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[jerrytalbotta]

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Fire safety is a paramount concern for businesses and property owners. The prevention and management of fires are vital for the protection of people’s lives and property. One crucial document that plays a significant role in ensuring fire safety is the Fire Compliance Certificate. Most businesses and property owners understand the importance of this certificate, as it is a key component in adhering to fire safety regulations.For learn more https://www.majesticfire.com.au/the-importance-of-fire-compliance-certificates-for-businesses-and-properties/.

[shallyne]

The Diary of Feyre Archeron Ch 5

This is just a tiny little chapter to wrap some questions up I had for myself because I am planning somewhat of a timejump next. Hope you enjoy! The whole fic is on AO3

Words: 603

TW: mentions of death and house fire

Newspaper article, August 1st

House fire in Dunmere kills three sisters

On the night of the first of August emergency services were alerted about a fire at the Archeron estate, Dove Lane 301. Three sisters died in the fire. Nesta Archeron (18), Elain Archeron (17) and Feyre Archeron (15). Experts say that the sisters must have already been dead at the time help arrived as only remains were found to identify the three young women.

The source of the fire is still being investigated but the police already released a statement that the fire estimatedly is not suspicious.

A tragedy hits the Archeron’s again as first the father of the three sisters, Conrad Archeron (45) has been arrested for various financial crime in May and the mother, Mary Archeron (41) has died of a stroke only three days prior to this accident.

Excerpt from a chat between Nesta and Elain Archeron on October 30th

2:16pm Elain: She's listening to the new Taylor Swift album. That's good, right?

2:17pm Nesta: 1989?

2:17pm Elain: yes

2:19pm Nesta: it's better than her listening to all too well again

Excerpt from Nesta Archerons diary

December 21st

I'm worried about Feyre Clare. We thought we just had to give her time to adjust but she has lost a lot of weight in the past three months because she barely eats and the dark circles under her eyes tell me she barely sleeps, too. She goes to work, at the restaurant down the road, comes home and locks herself in her room. Elain Daisy told me she heard Clare crying a few days ago while I was away tutoring.

Daisy even made Clare her favorite cake for her birthday today but she only picked at it before locking herself in her room again.

I am thankful for Rhy Clare’s friend, that he helped us to safety but I could throttle that man for breaking my sister's heart.

Excerpt from Elain Archerons diary

January 18th

I've been working today, helping a lovely, elderly woman with her garden and when I walked home I saw Clare through a window sitting in a Café. She didn't look happy but for once she didn't look devastated, either and she was eating something. I couldn't get a good look at what she was eating, it looked like a crossaint, but at least she was eating something.

I really hope she's recovering from the heartbreak she went through. I know first hand how badly heartbreak hurts after Grayson, I'll be there if Clare wants to talk.

Maybe she'll even eat dinner with us tonight!

Nesta Mara never was the best at expressing feelings or affection, thanks to our mother, but the past months she really tried with Clare. Getting her favorite meal when we could afford it, watching her favorite movie or even putting on her favorite artist while eating.

Clare has shown very little reaction, I'm not even sure she recognized all these little acts of kindness.

First we thought Clare was in shock but since we stepped into the train, she's been nothing but a shell of her old self.

Neither Mara nor me have realized how much we missed Clare’s antics until they were gone.

Excerpt from a chat between Feyre Archeron and Nesta Archeron on March 13th

1:56am Feyre: are you awake?

1:56am Nesta: yes, why?

1:58am Feyre: I'm hungry. Do you want to get a snack with me?

1:59am Nesta: sure, we still have leftover lasagna

2:00am Feyre: cupcakes, too?

2:00am Nesta: of course, Daisy left some for you edited

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[cloama]

From NBC News:

March 12, 2024, 7:43 AM EDT / Updated March 13, 2024, 4:19 AM EDT

By Mithil Aggarwal, Peter Guo and Matteo Moschella

A passenger has told NBC News about the dramatic incident in which people aboard a Boeing flight were thrown into the ceiling, as authorities probed what caused the plane's sudden mid-air plunge.

More than a dozen people were rushed to the hospital Monday and at least 50 were injured when a LATAM Airlines flight traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand, experienced a “strong shake,” officials said.

Authorities in New Zealand said Tuesday they were seizing the black boxes from the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which had been due to continue on to Santiago, Chile.

"Everything was going well," said passenger Brian Jokat, who was sitting in a window seat as the flight headed toward New Zealand. “Then, all of a sudden, the plane took a nosedive down.”

“People were flying out of their seats, hitting the roof, being thrown back four or five aisles back,” Jokat, 61, said in a telephone interview.

Jokat said that while he had his seat belt on, the passenger in the aisle seat of his row didn’t.

“I saw him lying on the ceiling looking down at me,” he said. “He was fully out-stretched,” Jokat said. “And then, bang, I looked behind and everyone was falling off the ceilings.”

Jokat said the seat belt, which he rarely wears at cruising altitude, saved him from the injuries.

“But those days are over. I will always keep my seat belt on,” he said. “Because what I saw in that plane was people flying like rag dolls.”

LATAM Airlines Flight LA800 was carrying 263 passengers and nine crew members, the Santiago-based airline said in a statement Tuesday. The flight landed at its scheduled time of 4:26 p.m. Monday (11:26 p.m. Sunday ET) in Auckland after its 2-hour, 42-minute flight.

The plane "experienced a strong shake whose causes are being investigated," the airline said.

Emergency services treated about 50 patients, 12 of whom were taken to the hospital, New Zealand’s emergency medical service provider, Hato Hone St John Ambulance, said in a statement Monday.

The airline said that most of those were discharged shortly after and that only two people needed medical attention, “but without any life-threatening risks.”

The pilot told the passengers the plane had suffered equipment failure for a few seconds, causing it to drop for almost 500 feet in the air, Jokat said. “He said, ‘My gauges went down; everything went down for one or two seconds, and they just lit up again and continued to function,’” Jokat added.

“Some people broke right through the ceiling. So you can see all the wires inside,” Jokat said.

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) Boeing (BA.N) 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured.

Damaged overhead panels inside the LATAM Airlines plane. Brian Jokat

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission, which is investigating, said in a statement Tuesday that it was “seizing the cockpit voice and flight data recorders.”

Chile has appointed a representative to participate in the investigation, the Chilean aviation authority said Monday on X.

"We are thinking of the passengers and crew from LATAM Airlines Flight 800, and we commend everyone involved in the response effort," Boeing said in a statement Tuesday, adding that it was in "contact with our customer" and will support "investigation-related activities."

The plane manufacturer has been under fire for multiple safety incidents and technical snags in recent months.

Most notably, the door panel of an Alaska Airlines flight blew out midair over Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5, prompting a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.

Last week, a tire came off a United Airlines flight shortly after it took off from San Francisco, hitting cars parked near the airport.

A Boeing 737-900 plane flown by United Airlines made an emergency landing in Texas after bright orange flames were seen shooting out of its engine.

And an investigation is underway after another Boeing-made plane flown by United suffered “stuck” rudder pedals at Newark Airport in New Jersey last month.

[enrax]

Grace St Agnes (born June 27, 1964) is an Australian socialite, activist, model, and great-grandaughter of William St Agnes, the founder of The St Agnes Whisky Company.

The St Agnes Company Ltd. (which trades as St Agnes') is an Australian multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. It is best known as a distiller of Australian whisky and is one of the largest owners of alcoholic beverage lines in the world.

Career

St Agnes began her career as a model when she was ten years old in 1974, posing in teen magazines and fashion catalogs. Her modeling career was short-lived when in 1981, at the age of seventeen, she retired from the industry, stating: “The exploitation and sexualization of children in the modeling industry is rampant. Models are uniquely vulnerable, particularly those [...] who don’t have the backing and safety-net of a respected family name [like myself].” She would later characterize the modeling industry as “not a place for children.” 

Political activism 

During the 1980s, St Agnes engaged in political activism in support of the Australian Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement and in vocal opposition to laws that criminalized homosexuality. She has been publicly involved in the feminist movement since 1983 and tenons her activism in support of civil rights.

Public Image

St Agnes was both beloved and reviled by different circles of Australian society. Right-wing groups lambasted her for her activism. Writing for the conservative daily tabloid The Signal in 1983, Mark Bolt opined: “Grace St Agnes has no business in politics... perhaps she should focus her efforts on things more in her wheelhouse [...] like shopping.” St Agnes would fire back in a public statement later that month: “It’s good to see that Bolt is still operating within his own wheelhouse and continuing to call his credibility and journalistic integrity into question [...] and being a bloody fucking wanker.” This comment was in reference to the multiple controversies that Bolt was embroiled in at the time, including misrepresenting events when covering the Iraq-Iran war and an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit. 

Despite being a polarizing figure among right-wing circles, St Agnes was widely viewed as a fashion icon and magnanimous personality in Australian media. 

St Agnes was known for her use of Australian drugstore makeup brand Aussie Box’s red lipstick, Rich Rosewood. Sales of this particular shade increased by 130 percent in the late 1980s as a result of St Agnes’ public use of the product. Aussie Box would go on to rename the shade to Grace in 1990 in honor of St Agnes. 

Personal Life

St Agnes met Haruki Okada when the two were attending the University of Melbourne in 1982 when St Agnes was eighteen and Okada was twenty-three. They married on January 2, 1986, at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne and then had a traditional wedding ceremony in Okada’s home prefecture of Ehime, Japan. 

St Agnes and Okada would move to Osaka in 1988 and have a son that same year.   

St Agnes and Okada have been separated since 2001. 

Illness

St Agnes would begin exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia in her mid-thirties. Her health rapidly deteriorated, and she became a shut-in until her father’s intervention in 2001, moving St Agnes and her then thirteen-year-old son, Junji Okada, to Sydney, where she received treatment for her mental illness.  

As of the late 2010s, St Agnes splits her time between living in a psychiatric clinic and a luxury apartment in Melbourne. 

[larrylowther]

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[northshoretreevd]

7 Ways Tree Removal Boosts Home Building Projects

Tree removal Sydney services have been helping many property owners get rid of their weak or dead trees without sacrificing their surroundings. And if there is one thing that can benefit the most, it is home building projects. Home construction can be challenging enough, so imagine having limited space because of trees. Here are some of the many compelling reasons why home builders consider tree removal:

Space Optimisation

The first reason on the list is space optimisation. If they want to create a bigger home or backyard, there is no tree limiting their plans. Any additional structures or expansions they do for the outdoor area are possible but with proper design and planning. Without these two, removing them can be just a waste of time and money.

Site Preparation

Many DIY home projects can be done once the tree is removed, like having a swimming pool, installing arbour and benches, buying a fire table, and purchasing a garden bench. Whatever it is that you want to do, there is no limit to your decision. The site will be prepared by the professionals, enhancing the overall process.

Enhanced Safety

Even if there are no tree-related injuries reported on your property, seeing them weak can already pose some health and safety risks. Tree services can help with the issue, but sometimes, removing them is the best option. If you are given the same statement, you might want to consider getting it. The problem will start small until you see falling branches during the storm, and it is dangerous to future home projects.

Access Improvements

Removing the tree can give way to tools, equipment, and machinery that will be used by home builders. Nothing hinders their movement, the delivery of materials, and the operation of construction vehicles. Everything in the project is smooth, guaranteeing property owners smooth operation and following a timeline.

Sunlight Exposure

In this generation that people care about their looks, some people are getting afraid of a little sunlight exposure. They will reason out that they have just applied their makeup and do not want to ruin it. However, sunlight exposure can benefit many, including home builders. Health will also say yes to proper timing of sun exposure, and here are some of its benefits:

Boosts Mood - if you are feeling down, going outside can give you a refreshing view of the world. Sunlight is there to welcome you, stimulating the production of the happy hormone or serotonin. Having a high level of serotonin can improve the mood and give you a good sense of everything. Once your mood is boosted, notice how you do things better.

Enhances Vitamin D Production - one of the vitamins you will get from sunlight is vitamin D. The skin produces this vitamin that could positively affect your brain function and mood regulation. Do not worry because a little sunlight exposure will not hurt your beauty. Once the tree is gone in the backyard, you will have more space to expose yourself to the sun and get that vitamin production!

Reduces Stress - stress can be caused by various factors, and there are times that you feel like getting out of the situation is impossible. However, before deciding anything, clearing up your mind is necessary. Reducing stress can be done through eating, keeping quiet, and going outside. If the latter is what you prefer, expect the natural light to have a calming effect on your mind. When that happens, notice how your stress levels are reduced.

Utility Installation

Once the tree is removed, the home builders will already have time to install water and electricity lines. The sewer connections will also be included in the process. Not having the tree around can make the job easier and less complicated.

Pest Prevention

Trees that are already unhealthy can be a home to pests. And when that happens, the property will also get badly affected. Once the tree is gone, say goodbye to termites, carpenter ants, and rodents and hello to a clearer property.

Homebuilders will be more efficient once the tree is gone because they have more space to make the property pleasing to the eyes. They will also not have issues with safety and sustainability. Tree removal might sound terrifying, but it can do positive things to elevate property value and create sturdy homes.

[eva-fire-protection]

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We ensure that all regulatory requirements are met, providing you with confidence in the safety of your premises.

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Especially in Australia the Australian government ensures building safety very seriously by enforcing mandatory fire safety regulations. Fire Systems Compliance & Accreditation in Australia are significant and mandatory activities. These regulations for fire safety are to ensure that fire protection equipment and systems are regularly inspected and maintained so they will perform well in the event of an emergency. It is mandatory to maintain systems and equipment such as fire extinguishers, sprinklers as well as emergency warning systems in accordance with Australian rules.

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[xxdeancarpetnerxx]

Dean was starting to think he may have thrown the new recruits in the fire little to early. Part of him was wondering if Sydney and Mei would dropout on their own after this stunt. Both were promising, and he hoped that was the case. However, if they couldn't hack it, now was the time to get out. Reaching out, he placed his hand gently on Mei's shoulder to try and reassure her it would be okay. Losing another agent for the first time was never easy and he remembered how panicked he was when he found his partner dead out in the field.

Sir looked over at the door when Ethan appeared, without Nick. A bad feeling came over him, but he kept a straight face as the other told his story. There was nothing pointing to him lying and there was now time to search for Nick at this time. He had to get the rookies and the remaining agents to safety.

"Both of you will need to make a statement of the events that unfolded. No talking to each other, or the other agents. When we get back to the van, I'll have you work with my superiors. Move out." This was a bust and that alone pissed Sir off. How was this bitch staying so far ahead of them on everything? It didn't make sense.

"Yeah, the blood that was pooling around was pretty fresh too." Mei replied with a small nod of her head. She was worried about Nick, not so much Ethan; if something happened to that prick she'd be okay but Nick seemed like a good guy. After Sir had given the orders out, she saw Raven nod in understanding before she quickly followed after Sir. Only she wound up taking the lead so she could guide him to a couple rooms further than where Ethan and Nick had last been.

"See? It looks like there was a struggle of some kind in here." The room itself looked trashed, with the little bit of furniture in the room having been broken during some kind of struggle. The body was of a man that looked like he could be some kind of bodyguard or bouncer. "I didn't see any trails that could lead to where Nick or Ethan might-" she stopped when the latter showed up, looking a bit worse for wear and carrying a bloodied blade.

[jerrytalbotta]

10 Possible Reasons You Are Denied the Fire Compliance Certificate

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[get-lost-in-fanfiction]

LOST - Another Story

Rating: M

Word Count: 2.7k

A/N: Hello guys! I hope everyone is satisfied with the story so far. I realize there is not a lot of content with Amelia yet, and that’s mainly because I want to build it up. If you couldn’t tell, Amelia is hinting at thing to come, so it’s really important that you have already seen Lost to understand these reference. Anyways, here’s Tabula Rasa!

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Tabula Rasa

We stand around miserably for a second, and I realize this is when our group loses any hope of getting rescued. I take a moment to walk away from the group, feeling overwhelmed by my place here. Even knowing what will happen, these moments of intensity affect me deeply. I suddenly feel a hand on my shoulder and look behind me to see Boone. I smile at him and he points a thumb over his shoulder at the group starting to pack up to leave.

“We’re heading back to the beach now,” He says, and I can see Sawyer looking at us with a neutral face, “I just thought you should know.”

“Thanks Boone,” I say and realize there is a hint of jealousy in Sawyer's eyes.

Boone and I walk back to the group, with Boone walking just a bit too close to me. Sawyer greets us and says, “You alright blue-eyes?”

“She’s fine man, leave her alone,” Boone jumps in before I can speak.

“Guys I’m perfectly okay, I just needed a breather to swallow what we heard on the radio,” I say and Boone looks convinced, Sawyer, not so much.

“You sure?” Sawyer asks, “You’ve been acting weird since we crashed, not to mention-“ but he is cut off by Kate.

“Alright, let’s head out!” She shouts at the lot of us.

The hike has taken most of the day, and it’s felt longer than it did in the show. I guess that’s because there is a lot of time cut out of both the beach scenes and the hike scenes. But in the real world, there’s no break to switch back for the show to give us another realization about the characters.

“It’s Tabula Rasa,” I think, “I need to keep this straight.”

Boone’s voice snaps me out of my thoughts, “It's getting dark,” he says.

“Then pick up the pace,” Sawyer snaps.

“Hick,” Boone comments under his breath

“Little louder?”

“We should make camp,” Sayid cuts in.

“What, here?” Shannon comments incredulously.

“Yes, here,” Sayid replies.

“I'm not stopping. You all have a nice cookout,” Sawyer says.

“Excellent, walk through the jungle in the dark.”

“Oooo, afraid the trees are going to get us?”

“No, what is knocking down the trees will get you.”

Sawyer pulls out the gun, “Well, if you're so worried about me, how about you give me the clip back?”

“Put the gun back in your pants, Sawyer. Sayid's right, if you keep walking you're not going to make it to the beach,” Kate adds.

“Yeah, why's that?” Sawyer asks as I notice Charlie looking away.

“Trust me,” Kate says.

As night falls upon the Island, we make camp and a fire. I lean against my backpack and look up at the stars, thinking about Australia. I laugh to myself about how Lost like my situation was. Of course the only other person with me was killed, of course it was traumatic, and of course I had to get back to LA as soon as possible. Am I really any different than the rest of my survivor companions? Truthfully I am, they don’t know who will live and who will die. I shudder to think that over half of our group will end up dead in a few years. I look at Sayid placing a rock on the ground with a thump and holding a torch.

“This is Australia,” He says, indicating the rock, “This is us,” lifting the torch a little to show what is what.

“Nice stick,” Sawyer adds and I give him a look.

“Two days ago we take off from Sydney,” Sayid begins, “We fly along the same north east route every commercial airliner bound for Los Angeles does. Now the pilot, he said he lost communication with the ground, correct?”

“Yeah,” Kate says, ”6 hours in. He turned around and headed for Fiji.”

“So, we changed course. Regrettably, no one knew we changed course. The turbulence hit. We know the rest,” at that, Sayid puts the torch's fire out.

“The pilot said we were over a thousand miles off course,” I flinch a little at Kate's words, and become surprised by my reaction.

“Yeah, but, they'll find us,” Charlie adds, “They have satellites in space that can take pictures of your license plate.”

“If only we were all wearing license plates,” I add in, stealing the line from Sayid.

“Well, aren't you the pessimist,” Charlie says to me, a little surprised. I don’t blame him for forgetting I tagged along.

“Basic photography,” Sayid says, “point and shoot. Satellites can shoot, but they must be told where to point.”

“Oh. Bollocks,” Charlie replies.

“Okay, really enjoyed the puppet show. Fantastic. But we're stuck in the middle of damn nowhere,” Sawyer says looking around at us, “How about we talk about that other thing? You know that transmission Abdul picked up on his little radio? The French chick that said, ‘They're all dead,’” Sawyer pauses to look at me, “The transmission's been on a loop for … how long was it, Freckles?”

“16 years,” Kate replies.

“Right. Let's talk about that,” Sawyer says.

“Well, we have to tell the others when we get back,” Boone adds.

“Tell them what, exactly?” Shannon snaps.

“What we heard,” Boone says to her.

“You didn't hear anything. I'm not a stupid translator,” Shannon spits at Boone.

“No one's going to tell them anything,” Sayis says to the both of them, “To relay what we heard without fully understanding it will cause a panic. If we tell them what we know we take away their hope. And hope is a very dangerous thing to lose.”

“So we lie,” Kate says. I laugh internally about the irony of our situation and the future Oceanic Six.

I’m sound asleep, that is until I hear Sayid say, “What are you doing?” Then I’m wide awake. I sit up a groan, having laid on a rock. Then I see Boone with the gun and I groan louder.

“Standing guard,” Boone answers, “You heard what they said is out there.”

“You took my gun off me, boy?” Sawyer says angrily, right by my ear. I wince and he glanced at me.

“Please, you've never even held a gun,” Sannon scoffs at Boone then turns to us, “He doesn't believe in guns. He goes on marches.”

“I don't go on marches,” Boone retorts.

“Give it back to me,” Sayid says.

“Yeah, give it to Al Jazeera, he'll protect us,” Sawyer adds sarcastically.

“Al Jazeera is a network,” Charlie quips.

“I'll keep the damn gun,” Boone spits.

“We should give it to her,” And all eyes turn to me when I realize Shannon is pointing at me.

“Yeah, she should hold the gun,” Charlie adds, despite not knowing my name.

“Fine with me,” Sayid says, “Well?” He looks to Boone

“Now hang on a minute, that's my gun!” Sawyer says angrily, “Why are you givin’ it to a kid?” Ouch. I know Sawyer means well, and I also know we aren't that close, so I try not to be too hurt about the kid statement.

“I’m 20, by the way,” I say to Sawyer before turning to Charlie and the rest of the group, “And my name is Amelia, Amelia Kassman.” Boone looks at me, the gun slack in his hand. He waits a beat before handing the gun over. I check to make sure the safety is on, it is, but I don't want to shoot myself in my sleep. We all lay back down and I set the gun uncomfortably beside me, the barrel facing away from anyway. I look up and catch Sawyer looking at me, but he quickly rolls over once he spots me. I flip onto my back, brush the rock from under me, and slowly fall back asleep, my hand inches away from the gun.

We finally make it back to the beach and I can see Hurley hurrying off to a tent where I know the US Marshall is. Our group stands together as Sayid takes center stage and a gaggle of the survivors gather around Sayid. I look away from the scene and to the ocean where I know I can find some comfort. I only look back when I hear Sayid start to speak.

“As you and the others know, we hiked up the mountain in an attempt to help the rescue team locate us,” Sayid says beginning the lie,” The transceiver failed to pick up a signal. We weren't able to send out a call for help,” I glance at Kate and Shannon,” But we're not giving up. If we gather electronic equipment - your cell phones, laptops - I can boost the signal and we can try again, but that may take some time. So for now, we should begin rationing our remaining food. If it rains, we should set up tarps to collect water. I need to organize 3 separate groups. Each group should have a leader,” I notice Jack walking up to the gathering, “One group for water - I'll organize that. Who's going to organize electronics?” Then I notice Kate walking towards Jack, “You? Rationing food? Okay. And I believe a third group should concern themselves with the construction of…” then I tune Sayid out and walk away myself.

I amble my way back to my tent and sit down in the warm sand in front of my tent. I look out at the ocean and realize I’m probably going to do that a lot. I can see why Rose did it for so long, too, it’s quite soothing. Although I know what’s going to happen and she doesn’t. I drop my head to my hands and groan, the realization coming at me again and making me dizzy. I had always wanted to be on the Island and experience what the Losties did, but now that I’m here I’m regretting that wish. Maybe it’s because I never really thought about knowing everything before, or maybe it’s because I never really took the time to think about it. I hope I get over it soon, I don’t think I can take these strong waves of emotion every day.

I watch as Jack walks over to the fuselage, a bag and a flashlight in hand. I chuckle to myself, thinking over the interaction of Sawyer and Jack in there. I half think to go in there myself, but the thought of being around those dead bodies makes me shiver despite the sun and the humidity. I don’t think I’ll be going in there unless someone holds a gun to my head and tells me to. I don’t foresee that happening to me so I don’t worry too much. Then I remember the gun sticking out of my pants, and the metal suddenly burns me. Then I spot Kate walking towards the tent with the US Marshall and I scramble to my feet.

“Kate, hey, Kate!” I shout slightly, to get her attention. She turns to me and stops, crossing her arms over her chest defensively. I reach behind me and pull out the gun, offering it to her, handle out. “Please take it, I don’t like the memory it brings.”

Kate’s eyes flicker to me, the tent, the gun, then back up to me. She wraps her hand around the gun and takes it from me, and I let out a small breath. “Okay,” she says, sticks the gun in the back of her pants and walks away.

Later, much later, a whole rainstorm later, the moans and cries of the US Marshall can be heard around the camp. The sun is almost set and I can see Kate stacking wood to make a fire. I watch as Sawyer walks up to Kate, and a familiar pit in my stomach forms and I have to swallow hard to make it go away. I know what they’re saying, I can almost hear it. It makes my heart ache and I realize for the first time that I do in fact have a crush on Sawyer. I denied it to myself in all of the rewatches of the show, it’s not healthy to have a crush on someone who doesn’t exist. Yet now he does and I have to grapple with the feelings that have come to the surface.

I watch as Kate walks into the tent, Hurley talk worriedly to Jack, Sawyer walks in from behind, Kate walking out again, and then the sickening shot I knew was coming. I see Sawyer waltz his way out of the tent as Jack rushes forward, says something angrily to Sawyer, and then run into the tent. I know the US Marshall is suffering, and I know the amount of guilt Sawyer feels. What I can’t predict is Jack running out of the tent and towards me.

“Amelia!” He gasps once he reaches me, “You gotta come help, it’s the US Marshall, Sawyer-“

“Yeah I know,” I say quickly, “I heard the shot. I was watching the whole time.”

“Well come on then,” Jack says hurriedly and I push myself off the sand and jog quickly toward the infirmary tent. Once we arrive I can see Sawyer looking guiltily towards the tent.

“You shot him in the chest?” Jack says to Sawyer angrily.

“I was aiming for his heart,” Sawyer replies guiltily.

“You missed.”

“Man, is he still breathing?” Hurley asks.

“You perforated his lung,” Jack states, “It'll take hours to bleed out.”

“So what is—I only had one bullet,” Sawyer says.

“That’s enough Sawyer, please leave now,” I say as gently as possibly.

Hurley leaves with an, “Oh boy,” and Sawyer follows him.

“What do we do Doc?” I ask, wincing at the bad timing of the nickname.

“We have to put him out of his misery,” Jack answers.

“How are you gonna do that?”

“I have to suffocate him,” Jack states and I look at the Marshall. I don’t know him well enough to want to call him Mars.

“Jack…” I begin but he cuts me off.

“Hold his hand, will you?” He says and I nod silently, unable to form words.

I kneel down on the ground and hold the Marshall’s hand, he grips me back tightly and I hold in a yelp of pain. I close my eyes tightly as the Marshall thrashes a bit under the weight of whatever Jack is using to suffocate him. Suddenly it stops, and I yank my probably bruised hand away from the dead Marshall’s. I stand shakily as Jack slowly removed the airline blanket from the Marshall’s face. He looks guilty.

“It had to be done Jack,” I say quietly, as if I’m going to somehow wake the Marshall up. Jack says nothing and walks out of the tent. I stay behind for a moment, only to close the Marshall’s eyes. I shiver, I’m not meant to work with the dead.

I walk out of the infirmary tent and slowly back to my own, passing people along the way. I don’t look at them. I wonder if they knew what I had to do, I’m sure they know I helped Jack. Do they know I held a dying man’s hand? I look for Sawyer but I don’t see him. He must be in his tent already. I wander back to mine, feeling like I’m in a daze. I bash myself for being so affected by this, it shouldn’t be that serious. I barely knew him. I stumble into my tent and lay down, roughly pulling up my blanket and finally slipping into an uneasy sleep with the moans of the dying Marshall flitting in and out.

In the morning I wake up far past anyone else, and can see Jack and Kate already talking. That means Locke found Vincent and already told Michael about it, and I glance around the beach camp to see if I can spot the father and son. When I realize I can’t, I set to work securing my tent flaps open to let the ocean air in and filter the nasty air out. I smile as Sayid tossed Sawyer an apple, and he beckons me over to share it with him. I brace myself for another day.

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