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[bibleofficial]

ALSKALSKLAKSLAKSLA ‘SALUTE TO LUIGI’

[alicerosejensen]

ha ha ha! Here's another portion of Papa Leon's headcanons. I hope to write more sad text, but so far only headcanons. This idea has been in my head for almost 10 days.

warning: Leon is a single dad; Loss of wife/girlfriend (S/O) due to zombie bite; The child is female; Leon's daughter is implied to be immune to viruses.

- When Leon found out that he would become a father, he was surprised, excited and very worried.

- He had long lost hope of starting his own family, but he was glad that he met you after China.

- You understood that the child meant the end of your relationship, but you also wanted a family, so having gathered all your will into a fist, you announced that you intended to leave the baby. Plus, you knew he still had feelings for Ada.

- It was painful and scary for you to admit it to him, but you had the strength to tell him about everything that had accumulated in your soul.

- Despite the fact that two people are involved in the conception, Leon does not have to bother with the duties of fatherhood. You yourself are raising YOUR son or daughter.

- This is what you said to him without even letting him utter a word.

- But Leon also wanted this child.

- There was a quarrel between you, the reason for which Leon did not understand. Yes, it will be hard, but he is ready to take responsibility for little Kennedy and whatever you think he loved you very much.

- There could be no question of any separation!Leon wants you to keep the baby, and if you mentioned abortion, he might flare up.

- So you were preparing to become parents together.

- During your pregnancy, Leon was very afraid that something could happen to you. He said the only weight you can carry is your baby. All the time while he was not distracted by work, he helped you get through the difficult time of pregnancy and read various literature himself. He also took some cute pictures of you talking and stroking your belly. He will definitely print them out later.

- You furnished the children's room, bought a crib and a lot of things. You were waiting for the doctor on the ultrasound to tell you the gender of the child.

- And when you did find out, you made Leon a kind of gift.

- The work of a government agent is dangerous and full of surprises, so no one knew about you and your child except for a narrow circle of people. Everything was strictly classified.

- But returning home from work, Leon heard you say that there was a present waiting for him on the table.

- A paper bag with a girly jumpsuit and a photo of an ultrasound with the caption on the back: Baby girl says hello to busy dad!

- Girl! Leon had already decided that she needed extra protection from future bullies.

- Everything was too wonderful that it began to seem like a sweet dream: he will soon become a father who will have the most beautiful daughter in the world. You will give him the family that Leon dreamed of for so long and was deprived of.

- You said there was nothing to worry about. There is still a whole month before the birth and that Leon will still have time to return to his girls, if he does not delay with his super secret mission.

- But Leon should have been worried.

- Because just two days after his departure, another outbreak occurred in the city that B.S.A.A and D.S.O did not have time to prevent. And the world is again flooded with zombies.

- You didn't even feel the first two bites when an infected shop visitor jumped on you while buying water. You pushed the zombie away by tearing it away from your hand, but he immediately knocked you to the floor, biting into your shoulder.

- By some miracle you managed to fight back. The only thing you were worried about was your daughter, so you struggled to your feet, holding your big belly, and got to the car to go home.

-People yelled and pounced on each other, biting into the throats and devouring the flesh. The sounds of an ambulance siren, police, and then shots were heard all over the streets ... You just wanted to get straight home along this crazy road, but you felt a sharp pain in the lower abdomen.

- Should I go straight to the hospital? You felt your seat getting wet, but despite the pain, blood and madness reigning, you still went to the original goal: home. The place where Leon will look for you first.

- You didn't close the door behind you. Tried but grappled with a distraught neighbor, who was also not averse to feasting on your flesh. You had no weapons, you were torn in half by hellish pain and your child... an innocent child should not die before being born. A loud volley of gunfire deafened you as Mrs. Jones stopped attacking you.

- And thick still warm blood stained your face and dress.

- It wasn't Leon. Ada.

- Seeing a lot of bites on you, including on your thigh, there was only one way out: put another bullet in the forehead, but you were pregnant. Ada wanted to find Leon, but found her (former?) friend's pregnant girlfriend.

- Leon would never forgive her for yours and the death of his unborn daughter. But damn it, you've been bitten at least three times already! Ada aimed the cannon and immediately lowered it when she heard pleas for help.

- Reluctantly, she helped you give birth, hoping that the child did not mutate into some kind of monster. But the room was filled with the usual cry of a child.

- But you already succumbed to infection: swollen black veins; pale gray skin and one eye began to become cloudy.

- "Do not tell anyone I ask you ..." - you croaked in a voice that was not your own, smiling terribly when Ada held your daughter. She quickly handed over the umbilical cord. - "Tell Leon she was born after my infection. She's not sick, I know."

- Ada wrapped the baby in swaddling clothes and reached for her gun again. The hand didn't shake when you asked her to kill you until the conversion happened. Ada fired, and you blood from your head splashed on the wall after which you fell to the floor forming a crimson puddle under you. The girl was screaming at the top of her lungs, but what she definitely didn't want was to mess with a newborn baby during an outbreak of the virus.

- But she couldn't leave the baby just like that, despite the fact that the original plan was to give Leon some information.

- All right, Kennedy girl, you better not turn into one of the critters.

- Ada took her away, making something like a sling for convenient carrying of the child, so that in parallel it was possible to defend.

- Maybe Ada should have waited for Leon at home, but it was too dangerous, especially since more infected people ran in somewhere on the ground floor.

- So she escaped through the second floor.

- Taking the penknife with which you fought off the zombies. Before the shooting, you asked Ada to give the knife to her daughter.

- "Plans have changed Leon" - Ada's voice came from Leon's earpiece. - "Meet me somewhere else and I have a little gift for you."

- But Leon's priority was his beloved with a child. What was the horror when he saw that the doors of the house were open wide and the moans of zombies could be heard from there. Leon dealt with them and together with his partner (it was Helena) went up to the second floor. But you weren't in the bedroom or in the bathroom. However, when Helena opened another room and went deep into it, she froze in place, losing all words, looking at your body.

- Helena noticed a few bites, but still your death was not a conversion, but a bullet in the head. Besides, it was clear from the huge traces of blood on your thighs that you had recently given birth. She barely forced her voice to be louder to call Leon, and when he immediately entered the room, the weapon fell out of his hands.

- "She's infected. Was infected…" - Leon wasn't listening. He picked you up in his arms, pressing your dead body to his chest. Now that he couldn't protect his family, he didn't care about anything. His beloved and his daughter, but Helena assured that the baby had clearly been born, because the umbilical cord was cut, and the baby was nowhere to be seen. - "We need to find the baby. Ada said you were supposed to meet at your house, but what if she took your baby?"

- "And put a bullet in his mother's head," Helena did not voice it out loud.

- With difficulty, but Helena gave her partner a goal to move forward despite all his heartbreak. Tears were streaming down Leon's cheeks and all he wanted was to put a bullet in himself. He. Didn't. Protect. You. This house was supposed to be your island of peace and love in which your daughter grew up, but it turned into another piece of hell.

- But he can still save his daughter!

- Therefore, when he met Ada at an abandoned station, his stomach dropped from the baby's crying. Ada was sitting on some old stool, almost like a mother, clutching someone else's child to her. However, without further ado, as soon as Leon broke into something similar to a rest room, she immediately said that he should drop the gun if he did not want to frighten his daughter even more.

- "Miss Kennedy herself" - Leon immediately took his daughter in his arms. Ada immediately realized that Leon knew what had happened at his house. "I'm sorry about what happened to her mother."

-There was an option to lie or tell the truth, given that this child's life depended on it. But Leon didn't seem to be listening anymore, but his partner was…

- "Relax," - but Helena remained tense. "She was born after her mother was bitten. I'm sorry, but I was too busy with the baby to protect your S/O. Of course, her mother did not feed her with her milk. I'm going to have to send you a bill for baby food and babysitting, Leon."

- In the end, Ada left as if nothing had happened, and Leon had to transfer the child to safe hands for the duration of the mission, but his thoughts were still confused.

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- He had the idea to put his daughter in good hands. So that D/N has a full-fledged family, and not a loser father who could not protect her mother.

- D.S.O got into the situation and gave him a good vacation so that Leon could fix everything and find a kindergarten or a babysitter for his daughter. Actually, Hannigan, on her own initiative, offered several good options.

- If it wasn't for D/N, Leon would have preferred to get drunk in some bar, mourning his beloved, but he had to mess with diapers, baby food and put the baby to bed. And he coped abominably.

- Stomach cramps, newborn stubble with which he had no idea what to do… Leon was driven crazy by constant screams and he hardly slept until Claire came to the rescue.

- Being a free nanny and a good slap on the head for a dumb father, she took it upon herself to calm the D/N, and, to Leon's surprise, the child stopped crying pretty quickly.

- Claire sent Leon to a well-deserved rest and she cleaned up the house and took care of the baby. Leon found them in the evening in the bathtub where the baby was bathing, while Claire was shaking a rattle in front of her, talking funny.

- "She has your eyes. Did you know that?. And she'll grow up with pretty blonde hair."

- He smiled wearily as he watched D/N squeeze Claire's finger with a small hand.

- "I'm thinking of putting her in foster care."

-"You… WHAT?! - if not for the presence of the child, the younger Redfield would have cursed Kennedy with various obscenities. - "You're crazy! While some are risking their lives (a reference to Ethan - I adore him) for the sake of their children, you are like the last coward running away from the duty that has fallen on you! I know it's hard for you! Y/N died, but it's not your fault! No one is to blame for this, especially D/N, and you want to deprive her of her last loved one! Don't you dare do that, Leon! Or I'll put your stupid head in the toilet!

- Despite all the arguments that Claire considered as stupid as possible, she was really ready to dip Kennedy in the toilet, but she remembered about the baby and wrapped the girl in a towel, taking her to the room for later care: baby cream, tummy massage, a clean diaper for sleeping. Claire changed into a D/N ironed bodysuit and gently began rocking in her arms while she was preparing baby formula. Leon watched her actions, once again making sure that he was a shitty father.

- But is it right to give up your child by giving it to strangers? Claire made him think about his decision until he committed a fatal stupidity that he would regret for the rest of his life.

- And Leon has really put that decision aside for now. Thanks to Claire's advice, he began to cope better with the situation and fully blossomed when his baby girl smiled at him for the first time. Maybe she wanted to show her comfort in this way, but Leon literally shone like the brightest star.

- Actually, the older D/N got, the easier it was for him.

- Cartoons really save Papa Leon.

- Leon knows how to tie complicated knots and would also cope with the first pigtails.

- Claire still helps him a lot and they often go for walks in the park together. Being a single father is difficult but real.

- Alas, Claire also devotes herself to TerraSave, so Leon's daughter often stays with a well-tested nanny (Hannigan and Leon took care of this together). Yes, it's a big expense, but Leon has no problems with money.

- Leon buys his baby coloring books, various books, pencils and markers so that she does not get too sad in his absence.

- The new house is littered with all possible toys. D/N loved dinosaurs the most. Leon thought it was a temporary hobby, but all the dolls were quickly forgotten when his baby had an allosaurus given to Claire.

- Now baby Kennedy has a love only for all possible kinds of dinosaurs. Even bed linen and pajamas.

-"This is all temporary," - Leon told himself, handing his daughter a recently purchased toy. This time Velociraptor.

- Good. At least the girl is busy watching some kind of documentary about dinosaurs while her dad calmly cooks dinner.

- And Leon had to learn to cook, because no one else does it for him (maybe sometimes Claire).

- Maybe Leon doesn't always manage to be a good dad, but he tries for the sake of his baby and really scolds himself for thinking that he once wanted to give her to another family.

- Leon is definitely not getting married and D/N will be his only child. He will have one-night stands, but it will never happen at his house. The only woman he really loved was you, but now he only has a daughter left.

- Claire is still only his friend (I only see them as friends, sorry). A friend who helped him get up from his knees when he was depressed by your death and wanted to give up the child.

- Actually, she visits the Kennedy house quite often and can be considered to some extent a mom for D/N.

- Leon does not know that his daughter was born when you were already bitten three times, which is why doctors tell him about the high ESR in the blood D/N. No one understands what's going on because the girl behaves quite normally and feels pretty good.

- Some kind of anomaly. Maybe these indicators persist due to frequent colds?

- Because gradually they decrease, however, never to the norm.

- Frequent trips to the doctor have already become a routine with which he has come to terms. In the end, without noticing that something was wrong with his daughter, these tests were halved.

- When D/N grows up, it will be much easier for him to cope. The Kennedy family cleans the house together, or the Pumpkin (as Leon calls it) helps to cook (chop carrots or stir soup in a saucepan, add a little seasoning, but everything is under strict control). In addition, Leon tries to teach her to be independent, but it is difficult for him to do this because he constantly wants to spoil her so that she is happier.

- Leon keeps all drawings and children's crafts in a special cabinet in his desk. However, there are a couple of drawings on the refrigerator on a magnet.

- He can't always attend children's events where his daughter performs, but he tries to make up for lost time when he returns home.

- Sometimes he falls asleep with his daughter watching TV. When D/N falls asleep, he will take her to bed without waking her up. And be sure to turn on the night light (with a dinosaur).

- Leon doesn't mind if the girl runs to him at night, because she had a terrible dream. Leon knows all about nightmares, so let her stay close and tell some kind stories so that she calms down and falls asleep again.

- Someday D/N will want to know something about his mom, but for Leon this is always a closed topic. He won't tell anything except that you were a wonderful person and loved her very much.

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And now the teenage period (D/N 13 years old) .

- The topic of mom is forbidden.

- Perhaps due to the frequent absence of her father, the girl has a bit of a rebellious character, but she does nothing to cause problems for her dad.

- On her birthday, D/N found a small box under the door. Thinking that it was Dad who sent the gift, he and Claire quickly started unpacking, but inside there was a rather elegant folding knife that looked very expensive. And a short note: "Your mom asked me to give you this. I think you're old enough for such a gift. Happy birthday, young Miss Kennedy."

- Claire turned pale when she saw a familiar object and a strange note. Leon would never send that. But the girl was thrilled to get something that had to do with her mother.

- Leon did not comment on the gift at all, but he recognized the handwriting on the note. He didn't want to spoil his daughter's mood, especially since he was late for her birthday, but the next questions began to annoy him.

-"Who was she? Also a secret agent? Did she save the world from bad guys? Look what an awesome knife! My mom must have been really cool! Maybe her partner gave me a gift?"

- Leon tried not to get angry, but the fucking knife still made him flare up. He quarreled with his daughter and immediately got a scolding from Claire when D/N ran to room. He understood that you can't be angry with a child who just wants to know something about his mother, but Leon never let go of that situation.

- He definitely needs to apologize to his daughter.

- As an additional gift, Leon, after a long conversation with his pumpkin, will eventually give her your photo. One of the few that he was able to keep.

- And ask not to play with a knife because it's not a toy.

- I think Leon's daughter likes to play guitar and her favorite song is "Wayfaring stranger"

- Therefore, a new guitar (exactly the one she wanted for so long) will be a gift from her beloved dad.

- Dinosaurs are still the most beloved creatures, why can we have a pet dinosaur?

- But in order to finally win his daughter's heart, he takes her to the dinosaur museum on a day off. Of course they will take Claire with them - she has long been an unspoken member of their family.

- And in the evening, the three of them will sit down to watch her favorite movie with a delicious dinner, which they will order from the restaurant at home.

- D/N is more like you - her mother-but her eyes and hair color are from her father.

- You knew that she would grow up beautiful and become even more beautiful with growing up. Before you died, you were sorry that you would never see it.

- Leon is calm when his daughter likes famous guys from these series and movies. However, the cardboard king from some movie that stands next to the bed began to confuse him

- "Come on Leon! Many girls love sugary boys." - Claire laughed, finding it funny. - "Wait until she starts going on real dates."

- Well he has a DSO database for that.

- In fact, Leon finds it soothing when his daughter is in her room playing the guitar while trying to sing at the same time.

- She still has bad blood tests with elevated ESR and leukocytosis, and Leon really doesn't understand what's going on, given that there is no malaise.

- Leon's weapon is always kept in a safe under a combination lock, however, when he forgot it one day on his desk after returning home, D/N wanted to support him in his hands admiring how cool it is but at the same time heavy.

- Of course Leon was scared when he saw his daughter with a gun in her hands and ordered her to put it back immediately.

-"Let me shoot!" - she said when she watched her father put things in the safe. - "I want to be like these guys with guns from movies. There was one Yakuza who had such an awesome gun with a pattern! Da-ad?"

- "No!"

- The password could not be peeped. And the birthday didn't come up either. But D/N got a scolding when she climbed into her father's office without permission, trying to get his gun.

- The restless child does not want to shoot herself or her neighbors at all, she just watches too many militants, believing that shootings are cool.

- Leon doesn't comment on it at all, considering what's going on at his job. But when pumpkin says that she will work with him after she finishes school, she can't stand this long hard look from her father.

- Maybe Leon really should teach her how to shoot and use a knife, but the thought that someday she might need it scares him. It's easier for Leon to keep his daughter in the safest place away from all this virus-parasitological shit.

- But still, after much persuasion, it brings her to the shooting range and even shows you how to hold and shoot correctly.

- Oh, it's a delight! She hit the target a couple of times and already considers herself the best shooter. But Papa Leon still praises her even for these two successful shots.

- "If the apocalypse happens, then I can watch your back!. I will make such a drawing in the form of a poster where we are next to each other against the background of a green world freed from people".

- Leon can't help but smile. This blonde-haired miracle is the only thing that really makes him happy. Therefore, even talking about the apocalypse does not cause anything but laughter.

- And if there's another outbreak, Leon will be Joel saving his Ellie. Even if him have to go against the government.

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I'm a little sick, I have a lot of debts at the same time, but I like the topic of "father-daughter" relationships so much… Fuck, I also passed the "Last of Us again", and God, like the first one, I'm crying at the moment where Joel saves Ellie (I think he did the right thing and no one will dissuade me from this)

Now I literally want to write and read about "Leon and his daughter". Because this guy would do anything to protect his little pumpkin.

I will definitely make a couple more posts on this topic later. Maybe even a full-fledged fan fiction with an already invented name for his daughter (her name is Lara, yeah).

I love everyone who reads this and he likes it 💖

[aimeedaisies]

The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in February 2024

01/02 Visited ReBoot (Moray Computer Recycling) in Forres. 🖥️

As Warden, opened the Queen Elizabeth II classrooms at Gordonstoun School. 🏫

Visited Lossie Community Hub at the Warehouse Theatre, in Lossiemouth. 🎭

Unofficial Sir Tim, as Chair of the Board of Trustees, attended the opening ceremony of the Zimingzhong 凝时聚珍: Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City exhibition at the London Science Museum. 🐉🧧🕰️

03/02 With Sir Tim As Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between Wales and Scotland at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉

05/02 Visited Dressability Clothing Alterations Charity in Swindon, to mark its 25th Anniversary. 👗🪡🧵

As Commandant-in-Chief (Youth) of St John Ambulance, attended the dedication of a new Community Response Unit in Devizes, Wiltshire. 🚑

06/02 Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As Patron of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, attended the launch of Nottingham West Primary Care Network’s Interactive Group Therapy at Plumptre Hall. 🩺

As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association Limited, visited GH Hurt and Son in Nottingham. 🪡

With Sir Tim As Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, attended the announcement of the winner of The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at the Science Museum in London. ⚙️🥂

07/02 As Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Logistic Corps, visited the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment at St George’s Barracks in Bicester. 💥

As President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, visited the Commission’s Headquarters in Maidenhead. 🪦

As Patron of Catch22, visited the Commissioned Rehabilitative Services at Community Links in London. 🔗

08/02 As Vice Patron of the British Horse Society, visited Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre in West London. 🐎

As President of the Royal Yachting Association, attended the Annual Luncheon at Trinity House in London. 🛥️🥪

09/02 In Wales, Princess Anne; 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Worms Head Station in Rhossili, followed by a Reception at South Gower Sports Club in Scurlage. 🔎🍾

Visited Newport Medieval Ship. 🚢

Visited Newport Transporter Bridge which is undergoing maintenance. 🌉

10/02 With Sir Tim As Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, attended the Six Nations Rugby Match between France and Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉

12/02 As Patron of Swinfen Telemedicine, attended a Meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine. 💊

As Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace. 🎓

13/02 Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As Master of the Corporation of Trinity House, chaired the Quarterly Meeting of the Court at Trinity House. 📆

14/02 As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Hengistbury Head Station near Bournemouth. 🌊

As Colonel-in-Chief of the Intelligence Corps, visited I Company at Hamworthy Barracks in Poole. 🕵️‍♀️

15/02 Visited the Ordnance Survey National Mapping Agency in Southampton. 🗺️

With Sir Tim Attended Evensong and the James Caird Society’s Dedication Service followed by a Reception in Westminster Abbey, to mark the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Ernest Shackleton. 🔭🧭🇦🇶

16/02 Visited knife crime community group ‘Off the Streets’ North Northamptonshire in Wellingborough. 🚫🔪

20/02 As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, visited Laxtons Limited in Baildon near Bradford. 🧶

As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, visited Marton Mills in Otley, West Yorkshire. 🪡

21/02 In Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Princess Anne;

Visited Agemaspark Precision Engineering Company. ⚙️

Visited Haith Group Vegetable Processing Machinery Company. 🥕🥦

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Doncaster. 🚓👮‍♀️

As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, attended a Joint Services Awards Dinner at Painters’ Hall in London. 🍽️

22/01 Visited London South Bank Technical College and Lee Marley Academy. ✏️👷

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited Mary’s Living and Giving Shop in Wandsworth. 👚

23/02 unofficial Departed Heathrow Airport for Namibia 🇬🇧✈️🇳🇦

24/02 unofficial Arrived at Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia. ✈️🇳🇦

Representing The King, Princess Anne called upon Mrs Monica Geingos (widow of Dr Hage Geingob). 🖤

Unofficial Sir Tim represented Princess Anne, Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, at the Six Nations Rugby Match between Scotland and England at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏉

25/02 Representing The King, Princess Anne attended the Burial Service for Dr Hage Geingob at Heroes’ Acre. 🕊️

Later attended a State Luncheon given by The President of Namibia at State House. 🍽️

26/02 unofficial Arrived at Heathrow Airport from Namibia. 🇳🇦✈️🇬🇧

With Sir Tim Attended the British Horseracing Authority’s Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards at Ascot Racecourse. 🐎🏆

27/02 With Sir Tim Attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the late King Constantine II at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle with members of 🇬🇧, 🇬🇷, 🇩🇰 and 🇪🇸 royal families.

28/02 As Patron of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, attended the Emergency Medicine Trainees' Association Annual Conference at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead. 💉💊

As Royal Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, attended a Rugby League Reception at Leeds Rhinos Rugby Club, in Headingley, Leeds. ��🏉

29/02 unofficial Departed from Heathrow Airport for the United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧✈️🇦🇪

Unofficial Sir Tim, as President of Never Such Innocence, attended a 10th anniversary celebration for the charity at Edinburgh Castle. 🏰

Total official engagements for Anne in February: 44

2024 total so far: 85

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in February: 6

2024 total so far: 23

FYI - due to certain royal family members being off ill/in recovery I won’t be posting everyone’s engagement counts out of respect, I am continuing to count them and release the totals at the end of the year.

[gottamakesurveys]

Have You Ever…?

A-C Edition

Bold ones you’ve done :)

Absailed?

Acted in a play?

Added a stranger who friended you online?

Read the whole terms and agreements of a site or app?

Ate all a giant pizza to yourself?

Been in an ambulance?

Played Among Us?

Answered a withheld number?

Been angry at a complete stranger?

Apologised to an inanimate object?

Applied for a loan?

Been to an aquarium?

Been to an arcade?

Asked a stranger for the time?

Attended a funeral?

Attended a baby shower?

Drove an automatic car?

Avoided going to a family event?

Won an award?

Swung an axe?

Fed a baby animal?

Been backpacking?

Had a very bad headache?

Seen a badger?

Called someone your bae?

Lost your bags or suitcase?

Blew up a balloon?

Watched Bambi?

Seen a band you really like live?

Played a banjo?

Been to a bar?

Played basketball?

Bathed in a river?

Hung baubles on a Christmas tree?

Been to a Bay?

Made jewellery with beads?

Broke your bed?

Been stung by a bee?

Had beige curtains?

Rung a church bell?

Quad a best friend?

Had a best friend that lasted over 10 years?

Placed a bet/gambled?

Met a Beverly?

Read the whole Bible?

Nodded on an item in an auction?

Forgot to pay a bill?

Knocked over a full bin by accident?

Had a bird land on you?

Had a surprise birthday party?

Bit into something you thought was food but it wasn’t?

Had blackcurrant jam?

Blasted music loud I. The middle of the night?

Bled over the carpet?

Blended up your own homemade smoothie?

Blew a job interview?

Blocked someone on social media?

Had a blog?

Dyed your hair blonde?

What a bond movie?

Left a message in a bottle?

Been bowling?

Begged about an achievement?

Made homemade bread?

Laid bricks?

Dyed your hair brunette?

Had a bubble bath?

Stayed in a budget hotel?

Been to a buffet?

Had a big infestation in your house?

Been on a double decker bus?

Been to a butchers?

Been to an up market cafe?

Had a pet that was in a cage?

Called the wrong number?

Been camping?

Been canoeing?

Bought a scented candle?

Accident split something on someone else’s carpet?

Carpooled?

Had a casette player?

Been to a casino?

Had a pet cat?

Hosted an event with catering?

Caught telling a lie

Been in a cave?

Met a famous celebrity?

Tried champagne?

Changed a tire?

Chased a kite?

Had a chemistry set?

Played chess?

Collected chicken or hen eggs?

Been in a house with a chimney?

Had a china cup?

Had a chip sandwich?

Tried chipotle sauce?

Had chocolate milk?

Been in a choir?

Tried chow mein?

Churned butter?

Been to an early release at the cinema?

Tried clam?

Listen to classical music?

Done Clayton’s?

Cleaned a car?

Clicked on spam?

Looked over a cliff and saw for miles?

Climbed onto abus shelter?

Sold clothes online?

Looked up and clouds and made out shapes in them?

Did coding?

Collected coins?

Composed your own piece of music?

Used a corkscrew?

Stage in a cottage?

Covered yourself in sand at the beach?

Beencrqb fishing?

Cracked your phones screen?

Crafted your own homemade card?

Crammed a night of exam revision and stayed awake all night?

Crashed your bike?

Created your own YouTube channel or equivalent?

Had a credit card?

Played cricket?

Wore Crocs?

Wore a crown?

Got crumbs all over your computer?

Cuddles someone’s pet that wasn’t yours?

Cut your finger open?

[2dkapsddr]

December 10th, 2024 (1/2) - Arcaea, IIDX 32, DANCERUSH STARDOM, DDR WORLD

FREEEEDOMMMMM !!!!!!!!!! at long last, after so much studying and so much suffering in anticipation of my finals, they were finally over... and now, with no more schoolwork left for the year (besides a few more assignments that i plan to do the day of this post's writing), i was completely free from university work and could enjoy the holidays for the rest of the month, catching up on hobbies and plans and stuff to potentially close out the last of my new year's resolutions!!! and of course, while that Does include journaling and scholarships and school prep, it also includes catching up on... my RHYTHM GAMING!!! last time i went to the arcade was last monday for an appointment to remove my braces, and today i had another appointment in the same place to get my clear retainer... which meant

while i could spend this time recovering mentally and doing some productive stuff... i REALLY wanted/needed to get my rhythm gaming fill after having abstained for so long to prioritize my finals... and since there were no more finals left to do until next year, it was the perfect opportunity to treat myself and let loose on gaming..! but before then, i had to . well. actually get there somehow, and so that led me to playing arcaea on the bus while i waited for it to take me to my beloved long-lost destination... and it did!!! eventually!!! but in the meantime, i got these insane scores on the ride there including a 997 on SUPER AMBULANCE [FTR-10] and... an EX on Abstruse Dilemma [FTR-11]!!! finally!!!

okay, so those were out of the way!!! the bus ride unfortunately(?) wasn't long enough to deplete all of my arcaea stamina, so i still had some left over to grind out... either way though, i missed my initial bus stop thanks to that Abstruse Dilemma EX and had to walk a bit from the next closest bus stop, but i made it to the arcade and ran straight to my beauty... my soul... my everything... beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush!!!! oh, it's been so long,,,, (a week . lol . but it felt like an eternity, i swear!!!). no matter though... i was here, i was ready, and i was free to game to my heart's content, which i did with glee!!!

starting off strong with an EXHC on This is Club Musik feat. Ookubo Momiji [SPH-9] (my fav song from epolis ever), followed by a very tragic normal gauge fail on Tripping Jumping [SPA-10] (guess i'm not quite the scratcher as i thought......), but it appears that was only one-time initial warmup thing, because i started popping tf OFF afterwards!!! an AAA- on Triple Counter, then a sweet sightread NC and A rank on Silver Bullet [SPH-10] (one of my favorite casthour songs...?), then an INSANELY CLUTCH NC (and AA-) on RAGE feat.H14 of LEONAIR [SPH-10]!!!! i've still got it, truly the scratcher indeed!!! following this was a random new clear on a random new Pinky Crush song (Bring The Fire [SPH-9] AA, then this SICK new 10 AAA on ≡＋≡ (Sanjuu) [SPH-10], cruising through with a sightread AA on The Wind of China Express(The 4th Mashup) [SPA-10] (probably the closest we'll ever get to The Wind of Gold in IIDX...), and then ending off this set with an INSANE HC up from a fail on Turn A [SPH-10]????? wild...

the paragraph above is getting a bit too long, so we'll continue it from here . shortly after this, i remembered the suggestions for potential new SP-11 scratch charts a iidx friend gave me after seeing my insane rough percussionythm clear from last time . these were some really damn tough songs to be suggested, and i was a bit hesitant to try them upon initially watching the charts... but that's when my IRL IIDX friend present at the arcade showed the charts off to me to see if i liked 'em, and they definitely did seem both interesting and doable in-person...! so, despite still being a little hesitant, i planned to try out the charts at the end of my sets and spent the beginning playing other random charts as warmup... and out of recklessness in the process, i tried No Limit 2 dAnce feat. Oyama Aimi [SPA-11] on a whim and somehow got it on the spot as SP-11 Easy Clear #4!!! given such a monumental new clear, surely this could only mean good things for the other SP-11 charts i planned to clear later...? ...unfortunately not, as i ended up failing both songs in the remainder of the session -- first it was a fail on Digitank System [SPA-11] on extra stage, then a bit of practice for the next song, naughty girl@Queen's Palace [SPA-11] before ultimately failing it in the broken scratch section at the end... i did, however, get new ECs on You'll say "Now!" [SPH-10] and N.O. [SPA-10] in the process, but whether i'll get those other charts or not is still up in the air for my next session this weekend...

anyways, moving on!!! that's enough of all the IIDX... ough, so much to write about even outside of uni . but the length of the posts just go to show how long the session was... so long, in fact, that i ended up missing my initial orthodontist appointment and had to reschedule it for later that day!!! but no matter, because a friend noticed me while i was there and we met up to chat a bit while i waited for the rescheduled appointment time!!! it was a bit awkward, but we played some dancerush together and it was so damn fun !!!!!!! first we played some Versus Group Play (me getting my ass kicked score-wise, but having a total blast performance-wise as i pulled off some sick spins, running mans, twists, and ending poses :]), but then after a bit of recovery and thought, we tried doing a train on the cab -- starting easy with Polar Night, then going crazy with a level 10 (Shiva) and getting an awesome clear on it together!!!

after a bit of proseka and awkwardness, i went over to play DDR while they went to play gitadora and left shortly after, but partially thanks to the warmup from dancerush -- i had an absolutely Incredible set in their presence that i couldn't even believe at first... like, check this out!!! in my 2nd and extra stage respectively, i somehow got Another Phase (ESP-15, 45p) and Setsujou Danka (ESP-15, 64p) as 15 PFCs #14 and #15 respectively!!! and all of that in my first set of playing somehow,,, which means this could only be the start .

shortly after that, however, i kinda had to break away from the arcade and rush over to the orthodontist so i could make it in time for my newly rescheduled appointment. i knew it would take a while, but getting there and back took two full exhausting hours between leaving and returning from round 1... and only one of which was used for the appointment itself!!! a tragic time loss, yes, and i did have to give up the two credits in the cab as seen in the images above, but an even bigger tragedy struck while i was on the bus back... Abstruse Dilemma, FTR-11, muted and panicking... 989 . so close, yet so far from a clean 990 . waghhhh why is this chart so hard to timeee

i did eventually return to the arcade after those two hours (which included eating in between... my bad for forgetting to mention that earlier), and instantly got to work on grinding out the last of the ddr i needed to grind to stay in the golden league (it was a super strict 185k league score or so to stay, and the song was releasing tonight, so i needed to hurry...!) . for the most part, i kinda just goofed off with my local DDR friends there (as seen by our quadruple play of TYCOON [ESP-12] www), but then i started locking in after that silly set... a sightread AAA on HANIPAGANDA [ESP-16], followed by a sick first try 31p PFC on Red. by Full Metal Jacket [ESP-14] as 14 PFC #19, and then the absolute most surprising, shocking, incredible score of the entire session... something i cannot include in this post because stupid tumblr only allowed 30 images per post and i've somehow already reached that quota!!! damnit!!!! well, worry not, it'll be revealed in the next post... but these scores are pretty cool for now though, right? right????

[zenith56]

The Room – A Luxurious Concept of Studio Apartments

Redefining the concept of studio apartments, The Room by Central Park offers a luxurious lifestyle that most can only imagine. Located in Sector 48, Gurugram, The Room is designed for those who desire opulence in their everyday life. Packed with top-notch amenities, this luxurious studio apartment provides residents with an experience where each day feels better than the last.

The Room offers an impressive array of facilities, including a Yoga and Zumba Centre, Sauna and Massage Room, Gym, Swimming Pool, and a Luxurious Spa, ensuring a life of relaxation and tranquility. The attentive staff is dedicated to providing a comfortable living experience with services like concierge, food on call, and more. Living at The Room is like stepping into a world where dreams meet reality, surrounded by green lawns that provide a peaceful escape from the city’s hustle and bustle.

Unparalleled 5-Star Living at The Room

The Room brings to life the concept of a world-class lifestyle with its 5-star living amenities. From a multi-cuisine restaurant to a grand lobby, party room, and bar, residents enjoy an extraordinary experience. Safety is never a concern, as highly trained personnel provide 24/7 security. Additionally, there is a 24-hour doctor and ambulance on call, ensuring peace of mind at all times.

Experience the best in comfort, luxury, and calm, all wrapped in the beautiful surroundings of The Room.

A Preferred Choice for Corporate Leasing and Expats

The unique concept of The Room quickly became a hit, attracting a high number of rentals. It is now a popular choice for young professionals, corporate tenants, and couples. Monthly rentals range from ₹1.2 to ₹1.4 lacs, making it a desirable investment. Moreover, The Room has attracted expats from nations such as Japan, the USA, China, the UK, and Canada. These residents work with leading corporations like Suzuki, Japan Railway, Denso, and Honda, making The Room a hub of like-minded professionals.

The Room is home to over 500 expats representing more than 30 nationalities and is associated with over 70 global corporations. This community provides residents with a neighborhood that blends luxury, comfort, and international appeal.

Prime Location for Easy Connectivity

Strategically located in Gurugram’s Sector 48, The Room offers easy access to major city hubs. More than 50 multinational companies are located within a 10 km radius, making it a convenient choice for corporate professionals. Renowned schools like GD Goenka and DPS are also nearby, and Golf Course Road is just a 12-minute drive away. Additionally, The Room is close to the IT and ITES SEZ, allowing residents to spend less time commuting and more time with their loved ones.

For those seeking a blend of luxury, convenience, and an ideal living environment, Central Park 'The Room' is the ultimate destination. Enjoy the grandeur of a luxurious lifestyle with unmatched comfort in one of the best properties to invest in Gurgaon.

[freedformwriter]

Saturday, 10 August

I’ve recently read Annie Ernaux’s Exteriors, in which she conjures up a French new town’s shopping plaza and commuter culture of the 80s and 90s in the slimmest of vignettes. These looks at new suburbia are both humane and bleak. Obviously, my scenic trips to the seaside are nothing like the neutral canvas on which a titan like Ernaux works, but I like the idea of trying to present each weekend from a single viewpoint.

The vibe on the veranda at the Walpole Bay Hotel is typically English Oasis. Ornamental bushes screen the railings, and their signature red geranium pots complete the gracious greenhouse feel. Usually, I luxuriate in the suntrap with little care for the outside world. Today, if different. I’m Pride spotting. Small groups of friends in their gladdest of rags saunter past. People are not so much sporting rainbows and embodying them. Nobody stops. It’s kick-off time for the parade and I’m alone on the veranda except for one other person wearing matching floral print shorts and button up, working through a cream tea served in the hotel’s florid floral china. I mark them down as an attendee. I’m wearing my most ostentatious Pride outfit to date: a black t-shirt with a thin strip of pink, purple, and blue; black combat boots with a lace in the same colours. Wild, truly.

I cycled up to my friend’s house this morning expecting breakfast only to be bundled immediately into the car and my bike lashed to the boot. No time for food. We don’t want to miss the Seadog Parade, they informed me. The only CDs in the car were Avant Guard or the Jeff Buckley album everyone listened to in college. Now I have Lilac Wine stuck in my head. Owing to the vagaries of google maps, they have absolutely missed the Seadog Parade but ventured off in pursuit nevertheless, while I have pinned all my hopes on the hotel. There’s nothing else but ice cream vans this close to the beach. An oasis indeed. Though my sole goal upon entering the hotel was securing food, I’ve somehow positioned myself perfectly along the parade route. From there, says a man in the high-vis vest standing in the street authoritatively, we’ll enter the high street. Now hopefully we won’t have any trouble getting through the town centre. The security detail for the parade nods. They look like very average humans. What exactly are they going to do if it kicks off?

I’m halfway through my crustless eye mayo sandwich – the closest thing to breakfast you can buy at midday – when the parade appears. Shelly Grotto, the local celebrity, leads out the traditional drag queen front line shouting out greetings. I stand up to watch the parade over the ornamental hedge, a scrolled teacup in one hand and a finger sandwich in the other. Do I look as if I’m standing in solidarity, or just condescending to watch? They definitely cannot see my custom bootlaces from here. My floral two-piece friend stands too, looking flustered. Possibly they were supposed to march. It starts earlier and earlier each year, they mutter. The glamour of the queens gives way to the drumbeats and Palestinian flags. One struggle, one fight; healthcare is a human right! The community choir swells the sound with an invitation to heal the world. I decide to join them next year. Even though my favourite MJ social justice song is obviously Man in the Mirror. By the time we’ve got to the flag-draped ambulance service, I’m ready to go in search of my dog-fancying friends. My fellow customer in the floral ensemble orders a second cream tea. Impressive. The scones here aren’t small.

[whattheabcxyz]

2024-08-21

Singapore

More than 300 OCBC bank accounts linked to scammers frozen by police, with $1.8m seized

Authorities investigating Bangladeshi preacher for giving illegal sermon at Tuas dormitory

Money mules in scam cases should get jail time starting from 6 months, recommends advisory panel - make it 10 years, with caning 😠

Health

The truth about HPV & cervical cancer

Education

Access a large collection of free academic notes, lectures, slides & more on a wide variety of subjects

$8K fine for ex-NTU researcher who stalked PhD student & sent him 116 e-mails - send her back to China, please!!!

Science

Our current understanding of dark energy may be wrong

Entertainment

^ Try the veggie quiz

Food

Chateraise's all-you-can-eat dessert buffet fully booked till month-end - they'd better have ambulances ready for the peeps who start dropping like flies after the sugar overload 💩

Agriculture

Lorry with pest-infested vegetables told to turn back to Singapore from Johor

Literature

A good (& free) way to read literary classics while training yourself to type

Gossip

It's no surprise that Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck are getting divorced - why even bother getting married in the 1st place?!

So this is what Pan Lingling's 24-year-old son looks like

Travel

Fort Canning in Singapore to host WWII-themed horror experience next month - tickets from $63

Pets

Singapore: Cat rescuers lament surge in alleged abandonments

[prajnene]

Amphibious Aircraft Market Size, And Industry Trends 2028

The global amphibious aircraft market size is expected to experience exponential growth by reaching USD 358.1 million by 2028 while exhibiting an impressive CAGR of 11.71% between 2021 and 2028. 

According to a recent report by Fortune Business Insights titled "Amphibious Aircraft Market, 2021-2028," the market reached a value of USD 159.2 million in 2020. The report highlights that the market is expected to experience a positive growth trajectory due to various factors. One such factor is the rising demand for amphibious aircraft for commercial purposes. Additionally, there is a growing need for lightweight seaplanes, further driving the market's demand in the forecast period. An example of this trend is the launch of India's first-ever seaplane service in October 2020, which operates between Ahmedabad and Kevadia.

List of the Companies Operating in the Global Market for Amphibious Aircraft:

Aviat Aircraft, Inc. (The U.S.)

AVIC (China)

Beriev Aircraft Company (Russia)

Bombardier (Canada)

Dornier Seawings GmbH (Germany)

Glasair Aviation (The U.S.)

ICON Aircraft, Inc. (The U.S.)

ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

Textron Inc. (The U.S.)

VIKING Air Ltd. (Canada)

Information Source -

Market Segmentation:

We have segmented the market based on engine, application, seating capacity, and region.

On the basis of engine, the market is divided into piston and turboprop. Based on application, the market is categorized into civil and military. Furthermore, on the basis of seating capacity, the market is segregated into less than 10 and more than 10.Based on seating capacity, the less than 10 segment is expected to hold the largest global amphibious aircraft market share during the forecast period. This is attributable to the increasing demand for lightweight seaplanes for commercial purposes such as firefighting, maritime monitoring, and ambulance. Lastly, on the basis of region, the market is bifurcated into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World.

What does the Report Include?

The report on the global market for amphibious aircraft offers a comprehensive analysis, highlighting key aspects such as seaplane product types, major players, applications, engine types, and seating capacity. Through the adoption of various research methodologies, the report provides insights into market trends, the competitive landscape, pricing of products, market status, and significant industry developments. The analysis takes into account both direct and indirect factors that have contributed to the market's growth in recent years, providing a thorough understanding of the market dynamics.

DRIVING FACTORS

Increasing Demand for Seaplanes for Commercial Purposes to Augment Growth

In December 2020, Sydney Seaplanes announced a partnership with electric aviation company magniX and Dante Aeronautical to convert a Cessna Caravan into the world's first all-electric aircraft. This collaboration reflects the increasing demand for amphibious aircraft in various commercial applications such as transportation, sea tourism, and search and rescue operations. Companies in the industry are driven to innovate their products to meet these demands. Additionally, the utilization of seaplanes in government operations has further contributed to the growth of the global amphibious aircraft market. Notably, Russia possesses Be-200 amphibious seaplanes, which are proficient in handling firefighting missions. These factors are anticipated to propel the growth of the amphibious aircraft market in the coming years.

REGIONAL INSIGHTS

North America – The region is expected to hold the highest position in the global amphibious aircraft market during the forecast period. This is attributable to the high defense spending by countries such as the U.S. that will boost the adoption of advanced amphibious aircraft for several military applications in the region. North America stood at USD 58.0 million in 2020.

Europe – The market in the region is expected to showcase exponential growth backed by the presence of established players such as Dornier Seawings GmbH, Beriev Aircraft, and others that are proactively focusing on introducing new seaplanes in the region between 2021 and 2028.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Major Companies Focus on Investment in R&D Activities to Strengthen Their Market Positions

The global market for amphibious aircraft is consolidated by prominent companies focusing on investing in the development of advanced seaplanes to cater to the growing industrial demand. Additionally, adoption of organic and inorganic strategies by other key players to gain a major chunk of the market share is projected to bode well for the market growth during the forecast period. 

Industry Development

December 2020 - ICON Aircraft, Inc. announced the development of a new avionics solution for its A5 light sport aircraft (LSA) amphibious aircraft. The company reports that the airplane includes a seven-inch Garmin G3X touchscreen display, along with two-axis autopilot feature. 

[unmutedink]

There is no filling in your own answers. All you have to do it copy this into a new email. Make all of the text black again to start. Change the text to red on all of the things you have done, leaving the ones you haven't black. By doing this, I realized that I have a lot more fun things to do and see.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland (Disneyworld)

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when youʼre not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangeloʼs David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Book of Mormon or Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someoneʼs life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Dead Sea

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day

[krsarker]

Home Doctor Practical Medicine for Every Household

The Home Doctor - Practical Medicine for Every Household - is a 304 page doctor written and approved guide on how to manage most health situations when help is not on the way.

If you want to see what happens when things go south, all you have to do is look at Venezuela: no electricity, no running water, no law, no antibiotics, no painkillers, no anesthetics, no insulin or other important things.

But if you want to find out how you can still manage in a situation like this, you must also look to Venezuela and learn the ingenious ways they developed to cope.

Here’s just a small glimpse of what you’ll find in The Home Doctor: Practical Medicine for Every Household:

This book is a unique guide for the layman that you can use when help is not on the way or to manage common ailments that don't require seeing a doctor.

Let me show you just some of the things you’ll find inside the Home Doctor:

10 Medical Supplies You Need to Have in Your House These supplies are not expensive and should still be available, but they tend to run out fast.

In case you haven’t realized it yet, most of the medical supplies and pills we take for granted come from China and India. This supply chain is vulnerable and can be interrupted by something like an EMP.

One of the 10 supplies you should have in advance is a painkiller called Naproxen, which is over the counter and more powerful than others like ibuprofen for example.

The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in a Blackout

In Venezuela, electricity has turned into a rare and unpredictable commodity. They don’t have it all the time, and blackouts have become a normal part of daily life.

Inside the Home Doctor, you’ll also learn about the biggest medical mistakes you can make in a blackout and what to do with important medications that require refrigeration, like insulin or Humira.

How to Recognize a Heart Attack and What to Do Next

Look at its four distinctive symptoms: first, chest discomfort that feels like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, and pain in the middle of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes.

The second symptom is discomfort or pain in one or both arms and your back, neck, jaw, or stomach.

The third symptom is shortness of breath.

The last thing you need to watch out for is breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, and lightheadedness.

These don’t all come at once, but if you see even one or two, it’s time to call 911.

Another step you can take to improve your chances before the ambulance arrives is to chew on an aspirin and pour a vial of nitroglycerin under your tongue. But you need to have these two items at home beforehand.

No country in the world has had to use more expired medication than Venezuela.

Dr. Maybell and other doctors were able to see what happens firsthand, and it’s almost guaranteed to surprise you: most medications you have in your medicine cabinet are good for years after their expiration dates; which medication is safe to take after its expiration date and which ones are not.

So, pay close attention to this chapter before you throw away your so called “expired” medication.

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[ochazuku]

in a sky full of stars

...Bakugo thinks he sees the goth bitch who works the night shift at the convenience store. ♪☆♫ ao3

(Bakugo is a bodyguard-cum-security-guard hired by the town mayor to protect the city. With the rising torrent of villainous events happening lately, he gets injured on a near-daily basis, stopping by the nearby convenience store for a box of plasters almost every night.

He has it bad enough as it is, but the goth bitch who works the night shift at the convenience store just has to keep making sarcastic remarks at him.)

===================♪☆♫=====================

“That’ll be 200 yen,” says the cashier as she hands him the pack of bandages.

Bakugo drops the two coins on the counter, grabbing the packet as he turns to take a leave, but the cashier continues speaking before he does.

”And stop getting into fights,” She looks him straight in his face; kid’s got balls. “It’s bad for health.���

”The fuck?” Bakugo almost shouts; a few heads in the store turn to accost him. “The fuck are you, my mom?”

“10 yen extra for the plastic bag,” says the cashier to the next customer, no longer responding to Bakugo. “That’ll be 610 yen in total.”

===================♪☆♫===================== The next night, she’s there again.

“Bitch, it’s you again.” Bakugo grins; now he’s the customer and she has no excuse to ignore him. Such a bitch she really is - Bakugo thinks she even looks like some hooligan cult member, multiple piercings and black fingernail polish and all.

”That’ll be 200 yen,” is her deadpan response. “Plus 10 yen for the plastic bag, so 210 yen.”

”Fuck off, bitch,” is all he says before he leaves the store, store doorbell ringing in his wake.

He doesn’t even realise that he forgot to take the plastic bag he’d paid extra for.

===================♪☆♫===================== She’s there again the next night.

”What the fucking fuck are you, some fucking ghost fucking haunting this fuckin’ shop or somethin’?” Bakugo exercises his fullest linguistic capacity. “It’s you taking my money every single time.”

”Not some fucking ghost fucking haunting this fuckin’ shop or somethin’,” she responds, sounding slightly amused. “Just a starving college student trying to pay the rent. 200 yen, because I guess you don’t need the plastic bag.” She looks slightly amused, too, and her face makes Bakugo want to punch her. He doesn’t, though, because there’s an old lady behind him waiting to pay for some sleeping pills and lozenges.

"Then stop acting like you're the fucking princess of fucking China," He grabs the box and makes his way to the door. "Get rich first before you do."

”Stop getting into fights,” she says, waving her free hand a little at him as he leaves. “It’s bad for health.”

===================♪☆♫===================== Truth be told, Bakugo wants to stop getting into fights himself.

But if there were ever such thing as an “occupational hazard”, then this must be it for him, because if being a security guard in this side of town didn’t involve fights, then no one would have needed to hire a bodyguard-cum-security-guard in the first place.

Bakugo sighs longsufferingly. Huge event tonight. Very rich hosts. Even richer guests. He can almost smell the criminals approaching. Goddammit.

The night is going to be long, and the events that will come are going to be just fantastic for Bakugo’s health.

===================♪☆♫===================== “Whoa, wait,” is what she says this time, instead of 200 yen. “I think I want to call you an ambulance.”

”Just gimme my plasters and lemme fuck off,” Bakugo gruffs. The night had been terribly terrible for Bakugo’s health, because he's bleeding profusely out of more than many parts of himself.

”You must be a fool to think these bandages can fix you,” she tries, and had Bakugo been listening he’d have heard the way her voice is almost fully devoid of sarcasm this time; in its place is a genuine concern Bakugo would have thought to be uncharacteristic of the usually sarcastic cashier.

Bakugo doesn’t have the energy to ignore her, nor respond to her. He limps his way out of the door, doorbells jingling worriedly in his wake.

===================♪☆♫===================== Bakugo is lying on some random bench when he wakes up.

Fate would not have much mercy on him, because he is in excruciating pain. Small mercies, though, because apparently he’d managed to land himself on a bench before he’d passed out; imagine if he had been on some ditch or road or river or god forbid, some female toilet.

He opens the plastic bag, and realises the bandages are of the extra-large variety this time - strange, did he grab the wrong box? (Well, wrong box or not, these plasters are definitely the right type for the scale of his injuries tonight.) Another thing is strange - there’s something other than the box of plasters at the bottom of the bag. A pack of painkillers. This was definitely by no means his mistake - Bakugo Katsuki does not utilise painkillers (because he is the painkiller, is what he tells everyone who tries to sell him one, or persuade him to buy one)...

...or perhaps it'd be more appropriate to say that Bakugo Katsuki does not usually utilise painkillers, because this time he is really in fucking excruciating pain, so he decides to try one.

(Bakugo doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how the pack of painkillers got there. He can only guess the same for the upsized plasters. The fuck does she think she’s doing, though? Wouldn’t she get herself fired if her manager catches her sneaking these things, or something? Bakugo silently hopes she paid actual money for throwing in the extra item, rather than her job.)

Half an hour later, apparently the painkillers worked like magic, because there’s so much less pain. So much less, that Bakugo Katsuki decides that maybe he will perhaps kind of maybe occasionally utilise painkillers. (Only when he really, really needs them.)

===================♪☆♫===================== Three hours later, “occasionally” arrives. (He really, really needed them. Curse those stupid muggers and their extra-sharp daggers.)

Three days later, Bakugo is almost all recovered.

He is also back at his job, because mercy does not exist. If anyone’d thought his boss would let him off due to injury, they’d definitely be fucking dreaming of fairy fucking tales.

Small mercies do exist, though, because tonight there’s no large event, just the boss’s daughter and friends having a sleepover, watching animated versions of fairy tales.

After the small, fairytale-like event, it's the first time Bakugo sees her in a long while, because he does need some plasters suffered from some small cuts from saving the boss's daughter's stupid cat from climbing up a tree.

“You’re alive!” The cashier chirps, and it’s the first time Bakugo sees her smile. It’s also the first time Bakugo sees her name tag - Jirou Kyouka, it reads.

”Are you trying to fucking curse me or something,” Bakugo curses. “Of fucking course I am.”

”Don’t forget your change,” she tries to hand him four 100-yen coins. “And don’t forget to change - fighting is bad for health.”

”That ain’t my change. I hadn’t paid fully for the purchase four nights ago, thanks to you. XL bandages and painkillers from the previous time add up to 410 yen, including the plastic bag. Today I only have the normal-sized bandage and no plastic bag, so I paid exactly 610 yen.” Bakugo brandishes his box of bandages at her. “Even I can count.”

This time, she’s silent. A few moments later, she laughs, and it’s the first time Bakugo hears her laugh.

”Okay,” she says, slightly red in the face. “Still, don’t forget to change. Wouldn’t want to have you dead, not anytime soon.”

Bakugo leaves the store, trying not to wonder what that last sentence really meant.

===================♪☆♫===================== When Bakugo reaches the store this time, two things are strange.

Firstly, there’s no one at the counter. Bakugo tries ringing the service bell; nothing. Tries screaming is anyone fucking there you fucking lazy fuckers; nothing, maybe except for a few shocked faces from customers around him. Nope, no one there at the counter.

Secondly, Sarcastic Goth Bitch is not there. 

“200 yen,” he hears a high-pitched cutesy female voice go; he turns. Nothing.

What the fuck?

”I’m in front of you, sir,” comes the voice. “Ugh, look at me already, would you.”

Bakugo tries looking in front of him. Nothing…except a floating name tag that reads Hagakure Toru.

”This is so fucking creepy,” he slaps the two 100-yen coins on the table, leaving the store as soon as his legs can. ===================♪☆♫=====================

She isn’t there the next day either.

(In her place this time is an almost equally-invisible squirt with equally-creepy grape-like hair.)

===================♪☆♫===================== Not the next day either.

(In her place this time is a confused-looking blonde-haired dude.)

===================♪☆♫===================== Nor the next.

“Where’s the fucking goth bitch,” Bakugo demands. The white-haired cashier with a quarter of his face reddish-brown (a burn scar?) blinks silently. A few seconds pass as Bakugo waits expectantly for the cashier to respond to his question, which really sounded more like a demand, devoid of question mark intonation.

”Oh,” the cashier guy actually manages to realise who Bakugo’s referring to, around 15 seconds later. “If you’re talking about Jirou, she’s busy with rehearsals every night for this week and the next.” The white-haired guy’s nametag read shotokeiki or something; isn’t Christmas still months away?, thinks Bakugo.

Rehearsals…the fuck?

She’s not there the next day either.

Bakugo curses himself for even trying; of course she wouldn’t be. It’s still the same week.

Not there again.

Bakugo didn’t even need the bandages this time, but somehow or rather he found himself checking in there anyway. But nope, not there again.

Not there again; Bakugo Katsuki, you fucking fucked up idiot fucker, he curses inwardly, three boxes of unopened bandages in hand. (Apparently Bakugo hasn't realised the possibility of leaving without buying things from a store, after checking for the presence or absence of a particularly sarcastic but also surprisingly caring goth bitch cashier who has the gall to both make fun of his injuries and make them feel better.)

===================♪☆♫===================== Apparently he wouldn’t even be able to check in at the convenience store tonight, because the event is in the other side of town.

The ‘cool’ side of town. The safe side of town. The one that barely needs any security; barely needs any guard.

Nonetheless, there Bakugo Katsuki is, because his boss told him to be. Apparently, he owns this venue or something. It’s an open-air concert-like venue; feels really weird to be guarding such a huge mob of people at one go, at such an outdoorsy location.

Not that he’s complaining. Most of the time, he’s tasked to be a bodyguard for some drunkard and the room always smells either like alcohol, tobacco, vomit and/or blood. Tonight he gets fresh air - small mercies. Just that he'd have to travel particularly far to stop by the usual convenience store at the usual side of town, to buy bandages...as if. Even Bakugo knows he's lying - he just wants to check if Sarcastic Goth Bitch Cashier Fucker is still alive. How ironic, because she's been the one asking him to quit fighting and stay healthy and stay alive the whole time. And now she's missing. (Bakugo's still lying. He knows she's alive, just at some rehearsals for some shit. He just wanted to see her and her stupid face and hear her and her stupid voice.)

Looking up, he realises it’s a dark night out, and that quite a few stars are visible. (Or maybe they are just satellites? Who fucking knows.) Regardless, he gets fresh sights, too.  ===================♪☆♫=====================

And no fresher can the sight get than when the concert starts, because there she is, electric guitar in one hand and microphone in the other; there she is, in front of him, in front of everyone underneath the same skyful of stars.  (That night, he gets fresh smells, sights and sounds, and a fresh perspective on Cashier Goth Bitch Fucker.)

===================♪☆♫===================== “Found you,” Bakugo grins, plopping the bag of spicy potato chips down on in front of the cash register. “You’re finally back. Good concert.”

Jirou grins back in response. “Yes, Fucking Goth Bitch is finally back.” She scans the bag of extra-spicy chips, machine gleefully beeping away. “And thanks. And yay, you're no longer buying bandages! Good health to you too, finally.”

”Of course,” Bakugo chooses to keep secret the three still-unopened boxes of bandages in his bag - the ones he bought three nights in a row starting from four nights before, just to check in on whether she's alive, just to get to see her and her stupid face and hear her and her stupid voice. (Turns out he got to hear her voice last night, and it wasn't at all stupid, but more melodious than anything that has met his ears.) "Wouldn't be, without you."

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The Week That Was (August 30th - September 5th)

Here is a recap of the all the things GIFed this week . I’m a little behind on the most current BL Drama’s mainly because I’ve binged on Detective Samoyeds and Detective L instead XD both of which I should complete next week. 

House Keeping:

Slowly moving all the GIFsets into a separate page for each country. Work in progress to link back to all the projects and episodes.

China | Thai | Vietnam | Japan | Philippines | Taiwan | South Korea

Completed Works:

Full Episode List Dousoukai

Zebra (Japanese Movie)

Billkin “You” Music Video (cover song)

PP Krit “If You Really Love Me” Music Video (cover song)

PP Krit “It’s Okay to Not be Alright” Music Video (BTS) (2)

August BL Drama Kisses Roundup

Gameboys S2 Official Trailer 

Ongoing:

Love is Science? (Episode 11)

Remember You (Episode 2)

Drifter (Episode 1)

Peach of Time (Episode 1)

In Progress

Guardian (26/40) -  -

Part Time The Series (6/24) - ON HOLD

Detective Samoyeds (35/42)  ↑ 12

Detective L (9/24)  ↑ 9

My Ambulance (14/16)  ↑ 2

Radiation House (4/11)  -

Cambrian Period (2/16) - 

The Lost Tomb 2 (19/42)  ↑ 7

Dousoukai (10/10) 

En of Love: Love Mechanics (2/6)  ↑ 1

Men with Sword (13/26)  ↑ 2

New Trailers

Gameboys S2

Something in my Room

Asian Drama BL Kisses Roundup Master List

JAN | FEB | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG

Bias List  (”Couples”) Kings of Bromance

BKPP | YinWar | Tien-Tai | EliKoy | BounPrem | LayPerth | MaxTul

Previous The Week That Was Posts

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Welcome to the Nightmare Game II - CH1

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Chapter 1: Resurrection Overture (I)

{E/N: The first section is recap, the rest is new. If you wish to skip the recap, scroll down to the &&& scene break.}

{cw: mention of miscarriage, religious homophobia}

Welcome to Nightmare Game I. A review of the story:

1. [First People's Hospital of X City]: Qi Leren, the protagonist, downloaded a computer game called the Nightmare Game on the Internet. After the first BE ending, his computer broke down. He took his laptop to repair it, but the bus he was riding was involved in a traffic accident. He and the injured passengers were taken to the First People's Hospital of X City by ambulance and he met Dr. Lu in the ambulance.　　

After waking up again, Qi Leren found himself in the empty People's Hospital and he had received his own task system, which asked him to survive in this hospital until dawn, and got an S/L skill card: [S/L Data] (binding skill card): the holder can set a save point at the position where his body is located. If he dies or suffers fatal injury within 10 seconds after saving, his body will automatically return to the position and state where the save point was set and will immediately trigger the second use. One save point can be used three times continuously and the cooldown time is 1 hour. Anyway, if you want to use it, you will die.　　

In order to survive, Qi Leren had to commit suicide frequently in this haunted hospital to save his life. He met Dr. Lu and Xue Yingying, who were also involved in this game, and learned that there was a murderer in this hospital who was killing any survivors like them. With such an unexpected factor, the task of surviving until dawn became more difficult. The three people also met another mysterious player, Su He. With his help, the four people and the murderer fought bravely and killed him and cracked the secrets of the hospital from more than 20 years ago, successfully avoiding the earthquake before daybreak and surviving until dawn.

2. [First Arrival at the Village of Dusk]: After the mission, the four people came to the players’ homebase in the main world of the Nightmare Game - the Village of Dusk. There were many ordinary people here who had the same experiences as Qi Leren. They received "survival days" by constantly going to other worlds or performing tasks in the main world, and they would die once the survival days were exhausted. In the Nightmare World, apart from a few human settlements where the status quo of peace has been maintained, other places were ruled by demons. Qi Leren was very surprised, because he found that the Nightmare World had the same story background as the Nightmare Game he had played before entering here, but no one else had played this game, so he had to keep the secret and think about whether the tasks done in the Nightmare Game could be triggered in this world. Su He, who had been very mysterious in the first mission, also confessed his identity. It turned out that he was a Game Master from the Village of Dawn who went to investigate a bug in the Novice Village. Not long after settling in the Village of Dusk, Qi Leren triggered the compulsory task "Witchcraft Sacrifice" from the dead because of a murder case on the road.

3. [Witchcraft Sacrifice]: Qi Leren had to perform the "Witchcraft Sacrifice" task, but during the task, male players were given women's appearances, because the background of the task was that a small village that sacrificed thirteen girls to a demon every three years in order to seek refuge from the Devil. These girls killed each other in the forest, and finally a winner became a witch who served the Devil. Qi Leren, who had become a girl, met an iceberg, Ning Zhou, and fell in love with her at first sight. He pursued his beloved goddess while struggling to perform his task. The goddess seemed to have a good impression of him. After a series of adventures where they shared life and death, they finally defeated the powerful enemy and completed the task. The NPC Isabel finally became the witch who served the Devil. The two players met on the steel bridge in the Village of Dusk, but unfortunately he found that his goddess was also a man, and the undying love shared between the two people in the task quickly died.

4. [Seed of Slaughter]: After his failed first love, Qi Leren suffered a great blow and unfortunately met a player who had been parasitized by a seed of slaughter while flying in an airship. This player went mad because of the seed of slaughter’s outbreak, killing innocent people on the airship, but Qi Leren was parasitized by the seed of slaughter after killing him in defense, and then was taken away by the Village of Dusk’s judicial Trials Court. In order to remove the seed of slaughter, he made a deal with the Trials Office and became an undercover member of the crazy society that worshipped the Devil of Slaughter. Chen Baiqi, a businesswoman whom Qi Leren had met in the Village of Dusk, invited him to visit a common friend's grave on the Undead Island. After every player died in the Nightmare World, a tombstone was automatically generated on the island. As a result, Qi Leren found a large number of his own tombstones on the Undead Island. He had thought that his S/L skill was simply activated in the instant before he died. He felt very scared and questioned if he had already died, or if he was just a copy with his memories. On the Undead Island, his friend Chen Baiqi told him the story of Ning Zhou. Only then did Qi Leren know that Ning Zhou was an exorcist of the Nightmare World’s Holy See, and homosexuality was forbidden in the Holy See. Therefore, Ning Zhou was very pained after learning that he was a male, and Qi Leren felt very guilty.

5. [Castle Cry]: Qi Leren and his good friend Dr. Lu activated a copy task called "Castle Cry". The background of this copy was that three couples came to the mountains in the suburbs to watch the stars in the middle of the night for the once-a-century meteor shower. There was a European-style old castle built on the mountain during the Republic of China, which was said to have been built by a German couple who came to China to do business, and was later abandoned after a fire. The local government had repeatedly tried to repair the old castle, but accidents had occurred. No one had set foot on the old castle. At midnight that night, the clear night sky suddenly covered with dark clouds, raining heavily, and the six people were trapped on the top of the mountain. The rain was getting heavier and one of them proposed to take shelter from the rain under the eaves of the castle...

After entering the castle, Qi Leren and others dug up the old castle’s story. It turned out that a noble lady with a family history of hereditary mental illness had married her sweetheart, but her sweetheart loved her maid Adeline. The noble lady poisoned Adeline because of jealousy and married her sweetheart as she wished. After marriage, they came to China to do business and built the old castle. Her husband did not want her to give birth to children who might also suffer from the hereditary mental illness, so Nina, the housemaid, was instructed to add mercury powder to her diet as a contraception. After learning the side effects of the mercury powder, Nina secretly reduced the dose. Finally, the wife became pregnant. After Nina heard that the child would be deformed, she was very afraid, worried that the wife’s mental illness would be triggered if she gave birth to the deformed fetus, and she accidentally caused her to fall down the stairs and miscarry. After the miscarriage, the wife’s mental condition deteriorated sharply and she was often paranoid, suspecting that everything was caused by the ghost of Adeline, the maid she had poisoned, and the relationship between husband and wife almost broke down. In order to save her love, she began to sacrifice to the Devil, and finally became demonized herself, killing everyone in the castle and setting fire to it.

During the mission, Qi Leren found the laptop computer with the Nightmare Game, but the computer had run out of battery. He put away the computer and prepared to bring it back to the Village of Dusk to find someone to make a transformer so he could connect the power supply and try to play the ending. During the mission Su He reappeared, saying that there were some abnormal reactions in this mission, and it was suspected that demon energy had polluted the task’s world, which led to the plot confusion and difficulty increase. This mainly manifested in the fact that the crazy lady sacrificed to the Devil and gained demonic power after her mental illness worsened. This mission should not have had such a plot. With the help of Su He, Qi Leren and Dr. Lu successfully solved the problem of the crazy lady and finished the task, then returned to the Village of Dusk, but the laptop mysteriously disappeared from Qi Leren’s item storage.

6. [Slaughter Secret Society]: After returning to the Village of Dusk, Qi Leren received a notice from the Trials Court asking him to disguise himself as the secret lover the former head of the Slaughter Secret Society (deceased), and seize the Slaughter Secret Society’s memento ring to gain the command of the Slaughter Secret Society, so that the Trials Court could catch all those crazy believers. Qi Leren approached the members of the Slaughter Secret Society as the coquettish gay "Red". During the mission, he was unfortunately attacked by Ning Zhou and both of them were shocked. During the undercover mission, Ning Zhou helped him get out of trouble several times. Both of them vaguely felt that they still liked each other. Although they were not women, they were still attracted to each other. After successfully seizing the Slaughter Secret Society’s memento ring and handing it over to the Court, Qi Leren had the seed of slaughter removed and triggered the main task "The Dream of the Holy Nun".

7. [The Dream of the Holy Nun]: The Dream of the Holy Nun was carried out in the main world, involving the past where the old Devil led the demons to invade the human world more than 20 years ago. At that time, the Holy City where the Vatican was located was unsustainable, and the Holy See evacuated urgently to Neverland. The Holy Nun Maria couldn't bear to see the people of the Holy City slaughtered by the Devil and created a powerful field, sheltering the whole Holy City in her territory. After the war, the old Devil was killed and the Holy City was left with serious destruction. After more than 20 years, the Holy City was still protected by the remnants of the Holy Nun and was shrouded in fog and inaccessible. Qi Leren got the Holy Nun Maria’s memento in the Village of Dusk, and he could enter the Holy City with it. At the same time, he also learned that Ning Zhou was the son of Maria and a player. In order to fulfill Maria's last wish—to liberate the closed and dying Holy City—Qi Leren, Ning Zhou, Dr. Lu, and Su He went to the Holy City together.

At this time, the Holy City is still peaceful, unlike the nightmare of the outside world. However, Qi Leren and his party had found an abnormality. No newborn had been born in the Holy City for more than 20 years and, from a certain year, every night of the new moon the citizens had to fall asleep before midnight and sleep until dawn, otherwise they would disappear. In order to explore the truth and fulfill Maria's last wish, the group of people began to investigate the cause of the abnormality. Finally, it was found that a surviving witch who had followed the old Devil King was accumulating strength to unlock the Holy Nun’s seal, which caused the sleeping people to change from human beings to demons because of the influence of demon energy on every lunar night, while the humans who remained awake became the targets of the demons, who hunted, brutally killed, and ate them. Qi Leren and others opened the seal on the site of the Vatican and acted separately.

When Qi Leren came to the cathedral where Holy Nun and old Devil had fought in the war, he found that his good friend, Su He, who had always been mysterious, gentle, and powerful, turned out to be a Devil. After the death of the old Devil, he gained part of the Devil’s power and had been secretly planning something. When he was in the Novice Village he had discovered Qi Leren's uniqueness, so he had been deliberately approaching him and using him, successfully following him into the Holy City protected by the Holy Nun’s power, and reached the old Devil as he wished. Su He let Qi Leren choose whether to degenerate into a demon or die. Qi Leren pretended to obey and died with Su He after saving, but failed because of the great disparity in strength and was finally killed by Su He, who was summoned by a messenger of the Devil of Power to leave the Holy City.

Because he had an item that would resurrect him in seven days, Qi Leren wrote a 7 on the ground in blood before he died, trying to tell Ning Zhou that he would be resurrected in seven days, but suddenly remembered that 7 means I love you in the Nightmare World. After Ning Zhou arrived, Su He had already left, leaving only Qi Leren’s body and a misunderstood confession. Ning Zhou realized that he was deeply in love with Qi Leren, regardless of gender, and that he loved this person's soul. So Ning Zhou returned to the Vatican in Neverland after the funeral, confessed his sin of falling in love with the same sex to the Pope, and left the Holy See.

So ends the first chapter.

&&& The story continues &&&

As the sun rises and the moon sets, the days and nights change. Seven days are fleeting.

The Garden of the Holy Tomb was wrapped in a gentle barrier.

Here, the sun was blazing, and it was also hit by an afternoon rainstorm. Countless monsters lingered outside the enchantment, showing malicious curiosity about the scent of a human inside the enchantment. But because they can't destroy the enchantment, they left disgruntled.

The breeze blew, tossing up the blue and white petals on the branches and they fell in great numbers to the ground, as well as to the hollow tree that had become a tomb. In just seven days, layer upon layer of petals had covered the man sleeping in the tree tomb, letting him be buried in this annihilated city together with the fallen flowers.

[Countdown to resurrection: 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds.]

[Easter Egg has taken effect, all skills and items are returned.]

[Player Qi Leren has completed The Dream of the Holy Nun. The task completion rate was 117%. Obtain special task clues, and reach the Purgatory deep in the Underground Ant City within 23 days for the next task to auto-trigger. If it becomes overdue, it will be regarded as giving up the task.]

[The reward is 90 survival days, and the unexpected factors interfering with the task progress have given an additional reward of 10 survival days.]

[Player Qi Leren has completed the achievement of "Deceiving the Devil of Fraud". The reward is the skill card "Secretly Observing".]

Qi Leren opened his eyes.

Stiffness, soreness, heaviness... Countless negative states superimposed on him, making him almost think he was paralyzed. The world consisted of mottled floating light and shadow, but the fresh scent of flowers and plants entered his nose.

The heart was beating again, the blood was flowing again, the lungs were filling again, and the Qi Leren was gasping for breath. The body that had been suspended in death for seven days seemed to have just been lifted out of an ice coffin. All of the organs in his body had almost forgotten how to operate, so they could only restart with difficulty as they let him change back from a dead person to a living person.

It took him a long time to remember everything, including his own name, but the next thing went smoothly. Qi Leren quickly recalled where he was and what he’d experienced—he was killed by the Devil of Fraud and the murderer had gotten the demon crystal of the old Devil before he left, but he’d concealed the fact that he would be resurrected in seven days.

Ning Zhou!

Qi Leren suddenly sat up from the tree tomb. He was dizzy because of insufficient blood pressure, and his spine made a scary "click" sound which made him almost think it was going to break. Fortunately, it held up strongly. Because of lack of oxygen in the brain, Qi Leren lay back again, staring at the blue sky and white clouds overhead.

The Dream of the Holy Nun task had been completed, that was to say, Maria's field had been solved. There was no doubt that the person who completed it was Ning Zhou, not Qi Leren who had won by lying down. Now that the task had been completed Ning Zhou had left the Holy City, but he had stayed in the Garden of the Holy Tomb because Ning Zhou had left his "corpse" here.

Thankfully, Ning Zhou didn't cremate him. Thank you customs of the Holy See!

Orthodox Vatican people usually put corpses in open coffins, covered them with cloth or other materials, and then buried them in the coffins after they decayed into bones. Because if a corpse was buried directly in the ground, the power of faith couldn’t dissipate, and the corpse often couldn’t rot for several years, so it needed to be placed in the open air to wait for the power of faith to collapse naturally. This process was also considered as the process of the soul ascending to heaven.

Although Qi Leren was not a member of the Holy See, Ning Zhou followed this custom and left him a whole corpse.

His body recovered some strength, and Qi Leren's thinking recovered from the initial delay to his usual state. He sat up and drank some water, and recalled his "death".

Death was like sleeping to the extreme. He had no longer been able to feel anything externally, but he had started "dreaming".

A looming dream that made him feel lost.

He had dreamed of Ning Zhou's mother, Maria.

She sat on a swing in the Garden of the Holy Tomb, which was on the big tree that was later broken by lightning while it was still verdant. At that time, Maria was not the famous Holy Nun. She was just a young girl, swinging on a swing in the warm afternoon, enjoying the beautiful time of youth and leisure.

Qi Leren walked towards her. Maria saw him and nodded to him with a smile. Her blue eyes seemed like the blue sky.

The sky... Qi Leren's consciousness was shocked by this deep blue. He suddenly flew, as if his soul had detached from his body, rising higher and higher, and the Garden of the Holy Tomb grew small beneath his feet. Together with the old site of the Holy See, it all became far away. The whole Holy City was brought before his eyes, and then the distant mountains and rivers... Countless demons were wandering, human beings were experiencing unprecedented suffering and struggling to survive, all of the cruelty of this world was shown to him.

He seemed to be a god overlooking the world, staring at the devastated land with compassionate eyes, but he could do nothing but grieve. This pain lashed his soul and great sadness tormented him. He desperately wanted to do something for the world, but found himself as weak as a worm.

"Look, when you stand at this height, you will find that you are even smaller and weaker than you think."

A gentle female voice came from behind, and Qi Leren "saw" Maria behind him. He understood why there was always a lingering pity and sadness in her eyes.

"But such fragile human beings have to fight against this world persistently, control their own destiny and the destiny of the world, and we never give up. Let the Devil go back to hell, let human beings dominate this human world, and let foreigners like you return to their own world—the martyrs who are gone worked hard for this, and one day, this dream will be realized."

"Ms. Maria, why did we come here from our own world?" Qi Leren asked.

Maria shook her head gently. "This is something that the will of the world decided. We suspect that it was only an accident at first. Later, it deliberately introduced more foreigners and wanted you to maintain this unbalanced world. Unfortunately, there are too many variables amongst you, and the fallen foreigners have aggravated this imbalance... It still has not given up... You have to be careful, you are already the object of observation."

The feeling of being secretly watched made him uneasy, and Qi Leren wanted to ask more questions, but he has already started to fall.

From the sky, dropping rapidly and falling to the earth!

This feeling of weightlessness was like being awakened every night by his nightmares, when he woke up in horror at the memories of his deaths, sweating profusely.

There was only Maria's gentle but regretful voice in his ear: "I can't tell you any more. Come to the church. I have something for you."

The dream of Maria had ended, and the Qi Leren who had come back from the dead recalled this strange dream. He understood that this was not an ordinary dream, but the residual power of Maria’s influence on him. It seemed that he must go to the church at the top of the former site of the Vatican again.

His body gradually recovered its strength and Qi Leren gawked at the Vatican uniform on himself, and the white roses that had already withered on him. Those thoughts about Ning Zhou that he didn’t dare to dwell on rushed back to his mind.

Love at first sight, feelings amidst danger, life and death before disaster... The beauty in these memories was deeply buried in shock when they had met again, but his death was the key to awaken everything, and the mistaken confession of that which should not be said was the straw that crushed everything.

He shouldn't have said anything, he should have died in silence.

If Qi Leren could go back in time and choose again, he would not write down the 7. He would rather swallow this overflowing love silently and would rather let Ning Zhou think he was really dead, so that he wouldn’t be forced to go down this blind alley that would only lead him to the fire-lake of hell.

He couldn't tell the person whom he loved, who maybe loved him, that he loved him.

Because this was an impermissible and sinful love.

He was not afraid to fall in love with Ning Zhou, but he was afraid that this love would bring pain to Ning Zhou. He was even afraid of himself, who was full of hope and longing in his heart—how could he expect a saint to admit his guilt over such a love?

This secret expectation was selfishness and even sin.

How was Ning Zhou now? And where was he? Would he return to the Holy See? Could he go back?

When love broke taboos, how could a devout believer face the reality that he had deviated from his faith? He was destined to give up one of them.

Qi Leren shook his hand and picked up the bunch of white roses on him.

The roses had already withered, and fragile yellow petals fell from the stems that had had their thorns shaved off, just seven.

That is Ning Zhou’s silent answer.

Qi Leren slowly showed a smile, but his eyes were wet-

On the ring finger of his left hand, there was a ring made up of grass stalks. It was so rough and humble, like a craft made by a child. If it fell to the ground, no one would look at it again.

It just so happened that it was placed on Qi Leren’s ring finger, a symbol of love, commitment, and eternity.

Therefore, its destiny was not to be a toy woven by a child, but to be the most faithful and brave answer given by a devout believer after he had tortured himself and subverted his faith.

A pair of lovers who shouldn't fall in love, at both ends of life and death, spoke their own words from the soul.

I love you.

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Editor’s Notes:

Welcome back! A little bit of housekeeping to begin:

[Here] is the NovelUpdates page for part 2.

I made up a little [list of significant characters] who appear in part 1, including which skill cards they have, for anyone who would like a refresher. This is also linked at the top of part 2′s TOC page.

As was the case for most of part 1, I intend for chapter updates to be every second day. I will mention if this is ever subject to change.

Lastly, while this chapter does not have an author’s note, I wanted to include a note from part 2′s summary section since it gives some fun hints of what’s to come:

“PPPS: Inspiration comes from horror movies and games such as the Alien series, the Silent Hill series, the Resident Evil series, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, etc. There are also a number of documentaries used, specifically when it comes to time periods.”

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Emergency! Part 3

Summary: A woman comes back from her trip from Asia but isn’t feeling the best. And is rushed to the hospital. Her symptoms are that of the flue, but worse than. The virus spreads throughout the hospital, Jack falls ill collapsing in the break room. Dean falls ill on a rescue, Cas having to rescue the original victim and his partner. The reader, having to sit by and wait and pray for her friends pull through. But turns out the original patient with the virus got better, now her body has the antibodies to fight the virus.

Pairing: Firefighter!Dean x Nurse!Reader

Word Count: 4,262

Warnings: Scary Situations, Language, Mild Angst, Fluff.

Series Masterlist

Main Masterlist

Mobile Masterlist

a/n: I could use the corona virus or COVID-19 but decided to use the virus used in the Emergency! Episode of the same name. The virus being a strain of the Asian flu during a bad outbreak in the late 60’s. Also the drugs and measure mentioned are probably not accurate, I’m not a pharmacist.

a/n2: D.O.N = Director of Nursing, DOA = Dead on Arrival, BP = Blood Pressure, O2 Sat = Oxygen Saturation

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“Dean,” Cas says, walking into the fire stations garage.

Dean was logging supplies in the squad truck when he heard Cas enter and got his attention.

“What’s up Cas?”

“When you started dating Y/N, when did you know she was the one?”

“What do you mean?”

“I really like Meg, and when she was taking care of me after that accident of mine I found that she and I have a lot in common and I want to know her more?”

“Well, Cas, it’s different for other people. Just ask Meg out. Talk to her, find out stuff about her that she likes, hates, and if you can find yourself still able to love her despite her flaws. Keep it going. Keep taking her out.”

“You make it sound so simple.”

“Nothing in life is simple man.”

Cas nods in agreement.

The alarm sounded in the station.

“Squad 51, someone sick. Respond. 226 south Jasper’s Avenue, cross street South Walker boulevard.”

“Back at it again.” Cas says.

“Let’s hit it.”

Dean getting into his usual spot in the squad, revving the engine to life and heading to the location.

When they arrived, another station had arrived originally.

Dean and Cas gathered their tools and headed into the residence.

“Chuck, what do you got?” Cas asked.

“Kelly McMeyers, 22, her dad said she was fine at breakfast.”

They followed Fireman Chuck through the house to the girl’s bedroom to find her on her bed, sweating, pale and in obvious discomfort and pain.

Dean placed a hand on her head.

“She’s burning up, Cas, get the thermometer.”

Cas did as told handing the thermometer to Dean.

Dean placed in the girls mouth, under her tongue. Cas handing him the blood pressure cuff.

Dean began checking her Blood pressure.

“Get the radio, we need to tell the hospital.” Dean orders.

Cas, pulls out the radio of it’s holster on his belt.

“Rampart, this is rescue 51. Rampart this is rescue five one.” Cas radios in.

 It was a normal slow day at the hospital, y/n having finished her charting, getting reading for her lunch break.

“Rampart this is rescue 51,” she heard Cas’s voice over the radio.  “Rampart this is rescue Five one.”

She picks up the hand piece to the hospital’s radio to respond.

“Go ahead 51.”

“Rampart we have a female, Kelly McMeyers, 22 years of age.” Cas transmits.

 “BP is 129 over 80, O2 Saturation is…”

Dean places a hand over her chest, watching it rise and fall. Counting in his head. But scolding with the low number he came up with.

“Did you pack the pulse Oximeter?”

“I did.” Cas says, handing it to him.

“I got to double check before I give you the wrong number.”

Dean turned on the device, and placing it on her finger.

“Still reading low, O2 Sat, 85.” Dean says.

“O2 sat is 85. Temperature is coming up…”

Dean pulls out the thermometer.”

“105.” He reads.

“Temperature is 105.”

 y/n was shocked she had a temperature that high.

“51, standby, a doctor will be with you shortly.”

“10-4.”

 “I just don’t understand, she was fine at breakfast, it happened so suddenly.” The girl’s father expressed.

“Some of these things do happen rather quickly.”

“Could be the Asian Flu?” Chuck suggests. Playing with the girl’s pet monkey.

“Well, let’s not jump to any conclusions until a doctor can see her.” Cas says.

“Kelly, sweetheart, can you hear me?” Dean asks.

The girl nods groggily.

“She’s really drowsy.” Cas mentions.

“Kelly, are you in any pain at all?” Dean asks.

“My head hurts, my chest hurts too.” She whines.

“She threw up a bit before you got here Winchester.” Chuck mentions.

 “51, this is doctor Singer.”

“Rampart, we have new information, patient is experiencing head and chest pain, she’s drowsy and vomited a few times before we arrived.”

“Alright, start IV, lidocaine, two milligrams. And just in case what she has is contagious keep contact with the patient to an absolute minimum.”

“10-4 Rampart.” Cas says.

“I’ll get the IV going, if you want to get the ambulance here Chuck.”

“Already ahead of you, they should be here by now.”

Sirens are heard in the distance, as if on cue.

“How about that timing?” Cas says.

“Alright, she’s set, lets get her to the hospital.” Dean says.

Just as more paramedics came in, Dean grabbed the equipment as Cas walked out with the patient.

Chuck still petting the monkey.

“I love monkeys, bet he’d be a cute pet to have.” He says.

“Yeah, but they’re not meant to be pets Chuck.”

“Yeah, I know. But, cute little guy, isn’t he?”

The monkey sat on his pole that stood in the room. And the monkey started walking over to Dean, walking on his shoulder, messing with his hat.

“Hey, stop,” he told the monkey while trying to shake him off gently.

The monkey got back on his pole as Dean walked out to the squad.

 At the hospital, Y/N, Doctor Singer assisted in the patient, Kelly McMeyer, as Doctor Singer preformed a spinal tap.

Just as he pulled out the needle, gathering spinal fluid, Doctor Kline walks in.

“What’d you got Bobby?”

“Possible strain of the flu, her symptoms are consistent with that of the Asian flu, but the incubation period is too fast. Her symptoms came up quick, she was fine at breakfast.”

“Do we know where she’s been lately?”

“All over southeast Asia, Kelly and her friends were part of her church’s mission trip in assisting kids in orphanages, and adoption homes. Fixing them up, helping kids get adopted. And her dad took her camping when she got back. Took her to the Black Hills in South Dakota.” y/n explained.

“That opens us up to a whole array of fevers, and of course flus. China is always riddled with noval viruses we’ve never seen nor dealt with. And of course, there’s ones we’ve dealt with her, rocky mountain spotted fever, lymes disease, or even parasitic infections. Fungal infections that could have originated from her camping trip.” Jack explained.

“Did Kelly have any kind of protection on either trip?” Jack asked.

“Her dad made sure she packed, bug spray, tick spray, and they had nets around their camp to prevent nats and other flying insects from getting in the tents.” Y/N says.

“So, in which case, we’re back to, what did she catch when she was in China. Because chances of her getting anything on the camping trip are slim I’m guessing.”

“Her dad was pretty adamant that they were covered for their trip. He didn’t want anyone getting sick.”

Jack nods.

“Let’s get some blood work, see if we can’t find the answer in there.”

“You got it doctor.” y/n says, getting her hands sanitized, and ready to draw some blood.

 “Dean, your shift was done an hour ago, go home!” His father ordered.

“Just finishing up the logs for the day.”

“Cas can finish it up for you, he at least goes home in an hour. Now go.”

“Yes sir, you sure you got this man?” Dean asks.

“Dean, I got it. Go home and rest. See you in two days.”

Dean handed Cas the papers for logging their day, what all happened, their end result. He grabbed the keys to his Impala and drove on home.

He could tell he was exhausted. At a stop light he had to really will himself to stay awake just a few more miles.

But as he got to another stop light, he knew he was too tired to be driving.

Y/N’s apartment wasn’t far. He moved lanes before her street came up and Dean drove to her apartment. Giving her a call to make sure she was either up or home.

“Hey Handsome, how was your day?” she asked.

He could hear the background of the hospital.

“Exhausting. Are you still at work?”

“Yeah, another late one. Why? Are you in the area?” she asked. Sounding concerned.

“I’m really exhausted, and I don’t think I’m gonna make it home. I was thinking on crashing at your place.”

“You can stay there Dean; my key is by my hanging plant. I think your clothes from last time are still there.”

“Thanks baby, where would I be without you?”

“Dead in a ditch because you’ve run yourself ragged, now hurry to my place and get to bed. I’ll home when I can.”

“Love you sweetheart.” He says with a tired smile, pulling into her apartment complex.

“Love you more Winchester, sleep well.” She says.

He parked his car near where she parked. Walking up tiredly up to her apartment he found her key easily.

He headed inside, placing the key back but also locking up behind him as he got himself settled.

She had since gotten a new apartment since the plane crash; sure she was farther away from the hospital, but she was closer to him by several blocks.

He had gotten out of the shower, feeling a little bit better, but he climbed into his side in her bed. Pulling the covers over him, and falling fast asleep once his head hit the pillow.

She had hurried with her charting, her replacement nurse coming in late. But at least she showed up.

She hurried to her car to get on home.

She saw Dean’s car parked next to her spot on the street. She parked her car right behind his.

She quietly entered the apartment. Leaving the lights off she navigated to her room seeing his sleeping form in her bed. Sound asleep.

She made her shower quick and simple, washing off the stress of the day and relaxing enough so she could fall easily asleep.

She climbs into bed beside him. He tossed, turning towards her, wrapping his arms around her.

Poor dude was exhausted. But Dean was no fool, he loved being the little spoon. Maybe too much. But when it was her, he didn’t care too much.

 Days followed, and the original patient began to go downhill. Her fever wasn’t breaking.

Y/N had finished getting Kelly’s vitals, updated her chart. She headed back out to the nurses station when she saw an ambulance dropping off a new patient.

“What do we have?” she asked.

“Fireman, Chuck Shirley. Stricken with a fever, 104 temp, slightly elevated BP.” One of the paramedics informed.

“He was fine at lunch time.” His wife said behind the paramedics.

“Are you his wife?” Y/N asked.

“I am, my name’s Becky.”

“Okay, I’ll escort you to the waiting room. I’ll keep you informed of your husbands situation.” y/n told her.

Becky nodded, and she was lead to the waiting room. Y/N walked back into one of the exam rooms.

Hours passed as the doctors looked over Chuck, they learned one thing in common.

He responded to Kelly McMeyers.

“I want everyone who responded to get checked out. Clearly we are up against something contagious.” Jack orders.

“I’ll get right on it.” y/n says.

 As the day wore on, Y/N had called all the stations that responded, the ambulance and even called up her boyfriend personally.

“Afternoon beautiful.” Dean answers.

“Hey babe, you responded on the Kelly McMeyers right?”

“I did, me and Cas both, why?”

“Chuck Shirley is sick with the same symptoms as Kelly, and Dr. Kline has ordered you two to come in and get checked out.”

“Is it really that bad?”

“Dean, Chuck looked bad. Come in, please.” She practically whined.

“Okay, I will. Don’t worry sweetheart. I have to come down for supplies anyway, I’ll bring Cas along.”

“Thank you. See you soon.”

Just as Dean and Cas left the hospital after giving their blood samples to be checked for any virus or uprising in white blood cell count. Questions rose to how and where the original patient got sick.

“Whatever this Kelly chick has must be bad.” Dean says as he drove back to the station.

“Must be, if she didn’t get while camping then where?” Cas asks.

For a beat there was a pause.

“The same place where she got her pet monkey.” Cas says.

“You really think that monkey is the carrier?” Dean asks, unsure.

“Think about it Dean. It’s always animals in other countries that carry all these scary viruses. Swine flu came from pigs. Avian flu came from birds. The Asian flu came from, well, Asia but it was ducks. What if, this monkey one of those viruses and was somehow able to transmit it overseas?” Cas explained.

“You should really be a doctor something, damn Cas.” Dean says, impressed with the information Cas was able to share.

“Also think of the movie Outbreak.”

“Dude, that wasn’t even a real virus.”

“No, but it was a real situation that can really happen. It’s the worst case scenario. But it was a monkey carrying a mutated version of the virus.”

“I think you’re onto something Cas.” Dean says, digging around in his pockets.

“Here, call my girlfriend, tell her what you told me.”

“Okay.” Cas says.

 “Hello?”

“Y/N, it’s Cas, you got a minute?”

“How’s Dean?” she asked concerned right away.

“Oh, he’s fine, we were just talking about the victims. She brought home a pet monkey from China. And Chuck was playing with it.”

“That is actually something Cas, thanks. Is there anything else we need to know?”

“Not really, but just for the fact that this monkey might carry a virus that could kill Kelly and our friend.”

“And you’re spot on, on that. I’ll tell Jack and Bobby. Thanks Cas.”

 At the hospital, the two doctors were at the nurses station when Cas called. Their attention on her when she seemed surprised with the information he given her.

“Cas of squad 51 just told me Kelly brought home a pet monkey from China. And that Chuck played with it.”

“That’s something, Bobby, get someone to go with Kelly’s dad back to his house. Get the monkey and bring the little guy in.”

“You got it Jack.”

 Cas had handed Dean his phone back.

“You know, Cas,” he says.

Cas doesn’t say anything but has his attention.

“I kind of played with the monkey too.”

 The next following day, Kelly was slowly getting better. But Chuck was taking a turn for the worse. His fever wasn’t breaking.

Jack goes into Kelly’s room to talk to her about her monkey.

A nurse was already in the room taking care of her.

“Abaddon why aren’t you wearing your mask?”

“Oh, sorry Doctor its just—”

“No excuses, you’re taking an unnecessary risk. Not only would you be putting your life at risk, you’re putting everyone else’s lives at risk as well.”

With that she put her mask over her mouth and nose.

“Kelly,” Jack says.

She opened her eyes slowly giving the doctor his attention.

“We got your pet down in the lab. Now, was he ever sick when you had him?”

“Yes, just after I bought him. He had a bad cold, and threw up a bit too.”

“Well in order to help the fireman, and you as well, we may have to put him down so we can perform an autopsy.”

“No, you can’t!” she cried. “I don’t know what I’d do without Oreo!”

“Kelly, it’s the only chance we have at saving lives.”

The tears that built up in the girls eyes fell. Jack took his gloved finger by her cheek, brushing away the tears that fell.

“If you’re right about that,” she swallows thickly. “Then you can take Oreo.”

“Could help you too Kelly.” Abaddon says.

“I know.”

Jack gave a sad smile through his mask.

He doffed off his PPE by the door and left her room to give the go ahead.

 “Dean, we have a group of kids from Jefferson Elementary School to come in for a tour, can you help Gabe clean up the garage real quick.”

“Dad, I’m really exhausted, can you get Cas to do it?”

“It’s not like you to complain, come on now. He’s busy with the logs, come on it won’t take long.”

The alarm sounded.

“Never mind.” John says.

“Station 51, medical emergency. At the top of the Wells Fargo bank at 5535 Woodland Boulevard. Cross street Jackson Avenue.”

The men and women at station 51 jumped into action.

 At the location they climbed up the stairs after they reached the max floor the elevator would allow to go.

“What happened?” John asked one of the men working on the roof.

“Jimmy was over the edge cleaning the windows and he let out a yell, and I saw him collapse. I tried getting him on this thing but it’s jammed.”

“We’ll get him, we’ll hoist one of my paramedics down to get a line on him and we’ll bring him up.” John assured.

“I’ll go.” Dean says.

“Why don’t we just swing the lift through a window?” Cas asks.

“There wouldn’t be a safe way to do it. Just, get me down to him. Drop a line for him and he’ll be up here before you can say Bobs your uncle.” Dean says.

“Just be careful man.” Cas says.

“I will dude.”

Dean has the ropes around him, his harness, Gabe, Michael and Raphael anchored his rope as they helped lower him down.

“Okay, more slack!” Dean shouts as he got closer to the victim.

He got safely on to the lift and began to work the rope around the victim so they could lift him up.

But Dean’s vision began to spin. His hands came up to hold the support of the lift.

“Dean, you okay!?” Cas shouts from the ledge.

“Yeah!”

Dean hurries to get the rope around the victim and tries to work on tying the knot.

His dizziness got worse, and worse. Just as he was about to ask for help, Dean passes out.

His body falling off of the lift, and hangs by his harness off of the ledge.

“Try lifting him up a bit!” Cas ordered.

The three brothers tried pulling the rope slightly.

Cas could see Dean wasn’t getting any higher.

“No, stop, he’s tangled. I’m gonna have to head down there.” Cas says.

He heads over to Charlie who handed him some rope, getting the lopes around him, and working his harness on.

Cas hurries over the ledge.

Gabe, Michael, and Raphael tied Dean’s rope to hold him steady as they lowered Cas down to the lift.

“More slack!” Cas ordered as he got closer.  

Cas removed his work gloves to check the victims pulse.

“He’s in full cardiac arrest!” Cas shouts out, communicating.

Cas finishes what Dean had going. Connecting the loops around the victims arms and legs making a makeshift harness.

“Okay, lift him up!” Cas calls out.

The victim slowly rising as Gab, Michael and Raphael pulled the rope lifting the victim up.

“Dean, can you hear me man?” Cas asked, trying to lift Dean onto the lift.

He didn’t respond. He was out cold.

Cas furrowed his brow as he grew concerned for his friend.

“Okay, lift him up!” Cas ordered.

Cas seen the original victim made it over the ledge safely. And Dean began to slowly rise up to the top.

Once everyone was safely up, they got Cas up as well.

Cas helped with the cardiac victim while Charlie and the others assisted with Dean.

 Y/N sat at the nurses station charting her days work about ready to head home when an ambulance and squad approached the door.

She quickly typed up her report, saving it and sending it to her Director, she went to assist the paramedics.

Her heart dropped when she saw one of the patients being wheeled in.

“Dean.”

“Patient one was DOA, heart attack. Dean has a fever of 104.” Cas says.

“Okay, there’s an exam room open, lets get him in there. I’ll page Dr. Singer.”

“Where’s Jack?” Cas asked.

“He’s sick too. He was about to treat Kelly and Chuck when he collapsed. His fever is 103 and climbing.”

“How is Chuck?”

“Not doing well. Let’s focus on Dean please.” Y/N said, keeping the tears of fear at bay.

 Dean was all settled in a room later that night.

“Y/N.” Bobby says as he entered Dean’s room.

“Dr. Singer.”

“Your director doesn’t want you treating him. It’s against ethics.”

“I know. I’m off the clock.”

“Then what are you still doing here?”

“Oh, forgive me for staying by my boyfriend’s side.”

“Y/N, you’re D.O.N is on the other side of the this door. Relax.” He whispered.

“Bobby, I can’t think straight right now. I want to stay by his side, if that’s alright.”

“You can’t just stop everything because he’s sick. The CDC got back to us on the virus, you know this. It’s a strain of the Asian flu, a newer mutated strain. We have a drug we can use.”

She sighs, rubbing her face hard, trying to not get frustrated with herself.

“I know. I just want to know he’s going to be okay is all.”

“You love him. I know. But you have to still live life. Because that don’t stop. You got to keep going kid.”

She nods. “I’m guessing I can’t stay with him due to isolation protocol.”

“You got it. but once he’s better, you can.” She nods again.

“Please, keep me in the loop with him.”

“I’m sure Meg will. Cas was already on her case about him.”

She chuckles with a nod.

“Go home and rest. He’ll still be here tomorrow.”

She nods, leaving with a slump in her shoulders. Heading to her car. Driving quietly home.

It wasn’t until she got out of her shower, and laid in her empty bed did she let her walls come crumbling down.

A sob escaped from her, shaking her to her core.

“God, Dean. Please be okay.” She sobbed.

 The next day, she heads into work trying to focus on her patients.

She learned from one of the over night nurses that Chuck passed away.

Her anxiety already being high enough with her boyfriend being sick with the same virus, but the same virus that killed a fireman.

She headed up to Dean’s room where Meg walked out. Sweating after being in her PPE for some period of time.

“How is he?” she asks.

“Not good. His fever is not even breaking. He had the first 100 Milligrams of Idoxuridine.”

“Has it been two hours?”

“Close, it’s been about an hour and fifty minutes since last dose.”

“Give him another dose of it. Same for Jack if he’s not getting better.”

“Sure thing, I’m sure Bobby will understand.”

Y/N nodded as Meg went back inside to give Dean another dose of the drug.

Y/N headed back to the nurses station to chart her first half of the shift when her D.O.N approached the desk.

“Y/N, I was told you were by Dean’s room yet again. This time on the clock.”

“Sorry Jody, I just—”

“It’s okay, really. Bobby can be a hard ass sometimes, and I know I can be too. But my husband gets sick really easily. And I’d do the same thing you’re doing.” She says.

“Thank you…” she hesitates.

“I have your replacement coming in so you can see him and be with him. Once Donna gets here, go to him.”

“Thank you, thank you.” She says, as tears rise to the surface.

“It’s not a problem.” Jody smiles.

 Days pass as the doctors and nursing staff cared for Dean and Jack for the virus.

Y/N stayed day and night, her D.O.N giving her the week off on FMLA.

She had lost track of the days when she finally allowed herself to sleep.

Kelly was fully recovered and the doctors and nursing staff encouraged her to donate some blood so they can use her antibodies in her blood to donate to Dean and Jack so they have a fighting chance.

His fever finally broke, he was getting better. She could close her eyes and he’d still be there.

She woke that night to a hand on her head, playing with her hair.

She stirred awake to find Dean awake and well.

“Hey.” She says tiredly.

“Hey.”

“How are you feeling?”

“Like I’ve been hit by a truck.” He answers. “Babe, did you stay here all day?”

“Dean, it’s been a week. You’ve been out for a week.”

“Damn…but still, you’ve been here all week?”

“Yes. You scared me.” She says. Taking his hand and placing it on her cheek.

His thumb brushing against her cheekbone. Catching a tear that fell.

“Well I’m sorry for scaring you. But you’re worrying me, did you take care of yourself while you were here?”

“Not really. Haven’t been hungry. I’m not sick or anything.”

“I know, you’ve told me that you’ll get this way. Either in a good way, like an innocent way of binging your favorite show and forgot to eat. Or in a bad way, like this.”

“Let me get Meg and tell her you’re awake.”

Just as she says that, Meg comes walking in.

“Jack’s awake…oh Dean’s awake too.” She says.

“Yeah, he is.” Y/N Says tiredly.

“I’ll get Dr. Singer so we can see when you can go home. And get Y/N to a bed, she hasn’t slept much since she stayed here.”

“Really, not eating or sleeping.”

“She was worked up. who could blame her?” Meg asked.

“True.”

Meg left the room to get Bobby.

Dean not saying a word, pulls Y/N’s arm guiding her in the bed with him.

She happily got in, curling into his side.

He felt a residual tremble shudder through her body.

“Shh, I’m here baby. I’m not going anywhere.” He says.

Not even a tiny virus would tear up this team.

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The global amphibious aircraft market size is expected to experience exponential growth by reaching USD 358.1 million by 2028 while exhibiting an impressive CAGR of 11.71% between 2021 and 2028. Fortune Business Insights in its latest report, titled, “Amphibious Aircraft Market, 2021-2028.”, mentions that the market stood at USD 159.2 million in 2020. Factors such as the increasing demand for amphibious aircraft for commercial purposes and the growing demand for lightweight seaplanes is projected to favor the market’s demand during the forecast period. For instance, in October 2020, the first-ever seaplane service was launched in India that is operational between Ahmedabad and Kevadia.

The amphibious aircraft market has been experiencing significant growth in recent years due to the increasing demand for air transportation in remote areas with limited access to traditional airports and runways. Amphibious aircraft can land on both water and land, making them ideal for transporting people and goods to areas where traditional aircraft cannot access. The market is also driven by the growing popularity of adventure tourism and water-based activities such as fishing and rescue operations, which require aircraft capable of landing on water. The increasing demand for eco-tourism and environmental research has also contributed to the growth of the amphibious aircraft market. The market is highly competitive, with several key players investing in R&D to develop advanced and efficient aircraft that meet the growing demand for amphibious aircraft. Overall, the amphibious aircraft market presents numerous growth opportunities for businesses looking to expand their presence in the aviation industry.

List of the Companies Operating in the Global Market for Amphibious Aircraft:

Aviat Aircraft, Inc. (The U.S.)

AVIC (China)

Beriev Aircraft Company (Russia)

Bombardier (Canada)

Dornier Seawings GmbH (Germany)

Glasair Aviation (The U.S.)

ICON Aircraft, Inc. (The U.S.)

ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

Textron Inc. (The U.S.)

VIKING Air Ltd. (Canada) 

Market Segmentation:

We have segmented the market based on engine, application, seating capacity, and region.

On the basis of engine, the market is divided into piston and turboprop. Based on application, the market is categorized into civil and military. Furthermore, on the basis of seating capacity, the market is segregated into less than 10 and more than 10.Based on seating capacity, the less than 10 segment is expected to hold the largest global amphibious aircraft market share during the forecast period. This is attributable to the increasing demand for lightweight seaplanes for commercial purposes such as firefighting, maritime monitoring, and ambulance. Lastly, on the basis of region, the market is bifurcated into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World.

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What does the Report Include?

The global market for amphibious aircraft reports provides in-depth analysis and focuses on the key aspects such as seaplanes product type, key players, applications, engine type, and seating capacity. Furthermore, the report offers insights on market trends, competitive landscape, competition, product pricing, market status, and highlights key industry developments by adopting several research methodologies. It also includes several direct and indirect factors that have contributed to the growth of the market over recent years.

DRIVING FACTORS

Increasing Demand for Seaplanes for Commercial Purposes to Augment Growth

In December 2020, Sydney Seaplanes announced its collaboration with electric aviation company, magniX and Dante Aeronautical, to convert a Cessna Caravan into the first-ever all-electric aircraft. The growing demand for amphibious aircraft for commercial applications such as transportation, sea tourism, search and rescue operation, and others has propelled the companies to innovate their products. Moreover, the growing application of seaplanes in several government operations is expected to boost the global amphibious aircraft market growth in the forthcoming years. For instance, Russia has in its repository Be-200 amphibious seaplanes capable of handling several firefighting missions.  

REGIONAL INSIGHTS

North America – The region is expected to hold the highest position in the global amphibious aircraft market during the forecast period. This is attributable to the high defense spending by countries such as the U.S. that will boost the adoption of advanced amphibious aircraft for several military applications in the region. North America stood at USD 58.0 million in 2020.

Europe – The market in the region is expected to showcase exponential growth backed by the presence of established players such as Dornier Seawings GmbH, Beriev Aircraft, and others that are proactively focusing on introducing new seaplanes in the region between 2021 and 2028.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Major Companies Focus on Investment in R&D Activities to Strengthen Their Market Positions

The global market for amphibious aircraft is consolidated by prominent companies focusing on investing in the development of advanced seaplanes to cater to the growing industrial demand. Additionally, adoption of organic and inorganic strategies by other key players to gain a major chunk of the market share is projected to bode well for the market growth during the forecast period. 

Industry Development

December 2020 - ICON Aircraft, Inc. announced the development of a new avionics solution for its A5 light sport aircraft (LSA) amphibious aircraft. The company reports that the airplane includes a seven-inch Garmin G3X touchscreen display, along with two-axis autopilot feature.