#and then i got it on switch as an upgrade. once i got a laptop i bought it *again*

[slime-crafters]

Go by the most amount of copies you own - I own three copies of stardew valley across different platforms, for instance, so I'd pick the option for three. Include digital and physical media across any platform (mobile or obsolete consoles included). As long as you own it in some way, include it

[gogodollie]

ghost characters as handheld consoles

Papa I / Primo

Primo is honestly sticking to the classics because too many buttons confuse him and make the games less enjoyable. He doesn’t even enjoy playing this much but he keeps it on him “just in case” the mood ever strikes him. And on the rare occasion that it does strike, it happens to be whenever that annoying cardinal or his father comes around and he suddenly has to lock in on his button mashing to seem busy. If Primo ever figured out how to work the desktop, he’d probably enjoy Dr. Mario.

Papa II / Secondo

Secondo rolls up with his PSP literally everywhere. It’s this obnoxious, headache inducing blue because he needs to draw attention to himself and show all the hot milfs how good he is at playing and also flex on their ugly kids. He really only has this to play GTA on but is honestly welcoming of anything violent. You might see a disc for Petz or something lame like that but it’s totally not his. He’s just holding onto it for a friend, okay? Get off his dick about it.

Papa III / Terzo

Terzo got the newest switch simply because of the price. He doesn’t really understand why it’s twice the price of the original but he enjoys the sleek look and also, enjoys spending money. Mostly appreciates edgy, indie dialogue based games but is probably also making room for stuff like Dream Daddy (he wants to have a baby soooo bad. and he is a homosexual).

Papa IV / Copia

Copia absolutely begged Sister for the limited edition Minecraft 2DS but she said no soooo he’s stuck with this until he finally gets a raise (it’s never going to happen). It’s covered in sticky finger prints and cheeto dust is lodged in every crevice. It’s clear why Sister didn’t allow him to upgrade. But he still goes crazy for anything Zelda and Pokémon related so it’s fine, he’s not really suffering.

Sister Imperator

Sister was given her DS as a gift and neglected it for a long time because she was perfectly content with her online poker and mahjong on her work laptop (and she’ll get into really intense online chess tournaments with Primo occasionally). However, she has discovered that she fucking rocks at playing Yoshi’s Island and it’s easy for her to pack with her on her clergy trips out of state. Sister really just appreciates anything with a clear objective so if she were ever to borrow Nihil’s switch, she might enjoy Untitled Goose Game for the sake of the lists.

Papa Zero / Nihil

Nihil has this piss yellow Switch Lite. It’s bright, it’s annoying, and he keeps the volume and light up at 100% because he can’t really see/hear it otherwise. It fits perfectly in his chasuble and is easy to sneak into meetings even if everyone knows who to look at when they suddenly hear boss music playing. Cardi set up Animal Crossing for him and Nihil kind of hates it but those stupid creatures make him feel guilty sometimes so he check in on them once a month to make sure they’re not dead. Keeps around animals that remind him of his family but he beats them with a net so it isn’t that sappy (the little goth bunny he calls Sister does not get this treatment ever).

EXTRA:

Mr Psaltarian has dignity so he doesn’t have any handheld consoles, he only has an outdated Wii that he uses for Wii Sports.

[space-ninja-fashion-show]

Current lavos prime thoughts

I'm waiting to form a full opinion until he's actually in the game bc so far all I've got is looking at the promo images + having watched the devstream in mod view via Ken's costream on my laptop, so uhh. that's not much to go on!

I'll watch the devstream vod sometime I prommy

Not a fan of his head + gloves pretty much all just being metallic, it feels too dense

Also the shoulder loopies feel like a very poor choice for a frame who Already struggles letting you aim/hack bc half the time his damn gloves don't actually fade out like they're supposed to

I like that he looks even more like he's wearing a coat now

Also what I can remember of what his back looks like. Funky spine and cool coat tails but Upgraded

I like the shape of his face

I do Not like his weird halo and that they took away his horns?? I really like his lil horns

normal snek >>>>>> prime snek

RIP about the accessories I had a hunch it'd just be Tubes Prime but i was kinda hopeful for something I'd wanna buy anyway and I don't think this is it

Once I actually get him and can rotate him to my heart's content i Will augment Higgins' design with the new inspiration. Especially the face holy shit i hate drawing his face rn. And then I'll decide whether I'll switch to using the prime bc Fashion or stick to my normal lavos bc Emotional Attachment

"Some Warframes were Prime from the start. Others ascended. Lavos, the master of transmutation, bowed to no one as he forged his own path to valor." MY LORE ON HOW PRIMES WORK. CANON. Wiggles excitedly

[antagonistchan]

return

in 2019, i switched to using Linux as my primary operating system. at first, i tried to avoid using Windows as much as possible, but that ultimately turned out to be not viable, switching to Windows on occasion is a necessary part of my lifestyle. but, i still wanted Linux as my primary OS.

of course, Linux comes in many different varieties, and i didn't think too hard about which one i wanted, so... i just went with Ubuntu. Ubuntu's like, the basic starter Linux. not too respected, but not too disrespected either, and extremely well-supported and easy to dip your toes into. i'd actually already dipped my toes into Ubuntu; my dad experimented with maybe switching me to Ubuntu in 2011 when my computer at the time was suffering some major glitches.

and then a few months later, i got my current laptop. because i'd realized that i still needed Windows at this point, i got this laptop with a dual-boot setup. one drive running Windows 10, the other running, again, Ubuntu. and i stuck with this setup for a while.

but then, back in Spring, i decided i was ready to move on from both Windows 10 and Ubuntu. i've always fucking hated Windows 10 so fucking much since it came out, and i already had enough experience with Windows 11 on another computer to know that i VASTLY preferred it (plus, Windows 10 support is ending next year anyway); and i've been primarily a Linux user for five years now, i'm ready to try a different version of Linux.

but upgrading the Windows boot to 11 was a greater hassle than i expected, and i couldn't quite decide on which version of Linux i wanted to switch to. Fedora and Arch were the two candidates- almost as popular and widely-used as Ubuntu, but much more respected. especially Arch, which is what real serious Linuxheads tend to lean towards in my experience.

and, while i still prefer Linux to any version of Windows, i legitimately think Windows 11 might just be my favorite Windows ever, it's like unbelievably tolerable. so for the last few months, i just... briefly went back to being a Windows slut.

like, as i once said in a previous post: when Windows 10 came out, i immediately couldn't get with it, it just turned me off so much. but i didn't want to be a stubborn old woman having a kneejerk reaction to change, so i tried hard to convince myself that Windows 10 was probably fine. but eventually i just had to admit that i just loathe Windows 10 so much. but i had the exact opposite reaction to Windows 11. i immediately found it SUCH a refreshing change and SUCH a drastic upgrade over 10 that i had to hold myself back from praising it too hard- it's still a Microsoft product, and for all i know it's secretly powered by the souls of orphans, so don't just go jumping on the love bandwagon just yet. all i can responsibly say is "Yeah Windows 11 is like infinitely more comfortable for me personally than Windows 10 was".

but it was always a temporary return to Microsoft's cold, calculating embrace. i always intended to go back to primarily using Linux once i finally figured out what i wanted to do and had a good opportunity to do it. and now, i'm very suddenly running into way more Windows Annoyances than i had been for the last few months.

it's time.

(i chose Fedora because Arch does seem a little more intimidating; i think the fairly reliable route to go is just to start with Fedora and eventually upgrade to Arch. unless i just end up really falling in love with Fedora)

[godofvillains]

@mellifluousxmedic

“Goodness, you’re quite the jack of all trades, aren’t you? Next you’ll tell me you know how to split cells and fly a jet or something,” She laughed with good intentions… But, part of her was a bit concerned that he actually would know how to do those things. Her poor brain wouldn’t be able to handle that kind of information.

Mochi stopped her jovial racing when Tomura opened his portal and gave it a cursory sniff. She decided she was not a fan of that, going to hide away in Ash’s lap. “It’s a pretty old app that my brother, Eon, jailbroke? I don’t know, but it’s umm… Whisper? Yeah, yeah,” Ash unlocked her computer.

She had a Tokyo Mew Mew wallpaper with multiple games, from Stardew Valley to Slime Rancher and Slime Rancher 2. She tapped an icon in the lower corner that opened a dark chat window for the previously mentioned app. There was roughly four hundred users linked to the servers, and some of the names burned memories into her skull. “To get to the encrypted server you’ll.. You’ll have to add Eon’s account. It doesn’t matter if he accepts or not, it’ll get you in.”

"I know how to drive a motorcycle," he announces to her. "But no jet plane.... For some other random facts about me since we're on this topic that I bet you could never guess-- I play both violin and piano. I've been playing violin since I was a kid and took up piano once I could control my quirk." With how his quirk used to work, there was no off and on switch. If he touched something with all five fingers, it would decay. No options. Now after he had his upgrade, he had a little option to not decay something-- despite touching it with all five fingers.

"Whisper? I've never heard of it. I know of discord and that's what I usually use, but whisper is new." He boots up his laptop which starts up very fast. He looks at her desktop and spots Slime Rancher. "Oh.. I just beat that game, slime rancher. It's fun, a very cute game. Eri got it for my for my birthday. But I got it on the Switch. I'm waiting until it's out of beta to buy number two."

"Do I just download Whisper off the internet? Is there's certain place I need to get it? Sorry, I just don't want any viruses on my laptop.." He shifts the laptop to face her. His desktop had a picture of Eri and all his pets as the wallpaper. And it had various game shortcuts on it, but not a lot. There was a specific folder for game short cuts.

"Here, just download it yourself onto here. I trust you know what you're looking for and can do it."

[do-you-have-a-flag]

last time i had to replace my laptop display it was because my dog accidentally yanked the computer off a table and i didn't get the screen fixed for 2 years

well i got it fixed 3 years ago and now it's once again broken but this time the cause is...... idk closing the screen too hard?

back to using a second monitor as my primary display, something that is very annoying due to the laptop not having a hdmi port

i can use it like this but it's frustrating because right now there's not really a model i can afford to upgrade to and in general i'm not a fan of the current line up of compters

guess i'll get back into my slow switch over to a decade old gaming laptop

[atomskdluffy]

Today was extremely frustrating and disappointing. I finally got around to upgrading my PC, specifically my CPU, but in order to do that I needed to replace the motherboard. The first hitch was that apparently my current RAM didn't fit in the slots, so I rushed off to Best Buy to get some (I was not going to wait and I ended up finding some for relatively cheap). Then once I connected everything correctly and started up the PC, it went to the BIOS screen and... no further. Apparently, it doesn't consider either of my hard drives as a bootable device. After hours of troubleshooting (some of which while on the phone with my partner), switching on my ancient laptop for the first time in 10 years in order to get the BIOS version update, and internal panicking, I called a few PC repair places trying to find one that was still open so I could bring it in. No dice on that front, but I got to talking through my issue with a few of them and the answer seems to be reformatting my hard drive, which means I need to back them both up first. So eventually I gave up, deconstructed the new stuff and reconstructed the old stuff, and I'm back to square one. But at least I have a PC I can actually use for now.

So my weekend started off pretty shitty! But it will certainly get better, as I'm going into the city to see the D&D movie with most of my D&D group tomorrow!

[gwydionmisha]

Personal: The Edward Laptop saga Begins

We did get the computer Tuesday, but the set up process is incredibly enshitified. I was forced to take windows eleven and it is a nightmare. (I have been resisting the "Upgrade" since it dropped because I heard the reviews). Apparently you are no longer to allowed to set up a new laptop without a second computer and a smart phone. I do not own a smartphone that works. (I had a terrible government one for emergancies, but the Republicans killed that program). I have no idea how to use QR codes anyway.

I spent more than a hour following Edward Laptops orders for uploading Klaus to "One drive" which I've been fresisting since I was given Klaus because I do not like having microsoft own all my shit, but there was no heklping it. It was long and complicated and required many temp and permanent passwords and five tries because Klaus understandably di not want to upload things to the cloud so I kept having to start over to coax him unto uploading another section. Edward refused to sync with that.

Bonus, this force changed Klaus' open the laptop security code which I don't want or need because Klaus never leaves the house. I spent a long, stupid, frustrating time trying to break into Klaus because I had no idea which of the passwords they forced me to change was the one it was asking for. Then later I got to play the same long frutrating game with Edward laptop.

I was too frustrated and upset to sleep properly and got up in horrible pain and weepy exhausted to start wednesday with no pain resistance left and everything hurting. bonus for random sharp stabbing pains and my ankle popping out while I was hobbling about. Fun!

Goth Millenial and I did errands and normal about the house things. New Millenial showed up and was here until after midnight dealing with set up new computer enshitification, which involved multiple attempts to trick us into horrible things like A.I., fingerprint unlocking, and paid services I do not want or need and can't afford, while asking complicated questions I didn't understand. Then there was a complicated thing where we tried to get klaus' content back from the cloud and stored properly and the disabling and/or removal of shit I did not want or need. Downloading and properly setting things like Avast and real browsers, Downloading essential apps, properly setting up the thing to look right and not making it hard to use, putting things back that Windows 11 undid, convincing browsers to reopen tabs, fixing assorted settings, putting things back that Windows 11 undid again because it is enshittified, etc..

Firefox is my "real" browser, but I do some stuff where it's easier if I have a different function I'm switching back and forth to things where I don't want to log in and out, ir I'm doing things like posting the agregate, where one browser holds the version before I clean the scaffold in case there is a problem (Great cat disaster, crash, or the like) while I'm in the middle of prepping to post, so I don't get reverted as often and then spend hours reconstructing…. I've been hassled on the multple browser thing before, but it's a belt and suspender situation. It would be better with two computers so one is holding the draft in case of outage, but tavy killed Aidan Laptop, so here we are. In the period before Aidan fails for good I can do that kind of back up, but soon, I'll have to rely entirely on Edward, and I need him set up to start doing the aggregate once I spool all of this week's horrors off Aidan.

I was still sorting things out on Edward when I stopped to write this a little after 1AM. New Millenial and I will likely be tinkering.

A bright spot was discovering waterfox kept my old settings instead of defaulting. Good job Waterfox!

I would like to thank New Millenial for sacrificing so much time and energy. I remember a time I could take a computer out of the box and set it up myself in the course of an evening, much of that being automatic updates and downloads, but we live on the bad timeline, so it is absolutely impossible for me and takes a huge amount of work and patience for someone else.

New Millenial is a Superhero.

I would also like to thank the person sending me emergancy kibbles and the person who sent the extra money. The computer breaking after the glasses were ordered was incredibly expensive and I keep getting nickled and dimed and running out of things and am generally flailing about. I messed up my maths somewhere and if these two people hadn't stepped in there would be hungry cats and an overdrawn bank account when car insurance auto-withdraw hits.

You are both Super stars.

I would also like to thank the person who spotted a newsitem and commentary tag mismatch on tumblr from Sunday which was a horrifying and embarrassing juxtaposition. Thank you for saving my ass.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank everyone for being patient with me this terrible, terrible week. I promise you that I am aware. I have been mourning it. I have been working on what's next. I just really need to get things properly set up before posting properly on politics.

All of you who have been here, supporting me, reading my stuff, you matter so, so much to me. I've no idea how I could have managed the last half decade without you.

All my Love, Gwydion

[kittyfairyblog]

January 21 2025

Meow, meow greetings all and welcome to yet another blog entry. Meow this neko boy is coming to you from always the living room. I woke up this morning around 10:40 AM. I got ready for the day and then made my bed. I grabbed a couple of items to bring with me to the front part of the house. I made myself a sandwich for lunch and ate it at the dining room. Meow I finished eating and went to take out the trash to the carport. Meow once I finished taking out the trash I came back inside and got ready to take Kylie outside in the yard. It was chilly like it was yesterday however it hasn't gotten over 30 degrees yet. It is currently down in 24 degrees. Meow I took Kylie around the yard and found three dogs in the back yard which had to be shooed away. Meow I finished walking Kylie around the yard and came back inside. I put away the dinner dishes and did the morning dishes. Nya I then waited for the mail to come which it hasn't yet. Meow this neko boy then took Kylie outside to check the mail around 12:20 pm and discovered the mail hadn't yet come. I came back inside with Kylie and grabbed my Switch and my laptop from my bedroom. I sat down in the living room and watched a couple of YouTube videos. I also played Animal Crossing until 12:40 pm. I took Kylie outside again and walked her a couple of times in the yard. The dogs didn't come back again which was nice. I came back inside with Kylie and I decided to have some leftovers. I ate that and went to sit down in the living room. Kylie is in the chair with me as I write this entry. I purchased on Friday a new to me computer a small one that I hope to keep and upgrade in the long run. Yesterday I didn't have ballet class because it was canceled. Meow this neko boy is feeling alright. Meow I am listening to Baby Metal on my cell phone. Meow well that's pretty much it for now. I didn't do any writing in my novel yesterday because I thought I was going to Ballet Class which as I said I didn't. Nya I guess I will close out this entry for now. Until next time. Bye.

[spaciousreasoning]

One Day at a Time for 38 Years

Today marks the 38th anniversary of the start of my life in recovery. One day at a time! “Recovery must come first so that everything else in our lives does not have to come last.��� There were many responses to my post on Facebook ffrom this morning. There were 128 reactions and 90 comments by the time I wrapped up this blog entry before bedtime.

It was overcast and rainy with plenty of fog around the hills this morning. Rain was supposed to continue through the early afternoon. The sun actually peeked through the clouds about 3:30 p.m.

This morning’s blood sugar was up to 149. Perhaps a few too many potato chips for snacking last evening. We were also up early for coffee and our brain games so I could make a meeting with some NA buddies.

I took off about 8:30 a.m. to meet with Michael and Rich at the Glass House Coffee & Kitchen on Blair Road, located in the Whiteaker neighborhood, affectionately known as “The Whit,” which represents the vibrant, artistic heart of Eugene. The district combines a rich history with a contemporary edge, creating an environment that’s both culturally significant and forward-thinking.

I had a mocha, and Michael and Rich ordered biscuits and gravy. They also bought me a plate. It was fairly decent, but not quite as spicy as I like my sausage gravy. The Glass House is a nice little coffee spot, however. I’ll will certainly stop by again.

There was a voicemail from someone in my PCP’s office about scheduling a doctor’s visit to look at my foot. I called back and got an appointment for this coming Tuesday morning at 8:10 a.m. Another early morning!

Nancy had her chiropractic appointment at 11:30 p.m. I got home from my meeting in time to take a nap.

Once Nancy got home from her appointment, she began fixing the chicken marsala dish for tonight’s dinner with friends from church. When I woke up from my nap, I ran to Jerry’s to get some bundles of wood for a fire when Ann and Joe came to dinner.

There was another update for Photoshop Beta today, and it reminded me again that my OS is too old for this new software version. It still runs, however, and I have had no problems with it so far. No telling how much longer the desktop machine will work for me. I can always switch to the laptop, which is still current enough to upgrade the OS, but the smaller viewport is problematic right now, what with my eyesight difficulties.

Nancy and I had a quick lunch of sandwiches and chips, then we did some cleaning up and other getting ready for our guests as well as prepping the fire for later.

Joe and Ann arrived just before 5 p.m. and we chatted for a bit before moving to the table for our dinner of chicken marsala with rice and roasted veggies. For dessert, Ann had brought a cheesecake with a berry topping. Everything was quite tasty.

We talked some more, and about 8 p.m. the guests were ready to leave. Nancy and I washed the dishes and put away the leftovers before sitting down to finish the evening with a little streaming entertainment.

We started with Colbert’s Thursday night show, featuring guests Ben Stiller and June Squibb. We closed out the evening with the third episode in the new season of “Vienna Blood.” Max remains in a coma and Oskar is on the run from his police colleagues who suspect him of a killing.

[ne0ngenisis]

Mmmmm thinking about Macs again. Adding some new stuff to the collection soon, and I've got more stuff for my wanted list >:3

Current Collection, in order of acquisition:

2001 12" iBook 500MHz

2003 13" iBook G4 1GHz (Soon to be gifted to a loved one)

2004 15" PowerBook G4 1.33GHz

2006 15" MacBook Pro 2.16GHz

2009 13" MacBook 2.13GHz (deceased)

2009 13" MacBook 2.13GHz (living)

2012 13" MacBook Pro

2014 11" MacBook Air (Soon to be received from the same loved one)

Ghost, my G4 iBook, is gonna go to a new home soon. A lovely puppy is gonna take it and give it a good home in her collection once I give it a few upgrades, like more RAM, some solid state storage, and a WiFi card, and I'm gonna take the 11" MacBook Air that she "rescued" from her workplace's recycle pile. Which is a 2014 model with the i7-4550U and 8GB of RAM. Should be a pretty sweet little machine.

I may sell the dead 2009 for parts. I'm not gonna get much use out of it the way it is now.

Those That Remain™, in order of release,

Titanium PowerBook G4 (not picky on spec)

2015 15" MacBook Pro (with dedicated graphics)

2021 14" or 16" M1 Pro MacBook Pro (not picky on spec or color)

So of course I gotta have a TiBook on here, right? I'm a Mac laptop collector, that's gotta be one of them, right up there with a clamshell G3 for some people. I'm not personally interested in a clamshell G3, though.

The 2015 15" MacBook Pro with the R7 M370 graphics is just like... the highest end Apple laptop that was made before they switched to a USB Type C-only port arrangement and got rid of the function keys and used a fragile shitty keyboard. It's right at the end of that gap between "the old Apple" and "Apple is back". These hover around $200 right now.

The M1 Pro MacBook Pro is my Holy Grail right now. They're still pretty expensive to pick up secondhand of course, $1100 for one that's pretty beat up on eBay, with lots of little nicks and dings, a scratch in the trackpad, and no included charger. But that's a laptop with an M1 Pro, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. Apple still wants over $2000 for these in the refurbished store, and $1100 is also what Apple charges for a base model 13" M2 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.

It's not gonna happen soon, I'm still saving for a car, but maybe somewhere down the line, it'll be a little bit easier.

Updated Feb 3rd:

I decided to snagg a 2009 MacBook Air because I'm a little impulsive, I got a discount offer from an eBay seller, and I saw it was supported by OCLP and had INCREDIBLE morbid curiosity about how the machine would handle Big Sur through Sonoma. We'll see how THAT goes.

[eviltiddyproductions]

Vincenzo : Episode 19

Almost near the finish line

In classic Bollywood and TV fashion only one person attacks the protagonist at one time 💀

watching fight scenes at 2.5 is hilarious until something important happens and then you’ve got to rewind 😭

LMAO ofc the building people show up now! this is TV magic. Mr. Nam with the switches 😭😂

Look they’re all getting their title cards too!!!

Everybody is a fighting champion including the chef and just when you think Mr An the intelligent officer will get his office credentials they play President of Vincenzo fan club 🤣 the creators won 🙏

I’ll forgive all the slowness of this show because of moments like these and the shaman ones lmao. they’re so 😭

I wanted someone to punch him so bad and she knocked him out cold !!! #mygirl

no one but me flinched? omg

Mr Cho grabbing 800 friendship lifelines

awww the thumbs up !!! kiss already

NOW WHY is the little brother injured in the thumbnail 😭

the cutest hacker in the existence of hackers. my girl !!!

ofc he managed to pull up a contract to stay by her side. #real

I LOVE MR. NAM SO MUCH

if #they won't hug at least Mr Nam gets to hug

the way i forgot this evil CEO existed lmfaooo, no one cares about you and your evil antics !!! booo 👎

also are we playing evil whack a mole??? one goes down, another one pops up. we're dealing with upgraded lawyer gang now

considering the lawyer gang already know that my people have the guillotine file, wouldn't they be prepared for fall out?

everyone's lighters 10x more powerful and terrifying than my man's. i thought that flame would burn Mr. Nam's hair

'you win' 🤣😭

it is the 19th episode and we're still talking about friendship. #ilost

Sue me I like romance

this hornet judge in a half sleep half drunk stupor is the only person to at least recognise Vincenzo when required. sadly for him, our man's pointing a gun at him rn

it's only been a few minutes but I'm tired of the up down rollercoaster. building people, younger brother stay ALIVE

the way i already know someone will be in the hospital by the end of this episode and that evil CEO is going to go beserk I'm so tired. why are moving this slow 😟

THE PAPERS flying. Look at those two sitting cozy upstairs lmao. I see your frienDshiP

AAAAH look how happy my people are

Her dad would be so happy

Vincenzo saying what I have been yelling since i found out about the real CEO run younger brother run !!! leave the country for a bit

my little bean brother almost drank soy sauce

this episode was testing my patience so I just checked the tags for fun and they once teased a second season???

it's 2023 now so safe to say it's filed under hotel del luna tease? done and dusted i guess

to be fair evil lawyer lady is still playing it smart. she'll be in jail! safe from at least the torture Vincenzo promised.

I'm truly tired of these two evil people though. just get done with your track already. i thought I'd get to chill in episode 19&20. I was wrong 😩

this episode is so filler actually. it's going so slow and we're just sort of stuck watching

'for me and ms hong' slay 😌

the way the Wusang lawyer is number one on his list now lmao why did he have to open his mouth THAT much 💀

she's singing in Italian as my babies don't realise they've been played

aww you can look

she still has those earrings!!!

Vincenzo 🤝 Evil CEO ; typing random words in the laptop after seeing Chayoung

and this is why you should've made a move 😩

they look super cute lol

he practically asked her everything but the time and place of the get together 🤣

she's so cute

also I've just realised MONTHS have passed since they found each other

probably the slowest development I've seen in a relationship since Itaewon Class which took like 6 years but idc about them so I move 💀

SAVE YOURSELF MY SISTER 😩

SAVE YOURSELF LITTLE BROTHER. At least Vincenzo will find her. You're toast 😭

The way this man has ruined his entire life like i wish he at least punched and fought his little brother a little 😔 for once you get to smack hockey pucks on him

My man Vincenzo has had 0 episodes without violence and peace up until now

also I'd die so fast if i lived alone. I literally never have my earphones off.

after 19 episodes he goes after the person who'd set off Vincenzo's alarm bells faster than the others 💀

how am I supposed to even be happy watching Netflix when they just translated sorry sunbae to sorry sweet pea 🤨 like maybe it is what he's implying but I'm still confused ?

he's so nasty but ofc he'd make his younger brother do that

you could've jumped at him tbh, he's alone with a gun and not looking at you but i guess we're going Itaewon class again

oh he was volunteering his death lol

kill your brother instead babe 😭

I LOVE HIM SO SO MUCH I KNEW IT. SMACKED HIS ASS!!! 🎉🍾🎊🥳🤩

gimme a second i need to replay this thrice

oh my god he's actually going after him!!!! even after getting shot. MY BABY !!!

VINCENZO MOVE YOUR ASS OMG

i know my girl's about to be gone because you're untying her hands instead of running 😭

damn younger brother get up 😭

I guess all the romance is happening in 5 minutes in the next episode!

don't think anyone can fumble a finale like Mr. Queen and Flower of Evil though 💀

LET'S GOOOOO LAST EPISODE

[fific7]

Ticket to Ride - Part 1

Billy Russo x Reader

A/N: Inspired by The Beatles song of the same name. This takes place in my S1 Punisher AU with Arrogant!Billy in attendance. Billy gets a taste of his own medicine.

Warnings: 18+ NSFW due to sexual content, including oral, between consenting adults* in some chapters. Drinking and swearing.

*Irl, please don’t go wild in the country without protection.

(My photo edit)

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𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕀'𝕞 𝕘𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕕, 𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕙

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕕𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪

𝕊𝕙𝕖'𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕒 𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖

𝕊𝕙𝕖'𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕒 𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖

𝕊𝕙𝕖'𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝕒 𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖

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You were grabbing armfuls of clothes out of the wardrobe and dumping them into the three massive suitcases you’d laid open on the floor. If any of your friends had seen you at that point, they’d have said you looked like a woman possessed.

Finally, the wardrobe was empty of your clothes, and you moved on to the chest of drawers and then the bathroom. The contents were shovelled into a couple of large backpacks, as were various other bits and bobs from bedside table drawers and shelving units. In a surprisingly short space of time, you’d packed up everything that belonged to you in this damned apartment.

That left you just two very quick things to do, and you could then somehow get all this luggage downstairs into the lobby and get the hell out of Dodge.

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The receptionist at the airport hotel you were booking into looked at the amount of luggage you had with you, and studied your face again carefully. No doubt she was wondering if you were a celebrity. Obviously deciding that there was an outside chance that you were but she just hadn’t recognised you, you were given an upgrade on the room without even asking for one.

Plopping down onto the bed once you’d got into your room, you rummaged around in one of the backpacks until you found your laptop, connecting it to the hotel WiFi. Opening one of the major airlines’ websites, you began scrolling through the destinations offered from JFK.

So many to choose from!

Now to plan your getaway.

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Billy Russo got back home really late. He was going to be in trouble, no doubt about it... he hadn’t even texted because he hadn’t wanted to face any questions about what he was doing and when he’d be home.

Opening the apartment door, he was surprised to find it in darkness. Oh... had she gone to bed already? That wasn’t a good sign. He switched on the lights and immediately noticed a sheet of paper and a photo frame lying prominently on the kitchen island.

Walking over, he didn’t even have to pick up the note to read it. There was only one word, printed large.

“Goodbye.”

His stomach knotted and then he looked at the photo frame lying next to it. The photo was the one which was usually on the bedside table, a favourite of his.... she was sitting on a bar stool and he was behind her, his arms right around her. Both laughing into the lens as the photo was taken.

The photo was still in the frame, but it was torn in two.

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Finally, by the next morning you’d decided on London. You’d never been, and quite honestly wanted to lose yourself in another big city. Flight booked, an AirBnB apartment booked for two weeks and you didn’t need a visa, so you were all set.

Now just one more thing to do. You opened up the box containing your new mobile phone and fitted the SIM card into it. After about twenty minutes of entering contact details and various apps onto it, you took your original phone and called Karen.

Her bored voice answered so you knew she was already at work, but she perked up when she heard your voice.

“Hi honey! How’re things? Wanna meet up for lunch today? I’m bored and I need a good gossip.”

You were a freelance copy writer and so you were your own boss. There were one or two assignments you were currently working on, but you could work from anywhere you could get a WiFi connection, so that wasn’t a problem.

“Uhhh, sadly not darling, I’m flying to London this afternoon.” You could hear her intake of breath, then she squealed, ���Oh you lucky woman, how’d you manage to land an assignment like that?”

You gave a bitter little laugh, “I’ve left Billy.”

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Billy had sat on his sofa for a long time after he’d seen the note and photo. At first he’d just had to sit down, overwhelmed, as he had the most horrible feeling that his world was crashing down around his ears.

She was the one person who made him feel safe and loved. But he knew only too well that he’d been walking the line recently what with the situation at Anvil and having to keep Madani sweet. He hadn’t actually crossed the line, but he’d had to make sure she thought that he would, and soon at that. Would he have crossed it? He’d need to get back to himself on that question.

Of course he’d mentioned none of this to his girl. But obviously - somehow - he mustn’t have done a very good job at being discreet because she’d guessed something was up. And left him.

He’d poured himself a large whisky and downed it in one, before going over to the window and looking out forlornly at the city lights. Then he called Frank.

When he heard the gruff growl on the other end of the line, he said, “She’s left me, Frankie,” and realised how hoarse his voice sounded.

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“What?!” screeched Karen. You hadn’t divulged your recent secret fears to her, hoping against hope that you were wrong when you’d started noticing little things over the past few weeks. But now you gave her a full rundown of it all.

More and more claims of ‘working late’ and ‘being very busy at work’.

Alcohol on his breath after he’d been on these ‘working late’ evenings.

A distinct smell of CK’s Eternity from a jumper he’d left crumpled up in a corner on the bedroom floor when he’d been out extra late one evening.

The final straw? You almost laughed when you thought about it, as it was such a cliché. A smear of dark red lipstick on the inside collar on one of his otherwise pristine white shirts. And another unmistakable whiff of Eternity.

You’d never be able to wear that damn perfume again.

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Frankie had been suitably sympathetic to start with, but had then begun to berate Billy for being ‘a stupid asshole’ once he’d explained what he’d been up to with Madani. “I didn’t sleep with her!” Billy grumbled, “....just messin’ around. You know we need to know what she knows.”

“Yeah, but women ain’t stupid, Russo! Were you goin’ home reeking of booze and another woman’s perfume?” Billy said nothing at first, just grunted but then said, “Maybe. Yeah.. probably.” “See!” said Frank, “...you’re a stupid asshole!” “I mean, she didn’t even challenge me on it!” Frank started laughing, “So that makes it her fault, huh!? You’re a piece of work, Russo.” “No, no.... I just meant, aren’t you supposed to have arguments about that kinda stuff first? She just up and left me!”

“I don’t blame her,” said Frank, “...and you know she’s not the type to take any BS from you, Bill. She probably thought it wasn’t worth her time listenin’ to you tryna give excuses for the inexcusable.”

Billy was reminded by this that one of Frank’s pet peeves was infidelity. “But I didn’t cheat!” said Billy forcefully. “Whaddya do, kiss her?” “Yeah.” “Feel her up a bit?” “Mmhuh.” “That’s cheatin’ in my book, Russo.” Billy realised he was hanging his head in shame, and quickly looked up and out of the window again.

“I dunno what to do, Frankie.”

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You’d given Karen your new number and told her on pain of death not to pass it on to anyone, even Frank and especially not to Billy. She’d assured you she wouldn’t, and neither would she tell them where you were headed.

She’d been fuming at Billy, and you wouldn’t like to be in his shoes the next time she happened to meet up with him. Her rage had been quite spectacular and she was really, really pissed that Billy hadn’t even tried to contact you. You didn’t say anything to her, but secretly you wondered if he’d actually spent the night with his side piece on this occasion and hadn’t even seen your note yet. Jealousy and anger began to take over and you stood up abruptly, determined that thoughts of that douchebag weren’t going to invade your brain.

You took the SIM card out of the phone, shut it down and tucked it away in one of your bags. Gathering all your stuff together, you began to get ready to leave the room..

Can’t wait to get on that plane, you thought.

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Frankie rang Billy back a couple of hours later. “Micro tracked her phone,” he said without preamble. “Where is she? At Karen’s?” Billy asked anxiously. There was a pause, then, “Nah, Bill. She’s at JFK. And her phone’s switched off now.”

Billy, standing next to the window again, yelled, “Fuck!” before leaning his head against the cold glass. “Can Micro find out which flight’s she’s booked on, Frankie?” “He can try, but it’ll involve some hacking so it might take a little longer.” He paused again, before continuing, “And avoid Karen. She’s out for your blood.”

Billy sighed, “She’s spoken to her?” “Yeah, course she has, Bill. She knows more than she’s tellin’ me of course, but I’m not even gonna try askin’ her. Waste of time.” “It’s okay, I get it, Frankie. I wouldn’t ask you to. But if she does say anythin’.....” “I’ll let you know,” Frank finished the sentence for him and hung up.

Billy looked out of the window and then up into the sky. She wanted to get away from him so badly, she’d got a plane ticket and was about to fly.

He just prayed he’d be able to find her before she took off.

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[genesisgg]

Blog Post #9, Week 11 11/4

What are the benefits of Animal Crossing? 

When COVID-19 got discovered and I eventually went into quarantine my life was miserable. I am outsider, who loves nature and being outdoors. To suddenly be forbidden to go outside with a mask on outdoors was petrifying! Then I discovered Animal Crossing and then had to get a Nintendo Switch. Around $300 were spent in midst of quarantine and I fell in love. In this game, a player gets to build a house, go fishing, give donations to a museum, and much more! There comes a time when you want to make upgrades to your home and do some gardening. All of that of course cost money! One lesson that I captivated here is the fact that one must go out and work in some way to make the money. It is nothing like what we have in real life, the work is a work done as a team and a united city. Neighbors say hello to each other and wish each other well.This game has not been touched for over a year, but it was a great escape room for me personally in midst of having COVID

Is the federal government limited in any way? 

It is crazy to bring to light how EASY it is for biases to occur in law and never be fought or challenged. The patriot act enables federal agents to choose the judge they prefer to have, there is no limitation to what court the judge is located at it can be national with no limitations. “Accelerated momentum towards the soft cage of a Surveillance society, just as it gave the culture of fear a rejuvenating jolt.” (Vegh). The expansion of this act now allows the government to have access to ALL the information stored and gathered by the internet. In other words, all the information to put out on the internet is not safe at all once it is shared publicly it stays there forever. 

Does technology help political movements?

Most definitely, technology has helped lots of political movements, simply by purchasing ads and…. However, technology alone can be super biased and corrupt as it is composed of hundreds of algorithms. According to Vegh, “the Internet allows an activist to distribute a message to thousands of people all over the world at once and to publish information that is accessible from anywhere anytime with virtually no cost” (Vegh, 2013). Because of the productivity that the Internet provides with its efficient methods of communication and propaganda, the Internet has become society’s number one option when it comes to the development of social and political movements. The need to print out flyers and go around passing them our individually to citizens are no longer as efficient and powerful. People get a paper and throw it away, paper and pens are barely seen in lecture halls with students. What is used today is iPads and laptops, technology is the centerpiece of communication and productivity.

In what way has social media helped?

Not only does the Internet allow activists to spread information and awareness, but it also revolves “around organizing the movement and carrying out action” (Vegh, 2013). Since activists’ number one goal is causing change, they would want to apply a sense of urgency by taking action, something that the Internet is able to provide them with due to its convenience and wide-spread audience reached

Sources:

Fuchs, C. (2018). Communication Power in the Arab Spring and Occupy Movement . In Social Media: A critical introduction (pp. 83–88). essay, SAGE.

Lee, L. (2017). Black twitter: A response to bias in mainstream media. Social Sciences, 6(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6010026

Vegh, S. (2013). Classifying Forms of Online Activity . In Cyberactivism: Online activism in theory and Practice. essay, Routledge.

[thisdreamplace]

Hello 🤗 I am the anon who send an ask about my computer malfunctioning and how I could fix it while clearly seeing all the issues in the 3d. So for the first day I was so exhausted and I kept affirming "my computer is working perfectly" while also peeking every once in a while to see if it worked (checking the 3d much? 😂 I know I know pretty stupid) I kept trying to find solutions to fix it. Another thing that I was affirming was "I will fix my computer". I know a thing or two about fixing computers so I went through quite a few tests to see which one might work. I still thought that there was something seriously wrong with my laptop so even some tried and tested command prompts wouldn't work. I kept affirming anyway and suddenly I could click certain things on the screen (mind you it was completely frozen and unresponsive) I managed to move the photos and videos that I wanted to take from it into a folder as fast as I could (I am speed) before it stopped working again. And no surprise it did. Now I really wanted to move those files so I switched my affirmation to "I have successfully and safely moved my files". The same issues were present again and it didn't look good for the process of moving them since I couldn't click anything and more errors kept popping up. I stepped away and affirmed again. When I returned I to click some things and run the previous prompts that didn't work. They did and my computer seemed to be working quite well (remember how I affirmed that I would fix it?) I did start clicking folders very gingerly (didn't have that much faith there 😂) and kept affirming and I managed to move photos and videos from 7 years along with some other files. That was the only thing that I cared for. And where did I move them to? Well while affirming I had in mind that my dad at some point had a couple of spare external disks but I also remembered that my sister took them both because she has way more photos to save. I kept affirming anyway because I thought worst case scenario I will buy one. Suddenly my dad heard of this issue from my mom and he told me that he had another external disk to give me (no idea when he bought that one). Btw I wanted such a disk for a while now and about a month ago I set an intention for it. He also called a friend of his, a really good technician who also fixed his computer a week ago, to completely clean, fix and upgrade mine and he also paid for the new ssd disk that was put in my computer. So, with zero confidence, paying attention to the 3d sometimes, changing affirmations from "it's fixed" to "I will fix it" to "I moved my files" and contradicting myself quite a few times, it happened anyway. This took about 6 days altogether, I got my files within the first 3, waited 2 days for the technician and boom completely fixed laptop with a new ssd disk and win 10 now (was still running 8.1 no regrets 😂) and it its running super smoothly. Thank you so much for your advice at the time ❤ I hope this might help or at least inspire someone to keep at it. I felt defeated and the situation seemed hopeless and still managed to get what I wanted. My apologies for the really long post. Keep persisting! 🤗

Hi!!!! Welcome back computer anon. :))))

I am so excited that you were successful!! And your story is a good one, because it shows that there can be highs or lows... and it won't matter because you can still come out successful. I mean, you doubted and you had faith. You weren't constantly in this super positive, happy state. And you still got what you wanted. The number one thing throughout your success story is that you persisted, even in the face of doubts. You even interacted with the 3D, which proves what I've been saying. We don't need to be so scared of being a human in the 3D. lmao We still live in a world where actions take place. All the manifesting work is actually done in the mind. And ultimately, in a way you didn't know at the time, everything worked out in your favor. Thank you so much for sharing this!! 💖

[etherealwaifgoddess]

One In A Million - Chpt.1

Summary: Project Traveler is ready for its first test subject and you volunteer for the position, unwilling to risk any of the other brilliant minds who have been working on the project from the beginning. 

Word Count: 1.6k

Author’s Note: Hello lovelies! Who’s ready to get this started!? I’ve been sitting on this fic a while now and I finally feel like it’s ready to be out in the world. I’m so excited to share it with you all. Hope you enjoy! XOXO - Ash

Chapter One

“Send me.” you offer, causing the room full of scientists and PhD’s to turn and stare at you. “I mean it.” you continue, “You guys need someone you can trust who knows the science behind this if it goes wrong. The only one who will miss me is my cactus.” 

Chelton, the head of SHIELD’s Traveler project, looks at you thoughtfully. You’re young, still working towards your PhD after completing your masters a few years ago. It’s hard for him to believe you have nothing tying you to the world, but thinking back he can’t remember you ever talking about family or friends or anything personal. He assumed you were just taciturn by nature but he realizes now it was more than that. “You realize this is test number one?” he asks you, “We’re pretty sure it’s ready to go but if we’re wrong....”

You waive him off, “I know, I know. Death, dismemberment, permanent brain damage, yada, yada, yada. I’ve watched you guys work on this for two years now, it’s as ready as it’s ever gonna be. And someone needs to be the guinea pig, so it might as well be me. I’m still learning, if you lose me there’s still enough brains to keep things going and try again. If we lose one of you the project could end permanently.” You know it’s calloused but you made up your mind as soon as you had seen them putting the finishing touches on the transporter a week ago. 

“Don’t discredit yourself, Y/N.” Chelton admonishes, “You're a valued member of this team. I want you to take the weekend and really think about this. Make preparations if you’re still serious after thinking it over. When you come in on Monday if you’ve changed your mind, no one will think any less of you.” 

You give him a soft smile, knowing you need to assuage his concern, “Okay, thanks Chelton. I’ll think about it. Now, who’s ready to get out of here?” You pick up your files, ready to pack up for the day. It’s been a long week and you’re suddenly eager to get home, this will be your last weekend in the twenty-first century for a while. 

Your apartment is a small studio over top a corner shop and it’s just big enough that you’re not constantly bumping into your furniture. Definitely an upgrade from the shoe box you lived in at college with two roommates. When you had moved to the city to work on the project recreating Tony Stark’s time machine it felt like a luxury just to have a place of your own. You water the little cactus who sits on the window sill in your living room, and settle in with your laptop to pay a few bills online. If things go as planned and you come back, it will be important to still have a roof over your head. 

Your evenings are quiet with none of your friends living in the city. You email a few of them to let them know you’ll be away on a work trip and that you miss them. The picture of your parents sitting on the bookshelf makes your heart ache for a moment. You wonder if they would be proud of you if they were still alive. They’ve been gone for a decade now but it doesn’t do much to dull the pain of their loss. 

Your stomach rumbles, reminding you that you haven’t eaten since breakfast. Normally you’d just scrounge up something from your cupboards, whatever you had leftover from earlier in the week. But a sense of fatalism hits and you realize that if you don’t make it back in one piece on Monday it doesn’t really matter if you blow a day’s worth of pay on a five star restaurant or not. And you have been dying to go to Peter Luger Steak House since you moved to Brooklyn. You put on your nicest looking dress, dark blue silk that accents your curves without making you look lumpy, and throw on a little make up for the hell of it. This might be your last weekend alive and you’re going to make the most of it.

xxXxx

Monday comes far too quickly and you’re a little ashamed to admit you’re not feeling your best. You’ve decided it’s easier to accept the idea that you’re not walking away from the test run so that you’re not devastated if and when something goes awry. You spent the entire weekend doing all the things you usually put off for more practical endeavors. The queue on your Hulu and Netflix accounts are clear and you’ve eaten a lifetime of fancy foods. You also learned what good, twenty year old scotch tastes like and it was worth every cent. You probably didn’t need to finish off the whole bottle over the course of three days though. 

You drop your bag into your bottom desk drawer and hand Chelton an envelope when he comes over to greet you. “This is everything,” you tell him, “Passwords, account information, a list of people to contact. If things go sideways I know I can trust you to take care of things for me.”

The older man accepts the envelope but pulls you in for a brisk, uncharacteristic hug. “I’m so proud of you.” he says roughly. 

“Oh come on, pull it together old man.” you tease, “I’ll be back in all of a minute if we’ve done our jobs right.” 

“That’s right, and you’ll have some wild stories for us I’m sure.” 

You join the rest of the research group, letting them know test number one for project Traveler is a go. The room erupts into happy chaos, everyone working at their stations getting the machine up and running. You run through the processes, double checking it for full functionality, and for the first time you start to feel genuine excitement that you might actually be about to go back in time. 

Harris, one of the other original scientists on the project, gives you a run down for a second time, as if you didn’t assist with creating the protocols yourself. “You will have three jump points back to our time once you get there. One month, six months, one year. If for whatever reason you can’t get back on the first jump you still have two more shots to find your way back to us. You have to set up these three devices in the basement of the Strategic Scientific Reserve headquarters when you arrive to keep the link open for the jump points. You cannot lose this brooch or you’ll have nothing to pull you through. When you get there write down the exact time and date so you can ensure you’re at the jump points in time, it’ll be down to the second so be sure you do that first thing.” 

“I know. I’ll be just fine.” you assure him while straightening out the neckline of your smart looking dove grey suit. The team had rustled up a vintage suit for you so that you didn’t stick out like a sore thumb when you got back to 1940. You fasten the antique looking brooch to the breast of it, knowing you’ll need to carry it on you always to ensure you have a way back. The team had decided against wristbands due to how obvious they would be in another time period and had settled on a tie tack or a brooch depending if it were a man or woman going back. 

Harris nodded but carried on, “When you get there ask for Agent Wilson right away. Show him this card and he’ll get you access to one of the SSR aliases and bank accounts. You’ll be set up for as long as you need to be there. But remember, if you make any drastic changes to the past you’ll be forming a split in realities and creating a new timeline. We don’t know what kind of effects that could have. You need to stay under the radar and keep your head down.”  

“Will do. It’ll be okay. I’ll be back in a minute, maybe six if I’m having a good time. You just worry about where you’re taking us all for dinner to celebrate tonight.” 

Harris nods and lets you past him to take your place on the transporter. It’s been five years of tireless work for most of the people in the room trying to recreate and improve upon the machine Tony Stark and Bruce Banner used to send the Avengers back for the infinity stones. You learned so much in the past two years since you joined them. It was the opportunity of a lifetime and you are so grateful to have been given it.

“Okay guys, this is it. Nobody better eat my yogurt in the fridge before I get back.” you say with a wry smile, getting into position in the middle of the machine. 

A few of the guys chuckle while they begin flipping switches on the control panel, readying the transporter.

Chelton returns your smile despite deep worry lines creasing at the side of his eyes, “We’ll see you in a minute.” he says and then he presses the final set of command keys.

You don’t close your eyes, not willing to miss a moment if they’re your last. Everyone’s faces are broadcasting varying mixes of fear, excitement, and hope as you look around your team. It starts out slow, a faint tingling of the hairs on your arms. Like you had rubbed a balloon along them and static electricity had built up. The tingling increases until your whole body is thrumming with a buzzing energy and then the world goes white.