#there has to be some kind of smart strategy I would think if you’re just going for the breadsticks to eat as many as possible and pay as

[r0semultiverse]

What’s the cheapest possible way to get Olive Garden infinite breadsticks at Olive Garden? What is the cheapest possible meal you can still eat slowly so that they can’t ask you to leave? That way they can keep bringing you more of those amazing breadsticks.

#has anyone figured this out yet? #I’m sure it probably varies from place to place but there’s gotta be a consistent min-max for breadsticks at Olive Garden #there has to be some kind of smart strategy I would think if you’re just going for the breadsticks to eat as many as possible and pay as #little amount as you possibly can! #this is a date idea too by the way! #if the breadsticks are still like a semi-free appetizer; I haven’t been there in MANY years #mine #OP #olive garden #food

[slutfor-fictionalmen]

Thinking of a series or at least 3 chapters of an internally!softer! Ghost and a super smart/ strong headed! Reader who works on their mission routes and tactical strategies, they obviously like eachother but won’t say anything (for now)

A little suggestive below cut but more of a preview!

Your head is pounding from the strain on your eyes, overtime has kicked your ass, even with help you’ve gotten, your entire life has been your work.

“Oh fuck me!” a rumble of laughter escapes the man next to you as you change positions.

“You can say that again.” a sigh escapes your lips as you close your laptop as violently as you can without causing harm to it, after all, why would you cause harm to something you saved up for months to buy even though work has more use of it then you do .

“Si, do we really have to do this?” His screen closes shortly after.

“Do you want to continue having a job cause these reports are just as important as my fieldwork love.”

“Maybe its time for me to find a new fucking job,” you grumble. Your misery incites another laugh out of the man,

“Hey let me know when you do that ill be right behind you.”

“The government would sooner kill both of our families and us than let us go, the misfortune of being too valuable i fear,” you turn over and face him attempting to lessen the twinge in your back with a new position.

“Ah, too bad you’re too amazing.”

“Yeah yeah smooth talker you're just trying to butter me up, get me to do your reports for you, I won't be tricked, not again that is.” His calloused hand touches yours releasing a breath that you were unaware you were holding.

“It’s nice to be with you again you know ,” you hold his hand, squeezing gently, “to talk to you and not have to worry about whether or not you’re going to die in a few minutes.”

“You know me better than to worry about that, what kind of man of the 141 would I be if I'm not evading death at all turns, gonna take a lot more than some pesky bullets to take me out darling.”

A dry chuckle escapes your mouth “I’ll hold you to that.”

You play the memory over in your brain, again, and again, and again. Your brain was flooded with thoughts of simon, his hands, his chest, the way his eyes crinkled under his mask when you make him laugh. The way your interactions were always so calm, so intimate. His talk of marriage, of future, how he hopes love but has the worst love life of anyone you know.

You cant say more for yourself, failed dates, hookups, and your fair share of blind dates you often felt as if the love you craved is out of your reach, it doesn’t exist. Or it didn’t until you met a tall intimidating man that ruined any prospective males for you without even knowing the damage he’s inflicted, the nights you’ve spent dreaming of him, his smile. Everything from what your wedding would be like to what he’d look like between your thighs, him finally being the one to pull his name from your lips and not your vibrator that’s worked double time since you’ve gotten closer to the man.

You shake your head at the thought, forcibly ridding it from your brain before you dive deeper into a fantasy with the man standing next to you, going over plans for their next mission, protocols and resources, how long they’re expecting to be away and where they should be to come back. You briefly wonder if you should have said yes, what ghost would have said if you actually quit, maybe you would have run from the law together, or maybe you would have been stuck back in this very room as deserters, you allow your mind to focus on the more positive side before you zone back into work.

~

Simon’s thoughts have been everywhere but focused today, he’s known lust, he’s even known obsession, but never something like this. He’s a professional, a killer, he’s trained to withstand torture but he can’t stand you on his mind without going crazy with the need to fuck his fist, picturing your soft mound, wondering how your thick thighs and tight pussy would squeeze around him if he told you all the dirty thoughts he had while you bent over the table to emphasize an evacuation route if anything goes wrong. You were a strategist, a smart, beautiful, highly respected woman who earned every role you had, every medal you earned, and yet he can’t stop thinking about how many times you’d need to cum before he can get that beautiful brain to slow down.

He’d feel guilty if his thick cock wasn’t pressing painfully against the zipper of his uniform disrupting any thoughts he could have potentially had.

“Enter Ghost, through this wall, try not to use too many grenades, as much as we want the base destroyed, we don’t want you inside of it.” You look out of the corner of your eye till you hear a deep grunt indicating his reception to your words.

His eyes don’t leave you, he loves your voice but his brain is on everything but this mission, he almost wants to tell you to have more faith in him, he’d always come home to you, after all when has he ever let you down?

“You’ve gone over this at least 3 times, why don’t you let us get this done? We promise we’ll be good.” Soap says with a hand over his heart and the other in the air, a cheesy promise to you inciting scattered chuckles from various teammates around the room.

You sigh in defeat, “follow my orders, or at least try to…. Please,” you shut off the screen and turn to the group but make an effort to look at Simon, “ Come home safe for me.”

His eyes bore into you as he internally promises just as he always does “I Will.”

Let me know if you want more!!

#chubby reader #smut #plus size reader #plus size!reader #ghost #simon ghost riley #chubby!reader #fluff #slow burn #i actually like this #ghost cod

[sharpth1ng]

Do you think adult Stu and Billy would get married just to be immune against testifying against one another if they ever got caught? Or would Billy have too many issues surrounding marriage given his mother/Maureen to even consider it despite the practicality?

Alright so in my personal hc is that Billy actually does end up proposing but like, when they’re 40 there’s no strategy involved.

You’re totally right that would be smart of them to do but I think a young Billy would have way too many issues to consider it. Also gay marriage doesn’t become legal in California until 2008 for like a few months and then again for real in 2013 so there’s that too.

Billy is incredibly attached to Stu even just by the end of Debaser and that intensifies over time, but marriage is this very concrete legal kind of attachment that I think would scare him.

But time passes, they age together, go through shit together, and at some point he realizes that Stu isn’t going to change his mind and leave, and Billy can’t even fool himself into imagining life without him anymore. And I think with age too Billy learns to self reflect a little. He learns that it’s not the worst thing in the world to spoil your dog every once and a while.

He’s out, everyone knows who his boyfriend is so there’s no hiding and he wouldn’t really want too anymore. He’s also a possessive motherfucker, and the aforementioned boyfriend has aged like fine wine so yeah, he’s gonna put a ring on it.

(I do actually intend to write the proposal/kidnapping at some point)

#shotgun wedding #stuilly #debaserverse #ask

[landofzero-archive]

Battle on the Sugoroku Board - The Die Has Been Cast 8

(Location: Cage)

Rinne: He~y, it’s the newcomer Rinne Amagi! Nice to meet ya!

………

It’s the newcomer Rinne Amagi! Nice to meet ya!

Madara: No response, huh? Apparently we’re not welcome.

Rinne: Oioi. We’re co-stars aren’t we? You don’t have to be so rude, y’know.

Don’t be silent and say something. If you keep looking down in the dumps, you won’t make it into a variety show. Is everyone depressed from getting out early?

Madara: Actually, it’s a program that would be better off if we left.

I was also killed instantly, so Rinne-san and I were taken away together. Honestly, if you don’t have items, it’s just a game of luck.

It’s the best part of “fun to fight, interesting to lose.”

Although, they don’t seem to be glaring at us because they lost the “Dice Battle.”

This is hypothetical, but. These idols are from non-ES agencies— non-ES idols may be wary of us ES idols.

I’m sure a small agency that’s appearing on an unknown internet program would be especially sensitive about that kind of thing, wouldn’t they?

“Are you going to expand into online programming and steal our jobs!?” …… It’s no surprise that some people are angry.

Well, we’re reaping what we sowed.

Not all humans are equal, but the world cleverly proclaims that “all humans are equal.”

There are even people who believe this, and avoid seeing the inconvenient truth.

However, it was the ES side who drew them into a huge trend and overran the existing industry. There’ll naturally be some backlash.

If they want to keep their distance, there’s no need to force our way in.

Rinne: You’re cold. In the entertainment world, that’s true.

Mikeneko-chan and I are “strays” within ES. If we all work together to liven up this boring show, we’ll be able to raise the stocks.

Madara: No, I’m a pretty smart guy. Wouldn’t it seem strange if someone thought I was close to NewDi’s management?

Rinne: Eh, is that so?

Madara: Yes. Otherwise, they wouldn’t want to accept something as suspicious as Double Face.

It’s a unit that’s like a powder keg– you never know when it might explode if it gets hit.

Since we’re in that kind of a situation, I’d like to go on friendly terms.

It’s not so easy to do all this.

Rinne: It’s a daily routine.

Madara: That’s what you say.

In any case, there’s nothing to do in the cage. Let’s have a chat and enjoy this casual atmosphere♪

(Location: “Battle on the Sugoroku Board” program set)

(CosPro Team’s Amagi and Mikejima of NewDi Team have surrendered.)

Ibara: (…… Hmm. It seems Rinne Amagi-shi and Mikejima-shi had an encounter and entered the cage.

Seeing as Yuuta-kun, who was in the same position on the GPS, is still alive, it seems he won against Mikejima-shi and ended things with both sides suffering damage.

The CosPro Team benefited from not allowing anyone but myself to hold the gold.

Unless our opponent is also using the zombie strategy, the difference will be felt in the final stages.

The problem is, when will Rinne Amagi-shi be revived? It seems like it’d be a good idea to leave him alone for now.

He appears to be able to get along well with the other participants— idols from small agencies.

The more time he can buy, the more time I’ll have to do my own research.

Especially in regards to the unknown idols booked by small agencies— I’m curious about how they were chosen.

Many of the promising candidates working at weaker agencies have transferred to ES agencies.

Idols who stayed at the small agencies don’t have impressive achievements.

If I understand the intentions in hiring them, the intentions of the program should become clear as well.

What was the production director, who once committed violent acts, thinking in calling them to be on “Battle on the Sugoroku Board?”

And what was NETV’s intention in hiring such a person?

If I understand this, then I should be able to understand whether NETV is a promising investment target.

When you’re investing a large amount of money, you need to have a good chance of winning.

As a strategist, my main focus is not on winning or losing the game, but rather on that—

At most, I’ll watch over you until the end, management of NETV……☆)

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#ensemble stars #enstars #enstars translation #rinne amagi #madara mikejima #ibara saegusa #era: !! #type: event

[lunar-years]

you have really fantastic thoughts and are very insightful and well spoken! I agree with you about a lot of what you said- corporations being the number one polluter but blaming individual people as a distraction, the type of discourse you’re willing to engage with, etc.

I will say my biggest issue with TS right now is still her lack of stance on palestine. I totally get that it’s kind of odd to look to celebrities for guidance on geopolitical issues… but then I think about her impact. she is the number one artist in the world. just her instagram post telling people to register to vote was a huge deal! her voice could be soooo impactful to the people suffering from literal genocide and yet… radio silence. I guess that just really rubs me the wrong way. when does PR strategy become less important than speaking out against genocide? I just wonder what impact on the public opinion of the war she could have if she just spoke out, or even showed solidarity with the ceasefire now movement in some way!

I will also say I do agree with a lot of the criticism surrounding her behavior at the grammy’s. I love TS but like… time and place beloved. I 100% understand why people are frustrated by that as well. and I do agree that she has weaponized misogyny as a defense against critiques. it’s not misogynistic to be critical of the things I mentioned. especially when she has so much actual misogyny coming at her lol.

anyways, thank you for receiving my rant. it’s always so nice to hear your thoughts, you’re truly very smart and well informed!!!

of course, thanks for sending me your thoughts! ❤️ I think it can be understandably be very frustrating to know someone has a massive platform they aren't using to speak out on important issues. It's disappointing to know that were she to say something, it could make a big difference, yet she's choosing not to. I get that, and if that's where your line in the sand is for why you can't support her/enjoy her music/whatever, I absolutely get that too and I completely respect that standpoint.

My thoughts basically boil down to...

1) Taylor's big platform comes from being an artist/singer/songwriter/performer, not from speaking out on world affairs or political & humanitarian issues. She's an entertainer. It can really suck to come to terms with this, but in my opinion (and again, I totally understand if someone disagrees with me here), she isn't obligated to be that person. it isn't her job, and she's never claimed it to be. We can not like it (I personally would love it if she were more outspoken), but I do not demand that she speaks out, because I have decided it is something I willing to accept about who she is so as to still remain a fan of hers. A person shouldn't have to be everything to everyone just because they are famous.

2) Again people are going to disagree with me here, but I cannot express to you how much rather I would her not speak on something she isn't adequately informed on over her saying the wrong things very loudly. I have no idea how well informed Taylor is about what's going on in the world, because she is not exactly forthcoming, lol, so I don't want to say i don't trust her to say the right things, but...well. The last thing we need is misinformation being spread around by more celebrities who didn't check their facts or source their knowledge, at which point the discussion online shifts into bandwagon hating of celebrities and away from the actual issues themselves.

3) This could very well come from me running in Taylor fan circles online and therefore seeing more Taylor content that anyone elses, but from my perspective this kind of criticism is disproportionately lobbed at Taylor Swift over others high-level celebs. Many celebs haven't spoken out, many celebs fly their private jets excessively (and are in fact bigger carbon-emitters than taylor) yet don't receive the same energy in terms of widespread online disapproval. In some cases, it absolutely feels like an instance of "I already hate her and this gives me a reason to feel justified in that hatred and get more people on my side!" Again, there are people online more focused on calling out and canceling celebrities than helping the causes they claim to care about so passionately. Our effort should be on elevating the platforms of people who know what they're talking about, on the voices of the Palestinian people and the reporters and activists striving to be heard, rather then demanding people with existing platforms (from being musicians, no less, lol) speak out about things they don't the first thing about it.

The criticism of Taylor I most agree with is the stuff that involves her being a hypocrite. Like, there's no doubt that she calls on feminism when it benefits and conveniences her and largely drops it the rest of the time, which definitely does rub me the wrong way. For instance, the press article after the ratty breakup that was all, "No one would be treating me like this if I were a MAN" was deeply misguided and wack, lol, based on the (incorrect) assumption that people hated that she'd had a rebound boyfriend as opposed to the reality, which was that people hated the fact that she'd associate so closely with an undeniably abhorrent person. Like Taylor, in this case this is not about you being a woman, and you are absolutely deflecting from valid critique aimed your way. For instance, how you can claim to care about and protect your POC and black fans and then date someone who's a blatant racist? Similarly, her claiming to want to be more outspoken in Miss Americana and then never following through from that point on, it's very disappointing! She shouldn't say she wants to be more involved and then never get more involved. She shouldn't use politics for clout then drop it when she feels she no longer needs it.

Curious about what rubbed you the wrong way about the Grammys? Was it the album announcement or her alleged Celine Dion snub? My thoughts on the Celine thing are: She clearly hadn't expected to win, she was overwhelmed and excited and didn't even have a prepared speech, and whilst it was definitely a misstep in the moment, it was a human one, and it's very clear they talked backstage, Celine posted the picture of them, and there seems to be absolutely no hard feelings between the women actually involved, so to me it's a complete non-issue. My thoughts on the Grammys album announcement: It was for the fans, not the people in the room. It was also her time on a stage to say what she pleased! She was being recognized! So I don't think it detracted from anyone else's moment in the spotlight. Fans online got excited, but it's not like people stopped caring about anyone else at the Grammys or the other major performances/moments, lol. Also, it's not so different from Beyonce announcing her album during the Super Bowl. A bit wrong time wrong place? maybe, but it's all meant in good fun. It is music, the grammys are a celebration of music, we are here to have fun! A very low-stakes issue for me.

#ts #asks #ts critical

[politicalprof]

I sent my class this the day *before* the 2020 election. Smart, but incomplete:

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I sent this out to my class today. Weird times:

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Hi everyone –

As the election approaches, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on what to expect tomorrow night. If you’ve already voted: good for you! If you’re planning to vote tomorrow, I do hope there are no lines or other issues. You might want to take a water bottle along if you’re stuck in a line for a while.

Indeed, turnout this year seems to be extraordinary. About 133 million people voted in 2016. Almost 95 million people have ALREADY voted in 2020. We may see turnout around 160 million people. That would be more people than have ever voted in a presidential election – by a large number.

FYI, if you haven’t heard, President Trump is making a number of statements about the election that I wanted to talk about. Unfortunately, what he is saying is plainly false or may work to undermine the legitimacy of the election results (whatever they might be – I for one lack a crystal ball).

One concern is President Trump’s insistence, “We should know the result of the election on November 3rd, the evening of November 3rd. That’s the way it’s been and that’s the way it should be” (November 1, 2020). This is completely false. For example, we did not know President Trump had been elected on the evening of HIS election. Final results weren’t in until the next morning. Moreover, having been through the presidential election of 2000, I promise you we had no idea who won that one for weeks.

I certainly hope the results of the election are clear on election night. In fact, I think there is a decent chance they will be. However, if the elections in so-called “swing states” – those states where presidential elections tend to be close, and that alternate support for Republican and Democratic candidates – are close, then we may not know for some time. THIS IS NORMAL. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

Why is this normal? Because states have a variety of laws governing WHEN they start processing mail-in and absentee ballots, and HOW LONG after the election date they process ballots that are mailed before the election but that don’t arrive until after the election. In Illinois, for example, votes are opened and counted as soon as they arrive. Alternatively, as long as your ballot is postmarked before election day, Illinois will count the ballot if it arrives within 14 days of election day. (BTW, Illinois has GREAT voting procedures compared to a lot of other states. Good for us!) Pennsylvania, by contrast, only starts opening ballots ON ELECTION DAY. It will take Pennsylvania longer to record all its ballots than it will take Illinois simply as a result of Pennsylvania law.

This is perfectly normal – even if it is annoying. Don’t freak out if we don’t know the results at 10 pm CST tomorrow night. It’s just the American way.

A second concern has to do with WHY President Trump is insisting that we must know the results on election night. His strategy appears to be to claim he has won the election if he is ahead on election night, and then to demand that outstanding ballots – e.g., legally cast ballots that have not been counted as of midnight on election day – should never be counted. An adviser to President Trump stated it this way: “"If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe President Trump will be ahead on election night, probably getting 280 electoral, something in that range. And then they’ll try to steal it back after the election. We believe we’ll be over 290 electoral votes on election night. So no matter what they try to do, no matter what kind of high jinks or nonsense they try to pull off, we’ll still have enough electoral votes to get President Trump reelected.”

The argument here is that Trump may be ahead on election day based on ballots counted on election day (plus any counted in states like Illinois where ballots are counted as they arrive), but then those results might change as ballots are counted later in the process. Why? The expectation is that Democrats are more likely to have voted by mail because nationwide, more Democrats requested mail-in ballots than did Republicans. If this is true, it may be that in states like Pennsylvania, where mail-in ballots aren’t even opened until election day, President Trump may well have an election day lead that could turn into a loss once the mail-in ballots are counted. (Please note I am not saying this WILL happen – how do I know? It’s just a possibility.)

Hence the Trump’s campaign demand that results be declared on election day, and no ballots be counted after election day. Such a rule could well leave millions of legally-cast ballots in places like Pennsylvania uncounted – ballots that everyone suspects may be votes for Joe Biden.

To be clear, counting ballots that arrive and/or are opened on or after election day is not “theft.” It is not “high jinks.” It is voting in America.

So what can YOU do? Other than vote, the answer is: be patient. Remember that there are a lot of people peddling a lot of bad information in an effort to advance their partisan interests. (And lest I be accused of being partisan in this post, if anyone can find Biden quotes in which he is demanding state laws not be followed and votes not be counted, I’ll happily comment about those. Let me know.) You’re going to have to turn your BS filters to “high.” It’s going to be a long day.

In addition, it appears that if the election is close, the Trump campaign is prepared to file lots of lawsuits to try to stop ballots from being counted across the United States. Just yesterday, for example, President Trump commented, about Pennsylvania, “The night of — as soon as that election is over — we are going in with our lawyers.” He was clear about his motive: "I think it’s a terrible thing when ballots can be collected after an election,” he said.

In other words, this is shaping up to be hard, ugly and contentious. It shouldn’t be. But it is. So we’re going to have be patient, tolerant and smart. That, of course, is always what democratic citizenship requires. This year more than others.

Dr. Crothers

[talesofmetalandmagic]

An Ascended by any other name

As Azir’s illness doesn’t seem to improve, Nasus examine him closer and comes to find his emperor has been overrun with parasites.

Ticks, lice, fleas, mango worms, you name it.

Granted he had this problem back with Xerath too, but he was able to clean himself up whenever possible. While entombed he was unable to do that, and after being freed he was barely conscious and couldn’t think about his sore body that much.

The first bath Nasus gave Azir was more of comfort than to cleanse him, and the idea of neglecting his needs – so much so Azir can’t even lay down it hurts so much – fills him with blame.

Samira and Akshan pull themselves out with this one. They’re mercs, they know how hard it can get, but there’s a limit to everything. Sivir and Taliyah are firmer and more willing to help, even if the initial disgust takes them too. But the most upset one is Azir himself, who just shakes his head no and covers himself with the blankets he was given.

“My lord, please. It will hurt more.”

“I order you not to come any closer.”

“Don’t give me that, Azir”, Taliyah says. “You’re acting childish.”

“This body is Ascended. You’re not to ogle it as if I was some hurt little bird you happened to find. I need no pity.”

“For Shurima’s sake”, Sivir calls, “you’re sick.”

“I am ASCENDED.”

Nasus takes a deep breath. Azir… isn’t exactly used at telling other people he’s unwell. Xerath probably made it even worse.

“I’m Ascended too, little bird. Show me your body and we’ll fix this. Leave us.”

Azir is drenched in sweat, has scratched his arm until it went bloody, and the Curator can already see some of the holes in Azir’s poor flesh.

“Oh, dearest…”

“It.. hurts” Azir mutters. He wipes his brow with a handkerchief and covers himself even tighter.

“I know. Don’t move, if you move it gets worse. Why didn’t you tell me, Azir? I could have helped.”

Azir shakes his head, nestled in blankets and cloaks to the neck. Of course, what he refuses to say is that he feels shame.

“Do you want some sleeping powder?” Nasus knows his baby bird very well. “What you do not see, will not hurt you.”

Azir ponders about this. He just wants to feel like an emperor again. He was so happy, there atop the temple… ready to become one with the Gods and rule over a renewed kingdom. Why is it so hard to just… feel complete?

“Just enough to feel numb. Don’t put me to sleep. I want to be absolutely sure no one sees me.”

Azir, as we’ve established, isn’t smart.

Not only because he refuses help, but also because the sleeping powder benumbs his brain right enough to send him rambling about whatever he’s thinking about.

As Nasus gives a gentle massage to the skin and dabs warm wine on the bleeding holes the worms slithered out of, removes each and every one and strokes Azir’s sore body as if to comfort him, Azir’s mind runs wild through the pain.

What kind of an Emperor am I? What kind of an Ascensed am I? A part of him doesn’t even want to be a hawk anymore. Not even Baccai look like this. It was supposed to be a beautiful dream…

But I guess I deserve this much.

When he’s done with his belly, Nasus lays him face-down to care for his back and neck. Tears fall down Azir’s face: his caretaker’s gentle hand dabs at them, unable to look longer than needed.

“I’m sorry, little bird. I’m so sorry.”

“What… have I done.”

“It’s not you, sweet one. It’s the scoundrel Xerath. You’ll be good as new, when I’m done.”

Azir winces: the wounds are deep and festered. He wants out. Nasus, however, smiles.

“I’ll clean you up nice and good. You’ll have a new armor, and the feathers grow back… it’s going to be alright.“

“Mmh.” Azir mutters to himself. Even if they did get him back in shape, what would he do? He has non followers, no strategy, and any credit he may have is undercut by the state he’s in.

Don’t go, he wants to tell Nasus. But how can he request anything in such a state?

#league of legends #lol #azir #emperor azir #omah azir #nasus #sivir #Taliyah #azir’s new groove #cw: body horror #cw: bugs #cw: insects #cw: medication #so he’s a bird isn’t he? #I know it’s not just birds who get those #humans also do #but they feel bird like to me

[sunshinechae]

NETFLIX: seung eunchae of ‘all of us are dead’ shares zombie apocalypse surival strategies

last year’s netflix hit show ‘all of us are dead’ has raked up thousands of hours of viewtime since it’s release, making the most viewed on netflix top 10 for 11 consecutive weeks and getting itself confirmed for a second season. a little over a year after it’s initial release, netflix has sat down with seung eunchae, one of the shows lead stars, to revisit the show and talk about her character, the filming process, her own zombie apocalypse emergency plan and her hopes and expectations for the upcoming season as we continue to wait for it’s release

written by: kang jungah - 15/06/2023

could you briefly introduce yourself and your character on the show?

hi, i’m seung eunchae, and i play choi namra. she’s the class president of class 2-5 which the show is centered around though neither or her classmates take the title very seriously because of circumstances. she’s the top student so she’s very smart but she’s also very quiet, causing her classmates to make fun of her. over the course of the apocalypse however, she grows more protective of her classmates, living up to her title of class president.

do you think you’re very similiar to your character?

ah, not really, like i said, namra is very smart and silent, i’m not really either of those things. through the course of the show she becomes a strong, reliable figure for her friends to look up towards, though i don’t know if that’s much like me either. namra and i really are very different, but it was very fun to get into her mind and get to play someone so different from me.

how did you prepare for the role?

while preparing to play namra, i thought a lot of my own class president from back in high school. we all relied on her a lot and she took good care of us, i wanted to be able to portray namra like that too. i think that might have made it easier to play namra. at first she doesn’t feel very competent in her role, which i found very relatable, but slowly she gains more and more confidence. i tried really hard to show that trajectory well.

how do you think you would fare in a zombie apocalypse? what would your strategy be?

ah... i’d die immediately wouldn’t it? i don’t think i have many skills that are very handy in such a scenario and i’m not that brave either. i’d probably get eaten before i even realized a zombie apocalypse was happening... but that’s probably for the best. if i would manage to survive though, i think my strategy would be to stick closely to my friends who i can rely on and trust. i think they would do much better than me, i’d like to help them as much as i could too and if things were to go wrong after all, i think i’d feel at ease knowing i met my end together with them. ah, that’s a bit morbid isn’t it? 

other than in the confirmed second season of ‘all of us are dead’ what projects can fans expect to see you in next? what kind of role would you like to act in?

i had a movie coming out earlier this year! it’s called ditto and it’s a remake of an older film, i hope that everyone who hasn’t seen it yet will watch it of course. other than that there isn’t that much i can talk about yet but i hope to meet fans through multiple projects next year and onwards. i think i’d like to do some more romance series, i love cheesy dramas so much, and some more coming of age stories as they resonate a lot with where i am at in life right now. maybe a little less horror, i’m quite a scaredy cat myself and i’d like to not be covered in blood and sweat for a bit. though i am of course very excited to come back for season 2. maybe. as that’s of course, unconfirmed for now.

speaking of season 2, what are your hopes and expectations for it? anything you can reveal just yet?

my biggest hope is of course that i can come back and we can see more of choi namra, she’s a character that’s very dear to me. but like i said, that’s nothing i can confirm just yet. i think my biggest hope is that we can focus a lot on the surivors of class 2-5 and how they navigate the aftermath of the first season, they lost a lot of their friends and loved ones and have to decide how to move forward from that. anything i can reveal? hmh, i suppose i can say that as of right now, season 2 will continue to focus on themes of surivival, but in a very different way from the first. that’s all i can say for now!

that would be all for today, thank you for talking to us, is there any closing remark you’d want to give the viewers?

thank you for having me too i had a lot of fun talking about all of this today! to the fans i want to say thank you thank you thank you for all the support. i’m glad to hear so many people enjoyed a project we all worked so hard on. i hope we can meet again for season 2!

#❇ — tasks. #❇ — interviews. #thefourprompt1 #//why are they interviewing her a year after the show initially released? because im dumb and unoriginal leave me ALONE

[linuxgamenews]

Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders delivers impressives games

Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders game bundle is here for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Huge shoutout to the incredible team at Humble Bundle for making this gaming deal possible. Available as always, pay what you want. We have a new awesome bundle of games, Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders for Linux players. It's all about using cards and strategy to have a great time while playing. Plus, when you buy this bundle, you'll also be supporting a charity called Save the Children, as well as another charity of your choice. Plus any Proton support has a minimum of Gold. Now, let me break down the games included in the Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders bundle. The first one is called "Fights in Tight Spaces" (Proton). It's like being in an action movie! You have to be smart about which cards you use and when, and you also need to think about your position. It's all about balance and making the right moves. Next up is "Alina of the Arena" (Proton). In this game, you're a gladiator trying to survive in a challenging arena. You'll need to use your strategy skills to make it through tough battles. It's like being in a video game version of ancient Rome! Then we have "Luck Be a Landlord." This game has a unique twist. You're trying to pay your rent, but you can also challenge the concept of capitalism while doing so. It's a great way to learn about managing money and taking on big ideas. Another title in the Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders bundle is "Tainted Grail: Conquest." This one combines role-playing and card games for Linux. Players will explore a mysterious island called Avalon, which is cursed. Your choices and the cards you play will determine what happens next. It's an adventure full of unknowns.

Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders Breakdown:

$1 USD

Luck be a Landlord

Dicey Dungeons

$12 USD for 5 items

Alina of the Arena (with Proton)

Tainted Grail: Conquest

Chrono Ark (with Proton)

Pay at least $20 for all 7 items

Fights in Tight Spaces (with Proton)

Beneath Oresa (with Proton)

Now, let's talk about the Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders game bundle itself. The total cost of all these games combined would normally be quite expensive, around $129 USD. But here's the exciting part: with Humble Bundle, you choose how much you want to pay. The minimum amount you can pay is $1 USD, and by paying more, you can even unlock extra games. When you buy the bundle, you'll receive Steam keys, which you can use to download and play. Some games are available with native Linux and Mac builds too, so you can enjoy them no matter what kind of computer you have.

Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders Positive Impact:

Remember, when you buy this bundle, you're not just getting some amazing titles for yourself, you're also making a positive impact. Part of the money you spend will go to the game developers, while another portion will support Save the Children, an organization that helps children in need. You also have the power to choose another charity to support, so you can make a difference in causes you care about. I hope this helps you understand what the Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders and what it's all about. It's a fantastic opportunity to pay what you want while also doing something good. Enjoy Linux gaming and make a positive impact at the same time.

#luck of the draw: roguelike deckbuilders #game bundle #linux #gaming news #humble bundle #mac #windows #pc

[islaytonlost]

What have I done? LB;MR Fic

First Part, Previous Part, Next Part

Dislamer: Do not give people offencive nicknames! Especially if it's based on a something that makes their life harder. Again, Alfrendi is not real. Please do not base your view of dissociative disorders off a fanfiction! ----------

Lying to Hilda hadn’t worked. On top of trying to catch Lucy now and figure out a strategy to confront the Agonni family, her seeing immediately through Al’s timid attempts to be Fendi had just gotten him sent home until he snapped out of it.

There was also the matter of them being shot and being off the pain medication hurt and he wasn’t allowed in the field.

Still, Fendi wasn’t happy, Al could feel his fiery rage pounding in the back of his head. Screw you! Fendi snaps at him, reastless.

Al sighs. They hadn’t gone home. Not being able to bring case files home (and Al returning all the ones that they’d stolen from the mystery room out of fear of being caught) they’d opted to walk around London. For someone who had just been shot, not the best idea but they weren’t exactly known for thinking things through.

They ended up walking to the cafe Lucy sometimes went to whenever she wanted to treat herself to fresh bread and fresh ingredients. A smile ghosts their face as they remember how she devoured sandwiches when they were in the middle of a difficult case. How she’d always insisted on taking breaks and getting him food. Even when they never asked.

A familiar voice rings out across the cafe, “two sandwiches please, and, ooh! Is that fresh?” she grins. Al looks up, full of hope filling his heart. This was their Lucy, who took joys in the little things in life, not caring about what other people thought. Definitely not caring about Fendi’s sarcastic comments on it.

She’d been so nice to the both of them. She hadn't needed to have everything explained to her, she’d taken in stride Fendi’s outbursts and been so patient with Al. He couldn't express how grateful he was for that. For being looked at normally. That’s just normal! You’re too easily pleased.

Maybe Fendi was right. Still.

Lucy waits at the counter, eyes scanning the room. They fall on Alfendi. After a word to the waiter she sits opposite him. Tenser than usual, “so, you’ve found me, what’s your next move.”

“I’m not sure,” Al responds honestly, “I wasn’t looking for you.”

She’s dangerous. Maybe Fendi was too wary, maybe he was right but he didn't believe Lucy would hurt them. She already has. He did know that. He also knew that there were people here. Everyone who had been killed in these puzzle murders were criminals. In some twisted sense that was justice.

They weren’t murderers.

You want to say that again?

They weren’t murders. It felt too nice to think.

“You slow or something?” Lucy was glaring at them.

Al sighs, “no, I was just wondering why you didn’t kill me.”

“I were sending a message,” she leans across the desk, slowly. Her manner clearly intended to make this seem like some kind of threat. Knowing Lucy it seemed silly, Al smiles slightly. 

The waiter comes over, placing two sandwiches between them. It really ruined the mood. The way Lucy’s face lit up convinced even Fendi she wouldn't hurt them. It was hard to remember she was even capable of shooting anyone.

“What was it trying to say?” he speaks, so calm.

Lucy frowns slightly at his manner, “It’s saying I mean business.”

“You mean we? I think you mean we. DIane’s working with you.”

This does shock her. Lucy’s eyes widen, “Diane.. Who’s DIanne?”

“I am 100% sure you’re working with Diane Makepeace. I’m 76% certain that she dragged you into this. You clearly didn’t think of this yourself.”

“You think I’m not smart enough? I know your type, you cops, you detectives, you think you’re so much better than me!” she glares, the fact he’d upset her was worrying.

“I know you’re capable, more than capable but you couldn’t kill me. I don’t know if you could have killed them but you couldn’t kill me. I don’t think you’re a murderer.”

“I shot you didn’t I?”

“I’m not dead.”

“Would you like to be?”

“No. Why would I want that? All I want is to do some good in the world.”

“You threaten to mutate your suspects. Cut their tongues out. You may be a good detective but you get it wrong enough to scare people.”

“I’m sorry.”

“What?” 

“I’m sorry.”

“What has you acting so placid? You scared I’m going to shoot you again?” Al starts smiling, giving it to Lucy to notice these things. To pick up on them and not say something stupid, “and why are you smiling?! What are you hiding?”

“I’m not hiding anything. I truly do think it’s wrong to threaten suspects with cutting out their tongue.”

Suck up!

“Okay what happened?” Lucy was so taken aback, it was like when they first met and he’d just thrown her into her first case. He couldn’t seem to get rid of the smile.

“You want to know the truth?”

“Why else would I ask?” she snaps back, fingers creeping towards the sandwich.

“I’m not the Alfendi you know, I’m the other person living here. A friend called me placid.”

“You’re Potty.”

“It’s Placid actually.”

Lucy glares, frustrated, a slight smile tugging at the corner of her lips though, she could smell the mystery. Then a blonde stops at their table Al felt his feelings drain from him as Fendi’s anger suddenly flushed. Diane.

Now would be a good time to arrest her but he was injured and these people could get hurt. 

“Is he bothering you?” DIane takes the second sandwich.

AM I BOTHERING HER? WHO KIDNAPPED WHO, LET ME OUT!

Al struggles to stay in control, Lucy says something, shaking her head, eyes lingering on him. It was so hard to concentrate because Diane was going to hurt Lucy. She was going to hurt Lucy. She was going to hurt-

And they were gone, just as Fendi bursts to the surface. They caught a taxi just as he stood up.

I hate you Fendi thinks, so fiercely Al wanted to hide, instead he did nothing, allowing Fendi to leave. Go stomp it off.

I’m sorry. He says after about half an hour, I’m the one who made this deal, I convinced you it’s just… She tried to hurt her before. A long pause. I’m so sorry. Thank you, for not annoying her into shooting us again.

#professor layton #alfendi layton #layton brothers mystery room #lucy baker #diane makepeace #lbmr #fanfic #sorry it's not beta red #and weird #and I love their relationship #What have I done? LBMR

[pegasus-ghost]

Why do I always start my post with a sigh?

Well. Sigh.

So, this weekend had been like… it feels short. Like really short. And it was mostly spent talking to Liam tbh.

So we talked openly about religion. I’ve told you guys that my brothers were religious and had some religious exposure while they grew up. Not me. I’m more liberal and religion made me angry when I grew up, so I never really cared about being a good Muslim and whatnot.

But since I’ve recently finished the Quran, I have a new perspective in life due to they guidance and hidayah gifted to me, so I learned a lot of things from stuff I read and watch, I get excited and I told Liam most of them that really changed how I view life, from being this ignorant liberal to, well, not religious I would say. I still am liberal. But I have like, made my peace with Allah and the religion.

And it felt great.

It felt way better than having Hendrix around.

Liam also told me his story and it’s interesting to learn where he came from.

So he actually was indoctrinated to be religious when he went to this elite boarding school for smart students. From there, he learned Islam the ‘cultural’ way instead of the ‘understanding’ way. You know, the whole misogynistic, asshole, holier than thou kind of thing. He believed that in order for him to find a good girl, he needs to stay away from girls, keep his head low, not talk to them, so he stays ‘holy’ in a way. As in preserving himself so God will grant him a good girl.

He wasted 10 years ish of his life not having dates because of that. That built a fuckton of anger, anxiety and self hate in him. He blamed himself for not being good enough to have a date. He also got angry with god and the religion, because he felt scammed for still being single when he followed the Islamic rules and what not. He became depressed, and during his depression phase, he let himself go and began venturing in the ‘lgbt’ type of sin.

It took him a very long time to come terms to that. He also told me that he was absolutely shocked when he found out that I changed, that I, the liberal brother who never prayed for 20 years, suddenly changed in a matter of weeks. He said that when he saw me changed, it gave him a wake up call, like, I’m the EXACT example of god choosing whoever He wants to save, and living proof that people shouldn’t judge because it could be that those who sinned the most is the one who is selected by Him to go to heaven, granting hidayah, and became better Muslims than the rest. My change made him realize how powerful Allah, to change someone just like that.

So I listened, and I told him that I see something interesting about his journey. Because it’s the opposite of my journey. And since I have more clarity on my journey, I let him know what I think Allah wants him to see in his journey which is causing him to be single to this day.

So I told him, there’s this part in the Quran where Rasulullah wants to go to war and invite people to come with him. And some of them rejected with an excuse that they don’t want to die (because they didn’t have faith he will win since he didn’t have war experience strategy). So Allah gave this phrase, I can’t remember which one, but the context goes like this.

If you’re destined to die on that very spot, that very time and day, regardless whether you went to the war or not, you will still walk to that spot and died regardless.

It gave me a wake up call and clarity on how I view destiny. So I told Liam, all these time, I always thought we had to make an effort on something and things happen because of effort, it doesn’t happen by chance or miracle from God. This also includes our future partners. To me, back then, we have to actively look for it in order to get a partner, and there’s no such thing as destiny by god matching you with someone.

But after I read that phrase in the Quran, it instantly changed me.

everything in this life has been set and planned by Allah. Who you marry, what happens to you in life, your challenges, your death. It has been written and planned.

Whatever effort you did to change that, all it would do is rerouting you to follow or meet your destiny. Because that is what Allah has set and He is the best of planners.

So I told Liam, maybe, what was happening to him was that, Allah knows he was starting to be religious, but his mindset back then was being religious for the wrong reasons. He was the toxic religious type, not the ‘liberal and understanding’ type. So he allowed Liam to go through the religious phase and then not give Liam what he wanted, because if He did, Liam will only continue to grow his wrong perception of Islam and the toxic religious ideals.

Then when Liam became angry and depressed, he started to let go and be more lenient towards Islam. He started opening up to the LGBT ideas, and this phase was the phase where he developed his strong ‘empathy’ side.

And I told Liam, love is fated. For him to meet his future wife, he needs to grow into this person who is both religious and understanding. That new mindset will enable fate to cross his path with her one day who may share the same ideals and mindset as his. The both of them need to go through some stuff and life changing events in their lives for them to even cross path, and fate has been set by Allah on when and where specifically he will meet this girl of his dreams.

Its got nothing to do with his self worth. Its Allahs plans. If he has set that you will meet your future wife next January for example, you wont ever see her or even cross path with her before that regardless of how many hours of effort you put in sending dms to girls on tinder and go on a fuckton of blind dates. These things are fated and planned. If it’s not time yet, it’s not time yet. If it’s not time yet, it means that Allah is preparing him and her on several more life changing events in order to brainwash their mindset, growing them to a specific wavelength for them to even cross path to begin with.

So don’t worry about it.

He listened, and I can see him literally easing up from this, as if my explanation literally lifted a heavy burden off his shoulders.

He accepted my explanation and finally received a new perspective in his life too. All these time he blamed Allah for ‘ignoring’ him despite his best efforts to preserve himself from sin, and blamed himself for being unworthy of love which might have explained why no girls approached him.

But now he sees this as, fate and destiny planned by Allah. He just have to be patient and trust in the process that Allah has set for him. Allah purposely put him through the toxic religious phase and depression phase so he grew into an understanding Muslim, the opposite of how I Grew from being an angry person to an understanding Muslim.

We both went through some life changing events and it’s all to prepare us for future challenges and even future spouses.

I’m glad I could help him out. I hope he stops beating himself up.