#not as long as the previous one

[ghostingtheconflict]

Prologue:

Breaking The Bank: Part 2

(The C.C.C apoligizes for any inconviniences about glitches or misplacements you may find reading. We are working on fixing issues as we speak.)

Ah, sunny days with a nice humidity and clouds for shades in the sky.

A perfectly nice day by all means but why does it feel like something is wrong ?

Maybe Charles forgot something ?

Headset ? Check. Keys ? Check ? Personal stuff like ID and Money just in case of anything ? Check.

Huh. Weird, he actually got the pen he promised to return to Calvin too. So what could it be ? What was missing ?

Maybe he'll remember later while he checks for any new assigments or missions with the General. He usually does by that point, either that or he forgets completely about it.

Oh well no time like the present am i right ?

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Elsewhere. A man wakes up in cold sweat from a recurring nightmare. Although 'recurring' might be a exageration.

Dmitri has been having weird dreams for a while in his life. But nothing too noteworthy of anything. But today was different.

Today he saw a nightmare of his complex in absolute shambles. It was far too real for it to be paranoia or the likes.

He remembers exactly the last time he had a similar dream. One so real that it manifested in reality. One at the beginning of his time as a warden.

And at the center of it all was the same person of before.

This will not do. This will not stand. He needed precautions Now.

He gets out of his bed and starts to walk to his office. The guards already used to some of his whims pay no mind and continue their job. Good.

Grigori as well was already working (or maybe the man hadn't gone to sleep) and simply looked up from his desk as he saw his boss approaching.

"Another one ?" Grigori states.

"Not just any. Him again." He saw as his eyes morphed into shock in an instant, before quickly going back to a more neutral, albeit worried expression.

"What did you see in it Dmitri. Is it any worse ?"

"Not just worse. My life will be in ruins if we don't act." Most normal people would assume by this point that the warden wasn't someone that was. Ok. In the head. But not with Grigori. The man had witnessed and experience a lot over the years working for Dmitri. He had been there for the first incident. He wouldn't leave his post now.

"Than we will have a long talk on what we must do. If you're dream has enough details, and i know it does. Than we may be able to spot any flaws in it as well that we'll have to patch to prevent the scenario." And indeed it will. They had a long night to talk through this somewhat prophetic vision.

One thing however was clear. They would not let Henry Stickmin do his little destruction as he did before.

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Talking about the man, or rather the stick. Let's see what he is up to.

Henry had it under control a few minutes ago. Really ! He did !

So how the hell is he still exactly in the same spot and holding his arms up against the police like in the original timeline ??

This sucks. At least he got to see fun new options. Honestly he was starting to consider going back to Revenged and die before this happened. Even if he doesn't know what he or maybe the C.C.C broke to do this.

But oh well. He doesn't Need to go to prison right away after all. He coooould go back and check the other 3 fails before going foward again anyway.

He wonder what he should choose.

Breaking The Bank: Concluded

Rank: Here Again ?

Bios: 0/??

Achivements: 0/??

Try from beginning ? Next

Ċ̵̞.̷͍͊C̸͙͛.̷͇̀C̵̨͆ ̷̘̄a̵̟͝p̵̛̙ǫ̴͝l̶͈̓i̸͈͠g̷̛̝ȉ̶̢ž̷̮é̶͜s̷̘̉ ̶͈͛f̷̬͋o̸̩̒r̵̂ͅ ̴̭̅a̵̘͋n̴͓͘y̷̧̿ ̵̰͌i̵͔̚n̴̳̓c̴̰̆ȍ̶̰ṋ̴̈́v̶̱͐i̷̪̍n̵͍̆ȉ̷̝ë̵̹́n̸̙͂c̸̗͠e̴͔͝ ̵̲̒y̸̭͂o̵̫̕ǘ̴͙ ̸̠̆m̷͖͌ą̷̑ŷ̶͇ ̸̥͘h̴͈̔a̸̱͂v̶̨͛ȇ̷̱ ̶̪͌w̶̺̌h̸̨͆i̴̛̙l̶̯̑e̷̻̔ ̷͓̈́ạ̶́r̵͉͋c̴̣̄h̸͖́i̶̢͝v̴̪̐î̶̜n̴̠͛g̷̤̈́ ̵͙̇y̸͇͒o̷͉̿ū̸̱'̸͎̎r̸͎̅e̸̳̍ ̶̤̄p̷̖͗r̶̝̅ǒ̴̳g̴̣̕r̴̟̆e̷̗̒s̸̙͋s̴̤͝.̴̮́ ̴͚̽W̴̪̌é̵̩ ̸̯̀a̸̘͊r̵̩͛e̴̙̊ ̶͓̓w̸̡͑ò̴̠r̶͓͂ǩ̵̳i̴̬̓n̵͓̋g̶̃ͅ ̸̠̚o̷͓͐ǹ̵̦ ̵̦̇f̷̋͜i̴̞̚x̴̝́i̶̮͂n̷͕͝ḡ̵̰ ̷̯̍ä̶͔́n̵͍͂y̷̼̌ ̶̄ͅi̶̛̼s̷̲̀ś̸̱u̷̢͛e̶̩͂s̴͕͝ ̶̮͝a̸̞͑s̵̫͊ ̷̩̀w̵̧̍ê̷̟ ̶͓̽s̸̨̃p̷̪̃e̸̯͆a̸̟̍k̴̬̓.̷̡̔

[breesperez139]

Dc x Dp Prompt #6

“I’m a twin”, Damian said one night. He could feel the narrowed eyes of his family drilling holes on his back in disbelief. Not that he could blame them. Damian had never so much as implied being raised with a companion, much less a sibling.

“I had a brother”. Damian paused to recollect himself. He had not said his brother’s name out loud in over 8 years.

“His name was… Danyal”. Damian hated the way his voice wavered, but he could not help it. Danyal was everything to him, his other half. Their heart beat as one and when one heart stopped beating, the other one died with it. At least until his family put his heart on metaphorical life support without ever realizing.

“Where is he now?” His father asked, voice filled with knowing grief and a hint of betrayal. It had in fact been 6 years since Damian first showed up on his doorstep.

“Up there”. All eyes shifted towards the specific star he was pointing to. “Right before he died, he promised me he’d guide me from the stars. Unfortunately, the stars are not visible in Gotham, so my brother is unable to be of much help unless I leave the city.”

“Your brother is Polaris, the North Star?” Tim questioned warily, most likely in attempts to not offend him. Damian was aware of how stupid it sounded, but Danyal had promised, and his brother never broke his promises.

“Yes. Danyal is with the stars now, just as he always wanted”

[araneapeixes]

Uh Oh....the ladies have entered their 4th pint stage

[minaiguess]

stranger things anyone?

[yakichoufd]

Scott doesnt know how to hold a cat

[kaiserouo]

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got a corpus engineer on board

he really likes warframes

[hermit-frog]

[watercolor-hearts]

Lando about collaborating with Herend Porcelain for his 2024 Hungarian GP helmet

“To race in this helmet is very special, because there hasn't been many occasions when I made a helmet with someone, especially not with a brand like Herend that's been making pretty incredible things like this for a long time. It's really special to me. The fact that I can race with this hopeful means that I'll drive faster thanks to it. Last year we were close to winning, we finished second, so hopefully this time I can make a step forward, and it'd be nice if I could not only bring home this helmet but a new Herend trophy, too.”

Source: Herendi Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt. – Facebook

[remindertoselfto]

@gumworthweek 2024 Day 6 - Glasses / Trenchcoat

Finally got around to drawing the glasses prompt! I think Gumshoe would look super cute in glasses, and I think Edgeworth would agree. I have no further comments.

[merilles]

Ladies of the Ring 💍✨

[sualne]

croco art

[halorvic]

The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from. Dr. Phillip Alvelda, a former program manager in DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office that pioneered the synthetic biology industry and the development of mRNA vaccine technology, is the founder of Medio Labs, a COVID diagnostic testing company. He has stepped forward as a strong critic of government COVID management, accusing health agencies of inadequacy and even deception. Alvelda is pushing for accountability and immediate action to tackle Long COVID and fend off future pandemics with stronger public health strategies. Contrary to public belief, he warns, COVID is not like the flu. New variants evolve much faster, making annual shots inadequate. He believes that if things continue as they are, with new COVID variants emerging and reinfections happening rapidly, the majority of Americans may eventually grapple with some form of Long COVID. Let’s repeat that: At the current rate of infection, most Americans may get Long COVID.

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LP: A recent JAMA study found that US adults with Long COVID are more prone to depression and anxiety – and they’re struggling to afford treatment. Given the virus’s impact on the brain, I guess the link to mental health issues isn’t surprising. PA: There are all kinds of weird things going on that could be related to COVID’s cognitive effects. I’ll give you an example. We’ve noticed since the start of the pandemic that accidents are increasing. A report published by TRIP, a transportation research nonprofit, found that traffic fatalities in California increased by 22% from 2019 to 2022. They also found the likelihood of being killed in a traffic crash increased by 28% over that period. Other data, like studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, came to similar conclusions, reporting that traffic fatalities hit a 16-year high across the country in 2021. The TRIP report also looked at traffic fatalities on a national level and found that traffic fatalities increased by 19%. LP: What role might COVID play? PA: Research points to the various ways COVID attacks the brain. Some people who have been infected have suffered motor control damage, and that could be a factor in car crashes. News is beginning to emerge about other ways COVID impacts driving. For example, in Ireland, a driver’s COVID-related brain fog was linked to a crash that killed an elderly couple. Damage from COVID could be affecting people who are flying our planes, too. We’ve had pilots that had to quit because they couldn’t control the airplanes anymore. We know that medical events among U.S. military pilots were shown to have risen over 1,700% from 2019 to 2022, which the Pentagon attributes to the virus.

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LP: You’ve criticized the track record of the CDC and the WHO – particularly their stubborn denial that COVID is airborne. PA: They knew the dangers of airborne transmission but refused to admit it for too long. They were warned repeatedly by scientists who studied aerosols. They instituted protections for themselves and for their kids against airborne transmission, but they didn’t tell the rest of us to do that.

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LP: How would you grade Biden on how he’s handled the pandemic? PA: I’d give him an F. In some ways, he fails worse than Trump because more people have actually died from COVID on his watch than on Trump’s, though blame has to be shared with Republican governors and legislators who picked ideological fights opposing things like responsible masking, testing, vaccination, and ventilation improvements for partisan reasons. Biden’s administration has continued to promote the false idea that the vaccine is all that is needed, perpetuating the notion that the pandemic is over and you don’t need to do anything about it. Biden stopped the funding for surveillance and he stopped the funding for renewing vaccine advancement research. Trump allowed 400,000 people to die unnecessarily. The Biden administration policies have allowed more than 800,000 to 900,000 and counting.

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LP: The situation with bird flu is certainly getting more concerning with the CDC confirming that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive after being exposed to infected cows. PA: Unfortunately, we’re repeating many of the same mistakes because we now know that the bird flu has made the jump to several species. The most important one now, of course, is the dairy cows. The dairy farmers have been refusing to let the government come in and inspect and test the cows. A team from Ohio State tested milk from a supermarket and found that 50% of the milk they tested was positive for bird flu viral particles.

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PA: There’s a serious risk now in allowing the virus to freely evolve within the cow population. Each cow acts as a breeding ground for countless genetic mutations, potentially leading to strains capable of jumping to other species. If any of those countless genetic experiments within each cow prove successful in developing a strain transmissible to humans, we could face another pandemic – only this one could have a 58% death rate. Did you see the movie ���Contagion?” It was remarkably accurate in its apocalyptic nature. And that virus only had a 20% death rate. If the bird flu makes the jump to human-to-human transition with even half of its current lethality, that would be disastrous.

[felassan]

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[puppyeared]

meow

[thefloatingstone]

I remember Garrus complains a lot in the third game when you take him to an ice world but I forgot he would complain about this even in the first game.

Put on a sweater, bird boy.

Liara profusely apologised after the mission thinking she had made some MASSIVE social mistake and overthinking it until she was in a state of anxiety. As is ME1 Liara's way.

[beaulesbian]

ONE PIECE ep. 1109 // ch. 1076 - Luffy & Lucci