#orders from the higer ups

[w-corp-clerk-anon]

Why would someone buy 13 tickets with no expiration date?

We appreciatte de commitment but those better be a gift because we would start to believe that they didn't read the small letters. I would quote them but it usually involves a NDA between the passanger and the corp.

And the fact that is quite the long document, so...

Person who bought 13 tickets with no expiration date, im not complaining but we wont be responsible of (im going to list a few):

-Missing Equipment -Loss of Hair -Blindness -Loss of memory -Cannibalistic Tendencies -Genocidical Urges -Missing Limbs -Loss of Free Will -Loss of Sanity -Assimilation into a Eldritch Being/Hive Mind -Distortion -Death of EGO -Awakening of EGO -Ascention into a (un)holy being [(Happened before)] -Transformation into a animal -Transformation into a furry -Transformation into a clown -Transformation into a furry clown -Transformation into a slime -And more.

[quohotos]

I'm assuming you've played some ttrpgs based on your posts so what are some of the characters you've played?

It is true, I have played a lot of TTRPGs, however most often I was the forever DM, so a lot of times the characters I was playing were NPCs or villains.

Here's a set of some villains from from one of my first campaigns. They are a species called "Nocturns" and are based on bats. These ones have all had their wings amputated which sure as heck made it easier to draw them. I don't post a lot of these guys because, again, they're part of unpublished works that will get a big art drop if I ever manage to find a publishing solution.

In order from top to bottom:

Commander Symeraks is a flamboyant diva who writes and directs plays when he's not busy leading armies. He's incredibly skilled and incredibly dangerous, but easily distracted. Commander Glyph is cunning, ruthless, pragmatic, and not actually that skilled. He's a mediocre commander, but he attaches himself to Symeraks and keeps him out of trouble as his handler. He hopes that he can ride Symeraks' coat tails into a higer ranking position. Don't ship them, Symeraks is gay for someone else and Glyph would rather die than kiss anyone. Lomedia is a burning spirit of chaos who everyone hates, including herself. She's been demoted a million times but always finds some way to cling on and make everyone's lives a little bit worse. She's constantly betraying, backstabbing, and lying and yet somehow the rest of them always give her another chance.

Those are some memorable villains from one of my campaigns, but here are some more memorable characters I've played, in order of most favorite to least favorite.

Bradly Arbor is a 19 year old who's just out of highschool. He was captain of the football team, but also got all the lead roles in the play by virtue of being one of the few guys who enrolled in the school plays (he was not a good actor). He did that all to get closer to a girl who he was infatuated with... unfortunately she came out as a lesbian and his heart was crushed. Rather than go to college he got a deadend job at a little emporium that reopened in town and accidentally got embroiled in the supernatrual.

It was a monster of the week game, and his class was "Professional", interpreted very sarcastically and very loosely. That sword he carries is The Phoenix King (a perk of the job). It can speak and has deep lore implication that he's just too much of a dumb himbo to really grasp or care about. What's important is that it lights ablaze when he says "Hey, do the thing where you're on fire".

Other notable parts of his character design are his Marry Poppins briefcase (another perk of the job), and his cracked iphone 5 (not a perk of the job). He's dumb as rocks, but his heart is in the right place, specifically in his rib-cage

Morgan is a Dragonborn barbarian that I made for a friend's campaign set in a homebrew setting. I was feeling lazy with character designs that day so I adapted the character of Morgan from my unreleased serial to the 5e setting, thus she has hair instead of a frill.

Same backstory though, an exhiled princess who refuses to work out her feelings and instead cuts people's heads off while moralistically spouting about a religion that basically no one but her believes in. She has some cool homebrew heart-eating mechanics that my DM gave me because no one wanted to play a healer in that game, so this interpretation of Morgan also gets up to some Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom shenanigans.

Of notable importance, I was basically done with the drawing and then asked my DM "Hey, where do you stand on the lizard boob debate?" after a hilarious conversation in which they lost all respect for me, my DM decided that, yes, lizards have boobs in his setting, so I haphazardly added some cloth to her chest to be compliant with his lore.

Lastly is Rythian, an elf Monk that I threw together for an ill-fated game that only lasted like one session. He's an elf monk, named after a yogscast member because I really struggle with originality sometimes. His body was horribly burned in an incident so he wears these cool wraps to cover it up... why he doesn't wear just regular clothes is beyond me. He's special like that I guess.

It's been a while so I don't remember much more of his lore, but I do remember how much I miss adobe illustrator draw... fuck that was a good app. Why the fuck did they have to shut it down? Is there anything else like it?

Some of my coolest characters for ttrpgs were from games that I played with a close group of friends who never want to speak to me ever again... so out of respect for them I'll omit all the cool art I made for those games.

Thank you for the ask!

[spotforme]

this excactly! and they both also have those positive sunshiny bickering partners of theirs who help them loosen up, sometimes forcefully, usually unsuccesfully. i'm talking about Lister and Pat of course, the guys who tecnically aren't higer ranking but hold more power and influence overall. this is why i love Woodworm men, this is why i love seasons X onward because Rimmer can sometimes be seen sitting behind Listy on his little control spot, sneering or judging the orders Lister gives out without doing anything about it.

and this is a little thing that's maybe too little to mention but i will anyway, it's how both Listy and Pat can calm their respective bastards down from the verge of a neurosis with minimal effort because they're just so used to dealing with how they function.

this post is for my sanity only

i'm actually so facinated by people having the same or very similiar takes on Rimmer as i've seen people have of the Captain, and like, they're correct. these two dead, repressed, traumatizes, snarky, military fuck-ups do share quite a bit of personality, so i get why some takes and headcannons would be similiar. but still, seeing the excact same take on a new blorbo that i held for an old blorbo is super freaky. and now that i'm aware of it i have come to a realisation that scares me a bit, and it is that rimster is just patcap in space.

oh my fucking god do you know what i've just realized? Cat.. Kitty. i can't make this up.

[solume]

THINKING ABOUT HOW FIRE ON FIRE IS SUCH A PERFECT SONG FOR LEVIHAN AND CRYING

Maybe it's cause i got a little bit older / Maybe it's all that i've been through

The shared trauma ?? Can you think about all the expeditions that they survived and that nobody remembers (imagine each time you survive one you get like a little tatoo or something and there's like a contest of who gets the most and it used to be Erwin but now they both have more marks than him and-)

The fact that they are the last veterans (i can't get over it it's been years i know jdksjs) and they're the only ones that actually grow old(er) ?

I don't say a word / but still, you take my breath and steal the things i know

They literally have an almost telepathic bond and Levi is shit at actually phrasing things but Hange always knows what he means and translates to others annnd i'm sobbing yep

There you go, saving me from out of the cold

*screams in chapter 115*

So obviously the river scene, but also just ? Cold as in loneliness like the absence of human warmth ? They save each other's bodies and minds. And. I'm. Not. Okay.

They say that we're out of control and some say we're sinners

The whole "we're abnormal" thing plus the Survey Corps generally being viewed as a bunch of crazy people !! And that's without even going into the fact that even within the Corps they're weird with Levi being the strongest soldier and Hange globally thought of as a mad scientist (they're unpredictable !! Levi will go and kill five titans on his own, Hange will absolutely run off if they think there's some data about titans to be gained ! Like how much would you bet that Erwin is the only one to have authority over them, and that the others commanders and higer ups just... View them as this unknown variable in every plan. Like sure they're soldiers and will obey orders but also... They've been known for not giving a damn and doing whatever they please)

THE SINNERS LINE OH GOSH

The. Guilt. They both killed humans ! The torturing Sannes ! Being called monsters on the regular !! THEY'RE LITERALLY DEVILS TO MARLEYANS.

There's much more but i think i will stop here otherwise i'll just end up sobbing on my keyboard. I have too many Feelings™ about these two gosh-

[gingerbreadart1]

Really loving the latest artwork and lore! You are so creative! Can't wait to see what's next! No rush though, I know the good stuff takes time.

Oh my gosh thank you!!!!! I'm having a bit of a writer's block when it comes to the actual story, so I've been kinda messing around and doing research about different things. Idk if it's obvious yet, but I'm a huge nerd. I especially love science and sci-fi(duh) as well as biology! I actually wanted to be a doctor with some kind of focus on congenital disorders when I was a kid. Weird kid, I know. Anyway, I love thinking about lore and nerdy shit, so I'm gonna take this opportunity to do just that! Beware under the cut is a very long essay about space, civilizations, rambles, and math. Lots of math.

So, I have no idea where I want to start, but I know what I want to talk about so I'm gonna pick something and roll with it. First thing's first, the Kardashev scale.

Because this isn't an English class and I don't have to re-word shit, I'm gonna copy and paste from wikipedia for this one: "The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is able to use. The measure was proposed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964." Cool? Cool.

So yeah, basically it's an easy way to say how advanced a civilization is, and it's broken up into three types.

A Type I civilization, also called a planetary civilization—can use and store all of the energy available on its planet.

A Type II civilization, also called a stellar civilization—can use and control energy at the scale of its planetary system.

A Type III civilization, also called a galactic civilization—can control energy at the scale of its entire host galaxy.

Just to give you a grasp of what that means relative to us, humans are estimated to be a type 0.73 civilization. We're expected to get to type 1 in a few hundred years or so. Here's where math comes in. Note: I hate, and am not good at math. So, take all of this with a grain of salt.

So, a Type 1 civ. is usually defined as one that can harness all the energy that falls on a planet from its parent star (for Earth–Sun system, this value is close to 1.74×10^17 watts), which is about four orders of magnitude higher than the amount presently attained on Earth, with energy consumption at ≈2×10^13 watts.

Before I go any further, I want to ramble a bit about their star

For my own personal headcanon that the Irken planet is slightly dimmer than earth, I'm gonna make the Irken star a K0 type star. For reference, the sun is a G2V star, meaning it's a yellow dwarf. A K0 star is kind of inbetween red dwarfs and yellow dwarfs. Quick explanation on the letter-number thing, (as best as I understand it, disclaimer I am not an expert) The letter is the classification of a star based on heat and luminosity, going O, B, A, F, G, K, M, L. O being the brightest and hottest (and largest typically) and L being the opposite. The number is size. A higer positive number means a smaller star. A G2 yellow dwarf is smaller than a G-3 yellow dwarf.

Make sense? God I hope so. Anyway, I picked a K0 star for a couple reasons.

They live longer. Our sun has a lifespan of about 10 billion years, but a K type star has a lifespan of 18-34 billion years. Because of this some scientists think they're a prime place to look for life because of their long stability.

They emit less ultraviolet radiation, which can damage DNA, making the developement of life less likely to be hindered by this star

They're 3-4 times more common that G type stars, so it's literally more likely that the irken sun is a K type anyway

They're dimmer and cooler (but not by much) than G type, which fits into my own personal HC about a dimmer sun.

ANYWAY now to get back into the first topic, the Kardashev scale. The irken sun has a temperature of 5,240° Kelvin (8,900° F/4970° C), a radius of .85 (367,445 m/591,345km), a mass of .78 (3.42^30lbs/1.551^30kg), and a luminosity of .40 or 1.531^26 watts.

Compare all this to our sun (Temp of 5,780°K, radius 1, mass 1, and luminosity of 1, being 3.827^26 watts), basically the Irken sun is smaller and less powerful.

Back to the Kardashev scale. Modern day earth is .73, right? I imagine that Irkens are somewhere in the high 1's, like 1.7. The reason I'm not placing them in two is because I don't headcanon that they've built a dyson sphere or a matrioshka brain.

For those who don't know, a Dyson sphere is a hypothetical megastructure that completely encompasses a star and captures a large percentage of its power output. These bad boys are imagined to look kindof like this

Cool as hell right? Also not something I think Irkens would be focused on. they're more about outward and conquering expansion rather than efficiant energy consumption and useage.

With that in mind, I'm going to say on the civilization range Kardashev scale Irkens are 2.000279. The reason for that tiny decimal amount is because a level 2 civ is one that has full control over their solar system, and a level 3 is one that has full control over their galaxy.

Galaxies are huge. Really huge. The Milky Way galaxy (In W&C Irkens are in the Milky Way as well) is on the smaller side, but it still has 100 billion stars, and 100-400 billion planets. Of those planets, an estimated 300 million to 50 billion may contain life, but most people stick it down at the low end of 300 million. So I'm going to use that number as well.

To figure out where they are on the scale, I have to figure out how large the Irken Empire actually is, so I looked at some other fictional empires.

In Star Wars, there are 1.5 million planets under the galactic empire, and an additional 60 million colonies (which can be as small as a space station or something idk)

But in Star Trek, there are only 150 planets in the federation.

In Dune, it's the whole Universe.

So there's a lot of variation here. Personally, I think under a thousand planets is a good number for a rapidly growing Empire that has unrealistic visions of grandeur, so I placed the amount of planets under their control to be 837 and called it a day.

Thus, 2.000279 on the scale.

Now with that number I'm gonna assign Irk a year. Physicist Michio Kaku suggested that it will take a few thousand years for humans to reach type two status, so I'm going to use that as a starting point to work on.

One might tack on a few thousand years to 2021 and call it a day, but I can't do that because the Gregorian calendar is religion based, and irkens probably don't have Jesus so it would be weird to base make a year for them based off of the Gregorian calendar. So instead I'm going to use the Holocene calendar. If you haven't heard of it, you're missing out! It's a very cool calendar that respresents and encompasses all of human history, and it's a very simple change: It adds 10,000 years to the current calendar, so for example, it is the year 12,021 on the holocene calendar. Cool right? The reason for this 10,000 year addition is 12,000 years ago is right around the time humans actually started settiling and building structures and beginning to farm. Thus, the birth of human civilization.

So I'm gonna be unrealistic and apply that 12,000 year first farm -> cell phone period to Irkens, and then tack on... idk let's say 2700 years. Cool beans, now we have a 15,700 year old Irken calendar. Except, 15,700 human years isn't equal to 15,700 Irken years. They're different planets, with different rotations, so they have different years. I have a previous post where I mention some basic statistics about the planet, go check it out! But for here, know that an irken year is 1.3 times longer than an earth year, so their calendar is actually going to be in the year 20,410 in the same amount of time. Let's say it's 20,417 just for funsies.

Hip hip hooray, Irk has a calendar! A year! Woohoo!

And with that, this post is long enough so I'm gonna end it here, but I plan on making a subsequent post that deals with evolution, speciation, and whatnot so stay tuned!

[mistabullets]

Angst 13 & 15 w/ Giorno please

The Flowers You Give

Characters: Giorno Giovanna x Reader

Word Count: 1.8k

Summary: It’s been a year since you overthrew the old boss. But so much has changed. Don Giovanna attempts to comfort you.

Content Warning: mentions of deaths, loss of loved ones, grieving, depression, arguing, healing, slight mentions of violence, angst but there’s a happy ending at least

A year had past.

You were trying.

You tried your best to numb the pain. But you missed them. It felt surreal, how fast everything changed. It started when Giorno joined and quickly spiraled when Bucciarati betrayed the old boss. In a span of few weeks, you lost most of your loved ones.

You still had Guido, but he had took things better. He attempted to reassure you it was the future Bruno had envisioned and dreamed of but where was your dear capo to see this all unfold? You tried so hard to be dedicated in your studies, in honor of Narancia. But it was so hard to focus on a research projects or homework when you were crying about how it should have been you, not him. You attempted to fix your insomniac and restless slumber and listened to Leone’s old music player. But then you would wake up from that same old nightmare, taunting you with your friend’s dead body, the hole punctuated through his corpse with a missing heart.

You couldn’t look at Fugo the same. While you never told anyone, you had come to despise his decision, when he refused and called out everyone on their stupidity, how suicidal going up against the don would be. You thought him as a coward. But, now considering what all that haunted you, Fugo may had been right. But the damage was already done; it was over. And while you couldn’t see him as the chosen brother you once had, you recgonized the desolation which disturbed his purple hues. If you searched hard enough, one could see it in Guido’s black orbs, too. It had preyed at your mind, a glint of sorrow in your (e/c) eyes. Passione was no longer a place you could call home.

No laughing, yelling, and crying. Just quiet.

It no longer felt like you were familigia.

**

A year had past.

And you had finally snapped.

You were beckoned into the don’s office by Guido. However, you were not quite sure why he had summoned you for a personal meeting. As one of the higer ranked capos and having close contact with the boss, Giorno had a great amount of trust in your ability combined with your quick thinking and natural skills. You couldn’t help but ponder, if perhaps something might had been wrong.

However, your boss greeted you with a dazzling smile, one that could usually put others at ease. You had liked Giorno. In fact, when you met a year ago, you did develop a mild crush on the new golden boy with emerald eyes. But now, you were too prideful to ever admit that to your don. And you still liked him but when you around him for too long, dread filled your heart followed by your blood boiling and indignation making your stomach do flip-flops.

But none of that had surfaced yet. You returned the smile, albeit fake, considering the force put into it, along with the bags under your tired eyes. Giorno took notice. He had keen eyes and was aware of detail. You were stressed out. “Please, have a seat.”

Nodding, you sat in the cushined seat right in front of his desk. “So, uh, why did you call me in here, boss?”

Giorno, with soft consideration, chose his words carefully. He didn’t want vex you, since he was coming from a place of a concerned friend, rather than your boss. “You know you can just call by Giorno, Y/N. We’re familigia, after all.”

You winced at his words but attempted to brush it off. Sure, Passione is just one big family to him. That’s the motto in most mafias. To be frank, while you used to have a small crush on your boss, you never considered him a brother like you did Mista, Narancia, and Fugo. And you certainly never thought of him as someone with parental warmth and guidance like Bucciarati and Abbacchio. Familigia was not a word to be taken lightly. But you continued, giving a light snort at his request, “Okay, Giorno. Tell me, what’s up? Did something happen.”

“Well... to put it simply, I’m worried about you,” there was an edge of caution with his tone. He was not meaning to offend, but to help.

You quirked an eyebrow , trying to keep your cool. Sure, you didn’t like him going off about the family bullshit but he was still your boss at the end of the day. You looked at him, slightly confused, “What do you mean?”

“I’m concerned about your mental wellbeing. I know it’s been hard for everyone. For me, Fugo, Mista, and you. And it’s hard to talk with each other nowadays since we’re so busy... but it’s been a year since I took over Passione. I know you must be grieving. And I understand your pain—“

“—Stop. No you don’t. I’m always grieving. For the past year, I’m always thinking about them,” you paused, guilt was mixing in with resentment toward Giorno. “Do you ever think of them, boss? Or even grieve for your losses?”

He considered your words thoughtfully. Despite knowing them for a short time, he would forever be grateful. They gave him a grand opportunity and helped him seize it, achieving the impossible. He thought of them everyday, fondly remembering his time with them. From Abbacchio’s piss haze when they first met, to Narancia’s loud music playing in the background, and Mista’s hour long rant about the cursed number four. Giorno cherished the short time he spent being apart of Bruno’s gang. Giorno never had a loving family so he was envious of the natural chemistry which seemed to bounce off of the gang along with the subtle familial dynamics.

Bruno took on the maternal role, having recruit each and every one of you, basically adopting you. Abbacchio was a tough-love-kind-of-man, always making sure the younger ones were in line and keeping order in the family. Mista was the brother who would protect you, from heartbreak and harm’s way. Fugo was the brother who would help you study but would always start a fight for no reason. Narancia was the brother that would plot schemes with you but would constantly up each other’s ass. Then there was you, the youngest, the baby of the family, the weakest stand, the more emotional one; having to face the home you once loved become a distant memory. The reality simply being, that your chosen family crumbling apart and dying in front of you.

“I do think of them. Every day and how they helped me become the person I am today. I do grieve, but not in the sense that you do, Y/N. Holding everything in doesn’t help, you know.”

You grimaced, finally snapping at the don, “They’ve died because of you! They barely knew you... hell, I barely know you now! How do expect me to grieve with a stranger?! You... you took away my family! And now you wanna call us family? B-Bruno should be the don! A-And L-Leone...” you hiccuped, tears clouding your field of vision, “h-he should have been his right hand man... N-Narancia should be graduating right now... this... i-it’s not all fair!”

“You’re right. It’s not fair,” Giorno narrowed his green eyes, avoiding your gaze, “but before Bruno died, I promised him to take care of you... and the others. But especially you, since he knew you would be hit the hardest. But I wish he was here to help me. Along with Leone and Narancia. I... I wanted to make things work. You all deserved to be happy as one familigia.”

You sniffled, tears streammed down your face but not daring to attempt eye contact. It was true, you took everything the hardest. You cried out of relief after intense missions, so glad everyone survived. There were times when you cried over trivial matters, such as Fugo calling you a dumbass for not knowing your multiplication tables or the time when Mista had teased you over a small crush had on a local. But Bruno had always reassured you it was okay to cry; it meant you still had a touch of humanity left (or in your case, too much humanity).

Giorno stood up from his desk, approaching you from your seat, deciding it was cold of him to have the desk separate the two of you. After all, this was not a meeting, but rather a heart-to-heart. He kneeled down before you, building the courage to reconnect eye contact while cupping your hands in the warmth of his palms, where life radiated. His thumb rubbed circles into your knuckles. “But I know, they would have wanted you, Guido, and Pannacotta to be happy... to not grieve like this,” he paused, considering what his next course of action would he, “Y/N, would you like to go to my garden?”

You silently nodded, not letting out a peep.

**

He led you by the hand like a lost child, taking you toward his personal garden, the backyard to his office. You knew of it; constantly in the background through the windows. He led you to the middle of the garden, the aroma perfuming a sense of tranquil, replacing your quiet anger. In the center, there was a beautiful marble statue of three men, of similar builds and features, reaching up toward the skies, ascending to the heavens above. It was surrounded by a small fountain, spurting out clear water. It just occurred to you that they may represented your past loved ones but it may have been a coincidence (you doubted it was accidental, Giorno was thoughtful). Around the edges of the fountain were flowers, that now you were up close, you could not identify to any known species from your limited knowledge of botany. Giorno released your hand, kneeled to the earth and picked four buds of different colors. Thank god you were not Mista.

The golden-haired boy gave you the hand picked bouquet with unique colors: pure white, soft orange, lilac purple, and your favorite color, a pale yellow. You looked at them curiously, knowing they were a new species of flowers, perhaps unearthed here. “I named them after you guys...” he explained softly, “that pale blue flower is Guido. That light red flower is Pannacotta. I think you can figure out the rest.”

Tears formed again, but not of anger, more from genuine amazement and the sense of dedication behind the plot of land and the time spent to discover these blossoms. “O-Oh wow... they’re beautiful, boss—sorry, I mean, Giorno. Ugh... sorry, I don’t mean to cry again.”

A serene smile plastered his thin lips, “It’s okay. Crying is fine... but, if you ever feel sad, angry, scared... or just uncertain. Feel free to come here. I... I know it may be hard to believe but I do care for you, Y/N. Like family.”

“T-Thank you,” you said with a slight hiccup. Damn, you really were a crybaby. But that was fine.

A year had past since you last saw them.

You sniffed the flowers in your hands.

And somehow, the smell reminded you of them.

[kaibacxrps]

It was just a matter of time

Discord thread with @kaibacorpbros

CW: scandal.shipping (hinted at)

Hot. It was certainly hot. But all systems were holding steady. It was quite painful entering this dimension, but he and Mokuba had prepared for that in their work.

Kaiba trudged through the sands, the city, and finally through the palace gates. All with one goal in mind. No one stopped him.

Finally, his boots clicked on the polished floor. He saw the dead king there and said nothing as Atem rose from his throne. Their gaze held for a moment, but Seto didn't activate the duel disk on his arm.

Instead, his gaze shifts to the side until it finds almost a mirror of his face and he starts moving towards then.

"You think you could just leave, huh? You think we would just move on and forget about you? That it was all for the best?"

His voice cracks without his intention. He doesn't know what he'll do once he reaches Set. He's caught between wanting to punch him and hug him.

Kaiba's arrival was something that Atem was already expecting, thanks to his most recent talks with Yugi. He knew it was just a matter of time for him to reach their realm, and he knew the man was looking for him. After all, they never had a chance to properly say their goodbyes- not in their way at least. Or so he thought all along.

His serene- calm expression quickly shifted into one of shock and surprise, when his rival seemingly ignored his presence and instead went straight for his lover one of his priests.

Unlike everyone else, deep down Set knew very well why Kaiba went through all of the trouble to get here. His words, and the fact he completely diregarded Atem's presence didn't shock the priest in the slightest.

His colleagues quickly stepped aside from him, and revealed the man to their visitor. Murmurs spread around the court like wildfire, people stood there and watched the whole scene in awe, no one knew what to do in that situation.

"Kaiba." Atem called as he, just like everyone else, didn't quite comprehend why a man would ignore their king and instead look for the wielder of the millennium rod. The pharaoh's gaze followed the mortal from his throne, while Set remained still and in silence.

The priest's gaze showed how he was expecting for him. He wasn't afraid, and it almost seemed like he was beckoning for Seto to come closer.

"It's me you're looking for, Kaiba." Atem tried to call him once more. Many questions formed in the back of his mind... And they quickly vanished, once he remembered that much like Yugi, Seto was a vessel as well. 

At Atem's insistent voice Kaiba snapped his head to the pharaoh. "I will get to you in a minute."

Of course there was unfinished things between him and Atem. But that wasn't what drove him to break down the barrier to this higer dimension. His attention went right back to the priest, only stopping short a few when he was within arm's reach.

If it weren't for his glare, Kaiba's stillness could be mistaken for calmness. He'd thought over what he wanted to say when he finally got here so many times, but an answer always eluded him, and it still did.

"You left."

You left us. You left me. Did his voice sound with sadness, or was it contained rage? Even Mokuba would be unable to tell.

Seto extends a hand to touch the priest on the shoulder, as if to check if he was really there. Solid. Warmth. He had indeed made it to his desired destination. Now he had no idea what to do.

"How could you do that?" To us, to me. 

The audacity - of course, Kaiba.

Atem reminded himself about that fact as he fell silent, while watchingover the scene the whole time. The pharaoh was at a complete loss, he didn’t know how to read or even compreheneded what he was looking at in that moment.

He feared the worst could happen. Seto Kaiba was always a mystery to him, he never understood him or his actions. The pharaoh was ready to intervene at any second, however Set didn’t seem nor look bothered by it.

Was that pain and guilt in his lover’s eyes?

Set remained in silence the entire time Kaiba spoke, and didn’t even flinch when they came in contact. His eyes remained fixated onto the other’s, those words were so painful to hears coming from him.

He can feel how deeply hurt, Seto really is. He should be, he never expected his departure would be something easy to deal with... For both of them.

“Seto...” You know that was bound to happen.

Set called his name in a low tone, he was unable to finish that sentence as he remained immobile and tried to transmit some form of comfort for the person he lived with for years.

Words won’t do anything for them, Set knows that very well. The next course of actions, surprises everyone that watched over them. He tucked aside the millenium rod, it wouldn’t be necessary. Then, without any warnings, he pulled Kaiba into a tight embrace- hug.

He knows Seto would never hurt him, or react to it negatively.

“... I’m here, I’m sorry.” 

He prepared himself for arguing. For Set to explain that it was destiny and that he was foolish to come here. Of course, that had always been how it was between the two, arguing and disorder.

But he got nothing if the sort. Instead, an all too familiar, dare he say comforting, form pulling him tight.

The tightness in his throat hurt now, and it was even difficult to stand. With hesitant hands he returned the gesture, as if not quite sure how to preform the action.

He'd made it. He really made it here.

Seto's eyes close as he buries his head into Set's shoulder, uneven shudders of his breath shaking his  frame.

A physical reaction like this hasn't happened to him for a long, long time.

Seto held onto the priest tight. He never wanted him to leave again. That annoying attitude and faith, arguing over his body and just about every aspect of life. He hated it. He'd hated it for years.

But the he still remembers every one of his scars, exactly where they were located and why he received them. He can envision the ones Set's arms are now over. And he remembers grace. He remembers faults in his memories that he gladly brushed off. And of course now he knows the reason.

In both love and hate, Set had been a part of him.

No words, for there are none as his form continues to shudder. Not that he would know anything to say to that apology.

But eventually, when the strain in his throat had subsided a bit,

"Mokuba wanted to be here too. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for him. He misses you." he rasps. 

Kaiba's entire weight had been essentially put on him, when he leaned on him his hat fell off his head and landed on the floor. Set didn't care about it, not one bit. Seto wasn't heavy at all to him. His hold onto the other, tightened up as one hand dared to reach out for the back of his head in order to gently comb his brown hair.

The entire court fell silent, as everyone present there witnessed the whole scene unsure what to make of it. Especially Atem, whose disbelief shined the most in there.

Was this the Seto Kaiba? The same man he knew from the mortal realm?

Even the priests shared their pharaoh's disbelief, although it all fell upon Set. This went against his reputation, and the image he built for himself over the years. He was an executioner, a powerhouse in the court and the one who succeeded Atem for his throne in the mortal realm.

"I believe, I bet he did..." Set responded faintly, as he kept holding Kaiba's body. Much like him, he too couldn't contain the sulks and sobs in this reunion. "You two work so well together... I... I miss you two so much as well..." He added while the first few tears formed on his face, those would soon come to smudge his kohl.

Set didn't make any motions that he would let go of Seto, anytime soon (at least not until the other breaks away from them). Despite that, he shot a glance over at Atem.

This was the power of his unity, with Kaiba. It was entirely different, from what the pharaoh had with Yugi. Finally, Atem IS starting to grasp at the idea of their dynamic and relationship.

The priest simply adjusted his position, so he could press his forehead against the side of Seto's face. 

Seto took a moment. In a well-practiced exercise he cleared his mind, a few numbers running through his mind as the pain his throat gradually subsided, his breathing evened out, and the tears behind his eyes managed to not fall.

He didn't care that people were staring. But he also had so much he needed to tell the spirit. And after basking in something akin to warmth, he pulled away enough so he could look at Set eye-to-eye.

"I--" his voice is still gravely, he clears it, and tries again. "I shouldn't have just let you leave like that. I thought--"

Thought it would have been a relief.

"We had to get to you again. Mokuba tried, once, a few months ago. Mostly by accident. I don't know if you could even know, but he swears it wasn't a hallucination, that he saw you before I shut down the whole system to save him."

Kaiba shouldn't be asking this, he was in the godamn 'afterlife' he already knew what the answer would most likely be. "Come back. There can't be end of world scenarios happening in this realm that you're needed for, right?" 

Set could only glance back up at Kaiba’s face, sadness and concern plagued the look on his face as he mustered up the strngth to respond to the other’s words. He still held onto him, but soon enough his hold diminished until he finally let go of him.

“There’s a lot we have to talk about, don’t we Seto?” The priest spoke faintly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From another section of the palace, Atem tried to watch over Kaiba and Set as they seeked out a more suitable place where they could have their talk peacefully. Mahad stood by the pharaoh’s side the entire time, he can tell how his king isn’t happy at all with all of this. Nothing made sense to him, and it seemed like it would stay like that in his eyes for awhile. Until then, the priest is forced to quietly listen to Atem’s rants and rambles.

Set guided Kaiba through one the palace’s many gardens, there was an ideal and quiet place for them, away from everyone’s eyes.

“As for Mokuba. He’s right... He came very close to it, indeed Seto. I got to feel a disturbance for a moment, at the time I simply brushed it off... I tried not to think much of it. But deep down, I felt it had something to do with him... I got worried...”

A pause came, as the priest looked back at Seto. “What else do you have to tell me?” 

While he had pushed it out of his mind for the time being, Kaiba still found relief from being out of prying eyes and ears. This was between him and Set, simple enough.

"He was?" he perks up at the admission, while he wasn't one to doubt Mokuba... it was one of the circumstances where he believed that Mokuba believed he saw the priest, but as for if he believed it was actual fact... was questionable.

Seto trails off once more, and for a quick moment he checks the readings on the duel dimension system to make sure everything was still holding steady.

"A lot has happened since you've left. I... assume you know how Atem returned to the Earth, albeit briefly." Now for the awkward part, because ultimately a lot of that junk was all due to him.

"After Duel Links was a bust, Mokuba and I decided the only way to get to you again was to dig up the puzzle and drag Atem back as well."

Though, he would be lying if he didn't think it would be a nice bonus to finally be able to defeat the pharaoh once and for all. "But someone new didn't want that to happen. So it turned into a battle between him, Yugi and myself. But of course that didn't quite bring you back. So we had to resort to other things."

Seto holds open his palm and the Quantum Cube appeared in a flurry of dark particles. "Despite the resistance, that guy also led us to an answer." 

Set quietly listened to Kaiba, as they finally arrived at their destination. There were curtains at the entrance, which blocked the view of the indoors, the place was a small cozy lounge room- with an window that gave them a view of the kingdom and plenty space to lay down and rest. It was a lot better, than where they previously were at.

Once in the priest removed his headgear, it revealed his long- colorful and braided hair. "So a lot has happened, I got to witness small bits of it... Since I couldn't do anything, I refused to stick around for long." He spoke faintly when the other had stopped talking, but still hadn't looked back at him. His gaze only returned to Kaiba when he sat down on the floor, on one of the many cushions. His calm expression quickly shifted into one of shock, when he spotted a familiar object in his hands.

Whatever he had in mind or was going to say were lost, his eyes were fixated on the quantum cube. It was obvious, in the look of his face, how this wasn't the first time he had seen the object.

'Shada, you bastard...' Set thought to himself as he shook off the in "Things are starting to make sense... May I have a look at it, Seto?" After saying that, he also noticed the odd tech bits all over Kaiba. Those weren't on him, when he left months ago. 

"You recognize this?" That, he wasn't expecting. It seemed so different from anything they had seen before. But of course, he probably should have figured. All the trouble came from bloody Egypt didn't it.

Though it was reliving to hear that Set was unable to interfere. Seto would have had quite a few things to say if the contrary were true duing the Plana stuff.

With careful movements to not damage or dislodge any if the metal bits on his person, Kaiba sat down across from the priest and handed the Cube to him.

"It doesn't quite... have the same power as it once did. It's difficult to explain, but really Mokuba and I only managed to harness some of its residual energy somehow. That, with the duel dimension system was able to get me here." He gestured to the bulky add ons to his duel disk. He would have preferred it to be more lightweight, but not bad for a first try.

"But apparently this thing used to let a couple of chosen people cross dimensions at will. I'm assuming with its full power even a jump to here from back home would be easy." 

“For the most part, I do.” Set responded, when he got to hold the Quantum cube. His mind immediately, brought fourth a few memories. Oh how much he hated, being proven wrong by his colleagues.

While he searched for the words to respond to Kaiba’s first question, his gaze shifted between him and all the new and otherworldly looking technology attached to him. Focus, the priest told himself as he now fixated his stare at the cold object in his hands.

“I see, well. I don’t know much about this either but, I have seen it in the past. At the time I simply brushed it off, and I never more heard anything about it since then. There were a few scholars, who were experimenting with magic and the idea of other worlds... Shada, one of my colleagues was involved with them to a certain degree.” The priest paused as he kept staring at the cube, with a shocked and puzzled look on his face. Almost as if he couldn’t believe, he had it in his hands. “... I didn’t hear a single thing about this cube, or anything related to it when I became the pharaoh... I suppose, they feared I’d try to destroy and stop their progress. Hmph, they weren’t wrong.”

A sigh followed him, as he handed the Quantum Cube back to Kaiba. “Then I must assume, you’ve drained it from all of it’s resources... I can barely feel anything, from it... It’s cold.” Set pointed out. “You might have more luck talking to Shada, about this. He certainly must know at least something.”

Then a sudden pause came, his gaze now settled on his guest’s face. “But I doubt, you have any interest in it right now... Am I correct?” 

The new information was a lot, but without more knowledge of the people of the Plana, Kaiba's bigger picture of everything was incomplete.

He took back the artifact and after a moment it vanished just like how it had appeared.

"It's a confusing power, that's for sure, but you are correct."

He checks his display once more. "I'm more concerned with how long I can stay here. This was all very limited in its testing. These,"

He gestures to the metal decorating him, "manage to keep me anchored here and not being ripped out into the dimensions again. My stay is... limited."

It was hard to maintain his presence, and if the tech had been a little less successful than it was right now, Kaiba wouldn't be surprised if he would be already dissappearing by force. 

“Then what can we make out of whatever time, we have left, Seto?”

Set blurted out without thinking, as his eyes examined every little detail on Kaiba’s outfit. Nothing about it made any sense to the priest, then again, it doesn’t surprise him.

It hurt him knowing, how brief their encounter - reunion is. His mind reminded him, of what they had just experienced back at the throne hall- in front of the entire court and palace’s servants.

There’s nothing they can do to try and prevent his departure, so they can’t waste anymore precious seconds of it.

A thought crossed his mind, it might be the best way to send him off with style. Out of everyone they have faced against, during their time together- as one they never had a chance to duel one another. They used to be one entity, but their decks structures only served as further evidence to sustain the drastic difference between each other.

“Seto,” Set paused, as he now looked directly at the other’s eyes. “I challenge you to a duel.” His voice tone is serious, he truly means what he just said.

There’s no better way to honor their time together than this way. 

If he weren't Seto Kaiba, he heart would have sunk at Set's words. But he was, so instead it was an odd ache that started at end of his sternum and traveled up his chest until it disappeared.

"So you won't come with me."

Of course he expected this to and extent. If Set was willing to leave once there were slim chances he would want to return.

Seto Kaiba didn't hope. But he still came here anyway. At the very least to... he wasn't sure. But he knew a lot went unsaid that day at the gate. Where Mokbua stared crying the instant Atem's lifepoints hit zero. Meanwhile Seto himself stood up straight, unmoving, no emotion. Almost at attention.

At the time he didn't know what he was feeling, and as the time ticked by everything moved on without him, leaving him behind in his own denial.

He certainly couldn't leave it at that.

"I'm guessing we'll end up in deadlock if we keep arguing over it, huh?" And the clock was ticking. But Kaiba was also never the best with words. He didn't know what he'd even say if Set let him try to bargain more. Best to leave this for a language he was more fluent in. A duel.

"I accept." 

For a moment, all that the priest could think of was that fateful day- the one when they parted ways for good, they no longer were one singular entity. ‘I know you’ll do well on your own, you never needed me.’ Those were his final words to Seto, the boy had just barely acknowledged what he said in that instant. His eyes looked empty, almost as if he weren’t there... He now understood, why he reacted like that.

Upon hearing Kaiba’s response, Set wasted no time guiding him to a more suitable place for a proper duel to happen at anopen patio not too far from their current location. The word spread like a wildfire amongst the court, a crowd of a considerable size quickly formed around the place.

Everyone wanted to witness the duel of monsters, between their most powerful priest and the visitor.

Even the pharaoh joined the crowd, he wanted the best view out of this occasion. Hopefully, this would distract him from the thoughts of jealousy that plagued his mind until now. People stepped aside in order to let the duelists take their positions.

While Set approached his side on the field, his attire began to change with every step. His priest garbs, slowly transformed into something else- far more royal. In this realm he may be known as a member of Atem’s court, one of the 6 priests. But it doesn’t erase the fact he too was once, a pharaoh.

His garbs morphed into something, worthy of a true king.

The crowd fell silent in that moment, nobody had ever seen Set like that, especially not Atem who couldn’t get his eyes out of him. The pharaoh had on his arm a duel disc, which he quickly loaded up with his deck of cards. The device quickly booted up, he was all set and ready for this.

There was a grin on the man’s face, as if he were waiting for this very moment this entire time. Words wouldn’t do them any justice, they will finally be able to sort things out between them in the only way they truly knew. So many memories of their time together flooded his mind while, he waited for his opponent to be ready. ‘Seto... I’ll honor you, you’ll not return with empty hands.’ Set thought to himself, amidst his silence as he reached out for his cards.

“Duel!” He announced by exclaiming it out loud, while he drawed his cards.

He poured his heart and blood into this duel, he wanted this to be his sendoff to Kaiba. This should have been how, things had ended for them months ago. 

Kaiba didn't drag his feet on his way to the other side of the field. He would see this duel through to its end. No interruptions, no inconclusive results. Seto's left arm flicked to the side, the holographic blade flaring to life with a hum. A card was ejected from the center power cell, until it spat out right before his fingers. With a flourish of a draw his opening hand was displayed to him. It was far from a brick.

"Duel!"

He fell back on old strategies, of course. He knew he had to deal the damage before Set could go into his bigger more dangerous Ancient Gears. He couldn't be dealing with high attack and that battle step lockdown of the backrow. So Seto aimed to attack hard, and attack fast. He didn't even bother with any of his smaller monsters.

Kaiba wondered why they hadn't done this before. So many years together and not once did they duel, not even in the soul room.

Seto would not lose. He'd get out all the things he couldn't from his mouth that day the priest left.

As the turns passed, Kaiba brought forth mightier and mightier beasts. The back and forth between them dishing out the damage on both sides. His other face wasn't to be underestimated. Until finally... he knew he'd need raw power to win this.

"I activate Chaos Form!" The card seemed to open the sky, bringing forth his new true ace. An immense powerhouse of a dragon, it's roar disrupting the air.

He didn't want this to end. What was this? This duel was so gripping, a true challenge, one he'd never experienced before. This wasn't like any of his duels with Atem, or any opponent for that matter.

This was a duel with an old friend. One that had been tethered to him like a weight. Or so he believed before. But no... what... what would be left? Seto didn't want this to end. He didn't want to leave. This person he had hated... and loved.

Someone who was always bound to sit at the table with him and interact in some way. Most of the time it was arguments.

Spars that left them both bruised by the end of the day. Or squabbles that would lead to Mokuba and everyone around them being driven up the wall.

But there was also the person who bore the burnt of all those lessons long ago. Looking after Mokuba. Set's face when he tried ice cream for the first time. Mokuba and the priest laughing at his misfortunes whenever that huge hound of Set's was summoned. Set's utter joy and the colors that were still present in his hair, gleaming in the desert sun.

Seto didn't want it to end.

He'd never hesitated to attack before. So why... why was he frozen in place? There was no button to press to declare his attack unlike the old models of the duel disk. All he had to do was say it. Hell, he could just think it.

No. No. No. Was all that echoed in his head.

An alert beeped. They didn't have much time left. Kaiba forced down the lump in his throat.

"Chaos Neutron Burst!"

There were so many untold feelings and emotions put into that duel, no one would ever be capable to put what the whole thing felt like into words. Nothing could possibly come close to describing, the tension between both parties.

The crowd remained in silence throughout the whole event, all eyes were on them- no one could get their eyes out of it or even leave that place. There were a few gasps of awe from people, when Kaiba’s dragons or Set’s machine soldiers appeared in the battlefield.

As the duel went on, Set would be reminded of their times together. Each draw of and card set on the field - everything invoked a memory. He was there, when Kaiba created the very first functioning prototype of the technology they are currently using... And later when he pitched it to Pegasus, in order to fund his project.

He watched this boy grow... From a young boy who was on his way to make a name for himself, to a man who seemed to know no limits to his dreams and goals.

It made him feel so proud of him, so confident that he would be better off without him. When Seto’s chaos max dragon was summoned on the field, Set was reminded of their final moments together. That scene remained so fresh and lively in his mind, his final words to Kaiba in that fateful day- the day he returned the life and body to the right person.

‘You’ll do fine, Seto. I’m sure of it, you never needed me... Enjoy your life, it’ll finally go back to be a normal one. Just like you’ve always wanted.’

There was a moment of silence between them, a gentle breeze ran by them. Despite the gigantic dragon standing right in front of him, his eyes were fixated on Seto. This was the end for him, there was absolutely nothing he could do against the beast.

The pharaoh didn’t flinch nor made a sound as he watched the dragon charge the attack, then unleash the beam of light at him. The attack’s blow, sent his hate flying away- Set had to brace himself otherwise he would end up losing his balance due to it.

What a send-off

As soon as his lifepoints hit zero, and the strong gust of wind had ceased Set ran across the battlefield- up to Seto. He proceeded to pull the other into a tight hug, while his body began vanishing.

They ran out of time, it was time to part ways once more.

“Seto... Seto, have a safe trip back home - may the Gods guide you to safety... Please, tell Mokuba I miss him. I’ll be watching over you two, I’ll always be with you two...” Set spoke between sobs while tears began rolling down his cheeks, as he quickly yanked one of his earrings and gave it to Seto. “Give it to Mokuba, it’s a proof you made it here Seto... You’ll be fine, I know you’ll...” His hold onto Kaiba’s body is a firm and tight one, he doesn’t let go of him - not until he is completely gone.

“This is the power of our bond, Seto. I... I... I’ll be there for you, I promise...” Tears streamed down his cheeks, as Kaiba finally vanished in the form of golden particles.

It’s never easy to tell goodbye, but by the end of everything Set felt like a weight has been lifted from him. They are finally at peace... 

As Set's lifepoints started dropping, some part of Kaiba possibly hoped... that he had one last trick up his sleeve. Maybe... maybe then he wouldn't have to leave so soon.

If he were thinking clearly, he would have known that would have made no difference to Set's decision. Just an echoed connection to the pharaoh's and Yugi's duel. His new ace couldn't be harmed by much. The beast was immune to being targeted or destroyed by card effects.

But maybe... maybe Set had something to banish it with, and then maybe-- But maybe never happened. The numbers hit zero, and a familiar beep sounded. Once more, he was pulled into an embrace, but this time he could barely feel it, as his form started to fade as soon as he won. For a moment fear flashed on the boy's face once more. No, no! He didn't want to leave again!

Something was shoved into his hand, firm, and made of metal. Seto falls to a knee as his flesh vanished before his eyes. The words being told to him were comforting. Closure he didn't get before. This wasn't the end.

And then he whispered something in Japanese that could only just barely be caught if listening carefully.

Until next time.

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Seto gasped as he was sent crashing into the cold ground of one of the testing rooms of Kaiba Corp. For a long moment he felt as if he'd be sick, but he managed to force it down. Alarms blared, detecting his presence, and the huge spike of energy.

Someone was yelling at him, screaming his name.

Mokuba.

He must have followed his brother's consciousness home. Small hands were feeling him over, taking his pulse, looking for any damage on him.

"Tell me you're alright! Please, please! C'mon Seto!"

Panting, the elder pushed the earing into one of Mokuba's hands with an exhausted smile.

"I saw him. He was there, you were right... he was there kiddo..."

Tears instantly filled Mokuba's eyes. The boy took the gold piece and threw his arms around his brother.

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Vegan (Plant-based) diet

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By definition, a "Vegan diet" 🌱, also called a "Plant-based diet", is a regimen that deliberately includes no animal products and their derivatives, for example animal meat, milk, eggs, etc. 🐖🐄🐔

First, it is important to understand that when we are talking about a "diet" here, it is not a short-term plan to reach a goal, such as 📏 loosing weight or 💪 gaining muscles.

We refer to "diet" as simply the habitual nourishment of a person. It can follow a nutritional plan with the aim of improving a person's health by consciously choosing what and how much to eat of any given food in an intelligent and consistent way.

Let's not fall into the trap of thinking a vegan diet is healthy by definition. You can have a plant-based regimen where you eat only huge amounts of french fries 🍟 and big dark chocolate bars 🍫... But guess what? That's not healthy at all!

In this article we will discuss how to optimise a vegan diet, and what are the possible benefits of such a regimen in the short and long terms.

INDEX

Who can eat a plant-based diet?

— People with health conditions

— Athletes: amateurs and pros

Why a plant-based diet?

— Heart disease

— Cancer, Diabetes, and more

How can I eat plant-based?

— Nutrients

— Daily intakes

Vegan recipes

More whys...

— Environmental protection

— Human welfare

— Animal welfare

— Individual health

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Who can eat a plant-based diet?

Who?

The short answer: everyone. 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

The long answer:

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which is the largest organisation of food and nutrition professionals, with more than 100000 credentialed practitioners, made an article stating “These diets [vegetarian and vegan] are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes”. [1]

But of course, as any other diet, to be healthy and adequate it must be correctly planned. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

People with health conditions

An important disclaimer: people with health or genetic conditions must pay special attention to their diet, since food has a fundamental impact in our health.

A short example: we find carotenoids in carrots, a preformed vitamin A that our bodies convert into a bio-available vitamin A in order to absorb it. But this conversion depends on your body health, like genetics, thyroid, zinc and iron intakes, etc.

So if you have a genetic or health condition causing vitamin A malabsorption, and you don’t eat enough vitamin A, you may start experiencing deficiency symptoms such as “night blindness” (problems distinguishing images in low levels of illumination), or your hand palms may become orangish.

To solve it, the best solution is to consume more foods with vitamin A. It is also a good idea to have the help of an up-to-date professional in the field of nutrition, who will surely be able to help you planning your diet.

The best way to find out if we have deficiencies is to periodically do blood tests, and to pay attention to body signals.

Athletes: amateurs and pros

Athletes need specially designed diets to optimise their performance in the sport they do, professionally or amateurly.

There are many athletes that are vegan. In the link below we see a a list with more than 100 vegan athletes from different sport fields, including football, bodybuilding, snowboarding...

⚽🏋🏂 www.GreatVeganAthletes.com/all-athletes

But what does science tell us about athletes?

The video below, with over 300 combined sources, compares athletic performance among people following an omnivorous diet and those following a vegetarian diet. The conclusion showed no major improvements in the short-term performance, meaning both groups of athletes following well-planned diets had similar results.

But as the studies showed, and the video reminds at the end (with some beautiful visual and sound effects 🤣)

Doesn’t matter how shred, if you’re dead 🔥 [dramatic emphasis here]

The video is referring to the long-term benefits of a plant-based diet, which we discuss in the next section.

If you are interested, we can give you a personal guidance in understanding the benefits described below, as well as designing your diet:

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Why a plant-based diet?

Why?

The short answer: long-term health benefits. 💪

The long answer:

The videos below show evidences from articles published throughout decades of researches in medicine. Instead of citing the articles directly, we show you these videos to make your life easier, but you can still find all the articles in videos’ descriptions. We are not sponsored by them in any way.

One of the largest nonprofit healthcare plans in United States, the Kaiser Permanente, published “Nutritional Update for Physicians” (shown in the video below), in which they state “healthy eating may be best achieved with a plant-based diet, defined as a regimen that encourages whole, plant-based foods and discourages meat, dairy, eggs as well as all refined and processed foods”.

A review of reviews of studies (a big name that simply says it analyzed and condensed information from many different articles) showed that plant-based foods have far more often protective health effects, while animal-based foods have often harmful health effects. The summary of the review is available here:

Heart disease

A wholefood plant-based diet has even been shown to revert heart disease, literally unclogging arteries. The “wholefood” means it is based on foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, or processed and refined as little as possible. The following videos compare many studies of the mediterranean and vegan diets:

Video 1 here: https://youtu.be/uVGpTLMN6w4

Video 2 below:

Cancer, Diabetes, and more

Many studies directly link animal products, like meat and cheese, to higer risks of diseases such as coronary heart disease (the number one killer in the world), breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and hypertension. A few sources are listed here:

Colon Cancer ▶️ https://youtu.be/KDRazSapYew

Diabetes ▶️ https://youtu.be/A4vqXj-uHxk

Heart Disease ▶️ https://youtu.be/LXigmGZk5FU

Hormones ▶️ https://youtu.be/lKngv7mL48s

Meat ▶️ https://youtu.be/xlNWQ8L7QoA

Cheese ▶️ https://youtu.be/3yvYFjIlOO4

Milk ▶️ https://youtu.be/rxnBDDqXSjk

And studies in the video below state that people eating less animal products (sometimes called “flexitarians”) tend to live longer:

Do not hesitate to research for yourself in order to better understand all the above claims. Before continuing, we must acknowledge that the above conclusions show many benefits of a vegan diet, but it is not a miraculous cure for everything. They may help many people live healthier and longer, including you, and if you consider it is worth a try we can help you adapt your diet to a plant-based one, just go to our website:

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How can I eat plant-based?

A vegan diet can be optimised to give you all of the benefits shown above, and others still. Upgrading your diet to a wholefood plant-based one involves changing habits and adapting patterns we had learned in the past.

A lot of people have unconscious eating habits and don't actually thing about what they eat. They might simply abide to community traditions, follow their group behaviour, or give in to social norms.

Chosing to eat healthier is a decision that must be taken consciously, and using the best available sources of knowledge, so we can avoid short and long term problems.

Nutrients

Since our cultures and traditions are sometimes not good in providing us information on how to eat healthy, we must adapt and learn from professionals and trustworthy sources, therefore assuring we will not have problems related to our diet.

There is a list of recommendations for those eating a wholefood plant-based diet available in this link:

📝🌱 nutritionfacts.org/2011/09/12/dr-gregers-2011-optimum-nutrition-recommendations (updated in 2019)

The recommendations goes over some major nutrients:

Vitamin B12: nutritionfacts.org/video/cheapest-source-of-vitamin-b12 The simplest solution: sumplement. This vitamin is made by bacteria, and since our food nowadays is really clean we will not find it in plants. Even animals raised in industrial farms must suplement because they also eat clean food;

Omega 3: nutritionfacts.org/video/should-vegans-take-dha-to-preserve-brain-function Some plants are rich in Omega 3s, specially linseeds (rich in ALA, more of its benefits: nutritionfacts.org/video/just-the-flax-maam). But since ALA conversion to EPA and DHA may be low, tif you experience deficiency you can get supplements (usually from seaweed oil) to increase your intake;

Calcium: nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-vs-cow-calcium-2 There are also plants with high amounts of calcium, such as collards, kale, broccoli raab (rapini), and even parsley. But many other foods also contain good quantities of calcium, such as squashes, broccoli, and green beans;

Protein: nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-get-enough-protein It’s really not a problem at all, even if you are a bodybuilder you can still get all your proteins from plants - just choose the right food for you;

Fiber: nutritionfacts.org/video/is-the-fiber-theory-wrong In a wholefood plant-based diet it will be a non-existent problem. You will eat more fiber, and your digestive system will benefit from it - if you are constipated now, you are not alone: https://youtu.be/DhZFoinQpI0

Daily intakes

To help building your new plant-based diet there is also an idea worth a try: it’s called “Daily Dozen”, which is basically a list containing types of foods (and respective quantities) you should eat in a daily basis.

To check it out, go to nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist, or nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist-2

Another great tool we recommend using is Cronometer, which helps you calculate not only the intake of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins), but also you micronutrients (vitamins and minerals): cronometer.com

We can also help you adapt your diet to a plant-based one, just visit:

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Vegan recipes

Below are some selected vegan recipes that you may enjoy. If you have suggestions, send us a message and we may include it here.

Sweet dishes

Chocolate Mousse: iaco.me/post/001

Chocolate Cake: iaco.me/post/001

3-min Cookies: iaco.me/go/cookie

Spelt Blueberry Pancakes: plantstrong.com/plant-strong-recipes/top-engine-2-recipes-spelt-blueberry-pancakes

Salty dishes

Lentil Oat Loaf: www.food.com/recipe/really-good-vegetarian-meatloaf-really-33921

Macaroni & Not Cheese: plantstrong.com/plant-strong-recipes/top-engine-2-recipes-macaroni-not-cheese

Sweet Potato Lasagne: plantstrong.com/plant-strong-recipes/top-engine-2-recipes-raise-the-roof-sweet-potato-lasagna

Plant-strong Burgers: plantstrong.com/plant-strong-recipes/top-engine-2-recipes-plant-strong-burgers

We can also find some “ready-to-use” vegan meal plans here:

🥣🍓 veganhealth.org/meal-plans

Vegan diet: more whys...

Going vegan has positive impacts in other life areas. It includes a vastitude of other reasons, which have each one their respective benefits:

Environmental protection

A study[2-4] from 2018 showed that a vegan lifestyle have many environmental benefits. A documentary[5] from 2014 already showed the same. Some informations they stated:

It can reduce an individual's carbon footprint from food by up to 73%;

Global farmland use could be reduced by 75% (an area equivalent to the size of the US, China, Australia and the EU combined);

Converting grass into [meat] is like converting coal to energy. It comes with an immense cost in emissions;

While meat and dairy provide just 18% of calories and 37% of protein, it uses the vast majority (83%) of farmland and produces 60% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions;

The meat and dairy industry uses 33% of earth’s fresh water;

Animal agriculture is responsible for as much as 91% of Amazon destruction;

The water for the production of one hamburger is equivalent to showering for 2 months (3000 liters of water).

The 2014 documentary[5] shows many more environmental impacts, such as water usage and pollution, land usage and pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, land desertification, species extinction, forests destruction: cowspiracy.com

Human welfare

The logic here is simple: every time you move up in the “food chain”, you loose many of the food that was fed to the being below you. That is on of the reasons animal-based foods have a bigger environmental impact, and that is also one of the reasons many people in the planet do not have food to eat: because most food (grains in special) we produce go to feed the animals we will eat later.

In [6], Dr Walt Willett - professor of medicine at Harvard University - says “we could eliminate the worst cases of world hunger today with about 40 million tonnes of food – yet 760 million tonnes is fed to animals on farms every year”.

Animal welfare

Right now, we kill literally more than 150 billion animals per year[7]. To put it into perspective: if we killed one human for every other non-human animal we kill, there would be none (zero) humans left in less than 19 days.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

This 2 hours long documentary shows the reality of the animal-based foods industry: WatchDominion.com

Altough its content is hard to watch for some people, the shown precedures, utensils and machinery are perfectly legal and standards in the industry.

One probably “easier to digest” documentary is: hope-theproject.com/the-film/the-film

Earthlings is another film talking about ethics and speciesism in the way we treat most animals. A free “anniversary edition” is available here: NationEarth.com

Individual health

To finish this article, we cite a few more documentaries talking about the individual health benefits of a plant-based diets. If you are interested, you can go and binge-watch them all:

🙀 WhatTheHealthFilm.com

💪 GameChangersMovie.com

🍴 ForksOverKnives.com

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Sources:

[1] “Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets”, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.09.025

[2] www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/veganism-environmental-impact-planet-reduced-plant-based-diet-humans-study-a8378631.html

[3] www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth

[4] www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment

[5] www.cowspiracy.com/facts

[6] www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-would-world-look-if-everyone-went-vegan

[7] thevegancalculator.com/animal-slaughter/

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Re: Questions on Lineage

I want to thank Frank for setting up what I believe should be our central focus: "It has always been my opinion that Moon’s entire claim to legitimacy rests in his own secretive interpretation of the process of the change of blood lineage ..."  This issue is THE key to reforming the DP and making the UM more than just another personality cult.  As Frank points points out, it is ill defined in our official teaching: 

Like any discussion with dedicated church members about the deeper aspects of the theology of “change of blood lineage”; the expected squirming and maneuvering, obsfucation is performed to avoid precise definitions. The fact that the Divine Principle itself only vaguely defines the change of blood lineage in terms of a successfully completed period(s) of indemnity only further complicates the matter.

I would like to proceed by looking at the broader historical context of this notion in light of our movement's roots in Korean Shamaanism. which has a direct lineage to primitive animism, or paganism.  As I have already mentioned, the ancient pagans worshiped the natural world as eternal and divine.  One of the primal forces of nature is the "life urge," or what the Greeks referred to as "Eros."  This fundamental force was opposed by the "death urge," of what the greeks called "Thanatos."  Erotic, romantic love emerged as a higer expression of this "life urge" and was capable of bringing new life into the world.  Blood is the physicaal symbol of this force and blood lineage is the physical means of the transmission of this life force through time.  Ancient fertility cults worshipped this process in general, and sexuality in particular.  In fact, the Genesis account of the Fall was likely intended as a polemic against the divination ritual of ancient Canaanite fertility cults.

The Bibical view does not deny that such physical forces are manifestations of spiritual power, but puts the focus on the spiritual reality behind them.  The true animating force of physical life is spirit, not blood.  This is especially true of Man, where God blows spiritual life into physical matter in order to allow Man to become a "living soul."  In Hebrew the term is "ruach," which can be interpreeted as either breath, or spirit.  In the Biblical context, it is understood as God's spirit and is the key to any "lineage" we may have from God.  The DP is trying to hang on to a pagan concept, but give it a Biblical covering, which is why it makes no sense.  Some Jews hung unto this physical lineage notion and John the Baptist scolded them not to assume that they were "Children of Abraham" because God could "raise up from the very stones, Children of Abraham."  IOW, a connection to God does not depend on a physical blood lineage.  Again, this is the central isssue when it comes to reforming the DP.  Getting this right will set us up to see the Fall as a form of spiritual slavery and salvation as a form of liberation.  More on that later.

Robert Maynard

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Exodus (open starter)

She had never seen such gradients before. Her sky always consisted of a solid pastel blue color, like forget-me-nots, with stark white sheep shaped clouds drifting by. And the wind! That might be the weirdest fenomenon she had experienced. She could sense it flowing all around her but there were no visual indicators unlike the dull white swirls that usually lifted her to to sky, tumbling past and always in a hurry.

Wait. Wind flow-

With a shock, she came back to her senses. That little boy had appeared out of nowhere and suddenly a violent force had expelled her from her home. Immediately she tried to sense the currents in order to soften her fall. She managed to right herself in mid air, just before she would have hit the ground. Now that the imminent danger of tumbling out of the sky, like a chick learning to fly, had passed, she took a moment to study her surroundings. Letting the current carry her higer up she could see so many different, yet familiar things.

Mentally recalling the soft green triangles and solid cones toppinig the trunks, the similarities were there but these trees were way more detailed: they had individual little things sticking out of the smallest branches, like blades of grass. Sometimes her perching trees didn’t even have three dimensions and simply blended in with the scenery, nothing more than background decorations.

Even the grass was familiar, she could see entire fields covered in the little blades, a striking difference from her own familiar grasslands. They were mostly evenly colored green pastures with two dimensional crown-like structures peeking up.

She also took note of different structures and building scattered throughout her field of view, filing away that information for later. She was circling around the area a few times, taking mental notes of different landmarks, when a multitude of quick movements caught her eye. A lot of fancily clad beings had exited the buildings and were all staring and shouting at her.

The commotion stired up old memories of refolding her first task. This one she remembered because they had refused to comply even though they knew it was inevitable. When she had returned from her short trip down memory lane, she noticed that these creatures looked surprisingly similar to, she almost shuddered while thinking about it, humans.

No one could even approach the Templates of Terror. An invisible force didn’t allow anyone from her world to even come close and kept them far, far away. Not even she could touch them and she had to guard them. Old legends of the terribles monsters they were, had been passed down for generations, instilling fear in everyone. She too was on high alert ever since discovering that this place was covered with them.

She decided that the best course of action was to get out of their sight as quickly as possible. She made a sharp turn and ascended faster and faster, until she  found herself beyond the clouds. As facinating as this world was, it definitely had its disadvantages. Normally, she would have unfolded her body and refolded herself into a cloud or ray of sunshine to hide her enormous frame from curious onlookers but since the laws of her world didn’t apply in this one, this would have to do. Even if it did, she still didn’t have access to the Templates, so that wouldn’t make any difference.

Now that she was temporarily safe from prying eyes, she took off in the direction of a large meadow she had spotted in the distance. Hopefully the surrounding trees would provide enough coverage for her large form if she folded herself up a bit more tightly.

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Due to orders from the higer ups, we had to take down the post made by Aisha. We apologize for the incoveniences.

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Arino’s children: Áaron.

Character’s sheet:

First Name: Áaron

Japanese Name: Kyoya

Last Name(s): Koizumi “Martínez”

Kanji:  小泉 アーロン (not sure though^^’).

Áaron= “high mountain” Koizumi= “small valley” Martínez= derivates from the name Martín and means “from the war god: Mars”

Nickname(s):  

Áaron: just Áaron…his name doesn’t have a diminutive anyway. Kyoya: Kino gave him that name. Kino and Yuuri are the only ones that calls him by that name, since they can’t pronounce “Áaron”. Áa-kun / big brother: by Victoria

Sign:  Libra

Birthday: “October 23″ (the day he was found)

Age: 20 (Physically)

Status: Alive

Race: half wolf / half vampire

Ethnicity:  Japanese

Gender: Male

Height: 170 cm (5′7).

Weight: 62 kg (136 lbs)

Blood Type: A+

Eyes: golden

Hair: black, straight and messy.

Any scars, birthmarks, etc: a small scar on his left hip.

Occupation: 1st year college student. He’s studying finances.

Relatives:

Biological mother: deseased

Biological father: unknown

Adoptive mother: Ariadna Koizumi Martínez (alive)

Adoptive father: Kino (alive)

Younger adoptive sister: Victoria (alive)

Hobbies: fencing, videogames, swimming, cooking, riding his motobike and community service.

Favorite Food: Mexican food and Arabic food.

Fave Colors: grey and blue.

Skills: charming, persuasive, likes helping others, smart, hard-working, constant and he’s good at cooking.

Curious Facts:

knows how to cook really good

he’s really healthy and sporty

can turn into a wolf

uses contact lenses to hide his golden eyes

very organized, always carries a small agenda

extrovert, but gets tired of being surrended by people

hates being touched by strangers

observant

sarcastic

speaks Japanese, Spanish and English.

he decided to learn Spanish so he could pronounce correctly his name…plus it wasn’t like an option since Ariadna would scold them in Spanish when she was really angry.

likes to ride his motorbike

helps Ariadna a lot with the ghouls

likes little children

always carries a knife…to Ariadna’s dislike

Personality:

Strenghts:

smart

helpful

responsible

honest and direct

protective

Patient…with children

Weaknesses/flaws:

way too honest cold towards strangers sometimes has troubles controlling himself a little manipulative hates being lied and will know when someone does more under the cut~

Is not like Áaron is completly cold towards strangers…he’s very cautios with them. At first he’s just polite with everyone, but as time goes by he becomes more friendly and funny. Likes to make people laugh (just like his mother) and since he cares for his close ones, he’ll be honest and direct with them. Sometimes people think he’s mean and just like to point out their mistakes, but that is a sign he cares for them.

However, just recently has earned a bad reputation  in school for is his cold and mean attitude towards girls in general. He dislike girls approaching him and even though he’s polite with them, if they keep insisting on trying to talk to him or flirt he’ll snap and tell them to get lost and stop talking to him. That isn’t just in the human world, but also in the Mekai during balls and demon women try something with him.

Áaron know he’s adopted yet that doesn’t bother him at all. He was told when he was old enough to understand and since Ariadna never had preference over him or his sister Victoria, he never felt out of place. Ariadna devoted herself to Áaron and spoiled him before the arrival of Victoria, but it was Kino that place him in line by being strict with him. Áaron just as Victoria are trained so that one day they’ll be responsable of the ghouls when the time comes. Áaron likes interacting with the ghouls rather with demons of higer ranks, he bores acting polite and as a prince all the time, when he’s with the ghouls it’s different and he feel like he can be himself. Just as his father with his uncle Yuuri, he has a friend in the Mekai called Thomas.

He’s very protective over his sister, his family and friends in general. He’s grateful with his family, because they gave him another opportunity to live and have a family he was denied when he was born. If he feels his family or friends are in danger he won’t doubt to act. Sometimes if that means get physical he wouldn’t mind, and there was a time in which Áaron lost control and turn himself into his wolf form and almost kill somebody that was threatening his  friend Thomas. He once got in trouble as a child by punching a girl in the stomach, since she was talking shit about the ghouls.

Other than that…he’s pretty smart and knows when to act.

Background:

Áaron arrived to Ariadna’s and Kino’s life after six years of marriage. During that time Ariadna and Kino tried having children of their own, but never succeded. Ariadna felt really sad that she couldn’t have a baby and so dedicated herself to help the ghouls. During one night, they heard an explotion in a nearby village. Ariadna sneaked out the house to see what happened and when she got there she saw a huge catastrophy. The houses were on flames and no one seem to have survived. Yet Ariadna heard the cry of a baby and when she follow it, she found a woman from the wolf clan in a terrible state. The woman was the baby’s mother and had used her own body to shield her baby. Yet a group of rebels found them and since the baby was the product of an unwanted relationship, the rebels were ordered to kill him and all witnesses. The woman before dying asked Ariadna to take care of her baby since he was supposed to be dead, she died assure and happy her baby would be safe.

As time went by no one seemed to claimed the baby and Ariadna couldn’t help but getting attached to the baby as her own desire to be a mother. Kino wasn’t very keen of the idea, but Ariadna convince him since they themselves couldn’t be parents. Ariadna spoiled Áaron and was so patience and loving that soon people truly believed it was her actual child. Three years later Victoria arrived showing that Ariadna and Kino indeed were able to conceive, but no one knows why they couldn’t earlier.  Áaron was fascinated with Victoria and might be the reason as to why he developed a liking to children.

Time passed and Áaron grew as a normal boy and met his girlfriend Kyoka, a human girl which he loved dearly… until the day she passed away due to a terrible accident. Since then Áaron understood why demons and human shouldn’t bond and decided to never get himself into a similar situation…besides no one seems to be like his beloved Kyoka and that’s for the best. From that day forward Áaron became more protective over his family but mostly over Victoria which is very naïve and reckless sometimes…he needs to constantly save her from some situations. Ariadna still hopes for the right girl to break down Áaron’s walls and heal his broken heart.

If you were wondering…yes, Áaron looked for his biological father, but only Ariadna and Áaron knows what happened. Áaron hated finding the truth, but decided it was for the best to forget about it. His life was difficult enough as to make it harder.

Relationships:

Victoria: unlike his sister he knows how to behave and not to stand. He’s always sent to look after his sister and saves her butt whenever gets in trouble. Best friends, he knows everything about her and seems to be the only one that completly understands her…teases her nonstop and won’t hesitate to tell her the crude truth. Hates that she always has a “friend” that only uses her to try to get close to him, but he always know how to identify them and tells them he isn’t interested and to leave her sister alone.

Ariadna: EXTREMLY CLOSE TO HER. Don’t mess with Ariadna or you’ll get in trouble. Since he has memory Ariadna is loving and understanding with him. He admires her: not only raising two children, while himself wasn’t even hers, but helping the ghouls and finally working. She always makes time for them and he knows she’s always for him, he always go for her for advice and was his support during his process of healing.

Kino: At first Kino was a little distant with Áaron and was constantly alert, since he thought Áaron was like some kind of bait to harm Ariadna. Once he saw Áaron literally had no one left, he started to warm up. When he was little he spent a lot of time with Kino, yet Áaron chose Ariadna in the end. He was strict with him and during his “difficult time” he always put him in line. Although Kino was the one that introduced him to the videogames and encouraged his liking for motorbikes…by accident to Ariadna’s dislike. He goes to him when is something men to men related stuff. Kino still tries to convince Áaron to name him his favorite.

“Áaron: give up dad…You have Victoria already!

Kino: It doesn’t matter! I’m better than your mom.

Áaron: Nah~ Mom is cooler

Kino: Who was it that bought your motorbike?

Áaron: Are you blackmailing me? Btw it was mom~

Kino: But thanks to whom you start liking them?

Áaron: If I’m not incorrect mom still doesn’t forgive you for that idea…I think you shouldn’t presume it in front of her ¬¬“

Girls: STAY AWAY FROM HIM IF YOU DON’T WANT TO PASS FOR A BAD MOMENT. Ariadna always got angry whenever she was called due to his bad attitude. She made him promise to improve and if she was ever call again she would sell his motorbike specifically to a girl.

Yuuri: He sees him as an uncle and he’s greatful for him being around all this years with his parents. He admires his patience and loyalty and helps him cook whenever he cans.

Any of his cousins: He’s the cool cousin~

“Want to go to a party? Cool I’ll take you”

“Want to have a ride? Sure, I don’t mind. But ask for permission, it’s annoying dealing with angry parents”

Children: Áaron has a weak spot for children…something unusual and contradictory.

“random little boy: Áaron! Someone is bulling me at school!

Áaron: who is it that is bothering you? *takes out his knife* Just show him this and problem solved~

Ariadna: Áaron! what the hell are you doing?! Be a good example!

Áaron: It was a joke mother ¬¬

Random little boy: I’ll tell them I’m your friend and he’ll leave me alone!

Áaron: That works too…”

END.

*Mun Ari: That’s it! So yeah~ technically you are now welcome to ask Áaron whatever you want~ I think I have issues since I can’t help myself to write some tragic and drama…LOL ^^'

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Can’t Beat The Deal At Affinity At Serangoon

Affinity At Serangoon is a brand-new advancement along Serangoon North Avenue 1 by Oxley Holdings including 1012 Apartment or condos, 40 Systems of Strata Landed Home in addition to 5 units of Commercial stores.

Affinity Serangoon is the former Serangoon Ville (privatised HUDC estate) site that was sold en bloc to an Oxley-led Consortium. The joint endeavor company Oxley Serangoon, consists of partners including Oxley Holdings, Lian Beng Group, Apricot Capital and entities of KSH Holdings and Heeton Holdings.

The purchase cost for Serangoon Ville at S$ 499 million exercises to a land rate of near to S$ 835 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr). This is lower than that of The Garden Houses at S$ 965 psf ppr, which is located on the next plot of land at Serangoon North Opportunity released under Government Land Sales.

The approximated break even rate will remain in the variety of S$ 1,300 and therefore the approximated asking price will likely be above S$ 1,500 psf.

With the lack of land sale from the government, designers will continue its pursuits of cumulative sales in order to replenish their land bank, and with that, we will continue to see persistently high purchase price being paid to the owners for en bloc advancement. This will continue up until it reaches a point of saturation and cumulative sales activities will slow down. We ought to be seeing a slowdown in the cumulative sales activities in the 3rd quarter of 2018 onwards, as developers will not find it sustainable to be paying higher and higer premium that the owners demand. As it is, we are currently seeing the spike of the home price when new launches from the formerly en bloc properties were released for sale, and D19 is among the very first district to experience the increase due to the high cost that designers paid for the land. We predict the project sales to be sluggish at the initial period, maybe as much as the end of 2018, and the sales for brand-new condominium project ought to get in 2019, due to the truth that lots of house purchasers require time to get used to the spike in the new condo tasks. When buyers understood that the market costs for brand-new jobs are all going up north, they will accept the decision and make the purchase.

For households who are planning to have children, or already with kids, Affinity Serangoon floor plan is situated in close proximity to many renowed schools like Rosyth Main School (within 1km), Zhonghua Main School (within 1km), CHIJ Our Lady Of Good Counsel, Hougang Main School, Monfort Junior School, Xinhua Main School, Xinmin Primary School, Yangzheng Main School, Yio Chu Kang Main School, Nanyang Junior College and Saint Andrew Junior School

Surrounding Affinity At Serangoon floor plan consists of a big range of shopping malls, such as NEX Shopping Centre, Hougang 1 Mall, Heartland Shopping Center, Hougang Green Shopping Mall, Midtown and Seletar Shopping mall, which offers plenty of shopping, dining and entertainment options to the homeowners.

Affinity At Serangoon price apartment consists of 7 blocks that are 14-storey high with an overall of 1,012 units, and 2 blocks of 3 Floor strata-landed homes with basement and 1 block of 2 Floor strata-landed with basement, an overall of 40 strata-landed houses. There are also 5 industrial stores on the first floor to cater to the local's needs. The system mix ranges from 1 bedroom to 4 bedroom units and 5 bed room systems are the strata landed real estate.

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Luxury Living Has Never Been Better In Affinity At Serangoon

Affinity At Serangoon is a brand-new development along Serangoon North Avenue 1 by Oxley Holdings including 1012 Apartments, 40 Systems of Strata Landed House in addition to 5 units of Commercial shops.

Affinity Serangoon is the previous Serangoon Ville (privatised HUDC estate) website that was offered en bloc to an Oxley-led Consortium. The joint endeavor company Oxley Serangoon, makes up partners consisting of Oxley Holdings, Lian Beng Group, Apricot Capital and entities of KSH Holdings and Heeton Holdings.

The purchase cost for Serangoon Ville at S$ 499 million works out to a land rate of near to S$ 835 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr). This is lower than that of The Garden Homes at S$ 965 psf ppr, which is located on the next plot of land at Serangoon North Avenue launched under Government Land Sales.

The estimated break even rate will remain in the variety of S$ 1,300 and therefore the approximated market price will likely be above S$ 1,500 psf.

With the absence of land sale from the government, developers will continue its pursuits of cumulative sales in order to renew their land bank, and with that, we will continue to see persistently high purchase cost being paid to the owners for en bloc development. This will continue till it reaches a point of saturation and collective sales activities will slow down. We ought to be seeing a slowdown in the collective sales activities in the 3rd quarter of 2018 onwards, as developers will not discover it sustainable to be paying greater and higer premium that the owners demand. As it is, we are already seeing the spike of the residential or commercial property rate when brand-new launches from the previously en bloc homes were released for sale, and D19 is among the first district to experience the increase due to the high cost that developers spent for the land. We foresee the task sales to be sluggish at the preliminary period, maybe as much as the end of 2018, and the sales for brand-new condominium job should get in 2019, due to the truth that lots of house purchasers need time to get used to the spike in the new condominium jobs. When buyers realised that the marketplace rates for brand-new tasks are all increasing north, they will accept the verdict and make the purchase.

For households who are preparing to have kids, or currently with kids, Affinity At Serangoon floor plan is positioned in close proximity to numerous renowed schools like Rosyth Primary School (within 1km), Zhonghua Main School (within 1km), CHIJ Our Girl Of Good Counsel, Hougang Main School, Monfort Junior School, Xinhua Primary School, Xinmin Main School, Yangzheng Primary School, Yio Chu Kang Main School, Nanyang Junior College and Saint Andrew Junior School

Surrounding Affinity At Serangoon price consists of a big range of shopping center, such as NEX Shopping Centre, Hougang 1 Mall, Heartland Shopping Center, Hougang Green Shopping Center, Midtown and Seletar Shopping center, which uses plenty of home entertainment, dining and shopping options to the homeowners.

Affinity Serangoon floor plan apartment consists of 7 blocks that are 14-storey high with a total of 1,012 units, and 2 blocks of 3 Floor strata-landed houses with basement and 1 block of 2 Floor strata-landed with basement, an overall of 40 strata-landed houses. There are likewise 5 industrial shops on the first floor to accommodate the local's needs. The unit mix varies from 1 bedroom to 4 bedroom units and 5 bed room units are the strata landed real estate.

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A great place to be: Affinity At Serangoon

Affinity At Serangoon is a brand-new advancement along Serangoon North Avenue 1 by Oxley Holdings including 1012 Apartment or condos, 40 Units of Strata Landed Home in addition to 5 systems of Industrial shops.

Affinity Serangoon is the former Serangoon Ville (privatised HUDC estate) site that was offered en bloc to an Oxley-led Consortium. The joint endeavor company Oxley Serangoon, makes up partners consisting of Oxley Holdings, Lian Beng Group, Apricot Capital and entities of KSH Holdings and Heeton Holdings.

The purchase cost for Serangoon Ville at S$ 499 million works out to a land price of near to S$ 835 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr). This is lower than that of The Garden Residences at S$ 965 psf ppr, which is positioned on the next plot of land at Serangoon North Opportunity launched under Federal government Land Sales.

The approximated break even cost will remain in the variety of S$ 1,300 and for that reason the approximated selling price will likely be above S$ 1,500 psf.

With the lack of land sale from the federal government, designers will continue its pursuits of cumulative sales in order to replenish their land bank, and with that, we will continue to see persistently high purchase rate being paid to the owners for en bloc advancement. This will continue till it reaches a point of saturation and cumulative sales activities will slow down. We must be seeing a slowdown in the cumulative sales activities in the 3rd quarter of 2018 onwards, as developers will not discover it sustainable to be paying greater and higer premium that the owners demand. As it is, we are currently seeing the spike of the residential or commercial property price when new launches from the previously en bloc residential or commercial properties were launched for sale, and D19 is among the very first district to experience the boost due to the high rate that developers spent for the land. We predict the task sales to be sluggish at the preliminary period, perhaps as much as completion of 2018, and the sales for brand-new condo job should choose up in 2019, due to the fact that lots of home purchasers need time to adjust to the spike in the new condo jobs. When buyers understood that the market costs for new projects are all going up north, they will accept the decision and make the purchase.

For households who are preparing to have children, or already with children, Affinity At Serangoon price is situated in close proximity to numerous renowed schools like Rosyth Primary School (within 1km), Zhonghua Primary School (within 1km), CHIJ Our Woman Of Great Counsel, Hougang Main School, Monfort Junior School, Xinhua Main School, Xinmin Main School, Yangzheng Primary School, Yio Chu Kang Main School, Nanyang Junior College and Saint Andrew Junior School

Surrounding Affinity Serangoon floor plan consists of a big variety of mall, such as NEX Shopping Centre, Hougang 1 Mall, Heartland Mall, Hougang Green Shopping Center, Midtown and Seletar Shopping center, which offers plenty of home entertainment, dining and shopping choices to the homeowners.

Affinity At Serangoon floor plan condominium makes up of 7 blocks that are 14-storey high with an overall of 1,012 units, and 2 blocks of 3 Floor strata-landed homes with basement and 1 block of 2 Storey strata-landed with basement, a total of 40 strata-landed houses. There are likewise 5 commercial stores on the first floor to cater to the local's needs. The system mix varies from 1 bedroom to 4 bed room systems and 5 bed room units are the strata landed housing.

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Best Condo Launch In Town: Affinity At Serangoon

Affinity Serangoon is a brand-new advancement along Serangoon North Avenue 1 by Oxley Holdings including 1012 Apartments, 40 Systems of Strata Landed House as well as 5 units of Commercial shops.

Affinity Serangoon floor plan is the former Serangoon Ville (privatised HUDC estate) website that was offered en bloc to an Oxley-led Consortium. The joint endeavor company Oxley Serangoon, comprises partners consisting of Oxley Holdings, Lian Beng Group, Apricot Capital and entities of KSH Holdings and Heeton Holdings.

The purchase cost for Serangoon Ville at S$ 499 million works out to a land price of near S$ 835 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr). This is lower than that of The Garden Residences at S$ 965 psf ppr, which is located on the next plot of land at Serangoon North Opportunity launched under Government Land Sales.

The approximated break even rate will remain in the variety of S$ 1,300 and therefore the approximated selling cost will likely be above S$ 1,500 psf.

With the lack of land sale from the federal government, developers will continue its pursuits of cumulative sales in order to renew their land bank, and with that, we will continue to see constantly high purchase cost being paid to the owners for en bloc advancement. This will continue up until it reaches a point of saturation and collective sales activities will slow down. We must be seeing a slowdown in the collective sales activities in the 3rd quarter of 2018 onwards, as designers will not find it sustainable to be paying higher and higer premium that the owners need. As it is, we are currently seeing the spike of the home cost when new launches from the formerly en bloc residential or commercial properties were released for sale, and D19 is one of the very first district to experience the boost due to the high rate that developers paid for the land. We visualize the project sales to be slow at the preliminary period, maybe as much as completion of 2018, and the sales for brand-new apartment job ought to get in 2019, due to the fact that numerous house buyers require time to get used to the spike in the new apartment jobs. When buyers understood that the market costs for new jobs are all increasing north, they will accept the verdict and make the purchase.

For families who are preparing to have kids, or currently with children, Affinity At Serangoon floor plan is situated in close proximity to many renowed schools like Rosyth Primary School (within 1km), Zhonghua Main School (within 1km), CHIJ Our Lady Of Great Counsel, Hougang Primary School, Monfort Junior School, Xinhua Primary School, Xinmin Primary School, Yangzheng Primary School, Yio Chu Kang Main School, Nanyang Junior College and Saint Andrew Junior School

Surrounding Affinity At Serangoon includes a big range of mall, such as NEX Shopping Centre, Hougang 1 Shopping Mall, Heartland Shopping Mall, Hougang Green Mall, Midtown and Seletar Mall, which provides lots of dining, shopping and entertainment options to the citizens.

Affinity At Serangoon price condo consists of 7 blocks that are 14-storey high with an overall of 1,012 systems, and 2 blocks of 3 Storey strata-landed houses with basement and 1 block of 2 Floor strata-landed with basement, an overall of 40 strata-landed houses. There are also 5 business stores on the first floor to cater to the homeowner's requirements. The unit mix ranges from 1 bed room to 4 bed room units and 5 bed room systems are the strata landed housing.