#so its like the first thing i reinstalled on this computer. and guess what... I never need it

[wifeblade]

95% of the reason i love Keka as a file unpacking application is that the software icon is an isopod

[treasure-mimic]

So, let me try and put everything together here, because I really do think it needs to be talked about.

Today, Unity announced that it intends to apply a fee to use its software. Then it got worse.

For those not in the know, Unity is the most popular free to use video game development tool, offering a basic version for individuals who want to learn how to create games or create independently alongside paid versions for corporations or people who want more features. It's decent enough at this job, has issues but for the price point I can't complain, and is the idea entry point into creating in this medium, it's a very important piece of software.

But speaking of tools, the CEO is a massive one. When he was the COO of EA, he advocated for using, what out and out sounds like emotional manipulation to coerce players into microtransactions.

"A consumer gets engaged in a property, they might spend 10, 20, 30, 50 hours on the game and then when they're deep into the game they're well invested in it. We're not gouging, but we're charging and at that point in time the commitment can be pretty high."

He also called game developers who don't discuss monetization early in the planning stages of development, quote, "fucking idiots".

So that sets the stage for what might be one of the most bald-faced greediest moves I've seen from a corporation in a minute. Most at least have the sense of self-preservation to hide it.

A few hours ago, Unity posted this announcement on the official blog.

Effective January 1, 2024, we will introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee that’s based on game installs. We will also add cloud-based asset storage, Unity DevOps tools, and AI at runtime at no extra cost to Unity subscription plans this November. We are introducing a Unity Runtime Fee that is based upon each time a qualifying game is downloaded by an end user. We chose this because each time a game is downloaded, the Unity Runtime is also installed. Also we believe that an initial install-based fee allows creators to keep the ongoing financial gains from player engagement, unlike a revenue share.

Now there are a few red flags to note in this pitch immediately.

Unity is planning on charging a fee on all games which use its engine.

This is a flat fee per number of installs.

They are using an always online runtime function to determine whether a game is downloaded.

There is just so many things wrong with this that it's hard to know where to start, not helped by this FAQ which doubled down on a lot of the major issues people had.

I guess let's start with what people noticed first. Because it's using a system baked into the software itself, Unity would not be differentiating between a "purchase" and a "download". If someone uninstalls and reinstalls a game, that's two downloads. If someone gets a new computer or a new console and downloads a game already purchased from their account, that's two download. If someone pirates the game, the studio will be asked to pay for that download.

Q: How are you going to collect installs? A: We leverage our own proprietary data model. We believe it gives an accurate determination of the number of times the runtime is distributed for a given project. Q: Is software made in unity going to be calling home to unity whenever it's ran, even for enterprice licenses? A: We use a composite model for counting runtime installs that collects data from numerous sources. The Unity Runtime Fee will use data in compliance with GDPR and CCPA. The data being requested is aggregated and is being used for billing purposes. Q: If a user reinstalls/redownloads a game / changes their hardware, will that count as multiple installs? A: Yes. The creator will need to pay for all future installs. The reason is that Unity doesn’t receive end-player information, just aggregate data. Q: What's going to stop us being charged for pirated copies of our games? A: We do already have fraud detection practices in our Ads technology which is solving a similar problem, so we will leverage that know-how as a starting point. We recognize that users will have concerns about this and we will make available a process for them to submit their concerns to our fraud compliance team.

This is potentially related to a new system that will require Unity Personal developers to go online at least once every three days.

Starting in November, Unity Personal users will get a new sign-in and online user experience. Users will need to be signed into the Hub with their Unity ID and connect to the internet to use Unity. If the internet connection is lost, users can continue using Unity for up to 3 days while offline. More details to come, when this change takes effect.

It's unclear whether this requirement will be attached to any and all Unity games, though it would explain how they're theoretically able to track "the number of installs", and why the methodology for tracking these installs is so shit, as we'll discuss later.

Unity claims that it will only leverage this fee to games which surpass a certain threshold of downloads and yearly revenue.

Only games that meet the following thresholds qualify for the Unity Runtime Fee: Unity Personal and Unity Plus: Those that have made $200,000 USD or more in the last 12 months AND have at least 200,000 lifetime game installs. Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise: Those that have made $1,000,000 USD or more in the last 12 months AND have at least 1,000,000 lifetime game installs.

They don't say how they're going to collect information on a game's revenue, likely this is just to say that they're only interested in squeezing larger products (games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, Fate Grand Order, Among Us, and Fall Guys) and not every 2 dollar puzzle platformer that drops on Steam. But also, these larger products have the easiest time porting off of Unity and the most incentives to, meaning realistically those heaviest impacted are going to be the ones who just barely meet this threshold, most of them indie developers.

Aggro Crab Games, one of the first to properly break this story, points out that systems like the Xbox Game Pass, which is already pretty predatory towards smaller developers, will quickly inflate their "lifetime game installs" meaning even skimming the threshold of that 200k revenue, will be asked to pay a fee per install, not a percentage on said revenue.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Hey Gamers!

Today, Unity (the engine we use to make our games) announced that they'll soon be taking a fee from developers for every copy of the game installed over a certain threshold - regardless of how that copy was obtained.

Guess who has a somewhat highly anticipated game coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2024? That's right, it's us and a lot of other developers.

That means Another Crab's Treasure will be free to install for the 25 million Game Pass subscribers. If a fraction of those users download our game, Unity could take a fee that puts an enormous dent in our income and threatens the sustainability of our business.

And that's before we even think about sales on other platforms, or pirated installs of our game, or even multiple installs by the same user!!!

This decision puts us and countless other studios in a position where we might not be able to justify using Unity for our future titles. If these changes aren't rolled back, we'll be heavily considering abandoning our wealth of Unity expertise we've accumulated over the years and starting from scratch in a new engine. Which is really something we'd rather not do.

On behalf of the dev community, we're calling on Unity to reverse the latest in a string of shortsighted decisions that seem to prioritize shareholders over their product's actual users.

I fucking hate it here.

-Aggro Crab - END DESCRIPTION]

That fee, by the way, is a flat fee. Not a percentage, not a royalty. This means that any games made in Unity expecting any kind of success are heavily incentivized to cost as much as possible.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A table listing the various fees by number of Installs over the Install Threshold vs. version of Unity used, ranging from $0.01 to $0.20 per install. END DESCRIPTION]

Basic elementary school math tells us that if a game comes out for $1.99, they will be paying, at maximum, 10% of their revenue to Unity, whereas jacking the price up to $59.99 lowers that percentage to something closer to 0.3%. Obviously any company, especially any company in financial desperation, which a sudden anchor on all your revenue is going to create, is going to choose the latter.

Furthermore, and following the trend of "fuck anyone who doesn't ask for money", Unity helpfully defines what an install is on their main site.

While I'm looking at this page as it exists now, it currently says

The installation and initialization of a game or app on an end user’s device as well as distribution via streaming is considered an “install.” Games or apps with substantially similar content may be counted as one project, with installs then aggregated to calculate the Unity Runtime Fee.

However, I saw a screenshot saying something different, and utilizing the Wayback Machine we can see that this phrasing was changed at some point in the few hours since this announcement went up. Instead, it reads:

The installation and initialization of a game or app on an end user’s device as well as distribution via streaming or web browser is considered an “install.” Games or apps with substantially similar content may be counted as one project, with installs then aggregated to calculate the Unity Runtime Fee.

Screenshot for posterity:

That would mean web browser games made in Unity would count towards this install threshold. You could legitimately drive the count up simply by continuously refreshing the page. The FAQ, again, doubles down.

Q: Does this affect WebGL and streamed games? A: Games on all platforms are eligible for the fee but will only incur costs if both the install and revenue thresholds are crossed. Installs - which involves initialization of the runtime on a client device - are counted on all platforms the same way (WebGL and streaming included).

And, what I personally consider to be the most suspect claim in this entire debacle, they claim that "lifetime installs" includes installs prior to this change going into effect.

Will this fee apply to games using Unity Runtime that are already on the market on January 1, 2024? Yes, the fee applies to eligible games currently in market that continue to distribute the runtime. We look at a game's lifetime installs to determine eligibility for the runtime fee. Then we bill the runtime fee based on all new installs that occur after January 1, 2024.

Again, again, doubled down in the FAQ.

Q: Are these fees going to apply to games which have been out for years already? If you met the threshold 2 years ago, you'll start owing for any installs monthly from January, no? (in theory). It says they'll use previous installs to determine threshold eligibility & then you'll start owing them for the new ones. A: Yes, assuming the game is eligible and distributing the Unity Runtime then runtime fees will apply. We look at a game's lifetime installs to determine eligibility for the runtime fee. Then we bill the runtime fee based on all new installs that occur after January 1, 2024.

That would involve billing companies for using their software before telling them of the existence of a bill. Holding their actions to a contract that they performed before the contract existed!

Okay. I think that's everything. So far.

There is one thing that I want to mention before ending this post, unfortunately it's a little conspiratorial, but it's so hard to believe that anyone genuinely thought this was a good idea that it's stuck in my brain as a significant possibility.

A few days ago it was reported that Unity's CEO sold 2,000 shares of his own company.

On September 6, 2023, John Riccitiello, President and CEO of Unity Software Inc (NYSE:U), sold 2,000 shares of the company. This move is part of a larger trend for the insider, who over the past year has sold a total of 50,610 shares and purchased none.

I would not be surprised if this decision gets reversed tomorrow, that it was literally only made for the CEO to short his own goddamn company, because I would sooner believe that this whole thing is some idiotic attempt at committing fraud than a real monetization strategy, even knowing how unfathomably greedy these people can be.

So, with all that said, what do we do now?

Well, in all likelihood you won't need to do anything. As I said, some of the biggest names in the industry would be directly affected by this change, and you can bet your bottom dollar that they're not just going to take it lying down. After all, the only way to stop a greedy CEO is with a greedier CEO, right?

(I fucking hate it here.)

And that's not mentioning the indie devs who are already talking about abandoning the engine.

[Links display tweets from the lead developer of Among Us saying it'd be less costly to hire people to move the game off of Unity and Cult of the Lamb's official twitter saying the game won't be available after January 1st in response to the news.]

That being said, I'm still shaken by all this. The fact that Unity is openly willing to go back and punish its developers for ever having used the engine in the past makes me question my relationship to it.

The news has given rise to the visibility of free, open source alternative Godot, which, if you're interested, is likely a better option than Unity at this point. Mostly, though, I just hope we can get out of this whole, fucking, environment where creatives are treated as an endless mill of free profits that's going to be continuously ratcheted up and up to drive unsustainable infinite corporate growth that our entire economy is based on for some fuckin reason.

Anyways, that's that, I find having these big posts that break everything down to be helpful.

[andrevasims]

Question Tag Thingies

I kept forgetting to do these, but now I remembered lol

There was 2 different but similar tag game things, so I’ll just do them together!

Tagged by @pikselis @twofee @mdpthatsme @polynovskaya and @thesimofmanu! Thanks so much for thinking of me ^_^

Underneath a read-more cause it got kinda long :P

Rules: Tag 9 people you would like to get to know more/catch up with

Last Song: I was listening to a mix on YouTube of 2000s hip hop at work :P

I can listen to music while I’m working, but so I don’t pull my phone out all the time I try to find hour-long DJ mixes (in hopes that fast/dance-y music will keep my energy up as I do boring work all day lol)

I use the app PlayTube instead of the official YouTube app or YouTube Music, because it has no ads (for FREE!!) and also lets the video continue playing when I lock my phone or minimize the app. Its autoplay feature is actually pretty good at finding another similar hour-long mix to play after the one I searched, so I usually don’t even notice the video changed.

Though PlayTube is probably the 3rd or 4th unofficial YouTube app I’ve had in the past few years, because after a while they either must get Cease & Desist’d or something by YouTube, or they just end up doing what I’m trying to avoid and make you pay for things and/or show ads.

Last Show: Do web shows count? I don’t really watch anything else lol - For that it would be UNHhhh :P I think they’re so funny, and their dynamic reminds me a lot of my friend & me. My friend also watches them, so we’re always joking about who acts like Trixie & who acts like Katya lol

Currently Watching: Umm idk, gameplay videos on YouTube lol

Currently Reading: Not really currently, but I reread Ghost World by Daniel Clowes after getting a physical copy of it - idk if that counts because it’s a comic lol but it’s just my favorite.... thing in general, so I’m really happy I have a physical copy of it that I can see & hold & stuff lol

Current Obsession: I guess my PS2, but now that I’ve reinstalled TS2 it’s fallen a bit to the wayside :P I’ve had it on my computer desk hooked up to my monitor for quite a while now, just no active interest in playing my PS2 games. But then I got the first 2 Katamari games, and that’s been really fun!

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15 Questions for 15 Mutuals

1. Are you named after anyone?

Umm well I named myself lol but it’s basically a shortening of my last name, so... I’m named after myself :P

2. When was the last time you cried?

When I got a migraine last week. It was this super intense aching pain behind my eyes & temples that lasted for hours/days, and I was woken up by the worst of it after the acetaminophen I took wore off.

Although it hurt, tbh I’m kinda used to just powering through pain, so I didn’t think much of it other than it sucks, but then I started crying as like an instinctive reaction to the pain? idk as I was crying I was like “What, this doesn’t even hurt that bad” lol it was completely automatic

3. Do you have kids?

Nope, I don’t plan on having any either - I’m getting an (elective) hysterectomy in a few weeks actually lol so if for some reason I ever change my mind despite never doing so yet, they’re not coming from me :P

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Pretty much never - I’m very literal about things, and although I can recognize when people are using it I just don’t really see like... the point in adding to it myself I guess? Like if we’re using sarcasm to “secretly” talk about not liking something, I’d rather just openly talk about not liking the thing instead of going ���Ohh yeahhh this thing is sooo goood *eyeroll*” over & over lolsdfgdf

5. What sports do you play/have you played?

Roller derby, kind of? I’ve never done any sports even as a kid, but back in 2017 I spent a few weeks training with my city’s roller derby team. I didn’t know how to roller skate at all before I started, but as it’d be hard to find enough people to make a team otherwise they just teach everyone roller skating from the beginning.

I never got on the team, mainly because it involved time/money I didn’t really have at that point, and idk what my results on their final skill evaluation was so I’m not sure if I’d have made it anyway lol. I wasn’t that set on playing on the team though, I just thought I’d try something new for once and I got to learn how to roller skate out of it!

6. What’s the first thing you notice about other people?

Probably how they treat others, like if they’re talking to people or in a group nearby me I end up listening to their conversations - I mean they’re right there and I have no control over my sense of attention/focus sooooo lol

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

I like both, only having one or the other gets a little boring :P

8. Any special talents?

idk how special I’d actually call it, but a lot of my coworkers point it out as something I’m really good at (which I think is weird because it seems normal but that’s just me lol) - I guess my ability to figure out solutions to things?

Like I’m not that smart tbh but I know the steps to basic troubleshooting, trial & error, process of elimination, etc.... That just feels like common sense to me, but apparently not everyone uses it lol

9. Where were you born?

Midwest US, where everyone used to joke about how cold it was but now they don’t because climate change yaaaay -_-

10. What are your hobbies?

Whatever lets me be creative, like customizing/decorating things I have, taking photos, drawing, and video games of course!

11. Do you have any pets?

Nooo, I love cats but my apartment is really small and since I’m at work all day I’d feel bad for making a cat live here lol

12. How tall are you?

5′5″, I actually thought I was 5′4″ until like 6 months ago lol - I swear I was before, though I’m not really measuring my height regularly :P

13. Fave subject in school?

Probably history, cause it’s interesting to learn about but mainly it had the least (or the easiest) homework lol

14. Dream job?

idk, I thought it was art but now every way that could go sounds like I’d hate it at some point lol - tbh I like what I do now, because it lets me do a lot of things the way I want to without being told what to do directly, and it involves a lot of organizing/categorizing which I really enjoy doing in general.

I don’t really want to do this specific job at this specific company for my whole life, but my dream job would be really similar to it I think

15. Eye colour?

Brown ^_^

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Since I’m late to this I’m not gonna tag anybody, but feel free to jump on if you want!

[tripstitan]

A Little AAoMM Update

TLDR: Electronics givin' me probs Bobs 'n' Bobettes. Tech issues galore! My main PC was acting funky, and I just couldn't diagnose it for the life of me. Whether it was monitor, GPU, HDMI slot(s), HDMI cord, HDMI slots on the monitor, Power Supply, Power Cord, my UPS... none of it seemed to be the right thing, but the issue kept happening. I wasn't even going to entertain the idea that it was the mobo. Anyway, long story short, my main PC is sitting in the livingroom now, and I switched to my VR Rig as my new main computer. Huff... Guess what? Yeahhhh more tech issues. After a long time, this one turned out that the GPU wasn't fully seated properly, which isn't too hard of a fix, but it's one of the last things I try to do, because taking out a GPU, especially one this heavy, can tend to break stuff. Case in point, the little lock-in-snap-joint at the back of the PCI (E? X?) slot, is now broken, or already was, in the first place, because the GPU weighs about as much as a gallon of milk. That's a lot of force sitting on those tiny pins over time! It should have a harness or something. Anyway... that wasn't even the only tech issue with the VR rig. Windows 11 had its big preview update, which borked and broke a bunch of things on my pc, including my mouse now double-clicking about 35% of the time when I click or drag. This is INFURIATING to try to work around. I click a lot. My right hand is on my mouse 99.9% of my waking hours that I'm not specifically typing AAoMM. Now, it could be the mouse, but it didn't happen, until the windows update/restart. So I tried to roll back windows (which borked/broke a bunch MORE things, because everything was now pointing to new registry entries and whatever crap that didn't exist,) aaaannnnd the mouse is still borked. I spent the last two'ish weeks repairing my software from that nonsense. The only other diagnostic solution offered online is to reinstall windows entirely. I'm not friggin' doing that, especially because then I'd have to reinstall all this software, and probably go through the exact same friggin' thing when windows updates again. Blarghydoodle!

I'm not even finished with the software repairs yet. I've got a few other big things to reconfigure and reinstall. Phooph. Been a long couple weeks, lemme tellya.

Oh, but hey, good news, first ever dentist appointment in my life, and I've only got one cavity they want to fill, and three they want to put mineralizing paste on. This is decades without dental insurance or care. Yay to not drinking soda or coffee, or smoking, or using tobacco, or... most things that most people do. I am scheduled for two cleanings, and the drilling/filling of the one cavity for this year, which is going to tap out my yearly dental coverage in like a single month, and set me back like a grand or so on top of that. Wish me luck on making ends meet and/or surviving my first cleanings in a few weeks. Thankfully, don't have anyone relying on me on the holidays anymore... ... Uh, that got depressing/dark. Later all.

[jerardeusebio]

When I say “workout,” I really do mean all physical exercises other than running. Before this coronavirus pandemic, I’ve mostly worked out at home. Yes, I’ve availed of a gym membership and found enjoyment in going to one, but this has happened only twice. And these two occasions, they were brief and far between. To illustrate: the first time I had ever set foot in a gym was right after college, around 2009. I went to that gym for about five months and then stopped. The next time would be nine years later, when I moved back home to begin my life as a UPLB academic. But this time, I’d only go to the same gym for three months.

While I did and still do appreciate the equipment variety and quality, the cool temperature, and the very idea of carving out time and headspace to exercise, which most gyms are able to offer its clients, I’ve always found it difficult to buy into the lifestyle. And over the course of the last ten years, I’ve wondered long and hard as to why. Today, I’m attempting to narrow it down to three things:

Running. I often tell my friends that running has saved my life. I don’t mean to be hyperbolic about it. This, on a biological level, is accurate. As someone who’s had to manage anxiety disorders since childhood, I know this to be a fair statement. Running regularly has allowed me to traverse the high wire that life is. And sure, it was on a treadmill that I started running (and liking it), but it was never going to be where I’d stay running. It’s like how cyclers don’t reinstall their training wheels. The whole point of getting them in the first place is to be able do without them later on. The treadmill acted as my training wheels. I hopped on determined to eventually be off of it. Since running became my exercise, the one sport that I had, with great purpose, weaved into the fabric of my identity, the gym and all its other equipment soon felt peripheral. And I wasn’t going to keep paying money for something that I’d, time and again, view as peripheral. 

Money. My 2009 gym membership was paid for by mother as a college graduation gift. I was grateful, but I knew it wasn’t going to be forever. There was some expectation, as I was fresh out of college at this point, that I would eventually earn to pay my keep. And while I knew good physical health was necessary and important, I quickly realized that gyms weren’t. Not necessarily. They were means to an end, and costly means they were. So, when I could no longer swallow my pride, I stopped going. I shifted my focus on running, which at that point I was already falling in love with. I made UPLB campus my gym. I landed a job, eventually. And gym fees would never again fit into my budget. As I invested some money, little by little, on things like dumbbells, jumping ropes, and running clothes and shoes, it became crystal clear that I could do without gym access because (1) I really don’t need it and (2) I couldn’t afford it. Even when I found myself working in the Metro, many years later, and would pass all these posh gyms on my way home, I never ended up seriously considering them. Other things would always come up as more important.

Philosophy. On the first night that I got to hang with Dylan’s friends in Manila, we walked past this construction site on the way to SaGuijo. It was after dinnertime and the construction workers were preparing to retire. One of them had his shirt off and was displaying his chiseled body, cuts illumined by the fluorescent bulb above him. I remember being tagged by Dylan, cued by the sight of this hot construction worker, to share with his friends my ideas about gym-going. I told them what I had told Dylan earlier, that I found it quite ironic that many construction workers get paid to do manual labor and, as a consequence, get to exercise and develop a nice physique, while white collar workers (who go to the gym) have to pay to exercise and be healthy, and, if they’re really determined, develop a nice physique. This was something that I had thought about in my first few months, that time already half a decade ago, at my gym. It hadn’t taken long for me to begin wondering about what I was doing, and why only rich (and/or connected) people went to the gym with me. The more I thought about it, the more I found it ridiculous that I had to pay in order to be healthy and physically active. While for laborers, the work was to lift sacks of cement to build something, the office workers pay to lift iron discs to use what would otherwise be unused muscles. If my job, diet, and lifestyle were so great, then why was I overweight? Why was I struggling? Why was it a good job if it kept me glued to a chair seven hours a day? This to me said so much about how we’ve evolved to define “work” the way we do today, and why manual and physical labor is often frowned upon as menial and low-paying. This also makes sense when I think about physical education classes being excluded from grades computations. Why? Are cerebral tasks necessarily more important than being physically fit? Aren’t those things tied? It also says so much about how we’ve capitalized on these gaps. Again, it seems absurd—if one were to sit down and really think about it—to be working so hard to be able to pay for gym fees and medical care once our health deteriorates because of the kind of inert work that most of us are taught to value and have to do. It is with this philosophy that I decide, each time I get the opportunity to, to not to be part of this culture and commit to making the most of home workouts.

To my friends, I advocate working out at home. I do feel it’s the most compatible for many, if not all of them. But I would understand if they find going to the gym the best choice that they have. I’m sure some of them have thought about it as much as I have, maybe even more. Still, in general, the incentive system to be healthy in our current setup is not that great. Those who have more means, who enjoy more privileges are more likely to be fitter. Even I, just by having ample space for home workouts, already outprivilege so many. Unfortunately, the incentive system is similar for food. Eating more healthy (organic, vegan, whole) is seen as more expensive. Less healthy choices like highly processed foods are relatively cheaper and more accessible. Not to mention education, which allows us to make better food choices. This is were some of our healthy construction workers would lose. In this scenario, as in too many others, it is those with less that are disadvantaged. I digress, I know. I’m afraid more of this must be for another sad and sobering blog entry.

I’ll maintain, though, that if one wants to be fit, going to the gym is not the only option and certainly not the cheapest. The first few months of the pandemic have proven this, as most of my friends went on to do their exercises at home. 

I can’t speak for them, but me—I’m relieved I no longer have to shower before working out, to commute, to find a nearby parking space, to wait for an equipment to free up, to suffer feeling looked at and judged. Mostly, though, I'm glad I don't have to pay to be motivated to move about. And I guess this setup has been working out well for me because exercise has always been a solitary thing for me, like how I prefer running by myself because it gives me a chance to hear my own thoughts, count my own breath, and communicate with my body.

Over the years—and there have been many—the equipment count at home has steadily increased. Just a few months ago, a stationary bike and a pull-up bar were added to my arsenal, thanks to my brother’s efforts. Last week, I purchased the very first pair of training shoes I’ve ever owned. They’re sure to give my running shoes (the wrong pair for lateral movements during HIIT) a nice break from indoor exercises. And these new kicks have been so far great, and I’m looking forward to working out with them for years, in the comfort of my own home.

[inuyashasnook]

Feral - Chapter Three

I’ve been quite sick lately and also been dealing with a very rambunctious kitten that doesn’t enjoy my aunt’s very annoying and untrained puppy.

Microsoft Word and my computer, in general, have also been giving me issues? I’ve reinstalled it so many times and it finally seems to have fixed the problem—at least I hope!

Sorry for the delay, here’s the new chapter.

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All she wanted was an uneventful morning spent shopping. Some peace and quiet from the excitement that had found itself in her once serene home. Some wishful thinking that was.

Kagome didn’t even have the time to set foot into the brightly illuminated shopping center when the sliding automatic doors opened and a tall figure beelined for her general direction. Two other figures trailed closely behind trying to keep up with the enthusiastic man half-jogging towards her.

When he was close enough in view for her to distinguish his identity, she inwardly groaned. Great, just what she needed.

“Hey, Kagome, how ya been? Sorry I left without you on Friday, you were just so concentrated and I couldn’t get myself to disturb that pretty face of yours,” exclaimed the man sporting a baggy brown sweater and a pair of khaki shorts.

The two other men finally caught up with him, out of breath, panting loudly behind him.

“Kouga, sorry I made you wait so long for me, I really didn’t intend to stay that long, but I guess I did. I totally lost track of time,” she replied guiltily as she then turned to face the other people who had just joined in, “Good morning Ginta, Hakkaku.”

They grinned back as a reply to her greeting, not having anything to add themselves.  

“It’s no biggie, anything for you my Kagome! Can I ask you a question though?” Kouga probed as he seemed to send a few sniffs in her direction.

What was with all these men and their smelling habits? She’d have enough of Inuyasha always smelling her, and now Kouga too? Her feral test subject, she could understand his desire to rely on his senses, but why of all things was her coworker acting oddly towards her too?

Kagome mentally shuddered at his unwanted attention. Not that Kouga was a bad guy or anything, she just wasn’t interested in pushy guys like him. Despite being somewhat of a creep, he was still a kind friend who looked out for her.

She nodded, encouraging him to ask his question to get their interaction over with as soon as possible.

“No offense or anything,” he proclaimed while raising his hands defensibly, “but why do you smell like a dog? Not that your fragrance is bad or anything, cause it can never be bad, it’s just kinda new, y’ know?”

Like a dog? What was Kouga going on about?

Wait—did he mean Inuyasha? He wasn’t a dog per se, although a lot of his behaviours resembled that of one. He was still human, for the exception of his ears, something she hadn’t figured out yet and would ask about to her best friend Sango in the biology department for advice in the upcoming week.

How in the heavens had he scented him on her? Did she really smell like a wet dog still? She’d showered that morning, so she really didn’t understand how he could have come to that conclusion. The declaration truly stumped her.

“I’m really not sure how you came up with that,” she laughed nervously in reply, eyes darting towards the floor, avoiding eye contact with him at all cost.

Kouga chuckled and grabbed a hold of her palm in one hand and her arm in the other.

“Well my princess, I’d better let you go since I have things to do at home. See you at work tomorrow morning,” he murmured for only her to hear as he pecked her on the back the hand.

Blood rushed to her face and left her cheeks a rosy tint as she quickly pulled back her arm to her side. Why did he always have to be so bold with her?

She giggled nervously not knowing how to respond to his advances, “See you on Monday.”

With that, the man dressed in brown left just as quickly as he appeared, waving her off in the distance as he left the mall accompanied by his two friends.

Kagome sighed in relief as he left her line of sight. She could finally accomplish what she’d come here to do.

Not only did she have enough going on at home, plus work, she didn’t need this additional stress when she was away from either location.

To top it all off, she had no clue how her test subject would react to being left at home alone for the first time. The professor had seen how he’d reacted to being left alone overnight. 

Essentially, she’d try to make this visit to the store as short as she could.

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She took around two hours before she finished getting all the clothes and supplies she figured she’d need. Grocery shopping for the week’s meals and lunches was definitely on her list of things to do as Inuyasha had eaten her out of a household a few days prior.

She trekked back home, arms filled to the brim with shopping bags of various sizes and colours. Kagome had taken longer than expected to make it back home, but the traffic hadn’t been too bad.

When she finally saw her humble abode in sight, she practically ran to the front door, unlocking it, the familiar clicking noise of the mechanism greeting her. Good, Inuyasha hadn’t opened the front door on his own

But that’s not what freaked her out when she opened it. Dead silence awaited her.

Kagome knew from experience that silence was never a good sign when you either had kids, pets, or even feral children in your household.

Hurriedly, she dropped her multiple bags in the entrance, removed her shoes and peered over into the living room. Everything so far was in its rightful place, where it had been left. That alone was strange.

And there was Inuyasha, sleeping peacefully, his head resting on her laptop in the center the coffee table. His ears twitched periodically, assessing the sounds surrounding him.

Odd, it wasn’t like him to let his guard down around her. He always seemed somewhat skittish she pondered. Perhaps he felt more comfortable in her presence now? She wouldn't say no to that!

“Inuyasha, I’m home,” she muttered quietly, not wanting to surprise him or jolt him awake.

His golden eyes peeled opened as he stirred. Inuyasha yawned loudly as he extended both arms out and arched his back, stretching in a dog-like fashion, ears flickering every so often.

“Kagome,” he said excitedly.

She smiled at his response to her arrival and turned back around to return to the entrance. She brought over one bag she’d bought and rummaged inside, “I’ve got some clothes for you to try on, so you should probably get up.”

That’s when she noticed his mood souring. It wasn’t like him to get upset without her physically touching him, or making him do something he didn’t like. It’s not like he had actually understood what she had told him, had he?

Inuyasha smelled the potent stench of wolf on her. Why in the world did she smell like a wolf demon?

His possessive dog instincts kicked in, lips curling and the desire to growl at her steadily growing. Inuyasha felt betrayed. Demons of his kind were loyal to their companions, so why would she betray him like this?

Hey—when in the world had he cared what she did and didn’t do? It was none of his business what this stupid girl would waste her time doing. If she wanted to go prance around with those mangy wolves, she could do as she pleased! It’s not like he cared or anything.

And when did he start identifying as a dog demon? He was over all that.

“Keh,” he spat out indifferently, pretending like he hadn’t noticed the stench at all.

He’d play it off like he was Mr. Cool.

His sudden mood swings puzzled Kagome, who wasn’t sure what to make of them. Perhaps she had to pick up her textbook on animal behaviouring again to see if she had forgotten a passage or two.

With the morning’s events quickly forgotten, it took about half an hour for her to get him to dress, Inuyasha wrestling to put on the clothes and Kagome struggling to explain in ways for him to understand how to put on the various pieces of clothing. After they’d tried on each garment bought and deciphered which fit and which didn’t in two separate piles on the couch, Kagome deemed her shopping trip a success.

In all honesty, the ordeal had played out much better than she had expected.

The professor had found him several pairs of jeans, a couple pairs of sweatpants, and shorts that fit him. She’d also bought an array of t-shirts, sweaters, and nicer looking tops such as polo shirts and button ups.

She learned the hard way that the white-haired man refused to wear shoes, battling her as she tried to slide on a pair of sneakers. After her scuffle with him, she finally got him to wear flip-flops. At least it was still better than nothing she decided.

That also meant that socks were a no-go, so she’d have to deal with messy footprints around the house when he refused to wipe his feet before entering.

The best purchase from the morning’s shopping trip had been a red ball cap which hid his fluffy appendages. It would be her secret weapon to take him out in public.

Kagome straightened out the living room after their fashion parade, setting aside a bag of clothing she had to return since they didn’t fit.

It was about time she made the two of them lunch, anyway.

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Working on activities for her report was the next step in her experiment. The raven-haired woman had prepared flashcards with pictures of everyday objects. She’d use them to teach words to the new dog-eared student she’d taken under her wing.

She sat Inuyasha down on the living room carpet and sat across from him, folding her legs in a crisscross fashion. She’d found that her companion was much more relaxed and at ease sitting on the floor than on modern chairs. Kagome was certain that too much at once would confuse the poor man, so to enhance his learning, she’d enhance his comfort. As simple as that.

Plus, it’s not like she didn’t sit on the floor daily to work on her laptop at the coffee table.

The two were facing one another, Kagome, cards in hand, and Inuyasha, gazing at her intently. Why was he always so serious?

The professor pulled out a card which displayed a brightly coloured vehicle, “This is a car. Car.”

She repeated the words a few times hoping he understood what she was doing. While she did so, a clipboard was cradled on top of her crossed legs with a pencil secured to its clip. Kagome also had a bowl filled with treats behind her to entice him to pay attention to their little game.

Inuyasha cocked his head sideways, ears tipped forward as if to show that he was paying attention. Eagerly waiting for her to speak, as if a child being read a bedtime story.

“Let’s try another one,” she declared as she placed the card face down in front of her.

The next one she pulled up showed a practical electronic item she used on a daily basis, “Computer. Computer.”

This time Inuyasha seemed to grasp what was happening a bit more. He pointed towards her laptop that was still resting atop of the table a few feet beside him.

“Yes, that’s fantastic, that’s a computer” she emphasized again, her cheerfulness at his progress shone through her pleased tone.

At that, he flashed a toothy grin at her. A noise rumbled in his chest, almost like a kitten’s purr.

“Kah-mpoo-tah,” he emitted, the croakiness at the disuse in his throat very clear.

The professor praised him by handing him a pepperette piece she’d prepared earlier. She knew from her animal behavioural knowledge that a positive reinforcement always worked better than a negative one. One shouldn’t yell at an animal since they wouldn’t understand why they were being scolded. Yet, giving them a reward for doing something good right after doing so could get them to learn much quicker.

She was hoping she’d be able to induce a Pavlovian behavior out of him—he’d try to say the word, she’d praise him and he’d expect a reward.  Lather, rinse, repeat.

She’d show those above her in her department she could accomplish amazing things herself. There was no way she’d let herself get fired over a mediocre thesis and all those budget cuts at the university. She’d get through this along with Inuyasha. They were in this together. 

They repeated this exercise until dinner time. That night, Kagome prepared a dish of miso, white rice, and grilled fish. This time, she’d focus on etiquette. The white-haired man would have to learn to eat without stuffing his face immediately with the food presented in front of him.

It would be like pulling teeth, but she’d have to get started somewhere.

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Kagome placed multiple dishes in front of Inuyasha. She handed him the chopsticks and as always; he grabbed a hold of them and set them down beside his meal as she figured he would. He didn’t quite grasp the concept at all.

So, she handed him another pair. This left him with a perplexed expression painted across his face. What was she trying to do?

He put them down again.

She repeated the process over by handing him a third pair of utensils.

“Hey, you have to eat with those,” she pointed expectantly at the pair of chopsticks Inuyasha held firmly in his hands this time.

His right ear twitched in annoyance. There were delectable smelling dishes right under his nose and Kagome was distracting him from eating them.

Enough dilly-dallying he decided, placing the third pair of chopsticks on the table once more and wrapping his fingers around the nearest dish, its aroma wafting directly under his nose.

Every time he’d go to grab the small plate with his clawed hand, her own would come and rest atop of it to prevent him from bringing it to his face and devouring it whole like he usually would.

If he really wanted to, he could force it out of her hands he told himself. Yank it from her and show her what he was capable of. No one should underestimate him just because he was a half-demon. No one.

A low growl reverberated through his chest as his ears flicked back and forth more frequently as she kept preventing him from eating.

Why was she stopping him, now of all times? She’d never done this, always allowing him to eat to his heart’s content for some reason or another, unlike most humans who tried to chase him out with a broom.

He’d have to figure it out soon because his rumbling stomach wouldn’t let him wait any longer and his patience was wearing thin. Very thin.

“Don’t you growl at me, mister!”, she chided, scolding him this time by placing her index on the tip of his nose and pushing back.

He tried to use more force on his hold of the plate this time, yanking it from her hands. This caught her off guard, leading her to stumble and fall on her side.

The sound of her slender frame hitting the hardwood floor in such a brusque manner sounded like a ton of bricks being dropped in a silent auditorium.

Inuyasha immediately regretted what he’d done. The man smelled the scent of fresh tears teasing at his nose the moment she had come back to her senses after her tumble.

He winced at his own actions. Stupid, he was so stupid. How could he have made her cry after everything she’d done for him?

Wait- no! He wasn’t supposed to feel sorry for a filthy human. How many times had they made him cry when they turned his back on him when he was just a starving child?

There was no way he’d sympathize with her he decided. His heart had decided otherwise though, his ears drooping forward pointing towards his soft white mane. His facial features softened, eyes mimicking those of a begging puppy. He hadn’t meant to hurt her with his superhuman strength.

He whined as he dropped the plate he had taken from her while descending from the chair. Inuyasha scooped her up as if she weighed nothing less than a feather.

“Sorry,” he softly murmured, remembering hearing that sound being uttered from the people in the black rectangular machinery in a similar situation.

“S’okay, don’t be,” she mumbled back as she wiped her tears with her sleeve.

She took several seconds to process what had just happened. Had he just talked to her?

Kagome tried to calm herself from the excitement she felt to prevent an overreaction. Her aching side was still throbbing from the hard thrust given by the man who had gotten impatient with her.

She wanted to praise him for talking to her but didn’t want to praise him for having lost his cool on her either. She was in quite the pickle.

Kagome, with the help of Inuyasha, slumped back down on her own chair to let her companion eat his own dinner without another fuss. The professor didn’t want to repeat tonight’s event as she’d already made her test subject go through enough for one night. Clearly, she’d pushed him a little too hard.

Not wanting to look at him in the eyes, she stared quietly at her own dinner, munching away without saying another word or demanding something else out of him.

She was lost in her own thoughts, replaying the night’s events like a movie reel.

Inuyasha didn’t want to disappoint her again. Not only had he hurt her, but now, the foolish human didn’t even look at him anymore. He wouldn’t stand for that! He wanted her to look at him with those chocolate brown orbs of hers. He didn’t know what had gotten into him; he wanted to know what she wanted from him!

What in the world was going on with him? Why was his heart beating so fast? The constant pounding of the organ resonated in his animalistic ears, blood rushing to every part of his body, confusing him even more.

He sat there, not touching his dinner for a few minutes as he racked his brain for a solution—and it wasn’t in his nature at all to stop himself from eating when he was starving.

Was it something to do with those stupid wooden sticks she had given him before his food? What did she want him to do with those?

Then it hit him as hard as a slap in the face. 

He remembered seeing her eat with them in an odd fashion over the course of the previous few days. He was sure he had vivid memories of his human mother using them too when he was an infant, but he wasn’t certain about that part.

Maybe that would get her to look back up at him?

He grabbed the pair with difficulty because of his long razor sharp nails but tried his best to steady them despite this. Inuyasha observed the manner in which his female friend had them placed between her dainty fingers and tried his best to replicate her hold on them.

Inuyasha clumsily attempted to snatch a piece of grilled fish with the sticks. It kept slipping between the pieces of wood as he tried over and over to clutch it between the eating utensils. No matter how much force he applied, the fish slipped out, as if they had been lathered up in oil.

His golden eyes surveyed the hunched figure sat in front of him as he tried his best effort to bring the food to his mouth.

That’s when his white fluffy ears caught the soft feminine giggles emitted from across the table. The sound was so faint he doubted whether he’d heard it in the first place.

Kagome’s eyes slowly met his as a tiny smile tugged at the corner of her lips. She got up from her seated position and made a few strides towards him.

“Here,” she mumbled as she bent over to correct his chopstick holding posture.

Inuyasha felt the hairs at the nape of his neck rise and the heat flush his face once more as he felt her hand brush up against his. Why was this human getting him to feel so flustered?

The great Inuyasha, feeling something for someone, let alone a human? Keh!

He could finally grab the pieces of food with the help of the strange position his hands were placed in. His grasp was shaky at first, but he was slowly and surely getting the food to its intended location—his mouth.

Plus, it got her attention.

The rest of the dinner went by uneventfully, much to Kagome’s glee. The same could be said about the remainder of their evening as the two of them began the nightly routine she had established.

Inuyasha had managed to bathe himself—somewhat. Despite there being water in every nook and cranny of the entire bathroom again, he was clean and dry by the time the professor had to show him how to wear his pajamas.

She tucked him into bed, read him a bedtime story hoping he’d catch a few new words and called it a night.

What Kagome had a hard time understanding was why she had started to see her student as a man. Someone she could develop feelings for. In all honesty, she found him rather attractive, perhaps even someone of her type.

Wait- what in the world was she thinking? There was no way in hell that someone who’d been kept away from the population from so long could ever develop feelings for a person, let alone fall in love! There was no way that Inuyasha would ever fall for her, would he?

She forgot the thought as quickly as it had planted itself in her brain. She was being foolish, and she knew it.

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Loud buzzing resonated in her head as she started to come to her senses. As she glanced over at the bright red digits showing 6:00, she groaned and swung her feet out of bed.

It was Monday morning and time to get ready for work.

The alarm had panicked the half-demon, which had jumped up from his resting position on his futon. He only had to make two strides until he found himself between the digital clock and his protégé’s body.

Claws extended towards the plastic emitting the constant ringing, he’d show that stupid loud monster not to mess with him. Kagome quickly shot up beside him and held his arm before he could do any more damage to her household. She subdued his growls with a few gentle words and pressed the OFF button written in bold across the top of the contraption.

It was when he looked back at her, surveying her facial expression and the rest of her body that Kagome started to suspect something.

Had he been trying to protect her from what he thought was danger? That was odd behaviour for someone who hadn’t interacted at all with humans before and should want nothing to do with them.

That was something she could worry about later because she had to hurry and get ready. Being late on a Monday morning for work was out of the question according to her personal principles. Not only did she have to go through her own routine, but she’d have to set Inuyasha up for the day as well considering she wouldn’t be home until at least dinner time. She prayed that she didn’t get held up at the office tonight because leaving her housemate alone longer than necessary could definitely mean bad news.

Since she had to teach an introduction to psychology class today, Kagome had to dress slightly more professionally than her usual attire. Mondays were always the worse day of the week.

Preparing both of their breakfasts and packing both Inuyasha and herself a lunch, she readied herself for the walk to work. After showing her companion where his food was located in the refrigerator, she grabbed her to-go coffee mug and made her way towards the entrance.

This foggy morning was more chilly than usual, so she slipped on her light purple windbreaker. Biding Inuyasha a good day, she ambled to work feeling the refreshing wind leave soft caresses on her face.

She took about 20 minutes to trek her way across campus to the psychology building where she arrived at her desk and booted up her computer. The bustle and noise of the office became clear in the upcoming minutes as more and more members of the department started to file in, arriving at work for another day’s worth of business.

It wasn’t long until she heard the distinct footsteps of her eager male friend stop in front of her desk. She swore that if he had a tail and ears like a dog, she’d hear it rhythmically hit the wooden side of her desk as it wagged back and forth whenever he was in her presence.

After the weekend’s events of meeting Inuyasha, she figured that anything could be possible, and even that mental reverie of him could reveal itself to become true.

“Hey Kagome, how was your evening yesterday?” the male voice inquired as he rested both of his palms flat on some piles of paperwork scattered across her bureau.

“It was good Kouga, how about yours?” she asked uninterestingly as she tried to accomplish her morning’s tasks before heading to her lecture.

“It was boooring! Ginta, Hakkaku and I watched the game last night and our team lost! It would have been so much better if you would have joined us, y’ know?”

“I’m sure it would have been,” she replied, trying to tone down her sarcasm as much as she possibly could.

That’s when she realized her mistake.

“Wait, you’d want to come over at my place Kagome?”

That guy could never take a hint. He took everything she said literally, not understanding when she made it obvious to anyone else but him she wasn’t interested in his advances. He was so dense sometimes.

She’d have to find a way to deflect what she’d said, and fast before the situation spiraled out of control.

“Well—you know how I am, always busy working on my projects,” she chuckled nervously, not wanting to meet his gaze, afraid it would make it too obvious she was sassing him.

It wasn’t exactly a lie either.

“Yeah, I totally get it. Don’t worry about it, baby.”

The rest of the department trailed in, including Naraku, Bankotsu and a few more members who worked in the psychology field.

Elated that most of his coworkers had arrived, Kouga turned around to face them, “Guess what kind of mutt Kagome’s gotten over the weekend guys!”

That little shit- how’d he even find out? Was this his way to get back at her?

[gladio-to-meet-you]

God of Destruction (ft the Chocobros, Nyx, and Luna)

This draws some instances from things that have happened to me, I'll leave y'all guessing which is real and which is fabricated

Not proofread, hope you guys enjoy it/maybe even get some laughs from this!

I’ll work on other prompts I have, but I may not post anything else today, idk for sure though

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Ignis

You took it upon yourself to try and lighten the burden laid upon his shoulders since you managed to get put of work early. There was pep in your step as you hurried home to change and rush out to the store. You planned to surprise him with dinner! He'd have one less thing to do and you could prove that you did know your way around the kitchen, at least enough so that he didn't have to constantly cook for you guys. You pointedly decided to ignore the precious mishaps that had happened that he teasingly brings up every one in a while; you were better now!

After getting the necessary ingredients, you pay and leave and practically run home so you have time to finish everything. It all started off okay enough, you felt confident enough that things would work out. That was before you nicked your finger and had to clean and bandage it to avoid contaminating the food. While hurrying to the bathroom for the bandaids, you managed to knock a ceramic baking dish off the counter.

By the time Ignis walked in, ready to make dinner and just relax, talking about the day with you, he's met with an absolute mess. You're still in the kitchen, fingers covered with bandaids and cursing as you try to clean up the shards in the floor with smoke lingering in the room, leaving a bitter taste in your mouth. "Oh, honey, let me get that," he'd say and sweep you off your feet to deposit you on the couch where you wouldn't risk cutting your feet up. There would be a fond smile curling his lips as he opened the windows to air the place out and went for the broom, deciding take out sounded nice.

Prompto

He thought you were just exaggerating your bad luck with electronics until he had the privilege of living with you. Then he saw what you meant. The gaming system you guys bought together would only turn on and work right, not freezing, if he turned it on. The coffee pot would always make a mess the first time you used it and it would always come out tasting burnt. Your laptop was a lost cause. Your phone that was newer than his was spastic with you, you'd have to restart it once or twice a day and delete and reinstall apps to get them to cooperate.

But the best - the worst? - of this was that he accompanied you into your office one day so you could print some papers off to turn into your boss before the weekend and he got to see just how bad the electronics you used the majority of the day reacted. After an hour of computer problems and having IT come back two separate times for completely different issues, you pointed at your partner and gestured to the computer. "I don't want to be here all day, help!" You demanded in a small voice, stomping your foot, moments away from pouting.

He laughed a little at the situation but sat down and followed your instructions to find the particular file that needed printed off. Once the papers were handed in, he draped his arm around your shoulders as you guys left the building. "I thought you were kidding, babe, but technology hates you. But that's okay, I'll help you any day! In all seriousness though...why do you have an office job?"

Noctis

You decided that since Noctis had caught dinner, you’d try to help Ignis with cooking it. You forgot that since you guys were camping, that meant dealing with a campfire. You hadn’t ever done more than roast some marshmallows over the fire, you didn’t trust yourself. But since you had spoken up, Ignis gladly accepted your help.

So you sucked it up and followed his instructions very carefully, from helping him prepare the fish and the fire to actually starting the cooking process. You made sure you copied every moment he did so you wouldn’t mess it up. You were envious of the other three that were just sitting around, waiting for dinner to be ready. Noctis and Prompto were huddled together on their phones, probably playing King’s Knight, while Gladio appeared to be reading.

It wasn’t until you and Ignis both smelled something burning that you turned back to the fire, only to screech in alarm. You had somehow managed to catch your jacket on fire when you set it down?! You rushed forward and yanked it away, dropping it on the ground and immediately stomping on it to try and put the fire on the sleeve out. After you panic passed, you heard Noctis wheezing with laughter. “You weren’t kidding, were you? You really are a danger magnet,” he teased you as you all sat down around the fire with dinner, you sitting a bit further away than normal after that.

Gladio

He had been with you long enough to realize that if anything at all could go wrong, it probably would. He started carrying around a small first aid kit with him, knowing it would be used at some point by you. He’d seen you trip over nothing, break things with an ease that betrayed your small size, and he’s seen the really bad days where things just keep going wrong one after another.

He thought he had seen it all, but he was wrong. You guys went to one of the first places you had gone on dates to, hoping to recreate one of your first dates. While waiting on food, you mentioned running to the bathroom. He realized that by the time the food was delivered, you were still nowhere to be seen. Instead of freaking out like he would’ve when you guys first started dating, he just sent you a text inquiring where you were.You looked down at your phone and then back at the door that had been a barrier for that last couple minutes.

You hesitated on responding and tried turning the door knob to open the door again. Nothing. It wouldn’t budge. So you bit the bullet and sent Gladio an SOS message, requesting he get the owner to free you from the damn bathroom. You heard his laughter before he got within ten feet of the door so you stomped your foot as you pocketed your phone. “Stop laughing, Gladdy! It’s not funny!” You pouted as you heard the two men discuss the best way to handle it. In the end, the hinges were removed so the door could be moved out of the way and you could leave the bathroom. The owner was apologetic as he had been told before that the lock had been sticking and even let you guys eat for free.

Nyx

This man had seen your destructive powers in full swing before. You had gone to the bar together and you broke no fewer than five glasses in the span of ten minutes. You had managed to knock the table over and spilled everyone's drinks while simultaneously breaking them as they hit the ground. The owner was actually pretty cool about it, saying he had new glasses he hadn't been able to put into rotation yet, so it wasn't a big deal. The mess was cleaned up and your group was jokingly given plastic cups after that.

However, after that night he didn't expect it to get any worse, he thought he had seen it at its worst. Nope, not at all. He took you to a newer restaurant that members of the Glaive had told him about, saying it was great food for the price and he wouldn't regret it. He didn't regret the food. He regretted letting you drink there and allowing you to go to the bathroom unsupervised, knowing your luck got worse the more that you drank. You hurried out of the bathroom, eyes a bit wide, and giggles escaping your lips. You were glad Nyx had been in the process of paying the bill when you left the table because it would make for a quicker getaway this way.

You tried to school your face into a serious one, but your lips kept twitching and he eyed you cautiously, knowing something had happened. especially when you got back to the table and started grabbing the takeout containers. “We need to leave, now,” you whispered urgently. When you got out of there and to his car, you collapsed into the seat laughing until you were crying and gasping. He had to wait until you calmed down to hear your story, and even then it was interspersed with you laughing. He finally heard the story and couldn’t help but laugh in astonishment. You had heard someone in the bathroom make an “oop” sound and found out, by asking and revealing that you were probably as tipsy as they were that they had broken a handle off the sink. You went to the other sink and the hot water handle literally came off in your hand as you tried turning the water off. You had both replaced the handles and tried to discreetly leave the bathroom.

Luna

You made sure you spelled it out for Luna, how badly accident prone you were, how bad your luck seemed to be on the daily, but she waved your concerns away. You guys hadn't spent a full day together since you got together, both busy with your duties, but she had seen some of the cuts and bruises you came home with. She never brought them up because they were always minor though, trusting that you'd say something if you got into a fight or something. "Babe, I'm serious, I should just live life bubble wrapped in a protective bubble!"

She'd giggle at the mental image that would provoke and assure you, again, that everything would be fine on your date. It was like your luck took that as a challenge and accepted it with gusto. On the way to the little bistro you guys planned to eat lunch at, you tripped no less than three times and it was a short walk! You also almost fell into traffic when someone bumped into your side as they passed.

At the bistro, you expected things to calm down. Nope! You went to sit in your chair and when it shifted, you knocked your phone off the table and in the process of bending over to get it, you smashed your head into the edge of the table. When you jerked up from that, you rocked the table enough to rattle the drinks and splash them over the table. You paused to take a deep breath and reached for the napkins to clean up the mess while Luna was still at the counter and somehow managed to give yourself a damned paper cut from the napkins you had grabbed. "Luna, that's it, I'm done, I'm going home to live in my bubble!" You called to her with a pout. She giggled as she came back to make sure you were okay, deciding that maybe you hadn't exaggerated that much.

[briteboy]

okay i’m gonna be real with you. i have...a LOT...of messages. going as far back as like...january? probably? i know...i’m so bad...don’t crucify me. i tried to get through all of them but there were a lot that i didn’t have a worthwhile reply for so i’m sorry if i didn’t answer something you sent :{

so here we have: a lot of nice things, a lot of santisms, reactions to the lou and cillian punchout, a few responses to my portfolio and other stuffs...i wanted to put astrology asks in at the end but it’s...a lot more than i thought it was and it’s 3 am so i’d rather die than answer all of those LMAO sorry. i’ll get to it next time

Anonymous said:

u can delete the snorting cum asks but it will still follow you for eternity

okay so I saw the ask about snorting cum and it reminded me of a time that cum came out of my nose. It was gross but my boyfriend and I laughed it off. idk. I thought it would be a funny thing to share!! i'd understand if you didn't want this on your blog!! (maybe it makes you laugh!!)

wELL. WE’RE OFF TO A GOOD START HERE. i’m screaming at this...i hope nothing EVER comes out of my nose ever in life...i hate this but ur right it did make me laugh

(Winry anon again) Also, did you get her name from FMA Winry Rockbell because if so I love it

hehe...yes...

hornybodies

this is what bartsim calls me and i hate her for it

whats the truth bitch

I DON’T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT THIS IS ABOUT BUT I’M LAUGHIGN

i never realised how much i actually missed santi but now im CRYING AND I WANT HIM BACK IN EVERY SINGLE POST WITH LOU BY HIS SIDE LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER PLEASE

I missed santirat's beautiful face there are literal tears rn

me too...i hate that i miss him so much it’s so freaking dumb...i haven’t cried to my own story in a while but i bet i’m gonna once santi’s comeback rolls around. i’m already bracing myself

nvm u can have the lovely rat back, that way my heart wouldn’t be hurting like it is now

honestly yeah that’s fair

Been silently following your blog and though I'm more of a "ghost"(? What does that even mean¿) follower, I can't help but express just how chocked I am to see Santi again OMG. Gutted Lou has had a flashback, she does not deserve this. :'(

hello casper the friendly ghost...i love having santi pop up with surprise flashbacks hehe...ur right though she DOES NOT NEED THIS in her life, but it will get better for her soon do not fret my ghoulish friend

I need more pics of Lou and Santi together I’m not satisfied, thankssss

ELI AND MIYU GETTING SO EXCIted WHEN LOU TOLD THEM SHE LIKES GIRLS MY HEART :’)

HEHEH i love it cause that’s literally how my friends and i act, it was fun to write in a scene :~} i’m glad you liked it :’}}

Yeah when I cut my hair short everyone assumed I liked girls I found it kind of odd, but I didn't care too much. It mostly just made me end up realizing all the shit lgbt people go through, one time a guy literally went up to me and my friend, my bff who no one really knew was a lesbian was terrified because he said "oh dont worry lesbians are hot, but gay guys are just disgusting" it ended up he was talking to me, i just rolled up a piece of paper as tight as I could and smacked him on the head

EWW first of all that guy can take his weird fetishization and homophobia elsewhere thanks...i’m glad you threw a paper ball at him LMAO. but yeah on one hand, coming from ignorant/straight people it’s like “uhhhh why would you assume that about me”, within the lgbt community it’s like...common ground...an inside joke...i guess? so it’s weird. the link between hair, clothes and sexuality is can definitely be harmful in certain circumstances

fiona is my spirit animal and i love her ok thanks for coming to my TED Talk

that was illuminating thank you

i re-read santis story and i s2g i've read it so many times idk, but like its so easy to read i dont mean like emotionally but it flows really well. and like its not too confusing i hate when people make overly convoluted stories in an excuse for being deep its some good shit good job my dude

AKJSDKGKSJD THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i never expected anyone to read it oNCE let alone REPEATEDLY...that really makes me so happy though because it’s definitely something you have to go back and read to catch all the details. ahhhhh thank you so much, i never ever want my story to be too complicated so i’m glad you don’t think it is!!

im crying because your recent post reminds me so much of my relationship with my mom when i was younger... she was always out of a job and sometimes we had to resort to living with other family members, it was all really hard on her and especially with having a kid she had to take care of at the same time. even though these are fictional characters, it’s comforting to know that other people have gone through the same situations i have. i love fiona and lou so much, they’re my heart and soul <3

OMG ;_________; i’m crying i’m so glad it resonates with you...i had a lot of friends growing up who were in similar situations and i think i kinda based lou and fi’s relationship on that, so you’re definitely not alone <33 i’m so glad you love them i love u

basically what I’ve learned from these asks is that Gianni is a perfect god-like human and I want one

he is. one time an anon told me they were like santi but they wanted to be rooney and i was like “i’m both santi and rooney on different days and i want to be gianni.” now u know why

hi, i just wanted to pop in and say that i really, really love your blog and i admire your editing skills SO much, i think you are EXTREMELY talented and i don't think you get told that enough. i've been following you for awhile now and i am in love with ALL of your stories, characters and edits you've put out! you're really an inspiration to me and i hope someday my edits can turn out as good as yours!! i don't have reshade so it's harder for me, but i'm trying to learn!! ok have a good day :-)

OMFG ;-; I DO GET TOLD IT A LOT AND IT STILL SEEMS FAKE...you don’t have to go out of your way to compliment me ;___; but thank you so so so much i’m crying...it makes me so giddy that i might inspire someone like WHAT...i don’t even know what i’m doing half the time i edit so u will definitely be able to catch up to me one day even if you don’t have reshade, i know it. i edited without reshade for like 2 and a half years on this blog so you can do it i promise!! have a good day/night/life i love u

fuck my succ

I'm in need of some giannti in my life

we all need some gianti in our lives

Hey! I just wanted to say that ur an amazing writer. You portray everything so well, it’s insane. I want to be a writer someday and I hope my writing is at least somewhat close to yours. Have an awesome day my dude💕

WOW I’M CRYING...i still have a lot of room to grow and so do you, i hope you are able to become the writer you want to be :’} and thank you so much for the wonderful compliment i’m emo have a great day as well

aver is my queen, confirmed.

avey is everyone’s queen confirmed

oksy but listen, look up the model Charlotte Ray Spencer

i did but i couldn’t find her?? all that came up was ray spencer obituaries in charlotte, SC LMFAO...charlotte spencer is an actress tho it seems, is that...who...? omfg

MAY I JUST OFFER THIS NEW SONG OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CALLED VOID BC I HAVE A FEELING SANTI WOULD LOVE IT (it's also meant for my aggressive sadboi oc)

OH I LOVE THIS IT FITS PERFECTLY WITH THE PLAYLIST I’M MAKING FOR THE NEW ERA OF SANTI...THANK YOU I’M TOTALLY ADDING IT

I had a ectopic pregnancy when I was seventeen but I feel like I got off lightly compared to Molly. Your story is so beautiful in so many ways, I think it’s incredible how much character development you’ve managed to pull off honestly I’m amazed. Thank you ❤️

omg ;_______; i don’t even know what to say to this, but it means so much to me i can’t even put it into words. thank you thank you thank you so much, and i’m so sorry you had to go through that as well. molly was an extreme case and i hope no one has to go through what she went through. i’m glad you’re okay now, and thank you so much for reaching out to me and reading my story at all ;-; <3333

just a heads up: the links button on your ccfinds blog goes to the femmefinds url still

oh yeah i know i’m gonna be real with you...i’m too lazy to fix it lmAO

Luv your stick n poke tats u posted!!! Could u do more? Maybe on diff places on the bod?? Ur so talented. Xx

omg that was FOREVER ago...maaaaaybe in the future...we shall see...but thank you <33

Can u do a family portrait for all ur characters like u did w Lou!!!

oooooh hehe i probably will in the future!!

Kill v maim is one of my favorite songs of all time omg it makes me wanna wear ripped jeans and a leather jacket and cover myself in glitter and smash some windows with a baseball bat MMMMMM

HELL yeah me too...i become a cyber punk alien vampire when i hear that song

maybe do a casting call posted here ? u have many followers and im sure a good chunk live in ur area and would be willing to model ^_^

omg SCARY...i probably could tho tbh that’s a good idea, thank you!

hi sunny, what program do you use to merge your cc and what do you use to detect and remove broken cc that just doesn't work in game anymore? thanks!

i actually haven’t merged on my new laptop yet but i used s4s for merging and there’s the mod conflict detector!!

My game hasn't been working since the first Cats and Dogs patch but I uninstalled and reinstalled and it finally works again 😭

sunny!! would you recommend your computer to play ts4 on? has it good graphics, can handle the highest settings and so? i really need a new computer but i have no idea which one to go for

yes i would recommend it!! i have reshade, ultra settings and like 8 gb of cc.

thanks for answering my ask eee ur story is probably the best ive read on here and yeah. i love how everything connects and everyones just so real. you dont have to post this i just wanted to thank you for being my inspiration and making me smile, laugh, cry, and scream in the middle of the night with your characters.

I LOVE U...it still sounds so fake to me when people say i inspire them, i don’t even know how to respond to all this ;-; just thank you for sparing a glance my way and resonating with my creations. <3 we scream and cry 2gether

I listened to Separator by Radiohead on repeat whilst reading Santi’s story and now that song just reminds me of him and Lou. I’d totally suggest listening to it’s so good! As is your story :3 xxx

oh radiohead that’s good sh*t...i’m listening to it now and i feel the santou vibes...especially when santi’s feeling out of his mind and she’s the only one who can calm him...haha cool..anyways THANK YOU!!!!

how do you make poses for the roof? i'm not sure how i can know if the sims will clip into the roof or float

honestly i just...eyeball it...because all roofs are different and you can’t put them into blender so. i just winged it lmao...i just made a pose that looked like it could’ve been lou climbing out the window, only the rig was still ground level, and then i used alt + 9 to lift the teleporter onto the roof as best as i could. that’s why it probably wouldn’t be a very practical pose to release, because i have no way of making it easy to use 

Lou punched him and I knew it would happen. 😀👌 nice, nice I like Lou whopping ass.

hehe i’m glad you enjoyed it...who knew she had a freaking hook like that

ok a theory... santi went to look for molly's mother and yea

omg tell me cillian sings every other freckle at some point

OMFG well...that song came out in 2013 and the current flashback year is 2008 so. i would personally murder cillian myself if he was still in lou’s life 5 years after this honestly

hey kitty girl! i was wondering if you could answer this teensy lil question i got. im writing a "story" anddd i was trying to figure out how to make some parts not cliche. like i hate reading about whatever and being like girll ive done seen this before so i just needs to know. kisses

i absolutely love how this is worded and the fact that u called me kitty, very cute. anyway...this is pretty broad, perhaps you could clarify what kinda cliches you want to steer clear from? a lot of the time when i know something is gonna be cliche and there’s no avoiding it, i just kinda own up to it and try to subtly point out how cliche it is and somehow that makes it work out better...like being self aware somehow adds another more realistic element to the story that makes it better? idk...anyway dm me if you need help!!

so.... lou can remember more of what happened? this is good! go 2 the police bitch! tell them!!!!!!!

she should!! but the only problem is she doesn’t have proof. so... 🤔

how do you write your stories in a way that everything is organized and you're certain and not confused with everything? i mean, do you have any way for writing that let you develop your stories with not so much difficults? i'm trying to write an story for months but i only have a few of the most important events on my mind, i don't know how to develop another important details, i always feel that everything is confuse or crap

hmmmmm well my mind is very ah convoluted so it’s a wonder any of this comes out even somewhat cohesive? but basically i have a very good memory and utilize google docs a lot hahaha. i’ve gone in depth about my writing process here!

whats a good way when it comes to starting a sims story? i mean like the first post? :/

ummmmmm maybe test the waters a bit and just make a post introducing your character(s) first? or dive right in and get sh*t started. it could go either way tbh

boyish by japanese breakfast is a santixlou bop

oh sh*t!!!!!! i love japanese breakfast!! and i love this thank you!

So is lou like into cillian in a way? Making him kinda be in her type

as of right now (in the flashbacks)? HELL fucking no. but you’re right, she did say those things in the future to santi. so 🤔

Everyone guessing shit stupidly annoys me haha. I'M UNOBSERVANT AND I DON'T WANNA GO BACK AND CHECK SHIT, LET ME LIVE. *Like* if you a ~dum~ reader who doesn't want every bit of foreshadowing called out. lol

i respect this honestly whenever i drop the hottest foreshadowing of 2018 i never expect my inbox to flood like it does but here we are and i am amazed

CILLIAN NEEDS TO FUCKING FIGHT ME (TYPING THIS ON MY COMPUTER BC I SAW HIS DINOSAUR ASS AND CHUCKED MY PHONE OUT THE WINDOW)

i’m screaming...i’m so sorry it’s my fault about your phone but like also i’m poor i can’t pay for that

i'm studying your latest posts because they're beautiful and my hatred for that long necked bitch is intensifying -- what makes me burn even more is that he's still wearing her necklace, can we say let the bitch burn?

burn babey burn

Why don't you use quick tags?

i’m dumb is why

CILLIAN IS SUCH A SHITASS I HATE HIS FACE WHY R U DOING THIS TO ME

BRUHHHHH THE DINOSAUR LOOKIN ASS BOY IS B A C K run

WAIT THE NECKLACE. HE STOLE THE MCFUCKING NECKLACE BROOOOO

What if Fi's blue eyes are from... Cillian..?

wHY did you have to make him cute and fucking cool though? I still hate him but it's harder.

NVM I JUST LOOKED AT THE POST AGAIN HES WEARING HER NECKLACE INHOPE SHE CHOKES HIMS WOTH IT THIS TIME

I SCREAMED AT THIS SERIES OF QUESTIONS OISDFNGJKDSKJN yeah sorry he’s conventionally attractive but unsettlingly so and i feel uneasy when i look at him and plus the fact that he’s literally evil so .

im like, to 90% sure that cillian is in ace joker. so that song might have reminded lou of him...

this was sent right after that scene of lou hearing the song at pippin’s, so

My conspiracy theory is that cillian is Lou's father. Speakimg of which are we gonna get to that soon, I'm dying of curiosity;.;

I’M LAUGHING I THINK U MEANT FIONA’S FATHER AKSJDKJGDSJ but yeah well. You’ll See

what do u resize ur photos to?

whatever 33% of 1920x1080 is i forget. i have a resizing + sharpening action so i just run that

im about to kill those kids if they keep fucking with my baby

THESE BITCHES BULLYING MY BABY LOU? CATCH THESE HANDS

me @ these ugly kids:

Who are the best creators for mens clothing? I struggle so much to find good cc creators with men specifically!

badabing badaboom

I’m not sure if you’ve converted things before but do you know any good sims 3 cc to sims 4 tutorials? Or your followers?

errrrrr i have no idea i’m sorry :x

would you consider making like a photoshop psd file with all the layers in your editing process?

omg...heck no it would be so unhelpful OMFG mostly because my editing is just my own action + shading and highlighting unique to that pic

would you ever do an editing timlapse of your gameplay pics? 💖💖

ahhhhh maybe!! probably in the future!

OMG HEATHERS WAS FILMED AT MY HIGH SCHOOL AND IM JUST HYPED UP SEEING IT BEING MENTIONED ON THIS ACCOUNT!!

OMFG THAT’S RAD...i’ve literally only seen it once tho i’m fake

I'M SHOOK. my friend kinda asked me out and I wanna say yes but my parents won't let me date. I'm 18! I need your advice! -signed 18 and alone anon

um UR 18 BUDDY UR AN ADULT...DATE WHOEVER THE F*CK U WANT HONESTLY

Can you pretty please link some photoshop tutorials you recommend? I really want to make my photos more cinematic and like your's without totally copying you or someone else. All I do right now is sharpen, color balance, and add some noise and then resize. I really need some more ways to get better looking photos such as yours.

ahhhhh the problem is i don’t know of any i’m sorry...lmao this is totally unhelpful :\ i have my own editing tutorial which is outdated but can probably help you out with the basics of lighting effects and shading n stuff?

Heyyy, I saw that you answered a question about making a ps action like your reshade, and I just wanted to say that I would love that! Unfortunately Mac users like me, can’t use reshade unless boot camping Windows onto our computers...☹️ and your reshade is just soooo pretty...

i don’t know if i’ll be able to replicate the reshade effect totally but i could release the action i’ve made for myself? it warms up screenshots but is totally adjustable to your liking for different color tones so in that way it’s kinda similar to the reshade. i’ll seeeeee what i can do...i know the woes of mac users all too well, my friend

i just wanna give lou a big ol cozy hug :o((( pls

pls hug her she needs it.

Do you post on tumblr from your phome or from your computer? Just curious.

mostly from my computer, sometimes i answer messages on my phone while i’m out and you can tell because autocorrect actually makes me use proper capitalization for once in my life

how many hours have you played the sims? for me i have 4,070 hours. haha help

OMFG i think mine is like...900 or something...i can’t tell if that’s too much or too little, but it’s definitely inaccurate

if i could only look at one person's tumblr from now on it would be yours. ur literally the queen of tumblr #shookaf and also i really hope i die before you ever say ur leaving tumblr cause when u do, i will legit die and bury my own grave. i really appreciate u and hope one day i can be on ur level but rn im at level 1.5 while ur up in the millions :D

I’M SCREAMING PLEASE I AM A PLEB.............i cry u flatter me too much ;-; i genuinely hope i never leave this place because it’s been so fun and it’s helped me evolve so much as an artist and a writer, plus i made some of my greatest friends on here. so i hope that day never comes!! but who knows life is wild. anyway i’m sure you’re actually like at level 578 and are just being modest. it’s okay you don’t have to be humble

i think its so cool that you and wanderlust and other simmers use multiple worlds to make your own town and stuff. idk why but thats just so cool to me and i would have never thought of it. love your blog and story <3

omg!!! well i couldn’t resist, i love a bunch of them and can’t limit myself to just one ya know. plus the more i thought about it, the more my gen 2 story kinda centers around these kids from this one town and the town itself is very relevant. so i felt like i had to make my own!! and i’m very excited to get started with that hehe

I just met a guy named Rodrigo Santiago and I sCREAMED HOLY SHIT

Update (tho idk of you got the first one): I just got a text from a classmate named Rodrigo Santiago. I'm sCREECHING

no freaking way. there’s no way i don’t believe...i want proof...

YOU SO FUCKIN PRECIOUS WHEN U SMILE

dont worry about posting this or do idc but i just wanted to say you should write about whatever you want and not care about whether people think you condone it or not. if i (a gay male) were to write about lesbians its not like im saying YOU HAVE TO BE LESBIANS BLAH BLAH BLAH you know what i mean? or if im writing about a robbery doesnt mean im like condoning robbery so like idk you do you boo and keep it coming ;D ilysm btw

OMFG no yeah i get it, i mean i think now especially in this online environment, people are hyper aware of Problematique things and so they’re a little too quick to point fingers without looking deeper than the surface. and whatever it’s fine people are always gonna be like that because people are mostly inherently judgmental, especially when it comes to consuming media. artists/writers face stuff like this all the time because people refuse to look past the surface, hence why works have gotten misconstrued all the time. but yeah i really appreciate this sentiment, thank u i love u

hope this isnt a weird question but what is the image size that u used for your character page?? thnk u 💕

omg it’s 300x300

have u listened to visions of gideon by sufjan stevens i was listening to it while reading ur stories and it made me so :(

oh my boy sufjan aka gianni’s personality claim i love him...and this song is :{ but i love even if it’s from the nasty age gap peach fucking movie

If i was married to Jamie and he treatin’ our daughter like that… oh I swear HES GOT TO GO!

it’s 2 am i’m so tired answering all of these i forgot who jaime was for a sec i was like um why are we talking about GoT anyways good night

how does alpha hair work with reshade? it seems so good in your screenshots and i’ve seen that in others screenshots it looks bad? whats the secret?

well good morning haha jk i never went to sleep anyway here u go

hooow do you make adorable toddlers in ts4?? teach me, gimme some advice please :(((

chubby cheeks! big eyes! small faces! little but plump lips! a good skin! dats all

how did u get ur sim onto the fire escapes?

ze teleporter mod, that’s it

I snickered at the, THE RETURN OF SANTI. Like I imagine it written in red horror lettering and santi just busts down the door and says ho ho ho im back bench, Did U miss me?

honestly i own a calendar and if i knew a definite date u already fucking kNOW it would be up there

ahhh im sorry for asking but im wondering how you find voice claims?? i'm looking for some for my sims, but it's tough to find one that's *right*, you know?? and your voice claims are great!! thank you <3

OMG voice claims are HARD, i literally just like “collect” them over time...i have a list in my phone of voices i like/may use in the future lmao, but try to think of actors or musicians and search interviews/movie or tv scenes with them speaking!!

i don't even read your story but i still follow you because i love your personality, sim style and just your whole entire tumblr

u follow me for ME? UM...what are u doing here...i’m so sorry (i love u...)

do you have a different reshade preset for flashback screenshots and for the present ones?

i do not!! i just edit differently

what happened to the honeycomb?

OMFG it’s still there...but we legit haven’t seen it since girooni’s wedding so um...it’s gonna have to get a makeover. i’m gonna do it when girooni come back home so i can finally show rupi working there like...wow...she deserves to be seen

lou's dad is the biggest asshole and i am waiting for the day that bitch dies

us when he dies

shit theory: caroline goes to find and confront cillian about what he did in teen lou timeline. care ends up forming a crush on cillian and goes back to meet him several more times, but cillian ends up liking lou more which makes caroline jealous. and that's why they don't speak currently, 'cause cillian ruined lou's life in more ways than one.

uM holy fuck that’s all i got to say

pls tell me that Caro killed the dude that choked Lou (or beat his ass)

god i hope so !

how many people do you follow? are you “strict” with who you follow?

i follow 264 people and yeah i’ve gotten a bit stricter with it just cause like...i only want to follow people whose content i truly care about/will actually notice on my dash

would you ever do a sim dump?

probably in the future, it seems like people want more male and female sims from me SO

ramona got some moves tf

the girl is out here bobbing to the chicken dance like nobody’s business

have u seen the end of the fucking world? if u did what are your #thots

UM......................i watched the first episode ‘cause i heard so much about it and um.............................it was so bad OMFG i hated it. way too edgy for me. completely missed the mark. not into it at all. hard pass

CAN LOU PLEASE HAVE A MAN IN HER LIFE WHO IS NOT A COMPLETE TWAT PLEASE

HOPEFULLY ezra will follow through with that and i don’t necessarily mean in a romantic way but like...as her new roommate MAYBE he will be a blessing we can HOPE

I'm not sure if you've been asked this or not, but your poses are so good and I was wondering if you have ever considered making a pose pack? Sorry if this came off as rude! I love your posts!

i will probably in the future!! but first i gotta figure out which ones i’d actually include

okay so this is random but I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your sims stories. Everything is so perfect and I'm forever shook because I can't believe the "sets" you use are actually the game. Your sims are so fleshed out and you are a huge inspiration to me. Anyways sorry if this was weird but I'm like obsessed with ur blog. bYe

AJHSDHJFSD THANK YOU!!!!!!! yes somehow we work miracles into this game can u believe it...ahh but thank you so much, it means everything that i would inspire you in any way...like what...omg

Santi is actually standing outside present Lou’s apartment wondering where the fuck he went wrong

he’s been there for 6 months just on the street standing there please someone let him in .

LOUUUU OH MY GODDD SKKDSNSJDH MY BABY. SO THATS HOW SHE GOT THE SCAR. WOW

there it is fellas. this message is sooooo old i’m so bad

Have you read/heard of The Lunar Chronicles

i have not!! but i’ll jot it down!

I was wondering if you’ve ever had any problems with skins? For me some on the palm side of the hand it’s noticeably darker than what the skin is supposed to be.. like the rest comes out find but the hands are darker.

hmm...that’s weird, i haven’t seen that. i think it probably depends on the skin? or maybe your sim detail settings?

santi my daddy, honeybodies my mommy, lou looking like a cutie when she saw dat tiny puppy. my name is rappin anon, and i just wanted to say, ur are my favorite simblr basically saving my day. rappin anon OUT

o...my god

i love u

i love u...

[kaoarika]

in another day of my... way-too unlucky week with my laptop.

I know at this point it’s more of a “get over it”, kind of thing, but truly... I haven’t been... feeling this down in a while.

It does feel like I’m working on a(nother) new laptop.

Most of my complaint side goes back on “how serious was this, truly?” because, sure, the looping “automatic attempting to fix a error disc” over and over is, well, very serious... but what really DID motivate ot to do a whole reinstalling of the OS (and one that, wasn’t the original version of the laptop, in the first place)?

Way back when W10 was launched, I remember the pain of being reminded frequently in my W7 laptop -which I originally used for work- that it was possible to automatically update it to W10 (in contrast, my PC, which had a pirate copy of W8, didn’t)... but that also brought some issues along the way (I’m 50/50 sure it had to do with hardware stuff... and also because early W10 wasn’t... really good)... and the only way to turn this whole “automatic” update was turning off Windows Updates (now, if you ask me if I ever reactivated it again in my laptop since up until early this year when it was starting to barely work? Nah :) ). Of course, MS eventually backed off because W7 (and W8, W8.1) was still working nicely during that time and this was like a slap on the face because it was forcing users to update to a newer OS they didn’t wanted to jump in yet :)))

I didn’t really give W10 a try until 2018 when my work laptop had it, and it was a little bit confusing (TOO user friendly, for starters)... but I also realized that maybe that laptop had a previous W10 version (similar as this new laptop has it now), hence some issues I had back in the day. So, once I bought and got my newer one, last year... to be honest? It had its charm? worked efficiently? Heck, I loved the new perks they included with newer updates? (the biggest update so far for this specific W10 version was added in April of this year)

And, in general... I loved not having frequent BSODs, I loved that Chrome didn’t freeze once in a while due to a great load of memory data (hence I was ANGERED when some months back I logged into FB... how godawful is that UI that it froze Chrome on ME for several minutes!?), I loved not having frequent issues with my Intuos tablet (I only recently started to get the infamous “Wacom_Tablet.exe isn’t found” error window message; but I know that Wacom and Windows -esp. W10- aren’t too friendly with each other), etc, etc.

Sure, I had OTHER issues with it (installing a very messy pirate Office was the one mistake I DO regret, because I feel it is HOW it started the whole bad... and I cannot fathom HOW it got updated to 365, for starters... I tend to WONDER if this is what messed EVERYTHING up), but not as BAD as the old laptop (which, let me tell you - it was problematic all around since 2015, we even were forced to disconnect its in-built keyboard, and with that, its ability to connect to wifi...), but I didn’t have other complaints, really?

So... when I sent this to get repaired, and besides having a new (yet quite old version) OS... the technician told us he blocked Windows Updates, because it may have been a cause to get the disk error thing... buuuuut, at the same time... having Updates on is what makes this machine working more efficiently. If this was W7 or W8, I guess I shouldn’t have cared (again, had updates turned off in my old laptop with W7 for 5-6 years)... but MS is pretty “petty” these days, hence WHY it’s almost impossible to block updates as before (you can just pause it for 30 days, and, while understandbly so, because bad updates messing a computer is possible, and I have read a lot, a LOT of bad stories about those)... and heck, it also fixes some of the “early W10 version” aesthetically issues thatI find a pain to look at.

 So, now I’m between a rock and a hard place about those and if I should turn them on sooner than later. 

This isn’t the first time he told us that, either... the work laptop from before? he also told us that Updates was a no-no option... but it has gone through several updates since; I cannot verify right now when was the last time it went through those because it barely can stay on if you aren’t careful enough, lmao (a battery and a charging plug issue combined is hell). Sure it still maintains the now known “dark mode”, it is also somewhat slow for its own (but that could’ve been because it was originally apt for W7, not W10)... but it’s at least a little more up to date than... whatever this is stuck with.

While I haven’t had major issues in the last four days, I do have presenced a few times where my mouse has frozen :’D (which was highly a rare occurrence before all of this happened), and now I’m kinda wondering how responsive the laptop will be once I install my Intuos tablet’s driver... considering what I have gone through before (even having that annoying error message window appearing on the locked screen when turning on the computer... do I have to set a pw to prepare for what may happen?), does this mean should I start getting worried about potential BSODs? Should I be able to test some games that I dl’ed ages ago but my old laptop wouldn’t handle anymore? Should I get worried of something worse happening? At least this turns me long enough off on logging into fb, thank GOD...

But, at the same time, wouldn’t lie that this is a massive turn off on everything I was planning to do, at least in the upcoming months. Let’s say that, at least, the driver thing works, that I put the pw thing to avoid the other potential issue related to it... but, for example, what about CSP? that’s... still off the table. I bought a license in 2019, but haven’t installed the program since because everything I listed here; they do say you can activate the license on three computers at the same time... but, what happens if I got forced to reinstall the OS and didn’t prepare to deactivate it in one computer? similar to what I just got through?

I just cannot jump into smth big until I feel “sure” on the laptop, again. This... just killed all my excitement for the meantime. I have all my files, I can save them in an HDD.. I can prepare to save settings on stuff I normally use (like FireAlpaca, or the Intuos tablet) but getting used to an early OS version you aren’t used to, getting told that “it’s for the best to block updates” (despite... you know, these make the computer work a little bit better? and early W10 kinda sucked?), installing EVERY program or thing you usually worked with AGAIN (have I told you about that time whereI gave up in iTunes initially because I HAD to install the gdmn program to put my mp3 back into my lame 1 GB iPod Shuffle? because that was the only FREE way to charge its battery up? 2010-2011 wasnt a good year, I SWEAR).

This is pretty tiring, UGHHHH.

Also, not sure if this a thing tumblr does, but... has been typing in tumblr in these kind of long posts (when doing it on a whim, not using Word to do so)  getting pretty slow (some tumblr update thing got messed up), or is it my imagination (Chrome might be doing it?) I’m not sure...

[gundampilot]

Inspired by @dialup2002 to post some more old stuff. :) This is a desktop screenshot I posted on my DevART account January 2005. Kicking it with Windows XP, but I loved/preferred the classic style that I was accustom to (95-98-ME). I made the wallpaper used, but I’m having trouble finding a copy of it. I’ll prob try to remake it in non-1024x768 resolution lmao. Not sure if this is from 2005. It might have been from 2004, but I hadn’t posted it yet. I did that a lot. Some fun notes about some of the software icons pictured (lots of info):

Firefox - THE FIRST BROWSER TO DO TABS OMG. I was a huge advocate for Firefox, especially in its initial releases. They were doing things on the internet nobody had really seen up to that point, and made it popular! Since I had so many issues (as most people do) with Internet Explorer, I was shopping around for a new browser at the time of this shot. Google Chrome didn’t exist yet. (Can you imagine??)

IE - As stated above, I disliked IE. It was kept for various reasons, however. Such as testing website layouts, since the mass-majority of people used it and things looked different in browsers when you were coding.

Opera - While giving Firefox a try, I also managed to snag a very, very early copy of Opera. I’ve always been the type of person that loved to try out new stuff as early as possible, and this was a very special piece of software that I wanted to give a go. The reason that it was special? You had to send away for a CD for it. That’s right, kids. They snail-mail’ed me a CD because it was considered “commercial software.” I paid to get that browser lmfao. I was super super hyped later in 2005, because it became “freeware” and I was able to more-easily push my friends to try it out. The devs were (and still are) seriously awesome. This is why I still use Opera as my main browser today! Ya’ll should try it if you aren’t already! You can even use your most-beloved Chrome extensions on it. :)

Soulseek & WinMX - Holy crap, you guys! lmao Is anyone here old enough to remember these programs?? XD This was basically where most people went after Napster bit the dust. This was when we were all scrambling, trying to find a new P2P sharing program. This was right in-between the eMule/Donkey phase and before the Limewire/KaZaA fiascos where people’s computers were being overloaded with viruses from companies trying to stop pirating. Ahh, the wild, wild west... Days were so exciting when you spent hours downloading something that could potentially ruin your computer lmao

WS_FTP - Still one of my favorite FTP programs for Windows! Works like a charm! These days I use Transmit 5 for Mac, but this was my first program ever for file transfer protocol. It’s basically a tool for uploading files to my website’s server, because back when I first registered it, there was no web uploader for that kinda stuff. Now I stick with that because it’s easier and I’m used to it lol

Veo Digital Studio - Used to use this for my webcam back before webcams were built into laptops, and before they were common enough to have amazing freeware available for them.  (Also this is hilarious.) The quality was horrible, but I was hella excited to take pictures and share them with friends and on my blog at the time. From what I remember, there was something I used after this that was some type of South Korean selca software. Haduri? Something like that. It was really cute and even let you do little animations. :) 

Animation Shop - Okay. So... from what I remember, this might have been owned by the people that made Paint Shop Pro? I think it was Corel. I honestly don’t remember where I got this from, but this is what I used to use to make animated gifs (because Photoshop just....didn’t for some reason? I had to use PSP at some point, I remember that. I just don’t remember why lmao. It might have been my copy didn’t allow it, or my computer was just too shit to run it good enough, or just stopped working because....Windows). 

Adobe Photoshop 5.0 - I originally got this rip from a friend of mine, whose dad got a CD from his company that he worked at. It was an official/real license, which was really awesome! I think this was the first version of Photoshop I ever owned (!!), which is pretty amazing to think about about! I had that CD copy for a few years. I initially was gifted a copy of the CD around 2001-2002 or so. I know for a fact I had newer versions (7.0 was legend before CS suite came around), so I’m not sure why I was using this one at this point lmao. My guess is, like mentioned above, something happened with my computer and I didn’t want to format it and reinstall everything lol or because it was the fastest version I had installed to boot up and do a quick photo edit.

Adobe Photoshop 7.0 - I do remember this took a long time to start up. I can only imagine this was like a bad pirated copy or something, or was so bloated with new stuff in it, and that’s why I kept 5.0 for a quick boot. I know I used this majority of the time, though. Most of my backups for brushes and fonts are from backups that include 7.0 as a zip. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  My computer wasn’t the most powerful at the time, despite what I pushed it to do, so this is prob why.  But hell yeah! Photoshop represent! lol I still use it today, and its still one of the first things I install on a fresh OS install. Enjoying CC 2017 these days.

Nero Start Smart - I was so excited to make mix CDs and share them! Back in the day before you had stuff like playlists that were sharable on YouTube/Spotify, etc, you had this to share music. Or play in your car. Or CD walkman. Nero was a software you could burn your CD-Rs and make your own laser-etched album art! I begged for years to get a CD burner lmao. Back when casette tapes were still around enough that my parents were like “but why???” lmao. They were not common back in the day like they became over time, just, like, included on your computer. Back then you had to buy one and install it into your computer tower yourself! I got mine I believe.....in 2001? It was the year after the Playstation 2 was released. The first one I got was just a very standard burner. Did a very specific type of CD burning at a low (slow af) speed. It was $700 lmfao. Let that sink in for a minute because my parents didn’t let me forget about it for the next four years lmfao. I saved up birthday and Christmas money and went halves on it. Then I upgraded to the one that this one was! c: Which did the laser etching, and DVD burning! (And you better believe I was burning DVDs of stuff I was downloading online lmfao this was the golden age of the internet where everything was just available everywhere as long as you had the patience to download that shit, because it took forever to download)

Volume Control - My dad and I messed with the wires on all of these random computer speakers and stereo speakers that we had collected over the years and hotwired our own version of a 5.0 surround sound in the room, which was mounted to the ceiling corners and above the computer station. It was lit. I needed Volume Control easily accessible because sometimes the speakers needed redirecting, or I needed to turn the beats down because my mother was tired of my fifth time playing the Gundam Wing OSTs and Miyavi. (It was metal, okay???)

Windows Media Player - I did not use this to listen to media. Let me reiterate that. I did not use it to listen to media on. lol this was specifically used to rip tracks from CDs that friends lent me, because it was the easiest software I was able to use to change the KBPs for quality control and the ID3 tags so I could save it and organize it for use in Winamp and know wtf I was listening to lol. Nobody used WMP for listening to music.... xD 

Winamp - The best music player. Period. Still. Nothing beats it. Pls, pls, Nullsoft! Come back and make a native version for MacOS. :’((((  I would buy it! Doesn’t even have to have new features or look different. Classic look, pls pls! 

Media Player Classic - Do people still use it??? This player was amazing! Paired with k-lite codec pack, it played everything. It was like VLC before VLC. And it looked good. Clean. Small. Could be installed anywhere which was nice. And the codec packs just made everything look and run fantastic! 

Recycle Bin - .... Trash XD 

Magnifier - This was for my dad because he had bad eyes and couldn’t remember CTRL +/-/0 to increase the text on pages that he wanted to read.

My Documents - Where I saved all the stuff I downloaded. Not the real My Docs. Just a folder that I named as such, with a custom icon. I don’t know why I wanted it there lol. I think to just have a uniform square on my desktop haha

Journal - I renamed this. I forget the original name of the client, but it was the official client of LJ. It was basically a program that let you write up posts for Livejournal and you could format things, draft them, etc, and post without uploading to your journal/blog. I liked it because sometimes I couldn’t post right away, and it made making drafts a lot easier for me to go back and edit. It also let you edit past posts, which was really convenient instead of looking for it on the web version one post at a time.

AIM+ - I loved AOL Instant Messenger, but over time the ads became too much. I invested a lot of time in 3rd party clients. I was constantly switching between AIM+, Adium, DeadAIM, Pigeon, Trillion, etc. Depended on what I wanted to do that day. Want to clone a SN? Want to skin the colors of the chats? Need transparency? Want to customize your lists? Want to log into more than one msg system at once? They all had their strengths. This was my msg service of choice. Back in the day you were either on this, MSN, or Yahoo!. Some people rocked ICQ and there were a few others, but these were the most common from who I knew/hung out with. I miss those days. <3 

You can see WinMX running in the taskbar lmfao so I was prob downloading something at the time of snagging this quick shot. I also had DevART open (prob because I was gonna share this on there). I really wish I had more programs open at the time of this! XD It’s wild to look back at some of the software changes over the years!

Anyway, that’s one of my oldest screenshots that I can find that I’m able to share right now. :) I’m going to be posting a remake of that wallpaper that I did later today for those of you that want that, too.

If you read this far, thank you!! Hope you had fun reading about old stuff! 

[gamingandeducating]

XCOM 2: War of The Chosen

When I bought XCOM 2 (probably 2 years ago) on sale I didn't really know what I was buying. The name carried the weight of being “good” and I didn't even think to watch a video or read a review before buying it heavily discounted via the xbox store. Since then there have been numerous failed campaigns, uninstalls and reinstalls. Soldiers I have fallen in love with, named and then stupidly gotten killed, hence the number of uninstallations. I guess it would be fair to say that my time with xcom was tumultuous and while in my head I adored the permadeath aspect of it, in reality I hated it as every time I was faced with the consequences my response was a trip to the manage game section before I played something else. I would say that every time I played again I felt a little bit more competent than the last, but I would never say that I had any level of expertise towards the game. So why did I reinstall this game again? There was a sale on the expansion of course! At a certain point going back to xcom 2 was boring for me, I would have to go through the same early levels and the same early research projects and the same early VO before I hit anything new and then bounce away as soon as it got too difficult (yes this is a problem of my own making but still). The expansion however meant that I could experience enough new things while making my way through the old and so my playthrough began anew. 

The turn based strategy of xcom is deceptively simple and I have no doubts in thinking that I played it with as much grace as a dog pouring a tea into fine china, but I loved trying to be tactical. Moving my rookies into position before shooting that first shot into the Advent and beginning the chaos. This was made more interesting for me with the addition of the faction specialist soldiers called the Reapers who stay concealed even when they have fired or the squad is revealed. For me an element of the grand tactitian was lost in xcom 2 when the first shot was fired and the enemy got their free move away before the rest of your fireteam could strike. I would have much preferred some system by which I could synchronise attacks while hiding to give that true feeling of a small number tactical operation taking place. The Reapers allowed for this a little more. I also played a lot with a new class type called the Skirmisher which felt underpowered by the midgame because of the equipment that I had doled out to my other members and not Mox the skirmisher, after that point he never stood a chance. There was a third new type but I never played with it because it sounded confusing to hell and I didn't see the obvious benefit and so sunk my experience elsewhere. The addition of these classes made a welcome change to the 4 archetypes that come with the base game. 

While the set story missions were nothing special and the overarching story was also pretty paint by numbers the narrative in this game comes from the story between the soldiers that you send into battle. Its the meta-story that is produced by a missed shot from your sniper leading to their MEC troopers decimating your ranger who gets healed, but the squad is still in a precarious position, but then the sniper who missed the first shot takes aim again and this time his aim is true. While this might mean nothing to most people this story meant something to me and that is why that sniper earned the nickname “Second Shot”. 

The main introduction in the war of the chosen was the 3 Chosen that serve as protectors in certain regions on the world map. They offer some difficulties that make you approach each level in a different way. The computer can be as risky as it wants to be with the alien forces and the chosen because it has an unlimited supply of them, whereas if one of your soldiers takes a hit then it is a real hammer blow for the rest of the mission and might scupper some of your plans for the next few missions. I liked the Chosen specific missions, although I would have preferred some unique factors in each one as they felt pretty samey after the first. As soon as the first Chosen was dropped and I reaped the sweet loot benefits then I made an effort to get all of their amazing and overpowered weaponry that made me feel like a superhero. 

Xcom works best when there is a pressure. When the soldiers send out have worth to them and when the mission timer gets remarkably close to zero. The random missions and mapping heighten the pressure, but once again I felt that there was only so much in terms of variety that I could find here. During the late game I just ignored certain mission types because I was bored by them and I could do so without penalty. In my meta narrative I reasoned this away by saying that XCOM only had certain amount of resources to use and while I was told that this wasn't recommended I never felt penalised. For a game that stresses decision making, it felt like this was an oversight and an exploit that covered up the lack of options for mission types. I will give a shout out here to the Lost Missions. The zombieish, third faction was super interesting to play and the new dynamic of another threat made me reconsider all of my moves. While shooting and killing them granted you another action their ability to bog down advent made them more useful alive. 

I was ultimately disappointed with the finale of the campaign as it emphasises the save the world aspect more than the band of brothers I had created, but truly the last mission sucked, it was nothing more than a trip down memory lane with every creature you’d fought up until that point and three of the bosses from the missions prior thrown in for good measure. This paled in comparison to the sneaky, three man mission that went before that was an incredibly interesting and unique mission.

In my head the problems with the last mission could have been solved by having some sort of b team mission that sets up the final venture and depending on how well your b team does dictates the bonuses for your A-team. I picture it similarly to mass effect 2′s suicide mission. The fact that members of the B team might have to die would really add the drama and motivation that the final mission lacked. 

Xcom 2 has the potential to be played over and over again as I have proven, however the end game feels too grindy and likes the spartan, outnumbered feel of the early and midgame. I would recommend xcom 2 to anyone who wants a backdrop to tell their own stories of war, but warn them that their attachment will only bring them heartbreak. RIP Second Shot 

[angryconnoisseurgentlemen]

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By Ana Hurka-Robles, Henry T. Casey 26 October 2017 Here’s how to have your favorite tunes available even when you’re offline, by syncing your Spotify playlists on your iPhone. Spotify streams your favorite tunes to you as long as you have a data connection. But, what do you do if you don't have a data connection on your iPhone? You use Spotify's Offline mode, of course!

My Spotify will not let me sign in I have internet and when I sign in with Facebook it asks me to go online I don't want to reinstall the app as I would loose all my downloaded songs. Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs. Spotify is all the music you’ll ever need. Listening is everything - Spotify. However, the Spotify web player and Spotify Android app both appear to be working as usual. Turning off the iPhone's mobile data and WiFi allows the user to open the Spotify app in offline mode.

Contents

3 Key Features of Spotify Premium:

11 Spotify Premium APK Account FAQ:

What is Spotify Premium APK?

Spotify Mod APK is a modified and unlocked form of original Spotify App that can be used with immediate access without paying anything, unlike its paid version. Anyone can use and enjoy all the premium features of Spotify with family and friends as it has different versions.

Basic Features of Spotify:

Spotify Limited launched Spotify in 2008, and it gets updated with more exciting features all the time and then it also launched its app which has now around 500 million downloads with 271 million active users and it also introduced its monthly subscription options for individual, family and student basis. Spotify can be used offline and it’s also free from advertisement.

It is usually left to the editorial team at the company who decides which songs deserve to get the look. Over the past few years, being featured on the playlist has become a goal for many artists and labels. Download spotify playlist online.

You can search for songs by song lyrics and also with the singer name. It has more than 50 million tracks and 3 billion playlists. Firstly, Spotify was limited to use in the United States and Sweden, and now it’s being used in around 80 countries. Spotify has three plans Individual, Family and Student with monthly charges of £4.99/9.99/14.99. A family plan can be used for a maximum of 6 accounts and the other two can be used for one account only.

You can use Spotify for Android, iOS and with Computer (Windows, Linux, macOS) with full quality offline and online streaming. But in Spotify Premium APK there are limited features like it will show some ads, have lower quality than an original paid app as in this free download version some features are still locked.

Key Features of Spotify Premium:

No Advertisement:

All of us know that advertisement during app streaming is annoying and many online streaming has this issue but here in Spotify videos are ads free.

this feature has made this app more attractive. But if you get free Spotify here than it shows some ads in it but many of its users don’t mind of these little ads. It ruins a bit of experiencing this app but for sure that’s free.

Discover Favourite Music:

When you set up the account than Spotify asks about the account holder’s interest in favourite category and artist and after that Spotify show all the relevant interest-based music from which you can select the videos to play.

Skips and Shuffles:

The premium version provides an option to shuffles and skip any song, but this is for limited no of times, and when you expire this limit you can’t skip or shuffles any song. But Spotify Premium Mod APK gives unlimited skips and shuffles to users. And users love it.

Streaming Quality:

One of the key features of Spotify that its streaming audio quality adjusts as per the device and or you can select the default audio.

Vehicle or Car View:

If you are travelling and using Spotify Premium than video or audio switching option can be used. You have to turn this option “ON” then song switching will be very easy for Car or Vehicle mod. Many users spend all their leisure time while travel and here Spotify is a great option to spend with.

Spotify Offline:

It is also one of Spotify’s best feature. You can find any music or podcast video or audio you need and may download to play that in offline mode. And this feature also makes it a unique choice for many users. Because many users don’t have a WIFI option all day. So, they just download the music video so they can play it in offline mode.

No Extra Extension Required:

Another key feature of Spotify is that it doesn’t require any rooting means it has NO ROOT option which also makes it unique.

Music Lyrics and Back Story:

Spotify partnered with genius to provide its users, another extra feature of music lyrics and back story of the song to make that video more interesting to users and it also enhances their information about their favourite songs and singers.

Social Sharing Option:

Now-a-day’s people have more love to share their favourite videos and sons on their social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to show their kind of interest.

My Playlist:

Spotify also gives options for its users to create and build their playlist for their loving Songs and Podcasts.

Spotify Connect Option:

There are many users who use Spotify with many devices like T.V, Cell, Car, I pad with their sound system so they can use Spotify Connect option.

Spotify Radio:

One of the great features is that it automatically builds its playlist based upon your searches and interests and that helps its user to search for his/her specific video.

Spotify App Version:

Application NameSpotify AppDeveloper NameSpotify LimitedUpdate On2 Days AgoMod Version8.5.81.991Mod FeaturesNo Ads, Premium UnlockedAvailable GuideFor Windows, Android and iOSAPK Size23 MBNo. of Downloads500,000,000+

Requirements for Spotify Premium APK to Install and Use:

Spotify has a great feature that it can be used with minimum requirements for devices even though how old that device or phone is. At least Android 4.1 should be installed on the phone because this is the basic Operating System to use Spotify. Even with this one the requirement you can enjoy Spotify with all its premium features. But adding one more thing in these criteria is to create a Spotify account first that will make your experience smooth and easy for Spotify Premium features.

How to Install and Use Spotify Premium APK:

You can install Spotify from the above-given download link which will route you to download the unlocked and mod APK of Spotify. But here one main thing you must have to know and remember for future also that you don’t have to update the app from within the Spotify account for experiencing all features all the time even when the updated version is available because that will divert you to the paid version. Every time you must download the updated version from the above link as from here you will get the updated version link. We know this is one limitation of this but that should be bearable for experiencing the free Spotify.

One more thing to consider for using Spotify Premium it user faces a problem that APK version they are using on their device is unstable we know that’s annoying but to avoid this problem users first have to research and download the APK version that is compatible with their devices sometimes APK is heavy that put the device on rendering. You can follow a hint here if you a mobile version then download the older version of Spotify Mod APK which will more probably solve your problem.

Spotify Premium APK for PC users:

Here are some quick steps to follow and install the Spotify APK as its not available on Google Play store.

Step 1: Go to Download Page Link, which will route you to the actual page of download. Click here and download will start.

Step 2: When downloading is completed than in chrome upper right corner you will see three dots, click on it a drop-down menu will appear and you may select Spotify APK here.

Spotify Premium APK for Android users:

If you are an android user then follow these steps to download APK.

Step 1: Click the above-given download page link.

Step 2: This will route you to the download page. Click on the “Download Now” button. Install the APK here and complete the process to create your Spotify Account.

Step 3: Now you can open the APK and enjoy Spotify.

Spotify Premium APK for iOS users:

This Mod APK is just for PC and Android users but if someone wants to use this on iOS than some extra steps must be followed here.

Step1: Install any android emulator like apps valley in your iOS and connect your PC with iOS via this emulator.

Step2: Download, the Spotify Mod APK and save it at some specific location.

Step3: Turn ON the trust of that device with PC to give access to use the APK.

Step4: Now login to the Spotify APK and enjoy this.

Otherwise, the app allows the users to stream online the songs without using the extra storage space. Spotify mega mod apk no root.

One key thing to note if you are using a browser other than chrome than they will ask for unknown source permission to select the app and download the Spotify APK to install.

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Spotify is not available in your country?

Spotify is only available in around 80 countries which sometimes limits its number of users expand but here you may solve the problem by using a VPN on your mobile. Here is the full process to follow and use the Spotify Account.

Install a free VPN and after that fully validate the VPN account and set target country location i.e. the United States. After this create your account in Spotify and use this freely.

Here one key point to note is trying to use VPN mostly when you are using Spotify Account even in Offline mode to pass the location tracking of App.

Spotify Premium APK Account FAQ:

Is it possible that the Spotify playlist gets deleted?

If you are using Spotify offline than it may possible that due to some error it stops showing you the playlist. You can get it back. Just go online and open up your account here your playlist is saved. You can find all your information here in Spotify account.

Is there any other app we can use instead of Spotify?

Spotify is the best among all the music streaming apps because of the quality and a vast collection of tracks and due to this, it has gathered a huge number of users who are active. Along with Spotify, there are some other streaming apps like Amazon Music, Deezer, etc.

How to update my Spotify Mod APK?

If you are using Spotify app paid version then you will find an option in the right side of your Spotify account to update it. If you want to update its Mod APK version than you can download it here again. We regularly update these versions on an immediate basis.

Can we use Spotify Offline?

Yes, there is an option to download songs from the Spotify app and after saving that you may go offline and may enjoy your lovely music while staying offline. This service is also available for free if you download the mod APK link from here.

Is it legal to use the Spotify free version?

If you are using the Spotify premium version than it’s legal and fair. Spotify has all the rights of its collection of tracks. They are fairly paying royalties to all the singers and content creator companies according to their contracts. If you are using a free version of it than it is against the terms and policies of Spotify Limited. Because it’s just modified and unlocked by freelance developers who worked over it released this free version. In the paid version account holders get full customer support and emails to get the Spotify update notification on time, which secures the account on time.

Can we use Spotify without rooting the phone or device?

If you are using the updated free mod APK version than you don’t need to root your phone, and it also does not need any other extension to play. But if you already rooted the phone then you still can use this phone.

Is there any difference between Spotify’s paid and free version?

Yes, there are many differences between free and paid versions of Spotify Account. You will find no ads if you are using a paid version. You will get notification all the time when the Spotify Limited will update the app. There are videos which you can access only if you are using a paid version. Even you get amazed by the high-level customer service support.

Can I use the Spotify Account if it’s not available in my country?

Spotify is available in around 80 countries and still Spotify Limited is working to expand its network to other countries. Currently, if Spotify is not available in your country you may use free VPN service for this. You may set your preferred location where Spotify is already available. You must have to ensure that your free VPN is bypassing the Google location finding parameters because sometimes even paid VPN stops working and can’t hide device location.

For how much devices Spotify can be used with better Quality?

According to Spotify’s criteria if you have individual or student account you can use it with one device only but if you have a family account than you can attach it with six devices.

Does Spotify operate fine to any internal or external internet connection?

Spotify works fine with both internal (normal cellular data) or external (WIFI connection). If its speed is around 5 Mbps, it works fine with the same speed and quality of content.

How to use Spotify when its showing location error?

When someone is using Spotify account with free VPN then it shows some location error when your VPN location is not active, or when your free VPN is not able to bypass the Google location finder. You have to log out both account than the first login to VPN to choose your Spotify supported location and after that loin to Spotify Account. In this way, it will start working. If it still not works then download any other free VPN available and try to choose location United States because it fully supports Spotify App.

Can we change the Spotify account password?

Yes, you can change the Spotify password. Once you search for the Spotify Login page and put your email or username and click on the password change request. You will find right below the password box. Spotify will send a password reset link to the given email. You have to click the link and put your new password and you can now enjoy your Spotify content.

What is Spotify++?

You can use Spotify paid version only for android or windows. What iOS users will do with that and how can they use that. Here you will find the modified version of Spotify by developers which is available as Spotify Plus Plus or Spotify ++. We told earlier that we must configure an android emulator or apps valley for iOS to use it as an android mobile. Android emulator like Apps Valley is configured first then go to the home screen and search Spotify Account to login. Here confirmation of VPN if you are using it from the country which is not supportive of Spotify.

Is using Spotify Mod APK safe on any device?

Spotify recently detected some modified versions of the app with malware and which also damage the Spotify users’ devices due to that malware. Here you will find mod APK after full scanning by world high paid websites like Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee, etc.

How much amount I can save with Spotify Mod APK?

Spotify is the world’s renowned music streaming app. It’s “Video Quality” is incomparable, but if you still want to save your cost, a free version is available as Spotify APK here. After three months trial period Spotify charges $5 and $10 per month for Spotify student and individual account. You can download Spotify Mod APK here if you want to save your cost.

How to get Spotify Premium account, for free?

Spotify Premium for android and Spotify Plus Plus for iOS can be downloaded here with full is free access.

Can I use Spotify in my car via Bluetooth and without Phone?

You can use Spotify in the car via Bluetooth. You must pair your phone or any other device in which you are using your Spotify account with car stereo. Remember this process of pairing is the same as a pairing of any other Bluetooth enabled devices.

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so I marathoned Gundam Wing yesterday...

so like, here’s what happened

-my husband is repairing my grandfather’s computer for him, because it randomly decided to say “lol fuck everything I’m not gonna work AT ALL anymore”

-he’s in the wonderful “install windows, see if anything fucks up, run tests, see if anything fucks up, reinstall windows, see if anything fucks up, change a few settings, run more tests, see if anything fucks up” phase of repair, so he’s got a lot of time on his hands but can’t really go DO anything because the little goblin of a machine is being an ass so he has to pay attention to it to see how it’s reacting to his latest pokes and prods

-so I guess he’s feeling nostalgic for our teenage years and it’s new on Hulu so fuck it, let’s watch Gundam Wing!

-I join him on the couch with my laptop because I’m having a lazy ass day and this show was a formative part of my teenage years *cough*

the rest under a cut because this shit got long lol

-look, y’all got nothing with this Voltron drama shit. just saying, GW fandom was its own special hell, and I’m probably eternally dammed just for being a party to it

-also 1x2/2x1 and 3x4 were SO overrated. gimme that 1x4x1 or 2x4x2 any day

-yes, there WAS a difference between configurations. also, Quatre was my favorite character in the series and fucking NOBODY wrote him topping omg I have so much ancient salt about this you have no idea

-ANYWAYS

-we start watching it, it’s all cool and nostalgic and shit

-oh my god tyool 2000 voice acting is AWFUL. the sound/volume mixingis HORRIBLE

-listening to Treize trying to be smooth but still having to match the lip flaps. is bad. the pacing is awkward and unnatural. if there was voice direction they certainly didn’t know how to direct an effective speech let me tell YOU

-a couple of episodes in, I come to a realization.

-Wufei is just INCREDIBLY Canadian. like this voice actor is Aggressively Canadian. this becomes a running joke. for the next few eps he appears in I randomly say ‘eh’ after some of his lines. husband is cracking up

-HEEEeeeEROOoooOOooO!!!!!!!11!!!!!!

-everyone says ‘Heero’ like REALLY awkwardly? like you can TELL the voice actors were coached on how to say it ‘correctly’ because it never comes out naturally. there’s always this hint of a forced accent. like I get it’s a name, but there’s not even the natural variation on syllable stresses you get on everyone else’s names. even Astonishingly Canadian Wufei says it the same way

-Wufei is SO CANADIAN, omg

-a few more episodes in, like ep 10 maybe? I bring up an Interesting Thing

-”hey, you ever hear about the Gundam Wing drinking game?” “no” “okay, here’s how it goes. you take a drink every time someone says ‘It’s A Gundam!’“

-for the rest of the series, every time someone shouts ‘It’s A Gundam!’ we look at each other like we’re in The Office

-somebody shouts ‘It’s A Gundam!’ about three times an ep. some have more, some have less. I don’t remember how many times it shows up in the recap episodes, we skipped those for obvious reasons

-you wanna get All Day Drunk? play that. you’ll be hammered in an hour guaranteed, especially if you start from the beginning because it happens ALL THE TIME in the first few eps

-we don’t do this because I doubt there’s enough liquor in the house lol and besides he’s got that computer to babysit

-I’m fucking around on my laptop too, mostly listening at times because let me tell you, 49 (minus 2 recap) episodes is a LONG TIME

-NOBODY will let Heero live down the time he blew himself up. everyone keeps throwing shade about it, it’s great.

-me: ’you self destruct ONE TIME...’

-we discuss how every guy has a girl counterpart at one point. I think it was when Cathy shows up? like, every guy has his Designated Girlfriend, but

-Cathy is more or less Trowa’s Sister Figure?

-insert bad incest jokes here. insert commentary on how Trowa was clearly Gay for Quatre

-him: ’does Quatre even HAVE a girl? I don’t think he does’ me: ‘idk, he’s got his older sister I think?’ him: ‘yeah they’re So Gay’

-me, when Wing Zero shows up: ‘wait! Quatre DOES have a girl! remember, he’s got Eyebrow Girl’ him: ‘who?’ me: ‘y’know, that blond chick with Treize’s eyebrows who’s totally a lesbian for Relena?’ him: ‘oh yeah, Her. yeah, she was such a lesbian’

-nobody in this show is straight. except Une. Treize is probably bisexual. Wufei has some weird projection going on with his Gundam, but that’s not really a sexuality.

-when Sally and Noin finally meet up and have a conversation, we just look at each other and at the same time say ‘leeesbiaaanss’

-look, I know Noin was supposed to have had something with Zechs, but when she’s got way more chemistry with the woman she just met, well...

-I make a comment somewhere along the way about Zechs and Treize, and he just looks at me in resignation. he WANTS to argue, but he CAN’T. it’s GREAT

-one of us says something about Wufei only getting it up for his mobile suit, but I can’t remember which of us it was lol

-we have a big argument over who can actually handle the  Zero System, and whether Quatre going homicidal counts as his Zero System freakout because he was already fucked in the head at that point and didn’t even notice that it was doing something to him

-he doesn’t believe me when I say that Heero installs it in Sandrock near the end and forces Quatre to master it

-I win, because I’m Queen Trivia Bitch and he should honestly know better at this point. it doesn’t hurt that I totally had one of my Teenage Anime Crushes on him lol

-look, the first time I saw him in that tent sipping tea in the desert teenage me immediately went “Yes Please! I would definitely like some of That!”

-there was some conversation about how the one dude leading the Romefeller Foundation was an absolute IDIOT for thinking he could make Relena a figurehead and not end up with her pulling the rug straight out from under him

-I really didn’t appreciate Relena enough as a teenager. she’s actually seriously a badass and I didn’t even notice. I mean, I KIND OF noticed? I didn’t do the Hatedom thing. but I did resent the time she took away from the actiony scenes

-Note to anyone who wants to do this themselves: Hulu does NOT have Endless Waltz. he sulked for an HOUR straight over that lol

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1: Namealex2: Agetwenty one pilots minus three3: 3 Fearshaving to install ubunturunning out of gaseverything on my hard drive getting corrupted, because that would mean reinstalling ubuntu 4: 3 things I lovedogs, drones, and bikes!5: 4 turns onconfidence, really good hair, a ticket to PyCon 2018, mccree6: 4 turns offwhen someone presses the power button again, all four of them7: My best friendhigh exarch turalyon8: Sexual orientationbi(cycle)9: My best first datewhat counts as a date10: How tall am Ifive even, i'm pretty useful in the home depot lumber section11: What do I missbeing in the robotics shop12: What time were I born6:12 pm, an unholy number 13: Favorite colorbloo14: Do I have a crushi think so 15: Favorite quote"everything dies, baby that's a factbut maybe everything that dies some day comes back"16: Favorite placeanywhere that i can pass out on17: Favorite foodnoodles, but also i had a really good brisket sandwich at my dad's place today it was like a healthy burger18: Do I use sarcasmno not at all19: What am I listening to right nowatlantic city by bruce springsteen the boss20: First thing I notice in new personif i can take them in a fight 21: Shoe sizesix but if you pay me, i can go up to a twelve 22: Eye colorbrown, apparently one that is abnormal for asians23: Hair colormidnight caramel24: Favorite style of clothingmessy, it's actually the new fad25: Ever done a prank call?no because i lose my shit in the first five seconds27: Meaning behind my URLits what i called the cheval de fries defense in 2016 because I'm Funny28: Favorite movieterminator 2 probably29: Favorite songthunder road but if it wasn't springsteen i'd probably say wish you were here/the final cut by pink floyd or read my mind by the killers. but listen that's like making me choose between my children30: Favorite banduGH what did I just say, pink floyd is up there i guess31: How I feel right nowtired, headachey, racing against hypothetical julia in answering this ask32: Someone I lovealleria windrunner33: My current relationship statustaken like bacon34: My relationship with my parentsits gotten better for sure35: Favorite holidayfourth of july because its warm36: Tattoos and piercing i havei'm bare and unstabbed37: Tattoos and piercing i wanti probably want a tattoo but idk what38: The reason I joined Tumblrprobably pjo fanart39: Do I and my last ex hate each other?well i certainly don't hate them40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts?i get steaks, uchicago kid tells me good night after his last lame bot game of league41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted?don't think i've kissed joseph42: When did I last hold hands?today, a few hours ago43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning?not long if you don't count actually getting up44: Have I shaved your legs in the past three days?what is hair45: Where am I right now?my bed46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me?either emma or art major au hanzo 47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level?well i like having working eardrums 48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad?hell yeah i do49: Am I excited for anything?really excited to go to work and have no one be there tomorrow50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to?yeah 51: How often do I wear a fake smile?i'm always wearing a fake smile52: When was the last time I hugged someone?probably today53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me?depends on the situation 54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not?probably not i'd cut it off by now55: What is something I disliked about today?the rain was being a dickhole56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?i think we already know the answer57: What do I think about most?what i should be doing58: What’s my strangest talent?i have no talents 59: Do I have any strange phobias?yeah 60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?i prefer to eat the camera61: What was the last lie I told?"dark souls is a good game"62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?i hear carrier pigeons are making a comeback63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens?ghosts? possible. aliens? yeah.64: Do I believe in magic?yeah i exist65: Do I believe in luck?no but my moms superstitions has made me paranoid of it66: What's the weather like right now?shitty and wet 67: What was the last book I've read?inheritance, again68: Do I like the smell of gasoline?not really69: Do I have any nicknames?alex is a particularly infamous one70: What was the worst injury I've ever had?either when i burned myself or when i found out my ubuntu installation didn't come with backlights71: Do I spend money or save it?hmmmmmm72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue?i can touch my lip with my tongue 73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me?yeah there's my pink work shirt74: Favorite animal?tiger75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM?probably vacuuming76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is?Adobe Experience Manager77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it?born to run 78: How can you win my heart?tolerate me79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone?"please rez me"80: What is my favorite word?pachyderm81: My top 5 blogs on tumblruh i dont even know the blog names anymore 82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say?good night i am sleepy83: Do I have any relatives in jail?probably some in china84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power?flying like a stealth drone, so that i go at supersonic speeds and i'm also invisible85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on?"have you been giving it your all"86: What is my current desktop picture?an alliance human and an orc duking it out87: Had sex?ye88: Bought condoms?no89: Gotten pregnant?pregnant with my dreams!!90: Failed a class?not officially91: Kissed a boy?almost92: Kissed a girl?i believe so93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain?its happened i think94: Had job?many job95: Left the house without my wallet?not recently since i got my license96: Bullied someone on the internet?i don't have the time for that97: Had sex in public?nope98: Played on a sports team?robotics is a SPORT FOR THE MIND99: Smoked weed?first where would i get it100: Did drugs?nop101: Smoked cigarettes?n o p102: Drank alcohol?the ask meme got me there, yeah103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan?i don't think i could live104: Been overweight?no105: Been underweight?yeah 106: Been to a wedding?no 107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight?try ten hours108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight?hm no109: Been outside my home country?yes #worldtraveler110: Gotten my heart broken?when the assassins creed revelations trailer came out and it ends with ezio's aged face being revealed i started crying111: Been to a professional sports game?that's too much112: Broken a bone?the bone that held my happiness113: Cut myself?nopee114: Been to prom?i had a date with my calculus workbook 115: Been in airplane?yes unfortunately 116: Fly by helicopter?no but it will happen117: What concerts have I been to?none concerts 118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex?hm idk119: Learned another language?yeah technically 120: Wore make up?i prefer my ugly vanilla look thank you very much121: Lost my virginity before I was 18?i guess yeah 122: Had oral sex?never performed it 123: Dyed my hair?like a phoenix, and then a passionate robotics member124: Voted in a presidential election?i was basically a baby in the eyes of the law before i could125: Rode in an ambulance?noooo126: Had a surgery?once as a baby, now as a mature adult who needed their wisdom teeth taken out127: Met someone famous?hell ye128: Stalked someone on a social network?nichols before i became friends with him129: Peed outside?very likely130: Been fishing?yeah it was fun131: Helped with charity?yeeee132: Been rejected by a crush?this implies that i take initiative133: Broken a mirror?twice due to somersaults134: What do I want for birthday?a cd with all my spotify music burned onto it

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Installing and using Dropbox for Mac is as simple as downloading and installing the app. From there, your Dropbox acts like a folder on your computer—except that it resides in the cloud. Here's how to add it to your Mac. That’s it, you’ve just copied the file from a shared Dropbox folder onto your own MacBook Air or other Mac system. In fact, since it’s a video, my demo can now be opened and viewed: With a name like “Crash Landing” you can probably guess how the video ends. Anyway, that’s it. Dropbox on the Mac. Super easy to work with. I spoke my book to an audio producer and he put it on Dropbox. To e-transfer it to disc I need to download my dropbox file onto my MacBook Air and the file is only available in a link from Dropbox.

The importance and utility of Cloud storage in our life are certainly of great help to provide security against data loss threats. Its role has been of significant assistance in making our lives much easier and convenient. The small businesses and even regular computer users use embedded security features of cloud storage for file sharing rather than using expensive server systems.

The cloud-based platforms including Dropbox and Google Drive are even better alternatives that use such programs so that you can get access the cloud files from your desktop.

Mac users: Click on the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, select the gear icon at the bottom left, and click on Preferences. Click on the Account tab, and then click on Change Settings.

What is Dropbox and how to uninstall it on Mac.

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How to remove Dropbox from Mac

How to manually remove Dropbox from Mac

An alternate method to remove Dropbox from Mac:

Dropbox is a personal cloud-based storage service that allows you to file sharing and collaboration. It also allows quicker sharing of files across multiple devices and lets you even stream files online. It further allows you to back up your files onto a database in the cloud for safekeeping. Here, in this article, we are providing you with a complete guide for how to remove dropbox from Mac with ease.

All those users who change their mind and wish to switch from Dropbox to another platform have faced difficulty and are generally unsure of how to uninstall dropbox on Macbook. The users may wish to delete the dropbox because of the limited 2GB free storage that it provides or because of security concerns about dropbox use.

There also may be several other reasons why you want to remove the dropbox from your computer, that’s why this article seeks to explain everything to you in relation to understand about How to remove dropbox from Mac system, keeping your data safe.

Things to remember before uninstalling dropbox

There are a few things that you must remember before you uninstall dropbox. The concept of cloud storage is that your files are not actually on your system; instead, they are being stored on a cloud server so that you can access them remotely. If we follow this concept, the process of removing dropbox from your Mac is not actually deleting the files stored in it.

The only thing happening is that the dropbox program is being removed from your desktop. And to note, you will only able to access your dropbox account and files in that folder via the Dropbox website.

The users who have their file synchronization can no longer avail of this luxury. So, if you really want to delete your Dropbox files or account, then deleting it is not the right approach. To understand in detail, this article will explain to you how to remove dropbox files from Mac system.

How to remove Dropbox from Mac

There are two methods to remove dropbox from Mac. The first method is by removing the dropbox manually and the second method says to remove dropbox from Mac by using utility or applications. Also, in another way, you can remove your dropbox account or delete it. Lets’ discuss the two methods in detail:

How to manually remove Dropbox from Mac

The first method to remove dropbox from Mac can be done by removing it manually. If your dropbox is open, then quit the dropbox by following the methods:

Step 1: Unlink your Dropbox account

Launch Dropbox on your Mac > Click on the dropbox icon from the menu bar > Go to the settings > Select ‘Preferences’ > Dropbox command line tool.

A new menu appears where you click on ‘Account’ tab > Now, click on the ‘Unlink this dropbox’

settings to remove your account > Once done,

click on the ‘Dropbox icon’ at the top of the screen >

Now dropbox Account is unlink quit the dropbox icon from so that it stop working.

Step 2: Move the Dropbox Application the trash folder

When done, go to the application folder and remove the dropbox application to the trash folder.

You can also trash the folder which contains all the remaining files.

But the thing is, this manual removal of the dropbox method sometimes doesn’t work because the system shows that the removal of the application is impossible as the app is bound to the application account. Still even after unbinding the application account and then try to remove the dropbox folder with all the files.

Further, if you also wish to remove the files in the dropbox folder from hard drive, then drag the dropbox folder to the trash. Applying this way, it will deflect your dropbox folder which is present in a local folder.

How to delete Dropbox account on Mac completely

Uninstalling the dropbox program from Mac won’t delete your dropbox account. But if you still wish to delete your Dropbox account as well from the Mac device, then you follow the below-listed steps. However, it is to be noted that performing these steps will delete your dropbox files too, so ensure that you have a copy of your files to prevent any important data loss.

Step 1: Open a browser app and type Dropbox.com into the address bar.

Step 2: Sign-in to dropbox using your email id and password.

Step 3: Once there, go to the top-right, click your name and select the ‘Settings’ from the drop-down menu.

Step 4: Below the ‘General’ header, locate and click on ‘Delete My Account’

Step 5: An optional step with a window asking the reason for your decision will appear. If you want to give a reason then enter your password, write so, and click ‘Delete my account.’ Now you are done.

An alternate method to remove Dropbox from Mac:

The other alternate method to remove the dropbox from your Mac device is by the usage of tools or utilities. To carry out this secondary method, there is particular software available for the same. The name of the software goes by “App Cleaner and Uninstaller” which enables you to remove the dropbox folder from your device. This software also lets you manage the different extensions. With the help of just one click, the software app cleaner will disable the unwanted Mac start-ups programs. You just need to follow these easy steps:

Step 1: First thing, you need to quit your dropbox application. Once done, you need to launch the app cleaner and then search out for the dropbox on it.

Step 2: When you find the application on the app cleaner, click on the app > select the delete option and press ok to delete it.

The above methods will completely delete the data of an application from your device.

Mac free memory cleaner. Nonetheless, it is to be noted that the services of the App cleaner software are basically cloud-based so in case, you are afraid of losing any other important file and wish to reinstall the dropbox on your Mac system, then you can restore all of your data or lost files.

In case you are facing trouble issue while removing dropbox from Mac, then you follow these 4 steps as given below:

Step 1: Go to utilities and go to applications available on the dropbox folder.

Step 2: Open the activity monitor and scroll to find the lines that say dropbox.

Step 3: Once there, click on X to force to quit an application.

Step 4: You need to repeat this method for each line which is saying dropbox, and then try to uninstall the dropbox again.

Delete Dropbox using Third party app:

There are plenty of third party app which uninstall dropbox in single click. few of them are list below.

CleanMyMac X

CleanMyMac X is all-in-one package to awesome your Mac. It cleans megatons of junk and makes your computer run faster. Just like it did on day one.

Download and launch CleanMyMac X

Click on the Uninstaller tool in the sidebar.

Locate Dropbox in the list of apps and check the box next to it.

Press Uninstall.

Check for any leftover files by clicking on Leftovers in the Uninstall utility. If there are any listed, check the box next to them and press Uninstall.

AppCleaner

AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.

Simply drop an Dropbox application onto the AppCleaner window. It will find for the related files and you can delete them by clicking the delete button.

Optional Method for removal of the dropbox from Mac

Additionally, there is another optional method to remove the dropbox from your Mac system can be done by following these simple steps as listed below:

Step 1: Open the finder > Select ‘go to a folder’ > Press shift + command + G.

Step 2: Or you can simply go to the ‘menu’ and click on it to open the dialog box. Now, copy and paste the ~/. Dropbox into the box > and press the ‘Return key’.

Once it is done, you can remove the Dropbox app from the system settings and select all files in that dropbox folder and drag and drop them into the trash.

How Do I Remove Dropbox from my Mac without Deleting Files?

There are a lot of queries from users to know how to remove Dropbox from Mac without deleting files. Well, there are two effective solutions to save your important data, while uninstalling Dropbox application from your Mac device.

The first and easiest way to ensure no data is lost while removing the dropbox app is to check for the green mark which is available next to the File’s icon. The green mark indicates that the data from your files is still available on your hard drive so you can now safely uninstall dropbox from the device.

Another way that is a more thorough alternative to make sure about the safety of your data is to move the files out of your Dropbox account. This can be done by creating a copy of the files or moving the original files out of the dropbox folder. Now that the files are no longer in your Dropbox account, they are not available for download from elsewhere but are still stored safely on your Mac device.

If You Can’t delete dropbox from my Mac?

It is possible that sometimes you are not able to delete dropbox from your Mac device. The reason may be the background processes of the dropbox application that are not shutting down properly. You can close these manually by following steps:

Step 1: Click on the ‘Activity Monitor’ located inside the utilities folder within your applications. But the problem is they may restart if you open Dropbox again.

Step 2: In the Activity Monitor, look for lines that say ‘dropbox.’ Select the process and click ‘X’ located in the top-left corner to force it to quit.

Select 3: Repeat the same step 2 for each process and then try to uninstall dropbox again by deleting the app from within the finder.

Concluding Remarks on How to delete Dropbox from Mac

Following the above-mentioned full guide for removal of dropbox from the Mac device, it is evidently clear that it is not a difficult task to remove dropbox from the system. Certainly, the difficult part is to ensure that all traces of the application are deleted. The steps for removal of dropbox become pertinent to follow when you are selling your Mac laptop and want to scrub off any personal important data left unintentionally on the system.

Well, it is no wonder, that some users think that uninstalling and manual deletion of the dropbox folder is not sufficient to remove the dropbox from Mac. For that, the answer is App Cleaner and Uninstaller tool that can be used by the users to remove Dropbox from Mac. Now, you can conveniently uninstall dropbox from Mac device, following the above complete guide.

Moreover, it is also possible that while on the go on removal process you may accidentally delete some important files. But we have got you covered, with steps explaining how to uninstall Dropbox from Mac without deleting files. I hope, you have found the article useful and helpful. Thank-you!

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A number one cloud-based storage system today, Dropbox essentially made storing data online mainstream. This app simplifies syncing files across different devices and offers an easy way to share photos, folders, or send large files (i.e. too large for emails) to others. Although Dropbox isn’t the only cloud-based storage and syncing service for Mac, it remains extremely popular.

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Despite iCloud and Dropbox both having basic cloud storage functionality, there are quite a few differences in what you can expect from each. You can’t easily share with iCloud, as its associated solely with a given Apple ID, while Dropbox lets you share folder contents with others, constantly syncing among those connected to the folder. On the other hand, don’t expect Dropbox to automatically sync your data like photos or contacts like iCloud does. You only get quick access to what you put inside your Dropbox folder.

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While you can always access your data from the Dropbox website, in the long run, it's easier to install the Dropbox desktop app. Using the Dropbox desktop app means you won't have to manually upload or download files in your Dropbox folder and any time you make a change to a file and are connected to the internet that change will sync everywhere you have Dropbox installed. Dropbox app for Mac works even when you're offline — just like an ordinary folder.

How to install the Dropbox app for Mac?

To download Dropbox for Mac, look for the Dropbox installer on dropbox.com. Once the download of the Dropbox installer is complete, you should be able to find it (DropboxInstaller.dmg) in your Mac’s Downloads folder. Open the file to start your Dropbox download app:

Double-click on the Dropbox icon in the installer window

A warning sign will appear cautioning that Dropbox is an application you downloaded from the internet ➙ click Open to start the installation process

Once the basic installation is complete, Dropbox will ask you to sign in. If you don’t already have an existing Dropbox account, use the sign-up link near the bottom-right corner of the window and follow the online instructions to set up your Dropbox account.

If all done right, after you sign in to your Dropbox on Mac, you’ll see a congratulations message for successfully completing the installation. Well done!

Now on to your Dropbox folder. To set it up:

Click Open My Dropbox Folder button in the final installer window

Enter your Dropbox password ➙ then click OK

Dropbox will add itself to your Finder’s sidebar and deposit a Dropbox for Mac tutorial into your Dropbox folder (a Get Started with Dropbox .pdf file). Take a few moments to read through the guide — it provides a good outline for working with Dropbox.

Tips for using Dropbox on Mac

Understanding how does Dropbox work is easy. Once you install the Dropbox desktop app and set up your Dropbox account, it’ll appear on your computer as a special Dropbox folder, which will become the heart of how does Dropbox work. Anything you place inside that folder is automatically copied to the cloud and synced with your other devices that run Dropbox. Note that Dropbox might not automatically copy all the files on your computer (e.g. when you don’t have enough space) — you might have to pick and choose which ones you want to save.

Transferring files to the Dropbox folder is a matter of seconds. First Dropbox will show a blue icon with circling arrows in the lower left — this means copying the file and uploading it to the cloud. Once it’s done, the icon will turn green and display a check mark. If you wish to transfer multiple files at once:

Hold ⌘ and click on each file you want to move

Drag one of the files to move all selected ones into the Dropbox folder

What you don’t have to worry about is how to sync Dropbox. Dropbox for Mac automatically saves all data placed inside the folder across all devices. As long as you can access your account, you can download any file stored in your Dropbox folder on your local machine. For example, you can move pictures you took on your phone to Dropbox and look at them on your Mac in seconds.

One of Dropbox’s strongest features you should definitely benefit from is sharing files with colleagues and family members. To designate files for sharing:

Right-click on the item you wish to share in your Dropbox

Select the option that says “Share…” with a Dropbox icon next to it

In the text field below the question “Who do you want to share with?”, type the email addresses of the people with whom you want to share the file

Grant the permission you want, either view only or with the ability to edit the file

Once done, you’ll be able to write a message for the recipient(s) if you want to do so. You can also create a link to send to people yourself if you don’t want Dropbox to send the link by email.

Using Dropbox on Mac as pure cloud storage is popular too, as it helps you keep backup copies of important files safe and ready to restore should need be.

What is Dropbox pricing?

Dropbox is available in four pricing plans: the first three let you expand the amount of storage you have by referring others to the service. For example, the basic free version of Dropbox will give you 500 MB per referral, expanding the initial 2 GB to a possible maximum of 18 GB of free storage. A Plus plan for $9.99 per month will give you 1 TB of storage space.

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Having been one of the best choices for cloud file storage for a long time, more and more often Dropbox isn’t the only one in the cloud services portfolio for many people. For personal and professional data storage needs, more than one service is frequently used.

Why? A combination of cloud-based storages increases your Mac’s disk space to virtually unlimited, as long as you have an active internet connection. Unfortunately, it also turns managing different cloud accounts into quite a hustle.

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Musings: Fanboys...

I hope I don’t come over as a negative nelly in general, I have to admit coming from a culture that likes to criticize. A minor sample maybe, but in the heady days Google+ (which was quite a boon for roleplayers in general) I was part of a discussion where a bunch of grumpy Germans complained that our American friends tended to hype even rather mediocre products over the moon - and would avidly defend their makers from criticism.

I even forgot the name of the product - a copy-cat imitation of the Forgotten Realms (themselves not the most original product at times) for Savage Worlds. Ah yes, Shaintar. Found it. I remember one reviewer quipping that the map only contained equidistant cities. A bit of a cardinal sin for making a varied map.

I come to this from two recent experiences - trying out Monte Cook’s Numenera and then reinstalling Torment: Tides of Numenera to play it after it sat there for two years or more, unfinished.

I like Numenera for its setting, but I think the game system is seriously overhyped among its fans. It tries to codify how the GM interacts with the story into meta-gaming with the players, and it does so poorly, and it at times tries to solve the wrong problems. Basically, “GM intrusions” are meant to make the game “more interesting” but the first thing they came up with in the original edition was to say “well, your sword breaks in the middle of combat.” And they have been struggling with finding a better way to express it since. Taking the Narrative by the Tail is another product failing to do so.

Now, over time “GM intrusions” (and now: “Player Intrusions”) have evolved by people using them. If you like the idea of giving the players a bit of a story choice the system is workable but frankly to me it just messes with the natural flow of GMing a game and pacing it well. Also, by now reddit provides many decent examples of GM intrusions and help for many other of Numenera’s issues. Of which there are plenty. The game tries to be not as crunchy (and definitely not as combat-oriented) but it only gets there halfway. It is neither a good/pure story game nor does it truly leave its d20 roots behind. It leaves many areas poorly defined - like what is an action, what is a saving throw/free roll? It’s wishy-washy language and omissions make several focus descriptors and powers in the game something the GM has to research online or figure out for themselves, when really these should have been properly game-designed given they made it into the core book of a game. (And 2nd edition, at that! Does all of this truly get play-tested?)

You wouldn’t know this from reading through the internet. Some people are over the moon about this game as if it set them free from some imaginary shackles. You would at times this is a gift from the gods to players and GMs alike. I guess if you only ever played D&D and clones before this might be true (somewhat), but there are so many other RPGs out there just as good or better. Don’t get me wrong: Numenera is a solid, enjoyable experience. But it’s also at times clunky and not exceptional as a game engine.

Its setting is exceptional , though. It sometimes relies a bit on fridge logic, but is interesting, fascinating, full of potential, and encourages many play styles from regular dungeon fantasy to horror and even to building your own settlement. The game is well-supported and there are some gems for it. (And what fridge logic you ask? You have had at least one galaxy-dominating previous culture on Earth but it just left the Numenera of these other civilizations untouched, even though it must have surpassed all these other civilizations? This does not compute... There are several of these in this game.)

And therein, I think, lies the rub. You see, when people tend to fall in love with something - the feeling of being freed from some rules-lawyering shackles maybe, or a great setting, they tend to view the whole thing through rose-tinted glasses. Even things worthy of critique.

There is another game where I experienced this, a game in comparison to which Numenera shines but has some similarities with. Shadow of the Demon Lord. It is another attempt at a lighter version of a D&D-like game that sells itself through its setting. What lured me in was them claiming they had a rich and varied set of classes customizable into 64 variations that was somehow similar to Warhammer Fantasy RPG (which I had not played at that point, but 4th edition I’ve discussed since...).

Numenera and SotDL have indeed something very much in common. They both allow you to select from a big set of character building options to build very narrowly defined, one-trick pony characters. Have a few powers from the same theme but not many, definitely too few to build a varied toolbox to solve problems with.

For Numenera I realized this when playing Torment: Tides of Numenera. You quickly realize how few powers and variations you have thereof in a computer game.Both the CRPG and the tabletop try to explain that limitation away by de-emphasizing combat, or claiming to do so. Fact is, tabletop Numenera has slews of interesting, captivating, and visually brilliantly depicted enemies that feature everywhere in the game, so combat, while not directly rewarded, is as much a feature of the game as in D&D almost. You don’t publish 350+ pages (Ninth World Bestiary 1 & 2, beautiful products!) worth of monster manual without intending the GM to use it... but as varied as these might be, your character is not. 

The one-use cyphers and artifacts then serve to give you the missing problem-solving capabilities and to vary your approach, but think about it for a moment. If the GM hands out a cypher befitting your problem, how is that different from playing a point-and-click adventure on tabletop? Figure out where and how to apply the solution. A puzzle. Often in D&D your wizard, cleric, druid, etc powers can become tools expanding the ways in which you solve things your own way. Given the limits of your class builds items become their replacement in Numenera. And frankly, I’m quite okay with that! (Though it becomes very unconvincing in the generic Cypher System spun off from Numenera and The Strange.) By which I mean, at least you have something here to build a toolbox, albeit a temporary one, from. (And after all, didn’t most of the powers a character could really rely on in old-school D&D come from their gear?)

Shadows and Demons and... oh Lord, why?

In comparison, SotDL character feel ... just limited. I quickly discovered how poorly balanced the game was when running it for a few levels with my players. When you don’t optimize the build for the fighter type, you can’t get into the heavy gear early and the rogue became, by no special virtue of the player, the main damage dealer. The wizard and cleric types had very limited spell selections, and the wizard was the better healer by virtue of being able to get into additional spell schools. The wording of many powers was confusing and I had regular rules questions for the web community without satisfying answers.

The choices you make during character evolution hem you in, forcing you to live with your limiting choices, they do not expand your character, at least it doesn’t feel this way. There may be 64 variations, but they are all very limited in scope, making characters of very limited capability. The poor balancing between basic classes and the unsatisfying rules made me switch the group to 5th edition D&D, and we never regretted that in comparison. 

But again other people reacted in general very differently to the game, and maybe that was due to liking the setting. You see, I didn’t like the setting and did have a very different game in mind. (And now they are releasing a version basically doing the same. A bit late for me, but maybe they want to expand away from their original buyer base.) 

But people may have very well liked the dark fantasy, horror, grim vibe. And if you’re into that, maybe it delivers for you. I can’t tell. I honestly can’t. I do know however that the game was well-supported with a slew of expansion books and adventures, giving people plenty to chew on. And I think that combination of setting and support plus some hype gave many people reason to like the game. (And it is a lighter engine, no doubt, if you prefer that kind of thing. I usually do!)

Wherein I actually try to make the original point

And that’s what I’m getting at. It’s hard to put out your own view of these games without running into people who behave like fanboys. And I am actually happy I only was disagreed with emphatically, but not in a hateful way. It just annoys me that people want to ignore a game’s failings because it also has strengths. Do a few things right enough and you will attract people who will see no wrong.

Now, Steam’s binary rating system (recommend/do not recommend) doesn’t help with videogames for example, but when seeing that Torment: Tides of Numenera has by now a “Mostly Positive” rating one has to wonder. The game is mediocre at best, really buggy, and short. But I have to admit because of its setting and aspirations of living up to a much better game, people to tend to give it a lot of credit where little is due. Admittedly my opinion, but you can find many well-reasoned, well-written scathing reviews of the game.

Yet people have by now elevated it into “Most Positive” where “Mixed Ratings” would serve it just right. Neither good nor all bad. But somehow how people would like to feel about it, or people wanting to push the genre, or people getting it for less money erased over time all the controversy of unfulfilled promises, bugs, or its other failings. (I reviewed it here if you are interested. I will say no more.)

Criticize what is improvable, love what’s great. I might even give the new SotDL spin-off a try. I am sometimes very critical of games but I always hope for a lot. And I wish these games were fixed and improved upon, not left in the state they are. I wish there would be a better edition of Dungeon Crawl Classics because the game could benefit from a coherent feel and vision, right now it’s a mess, but a lovable one. I wish there were improved versions of both the games I discussed here at length because I like well-supported games, and these issues are fixable. (And sadly, you can criticize computer games all you want, but few are fixed. I’m happy that some publishers listen and Pillars of Eternity, Divinity: Original Sin, and a few others got better sequels.)

Frankly, I might like playing Numenera with 5th edition rules better, and they offer that. While this is another hype money train everybody wants to get on, if done right, it can work. 5e is a solid, robust system, and while delivering mostly one kind of experience, it does so very well.

What I’m saying is that all games are improvable. New editions can be made, compatible even with older ones. D&D had 3rd edition superseded with 3.5 for good reasons. Numenera: Discovery balanced the basic classes better in terms of powers, it was quite apparent that they tried to avoid players making un-hittable jacks or glaives spamming the same moves all the time. Games evolve and they should. By making Numenera: Discovery pregens for a Numenera 1st edition adventure I realized how subtle the changes were and started to appreciate them.

Just dare to call a horse a horse. While I prefer peaceful fanboys over the trolling kind, there’s no reason to spare improvable games criticism. And all games are improvable!

(And to be fair, Numenera does a lot of things right. It’s mechanic to reduce a roll’s difficulty to 0 and thereby avoiding it is a very worthy addition to the role-playing catalog. It rewards skillful stacking of advantages and makes players feel they have reliable competence at their hands like no d100, d20, or 3d6 system can imitate.)