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lockefanfic · 4 years ago

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Business Trip - Part 10: Shock

“Maybe there’s something we can do that will… ease my nerves about this presentation I’m about to give.”

You turn slightly until your face is facing hers. Your noses brush up against one another, the first feeling of skin on skin contact sending electricity pulsing throughout both your bodies.

“What do you have in mind?”

Tzuyu lets her smile widen before bringing her mouth once more to your ear.

“I want you to fuck me. Right here, right now.”

“Do you need a ride to the convention?”

You look up from your smartphone, where you are frantically searching for a Mandarin Chinese translation app, and find yourself more than a little struck by what you see.

The voice is coming from within a fancy, expensive looking limousine. Framed in the limo’s back window is the face of a young woman, and while you had seen and spent your time with more than your fair share of beautiful women, this one still took your breath away for a moment.

She is young; no more than twenty years old, at most. Her face is gorgeous, round and soft, the cuteness of girlhood giving way slowly to the beauty of womanhood. Her eyes, large and expressive, are staring at you with a friendly look. Her smile is just as attractive as the rest of her, which is to say it was extremely so.

“Um, yes,” you say, still a little dumbstruck by her. The girl in the limo window bends slightly, presumably to open the door, and despite all the childhood advice you received about not getting into cars with strangers, you nonetheless find yourself happily hopping into this particular car with someone you had only known for all of five seconds.

All that childhood advice never told you what to do when the person trying to get you into their car was a gorgeous young woman, after all.

It’s been less than a week since your meeting with the CEO that sent you, Momo, Choa, and Mina to Taiwan. The three girls had gone ahead to the convention to set up that afternoon’s presentation, where they were joined by Seolhyun, who was due to make a presentation showcasing FNC’s new tech and announce their acquisition by JYP Inc. There was a lot riding on the presentation, and so the five of you had spent long hours working on every part of it to ensure it was as effective as it could be. You had planned to join them at the convention space this morning, but had to stay back at the hotel to take a conference call from the head office. This meant you had to catch your own ride to the convention.

“Sorry,” the young woman says as you slide carefully into the backseat, “I saw the convention ID lanyard around your neck and since I’m heading that way too, I figured you’d need a ride. As you can see, I have a lot of space.” She gestures to the large and mostly empty cabin of the limo, which could have easily fit another four people.

“Oh, no, I’m thankful. Sorry, your name was?”

“Sorry! I should’ve introduced myself before asking you to get into my car,” she says with a soft giggle, “My name is Tzuyu. Chou Tzuyu.”

She extends a small, thin hand towards you, and you shake her hand before introducing yourself in turn. At the mention of your name a look of recognition washes over her delicate features.

“I’ve heard of you,” she starts, “you’re with JYP Inc., right?”

“Right. And you’re from…” you start, eager to know who this young woman was. Whoever she was, she must’ve had some clout in the industry, given she was riding to the convention in an expensive looking limo. Her name didn’t ring any bells, however.

“Oh, we’re from a pretty unknown company… in this industry, at least. We have ventures in other places, but we’re actually only going to be making our debut in this industry today, at the convention.”

You nod, though you make note of the fact that she managed to avoid telling you what company she was from.

“Anyway,” she continues, “we have some new tech lined up that we want to introduce, which is why we’ve decided to enter this market. I’m giving a presentation this morning, you should come watch!”

She smiles softly at you, her face soft and warm, and once again you find yourself awestruck by her beauty. She was at that age of transition between girl and woman, and had all the advantages of both. She brushes her dark hair back from her eyes with one hand, tucking it softly behind her ear - a simple gesture, but one you find entrancing. She is wearing a simple black sleeveless dress; the simplicity of her clothing only served to highlight the natural beauty of her features.

“Sure. But only if you come watch our presentation in the afternoon,” you reply.

“Right… rumor has it you guys acquired FNC Corp. Apparently they have some new tech that’s pretty groundbreaking, and that’s why you bought them?”

You smile slyly before responding, “I’m not at liberty to discuss that.”

Tzuyu returns the smile. It is dazzling.

“Rumor also says their Director of Marketing is super gorgeous - like, supermodel gorgeous.”

You smile at the apt description of Seolhyun, and are about to agree verbally with Tzuyu, but you decide that perhaps it was best to keep quiet. While the acquisition process was well underway, the final deals and paperwork were yet to be signed, and you weren’t about to take any chances with divulging any sensitive information to anyone before it was time. Your company’s acquisition of FNC was supposed to be the big surprise you revealed at the presentation, after all.

“I can neither confirm nor deny that,” you say, but despite your need to keep things confidential, you find a suggestive smirk creeping across your lips. Tzuyu’s beauty was beguiling, and you found yourself helplessly returning her smiles.

“I bet she’ll be the one giving the presentation. Women like that are awesome in front of crowds.”

“I’m sure you’ll be awesome too, then,” you say, almost automatically. You weren’t one to automatically throw compliments at women you barely knew, but there was something about Tzuyu that made it dangerously easy to do so.

“Oh, I don’t know. I’m kind of nervous, to tell you the truth. I’ve given big presentations before to big crowds, but it’ll be my first time speaking to this particular market. A lot’s riding on this. I’m super nervous.”

“You’ll be fine. Just imagine everyone in the crowd in their underwear.”

Tzuyu lets a smile appear on her slim lips, before biting her lip, almost imperceptibly. It was a subtle gesture, difficult to even notice, but you sure did.

“Is that what you’re doing now?” she asks, her tone suddenly serious, with more than a hint of flirtatiousness.

Her question shocks you a little, if anything because it came out of nowhere, and from a young woman you’d met not even a half hour ago. You knew next to nothing about Chou Tzuyu, and yet here you were, riding in her limousine, trying to discern whether or not you should reciprocate her flirting.

“I can neither confirm nor deny that,” you say with a smile. Tzuyu giggles, the sound soft and musical. She returns your smile and her eyes narrow as she stares at you, as though she were trying to figure you out in her head.

“Maybe a drink will help soothe your nerves,” you say, gesturing to what looked like a sufficiently stocked minibar in the midsection of the limo, “Assuming you can drink, that is.”

Tzuyu smiles slyly at you. “Was that your way of figuring out whether I’m of legal age?”

It was your turn to smile and let out a small laugh. Whoever this girl was, she wasn’t stupid. She knew what game you were both playing.

“I’m not at liberty to discuss that, Miss Chou,” you answer.

She pink tongue darts out and swipes across her lips as she turns her head to stare out the window at the quickly passing buildings of Taipei’s downtown commercial district. “I’m eighteen, if that helps soothe your nerves. And I’ll make you talk one way or another,” she says, still keeping her gaze locked outside the window, a slim smile playing on her lips.

The girl knew the game, and she knew how to play it.

You take a moment to gaze at her side profile, and you are once again taken aback by the beauty in her young face - soft, delicate features, a cute button nose and large eyes. Your gaze wanders a little lower, and you find the rest of her is equally well sculpted, with long limbs and a not insignificant amount of cute baby fat still lingering around her full thighs, giving her a feminine, womanly figure despite her youth.

You are content to ride in silence for a block or two. Your silence is interrupted after a minute when Tzuyu presses a small button built into the side console of the limousine. She speaks softly in Mandarin, and you assume she is speaking directly to the driver. Through the semi-tinted glass that divides the driver from the rest of the cabin, you notice the driver nod in understanding at whatever it was Tzuyu had asked him to do.

A few seconds later the limo takes an abrupt turn, away from the flow of traffic and into an alleyway. A large, modern-looking parking building looms to your right, and the limo enters it, rising to the mostly empty third floor before parking in a corner that is surrounded on two sides by solid walls. Without further word, the driver shuts off the engine and steps out of the car before walking towards the exit and leaving the building altogether.

You tense a little, especially when the driver leaves the limo. You didn’t know who this woman was, and had to be prepared for anything. It wasn’t unheard of for executives to be coerced, physically or otherwise, into doing things they didn’t want to do for the sake of divulging business secrets.

You look at Tzuyu, hoping to find some indication of just what the hell was going on in her youthful features, but she is only wearing a blank look on her face. She takes one last glance outside her window to ensure the driver is fully out of sight, and one more look out the back window of the limo, as if she were searching for anyone else that might be in the area.

Seemingly satisfied that you two were the only people on the floor, if not the entire parkade, she returns her gaze to you, her lower lip curling slightly under her front teeth. She bites her lower lip lightly before suddenly shifting closer to you.

You are fully aware of her proximity, and her closeness brings her gorgeous face so close to yours that it is almost too much to handle.

Tzuyu’s left hand rests on your left thigh, and she leans her upper body closer to yours before bringing her mouth to within an inch of your left ear.

“Maybe there’s something we can do that will… ease my nerves about this presentation I’m about to give.”

You turn slightly until your face is facing hers. Your noses brush up against one another, the first feeling of skin on skin contact sending electricity pulsing throughout both your bodies.

“What do you have in mind?”

Tzuyu lets her smile widen before bringing her mouth once more to your ear.

“I want you to fuck me. Right here, right now.”

“That’s very forward of you, Miss Chou,” you say, trying your best to put up a front, although every nerve and fibre of your being was screaming at you to jump at this young woman. You don’t see it, but you just know your words have elicited a smile from her.

Tzuyu’s hand moves a little further up your leg until it turns and starts to caress your inner thigh, her delicate, thin fingers just inches away from the growing bulge in your pants.

“What’s the matter? Am I too young for you?”

Tzuyu’s hand moves further up your thigh. The very tip of her fingers brush up against your steadily hardening shaft. It takes every ounce of willpower in your being to not twitch at the sensation.

“...Wife? Girlfriend?”

“Girlfriend,” you say softly, “not that she would mind that I fucked another girl. Trust me.”

“Good,” Tzuyu says, the tone of her voice becoming more and more lusty, her words taking more of a pleading tone, “then there’s no reason why your cock shouldn’t be in my pussy in a few minutes...”

“I barely know you, Tzuyu. And besides, you could be from a competitor company.”

Tzuyu smiles, happy that you have played hard to get. With the way she was coming at you, however, you weren’t sure how much longer you could resist.

The young girl bites her lip again, lifting her body slightly and tugging at the hem of her short skirt until it is bunched up around her waist; as she does so she reveals the small baby pink thong she is wearing beneath it. Then Tzuyu swings her left leg around so that she is quite literally sitting in your lap, each of her legs straddling your waist. She wastes no time and presses her hips forward, letting your now fully erect shaft brush against her pussy.

Tzuyu lets out a soft moan as she traces a path from your nose to your left ear once more.

“What about now? Please fuck me, daddy.”

You weren’t really much of a daddy kink kind of guy, but the combination of Tzuyu’s relative youth and the ridiculously hot body she was pressing up against you broke down any last vestiges of resistance you may have had against fucking the wanton young woman grinding herself against your shaft.

Tzuyu presses her hips against yours, dragging her pussy against your crotch. The softest of moans escapes her lips.

“Fuck me, daddy. Fuck my tight little pussy with this big cock of yours.”

There is a pleading, almost begging tone to her words that is simply irresistible. Tzuyu drags her nose from your ear back to the front of your face, and your eyes look into hers, finding only lust - wanton, unbridled lust. At that moment your composure breaks, and you crush her lips against yours in a fierce kiss.

The young woman’s tongue enters your mouth almost forcefully, easily finding and pressing itself against its counterpart. Almost immediately you feel Tzuyu’s hands reach between your bodies, working the belt and button of your pants with her long fingers, and you both breathe a sigh of relief as her fumbling finally undoes your pants.

She wastes no time, her hand immediately grabbing your erect penis over your boxers, and you let out a low gasp as Tzuyu gives you a firm squeeze, delighting in the feeling of the firm flesh in her hand. Your eyes have closed involuntarily, but when they open again you find Tzuyu’s face in front of yours, her gaze drunk with lust and need, the innocence that pervaded her character quickly fleeing away from her baser desires.

She is biting her lip again.

Tzuyu gives you one more firm stroke with her palm before grasping the hem of your boxers. She pulls down the garment easily to finally free your shaft from its cotton confines. She breaks your eye contact to gaze down at your stiff, long penis, and a look of satisfaction washes over her young, innocent features. She grasps your shaft gently with her right hand, and taking a moment to ensure you are watching her, she licks her lips, her pink tongue gliding over the shiny red lipstick she was wearing.

The young woman climbs off your crotch, and while you are slightly disappointed at the new distance she is putting between your bodies, you quickly find yourself unable to complain as Tzuyu repositions herself on her knees between your spread legs.

She looks up at you with that youthful, fresh face of hers, her large, round eyes so full of innocence, so at odds with the fact that she was on her knees, about to perform such a lewd act. Perhaps that is what is so intoxicating about her - the fact that she was so innocent, so young, and yet so willing to indulge her basest desires. Perhaps that is why you have put up so little resistance to having sex with a girl that was so much younger.

A moment later, any hesitation you might have had flees from your mind as Tzuyu runs the very tip of her tongue from the base of your cock all the way to your very tip, her tongue gliding slowly and softly over your already weeping slit. A moan of sheer pleasure escapes your mouth as your spine tingles with excitement - it turns out to be a mere appetizer of what follows, as Tzuyu wastes no more time and takes you into her mouth, her soft lips and wet tongue pressing onto every inch of your rock hard shaft.

Before you know it Tzuyu is giving you one of the best blowjobs you’ve ever had, although a part of you wonders whether it was the novelty of it all - Tzuyu’s youth, the fact that you’d only known her for an hour at most, the fact that you were in a parking lot in a foreign country - or her actual skill at oral sex that contributed to the pleasure coursing throughout your body.

Regardless, as you reach down to brush a stray lock of dark hair away from her eyes, you find yourself relishing in the sight of your cock as it plunges in and out of the young girl’s mouth, your shaft coated with her saliva. She knows you are watching, and she lifts her eyes to lock her gaze on you, allowing you the beautiful sight of her beautiful face juxtaposed with your shaft pulling in and out of her mouth.

Minutes pass as Tzuyu continues her blowjob diligently, at one point bringing a slender hand up to pump the base of your cock as she swirls her tongue over and around the head of your shaft. She opens her mouth and presses the head of your cock on her tongue, ensuring she is keeping eye contact as she does so.

Her other hand has disappeared between her legs - so enraptured by her blowjob were you that you didn’t even notice she had begun to finger herself.

“I’m ready for you, daddy,” she says, as though reading your mind, “how do you want to fuck me?”

Her tone is so innocent, so soft and full of nonchalance, as though she were asking about the weather instead of asking you how you wanted to fuck her.

“Why don’t you take a ride on daddy’s lap, Tzuyu?”

A devilish smile appears on her face. You are impressed once more with how quickly her innocence fled in the face of lust.

Tzuyu rises from her knees and straddles you once more - long, legs and full, soft thighs straddling your waist. She takes both hands and raises the hem of her dress up, ensuring you have a fine view of her small pink thong and the damp wetness that has accumulated there. She presses it against your hard shaft, grinding slowly for a few seconds.

A soft moan of pure pleasure escapes from the young girl’s lips.

“Do you want me, daddy? Do you want to fuck me? Do you want to tear me open, fuck my pussy, hear me beg for it?”

“Fuck yes, Tzuyu.”

You’ve had enough - you needed to be inside her. You grasp her full hips, pressing your shaft more strongly against her pussy. Tzuyu shares your impatience - she needed you inside her just as badly as you wanted it. She reaches down with her right hand and with slim fingers, pushes the wet cotton of her pink thong aside. The pink lips of her pussy glisten invitingly - she was drenched.

Chou Tzuyu raises her hips slightly, and, once the head of your stiff shaft is in line with her pussy, she shifts downward, finally allowing you into her body.

Both of you let out a rather loud sigh of pleasure at this first penetration. To say she was tight was an understatement, with her wet, warm, soft walls surrounding you deliciously. You bring both your hands to her full, round hips, relishing the feel of her warm thighs pressing against yours.

“You’re so big, daddy,” she says softly, her eyes only half open, her eyelashes fluttering as her body adjusts to the hard meat invading her pussy. You rub her hips and thighs with your hands, unable to say anything in return, cursing for a moment that the style of her dress meant there was no easy way to free her breasts. The young woman’s hands are running through your hair, seeking some sort of release for the intense lust that has built up in her body.

Tzuyu decides to let her body speak for the both of you, raising her hips slowly and drawing your shaft out of her body. You glance down to watch as inch after inch of your cock slips out of her - every inch already lathered with her slick juices.

Once only the head of your cock remains inside her, she slams her body back down, sending shocks of pleasure throughout both your bodies as your shaft once again penetrates her young pussy. Once you are hilt deep Tzuyu grinds her hips around as if wanting to take you as deep as she could inside her. The sensations are delicious, intoxicating, and you are happy to let her grind herself against you, but she is not as patient as you are. Before you know it she is lifting her hips again, and a split second later she slams them back down again.

Soon she is riding you with a solid rhythm, taking your stiff cock in and out of her tightly grasping pussy, a constant stream of moans erupting from her lips as you continue to fuck. You bring one hand to the back of her neck and she eagerly accepts your invitation, crushing her lips against yours and opening her mouth to accept your tongue.

As you continue to make out, your hand traces down her long, graceful neck to the front of her chest, before finally cupping and squeezing a firm breast in your palm, cursing the layers of cloth that kept you from feeling the young woman’s breasts in your hands.

The pleasure is almost overwhelming. You’ve had your fair share of sex with beautiful women, but there was something about fucking Tzuyu that put the experience on a completely new level. You tried to convince herself that perhaps it was the circumstances, the fact that you were fucking in a limo, the fact that you had known each other for all of a few hours - but try as you might to deny it, you knew it was her youth, her innocence, and the base desire to fuck a younger girl that made the situation so damn hot.

“Yes! Yes…. yes! This… this is so good! Fuck me, daddy!”

You again find yourself unable to answer - so you answer with actions, bringing your hands to her waist and slamming her hips down hard while thrusting up with your hips, penetrating her young pussy with hard, fast strokes.

The increase in volume of the young woman’s moans is indication enough that you are doing it right, but you want more - you want to show her you’re in control, and truth be told, a dark part of you wants to use her, wants to dominate her.

You push her, carefully, off your shaft, and though she a complaint begins to form her lips, it is silenced when you take her by the hips and turn her around and push softly on the small of her back. She takes the hint and bends down on the floor of the limo, one arm draped on the side seats as she presents her upraised ass and looks back at you.

“Mmmm, yes! Fuck me from behind, daddy! Use my body to make you cum… use me however you want, daddy!”

It scared you, almost, how quickly you took up position behind her, drawing the short black skirt of her dress up and over her hips and pulling her drenched thong down to fully reveal the wet, splayed pink lips of her young pussy. You take only a split second to line up the head of your cock with her opening before you thrust forward, a little harder than you were expecting - not that Tzuyu minded, the loud, shrill shriek that leaves her mouth indication that she was okay with the newfound roughness of your fucking.

Seconds later you are fucking her - not the soft lovemaking with Momo, not the firm yet considerate fucking with Choa, not even the hard, rough sex you had with Seolhyun - no, this is something different, something almost animalistic, as though you weren’t in control of yourself. The only thing that mattered to you was driving yourself in and out of this young woman’s body and making her yours.

For her part Tzuyu appears to fully accept, even relish the roughness of your fucking, and the shuddering, quivering mess she becomes soon after you establish your rhythm is proof of the orgasm that rocks her body, the sensations coming so quickly she didn’t even have the time to announce it like the other women you fucked often did.

The squeezing of her pussy around your shaft is enough proof of her orgasm, as if the sudden, wordless moan that escapes her lips was not enough. The wet slap of skin on skin resonates throughout the limo as you continue to fuck the young girl against the limo’s seat.

Tzuyu drops her head against the side seat, suddenly unable to keep it up after she cums, her black hair covering her flushed features. The hair does little to stifle her moans, which continue throughout her orgasm and after it. Eventually, she is able to form words.

“Fuck… fuck that was so good… your turn, daddy. Fuck me! Fuck me until you fill my little pussy with your cum!”

Her words drive you to fuck her even harder and faster than you already were, ever fibre of your being devoted to drilling this young woman’s pussy with your rock hard shaft.

“I’m gonna fucking cum, Tzuyu,” you manage to say, the girl’s tight pussy driving you closer and closer to the point of no return with its tight, wet embrace.

“Do it… do it, daddy! Cum inside me! Cum inside me… cum inside me, daddy!”

You’ve orgasmed inside plenty of women, but there is something fundamentally different about this - about cumming inside Tzuyu. And you knew it was because she was so young - there was something naughty, something almost wrong, something impure about spilling your thick, hot semen inside such a young girl.

But a small part of you enjoys every moment of it.

You push aside any thought of impropriety, any part of your conscience that told you you shouldn’t be doing something so naughty with someone so young and seemingly innocent - even if she was of age and clearly wanted it. Nothing else existed, aside from the urge to drive yourself as deep as you possibly could inside Chou Tzuyu’s wanton, lust-drunk body and let yourself loose, shooting stream after thick stream of hot semen inside her wet, tight pussy.

For a few seconds you are paralyzed, unable to move as the waves of pleasure resonate from your crotch and suffuse every fibre of your being. Eventually you gather your wits enough to fall back down to Earth as your orgasm subsides; it was, in many ways, just a quickie - it couldn’t have been more than ten minutes since your first kiss to your orgasm. But it felt much longer, and it felt like forever before you were able to finally move again.

Slowly, you remove your spent shaft from Tzuyu’s pussy, watching intently as a trickle, and then a steady stream of your white, pearly semen appears from between her drenched pussy lips.

Tzuyu looks back at you, her youthful features flushed with lust.

“That was fucking hot, daddy.”

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The rest of your ride to the convention centre passed relatively uneventfully, Tzuyu acting as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened, which felt more than a little awkward. It turns out you were only five to ten minutes away from the convention centre, and as you open the door and exit the limo, the back window lowers and Tzuyu’s voice stops you from leaving.

“Wait,” she says quietly.

The young woman raises her hips and reaches beneath the black hem of her skirt, and you realize that she is removing her thong. She slides the tiny, slim strip of cloth down her full, shapely thighs and her long legs before slipping the still-drenched underwear into the inside pocket of your blazer, still moist with your cum and her juices.

“Something to remember me by until the next time I give you a ride, daddy.”

Tzuyu winks, bites her lip, and raises the window. You watch, dumbfounded, as the limo drives away.

---

Three hours have passed since Tzuyu dropped you off, and the events of that morning still haven’t really sunk in. The pink thong in your front jacket pocket, however, is a constant reminder that it all really did happen.

“What company is this again?” Hirai Momo asks, shaking you from your dazed reverie. She is seated beside you in the convention centre’s main auditorium, where you and the rest of your team have gathered to watch Tzuyu’s presentation. She is seated to your left, with Choa, Seolhyun, and Mina seated in that order to your right.

“Some up and coming company I’ve never heard of,” you say, hoping Momo didn’t detect the lies in your words, “I don’t think they’re anything to be concerned about. But… the boss did say we should check out the competition.”

Momo nods to you as she peruses the program idly, flipping its pages, evidently bored out of her mind.

The lights on the stage have begun to dim, and a spotlight shines on stage; the presentation is about to begin.

A slim figure in a black dress appears from behind a curtain - it is Chou Tzuyu.

Almost immediately she engages the crowd, her voice firm and confident, without any of the nervousness that she spoke of earlier that morning. She introduces herself, her company, and quickly and smoothly transitions into some background information on her company’s pursuits in other industries - behind her, projected onto the wall, a well designed presentation highlights her talking points with infographics and statistics.

This was not the nervous young girl you shared a ride to the convention centre with. This was a professional, a confident public speaker in her element.

“We may be new in this industry, but we’re ready to make an impact,” Tzuyu says, her voice loud, clear, and confident. Her eyes are shining, her hands gesturing comfortably to emphasize her points. A smile is ever-present on her lips; the same lips that were twisted in lewd pleasure earlier that morning.

“...And we want to make that impact using technology that is completely new to this industry,” she continues, “something that will be totally groundbreaking. We’re talking a complete paradigm shift in the industry that will change the way you do things. We’re taking a complete game changer.”

Was the entire ‘innocent, nervous girl’ persona Tzuyu had that morning merely a mask? Was she playing games with you? You shift uneasily in your seat at the thought of being used, being toyed with. Beside you, Momo and the others sit impassively - they had no reason to feel uncomfortable, after all. You envy them their ignorance.

“....and to introduce our tech, we have one of our head developers here to walk you through it. Please welcome...”

A spotlight appears at the other end of the stage. A young woman in a white dress steps out onto the stage.

“...Minatozaki Sana!”

There have been a few moments in your life when time freezes; important moments, when time stands still, when your heart ceases to beat. Your first kiss. A couple of moments playing sports. Happy moments, sad moments - but also moments of sheer shock.

This was one of those moments.

It is a moment that seems to last forever. It lasts so long that as you turn to Momo, you swear not a second has passed; your eyes register the look of pure shock, overlaid with betrayal, written all over your girlfriend’s features.

You look to your right, and see that Choa has covered her mouth with a hand, her eyes filled with hurt and pain; Seolhyun is gripping the armrests of her chair with a deathgrip, her knuckles white and sheer anger all over her features; and while she is too far for you to see her face, the clenched fists gathered in Mina’s lap tell you that she too is wrestling with hurt and pain and anger.

Sana begins to speak on stage, and although you hear the words, you have trouble making sense of them.

After a few minutes it becomes abundantly clear - the “groundbreaking” tech Tzuyu’s company is introducing is in fact the tech from Seolhyun’s company. Someone had to have stolen it from FNC; someone who had full access to FNC’s offices and staff. Someone who had the the opportunity, the industry knowledge, and the skills to accomplish such a feat.

A final, sad thought comes up in your head, one that is almost too painful bear; Minatozaki Sana was that someone.

Every word she speaks is a dagger into your back.

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surveysonfleek · 3 years ago

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Have you ever been to Las Vegas? yes, i have! its one of my favourite cities

What did you have for breakfast this morning? i had scrambled eggs and hash browns

Do you have any loose change in your pocket? no pockets and i hardly ever leave things in my pockets

Do you like Taylor Swift? i dont mind her, she has some catchy songs

What’s your favorite Disney Channel movie? camp rock haha

If you met your favorite celebrity, would you be calm or star struck? id try to stay calm, id probably be super nervous just being in their presence though

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What’s your favorite subject in school? it was visual arts

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Speaking of school, how did you get there today? -

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Is it a windy day? nope

In the past week, have you ridden in a taxi? no

What shorthand do you use the most? if were talking about typing, i still text/chat people with ‘u’ instead of ‘you’

Do you ever wish on stars at night? no, ive never seen a shooting star

What color are your eyes? brown

What album is the current song you’re listening to off of? not listening to music, i have the tv on while doing this

What are you doing after you finish this? not sure, maybe another survey

In your opinion, what song is the most overplayed right now? i havent listened to the radio in forever

Are you in a band? no

How clean is your bedroom? pretty clean!

Is there a pen within reaching distance of you? no

Are you sitting at a desk? no, im in bed lol

Does your favorite band have a male or female lead singer? male

Do you normally shut your bedroom door before you go to sleep? of course ol

Have you seen the movie Moulin Rouge? i feel lik ei have once but i do not remember anything about it

Would you ever dye your hair a different color? yes

Are there any framed pictures in the room you’re in? yes

Have you ever been to a Broadway show? not in broadway... ive seen the musicals lion king and aladdin in my city though

Do you watch So You Think You Can Dance? i did when it first came out

What’s your favorite movie soundtrack? none really stand out to me

Do you prefer group or individual work? individual, id rather just count on myself

Do you have a key to anything besides your house? car

Are you wearing anything with stripes? nope

What time did you go to sleep last night? i think 1am

Did anyone tell you you were beautiful today? no

What show did you last watch? american horror story

Do you think you’ll do anymore surveys today? maybe one more

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? run and raisin

When was the last time you stayed home from school sick? years ago when i actually attended school lol

Could you ever complete a 500-piece puzzle? i probably could, i just wouldnt have the patience

If you could run a red light and not get caught, would you? nah. id rather not risk mine or others’ lives

Do you like to listen to music as you do your homework? i dont have homework

Did you think Adam Lambert’s AMA performance was really that controversial? i dont recall, this survey is probably really old

Do any bands flat-out annoy you? nah, i just dont listen to them

Do you have a mirror in your bedroom? yes

Was today a birthday for any of your friends? yes actually! ill need to greet him

When was the last time you rode in a limo? never been in one :(

Do you take naps daily? no. i wish!

Do you still make Christmas lists? yes haha

Do you watch the show Dexter? i did. apparently theyre rebooting it which is exciting! the ending was pretty trash

What’s the background on your phone? its a dark cityscape of nyc

When were/will you be a a sophomore in high school? -

Are you scared of any animals? cockroaches. also i live in australia so while im not afraid of snakes and spiders, im pretty mindful of them

Have you ever been to any sort of convention? yup! ive been to sexpo and a wedding expo lol

Which song did you last listen to on repeat? probably a kehlani song

Where do you want to live when you grow up? around here still

Are you currently using a blanket? yep

Are there any songs that make you cry? not really

How many siblings do you have? one

What are you doing this weekend? its saturday today. im doing nothing. tomorrow im going on a picnic with friends

Do you prefer swimming at the beach or in a pool? pool, its so much more comfortable than a beach lol

When was the last time you had a haircut? hmm... maybe june?

Which musical instrument do you think sounds the prettiest? a harp!

Are you in band or chorus at your school? no

Do you know what you want for Christmas? nope. i dont ‘need’ anything.

Do you watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve? most of the time!

Is your birthday within the next three months? no

How long is the song you’re listening to? not listening to music

Are you anticipating anything this week? yeah, kinda waiting to see if were going ahead with buying some land

Is your mom or dad the older parent? my dad

Have you taken the SATs yet? -

Do you watch anything on E? i dont have e

Are you going to get off the computer now that you’ve finished this? nah maybe one more survey lol

#survey #surveys #quiz #bored #questions

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Ok, ok, few misc questions. What's it feel like for a werewolf who gets shot/stabbed/etc by silver? You said the parasitic Dae CAN fuse but don't need to to give bonuses, does fusing like, increase the bonus given? Is it kinda like a trade off in that sense? Is there any kind of visual tell to know someones fused with a parasite? On Legion again, do they always get sent out in groups? Solo? Depends? What's each of your ocs particular set ups? Is any of ALL I've asked, stuff yaint thought of yet?

About as horrible as it would for anyone actually getting shot and/or stabbed but 10 times worse. As a side note there IS healing magic that can be used to supress pain--yeah, that don't work for them when it comes to wounds created by pure silver.

Even if the individual has an insane pain tolerance like Angelus does it'll still knock him on his ass.

If it's not silver they can for the most part power through it like nothing happened.

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Linking for Parasites and Hosts is high risk, high reward. Everything gets a huge boost but like I said it's risky as Linking for too long decays the human body. Two souls/psyches can't be held within one body as it overwhelms it.

You can tell someone is linked by the pupils. They get very uncomfortably huge.

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Depending on the operation is how many go but it is strictly forbidden to go alone and people have been reprimanded for doing so.

Like not only would you have Jelani pissed the fuck off at you while bitching you out, you'd get slapped with a suspended ID (think of it as an unpaid suspension) depending on how dangerous and how important the operation and information was/is.

If it's a covert op (intel gathering) the minimum are 3 in the field and 1 at comms, there's 2 more standing by at a safehouse.

Wet works (assassinations) and the mark is human and doesn't know what's about to hit 'em a team of 3 are in the field, 1 in comms and 2 standing by. BUT if the target does know and is prepared, even more so if they are non-human, then a team of 6 are in the field, 1 in comms and 3 on standby.

Black bag operations (secret operations nobody can know they were even there) there's 4 in the field, 1 on comms and 4 on standby.

Then there's the classified sites. That's a whole other mess and a half. For those a whole ass team of 6 to 8 in the field is needed. Usually 2 in comms, there really aren't any standby agents nearby because these sites are a ridiculous high level clearance and the only two people in the world that can grant clearance are Jelani and Aleksey.

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Each person knows the simple ins and outs of most weapons around, there's obligatory training every so often for refresher or to learn of new weapons. However they all have weapons that they most feel comfortable with.

Trevor is an expert marksman and is the lead agent of Ghost Team (snipers/marksman). He's also a trained pilot and can fly basically anything.

Angelus is a master arcanist specializing in offensive magic. If it's of a magical nature and it kills he's the go to for it. He heavily favors SMGs specifically the FN P90 which is his absolute favorite and shotguns. He's part of the Trickster Team which is all the archanists.

Ginger is also a master arcanist and is the leader of Trickster Team. She mostly specializes in defensive magic. Just like her bff she's got a thing for shotguns.

Abigail is the Yūrei Team leader. She's right at home with silenced and scoped single shot rifles. What's her specialty? Flanking. You won't see her unless she wants you to. She also applies some magic as well like invisibility and manipulation. She also has this tonal spell she uses to eff up the enemy that's a teeny bit similar to something Jelani does but it's far less gruesome. She can vocalize a beautiful tune that takes over her victim's mind and she can command them to do her bidding. Only lasts for a few minutes and for now she can only hold two people under her spell.

Draugr Team's leader is Latoya. These are the muscle, the heavy gunners, the suppressors. They walk around with heavy af weapons like it's nothing. If it's heavy artillery that woman can make excellent and effictive use of it. Her favorite type of weapon is the LMG.

Xiomara is the lead of Specter Team who are effective hackers. Basically the techies. Need a security system fried? Documents stolen from a server? Edited videos? Doxxing? Online tracking? Deleting online trail? Anything nerdy that may involve keyboards? Xiomara, Katya, and Thor are your go to for it. She mostly hangs back as she doesn't actually have to be in the thick of things but she's good with any AR.

AJ favors SMGs and handguns. Like Mahmud and Angelus he's speedy af and can run the entire AO and back without breaking a sweat.

Mahmud is all about lighter ARs so he doesn't get weighed down because he just has to go fast. He's part of Wraith Team (cqc/b specialists).

Manami is also a heavy gunner and anything that's not an LMG just won't do. She's also part of Draugr Team. She's a Berserker so she can also use her naginata.

Bombs! Explosives! Need some bomb disabled or wanna put a bomb in a car that'll go off when the driver puts the key in the ignition? Shaine's your gal. She freaking loves any and all things that go boom really loud. She's an absolute expert on all things bombs. She's leader of the Revenent Team aka the bomb squad. She'd happily run around with an RPG but that's not conventional so whatever else she can get her hands on is okay it's just not as fun though she will absolutely use weapons that can add a grenade launcher to it.

Tre is actually the leader of Wraith Team. Surgeon with a shotgun and a Seer which is super helpful. All he has to do is touch an item the enemy has held in order for him to see where they're coming from and what weapons they'll use.

Loke is an overall weapons expert. Like put any weapon in his hands and he'll use it to maximum efficiency and he's sort of the non-official field medic. He often plays the role of pointman and is the lead of Lich Team which are the 'jack of all trades' it's just that in his case he mastered all the guns and is actually excellent in every and any role he's placed in. His expertise of sniper rifles is second only to Trevor. Only knows 1 spell that his mother taught him when he was a boy and can use it if they're overwhelmed. As a Berserker he has access to a bow with infinite arrows, an axe and a shield.

And then Jelani who is the Acting Lead Agent, as well as second in command and will actually become THE head of Legion. He doesn't HAVE to be in the field but he loves being there and let's face it he's a bit of a control freak and wants to be there to make sure shit goes accordingto plan. If plan A fails you can bet he's got plans B through Z ready to go. Excellent strategist, like his brother an excellent tracker. He's part of Lich Team and is excellent with any weapon but his favorite are carbines like the M4. Lightweight and easy to use and reliable. Jelani isn't exactly who you'd look to for magic but he has one or two tricks up his sleeve. He can grab anyone and whisper to them in an unknown language to make them fall into a sort of coma like state but they're awake. In that state the victim will follow Jelani's every command and once he let's go they're brain dead. He's not a Berserker but he can materialize a weapon similar to his mother's, a glaive. It's just made of a different material. He's use of magic is a whole nother mess tbh.

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I hadn't thought of too much info into Parasites yet as they're a relatively "new" thing that I redid. Actually if I'm being honest I scrapped almost all info and all Daefiernos and started again when I got rid of a character a few years back so they took a backseat until I started really getting into developing AJ. A few details of Parasites I hadn't thought of yet so these were useful 💞 I just get fixated on a thing and everything else takes a backseat lol

#Legion tag #theonedayking #reply

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angelcatsiel · 5 years ago

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I reblogged an ask game thing the other day but no one sent any asks so I just fuckin answered them all because I was bored and I am learning to not give a fuck what anyone thinks of me and it was fun

1. What is your favorite childhood story of yourself?

This is a hard one. I want to think of a funny one but my childhood wasn’t great. My dad has told me that when I was a toddler, before I can remember, he used to play AC/DC and I used to put clothes pegs in my hair for some unknown reason, stand on the sofa and violently headbang.

2. What is the stupidest way you have ever gotten hurt?

When I was about 11, I was swinging on a swing in the garden, and got curious about what would happen if I put my hands right at the very bottom of the chains while I was swinging. The answer was that I fell off backwards and hit my head. I went in to my dad crying, calmed down, and went back on the swing again. I tried to work out what exactly I had done to cause myself to fall off. I remember thinking, I think I held the chains near the bottom like this... and tested the theory, and fell off again, and hit my head again.

This is one of many stupid injuries. Other considerations were the time I climbed up a slide and hit my head on the bar at the top and knocked myself out, or the time I got kicked by a horse in a field and grabbed onto the electric fence to hold myself up.

3. What was the first PG-13 movie you watched?

Literally no idea.

4. What was the first R rated movie you watched?

I think it may have been the first Deadpool? Haven’t seen that many tbh

5. When was the moment you felt most badass?

When I was about 8, I was at the park with my brother, and this much older kid (maybe about 16 or 17, hardly a kid) with an aggressive dog stole my brother’s ice cream money. I marched up to him and demanded he give it back. He let his dog off the lead and it sniffed around my ankles and growled, and he told me it would bite me if I ran. I stood there and stared him down for a good 20 seconds or so before he called back the dog and walked away. I didn’t get the money back.

6. What is a band you can reliably always love?

Marillion. Favourite band, always.

7. What is your favorite form of self expression?

Probably singing even though I’m very bad at it.

8. What is something from your childhood you wish you still had?

My stuffed rabbit Hoppy. I haven’t been able to find him in several years. Can’t think about it too hard or I’ll cry.

9. Where is your favorite place on earth?

The Isle of Wight. My dad used to take me and my brother there for holidays every few years. It’s beautiful and full of memories, the most precious memories being the time we saved up vouchers in the newspaper to go the year after my dad left his abusive wife and ended up homeless. We were so poor but with the vouchers we could just afford to go, and it was the first time I saw my dad happy in a long time.

10. What is the longest friendship you have ever had?

My best friend @van-helsa124 who I have known since literally nursery and I love her so much.

11. Is there anyone is your life you wish you had met sooner than you did?

Maybe my friend Luce who I only met a couple of years ago, but we’ve grown close pretty quick.

12. Do you believe in ghosts?

Yep definitely. Pretty sure I was visited by my gran after she died and I’ve had a few creepy experiences.

13. What is the coldest water you have ever swam in?

No idea tbh, I don’t swim much

14. How old were you when you learned how to swim?

Maybe 8 or 9? I had lessons in primary school.

15. What song do you listen to when you’re sad?

Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift. It’s my cry song.

16. Are you an adrenaline junky?

Yep! Love roller coasters and stuff like that, and would love to do something extreme like jump out of a plane or something.

17. What is a song that takes you back to childhood?

I have a few but the main ones are probably Man on the Moon by REM, and You Were Right by Badly Drawn Boy.

18. What is your favorite word?

Not sure I have one. For some reason the only one coming to mind is a place not too far from where my family live called Biggleswade, and I have to say it every time we drive past because I love saying it. I also love saying tiddies at every opportunity.

19. What is your least favorite word?

Don’t think I have a least favourite either, the usual infamous ones (e.g. moist) don’t really bother me.

20. What scent reminds you of childhood?

Cherryade. I drank some several years ago and the smell before I tasted it transported me immediately back to my childhood and a memory I’d completely forgotten, which was my gran constantly buying me a shit ton of cherryade every time I stayed over her house.

21. Were you sad when you found out clouds weren’t like pillows, or did you never think that?

I don’t think I was sad, I think I was just curious and interested to learn, and I tried to come up with new interesting ways of describing the feeling of clouds in my head, since even as a kid I loved to write.

22. When in life did you laugh the hardest?

A few times come to mind and they all involve @van-helsa124. A lot would make absolutely no sense, no matter how much I tried to explain. They’re now ‘friendship memes’. The only one that might be explainable is the first time we ever got drunk, to celebrate achieving ultimate friendship, after we found out that her mum had believed me and her were in a relationship for a year and a half. We even created our own drink, named the year and a half, which was literally just a mix of vodka, koppaberg, rose wine and cloudy lemonade. Tasted better than it sounds. Got me drunk in about 0.5 seconds. Ended the night hugging her trash can trying not to throw up while she read me a destiel fanfic to take my mind off feeling sick

23. What makes you laugh when you don’t feel like laughing?

Old yogscast videos.

24. Do you come from a big family?

Fairly big, lots of aunts and uncles and cousins.

25. What is your favorite part of yourself?

My positivity and the inner strength that I have, that helps me find happiness and courage even when my mental health is low.

26. What is the worst pain you have ever felt?

Trigeminal neuralgia pain (facial nerve pain). Spent 90% of January this year constantly crying and even screaming in pain. Hospital couldn’t do anything for me. I get occasional flare ups now but nothing that severe, but it’s probably going to come back. Feels like someone trying to rip out my cheekbone and jawbone or like someone is literally drilling into the bones in my face, and that’s the milder part. Every so often that pain is interrupted by stabs of sharper pain like electric shocks which have caused me to collapse to the floor screaming. 0/10 do not recommend

27. Do you swear often?

Not super often out loud but very often in my head.

28. Do you get confused for being older or younger than you are?

People always assume I’m younger than I am. I get asked for ID for everything.

29. What is your favorite way to eat a potato?

Probably roast potatoes, but they’ve gotta be done right. Soft inside, crispy outside, and obviously with herbs and spices.

30. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Honestly no idea.

31. Describe yourself in 6 words?

Slightly unstable yet somehow happy weirdo

32. What is the worst insult you have ever received?

Can’t think of any major insults either lmao no one talks to me apparently

33. Have you ever taken in any media that changed your life?

The Good Place and Supernatural. With supernatural it wasn’t the actual show so much as the friendships it made me and the confidence and happiness the conventions gave me, at a time when my mental health was at its worst, although the show helped massively too. Idc if it’s cringey, it kept me alive. The Good Place changed my entire worldview and actually made me less afraid of death.

34. Have you ever collected anything?

My model horses! I have at least 10 at this point

35. Strangest thing you have ever broken?

As in bones or objects? Can’t think of any objects and the only time I ever broke a bone was when I broke my toe at like 12:01am on new year’s day when I got up to pour myself another drink and tripped over the table

36. Weirdest food you have ever eaten?

I’m not that adventurous with food so nothing that weird

37. Childhood nickname?

My dad would call me Flo. Not sure why.

38. Most people you have shared a bed with in a non sexual manner?

Two. Shared a bed with my best friend and my other friend Josh, once at a convention, once at Josh’s birthday. Birthday one is a bit blurry as I was drunk but at the convention I got to be in the middle and spooned Josh while my best friend spooned me and it was very cosy

39. What is something that makes you fall asleep?

The Marillion song Angelina, or this one ASMR video that’s supposed to be the sound of being in the Impala with the Winchesters. Laugh all you want, I like it.

40. Did your parents ever accidentally lose or forget you?

No but my teacher did once, can’t remember the context, I think she had to drive me and some other girls somewhere for some club event and when we got back to the school she forgot me in the car because I was so quiet lmao

41. If you were a superhero what would your weakness be?

I would be a terrible superhero and have many weaknesses. Loud noises would immediately put me out of action. Someone makes eye contact with me and I disintegrate immediately

42. What food reminds you of home?

Tuna pasta! With this one specific sauce that my mum used to make it with

43. What is your comfort food?

Probably also that tuna pasta. And chocolate. A shit ton of chocolate.

44. Cold room with lots of blankets or hot room with no blankets?

Cold room with lots of blankets, no question.

45. No shoes without socks or no shoes with socks?

No shoes without socks

46. Do you run hot your cold?

I am presuming this means ‘do you run hot or cold’ and the answer is, usually, both simultaneously. My body has no idea what temperature regulation is. Catch me out for a walk in short sleeves in the snow, sweating profusely while violently shivering bc I’m feeling extremely hot internally but my skin is freezing (and yes, I have actually done this). Do I have some sort of legit medical issue? No one knows, least of all my doctors!

47. Favorite condiment?

Probably ketchup. Though I also love garlic dip. Does that count as a condiment?

48. What utensil do you use the most?

Probably my tongs for turning chicken and stuff

49. When are you most comfortable?

Any time I’m home alone, just doing my own thing

50. If you could be really good at one thing, what would it be?

Singing! I would love to be an amazing singer but sadly I am a terrible singer though I do practice every day in the vain hope that maybe my voice will improve. If the neighbours could hear me they would have killed me by now

#personal

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successpolh · 2 years ago

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Once upon a time a 17 year old English girl fell in love with a talented but relatively unknown country singer by the name of Taylor Swift. PLOT TWIST: 11 years later she is one of the most successful artists in history and I just spent my Friday night hanging out with her at her house. Wanna know how this happened? I'm going to tell you my story. Get yourself comfy (maybe some cocoa or a nice sweater) and listen up. I don't claim to be the biggest Taylor Swift fan in the world, but like every Swiftie I would always like to think I am. I have loved Taylor for longer than I can remember and one of my biggest dreams in life has always been to meet her. On 3rd October 2017 I woke up around 5am as I do every morning, and I turned off my alarm and turned my internet on. I had a few notifications, Facebook messenger, twitter, tumblr....but then there was a DM? I never get twitter DM's, I'm not remotely interesting enough for anyone to want to speak to me, so who was this messaging me? Half asleep and with my eyes still adjusting to the light I opened the DM screen and saw the words 'Taylor Nation'. My whole body froze...that's not what is says is it? I rubbed my eyes and looked again...it was. I clicked on the message and read it quickly. I didn't really take it in, something about a Confidential Event. I dropped my phone onto my chest and looked at the ceiling trying to take in what I had just read. Was I having another Taylor dream ? Somehow I knew I wasn't - the last Taylor dream I had we were eating banana splits in an old railway carriage turned into a diner...i don't even like bananas. Somehow this seemed more plausible. I closed twitter and decided to ignore it for a second and look at my other notifications. There was a facebook message from my Swiftie friend Bethy telling me to have a good day and reminding me to keep my DMs on....wait, she had one to? I replied back saying 'I have, you too?' and for a solid hour we were messaging eachother in code without either of us admitting what we had received in text...but we both knew. I sent my details over to Taylor Nation and tried to get ready for work...putting my jeans on back to front, loading the laundry into the machine without adding the washing liquid, walking around my house doing things which usually came naturally but for some reason took extra effort and concentration...something I was lacking. It was another 10 hours before my DM was replied to saying they would contact me soon. Soon? How soon is soon? Bethy and I continued talking to eachother imagining what it could be. Would we be in a live stream? A music video? Are we being invited to a show? An interview? In the back of our minds we wanted it to be a secret session but it wouldn't be would it? People like us with a handful of followers whose idea of a great Friday night is to play Yahtzee while listening to Taylor Swift on repeat wouldn't get invited, would we? Luckily soon was only 3 hours and I got a call from a New York number. I was at my parents house so I ran up the stairs to take the call. Some other Swiftie friends in a group chat were messaging me about stuff and I was trying to pick up but notifications were sending my phone into meltdown. Eventually I managed to pick up...then hang up on Taylor Nation. Yes, I hung up on Taylor Swift's management group!!! (Sorry Ali). I tried to call back but it went to voice mail, so I sent them a DM and went for a wee. Ali called me again while I was on the toilet so I was nervously trying to finish peeing and then ran out to the top of the stairs to take the call. The signal in my parents house was awful and I kept shouting 'huh' and 'hello?' down the phone but Ali was so lovely. She told me I had been picked to be invited to a special event because I was a super fan and I could bring a +1. I knew Bethy was already going and I made a pact with Megan if ever we had an opportunity to meet Taylor we would take eachother. I hastily gave her Megan's details and then passed Alex's on to Bethy for her call before screaming at Alex to keep 13th October clear (for the record he is so difficult). On top of this I was also on holiday that day and so going to this event also meant cutting my holiday short...but this was Taylor Swift! I found out on Sunday 8th October that we had to meet at a hotel and would be shuttled to the location via bus. Unfortunately my bladder condition flared up on 10th October and I nervously contacted Taylor Nation for details of restroom facilities, scared I wouldn't be able to go. I cried as I waited for an email back but Taylor Nation were so lovely....you could tell they worked for Taylor. I went to the local Dr on holiday and got antibiotics and instructions for bedrest for the 2 days before the event. My bladder was still bad by early morning day of the event but luckily started clearing up as I travelled from Devon to London. The day of the event we all met up at Waterloo Station in London before travelling to the hotel where we needed to meet Taylor Nation. I was so nervous that everything was going wrong and had been in so much pain and in denial I was going to be well enough to go that I couldn't believe it was happening. On the way from the tube to the hotel we saw a funeral directors with 4 gravestones in the window - were they for us when Taylor killed us with her music? A bus went past...the number 13? So typically Taylor! We arrived at the hotel and checked in. Taylor Nation were in the lobby (we didn't know it was them). The receptionist asked if we were going to the knitting convention? I was confused...was this a cover story? All I kept thinking was 'I knit sweaters yo'....'no, we are going to meet some friends' we told them. We went upstairs to our room to get ready and when came down we didn't know where to go. There seemed to be some type of line forming around the building and the sheer quantity of red lipstick and floaty dresses told me we were in the right place. We checked in with Taylor Nation and as I gave Elise my ID she said she liked my passport cover. It's a picture of Taylor with 'grab your passport and my hand' written on it. She confirmed with me that she was the one I had been emailing and I thanked her for her help. I then signed a NDA and got my really cool wristband which has 'United Kingdom' in reputation font on it. And then we headed downstairs to wait for the bus. I was on bus number 3/4 with Megan- Alex and Bethy had already gone on bus 2. I sat right behind the driver and he had his Satnav programmed with 3 different routes. He took the first route to somewhere random, loaded the second route and followed it, then loaded the third. It was clear he was trying to throw us off. As we entered part of the neighbourhood I felt very out of place. The cars had personalised plates, the houses were getting bigger, the hustle and bustle of London life seemed to getting further in the distance. Suddenly the bus stopped in front of a beautiful house...this was it...this was Taylor's house? We were escorted off the bus and down to the side door which lead to a basement. The carpets were bouncy and the soundproof walls were so soft. We waited patiently for a few minutes and then suddenly the door opened and I caught a glimpse of a canvas of the New York skyline....this IS Taylor's house. We were taken up the stairs to a central entrance hall with a staircase leading up to the top of the house and a corridor towards a large group of people with music playing - her Spotify playlist. The party was in the kitchen. Megan and I walked in to the kitchen, everything was so perfect. Ice buckets full of cans of soda and water, the best chicken bites I have ever tasted, cheese, vegetables and dip, reputation m&ms and cookies with REP on. There was so much I couldn't even see it all. We spotted our friend Bethy over in the corner by the French doors and headed over to speak to her. As we got there so did Scott Swift....the total legend and biggest fangirl ever. I told him I had briefly seen him in Nashville for 1989 and be told me the Mick Jagger story...the same one Taylor tells in interviews. Word for word and he beamed with pride as he told us stories about Taylor. There I was on a Friday night in Taylor Swift's house talking to her dad about 2 megastars as if we were all old friends. And he was really interested in us, not just polite conversation but so enthralled that we loved his daughter as much as he did. True to Scott Swift fashion he gave us some guitar picks as me made his way onto the next group. I asked Alex where the toilet was and he took me out to the corridor...which hid a restroom behind huge grey panels. It was the nicest smelling toilet I have ever been in...and I have been in a lot! As I sat there peeing in Taylor's toilet and looking at the Jo Malone candle burning by the sink I wondered...how did I get here? Shortly after I left the toilet we were ushered across the entrance hall to a huge rectangular room. Opposite the door were large windows covered over by drapes and a single armchair - Taylor's seat. The floor was adorned with cushion after cushion and Megan and I ran to the closest cushion to Taylor. Megan sat right in front of her and I squeezed in behind. This was a SECRET SESSION!!!! A few minutes later I looked behind as the door opened and in walked a real angel to a round of screams and claps- red lips, natural 'I've just washed it' curly hair, snake boots and a huge smile. She sat down in front of us on the seat and said 'Hi I'm Taylor'. Just like at tour, only this time not to 70,000...to just 100. And then the mystery was revealed. Taylor Nation hadn't just randomly picked us off of various social media sites - we had been hand selected by Taylor herself who had stalked us for over a year and sent TN our profiles to invite us. It hit me...Taylor picked me?!?! The woman I have been 'stalking' for 11 years had been stalking me too? Out of all the fans in Europe I was one she wanted to meet. I don't think that will ever fully sink in. Taylor played us her album, telling us little stories about each song - the inspiration, the recording processes, the reactions from friends and family. It was so much to take in but watching Taylor mouth along to the words, act out different expressions and sitting-dance to all of the songs was hilarious - I wasn't in the presence of a celebrity, I was sitting with my best friend appreciating the biggest achievement she will ever have - true happiness. Taylor Swift is truly happy, about life, about her music, about her fans and it is nothing short of magical. As each song played I really wondered how Taylor could top it, but she did...over and over again. Time went so quickly and it felt like the world's biggest and best slumber party, except we didn't get to sleep over. At one point it was so hot that Scott Swift had to open all the doors to let the air in. As Taylor played his favourite song from the album she called for him to come and listen and he made a joke that he was actually handing out guitar picks to the neighbours. After Taylor finished playing the album I looked around. Everyone was so Wonderstruck by what they had heard and I looked at Taylor and she looked so content. I don't know whether she was worried by what our reactions would be but all we had for this album was love...and I hope Taylor knows that. After the listening session we were handed copies of the reputation magazines while we were waiting for photos. Megan and I were some of the first to go in. I was so focused on getting to the event that I hadn't even thought about what to say. Taylor ran over to Megan and hugged her and started talking about her bright pink hair. She loved it and it had been distracting her all evening. Then Taylor hugged me and I hugged her back like I had never hugged anyone before. She was so tall like a giraffe but with the grace of a swan...and I was me. I whispered 'thank you for inviting me' and she smiled. I didn't want to let go. As so many people were waiting they sort of rushed us with a picture. Taylor grabbed hold of us with her arms around our shoulders and smiled so sincerely at the camera. I wanted to talk to Taylor as I didn't get a chance but we were ushered off. As Megan walked out front if me I went to turn and talk to Taylor when Megan suddenly shouted 'we went to Nashville'. Taylor screamed back excitedly 'I know' with the biggest smile on her face. So...I didn't get to talk to Taylor but she knew we went to Nashville. She really did stalk me. When we left the room we were greeted by Mama Swift. I told her about my mum being terminally ill with Cancer and how she had gotten test results that day but she wanted me to be with Taylor instead. She gave me an extra hug and told me to hug my mum for her. I told my mum later and she started crying. Someone she has never met wished her well...it isn't just Taylor, it is her whole family. We were taken back to the basement to collect Merch bags with a T-shirt, hat, sticker, pop socket and exclusive secret sessions keyring. It was so lovely of Taylor to give us something more to remember the day. I got the bus back to the hotel and sat talking to Ali the whole way about the album and Nashville....I may have also invited her to CMA fest next year. By the time I got back to the hotel and collected my belongings (which had been taken from us earlier) I was shattered but I couldn't sleep. I posted on twitter and suddenly my phone couldn't stop vibrating...thousands of retweets and likes. I sat there trying to figure out what happened but I'm still not even sure I believe it myself. It took me 2 whole days to cry...not because I didn't care but because this wasn't the norm. I had stood outside countless radio stations and events before and not met Taylor...I had cried. I had come away from concerts and not been picked for Loft or Club Red etc and cried...but this was different. Not only had I met Taylor, she had picked me. I couldn't cry...I just felt a sense of fulfillment, of achievement, of love. By the time I did cry if wasn't because of what happened; it was because I missed her. But this is not the end of my story with Taylor...I feel like this is the start of a new chapter. I came away with a whole mind of memories and countless new friends - affectionately known as FANtom Squad. Friday 13 October was the best night of my life; I will never be able to thank Taylor enough and I'll probably never have a chance to say what I wanted to say. But after years of hiding it & toning down this side of my life to please people I can honestly I am not ashamed of who I am because who I am is exactly how @taylorswift likes me.

#taylor swift #taylorswift #reputation #reputation secret sessions #reputationsecretsessions #reputationsecretsessionlondon #reputation secret sessions london #November 10 #ts6 #taylor nation #FANtom #FANtom squad

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all i know abt transformers is the shia movie and the fact that darren criss plays one in the cartoons i think? should i get into transformers is what i'm asking

Oh god this is my favorite question. I’m not sure how to answer it but its my fave. Pull up a chair. I hope you’ve got some time on your hands.

The short answer: yes. You should at least give it a try. Transformers is a 30+ year old muti-media franchise that gets rebooted almost every 3 years so it basically has something interesting to offer almost any fan. If you end up not liking it that’s cool but there’s a lot to try before you decide.

The long answer is: yes you should and here’s why and here’s a rough idea of all the options you have to sample. I’m about to go on a long rant anon so you can check it out now or later or whatever but I’m just warning you ahead of time.

The basic Transformers plot (which I’m sure you know but I’m gonna go more in depth in a minute) is that a race of giant robot aliens who can turn into vehicles and other things have been engaged in a civil war that has lasted millions of years. This is the basic plot that all tf franchises spawn from although some explore slightly different subject matters. If that doesn’t appeal to you I mean there /might/ be a few other things you might find worth sticking around for because there’s just so fucking much of it, but you’re welcome to turn back now because that’s the basic things tf has to offer: giant robot aliens, cars and planes, fighting, some drama. Those are what tf is best at, with some variation.

It has a very active and long lived fan base and each section of the fan base is interested in different stuff with some crossover. There are people who literally only care about collecting the toys, people who wont try any other series except g1, people who only like the comics, etc. Etc. You’ll probably find people who like what you do pretty readily. If you like the toys there are toy forums and blogs. If you like the cartoons there are forums and blogs made for that too. If you like the comics, same. There’s a pretty active following of the comics and cartoon series on Tumblr alone; I would try searching the #maccadam tag since most tf activity has been moved there since the bay movies came out. Id also use the tf wiki liberally because it has pm all the information you’ll need to know about the fandom and the canon lore. There’s also plenty of fan fiction on Ao3 and ff.net if you’re into that and pm anyplace that hosts fan art has tf fan art.

Now there are several series, including comics, cartoons, the Michael bay films, the cartoon movie, spin off books, and video games. I’m gonna go over my personal favorites because I like and know them best but there are more than these if you’re interested in digging deeper.

(More under the cut)

G1: there are a lot of forms of what fans refer to as Generation 1 or G1 but if you live in the US its likely they’re talking about the very first cartoon series.

Summary: the autobots and the decepticons stripped their planet of resources and went looking for a new planet to continue surviving on. They both crashlanded on earth where they lay dormant for millions of years until conveniently awakened somewhere during the 1980s, where they continue their war all over again

Why you should try it: listen its cheesy as hell and full of nonsense plotlines and animation errors but not only is it good fun but at least watching an episode or two might give you a decent grasp on what spawned this enormous franchise in the first place.

G1 movie: this movie was a game changer. Its technically right in the middle of the g1 cartoon but it works as a standalone film too. while it has many trappings of the cartoon its better animated and has a more consistent and dramatic story.

Summary: Optimus Prime and Megatron fight, OP dies (yes he fucking DIES for the very first time. thousands of 10 year olds bawl their eyes out), Megatron gets mortally wounded, and the Matrix of Leadership (aka an autobot holy item/macguffin [this is the proto-cube btw]) has to choose a new leader.

Why you should try it: decent animation, classics lines, tons of 80s rock music, and it establishes a lot of tf conventions that would be carried over to all series that come after it.

Beast Wars: haha the 90s couldn’t be left out of the transformers fun, now could it? This was one of the first all-cg cartoon series in history and while its not much to look at nowadays, it was a big step in the 90s.

Summary: the series doesn’t center on Optimus Prime and Megatron but their decendants. The war is long over but some factions are starting to clash once again. Several members of these factions do the whole “crash land on earth while fighting” thing except they wake up during times before humans and instead of taking vehicle modes, they take animal forms, thus the name.

Why you should give it a try: it establishes the idea of Sparks for the first time, it has historical significance in the cgi realm, and it has a decent storyline with interesting characters. If you can muscle through the 90s-computer-animation look it might be the show for you!

Transformers: Animated: I dont think its a secret that this is one of my favorite tf series of all times. It was the first cartoon series I ever watched of tf and it also features my favorite toy line.

Summary: Optimus Prime is much less a war hero and more of a ..janitor really. He flunked out of the academy and spends his time repairing space bridges. One time during repairs though, they stumble across the Cube and just their luck, Megatron and some nearby cons are looking for it. They portal away to earth where they, you guessed it, crashland, until they’re awoken sometime in the future and go on adventures in futuristic Detroit.

Why you should give it a try: I like tfa’s art style and story and characterisation best tbh; Optimus is younger and more unsure of himself but also more earnest, with more visible baggage. The rest of his team feel like a ragtag band of misfits (which I have a weakness for no lie lmfao) who are still trying to find their place in this conflict and the future ahead of them. Sari is also one of the more beloved human companions and the show’s take on classics characters feels fresh and interesting, and the interpretation of the autobots and decepticons themselves is surprisingly nuanced.

Transformers: Prime: remember that 90s animation? Kiss that shit good bye my friend. This cgi is some beautiful shit. More than a few fans wish tfp is the art direction the movies had taken, storyline aside.

Summary: the autobots are already on earth, staking it out and fighting a more subdued sort of conflict with the cons. One day they get some human kids involved and stumble across some conspiracy shit and it all spirals out of control from there.

Why you should give it a try: great animation and atmosphere, gorgeous character designs, a solid interpretation go the characters, and it offers a more serious take on the story over all.

Rescue Bots: I’ve noticed this show doesn’t make the list a lot which is a shame? It has a much younger audience than any of then other series but its still quality and one of my fave tf series.

Summary: the ship of four non-combatants who were left in stasis before the war detect a transmission telling autobots to go to earth, so it…goes to earth. There they wake up on some island and are told they’ve gotta start building a repatoire with the native species…but they can’t reveal that they’re sentient aliens yet.

Why you should give it a try: ok ok, most of the series are made for 7-12 year olds with the teen and adult fans sort of in mind, this show…is a show made for pre-K kids, no joke. Its a lot less…murder-y, and this is especially saying something because it came out at the same time TFP did and in fact is supposed to take place in the same universe!

BUT, but it has a consistently well-written story and characterization, it addresses stuff I never thought it would, and its a nice break from the ridiculously high stakes of the other series. Honestly Rescue Bots is great and I wish more people talked about it because its a series totally worth watching, certainly as much as any of the others.

More Than Meets the Eye comics: there are a lot of comic series but so far this is my favorite one lol

Summary: the war is over, Optimus is done with everyone’s shit and splits the matrix in half, giving one to rodimus and they other to bumblebee. And what does roddy do with his newfound matrix half? Decide he’s going on a quest of course! And who better to go with than literally every unqualified misfit the autobot and neutral factions have to offer?

Why you should give it a try: ridiculous shenanigans, horror, drama, intrigue, strong characterisation, and a killer aesthetic. Damn it may not always give me what I want but its got a lot of exactly what I’m always looking for.

There are some video games (Fall of Cybertron, War For Cybertron, Transformers: Devastation), other comic series (Robots in Disguise, G1/UK comics), and the Robots in Disguise cartoon, however I don’t have a decent enough grasp on them to describe them super well I just know they’re pretty good and have had people recommend them to me. You’re welcome to try those as well of course.

Also if you’re into toy collecting or want to get into it there’s a lot of materials you can read and such but my personal advice is pretty simple:

1) go to walmart, target, a store that sells collectibles, a convention, or a garage sale

2) buy a cheap toy that you like. Don’t spend over like $20

3) decide if that was a fun experience or not and if you like having this toy or not

If you liked it enough to keep buying, then congrats, toy collecting might be right for you! Do your research, Don’t blow too much money too quickly, take it easy, have fun.

But yeah sorry this is really long but I do hope you consider giving transformers a try since I know I love it a lot and it really has a lot to offer. I hope this wasn’t like…a crazy response. That a crazy person might give. And that I didn’t scare you away or anything XS

the key is to try some stuff and have fun and if its not your thing that’s cool too! Have a chill night anon

#transformers #maccadam #anon #madcap rants #madcap replies #tf #info

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APRIL’S UNITY DAYS WRITE UP

Day 3 (January 15th-the final day):

This day was much shorter, which was relaxing and really nice.

There was another welcome panel introducing the day’s guest (and I did get to attend this one!), it was very fun. They love to make a show coming onto the stage. They’re all so cute and cuddly:

Lindsey came in a bit late (she left her ID at home and couldn’t check in to the hotel and so went back home) and she was carrying an enormous case of water for some reason, but she was upstaged by Sosa who came walking down the center aisle like the celebrity he is.

The day started with the healer’s panel with Sachin and Sosa (Jared’s dog), it soon devolved into the Star Wars, Babies and Dogs Panel:

Some highlights:

Sachin thinks Jackson's been through more than anyone, its why he's always so sad and morose.

Jackson took the chip at the beginning of 3.06, said it was a necessity, he thinks that while Jackson was running tests on it and determined it was safe, he realized that everything sucks and he might as well try it. Which is why he is so adamant about it with Abby, because he knows she's in pain, too.

Sachin reads every single word of every single script, he likes knowing what's going on.

Sachin nicknamed the Ark after his mom, which was awkward after it crashed

There are some people on Twitter, who are just there to hurt other people. Completely shun them, they lose their fuel. Avoid people like that, they're toxic.

Sachin was willing to FaceTime @ItsPaigeTurco but he didn't have his phone.

Jackson back story-his father was a doctor on the Ark, and so was training Jackson to follow, as jobs were highly specialized on the Ark and extra training upped his likelihood of following in his father’s footsteps (this explains Clarke’s extra medical knowledge btw) and his mother was sick, she couldn't be saved by his dad, which hurt his father badly, after his dad passed away, Abby took him under her wing and their relationship was cemented. Abby is literally Jackson's family.

Jackson and Clarke know each other very well because of Jackson's relationship with Abby.

END THE STAR WARS, DOGS AND BABIES PANEL RECAP

I had to leave Sachin’s panel before it was finished to go get my photo ops with Katie and Richard:

Katie is another absolute doll. She doesn’t realize that people love her. She’s sweet and oh so kind and she gave me a TON of compliments, I told her I loved her dog and we talked about her for a bit, she’s just so amazing:

I literally can’t find a way to size out this picture, I’ve given up trying.

Richard is so nice, he thanked me for coming and said that the fan experience is one of the best parts of his job and I loved his beanie:

Now here’s the part where I explain why I missed my Chelsey meet and greet. I had a Chris photo op that should only have taken about 5 minutes, but Chris stayed up at the autograph table to get to as many fans as he could.

As the Meet and Greets were only 30 minutes, by the time 10 minutes had passed I decided I’d already missed too much time and decided to stay.

Waiting on Chris was so fun guys. I got to meet a ton of different shippers (Both Bellarke and Cl/xa) and we sang songs from Hamilton The Musical, again, another example of Unity at what was a beautiful convention. Chris arrived after about 20 minutes and he’s such a sweetie. He complimented my hair we chatted for a minute or so and snagged a pic:

After that the rest of the Unity Days Fam and I lined up for our picture with Camp Jaha.

We had four different Photo Ops between us and the cast LOVED it. Guys, they really love surprises like this.

My photo op was first and we did the standard fan pose (Lindsey grabbed me all on her own, which was nice-she remembered me from the day before!):

Then they realized we had more pictures to take and they JUMPED into action. I mean Sachin was shouting ideas, Lindsey was agreeing happily. Someone we talked to later said they could hear all the noise from the waiting area:

Sachin’s first idea was for everyone to be angry, I look more disappointed, but it’s because Sachin said something that mad me laugh and I covered my mouth at this point Chelsey, who was not actually supposed to be in this photo op and had been playing with her phone off to the side joined in on the fun:

Lindsey suggested dancing and....I don’t know what any of these dance moves are meant to be?:

And our final picture was us paddling away in a canoe, Richard decided to drown, which is why he’s in the front (I’m the only one actually paddling here, by the by):

These was such an amazing photo shoot guys and the cast absolutely love when you surprise them like this. They were so much more animated when they realized we were going to keep taking pictures.

We stopped by the Talk Nerdy With Us Panel, hoping for a sneak peek at Season 4, but when it became apparent we wouldn’t get one, we decided to go grab lunch. We stopped at an amazing Indian place and chatted about how when we were going to meet up again. Then headed back to the con for the final few panels and photo ops:

We attended The 100 Men Panel, which featured Chris, Richard, Jarod and Sachin. Richard walked in wearing his managers platforms and said they were relatively comfortable:

Some highlights:

The cast can’t reveal or tease anything!

Richard reads his own lines first and then does a run through as does Chris. They used to flip through to the end of the script to see if they were alive at the end of each episode, they no longer do this.

The cast thought they were kidding when they killed Wells.Then they realized there was no way to bring him back, its not that type of show. They were also surprised and saddened by Pike’s death.

When asked what their character had done that surprised them Jarod said get a boyfriend and right after Chris said get a girlfriend.

It then kind of devolved into just laughs and an overall good time.

END THE 100 MEN RECAP

After that I had a Minty Photo Op and I invited the rest of the Fam to join me and we got an EPIC picture:

The only thing we asked them to do was have Chris serenade Jarod, they flipped it all around and suggested that they serenade us and it turned in to this and IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!

I also had a solo photo with Chelsey after who commented on how closely her pants matched my hair and I loved her guys, she’s so special and sweet:

I also had my Katie and Chelsey op, were I asked them to be super strong and bad ass, just as they already are, Chelsey asked to switch sides with Katie because her muscle looked better on that side (it really does):

I grabbed some autographs:

Katie LOVED my BBPS pouch, said it was really fitting considering that Monroe was always Bellamy’s guy and that she died trying to protect him:

(It says: April, So lovely to have you and your awesome energy at my first con. All the love, Katie Stuart xx) and Sachin and I talked about what my pouch meant and why it was so important for me to protect him and then he verbally thanked me for protecting him then wrote it down as well:

Sachin’s message is perhaps my favorite signature of the entire convention, it meant so much. (It reads: April, Bellamy is the love of my life. Thank you for protecting him.)

I did attend the 100 Women Panel, but had to leave early, thankfully @forgivenessishardforus managed to get my Sass Daddy shirt to me before I caught the cab to the train station:

This was one HELL of a trip guys and I can’t wait to return next year.

#BBPS #17th #January #2017 #January 17th 2017 #the 100 #unity days #sachin sahel #jackson #jarod joseph #nathan miller #chris larkin #monty green #minty #lindsey morgan #raven reyes #richard harmon #john murphy #unity days 2017

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chandterpamela1996 · 4 years ago

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Gervonta Davis vs. Ricardo Nunez Final Press Conference Quotes and Photos

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Published: July 26, 2019

BALTIMORE - July 25, 2019 - Two-time super featherweight champion and Baltimore native Gervonta “Tank” Davis went face to face with mandatory challenger Ricardo Núñez Thursday at the final press conference before Davis defends his WBA title in his hometown this Saturday from Royal Farms Arena in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Also in attendance Thursday and competing in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action Saturday beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT were former world champions Yuriorkis Gamboa and Roman “Rocky” Martinez, who compete in a 10-round lightweight showdown, plus rising contender Ladarius “Memphis” Miller and former champion Jezzrel Corrales, who also compete in a 10-round lightweight affair. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions in association with GTD Promotions, can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and at the Royal Farms Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET. Davis vs. Núñez is the first world championship in Baltimore in nearly 50 years and Davis will become the first champion from Baltimore to defend his title at home in nearly 80 years. Davis has been fully embraced by his hometown leading up to his championship defense, including a ceremony at City Hall on Wednesday where Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young presented him the the Key to the City. Here is what the press conference participants had to say Thursday from the Baltimore Convention Center: GERVONTA DAVIS “Coming back to Baltimore and bringing this big event to the city means a lot. I’m training with my brothers that I grew up with and I’m around family and friends. It’s exciting. “The main reason why I wanted to come back home was because of people getting killed in this city. I want to be seen as one of the people who can bring the city together on a positive note. I fought in LA, London and New York, so it was about time for me to come home. “Camp has been great. I can’t wait to put on a show Saturday night. I appreciate Núñez for taking this fight. This undercard has great fights and possible future opponents for me. I’m just soaking it all in right now. “July 27 we’re going to put on a great show, me and Núñez. We both have big knockout power and may the best man win. I hope he’s ready, because I was born ready. “I had a hard camp, so I don’t think it’s going to go past five rounds. I’m in a good space in my career and I’m excited to get in the ring. “He’s a confident fighter with a lot of knockouts. We’re taking him seriously. It’s going to be a great night. He’s coming to take my spot. He’s coming up into my house, so I’ll be ready. “People are going to see that I’m serious on Saturday. The rest of the division and everyone calling me out better be ready too. It’s all business on Saturday. “It feels amazing to have this support from my city. I’m working my way up to being a big star and it’s unbelievable. I’m anxious and excited to get in the ring. I don’t want to rush the moment, because I should enjoy it. I’m soaking it all in. “I know I’m facing a good fighter who can crack. I’m not taking him lightly at all. Mentally and physically I’m all-in. I have the whole city on my back and I have to come in there and show up on Saturday. “I believe that Núñez is excited to be a part of this. He’s not scared and he’s enjoying the moment like I am. Hopefully he’s at his best Saturday night, but he won’t know how good I am until he gets in the ring. Right now it’s a game to him, but we’ll see Saturday night.” RICARDO NÚ��EZ “This is my first time in the United States and Baltimore is a beautiful city. I’m excited to bring a great fight to these fans. It’s my first time fighting for a world title and I’m happy to take advantage of it. “I’ve had a strict diet and strong training camp. We’re going to give the fans a great party on Saturday night and it’s going to be a great fight. “I have a high knockout percentage and I know that I can knock Gervonta Davis out. When we get in the ring, we will see who’s the best. He’s the champion, but I’m here to take the victory. I’m here to win. “Losses make you stronger. The loss I had made me more focused on the sport. I’ve worked harder in my training camp since then. “We’re a few days out from the fight and I’m ready to knock him out and win the title. Anything can happen in the ring, so I hope he’s ready. The world is going to know who I am after this fight. “I’m very confident about this fight. It’s going to be a great fight but I will get the victory. I’ve been in the gym working harder than I ever have. I can’t speak for him, but I hope he’s worked hard too. “My style is to wait to see how my opponent fights and then adjust from there. No matter what, I’m a hard puncher. “Saturday night it’s going to be a big spectacle. My entire country is going to be watching. I think we are going to see a knockout, not sure in what round, but we may get one. “Hardship led me to boxing. When my first daughter was born I was unemployed, I worked construction to make ends meet. I found boxing soon after and here I am. “We’ve watched tape on Davis. We have studied him, broken his style down and we have a solid game plan. He’s not going to see me coming. “My idol in boxing is my fellow Panamanian Roberto Duran and I want to do be able to do the things he has for our country. I’m here to make a great name for myself and my country.” YURIORKIS GAMBOA “This is a wonderful fight and a wonderful opportunity for me. We’re ready and Team Gamboa has made great efforts to prepare for this fight. I’m ready to get this victory on Saturday night. “My focus is completely on Martinez. After this fight, we’re definitely looking to fight Gervonta Davis next. We’re going to be prepared for that fight too and we’ll be ready to come out with a victory there too. "The difference with this fight has been the excellent preparation. In my previous fights I was not able to prepare with the proper time frame that I usually get for a fight. For this fight I have had excellent preparation. "I think he brings a lot of experience to the table but so do I. I think it is going to be a very good fight because we’re two boxers with great experience. On Saturday, we’re going to find out who is the best. "I am not in the prediction business but I have prepared and I am going to give my best on Saturday." ROMAN MARTINEZ “I’ve had a very good camp for this fight. I’ve been working hard since my last fight. I’m facing a good fighter in Gamboa, but I have everything I need to take the victory back to Puerto Rico. “I know that Gamboa is a well-rounded fighter with a lot of experience. But I have a lot of experience as well and that’s going to help me get this victory. “I’ve kept getting stronger and kept in good shape since my loss. I think all of that work will show itself in the ring on Saturday. “We’ve sparred with people who move and have similar styles to Gamboa’s. I think that’s going to help me expose some of the defensive flaws that my opponent has.” LADARIUS MILLER “I had a great camp. I’m prepared to fight a former world champion and a warrior. Jezzrel is a tough competitor. He’s done something that I’m trying to do, which is become a world champion. He’s a great stepping stone for my career. “On July 27 I’m ready to showcase my skills and talent. I’m here for a reason. I come from a rough background but I’m here now. Whatever it takes to come out victorious on July 27, I’m ready. “I feel like I have the power to stop Corrales. His chin has been suspect his whole career. He’s gone down in a few fights. I respect him because he’s a true champion, but I feel like his chin is suspect. I want to go out there and test it out. “I know that Corrales is here trying to make his presence felt. What he’s done, doesn’t mean anything to me. I know what I’m capable of. This is nothing new to me. He’s going to be in for a rude awakening Saturday night.” JEZZREL CORRALES “I want to thank everyone who made this opportunity possible. This was a great training camp and I worked hard to perform at my best on this stage. “We’re here to fight and I’m well prepared to take the victory home on Saturday night. My power and my preparation is going to be the difference in this fight. “I have everything that I need to beat Miller on Saturday. He’s never faced anyone like me. My experience and the strength will be like nothing he’s ever seen. “In the ring, anything is possible. When you have heart and go into the ring, you can make anything happen. I’m more than ready to leave it in the ring on Saturday.” LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions “Thank you for everyone coming out. Baltimore is a city that has raised world champions and the city continues to prosper with this very special homecoming this Saturday night featuring Baltimore’s own, Gervonta ‘Tank; Davis taking on Ricardo Núñez. “This is more than two fighters going head to head in the ring. This is an inspiration to Gervonta’s hometown, and his fans and peers coming behind him, that anything is possible, even when the odds are against you. “This is an event where we all get to witness what a historic and iconic city Baltimore is, and one that hasn’t seen a world title defense from one of their own in almost 80 years. It is a homecoming for our two-time world champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Mayweather Promotions is really looking forward to promoting our first boxing event here in this city that has birthed a star with a fight of this magnitude. “We’re rolling out the red carpet at Royal Farms Arena, and ladies and gentlemen, I promise you from top to bottom that this will be a very very entertaining and exciting card.” STEPHEN ESPINOZA, President Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “Let me start off by asking a basic question. Why are we here? We’ve got a really strong three card fight, that’s obvious. We’ve got a little of everything. We have an Olympic Gold Medalist, we have three former world champions, we’ve got six quality fighters in the lighter weight divisions and we’ve got great match-ups. “In Ladarius Miller vs. Jezzrel Corrales we have an up-and-coming contender against a former 130-pound champion. The co-feature battle is between two former 130-pound champions. Cuban Gold Medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa is long known as one of the most exciting fighters in boxing, and he’s up against three-time champion Roman Martinez. “The two fighters in our main event have a combined record of 44 fights and 39 KOs and I know they’re both looking to make Saturday a short night. This is the first time ever for SHOWTIME in Baltimore. This is the first Baltimore world title fight since 1970. Gervonta is the first Baltimore native to defend in his hometown in almost 80 years. But how did we get here? It’s really due to two men: Calvin Ford and Gervonta Davis. “Coach Calvin is reserved and quiet. He certainly doesn’t talk about himself a lot. I am glad to see that he is getting the recognition that he deserves, not just as a boxing trainer, but as a trainer of young men, because that is what is at the heart of what Calvin Ford does at his gym. It’s not about building world champions in boxing, it’s about building world champions in life. This is a little taste of the spotlight for coach Calvin and I’m happy to see him get it because he does 99.99 percent of his work outside of the spotlight with no one watching and no one giving credit. “The other reason we’re here is because of Gervonta Davis. The story about Gervonta starts for me in 2014 when Leonard and Floyd Mayweather first brought him to my attention. Obviously Gervonta and Calvin had been working together well before that and as long as I’ve known ‘Tank’, he’s talked about coming home to fight in Baltimore. But what’s really impressive about that is that this is not just about fighting at home, it’s not just about doing it for fans, it’s not just an ego thing. This is about giving back to his community because the reality is, this is not just a fight. “This is an entire event that will produce massive financial benefits for Baltimore. We are all here because of these two men’s’ desire to be here. If ‘Tank’ hadn’t insisted to do this, then none of us are here and the community is not reaping any of the financial benefits that come along with this.”

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Oui Fresh – July Unboxing

Hey cuties! Our box sold out SO fast last month, so if you know you want to sign up, click here.

I honestly can’t believe it’s JULY already. I’ll be honest, I’m not really a summertime person. The heat just really gets me down and I’m a magnet for sunburns and bug bites—the height of glamour, ya know? 😉 This box really picked me up because it’s super fresh and everything in it makes me feel CLEAN. Maybe that’s weird, but in summer, that’s all I want to feel after sweating it out all the time. If you are a summertime flower child that loves this time of year, you’ll adore this box, too!

July’s box has a value of $73 and includes some really gorgeous products including a super luxurious hydrating facial oil, a makeup remover, and more. So let’s get into the details.

Essential Hydrating Oil by OSEA — value $32

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a facial oil in the box, and this one from OSEA is such a treat. The blend of lavender, rosewood and geranium oils is pure bliss and I love applying this for the scent alone (make no mistake, there are serious skin benefits as well!). I wasn’t sure how I would like the rollerball, but it rolls on so smoothly and the chilliness of it is honestly really soothing. I like that there isn’t any product wasted by rubbing it in your hands/applying because you’ll want this oil to last forever! This product gives a pretty, dewy look, so if I’m not wearing makeup but I’m going out for the day, I still feel like I have a little glow going on. This has quickly become one of my favorite hydrating oils.

RESET Organic Makeup Remover by PLANT Apothecary — value $16

We have been asked time and time again about makeup removers! This one from PLANT is so amazing: It’s made with lots of beautiful organic ingredients and is oil-free—you don’t really need to rinse it off, that’s how gentle it is! This is a small thing, but the packaging on this remover is awesome—it’s in a twist cap squeeze bottle! You can adjust the cap to determine how much product you want to come out and it makes for easy travel. I wear a lot of false lashes, so this oil-free formula is amazing for taking those off. One of my best tips for removing eye makeup is to put a little product on your washcloth and hold it gently over your eye for a few seconds (this allows the makeup to melt off a little bit) and it will slide right off. You can of course use this on your face makeup as well!

Kayoko Tinted Lip and Cheek Balm by Bushel & a Peck — value $7

In the heat of the summer, I’m always looking for something that gives me a little color/dimension without feeling like I have makeup on, so I’m constantly using this product for that purpose. However, I’ll say that this tinted balm from Bushel & a Peck can be used on a naked face or a full face of makeup and look amazing. I love using it on a full face of makeup whenever I want that rosy, healthy, flushed look on my cheeks. It’s SO pretty! Of course, you can use this on your lips too, and it really ties the look together. I just put a little bit of this on the tips of my fingers to apply to the apples of my cheeks and lips for a rosy, dewy look. This balm is gorgeous on any skin tone (you can build a little if you want more color) and was named after the company founder’s grandmother, which is really sweet.

Lime Mini Essential Oil — value $10

Cold expressed from the peel of the key lime, this essential oil is summer perfection! This oil has a bright, crisp scent that brings a sense of cleansing and joy to any room. It’s a great addition to room sprays, soaps, and to the diffuser. Pairs well with bergamot mint, lavender, lemon, grapefruit, and rosemary.

Copper Tongue Cleaner — value $8

Our whole team has looked for alternatives to conventional mouthwashes at some point or another and found a few good options in the natural care world, but nothing quite impressed us all like this copper tongue cleaner. It’s definitely not the most glamorous product, but it REALLY works! This product works by physically removing unwanted bacteria off of your tongue, leaving your breath fresh and your mouth happy! All you have to do is hold one handle in each hand and place the curved end of the cleaner at the back of your tongue. Gently press down, pull forward, rinse off, and repeat once or twice! You’ll see a white film come off the cleaner (I know, gross), but that’s what you DON’T want in your mouth. Your mouth will instantly feel more fresh! 🙂

We hope you put this month’s info card somewhere you can see it a lot, because you deserve this reminder that you look great, babe!!

Our box sells out more quickly each month, so click here if you know you want to subscribe. We’re so thankful to have you all on this clean beauty journey with us! Follow along at @ouifresh on Instagram for more beauty tips and tricks.

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Keely, Emma + Elsie

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pizzaovenreview-blog1 · 7 years ago

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The Amazing Pizza Dome!

[rwp-review id="0"] [rwp-reviewer-rating-stars id="0"] This is certainly the MOST peculiar and interesting “pizza oven” option we've encountered to date! What is it? Well, this little gizmo is named because of what it is – a DOME! What does it do? In case your curiosity is too strong for you to take the time to read through the details, here it is: The Dome simply re-directs heat that emanates from the bottom of your oven and normally swirls around the entire roof of your oven before dissipating, and concentrates the heat under its sheet metal curved dome. This heat is kept close to the pizza and radiates down to the pizza surface. The optimal temperature for creating an authentic Neapolitan thin crust pizza is close to 750˚F or higher. The Good heats your oven to over 750˚F takes no room for storage costs virtually nothing considering what it delivers has no parts that can malfunction The Bad only works in ovens with certain features that fit certain criteria The Details We were intrigued by the notion that a piece of steel (albeit a beautiful, well-engineered product with two precisely-fitted stainless steel components) could actually increase your oven's temperature in spite of the fact that the manufacturer of your oven says it only goes to 550˚F. We simply had to give it a shot! [caption id="attachment_1552" align="alignright" width="350"] The Pizza Dome Packaging just after I cut it open to start assembly[/caption] When the box arrived at our doorstep, we noticed it was super thin (as expected) so it came to us quickly and inexpensively via courier! Once we opened it, we were glad to see it was well-protected from scratches and light damage by a protective tape that was applied during the manufacturing process. The metal pieces were laser cut with precision. That was the good news! The bad news is that the protective tape was extremely difficult to remove. I work out daily in my weight room and I'm pretty strong. Even so, I was straining my biceps to remove the protective film. It was stuck onto the metal more like really sticky, vinyl tape rather than a thin protective plastic film. After about 6 or 7 minutes of fighting with it, I was pleased to reveal a very attractive, shiny, metal sheet with a precise binding system (to keep the two separate sheets together while in use). It comes in two sheets since it would be awkward to mail as one full sheet which would be quite a bit wider than your entire oven! When I first saw the product, my initial thought was “hey, I think I can make this myself!”. However, after about 30 seconds of examining the bends in the metal and the finishing touches, I decided that for the love of a good authentic Neapolitan pizza, I'd be happy to pay $100 for this product, and skip the hassle of trying to cobble together the materials and then engineer the details to make it work properly. If you have lots of nice shiny sheet metal sitting around your house, and a metal bender, then you may think differently, as might I! [caption id="attachment_1554" align="alignright" width="350"] The Pizza Dome comes in 2 pieces for easy shipping and storage[/caption] What Happened Next? When I read the instructions, I was a bit discouraged when I saw that the Pizza Dome will NOT WORK WITH ALL OVENS! If it did, I'd say this product would revolutionize much of the home pizza product industry. However, because it works buy trapping rising heat, it doesn't do much good if your oven radiates heat from the back wall via a fan or some other convection-style heat delivery process. Guess what?! MY oven was such an oven, and because of that, it did not qualify as an oven that could effectively use the Pizza Dome! So What Kind of Oven Do I Need? This is an important point, and it's really the only part of my review that bummed me out just a bit. In order to use the Dome effectively, you'll need an oven with either an exposed heating coil at the bottom of your oven OR have open vents or slats in the bottom of your oven through which heat rises from the heating element into your oven. [caption id="attachment_1553" align="alignright" width="350"] Precision fit joining system[/caption] Being the resourceful individual I would like to believe I am, I promptly contacted my in-laws to ask if I could use their oven which had the open vents. The very next day we invited ourselves to their house with an armload of gourmet pizza ingredients. The anticipation grew as we prepared the pizzas. It did not help that three children under the age of 9 kept rocketing through the house yelling something about “hungry, pizza, food, please, now!” Finally, after 40 minutes of pre-heating the oven at 550˚F, we glanced at our thermometer, only to see it read 570˚F. We thought that might be an error, so we used our infrared thermometer and got several readings from 500˚ to 625˚F. As wide as that range of readings was, all the temps were simply too low for an authentic pizza which would give us a bubbling, spot-charred crust and be done in 5 minutes or less. Our pie was done in 8 minutes and while it was good (ish), it was not authentic and it was exactly the same as making a pizza in a regular oven. At this point, we were a little disappointed and discouraged. Was this product legitimate? Was it just a chunk of steel that did nothing at all? I thought this was probably NOT the case since the company that makes the dome would not get any business or traction in growth unless it offered a real product that did as advertised. So, as a last-ditch effort, I decided to find a friend who may have an oven with an exposed heating coil right inside the oven itself. Surely I thought this would prove once and for all if this thing was legit! It took awhile, but I found a friend with such an oven and then, in true neighborly fashion, I invited myself and my entire family of 5 over to their house for pizza night .... on us of course! The Final Test! [caption id="attachment_1555" align="alignright" width="350"] Our first pizza using The Pizza Dome at close to 800˚F[/caption] We arrived in our friends' kitchen and started pre-heating the oven immediately at the maximum setting of 550˚F. We started making the pizzas right away thinking that the oven should be ready to go after 30-40 minutes. Just for fun, I decided to check my thermometer (which I placed on the pizza stone which was inserted on the oven rack before we started pre-heating) after about 20 minutes of pre-heating. To my surprise, the thermometer read WAY PAST 750˚F!!! This was truly shocking since I did not expect such a high heat output from a conventional oven even with the Dome! Worked As Advertised! After nearly searing my forearm hair, I placed the first pie on the stone with a peel, and within 15 seconds I could see evidence of high heat on the edges of the crust, with a bit of browning. After 90 seconds, one might think the pizza was done since it had raised bubbles in the crust which were turning a dark shade of brown on top! I left it in for the suggested 5 minutes, but in my case, that was a bit too long since the browning turned to "blacking", and the crust was a bit more well-done than I would like. Our guests seemed to not mind either of these issues and the rest of the pies we made that night were done in 4-5 minutes. What Kind of Thermometer Did We Use? [caption id="attachment_1556" align="alignright" width="350"] Our thermometer after measuring over 750˚F. It used to be bright white![/caption] We had in our possession already, a wireless infrared thermometer from Amazon, and also, a small metal oven thermometer with a maximum heat reading of 750˚F. We used both for a more accurate reading. Our metal unit showed the needle way past 750˚ to the point that is was “pinned” at the end of its ability to rotate (we could only guess it was close to 800˚F or even higher). Our infrared thermometer measured 768˚F but we knew it would be lower than our pizza would experience because we had to open the oven door and then start the process of measuring the temperature. Heat escapes very quickly once the door is opened, so the reading, in our opinion, was lower than what it would be a minute or two after the door is shut. What About the “Vents” On the Bottom? We were concerned about the issue regarding the open vents on the bottom of the oven. After all, the makers of the Pizza Dome insist that if your oven has those vents, it'll work. Ours did not. What's the deal?? I put on my Sherlock Holmes hat and re-visited that issue carefully. I noticed something interesting. If you look at the Dome photo on Amazon, you'll see the vents open so the heat can rise directly upward. You can even see the red-hot elements on the other side of the vents. That allows heat to go directly up into the Dome to be directed back down on the pizza. However, the vents in the oven we used (see the photo in this review), are not only smaller, but they do not allow heat to rise directly upwards. Instead, they point towards the side walls of the oven, and we're pretty sure this is why we were unable to get the heat reading we needed. What Say We? The Pizza Dome DOES what is PROMISES. Aside from (not) giving you an authentic wood-smoked flavor, the Dome passes with flying colors. However (you knew there was going to be a “however” right?), I do have one criticism! The reason we gave it an 8.5/10 score on customer satisfaction is that it simply won't work in everyone's oven. If it did, it probably would be our first perfect review score! It will only work with ovens that have an exposed bottom heating coil, or large vents on the bottom that allow heat from the elements (hidden under the floor of the oven) to rise DIRECTLY UPWARDS. That means that if your oven is convection or does not have any vents, it won't work, and if your oven has small vents that direct the heat towards the walls of the oven and not directly up, it also won't work. There you have it! The good and the bad. If your oven does not qualify for the dome (convection-style heating or incorrectly positioned vents), then even $5 is too much to spend on the Pizza Dome since it will be nothing more than two shiny chunks of steel sitting in your garage! If you do have a qualifying oven, we're confident that this is probably the most economical method of producing a Neapolitan pizza experience that you'll ever find! Overall, we give this product a strong BUY rating but only if you have a CLEARLY QUALIFYING OVEN! In that case, it's well worth the money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Uk8ixylLk https://pizzaovenreview.com/pizza-dome-actually-work/

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poledancertoday · 7 years ago

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13 Bad Azz Pole Dancers With Dangerous Curves

The beauty of pole dancing is that it is for everyone. It is for every gender, age, race, religion, size and sex.

Today we are celebrating the bad azz pole dancers that have some seriously sexy dangerous curves. Check out these pole dancers!!!

Want to catch some of these pole dancer'slive in action? Tune into the FREE livestream of the Dangerous CurvesShowcase at the International Pole Convention on Friday, June 2nd at 3:00pm EST.

1. Tausha Ostrander Fort Collins, CO

Pole dancing for 3.5 years

Follow on Instagram @taushaostrander

Pole gives me an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and of well being. It's a lot of struggle, especially for someone carrying more weight than her counterparts, but that difficulty; all the hard work that I have to put in to make that next trick happen, makes my victories even sweeter when I finally achieve them!

2. Ms Vegas Vegas, NV

Pole dancing for 7 years and competing for 4 years

Follow on Instagram @thefamousmsvegas

Pole dancing makes me feel sleek and bendy. Nothing gives me more joy and confidence.

3.Crystal Clark Beverly, MA

Pole dancing for 3 years and teaching pole for 1 year

Follow on Instagram @butterfly8i8girl

Pole makes me feel like I am myself again. The only thing that matters when I'm in the studio is what I'm doing in the moment. I feel sexier, more confident, more empowered, more relaxed.

4. Laydia aka CurvyDva Laurel, MD

Pole dancing for 8 years and teaching pole for 6 years

Follow on Instagram @curvydva

Pole makes me feel super human! When I learn a new move I feel accomplished and amazed about what I can FORCE my body to do.

5.Jada, Founder of Curvy Girls Pole Baltimore, MD

Pole dancing for 1.5 years

Follow on Instagram @curvygirlspole

Pole makes me feel strong, beautiful and sexy as hell! It has given me a new-found love and appreciation for my body by showing me the amazing things that all of this curviness is capable of! It has introduced me to a community of dynamic, talented and supportive women who embrace each other regardless of age, size, weight, race, etc. and are all so incredibly down for empowering each other every day! Pole inspired me to create Curvy Girls Pole, which has turned into more than I ever could have imagined by bringing women from all over the world together to support and inspire each other, specifically for us women who typically have a different pole journey due to our body types. It means something to see a woman that looks like you who's over 200 pounds hoist herself into an invert flawlessly. In an instant, something that was a dream can become a goal! I'm so grateful that I walked into Xpose Fitness a year and a half ago - pole has literally changed my life in the best of ways ever since.

6.Jillian Marie akaPole Geek Los Angeles, CA

Pole dancing for 4 years

Follow on Instagram @pole_geek

I love pole dance, but at times it has made me hate my body as much as it has made me love it. My journey has been a struggle, a fight, a joy, and a labor of love, but I wouldn't change any moment because it has taught me that the perceived limits my body had were just that, limits I and others believed were there, but in reality I just needed to push past.

7. Lulu Glen Burnie, MD

Pole dancing for 10 years

Follow on Instagram @minicoopergrl

I have been performing and competing in pole competitions for a decade!!! Ive performed local, regional and national levels. My biggest claim to fame was appearing on season 7 of the NBC hit Americas Got Talent. That episode put plus size dancers on the map and we can't be stopped. Pole dancing makes me feel like myself. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2011 and pole had become my therapy to manage symptoms. I feel so much more comfortable in my skin after a class that Id walk the catwalk with the Victoria Secret Angels!!

8. Zack akaTwinkle Toes Washington, DC

Pole dancing for 5 years

Follow on Instagram @Zack_von_gaga

Pole makes me feel powerful, ferocious, and SICKENING! When I hit the stage I come to turn the party and give the audience something they ain't ever seen before. I serve body, strength, and sass!

9.Miss Rhian DuBois Denver, CO

Pole dancing for 2 years

Follow on Facebookwww.facebook.com/rhianduboisdancer/

Pole makes me feel ALIVE. It gives me the freedom to express and share my soul, where I otherwise don't have the velour to do so. In essence Pole has saved my life.

10.Mia VanSant Boonsboro, MD

Pole dancing for 2.5 years

Follow on Instagram @Miacalla77

What I love the most about pole is that it does not discriminate or pass judgement based on body type or a number on a scale. The only thing that will hinder your success is you.

11.Keeley Alvarado Austin, TX

Pole dancing for 4 years and teaching for 2 years

Follow on Instagram @keeley1123

If someone had told me 4 years ago that I would have won or placed in multiple competitions and be teaching pole dancing (especially a heels class targeted to those wanting the sexy side), I would have laughed in their face. Pole has given me permission to feel sexy. This is a rare experience for most women, even more so for a plus sized one. I quickly realized I felt at home dancing in 7inch heels (and now 7.5 ?). Pole allowed me to explore a side of myself I wouldn't have thought existed. The other amazing thing is that it has connected me to people around the world and allowed me to meet some amazing athletes, I mean that's what we all are right, whether we like the fitness style, comedy, dramatic, or sexy side? However, despite the empowering,sexy, connectedness I have felt, the most important has been becoming a mentor and inspiration to others. Having people come up to me after a class or performance (both plus sized and non plus sized) and tell me they enjoyed what I had to offer and have been an inspiration to them???? What can beat that feeling?

12. Amanda Jeanette Austin, TX

Pole dancing for 2 years

Follow on Instagram @amanda_jean512

I took my first pole class nearly two years ago on a quest to find a workout routine that I could actually stick to, to try and lose weight, and in an attempt to face my life long fear of dancing. It was love at first spin and I haven't looked back since. Through pole dance I have learned to stop worrying so much about what others think of me and to be true to myself. I've gained the confidence to love my body for the feats that it can accomplish when I put in the work, rather than criticize myself for the way that I look. I just recently performed for the first time and can't wait to get onstage again!

13. Amy Kaplun

Pole Dancing for 8 years

Follow on Instagram @amykaplun

Start pole dancing because her friend took her to a class now owns Infit Dance in LA!

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