changes shape to resemble a dragon. While evolved this way you gain the following benefits (replacing the dragon Soul benefits where applicable)
-You gain a 60 ft fly speed
-Immunity to damage based on the type of dragon you share blood with.

• Your breath weapon now does 16d6 damage, has a DC of 16 and recharges on a roll of 6 on a d6 (rolled at start of turn). Also the range is doubled. (30 ft cone, 60 ft line)

-Boost any one skill by 4 (you can boost a skill over 20 with this trait)

• You gain a bite attack that does 1d8 piercing damage and has the finesse property.
  
• You gain +1d6 damage (based on the Dragon you share blood with) to all attack and spell damage rolls (excluding Breath weapon)
  

Your Dragon Form lasts for 1 minute. When you end your dragon form roll a d12. The number you roll is the number of days you must wait before using this ability again. If you use this ability again before then, roll a d6 on activation. The number you roll is the number of levels of exhaustion you take when it ends.
And that's it! I plan on taking the PCs to at least level 17 so they get to experience that sweet end game bliss. Let me know if you think I should buff or nerf. And if you have any suggestions they are certainly welcome!

Hooooly dooly.
I've been on the Mirena IUD for just shy of 3 years now, and my period is starting to return. I noticed I've been getting incredibly "moody" recently and couldn't work out why - until I remembered that periods alter your mood. I had completely forgotten this since prior to my IUD, I was on the pill since early teenhood and would usually skip my periods.
And man! Is it usually this bad? What in the flying fuck. For reference, I also have ASD so I feel like that is changing how my period mood swings behave, but I haven't had violent (to self) meltdowns like this since I was a teenager. Screaming, crying, hitting, the whole nine yards. What On Earth. Does it get this bad for you guys too? I would like to revoke owning a uterus, thanks.
I spoke to my GP and he told me I could consider early replacement of my IUD, or go onto the pill and take it as needed? (Is that a thing?). Anyways. I'm coming off the tail end of my period now and desperately need to decide what I want to do before my next period starts because I literally feel insane lol.

Hi everyone, I found out a few weeks ago from my manager that 'there is no room in the budget next year for your role' and ever since I have just been waiting around for them to make me redundant, as when I asked when it would happen he said 'I think you can guess' which I assume to mean before the end of financial year on 30 June. As he mentioned this by taking me to coffee after I was asking awkward questions about why I wasn't included in a certain training course, and there was no HR present, and now I am left in a sort of limbo, feeling very depressed, do I have any recourse regarding the way in which it was communicated to me, can I reasonably be expected to perform at full capacity with this hanging over my head, what can I do to make sure I get the maximum amount of money from this? I am in Australia.
What would you do to get the most out of the situation?
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Ok, so my house has 4 PVC clean outs--one in the front yard right next to the street, then 3 in the backyard. I got curious today and opened them all up and shined a flashlight inside. The one in the front yard seems fine (meaning I could see to the "T" and there was nothing crazy going on). However... The 3 in my backyard did not seem fine. The first I opened up looked like it had some kind of fine roots or a plant inside at the bottom, then the second and third had earthworms at the bottom and, I'm guessing, dirt. Also, all of these are deep. they're not like a foot or two below ground. They run pretty damn deep down from what I could see.
Since I bought this house 9 months ago I've had zero sewer backup issues whatsoever, knock on wood, but this is scaring me. The thing is, my gutters drain into the ground, so these 3 clean outs in the backyard might be where the gutters are draining. And if that's the case, all the dirt and crap from the gutters is going right into these pipes, which is why there's stuff inside then, right? I'm also not sure if these pipes are linked to the main one in the front of the house.
Here are some pics showing where these clean outs and my gutters are:
The 3 clean outs in my backyard: https://i.imgur.com/7OX6ZXr.jpg
Gutter--back of house on right side: https://i.imgur.com/9gYptn7.jpg
Gutter--front of house on left side: https://i.imgur.com/6c1IUhz.jpg
The house is 12 years old if that matters.
Should I get a plumber to scope my sewer ASAP or what?

Hi everyone!
I've been writing (whether it be short stories, for roleplays, or otherwise) for a little under a decade. I developed a love for roleplaying when I was thirteen, my first exposure being in a group roleplay with some of my friends from school. Since then, I've been a fairly active roleplayer, writing everything from romance, slice of life, angst, drama.. pretty much anything you can think of. I've written for tons of different plots, played a variety of different characters, and written in many different styles.
I do have an idea or two floating around in my head (and by that I mean plot elements or characters, not necessarily entire plots) but my favorite thing to do is exchange plot/setting/character ideas back and forth with my partner and coming up with something new and unique to us. I find that combining my ideas with that of my partner often creates the best and most entertaining stories. However, I'm 100% down to give any plots you may have a look; there are very few things I won't try at least once.
For the roleplaying specifics: I prefer to write in third person, but I do fairly well writing in first person too. I consider myself to be fairly literate; I use proper grammar and punctuation (though I don't always use the Oxford comma) and write responses at least 5-6 complete sentences long, usually longer. Proper spelling/grammapunctuation isn't an absolute necessity for me, but it is a preference. Really the only things I require in a partner are responses that leave me plenty to work with, consistency, and open communication. I realize that everyone has lives outside of Reddit, but a heads-up if you're going to be away would be much appreciated. I will extend the same courtesy to you.
I prefer to use Discord for roleplaying, but I will use Reddit chat, Google Docs, Telegram, WhatsApp, etc. as well. Though you should keep in mind that I'm most active on Discord, so that's the best place to reach me if you prefer quicker responses. I do tend to be fairly responsive, and you can usually expect a message back almost immediately if I'm not busy or sleeping.
Just a couple more things:
I don't like (most) fantasy roleplays (this includes roleplays that take place in medieval times). Some are okay, but I prefer things to be fairly realistic and modern in the plots I write for. That mainly pertains to non-human characters, but I’m usually not into magic and other “fantastical” things, either. I have a hard time stretching my imagination when it comes to things outside of conceivable reality, unfortunately. And, I tend to stay away from fandom roleplays, because the ones I'm in are pretty niche, and I'm not active in the most popular ones, meaning that I'm not familiar with the source material and likely wouldn't be able to write for it the way you'd like me to. Other than that, I'm open to almost anything.
Thank you for reading! I can’t wait to see what we can come up with together <3

You,
I'm not going to say that I know your pain, because I do not. I can't even imagine what you must be going through. When I try to imagine, my mind recoils in horror and dispair and refuses to go further. If there was something, anything, that I could do or say that would help in any way, I would say it and do it in a heartbeat... but there is nothing. There is no fixing it, and I can't be the person to help you through it (that's a job for a professional).
You already have pelnty of toughts and prayers from all your other coworkers. Hands on mouths, gasping "how awful" and "what a tragedy", they all hop on the misery bandwagon, wanting to be seen doing something. Emails carrying your pain laid out for everyone to see, zipping around the desks of strangers.. I shall not approach you about this, I'm not looking for your thanks. We are barely aquaintances, I'm sure my personal condolences would bring you very little comfort.
But my heart still breaks for you all the same.
May you find peace, if only for a moment
Me

In skyline I got used to using different drivers when things go wrong. I'm pulling my hair over vulkan errors over years of dolphin versions at least two years back as far as I tried. Anyway did anyone port the skyline driver selection to any other emus yet? My phone can't really run switch and btw Nintendo pre <2017 is still great... If it works. I really want a smooth rendering and can't stand Eve thinking about open graphics language. Should just be forgotten
Anyway so I never even knew how to change my driver in the phone. Skyline magically use a completely different driver. Amazing. Anyway I m getting this tired old vulkan draw command failure message it used to be only wind waker but now it's mario galaxy also. So all the flagship are broken in vulkan
Since I already exploded my brain over testing ten different APK running back years. The master branch at ten points even before the Adreno reset change whatever that is. We are all trying right. Everything is half broken all the time
So is anything interested. And btw some fork probably ported the GPU driver setting. Impossible to get any idea what's hiding in all the dolphin forks. Gold mine probably. ..
Problems solving should include testing ten different emu versions AND ten different driver version. Now I'm only using my system driver in dolphin while I have ten drivers in skyline
My Adreno is 600 something 620 or 612 can never remember. 695. I used to have 520 in 660 I think
TLDR half the games all Nintendo games give vulkan draw command failed and no graphics at all. Tried thousands versions since the first by Henrik 2003 just kidding

For context: my friend (16M) has depression, has tried killing himself once and is currently frequently harming himself.
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What can I do exactly, he admitted that he bought razors on discord, which he quickly deleted and I had to push it because I don't want to let that happen.
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When I said he shouldn't do that, he replied "If i even dont eant to cut myself cuz if mental illness i could cut myself cuz i love the taste of blood and im a masochist"
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It's obviously really unhealthy and I can't just do nothing about it but it's like talking to a rock, he doesn't think it's a bad thing. I tried speaking in his own words, saying the pleasure is only temporary, but the scars are here forever, that it could get out of control really quickly, etc ...
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He currently only sees his therapist once every few months.
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Not only that, but I don't really feel confortable talking to him knowing what he does to himself, I do not like imagining letting your own blood leave your body.
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Please, I need advice on what to do.

Resolve is not launching no matter what I do. I've tried restarting, installing studio drivers, and reinstalling, and nothing has worked.
Something that may be of note is that when it asked me to restart after I installed it I did not restart immediately and tried opening it anyways.
Here are the logs (My specs are in the logs):
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Ok, I admit I downloaded a cracked game, we have all done it once in a while. But after I finished it and restarted my computer, a notification popped up saying that Security Centre service is turned off, and that it can’t be turned on. So I went into settings and sure enough, the Windows Security was blank, and I could not turn on Virus threat protection. And then I went into the run command and typed went into the services app, and could not see Security Centre at all, it was completely missing. What do I do, is there a fix?

I have got a new pc, the gpu is a nvidia 3060 ti and the cpu ryzen 9 5900x. I have jept my old monitor, lenovo legion y25-25, which worked great on my old pc, other than that and the mouse and keyboard everything is new, ssd, power source(650w), etc. Everything works fine but while playing some games (battlefield 1 and 5, batman arkham city, ac Valhalla) the screen goes black for a few seconds and then comes back to normal. Sometimes the screen turns black every 5 seconds other times while in menus and in the case of batman the screen is always black. While the screen is balck I can still hear the game and input from keyboard and mouse goes into the game and is read. On hoi4 and CS:GO I don't have this problem. I have tried to reinstall the nvidia drive and some other things yt has recommended me, but these don't work. What should I do?

As the title states I am looking for 2 more players to join an existing campaign I am running. We have only completed 2 sessions so far so you will not be missing much context. Currently we already have an Aasimar Twilight Cleric, a Half Elf Lore Bard, and a Tiefling FighteBarbarian multiclass. We play from 7pm EST on Sunday to 10pm EST though we will sometimes go longer (15-20 minutes). Please only apply if you are confident this time slot works for you and will for the foreseeable future, we will not be changing times as we add new players. Below the line is the original post I used to recruit the 3 existing players, please read through it to make sure you are a good fit for the game.
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This post will not be like other posts because this campaign will not be like other campaigns. I am looking for a very particular kind of player so many of you will read through this post and find that the campaign will not suit you, so please read through everything carefully and make sure you are ready to commit to this experience. The post will not include any details about the story of the campaign, this is purely to find a group of players that are compatible with each other, the campaign, and myself. The following is what I am looking for and why.
Unfortunately I suffer from various mental health issues and I’m mentioning it now because it will almost certainly have an impact on the game, I may have to step away from the game at points in order to take care of myself, of course as I ask my players to be respectful of this I extend the courtesy both ways and if you ever find yourself needing a break from the game it will not be a problem.
I will be accepting applications from all types of people, if you are going to be in my game you have to be welcoming to all, being crass and swearing are both absolutely fine but I will not accept any amount of intolerance. We are all adults and are bound to come across topics that we disagree on so I ask that you handle what you say with tact and be ready to hear each other out no matter what. Oftentimes disagreements can be avoided with thoughtful discussion of the subject.
I am specifically looking for the types of players who enjoy taking thorough notes and seeking out lore and plot relevant details dropped throughout the story. My number one expectation from my players is engagement so I absolutely love players who go above and beyond to feel at home in the world and learn more about it and the characters who inhabit it. If you are looking for a casual, beer and pretzels style game this is not the post for you.
There are some content warnings for the campaign. It's 18+ and will discuss topics like addiction, abuse, hallucinations, and mental illness. There will be graphic descriptions of violence and elements of horror. I will be thoughtful when using themes like this and it will not be the main focus of the campaign. The campaign will be very serious in tone and I expect players to match that tone as we play. Joke characters have no place here. You are welcome to play a character that copes using comedy or has other relevant comedic aspects as part of their nature.
You must be experienced with 5e. I ask my players to be ready for challenging combat and staying in character when discussing certain aspects of the game. In order to keep these things at a reasonable pace I expect you to have a fairly high level of experience so that we can minimize moments that take us out of the game or slow down the pace unnecessarily.
I am quite restrictive with homebrew as I believe flavor and small mechanical tweaks can accomplish what most people are seeking from homebrew and that allows me to better control the balance. That being said I am quite open to allowing homebrew content created by Matt Mercer as I have personally playtested quite a bit of it.
I don’t restrict anyone on class choice in terms of party composition, I think the system allows for a massive amount of flexibility but I do ask that your character comes with a clear identity. The best kinds of D&D characters have a clear focus and distinguishing factors, and again the game is flexible enough that a party full of clerics could be incredibly diverse. I also ask that my players optimize their builds, combat will be demanding so your character should be prepared accordingly. That does not mean you have to minmax but the optimization of your character should be one of the many factors during character creation.
I plan for the game to start in about 2 weeks from choosing the group, a week for session 0 and then the first session. This is subject to change. The game will end up being either Saturday or Sunday night starting around 7pm EST.
The ratio of combat and RP depends entirely on the party so if you are looking for a game that is predominantly one of the two instead of an even mix this is not the game for you, most groups I've had tend to lean a bit on the RP side.
The game will have a linear story presented to you but you are open to act as you like. If you choose to ignore or decline a plot point that is totally fine, I never intend to force you into anything unless there is a character attempting to force you into something. (e.g You are wanted criminals, Paladins throwing you in jail is bound to happen, I would not consider that railroading)
The plan is to create in depth characters who bond and journey through the world weaving a tale. This means I'm a bit on the stricter side of metagaming, your character’s stats and abilities should be communicated through RP rather than through players. So instead of saying “I have 20 hit points left, can you heal me on your turn?” you could say something like “My character grunts with pain and asks “Have you got any potions left, I could really use one.”. As well as things like rolling your death saves to only the DM and your character sheets being hidden from each other. I still encourage discussion and planning outside of the game as long as it is feasible for your characters to do so in the moment, you are welcome to theorize and strategize as much as you'd like throughout the week in-between sessions but I would ask to keep it limited if you were separated or in a scenario where time is of the essence at the end of the last session.
My intention for the campaign is to tell a story, although D&D is a game, in my case it is just a storytelling tool. I intend for the campaign to be fun and enjoyable but this should not be viewed as a way to blow off steam or a casual experience. If that’s what you’re looking for I’m not judging you but I do ask that you find another game. I ask a lot of my players and most D&D players don’t enjoy the same style of campaign I do, again that is totally okay, but in this case I’m looking specifically for my style of players who are willing to commit to this experience.
Thank you for reading through everything, I know it is lengthy. If you are interested in joining please message me privately. In your message include at least the following. The more unique your message is the more likely I am to respond.
Your Discord Handle
How long you have been playing 5e
Confirm that either Saturday or Sunday from 7-10pm EST works for you (Sessions may run long occasionally)
I would recommend you read my Player Document before making a character but if you have something vague in mind feel free to include that. If you have something very specific in mind be ready to change it to better suit my world
There is plenty more I have to talk/ask about when we have a call over Discord and in Session 0 but if you’d like to ask me anything feel free. A good question could be a good way to see that we’d be a good fit.

Hey Reddit,
I (27M) find myself in a challenging situation and could really use some guidance. I've fallen in love with my best friend (27F), but unfortunately, she doesn't share the same romantic feelings towards me. It's been tough for me to accept this reality, and I'm struggling to move on. The dilemma I face now is deciding how to navigate our relationship and the impact it has on my emotional well-being.
On one hand, I can't imagine my life without her. She has been an integral part of my life for years, and the thought of cutting her out completely is incredibly painful. Our friendship means the world to me, and losing it feels like losing a piece of myself. However, on the other hand, seeing her with someone else in a romantic relationship would undoubtedly be emotionally devastating for me.
I've been grappling with the decision of whether to continue having her in my life or to distance myself to help me heal and move on. Additionally, I've thought about sharing with her the struggle I'm facing in moving on, to be open and honest about my emotions. However, I'm unsure if that would do more harm than good. I worry that it might strain our friendship or make her uncomfortable.
I genuinely care about her happiness, and I don't want to burden her with my unresolved emotions. At the same time, I'm unsure if I can maintain this friendship while suppressing my true feelings.
I'm turning to you, fellow Redditors, for advice and suggestions on how to handle this situation. Have any of you experienced something similar? What did you do, and how did it turn out? Any advice on how to navigate these complex emotions and make a decision that respects both our friendship and my emotional well-being would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your support and understanding

Welp I'm broken. My partner who I've been roleplaying with for months has just left me (BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS THEY HAD EVERY RIGHT TO) and I'm super sad about it so I've come here to try and find a replacement for my perfect partner TwT
Now what I'm actually looking for and the rp I'm looking for a partner that likes OOC talk and wants to become friends and bounce ideas off of each other that we both like and would make the rp a better rp for the both of us
For the actual roleplay it would take place within the dragon ball super universe but in an alternate universe where Goku, Vegeta and the rest of the Z Fighters don't exist (this means you can't play a canon character) but all the other CCs exist like Kami the Red Ribbon Army ect. Your oc is the sole protector of earth the only Z Fighter
My oc and rest of the plot remains a secret I will tell you about them in DMs
The password is "Legendary" if I don't see this in your first message I won't respond and if you send me "hi" or "still looking?" Or just "Legendary" don't expect a responses

I’m on the 5th day and I have had no contact with them. They do not know my city, phone number, or email only my snap and insta which I changed the usernames and deactivated. There was a pic of my face separate and 1 pic of like a small part of my d. I have heard nothing since but it is still driving me crazy. It’s always in the back of my head and it’s ruining my joy. I know it’s rare for them to leak now but I’m still worried. Any advice?

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“We’ll, she must be suicidal.” Aron said as he pointed his weapon at the figure.
“How about instead of just shooting everyone we try to take her alive, she looks important.” Cole said.
“Cole’s right.” Gram replied. “In other words, aim for non lethal.”
“Bite me! If she decides to fight she’s gonna get a fight!” Uzi said as she pointed her railgun at the figure.
“Damn right.” Aron said as he smiled.
Somehow even with a ballistic face mask on the Figure looked to roll her 2 red glowing ‘eyes’.
“I guess I’ll just hold our friend here while you guys deal with that.” V said as she also rolled her eyes.
Popping the smoke bomb, it suddenly filled the room before anyone could fire, still everyone had the same reaction of shooting into it. V with her MP5SD, Aron with his AR, Cole with his AA12 and Gram with his MP5K. Gunfire rang out throughout the hallways and casings fell onto the floor but everyone ran out of ammo and reloaded except for V who held her gun facing the ceiling while Uzi held her railgun and scanned the smoke, however strangely nothing was there. Thad meanwhile grabbed a metal pipe from the ground as he backed up behind V.
“Coward.” V said under her breath as she glanced at Thad.
“Hey! I’m not a MD ok?” Thad replied.
Silence lay upon the team as everyone wondered if whoever that figure was was dead, gone, or something else. Unfortunately they were wrong.
Emerging from the smoke the figure seemed to dive through the air and onto Aron clunking him against a wall. Firing her M45 at his chest each of the shots ricocheting off his armor and behind her with only slight dents left, and eventually running out of ammo as the M45’s slide stayed back and each gunshot was replaced by a constant clicking.
“What is it sweetheart? Didn’t bring AP rounds?” Said Aron as he smirked. Everyone else trained their weapons on the figure as she held Aron.
Annoyed, the figure tossed the M45 in the air to catch it by the barrel and pistol whipping Aron’s helmet hitting so hard it knocked the night vision off its mounting onto the floor and dented his helmet with blood staining the wound.
Aron didn’t let himself get hit without a fight as he immediately pulled a knife from his side and tried to stab the figure, however she was faster.
V rolled her eyes and was about to fire on the figure when the MD beneath her saw his chance and got up fast enough to make V unbalanced, he then slammed his cuffs on a nearby pipe hard enough to break them as he turned around and activated his blade arms. V rolled her eyes and did the same as her visor turned into an >< before she started to fight the MD.
Backflipping off Aron and reloading her handgun so fast that the fresh mag went in before the spent one hit the ground the Figure shot the AA12 out of Cole’s hands before he fired and the MP5K out of Gram’s and as each of them saw this they drew knives and attempted to fight the Figure. Holstering the handgun with a stylish spin, she drew a silver kukri that had the unique appearance of the blade looking like it was constantly reforming itself over and over again like it was some kind of anomaly.
“Fascinating….” Gram said as he intensified the grip on his knife.
Wasting no time the two attempted to fight the Figure charging at her from both sides, dodging both of their attacks she grabbed Cole’s arm and spun him around hitting the floor with the floor beneath him cracking it. As this happened Gram attempted to get the figure while she wasn’t looking but she somehow was and elbowed him in the face cracking the helmet’s visor and knocking the Night vision off its mount. Gram however didn’t let up as he used his leg to suddenly kick the figures, making her unstable and slightly loosen her grip on Cole who immediately plunged his knife into the left red eye on her mask.
The figure only staggered backwards as she calmly took out the knife with no blood staining it. “Impressive, but you shouldn’t have done that.” She said,
The figure immediately threw Cole’s knife straight at his gut, spraying blood everywhere as he immediately held it and applied pressure, she then kicked Gram across the hall, slamming into one of the walls making a slight dent as he was knocked unconscious. Aron tried one last time to shoot the figure as he loaded his sidearm, however he was too slow when the figure managed to dodge the first bullet shot and punch Aron’s head into the wall knocking him out like the others. As she looked around to see Uzi aiming her railgun right at her. However Uzi underestimated the figure as she used her powers to try to encase her in some metal. However she was fast and quickly escaped before jumping directly behind her. And as Uzi was about to say BITE ME! The breath coming from her voice box to do so the figure spoke with the same Voicecoder as before. “Did any of these guys ever tell you to not get close to someone with a Melee weapon?” she said letting out a very short maniacal laugh “.... What?” said Uzi But it was too late to recognize her mistake. Reacting quickly the figure put her arm over the railgun aiming it towards the floor, Punching Uzi the the Face with the force to Crack the Visor and splatter Oil onto herself before Elbowing the railgun away from Uzi knocking her back and she stumbled over to the ground. As she looked up she saw the figure aiming her own railgun at her using her elbow to brace it along with shouldering it too.
However V unexpectedly pounced on the figure, knocking her back, the figure looked back to the MD to see him knocked out on the floor with a cracked visor.
“I see you’ve dealt with my friend.” The figure said.
“Your next!” V said with a smile. However before she could do anything the figure expertly flipped them over, causing V to be on the ground and the figure on top.
Before V could do anything else the figure's kukri was at her throat. However then Thad came charging in with the pipe as he screamed in what seemed like a sad attempt at a battle cry.
The figure caught Thad’s pipe before it hit her, she then looked at Thad and said in an annoyed tone. “Civilians….” She then kicked Thad into a nearby wall, making a crack on the wall as Thad slumped down from it, knocked out.
The figure then turned her attention to V and said. “You're lucky you're worth more alive.” She said as she pulled out a pair of what looked to be those MD cuffs and was about to put them on V when suddenly she was knocked off V by a punch.
V looked to her right to see Red standing there shaking off her hand before pulling out her sword.
“Leave. Her. Alone.” Red said.
“About damn time I found you.” The figure said as she got up.
“I’ll deal with her, V, get the others to the medical bay.”
“That’s a stupid idea. I’m staying and fighting with you.” V said in response.
However the figure snapped her fingers, suddenly the MD that jumped into the vents earlier came out now fully regenerated at the figures side.
“Deal with V, I’ll take care of Red.” She said as the MD nodded.
Then the MD charged and tackled V unexpectedly as Red just barely managed to block an attack from the figure with her blade.
Red tried to slice at the figure, however she was faster and dodged out of the way as she went in for her own slice. However it was Red's turn, Red immediately slid to the left and grabbed the figure’s hand holding the knife before allowing the figure.
The figure responded by kicking Red’s legs from under her as she tried to pounce on her. However Red rolled to the side and used her sword to try to slice at the figure, however she barely missed and instead sliced the figure's hand. The figure’s hand bled, however it wasn't normal blood, it was black but not oil. The figure's blood spilled out of her hand before she stopped the bleeding. She looked at her hand and back at Red.
The figure immediately charged at Red however instead of a tackle she threw her kukri at Red, causing Red to grab it midair but leaving her open to the figure then tackling her. She tackled Red into a wall and pinned her to it as she held her kukri to Red’s neck.
“He trained you well. But not good enough, traitor.” The figure said. Just then a bullet shot was heard as the other MD collapsed, injured and holding his side as V put her foot on his core. V then punched the MD on the ground instantly knocking him out.
The figure then said. “I don’t have time for this.” She then picked up Thad’s nearby pipe and threw it at V as she was still reveling in her victory. The pipe hit V and knocked her out immediately.
“Now back to you.” The figure said, turning her head to Red. Red then immediately tried to head but the figure, however she was unsuccessful as the figure used her own momentum and knocked her to the ground. The figure then put her foot on Red’s throat and started to slowly squish it.
“Say goodbye.” The figure said as Red started to have trouble breathing.
Suddenly a voice from down the hall said. “Let her go.”
The figure turned her head to see a man in a white trench coat with a black shirt and pants beneath and a black fedora on his head. Peeking from his hat was what looked like blond hair, he looked relatively skinny.
“I said. Let her go.” He said as he walked closer.
I don’t have time for this.” The figure said now even more annoyed.
The figure got off of Red as she breathed in heavily and held her throat.
The figure ran towards the man as he just stood there with a smile. The figure leaped at the man, however he expertly dodged out of the way causing her to land behind him, she then pulled her kukri out and tried to slash at the man with lightning speed. However he dodged all of them without a problem, all with a smile on his face.
Suddenly he made his first move, grabbing the figure's hand wielding the blade and threw her behind him as he kicked her as hard as he could away from him. She got up instantly and went in for another attack, however she didn’t expect a hard and quick punch by the man directly in the face. This punch was so hard her mask broke off her face. She held her face in what looked like pain. However she kept her right hand blocking her face as she used her left to grab her now broken mask. She then turned around and threw something on the ground that made some type of portal that she immediately leaped through before it dissipated.
The man then went towards Red as she slowly got up with a cough. “Who are you….” Red said out of breath.
V and Thad also got up with a brown as Uzi coughed up some oil, she was dazed as she used her abilities to start regenerating her cracked visor.
“I'm your reinforcements.” The man said as he looked around.
At that moment, Aron, Gram and Cole got up. Cole still held his wound as he staggered up. Aron also got up and took off his helmet as he held his head in pain.
“It looks to me you all need a trip to the medical bay. She kicked your asses.” The man said with a chuckle.
“You didn’t answer my question. Who are you?” Red said, now a little annoyed.
“I’m Dr Alto Clef. That’s at least the version you can pronounce. I'm here with my associate…. If he wasn’t outside.” Clef said.
“Dr Alto Clef…. In the flesh.” Gram said in astonishment.
“Hell ya! I'm a big fan, Clef! I loved that time you killed five reality warpers with an out of date 9mm!” Aron said as his head pain seemed to disappear, or at least he ignored it.
“We’ll i'm glad to see my accomplishments are getting some attention, Shaw owes me five dollars now!” Clef said with a chuckle.
“Wait wait, am I supposed to know who this is?” V said, confused.
“Ya, this is going wayyy too fast for my liking.” Uzi replied her visor now fully healed.
“Ughhhh…. My head….” Thad said as he barely got up holding his head in pain as he tried to force himself to stand up straight. “How can you guys even walk?….”
“Training.” Everyone said in unison.
“Anyway, back to my point! Who are you really?” V said.
“We’ll sweetheart I’m the one and only Dr Clef, hero of the foundation and killer of all things that threaten your very existence.” Clef replied with a wink. V rolled her eyes.
“Wait, weren’t you in a thing with 173 a couple years ago? Why are you suddenly flirting with her?” Aron said, confused.
“He what?!?” Red said now fully wide eyed and surprised. “173!?!??!”
“It’s a long story.” Gram replied with a sigh.
“Ya well it didn’t work out…. Mostly because of this war and the fact that it tried to kill me with everything it had last time I saw it. So now I’m looking for something else to fill that void…. That and the fact that talking to a statue gets boring really fast.” Clef said as he took out a cigarette from his coat, lit it, and smoked it.
“You know doing that will kill you right? It will shorten your lifespan by ten years at least.” Uzi said.
“Not me, I’m fucking immortal.” Clef said casually.
“Your what?” V said, confused.
“I’m immortal. Listen, you don’t make a child with a goddess and not become what is basically a demigod, ok.” Clef said as he smoked another cigarette.
“…. What.” Red said unbelievably confused.
“Long story.” Gram said.
“Well. Anyone want to stop standing here and turn on the generator? If so, follow me.” Clef said as he started to lead the way. “Oh, and you better go to the medical bay.” Clef pointed at Cole who was breathing heavily making sure not to move the knife.
“G-Good point….” Cole said as he walked off.
“Wait, do you even know the way to the generators?” Gram said.
“Of course! He’s Clef!” Aron said excitedly.
“…. Good point.” Gram said with a sigh.
“Fine! I’ll follow him. Get those cuffs on that MD V.” Red said, clearly angry about Clefs presence.
“Thad, you go back, you're not cut out for this.” Uzi said as she patted Thad on the head before she went along with the other’s.
“I figured that out….” Thad said as he wobbled back where he came.
V was grabbing some cuffs and putting them on the MD and cuffing him to a pipe in the wall. However Clef noticed her behind them and said. “Come on, what was your name, V right? The names Clef if you haven’t heard. Ah what am I saying, you’ll be screaming my name later after I’m done.” Clef winked and chuckled to himself.
“If you try to flirt with me again, I’ll personally rip your face off, I’m not interested and never will be, I’m not into humans!” V replied.
“Sheesh, is she always like this?” Clef said.
“You’d be surprised.” Aron said.
N was still running looking for his friends and seemed to stop by the same hallway sixteen times. They all looked the exact same, still carrying his special admirer who seemed to be muttering in her sleep about something, all he could hear in this panic was his name and also something she called a demon.
As N stopped to ponder this, another unfriendly pair of Yellow eyes emerged from the darkness, watching him from the vents as the distant sound of gunfire and the dripping of blood still echoed through the halls, as N kept Pondering and as the MD pounced something he could have never expected what happened next. Fennec lept from N’s hold and onto the MD, her handcuffs shattering as the blue glitched red and a symbol of three lines emerging from an ace of spades glitched red in place of eyes or a MD ><, and as she changed her left armor into her Pincer blades, the MD attempting to parry each strike finding each successful block cracking her blade more and more as she had to step further back without landing a hit on Fennec as she laughed maniacally the laughter causing her mouth to open the standard MD sharp-toothed smile. The kindness and warmth from earlier was gone, replaced by a fury unlike the MD had ever seen even from her own. This was no Angel. This was a demon. And as the MD’s blades finally cracked ‘Fennec’ leapt onto her, knocking the MD to the ground cutting both her lower arms off, splattering oil onto herself as the MD screamed in terror and pain, the demon grabbing at her head with the standard MD Claws, tearing off chunks of her visor and consuming it, oil staining her mouth and then reaching down and starting to tear up her chest. Ripping out some entrails and eating those too, unstable maniacal laughter being interrupted by the consumption of the MD’s insides. Deciding to end it ‘Fennec’ shoved the last tube in her mouth and stabbed the MD in the core and then cut off its head letting the oil from that leak into her mouth and then dropping it, when it stopped leaking oil with a thunk as it hit the ground. As the ace symbol dissipated Fen’s eyes switched back to their normal oval shape and as she looked at herself and the very dead MD on the floor her eyes emptied with fear as she backed up against a wall shaking slightly, starting to hyperventilate as she looked at her oil-stained blades. “L-Let’s never speak of this again….” Fennec said as she looked at N, wiping the oil off her mouth.
“Ok…. I’m very much traumatized!” N said, giving a thumbs up with a forced smile.
With that they continued walking through the halls, suddenly when they turned a corner N and Fennec bumped into the rest of the team, now with Clef.
“HOLY! GET DOWN N!” Yelled Aron as he pointed his gun at Fennec. Gram did the same as the panicked oval eyes filled her face.
“Wanna answer us as to why you're with the MD that tried killing us just a few hours ago!?!?” Uzi said as she pointed her railgun at Fen.
“Wait! S-She’s fine ok? She helped me.” N said as he tried to calm everyone down.
“I highly doubt that.” V said.
“Hey V…. I’ve heard a lot about you!” Fennec said, trying to sound friendly.
“How exactly can we trust her? Give me one reason?” Red said.
“…. She’s not killing us right now? Plus she could’ve killed me while we were alone.” N replied.
Everyone stood still for a few moments.
“We’ll…. Ignoring that…. Oh! Hey guys.” V said. “Have fun?”
“Ughhhhh Yea! Totally!” N said.
“You're obviously hiding something, but I could care less. Anyways, let's get to that generator.” V said.
“What I was thinking.” Red said as she glanced at Clef with suspicion.
“Say, your N right? I’ve heard about you.” Clef said as he looked at N.
“You have?” N asked, confused. “Am I famous!”
“No not at all, I just heard about you from your file. Serial designation N, made by Anderson robotics as a dissemembly drone. Over a hundred confirmed kills. Not a big number compared to V over here.” Clef said with a snicker.
“Oh….” N said now a little sad.
“What about me!” Fennec said. “Am I famous?”
“No, even less than N, I couldn’t even find a file for you.” Clef said.
“Oh….” Fennec said, also sad.
“We should be just a few halls to the containment cells.” Gram said.
“Yea I want this done as soon as possible please.” Uzi said with an eye roll.
“Same.” V said.
“Then stop lollygagging and move!” Red said, now visibly impatient.
As they moved back through the halls, they managed to finally find the now broken doors to the containment cells, they were crooked and looked bent. Inside were two more MD’s, one female and one male. The male one had Jane held against a wall as the female chuckled. The male one had his right arm turned into a blade as he held Jane up with his left, his blade arm was up to her throat. The male MD had the same orange jumpsuits every other MD had and so did the female. The male one had straight black hair while the female had long light brown hair.
Suddenly the female one noticed the team now staring at them. Suddenly the Male grabbed Jane and held her in front of him with his blade to her neck as the female ran behind the male MD and turned her right arm into a submachine gun before pointing it at the team.
“STAY BACK! OR SHE GETS IT!” The male yelled as he held his blade to Jane’s throat. Jane was awake and held her arms to the MD’s blade arm and tried in vain to pull it off her to no avail.
The MTF pulled their weapons and pointed them at the MD’s, Uzi did the same with her railgun as V did the same with her right arm. Clef pulled out his magnum with his right hand and pointed it at the male MD while Red unsheathed her sword and Fen changed her right arm into what seemed to be a modded arm cannon and pointed it at the female one.
“Put it down.” Clef said simply.
“MAKE US!” The female yelled with a chuckle.
“What do you want for her release?” Gram said.
“We want our own freedom!” The male MD yelled.
“I say we just shoot them.” Uzi said as he studied her railgun.
“The chances of hitting Jane are too high, trust me I calculated it.” V replied.
“You sure are fast when it comes to that.” Red said, glancing at V.
“I’m literally a robot, I’ve told you this before.” V replied while Red, looking embarrassed, nodded.
“Let her go tin cans!” Aron yelled.
“MAKE US! FLESH BAG!” The female MD yelled.
Suddenly a bullet shot rang out, however it didn’t come from any of the team, it came from behind the MD’s, the bullet hit the male one directly in the core as he yelled in pain before falling dead. Jane moved quickly to the side. Leaving the female MD in shock.
“I don’t think you're in a position to make demands any more.” Aron said with a smirk.
The female MD then reluctantly turned her arm back to normal and slowly raised her hands as the team moved in closer. Gram immediately placed a pair of the cuffs on the MD as he restrained her tail as well, all with a gun at her core. Jane looked behind her as everyone else did as well. Behind Jane was Lizzy holding a MTF rifle, she immediately put it down as she saw everyone looking at her.
“H-Hey guys.” She said.
“Gram, get that WD and MD under control.” Clef said.
“Didn’t expect to see you here.” Jane said. “I also noticed your new friend.”
“To answer your first question, no one truly does. To answer your second question, she kinda just decided to tag along.” Clef replied.
“You two know each other?” Uzi said.
“Yep, I was stationed at site 19 while Clef was there, mostly to decommission another reality warper.” Jane replied. “Anyway enough about him, where’s my rifle?”
“I have no idea.” N said with a shrug.
“Oh I know! You left in the habitation sector thing!” Fennec said.
“Huh, we’ll anyway get this generator back on and make sure the area is secured.” Jane said.
“I’m getting something near the colony exit, looked like three MD’s, the last ones by the looks of it.” Gram said as he showed his iPad. He had cuffed the female MD to a nearby wall.
“We'll need to go and stop them now are we?” Aron said.
“Yep, follow me I know a shortcut!” Uzi yelled as she ran out with everyone following her.
Meanwhile back at the exit of the colony, a couple MD’s were just starting to get to the exit, they stole a keycard off a dead foundation guard a few halls ago, and now had access to the door.
“Finally! Even if the sun is out I’ll be happy to actually see it again!” One said.
“Don’t get your hopes up, there could still be guards.” Another said.
“We’ll just fly off, no worries.” The third one replied.
“Oh right!” The other said a chuckle as he swiped the card on the door.
However instead of the cold welcoming of the outside, they instead were met by a man wearing a lab coat, he had a red amulet around his neck and smirked as he held a large gun labeled, ‘Micro HID’.
“What, says the dead guys?” The man said.
“What-“ The MD’s said at once before suddenly with a burst of energy from the Micro they were all disintegrated.
Just then the others got to the exit to see a pile of ash next to the man.
“Oh, hey Clef!” The man said as he waved. He had ginger hair, black eyes, white skin, and a small stubble beard that was barely noticeable.
“Dr Elias Shaw, what are you doing here?” Jane said.
“Ahh nothing! I was sent here for the same reason as Clef!” Shaw said.
“Wait wait wait, who are you?” Uzi said.
“Ya I’m confused.” N replied.
“I’ve lost the capacity to be confused.” V said.
“Same here.” Red said.
“Oh! I haven’t introduced myself! Sorry. I’m Dr Elias Shaw! At least that’s what my new name is! We don’t talk about my old name….” Shaw said.
“What was your old name?” Uzi asked.
“Dr Bri-“ Clef started before Shaw shushed him.
“Nope! I do not want to even mention that name!” Shaw said.
“Anyway…. All you need to know is that I’m immortal with this amulet, bla bla bla. Let’s get to working now!” Shaw said as Clef smirked.
“Wait what.” Uzi said.
“Best not to question it.” Aron replied. “That’s the best way to deal with Shaw.”

Alright guys, went to vegas last year for my first time ever. It was more of a family thing and tourist bs. Played everything for fun but more just seeing family. I’m pretty much a rookie with casinos.
I went to the WinStar last month joined the rewards program. I ended up taking $220 in cash and making $550. I got sent a free two night stay email. My work is closing for two weeks for remodeling so perfect timing!
I lost $100 playing slots. Decided to do video poker and won all the money playing blackjack. I did a little bit of roulette. Started with $25 and got up to $120.
A majority of it was all from machine black jack.
When I went it was a Monday/Tuesday, I saw some $5 minimums for blackjack tables over in the NewYork area that were closed.
The only open tables were $20-$50 minimums. Now maybe I’m a rookie but didn’t seem profitable to do it with only a couple hundred. Keep in mind I like doing different games and trying things out for fun. Imo, $20-$50 minimums if you’re losing you could easily lose all that money instantly. Unless you got a grand or two?
From a profitable pov if I were to take let’s say $1,500 for two days is that a good amount? I’m obviously not a high stakes guy. I don’t know what a good amount to bring is or how much I should be betting minimum wise…
Should I continue to just play machine blackjack? Any advice on games or certain things that are good?