#aluminium stamping

[arbomex]

The Enduring Durability and Strength of Iron Castings

Iron casting have been used for centuries in various industrial applications. This is because of their durability, strength, and versatility. In this article, we will examine iron castings, their benefits, and why they are still popular among manufacturers today.

The Iron Casting Process

Iron casting involves pouring molten iron into a mold to create a solid object. The process involves several steps: pattern making, mold making, melting, pouring, and finishing. The result is a highly durable, strong, and versatile object that can be used in various applications.

Durability and Strength

Iron castings are known for their durability and strength, making them ideal for use in applications requiring high wear resistance, deformation, and corrosion. Iron castings can withstand high-stress levels and be used in heavy-duty construction, automotive, and mining applications.

Versatility

Iron castings are also highly versatile and can be used in various applications. They can be found in everything from household appliances and machinery to architectural elements and art pieces. Their versatility makes them a popular choice for manufacturers looking for a material that can be used in various applications.

Cost-Effectiveness

Iron castings are a cost-effective alternative to other materials such as steel, titanium, and aluminum. The raw materials required for iron castings are relatively inexpensive, and the casting process is highly efficient, resulting in lower production costs. The durability and strength of iron castings also mean that they have a longer lifespan, reducing the need for frequent replacement.

Environmental Benefits

Iron castings are also environmentally friendly, as the raw materials used in their production are abundant and recyclable. The casting process itself also produces less waste compared to other manufacturing processes.

In conclusion, iron castings are a highly durable, strong, and versatile material used for centuries in various applications. Their cost-effectiveness, versatility, and environmental benefits make them a popular choice for manufacturers today. Iron castings may be the perfect solution if you're looking for a material that can withstand high-stress levels, has a longer lifespan, and can be used in various applications.

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[sunriseindustries]

Sunrise Brass Industries are Manufacturer, Exporter, Supplier of customized Components in Brass, Stainless Steel, Copper, Bronze, Gun Metal and special alloys at Jamnagar. https://www.sunriseind.co.in/index.html

[sunrise-metal]

How to Choose the Best Aluminum Die Casting Supplier?

When selecting the best aluminum die casting supplier for your project, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration.

As the aluminum die casting process is often used to produce parts with more intricate shapes and sizes, selecting the right supplier is essential for achieving the desired results.

Here are some tips to help you choose the best aluminum die casting supplier for your project. The first step in choosing an aluminum die casting supplier is to research their experience and qualifications.

Look for a supplier that is knowledgeable about the specific type of aluminum die casting that you need for your project.

It is also important to ensure that the supplier has the necessary certifications and accreditations, such as ISO 9001 and AS 9100.

The next step in selecting an aluminum die casting supplier is to evaluate their quality control processes. Quality control is essential in aluminum die casting, as it ensures that parts are produced to the highest standards and meet your specifications.

Make sure the supplier you choose has a robust quality control system in place to ensure that your parts are produced with the highest quality. It is also important to research the supplier’s customer service.

Ask for references from past customers and read customer reviews to get an idea of the quality of service you can expect from the supplier.

You should also ask the supplier about their turnaround times and delivery options.

Finally, consider the supplier’s pricing. Different suppliers may offer different prices, so make sure to compare quotes from multiple suppliers before making your decision.

Also, ask if the supplier offers any discounts or special offers. Choosing the right aluminum die casting supplier is essential for achieving the desired results in your project.

By following these tips, you can ensure that you select the best supplier for your project.

Make sure to research the supplier’s experience and qualifications, evaluate their quality control processes, research their customer service, and compare quotes from multiple suppliers before making your decision.

With the right supplier, you can be sure that your aluminum die casting project will be a success.

[thesinofthree]

Miami Outdoor Kitchen Outdoor Kitchen

[boltvolta]

A (non)comprehensive evolution of the US Army field jacket, from 1945-2007. These are all original specimens, with or without optional items, and thus is incomplete before 1945, because using reproductions is never 1:1 and is cheating. (Unless its SMWholesale.)

1943-1953: M1943 Field Jacket, Civil Defense.

Pictured here is a Civil Defense variant, which outlived its military counterpart in service life. (This one is here because I haven't gotten around to focusing my autism on collecting them yet.)

1950-1953: M1950 Field Jacket.

An update to the M1943 with interior buttons for liners, a swing-out arm gusset and other improvements, mostly for making it more presentable for dress uniform. The M1950 makes its debut in Korea, is found wanting for actual combat, and within a year is superseded.

1951-1970s: Early M1951 Field Jacket.

A more field use oriented jacket, the M1951 introduces a zipper and snaps to the field jacket, while still retaining button in liners. The M51 survives Korea and enters Vietnam. Later production M51s can be discerned by white labels and green buttons, whereas early M51s have an ink stamp and brown, WW2 production buttons.

1965-1990's Early/Vietnam Era and Post-War OD M1965 Field Jackets.

The M65 iterates further on the field jacket, while adding additional features and simplifying manufacturing. most notably a stowable built-in wind hood and velcro wrist cuffs with stowed flaps to extend over gloves. The early Vietnam era M65s are distinguished by having 2 white cotton inkstamped labels, one on the neck, and one behind the right lower pocket, alongside aluminium zippers like the M51. Post-1973 M65s have brass zippers and either still retain the 2 labels, or have a single, larger label at the neck. (The Vietnam Era one here was acquired in Vietnam and was used in the war, and was repaired numerous times by many people until it found its way to me.)

1981-2008: Early and Late Woodland pattern M1965 Field Jackets.

The only significant difference on the early woodland M65 from its predecessors is its change to camouflage, entering service with the BDU in 1981, but served alongside the OD M65 all throughout the 80s and 90's, never fully replacing it. Early and Late Woodland M65s can be differentiated by a change from brass Talon zippers to green coated YKK zippers, and from white letterpressed or inkstamped labels to green letterpresses labels. (There is also the change of using woodland fabric to OD fabric in the hip pockets but that varies by manufacturer.)

1989-2008: 3 Color Desert M1965 Field Jacket.

A contract of 3CD M65s were made in 1989 for potential actions in desert areas around the globe, made to the same cut as the Late Woodland M65s with tan coated YKK zippers. Few made it in time to be issued in Desert Storm, among with the DCU, but saw more extensive issue in the rest of the 90s, and in Desert Shield, Iraq and Afghanistan. Another batch was made in Contract Year 2003, and changed the cut to the final iteration of the M65, without shoulder or nametape velcro. (I am too lazy to photograph this one right now.)

2004-2008: Universal Camouflage Pattern M65.

The last breath of the M65 in service to the US. By the time it was issued it was no longer competitive with other cold weather clothing systems, and many commands did not authorize them for dress uniform. Other parts of the M65 system were made in UCP, but befell the same fate. Velcro for shoulder patches and nametapes were added, and liners in the same color were even made for them. Only a single contact year was ever ordered, and by 2008 the M65 was phased out of service. Maybe, someone high up might get nostalgic, and order new ones to be made in the current camouflage for dress uniform, but if ever that happens, the story ends here.

[adiwan]

For a birthday gift for a friend, who is a small pokemaniac, I crafted a Mew stone carving (from the first Pokemon movie) out of polymer clay.

I used Adobe Illustrator to trace a screenshot and 3D-printed a cookie cutter and stamped it into the polymer clay and added additional stone texture with a ball of aluminium foil. After baking it at 130°C (266°F) for 40 minutes I used the crappiest acrylic paint I own. I had an abundance of it and didn't want to waste my expensive paint I use for my miniatures. It did the job anyway but the paint is darkening so much when dry that they turn almost black. With a liberal amount of white and other brighter paint (yellow, orange, red) I got to the end eventually.

[inchidentally]

I tried to send this snippet via messages but it wouldn’t let me for some reason so have this snippet of the faerie!Lando fic. I gave oscar a pen collection because why not.

“And this one is a P14.” Oscar absentmindedly passed the shiny metal pen into Lando’s outstretched hand, already pulling another one out of his organizer. “It’s 100% iron, which is pretty cool.”

His head whipped back towards the Brit when he heard a sharp yelp and the clang of the pen hitting the ground. He smelled something burning. For a morbid second, the scent reminded Oscar of a barbecue gone terribly wrong.

“Lando, oh my god, are you okay?” An angry slash of red was stamped on Lando’s palm in the unmistakable shape of a P14 metallic carbide. A similar shade was printed on the inside of his fingers, where he had curled them over the pen.

“I may have forgotten to mention my very severe iron allergy. All of the apartment hardware is silver and the appliances are aluminium. My skin’s just hypersensitive when it comes to iron, I guess,” Lando admitted sheepishly. Oscar thought he wasn’t nearly as disturbed by his blistering skin as he should be. “Quite frankly, it’s a bit embarrassing. What sort of grown man can’t handle touching the second most common mineral on Earth?”

Oscar was horrified. “I am so, so, so sorry! I swear I had absolutely no idea.” He started frantically sprinting towards the bathroom, where they kept all their first-aid. “Do you have burn ointment anywhere?”

Lando shook his head. “It’s all right, not your fault. I should’ve said something.” He watched, bemused, as Oscar scoured their bathroom cabinet for a tube of Neosporin. Warmth bloomed in his chest, a fond smile on his face despite the fast-fading pain in his right hand. Lando thought it was sort of nice seeing his normally unflappable roommate so worked up, especially over him. “Oscar!” he called. No response from the Aussie, still engrossed in his search for burn ointment. “Oscar!” he tried again, louder this time. Lando was relieved when Oscar turned to look at him, a strand of soft brown hair falling over his dark eyes. “While I appreciate how committed you are to my wellbeing, there’s really no point in patching me up. My immune system and I have a love-hate relationship, so the burn will be gone by tomorrow morning at the latest. Maybe in the next few hours if I’m lucky. Healing freakishly fast was probably the universe’s way of apologizing for giving me this stupid allergy. Besides, we need to conserve the bandages so that we’ll have enough for when you inevitably break your leg against that footstool you keep tripping over.”

“Lando. You do realize you’re some sort of crazy medical anomaly, right? I’m roommates with the cure for cancer or something. You definitely escaped from a lab,” he teased as he walked over to the couch, a roll of bandages in one hand, yellow tube of burn ointment in the other. “It would explain a lot of things about you.”

“Mmm yes, Oscar,” Lando moaned exaggeratedly, throwing his head back and rolling his eyes like a really bad pornstar. Oscar tried to ignore how good his name sounded on Lando’s tongue. “Talk dirty to me, baby. I just love being called a freak of nature.”

“Shut up. You know I didn’t mean it like that,” Oscar shot back, laughing. “Even big, tough medical anomalies need to apply Neosporin to their second degree burns, no matter how fast they heal.” He patted the orange couch cushion next to him. “Sit down. I’ll bandage you up.”

“Didn’t take you as the nurse roleplay type, Oscar. Kinky.” Lando winked. “Don’t worry though, I’m down for anything as long as it's with you.” Oscar went from faintly pink to bright red. He would never understand how the Brit could say things like that so casually. Just once, he wanted to see Lando flustered.

“If you don’t sit down right now and let me treat your hand, I swear I’ll get a live fish from the grocery store and let it flop around on your pillow before cooking it for dinner tomorrow.” Lando paled at the threat.

“You wouldn’t dare,” he professed, hastily plopping down on the couch and extending his hand to Oscar. The Aussie smiled to himself. Lando’s hatred of seafood always made for easy negotiations. He gingerly took the proffered hand and almost dropped it because of how cold it was, despite the angry burn cutting through it.

“Are you okay? Your hands are frigid.”

“Well no, I’m not okay. I have a burned hand and a very persistent roommate who insists on bandaging it even though I’ve told him I’ll be fine,” Lando snarked. He softened once he registered the genuine concern on the other man’s face. “It’s no big deal, I just tend to run cold. I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember.”

Oscar hummed in acceptance, turning his attention back to Lando’s hand. Oscar could feel his roommate’s eyes on the side of his face, unwavering. When he glanced over, his heart caught in his throat. Lando was looking at him with something in his gaze. His dark pupils blown wide, gold light flickering between threads of vivid blue-green, a secret nestled in a sea of jade. Oscar couldn’t name what he saw, but he knew he was desperate to see it again in Lando’s eyes. For a second, with the fading sunset backlighting his face, Lando looked hauntingly ethereal, almost inhuman in his beauty.

He reluctantly looked away to rip off a strip of bandage. Having forgotten to grab scissors, Oscar settled for tearing it with his teeth. Bandage still in his mouth, he heard Lando’s breath hitch. Oscar looked up at him expectantly. Knowing him, Lando was probably gearing up to make a comment about Oscar’s “unhygienic practices.”

“What?” A beat passed.

“Nothing,” Lando answered, sounding oddly strained, as if something had lodged itself in his throat.

“If you’re going to complain about me using my teeth to tear the bandage, you can go grab a pair of scissors and I’ll cut you a new one,” Oscar told him. “I won’t be offended.” He dolloped a circle roughly the size of a pence coin on his finger and started gently rubbing it over the raw skin of Lando’s hand. Oscar felt Lando shiver at his touch and cursed himself for not warming it up a little bit.

“I don’t mind teeth,” Lando mumbled, a smile in his voice. Oscar rolled his eyes at the sheer Lando-ness of his response, settling back into the familiar rhythm he knew so well. Whatever was in the air between them dissipated into the comfortable lull of their friendship.

y'all it's an update to the fae!Lando fic!! and oh my god we get Oscar now too <3<3

"For a second, with the fading sunset backlighting his face, Lando looked hauntingly ethereal, almost inhuman in his beauty."

oh I literally have an image to go with that perfectly from @lewdo

(and Oscar with a pen collection ?? god how incredibly cute and in character)

[officiallordvetinari]

Here are 10 featured Wikipedia articles. Summaries and links are below the cut.

The Astronomica (Classical Latin: [astrɔˈnɔmɪka]), also known as the Astronomicon, is a Latin didactic poem about celestial phenomena, written in hexameters and divided into five books. The Astronomica was written c. AD 30–40 by a Roman poet whose name was likely Marcus Manilius; little is known of Manilius, and although there is evidence that the Astronomica was probably read by many other Roman writers, no surviving works explicitly quote him.

The Apollo 15 postal covers incident, a 1972 NASA scandal, involved the astronauts of Apollo 15, who carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers into space and to the Moon's surface on the Lunar Module Falcon. Some of the envelopes were sold at high prices by West German stamp dealer Hermann Sieger, and are known as "Sieger covers".

The Battle of Hayes Pond, also known as the Battle of Maxton Field or the Maxton Riot, was an armed confrontation between members of a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization and Lumbee people at a Klan rally near Maxton, North Carolina, on the night of January 18, 1958. The clash resulted in the disruption of the rally and a significant amount of media coverage praising the Lumbees and condemning the Klansmen.

Canadian heraldry is the cultural tradition and style of coats of arms and other heraldic achievements in both modern and historic Canada. It includes national, provincial, and civic arms, noble and personal arms, ecclesiastical heraldry, heraldic displays as corporate logos, and Canadian blazonry.

General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 – 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique". Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor's invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. Seen as a contributory factor to the "Panic of 1825", MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history.

Aluminium (or aluminum) metal is very rare in native form, and the process to refine it from ores is complex, so for most of human history it was unknown. However, the compound alum has been known since the 5th century BCE and was used extensively by the ancients for dyeing.

The Hitler Diaries (German: Hitler-Tagebücher) were a series of sixty volumes of journals purportedly written by Adolf Hitler, but forged by Konrad Kujau between 1981 and 1983. The diaries were purchased in 1983 for 9.3 million Deutsche Marks (£2.3 million or $3.7 million) by the West German news magazine Stern, which sold serialisation rights to several news organisations.

The Keldholme Priory election dispute occurred in Yorkshire, England, in 1308. After a series of resignations by its prioresses, the establishment was in a state of turmoil, and the Archbishop of York, William Greenfield, appointed one of the nuns to lead the house. His candidate, Emma de Ebor' (Emma of York), was deemed unacceptable by many nuns, who undermined her from the start to the extent that she resigned three months later.

Sir Osbert Lancaster CBE (4 August 1908 – 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, architectural historian, stage designer and author. He was known for his cartoons in the British press, and for his lifelong work to inform the general public about good buildings and architectural heritage.

Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell (22 May 1905 – 12 August 1976) was a British journalist, politician, High Anglican churchman and possible Soviet spy, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1942 to 1955, and again from 1959 to 1974. A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain for more than twenty years, he was first elected to parliament as an Independent and joined the Labour Party in 1945. He never held any ministerial office, but rose to senior positions within the Labour Party and was a popular and influential figure in left-wing politics for many years.

[diabolus1exmachina]

Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG (1 of 2). 

AMG was far from a household name in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but the firm had established an excellent reputation for modifying Mercedes-Benzes. One of their earliest and most celebrated conversions was fitting the W123 chassis with a 5.0-litre V-8, costing a whopping 65,000 Deutsche Marks. It is rumoured that only a pair of wagons, sedans and a single coupé were converted.

The intrigue increased after inquiring with Mercedes-Benz. The very early M117 5.0-litre V-8 fitted to the car was found to not have been allocated to any specific chassis, yet boasted tubular headers, downpipes, secondary oil cooler and motor mounts custom designed to fit the W123 wagon’s engine bay. The car also retained a full AMG body kit, OE skid plate, cast aluminium rear suspension, date-stamped 1979 Recaro seats with upholstery that matched the door cards, taxi upper console for additional gauges and other hallmarks indicative of an early AMG conversion.

The sum of these parts suggests the car was built in period by either AMG in the United States, or by someone who had intimate knowledge of Mercedes-Benz and AMG products at a time when few people would have had such knowledge outside AMG. However, there is no conclusive proof or documentation to support this.

[edelstahlviratiberica]

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[blueiscoool]

Gerhard Richter Cage 6 (P19-6)

Numbered 155/200 and stamped with the Heni Productions ink stamp on the reverse. Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel. 100 by 100 cm. 39⅜ by 39⅜ in. Executed in 2020, this work is number 155 from an edition of 200.

[arbomex]

The Lost foam casting method mainly starts with a polystyrene mold controlled to produce a mold. Our lost foam casting at Arbomex is exceptional, and for creating the exact assortment of castings, it doesn’t match anything. The procedure provides tremendous flexibility for designs that, in many ways, are not likely in other casting methods.

[sunriseindustries]

Sunrise Brass Industries are Manufacturer, Exporter, Supplier of customized Components in Brass, Stainless Steel, Copper, Bronze, Gun Metal and special alloys at Jamnagar. https://www.sunriseind.co.in/index.html

[scotianostra]

27th November 1950 saw the death of the professional golfer and golf course designer James Braid.

James Braid is one of the finest golfers Scotland has ever produced, but he is all but forgotten nowadays, if he was born in the modern age he would be mentioned in the same breath as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and the likes.

Born in Earlsferry in Fife, Braid was a founder of the world’s first PGA and won the prestigious Open Championship an impressive five times.

He was a tall, powerful player who was well known for striking the ball with considerable venom, but he always maintained an appearance of outward calm.

Though Braid started his golfing life with putting problems, he pioneered the use of aluminium headed putters - and became lethal on the greens. He became one of a group of golfers (alongside JH Taylor and Harry Vardon) known as the ‘Great Triumvirate’ who dominated the game during the early 20th century.

With his vast experience of tournament play and his keen eye and understanding of design and construction, Braid was perfectly placed to move into golf architecture. He set the standard in golf course design that the rest of the world would follow.

Braid was a pioneer in his field and was renowned for the dog-leg angles of his courses, as well as the pot bunker. His legacy lives on in over 200 courses across Scotland and the UK. However, due to his dislike of travel, he designed only one course in the United States, and never actually visited the site in person.

To fully understand why James Braid is considered one of the finest golf course designers of all time, you simply have to see his work for yourself. From the stunning King’s and Queen’s courses at Gleneagles in Perthshire, to the last course with his stamp on it at Stranraer in Dumfries & Galloway, his legacy lives on.

If you want to see mor of his courses, check out the link below for The James Braid Golf Trail https://www.yourgolftravel.com/19th-hole/the-james-braid-trail/

[mariacallous]

Kelsones is probably the most unique dish in the Syrian dairy repertoire. Ravioli are stuffed with cheese, hand pinched and boiled. They’re simmered along with egg noodles, topped with a hefty amount of butter, and baked until crispy, chewy and golden. 

Kelsones is the calling card of Shavuot, where elaborate celebratory dairy meals are served. Many men in my Syrian community in Brooklyn have the tradition of staying awake throughout the first night of the holiday to learn Torah. As they walk home after morning prayers, the smell of buttery kelsones drifts through the air. This dish is perfect before a long afternoon (or morning!) nap. 

Handmade ravioli is a labor of love. I remember being a little girl, watching my grandmother stretch out huge sheets of dough across her kitchen table. Her battered ravioli cutter flew through the dough, stamping out circles. Each circle was stuffed with a golden cheese mixture, pinched shut and carefully placed on a tray. Cutting and stuffing were reserved for grandma  — but pinching was a task for my small hands. 

Over the years, our community has grown, and the components of the dish have become readily available. Ravioli dough is now available precut and frozen. Muenster cheese can be purchased shredded in large bags. I’ve never met a kid who didn’t like carbs on cheesy carbs — and lucky for them this dish is now served in community schools and is a lunchbox staple.

Something that was so special to me as a child is now a Tuesday lunch for my kids. I still shuttle them over to grandma pre-Shavuot so they can help make the ravioli. But, as a working mom, I’m glad they have my quick version whenever they want it! 

Notes: 

Mazor’s dough company makes prepared ravioli dough. Defrost slightly before pinching closed to avoid cracks in the dough. Wonton wrappers can be used if these are not available. 

The ravioli can be prepared ahead of time and frozen on a sheet tray. Once solid, transfer to a Ziploc bag. They’re best boiled from frozen, so no need to defrost them.

A Pyrex or other 9×13 glass baking dish is preferred so the browning can be monitored. The hallmark of this dish is the super crisp brown bottom! 

You can prepare the dish (steps 1-5) 1-2 days ahead and reheat tightly covered with aluminium foil.

[disco-elysium-via-polls]

This mug is an example of prejudice. I'm going to use it as an example of what *not* to do.

YELLOW MAN MUG - But it was in the trash. Why not just call it out when you see it? Or do some volunteering work? Just finish your case, detective.

Now, the ledger.

DAMAGED LEDGER - This is the ledger you found in the trash. It's full of notes written in a man's dense cursive. Have a closer look -- maybe it can be salvaged to start keeping notes on the case?

>Interact

DAMAGED LEDGER - It's the ledger you found in the trash: a pitiful cabbage of white and yellow papers hanging from plastic board, barely held together by a metal clip. This sad display is made complete by the faint smell of urinal cleaner.

Anything *else*?

I think I got it.

[Put the ledger away.]

DAMAGED LEDGER - There's a piece of toilet paper -- or is it cleaning tissue? No, it's toilet paper -- *desperately* sticking to the back of the blue plastic clipboard.

It's a metaphor -- for you.

INLAND EMPIRE [Medium: Success] - Below the pathetics -- terror. Do not look into its blue heart.

Inspect the toilet paper.

Inspect the clip.

Browse the *white* papers.

Browse the *yellow* papers.

Look at the clipboard.

Smell the ledger.

[Put the ledger away.]

DAMAGED LEDGER - It's just toilet paper, sticking to the back of the plastic clipboard. You can take it off if you want.

(Take it off.)

(Leave it there, it's cool.)

Maybe it's kitchen tissue? They look exactly the same.

DAMAGED LEDGER - If you *want* it to be kitchen tissue, it can be kitchen tissue.

PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Easy: Success] - It's not though. It's toilet paper.

(Take it off.)

DAMAGED LEDGER - Still wet, the toilet paper -- I mean *kitchen tissue*, sorry -- peels off the plastic easily. All you have to do is shake it off your finger, and voilà, the ledger now looks (marginally) better.

+5 XP

Inspect the clip.

DAMAGED LEDGER - An aluminium block runs the width of the board, biting down on the paperwork. Its crocodile teeth are the only thing keeping the papers together. A regular pencil, the tip worn down to nothing, has been attached to the clip.

Run your finger across the aluminium.

Enough of the clip. (Back.)

DAMAGED LEDGER - The surface is interrupted by a silvery *sticker*. It's rectangular, sparkling with iridescence. You don't know how you didn't notice it before...

"Lieutenant, is this one of the *hologram watermarks* you mentioned?" (Point to the sticker.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "What?" He is lost in his own notes. It takes a moment for him to see it. "Yes, a halogen watermark used for adding information to RCM property."

"Interesting. What kind of information?"

"How can I read it?"

"That's all, thank you. (Conclude.)"

KIM KITSURAGI - "It depends. Aside from an anti-counterfeiting stamp, mine has my station number and address. The information varies by date of issue."

ESPRIT DE CORPS [Medium: Success] - How many years you've been on the force, he's thinking. It'll have that.

2. "How can I read it?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Any capable light with the right wavelength will do."

"Like -- for example?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "All RCM vehicles have headlights designed to reveal halogen watermarks. Mine too."

INTERFACING [Easy: Success] - This means you can read the watermarks, if you just turn the lights on.

New task: Read the watermarks

3. "That's all, thank you." (Conclude.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "Okay." He returns to his neatly kept notes...

DAMAGED LEDGER - ...while a bunch of sodden papers sag from the clipboard in your hand. It's a sorry sight.

2. Browse the *white* papers.

DAMAGED LEDGER - They're not *exactly* white. They're yellowed in patches by sunlight and alcohol, and covered in dense blue handwriting. Ink escapes into watercolour patterns, reaching its tendrils across entire pages. The paper itself is chequered with faint red lines forming short paragraphs.

Once in a while there's a red stamp that exclaims: CASE FILES; COMMIT TO PAPER. The *CASE FILES* themselves are plenty. You count more than a hundred sodden, crumpled up, earmarked pages falling apart in your hands. They appear to be sufficiently organized and extremely dense, if mostly illegible.

What is in there -- what are they about?

DAMAGED LEDGER - Work. Strife. Poverty. The Jamrock Quarter. These are handwritten logs of investigations dating back to January '51, this year. The exact number is hard to estimate due to missing pages -- and an *odd* naming convention -- but there are at least twenty, maybe thirty cases. Undertaken, not completed, mind you.

LOGIC [Easy: Success] - It's the middle of March -- you have attempted two cases a week on average.

"Is two cases a week a good case load, lieutenant?"

There was mention of a... *naming convention* here?

(Count the pages.) I have to open an official case. Is there room?

I'm done inspecting these. (Close the case files.)

KIM KITSURAGI - "Huh?" He raises his nose from his notes. "Two *complex* cases to undertake is a lot, yes. You *really* have to push yourself. I would not suggest it. Lest you start making mistakes."

"Two cases a week appears to have been my load, lieutenant. I'm not sure I completed them though."

Nod and return to the case notes.

KIM KITSURAGI - "Two?" He raises both eyebrows. "That's a lot. I didn't mean to say you're making mistakes, by the way. That was presumptuous of me."

"I'm sure I made plenty of mistakes."

"I burned out all right."

"A nice brisk pace. The way I like it."

KIM KITSURAGI - "That's okay." He nods, then turns back to his own case files. "We all do, sooner or later."

DAMAGED LEDGER - Like a fan of gills the chequered papers dry in your hand. The handwriting is extremely dense, if mostly illegible.

2. There was mention of a... *naming convention* here?

DAMAGED LEDGER - Yes. It appears you employ a... shall we say *robust yet literary* system. Each investigation has its case number written on the margins. Yet, still more tellingly, most are accompanied by a *name*.

Oh my, and they're written in capital letters too...

I don't wanna... (Back to the case files.)

DAMAGED LEDGER - Yes, all caps. One is called THE NEXT WORLD MURAL, another THE SQUARE BULLET HOLE MURDERS. Another yet: THE UNSOLVABLE CASE.

More?

DAMAGED LEDGER - Others appear more light-hearted: THE GUYS ON A COUCH IN AN UNEXPECTED LOCATION and THE MURDER AT THE HOOKAH PARLOUR, even the rare article-free COLLAPSING TENEMENT. Murder features prominently throughout.

It's going to take an effort to piece these case files together, but it can be done -- later, once you're done inspecting them up close.

3. "Kim, my cases appear to employ some kind of… naming convention."

KIM KITSURAGI - "You mean the alphanumeric -- officer, precinct, time of arrival at the scene?"

"That's the one." (Lie.)

"No, I mean a… *non-numeric* one. With titles."

KIM KITSURAGI - "Oh, you mean the *titular*. Yes, well... So do I. In our defence -- almost everyone in the RCM does."

"Why is that?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "It's a holdover from the early days of the RCM -- right after the Revolution, when the organization had little idea how to do things. It persists in an *unofficial* capacity. Officers use these titles to refer to their work among themselves."

"I seem to have named a case "THE SQUARE BULLET HOLE MURDERS."

Don't mention it.

KIM KITSURAGI - "Again, in your defence, I seem to have named one..." He peeks into his notes. "THE MAN WITH THE HOLE IN HIS HEAD. That was a real person, his death was real. Still I named it that. To amuse myself."

He smiles. "I pray his loved ones never find out."

"What happened to him?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "Rail spike through the head. He died. It was a work place accident."

4. (Count the pages.) I have to open an official case. Is there room?

DAMAGED LEDGER - There is -- for precisely *one* more. Fifteen pages near the end remain untouched by the damage. The chequered grid forms a structure of passages, breaking the case into sub-tasks to accomplish.

COMMIT TO PAPER -- using the pen Lena gave you.

(Back to the case files.)

DAMAGED LEDGER - The tasks you've completed flow out of the Kind Green Ape pen in a brash freehand similar to the rest of the letters. The wording comes easily, it's almost robotically simple; a language developed for mental rigour and simplicity:

"Inspect victim's body."

"Get the body down."

"Interview the cafeteria manager."

Cross out the ones you've already finished.

DAMAGED LEDGER - A satisfying slash sounds across the paper. *You're done* it seems to say. And *you!* -- and *you!*

Things to be done and things already done -- the composition of reality. This is an extremely useful tool for a detective of the Citizens Militia. Now all that remains is to name the case.

"Lieutenant, have you by any chance *named* our case?"

KIM KITSURAGI - "No -- actually. Any ideas?"