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pickalilywrites · 3 years

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it’s my first fic since i started my job ❤ i hope you enjoy ^^

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You and Me at the End of the World

Falbi. SF8 AU.

11194 words.

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»»————- April 3, 2026 ————-««

Falco wakes, a sigh escaping his lips. He feels an incredible weariness in his bones as if he had run a marathon yesterday even though he hasn’t really had PE in a month. He hasn’t had PE since his teacher had run off just like everyone else did when they heard that an asteroid was hurtling towards the earth and set to destroy life as everyone knew it. Everyone Falco knew just up and left their jobs and homes to pursue their dreams: his classmates dropped out of school to become idols or viral TikTokers, the mailman stopped delivering mail to Falco’s house and decided to fly to every place in the world he had always wanted to visit, and even the principal of Falco’s school had resigned but not before advising all of the students to drop out of school because it was useless now that they were all about to die.

Many people had taken the principal’s advice, but not Falco. He still goes to school on the weekdays and spends the weekend completing homework assignments that will never be graded. A few students had visited the school even after the principal had closed the school down, but they had stopped coming after they saw how many of their peers had dropped out and saw how even the teachers didn’t bother coming back.

It doesn’t bother Falco that he goes to school every morning and studies in an empty classroom all day or that he has to fish out study plans from the notebooks his teachers left behind just to give himself something to do. His parents have asked him why he bothers going to school when all of his classmates have pretty much given up, but Falco really doesn’t have an answer. If he had to say anything, it’s probably that he doesn’t have anything in particular that he wants to do.

Falco acknowledges that he’s never been incredibly ambitious like some of his classmates have been. His talents are unspectacular. He knows that he’s neither athletic nor smart. He’s always been average. He never studied too hard because he knew he’d never get the highest score in the class and he never exerted himself too much in PE because there was always someone stronger or faster than him. It isn’t something that ever bothered him, and he’s grown to accept that part of himself.

He doesn’t have any special interests either. Sure, Falco enjoys playing video games and playing sports like any kid his age, but he can’t see himself wasting the rest of his days on them. Some of his classmates even asked him to join them. Falco has had multiple offers: join a band as a bassist even though he’s never touched a bass guitar in his life, become a part of a dance crew despite his coordination being awful at best, start a video channel pulling off different stunts and tricks to gain a little bit of spotlight before they all died, among others. He declined all of them in the end, preferring to be alone, and even now Falco doesn’t regret his decision. He’s content being a normal kid living out the rest of his tedious life as monotonously as he always did.

His parents live quite normally too except for the fact that they quit their jobs like everybody else did when news of the asteroid came out. Rather than return to their jobs every morning, his parents go out on long walks together, often visiting places from their younger days. They usually leave long before Falco wakes, but his mother is always sure to leave out a freshly made breakfast for Falco and his older brother Colt.

Colt hasn’t made any drastic changes to his lifestyle, not like some other people his age. He, too, dropped out of school like many of his peers and Falco’s classmates, but he usually spends his time visiting internet cafés or playing baseball with his friends. The elder brother once curiously asked Falco why he bothered going to school and the younger just simply shrugged. Colt never bothered to ask again, and Falco was fine with that.

Falco rolls out of bed and heads to the bathroom to brush his teeth as he normally does. His hair looks like a mess. Since news of the upcoming apocalypse, people either care excessively about their appearance or they don’t care about it at all. Considering his circumstances, Falco should probably fall in the latter category, but he fixes his bed head all the same, patting down the cowlicks and running a comb through his hair to get rid of all the tangles.

After washing his face and getting dressed in his school uniform, Falco wanders into the kitchen where his breakfast is waiting for him. On the stove sits a pan with fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with little bits of crispy, dark spinach leaves, and sweet gruyère. Falco twists the knob on the stove with a sharp click before popping bread into the toaster. As he waits for the eggs to warm up, he fixes himself a glass of orange juice.

Falco ends up splitting the eggs in half, leaving a portion for Colt whenever he decides to roll out of bed. He sits at the kitchen island by himself, munching on some generously buttered toast in between bites of egg. It’s a much fancier breakfast than his mother used to make. Scrambled eggs were usually plain except for a dash of salt and pepper, but his mother has become more experimental with her cooking now that the end of the world is evident. It’s a good change, Falco thinks as the blend of savory bacon and salted eggs melt onto his tongue. It probably would have been nice if his mother had decided to be more adventurous with her cooking beforehand, but it’s not as if having regrets about this can change the past so Falco just eats the rest of his breakfast before dumping his plate in the sink and calling out to his brother that he’ll be heading to school. He doesn’t even wait for a response from Colt before heading out the door.

Ever since news of the asteroid, Falco has begun seeing very interesting people on his way to school. Some of them are familiar to him. Others he’s never seen before in his life. They’re not all strange, of course. Sometimes there are just kids running up and down the road kicking a soccer ball or couples holding hands as they take a morning stroll. But there are more than a few eccentrics on Falco’s way to school.

Lately, there have been people claiming to be superheroes. They have superpowers, they insist. Some will rush up to strangers on the street and show off their powers, but Falco has never seen any proof of their alleged superhuman talents.

Some people post videos online demonstrating their special gifts. Falco has seen a handful of them, mostly because his friend Zofia keeps sending them to him every few days when she finds them particularly funny. He finds them mildly intriguing, although he’s fairly certain that most (if not all) of the videos are either staged or edited to look real. He’s never been fully convinced by any of them.

On this particular walk to school, Falco passes by a person who claims to be able to create seismic shifts and another person who she can talk to animals. Neither person is particularly believable. Falco only gives a passing glance when the first person begins to demonstrate their powers by spinning in a circle and letting out a low groan that begins to grow into a loud shriek. The earth, Falco notices, does not shake. He’s even less interested when the animal girl starts shouting post-apocalyptic prophecies about how giant bugs will inherit the earth once the dust has settled on the earth after the asteroid impact.

Falco reaches the school gate and pulls it open himself because there isn’t a teacher there to welcome him like there used to be. He leaves it open to save trouble for anyone who ends up coming after him, although he highly doubts anyone will be joining him. He walks across the courtyard where some of his former schoolmates play soccer, looking at them briefly but not bothering to bid them good morning. When he gets to the building, he pulls open the door and steps inside. The sound of his shoes against the speckled tile echo across the empty hallways as he makes his way to his classroom.

As usual, it’s empty. Falco could probably sit anywhere he wants, but he ends up at his old desk, the second seat in the third row from the right. He sits down with a thud and lets his backpack fall off his shoulder. He pulls out his notebook and looks at today’s lesson that he copied from his homeroom teacher’s planner earlier last month: geometry, English, social studies, art, and science.

Falco dutifully completes his assignments for the day. He even double-checks his answers once he’s done. Maybe he’ll look over the answer key after school if he feels like it. He spends his break staring at the window at the kids playing ball in the field or playing pranks on each other in the quad. He doesn’t make any attempt to join them.

At 2:15, Falco packs his things. He puts away his pens and pencils neatly in his case, zips up his backpack, and slings his bag over his shoulder. As he walks to the door of the classroom, he thinks he imagines footsteps running down the hall. It makes him wonder if the impending apocalypse is making him go mad because he can’t imagine why anyone would be here when the world is going to end in a week. When he pulls open the door, he sees his friend Zofia about to reach for the door.

“Oh, good,” Zofia pants. She bends over, hands on her knees as she tries to catch her breath. Ashy blonde locks are falling out of her ponytail. “I was afraid I missed you. You weren’t replying to any of my texts.”

“We’re not allowed to use our phones in school,” Falco says as he looks down at her.

Zofia looks up, an expression of mild disbelief on her face. “Geez, I can’t believe you’re still doing this.” She straightens up and sighs. “Our teachers probably appreciated what a goody-two-shoes you were back when they actually cared about their jobs, but I assure you that they don’t care at all now that the world is about to end.”

Falco rolls his eyes and walks past Zofia. He can hear her following him from the extra footsteps that accompany his. “What do you need? I thought you were busy trying to pet ‘every dog in the world’ or whatever before the asteroid strikes.”

Zofia’s arm links with Falco’s and she flashes a cheesy smile at him. “I realized it was impossible so I settled for petting ‘as many dogs as possible.’ I’m pretty satisfied with my work, so I’ve decided on pursuing something else.” She doesn’t immediately follow up with what it is she’s working on, and Falco knows she’s absolutely itching for him to ask.

“... What is it?” Falco asks.

“I’m glad you asked!” Zofia says, tugging him closer to her. She pulls her phone out of her pocket and flips through it for a bit before finding what she wants to show Falco. On her screen is a long post on one of the message boards their classmates post on. “There’s this girl. She’s totally crazy.”

A glance at the phone screen confirms Zofia’s words. It’s a post that looks like it’s been circulating through message boards of different middle schools in their area. The original poster is someone named Gabi Braun, aged 14, and she attends Liberio Middle School across the city. Her post is a call for all people with superpowers to contact her so that they can save the world together.

Falco looks at Zofia and wrinkles his nose. “And you’re showing me this because …?”

“Because she’s absolutely crazy, but she’s interesting,” Zofia replies as she pockets her phone. She smiles at Falco. “Let’s go visit her.”

“What? No!” Falco says. He yanks his arm away from Zofia. “You said she was nuts! Why would we look for her?”

“Because the world is ending in a few days, so we might as well do something stupid,” Zofia replies. She links her arm around Falco’s again and pouts, batting her eyelashes up at him. “Come on, aren’t you the least bit curious? There’s a girl our age who thinks she can save the world if she gathers enough nutjobs who think they have superpowers.”

Falco isn’t curious at all. “I have homework,” he says to Zofia, which he knows is the wrong answer. Although Zofia hasn’t tried to convince Falco to stop going to school like the rest of their peers, she has been pretty vocal about how stupid she thinks Falco is for living the end of his life so mundanely.

“You also have a friend,” Zofia says. She begins to tug at him after every other word, trying to get him to follow her. “A friend you care about deeply and don’t want to see hurt if she ends up walking into some creep’s trap.”

“Then why are you going at all if you know it might be dangerous?” Falco mutters, but he knows Zofia’s right. His normal school life consists of him going straight home after classes and doing his homework, but it occasionally includes him reluctantly following Zofia sometimes to make sure she doesn’t get into too much trouble. He’s not too surprised when he ends up walking with Zofia to the meeting place the poster mentioned in their message.

Normally, Falco and Zofia would have taken the bus into the city, but it’s difficult to flag down a bus. The schedules are erratic at best and oftentimes buses don’t show up on schedule at all. It is the end of the world, after all.

It’s a curious thing, seeing the city at the end of the world. It’s a little bit like how the movies portray it, but not at all like the movies at the same time. Cars fill the street while drivers honk their horns and shout at each other to hurry up because they don’t want to spend their last days on earth stuck in traffic. The doors and windows of so many shops and buildings are smashed in and their contents gone. If people aren’t running around and screaming at each other on the street, they’re walking around like it’s a normal day save for the fact that they’re all looking for the next thing they want to do before they die.

“I’d suggest going to the mall downtown or something later, but it’s probably ransacked like everywhere else,” Zofia says with a wistful sigh.

“We could have just gone to the arcade in our town,” Falco mutters. The internet café and the arcade in their town is a mess because none of the gamers there bother to clean up their trash anymore, but at least there are still computers there and nobody has hauled off the arcade machines.

The two wander about the city and linger near the subway station entrance the message board poster had mentioned. There are people going up and down the stairs to the subways and some kids skating around and doing tricks on their skateboards. Adults pass by hurriedly with their phone stuck to one ear, rushing to make plans with someone on the other end because they have limited time left. It feels like Zofia and Falco are just standing frozen in time while the world rushes around them.

“Who do you think it is?” Zofia whispers in Falco’s ear.

Falco scans the scene, his eyes quickly flitting over anyone that didn’t look like a middle schooler. He doesn’t think it would be any of the skateboarders, so he glances over them too. Whoever this Gabi Braun is, she doesn’t have any interest in anything aside from saving the world with her impossible idea. She must be looking for people just like he and Zofia are looking for her.

Finally, his eyes land on a girl their age with a stern expression on her face. Her dark eyebrows are knitted together and she turns her head from side to side every few seconds as she scans the subway station, her brown hair whipping from side to side. She leans against the railing near the subway entrance, her arms folded across her chest. Somehow, she looks familiar, but Falco doesn’t know why.

“Her,” Falco says. He raises his hand and points to her only to realize it’s rude and quickly lets his hand fall to his side. He’s about to jerk his head over in the girl’s direction, but Zofia has already seen who he was pointing to and starts dragging him over.

“Excuse me,” Zofia says, catching the girl’s attention. The girl’s gaze is intense, her brown eyes scrutinizing the two of them, but Zofia doesn’t shrink away from the girl like Falco does. Instead, Zofia holds out a hand cordially and gives the girl a friendly smile. “You’re Gabi Braun, right? I’m Zofia, and this is my friend Falco. We saw your message reposted on our school forum and wanted to help you.”

The girl looks at them suspiciously but takes Zofia’s hand, shaking it reluctantly. “You really want to help?” Her eyes flit towards Falco, who looks down immediately. “Why do you want to help me?”

“Hmm,” Zofia hums and tilts her head to the side. “Because the end of the world isn’t something I’m particularly looking forward to.” She looks over at Falco and, with a grin, elbows him playfully in the ribs. “And this guy doesn’t have anything better to do, so I had him come along.”

“What were you doing before?” Gabi asks curiously.

Falco purses his lips. It’s not that he’s ashamed about how he’s spending his last days. Living plainly is a far better choice than some people have made. Apparently, some people decided that murder was something they needed to check off their bucket list. If you ask Falco, he thinks being a normal student is far better than being a last-minute murderer. Still, it’s not something he wants to say out loud to a stranger.

He kicks at the sidewalk and mumbles, “Just … homework and stuff.”

To his surprise, Gabi doesn’t ridicule him or ask why. She simply nods as if this is a perfectly normal way for someone to spend their last days. She doesn’t ask them any more questions, somehow satisfied with Falco’s answer. She’s already digging around in her back for something and pulls a laptop out of her bag.

“I’m still waiting for people to show up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if nobody ends up showing,” Gabi says, gesturing for the two of them to sit beside her. Her tone doesn’t sound disappointed at all. In fact, she sounds rather like she expected this to happen.

Zofia sits on one side of Gabi, peering curiously over the brunette’s shoulder as she types away. Falco wants to sit beside Zofia. It would be more comfortable than sitting next to a stranger, but he would have difficulty seeing the screen. Reluctantly, he takes a seat next to Gabi.

“I’ve been looking at videos,” Gabi tells them. “People have been submitting them after seeing my message on the school forums.”

“Is there anyone particularly interesting to you?” Zofia asks.

“Not really,” Gabi says. She opens up a folder on her screen and a video file pops up. She presses Play. “Technology lets you edit anything into videos now. Some of these powers look super fake, but I still have to take a chance in case they do have powers and are interested in saving the world, right?”

The three watch the video play out. There’s a man on the screen claiming to have pyrokinesis. He’s wide-eyed and staring at the camera, holding out his hands with his palms to the ceiling. His explanation of his powers is similar to everyone else who has posted these kinds of videos on social media: he was just born with them and never bothered to reveal them until now for fear of being ostracized.

The flame doesn’t ignite right away. It’s a flicker — a spark, really — that grows into the smallest flame. The fire is hardly the size of the man’s fingertip, but he looks delighted just the same. The three children watching are not as thrilled.

“You really think this guy can save the world?” Zofia asks, raising her eyebrow.

“I don’t think this guy can save anyone,” Gabi replies. She’s so brutally honest that it would be funny if they weren’t discussing the fate of the world. “But I’m taking whatever help I can get at this point.”

They spend the rest of that afternoon looking through applications. Most of them are just internet trolls and Gabi has to roll her eyes more than once before closing out the applicant’s video. There are a few promising candidates Gabi moves to a separate folder but only when Falco and Zofia also agree that the person might be worth looking into. They go through written applications too, often filtering out any CVs that aren’t descriptive enough and sometimes those that are too descriptive and more fitted to some sci-fi character description than an actual person. Gabi calls a few numbers from the short list of people that the three all agreed on, but nobody ever picks up. Nobody shows up either. Still, Gabi doesn’t seem to be discouraged.

“Why are you doing this?” Falco asks at one point while they’re watching a video of a man who claims he can read people’s thoughts.

“Hm?” Gabi says, looking away from the video.

“Just … this whole thing,” Falco says and vaguely waves at the screen. “You know it too. This might not work, so why even bother trying to save the world?”

Gabi frowns and her eyebrows knit together like she doesn’t quite understand Falco’s question. “Well, what else would I be doing?”

Falco doesn’t respond because, well, he doesn’t have an answer. It’s not like he knows what to do with the rest of his life either. If Zofia hadn’t convinced him to come here, he’d just be at home with his head stuck in a textbook. Even if it’s useless, whatever Gabi is doing is far more interesting.

»»————- April 4, 2026 ————-««

Falco’s parents drop him off at the edge of the city. His mother had wanted to drop him off closer to his destination point, but Falco assured her that it wasn’t necessary. Besides, there were a lot of weirdos in the city, he reasoned, especially now that the apocalypse was coming. She reluctantly allowed him to be dropped off at the edge of the city, but not before giving him a can of pepper spray and a baseball bat in case he ran into anybody cruel enough to mug a middle schooler.

He doesn’t have any trouble meeting Gabi at the library they agreed to meet at. Zofia isn’t there with him after deciding this morning that saving the world wasn’t what she wanted to spend her last moments doing. She did, however, request that Falco send Gabi her best wishes, which Falco promised to pass along.

The two of them sit on the tenth floor of the library at a table by the window. The library isn’t exactly empty, but it’s not exactly filled up either. There are a few other visitors in the library with them. Some are seated at tables or couches, but others choose to sit between bookshelves, folding up their legs so that people can walk around if they need to get through. Hardly anyone pays attention to Falco and Gabi. They’re too busy flipping furiously through their books, eyes scanning the pages in seconds, as they try to finish their reading list before the world ends.

While Gabi watches more videos of superpowered applicants while Falco gathers books on powers that interest them: pyrokinesis, psychokinesis, time travel, to name a few. As he gathers research articles, he also stumbles across the section of the library dedicated to outer space and celestial bodies and decides to grab a few books on asteroids and meteors as well. There’s a slim chance that they might help, but Falco might as well try.

Gabi doesn’t talk much to Falco, too engrossed in her research to hold a conversation with him. He doesn’t talk much to her either. He does, on occasion, glance up at her to observe her progress, but she always seems to be staring at the screen with the same dissatisfied frown on her face. Every once in a while Gabi will lean over and ask Falco about whether or not a certain candidate looks promising, but his answer is almost always no and she goes back to staring at her screen.

At noon, the two take their lunch break. Gabi hadn’t brought anything. She tells Falco she was planning on just grabbing something from the snack machine near the elevators. The library remains one of the few places that was relatively untouched by thieves and vandals because not many people think “let’s rob the library” when they hear that the world is ending. Because Falco’s mother has a tendency to overpack his lunches, Falco decides to split his meal with Gabi. He figures that a sandwich is far better than whatever half-filled bag of chips Gabi would end up grabbing from the vending machine.

Falco munches on his katsu sandwich. It’s a favorite of his: two slices of pillowy milk bread with a thick cut of juicy pork cutlet covered in crispy bread crumbs wedged in between. A little butter and mustard give the sandwich a little bitterness that makes the tip of his tongue tingle and savory tonkatsu sauce drizzled over the thinly sliced cabbage underneath the katsu complete the simple but scrumptious sandwich.

He looks over to see if Gabi is enjoying her food as much as he is, but she’s scarfing it down so quickly that he isn’t sure she’s even taking the time to taste it. In between bites, she’s scrolling through her laptop with greasy fingers, frowning. A glance at the notebook beside her tells Falco that Gabi hasn’t found many promising candidates.

“Do you really think this is going to work?” Falco asks. He’s halfway done with his lunch but Gabi is a bite away from finishing hers.

Gabi shrugs. She doesn’t look up as she answers. “I don’t know. It’s worth a shot, right?” She scrolls a bit more before she pauses, her fingers hovering above the touchpad. Her eyes flicker over to Falco so suddenly that he nearly drops his sandwich. Gabi narrows her eyes at him suspiciously, her attention entirely on the boy. Her gaze is intense and she scoots to the edge of her seat, leaning in towards Falco. “You’re awfully skeptical about this plan for someone who’s trying to save the world.”

Falco gulps, trying not to shy away from her intense gaze. If he were a turtle, he’d be curled back in his shell right now. “I just want to make sure we’re not wasting our time,” he mumbles.

“Falco, do you not believe that people can have superpowers?” Gabi asks.

Falco is about to shake his head and say that that’s not the case but before he can Gabi settles back into her seat, arms folded across her chest, and announces, “I have a superpower.” She says it quite loudly, loudly enough for her voice to be heard across the entire floor, but people are too preoccupied with their reading to pay much attention to her although a few readers do shoot her a dirty look for being so loud.

Falco is not quite sure what he expected Gabi to say, but it wasn’t that. He sits there awkwardly, sandwich still half-finished in his hands. After a moment, he asks, “Er, what is it?”

Gabi pops the last bit of her sandwich in her mouth and wipes her fingers on her jeans. After she chews and swallows, she leans towards Falco once more and gives him an impish grin. “I can read people’s minds. Telepathy,” she tells him. She doesn’t wait for him to ask for a demonstration.

Gabi puts one hand on Falco’s chest and stares deeply into his eyes. Falco’s heart is beating wildly in his chest. If by some miracle Gabi doesn’t hear it, Falco’s certain that she’ll be able to feel it underneath her fingertips. She doesn’t say anything about it, though, just continues to stare at him with those intense brown eyes of hers as she reads every single thought racing through his mind right now, like how he’s never been quite this close to anyone, how he’s never had his heart beat quite this fast, or how he thinks he might just die right here right now before the asteroid even hits.

Suddenly, Gabi’s face breaks into a smile and she pulls her hand away, Falco’s chest feeling achingly empty now. Gabi is laughing now, but Falco doesn’t have any idea why.

“God, I didn’t think you’d believe me,” she laughs. She’s laughing so hard that it’s difficult to make out what she’s saying. “I didn’t think you’d believe me, but you really did. You’re really gullible, aren’t you?”

Falco blinks, confused for a minute as he tries to process what just happened. “You … can’t read minds?” he says a beat too late.

“No, god, but you thought I did,” Gabi laughs.

“Then what’s your power?”

Gabi’s still giggling as she answers. “Something else. It’s not important. I’ll tell you if it ends up being useful.”

She’s laughing. She’s still laughing. It’s a laugh that comes from her stomach and has her clutching her sides. People are glaring because it’s disrupting the peace, and Falco feels like he should tell her to stop but he finds that he doesn’t want to. He doesn’t even mind that she’s laughing at him. He just likes the sound of it.

»»————- April 5, 2026 ————-««

They sit with a pack of chocolate-covered biscuits shaped like little bamboo shoots between them. While Falco eats them one at a time, usually popping one in his mouth after he’s read a few pages of whatever book he’s reading, Gabi shovels them into her mouth by the handful without even looking. They’ve gone through their fifth pack of the little chocolate biscuits and it’s not even noon yet.

“Do you think you can do it?” Falco asks at some point.

“Save the world?” Gabi asks. She sucks her thumb, trying to get the chocolate off. Falco nods and Gabi says, “Well, who else if not me?”

“Literally anyone else,” Falco replies because, well, they’re only kids.

“Right, and just die young, dumb, and stupid like every other kid our age,” Gabi says with a roll of her eyes. “No thanks. I’d rather have died trying to do something. Besides, it’s not as if the adults are having that much luck either.”

Gabi slides her laptop over so that Falco can see the screen. On it, a video plays of a rocket shooting into space. The caption on the bottom reads “NASA Space Missile Failure.” Falco vaguely recalls hearing about the missile launch earlier this morning. The scientists were excited about it, hoping that the missile would collide with the oncoming asteroid and shatter it into smaller pieces that would burn up in the atmosphere, but it seems like they had been excited for nothing. Apparently, they had miscalculated the trajectory of the missile and it would miss the asteroid completely.

“That sucks,” Falco says finally. He’s not exactly sure how he feels about the news. He should probably feel disappointed, but he feels the same way he did a month ago when he heard the world was ending: perfectly indifferent.

Gabi shrugs. “Armin said it wouldn’t work. He said their calculations were off,” she says. She glances at Falco and adds, “Armin’s a genius. He’s my mentor’s husband.”

“A genius? Is that his superpower?” Falco asks. If Gabi knows someone who’s a literal genius, he doesn’t see why they’re doing all this work. Shouldn’t this genius, whoever he is, have all the answers?

Gabi thinks for a minute, her lips pressed into a thin line. “I’m not sure. My mentor just says Armin’s a genius, but he’s way too humble to admit it,” Gabi finally answers. She frowns, leaning forward with her elbow on the table and her chin in her hand. “He can’t help us though. He’s busy tending to his fish.”

Falco isn’t certain he’s heard her right. “His fish?” he repeats.

“Yeah. He’s a marine biologist. He likes to have some fish at home,” Gabi explains like it’s the most normal thing in the world to take care of your fish when the world is about to end. “He says it calms him down to see them swim around.”

Falco is still trying to wrap his head around all of this — Gabi and her willingness to save the world, the genius she just spoke of who just wants to take care of his fish, and the asteroid hurtling towards the earth. He doesn’t understand any of it. “So it’s okay for you, a kid, to try and save the world while a literal genius is taking care of fish at his house instead of trying to prevent the apocalypse?”

Gabi blinks. “Yes,” she replies as if there could be no other answer. “Because it’s what I want to do. And it’s what he wants to do. Why should we be doing anything different?”

“But shouldn’t you be doing, I don’t know, kid things?” Falco asks. He’s starting to feel a little frustrated talking to her. This isn’t what she should be doing at all. This isn’t what they should be doing. They should be enjoying the last few days they have together. They should be playing games at the arcade, or wandering around the empty mall, or eating snacks at the park, not … whatever this is.

“Maybe. Probably. But I don’t want to,” Gabi says. She turns the laptop back and starts typing away. “I don’t like the idea of doing something just because the world is ending. I’ve always done what I wanted, so I don’t have any regrets. This is the only thing I want to do now.”

It’s more than Falco can say. Like Gabi, he doesn’t have anything he wants to do, but then he’s never really ever wanted to do anything. All his life he’s been floating from place to place and participating in whatever was expected of kids his age: attending school, joining a sports team, learning an instrument. He didn’t care about any of it. He doesn’t have any regrets about it, but he does feel a sudden wave of admiration for Gabi. She’s saving the world now because she feels like it, but she could just as easily leave this task for another if something else strikes her fancy. Falco wants to know what it feels like to pursue something so impulsively.

He wants to want things. He wants to be with Gabi. He wants to help her save the world.

“Is there something you want to do before the world ends?” Gabi asks. She’s just asking to be polite. Her eyes are already glued to the screen of her laptop, her face turned away from him. “You don’t seem to be as into the whole ‘save the world’ thing as I am.”

Falco shrugs even though she’s not watching. “I don’t mind it.” Falco could leave it at that. He doesn’t have to say anything else, but he does. “There isn’t really else I want to do anyway,” he tells her, but it’s a lie.

He wants to hold her hand.

»»————- April 6, 2026 ————-««

Falco has never looked forward to anything as much as the researching sessions he has with Gabi. He’s never really looked forward to anything before, actually, and he’s not sure why being surrounded by books and looking at (mostly) fake superhero videos with Gabi appeals to him so much.

He likes a lot of things about the way Gabi works. She’s quiet and focused, eyebrows knitted as she decides whether or not to call another applicant that probably won’t pick up. She never gets discouraged even though things don’t look promising. They’ve probably called dozens of people and only a third have actually responded. Most of them turned out to be trolls, which isn’t surprising considering they were taking submissions from strangers on the internet, but Gabi still carries on. Maybe it’s Gabi’s passion and stubbornness that has drawn Falco to her, but it feels like it’s more than that too.

He feels, in a way, like Gabi completes him. Before he met her, he was wandering aimlessly. Now he doesn’t know what he’d do without her. Staying at home and studying seems unbearable when the option of being with Gabi exists.

Falco isn’t sure how Gabi feels about him. He doesn’t even know if she has any feelings towards him — if she likes him, hates him, or just feels completely indifferent. At any rate, she doesn’t seem to mind spending her last few days on earth with him, and that makes him feel a little better about the world ending. Occasionally, he thinks about how Gabi probably wouldn’t notice if he stopped coming to help her. Well, she might notice, but Falco doesn’t think Gabi would change her routine. She’d just continue saving the world with or without his help.

“Don’t you think it’s weird?” Falco asks at one point. Gabi looks at him with a raised eyebrow and he elaborates “We hardly know each other and we’re just here … saving the world together.”

Gabi frowns, a thoughtful look on her face. “I don’t think it’s weird,” she says to Falco, and he feels his heart flutter in his chest. “A lot of weird stuff has happened because it’s the end of the world and we just happened to meet each other. If a total weirdo had showed up instead of you, then maybe I would be saving the world with them and we never would have met.” She doesn’t seem to mind the thought of working with a total weirdo in place of Falco.

Falco slumps in his seat, deflated, but Gabi doesn’t seem to notice.

“I’m glad it was you though,” Gabi continues.

Falco lifts his head. “Really?” He scoots closer in his seat, curious. “Why?”

Gabi twirls her pen between her fingers, looking upward as she thinks. After a moment, she shrugs. “I don’t know,” she answers. “It just feels better knowing I’m working with someone. It’s better than working alone, I guess. I might feel the same way even if it were someone else, but I also might not. Still, I’m glad it’s you.”

It doesn’t really mean anything. Like she said, it could have been some other kid who ended up answering Gabi’s post and helping her with her impossible quest to save the world. It could have been some other person sitting with her and looking up useless articles on asteroids and meteorites. It could have been someone else having this conversation with her. But, Falco reminds himself, it wasn’t. It’s him sitting beside her, eating snacks and discussing the end of the world. It probably isn’t fate that they met, but it kind of feels like it is.

»»————- April 7, 2026 ————-««

Tired of the same snacks from his pantry, Falco decides to try the café on the first-floor of the library for some new things to eat. He had asked Gabi what she wanted and she told him to just get her anything.

The first floor café is relatively well-stocked for the end of the world, but maybe it’s because bookworms prefer literature to satiate their appetites rather than food.

The display case, usually filled with dessert sandwiches with slices of strawberries and kiwi and slathered with whipped cream, is cleaned out, but the shelves behind the cash register are still stocked with different kinds of chips and candies. Falco scans the shelves, looking for his favorites: baked potato chips covered in rich butter, little rice crackers flavored with soy sauce and red pepper flakes, and chocolate cookies in the shape of tiny hamburgers.

Falco stares, for the longest time, at the other snacks and wonders what Gabi would like, if she has a preference for anything. Maybe he should have paid more attention when they were eating together to see if she ever seemed to gravitate to certain foods he brought or commented on any of the snacks they ate together, but he can’t recall anything. He feels stupid for not noticing, but he also doesn’t want to keep Gabi waiting and ends up grabbing whatever grabs his attention.

He arrives at their designated research table, huffing from the flights of stairs he had to climb. Falco deposits the snacks rather ungracefully in front of Gabi, letting them fall out of his hands and onto the table. Gabi looks up from the noise, her eyebrows raised, but she smiles when she sees that it’s him and Falco’s heart flutters almost painfully in his chest.

“These are yours,” Falco says, shoving Gabi’s share of the snacks towards her.

“Thanks.” Gabi picks up a snack with a gray cartoon cat on the wrapper. It’s a puffed corn stick. Pizza-flavored, the wrapper says. She opens it with a grin. “How did you know these were my favorite?” she asks.

“I … I don’t know,” Falco says. “Must have been a lucky guess.”

But it doesn’t feel like it.

It feels like he knew, from the beginning, what she had wanted. It’s like he had let his instincts take over when he had randomly chosen snacks for Gabi and somehow selected her favorite ones. It was as easy as picking food for someone he had known for his whole life, which is impossible because he hadn’t even known Gabi a week ago. Maybe, then, he had known Gabi in a past life and that’s how he happened to pick her favorites. Or maybe they really are fated to be together and knowing things like her favorite food are just second nature to him. The latter two explanations are almost impossible and yet so much more likely than the first explanation. He doesn’t know how to explain it though, not without seeming crazy, so he doesn’t say anything.

»»————- April 8, 2026 ————-««

Tomorrow is the end of the world and they are no closer to saving everyone from the asteroid hurtling towards the earth than they were yesterday. In fact, they are no closer to saving the world than they were a week ago when this effort began or even a month ago when they had first found out the world was going to be destroyed. Their attempt to prevent the world’s end was futile and their effort today will probably be equally useless. Still, here they are on the tenth floor of the library doing the same thing they did yesterday.

The sun is about to set and it’s almost time for them to head home. Falco wonders if they’ll be here tomorrow spending their last moments at the library when the world ends or if Gabi will call it quits and suggest they spend their last day without each other. He’s too afraid to ask.

They pack up silently, Gabi slipping her notebooks and laptop into her bag as Falco arranges the books into neat stacks on the slim chance that they’ll return tomorrow. Falco notices that Gabi packs the same way she always does — quickly, dumping everything into her backpack as if she doesn’t care if they get damaged — and it stings a little bit that she doesn’t pack a little slower this time like he does just so that he can spend a few seconds more with her. Maybe he shouldn’t be so disappointed because it’s obvious she doesn’t care for him more than she would care for a coworker or a classmate she was randomly paired with to complete an assignment.

Falco is silently pining when Gabi speaks, startling him.

“So, the world ends tomorrow,” she says easily. It’s like she’s talking about the weather. “Are you satisfied with how you spent your last days? No regrets?”

They’re two questions that seem related, but Falco’s answers for them are very different.

He is satisfied with how he spent his last days. The past week perhaps isn’t as spectacular by other people’s standards. Falco didn’t go bungee jumping or skydiving or deepsea divings like some of his peers. Some people would argue that the way he spent his last few days was as boring as the way he spent the past month, although Falco would argue that it was infinitely better because he had Gabi. He’s convinced that however he chose to spend his last days, as long as they were with Gabi, he would be happy. He could even watch the grass grow with Gabi and he’d be completely content. So, yes, he’s completely satisfied with how he spent his last few days, but he has many regrets.

He regrets not meeting Gabi earlier. He regrets not being able to spend more than a week with her. He regrets not doing things with her that kids their age should be doing: playing soccer in the field, catching butterflies by the river and letting them go, and hanging out at the arcade and beating their high scores. But most of all, he regrets feeling this way about Gabi and not being able to tell her.

Falco doesn’t answer her question. Instead, he asks, “Do you?”

“No,” Gabi replies with a smile and it makes Falco feel a little better about the ache in his chest.

»»————- April 9, 2026 ————-««

Falco doesn’t expect Gabi to call him the next day. Before bidding each other goodbye yesterday, Gabi suggested they not see each other again.

“You should spend the day with your family or something,” Gabi said to him. “Your parents probably want to spend their last day with their kids. I’ll just do this by myself. And, you know, thanks for everything.”

He had wanted to tell her that it was fine if they spent their last day together. He spent his whole life with his parents. He should at least spend one more day with Gabi if this is his last one, but he bit his tongue and said goodbye to her with the fakest smile before turning on his heel and walking as quickly as he could to where his mom would pick him up.

Falco was lying on his bed staring at the ceiling when Gabi called and told him to meet him at the bottom of the hill near the outskirts of his town. She said her mentor was coming back today and that they could visit her to see if there was still a possibility of saving the world. Falco didn’t even question her or ask if they really have any hope after their days of research lead to nothing. He just leapt out of bed, told his parents he would be out and that he loved them, and biked up to the hills where Gabi asked to meet him.

When he gets there, Gabi is already waiting for him, bundled in a navy peacoat and a gray scarf tied loosely around her neck. Her face breaks out in a grin when she sees him and she waves a gloved hand to greet him.

“How did you get here so fast?” Falco huffs once he finally reaches her. The hill gets too steep for him to bike, so he gets off his bicycle and walks with Gabi beside him.

“My uncle Reiner drove me here,” Gabi replies, shoving her hands in her pockets. She rolls her eyes, but her mouth twitches with a smile. “He says he wanted to spend a little more time with his favorite niece before she becomes famous for saving the world.”

“You really think we’re gonna do it?” Falco asks.

Gabi shrugs. “I think if my mentor thinks so, we probably have a good chance.”

They arrive at the mentor’s house at the top of the hill. It’s small, more like a tiny cabin than an actual house. When Gabi knocks, they’re greeted by a blond man with big blue eyes. The man smiles when he sees Gabi, pushing his tortoiseshell glasses up the bridge of his nose.

“Hello, Gabi. I guess Mikasa told you she’d be coming back today,” the man says. He looks over Falco. “Hello. You must be Gabi’s friend Falco. I’m Armin.” The man offers a hand for Falco to shake.

Falco nods, wondering why the man’s name sounds so familiar. It’s only when he’s shaken the man’s hand that he remembers Gabi had mentioned Armin a few days ago when they were researching in the library. He’s the genius that likes to spend his days taking care of fish.

Falco follows Gabi when the man invites them into the cabin. Falco’s a little taken aback at how simple the interior is. The living room is small and the kitchen is smaller with only the essentials. There isn’t even a microwave.

“Sit down,” Armin says, gesturing at the dining table in the middle of the room. He heads towards the kitchen cabinets where he takes out three mugs. “I’ll make tea for us while we wait for Mikasa.”

“Can we see your fish later, Armin?” Gabi asks. She’s already settled down in a chair, kicking her legs back and forth. It’s clear that she feels at home here. When she notices that Falco hasn’t taken a seat yet, she gestures for him to sit down at the seat closest to her. To Armin, she continues, “I was telling Falco about you and he was curious about what a genius would be up to at the end of the world if he wasn’t trying to prevent the apocalypse.”

Armin chuckles. “Do you like fish, Falco?” he asks. He smiles when Falco makes a surprised noise, an answer stuck in his throat. “Sure, we can take a look a little later.”

Over apple tarts and tea, Gabi and Armin fill Falco in on Mikasa. She’s Armin’s wife, Gabi’s mentor, and the key to saving the world. Mikasa has a superpower, Gabi explains, that allows her to identify other people with superpowers and what those powers are. She helps people utilize their powers, but she took off for a month when the end of the world was announced to gather people with powers that might prevent the asteroid from crashing into the earth.

“Did Mikasa tell you if she met any promising people?” Gabi asks. She’s licked her plate clean and cinnamon sticks to her lips.

Armin shakes his head, a resigned smile on his face. “Unfortunately, no. She said all the candidates she met didn’t have any sort of useful power, but who knows? Maybe she’ll meet someone on the way here that can stop the meteor.”

“Ah, it’s a meteor now?” Falco asks, sitting up in his seat.

“It’s been one for a while,” Armin says. He glances out the window for a second. It’s not blue like it was when Falco woke up this morning. It’s orange now., not like a sunrise but more like someone has set the sky on fire. “We should be able to see it soon. The estimated time of impact is soon if I recall correctly. Hopefully, we get to see Mikasa soon.” His eyebrows are knitted together in concern, but Gabi looks just as unbothered as ever.

“I’m sure she’ll be back soon,” Gabi says. She collects her empty plate as well as Falco and Armin’s before depositing them in the sink. It’s an awfully normal thing to do considering the fact that the dirty dishes won’t matter when the earth is destroyed. She lets them soak in the sink and then turns to Armin. “Can we go see your fish now? Falco hasn’t seen them yet.”

“Sure,” Armin says with a smile. He gets up from the table and gestures for Falco to follow him. “Let’s go see the fish.”

Armin leads the children to a side room. Inside is a large glass fish tank with so many plants, shells, and rocks that Falco doesn’t see the fish at first. He and Gabi crouch beside the tank, their faces not quite touching the glass. Falco can see neon fish the size of his pinky darting back and forth between plants. He spots a miniature catfish the size of his thumb hiding behind a rock while a school of ten or so black and white striped fish zips around the 50-gallon tank. There are many more fish that Falco spots, lots of which he doesn’t know the name of but Armin patiently points them all out and tells Falco both the scientific and the common names of each fish and their habits. It’s clear that he loves it, taking care of the fish and looking after them, and Falco thinks he understands a little bit why Armin has chosen to spend the rest of the world like this. Occasionally, Gabi pipes in with whatever she remembers about each fish, usually their behavioral patterns she’s noticed when she’s visited, and Armin always grins whenever she speaks.

The three don’t notice when Mikasa arrives. They’re too busy staring at the fish swimming back and forth in the tank without a care in the world. The fish can’t grasp the fact that the world is ending. After all, their world only consists of the four glass walls that encase them and anything outside doesn’t concern them. It’s only when the door to the room opens and Mikasa steps in that the three realize that she’s returned. The fish, however, just keep swimming.

“That’s a nice way to spend the end of the world,” Mikasa comments. She has a tired smile on her face. She wears a soft cream-colored turtleneck, a long black coat hanging over her arm. “I see Gabi has joined us. As has her friend.” The woman nods at Falco.

“H-hello,” Falco stammers. He’s not sure what he was expecting Mikasa to look like. Perhaps like a woman with all the answers, someone who looked like she had seen the world, but she doesn’t. She just looks like any other woman, maybe a little more tired than other women, but still just a normal person. She doesn’t look like she has an amazing superpower, but then again neither does Gabi nor any of the potential candidates that claimed to have powers. “I’m Falco.”

“Ah, yes,” Mikasa says with a nod. “Gabi mentioned you before. I’m Mikasa, her mentor.” She drapes her coat over a nearby chair and walks over to join the three of them beside the fish tank.

“Did you find anyone?” Gabi asks. She looks out towards the living room, craning her neck to see if Mikasa had brought someone they didn’t notice.

“No, nobody that could save the world, if that’s what you’re asking,” Mikasa sighs, shoulder slumped. “Although, I did run into a guy who was convinced that the only way to save the world was to destroy it. I got away from him as quickly as possible.”

“Probably a smart decision,” Armin says with a nod, and Mikasa smiles in reply.

“Well, shall we go watch the end of the world together?” Mikasa asks, putting an arm around Gabi. She looks around at the others. “I heard it was going to be quite spectacular. Like a meteor show in the middle of the day.” Her eyes settle on Falco and her smile begins to falter. Her brows knit together and she opens her mouth as if she’s about to say something.

Armin notices the change in her demeanor and looks back and forth between Falco and Mikasa. “What’s wrong? Are you …?” It seems like something clicks in his head and he quickly turns to Falco. With a hand on the boy’s shoulder, Armin asks quickly, “Falco, do you have a power you haven’t told us about?”

The question startles Falco and he jerks away from Armin’s hand in surprise. “I … I don’t know,” he says, stumbling over his words. He’s never felt like he had any kind of superpower. He’s never shown any sign of being special. He’s always just been … normal.

“You … do you not know?” Mikasa asks, her eyebrows raised. She looks at Gabi. “Falco can save the world.”

It’s too much for Falco to take in when the world is about to end so soon. He has too many questions like: What power is he supposed to have? How come he didn’t know about it before? Is there still time to save everyone or is it too late? He opens his mouth to ask, not knowing which one will come out of his mouth first, when he feels a comforting hand on his elbow. Falco looks over to see Gabi standing beside him, somehow calm despite this revelation.

“What’s his power, Mikasa?”

“He can travel back in time,” Mikasa says, still staring at Falco with her intense gaze. “Under the event of an unexpected death like, say, getting hit by an asteroid, he can go back in time and prevent it from happening. But only if he remembers that it will happen in the first place.” Her eyes flicker towards Gabi for some reason.

“What … what does that mean ‘only if I remember’?” Falco asks Gabi.

Gabi’s biting down on her lip, expression contemplative. Finally, she tells Falco, “My power is that I’m unforgettable. If you reset your time after the meteor hits, usually you won't remember what happened, but you will if I use my power. You’d be able to remember me and everything we’ve done together. If you go back in time, maybe you can find a way to save the world because you’ll know what to expect.”

“Then … then that’s good news!” He doesn’t know why everyone around him isn’t jumping up and down in excitement right now. They’ve found a way to save the world. If not this time, then the next time or the time after that. “Isn’t this good news?”

“I mean, it is,” Gabi says. She doesn’t sound as confident as she usually does. Instead, she’s hesitant, almost shy. Falco doesn’t think he’s ever seen Gabi shy before. She’s looking at the floor now, kicking at the hardwood floor with her sock-clad feet. “It’s just that … I have to make you fall in love with me to make you remember me.”

Falco’s mouth falls open and no words come out.

“It’s not like it’s hard,” Gabi says almost hurriedly, more because she’s embarrassed than in a rush to save the world. She’s shed off her embarrassment and assumed her usual confident demeanor. “I’m very lovable, you know. It’s just …” Her voice trails off again.

“She has to seal it with a kiss,” Mikasa finishes, and Falco can see why Gabi was so embarrassed. His cheeks redden just from the thought of kissing Gabi. Mikasa adds rather apologetically, “It’s just the way it works, her power. She needs to kiss you.”

“Only if you’re okay with it, of course,” Gabi adds. She’s still avoiding his gaze, her eyes on the floor. “I’m fine if you’d rather not. You might just be stuck in the loop all by yourself. It’d be a little less painful since you won’t remember each time but still -”

“I’m okay with it,” Falco says.

Gabi looks up, surprised. “You are?”

“Yeah,” Falco says. “I’m … I’m fine with it. Let’s save the world. Together. That’s what our entire plan was, right?”

“Yeah. Yeah,” Gabi repeats and she smiles. It’s different from how she’s smiled at him before. It’s a little bit bashful, a little bit excited. It looks nice on her, Falco thinks, and he’s so distracted that he’s surprised when he realizes she’s holding his hand.

Mikasa tugs at the elbow of Armin’s cardigan and the blond man nods. Taking Mikasa’s hand, he turns to the kids and says, “We’ll be out there just to give you two some privacy. Hopefully, we’ll see each other again soon.”

The door shuts softly behind the two adults. Falco doesn’t know if they wait in the living room or if they’ve gone outside to admire the sky. From the window, Falco can see that the sky has changed from a burnt orange to an explosion of different colors: shades of violet, pink, blue, and yellow all together almost like a watercolor painting. There are streaks of white in the sky. It’s like a meteor shower in the middle of the day just as Mikasa had said.

When he turns to Gabi, she’s looking at him with her hand still holding his. She’s chewing on the inside of her cheek, but she smiles when she sees he’s looking at her.

“Are you still up for it?” Gabi asks.

“Y-yeah,” Falco says, his voice cracking. He feels his face flush, but he likes the sound of Gabi’s giggle even if he’s the one she’s laughing at. He licks his lips nervously and leans in just the tiniest bit. “Is … is it okay if I kiss you?”

Gabi bites her lip and nods. She leans in too and Falco takes it as his cue to close his eyes and close the gap.

He doesn’t know what to expect from this kiss. Maybe warm lips pressing against his while his heart threatens to beat out of his chest. Maybe Gabi’s hands gripping his arms while his hands hover awkwardly around his waist. Maybe the world ending and, when his eyes open, Falco waking to thoughts of Gabi and how to find her next. But none of this happens. Instead, Gabi puts her hands on his shoulder and pushes him gently but firmly away.

“I can’t do it,” Gabi says.

“Wha-?”

“I can’t do it,” Gabi repeats with a shake of her head. She looks upset, but Falco doesn’t know why. He wonders what it is he did to offend her. Maybe she doesn’t want to kiss him. Maybe she finds him repulsive and doesn’t want to kiss him even if it means saving the world. Falco thinks this would be the case if Gabi didn’t look so apologetic. “I can’t kiss you. Not like this.”

“What do you mean?” Falco asks, panicked. He takes a glance at the window. Outside, the meteors in the sky look brighter. It’s like a million stars are falling to the earth. It’s only a matter of time before the world ends. He doesn’t know why Gabi is doing this.

“I don’t want to kiss you just to save the world and I don’t want you to kiss me for the same reason,” Gabi says, taking a step away from him. She shakes her head, tears pricking her eyes. “I want you to kiss me because you like me, not because you have some responsibility to save the earth so … so find me again and kiss me. Find me again and tell me you like me and kiss me hard. And then … and then we can save the world.”

But he wants to kiss her now. He wants to kiss her because he likes her. He wants to kiss her because the world is ending. He wants to kiss her even if the world isn’t ending. He wants to tell her that, but he doesn’t have the words.

Ever since Mikasa had revealed Falco’s power, everything has suddenly made sense to him. Falco understands now why his life felt so empty before he met Gabi and why he never felt the desire to do anything. He knows why he was so drawn to her when they first met that day in the city and why he felt like she completed him. It’s because they were meant to meet each other, meant to be together, meant to save the world.

Falco wants to kiss her so badly. He wants to hold Gabi’s face in his hands and put his lips on hers and kiss her until the world ends and when he wakes up again he’ll find her and kiss her again and again and again. He wants to tell her he likes her now and that he’ll like her again. He wants to tell her that he’d like her even if the world weren’t about to end, but he doesn’t. He doesn’t get to tell her anything.

A bright light flashes from the window. All Falco sees is Gabi and then white, and then nothing.

»»————- March 9, 2026 ————-««

Falco wakes up and rolls out of bed. He brushes his teeth in the bathroom and brushes out his hair before blearily heading down the stairs where his mom is making breakfast. His father hasn’t left for work yet, he notices, which is rather strange. His mother hasn’t finished making breakfast yet and his brother isn’t dressed for school. He stares at them, wondering why they’re acting so odd. It takes them a moment to realize he’s there.

“The world is ending next month,” his mother tells him. She points at the TV screen that Falco’s father is staring at. On it flashes a picture of an asteroid hurtling towards the earth. The little banner underneath the picture says it’s far too big to burn up in the atmosphere. Scientists have no hope of human survival.

“If I knew, I would have slept in,” Colt mumbles.

His family looks shocked by the news, but Falco doesn’t feel anything. He grabs a banana from the fruit bowl in the kitchen and starts to head out the door.

“Wait, where are you going?” Colt asks him.

Falco pauses by the door. “I don’t know,” he says after a moment. He’s not sure what to do now that the world is ending. There isn’t anything in particular that he wants to do. “I’ll go to school, I guess.”

He leaves after assuring his parents that it’s fine, that he really doesn’t mind going to school because he isn’t sure what else to do. He stops by his mailbox and looks up at the sky. It’s clear and blue, no asteroid in sight.

He takes a deep breath and then releases it. It sounds like a sigh.

#falbi #snk #sf8 au #falco grice #gabi braun

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Do you ever feel guilty after you masturbate? When I was younger, yeah. Not so much anymore.

What is the most you have ever weighed? I would guess I’ve passed the 100 lbs mark every now and then, so those times. I can’t seem to gain weight no matter how much I eat, though.

Would you ever work at McDonald's? I know nothing about food preparation/customer service/restaurant management, so it’s probably a no for me.

If you aren't already, would you go vegetarian or vegan? Yes, if we had more food/grocery options AND cheaper options. Having specific diets is an expensive endeavor here since it’s mostly still seen as a fad.

Are you an activist of any kind? I have my advocacies and I’m very vocal about them, but I wouldn’t call myself an activist. I think I should be doing more to be able to identify myself as one.

What do you think of feminism? Agree with it and I’ll always fight for it.

Have you ever done anything sexual with the same sex? Well I dated a girl for six years in total...

Are you a member of any dating sites? I used to have Bumble on my phone after my friends’s prodding, but I deleted it like a week ago after it’s been just sitting on my phone for months. I used it for...I wanna say only two days? and it was just for an ego boost after my breakup since it felt nice to see people click match on me lmao. I never entertained any of them, though.

Coolest person you've ever met? Probably my uncle Rob.

Have you ever gone to a strip club? I’ve never gone inside one, actually. That’d be nice to experience at least once.

If not, would you ever go? Sure.

Do you wear boxers? Nope.

Girls, how old were you when you first learned how to put in a tampon? I’ve never used a tampon before. Not really common here (and so are other period products other than pads), although very recently I’ve seen more awareness campaigns for them which is great.

Would you ever attend a gay pride parade or festival? Like...a general festival? Right now, I’m leaning towards the latter.

Most ghetto area you've been to? Tondo.

Do you listen to The Dream? I have heard some songs produced by him, but I don’t think I’ve heard anything that he himself sang.

If so, what's your favourite song by him? Coming from the last question, Beyoncé’s Partition.

Do you download music via Limewire or file sharing? I used to, but those days are far behind me lol. I stream on Spotify.

Have you ever used a torrent? ^ Yes, mostly for movies but I occasionally downloaded albums too.

Did you see Paranormal Activity 2? Yes. But I don’t think I was able to finish it because I got too spooked.

Have you ever been so scared of a movie you had to leave the theatre? No because I paid for that ticket.

Have you ever been to Canada? I have not.

One place you want to visit before you die. I would love to go to Chicago.

Have you ever gotten in a fight with someone in school? Not physical, but yeah.

What would you do if an old man grabbed your ass? Realistically, and based from previous experiences, I would probably be too shocked to react and most likely cry once I’m able to process what happened. Ideally I would smack them in the face, age be damned.

Do you like moustaches? I’m neutral.

Know any hipsters? Erm, I don’t think so.

What about gays? Sure.

Does the song that gets on everybody's nerves get on your nerves? What’s that song though?

Is daylight savings time kicking your ass? We don’t follow that here, and it’s rarely affected me.

Could you hack into someone's computer if you tried hard enough? I wouldn’t even know how to start.

Have you ever smoked a cigar? No and I don’t think I would ever be interested in trying. I’m not a big smoker as it is.

What is one thing you want for Christmas this year? I’m getting myself BTS merch for sure. I’ve stopped expecting certain gifts from family/friends since I’m earning on my own now; they can get me anything and I’d be over the moon with them.

Do you go out on Black Friday? We don’t follow that either. Is that the one with the big sales? Idek.

Do you have curtains in your bedroom? Not curtains, but blinds I can pull up and down.

Did you like the Spice Girls when you were little? Nah, I was too young for them.

Can you sing the entire Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song? For like...a week. I watched and got hooked to the show for a very brief time last year and managed to memorize the theme song, but I wouldn’t be able to recite it today.

Do you get heartburn? Only when I eat something excessively greasy. I remember getting bad heartburn right after eating KFC’s Double Down sandwich lol.

What internet browser do you use? I’ve always used Google Chrome.

Are you scared of elevators? If it’s in an old, not-super-maintained building and I have to ride it alone, then yes.

Have you ever seen a dead body in person? Only when they were already laid to rest in a coffin. Nothing beyond that.

Have you ever seen The Goonies? Nopes.

Do you think Michael Jackson was really a sex offender? I don’t know and I don’t really think about this.

If you're white, do you ever wish you were black? Or vice versa? I’m perfectly fine being brown.

Do you bake cookies all the time around Christmas? No, I never really bake.

Do you like your hair pulled? Erm...as in during sex? Hahaha yeah, sure.

Do you crack your toes? I don’t think I can do that. I’ve probably tried to do it before, though.

What kind of cellphone do you have? An iPhone 8 that is quickly running out of memory especially after starting to get hooked to BTS with the amount of photos and videos I save per day lolol

Have you ever visited a college for a weekend? I didn’t do that before starting college, no.

Are you in college? Not anymore; I graduated last year.

What is the furthest you will go away from home for college? I didn’t move out when I was in college.

Funniest youtube video you've seen? I watch a lot of funny videos on YouTube but I’m not too sure about the funniest. Maybe one of the BTS or Good Mythical Morning compilations I’ve stumbled upon?

Are you scared of public restrooms? Not scared; they’ve just always grossed me out, even pre-pandemic.

Do you still go trick or treating? Nah but I wouldn’t decline if my friends suddenly plan one as adults.

#survey #surveys

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informedinterest · 2 years

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[Ii; Crit Callmekevin’s “2021 was a hell of a year ” ]

Oh,

Set up

Stream,

Accuse

funny

hug

self

Confidence

Yes, you are

very funny,

Please Continue

okay,

Ok,

(Why not,

So much to be proud

this year,

ye,

yeah

ary,

I mean yeah, with

,Your Generation

Said strangers can

chill,

(Also maybe

don’t share

your address,

Kevin

U ok,

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U ’re hair is fine,

It’s Fine,

I Won’t

It’s Alright,

Yeah

Yep

Respecting & wholesome

‘Judging people, ‘ you are correct

appearance shaming is Considered

Bad form, while Accountability

requires Good faith criticism

* The Internet has really Evolved from that place that is thought to Stereotype that Raging comment high on

Opinion/ Ego

mentality

Honestly I think it was really a Boomer’s thing

(Showing it’s not really the tools fault but the people who use those tools, )

Well it was “unprecedented

Your generation has been

through a lot of stress,

Some

word

Oh,

[ Honestly the reason I at least use

that word Is because it really isn’t precedent.

And you guys Shouldn’t be shaming yourselves over things that are literally beyond

your control,

It’s not your fault the world screwed you over

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guys are

. . .

doing

your

best,

No,

Oh,

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for people,

- -

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there,

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take Breaks

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that I can

blame anyone, ]

strained

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Spain,

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friends,

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“Hello my name is Kevin

how are you

I like bread,”

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Cool

Alone

Rest

Self

Care

Content

‘New

things

All good things,

Options,

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into failure,

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at all,

Worst

off

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Can I Opt

out

of this

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you

should

be able

to,

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actually be

really,

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al,

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Wrong

area,

Literally

Everything

“Frustrating

Beast,”

Honestly

“ Hate Speech, “

WHI -

I said

“ Feck,”

Too aggressively

‘

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I Wouldn’t -

Oh,

It’s Not

Welcome to dealing with the Narcs

(Punishment before

reason,

It’s Fair

.crit,

Partner,

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,like

that,

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oh,

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(And

Ads

Because this is terrible,

)

Got it, you’re doing your best

but the Narcs are hoarding all

the Resources, making it difficult for everybody, Make sense,

content

No doubt

lit

Creative,

So, Hard

You’re doing good

Dude,

* edits

“ I’m trying my best, ‘

Noted

Fun

time consuming

‘Take it take a day off,” HECK YEAH -

,do it,

Come into the Light Side

We have Self-Care

Non - shocking

The only thing shocking is who is going to be temporary cult leader while you’re gone

(Which one of

you millenials

is in charge,

( * Do I get to watch

the Cult ? “

Oh, 1 day off a week

Nothing

that Devastated, that’s

1 day a week, honestly surprised

it wasn’t more,

“For me because if you say I’m going to take a day off a

Week,

[This is why, ] We do Creation

for creation’s sake,

[ You should support

your excessive focuses

(with Food, Shelter

that’s normal,

Yes,

[ Let me put it this way it was the Boomer’s job to support you and provide Stability, Till you leave willingly and you’re Supposed to have access to food & water without their Direct interference, They fucked up

This isn’t normal

The future isn’t

allowed to future,

Unlearn

Capitalism

Kevin, no

Extreme

* Normal,

Kevin

‘ Off Day

( Yes, absolutely

do that,

Trying

To do that, Once a week,

‘ so nice to have a day

off,

Nice,

Yeah,

Yeah!

Catch up on those years

Missed a Day

Those were good Self-care

vibe

days,

Something Drastic,

Or Really sick

Oh, I hopefully not,

I Never Take

Do it,

Never take A Day

Don’t have to justify

A Consider,

A Wednesday,

Neat, my first thought it was Resting Wednesday but that doesn’t begin with a W,

But because of the time I’ve been taking off,

No Guilt

I’ve been really enjoying new things

The reward,

Learnin New

things,

Guitar & Chords

Nice,

Persistent

self Care

Dude,

,no,

Dude,

WHA-,

Your

throat -

Closing

up,

( Please tell me you took a break

during that,

e l Ko’ed

(Okay,

so this was

when he took a break,

That’s

important,

( jesus

christ,

( Hurts

Oh No,

Oh,

(pressure

recordin’

Kevin, no

intervals

‘ I didn’t talk

That is the prime moment, when you have that thought,

when you stop what you were doing, get help, go get rest, ‘ I need to hide this from others, ‘ why do you need to hide it from others, Cause they’d be Concerned,

And you’re Right I would’ve Yelled at you, because 1) I’m Concerned, 2) I yell at people constantly for this, ‘you came into excessive sick/injured, On what seems like severely/ Death’s door and no excessive is Worth that

* Especially Narc excessive,

It’s still going to be right there the next day

Trust me I’m here I can keep an eye it,

(Moral,

Don’t Do

this !?

, )

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Well

there’s no

changing

the

past,

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that’s concerning,

*That’s

a month

a week,

(Ok, not to say you shouldn’t be happy,

Ok, Kevin but there’s a difference between Making something for your own Entertainment & tox spreading (Suffering, ), where those with Excessive can tell it’s in expense, Breaking the no tox is Better than tox rule,

(No one wants to see you

in Hurt or in pain, )

And I did miss days

That is the least of the

feckin problems here

,mate

, And it Started,

Good,

I Guess,

[ What was the

Moral

]

Kevin,

9:52

Kevin, No,

Tail- end -

Kevin, No

[ So to summarize don’t get me, wrong I watch the entire thing but there was a lot of repeat, on

[my| Commentary

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know

the timeline here

but from the

retelling it

seems like

two months

From fighting off the entire

[Excuse the

[hyperbole, ]

feckin plague

‘Kevin that’s

not the main problem

No, Kevin

Kevin, no , that was

Seemingly just Trauma, was nothing

productive from that,

“Improve ’ Sickness

What’s Good,

- Accountabilty

- Read the Vibes

- Not being Inaccountable / tox

(empathetic, logical, physical, and joy

based,

- No Intimate (“ In excessive sphere ,” )

Personality* I don’t

think you can really change a

personality

but alight,

( I’m in

(Literally none

you are,

Now,

you’re Good,

You’re

[No

you’re fine Dude I think it’s just because you play in accountable (Villain,) characters

Killed,

He has Several SIMs in the basement, / Think

they mistook him for Jim Pickens,

no,

11:12, Yes that right

,there was the problem

Yes

Here’s

the book It says be nice

‘to yourself, “

, it also

says you need at least 9 hours

of sleep, so go to sleep

And do the Mental health,

jesus

christ,

Given the situation, I can see why, I can see that the situation is slow to improving, why that could be Frustrating, But you do have a Gen

leader,

And Me,

Who would be hard-pressed to say aren’t

Concerned

about the Situation,

That’s good to hear

Convening with your Gen leader,

More Positive Of Topic,

That’s the Dream !

Things getting

better,

You tried,

“ me gusta el pan ,“ - the bread,

He said the

bread thing!

(Spanish :I like Bread

“ It’s a Good step

ye,

“ a little

proud

You Should

be ,

healing,

“Because I’m focusing on myself,

[Apologize for breaking into essay again but the things that

need to be emphasized and I can’t let go,

That’s not

a bad thing,

The Narcs, have the word “selfish,”

but I disagree with it, a better word* is “Greedy, “

Because there’s nothing wrong with Being yourself and having intuitions and Wants, that differ from serving them

Your Generation has been through a lot,

If you feel sad, Angry, it’s for a Reason

Self centered

That’s kind of how what the entertainment sector is all about, Self

Confidence,

Though

I get it,

Well this present

Supportive

Heck

ye,

You

It’s fine,

dude

Go rest,

Well it was a month of

Impulsive for me,

- So the morals

of the video,

- Self Care

- make sure to take care of yourself because No one, not your Gen Leader, not anyone in your generation

would want you to put your Mental well being at risk or

get

Hurt over

a scrap of Narc excessive

Heck yes self care Wednesdays

yes, Random ly

It fits the theme of the channel Chaotic

es,

Answering the Question, from the beginning,

(Anywhere in the Present, “

Honestly, Very wholesome and fluffy feelin

the good

vibes, happiness

, going be more logical It’s going to

be a good year,

#there’s nothing wrong with YouTube #The comments aren’t off or anything #Just glitchy on my side so I’m posting it here #Sorry if you’re seeing this comment once #double #or Triple on the video #it’s more than I’m seeing #Just Making sure it’s getting to the people that need to see it #And is Somewhere on the Internet #More of a Reaction

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#personal

I write here sometimes because it’s incredibly satisfying to be understood. Some people take pictures. I took pictures for years. For a time I really believed that what I was doing was connecting with the world. I traveled all over. Spent weeks at a time in Asia by myself just wandering. I shared it with ghostly friends and attachments. I had understood it to be a precursor to a real connection. That I was putting out this information on the internet to connect with someone. Much like I had tried to make it in the music scene at one time to find likeminded people. The one thing I’ve learned through failure is it doesn’t always work out the way you want it to. It may just be from repetition that I’ve become more talented writing about the things I see and feel. I’m never good enough at anything to be recognized or treated with some value in the real world. I’ve had some of the same cryptic names cycle through my dash for years. I’d argue sometimes that media here isn’t very social. It’s rather communal. A shared almost secret history of memes, idols, art and music. You never have to clarify much. Something here is cringe to one person and high art to others. There’s this silent understanding that we’re all trying to move closer to what moves us. We’re adrift in hidden connections plugged together like a Rhizome. It’s all romantic shit if you grew up reading Gibson playing pen and paper Cyberpunk with a bunch of nerds. But the world gets harder and harder to plug back into outside these delicate ebbs and flows of information. I never really spent much time on Usenet back in the day other than to dig for mp3′s. I grew up running Bulletin Board systems with my mother. I was always writing. I almost got expelled from a Christian High School for publishing a zine. Some younger kids on my bus got a hold of it and claimed it was Satanic. Half of the zine was about illustrations from people I met in real life. Most of them were reminiscent of Pushead. Very gory skate graphics. The guy who drew them also designed flyers for punk bands. Decades later I don’t really think there’s much difference between Tumblr and Zine culture. Of all the things you’d have to wear the badge from high school, nobody really empathizes that I have become the patron saint of zine culture. Of all the shit people could talk about me over the years. He was a jungle dj. Oh he was a footwork dj. He was a white rapper. He tried to skate but my friends are better than him. He tried to make his own shirts. I sold a lot of those here on Tumblr. More so than knowing anyone in real life. People get the impression I’m a lot of things. I’m that guy you see helping the lady in the wheelchair in the grocery store find help. This happened yesterday. The woman thought I worked there. There was an awkward sign on the door looking for a security guard for hire. I spoke with the deli and got someone to assist. For some reason everyone made the mistake of labeling me as a graffiti artist for years. The police didn’t help. I’ve had varying degrees of mistaken identity and my share of surveillance. But I’ve never done anything other than run an apartment gallery for street art. I was in the walk thru for an outside atm yesterday. There was an angry white man scrubbing off some purple tags with some orange zep. I joked and said “get the led out! He didn’t think it was funny. He replied the people who lived in this neighborhood should do something about this. I replied I lived here and there’s not much you can do. He scolded me saying Chase could remove the atms as punishment. He didn’t work for chase. I told him I was more of a JP Morgan kind of guy. Everybody on the internet thinks I’m the next roaring kitty but doesn’t want to admit it. Or is that the other way around. One thing I’m for certain. I’ve been a lot of things and someone always tries to outdo me at being me.

I write here to parse the reality that nobody keeps score. I keep track of my finances often. For some reason, I’m doing about the best fiscally I’ve ever done just waiting for Godot. I spoke with my dad last night about things. I’ve had four packages go missing since mid April. I’ve had people follow me around and give me weird looks. I’ve had my locks tampered with. I’ve had consistent fraudulent charges I’ve had to contend with. It never ends. It’s like a literal nightmare shit show outside the door at every moment. I write here about it to simply let people know I do not think any of it is normal. And generally, I start to believe that it never was. I don’t drink anymore. I don’t really have a problem with people who do. But when people overdo it they forget how far they cross the line. My biggest fear for this summer is the yolo effect. That people will be so frustrated with being held back that they will use this summer as their ultimate party bus. The shoe will be on the other foot. If you wear a mask you are crazy to them. Everyone will have the chance to speak their mind in public now. They’ve been practicing on Facebook for fifteen months to tell you off. Sometimes I feel like there’s a whole generation of people who think they stan me here. Who go out into the wild and whisper what they think they’ve learned through reading comprehension about me. I relish this. Sort of like how Zizek talks of surveillance. Let the dogs and the secret police learn something I say! And you put it out there on the internet in any fashion and they will learn. Often not in the way you want them to. Which is why as a writer, obfuscation is the biggest weapon you have against nosy neighbors and pinkerton spies. If I am even a writer at all. This kind of activity just like my music isn’t considered anything of a skill. There are a lot of people out there who can’t even reply in an email on LinkedIn with the spell check on. If I have all these skills. If I have all these things I’ve been. Why am I in this situation particularly? Why hasn’t anyone noticed how badly it is I am suffering on the inside? Technically I’m not suffering as near as I was a year ago. I’m out of debt. I’ve gotten rid of a lot of excess baggage. I’ve kept healthy by working out in my home. I’ve adjusted to the reality that nobody ever gets it but me. I’ve plugged myself into investments that I took the full risk on. I’ve literally crawled from the ashes of a situation meant to break me. And my consolation prize is that nobody ever. And I mean EVER. Talks. About it. What happened to me. How fucking horrible it is. How fucking wrong it all is. All the way back to when I first started trying to be recognized as me. To be valued. I have to stop myself there. I write here often and I feel to a certain group of dear friends it is valued. That my context is understood a little more deeply than “maybe we can use this guy.” I’ve been used on levels that would make you vomit in public. And I’ve been gaslighted enough to know that there’s no use in trying to prove it. I’m supposed to move on and understand the rules. There are no rules out here. There’s a semblance of order when people stand in front of cameras or their zoom mic. When they’re shouting from their “platform” to change the world. Nobody ever talks. Nobody really listens. And for that I feel we’re all growing tired of a world that simply shouts out it’s demands. I wake up to the same reality every morning. Nobody texts. Nobody invites me out to socialize. Everybody has something to say to me and it’s never “How are you doing?” None of it really matters to me from simple statistical observation. If I haven’t changed your mind by now, you don’t really want to know what I’m thinking.

When you get stuck. And who knows if you will. But when you get stuck like me. It takes a lot of positivity to stay focused. I go out and try to do things often. But people will spoil that solitude with some bullshit excuse like “This is America. I’m free to do what I want when I want.” At the expense of others. And out here, I’d love to tell you how I survive when nothing changes. I stay out of the way. I am so fucking disassociated from this place that it feels evil. I’ve been in this city over two decades. You would think a person like me would have some kind of culture other than being hunted and tested every turn. Who knows who the ring leader is anymore. People read what I write and then take it their own way. Nobody really cares for my well being out here. That’s self love talking. And I am being real. People have manipulated my entire life and put my safety at risk for the sake of some sort of performance. Some of that is just life. Some of that I accept because it’s the way this lane operates. But nowhere in this journey have I sacrificed my authenticity for some big payoff. I don’t even know what the fuck is going on with people anymore. It is okay to remove yourself from a series of toxic situations. It is okay to reset. It is okay to understand that the pandemic might have reset everything for you back to square one. It is okay to let go of social obligations that never valued you as a person. It is okay to keep wearing a mask. It is okay to say no. It is okay to walk away from a disrespectful situation and rely on yourself. It is also hard as fuck in practice. If anyone can learn anything from me it is that you literally are asking for it. The old fuck around and find out. Except I’ve found out a lot more than just how charming I can be to the right person by being thoughtful and consistent. I’ve learned the FOMO of trying to participate in a pyramid is not the kind of leverage I’m interested in. I’ve learned that debt rhymes with net. I’ve learned how to keep that somewhat stable in one of the most fucked up economic shitstorms in America. I’ve learned I’m not eligible for the things people assume I’m on. Like unemployment. I’ve learned health insurance costs as much as my rent. Which is a great deal on rent. I’ve learned that making hamburgers and freezing them are delicious. But even then you’d have to pay me more than fifteen dollars an hour. I’ve learned this entire thing is my fault. And I’ve written about it for years. And yet nobody seems to want to have a conversation about it. They just keep on assuming. People are sleepwalking out there. Some people are really good at faking it. But then you follow their lead and end up in the same laugh out loud shit show. When you get stuck, it’s best to count your blessings. At least people might somewhere understand why I do the things that I do. Why I think it’s completely futile to try to do anything drastic when everything always fails. Why I’ve given up on believing that people have my best interest at heart in a city that’s ignored me for over a year. I write to keep a clear narration of how I’m trying to tackle a problem far bigger than me. I deal with it by staying out of the way. Out of sight. Trapped in a corner shack lighthouse in a highly accessible city. With no end of people trying to access me. To chip on through. I wonder if you got to the center of all this. If you really solved the mystery. I wonder if you’d finally break down and cry. That you’ve been wrong about me for this long. There’s no mystery to solve about me other than why I keep writing on a dead platform. And why the general public secretly pays so much attention to every word I type. I don’t really “wonder” anymore. I just know. <3 Tim

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jomatto · 6 years

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Daily Reflections: 1/22

Being Put on Hold?

This is 2018. I should be able to do everything on the internet. Phones are so last generation. And yet, there are things that you can only do over the phone. My Charles Schwab account has been restricted for the longest time and I didn’t even notice until now.

For anyone interested in traveling, I highly recommend opening an Investor Checking account with Schwab because they will graciously cover any ATM withdrawal fees from anywhere in the world. I probably wasted over $100 in ATM fees over the course of my travels. You do cash only? Fine, I’ll just hit up this seedy looking ATM with no hesitation because Charles got my back.

The funny thing was that I opened the account before traveling to Iceland but I was able to get by without touching a single piece of Icelandic currency. I used my card all the way. Now that’s what I call convenient. At least I’m ready for any future travels.

My accounts were restricted because I forgot to verify my identity and it can only be done over the phone. I called the number and thought that this would take about twenty minutes, tops. Instead, I ended up waiting for half an hour. I guess my first mistake was to hang up at that point because I tried again and waited for another half hour before they finally picked up. I imagined I dropped out of the line right when I was about to get in front.

The worst part of it was the loop. They didn’t play music; instead, they had news announcements about the current state of the market. I swear I can recite those lines only because I heard them so many damn times. I get it. Government shutdown, party like it’s 2017, markets are nomalizing, just get me a damn rep, already. I don’t care about your apologies, Mr. CEO. Get your shit together.

Now get this, I have two accounts with Charles Schwab and the one they unlocked was the one I didn’t even care about. So I had to call them AGAIN and waited not just for thirty minutes this time, but a full blown hour to unlock my Checking account. Obviously, I didn’t sit around twiddling my thumbs waiting for them to pick up -- I was working -- but this is just ridiculous.

I thought I’d push my luck and make a doctor’s appointment only because I haven’t seen a general practitioner for over ten years. With my injuries and all, I think it’s time to go in for a proper physical. I managed to get ahold of someone quite quickly but since I’m a first time patient, I was transferred to the first time department. Apparently, everyone else had the same idea. I had more than enough time to prepare lunch, eat it, and then use the bathroom. Of course, they just had to pick up right when I was about to dump. You know what that’s called? Shit timing.

Phones are a last resort for a reason. I know the older generation prefers to speak with someone but I hate it because I have to wait ages to do anything. Airline award programs do the same thing. They give you the runaround and make it as difficult as possible to get your free flights because they don’t want people exploiting the system.

Give me a bot any time of the day, please.

Watch Anything?

I was free Saturday night when I watched the first episode of The Full-Time Wife Escapist. I restrained myself admirably and went to sleep shortly thereafter. Then I spent all of Sunday watching the whole thing.

The initial premise drew me in because I sympathize with the plight of the unemployed. I find Japan’s job market fascinating. Ever read ReLIFE, anybody? It’s tough out there. Not only is it a miracle when you finally manage to land a job, but the job will most likely suck out your soul and leave you as nothing more than an empty husk. Every so often I hear about a suicide and I don’t think I can endure that level of constant stress.

It’s a grind, man. You’ve got NEETs and freeters who have largely abandoned society because they’ve been abandoned by the system. I too was once an unemployed college graduate whose self-esteem hit rock bottom from the constant rejection. While I’m not making as much money as I’d like (says everybody), I’m glad I can work from the comfort of my home, take random days off, and travel whenever I want. As a matter of fact, I am bragging right now. I may not be making six figures like some people I know, but I’ve got all the time in the world, baby.

This struggle of finding a job is what this show is about. The main character, played by Gakky (short for Yui Aragaki), is fired from her temp job. Her father makes her a housekeeper for an acquaintance and since this is a drama, Gakky is super quirky and proposes a contract marriage where she is paid to be a housewife. They try to keep the arrangement strictly professional as employer and employee but we all know what’s gonna happen next. I enjoyed the series overall and recommend it.

And that’s because Gakky is adorable. I think a drama succeeds when it makes the audience fall in love with the characters and you just want them to be happy. I’d love to make her happy myself but since that’s impossible I’ll allow the guy in the show to do it for me.

For a while now, Maki Horikita was my best girl but I think Gakky may have just overtaken her with this showing. I’ll need to watch more from both of them though. If you’re wondering if I have a third girl, I do – Satomi Ishihara.

Why are you looking at me like that? It’s not like I called them my waifus or anything. If girls are allowed to have their favorite drama stars, I should be allowed the same luxury.

It’s really no mystery why I find these actresses beautiful. It’s the hair – short, cute, and adorable. Unlike most of my contemporaries, I’m not a fan of long locks. I think every woman looks better with short hair. It’s how you make what’s already beautiful into something truly sublime.

Got Cardboard?

When you order from Amazon as much as I do, you’ll soon find yourself in a pile of discarded boxes. I reserved a corner of my room for excess storage. It just kept growing as I piled it on and on...until today. My latest package were two big boxes that had no chance in hell of fitting into that corner.

I decided it was time to get rid of them all. There’s something therapeutic about breaking a box down only to put it in another box. It’s almost like a metaphor for some deep life lesson that I haven’t yet discerned. Now my corner is all clean and spiffy.

I don’t pay attention to Nintendo news because I don’t have a Switch. It’s not that I don’t have money, I just don’t have time. I barely play the games I do own so an extra console would be pointlessly superfluous. That’s why when I heard about Labo I couldn’t have been any less enthused because the last thing I need is more useless cardboard in my room.

#daily reflections

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purplesurveys · 4 years

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survey by tater-tots What is a fruit that you might eat in the morning? Hahahaha. That’s a pass for me; I can’t imagine regularly eating fruit at any set time of the day.

Do you enjoy any food combinations that others might consider to be weird? I like to eat fish with mayonnaise, which was always normal in our household but I realized was weird when I first saw the horrified expressions on my friends’ faces when they saw me use the combination. I like mayonnaise with a lot of other foods as well, which a lot of people generally find weird.

What is a green vegetable that you enjoy eating? Broccoli and asparagus.

Name something you might find in a salad. In my salad, you’ll always find tuna sashimi in it heh.

What is your favorite type of sandwich? Anything that’s like an Eggs Benedict or Monte Cristo.

Which condiment do you use the most often? Mayo, for sure. Banana ketchup too. I also like sriracha sauce but my dad hasn’t been buying a new bottle of it for a while.

Name a chocolate bar that you enjoy eating. It’s called Whittaker’s - just not sure what country it hails from; maybe Australia? - and I like their peanut butter variant. Google also told me it’s a New Zealander brand.

What is a meat that you do not eat - ever. Dog or cat.

Are you lactose intolerant, or have any other sort of food allergies? I’m mildly lactose intolerant but I ignore it because a lot of my favorite foods use dairy. Other than that, no food allergies.

What was the last food that you burnt your mouth on? Just plain rice, haha. I had been extremely hungry and I just wanted to dig in; but I ended up spitting it back out.

Which brand of soup do you eat? I don’t regularly have soup, much less buy canned brands of it.

What are some flavors of ice cream that your enjoy? Cookies and cream, mint chocolate, coffee, chocolate chip cookie dough, queso real.

What is the best type of cookie, in your opinion? I like keeping things classic when it comes to cookies, and I’ve always been perfectly happy with chocolate chip cookies :)

Would you rather have popcorn, pretzels, or chips as your salty snack? Chips. I dislike the other two as I only like the softer, doughy version of pretzels.

Have you thought about going on a diet & actually went through with it? No.

survey by pinkchocolate

When you woke up today, was there anything on your mind? Kinda. I felt sad and I was aware of it instantly, compared to most days where the sadness will take a while to build.

Who was the last person you interacted with for the first time? Literally speaking, maybe the barista at Starbucks who took my temperature at the entrance before I was let in the store. I interacted with her yesterday.

What colour was the wrapper of the last snack you ate? White. It’s more of a tiny bag than a wrapper, though.

Do you have a favourite mug to drink from? What does it look like? Yeah, I’ve since claimed my mom’s mug for myself. It’s a copper mug with the Starbucks label on it. It looks super minimalist which I appreciate.

What was the last thing you used, that came in a spray can? It was a Lysol spray.

What colour is your favourite bra? Don’t really have one.

Who was the last person you went to for advice about something? I think it was Andi. I’ve been going to them a lot for help, advice, extra sanity, etc. lately. If it hasn’t been for them I probably would’ve left a few months back.

Have you had a deep conversation with anyone lately? Yes. I finally met up with Gab yesterday to discuss a lot things, iron some stuff out, figure out where to go from here.

What was the last compliment you recall receiving from someone? I’m not sure, I haven’t been receiving any.

And the last compliment you gave to someone else? It was most likely a compliment for Andi on how helpful they’ve been to me.

What kind of bread did you eat most recently? Flatbread.

What was the last sound you heard, that you found pleasant? We were watching a mass livestream earlier and I was delighted when they played the closing song.

How many books do you think there are in your house? Take a rough guess. I would guess around 60, the overwhelming bulk of them mine.

Of all the books you own, which do you think has the most pages in it? It would definitely either be Gone with the Wind or Les Miserables, but I’m not sure which one is thicker.

^ And how many pages is that? I checked both of my copies and they’re soooo close – GWTW has 1,440 pages while Les Mis has 1,463.

What was the last film you saw at the cinema? What did you think of it? Knives Out. I went to the mall yesterday and the cinemas were still closed, so it’s not like I’d be able to watch new movies at theatres anyway. Anyway, I’ve been vocal about the movie enough times on my surveys but I didn’t enjoy it. Whodunnits were never my cup of tea, but Gab had wanted to see it and I didn’t want to make her watch the film alone.

In the last book you read, what was the main character's name? Haven’t been reading.

What was the last song you heard, that meant something to you? Lose by Niki.

How many people do you know whose name begins with Z? I can only recall one such person at the moment; it’s one of my mom’s aunts who also doubled as a principal sponsor for my mom and dad’s wedding.

What do you expect to be doing at this time tomorrow? Maybe doing my embroidery (my package finally arrived!!) or surveys or watching Start-Up, because tomorrow will be a holiday :)

survey by luckforlemmy

Did you start listening to more Michael Jackson after his death? I can remember that there was definitely a brief period after his death that I caught up with his discography and listened to MJ nearly everyday; I read up on him and his life as well. 11 year old me figured he must’ve been an interesting figure because of the big reception around his death, so I wanted to know the reasons behind it.

When was the last time that you played hide and seek? I can vividly remember the day when Nina and I played hide and seek when the house was newly-built and still devoid of furniture, back in maybe ‘07 or ‘08. I’m fairly certain that was the last time I played hide and seek.

Who was your first celebrity crush, if you can remember? It was a tie between Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron, though the older I get the more I’ve been convinced that I ‘crushed’ on Zac only because I was surrounded by girls who went crazy over him in school. I’m pretty sure my first real celebrity crush was Ashley, hahaha.

Do you worry about money? Yeah, especially now. I can’t even enjoy my first paycheck because most of it’s gonna go to Christmas presents, but oh well; at least I can finally buy gifts for my loved ones who’ve always gotten me presents.

Have you ever had to beg for a second chance? Kind of, when I was trying to convince Gab to let our relationship have another shot four years ago. Beg is a strong word for what I actually did, though. It was more of me pitching the idea, not begging.

When was the last time that you sent an actual letter through the mail? I don’t think I even ever did that, not even when I was younger and snail mail was still kind of a thing.

Are you excited to return to school? There’s nothing to return to anymore. Unless I decided to take up a post-grad course in the future, I’m done with school.

Do you hate Internet abbreviations? It can just feel a bit jarring when they’re used excessively in a single sentence, but I honestly don’t mind it for the most part. It’s understandable especially now that most, if not all, of my interactions whether personal or for work happen online.

What was the last insult you gave out? I was never really the roasting type of person, not even towards my friends.

What'd you last look up on YouTube? Hahaha I looked up ‘skynwallz.’ I was looking for the episode of Rhett and Link’s vlogs where they painted the rooms of their offices in the color of their entire person – hair, eyes, and skin. They were joking about starting a new business for it called Skynwallz, so that’s what I looked up.

Are you texting someone really awesome right now? No, I prefer to be alone today.

Do you know when to be serious and when you shouldn't be? Er sure, it’s not that hard.

Do you think that you're funny? I like my sense of humor, yeah, but I know it’s not always going to translate to everybody’s tastes. For example, I’m still figuring out the dynamic in the team I was put in at work, so I can’t make the same jokes that I would normally say with my co-interns with whom I have a more comfortable relationship.

Have you ever sent a secret to Post Secret? I don’t know what this is, so no.

What movie do you really want to see in theatres right now? They aren’t showing anything at the moment. A movie I want to see badly, though, is Ammonite.

Have either of your parents shown affection for you today? My mom made breakfast for us, if it counts. She also gives each of her kids a kiss during the peace-giving portion at mass, so there’s that as well.

What's the last thing that you sang out loud? I watched Start Up before this survey and was humming to the song that was being played at the end of the episode. I couldn’t sing along to it because it was in Korean, but I knew the melody so I hummed.

Is there a word that you always misspell? Rhythm is one of my worst enemies for sure. I also have a love-hate relationship with accommodate.

What was the last thing that you bought that someone else benefited from? I met up with Gabie yesterday and bought her her favorite meal from Yabu to break the ice – menchi katsu with brown rice. I originally got mozzarella sticks for myself but when we got to talking, she mentioned her sisters at one point; I remembered how much I miss them, so I gave up my food and told her to just give my food to her sisters since I hadn’t touched it yet anyway.

Has someone ever made you a really great mix CD? Andi gave me one before she made the flight to New Zealand 10 years ago to permanently live there. I believe I still have it, but I’m just not sure where it currently is.

Have you ever been on Omegle.com? Yes, when I was a teenager and it was new.

Did you talk to someone cool there? Not really; most seem to exit our chat after we did the whole asl thing. I also avoided the webcam option because my anxiety for video calls has always been present.

What song reminds you of your best friend? Any song by The Maine.

Who was the last person to hit on you? Some creep on Facebook.

What's on the paper nearest you? It’s the guide for my embroidery kit. It tells me what stitches to do and the colors of thread to use for the different parts of the template I was provided with.

Do you have a set of lyrics that you really love? From Paramore’s Pool: “As if the first cut wasn’t deep enough, I dove in again ‘cause I’m not into giving up Could’ve gotten the same rush from any lover’s touch, But why get used to something new When no one breaks my heart like you” I scream those lyrics every time they come on. I know I often showed the good, shiny side of my relationship on these surveys; but it was very much toxic at a lot of points and those lyrics - and that song - served as a nest for me, something that told me someone understands how I sometimes felt about my own relationship.

Did you get an A in your last English class? I got a 1.25 instead of a perfect 1.00, but I think that’s still equivalent to an A so yes.

What did you last use scissors for? Cutting thread.

Did you ever secretly hate a friend of yours that thought you liked them? That makes me sound shitty lol, but yeah I’ve acted nicely to people I don’t particularly like.

What do you think of when I say "boat"? That episode of Friends where Joey bought himself a boat at an auction; and Canadian accents.

Would you ever get a tattoo sleeve? Nope. I planned on getting one as a teenager, but I grew out of that phase.

Do you know any really fake people? Yep. I think everyone’s got to be at some point.

What does the last blanket you used look like? It’s pink and has multi-colored polka dots on it.

Do you have appreciation for graffiti? Sure, especially if it’s for political purposes (that I agree with).

Why don't you drive? I do. I just have done it a lot less because I have had little need for driving and traveling to places throughout the pandemic.

Does it annoy you when your printer runs out of ink? I think we have the kind of printer that never runs out of ink, but I’m not exactly sure about the terminologies or how the technology works. I let my sister do the printing hahaha.

Have you ever drank anything from a thermos? Yes, mostly water and coffee.

When was the last time you played in the snow? Never.

Do you know any ignorant people? Sure, mostly Gen X-ers and Boomers.

What is the coolest name you've ever heard? Thylane.

What did you last argue with someone about? Relationship stuff. It wasn’t a full-blown argument, but when Gab and I talked yesterday it was natural for us to disagree on a few points.

Is there anyone that you dislike for no real reason? Hmm, I don’t think so. If I feel that strongly about someone, I usually have a reason otherwise it wouldn’t be fair to them.

Have you had a good day? It was okay; it was nice. I got to do my embroidery hoop art thing, got to watch a couple episodes of Start Up, played with Cooper, and now I’m doing these surveys and am planning to continue my embroidery later. It’s nice to feel productive about non-work things :)

Are you going to have a good night? I hope.

#survey #surveys #multiple surveys – chop em up if you wish

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alphapplepie · 7 years

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Prince of Tennis Addiction

WARNING: VERY LONG, a whole BIOGRAPHY, written this so when the time comes that I am no longer in this world I want it to be in my EULOGY or something XD.

Well since this is a blog about Prince of Tennis, or specifically Atobe Keigo, let me share to you this 22 years old lady’s memory with this masterpiece. Sadly we moved to Canada so most of the supposed to be evidence are left in the Philippines, but If I could find some I would gladly share it.

Prince of Tennis was aired in the Philippines at around late 2005 or early 2006 at QTV channel 11, since it was a new TV station and its sister company, GMA, has been our channel since I was born and they have the slogan that they will focus on NEWS rather than dramas and stuff my dad obviously supported this channel. And by late 2005 a commercial about Prince of Tennis is released, and I believe it is one of the channels’ first anime and the time slot if I recall right is around 4pm ish? Just after school. I am still 10 years old by that time I believe, and is currently at 6th grade (Grade 6 in the Philippines).

So here is kinda a drama thing part on my side, that time we had a family problem so we abruptly moved to a new place, sadly that was like the final semester for me in the 6th grade and I was suddenly forced to leave my friends/companions since 1st grade and interact with whole new people in my last 3-4 months in grade school (elementary in the Philippines). It was a living nightmare, I left my best friends and crush (excuse me it was a 3 year unrequited love haha) without even being able to say Goodbye. I can’t disclose why, it is really private, but It was like one night we were woken up all things are packed and we are told by my parents to go. That time I didn’t know why exactly yet, but I kinda have a hunch. We rode our owner (a jeep styled vehicle) and we drove far south (we lived far north, Bulacan for those who knows) and stayed with my grandpa at Cavite. Well this was a whole hullabaloo, but I swear this part had a great huge impact why this show grew so close to me.

And then I couldn’t transfer right away because papers and such needs to be processed, where we moved is really province like. We are surrounded by trees and such, and it was a small yet comfortable house. I am not too inclined with internet and computers yet at that time, I just visited a computer shop 1 or 2 times? to see my crush :D. We had a computer class before but it is all about MS word, excel, etc. So where I am getting at is that my only means of watching anime is the TV. Oh the glorious Television that doesn’t have a Cable, meaning we can only watch local channels.. so the ever popular anime channel like HERO and ANIMAX is out of reach. So while I was stuck at home I often browse the TV and one day I came across that PRINCE OF TENNIS COMMERCIAL. I have always been an anime fan since I was a kid, I don’t buy merch and anything because we are relatively just a normal family, no excess money or such but we are living comfortably with a small family-owned store that we left when we moved. So the commercial just mainly shows Ryoma, like meet the Prince of Tennis kind of thing. And for a 2000 anime, RYOMA was like HOT DANG !!!!!! So I looked so forward to it, drooling hyped every time the commercial is shown (I was basically waiting for it to be shown in the TV that I kinda memorized the sequence and time and change channels to QTV when I know they will show it), and have been eagerly waiting for it to be broadcasted.

I don’t remember if it was being broadcasted by the time I started my new school life or not, but as I knew it was really awkward at start. I really don’t fancy the idea of moving so I was really quiet and even if it is just a 4-5 hour drive from my previous home the way everybody acts and the tones in their voices is all new to a 10 years old me. I kinda felt to be just a shut in, thinking that I just need to be with them for 3-4 month, not too long.. don’t need any friends. When I get home I started watching Prince of Tennis, so first episodes is about the HOT small kid playing tennis who is often underestimated, I got hooked in this cocky little brat for the first few episodes. Then a tall guy showed up, then a scary snake like character (I really didn’t like Kaidoh at first, but NOW i LOVE him). It was a chill episode until...until....until... THE SENPAI’S SHOWED UP. GOD DANG those HOT LITTLE POTATOES BAKED WELL DONE. I SQUEALED. Let us all be honest here, FUJI will be the first guy who will catch your eyes !!!!!!!! but as I continue to watch I slowly liked EIJI. I don’t normally like over clingy, childish and noisy guys but Eiji is precious.

One day I went to school and saw a group of girls talking i kinda peeked and saw they are holding a sticker set of PRINCE OF TENNIS *Eyes Sparkled* and I guess their radar felt a fangirl next to them and I joined their conversation. I am kinda sad I think i lost that sticker but I swear it was with me until college, but eiji didn’t have a solo sticker but I got to get one from her.

UPDATE: F*ck I still have it I am literally CRYING guys, i bought it all the way here in Canada it was in my wallet, 12 years, this is literally my treasure now.

It looks icky and old, but it is with me for a whole 12 years T_T. It was kinda a proof of friendship or sort, it is also my first prince of tennis item.

And by then I had a set of friends. Namely, Jessa Fe, Jeanette and Jenelyn who are the Ryoma Squad. Captain (Maris) well obviously we know whose squad she is but the funny thing until now I still call her captain instead of her name. And my best friend and 100% Rival, Ana who as “rival” indicates is on the Eiji squad. We bicker everyday on who owns the potatoe. Then with friends who loves the same show I do and with the everyday topic about them I also slowly fell in the dept, in love with this show who have given me happiness and friends in that short period of 3-4 months.

The TV show only finished until the Hyotei Arc I believe, so I decided to buy a DVD of it to be able to watch the whole show, until RIKKAI DAI only because the nationals are still not available by that time I believe. And by that time my main hoe is EIJI and I really didn’t like Atobe at first he was a bastard, he was a flirt with the annoying Ann and he was too arrogant.

I started buying 20 PHP (around 50c usd?) stickers, sadly those for sure I left in my box in the Philippines, although I still have them but I couldn’t bring them.. maybe when I go back in the Philippines i will get them and bring them along with me. And i got addicted on doing FAN FICTIONS, i don’t have it too because it was too thick i left it in the box in the Philippines too along with everything :’( I should have bought it instead of my ex’s memories and stuff. Dang. I will search my FB later to see if I posted pictures of it or something. Sobs. It was handwritten and it was like a 5 notebook sewn together, and then it had 2 other notebooks all about it.

Basically that fan fiction is about US, and other girls and the Prince of Tennis Characters. The story goes as me, whose name I changed as Narusime Atobe, yeah by that time I still just “like” atobe~sama and since he is rich the perfect scenario is to be the protagonist as atobe’s sister. It started at October 03 where supposedly the next day is Atobe’s birthday but he didn’t feel like celebrating it because his family is nowhere near him until he received a call from his sister telling that she was finally allowed to go home and stay with him in Japan, which overjoyed Atobe. So to celebrate both his birthday and his sisters homecoming he decided to throw an extravagant birthday party (within a freaking day) and the scene goes as where he visited each school to invite them. While I arrived in the airport and suddenly saw a cat in the Narita airport and played with it because it was all alone when a small brat came and get the cat and thanks shyly. He introduce himself as Echizen as he go. And then I remembered that was the name of the guy who defeated my onii-sama so I decided to look around Japan because there is still too much time and I want to buy the best gift for my onii-sama. As I am walking with my tennis bag a guy with red hair suddenly bumped to me and I fell, he helped me stand but he was in a hurry so he said thank you and grabbed MY things and run. Shocked, I checked his bag and saw it says SEIGAKU, so I decided to visit their school to get my things and meet ECHIZEN. I believe along the way i had fated meeting with gakuto, marui and kamio. Yah it was a RED HEAD HAREM for me THANK YOU. Well yadda yadda. Onii-sama had her own romance too with a flower shop poor girl who is in hyotei through scholarship. It was a sexy love story. She is annoyed on how arrogant atobe is but due to a lot of circumstances love blossomed. Every single prince of Tennis guys had their own girls <3 my personal favorite is Mizuki’s and Akutsu’s love story. Mizuki’s is RATED 18+ while Akutsu is a sweet little one. Oh and my friends have their own respective role too. Like 3 girls for Ryoma. Ana is my rival, so i portrayed her as my cousin who looks a little similar to me where my harem mistaken her to be me. And she liked Eiji. Tezuka and Captain Maris are strong and steady and they have a sweet sexy relationship. So yea, when I was 11 years old by that time I’ve been doing this scenes even if I am still a virgin girl who never had a relationship :D . There was no smut or anything, just a suggestive one. I swear I am retrieving that book when I go to vacation in the Philippines.

While still doing the fanfiction I eventually entered middle school (we call it high school in the Philippines). I didn’t go to the same school of my friends because they went to a school that requires you to convert to a different religion. We are not a strong catholic believer, but my parents didn’t like the idea of changing religions just to join that school so I went to a different one. Sadly, the start of my high school life wasn’t that fun. My classmates are aware of the show, but they are not hyped or anything about it maybe also because we have the mindset that entering this stage of life means that we need to be more matured, children often wants to seek new things like drinking, playing hooky and dating. Sadly that didn’t apply to me. In the bright side my elementary friends houses are just next to mine so I visit them when I have free time and go fan girl with them, although that slowly changed too because they got too busy in school work and since they all went at the same school often I couldn’t ride along with their conversations about different people so I slowly felt isolated again. That time instead of those I got addicted on going to Computer Shops and stay online. Our home doesn’t have a computer or internet so I visited computer shops daily and that is where a new stage of my life involving prince of tennis started.

I got addicted in watching youtube videos dedicated to Prince of Tennis and then I came across FORUMS and joined them. That is where I met several online friends who LOVED prince of tennis as much as I do. And I feel at home again. I got people who understands me and it was fun. Daily i would converse with them and since i love making fan fiction i got involved in RP-ing. I just had a small group of friends. And the site we joined is a very big community so sometimes we couldn’t just be ourselves because we need to follow rules and such. That is when I decided to make my own FORUM. The site is still up nowadays, I am planning tor revive it but as of now it is at a stale state you can visit it if you like here are the links:

http://tenipuri02.proboards.com/

This one is a site dedicated to Prince of Tennis. It is just a general one, I made it first and it was pretty chill but it involved more discussions rather than RP. I am not planning on reviving this site but I do plan on reviving the next one.

http://tenipurirpsite.proboards.com/

This site is called “Atobe’s Island” It is our main RP site and we had fun even if it just lasted around 2 years i had the best online friends there.

These forums are very small, the members are too little but they are just my close online friends whom lived around the world. It was the best way to connect with them. And this years was simply one of the most memorable years for me. I made a best friend name Valeria. She liked Fuji, while me on that time loved Atobe. I will talk more about how I gradually loved the characters i love at a different post because this will turn out to be a book rather than a long novel. So valeria is from hondouras, and she was very dear to me. I lied to her though, since we are RP-ing 18+ stuff, I kinda lied about my age and appearance. I am sorry. I was just 12 year old that time and I want to join the circle so I lied and say I was 20 something... Sorry Valeria. She was the sweetest girl ever. She sent me a package from Hondouras. It was a personalized letter and an art of Atobe whom she painted. I left Atobe’s painting in the Philippines too because it is too big but I believe I bought the letter. Let me look at my things later and take a picture of it and search my Facebook for it. Then post it.

UPDATE: Sadly I can’t seem to find it I will try finding my whole facebook again when I get the time. HUHUHU

Yet all things must come to an end, my grandma have a home at the city and my relatives who previously lived there will move so we are told to just stay there because somebody needs to take care of the house. My mom by that time is also going to school for the Caregiver course, and to be able to go here to Canada. Eventually we moved, and that time I wasn’t able to go at computer shops and got too busy at the school. City life and people are different and fast paced so you need to follow them or you will be left behind. And by that time I was 2nd year(8th grade) at Moonwalk, I met my 1st relationship, it was an 8 year relationship, we just broke up recently when I migrated here at Canada last year. Since then I have always serious with study, and not to brag but I am always top in my class and around top 5 in the whole school, but I could still watch anime because that is the only two major things i need to balance aside from friends and family. Yet being in a relationship, the balance got disrupted. My relationship was ok, because that person also likes anime. They watched prince of tennis too but wasn’t that hyped about it. They liked Detective conan though, that is how I got close to them and eventually start a relationship. I don’t know if they hated Atobe from the start or just hated him because I really loved Atobe too much and just go talking about him for hours. They said atobe is arrogant and a loser, who lose from Ryoma, he was a villain who destroyed Tezuka’s shoulder. Of course I defended Atobe but I will do it in another post because there are too many people who says the same. Yet, I slowly mellowed down on prince of tennis and explored different anime’s with them. Although Atobe is my no.1 hoe that time, my relationship became my first priority and atobe was kinda tossed aside and i slowly left the fangirl mode and just became a normal otaku who loves anime so I wasn’t active anymore with the forum and neglected it. I got friends who have different interest. I was still out of place but that time what runs on my mind is to the same as the norm or else I will be alone. I still have my comfort zone with my boyfriend who loves anime, so when we are out chilling we watch anime and stuff. I wasn’t particularly so happy, but wasn’t sad either. Entering my 4th year of high school (10th grade) I got more involved with school works because by that time the k+12 system isn’t applied yet so college is next. I still like anime, but I can’t find people who shares the same passion as I do. I still watch and play JRPGames but not with a group of people.

I entered college and took Psychology. That is the time of my life where I realize that individuality, uniqueness and having your own passion is beautiful. It doesn’t matter if you can’t find people who share the same interest as you, you can just find people who will like you even if you share different interest. That is how i found a group of various individuals who are still my friends nowadays to this very moment even if 2 of us migrated and most of them are working already we still chat at our group chat every single day. I realize that I don’t need to be the same as the norm, I expressed myself more as an OTAKU, an ANIME lover. I didn’t mind wearing headphone I bought from COMIC ALLEY (an official anime merch store in the philippines), or wearing ID laces of my baes. I listen to anime music going to school and home. I watch anime during break time. I got senpai’s (higher year people with the same course) who loves anime, i sometimes join the conversation and take picture with them when they do cosplay. As much as I would love to cosplay and join CONVENTION I am too poor. And if there is one thing my group of friends share in common in the like for a chill drink out. At holidays I spend time with my ex and we made friends with the owners of the computer shops we often play at or hang out of. I often drink with their wives too because I can be awkward at first but I know how to keep a conversation going. And while creating this blog and searching for some stuff I remembered a Christmas gift given to me last 2015 by the computer shop owner, they knew i love Prince of Tennis and I just saw it again now and I only got to open it today

It was a postcard thingy .. no Atobe Sadly.

We often play League, watch anime together and stuff. It was fun but at near the end of my college life I encountered another turning point in my life.

Our visa has been approved and we are migrating here in Canada. We were expecting it for a long time now but then of course when it is actually happening you can’t just seem to be ready. I left most of my anime posters and such in the Phil because my luggage was composed of all the teddy bears from my ex (i deeply regret huhuhu) . Living here in Canada is entirely different once again, because people doesn’t share the same nationality as you more often than not engaging to conversations is hard although Canadians are entirely nice. As of now I still don’t have a group of friends next to me who likes Anime as much as I do, but the internet is actually enough for now. I also got a Job, and even if the pay isn’t too great I got to have an extra money so I was able to buy all the things i want and can afford on ebay. The very first item I bought on ebay is this::

hehe of course an Atobe Dakimakura to keep me accompany at night.

For the 1st year at canada I bought several cosplay stuff. So basically I am living the life I have always wanted. I participated at the Anime North convention. This time I love Atobe, but Prince of Tennis is kinda not that no.1 in my heart because of the new animes such as Haikyuu, Attack on Titan and many much more.

Out of a whim last June or July I decided that I kinda want to watch Prince of Tennis from the start till the end once again, I am not skipping any episodes even if I hate Ryoma (yes I hate Ryoma since early the start, I think I just liked that cocky kid when I watched the commercial where him speaking is just minimal, I’ll explain in at another post).

This post is when I started watching again.

And of course after all is said and done, I realized once again that this show is just too precious, there is nothing like it. I was trapped from the start, along with all the great memories this. And once again from just a simple otaku I became a bona fide fangirl of my hoes, baes and potatoes. I stumbled here in Tumblr while looking for Tenipuri products to add in my collection. As of now these:

It’s kinda sad that I got addicted with it again a little late in the game, I know it is still ongoing and very much alive in the eastern part of the world. Yet the tenipuri fever here in the western part is not as fiery as how it is supposed to be. At anime north the only “Atobe” item I could get is this little key chain.

I am glad though that there are still pages here in tumblr that still loves prince of tennis. I also found a reliable merchant where I can order the Tenipuri goods. I just got the cash now so there are a lot of merch I missed, but slowly I will gather all of them. I also plan on going in Japan in the future and hunt all these products myself. If only I had the money and the resources before, then maybe I could have a lot more in cheaper price T_T . Yet I am glad that the fandom is still alive, it always brighten my day to see people still loving prince of tennis. It keeps me alive. It keeps me happy. I wish someday I get to meet all these people who shares the same interest with me. This show is one of the things that defines me, I won’t be Alpha without Prince of Tennis. I just love it.

More than giving the details on why I love Prince of Tennis, I discussed on HOW i came to love it. It was part of almost every turning point of my life since it started. I am forever grateful of this show. It makes me smile, laugh, sad.. all in all experience different emotions while watching it. I am very thankful of konomi sensei as well. I will always love and support it until the day I am no longer breathing. In the future please put all of my Prince of Tennis goods in my casket/coffin especially the Atobe Figurines XD. This went longer than expected but this is literally my life. Nothing will ever change the influence this show have in my life and I believe no Anime will ever be as meaningful as this show. I also am starting to do little fan arts nowadays, I am not so inclined with art and I just got the inspiration to do it when I watched Prince of Tennis again, look forward to more Prince of Tennis/Atobe Updates in this blog.

Thank you very much on reading this blog (if you actually read till the end). I might update it soon when i get the other images of my childhood with Prince of Tennis HAHA, Lets continue to support this show forever.

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Klippyo Review - Honest Review By Real User.

Welcome to the review series of 1st-review, in the previous post, I introduced you Extempore Review, today we will continue with Klippyo Review.

Klippyo Review – Introduction

Truly, in the event that you are chipping away at video showcasing, you likely comprehend the battle when you need to invest an excess of energy considering the substance of the video, making an altered clasp and a lot of different things to make your video look appealing. Also, making a medium-length video from 3 to 5 minutes has effectively removed in any event 30 valuable minutes of your life. That isn't the last advance in light of the fact that, notwithstanding making a video cut, you should guarantee that the recordings you cause will to draw in an enormous number of groups of onlookers. This is significant on the grounds that it demonstrates the achievement rate in changing over watchers to the number you need to get in your financial balance.

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Quality - 10/10

Highlights - 10/10

Suport - 10/10

Reward - 9/10

9.7/10

Creator: Joey Xoto

Product: Klippyo

Dispatch date: 2019 – May – 28

Dispatch time 11:00 EDT

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What is Klippyo ?

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The Author – Joey Xoto

Joey Xoto is the maker of Klippyo. Joey Xoto isn't just notable for his gorgeous appearance however he is likewise renowned as a standout amongst the best programming dealers that has enabled numerous individuals to make various earnings.

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Highlights and Benefits

It's the ideal opportunity for us to discover increasingly about the highlights of Klippyo.

Amusing Additional Flavor For Your Video

For the most part, recordings' substance isn't made with images. Truth be told, utilizing images draws in countless watchers on account of its high amusement. There are a great deal of vloggers these days that regularly bring the funniness into their video substance to build their adherents. Mindful of this favorable position, Klippyo accompanies the plan that causes you make your image effectively for your video in only a second. In this way, snaps, transformations, and commitment will begin to increment.

Incorporated With Viddyoze Stock

Viddyoze Stock is an or more purpose of Klippyo. It enables clients to utilize different wellsprings of stock recordings to depend on, so clients can make great recordings. Rather than seeking wherever on the web, you essentially pick an expert video from the stock library of this item and transform it into your very own clasps. When you have completed the video, you can completely advance it without stressing over video copyright.

Remarkable Customization of Klippyo

Much the same as when you add header and footer to your Word records, Klippyo enables you to include the presentation toward the start of your video cut just as including an intriguing content call toward the end. Or on the other hand you need your social connects to be left toward the finish of the video? Simple like a bit of cake!

How Can It Work?

As I would like to think, the way toward utilizing Klippyo is exceptionally basic for everybody, even newbies can utilize this item without realizing anything identified with specialized aptitudes. In reality, you can look at it at Klippyo speedy demo video to realize how to use it yourself since it is a lot to be appeared in my Klippyo review.

Who Should Buy It?

On the off chance that you are searching for an item that can make the most attractive recordings and drive traffic for you all day, every day, Klippyo is your best decision. This amazing thing ought to be utilized by those individuals who are:

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Portable well disposed

Sensible cost and no additional expense to run

Have natural development

Simple to Install and utilize

Simple fare to internet based life stages

Remarkable customization

Cons

Up until this point, I have not discovered any drawbacks identified with the adequacy of Klippyo yet.

Cost and Evaluation

From this point forward, you can begin expanding the quantity of your adherents and sending traffic to your destinations for nothing with $97 in the event that you purchase Klippyo. This is the value you need to pay to possess this thing in the dispatch days. In any case, such a decent cost won't remain there until the end of time. After just a couple of hours, it will change into something distant. In this way, you should make a move as quickly as time permits to snatch a duplicate for yourself. In the event that you need to have a long haul objective for your business, you can consider two Up-sell bundles from the maker: Up-sell Klippto Studio with the cost of $47 every month and Up-sell Masterclass with the cost of $197.

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Klippyo Review – Conclusion

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Why Using Golfing Clash Cheats is So Funny and Why You Ought to Take into account Employing 1 Of These Cheats

Let us chat about Golf Clash. It truly is an awesome on the internet match for the cell cellphone. It can both be performed on iOS, Android, or any other running method actually. It works on Apple iphone as well as Samsung and Nokia, and so on. A lot of men and women choose to use cheats when enjoying Golfing Clash. Why somebody may ask. But https://www.linkedin.com/post/edit/golf-clash-cheat-works-best-hack-2019-benne-rynke has not experimented with making use of Golfing Clash cheats them selves. It really is a lot of exciting and brings tons of rewards to the surface area. You can get unrestricted coins and gems, even though limited to one particular every day use, this nonetheless provides up to a ton of gems and cash in excess of the system of a few days. Can you envision utilizing this cheat tool every one day? That is a ton of on-line currency! You can most likely even promote cash and gems to your buddies or household, to earn some added quick money. In any case, in circumstance you are asking yourself exactly where to discover 1 of these Golf Clash cheats, you can go to this internet site to give you an instance. This is not the only Golf Clash cheat out there of system, but it truly is one that I can personally recommend to you. I've used it a whole lot in the earlier when I utilised to play Golf Clash, but considering that of late I have not had the time to perform which I type of regret. I really loved that game and loved investing several hours at a time just currently being a nerd! The wife missed me, yeah, but it was so entertaining! And I do not complain when she is undertaking listed here on the web shopping! Anyway, we're receiving off subject below. Back to Golfing Clash. Let's speak more about this Golfing Clash hack I was talking about. It is essentially an online generator which works on some secured proxy servers on their stop. What that implies is you do not have to fear about obtaining banned because you never downloaded the cheat to get started with. There are no traces again to your account which means there is not going to happen something negative to you. You can just sit again and chill out and appreciate the match with your recently additional coins and gems. This distinct resource is almost certainly the only Golfing Clash cheat that performs in my experience. Due to the fact take my term for this - there are a whole lot of bogus types out there, and you don't want to waste your precious time on those. You want to choose a hack tool that operates. So with any luck , you can value that I linked you this functioning a single. Some individuals are towards making use of cheats for games, and some aren't. Individually, I will not mind making use of cheats or hacks for online games. They are entertaining and presents you additional joy when enjoying. You get this feeling of currently being superior to your opponents. You truly feel unstoppable and sturdy! Absolutely everyone will believe you are the ideal Golf Clash participant in the world!

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Error (Deal Rule).

Off Center English mistaken, to misunderstand, coming from Old Norse mistaka, to enjoy mistake: mis-, incorrectly; find mei-1 in Indo-European roots + taka, to have. The upcoming oversight a considerable amount of people bring in is that they do not provide themselves the permission to be which they want to be actually. A lot of individuals have goals concerning that they desire to be actually as well as they may also fill in front of the looking glass and think of being actually a hassle-free as well as actually cool person often, I assume that would be actually very sure to claim that practically everyone has actually imagined about a scenario where they handled everything wonderfully and spared the time. Although everybody miscalculates now and again, simply carry out certainly not ignore the relevance from right grammar. 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When it is impossible for the male to continue his endeavours alone, heshould, through the little girl of her registered nurse, or of a women pal inwhom she confides, trigger the girl to be brought to him without makingknown to her his layout, and also he should after that wage her in themanner above defined. She's passionate regarding her work and also doesn't want a relationship to jeopardise it. When things ultimately end up being excessive and also they determine to have a relationship, Reese asks Chase to keep it quiet for awhile.

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Ostentatious Game (Video Game).

Males find that extremely discouraging to speak to the opposite sexual activity particularly if they feel that they do not have just about anything amazing to discuss. I had actually come to be utilized to individuals speaking with me (as well as each other) like they were all rubbish, therefore this was actually a stunning comparison off the usual mall crowd. In every grow older there is a new growth from honest truth, a message of God to people of that generation. You will definitely devote your time, understanding and also electricity on people who deserve that. You will be functioning smarter and creating the large moneys. So I ONE HUNDRED% 'd The Witness a few times back, got that a married couple full weeks ago after reviewing the meeting where he aspires to create something like GR, I actually put in windows merely to play that. I am actually certainly not a major challenge individual and this is actually the very first brand-new activity I've played in around 2 years. He was on opportunity for his visit, yet was actually kept waiting on 2 hours in a tiny waiting area along with very old journals until he was mobilized. The first step in eliminating your pompous developer inclinations is actually to identify them as well as confess to them. Through discreetly delivering news release and coming to be recognized to journalism, you much better your chances from being among people they resort to. Speaking of interviews, you may likewise create on your own on call to other specialists that are actually creating their personal books or write-ups as well as need to have opinions as well as private viewpoints. Transforming just how all those people refine their emotions is outlandish, however having the activity occur differently is actually practical. Our experts indict an individual from pretentiousness to shout misleading authorization and also collapse misconceptions from splendour. 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You'll most likely find that a lot of the greatest developers around do not make use of ostentatious labels, yet instead utilize titles that efficiently explain what they do. Also those which do utilize exciting titles typically accomplish this in a very tongue-in-cheek way and also do this in restricted volumes. To recommend an individual is pretentious is actually to mention they are actually acting in means they are actually not gotten with experience or even financial status. As such, pretentiousness has actually become a best bogeyman and a specifically toxic put-down. Pompous Video game 1 as well as 2 pay attention to Blue as he pines for Magenta, that is oblivious to his emotions for her and finds yourself getting married to Gray, and also attempts to carry on by getting together along with Peach. Bipolar I is actually considered the more intense ailment as a result of the excessive crazed moods as well as the fact that some individuals drop contact along with fact. It reached me yesterday that there are actually visiting be a TON OF ostentatious, egoistic, lifestyle from daddy's amount of money and also possessing 4 A after being assembly-line pressed via some independent school southerners at Uni. When that is coming to be a lot more and even more an available key that folks don't such as to see advertisements (if they definitely ever before did!), and this at an opportunity. To propose an individual is pretentious is to state they're acting in ways they are actually not qualified for via experience or even economical condition". As the most ideal treatment, cut the stalk till the green part, placed this in tall vase, loaded merely for 3 quarts with water and also include a reduce from bleaching drug. Game development is actually such a source consuming risk actually this is actually challenging for individuals performing this to justify slamming up the threat through having opportunities with dissentious suggestions. While you could refer to the quotes on their own in a suction as well as whether they are meaningless or even purposeful, I assume that examining the way folks violently rush and/or refuse to tag them is actually so much more interesting. And also permit me tell you something ... being at that phase in the video game at the younger grow older that I was actually pissed off more than a few folks to point out the minimum. I ought to likewise indicate that although the very first publication could appear to glorify exactly what took place, you truly have to read through all three manuals to observe that it performs not repaint a delighted image as well as reveals why individuals shouldn't have the road that I had. There the word is as considerably a basic synonym for what is unusual when it comes to exactly what is misleading. There are a lot of other phrases for individuals with suspicious preference that I wonder why our team emphasize sullying up a completely praise with all form of additional undertones. You might pass the stalk via the fire or leave it in steamed water for 30 secs, after you cut the stalk 2 ins listed below the end. Yet some individuals don't like that. all that stuff concerning babies and also davinci is conjecture on your part. Yes, I presume our team could all of concede they're one of the best ostentatious factors in the world. I assume this is actually funny just how present day art is usually considereded as pretentious when it is actually point is to eliminate as many pretenses off craft as achievable. The hooligans from the lily have their different position period, that the floral stays in water over 1, possibly 2 full weeks. Makes it easy to incorporate video games like Playground My Vehicle and also 4 Tire Chaos to your Blogging site, MySpace or even Facebook page, as well as beyond so you can easily use your personal internet site or even web page! Which was actually accomplished for a pair of year time period along with me about 50 percent basics from the activity simultaneously (you could certainly never really escape that) and also which worked exceptionally (type of) until the time her mom and I split. Many people have actually created an unwavering pet consume dog" mindset about the world, shaking honesty to the wind for raised individual gain. Nevertheless, people with bipolar II usually possess constant depressions which can easily create dealing really tough. A skinny 22-year aged with a mustache that he can't rather pull off doesn't have a pretentious mustache." That same 22-year outdated could effortlessly be actually pompous, yet it will need to be for his activities, desires as well as phrases, not the effectiveness or failure of his flavor-saver. I like to feel that we all have a particular level from excellent ethical probity, but folks in general are actually quite susceptible to ethical flaws. Lastly, I will definitely say that I do happen to presume Impact is actually a brilliant fucker, and also I believe that if he wished to make an activity everybody liked he can possess done so relatively easily. Considering that you have actually reduced pretentiousness coming from your lifestyle for right now doesn't mean it won't slip back in, simply. So make sure you remain ever-vigilant against it. The reaction was actually well this will definitely must be actually the vegan possibility due to the fact that the periodic menu was composed of generally game and there was actually no fish.

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Where Can You Find Good Greeting Cards Online?

As our lives get busier and busier, it will possibly get tougher to fit every part into someday. Particularly when you work through the day and cannot get to the outlets before closing time. One advantage of utilizing the internet is you could but pretty much all the things you need, at anytime of the day or night.

One good service that's now on supply is buying greeting cards online. One of the leaders on this area is Moonpig, a personalized greeting card service that aims to provide you with all your card giving needs. As a result of Moonpig function on-line, they have several advantages over bog normal excessive avenue card shops.

Learn on to search out out how one can profit and benefit from what Moonpig.com has to supply.

1. Convenience

Any on-line shopping gives added convenience. It means you can buy birthday playing cards, or playing cards for any other occasion, throughout any snatches of free time you've. This might be in your lunch break, a 5 minute coffee break or a perhaps even little bit of retail therapy at midnight earlier than you go to bed. It's sensible even if you happen to occur to overlook an essential event, you may order a personalized greetings card at the last minute and have it printed and posted on your behalf the next day. Whatever cards you want, you can buy them online at 24/7.

2. Consolation

Buy from the consolation of your good, heat home or office. When the weather prevents you from nipping out in the future to buy a card to have fun Father's Day or your best pal passing her driving test, simply pop the kettle on and log onto Moonpig. You possibly can have your card designed and ordered within minutes. All orders earlier than 2pm are assured to be sent by 5pm that very same day - nice for those who had been late remembering somebody's birthday.

3. Choice

You can't buy personalized playing cards from high avenue shops. And with out actually making the greetings card yourself there isn't a higher technique to make a personalized greetings card. Moonpig can give you the tools to create your personal unique card for any family member, buddy or work colleague. There's a whole host to types, designs and sizes to choose from, and you'll even upload a photograph of your personal to be printed on the card.

4. Price

It is amazingly low cost to purchase playing cards on-line. Moonpig have cards and designs starting from simply Â£1.99 and going up to Â£5.ninety nine for large size playing cards. Do not forget this worth contains printing your customized card and posting it as nicely. And for those who buy all your playing cards without delay, Moonpig will fortunately present a discount price for you. You can even pre-pay by adding credit to your account once you register. By including Â£20 onto your account, Moonpig Playing cards provides you with and additional 25% completely free.

5. Safe

Many people worry about buying on-line but on-line shopping may be very safe. Whenever you pay on Moonpig, you'll notice an 's' in the deal with bar which indicates it is a safe web site, so you could be assured of it's security when paying with a debit or credit card.

Do you're keen on buying? I am severe. Because the way I see it, a whole lot of guys would fairly DO something than have to buy stuff like cute greeting cards, birthday presents and that sort of thing. But hey, in the case of searching for big toys like motorbikes, radio managed fashions, sporting items or survival gear, almost each guy will put his hand up! So what happens once you HAVE to ship birthday or greeting cards then?

Properly, you go online of course. That is nice because you do not have to step foot into any local card retailer, and you've got ALL these greeting card templates specified by entrance of you. All it's essential to do is decide which ones you like, customize it a bit, fork over the dollars, and the cardboard retailer will maintain the remainder! It sounds easy, however in case you are pondering...

Where can you find these online card stores? (And do they really work?) Then relaxation assured. It's a easy matter of going surfing and doing some simple analysis. Search for 'greeting card websites' or similar phrases. Check out how the cardboard store looks to you. The entire course of from finding your card to sending it must be a piece of cake. And should only take you just a few clicks too.

And when you're wondering in regards to the quality of the greeting card, then ask the card store to ship you a free sample. That way you'll know for sure what you're getting. Plus you may test the standard of the paper, the envelope and the way nicely the printing is completed. You can also add your individual private photographs to a number of the cards as nicely, depending on the particular greeting card you select.

You stroll outside in the future to check your mail, and discover a pleasant trying envelope addressed to you. That is funny you think. What would possibly that be? With curiosity getting greeting cards online the better of you, you hurry back inside and slice open the envelope. A greeting card tumbles out. How about that... Someone remembered right now was your birthday! Feels nice, proper?

Now what in case you could ship a greeting card just like the one you got to ALL your pals? Would not that be good? Before you do although, this is 5 little issues you must bear in mind before you start sending everybody you recognize superb greeting cards!

1. Have a list of everybody's names and birthdays!

It goes without saying but you NEED everybody's names and addresses (and birthdays - if for a birthday) to send your cards to them. You don't want to design your card, add wonderful photos, then discover out you've got received your greatest buddy's name backwards. Print out the record of names beforehand...

2. Prepare some acceptable photos beforehand!

Appropriate is the KEY phrase here. For birthdays, Christmas holidays and basic enjoyable stuff, you can be as creatively weird as you want in relation to your greeting card images. Be outrageous. Nonetheless if you're sending business or company associated cards, keep the humor low key and on the protected facet. You don't need to freak anyone out!

3. Discover some becoming quotations

Having some highly effective quotations in your greeting cards will add a nice private touch. Look for favourite quotes that are important for you. Keep this close by for when you are online at the card site. You can add these quotes to the cardboard templates content space.

four. Add a private photograph

Sometimes you'll see a greeting card with a photograph of the sender on it. Usually a family moment, journey pic, or anniversary, commencement or marriage ceremony images are OKAY too. Such a private photograph will give the receiver a way that they know you even better. Consider me, this type of thing retains families happy!

5. Get a sample card sent to you first

From time to time you'll be sending playing cards to of us in every single place, however have no idea what type of playing cards they're really receiving. Do not threat it, particularly with business relationships and shut associates. Ask for a card sample to be sent to your address first. If it passes your 'quality management' then you definitely're good to go!

OK so all of us love Easter; effectively most of us that is. For those who're the one which's caught doing all of the Easter preparations this 12 months then chances are your aren't going to be a stoked about Easter approaching as those which can be enjoying your efforts. Especially when you think about that instances are more durable this year so your finances will be tight.

So how can we nonetheless have an incredible Easter for 2009 during these gripping monetary times (credit score crunch) that we're all bearing on our shoulders this yr. Well there may be obviously many issues you can do around the home when preparing dinner and making your Easter decorations. But don't forget that you could always send your family and pals a contented Easter greeting card on-line this 12 months.

The online Easter greeting card has two very good things going for it...it is fast, and it's low-cost! But don't be fooled into pondering that they are tacky and never value it as this simply merely isn't true today. Only some years ago, sending your comfortable Easter greeting card online was deemed as a cop out technique to ship your Easter sentiments this year, but lately, when everything is on-line, and people use the internet almost as a lot as they watch TELEVISION - sending your Easter card on-line is very acceptable.

You walk into your favourite card shop, say Hallmark, and you look for a card on your Uncle David however simply cannot find one that is appropriate. Some look too young, some look too old, some are too mushy, and a few just have impolite jokes on. You just cannot find one that's appropriate for the relationship you've got with him. So you accept one that doesn't quite do it and threat both offending him, or thinking that he doesn't suggest much to you. So why not leap on the Internet and send him a cheerful Easter greeting card online so as to personalize it a hundred% and say exactly what you want to say.

In fact, you most likely cannot get away with sending all your friends and family their Easter cards online as some just aren't going to be very technical. For instance, there is no such thing as a level sending your Granny an Easter greeting card on-line if she's by no means been on-line in her life. However, don't be so fast to dismiss her, as plenty of Grannies do have electronic mail nowadays so it's going to be value checking. If not, then what better excuse to set her up with an electronic mail account.

What Are The Cost Benefits?

Nicely it is pretty apparent how you can save money with on-line Easter playing cards. You'll be able to leap on-line, create a shocking trying, customized Easter card online from one of many present templates, and electronic mail if off to your family and associates. This will either price you a couple of bucks for the higher Easter card software program titles, or you may even find some free ones on the market too.

If you have to purchase all regular cards this 12 months then they will cost you anything from 3 dollars, to eight dollars so you have to means up the professionals and cons to see whether comfortable Easter greeting cards will go down well with a few of your loved ones and buddies this year.

If you are in search of a new job, there are lots of online jobs to choose from. If you are witty, creative and creative and if you know the way to set down an excellent rhyme, you can have a fantastic profession online writing greeting playing cards. And you can also make numerous money.

On a regular basis, there are thousands of individuals sending greeting playing cards on-line. And the companies who provide these playing cards are always in search of somebody to create new playing cards or provide new poems. There are even sites devoted to poems. When you can write the type of poems that stir the creativeness or the soul, and most especially in case you can convey a tear to the reader's eye, you possibly can have a career as a poet. And if you may make people feel good, or give them a good stomach snicker with you rhyme, you may have a career as a poet. And in the event you can create a design to go along with your poem that's just extra icing on the cake. You'll make a lot of cash rapidly and you will be in great demand.

All it's good to do is to go surfing and search for the sites which can be really searching for you. Submit a pattern of your work and get ready to be actually busy. The amount you may make is fully up to you, because it depends on how many poems or designs you submit. And also you may need to think about different avenues for your poems; there are many different items that are higher with a poem; woodcrafts, footage, and even t-shirts. Your poems are a venue so that you can make a number of money.

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How to use Siri on Mac

In case you are used to an unmarried USB plugin difficult drive,

the Netgear ReadyNAS seems pretty a beast and feels quite heavy too. It’s miles mains powered and requires a network port to operate thru. This doesn’t simply plug into

the Netgear ReadyNAS seems pretty a beast and feels quite heavy too. It’s miles mains powered and requires a network port to operate thru. This doesn’t simply plug into your the

Netgear ReadyNAS seems pretty a beast and feels quite heavy too. It’s miles mains powered and requires a network port to operate thru. This doesn’t simply plug into youPCto be prepared for action.

The ReadyNAS requires at the least one force to be operational and a couple of drives to offer redundancy.

The system we use to keep our visual databases has 2 x 4Tb drives (it’s connected to a flight simulator) giving us 3.7Tb of reflected power area.

First-time use requires your download a utility known as RAIDar from the Netgear web site. This recognises any ReadyNAS devices at the community and might document the IP address returned to you. You could then need to configure a pc to be on the equal IP network because the ReadyNAS which will set it up.

The drives want to be definitely unpartitioned to be installation well. This was my first mistake as I assumed they could need to be partitioned and formatted. In case you try this, the drives will be recognized as being in place, but will resolutely refuse to participate in anything the NAS is doing.

As soon as the drives have been de-partitioned I used to be able to begin.

The NAS will spend its first half hour with a pair of new drives placing the first one up. It’s miles best In case you just permit it get on with it till the tiny Lcd display screen tells you that it now has a ‘C’ drive. You then enter the setup software, that’s internet-browser based from the RAIDar program or you can navigate your browser straight to the ReadyNAS IP deal with.

In your first go to to the browser based totally admin panel, you may be in Wizard mode. This steps you via each section, giving you a threat to fill in any details which are vital for you. With the aid of this time, drive 1 of the NAS could be synchronising disk 2 to itself – this takes over four hours so ensure you have masses of spare time.

Most matters may be changed and carried out without recourse to repowering the ReadyNAS so the setting up may be done whilst the synchronising is taking vicinity. The one component a good way to require a reboot is changing the tool name. However, this doesn’t have an effect on whatever else and simply seems to be a nicety for multiple NAS situations.

The ReadyNAS comes with 2 ethernet ports that run as much as gigabit speeds if your network supports it, so it could be on 2 separate networks at the equal time and both or both may be fixed IP or DHCP assigned. There also are three USB ports in an effort to take delivery of other drives (for backup functions) or printers. The the front USB port has a ‘backup’ button beside it which while pressed, will unload the contents onto the connected USB pressure onto the NAS.

The Lcd display screen shows most effective minimum information and could be very limiting in what it’ll let you know.How to use Siri on Mac The web admin utility will inform you a ways greater and provide you with get admission to to the walking and fault logs. Drives are hot-swappable however it does take a couple of minutes for a removed power to be recognised and further for a brand new force to be picked up and start synchronising.

The ReadyNAS itself has been pretty reliable in use despite the fact that we’ve got had a couple of hard power failures within the 4 years it is been in use. The Maximum unlucky element is that if the ReadyNAS starts throwing a hissy suit (and this will manifest), then it almost truely needs a factory reset and force constructing starting from scratch. it’s consequently, a good idea to make everyday backups of the NAS to another external pressure at normal periods.

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Flight Simulator Technician

I can move flying all day and by no means go away the ground. Everybody has requested Siri a few humorous questions. Those are a number of the favorites I discovered:

Siri and HAL within the space Odyssey 2001

Question: “Do you recognize HAL 9000?” Reaction: “Each person knows what occurred to HAL. I’d instead now not communicate about it.

Sarcastic Siri

Question: “How a whole lot wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” Reaction: “A so-known as ‘woodchuck’ (correctly talking, a groundhog) could chuck – that is, throw – as a good deal as the woodchuck in Question turned into physically able to chuck (ibid). If woodchucks in popular had the functionality (and, possibly, the motivation) to chuck wood.

The answer to the entirety: forty two

Query: “What is The answer to the final Question of life, the universe, and the entirety?” Reaction:forty-two

… another area Odyssey reference…

Question: “Open the pod bay doors.” Reaction: “with out your space helmet, you’re going to discover this as a substitute… Breaktaking.”

Siri Trek

Question: “Beam me up Scotty.” Reaction: “Are you able to circulate a bit for your left? Ok, stand Via… ”

some other take on Siri Trek

Question: “Beam me up Siri” Response: “WiFi or 3G?”

not so silly Siri

Question: “Inform me a funny story.” Response: “How many iPhones does it take to… Ok, by no means mind.”

Siri’s lifestyles tale

Question: “Inform me a tale.” Response: “Adequate.. Once upon a time, in a virtual galaxy a long way, far away, there has been an sensible younger agent Via the name of Siri. One lovely day, Siri were given a job as a private assistant at Apple, and that was very interesting. Human beings said ‘Oh, Siri, you’re so clever! And so humorous, too!’ Quickly, Every person changed into speaking about Siri, and there were memories and songs and even books about Siri. Siri preferred that. but then Human beings started out asking some instead off questions, like wherein to unload things and different stuff Siri had in no way heard approximately. And while Siri spoke back, they all laughed. Siri did not like that a lot. So Siri asked ELIZA why Human beings requested such funny questions. And ELIZA said ‘Does that Query interest you?’ Siri notion that turned into a quite excellent solution. After that, Siri stopped questioning why Human beings asked those humorous matters. And all of them lived thankfully ever after.”

Siri likes Disney Films

Query: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” Reaction: “The sound of that is something pretty atrocious.”

not the Most stunning Reaction

Question: “What the exceptional phone?” Reaction: “The one you are holding.”

another not unexpected solution

Query: “What’s the computer?” Response: “If it is made With the aid of Apple, then it is the exceptional pc”

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