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prometheusinitiative · 2 years

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Map | Ground Floor

Back to Maps Summit Basin Floor 1: Living Quarters

Lobby

Concrete floor, concrete walls, everything here is so much concrete and the lobby is no exception. At least potted plants crowd the reception desk and waiting areas, making everything feel a little livelier. You’ve got snake plants, rubber trees, corn plants, monsteras, chinese evergreens, peperomias… and on and on and on. Nobody would bat an eye if you stole one or three.

Locked cabinets sit behind the front desk, presumably for paperwork of some sort. Ithika also happens to sit at the front desk sometimes, and whenever they’re there the front doors are unlocked. (All it takes to get through the locked front door is your watch though!)

An unlimited vending machine for drinks and snacks sits between two mirrored couches and tables. Baskets on the tables hold old magazines– for houses, cars, clothes… oh! There’s several with personality quizzes and match making advice…

Courtyard

The space between the main tower and the surrounding facilities is open to the air, and part of the tower cuts away to make space for the courtyard. Sculpted pine trees, floral bushes, and soft grass grace the gently sunlit area. There’s even some swinging benches, a picnic table, and cultivated herbs like rosemary and thyme. Various walls of ivy are scattered about for a semblance of privacy.

A fountain with an austere modern aesthetic gently bubbles at the center of the courtyard. It's kind of pretentious, isn't it?

Lounge

Glass walls line the inner and outer areas of the lounge, providing a clear look from the courtyard to the surrounding lake. Along the inner wall runs two long bar counters, with stools interspersed. There’s plenty of tables and chairs here, notably four to a table, but nobody is here to stop you if you want to pull some tables together (or make the legendary monotable like the main character of a geometry math problem). A shelf at the north end of the room has napkins, cutlery, trash, and a bin for dirty dishes which conveniently takes care of itself.

Kitchen

The southern half of the lounge houses a kitchen– with counters, sink, giant double fridge, pantry shelves, an electric top stove, electric oven, and microwave, toaster, blender, an industrial sized coffee grinder and espresso machine… oh, and several nice tea sets. In the drawers and cabinets you can find just about anything one might use for cooking.

The contents of the fridge and pantry shelves change every few days, but generally you’ll find: rice, honey, any canned or jarred goods including jam, peanut butter, marinara, beans, chicken, tuna and peaches, dried pastas, bags of chips, a thousand kinds of pickles, cereals, powdered milk, flour, instant coffee, a jug of white vinegar, and alcohol.

In the corner sits a palette of enough Emergency Ration Bars to last 16 people 2 years, so, if you’re not a fan of cooking or feel like building a brick house, there’s that. One bar has enough calories to feed a person for 3 days. There's just the question as to whether or not you can chew it.

Notably, there’s a fire extinguisher mounted to the wall.

Mail Room

A wall of unused mailboxes dominates most of the mail room. The other things you take in when first stepping into the room are the simple tables at the center (ft. paper cutter, tape, rulers, and permanent markers), and the crowd of empty cardboard boxes of various sizes scattered at the fringes of the room.

In one corner also sits a behemoth of a copy machine, which you can connect to using your smart watch. Seems like you’re limited to ten pages or copies a day (lame. That’s not even enough to print a full set of copies for the whole group).

Lastly, there’s an enormous cork board labeled the Community Board that spans the eastern wall of the room. Pinned up on it right now are profiles of your cohort: Names, Pictures, and Cover Letters, in full view for everyone else. It’s a good opportunity to freshen up on your peers if you haven’t already introduced yourselves.

A door to the side leads you into the maintenance room.

Utilities

The door is locked tight, but the sign affixed to it clearly indicates that there’s hazards in here of the red, yellow, and blue kind (that’s fire, electrical, and water). This must be the utility room. You can hear the gentle hum-buzz of mechanics going on behind the door.

Laundry

Washing machines are clustered in the center of the room, and dryers line the back wall in two rows. It seems that all of these machines can be activated with your watch, and your watch will also keep timer reminders for you for active cycles. Said timer beeps once 10 minutes before your washing/drying cycle ends, and once the time runs out will obnoxiously repeat a pleasant song until you return to the unit.

In the corner is a counter space with a sink and cabinets, where you can find detergent, softener, and bleach.

A door to the side leads you into the maintenance room.

Maintenance

The first thing you notice is the unsightly backside of the elevator shaft that dominates this room. There’s a little access door to the shaft, and a few panels on the outside.

There are several panels on the wall for breakers and switches, and it looks like the building’s network wiring begins here as well. You can find some thermostats for each room on the first floor, though they won’t let you go below 60 nor above 80 and return to their default after a day.

Whatever cleaning supplies you might need can be found here– though, hopefully you won’t be making enough messes to warrant that, right? Brooms, mops, industrial mop buckets, extra trash bins, and a little medley of chemicals and sprays to suit. There’s even some janitor’s uniforms, gloves, and boots.

Elevator

The elevator seems to rest on the ground floor, and opens with a pleasant chime almost the moment you press the button. You come face to face with– yourself?

The elevator is all mirrors. There are three glassy walls of reflections lit in bright blue tinted light, and the multitudes of you’s stretch out into forever.

By the door where the buttons should be is another black NFC panel. It seems the floor selection is available on your watch.

You can cram 14 people in if you all pack in like sardines, but this elevator more comfortably carries around 5-6 at a time.

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whatisahyunjin · 4 years

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Bittersweet; hjs - part three

genre: angst, fluff, drama, high school au

summary: after having a past with Jisung at a summer camp, you have to tutor the same boy over six months later. however, now he has a significant other and attends your rival school

word count: 1.7K

part one / part two / part four / masterlist

Wandering around on the streets with water droplets splashing hard on your umbrella was not your idea of fun and Kim Seungmin was to blame.

“It’s been twenty minutes since you said that he lives down this street,” you grumbled under your breath.

“Going to his place was not my idea,” the boy replied curtly, pulling you with him to explore the similar-looking apartments on either side of the street.

The two of you had been searching for Hyunjin’s place, when you were hit by unwelcome precipitation. Having seen the forecast, you had already brought an umbrella while Seungmin had not. It was not big enough for the both of you and Seungmin was beyond pissed to have his right sleeve completely soaked.

“Hey, I couldn’t refuse, he asked me in such a sweet way.” That day at school, Hyunjin had overheard your and Seungmin’s conversation about neither of your homes being available for working on the project. He insisted on doing it at his house, leaving you no choice but to accept it and pull Seungmin along with you.

Seungmin ignored your words and entered yet another apartment complex. But this time words painted on the side of the building matched the words on the little slip of paper that Hyunjin had given him.

“Finally,” Seungmin breathed out a sigh of relief and ran to take shelter in the building's lobby as you walked over to the nameplates and began looking for the name ‘Hwang’.

“603, let’s go”

The two of you stood in front of the door, waiting for someone to open it. You hoped Hyunjin would answer it as you were in no mood to socialise with strangers. However your hopes went down the drain as a girl around your age appeared behind the door, confusion written on her face as she looked at the two of you.

Before any of you could speak, “Yeji, go to your room,” a familiar voice called out. Hyunjin shoved the girl to the side and invited you inside.

You muttered a quick hey to both of them and smiled to the girl which she returned warmly. She showed you where to put your shoes and jackets while Hyunjin handed you two towels to dry off.

“Was it hard to find?” Hyunjin inquired, making Seungmin laugh dryly.

“Hyunjin you should have told me at least? I could have gone over to Hana’s house instead of calling her over,” the girl complained. Seemed like she was his sister, they had similar features.

As if on cue, another girl entered from the hallway. Your eyes met hers and you saw her go still as she took in your familiar appearance. Giving you an awkward smile, she stood beside Yeji.

“Well, you can still go to her house,” Hyunjin muttered before looking between you, Seungmin and the two girls, “(name), Seungmin, this is my cousin Yeji. Yeji, this is (name) and Seungmin from my new school.”

“I’m surprised he already has friends,” Yeji said, making all of you laugh except Hyunjin who just rolled his eyes.

“Are you going or not?” he grumbled, walking over to the couch and plopping down on it. He motioned to you to do the same but your feet stayed glued to the spot.

“You didn’t introduce my best friend.” Yeji glared at Hyunjin who just muttered something unintelligible under his breath.

“This is Hana, we go to the same school, that is Hyunjin’s previous school before he transferred to yours,” she introduced the girl beside her, and Hana gave a soft smile to both of you. She was really pretty which made you gulp thinking back to the incident a few days prior.

“I’ve actually met her before,” Hana motioned to you, making you smile nervously.

“What? How?” Yeji looked back and forth between the two of you.

“She’s my boyfriend’s math tutor,” Hana replied, making Hyunjin jerk his head to your side. You stood there awkwardly, fiddling with your fingers as you gave a nod.

After a moment of silence, Hyunjin snickered from his place on the couch. “Jisung needs a tutor now? Wow.”

“Hyunjin,” Yeji warned, quickly stealing a glance at Hana, who was staring at the floor.

Grasping the tension, Seungmin muttered a quick ‘it was nice to meet you’ to the two girls before pushing you towards the couch. They smiled at you two and waved before they left the apartment. Once you were settled on the couch, Seungmin and Hyunjin started discussing the project, leaving you immersed in your own thoughts.

The world is indeed a small place; you thought. This is why Jisung knew about Hyunjin. It seemed as if Hyunjin didn’t leave his old school while being on good terms with Jisung. And Hana. It was obvious that Hyunjin didn’t like her at all.

“Earth to (name)!”

You blankly stared at Seungmin before picking up your part of the work. The two boys looked at you with concern.

“(name) your hair is still wet,” Hyunjin said, standing up and leaving the room.

Once Hyunjin was out of earshot, Seungmin rambled, “I’m so lost. What the hell happened back there? How do y’all know each other? Who is Jisung?”

“He’s just a boy I tutor Seungmin,” you explained to him, heaving out an exasperated sigh.

With that Hyunjin entered the room once again, putting a towel on your head and wrapping it around your hair.

“Hyunjin what are you doing?” you laughed, looking up at the confused boy.

“Isn’t this what y’all girls do your wet hair? The cone thing?” His words made you and Seungmin laugh even more. You grabbed the towel from him, an action which he responded to with a glare, and began drying your hair.

The next morning saw you running through light drizzle towards Jisung’s apartment. It was not as strong as the day before but enough to make your clothes damp. You halted in front of the door to catch your breath before ringing the bell. Great, now you would show up at another person’s house with damp hair and clothes, just like the previous day. You had just enough time to fix your appearance before Jisung appeared at the door.

“(name) what-” The boy pulled you inside, making you sit on the couch as he went inside the house, to grab a towel, you presumed. You removed your outer jacket and realised that your inner shirt was just damp in some places. Your skirt would also dry enough in an hour’s time, which made you sigh in relief as you wouldn’t have to go back home to change.

Jisung came back with a towel in hand and handed it to you before sitting down on the opposite couch. He looked at you with a feeling of nervousness as you dried your hair. Why was it that every little interaction with you made the butterflies in his stomach go wild? It was never the same with Hana, Jisung knew that his feelings for you were way more pure that what he had for Hana, he knew it since the day he had first met you, six months ago. He felt sorry for all that he had done to Hana.

“Can you stop staring?”

Jisung looked down as he felt his cheeks heat up. He stood up in haste and motioned towards the kitchen.

“I’ll be at the dining table,” he muttered and disappeared into the adjacent room.

You stared into space and contemplated your life for a few seconds before following suit.

Jisung was less focused that day. He kept making mistakes in his answers and copied the numbers wrong. His eyes were more focused on how your body was shivering since the moment you were seated on the chair. Even though you were reading your own book, your hands couldn’t stop running up and down your arms to create heat from friction. After every problem, he watched you with concern as you went over his work.

“Jisung you forgot to diff-” you quickly grabbed your handkerchief and sneezed into it. You closed your eyes for a moment before opening them again and muttering a sorry.

“Wait,” Jisung stood up and walked into the hallway, leaving you to stare at his back.

You played with your napkin till you were startled by a familiar grey hoodie put over your shoulders.

“Wear it,” Jisung sternly said. You knew he wouldn’t take no for an answer. Besides, you were feeling too cold to complain. You silently put it on, unconsciously sniffing it. The piece of clothing filled you with warmth, on the outside and the inside. You hid your face from the boy just so he couldn’t see how pink it was.

“Are you warm enough?” he asked, making you lift your face to look at him. You gave him a slight nod and a warm smile which he returned. This was the first time after meeting Jisung again that you felt so comfortable around him, you had missed the feeling.

For the rest of the time, you felt your wall break apart and found yourself not being able to control your feelings. The emotions came rushing back whenever your eyes met his or when his skin brushed against yours.

Soon it was time for you to leave, you collected your belongings and removed the hoodie, instantly shivering due to the loss of heat. You turned to return it back to Jisung, but he just shook his head.

“You have school after this, you might get a cold,” he said softly, pushing it back towards you.

You stared at him, contemplating whether to take it. The boy smiled a little and slightly nodded, making you retract your hand and wear the piece of clothing again. You quickly turned away as tears pricked at the corners of your eyes from the memories that came flooding back.

Startling the both of you, the bell rang and Jisung sprinted towards the door to answer it. As you swung your bag over your shoulder, he entered the room again, Hana trailing behind. She gave you a small, but genuine smile when she saw you. You returned the gesture, your stomach dropping at the thought of Hana seeing you in Jisung’s hoodie.

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mlpdestinyverse · 5 years

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Newcomer

Ponyville’s mailmare Eventide Twister meets an unusual new resident in town.

Feat. Eventide Twister, Dreamaria Flow

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In the messy backroom of Ponyville's own Post Office, Eventide Twister reached into one of the wooden mail cubbies lining the wall and slid the last few envelopes into her mail saddlebag. A press of her hoof and soon the bag's flap was snapping in place. With the delivery truck having already departed and her coworkers now on lunch after the sorting, it was finally time for her usual daily mail rounds. Giving the cubbies one last glance over, Eventide pushed through the room's door and flew into the main lobby of the building. There, behind the front desk to her immediate right, a merry pegasus mare stared almost unblinkingly at the entrance door. A smile was plastered on her muzzle as she waited for any residents to enter. Only when the door behind Eventide creaked as it closed did the blonde mare turn to look at her. "Oooh, heading out~?" Derpy Hooves asked with her soft and floaty voice, perking up at the sight of her employee. She clapped her hooves excitedly. "Have fun, Eventide!" Eventide never quite understood that well-wish of hers. Perhaps the mare assumed Eve's quick wings made her task more entertaining. Dipping her head in farewell, Eve flew forward to exit out of the front door as usual- "AAH WAIT, I ALMOST FORGOT!" The outburst caused Eventide to jump, nearly crashing into the door in her surprise. With a frown, the young pegasus landed on the floor and turned to shoot her boss an inquiring glance. Derpy rummaged through the papers under her counter, muttering inaudible things as she seemed to search for something. As she threw unrelated papers onto the desk, naturally a few strays scattered and fell. Quietly, Eventide walked over to to grab the sheets where they landed. Ms. Derpy had a bad tendency to misplace things. The last thing Eve wanted was for her boss to lose an especially important note or document. Eventide neatly placed Derpy's stray papers onto the countertop just as the older mare let out an 'aha!', pridefully whipping out an envelope. "Here it is! Um..." Derpy immediately pulled the envelope straight to her face, hovering it centimeters before her eyes. Squinting, Derpy mumbled to herself as she read. "Mmnnmm...RIGHT! We have a new address to deliver to!” Derpy lifted her head from the paper to beam at Eventide. “Oh goody! Somepony new moved in!" 'New address?' A few months had passed since anypony new had moved in. She supposed the new year could bring about new residents. The slightest bit of unease prickled in her, however. A new resident only meant another pony she would inevitably have to meet, due to the nature of her job. Pushing that thought away, Eventide found it rather curious that Derpy had the envelope separated from the rest of the mail. With the mail being organized by house number, it wouldn't have taken long for her to realize a different number had appeared in her bag. "And somepony sent our new resident mail with special instructions!" Derpy continued, her irises shifting unevenly. "I set it to the side so I could make sure you knew! And so I wouldn't forget, eheheh!” ...Eventide knew that probably hadn't been the best idea, but her employer meant well. "Anyway! Here!" Derpy chirped, shoving the envelope towards Eventide's face. Without missing a beat, Eve pulled her head back just before the mare could accidentally smack her face with her grey wing. Taking the letter into her own wing, Eventide turned it to scan the face for herself. A special large label was there, listing not only names and addresses, but the instructions Derpy had mentioned: From: Serein Paleo To: Dreamaria Flow Instructions: "Please deliver to the recipient personally. If she doesn't answer her door, leave a pickup notice and bring back to office." Reading the label was a little surprising. Directions of this sort were typically for packages. These instructions gave Eve the impression that the sender had worried about their letter not reaching the receiver. Granted, seeing as her boss had almost forgotten it under her desk, those concerns weren't entirely unfounded. It was almost as if the sender knew someone in their office could potentially misplace it. Tucking the letter into her satchel, Eventide once again dipped her head before flying for the door. Hearing Derpy's bubbly giggles, the young pegasus glanced back one more time to see the sweet older mare enthusiastically waving both arms at her. "Have fun out theeeereeee!!" This time, Eventide smiled at the sentiment. At the end of the day it was a genuine one, and the mare would always appreciate that from her boss. After giving her own wave, Eventide sped out of the door and into Ponyville's clear skies. -------------------------------------

As Eventide whizzed through the air, she practically found herself on auto-pilot as she effortlessly flew from one house's mailbox to the next. Even after only seven months, Eventide' s job had become a mindless routine. Sort the mail, deliver it, head home; rinse and repeat. The Hearth's Warming season had been rough, but aside from that? Her work was straight-forward, despite the few bumps often caused by her boss's clumsiness. She was ungrateful or even bored. Eventide was good at what she did, and she was glad that despite how she was, she had managed to land herself a job. Thanks to her work, at least she could prove to her family that she wasn't a complete waste. Yet there were times where she wondered if this was how her day-to-day life would continue to be; empty. Blurring. Nothing stirred her anymore. Nothing excited her, and if she really thought about it, rarely did she ever look forward to anything. Sometimes Eventide wondered why that was the case, when she was putting her talent to use like everypony around her. After all the work she and her parents did to pull herself back together, why did she still feel like such a pitiful excuse? Watching the ponies below her gave her an answer. Their groups, the laughter, and the effortless chatter. A familiar lingering emptiness made itself known once more at the sight. It reminded her of lost days and made her wish she could just be happy and...functional, like everyone else. Left alone with her thoughts, it was times like this she wanted to think back on those days years ago and let that anguish-turned-bitterness wash over her. Because if those things hadn’t happened, she could be normal. A normal pony in her town, and a normal daughter for her parents. Eventide shook her head hard in her effort to clear it. She still had a job to complete, as well as a day to finish. At the very least, small changes to her everyday routine helped her mind refocus on the present instead of her negative inner voice. Landing, Eventide pulled out the letter Derpy had handed her, rechecking the house number displayed on the envelope. 'House 201...' As she expected, the newly inhabited building was closer to the outer edge of town. It was in the area Princess Twilight had funded construction in when Ponyville's population rose and the mayor settled on a town expansion. The houses here were a bit more spaced apart. While they weren't as big as the structures at the center of town, Eventide thought they all looked modern and comfortable. Locating the number, Eventide found the corresponding mailbox attached to a white and cream colored house, completed with an orange tiled roof. Approaching the white door, the pegasus gave it a few knocks before waiting. From the corner of her eye the curtain of the nearby window moved, though before she could catch a glimpse, the pony on the other side disappeared. Eventide shifted uncomfortably. The last time somepony had moved in, it took several weeks before she had met them face-to-face. Not to mention said pony ignored her from that moment onwards, after their initial awkward meeting. Eventide wished she didn't know what to expect this time, but then she would be lying. She just had to persevere, she guessed. The door opened before her and Eventide stood alert, ready to face Ponyville's new inhabitant. To her surprise, a blue unicorn mare that couldn't be any older than her peered out with wide, curious eyes. If the mare's two-toned irises hadn't caught her attention, then her wonder-filled expression certainly did. "Are you my mailmare?" Giving a nod in response, Eventide watched as the unicorn suddenly appeared delighted, clapping her hooves together. "Wonderful! My name's Dream Flow! It's so very nice to meet you!" As Dream Flow beamed at her, Eventide wasn't sure whether to be relieved or nervous that the mare was of the friendly type. That and Eve had never seen anypony this excited to meet their mailmare before. Eve managed a faint smile, bowing her head in polite greeting. As she straightened, she realized Dream Flow was smiling expectantly at her. 'Ah, right.' Eventide unfurled her wing to present the envelope to the mare. Curiously enough, Dream blinked at it. "Oh, yes! Thank you!" An orange magical aura enveloped both Dream Flow's horn and the letter as she took it from the pegasus. But even then, the friendly mare's eyes stayed focused on Eventide. Dream Flow tipped her head to one side. "So what's your name~?" Luckily, this wasn't the first time Eventide had to respond to this question. It wasn't like she could rudely leave it unanswered. "Eve." At least with her nickname, she didn't have to repeat her mouthful of a name. It wasn't an easy one to remember anyway, so she figured there was no point in sharing it. Dream hummed cheerfully in response. "So how's your day been, Eve~? I hope it's been a good one!" That familiar unease grew within her. This always had to be the dreaded question that outed her. "Mhmm." She hummed back, including a nod and hoping it would make up for her lack of words. Nervousness crept into her anyway, the feeling doubling as Dream seemed to pause, the seconds passing between them. With a small frown forming on the mare's muzzle, a part of Eventide grew anxious. She could imagine how rude she was appearing, or how uncomfortable the growing silence had to be. But even as her mind considered adding in more words, to recover this exchange with somepony she was meant to be serving, it was like a section of her brain refused to transfer the words to her mouth. Like others before Dream, Eventide expected the unicorn to question her or awkwardly back out of the exchange. What Eventide didn't expect, however, was the patient, calming smile that pulled on the mare's muzzle instead. "Good to know!" Dream Flow declared. "You look like you're working hard~ I'm sure your job is tiring, so I appreciate what you do!" Eventide tensed, anticipating the mare to make the mistake of attempting to push the conversation. Instead Dreamaria glanced behind her at the unpacked moving boxes in her living room. "Well hey, I shouldn't keep you from your work and I should get back to unpacking!" Taking a few steps back into her house, Dream gave a playful small salute to Eventide. "Thanks again for my letter~! I'll see you then!" With that, the door closed. And while Eventide took off into the air, leaving the new residence behind her, she took her time to steady herself and refocus. She couldn't completely take her mind off of the exchange, however. There was no initial surprise, confusion, or discomfort. There wasn't even an attempt to pull her into conversation, like some ponies who once believed they could be the one to "make Eve talk". It was almost as if the mare had noticed she was nervous. That wouldn't be as surprising if Eventide hadn't grown accustomed to appearing as calm as possible whenever her nerves and anxieties bubbled up to the surface. Perhaps her feelings had shown, anyway. Or perhaps this friendly newcomer was simply good at reading ponies. ------------------------------------- Dreamaria Flow was a unique case. After a month of deliveries, Eventide noticed that the new mare received two letters per week from Mr. Paleo - her uncle, Dream had informed her. And from that first day onward, the mailmare didn't even have to knock on Dreamaria's door anymore. Every time she landed at Dream Flow's doorstep, Dreamaria would without fail answer the door only seconds later. Eventide would always hear the telltale clacking of her hooves approaching before the blue unicorn would open the door, offering cheerful greetings. What Eventide couldn't understand was how Dream Flow always seemed to know exactly when she was present. It wasn't like Eventide was a noisy flier, and Dream's curtains were always drawn closed. Not only that, but even after Mr. Paleo stopped including special instructions to his envelopes, Dream Flow still came to her door instead of letting Eventide leave the letters in her mailbox. The unicorn could easily grab her mail once Eventide had flown away, so Eve couldn't imagine why Dream would go through the trouble. If Eve could drop off the letter, then at least Dreamaria wouldn't have to keep up her friendly pleasantries and polite question of whether the mailmare's day was going well. Dream wouldn't have to waste her energy and force herself to keep the one-sided conversation going at all. If she thought about it, Dreamaria could be like her uncle in the sense that she wanted to make sure her letter didn't get lost. Eventide believed that kind of worry was understandable. She’d be the same way if her own parents had to write her letters and there was a risk of one never arriving. Regardless, Eventide tried to distance herself from her pondering. It wouldn't be long before the mare would eventually get used to their routine and trust Eventide's ability to deliver. She would have to grow tired of her mailmare's silence at some point and come to prefer the company of friendlier residents much like the unicorn herself. And for Eventide, those thoughts weren't an attempt at being melodramatic. It was the usual progression of things, and something she had long accepted. She wasn't exactly a pleasant pony to attempt conversation with. She knew that. While silence brought comfort and safety, she knew it was no different from self-isolation in such a social-heavy world. And speaking...well, every extra word spoken felt like a dangerous gamble. There was no winning either way, but it was clear what she would choose if it meant never experiencing that day ever again. Never again would she embarrass herself or have her own words be used against her. It was better for her and everyone this way. Eventide huffed, her mind honing back in on the ground below. Another downward spiral of her thoughts. Flying mindlessly and giving her brain a chance to think truly was a bother. Thankfully, a certain blue mare's house was directly below her. Eventide flapped her wings a few times as she descended to Dreamaria's doorstep, easily slowing down before lowering herself to the ground. Pulling the letter out of her satchel, she stared at the door, waiting. It took a few more beats of silence before Eve realized there was no sign of movement from within the house. 'Oh.' While she was a little surprised by the break of routine, it was, as she had thought, to be expected eventually. Dream could be out in town, or even leaving Eventide to her job. It wasn't a hard thing to shrug off as Eve opened the cover of Dreamaria's mailbox for the first time, dropping the letter inside. How odd, though. A part of her had almost expected something more gradual. Eventide turned to leave- "-aaaaAAAAIT, WAIT, HOLD ON!" Various distant sounds of falling objects, crashes, and yelps reached Eventide's twitching ears as clumsy hoofsteps grew louder and raced towards the door. Eventide stared behind her wide-eyed until the door finally swung open. Before her Dreamaria stood panting, wide-eyed and appearing rather disheveled. Her mane was a mess, unbrushed and giving Eve the impression that the unicorn had literally fallen out of bed recently. Eventide would have pondered over the fact that it was well into the afternoon, but it wasn't like she herself hadn't slept into the late hours in the past. Besides, settling into a new town had to be a tiring process. "Sorry, hi! I woke up late!" Dream laughed, attempting to brush back her messy blue locks with both hooves. "Good thing I sensed you when I did!" 'Sense?' Although curious, Eventide brushed the comment off. More importantly, was the mare so worried about getting her letter that she would outright run to her door? Did she think the mailmare would walk off with it? Even more bewildering, Eventide didn't have to say anything about the envelope before Dream's magic aura shone around her white horn, the unicorn pulling her uncle's letter out of the mailbox. So she had even known that the letter had been dropped off. 'Then why did she stop me...?' Suddenly Dream settled her multi-colored gaze onto the mailmare, a sheepish smile crossing her face. "Was that weird...? Sorry, I just really like seeing you!" Dream's smile shifted into a sunny one. "You've become a normal part of my new life here! And it's nice to have that normality!" Dreamaria then placed the back of one hoof on a hip, swinging her opposite arm in an arc in front of her as she winked. "Besides! I think you are, as one would say, 'quite swell'!" Eventide could only stare blankly, confused and unsure of how to react. Dream Flow seemed to pick up on this, because after a period of silence, her confidence seemed to falter as she nervously laughed, dropping the pose to rub her neck. "J-just kidding! No one really says that phrase anymore..." 'S-she's backtracking...??' The pegasus wished she could do more than stare puzzled, watching Dream look away embarrassed. It wasn't long before Dream met her gaze again and smiled apologetically. "Sorry! I'm getting used to some things." In seconds Dream's embarrassment seemed to fade away, replaced with her usual cheer. "But I really do think you're neat! Don't mind me if I sound a little weird sometimes!" And just like that, the conversation ended as it normally did. With a kind farewell, Dream retreated into her home with her letter in tow, and Eventide extended her wings for take off. Though, she couldn't help giving Dreamaria's home one last glance before flapping away. No matter how much she tried to focus, the strange conversation refused to leave her mind as she flew. Dreamaria greeted her every time because she enjoyed seeing her? She thought Eve was 'neat'? As Eventide was now, she couldn't pinpoint what about her could be enjoyable. While Dream's comments were kind and brought Eventide some unexpected warmth, it made little sense to her. Ever guarded, Eventide pushed her conflicted feelings out of her mind. For the average pony, words were easy to throw around. It was easy to say those sorts of words to just about anyone. Ponies did it all the time for one reason or another, and often times, they were fleeting sentiments that didn't actually carry any weight. She wasn't special. She knew it was best to remind herself that. ------------------------------------- Eventide Twister being out in town on her days off was a rarity, except for when she had to pick up her medication from Ponyville's pharmacy. Walking out of the store into a rather warm afternoon, Eve slid her bag into her saddlebag. Indecipherable chatter buzzed in the town's air as shopping ponies walked about, carrying parasols or fans to cool themselves down in the summer heat. While the heat was already discomforting her again, thankfully Eventide had no other business, ready to head back to the cool comfort of her home where her parents waited. Just as she began to unfurl her wings, a voice rose above the chatter, along with the ringing of a bell! "Ice Cream! Come cool off with Sugarsocks' Ponyville-famous freshly homemade ice cream!" Eventide turned towards the source and found a pink unicorn mare behind a cart, waving a bell with her magic as she looked around with a friendly grin. Almost instantly murmurs of interest followed as ponies trotted over and lined up at the cart. Eve glanced from the cart, to the sky, and to the cart again. She had tasted Sugarsocks' ice cream before in the past. Aside from getting a few cones with her mother when she was younger, her father would sometimes bring back a cup for her during her secluded years. It was easy to say that the mare's desserts were heavenly. The only real reason she hadn't been able to try Sugarsocks' treats again was thanks to a certain high-energy party pony who always seemed to handle the cart for her wife, at least whenever Eventide spotted it. Talkative, unpredictable Pinkie Pie was always intimating to her. The earth pony's mere presence had kept Eventide from even attempting to approach the ice cream cart. But for once it was down-to-earth Sugarsocks herself who was running it. Not only that, but thanks to the heat, most ponies were inside their homes to cool down, so the line wasn't as long as she was used to seeing. This was her chance. After a short while of watching Sugarsocks' business with her customers, Eventide quietly made her way to the back of the line once it had shortened. After spotting the pricing on the front of the cart, the pegasus reached back into her saddlebag, holding her bits in her wing in preparation. "Hey, fancy seeing you here!" If the voice hadn't sounded so familiar, Eventide would have assumed that the greeting was meant for someone else. Instinct had her glancing behind her, and there, Dreamaria was shining one of her friendly smiles at her. Almost immediately, Eventide found her usual sense of awkwardness come over her. This was the first time Eve had ever seen Dream anywhere but the unicorn's own home. There was something odd and weirdly personal about running into the mare outside of professional work hours. Eventide shyly smiled and nodded back in greeting, regardless. And that was that. Eve turned her attention back to the two other customers ahead of her. However, she couldn't shake off the tension in her, far too aware of the mare right behind her. She knew this pressure. It was the pressure to engage in conversation. Eve wondered if anyone else in the line had noticed their greeting and if they were judging her for ending the run-in as quickly as she did. Was she coming off as rude to them or to Dream Flow? Thankfully it didn't take long before it was her turn. Sugarsocks gave her a kind, motherly smile once she stepped up to the cart. "Hey there Eventide! What can I get you?" Eve glanced at a list of flavors at the top of the cart, relaxing at the sight. It made things a lot easier. Lifting her hoof, Eventide pointed next to one line: "Neapolitan". "Orange Creamsicle? Coming right up!" Eventide blinked. One quick glance down and it wasn't hard to realize the mare had misunderstood where she had pointed, with 'Orange Creamsicle' being the option below her actual choice. Even though Eventide knew Sugarsocks had gotten her order wrong, she uncomfortably watched as the mare whipped out her scoop and expertly scooped out each flavor for the cup. Eventide couldn't bring herself to correct the mare, and it was too late anyway. While Sugarsocks' cheerfully passed the ice cream cup over to her wing, Eventide held out the bits and let the unicorn levitate the currency out of her hoof. Walking away, pretending to be satisfied with her order, she had taken barely two steps away before a voice called out to her. "Ah, Eve, wait!" Behind her, Dream Flow was now standing before the cart, her bits floating in the air with her magic. With a hoof she pointed at the list of flavors, shooting a curious look at her. "Can I have your opinion? Which one of these would you usually order?" Both of Eventide's eyebrows raised. She never would have expected anyone to ask for her opinion. There was always a chance Dream wouldn't like her suggestion and would choose something else, but there was something nice about having her thoughts requested in a way she could answer. Taking a moment to step back, Eventide pointed once more at her actual preferred option, the blue mare letting out a soft "ooh" in response. "Neapolitan...okay!" Dream happily hummed, smiling gratefully at the pegasus. "Thank you!" Smiling back one more time, Eventide once again set off, leaving the unicorn to order on her own. With her ice cream in-wing, Eve walked back home on-hoof, staring down at her treat. She didn't dislike the flavor Sugarsocks gave her. Fruitier flavors just weren't her preference. And as silly as it was, she was somewhat disappointed that she couldn't get the one she actually enjoyed the one time she had the chance. That was her fault, though, and ice cream was ice cream- "Hey Eve! Hold on!" For the third time that day, Eventide found herself turning around. To her surprise Dream was running to catch up with her, her floating ice cream cup encased in magic aura following her. Once she was hoofsteps away, Dreamaria tilted her head inquisitively. "Say, have you taken a bite from your cup yet??" Despite finding the question odd, Eventide shook her head. For some reason, Dream appeared relieved. "Great! I haven't either. In that case, would you like to trade?" For a moment Eventide stared, thoroughly confused. Though it was within the realm of possibility, she couldn't imagine Dream Flow regretting what she had ordered so much that she would trade cups with the very pony who had suggested it. With seamless timing, as if to answer her thoughts, Dream perked up. "Ah! I think Sugarsocks accidentally gave you the wrong flavor, right? That's what it felt like at least." Dream Flow gazed at her kindly. "It looks like it can be really awkward, correcting someone when they get what you want wrong. So I thought it would be easier to order the one you wanted and switch?" There was a moment of genuine disbelief for Eve. As much as the offer almost seemed too unbelievable, the unicorn's earlier request for a suggestion now made more sense. However, despite how touched she was by the gesture, Eventide found herself hesitating. This was an unfamiliar level of thoughtfulness she was finding hard to register, leaving her conflicted. '...does she feel bad for me? Is that what all of this is?' "Ah...sorry." Eve's eyes flicked from the floating cup to Dream Flow's face. To her surprise, the usually cheerful mare had her ears pulled back, her gaze self-consciously glued to the ground. But even then there was a smile -albeit a nervous one - on her muzzle. "I'm sorry if I'm overstepping. My magic picked up on what you were feeling and thought I could do something about it." Rubbing her cheek, Dream Flow closed her eyes and offered a sheepish smile. "But I'm also probably trying a bit too hard to make friends here! I really didn't mean to come off so strong." Eventide lifted her head hearing that, taken aback. Friends? She was trying to become friends with her this whole time? ...it was another idea that was still far off to Eve. It didn't take long for her mind to remind herself that the mare could easily make other friends. Better friends. And yet, there was one thing Eve was now more certain of. 'She...genuinely means all of this.' Dream's eyes shot up as Eventide held out her wing, the ice cream cup balanced on her feathers. Brightening, Dream levitated the cup and replaced it with the one she was holding. "There you go then...thankfully I'm a fan of the more colorful ice creams! Though I never really liked that pink flavor." Dreamaria bit into a spoonful of orange creamsicle, the mare melting with a look of content on her face. As if catching herself, she straightened and gave an embarrassed smile to Eve. "N-not to insult your favorite! I like chocolate, and that white one's alright!" '...pink flavor? White one?' Eve didn't have much time to question the odd word choice. Dream Flow pushed her spoon into her treat and moved to turn around, though not before shooting Eve one last apologetic smile. "Anyway, sorry for bothering you! Enjoy the rest of your day!" Without waiting for a response, Dreamaria began to walk away. Though for the first time, as she stared at the back of Dream's head, Eventide found words willingly forming on her tongue, her lips parting. "Thank you." Dreamaria practically jerked to a halt, whipping her head around to look at her in surprise. Instinctively Eve averted her gaze, her eyes flicking back and forth between Dream and the trees to one side. Only two words and already a part of Eve struggled between reading Dream‘s expression and wanting to be oblivious to it. When she finally managed to keep eye contact with the mare, she found Dream beaming brilliantly at her, a shine to her eyes. "Yeah! See you later, Eve!" With a bit more pep to her step, Dreamaria trotted off. Even as she turned a corner and left Eventide's sight, Eve couldn't help but watch her with a newfound sense of curiosity. Maybe...she would let herself get to know this newcomer after all.

In which Eventide meets a Canadian. Dream you oddball. This chapter makes a lot more sense when read with Dream Flow’s talent in mind! Anyway. Here we get a look at Eve’s new negative, self-deprecating psyche in the aftermath of the past. While she continued to participate in poetry therapy to express her thoughts and emotions on paper, in her adult years Eve gave up on psychotherapy altogether. She believed that her own unwillingness to talk about past events or talk at all was just a waste of time for everyone involved. Because of this, Eventide allowed herself to develop a much more negative outlook on her life and herself in general. At some point her long days began to blur together, becoming dull and empty. As it turned out, new resident and Emotion Counselor Dream Flow posessed unique abilities that allowed her to bypass Eve’s silence. For the most part she could determine Eventide’s “responses” solely based on her internal emotional reactions and shifts. With permission, Dream began keeping her magic activated whenever she spoke to Eve, relying on it as their unique way of communicating. In the aftermath of this story, Eve became more accepting of Dream’s genuine kindness. While a part of Eve tried to stay emotionally distant out of habit, waiting for the day Dream would lose whatever interest she had, she was constantly surprised as Dream actively spoke to her and tried to make her feel included. With time Eve began to relax bit by bit, finding herself caring about this odd but incredibly sweet mare. After more time she even started accepting Dream's invites for ice cream outings and hang outs outside of work. For the first time in years, despite her fears and self-doubt, Eventide found herself wanting to consider someone her friend. Even if she wasn't sure how long their bond would last, and even if it ended up being short-lived, Eve decided she'd appreciate their moments together and the warmth they brought. Next chapter will be the technical end of Eventide's past arc~

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ERP: Could mobile apps help businesses become more profitable

ERP solution in Dubai, it is feasible to run the ERP system in your firm on your own infrastructure while also, entirely optionally, accessing the data via mobile apps (Android and iOS). For example, the field service may observe procedures and contact people in real-time, record visit reports in real-time, and a warehouse employee can check and change stocks in real-time. For businesses, mobile apps open up new avenues and processes. In this blog post, you will learn about the capabilities of a mobile ERP and the benefits it provides.

Information capacity progressively

The ERP framework is the focal point of each and every organization and fills in as a contact point for all data and information. Since information can likewise be recorded and recovered by means of cell phone or tablet, area-free work is conceivable progressively. Therefore, efficiency is massively worked on through sped-up processes, saved working time, decreased twofold and triple work to nothing, and brought down the blunder rate.

Admittance to the ERP framework from anyplace

Whether in the distribution center or creation lobby, on machines, in deals, or on excursions for work: on account of secure and encoded admittance when moving, versatile representatives can get to similar ERP information as associates in the workplace inside the organization. There is just a single information status whenever, which is generally state-of-the-art and can be seen from any place. With ERP applications, workers don't need to be in that frame of mind to access or type in significant information.

Further developed correspondence and joint effort

In addition to the fact that the inner cycles become more viable if, for instance, the representatives underway work with current information, this additionally assists with outer correspondence simultaneously. Client requests can be addressed definitively and state-of-the-art utilizing a portable ERP, and the total request handling is archived continuously, which implies that the data on the inventory network from the provider and creation to the client is forward-thinking 100% of the time.

Precise and cutting-edge information from the board

Since the information is traded between the portable application and the ERP framework progressively, for example, For instance, the field administration can advantageously enter current information into the ERP framework while moving to utilize a tablet or cell phone. This saves the workers from making notes, which then, at that point, must be placed later in the ERP programming. The last option is blunder inclined and could in fact prompt data being lost by and large. Yet again clear cycles are hence characterized and structures made here, which essentially further develop the information quality and topicality.

Digitize cycles and archives

Regardless of digitization, many archives are as of now still accessible in paper structure. It is in many cases tedious to filter archives and afterward allot them physically in the ERP programming. With portable applications, the camera of the end gadget can be utilized to examine archives and allocate them straightforwardly to the proper interaction. In a perfect world, paper is abstained from completely and the straightforwardness of the versatile applications is utilized to carefully quickly record the cycles.

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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update

Fans are eagerly waiting for the next big PUBG Mobile update which is set to arrive tomorrow, May 7. While most of the information was leaked in the past and confirmed by PUBG Mobile itself, we now have the official patch notes for update 0.18.0. We have also learned that the new update will have a size of 1.97GB for Android devices and 2.21GB for iOS devices.

There has been no announcement regarding any downtime which essentially means that the servers will not be taken down for maintenance during the update.

Some of the biggest changes coming with the new update include new additions to the Miramar map, a new dual-scope feature, the addition of a new SMG (submachine gun) in the arcade mode, and more. Here are entire official patch notes:

MAD MIRAMAR

We’ve made some visual updates to the Classic Miramar map and added some new elements

An Oasis has been added to the northern part of the map and Urban Ruins is now to the northwest. More housing areas, roads, and resources have been added so you’ll need to pick your landing spot and battles wisely. Added a race track that runs through the whole map and is perfect for motorheads. A racetrack has also been added which runs through the whole map, perfect for motorheads

New Miramar Map Vehicle: Golden Mirado. Only 1 will spawn on the map to be the first to claim it and show off your riches in the desert!

Miramar’s New Vending Machine: Get Energy Drinks or Painkillers from Vending Machines scattered around the map. You might even be lucky enough to get 8 drinks at a time!

Sandstorm effects

There is a chance for areas in Miramar and the Main Menu to be ravaged by Sandstorms.

Miramar Main Menu Theme

Update and download the new Miramar map to get the Miramar Main Lobby and music.

Miramar Achievements

Added new Miramar achievements. Play the new Miramar map and complete multiple objectives to get these achievements

Miramar Events

Complete the new events for great rewards.

EVOGROUND NEW MODE: BLUE HOLE MODE (COMING SOON)

EvoGround – Bluehole Mode: Erangel will now have 2 zones, an outer and inner zone. The inner zone is the newest addition which will represent the next play zone location. Players will lose health while in this inner zone as long as the outer zone is present. Once the outer zone finishes shrinking to the inner circle, a new inner zone will appear.

All supplies spawn with a 50% increase over the Classic Mode Erangel map and players can revive downed teammates in 4 seconds.

NEW CLASSIC MODE CONTENT: JUNGLE ADVENTURE (COMING SOON)

During the event, when searching for a match in Sanhok there is a random chance to enter the new Jungle Adventure Mode. This mode adds a variety of features and challenges not present in Sanhok.

Totem: Find ancient totems and invoke their power for a chance to receive a blessing or item.

Jungle Food: Fruit and other foods grow in the wild. Eating them may grant mysterious effects.

Hot Air Balloon: Control a Hot Air Balloon to survey the battlefield.

NEW ARENA CONTENT: NEW WEAPON – P90

The P90 has been added to the Arena and it’s a fearsome weapon in close quarters combat.

This weapon fires 9mm rounds and has a default magazine capacity of up to 50 shots. It has three different firing modes: single, burst, and full-auto The P90 can be equipped with all SMG Muzzle attachments, 1x-6x Scope, and the Laser Sight.

CLASSIC MODE IMPROVEMENTS

Added Canted Sight

A new attachment, Canted Sight, will now spawn and is compatible with most assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, light machine guns, and some shotguns.

The Canted Sight is a new attachment that can be equipped alongside other scopes and acts as a close-range scope.

Canted Sight settings can be adjusted in two ways:

Preferences can be set in the Settings and it supports adjustments to the customized interface.

Canted Sight Crosshair style and color can also be changed in the Settings.

Security Features – Point Protection Matches

In matches where players lose points due to being killed by cheaters and players using plug-ins after the system confirms that your killer was cheating, the match will become a Point Protection Match.

All points deducted in the match will be returned to players and a notice will be sent via in-game mail. Cheaters are usually found very quickly, but there may be some delay.

New Results Screen UI

Classic Mode’s Results Screen has been improved and a new “Detailed Results” screen has been added.

On the Detailed Results page, players can view the detailed data of each weapon they used in the game. They can check match statistics and compare their stats with others in the same tier.

Added 5 grading criteria in the Results Screen to change the rating system and rating display.

Added new titles and filters in the Results Screen.

Settings Improvements

Added an FPP and TPP custom configuration copy function. Sensitivity settings are now stored in the cloud. You won’t need to reconfigure your settings again after updates.

Enable and disable Auto Equip Scope function. Disable it to turn the Auto Equip option off.

Death Replay Improvements

Improved the death replay to reduce resource usage. The death replay can now be played from all devices and will be smoother than before.

Improved the death replay reminder to emphasize that the death replay may lag or have some display issues to ensure performance.

Weapon and Attachment Improvements

The Win94 now comes with its own 2.7x Scope, and only spawns in Miramar.

Loading the S1897 while aiming down sights will not remove your view from the iron sights.

Improvements to bullet marks: Players can now guess which direction bullets have been shot from based on the shape of the bullet holes. Added a trajectory path to Crossbow bolts, making it easier to judge the flight path of each shot.

Light Grip improvements: The net effect is: “Significantly increases the stability when firing and the speed of recoil recovery.” Improved the stability of the sight animation when moving with the Sight activated.

Flare Gun improvements: When holding the Flare Gun or opening your Backpack, players will see the type of supply that will be summoned by the Flare Gun (vehicle or airdrop).

Firearm Balancing

Significant Shotgun Adjustments (Including S1897, S686, S12K, Sawed-off, and DBS).

The Shotgun spread has been remodeled so that bullets are spread more evenly around the crosshair for more consistent damage.

The spread range of Shotguns has been slightly reduced to increase accuracy in mid- and close-range encounters.

Significantly dropped Shotguns damage at long distances. The minimum damage of each bullet is 4 at maximum effective range (3 for Sawed-off). Muzzle climb has been increased for Shotguns (no change to recoil).

The max effective range of Shotguns has been changed to 80 meters (except the DBS which has a max effective range of 100 meters).

S1897’s rack speed has been increased by 20%.

Sawed-off now shoots 9 pellets with each shot (increased from 8) and each pellet deals 20 damage (decreased from 22).

Slightly adjusted the Shotgun’s damage: Damage per bullet has been decreased from 1.5 to 1.2 for headshots and 1.0 to 0.9 for body shots.

Slightly enhanced the vertical spread of Duckbills.

Classic Mode Combat Improvements

Pressing the attack button while using drugs will interrupt the action, and cancel the effect of the drug, to maintain the continuity of battle.

Improved bloodstain effects displayed when health is decreased due to being attacked.

The screen will now shake when being attacked by other players in close combat.

The screen now shakes when characters fight in close quarters. Throwable Crosshair Improvements: Highlights the upper/lower part of the crosshair according to High/Low Toss state so that they can be distinguished clearly.

Added an unequip function to Quick Scope Switch: This function can be used in battle to unequip a Scope quickly. Tap the Scope that is currently equipped to unequip it.

When the Backpack is full or almost full, players will still automatically pick up recommended weapons, attachments, and armor on the ground.

Improved the battle chat log so that the latest chat information is displayed by default.

Improved the shape and transparency of enemy location markers. Tap expired chat marks in the chat log to display them again.

Synchronized the combat status of teammates, so that the teammate status in the upper left corner of the combat UI indicates whether a teammate is engaged in combat or not.

Improved the Health bar so that it is more obvious when a player has low Health.

Improved voice messaging in battle. Pressing and holding “Voice” will now play new sound effects.

Added display of damage statistics to the death replay.

Improved the teammate location marker feature for teammates outside the Mini-map to minimize UI interference.

Added headlight effects to vehicles that are being driven.

Drop Tactic Options

Drop Tactics can be chosen in Matchmaking Settings when selecting the mode.

After a Drop Tactic has been enabled, players who have chosen the same Drop Tactic will be placed in the same team if possible.

There are currently two options: Hot Drop and Slow and Steady.

K/D Statistic Improvements

Starting from Season 13, the K/D data in player information will be changed to Average K/D per match.

Improvements for Low-Performance Devices

Users of low-performance devices will experience smoother battles and lower battery consumption.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug which sometimes caused players to fall to their death when jumping off of a moving Pickup.

Fixed a bug which caused some vehicles to drift significantly on the ground.

Fixed a bug where the button sound was misconfigured or went missing in the current screen.

Fixed a bug which caused lagging in battle when HDR +60 fps was enabled in some high-performance devices.

Fixed a bug which caused lagging when other players entered a player’s field of vision.

Fixed a bug which caused some screens to lag.

Fixed a bug that caused resolution display errors when switching between the large and small screen display of the Samsung foldable screen.

NEW SYSTEM CONTENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS

Cheer Park: Cheer Pack is a social area that can accommodate 20 players at any time. It has most of the basic Training Ground features, and lets players interact with other players in real-time:

Players can view the information of other players, chat, interact with Emotes, and add friends.

Players can team up with other players and play matches in various modes. Players can invite their friends to interact and roast chicken together in Cheer Park.

Players can also engage in various activities while in Cheer Park:

Duel: Players can have 1v1 duels with other players.

Hunt Game: The Hunt Game that was featured in the anniversary celebrations is also available in Cheer Park. Give it a try!

The Shooting Range is a way to show off your shooting skills and compete against the other players in the Cheer Park. You can also share your results in chats.

Royale Pass Season 13: Toy Playground (available on May 13th)

The Cartoon Rangers are waiting for you in this toy-themed Royale Pass: Choose either Ice Ranger or Fire Ranger at Rank 50 and get the Ultra Defender Set at Rank 100 to have the time of your life. The Puppet Agent outfit has three forms that you can mix and match; reach the highest rank to upgrade the outfit to mythic rarity!

Complete Toy Mastery of the Puppet Agent series to unlock cool upgrades for the outfit. Create a squad and progress in special missions together with friends to complete them quicker.

The RP mission reminders on the result page have been redesigned to make it easier for players to see their mission progress.

Reminders have also been added at the beginning and the end of the season.RP push notifications and tutorial guides have been improved. Known bug fixes have also been introduced.

Guncraft Finishes (start crafting soon!)

Obtain weapons to customize the color, patterns, and emblems of the finishes.

Players can edit emblems by overlapping basic images to create the Emblem they like.

Weapon finish materials can be obtained from the wheel, but some materials can also be purchased directly.

Graffiti can also be exchanged for stickers that can be applied to weapons as a finish.

Brothers in Arms Improvements

Brothers in Arms improvements: players can enter the Brothers in Arms screen from Lobby.

Improvements to the Brothers in Arms UI for Veterans and Rookies: secondary information has been minimized to focus on training related operations.

Revision of matching rules: Veterans can choose Duo and Squad modes at the same time to find a match.

Brothers in Arms Battle Improvements: Rookies will follow Veterans automatically when jumping so players can’t jump solo.

Improved support for Brothers in Arms: added Brothers in Arms missions to daily missions and RP missions.

New Achievements

Miramar 2.0 Achievements: players will find more objectives to complete in Miramar 2.0.

Added Bluehole Mode achievements: Win matches in Bluehole Mode to complete.

Added Cheer Park achievements: Invite friends to Cheer Park and try the Shooting Range.

Added new Brothers in Arms Achievements: Play Brothers in Arms matches to complete.

Added new Radio achievements: Send messages with the Radio to complete.

Added new Dependable V achievement: Log in to the game and collect more days to complete.

Unlinking Accounts

When 2 social network accounts have been linked, one of the social accounts can be unlinked; however, for account security reasons, players cannot unlink an account within 30 days of unlinking an account.

Improvements to “Play Another Match”

Reduced the total “Play Another Match” countdown timer. Interaction methods have been improved.

Team Invite Improvements

Up to 3 invites can be viewed at once.

Improved invitation frame interactions.

Requests can be approved by the recipient instead of just the creator of the room.

LIKE Feature Improvements

The number of LIKEs received in the last 20 matches will be displayed on the team-up page.

Added “Number of LIKEs received in the last 20 matches” to the LIKE Rankings.

Added records of gifts and LIKEs sent by teammates to the results screen.

New Currency

Added a new currency called AG (AceGold). After the update, all Silver rewards will be replaced with AG in events (this will not be implemented for events that started before the update).

The price of most items purchasable with UC in the Shop will be changed to an AG price. When a player doesn’t have enough AG, UC can be used to make up for the difference.

Royale Pass UC rewards will now have two options. Players will be able to choose either a 30 UC or 400 AG (equivalent to 40 UC) reward at the corresponding rank.

Improved the 30 UC Crate: adjusted the items from the crate and changed the default draw price to 300 AG. UC can be used to make up the difference when the player doesn’t have enough AG. Previous Supply Crate Coupons can still be used.

Downloads

The Resource Expansion Pack has been divided into 3 packs for a better download experience.

After the modes and the dependent maps are separated, the total size of the required download will be displayed on all the related interfaces synchronously.

Season Recap

When the new season starts on May 13th, Season 12 statistics will also be updated at the same time.

Character Creation

Newly created characters will have clothes equipped by default.

To Conclude

This sums up all the patch notes and updates related to the 0.18.0 Update. Enjoy!

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Always Been You (LAUCY)

Lucy(1:34am): hey… I miss you

Lauren(1:40am): Hi… it’s been a while Lauren(1:41am): I miss you too

Lucy(1:43am): how are you?

Lauren(1:44am): I’m okay, you?

Lucy(1:45am): I can’t sleep and I’ve been doing some thinking

Lauren(1:47am): About??

Lucy(1:50am): honestly… you.

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Lauren laid awake in the white sheets of the king size bed of her hotel. Her thoughts were too loud, and she couldn’t find enough peace of mind to sleep. So instead, she tossed and turned in the unfamiliar bed, deep in thought.

She was still mad about the whole situation, not understanding what happened. She knew Camila meant well, she did, but she couldn’t wrap her mind around what enticed her to leave the group. She knew none of them were truly happy, but there were ways to deal with the harsh environment, ways to find an inner happiness. After all, Camila was originally the most devoted, especially after her obsession with One Direction.

A light pounding on her door brought her back to reality. It had to have been at least two in the morning, and Lauren had no idea who could be knocking on her hotel room door at this hour.

Sighing heavily, she threw the sheets off her t-shirt clad body and padded over to the wooden door. She opened it mindlessly, her eyes widening at who was on the other side of it.

Lucy.

“Hi,” the older girl smiled softly. “I hope you weren’t sleeping.”

Lauren stood there, completely stunned and confused to how Lucy was really there, in front of her. She raked her eyes over every trait of her girlfriend’s body, ensuring that she actually was there and not some figment of Lauren’s imagination. Wait, is she she dreaming?

“Are you just gonna stare at me, or are you gonna give me a hug?” Lucy chuckled, endeared by Lauren’s obvious gawking.

Lauren immediately flung herself into her girlfriend’s arms, pulling the small girl tight into her body. She inhaled Lucy’s scent, the general presence of her girlfriend making her feel more relaxed.

She pulled back slightly, grabbing one of the girl’s soft hands in her own. “Luce. What are you doing here? I thought you weren’t coming until next week?” She questioned, growing more excited and relieved about her girlfriend’s surprise visit.

“Well I finished my exams yesterday morning, and I wanted to surprise you because it makes me sad when you’re sad.” She explained, smiling softly at her adorable sleepy girlfriend.

“You make me so happy,” Lauren replies, letting go of her hands to gently cup the girl’s face. She softly stroked her cheekbones while the two share a small smile. “I love you so much.” Lauren doesn’t hesitate to lean in, softly kissing Lucy’s perfectly structured lips.

“And I love you, baby.” Lucy murmurs onto Lauren’s soft lips.

“How are you? How were your tests?” Lauren pressed, taking her girlfriend’s hand, leading her into the big, urbane hotel room.

“They were good, but really, how are you? Don’t lie, please, you know I can see right through it.” Lucy knew her girlfriend so well. She knew exactly when the younger girl was putting on a facade in order to hide her emotions and put Lucy and everyone else first. Lauren was a people pleaser whether she’d admit it or not, and when she was feeling down, she would never let anyone know because she knew other people around the world had it worse.

But Lucia Vives was the only one who could see through her tough outer shell, the only person to break every wall she has built. Lucy is the only one who Lauren can always count on and trust, and the only one who Lauren has ever loved with her entire heart and soul.

“I’m trying to be okay.” She sighs, sitting down on the bed. The moonlight is the only source of light in the room, but Lucy can see Lauren and her glowing green orbs clearly. “I think I’m just sad to be leaving a chapter that’s become so important in my life behind. Change is scary.” Her breath was shaky, and Lucy slung her arm around Lauren, rubbing circles onto her pale skin.

“Change is scary, but it leads to new adventures, learnings, and so many other amazing things. I always tell you everything happens for a reason, and I really think that’s the case here.” Lucy assured the green eyed beauty.

“You are too wise for your own good, miss Lucia.” Lauren giggled, leaning into Lucy’s body appreciatively. “And I love you so much.” She cooed, turning her head to press a series of pecks on Lucy’s neck and shoulder.

“Let’s lay down, yeah?” Lucy suggests, pressing a kiss to the top of Lauren’s head before scooting to the top of the bed. Lauren follows close behind, crawling under the sheets.

The smaller girl holds her arms open for Lauren to snuggle into. Lauren complies, resting her face into her neck and wrapping her arm tightly around the brown-eyed girl’s petite waist. She softly stroked the skin where her shirt rode up. But she wanted to feel more of the girl’s skin on her own tonight. She tugged on Lucy’s leggings gently, but the older girl wouldn’t budge.

“Luce.” Lauren whined, pulling her head back to pout at the other girl. Lucy cooed, before using her free hand to push her lip back in place.

“What?” Lucy chuckled softly, resisting the urge to kiss the pout off her girlfriend’s face.

“Take your pants off.”

“Take me to dinner first,” Lucy replied, smiling cheekily and the younger girl.

“No not like that, you perv. I just need to feel your skin, I might actually die if I don’t.” She whined, still pouting her lips at her girlfriend. “Please!” She furthered, using her adorable baby voice that Lucy knew she couldn’t resist.

“Fine! But put that pout away, you’re going to hurt some poor innocent soul.” Lucy gently chuckled, before pulling her leggings and her sweatshirt off her body, leaving her in a white tank top in underwear. “Your turn.” She grinned cheekily to the younger Latina.

Lauren shed her t-shirt, leaving her in only her bra and underwear. “Come cuddle.”

Lucy quickly complied, cuddling back into Lauren. They immediately found a comfortable position, and relaxed in each other’ arms.

“I missed you. Thank you for coming tonight, I really needed this.” Lauren whispered genuinely, kissing Lucy’s collarbone lightly.

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“I’m so fucking over this shit!” Lauren growled at everyone in the room, her voice breaking as tears began to stream down her face.

Management continued to screw them over again and again, and Lauren was getting tired of it. She could hardly bare it. She couldn’t remember a single day where she didn’t get upset about decisions that had been made for her and the group.

Ally shook her head furiously at the scene in front of her, as she willed away her own tears. She was usually the one to maintain level-headed during these bullshit conversations. Dinah and Normani were cuddled on the couch, both obviously upset and looking as drained as ever.

“Shh, babe, calm down, it’s going to be okay.” Lucy whispered gently into Lauren’s hair. She hugged the younger girl from the side, trying to calm her hot-tempered girlfriend.

Lucy knew how hard everything was for the girls. She saw how poorly the girls were treated, and she’d been around them all long enough to know how every single one of them had been greatly affected. She has observed their personal lives, families, relationships, friends, everything turn to shit just because of PR and management.

The brown eyed girl also knew how much the whole situation had affected Lauren. She put in all her effort and time trying to keep Lauren from going insane, it was easy to fall to that in this seemingly messed up industry. She’d always try to distract her girlfriend from the predicament as long as she could, but Lucy knew there was nothing she could do to truly fix the problem. But that never stopped her from trying.

The green eyed girl sobbed softly in Lucy’s arms. She ran her hand up and down Lauren’s back comfortingly while continuing to whisper reassuring words in her ear.

“Listen, we’ve put so much hard work, effort, and time into this group. Yet it’s getting harder and harder to continue to get fucked over by you guys and pretend like everything is fine when it’s not. This one is really fucked up, and I don’t know if we will ever be the same. We all are going to need some time away. Don’t contact us for some time please. Excuse us.” Ally, somehow remaining calm and collected, spoke out in response to the team. She had said all truth, not holding back like she usually would. Dinah and Normani stood up, not saying a word to the adults in the room, and made their way out alongside Ally as well as Lucy guiding Lauren out of the room.

They walked in silence back to the hotel lobby, all shaken up and concerned about their future.

“Thank you, Ally. I think that that should have been done a while ago, we were just too afraid.” Normani says quietly, breaking the silence.

“I second that.” Dinah added, patting Ally gently on the shoulder.

“I love you guys. We are going to figure this out, I promise.” Lauren claimed in a deep, raspy voice.

They all go their separate ways after saying goodbye for the holidays.

Lauren and Lucy returned to their hotel room in silence, the both of them crashing on the bed upon entering. The smaller girl was laid on her back, Lauren on top of her with her head resting in the crook of Lucy’s neck. Lucy ran her hands through Lauren’s waves gently, rubbing at her scalp and her neck as well. And Lauren occasionally pressed soft kisses on the brown eyed girl’s neck.

“I love you no matter what happens, you know that right?” The older girl whispered, craning her neck to see the younger’s face.

Lauren moved her body so she was now hovering over her girlfriend’s. “You don’t have to say that, you know.”

“It’s true.”

“You don’t have to say that because I already can tell by every little thing you do for me. You being here and supporting me means more than you’ll ever know.” Lauren leaned her face towards Lucy, touching her forehead to her lover and best friend. “I love you. It’s always been you.” She assured, pressing a soft kiss on the small girl’s full lips. They soaked up every detail of the moment, savoring every touch and feel. The kiss was deepened, and many more followed after that.

#UPDATE #one shot #non AU #angst drama #romance fluff #submission #Always Been You #laucy

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63824peace · 5 years

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Wednesday, 26th of october 2005

I realized something while I gazed absent-mindedly at the information board inside the Yamanote Line train.

I've been living in Tokyo for nine years. I use the Yamanote Line every day. I even know that I have ridden this exact train several thousand times, after making a simple calculation. However, there is just one thing . . . .

"I have never ridden all the way around the Yamanote Line's circuit!"

I can't remember having once traveled the Yamanote Line's complete circle on either the inner or outer tracks. Never, never have I done this.

I have never drawn the complete circle: I have never made a whole O! I can claim at best to have drawn a respectable C. I've used the Yamanote Line as straight transportation from Point A to Point B. I have repeatedly traveled my C for nine whole years.

I realized something else while I thought about this. I remembered something as I scrutinized the information board. I paid attention to the names of the stations and was aghast.

"What!? I have never passed the stations between Ueno and Ikebukuro?!"

My memory isn't faltering on the point. I've never been farther than Ueno (on the outer track) and Ikebukuro (on the inner track). I settled myself and searched deep within for memories.

"Oh? Seriously? So I really haven't ridden the Yamanote Line between Ueno and Ikebukuro!"

I guess it's true then ; I am a stranger between Ueno and Ikebukuro. As a matter of fact, I could hardly recollect the station names without the aid of the information board.

I wonder why this never crossed my mind before. At a glance the Japanese characters for Nippori Station could be misread as Higuresato Station. I've been to Higuresato but not to Nippori . . . maybe I never looked at the sign close enough and assumed that I had been to Nippori. No, of course I'd never make a mistake like that.

I'm pretty unfamiliar with the names of stations between Ueno and Ikebukuro like Otsaka, Sugamo, Tabata, Uguisudani, and so on. I don't think I've ever exited at those stations; I don't think that I've even passed them.

"Well this is a shock. Where have I lived these nine years?"

I felt a twinge of self-loathing. I have fostered a fearful habit. I may have been living solely within the narrow range of my own activities rather than living in Tokyo.

I'll never be able to enjoy Tokyo if I keep on like this . . . not even after having lived here for decades.

"My heart does not belong to this place," I often feel. "My heart belongs to Kobe."

My negative attitude toward Tokyo has prompted me toward my constant C.

The Yamanote Line is a circuit track. It runs in a circle. A person can arrive at his destination regardless whether or not he takes the inner or outer track. I shouldn't have difficulty traveling in the direction opposite my usual route from time to time, even if it might take a little longer.

We hardly ever stop to see such a simple perspective when we are harried and pressed for time. Such a numb, paralyzed sensibility really makes a man's life listless and chafed with ennui. I have been so self-absorbed that I never considered what I had missed.

I will trace a full circle on the Yamanote Line someday soon. I wonder what I will feel then . . . perhaps I will discover something new.

I'm probably overestimating the number of native Tokyo residents who have ridden the full Yamanote Line. I heard that surprisingly few native Tokyo residents have even visited the Tokyo Tower. I've been there twice.

All of the staff checked to see if the sun shone brightly enough through the windows of the Yamanote Line when we were developing Boktai. They wanted to know if a gamer could enjoy Boktai in the train. I couldn't join them to check the train because I had other engagements. I would have made my circuit along the Yamanote Line had I been with everyone then. I made up for my absence by checking the quality of light in the Shinkansen bullet train and an airplane.

I had lunch with Mr. Takashima at the restaurant Kurosawa. I ordered Kake-soba and a Kurobota-don Mini. We caught up with each other while we ate. I haven't seen him in a long time.

We last saw each other several months ago. Now that I think about it, we have recently taken a break from the Newtype web column called Trauma Cinema.

We went to the IDEE CAFE for a drink after our meal. I ordered my usual blended coffee.

Mr. Takashima filled me in on some movie info. He said that the film Always (based on the comic Sancho-me no yuchi) is quite touching. The setting and context remind people my age of the time of the Showa Emperor. The audience usually cries sentimentally. I'll check it out soon.

Mr. Takashima showed me his new character, Mighty Ko Z.

You're supposed to put a finger through the hole and then make a swiveling motion with your wrist. You perform what we in our industry call a winding motion, like winding a film reel. We use the rotating motion to communicate, "Hey, let's get winding! Hurry up!"

We finalized our arrangements on the posters and other advertisements for Subsistence and MGA2. We deliberated and finally chose the last proposal that we heard. Subsistence and MGA2 have reached this phase at last.

Everything progresses toward the final release date: development, preparations of sales promotions, press releases, and marketing.

We have nearly completed the game's production too. I always anticipate the release date once we reach this phase.

A cold virus spreads throughout KojiPro, and it's extending its infection to the whole company. Kenichiro caught it. I have deflected the virus with an herbal dietary supplement and Kakkontou-eki, a nourishment drink based on Chinese herbal medicine. Nevertheless I have begun feeling a slight pang in my throat. I ate twice my usual number of mandarin oranges.

Today is KojiPro’s “The Longest Day,” but again I was unable to make it to the theater. Sundry tasks as well as preparations for tomorrow took priority.

On my way home I picked up HIM's album titled And Love Said No: Greatest Hits 1997-2004. I bought the Japanese version of the Greatest Hits album since I had picked up the imported version of Dark Light.

I found a new Glenn Meade novel. I've already started reading Michael Crichton's latest work, so I'll read Meade after I've finished Crichton.

I swam and ate dinner at the gym. It was a healthy meal. I enjoyed it.

The pumpkins displayed in the gym lobby lack faces. I can visualize many different expressions on them though because they are left as they appear naturally.

We refer to them collectively as "pumpkins," but each one is unique. Each one defies the abstraction of categories. Pumpkins as they appear naturally are dazzling.

I have a very important conference that starts tomorrow in Nasu. I wonder if I'll be able to write my blog there.

I drank chu-hai around midnight while I watched the Lotte baseball team shower themselves with beer. They celebrated their first championship victory after thirty-one years. I felt a twinge of deja vu.

Today was supposed to be the Longest Day, but it seemed pretty short to me.

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Nuori’s New Haircare Line Is All About Respecting the Scalp

According to Jasmi Bonnén, we haven’t quite been giving our scalp the attention it deserves. “We have been treating hair like it’s a dead part of the body,” says the founder of natural skincare brand Nuori, which recently released their first line of haircare. “Hair is produced by a living part of the body. I think we have kind of forgotten that,” says Bonnén. “People invest a lot in face care products, but the scalp has been completely mistreated.” The Finnish founder and CEO of Nuori set out to develop of haircare line after a customer with sebbhoreic dermatitis reached out to the brand, explaining how the itchiness and redness she suffered from cleared up after using Nuori’s facial cleanser on her scalp. “She wrote us saying, ‘please can you create a haircare line?’ and I kind of laughed at it at first,” says Bonnén. “Then I started hearing more people saying we need haircare brands that understand the function of the scalp. So I said, ‘okay, we’re going to do this,’ but let’s focus on understanding the basis for healthy hair and creating an environment where the scalp is allowed to breathe and balance itself out.”

We spoke to Bonnén. about the new line of haircare products, and why what you put on your scalp is just as important as what you put on your skin.

Jasmi Bonnén (photography courtesy of Nuori)

Nuori as a company is all about “freshly blended” skincare. Where did that idea come from?

I was working as a marketing manager for L’Oréal Paris product categories in 2006 or 2007, when the European Union decided they wanted to increase transparency in cosmetics. They proposed that all cosmetics should be marked with an expiry date, just like in food and medicine. There was a lot of pushback from the industry, and they managed to lobby to the point where the industry standard was made that cosmetic products should have a minimum shelf life of 30 months, because no one wanted to start working with expiry dates. Now, all of this relates only to safety in terms of bacteria and mold. None of these measures have anything to do with product efficacy. I hadn’t thought about cosmetics having a shelf life and I started reading about what happens to cosmetic formulations over time. As a consumer, I sort of assumed they were forever. I remember I had this La Mer eye cream years ago and I was saving it up for special occasions. I probably had it in my drawer for a couple of years. I started reading about cosmetic formulations and I found out that active ingredients actually break down very quickly in formulations. The aha moment for me was understanding why those ingredients break down. [Nuori’s new Shield haircare range is freshly-blended just as the rest of the NUORI range in small batches every 10 to 12 weeks. Each product is also marked with a batch number that is stamped on the front of the outer packaging. The expiry date is stamped on the bottom of bottles and top of the tubes.]

What did you find out, after looking into that process?

I hadn’t realized that oxidization happens the moment you mix a formula. Any product that contains water contains the H2O molecule, and that’s what starts the oxidization process. I started to think about the rate at which molecules break down, and when we’re talking about the industry standard being two and a half years and how, as a consumer, I have no way of looking up when a product was made, I have no way of knowing whether what I’m buying contains active ingredients. Then I started thinking about the other side of shelf life, meaning how you actually can ensure a product stays free of bacteria and mold for two years. You have to use a lot of chemicals to do that—preservatives, but also stabilizers and fillers. I had this idea to make freshly blended skincare, and products that would actually work because the active ingredients would not be broken down. That was the initial idea for Nuori. The line launched August 15, 2015, so we’re coming up on our four-year anniversary now.

What’s sets Nuori’s Shield haircare line apart from conventional haircare?

When you’re using conventional haircare, a lot of shampoos are made with very harsh foaming agents. People love the feel of foam but actually that foam isn’t doing anything good for your hair. What it does to the scalp is that it dries it out. Most people have overactive oil production in their scalp to counterbalance the harsh drying effects of the haircare they’re using. They don’t notice it because they are shampooing every day or every other day. With natural haircare, because you’re using much gentler washing agents, you will actually notice in the beginning that you have greasy hair. Your scalp will continue producing that excessive amount of oil, but that will eventually calm down and you’ll notice a much calmer scalp. You’re also getting rid of all that build-up that comes from the silicon derivatives that we use to condition hair. With silicon derivatives, you get that nice detangling effect, but it’s not actually treating your hair. You’re just building a layer on top. It feels great in the beginning, but then you start building it into the hair and it may get brittle, or lose its volume, and you’ll end up having this build-up on your scalp, which then can cause different reactions. We really wanted to get rid of all of that. We wanted to balance the scalp and bring it back to its natural condition, where it reduces the amount of oil it needs to stay glossy and healthy, and then add nutrition to the inner cortex without building this artificial layer on top of the hair to make it look shiny.

What should the transition to natural haircare feel like?

It is a bit of a commitment. The same way when people transition to natural deodorant, it can be a little bit scary. It’s a similar process. You need to get rid of the build-up, but it will get better. There are a lot of people who don’t have the patience to make that shift into natural haircare, and I get that, too. But the summer months are the perfect time to make that transition, because you may not have as many business meetings, or you may be on vacation and not need that perfect blowout as often. With Nuori Shield, we recommend a double shampoo every time you wash your hair. You will notice that the product will feel much better on the second wash. Because it is a natural shampoo without any silicone or synthetic detangling agents, we also say to apply the conditioner and then use a wide-toothed comb to comb through the hair with the conditioner in it.

What are some of the principles the line was based on?

If we talk about the name Shield, it’s because we integrated into all of these products an innovative new ingredient called KeraGuard. It’s this complex from tara tree flower tannins and it shields hair from all kinds of environmental and physical stress, whether it’s UV rays or pollution or extreme heat. It also has the ability to repair damaged—even chemically treated—hair, and prevents colour loss [in dyed hair] as well. When I saw the research behind it, I thought this was such an exciting ingredient that I wanted to include it in all of the products—the shampoo, the conditioner and the spray. For the shampoo, we incorporated some fruit enzymes to gently exfoliate the scalp and let it breathe, removing all those dead skin cells. We also used oat kernel extract and betaine to hydrate and balance the reaction to the enzymes. We also have this wheat protein complex that hydrates the hair inside the hair cortex. With the conditioner, it’s made up of shea butter, and natural lightweight oils like argan oil.

Why did you choose the Shield spray as that third product in the line?

I love a little bit of texture and I wanted a product that had the same qualities of a salt water spray. The problem with salt water sprays is that salt dries out hair. I started to look at other ingredients that could give the same texture and hold, and I found that you can do the same with the sugar molecule. Sugar, as opposed to salt, is actually very hydrating. It also has the same KeraGuard ingredient to protect the hair. You can just scrunch it in at the end for a little bit of texture or apply it to the whole head if you’re on the beach and want to make sure it stays protected in the sun.

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Meditation

“This meditation is normally done in a sitting position, either on the floor or a chair, and we begin by sensing the support we have from the chair or the cushion, being aware of the actual sensations of contact. Find a position of firmness and equilibrium, your upper body balanced over your hips and your shoulders in a comfortable but alert posture, hands on your lap or your knees, arms hanging by their own weight, like like the oars of a boat, stable but chill. Actually sensing into your body, feeling your feet… legs… hips…butt... lower and upper body… arms…chest... shoulders... neck… head…hair?

And when you are ready, allow your eyes to close, and begin to bring awareness to your breath, feeling each breath as it comes in and goes out… letting the breath be just as it is, without trying to change or control it in any way… allow it to flow easily and naturally, with its own cadence and pace, knowing you are breathing perfectly well right now, nothing for you to do…

Allow the body to be still with a sense of grace, a sense of boldness, a sense of being complete, full, in this very moment, with your posture reflecting this sense of wholeness… (long pause)

As you sit here, image in your mind’s eye, the most magnificent or lavish skyscraper you know or have seen or can even imagine… let it gradually come into greater focus… it doesn’t need to be right away. Slowly build it up. Maybe you start with the outside, what does it look like? How tall is it? What’s the lobby look like? And even if it doesn’t come as a visual image, allow the sense of this skyscraper to come into play, the feeling of its overall shape, its sparkling windows high in the sky, the large base rooted in the bedrock of the earth’s crust, it’s slick sides, do they slope or is it straight? How narrow is it?

Noticing how massive it is, how solid, how unmoving, how beautiful, whether from a far or up close…(pause)

Perhaps your skyscraper has snow blanketing its top, icicles climbing downward towards the streets, ready to break off and crash towards the ground at any second. What type of people are using this building? Walking past it? There may be people staying there. Maybe it’s a bit more rural though, maybe there are streams and waterfalls cascading down alongside it… is there one roof or a maybe multiple roofs, like the building branches out. Like trees. Are there trees? Just Observe. Observing it, noting its qualities and when you feel ready, seeing if you can bring the Skyscraper into your own body sitting here so that your body and the skyscraper in your mind’s eye become one so that as you sit here, you share in the massiveness and the stillness and majesty and the beauty and the unmovingness and the majesticness of the skyscraper, and you become the skyscraper.

Grounded in the sitting posture, your head becomes the trendy roof with a helicopter pad, supported by the rest of the body and affording a panoramic view. Your shoulders and arms the sides of the building. Your buttocks and legs the lobby, rooted to your cushion or your chair, experiencing in your body a sense of uplift from deep within your pelvis and spine. Imagine all the people reading the newspaper in your lobby. What are they reading? Sports? News? What did Trump do this time? How much closer are we to war with korea? With each breath, as you continue sitting, becoming a little more a breathing skyscraper, alive and vital, yet unwavering in your inner stillness, completely what you are, beyond words and thoughts, a centered, imobile, grounded, unmoving, stable, centered presence…

As you sit here, becoming aware of the fact that as the sun travels across the sky, the light and shadows and colors are changing virtually moment by moment in the skyscraper’s stillness, and the surface teems with life and activity… workers, traffic jams, homeless people you’re supposed to be nice to but every time you do they always end up getting mad at you and you think, what’s the point even, I mean, I want to treat them like human beings and show them compassion but they just end up treating me like shit and I can never do anything good enough for them, notice all the plants and nature that surround you.

As the skyscraper sits, seeing and feeling how night follows day and day follows night. The bright warming sun, followed by the cool night sky studded with stars, and the gradual dawning of a new day…

Through it all, the skyscraper just sits, experiencing change in each moment, constantly changing, yet always just being itself. It remains still as the seasons flow into one another and as the weather changes moment by moment and day by day, calmness abiding all change…

In summer, there is no snow on the skyscraper. Just the sun, perhaps the skyscraper even gets a nice tan. Looks a bit narrower because of this tan. Maybe the skyscraper’s friends comment to the skyscraper that the skyscraper looks good today. Looking happy. And the skyscraper is.

In the fall, the skyscraper may wear a pair of shoes of brilliant fire colors from nearby trees and their leaves. Time and changing growing faster and faster the results of change.

In winter, a blanket of snow and ice. Dangerous streets. More and more accidents. Drunk drivers, young students, texting while driving, people who just can’t seem to understand that cars are essentially giant death machines. Yeah, they help you get around fast. But when you get into it, you are essentially risking your life.

In spring, wet. Very wet. Maybe from tears, maybe from rain. Maybe a business man just got laid off. How will he support his children? He can barely afford what he is paying for right now? He must be begging for help, for someone to understand and damning the God he spent so much time and effort trying to please just to have that very God spit in his face and call him a shit.

In any season, the skyscraper may find itself at times enshrouded in clouds or fog or pelted by freezing rain. People may come to see the skyscraper and comment on how beautiful it is or how it’s not a good day to see the skyscraper, that it’s too cloudy or rainy or foggy or dark. None of this matters to the skyscraper, which remains at all times its essential self. Clouds may come and clouds may go, tourists may like it or not. The skyscraper’s magnificence and beauty are not changed one bit by whether people see it or not, seen or unseen, in sun or clouds, broiling or frigid, day or night.

It just sits, being itself.

At times visited by violent storms, buffeted by snow and rain and winds of unthinkable magnitude.

Through it all, the skyscraper sits.

Unmoved by the weather, by what happens on its surface, by the world of appearances… remaining its essential self, through the seasons, the changing weather, the activity ebbing and flowing in it’s offices… In the same way, as we sit in meditation, we can learn to experience the skyscraper, we can embody the same central, unwavering stillness and groundedness in the face of everything that changes in our own lives, over seconds, over hours, over years. In our lives and in our meditation practice, we experience constantly the changing nature of mind and body and of the outer world, we have our own periods of light and darkness, activity and inactivity, our moments of color and our moments of grayness. It’s true that we experience storms of varying intensity and violence in the outer world and in our own minds and bodies, buffeted by high winds, by cold and rain, we endure periods of darkness and pain, as well as the moments of joy and uplift, even our appearance changes constantly, experiencing a weather of it’s own… By becoming the skyscraper in our meditation practice, we can link up with its strength and stability and adopt them for our own. We can use its energies to support our energy to encounter each moment with mindfulness and equanimity and clarity. It may help us to see that our thoughts and feelings, our preoccupations, our emotional storms and crises, even the things that happen to us are very much like the weather on this skyscraper. We tend to take it all personally, but its strongest characteristic is impersonal.

The weather of our own lives is not be ignored or denied, it is to be encountered, honored, felt, known for what it is, and held in awareness… After all, the world still is a very scary place. But when we remember that darkness is only called darkness because light also exists we then remember that we are strong, like that skyscraper and will make it through. And in thinking about it in this way, we can come to know a deeper silence and stillness and wisdom.

Skyscrapers have this to teach us and much more if we can let it in…

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itcorner · 7 years

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Small Business Owners: Utilizing Technology to Improve Profits

On the off chance that you truly need to wind up plainly more gainful and enhance operations in your organization, you need to move your concentration from the accompanying restricting considerations about innovation.

On the off chance that I purchase the most recent generation programming we will be fit as a fiddle

We don't do that here

We are exceptional, we don't have rivalry that utilization innovation to enable them to create benefits

The arrangement is in my mind, individuals will take it off the PC

All I require is more deals to make more benefits

You must get the correct outlook by dispensing with confining contemplations, and after that you'll be prepared to enhance individuals, procedures and benefit.

Do you ever think about how an organization can begin with only one thought, an enthusiasm and a dream, at that point 10 to 20 years after the fact have a huge number of representatives and millions in deals?

What did these organizations do to end up plainly so fruitful

Are the proprietors more intelligent than you?

Do they work harder than you?

Improved gear or individuals than you?

No. However, they improve innovation instruments to drive operation (the general population and the procedure). Operations speak to around 60% or 80% of all your overhead expenses however they're the slightest comprehended by US organizations.

For quite a long time, the Japanese have concentrated on operations that have driven development and a culture of consistent change. In the correct entrepreneur hands, operations and innovation can be a focused weapon.

Presently, ask yourself by what means can your little organization - with only a modest bunch of representatives and constrained assets - transform operations and innovation applications into an intense weapon to beat rivalry and figure out how to develop and flourish!

Why put resources into innovation/What are the advantages

The primary concern is, in case you're experiencing tight income, depleted credit extensions and best line development, at that point you have frail operations and have underutilized the innovation applications on location or off-the-rack that can help you.

Initial step to quick benefit change is to begin by scrutinizing your representatives. They typically know where exorbitant pieces and bottlenecks are covered up.

Innovation can store worker overview comes about that assistance you to design benefit.

Worker Questionnaire(sample)

Are your interests and aspirations being tested

Does every division in this organization have quantifiable standard intended to build gainfulness? Does every territory have documentation of process streams and methodology of how it should function?

Does everybody in this organization share the objective of enhancing the organization benefits? Does the CEO hold town lobby gatherings about 'arranged benefits'?

Is it true that you are routinely told when you do great work?

Do you get the assistance you have to make a decent showing with regards to?

As a worker, do you believe you can put stock in your immediate chief/administrator?

Are proprietor/administrators transparent with workers?

Does the organization give you persistent preparing in regions that will improve you a worker? Has it prepared you on the most proficient method to cut working costs or increment income to enhance benefits in your general vicinity?

Are your obligations for the most part clarified, all around arranged and sorted out?

Is poor execution endured by administration? i.e., laborer execution, operations bottlenecks and client relations.

The accompanying are different ways business profitability programming drives business forms all the more effectively to increase ideal outcomes:

Make an open and informative condition.

By putting away evaluation data inside a formal database, directors would more be able to effortlessly convey business procedure and make quantifiable objectives for their workers that will bolster general organization targets. In enabling representatives to see the entire picture and see better how singular objectives fit into the organization's business goals. This can make an invigorated and drew in representatives, along these lines raising the business profitability of the organization.

Persuade your workers utilizing innovation.

In light of the data accumulated in an online execution assessment, chiefs can contrast current aptitudes and those required for headway or other acknowledgment or reward openings that present themselves as the supervisor tracks advance on worker objectives consistently. You may likewise discover you have to divert workers to various offices in the event that you feel their business efficiency could increment somewhere else. In the event that there are obstacles to better execution, the organization should survey why it is going on and endeavor to take out these through better assignment of assets or extra preparing.

Screen business efficiency and representative advance on objectives.

Business efficiency programming arrangements empower chiefs to all the more effortlessly track advance amid each period of objective fruition and offer quick fortification or instructing to keep execution and due dates on track in day by day operations, and use execution estimations for vital arranging.

Electronic Commerce

There are numerous business applications identified with web based business, from setting up your online customer facing facade to dealing with your store network to promoting your items and administrations. These advancements fall into three primary classes:

Business to Business(B2B)

Buying aberrant supplies

Search for list based sites offered by providers for corporate buys, like business-to-client sites, for acquiring circuitous supplies, for example, office furniture, pens, paper, and general office hardware.

Utilizing your current Web nearness

Enhance your current business-to-client online business site. More noteworthy refinement can be added into your online store to focus on your business customer base.

Business to Customer(B2C)

The worldwide reach of the Internet has enabled numerous organizations to offer their items and administrations on the web, both at home and abroad. An electronic customer facing facade is a site with numerous pre-assembled web based business segments like electronic shopping baskets and secure installment portals that you can use to set up an online store.

Web Marketing

All that you do to advance your business online is Internet advertising. For instance, Internet showcasing methodologies incorporate (however are not restricted to) web architecture and substance, website improvement, catalog entries, corresponding connecting techniques, web based publicizing, and email promoting.

Step by step instructions to Implement Technology to build benefits

IT usage can be an important device for expanding work environment efficiency, yet without a watchful choice of the correct advancements for your particular industry and exhaustive representative preparing, it can likewise serve to decrease profitability, productivity and worker fulfillment. The arrival on venture will rely upon whether the advances actualized are ideal for a given business' needs and how arranged representatives are to utilize them.

Stage 1

Conceptualize a rundown of business process changes you might have the capacity to acknowledge from a mechanical execution. Your rundown ought to incorporate three classifications: upgrades that you know to be conceivable, and which are center necessities for your cost; a list of things to get of things you might want to have, yet which might be future advancement endeavors; and a rundown of things which would change the way you work together, however which may not be conceivable. These three targets furnish you with a present-day usage objective, and also a future Small Business Owners: Utilizing Technology to Improve Profits - - and it might be that your transformational objectives could be far simpler to reach than you anticipate.

Stage 2

Decide if you mean to build up these advances utilizing as a part of house assets, or through outside consultancies. Almost every significant work process innovation requires broad customization, usage systems and preparing. Independent companies can in some cases get by economically utilizing staff individuals mechanically capable - yet botches made toward the start of the procedure can increase costs later on when you swing to proficient outside help.

Stage 3

Abstain from indicating specific advancements in the event that you don't have the specialized ability to assess them appropriately. The reason for the administrative procedure at this stage is to characterize objectives and budgetary limitations; non-specialized chiefs who marry themselves to particular advancements too soon can pass up a major opportunity for generous cost investment funds, and pick an innovation not the most appropriate for the work.

Stage 4

Circle your demand for recommendations among outside specialists and practitioners, or build up an inner procedure for doing likewise among your staff in the event that you are keeping the work in-house. Major innovative usage won't succeed in the event that they are added to the current workload of a representative. Legitimate innovative executions can be more than an all day work all by themselves. Staff individuals moved to innovation execution ought to have their current obligations moved to other staff assets.

Stage 5

Arrange a time span, spending plan and execution benchmarks with your outer or interior staff assets. In the event that you are working with an outside expert, your agreement ought to incorporate insurances against running over spending plan and over timetable. Similarly, the specialist will ensure his own particular firm by setting particular terms of the work to be finished, and charging you additional on the off chance that you change them through the span of the agreement.

Stage 6

Build up an execution timetable, including the accompanying advances: test arrangement to audit the work; preparing, if vital; a progress stage from the present work process to the new innovation; and generation sending of the finished innovation. This last stage is commonly trailed by an iterative procedure, in which enhancements to the innovation are gathered from the staff who have coordinate experience working with it. Whenever spending plan and time take into account it, apply another cycle of moves up to your innovation to guarantee that you are receiving the most in return.

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waynekelton · 4 years

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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update

There has been no announcement regarding any downtime which essentially means that the servers will not be taken down for maintenance during the update.

MAD MIRAMAR

We’ve made some visual updates to the Classic Miramar map and added some new elements

New Miramar Map Vehicle: Golden Mirado. Only 1 will spawn on the map to be the first to claim it and show off your riches in the desert!

Miramar’s New Vending Machine: Get Energy Drinks or Painkillers from Vending Machines scattered around the map. You might even be lucky enough to get 8 drinks at a time!

Sandstorm effects

There is a chance for areas in Miramar and the Main Menu to be ravaged by Sandstorms.

Miramar Main Menu Theme

Update and download the new Miramar map to get the Miramar Main Lobby and music.

Miramar Achievements

Added new Miramar achievements. Play the new Miramar map and complete multiple objectives to get these achievements

Miramar Events

Complete the new events for great rewards.

EVOGROUND NEW MODE: BLUE HOLE MODE (COMING SOON)

All supplies spawn with a 50% increase over the Classic Mode Erangel map and players can revive downed teammates in 4 seconds.

NEW CLASSIC MODE CONTENT: JUNGLE ADVENTURE (COMING SOON)

During the event, when searching for a match in Sanhok there is a random chance to enter the new Jungle Adventure Mode. This mode adds a variety of features and challenges not present in Sanhok.

Totem: Find ancient totems and invoke their power for a chance to receive a blessing or item.

Jungle Food: Fruit and other foods grow in the wild. Eating them may grant mysterious effects.

Hot Air Balloon: Control a Hot Air Balloon to survey the battlefield.

NEW ARENA CONTENT: NEW WEAPON – P90

The P90 has been added to the Arena and it’s a fearsome weapon in close quarters combat.

CLASSIC MODE IMPROVEMENTS

Added Canted Sight

A new attachment, Canted Sight, will now spawn and is compatible with most assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, light machine guns, and some shotguns.

The Canted Sight is a new attachment that can be equipped alongside other scopes and acts as a close-range scope.

Canted Sight settings can be adjusted in two ways:

Preferences can be set in the Settings and it supports adjustments to the customized interface.

Canted Sight Crosshair style and color can also be changed in the Settings.

Security Features – Point Protection Matches

All points deducted in the match will be returned to players and a notice will be sent via in-game mail. Cheaters are usually found very quickly, but there may be some delay.

New Results Screen UI

Classic Mode’s Results Screen has been improved and a new “Detailed Results” screen has been added.

On the Detailed Results page, players can view the detailed data of each weapon they used in the game. They can check match statistics and compare their stats with others in the same tier.

Added 5 grading criteria in the Results Screen to change the rating system and rating display.

Added new titles and filters in the Results Screen.

Settings Improvements

Added an FPP and TPP custom configuration copy function. Sensitivity settings are now stored in the cloud. You won’t need to reconfigure your settings again after updates.

Enable and disable Auto Equip Scope function. Disable it to turn the Auto Equip option off.

Death Replay Improvements

Improved the death replay to reduce resource usage. The death replay can now be played from all devices and will be smoother than before.

Improved the death replay reminder to emphasize that the death replay may lag or have some display issues to ensure performance.

Weapon and Attachment Improvements

The Win94 now comes with its own 2.7x Scope, and only spawns in Miramar.

Loading the S1897 while aiming down sights will not remove your view from the iron sights.

Flare Gun improvements: When holding the Flare Gun or opening your Backpack, players will see the type of supply that will be summoned by the Flare Gun (vehicle or airdrop).