#most of the full-timers and higher ups were assholes
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pinnacle-ferring · 2 years ago
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When I was working back of house at an Italian restaurant there was this older lesbian couple that would come in every single Tuesday night about 2 hours before closing and order the same thing: caprese salad and a plate of fish and chips with mashed potato instead of chips. Same order every week
I never even saw their faces but looking back it makes me feel warn and fuzzy inside because the restaurant was in a pretty rich conservative area and having a lesbian couple be regulars was nice. I was pretty deep in the closet and hated the owner and the people I needed to work with the most. It was nice to see that order docket every week and to have a reminder that my people were still out there
Starving to death this morning because ive been to the new local cafe twice this week already and if i go a third time ill look desperate.
#boy do i have complicated feelings about that place#it was my first time working in a kitchen#which was something I’d been wanting to do for a while at that point#their food was absolutely delicious and made me fall in love with Italian food#i also gained many skills there that I still use and appreciate to this day#unfortunately though#most of the full-timers and higher ups were assholes#the owner was one of those rich middle-aged guys who thought he was ‘down with the youths’#the head chef was a homophobic misogynistic self-described ‘alpha male’ piece of shit#who#once again#i have complicated feelings about because he taught me so much#and was legitimately good at his job and made amazing food#the head pizzaiolo wasn’t as bad but he pretty much went along with whatever the head chef said#there was this other guy who was like the head chef’s protégé (read: toady)#he was just really really fuckin annoying#but I might be inclined to forgive him because he was 18 years old#ironically the owner’s son was the least infuriating of the full-timers#in general he was more thoughtful than the others#and more funny than annoying most of the time#but when push came to shove#he still sided with them#he ratted me out to the head chef when I confided in him that I was thinking about leaving#and then the head chef got all pissy that I wanted to leave the toxic workplace when he’d ‘taken a chance on me’#and expected me to be sooooo grateful that he’d deigned to give me a job that I would commit the next decade of my life to working with him#so yeah#complicated feelings#still remember the food fondly#and nothing can quite match the feeling of coming down from a busy dinner service#thanks for reading my 3am rant
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carriedreamerxx · 1 year ago
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Coffee break drabble time::
(Because oh I need this )
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"Coffee time"::
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There was something....distinctly different about the Noah sitting in that chair, Evie couldn't quite put her finger on it but the usually staid if...uptight man was...honestly it seemed a bit frazzled today.
Maybe that jolt from this morning had affected the Bridge more than they'd ever allow publically, nonetheless one had to feel bad for the guy.
It couldn't have been nice being stuck as the Harridan's messenger boy. Especially when, at least to Evie's admitted biased eye...Noah was far...far more capable than Lieutenant Vera or whatever imaginary military title she had given herself.
Was there even still technically a "military"? Sure the Bridge was well in charge obviously but it wasn't like they were reporting to any of the known Higher Ups of the world, definitely not the US. If those pictures on TV were actually...and they were...awfully...
...was anyone left up there?
It seemed too horrifying a thought, that for the whim of a madman and Evie's own impulsive curiosity to follow a text from an unknown number...
She shuddered. Never mind, the nip in her head was also a slight reminder just don't worry about it, don't think too much, live by the day.
Noah had invited her here as an apology or whatever- she wasn't all too sure she was going to accept it yet, he had been an absolute - do excuse her crass language - asshole.
So why was Evie walking over to the quaint little out of place cafe area that was disturbingly... passing for a nice coffee shop on the Bay. Only instead of sea gulls and sea lions yelling out the window it was... silence.
Just....silence.
Who knew the ocean was so damn...quiet.
The man straightened up before near jumping out of his seat at her approach, fuck he was quick, she was taken aback by the sheer speed, again, he must have done track. There was no way he hadn't. Maybe if they got him in a stadium or something it'd jolt his memory.
Still though.
"Miss Noire!" She bristled but he adjusted his shirt- ah, look at that, sporting a nice "Civilian" look today, well wasnt that nice.
"I don't see the jacket, my name is fine."
"o-oh. Right. Of course uh, I knew that."
"no you didn't."
"...yeah you're right." He muttered but then cleared his throat. "Won't you sit down?" He pulled a chair out.
"I agreed to give you five minutes to state your case so don't go treating this like having coffee lala la." She saved his chivalry off. "Your timer starts now. Go ahead, tell me why you're not an asshole."
He said nothing, only sat down himself and pushed a pulsing cup of coffee towards her. She raised an eyebrow. "You know, ordering my coffee for me isn't going to help the whole - you're a control freak - just saying."
"I know, I know but just- drink it, trust me, you'll like it"
"again...not helping your case." She mumbled but....impossible. no...no way.
"is this mocha?!"
"it might be."
Evelyn hurriedly put the cup down and if that wasn't a shit eating smug - I win kind of smirk on that...that ...
"how...?"
"I have my ways."
"I thought we had a shortage so we have to ration sugar, that's what the Bridge said."
He scoffed, "Well, she's not the boss of me."
"uh...yes she is? And I said the Bridge not Vera, what is she pulling a coup or something?" Evie scoffed. "Oh yes, I too want full control of the world's most glorified sardine can, but seriously how'd you get this?"
He snorted, "the woman has a stash, she won't miss one-."
"oh you wanna bet? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" She hissed. "The woman loses her shit at the drop of a hat, for fuck's sake she almost pulled a gun at someone just...back talking her."
"she's easily irritated."
"she's a power hungry maniac!"
"That too, but I'm not afraid of her, you miss your mocha coffee, well here you are. I will get you mocha."
"that's hardly fair to everyone else."
"the shortage will end soon enough, you deserve a treat for what you've been through."
"... do I now?" She murmured.
He leaned forward then, almost nose to nose before he cupped her hands over the steaming mug.
"I believe very much you do so that's the end of it."
"...she's gonna kill you."
"worth it." He pulled back. "Now then, has this earned me...even a hint of a brownie point? Hm?"
Evie averted her gaze. "... you have seven minutes because I'm a sell out." She mumbled.
"Lucky me." He murmured.
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CHaSM:
Because after that meeting fuck it give ME all the coffee in the world xD
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stripper-patrick · 4 years ago
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Uh, hi. May I request some smut w Henry cavill x Indian reader? Some lazy Sunday morning/Friday night stuff? Thank you 🥺💕 I love your blog. I binge read most of it today. Hehe
Heaux Tales 👜 Henry Cavill
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Warnings: smut, language, unprotected, rough, cheating, fingering, reverse voyeurism (?), daddy kink, quickie
Tags: @rebellious-desires @mrsbanreswillseeyou @eclecticblkgirl @designerwriterchic @bvssmob
Relationship: Henry Cavill x Indian/black reader
I zip down the highway switching into the right lane before taking the exit hitting a quick right turn. I whine my hips to the music of my throwbacks playlist the song Temperature by Sean Paul blasting through the speakers.
I’m coming straight from work to my sisters house and where she’s having a game night. My boyfriend unfortunately couldn’t make it seeing as he couldn’t take off the graveyard shift. I make a left entering into the driveway of the nice looking townhome my sister Armani owns.
I park in a parallel spot and see a few cars, about 4, already outside of her house. I step out pulling down my suede mini skirt with a vertical seam. I smooth out my sepia colored shirt feeling the wind start to pick up outside. I grab my black duster sliding it over my thick arms before grabbing my chestnut brown purse and walking up to the door. I try the door handle and it opens allowing me in. I take off my loafers at the door and hear the chattering of a few guests.
This house used to be our parents right before they died. We had 2 beautiful mothers who loved us very much but sadly they were involved in a head on collision that killed one of them on impact. The other died in the hospital just a day later but I was grateful for those few hours.
I look at the pictures of all of us and then I hear my name being shouted with joy. “YN” I’m greeted with open arms from my older sister. The fair-skinned 5’8 woman with a cheeky smile plastered on her face looks at me “don’t be mad” she bites her lip
“I’m already mad now” which was only half of a joke. What did she do this time? Appears from behind a wall, my recent ex Henry, with a cheeky smile as well. His perfectly short hair and fitted tee makes me wonder if he does all the thing he used to do to me, to his... snow bunnies. He started off as a fling which then turned into a 2 year relationship and when that ended we were still having sex with each other. I really only stopped fucking him just a year ago, right before I got with my current boyfriend, Cameron. The breakup was mutual but still sour. He was my best friend. Now every time I look I see a different broad on his shoulder. Like a trophy. He’s got a bitch for everyday of the week.
“Oh nice seeing you Henry” I glare at Armani and she smiles. The tall Brit walks over to me engulfing me in his warm embrace. Almost made me miss us being together. He lets me go and I step back.
“Nice seeing you as well. You look good” he glanced me up and down quickly before returning to my eyes. I can’t help but remember that those were one of his favorite features about me. My chocolate brown eyes.
“As do you” an content silence falls in the air and Armani clears her throat
“Let’s get you drunk and get this game night started” she grabs my hand and Henry follows us. We part ways, him heading to the living room and me and my sister to the kitchen where I look at her.
“I miss his goofy side” she tried to plea. I shake my head grabbing a shot of tequila and taking it straight to the head. I pour another shot downing it before shaking my head squinting at the taste. I walk to the living room meeting everyone. 2 of our cousins Briette and Joseline and Bri’s husband Carter.
“Hey guys” I hug them and look for a place to sit. Unfortunately I’m seated only one person away from Henry and I cross my legs watching his eyes move back and forth between my thighs and his hands that are resting on his thighs. Let’s begin the games.
....
I’m slightly tipsy and I’m definitely hot from the whiskey I’ve been consuming. I’m not completely drunk but I’m a little tipsy. We’re playing the game midnight taboo and it’s me, Henry and Briette vs. Armani, Carter and Jo. It’s Henry’s turn to read off the cards and we guess.
The timer starts and he begins. “Um ok Brazzers, Xvideos-“
“Porn” Bri yells out he nods grabbing another card
“YN I do this to you all the time”
“Fuck?”
“Something while we do that”
“Spanking? Cumming?” he shakes his head looking dead at me “choking” he nods grabbing another card
“Young adult kids play this at a party it’s a this or that activity”
“Get high or get drunk” I answer he shakes his head
“It’s a gathered activity” this British man and his proper English are blowing me right now. I think hard hearing Bri yell out random stuff and I finally come up with something “truth or dare”
“Time” Carter yells. Henry smiles nodding and I can’t help but begin thinking about when he would choke me while he thrashed his hips in me. I press my legs together biting my lip before raising my eyes to accidentally meet his. I knock back another shot wincing at the taste before just zoning off.
....
We’ve moved onto another game which is cards against humanity. Me and Henry are seated close next to each other of course not by my picking. He decided to sit this game out and just watch us play. I sort through my cards trying to find a good one that Joseline would like. I place one down and Henry inches closer making my breath catch in my throat.
“I see the way you keep looking at me” he whispers. Without a word being exchanged I look at him and unconsciously bite my lip. Something that would’ve made him take me right then and there.
As Joseline reads off the cards deciding on which is her favorite determining who gets the point Henry’s hand caresses my thigh. I always melted when he’d squeeze and knead my thigh like dough.
“I like Y/N’s” I smile and grab a black card reading it off. “This is the prime of my life. I’m young, hot and full of blank”
As the crowd sorts through their cards Henry’s hands creeps higher and higher softly rubbing my clothed clit. He does it so swiftly that I’m already at the point where I don’t want him to stop. He slides my panties to the side running his fingers through my slick using that to rub my coated pearl.
I jolt slightly opening my legs more where he inserts 2 fingers pumping slowly. Everyone hands me their cards and I clear my throat trying to act as normal as possible. “Crippling debt” I smile biting my lip again as Henry keeps grazing that spot “money moves, asshole full of jelly beans, tax fraud, and oh god” his fingers dig deeper inside of me as I mask my moan grinding my hips in the seat. I can see the tent forming in his pants and trust me he was packing.
“And crabs” Henry curls his fingers against my g-spot. My body jerks as Bri looks at me.
“You ok?”
“Yes I’m good. I like tax fraud” Carter smiles and grabs a black card. I grab Henry’s wrist and he leans close to my ear again.
“That’s it pet ride my fingers until you cum” oh god I wanna protest so bad but it feels so good. I rest my hand on his bulge rubbing it through his pants. I move my hand to his thigh as my legs shake and I close my eyes succumbing to my demise in front of my sister and cousins.
“Good girl” he removed his fingers rubbing my clit making my body jerk.
“Excuse me I’m going to the bathroom” I glance at him and walk shakily to the bathroom. I hear a chair scuffle and look at myself in the mirror.
“You have a boyfriend get it together” I try to pep talk myself but knowing the capabilities Henry has I can’t help myself but to fall under his spell once more.
A small knock appears at the door and I open it. Henry lightly pushes me inside and licks the door behind him. Immediately his lips are attached to mine and it was like our first time together all over again. My hands wrap around his waist and he moves his large hands down my butt lifting my skirt a little.
“Please fuck me” I beg quietly. He picks me up setting me on the counter. My legs open for him as he drops his pants finally letting his shaft spring free. Henry tears off my underwear dropping then next to his pants and guiding the tip through my wetness rubbing my sensitive clit. I grab him by the back of his neck planting an open mouth kiss on him letting his tongue explore what was previously (and still might be) his.
Henry finally stops teasing and legs go of his dick letting it align with my entrance. His hand moves to the counter behind me slowly stretching me out like the old days. My jaw drops as I sink into his touch feeling his dick fill me up. He holds my hips as my legs dangle in the crease of his shoulders while my arms support myself behind me. He looks done watching his dick submerge in my juices as he fucks me slowly.
“please daddy” he speeds up per my internal request forcing me to lean back pressing my head against the mirror as he wraps his hand around my throat. My legs start to unconsciously close and Henry forces them back open stroking me harder. My royal blue painted acrylic nails dig into his forearm as he brings me closer pressing a warm kiss on my lips. My body sparks each time he plummets inside of me pressing my g-spot like a button.
“Oh god” I mewl careful not to make too much noise. He moves down to my neck using both hands to keep my legs apart sucking at the patch of sensitive skin. My eyes roll to the back of my head hearing his grunts and moans as he digs deep in my guts. My hand wraps around his muscular shoulders and moving up to his short curly locks. I feel that hole inside of me start to open up with each thrust.
“Henry I’m close” I warn trying to brace myself. He pushes my bottom forward going deeper and my toes begin curling.
“Cum for daddy pet” he moans. My body tenses up and I cover my mouth masking a loud moan. I shutter and shake under him hearing his small sadistic laugh. His breath filled with bourbon and mint is hot against my ear.
Once my convulsions stop Henry puts my feet on the ground and turns me around sliding back in and pounding me out. He pulls my head up looking at is on the mirror. Henry places my arms behind my back. I watch Henry’s gave turn to bliss coating my walls in his seed. Something that’s happened multiple times. We’ve had our fair share of pregnancy scares.
“Look at what you do to daddy” my jaw drops as he keeps pumping making sure he’s emptied inside of me. “Fuck I miss the way you make me feel”
He slows down before coming to a stop where I feel his dick pulsing inside of me. I lift up pressing my back against his chest holding him in a powerful meaningful kiss.
“I know I’ve put you through a lot and I’m sorry” he says. I shake my head kissing him again.
I come to my senses and pull his dick out thinking about my boyfriend “shit what did I do?”
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neonsamurai · 4 years ago
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Diary of a Corpo Whore
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Oneshot!
Male!V [Valentine] x Arasaka Corp.
(this is the first piece and probably only fic i have ever written and damn without my chooms on the arasaka discord, and one other friend who basically made it publishable... this would not be here..so ...yeah)
(I´m a bit proud to share a very personal insight on my V ... when he still was working at arasaka..)
Today was one of those days again. Jenkins  that fuckin filthy piece of crap brought up one of those special  occasion… ‘meetings’.
The second one this week!
Valentine has had  enough but he knew his hands were tied up…and not in a metaphorical way  either. Whenever he tried to escape this life…this…mess, he gets  reminded of what’s on the line.
His job, his family, his money and lifestyle.
He would ruin it all and stain his name even more. More than he already   does with all those fucking corpo juices he has to swallow   everyday…fucking disgusting. Some of them are even just ugly old farts   that Jenkins owes some money to and shit, yet he always shoves Val’s ass  in front as a distraction.
So many dicks he had to suck under a desk…so many times he was forcefully slammed on a meeting table only to  get hand over to the next suit-wearing asshole in another office.   Hell…his mouth got dry thinking about what’s been planned for him today again once his timer goes off and just…fuck…that client’s kinks were the  WORST.
Fuck. You. Jenkins.
But Valentine… Val knows that in the  end he will obey…that he’d spread his legs over and over again just so  he can keep drinking champagne and make his family ‘proud’. Ugh…proud…  as if they don’t know what he’s doing. But well, Val knows it was his  own fault and he knows that they would disown him if he dares to try to  lose that ‘job’ that they’ve graciously provided him.
“Arasaka  runs this family!” “Be glad you have this life we’ve provided you so you  better work to keep it that way!” yadda yadda yadda “Don’t ruin this  family’s name going about badmouthing other CEOs and top employees! They  know the best!”
Yeah…those were the things his mother used to tell  him while she works a few ranks higher up and turn a blind eye to her  son as he fucks his way from office to office.
Valentine swallows hard and studies the clock in his cybernetics.
Just 10 minutes left…
Better freshen up a bit and prepare for that special meeting hm…?
He  steps in front of the self-activating mirror only to look into his   tired, lifeless eyes, practicing his perfect corpo smile a little before  fiddling around to get out those pills that’s been helping him get   through most of the days. Just sweet, sweet release…numbs the brain and let him fantasize about something nice while strangers dick fuck him   senseless like the good employee he is.
5 more minutes…
Ok. He  swallows the pill quickly, cupping two hands full of cold water to wash  it down and cool down his face. He can do it! “Just a few more” Jenkins  said! Maybe then he might get that promotion in another sector. Just a  few more meetings…like always. Maybe he can start anew with new  colleagues, a new boss…new…everything?
2 minutes…
He should go  now and get ready. That client is waiting for him, ready to…get what he  was promised. Valentine exits the bathroom with his perfect smile and  appearance looking sharp and professional, working for this perfect  corporation, Arasaka. All while knowing deep inside that even if he gets  promoted…the circle will repeat itself and he would just remain as  someone else’s piece of ass to share around until he gets another  promotion…
Knowing deep inside, even if he gets promoted... the  circle will repeat itself and he just stays someones ass to share around  until he gets another promotion..
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innuendostudios · 5 years ago
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Thoughts on Even More Games
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[vague, unspecific spoilers for Heaven’s Vault, Later Alligator, and Life is Strange 2]
Thoughts on Heaven’s Vault
Heaven’s Vault is a game about archeology, which means it’s also a game about incompleteness. This is very clever. Inkle - also the developers of 80 Days, which I will play someday! - specialize in deep narratives that can be explored many, many ways, allowing for a lot of player choice. You make a lot of small decisions - do you share a discovery with the trader in exchange for a valuable item, or hide it so he doesn’t plunder it? do you go looking for your missing friend, or let her stay missing in case there are people trying to follow you to her? These all have their own little arcs and resolutions, and there are so many of them, and so many ways they can play out, that the game can never be played the same way twice. The overall story begins and ends in the same place and theoretically hits the same major beats, but the journey is tailored broadly and finely to each player; it’s a style of design Aaron A. Reed refers to as “not... a branching tree but a braided rope.”
Making a narrative about archeology is how you dodge the exponentially complicated nature of that design: if there are dozens of locations, characters, plot threads, bits of color, which can be engaged with at many points in time, or ignored, or dropped by the player halfway through, how do you avoid telling a story full of gaps and dead ends? Well... you don’t. Having only partial information and having to infer the rest is what archeology is.
The protagonist of Heaven’s Vault, Aliya, is digging up the secrets of an ancient civilization, having been sent by her academy to find a researcher who’s gone missing, and stumbling into his incredible discovery. Everywhere she goes, there are holes: she has partial understanding of the researcher’s journey and motives; he, in turn, had partial understanding of the mystery he was uncovering, and Aliya has only fragments of his knowledge; the ancient texts she translates are usually fragments of larger works, and she is guessing at the meanings of many of the words; the game’s constantly updating historical timeline has entire centuries with nothing but question marks. Aliya arrives in a new location and wonders aloud to her robot companion about what this place was, when it was founded, when it was abandoned, how her predecessor found his way her and where he went next and what he took with him.
The constant feeling of discovery - of unearthing - is magnificent. Site after site, I asked, “What is this place?” Always thinking, if the eventual answer is any good, this is going to be one of the best games I’ve ever played. And, in the end, it doesn’t give you an answer, it just give you enough to make the story feel complete. It answers by not answering.
Also, translating alien texts is just extremely my jam. I’m the weirdo who enjoyed the ending of Arrival but secretly wished the whole movie had been about xenolinguistics like the first half. I guess Inkle felt similar.
The game’s by no means perfect. I think I enjoyed the sailing between worlds more than most - it’s slow, but very pretty - but it’s going to discourage a replay. I don’t think the relationship between Aliya and her robot, Six, ever gets terribly interesting. Some of the archeology is a little too obviously game-y - sail around, wait to find a random ruin, beam Six down to grab an ancient doodad, translate a bit of text, lo and behold it’s from one of the sites you’re looking for and it’s narrowed your search radius somehow. (It gives Star Trek explanations the first few times - e.g. “it has radiation that only exists in one part of the nebula” - and then stops bothering.) And the game sags a little in the middle; it could’ve hacked out 3 or 4 dig sites and still given me the same experience.
But, all told, there’s magic in it, and it just feels good to be there. Do not sleep on this one.
Thoughts on Later Alligator
There’s not a ton to say about this game except that is charming as hell. Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera have build a beautifully animated world of cute alligators, one of whom is having a birthday party where he’s convinced he’s going to be murdered. He wants you to run around getting information out of everyone who’s going to be there, which you get by completing minigames. It’s a cast of weird and funny characters with weird and funny dialogue and there’s not much more to it than that.
The design can be a little frustrating. Some minigames, if you lose, you don’t get to try again. Some are annoyingly finicky. You need to complete them all to get the true ending, which means, in my case, playing the game three times to complete all the bits you missed or got locked out of. The ending was a little different each time, so it wasn’t a total wash, but the game’s on a timer that only advances when you play a game or take the bus, and once you’ve completed most of the games there’s a lot of traveling back and forth from one nowhere to another just to advance time to the next unskippable plot beat.
(It’s also a little unclear what you’re missing as you try to get the final ending, as some of the ongoing puzzle are optional.)
But I can’t get mad. The game is too damn cute! Each character is lively and unique, with tons of personality, and the dialogue is just clever enough not to fall into empty adorkability.
It good.
Thoughts on Life is Strange 2
Somewhere, early in the development of Life is Strange 2, some Dontnod employee wrote in a design document “Episode 4 - cult?” (but in French) and nobody told them “no.”
I will not forgive them for this,
After twenty minutes of LiS2, I was ready to yell at everyone who had reported it was boring. It has one of the most powerful, gut-punching openings of any game I’ve played in recent memory. And all through the first, second, and third episodes, I was in love. Unlike Before the Storm, this was its own creature, willing to make dramatic departures from the original game’s template. Instead of controlling a character with supernatural powers, you play as the superpowered character’s older brother. The one with the magic is a 9-year-old, unable to fully understand or control his abilities, suffering a recent trauma, and needing to be guided through a dangerous and racist world. All the ambition missing from Before the Storm is back, and this time the animation isn’t creepy and the writing is wildly improved (thanks to some journeyman script work from Fullbright’s Steve Gaynor) and I even have a computer able to play it on higher graphical settings.
But nothing good lasts.
Everything good about the series screeches to a halt in Episode 4, the one where some asshole said “cult?” and didn’t get a Nerf football thrown at their head. And it’s not just that it’s a terrible idea; it’s actually sort of amazing how much the game relies on an alchemy of plot, tone, theme, and writing, and how a slight imbalance can throw the whole thing off. Episode 4 has scene after scene that are powerful in their conception - brothers reunited after a violent rift; a boy having his first conversation with his estranged mother in nearly a decade; getting interrogated by the feds for a crime that can’t even be explained by physics - fall flat because the writers can’t think of anything interesting for the characters to say. (Steve Gaynor’s name stops appearing in the credits as of this episode.)
And here the game’s rickety bits, kept delicately together for three episodes, start to shake apart. Dontnod’s overly-earnest voice direction, which I didn’t notice in the early episodes, started to wear me down. (”Could you sigh mid-syllable, like you’re slightly overwhelmed with emotion?” “Sure, on which line?” “All of them.”) The thinness of the secondary characters, most of whom pop up for one episode and disappear, became more noticeable. The lack of a mechanical hook like the time rewinding of the original game, and the attendant commentary on choice-based games and power fantasies, made the game feel less substantial. The surreal imagery of the original, obligatorily evoked in the prequel, is sensibly absent, but there’s nothing equally striking that replaces it. Even the branching path decisions become less clear: the end-of-episode stat screens for the final episodes mentioned at least a dozen choices I didn’t even know I’d made, some of which were critical in shaping my younger brother’s morality and were not necessarily the choices I’d have made if I’d known I was making a choice at all.
Come the final episode, I got An Ending that seemed right for the way I’d played, but much of the way I’d played felt accidental.
So what are we to make of this? Life is Strange is a beautiful disaster, an ambitious disaster, where Life is Strange 2 is almost less interesting for being  more competent. It has a huge mess of charged topics - American racism, teens losing their virginity, raising a child outside the nuclear family, grief and trauma - and, while it handles them without the gracelessness and sledgehammer subtlety of the original, it doesn’t come to any conclusions about any of them. LiS1, for all its jank, had some opinions, where LiS2 falls into the category of “this sure is some shit, innit?” games.
It starts with a powerful premise, deeply relatable characters, fine writing, beautiful art, but can’t even manage, in the end, to be a disaster. It is the only game in the series so far to be forgettable.
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silversatori-blog · 8 years ago
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Here’s another short story I wrote a while ago. Nigel has moved to a full OC that basically only shares the name long ago, so I’m not even gonna tag this as Portal ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, have some fluff with the OCs that took over my head.
“Honey, come on. You're...” behaving ridiculous. No, not going there. Bad idea.
“I'm what?”, she asked slowly, teeth gritted. “Go ahead, say it.”
“This is a misunderstanding, seriously. I wasn't flirting with her. Darling, you know I don't care about anyone but you. You said so yourself.”
She hesitated and the tension in her shoulders eased a tiny bit. Nigel took the chance to edge closer to her. They were both sitting on the bed they had shared for- how long now? A dog's lifetime. Their friends and roommates were downstairs, probably listening for when the storm broke out.
“That's true. I never accused you of cheating, and I'm not going to start now. But I wonder if she knows that.”
He tried to stroke her hair, but she slipped away, swift and fluent like a cat. “But.” She emphasized the word. “Don't you think it a bit rude to leave me out of matters like that?”
“Honey,” he sighed. What the hell should he tell her? “I'm sorry. I really am.” Marceline must have expected his next move, because she turned her head and his lips only met her ear. Now that wasn't a problem in general. She had this one spot right under her jaw where she was so ticklish she was rendered almost defenseless, but she grabbed his shoulder and pushed him away. Hard.
“Stop it,” she snarled. He blinked at her, stunned and a little hurt, before he retreated to the other end of the bed.
“Marce...” She ignored him and began to fold up the second blanket they kept for the cold nights or when they slept on the couch.
Nigel only hesitated for a moment before he crawled over again and grabbed her wrist. Marceline struggled, but he didn't let go. His grip wasn't tight. If she really wanted to break free, she could have, easily. It was a request, almost a plead, not a command or even punishment. She wasn't really angry, he was fairly sure of it. But she was hurt and wanted to make a point. Time for his secret weapon. Even if she was genuinely mad at him, it would take the timer from the metaphorical bomb.
“Are you mad at me?”, Nigel asked in the tiniest frightened-little-child-voice a 25 year old man could manage. He did have a naturally higher-pitched voice than most, but it had taken him a while to perfect the impression.
Marceline froze. “Oh no,” she muttered. “Oh no, don't you dare. Don't you dare use this against me now.”
He crept closer, until she could feel his form almost touching her, only fleeting, as if he was too scared to actually do so. He kept his body low, gaze directed upwards at her like a submissive dog. He had never understood this whole strong man stereotype. Oh, he knew what it was like to be truly helpless, and it was scary. But Marcy wasn't scary. She knew exactly he was just acting. And she fell for it every time.
Marceline finally couldn't take it anymore and turned her head to meet his gaze. She knew it was a ruse, of course it was. She had seen him actually miserable too often.
But dear god, how could you say No to this face?
He winced a little bit when she brushed him, but his gaze stayed steady, amber eyes wide and sad, as if she had just told him his dog had died and the shock was only slowly setting in. He was on all fours, cowering like a frightened pup, begging for her affection and comfort in a terrible world. He might burst into tears any moment. The tattoos and piercing didn't impact the effect at all.
Marcy felt herself melting on the spot, and some part of her got mad at him for it, because that was exactly what he wanted. His beautiful, pitiful eyes were dirty liars and he had perfected every aspect of this con. That smart little asshole knew how to push her buttons.
“Marceline, I'm sorry,” he begged, and she could swear there were tears glistening in his eyes.
It was exactly the wrong reaction, she was only encouraging him, and she knew that, but she just could withstand her guilty conscience. She wrapped her arms around him and began to cover his neck in kisses. “No, kulta, don't be. It's alright. Everything's alright.” He huddled into her embrace, wrapping his arms and legs around her body like a child, pressing his face against her neck. Honest to God, he was shaking. He really had this act down to the last detail. Marceline stroked his hair and cooed to him until he relaxed. “I'm not mad at you, sweetie.” and while she said that, she realized it was true. She shouldn't get so upset about meaningless trivialities. She should focus on the important things. She should get angry at him for shamelessly manipulating her.
“You sly, devious-” She broke off with a squeak of laughter when he nuzzled her neck and suddenly she was on her back, trying to push him away while simultaneously trying to breathe and defend herself from his merciless tickles.
When she could actually focus on her surroundings again, his expression had changed to a smug grin and his orange and brown hair was sticking in all directions.
“You and your damned puppy eyes-” He pressed his lips onto hers without asking and somehow must have forgotten that she had a secret weapon as well. How stupid of him.
In general, Nigel was the least ticklish person you could find. The fun in these play attacks had drowned in the abuse that tainted his childhood and teenage years. But there was one particular secret spot that rendered him completely helpless, and her hands easily slipped past his lowered defenses. The moment she hit home, he jerked back, an involuntary grin spreading on his face and only a second later collapsed into a gasping, laughing heap. He couldn't get the focus to pull his deceitful, adorable expression coup, he could barely talk. His hands didn't get the balance between protecting his weak spot and trying to fight her off and he ended up slapping the air miles away from the intended target.
“Marcy,” he gasped between two bursts of laughter. “No, stop. Stop-” He broke into laughter again, almost turning in a circle on the bed sheet like an excited dog. Marceline had perfected the technique over the years, never in the same pattern, to make it a surprise every time. He didn't stand a chance. She effortlessly manipulated his joyful squirming and avoided his uncoordinated defenses, sometimes retreating, sometimes on the offensive, until he was flat on his back, cheeks red, a wide goofy smile on his face, begging her to stop when he actually had the breath to do so. Marceline quickly took the chance to take her place on top of him, effectively pinning him to the mattress. He was small, yet lean and sporty, but in the state he was in now, he probably couldn't even lift a spoon. He was still laughing, even though her fingers were only lightly stroking him now, short bursts running out into a groan that was half exhaustion, half satisfaction. “Jesus Christ, Marce,” he wheezed.
They only heard the door when David noisily hit his foot on it. He blinked at them for about five seconds before his eyes widened and he backed off, hands raised in apology. “Geez, sorry. Just keep the noise down.” He stood there, fingers already on the handle, looking a little lost. “Have fun, then.” The door closed with a click.
Marcy and Nigel exchanged a glance. “Oh, wow, you should have said we're being kinky. I would have taken off my shorts.” Marcy snorted a laugh and bent down to kiss him, but he was faster, pecking a kiss at her neck, where her special spot was. Marcy flinched back, giggling. “Hey!” She booped his nose, and a second later she was down, rendered helpless by the half-dislike, half-ecstasy being tickled brought, unsuccessfully trying to keep her half laughter, half shrieks down. The attack didn't last very long until they both collapsed, exhausted and muscles hurting while they still couldn't stop laughing.
They laid there, listening to their panting slowly turning back into normal breathing, bathed in sweat and heated. There was no need to talk, no tension to release anymore. It was the little things that kept you going.
“Sorry for acting silly,” Marceline said eventually.
“I should have made myself more clear. You're welcome to join me whenever you want.” He paused and in the meanwhile his hand slipped into hers. “Actually, you know what, I'm not even give you a choice. You're coming with me, and if you get bored, that's what you asked for.”
The giggle hurt her stomach, and it quickly faded. Her smile didn't. She edged closer until she could rest her head on his shoulder. No matter how often he showered, he always smelled a little of dog. It wasn't unpleasant at all. It was the scent of a hot summer day, or the darkness of a nest, the scent of being welcome, of being loved and cared for, no matter what. It smelled like home.
“So, are we gonna get dinner later? I'm dying for some pasta right now.” And that was the reason she wanted to strangle him sometimes. But instead of giving in to her annoyance, she rolled on top of him and traced her finger down an invisible line down his throat and chest.
“Didn't you hear? We're very kinky. Just keep the noise down.”
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Hello, I have a quick question about insurance. I am 18 years old, living in Orange, CA and currently driving a 2003 nissan altima that I am going to trade for a 2002 ford mustang gt. Now i know that contacting an agent will be the best way to find out more realistic rates, but right now I want to hear from past mustang owners. I was also wondering if having good credit will give me a discount on my insurance? I know insurance will be high, so don't waste my time explaining it to me, If it helps, I always obey the speed limit, never gotten into any crashes nor have I gotten any tickets. All Help is appreciated, thanks.""
What is the Cheapest Convertible To INSURE?
What Is the Cheapest Convertible for someone under 21 To Have Insurance For? I Always Wanted A convertible Don't Even Care if Has Sporty Engine, Just want a Car that roof can Fold I Once rode In won and always like having the hood down, but found a 1999 Convertible for 3,500 and the Allstate Car Quote Was $1,950 for 6 months and was shocked it was a 1999 Chrysler Sebring JXi. Is there a Convertible With CHEAPER INSURANCE??""
Can I drive my brother's car under his insurance?
He's lending me his car and I was wondering whether it's legal for me to drive it under his insurance. He's fully insured and has a full licence, and I too have a full licence and insurance on my car that's being fixed at the moment. Does he have to add me to the insurance for the 5 days I'm borrowing or can I drive it under his insurance? What are the legalities here?""
What is the cheapest north carolina car insurance?
this is my first insurance as a driver has anyone found anything cheap around greensboro? also, do i need to have insurance to get my licence at the dmv, or can i just use a car that is insured?""
I was speeding 16 mph over the limit and it is my first offense. how much will my fine be?
I am 17 and I was driving my parents car, under their insurance. how much do you think my fine will be? and will my parents insurance rates go up if I go to the court date, plead guilty, pay the fine, and go to traffic/driving school?""
When buying a used car what do you do about insurance?
so i am going to buy a used car. it's my first car but to put it on the insurance how do i go about it? do i call the insurance company before i buy the car or after? im so confused
Will affordable health act help or hurt people who want to retire early?
Say you are in your late 50's or early 60's and wants and have enough money to retire, but was waiting because of health insurance issues and was going to wait till 65. With the affordable care act most likely going to proceed, will this help those people who probably have pre-existing conditions and of course old get a better deal on health insurance if affordable care act was not passed? To my simple mind, I would have to say yes. And I imagine a lot of people are going to take advantage of this and retire early.""
Any suggestion base on your experences with Health and dental insurances?
My Health and Dental Insurance from my old employer (under cobra with Kasier) will expire soon. I plan on buying my own Health and Dental, any suggestions in Northern California?. Thanks""
What does the average American that already had health insurance get out of Obamacare besides higher premiums?
Peoples insurance rates are being raised already even though Obamacare isn't fully implemented. Mine went up by 34% over last year.
What kinds of cars are expensive to insure?
im 18 and looking to buy my first car under my parents' insurance. what cars should i stay away from? i am most likely going to buy an mustang gt coupe (1960-1990). what factors make cars more expensive to insure? ive heard things like, type of car, how easy it is to steal, and even color color affect how much i will pay for insurance. i dont just want to know the categories, i want to know what to avoid, ei, stay away from red cars. stuff like that.""
Unemployment Insurance for Teenagers?
The business I have worked at for 3 years has just announced they are shutting their doors at the end of the month. I am only 17 but have been told that I am still able to apply for unemployment benefits...which I know next to nothing about. Basically, I've only worked 10-20 hours a week for a wage slightly above minimum. It's just been a part time job for me since I'm a student and involved in several sports and challenging classes. However, I'm still trying to save money for college, so...what do I actually get when I file for unemployment and am hunting for a job? Anything? Sorry if this question sounds ditzy...I don't know much about the workforce.""
What would be the average cost for these with a Hyundai i20?
what would be the average cost for these with a Hyundai i20 budgeting for running costs -car repayments -ongoing insurance and registration payments -car maintenance -tyres -petrol
Can you keep your old insurance if your getting a new car?
I have to get a new car (old car broke down and it will cost more to get it fixed than what's its worth) and I just paid my insurance for my old car this month. I was wondering if ...show more
Individual health insurance plan?
I'm trying to find an individual plan that covers all my needs. I do have a routine medical problem that requires a few prescriptions every month, it's not a big and costly issue like cancer or HIV. Should I disclose this as a preexisting medical condition if asked, will I be denied coverage if I'm honest? If I obtain the insurance after denying my condition could I be denied the care/specialty visit/meds from a very routine medical condition?""
If i use third party Car insurance do i build up an insurance record?
Hey, i'm looking at buying a first car, however quotes for Comprehensive insurance are up over $2,000, but i want to build up an insurance record. Does using third party cover build me up an insurance record, or do i need comprehensive insurance? cheers""
$350/month for health insurance. Reasonable?
I'm trying to find better insurance plans. Is this reasonable or any better insurance? -$350/month -50% coverage for all including dental and vision -Deductable $3,000 -34 years old""
Boxford Massachusetts Cheap car insurance quotes zip 1921
Boxford Massachusetts Cheap car insurance quotes zip 1921
Can anyone help me shop for health insurance?
I am looking for health insurance and I can't decide between a regular insurance plan or a plan that includes health savings accounts. What is the difference between these two and which one is the best? I am on a tight budget.
How long is a insurance company required to give before they cancel your insurance?
My insurance called me yesterday and informed me that they would be cancelling my insurance because I have rented my house to a group of students. They gave me two weeks to find new insurance before they cut me off. I'm having trouble finding someone who will insure us. If they cut my insurance, my bank will cancel my mortgage, and I guess that means I'd lose the house. Is this insurance company allowed to drop me in this manner. When we got the insurance two months ago there was nobody living in the house, but it was rental insurance. We never lied or anything, we were completely honest through the whole process.""
Is there a motorcycle insurance company that lets you have full coverage during the summer months?
and limited coverage during the winter months? I live in NY so naturally, I wouldn't be driving during the winter months, so why pay full? Thanks""
What states offer affordable health care?
On Sunday's Face the Nation , Sen. Mitch McConnell advocated the right to purchase health insurance across state lines, currently prohibited. That makes sense when health care is more affordable in states other than your own. So here's my question: In which state(s) is health care affordable?""
Insurance company policy?
I was hit in a wreck. They're insurance company quoted me $400 and wrote me a check for it which I did not accept. All they did was look at the external damages. Then I took it to a dealer collision center and they quoted me $1100 and they guessed more damage was done but couldn't say unless they took apart my bumper. I'm not wanting to get it fixed in a shop since my father can fix it for me, but $400 is not going to cover the cost of fixing it. so my question is... Does their insurance company have to give me the money quoted by other body shops or is my only option having it fixed in a shop?""
What are the best cars for insurance?
i am a 17 year old male living in the u.k. so far the best car i have found is a 1978 austin morris mini. insurance is 1600. btw, cars like saxo's and corsa's are around 2500 for me. basically, does anyone have any ideas for cars. i have already looked at putting my mum as a named driver, but it does not make much of a difference. any help would be brilliant, thanks""
Wat is da average cost of car insurance for a brand new car driven primarily by a teen?
INSURANCE, TEENAGER, COST""
""What are the medical tests, i have to go for insurance?""
what are the medical tests,i have to go for insurance, please provide a link if possible""
Buying a new auto insurance policy on a used car?
So im buying my first auto insurance policy (my parents dont want to add me to theirs) for my car. Will i have to pay the premium up front, or will i have to pay in 6 month installments?""
I just got pulled over for not having my seat buckle on and I'm wondering how much my insurance will go up?
This is the first time I've EVER been pulled over and I've had my license for a little over a year now. I get good grades and all that stuff so my insurance is pretty low for the average person right now. I'm wondering how much my insurance will go up? SOMEONE HELP! Kinda freaking out here. :p Oh, and I DID get a ticket. I guess it's click it or ticket month in my town (lucky me). The ticket was $70.""
Car Insurance Question?
Im Getting My First Car In A Few Weeks and Im Wondering About Car Insurance Is $225.55 alot? How much would I Have To Pay A Month/ Every 6 Months Thanks :)
Help on auto insurance decision.?
What company would you go with when getting insurance on your first car? I am 25 and this will be my first car. However, I have been driving since i received my permit at the age of 17 but i received my license at 24. I consider myself a good responsible driver but i know that no matter how good of a driver one is, there is always an idiot on the road who drives wildly. Anyway, Since i lived in Brooklyn, NY all my life i have never needed a car because of the City's Transit but now i moved from Brooklyn and need a car. Geico has been recommended from some people i know but lets put it this way... a quote for the car i want (05 Merc E320) is $2,310 for 6 months. I thought it was just because of the car but then i played around a bit and got a quote for a Chrysler 300 and they wanted $1950 for 6 months. Any better recommendations for insurance in NY? Thanks.""
Do I need to have insurance or proof of insurance when renting a car?
I'm planning on making a trip to Chicago. I have been wanting to go on a road trip for a long time. And I am afraid of taking a bus or going on a plane. A plane ticket costs a little bit too much for me. I'm 21. I currently do not own a vehicle of my own. So I am considering renting a car. I'm just wondering if I have to have car insurance in order to rent a car. I've never done this, so I have no idea what kind of things are required in order for me to rent. I've got my driver's license and a clean driving record. I don't have a line of credit. I don't have any credit cards so I hope there's no credit checks involved. Also, what's a rental car service that you would recommend? One that is cheap, honest, reliable, etc. My budget is $300. I'm going to meet a friend in Bartlett who is going to help provide me with lodgings so my only expenses to consider besides the car, are fuel and food costs. Thanks.""
Car insurance renewal quote question?
I hit a car in front last yr which i believe was not my fault. i didn't pay my excess as i had no damage on my car. however she said they was damage on hers and she had hurt herself which i believe was rubbish however!! when filling my questions out on my insurance quote do i say i had a claim? as i didn't claim for damage she did and compo, i only lost my no claims. can anyone answer please?""
Whats the insurance for a drink drive offence (uk only)?
My partner stupidly got in his car drunk a few years ago , he bought it while on a provisional license,and had it insured,he got a 20 month ban and a fine. He now has to pay something like 200 for a medical. I personaly think hes foolish thinking he can get back on the road as the insurance would be through the roof! he thinks it wont be,that he'l get cheap insurance somewhere.. What do yous think? I think hes way wrong. No negative feedback please, I dont condone drink drivers in any way ,took me a long time to forgive him.""
How come I haven't been forced to buy car insurance?
I keep hearing from some people on here that the government forces us to buy car insurance. How come nobody has forced me to buy it?? My roommate also doesn't have car insurance. We live in the city and take public transportation so we always thought we didn't need to buy car insurance. Are we breaking the law? Also, my brother lives in New Hampshire and he drives a car but said he doesn't have car insurance!! Is he breaking the law?""
Please help answer a health insurance question: group vs. individual?
I'm thinking of retiring early. I would utilize COBRA for the full 18 months. After that, I would purchase an individual plan. I'm extremely healthy, no preexisting conditions. My concern is, if I were to become ill after purchasing the individual policy, could I be dropped? I would, of course, make sure payments are always on time. I live in California. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!""
Does my insurance liability have to match my room mate's?
They own their own home and I was told by their agent that my liability on my car has to match theirs for their protection. Note my car is very old and I just want the cheapest insurance I can get.
Health insurance for 1099?
I am forming a corporation that will bring on several 1099 contractors as consultants, almost like a consortium of consultants. I'd like to offer them group health insurance. is this possible given that they are all 1099 contractors?""
Cheapest Vans to insure?
Hi, I was looking into getting a van as a first car, ideally I was after something like a van/car cross, basically an estate with no back windows, I'm not sure of the group. I was wondering what decent vans are out there and what would be cheapest to insure? The main reason for wanting a van is I regularly surf and would sleep in the back occasionally.""
Will my dad's car insurance go up if I get my license?
I'm 19 and want to get my license without getting my dad's car insurance going up.
Why is everyone whining about being required to buy heath insurance?
you probably don't realize it, but you practically are required to buy car insurance. if you wreck and you have no insurance, it's not very pretty, especially for your money. Same thing with heath. if you get sick and don't have insurance, it's not very good! i don't understand why people so strongly oppose requirement to buy heath insurance, but don't even stop to think about car insurance, the same principle.""
How much does Acrft Maint insurance cost for mechanics and owners on cessnas from 172's and up?
Insurance For light aircraft like private aircraft from small cessna 172's to a gulfstream 1 or 2.
Vehicle insuranse rate with new increasing cameras.?
I was wondering if auto insurance is lowering their rates due to new speed cameras , red light running traffic cameras, and right turn cameras are starting to rise in the county. Now is this something the auto insurance companies look at to make rates for county or city of which we reside in?""
How to Buy Auto Insurance Online?
Can I pay for my auto insurance online?
Boxford Massachusetts Cheap car insurance quotes zip 1921
Boxford Massachusetts Cheap car insurance quotes zip 1921
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How not to look like a college freshman
“You’re a freshman, right?” You’re going to hear it a lot if you’re new to college. But you can avoid it. See, I don’t like stereotypes, but people generally can recognize freshmen at a glance. Freshmen just dress a certain way, period. But by listening to some sage advice, you might actually pass for not-so-green...until you open your mouth, of course, but that’s for a different article. Of course, like everything else you’re about to cram in your head for the next four years, you probably won’t listen. No, you’ll probably get called out for being an ignorant freshman a bunch of times. Then, you’ll run into this article again, look at yourself in the mirror, and say, “Damn, Mr. Internet guy was right.” But for the ten percent who will listen, here you go: 1. Chuck that lanyard out the fuckin window Warning: when you arrive, you will be given a lanyard with a dorm key attached. You will get it and think, “Hey, this is cool—it’s got my college name on it and everything.” You will want to feel proud. Resist this desire. The next time you find yourself near a trashcan, drop your lanyard into it. Do not hesitate, or risk looking greener then that kid who still wears his high school letterman jacket. 2. Don’t give on-campus bookstores your money. The blonde is a lie. (You’ll understand this statement soon.) There’s no other way to say this: the bookstores on campus are price-gouging criminals and the only people who don’t know this for a goddamn fact are the newest of the new. The people in these places do not give a fuck about you. They know you’re new. They want to exploit it. So they offer to pick out all your books based on your schedule, and shit the cute girl might even take you on a little tour and show you where all your books are. So nice, so convenient. You even will thank them by the end of it. They are fucking you, and you will thank them.  The smiling blonde? She is lying to you. Listen—I get it: you have a penis and this chick is being flirty and you’re new and it’s convenient, so you buy the books. You’re an idiot, but I understand. So if you do end up buying the books from them, at least absolutely do not sell it back to them. They’ll buy your books back? Maybe, and if so only at a small fraction of what you paid. Of course, you’re a drunk asshole freshman who needs money like most third-world people need water, so you’ll take whatever pittance they throw your way. And since you bought the books months ago, you will almost feel like you are getting free money. You aren’t. You just—aren’t. You’re getting fucked. If you’re actually ambitious enough to sell your books after school’s out, check out Chegg Buyback. They are one of the only places I’ve found that actually buy textbooks back at a good price. There are no blondes winking or giving you sultry looks, but they make it simple as shit to do and at times I found myself actually surprised at how much they offered. But if you want to go full retard in the first place, don’t buy the books from the goddamn bookstore. Either go through one of those places that lets you use the books you need and then give them back. Again, Chegg offers this in textbook rental and I’m sure some others do as well but Chegg was the main go-to for my dorm. You can do it hungover in your room and you can buy the books used or new, or you can rent them. If you had to buy a book new or used they will most likely buy it back at the end of the year with their buy back program.  Since Chegg isnt just selling books at one college, they actually can buy a lot more back to resell. They remind you before they are due, and you just drop them off with the postage they paid for and that’s it. But why were we buying textbooks to begin with again? I have never met anyone with a really badass textbook collection. Textbooks aren’t a status symbol like a new car. Just rent it, suck the knowledge out of it for long enough to pass your finals, then get rid of it. Just don’t go to the campus bookstore. The blonde does not like you. She never did. The blonde is a lie. 3. Don’t post things like “I love college” online It’s kind of crazy how quickly people realize they are living the best years of your life. And I mean, it makes sense: you can now party without having to tell your parents you’re sleeping over at your responsible friend’s house. You no longer have to ask your co-worker’s friend’s brother to buy you alcohol. Drugs and alcohol will be the easiest they ever have been to get your hands on—many times absolutely free.  You can now relate to those college drinking songs. But don’t post “I love college” to your Facebook or twitter. I mean, we get it. But everyone loves college. That’s like saying “I love having sex.” Everyone does, and the only people who announce it are first-timers. 4. Don’t drink Skol or Kamchatka. This is a big one. It’s a hard one too. Drinking Skol or Kamchatka is almost a freshman requirement. You will soon realize that you can get half gallons of shitty bottom-shelf vodka for $10.  You most likely will be drinking a lot, and you will probably be broke, so it will look like a good idea.  But just spend the extra couple dollars to get something better. These bottles of bum piss will leave you feeling extra hungover the next day. If you are at a party with people other then freshman, as soon as you bring the plastic bottle of skol out, people will gag. You’ll be embarrased as the people you thought were nice refuse to even make eye contact with you because they subjected themselves to the same liquid punishment when they were a freshman and now the sight of it makes them want to throw up. Of course, you can always put it in a water bottle like you did in high school.  But that is almost worse—then people will know you are underage. No one over 21, in the history of this earth, has ever thought, “Huh, I wonder if maybe this alcohol will taste better in a water bottle?” 5.   Get help when you need it. I honestly sucked at this one. Being at college you sometimes forget what you are really there to do: Get that degree.  After months of “loving college” and drinking your skol vodka I said not to drink, you will soon realize you are failing every class. To make it tougher, most classes don’t take attendance which makes going to class that much harder. Awesome, right? Wrong. Not awesome. Every morning you wake up—possibly for the first time in your life—without the threat of bad things happening if you don’t go to class. “Nah, I’ll just go to class.” Sure, buddy.   All of this sets up the perfect storm for an unfuckingbelievable amount of stress for your average college virgin. A ton of work, almost nil understanding, and everything on the line. Your stoner friend can’t help you, and the professor who hasn’t seen your face in months won’t want to help you, either. You will then remember seeing stuff about college tutors on campus.  But you’re lazy and don’t want to go (remember, that’s the whole reason you’re in this mess). Listen, I know: college tutors don’t care. They’re usually just students like you. Probably don’t even get paid—most are doing it for some dumb college credit and so just want your dumbass out the door. They’re probably as hungover as you. You have to make an appointment. You have to wear clothes. Ugh, right? Then, hooray, awkward chat with a stranger about a subject you’re failing! Thankfully for your lazy ass, you live in the magical world of the future where anything can be done online. There are a lot of online video-chat tutors. Again, I’d suggest to check out Chegg for their online tutoring. It seemed to be of a way higher quality than the dumbasses I ran into on campus, and –this is huge for me—you don’t even have to do video chat: you can be straight-up lazy, anti-social, and totally naked, and do a tutoring session through text chat. Best part I found about that is then everything is easily searchable—no panicking through scribbled notes, and no “walk of shame” out of the tutor’s office. 6. Don’t go home every weekend. ​I never really got this one. When I was a freshman I knew people that went back home all the time. You’ll probably find yourself moving back in with your parents after you graduate anyway I understand you will feel homesick. It is normal to want go back home. College is a big change, and at times you will feel lost or anxious.  Going home is comfortable and familiar, but save that for the holidays.  Because here’s some real talk that you’ll realize after the first time you go home: I promise you, you will be bored after 2 hours, and have to hear about all the stuff you missed from your smart friends who didnt go home..   College is the best years of your life. Everyone says it. It’s true.  Don’t run away when things get tough. Embrace it all. All those feelings will be cherished one day.  You’ll be looking back after you graduate and wishing you could just have one extra day in that college bubble, free from real problems and real life. So fuck home for now—go spark up a conversation with Cute Blonde Girl from the campus bookstore when she gets off shift at eight and see what happens. Maybe she really did like you after all.
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