#international customers

[elitisim]

So happy international women's day y'all! I just dropped a [Huge Male Hair Set] less than a week ago so nothing too crazy for today just a little conversion of [Sheabuttyr's Foxxy Fro's Mini Set].

INFO:

None of this is my original work! All credit goes to @sheabuttyr!

Set contains 4 hairs for for Teen ➤ Elder Females.

1024x textures.

all these are gameplayy friendly, they average at about 10k poly.

Includes All Morphs, All LODS and is disabled for random.

Preview pictures, color channel breakdown, poly counts and individual download links for every hair is under the cut.

tagging: @pis3update, @naturalhair-sims3, @xto3conversionsfinds

[Download Merged]

[Download Unmerged]

[Pick and Choose]

@sheabuttyr: Alania Afro // 8.6k Poly // Download Here]

@sheabuttyr: Afridi Afro // 12.5k Poly // Download Here]

@sheabuttyr: Folae Fro // 7.4k Poly // Download Here]

@sheabuttyr: Forressa Fro// 10.1K Poly // Under hats // has bands at end of braids// 1 channel// [Download Here]

[mktskii]

—Coffee Confession

—Synopsis: Bakugou Katsuki, a student at the prestigious U.A. High, works part-time at a café, where he begrudgingly deals with annoying customers for some extra cash—until you show up. A new transfer from the States, you're still learning Japanese, and Bakugou, known for his tough attitude, surprisingly goes out of his way to make your favorite drink just right.

—Pairing: Barista!Bakugou Katsuki x AFAB!blk + interational!reader

—Genre: Slow-burn thats lowkey a bit fast-ish(?), Slice of Life, Quirkless AU

—Tags: Quirkless AU, café setting, crush to lovers, fluff, cutness, secret soft side, Bakugou being a cutie, cute confession, cultural differences, language barrier, reader from the states, UA high school.

Bakugou couldn’t believe it. Of all the part-time jobs he could've taken, he ended up working at a cafe. It wasn’t like he needed the money—he was already attending the most prestigious school in Japan, U.A. Academy, where future business leaders, innovators, and geniuses like him were trained. But a job was a job, and for some reason, the idea of working in a cafe didn’t seem all that bad. Plus, he liked money. Except for when they showed up.

"Hey, Bakugou!" A group of annoying guys he hated from U.A. strolled into the cafe. They were the type he despised—the overly popular, arrogant jocks that people gravitated to. Bakugou had beef with them for as long as he could remember. The day they beat him by a measly three points in that basketball game still burned in his brain. He took orders with his usual scowl, holding back the urge to shove them out the door. When they asked for caramel lattes, his mouth twitched in delight. He spoke without really thinking about it.

“We don’t have caramel today. Get something else, unless you want a regular latte,” he said, his tone dripping with venom.

The idiots groaned and, after a few minutes of begging him to check if he was absolutely sure it wasn't in stock, walked off. Bakugou was pleased.

But that’s when you stepped up to the counter. You, with your deep caramel skin and soft glow, looking like you were straight out of a painting. The way your tight curls framed your face, highlighting your striking almond-shaped eyes, made Bakugou freeze. He’d seen you around U.A. before—always asking for directions in broken Japanese, struggling to find your way. You weren’t like those other morons; you had a calm, almost serene aura that intrigued him. Just barely, though. But you always looked so lost, and now, here you were, clearly overwhelmed by the menu and situation.

You panicked a little, your fingers drumming against the counter as you tried to figure out what to order. "Um… sorry… give me a second," you stammered, your accent thick but your effort admirable. You had wanted a caramel latte, too.

Bakugou, normally impatient with customers, felt a strange pull to not be his usual rude self. He almost snapped, but he found himself biting his tongue. You were just… different.

“Take your time,” he said, almost too casually.

You looked up in surprise, probably expecting him to yell at you like he did to everyone else. Even you knew about his reputation by now. His face still held that signature scowl, and yet, behind his fiery eyes, there was something softer there. Something less abrasive. He watched you, trying not to let his face betray anything, but you, like most people, probably mistook his intense gaze for irritation. And sure, Bakugou looked pissed a lot, but this time, it wasn’t that. He was just... looking at you.

When you finally settled on a regular latte, you gave him your name. His friends, Sero, Kaminari, and Kirishima, finally showed up, ready to work, but Bakugou had already zoomed to make your drink himself. He even threw in some caramel for you, even though he'd just told the others they were out of stock. He could assume you wanted it, since the few times you'd come, he always heard you order it. Today was just his day. He's making it for you. You weren't one of those idiots he hated; you didn’t deserve the same treatment. Not that he liked you or anything. Definitely not. He just didn’t hate you.

“Here,” he said, handing you the latte, brushing off your confused look when you realized there was caramel in it.

"Didn't you say there wasn’t any caramel?" you asked, raising an eyebrow.

Bakugou shrugged, handing it to you with a gruff, “Found some in the back.”

You smiled and nodded, seemingly grateful for the small gesture, and left the cafe. But then, you glanced at the name he’d written on your cup. You squinted, trying to decipher the kanji.

“‘Girl who takes too long to order’…?”

You couldn’t help but giggle. Despite his intimidating exterior, Bakugou had a funny, albeit slightly insulting, sense of humor. It didn’t stop there, though. Every time you came back, he wrote something different.

“Caramel latte for the caramel-looking girl.”

“Order for the nerdy brat.”

“Drink for the idiot who speaks trash Japanese.”

But each time, you only smiled and rolled your eyes, giving him a look that said, Really? He’d just shrug, smug as ever.

His friends noticed, of course. Kaminari figured it out first. "Dude, you totally like her," he teased one day when you weren’t around. Bakugou immediately punched him in the shoulder. Hard.

Every time you would come in, Bakugou glared at them, daring them to say something to you. Sero, being the linguist of the group, once tried to speak to you in English, and you looked so relieved and happy to finally understand someone that Bakugou nearly exploded from jealousy.

After that, he downloaded Duolingo, ready to tear that annoying green bird apart if it meant he could speak to you fluently. Learning English was a pain, but the thought of seeing that same smile you gave Sero was worth it. He needed to be the one to make you smile like that.

Not that he liked you or anything. No way. You were just… well, fine.

He liked you.

But Bakugou being Bakugou, he was really nervous to confess and act all lovey or whatever. That wasn’t his style. So, he kept up the insults, kept up the weird names on your cups, hoping you’d catch on eventually that they were slowly not so insulting anymore.

And then one day, after your usual order, you rushed out the door, clearly late for something. You didn’t have time to look at the cup until you were halfway down the street. You pulled it up to your face and read the label.

“‘Pretty girl I want to date.’”

You stopped dead in your tracks, heart pounding. Did you read that right? You glanced back at the cafe, feeling a rush of adrenaline. Before you knew it, you were running back, nearly knocking someone over in your hurry. You burst through the doors, slightly out of breath, and caught Bakugou’s eyes from across the counter.

He looked… devastated that he didn’t get to see your initial reaction. But when you stood there, staring at him with wide eyes, the hint of a blush on his cheeks gave him away.

It wasn’t the most conventional confession. But for Bakugou? It was perfect.

“Well? What’s your answer, dumbass?” he muttered, trying to hide how nervous he actually was.

You just smiled.

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[ochibrochi]

🎊ochibrochi.square.site🎊

🎁 PREORDERS CLOSE: July 21st 🚀 I've decided to launch early (thank you for your support)! For the first time ever I feel a little bit confident to finally open an online store. For international customers, this might be your only chance to order any of these items (I'm not sure if/when I'll reopen). Shares are appreciated!

If you're in Perth WA, save on postage and just find me at local cons. I will also be at SMASH Sydney this year (for the first, and possibly only time)!

[tmos-time]

throws march eridan out into the internet like a farmer feeding corn to his chickens lol

[yardsards]

i needed to express a sentiment in the creative stylings of @dunmeshiminimumwage

[azuresins]

The Phantomhive Ring Nonofficial merchandise, fanmade, custom. ·3D modeled in SolidWorks by @noirserviteur ·3D printed using resin, then cast in sterling silver ·Fitted with blue sapphire (+ diamond chips, soon)

[binkyfishy]

unexpressive

[canisalbus]

Have you considered selling merch? Some stickers pins or patches of the boys would go hard

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[shithowdy]

While your comment on non-US artists’ prices are valid it also shows your US-centrism………………. Not all people can pay in USD. In my country it’s somewhat similar that 20 is worth a 100, so this thinking is cutting out a majority of the customers who don’t earn in USD. Why are you Americans so stupid hahahah

I had a feeling someone would come at me with this when I made that post, but if you are going to be advertising your prices in USD and in english on social media sites that are by default already very western-centric communities (twitter, reddit, tumblr), you are going to and most certainly intend to attract largely American and western european customers. If that is the currency you are using to advertise yourself in a freelance position where you have the opportunity to set your own labor value, then you are literally selling yourself short. Would you rather do a single drawing for 100 USD, or burn yourself out over five drawings for 20USD? The monetary outcome is the same, but in the first, your time is more respected.

Art is a luxury and a skill, not a basic life necessity like food that must be openly available to all who need it. You don't need a "majority" of customers paying you minimum wage if you have a small handful of customers paying you much greater sums.

The onus is not just on the artist to change this, though. US customers also need to stop taking advantage of international artists and pay them the same they would pay a local artist, and if they see someone setting prices like that, there had better be a meaty tip attached.

[completeoveranalysis]

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Something about this is giving me pause. On the one hand it feeds into what we were just noting - that the price of a wish can be sorted out emotionally and not through magic, and that’s how Watanuki solved this exchange. It was all thematically balanced and didn’t rely on any mystical powers. 

But on the other hand there very much is the magical power thing to the store as well, which is why mentioning it at all gives me pause. 

But that aside! At least we have confirmation for now that she DID know about Yuuko’s store from someone else, or perhaps it was just an impression she had that was completely correct. It sounds like she knew about the store for a while - which implies that the store knew she needed something from it for quite a long time, but it was only recently that she ended up going. 

And I really like Watanuki talking wistfully about Yuuko and looking up at the big empty space above him in the panel. Very thematically appropriate. Very painful. The empty hole that Yuuko left in all of us.

Cue me scrambling to check whether she even met Yuuko before i just can't remember PLEASE HOLD

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SHE DID SHE DID

SHE SPOKE TO YUUKO DIRECTLY

THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION SHE HAD WAS WITH YUUKO

IS THIS WHAT WE'RE DOING THEN? YUUKO GONE FROM THE TIMELINE?

[scodeeyodee]

Denny's Diner & IHOP CC

Deco Denny's Diner & IHOP

Denny's Diner & IHOP Street Signs

Download: Patreon

[whirling-ghost]

i don't want next day delivery. i want the things i need picked by someone working a living wage and delivered in the least environmentally destructive way by a driver who also gets paid fairly and who has time for bathroom breaks

[busterkeatonsociety]

#MovieMonday The name’s Keaton, Buster Keaton - & he’s in the spotlight in “The Invader,” 1936, AKA “An Old Spanish Custom.”  The movie was remade as a short, “Pest from the West,” three years later for Columbia Pictures.

[zealli]

Just uploaded some stuff to my shop 🫡 zealli dot com slash store

[mediocrelanguagelearner]

17.03.2024, Getting rid of winter and welcoming spring

I visited some friends and took part in a traditional spring ritual. This was my first time taking part and it was very interesting. Girls carry a dummy made of straw, adorned with cloth, ribbons and hollow egg necklace. The dummy is Smrtka (Death) or Morana (the Slavic goddess of winter and death), the girls are carrying her out of the town, singing the whole way. At the river they set her on fire and then throw her into the river (drown her). The winter is now over and spring comes. They go back to the town with blossoming twigs decorated with ribbon (letečko), bringing spring back with them.

[whitherwanderer]

Hochsicherheits Belegschaft Techniker (High-security Workforce Technician Replika 'Hawk') or Habicht are Generation 4 Protection Force Replikas designed to guard high-security assets, including people of interest, areas, and objects.

Overview:

High-security Workforce Technicians, or Hawks are solitary workers that require little oversight. Trained in de-escalation and incapacitation, Hawks have a wide range of combat capabilities and will not hesitate to act when the safety of their assignment is threatened. They are staunch, watchful protectors of whatever assignment they're given and readily innovate in high-stress situations, making them well-suited for work as bodyguards and security personnel in any environment, be it an isolated research station or an active combat zone.

Features:

Biomechanical frame, 184cm (6'0")

Polyethylene Shell

Bullet-Resistant Armor Plating

Proficiency with small arms, rifles, close quarters and hand-to-hand combat

HBTR Known Issues:

Solitary and reticent, Hawks are most content when they feel they have a purpose and are performing their work to their exacting standards. However, this means they can conflict with Replikas possessing more boisterous or chaotic neural patterns, and they can become so consumed with their assignment that they neglect to care for themselves. Hawks are stabilized by preventing boredom and providing a place, person, or object to guard, and thus these assignments also serve as Fetish objects. A Hawk who fails an assignment may begin to show signs of instability and rapid destabilization wherein she assumes her assignment is lost and will search endlessly for it/them, perceiving an increasing number of threats and leaving destruction in her wake, particularly if her assignment was to a person or persons. It is recommended to decommission Hawk units who fail their assignments immediately to eliminate the possibility of Persona degradation, intel leaks, and security risks.

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