#the dps checks were a little low but the actual fights themselves were an actual blast to play and prog and clear!

[elliewiltarwyn]

Roevember Day 13: Competition

"What in the--wow!! The challenger's really not holding back! She's going all out; it's all the Claw in the Dark can do to keep up! Ha ha - this competition looks like it'll be one for the ages, folks!"

[daggerfall]

since you play ESO, how bad of an idea is it to join the dungeon things? Like I've had my account for a while but I only now got to level 10 and could take part, but like... are they going to be mad at me if I'm not good? I hate online stuff because I'm very aware of every idiotic thing I do, so I'm wondering if anyone will think I'm an idiot, or if they are more focused on the idiotic things they themselves accidentally do?

I don't want to ever be discouraging but. Strangers can be mean and rude and will make assumptions that you know what you're doing. Theyll never let you enjoy the quest and barely let you even do the requirements of the dungeon's quest like talk to NPCs to advance it. I've never personally got someone being mean for me having low dps, but sometimes people can be dicks. You're more likely to run into people who go super fast, queue as fake support to cut in line, and complain when the group all dies bc some "noob" doesnt know mechanics or isnt ready for that kind of dungeon.

This is the worst that can happen essentially. 90% of my dungeon runs with strangers go neutral, 8% get fake support that I say nothing about but seeth internally, 2% are actually bad.

I still recommend doing dungeons, but:

1) know your role. If you're a tank, then you must follow the eso meta on how tanks work. You need to know what a taunt is, how crowd control works, how to tank, and that your role is not to do damags at the same time. Healers heal and debuff and buff. Dps do damage. No one goes ahead of or stands next to the tank in boss fights, tanks start every fight.

2) follow the group. Chances are you're running with someone who knows the place. Say you have the quest if you do, in advance. Dont wander off, check the map if you get lost

3) be respectful of peoples time. There isnt a happy medium between someone wanting to experience the quest fully their first time, and their teammate who has been farming this dungeon for weeks who just wants this one thing to drop and to get this dungeon over with.

4) at least say hi and goodbye to your teammates. A dungeon run where no one talks always feels weird, so just a little "howdy" and "tyfg" (thank you for group) goes a long ways to remember they're people too.

I find that doing group content made me a stronger person with dealing with fuckery. Granted I'm now a lot better than I used to be, but now I consider every random run to be a chance to say "hey guys listen to the shit that just happened". Having friends to gossip with helps keep your sanity.

And hey even if you do "dumb" stuff or make mistakes, a lot of people are capable of recognizing that that's part of getting better. No one starts perfect. Most of my early dungeon experiences were perfectly fine, but lord was my build a MESS that only one person commented on (I reacted too defensively and they were in the right to mention it). It all helps you learn, so sometimes it's for the good :)

I hope that helps? Or makes things more confusing? Idk I just woke up and am trying not to sugarcoat stuff or scare you off, just being honest

[wetrumpfeed]

Afternoon MAGAthread: YOUR WEEKLY PRESIDENTIAL RECAP!

HAPPY SATURDAY PATRIOTS!

This is u/Ivaginaryfriend here and I'm back with all things spicy and dank from the past week! For those that missed any past recaps you can check those out here!

Sunday, January 27th:

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. All over the country, especially in California, voter fraud is rampant. Must be stopped. Strong voter ID! @foxandfriends

We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country. So ridiculous! DHS

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, just stated that because of me NATO has been able to raise far more money than ever before from its members after many years of decline. It’s called burden sharing. Also, more united. Dems & Fake News like to portray the opposite!

(Retweeting ChatByCC) Strong people stand up for themselves—but stronger people stand up for others. Thank you President @realDonaldTrump for standing up for America.

Thank you to Brit. This is a very big deal in Europe. Fake News is the Enemy of the People!

(Retweeting Ken Paxton) VOTER FRAUD ALERT: The @TXsecofstate discovered approx 95,000 individuals identified by DPS as non-U.S. citizens have a matching voter registration record in TX, approx 58,000 of whom have voted in TX elections. Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice.

(Retweeting The GOP) “300 people are dying from heroin overdoses a week in this country, 90% of it is coming over the southern border… We’ve got to stop it.”—@KellyannePolls

#HolocaustMemorialDay

BUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!

Never thought I’d say this but I think @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner @FoxNews have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN & NBC! Look to final results! Don’t know how my poll numbers are so good, especially up 19% with Hispanics?

After all that I have done for the Military, our great Veterans, Judges (99), Justices (2), Tax & Regulation Cuts, the Economy, Energy, Trade & MUCH MORE, does anybody really think I won’t build the WALL? Done more in first two years than any President! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

Aaaaahaha, Wikileaks putting NYT in their place.

r/politics is propaganda. Their target is us.

Kamala Harris literally prostituted her body to obtain positions of power within the United States government. Then she joined the #MeToo movement and accused Kavanaugh of being a rapist. Now she’s running for President

This is an actual tweet by an actual congressman.... Mark Dice throwing a little shade

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

In Their Heads. 24/7. Rent Free.

Leftist Are Trash.

Interesting

saw this on the pole of a stoplight down the street from my house, right in front of the elementary school

Monday, January 28th:

TODAY'S ACTION:

Executive Order on Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

Tariffs on the “dumping” of Steel in the United States have totally revived our Steel Industry. New and expanded plants are happening all over the U.S. We have not only saved this important industry, but created many jobs. Also, billions paid to our treasury. A BIG WIN FOR U.S.

Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!

Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President! Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the “smartest person.” Besides, America already has that! I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!

“In the Media’s effort to destroy the President, they are actually destroying themselves. Given all of the tremendous headwinds this President has faced, it’s amazing he has accomplished so much.” DEROY MURDOCK @foxandfriends I agree!

In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can’t last outside even for minutes. What the hell is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!

How does Da Nang Dick (Blumenthal) serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee when he defrauded the American people about his so called War Hero status in Vietnam, only to later admit, with tears pouring down his face, that he was never in Vietnam. An embarrassment to our Country!

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

'We don't want open borders': Hispanic pastors back President Trump on immigration

NATO increases spending by $100B due to Trump calling them delinquents

'They Treated Me Like El Chapo': Roger Stone Recounts 'Over-the-Top' Arrest | This arrest is such an outrage... Mueller must go!!!

BOOM!!!!! Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh!

State of the Union address rescheduled for February 5

Border Patrol Wife Invites Speaker Pelosi to See Why Walls Are Needed

PRESS BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, RALLIES:

Press Beating

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

Just a reminder that Reddit intentionally silences the political speech of 700,000 supporters of the President of the United States

Has anyone seen Ruth?

Accurate as hell

This is why I like a small federal government.

Tuesday, January 29th:

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

A low level staffer that I hardly knew named Cliff Sims wrote yet another boring book based on made up stories and fiction. He pretended to be an insider when in fact he was nothing more than a gofer. He signed a non-disclosure agreement. He is a mess!

“Our economy, right now, is the Gold Standard throughout the World.” @IngrahamAngle So true, and not even close!

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

GOOSEBUMPS

Soon to be Fired Johns Hopkins Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry: Transgenderism is a “mental disorder”, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.

Tucker Carlson: Roger Stone raid shows that CNN is no longer covering Robert Mueller. They're working with him

Twitter Says Advising Fired Journalists to 'Learn to Code' Is Hate Speech. But when reporters were mocking out of work coal miners and manufacturing workers the same way it was okay

LMAO - Nancy and Cryin' Chuck's choice for the Dems' SOTU response is a tax delinquent with nearly $200k in unpaid college debt.

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

Al Gore's 10 year Climate Change Challenge

WHERE'S RUTH?

Total disaster

Yikes

Where in the World, is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?

Wednesday, January 30th:

TODAY'S ACTION:

Two Nominations Sent to the Senate

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

Maduro willing to negotiate with opposition in Venezuela following U.S. sanctions and the cutting off of oil revenues. Guaido is being targeted by Venezuelan Supreme Court. Massive protest expected today. Americans should not travel to Venezuela until further notice.

When I became President, ISIS was out of control in Syria & running rampant. Since then tremendous progress made, especially over last 5 weeks. Caliphate will soon be destroyed, unthinkable two years ago. Negotiating are proceeding well in Afghanistan after 18 years of fighting.. ... ....Fighting continues but the people of Afghanistan want peace in this never ending war. We will soon see if talks will be successful? North Korea relationship is best it has ever been with U.S. No testing, getting remains, hostages returned. Decent chance of Denuclearization... ... ...Time will tell what will happen with North Korea, but at the end of the previous administration, relationship was horrendous and very bad things were about to happen. Now a whole different story. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un shortly. Progress being made-big difference!

If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!

“Three separate caravans marching to our Border. The numbers are tremendous.” @foxandfriends

The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but.... ... ....a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!

Dow just broke 25,000. Tremendous news!

Spoke today with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaido to congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency and reinforced strong United States support for Venezuela’s fight to regain its democracy.... ... ....Large protests all across Venezuela today against Maduro. The fight for freedom has begun!

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

JUST IN: Woman who sexually assaulted Infowars reporter has been arrested.

Brad Parscale on Twitter: "Where it counts @realDonaldTrump is stronger than 2016. The fake news establishment media is not fooling these voters."

NO SHIT SHERLOCK ...

This is insanity. Seems like advocating for Post Term Abortion AKA MURDER by any standard I’m aware of. The only thing worse than what the Democrat Governor of VA said was the fact that there’s zero pushback from the host.

Trump slams Virginia Democrats over 'terrible' abortion stance

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

Book burnings don't always look like this...

Lion King (NY Progressive Remaster, 2019)

I'm afraid that 2019 is the year that the Supreme Court is going to be RUTHLESS

Judge Orders Release Of Sealed Records From BuzzFeed’s Dossier Lawsuit

Anytime some media company tries to run some sensational headline about MAGA being violent..new rule..always wait 3 days to get the real story.

Thursday, January 31st:

TODAY'S ACTION:

President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President

Executive Order on Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects

President Trump's Message on Securing our Border

President Trump Meets with American Manufacturers and Signs an Executive Order

President Trump Meets with the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

So great to watch & listen to all these people who write books & talk about my presidential campaign and so many others things related to winning, and how I should be doing “IT.” As I take it all in, I then sit back, look around, & say “gee, I’m in the White House, & they’re not!

Large sections of WALL have already been built with much more either under construction or ready to go. Renovation of existing WALLS is also a very big part of the plan to finally, after many decades, properly Secure Our Border. The Wall is getting done one way or the other!

Lets just call them WALLS from now on and stop playing political games! A WALL is a WALL!

With Murders up 33% in Mexico, a record, why wouldn’t any sane person want to build a Wall! Construction has started and will not stop until it is finished. @LouDobbs @foxandfriends

China’s top trade negotiators are in the U.S. meeting with our representatives. Meetings are going well with good intent and spirit on both sides. China does not want an increase in Tariffs and feels they will do much better if they make a deal. They are correct. I will be...... ... ....meeting with their top leaders and representatives today in the Oval Office. No final deal will be made until my friend President Xi, and I, meet in the near future to discuss and agree on some of the long standing and more difficult points. Very comprehensive transaction.... ... ....China’s representatives and I are trying to do a complete deal, leaving NOTHING unresolved on the table. All of the many problems are being discussed and will be hopefully resolved. Tariffs on China increase to 25% on March 1st, so all working hard to complete by that date!

Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee are wasting their time. Democrats, despite all of the evidence, proof and Caravans coming, are not going to give money to build the DESPERATELY needed WALL. I’ve got you covered. Wall is already being built, I don’t expect much help!

Democrats are becoming the Party of late term abortion, high taxes, Open Borders and Crime!

More troops being sent to the Southern Border to stop the attempted Invasion of Illegals, through large Caravans, into our Country. We have stopped the previous Caravans, and we will stop these also. With a Wall it would be soooo much easier and less expensive. Being Built!

Looking for China to open their Markets not only to Financial Services, which they are now doing, but also to our Manufacturing, Farmers and other U.S. businesses and industries. Without this a deal would be unacceptable!

Schumer and the Democrats are big fans of being weak and passive with Iran. They have no clue as to the danger they would be inflicting on our Country. Iran is in financial chaos now because of the sanctions and Iran Deal termination. Dems put us in a bad place - but now good!

Very sadly, Murder cases in Mexico in 2018 rose 33% from 2017, to 33,341. This is a big contributor to the Humanitarian Crisis taking place on our Southern Border and then spreading throughout our Country. Worse even than Afghanistan. Much caused by DRUGS. Wall is being built!

(Video)

Just concluded a great meeting with my Intel team in the Oval Office who told me that what they said on Tuesday at the Senate Hearing was mischaracterized by the media - and we are very much in agreement on Iran, ISIS, North Korea, etc. Their testimony was distorted press.... ... ....I would suggest you read the COMPLETE testimony from Tuesday. A false narrative is so bad for our Country. I value our intelligence community. Happily, we had a very good meeting, and we are all on the same page!

Our great U.S. Border Patrol Agents made the biggest Fentanyl bust in our Country’s history. Thanks, as always, for a job well done!

Just out: The big deal, very mysterious Don jr telephone calls, after the innocent Trump Tower meeting, that the media & Dems said were made to his father (me), were just conclusively found NOT to be made to me. They were made to friends & business associates of Don. Really sad!

Nellie Ohr, the wife of DOJ official Bruce Ohr, was long ago investigating for pay (GPS Fusion) members of my family, feeding it to her husband who was then giving it to the FBI, even though it was created by ousted & discredited Christopher Steele. Illegal! WITCH HUNT

This Witch Hunt must end!

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

President Trump warned us 2 years ago that the Democrat party would push for late term abortion.. watch Clinton accuse him of using "scare tactics"

"nO vOters, wE wOuLD NEVER dO tHAT" - 2 YEARS LATER ...

And they wonder why we call them NPC. Behold, the womanoid robot.

House Dems Reject GOP Proposal to Block Raises for Federal Employees Guilty of Sexual Misconduct. Vote was chaired by Democrat Tony Cardenas, who is accused of drugging teenage girl

Graham: We’re Getting Trump’s Ninth Circuit Nominees Confirmed

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

Press that button!! You know you want to!

Roger Stone Explains How to Dress for Court

Ohio Passes Heartbeat Bill Which Bans Abortions After 6 Weeks

White people in Chicago at 2AM...

Friday, February 1st:

TODAY'S ACTION:

President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts

President Trump Meets to Discuss Fighting Human Trafficking on the Southern Border

🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:

I inherited a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan, the “Endless Wars” of unlimited spending and death. During my campaign I said, very strongly, that these wars must finally end. We spend $50 Billion a year in Afghanistan and have hit them so hard that we are now talking peace... ... ....after 18 long years. Syria was loaded with ISIS until I came along. We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate, but will be watching them closely. It is now time to start coming home and, after many years, spending our money wisely. Certain people must get smart!

Best January for the DOW in over 30 years. We have, by far, the strongest economy in the world!

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!

Great news on Foxconn in Wisconsin after my conversation with Terry Gou!

(Retweeting The White House) "We added 304,000 jobs, which was a shocker to a lot of people. It wasn't a shocker to me."

Thank you to Senator Rob Portman and Senator Cory Gardner for the early and warm endorsement. We will ALL WIN in 2020 together!

National African American History Month is an occasion to rediscover the enduring stories of African Americans and the gifts of freedom, purpose, and opportunity they have bestowed on future generations..

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

Governor Who Endorsed Infanticide Received $2 Million From Planned Parenthood

EMBARRASSING - Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation over taking DNA test to prove Native American roots

Virginia Governor on Blast!!! @GovernorVA Are you the one in blackface or the one in the KKK hood?

Very Fake News CNN falsely labels Northam a Republican.

REMINDER: Cory Booker Groped Someone In High School and Wrote an Op-Ed About It. Then Tried to Destroy Kavanaugh's Life. Fuck Him.

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

If Fake News Journalists need help coding, I know a guy.

YUGE difference between President Trump and Ralph Northam!

u/Daniel_Wat posted this in r/dankmemes

Northamsgone

New Planned Parenthood Ad Campaign is looking lit 🔥👽

Saturday, February 2nd:

SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:

(D)Ralph Northam now claims he is neither the blackface or KKK person in his yearbook photo...ok...so why was his nickname “Coonman”?

Planned Parenthood receives about $500,000,000 a year in taxpayer funds. In the most recent election, Planned Parenthood helped contribute $30,000,000 to Democrat’s campaigns. Democrat politicians are buying campaign contributions with your hard-earned money. It’s a corrupt money laundering cycle.

The greatest jobs President America has ever seen! MAGAnomics – January Jobs Report, Massive Wage Growth, Manufacturing Report and Overall Economic Numbers Stun Financial Media…

Don Jr. is a certified spice dealer

🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:

The two parties in a nutshell.

Quick Shills are up early. Post pics that make them realize they have no charisma or class

“And I would’ve gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling Republicans!”

Definitely not the most convincing apology I have ever seen.

WHAT A SPICY WEEK!

Of course no recap is complete without some tunes for your jamming pleasures:

I'll Keep You Safe

World On Fire

One Dance

It's Strange

Right To It

Imagine

MAGA ON PATRIOTS!

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HAPPY SATURDAY PATRIOTS!This is u/Ivaginaryfriend here and I'm back with all things spicy and dank from the past week! For those that missed any past recaps you can check those out here!Sunday, January 27th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. All over the country, especially in California, voter fraud is rampant. Must be stopped. Strong voter ID! @foxandfriendsWe are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country. So ridiculous! DHSJens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, just stated that because of me NATO has been able to raise far more money than ever before from its members after many years of decline. It’s called burden sharing. Also, more united. Dems & Fake News like to portray the opposite!(Retweeting ChatByCC) Strong people stand up for themselves—but stronger people stand up for others. Thank you President @realDonaldTrump for standing up for America.Thank you to Brit. This is a very big deal in Europe. Fake News is the Enemy of the People!(Retweeting Ken Paxton) VOTER FRAUD ALERT: The @TXsecofstate discovered approx 95,000 individuals identified by DPS as non-U.S. citizens have a matching voter registration record in TX, approx 58,000 of whom have voted in TX elections. Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice.(Retweeting The GOP) “300 people are dying from heroin overdoses a week in this country, 90% of it is coming over the southern border… We’ve got to stop it.”—@KellyannePolls#HolocaustMemorialDayBUILD A WALL & CRIME WILL FALL!Never thought I’d say this but I think @johnrobertsFox and @GillianHTurner @FoxNews have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN & NBC! Look to final results! Don’t know how my poll numbers are so good, especially up 19% with Hispanics?After all that I have done for the Military, our great Veterans, Judges (99), Justices (2), Tax & Regulation Cuts, the Economy, Energy, Trade & MUCH MORE, does anybody really think I won’t build the WALL? Done more in first two years than any President! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Aaaaahaha, Wikileaks putting NYT in their place.r/politics is propaganda. Their target is us.Kamala Harris literally prostituted her body to obtain positions of power within the United States government. Then she joined the #MeToo movement and accused Kavanaugh of being a rapist. Now she’s running for PresidentThis is an actual tweet by an actual congressman.... Mark Dice throwing a little shade🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:In Their Heads. 24/7. Rent Free.Leftist Are Trash.Interestingsaw this on the pole of a stoplight down the street from my house, right in front of the elementary schoolMonday, January 28th:TODAY'S ACTION:Executive Order on Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Tariffs on the “dumping” of Steel in the United States have totally revived our Steel Industry. New and expanded plants are happening all over the U.S. We have not only saved this important industry, but created many jobs. Also, billions paid to our treasury. A BIG WIN FOR U.S.Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President! Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the “smartest person.” Besides, America already has that! I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!“In the Media’s effort to destroy the President, they are actually destroying themselves. Given all of the tremendous headwinds this President has faced, it’s amazing he has accomplished so much.” DEROY MURDOCK @foxandfriends I agree!In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can’t last outside even for minutes. What the hell is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!How does Da Nang Dick (Blumenthal) serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee when he defrauded the American people about his so called War Hero status in Vietnam, only to later admit, with tears pouring down his face, that he was never in Vietnam. An embarrassment to our Country!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:'We don't want open borders': Hispanic pastors back President Trump on immigrationNATO increases spending by $100B due to Trump calling them delinquents'They Treated Me Like El Chapo': Roger Stone Recounts 'Over-the-Top' Arrest | This arrest is such an outrage... Mueller must go!!!BOOM!!!!! Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh!State of the Union address rescheduled for February 5Border Patrol Wife Invites Speaker Pelosi to See Why Walls Are NeededPRESS BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, RALLIES:Press Beating🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:Just a reminder that Reddit intentionally silences the political speech of 700,000 supporters of the President of the United StatesHas anyone seen Ruth?Accurate as hellThis is why I like a small federal government.Tuesday, January 29th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:A low level staffer that I hardly knew named Cliff Sims wrote yet another boring book based on made up stories and fiction. He pretended to be an insider when in fact he was nothing more than a gofer. He signed a non-disclosure agreement. He is a mess!“Our economy, right now, is the Gold Standard throughout the World.” @IngrahamAngle So true, and not even close!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:GOOSEBUMPSSoon to be Fired Johns Hopkins Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry: Transgenderism is a “mental disorder”, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder.Tucker Carlson: Roger Stone raid shows that CNN is no longer covering Robert Mueller. They're working with himTwitter Says Advising Fired Journalists to 'Learn to Code' Is Hate Speech. But when reporters were mocking out of work coal miners and manufacturing workers the same way it was okayLMAO - Nancy and Cryin' Chuck's choice for the Dems' SOTU response is a tax delinquent with nearly $200k in unpaid college debt.🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:Al Gore's 10 year Climate Change ChallengeWHERE'S RUTH?Total disasterYikesWhere in the World, is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?Wednesday, January 30th:TODAY'S ACTION:Two Nominations Sent to the SenatePresident Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Maduro willing to negotiate with opposition in Venezuela following U.S. sanctions and the cutting off of oil revenues. Guaido is being targeted by Venezuelan Supreme Court. Massive protest expected today. Americans should not travel to Venezuela until further notice.When I became President, ISIS was out of control in Syria & running rampant. Since then tremendous progress made, especially over last 5 weeks. Caliphate will soon be destroyed, unthinkable two years ago. Negotiating are proceeding well in Afghanistan after 18 years of fighting.. ... ....Fighting continues but the people of Afghanistan want peace in this never ending war. We will soon see if talks will be successful? North Korea relationship is best it has ever been with U.S. No testing, getting remains, hostages returned. Decent chance of Denuclearization... ... ...Time will tell what will happen with North Korea, but at the end of the previous administration, relationship was horrendous and very bad things were about to happen. Now a whole different story. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un shortly. Progress being made-big difference!If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!“Three separate caravans marching to our Border. The numbers are tremendous.” @foxandfriendsThe Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but.... ... ....a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!Dow just broke 25,000. Tremendous news!Spoke today with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaido to congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency and reinforced strong United States support for Venezuela’s fight to regain its democracy.... ... ....Large protests all across Venezuela today against Maduro. The fight for freedom has begun!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:JUST IN: Woman who sexually assaulted Infowars reporter has been arrested.Brad Parscale on Twitter: "Where it counts @realDonaldTrump is stronger than 2016. The fake news establishment media is not fooling these voters."NO SHIT SHERLOCK ...This is insanity. Seems like advocating for Post Term Abortion AKA MURDER by any standard I’m aware of. The only thing worse than what the Democrat Governor of VA said was the fact that there’s zero pushback from the host.Trump slams Virginia Democrats over 'terrible' abortion stance🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:Book burnings don't always look like this...Lion King (NY Progressive Remaster, 2019)I'm afraid that 2019 is the year that the Supreme Court is going to be RUTHLESSJudge Orders Release Of Sealed Records From BuzzFeed’s Dossier LawsuitAnytime some media company tries to run some sensational headline about MAGA being violent..new rule..always wait 3 days to get the real story.Thursday, January 31st:TODAY'S ACTION:President Donald J. 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Wrong Floating Castle: Chapter 2

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I do not own Sword Art Online or Yu-Gi-Oh.

Chapter 2: The Second Castle

"Kirito?" Yugi got his attention. "We're playing Kaiba's Duel Monsters adventure game, the first of it's kind. Are you sure you're okay?"

…What?

That couldn't be right. SAO was the first VR game. Kirito hadn't even heard of this other game.

"Kaiba's Duel Monsters adventure game?" He tried out the name for himself. Nope, still wasn't ringing any bells.

"Yep. It hasn't been released to the public yet. Mai's beta testing and we're here to rescue Kaiba and Mokuba." Yugi elaborated.

Kirito didn't know what to think. But whether they knew what SAO was or not, he knew Aincrad was up there, and they were standing on the very solution to his problem. "I'll still help you, but on one condition: when we're done here you fly this thing back up to Aincrad and drop me off."

"Watch out!" Before he could get an answer, a pillar of flame rushed past the helm of the ship. Kirito turned to see a dragon made of fire growling threateningly from its cave.

"A Salamandra!" Mai exclaimed. Yeah, sure, whatever that was. "Go, Harpy Lady!"

The monster that had saved Kirito appeared and attacked the flaming dragon, felling it in one hit.

"We're hit!" Joey announced, and the ship started to break apart. The column of flame had hit the wing when it passed the helm, setting it and the motors on fire. One of them exploded, jolting the ship and everyone on it.

Yugi held up another card. "Winged Guardian of the Fortress!" A blue dragon big enough for everyone to ride appeared, and Kirito had no choice but to get on or go down with the airship. He didn't know what was up with things appearing from cards, but he counted everyone as lucky that it worked.

The ship broke apart behind them as they flew away. There went his ride home. But then again, maybe he could ride one of these…card monster things.

Kirito finally got a look at their destination. It appeared to be a smaller, darker, more gnarled version of Aincrad, complete with a ring floating around it. They landed on the outskirts of the dark castle, finding themselves surrounded by great, shady trees.

"What on Earth? A floating castle with its own forest? Maybe Kaiba oughta spend more time in reality." Joey quipped.

Kirito said nothing, still a little overwhelmed by the revelation that somehow, he wasn't even in SAO anymore. But a forest around a floating castle? That was close enough to normal that he could keep his head on straight.

"Keep your guard up," Yugi warned.

Mai stopped and pointed, causing the others to stop as well. "Look, cocoons of evolution!"

Kirito looked in the direction she was pointing and his breath caught. Through the forest some distance away were three gargantuan cocoons infesting an even bigger tree. The cocoons were each large enough to contain a floor boss. If blood were a thing in the virtual world, it would have drained from Kirito's face. Was he going to have to fight three mid-bosses, if not floor bosses, at once?

"But why are they buzzing?"

"I don't think that's them, Joey." Mai responded. As if on cue, the buzzing intensified and a horde of wasp-looking monsters rose out of the trees.

"No problem," Joey smirked.

Kirito stayed on his guard, but waited to see how Joey handled the situation if he was so confident.

The blond held up another card, surprise, surprise. "Attack, Fierce Knight!" He commanded. A knight came forth, only for another creature to latch onto it, causing them both to shatter. "My knight…"

Kirito growled. There went another tamed beast. Although…Joey only seemed mildly upset. Maybe these card monsters regenerated?

"Man eaters," Yugi said in that oddly deep voice that he'd had since Earu fell, "This must be one huge bug nest."

Okay, waiting time was over. Without a word, Kirito leapt towards the nearest bug, sword out in front of him. The bug dissolved almost as soon as his blade pierced its carapace. How weak were these things? He landed neatly and leapt for the next one.

"Stand strong," Yugi commanded, then held up yet another card. "Go, Mirror Force!"

The wasp-like monster Kirito was going for burst into flames and he had to shield his face. All around him the rest of the creatures were burning as they fell to the ground. He landed sloppily and rolled out of the way of a fireball, hurriedly making his way back to the group. His arm felt hot, and he looked down to see the sleeve he had blocked his face with was on fire. He smothered it with his gloved hand before he could take fire damage.

He turned to Yugi, scowling. "If I'm going to fight with you, I need to know I can rely on you to differentiate between friend and foe when you're attacking."

"Sorry Kirito." Yugi looked sincere, so Kirito let it go. Still, now the forest was on fire. It was time to move.

"The fire!" Mai gasped. "It's disturbing the cocoons! They're hatching!"

Oh, shit.

True to Mai's word, the cocoons were indeed splitting open. Giant green moths emerged and began flying away from the fire. Towards them.

"There's no way we're going to be able to take down that many Great Moths!" Joey exclaimed.

Kirito steeled himself and readied to fight them, despite what Joey thought. So far, all the monsters in this new game had been weak, each going down in just one hit. Maybe these so-called Great Moths would be the same?

"No, it can be done, Joey. With these!" Yugi held up two more cards. A giant turtle appeared…with a catapult on it? Along with a brown fuzzy creature. Kirito looked between the two and the moths coming for them. Those were going to defeat the moths?

…Right.

High, high above them, Asuna was checking her friends list. It was almost time for the next boss raid and no one had seen Kirito anywhere. Going through the list of names, her eyes finally landed on the beater's. Location: Out of bounds.

Out of bounds? What was that supposed to mean? He was still on her friends list, so he was alive, but how could he possibly be out of bounds?

Her eyes drifted to another name on her friends list. Well…desperate times called for desperate measures. No one else was likely to know what "out of bounds" meant.

Asuna sent Argo a message. <Argo, have you seen Kirito-kun? No one knows where he is.>

Almost instantly she got a message in return. <Lost track of your boyfriend, Aa-chan? I'll tell you for 500 col.>

Asuna scowled at the message window. <It's not like that! There's a boss raid coming up and he's an integral part of DPS.> She attached 500 col to the message before sending. It was an oddly cheap fee for Argo, but she didn't want to look a gift horse in the mouth.

<Okay, according to the friends list…> Argo typed back, then paused. Asuna rolled her eyes. Was that why the fee was so cheap? Because it was information she could have gotten herself?

<I already checked that, Argo. It says he's "out of bounds."> She was careful to not tack on "Do you know what that means?" At the end, because Argo would probably charge her for that, too.

Argo took a full minute to respond. <Normally I'd raise my fee by another zero for the trouble, but for you, Aa-chan, I'll make it just 1,000. I'll get my sources on this and get back to you.>

Asuna huffed, sending the Rat the col without verbal complaint. She knew that low fee was too good to be true.

After Yugi actually managed to defeat the moths with the turtle and exploding fuzzball, they finally made it out of the forest and to what could be the interior of the castle itself. It was more of a cave, really.

"Wow, from creepy forest to creepy cavern, and still no trace of Kaiba and Mokuba." Joey remarked.

Wait, like the Kaiba who designed the game? Why would he be trapped in his own game?

"Hey, do you hear that?" A dull roaring sound echoed through the walls of the cavern.

"There's definitely something up there." Yugi agreed.

A portal—yes, an actual portal—appeared on the ceiling and a dragon's head emerged. It was smoother than the dragon Kirito had fought with Lisbeth, he noticed.

"A blue-eyes!" Yugi announced in astonishment.

Kirito was just opening his menu to equip his second sword (why couldn't mobs just spawn on the ground like normal games?) when two figures dropped from the portal. They landed in a crouch, and stood. One was absurdly tall and wore a coat not unlike his own, while the other was younger (and much shorter) and had long, black hair.

"Kaiba! Mokuba! You're okay!" Joey did the talking, as Kirito was starting to realize was the usual. He relaxed his stance and closed his menu; those two weren't random humanoid mobs dropping from the ceiling like he'd initially thought.

"Joey, you look like an overgrown monkey in that outfit." Was the first thing out of the taller one's mouth.

"Overgrown monkey!" Joey fumed. "That's the thanks I get for coming to rescue—"

Deep, ominous laughter echoed from deeper in the cavern. Screw it, Kirito thought. If things kept interrupting them like this there was bound to be a boss fight soon. Real soon, if the villainous laughter was any indication. Might as well go all out. Without further delay, he opened his menu again and finally equipped his second sword, the Dark Repulser.

Yugi blinked as a second sword appeared on the new guy's back. What the—did he just equip a card to himself?! That would make him both a player, because he was able to use cards, and a monster, because if he was able to equip something to himself, then he had attack points, which would explain how he was able to defeat those wasps on his own. But how could someone be both a player and a monster? Unless he was some kind of AI companion character? Just what was he?

But wait, hadn't he said he was from a different game? That would make him a player for sure.

But now wasn't the time for thinking. What had the laughing voice said? That they had reached the final level?

"Correction, you slime ball," Kaiba cut in. "We've beaten the game."

"Oh? Is that what you think, Seto Kaiba?" The voice sounded amused.

So that one's Kaiba, Kirito thought. They hadn't had time to be introduced.

"That's right; I escaped the lava pool, therefore the dragon wasn't summoned," Kaiba stated angrily, as if saying it firmly would make him right. "That means this game is over!"

Kirito had a bad feeling Kaiba was wrong.

The voice chuckled. "It will be game over alright. But for you, not for us." The cavern around them dissolved until there was nothing around them but a techy-looking floor and ceiling. No walls were in sight.

"What is this?" Joey cried in shock.

"They've rewritten the program! They're summoning the mythic dragon themselves!" True to Kaiba's words, the smoky form of a five-headed dragon dramatically swirled into existence.

Kirito's mouth drew into a grim line. Yup, he knew there was going to be a boss. He drew his swords.

"Alright everyone, stick together." Yugi started. "We'll fight it together, or together we'll fall."

Kirito looked over at Yugi in shock. Yugi seemed like the leader of the group; Didn't he have any sort of plan?!

"Man, I've really had it with this virtual reality stuff," Joey lamented. "Saving Kaiba was one thing, but now we have to deal with a mythic dragon?"

These people had no clue, did they? This dragon looked like it would be a pain, but it wasn't even as big as most bosses were. It looked like it was slow, and the main thing to watch out for was the variety of types in its attacks, if the different types of heads were any indication. But this isn't SAO, Kirito had to remind himself. Maybe they're not as experienced, but they know more about this game then I do. If they were afraid, maybe he had reason to be too.

"Suck it up," Kaiba told Joey. "There's only one way to get out of this game."

"I agree," Yugi said. "We need to take this dragon down. Let's go!

While Kirito waited for the boss to attack so he could get a handle on its attack patterns, Mai took initiative. "Me first! I choose my Harpy Lady Sisters!" She held up a card and three harpies emerged with a cry, only to get electrocuted almost as soon as they appeared. "What's happening?!"

"Another little bit of reprogramming we did," The deep voice laughed. "We like to call it the Dragon Seal. Only dragon monsters are allowed to attack." It said smugly.

While the others looks horrified, Kaiba laughed. "You dare challenge me to a battle of dragons? You five should know better than that." He held up another card. "I call the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

A blue-tinted dragon materialized in front of Kaiba, the same one whose head Kirito had seen in the portal earlier.

"Only dragons huh?" Joey got over his horror and smirked. "Then I call on Red-Eyes!" A spiky black dragon with glowing red eyes appeared.

As Mai summoned her dragon, Kirito began to wonder why the five-headed monstrosity wasn't attacking yet. No boss politely waited while you readied for the fight. Once you entered the boss room, the fight was on. Something was up.

"And I summon Curse of Dragon!" Yugi called, heralding the appearance of a great big green dragon.

Kirito looked at Mokuba, who was standing behind the others. Didn't he have a dragon?

"Attack!" Came the command from all the dragon tamers. Each dragon had a different breath attack, to which the mythic dragon responded in kind. Kirito didn't dare interfere with so many attacks colliding at once. His level may be high, but he had not built an defense or HP-based avatar. Trying to attack now would be suicide. When the smoke cleared, both sides stood undamaged.

"They must have canceled out when they collided." Yugi mused.

"So they did." The voice agreed, somehow still sounding menacing. "But some of you do not have a dragon with which to attack or defend. Isn't that right, Mokuba?"

Kirito's eyes narrowed in anger. Knowing what was about to happen, he sprinted forward as fast as his speed stat allowed towards the five headed dragon, but as soon as he began charging a sword skill his limbs seized up as he was electrocuted. He fell on his face as his avatar spasmed and sparked.

"Thought you could get around the dragon seal?" The voice laughed as one of the heads charged an attack, "Think again, brat!"

The mythic dragon released its attack straight towards the youngest of the group, but Joey wasn't a talker for nothing.

"Block it, Red-Eyes!"

The dragon obediently flew into the line of fire, taking the attack for Mokuba. It was vaporized instantly.

"But that means—" Yugi started.

That means what? Kirito thought, only just managing to get up.

Joey's life points fell to zero.

"So long, Yug." He said as he began disappearing into golden sparkles. "I'm done for."

"Don't say that!" Yugi cried desperately.

"Stay with us, please!" Mai begged.

"You can't go." Mokuba added.

Kaiba said nothing.

Joey held up a weak thumbs up before he dissolved completely.

Kirito didn't understand. Why did Joey die when his dragon was destroyed? Were they connected in some way?

Did it matter? Now they were both dead.

Mai rose from where she had fallen on her knees. "You creeps! What kind of sick, twisted game have you turned this into?!"

"Game?" The voice laughed again. "This ceased to be a game long ago."

Kirito was frozen. He was flashing back to the tutorial when Kayaba announced that SAO wasn't just a game anymore. To all the deaths he had seen since. To Diavel, to Sachi, to all the players in boss fights in between.

Sachi.

He saw red.

So he couldn't use sword skills? He didn't need sword skills. He ceased to think as he once again charged the mythic dragon. He was a whirl of deadly blades, not noticing Yugi and the others calling his name, not noticing his swords go through the dragon with no resistance at all. Not noticing that he had no effect, that his game of origin didn't compute with the Big Five's reprogramming.

What he did notice, however, was the heads charging up another attack. He jumped up to the incredible height needed to reach the heads and made a horizontal slash through their necks. But the charging didn't stop. As he began to fall back to the ground, the red daze faded, and he realized that he had done nothing. He heard his name.

As he looked back at the group the attack finished charging. He saw Mai's dragon flying intercept it and ran, determined to make it there first. At the last second he made it between the beam of deadly light and the red dragon. He watched his health tic down by five thousand points; A relatively small percentage of his overall health, and well worth the sacrifice if it saved Mai's life.

But alas, the attack went straight through him, as his own attacks had gone through the dragon.

The Harpy Ladies' Pet Dragon was obliterated, sending Mai's life points to zero.

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