#regunning

[lonestarbattleship]

Yard workers regunning USS NEW YORK (BB-34) at the Puget Sound Navy Yard.

Date: June 6-16, 1921

NARA: 19-E-14B-1, 19-E-14B-7

[kivaember]

there's a startling lack of allmind/iguazu fics out there... anyway this is the start of an allmind/iguazu oneshot im writing, so... enjoy!

It started with an innocuous mission request.

"Rb19 Iguazu: as per your standing search query, one job meets your parametres. Location, Grid 086. Client, Junker Coyotes. Target, RaD. Payment: 100'000 COAM. Do you wish to accept this job as an independent contractor?"

It didn't stand out as anything unusual. Iguazu abused the 'independent contractor services' that ALLMIND offered to all mercenaries on Rubicon - be they corporate or independent - trying his best to build up some personal scratch that wasn't directly tied to the Redgun's operational budget.

Every single sortie he did under the Balam banner he basically did for free. After deducting ammunition, repairs, fuel and a bunch of other bullshit auxiliary costs, Iguazu was left with barely two coins to rub together. The Reguns existed in perpetual poverty, indentured servants despite most of them being in denial over it, and Iguazu refused to let himself be content with that.

So he accepted ALLMIND's offered missions on the sly, pocketing a considerable chunk of the pay after she deducted a 5% 'facilitation cost'. ALLMIND even paid for the ammunition and repairs! It was suspiciously generous, but no matter how much Iguazu wracked his brains, he didn't know what ALLMIND was getting out of this. She was an AI, she didn't really have ambitions. It was likely she was just programmed by a complete dumbass.

Well, her deficiencies were his gain. After a few more months, Iguazu might actually have enough money to negotiate for an early release from his Redgun contract, and finally leave this whole life behind him. So, when that innocuous mission request rolled round, no different to any other job he'd taken before through ALLMIND, he'd accepted it without question and departed.

It ended up being the biggest mistake of his life.

-

"DAMN IT!"

Iguazu slammed his fists against the arms of his cockpit seat, his vision half-dazzled by the blinking red emergency lights. There was a faint stench of burning, but he didn't move to evacuate his wreck of an AC, stewing quietly as EN ANAMOLY flashed across his mostly inert console.

Fucker had somehow hit his generator after they got jumped by those random mechs... and just left him here?! Through HEAD BRINGER's thick chassis he could hear the sounds of combat, muffled staccato fire and the telltale 'pff-THWMP' of a piledriver engaging and driving its spike into solid, military grade steel. It galled him to know that Raven didn't need back up at all, that Iguazu had been viewed as an annoyance to be swept aside quickly to focus on the real threat.

How dare he... how dare he...?!

"Rb19 Iguazu."

He froze at the familiar voice, ALLMIND's detachedly polite voice crackly through his fucked console. The emergency power only really focused on powering the important things: life support and comms.

"I see that HEAD BRINGER has suffered from a catastrophic failure. Do you require extraction and repairs?"

Iguazu didn't immediately answer. His chest felt tight and his stomach churned, as he abruptly realised the predicament he was in. Iguazu never told the other Redguns about him taking sly jobs through ALLMIND, because he'd always finished them with only a few dents and scratches on HEAD BRINGER's paintjob, and ALLMIND usually buffed those out. He'd never full on wrecked before. Michigan might get pissed...

...which was whatever! Guy was always riding Iguazu's ass! This would just be one another thing he'd nag him about, and Nile will complain about the fact that this was done off company time so Iguazu would-

Oh.

Oh shit.

He'd have to... pay for repairs out of pocket.

His savings... all that COAM he'd managed to scrape together and save by taking these jobs, that'll be consumed and thensome to fix up HEAD BRINGER. Generators weren't cheap! Not at all! He would've preferred Raven shooting off a leg at this rate! Oh fucking shit cunt asshole fuck-

"Rb19 Iguazu."

"Will you fuck off!?" he half-shrieked. "I'm busy- fucking- argh, I'm so screwed! Why did you give me this job?! Why didn't you tell me the fucking freelancer was here?! I got caught totally off guard because of you!"

"I was unaware that Rb23 Raven was contracted by RaD at this time. His handler had submitted a stay in mission requests for the next two days."

What? Wait, Iguazu didn't give a shit about that.

"Well he's here! Kicking ass and being a fucking cunt as usual!" Iguazu seethed, and flung himself back in his cockpit chair, grunting when it jarred his Cerebral Control Spite. Irritably, he reached up, easing out the cerebral spike with an experienced and gentle care, closing his eyes against the brief moment of vertigo the disconnect brought him.

ALLMIND obliviously kept talking.

"I've initiated emergency extraction protocols. Please hold your position for the next ten minutes. You will be brought to an ALLMIND sponsored foundry for repair and recuperation. Do you wish to send a message to Rb09 Michigan-"

"NO!" Iguazu snapped. "No, don't tell that old man anything. He can't know I was out here!"

"I understand. Then I assume you wish for your bill of repairs to be discretionary?"

Bill of...? "You're gonna bill me?!"

"Yes. If you recall, part of the policy for the Independent Contractors System is that upon mission success, all repair and ammunition costs are absorbed by ALLMIND. Upon failure, the pilot takes full responsibility-"

Iguazu did not recall reading that at all, but... well, he just skimmed all the legal jargon and fine print when ALLMIND had first introduced this system to him, so it was likey he'd missed it. Crap. Well, there was the fish hook he had been marvelling the absence of.

"...how much will it cost," he asked stonily.

"If you don't wish to pay using COAM, an alternative means of payment can be arranged," ALLMIND said, and though she was an AI and thus lacking in emotion or human ambition, there was something... unnervingly sly in her tone. Smug, almost.

That fish hook now had a hundred cruel barbs on it. Iguazu swallowed, viscerally remembering the last time he heard those words - if you can't pay with money, then there's an alternative means of payment... - and how it ended up with him here: augmented against his will and fighting on a backwater planet for a company he despised from the very bottom of his soul.

"Depends on what those 'alternative means' are," Iguazu said warily.

"In pursuit of offering better services to the mercenaries I serve, and gaining better understanding of their wants and needs, it would be beneficial to have several mercenary subjects on hand to gather vital data from."

What? "You want me to be some guinea pig?"

"There will be nothing invasive. Not to the extent of your augmentation surgery. All data shall be harvested via simulations or logs you willingly submit from live combat. You will not be harmed or physically discomforted in any way."

This sounded way too lenient.

"That's it...?" Iguazu probed. "You just want... some fucking data from me? You can get that whenever you want as is! You definitely want something else."

"Of course. The data I automatically obtain is superficial at most. What I require is your biometrics."

"What, like my... fingerprints?"

"The biological performance of your body in combat, both real and simulated, its responses to actions taken by your AC whilst you are under high-levels of stress and synchronisation, its default state post-combat. Gathering this data will allow me to develop AC hardware that encourages perfect synergy between pilot and machine, the likes which Arquebus and Balam have not yet achieved."

Okay... okay, this was... Iguazu could not put his finger on it, but having grown up in the slums of Earth, where he'd met almost every single degenerate under the sun, an instinctive part of him was screaming this is a fetish thing the AI is making you participate in a fetish thing THIS IS TOTALLY A FETISH THING.

"..."

But even if it was a fetish thing, it was still a good deal. Iguazu's used to being horrifically violated, and this was the most gentle way of having it done. He could record this data and send it, and exist in blissful denial over whatever ALLMIND would do with it. She's an AI, she didn't have a physical body to masturbate with. She'd do... whatever it was AI did to get off. Have a power surge? Bluescreen? Whatever. Not his problem. Not thinking about it. Biometric data for possibly fetishtic purposes in exchange for HEAD BRINGER getting repaired and Michigan not knowing about his illegal moonlighting? Brilliant deal if you had no pride, and boy, Iguazu was used to tossing his aside when it was convenient.

"Fine. It's a deal," Iguazu gritted out. "I'll send you all the data you want after you repair HEAD BRINGER."

"Understood. Thank you for your cooperation, Rb19 Iguazu. This will serve to benefit ALLMIND, and in turn, benefit all mercenaries."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever..."

-

Actually, accepting that mission hadn't been the biggest mistake of his life.

Agreeing to ALLMIND's deal had been.

[rexregun]

About Rex Regun

Welcome to the world of Robert Martirosyan(Rex Regun), an aspiring Fantasy and Science Fiction author whose storytelling is deeply rooted in personal experiences and cultural heritage. As a first-generation Armenian immigrant, my journey through language barriers and cultural adjustments has profoundly influenced his writing. He delves into themes of identity, resilience, and the immigrant experience, bringing a unique and authentic voice to his narratives. I am pursuing a Creative Writing degree with a focus on Fiction. My dedication to honing my craft is evident through my participation in NaNoWriMo 2023 and various writing challenges and courses. These experiences have sharpened my skills and enriched my storytelling abilities. Beyond writing, I have a diverse career as a professional baker and real estate agent. These roles have provided me with a wealth of experiences that add depth to my characters and plots. My unique perspective often explores the intersection of fantasy and real-world struggles, creating compelling and relatable stories. My work is a testament to the transformative power of storytelling, blending my rich cultural heritage with a modern, imaginative twist. Join me on this literary journey as I craft worlds of magic, mystery, and profound human experiences.

[digimonandpokemon]

AAA- Okay

I've had this idea in my head for a while. I'm gonna do a little info dump sorry not sorry.

Idgaf if it's cringey I've been waiting for an excuse to type this out lmaoooo

Disclaimer I was writing this all throughout my school day so if it sounds weird sorry.

Personally I imagined mother gothel as king boo cause I thought it would be cool if Luigi got healing powers (or rather regunative powers which I'll explain why later.)

So like I imagined that it follows the movie pretty well but instead of getting kidnapped as a baby he gets kidnapped at a young age after people found out he has powers and King Boo put a spell on him that made him forget about his life before. He told Luigi that he was in a terrible accident and King Boo saved him and because of that he must stay in the tower to stay safe. In reality it's to keep him hidden from the royal family (aka Mario, and his older sister Peach (I didn't wanna make up characters lol))

So the reason why Kign Boo wants Luigi's powers is because his crown (which gives him his powers) is not an unlimited source. His crown slowly loses its power the more he uses it. But with Luigi's power he's able to restore the magic in his crown.

Then one day (after a failed kidnapping attempt or something hadn't really thought out all the details yet. Either way) Bowser stumbles across the tower that Luigi is being kept in and the rest goes like the movie. Luigi convinces Bowser to take him to see the lanterns on his brithday. Then the rest is exactly like the movie. Boat scene and all

I havent exactly thought about the ending but whateves.

We all know bowigi beauty and the beast au but what about bowigi Rapunzel au

Give me a Luigi having an existential crisis because he left the tower that his brother told him to stay in for his own safety

I have a lot of ideas and honestly with the amount of content that my brain gave me with this idea I could write an entire fanfiction about it but I already have three other bowigi fanfics that I’m working on so it must wait I can’t up that number to four!!

I mean technically I can but I don’t know if that’s a good idea

[newshubnaija]

Ikorodu monarch stopped from removing Regun family head

Ikorodu monarch stopped from removing Regun family head

Justice Adeniyi Pokanu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikorodu has issued an interim injunction restraining the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi, from removing Chief Kameel Adisa Dada as the Head of… Regun Family and Regun of Ikorodu have been granted. In granting the order, the judge held that the order subsists pending the hearing and determination of April 20, 2022, Motion on…

[parviocula]

S/O to myself for paying 25$ for a Forest Titan on an ark server (to fight rivals ice titan), got FUCKED OVER because his hit my ass for 10mil and I was only doing 3k, like excuse me bitch only 3000 and he’s railing me for 10,00,00,56????? AND WE PAID THE SAME AMOUNT OF FUCKING MONEY?! HELLO?????? ANYWAYS, my buddy and me got so fucking pissed off we dmed the guy and I basically issued a refund. Long story short he regunned the big son of a bitch for me & it pissed the titans owner off so much he quit the entire server after he talked some shit.

[7sghost]

thats the quickest ive had a responce to fuckin anything lord 2 of u let me know mr i-suck-at-killing-regun with the youtube channel is a nonce. danke i wouldntve known or ever googled him ✌

[vampwitchcoven]

@reguner OMG I'M STILL KUSTENING TO THE OAROUD

[theerumor]

okay is how do you think be died i know everyone has the theory that the eldritch consumed him / turned on him or that he killed himself.

since in 2.10 it’s said he died on a mission i was trying to figure out how tf ben got caught slipping on that mission lol.

then i thought maybe it plays into the suicide thing that he allowed himself to get killed or maybe on the mission he allowed the eldritch to turn on him which is why allison was so passionate about rolling reginald “it wasn’t our faults” and luther saying they could’ve done more was saying they should’ve tried to help him/talk him out of it.

and people might think if he killed himself regunal might see that as a sign of weakness and wouldn’t have built a statue in his honor but maybe reginald didn’t know and the kids didn’t tell him because they didn’t want him to view ben as “weak”.

and maybe ben being scared to go into the light was him regretting it afterwards because he didn’t want to leave everyone and everything behind.

[longwindedbore]

Minimum wage should have been tied to the inflation index 50 years ago and raised automatically.

Hasn’t been raised in 10 years but we’ve certainly seen plenty of inflation in the last 10 years.

In every other country where McDonalds, Walmart, etc do business they pay half again as much to employees for the same jobs that they underpay in the USA. They haven’t gone bankrupt or use central politburos to determine the cost of the communal toothbrush.

Maybe a public presentation by Biden of these facts with documentary snews broadcasts about pay rates in other countries would serve to avoid the backlash? A backlash that would come from just including it with the Covid relief Bill?

There are those among the 74 million who were more afraid of ‘Socialism’ from Biden than pro-White Supremacy from Trump. But if they didn’t see minimum wage as socialism but rather a driver of prosperity they might reject the Repugnant BS?

I’m tired of the Democrats losing their Congressional majorities in the first midterms like 1978, 1994, 2010. If it happens in 2022 we’re back to listening to Regunant asses like Gingrich or McConnell.

[lonestarbattleship]

Workers utilizing a pier side crane and USS KEARSARGE (AB-1) to regun USS IDAHO (BB-42) at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington.

Photographed on January 7, 1926.

Navy Photo: P-7190

[iwt-v]

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I guess I should clarify. Anne had all the swag until Ann called their love regunant and queer. Even the beat down didn’t do as much damage emotionally as those words. Her typically OVER confident self seemed deflated in this scene. ��

Everything else you’ve said about her relationship with her aunt is spot. It’s just like Ann’s aunt said,“ just because it isn’t talked about doesn’t mean no one knows”.

@supermaleathings Oh Anne definitely lost her confidence in that scene UGH. It was so heart-breaking. And her return to Shibden after the beating, I also think she was shaken up even more because of what had happened between her and Ann than she was of the actual beating. She was just so vulnerable with her aunt and it was such a well-done scene.

...Now I just really need a scene where her aunt comforts her and tells her straight-up that she loves and accepts Anne for who she is. 

[emptysurface]

I got an absolutely stunning message in my inbox on ff.net today, and I feel like I have to share it.

All writers should get to read something this beautiful. This is directed at all of you.

Hi, I normally don't do this, but after reading the last chapter of your story "Hear the Silence" and taking note of the announcement, I couldn't quite beat the urge down. More than anything, this little message is a 'thank you' from me to you. It's a bit of a selfish desire, but I want you to know how much I enjoy reading your writing, and how good it feels to be afforded the chance to do so. My opinions and feelings aren't any more important, or any more worthy of notice than anyone else's. Nor are my words inherently deserving of any more note than any other individual's. But, despite it all I feel it necessary to express my gratitude, the sincere appreciation I have for the true kindness you are doing by sharing your words with both the world and (by extension) me personally. It's (unfortunately) something I don't feel I do often enough – expressing my thanks – but I'll take the opportunity to do so now. I am so very happy, so very thankful that you have chosen to share this work of your own heart. Not just because it is good writing (in my professionally unprofessional opinion), or that the story itself is engaging, well devised and refreshingly full and deep, and not even solely that reading your story pleases me on a fundamental level (even if these are all true things). It's because you have chosen to share, and you didn't have to. This is your story and these are your words and you didn't have to share them with anyone else, but you did and that is both courageous and amazing, you beautiful person. I don't normally do… communication, with people. To be perfectly honest, I didn't even have an account until two days ago (embarrassingly enough, it's taken that long to work up the courage to send you this), and despite the upwards of 86 million words of fanfiction I've read I've been fairly content to lurk up until this point. But after reading that you were feeling down I was quite honestly distressed. I've been reading fanfiction for a long time, and it's always scary to see a writer anything less than entirely content with life. On one level there is the inherent ill-feeling bred from knowing another person is not doing well, on the other there is the fear that such will impact their ability to write beautifully and with all their love for the craft. To that extent I hope you don't consider this message disingenuous in any way. I'm writing this for you and not your writing. So, I'd like to wish you well, and express my honest hope that you're feeling better now then you were yesterday, or even 30 or even just 5 minutes ago. It is my personal opinion that you should feel great about what it is your doing, and about yourself. That you shouldn't be beholden to any audience, or worried about letting down any readers, or even worried about responding to prompts on tumblr (which, I assure you, are things you are kind enough to do because you can, not because you must, and are all the better for it. Of course I don't really have a tumblr, so what do I know…). Because it is our privilege and not your responsibility to experience your writing, as is the case with all freely given fiction. Thusly and in conclusion, thank you. From the depths of probably somewhere around my colon (the presence of a heart is still up in the air, I'm afraid), where that fuzzy feeling that is excitement and joy comes from, thank you. I hope you continue to write, and continue to enjoy writing. I hope that you do well in life, and do well for yourself. I hope that I haven't been too presumptuous or wordy or cumbersome, and that you understand that though most people don't say it aloud, there are many who are grateful that you're here and sharing of you. Many more who are just grateful for you and don't care a whit that you've gone the extra mile and actually have. So thanks. So it goes, Regun P.S. These words are yours now. Do with them what you will and wish.

[dyedviolet]

Malachi: in Missouri

Regun: Doing CPR

Fin: eating cereal

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[thisdaynews]

JUST IN:FG Asks EFCC To Forward Cases On Patience Jonathan

New Post has been published on https://thebiafrastar.com/just-infg-asks-efcc-to-forward-cases-on-patience-jonathan/

JUST IN:FG Asks EFCC To Forward Cases On Patience Jonathan

The Federal Government has requested the acting Chairman from the Eco­nomic and Financial Crimes Com­mission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abba, to make accessible subtleties of all cases concerning previous first woman, Patience Jonathan.

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An administration source uncovered that Abubakar Malami, the Attor­ney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, gave the direc­tive and stretched out it to incorporate rela­tives of previous President Goodluck Jonathan.

As indicated by the source, the direc­tive might be unfavorable however Dayo Apata, the Solicitor-General of the Feder­ation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, has conveyed the public authority’s situation to the EFCC.

The source disclosed to Daily Indepen­dent that the EFCC is relied upon to give an exhaustive update of examination concerning cases including Patience Jon­athan and relations of the previous president, the status of the preliminary of the multitude of cases, the status of recuperated reserves, and different resources engaged with the cases. ­

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The source likewise said regardless of whether there are different charges to be recorded against Patience Jonathan and the previous president’s relations just as assets or resources actually being focused on, that all eventual shipped off the Federal Government by the EFCC.

As indicated by the source, the Federal Government is envious this year to guarantee the tenacious and ideal prose­cution of all debasement cases, saying this would be essential for that exertion.

Another administration source, who talked with Daily Independent on Sunday, said this move might be expected to garbage Goodluck Jonathan, who despite the fact that of late had been fraternizing with Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari, is supposed to nurture a presiden­tial desire in 2023.

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There have been specula­tions that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is consider­ing handling Jonathan in the 2023 official political decision to serve a solitary term.

He has served a term as president on the foundation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The source said follow­ing his private gathering with some APC lead representatives in Abu­ja, a few people in the presi­dency are troubled over the turn of events.

This might be their method of getting their pound of fragile living creature and leaving any future ar­rangement that may support Jonathan in 2023, the source noted.

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Mala Buni, legislative head of Yobe State and acting chair­person of the APC, driven some APC lead representatives to Jonathan’s home.

The gathering followed the absconding of Ebonyi State lead representative, Dave Umahi, to the APC from the PDP.

That gathering prompted dis­agreements between the APC and the PDP with the last blaming the decision party for surrendering administration to charm Jonathan for the 2023 administration.

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It would be reviewed that on July 1, 2019, the Federal High Court in Lagos requested the last relinquishment of N9.2 billion and $8.4 million having a place with Patience Jonathan.

The EFCC had, through its guidance Rotimi Oyedepo, in October 2018, moved a movement before Justice Mojisola Olato­regun for the last relinquishment of the assets said to have a place with the previous first woman.

As indicated by Justice Olato­regun, there was insufficient reason in the oaths recorded under the steady gaze of the court to show that the aggregates ought not be classi­fied as continues of unlawful exercises.

Equity Olatoregun or­dered the relinquishment of the aggregates totalling N9.2 billion and $8.4 million to the Federal Government.