#5 soda/fizzy drinks

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@acrowseye can i request a mention when you gather the results of what ever you're investigating?

i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

[twinsimming]

Energy Drinks by Twinsimming 🥤

This mod adds custom Energy Drinks to a new type of vending machine.

This is a script mod that can be placed in your Packages folder. It was built and tested on 1.69 but should work fine on 1.67.

Requirements

The Sims 3: Late Night

The Sims 3: Seasons

The Sims 3: Supernatural

The Sims 3: University Life

Overview

Soda-Lightful Vending Machine

Energy Drinks

Side Effects

Flavors

New Moodlets

Soda-Lightful Vending Machine

- Price: §1250 - Category: Large Appliances - Includes all 11 original swatches + 1 recolorable option (3 channels) - Poly Count: 2346 - Originally created for The Sims 4 by RAVASHEEN, converted to The Sims 3 by me

Like the vending machines that came with University Life, sims can Buy Energy Drink, Shake Machine, or Slam Machine.

Energy Drinks

Teen and older sims can purchase energy drinks from the Soda-Lightful Vending Machine for §5 each.

Energy drinks boost the Energy need, give sims the custom Energy Rush moodlet, and remove any moodlets related to low Energy (Tired, Sleepy, Exhausted, Buzz Crashed, etc.), similar to drinking coffee, but the effect lasts twice as long (6 hours instead of 3 hours).

Drinking multiple energy drinks in a row will boost how long the Energy Rush moodlet lasts, as well as increase the moodlet's value, up to 18 hours and +30 mood.

Once the Energy Rush moodlet expires, sims get the custom negative Energy Crash moodlet.

Side Effects

If your sim goes more than 24 hours without another energy drink, they'll start to suffer from caffeine withdrawal and gain the custom negative Craving Caffeine moodlet for the next 2 days. Drinking coffee, tea, barista bar beverages, or another energy drink will remove this moodlet.

Drinking more than 2 energy drinks at a time also carries the risk of a sim being electrocuted and dying.

Teens and Elders both have a 5% chance of being electrocuted, while YA have a 1% chance and Adults have a 3% chance.

Flavors

There are 8 different energy drinks to choose from. 6 provide flavor-related moodlets from the snow cone machine from Seasons and the bubble blower from Late Night. These moodlets last for 4 hours.

From left to right in the second preview photo:

Charged Cherry (Cheery Cherry)

Pineapple Power-Up (On a Beach)

Lightning Lemon (Laidback Lemon)

e-Lectric Lime (Lucky Lime)

Blue Raspberry Blitz (Raspberry Romance)

Gigawatt Grape (Gleeful Grape)

The Unidentified Fizzy Ooze energy drink replenishes Alien brain power, but makes non-Aliens nauseous.

The last energy drink is called Mystery Flavor and it works like the jelly bean bush from Supernatural; including carrying the risk of death, so proceed with caution.

New Moodlets

Energy Rush: Given when sims drink an energy drink, lasts 6 hours, +10, +20, or +30 mood

Energy Crash: Given when the Energy Rush moodlet expires, lasts 7 hours, -15 mood

Craving Caffeine: Given when sims go more than 24 hours without another caffeinated drink, lasts 2 days, -30 mood

Tuning

All of the tunable values can be found on the mod download page under the header “Tuning”.

Script Namespace

If you want to turn a different vending machine into an energy drink vending machine, open your desired object in s3pe and replace the current script name with the following:

Sims3.Gameplay.Objects.Twinsimming.EnergyDrinksMod.VendingMachine

Conflicts & Known Issues

This is a new scripted object, so there shouldn’t be any conflicts.

All of the drink cans are different colors when placed in the world and during the drinking animation, but they all have a red can icon when placed in a sim's inventory. I'm not sure how to fix this right now, but that should be the only issue of note.

Credits

EA/Maxis for The Sims 3 and The Sims 4, mesh by RAVASHEEN, Visual Studio 2019, ILSpy, s3pe, Notepad++, Sims4Studio, TSRW, Blender, Milkshape, Gimp, and Script Mod Template Creator.

Thank You

Thank you to RAVASHEEN and everyone in the Sims 3 Creators' Cave Discord!

If you like my work, please consider tipping me on Ko-fi 💙

Download @ ModTheSims

[mncxbe]

ihihi a bit unsure if your requests are open (I don't think I've read that they're closed? But it couldve been an oversight on my part iiii dunno) but if they are, could I rq sfw prompt #5 w/ Denji (´▽｀*)?

ok so technically my prompts are closed cuz I don't have that much time to write but it's Denji i can't say no to him😳 i loved writing this hihi hope you like it♡

5– helping you cope with period cramps

"Denji— hurry up please"

Your voice was weak, barely above a pained whine, piercing through the silence of your apartment. The blond shut the entrance door, hastly discarding his shoes in the hallway. "I'm coming right away, Y/N. Hang in there"

You've always warned your boyfriend about how bad your periods could get, but he was lucky enough not to see you at your worst during the few months you've been dating. Well, not until now. When you texted him earlier that day to cancel your date because of your cramps he knew he had to help somehow.

So here he was, stumbling into your bedroom with a handful of boxes of sweets, sodas and a cat plushie. Denji's face dropped when he saw you curled up under the futon, your face scrunched up in pain as you struggled to breathe. "Hey, pretty, how are you?" he asked softly, placing the gifts he carried on the mattress next to you– chocolate truffles, biscuits dipped in vanilla cream, soft cookies, canned cake and cherry flavoured fizzy drinks.

"I didn't know what would help so I got all your favourites" he smiled shyly, pushing the pile of treats closer to you "And I hope you like the cat. The label says it's called Pusheen so... it was pretty cute. I thought you could hold it when you sleep when I'm not here."

God, he was so sweet. Although you've been dating for a while now, Denji was still nervous around you. He wanted everything to be perfect, more than anything, he wanted you to be happy and well; and knowing that there was no actual way for him to magically cure your cramps left him helpless. He babbled on and on about making you tea, running you a hot bath– should you even take a bath? he offered to go and buy more sweets, or maybe give you a massage? It could help. You felt your heart swell at his heartfelt words.

Reaching a hand out towards him, you ran your thumb over his thig, making Denji visibly tense up under your touch. His brown eyes peered down at you "Just come cuddle me, okay?" you smiled and he complied. The air in the room felt cold against your skin as he lifted the blanket and nestled himself next to you. You moved closer to him, hooking your leg over his thigh to pull yourself flush against him and Denji hugged your waist. His deft fingers slipped past the hem of your tshirt and rested on your lower back. Your skin felt warm, almost feverish as he started massaging your back. "Is this okay?" he hummed contently and you nodded, letting out a deep exhale.

The newfound closeness managed to soothe your pain a little– the comfort of his embrace, his warmth, that sweet, syrupy scent of his made it all better. Hell, you were oddly grateful your cramps were so bad this month. If they weren't, you wouldn't get to hold him like this. Lifting your head up from the crook of his neck, you trailed your lips along his jaw before pressing a quick kiss to the corner of his lips. Your boyfriend pouted, totally unsatisfied with the halfass kiss he got and you couldn't hold in your laughter. Sweet, he was so sweet.

So you kissed him again, your lips lingering above his as a content smile etched itself on your features "Thank you, Denji. It's perfect" And it was. He was the best boyfriend you could ever ask for.

[dksw0rld]

How I Achieved Glass Skin Without Trying

Yes, you read that right. I achieved glass skin literally without trying at all. With glass skin being pretty much the last thing on my mind actually. Partly because I was never insecure about my skin as I really didn't have any acne issues. I had smaller bumps on my forehead and a little bit on the other parts of my face but no big breakouts or chronic issues. Also partly because I was so focused on something else...want to learn how you can also achieve clear skin without actually trying to achieve clear skin? Keep reading for all the deets.

Okay, so, as I mentioned above - clear skin was not my focus. It was genuinely the last thing on my mind. My focus was on something better. My focus was (and is) on my overall health. Women nowadays are so focused on 10 step skincare routines to achieve clear skin and retain youthfulness. This is not me putting anyone down, if a 10 step skincare routine makes you happy than by all means continue on! I'm merely pointing out that women don't need to do all of that to heal their skin. The key word in that last sentence is heal. But enough of me talking, here's what I did to completely clear my skin by focusing on my overall health. **Everything I name below are things I still do.

Diet

I focused on consuming nourishing foods

I have veggies and / or fruit at every meal. No exception. I don't go a day without consuming them. I focus on foods that nourish my body from the inside out. I don't eat processed anything. I consume other types of carbs, not just bread or pasta.

2. I began to drink coconut water and pure pineapple juice first thing in the morning

I drink 8 - 10oz of coconut water mixed with pineapple juice every morning. I've seen a big difference with my hydration levels throughout the day.

3. I severely limited fizzy drinks

There's a specific brand of sparkling water I love (it's called Clear American) and I used to drink it regularly. There's nothing super unhealthy about this brand but it's still carbonated. When I began to limit drinking sparkling water, I noticed a difference in my body and skin. I also very rarely drink soda, and if I do it's always Ginger Ale. I mainly drink water with lemon, organic lemonade and hot tea.

4. I limit bread to one meal a day

I always eat a type of carb during breakfast as they give me the energy I need to go through the day. *Side note* carbs are not bad for you. Your body needs them! Processed carbs are what should be avoided. Anyways, I only eat bread one time a day and then I'll eat other types of carbs throughout the day. The bread I eat is always the least amount of processed possible. I only eat sourdough or whole grain bread. I like going to famers markets to purchase my bread. If I don't eat bread for breakfast then I'll potentially eat a slice or two at lunch but I avoid eating bread for dinner. I like to consume things my body can more easily break down at dinner.

5. I cut out alcohol

I never drank a whole lot. I've always been a 'glass of wine while hanging with my best friend' type of woman, but if I was out on the town I would drink cocktails. I cut mixed drinks out completely. If I go out I'll order a pineapple juice or ginger beer (which despite its name, is nonalcoholic). I will very occasionally have a glass of wine but that's about it.

6. I limited my caffeine intake

I have a cup of coffee with creamer and sugar in the morning and that's it for coffee. If I'm slowing down in the middle of the day I drink water first and make sure to get up and take a walk around my office to get my blood flowing. If I'm still dragging after a full cup of water and 30 minutes, I'll drink a chai, other caffeinated tea or a matcha.

Lifestyle

1. I shortened my skin care routine to 2-3 steps

Your skin does not need a lot. It needs to be taken care of from the inside out way more than it needs products on it. In the morning I do a serum, very very light exfoliation and a moisturizing hyaluronic acid lotion. At night I cleanse, put on eye cream and use the same lotion. Once or twice a week I'll do a face mask. That's it! When I switched to this simple routine and focused on my overall health, my skin began to thrive.

2. I began to walk more

I sustained an injury so I wasn't able to walk as much as I was before. Once my injury healed and I was able to walk again (in the midst of all the other changes I was making), I noticed a difference in my energy level and changes in my body. Walking is so great for you, including great for your skin!

3. I began to sleep with a satin pillowcase every night

I ditched the regular pillowcase and switched to a satin one. I did this switch for my hair, not my skin but I've noticed it's helped with my skin a lot as well.

That's it! Once I made these simple changes and was consistent with them, I began to notice how much more amazing I felt. Then one day I looked up and my skin was completely clear. Not a small bump in sight. You don't need to buy all these acne products off of Amazon to get rid of your problem areas. Focus on nourishing and healing your body from the inside out. That's the secret.

[beenovel]

Beeeee

Is it true that in America you can't really buy stuff in 'individuals' like the ice cream you mentioned. I was also watching this YouTube video where they were showing you have to buy a whole pack of fizzy drinks/juices/etc which has like 4-5 bottles in it. That's so crazy to me because why would you buy stuff in bulk all the time 😭

That sounds really inconvenient especially if you're living alone?? What would you do with so much ice cream or drinks

Yeah it’s true. It’s really not that inconvenient, even if you’re living alone. Most Americans go grocery shopping every few weeks (it’s every two weeks in my house) and so we buy groceries in bulk to last for a couple of weeks. For instance, buying several ice cream cones so you have a few desserts on hand, buying a whole pack of drinks to last several weeks, etc. Juice usually comes in large bottles so you can have it with breakfast every morning, soda and beer cans/bottles come in 6 and 12 packs with the 12 packs either used to last several weeks or for parties.

Sodas and water bottles and sparkling water are also sold singularly but not all of them and they’re usually kept up near the register rather than with the other drinks. So if you want a ginger ale but it’s not in the fridges that hold them separately (that’s one of the ones that I’ve never seen sold individually) then you just buy a whole pack then put the rest in your pantry for later. Wait now that I’m thinking about it (sorry, I’m answering at 3am so my brain isn’t all the way on) you can also go to gas stations or smaller stores that aren’t intended for groceries specifically (called convenience stores) to get individual drinks. CVS, Walgreens, Dollar General, (stores), then Quick Trip or pretty much any gas station has at least a small store where you can get individual drinks and things.

If it makes you feel any better, bags of chips are usually individually sold. They also have a really big bag or box that has small bags of a variety chips intended for children’s school lunches or for (again) parties.

This also depends on where you are. If you’re in the middle of downtown where people usually live alone then you see more of those little stores that have specific purposes, but if you’re in the suburbs where families live then you see less of those and more of the bigger grocery stores where you can get things in bulk for couples or people with kids so things will last.

If any other Americans have things to add or argue please do so! I’m probably forgetting things because it’s 3:30 and I’m waiting for pain meds to kick in so I can go back to sleep.

@tolkien-fantasy @blueberryrock @jtownraindancer (preeeetty sure you’re American?) @ms-demeanor @messiambrandybuck @splintered-emotions @sundustingdryads

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🇮🇱 ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

Morning Report - Wednesday

▪️WAR SIGNS.. British Foreign Ministry has now asked its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. This joins instructions from: Canada, Kuwait, Germany, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Russia, USA, Ireland, Jordan, Australia and Spain.

▪️FRENCH PRESIDENT ASKS.. asked Netanyahu to avoid starting the fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Macron also asked all parties involved to move quickly towards a diplomatic solution to the disputes in order to establish stability in the region.

▪️BIDEN.. Barring a surprising last-minute change, Biden will meet with Netanyahu during Netanyahu's upcoming visit to Washington ahead of his speech to Congress.

▪️PROVING BIDEN’S FITNESS - SEE, HE STOPPED ISRAEL.. (N12 quoting NY Times) Biden told Netanyahu in a phone call after the huge Iranian attack on April 14: "Let me be very clear, if you carry out a large-scale attack against Iran - you are left alone." Netanyahu tried to say that a strong response was necessary to prevent future attacks, but Biden said: "If you do that, I'm out," according to the New York Times.

The publication comes as part of an attempt by Biden's associates to provide evidence of the moments when he acted with clarity, sharpness and composure - against the background of the presidential debate.

▪️POLITICS.. Senior member of coalition member United Torah Judaism party meets with opposition leader National Unity party MK Gantz at his home.

▪️UGLY POLITICS.. The state attorney wants to open a criminal investigation against National Security Minister Ben Gvir for making statements against the citizens of Gaza.

.. Statement from the Minister: "Unbelievable! The state attorney is trying to prosecute an Israeli minister, for "incitement" against the citizens of an enemy country who danced on the blood of our soldiers in the streets of Gaza on Oct. 7.”

▪️UGLY “JUSTICE”.. MK Gottlieb: “We have gone off the rails! A country trying to suicide! A soldier who went south on Oct. 7 and fought fiercely against Nuchba terrorists who murdered and raped our sons and daughters, was arrested because in that event, in which he fought with other fighters by his side in fierce battles against brutal terrorists, he courageously eliminated a violent terrorist in the process.

The claim: that the elimination was unnecessary.

We pressed the self-destruct button. Someone is trying very hard to hurt the spirit of our soldiers during combat.”

▪️SAMARIA - 3 TERRORISTS ARRESTED.. 3 armed terrorists arrested in their vehicle by IDF forces near Shevai Shomron.

▪️AFTER RELEASING TERRORISTS.. including the head of Shifa hospital, Honeni notes the Shin Bet today is opposing the release of a Jewish security prisoner convicted of a racially motivated attack on an Arab. One of the reasons is the "explosive situation in light of the war". Multiple channels are commenting: “Releasing terrorists in war is important for stability. Releasing Jews is dangerous and explosive.”

▪️CRITICAL AID DEMANDED - SODA AND CIGS.. According to Palestinian reports, Israel has decided to prevent the entry of fizzy drinks into Gaza. A Gazan journalist: We call on the international organizations to negotiate with Netanyahu so that he will bring cleaning materials, fizzy drinks and cigarettes into Gaza.

▪️ROUTE 1 OVERNIGHT ROAD WORK - AIRPORT IMPACT.. Starting tonight at 10:00 p.m.: Route 1 from the Ganot interchange to the exit from Ben Gurion will be blocked until 5:00 a.m. Entry to Ben Gurion from Tel Aviv will be possible via Route 40 and the Lod interchange only.

♦️IDF watches terrorists plant another road mine (bomb) in Nur Shams, eliminates from the air. 4 terrorists killed. Islamic Jihad claims them.

⭕ HAMAS ROCKETS at Sufa, Holit, near south-Gaza towns.

[theperrylleluniverse]

Reading the Perry Mason novels is a trip because sometimes I just don't get the 1930s references and then I find out what they mean later and it's like OH

like in Lucky Legs, there's a part where Paul and Perry are getting ready to go rough up a guy and they're talking in a drug store at the soda fountain and Perry tells Paul to head over like 5 minutes after he does and then Paul turns around and order a bromo seltzer which is apparently a fizzy drink that was used as an antacid! So basically Erle was making a joke about Perry giving Paul heartburn L O L

also apparently two of the ingredients in early bromo-seltzer recipes are now known to be poisonous oops

[brosser-les-dents]

Is there anything I can do when crunchy things and hot/cold things have started to hurt a bit? It’s not exactly painful, but not just seamless as it was before

I brush twice a day most days (just brushing…) and haven’t really changed anything?

I did start to drink a bit more soda but always diet or zero sugar and never more than 5 a day (typically 2 or 3 12oz cans a day)

Do you brush close after drinking soda? Fizzy drinks are highly acidic just bc of the carbonation. So it could be weakening your enamel if you're brushing close after. I'd wait at least 30 min after drinking soda before brushing or even a full hour after.

You might want to consider cutting back on the soda as well, even though it's sugar free, that acidity can be hard on your teeth. Or at least sip water along with your soda to try and reduce how much acidity sits on your teeth.

To help with the sensitivity, try a fluoride rinse or mouthwash after you brush your teeth. Just spit and do not rinse or eat for a half hour after using it and the fluoride might help recalcify your enamel.

Never experienced the crunch being not good though. That might point to something more happening. Maybe inflammation if you're not flossing or cleaning between your teeth?

Tagging in @nothingiswrongwithyourarmrests for thoughts.

I hope that helps!

Remember to brush and floss, everyone!

[ayyy-imma-ninja]

So, ah, I apparently miss some bad stuff that happened to Sun and Moon? How about some AU questions to lighten the mood a bit?

For the Fairy AU:

1) Do Sun and Moon have any favorite human made objects (not counting food!)

2) Do either of the boys like soda? One of my favorite drinks is soda (Coca Cola being my favorite) so I would be very happy if they did!

3) I think I heard somewhere that fairies don't like/are not allowed to eat meat. If that's the case with the boys, do they like to eat vegan versions of some food? Like vegan pizza or vegan sandwiches?

4) When they befriend humans, how do they stay in contact with them, as it would be too risky to see them daily?

5) Do the boys like dogs? Have they befriended them before? If so, which dog?

For the SK AU:

1) Do the boys eat in this AU? If so, what do they like to eat? If not, what would they like to eat if they could?

2) If other people where in the same bad situation like a child (like the parents of the child, or the adult siblings or cousins of the child), would Sun and Moon go out of their way to save/protect those other people?

3) Do they have a favorite memory of a child they met/befriended? If it's not spoiler, can they share it with us?

4) Do the methods they use to torture/kill bad people vary depending on the person?

Fairy AU-

Sun likes plush toys and pocket watches. Moon like music boxes and jewelry.

The boys actually do not like any sort of fizzy beverage, whether it's soda or sparkling. Sun finds the fizz in his mouth a little painful, and for Moon it burns his nose and makes him sneeze. Plus drinking it doesn't make them feel good.

The boys can eat meat, it's just not always part of their diet. Moon likes to eat dried jerky.

They have a good memory. They can recognize faces and locations fairly well. If they need to find someone, they know where to look.

They don't mind dogs. Playful, but play to them is a bit rough for the fairies.

Serial Killer AU-

Their mouths may be able to open, but they can't eat.

Their prime focus would be the child. They would take care of the child first before anything else.

They have had fond memories with certain kids.

Yes. Torture lasts longer for some victims than others depending on the severity of their crime. The worse the crime, the worse the torture.

[bunniis-w0rld]

do yourself a favour this summer and buy a silicone icecream mould.

fill that shit with your favourite diet soda.

0 calorie icepops. i made vanilla coke zero ones and its delicious, perfect for the summer and you can literally binge eat all 12 in one go if you wanted and it is 2 calories.

they are quite solid and icey but you can still bite through them, i enjoy that and they last a long time.

you could also fill them with sugar free energy drinks, sparkling water with a little juice, fat free greek yogurt + fruit, anything your heart desires. if you use something fizzy it will still keep a little of its fizz, i find energy drinks will keep more than diet sodas but both are amazing still.

you wanna get ones like these, theyre like £5 on amazon or ebay and my favourite purchase ever. literally amazing for wl.

the one i bought holds a litre of liquid, so each one is 84ml, however check yours when you buy it if you plan on counting the calories.

do not overfill them, bare in mind they expand as they freeze because of the carbonation. i have made that mistake and am picking frozen sugar free redbull off my freezer drawers to this day.

[allemantheias]

Parent triangle. Part 5.

Feeding the Task Force men.

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. {Part 5.} Part 6. Part 7. Part 8 coming soon. Word count: 1302. Warnings can be found in part 1. Read Parent triangle on AO3.

"Lauren! It's so good to see you again." Soap gets up from his seat and hugs me, before sitting back down. I take the spot next to Alejandro, on the edge of the soft couch everyone's sitting on. "Why did the two of you arrive this late?"

"They were busy fucking." Rudy laughs, clearly had a few drinks already.

"Fucki- Wait, what? I thought you-" The Scot looks confused at my boyfriends and back to me.

"Rudy didn't wanna join this time because he preferred hanging out with the squad." Alejandro sits back and pulls me back too, makes me relax.

"I still don't get it."

"She's our girlfriend since a few weeks."

"What? Really? That took you this long?" Ghost exclaims. "Over five years! The poor girl."

"Yes, but Ale didn't waste a second to get her pregnant."

The guys' jaws drop while looking at me shocked.

"When did that happen?" Even Price is flustered by the news.

"Eh, six weeks ago. We got crazy drunk and had a threesome. It was good."

"That's enough information, Rudy!" I try to keep him from blurting out more details about that night.

"And here I was, not believing in miracles until now." Ghost pulls his mask up and sips from his drink. We all laugh. "It's my turn to get drinks. What do you want, Bonnie?" Soap stretches his arms before walking around the table.

"Sparkling ice tea." I love a fizzy soda.

"Alejandro?"

"The same."

"Go drink, I'll drive us home." I encourage him.

"I don't mind not drinking, cariño (darling)." He smiles when he sees my serious face. "Fino (Fine), I'll start with a beer then."

"Gotcha." Soap goes to the bar to order all of us a drink.

"Are you sure you're okay with driving?"

"Yes, I wouldn't have offered it if I wasn't. I can't drink anyway." I ensure him with my hand on his thigh. He puts his hand on mine as response. "Where's Kyle?" It took me this long to notice he's not here.

"At base, had a bad jet lag and wanted to sleep it off."

"Poor guy, I'll bring him some breakfast in the morning."

"Us too!" Soap is still close enough to hear me.

"Someone missed my cooking."

"Abso-fucking-lutely! Three months in between each time is way too long!"

"I'll make you plenty of Mexican food the next few weeks, okay?"

"Por favor." He pleas in a clear Scottish accent.

"Anything you want." I take my glass of ice tea from the tray he put on the table. "Thanks." He also has something non-alcoholic, is probably the one driving too. "Kyle!" I'm happy to see him out and about. "How are you feeling now?"

"Great, slept like a baby." His eyes trail to the food that I've been preparing for the past hour. 

"You must be starving." I know he hasn't eaten since arriving here yesterday evening.

"Big time."

"Good, I made lunch for the others too." I lay more of the burritos I just made on a plate on the tray and before I can grab it to take it to the gym, where the others are practicing, Kyle gets a hold of it.

"Let me take it." With a smile on his face he walks away and I follow him with the jug of fruit agua frescas, fresh fruit water, I made earlier. It's ice cold now, the tastiest way to drink it. We enter the gym and everyone looks up to us. Kyle places the tray on the table in the room and I put down the jug of fruitwater.

"Bonnie, you're fuckin' amazing! I'm starvin'!" Soap grabs one of the burritos from the pile on the tray and immediately stuffs his face. "So good. Can't believe these two haven't married you yet." He mumbles with a full mouth while he sits down on one of the benches. Ghost finishes throwing his stack of knives, hitting the dummy a few times in his chest and straight between the eyes on the last throw. Rudy and Alejandro are also done with the target practice and the three men grab their lunch. Price makes his way over from the fitness machines. Soap has already emptied his plate when Price thanks me while he grabs his.

"You're still hungry, aren't you?"

"Uhm, maybe.." The guilt is visible in his eyes.

"I'll make some more for everyone, just in case there are more hungry men."

"You gotta feed six hungry men now, instead of two." Kyle laughs.

"Thank god it's only for a few weeks." I joke back while leaving the room. I don't mind it at all to make food for the six of them. It's great that these weeks of training together have been going on for over four years now. They're staying for three weeks to train and practice together. That happens three times a year. They alternate every four months. So one year 141 comes here in the winter and the next year in the hot summer. Rudy and Alejandro always complain about the cold winters in the UK and the Task Force guys always complain about the hot summers here in Mexico. Besides that, they all look forward for weeks before the collaborations actually happen. I don't know if I will join Rudy and Alejandro in going to the UK in four months. I'll be pregnant for seven months when we return here. But I also don't want to be without them for multiple weeks. What a dilemma, I have to think about that for a while. "Did you already eat something, babygirl?" Rudy asks when I put the tray with more burritos on the table, for everyone to grab more if they want.

"I tasted some of the filling while cooking, but still feel a bit too sick to eat more."

"Take care of yourself, princesa, you already passed out this morning."

"I'll try some bread when I feel less nauseous." Thinking about having to eat something makes me gag and I put a hand on my mouth.

"Take it easy when you need to."

"I will. Don't worry too much about me."

"Go home early today." He kisses my forehead and goes back to the others who are still enjoying the food and drinks. It's a joy to see all these hungry men go to town on the food I prepared.

Soap walks over to me with another three burritos on his plate. "Lauren, will you please cook flautas for me somewhere in the next three weeks? Or maybe posole or carne guisada?"

"I'll make everything you want before you leave, Johnny."

"You're the best, Lau. Those guys are crazy for not marrying you on the spot." He laughs and infects me with it too.

"I'm sure we will be in a few years." "Go have a rest, cariño (darling), you have been showing off your cooking skills way too much today." Alejandro tells me with a smile on his face.

"It tasted good, though."

"Of course, I taught you." He proudly smiles. My jaw drops, I can't believe my ears.

"The audacity! You better be inviting them for dinner tonight."

"Doll, you've passed out twice now. I'm not letting you push yourself even more than you already did today." He sees my facial expression change and sighs. "I'll invite them for tomorrow's dinner if you promise me to take it easy until then."

"Fine, I'll behave."

"Good girl." After a kiss, he walks back to his patrol car but doesn't get in yet. "But without kidding, you need to rest. I'll come check on you later tonight." After waiting for both cars to drive out of the street, I close the front door of the apartment complex and go upstairs, to my house, for a warm shower.

[purplesurveys]

1892

What's your favourite flavour of soda, pop or whatever else you call it?: I don't drink soda at all. I never enjoyed the fizziness it has and I always found it more uncomfortable/painful than refreshing.

What level of brightness do you usually keep your phone at?: It's usually at max brightness for which I'll get occasionally made fun of since it's such an oldie thing to do lol. The only time I'll turn it all the way down is when I'm already in bed trying to fall asleep.

Have you ever attended a religious or private school?: Private Catholic school for 14 years, which from experience is also the easiest and quickest way to turn your kid into a rebel hah.

Do you have any pets and are they cuddly?: I have two dogs and a cat – Cooper is on-off cuddly, meaning he'll sometimes be bothered and show it if you get too close. Agi's super affectionate; will plop right next to you and doesn't ever mind being squished and hugged and kissed, even if you do it aggressively.

Max is the newest member of the family and is surprisingly affectionate. I've had mostly negative experiences with cats so he's been great at changing that for me (him and Miki, but unfortunately Miki passed away a week ago, just mere days after we picked him up from the streets).

What's the worst job you've ever had?: I've had one job ever so I can't really compare.

How many cars does your household own?: We have three.

Do you know anyone named Edward or any nickname of that?: I have a cousin with a variation of that name; he was named after his grandfather (my great uncle in law).

What time do you usually have dinner?: When my dad is home, anywhere between 7:30-8. When he's gone, my siblings and I don't follow a set schedule as we all just kind of eat by ourselves.

Are there any cracks or scuffs on your phone?: Impressively enough, none. I'm notorious for ending the lives of all my past phones from dropping them endless times, but my iPhone 13 seems to be stubbornly indestructible. My screen protector has a bubble from the time I needed to get the screen fixed, but that's it and it doesn't even count as a scratch haha.

What's your favourite meat?: Pork.

Do you need glasses to read or drive or need them all the time?: I need them all the time otherwise I'm a hopeless case (cause?).

How did you celebrate your last New Year's Eve?: The day part was a little quiet, but we had media noche with extended family in the evening and we pretty much just talked and listened to music until we entered 2024. When our guests left, I had a few glasses of wine and had my family watch The Beyoncé Experience with me until I dropped my glass and nicked my foot, stopping the party altogether lol.

Is the internet fast where you live?: It's fast for me because it's the internet speed I'm used to, but I know as fact that ours is very shitty from a global POV.

What is your favourite meal of the day and why?: Dinner. Typically the largest, and the best meals are usually reserved for dinner, so.

Do you like long surveys or short surveys better?: Such a safe and boring answer, but medium-length surveys are best for me – anywhere between 40 to 60 questions.

Xbox, PlayStation or neither?: Playstation.

Have you ever been to a cocktail bar?: Lots of times.

Do you consider yourself a fast typer?: I am, yes.

What's the best amusement park you've ever visited?: Universal Studios in Singapore was a lot of fun.

Do you keep the cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom organised?: Yes.

Have you ever had a romantic fling?: Nope.

Are you a very forgetful person?: Just about certain things, but I'd say in general my memory is pretty sharp.

What was the last movie you saw in the cinema?: BTS in Busan, 1 year and 5 months ago haha. I never go to the cinema.

How old were you when you got your first car?: I was 17 when my dad handed me the Mirage.

What colour is your shampoo?: White.

Are you doing anything tomorrow?: Just work, but Friday left me in such a pissy mood so I'm not looking forward to tomorrow very much. I might also need to use my lunch break to take Max to the vet for his first set of vaccines, as we weren't able to do so today.

Do you know anyone who's gotten pregnant over the age of 40?: Yes.

Who does most of the grocery shopping in your home?: My parents.

Have you ever been approached by someone in public preaching about religion?: Those people roam around my university all the time, but fortunately I never encountered any of them during my time there.

Are you listening to music right now? If so, what's the theme of the lyrics?: Being okay and accepting yourself despite your fuckups, because you are all you have. Uhgood by RM.

What was the last thing you had to eat?: Pizza, shrimp, and lumpia. Pretty damn great combination if you ask me hahaha.

[queen-vv]

do all multiples of 5 for the ask game^^

Oooh thanks for asking hehe :3

5. what color are your eyes?

Green! Though depending on the light they can look a bit more blue I'm told, not that I can easily tell since I'm pretty colourblind hehe :p

10. would you slaughter the rich?

Absolutely :3

15. are you a parent? (all answers qualify)

Nope, though I'm a fairly recent aunt for about a year and a half now ^^

20. do you say soda or pop?

Worse, I say 'fizzy drink' lol

25. perfume/body spray or lotion?

Ough well I don't particularly use any of the above but I'd like some nice perfume, there's a very particular scent that's slightly spiced and slightly herbal that I love but have no idea what exactly it is so it's hard to search for lol

30. is there dishes in your room?

Nope! Hehe if I'm eating in here I generally just use a kitchen paper towel instead of a plate :p

35. what’s your timezone?

GMT/BST+1! Was very inconvenient when I was supposed to be taking online classes from a Japanese university on a year abroad plan, since I would've had to completely invert my waking days to match 8 hours later, which I was unable to do ;w;

40. did you have any snacks today?

Not yet exactly, though I did have sweet snack pastries for lunch :p I'm not a big lunch person generally so eating anything is better than nothing lol

45. can you remember what happened yesterday?

Yeah, not much hehe :p Played lots of ffxiv and some wizardry!

50. can i tag you in random stuff?

Sure hehe :p

[vitamin-zeeth]

1, 5, 9, 20, and 46 for the weird asks <33

HIII RAINE!! <3

1. Who is/are your comfort character/s?

I mean its gonna be no surprise to anyone but Fabian Seacaster. Also every single character in BBC ghosts I love them ALL

5. What colour are your eyes?

Neon pink. jk theyre brown

9. Which do you prefer, hot coffee or cold coffee?

I pretty much only drink tea cause my caffeine tolerance is fucking ABYSMAL but if I had to choose id say cold coffee. Hot tea tho.

20. Do you say soda or pop?

Lmao I'm Scottish so I don't say either we just say the name of the specific drink usually. If not then just fizzy juice. Actually my friend exclusively drinks cherry pepsi max so she calls it chepsi

46. Favourite holiday movie?

Does paddington count it has Christmas in it. If not then home alone or home alone 2 I guess? Not much of a holiday movies person tbh

Thanks for the ask!!! :>

[h0n3yk1tt3n]

4 17 22

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

I think for simplicity's sake I'm gonna say.. three. Tales From The Lagniappe, Pink Foam on Play Night, and the newly renamed freshman fic My Kingdom For a Whole Lotta Bullshit. TFTL is still pretty loose, MKFAWLB is still mostly comprised of old ass crumbs from 2018-2020, so here's a snippet for PFOPN

A simulated hand gave him a pat on the shoulder. “That’s your cue, slugger,” the SQUIP almost sang. Jeremy swallowed thickly, voice wavering. “She’ll do whatever I want.” “That’s what I promised.” It sounded so innocently proud of such a horrific feat, like a cat that'd brought a dying bird to the doorstep, the poor creature’s blood staining the concrete as it struggled to cling onto each weak breath it took. But the cat didn't know that its act of affection wouldn't translate the way it thought it would. Or it didn't care; you could never really tell what was going on in the cat's head. 

17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?

Oh out of order as fuuuck. The Swamp Fever campaign (ch 14-17) of L2C was closer to being finished than Dead Center (ch 2-5) for a looong time before I finally focused more on finishing the chapters chronologically so they'd be done in time for posting.

22. Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style. (Person sending the ask is free to make suggestions).

Um. Funny story, that's like. Exactly what I'm doing with PFOPN and MKFAWLB lol. Pink Foam is a spiritual rewrite of The Play-centric chapters of my first fic and My Kingdom is going to completely overhaul what I was planning to do for this. (I was debating on whether to add onto this fic like it hasnt been 6yrs since ive touched or to just start over and rewrite the first couple of chapters. For archival purposes, im leaning toward the latter) So. Uh. Lemme see what I've got!

The SQUIP didn’t even need to actively fight Michael to make it difficult to give Jeremy the Red Dew, as his pained writhing was more than enough to make the task near impossible. It might’ve been easier to wrap him in a blanket burrito just to keep his limbs from flailing around, like he were a skittish cat that needed to be held still for a vet. But Michael didn’t have a blanket or some readily available equivalent, and straddling Jeremy wasn’t getting him very far, so the best he could do was try and restrain him from behind. This was more effective at keeping Jeremy still when it was a full body effort, but it didn’t give Michael the freedom to actually get the bottle open, so the victory was hollow.

A recently familiar clickity clack caught Jeremy’s ear, and thankfully Michael’s too, as he was waving a hand trying to flag down a certain popular kid on crutches. The context of Jeremy being locked between Michael’s legs on the ground was clearly lost on Jake, but they couldn’t really complain when he hobbled over to see what all the commotion was about.

“Jake! This is gonna sound weird, but if I hold down Jeremy, can you make him drink this Mountain Dew Red?” Michael tossed the bottle up to Jake, watching him catch it out of the air.

Jake looked between the bottle and the two of them for a moment, then flashed an annoyingly charming smile that anyone attracted to guys would swoon at. “Actually? That doesn’t sound weird at all.”

Thank fuck for chaotic theatre nonsense expanding Jake’s horizons on what constituted ‘weird.’

“Up, up, down, down, left, right, A.”

Jake hissed and winced at some internal pain - one that Jeremy immediately knew the cause of when he felt it too - bringing one hand up to his forehead. He grinned unnaturally wide and unscrewed the bottle's cap with just his thumb and index finger. Carbonation escaped with a fizzy hiss as the lid clicked against the ground and rolled under a prop dresser. Pastel soda foam poured over the lip of the bottle like a baking soda volcano before Jake turned the capsule upside down, letting all the Red Dew come down like a bloody waterfall with several glugs in rapid succession.

[sarahsworldofluvandloves]

Day 5 of Sobriety Afternoon

So I’m in the psych doctor’s office about to get my invega injection. Ive been diagnosed shizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I’m also getting a lithium level done. The invega and lithium make me feel a lot more normal, eliminating my hallucinations and regulating my mood swings. I still deal with chronic depression, which I take an ssri for. For awhile I felt guilty for needing meds, even comparing them to the drugs and alcohol I’d get high on that would destabilize my mood afterwords. I’m happy to be happier, saner, sober. I got cravings today but I try to look forward to things and not let my current bad mood control me. It’s not easy, but it’s getting easier. I’ve had two months sobriety in the past, and I remember how sweet this feels. The feeling of being in more control and being able to see the little bright spots in the mundane. I enjoy fizzy drinks (sparkling water and soda), kombucha, tea, my coffee. I enjoy cooking a meal, I enjoy reading, and watching YouTube. I can enjoy these things without a substance- I had forgotten that. No more. I’m going to live my life as real as it gets. Don’t be ashamed of your medicine folks, don’t let them say you’re cheating sobriety because you have an illness that causes chemical imbalances. There are some people whose mental health issues were due to substances, but others that have chronic conditions. We all deserve health and happiness.