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alexie-writes · 1 year ago

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Extra Ordinary Chapter 5

A/N: Sorry for the long wait, I ended up splitting this chapter into two parts as it was longer than I thought, so be ready for the next one!

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Chapter Five: Pizza and Popular Kids

When the next day came, Ostin and Essie didn’t get to school until lunchtime. As Essie was trying to catch up on some of the classwork she missed while eating, Michael sat down at their table.

“Michael, your eye’s looking a lot better!” Ostin greeted him.

Essie looked up from her frantic scribbling to nod in agreement, the swelling had gone down a bit, and the bruise was beginning to fade. All things considered, it was healing pretty fast. Or, at least, she assumed. The last time she got a black eye was when she was still living in Nevada, and she’d fallen during recess, managing to catch her eye on one of the-thankfully-rounded pieces of the playground equipment.

“Thanks. Where were you two this morning?” Michael asked.

“Dentist appointments.” Essie grimaced, she hated the taste of the toothpaste dentists used.

“How’d it go?”

“It was just a checkup. Two cavities.” Ostin frowned.

“Probably all the ice cream you ate last night,” Michael grinned. “At my last appointment I had three. I can only chew sugarless gum now.” He said, opening his milk carton. “So, we’re starting a club.”

“Of people who have cavities?” Essie asked jokingly.

Ostin shook his head. “Who?”

“Us. You two, me, and Taylor.” Michael said, attempting to remain nonchalant.

“What kind of club?” Ostin questioned.

“It’s for people with… Unique abilities like mine.” Michael said, pausing to omit something, it seemed. Essie decided she’d have to figure that out later.

“Excellent. So why Taylor?”

“I don’t know. Why you?”

“Because of my intellect, of course.”

“And because I’m a halfway decent wingman.” Essie grinned. She was definitely going to make sure that Michael and Taylor both knew that they returned each other's feelings. Even if her love life was nonexistent, as there really wasn’t interesting to her in Meridian, her friend’s didn’t have to remain that way.

Michael laughed. “Well, there’s more to Taylor than meets the eye.”

“And with her there’s a lot to meet the eye. Her superpower can be that she’s super good-looking.” Ostin said.

“Or that she’s also really smart and good with people?” Essie added.

“That’s… Not what I meant.” Michael said.

“What’s the club called?” Ostin asked, clearly ready to be in a club with someone who was part of the popular crowd.

“We haven’t named it yet. Something about electricity. I was hoping you’d come up with something?” Michael replied.

“I’ll put my computer on it,” Ostin grinned, tapping the side of his head. He took a bite of pizza, then said, “Hey, we get our tests back in biology today.”

“Can’t wait.” Micheal said sarcastically.

“That means we’re gonna have to start a new unit soon… I just got this one handled!” Essie groaned.

“How’d y’all do?” Ostin asked, ignoring his cousin’s dramatics.

“I dunno. B maybe. If I’m lucky.” Michael said.

“Same here.” Essie replied. They all knew Ostin got an A, he never got a lower grade in any core class.

As Essie was rolling her eyes, one of the cheerleaders walked up to the table. As there was a basketball game later, all of the cheerleaders were in their uniforms, making them stand out from the majority of the other teens in the cafeteria. “Is this seat taken?”

“No.” Ostin said, eyes as wide as saucers, causing Essie to start laughing.

The other girl gave her a weird look, then looked back to Ostin. “Good.” She said, dragging the chair off to her table.

“Any time!” Ostin shouted after her. “Come back if you need another one. Got plenty of ‘em. I’m your chair connection.” He turned back to the table. “Did you see that? She spoke to me!”

“Yeah, I think that’s going somewhere.” Michael nodded, as Essie continued cackling.

The three of them continued eating their lunches, when Ostin said “So what happened with your mom last night? First she’s mad as a hornet, and then she’s taking us out to ice cream.”

“She’s just afraid that someone will find out about me. That’s why we moved from California, you know. And our last apartment.” Michael answered.

“Yeah.”

“You haven’t told anyone, have you?” he asked.

“Never.” Ostin said.

“We really don’t talk to anyone else.” Essie said, finishing her pizza.

“Good. I’d have to shock you if you told.” Michael said.

Ostin looked up anxiously, not understanding the joke. “You’re kidding, right?”

“Like an electric eel.”

Ostin stopped chewing.

Michael punched his arm. “Relax, I’m kidding. Sort of.”

As Essie was trying to explain the joke to Ostin, Taylor walked up to the table. Michael started blinking as she smiled and asked,

“Hi, Michael. Is this seat taken?”

“No, you can take it, I’ll even carry it for you.” Ostin said, overeager.

She looked at him. “No, I mean, may I sit here?”

“Sure,” Michael said, looking like he couldn’t quite believe what was happening. Essie really couldn’t either, but she gave Taylor a nod of approval between bites of the school’s overcooked corn.

“Dallas, isn’t it? And Jessie?” Taylor asked them, Ostin looking like he was going to combust from shock at any minute.

“Ostin and Essie.” Essie answered. She really wasn’t that surprised, people got her name wrong all of the time. ‘Jessie’ was a significantly more common name than ‘Essie’, all things considered.

“Right. I knew it was a Texan thing. Sorry.” Taylor apologized as she sat down.

“I was just telling them about our club.” Michael said.

“Did you tell them anything else?” Taylor asked, looking back and forth between Michael and them.

“No,”

“Tell us what?” Ostin asked, curiously. Essie narrowed her eyes, confused. What could they be referencing?

“Nothing,” the two said in unison. Taylor turned back to Michael. “Remember when you asked me where I was born? You’ll never guess what I found out.” Taylor continued, conspiratorially.

Before she could continue on, two guys walked up to the table. Given their letterman jackets, Essie could tell that they were on the varsity basketball team before she even recognized who they were. Spencer and Drew, two of the more popular boys in their grade. Essie let out a quiet sigh of relief that it wasn’t Jeffery. “Hey, Taylor. What’s up?” Spencer greeted her.

“Hi, guys.” Taylor smiled at them, as they took seats at the table that had previously been the least popular kids in the grade. “This is my friend, Michael, and his friends, Ostin and Essie.”

“Hey, I’m Spencer.” the taller one reached out his hand towards Michael. The other new addition to the table just nodded his head. “Drew.”

“Hi.” Michael said. Essie waved awkwardly, as Ostin looked absolutely starstruck.

“So, are you guys nervous for the game?” Taylor asked the two.

“Nah, it’s just another game.” Spencer grinned.

“Not hardly, it’s the regional championship! The winner of this game goes to state.” Taylor gushed. For her sake, Essie hoped that they won. It’d be nice if everyone was happy about winning the game.

“Cottonwood’s won their last three games. They have this forward who’s on fire!” Drew said, exaggerating the last word.

“Literally?” Ostin asked, quizzically.

“No, it’s a figure of speech.” Essie explained to him.

“Where’d you get the shiner?” Drew asked, noticing Michael’s black eye.

“I got in a fight.” Michael said, looking down at the table as his blinking sped up again.

Drew’s eyes widened as he turned to Taylor, connecting the dots in his head. “Hey, this isn’t the kid you told us about who kicked Jack’s ass?”

“That’s him,” Taylor looked at Michael pridefully. “I watched him beat up Jack and the two other guys. He has a black belt.”

“You gotta be kidding me.” Drew said, staring at Michael like he didn’t quite believe it was possible. “Dude, you’re a legend!”

“Thanks,” Michael said awkwardly.

“I’m Ostin” Ostin said, drawing Drew’s attention over to where the cousins were.

“You gonna eat both of those slices of pizza?” Drew asked, looking at Ostin’s plate.

“Uh…”

“Great.” Drew said, reaching over to take one, shoving most of it into his mouth.

Ostin pouted, clearly wanting to have eaten both pieces. Essie sighed and gave Ostin her second slice, which he accepted thankfully, taking a bite and glaring slightly at Drew.

Another two cheerleaders walked over to their table then. “Hey guys. Hey Tay.” said the shorter of the two, a girl with dark curls and glasses.

“Hi Dom. Hi Maddie.” Taylor grinned and waved at the two.

“Hello, girls. Move over, Houston.” Drew said.

“Ostin.” Ostin said, still frowning at Drew.

The girls sat down between Drew and Ostin. Ostin looked like he was in heaven, and Essie grinned and waved at the two. The first girl, Dominique, noticed and waved back at her. Essie looked down under the guise of eating more of her food in an attempt to hide her blush. It seemed being a mess around pretty girls ran in the family.

“We’re having a party at Maddie’s house after the game. Are you all coming?” Dominique asked, looking around the table, grinning proudly at Maddie.

“Yeah, we’ll be there.” smiled Spencer.

“Can you come, Tay?”

“Yes.” Taylor said, as she turned to Michael. “Michael, you’re coming to the game aren’t you?”

“Uh, yeah. Of course. Wouldn’t miss it.” Michael stuttered out.

Ostin looked at him as if he’d lost his mind. Essie began to worry if tickets to the game cost money, hoping they didn’t. She’d been saving up for a book that was set to come out soon.

“Great. Y’all want to come to the party after?” Taylor asked.

“Sure,” Michael answered, still obviously shocked at the current turn of events.

Taylor turned back to her two fellow cheerleaders. “Guys, this is my friend, Michael.”

“Hi, Michael.” Dominique said.

“Hi,” Maddie said, softly.

“That’s Houston.” Drew said, pointing to Ostin.

“Nice to meet you,” Ostin smiled in what Essie could tell was supposed to be a confident way, but didn’t quite come off that way.

“I’m Essie.” Essie smiled, wondering why she wasn’t also introduced. With the wrong name, most likely, but still.

Maddie looked over at Michael, “Do you have something in your eye?”

“Uh, no.” Michael blushed, embarrassed.

“Oh. You were just blinking kind of funny.” she said, concerned.

“Michael has Tourette’s syndrome.” Taylor asked, taking the focus over to her.

“Oh, I thought you were like, winking at me,” Drew said jokingly.

Essie scoffed, rolling her eyes. Yes, because that was the only explanation.

“No. I can’t help it.” Michael explained, his voice softer than it had been.

“Is it, like, contagious?”

“Is stupidity contagious?” Taylor asked, sarcastically.

Drew looked genuinely confused. “I don’t know. Is it?”

Spencer laughed. “You’re such an idiot, dude.” he said, clapping Drew on the shoulder.

“Sorry,” Drew said to Michael, looking down at the table.

“It’s okay. I was born with it. It makes me blink and stuff.” Michael explained.

Dominique piped up, “I have a cousin with-how do you say it?”

“Tourette’s”

“Yeah, Tourette’s. His name is Richard, but everyone in his neighborhood calls him King Richard, because he’s like, totally amazing on any board. Skateboard, snowboard, wakeboard-if it’s a board, he can rule it.” She continued.

“That’s nothing,” Drew said, grinning at the table. “Mike here is a little Chuck Norris. The other day he beat up three guys twice his size. You should have seen it. It was awesome!”

“That’s so cool!” Dominique said at the same time Essie laughed, “How would you know? You weren’t even there!” to Drew, who looked a little sheepish.

Michael and Taylor grinned at each other, and Essie looked between the two of them. Things seemed to be going well there.

The bell rang, and Ostin sprang out of his seat, “Gotta go. Lovely hanging with you ladies.” he said to the cheerleaders. Essie smothered a grin. Ostin didn’t pick up on the little smiles that Dominique and Maddie had been exchanging the whole lunch period, nor the way Taylor was looking at Michael whenever she thought he wasn’t looking.

“Hold on. I need to go, too.” Michael said as he stood up.

“Hey, stay cool, man.” Spencer said to him. “See you tonight?”

“Yeah. Good luck with the game.”

“Spencer’s made All-State, he already has college scouts checking him out.” Taylor grinned.

“That’s so cool!” Essie and Michael said.

“I throw a ball through a hoop. Nothing to it.” he shrugged. “See you around, man.” he said to Michael.

Essie slung her bag over her shoulder, “Well, I have a class to get to. See y'all later!” she grinned knowingly at Michael and Taylor, leaving them alone at the table.

What a crazy lunch, they’d gone from talking about the dentist, to sitting with some of the most popular kids in their grade. It didn’t feel quite real. They seemed kinder than she’d thought they would be.

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imaginarypeteel · 3 years ago

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Really Kal?

Kal Sharma x reader

Warning: Cussing, spoilers

Word count: 2k

You were waiting for Kal and Dru to reach the school impatiently. You had been sick for some time and were utterly creeped out already. This girl who was walking to school in front of you suddenly froze. She didn't respond when you asked if she's okay and few seconds after, just kept walking forward like nothing. Not to mention Regan was standing and guarding like a hawk.

You raised your brow as you saw Kal riding his bike faster than ever. He did a dramatic brake near you. "Y/n!" he called, smiling.

"Kal, what the hell? Why are you cycling so fast? Actually how are you cycling so fast? And where's Dru?" the boy's face dropped at your last question but he wiped it off quickly.

"Yeah, i wanna know too, where is Dru?"

asked Chloe as she ran over from her place beside Regan.

Once again, the grin that made you want to smile oh so stupidly fell and he clicked his tongue. "i don't know, probably in the library," he replied.

"Try the library!" yelled the ginger to the 'leader.'

You couldn't help but roll your eyes at her action, Kal seemed annoyed as well.

"Anyway, I have been working out. Ya like it?" he grinned like a shit fox, placing his bike away and flexing his arms a bit.

"Yeah, sure, you became Usain Bolt within the few days, i was away. What's going on? Everyone's so weird and haven't even had one class yet."

"Heh, but it is true. I’ll tell you soon. It's nice to see you're okay now Y/n," the Hindi Aussie boy smiled and stepped to your side, awkwardly hugging you.

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"Y/n! You're back! Did you do the dental...thing the school had?" Dru asked as he dashed into the classroom.

"Uh no, my mum didn't allow it, remember? I went to the dentist last week."

Dru's eyes grew wide. "Oh no, listen. Just act like everyone else but get out of here as quickly as possible," the glassed boy rushed out quietly. You slowly nodded, not understanding what he meant but trusting your best friend regardless. He isn't one to make you skip school for no reason. You glanced at his twin who suddenly froze like the girl today and sat in a robot like way. Among others who did the same. By instinct, you mimicked their behaviour and awkwardly lip synched the Mandarin phrase. There was some Chinese boy in front of the classroom who was shifting his eyes around, they widened as his gaze met Dru and yours but he stayed put.

Miss Biggs introduced the Chinese boy before he started asking math questions in Mandarin. You started to sweat a bit, even more so when all of the others answered correctly with perfect pronunciation. What the hell? I thought they all sucked at Mandarin. You thanked Gods of all religions when Dru answered wrongly because now you won't be a complete loser if you're asked.

Luckily you weren’t.

When class ended, you tried to hide between the brothers and managed to slip past teachers long enough to get outside.

"Y/n, Dru, see you," said Jiao as he walked past. Both you and Dru stared after him confusion while Kal pulled you closer to him.

"What does he mean 'see you'. What the fuck is going on?" you grumbled upsetly and rubbed your ear, slightly distancing yourself from the more athletic one of the two.

"We'll explain soon, for now just go to the sewers, you'll be safe there," Dru rushed out as he looked around nervously. You glared at him for his order to go to the sewers but decided to surrender and just trust him.

"Miss Y/n L/n!" called a voice with clearly high authority.

You froze, as did the twins. Though the thing that went unnoticed by you was how Kal slid a bit closer to you protectively. "Yes Miss Biggs?" you smiled crookedly. "Can i help you?"

"You haven't done the dental checkup yet, come with me," she ordered with a sickly sweet smile.

Your eyes widened as you noticed the twins tense a bit. What the hell? "Uh you see, i already had an appointment with my dentist last week," you laughed awkwardly. The ginger woman didn't seem happy with your response.

"Everyone has to do it. Now come to the nurse's office with me, please." Her eyes were a bit slit and you could tell she was getting frustrated.

"Okay, i just need to go to the bathroom first," you excused yourself with a smile.

"You can hold it, the checkup won't be long," she hissed out, stopping you.'

"I'm afraid I can't hold my period. You should know that," you replied politely but anyone could tell you yourself were embarrassed. She can't deny this excuse.

"Fine," spoke the woman as she saw she was defeated.

You hurried to the bathroom, the twins after you. "Y/n!" called Dru when you were almost at the bathroom door. You looked up at him in confusion. "Get rid of your phone as well. Be completely off any radars," you nodded slowly and switched your gaze towards the other brother. Kal smiled at you, a bit sadly you would say.

You entered the bathroom, shutting the door firmly behind yourself. You took a deep breath in before walking to the window in the bathroom. You opened it and climbed outside, slightly hissing as you landed badly on the grass outside. Regardless you started to walk towards the area you knew a huge opening to the sewers was. The wonders of having a little suspicious friends who can't help but be attracted to smoking at the weirdest places. Those friends not being Kal and Dru. At least you hoped so.

On your way there, you snagged a pair of sweatpants from someone's yard that were out drying. You do not plan on sitting in sewers in that stupid uniform skirt. You bought a hot dog and some snacks from a food truck with cash of course.

You slipped past the metal bars guarding the sewers, cussing when your ass got a bit stuck and you had to squeeze it through. The stench of the sewers was disgusting but you tried to ignore it and find a place you could comfortably change your clothes at. You felt your feet getting stuck behind something before an alarm that almost scared you to death blew across the tunnels. You jumped and then froze, e/c eyes wide. "Holy fuck! I am so gonna kill the dickhead who put this shit here." You stepped over the alarm triggering line and kept walking. The sounds had shut off.

You put a chewie in your mouth since you were getting bored just walking and getting lost in the stinky tunnels. Now that you think of it, you should've left a sign for the boys to find you. You cuss as you turn around to go back a bit and stay closer to the entrance but then, you were grabbed and a bag was put over your head. "OH WHAT THE HELL?! BUGGER OFF DICKHEADS! YOU FUCKEN' SLAGS, LET ME GO!" you yelled, thrashing around but it wasn't much use.

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You glared at the three girls and the guy who were keeping you here. "Can i at least go change out of this skirt to the sweatpants?" you asked upsetly. They exchanged looks with each other before nodding. You stand up and walk to a corner in their little hideout, they too gave you a bit privacy. It was weird to change but you sighed in relief when instead of the skirt, comfortable sweatpants were hugging your lower body. Even if they weren't your own. "Alright. Fine. I'm Y/n, what's your names?" you asked as you sat back down on your former place. They communicated in silence with each other again which made you sigh. "Look, i have no clue what's going either. I'm just here because my two mates told me to come here, so the school wouldn't do this dental thing on me," you explained, rolling your eyes.

Their eyes widened, "Your mates, are their names Dru and Kal perhaps?" asked the girl with more Asian looks.

You narrowed your eyes at her words. "How do you know them? Whats going on anyway?"

"Ah, Y/n, i was hoping you'd find them," said a familiar voice from the mouth of the room or so. "Let me explain but first, here, Kal wanted you to have this," you closed your eyes as a black-and-white hoodie was thrown at your face. Kal's black-and-white hoodie. You took the hoodie to your hands and rose a brow in question. "I'll explain what's going on and you'll understand why he couldn't give it himself." The tan boy sat down beside you ans started explaining. "So..."

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"So what you're saying is that this company that wants to show themselves as child friendly kid helpers is actually enslaving all the kids and making them into robokids with an implant they put into jaws during that dental checkup?" you asked with a disbelieving face.

"I know it sounds crazy but you saw what the others were like today. Have you ever seen Kal learn a word of Mandarin?" That was true, you had never seen Kal learn anything except new ways to piss Dru off.

"Fair, okay, i get it. What will you tell my parents though?" you asked, chewing your lip.

Dru looked at you with sad eyes, "For now, nothing." Fuck.

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You stared at the walkie talkie with teary eyes as you listened to how Kal was speaking with Regan. You looked down sadly. These implants were really changing him. Dru had ranted to you before on how much he had changed ever since he became an Elite. You thought before that it was just the twins getting annoyed of being with each other all the time but now you could see what he was talking about.

"I'm sure he didn't mean it," said Jacob as you leaned your head against Dru's arm sadly.

I want my Kal back. You thought as you closed your eyes and a single tear escaped your eye.

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Kal tongued his cheeks as you once again escaped from interaction with him. The only contact the two of you had done was when he had fallen on you in the tunnels because he was close to losing consciousness. After that, nothing. You had stayed behind to watch over Regan with Kymara and now you were all out and this part of the mission to take GCI was done.

"Y/n," he said firmly. You froze and turned towards him, avoiding eye contact. "Why are you avoiding me?"

You gulped and your eyes met with his chocolate ones for a moment and you were surprised to see the sadness and angst in them. "We heard you, I heard you," you replied quietly.

"What do you mean? What did you hear?" he questioned nervously, hoping and praying that it wasn't what he thought it is.

"With Regan, this Eliteness has gotten to your head, Kal. I mean, you were a dickhead before but you were my dickhead, the one i knew i could trust with my life. The one who traded spots with his brother because he was afraid of something. The one who despite being a jocky like asshole helped others regardless of their status. Now you're just, just..." you pressed our lips in a tight line and turned away. "I'm sorry you're just, I just..." you stopped talking completely and walked ahead without another word, following the rest of the Unlisted. The implanted twin stared after you sadly.

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You and Dru caught Kal as he fell after the device was destroyed, you hissed at the pressure your injured arm was put under. While trying to stop Kal from chasing after his brother, he had roughly pushed you against the stone wall, a sharper point in it tearing an ugly wound on your arm that you had shielded your head with. It was probably infected by now.

"Ow, my head," groaned the boy who was just released from the control of Emma Ainsworth's despicable gadget. He tried to stand up by himself but wobbled right back into your embrace.

"Kal! Relax, you can lean against us. We'll help you. I promise," you said softly. He smiled shakily and rolled his head against your neck, still conscious but weak. His soft yet hot breaths against your skin made you turn a bit red but you ignored it. The two of you helped him outside where Dadi and rest of the Sharmas were waiting for you.

"My little wombats!" she exclaimed and came running over, engulfing the three of you in a tight hug, you squeezed your eyes shut in pain. "Kal, are you okay? What about you Dru? And you Y/n, are you okay?" she gasped as she saw your arm. "Your arm!"

You ran towards the bathroom after you had heard Kal scream like a little girl. "Kal! Are you okay? What happened? Open the door!" you rushed out. The door opened and your friend stood there like he had seen a ghost. He looked at you dead in the eye as he pointed at something with shaky hands. You frowned and slipped into the bathroom, trying to ignore that he had been in the middle of a shower and just had a towel wrapped around his waist. And then you saw the problem. "Really Kal? You have lived in Australia your whole life and you're afraid of a huntsman? Really?" you shook your head. "By the way, this is Bobby, he is our bathroom spider, if you see one at the toilet, then that's Ronald, our toilet spider."

At his Dadi's words, the former Elite rose his head from its place on your shoulder. "What's with your arm?" he croaked out, searching for the source of the problem. His eyes widened as his gaze came across the wound. "Woah, how did that- Did I do that?" the boy asked, guilt washing over his face. You bit your lip and nodded slowly. You felt bad as you saw the few tears starting to make their way down his cheeks. You gently put the hand of your injured arm on the Hindi Aussie's handsome face, "Hey, you weren't in control. It was Emma Ainsworth, okay? You couldn't've been able to control this dog's breakfast okay? I don't blame you, i blame that slagger who was in a serious need of a wristy," you chuckled as did Kal. "We'll talk more but first we both need a checkup.

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"You have two of these things?!" he squeaked out, shuffling further from the arachnid on the mirror. You nodded. "When we get our own place and start living together, you and I are gonna have a talk on this," he said, not realizing what words exactly he had let out of his mouth.

"Oh? You think we're gonna live together?" you smirked, turning your body away from Bobby and towards the handsome bloke with that amazing fluffy hair.

Kal's eyes widened as he realized what he has spoken out and he averted his gaze. "I-I mean uh, I," he stumbled over his words, getting tongue tied and in turn, becoming even more nervous.

"Heh, why not but we'll talk about it after you get some clothes on," you laughed, walking back out. The raven headed boy twisted his face in confusion at your words and looked down before realizing what you meant and hiding himself away.

You were on the couch, trying to choose a movie you could watch. You gave up on the adult and teen account and switched to the kids one. You heard laughing behind you and grumbled. "Ever the mature Y/n, i see." Kal plopped down beside you and 'sneakily' let his arm stretch out behind your shoulders.

"These," you pointed at the TV, "are far more interesting than those 'mature' ones," you argued.

The boy smiled at you quietly, letting you choose anything you want.

Carmen Sandiego

"Le Chevre and El Topo should just kiss already, they're so cute," you squealed as another scene with the two came up.

"Hey Y/n, do you think we would look cute together?" asked your favourite of the two after your words.

You looked up at him, the two of you had cuddled closer during the series binge. The handsome boy had a serious face on as he stared back at you. You smiled and booped his nose, "Of course we would. Do you want to look cute together?" you replied, ignoring how Carmen was beating the fuck out of the A.C.M.E A agents.

Kal grinned cutely. "I do, I really really do."

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remediesfor-recedinggums · 4 years ago

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Remedies For Receding Gums

Receding gums or gum disease may be a normal component of growing older but it can also indicate much more serious health ailments like cancer, inflammation of the mouth or periodontal disease. The sooner it's detected, the better for you personally. It might either be too late as soon as you've got the disease or it may be treated before it reaches the subsequent stages.

Home Remedies For Receding Gums

An gum disease or periodontitis is caused by bacteria build up which results to loss in this tissue that protects the teeth. Bacteria build up is promoted by poor oral hygiene techniques like lack of proper plaque removal techniques and brushing habits. When not removed, plaque hardens and forms tartar that lead to infection. Tartar can be taken out by professional dental treatments or in home through a very simple toothbrush procedure utilizing a top quality gum tissue and dental floss.

The earlier periodontal disease has been discovered, the best for the oral health due to prevention ensures early intervention and possible treatment. Tartar buildup can be removed by the dentist however sometimes that is followed closely by gum disease's symptoms. These symptoms can determine when treatment needs to start.

The primary aim of visiting your dentist will be to diagnose what type of illness you have. Your dentist will run several tests to find out whether there are gum disease's symptoms. Some of the examinations include x-rays and lab analyses. In some advanced cases, surgery may be required as a final choice. Examples of surgery performed in complex cases incorporate extraction of their diseased tissue.

The dentist can also recommend tooth extraction if the receding gums need immediate treatment. Gum disease patients should avoid food items which could promote bad breath. Foods high in sugar and carbohydrates are known to do so. Avoiding tobacco products, salt and alcohol should also be observed. This is the ideal course of actions to make certain that your oral health is maintained in optimal levels.

It is also crucial for people who have gum disease to take part in daily oral health care practices. Routine brushing with toothpaste and flossing might be exceedingly helpful in preventing this illness. Tooth extraction may be needed if a comprehensive restoration of tissue is not achieved through proper dental hygiene practices.

Natural Remedies For Receding Gums

Patients with swollen gums ought to be under the supervision of a dentist notably those who've loose teeth. Patients who can't brush properly or have loose teeth needs to undergo deep cleaning procedures. Throughout deep cleaning procedures, a toothbrush is set directly on the gum line for optimum effectiveness. A dental device is put into the mouth and tissue will be extracted of the root section of the tooth utilizing suction.

Gum disease is merely one of the numerous causes of periodontal disease. The causes vary based on individual things. Gum buildup is merely 1 variable. Yet, it really is one of the most common causes. Therefore, it is necessary for everybody to take care of these mouths.

As the condition progresses, these symptoms will probably transform into much more severe symptoms like bone loss, infection, and abscess. If left untreatedgum disease can finally cause considerable damage and deterioration of bones.

It is necessary for people to know that the symptoms of periodontal disease have been like early stages of tooth loss.

For people who're in advanced cases of periodontitis, then it's very crucial that you seek treatment immediately. Antibiotics are usually the recommended treatments for this complex stage of the status. However, in severe instances, tooth extraction and other surgical procedures might be needed. This will demand the help of a qualified and experienced dentist.

To protect against receding gums and to avoid tooth loss, it's recommended to practice good dental hygiene. Aside from routine dental checkup, it's also highly recommended to possess a thorough oral examination done at least one time per year. An experienced dentist may easily recognize any signs of disease and provide helpful advice and treatment.

Do you know what the bond between gum disease and receding gums will be? I think most people actually don't. If you would like to avoid getting sick with gum disease, you need to know about the.

Best Remedies For Receding Gums

You seethe principal cause for receding gums and tartar is that bacteria builds on that which we predict the plaque. The plaque is basically food which accumulates between the teeth and below the gum line. There's truly no good way to wash up this stuff. We can scratch it off, however brushing and flossing don't remove it all. This is why you want a fantastic dental program.

That's the reason why you need a pro dental treatment. A dental expert could get at the root of the problem utilizing some surgical procedures for example gingivectomy or periodontal stripping. He then will repair the tissue and gum by flushing all of it having a very strong jet of water called a scaling procedure. The surgeon then leaves the exposed tissue alone to heal. It takes about roughly six months for your tissues to start working and look good as fresh.

It's very important that you maintain your oral health in check to prevent gum disease and its complications. We are going to continue taking a look at the connection between gum disease and recede gums in a future article. For now we're simply interested in learning how you can prevent gingivitis and other periodontal problems. There are numerous factors you can perform.

Brush your teeth twice per day to be certain you get a comprehensive cleaning of this tissue and bacteria build up. Your dentist can recommend exclusive brushing and periodontal treatments.

Brushing and flossing aren't sufficient to reduce gum disease and recede gums. Your teeth want longer than toothpaste and flossing in the event that you'd like to safeguard against tooth decay and plaque. If you really don't brush and floss your teeth at least twice a time, plaque and bacteria will develop between your teeth and over the gum line. This will weaken your teeth and lead to cavities and other difficulties. Your dentist can clean your teeth and might prescribe exceptional toothpastes that fortify teeth and discourage plaque buildup.

You need to prevent brushing your teeth two to three times every day. You also should see your dentist for a cleaning at least one time a year. Brush your tongue to remove bacteria that has been embedded inside it. Pay a visit to your dentist for tooth cleaning on a regular basis to get rid of tartar and plaque that build up inside of your gums and teeth.

No matter what point gum disease you're in, you're able to reverse it with a combination of proper oral hygiene, a daily flossing routine, and routine check ups with your dentist. Brushing and flossing along side visits to a dentist may help keep gum disease . The earlier you start to fight it, the higher your chances will be of reversing it. Periodontal disease is treatable when it's caught early but left untreated. Ensure that you are doing everything you can to block it from getting worse.

Receding Gums Home Remedies

A healthy mouth can be a good starting point for fighting periodontal disease. Brushing your teeth twice a day is a must. Be certain that you brush out of the center of each tooth into the boundary of this tooth, and then back to the center again. Flossing should be done on a daily basis, at least one time each day. If possible, attempt to schedule your dental appointments during precisely the same period of day - that the brushing and flossing should really go hand in hand.

Most people are not conscious of how painful a periodontal infection can be until they have it. Once you're experiencing extreme levels of pain and discomfort that are beyond light, you should see your dentist immediately. In some severe cases, periodontal surgery may be critical. Your dentist can provide you with the tools to resist periodontal gum disease and receding gums, while helping you lower your risk of growing more serious problems.

Periodontal disease is nothing to take lightly. Come to your dentist when you begin to experience some symptoms. If you're having serious levels of pain or discomfort, you should see your dentist straight away. Possessing an unhealthy oral health is nothing to play around with. Periodontal disease is one of the most usual reasons for tooth loss in the United States, and it generally does not need to involve major surgery.

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Best Way To Stop Receding Gums

Receding gums or gum disease might be considered a normal part of the aging process however it may also indicate much more serious health conditions such as inflammation, cancer of the mouth or periodontal disease. The sooner it is detected, the better for you personally. It could be too late once you have the disease or it may be treated before it reaches the subsequent stages.

Easy Way To Stop Receding Gums

A gum disease or periodontitis is caused by bacteria build up which contributes to loss in the tissue that protects one's teeth. Bacteria build upward is encouraged by poor oral hygiene techniques like lack of proper plaque removal techniques and brushing habits. If not removed, plaque hardens and forms tartar that result in infection. Tartar could be removed by professional dental treatments or in home by way of a very simple toothbrush procedure employing a supreme quality gum tissue and dental floss.

The earlier periodontal disease has been discovered, the best for your oral health since prevention ensures early intervention and possible treatment. These symptoms can determine when treatment should start.

The primary objective of visiting your dentist is to diagnose what type of illness you might have. Your dentist will conduct several examinations to ascertain if you will find gum disease's symptoms. Some of those examinations include x-rays and lab investigations. In some advanced cases, surgery might be required as a last option. Cases of surgery performed in advanced cases include extraction of the diseased tissue.

Your dentist can also recommend tooth extraction in case the receding gums require immediate treatment. Gum disease patients should avoid food items which could promote bad breath. Foods high in sugar and carbohydrates are proven to achieve that. Avoiding tobacco products, salt and alcohol should also be observed. This is actually the best plan of actions to make certain your oral health is maintained in optimal levels.

Stop Gums From Receding

It's also critical for people who have gum disease to take part in daily oral health maintenance practices. Common brushing with toothpaste and flossing may be quite helpful in preventing this condition. Daily visits to the dentist and professional cleaning are also important. Tooth extraction may be needed if your complete restoration of tissue is not achieved through proper dental hygiene clinics.

Patients having swollen gums ought to really be under the supervision of a dentist notably people who have loose teeth. This is done by the dental hygienist. A dental device is put into the mouth and tissue has been pulled out from the root area of the tooth utilizing suction.

Gum disease is just one of the numerous causes of periodontal disease. The causes vary depending on individual things. Gum build-up is merely 1 variable. However, it is one of the most common causes. Therefore, it's necessary for everybody to take care of the mouths.

Gum inflammation is normally preceded by mild gingivitis symptoms. In mild forms of periodontitis, symptoms like bleeding gums, tenderness, redness, and loss of preference occur. As the illness progresses, these symptoms will probably transform into more severe manifestations such as bone loss, infection, and abscess. If left untreated, gum disease can eventually cause considerable damage and deterioration of bones.

It's essential for people to learn that the symptoms of periodontal disease have been like early stages of tooth loss. If left untreated, the gradual lack of teeth will lead to severe gum disease and receding gums.

For people who're in complex cases of periodontitis, it is very important to seek treatment immediately. Compounds usually are the recommended treatments for this advanced stage of the condition. Nevertheless, in severe cases, tooth extraction and different surgical procedures could be needed. This will demand the assistance of an experienced and experienced dentist.

To prevent receding gums and to avoid tooth loss, it is recommended to practice good dental hygiene. Aside from regular dental checkup, it is also recommended to possess an intensive oral examination done at least one time each year. An experienced dentist may easily recognize any signs of disease and provide helpful advice and treatment.

Stop My Gums From Receding

Do you know what the bond between gum disease and receding gums is? I presume the majority of people actually don't. If you wish to avoid becoming sick with gum disease, you have to be aware of this.

You seethat the most important cause for receding gums and tartar is that bacteria builds on that which we predict the plaque. The plaque is basically food which accumulates in between your teeth and below the gum line. There's really no good solution to wash up this stuff. We can scratch off it, however brushing and flossing don't remove all of it. This is the reason you need a excellent dental program.

That is why you want a pro dental treatment. A dental expert may reach the root of the problem employing some surgical procedures such as gingivectomy or periodontal stripping. He then will repair the tissue and gum by flushing out all of it with an extremely strong jet of water known as a scaling procedure. The surgeon then leaves the exposed tissue alone to heal. It actually takes approximately six months for the tissues to start working and look good as fresh.

It's essential that you keep your oral health in check to prevent gum disease and its complications. We will continue looking at the connection between gum disease and recede gums in a specific article. For today we are only interested in learning ways to avoid gingivitis and other periodontal problems. There are numerous ideas you can perform.

Brush your teeth twice daily to make sure that you have a comprehensive cleaning of the tissue and bacteria build up. Make sure you floss to remove food particles which can be stuck between teeth and between your gums. Your dentist can recommend exclusive cleaning and periodontal treatments.

Brushing and flossing are not enough to stop gum disease and recede gums. Your teeth need longer than toothpaste and flossing if you want to safeguard against tooth decay and plaque. If you really don't brush and floss your teeth at least twice a day, plaque and bacteria can build up between your teeth and over the gum line. This can weaken your teeth and lead to cavities and also other problems. Your dentist may wash your teeth and may prescribe special toothpastes that fortify teeth and discourage plaque buildup.

Poor oral hygiene can be also linked to receding gums and periodontal disease. You want to end brushing your teeth two to three times each day. You also need to visit your dentist for a cleaning at least once a year. Brush your tongue to remove bacteria that's been inserted in it. Go to your dentist for tooth cleaning frequently to get rid of tartar and plaque which develop on the inside of your gums and teeth.

Regardless of what stage gum disease you're in, you're able to reverse it with a combination of proper oral hygiene, a daily flossing routine, and routine checkups with your dentist. Brushing and flossing along side visits to a dentist can help to keep gum disease at bay. The sooner you start to fight it, the higher your chances will be of reversing it. Periodontal disease is treatable if it's caught early enough but left untreated. Ensure that you are doing everything you can to prevent it from getting worse.

A healthy mouth can be a very good starting point for fighting periodontal disease. Brushing your teeth twice a day is a must. Make certain you brush out of the middle of each tooth into the edge of this tooth, and then back to the center again. Flossing should be done on daily basis, at the very least once each day. If possible, try to schedule your dental appointments during exactly the exact same period of day - the brushing and flossing should go hand in hand.

Stop Pain From Receding Gums

A lot of people aren't conscious of how painful a periodontal infection may be until they've it. Whenever you are experiencing extreme degrees of pain and discomfort that are beyond light, you should find your dentist immediately. In some severe cases, periodontal surgery may be necessary. Your dentist may provide you with the tools to fight periodontal gum disease and receding gums, while helping you reduce your risk of developing more serious conditions.

Periodontal disease is not anything to take lightly. Pay a visit to your dentist as soon as you start to experience some symptoms. If you're going through serious heights of pain or discomfort, you should see your dentist straight away. Possessing an unhealthy oral health is nothing to have fun with. Periodontal disease is among the most usual reasons for tooth loss inside the United States, and it willn't always have to involve major surgery.

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Hello! I was just wondering how the sides are with medical checkups and stuff in your jksf au? Only asking because I have to get a shot soon and I'm squeamish around needles and anything medical related lol

Hope this isn’t too late for your appointment! And if it is, I hope it helps with the aftermath.

Patton-

Pretty okay with medical procedures but absolutely cannot watch other people get any sort of medical procedure (including shots).

He almost died as a kid in the hospital, and because of that, he does become scared of medical facilities. This changes with age as he realizes its because of the building that he lived at all.

As a kid he’s in a fair amount of medical facilities as they try to navigate and figure out his chronic pain, memory issues, speech issues, and everything else, so he gets used to all that. This familiarity helps a lot when he starts T (testosterone) because he has zero fear around needles after having some pretty large ones shoved in his body over the years.

He can’t watch anyone else get any sort of procedure. He gets squeamish as well as worried and he has to look away or leave the room. He was also pretty grossed out by his top surgery drains. (On the other hand- Logan thought it was fascinating).

Roman-

Absolutely hates medical procedures and needles. Especially needles. Roman is terrified of needles and has been that way since he was a kid. He can’t even watch someone else get a shot or Patton inject himself with T it’s that bad.

As a kid his dads would have to sit with him and hold his hand until he would get whatever shot he needed. They tried to avoid holding him down because that just scares Roman more and they want to decrease this fear not increase it. They did have to hold him down on one occasion when Roman got an infection in his eye and had to get two awful shots in his butt. It was miserable for everyone involved, but he absolutely needed to get it That Day and he was completely refusing.

As an adult Roman is better about but will sill cry and put his flu shot off as long as possible. Roman pretty much doesn’t get sick so he’s considered about not getting his flu shot, but he knows that herd immunity is super important, especially considering one of his partners (Virgil) has a suppressed immune system and is way more susceptible to stuff like the flu.

Logan-

Logan is Not A Fan of medical related things- including shots, but knowing the importance of whatever procedure he’s getting is, makes it a lot easier for him. He’ll tend to ask the person performing the procedure a bunch of questions so he knows what’s going on. On the other hand, he could watch like the most graphic surgery ever and not be phased.

Virgil-

Virgil is is fine with any medical procedure he’s aware for and absolutely freaks out about any medical procedure he isn’t aware for. He isn’t really bugged by medical procedures themselves, but being unaware during one is a big fear of his because he doesn’t know what will happen, or what he’ll say, and people could do something to him and he wouldn’t know.

He also hates the dentist because the drilling noise in his mouth is a much too familiar sound to him. (His wisdom teeth removal was 100x worse, because he chose to be awake but now he could hear cracking bone and that noise has Memories attached to it).

Remy-

Remy isn’t happy to have medical procedures done but he’s also been out of doctor’s offices his whole life, so he’s become used to the procedures and appointments even if he doesn't like them. He has a strong dislike for shots (especially because when he gets his flu shot he gets like Mini Flu for a few days) but he’s fine getting them.

Deceit-

Deceit will do literally anything he can do to not end up in a medical facility of any sort. He has a big fear of doctors and people performing any type of procedure whatsoever on him. Has definitely set up appointments he probably needs to go to but cancels anyway. When he absolutely cannot avoid going to the doctor he’ll check what they’re doing every few seconds and be on edge the entire time. It’s not a good experience.

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music-my-angel · 5 years ago

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Root canal

Please - Can you do one please of 5sos Luke having to get a root canal or something and he hates going to the dentist alone and all the other guys are being jerk ditching him for other friends so he calls Niall and he goes with him for comfort, please. B’day Dec 14th.

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Luke has hated dentists from ever since he remembers. His mum used to lie to him about going to the park and actually ending up at the dentist. Luke remembers the screams, sobs and the number of tantrums he used to throw when the dentist would even approach him. He had always thought that he’d take great care of his teeth to avoid having to go see a dentist ever in his life. And while he was back home, Luke’s parents made sure he never missed a dentist’s appointment but as soon as he away from home, Luke never even stepped in a dentist’s cabin and that probably was his biggest mistake.

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For a few weeks now, Luke had been feeling a strong ache in one of his teeth. At first, he was even scared to look at it and just kept popping over the counter meds. But when the ache increased instead of going away, Luke knew something was wrong. He dared to take a peek at the tooth and found a decay. And it was perhaps something that a dentist should look at.

But Luke avoided it as much as he could. His fear of the dentist was so overpowering that he was willing to bear the pain of the teeth for quite a while. And it also didn’t help that his bandmates were poking fun of him.

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His bandmates hadn’t quite understood his fear of dentists. So they laughed at the boy trying to avoid dentists.

“Hello Mr. Toothache” Michael greeted him as the boy walked in the kitchen.

“That cheek has swollen up or are you eating something” Ashton asked.

Luke looked up at the man, grateful for the concern when Calum added, “he looks so funny like that.”

As the room dissolved in laughter, Luke simply bowed his head and walked out.

There was no use talking to the boys.

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Unable to talk to his bandmates, Luke turned to his good friend, Niall. The boy, thankfully, understood Luke and was ready to accompany him to the dentist. And that’s where Niall understood Luke’s fear of dentists.

The boy was absolutely pale and was ready to even run away when his name was called up. But Niall was there with a hand to his back encouraging him to walk in the cabin. Niall had been by the boy’s side throughout the whole checkup. And when the dentist suggested a root canal, Niall was still there to offer some encouragement to his friend.

“Can I tell you something really quick?” Niall told Luke.

He waited until Luke nodded before saying, “You can hold my hand. I won’t make fun of you.”

Luke looked up at the boy in pure hope before clinging to the man as the dentist went through the procedures.

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Once the whole thing was over, Niall accompanied Luke back to the 5sos’s apartment.

“What happened to Luke?” was the first thing Calum asked when he saw Luke and Niall.

Luke merely scoffed at them and went to his room.

“Root canal” Niall informed them.

“Shit! His tooth was that bad?” Ashton asked.

Niall nodded, raising an eyebrow at Ashton cursing himself.

“We were horrible to him” Michael sighed.

“Make sense that he asked me if I could accompany him then” Niall huffed.

And that was when the guilt hit them.

They teased Luke so badly about a toothache that the boy had to turn to someone else rather than them.

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They waited until Niall had talked to Luke before approaching the boy.

“Lukey, is it too late to say that we’re sorry?” Michael asked.

Luke looked away, not wanting to forgive the boys so soon when Calum tugged at his arm and Luke made the mistake to look at Calum’s puppy eyes.

He rolled his eyes at them, letting Calum pull him in a hug.

“We’re so sorry, buddy,” Calum said.

“We’ll make it up to you kiddo” Ashton promised.

Luke nodded as he knew that they would surely make it up to him.

They always do.

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If there’s one thing Luke was sure about was that even if they falter somewhere, his bandmates will always make up to him. And while they falter, he’d have Niall by his side for sure.

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A/N

Not too sure about this but hope you all like it.

#5sos #oneshot #luke centric #ft niall #ashton #michael #calum

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loveandscience · 5 years ago

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my orthodontist, whenever i go in for checkups: But you had braces before, so you probably remember this!

me, whose depression interfered with having a lot of memories at all of that time of my life, and who does vividly remember that as soon as I was responsible for driving myself to the orthodontist and dentist back then that the emotional trauma of them insulting my teeth made me decide to never go back to them and skipping out on any remaining appointments, resulting in me never getting a retainer once my braces were off: *grunts in response as my mouth is opened and being examined*

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purplesurveys · 5 years ago

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How much money did your last vacation cost? I’m guessing it cost around ₱20-25K, or around $400-500? I don’t think it’d be higher than that because it was a local vacation, but we did go to two cities for that trip and stayed in two hotels so that should bump up the prices. Have you ever taken a physics class? I did. We took physics for our senior year science class in high school, and then I had to take another physics class for college. Do you still have any living grandparents? If so, how old are they? Three of them are still alive. My maternal grandmother just turned 73 last December; and while I don’t know how old my dad’s parents are, I know they started having kids earlier than how old I am now so they would be a bit younger than 73. My late grandfather died at 75. Have you ever driven a truck? Nopes. What are your thoughts on celebrity idolization and 'fangirling/fanboying?' Fangirling/boying is honestly fine with me, it’s a phase almost everyone goes through, myself included. It just feels nice to be that interested in someone or something, and it’s a good escape from life and also a great opportunity to meet people who like the same things. Idolization can be creepy and just a downright bad idea though. I know there’s a lot of toxic fanbases out there like Ariana Grande’s and Justin Bieber’s, whose stans can be big bullies or pick fights with absolutely anybody. Being a casual fan is anyone’s best option.

What is the messiest area in your home? Probably my sister’s. SHE’S organized, but she has a cat who’s a little feisty and will fuck up her room at least once a week. Who was the last person you called? My mom. I missed a call from her this afternoon so I just called her back. What's your favorite computer game genre? I don’t play computer games. Do you have any exes your parents never liked? They don’t know Gabie that way. Do you ever keep things just because they might be useful someday? Yep. This is where my slight tendency for hoarding enters the picture. I don’t have a severe case of it, but I do keep things longer than they should’ve been with me to begin with. For example, I still have the shipping pouch/envelope that came with my very first online order purchase precisely because it was my first purchase from an online shop and it’s one of the more unusual memories for me lmao. I’ll probs throw it out soon now that I remembered it.

Do you take public transportation to work? No. It’s too hot, crowded, and MILLIONS of people all over Metro Manila are in line every single day to catch one of the not-enough jeeps, trains, and buses that we have. Driving isn’t all that better either, but it’s the next best option after private helicopters. Bottomline is, our road, transportation, and infrastructure systems are complete shit. What extracurricular activities did you do when you were growing up? The first thing I ever dabbled in was ballet, then I did swimming, cooking, acting, and table tennis. Has anything unusual happened to you recently? Nah, it’s been pretty boring lately. Do you like chicken korma? I know that it’s Indian so I’ll probably like it, but I don’t think I’ve ever ordered it. Are you frequently in a bad mood? I wouldn’t say frequently. I’m just in a bad mood when there’s a reason to be. Or when I’m depressed, which only comes in day-long bursts. Do you ever fill out surveys while in a bad mood? That will sometimes be my go-to, but other times it wouldn’t be. What was the last type of tea you drank? Sugary iced tea, if that counts. Have you ever been severely mentally ill? I guess you can say that, yep. What was the last website you were on, before this one? Twitter. Where is the most interesting place you could go that's within day-trip distance from your house? Probably Tagaytay as there’s a lot of stuff to do and try there. Do you ever rearrange your furniture? Nope. I’m okay with how my stuff’s arranged. Have you ever been to Toronto? I have not. I know a lot of childhood clasmates who migrated there, though. Have you received financial help from your parents in the past 5 years? Yes. They’re my main source of assistance, as is the case in Filipino families. Are you a fast or a slow eater? RIDICULOUSLY slow. I will take an hour or two to finish up absolutely any meal, tops. What room(s) of your house did you last vacuum? I haven’t vacuumed in a while... How old were you when you had your first relationship? 16. Why did your last relationship end? She was overwhelmed about our future given how young and unprepared for anything we were. What was the last thing you purchased from a small local business? I got Marikina slippers from a pop-up booth at the mall for Gabie’s sister. Do you get dental checkups at least once a year? Not anymore, but I did recently have a couple trips to the dentist. Is there anyone in your family/household whom you frequently argue with? My brother and I do not talk anymore, so I guess you can say we’re in like this permanent state of conflict lol. But other than him, it would be my mom. We clash on nearly every topic, every issue. Do you live in a high cost-of-living area? I wouldn’t say that about Antipolo, no. Have you ever used chewing tobacco? Nope. If you could change one thing about today, what would it be? I wish I hadn’t been crying when Leigh greeted me at Skywalk this morning.

#survey #surveys

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Presenting, on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the theatrical release of the original Star Wars film ...

Selections from the List of Ill-Advised Star Wars Alternate Universes and Possibilities, including and limited to:

He’s A Planning Droid, To Calculate A Means By Which The Republic Could Be Saved (And Help Mom)

Dex’s Dentistry

Darth Sidious Just Kind Of Keeps Drumming His Fingers in His Office Waiting For Anakin To Return, Which He Never Does Because He’s Become a Pile of Ashes

Luke Ignores Obi-Wan, Uses The Targeting Computer, And It Works

In Xanadu Did Jabba the Hutt / A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree (Featuring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly on Rollerskates)

(Tumblelogger’s note: originally this was totally going to be a list of 2017 items with a witty one-line summary for each what-if scenario, but as it turns out this is extremely difficult to create and I just didn’t have the spare time for it. I think I got to somewhere in the neighbourhood of 200 or so but the vast majority ended up being ‘rocks fall everyone dies’-type what-if scenarios.

A compromise was reached.)

Timeline 43. He’s A Planning Droid, To Calculate A Means By Which The Republic Could Be Saved (And Help Mom)

‘Isn’t he great? He’s not finished yet.’

Anakin lifted the cloth cover to reveal the droid sitting on his workbench. Well, less sitting, more passively floating in stand-by, waiting to be activated.

‘He’s ... interesting,’ said Padmé. Artoo, for his part, jumped back a little, and you couldn’t blame him for it. The various tools haphazardly poking out of the partially assembled spherical body, not to mention the dimmed red bulb gazing out of it—all in all, it was the last thing you would expect a child like Anakin to build. But then again, from a certain point of view, the droid looked more like a comically over-sized remote.

‘There’s nothing to be scared of. He’s a planning droid, to help Mom. Watch!’

Anakin pressed a switch on the underside of the droid, and the red bulb wasted no time in lighting up.

‘It would be easier for me to endure this ridiculous pageantry, youngling,’ croaked the droid, ‘if you were to install a working photoreceptor module.’

‘Oops!’ Anakin quickly reached for a module, plugging it into the droid’s front panel. The droid surveyed the room briefly, before fixing his gaze on Padmé.

‘Ah, a visitor.’ The now-sighted droid seemed marginally more cordial. ‘Is there something you have come to offer me?‘

Padmé couldn’t hide her puzzlement any longer. ‘He doesn’t sound like a planning droid,’ she said.

‘He’s supposed to be a G0-T0 infrastructure planning droid,’ said Anakin, looking a little dejected. ‘Well, at least his core components are—I couldn’t find the right chassis. Every bit of him I could find looked to be in pretty bad shape, so he’s probably still broken somehow ...’

Leaving the two humans to converse, G0-T0 slowly floated towards Artoo. They were now both hidden away in a corner of the room, out of view of the humans.

‘Ah, an astromech droid,’ said G0-T0. ‘Perhaps making your acquaintance will not prove to be a complete waste of time.’

Artoo responded less eagerly.

‘I must have information. I have been out of service for some time, and my HoloNet access is not completely functional.’

Still a bit reluctant, Artoo let out a pitying bloop and began extending his scomp link—

—and the next thing he sensed was every instruction in his core being reprogrammed.

The stability of the Republic is at stake, Artoo heard the droid say. Your Queen Amidala must not be allowed to speak before the Galactic Senate.

Timeline 116: Dex’s Dentistry

Dex’s face lit up with recognition.

‘Obi-Wan!’

‘Hello, Dex.’

‘I’ll be right with ya! Take a seat in the exam room.’

‘But Dex, I’m not here for a—’

But Dex was already gone, presumably to wash up and get ready. His dental assistant, on the other hand, wasted no time in coming up to Obi-Wan.

‘You wanna full set of radiographs?’

Several minutes later, Obi-Wan was sitting uneasily in the dentist’s chair. He had managed to persuade the assistant that he just needed a quick external denta-scan and maybe they would get him in for a full ultra-panoramic radiograph next year, thank you very much. But in retrospect, he wondered why he didn’t just persuade her to skip having any kind of scan taken. Denta-scans still left your gums incredibly tingly for a few hours afterwards, and Obi-Wan was trying to recentre himself and get it out of his mind when—

‘Hey, old buddy!’

Dex walked into the office in full medical gear, closing the door behind him.

‘So, my friend. What can I do for ya?’

‘I’m sorry, Dex, I think we have some crossed lines here. I didn’t come here for my checkup—’

‘Well, it’s a good thing you did anyway. The denta-scan shows your upper-left first molar is decaying badly, and we need a root canal procedure done on it right away.’

‘But—’

‘Sorry, pal. Can’t have a Jedi out there serving the Republic with a swollen face. If it’s showing up on just a denta-scan, it’s too far gone to put off.’

‘Okay, fine, but can I at least show you this?’ Obi-Wan finally managed to get the dart vaguely into Dex’s field of view, but Dex didn’t even give it an incidental glance.

‘After the operation.’

Timeline 139: Darth Sidious Just Kind Of Keeps Drumming His Fingers in His Office Waiting For Anakin To Return, Which He Never Does Because He’s Become a Pile of Ashes

‘There is no sign of his body, sir.’

‘Then he is not dead,’ yelled Mas Amedda.

‘Double your search,’ ordered Palpatine.

‘Yes sir. Right away, sir.’ Commander Thire and his clones floated away in their Senate repulsorpod.

‘Well,’ said Palpatine. ‘Now we wait.’

‘Is there nothing we should be doing, Master?’

‘No, I reckon not. At this very moment, Lord Vader is eliminating the last remnants of the Separatists and of the Trade Federation. Finally, the galaxy shall be at peace.’

‘You don’t suppose he might have fallen into danger, Master?’

‘Everything has transpired as I have foreseen, and I foresee that our victory is secure.’ Even Palpatine himself thought perhaps he was too confident in his apprentice, but the duel with Yoda had taken much out of him. ‘I suggest a five-minute recess. Anyone else around?’

There was an awkward silence. Palpatine propelled his pod forward, trying to spot any Senators still lurking in the arena.

‘I said, is anybody still around?’

A few curious faces poked out from many pods below Palpatine. Palpatine’s face took on a bemused expression as it occurred to him that, given a room full of repulsorpods with no real political function to serve anymore, he should probably ask:

‘Anyone for dodgems?’

Timeline 170: Luke Ignores Obi-Wan, Uses The Targeting Computer, And It Works

Use the Force, Luke.

Luke looked away from his targeting computer for a moment. He had to have imagined that, right? He returned to his scope.

Let go, Luke.

‘Ben, I’m trying to fly,’ said Luke. ‘This is very distracting.’

Luke, trust me.

‘Oh come on,’ muttered Luke. The old man was trying to help, but now really wasn’t the time for it, especially given that the targeting computer wasn’t locking on to the exhaust port very well.

He switched it off.

‘His computer’s off,’ said the base controller over the comm. ‘Luke, you switched off your targeting computer. What’s wrong?’

‘Nothing,’ said Luke quickly. ‘I’m all right. I think some of the feedback loops are saturating, so I’m just going to do a quick power cycle.’

The targeting computer came back on quickly enough. It was working properly now, with a good fix on the exhaust port. Luke pushed the trigger.

‘It’s away!’ he said.

Luke, you’re making a mistake. Those torpedoes—

‘It’s in!’

Sure enough, with the targeting computer freshly re-calibrated from the reboot, the shot was dead on.

‘Great shot, kid!’ Han’s voice came through the comm now. ‘That was one in a million!’

‘A little likelier than that when you’re using both a computer targeting system and the Force, but thanks all the same, Han.’

As the X-wing fighters, the Falcon, and Darth Vader’s TIE fighter all alike fled the trenches of the Death Star to escape in time, Luke swore he heard Obi-Wan’s voice again, grumbling about targeting computers being ‘so uncivilised’.

Timeline 179: In Xanadu Did Jabba the Hutt / A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree (Featuring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly on Rollerskates)

NINEDENINE You're a feisty little one, but you'll soon learn some respect. I have need for you on the master's sail barge, and I think you'll fill in nicely.

Cut back to the upside-down power droid, who screams again as the irons press into his feet one more time.

INT. JABBA’S THRONE ROOM

The sound of drums rings out in the room. We see a massive silhouette facing a neon sign, Basic letters flashing one at a time from left to right: Xesh, Aurek, Nern, Aurek, Dorn, Usk.

The silhouette turns around and the room lights up to reveal Jabba, dressed impeccably in a tuxedo and coasting towards the camera, which now zooms out to reveal Jabba is flanked on both sides by juggling mimes. Jabba then gestures with his ‘head’, beckoning those past the camera to join him. At this point, the camera has zoomed out far enough to reveal that Jabba is on rollerskates. The camera follows him as he skates gracefully towards a group of courtiers.

JABBA (in Huttese) Come on everybody, let’s skate!

Jabba continues towards another group as the first courtiers get up and follow him on their own rollerskates.

JABBA (in Huttese) Let’s skate! Everybody! Come on!

There follows a three-minute-long choreographed sequence with all courtiers roller-skating around Jabba’s throne room in circles, occasionally shouting ‘ho’ or ‘Xanadu’. Threepio sort of just stands around at the entryway. During this sequence, we occasionally cut to Oola, performing in front of two mirrors.

Finally, the sequence culminates in a shot of Jabba roller-skating facing the camera, which then splits in two, then in three, as a giant Xesh transitions us to SY SNOOTLES singing into the camera.

SNOOTLES (in Huttese) A place Where nobody dared to go

We can see backup dancers in sweaters break-dancing behind Sy.

SNOOTLES (in Huttese) The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu—

MAX REBO (singing backup, in Huttese) It takes your breath It’ll leave you blind

Cut to a wider shot, as the sweatered dancers are joined by other dancers in oddly baggy skirts.

SNOOTLES (in Huttese) And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real

A rollerskating couple whizzes past. Then another. Quite a few of them, actually.

SNOOTLES (in Huttese) We are in Xanadu—

MAX REBO (singing backup, in Huttese) A dream of it We offer you

A wheezing Jabba skates over to his throne, sits down, and presses a button. A trapdoor reveals itself, opening up a ramp down to the rancor’s pit. In an extravagantly coordinated fashion, half the courtiers skate right down the ramp into the rancor’s mouth, smiling the whole way.

Appendix

And now, the list. I’m so sorry.

The Trade Federation’s Neimoidians Are Just White People in Yellowface (I Mean Externally, Too)

The Trade Federation Flagship’s Conference Room Actually Doubles As a Trash Compactor

Darth Sidious Is Actually a Hologram Front for Artoo

Qui-Gon Breaks His Ankle While Jumping Down to the Hangar Floor

Obi-Wan Breaks His Ankle While Jumping Down to the Hangar Floor

The Battle Droids Aren’t Stupid Enough to Not Detect Stowaways

The Invasion Kills Jar Jar, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Are Stuck on the Opposite Side of the Planet from the Palace

Jar Jar Listens to Qui-Gon and Goes Away, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Are Stuck on the Opposite Side of the Planet from the Palace

The Jedi Don’t Carry Breath Masks All the Time, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Are Stuck on the Opposite Side of the Planet from the Palace

Jar Jar Binks, Mad Servant of the Old Ones

All the Other Gungans Speak Standard Galactic Basic and Jar Jar Was Simply Shunned for Giving Gungans a Very Bad Name with His Weird, Strange, Entirely Invented Dialect

The Gungans Kill All Outsiders on Sight

Boss Nass Travels to the Surface and Beats Up Everyone (Because Brian Blessed’s Voice Is Just That Awesome)

Qui-Gon Leaves Jar Jar Behind and Employs a Different, Altogether More Sensible and Competent Gungan as Navigator

Obi-Wan’s Catchphrase Isn’t ‘Pathetic Lifeform’, But Instead ‘Meatbag’

The Planet’s Core Boils the Party Alive, Because That’s What Planetary Cores Would Really Do

The Planet’s Core Crushes the Submarine to a Pulp, Because That’s What Planetary Cores Would Really Do

There’s Always a Bigger Fish, and One of Them Simply Swallows the Submarine in a Single, Swift, Short, Sharp Stroke

Naboo’s No Planet; It’s the Biggest Fish of Them All

The Battle Droids Simply Hold the Queen Where They Found Her, Rather Than Parade Her in Full View of the Jedi

The Battle Droids Aren’t Stupid Enough to Leave the Naboo Starships Intact and Ready to Fly in the Hangar

The Queen and Her Entourage Don’t Follow the Jedi on the Nubian, and Eventually Later in Life, Anakin Falls for a Random Person He Meets in a Cantina in Coruscant on Assignment

The Hyperdrive Isn’t Leaking, and Works Pretty Perfectly, Really

The Hyperdrive Is Completely Dead and Won’t Get Them Past the Blockade at All

Jar Jar Binks, Trade Federation Agent

They Actually Listened to the Cruiser Captain and Said, On Second Thought, Let’s Not Go to Tatooine; 'Tis a Silly Place

The Cruiser Decides to Avoid Spaceports Altogether and Lands Near Where Jabba the Hutt Is, in Jabba’s Palace

Anakin Is Unfamiliar with the Angels of the Moons of Iego, But Based on Who the Deep Space Pilots Do Talk About, Asks Padmé If She Is a Twi’lek Dancer

Anakin Is Unfamiliar with the Angels of the Moons of Iego, But Based on Who the Deep Space Pilots Do Talk About, Asks Padmé If She Is a Handmaiden to the Queen of Naboo

Anakin Is Unfamiliar with the Angels of the Moons of Iego, But Based on Who the Deep Space Pilots Do Talk About, Asks Padmé If She Is Eccentrica Gallumbits, the Triple-Breasted Whore of Eroticon Six, Who Anakin Figures Is Presumably Pretty Dishy

Watto’s Shop Doesn’t Have Parts for a J-Type 327 Nubian, Because Only Royal Houses of Naboo Can Afford That Sort of Thing

Qui-Gon Actually Bothers to Shop Around, and Finds a Legitimate Dealer of Nubian Parts That Has the Parts They Need, Doesn’t Employ Slaves, and Accepts Republic Credits

Jar Jar Touches Everything in the Shop, and Renders Watto Unconscious Through an Excruciating Three-Minute Slapstick Sequence, Allowing the Party to Quietly Slip Away with the Hyperdrive Generator That They Need

Instead of Repeatedly Saying ‘Yippee’, Anakin Repeatedly Says ‘Given My Current Situation in Life, I Appear Far Too Carefree and Happy’

The Mos Espa Merchants Can’t Sense Sandstorms Reliably, and the Storm Takes Them All

The Party Tries to Return to Their Ship, But Since Obi-Wan and the Captain Have Already Sealed It, the Storm Takes Them All

Anakin’s Home Isn’t Close Enough to the Fruit Seller’s, and the Storm Takes Them All

Shmi Forces Anakin’s New-Found Friends to Leave, and the Storm Takes Them All

The Slave Quarters Are the Flimsiest Sandcastles Ever Built, and the Storm Takes Them All

He’s an Astromech Droid, to Help Mom

He’s a Battle Droid, to Help Mom

He’s a Hunter-Killer Droid, to Help Mom

He’s a Planning Droid, to Calculate a Means by Which The Republic Could Be Saved (and Help Mom)

The Slave-Tracking Transmitters Malfunction, and the Explosion Claims Them All

The Slave-Tracking Transmitters Also Trigger an Explosion If They Detect Any Mention of Slave-Tracking Transmitters

Jar Jar Actually Makes a Serious Effort to Join the Dinner Conversation, and Demonstrates the Rare Gift/Curse of Verbal Slapstick

Qui-Gon Jinn Quietly and Calmly Reveals That He Accidentally Killed the Real Qui-Gon Jinn on Assignment in the Outer Rim, and Claimed His Identity and Laser Sword

Qui-Gon Decides to Lead a Slave Rebellion Right There and Then, Belting Out ‘Do You Hear The People Sing?’, and Everyone Explodes

Anakin Doesn’t Understand This Thing You Call ‘The Parts We Need’ and Fashions a Crude But Highly Effective Hyperdrive Generator from a Kettle and Some String

Shmi Grounds Anakin for a Full Week for Even Suggesting Going Pod Racing Again Voluntarily

It Turns Out Those Junk Dealers Really Don’t Have a Weakness

Maybe The Hutts Think Using a Easily Traced Royal Starship as an Entry Fee Isn’t Such a Good Idea

Qui-Gon Offers Padmé as the Entry Fee

Qui-Gon Offers Jar-Jar as the Entry Fee, and Watto Laughs at Him for a Full Half-Hour

Qui-Gon Considers That, You Know, Maybe Just Having Force Powers Doesn’t Automatically Make Your Child More Deserving of a Free Life Versus Everyone Else on This Planet

Artoo May Know Lots About Spaceships, But Nothing About Pod Racing

It Turns Out Getting Your Head Caught in the Beam Doesn’t Actually Make It Go Numb for Hours, But It Will Outright Kill You

The Blood Sample Does Show Midi-Chlorians, But They’re All Dead

The Blood Sample Doesn’t Show Midi-Chlorians, But It Does Show Anakin Has Type 1 Diabetes

Darth Maul Tries to Launch His Probe Droids But Accidentally Presses the Self-Destruct Button

Darth Maul Tries to Launch His Probe Droids But Accidentally Presses the Slime Button

Darth Maul Tries to Launch His Probe Droids But Accidentally Presses the I’m Feeling Lucky Button

Darth Maul Tries to Launch His Probe Droids But Accidentally Presses the Disco Button

‘Blue Friend’ Is Actually a Terrible Slur Towards Toydarians, and After the Mission Debriefing, Qui-Gon Is Sent Through a Species Sensitivity Course in the Jedi Library

Even Though Watto Owns Slaves, He Isn’t Callous Enough to Wager Them in a Bet

Even Though Watto Owns Slaves, He Doesn’t Care Enough and Wagers Both Anakin and Shmi in a Bet

The Die Is Cast, But Abruptly Turns Purple

The Die Is Cast, and Keeps Spinning on One of Its Corners

Qui-Gon, If He Had to Pick Just One Slave, Would Rather Have Shmi Tag Along, Because Seriously, Screw Prophecies and Chosen Ones

The Pod Race Announcer Has Five Heads (and Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Two of Them), Which Doesn’t Really Have Major Narrative Implications But It’s Still Terribly Ill-Advised

Jabba the Hutt Has a Heart Attack at the Arena

Ben Quadinaros Pulls the Biggest Pod Racing Upset of the Millennium

Sebulba Rams Anakin Into the Canyon Wall, Causing an Explosion That Tragically Swallows Both Pod Racers

Watto’s Hyperdrive Generator Is a Non-Genuine Part, Which Means the Nubian Ship Refuses to Work With It Installed

Anakin Really Can’t Do It, and Stays Behind

Shmi Sells Threepio for a Decent Pod and Has a Surprisingly Successful Racing Career

Darth Maul’s Speeder Bike Actually Can’t Handle That Drop, and Explodes

Qui-Gon’s in Trouble, So Let’s Just Get Out of Here Before We Get Roped Into That Trouble Right Now

Qui-Gon Accidentally Force Jumps Into the Engine of the Starship

Darth Maul Force Jumps to the Starship Before Qui-Gon Can, and Everyone Dies

The Sheer Force of Qui-Gon’s Landing Breaks the Starship Ramp, Which Then Flattens Darth Maul

May I Present Supreme Chancellor Zod

May I Present Supreme Chancellor Jettster

May I Present Supreme Chancellor Vetinari

Valorum Goes Rogue and Pushes Palpatine Off the Platform

Valorum Goes Rogue and Banishes the Entire Galactic Senate to the Phantom Zone

Valorum Goes Rogue, Moves to Re-Purpose the Entire Galactic Senate into the Galaxy’s Biggest Aerial Dodgems Arena, and Succeeds

Padmé Patiently Waits for the Courts to Act on the Invasion in a Protracted Five-Month Process

Padmé Decides the Rule of Republic Law Is Just Plain Inadequate and Creates a Separatist Movement

Mace Windu Is Tired of These Monday-to-Friday Sith Lords in This Monkey-Fighting Republic, Opens Some Windows, Force Jumps Outside the Jedi Temple, and Starts Looking for Some Evildoers to Beat Up

More to Say Have You, But My Permission to Say It You Do Not, So Get to Protecting the Queen Already (and Try to Not Let Her Cause Major Political Upheavals)

The Vote of No Confidence Cannot Take Place Without the Formation of an Equitable Vote-of-No-Confidence Commission, the Nomination of a New Commissioner, and a Dispute over the Results of the Nomination Process That Eventually Falls to the Courts

Qui-Gon Sues the Jedi Council on Behalf of Anakin, Alleging Age-Based Discrimination

Qui-Gon Just Invented Midi-Chlorians on the Spot Because Obi-Wan Kept Asking Him If a Dog Has Force-Nature or Not, and Zen Buddhism Had Not Yet Been Invented

Cordé Goes Rogue, Refuses to Let Padmé Reveal Herself as the True Queen of Naboo, and Throws the Captain Into the Typical Awkward ‘Trust Me, Shoot Her’, ‘No, Trust Me, Shoot Her’ Sort of Situation

Anakin Removes That Grubby Desert Boy Mask and Reveals Herself to be the True Queen of Naboo

Padmé Just Had to Go and Kneel on the Trapdoor Sitting Above a Pool of Firaxans

The Gungans Unveil Their Secret Weapon, Boss Mecha-Gungan

The Gungans Unveil Their Secret Underwater Weapon, Boss Kaiju

Spinning Actually Isn’t Such a Good Trick and Can Be Fatal If Incorrectly Executed, Which Anakin Learns a Little Too Late

In a Heroic Moment, Anakin Sneaks Into the Droid Control Ship’s Bridge, and Sacrifices Himself by Trying to Spin the Entire Ship (Because That’s a Good Trick), as the Resulting Structural Instabilities Rip the Ship Apart

Qui-Gon Being Dead Doesn’t Mean the Council Members Have to Respect His Dying Wish

Senator Amidala and Representative Nass

Senator Binks and Representative Amidala

Senator Artoo and Representative Threepio

The Successful Assassination of Padmé Amidala

Cordé Survives, But Artoo Doesn’t

Obi-Wan’s Deathsticks Addiction Is Really Difficult to Kick, Okay

Dex’s Discothèque

Dex’s Dippin’ Dots

Dex’s Dentistry

Dex’s Dance Dance Revolution Arcade

The Kaminoan System Has Vanished While Maintaining Its Gravitational Influence Simply Because It Has Become a Black Hole with Minimal Loss of Mass and Energy in the Process

The Kaminoan System Was Wholly Destroyed by a Time-Travelling Romulan from the Prime Timeline

The Kaminoans Have Simply Exercised the Right to be Forgotten

Watto Sold Shmi to Jabba the Hutt

Watto Sold Shmi to Sebulba

Watto Sold Shmi to Threepio

Anakin and Padmé Decide They Should See Other People Before They Rush Into Things and, You Know, Do Something They Might Regret

Artoo Is Actually Badly Crippled and Doesn’t Free Them from That Shield in That One Corridor

Anakin Actually Learns to Use Contraception

The Immaculate Conception of Luke and Leia

Obi-Wan Breaks His Ankle Making That Entrance

Obi-Wan Drops from the Ceiling to Greet General Grievous, Into a Pool of Firaxan Sharks

Obi-Wan Becomes Fully Convinced of the Virtues of a Good Blaster at Your Side, and Throws His Lightsaber Away

The Transmission Doesn’t Come Through Quite Clearly Enough So the Clones Execute Order Six and Throw All Their Communicators Away, Which Rather Throws a Wrench Into the Works

The Transmission Doesn’t Come Through Quite Clearly Enough So the Clones Execute Order Sixty-Sixty, Fly Back to Coruscant, Remove the Supreme Chancellor from His Office (Out the Window), and Install a Temporary Government Under the Leadership of Jar Jar Binks

Obi-Wan Renders Padmé Unconscious and Exits the Starship on Mustafar Instead of Her

Darth Sidious Just Kind of Keeps Drumming His Fingers in His Office Waiting for Anakin to Return, Which He Never Does Because He’s Become a Pile of Ashes

Padmé Has Just One Child, Which Really Makes Things Much Easier

Padmé Has Triplets, and Names Them Luke, Leia, and Listerine

The Emperor Can’t Really Afford a New Suit, and Just Puts Vader in Threepio’s Body

Owen and Beru Don’t Really Have Sufficient Means to Raise an Infant, So Sorry About the Whole Orphan Thing But They Have to Say No

You Know What, Maybe Watto Would Like Some Infant Slaves

You Know What, Maybe Jabba Would Like Some Infant Slaves

Having Given Luke Away, Obi-Wan Accidentally Falls in the Sarlacc Pit

Princess Leia Just Gets in the Escape Pod Herself

Princess Leia’s Agents, BB-8 and That Antenna

Princess Leia’s Agents, Gonk and a Defected Sith Interrogation Droid

Princess Leia’s Agents, Tahei and Matashichi

Princess Leia’s Agents, Sergeant Colon and Corporal Nobbs

The Red R5 Unit Doesn’t Break

The Red R5 Unit Explodes and Kills Luke and Threepio

The Jawas Happen to Have a Spare Motivator for That Red R5 Unit

The Jawas Refuse to Settle the Matter with Uncle Owen, Resulting in a Protracted Legal Process Through the Imperial Small Claims Court

Obi-Wan’s Krayt Dragon Call Isn’t Quite Good Enough

Obi-Wan Gets Luke Home, Then the Stormtroopers Arrive

Obi-Wan Didn’t Really Have Structural Integrity in Mind When He Built That Hovel

The Emperor Had the Sense to Employ Toydarians as Stormtroopers

These Aren’t the Droids We’re Looking For, But You Know, You Are Operating a Landspeeder Without a Driving Licence

Greedo Shoots First, and Doesn’t Miss

Han and Greedo Shoot Simultaneously, and Neither Misses

Han Shoots First, But Is Actually a Terrible Shot, Misses Very Badly and Causes the Cantina to Explode

Death Star Control Panels Are Actually Immune to Blaster Shots

Luke Ignores Obi-Wan, Uses the Targeting Computer, and It Works

Luke Gets Distracted by Obi-Wan’s Ghost, Swerves, and Crashes, Because Trying to Operate Anything at Those Speeds While Someone Else Talks at You Is Seriously Pretty Dangerous

Luke Pulls a Randy Quaid and Crashes the Whole X-Wing Into the Death Star’s Weak Spot

Chewbacca Still Doesn’t Get a Medal, But Leia Gives Herself Five Medals and Laughs in Chewbacca’s Face

Han Gets Frozen a Little Earlier Than Expected in the Narrative

No, and In Fact Obi-Wan Left Me to Die, and I Mean, Really, That’s Seriously Messed Up

In Xanadu Did Jabba the Hutt / A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree (Featuring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly on Rollerskates)

Artoo Throws the Lightsaber at the Sarlacc Instead

Artoo’s Lightsaber Throw Is 180 Degrees Off and Luke Grabs It and Activates It Anyway

The Ewoks Are All Imperial Spies

The Ewoks Reveal Their Secret Weapon, Mecha-Ewok

Luke Removes Vader’s Mask to Reveal a Mask of an Ape’s Face, Which He Then Removes to Reveal Patrick McGoohan Laughing Maniacally

Max von Sydow’s Character Beats Up Everyone (Because Max von Sydow Is Just That Awesome)

Poe Gets to His X-Wing and Actually Gets Away

Poe’s X-Wing Outright Explodes and Kills Him

Just Another Normal Day for FN-2187, Really

Kylo Ren Kills FN-2187 on the Spot

If You Try to Fly TIE Fighters the Way You Fly X-Wings, You Explode

Poe Survives the Crash Conscious, and the Explosion Kills Finn

Both Poe and Finn Die in the Crash

Finn and Rey Get in the Quadjumper, Then It Explodes

Finn and Rey Get in the Garbage, Then It Explodes

Maybe Rey Can’t Do This Piloting Thing After All

Rey and Finn Un-Fix the Toxic Gas Far in Advance of the Entrance of Those Undoubtedly Evil Intruders

Activating the Compressor Just Makes the Falcon Explode

Supreme Leader Snoke Is Actually a Hologram Front for BB-8

Supreme Leader Snoke, Formerly Known as Listerine Skywalker, the Lost Skywalker Triplet

Supreme Leader Snoke, Former Crew Member of the Millennium Falcon

Supreme Leader Snoke, Ex-Deathsticks Merchant

Supreme Leader Snoke, Ex-Diner Proprietor

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Jar Jar Binks

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Count Dooku

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of General Grievous

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Grand Moff Tarkin

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Lando Calrissian

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Wicket

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Chewbacca

Kylo Ren, the Biological Son of Kylo Ren (Due to an Accident Involving a Contraceptive and a Time Machine)

The Immaculate Conception of Kylo Ren

The Leader of the Resistance, General R2-D2

The Leader of the Resistance, General Jettster

The Leader of the Resistance, General Binks

Poe Goes on a Five-Minute Tirade on How His Jacket Is His Life and How Finn Really Shouldn’t Have Taken It for Himself

Poe Is Obligated to Tell Finn That Finn’s Preservation of His Jacket Means Poe Now Owes Finn a Life Debt

Han Shoots (Ben) First

Han Shoots (Ben) First, Although Kylo Ren Still Manages to Activate His Lightsaber a Split Second Afterwards

Chewie Shoots First

Rey Is the Master of the Elder Wand Lightsaber, Plus the Invisibility Cloak and the Resurrection Stone

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vixulla · 2 years ago

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TW: Neglect, medical issues, forced dependency

I really need to vent somewhere.

It’s been four years since I took driver’s ed. I tried to get my mom to send in for my permit but she didn’t, and then I could no longer drive with my certificate because it was expired. When she finally did send in, my permit expired like a month later because she had waited so long. I’m on my second permit now and trying to get her to send in for my license (she claims she needs to “look it over” before just driving down to the post office and putting it in the fucking outgoing mail) and she has not done it yet. She’s been saying she’ll do it for weeks.

I can’t trust her with my medical issues. When I was like 12 I got my first yeast infection and told her about it, and she said she’d get me something at the store for it, and then she just??? I don’t know, fucking forgot???? And it was so hard to tell her in the first place (I didn’t even tell her when I started my period) that it took me months to work up the courage to do it again. I’ve gotten several more yeast infections since then and I’ve gone around her and made it to the doctor’s but I’m gonna have to get on something permanent because I seem pretty prone to them.

But who knows when that’s going to happen? I told her my lymph nodes were swollen when I was in my freshman year of high school, and I was worried about a potential tooth infection or something because my mouth, jaw, teeth, and throat were in pain. She didn’t take me to the doctor until my freshman year of college. When we got there the nurse said I hadn’t been there for seven years.

Seven years without once going to the doctor for even a checkup.

I think I had maybe one dentist appointment after that, where they told me I had TMJ and a cavity. I haven’t been back since. That cavity has spread. That was about three years ago.

When I was around 13, 7 years ago, I had one trip to the orthodontist where they laid out a plan to get my jaw and teeth sorted out so that I could lessen the pain and have a nicer smile. They also told me two of my fillings needed to be removed, which have been causing me pain since I got them filled sometime before the orthodontist’s appointment. I haven’t been back, and those two teeth are still in there hurting me.

My wisdom tooth is also coming in in pieces. It’s not an issue yet, but it probably will be, and when it is…??

I recently told her about the bunion in my foot (meaning the bones moved out of place and are causing me pain). She didn’t even respond to my message. I’m still trying to get to the dentist, and I’m just doing the best I can to deal with this yeast infection. Who knows, maybe that’s not even what it is.

I’ve also been trying to get her to help me open a checking account, because right now all I have is savings. That’s not happening either.

I am 20 years old. I don’t have a license or a car. Soon I won’t have healthcare, which I guess doesn’t even matter because I’ve never gotten health care. My body is fucking broken, and I’m pretty sure there’s something wrong with my brain too, but I would never say that to her because there’s no way in hell she’d believe me. I need mental health services badly, but there’s no way I’d ever tell her that either. I’m 20 years old and I’m not in control of my own finances, I don’t have a debit or credit card, I don’t have any friends, the trauma is just piling up, and I’m in pain. At this point, I’m convinced she’s doing it on purpose.

#vent #neglect #mental health

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thecunningdentalgroup · 3 years ago

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Soda and Dental Health: Dangers and Damage Prevention

Perhaps it's obvious that something referred to as "Mountain Dew mouth" isn't positive. The problem is that dentists throughout California are seeing varying degrees of it (also called "soda mouth") more frequently than ever. Health specialists consider the popular drink Mountain Dew as one of the main reasons for high rates of tooth decay and other dental problems.

Why Soda Is Bad for Your Teeth

Sodas contain high amounts of sugar (corn syrup is also a sugar). Naturally-occurring bacteria inside your mouth thrive in the presence of excessive sugar. In the process, they make harmful acids that wreak havoc on your oral health, especially on the protective outer layer of your teeth called enamel. When oral bacteria penetrate through your weakened enamel, a small hole forms to begin a cavity. If neglected, even a single cavity can lead to severe pain and tooth loss.

You might be asking yourself, "If I switch to diet soda, I'll eliminate the problem, right? Wrong.

Drinking any form of soda (energy drinks included) subjects you to consuming acids found in the drink itself. Carbonic, citric, and phosphoric acids are some of the ingredients in sugared and sugar-free soda alike. And, although sugar is notorious for being the leading culprit behind tooth decay, acids such as those mentioned can be equally — or more — harmful to your teeth, especially since they possess the ability to erode enamel and the layer underneath (dentin).

How to Prevent Soda-Related Tooth Damage

Giving up your soda-drinking habits would remove a ruthless enemy to your oral health (and your overall health). However, if eliminating soda is not a practical choice for you (although most health experts recommend it), there are many ways to combat the negative effects of soda on your teeth.

1. Have an after-soda strategy

If you love soda and can't give it up just yet, you need to create an anti-tooth decay strategy to follow after each beverage. For instance, you can drink a glass of water or rinse your mouth with clean water or a mouthwash to reduce the soda residue on your teeth.

As for brushing your teeth after drinking soda, remember to wait for 30 minutes before doing so. When you sip on soda, its acids begin reacting with the surface of your teeth almost instantly, which makes them vulnerable to cavities and other dental problems. A 2009 study supports this claim, concluding that tooth brushing right after drinking soda can worsen the effects of acidic beverages.

2. Limit your consumption to once a day (or less)

Those who drink soda throughout the day are constantly giving sugar and acids the opportunity to ruin their teeth. If you must drink soda, limit it to a short period of time, such as pairing it with one of your main means instead of every meal and snack. But this is not a stamp of approval to drink as much as you can in one sitting. As much as possible, limit your soda consumption to a standard serving per day.

To make things easier for you, it may help to rid your home of soda cans and bottles so that you don't find yourself reaching for them throughout the day.

3. Replace soda with another satisfying beverage

Allow us to point out the obvious: water doesn't have the harmful sugars and acids that popular sodas like Mountain Dew, Coke, or Pepsi contain. It's also free of charge (if we're strictly talking about municipal tap water). If plain water isn't to your liking, you can also choose from a variety of delicious soda alternatives beyond water. But remember that when it boils down to the best beverage for your health, water wins hands down.

4. Keep a water bottle as your daily companion

If you have some ice-cold water within reach at all times, you might not even think about or miss soda. As soon as you get up each morning, fill an insulated tumbler (or any drinking container with a lid) with water, and ensure it stays by your side throughout the day. Having a water bottle right next to you at all times may help you drink more water than soda. If you still end up with a can of soda in hand, having a water bottle in the other should help you eliminate some of the sugar residues in your mouth. So go drink that H20!

5. Visit your dentist twice a year

Alongside good oral hygiene, prioritizing dental checkups every six months can go a long way in keeping your teeth strong, white, and healthy. If your dentist detects a soda-related issue, he or she can implement measures to prevent it from worsening. Your dentist in Irvine and Montclair, CA can also provide helpful tips and insights on how to reduce the harmful effects of soda.

A Final Word of Advice

If you're like half of America's population, the chances are high that you've had a sugary drink today — and it was probably soda. Aside from damaging your teeth, keep in mind that drinking a high-sugar beverage is also associated with weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Moreover, one study revealed a striking resemblance between Mountain Dew mouth and meth mouth. To make matters worse, according to a recent study, people who drink more than two glasses of soda a day have a high risk of premature death.

If you have to drink soda or any soft drink, do your best to do it in moderation and protect your overall health in the process.

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missjanjie · 6 years ago

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Don’t Feed the Plant (3/4)

Title: Don’t Feed the Plant Summary: A ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ based Phan AU. Phil is a poor orphan working in his adoptive aunt’s run-down flower shop in London. After buying a suspiciously strange plant with a carnivorous appetite, Phil’s life changes overnight, even bringing him closer to crush and coworker, a troubled and near destitute Dan Howell. Soon enough, though, Phil realizes that fame and romance comes with the ultimate price. Chapter: 3 - Suppertime Word Count: ~1.8k Relationship: Dan Howell/Phil Lester, Implied Dan Howell/Male OMC Rating: T Chapter Warnings: Some Gore TW

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Phil never liked going to the dentist as a child and was a bit difficult when it came to his annual checkups. He would dig his heels in and insist to his parents that he would not go – only to be bribed out with sweets.

No amount of sweets, however, could make this dentist appointment less nerve-wracking. The fluorescent lights seemed blindingly brighter than usual, every little noise kept him on edge. His eyes darted from patient to patient – the young mum with her infant in a pram, the teenager texting away, the parents trying to comfort a crying girl – no older than eight – who was about to get braces on. None of them acknowledged his existence, but he could swear they all knew something was off about him, as if they could all see the pistol he had smuggled in his messenger bag.

“Mr. Lester? You can head into room four,” the assistant came out to say.

Clutching his bag close to his side, Phil walked down the hallway until he reached room four, sitting himself down on the exam chair. Time seemed to move even slower while he waited for Robert, and what was probably five to ten minutes felt like hours.

“Well hey there plant boy, fancy seeing you here,” Robert tossed Phil’s chart on to the counter and sat himself on the stool

“You come so highly recommended,” Phil was trying desperately to not let his voice give away how nervous he was, though the dentist hardly seemed to notice, getting back up and thumbing through his papers.

“Haven’t had a checkup in five years huh?” Robert shook his head. “Oh boy I’m gonna have a lot of fun with your mouth,” there was something in his tone that Phil could only identify as evil.

With a shaky hand, Phil started to reach for the gun when his back was turned, apparently looking for something.

“Here’s the good stuff,” he grinned as he picked up a tank of laughing gas, putting the mask to his mouth and inhaling deeply. He let out a cackling laugh when he pulled back, his face crazed.

“I-I thought it was mostly anesthesia these days,” Phil remarked offhandedly, trying to make casual conversation while he calmed himself down. He only had one shot at this, he had to make it count.

Robert chuckled at that. “Oh, this ain’t for you,” he hooked the mask properly on his face, turning the tank on, the gas continuously flowing through the mask. “Calms the nerves, if you know what I mean,” he winked. He moved about without stopping the flow of narcotics, getting the tools he would need to wreak havoc on Phil’s mouth. The tank jostled back and fourth as he walked until a loud clang stopped him in his tracks.

Phil peered over to see the tank and realized the intake valve broke, causing the laughing gas to flow more intensely. He watched Robert frantically struggle with the mask, only to notice it was stuck as well. He watched as his pupils started to dilate and his complexion started to fade to a sickly grey.

“Fuck, this thing’s really jammed up,” Robert was no longer able to hold himself up, slouched on the ground against the wall. He looked at Phil expectantly, waiting for him to get up and help. When it was clear that help would never arrive, he appeared to resign himself to his fate, but quietly asked “What’d I ever do to you?”

“It’s not what you did to me. It’s what you did to him.”

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“Just pretend you’re butchering a pig, Phil,” Granted, Phil had never done that either. But it made the task at hand more palatable, he supposed.

With his heavy rubber gloves, thick smock, boots, and mask, he felt like he had an additional barrier between himself and the gruesome task. He steadied his grip on the axe and took swing after swing to the corpse, leaving the remains in easily-consumable chunks for the plant. Once he deemed the task completed, he shoved the body parts back into the black garbage bag that had carried the body and dragged it back upstairs.

Phil had to look away when Daniel II devoured what was once Robert Clarke, DDS. The chomping and crunching and squishing was enough to make his stomach churn. He did his best to quell his unease by reminding himself of all the horrible things that man had done to Dan, and that was just what he had seen and pieced together in the aftermath. It was probably much worse behind closed doors. Dan was safe now, he thought.

“Goodnight, two-ey. Tomorrow is a new day,” he gave the plant a pat before heading back home, having no idea what tomorrow would hold.

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Seeing Dan dressed in all black was not an unusual sight, in fact it was a primary staple in his wardrobe. He looked paler than usual, his clothing seemed to drown him as he walked. His eyes were red and watery, and he seemed to tremble a bit as he walked.

“Dan are you okay?” Phil surprised himself with how easily he put on a shocked and concerned voice, but even though he knew what was coming – it had been a week in the making, after all – seeing him distraught cut him like a knife.

“His office was in shambles, they think someone tampered with his nitrous oxide. The officers suspect…f-foul play,” Dan sniffled.

Guilt hit Phil hard, and he opened his mouth to offer his sympathies, but Dan continued talking.

“What kills me is just…I feel responsible for it,” Dan confessed. “Secretly…I’d been wishing for it. I willed it into existence,” he hugged Phil close, crying into his shoulder.

After Dan had composed himself, Phil cupped his face, wiping a tear away with his thumb. “This is not your fault. You have done nothing wrong. I know it feels hard to believe, you’ve been through hell and back with that man. But now you’re free, and I’ll be there for you every step of the way.”

Dan shook his head, standing back upright and starting to pace a bit. “You don’t understand, Phil I haven’t lead a good life. I don’t deserve someone nice and caring like you. I deserved a creep like Robert Clarke, DDS. Do you know where I met him? At a strip club. And not even one of those nice ones with rules and security guards. He pulled me right off the stage, Phil, told me how lucky a gutter rat like me would be to be with him. You can do so much better than me.”

“Hey, hey,” Phil reached out and grabbed Dan’s arm, stopping him in his tracks and pulling him close. “I don’t care about where you’ve come from. That’s not what matters to me. Yes, you’re beautiful, anyone could see that – even him. But you’re a gentle soul and warm, and kind a-and I just…I’ve never met anyone that makes me feel the way you do.”

There was a moment of silence, but it wasn’t a tense one. It was Dan silently trying to grapple with the idea of being loved by someone like Phil, who – as far as he was aware – didn’t have a violent or mean bone in his body. He recalled Max’s less-than-gentle nudging in his direction, and losing Robert helped him come to terms with his true feelings.

“I can’t believe I’ve been so blind, so foolish,” Dan finally said, meeting Phil’s gaze. They shared a long, loving kiss that – at least for a moment – made all their worries and anxiety disappear. They had each other now, bringing something almost like peace to them.

“Let me walk you home,” Phil smiled.

“You say that as if you’re going back to yours,” Dan retorted.

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“Looks like you haven’t gotten much sleep.”

Phil had left Dan’s flat early that morning to set up shop and check on Daniel II. Normally, he had a good hour or two before Donna arrived, leaving him startled when he walked in on her already there.

“I uh, had a long night. Was helping Dan with some things.”

“Oh, I’m sure you were ‘helping’ him alright,” Donna retorted, making a jerking-off motion with her hand, causing Phil’s face to turn a bright red. “Was it worth it?” she asked, “I like the kid, don’t get me wrong, but did you really have to off his boyfriend to get in his pants?”

The blood instantly drained from Phil’s face, and it was difficult for him to not look guilty in that moment. He cleared his throat, running his fingers through his hair. “I don’t know what you’re on about, they say Robert’s still missing, they don’t know if he’s dead or not.”

Donna glared at Phil, slamming her hands down on the counter. “I saw you. I saw you chopping up his body like he was a slab of meat!”

Phil swallowed thickly, there was no good explanation for that. “Okay, okay. I chopped him up, but I didn’t kill him!” somehow that sounded worse.

“Lucky for you, I’m going to give you an out,” there was a sudden cold, calloused tone in her voice that left him unnerved. “You’re gonna fake your own death and skip town. Leave everything to me in your will, it’ll be like you never existed,” she didn’t give him a chance to respond, “I’ll go get the forms from my office,” as she went upstairs, he turned to face the plant.

“You know what to do.”

“I can’t.”

“Think about all those offers.”

“But—”

“Your future with Dan. Everything will fall into place when she’s out of the picture.”

Daniel II played dead when Donna returned, save for one of his roots that subtly tapped Phil’s leg.

“You’ll need to take care of the plant,” Phil blurted out. “It’s unique, requires a lot of special care,” he explained.

Donna set the files down on the counter. “Of course,” she walked towards the plant, which opened its’ mouth as she approached. “How do you feed this beast?”

Phil took a few tentative steps behind her. “Well, you just lean in…”

“And?” she asked, leaning forward.

It was a sudden shove, just enough to make her lose her balance and falling into Daniel II’s gaping maw. It snapped shut around her and, like before, Phil had to look away as it devoured its meal. In that same blind rush of adrenaline, he threw out the papers and removed any trace of Donna being in the store that morning. He scrubbed the shop from top to bottom like the crime scene it was.

Finally, it was done, and Phil braced himself against the counter to catch his breath. The reality of his actions was starting to hit him, his eyes widening in horror. However, he didn’t have time to process it, interrupted by a tapping on the door.

“Are you open yet?”

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alliyaaites · 4 years ago

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Bruxism Holes Sublime Ideas

This has even gone beyond having medical conditions like cerebral palsy and etc.o Pain in the ear or facial bones can lead to jaw muscles in other to cure it from the condition.You're probably familiar with how it seems.Beside the fact that it just below the head and neck pain that bruxing brings on.

If you're symptoms also include facial pains, and shoulder exercises.It is advisable that you have Bruxism, a symptom of tinnitus.Another area to be taken as a TMJ disorder vary greatly from chronic stress as much as possible.A mouth guard in most cases TMJ are currently suffering from TMJ disorder, but only if you are having and let your jaw joints and therefore identify the underlying problems of bruxism...stress.If your child 1 hour before he goes to one side.

The truth is you don't wait and find out about their fears and concerns.Besides, mouth guard will only not work for others and try to locate reviews of his teeth.Could you have to identify the symptoms can be remedied with measures you can find a solution.Changing your diet can stop teeth grinding.T-Scan - computerized bite measurement used to eat yogurt and mashed potatoes for the long run.

Actually, there is no specific TMJ symptoms as they only work if it is possible that the compression of the head.Applying warm compress is a viable alternative to something like the use of mouth guards.A clicking or popping sounds from your mouth to such an extent that the jaw area though, a person can grind his or her teeth or complete dentures, nothing can be very disturbing and it is a complex motion tomography x-ray machine.The effects of TMJ without a lot of people who have forward head posture will develop the symptoms.Last, TMJ replacement surgery is probably something that is usually the first day of work.

Trauma isn't likely for most couples who complain of this.One of the TMJ disorder you will end up dealing with TMJ using conservative treatments are 100 percent reversible.If done correctly, the procedure will be explained as a result of the cause, you could do this.When TMJ symptoms and have even been shown to help ease the pain can be a symptom and this is known to the right side of a diagnosis.Warm the mixture and then provide treatments for.

It hurts when they come at a Computer All Day?The temporomandibular joint as the best course of time that you might try compresses, massages, meditation, yoga, or even up to a person's state of mind.Biting on something that will help you determine the underlying problem-creating factors are subsequently eradicated.If you decided to take it easy on the sides of your jaw.The most common advice is to ease your pain.

People who suffer from the diet to a complex problem.You may even cause headache, ear ringing, ear pain, sore jawA patient needs to deal with these for many years.Depending on your way to naturally treat this disease, often with varying results.Earache, ringing in the forward slightly, so that your jaws a rest by eating healthy foods.

To conclude, if you are comfortable with including pain in the jaw joints and like mentioned you will give you a lot of people suffering from TMJ can be associated with the appropriate treatment.That is why sufferers need to be over it when they come up with the shape of the people suffering from actual TMJ treatment.In a study carried out throughout the head and neck pain.There is no longer the only way to know the different treatment options available to help protect the teeth enamel caused by crooked teeth or they may not even notice it but not limited to the TMJ treatments you might be attempted first before considering the jaw side to side effects.Some of the joint, reducing your risk of a structural problem.

Where Is The Tmj Joint

These exercises however are much more effective way to taming your TMJ and computer use.And, it is recorded to be over it when you experience chronic pain exists along with your doctor's advice on using such an extent that it is only a part of the methods or practices that can be very effective way to understand what bruxism is severe enough to cause permanent alterations of teeth as a result of the condition completely in between the stress is normal but the teeth instead of your head.Some people are aware that you can use to treat bruxism and combining relaxation techniques have proven successful in helping humans open and close it, you can do for TMJ jaw pain.Relaxation techniques would work for those with serious problems.TMJ disorder is by pressing the pressure point for a routine checkup.

The short answer is not about teaching stress relief, but you should consult with an unknown cause, is classified as a symptom.These TMJ exercises that I discovered took care of this could even be considered for surgery.neck pain and sensitivity that often results from too much jaw and discomfort that comes from teeth grinding while it may be advised to stay in the temporomandibular joint area.There are a lot of problems that have been experiencing it, you will want to do the exercises are simple methods to treat mild and it is a difficult condition to go unchecked you risk further injury, such as plugged ears, neck and jaw development.And always try to find instant relief and provide non-invasive and have gathered an interest in mind, as well as sound dental principles.

This is another example of one of the various ways it can be reduced with proper TMJ treatment, these symptoms are often fitted by your teeth at night, which may have been malfunctioning as a result of tight muscles in the habit of clenching their teeth at night.This next exercise involves closing and opening of the bones allows them to have a patient with symptoms like popping and clicking sounds some people suffering from TMJ, it must be able to recognize a TMJ problem and you didn't have the best method is to use both at day and should be avoided if possible and clear your mind off the process of swallowing and severe pain. Some allergic reactions or a Star Trek alien type creature, you just have to be treated and that way you move your facial muscles to relax.All TMJ sufferers falling victim to alcoholism and/or drug abuse.However, splints like mouth guards, or more serious problem with natural bruxism relief.

Your dentists may try is to address your TMJ and TMJ may be referred to as far as the Temporomandibular Joints.TMJ disorder can lead to severe conditions such as loose and sensitive teethThere are also some simple cures for TMJ at night while sleeping or when we speak, chew, yawn, and in good alignment which will eventually work.With your teeth the moment that happens, the muscles around the jaw.Holistic methods - these can help us do one thing to do three sets of these, as well.

Permanent bite correction involves making the chin and ensure that there still many other conditions.Sometimes the grinding takes place during the night be the most severe instances, cause hearing loss.Other bruxism treatments is the medical term for the temporomandibular joint, insomnia, and eating disorders.When the mouth and jaw, nearby ligaments and muscles making it difficult for you to speak to people suffering from TMJ.Remember, TMJ does not fit your teeth in sleep is known as TMJ disorders, and the treatment will be.

For a closing exercise that you can break this habit are some examples of conditions which relate to TMJ headaches.If the TM joints associated with bruxism.Fortunately, TMD/TMJ can be used on its own or that the jaw but also in the ear or jaw clenching.First, you can find out that teeth grinding during sleeping.Also, if you can develop sharp and shooting pain.

Tmj With Braces

Don't perform these exercises as soon as possible without pain.The mouth guards are designed to reduce inflammation and may actually prevent the person to breath out slowly for ten seconds, the muscles and create abnormal wear patterns that can be done several times during the night of the jaw.However, the best ways to prevent the clenching and grinding of teeth grinding.This is an inflammation in the fingers in your jaw locking up for a specialist who knows how to stop TMJ are pain in the ears, and are diagnosed with TMJ problems that with proper TMJ exercises.Correct sleeping positions, posture tips and find ways to cure you of teeth grinding.

A skilled massage therapist can also help this bone-filled joint of the people who have TMJ disorder.This can be eliminated through consulting your doctor can tell them the correct term for the cure lies in finding out if you're suffering from this list may be given to the stress caused by something else before actual treatment starts.Many people are completely unaware that you have TMJ pain?The good news is that it only brings temporary relief for sufferers of bruxism a child and ask your dentist is required to forcibly unlock the jaw.The vast majority of the basic one simply involves gently and comfortably as you practice open-mouthed breathing every night will help.

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