Interlochen public radio live

I moved from Chicago to Phoenix in 1988 and listened to a lot of country music back then. I absolutely loved listening to KMLE (“Camel Country” 108 FM) and enjoyed listening to deejays Taylor & The Bear. Currently, I’m partial to KSLX 100.7 FM (classic rock) and love Mark and Neander Paul’s morning show. (They’re a riot and crack me up with their hilarity!) I’m a long time Alice Cooper listener, having worked 2nd shift jobs while listening to “Nights with Alice” since 2006.
Just thought I’d ask others living in the Valley of the Sun and surrounding areas: what are your favorite radio stations and who are your favorite deejays (past and/or present)?

Book 1 - Wiki
Previous
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31st day after my arrival
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Dear Diary,
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it is now going by Earth’s calendar, I now would’ve spent an entire month on Hohmiy. Although the days here are slightly longer, so I guess it’s actually a bit more than that. Either way, it certainly was an eventful month “month”. Over the last “week”, things have finally calmed down a bit. The princess Sil has recovered enough to get back to work, even if not at full capacity. She also can’t stand for long yet, but considering she almost died
She also started to prepare delegations to the other species to see if any of them met the rest of the colony. They will depart soon. I’m not sure if I should hope for or fear getting an answer. I want nothing more than to hear that the rest is alright, but what if they are all that’s not the only reply that could come back. Either way, it will take a while.
I swear if I hear the phrase “word travels slowly beyond the hyperlanes” one more time, I’m gonna lose it.
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Today in the evening is the trial. Which also means it is time for me to step out of the shadows. Honestly, my heart hasn’t calmed down at all yet. Thankfully, longer days also mean longer nights, otherwise, I wouldn’t nearly have gotten enough sleep. My speech is ready, and both Doc and the Baron did their best to prepare me. I know it word by word. All that’s left is to not embarrass myself and Sil while literally the entire planet is watching me. No biggie. Part of me wants to ask if not broadcasting everything is an option, at least not live. I know it is not, but still. At least I don’t have to be near anybody, and Osiyn promised he would finish the protective suit today, so that will probably also help.
To think that this shady guy from the Tystrie had so many spies on the planet… good thing they managed to decrypt his datapad. Captain Kessga has been able to discreetly arrest most of them without it being made public.
For their trial itself, it’s more or less a clean case. And once the opener is done, I won’t have to do anything except keep my rage down when I see the ambassador. Honestly, I didn’t even know I could get this angry. In hindsight, it is scary. But I have to keep it down, I must be better than that.
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The sun rose over the walls of the Sky Palace as Queen Mirvani started her day. Today, it would be her turn again to visit Kiyrtin at the hospital, something she was looking forward to. She knew that she and her partner, King Kiyrta, would get informed immediately should his condition take a turn for the worse, but it still was a relief each time she saw him being fine. Well, as fine as he could be given the circumstances. He was still a nursing case until his first molting, and if the doctor’s estimates were correct, he would be on the verge of adulthood by the time he made a full recovery. She was still seething from anger whenever she thought about it. This First Ones-dammed saliyc had almost killed her precious son and robbed him of his childhood in the process, and for nothing else than his stupid company. And while she could find some satisfaction in the knowledge that she had brought him to justice, that didn’t change his situation.
She shook her head and entered the audience hall, which was currently fairly empty. Only the King and the palace’s steward were here for now.
“… and for the rest, he can just ask Rigiy. You know, the one who always does this weird thing when she talks, like-“
“I assume you are talking about Duchess Rigiyrion of clan Jarion?” the steward was quick to interpret the king’s words. “Who has a birth defect that sometimes causes her throat to act up, slightly impairing her speech pattern?”
Kiyrta tilted his head.
“Ah, is that’s how it’s called? I mean the thing Sil often did as a kid, especially when she was angry, that was really adorable. It at least sounds similar to what Rigiy does, it’s of course not really adorable when an adult does it. And she’s just doing it randomly, not just when she’s angry, so it can get a bit weird.”
For a tigg, Mirvani thought she could see the steward wincing, though she probably just imagined that. After all, why should he?
“You Majesty, I’m sure you have a lot else to do, how about I formulate the answer and you just sign it?”
Good to see that his job is not just a mere duty to him, the queen mentally noted the steward’s eagerness as she went over to her partner, who merely shrugged and dismissed him.
“Unification Day?”
Kiyrta nodded at his partner’s assumption.
“You’d think they would know what to do for something that happens every cycle. Did you hear anything new from the building yard?”
“Yes, “We apologize for the delay; the plans should be finished in a few days”. They apparently had to reschedule because of an unexpected shortage of manpower.”
Adjusting her yellow cape, she sat down.
“And still no news about Sil finally finding a partner? Or at least that she's looking for one?”
The king just shook his head. Then, he started to chuckle.
“You know, maybe we should give her the throne a bit sooner to motivate her! Even she can’t rule the planet alone.”
“She would try anyway!” Mirvani joined him in his laughter. “But jokes aside, we’re not that old yet. Maybe in five cycles, we can do that. Though we should have at least a grandchild when-“
A frantic knocking at the door interrupted her, and upon being called in, a stressed-looking servant hurried to the king and queen.
“Y-your Majesties! We received an urgent message from the Star Palace!”
“What happened?”
“Um,” the servant fidgeted slightly. “Before I can relay the message, and I’m quoting Her Highness, Princess Silgvani on this: "Make both, my father and my mother, promise to listen to the end before they do anything". Again, her orders.”
Kiyrta cocked his head and looked at his partner.
“Why does she always do that?”
“No idea. Anyway, I promise.”
“Me too.”
The servant nodded.
“Okay, then: There was an attempt on Her Highness’s life. She was poisoned, but-“
“WHAT?!” both screamed in unison.
“Sh-she survived.” the servant hurriedly reassured them.
“Who did it?!” the king demanded. “Are the suspects?!”
“How did it occur?!” the queen added.
“Th-the culprit was already caught.”
“Then have them brought here immediately, prepare the trial ASAP!”
“I-I quote Her Highness again: ”Since you entirely relinquished all authority relating to foreign matters to me, due to the specific circumstances of this case, I outrank you in this. Since I myself was the wronged party, by the laws of our ancestors, you do not qualify to hold the trial. As the highest authority on Hohmiy in all foreign matters, I hereby invoke the rule of impossibility for a judge of higher rank, and declare myself judge in this matter”.”
The two went silent for a moment until the king spoke again.
“But… has she already recovered enough for that?”
“By her own testimony, yes. The trial will start in one inva. And yes, it will be broadcasted live.”
Mirvani nodded.
“Cancel all of our appointments for today,” she ordered the servant and activated the big screen at the end of the audience hall.
Once the news got out, the palace was in turmoil. Accidents and endangerments born from incompetency were one thing. But an active assassination attempt on the royal family, that had never happened during the lifetime of anyone still alive today.
Finally, the broadcast started. Mirvani could see her daughter on the screen, and she couldn’t help but notice how weak she looked. But her expression was one of pure determination. Across from her, cuffed to a chair, sat a Tystrie, a matriarch judging by the size. Could it be…
“The trial in the case of Kykla, ambassador of planet Eroas and representative of the Tystrie, is hereby open,” she could hear her daughter's voice from the speakers. “As there is more than one wronged party, the word is first with the one wronged last, as it is our tradition.”
More than one? What was she talking about? The massage hadn’t said anything about that.
“Who is that?” Kiyrta inquired as a strange creature came into the picture, bowing before Silgvani before turning to the audience. “Or what?”
Mirvani could only agree. If it was an alien, she had never seen it before. It didn’t even look close to any of the species in the alliance. A pale body with neither skin nor fur, except for one rather large patch on its head, so long it almost reached her hips. The face had a reddish hue, with eyes that shimmered blue in the light of the headlamps. Its body was quite small with a delicate frame, which made it difficult to believe that such a frail species could even survive until reaching civilization. The clothes it wore were rather excessive; a white… something covered almost its entire body from the neck down, but as this was seemingly not enough for it, it also wore a green top and a blue skirt over it, the latter being similar in style to the fashion of Hohmiy's nobility.
It didn’t speak at first. Instead, its hands rose to its neck, and almost demonstratively slowly, it took off its translator.
“I am Nadine Valentina Esmeralda Anastasia von Klot of House Haydenfeldt, ambassador of planet Earth and representative of the humans,” it said in a soft voice. Its accent was quite notable, but besides that, it surprisingly spoke perfect Vanaery. Few people bothered learning the language of another species, as it took a good portion of one’s life to master it. And before mastering it, translators were more reliable, even if they weren’t perfect. And what definitely never happened was a noble learning another language, they would at best fund it for one of their servants. And all that was assuming it was a language they could physically speak.
“For the sake of a more fluid procedure, I hereby declare that humanity relinquishes its right of persecution to the Vanaery for this case only.”
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The day before
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“Are you sure you don’t want to persecute her yourself as well?” Silgvani asked as the small alien rehearsed her speech for a final time, her gloved hands holding the notes shaking in nervousness. “You would have any right to do so.”
“Not by our laws,” Nadine refuted, “And I really don’t want to do something that could cause issues later on. Calling myself the ambassador of humanity is already more than stretching it.”
“You literally represent every human known to the Vanaery,” the princess shrugged.
“Sil, we both know that that’s a technicality and that I don’t have any real power. I get that I have to say it so this doesn’t turn into a massive political clusterfuck, but anything beyond that could mean serious trouble at some point. Besides, it’s not like it would change anything. I mean, is there any way this will end without you ordering her execution?”
“Well, we have to inform her home planet about the verdict and they could theoretically appeal it, but considering how clear-cut the case is I doubt they will.”
“Then it makes no difference.”
After a short knock on the door, Mhita entered with a box in her hands.
“Lady Nadine, a package arrived for you.”
With a thankful nod, the small alien took the box and left for the adjacent room.
“What the hell?!” she suddenly shouted from behind the door.
“Did something happen?”
“Look at this!”
Nadine re-entered, her face having taken on a more reddish color – “blushing”, as Silgvani now knew it was called. Instead of just being long-sleeved gloves, her new protective suit covered everything from the neck down. It was a single piece with no visible seams, even the gloves weren’t separate. The only things not covered were her face and feet. This would hopefully alleviate her fear of touching someone. Her reaction was strange though.
“What is the problem? Isn’t this exactly what you ordered? Covering everything, white so it can be easily combined with other articles of clothing, and a bit tighter fitting so you can wear other things over it.”
Nadine’s expression on the princess's statement was one of complete bewilderment.
“There is a difference between “a bit tighter fitting” and a FREAKIN’ SPANDEX!”
“A what?”
“I can’t wear this! This is worse than being naked!”
Silgvani tilted her head in confusion.
“… how so? I get that your kind has a different attitude to clothing than we have, but I really don’t see the issue here.”
“B-but… I…”
“Look, if it is that bad, no one forces you to wear it. You could just wear your normal clothes, but considering what happened, I also understand that you don’t want to risk your sweat getting on someone. There is no established connection yet, so no one will judge you for your clothes, but you not making an appearance today is sadly no longer an option. Wear whatever makes you feel most comfortable, but if you want a protective suit, that’s the only one we have. And as I said, it was designed with you wearing something else over it in mind anyway.”
For a while, it seemed like Nadine wanted to say something, but in the end, she sighed.
“Please promise me that no human will ever see the recording of this trial. At least not the part where I am visible.”
“If it is important to you, that can be arranged.”
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Githaiy gave Nadine a nod as the small alien sat down next to her and visibly deflated before putting on her translator again.
“It was good,” she reassured her. “Your pronunciation could still use some work, but each word was correct. Even for a rehearsed speech, it was impressive considering how little time you had.”
Nadine just nodded and turned her gaze back to the center of the hall, where a vassal started to announce the accusation.
“On the 87th day of the cycle, the defendant coerced the maid Kaiyla, who at the time was temporarily stationed at the Star Palace, to administer Her Highness, Princess Silgvani, a lethal dose of calcium that would have killed her had it not been for the immediate and heroic actions of Lady Nadine of the Humans. The defendant then had Kaiyla killed, making it look like suicide to blame the crime entirely on her. On the 90th day of the cycle, when Lady Nadine uncovered the ruse, the defendant used a network of spies within our own people - which is currently being dealt with - to administer her the highly restricted and dangerous neurotoxin ethanol, which she only survived due to her unique physique which the defendant had no knowledge of. The defendant finally attempted to blame Githaiy of clan Trocu, royal physician at the Star Palace, for the deed.”
Nervous muttering could be heard among the audience, even more than after Nadine’s speech. Both Githaiy and the princess had agreed to not put emphasis on the doctor’s role in saving the princess’s life, one because it was her job, and two because all of this had the secondary purpose of giving Nadine a good image right from the get-go. Therefore, they made sure to highlight Nadine’s feats during the accusation.
Once the princess raised her voice, the muttering quickly died down.
“Kykla, ambassador of planet Eroas and representative of the Tytrie. You are accused of attempted regicide, attempted homicide, murder of a commoner, conspiring, and defamation in multiple cases. What do you have to say?”
The ambassador cocked her head in a way that looked almost mockingly.
“I was just following orders! The high council were the ones who decided that Princess Silgvani needed to be removed, all I did was in service of my people, as all of you would have done for your own!”
She made a dramatic pause in which the entire hall fell absolutely silent.
“Is that what you want to hear from me? That’s what you hope I would say, give you a reason to punish all of my kind for the acts of one individuum, right?”
“I “hope” that you just make your statement already,” the princess answered with a sinister voice.
“What is there to state? Your servant already said everything. I did as is written in the accusation, and I did so on my own accord. No one on Eroas knew I would do that, I myself made the decision only after arriving here. A decision that almost got me killed thanks to that thing over there. My only accomplices were Qeylo, if whatever your little monster left of him can still be identified, and whoever on this planet worked for him. I never met any of his “friends” as he called them, but you seem to have that topic already covered anyway.”
With that, she leaned back in her chair, making it clear that she had said her piece. The rest of the trial was standard procedure, some guards and servants gave their statements, and Githaiy explained a bit about the poisons and their effects until it was time for the verdict.
“Kykla of the Tystrie. For your crimes, I hereby sentence you to death. The sentence will be put on hold and you will be imprisoned until the high council of Eroas confirms the verdict. By the First Ones, I, Silgvani of clan Kiyron, princess of the Vanaery, have spoken.”
Outraged chatter filled the hall as the audience left, while Nadine and Githaiy rushed over to the princess.
“Your Highness, how are you feeling?”
“I’ll manage. But I should go to rest.”
As they escorted the princess to her private chambers, they noticed some servants muttering hastily.
“Is there an issue?” she asked, as always not being able to leave it to others.
“N-no, your highness,” one of them quickly assured her. “There was a short power outage at the start of the trial, and we’re currently trying to find out how it happened. But you don’t need to worry, your highness. It was just for a few tiggs, and we managed to get the broadcast up again immediately.”
“So, everyone saw the verdict?”
“Yes, I can guarantee that.”
“Alright then. Carry on.”
Finally, they reached the chambers and Silgvani sank into her chair with an exhausted groan.
“What happens next?” Nadine wanted to know.
“Now we send a delegation to Eroas to tell them what happened. Since Kykla is not a citizen and a representative, her own people must confirm the verdict before we can enact it. But as I said, with all the evidence and her own confession, they won’t try to appeal it. It’s just a formality at this point, but considering the travel time and the fact that they will likely be in turmoil when they hear it, it can take up to thirty days until we have the confirmation. We likely won’t hear from them till then since word tra-“
“Travels slow beyond the hyperlanes, I know.”
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Since there are quite a number of names in the story by now, I wrote a glossary into the wiki where you can read up on the different species and characters. It’s still a WIP, but I hope it helps still. I can’t expect you to remember everything after all.

I’ve been putting off applying for my masters degree for a couple of years– I have decided that I want to apply for the 2024/25 session and have begun looking at my profile.
So to start my GPA (out of a 4.0) is a 2.7 or 2.8- I understand that this is terrible and will make it extremely hard to get into research based programs / perhaps any program if we’re being honest. (Or maybe I’m being overly pessimistic and anxious but we’ll see!)
I have gotten a couple semesters of straight A’s and do very well in my designated subject- I have also done three field schools and have two years of relevant(ish) work experience that could apply towards my desired programs.
I have a number of professors, my old field director, and field school profs that I can go to for strong reference letters. (I think)
I am hoping to get into an anthropology, sociology, or medical anthropology program for my MA.
The abridged version of the extenuating circumstances that lead to my overall GPA being quite low:

• My family was deported from the country I grew up in and lost everything (and could no longer support me). I decided to stay in school and keep up with my degree while working full time and helping them from afar. This was extremely disruptive to my living situation and I spent two years living in a storage closet / using the food bank to stay in school and get by.
  
• While working and studying I began to experience excruciating abdominal pain (the kind of pain that would put me on my knees in public).
  
• My grades dipped a little bit and I started to score really inconsistently due to missing assignments, stress, being in pain and not feeling well.
  
• I started to go to the doctor regularly as my health worsened- I was going to more than 5 appointments a week, doing invasive tests, going on very specific prescribed diets and so forth- while working and studying still.
  

-long story short after 8ish months they found a pancreatic tumour- I had to have a Pancreaticduodenectomy with one weeks notice- so instead of writing my finals I had to withdraw from my courses and was in the hospital for two months ish (in the ICU and Step-down units) at the age of 21.

• I went back to school and work a little too early- still banged out As and Bs until I graduated. I did multiple field schools and ended pretty strong but still couldn’t fully recover and end with the GPA I was hoping for. The inconsistent grades plus two F’s I had gotten from failing to complete final projects on tanked me.

There’s more to this but the bases are: financially unstable, unstable housing, almost dying due to major health issues, and not taking the time to recover due to worry about falling behind/not being able to afford to finish my degree if I left it.
I’m incredibly heartbroken about the way my undergrad went- I was doing well before these things happened and felt like I had finally found my groove. I love being in academia, I love the process of learning and growing with others in my cohort, I love the bits of research I’ve been able to participate in, and want to find my way back but it feels impossible.
Any and all advice in improving my profile, beefing up my resume, etc. would be so greatly appreciated.
(Disclaimer: I frantically wrote this on an iPad during my lunch break so please forgive any grammatical and formatting errors present) XO
Edit: OH and I was dealing with undiagnosed / untreated ADHD throughout all of this.

We’re not bad people.
We didn’t come to a complete stop at a stop sign, and a cop pulled us over. He ended up searching the vehicle, and unfortunately, I have to admit that there actually was probable cause for the search, because there was definitely a weed odor from a joint we had smoked about an hour and a half before the incident. There was no marijuana in the car at all, but you could still kind of smell it. Anyway, during the search, the cop found an unlabeled prescription bottle that contained two or three Xanax pills, some rolling papers, and one clonazepam/Klonopin pill. We live in Texas, which is a very harsh place for drug offenses. Like, drugs? Enjoy your maximum sentence! Max penalties in almost every case. We both were charged with possession of a controlled substance.
I’m in my early 30s, and he’s in his mid 40s. We’ve been extremely close friends for the past 10–12 years. Always there for each other. Nobody knows more about me than he does, and vice versa. I’d take a bullet for him without hesitation.
Obviously, we have separate cases, separate charges, and so legally it would be a very stupid decision for the both of us to retain the same attorney (look it up—too complicated to explain here). I actually wasn’t even sure I’d be able to afford one until a couple of days ago. That’s when I realized that picking up a few extra hours at work for a while would mean I could make it happen financially without going totally broke or into debt. So today I hired a good criminal defense attorney. Unfortunately, there’s absolutely no way I would be able to afford to hire two attorneys (trust me, though, I totally would if I had the means to do so). I simply do not have the financial resources for that. I just don’t.
While my friend does have a court-appointed attorney (she’s been working on his case for a couple weeks now, whereas I just got a lawyer only today), I know that public defenders aren’t exactly known for getting highly favorable results in most cases. I hate this. I feel like a little brat or something for being able to afford a great attorney. I don’t know if I can handle this guilt.
Is this okay? I feel like I’ve done something terrible to him. Am I just being overly emotional, or am I right to feel so guilty over this?
Just seeking others’ thoughts, I guess.
Thank you.

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As the virus evolved into different variants, like Delta and Omicron, sequencing its genetic material helped identify which strains were more prevalent in different areas. That’s when Johnson discovered what he calls “cryptic” strains, or “cryptics.”
“(Cryptics) have certain patterns; there are certain mutations that they regularly accumulate that are not in a circulating lineage,” Johnson said.
Johnson found that these unique versions of the virus would linger in one wastewater system for a period of time and suddenly disappear. At first, he could not understand why these mutated sequences weren’t spreading, even in densely populated areas like New York City.
“I thought it was coming from the rats, simply because I couldn’t think of anything else that…had enough mass in the sewer shed that wouldn’t move around,” Johnson said. “We’ve tested more rat feces than I care to remember.”
The rat fecal tests were negative.
As sequencing became more common in sewer systems across the United States, Johnson started looking at publicly available data. A cryptic in Wisconsin led to Johnson’s next discovery: these sequences might be linked to just one person.
“We started tracking it,” Johnson said. “So, we started from the main treatment plant of over 100,000 people, and sort of like checked all the lines. And all of them, only one of the lines had the lineage. And so we would just keep going, checking… all of the pieces of the web, figuring out, following it up, up the line until we got to a single manhole. That manhole actually only got waste from one place, which was a company (that) had about 30 employees.”
Johnson said the trail went cold after two-thirds of the employees at the Wisconsin company agreed to be tested for COVID with nasal swabs, and all of the tests came back negative. While he and his colleagues spent months studying the cryptic strain and gaining approval to collect stool samples from the employees, the strain vanished.
“We don’t know why,” Johnson said. “Either they left the job, or got better, or is in remission – we don’t know. But we’re still monitoring it. And we’ve actually now gotten started collecting stool samples from the company.”
This spring, Johnson found another cryptic in Columbus’s sewer shed. He said the same sequence appeared in Washington Court House and has a lineage that pre-dates the Delta variant, the strain most prevalent in the summer of 2021.
Johnson believes this indicates that someone has been carrying and shedding the COVID virus for more than two years. He went as far as to predict that this person lives in Columbus and commutes to Washington Court House for work.
“I just know that they regularly shed into both sewer sheds often on the same day,” Johnson said.
The researcher hopes that by sharing this story, that person will come forward to help him answer a lot of important questions.
📆 06 Jun 2023 📰 Ohio resident sought by scientists may have had ‘cryptic’ COVID strain for 2 years ✍️ Jamie Ostroff 🗞️ The Hill
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I lost my shit this week, no two ways about it. From a simple morning I was stoked to flaming rage at the corporate slave system that constantly chews us up and spits it out. It's interesting to me how, in my case, any suppression of True Will eventually explodes outward into grand and immediate change, as has sometimes even been seen quite publicly.
You see, I have a cognitive dissonance that's been going unaddressed. I talk the big talk about following your Will, being true to yourself, not sacrificing your time and energy to some useless mundane cause, doing whatever it takes to be your true self. And then I... drag myself out of bed 5 times a week to spend my day working a bullshit job of no objective value. For all my talk even I can succumb to wanting to be a good little cog in the machine, hoping the master will recognize my work and throw me some extra table scraps. Slowly the hatred and discontent just builds and builds until it explodes outward and you have no choice but to face it.
I'm quitting my career in finance, sacrificing both the social status I've achieved and, for now, the fantastical magic paper that determines how well one can live their life. I'm going back to school, always wanted to become a professor and I won't spend another second in this stupid world slaved to any will but my own. Wife and I are well aware we'll have to make sacrifices, probably move home for a bit, but these are so low cost compared to what some must go through to live their will. It almost feels sinful when doing mine is possible and I don't do it, especially in a totalitarian world where many wills are punished by death or worse.
For Wandering in Darkness this can only be good. I can finally fully commit to this path I've chosen and sought. My goals remain exactly the same as they've always been, I'm simply doing more to achieve them.
The Final Edition of Wandering in Darkness is in draft 4. There's no way it'll be finished by summer solstice like I wanted, but that's good. I've honestly never spent so much meticulous time on a project like this, I'm really hoping it shows in the content and quality. Winter solstice might be the goal, but at this point I'm hesitant to set one. Could be sooner, could be later, but it will be worth it most importantly.
Podcast is next, even if I have to do it alone.

A while back, I gave a friend of mine an electronic key to my apartment (I can give people access to the front door of the apartmentbuilding and my door through a app) The reason for this was that it was difficult for her to get home after a night out drinking. Public transportation stops running past a certain time, and the cab fares were extremely expensive. I live in a small 110 square feet apartment, but I have two guest rooms, so accommodating her occasionally wasn't a problem.
However, I did have one condition when giving her the key - I needed advance notice so that I could decide if I had the option of housing her or not. This arrangement worked out well for some time.
The problem arose when my friend encountered housing problems, and her cat started living with me indefinitely. After that, she started showing up unannounced during the day to check on her cat, and it became increasingly invasive. There was even an incident where she stood over me as I slept on the couch after an exhausting day at work as a nurse.
Now, here's where I'm questioning whether I'm being an asshole or not. I'm an introvert and highly value my private space. Having personal space is essential for me to stay sane and unwind. With my friend's unexpected visits and disregard for boundaries, I've been feeling overwhelmed and stressed. As a result, I've decided to revoke her electronic key. And also, some mutual friends are telling me that I overreacted and that revoking the key access was too harsh. They argue that I should have given her more chances or tried to find an alternative solution. I'm conflicted and questioning if I did the right thing.
So, Reddit, am I the asshole for taking away her access to my apartment? I initially granted her the key to help her in a difficult situation, but her actions have made it difficult for me to maintain my privacy and peace of mind. I'd appreciate your honest opinions and any advice you might have. Thanks!

after so many problems with my airpods pro to the point of them now being completely broke and me using wires, im thinking of making the switch from airpods to headphones next month with my birthday money.
i live in a large town but have literally only seen 2 people with them (obviously due to such a high price and the original airpods/airpods pro being more affordable).
im quite worried because my family are saying "what if your on the bus, it only takes one person to pull them off your head and their gone" but in the next breath they are saying i should get them engraved with my name included with the price, just to be on the safe side??
i'm really unsure if its even worth buying them or to just get something else with my money. i dont leave the house unless its for work which is only a few times a week but i take public transport to and from work which is why im worried as i do like to listen to music and block out all of noise.
TLDR my question is, should i get them next month or wait until they become more normalised in my area? (just like how when airpods pro came out they were first seen as overpriced and everyone was saying how their not worth it, now you see everyone and their grandma with a pair lol).

Hello everyone, I'm Ylenia and I've been reading tarot cards for more than 3 years. Recently I've been working on further developing my psychic abilities and learning to channel, and I would love to practice by giving some psychic (no tools) readings in exchange for detailed feedback.
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Keep your question specific, open-ended, and about yourself; inquiries regarding self-development and self-discovery are highly encouraged and will be prioritised.
The only relationship related questions I am open to doing are: - What is the purpose of a well-established relationships either from your past or present & what it is meant to teach you; - How can you heal from a past relationship and move forward with your life. Keep in mind that I will not be looking into the other person's thoughts and feelings, and the reading will still end up focusing mainly on you.
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PUBG MOBILE
ROYAL PASS COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
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1. No Purchase Necessary; Entry Instructions.

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1. Eligibility. All entrants must, as of the date of entry: (a) be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in their residence (whichever is higher), and (b) have a PUBG MOBILE game account in good standing. Employees of Sponsor, Krafton, and their respective parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The entrant must be a registered member with their own account. In the event of a dispute as to any entrant, the authorized holder of the associated account, email address, or username will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized holder” is the natural person assigned an account, email address, or username by an Internet access provider, online service provider, social media channel or other organization responsible for assigning accounts, email addresses, or usernames. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized holder.

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1. Contest Period. This Contest will begin on June 7, 2023 at 6am (UTC+0) and runs through June 14, 2023 at 6:59am (UTC+0) (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
   
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Sponsor will notify winners on promptly following the close of the Promotion Period via their social media account and/or by other means consistent with the Contest as soon as reasonably practicable following the applicable drawing, but at least within seven (7) days of the final drawing. Sponsor is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification, including inactive account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or winner’s failure to adequately monitor any account. Participants are solely responsible for monitoring their Game account or social media account for potential prizes and must respond to Sponsor within forty-eight (48) hours or such other time frame as may be specified on the Contest webpage. In order to verify winner, Sponsor may require winner to provide a valid photo ID. Sponsor may contact winner in a language prominent in the country of entry of each such winner, or English. Winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release. Should winner fail to respond to Sponsor or cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release is not timely received, is incomplete or modified, the prize may be forfeited and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify that winner and select a new winner in a second-chance random drawing from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted.

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Each winner will receive:
· One (1) “Ultramarine Velociraptor” skin in-Game vehicle skin (approximate retail value: US$20)

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2. Conditions of Participation. By participating in this Contest, you agree to abide by these Official Rules and any decision Sponsor makes regarding this Contest, which Sponsor or its designees shall make in their sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any participant or winner who, in Sponsor’s reasonable suspicion, tampers with Sponsor’s site, the entry process, intentionally submits more than the allowed entries, violates the Contest Page terms, these Official Rules, the EULA, the Rulebook, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.
   
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Each entrant warrants that the entry and materials and information provided do not contain information considered by entrant or any third party to be confidential, and that the entry, materials and information provided do not violate any laws or regulations. Entrant agrees that Sponsor has the right to verify the ownership and originality of all entries and that, upon Sponsor’s request, entrant must submit a written copy of any release or permission entrant has received from a third-party granting entrant the right to use such property. Entrant understands and acknowledges that in the event a submission is selected as a winning entry, and entrant’s ownership, rights and the originality of the entry cannot be verified to the satisfaction of Sponsor or is in any other way ineligible, Sponsor may select an alternate winner based on the same winner selection process set forth in these Official Rules.
Except to the extent prohibited by law, entrants waive the benefit of any “moral rights” or “droit moral” or similar rights in any country to any content that they upload, submit or otherwise provide to Sponsor associated with the Contest (“Entrant Content”). In addition, entrant grants Sponsor a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free, unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, license, with the right to sublicense, to such entrant’s name, likeness, and voice, including in connection with commercial or sponsored content. This means, among other things, that such entrant will not be entitled to any compensation from Sponsor, its affiliates, or its business partners if such entrant’s name, likeness, or voice is conveyed through the game or any related services, or on one of Sponsor’s business partner’s platforms.

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If for any reason an entrant's Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a choosing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a choosing from all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, if in Sponsor’s opinion: (a) the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of the occurrence of any event beyond its control including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications, equipment failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), interference with the Contest by any party, or any federal, state, local or provincial government law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control, or (b) any other factors beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, in all instances without liability to the participants. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

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2. Governing Law. These Official Rules and the Contest, and any action related thereto, will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law and the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 11 “Dispute Resolution and Arbitration” the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and Sponsor are not required to arbitrate will be the state and federal courts located in Santa Clara County, California and you and Sponsor each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
   

12. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

(a) Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. We each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Contest and these Official Rules or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or participation in the Contest (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. You and Sponsor agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Official Rules, and that you and Sponsor are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Official Rules.
(b) Exceptions. As limited exceptions to Section 11(a) above: (i) we both may seek to resolve a Dispute in small claims court if it qualifies; and (ii) we each retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court to prevent (or enjoin) the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
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(d) Arbitration Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules, and we won’t seek to recover the administration and arbitrator fees we are responsible for paying, unless the arbitrator finds your Dispute frivolous. If we prevail in arbitration we’ll pay all of our attorneys’ fees and costs and won’t seek to recover them from you. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to the extent provided under applicable law.
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(g) Severability. With the exception of any of the provisions in Section 11(f) (“Class Action Waiver”), if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of these Official Rules is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of these Official Rules will still apply.

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For those who have lived in Spain. I was wondering how reliable the public transport is, in specific the buses. I am placed at a school that will require me to commute via bus for about an hour. I am looking at places to live to get an idea of how long my commute would be from each area etc. Did you find the buses to be on time? I plan on always getting to my stop 10 minutes early, but has anyone done the same just to learn they missed their bus?

I'm in the industry, but most of my history has been conv. This is a property I am personally trying to buy, and the company I work for can't (won't) do it.
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It's a 15 acre property with a man-home we are pretty sure was built in '71; found some public records that point us that way, but nothing conclusive. Nobody has been able to find a Data Plate, and the owners inherited it through family death, live out of state, don't know anything. The man home is in great condition. We genuinely had no idea it was that old when we viewed it. Well cared for, with some minor updates to things over the years. Permits are good, utilities all function. This would be easy-peasy if it were just five years younger with a Data Plate.
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I have been calling lenders all week and so far the only leads I have found are hard-money lenders, wanting 50% down, 12% interest, and payoff/balloon in 2-5 years. I've tried Farm Loans, Lot Loans, Improved/Unimproved, lenders that hold a portoflio... Good lord, how the hell is a non-industry person supposed to navigate this (minus all-cash, of course). The listing agent referred us to one lender "that might" do it, so we subbed an app with all our docs and are waiting on that. I assume it's a manual portfolio UW, because they can't (won't) give us exact loan terms until they qualify us.
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Anyone have ideas?

I found him yesterday on the windowsill when I got home from work. He was still so warm, it couldn’t have happened more than a half hour or so before I got home. I even rushed him to the vet just in case there was a chance, even though I knew there wasn’t. He was so young I never would have expected it.
I got him in 2016 when I was really starting my adult life after college and moved out to be on my own for the first time. I was going into social work helping kids with substance abuse issues. It was the most stressful, emotionally taxing, and exhausting 6 years of my life. I wasn’t prepared for that line of work, and it took a really big toll on my mental health. The one source of unconditional affection that got me through most of that was my cat. He always came to greet me at the door, and yesterday was the first time he didn’t.
I still live alone people-wise. I have a dog now, too, but it’s just been us and I’m a little bit of a loner because my friends live hours away. My world is flipped. He had such a distinct personality. Like he was the weirdest little thing, but I don’t even know how to put it into words. I guess I just enjoyed his quirks instead of really thinking about them, but I was so proud that the strangest little thing in the world was mine.
With him gone, my house is really quiet, he was mostly a chirper and not a meower, and I couldn’t sit at my computer for 15 minutes without him pawing at me. Now there’s nothing there. I feel like I’m going crazy. I still expect him to be there and when it hits me that he’s not I can’t control myself and just break down. It’s like I’m going through cycles of somewhat accepting that this actually happened, then seeing one of his spots or noticing his absence and just realizing all over again that he’s gone, and I can’t take it. I feel guilty, I feel like I had to have left something out and he got into it. I feel like I cheated him and myself out of years more time we should have been able to spend together.
I just miss him. It hasn’t even been a full day yet and I can’t get ahold of myself. I’ve never really had to deal with loss before. My dog’s a good comfort, but it scares him when I cry too hard, and I don’t want to freak him out. They played together sometimes but weren’t super close. I don’t even think the dog has noticed he’s gone, but if it keeps him from hurting then that’s probably for the best. And now, behind all the grief, I’m also thinking about when I inevitably come home one day and he’s gone, too, and I’m terrified.
I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m not prepared for this, and I don’t know how long it’ll last. I hate even thinking about anything else, but I have a full-time job, I’m back in school, I have exams coming up that I’m supposed to be cramming for, and I can’t even go 20 minutes without breaking down. I’m going to reach out to a therapist, but it’s early and nobody’s open yet, so I’m typing this up so I don’t just sit and think.
In case it sounds weird that I haven’t used either of their names, it’s because they’re unique and I don’t want to be identified. I’d love to explain the cool meaning behind his name, or even just to tell people his name so they know who he was, but it’s too risky on a public forum.

Chapter LXXXVII
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Somewhere, West Virginia, USA.
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"Well, there goes the neighborhood." Agent Smith stated as him, Agent Doe, and everyone else in town, watched the migration of people stream into the small town as the sun hit the horizon.
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They looked like a bunch of extras to Lord of the Rings. People with pointed ears and flowing robes. People short and stout and with thick beards with bands of gold and silver woven into them. Shorter people that spoke in high-pitched nasally voices and large glasses. There were even people dressed in what looked like giant turtle suits.
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Of course that's what the townsfolk would think. To the two Agents it was a very real possibility that these people came from another world like the lizard people, greenskins, and the halflings.
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"So much for my report being up-to-date." Agent Smith sighed as he went inside and burned the report he had spent so much time typing out. As he cleaned up the ashes the hotel phone rang.
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Johnathan looked between the phone and Agent Smith with a look of curiosity as the Agent seemed greatly hesitant to answer. Agent Smith looked at Johnathan as the phone continued to ring. He walked over and disconnected the line to the phone and it went silent. For a second.
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"Damn." Smith cursed as the disconnected phone rang once more despite there being no connection.
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He picked up the phone and placed it to his ear. He bit back another curse as the voice of the Director came through.
"Agent Smith."
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"Director."
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"How is the investigation coming along?" She asked.
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"Well, until about a few minutes ago it was going pretty smoothly and quietly."
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"Oh? And what, pray tell, changed?"
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"I'd tell you but if you're calling then that means you already know."
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"Of course I already know. I'm just disappointed it came from our sources in the State Government and not my two field agents."
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"What is the State going to do?"
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"They're going to send the 111th Engineer Brigade, and the 77th Brigade Troop Command."
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"All of them?!"
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"What did you expect? The population of some small town in the middle of nowhere just became the largest in the State in a single day. They're even sending the 35th."
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Smith tapped his foot in thought.
"Can we stop them? Or at the very least make it so they don't send damn near the entire National Guard of West Virginia?"
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"No can do Agent. Even if we had caught this before the Governor's office did, we still would've sent troops in. This became top priority the second a large number of people came over."
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"Well what about leaks? We can't keep the lid on this with so many showing up."
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"We'll be sending our own task force. Officially they are there as "Federal Oversight". In actuality they are there to aid you in your investigation as well as limit leaks from the National Guard."
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"So there isn't anything we can do to stop them from showing up en masse?"
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"Unfortunately no. Aerial recon is being deployed to "substantiate" the claim. But seventy-thousand people showing up out of nowhere isn't something to take lightly. When they see that there are indeed an entire city's worth of people, then they will send the rest. But that will be a few days, a week at most. Once they verify, they'll be getting crash courses in crisis response and begin mobilization."
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"What about the rest of the Federal Government?"
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"As far as the State is aware WE are the Federal response. And we are going to keep it that way."
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Smith didn't like this, not one bit. It was hard enough doing their job quietly in even a small town like this. Now they had to worry about not only a population the size of medieval Venice, but now the National Guard.
"What if we-"
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"No, Agent Smith."
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"We could do it you know?"
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"Not in the time we have nor the volume. You should know that disappearing an entire town is hard enough, doing it to a city's worth of people is harder to not only pull off but harder to sell to the public."
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Smith huffed in frustration.
"So what's the new mission?"
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"The same as it was before. Only this time, you'll be getting a team to back you up. Set up and monitor everything that happens. Keep the NG from getting too close to the less explainable creatures and people. ESPECIALLY keep them away from Entity APL-1."
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"You mean-"
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"I will not use that ludicrous name! It is a dangerous entity! Not a pet!"
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Smith chuckled a bit.
"Since we're talking, would you like my report up till today?"
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The Director sighed.
"Very well. Only because this is a secure way of communicating."
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So Smith gave the Director his report. Jeb and the kobolds. Morty and the greenskins. The halflings. All of it. There was a pause as the Director processed the information. No doubt already sending various people about to adjust to the new information.
"Is that all you have to report Agent Smith?"
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"Yes Ma'am."
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"Good, continue as planned until our team arrives then procced from there."
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"Yes Ma'am."
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"And don't call me Ma'am. Makes me sound old."
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"You are old."
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Smith heard the Director guffaw.
"And you aren't?! Quit being insubordinate and get back to work Agent Smith."
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"Yes Ma-"
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CLICK
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"Rude old bitty." Smith quipped playfully as he set the dead phone back on its base.
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Johnathan just stared at Smith.
"How-"
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"Trade secret Agent Doe. You'll find out when you're older. In the mean time. Its business as usual until reinforcements arrive. So go pull up a chair and observe." Smith stated as he dragged one of the worn hotel chairs out and sat on it while he watched the sheer number of people walking about along the main street of the town.
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Time must be different here than back home, because that was NOT "20 minutes", thought the Duchess as she entered the town the deputy had pointed out to her. She and her people were drained. Mentally, physically, and emotionally.
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This worlds sun was past its peak when they came to this world. Now it was just nearing the horizon to the west as they reached the town. The chill air didn't help, especially the turtle people from the isles. The moderately sized enclave that live- HAD lived in Daele grumbled and groaned the whole walk. Both the temperature difference and the long journey didn't agree with them.
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Everyone had dressed for a spring that, just a few hours ago, they were sure they weren't going to see. Now it felt like they had missed it entirely! But the sight was still something to behold.
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Sure it wasn't a grand city like Daele... was. But it was still shelter, and it was still a wonder to see. Buildings made of faded red brick or what looked like solid stone and glass. A road made from a faded black stone. Lights that didn't look like they needed fire. Not to mention the multitude of metal carriages about! She couldn't see any horses in sight and she wondered how they were pulled.
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A sentiment shared by many, but especially of Dylan. He was looking around the new town with wide eyes. Scribbling on his notepad furiously as his eyes darted back and forth over everything new they saw. He wasn't the only one shocked and awed. Though some looked less than impressed by the simple, even rough, conditions of the town.
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They weren't sure where to go, but seeing a slightly taller white colored building decided to head there. Perhaps that was where they could inquire with whoever the ruler was, the Duchess thought.
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As they neared City Hall, the Duchess glanced about and observed the people of the town. Everyone she saw was human, many were old and tired looking. But even the younger people she saw had a tired and worn look on their face. These looks barely changed as they watched and stared at the migration.
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There were no offers of support or aid from the townsfolk. Judging from the condition of the town, they probably didn't have much for themselves let alone her people, she thought sadly. Her honor guard stayed close to her as they made their way through the street.
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As she reached the steps of City Hall a commotion was heard and a portly man, a gangly nervous looking man, and several other, equally rounded, men shuffled out and greeted her. Or what might pass for a greeting around here.
"Who are you and what is going on here?!"
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The nervous looking man stuttered a response.
"T-t-t-the Sh-sh-sheriff l-l-l-l-"
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"Cease your infernal stuttering Greg and get to the point!" The Mayor snapped.
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"The point is Gerald is that these people arrived looking for shelter." The Sheriff stated as he climbed the stairs, his two deputies flanking him.
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The Mayor cast a suspicious eye on the sea of people that filled out one of the few roads Somewhere had. They were starting to coalesce around City Hall as they tried to get close enough to hear what was happening. Though many were still amassed at the edge of town where the town ended and the landscape changed to that of fields and hills.
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"Oh are they now? Pray tell how we are supposed to shelter them Sheriff? How are we supposed to feed them? Hmm? Did you think of that before inviting these people to our town?"
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"You're right Mayor. Our town is under enough stress without adding more people we can't take care of." The Sheriff answered plainly.
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"There we have it! You all will just have to-"
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"That's why I called the Governor and he's sending the National Guard to aid both the town and these poor people."
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"YOU WHAT!?" The Mayor rounded on the Sheriff so fast his jowls still shook from the motion.
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The Sheriff stepped up to the Mayor.
"We needed help before these people showed up. Now we DESPERATLY need help!"
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"So you call the Governor!?! Are you mad!?"
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"No! I care about this town and I'm not going to see it die because you're too scared of the past!"
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"There's a damn good reason we are and you know it!" The Mayor hissed.
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As the Mayor and the Sheriff bickered, the Duchess, flanked by two of the Delta Guard, walked up the steps and bowed to the two men. The heavily armed and armored men made the councilmen and deputies nervous, causing the latter to put their hands on their holsters.
"I am sorry if our presence puts too much strain on your town. If need be we will leave at first light."
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"Good! You can-"
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"STAY! We are good and honest folk and we won't turn away those in need!"
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"If it helps alleviate your burden. We do have some wealth that we still retain. We can donate some as thanks for your hospitality."
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The Mayor, and councilmen, perked up at that.
"Wealth you say?"
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The Duchess touched a hand to a ornate necklace she had. Silver and aquamarine. She unclasped it and held it out.
"I could not ask my people to do what I would not. So accept this as my thanks."
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The Mayor's eyes went wide and he licked his lips as he reached a fat hand out to snatch up the exquisite jewelry. But he was stopped by the Sheriff who stood between the necklace and his meaty hands. The Delta Guard tensed at the movement put did no more once it was apparent it wasn't a threatening motion.
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"That isn't necessary. If you wish to show thanks then please. Enjoy what the town has to offer. Food, a few hotels and apartments you and yours can stay in and any other services and amenities you find. Please. If you wish to offer thanks, then offer it to the people of the town itself."
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The Duchess smiled and withdrew the necklace before bowing.
"Thank you for your hospitality. Me and my people will do our utmost to repay it and do our best to be civil guests in your town!"
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"Of course! If need be there are other places that might be able to shelter your people. We have some space at the station. The railyard probably wouldn't say no to housing some of your people. As I said, we have room and board in several parts of town that wouldn't say no to any new business!"
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The Sheriff and the Mayor bickered quietly while the Duchess turned to address her people.
"Good people of Daele! We have come far from our home by the sea and have faced many hardships in these past weeks! But now the people here have been generous enough to offer us shelter! Offer us Sanctuary! They only ask that we reward that kindness at the many shops and vendors around the town! So go and find a place to rest and fill your bellies and get warm!"
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With that, the great flood of people murmured curiously and excitedly as they formed various groups and began to explore the town as the message was carried through the mass of bodies. As the Duchess watched, many group heads came to her.
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The scions of the dwarven banking clans and the remnants of the nobility, elvish and human, walked up to join her. As did the heads of the various merchant houses, smithy and artisan guilds. Even Alban pulled Dylan away from running off to fulfill his duty as the leader, and half, of the Artificers Guild. The Great Sage of the tortle enclave grunted as she walked over with the rest of the leaders before sitting down on the cool grass nearby with a relieved sigh.
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"What're we ta do now yer Ladyship?" One of the dwarves asked as he ran a bejeweled hand over his golden beard that was woven with emerald imbedded silver bands.
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"We do as I stated. We find places to rest and recover from our journey. Tomorrow we will meet again with the leaders of the town and work out the rest."
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One of the elves sniffed his hawkish nose as he gazed at the town.
"Are we really to stay in such a place so... pedestrian?"
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"We aren't really in a position to argue my Lord. If it is not to your liking then you are free to keep walking in hopes of finding someplace more suited to your tastes."
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The elf sniffed indignantly but remained where he was. One of the merchants spoke next.
"What should we do then? We have no place to work our trades."
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The other merchants and various guild leaders nodded in affirmation.
"For tonight, just find food and shelter. I'm sure that these people will have need of, and greatly appreciate, your work. As I have stated already. Food and shelter first. Everything else will be settled tomorrow."
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The leaders all grumbled and murmured but did little else as they split off to find their own places of rest. The Great Sage groaning and grumbling as she forced herself to stand and return to her people. Though the dwarves and Dylan walked over to the Sheriff and Mayor.
"Excuse me lad? What were tha' 'bout a railyard?"
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The Sheriff broke the mutual glaring between him and the Mayor and turned to the stout man.
"The railyard. Its on the north of town. Follow the main road here and take a left at the library. Can't miss it."
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"Well thank ye lad. But uhm? What is a railyard?"
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"Well, its a place where trains are stored and maintained, its also where freight from our town is, or was, shipped out of and to the rest of the country."
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The dwarves hummed in understanding.
"One last question lad. What is a train?"
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