#lies he wanted to take charge of that interview to say even

[fionaapplesmackdown]

louis really is the unreliable narrator ever truly like he recalls his birthdate a year off, it was winter when his brother died but also it should've been near autumn and by the time his sister was getting married? he leaves out certain details deliberately, whether consciously— did you eat the baby?, or unconsciously— except you made sure lestat wouldn't really die didn't you? he recalls certain things a lot differently sometimes because he refuses to think about them plainly and sometimes because he really can't remember, he's guilty over how claudia came to be, well, claudia but throws almost all the fault on lestat by not acknowledging his better half in turning her, he corners a teenage journalist drugged out of his mind and fucking bitches all the way to hell about lestat only to wax poetics about the man again to the same guy decades later, and so he's a little brain fogged and a lot biased and you can't take any of what he says to scripture, only to find out that!!! his companion!!!! of 77 years!!!! was also!!!! not only Entirely Lying to him on accounts of Huge events of Much significance in his life but also has been abusing his ability to erase whole memories from his head to the point he can't remember fucking attempting suicide and alters memories so terribly too not just with physic powers but also through a lot of manipulation tactics (you Asked me to erase it!) so really the season finale leaves you wondering what better part of paris was all entirely wrong, what of armand and louis' relationship was just entirely fiction or just completely skewed? turned on his head? the man already lost so much to age and the odyssey of recollection now we learn his brain fog is also largely attributed to a whole other person fucking around with it, someone who we know used it A Lot by that point too and probably got careless after the fucking... seventieth decade doing this that louis suddenly noticed his photos being swapped out... armand has gotten so careless and used to power he said shit like well... maybe You put those photos there....well You asked me to erase it.... and louis fucking believed him too!! what of any of it is real, and he must be wondering too after all of it, he wanted this, to remember, he's been wracking his head for details about whether or not claudia was dreaming next to him that night a million years ago and her killer is right there at the table next to him. when he's crying recounting the death of his daughter to the guy who orchestrated it what has he ever really known at all.

[zalrb]

If you don’t mind me asking, why does loumand work for you a bit more than loustat

I don't mind at all! Loumand works for me more because a) the show allowed me to see in scene that their relationship is more fucked up than initially presented whereas Loustat is more me liking the idea of them because season 1 is mostly dialogue and b) I also find it more sinister just more subtle.

So, Loustat is supposed to be this volatile, stormy, all-consuming vortex of a relationship but like I've been saying, I think that's mostly in dialogue that makes me go, I want to see this (including the push pull of sentiments like "I wanted him dead, I wanted him all to myself" "I wanted to be the man" because those lines are voiceovers over Louis' face and while I think Jacob Anderson is a good actor, he doesn't provide the nuance needed for me to see the hatred, love, desire, resentment in his expression for those lines to really get me when it’s just on his face) along with a few key moments -- such as having hate sex in Antoinette's apartment, the reveal of what actually happened when they turned Claudia into a vampire -- that make me go, it should be this all the time.

It's supposed to be insanity and chaos, it's supposed to be this rollercoaster of emotion, like when Louis says "that's Lestat" where he says lies and lies and then says something real, I thought to myself, is that Lestat? Did we really see this before? They are way too contained for me, which is partly why I like making vids for them because I can edit things to be as chaotic as I believe they're supposed to be. I hear them talk about what their dynamic is more than I actually see it, so watching it I get frustrated because it should be more.

Loumand isn't supposed to be insanity and chaos, they are supposed to be light and flirty and then calming and stable and I see that in their interactions

but I also see the other part of why Louis is attracted to his relationship with Armand. Armand is extremely powerful but Louis is in control, he can tell him to take his clothes off and read while he fucks him and Armand will love it

Louis sets the pace, Louis leads.

Or so he thinks.

The show portrayed Armand as somewhat passive and docile for a 500 year old vampire in charge of a coven. We get a sense of his power and what he can do but he only seems to react to potential conflict, which he says

and then we get 2x05 and we get to see what he's like when he's angry and his, "Oh, he's fine. You're fine. This is fine. We're all fine" while torturing Daniel to hurt Louis

and him interrogating Daniel because he's hurt that Louis called him boring,

besides being more interesting to me than something like Lestat bringing soldiers to the house in a temper tantrum because I find Armand's calculated punishment way more insidious (which isn’t to downplay Lestat’s abuse), I am shown that this relationship isn't quite right and Armand isn't toothless.

Not to mention, he doesn't tell Louis that Lestat said "I love you" so if he's withholding that,

combined with what happened with the photos

combined with the fact that Armand had been hovering around the interview from the beginning pretending to be someone else,we're left wondering if this is true

and then when we get to Armand's role in Claudia's death, we're left questioning whether or not this supremely powerful vampire really was as powerless to stop it as he tells us he was

and while Armand's love may be sincere, his protection of Louis may be sincere, is he also maybe emotionally manipulating him to stay?

It's ironic that Louis says this

when it's quite clear that he does need these things and the way Armand even interacts with him in that very fight is him doing the things Louis says he doesn't need.

I'm along for the ride with Loumand and left wondering who is in control, who is manipulating who, and find that the show actually illustrates the subtleties and power shifts etc in more than just moments.

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Russia’s attempts to influence the 2024 election in favor of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are accelerating, federal officials and researchers say, adding to a sea of misinformation about immigration and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, despite U.S. efforts to blunt the onslaught with indictments, seizures and public warnings.

After a group of prominent far-right influencers was exposed last month for taking money provided by Russian state media figures, they continued to promote falsehoods to their large followings, including debunked claims about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets.

Those tales originated with locals gossiping and were amplified online by figures on the American right, and eventually by Trump. But researchers say Russian actors have piled on with even more exaggerated claims intended to scare more citizens about immigration and race, even after two Russian nationals were charged in early September with laundering money to covertly influence public opinion.

The U.S. government’s seizure of 32 web domains hosting fake Fox News and Washington Post stories similarly did not put an end to that separate Russian caper, researchers say. The automated accounts that spread links to those stories are now sharing links to new “doppelganger” articles on faked versions of established outlets, including some asserting the Secret Service’s “criminal connivance” in the latest apparent attempt to kill Trump.

Other researchers said last week they have discovered another Russian network touting a parade of lies about Harris, including that she is showing signs of Alzheimer’s and that her family has secret ties to “Big Pharma” and so would push puberty-blocking drugs.

Clint Watts, who heads Microsoft’s efforts against government disinformation, said that Russian trolls have moved to new websites to host bogus news stories, and that such influence efforts might work better now than before, simply because the presidential contest is heating up. “The audience is much more vulnerable the closer we get to Election Day,” he said in an interview.

The worst is probably still to come, said disinformation and cybersecurity scholar Thomas Rid, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. He said his biggest concern is not false information but “a real, newsworthy leak of files on the Harris campaign that will drive the news cycle.”

Federal prosecutors took action in early September against both the web of fake news sites and the Russian funding of well-known influencers. The conservative commentators involved have not been charged and said they had not realized that the company paying them as much as $100,000 each week was backed by people at Russia’s state-controlled RT propaganda network.

The continuing efforts from the trolls and automated accounts add weight to a warning by U.S. intelligence officials last week that Russia is amping up its efforts to return Trump to the White House. Russia hopes Trump will cut support for Ukraine, its top priority, intelligence officials said previously.

Though U.S. officials seized website addresses that had been hosting the fake news sites, affiliated social media accounts are now pushing new links to similar sites, researchers said.

A Sept. 24 tweet linking to a fake Fox News story about Haitians, for example, had drawn more than 900 retweets and not a single like two days later, a pattern that misinformation researchers say strongly suggests automated amplification by bots rather than humans. The story - headlined “Watch out for Kids, Cats and Cars: Alien Haitians Want to Take Everything from You” - went further than the falsehoods spread by Trump, claiming that a cat reported missing to police “was later seen butchered like a calf carcass in a migrant den.” In fact, the cat emerged unharmed from its owner’s basement.

A fake Post story, tweeted the same day by another account in the network, described officials’ failure to stop Trump’s second alleged would-be assassin earlier as “true criminal connivance” and asserted than the suspect was “a fascist who shares the position of Ukrainian Nazis.” That post had more than 800 retweets and no likes. The accounts were identified by activist research group Antibot4Navalny.

Unusually, federal law enforcement authorities cited reams of internal Russian documents in their recent actions against Moscow’s disinformation campaigns, some of which had also been reported on by The Post. Rid, who analyzed the documents, wrote Monday in Foreign Affairs that architects of multiple social media blitzes complained that because Meta kept removing accounts, X has become “'the only mass platform that could currently be utilized’ in the United States.”

An X spokesman said the company “remains alert to any attempt to manipulate the platform by bad actors and networks,” adding its efforts to parry them had “led to over 460 million accounts being suspended through the first six months of 2024.”

Other documents showed that the Russian government contractors behind the fake-news campaign known as Doppelganger pointed to U.S. media coverage and tech companies’ actions against them as evidence that they were feared and deserved more Russian government funding, Rid wrote.

New propaganda networks are still being discovered, such as one identified by disinformation tracking company Alethea that includes 77 X accounts posting original content and more than 400 that amplify those posts. That network has claimed that Harris is showing signs of Alzheimer’s; that her family’s secret ties to “Big Pharma” give her a financial incentive to push puberty-blocking drugs; and that she is a Marxist because her grandfather taught Marxist theory, Alethea said in research shared with The Post.

Following the FBI explication in a 277-page affidavit of the contracted influence campaign, the network began asserting that experts had concluded Ukraine was behind it. On Sept. 10, for example, X user “Jhon Piell,” on now-suspended account @salman1212120, posted a video citing Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative collaborative Bellingcat, as calling the operation “a complex and dangerous project of Ukraine.”

“Less than half an hour after the video’s publication, it was retweeted at least 76 times in under 60 seconds by a network of accounts, all with Turkish names, that had been created in batches between Sept. 2 and Sept. 8, 2024,” Alethea wrote.

Russia has long targeted Bellingcat and Higgins, who have exposed intelligence agents involved in assassination plots and disinformation. But it now is trying to muddy their work and hurt Harris at the same time. Higgins posted Wednesday that a fake Fox video claimed Higgins had found that an immigrant had assaulted one of Harris’s aides. In that case, the tweet jumped to more than 16,000 views in less than five minutes without any retweets or likes.

The number of views by actual human beings is hard to discern, as is evaluating the posts’ impact on voters. But even when lies are obvious, their proliferation can make truths harder to believe, disinformation experts said.

Russia is having at least some hits, such as a viral video that falsely accused Harris of a hit-and-run car accident. That got more than 7 million views.

[angievores]

PIT BABE, The hot mess.

I feel like the story was just adapted from novel on surface level and they didn't really creat much changes except giving some screentime to side characters. Way was the same friend as novel but they write flashbacks so people would feel little sympathetic about his death. But things got turned how they turned because Nut acted too fabulously out of his character. His eyes always expressed a sadness that it created a past story which wasn't written in script and made people feel for him more.

On the other hand ( don't hate me for this) ,Charlie actor didn't delivered his character on the same level. And so in the end people end up sympathizing with Way more. Like whenever Way looks at Babe, anyone can believe this man is sadly pining after his 10 year one sided love. Whenever Babe looks at Charlie, love droops from his face and it's in his sparkling eyes that says Charlie means world to him. Whereas, Charlie most of times he appears as.... yk reading the script.( swallow the bitter pill) . Even in supposedly emotionally charged scenes like in ep 7 confrontation or in ep 9 him saving Babe, his expression just doesn't appear as much compelling or convincing. At most he was just a prop while Pavel carried their whole love arc emotions. ( It might be different for novel readers as they had context but I as just series watcher felt so. Tbh, I see more chemistry in PavelPooh bts scenes or events and interviews than on screen. Their visual slays. ). That might be why I couldn't get into main cp scenes and was about to drop at ep 3, but then restaurant scene of Way and Babe in ep 4 caught my interest and the chemistry ( even as friends) was spotted there and I continued to see more of how Way character or his dynamic with Babe is gonna turn out. ( And AlanJeff happened and so saved the show for me. Sorry not sorry. )

But actors acting skills doesn't really make that much difference as most of the times script compensates for it by NOT writing any chemistrying scenes with any other character.

So, I don't understand where the directors were going with when they gave so many emotionally charged scenes to Babe and Way. These two were fabulous prettiest criers as ice on cake. And their toxic codependent homosexual friendship/relationship was very well fleshed out. Babe got a new boy, and we saw all of Way jealousy, pining, manipulation, loneliness. Babe going to him after Way is upset, their fight, his constant ' you're my best friend, I love u. ' Their slow falling apart, ugly betrayal, past betrayal relationship and apologies and end death.

Like after finale there might be something we felt we didn't got from fixed pairs , whether BabeCharlie, AlanJeff, NorthSonic. But there isn't anything that could be felt lacking from Babe Way relationship ( whatever more than friends less than lovers, toxic but wanting, torturous/ codependent / possesive friendship not friendship their relationship was ) . This relationship arc was fully delivered in all of it's gloriously doomed tragedy.

So it kinda felt like Way and Babe were main characters and their tragic story was main focus. But since tragedies doesn't attract people, they pretended Babe and his love for Charlie was main focus. ( yes, Change lied till the end).

Yeah, i also don't wanna believe this, but there wasn't any step we didn't see of their relationship. Way pinning after his friend for a decade, doing everything to separate him from other lovers but never confessing himself. Taking care of him, by his side always, waiting , snapping when finding himself at the edge and with one decision ruining everything, ignoring the love of another men, then dying saving his only love.. Like can you see MY LOVE MIGHT BE TOXIC BUT IT WAS TRUTH AND MAYBE WAS TOO MUCH FOR YOU And Babe crying, forgiving other of everything in instant, , saying I won't be angry at you anymore. Crying I love u three times at the end when Way was taking his last breadths, if that was what all Way wanted to hear Babe would say it, in desperation for other to not leave him anyhow. Even after receiving worst and most hurtful betrayal of his life, still not letting go of other. Wishing to meet in next life. Can you see this MY LOVE MAYBE WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU BUT IT WAS TOO DEEP FOR ME AND TRUE TO ITS ENDS.

Did you see it? THE CINEMA. 💀

I mean i also get that sloppy writing mess, illogical death instead of good redemption arc, undigestable instant forgiveness from Babe, pointless Pete Kenta triangle. But if we take what show delivered, that's what ( Way Babe) they served us on gold platter. We just ignoring it bcz our fave ships. Trust me I was also too immersed in pete way myself but you see when Way got shot Pete didn't come running to him and was holding Charlie while Tony delivered that monologue. Pete ( the man who is supposed to have good body balance and never missing his targets) couldn't shoot Tony and was listening the blabbering while Way was bleeding on floor. Like 🙃💀 I'm sorry, His death scene was written so bad. 😭. They all cried but no one pressed on his wounds, neither anyone called ambulance. He was alive for like ten minutes to talk to Babe. Atleast they should have given him a good death scene 😭. Way deserved that much atleast.

[goodnightjar]

LEAVE A TRACE

THE TRACES JAEYOON LEFT

A trace of the day left behind by SF9 Jaeyoon on a day in March when the sunlight scattered over clear sky spread like paint

BY 에디터 양혜연 | 2023.03.21

Translated by: lilbaekyooni

Jaeyoon pursues something that's invisible to the eyes, the belief that love surely exists, trusts that there will be no lies in that love, bets that's the present will perfect the future self. Wonders if there is an absolute standard to 'do well' to be good at something. He can only fathom the reality of the formless things he follows, as if he is following a path in the dark. But he doesn't doubt the existence of them. Instead, he just throws endless questions at himself. Sometimes he sinks into the abyss, entangled in worries derived from questions, but he never denies the existence of the things he pursues.

Is there anything sort of 'It would nice if you ask me this' kind of story for this interview?

Wow, It's the first time i have been asked such question in an interview. I really didn't think of it (laughs)

Since this is the last interview before enlistment, I wish to leave a story that Jaeyoon wishes to tell today.

What would be good? I like the bright and light stories i have told through various contents but today I feel like it would be good to talk about something that's settled deep in my mind.

I was going to ask 'gukguy*' Jaeyoon to recommend me his favourite rice soup restaurant; but i will ask you when we meet the next time. (laughs) With enlistment just around the corner how do you feel?

[note: *- gukguy - word play of SF9's Good Guy & Jaeyoon's favourite dish gukbap (rice soup) / gukguy like soup guy as he likes soup dishes]

To be honest before the date came out I kept wondering 'Oh, am i really going?'* It seemed like a long way off, but it only just hit me when the date came out. But it doesn't mean i haven't thought about it all; i had a lot of conservations about it since an year with our group members Youngbin hyung and Inseong hyung who enlisted first. And the conclusion was 'For the remaining time let's show our fans what we want to show as much our fan's heart desire.' I have spent every moment working hard to yield a pleasurable result to keep up that promise.I feel a lot better now. I knew the fans were anxious because they didn't know when I would enlist, but I felt really sorry until the very end for not being able to say anything.

(note: *-in busan satoori)

Did you get any advice related to military life from the members who enlisted first and E-TION of ONF, who is in charge of Pat of 'Pat and Mat'?

Since i was very curious about a lot of things, i ask this and that first. In fact i even contacted E-TION yesterday. Ofcourse advise is very helpful but it doesn't make sense as in the end i guess i can only know when i experience it. I'm just envious everyone is about to be discharged (laughs). Now rather than seeking advice I'm focused on working hard on planning what part of myself i would fill in during the time spend there once i enlist.

Did you make any kind of plans?

I want to do things that I couldn't do before during promotions, so I'm going to focus on reading and studying. First of all i'll take the book 'Dollargut Dream Department Store' that i received as gift from my sister. As for the other books, I'll go to the bookstore before enlisting and buy them. I'm going to learn languages such as English, Japanese. Meanwhile I felt sorry for not being able to study properly even though I felt like I wasn't good enough.

I wanted to get an idea for the pictorial concept, so I asked about your favorite movies in advance.I was surprising to hear the title of a romance movies gushing

Haha, That's right. Usually guys my age like SF or hero series but I like the romance genre. Movies like <The Notebook>, <About Time>, <One Day> are my favourite.

I noticed that in the list, there is also <Titanic>, which was released a long time ago.

Hwiyoung, our group member really likes movies, and asked to me watch <Titanic> with him. Since it is such a famous work, I thought it would be nice to see it at least once, so we watched it together. In the movie Jack's fate was really sad but my heart goes out more to Rose. My heart hurts by just imagining that I have to live out the rest of my days after losing a loved one right in front of my eyes. The scene were they first met was also very memorable.

What's the most memorable movie for Jaeyoon?

I like <The Curious Case of Benjamin Button>. I was so impressed with the movie that I once looked only for Brad Pitt's work.

What part of the movie swayed your mind?

The protagonist keeps getting younger, and the people he loves around him get older. In life the moment they share the same time of life is close to the blink of an eye. Watching the movie made me imagine how sad it must be to miss eachother living through different years. At the same time, I made a pledge to be good to the precious people around me who are going through the same time right now.

Your ability to empathize is extraordinary

I'm the type to have a lot of thoughts, as i often assume this and that and immerse myself in those i guess. However, there are too many thoughts; it does not stop at assuming the situation. There are times when the worry derived from this always becomes too exhausting like biting ones own tail is burdensome. I always make up my mind to reduce these thoughts but it's not easy.

I know how you feel because we have similar tendencies. Even if I manage to get rid of my thoughts, I wonder, 'Oh Am I allowed to live without thinking like this.' and worry about it.

That's right. If you worry a little less than usual you think, 'Am I living too thoughtlessly?' and worry about it. There aren't many people with this tendency, so I haven't talked about it anywhere but If i don't worry too much like this i often find myself wondering if I'm too lackadaisical

I can't help but be concerned it must be very tiring for you. I wonder how do you deal with stress?

As it's my natural inclination it's not easy to reduce the thoughts itself. So conversely i imagine very possible scenario. Should I says it's fighting fire with fire? To think about it endlessly until you can think of no more case scenarios. When you already assume the worst possible scenario you can deal with any unexpected issues that may arise. You tell yourself 'see its just this. the situation like that don't usually happen ,you don't have to worry a lot' and comfort yourself. But there are times when my worst fears came true. Then next time you have to be more careful with what you imagine. (laughs)

It's not a weakness. It's about being careful without making a hasty decision about any situation. It's not easy to be sure of something easily in the first place, but is there something you firmly believe in?

I think the answer that 'I still firmly believe' is more accurate I have faith in 'love'. No matter what form or method, love definitely exists, and I believe there are no lies when it's all about love. I think there were no lies in all the moments when I shared my heart with the people around me, such as the moments when I exchanged love with my parents and the moments when I exchanged love with the fans.

Then what may be something where lies can exist?

Values of things that are not necessarily proportional to the universal estimate. Something like money could be an example.A high amount of money does not necessarily mean that its value is high and vice versa. In case you misunderstand, i have no experience with such money.(laughs)

The fact that the name of the series for your own content is not named 'I am good' but 'I can do well' also seems to reflect your personality. The beginning of the series was small, but now it has become the content that symbolize Jaeyoon.

It wasn't started with a huge plan. During the pandemic the difficult situation of not being able to meet fans was very hard and i felt empty. I wanted to see my fans so much, and I wanted to convey my feeling, but the only possible way was writing and video. I planned various contents to communicate with fans in real time through video. I thought that the story would be richer if I showed what I was doing rather than just talking. Coincidentally, a lot of contents such as making Dalgona and Tanghulu were uploaded on video sites. So I thought to start by showing them how to make those while having a conversation

This is also a 'moment of exchange of love with no lies' with fans. You been saying that you can do a lot of things well, but I'm curious about what do you really want to do well.

First of all and Second of all and Third of all it's to sing

What is the criterion in singing 'to do well'?

You have no idea how long I've been wondering about the same. 'Does it mean to be good at it?' 'Is there a single ultimate point to reach?' 'Is self-satisfaction the criteria?' There was a time when i thought that absolute standards definitely existed. As I thought about it over and over again i started thinking 'Just as there are many colors in the world or just as we all have different appearances; the standard of 'doing well' as well might be different. As I progress little by little i keep asking myself; 'what's my own color'. But then when i hit a wall i start doubting myself 'What if there is an absolute standard'. To be honest it's a problem that I can't find an answer to now, so these days I'm trying to focus on and think 'Lee Jaeyoon the person is singing right now' Then, even if you hit a wall; i will have no choice but to overcome it and to learn from it and refine oneself one by one based on that experiences.

As I said earlier, the goal of today's interview is to capture the traces Jaeyoon wants to leave behind. What's that something you want to tell us.

Superficially the trace before i cut my hair, if I speak ideologically its my today's time and thoughts. I think by keeping a record of one day in March that I spent, I have one more moment to share with my fans.

I am curious on what do Lee Jaeyoon as a person wants to leave behind lastly in his life.

Rather than wanting to leave behind, wouldn't it be what of me as a person that's left behind.? Suppose I'm 80 years old, I guess as a person all the things Lee Jaeyoon experienced for 80 years is what will be left of me.

What would that look like?

I received a lot of love while working as Jaeyoon of SF9. After exchanging such a precious affection, I think the inner me will be very rich. As I said before, I believe in the power of love

Jaeyoon's eyes sparkled when he talked about the things he believed in, and a shy smile appeared on his lips. Was it the concern his talks may sounds like 'chasing the clouds'. In fact, if he had only followed what he could clearly see, he would not have asked himself so many questions or agonized endlessly to find answers to those questions. That's If you just accept only what you see without doubt or second guess. However all things that have a form transforms and all that can be seen may look distorted to some. If there is something that don't transform and is non distorted its the nature of formlessness.

So, what Jaeyoon pursues becomes an unchanging buoy on the sea he sails on. Of course, on a day with strong winds, it may be shaken endlessly and sometimes be swept away by strong currents but the direction these signs point to is always straight and honest.❤️

©rti please do not repost without permission...♡

i have tried to convey jaeyoon's words well. but as i'm still lacking in translating; I'm sorry if you find any errors. thank you... :)

interview: ™2023 April issue of Singles Korea.

Jaeyoon who enlisted today; left 'One day Jaeyoon spent' as a small gift in hopes that Fantasy will not be saddened by the brief separation. - 23.03.21 Singles Korea

[seaweedbraens]

This is in part a response to the 3/10 reviewer.

Adaptations obviously cannot have every single thing perfect to the book, just time wise it's impossible. But I think this series was made with a lot of love by everyone involved and it shows. Every interview I've seen and the show itself make it clear it's also important to them, and they want to make a good version.

A lot of issues that I read I think can be solved with having more of the story. Like, his mom has given him blue candy, explanation might come later, like in the talks the trio has during the quest. Or the council of the cloven elders doesn't even appear in the books until the Battle of the Labryinth. We don't need an explanation yet. Without knowledge of the books I would assume oh the visually important nature ppl are the ppl in charge of the satyrs. Which like.. yeah good enough for now. And it gives Grover more depth from the start. And there are hints of Luke's bitterness, such as "They like the smell of begging" when they go for offerings. We also haven't even left camp yet, there's time to develop that.

Luke's emphasis on glory was more about from other campers, I took it as a hint of Luke's desire to feel powerful. Luke also clearly values glory in the books as well - he failed to attain glory by completing his quest and it eats at him. Two, the addition makes sense if you're familiar with the Iliad, glory is heavily emphasized and a complex theme throughout, but I will not be digging out any college essays lol. I think it's definitely something that is going to be developed as a theme throughout.

Luke is a supportive counselor in the book. He's literally the head counselor in charge of shepherding the kids once they get there and likely spend their first night in the Hermes cabin. Plus in Ch. 7, he talks to Percy about being new and warns Percy not to take the offerings lightly, in Ch. 8 trains him on the sword, saying "No laughing at Percy" during the demo, and is thrilled when Percy disarms him.

A word about Gabe, we see Gabe for 9 pages in the beginning of the book. He harasses Percy, demands food from Sally, and is grumpy about them using the car. I was at first bothered by Gabe looking just kinda like a couch potato, but it was pointed out to me that abusers don't just all wear wife beaters and are streaked with grime. In the show he answers, Sally's phone, a controlling behavior. He harasses Percy when he gets in the door, and is almost pleased that Percy got kicked out for assault, a violent behavior. I'm still interested with how they are going to bring in the "Smelly Gabe" covering Percy's scent (which I always was a bit confused how that worked really well if Percy was at boarding school 90% of the time.) And I'm wondering how they are going to make him be deemed worthy of being murdered with Medusa's head by the audience. He appears on the news telling lies about Percy throughout the book and Percy doesn't realize that Sally has been hit before by Gabe until the end of the book. So, those are more ways to bring that in.

While I watched it, it didn't feel very rushed, but that might be because I had context from the books. Looking back it's a fast, but I'd rather have a longer time questing, and that's a trade-off. It's just unfortunate that even an established property can't get a longer run time.

One of my biggest worries was that the fighting would be cringe but I think they pulled it off Really well. It's visually great, and while I have my personal vision of CHB that didn't stop me from loving the show's version. It's also funny! I laughed out loud multiple times. There's tons of little details you get to hunt for from the book. The actors make you believe they are the characters. I've been living with versions in my head for over 15 years and I fully accept these guys as the trio. An open mind and ability to allow multiple versions to live in your head are definitely key to enjoying it as a long time fan.

I'm doing my best to avoid ppls garbage opinions, especially people new to the fandom, but I've seen enough lousy opinions from people who have been in the fandom forever to think it's a problem only in new ppl. Twitter has just been a lot of great edits and memes which is super fun.

Sorry for the length, that I got the book out, and that this was way too in depth for what you originally asked.

sorry for getting to this a little late! personally, i feel like i can't comment on the show yet, since i haven't watched it, but everyone's entitled to their own opinion as long as we're all being respectful here, as you're being. i hope 3/10 anon sees your version of things, and i'm glad you enjoyed the show!

[beardedmrbean]

WASHINGTON — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues.

The vote to expel was 311-114. Expulsion requires support from two-thirds of the House, a purposefully high bar, but a blistering House Ethics Committee report that accused Santos of breaking federal law proved decisive.

As it became clear that he would be expelled, Santos placed his overcoat over his shoulders, shook hands with conservative members who voted against his expulsion and departed the House chamber.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., soon took the gavel, quieted the chamber and solemnly instructed the House clerk to inform the governor of New York that Santos’ former House seat was now vacant.

Santos had fought the expulsion effort, leading his own defense during House floor debate and in conducting a news conference and interviews.

“I will not stand by quietly,” Santos declared as lawmakers on Thursday evening debated his removal. “The people of the Third District of New York sent me here. If they want me out, you’re going to have to go silence those people and go take the hard vote.”

Of the previous expulsions in the House, three were for disloyalty to the Union during the Civil War. The remaining two occurred after the lawmakers were convicted of crimes in federal court. Santos made his case for remaining in office by appealing directly to lawmakers who worry they are setting a new precedent that could make expulsions more common.

Johnson was among those who voiced concerns about removing Santos, though he has told members to vote their conscience. Others in leadership agreed with his reasoning and opposed expulsion. But some Republicans, including Santos' colleagues from New York, said voters would welcome lawmakers being held to a higher standard.

“I’m pretty confident the American people would applaud that. I’m pretty confident that the American people expect that," Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, whose district adjoins Santos', said before the vote.

Santos warned lawmakers they would regret removing a member before they have had their day in court.

“This will haunt them in the future where mere allegations are sufficient to have members removed from office when duly elected by their people in their respective states and districts,” Santos said.

The expulsion was the final congressional chapter in what was a spectacular fall from grace for Santos. The first-term lawmaker initially was celebrated as an up-and-comer after he flipped a district from Democrats last year and helped Republicans win control of the House. But soon after, troubles began. Reports began to emerge that Santos had lied about having Jewish ancestry, a career at top Wall Street firms and a college degree. His presence in the House quickly became a distraction and an embarrassment to the party.

In early March, the House Ethics Committee announced it was launching an investigation into Santos. Then in May, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York indicted Santos, accusing him of duping donors, stealing from his campaign and lying to Congress. Prosecutors would later add more charges in an updated 23-count indictment.

The indictment alleges he stole the identities of campaign donors and then used their credit cards to make tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges. Federal prosecutors say Santos, who has pleaded not guilty, wired some of the money to his personal bank account and used the rest to pad his campaign coffers.

Meanwhile, Ethics Committee investigators spent eight months investigating Santos and interviewing witnesses. When their work was complete, the panel said it had amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Santos that it sent to the Justice Department.

Among other things, the committee said Santos knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission, used campaign funds for personal purposes and violated the Ethics in Government Act with his financial disclosure statements.

Arguing against expulsion during debate on Thursday, Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said that while he respected the committee, he had concerns about how the Santos case was handled. He said he was troubled that a Republican-led committee would submit a report that was so judgmental and publicized.

“The totality of circumstance appears biased," Higgins said. "It stinks of politics and I'll oppose this action in every way.”

While the committee does have a Republican chairman, its membership is evenly divided. Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the committee, reminded members that the decision approving the investigators' findings was unanimous.

“As the Ethics Committee's report lays out in thorough detail, Mr. Santos has repeatedly, egregiously and brazenly violated the public's trust,” Wild said. “Mr. Santos is not a victim. He is a perpetrator of a massive fraud on his constituents and the American people.”

[queen-boos-scriptures]

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“Bye, I hope you both have a wonderful trip!” Wilford waved frantically as Dark and Anti were getting in one of the manor’s vehicles. 

“I mean it, Wil! Make sure the others are notified!” Dark said before he got in the driver’s side of the vehicle.

“Oh, I will, Dark! Don’t you worry about that!” Wilford continued waving, even as the van began driving off into the road, slowly dispersing from the male’s vision.”They’ll know for sure..” He smirked before getting back into the manor home.

“Everyone!” Wilford announced, watching the Egos pile into the room, confusing filling the air.

"I am here to announce that Dark and Anti are leaving the manor for a bit! A month or so. Something about an anniversary vacation.." Wil rambled, "And Dark put me in charge!" He cheered.

"No way." Bim blurted.

"Preposterous." Edward stated, looking at the calendar, "And on such short notice?"

"Dark said that he wanted to tell us yesterday, but was too busy packing and!" Wilford sang, "He told me that his phone will be off for the time being! So if we wanted to, we can't really notify him on everything." The male lied.

A sigh came from most of the Ipliers, "Alright, thank you for notifying us, Wil." Google stated.

"Not a problem! Now run along and do your thing and if you need me, I'll be in Dark's office!" Wilford smiled, walking away from the stunned group.

"What has Dark done?!" Bim squeaked, placing his hands on his head, "The manor is going to be ruined and WE are going to pay for it! I can't afford another lecture! I need my beauty sleep!!" He cried running to his room while the others rolled their eyes.

"How can Dark give him responsibility with no hesitation?" Ed asked, looking over at Edward.

"Maybe he was busy?" Edward rationed.

"Whatever situation has taken place, Wilford is in charge nonetheless and we cannot persuade Dark." Google stated before he walked away, already suspicious of Wilford's intent.

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"Oh it seems Dark has already prepared a list." Wilford mused, grabbing the piece of paper on the desk though was disappointed when he saw Google's name on it rather than his own, "Finish off the records and file them away.. Roll call meeting at three, email the Septics over said records.. Bah! Easy peasy!!" Wilford exclaimed, slamming the paper down, making one of Dark's framed photos to fall with a thump. 

"Oopsies. Ah, it's fine," He picked up the photo seeing that it wasn't damaged miraculously and placed it back after taking a look at it, snorting, "And he says he isn't soft. Now.. Where are the papers?" He muttered looking around the desk.

Papers scattered along the desk, a laptop was placed at the far side with neatly stacked folders, binders, and files full of irrelevant paperwork. Some over criminal records from Wilford himself, others over Bim's show and Wilford's interviews scheduling, the last bit is contracts that has yet to be given to the Ipliers which is their job requirements for whatever mission they have.

"Where is it?" Wilford hummed, going behind the desk and checking the filing cabinets, before shouting in victory as he found the needed record, still needing to be finished.

"Okay- Wow that is tiny." He held the paper closer, reading the small font letters before making his eyes cross.

"No wonder Dark wears glasses.."

He did not know any bit of what it was saying. But he did see Bim's name on it.

"Let's get this over with." He hummed, getting the pen and began signing away. He knew that Dark would look back on the papers and seeing that Wilford had done them he would be proven wrong that the man wasn't responsible.

He would prove them all wrong.

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[eliibang]

➵ 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝟐𝟓𝟏𝟐, 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟎𝟐.

SUMMARY. Three years ago, the capital of South Korea plunged into horror, and no one could ever understand what happened. Jeon Jungkook, an intern in journalism, is in charge of this story. Will he be able to find the truth about what happened on that christmas night ?

PAIRING. kim taehyung x jeon jungkook. + bts [non idols]

WARNINGS. minor dni, +18 only — mention of blood, murders, insults, physical violence, verbal violence, detailed smut, unprotected sex, oral sex, betraying.

TAGS. @eunwhore , @sunboki , @spookysins , @lethallyprotected , @dipjria / comment or dm if you want to be in my tag list !

When Jungkook returned to his office, he was both excited and stressed. Interviewing Kim Taehyung was a challenge, it was almost impossible.

No journalist, even the most experienced, had been able to interview him, so it was truly a great opportunity for him to have this opportunity.

But he knew it wasn't easy, Taehyung could refuse to answer him at any time. It had been almost three years since the massacre, three years since Seoul City was completely misunderstood and awaited answers.

“So, Jungkook-ssi, how did the interview go with the terror of Seoul?” asked his manager, with an amused look, as he walked into the office.

He probably didn't expect Jungkook to succeed, just like the rest of his colleagues. And it's probably Taehyung's fault, for not answering until now, but Jungkook felt a little hurt when the silence appeared in the huge open office.

“Good, he said he'd answer my questions.”

As soon as the words had gone out of her lips, silence had taken place. He knew it wasn't his fault, that it wasn't a lack of confidence on the part of his new colleagues, but his ego had taken a hit.

No one ever thought they could make Seoul's terror speak, let alone Jungkook who only entered the business.

“And what is his explanation?” Asked the editor.

“The visit ended before he could say anything. He answered while setting up his things on his desk. But I have another visit with him in the late afternoon tomorrow. I think he'll tell me a little bit more.”

He smiled softly, while silence still prevailed. Jungkook was determined to know the truth, no matter how long and how many visits it would take him. He was certain, and Jungkook knew, that Taehyung wasn't going to tell him all of a sudden.

Gradually, the office resumed its normal state and the voices mixed in with each other, mixed with the sounds of keyboards and mice.

“Should we make an announcement? You know, to warn the public that Taehyung-ssi is willing to talk.”

The chief raised an eyebrow. “Taehyung-ssi, are you guys that close already? No, you better not. If he decides not to answer, it'll only stir them up and they'll think we lied if we don't give them answers.”

Jungkook nodded and finally sat at his desk. He took his time to write a first report on his visit with Taehyung, losing his mind several times.

He can’t understand how a man, who had everything for him, ended up committing such a horrible act. He was attractive, rich and loved, what could have caused him to kill his closest friends ?

What happened that night, what was the trigger, why and how did it come to the decision to commit not one, but two murders? These questions had been unanswered for almost three years, Jungkook hoped to finally be able to answer them and help grieving families.

On his side, Taehyung was laying on the bed of his cell with his arms crossed behind his head. He was thinking about his talk with Jungkook or rather, Jungkook. He was genuinely intrigued by this boy, his face was so angelic, and yet he had come to talk to the worst person Seoul has known in the last three years.

For a moment Taehyung thought of what he could tell him, that he could answer enough to explain his act; but he could not find any. He ruminated for a few moments, before he remembered old memories.

He layd there for a long time, thinking back to the past, to his friends, until the guard came to pick him up for dinner. From that point on, he didn't think about Jungkook and his visit, or even about his friends and his slaughter.

The next day, Jungkook mentally prepared himself for his interview with Taehyung. On one hand, he was stressed that he wouldn’t have an answer because Taehyung was considered unpredictable, but on the other hand, he grasped the answer Taehyung was going to give him.

He was so stressed, he got ready in a hurry. He forgot his glasses and didn't even button his shirt up. Taehyung thought it was pretty cute and he didn't miss to point out. He had fun watching Jungkook turn all red, while he buttoned his shirt and put his hair back in place.

“ You seem stressed to me, Jungkook-ah. He put on a smile in the corner of his lips. Don't be, it's just me.”

Exactly. Jungkook thought.

Of course, they had professional interactions in the past because Jungkook was a photographer and Taehyung actor, but it was always very brief.

“I'm not stressed. He's lying. I'm just looking forward to the details.”

And it was true in a way, but it still made Jungkook anxious. Taehyung wasn't judged crazy, otherwise they would have committed him. He had his whole head and he knew exactly what he had done.

However, unlike some serial killers — couldn't it be said that he was one? — he hadn't focused on the details, he never bragged that he had killed, let alone several people in one evening, in less than ten minutes.

“What do you want to know, Jungkook-ah?”

Taehyung was playing and Jungkook knew it. But this time, he took more confidence than the day before.

“I want to know why you killed your friends, Taehyung-ssi.”

Taehyung stood silent for a moment, staring Jungkook right in the eye. Then he moistened his lips before moving his upper body closer to Jungkook, delivered at the table.

“Well, that's a pretty complex question I can't answer you, Jungkook-ah.”

Jungkook stood on his ass, he should have known Taehyung was making it work. He had believed it, but on second thought, why would he answer to him? He was nothing special and far less experienced than the reporters who tried to interview Taehyung.

Jungkook's look was a mixture of anger and disappointment now and Taehyung could feel it. He finally went to his chair and waited for any reaction from the youngest. She was coming soon.

“Well, I guess I should have known. I should note that the accused does not wish to argue, unless you want to say something?”

“You didn't ask me why.”

Jungkook frowned. “Why what?”

“Why I can’t answer you.” Taehyung insisted that he couldn't answer, not that he didn't want to.

“Well, Taehyung-ssi, why can't you give me a reason for your act?”

“Because I don't have any. I have no valid reason for doing what I do. Not that anything justifies murder, but, in my case, there was no triggering event that made me do what I did.”

Jungkook stood on his ass, he didn't expect that. How could anyone kill in cold blood for no reason? Not that killing someone could be justifiable, but for no reason? There's something really wrong with him.

“What do you mean, you have no reason ? There must be something that made you commit this crime?”

“No, there is not. He looked down before he raised his head and smiled softly. But maybe I should start at the beginning, right?”

Jungkook nodded, and Taehyung moistened his lips before starting his story.

“I should start with my meeting with Jay, so you can understand how I met them all, and what happened.”

© eliiroha 2023. 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃

as said in the plot before, this fanfiction is also on wattpad, but in french. since i’m native french here is the link if you want to take a look ! i hope you liked it, i know it’s kinda different of all the fairies and butterflies fluff stories but i really hope you will get interest in it !! i’m looking forward your reactions and thoughts !!♡

[demcnsinmymind]

@ignisregina sent: ‘‘ thank you for agreeing to help. ’’ ’ RANDOM DIALOGUE meme | Always Open!

"Are you kidding me? Thank you for your call. Seriously. Just about made my day. Well, more like night, given the whole timezone deal and all" Lance replied, laughing in his typical fashion he always did when trying to lure someone in. The TV host put his phone on speaker so he could use both his hands to keep working on his laptop, eager to pull up the picture of the painting in question.

"You're the art conservator, right? I'm guessing my producer already sent you all the details and a quotation for the footage. We can give you anything you want. Close ups of the cracks in the painting, wideshots of it in the hall, you name it. Truth be told, I had no idea the thing was of any high value in your field. It boggles my mind that it's actually still sitting there in an abandoned mansion like that. We scouted the place last week. Stripped of the usual. Copper. Furniture. But yeah, the painting you're interested in is still there."

After a short pause, he couldn't quite help it. Because sure enough, a few extra bucks for raw footage he was going to be shooting anyway was always nice. But what was even better was the prospect of getting another talking head for his show. Someone who seemed to know their shit. About this painting. About art. About this.

"Maybe the stories about it being haunted are true" he half joked, half teased, taking a closer look at the painting in question - in the picture on his screen.

"I don't know how much Jerry's told you about our show and what we're going to be doing in the mansion. We're looking into supposed hauntings and the like. That painting's actually the main reason why I picked the location for my next episode. I'm doing all the research and now that we're talking, I'm actually still looking for interview partners. Genuine people who know their history and the like, who can really tell us what lies behind what's on their screen." After a short pause, Lance went in for the strike. Leaning back to propose his idea with confidence, even though she couldn't even see his body language through the phone.

"I was wondering: why don't you come over the big pond to take a look at it yourself while we're shooting your footage? You could tell us what it is that you want us to capture for you, and in return, I could ask you a few questions about our shared object of interest? I could have a word with my producer...tell him that we're not going to be charging you for the footage in exchange for you giving us one shooting day. That's about 5 to 10 minutes of screen time. Tell the audience all about this piece of art, why it should be preserved for future generation, why your work matters in cases just like this. It's going to be on national television. So it's going to be seen by a lot of people. Really, the more I play around with the idea, the more I think that we're helping each other with this. What do you say?"

[kittykatbatass]

WARNING: sensitive content.

Today I finally blocked a narcissistic psychopath for the last time. We spent over 2 years together. He’d bring me doughnuts and coffee and take me out to eat. He was sweet and adorable and cuddly for about 5 months. We got in a huge drunken fight and the cops came. I didn’t give a statement thinking he would do the same. He called his Mom who came to his house and they told the police a bullshit story getting me arrested and charged with 2 misdemeanors and a felony. No convictions obviously cuz I didn’t do it. He wouldn’t call and admit to lying because he didn’t want a charge for falsifying a police report. I paid a lawyer to help me and it ended easily because he texted me saying he lied and I had multiple videos of him wasted with knives in hand threatening to kill himself. I had to ignore the screaming and verbal abuse to grab the knives from him and hide appliances so he couldn’t take a bath with them. He passed out in the shower regularly and threw up up all over himself too. He blamed this behavior and his fucked up treatment of me on the abuse his dad inflicted on him as a teen. It was bad. I would beg him to see a therapist and consider meds. He went once and quit. He was a fucking menace when he drank.

I’d ask him to hug me or be nice to me and he’d tell me to stop crying and stay away from him. I got in a car accident one day after we got in a fight at his house. We both had been drinking and he kicked me out. I remember crying in the front steps and he wouldn’t open the door. I almost died. Flight for life from the scene. Totaled my Subaru that was paid off. I woke up in ICU to my Mom who they called to come to IL from CO. He showed up later. My Mom stayed a couple months to pay my mortgage and take care of me while I healed. She sold my house and left me homeless because she told me I was such a bad alcoholic. I tried to break up with him then and moved in with my ex fiancé for 2 months.

At this point I had forgiven him and took him back , I moved in with him. This was the worst mistake of my life. I couldn’t work and could barely walk even with a boot. He’d scream at me telling me he was too stressed out to be dealing with my presence not having a job or being able to buy much. I healed and started working, I tried to leave again for an old flame who ended up stealing $2k from me. I went back. I started working to save for a new car, we agreed he’d let me stay for free til then as long as I cleaned everything and took care of our 2 cats and 1 dog (then 4 cats and a dog) He got a better job with my help making him call and dress nice for the interview etc. I managed to work enough to pay my bills, get gas and food, pay him back, and pay some court fines and save $4k ($2k to the old flame) and the rest I had to use for a lawyer… cuz I had found out I was being charged with a felony dui for the accident.

The whole time I lived with him he would periodically start fights about small things like me having friends or not cleaning enough or talking to single men etc. When this happened he would kick me out of our apartment after hours of screaming at me, he’d say things like I was a drug addict, a junkie, cheating, my parents don’t love me, I have no friends, just the meanest shit. I was no angel and would yell back a lot. He was so drunk most times he didn’t remember and would later make up a version of what had happened that made it look like I deserved it. When I got kicked out I’d usually call a few people whom I knew and had hung out with a few times and for a couple months and eventually someone would pick up and I’d Uber there to stay for a night or 2 or 3 or a week… once he stole my purse and phone and almost didn’t even use my phone and my money to get me an Uber back.

I always knew he was cheating after work and when I wasn’t home either at work or kicked out. He would hide my things in the attic. He insisted he never did and I loved him so much I didn’t listen to my intuition. I’d find female clothing that wasn’t mine, condoms disappeared, he restricted his facebook and snapchat so I couldn’t see anything he posted etc. He refused to say in a relationship on social media. Never posted anything about us. He out cameras up to watch me at home but unplugged them when I was gone and make me to set them back up every single time.

I relapsed and used substances (1 in particular) 3 times in the beginning, would drink and use cocaine like once a week then show up at his place before we lived together and he’d make me feel safe and comfortable. We would have sex a lot during these times. I found d out he told his friends and family I was an out of control drug addict behind my back. He made sure every time we fought they all knew his side of the story and convinced everyone I was crazy cling-on and a monster.

He made sure to take the car keys away at least once every 2 weeks or so, sometimes more, he was letting me use his old car as he bought a new one. Claiming he bought it cuz he wanted me to be safe at work then never let me drive it. He would drink after work on the night shift every weekday, and I had a day job where I made my own schedule, luckily, because he wouldn’t allow me to go to work when he showed up wasted in the morning before I got up. So many times he’d yell at me and rip the covers off me when he got home at 4-5am whatever and insist we had to have a talk right then about something he was upset about. We’d yell for a while until eventually I’d get him to lay down where he’d play loud movies or watch tiktok on his phone so I couldn’t sleep anyways.

We shared locations on Snapchat and if he didn’t want me to go somewhere he threatened me with cops and taking the car completely away so I had to go straight home. A couple times I went to friends houses after work anyways and he’d take the keys so again I couldn’t work, he always ended up giving them back after a couple days of verbal abuse. He would go hang with his friends for hours though and I could never come because they all didn’t like me since he ruined my chances of getting along before I even got them.

A couple months ago he disappeared for about 8 hours and came home with a story about taking a dab and getting sick saying his friend called an ambulance but had nothing but his word for me and I had to believe it. Then I didn’t answer the phone for 13mins one time and got yelled at after he got off and all the next day about how I was cheating.

He would tell me he got off work at 4-5-6am and every Friday at 6am cuz company policy. I realized later this was a lie, he lied about nearly everything, and he even admitted he would lie but insist that cheating was the one thing he would never do or lie about and his word is all I should need as proof… I asked him when he got off again after I finally moved out and he said he always got off around 3. He would forget his lies a lot and tell on himself.

I’d screenshot his location on snap in parking lots, random streets, parks he always said it was wrong. I got into his email and saw he was on websites where women post photos with ads giving out free sexual favors/sex and will meet and fuck without any attachments, listing all they were down for (anal, blow jobs) fucking sluts, in a park or the car etc. I confronted him about his location and he said he wasn’t there altogether or he was smoking a joint alone when he was at a park for an hour, that he needed space to think type shit. He also said he was in there just to look at the pictures. Like what in the fuck. I knew this was a lie because porn duh and who goes on local free sec sites for photos of soggy sluts?

More than once we’d be at the gas station he worked at and he’d be talking to some bitch, deny it, even told me once he doesn’t ask for numbers girls just ask him. I walked up at the same time as a fat girl with multiple kids did once and she said hi to him all gross like and he wouldn’t acknowledge me in front of her. Come to find out recently, through an acquaintance of mine who knew my ex from the gas station told me he saw me pick him up all the time in my jeep but I had a Subaru at the time and that fat mom drove a jeep she was picking him up. Once he and I decided to have sex in a park, which he insisted he’d never done, I thought we’d lay a blanket out in the grass late at night… I could tell right away he wasnt interested in that cuz he stood out the back door while I lay in the backseat pulling his shirt up and pants down as he did a million times before with this awful look on his face, filthy.

Progressively he got “drunk mean” more and more, with or without alcohol, to seemingly without a reason at all. Things got physical way beyond him dragging me by my feet out of bed or breaking down doors when I tried to get away from him. He wouldn’t let me leave the house until he’d had enough of hurting my feelings with yelling and gaslighting me then he’d take my house key and push me out the door and lock it. The injuries included bruised ribs from being so hard into a recliner that I broke it, 2 gashes in my head from being slammed into a closet hood by my hair, burned with a cigarette, kicked and punched leaving bruises, punched in the head, hit in the face with a hard plastic reusable cup which broke on impact, being thrown in the ground a lot, choked, pushed, held down on the ground by his foot on my chest, arms and hands grabbed, doors broken with me against them, and being blamed for a broken window resulting in him punching me so hard my nose was broken. I got some hits in, split his lip twice and pulled his hair. I broke 2 of his dab rigs and got him to let me not pay him back for about $400 in loans. $300 of which he almost stole the clothes right off my back and my dogs food for, saying he’d give the stuff back when I paid him. I convinced him to give it back and he told me he loved me and hugged and kissed me etc. Gross.

He would blame me for every single thing that went wrong even if I had nothing to do with it somehow he would make up a twisted derivative as to how I was responsible. Towards the end of it all he was otp with some slut and we fought, he left, I smashed my own tv and mirror so he couldn’t have them, flooded the apartment and busted a hole in the wall. He was fucking his best friends girlfriend that night while bestie was on a cruise and ended up getting a dui with her in the car which, even tho I left to Belleville hours prior was somehow my fault.

I would cry every single day at least 2-3 times. Cry myself asleep, cry myself awake…

At the end I had moved in with a friend and had been staying there about 6 weeks. Only one of which he was decent and acted as if he wanted to work it out. At the 6 week-ish mark I got into an argument with the girl I was staying with and he moved me back into the shithole apartment where he wasn’t even staying. He was staying with his mom who is like to add pays for everything he needs and enables him to drink and smoke stupid amounts of weed and be irresponsible with his money. (Also somehow my fault?) We spend one day together when he ditches me for his best friend over a half inch left black n mild then disappears for 6-7 hours claiming to have fallen asleep on the friends couch, when his bed and I were blocks away. He stayed away the whole weekend even tho we made plans to clean and cook together. I got upset and was crying otp when he laughed at me and I heard her for the first time laughing too. He would be in her bedroom and send me videos saying it was his sisters room when there was female shit everywhere and his sister had left to college months ago. He snapped me a photo wearing her sweater blanket, also his “sisters”. He would login to snap at his moms on some device and leave so he could say he was there by his location even when he wasn’t.

The last straw(s) was when he gave me an imbalance in the ph of my lady parts by havibg sex with me using his dirty dick without protection. He also told me if I had just submitted to his will things would’ve been better for me. I called his best friend and asked him how long the cheating had been happening and he took forever to answer (lying). A few mins later my ex insisted he couldn’t take me to the lady doctor anymore and that I was cheating with multiple people. I assume he couldn’t figure out a lie to tell his new whore and his bestie called him out after our little talk. I then blocked him on Snapchat and on my phone and Facebook. Now I just am praying I never see or hear from him again and that I can be strong enough to stay away from him. I loved him so much, he took advantage of my loyalty and good heart and broke me mentally, physically, financially, emotionally and nearly made me commit suicide more than once near the end. He isolated me and slandered me, cheated on me and stole my nude photos and videos, my heart and my body. Trust, respect, tolerance and patience will forever have to be earned from me by others. The thought of intimacy with anyone makes me sick to my stomach and even meet bc new friends makes me want to jump out a window. Fuck him forever.

[fairymermaid7]

Hi, I just want to say please don't feed into the negativity of this fandom. Joe had always said he felt overwhelmed with the fame & attention he received especially after stranger things. I understand what he said may be contradicting or confusing to many, but I can try to understand and here's my thoughts.

I think what he is saying is how when a person becomes wildly known or famous, some people overstep boundaries when it comes to their personal lives (which I think make some people become parasocial as well which can get scary at times)

Therefore, word gets out about their personal lives on the Internet which can become a rollercoaster of events, even overwhelming at times.

I also think who ever was in charge of the interview such as the editor may have phrased Joe's words wrong for whatever reason. I think deep down he does cares about the fans, but he wants to keep his distance

(especially that time when that one fan touched him inappropriately at a comic con) since then, he kinda wanted to keep his distance and I think the situation changed his viewpoint about his fans. Also that time a woman lied and said Joe sexually harassed her. . . Come to find out it was debunked bcs she lied to get money from him

About the pap situation, maybe Doja was behind it as we know she's an attention seeker given what she did at her concert showing off her ring (I guess to start rumors that Joseph engaged with her which is odd behavior bcs why?)

As for Joe, well from what he told us he isn't much of a social media person so Idk if he knew and went along with Doja. If he did, then I don't know, I guess bcs he was probably tired of some people saying he was a single dude and can't get ladies (I've seen it somewhere, but can't remember) but Doja was a terrible choice to pick.

But yeah, I find this situation not to be taken seriously bcs at the end of the day we have our own lives and things to worry about. I wish those who spread hate or false claims about him would move on as well bcs we all on a clock. Why worry about a person's actions? Something we can't carry to our graves?

Anyways, please don't be confused or upset about this :)

There are points I agree and points I disagree with in your message anon.

One thing is for sure; We all need to take a deep breath and move on, I guess.

Thank you for giving your POV on the matter.

❤️

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Rapid Response Trump Camp Puts to Bed X Post by Harris 'Interns' Citing AP's 'Fake News' Vance Quote

Thursday has become one of the worst days in Vice President Kamala Harris' mismanaged and flailing presidential run. Let's take a stroll through a few of the previous troubling incidents and statements so far, and see where it leads.

Team Harris began the day with catastrophic tidings via the poll analysis of Nate Silver...and whispers continuing to swirl like the Sonoran Desert's monsoon winds that the campaign is having regrets about who Kamala picked as her running mate.

Whoops: Report That Harris Team Regrets Not Picking Shapiro, As Nate Silver Has More Bad News for Them

Democrat veep nominee and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz didn't have things any better, with the revelation of his comments of effusive support for pro-Hamas protesters reminding everyone why he was little more than a security blanket for Harris during her recent shambles of an interview with CNN. 

But perhaps more damaging was that Walz also received a subpoena from the U.S. House of Representatives, after reports surfaced that he and his gubernatorial office, along with a shady nonprofit in Minnesota--and the chief of the Biden Department of Education--may have acted in a conspiracy to bilk taxpayers of $250 million meant for COVID-19 relief in schools.

Read More: 

YIKES: Tim Walz's Remarks About Gaza Just Revealed Why They Don't Want Him Answering Questions

NEW: House GOP Subpoenas MN Gov. Walz on Allegations His Office Knew About $250M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Things only went downhill from there for Harris-Walz in the evening, though. During a campaign stop on Thursday, Ohio Senator JD Vance, the 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee, spoke about the horrific school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday, in which two teachers and two children were murdered by another student.

As my colleague, Bob Hoge wrote, not only did the Associated Press mangle the factual wording of what Vance said, but the Harris-Vance campaign mimeographed it to commit what could charitably be described as a character assassination on former President Donald Trump's running mate:

READ: 

MORE LIES: Kamala Harris, Associated Press Completely Distort JD Vance's Message About School Shootings

Hoge called it a disgusting display, and he nailed it in one word. Here, though, is the icing on the campaign collapse cake for Kamala. In contrast to the single-A, sophomoric work product of the Harris social media hooligan squad, Team Trump must have had its top-tier rapid response team on the clock tonight--because they didn't mess around and demolished that dumb post to smithereens:

 Here's Team Trump's spot-on response, which put the other folks' post right to bed:

In case you can't see the post, it reads:

Kamala's interns just released a statement pushing FAKE NEWS that the Associated Press just retracted.   Watch the full video and you'll clearly see that JD Vance does not say what they claim he said. These morons do nothing but lie every single day.

There isn't one incorrect word in that post. Lying is all that the Democrats do, and to do it when something can be so easily debunked in an instant says so much. These are hateful and dishonest people, who must have a lower skill level at basic marketing than your average associate at a cellphone case kiosk at the mall. 

How in the world did anyone decide that these people should be in charge of making the vice president of one of the worst presidents in U.S. history appear to be a palatable choice for the American people come November? Whoever hired them should hand them their pink slips first thing on Friday morning, and then tender their own resignation immediately.

Anyway, it's too late for Team Harris to, in a manner of speaking, "be unburdened by what has been":

[kiss-my-freckle]

Stefan stans say Bonnie had a friendship with him (a lot of them talk about them being friends in season 1. They even use the scene in 1x22 where Bonnie confronts Stefan saying if things get out of hand she'd be willing to take him down along with Damon to say Bonnie's character was treated better then than the rest of the show since Kevin was a part of that season even though that's not the case. Bonnie's personality and suffering was similar in later seasons. Plus based on the way he spoke of Bonnie in interviews it didn't seem like he was better. When asked about Bonnie's lack of love life he defended it by claiming Luka was her love interest even though he was just manipulating her and not a love interest. Fans at the time complained about Bonnie's treatment and being used as a plot device before he left the show.) and that he cared more about her than Damon. Stefan was okay with Bonnie dying in 4x17 and stood idlely when Caroline had to kill witches to save Bonnie's life. He didn't care about bringing Bonnie back to life in season 5 and 6 while Damon did.

Stefan's friendships don't compare to Damon's because Damon didn't lie his way through them, and they certainly don't exist simply because of his relationship with Elena. Bonnie's comment in 1x22 is quite telling in the fact that she's willing to kill Stefan just to kill Damon. This is but a testament to the fact that she can handle losing Stefan, so they're not as close as Stefan wishes they were. Furthered by the fact that she didn't just say it, she proved it when she lied about the vampire device. She knew that it would kill Stefan just as much as it would kill Damon. That's why she said Elena would never forgive her... she expected it to kill both brothers. The same can be said of other characters. Even though Alaric has a friendship with Stefan, Damon is the one he considers a brother. You can even see it in their scenes. Stefan doesn't have as many emotionally charged scenes with other characters like Damon does, his friendships aren't as rich. They exist because of Elena. Damon's friendships are of his own doing. That's why he goes behind Elena's back and meets with Jeremy himself in 1x22. He's building his own relationship with Jeremy outside of Elena. Why, in season 2, Jeremy opts to hang out with Damon despite Elena's protest. While none of his friendships would exist without Elena because she's the voice of his humanity, his humanity builds those friendships outside of her.

Bonnie's relatonship with Jamie is one that I didn't agree with. imo, the relationship she could've had with Jamie is the relationship she ends up having with Damon... It's more sibling-like. Killing off Enzo and Lexi was insane to me. While Enzo's death was unfair to Bonnie and Lexi's death was unfair to Stefan, I felt they were necessary. Still, I consider Lexi's death more necessary than Enzo's. She's been acting as a wedge since 1864. So long as she remained alive, Damon and Stefan would remain at a distance. Her bias wouldn't allow her to consider Damon the way Elena considers Damon. Considering Damon is a requirement as both characters in a ship should be considered. Lexi only considers Stefan. Enzo died simply because they wanted to kill off Stefan.

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Law & Order Special Victims Unit Season 24 Ep. 3 "Mirror Effect"

Benson attempts to assist a pop star who is in a tumultuous relationship. Rollins grapples with bringing work-related stress home with her. Fin imparts a lesson to a rookie about respecting fellow officers.

If you want to watch the series for yourself, stop reading! This post contains spoilers to the storyline.

During Rollins' therapy session, she made a joke about dissociation. The therapist asked about a safe place and inquired about the well-being of Rollins' daughters. Rollins refused to take medication and stated that her goal was not normalcy. Additionally, a protocol was mentioned. If she continues to miss appointments, she will be taken off active duty.

A pop star couple attended a red carpet event with screaming fans. They claim to inspire each other.

Rollins must leave. The girls are afraid of monsters in the house. Before Carisi and Rollins leave on their date, Carisi sprays "monster spray".

In the limo, Austin becomes violent with Kelsey, and she calls him a bitch.

Rollins and Carisi were taking a walk when they overheard a fight between the pop stars. Kelsey was left on the street as the limo drove away. Rollins identified herself as a police officer and offered Kelsey a ride home after she explained that she had just had a fight with her boyfriend. Austin is constantly texting his girlfriend. Rollins advises her to take a break. Before dropping her off, Rollins gives her a card. They witness Austin and his girlfriend making up. Carisi acknowledges that Rollins did everything she could, but Rollins still feels like it's not enough.

Fin is angry because Muncy left a fast food bag in his car. Kelsey arrives, and Muncy and Rollins recognize her. It turns out that Rollins recognized her last night but didn't say anything. Kelsey wants to talk to someone, and Benson comes to talk to her. Kelsey reported that her boyfriend assaulted her last night. According to her, Austin threw her on the bed and then she passed out. Benson informed her that if she was touched in a way she did not consent to, it is considered a crime. Kelsey has decided to stop covering for Austin. Benson advised her not to go home tonight. Kelsey plans to call her mom. Benson suggests staying at a hotel until her mom arrives. To avoid paparazzi, Kelsey wants to exit through the back.

Muncy and Velasco interviewed the limo driver. He stated that the individuals involved were unable to handle their emotions and suggested they needed a time out.

Austin insisted that the matter was between him and Kelsey. Benson requested to hear his side of the story. He claims that she lied and threw a champagne bottle at him. His friends are laughing. Benson and Austin both acknowledge the seriousness of these allegations, with the latter's lawyer also agreeing.

Carisi notes that this case will be difficult to prosecute, and Rollins questions whether it's even worth trying. Carisi claims to be a victim as well.

Rollins and Carisi discuss the case at home. Both stars grew up in small towns and faced poverty. According to the news, Kelsey and Austin are now engaged. The girls scream, believing there is a monster. Rollins frightens everyone when she grabs her gun.

Rollins is angry and tries to convince Kelsey to press charges. Benson intervenes. The mother offers the police officers wine.

Austin says Kelsey is his everything. Muncy calls it a five-carat apology. Austin is angry that someone told Kelsey to call her mom.

Rollins is urging Kelsey to press charges. Benson intervenes once more. Outside, Benson inquires about the girls' well-being. Rollins is falling apart and acting paranoid. The other officers approach and comment Austin is either foolish or incarcerated.

In the bathroom, Muncy expresses judgmental behaviour, but Benson reminds her that there are no perfect victims. Additionally, Benson suggests that Muncy wear a blazer.

Austin informs Benson that the incident will not occur again and questions why the charges have not been dropped yet. He expresses his desire to do the right thing, and Benson explains that it is now up to the DA. Austin also mentions his intention to get sober. Benson believes that everyone has choices to make, and true change is closely linked to emotional maturity. She speculates that he may not have had positive male role models during his upbringing. Benson advises him to do the opposite of what he was taught about being a man.

Benson tells Rollins that he wants to heal. While Rollins is speaking with Benson, she receives a call from Lila, who is attacking Austin. Fin arrests both of them after they get physical. Kelsey tells Rollins that she got into a fight with Austin because of her mother, and it turned into a war. She accuses Austin of rape.

Everyone shares their side of the story, and it appears that the argument started over a waitress. Kelsey claims that Austin was drunk again. According to Kelsey, fighting is part of their foreplay. Afterward, Austin smoked as if nothing was wrong. Austin's lawyer arrived and advised him to remain silent. Carisi states that they have sufficient evidence to arrest Austin. The DA's office is receiving calls, and the paparazzi is becoming involved.

During the arraignment, there is a dispute over photography, and the judge orders the parties to refrain from social media and surrender Austin's passport. Austin's father approaches Carisi and claims that his son is merely a drunk. Carisi responds that people end up in court due to their choices.

Outside the court, fans cheer for Austin. Carisi announces the start of the circus. Rollins reports that they convinced Kelsey and her media consultant not to go on the offensive. Rollins waits for Carisi, not wanting to be alone.

Kelsey's mother testifies. During cross-examination, she admitted that Kelsey had called the police and falsely accused Mom's boyfriend of molestation because she was not allowed to audition. She also revealed that Kelsey had written lies in her journal to irritate her. Meanwhile, Kelsey is troubled by the negative attention and wonders why she is disliked by everyone.

During her testimony, Kelsey described her turbulent relationship with the accused and how things had recently worsened. She alleged that she had been raped and that her mother had called the police. Although she had previously withdrawn her complaint, hoping that the accused would change, she now stands by her accusation. In response, the defense attorney questioned what it would take for her to change her mind again. As Kelsey spoke, some individuals in the courtroom stood up and accused her of lying. They moved Kelsey and then attacked Rollins for taking her side. Rollins rand into the elevator, visibly upset.

Carisi expressed his frustration with the social media posts calling Kelsey a liar. The judge stated that there will not be a mistrial and that she will ban anyone who misbehaves.

Rollins suggested that Kelsey get off her phone and toughen up. Benson ejects Rollins from the room.

Austin's father discusses Austin's addictions. Benson informs Carisi that Rollins requires assistance. Carisi agrees to take Rollins to therapy moving forward. Kelsey arrives for Austin's testimony. Austin admits thta the relationship has become unmanageable but denies sexually assaulting Kelsey.

During the cross-examination, Carisi questions Austin about the fight. Austim admits that fighting is a common occurrence for them, but claims that tearing the nightgown was an accident. Kelsey expresses her desire to end the matter, stating that Austin has already apologized. He also mentions that Kelsey is his fiancée. Carisi takes a tough stance, but Austin apologizes to Kelsey and denies being like his father. Kelsey stated that Austin apologized and she wants to move on, but Carisi insists that dropping the charges is not an option. Benson emphasizes that regardless of Kelsey's forgiveness, Austin committed sexual assault.

During the defense attorney's closing argument, Kelsey is portrayed as a liar, and Austin's confession on the stand is disregarded. Carisi notes that both parties experienced childhood trauma, but Austin still confessed to the crime. He hopes to receive help while in prison, but his actions cannot be excused as sexual assault is a serious crime.

Rollins asked Benson if she had a minute. They sat down. Rollins admitted that she had been off her game. Benson reassured her that even off her game, Rollins was a good detective. Rollins then told Benson about how she had pulled her gun in the girls' room.

Austin was found guilty of only Rape 3, which the news made a big deal about. The protesters are expressing their anger towards Kelsey and Benson through yelling. Kelsey is upset in the limo because she cannot tour since her songs were all about Austin. Benson believes that Kelsey needs to learn to love herself before she can love anyone else.

The defense plans to make an appearance. Carisi recommends leniency. Austin is willing to serve his prison sentence. The defense attorney plans to file an appeal. Austin is uncertain if Kelsey will reconcile with him. Carisi advises him to end any relationship with the person giving him romantic advice. Rollins arrives and expresses her fear of having caused damage. Carisi believes that everyone has secrets they keep hidden. What actions do you want to take to address this? He and Rollins embrace.

[takeeachdayonebookatatime]

Why did you elbow me? 168

Achilles Castle part 70

Lemonade and lies PART 13

Martha: pov Katherine just got off the phone with Liv turns out their suspect is a murderer they have proof he is a serial killer. I'm heading out to have dinner with some friends of mine tonight. Alexis and Dave have plans for tonight.

Liv: pov it's decided the 4 of us will split up and sit outside his work and house, Detective Elliot is staying  back at the station even if he doesn't want to. Sargent Fin and Sargent Esposito will be sitting outside his work just in case. Me and Sargent Ayanna bell are outside his house we have a warrant out for his arrest 

Fin: pov the guy is not at work so he must be on his way home I text Liv letting her know. She says why don't you pick up some food on the way back to the precinct. Esposito and I found a sub shop that looks good. I make sure to pick up some drinks while Esposito orders the food. I know what Liv and Elliot like, thankfully she texted me what Ayanna and Jet like. Esposito knows what Ryan and Lanie like. The ride back to the station is short.

Ayanna: pov Liv notices our suspect pulling into his driveway. Liv tells the guy she is looking into a guy he might be a pedophile and since you talked to him in the store parking lot can you talk about it you may have info that can solve a crime the guy seems excited to help out the police.

Elliot: pov Fin and Esposito are back with some subs a few minutes later. Liv and Ayanna walk in with our suspect un-cuffed. He probably doesn't even know he is a suspect. They take him to an interrogation room. His DNA has to be a match before he can be charged for the crime Liv had Ryan look him up and see if he had any traffic violations which he did. Liv arrested him for them. Turns out he didn't pay his parking/speeding tickets.

Jet: pov it is so cool watching Captain Benson interrogate the suspect. From what I understand he is under arrest and waiting for sentencing. Lol it's getting late she tells us all to head home for the night. Captain Benson and Sargent tutuola go to interview our suspect. Let's hope we can get something from him. Liv is trying to trick him up and get him to talk without realizing he is. All of us are watching from the box. We chat while we eat. Lanie, who is a medical examiner, is telling a story about the 2 times Kate had food poisoning. I can't believe that sent her to the ER how awful. Some of the stories Liv and Fin are telling are hard to hear about. 

Ryan: Liv tells us how sometimes if a family is split up when the kids are very young the father, mother or siblings can be attracted to each other. ew that is nasty, how could a father be attracted to their children? Lanie says it's hard sometimes with Kate because she has limitations. On my first day on the job I rear-ended a car trying to park. Turns out it was the swat vehicle and a bunch of guys with big guns hoped out.

Joe: pov wow now that is a story, I bet you were very scared. Ryan says yes it was his first day on the job and he was afraid to get in trouble. Elliot and Esposito are talking about the war together. One was in the marines and the other special forces. It's getting late after eating some food. Captain Benson tells us all to head home for the night.

Jim: pov me and Castle are trying to decide on what to eat for dinner I decide to grab some sandwiches from the cafeteria downstairs, I must not forget some water bottles. Katie is eating a tiny bit of soup while we eat our sandwiches. 

Castle: pov kate is no longer on oxygen and doing much better. Alexis stopped by earlier and brought her some lemonade and soup from the restaurant, which is so nice. it's late and Kate just started to fall asleep, I start to doze off I'm startled awake by a beeping noise. It is two of her monitors going off indicating she isn't breathing right and her heart rate is dangerously elevated. I hit the emergency button to call the nurse. I remember to grab the oxygen mask and put it on her face which immediately starts to help Kate. 

Nurse Kendall: pov I run in the room asking what is wrong Castle says Kate wasn't breathing right and her heart rate is dangerously elevated. Nurse Wendy runs to get a Dr, thankfully there is a cardiologist working the night shift. Dr Cantor gives her a dose of heart meds, Her oxygen levels are slowly rising which is good it means whatever happened is ending. Her heart rate is also elevated, the meds should bring it down. Thankfully she doesn't need to be cardioverted or need the defibrillator. We need to figure out what caused this.

Dr Cantor: pov I call Dr Jason and notify Kate's other Dr's of what happened.  A bunch of tests need to be run, an ultrasound machine is being brought into her room, that way she doesn't need to be moved so much.

Kate: pov I don't feel so good, Castle is trying to calm me down. A Dr is asking me how I feel. I’m starting to freak out a little. I can tell the nurse is putting something else in my iv suddenly I start to calm down. I’m so sleepy. Castle is moving my hair out of my face and rubbing the back of my hand trying to sooth me.

Nurse Wendy: pov the calming meds should start working with her PTSD she gets freaked out easily. The EKG shows that Kate is having a bad arrhythmia episode. Once the ultrasound machine is in the room, Dr Cantor opens Kate's shirt and squirts some gel on her chest and moves the wand around over her heart/scar. She has some scar tissue  that would need to be removed, but that is for another day. Nothing looks clogged, which is good. The good side is working hard to make up for the damaged area her blood is being diverted around the bad area. To be continued. ……….