#ati: future musings

[the27percent]

send IMPRESSED for a scene from my muse's past in which they tried to impress someone, successfully or not

One would be surprised the kind of antics that Atieno used to pull in their younger days.

They had just figured out to manage a more 'sociable' form and had been haunting so many locations, eager for the chance to demonstrate their abilities, their presence, their overall sense.

There's a bold kind of step, step, step - as they are moving through they area - almost 'smiling' at those who are staring at them with wonder, probably a little bit more of horror too.

They are .. very very tall at this point of their life, not really used to adjusting to smaller locations just yet. But aren't they glorious enough though.. just to behold, just to be seen?

Even if they had run out of some places.. or run others out of places as a result of it. They were clearly just having some fun with it.

It was during this era that what would be in the future.. known as Atieno comes across a small child. Her would-be siblings are hiding away from their presence in a nearby building.. but 'Ati' just kind of bends down to get close, close to the kid.

The kid is staring at them, they aren't sure why but they offer that wide smile, not quite natural.

"You want to see something.. neat?" Their language is strange, off and barely translatable into what the kid can understand.

It's only when Ati sees a slow, reluctant nod that they lift one of their hands - many hands and offers it to the kid - before summoning up a star formation. It had been one of the things that they had been playing around with for so long.

Surely, someone would be impressed by such a demonstration.

To their credit, the kid smiles - clearly enthralled by such a sight. And that's enough for Atieno to smile.. weirdly and oddly in return. Before they suddenly see the kid being pulled away and someone throwing multiple rocks at them.

A small tsk, the things people do to protect their children. They don't begrudge the attempt, but they do let out an annoyed rumble just to drive the attackers further away.

[asktheisle]

As I was telling your mother however, it’s much less painful than what could happen...

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I’ve seen firsthand what that demon of a snake is capable of...

[curlyhairedbibliophile]

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid || Book Review

ATY in 52 Books | A book not written in traditional novel format

Synopsis | Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ‘n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.

Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.

Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

REVIEW

I had absolutely no interest in being somebody else’s muse. I am not a muse. I am the somebody. End of fucking story.

This was a title that intrigued me both on premise and how often I would hear about it online or see it displayed out in public. I didn’t know how much I would like it given the interview format, but I wanted to give it a try if for nothing else but my interest in the subject matter.

Music can dig, you know? It can take a shovel to your chest and just start digging until it hits something.

What started out as reading a chapter or two to gage my feelings turned into devouring the entire book in one sitting. As much as I thought the interview format might lose me after a while, that was one of the major things that kept me going to the end. It reminded me so much of binge watching Behind the Music on VH1 that at times I forgot that this was a fictional band - everything was written and described so well that it all felt plausible. I loved following the group on the journey to creating the perfect album, working through their vices and ups and downs in their different relationships. Although she frustrated me at times, Daisy was definitely a favorite for me - I identified with so much of her thoughts and wanting to prove she was worthy of her spot.

But knowing you’re good can only take you so far. At some point, you need someone else to see it, too. Appreciation from people you admire changes how you see yourself. And Billy saw me the way I wanted to be seen. There is nothing more powerful than that. I really believe that. Everybody wants somebody to hold up the right mirror.

Having the chance to read through the album lyrics separate of the story, I would love to see an adaption of this in the future, just to get even more of the Behind the Music feel. This did such a good job of conveying the impulses and affects of music that I was sad when it was all over.

Rating | 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Goodreads

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Helpless // Chpt 6: Motherly Advice

As Mephisto prepares to visit Ephedia, Praxina worries for the future of her kingdom - and her own

In which I see how much foreshadowing I can throw in until it becomes blindingly obvious

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"This time tomorrow I'll be with my beloved!" Mephisto gushed, twirling around his sister's room.

Praxina, however, had her mind elsewhere. "Mhm," she replied automatically.

Mephisto continued on regardless, "With my dear Princess Iris!"

"Mhm."

"I just can't believe it!"

"Mhm."

"Can you believe it, Prax?"

"Mhm."

Mephisto squinted at his sister. "I'm going to tame a pyrolem and ride it naked through the desert," he proclaimed.

"Mhm."

"PRAXINA!!"

She blinked and finally focused on Mephisto, "The what what now?"

Mephisto groaned. "Ephedia. Iris. Proposal. Getting married!" He punctuated each word with a hand gesture. "Any of that ring a bell?"

"You lost me at Ephedia."

Yet another groan. "Praxina," he grabbed onto her shoulders so she couldn't ignore him this time. "We are all going to Ephedia-"

"We are already here, we live on Ephedia."

"You know what I mean," Mephisto said through gritted teeth. "Ephedia as in the capital of Ephedia, Ephedia! We are going there so I can ask Queen Xiphi for Princess Iris' hand in marriage."

Praxina rolled her eyes. "Yes I know that, I read your letter to her. But why is there a 'we'?"

"Well… Mother wants to look around for the lonsdaleite and also pick up on gossip, she says the capital is full of it. Father enjoys the change of scenery, plus the food there is to die for, especially the sizzled hurleybeast. And for you there's a um… well I think it'd be nice to have the support of my favourite sibling!"

"I am your only sibling," Praxina muttered dryly.

"EXACTLY! So you have to come!" Mephisto wrapped his arm around his sister's neck smugly, sure he'd won.

Praxina shrugged him off, "No, it means I have to stay behind and watch over the kingdom."

"...Well that sounds dumb."

"No it doesn't!" Praxina began pacing her room. "Haven't you heard all the disputes that have been going on?" She began listing them off on her fingers. "Mother losing the lonsdaleite was not an accident, someone stole it. There's been an increase in the number of wild animals outside of the Voltan forests, most of them… altered. There's whispers in the mountains of danger; harsher, more unnatural weather in the south… Not to mention the Xerins are going to be on Ephedia's back about your precious Princess Iris' little stunt, whether or not that was an accident."

"It was!" Mephisto insisted.

Praxina held her hands up, "Whatever you say. My point is, we cannot afford to leave our kingdom unattended. One of us must stay behind."

Mephisto couldn't argue with that logic, try as though he did for the next half hour.

Eventually Praxina had had enough and shoved him out into the hall with a: "I'm staying, and that's final! Now go, I need my beauty sleep!"

"I need my beauty sleep," Mephisto mocked as Praxina slammed the door. "Please, there aren't enough hours in the day." He scuffed the floor as he walked back to his room and mused to himself, " What is Mother going to say about this?"

Next morning, he found out.

"Mephisto, do you have everything you need? Papi's staff? Your toothbrush? A change of underwear? We are spending the night there after all you know, so you'll need to make sure you-"

A pained noise echoed in the courtyard, "Yes, Mother, I know . Also I'm twenty years old, I don't need you to remind me to grab my stuff."

"Very well," Ati conceded then looked around behind her son. "Where's Praxina?"

"...Well…"

Acherontia stopped dead, "Mephisto. Where is your sister?"

"Okay so…"

Mephisto began going over the previous night's conversation, explaining each and every detail. And as he did so, Ati's expression grew darker and darker.

"And then she just shut the door on me!"

Acherontia let out a heavy sigh. "Hugo, Darling, take Mephisto to the telepoint. I'll send Praxina on after you, don't leave until she gets there."

"Wait what about you?" Hugo struggled under a pile of Acherontia's belongings.

"Oh I'll have to stay here, especially since we're already so short staffed as it is. Praxina makes an excellent point, we need at least one royal to stay here." She smiled softly. "She's acting exactly as I expect the future Queen of Runic to act, and as the current queen I am very proud. However, as her mother who wants to see her happily married, I am furious she's this smart. I will set her up with that Xerin Princess if it's the last thing I do."

As Ati turned her back to them with a flourish and began making her way back to the castle, her mouth drawn in a taut determined line, Hugo dumped the contents of his arms onto the floor and exchanged a look with Mephisto.

"Though of course, take all that stuff back inside first. That's a dear," Acherontia called without turning around.

Hugo's mouth fell open. "But I just-" he stared down at the mess. "Oh bother..."

"It's okay Father, I got this." Light green magic surrounded each item, and with a click of Mephisto's fingers, they disappeared.

"Are they actually back in the castle?"

Mephisto shrugged. "Somewhere yeah," he scratched his head, "not sure where exactly."

One suitcase landed in front of Acherontia as she flounced through the castle doors. Without even missing a beat she glared at the offending item and stepped over it. "Those two will be the death of me," she muttered. "Now to find Praxi-"

She was interrupted by a loud crashing noise from above, followed by a distant but loud, "GAH! MEPHISTO I KNOW THAT WAS YOU!"

"Ah there she is."

Acherontia made her way upstairs, following her daughter's voice to the library as Praxina cursed Mephisto for dumping an entire box of choclers on her.

"Why did Mother even pack all these? I know love chocler bars, but seriously Mother?"

"Yes seriously, Praxina."

Praxina spun around, the magic around various packets failing as they fell onto the floor. "Mother! I did not see you there." She stretched her neck out to look behind her. "Is Mephisto there? I need to murder him a little bit."

"Oh you'll have your chance," Ati joked, plucking a chocler bar from the pile at Praxina's feet. "You're going with them." She bit into the chocler.

"I'm what? No, Mother, I cannot. Someone must stay-"

Ati waved her comment away as she munched her snack. After a few moments she finished and used her magic to collect up the rest and put them back in the box, talking as she did so. "Your brother told me about what you said last night, and although your point is valid, you have to go. I'll be staying here instead."

Praxina groaned. "Why? I thought you wanted to look for the lonsdaleite."

"I do, but you need to get yourself out there."

Something clicked in Praxina's mind. "You've set me up haven't you? Mephisto started to say there was something for me in Ephedia, but it's someone . Isn't it, Mother?"

There was a pause, and then, "Have a chocler bar, dear."

"I KNEW IT!"

Ati sighed, "Yes fine. Just get yourself ready to go quickly."

"No, Mother. I have had it meeting random Princes and Dukes so you can marry me off. I am not interested."

"What about a Princess?"

Praxina faltered. "Well I mean… That certainly makes it a little more interesting."

Acherontia grinned smugly. "So?"

"Promise me you will let me take this at my own pace," Praxina said quietly. "I will talk to her, whoever she is, but promise me you will refrain from pushing me."

"Oh Praxina," Ati gently pulled her daughter into a hug. "Of course I won't push you."

There was a moment of silence as Praxina hugged Acherontia back. Her mother always gave the best hugs, rare though she gave them. It wasn't that Ati was an unloving mother, far from it, hugs just generally weren't her thing.

Acherontia cleared her throat and pulled away. "Now then, time to get your stuff packed."

They walked together to Praxina's room, making small talk about this and that, Ati suggesting things her daughter should take. Eventually there was lull in the conversation, and Praxina decided to take the opportunity to ask her mother something that she had been thinking about for quite a while.

"Mother… When did you know Father was 'the one'."

Ati smiled, remembering the moment. "When he made me laugh so hard I started crying and  fell off the throne."

Praxina furrowed her brow. "That's it?"

"That's it." When Praxina still looked confused, Acherontia sighed and continued, "Your grandmother had people come to the castle to try to win my hand. Most of them offered me extravagant gifts - but as a princess I had no need for them. Others gave long romantic speeches, but their words were stale. And then your father sauntered over, a huge grin on his face, like he was actually happy to see me, unlike the rest. Before I could say anything, he tripped up on the carpet and hundreds of multi-coloured scarves fell out of his pockets. 'That was meant to be the grand finale' he had apologised and then scrambled to pick them all up. I had smiled and told him to continue…"

Acherontia told Praxina of the many tricks and jokes Hugo had thrown at her, each one delighting her more than the last.

"I knew a lot of magic of course, but your father showed me magic that didn't involve spells or circles or anything that I could see. And every mistake he made only endeared himself more to me. When he finished, he bowed, and I asked 'what about the scarves?' He simply pointed upwards and then I saw them. I don't know how, but he had somehow managed to get the scarves hung around the chandeliers high above the throne room, and, best of all, had spelt out a certain word that had me snickering like a schoolgirl."

Praxina smiled, "What word?"

"Now that would be telling," Ati said mischievously, "but it was a word that was completely unacceptable to hang in a throne room. And I loved it. My snicker turned to a laugh as I saw the court's outrage; and as my mother paled and flapped her arms about in a panic to get it down, I fell to the floor and doubled over, tears of joy running down my cheeks."

"Then what?"

"Then your father ran forwards to help me up and I kissed him then and there. Your grandmother never got over the fact that I married a Borealian court jester's nephew, even if he was a prince, but I refused any other suitors after that so she didn't have a choice."

Something still niggling at the back of her mind, Praxina asked, "If he was a prince, why was your mother so against the union?"

"Politics," Ati replied simply. "Generally Borealians and Runics do not get on. Generally most people tend to not look past the stereotypes." She rolled her eyes as she said this, then huffed good naturedly. "And you know, I didn't even know your father was a prince until a few days later. He never presented himself as 'Prince Hugo of Borealis' just as 'Hugo', it wasn't until I asked about his family that it came out."

"Did it bother you? When you found out afterwards I mean," Praxina added.

"Of course not. I was already in love. I trusted he had a good reason for doing so, and he did, mainly the aforementioned politics."

Praxina nodded, trying to take in and process what her mother had told her, and pushed open the door to her room. Despite the amount of suitors Acherontia had pushed at both her children, she never forced them to interact past the initial introduction if they didn't wish to.

This explained why.

Because, at the end of the day, Acherontia knew what it was like to fall in love - she was still in love after all - and she knew how important it was to find someone you could trust, someone that made you laugh.

As Praxina collected up her belongings, magicking them into a case, Ati spoke up softly.

"Remember what I said Praxina. Your father helps me see the fun side of things, let's me be myself, and supports me through thick and thin. And he makes me laugh, makes me happy. He makes me want to make others happy. That's who you need to look for, for the person who makes you a better one." Gently, she brushed Praxina's hair out of her eyes. Understand?"

"Yeah, I do." And she really was starting to.

[dietmoonfairy]

Let's Write an Update Post to Revisit in 3 Years and Wonder WTH Over

"Liver transplant" is never the easy option, except when you're choosing an ATI answer it seems. I find that I've really returned to that peaceful place I was at when school started, when I was so excited to FINALLY be back in a nursing program and doing what I knew I should be doing. So I guess it isn't really a peaceful place... it's chaotic and nerve wracking and wonderfully fulfilling. I ENJOY my greatest fear being "will the first IV I start go poorly (because the one I practiced on my brother doesn't count" because it means I have something to fear failing at. I'm not sure what the most recent depression blip was all about. Sometimes, I can trace it to hormones, other times to life stagnation. This time... I really don't know where it came from, except maybe that a 3 week break between semesters was too much time to sit on laurels. Last semester, I really felt I blossomed under having the TIME to breathe. I've always been compelled, or at least since leaving nursing school the first time and going to community college instead, to pack as much as I can into all of my hours. Why take 12 credit hours when you can do 16? Or 18? And why not work full time while you do those 18 hours? And plan a wedding/get married/go on a honeymoon? I seriously contemplated working alongside being a SAHM while becoming a fulltime nursing student again. Some inner sanity told me that was a bad idea, so I quit my job and stuck to being Aislin's mom and a fledgling nurslette. And I know that was the right thing to do. But since I think late March I have found myself more and more abusing this extra time I have. I SHOULD be studying, I should be using it for better things (however I want to define better). It has been literal years since I was inspired to draw, and of course now that I have other things I should be doing, there's that inspiration. Same with writing. I'm here tapping out a post for my future self to read with my ATI quiz up on my laptop, halfway finished, because this is on my mind more than the Medsurg exam tomorrow. I feel like I'm embracing this too because it's been a while since I HAD that drive to write or draw. I've missed the muse who seems to only come out when no really, I don't have the time... Part of me wonders if that's the depression too. It's some weird manic-depressive cycle, but only in the teeniest of ways, nothing actually diagnosable. Depression then suddenly creative, which is pretty classic, just muted in me. This could also be from spending my last 6 weeks in psych. Even I can't be completely immune to the charms of psych hypochondriacism. Now that I've thought myself into that circle, I'll go finish my studying now.

[bharatiyamedia-blog]

Extremely-small nanoprobes may very well be a leap ahead in human-machine interfaces -- ScienceDaily

http://tinyurl.com/y4xz3pof Machine enhanced people — or cyborgs as they’re identified in science fiction — may very well be one step nearer to turning into a actuality, because of new analysis from the College of Surrey and Harvard College. Researchers have conquered the monumental activity of producing scalable nanoprobe arrays sufficiently small to report the internal workings of human cardiac cells and first neurons. The power to learn electrical actions from cells is the muse of many biomedical procedures, corresponding to mind exercise mapping and neural prosthetics. Creating new instruments for intracellular electrophysiology (the electrical present operating inside cells) that push the boundaries of what’s bodily potential (spatiotemporal decision) whereas lowering invasiveness might present a deeper understanding of electrogenic cells and their networks in tissues, in addition to new instructions for human-machine interfaces. In a paper revealed by Nature Nanotechnology, scientists from Surrey’s Superior Expertise Institute (ATI) and Harvard College element how they produced an array of the ultra-small U-shaped nanowire field-effect transistor probes for intracellular recording. This extremely small construction was used to report, with nice readability, the internal exercise of major neurons and different electrogenic cells, and the system has the capability for multi-channel recordings. Dr Yunlong Zhao from the ATI on the College of Surrey mentioned: “If our medical professionals are to proceed to grasp our bodily situation higher and assist us stay longer, it will be significant that we proceed to push the boundaries of recent science as a way to give them the absolute best instruments to do their jobs. For this to be potential, an intersection between people and machines is inevitable. “Our ultra-small, versatile, nanowire probes may very well be a really highly effective device as they will measure intracellular alerts with amplitudes comparable with these measured with patch clamp strategies; with the benefit of the system being scalable, it causes much less discomfort and no deadly injury to the cell (cytosol dilation). By this work, we discovered clear proof for a way each measurement and curvature have an effect on system internalisation and intracellular recording sign.” Professor Charles Lieber from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard College mentioned: “This work represents a significant step in the direction of tackling the final drawback of integrating ‘synthesized’ nanoscale constructing blocks into chip and wafer scale arrays, and thereby permitting us to handle the long-standing problem of scalable intracellular recording. “The fantastic thing about science to many, ourselves included, is having such challenges to drive hypotheses and future work. In the long run, we see these probe developments including to our capabilities that finally drive superior high-resolution brain-machine interfaces and maybe ultimately bringing cyborgs to actuality.” Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the ATI on the College of Surrey, mentioned: “This extremely thrilling and bold piece of labor illustrates the worth of educational collaboration. Together with the potential for upgrading the instruments we use to observe cells, this work has laid the foundations for machine and human interfaces that might enhance lives the world over.” Dr Yunlong Zhao and his workforce are at present engaged on novel vitality storage gadgets, electrochemical probing, bioelectronic gadgets, sensors and 3D comfortable digital techniques. Undergraduate, graduate and postdoc college students with backgrounds in vitality storage, electrochemistry, nanofabrication, bioelectronics, tissue engineering are very welcome to contact Dr Zhao to discover the alternatives additional. Story Supply: Materials supplied by University of Surrey. Notice: Content material could also be edited for fashion and size. Source link

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(nebulousresearcher) Chevelle @ Nat : "Wait, I think I recognize your face from a magazine a while ago.. You were a champion right? (I guess the camera lens must have made you appear taller..) Do you have any opinions on the current champions?"

I was a Tournament Champion for Sinnoh and Alola-Sinnoh I battle for sometimes in events, but it's been quite some time since I did.

I've been off the radar for a while, most anyone knows of me is that I'm training in Alola. Been like that for years, I thought everyone forgot about me-

[They clear their throat, nodding as they move on.]

Well, world's still standing so I'd say the current Executive Champions are doing a good job. Of course I looked up to a good handful when I was starting off as a trainer, I owe them a lot.

I still look up to them quite a bit, it'd be a childhood dream to see them, or even battle.

I didn't ramble too much did I-

(( @nebulousresearcher ))

[asktheisle]

Later on, back on the island...

Nasille: At this point I wasn’t, because I was kept waiting for so long! Do you know what I could’ve done with my time instead of waiting?

???: Drink tea and talk with me, as you always do. You’re not that scary Nasille.

[The Darkrai next to Oscar looks completely unbothered, as if used to this occurring before turning to Nat.]

 ???: Anyway, you were saying you were late because?

Nat: You can ask him when he gets back from that sleepover-OH, Azira too, she wouldn’t lie about it either. And April too. They all saw, I’m not making it up at all.

Anyway that’s not why I chose to come here, to keep it simple: Luxu’s found a way in and out of the interior without any outside help. It’s worrisome to say the least.

(( thanks to @house-of-hemingway​ for letting me use Nasille for a few posts-))

[asktheisle]

A Darkrai and a human? How did that happen?

Nat: Well let's backtrack to a decent starting point.

For simplicity's sake, we'll start at Oscar's father-Lorenzo-and my ancestor, Alonso. Even since before those two, it was starting to become common for a Darkrai to be a companion to the highest member of the family-the Ciquex. Think like a chief.

Since a Darkrai can live for much longer than a human, they would be treated like a living heirloom. The familial Darkrai would go to the first-born.

Until you land on me, first-born of my father.

Granted, no one should be tied to this type of tradition as Oscar and I have mulled on. Oscar has a life and family of his own, and doesn't have to tie himself to this. It'll also be Luxu's choice to continue or not when he's older.

And of course, that's also dependent on if I end up having a family anyway...

[asktheisle]

[Nat is fully prepared to pelt the owner of the strange voice with the coconut they were holding onto until-]

[...the familiar strangers are available for asks.]

(Previous)

[asktheisle]

(askpokemoncrossover) Saisei @ Luxu: Sai saw the Darkrai with Nathalie and approached the both of them. "Hey, Luxu. It's me, I gotta ask you something. When that other darkrai told me that my aura sphere was useless in that... place, what did he mean by that?"

When you're there, nothing really works like how it does out here-I guess you could call it the surface of the island. I was told that spirits can't be attacked very well if at all, they don't get hurt by attacks from us. The only way you can land a hit on one is if you're also a spirit, or if you have something that they use to get their power from.

Like Xoloet! We have a bead of his that he dropped-the thing that lets him make dreams and illusions. As long as we have it and it's charged, we can use it if he tries to hurt us.

(( @askpokemoncrossover ))

[asktheisle]

And I didn’t become a champion by being mean, either. Louie’s now an amazing battler despite being prone to avoid conflict. I can help Luxu overcome that tendency in order to defend himself when he needs to.

Sure, you’ll have to teach him his moves, but I can help him refine things. Of course talk with Dee’ about it first, but I’m here to help too.

((Previous))

[asktheisle]

(shaymincafe) Shiso: Whoa!! Future Nat! That's so cool! Have you traveled a lot in the future? What was your favorite place to visit?

It's always good to see you Shiso, I hope the rest of the cafe staff have been doing alright!

(( @shaymincafe))

[asktheisle]

They got older? Does that effect the island at all? Make anybody else older?

But that's what you get for relying on Ultra Wormholes a bit too much, sometimes you end up in the wrong place AND time. Just have to follow certain rules when in the past but it's generally risk free after the few years of research that's gone into recreational travel usage. Interaction is fine, playing the part of a soothsayer is where things get weird.

It won't be long before another one opens up to get us back in our proper time, I just have to not cause any trouble which is easy enough. Though being classified as a Faller miiiiight drag an Ultra Beast this way afterwards. Be careful of that.

[asktheisle]

The Next Morning...

Like that sleepover! I know you’re excited to go to that, you could learn how to read anyway heheheh. 

But yeah, please enjoy yourself and don’t worry about this. You’re young, you don’t need to deal with these massive things when there’s adults who can do it for you. I know what it’s like, trust me. I’ve got you covered Moon-Moon.