#mine: kd series

[zhoufeis]

kate daniels world meme ≡ [1/10] places: alternate universe atlanta in the near future Atlanta was burning. Again. Magic had drained from the world and technology had once again gained the upper hand. People called it the post-Shift resonance. Magic came and went as it pleased, flooding the world like a tsunami, dragging bizarre monsters into our reality, stalling engines, jamming guns, eating tall buildings, and vanishing again without warning. Nobody knew when it would assault us or how long each wave would last. Eventually magic would win this war, but for now technology was putting up a hell of a fight, and we were stuck in the middle of the chaos, struggling to rebuild a half-ruined world according to new rules.

[asexualbookbird]

SPOOKY SEASON IS UPON US!

I crafted a lot this month, but can't share it yet so there's not too much to report here. Been watching a lot of Dropout and having fun with that. My tv started smelling like burning plastic so I'm out a Large Screen for things. Days are getting shorter and I'm walking at night, but have to change that because it's not even the end of DST and I already miss the sun. Got halfway through Swordtember before dropping it for more exciting projects. Doodles a lot of clouds. I don't know! Days went by and here I am!

Network Effect by Martha Wells ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - A reread to prepare myself for System Collapse. Still an emotional banger. I am normal about our favorite SecUnit and Asshole Research Transport. So incredibly normal.

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sascha Lamb ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - YOU ARE THE FRIEND TO MY SOUL!!!! I want to reread this again and again, it's an absolute DELIGHT. The narrator was great and I'm glad I did the audiobook because hearing all the yiddish healed my soul in some way. Gay in every sense of the word.

The Hourglass Throne by KD Edwards ⭐⭐⭐⭐- My big hangup on this is the integration of COVID. You're telling me you found a magical cure for a disease that has killed and disabled millions and you're leaving it up to the non Atlanteans to figure things out on their own? Other than that, it was fun and emotional as I've come to expect from this series. Excited to learn it's not a trilogy and there are way more books planned to come.

Painted Devils by Margaret Owen ⭐⭐⭐ - Fun, but ultimately a disappointment coming off of Little Thieves. Way more focused on Vanja and Emeric's relationship, which is Fine, but took away from the things I liked about LT (heists! Mischief! Mayhem!) Not thrilled that everything came back to Vanja in the end, and something rubbed me wrong about how Big Happy Family they were immediately. Not to mention the guy everyone hates is RIGHT. Stop and think WHY this creature wants your blood! Don't give it freely! Will still read Holy Terrors because of course I am.

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth ⭐⭐⭐ - I was lovingly bullied into reading this because Roth isn't my favorite author but it's been long enough since Allegiant that I gave it a chance anyway. I'd rather just replay The Witcher. Not to say All Polish Folklore Is The Same, but this was so. Empty feeling. Three stars for the monsters, but that's all from folklore. There's no original world building here. Also funny she still made it about Chicago. I'm not complaining, I really do think that's funny.

System Collapse by Martha Wells ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- THE SYSTEM SURE HAS COLLAPSED! I want to tell SecUnit I'm proud of it, but I can't because it's not ready to hear it. The one downside is I'm once again out of new Murderbot to read. Emotional, as always. Sarcastic, as it knows no other way to be.

October, my love. I had plans to do Drawtober, but I'm not really feelings it so I'll do other things. I have crafts to work on, and a stack of books to read. I'm coming to terms with the fact I will not be completing my 24 books in 2024 list, which is mine own fault for not really focusing on it until uh. Now. But Whatever! I'm vibing! Happy fall! Let's get spooky!

[those-lovely-angels]

Long time no see, you Lovely Angels!

Well. I have been very busy on several things... translations included! In regards to those, I've been shopping around for a potential publisher for all 7 remaining books once they've been translated to completion. I know there'll be a ton of legal malarkey to deal with, but until we get to that stage, I'll be sharing them for free on Google Drive or Dropbox.

Another thing I've been tinkering with is a possible pitch for a Dirty Pair animated series based on the novels, seeing as there hasn't been any (minus a small indie project from the 80s that can be viewed on YouTube). Prepping for that, I've been jumping back into learning Japanese (in order to get the OK from Sunrise), which will TOTALLY help with speeding up the translation process as well! I'm also hoping to travel to Japan to speak with the copyright holders in person, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there...

Finally (not Dirty Pair related), I've been starting on my very own indie cartoon, which has been involving boarding, scriptwriting, animating, and composing the score, all of which I've been doing by myself and with the help of two close friends of mine.

So once again, I am thanking you all for your patience as I try to balance all of this out. I am currently working two jobs (one in a factory, and the other being visual art and animation)! The translations are a hobby of mine, and I know you all are eager to read book 4 in full, but as of now, I'll have to release them in increments as I did with the first couple of chapters.

Stay tuned!

With love, KD ❤️ 💙

[thecameraboutique]

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[housebaylor]

2019 Books. ⋙ The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards 

“What kind of man leaves million-dollar golems in the open and can’t even stock microwave popcorn? Just see if I break into the Hierophant’s house again.”

[robin-buckely]

[i-eat-cars-and-berriesss]

Hello, welcome to my blog! My name is primarily KD, but I also go by Kaciro. I'm an Indo-Caribbean, who is straying from labels rn but I identify as a bisexual. Somewhere, somewhere I'm on the ace spectrum. I'm here and I have sporadic, chaotic interests. I love my dog, that is the first thing you oughta know about me!!! Oh, and sometimes I touch on my culture and roots. Everyone probably knows me for my unhinged, decent posts + incorrect quotes but I'll try to keep this more generalized. but you def will catch me straying into specific fandoms (like Disney). 💫 Pronouns: She/Them but Fae/Faer will do too. 🍄 My Carrd (finally!!!) 🍁 I have tons of things that I’m associated with as a multifandom lover. I have improved this blog from before/can interact better, so I'm proud of that. ALSO, Send me asks for fun lmao

(Btw I love the color blue💕💕, if you can, ask why)

🚶🏽‍♀️👈Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos if you are a (DNI List):

Dream stan

Boyfriends stan

Homophobe, transphobe, biphobe, panphobe, aphobe, or lesbophobe (or queerphobe in general!!)

A terf

Truscum/transmed

Racist

Pro-endosystem

Pedo/MAP

Xenophobe/don't support xenogenders and neopronouns

Anti-religious/have prejudice against any religions

Pro-religion/obsessed with it

Sexist (misogynist/support misandry)

Ableist

⚡️Fandoms⚡️:

FNAF (yes, the entire franchise)

Bendy & the Ink Machine (my childhood!)

Incorrect quotes (is that a fandom? idk)

Classical and modern literature

TF2 (im a gaymer)

Mandela Catalogue

The fandom of "Liking fictional and irl people (Con O’Neill, Henry Cavill, and Peter Steele)" (not really romantic)

PoTO

MXTX/Danmei

Baki the Grappler

Ancient Greek Mythology

TSOA

AHKJ/Madagascar

Horseland

Bluey

PJO

Nimona

Warriors (Erin Hunter)

HTF

LotR (Tolkien's writing in general actually)

OFMD (out of that era but relevant?)?

Aesthetics/Stimboards

Dnd/Fantasy

JJBA (part 3)

MTV Downtown

Hatfield & McCoys

Encanto (2021)

Bollywood (my heritage, bby)

Fanfiction (mine mostly)

Dead Dove fics/very angsty fics

Memes

Disorganization of Shrek!! (he is love he is life, he is everything)

Some opinions

Mostly shitposting and reblogging

Rambling

✨Occasional fandoms that are not a main focus✨:

Paleontology

AoT

Courage the Cowardly Dog

TWD

WoF (Tui Sutherland's works)

Avatar: the Last Airbender

Avatar (James Cameron)

DHMIS

TMA

Marvel & DC

Winx Club

King of the Hill

Clone High

Rivals of Aether (Lovers of Aether)

MLP

Miraculous Ladybug

Xenofiction (Ice Age, The Lion King 1994-ish stuff)

Genshin Impact

Writing (my own writing, sometimes horribly-made smut)

Sally Face

Animals (dogs specifically)

Star Wars

South Park

WwdiD

DoaWK

Rick and Morty

Lemon Demon

Vivziepop’s series (sometimes, i used to be huge fan)

Tokyo Revengers (eh)

Always Sunny in Philadelphia 

House of Wax/Slashers

Night in the Woods

Bojack Horseman

Monster Prom

💦Who I would simp for (if I can admit) :

Lan WangJi from Mo Dao Zu Shi

Sauron from Tolkien's Works

Asterius from Hades (2018)

Izzy Hands from Our Flag Means Death

Red Guy from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Zeke Yeager from Attack on Titan

Gabriel from The Mandela Catalogue

Kakyoin Noriaki from Jojo's Bizarre Adventures: Stardust Crusaders

Kaeya Alberich from Genshin Impact

Lisa from Genshin Impact

Glamrock Foxy from Five Nights at Freddy's: SB

Godrick the Grafted from Elden Ring

Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Miguel O'Hara (Spider-man)

🍪Comfort Characters:

Simba from the Lion King

Ballister Boldheart from Nimona

Mort Mordecai from Madagascar

Bonnie from Five Nights at Freddy's

ahhh, this is crigne but know that LWJ 🐰 and Sauron 🌋 came before any other of my blorbos lol. i do write time to time, so read those snippets on my ao3! now enjoy yourself, running thru my blog! enjoy this bullshitery and have a good day!

Also, new and better ao3 account with my Hae~ and pinterest and twitter 🌸

Update: keeping to myself to finish fanfic projects I’ve started. I've been simping real hard for a stoner, so I may be a furry... sorry not sorry about liking the freaky bastard Godrick tho. also getting back into reading and picked up danmei. Good luck to me.

[dkj9394]

i’m late to the trend but here’s mine heheheh manifesting kd bl series 🙏🏻

and yes ksoo’s petname is kitten 😭🥺😭🥺😭

[broken-balance-baby]

got tagged by @paganminiskirt to post a wip so i decided to "wip" this one up LMAO

taggingggg: @kbysh-kds @swearingcactus @rookisaknight @littlemissawry :333

the au in which ajay is trans, has two kids, and an old and tired jason just somehow had to be involved in this mess

Nobody ever said he was a good person.

Whether it be about being a brother, a boyfriend, a warrior…

Fuck, he wouldn’t even be a good father.

Jason accepted it a long time ago— he wasn’t really going to be good at anything. He wasn’t going to mean anything. His purpose boiled down to being used as a weapon for an island that didn’t belong to him, and even that was stripped away knowing that everything he had worked for was never actually going to be worth it.

But he lived vicariously through a series of jobs, and it wasn’t hard. Still, he knew that the island was never going to leave him no matter how far he would stray from it. It would be burnt into his arm, his abilities, the bullshit that the friends he no longer had went through as they grew older and older.

No matter what happened, Jason never felt like he grew. The war of Rook may have aged him physically, but being young, wild and free was a perpetual state of mind.

Even if he had a son who was almost that age.

“Dad, I–”

“Mr. Brody.” Jason corrected, turning on his heels as his eyebrows furrowed at the kid still following him. “I’m this close to calling the police on you for harassment, kid.”

The kid— Jace, frowned, bottom lip jutting out as he let out a soft sigh, “It’s not harassment ‘cause what I’m saying is true. You can look over my papers, you can see your name listed down as ‘Jason’ and ‘Brody’ and— here you are! You’re my dad!”

He was too old for this shit. “Oh, like there isn’t a hundred of guys with the same name as mine. Go home, kid. I’m not your dad.”

“I’ve searched. I’ve been looking high and low and—” Jace was animated with his hands, sputtering all the way through especially as he had to briskly walk after Jason just to meet his pace. Jace was lanky, but despite him reaching Jason’s height his face still remained young and chubby, even for a 19 year old. It was too easy to recognize that he was still a child. He reached out to hold onto Jason’s sleeve, unable to let go as Jason clicked his tongue and grabbed his wrist on instinct. Jace flinched, but he was still relentless. He looked him in the eye and still kept his ground.

“Please believe me, d– … Mr. Brody. You knew Ajay Ghale. I know you do.”

And that’s where the name hit him.

Granted, he didn’t know why, but one good look at Jace’s face made that abundantly clear how he actually did resemble him.

How could he forget a person like Ajay?

As his eyes widened, Jason let go of his wrist. Then he sighed. “What do you want?”

“I need you to help me find him.” Jace said.

[daggery]

okay okay obligatory request for CARLOS but also (still reading the book because I'm sipping it like a fine wine) talk to me about any character you want from Six of Crows because I love they 💖

send me a character and i’ll answer with the below!

carlos answer is here

kaz (kept this mostly spoiler free <3 i refer to scenes without the details) (me choosing kaz means i didnt choose inej which makes me only 95% predictable as opposed to 99%)

first impression: aha here’s our YA edgy white boy!! make way!! he seems cool. do i like mean repressed traumatized white boys yes sometimes i do. oh he’s stepping up to the gun and goading the guy to shoot him already PLEASE. greatly enjoying inej’s internal monologue about how much he’s annoying her. he’s SUCH an edg- this was my initial answer for first impression but the truth is i read soc when i was 13/14 so i most likely was not making fun of his dramatics the way i like to think i did. i definitely loved it. i still love it :)

impression now: my favorite edgy white boy of all time. he has a terrible haircut and everybody should make fun of him for it. but really this series and all its characters really does hold such a special spot in my heart. i don’t even know what to write here, i’m just sitting with the inside of my chest feeling very fond of this literal gang leader who is. u know. still a boy. i’ve realized recently that i am now the same age as the oldest crow (matthias).. when i read these books i was younger than all of them </3

favorite moment: i cant choose just one for book kaz but right now i’m going to go with “iwcfy. aiicw, icty, anmhbww, wfowot-kd, pb. btwwd. wnsf” for book kaz (and hopefully show kaz as well in the later seasons). absolutely iconic quote. soulmate things u know. also the ending makes me tear up every every time. and for show kaz it’s definitely the kanej scene directly before inej does her tryout thing to join the performance troupe. makes me want to scream it’s so so so quiet. it’s so quiet. i could shatter it with my pinky. there is 3ye c*ntact.

idea for a story: hm... i don’t really interact with fanon when it comes to the grishaverse tbh, but - kaz takes a vacation, set several years after the duology. i just want kaz to first take a break and second see the world in a context other than “i will commit a crime but i will commit it in fjerda instead of kerch.” he should board a ship and feel the sting of the wind on his face for the sake of it and hold hands with inej. oh my god and ALSO he should VISIT SOME CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO HE MEETS AT THE END OF THE SERIES. he should hold hands with inej and visit them.

unpopular opinion: i’m not really sure? there are definitely kaz opinions that i disagree with, but a lot of people will disagree with those too so it’s less “unpopular” opinions and more “controversial” opinions. and i mainly look at edits/fanart. one popular-controversial opinion is that i lose brain cells whenever someone likens kaz with the darkling, whether it's to make kaz seem more "evil" or "bad" than he actually is (kaz is morally gray), or if it's to make the darkling seem morally gray (the darkling is. not morally gray)

favorite relationship: kaz/inej................................. number one otp of all time, i can and will be dramatic about them. i wont claim that i Understand It Better Than Everybody Else because i dont but nevertheless it’s MINE. i dont even read fic for them because i just don’t. (maybe i should start though?) (i should go find fic for the visit-people thing. swear to god somebody has to have written that fic already)

favorite headcanon: leigh bardugo was like kaz is a 6 foot tall white boy and i said NO. i know i said the phrase edgy white boy like four times just now but listen. kaz is FIVE FOOT SEVEN and ASIAN. like 98% of kaz art/edits is white and those art are cool and lovely and amazing, however in my heart kaz is shu and whenever i see asian kaz art or edits i starting yelling in my head. shoutout to the person who left a tag on one of my posts that was something like “i like freddy [kaz’s actor] but whenever i see him im like that’s a white man” because i love freddy as kaz but me too

[zhoufeis]

kate daniels world meme ≡ [1/20] chapters: magic rises, chapter xv I walked him backward across the courtyard. It was him and me and two swords. I could go on forever. I would go on forever. He would slow down first. Die, Hugh. Die for me. Die. [...] I had to disengage. I wanted to keep fighting so bad, it hurt. I thrust to Hugh's chest, dropping the angle sharply. He parried, but we both knew it was a quarter of an inch too low. My blade slid along his and I felt it sink into his right oblique muscle. Anger faded from his features. The wall was right behind him. Hugh took a slow, deliberate step back. I followed, my sword an inch into his upper stomach. If I pressed, he'd suffer a lacerated liver. He leaned against the wall. A slow smile stretched his bloodstained lips. "I'd like to hear it." Hugh leaned forward, forcing the sword to bite deeper into his muscle. A strange expression claimed his face, a kind of focused but slightly amused look, possessive, no, inviting . . . Hugh opened his mouth. "Uncle."

[luciddreamingstuff]

Happy Minecraft Day!

Y'all got an obscure Minecraft Series you used to watch back in the day?

Here's mine:

It's called Herobrine Lake. Basically, you follow this guy named Jack who wakes up in a strange world and has to solve the mysteries of said worlds (yes, plural) and fight against the Paradigm (I think that's how you spell it). You got characters like Jack, Joesph, and Mark, and a ton more that come and go. I watched this series back in the day, of 2013/2014 Minecraft youtube when RP/Machinima Minecraft was everywhere. Maybe back in the day, this Series was known under the name of KD Productions to some folks before it became Apollow. But then again, I didn't see the mass talk about it a lot. I think I stumbled upon it during my hunt for Herobrine content with watching Rejectedshotgun's series The Haunting. And from then on was hooked.

[kaisooficrec]

hello sweetest admins :) thank u so much for opening the askbox! and thank u for continued love for kadi ❤️❤️❤️i am one of those readers who loves reading short, but really interesting drabbles. Can u guys recommend drabble series like sengen35’s bodyguard!au, or adorableprince’ bloodykisses!au, or that one vampire!au series by yubat (which i can’t find anymore...) I know, these r kinda old. but i chanced upon them before and they really stuck on my mind.

huhu thank you so much ;; these series were truly iconic, sadly, bloody kisses au by adorableprince is deleted 😭😭😭and yubat’s vampire au is also deleted/not available atm when i checked their lj :( also authors who have drabbles that can be put together as one fic is so rare but i have collections that are great and keep coming back to re-read:

sengen35’s bodyguard au this is pretty much popular drabble collection for those who haven’t read it yet

mine and yours - wolf au drabble by sengen35 also

twitlonger collection - by changdictator! we’re lucky we got these links from her drabbles. they may not be from one au like yubat, sengen35 etc. but these drabbles are truly exquisite! 

Prompt Collections & Soft Hours - from lovely misunkun and these are amazing (as always!!) often times based on real-life moments uwu

 Kaisoo Non AU - umm at1stsoo queen of non au moments??? always cool oneshots based on kd’s irl moments and we live for them!

Infinite Worlds - these are mostly requested / by prompts but they’re really really solid drabbles (basically oneshots) 

Elicit - now listen!! there could be more of these, absolutely (different aus but each is sooo lovely)

#Cookie Jar - this is a collection of short fics, there’s some chanbaek fics too

kaisoo inventory - also a small collection of random oneshots but i like them all (coffee shop au, non au etc.)

eventually (i fall into you): future drabbles/oneshots - i reckon jjokkomi has many collection of drabbles like this one

Fictober 2016 - bookishvice has the cutest halloween au fics :o i read kaisoo drabbles and they are 10/10

Kaisoomas 2017 - there’s also often many christmas collections and tbh they’re amazing! this one was shared by a group of friends who remained anonymous, but the fics are so nice :o

Kaisoo Collection - this is also many unrelated drabbles but they’re so cute and i really like them a lot

Of X’s and O’s - another collection of many great drabbles and they’re fluffy and romantic just perfect uwu

I hope you’ll like these ^^ you can also check these previously recced collections too 🧡

- Admin J

[robin-buckely]

[kdthecactuswizard]

My First Pokemon Nuzlocke!

Now Pokemon is something pretty much everyone has heard of, and knows the basic concept of. Anyone can pick it up and play it. But a Nuzlocke is a series of self imposed rules in a Pokemon playthrough.

The first big rule is that you can only catch one pokemon per area, the first one you find in that area. No other pokemon are aloud to be caught.

The second is that if a pokemon faints, that pokemon is 'dead' and you can't use it anymore. This means it's actually possible to lose a pokemon game.

The third and smallest rule is that you must name each of your pokemon. Specifically so it can rip your heart out later if they die.

Now the game I'm playing is Pokemon Moon for the 3DS. I've played this game once before, so I'm allowing myself to look up the pokemon for major battles, and for some inparticular items.

First we start in a little house, and honesly KD does not want to get up. But Meowth forces her up.

Our cousin, a pokemon professor, named Kukui is there. My mom and him decide I need to go outside. Ew.

But just like real life, I get dressed with my hat and bag, before Kukui drags me up to a small town, named Iki. In this town lives the Kahuna, a leader of the island, and to get my first pokemon.

What if I don't want to be a pokemon master, MOM.

Either way into Iki I go. I see a nice looking blonde girl in a white dress, talking to her bag. That's weird, but she looks cute. She runs into a cave or something.

I decide to follow both because the game made me, and I might be a bit bi-curious.

After catching up with her, a small lunar like pokemon runs onto a bridge and gets attacked by a herd of spearo. Goddamnit. The cute girl begs for me to save it. And like the knight in shining armor, I of course decided to say these words to her in comfort.

Nah.

But the game made me, so I ran in and protected my future girlfriends pokemon. Then the bridge collasped. Goddamnit.

But then WHOOSH, in came this cool lightning pokemon type thing. The island guardian thing saves me and the pokemon, thank god. I may be thirsty but I'm not about to die for love.

Me, the hero, gives back the pokemon to the blonde girl, and the lunar pokemon was lovingly nicknamed Nebby. Nebby finds a Sparkeling Stone, and I get it. Why? Because I'm the main character damnit.

Back in Iki, I learn the girl is my cousins assistant, named Lillie. Pretty weird to have a preteen girl living in a college age dudes loft, but whatever floats Kukuis boat.

Finally the Kahuna comes out, and gives me my first pokemon. I decide to get Litten, a cat like fire pokemon. Now, to name them.

Litten shall be named Catniss, because fire. And their a cat. The problem? I didn't realize until after I named them that Catniss is a boy. Well fuck it I guess, I'm not changing it.

Now to show off to my mom that I have the better and cooler cat, but then Hau pulls up, a fellow new trainer. He has Rowlet as his starter, an owl like grass type.

Little burns Rowlet alive. Guess we having roasted owl tonight boys.

After making that new friend, I head home to mom to show off Catniss. Just kidding, I'm going to sleep.

I wake up the next day, and apparently theres a festival in Iki. Dope. But turns out I have to go through tall grass for some reason to get there. Not dope.

Kukui teaches me to catch pokemon and gives me some balls and some potions. Time to catch Catniss a buddy.

The pokemon to pop up is Pikipek, a normal flying type pokemon. Not the best, but I can work with it.

Without down right murdering another bird, I carefully lower its health then use a pokeball. Then BOOM! Catniss got himself a new bro.

I name him Ari, after a pokemon from the first Nuzlocke I ever watched. Thanks Jaiden.

With my boys in toe, we work our way back to Iki without any real issue. When I arrive, so does the party. Literally.

Apparently me and Hau are duking it out again. Okay, stomping on his dreams again it seems. It's not my fault, Hau, the game developers made me do it.

I thought he'd be a pushover like last time, but now he has Pichu. Pichu isn't a strong hitter, but does have a lot of defense and attack lowering moves. Uh oh.

I send in Catniss first, to take all the lowering of stats and take out his Pichu quicker. But even though Ari is a lower level, he's still stronger than Catniss at the moment.

Ari is thrown out in front, and ends Rowlet by pecking its eyes out. Poor Rowlet.

Upon winning, I got a Z-Ring. Nice. Then back home to sleep.

The next day, Lillies at my door. Hey baby, how's it goin'?

Lillie wants to take me to Kukuis lab, to the south. And theres a new area to explore, so a new pokemon bro.

First pokemon to show up? A Yungoos. Greaaaat.

I capture the boy, and I shall name him Slimy, and he shall be mine and he small be my Slimy. I shall protect him with my life.

Nothing much else happens, except I explore my cousins basement, and off to Hau'oli city I go! And guess where I'm going. School.

I hate everything.

But there's also a Pokemon Center. I buy some potions, among other things with my pokemoney I stole from preschoolers after killing their pets right before their eyes. It's fun.

I take on a trainer at the school, with a level 8 Pikipek. Which is the name level as my boys.

I decide to go grind a bit to get to level 10. Don't want to risk any of my boys dying a painfully dramatic death.

After leveling up my boys, we beat some six year olds Metapod, steal his money, and find a potion. I heal up just in case, then head inside to find some 4 year old I'm supposed to fight.

I beat up the 4 year old easily, steal a quick claw from one of the teachers, then give to Slimy because he's slow as heck.

Then I go beat up some hotshot out front. Slimy almost died and got posioned, but I switched to Ari to win the battle. Then I'm called to the office. Oh shit. Did I make that four year old cry? Probably, lol.

Lillie is lecturing me, but hey that's part of the game. I heal up, and head to the office. Where she wanted to battle me. Wow, it's almost like I knew this was coming.

First she sent out Magnemite, and as someone who's had a magnemite, I knew this battle might be a bit scary. I tried to roast it alive with Catniss, but I couldn't get by without getting paralysis.

I then sent out Ari to deal with Meowth. It was going pretty good, as Ari had a move strong against it. But he kept flinching at way to low a health. I could've risked it, but with the moves low accuracy I didn't want to.

I sent out Slimy, who finished off her Meowth. Everyone was at pretty low health, but we made it. I got 5 great balls, and then I was set off to go to the world.

I went off with Lillie so she could show off the city. Finally, a date.

Then a Tauros is blocking the path. After dealing with that, Hau decided to tag alone. Fucking third wheeler.

But insteed of exploring that good quality city, I decided to save. This is the end of this part, so soon I'll be back.

Next time with Pokemon Moon Nuzlocke, we'll explore the city, go on a date while being third wheeled, and most importantly we'll find a new addition to the team.

It better not be fucking Abra.

[nicholassabalos]

An epic naval exercise....

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 2, 2018) -- Dozens of international warships participating in the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise gather at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam prior to beginning the at-sea phase of the exercise.

During this initial in-port phase, participating nations work together to ensure every aspect of safety, coordination and maximized training are addressed, briefed and agreed upon. Allied crews participate in sporting events and other social events after working/training hours to forge better understandings between nations.

Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to August 2, 2018 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California operating areas. 

The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity....fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants....critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans.

Bottom line: RIMPAC goes a long way towards keeping peace!

RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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I actively participated in at least five RIMPACs during my seagoing career. These exercises were probably the most exciting, interesting and productive of all.

There was always a special aura to a RIMPAC!

Just the opportunity to mingle, train and go to sea with ships and crews from a wide spectrum of allied nations and cultures -- all professional seamen and naval warriors -- was a unique experience for everyone involved.

We forged relationships....personal, cultural, national....that endure the test of time....

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                                  RIMPAC 2018 naval participants

Australia / Royal Australian Navy HMAS Adelaide (L01) -- helicopter carrier HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) -- guided-missile frigate HMAS Rankin (SSG 78) --  diesel-electric submarine HMAS Success (OR 304) -- oiler/supply ship HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) -- guided-missile frigate

Canada / Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) -- guided-missile frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) -- guided-missile frigate HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) -- coastal defense vessel HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) -- coastal defense vessel MV Asterix -- supply ship

Chile / Armada de Chile CNS Almirante Lynch (FF 07) -- guided-missile frigate

France / Marine Nationale FS Prairial (F 731) -- guided-missile frigate

India / Indian Navy INS Sahyadri (F47) -- guided-missile frigate

Indonesia / Indonesian Navy KRI Makassar (590) -- landing platform dock ship KRI Martadinata (OPV 331) -- guided-missile frigate

Japan / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Ise (DDH 182) -- helicopter carrier / destroyer

Malaysia / Royal Malaysian Navy KD Lekiu (FFG 30) -- guided-missile frigate

Mexico / Armada de México ARM Usumacinta (A 412) -- tank landing ship

New Zealand / Royal New Zealand Navy HMNZS Te Mana (F 111) -- guided-missile frigate

Peru / Marina de Guerra del Perú BAP Ferré (PM 211) -- maritime patrol boat / corvette

Philippines / Philippine Navy BRP Andrés Bonifacio (FF 17) -- frigate BRP Davao Del Sur (LD 602) -- landing platform dock ship

Philippine Navy frigate BRP Andrés Bonifacio (FF 17) arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for RIMPAC 2018

Singapore / Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Tenacious (71) -- guided-missile frigate

South Korea / Republic of Korea Navy ROKS Dae Jo Yeong (DDH 977) -- multi-purpose guided-missile destroyer ROKS Park Wi (SS 065) -- diesel-electric submarine ROKS Yulgok Yi (DDG 992) -- guided-missile destroyer

United States / United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command HOS Mystique -- anchor-handling supply tug USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) -- U.S. Coast Guard maritime security cutter USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7) -- dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) -- dry cargo ship USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) -- underway replenishment oiler USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) -- hospital ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) -- underway replenishment oiler USNS Sioux (T-ATF-171) -- fleet ocean tug USS Ardent (MCM 12) -- mine countermeasures ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) -- amphibious assault ship USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) -- nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dewey (DDG 105) -- guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) -- guided-missile destroyer USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) -- landing ship dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) -- amphibious transport dock ship USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) -- guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) -- guided-missile cruiser USS Momsen (DDG 92) -- guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) -- guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) -- guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) -- guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) -- guided-missile destroyer

         *CLICK on a ship’s name in the list above for more details....

                                      USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

          **Note: Not every participating nation, ship and submarine is listed here due to operational security considerations and concerns for some. (Yeah, apparently some of the participants’ roles are classified. Normal.)

          ***Note: A scan of the list of ships, types and missions above shows the huge scope of a RIMPAC....and the massive logistics support required to keep all those ships and crews in peak operating condition. This why a full-scale naval exercise like RIMPAC every two years is essential for so many strategic and tactical reasons....for a web of friendly nations spanning the globe.

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>>CLICK the top photos for larger images and more information....

>>Top photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez, USN 

>>Second photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin R. Pacheco, USN (Note iconic Diamond Head far in the background.)

>>Note: I’ll be posting highlights from RIMPAC 2018 in the weeks ahead, as the at-sea phase of the exercise gets underway. Towards the end of the at-sea phase, all ships from all participating nations will gather to form one huge armada -- to be photographed from the air. It’s always most impressive! I’ll post those photos here.