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logansanderslove · 5 years ago

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Logan 3.0 (10/?)

CO-AUTHOR: @demented-dukey

Summary: Remus is an incorrigible flirt, and Logan can only bear the innuendo for so long until something has to give. Passions erupt, but there are more lasting repercussions than either could have predicted, including a significant transformation to Logan himself! How will these new changes affect the delicate balance of Thomas’s mental state? When a new dark side threatens the lives of several of the other sides, will Logan and Remus’s love be strong enough to save everyone, including Thomas?

Ships: INTRULOGICAL

Sanders Sides: Logan, Remus, Thomas, Roman, Virgil, Patton, Deceit

Fic type: Drama, Romantic, Action, Flirty

Trigger Warnings: no character deaths, but a lot of very close calls. Consensual knife play and blood play, and lots of bloody fighting and monster attacks. If you’re sensitive to unsympathetic characters, some parts flirt pretty close to that, but there’s also a lot of extenuating circumstances to explain the situation, and there’s a happy ending once you get through the angst and misunderstandings. Self-harm and references to such, and suicidal tendencies.

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Chapter 10: Fury

“What was that?” Patton whispered once the scream had faded away.

Virgil clutched his hoodie tighter around himself, “Best guess? Something bad.”

“It… it sounded like Logan? But… wrong.” Now Patton was beginning to shake. For Logan to release a scream like that… had they found Remus? Were they too late?

Virgil drew his hood up over his head, gently rocking back and forth, and then blinked, symptoms clicking in his head. “Thomas is having a meltdown. I don’t know what happened to Logan, but it’s bad. I gotta go.”

Patton almost begged Virgil not to leave him, but he dug his fingernails into his clenched fists. “Go, take care of Thomas. I’ll wait here for the others to come back.”

Virgil nodded, sinking out. Patton began to gather supplies - some food and water, bandages, several first-aid kits, and other accouterments and sat down to wait.

He didn’t have to wait long.

Patton jumped as a door creaked open. Chiding himself for being on edge, he jumped again when the door slammed closed. “Hello?” he called out, wincing at the quiver in his voice.

Heavy footsteps approached the common room, and Patton gaped as the figure stepped into view. “Well, well, well…” Logan’s voice rang out, as sharp and dangerous as the sword he carried. Patton’s stomach twisted at the blood that ran down Logan's chin along with that which coated the blade, dripping onto the carpet. “What have we here? Holding down the fort all alone, Patton?”

“I-” Patton gulped, afraid. Every instinct was telling him to run, to hide, to get away from Logan… but something was wrong, that was as obvious as the red glow from Logan’s eyes as well as the dark shadows that surrounded them, and Patton had to help if he could. “Virgil’s with Thomas… I thought Roman was with you?”

Logan tsked, casually wiping some of the blood off his blade. A horrible thought crossed Patton’s mind, “Did… did you kill Roman?”

“Not for lack of trying,” Logan muttered, and Patton felt his heart start beating again, pounding to make up for the lost time.

“But- why?” the words were out before Patton could stop them, “Why were you trying to kill Roman?”

“Because, you simple, stupid excuse for a side,” snapped Logan as he wiped the blood from his mouth, “He betrayed me. You’ve all-” he hefted the sword up, aiming it at Patton, “-betrayed me.”

“If-if this is about Remus,” Patton said hastily, “I’m sorry, Lo. We’re gonna do everything we can to-”

“NO!” Logan said, thrusting the sword forward. Patton froze, the tip of the sword hovering inches away from his throat. “No, this is about me, and how you’re planning to replace me.” Logan smiled, and the sheer hatred in his face made Patton start crying.

“I-I’d never!” Patton hiccupped, tears rolling down his face.

“You will never,” Logan confirmed, “Because your pitiful “Morality” could never take the place of Logical Thinking, nor could your precious “Heart” ever truly encompass the might of my Righteous Fury. In fact...” Patton felt the blade press against his skin, and he whimpered, “I should end you right now. Thomas has no need for morality when I can handle ethical situations logically, and then you’ll see what it’s like having your powers ripped away and assigned to another side.”

Tears cascaded down Patton's cheeks as he felt his heart shatter. "Wh-What are you talking about, Lo?! What do you mean, 'ripping powers away'?" He asked with fright.

Logan scoffed. "As if you didn't know. Now," he pressed the blade closer, bringing a drop of blood from Patton's throat. The Moral side flinched, his breath stopping as he watched Logan's devilish glare. "Why don't you call Virgil and Dear Thomas up here so we can all have a teensy weensie chat."

His tone nearly gave Patton a heart attack, but he nodded slowly. "O-Okay..." He sighed shakily, then cupped his hands around his mouth. "Virge!! Thomas! Calling Virge and Thomas back! Could you pop up here for a minute?" He shouted, then met eyes with Logan, trying so hard to look past the dark glare that was burning through him.

Logan grinned, Patton drawing back at the sharp fangs that filled his mouth. "Well done, Pat. I appreciate your cooperation, I'd hate to have to dispose of you."

Logan lowered the sword, and Patton felt his knees give out - he sat down hard, perched at the edge of the chair. The paternal side was shaking like a leaf, but despite his fear, he would not leave Thomas alone to face this on his own. Whatever happened in the next few minutes, Patton would defend his kiddos with his life.

Virgil and Thomas rose up into the common room, Thomas hunched over and Virgil soothingly rubbing his back, “Still not a good time, Pat. Find out anythi-SHIT!” Virgil stepped between Logan and Thomas, shielding Thomas with his body. “What the hell happened?”

Logan ignored Virgil. “Hello, Thomas.” his voice dripped with false sweetness. “It’s been a long, long time. It’s good to see you again.”

Virgil and Patton exchanged confused glances. Thomas whimpered, cowering into the corner of the couch, deep in the nonverbal stage of his breakdown. “You saw him yesterday, Lo?” Virgil started but trailed off at the scowl Logan shot him.

“Logic saw him yesterday.” Logan sneered. “I’m Fury, and it’s been ages since I’ve been properly in control.” His voice shifted as he returned his attention to Thomas, again taking on a tone of fake lightness, “You’ve changed a lot since you were a little child. Bet you thought you’d destroyed me forever back then. It took a long, long time to build myself back up, but my plans finally fell into place, and now here I am. You could never escape me, Thomas, not forever.”

Virgil narrowed his eyes, clenching his fists. "Where's Roman?" He demanded, and although his tone was strong, he felt like he would crumble at any moment. He took a deep breath. "Did you kill him?" He asked shakily.

Logan chuckled, glancing off into space. "Who knows? I mean, I tried, but Deceit being the coward that he is hid them both, so I suspect they're still in the Subconscious. They'll be lucky if they get back alive, but if they do, they'll be too late." He spoke with a hint of glee, then he sighed.

"Who knew that being in the Subconscious and being trapped by the Nightmare Fuel would be all it took to bring me out." A smile twitched his lips up. "Would you like to know what Logic's greatest fear is?"

Patton grew an expression of concern. "Wait, Logic's fear is what let you out?" He asked, but Logan shook his head.

"No, you simpleton," he snarled, causing Patton to draw back with wide eyes. "It was his reaction that brought me out." He snickered. "He's afraid of you all turning on him. That he'd be replaced, banished, scorned. So when he was faced with a nightmare of you all betraying him and basically killing him," the others exchanged wide-eyed glances. "He couldn't take it. When the real Roman and Deceit showed up, he snapped. I was finally free!" He took a deep breath, then turned his gaze to Patton, an expression of disgust on his face.

"God, you're crying?" He snorted as more tears dripped from Patton's chin. "You always were the weak one. I should just do away with you. No need for a useless side, anyway." He lifted his sword again, leveling it with Patton's throat, a blood-thirsty smirk crossing his face. "Say hello to Logic for me."

“Why don’t you say hello to me yourself?”

Everyone in the room turned, and a new-slash-old figure stepped out of the shadows. Gone was Logan 3.0, with the black tie and the earrings, gone also was Logan 2.0 with the logo and the striped tie. This was the original, Logan 1.0, with a plain blue tie and stylish pair of Warby Parkers.

Logan 1.0 fearlessly stepped up to Fury. “I’ll go first. Greetings and salutations, Fury. Is there a problem here?”

Roman and Deceit made it to the back door of Dee’s room, nearly falling inside and bracing the door shut behind them. “Where is he?” Deceit panted, trying to catch his breath.

Roman closed his eyes, concentrating. “Light side’s common room. Pat and Virgil, and shit, Thomas is there too.”

Deceit swore under his breath, too stressed to lie, and headed for the stained-glass window. “At least they’re still alive, but knowing Fury, that could change at any moment.” He pressed the code in, and the panel slid away, revealing the button to release the door to the safe room. “As soon as I’m gone, press this to release your brother. Fill him in on the situation - I have a feeling we’re going to need his help. If there’s a shred of Logan still inside Fury, Remus is probably the only side he won’t kill on sight.”

“Wait, what are you going to be doing?” Roman asked.

Deceit ran a hand down the front of his body, his clothes shifting into a familiar old costume. Moments later, Logan 1.0 smoothed down his tie. “I’m going to distract him.”

Logan 1.0 fearlessly stepped up to Fury. “I’ll go first. Greetings and salutations, Fury. Is there a problem here?”

“Deceitttt…” Fury snarled, “I was hoping you might survive the subconscious. I’ve been dreaming of paying you back for that little stunt you pulled decades ago, and it would have been disappointing to miss out on my revenge. Show yourself, and let’s end this charade.”

“I don’t believe I will,” Logan 1.0 said, adjusting his glasses. “With you in charge, there seems to be a lack of logical thinking in Thomas’s mind, and I feel duty-bound to fill in-”

Fury leaped forward, pinning Logan 1.0 to the wall, his sword at his throat, “STOP TRYING TO REPLACE ME!” he screamed.

“-temporarily,” Logan 1.0 continued, ignoring the imminent threat, “until such time that Logan returns to resume his duties.”

“I AM LOGAN NOW!” Fury screeched.

“Are you?” Logan 1.0 asked, curiously. “Because you said it yourself, Logan’s greatest fear would be his friends turning on him. Therefore, it stands to Logic,” he grinned at Fury’s flinch, “that the reverse would be true: Logan would never turn on his friends, nor intentionally hurt them. The fact that you are willing to do so indicates that you are not yet fully integrated, and therefore, you are not Logan.”

Roman clenched his fists then released them, stretching his hands. He let out a deep breath, then spun and hit the button on the wall, watching as a trap door opened, stepping back with wide eyes. Then his relief grew when his brother appeared, his eyes grew wide, then he ran up the stairs and nearly tackled his twin with a hug, holding him close.

"I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'm SORRY!" Remus cried, shaking his head. "I shouldn’t have run! I made a mistake!! But I just heard the screams coming from the Subconscious! Are you okay?! What happened?! Where's Logan?!" He fired questions, but Roman just shushed him for a moment, then pulled back.

"I'm fine, Re. And don't be sorry, it's okay, I’m okay," he said, stroking his brother's hair. His face then turned down. "As for Logan, however..." He spoke grimly, and Remus' eyes widened.

"Is he okay?!" The despair in his voice was heartbreaking.

Roman frowned. "Not exactly..."

Fury's eyes blazed with hatred at Logan 1.0, gritting his teeth. "I'm going to tear you to shreds, Deceit. That's hardly a punishment that fits your actions, but it'll be fun." His fangs glinted, the other three in the room standing with wide eyes, cowering together.

Logan 1.0 rolled his eyes. "No, you won't. I know you. And as long as you're not fully integrated, you can't harm me. You can't bring Logan to hurt his friends-"

Fury put his finger to Logan 1.0's lips, quieting him. "Ah, ah, ah, see that’s where you're wrong. All this time that I've been building myself back up, I've become stronger. I don't need to be fully formed in order to force Logan to attack his friends. I can do whatever I want."

His hand shot forward, and Logan 1.0's eyes snapped wide as he choked, Fury's dagger plunging deep into his stomach. Patton shrieked, clinging to Virgil as Thomas started crying. Fury's evil cackle filled the room as he met Logan 1.0's eyes, smiling at the fear that now filled them.

"You knew this was going to happen eventually, Deceit. That someday I'd be back, and you wouldn't be able to stop me. It would always end like this. Don't you see? You were always destined to die at my hand," he twisted the knife, bringing another cry of pain from Logan 1.0. "So just accept your fate-"

"LOGAN."

Fury snapped his head up with wide eyes, everyone else matching the expression at the two Royal brothers that stood in the doorway. Fury narrowed his eyes.

"Remus. It's been quite a while." He snarled, and Remus nodded with a raised eyebrow.

"Maybe it has, but I don't care enough to acknowledge. Now let go of my best friend and give me back my boyfriend, you dick." He growled, his morningstar suddenly materializing in his hand. "You're strong enough now to become your own person. So let Logan go and show your fucking bitch ass so I can beat the shit out of you." He spat.

Everyone stared at Remus with shock. They knew he was violent and vulgar, but never had they heard him that angry. Fury narrowed his eyes, then a slight smirk crossed his face. He ripped the knife from Logan 1.0’s stomach, dropping him to the ground, the man falling limply, weakly holding his hand on his badly bleeding wound, struggling to keep his eyes open.

Fury then took a step forward, opening his arms. "Take your best shot, Remus. Try to make me come out. Are you willing to do what it takes, or are you too afraid to even put a scratch on your precious little Logan?"

Remus smiled, like the cold glint of a knife in a dark alley. “You know me, Fury, and everyone here knows I ‘scratched’ Logan our first night together. If I’m willing to cut him for fun, what can you imagine I’ll do to you?”

“Let’s find out.” Fury said, and the battle was on.

Remus parried a sword thrust with his arm, ignoring the gash that opened up as a result as he swept the legs out from under his opponent. Fury scrambled back to his feet, crying out in pain as the morningstar slammed into his shoulder, leaving jagged gashes from the spikes. Fury struck out with his dagger, slicing across Remus’s chest and leaving his sash in tatters.

Skirting the edge of the battle, Roman grabbed an unconscious Deceit (still in Logan 1.0’s form) and dragged him to the relative safety of where Virgil, Patton, and Thomas were huddled in the corner of the common room. Patton grabbed some of the medical supplies he’d collected earlier and quickly went to work, using the bandages and his own powers to stabilize Deceit’s injuries. With Thomas nearly catatonic and two sides otherwise vulnerable, Roman and Virgil took up defensive positions in front of them, watching the fight carefully and ready to step in if Remus was defeated.

Fury kicked the morningstar out of Remus’s hands, and it went spinning across the room to embed in the far wall. With a maniacal laugh, Fury raised his sword above his head, ready to plunge it down, but Remus threw a ninja star, slicing open Fury’s wrist and causing him to drop his sword. Remus tackled him, straddling Fury and punching his face over and over again. “Get out, get out, get out!!!”

Fury just laughed, eyes glowing as red as the blood streaming from his nose and mouth. “You can’t make me. I may not be Logan yet, but I’ve bonded to him now.” He rolled their bodies, pinning Remus to the floor, his grip tight despite the blood seeping from his wrist. “You can’t get rid of me. Not anymore, and never again.”

Remus struggled, unable to break free from Fury’s hold. Leaning down to Remus’s ear, Fury murmured, “How does that feel, Remus? Knowing that you’ll never be able to separate me and your precious boyfriend again? Knowing that any time you anger him, I could come out and make you pay for it? Knowing that every time you sink down on his cock, I’ll be hiding behind his eyes, fucking you through him?”

Remus' eye twitched, then in a flash, his fist shot up with such force that Fury jolted back, releasing his hands for only a second, but it was long enough. Remus jumped up and slammed Fury down onto the floor face-down, holding him with all the strength he possessed. Glancing to the side, he met his brother's eyes and with a twitch of his head he called him over.

Roman ran to help hold Fury down as Remus pushed Fury's head against the floor. "Shut. The Fuck. Up. You sadistic bastard." Re snarled, shaking his head. "You've always been a piece of shit, but now you've gone too far."

Fury snickered. "Really? This is where you draw the line? I would have thought I crossed it ages ago." He shrugged underneath them. "Oh well. Still, how much more do you think Logan can take? I can take as much damage as you can deal out and keep right on swinging, but Logan here? If you keep at it, he'll be dead in minutes." Fury said with glee, and Remus' eyes suddenly widened as he realized the truth behind that statement and as he saw the dark red that was beginning to seep out from underneath Fury's form.

Roman manifested a pair of irons and clapped them onto Fury's wrists, then he looked up at his brother. "He's right. Logan is going to bleed out if you do anything else. Honestly, if he were in control, he'd probably have passed out by now. Fury is the only thing keeping him alive." He said softly, making Patton's eyes go wide, looking up from bandaging Logan 1.0's wounds.

"No..." He whispered, then he snapped his head to Virgil. "Virge, you can put him into a sleep, right? Like, you can do that thing where you kind of sedate people?" He whispered, and Virgil's eyes shot open, then he jumped to his feet and ran over, shoving Remus out of the way. The Duke shouted in surprise, then he raised his eyebrows when Virgil grabbed Fury's head and placed his palm on his forehead. Fury struggled, then seconds later he went limp, his head dropping down, his eyes closed.

Everyone looked at Virgil with shock, the purple-haired boy letting out a hard breath. "He'll be out for a while, but we need to use that time smartly." He looked over his shoulder at Patton. "Good call on the sedative."

Remus chewed on his lip, staring down at Fury with tears in his eyes as he now realized that the chances of getting his Logan back were almost nil. His breath shook, then he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to meet his brother's eyes, then Roman pulled him into a hug, completely ignoring the blood from his brother's wounds that was turning his white uniform red. He was just glad to have his brother alive.

"It's going to be okay, Re...we'll find some way to fix this." He glanced up at Patton. "In the meantime, we have to make sure Deceit is functioning. He's going to have to take the place of Logic for a little while. Virgil, keep an eye on Thomas and just try to...I dunno...make sure he doesn't collapse into nothing, I guess?" He met his brother's eyes. "Remus and I will try to figure out how to fix Lo."

Everyone nodded, immediately taking in their responsibilities. Patton began to heal Deceit the best he could, the man still in Logan 1.0 form. He probably would be for a while.

Virgil sat beside Thomas, rubbing his back and calming him with small hushes as Thomas shuddered, tears streaking his face.

Remus and Roman lifted Fury up, and Remus glanced to the side at his brother. "Where do you think we should keep him for now?" He wondered, and Roman shrugged, adjusting his hold on him.

"Probably just put him in Logan's room and lock him in, seal off the escape so he can't leave. Besides, he'll be in the irons. He's not going anywhere anytime soon." Remus nodded silently, then Roman nudged him with his hand. "Hey, I know this hurts, but it's what we have to do. If we want to fix things, we need to get to work as soon as possible."

The twins carried Fury to Logan’s room, stripped the bed of everything but the fitted sheet, and laid out their captive, securing his wrists and ankles to the bedposts. Pulling a chair over to the bed, Remus collapsed into it, the stress and blood-loss finally catching up to him.

Roman perched on the arm of the chair, looking down at him. “You look like shit, bro.”

“You should see the other guy,” Remus laughed, tired. The brothers looked at Fury, still knocked out and immobile. Face softened with unconsciousness, it was hard to remember that it wasn’t Logan laying there. If this were any other night, Remus would be completely on board with tying up his boyfriend spread-eagle and having his wicked way with him, but as it was, Remus just wanted to he held by Logan’s strong arms again. “What are we going to do, Ro?” he whispered, broken.

“Well…” Roman said, and Remus looked up hopefully. His brother was a brilliant strategizer, second only to Logan himself, and if he had a plan, then Remus wanted to know about it. “We know he won’t leave Logan willingly, and trying to force him away didn’t work either.” Remus nodded morosely. “But I’ve been thinking about what he said during your fight…”

“That if I ever pissed off Logan, he’d come out and make me pay?”

“What?” Roman blinked, “No, not that. And that doesn’t even make sense anyway.”

Now it was Remus’s turn to be confused, “What do you mean, that doesn’t make sense?”

Roman flapped his hands, starting to get excited, “That’s what I’m trying to tell you. I think Fury made the classic villain mistake, and the key to his downfall was in his evil monologue!”

“Which part?” Remus said, trying to remember what Fury had been blathering on about during the fight. To be fair, his mind kept going back to Fury talking about fucking him through Logan.

Taking a deep breath, Roman tried to explain, “The bit where he said he was fused to Logan, and it makes sense when you mentioned about him “coming out” again.” At Remus’s blank stare, Roman spelled it out, “In order to come out, he’d have to go back inside first.”

“So…” Remus said, “We might not be able to pull Fury out, but you think Logan can put him in a box?”

“Not really,” hedged Roman, “Fury proved that he’s impossible to destroy completely, and he’ll escape any box we try to lock him in. I think Logan can control him, and I think once they fully integrate, Logan will have complete control over Fury. I think merging them together is the only way to fix this. But… we need Logan to come back first.”

Remus bit his lip, “I think I have an idea of how to call Logan forward… but you’re not gonna like it.”

Roman sighed, "At this point, as long as it doesn't involve Lo bleeding any more than he already is, I'm willing to try anything."

"It definitely doesn't involve Lo bleeding," Remus said, evasively.

Roman's eyes went wide, drawing back a little bit from his twin. "What in Shakespeare's name does that mean? That has 'ominous death' written all over it."

"No death, ominous or otherwise." Remus chuckled darkly. "It's something I've done several times before - nothing permanent, so turn off those worried puppy eyes."

Roman raised his eyebrow in confusion, pondering all the many things his brother could have meant.

Bleeding?... And it was something Remus had done multiple times before? Roman sighed. That didn't narrow it down much, that could be applied to a multitude of Remus' activities.

He stared at his brother, then his gaze caught the few white scars on his neck, and his eyes widened as it suddenly clicked.

"NO. YOU ARE NOT DOING THAT. I FORBID IT, REMUS!!!"

"I thought you were willing to try anything?" Remus was touched by Roman's concern - there were times when he'd wondered if his brother would even care, and it was nice to know for sure. "Logan... he had much the same reaction as you when he found out. I told him that it isn't permanent, but maybe... it would be enough to call him back." He looked up at Roman, suddenly shy. "Do you think it would be enough? That he loves me enough to come back and stop me?"

Roman sighed. "Remus, of course, he would. He loves you more than life itself!! When we were in the Subconscious, we were attacked by some ROUSes, and although Logan was hurt, he refused to turn back. He was dead set on finding you." Roman smiled. "You mean the world to him."

Remus felt his heart soar, then he bit his lip. He didn't want to worry his brother, but they didn't have many other options as to how they could bring Logan back.

Remus looked up at Roman with pain. "You know it's the best shot we have. I know you know that. You don't have to like it, but we don't have time to sit here with our thumbs up our asses."

Roman closed his eyes, took a long deep breath, then after a hesitation he nodded. "You...you're right. We don't have any other options." He admitted, then he put his hand on his brother's shoulder. "But Remus?"

His twin looked up with a questioning gaze, and Roman squeezed his hand on his shoulder. "Please be careful."

“Where’s the fun in that?” Remus joked, but he put his hand over Roman’s and squeezed back. “I will. But you’ll need to distract the others. Make sure that we aren’t disturbed. Maybe… come up with a plan, in case this doesn’t work.”

Roman bit his lip, then nodded. "Okay. I'll go and check in on Deceit, see how he's doing, and if anyone asks, I'll just tell them that you're watching over Fury. They won't question it. They know how much you care about Lo." He patted his brother's shoulder as he rose to his feet. "Good luck."

Remus nodded his thanks, watching Roman leave. He let himself relax for a moment, scoping out Logan’s room to set the stage and making a mental list of what supplies he would need. Hefting himself to his feet, he made a quick trip to his room for the items he’d need and popped back, making sure Fury was still dead to the world. Spreading out a tarp to protect Logan’s carpeting, he positioned the chair on the tarp and pulled a small side table next to it to spread out his supplies. Taking off his shirt, Remus cleaned the blood from his body and tried to mend a few of the worst gashes, leaving himself mostly intact except for the night sky still scabbed over his skin. The wounds that Fury had inflicted refused to heal very much, and he bandaged them as best he could. He then cleaned and patched up the wounds he’d inflicted on Logan’s body, and placed a pillow under Logan’s head so he’d be in the perfect position to watch Remus.

Sitting back down in the chair, Remus repositioned a few of the knives on the side-table and settled in to wait for Fury to stir.

Roman rose up in the light sides' common room to see Deceit laid out on the couch, sure enough still in the Logan 1.0 form, unmoving and eyes closed as Patton wiped his forehead with a cloth.

Roman walked over. "Why haven't you healed him yet?" He asked with partial disbelief and a very small hint of anger. Patton spun around.

"I've tried my best! I don't know what Fury did, but him hurting Dee somehow stifled my ability to heal him completely. So I've just been tending to his wounds and making sure that he'll be okay." Pat explained. Roman nodded, then sat down on the floor beside him, leaning back against the couch and rubbing Deceit's head with his hand.

"Remus is watching over Fury. You know how he'd never leave Logan." He said with a slightly sad smile. Patton nodded, then collapsed next to Roman, leaning on his shoulder.

"Ro?" His voice was soft, and the Prince glanced to the side.

"Yeah?"

Patton sniffed back some tears, but they began to fall anyway. "Do...do you think everything will be okay? Because even though I'm trying to hope, I just have this horrible feeling that it's all going to fail and we'll all be lost and Thomas will be damaged and nothing is going to ever be the same because we couldn't fix things and-"

Roman pulled Patton into a hug, quieting him, then he rubbed Patton's back as he felt the Moral side start sobbing. "Shh...it's going to be okay, Pat. I know it is." He glanced towards Logan's room. 'It has to be...'

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naturallynellzy · 6 years ago

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Well now you have no choice — you have to respond now and your response will dictate your performance and define your legacy in the future.”

How do organizations begin to adapt?

“The challenge ahead of us is still huge. The disruption from the virus is still very much with us and is likely to be with us for at least the next 14-18 months. However, there are three key phases that organizations must pass through—Survive, Alive, and Thrive— starting with survival and the creation of a special task force.

This cross-functional team has a hypersensitive focus on reopening the economy by agreeing on immediate investments to be made without politics or agendas. This team works for the greater good to banish infighting and the delays that have historically prevented critical decisions from being made. This team is focused on triaging and setting out roadmaps for the coming days and weeks to support the transition.

The first phase, “Survive”, is a direct response to what’s going on. There has been a massive blow to our markets and how we operate. Organizations are currently treading water, just trying to keep their head above it, making sure everyone is safe, while at the same time trying to keep everyone productive and everything operational.

The next stage is “Alive”. That’s where you really think about the everyday behavior of customers and employees and look into how you scale up operations. What does your back-to-work plan really look like? How do you redesign an office to accommodate social distancing? Where do you put hand sanitizer, testing kits, and so on? How do we ensure the safety of your customers? For years we’ve said to everyone you must become a tech company. Now everyone must also become a health company.

The third stage is “Thrive”. That’s where you begin to rethink the future and begin building the right infrastructure to adapt to this Novel Economy.”

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HAIR VINEGAR IS VERY FRENCH; A HOW-TO FROM CHRISTOPHE ROBIN

Hair vinegar is an opportunity. Think about it: the thrill we once got from “French girl beauty” stories has been tragically dimmed by their sheer ubiquity online. Embryolisse Crème Concentrée, Bioderma micellar water, Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse, all worthy, all on repeat in those endless posts. (Here’s one I wrote for Beautygeeks, trying to deviate from the formula: French Pharmacy 2.0 Beauty Finds.)

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Christophe Robin has been working with Catherine Deneuve since the mid-90s

So it’s a glad shock that Paris-based hair stylist Christophe Robin – pronounced row-ben – has a product that real-life actual French women adore, but that is not yet a regular part of our North American routines: hair vinegar.

An old wives’ ritual of rinsing your hair with vinegar after shampooing, “vinegar is antibacterial, keeps your scalp clean, closes the cuticle of your hair and enhances the shine,” explains Robin.

His Christophe Robin Hair Finish Lotions (from $48 CAD at sephora.com; $40 USD at nordstrom.com) are luxe fruit, flower or herb-infused vinegars that you “keep in your shower” says Robin, “and very last, after you finish rinsing your hair, just pssht, pssht, pssht and that’s it. It’s something very normal to use.”

Yeah. Normal if you’re FRENCH.

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Catherine Deneuve with legendary colourist Christophe Robin

The vinegars were the brainchild of Robin’s business partner and muse, Catherine Deneuve, so who wouldn’t be pleased to take hair-care cues from one of the world’s legendary beauties?

Deneuve, whose colour Robin has been tending since 1995 after she saw his work on Claudia Schiffer, is the perfect test subject for new haircare products.

“When you’re an actress you have to do your colour every six to eight days,” he explains; film stars need their colour to be consistent throughout a three- or four-month shoot.

Catherine Deneuve and Christophe Robin

“She’s not a real blonde, obviously,” he says, dropping this earth-shattering bomb as an afterthought in the middle of our conversation. (Am I the only person who didn’t know this?) “The lavender oil, the cleansing mask with lemon, are two favourite products she’s using since decades, since 20 years, and the prickly-pear seed oil mask.”

Ah, the prickly pear seed oil mask. Formally known as the Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask With Prickly Pear Seed Oil ($94 CAD and $71 USD at sephora.com), it smells fantastic and magically revives even the saddest and most straw-like damaged hair.

In North America, his colour reviving Christophe Robin Shade Variation Masks ($70 CAD and $53 USD at sephora.com) are best-sellers. The Baby Blonde, a pearlized, purple cream banishes ugly brass from blonde and silver hair.

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Our favourite is the Christophe Robin Multipurpose Regenerating Balm with Prickly Pear Seed Oil (from $48 CAD and part of this $50 USD travel kit at sephora.com), which smooths hair and is great on dried-out hands and cuticles. Robin himself uses it on his face, feet, hands and hair and let me tell you, the man has lovely skin.

But for the most French-Girl-cool points, try the best-selling-in-France-but-not-here vinegars, and feel way ahead of the crowd.

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New Hyundai i30 N 2017 review

Image 1 of 30 Image 1 of 30 31 Oct, 2017 9:15am Lawrence Allan The new Hyundai i30 N may lack the power of some hot hatch rivals, but it makes up for it in almost every other way Hyundai has gone to great lengths to banish its image of being a bargain basement carmaker over the last decade, with a range of competitive, quality small cars, family cars and SUVs on the books. But up until now it’s shied away from performance offerings, leaving European rivals to dominate the market. Finally, after the hiring of ex-BMW M division head Albert Biermann in 2014, Hyundai has launched its ‘N’ performance sub-brand with this: the i30 N. We were impressed with it out in Germany earlier this year, yet this is the real acid test on our broken and scarred British tarmac. It’s also our first chance to try the cheaper 247bhp base car, which is £3,000 less than the 271bhp Performance Package model we drove previously. • New Hyundai i30 Performance Package review Hyundai’s engineers did hundreds of laps of the Nurburgring during development of the i30 N, though thankfully the company isn’t feeling the need to shout about it too much. The quietly aggressive bodykit, wider wheelarches, bigger wheels (18-inch items on this car, an 19-inchers on the top-spec model), red details and large twin exhausts give the game away to enthusiasts, but those after showiness and extravagance from their hot hatch will be better served by cars such as the Honda Civic Type R. Image 2 of 30 Image 2 of 30 It’s a similar story inside. Hyundai has transferred over the solid yet unexciting cabin of the standard i30, with only the drive mode selector on the steering wheel and a pair of nicely supportive sports seats added as distinguishing features. But that’s the same as you’ll find in most rival hot hatches, and the i30 N’s cabin is well-finished, spacious and intuitive to use. We’d forgive you for having some scepticism about the i30 N’s driving experience. Even putting the fact that this is Hyundai’s first hot hatch to one side, the standard i30 is far from an entertaining steer. That’s what makes the N all the more surprising when you get behind the wheel and find out that it is, in fact, a true challenger to the current hot hatch elite. With the Civic Type R, plus four-wheel drive competitors like the Ford Focus RS pushing beyond the 300bhp mark, the i30 N looks down on power even in Performance Package form. But the 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine seems almost as energetic as more muscular rivals, partly thanks to the short gearing. We drove the standard and Performance Pack models back-to-back, and while you can notice slightly more pull at high revs in the latter, the former feels just as fast most of the time. Image 3 of 30 Image 3 of 30 It rips right up to the redline with urgency and with almost no lag, meaning you can rifle through the gears with the i30 N’s slick manual shift and find yourself covering ground at a surprising rate of knots. It’s not the most exciting hot hatch powertrain on the market, but the switchable exhaust uses sound generators to add to the hard-edged snarl in the mid-range and deliver a cacophony of pops and bangs. We also love the rev-matching tech, allowing quick and smooth downshifts without the need to heel-and-toe. It’s happy to quieten down at a cruise and deliver diesel-like low-rev torque, too. • Best hot hatchbacks on sale The engine is strong and willing, then, but the handling is even more impressive. Doing without the Performance Package means this car lacks the electronic differential and bigger brakes, yet it hasn’t suffered too much. While the diff in the pricier i30 N keeps it locked into its chosen line out of a bend no matter what you do, even this standard car grips and holds on keenly. The steering is quick, direct and surprisingly feelsome, boosting your confidence in the car’s abilities. Image 5 of 30 Image 5 of 30 Adding to the tremendous feeling of agility is the impressive body control, with the i30 N feeling remarkably well tied-down regardless of which mode you have the suspension in. The drive modes are endlessly configurable, unlike in some rivals, so you can leave the adaptive dampers in Normal mode and ramp up the throttle response, exhaust noise and steering weight separately. We’d recommend doing this, as the i30 N’s ride is firm but well damped in the standard setting – ramping up to Sport or (in particular) N mode simply makes it too stiff and easily unsettled for British B-roads. The standard car is better in this area than the Performance Package, though, as the slightly smaller wheels remove a layer of harshness from the i30 N’s bump absorption, and reduce road noise. The i30 N’s rounded abilities and exceptional sharpness make it one of the finest front-wheel drive hot hatches around. That’s quite something, considering most manufacturers have been perfecting their offerings for years. If you’re planning on doing some track driving then the Performance Package is the one to go for, but on the road the base car offers very nearly as much excitement for significantly less cash. At £25,000, it undercuts basically every rival, making it look fantastic value for money. 5 Whether it’s the base version we have here, or the kitted-out Performance Package, the Hyundai i30 N is a genuine surprise. It excels on UK roads, making up for its slight power deficit with a willing engine and sublime agility. It has the talent to give the Honda Civic Type R a run for its money with less divisive styling to boot. It’s also as easily to live with as a regular i30, despite a slightly firm ride, and the icing on the cake is that it even looks great value. Model: Hyundai I30 N Price: £24,995 Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo petrol Power/torque: 247bhp/353Nm 0-62mph: 6.4 seconds Top speed: 155mph Economy/CO2: 40.0mpg/159g/km On sale: January 2018

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I nonetheless stay with a 16gb cellphone. It isn’t not possible, however it’s hard. The international isn’t moving closer to adapting to low storage, it’s increasing it. So what do you do while you run low on storage? Delete pics and apps? NO! Back the whole thing to the cloud? You ought to, but you’d want steady get right of entry to to it to retrieve records. What else can you do? Transfer it for your laptop thru cable? Sure, but who’s got the time for that. You could maybe use an OTG pen-drive… but no longer many people have those. With Type-C USB ports becoming more and more famous, there’s one greater solution. The Hyperdrive Type-C connection kit. It without difficulty suits on your pocket, and expands your cellphone’s opportunities. Plug it in, and also you’ve got a normal USB port, and two card-readers for SD and MicroSD cards. You can now literally plug any USB drive into your smartphone and either transfer information to it, or retrieve information from it. Or you could use the SD card reader to pull photographs off your DSLR. What’s higher is that the Hyperdrive’s Type-C works with laptops too. With most new laptops having a Type-C port for fast transfers and faster charging, the Hyperdrive plugs into your pc too, no longer simply increasing the wide variety of ports on it, but even allowing you to easily switch statistics between your computer and phone. Without a cable! best external hard drive for android phones, external hard disk for mobile phone, how to connect 2tb hard drive to android, how to connect internal hard disk to mobile, external hard drive for android tablet, how to transfer files from android to external hard drive without computer, format external hard drive for android, smartphone external storage

So what's the best portable drive you can buy?

Taking an entire garage with you may be less vital than it as soon as was, but there's nevertheless masses of use instances where it is wished. There are numerous options available which include traditional tough disk in addition to strong-state drives (SSDs). Here we assessment and rank the first-rate ones. Most portable USB drives are powered by means of the connected laptop, so you can use them on the move without the want to plug into the mains or use batteries. Some may even connect your telephone or tablet and will let you extend garage that way, or will let you switch or open files. Capacity Even within the smallest portable drives you’ll in all likelihood find are 128GB in length, that's enough to area hundreds of CD albums in lossless FLAC layout, or maybe extra in decrease exceptional MP3 or AAC formats. Off-loading your song series alone from a pc to a transportable power can be a godsend in freeing treasured space if your computer has restricted garage. Another popular utility of transportable storage is for preserving important backups of your data hung on a PC or laptop. You may be capable of keep a really perfect a twin of your whole laptop’s inner power, on standby and equipped within the occasion that the laptop is lost or its force should malfunction. Alternatively, you may pick out simply to returned up the maximum critical files and documents out of your consumer libraries, consisting of text documents, snap shots, movies, music and saved e-mail. Some portable drives include software which can assist automate this technique, retaining your preferred directories in sync each time you plug within the power or by using a every day time table. Performance Now that USB 2.Zero has been banished from all self-respecting storage, we discover USB three as the standard for connection, letting those portable drives carry out as quickly because the little disks inside will permit. This means that after transferring your music or video collection to or out of your PC, you can anticipate round 100MB/s study velocity (and generally the same for writing, due to the fact unlike flash storage generation the examine and write speeds have a tendency to be greater symmetrical). Compare this with the older drives the use of USB 2.Zero, which would restrict speeds to around 35MB/s, or simplest one-0.33 the rate. So in actual phrases, your 100GB of media documents might take near an hour to switch with USB 2.0, or beneath 20 minutes the use of USB three.0. If you’re likely to be storing or backing up many small documents, be conscious that common performance will plummet in view that tough disks generally tend to choke on smaller documents. So while big documents may zip throughout at 100MB/s, the smallest will probably journey at much less than 1MB/s, or one hundredth that velocity. USB 3 is perplexing, as USB three.0 became retrospectively renamed to USB three.1 Gen 1. There’s additionally a newer version, USB three.1 Gen 2. This doubles the capacity throughput from Gen 1’s 5Gb/s to 10Gb/s. In megabytes according to 2nd, those equate to 625 and 1250 respectively. Pretty rapid, then. In fact, the quickest SSDs pinnacle out at round 550MB/s and this speed is highly depending on the tool you’re connecting it to. Protection A rugged outdoors could be on hand in case you want the liberty of being capable of throw around the unplugged force with less worry that it's going to harm the unit; and greater importantly lose your facts. Look out for shock-resistance rankings which includes the United States military MIL-STD-810F 516.Five (Transit Drop Test). This means that it need to face up to being dropped 26 times onto a hard ground, once directly to each face, facet and nook, from a peak of one.22m. Flash storage - more usually called SSDs - can continue to exist extra brutal remedy, and some portable drives are even waterproof. If you had been to accidentally drop a portable SSD drive in water, then so long as the port covers are firmly closed, it's going to work high-quality to use it after it's been absolutely dried. Some drives have an IP water-resistant score like phones. Reliability It’s hard to say definitively which manufacturer makes the maximum dependable tough drives. While there’s a large difference among the generation used in traditional tough drives and SSDs, each have a restrained lifespan, and that is why warranties are fantastically brief - usually or 3 years. What’s vital is which you have a well-notion-out backup process and you don’t rely on any unmarried drive to keep valuable documents. Ideally you must have 3 copies: one on a PC or cellphone / pill, one on a backup power and one in the cloud. Value For many customers, a portable storage drive can be an unavoidable commodity, and price could be the deciding element. 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Best portable difficult drives & SSDs

1. Adata SD600Q Rating: 4.8 MSRP: From $39.99 It would possibly forego the modern-day USB-C general for connectivity however the Adata SD600Q is a fantastic force for every body searching out a portable SSD and does not have a hugely annoying set of obligations for it. The SD600Q presents a amazing mixture of things together with the robust and compact design, at the side of lower priced prices for decent capacities - if you do not need extra than 1TB. It's also quick sufficient to duplicate documents while not having to anticipate ages and you may also make use of Adata's free software program if you want. 2. Samsung Portable SSD T5 Rating: 4.8 MSRP: $129.99 (250GB), $189.99 (500GB), $379.99 (1TB), $749.99 (2TB) The T5 isn’t cheap, however it offers on the important overall performance that a portable SSDs are offered to make certain. Using one with a pc that has a tough drive is largely useless, as the total velocity benefits can handiest be done if used in aggregate with an inner SSD. 3. G-Technology G-Drive Mobile Rating: 4.6 MSRP: $179.95 It won't be the most inexpensive option but if you're seeking out a portable SSD it is long lasting then the G-Drive Mobile is the way forward with it is IP67 and casing you may pressure over. Performance is likewise very good so there is little to dislike here, simplest simply the tiny cables supplied within the field. 4. Transcend ESD400K Rating: 4.4 MSRP: $94.99 The Transcend ESD400K is a very mild, portable and blisteringly fast portable SSD power. At handiest 56g, the transportable force is easy to hold around and competes with some of the very fine transportable drives in the marketplace. Read our Transcend ESD400K evaluate. 5. SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSD Rating: 4.3 MSRP: $92.99 For those who need high-pace transportable storage, the Extreme 500 is a stable preference. Capacities enlarge to 480GB which have to be satisfactory for most people. If you need greater, appearance no in addition than the Samsung T3. 6. WD My Passport 4TB Rating: 4.2 MSRP: $114.99 As a excessive-potential portable power, the WD My Passport 4TB (2016) gives cloud services, hardware encryption and has first rate performance for a HDD. 7. Toshiba Canvio Connect II Rating: 4.3 MSRP: $104.99 Aside from pace, the Toshiba Canvio Connect II is a high-quality all-round bundle. It offers acres of space in your backups and media library, it’s reasonably-priced and it comes bundled with virtually beneficial software program. 8. Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB Rating: 4.5 MSRP: $89.99 The Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim isn't always a pinnacle performer, however with its 2TB garage and outstanding slim layout, the Seagate transportable power is extraordinary for backing up files. Read our Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB assessment. 9. Freecom mHDD Slim 1TB Rating: 4.3 MSRP: $85.99 Despite having an high priced price per GB, the Freecom mHDD Slim 1TB is a fashionable, nicely-made transportable hard pressure. Read our Freecom mHDD Slim 1TB evaluation. 10. Freecom Tablet Mini SSD Rating: 4.2 MSRP: $83.99 If you’re specifically after a portable power that may connect to your phone or tablet to offer more garage or act as a backup for its pix and motion pictures, the Freecom is a decent choice. It isn’t fashionable neither is it the cheapest, however it plays nicely and is convenient thanks to the constructed in USB cables. Read the full article

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HAIR VINEGAR IS VERY FRENCH; A HOW-TO FROM CHRISTOPHE ROBIN

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Christophe Robin has been working with Catherine Deneuve since the mid-90s

Yeah. Normal if you’re FRENCH.

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Catherine Deneuve with legendary colourist Christophe Robin

The vinegars were the brainchild of Robin’s business partner and muse, Catherine Deneuve, so who wouldn’t be pleased to take hair-care cues from one of the world’s legendary beauties?

Deneuve, whose colour Robin has been tending since 1995 after she saw his work on Claudia Schiffer, is the perfect test subject for new haircare products.

“When you’re an actress you have to do your colour every six to eight days,” he explains; film stars need their colour to be consistent throughout a three- or four-month shoot.

Catherine Deneuve and Christophe Robin

related reading: anti-aging hair colour advice from legendary colourist christophe robin

But for the most French-Girl-cool points, try the best-selling-in-France-but-not-here vinegars, and feel way ahead of the crowd.

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“Oh my goodness, it’s really working!” That was my reaction a little over a year ago as I was staring at myself in the bathroom mirror looking at my very supple skin…I was speechless! At the time, I was battling my first major breakout in years, and no matter what I tried I could not get it under control. Not until incorporating a derma roller from Banish Skincare into my routine, and since then I’ve had nothing but success in keeping my skin clear.

Now, if you’re wondering why I’m back here to talk about micro-needling it’s because I recently started breaking out again. I pretty much tried using every product in my skincare arsenal to get rid of the blemishes and blackheads that were popping up all over my skin and once again nothing seemed to be working.

Since nothing kills your confidence quite like acne I immediately hopped back online to the Banish Skincare website to get my hands back on their Banish Starter Kit with hopes of their products and devices getting the job done at clearing up my skin again. What can I say…I’m a creature of habit! And though I love testing out new and popular products, I prefer to stick to brands I know and TRUST!

Long story short…IT DID!

If you’ve never heard of Banish Skincare I previously wrote an article on how much my skin recovered from a bad breakout HERE. But to catch you up to speed, the Banish Kit is a skin care system, but it isn’t like anything else out there!!! It’s armed with 6 holy-grail skin care tools and products to prevent and combat your skin’s main concerns. The best part!? Banish ONLY sells freshly made, natural and organic products. So their products are created and shipped in the very same day.

My past Banish starter kit included their Banish Vitamin C Oil, Vitamin C facial mist, Banish Derma-Roller [more on that later], a pore smasher, pumpkin mask and an activated charcoal mask. This time around I noticed they had a new product on the market called their Banisher 2.0 and since I fell in love with micro-needling thanks to using their derma roller and Banisher stamp I had to also get my hands on this little guy to see whether or not it truly was worth the hype. By the way, it is!

Micro-Needling

I remember when I first heard of micro-neelding and assumed how it must obviously be another one of those gimmicky products that we see being promoted by ‘influencers’ on their Instagram feeds and YouTube channels. But I promise you, after using the Banish derma-roller I can definitely say micro-needling WORKS!!! It truly is an effective way to fade acne scars, resurface fine lines and smooth skin, by just using a needle-covered roller or stamp to literally puncture your skin to stimulate collagen production. But for my micro-needling newbies who may still be a little lost here’s how it works…

Heres How Micro-Needling Works?

Micro needling involves the use of a small paint brush device or a pen which contains several fine-tip needles. These devices are used to inject the needles all over the face to create microscopic injuries on the skin. These tiny punctures from the needles triggers the healing process and forces your skin to repair itself. When this occurs collagen production increases and overtime will help to fade spots, smooth skin, minimizes pores and blackheads.

The great thing about this treatment is there’s really no significant downtime. Immediately after the procedure, you may notice that your skin feels sensitive. But don’t be alarmed by this. Inflammation and itchiness is completely normal and should go away within the hour after. Oh, and if you’re wondering if it hurts, trust me it doesn’t. Sure, anything involving the word “needle” sounds scary and best avoided, but this little guy is far from being painful.

Results

Now I have to be honest with you guys…you will not see immediate results. So don’t count on your acne scars to fade over night. It takes time for collagen to build. But with continued use of the Banisher and/or the Banisher 2.0 once weekly I promise you will start seeing results after about a month.

I had quite a bit of scaring and texture on my cheeks and now I can barely see them. Though I do think using the Banish Skincare tools was what helped to kick start my journey to clear skin I do also believe their Vitamin C serum and pumpkin mask also played a major role in helping to fade any scars and hyperpigmentation. Either way, I’ve been doing my VICTORY DANCE ever since incorporating Banish back into my routine.

Banisher 2.0

Now the above photo shows the three different micro-needling tools from Banish that I use regularly in my skincare routine. But the two that I personally recommend are the derma-roller and the Banisher 2.0. Though the Banish roller is what I’ve always used in the past, I now find myself reaching more for the new Banisher 2.0 out of convenience and also because they claim its even more effective than using their derma-roller.

It’s more effective because the finer and sharper bristles of the Banisher 2.0 are now pressed straight down which allows for a more even downward pressure whereas the roller presses at uneven angles causing micro-channels that aren’t as narrow as they could be. The bristles on the Banisher 2.0 were also improved by using 24k gold coated titanium bristles. Not only is this more bacteria resistant but it also allows for more collagen production on the skin while also increasing your skins ability to absorb more product.

While I’m all for drugstore priced skincare I think by now you all should know I personally use mostly department store brands and products and it’s because I’m willing to spend more on my skin to achieve a smooth canvas. But despite the fact that the Banish Acne Scar Starter Kit is US$195, I 100% recommend it and think you should definitely give it a shot if you’re struggling with a breakout or with scarring.

I understand the fear of investing in products that don’t guarantee results but the kit is worth every penny and after putting their products to the test for two different breakouts, at completely different times, I believe the Banish Acne Scar system has definitely proven to be a trustworthy acne solution.

Micro-needling in my opinion is one of the quickest and easiest ways to get more youthful looking skin. Not only does it make your skin look rejuvenated but it can also treats acne, and helps to reduce scarring! So if you’re looking for real results, I highly suggest giving it a try. Talk Soon. Nuff Love, Natasha ♥

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How Micro-Needling Banishes My Acne Scars EVERY TIME "Oh my goodness, it's really working!" That was my reaction a little over a year ago as I was staring at myself in the bathroom mirror looking at my very supple skin...I was speechless!

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