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littlest-w01f · 9 months ago

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Cassian x Reader

For @starfallweek [hosted by: @azsazz and @writingsbychlo]

Starfall Week 2024 Masterlist

Day 4: Character A finally makes a move on Character B

Summary: Cassian just wants to hold Reader's hand

Cw: Suggestive, mentions of sex

You and Cassian had been friends for centuries, meeting in one of the Illyrian villages while he was in the streets, wearing scraps, he had left the village near Windhaven to live with the Lady Night and the Heir, he had returned Carynthian, showing up to your door, older, more mature, more handsome.

Any contempt you had for him having left you had melted away the second he was there outside your doorstep, you had run to hug him, melting in his hold as he spun you around, old friends reuniting.

New feelings emerged as the years passed, every time Cassian visited you in the little bookstore that you had taken over from your mother, your feelings grew with decades of back and forth, flirting and being friendly became a quite thin line to tightrope on.

Your father not being the worst of males letting you work and do whatever you felt like, still carrying guilt that he wasn't powerful enough to save yours and your mother's wings. Your family weren't warriors, which made you quite lesser ranked.

So, that's how you lived, in the bookstore you maintained, the bell over the door rang and you greeted whoever it was in your professional voice, "Good morning, how may I help you?"

"Cass!" You grinned ear to ear when Cassian stood in front of you, you ran around the counter and jumped on the giant in a hug, pulling away with a blush, your old feelings for the male increasing as you caught his scent, you didn't understand how you could feel for him as much as you did, his body having an effect on yours that made you almost want to slap yourself.

Cassian smiled, releasing you from the hug, giving you a gentle pat on your head, making you give him a glare, "Hello, y/n."

Cassian simply handed you a card, with three different handwritings on it, you smiled looking up at him, "They already read their last books? That's a talent." You sounded quite impressed

"Yeah," Cassian scoffed lightly, "They read smut more than they train, sitting in a little circle in the House while they have their noses buried in those raunchy books."

You smiled, already on the ladder, taking out the books that the three Valkries had listed, "You have to admit, these are some good books."

You set the books down in front of him, Cassian smiling at you, "If you say so..."

"If I say so?" You looked at him a little offended.

"Well, don't get me wrong, I love some good sex in writing myself," Cassian gave a cheeky smirk, "But these are just a male with a disproportionally large dick piping down an oh-so-tiny female."

You raised your brow at him, "Like you?"

"Oh no no," Cassian flared his wings fully, winking at you, "I am very propotionate."

You blushed softly, your eyes on his wings, "Aren't you modest..." You mumble sarcastically.

"Well, I'm not..." Cassian looked down at the pile of books, "And maybe... You could help me get these back to the House." He looked at you hopefully, while you were packing the books in some bags.

"I can't fly up..." You were slightly confused, "And if you carry me it'll be all the more difficult for you..."

"It's Starfall tonight." He looked nervous, "Stay for Starfall at the House." You waited for him to continue, hope bubbling in you at the sudden change in conversation, "Stay with me."

You smiled, "With you?" You repeated.

"Yeah, and maybe if you do like me the way I like you by the end of the festivities, we could be more than friends?" Cassian was hopeful.

"Yes!" You replied a little too fast, then cleared your throat before saying again, "Yes."

"You know..." Cassian's cheeks coloured, reaching his hand out. "I just want to hold your hand."

You raised your brow at him, "That's all, General?" Moving your hand to be moulded around his.

Cassian shrugged, "Yes, of course." You didn't miss his body's reaction to the title from your lips.

And he did hold your hands, all throughout Nesta, Gwyn and Emerie "oooh"ing at your joint hands, before diving into their newly acquired books.

He held your hands during Starfall, smiling watching both you and the sky.

He held your hands after, while eating and drinking, while introducing you formally as partners to his close family.

He held your hands over your head, taking you on his bed, wings flaring, groans and moans loud in the room.

He held your hands over your back, having you on your knees as he took you from behind, his very proportionate cock filling you up perfectly.

{General taglist: @nox-ceur @lilah-asteria}

#starfall week #acotar #acotar series #acosf #acowar #acomaf #cassian acotar #cassian #cassian x reader #cassian smut #cassian fluff #cassian x y/n #cassian x you #cassian acosf

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sy-on-boy · 5 hours ago

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Spy x Family Damianya Manga Guide

This is mostly for myself to keep track because I keep on forgetting their chapters :D

(Paraphrased, brief summaries)

[Last updated: 23 Dec 2024, Chapter 108]

Chapter 8: Eden beginnings, Damian thinks Anya has a crush on him and looks cute, Anya punches Damian

Chapter 9: Damian stares at Anya in class and blushes, Anya apologizes to Damian, he develops a crush on her

Volume 2 omake: Damian’s original design is reviewed, but he looked too much like his dad so the editor requested to make him cuter. All of Damian’s notes are blacked out except for one saying he likes Anya

Chapter 15: Dodgeball chapter. Damain wants to become an Imperial Scholar or else his father won’t notice him. Anya says she doesn’t like Damian because he’s mean to her.

Chapter 16: Anya gets her first Stella by saving a drowning kid, Damian is jealous.

Chapter 17: Damian defends Anya's star from people saying she is undeserving of one. Anya learns Damian has a dog starts planning to get a dog for Plan B.

Chapter 23: Anya tells Damian she owns a dog. Damian doesn't care, but in the end indulges her by asking what's the dog's name.

Chapter 25: the Arts and Crafts/ paper Griffin chapter. "If they have love, they can soar through the sky!"

Chapter 26: Midterms exam, Damian makes Anya's signature face to tease her.

Chapter 28: George chapter, Anya defends Damian when George attempts to defame him.

Chapter 36: Anya and Becky go on their shopping trip. Damian sees Anya's smile and blushes.

Chapter 37: Imperial Scholar meetup. Anya convinces Damian to find his father.

Chapter 38: Damian admits that it's not like he hates Anya but gets flustered afterwards.

Chapter 42: The macaron/ Old Maid chapter. Anya panics when Damian wonders if she can read minds. Damian purposefully picks the wrong card because he can read Anya's face. Anya offers half of her macaron to Damian and he refuses.

Family Portrait light novel spin off, Novel Mission 1: Anya and Damian hold hands while hiding from the rain in a cave.

Chapter 61: The handkerchief chapter. Anya lets Damian borrow her handkerchief and gets a bolt in his place. Seeing this, Damian wants to tell the truth, but Anya stops him. Damian claims that the "A" monogrammed on his handkerchief is the "A" in "Damian". Anya mistakenly thinks Damian is going to pay her back with cake.

Chapter 66: Anya learns Yor knows Melinda and starts a battle of the friendship schemes. Becky gives Anya a yakisoba burger to hold in her mouth and instructs her to bump into Damian. Damian avoids her but the burger ends up on his head.

Chapter 67 Part 1: Anya pesters Damian about the cake and tells them their mom are friends. Damian thinks about his preschool secrets and Anya thinks she's getting some good Sy-on boy gossip.

Chapter 69: Start of bus hijacking arc. Damian prepared cake for Anya but his friends eat it before he can give it to her.

Chapter 70: Anya and Becky hatch a plan to tell the outside world they're being held hostage. A concerned Damian throws them a note asking them what they're doing. They tell him and Damian offers to be the distraction. Anya tosses their SOS message outside the window and is caught, and the terrorists place a bomb around her neck.

Chapter 71: Anya learns the bomb is fake. The terrified thoughts from her classmates overwhelm her, and Damian mistakenly thinks Anya is scared. Damian tells the hijackers to attach the bomb to him instead ("The bomb on her neck, attach it to me instead!"). They put another (fake) bomb on Damian without removing Anya's. Damian is terrified, so Anya holds his hand to reassure him it'll be okay.

Chapter 75: After they get off the bus, Damian apologies to Anya for making fun of her. Anya responds by saying Damian was "super cool" as well. She says Damian offering to take the bomb for her was a "hero move". Damian calls them friends. He reveals to Anya that he barely has a relationship with his parents.

Chapter 76: Anya reflects on meeting Melinda and thinks Damian's family is weird. Anya becomes popular for her heroics. Becky teases Damian about him getting jealous that someone is going to take Anya away. He shivers at the thought, then vehemently denies it. He insults Anya and she gets tear-eyed, so he says sorry and he'll bring some candy to make up for it.

Chapter 78.5 / Short Mission 10: Ewen and Anya get excited about space exploration and play together. Damian gets jealous and claims "When I'm a politician, I'll make it so people can take trips to the moon whenever they want". Anya seemingly doesn't hear him.

Chapter 88: Cake chapter. Damian decides to repay the handkerchief debt by giving Anya "the most elite tea cakes ever made, intended for royalty". Damian is embarrassed by the debt wants to do it in secret. Anya reads his mind and passes him a note telling him to meet her alone during break. Emile and Ewen assume she wants to fight Damian. Becky thinks it's romantic. Damian and Anya run away from their friends. Damian gets annoyed and thinks about tossing the cakes. Anya holds onto his arm and says "I don't want you to go! (Without giving me the cakes)". Damian is about to give Anya the cakes when Henderson confiscates the cakes and sends them to detention. They eat the tea cakes during detention. Damian wonders why Anya asked him to come alone if it wasn't to fight and Anya gets creeped out by his mental image of her.

Chapter 95: End of class gala. Beforehand, Anya asks Damian to dance and he refuses. At the dance, Anya and Damian both have multiple people asking them for a dance. Loid is secretly at the party. Anya reads his mind and hears that Loid wants her to pick whoever she wants to dance with. Anya declares she wants to dance with Damian.

Chapter 96: Ewen and Emile start a series of challenges in which the winner will get to dance with Damian. Anya finishes the first challenge with help from Loid, which concerns Emile and Ewen. Damian tells them they do this fair and square. The final challenge is a Damian trivia quiz which Anya gets points because she can read minds. Anya wins when she correctly answers who Damian loves the most— his father (seemingly without using her powers). They dance together. Anya tells him her father made her practice with him. Damian says he was taught by an instructor and admits to her that her family sounds nice. When Damian accuses Anya of reading minds because she knew specific trivia about him, Anya confesses that yes, she can read minds. Damian doesn't believe her.

Chapter 104: Damian asks if Jeeves is blabbering to his mother about "weird stuff" such as Anya.

Chapter 107: Winter festival chapter. The Forgers go to the festival and meet up with the Eden kids and their parents/caretakers.

Chapter 108: Anya tells fortune teller Melinda that she wants to be friends with Damian even though she "hates him because he bullies her". Anya tells Damian that his mom loves him too.

#spy x family #damianya #damian desmond #anya forger #masterpost #spy x family spoilers

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videogaems · 6 months ago

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Steam Next Fest - June 2024

Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers It feels easy to say 'Balatro Clone'. BUT if you say that about this game, you are openly admitting that you only see playing cards and have no nuance, just like everyone said. Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers (Or D&DG as I'm going to refer to it, to save my little fingies the typing) is a roguelike blackjack battler. Those words feel confusing to stitch together but just follow me.

You choose your suit (different suits have different abilities, and the game equates this to difficulty) and begin playing blackjack against an opponent. You are always able to see their cards, unlike regular blackjack, and whoever of the two players wins does damage to the other players health pool, amounting to the difference between your final hands. Going over 21 results in your hand value being reduced to zero, in which case be prepared to take 17 full points of damage to the face.

As you win against opponents, you will acquire new cards for your deck, much like Balatro. Your opponents will also be acquiring these cards, much unlike Balatro.

There is also a mechanic of some cards being manually 'Exploited' (Read as: Activated), but in order to Exploit a Card, you must have Advantage (Read as: Points). This isn't explained well in the game *at all* in my opinion, but as you can see I figured it out using my brain and eyes, much to my chagrin.

I don't think I'll be Wishlisting D&DG, but it does the thing I like: It's a weird spin on a concept you know. And it works! I'll be curious to see if this catches on with the Balatro crowd, but I will certainly recommend it to roguelike and deckbuilding fans.

Dungeon Clawler I won't lie, when I saw that this was a dungeon crawler where you play a crane game to fight people, I automatically assumed this was my shit. I will say that it's kind of my shit, but it's not as 'my shit' as I originally thought it would be. Gameplay is cool and straightforward, you get two chances per turn to drop a claw into a claw machine and pull out symbols. The symbols you pull out will have some kind of effect (swords do damage, shields block damage, etc). By winning fights, you amass coins and new symbols to add to your crain machine that have varying effects.

By and large, the game is a cool idea but I'm not wild about execution. Now, Baron Mind® that this game is still in development so the following critiques may not apply someday BUT:

The art style is that kind cel-drawn images squash and stretch to imply movement, but it ends up kind of looking chinsey. It was the first thing I noticed, but maybe that's just because of how offput I am by that artistic choice.

Second, a banger of a soundtrack, even if it is just a remix of the Type B song from Game Boy Tetris, it's pretty good. But, zero sound effects. None at all, which filled me with discontent. I'm seeing attacks, I'm getting shields, I need noise.

Again, probably not a Wishlist for me but good execution on a great idea.

Tactical Breach Wizards

This was probably the breakout hit for me this Next Fest, and I will absolutely buy this day one (And hope the demo works after the fest is over). The third in the Defenestration Trilogy by Tom Francis - Which also includes Heat Signature (maybe one of my favorite games of all time) and Gunpoint (A game that, years after it came out, I found out I have a friend whose brother did the music - small world).

In Tactical Breach Wizards, it is the modern world, but magic exists. You are a team of magic users who are also a SWAT team. And when I say SWAT, I want you to imagine all the straight-to-DVD action movies that are marketed to the people who are military nerds, but never actually joined the military - It's that. I mean, one character is effectively Gandalf in Desert Camo with an M14 that has a staff sticking out of it, another has a wand with a laser sight and a silencer. It whips ass.

Gameplay is a lot like XCom, with one cool feature being that your wizard can see one second into the future, so after finishing your turns, you can forsee how the enemy will react, and rewind your turn as far back as you like, as many times as you want in order to achieve your desired outcome.

Honestly, I could rave about this game for a while. The gameplay, the style, the writing, everything is just aces, and this immediately breached the door to my Steam wishlist and killed everyone inside. Can't wait for August.

Caravan Sandwitch

I was unsure how to feel about Caravan Sandwitch. You play a girl who is returning to her hometown after a long time away, and reuniting with friends while driving a van.

The art style? Fantastic. Really just an absolute dream to look at and play. The setting? Eh... Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of games that don't hold your hand to explain the world lore, and just kind of let you figure it out through context. Caravan Sandwitch does try to do that, but it falls short, and you end up feeling like a third wheel to these characters, rather than being in the shoes of the character you're playing.

While you explore, the game will have pillows sitting about in hard-to-reach places that effectively serve as collectible lookout points, where your character will just chill and observe the surroundings. These moments are peaceful, and personally I'd love to see more games do something like this, in an effort to make the player really observe the effort put into the environment (A thing I fail to do often)

However, other than that, Caravan Sandwitch didn't really grip me and I probably won't keep up on it.

Dustborn

Another entry in forgettable-single-name-game-titles-that-are-portmanteaus. Dustborn has you follow a group of characters in a band, traveling across the country on a tour in an effort to get to Nova Scotia, which seems to be some kind of safe haven in a military-state America.

Again, the Art style in this game is fantastic, everything is very comic book stylized, even the button prompts, but the demo jumps between moments in the first couple hours of the game without giving you a lot of info as to what is going on. I was surprised when combat was introduced, and thrilled when it included a baseball bat that you can throw and retrieve like the Leviathan Axe in God of War. Well, not quite like the Leviathan Axe... it's posited that way, but ultimately ends up being a ranged attack that just automatically returns to you. Combat was very floaty and just didn't have that je-ne-sais-quois that makes combat feel good.

The game also contained a rhythm action sequence that was reminiscent of Gitaroo Man, another fave of mine, but that wasn't enough to make me want to follow up.

BUS: Bro U Survived

I dislike this game on name alone, and playing it didn't really help much. Points to it for having customization options to let me have a handlebar mustache, but this game just kind of boils down to a co-op zombie survival game in a cartoony style where you have to drive a bus sometimes. I only clocked 26 minutes in this game, and to be fair, I was playing solo (What, I'm supposed to make friends?), but this game didn't hold me for very long. Even as I write this I'm trying to remember much about it, and it just ended up being very forgettable.

Wizard of Legend 2

Hell yeah. HELL YEAH. I forget how I even found out about the original Wizard of Legend, but it's a fun roguelike that I recommend. I was unaware that a sequel was even in the works, so this was a delight to find out about, and an even bigger delight to play.

Players will play the role of a wizard attempting to complete a legendary challenge, with the idea that each run is a new wizard's attempt, since the last one died. Choose spells of different elements, speed, and power, and try to find combinations that mesh well together. I had a lot of fun using a wind vortex to pull all enemies to me, and then hitting the lot of them with chain lightning. Even for a demo, I could see myself sinking a lot of time into this (and I'm hoping it's still playable after Next Fest). This one makes the Wishlist for sure, and I'm looking forward to the release.

Aloft

I found Aloft very disappointing. Yet another first person crafting survival game with the hook being that eventually you make a glider that you can use to zip around the world.

The demo is in Alpha, as the devs will make known quickly, and the game made known to me quickly, since I encountered a bug early on that I had to visit the steam forums to make sense of. While going through the tutorial prompts, after collecting leaves and wood and shit like that, I was prompted to craft a Glider at the Glider station. Oh boy, it's finally my time to fly! But wait, I don't have a Glider Station. What's more, I can't build a Glider Station. Where is the Glider Station? Is this 'Glider Station' in the room with us right now?

Eventually I learned that this is a bug - the game is supposed to give you more prompts to guide you up the mountain in the game, where you will learn how to make the Glider station, and THEN you are supposed to get the prompt to build your glider. To drive that point forward: The. Tutorial. Is. Bugged. The thing that teaches you how to play the game does not work correctly. I know it's Alpha, and I know I don't make games, but this seems like such an oversight.

Finally, I made my Glider, and took off. It was... fine. The camera cuts to third person when this happens, but your character is so stiff and rigid flying around. It felt cool to zip around, but it didn't feel good if that makes any sense.

Maybe I'll circle back around on Aloft when it's in Beta or 1.0, but this just wasn't it for me.

Goblin Cleanup

But this was!!! Play as a goblin henchman whose job it is to clean up and reset all the traps in the dungeon before the next group of heroes arrive! For some reason, gamified mundane shit always gets me, and this game was no exception.

Goblin cleanup is almost beat-for-beat a reproduction of Viscera Cleanup Detail. Instead of a mop, you stab a slime and poke bloodstains with it until it soaks them all up (and dies?!). Instead of washing the mop, you feed the slime to a mimic, so on and so forth. Some improvements include:

Structure. You're given a list of tasks to complete, and they are checked off as you complete them. As a person with ADHD Inattentive Type, lists are key for me, so this was a big improvement over Viscera Cleanup Details approach of 'Clean until you're done and we'll tell you if you did good'. I'm neurodivergent with a praise kink, you've gotta tell me I'm doing good while I'm doing good.

Scanning. Hitting Q at any given point will highlight on your HUD where there are still items to be cleaned up. Massive improvement over Viscera Cleanup Detail, where you just have to kind of eyeball it.

I liked this! A lot! I could see myself buying this, or even just going back and trying to finish the level proper before NextFest is over.

Pawn Planet

I'm a massive mark for shop-owning games, and even more so if the game has a mechanic for haggling. Pawn planet has both, and by and large, I enjoyed it. The premise is simple, you run a pawn shop on a remote planet. Aliens come in an buy the stuff you have, or try to sell you things. When they approach the register you are given stats on the customer, like Anger, Knowledge, and Greediness. Using this, as well as the condition of the item you are buying or selling, you haggle on a price until one of you coughs up the cash. After the day is over, you can buy supplies to repair the items to make your money back.

Some days, there will be an auction at a storage planet where you roll the bones and bid on a Storage Locker of random items, storage wars style. Not going to lie, this had me hyped until I got fleeced on a board game I paid way too much for.

Other days, you will travel through a portal and ostensibly raid an alien base in order to murder civilians and take their stuff to sell. Okay, so the game doesn't say that, but the game also doesn't explain who these people are or why you are shooting them in the face. This section was underwhelming - The shooting isn't super tight, and you just sort of strafe and click on the aliens until they blow up. Not to mention there was some confusing placement of items in the alien base; Why are you putting what is obviously a safe in this room if it is not intended that I should try to crack it open and steal the rest of whatever was left in these creature's will?

Other bugbears included the fact that when you buy an item, only that item will come to your shipping bay, and you must remove it before you can buy another item. So in a situation where I needed three separate items, I needed to leave the computer, go to the shipping bay, retrieve it, and return to the computer... three separate times. Also, when traveling to the storage planet, I had to click where I wanted to go on my computer inside, then go outside to the spaceship to leave. These are small grievances, but the question and the sometimes vowel remains: Why?

This one gets a rec from me, I didn't spend too much time with it but I did enjoy it overall. Hoping that the finished product has a bit more polish.

The Alters

From the trailers I've seen of this game, it seems cool, but I didn't get far enough in the demo to really see the meat and bones. Which is to say I didn't get far enough to see any of the titular Alters. I, instead, ran headfirst into some radiation at some point, and lost about 10 minutes worth of progress that I just didn't have the nerve to redo, so I bailed. Luckily, these NextFest demos seem to not have expired, so maybe I'll go back and give it another shot.

In the meantime, there are a lot of Death Stranding vibes, a game I loved, and a base building mechanic similar to XCOM, yet another game I like. I think this has legs, and I enjoy the idea of alternate versions of the main character helping him out, but again - I didn't get there.

I dunno... seems neat.

Demonschool

This came at the recommendation of a friend, and I simply could not wrap my head around it. I'm a real sucker for teenagers at a weird school doing paranormal stuff, but the combat system felt very obtuse. One character only buffs, and two characters only attack. You choose the actions they will take but just kind of clicking around (not actually selecting the skills, just sort of running the character into targets), and then they play out those actions once your turn has concluded. Which I sort of get why, but it's still very disorienting. I only stuck around for two combats, so I can't say this is for me, but if you're into visual novelesque storytelling with Into the Breach Combat, this may be your cup of tea.

Reka

I think I remember seeing a trailer for this game during the Wholesome Direct or Cozy Direct or whatever the hell in 2023, but it seemed cool, and it is. This is effectively a base building game, except you're a young witch training under Baba Yaga and the base is a giant chicken house that you can drive around. It's pretty tight. Your character only looks like a haunted doll, regardless of what features you choose, and the controls are very floaty but I think this has a lot of potential. My first action once getting my Bird House was to see how big I could make the platform it sits upon, and the answer is 'pretty big'. This was one of a few demos that I actually saw through to the end, so I think that says quite a bit. Hoping the full release has some meat on these Chicken House Bones.

Thank Goodness You're Here!

I'm going to file this one under Biggest Disappointment of the Fest. I typically try to give games about 15 minutes at least so I can get a feel for what they're doing. This demo was 13 minutes long. It being by the creators of Untitled Goose Game had me excited, but ultimately you just kind of run around and slap things and everyone has a funny British accent. I was very un-wowed by the game, and very wowed when the demo ended so abruptly. Oh well, I suppose.

Tiny Glade

Not so much a game as it is a toy, but oh boy is it a fun one. Intuitively whip up little castles with no problem, and then walk around with them in the first person. I was so charmed by this that I called my artist wife in to sit down and take a look at it, and I didn't need to explain anything about it before she had build herself a little castle. You build little castles! What's not to love? I'm hoping there's more to it in the full release, or at the very point that the price point reflects what it is exactly.

Tiny Bookshop

Another one I saw in a cozy direct that I had my eye on that ended up kind of falling flat for me. This game boils down to a shop simulator, which I'm a huge fan of, obviously. But then there's the whole aspect of have percentages of book genres, and how many books you have affecting your likelihood to sell... it just didn't hook me in the way I hoped. The art style, however, was very good, and it's a delight to look at. This might be another one I take a stab at when I'm in the right headspace.

Wild Bastards

I heard Void Bastards was good, but I never actually played it. Wild Bastards seems pretty neat though... you are a couple of Wild West Robots (hell yeah) who are venturing across the galaxy and resurrecting your dead team members with a magic ship. Levels consist of beaming down to a planet and taking out enemies meticulously while not being killed yourself. You can only take down two team members at a time, but you can hotswap between them which is a neat mechanical way of changing weapons. Unfortunately, once I got my third team members, I was summarily shithoused by a bunch of plants and my run was ruined. Still, I had a lot of fun and I will be keeping a close eye on this one. Maybe not a day one buy, but certainly something to pick up.

That's my NextFest, folks. Love it or hate it, I love videogames and I like that demos are coming back in vogue. Til next time.

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averagelivingbeings · 7 months ago

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Kuyaru Week 2024 Day 4, Prompt: Dry Humping

Cw: Dry humping, Dom/sub, edging, thigh riding, coming in pants

Word Count: 795 words

Honest to goodness, I have no idea what to a) make for this prompt and b) what dry humping even is in particular, I just have this rushed short.

It’s also on Ao3.

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“M-Master Kuya…?”

Kuya glanced up from where he was busy trying to decipher the secret of the playing cards the young master had given him. The wolf pup was seated on his thigh, hands obediently kept to himself and resting on his knees. While Kuya found his youthful naivety and energetic playfulness dull, he relished in his ability to follow orders.

Garu had been straddling his thigh for hours now, no time at all to the fox, but an eternity to the young yokai, an eternity of not being allowed to cum, while he rubbed his clothed crotch against Kuya’s firm leg. Teary, big, blue eyes had been hopefully staring up at his aloof expression all the while, only occasionally turning away, as fluffy ears dropped and a small whine made it past the wolf pup’s lips. His thin pants were soaked in his pre-cum and his mouth was open, as he panted, the exhaustion of grinding against Kuya’s thigh and the edging starting to wear him down.

Kuya had considered just letting him edge himself until he broke, but he had to admit, watching Garu tear up and silently beg for attention while obediently doing the ridiculous things he was told was far more entertaining than those playing cards which refused to reveal their secrets.

After some more time of plainly staring at the cards and secretly observing how Garu’s fingers clenched and unclenched around the fabric of his pants, he gave in. Placing the cards on a nearby shelf, the fox leaned against the armrest, resting his head on his fist and turning his bored gaze to the wolf pup on his lap.

“Master Kuya-?” Garu perked up, a naive hope in his eyes, as Kuya traced a finger along the yokai’s jawline and gently yet firmly grabbed his face. The wolf pup’s tail started to wag upon receiving the elder’s attention.

“A passable job. But it’s getting boring. Why don’t you cum for me right here and there, hm?” A mean grin spread on Kuya’s face, as he flexed his thigh and lightly thrust it up against Garu’s crotch.

The reaction was immediate.

“A-Ah!~ Y-Yes, master Kuya!~ I’ll come for you-!” The wolf pup nearly choked on his words, as his movements grew more hectic, more animalistic. He ground down hard against Kuya’s thigh, moaning and leaning into the fox’s touch.

Kuya could tell just from the way he rubbed against his leg that Garu was expecting him to move his thigh again, just like he did before, but he thought that the sad disappointment in his eyes and the cute mewls he let out were worth tormenting the wolf pup for.

It still didn’t take more than a few seconds for Garu to orgasm with a relieved moan, his small cock twitching in his pants and dampening the fabric even further. Fully drained and exhausted, he fell forward against the fox’s chest, burying his face in his pecs and panting heavily.

It was only during the time in which Garu recovered from his orgasm that Kuya realised he was hard.

‘Hah, such a poorly dull performance aroused you?’ He thought to himself, as he watched Garu crawl closer to him on his lap. ‘How very interesting… Perhaps the pup is worth more than you think…”

Kuya waited until Garu seemed to regain most of his consciousness, then he hooked his fingers underneath the waistband of the wolf pup’s shorts and pulled them down just enough to free his asshole.

“Hahh? M-Master Kuya, what are you- Oh!~” Garu gasped, when the fox gripped his cheeks firmly and spread them, prodding at his tight hole with his index.

“Did you really think that was all?”, Kuya purred, a sadistically amused undertone in his voice, as he dipped one finger past the wolf pup’s rim and testingly swirled it around inside. Loose enough, yet not so loose that the smaller yokai wouldn’t feel any pain. Grinning down at Garu, he pulled him closer, allowing their chests to be firmly squished against each other and for his clothed bulge to rub against the cleft of Garu’s ass. “All that foreplay was just for you, now it’s my turn.”

“Oh… Uhm… O-Okay-! What should I do?” Garu’s ears twitched and he moaned, squirming in discomfort at the stimulation. It seemed he was still quite sensitive from his orgasm.

“Heh, it’s quite simple.” Kuya pulled his finger out of Garu’s ass and opened his own garments to free his rock-hard cock. “Just don’t cum until I tell you to.”

“Ah-? Okay, but u-uhm… Why that agaaaaahhh!” Garu’s question was interrupted by a scream, as Kuya mercilessly forced his length into the barely prepared hole of the wolf pup.

“Easy. Now it’s my turn to enjoy your body~”

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Ok devils fans….

I have news for you all

This is from ESPN ( I am just a fan I do not work for them)

March 8: Jets land Toffoli in deal with the Devils

The New Jersey Devils trade winger Tyler Toffoli to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2024 third-round pick and a 2025 second-round pick.

This was the second time the Jets have jumped on the "plan B" player at the deadline. They were in on Elias Lindholm before he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, and then traded for Montreal Canadiens center Sean Monahan.

The Jets weren't one of the teams that were mentioned in the Jake Guentzel derby, but after he went to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, Toffoli became the next best option on the wing for a veteran scorer with an expiring contract. Once again, they snagged the next man up, and in doing so added a very impactful player to what's become an all-in season.

Winnipeg needed scoring on the wing, and Toffoli can provide it. The 31-year-old has 26 goals in 61 games this season for the Devils, including eight tallies on the power play. He brings 88 games of Stanley Cup Playoffs experience, including a Cup win with the Los Angeles Kings in 2014. He has 44 points in the playoffs.

One could see him sliding onto a line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Sean Monahan, giving the Jets another potent offensive trio behind the Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor line.

It's pretty impressive that the Jets were able to land Toffoli without giving up a first-round pick in 2025 or their second-round pick this season, which belonged to the Canadiens and would have been a de facto low first-rounder.

Even more impressive: They kept Toffoli away from the rest of the competition in the Western Conference, as Vegas, Vancouver and Los Angeles were all rumored to be in the running for him.

The Jets' defensive prowess has positioned them as a serious contender in the West. In Toffoli, they've smartly bolstered their offensive group with a deadline coup who fits well into their culture.

New Jersey GM Tom Fitzgerald told me earlier this week that he wasn't shopping Toffoli, the team's leading goal-scorer. After all, they fired head coach Lindy Ruff as a Hail Mary to make the playoffs this season. Doing so without Toffoli would seem to make that a much more difficult path than it already was. In fact. Fitzgerald admitted that trading Toffoli would be seen as "throwing in the towel" on the season by his players.

But Fitzgerald was listening on Toffoli, as he should have. The Devils have a less than 10% chance of making the playoffs, per Stathletes. While the team and Toffoli had contract extension talks, they were light years apart on money and especially term -- one source indicated that New Jersey was only going as high as two years.

Did the Devils maximize the market for Toffoli? They did pretty well here, all things considered.

They retained 50% of Toffoli's salary, and got a better return than what Seattle got back for Alex Wennberg, more than Ottawa got back for Vladimir Tarasenko, and more than the Capitals got back for Anthony Mantha, despite all of those teams retaining 50% and having already set the market.

There doesn't appear to be any salary retention from the Devils here, and they still net out with a better return for a player that was no longer in their plans.

There's going to be some that look at the Devils having given up winger Yegor Sharangovich and a third-round pick for Toffoli last summer and compare that to this return. That's understandable, given that Sharangovich is a 25-year-old with 25 goals this season in Calgary. But it's not like Toffoli didn't perform for the Devils. It's just that the Devils didn't perform well enough around him, turning a team with playoff aspirations into a deadline seller. -- Greg Wyshynski

You can look it up yourselves I will leave a link for you all to look at the trade deadline

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ATMA Exam 2024 : Result, Cutoff, Dates, Admit Card, Pattern, atma Syllabus

ATMA is for admission to MBA, PGDBA, PGDM, and MCA programs, the Association of Indian Management Schools will administer ATMA syllabus 2025 online. More than 500 public and private B-schools in India accept scores from this national admission exam. It is anticipated that the ATMA Exam date 2025 for the February session will be announced shortly. Four times a year, in February, May, June, and July, the exam is administered. For More: https://radicaleducation.in/mba/atma-exam-2024-result-cutoff-dates-admit-card-pattern-syllabus/

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cocktailsfairytales · 17 days ago

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Made To Last

by A.S. Kelly

(Love At Last, #5)

Publication date: December 4th 2024

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Tommy O’Doherty, and I’m madly in love.

Too blunt, you say? Seriously, why lie?

Everyone seems to know about it already. The gossip about my major crush on my best friend’s neighbour has spread like wildfire.

And I have to admit, I didn’t do anything to stop it.

Not everyone is as good at pretending to be a playboy—even if the most they can handle is a PlayStation—like my weird colleagues and messy friends. Not everyone can keep it together when they meet the sweetest, most sensitive, and most wonderful creature on Earth.

Too bad she doesn’t see herself that way. Too bad she doesn’t believe my words, my kisses, my caresses, or my romantic gestures. Too bad she’s not ready to believe that what we have is real and that I’m not just her backup boyfriend, but the man who truly wants to be with her.

Even though I keep telling her that we are made to last, I’m starting to think she will never believe me unless I am willing to show her in a dramatic and obviously questionable way that I’m serious and that there is no better man for her than me.

Each book in the Love At Last Series is standalone:

– Last Call

– About Last Night

– One Last Kiss

– The Last One

– Made To Last

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AUTHOR BIO:

A. S. Kelly writes Rom-Com, Romantic Fiction and Family Saga.

Avid reader, hopeless romantic, lover of yoga, knitting and home baking.

She was born in Italy but lives in Ireland with her husband, two children and a cat named Oscar.

Author links:

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minadevivarma · 24 days ago

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CSIR NET Notification 2024: Key Details and Updates

The CSIR NET Notification 2024 is awaited by aspirants seeking opportunities for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility for Assistant Professorship in various scientific disciplines. Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam opens doors to a promising career in research and academia. Here's a detailed overview of the expected notification and exam highlights for CSIR NET 2024.

Important Dates

The dates for CSIR NET 2024 have not been released yet, but based on previous trends, the tentative dates would be as follows:

Issue of Notification: January 2024

Commencement of Online Application Form: January 2024

Last Date to Submit Application Form: February 2024

Release of Admit Card: May 2024

Date of Examination: June 2024

Declaration of Result: July 2024

Aspirants are advised to regularly check the official website of CSIR NET at csirnet.nta.nic.in.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the CSIR NET 2024, one needs to satisfy the eligibility criteria as follows:

Education Qualification: Candidates need to be the master's degree (M.Sc.) holder in relevant subjects like Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Earth Sciences. Final year students appearing are also eligible.

Percentage Criteria: For General Category Candidates: Minimum 55% marks; SC/ST/PwD/OBC Category: 50% minimum.

Age Limit:

JRF: 28 years or less. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories based on government rules.

For NET (Lectureship): No age bar.

Exam Pattern

The CSIR NET exam has a single paper which is divided into three parts.

Part A: General Aptitude (common for all subjects)

Part B: Core topics of subjects

Part C: Advanced application-based questions

The entire examination is 3 hours in duration with a maximum mark of 200. The total marks are negative for the questions in Parts A and B, and detailed patterns are different for each subject.

Application Procedure

Applicants have to apply for the CSIR NET 2024 as per the following procedure.

Log on to the website: csirnet.nta.nic.in.

Apply and complete the registration form by filling in the details required.

Fill in the application form by entering educational details along with personal details.

Upload scanned images of photographs and signatures.

Pay the amount of application fee as required.

Submit the form and print it for further reference.

Application Fee

Approximate fee structure is given below:

General/EWS: ₹1000

OBC-NCL: ₹500

SC/ST/PwD: ₹250

Preparation Strategy

Familiarize yourself with the syllabus and exam pattern.

Practice previous year's question papers and take mock tests.

Focus on conceptual clarity and time management.

Conclusion

This marks the beginning of an exciting journey for aspiring researchers and academicians with the CSIR NET 2024 notification. With the right preparation strategy and timely updates, candidates can achieve their goals. Keep an eye on the official website for the latest announcements and start your preparation early to secure success.

#education #csir net

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cmi-times · 27 days ago

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CSIR NET 2024 December Notification: A Stepping Stone to Your Research Career

It's time for the CSIR NET 2024 December exam. This exam is going to unlock the doors for many aspiring scientists and educators to get into research and academic careers. CSIR NET is considered one of the prime tests conducted under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to find eligible candidates for the various positions available for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or Lectureship (LS) in diverse sciences such as Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and so many others.

As the exam date is drawing close, candidates must update the information regarding the CSIR NET 2024 December notification, which shall be released soon. With this blog post, it will guide you on necessary details, eligibility criteria, test pattern, and preparation tips for excellent performance in this highly competitive test.

What is CSIR NET? The CSIR NET is an entrance exam conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to test a candidate's eligibility for two main academic and research positions:

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): A fellowship that would allow a candidate to pursue a Ph.D. or research work in a science-related area. Candidates qualified for JRF receive financial support for their research work.

Lectureship (LS): Candidates qualifying for Lectureship are eligible to teach in universities and colleges across India.

The exam is conducted twice a year, that is in June and December, and each session offers a new chance for the candidates to qualify for these elite positions.

Important Dates for CSIR NET 2024 December Though the official notification is yet to be issued, considering the trend of the past years, here is a rough estimate of the CSIR NET 2024 December cycle:

Official Notification to be released: Last week of November or first week of December 2024.

Online Application Date: Probably from the mid-week of December 2024.

Last Date for Online Application: Probably the last week of January 2025.

Release of Admit Card: The admit card for the examination is released around two weeks prior to the date of the exam, in May 2025.

Exam Date for CSIR NET: According to the previous exam trends, the exam is supposed to take place in June 2025.

Keep checking at the official website of CSIR NET and other educational sites like Fortune Teller Oracle for immediate updates on the notification and dates of the exams.

Eligibility Criteria for CSIR NET 2024 December Before you apply for the exam, you must ensure that you fulfill the eligibility criteria: Nationality: The exam is for Indian citizens only. Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject from a recognized university. The minimum marks required are: 55% for General and OBC candidates. 50% for SC/ST/PwD candidates. Age Limit:

Eligibility for JRF : Maximum age is 28 years (with relaxations for categories of SC/ST candidates, OBCs are also given relaxation). Eligibility for Lectureship LS: No upper age limitation is there for the Lecture ship. If you satisfy with the above eligibility conditions you are ready to sit on the CSIR NET Examination to be held in 2024 December.

CSIR NET Exam Pattern: Pattern of the Test There are three parts of the examination testing your knowledge about particular subjects, general aptitude, and analytical ability.

Part A – General Aptitude: This section evaluates your logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude, and analytical thinking. There are 20 questions, of which 15 must be answered.

Part B – Subject-specific Questions: This section assesses your knowledge in your chosen subject. It includes 25 questions, out of which 20 should be answered.

Part C – Advanced Questions: This part aims to ascertain your deep knowledge of the subject. The number of questions is 30. Candidates are required to attempt 20.

Each right answer holds 2 marks, with negative marking for each incorrect answer (0.5 mark is deducted for each). The total marks for this examination are 200. This has to be attempted in a given time frame only.

How to Apply for CSIR NET 2024 December After the official notification, candidates can apply for the CSIR NET exam by following these simple steps

Visit the Official Website: It is the official website through which all the details regarding the exam and application forms will be available. Register for the Exam: New users have to register first with their email ID and phone number while filling in personal details.

Fill out the application form: Provide your personal, academic, and contact information. Ensure all the details are correct.

Upload documents: Upload all required documents such as your photograph, signature, and educational certificates according to the given guidelines.

Pay the application fee: Pay the application fee through debit/credit cards or net banking.

Submit and Print: Once your application is ready, submit the same and take a print copy for further reference.

The application fee will differ from category to category, so check all the details in the official notification once it's issued.

Preparation Strategy of CSIR NET 2024 December The preparation for the CSIR NET examination requires strategic planning and persistence. Here are some general preparation strategies:

Understand the Syllabus: Start by looking at the syllabus you have chosen. This would save you from wasting valuable time on irrelevant topics by knowing exactly what to study.

Right Study Materials: Stick only to standard books and study materials that cover the entire syllabus. Some recommended books for different subjects are mentioned below:

Life Sciences: "Pradeep's Fundamental Biology" and "B. D. Gupta's Microbiology". Physical Sciences: "Concepts of Physics" by H.C. Verma and "Problems in General Physics" by I.E. Irodov. Chemical Sciences: "Organic Chemistry" by Morrison & Boyd, "Inorganic Chemistry" by J.D. Lee. Practice Previous Year's Papers: Solve previous years' question papers to get a feel for the exam's format and understand the difficulty level.

Take Mock Tests: Take mock tests regularly to track progress. Mock tests will give you the practice needed in order to increase speed and accuracy, as well time management skills.

Focus on Weak Areas: Identify your areas of weakness and focus those topics by giving extra time. The key to mastering vast syllabus is to become consistent.

What After Taking the CSIR NET Exam Once the CSIR NET exam has taken place, the results are declared with the classification of the qualified candidates as either JRF-qualified or Lectureship (LS)-qualified. They get the eligibility for applying in other institutions and universities for getting research fellowships. For some, it may even facilitate fund for Ph.D. level work. The one qualified in Lectureship (LS) is eligible for application as teachers to universities and colleges.

December offers them another chance for a second trial, in case they fail to qualify during the first attempt.

Conclusion: Make 2024 Your Year of Success The CSIR NET 2024 December exam is more than just an entrance exam — it’s a gateway to your future in research and academia. Whether you’re aiming for a Junior Research Fellowship or seeking eligibility for a teaching career, this exam will set the stage for your professional journey.

Stay focused, prepare smartly, and ensure that you stay updated with the latest news regarding the CSIR NET 2024 December notification. We at Fortune Teller Oracle will continue to bring you important updates, tips, and guidance as you prepare for the exam. All the best for your preparation and achieving your goals!

#csir #net 2024 #csir 2024 #https://cmitimes.in/headlines/csir-net-2024-december-notification-to-be-announced-soon-check-details-here/#cmi times #cmi

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studyriserr · 2 months ago

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🚀 Heads up, future business leaders! 🚀

The dates are out for SNAP 2024! 📅 Get ready to register and secure your spot in the journey toward top B-schools. 🏆 With the registration and admit card release dates officially announced, it’s time to gear up and make every day count. 💪✨

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mymedicaladmission · 2 months ago

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Tripura NEET UG Counselling 2024: Stray Vacancy

For Tripura state quota/domicile seats and all candidates from India who are not from Tripura, the online Stray Vacancy Round of Tripura State NEET UG 2024 counseling will begin on October 28, 2024, at 12 p.m. The Stray Vacancy Round of Tripura NEET UG Counseling is also open to all eligible students who have not enrolled for previous rounds of the program. To apply for the Stray Vacancy Round of Tripura State NEET UG 2024 Counseling, all registered candidates (Round-1, Round-2, Round-3, and newly registered candidates of Stray Vacancy Round) must do so online by completing the Stray Vacancy Round application form via the counseling website: https://dmeonline.tripura.gov.in.

Any candidate who enrolled for the Stray Vacancy Round (Rounds 1, 2, and 3) will not have their application for the Stray Vacancy Round of Tripura State NEET UG 2024 Counseling taken into consideration if they do not submit the online application form.

In order to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round, newly registered candidates must submit the registration fees and required security deposit as previously announced. When registering online, you must provide your eligibility documents, NEET UG 2024 score card, admit card, age proof certificate, and any other pertinent certifications. The following data refers to the relevant additional documentation that newly registered candidates for the Stray Vacancy Round must upload:

Tripura NEET Counselling 2024 - Stray Vacancy Schedule:

Tripura Stray Vacancy NEET Counselling Registration Fees

For new applicants (those who were not enrolled in previous rounds) who wish to register for the NEET UG 2024 counseling, the registration costs will vary based on their category. The candidate submits their application online along with the required registration fees:

Note:

Online NEET UG 2024 Counselling registration fee is non-refundable

Applicants in the OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) category who wish to register for State quota or domicile seats must pay the same registration charge as other candidates. Aspirants in the OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) category must pay the same registration costs as General-EWS candidates in order to register for seats in all of India except Tripura.

Required Security Amount for Stray Vacancy Round Candidates are required to pay the mandatory security deposit. Candidates that have just registered for the Stray Vacancy Round and haven't registered for any previous rounds. The applicants from Rounds 2 and 3 who have not made their required security deposit payment. Candidates who wish to apply for seats at Tripura Medical College (TMC) or Tripura Santiniketan Medical College (TSMC) but have previously paid the required security deposit for Government College seats only (Rs. 10,000 or Rs. 5,000) must pay Rs. 1 lakh as security deposit.

Candidates in the following categories are not eligible for the Stray Vacancy Round: a) Applicants who did not sign up for the Stray Vacancy Round. b) At the time of the Stray Vacancy Round, the candidate joined or held any seat from State or MCC Counseling. c) Applicants were given a spot in the Tripura State NEET UG 2024 Counseling Round 3. It is made clear to the candidates that when uploading the security deposit details, a scanned copy of the original demand draft, counterfoil of the original bank deposit, or online transaction receipt with the transaction number or ID for the required security deposit must be provided, if applicable.

In order to stay up on the progress with the counseling, new applicants are also reminded to review the information bulletin and previous announcements sent out by the Tripura government's Director of Medical Education regarding the previous Rounds of the Tripura NEET UG 2024 Counseling. All qualified applicants are advised to frequently check the DME website (https://dme.tripura.gov.in) for any additional notices, updates, or notifications that may be released from time to time.

Tripura MBBS Seat Matrix for Stray Vacancy 2024:

BDS Seat Matrix for Tripura NEET Counselling Stray vacancy 2024:

Conclusion

If you have any questions concerning Tripura MBBS admission, counseling procedures, Tripura NEET counseling, or anything else, please get in touch with us. Any questions you may have can be answered by our Teamucsworld. We help students learn from their diverse professional experiences. NEET counseling services are provided by both the federal and state governments, but many students are unsure of which therapy to choose or how to move forward given their unique circumstances. Counselors at Universal Consulting Services make sure you are accepted to the college of your choice and receive the required admissions information.

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bookyourbag · 2 months ago

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XAT Exam 2025: Your Complete Guide

Xavier Aptitude Test, also known as XAT, is regarded as one of the major management entrance exams in India. It reflects the seat availability in the top business schools; hence, it acts as an exclusive gateway. The vision for the 2025 edition will necessitate aspirants to know about the exam pattern, eligibility criteria, and preparation strategy along with the specific aspects that differentiate XAT from other entrance management tests.

What is XAT?

The XAT, conducted by Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur, offers gateways to several admission entrances; it includes XLRI and more than 150 participating institutes across India. It will assess the aptitude of the candidates for management studies, which, in return, will develop skills in quantitative abilities, verbal ability, logical reasoning, decision-making, and general knowledge.

Important Dates for XAT 2025 Start Date of Registration : August 2024. Last Date of Registration: November 2024 Issue of Admit Card: December 2024 Exam Date: January 2025. Date to be announced later Declaration of Results: Late January 2025

Exam Pattern

The XAT exam is the most different type of management entrance tests. This exam is divided into several sections, which evaluate different skills. In this year, it will comprise the following pattern:

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

Verbal and Logical Ability

Decision Making

General Knowledge

Essay Writing A substantial element that motivates the applicants to write down their thought processes coherently

Timings and Marks

Total Time: 3 hours Total Marks: 100 only for MCQs Essay Component Normally is assessed holistically, and marks awarded contribute to the overall evaluation

Candidature Requirements

Applicants shall hold a valid bachelor's degree in any subject. Students who are in the final semester of their bachelor's degree are also eligible to apply. In this case, however, such students would be required to submit documentary evidence that they would complete their bachelor's degree by the end of the eligibility time period.

XAT 2025 Unique Features

Decision Making: The decision making section makes XAT stand out from most other exams since it tests the skill of solving real world business problems.

Essay Writing Component: The essay tests writing skills in addition to critical thinking abilities and ability to express and portray viewpoints which form the backbone of critical thinking for future managers.

General Knowledge Section: This section tests the awareness of the candidate on subjects and current affairs, which is essential in strategic business decision-making.

Variety of Participating Institutes: Other than XLRI, many B-schools take XAT scores, hence offering a number of options for the candidates.

Preparation Strategies

Know the Syllabus: Familiarize yourself with the syllabus of each section. The syllabus consists of core subjects, current affairs, and essay topics.

Mock Tests: It's very essential to practice through mock tests. Mock tests would help the candidate manage his time in a better way and really get familiar with the pattern of the exams.

Current Affairs: Keep yourself updated with national and international events. The General Knowledge section, for many students, is enhanced with the help of newspapers and relevant journals.

Focus on Decision-Making: Engage yourself in case studies and discussions that challenge your problem-solving skills.

Essay Writing Practice: Ensure to write essays on various subjects. This would eventually enhance your ability to articulate your thoughts clearly and precisely.

Conclusion

The XAT 2025 exam could be a moment of truth for aspirants hailing management education. This test, in its unique format and complete assessment of a candidate's skills, demands an approach to preparation. Plan ahead, find proper resources, and keep motivating yourself for the road to success. You can reach one of the best management institutes in India with a proper strategy and dedication. Good luck! for more info visit: https://careermantra.net/

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jgvhg · 2 months ago

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Preparing for XAT 2025: Step to Management Excellence

XAT 2025 is around the corner, and it marks a very important date for all those who want to pursue their management education in India. XAT, conducted by the XLRI Jamshedpur, is a prestigious test that assesses various skills a candidate needs to succeed in business. So, let's get over to a unique overview of what to expect from XAT 2025 and how effectively to prepare for it.

Why XAT Matters

XAT is more than just an examination of their academic potential because it reflects the candidate's potential to be a capable leader. The test has, on the one hand, depth in knowledge but, on the other hand, the application of knowledge with practical scenarios, which makes it a pretty feasible tool for managerial aptitude.

Exam Pattern

The XAT 2025 examination is devised to provide performance in the following areas:

1.Quantitative Ability (QA) : This section tests mathematical skills and the ability to interpret data effectively. 2.VALR (Verbal and Logical Ability): It checks reading comprehension, grammar, and logical reasoning. 3.Decision Making (DM): A typical feature of XAT, it throws real-life situations at the candidate where the proper decision is necessary. 4.General Knowledge (GK): The candidates are to be aware of business trends, current affairs, and social matters. 5.Essay Writing: This part will analyze if the candidate can frame well-reasoned arguments with proper articulation.

Important Dates for XAT 2025

Application Form Begin: Early August 2024 Last Date to Apply: Mid-November 2024 Release of Admit Card: December 2024 Exam Dates: January 2025 (which will be declared) Results Announced: Late January 2025

Eligibility Criteria

A candidate must be a graduate in any discipline and from any recognized university. Final year candidates are also eligible to apply, if they pass out by certain dates.

Unique Features of XAT 2025

Holistic Assessment: XAT is different from most entrance examinations that focus more on quants and verbatims. It involves decision-making and essay writing, which are integral to managerial responsibilities.

GK Dynamic Section: This segment tests factual knowledge but also encourages students to relate current affairs with their business implications, thus giving them a holistic view.

Practical Scenario During the DM section: There is a preparation regarding practical scenarios that will face real-life challenges with an emphasis on ethical considerations in business.

More than 150 B-schools Accept Scores: XAT scores are accepted by more than 150 B-schools, so one can choose to go to whichever college or B-school one wants based on career objectives.

How to Prepare Better?

Exam Format Familiarity: Understand the types of questions and the marking scheme to the paper. Study previous years' papers and thereby gain confidence to tackle the paper.

Study Schedule Balanced on all Portions: You must take enough time for all portions. Balance it so that none of the areas are completely neglected, especially DM and GK.

Develop Analytic Ability: Talk to people, have debates with them and discuss on case studies. These activities help develop your sense of decision-making.

Current Affairs: Make a little time every week to read good quality news items, journals, and reports. This will strengthen your preparation for the GK section and also help in writing essays.

Essay Writing: Try essay writing on diverse topics regularly. Ensure you are clear, coherent, and argumentatively effective in structuring your essay.

Conclusion

The XAT 2025 holds a prime position as the gateway for students who aspire to pursue a career in management. Specialty in the design of this exam is the establishment of well-rounded assessment criteria which warrants not only careful but also planned approach to preparing for this examination. Focus on all aspects of the exam - both decision-making and general knowledge - place you in the right position for success. Take this opportunity, stay disciplined in your preparation, and you shall be well on your way to fulfilling your management aspirations. Good luck! for more info visit: https://careermantra.net/

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XAT Exam 2025: Unlocking Opportunities in Management Education.

The Xavier Aptitude Test 2025 comes by, and this is a moment that students eyeing management studies are looking forward to. Conducted by the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur, XAT is one of the most important entrance exams for several top-class business schools all over the country. If you are soon going to enter into the stream of management studies, gaining knowledge about XAT will surely aid your preparation.

What is the Importance of XAT?

XAT is much more than just a standardized test testing a candidate on established knowledge. It is, rather a wholesome assessment meant to determine whether a candidate is prepared for management education in all its diversity. Critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and overall personality development: that is XAT, and that characterizes it as being beyond the rest.

Pattern of the Examination

XAT comprises the following four sections mostly:.

QA: This section examines the mathematical knowledge and applied skills in data analysis.

VALR (Verbal and Logical Ability)**: In this section, your ability using words and your reasoning faculty is tested by comprehension passage as well as logical puzzles.

Decision Making (DM): For XAT, this section tests the ability applying common sense judgment in vague situations.

General Knowledge (GK): This is a reflection of your awareness about the world. It comprises current affairs, business knowledge, and social issues.

Essay Writing: Candidates are asked to write an essay on any topic based on an issue selected by XLRI. This tests the candidate's writing style, coherence, and argumentative acumen.

Important Dates for XAT 2025

Registration Opens: August 2024 Last Date to Apply: November 2024 Release of Admit Card: December 2024 Exam Date: To be declared in Jan 2025 Date of Result Declaration : Last week of Jan 2025

Eligibility Criteria

For the eligibility of XAT, a bachelor's degree should have been obtained from any field. Final year graduations students also apply, with a guarantee that graduation will be done before the final date.

What Is Special About XAT?

Focus on Ethical Decision-Making: The general deciding section of XAT always mentions and analyzes the kind of situations that demand ethical choice, and these are nothing but a reflection of the leaders needed in modern business worlds.

Vibrant General Knowledge Section: The component in GK is not only interested in events but also in the perception of the implications by the candidate for the business platform, therefore inciting a wholesome approach.

Essay as a Differentiator: Essay writing segment allows the candidates to prove their critical thinking abilities and clarity in communicating ideas, qualities that are apt for any manager.

Scores Accepted by Over 150 B-schools: XAT scores are accepted by more than 150 B-schools other than XLRI. Thus, the options available for management study do not run short for any candidate.

Study Syllabus- It is extremely important for the students to know their syllabus. Give time to every section according to weightage. This will help you organize your study time.

Quality Study Materials- Invest in good study guides and online resources. The more previous years' papers you practice, the better you will know about the exam pattern.

Development of Critical Thinking Ability: Attend group discussions and case studies. These will improve your decision-making abilities and get you ready for the DM section.

Current Affairs Update: Read newspapers and business journals regularly. This helps not only in preparing GK but also enriches the essay content.

Essay Practice: Commit yourself to writing essays on one day of the week. Evaluate the essays each time for clarity, structure, and argument strength. All those are critical for the exam.

Conclusion

XAT 2025 is amongst the most prestigious exams that a candidate would undertake to become a part of the management world. There are so many distinct features and an all-round assessment process that makes strategic preparation in this regard necessary for cracking this exam. If you know about the format and stay updated, it will add to your chances of success. All the best!! for more info visit: https://careermantra.net/

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XAT Exam 2025: Your Complete Guide

What is XAT?

Exam Pattern

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

Verbal and Logical Ability

Decision Making

General Knowledge

Essay Writing A substantial element that motivates the applicants to write down their thought processes coherently

Timings and Marks

Total Time: 3 hours Total Marks: 100 only for MCQs Essay Component Normally is assessed holistically, and marks awarded contribute to the overall evaluation

Candidature Requirements

XAT 2025 Unique Features

Decision Making: The decision making section makes XAT stand out from most other exams since it tests the skill of solving real world business problems.

General Knowledge Section: This section tests the awareness of the candidate on subjects and current affairs, which is essential in strategic business decision-making.

Variety of Participating Institutes: Other than XLRI, many B-schools take XAT scores, hence offering a number of options for the candidates.

Preparation Strategies

Know the Syllabus: Familiarize yourself with the syllabus of each section. The syllabus consists of core subjects, current affairs, and essay topics.

Mock Tests: It's very essential to practice through mock tests. Mock tests would help the candidate manage his time in a better way and really get familiar with the pattern of the exams.

Current Affairs: Keep yourself updated with national and international events. The General Knowledge section, for many students, is enhanced with the help of newspapers and relevant journals.

Focus on Decision-Making: Engage yourself in case studies and discussions that challenge your problem-solving skills.

Essay Writing Practice: Ensure to write essays on various subjects. This would eventually enhance your ability to articulate your thoughts clearly and precisely.

Conclusion

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