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freeworldallahmbaclass · 2 years ago

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This is my rule as the ruler

Getting them all with this champion sound

Hot song see you soon with it presenting my song Champion 🏆 sound

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Now to present you with some of my accomplishments already

My New York City accomplishments

Trump is the whole package but he had boundaries he set boundaries and was strong against people especially the criminal element me I defend the proletariat the common man and woman with real issues and get them the laws passed that they need boost the economy with more money legalize weed get free college education for the city citibikes more money for people on Human resources administration and permanent employment from temporary seasonal jobs from decades long however much months work program they learn and then get kicked out and you can't support yourself and your family I made it where that after you finish that probation period you get the job the job security meaning your secure because you got a steady paycheck and now could build a future from there I got union contract for Starbucks workers and Amazon workers and more money on the city feps and seps voucher for their housing the city pay more rent for you so you and your family could rent in the neighborhoods you want with better schools and employment opportunities for the parents to provide a good future for their kids

I got hotels for the homeless in New York City 2021 it is now happens where everything that happens in New York City is under my name and my control of the city which is good because I do good for the people my name is Allen Henry notice the Henry Hall building with the Henry lives here sign on it next to 42nd Street Port Authority yes I live in New York City and thanks for the big announcement on your building symbolizing radio city music hall at Rockefeller center in New York City is shouted out about from a building with the Henry lives here sign on it let radio city music hall know I'm coming soon and thank you my super hero Batman and Superman my superhero days are just starting that's on 38th Street on llth Avenue in New York City Manhattan next to port authority on 42nd Street you could actually drive pass it and see it now it is actually a tourist site wow thanks that's amazing I love it thanks I'm honored I appreciate it again like the sign says I live in New York City and thanks for the big announcement on your buildings and don't forget the Henry apartment buildings in Brooklyn New York thank you I'm honored

I got Amazon workers their union contract

I got Starbucks workers their union contract

I got the minimum wage increased from $ 11 dollars an hour to $ 15 dollars to $ 17 dollars an hour put 100 million $ dollar boost in New York State economy proven math governor Kathy Hochul is signing that into law from where I already got it she is going to give it boost we need oh yeah very great and lovely governor we got now she is pretty good at doing her job I like her a lot and wish that the government of America go through with wage increase for all states and have the new federal minimum wage for a better rate of pay for all workers from the dishwasher , to the bike messenger to the Mexican American and union for job security is created for them to help immigrants and Kathy Hochul signs off on a new money adjustment plan to balance out against inflation and new tax cuts that help the common man and woman the employees that provide services in the places me and you have to visit

I got more money put on the housing vouchers the city feps and seps voucher so that homeless individuals and women with their kids and husband and wife can have better housing and a better life for themselves and their family And it's only going to get better more housing more safer housing where the housing crew does it's job and provide safe clean housing cleaning the apartment from Asbestos and using the wrong products that could harm the people in the apartment and their should be more NYCHA the projects job openings to the people in those surrounding neighborhoods the hood and any hood in the world to help clean their neighborhoods 20 men and women crews clean up crews drivers and even regular normal everyday people of those neighborhoods newly hired people that take pride in doing a very good service for the people of their community they have to educate the tenants on lead paint and checking their apartments carbon monoxide levels how to use a stove fire safety plans and evacuations plans in those apartments safety with electrical sockets for their children and toxic free apartments air conditioners and heating free cable so they can watch some good TV shows and movies and enjoy their summer and winter and they get WI Fi now hooked up with their house packages and hopefully more money on the voucher to help rehabilitating families to get their lives together better housing and better schools for their kids equal a better future don't forget to give New people moving into their apartment fire safety 🦺 training courses on unplugging their wires from the outlets and child safety outlets not leaving the oven on or stove on or leaving the stove and ovens on unattended child safety windows no water near electronics and electrical devices carbon dioxide early detectors and smoke detectors no smoking 🚭🚬 around fire hazardous materials and we should reduce the number of accidents and tragedies in NYCHA called the housing projects in our neighborhoods and enjoy your cable wifi air conditioning heat in the winter and your Citibikes .

I got the fair chance to compete for a job act of 2019 in New York City and California hopefully other cities and countries are going to follow suit

I cleaned up fox square in Brooklyn , NY

Free college education in New York City

Free gym membership for people on Medicare

Citi bikes for New Yorkers

I got the second stage theatre in Manhattan , New York City meaning I got my second chance to perform music 🎼🎶 on a stage record and performing music, I rap .

Pictures of me as Christopher Wallace Biggie Smalls the Notorious BIG in Brooklyn New York City that is a big big accomplishment shout out to his moms how are you doing Ms . Violetta Wallace I'm very honored thank you Governor Cuomo legalized weed Marijuana the gaunja off of those pictures and across the street from the picture I got apartment buildings in my name the Henry apartments in Brooklyn on Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn New York City

I brought Yo MTV raps to the Brooklyn Museum 🎨 an Art museum since I'm of the sophisticated crowd and Talented tenth from W . E . B . Dubois book and I'm a rapper from Harlem and Brooklyn New York City via Saint Croix U.S. Virgin Islands

I got my own subway street named after me called Respect Avenue in New York City New York and Brooklyn New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo gave me and opened an hospital named after me in Brooklyn , New York back in 2015 Brooklyn's 760 Parkside Avenue where my family is originally from when they landed in Brooklyn , New York City my uncle and his family 760 Parkside Avenue downstate biotechnology incubator hospital 🏥 thank you I'm honored and actually do put my sponsorship behind it not being funny it's just that it's an hospital and hospitals heal people and take care of them and I love that caring nurturing loving and nourishing environment of hospitals and the hospitality of the nurses doctors and specialists we never tell them we love them and thank you and I love you enough tell your doctor if he is doing a great job correctly say hey doctor I love you I love you all of my hospital staffs for providing a great service in my name I love you for taking care of God's people all of God's people I mean people from all communities we are all good people and deserve the best in treatment and the care that is given to patients when you visit my hospital and counselors should know the nutritionist and give out good advice even while your A casac counselor therapist and clinician do your job with passion , love and the intention of betterment for your patients and even those that come to work under and learn from you teach them how to doctor truly heal human beings through laughter , love a d being strong for them and doctor the soul through a warm smile and hug for all patients and pediatrics should know you have a great responsibility to love provide and care for all patients you have a very very important job and I love you we never know when you might need somebody to take care of our every needs, I love hospitals they should actually play Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen in the care units to help heal the people in special care units play their TV shows and audio all through all units of the hospital

I won the Super bowl with Patrick Mahomes I got Clinton Dannemora back and I came home and took over the streets of NYC in politics Errol Louis of Channel 1 news would be proud of me

President Joe Biden presented me with a medal 🏅 of honor in the year 2023 for my heroism

Watch out Donald Trump my movement is doing very good now

I'm on 5th Avenue in the heart of New York City now

My gift 🎁 from Nicki Minaj the female rapper from her Young Money Crew thank you Nicki I got my own library in New York City thanks to her in the heart of New York City it is pleasing to me to be able to have a library that host after school programs for the kids and storytelling fun with their teachers and parents with Barney the dinosaur type characters to make the kids laugh and enjoy their selves that is a blessing for me coming from where I come from I had a rough life I grew up in Harlem New York City running the streets but I kept my nose in a book and part of that reason is because my mom was in college she would have tons of books on her bed and I fell love in books because of her she went to Monroe College in the Bronx and got her degree and even worked for the Board of Education for awhile and I got my love of books from her and to see that they give me a library is beautiful to me I know she is proud of me I made something of myself reading books I learned my way in anyway the library have costume animals Barney the dinosaur type costume animals for the kids to make them laugh and enjoy life is a blessing for me and it is in my building thank you I'm honored New York City and yes it is in the same building that I got my GED from in 2003 so I had already been going their for awhile they gave to me in 2022 thank you New York City and it's on 40th street and 5th Avenue right next to Grand Central and Times Square New York City and the same block wow as the Joel Osteen store so go get some Coffee ☕ and bagels and enjoy your day , their programs to help people returning to work , Cafe on the seventh floor outside rooftop so you could watch New York 5th Avenue like the empire state building and their are regular programs special instructors from any career is their to teach and instruct you on how to get where you would want to be in life it is so so clean the water fountains are the new ones where you place your bottle under some kid of water dispenser and it fills your bottles you could stand there and get as much refills as you want self service sanitized napkins to wipe your area where you are going to be reading I own the building so I eat at my seat the security guards is very professional that is their brand professionalism and high quality service with a smile they greet you warmly and treat you like you are at home it's mines so it is your home of course I'm like yeah yeah whatever but you would love it there make it a tourist attraction when you come to New York City I left school early I wish I didn't but the library is to give me a new start to learn all the on the job skills I need to excel in my career and it is there for you to hang out have fun meet some good people all New Yorkers are really good people and watch movies listen to music and to learn anything you want to make it there and enjoy yourselves

I won the Nobel Peace Prize 🏆 once for my caring Martin Luther King jr would be proud of me and love of humanity and with the helping of this page and Nobel memorial prize for economic sciences twice so that makes three Nobel prizes I won three Nobel prizes

Benefit monetary assistance increase for snap and cash assistance recipients

I'm John Wick in the movies John Wick series and I'm Neo in the Matrix and Matrix series congratulations to me I'm very Honored thank you Keeanu Reeves I'm very Honored thank you so much with tears in my eyes 💞 I love it everything I am now is bigger than what I been through in life and it is all because of people like you thanks and to my very close friend Laurence Fishburne true story real friend I mean we go back while he was studying to do the Matrix and I turned out to be a fine gentleman thank you and I found out I'm the one but the ones are the ones that study hard and work hard and making themselves into great people efficient and effective in constructive productivity their good at school , music or their career whatever they are good at is because they worked hard at it and that how we all can be an anomaly in society the good people .

Rikers Island tablet program podcasts and video games for inmates in jail to help stop crime violent crime in prison and to help rehabilitate the guy or woman and stop the back and forth of them going to jail . The tablet have podcasts and programs for Job Search legal research and books to read to help them become better citizens in the free society .

I was named The 16th Captain of New York City that is New York Yankees history and current captain of New York city New York Yankees hat history and time magazine 2022 man of the year the 16th and current captain of New York City , thank you .

I got meteors in front of the courtroom in New York City right in front of City Hall , 80 and 100 Centre street symbolizing I'm superman and I'm not the people of New York enemy I'm a friend and employers are there to help me if I just meet them halfway with some job skills they will employ me get me a job and for all that I say thank you for letting me work my way back into America's good people list thank you so much I mean I'm working and learning to give myself a job start my own business I'm learning how to do that but it is good to know that I got y'all white people the decent ones on my side not the ones that side with my enemies and haters but the ones that rock with me to be there to give me my life back with the meteors real live meteors thank you so much now in front of City Hall the famous New York City at 80 and 100 Centre where I first caught my first case at 16 years old🥇Joe Montana number thank you goodness for Bill Walsh is now in front of the courtrooms thank you for the chance again in my life to work and not stay idle in dangerous neighborhoods and environments which I'm teaching my way out of but thank you so much and I honor that thank you so much I'm proud to be an American 🏈

Laws I'm proposing

Job Safety and secure act - 2022

Fair banking act - 2022

Retirement investment plan for employees IRA act - 2022

Ready , willing and able Expansive territory act - 2023

Riverside drive Expansion project act - 2023

The new ferry from New Jersey to New York City - 2023

School sports culture expansion Act Copperas Cove , Texas

Rikers Island schooling expansion act Added on Basic education classes on Rikers Island on the tablet , college programs on the program , online school on the Tablet . -2023

NYCHA ( New York City Housing projects ) plans and ideas for improvement

The New Trench town rock - 2021 , 2022 , 2023

And many other pitches and proposals rebuilding the workforce , wages and structure of New York city and cities like New York .

Next order of business : My Plans for infrastructure in a utopian society hotels jobs pay raise on citizens paycheck from 15 $ - 17 $ dollars minimum wage pay to 19$ dollars to 20$ dollars an hour to better provide for all costs emergencies uncovered insurance payments due to partial health care coverage and full union membership granted to employees of any company free education grants and school loans payment plans

Pay raise for school teachers in every city at junior high school , high school and elementary school level since they are stewards of our children's future .

Pay raise for civil service workers and Civil service exams made and updated daily to the public , school crossing guards , correction officers , supervisors , probation officers , construction site supervisors .

Pay raise for day care workers

Free day care services for temporarily unemployed mothers and fathers

Pay raise for city fire fighters and police officers .

Job contractors fulfilling contracts with back to work public assistance programs that train and employ job candidates without their high school diploma or GED and granting them full employment with full medical and medicare coverage union membership and back to school Acces Vocational rehabilitation counseling and restoration of financial aid assistance for non violent crimes like drug sellers and abusers to stop recidivism to prison and to cure an addiction to a habit of committing perpetual crimes thus creating repeat offenders .

Jobs moving back to inner cities through the effort of study and research groups from urban planning courses from their neighboring colleges .

Tax abatement and financial incentives and business incentives and tax breaks .

Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris should include this law into all of their plan for cleaning up America I'm glad to see it go beyond New York City and other counties in New York I want to share this honor with author Michelle Alexander who I did my research from her book about mass incarceration of the black and Latino community and the political office and my friends that help put this law in place I reached out to hopefully stop the recidivism to prison and hopefully to help some of my friends and people that go back and forth to jail because they couldn't get a job due to the felonies on their record I recommend a certificate of relief of disabilities to all people returning to society if they haven't given you one go get it from your county's or borough courthouse it works wonders .

Next order of business : Tax cuts to help the everyday person keep more of their check in their pockets cut the tax rates in New York City by 4 percent I see it as New York State taxes % 8.82 to % 4 percent and business tax cuts to create more jobs Proposal For a Wage increase of $ 22 dollars an hour Including : Fire safety directors Security guards Librarians Fed Ex workers UPS workers Ready Willing and able with free vocational grants from access vr programs they should hire vocational rehabilitation counselors and job developers finding permanent housing and permanent job placement after the clients training Stock Clerks and cashier's at major stores like Gristedes , C Town , met foods , Burlington coat factory wage increase for all warehousing and factory workers jack pallet and forklift training for people with no experience and a starting salary at $ 17 - 19 $ dollars an hour and it increase with more time on the job how about the first year at that base salary of $ 17 - 19 $ dollars and on the even of that year the employee gets an raise of $ 2 dollars more on their check and other financial incentives as cash allocation from their check for newly place employee mutual fund packages besides with other benefits that said company is offering this helps to place that company on the stock market and grant their employees preferred stock options from their company that they work for at that current moment and because of the huge huge employee buy in it is like the employers are investing in their employees and their stores and company .

Educational requirements for jobs posted is less than a high school diploma but the job candidate has to be in a vocational program or GED preparation course half or full time hours .

Civil service jobs and exams posted weekly .

Sales professional salary plus commission on sales and stock options for mutual funds packages as bonuses with an wage increase to $ 19 dollars to $ 21 dollars an hour .

Newly added benefits to a job description benefits an employer on jobs posted give to their employees an employer get to hold back cash or take money out of an employees check to put towards a mutual funds stock fund option to help that client make more money as a second job the municipals funds and stock and funds and stock and then you gotta get hedge funds option packaged in to help the employees money make more money for them talk about overtime whew and at the same time that local market and store owner can put his company on the stock market and give out public shares thus in the end making it a good investment a regular place of shopping in a family like environment it is like getting to know your deli clerk , butcher , bakery attendant again only this time you are making money with the people you are spending money with Think about it that in turns build better communities better stores customer relationships safer neighborhoods and the beautifying of economically depressed environments more money for your kids college tuition school supplies newer roads being built leading to and from better neighborhoods and businesses and this is a future that we all as fellow New Yorkers can build together .

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dramatic-dolphin · 6 months ago

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Re. Your women being so scared thing. And to be clear I mostly agree with you.

I'm not sure where you're from, but I'm from New York, and I can say for sure that I'd feel more safe in the most dangerous part of the UK than basically anywhere in the US. My Parisian aunt thinks Gare du Nord too dangerous to walk near under any circumstances, but to me it seems like a normal bigger train station level of danger, and the streets around it seem normal. I lived in a university town in the UK for a year, and I never felt in danger there or in London, even alone, even in the middle of the night. I was never alone in Berlin, but I was out at night, and I felt at least as comfortable as I would in New York. So I think, at last in the places I've been and from my experience, America is more dangerous and much scarier. I have never been street harassed in the UK, and I have been harassed and followed in New York plenty, and had several people attempt to attack me. Men in the US will also often harass you from a car, which is an explicit threat. It's also important to remember that parking lots are bad places to be and most of the US has to drive, and therefore park.

That said, I know some women who won't ride the subway at night, or at all, and that seems very paranoid to me. If you're riding at a remotely normal time and are paying any attention to your surroundings, you're almost certainly going to be fine. I also know girls who, even once they're in a car, of course, will send friends their location just in case. This seems extremely paranoid to me. Maybe check you're going the right way like one time. I do still think some of the things people do can be reasonable caution - yeah, didn't go hiking on a first date - but the perspective people are throwing at you strikes me as distinctly privileged. No one who's ever had a job can think that way. I've worked with a few women who took cars home after every shift, or their dad or their boyfriend picked them up in a car, and at that point, you have a job as a hobby, because unless he works nearby, you just spent your minimum wage on gas. If you take a cab home in New York, from Manhattan to any other borough, that's most of your pay. So to me, this level of paranoia generally reads that you've never had to be alone anywhere so you don't understand what it means, and you've never had to do shit with, and if you did do it, the money wasn't important.

Yeah a lot of time I get mad at this online because it just seems overly paranoid to me, and then a woman comes in with a personal experience or anecdotes, and it hits me that maybe the US *is* actually that bad? I live in Hungary, and I really like walking alone in the city at night, or going for long walks in the forest alone, and I've never really felt unsafe doing that, but - and this is crucial - neither have most of the women I talk to. Or at least, not to this degree. So, yeah, the US is possibly worse and more unsafe? I can believe that, it's just hard to conceptualize I guess, since the US likes to portray itself as tbe baseline for a "civilized" country, and I live in *Eastern Europe*. So there's preconceptions here, lol.

But yes, a lot of these, even when corrected for this, are just paranoid, there's no other way to see it. Like, no matter where you live, you truly do NOT need to share your location every time you leave home. And there's also the matter of being disconnected from the people and community around you, like being scared to help your neighbor or someone on your street. We live in a society, you kind of have to take an active part of it.

A lot of it is just a lot of energy spent on being scared every waking moment of your life. Like, okay, in the reddit thread I saw this in, there was a woman saying that she ALWAYS puts her ID in her front pocket when she goes outside so they can easily IDENTIFY THE BODY IF SHE DIES. Like what material good does worrying about this bring to your life? It's not even a self-defense technique, doing this will not help you with staying alive!! All it does is make you think about "oh no, I could get murdered" every time you leave the house. This is NOT a healthy mindset!

It's like a strange and widespread kind of anxiety, and the worst part is, it has you convinced it's necessary, and you can't get rid of it unless you make an active effort to do things despite being scared. First you have to convince yourself that you *won't* get murdered by your date if you don't share your location, and that's the hardest part. And yeah lol, having to do things alone helps you with this tremendously, because you realize that you've just taken the subway at night alone and survived. But if you're never forced to do things alone, you get stuck in this weird fear spiral, and whenever you see a stranger, you end up thinking about how they could murder you.

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metalmonki · 11 months ago

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Objection!

Rafael Barba x fem!Carisi!reader

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Summary All you wanted was to be a lawyer like your big brother Sonny. So what happens when you get a job working under the famous ADA Rafael Barba

slow-burn, colleague to friends to lovers

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The day had finally come. I had successfully graduated Harvard Law. My Mum, Dad, brother Sonny and sisters Bella, Teresa and Gina had made the trip out of Staten Island to witness the graduation. The youngest of the Carisi clan, I choose to follow Sonny into the criminal prosecution career track. Sonny had recently transferred to the Elite Manhattan Special Victims Unit and was also studying at Fordham Law ‘to make myself a better detective’ he had said. Sonny and I, despite our 11-year age gap, were completely inseparable. He had been the one who got the rest of our family together to be here today. Sonny is the whole reason I was graduating today. He had encouraged me even after Mum and Dad had voiced their disappointment at my choice.

I had barely made it off the stage when Sonny had scooped me up in his arms and began spinning us around. He had the worlds biggest smile on his face and repeated over and over again how proud he was of me. Our parents and sisters soon joined us.

“I’m going to cook a big feast tonight just for you” Mom smiled.

“You always cook a big feast, that’s every meal for you” Dad scoffed.

“Oh shush you cranky old man” Mum swatted at him with open hands.

We all laughed at the pair and walked off to the cars. We had a long drive ahead of us back to Staten Island. After dinner I would then have to drive back into Manhattan with Sonny. I had come here with Sonny yesterday from his apartment in Manhattan and had no choice but to go back there with him tonight. Now I had graduated I had no clue what I was suppose to do. I had been applying for positions in almost every law firm in New York with no luck. I’d even applied for the DA’s office with no success. I knew Sonny would let me live with him for however long it took for me to find my feet. He had insisted on it in fact when I’d moved back to New York last month. This had been Mum and Dads complaint. I would waste my time on a piece of paper that would lead me nowhere. I’d even put in an extra two years on a masters degree just to increase my chances.

“Hay kiddo is everything okay?” Sonny spoke up “You’ve been silent for the last 45 minutes and you look worried”

“Maybe Mum and Dad were right” Was all I could get out.

“About what? Don’t tell me your doubting yourself now” Sonny smiled over at me.

“I spent the whole month applying for positions with no luck, all I’ve managed is a minimum wage bodega job. I can’t rely on you forever Sonny, you have your own life, the woman at work you said you fancy, while I just wasted six years to get a piece of paper that’s turning out to be useless. I wanted to be up there with the greats like Alexander Cabot and Rafael Barba” I sighed picking at my nails.

“Y/N Carisi always worrying” Sonny chuckled “Give it time you’ll get something soon; you don’t need to rush”

“I’m not trying to rush I just don’t like not knowing” I threw my hands up.

But wait I did. For 9 months I applied for any law jobs that came up. I worked my ass off at the bodega, saving every penny I could to get out of Sonny’s flat. Then one day it happened. I had been busy cooking dinner, a simple chicken alfredo, when Sonny basically smashed his way through the door. I hadn’t expected him home until much later. I knew they were having trouble catching the Central Park Strangler as the papers had dubbed him. A horrid man who would stalk lone women in central park, strangle and rape them. Sonny had said he was escalating an attack every night, he hadn’t killed anyone yet but Sonny was sure he would soon. He had made me promise not to leave the flat alone at night until they got the guy. He had left DNA at every scene so as soon as they got him he was going away for life. No chance of a plea bargain, no way to weasel out of it. Sonny had a huge smile on his face as he walked into the kitchen.

“I’m guessing by the smile on your face you caught your guy? That or you finally grew a pair and asked Amanda out and she said yes” I chuckled.

“Yes, well no, but yes” Sonny stumbled over his words while he hung his coat up and took his shoes off.

“Well which is it?” I laughed.

“We caught the guy, Barba had him shipped to rikers an hour ago” Sonny put his brief case on the bench and dug through it producing a manila envelope. “I also got this for you” he handed the envelope to me.

I wiped my hands off on my apron and took the envelope. I turned it over in my hands taking note of the District Attorneys office logo in the corner. I disregarded it as just being an envelope Sonny had handy. I turned the envelope over once more and unwound the string keeping it closed. Inside was a stack of paperwork maybe 30 pages thick. Written on top of the first sheet in bold letters were the words OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. I looked up shocked at Sonny before looking back at the papers. We are pleased to offer you a position as an assistant to ADA Rafael Barba at the New York District Attorney Office.

“Oh Sonny this is amazing thank you” I pulled him into a hug.

“It was nothing I just called in a favour when I heard Barba needed some extra help” Sonny chuckled “All you need to do is fill in the forms and drop them off to Barba tomorrow. He says he’ll in his office from 3 onward”.

“I’ll fill them in first thing but for now lets eat!”.

“Oh you mean the food that’s burning on the stove?” Sonny chuckled.

“Shit!” I spun back to the stove but it was pointless the chicken had already started turning black and the pasta was almost boiled dry.

“I’ll order out and you can trying to salvage my pot and pan” Sonny laughed walking off phone in hand.

#rafael barba x reader #rafael barba x you #law and order svu #sonny carisi

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saternal · 3 months ago

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closed starter for @moonbaits !

characters: peter parker x park minhee plot: she meets peter in esu's lab !

the scene pans over the city of manhattan , stratus clouds overlapping the horizon . sprinkles of rain began half an hour ago , but the native townspeople barely noticed . it was the tourists who bundled up in hoodies and clutched oversized umbrellas .

every store had at least one customer ; it was friday , after all , the first of the month . most people lived paycheck to paycheck , and even then , the aid they received barely filled their fridges . this state relied on support more than others . fast-food restaurants often cost more than two hours of work on a minimum wage salary , and sometimes , even those with the tightest budgets couldn't find time in their busy schedules to cook a proper meal . peter parker was one of them .

" carbon tetrachloride . . . " whispering , those pale digits of his graze the various pipettes filled with different chemicals . he searched for the ingredients for spider-man's web fluid formula . " seriously ? we're out ? " rubbing his eyes in frustration .

he was in empire state university's research lab , where he had been attending school for almost two years now , having received a scholarship after earning the highest scholastic average in midtown high school's history . between managing school , his photography job at the daily bugle , and crime-fighting as spider-man , he often felt overwhelmed .

and now , on top of all that , he couldn't make his web fluid .

" ugh . " he dramatically laid his forehead on the workbench . " hey , guy in the sky , if you're out there , cut me some slack , will you ? " he looked up at the ceiling , his gaze naturally drifting to the nearby new york skyline . the lab was on one of the higher floors , and it was late at night . the city looked livelier than ever . his eyes widened as they landed on the baxter building , home of the infamous fantastic four .

" surely reed richards has some spare chemicals he won't miss . . . right ? " peter considered the idea , and without a second thought , turned from the window , about to leave , but paused when he noticed a woman entering the room . what was she doing here this late ? she could be a student . “ uh , hey . professor's out for the night . looking for something ? ”

#threads‎ ‎ ‎ ⁝‎ ‎ ‎ peter parker‎ ‎ ‎ ♡#hope this is good!#i base him off the comics + tasm & ps4 & rivals

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dogsofthepod · 1 year ago

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there may be nothing that tickles me more than a rom com (or any movie, but usually a rom com) set in new york that has absolutely no sense of geography. the characters will walk from times square to the brooklyn bridge in minutes. sure why not. then, every time they leave their office they seem to be in a different neighborhood. they’ll take an uber when they should take the subway and the subway when they should take an uber. they make minimum wage and and then return to their apartment that appears to be in midtown and has a perfect view of the empire state building. later they mention how they live in brooklyn. in fact, nothing exists beyond brooklyn and manhattan. the way it can manage to be nearly 100% wrong and perfect is a rare feat

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acitybythelightunited · 11 months ago

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What’s your point? Minimum was a $1.45 in 1969. 2024 it’s $15 in most places now. $1.45x10 $14.50/hr. to pay for $17,000x10? Nearly $15/hr to pay for $170,000 home. Then you have to subtract your monthly bills, food, and personal expenses from that. You shouldn’t be making minimum wage your entire life to pay for a house anyway. This is a pretty normal ratio anywhere that’s NOT in a major city like NYC or LA. Two towns in America are not the cost of living in every single place on Earth…log off of Twitter, move out of Manhattan, and live in Alabama or perhaps FLINT, MICHIGAN. There were also 3.6 billion people on the planet. Half as many people to house and feed using natural renewable global resources at half the speed. The only thing you should be going insane over is how much you didn’t pay attention in math class.

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titles-for-tangents · 5 months ago

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As it turns out, the employees at Strand Books are getting paid the NYC minimum wage of about $16/hr.

You know - poverty wages. In Manhattan.

Here’s the full article published 12/8/24:

Dozens of employees at one of Manhattan’s busiest and most iconic bookstores walked off the job on Saturday after contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement between their union and management.

Workers began picketing outside Strand Bookstore around 10 a.m. in what’s believed to be the first employee strike in nearly three decades at the popular bookshop.

UAW Local 2179, which represents the bookstore workers, says they are demanding a fair contract and a living wage. Many of the workers out on the picket line said that even though the holiday season is one of the store’s busiest times, many of its employees are struggling to live in New York on what they make.

“We’re just asking for a little bit more, that 50 cents more a year,” said Joel Gross, who works at the store. “If we can get that we can go back to work.’

In the meantime, striking workers are also calling on customers to honor the picket line and abstain from buying from the store.

Bookstore executives released a statement saying in part, “We respect and value our staff, and we have made sizable economic offers during this contract negotiation accordingly. The union has not been willing to accept those increases so far.”

Gothamist reports the union is calling on a $2 increase to employee base pay, which currently starts at $16 an hour, the minimum wage for New York City. The union also wants that rate to increase by $1.50 in the second and third years, but management is reportedly countering at 50 cents for each.

“Everybody wants to go back to work. We love sharing books with people, we love serving the readers of the city,” Gross added.

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ronceraie · 8 months ago

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I really don't understand why people argue with me over things that really aren't debatable.

Long ago, I was scoffing at how unrealistically spacious a leading character's apartment in New York City was depicted in whatever movie, and my friend started questioning whether spacious apartments in New York were so unreasonably priced that a quirky college student earning minimum wage couldn't afford one.

Why are we arguing about this? It is a WELL known narrative trope that housing in high density extremely popular cities is comically bad, but it's also not far from reality.

Only one of us had recently visited someone living in downtown Manhattan and witnessed Big City Living Conditions For Quirky Artist Types directly.

You want to argue for the sake of arguing? Fuck off.

#its goddamn tedious #a waste of energy even #micro rant

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if-you-fan-a-fire · 2 years ago

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"The restructuring of labor and training, and the establishment of job placement programs at Sing Sing, were a critical aspect of the new penological strategy to socialize convicts as manly worker–citizens in an industrialized economy. A second, related, field of action was that of personal financial responsibility. At Sing Sing, the new penologists set about disciplining prisoners as consumers and small investors capable of providing for their immediate needs while planning for the future: In other words, prisoners had to be taught not only how to make a wage, but how to save and spend it. As the authorities understood it, the convict was a citizen-in-training, and the best way to train a citizen was “to teach [him] the basic principles of monetary systems on larger scales... and teach economy.” This principle, which Osborne had first encountered while on the board of the George Junior Republic for children, now became a critical part of the experiment at Sing Sing.

Here, Osborne and his supporters took the idea of “modeling the prison on society” to an entirely new level: They set about simulating what they imagined to be the ideal conditions and relations of civil society. Beginning in 1915, every prisoner at Sing Sing was paid a wage in the specie of token aluminum coin and paper notes bearing the imprint Mutual Welfare League (“MWL”). Each convict was to be assured a minimum weekly wage of $6 but, in the spirit of Taylorist conceptions of motivation and incentive, additional income would be accrued by extra output. The prisoner was then to use his earnings to pay for what Osborne called the “cost of living” at the prison. Over the next year, Sing Sing prisoners proceeded to pay for breakfast (10¢), dinner (25¢), and the barber, laundry, bath, hospital care, and clothing. Convicts also paid weekly cell rental, or, as Osborne described it, room rental, which ranged from $1 to $1.60 per week. In seeking to simulate the civilian economy as nearly as possible, the rent for cells on the upper tiers, known as walk-ups, was lower than for those on the lower tiers, just as in Manhattan’s tenements. As some convicts made and saved more of their token wages, they could rent a more expensive room; those whose productivity fell off, or who spent their tokens unwisely, faced the possibility of having to give up better cells for worse ones.

It was estimated that the average cost of living was $4.65 per week, which left the convict with a surplus of at least $1.35. Consequently, to complete the simulation of a civil economy in which prisoners would be disciplined as consumers and producers, Osborne opened Sing Sing’s own “Self Government Bank and Insurance Company.” Nine prisoners were appointed directors, all of whom had to be stock holders in the bank (their capital consisted of league tender), and convict customers were provided with deposit notebooks, similar to those used by civilians. Prisoners could deposit and withdraw their “money” from the bank, and they could also purchase health and accident insurance, which would cover the costs of any unforeseen medical expenses. As one of the convict Treasury officials put it, business was “conducted on the same basis as any bank on the outside, having the appearance of a real bank with all the small signs and advertisements found in any well conducted banking establishment.” Mirroring the new penological rhetoric back on its authors, the convict treasurer continued:

To note the eager expression upon the men’s faces as they appear before the receiving teller’s window with their small deposit books, would convince you that they are being taught responsibility which the actual handling and earning of money produce in a man, and that responsibility and thrift they are forming in here, and absolutely essential to every man will, we presume, continue upon a man’s release.

Notably, Osborne made no formal provision for taxation; however, the prisoners set up an approximation of a taxation system, by which they required every league member to donate one month’s wages to the league every year, for the purpose of setting up a memorial fund to pay for the funeral of any deceased convict whose family could not or would not pay for a civilian funeral and burial.

Whether or not the Sing Sing prisoners in fact became well-disciplined consumers and producers, as the new penologists and convict stock holders purported, they made great use of the Self Government Bank. By May 1916, $31,424.41 league “dollars” were on deposit, and between two-thirds and three-quarters of the prisoners had accounts at the bank, most of which contained between ten and fifty league “dollars.” Previously, when they had been paid by the state, prisoners had earned 1.5¢ (U.S. legal tender) per day, and this money had been payable upon release from prison. To make the incentive as strong as possible, Osborne and the league leadership discussed ways of facilitating a similar redemption system for the token wages. It was not clear how this would be facilitated, until October 1916, when the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor (NCPPL) set about raising money for this purpose. With the help of the Outside Branch of the League, which donated $1,000 to the fund, the NCPPL raised over $10,000 in legal tender."

- Rebecca M. McLennan, The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941. Cambridge University Press, 2008. p. 394-396

Image is from the book Auburn Correctional Facility by Eilen McHugh for the Cayuga Museum, Arcadia Publishing, 2010.

#sing sing prison #mutual welfare league #penal reform #progressive penology #prisoner self-goverment #prison democracy #thomas mott osborne #penal reformers #convict labour #crisis of imprisonment #new york prisons #penal labour #inmate training #community prison #prisoner pay #history of crime and punishment #reading 2023 #academic quote

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cowboysurge · 8 months ago

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minimum wage is like 15k, 15/hour is like 31k, 30/hour is like 62k

the AVERAGE salary in the us is like 63k

65k is like 5,400 monthly.

the average cost of living for a SINGLE person is 44k. so a single person making 65k would probably be pretty well off i’m guessing?

however. for a family of four i’m getting numbers from 80k-100k yearly (guess you don’t want to be a single parent of multiple children then)

of course where you live will effect cost of living, like living in some place in ohio is way less expensive than say, manhattan in nyc. like i think the ohio cost of living is probably like 24k yearly which 65k is a lot

anyway, 65k is probably comfortable for single people, in most areas. certainly not wealthy. or wealthy only by comparison to people who are struggling.

in my opinion once you get to a certain point with wages, where you’re making more than the bare minimum, it highly depends on how you spend the money and take care of expenses. i know people who make 30/hr during the school year, not even full time, and like 11/hr in the summer and they still go on trips and take good care of themself. they do NOT however, pay for rent which is a big factor.

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Please tell us what New York is like, is it anything like the movies tell us? And the million dollar question is do the rats run the city? Lmao

Partially like the movies. If you're thinking of sex in the city and gossip girl, then that's the richer side. The upper east side, Manhattan in general and Astoria Queens, Bushwick Brooklyn, etc are like another world of people who are nepo babies, transplants that are rich or trust fund babies. but certain places in those areas are a vibe and have very artistic and unique people. Everything is Borough based nowadays.

People shit talk the Bronx, a lot due to gun violence, scamming, etc. But , Brooklyn is the same.

Rats don't run the city as much as people may think. The city is just dirty in general. More like the aggressive homeless men who pissy and shit in public places are the problem. I find that the city is over hyped, overfilled,and the worst it's ever been now. You're basically working for rent and utilities if you make minimum wage or 40% above that amount. The beggers , addicts, and greedy landlords are what's ruined the city amongst other things.

I say now; it's a good place to visit but not to live.

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freeworldallahmbaclass · 2 years ago

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A much better better script for you to live out on a every day basis .

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A message to me personally I said no to my enemies attaching themselves to me that's the media and their voice over in my room , security guards , gang members , the hood , other rappers , racist people , house managers and me and African Americans decided to respect each other boundaries nothing of mines is theirs and no I don't take orders to disrespect from them or take orders from them they are putting themselves in my way in life and they are not my slave master and yes they work with police and the racist police department and the media against me and MTA workers and New York Sanitation department counselors and security guards in my library that I own I asked people to get off of me and don't try to get your gang member to try steal my library no go away we have nothing in common they cool but I'm like nah they could get off of me they about drama and I'm about money doing the damn thing bigger things and my politics for my old neighborhoods where I'm from so I said no to them and other people entourages getting on me no thank you

Stay out of my personal notes laughter nah we all suppose to be chasing the same thing getting money and living a great life do you and get off of me note to the media and entertainment industry , police , city workers and women that set people up to get beat up or murdered in the hood not my type of crowd and these killer kids even their kids is killing I feel sorry for me a jealous person will hurt someone like me for something that has nothing to do with them that is pure jealousy no thank you .

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Send your market and competitive analysts out to meet with groups of customers and salespeople regularly to find out what is happening on the ground . Have monthly or quarterly meetings with your analysts that provide a forum for a discussion of this information and the overall big picture.

Our conversation is different we have nothing in common this is what I spend my day doing and not watching the other person and strategizing and scheming to sabotage with me working with police and the media

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1 . What is the future event that will have the greatest impact on our business ?

2 . What will happen when that event occurs ?

3 . What can we do now to prepare for that event ?

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Deliver consistent dividends yearly

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Sir Gordon knew he could not let his competition know where and how he intended to give battle .

Lay on many deceptive operations . Be seen in the West and March out of the east ; lure him in the north and strike in the south . Drive him crazy and bewilder him so that he disperses his forces in confusion .

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I'll do more what worked today and less of what didn't . It was very wise on his part not to reveal his strategy to win .

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Summary :

To conquer , you must combine foreknowledge and deception . Learn everything you can about your competition - not just the facts about your competitor but also it's capabilities , culture , and mindset .

Learn the details of the workings of your own firm . Know it's products , it's processes , and it's people . Understand it's strengths and weaknesses . Determine what it is capable of doing and , just as important , what it is incapable of doing . Know the business terrain on which you will meet your competition . Determine which markets are fertile and which are fallow , which can support your company in its March toward victory 🙌 and which are wastelands that should not be entered ( the hood ) .

Can't work there or live there ever again

Build an intelligence infrastructure to provide this knowledge .

Lastly , practice deception where prudent mask your intentions from your competitor . Keep their executives in the dark and ignorant about your movements. Do not let them know the time and the place of attack .

I Said no to any person Asian , white , Spanish and black people being in my apartment putting me under surveillance stop attaching yourself to me and no I have nothing to do with gang members in the streets the hood I said no and black Muslims and 5 Percenters no thank you get off of me and I don't even hear your issues no more I was the best in that world we not even competition I win that I don't watch TV the news or your movies no more they need to sell their news channels or movies so they try to start a war with me and bloods the gang no we don't have anything in common and African Americans moved on from bullying me watching me and working with police against me and telling me what I can and can't do with my own life no thank you no disrespect to them but them and racist white people the racist ones can both come off of me Asians too as well I said no to trying to be in my apartment or my library trying to hate on me no thanks you not stealing anything of mines and give it to anybody the whole world know it is mines so you will feel stupid trying to steal my life from me I love music not people talking to me 24 / 7 I'm my ears and my soul and spirit please get off of me and the courtrooms get off of me no thank you and people that work with them in them courtrooms the music industry and Hollywood no thanks you can get off of me and no disrespect to you but no thanks get out of my room and yes the media gets off of me and stop talking to me .

I Said no I could write for myself and think for myself , no thank you that show my show is over get off of me please thank you .

I Can't wait to stop hearing voices and people talking to me more than I talk to myself I said no stop talking to me and controlling me and watching me from hidden places in your buildings , apartments, my library and no to correction officers CEOs and the courtrooms and rappers and movie star actors in the courtrooms get off of me playing with them they police I don't mess with police at all or you so leave me alone and no thank you my mom's ain't make me to be somebody slave in this country and yes I forgive you but let's move forward and move on from each other , thanks .

I said no that is enough I'm not posting anymore I just wanted to help people and this page did that and I mean every good thing on this page for the people and don't forget the people in Little Rock Arkansas to help them Louisiana , New Orleans and all those states where their Governors and Mayors of their city need the help and somebody speaking out against extreme poverty mothers and fathers separated from their family because of poverty , you know something I want to share something I was just reading Joyce Meyer book How to hear from God and I realized I was just saying I'm going to be learning that stuff and then I realized that I'm truly lost and blind in this world that is the best way for me right now and is all I'm going to be doing is reading Joyce Meyer books and getting to know who God is for myself and practicing the power of being silent very good book Joyce like Be Joyful 🥰 another great book I love you Joyce Meyer and thank you Joel Osteen , Victoria Osteen and Joyce Meyer for helping me believe in myself I' m going to be the first person to win against a curse on my life voodoo and destroy the Satan of myself and just be a good person I'm going to do that now and no I don't need anything from 50 Cent I just like his music and tv shows it may be to explicit content for my new crowd of people my new friends like Joel Osteen, Victoria and Joyce Meyer but I'm not looking for anything from him just wanted to let him know that we are okay and I'm a fan of your music , movies and tv shows , I'm gone and going to move on to living a life Of Godliness and move on from my public servant days I did a great job and is very proud of myself but their books those authors just grab my attention so I'm gone and goodbye , and thank you but the show is over now . Sometimes I say it is not worth it because I broke my mother window twice already and painted the Nation Of Gods and Earths school window before that I tried to break their window with my computer all that is someone controlling me so I moved on from ungodly people and ungodly people in the hood the industry and the media I said no thanks to haters attaching themselves to me I said sorry to her my mother now and the West Indian people my mother is west Indian she is from Saint Lucia and had me in a Christiansted hospital in Saint Croix but I lived in Safarali Fredericksted my born and living place and my uncle is from Eastern Parkway notice the color of my old building we right there on the parkway walk right outside to the West Indian parade I had some good times over there it was aight that is my uncle know what I mean my man my hombre love him and it made me realize it ain't worth it no more the same thing going out like we in jail all kinds of people is working with police against me again and again that is the public they work with police and I did a very great great job in politics very great job in politics I'm gone shout out to my sister in law Dahami I know she is proud of me and my brother Aaron they have a wonderful life together and I gotta go live my life and Im retiring from my public servant days and live my days in peace with God first place in my life , goodbye and thank you it has been a blessing helping my community and the people that needed that help . Don't forget to go buy Vado from Harlem music his music is on fire him and my boy Michael Drayton MK music they are hot get all their music and show them your support you won't be mad their music is hot they are always with their girlfriends and wifeys at the bar and vacations but you could get their music from the stores that ship them and go to Lorraine's bar in Harlem New York City and get you a drink on 7th Avenue where I'm from and get your party on with a great crowd of people , see you soon hopefully .

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Live from New York

Standing in line to board your flight, you basked in the feeling of possibility. From here on out, anything could happen. After years of working minimum wage at Dairy Queen, you had finally saved enough money to move to New York City. You loved your small town in Iowa, but there was something magical about the Big Apple. There, you could start over and be somebody new. After high school, you wanted to go to college. Some prestigious university would've been your dream, like Harvard, Yale, or Fordham. You had the grades, but you couldn't afford to pay tuition. So you stayed. Luckily, the DQ was hiring, and you got decent pay. By no means were you living large, but you got by. Now, with enough money saved up, you bought a one-way ticket from Des Moines to JFK. You had reached out to a friend living in the city, and they agreed to let you stay with them for a little bit until you found a job and your own place. Armed with just your backpack filled with a couple hundred bucks, some clothes, and a dream, you boarded the flight.

Once you landed in Queens, you desperately navigated the terminal, trying to find your way to the E train into Manhattan. Finding the station, you waited patiently for the subway to arrive. Turning your backpack onto your stomach, you pulled it tightly into your torso. Everything you owned was in that bag, you couldn't bear to lose it. The roar of the approaching train filled your ears, and it skidded to a stop in front of you. The doors opened, and you found the car absolutely packed. You had never seen so many people in one place all at once. Forcing your way into the car, and finding a place to stand near the opposite door, you kept a close eye on the screen, waiting until the 5th Avenue and 53rd Street stop appeared. Then, as the subway stopped and the doors opened, you clutched your backpack and stepped onto the platform.

Exiting the station, you were engulfed by the sounds and sights of Midtown. Your friend lived in a small one-bedroom near 50th and 6th, right in the center of everything. Walking around, you found yourself enamored with the tall buildings and the busy people walking extremely fast. The route you were taking to your friend's apartment took you right past Rockefeller Plaza. Being the tourist you were, as soon as you passed the sign for NBC studios, you decided to pull your phone out of your backpack. Reaching in and then throwing your backpack over your shoulder, you looked up at the words. Growing up, you had seen this marquis on television, and now it was really here. Lifting up your camera, you snapped a photo.

Just as the shutter clicked, a man ran up from behind you and snatched your bag. "Hey!" you screamed. Without stopping, they continued to sprint and turned the corner before you even thought to run after them. Shit. Now what? Looking at the doors of the studio, you figured that they must have security cameras. They could help you. I mean, after all, everything you owned was in that bag. Stepping through the glass doors, you were astounded by the vast ceilings and smooth architecture. You were definitely in the big city.

Approaching the desk, before you could even open your mouth, the attendant looked up at you and gasped. "Sir, you're late, we need to get you upstairs now!" Before you even had the chance to respond, you were whisked away, being led towards an elevator. Shoving you into an elevator, the attendant mashed the button that said "8H." Looking dumbfounded, you opened your mouth to speak, but just as you did the doors shut and you began to ascend into the building.

This was weird, but hey, you had nothing else to lose. It's not like you were breaking in, you were put here. Once you got off the elevator, you would explain exactly what happened, and they would help you find security to figure out how to get your backpack back. As the elevator doors opened and you opened your mouth to speak, two female stylists rushed in and began ushering you through the hallways. The taller one began chastising you for running late as usual, without letting you get a word in. Giving up, you let them guide you into a dressing room. There, you were shoved into a seat. Finally, with the hustle and bustle finished, you finally had a chance to speak. "What's happening?" You managed to finally ask. The stylists looked at each other amused. Without saying a word, they reached towards your body and ripped off your clothes, leaving you nude apart from your underwear.

"Hey! What was that for?" You screamed at the pair. The shorter one explained. "We don't have time to take them off, Sir. Now hold still." The tall one pulled a white jar out of her bag, and the two began applying some sort of cream all over your chest. As the cream made contact with your skin, it began to heat up. As it did, firm muscles began pushing their way from your torso. Thick pecs formed a shelf and dark hair spread its way across them. The stylists massaged the cream into your arms, which flexed with new strength and were covered in that same hair. Your hands cracked as they grew large and manly. You were left with a thick beefy upper body.

The stylists massaged the cream into your feet, which grew and expanded, dark hairs emerging from the tops. After applying the cream to your calves, they stretched and ballooned as well. Your thighs were next, the short one was intensely working her hands around your thighs and shoved her hands under where you were seated. The cream made your legs thick and hairy, and your ass lifted you upwards on the chair. The short one continued to massage your thighs as the tall one applied the cream to your face. Your teeth whitened and your jawline sharpened. Your eyes lightened to a piercing blue. The tall one massaged your scalp, as your hair thickened and became immaculately styled, your head felt fuzzy. You remembered attending Harvard? No, you could never afford that. You were from rural Iowa. The shorter stylist lifted her hands from your thighs and pulled down your underwear, revealing your cock. Reapplying more cream to her palms, she began to massage your cock. Your head felt even fuzzier as the pleasure built up. You weren't from Iowa, you were from Staten Island. Your dick grew longer with each tug. You were married, and your wife loved your amazing body. The pleasure built up even more. Shit, everyone loved your amazing body. With one final tug, your thick cock shot out ropes of cum, and with it, every memory you had of your previous life. You lived in New York now.

The shorter stylist pulled out a towel and began to wipe your thick and muscled body clean, as the taller one grabbed your tailored suit off of the hanger. Standing up, you lifted your thick legs as the stylists pulled your pants on. You lifted your thick arms outward, exposing your forested armpits, as your dress shirt was brought onto your body. The two stylists buttoned you up. Lifting your arms again, you felt the fancy jacket pulled over you. Sitting down again, you were handed your tie. As you tied, the shorter stylist lifted your large feet into dress socks and placed them in your shoes. Once you finished tying your tie, you stood up, and without acknowledging the two women, you turned towards the door and began walking through the halls. You knew exactly where you were headed. As you reached the backstage area, a man placed your mic on your jacket. Finding your seat, you heard the intro music play. This was your job. The audience was applauding for you. You read your cue card.

"Welcome to Weekend Update, I'm Colin Jost."

#celeb tf #celebrity tf #celebrity #celeb #muscle tf #tf #male tf #colin jost #colin jost tf #male transformation #transformation #transform #muscle transformation

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pitohuimaki · 6 months ago

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okay lemme spitball some shit while i’m waiting in this stupid fucking heat (that’s not an ovulation joke it’s just summer and i’m dying in a car park)

asuna, whose parents selected the best possible university all the way in the us for their little angel, because the yuuki family’s youngest must be well-travelled before she settles down and has a family at the ripe old age of twenty-one

kazuto, who jokingly applied for a scholarship while he was fucking around and didn’t think he’d get accepted into fucking nyu because who the fuck accidentally gets accepted into fucking nyu

kazuto. kazuto accidentally gets accepted into nyu. and, shit, this is gonna screw up his beautiful life plan of meandering through life and staying under his father’s radar as much as possible

but the university is nice, and they’ve both settled into their lives for the last year. asuna has a lovely loft in manhattan that her mommy and daddy pay for and kazuto has spent his year rooming with the friends he met playing online games

something something, kazuto got into recreational smoking. maybe sells it for extra cash, because nyc is expensive and he’s not spending the entirety of his minimum wage on food for fuck’s sake

they meet through mutual friends — rika and andrew will befriend practically anyone and they like playing matchmaker sometimes. rika’s asuna’s best friend and andrew is one of the four people who will tolerate kazuto’s socially awkward sarcasm for an entire year

????????? something something car sex

tattooed kazuto…………………. arf arf

they’re not GOOD tattoos, they’re a collection of stick and pokes from college parties and one he got for $100 before he went home for christmas. his parents lost their shit, his baby sister thought it was cool

kazuto likes bragging that he pulled a more mature older woman and asuna threatens to tell their friends that he gets off to her speaking foreign languages. she’s just saying song lyrics or fucking cake recipes and he’s drooling like “don’t stop that’s so hot” because he doesn’t speak french and how’s he supposed to know

hehe them shotgunning a cigarette <3 asuna immediately gags but like it was cute for three seconds

can they have a cat together. like unrelated but a cat just ran across the road in front of my car and i want them to have a cat

someone remind me i wanna eventually do a more drabbly-ish kirisuna fic of straight laced princess asuna x bad boy stoner kazuto pls and ty

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this-is-spn20 · 2 years ago

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Day 15 of Christmas: Attend a tree lighting!

The war of the Winchesters silently raged on from last night. Although during breakfast you’d asked to put the feud aside for tonight since you’d be going out. Sam thankfully agreed and Dean reluctantly did too. You were all in the impala driving for a while. You were still in deep taking your nap, as was Sam. You were driving to New York. Usually, it would take about a day, but at the speed, you were going, the back roads, and all of you switching off to drive, you’d be there by nightfall. Which was perfect. Taking minimal bathroom breaks was a good choice too. And although the route forced you to take the normal highways, you were making excellent time. You’d be driving for the last time of the day, with 3 more hours to go, you still had daylight left and you encouraged the boys to get some rest after you switched. They asked if you’d be okay. You told them you’d already used the bathroom and had a long playlist ready to go. You were just gonna enjoy the ride.

When you pulled off, you saw the boys settle in and close their eyes. Your music made soft background noise and you softly nodded your head to the beat. Following your navigation directions, you thought about how exciting it was to finally return to New York. You’d lived there for about 5 years. You’d ultimately saved enough money from your job to move there and not be completely broke when you got there. You lived in comfort for a few months so you could find a job you liked. Living in Lower Manhattan, you had to find a job that would comfortably fit your desired lifestyle. And you did, you found a small mom-and-pop type shop in Brooklyn that was paying a considerable amount over minimum wage. You immediately took the job and every morning for 5 years, you’d take the 30 minutes subway ride to Brooklyn from lower manhattan. And the days you had off you spent exploring the city.

Your favorite place is the small flower garden in a remote part of Central Park. You’d bring your laptop and books with you and nestled into your little spot, saying hi to the little old lady who was always there when you got there and she’d leave after you settled in/. You always thought she was watching your spot for you. You had so many…. interesting stories in your time living in the city. It was crazy and stressful at times, but every night you’d fall asleep to the comforting sound of the city. Cars honking and the endless humming of all the LED lights from Time Square.

It was nice to fall asleep to that every night. Which is why it was such a shock for you to move to Kansas with the boys. No cars honking, no bright lights covering your walls while you slept. I mean you knew it’d be different but not… that different. Now you sleep with your tv on just for some noise. Even going so far as to watch videos of people walking through your favorite city. It’s never filled the void but it did help you feel more at peace. Now you were going back, about two years ago you bought our small apartment so that you could always come back home whenever you wanted, and not having to worry about paying rent every month for a place you barely lived in anymore was definitely a weight off your back.

You knew that the city would be a big shock for the boys, so you’d prepared them while on the drive you’d started early that morning. Told them everything they should and shouldn’t do. The tips you’d picked up living there. Everything. You knew the boys would never be able to remember everything you said, but you reminded them that you were with them. You weren’t just gonna “poof into the ether.”. Having your own apartment in the city also saved you guys the money on an expensive ass hotel room. Everything in that city required you to give up your firstborn child, but living there so long, you know how to budget around the city. The sun was just starting to lower over the horizon when you’d made it into the state, with over one more hour to get into the city. When you saw the enormous fluorescent lights and the relatively slow traffic, you relaxed and breathed in the smell of home. Which was mostly smog and urine but still. You were home. You’d waken up the boys by turning up the radio to an excruciating level. They both shot up and gave you some serious bitch face when you laughed at their faces. You told them you’d be about 30 minutes away from your destination, and they once again relaxed in their seats. You’d been answering questions for them for about 25 minutes and almost to your surprise. It was only 5:45pm and the sun was just about to disappear behind the sky. You rushed quickly and finally got to that big, beautiful tree.

Sam was the first out of the car, followed quickly by you and Dean. All of you crossed the street as they pointed to the tree with child-like excitement. It was 5:55. Just five more minutes and the time passed as the boys talked about the huge ornaments. You started counting down from 10. The boys waited for the longest ten seconds of their lives. Other people buzz around you waiting for those lights to glow. As soon as you reached one, The lights on the trees lit up the streets and the Winchester's eyes. They chattered excitedly and Dean scooped you up in a bear hug. Twirling you around a bit and setting you back on your feet again, you giggled as Sam did the same. They couldn’t believe their eyes. And you’d known they would be able to sleep at your apartment for the rest of the night. No no, you’d be walking all over Time Square and anywhere else you could think to take them.

You couldn’t believe the country boys took so well to the big city. But these were the Winchesters you were talking about.

They could face anything.

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