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[thepunkmuppet]

ordered my buffy and vampire mansion t shirts in 3XL and shock horror!! they were way too big to wear (like. I can’t even describe how big it was I looked like I was wearing a poncho) and I’ve had to return them and exchange for XL ones. #tboyproblems I guess lmfao going too big for dysphoria and then having to go way smaller 🤡

[onesourcepool]

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[sanctus-ingenium]

answering your asks vol 3

Full context for the Inprnt issue can be found here on this post , tl;dr my shop is closed until I receive my payments from inprnt in a timely manner and essentially won't reopen unless they clean up their act. Regarding the money they owe me outlined in that post, I still have not received it and on Friday I sent a support ticket in to inprnt demanding they send it soon. Haven't heard back since. I think where Inprnt is concerned, it's worth mentioning that they no longer send promotional emails (which used to be a regular occurrence) and there seems to be a complete lack of communication and the only thing about the site that regularly updates is the sale banner (ending soon!!! 🙄)

So honestly I'm of the opinion that the print on demand bubble has burst and that this method of selling art was a very short-lived feature of an internet that doesn't exist anymore. Think about it - I make money on a sale after having spent nothing on promotion, on materials, on postage fees, etc. It's so easy to game the system using bots or stolen art to essentially print free money that I'm shocked it even lasted as long as it did. Maybe I'm wrong but I won't tie myself to another print on demand service that's just going to pull the same old shit redbubble and inprnt have done this year, or one that requires me to constantly promo it like some kind of influencer on instagram or tiktok or whatever.

Will prints come back? I hope so. I am looking into local printing shops and considering the feasibility of handling the process myself but you must understand that if I do that, the price will rise. I won't have the ability to run constant discounts or eat a loss if I order 20 prints and only 7 sell. It is what it is.

And the actual worldbuilding asks below the cut lol:

(referring to this post)

Only if you want to! I've had a few people send me cool sketches and stuff via dms and it's always nice to see but you really shouldn't feel pressured to. After all it's not like I post my rough practice here lol (that goes on patreon ;)

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I'm going to be SO real with you right now - I did not consider that at all. However I do know that tinting flames with various chemical compounds was a huge part of alchemy, part of the whole flashy show of it to impress the layperson. So sure, I bet they do throw in copper sulfate or various other chemicals to produce the coloured flames - these make a huge impression on witnesses who might not even have imagined such a thing possible, and also help identify a holy beast at a distance on a battlefield choked with smoke and dive-bombing serpents.

Fun fact, the flames come from the furnace wells, right. Each well is connected to specific systems, where it can most efficiently deliver fuel to the heart and onwards. So it is possible to 'read' the pattern of flame bursts from the furnace slits - they are not constant, but there'll be one every few seconds based on when the furnace tenders excite each well. You can tell at a distance, for example, that Leun is readying an acid spray, or rerouting power to the rear legs for a leap, or even what direction he's turning. It all runs at a slight delay, which is why the crew inside has to be SO closely coordinated.

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@absolutely-flabbergasted Knights are allowed to reproduce but not marry, because it's sort of accepted theory that blood relatives of a knight will be 'accepted' by the knight's beast when the time comes. This is not true but it means that sometimes the knight's apprentices are their own children. The other parent is mostly another member of the church and usually not identified or considered important (unless they're a smith...). There are usually a decent number of known knight bastards running about.

Smiths are not allowed to have families or marry, because their first devotion should be to their art or their beast if they are assigned to one. If one tries, the kids are taken away, anonymised with new names, and put into the pool of potential novices in some other stable. Now, in reality some stables or churches are just not that strict and have a slightly different culture, so there's often an Open Secret about some master smith's illegitimate family or a priest's secret mistress. This is tolerated by the authorities to a certain degree but if it becomes too rampant there'll usually be a change of management and some sort of crackdown.

Families who give up their second born cannot stay in contact, but if the child becomes successful in some way (say, if the child becomes a knight) the families are sent tokens symbolising this which can be placed in the family/village shrine. This can be a huge point of pride, with some people faking the tokens just so that they can show off about their successful kids that are totally knight apprentices.

The reason they don't get to stay in touch with their children is due to the secretive nature of the church and its arts. The church has been at war with the neighbouring nations for a long time and only its mastery of engine work has kept it afloat, and nobody wants these secrets to fall into enemy hands. Particularly if your kid goes on to become a scribe, which is if anything an even more closely guarded profession than that of a knight (those engine diagrams don't draw themselves). The laity are usually quite devout and understanding of this. If they aren't, they might attempt to find their child, often without success.

If you want your church kid back: it depends. If you can prove to the church authorities that you need your child's labour to stay afloat or to carry on the family line, they might take that into consideration. Of course, the only children that return are the likes of sweepers, cleaners, altar boys, pages, etc. Nobody who might have witnessed any Secrets. The church is best understood as being in the middle of a cold war for the past few centuries (and sometimes just regular war) so it's far more closely guarded.

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@kicks-tiktaalik-back-into-water

It's not likely. Even if the ventilation system worked perfectly, he is still from an older generation of holy beasts and no longer represents the pinnacle of the technology. Leun might have a less sophisticated ventilation system but everything else about him is head and shoulders more advanced - including the crew number he can take on. Leun only requires a single enginesmith in the heart, for example. This is because there's more automation of his systems, and he can actually manage to walk home from battle without anybody inside at all, just based on the knight's input (because the throne chamber is open to the air the knights are technically not inside the beasts). It's not preferable (it can damage the systems) but it is a huge bonus.

Think about how in the early days of commercial aviation, there could be as many as eight people working on the flight deck. In the 60s, a 3-person crew was standard; captain, first officer, and flight engineer. Today there are only two pilots needed. This is down to increased automation, and it means that it is cheaper to fly the plane - the airline has to hire fewer pilots, 'flight engineer' is a nonexistent role these days, and that means you need to train fewer people, have fewer people on call, feed fewer people etc etc. It is cheaper for the church to run Leun than it is to run Krokodilos and even though the church is wealthy, the money and resources are not infinite. Especially now, in times of plague. Leun, for all everybody sings his praises, is basically a reskinned Pantera with better systems - again, cutting costs, because now we can get all of Pantera's old enginesmiths to work on him instead of having to train up new ones on a brand new and wholly unique platform. It's as much a matter of logistics as it is innovation and technology.

[stranger-rants]

hey i was wondering if you had any headcanons (bc i always love how wonderful yours are 💕) about harringrove/metalsandwich and their domestic duties or strengths and preferences? like do the neighbors assume steve is the one who keeps such a lovely yard, when billy's the one tending and fretting over the flowerbed. did eddie ever buy those gargoyle yard ornaments? did steve go through an early 2000's phase and the other two had to talk him out of buying the molded hand-shaped chairs for the patio? what happens inside their home?

For some reason, Steve strikes me as the pool guy. I know it seems like something Billy would be good at and he is because of work but he didn’t grow up with a pool and he prefers the ocean. As far as buying the chemicals, measuring everything meticulously, opening and closing the pool, et cetera - that’s Steve. Steve and his sun visor and khaki shorts and flip flops going, “how’s the water?” Billy responding with, “I’m swimming in it, ain’t I?” Steve pumps his fist like a football coach watching his team score a touchdown. Dork.

Eddie is good at rigging things. Need Christmas lights up? He’s got it. He’s used to setting up PA systems for shows. To anyone else, his wires look like a chaotic mess of electronic spaghetti but he knows exactly where everything goes. So any household decorations that need some complicated setup automatically goes to him - and he loves it. Says it’s a puzzle for him to solve. If it were Billy, he would have rage quit a long time ago. Their house on Halloween is a sight to be seen.

Billy is the grill master. Just stands shirtless at the grill with a beer in one hand. He makes some good food too. It also means he doesn’t have to interact with anyone at the summer barbecue because he’s busy roasting vegetables and flipping burgers. Steve and Eddie know not to ask him when the food will be done or to break his concentration away from the grill unless they too want to be skewered alive. They can watch from the patio table and talk about more important things like how cute Billy looks in his little apron.

Steve has no sense of home decor. He thinks he knows but he doesn’t. Billy is a flea market bitch, Eddie is a ‘I found it on the side of the road’ bitch, and Steve is an ‘I ordered this from a catalog’ bitch. It gives their home an eclectic look, but every year they gotta get rid of a bunch of shit (they have a garage sale) and every time Billy and Eddie conspire to sell whatever weird lamp or vase or patio chair Steve bought for way too much money.

They all garden together, actually. They’re terrible to begin with, but learn how to do it together.

[dollsonmain]

New "houseperson" job posting from the Casino. I'd prefer that to cleaning the individual rooms, really. The part where it says you have to clean out the ash trays puts me off applying more than anything else. I don't want to work around smokers.

"Reports problems and safety issues to supervisor" could have been ONE bullet point, not added to almost every bullet point AND it's own bullet point.

Uses daily checklist to direct and record activities

Inspects entries including: door mats, trash cans and cigarette urns to ensure cleanliness standards have been met. Cleans and reports any problems to supervisor.

Maintains cleanliness of Lobby, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, picking up debris and trash, emptying trash cans.

Cleans assigned public hallways, policing for trash and/or debris; vacuums and dusts hallway furniture and fixtures and washes corridor windows on schedule. Reports problems and safety issues to supervisor.

Greets guests in hotel public areas as they are encountered, always smiling and conveying positive hospitality standards.

Assists with setting and arranging conference rooms in preparation for events and meetings, according to Sales department specifications. Cleans room(s) after each day’s use.

Cleans Public restrooms and maintains room supplies.

Maintains cleanliness of Pool area, reports problems to supervisor or Maintenance as appropriate to property standard. Is there a pool on property?

Uses floor machine to scrub tile floors and uses floor wax to polish floor after application.

Uses carpet machine to clean carpeting and remove stains

Cleans, vacuums, dusts and empties trash cans in staff offices. Also maintains cleanliness and supplies for Employee Break Area as may be assigned to include wipe down, sweeping, mopping, emptying trash and re-stocking.

Delivers clean linens and collects/removes soiled linen.

Re-stocks Housekeeping storage closets as needed

Makes up cribs and rollaway beds (along with room attendants) after use and prior to storage

Delivers Housekeeping supplies as instructed.

Assists Housekeeping staff with movement of heavy items such as mattresses.

Responds quickly and courteously to guest requests. Follows up to ensure guest satisfaction.

May be required to clean rooms as may be necessary.

Provides a professional image in appearance and behavior at all times.

Follows all company policies and procedures and actively participates in all hotel meetings, task forces, training and programs.

Thoroughly familiar with Emergency Procedures.

Familiar with HAZCOM as related to position. Follows all chemical and equipment safety handling procedures.

Always alert for Security and Safety issues and hazards and reports same immediately to supervisor.

.... jfc that's a lot to expect one person to do.

The only thing I really can't do is using the floor buffer. My back can't take the side-to-side motion which is why I had "no mopping" on my permanent profile in the army.

[jasondiana18]

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[lunarcovehq]

Júlio César Carvalho is a werewolf that currently resides in Downtown and has been a Lunar Cove resident for all his life, taking the phrase ‘break a leg’ a little too literally.

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD

GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cis Male, He/Him

DATE OF BIRTH: January 28, 1984

OCCUPATION: Figure Skating Instructor & Private Coach

FACECLAIM: Paulo Lessa

AS WE KNOW IT, AND I FEEL FINE

SPECIES: Werewolf

WOLF CLASSIFICATION: Beta (Born Wolf)

PACK AFFILIATION: Second In Command

WELCOME TO LUNAR COVE, JC CARVALHO

Trigger Warnings: Injury; Death; Alcohol References

The air pulsed electric—pungent with the hum of “magic” and warm with the piercing stench of chlorine. Hunched over a radiator, atop which a metal popcorn container was proving a proper cauldron, the boy, wrapped in a beach towel like a makeshift cloak, stirred his concoction with a plastic snorkel. The child mumbled an “incantation,” made-up words, voice low and steady, as the steam finally began to rise, until his mother’s firm hand was tugging him swiftly away and tossing the bubbling mixture into the air. As if on its own accord, then, a wave of water, twisting upward from one of the swimming pool models on display, surged to catch it in a frothing swell. It dragged the container down to the depths, a pool floor patterned with river rocks, where the toxic solution fizzled out harmlessly after a few moments.

Júlio César Carvalho, who had gone by JC his entire life, knew better than to touch the various chemicals on-sale in the swimming pool and garden store his family ran in Lunar Cove. And he certainly knew better than to touch the radiator, which had added enough heat to spark a reaction. Still, the boy’s mother was a witch, one with an affinity for water, and JC, huddled in their little brown kitchen, had watched her countless times brew potions atop their little porcelain stove. Observing the spectacle, but never participating, some part of him had decided that third-grade really was the proper opportunity to begin mixing up some of his own. But while his bloodline was certainly magic, JC himself was not; only child of a spellcaster, he was not one himself, nor would he ever be.

His father—who had turned his back on the pack following a land dispute and who was now floating eternally on the very precipice of full abjuration—had gifted his son with a solemn birthright, the dormant werewolf gene, maybe the only thing he had ever really gifted him. That gene had passed its persistent, winding way down through many generations, a lineage that traced itself to the decade following Lunar Cove’s very founding. 

And this family line had once been proud, even locally famous, mostly for the time Júlio César’s grandmother won several rounds on a game show in the 1970s, only to lose purposefully on an easy question and flee Hollywood just prior to the full moon. A recording of those very segments ran in an eternal loop on a box television near the pool store’s front counter, although keen viewers would notice she never did tell the host the name of her hometown. 

Still, the Carvalho gleam seemed to be fading by the time JC himself was born. The boy’s father, who had inherited the shop from his parents, certainly made sure of that, through a combination of public confrontations, of unsavory business dealings, and of, much to his family’s chagrin, a marriage to a true outsider, a non-local witch, who, despite her actual prowess, had made it more than clear she had no intention of joining the coven. 

And so, Júlio César himself grew up in an almost detached human way, touched by magic he could never use and aware of the sleeping wolf within, but with no real opportunity to engage with either of the legacies that had forged him.

Still, JC did try to find a place among his peers in Lunar Cove. He began participating in sports at a young age, starting with soccer but then transitioning to more physical ones like hockey and football, at least partly because his father was trying to foster some degree of masculine hardiness within him. He performed best on the ice, however, his preferred arena when compared to the field. The rink became a second home, enough so that his mother joked, from time to time, that ice itself flowed through his veins, perhaps a metaphor for her own familial affinity for water magic. 

Nevertheless, as JC’s teammates began reaching their growth spurts, the boy found he could not hit back quite as hard as they were now hitting him. He was quicker, though, agile. And the moment that would kickstart his eventual career came when an instructor at the local rink watched JC tug his arms inward, lift up his leg, and complete a respectable rotation despite his bulky hockey skates. 

The motion had been a joke, of course, a funny dance to entertain his friends, but the coach approached the boy’s mother and made mention of natural aptitudes. From there, JC did not need much convincing, as this new activity allowed him to stay on the ice even during the off-season. His father grumbled about it, about having to fund ice time and lessons, although his real disdain for the sport was rooted more in its lack of true physicality, its inability to toughen his son up. 

But as the months went by, Júlio César began devoting himself almost entirely to figure skating. He was attracted to the athleticism and to the freedom of it. This new hobby also gave the boy, a playground parkour folk hero, one who already had a bit of a hyperactive need to climb atop high things and jump off them, the designated allowance to leap as much as he wanted. 

And by the time JC was making his way through high school, he was skating and competing, to some success, at a junior level, all the while working various part-time jobs to pay his way when his father finally decided to do so no longer.

Despite his natural skill, though, JC was a small fish from a small pond. Attending community college during the day, working by night, and practicing in the meager hours in-between, he still convinced himself that he would one day see the Olympics. He did not come near to qualifying in 2002, and so, undeterred, he began working even harder towards 2006, trading his courseload for more hours at work to fund more sessions at the rink. His scores markedly improved, but that year, JC weathered the single most defining encounter of his life, one that would, at the very least, interrupt his momentum.

At an out-of-state competition, he, against his better judgement, went out for friendly drinks with two men he had outskated and outranked that same day. A friend of theirs, a rowdy, boisterous stranger, arrived, and alcohol led to a lowering of inhibitions for all involved parties. From there, an exchange of cruel words filled the pub. 

The fight eventually turned physical in the alleyway outside, and when the drunken new arrival threw back a fist to punch JC, the young werewolf stuck out his own hands and shoved him defensively backward, sending his attacker sprawling onto the pavement, where he hit his head on a raised piece of curb. 

Paramedics arrived to find Júlio César leaning over him, failing at first-aid. But the man never even made it to the hospital. And having him struck him down, then, accident as it was, JC found the wolf still sleeping within him suddenly and viscerally awakened. 

The incident caused something of a sports gossip scandal, and while JC himself was never charged, a number of witnesses outside the bar vouching for him, he still stepped back from his sport to return home. There, he would have to deal with the change due to arrive and accept a proper slap on the wrist for allowing the whole affair to happen in the first place. 

The young man did not, however, seek out his father. He sought out instead the pack, the one that had once been home to his ancestors. Deferential, humble, and nearly pleading, he, maybe even to his own surprise, found himself welcomed back into its fold with open arms, and he emerged, thus, as a full Beta among friends.

One or two skating blogs regarded JC with pity as he returned to the competition circuit, but as he stepped back onto the ice for the first time in many months, he did so with a strange and almost frightening new vigor. All at once, this once mid-level competitor, was stronger and faster; he could jump higher and farther. JC suddenly dominated, becoming something of a fan favorite for his frantic, risky style, but he also became more reckless, caring less for safety so long as he could keep maximizing his performance. 

While he was now boasting a clear record of victory, a minor injury caused by his own foolishness kept him once more out of the Olympic running, and feeling the approach of his thirties, his dreaded expiration date, JC soon pivoted to pairs, hoping to find a hopeful new niche. He became partners with Kim Binna, a young skater from his hometown he had seen compete in Nationals. 

Just as the two of them were beginning to find a real groove, however, JC overextended a jump and landed hard on his ankle, a much more serious injury that would end his burgeoning career. He returned home to Lunar Cove, moped, and eventually, just as he had done all his life, decided to move past it with every ounce of willpower he could muster. 

His local successes were notable. He began working as a skating instructor and coach at the same ice rink in which he had grown up, eventually helping kickstart a program that partnered with Lunar Cove’s schools to foster young talent. He served as a frequent guest at the local radio station, largely as a sports commentator. He volunteered to pick up trash along the shoreline and served as emcee at more than one pancake breakfast. 

And while JC, a hometown hero now in his own right, did not even speak to his father anymore, having at last abjured him following a blow-out fight, the television set in the swimming pool store suddenly played recordings of his winning long programs on a loop, rather than his grandmother’s quiz show.

It was not long before JC was appointed Saskia’s second in a move that seemed natural at the time. After all, he was good PR for the pack, publicly well-liked with a degree of celebrity and enough press training to serve a proper representative. Likewise, he had come to the pack submissively, without haughtiness or ambition, and in being welcomed by it, now held it in the highest regard. He would serve its best interests at all times. And finally, while JC, still the athlete, was capable of physically holding his own among in-fighting, he was not so threatening as to prove a potential usurper. 

The Alpha’s murder, however, catapulted his world into disarray. Standing in the shadow of her absence, Júlio César was the one to contact her son, Nico, to take her place, knowing that while he himself would be able to maintain peace temporarily, his own lingering injury, flaring over time, would prevent him from confidently shutting down any outliers who might try to wrestle away control.

Today, he still serves as Nico’s second. Fiercely protective, loyal, disciplined but recklessly dauntless, and equal parts compassionate and stern, he remains a wolf first and foremost, one who encourages those who look up to him to be the best versions of themselves they can be. That said, his loyalties lie with the pack, not with the Council at large, an admirable or dangerous trait depending on the individual one asks.

[nameless-brand]

Companies and their People of Interest::

Wayne Enterprises ::

Wayne Enterprises is an international conglomerate with a net worth of over 300 billion dollars. It is a company that was private, made public briefly, and became private again [ see Lucius Fox, self-reference and Wayne Industries goes Private again [6] ]. Its roots are here in Gotham City. The enterprise is separated into multiple divisions ranging from shipping, chemicals, manufacturing, health care, aerospace, and entertainment. However, its crown jewel is WayneTech, its research and technological arm. One could also consider it as its military arm.

Within Gotham City, Wayne Enterprises employs around 150,000 people. This means they hire around less than 1% of the city's population. My numbers might be wrong though, given how many divisions Wayne Enterprises has and not all of them named after Wayne - so this might be updated as needed later.

Note: Part of the reason why I had confidence in entering Gotham as a business is because out of all the divisions it has, Wayne Enterprises does not actually deal with supermarkets and groceries. Yes, there is a Wayne Foods, a less known subsidiary of WayneTech, but it is more for food and agricultural research. Otherwise, my approach might need to be reconsidered.

Bruce Wayne ::

The current owner and majority shareholder of Wayne Enterprises is Bruce Wayne. Orphaned at a young age, Bruce Wayne disappeared off the radar for several years only to reappear as a celebrity socialite and later take up the mantle of owner of Wayne Enterprises.

Tabloids love him, given how he hooks up with a new guy or gal almost every week, sometimes both. He's what you would expect from a guy born into a whole lot of money and not afraid of it running out - using it to make a spectacle of himself. Taking a dive into a pudding pool is one of his most recent spectacles on Twitter.

Despite his wastefulness, he isn't all that dislikable. Sure, he says some really dumb things like how last week he was surprised that people wait for clothes to go on sale to buy them. But he's never done anything particularly evil. No news of Bruce Wayne humiliating others, making people do things against their will, or endangering the public. And he's also established the Wayne Foundation, which is the largest, transparently operated, private foundation in the nation.

However, he is more ambitious - more dangerous - than he looks, given how perfectly he regained control of Wayne Enterprises after his reappearance. Of course, he also had Lucius Fox by his side the entire time, but a normal person would've just settled for getting his company back into private domain - not create a situation where he becomes the majority stockholder by far. It's a little bit of buried history given that it's over a decade old, but it's available if you look for it [ see Lucius Fox, self-reference ].

Note: Random thought. He probably will get canceled on Twitter someday, not through an immense moral failing on his part but through a dumb "let them eat cake" statement.

Lucius Fox ::

The current CEO and President of Wayne Enterprises. Since Bruce Wayne seems determined to never work a day again in his life, all of the work falls onto his CEO's shoulders, and he manages to do so spectacularly. To be fair, I really doubt Bruce Wayne would've helped much, given how competent Lucius Fox is - and I suppose Bruce has already done enough given how his shares were required to prevent a hostile takeover and the general philanthropic direction of the company.

Lucius Fox was known for his consultant services prior to his current position. Both an excellent businessman and entrepreneur, he is known for having the "Midas" touch and has a track record of working with failing companies and turning them into powerhouses in the industry.

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There was a period of time where Wayne Enterprises ( Wayne Industries back then) was turned into a public company over a decade and a half ago, a decision made by its Board of Directors due to waning profits, as Bruce Wayne had not reached the age of majority to participate in the shareholder vote and wanted nothing to do with the company management during his time abroad - the shares he inherited from his family were considered absent for voting purposes. Lucius Fox was one of the many consultants for the public transition and declared that taking the company public would be dangerous for it. His warnings were left unheeded.

His predictions came true after a couple years when the board of Wayne Industries ended up in a proxy war with several prominent Gotham families and Reddick Industries through their undetected purchasing of stock through shell companies. Lucius Fox, having advised against the public offering, was again consulted, and he advised bringing Bruce Wayne back to participate in the shareholder meetings and votes which were to be done in person (a time before Zoom was common).

Bruce Wayne was recalled back to Gotham City. His 15% of stock was key to preventing a hostile takeover. It was around this time that Lucius Fox and Bruce Wayne got acquainted.

Over a period of four years, Wayne Industries lost over 60% of its value due to the in-fighting. The Board of Directors revealed themselves to be greedy which was why they went public in the first place, and the only reason why they hadn't accepted the other offers was because they believed they could milk the cash cow which was the company. Mass layoffs were a regular thing, and chunks of the company were getting sold over to the highest bidder. Eventually, in the face of potential bankruptcy, even the Board of Directors started selling their stocks at a premium.

And then all of a sudden, Wayne Industries makes an announcement that Lucius Fox will be the CEO and President of the company. And Lucius Fox declares in a public interview that Wayne Industries will be delisted - made private again. It is there that it is revealed that Bruce Wayne owns over 60% of the company and has agreed to the transition (this percentage later turned to 80% after the minority shareholders realized they would no longer have a voice in the company).

The rest is history. Wayne Industries becomes Wayne Enterprises, and Wayne Enterprises becomes a multi-billion dollar international powerhouse known for cutting-edge technology.

Note 1: I suspect Fox and Wayne did what the other Gotham families and Reddick Industries tried to do to Wayne Industries except better. They likely bought the stock of the hostile party through shell companies and then continued to pretend to be hostile to the company, constantly exerting pressure on the Board of Directors. As the company stock plummeted, members from the Board of Directors decided to sell too - and they'd buy up those up as well, naturally pretending to be the company during the votes. They continued to keep a delicate balance between the two with neither party realizing they were getting played. Once there was no chance either party would get the majority vote ever, that's when Fox and Wayne decided to reveal themselves. It's pretty ballsy. To be willing to watch the company bury itself into the dirt and have the confidence to bring it back up again.

Note 2: I want to poach Fox. Yes, I'm aware I don't have anything to tempt him with. But I still want to poach him. But if I can poach him, that'd mean he isn't loyal - and my desire to poach him would drop immensely despite Fox's talents. Such a dilemma.

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The Forgotten Photograph Shaina Tranquilino September 3, 2024

The small, cluttered studio had the scent of chemicals and dust, a familiar blend that clung to the air as Cole Huber worked in the darkroom. The soft red light bathed the space in an eerie glow, casting long shadows as he meticulously developed a roll of film he’d discovered in an old, boxy camera.

The camera had been a forgotten relic from an estate sale, a clunky thing of metal and leather that caught Cole 's eye. It was the kind of piece that hinted at history, at stories long past, and he couldn’t resist adding it to his collection. The roll of film inside was a surprise, a forgotten memory waiting to be unveiled. Curiosity pushed him to develop it, to see what secrets the film held.

As the images began to take shape in the developing tray, Cole's casual interest turned to confusion, and then to a creeping unease. The photographs were clear, well-composed, capturing a sequence of events that seemed almost surreal. They showed an old house, nestled deep within a dense forest, the kind of place where silence hung heavy and time seemed to stand still. The house was unfamiliar, yet something about it tugged at the edges of his memory, a vague sensation that he should know it.

The first few images were unremarkable—shots of the house’s exterior, a wide front porch, a cracked windowpane. But as the sequence continued, the tone of the photographs shifted. The next image was of a woman, standing in the doorway, her face half-hidden in shadow. Her expression was unreadable, her eyes dark pools that seemed to stare directly into the camera—directly at him.

Cole frowned, peering closer at the developing image. The woman’s face was hauntingly familiar, yet he couldn’t place her. She seemed out of time, her clothes vintage, her hair pinned up in a style that belonged to another era.

He moved on to the next photograph, and his heart skipped a beat. The woman was now standing in the middle of a room—an old parlor, perhaps—holding something in her hands. It was the same camera that Cole had bought, the one he now held in his hands. The realization sent a chill down his spine. How could this be? He stared at the image, trying to make sense of it, but there was no explanation that came to mind.

The subsequent images grew stranger. In one, the woman appeared to be speaking to someone just out of frame, her face twisted in a look of anguish. Another showed a figure—a man, his features blurred and indistinct, like a shadow—standing in the corner of the room, watching her.

The final photograph made Cole's breath catch in his throat. The woman was lying on the floor, the camera still clutched in her hands, her eyes wide open and staring, but lifeless. The shadowy figure loomed over her, its form now clearer but still impossible to fully discern. The image was grainy, as if time itself had frayed the edges, but the horror it captured was palpable.

Cole stumbled back from the developing tray, his mind reeling. This wasn’t possible. He had never taken these photographs, never been to the house in the images, and yet… they were undeniably real. He could feel the weight of the camera in his hands, its leather strap cool against his skin, the very same camera from the photographs.

His thoughts spiraled as he tried to comprehend what he had seen. The woman, the house, the shadowy figure—they were all fragments of a nightmare he had never had, yet one that seemed deeply familiar. He felt an inexplicable connection to the events, as if he had been there, as if he had witnessed it all… but had somehow forgotten.

A sudden, sharp knock on the studio door jolted him from his thoughts. Cole turned, his heart pounding, but the knock was not repeated. The silence in the studio was deafening, pressing in on him from all sides. He hesitated, then moved towards the door, his steps slow, as if he were moving through water. His hand trembled as he reached for the doorknob, but when he opened it, the hallway outside was empty.

His eyes darted around, searching for any sign of movement, but there was nothing. Just the empty, dimly lit corridor.

He closed the door, his breath unsteady, and turned back to the darkroom. The photographs were still there, hanging to dry, each one a piece of a puzzle he couldn’t solve. The woman’s lifeless eyes seemed to follow him, accusing, pleading.

Cole knew he needed answers. He grabbed the camera, turning it over in his hands, searching for some clue. There was an engraving on the bottom, worn and nearly illegible, but as he tilted it towards the light, the words became clear: "Property of C. Huber."

His own name.

The world seemed to tilt, his vision narrowing as a rush of memories flooded his mind. The house, the woman, the shadowy figure… he had been there. He had taken those photographs. But the memory was fragmented, like a dream slipping away upon waking. He remembered the woman’s name—Lynne. His wife. His heart ached with a pain that felt both ancient and fresh, a wound reopened after years of being buried.

But the shadow, the figure in the photographs… that was the part that didn’t make sense. He couldn’t remember its face, couldn’t remember what it was. But he knew it was important, knew that it was the key to everything.

The camera felt heavy in his hands, and as he looked at it, he felt a pull, a compulsion to return to that house, to find it again. It was as if the camera itself was guiding him, urging him to uncover the truth.

With a final glance at the photographs, Cole made his decision. He packed his bag, the camera carefully placed inside, and left the studio. The answers were out there, waiting in the shadows of his forgotten past. And he would find them, no matter the cost.

As he stepped out into the night, the wind whispered through the trees, carrying with it the echoes of a forgotten photograph—a moment in time that was never meant to be remembered, yet demanded to be uncovered.

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2. Technological Advancements: Recent advancements in diagnostic technology have revolutionized the allergy diagnostics market. Innovations such as molecular diagnostics, multiplex assays, and point-of-care testing have enhanced the accuracy, speed, and convenience of allergy testing. These technologies facilitate the identification of specific allergens, improving patient management and treatment outcomes.

3. Increased Awareness: There is a growing awareness among patients and healthcare providers about the importance of allergy diagnostics. Increased awareness has led to higher adoption rates of diagnostic tests, contributing to market growth. Public health campaigns and educational initiatives have played a significant role in emphasizing the need for early diagnosis and personalized treatment strategies.

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Despite the positive outlook, the allergy diagnostics market faces several challenges. These include high costs of advanced diagnostic tests, lack of standardization, and limited access to healthcare in some regions. However, these challenges also present opportunities for market growth. Advancements in affordable diagnostic technologies, expanding healthcare access, and increasing investments in allergy research are likely to drive future market expansion.

Key Player Analysis

Danaher Corporation

Siemens Healthineers

HOB Biotech Group Co

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd

Hycor Biomedical Inc.

R-Biopharm AG

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

bioMérieux

Stallergenes Greer

Lincoln Diagnostics Inc.

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Based on Product Type:

Fungal Allergy Diagnostics

Neutral Lactase Enzymes

Based on Allergen Type:

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Food Allergens

Drug Allergens

Other Allergens

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In-Vivo Allergy Tests

In-Vitro Allergy Tests

Based on End User:

Diagnostic Laboratories

Hospitals

Academic Research Institutes

Other End Users

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North America

US

Canada

Mexico

Europe

Germany

France

UK

Italy

Spain

Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

South Korea

South-east Asia

Rest of Asia Pacific

Latin America

Brazil

Argentina

Rest of Latin America

Middle East & Africa

GCC Countries

South Africa

Rest of Middle East and Africa

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