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around 4:30 am, my mom texted me a text that says:
“Please forgive me for not being the mother you want and for making you feel you have to meet expectations. Im always trying to take care of your health physical and mentally and keep you safe from the bad stuff that life gives you but afterwards it’s you who needs to learn. So just wanted to tell you I’m sorry I know you don’t know how to forgive people but I just wanted you to know.”
i naturally want to validate her apology and treat this as a turning point. but how many turning points do we have to go through to realize that it’s not working? this is probably the fifth text i’ve gotten like this from her. she’s a narcissist most of the time, and i feel horrible saying that about my own mom but, facing facts, my problems are based around her.
i don’t know what to say to this text. if anything. i live with her but if i didn’t bring it up in conversation, she most likely wouldn’t either. and that’s definitely the problem, communication. but it just feels impossible most days.
anyways, let me know your thoughts. i can’t form a proper response anymore.

Recently I made the jump to Klipper. I have had success with it, everything is correctly configured and I can print with it no problem.
Yesterday I printed a mounting piece for my accelerometer, so I could calibrate Input Shaping.
All went well, I could get some values and I was ready for testing. When starting a print, it fails with an out of range move: !! Move out of range: -0.012 -9.012 10.000 [0.000]
This happens right after the printer finishes the G28, home all axis command, and the printhead is in the middle of the bed. Naturally after homing, it tries to go back to the home position, which in my case is 0,-9. Interestingly, on both axis, it subtracts 0.012, and makes the move invalid since it is out of range. Figured it was input shaping, and sure enough, when I comment out the set input shaping parameters in the printer.cfg file, the problem goes away.
Any ideas on what I could do? Is there a way to temporarly disable input shaping while homing so this does not happen, or am I doing something competely wrong?
I have a modded Ender 3 Neo, with the Sprite Extruder Pro hotend. Here is the printer.cfg file:
​
# To use this config, during "make menuconfig" select the
# STM32F103 with a "28KiB bootloader" and serial (on USART1 PA10/PA9)
# communication.
​
# If you prefer a direct serial connection, in "make menuconfig"
# select "Enable extra low-level configuration options" and select
# serial (on USART3 PB11/PB10), which is broken out on the 10 pin IDC
# cable used for the LCD module as follows:
# 3: Tx, 4: Rx, 9: GND, 10: VCC
​
# Flash this firmware by copying "out/klipper.bin" to a SD card and
# turning on the printer with the card inserted. The firmware
# filename must end in ".bin" and must not match the last filename
# that was flashed.
​
# See docs/Config_Reference.md for a description of parameters.
​
[stepper_x]
step_pin: PC2
dir_pin: PB9
enable_pin: !PC3
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 40
endstop_pin: ^PA5
position_endstop: 0
position_min: 0
position_max: 230
homing_speed: 50
​
[stepper_y]
step_pin: PB8
dir_pin: PB7
enable_pin: !PC3
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 40
endstop_pin: ^PA6
position_endstop: -9
position_min: -9
position_max: 233
homing_speed: 50
​
[stepper_z]
step_pin: PB6
dir_pin: !PB5
enable_pin: !PC3
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 8
endstop_pin: probe:z_virtual_endstop
#position_endstop: 0.0
position_min: -4
position_max: 250
​
[extruder]
max_extrude_only_distance: 100.0
step_pin: PB4
dir_pin: PB3
enable_pin: !PC3
microsteps: 16
rotation_distance: 7.531
nozzle_diameter: 0.400
filament_diameter: 1.750
heater_pin: PA1
sensor_type: EPCOS 100K B57560G104F
sensor_pin: PC5
#control: pid
# tuned for stock hardware with 200 degree Celsius target
#pid_Kp: 21.527
#pid_Ki: 1.063
#pid_Kd: 108.982
min_temp: 0
max_temp: 250
​
[bltouch]
sensor_pin: ^PROBE_IN
control_pin: PROBE_OUT
x_offset: -31.5
y_offset: -40.0
#z_offset: 0
#probe_with_touch_mode: true
stow_on_each_sample: false
pin_up_touch_mode_reports_triggered: false
samples: 2
sample_retract_dist: 3
​
[bed_mesh]
speed: 120
mesh_min: 10, 10
mesh_max: 193, 190
probe_count: 4,4
algorithm: bicubic
​
[safe_z_home]
home_xy_position: 151.5, 157.5
speed: 75
z_hop: 10
z_hop_speed: 5
move_to_previous: true
​
​
[heater_bed]
heater_pin: PA2
sensor_type: EPCOS 100K B57560G104F
sensor_pin: PC4
#control: pid
# tuned for stock hardware with 50 degree Celsius target
#pid_Kp: 54.027
#pid_Ki: 0.770
#pid_Kd: 948.182
min_temp: 0
max_temp: 100
​
[fan]
pin: PA0
hardware_pwm: true
cycle_time: 0.050
​
[mcu]
serial: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-1a86_USB_Serial-if00-port0
restart_method: command
​
[printer]
kinematics: cartesian
max_velocity: 300
max_accel: 2650
max_z_velocity: 5
max_z_accel: 100
​
######################################################################
# 128x64 Full Graphic Creality CR10 / ENDER 3 stockdisplay
######################################################################
​
# This section is used for a Creality "12864" display with a single
# ribbon cable between the display's EXP3 plug and the
# micro-controller board's EXP1 connector.
​
[display]
lcd_type: st7920
cs_pin: EXP1_7
sclk_pin: EXP1_6
sid_pin: EXP1_8
encoder_pins: ^EXP1_5, ^EXP1_3
click_pin: ^!EXP1_2
​
[output_pin beeper]
pin: EXP1_1
​
[board_pins]
aliases:
EXP1_1=PC6,EXP1_3=PB10,EXP1_5=PB14,EXP1_7=PB12,EXP1_9=,
EXP1_2=PB2,EXP1_4=PB11,EXP1_6=PB13,EXP1_8=PB15,EXP1_10=<5V>,
PROBE_IN=PB1,PROBE_OUT=PB0,FIL_RUNOUT=PC6
​
[display_status]
​
[mcu rpi]
serial: /tmp/klipper_host_mcu
​
[adxl345]
cs_pin: rpi:None
​
[resonance_tester]
accel_chip: adxl345
accel_per_hz: 50
probe_points:
100, 100, 20 # an example
​
[input_shaper]
shaper_freq_x: 60.8
shaper_type_x: 3hump_ei
shaper_freq_y: 34.1
shaper_type_y: mzv
​
# Probe Z Offset menu
[menu __main __tune __offsetz]
type: input
name: Offset Z:{'%05.3f' % menu.input}
input: {printer.gcode_move.homing_origin.z}
input_min: -5
input_max: 5
input_step: 0.005
realtime: True
gcode:
SET_GCODE_OFFSET Z={'%.3f' % menu.input} MOVE=1
​
#*# <---------------------- SAVE_CONFIG --------------------
#*# DO NOT EDIT THIS BLOCK OR BELOW. The contents are auto-generated.
#*#
#*# [bed_mesh default]
#*# version = 1
#*# points =
#*# 0.058750, 0.007500, 0.048750, 0.117500
#*# -0.017500, -0.040000, -0.052500, -0.025000
#*# -0.003750, 0.002500, 0.001250, 0.026250
#*# -0.001250, 0.018750, 0.065000, 0.096250
#*# tension = 0.2
#*# min_x = 10.0
#*# algo = bicubic
#*# y_count = 4
#*# mesh_y_pps = 2
#*# min_y = 10.0
#*# x_count = 4
#*# max_y = 190.0
#*# mesh_x_pps = 2
#*# max_x = 193.0
#*#
#*# [extruder]
#*# control = pid
#*# pid_kp = 19.758
#*# pid_ki = 1.021
#*# pid_kd = 95.580
#*#
#*# [heater_bed]
#*# control = pid
#*# pid_kp = 68.475
#*# pid_ki = 1.057
#*# pid_kd = 1109.290
#*#
#*# [bltouch]
#*# z_offset = 2.580
​

For context, I work as a cook for Buffalo Wild Wings, I started back in late February early March. I (M26) have been verbally abused and harassed by my male coworkers “S” (27) and “B” (28). B is on suspension and isn’t coming back, but I need to vent so for now I’ll be talking about what “S” has been doing to me for the last few months.
Everyday for a month now when I walk into work and see “S” he greets me with “You wanna snort some coke,” or “You wanna do some blow,” and my answer has always been no. I’ve never wanted to do drugs, let alone at work. Other times he sexually harasses me by asking me if I would suck a cheesecake out of his ass, or says some other crap about violating me. “S” claims that he sexually harasses all of the male coworkers, and everyone laughs at it when he does it to me. He has never touched me in a sexual way at work, but the verbal abuse is enough for me to want to quit. The managers and other coworkers see it and they don’t do anything about it. They just laugh at me because they think it’s some joke or something. I’m honestly tired of it and no matter how much I say no, or tell him to stop, he just keeps going on about it. I don’t know what to do, but at this point, I don’t think there is anything I can do. My general manager, also “S”, but we’ll call him “ST” jokes around as well, but he never seems to join in on the jokes unless it’s at someone else’s expense.
I applied because I needed a job, and for a bit, I loved the atmosphere and how everyone generally got along, but now I dread going in tomorrow. I might just call out and deal with the consequences later.

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I'm not patting myself on the back at all when I say this, because it's honestly the source of the problem, but I've always had a good handle over catching myself when it comes to emotions, especially anger. There is only one point in my teens-to-adulthood life where I have lashed out at someone in anger, like, shouted and whatnot. I express annoyance with people, sure, but never anger. I also just don't often feel very angry in an explosive way that would lend itself to me putting my foot in my mouth and starting an argument. I'm very good at understanding why people might do or say hurtful things, and give them benefit of the doubt. When I have an issue with something, I talk to people reasonably and in a level manner so we can all be constructive and go home better understood, because life's too short to be dramatic about things.
Sometimes though, things won't get solved by talking with the other parties. Sometimes, I just have to let myself feel things until they go away, and rationalize things in my head, listen to music to help me, etc.
But lately it's just not feeling like it's enough.
I feel deprived, honest to god. I see all the people in my life or not in my life who have their "moments" and say or do something they regret in a fit of anger. I see them potentially burn bridges because of their rash behavior, or shake their heads at themselves and go "man, what was I thinking?" And I feel like I want that, so badly. I want the freedom to be able to see red, and just finally say things without a filter geared towards productivity and maturity. It's not even that I lie or people please when I confront people (that doesn't solve anything), so I shouldn't feel like I've repressed myself or anything, but it's the fact that I've always had to think about the best way to frame my thoughts before I speak that frustrates me. I don't want to be the bigger person all the time. It's a lot of work. No amount of people saying I've got a good head on my shoulders or that I'm a good advice-giver is making me feel good about the fact that I'm just tired. I'm tired of having to do the "right thing." Because right now, and in other occasions, I'm angry. I want to be irrational, I want to say things that will stick with people. I want to be part of the problem instead of having to be so goddamn conscious of "oh, well, that hurt you growing up/in the past, so you've gotta break the cycle, y'know?" It feels unfair that I have to be aware. I just want to be a person who does whatever the hell they feel like on the spur of the moment, even if it's not a good thing to do. "Setting good examples" isn't rewarding, "being there for others" isn't rewarding. It doesn't feel like it's enough, but I keep reminding myself that the fallout of finally snapping at someone would always be more harm than it's worth. I try to pull myself out of my little pity party, and remind myself to be grown about this- I'm sure I truly care about not rocking the boat, 90% of the time, so it's not worth it to let a 10% take precedent.
So why do I feel such bone-deep frustration? I feel like I'm having a delayed teenage experience, haha...
Hope you're all having a good evening.

FYI, this is a story COLLECTION. Lots of standalones technically. So, you can basically start to read at any chapter, no pre-read of the other chapters needed technically (other than maybe getting better descriptions of characters than: Adam Vir=human, Krill=antlike alien, Sunny=tall alien, Conn=telepathic alien). The numbers are (mostly) only for organization of posts and continuity.
OC Written by Charlie Stastarrfallknightrise,
Typed up and then posted here by me.
Proofreading and language check for some chapters by u/Finbar9800
Future Lore and fact check done by me.
Apparently, Krill did not check with law enforcement after the Rumors chapter…
Well shit…
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The darkness around them was hot and stifling. Their breath had leached the freshness out of the crate hours ago, leaving them sitting in a stale muggy darkness. Sunny shifted in the near darkness, struggling to see with the single beam of meager light which filtered in from above.
Adam lay in her arms blacked out completely.
She let his upper body rest gently in her lower arms, while her upper arms searched through his blond hair –matted with dried blood– and across his scalp.
She swore she was going to kill the person who did this to him.
Didn't they know what a knock in the head could do to a human? Didn't they understand what a concussion meant?
He needed a doctor, he needed Krill, but the little physician wasn't with them now.
He was back on the Tesraki home planet with the ship.
And they were... well Sunny had no idea where they were.
It had all happened so fast, one moment they were walking through the streets, going through market vendor stalls and laughing about something stupid, and the next moment Adam was lying unconscious on the ground and her head was inside a bag.
She would have fought, but they threatened to hurt Adam if she did.
Perhaps if it had been some other person, she might have taken that chance, but she wasn't nearly willing enough to risk Adam for her own perceived vanity.
After the attack, they had quickly been carted off across the city and loaded into this crate. She had heard the sound of the docks and the roaring of engines. She had sat in here for hours as the ship passed in and then out of warp.
Wherever they were, they were miles away from home, with no one to come and same them.
And Adam was injured, likely concussed.
Worst of all is that she couldn't even see his eyes to check and make sure if he was ok or not. His breathing was relatively even, a slow expansion of his chest and ribs over and over and over again.
She adjusted herself, groaning softly as she attempted to stretch out her legs. Adam's body was dead weight in her hands as she moved him pulling him further onto her lap to where she could hold him with her right set of arms while examining his wound with the other two.
His head rested against her shoulder breath hot on her neck.
Good, she could make sure he was still alive that way.
The engine thrummed.
She had tried to break out of the box first thing of course, but that action had proven to be fruitless, as had screaming. The engine was much too loud. She had, of course, tried engineering her way out of the box, but without tools, space and with Adam's dead weight to work around, that had also been a fruitless option.
So, she sat in the dark and waited.
She was beginning to worry that Adam would never wake up when he finally began to stir.
Sunny sighed a deep sigh of relief.
"Adam. Adam, are you ok, can you hear me?"
For a horrible moment there was no answer, but then a groggy,
"Sunny... Where are we... Why can't I see?”
A hint of panic crept into his voice.
"Shh, you're ok we are just stuck in a crate, that's all."
"Oh that's good,"
He paused,
"Never thought I would say that about being stuck in a crate."
She sighed again in relief, glad to see that he was at least lucid and understood what was happening,
"Now hold on, what happened, and why do I have such a raging headache?”
She shifted slightly in her space as he adjusted himself.
The crate was small, so there wasn't really anywhere for him to go, so he just ended up resting more securely against her chest, head resting on her chest plate her lower arms wrapped around him to keep him in place.
"We were attacked, you were knocked out and I was threatened."
"And you didn't screw them up?"
"They were threatening to kill you. I only had so many options."
He grunted, and in the dark he sighed, turning his head so his cheek was brushing up against her,
"This has been a shit day."
That made her laugh. Leave it to Adam to make her laugh when their lives were in danger.
Nothing much they could do about the situation now, and they remained in darkness, curled up together under the roaring of the engine.
Both of them felt it when the ship came into atmosphere, growing more and more nervous as they felt their crate being shifted and moved. Their little sliver of light was completely gone now leaving them in complete darkness as they were jostled and jolted around inside the crate. Then there came voices, Tesraki, Drev, Burg, and another voice which was far less familiar to Sunny than any of the others.
She felt Adam go still in her arms.
"What?”
"Prodigum."
He hissed, the sharp crack of the spat word hissing through the darkness.
”Prodigum?”
Sunny didn't know much about that species. The only thing she knew for sure is that they had withdrawn from peace talks with the GA and were an outside entity. She knew they occasionally traded with the GA and that Adam had had some run-ins with them. Run-ins like human slave trade or… infant meat trade that gave him a serious hatred for their kind, which was uncharacteristic for his usual forgiving nature.
The crate jolted and rocked.
A distant thrumming filled the background, the lull of conversation, and then it went silent again.
The box jolted downwards.
"Here master, just as you requested."
"I assume you got a good specimen?"
Adam and Sunny leaned up against the walls of their crate trying to determine who or what was speaking.
"You will be most pleased with us master. Got you a real fine specimen we did, worth well over the asking prices. Will be the most exotic piece to your collection for sure."
There was a low sort of guttural rumble from the outside of the crate.
"I will be the judge of that. Open the crate."
There was some shuffling for a moment, a sharp snap and the sides of the box fell away. Sunny and Adam were forced to raise their hands against the light as bright purple and blue light assailed them from all directions. They blinked past the shade cast by their hands.
The room they stood in was strange.
They got the feeling that the open space was supposed to be some kind of meeting space or gathering room.
Perhaps even some sort of entertainment room with how large it was, two floors connected by wide arching ramps up either side of the wide room. The floor below them was a purplish sort of grey made even more so by the blue and purple lights from above.
Adam turned his head in a wide arc, his head raised towards the ceiling. Sunny followed his gaze, and was immediately horrified.
Overhead at least twenty cages had been suspended from the ceiling. Though most of them were either empty, three others were occupied.
Two sick, mournful looking humans and a bleached white skeleton.
"The fuck!?”
Adam turned his head, eyes narrowing towards the group that stood around them, and Sunny got her first good look at the Prodigum.
She was not pleased with what she saw.
It had to be the ugliest thing she ever saw, and that meant something with them knowing the Burg.
The creature was big, maybe a little taller than her.
It had a body sort of like a gorilla, if gorillas were absolutely hideous in every way.
Its back legs were short and stumpy, just one massive fleshy mass, holding up their incredible bulk. They had no neck to speak of, and their arms were absolutely massive, jutting ninety degrees from their shoulders and then ninety degrees again at the elbow. IF you were to have stretched out one of their arms it would almost have been one to two thirds’ times as tall as their own bodies.
Each arm was thicker than a man's waist, and instead of hands it had one long pointy spike.
When they walked, they walked on their wrists as if a human were to go to walk on their knuckles but have their wrist buckle leaving the spike to point back and up.
Its body was covered in an immense and pendulous collection of baggy folds which swung heavily from side to side as it moved.
There was no neck, and its large face was droopy, its horrific mouth a grotesque, sagging heap like a child was trying to melt a playdough smiley face in the microwave.
With two sets of eyes on either side of its grotesque head and the numbers spaghetti like protrusions, which dangled from its throat – writhing to and fro while also acting as the creature's hands – it was a grotesque and monstrous sight.
Sunny made a face. Adam grunted,
"Disgusting."
The aliens gnored them and kept speaking,
"And the Drev?"
"Consider her a bonus."
The big ugly creature grunted, expelling a burst of air from the two breathing tubes which sagged from either side of its neck, their ends opening and closing like the blowholes of a whale.
Adam shifted and stood unsteadily against Sunny's protests gripping the bars with white knuckled hands.
"You have no idea what you have just started, ugly!”
The Prodigum laughed, through it came out as wet gurgling snorts from its breathing tubes,
"Oh I know exactly what I have started… commander Vir."
Adam stepped back in shock, nearly tripping over Sunny in their tight confines.
The Prodigum leaned in close to the cage, the little spaghetti-like tentacles waving before the bars curling uncurling or wrapping themselves around cold steel.
Adam made a face.
"In fact, it was your presence which I requested personally."
He turned in his spot to look at the room around him, which Sunny was becoming to understand was far larger than she had originally assumed.
"I have many wealthy clients who don't settle for just anyone, commander. Your prestige will be a great selling point."
"What even is this place?"
"Many things, many things. It is a place of business, a place of frivolity, and a place where humans do what they are told."
His voice grew low and quiet. One of his large, spiked arms raised off the floor somewhat. The Spike brandished.
"And what exactly do you expect me to do for you?"
He asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Why, the only thing humans are good for… I want you to sing!”
This time both Adam and Sunny were dumbstruck,
"You want me to do what now?"
"Sing, commander. You do know what singing is, don't you?”
Adam shook his head,
"You have got to be fucking kidding me. That's it!? That's why you kidnapped one of the most –not to brag or anything– powerful men in the GA. The guy with the firepower of an entire human fleet behind him, and you brought me here to be your cage canary!? To sing you little songs!!??"
The Prodigum grunted,
"That is precisely what I expect you to do, commander."
Adam proceeded to laugh in his face,
"You have got to be kidding me. Not only is this possibly the stupidest thing I have ever heard of just in principle, but it is ALSO dumb because there are thousands of humans out there who can sing better than me. Sure, I can carry a tune, but I'm not Freddie mercury."
The Prodigum was not looking as bothered by the comments as he probably should have been. In fact, he almost seemed amused,
"This is not about your ABILITY to sing commander. Most nonhumans can't actually tell the difference between good and bad singing, they simply know it is something they cannot do. No, I didn't bring you here for your skill, I brought you here because of your importance. When my clients see you, they are going to understand what you represent... And that is my complete and total control, my absolute impunity when it comes to the law, and my ability to do whatever I want. You are a symbol of my power."
"Yeah, and you can suck a bag of dicks."
The Prodigum leaned closer,
"You will do what I want you to do."
A group of tentacles wriggled through the bars waving before their faces. Sunny saw it coming way before the Prodigum did, though he definitely should have seen it coming. The way the human's body tensed up, the way he grew still, the way his eyes drew to laser focus, the way that his knees bent and his hands curled at his sides.
And then he struck.
Like a cobra.
With one hand he reached out wrapping his fingers around a handful of the nasty wriggling tentacles before yanking hard.
The Prodigum screamed.
Sunny lunged forward to help all four of her arms shooting through the bars as Adam dug his fingers into the writhing tentacles.
There was an eruption of movement.
Adam craned his neck downwards, mouth open teeth poised to strike.
Everyone knew what a human bite meant.
And then there was an eruption of pain. Lightning coursed across her vision and Sunny found herself on the ground, legs twitching. She heard Adam yell, he was screaming through his teeth.
And then a dull thud.
The pain went away.
She looked over to find Adam sagging against the bars of the cage.
The Prodigum had retreated with his posse surrounding him…
He mewled with pain, a few of his face tentacles dripping blue onto the floor, others hanging limp and unusable.
The human began to laugh, despite the pain of the electric shock,
"Fuck-you."
With anger in his expression, the Prodigum looked up,
"Secure the Drev."
Sunny struggled to her feet as both her and Adam realized what was happening.
Sunny yelled for Adam to duck, but he was too late, a loop slipped over his neck tightening and pulling him against the side of the cage.
He choked and gasped trying to force his fingers under the loop kicking and struggling as the door was thrown open and Sunny was electrocuted again, before a group of others piled atop her securing her arms and dragging her form the cage, which was then shut.
Adam was let go, staggering to his knees, hands clenched around his throat.
He choked and gasped.
"I am going to make this very clear for you human."
Sunny was hauled upwards by the back of her carapace and suspended in the air.
"Do what I wish, or the Drev dies.”
Sunny struggled against their arms, looking back towards the cage where Adam knelt.
She wished he would tell them to go to hell, but she could see almost immediately by the expression on his face and the pain in his single green eye that the Prodigum had done it.
He had found Adam's weakness.
He had found humanity's greatest trait and their greatest weakness.
Their lo…yalty.
And now they were in his power.
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Thanks for reading! As you saw in the title, this is a cross posted story written by starrfallknightrise and I'll just upload some of it here for you guys, if you are interested and want to read ahead, the original story-collection can be found on tumblr or wattpad to read for free. (link above this text under "OC:..." ) It is the Empyrean Iris story collection by starfallknightrise. Also, if you want to know more about the story collection i made an intro post about it, so feel free to check that out to see what other great characters to look forward to! (Link also above this text). I have no affiliations to the author; just thought I’d share some of the great stories you might enjoy a lot!
Obviously, I have Charlie’s permission to post this and for the people already knowing the stories, or starting to read them: If you follow the link and check out the story you will see some differences. I made some small (non-artistic) changes, mainly correcting writing mistakes, pronoun correction and some small additional info here and there of things which were not thought of/forgotten or even were added/changed in later stories (like the “USS->UNSC” prefix of Stabby, Chalar=/->Sunny etc). As well as some "biggemajor" changes in descriptions and info’s for the same stringency/continuity reason. That can be explained by the story collection being, well a story collection at the start with many standalone-stories just starring the same people, but later on it gets more to a stringent storyline with backstories and throwbacks. (For example Adam Vir has some HEAVY scars over his body, following his bones, which were not really talked about up till half the collection, where it says it covers his whole body and you find out via backflash that he had them the whole time and how he got them, they just weren't mentioned before. However, I would think a doctor would at least see these scars before that, especially since he gets analyzed, treated and goes shirtless/in T-shirts in some stories). So TLDR: Writing and some descriptions are slightly changed, with full OK from the author, since he himself did not bother to correct these things before.

Hey devs sorry to bother you,I'm a 2nd year cs undergrad in Shillong ~(a subrural state). I know after graduation i need to have some experience in internships or bootcamps to land even a job in a tier 3 company. Problem is that my state just sucks. There's not even probably a single good company for getting an intern and even there was one , the discrimination between the tribals and the general hits the worst here. So I've been trying to get an internship online through Linkedin,Indeed and Y combinator but no avail yet. I'm doinig some contract freelancing so I don't mind even if the internships pays low. It's already been so bad in this year in the tech industry and while I graduate I don't think the situation gonna be better let alone be worse I think.So can I know your thoughts on how should I go on getting one ?Any advice will help! Thanks for your time.

Hello everyone!
Im looking for work as a Game Developer.
When I was 14 years old I started to learn (actual) coding myself. In middle school we learned the basics in scratch, but even though I chose a technical school never moved further along, so I took it upon myself to learn the art of code.
In the beginning I was watching tutorials and like many others didnt understand anything, but my spirit persisted so I kept on teaching myself until I started a technical high school that taught programming with the languages C/C++, python, and a bit of arduino, which I absolved with a great success due to my prior knowledge.
During my school time I didnt pause teaching myself more skills with Unity/C# and a little with WinForms/.NET. By the end my knowledge was proficient enough to develop prototypes, but I lacked the experience to finish a game, I hadnt learned about OOP at that point either.
However that would change with my first job that I started right after school, where I went the "fake it till you make it" route, pretended to know everything, and learned the essentials of OOP a week prior to the beginning. I held that job for about a year before quitting due to location restrictions. In the first 6 months of that job I learned so much to confidentally call myself a mid-level engineer, and not a junior anymore. I knew my way around objects, when to use it and when not to.
Shortly after I started work at a company that made Microsoft Office 365 Add-Ins (mainly for dynamics). The job started with me working on a side project, developing the logic for a fingerprint sensor that would soon replace the stamp card at the entreance. After transitioning to making Add-Ins I realized that wasnt what I wanted and therefor quit.
Since then I am looking for freelance work.
All the while that happened I kept on honing my unity skills, now having a total of 8 years of C#/Unity experience and 2 additional years of c#/.Net experience.
The companies I worked for are all austrian and called:
- InfPro IT solutions GmbH
- PTM EDV Solutions GmbH
- NETAutomation GmbH
- Selmo Technology GmbH
My projects can be found on steam, and on itch.io:
https://store.steampowered.com/curato35868098
https://dasmaffin.itch.io
As well as this clicker project I have been doing freelance work on:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808120/THE\_BUTTON/
You can contact me preferably on Discord:
@dasmaffin
If you want to use another DM me on reddit or send an e-mail to [email protected]
Currently I charge 25€ (note the currency) per hour. Payments are only accepted with PayPal.

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Delete if not allowed. 12 missions in a rural town with associated stories.
1.1 Outer Limits - Amidst the fringes of the battlefield, a cloaked figure emerges, offering enigmatic artifacts that blur the line between reality and myth.
As the sun sets over the outskirts of XXXX XXXX, you find yourself standing at the outer limits of a forgotten battleground, where the echoes of past conflicts still resonate. The air is thick with a palpable energy, a lingering aura of intense struggles fought in the name of enlightenment and resistance. War-torn remnants dot the landscape, revealing the clash of powerful forces that once shaped this place. You step forward, drawn to the remnants, and with every footstep, you feel a magnetic pull toward the heart of the mystery that lies within. The setting sun casts long shadows, casting an eerie glow over the forgotten relics of a bygone era.
1.2 Bridgehead - A shadowy merchant appears amidst the wreckage, presenting relics of a forgotten time, their true power hidden beneath layers of mystery.
A bridgehead, crumbling and overgrown with foliage, beckons you onward. It stands as a haunting testament to a destroyed base, its skeletal structure hinting at the devastating power unleashed upon it. Through the debris, you catch glimpses of a forgotten world, a realm shrouded in mystery and rife with untapped potential. The wreckage whispers stories of the battles fought here, stories waiting to be unraveled by your curious mind. You can almost hear the distant echoes of bursters and the clashing of otherworldly energies.
1.3 Knowledge - A mysterious librarian materializes, offering forbidden tomes and arcane scrolls that hold the key to unraveling the secrets of the battlefield.
As you venture deeper into this hallowed ground, you stumble upon a repository of knowledge, a trove of secrets waiting to be unearthed. Ancient scrolls and enigmatic symbols adorn the walls, whispering tales of great heroes and unseen powers that once walked among mortals. The weight of history presses upon you, driving your curiosity to new heights. You find yourself delving into ancient tomes, deciphering the codes that will unlock the hidden truths of XXXX XXXX. The pages of the scrolls crinkle beneath your fingertips, as if eager to reveal their long-guarded secrets.
1.4 Spirituality - From the shadows, a veiled entity reveals ancient talismans and ethereal artifacts, whispering of the otherworldly connections they hold.
Amidst the relics, you find traces of spirituality, artifacts left behind by precursor agents who communed with forces beyond comprehension. Their significance eludes you, yet you sense their inherent power, an essence woven into the very fabric of this place. It is a reminder that you are but a mortal, caught in a dance with cosmic entities far greater than yourself. Their presence fills you with awe and fuels your determination to uncover their secrets. You feel a tingling sensation in the air, as if unseen spirits are observing your every move.
1.5 Exploration - An enigmatic guide emerges, promising to lead you through the labyrinthine pathways of XXXX XXXX, where truth and illusion intertwine.
Driven by an insatiable thirst for discovery, you embark on a journey of exploration, guided by a compass that points to the unknown. With each step, the landscape transforms, revealing hidden portals and enigmatic structures. You are an intrepid traveler, navigating a labyrinth of mystery, as the secrets of XXXX XXXX slowly unfold before you. The path you tread is both treacherous and exhilarating, as you inch closer to the heart of the forgotten battlefield. The very ground beneath your feet seems to shift, guiding you towards the epicenter of a long-lost battle.
1.6 Nourish - A mystic wanderer appears, proffering vials of shimmering elixirs that promise to quench your thirst and restore your essence.
In this ethereal realm, you seek to nourish yourself, to replenish the wellspring of your being. The pulsating energy of XM calls out to you, providing sustenance for body and soul. You drink deep from its well, feeling its rejuvenating power course through you, strengthening your resolve and sharpening your senses. The essence of XM resonates within you, becoming a source of empowerment as you continue your quest. You can feel the energy flowing through your veins, igniting your every step with newfound vigor.
1.7 Play - A spectral observer materializes, inviting you to witness a haunting holographic projection that showcases the destructive clashes of ages past.
As you press forward, you come upon a major battlefield site, a scar upon the land where ancient destruction unfolded. Crumbling ruins bear witness to a titanic struggle, an epic clash of forces beyond mortal comprehension. The sheer magnitude of the devastation is humbling, reminding you of the sacrifices made in the pursuit of truth and power. You stand amidst the remnants of a bygone era, a witness to the chaos that once consumed this place. A chill wind sweeps through the ruins, carrying with it the echoes of battles fought long ago.
1.8 Heritage - From the depths of the battlefield, a figure emerges, bearing ancestral relics that hint at a lineage entwined with XXXX XXXX's enigmatic history.
In the midst of this desolation, you stumble upon a relic that connects you to your own heritage, a symbol of identity buried deep within the annals of time. It sparks memories long forgotten, revealing a lineage steeped in the struggle for balance and harmony. You find solace in the knowledge that your footsteps echo those who came before you, giving you strength to carry on in the face of adversity. A surge of pride swells within your chest, as you realize you are not just an agent of the present, but a link in a chain that spans generations.
1.9 Resist - A hidden ally reveals themselves, providing advanced weaponry and shielding technology to aid in your fierce struggle against the enigmatic forces.
Yet, the tranquility is shattered as mysterious forces assail you, their intent veiled in darkness. You are thrust into a battle for survival, a clash of wills as you resist their relentless onslaught. Portals flicker ominously, their energies harnessed by unseen foes. With every blow you strike, you feel the weight of history behind you, fighting for a future that remains uncertain. The echoes of past battles fuel your determination to emerge victorious. A resolute fire burns in your eyes, fueled by the unyielding spirit of those who fought before you.
1.10 Occupy - A clandestine benefactor emerges, bestowing upon you resonators and resonant shields to rebuild the portals and assert your faction's dominance.
As you emerge triumphant from the battlefield, your spirit unyielding, you are tasked with a new purpose: to occupy this land and rebuild the shattered portals. You forge ahead, guided by the unwavering light of your faction, determined to reclaim this hallowed ground and transform it into a beacon of hope for future agents yet to come. The remnants of the battlefield will stand as a testament to your tenacity and unwavering commitment. The air is charged with anticipation, as if the very elements themselves recognize your victory.
1.11 Strengthen - An elusive engineer appears, offering intricate modifications and enigmatic enhancements to fortify the portals and safeguard their secrets.
With the portals restored, you must strengthen their defenses, deploying mods imbued with ancient knowledge. These wards stand as a bulwark against incursions, fortifying the battle site and deterring any who would seek to disturb the delicate equilibrium that resides here. The site now pulsates with renewed energy, a testament to your tenacity and your ability to shape the very fabric of this mysterious realm. The newfound strength of the portals reverberates through the air, an unmistakable signal that this battleground shall not be easily claimed.
1.12 Resolve - As you prepare to depart, a shrouded figure steps forward, imparting a final relic of unknown origin, a token of your arduous journey and the resolve it has forged within you.
Exhausted yet resolute, you make your final strides, exiting the battlefield. Weary from the trials endured, you carry within you a profound sense of accomplishment. The mysteries of XXXX XXXX, have been unraveled, its secrets brought to light. Though scars may remain, this place will forever be a testament to your tenacity and resilience, a reminder that you have left an indelible mark on the battlegrounds of history. The wind whispers its final farewell, carrying your triumph into the annals of time.

Hello everyone!
Im looking for work as a Game Developer.
When I was 14 years old I started to learn (actual) coding myself. In middle school we learned the basics in scratch, but even though I chose a technical school never moved further along, so I took it upon myself to learn the art of code.
In the beginning I was watching tutorials and like many others didnt understand anything, but my spirit persisted so I kept on teaching myself until I started a technical high school that taught programming with the languages C/C++, python, and a bit of arduino, which I absolved with a great success due to my prior knowledge.
During my school time I didnt pause teaching myself more skills with Unity/C# and a little with WinForms/.NET. By the end my knowledge was proficient enough to develop prototypes, but I lacked the experience to finish a game, I hadnt learned about OOP at that point either.
However that would change with my first job that I started right after school, where I went the "fake it till you make it" route, pretended to know everything, and learned the essentials of OOP a week prior to the beginning. I held that job for about a year before quitting due to location restrictions. In the first 6 months of that job I learned so much to confidentally call myself a mid-level engineer, and not a junior anymore. I knew my way around objects, when to use it and when not to.
Shortly after I started work at a company that made Microsoft Office 365 Add-Ins (mainly for dynamics). The job started with me working on a side project, developing the logic for a fingerprint sensor that would soon replace the stamp card at the entreance. After transitioning to making Add-Ins I realized that wasnt what I wanted and therefor quit.
Since then I am looking for freelance work.
All the while that happened I kept on honing my unity skills, now having a total of 8 years of C#/Unity experience and 2 additional years of c#/.Net experience.
The companies I worked for are all austrian and called:
- InfPro IT solutions GmbH
- PTM EDV Solutions GmbH
- NETAutomation GmbH
- Selmo Technology GmbH
My projects can be found on steam, and on itch.io:
https://store.steampowered.com/curato35868098
https://dasmaffin.itch.io
As well as this clicker project I have been doing freelance work on:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808120/THE\_BUTTON/
You can contact me preferably on Discord:
@dasmaffin
If you want to use another DM me on reddit or send an e-mail to [email protected]
Currently I charge 25€ (note the currency) per hour. Payments are only accepted with PayPal.

I've been thinking about this for a while now but what do you think about Hanabi's current passive?
For context, her passive can see you even if you're in a bush, it's a little annoying especially at the early game.
Now I don't want to come off as whining since I'm also an MM main and I know the ups and downs of that hero .
So what do you think? Is that fair? Or is it not, considering the point of bushes?

My husband brought our son(3.5y/o) to the park about 2.5mons ago to the park. By his story, a couple of kids were running towards the sand area where our son was playing. Without any idea what was going on and our son was playing by himself, a young adult male(18yo) came running towards our son and kicked him on the back. Our son rolled over, could not react or process as to what was going on but the young adult male kicked him again. My husband came rushing and took my son and turned his back to the male while still continuing to kick them(husband and son). This time my son was already crying. Eventually, the parents of the young adult male came apologizing for their son saying he has a condition(autism). My husband called the police to file to incident. I am nurse and I checked my son for injuries after they got home and did not see anything worth going to the ER or our pedia. I made sure of that.
Moving a few weeks forward, mind you, my son, is a very outgoing boy. He says Hi to almost every person he sees, very friendly. After a few weeks of the incident, we noticed that our son became so cautious of his surroundings and easily gets agitated if he sees a big guy and we totally noticed the huge change in our son’s personality. Tonight, 86 days after the incident, my son remembered what happened to him and he described it clearly to me. I felt so crushed. I cannot sleep. I want to do something for him. All I can think of now is to make sure I tell him that Mom and Dad are always here to keep him safe and that he is a strong and brave boy.
Has anybody experienced this?
I am thinking of taking him to therapy but I would like to ask a parent’s perspective first. We only have one child. I am also thinking of bringing him back to our country because he has a lot of playmates there where he gets distracted and can feel safe.
Please advise. Thankyou.

Hello, can you please share your thoughts about Cisco ISE and overall concept of trying to secure LAN ports with 802.1X in relation to Zero Trust?
Zero Trust reduces the perimeter's role as a centralized policy enforcement point . Is it still worth retaining NAC or this is old world tech and it is better to consider LAN as inherently insecure and treat it appropriately.
Just having debate about Cisco ISE future for the large and small enterprises. Sustaining Cisco ISE 802.1x and SGT (Security Group Tag) seems like to much effort.

I see a bunch of "Lets Seperate the LGB From the TQ" things, saying only (trigger warning) Trans people groom kids" And its obviously NOT true. I THINK its prob AstroTurf asshole right wingers trying to split people up so they can destroy them. How do I argue against this? I try to point out that , esp to people who claim to be gay, REALLY, do you think they didnt try to do this exact same thing to you 20 YEars ago? To the right wing, you are considered all the same! We must unite or FALL. Im bi myself, but i consider ALL LGBQTIA+ to be on the same footing. Am I wrong? Am I out of touch? Im feeling very sad about this. I could use somebody to talk to. I have trans niece. I just want her to be safe. I feel SO bad for all the pushback the trans community is going through.