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pidayforpi · 9 months ago

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(Okay.

So, if anyone remembers: In last July (which was already nearly 9 months ago omg), there was a "Donro Week 2023" event here. From 23 July to 29 July.

For once, I had...actually planned to participate in it (which would have been the second time I participate in a community event, after a (small) Discord secret santa in 2021).

Of course via writing, because you won't want to see me draw.

The format of the (story) writings would have been like this:

If anyone still remembers, there were "question prompts" for each day of the Donro Week (in addition to the "one-word" prompts, like "Lazy Days" for Day 1, or "AU" for Day 6).

The question prompts were something like:

[Day 1: "How do you think Donald and Gyro first met and become friends, then eventual partners?"

Day 2: "What qualities do Donald and Gyro get annoyed by or not like in each other?"

Day 5: "How do you think the extended Gearloose and Duck family would react to their relationship?"]

etc.

What I had planned to do, was writing out a set of Dewey Dew-Night interview scenarios, in which Dewey asks Paperino and Archimedes the corresponding question for that day.

[NB: Not Donald and Gyro, at least not the DT17 versions. You will see why below.]

The format would have actually been like the "Chicken Soup" thing I had written all the way in 2020. Free form, equally cringe.

Uh...that didn't happen. Obviously. And for some unknown reasons, because I was somewhat motivated and inspired during that time much better than now at least. So...sorry.

But what I did write, however, was the "intro" to this set of "interview stories"...which is the entire purpose I am saying all this context all of a sudden. It has been a while, and way too long since I last produced and published...something.

It is a very short story - not even a complete one - but it is one of the last things I did before I kind of...stopped. Everything.

I also wrote this on a train, too.)

[A very late tag, but I hope it is the thought that counts. Thank you for organising this wonderful event. Just watching/reading through others' works was already super awesome.]

@donro-week

Donro Week 2023 [July 23th ~ July 29th]

(Just a small note: Sentences/Words in italic mean they are not supposed to be caught on camera, but are caught on camera accidentally regardless.)

Dewey: (Dewey Dew-Night Intro!)

Dewey: "And joining us tonight are two birds of a feather you know very well, yet ALSO know NOTHING about! *Gasp!* How is that possible?! Go on, ask! How is that possible?!"

"......"

Huey: "What?"

Dewey: "Dude, you are supposed to ask out loud. We've talked about this."

Louie: "You...you were serious..."

Dewey: "When was I not serious? Actually, don't answer that. Just cooperate. Ask that aloud, c'mon."

Huey & Louie: "*Sigh* Oh my god, how is that possible?!"

Dewey: "Well, I dunno!"

*LOL!*

*Facepalm*

Dewey: "But we are about to find out! 'Cause joinin' us tonight is the greatest uncle of the universes...Donald Duck!"

Donald (Paperino): "Hi!...wait where even is the camera? That rectangular gadget on the stack of books?"

Dewey: "As well as the brightest mind in all Duckburgs, across space and time...Gyro Gearloose!"

Gyro (Archimedes): "H-hello...! Nice to meet you, people of the...uh...interweb? Internetwork? What was that again, modern Dewey?"

Dewey: "*chuckle* Well, pardon the old timers, you can say they might as well have come from the 20th century!"

*Laughter!*

Dewey: "And if you have guessed so, you are absolutely CORRECT! No prize though, sorry. Don't think they are only cosplaying..."

Paperino: "Cospl...what?"

Archimedes: "Just go along with it, honey..."

Dewey: "'Cause who you are seeing are literal time travellers! *Gasp!*"

Archimedes: "Well, technically, we are dimension trav-"

Dewey: "Thanks to this world's Gyro's now upgraded Time n' Space Tub™️..."

Huey: "Which he forbids you from entering a 20-metre radius around?"

Dewey: "...which I definitely have permission to enter a 20-metre radius around! Now! I bring you, Paperino and Archimedes Pitagorico! Donald Duck and Gyro Gearloose from another universe!"

*Fanfare! Applause!*

Dewey: "Stay tuned after the intermission for the exciting interview that ensues!"

Louie: "Wait, you literally haven't done anything yet-"

Dewey: "This is Dewford Dingus Duck, your beloved handsome host from Dewey Dew-Night! Don't forget to like n' subscribe! See ya!"

Louie: "Dude, you literally haven't done ANYTHING yet!"

Paperino: "Subscribe? Is this a newspaper or a magazine?"

Archimedes: "Wait, is this an interroga-"

*Recording cuts*

(11-7-2023)

#Donro Week 2023 #(...posted in March 2024 _(:3 」∠)_)#Story #Short Story #Storyteller #donald duck #paperino #gyro gearloose #Archimedes Pitagorico #donro #Æ

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aoiyuu · 1 month ago

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CBX vs SM for dummies

This is a simple breakdown of the events that unfolded between CBX and SM. I will break it down as best as I can with links. This is solely for educational purposes only, and everything said in this post is alleged.

Ctto

Lawsuit 1.0.

[29.04.2023] The three members of CBX launch a lawsuit against SM Entertainment at the Seoul Central District Court to terminate their contracts, which were originally set to expire in 2025. [01.06.2023.] The press is notified about the lawsuit

[31.05.2023] One Signature is registered. The company was founded by Baekhyun, Cha Daeyoung (Cha Gawon's dad) and another person named Kang Chanhee. (This is also the company that have a debt amout of 13 billion won, and the UN village condo that was put on collateral for it is also the company's address and where baekhyun's living right now. INB100 was founded by Baekhyun on june 23th 2023, way after the first "lawsuit" started but the CEO/Representative is Kang Dongjun, SM C&C ex CEO.) Thank you to anon for this information <3

[01.06.2023] SM responds by saying that the lawsuit is disappointing and accuses an external party of poaching the 3 CBX members. SM accuses BPM of being the external party, BPM denies this claims

[July 2023] The show must go on. Exo proceed with their comeback plans regardless of the conflict

[01.06.2023.] SM refutes the claims raised by CBX in their statement, most notably their "slave contracts"

[02.06.2023] CBX lawyer keeps denying involvement of a third party. MC Mong also denies involvement [Translated article]

[05.06.2023] CBX files a complaint against SM with the Fair Trade Commission regarding SM's "abuse of market dominance" (antitrust).

CBX's lawyer urges the FTC to investigate the exclusive contracts of SM-affiliated artists

[05.06.2023] SM releases a statement saying they will provide copies of settlement documents for CBX. SM says: “We would like to inform you of the decision we have made after careful consideration of the request for copies of settlement documents from the 3 artists. In the case of a group, the information of other members is also included, requiring special caution." [Translated article]

SM wanted CBX to sign an NDA in order to review the payment details of their members, but CBX denied this. The only reason they were granted access to the private docs were due to ot5 consenting to it. In their statement, SM says: “Payment data contains sensitive information about each artist's activity details, payment rates, methods, and contract down payments, which is confidential information that cannot be disclosed to third parties such as our competitors. Further, in the case of a group, the information of other members may also be exposed, which requires added scrutiny of confidentiality.”

[05.06.2023] SM releases a response to being reported to the FTC. [Translated article]

[05.06.2023] CBX responds to SM's response to being reported to the FTC (omg yawn. It's getting repetitive). [Translated article]

[08.06.2023] Airport-gate.... awkward video from the airport shows that there's trouble in paradise. Exo members seem to be split into cliques.

[08.06.2023] SM starts being investigated by the FTC [Translated article]

[19.06.2023] WAR IS OVER. Both parties have resolved their issue and the members will remain under SM. Most notably, SM said in their statement: “Initially, our company received reports that a third-party external force was approaching the three artists with unjust intentions, which we mentioned as the main cause of this controversy. However, through the discussions, we have come to realize that our company had misunderstandings regarding the involvement of a third-party external force. We would like to apologize to those concerned for causing concerns with our announcement.” (keep this in mind for later) [Translated article]

Miscellaneous

[19.07.2023] MC Mong is suspected to have approached Baekhyun and Kai in a leaked transcript, in an attempt to coax them. MC Mong denies allegations

[08.08.2023] Baekhyun talks about setting his own (dance) company with a 13 billion won (approximately $9.9 million) loan. He put down Chairwoman Cha Gawon's penthouse in Hannam-dong for collateral. He also lives in said penthouse. On the nature of their relationship and the loans, Baekhyun says: “I haven’t received this house. I am paying all the loans. I am not in an inappropriate relationship with Chairman ‘C.' [Translated article]

[14.04.2024] Suho alludes to a winter comeback at Exo's anniversary fancon.

[30.05.2024] Baekhyun also alludes to a winter comeback

[12.08.2024] SM among several K-Pop companies fined by the FTC for strict purchase policies

Pre-lawsuit 2.0.

[08.01.2024] CBX comes to an agreement with SM to start their own company, where SM gets 10% of all revenue. So INB is funded by Baekhyun.

[22.03.2024] Baekhyun cancels his Japan concert date. SM pays his penalty fee. [Translated article]

[05.09.2024] CBX sends a formal letter of complaint to SM Entertainment denying the 10% fee should be paid.

[16.05.2024] INB100 becomes a subsidiary of One Hundred Group, home to Million Market and Big Planet Made Entertainment (BPM). The major investors in this company are Cha Gawon and MC Ming. Refer back to SM's claim that an external force, namely Cha Gawon and MC Mong, were involved in coaxing CBX.

Lawsuit 2.0.

[10.06.2024] CBX announces emergency press conference, but fail to show up. During the presscon, their team claim that they did exo activities without pay, SM did not keep their words on distribution fees, they didn't get renewal bonuses and are prepared to take legal actions against SM if they do not abide by their terms. Attorney Lee Jaehak: “The three artists are working as an EXO team to protect the group and their fans, without receiving any contract renewal payments.” Reporters and netizens alike call the presscon a waste of their time and claim it overshadowed both Cignature and Everglow's comebacks. During the presscon, Cha Gawon refers to her relationship with Baekhyun and MC Mong as "closer than family." She also declares a full-on war against SM

[10-11.06.2024] SM claims CBX were stolen from them by CGW and MC Mong, like they had suspected last year. “MC Mong and Cha Ga-won have been approaching many of our artists from long ago." + “CBX started finding fault with all sorts of things in order to nullify the exclusive contract. Nevertheless, we heeded their call with patience and agreed to CBX’s demand to start their solo careers on their own. So a deal was signed where our contract with CBX was still valid but we allowed them to pursue their solo careers through their own agencies.”

[11.06.2024] SM seemingly cancels Exo's winter comeback. [Translated article]

[13.06.2024] SM sues CBX for unpaid fees, demand 10% royalty. According to SM Entertainment, the trio has been evading the 10 percent royalty fee that was agreed to in a contract signed in June.

[14.06.2024] CBX countersues SM. In a statement, the trio states: "We proposed a compromise to pay for the use of SM's music and EXO's brand name, instead of 10 percent of our revenue, during the press conference, but the company ignored this." + "Since SM was the first to file a lawsuit, we will disclose everything, including last year's negotiation process and engage actively. ... We'll file a lawsuit against the company for a settlement of accounts, which we have always been suspicious of." The trio also expresses their dissatisfaction with SM for not allowing them to have physical copies of the exo members' financial breakdown, only allowing them to see the contracts

[18.06.2024] In an interview, Suho is asked about the CBX situation. Suho reveals that he and other members were not informed and found out about the presscon through the news. He also mentions his doubts for the winter comeback. When the non-CBX members asked CBX what happened, they told them to refer back to the article.

Nothing has come out of the situation since...

TLDR

In 2023, CBX randomly decided to sue SM for coercing them to sign their new contract in promise of the group getting a financial bonus, stating their contract was a slave contract. SM fired back saying that the trio was being coaxed by an external party, but they denied this. CBX also reported SM to the FTC for breaching antitrust laws. CBX managed to reach an agreement with SM for them to set up their own company, having to pay 10% of their earnings to SM. Baekhyun then set INB100 up. SM apologized for accusing them of being poached and they apologized to the parties they accused.

In 2024, INB is acquired by One Hundred Group, ran by Cha Gawon and MC Mong. CBX announces an emergency presscon where they don't show up. Here it's announce they no longer want to pay SM their 10% fee, since SM failed to provide them with a 5.5% distribution fee with Kakao. SM says that this was only a verbal agreement and out of their hands since they don't own Kakao. SM sues the trio, the trio sue back. They also requested in 2023 to get copies of the other members' financial information, but SM only allowed them to see the contracts, not get any copies.

There hasn't been any outcome of the lawsuit 2.0. yet.

My take

No matter how I look at this, CBX are completely in the wrong. Not only did they lie about the (non-)involvement of a third party, they put their members' personal information on the line as well. Their actions, blinded by greed and hunger for money, hurt their members first and foremost. I don't know how anyone can believe that they're not motivated by money when all of the claims they bring up against SM has to do with money. They're not martyrs. If they truly felt like SM was treating them unfairly, they should've sued them alongside Luhan.... The first round of lawsuits were solved rather quickly, but round two has been dragged out for entirely too long and non-involved members have sadly been implicated. I hate how much damage these petty lawsuits have done to the group, the group's image and the members of the group.

SM did promise them verbally that they would only have to pay 5.5% of the distribution fee with Kakao if they chose to distribute their music through them, but clearly, SM is not Kakao. The fact that they're now acting surprised that this part of the agreement wasn't fulfilled just shows their lack of intelligence.

But regardless, everything CBX have raised as a concern in their lawsuits has been about money. Money, money, money. Idk why money is such a concern for them, especially since Baekhyun took out a $10 million dollar loan and lives in his sugar mommy's Cha Gawon's Hannam-dong penthouse, driving luxury cars and being decked out in name brands.

Here's my opinion on CBX: It's Baekhyun and Co. I truly believe that Baekhyun convinced the other two to join him. He was the one in cahoots with CGW and MC Mong from the very beginning, being closer than family with them. I think he realized that he couldn't go through with leaving SM alone without being labeled as a traitor, so he convinced the other two to join him. I'm not saying this to alleviate them of any wrongdoings, but it's only getting more apparent that Baekhyun is using them as pawns as time goes on. It feels like XC have been cut off from the rest of the group, whereas Baekhyun positions himself as the bridge between Exo and CBX.

On their relationship: I don't think any of the non-CBX exo members like Baekhyun. I wouldn't blame them either, after CBX ruined I can't even speak about their relationship with XC, because we haven't seen them with the other exo members since lawsuit 2.0. The common consensus on twitter is that Baekhyun is beefing with Suho, but I think that's an oversimplification of the matter. It's Baekhyun vs exo. Even if Baekhyun and Suho beefing were the case, Chanyeol, Kai and Sehun are bound to take Suho's side. They have shown were their alliance stands countless of times, so for Baekhyun fans to try and spin a narrative that Suho is this evil and jealous member that's after Baekhyun is beyond ridiculous to me. Not to mention, Chanyeol literally wiped his Instagram feed clean off Baekhyun, but let pictures of Kai and Sehun from the same day stay up...... And only Suho, Kyungsoo, Kai and Sehun went to his concert, and he made sure to shout them out later about it. Guys, please wake tf up. These men are not all friends. I think it's better if you guys just focus your energies on the members that are trying to keep Exo alive, instead of acting like Baekhyun is the savior of Exo.

Sources

My main sources for this has been the brilliant timeline by Jazmine Media. And a special thank you to the aoiyuhive on retrospring for always keeping me informed <333

Please do let me know if I missed something or if anything is amiss!!

#lawsuit timeline

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frenchcoffeebreak · 1 year ago

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Wednesday 12th of July, 2023 | 23th day

I'm super tired right now but today was amazing! I mentioned I would be going to a cat café with some of my friends for my birthday and the place was really nice. The food was a bit expensive but it's expected for this type of place and it was really good and of high quality! I got some pineapple juice with the little roll up and then paid a half of the cheesecake shown on the forth pic (which was sooo good). We also went out of our way to go check if a boba place was closed or not and then I bought two cooking books for 5 euros in total!

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c-130hercules · 1 year ago

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横田基地 HC-130J 79RQS 355Wg DM 09-5707、昨日嘉手納から三沢に移動、今日帰ると思い、横田基地に、クイックで来て、三沢に帰りましたね。23th July 2023。

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#C-130 #C130 #C-130J #Hercules #HC-130J

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thehorrortree · 2 years ago

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weirdocartoongirl · 11 months ago

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Helene's Gang members join dates:

⚠️⚠️SPOILERS AHEAD ⚠️⚠️

From 2021

Helene Riley and Leeon - May 19th (Helene as de facto leader while Leeon is co-leader)

Alan Augusta de Silva/Fake N. Brio Da Zuera, BubbleYT Zero, Sheryl "Kayla" Rey/TheWarGirl666 and 335 The WordGirl Fan - May 21th (as co-leaders)

Haruna Chisaka/Sadistic Mean-spirited666 - May 22th (as co-leader)

Ronald (Nature Cat) and Virgo (MWGG fanmade character) - May 23th (as co-leaders)

Caillou - May 24th (as co-leader)

Priscilla Jones/Aunt Grandma, Mike The Purple Cat and Bully Chan - May 26th (Priscilla as co-leader, Bully Chan and Mike as members)

Klara, KittyKai, Molly Garcia, Georgia Caruso, Renan Nogueira, Lila Rossi and CYSDN - between May 27th - 28th (as members; Georgia and Renan left in July 17th, Kai and Molly left in 2023)

Jane The Best Gachatuber Ever, Junko Enoshima, Betty Bailey, Jacob Scout, Ashley Andrews and Dean Cuizeen - May 30th (Jane, Jacob, Ashley and Dean as members, Junko and Betty as co-leaders; Jane left in July, Jacob and Ashley left in the beginning of 2022)

FWS_Carp - May 31th (as a member; he left in June 20th)

Molly Peterson - June 1st (as a temporarily member; she left in March 2022)

June Bailey - June 2nd (as co-leader)

Coconut Fred and Miao Le Xing/Kiki - June 3rd (as members)

Perfect Peter and Bendy (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) - June 4th (as members)

Eris (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy), Jamie Russo and Darla Dimple - June 5th (as members)

JacobV Enterprises - June 6th (as a member; he left in mid-2022)

Jeffy (SuperMarioLogan), Jessica and Ashley Andrews - June 7th (Both Jessica and Ashley left in 2023)

Anpanman - June 10th (as a member; he left in Feburary 2022)

Disco Cool WerBopBop, Big Tex, Gene Meh and Norm (Norm of the North) - June 12th (Disco Cool and Big Tex as members, Gene and Norm as co-leaders)

Miss Marmalady, Lollo and Amy Diop - June 13th (as members)

Albert Fish - June 17th (as a co-leader)

Wade Robson and James Safechuck - June 25th

Soraya Cínico - August 6th (as bodyguard)

John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and Amber Heard - August 23th (as members)

Andrew Davenport - September 1st (as a member)

Rainboy107 and Lori Viezerik - September 11th (Rainboy as a member and Lori as a bodyguard; Rainboy left in 2022)

Zona - September 29 (as a member)

Music Gamble and Darla Dimple - October 2 (as members)

Lisa Gaming ROBLOX - October 6 (as a member)

The Dazzlings and Harmony (HHPAY) - October 15 (as members)

Tina Blisslyn - Somehow in November (as a member; she left in 2022)

Oliver Jacques and Petros - December 20 (as a member and Petros as a bodyguard)

DJ Headmaster and the Demon President - December 22 (Demon President as the gang's President)

From 2022 to present

Lila and Tessa - January 2st 2022 (Lila as co-leader and Tessa as member)

Female Pillager (future)

Member allies (sub-group is named Rings of Madness Terror)

Molly Lucinda - January 2th (as a leader)

Gray Stephanie Gavin, Rosemary (High Guardian Spice), Pico (Boku no Pico), Trina Riffin, Kevin Goldstein (aka Entitled Commentator) and Granny - at least 11:40 pm on January 2nd

Mike Martin (aka DaddyOFive), Killer Man (Baby Basher), Baby Hazel, Zafiro Shy, The Dancing Zombie, Farfour (Tomorrow's Pioneers) and Horace (The Problem Solvers) - around 12:26 pm on the same date.

#theweirdogirl #villain team #villain gang #crossover team #parody #gacha club #spoilers #the elaine and melly show #heaven age #2021 #2022 #Helene Riley #Leeon The Yellow Cat #Haruna Chisaka/SMS666 #Oliver Jacques #Kayla The Best Gachatuber Ever

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