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anemcia · 2 years ago

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//No prompt needed, but lately I’ve been wanting to express how much this community has impacted my experience positively and I want to take the time to give special shout-outs to those who make me smile when I see them show up:

@kiealer - Starting off strong with you, my dear. You’re genuinely one of the sweetest souls here and I care for you so, so much. Part of the reason I’m making this post is because you’re much too hard on yourself over things you can’t control. You’ve ruined nothing, and people are only weary because of what a shitty person did. Nothing to be done there and I have often prayed for your heart to be healed with time. One step at a time baby, I swear you are never alone in any of this. I can guarantee no one will give you issues over your comfort ship without getting instantly pistol whipped. NazuBlack IS CANON and you have every right to post headcanons, share shippy pics and gush as much as you like to whomever you want. Who the hell can tell you ‘no?’ YOUR CITY, YOUR RULES.

We’re in the middle of a fantastic RP over discord (I NEED TO REPLY BTW, I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAIT) and it’s made me realize I shouldn’t have to be so shy in gushing about CellDew, YOU helped me get a lot more comfortable in my skin, that is no exaggeration. I’m not here to force you to post anything, Kona, it’s how you feel and what you want to do. You deserve to be comfortable and feel fluffy goodness with your OTP, damn it don’t WE ALL? Guess I’m gonna have to knock your inbox down with prompts just because I want to feed into my fav ship around the block. You owe nothing to no one, don’t ever apologise for running your blog the way you want to. Be indulgent, make it known that NazuBlack is here to stay! Believe me, I’m not going to let anyone tell you otherwise without a size 12 boot up their ass.

@saiyanandproud - Can I just say that I’ve been secretly a big fan of Mariko for well over a year? ;0; Sometimes get a little embarrassed over that fact, but our rp’s have really picked up recently and it’s making me thankful that we actually have a proper theme going on between our babies!! ;w; I love seeing all of Mariko’s little shenanigans on the dash with everyone, her personal relationships blooming while she herself is growing as a person with every thread I peek into. Like I’ve stated previously, for an OC based around a limited concept of being a time patroller, she really extends her reach past her occupation. Mariko is a well rounded OC who aspires for genuine recognition as a hero, even if she dares to fly a little too close to the sun. She’s nobody’s fool, incredibly straightforward and a fantastic friend. All that aside, you’re such a humble mun and I enjoy even just holding little conversations about our day or how you’ve been holding up. Seriously, I’m glad you’ve stuck around tumblr this long for us to write great stories together! I’m positive any veterans familiar with her would be so damn happy to see she’s as active as ever!

@viopolis - It started with my HUGE juicy eyes over the fact an actual Dr.Gero graced this community, but my Lord did I absolutely stay for your highly talented world building with Dek, Khett, Nucleo, and many more OC’s that deserve equal praise. I love digging into your posts involving the Aseity, what it means for everyone involved aboard the vessel and how it connects them together. I envy that level of dedication with story weaving, how it fits so perfectly even with canon characters like Cell-- oh MAN speaking OF HIM. You’re the only other person I’ve met who understands how green mean bastard bug functions without adding unnecessary traits to his personality. Your basically my Cell twin in that regard, some minor differences for sure, but generally on the same page. THAT, AND CLEO! MY ADOPTED GOTH SON. Each time I see his face is the moment I feel my arms wanting to hug the computer monitor, like... Wow, I love him just as much as I do Cyto and thats a lotta love. I certainly WILL NOT forget about Dek because they’re a mischievous alien CREATURA I wish to smoosh with my hands respectfully. Look I just... I really love all your muses dude, absolutely blessed to have a chance to interreact with any of them! Not to mention you yourself as a mun are VERY COOL AND SWAGGY, it’s nice to share ideas and squeal equally about it all. Again, massive props, you deserve every drop of it.

@risingsouls - You are the lady with FIREY LAZER OPINIONS and damn it Momo, I admire that energy. I love the passion you hold over Nabs, Vegeta, all the muses you carry tightly in your protective fist because YOU’VE WORKED SO HARD ON THEM. The beautiful amount of time you’ve placed into writing your story, how many chapters you’ve reached because YOUR PASSION is damn near unrivalled by the majority here. I envy you massively for having accomplished so much writing and character exploration the way you want to, like... I salute you baby, you’ve shown everyone here that your dedication for you precious babbies are not to be trifled with. On top of that, you’re generally a very chill mun to hang with and are open to playing games and having good times. OH, and of course when YA GOT THE TEA... ALWAYS HAPPY TO LISTEN. I know I’ve been major absentee lately, but I want you to know I’m always admiring near or far. I’m glad to know that despite everything, you truck on and push forward through all the shit you’re given. Momo the STRONG. Momo the inspiration. I NEED whatever juice you be sipping to get into gear and JUST... WRITE MY OFFICIAL CELLDEW STORY ALREADY.

@synthetixviola - Lets be real, you run one of the BADDEST BITCHES in this RPC. I love a baker who could kick my ass up and down the street and serve me a cake with “sorry u lost most of your teeth” written neatly in icing. I really got to know her through the awesome tournament Momo was running and I just... Love all her energy + bonus relatable mom moments. She’s a beauty, she’ll rip open someones asshole on a whim, she’ll sell you something nice on the side and be a wonderful example of how Gero ruined her life with the android shenanigans. I can’t blame her hate boner for the RR army, who really could in her position? No one can deny that Lila is a fantastic OC and I’m so happy that I can see her beautiful purple hair grace my dash when you post. Also, can I just say that you’re also so very cool and easy to chat with? Seriously, stay coolio because you’re one of the cooliest ;3c

@unboundpower - THE GREAT AND POWERFUL USER OF ACTUALLY VERY WELL WRITTEN FUSION FRIENDS, THANK GOD. Seriously Nebula, before you really made yourself prominent here was when there was some... Not so great Gogeta / Vegito / Four blogs kicking around and I can’t say it was terribly interesting. You have every right to gatekeep what you’ve built for yourself and your handsome boys, because you’ve fleshed them out so well that I don’t think many can match your energy. Give yourself credit where it’s due, you’re running characters that are a little more challenging to write and you do it so naturally. The complexities of being themselves, owning up to their own love lives as individuals, the break away from just being ‘fusions’ of Goku and Vegeta and BECOMING a new soul altogether. I’m so happy to see how far each lad has grown and I love seeing your shippy stuff with Nabs ;3c It’s just plain adorbs ya’ll, love to SEE IT. Plus you’re a sweet and cool mun who DESERVES hugs and pats for just being you! Also, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, apologies for not wishing that for you sooner!! I hope you’ve been having better days ahead!!

UMM I’D POINT THE CAMERA TO THOSE I HAVEN’T MENTIONED BUT YOU ALL ROCK IN YOUR OWN UNIQUE WAYS!! Seriously, you guys are what keep me coming back to this hellsite, it’s nice to see everyone enjoying themselves and having fun with one another in peace. It’s what I want to keep seeing as long as I’m around to witness the fun! Thanks for keeping this community sparkling, you’re very much appreciated for being here.

#《🌊》𝑨𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 [Ooc]#kiealer #saiyanandproud #viopolis #risingsouls #synthetixviola #unboundpower #//I've been meaning to get this off my chest bros #//Just wanted to screech my appreciation

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tinyshe · 5 years ago

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Systems Biologist Speaks Out About COVID-19 Response

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola

[this is a long read but well worth the time, food for thought]

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Story at-a-glance

According to systems biologist Shiva Ayyadurai, Ph.D., the COVID-19 pandemic is being used to shift global wealth

Systems biology deciphers the synergies within living systems to understand how to diagnose, assess and identify the underlying problem, and how to administer the most appropriate remedy

The economic collapse is a result of precisely engineered governmental policies, even though those policies, superficially, appear to be in the public’s best interest

Systems biology informs us one size does not fit all. Yet this knowledge is being ignored in this pandemic. Instead, everyone is told they must take the same precautions as those who are at high risk

Fearmongering is being used to suppress antigovernment dissent, to crash the economy and issue medical mandates that could generate trillions of dollars in ongoing revenue in years to come

Today, we continue to provide you information about the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of this recording, April 6, 2020, there are more than 1.4 million cases worldwide and 370,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., with New York City being one of the hotspots.1,2 Here, I interview Shiva Ayyadurai, who has a Ph.D. in systems biology from MIT.

What Is Systems Biology?

His academic background gives Ayyadurai a slightly different perspective on this outbreak, as it focuses on the foundational causes of disease rather than the conventional medical paradigm that tends to focus on pharmaceutical remedies. Ayyadurai explains:

“The MIT department of biological engineering was created in 2003. The notion was … that you needed an engineering approach to biology as new advances or new discoveries were coming out in biology. That created the department of biological engineering …

One of the big things that took place in 2003 that led to the formation of that department was, in an ironic way, what occurred with the human genome project starting in 1993. We went into the genome project with a reductionist view of biology.

Biologists essentially thought that the number of parts meant complexity. We knew in 1993, a worm had around 20,000 genes. So, we said, OK, we're going to start mapping out the human genome. We were at least 25 times more complex. The notion was we had about a half a million genes.

By 2003, they only found 20,000 protein coding genes. That flipped biology on its head because it said, wait a minute, we have the same number of parts, and they thought genes were a reflection of complexity. That led to systems biology starting around 2003, which said, look, genes create proteins and these proteins interact. So, it's about all these interactions …

Today, that has led to this field called epigenetics, in which we know that the external environment, what we interact with, can turn on and turn off genes. I came back to MIT in 2003. I did four degrees at MIT in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering. My Master's was in design, but I always was fascinated with medicine.”

The Cytosol Platform

The project Ayyadurai took on for his Ph.D. thesis was to mathematically model the whole human cell. His work led to the creation of a platform called CytoSolve “cyto” standing for “cell.” This approach is different from biology, computer science and chemistry.

“Biologists are essentially distributed knowledge engineers,” he says, “and the thing they're trying to understand is this thing called the body. No different than aeronautical engineers trying to build the airplane. The difference is when we build an airplane, we actually know what we want to build. And we know the parts in biology, we're finding the parts, that's what they're doing.

Some biologists can win a Nobel prize just for looking at how two proteins interact. So, they're very focused on understanding these parts. So, imagine if we could create a technology where we could take those parts, integrate them, and then essentially let them be sort of focused in their silos.

But there wouldn't be this framework that you could integrate, where you could integrate these molecular pathways. And that really created cytosol. To me, it was a big circling back because I grew up in India where my grandmother practiced traditional systems of medicine.

In that system of medicine, they had diagnosis methods, they looked at you, they figured out your body type and they would figure out the right types of foods and medicines, herbs or even body work to get you back into balance. That was always seen as a ‘black art’ from a Western medicine [perspective].

[CytoSolve] lets us decipher what they were doing and actually understand these synergies. So that's what systems biology is about. It's taking an engineering systems approach to the body … It's literally understanding how to diagnose and assess and identify what the problem is, and then how to administer a prescription within a few minutes. It’s essentially an ‘AI’-type model.”

COVID-19 — Health and Economic Perspectives

As noted by Ayyadurai, the COVID-19 pandemic is not only highlighting our immune health but also our economic health. We're seeing the integration of medical policy and economic policy.

“I had a very interesting discussion with a leading economist,” Ayyadurai says, “and he had a serious concern about the fact that economists are being forced to backfill in a misguided health policy, which is occurring. What he meant by that is, [they’re being told to] just use quantitative easing, which is basically printing money, and that will solve the problem.

Now that entire process does two things. First of all, we have I think 10 million unemployment claims in March alone. In addition to that, you have the fact that we're going to print money, which … if you look, since 2008 and 2009, when quantitative easing started … that has essentially been the biggest transfer of wealth — to the 0.01%, again.

It is essentially a weakened earning power and the [weakened value] of the dollar. So that's what's occurred. Now we have this COVID-19, and we have this economic overreaction, in my opinion, from the fear-mongering. In many ways, it reflects the immune system.

The immune system fundamentally wants to operate well for you and maintain homeostasis, and it's the overreaction of a weakened and dysfunctional immune system that causes harm. Similarly, when you look at it from the economic standpoint, we have this unbridled overreaction, in my view. [We’re] not looking at what modern medicine is saying — that we should take a personalized medicine approach, right?

One size doesn't fit all. This is basically flatten the curve: Kick the can down the street. We're just going to wait until, when? Until the vaccine is produced or until a drug comes out. The assumption is that the immune system of all of us is equally weak. That's what this is based on. The assumption is that all of us are going to get it and all of us will suffer from it.

It's a very interesting model. Look at the person leading this health policy, Dr. Fauci. His background is from the pharmaceutical world … [and] when you look at the NIH and the CDC, these organizations are heavily, heavily influenced by pharmaceutical companies.

In that environment, the model has always been never to discuss immune health, what we can do to support the immune system. It's always under the assumption that there's this big boogeyman, that the virus harms your body. Most medical doctors, again, they're victims of this education.

Many of them are taught the virus literally comes and attacks your body, and that a vaccine or a pharmaceutical intervention blocks it. It's not taught broadly that [the problem is that] the dysfunctional, weakened immune system is not running on all cylinders.

One part of it can overreact, and that overreaction is what goes in and attacks your own tissues. So, the issue is, we're not having a discussion at all in the media about ‘How do you modulate that overreaction and support people's immune health?’”

Similarly, Ayyadurai notes, the economic collapse is “a result of precisely engineered governmental policies,” even though those policies, superficially, appear to be in the public’s best interest.

Is COVID-19 a Real Pandemic?

COVID-19 meets the technical definition of a pandemic, and the World Health Organization did declare it a pandemic. However, the death toll is nowhere near that of earlier serious pandemics that would legitimately justify the extraordinary measures being deployed by the U.S. government.

The Spanish flu in 1918 infected 500 million people worldwide, killing between 20 million and 50 million. The bubonic plague also killed 50 million people, wiping out a shocking 60% of the European population. This is typically what people think of when they hear the word “pandemic.”

COVID-19 presently affects a tiny fraction of the global population — about 1.4 million cases out of a global population of 7.78 billion3 — and even with a death toll of 81,000 worldwide,4 COVID-19 has had a miniscule impact, having killed a mere 0.00001% of the population.

Don’t get me wrong. Any death is tragic. But any given individual’s risk of dying from the epidemics of diabetes, heart disease or cancer, for example, is greater than their risk of dying from COVID-19. Why is death from lifestyle-induced disease and environmental toxicity more preferable and acceptable than death from an infectious disease?

Dying from a preventable medical mistake is also a greater risk, as that kills up to 440,000 Americans every year. Where’s the panic about that? Isn’t the idea that conventional medicine kills 440,000 people a year terrifying?! 1 in 5 elderly patients are also injured by medical care. Where are the calls to protect our aging loved ones from this threat?

Were health policies more aligned with truth, we wouldn’t have these chronic disease epidemics and far fewer people would die from preventable medical mistakes. More people would lead healthy lives were they properly informed about what’s harmful and what’s healthy.

Similarly, when it comes to COVID-19, there are simple strategies with which we can address this infection that does not require collapsing the global economy, creating unheard of unemployment and isolating everyone from human contact for weeks on end. You can find many articles detailing such strategies on my Coronavirus Resource Page.

As noted by Ayyadurai, systems biology tells us that one size does not fit all. “We need to move to the right medicine for the right person at the right time,” he says. But this knowledge has not been applied in this pandemic. Instead, everyone is being treated as though they’re high risk for severe infection and death and therefore need to take identical precautions. So, what’s really going on here?

“We have not said, ‘Hey, let's shut down the economy to address the fact that we have skyrocketing obesity taking place, skyrocketing diabetes,” Ayyadurai says. “So, the level of contradiction, the level of hypocrisy should wake up everyone to understand that there is another agenda.

There is another agenda afoot. I repeat what my mentor said: ‘When things don't add up, take a step back and ask, what is the other agenda?’ And the only thing in a common-sense way that reveals itself to me is power, profit and control. Power, profit and control.”

The Power, Profit and Control Agenda

Like Ayyadurai, I believe the fearmongering is being used to suppress dissent, to crash the economy and to issue medical mandates. “If you look broadly, there were massive uprisings, antiestablishment uprisings [in different countries]. Well, they're all gone now. We don't even hear anything about them,” Ayyadurai says.

He also believes this fearmongering and social isolation mandates will be used as a way to acclimatize people to accept state wants or what a few people deem is good for everyone. “That, I think, is the milieu being set up,” he says. “That's being teed up.” Indeed, it simply doesn’t add up when you look at mortality rates.

“There's another agenda,” Ayyadurai says. “That's what I see, because it doesn't make any rational sense [to crash the economy over COVID-19]. I think that's why a number of the videos, the tweets I've done have gone viral, because to everyday working people, it doesn't make sense either. They're trying to sort this out.”

Interestingly, this epidemic is taking place just a few months after Google began censoring holistic health news. So, people searching for sound nutritional strategies can no longer find them. Instead, they’re directed to Big Pharma-backed sites promoting conventional medicine.

The censorship isn’t even about squashing nonscientific views anymore. Educated health professionals are being banned left and right simply for posting peer-reviewed studies showing nutraceuticals work, or that drugs or vaccines don’t work — including Ayyadurai himself, who got kicked off Twitter the day this interview was recorded over a vitamin D post.

“It has essentially moved to a model of a finite set of people serving the interests of another finite set of people,” Ayyadurai says. “That's what's fundamentally going on. When we really look back at the history of ‘infectious diseases,’ what actually caused the real decline in infectious disease? …

That came from sanitation, vitamin A, nutrition, elimination of child labor, refrigeration [and] infrastructure at the political level … Well, how did we get that? This is one layer people need to understand from a human standpoint. It came about because in the late 1800s, there was a massive force of the American working class who were militant, and they fought for those rights.

People lived in squalor. No one cared for them. It was the uprising of those people and very, very powerful independently self-organizing systems, all over this country, that forced the elites to give them these basic infrastructures …

So, what I see is the ability for people to organize and demand their rights and get them. That is what occurred in the late 1900s, and we got massive gains. Now look at infrastructure today. Dirty water, dirty air, dirty food … and we look at them in synergy, how they affect our body. None of that's discussed, none of that.

I think the United States has a D+ in infrastructure. The roads, the bridges and the water systems [are all crumbling]. And when you don't fix these things in time, they affect all types of environmental things. The elite in this country do not want to address that. They want to always create a fake problem and a fake solution to consolidate power.

And that's why when you look at this [COVID-19] phenomenon that's taking place, it's a penultimate of it … You create massive amounts of fear so people will be willing — because they're under economic stress, under what they think is a health [threat] — to give up their rights.

And that's where I see this headed. So, this is an interesting convergence of … economic attack, attack on people's health, [and attack on] people's autonomy and freedom. Truth, freedom and health are all under attack …

They do not want any discussion about indigenous people's medicines that have worked for centuries. They don't want to talk about simple solutions … so, they suppress discourse, suppress debate, suppress freedom, and move everything away from the scientific method — which is a process where you actually have to prove stuff, which is what they claim they want to do to scientific consensus.

Freedom gets suppressed and now you can move truth to scientific consensus. So, you go from suppression of freedom to fake science or outdated science at best. And then that is used to create a fake problem and a fake solution.

And then, if you go to the health part, what that means is you diminish people's health, you control people's health, and now you have a populace which is so controlled, they don't have the strength to fight for their freedom. So, you have the attack on freedom, the attack on truth, and the attack on health.

All of those are interconnected. They too are a system from a systems perspective. Without freedom, you can't have truth. Without truth, you can’t have health. And without health we don't have the strength to fight for our freedom. And the way that truth actually is discovered should be through the scientific method. That's what's really been compromised, starting, I would say, in the late ‘50s.”

Postal Service Could Be Used to Protect Free Communications

To summarize, the three-pronged agenda is: Power, profit and control. To counteract that three-pronged threat, we need academic freedom and the freedom to discourse and debate.

From that freedom, we get truth, and from truth, we’re able to understand health, not only physical health but also in the broadest sense the health of our systems, our infrastructure and environment. With health, we gain the strength to fight for even more freedoms.

“For each one of those, there's a solution. For example, when you go to freedom, if you look at communication, right now we are heavily relying on Google, Facebook and three major telecom companies. So, basically, five CEOs control our communication. One phone call to them, and you can essentially shut down communication ...

What is the solution? Well, it's going to sound weird, but … the founding fathers of this country created an institution called the United States Postal Service. Why did they create that? Because the crown was not allowing each individual to communicate. So, the notion of ‘the press’ was all of us. There was no New York Times. Each one of us were supposed to be the press ...

If anyone interfered with your communications, [they got a] 20-year prison sentence. It was criminal. So, the entire postal service system was a decentralized environment enabling every American to communicate for pennies …

In 1997 is when email volume overtook postal mail volume. I met with the executives of the postal service. I said, look, you guys should be living up to what you were chartered to do, which is to protect free communications. Why don't you offer a public email service and public social media services … that would be protected by the laws of the Constitution? No one, including the government, could interfere.

They thought it was a ridiculous idea … In 2011, the postal services were going out of business. Why? Because all the best parts of the postal service were privatized into DHL and FedEx. So, I again hit them really hard. The inspector general, Dave Williams, called me up.

He goes, ‘Shiva, why are you attacking us?’ I said, ‘Look, you guys are not doing your job. You're not in the postal mail business. You were supposed to be in the communications business. You are set up as a quasi-organization to protect our rights. So anyway, I did two chartered reports for them.

My point is we need a digital rights act, and there is an institution [that can supply us with that]. It is the postal service, in my view. All these postal service locations could be converted to a mesh network. So, there is an opportunity to have a network by the people for the people. Now if someone wants to go use Google and Facebook and you can, but there needs to be a public common.

Those few elite would object to this and have the power and control to prevent that from being implemented. Definitely. That's why I believe we need to have a mass movement. Nothing has ever been given to us. People think slavery ends one day and we have freedom the next. Every point in human history has always been people chipping away at slavery to get freedom from the elite."

Decentralization Is the Name of the Game

Ayyadurai discusses many additional issues and goes far deeper than I can summarize here, so please, listen to the interview in its entirety. He has many fascinating insights, ideas and solutions. For example, about 50 minutes in, he discusses how federally funded research systems can be improved to ensure scientific integrity and prevent scientific fraud.

“We need to take power away from the academics,” he says, “and one way to do that is to force decentralization. That's a common theme here.” He also analyzes the health care model, and discusses how health care, as a system, can be improved while simultaneously being made far less expensive.

“Broadly, we need to decentralize health care. The concept of centralized health care — which is what the purpose of this [COVID-19 pandemic is] — is that next year everyone's going to be mandated vaccines,” he says.

“For them to crash the economy, to drive it into a depression, for them it's a relatively great return on investment. You make the fed print $6 trillion, but you're going to make $7 trillion to $8 trillion recurring revenue [by way of mandated, annual vaccinations] … So, we have to do whatever it takes to decentralize health care …

When you look at these things I've said, it comes down to one word: Decentralization … I think the opportunity here is to start educating people. It is supposed to be We the People, and this does not mean it's going to happen without struggle.

We may have to rise up and fight in ways that we haven't done before, just like those people did in the late 1800s, and the idea is to compel the thing. We need to build a broad-based movement bottom-up … And I think it begins with taking care of your health.”

#covid-19 #pandemic

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hellyes-tommccamus · 7 years ago

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Mutant X [TV] (2001-2004)

S01E11 “Whiter Shade of Pale”

[spoilers]

Sci-fi/action

Tom McCamus plays a main role in season 1

Another episode named after a song an English rock band, this time Procol Harum. The song is a good choice for the title, thematically it matches the episode as it is about love and loss, and also the lyrics “her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale” could describe Danielle, on a couple of levels.

Brennan and Jesse visit the safe house and Neil (Xuan Fraser), whose New Mutant power is not needing much sleep. Not a flashy power, but I’m sure most people would find it useful. He has brought a cyto filter from a Dr Hollis. From what I can gather this is a consumable used in centrifuges, not something awfully technical but I guess Adam can’t use the Sanctuary as a shipping address (at least not since three mailmen got lost in the mountains). Adam has sent a new prototype genetic sequencer to go back to Dr Hollis. As new genetic sequencers are still being developed today I’m agreeing that this is a realistic thing for Adam to have made. But then Brennan says it is designed to restore the DNA of New Mutants and well, that’s not what sequencers do. They “read” the DNA code, which is made of nucleotides A G T and C so that it can be studied. If they had only given it some kinda phoney sci-fi name. But an invisible “ghost” takes the sequencer and hurls things at them to escape.

Adam tells Emma that he knew someone was going to steal it so he installed a tracking device in it. Maybe, I dunno, have some security? Oh no sorry that would ruin the plot. Emma can’t understand why Adam is so blasé about the theft. He thinks it was stolen by a mutant with out of control mutating DNA (this again?) Adam knows it was a Stealth New Mutant, which I imagine would fit into the molecular category. Adam says they are able to emit an aura that reflects light, which is the basic principal behind real life stealth tech. Hey, even my friendly neighbourhood military contractor has their own stealth system based on reflecting light. Emma is pretty baffled by Adam’s reactions (might have been a good time to use her telempathy, or did they cut the scene where she had to promise not to use it on her team?). He sends her and Shalimar to investigate at the safe house, even though Jesse and Brennan are already there.

Aldus Burke (Christopher Bolton), who Mason introduces as an informant, has news about a piece of Mutant X tech that has gone missing. Mason isn’t interested until he hears it was stolen by a stealth New Mutant. In this short scene he gets Aldus’ name wrong twice, presumably on purpose.

At the safe house, the girls pretty much state the obvious about Adam probably knowing who stole the sequencer. He usually does know from powers alone, so it’s not exactly unusual. Then Shalimar does something that is not only bad science but also bad health and safety. The thief hit the van window on their way out and Shalimar finds some blood on a piece of glass. Bad science: don’t touch blood, you’re contaminating evidence. Bad health and safety: don’t touch blood with bare hands (always assume it is infectious) also don’t touch broken glass with bare hands. Didn’t anybody on the show think to mention this? (Perhaps I am too fussy and would be banned from film sets).

Adam runs a test on the blood. I’m not sure why there’s an animation of blood every time Adam analyses some. Looking at blood cells under a microscope wouldn’t really help. And despite being a genius geneticist all he can tell is that it is from a female New Mutant. Shalimar questions this, and he says he can barely identify the DNA as human as it is so deteriorated. And to that I’m going to say balderdash.

Jesse and Brennan get a location on the sequencer and Adam goes to investigate alone. Conveniently it’s fall and the person whose house Adam has gone to has decided to give up raking leaves and just have them coating their driveway evenly so their footprints are completely visible even in stealth mode. We’ve previously seen Adam dismissive and cynical on the topic of love, so he disappoints me by being instantly all over Danielle (Guylaine St-Onge). They clearly have some history together but then Aldus shows up, accompanied by one GS Agent, maybe because for some reason Mason won’t accept him into the GSA. Aldus reveals himself as a feral and brutally attacks Adam to get the sequencer. Danielle goes stealth and tells Adam to meet her later. Back at Sanctuary Adam dismisses his team’s concerns and goes off to sulk. There’s the problem with an open plan home, there’s no real private places to be alone.

Adam looks at the DNA samples again. Emma comments that the chromosomes look splintered. Damage to DNA is actually unlikely to be visible to that extent. Chromosomes don’t break like split ends of hair. Pieces may break off entirely due to damage by for instance radiation, but cells are smart and like to repair themselves where possible, so the ends get stuck back together. Not always the right way round, but at least they try.

Emma probes about the Stealth New Mutant, and Adam at first accuses her of reading him but then tells her he met Danielle sixteen years ago when he was working at Genomex and she was struggling with her powers and they fell in love. Now I don’t believe Adam could possibly have started work at a Genomex more than 30 years previously (unless he is a lot older than he looks). So either the New Mutant project began before Adam was involved or “treatment” was given to much older children because we really hope Danielle was much older than 14 when they fell in love. He says he thinks she disappeared because she knew she would have a short lifespan. If Adam knew this, why didn’t he try to come up with a genetic cure for what was wrong with Danielle? In a previous episode it has been mentioned that in the early days of Genomex they were working to cure genetic diseases. So why not that one?

Mason isn’t happy that Aldus brought him the sequencer but not the stealth New Mutant. He seems to recognise her name when Aldus says it. He is not happy that Aldus didn’t take infrared goggles to track Danielle. Infrared cloaking is something military stealth devices aim to do, so the goggles would be useless against stealth jets, but it seems Danielle’s power only fools unaided human eyes. The erratic way that Mason treats his subordinates is really obvious here. He’s extremely hostile towards Aldus from the get go, while with others he is quite lenient. Maybe it’s a deliberate power play, or perhaps he knows that he can get away with treating people he dislikes as he wishes.

Adam meets Danielle in a fancy wine bar, which appears to have been a favourite place of theirs. Danielle tells him that Mason told her that Adam only cared about Genomex and that she’d be a test subject if she stayed. Which is kind of interesting. She must have been at Genomex for a while. I wonder how the staff at Genomex reacted to New Mutants there, being studied. Adam says earlier that she was struggling with her powers. Was he running some kind of secret clinic to help New Mutants use their powers? Or was this open and authorised? Mason at least knew what was going on. Danielle says she trusted him, and Adam says that he did too. So were they forced to see each other secretly at the closest bar to the facility? I can imagine that Mason was not jealous of their relationship (due to his general disdain for New Mutants) but more of the fact that Danielle probably disrupted the whole workaholic solidarity that he and Adam probably had back then.

Danielle says she decided to leave and live her life rather than hope for a cure. Which is something people with terminal illnesses often decide to do. And who could fault them for that? The actress who played her sadly died of cancer, in a truly tragic example of life imitating art in a way that we really wish it wouldn’t.

For some reason Shalimar and Emma decide to break into Danielle’s house. And talk loudly while inside. They find a note that Danielle has left for her daughter. The last we saw her she was running away, then met Adam at the bar. How did she leave the note if she only knew Adam was there when she was already outside of her house then ran away straight after? Well I guess she may have doubled back in stealth mode. But how, if she’s struggling to control her powers?

Danielle’s daughter Catherine (Sarah Gadon) comes home so Shalimar and Emma must hide. By respectively almost doing the splits on the stairs and cowering by a wall. Real good hiding there. Catherine has the same power as her mother so easily finds them. But then the GSA show up and she is forced to trust the intruders.

Aldus and his henchmen put on red sunglasses, which are pretty cool, but we’re supposed to believe that they detect infra red? Infra red goggles look more like binoculars that are strapped onto the head. My friendly neighbourhood hardware store stocks a nice similar pair of glasses in green that protect from infra red radiation, but that’s the opposite of what they want.

Adam wants Danielle to come back to Sanctuary with him. But she’s not convinced. She places more trust something Mason must have told her maybe a decade ago about a drug called efanol (which in the real world is a name variously given to an antihistamine drug and a steroid). Danielle seems sure that she hasn’t much time to live but wants to help her daughter who she fears will suffer the same fate. Adam looks surprised and asks how old her daughter is. She is fifteen. So if Adam never knew she was pregnant, their relationship must have been extremely brief.

Danielle is fading in and out, and thankfully the other diners and the staff seem completely unaware of this. Adam takes her back to Sanctuary and gives her efanol, even though he said it was too risky. And he says strand again. And I cringe. I do however like how he uses spray paint to make her arm visible for the futuristic needle-less needle.

The girls bring Catherine back to Sanctuary. Despite being told not to go into the lab, there’s no stopping someone with stealth powers, so she goes to her mother and also meets Adam. And there’s no prizes for guessing what Adam’s thinking.

Aldus reports back to Mason about Danielle’s daughter, and Mason tells him to focus on finding her.

Emma’s clearly thinking the same thing as Adam as she asks Catherine about her father. She says all she knows is that he was smart and he and her mother really loved each other for a while. Which kinda sounds like someone we know.

Danielle thinks she’s back to normal after the first treatment and wants more. It’s not terribly surprising when Adam refuses that she disappears. What I do find surprising is how easily people escape Sanctuary. As nobody sees the way there, it’s odd how they don’t often find them hopelessly trying to start the Double Helix or driving round the mountains in a stolen car.

As it turns out she stole Adam’s car and calls Mason for help. For a moment Thorne makes a surprise return! Of course we’re not supposed to notice that they re-used some of internal establishing shots of Genomex from the first couple of episodes. But then they didn’t see me coming.

Catherine and Adam have a “father-daughter” bonding chat. Adam suggests that he doesn’t think he’s her father. There’s a bit of a plot hole/inconsistency with dialogue about past events here. Adam said earlier that he first met Danielle when she was struggling with her powers. But here he says that when he met her he saved her life and as a consequence she ended up with stealth abilities. Then she was struggling with her new powers and they fell in love? That’s a lot to happen in a period of maybe 3 months. Then Danielle ran off because Adam had saved her life but not a long life. And instead of using her short life wisely immediately got pregnant and passed on her faulty genes to the child.

Adam has a bogus science idea to save the lives of both Danielle and her daughter. He wants to recombine Catherine’s DNA with her mother’s and somehow that will save them both. For a start, how? Terrible misuse of the word recombine here. I mean they get an A+ for effort, the writers obviously looked up lots of science words. But then they have completely invented their own definitions of them. Somehow mixing the DNA of a sick person with the DNA of their maybe sick in the same way offspring to make them both well? Oh dear. And of course we’re using the genetic sequencer which as we’ve already covered, does not do things like that. I have an alternate ending that is more scientific. The efanol works and Danielle has some side effects but they are mild ones she can live with (especially as she will die without any treatment). Adam discusses with Danielle that if Catherine starts to show similar symptoms, the drug will be an option for her and the side effects could vary from none to severe, but they will not know until she tries it as everyone reacts differently to drugs.

Emma tracks down Aldus in order to charm the sequencer away from him. And with her telempathy that doesn’t take long.

Danielle meets Mason at the same place she just met Adam. I like the part where she looks very unimpressed when he tells her he brought his own chef. She is one of the only people we see him touch voluntarily and he actually refers to their previous romance. Which must have also happened within that very busy 3 month period. I don’t really understand why he brought his men when she was practically begging for his help and would probably have happily gone with him. But then the guys of Mutant X show up to save her.

In the lab Adam goes ahead with his super scientific plan to save Danielle, which for some reason involves taking blood from Catherine. At least this time the blood taking process looks a lot less painful.

In an extremely baffling scene, Mason seems to enjoy eating a plate of noodles while talking about all the ways in which its contents will kill him. (Oddly tumblr decided to show me a picture of egg and noodles when I was logging in to post this). He forces Aldus to join him and after one forkful, he falls over, presumably dead. Now it’s not overly clear but I think Mason poisoned him. It’s clear Mason hated him for some unexplained reason and he did screw up repeatedly, but is this an excuse for murder in a public place? Or did he simply choke to death very quickly and quietly?

Danielle and Catherine are back to full health and Adam arranges for them to be moved to a new home. He directly asks if Catherine is his daughter and she says no. Adam perpetuates a great myth about genetic heritability in his comment about eye colour. Both he and Danielle have brown eyes so yes would most likely produce a child with brown eyes too. But genetic inheritance of eye colour is not that simple. Multiple genes control eye colour so it isn’t impossible for Catherine to have blue eyes and also be his daughter. We know that Danielle also had a romance with Mason, so it’s possible that she is his daughter. That could have been an interesting storyline. But as it’s an episodic show her father must remain a mystery as she is a non-returning guest star.

#mutant x #tom mccamus #john shea #forbes march #victor webster #lauren lee smith #victoria pratt #xuan fraser #christopher bolton #guylaine st-onge #sarah gadon #science #tv science #sci-fi

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anemcia · 1 year ago

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Of course, why not start from the very beginning? It's been quite some time since he last viewed the series in full, not since he was a child. A bittersweet sensation would release in the form of a sigh, grasping the disk tentatively. It was as if he were in a trance, broken only by the last question she asked.

"My sketchbook?... Ah, well, it's been a hobby of mine for as long as I can remember. I've completed many books over time, but the one you're looking at is almost finished. I like to get a page or two done weekly, just enough until it's filled for the current year." He explained, placing the CD into it's tray and loaded up Super Sentai Warriors. A nostalgic soundtrack kicks in, all the heroes lined up and showing off their powers during the grand opening. He couldn't help but laugh inwardly, the effects a touch dated these days... But it didn't make it any less fun to watch.

The episode runs its course, but Cyto's attention was settled upon his sketchbook. Should he show her?... Some of his work included portraits of her very image, silently dreading she would call him creepy. Maybe some of it was personal, but then she was the only person he trusted with that information. His wings twitched with uncertainty, placing his current book upon her lap.

"...Here. If you're interested, you're welcome to look through the pages."

When Cyto reappeared, Mariko let out a sigh of relief. She was glad his ingenuity made him look over the fact that she was just a disaster about old movie players like his. So she gave him an innocent grin and nodded.

"Yeah, of course I'd wait," she said, feigning a casual tone. "We were meant to watch it together, right?"

She handed him the DVD, her attention caught by the much more familiar and interesting piece of cake he had brought. Mariko was quick to steal the plate from his hand, replacing it with the DVD case instead.

"Let's start from the first one," she said, curring a large piece of cake with the fork. "I mean, if that's okay with you."

She took in a mouthful and chewed on it with a happy hum, letting Cyto take care of the movie. Her eyes glanced around the room as she waited, falling back on the journal by the bed.

"I didn't know you drew," she munched. "Is that your sketchbook?"

#《🌊》𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 [closed rp]#saiyanandproud #//Most of his work is nature based tbh #//lots of creatures of all kinds and plants included #//but he's also got the occasional “Mariko” pages of her with various expressions and poses #//SHE IS HIS MUSE AND HE'S BIG EMBARRASSED #//also notice lack of Cell ANYWHERE but there's an occasional sketch of his mom

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stellarhistoria · 1 year ago

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PARENTS: QUEEN AURIA (MALLAS) CYTOS & KING MOROZ CYTOS (calls himself lord).

CHILDREN (in order of oldest to youngest): ZACHARY CYTOS, ALCAEUS MALLAS (by two minutes), CALLIOPE MALLAS, LUKA CYTOS (HIGHWIND), ARYIN CYTOS, & ARIEL LANCEALOT (ASHLYNN).

"lord cytos", known by the worlds as king moroz (or, worse, king of winter), is not a kind man but he will continue to claim he has the best interests of his children and extended family constantly in mind. whether this is true or not is hard to gauge, as he has done some truly awful things in the past.

the first and last time, the ONLY time he got physical with one of his kids was the last time he ever had contact with one of them: the day zachary ran away.

for all he says about his kids to people who try to get him away from them, most of what he says does, to an extent, come from a place of... "love", in his twisted way.

he wants them to understand that they're "hurting people" by continuing to play hero. by continuing to believe in some strange fairytale. he wants them to grow up at least a little bit and face reality, and people encouraging them to stay where they are mentally feels, to him, "reckless and dangerous". both to the people around them and to his children themselves.

he's not as much of a fighter as one believes he is. he has very few attack options, the rest of his spells are for controlling a battlefield and being the most annoying epitome of "DIE ALREADY, YOU FUCK". so most do not challenge him.

he does not swing first. ever. (aside from with that one time with zack.)

"lady auria", otherwise known as queen cytos, or more historically as lady of the moontide, was a woman who did her utmost to keep her kids happy and healthy once she realized just how much she loved them.

yes, for a while, her children were politically born, for "function". she held no attachment to them. but after a while, she grew to love them, and found herself upset that she did not love them immediately, as they were so full of joy and light like she was once. and it scared her to know she bore such gifts of the world with such an evil and selfish man.

as the keeper of balance for a long time prior to her second youngest, aryin, she was much much older than one would have taken her for, only starting to age quarter yearly past her set age when she began to have kids with moroz. she knew this would happen, but she expected to be there for them the whole time they were alive. she was wrong.

she was ... sort of killed, physically killed, by her husband after getting too close to something he didn't want her to get near. her last wish was that she could have said goodbye to her kids one last time, or at least reminded them that she loved them. because she knew he would never say it to them. at least, not in a way where it would make them FEEL loved.

she was a druid (moon) - fighter (champion) - wizard (scribes). almost max npc level of eighty. only surprise group attacks could have killed her, and it did.

she was a terrifying woman, who would have torn apart reality to give her kids anything they wanted, even if it meant toppling their own kingdom and running to safety. perhaps this is why she was killed by her husband.

ex crown prince zachary cytos, man of many wonderful abilities but master at nearly nothing. every since he was young, he had a fairly decent aptitude for everything he touched, everything he picked up he could handle with dignity and grace, but he was never anything more than... good. you can see when this broke the camel's back.

for a long time in his youth, he was serious, solemn, the one who remained unshakeable. he was the pillar, the coliseum, unbreakable, unwilling to bend. someone had to stand their ground against their father and it had to be him. none of the others would suffer at their father's hands as long as he was around.

...as long as he was around.

during an altercation that was supposed to be like any other with his father, a usual hissing match behind closed doors. right before his eighteenth birthday. his father got mad enough to lay hands on him, near full force throwing him against the wall with a back handed hit, forgetting his own strength and where he had placed some things for a split second, getting some pieces of broken ceramic into his back past his clothes.

that day, not even waiting until the rainfall had stopped, zack ran from home, and never looked back. he didn't stop walking until he managed to find himself on a different world, and collapsed in a city of commerce and creation (san fransokyo).

he met a woman named circe there; she picked him up off the ground and gave him a place to stay until he recovered enough to tell him what happened, and they've been best friends and coworkers in his practice ever since. (circe is three years older than him, and is the "i will kill you myself once we're out of this deadly situation" lesbian to his "bad decisions are my middle name" gay.)

every attempt to tell him about what has happened with his father has been met with total silence and "ignorance" in the sense that he outright tunes it out. however, mentioning his siblings gets him to immediately drop what he's doing and light up like a golden retriever hearing that they're going for a walkies.

his dream job is to be an engineer.

alcaeus mallas, known by all simply as "kae", is a chaotic firecracker of the bluntest sharp object you've ever come across. usually found not to far from his two minutes younger twin sister, calliope "kallie" mallas.

energetic and the life of the party, it's not uncommon to find him suggesting the most insane plan that could get someone killed, and not uncommon either for him to have a full plan on the spot of something being announced, only for kallie to proofread it just as fast.

like his sister, he takes after his mother in mannerisms and ideology the most, but even that is negligible. they both share their mother's maiden name after being given direct expressed permission from her (tearfully so), but to say that they model either of their parents' mannerisms to a far extent is... an insult.

i don't know what classes they'd be, but they genuinely don't care that much about the war unless their siblings end up keeling over. it is unknown if they know about aryin dying and coming back to life, as they seem to have remained quite jovial after that point up until five years later (current day). it's possible the other siblings are worried about their response to it.

kae is the aggressively caring sort to make himself obnoxious to get you to love yourself so he'll leave you alone, but by the time you realize what he's done, you've been bamboozled and he's already gone. obnoxious (affectionate)

they're SAFE. and they're happy.

luka cytos, revered doctor and feared pirate captain, is a treasure to have at your tavern, as he always has some new story to tell... if you can get him to talk for longer than a few sentences.

idolizes captain jack sparrow - or at least believes captain jack sparrow to be a hero.

he purposefully makes himself look smaller to get away from people who don't want to hit someone who "looks like a coward". this doesn't always work, and instead provokes different people to hit him. most of the time it's people who believe he's incapable of fighting as a doctor.

he's studied gloom (the source of 75% of his fears) to an extent that he can infuse excess gloom within plant life to a safe extent and create new life.

canonically, it's heavily implied that he's capable of stitching souls back together, with enough magic, the right pieces, and willingness of the spirit.

luka has no romantic awareness at all, and in fact believes that relationships "thrive" on lack of communication. which is why his canon polycule has no definitive label and he has no qualms about simply saying he "Cares" about elysia and mollymauk. because it's not wrong and he doesn't have to worry about scaring them with a label that they didn't talk about.

he has been on the pirates of the caribbean world for over ten years, claiming that he's on vacation, to his father. ...moroz is not the smartest man.

vivian is dead certain that this boy is a highwind more than he ever would be a cytos but he refuses to acknowledge it despite how many times he's accidentally called her "mom".

i mean you already know a lot about aryin but let's talk family.

aryin loves their family more than they love themselves, but that's not a hard feat to accomplish, really. it's better to say that they love their family more than they respect their duty to being what the worlds need.

if their family needed them, then the worlds could burn. their family have been the only ones who haven't abandoned them throughout all this, or asked lofty goals of them, or confused them on what they should or shouldn't do. they have only ever asked for them to do what they feel is best.

aryin and ariel have the darkest humor out of the group of six siblings, because they were the closest to death out of anyone. aka they actually died or wished they had died rather than fought back against what fate had in store for them.

aryin however, humor wise, doesn't come across as dark humor, but if you make a really dark joke, aryin will likely start howling with laughter.

aryin learned of fairytale endings from zack reading them bedtime stories of times before the war. they have since learned that, well, ha, fairytales aren't real, but the endings are.

they do not hate their father, and in fact believe he can change. they have to believe he can change. because if he can't, then...

they miss their momma every day. she was the one who wanted them to grow up into whatever they wanted to be.

aryin became a knight to protect the family. to protect, to be a shield, to be the stalwart guardian. it just so happens that they found friends, and a new pair of people to love. it terrifies them.

#❥ aryin. bond: family ﹕ peace lilies in a wicker basket.#❥ luka. bond: family ﹕ my motto never changed & that goes for us too.#important.#abuse tw #gaslighting tw #manipulation tw #murder tw #mental illness tw #death tw #parental death tw #oh my god this FAMILY needs HELLLLPPP #❥ aryin. about ﹕ every card i'm dealt is black & blue.#❥ luka. about ﹕ the age limit is happiness.#❥ zack. about ﹕ there's madness in every swing of a blade.#❥ father. about ﹕ god and the devil don't scare those like me.#i do not have kallie as a muse surprisingly!#and i'm not saying shit about ariel

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archer-world · 6 years ago

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5-star Relationship Headcanons

lol i have a handful so this is going under the cut

Marie is single but Looking At Naomi. Marie does a lot of things out of spite, and people told her not to adopt teens but gUESS WHAT SHE DID!!!!! Vale gives her tough love but she’d kill anyone who makes her mom sad

Shiro + Blaire have a ??? relationship and often run into each other when one is babysitting for someone else. they comment on how the other is so good with kids and then the conversation gets awkward as they both get super blushy

Cyko + Phantom don’t actually have custody over anyone, but they’re the fun bi/gay uncles that occasionally steal Green Jester/Yuki and Akki to hang out sometimes

Seiya is the weird, awkward uncle, and I’Ba has a very ??? relationship with Nova, they both share Kilios but Nova takes him in at the end of the day. Cyko WILL kick Kilios’ ass for being a little shit and constantly making fun of Phantom

Xiao- honestly who tf knows; she says she’s taken but like 5 ppl respond when she says “babe” at the store

Same goes for Lilith, but she claims she’s single X + Lyte love and support Cyto but they just can’t understand why he idolizes Cyko so much

Clover just. she has the hots for literally all of the guys who are not explicitly gay. she needs a boyfriend someone come get her she wants to go half and she’s desperate

Mitsuko and Nanoko both live at the shrine that became a makeshift orphanage for children, with Zeijur on-call when things get busy

Eve, Adam, + Alice are on the younger side of the 5-star age-spectrum, so they babysit all of the DJs’ kids and also visit the shrine

Magy also sometimes drops by people’s families and steals the children’s affection and the parents’ alcohol

A lot of the Light-elemental Units hook up with each other in a weird poly-but-not-quite mess

General relationship notes

hooking up with a type weaker/stronger than you is an automatic power imbalance (i.e. a Water Unit dating a Fire Unit)

if you’re dating outside your element cycle, you’re fine (i.e. a Water Unit dating a Light Unit)

dating a Unit with the same element increases both your power/strengths and makes your weaknesses hit less hard

5-stars date 5-stars and DO NOT date with less-starred Units

#headcanons #not art #lunime #gacha world #cykophan #naorie #et al #redux au

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theherblifeblog · 6 years ago

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Spotlight Series: Province Brands' Dr. Natasha Murataeva

Province Brands of Canada is a Canadian adult beverage company that has created alcohol-free cannabis-powered beers and spirits that boast a dose-response curve similar to that of alcohol, but without the negative health effects that go hand in hand with booze. In other words, the neuro-toxic effect of alcohol and the hangovers that follow a night of drinking are non-existent.

Dr. Murataeva is a Cell Biology Lead at Province Brands with more than a decade of experience in cannabinoid pharmacology. As the Canadian market readies itself for infused cannabis products, beverages are coming in hot as consumer interest in alternate consumption methods spikes. We wanted to find out more about what Province Brands is creating so Dr. Murataeva gave us a run down of the company’s plans and upcoming offers.

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How did you get involved in the cannabis industry?

I earned my doctorate in neuroscience with a focus on addiction models, exploring the potential of cannabinoids to aid in cocaine and nicotine addictions. My postdoc focused on the neuro and cyto-protective qualities of cannabinoids. I met [CEO of Province Brands] Dooma Wendschuh at a conference in Liden and was taken with the idea of employing my knowledge to craft a safer alternative to alcohol.

Tell us a little bit about your product or service

We are crafting a new generation of cannabis-brewed beverages. Evolved cannabis beer will produce sensations unlike the standard marijuana high, but rather similar to that of alcohol. Our beer will not negatively impact consumers’ health like standard alcoholic beverages do, because marijuana compounds work through different cellular pathways. Additionally, because there is no negative impact on the body, the hangover risk is virtually eliminated. Evolved cannabis-brewed beer like ours, is low in calories, free of gluten and full of refreshing taste.

What time does your day typically start and what does a normal day look like to you?

I like to start my day early; I feel that I do my best thinking first thing in the morning. I begin by reading articles published in my field, as it always inspires me to get out there and create. Following my readings, I work on any planning and writing that needs to be done. I am currently working on creating standards and procedures that go into the development of our evolved cannabis beer. I am also working on developing a wide collaborative network spanning several continents and multiple countries. We believe that a team of the best specialists is paramount to our success. I really enjoy communicating with researchers in different fields; every day I have the opportunity to learn something new. It is quite amazing to see great minds come together and work as one on the challenges that we face in this business. At the end of my day I run through our accountability software and check off the tasks that I accomplished through the day; it always feels very satisfying.

What is your vision for your company going forward?

In the future I see Province Brands expanding into other segments of the consumer market. Phytocannabinoids have a multitude of benefits to offer, however the best method of attaining them still needs to be explored in more detail. I would like to create a line of beverages that can alter the mood in the specific direction, for example a drink that can boost confidence, induce a relaxation state, or inspire a contemplative mood.

What would an ideal post prohibition society look like to you?

I am hoping for greater safety and transparency, and less judgement. Marginalization doesn’t accomplish anything positive and can lead to dangerous practices and misunderstandings. As our society learns more factual information about marijuana and gains experience in cannabis consumption, I hope that we can do away with the abundant misinformation that has been created around the topic and transition to pragmatic understanding.

What was your first experience with cannabis like?

This might come as a bit of a surprise, but I have actually never tried cannabis before. Until recently, I have always worked in the USA in a field where I could be subjected to drug screening. Since moving to Canada, I have not yet taken the opportunity to try marijuana because I am not into smoking and edibles have not yet been legalized, so they are still unregulated. The issue with unregulated markets is that there is no stringent screening for pesticides or heavy metals. I would like to try our cannabis beer when it is legalized and released. I am big on safety and I know that our product will be tested for any potential contaminants, so I’ll feel good drinking it.

Tell us about some of the challenges you face working in the cannabis industry

The biggest challenge I’ve faced so far stems from the legal status of cannabis in other countries. I have encountered both supply companies and researchers who cannot work with us because they are based out of a country where cannabis is still illegal and/or heavily stigmatized. It can be frustrating, but it offers an opportunity to find a creative solution and improvise. I think this really speaks to two points: 1) legalization of cannabis in Canada will have a far more significant positive economic impact than previously expected, as new industries rise to fill in the demands of the expanding research and manufacturing markets, and 2) Canada will gain an upper hand in the global economic landscape as other countries legalize cannabis and we are ready and able to offer agile solutions to those countries’ demands.

What are some solutions you've found?

We’ve been relying on Canada-based manufacturers that can custom-build necessary equipment. It has been a real pleasure working with local producers knowing that we are contributing to the economic success and technological development of our own country.

What is one thing you wish everyone knew about cannabis?

I would like people to learn more about the medicinal properties of different components of cannabis oil so that they can strategically use them to their benefit.

What is one thing you wish everyone knew about your product or service?

We are creating a true alternative to alcohol that offers you the opportunity to enjoy a refreshing beer, crafted with the best science, without taking a toll on your body. It really is a beer unlike any other.

If you could go back in time and do it all over again, what (if anything) would you do differently?

I don’t think that I would change anything as every step has been a unique learning opportunity. One of our core values is authenticity. In the modern age of technological enhancements, it is popular to auto-tune and photoshop your story, creating an overly polished façade. I reject this idea, as nothing truly awesome in life comes easy or without challenges. Additionally, I think the “awesomeness” can only be developed through trial and error, as you need a basis for comparison.

What is your favorite way to consume cannabis?

N/A, I don’t use cannabis.

Do you think cannabis legalization will change the world for the better? Why?

Most definitely. Access to safe, high-quality products will be beneficial for society’s health and the economy, and sane legal regulations will remove the unnecessary burden on the judicial system. Additionally, as we’ve seen play out with several social issues in the past, legalization will contribute to the demarginalization of people who choose to use cannabis.

What advice would you offer to another woman who is looking to get into the industry?

I think being vocal about our opinions is the most important thing we can do. Nobody is going to give us what we want, especially if they don’t know what it is. I think being a vocal advocate is important not only for improving your own life, but also for impacting others. This is especially true in fields like cannabis where new areas are blossoming, and the market has incredible growth potential. Creating new niches and categories leads to diversification of available goods and offers consumers more choices, so everyone can find something that they enjoy. It prepares the ground for further exploration and education.

#infused drinks #cannabis beer #provinc ebrands #infused #edibles

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stellarhistoria · 1 year ago

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Captain Luka Cytos, Headcanons Pt.2

q6: what is their biggest regret?

It was supposed to be easy sailing. The other pirates, especially Sparrow, had warned him that taking a woman out with him would be B A D L U C K but he had long since dealt with the idea of facing the Lady head on and daring her to run him through. But she did not aim for him this time. She did not take from his chest, she did not spill his blood, she did not prove a point with him that time. The Lady had tried to tell him, through many people: this voyage is for you alone, go alone or suffer. He did not listen when he should have listened. And he paid the price. No, he did not pay it. EVERYONE ELSE PAID THE PRICE. His biggest regret is his desire to keep people close, and he pays for it every time he finds himself alone at night.

q7: what is their favorite way to waste time?

He can't afford to waste time. Is what he'd say if he didn't have a dedicated group of pirates that drag him out to the pub every so often to grab a drink, or ten, and try to coerce him into a game of "How can we get people to hear the Doc's singing?".

q8: nervous tics?

Tapping his foot against the floor, clicking a pen when no one is in the temple, tapping the feather pen against a paper that doesn't matter, tugging on his hair, obsessively cleaning his glasses.

q9: name their calming techniques.

Everything that was once calming makes him remember that everything that has happened to him as an adult is his own fault. As a result, the only thing that calms him or makes him content is talking to Captain Sparrow about old times while getting drunk. Does he know that this makes him a bit of a functioning alcoholic by now, like Sparrow? ...he doesn't like talking about it...

q10: how do they cope with their nightmares?

He doesn't. Not really! All his nightmares come from the day he lost his crew, the day he nearly died from the Gloom attack, or believing he's going to wake up at the Cytos Manor again. They all end up in him staying up for days on end, tripping his insomnia.

#❥ luka. about ﹕ the age limit is happiness.#addiction tw #death tw

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anemcia · 2 years ago

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@viopolis asked: 🌻🌻🌻 ( From Cell to Honeydew, From Cleo to Cyto, aaand Dek to Cell. Give 'em some Words )

A flower for your thoughts 🌻 - [ACCEPTING]

Honeydew

”...When I was ‘bout five years old, my mom gave me a gold seashell necklace for my birthday. It was the prettiest thing I ever saw, my name engraved in the back and a soft melody that ringed each time I would open the locket. I’d wind the gears over and over-- just to hear that song each night before I went to sleep. It made me feel safe, much like how you’d pray for protection. Even after my mom passed away, I never did stop wearing the locket she gave me. Ya might be curious why it’s not on me now-- and I’ll let you know.”

“It wasn’t my choice, well, not entirely. I was in that private university school my father enrolled me in, got into a huge mess with an ex friend and her pals. She knew about how much my necklace meant to me and coordinated a plan to steal it. I was blind sighted by someone holdin’ my head back, yanking my chain until the clasp broke. I tried to chase em’ all down, and they led me right into our bathroom. One of them was danglin’ it over a toilet bowl, threatening to flush the last memento of my dead mother for a laugh. I guess ya could say I lost it, got into a huge brawl that ended with my head faced down in a sink. I just...Remember the vivid sound of somethin’ being smashed repeatedly, a lotta laughter and then... Silence.”

“When I could stop my nose from bleedin’ so damn much, I picked up what was left of my gift and hurried home to fix it much as I could. I could barely work through my tears, but somehow I was able to piece it together and make it sing for me-- but the melody I loved so much... It doesn’t sound the way it used to. I cried about it for days, placing it in my jewellery box to never be touched again. I doubt my dad noticed how upset I was, or even the fact it wasn’t around my neck anymore. Those girls... I did get back at them for what they did eventually, but winnin’ that fight ultimately ended with my expulsion. I guess it’s just one of the many reasons why I hate people so much.”

Cyto

”I’m sorry to hear about your pet bunny, Cleo... I get scared of holding little animals too, well, not as much as I used to. If you come home with me later, I can show you how I pick up and hold our chickens. I have to move them to find eggs they lay so we can eat them later, at least the ones that don’t have baby chickens in them. I know it’s not the same as your old per, but they’re just as soft and fluffy. If you can learn how to do that, maybe we can ask my mom to buy you a new rabbit that wont run away? I don’t like you feeling sad and alone on that mountain, so when we find the perfect friend, you can be happy!...

“...If that's okay with you, right? Is that okay with you? Sometimes I don’t know what you’re thinking when you look at me like that. I... I wish you could tell me more things.”

Cell

”You’re about as interesting as you are disgusting to look at, but I admire your moxie for being such a strange creature. Just how is it that you ended up stranded on this planet again? Did your ‘Aseity’ find you weren’t as useful as it thought? How could you be so certain that this sentient ship has any concern for you or any of the residents it harbors? Seems to me that you’ll be marooned indefinitely until something or someone puts you out of your misery. Be thankful the farmer has decided you’re fascinating enough to keep around like some pet. Once she finishes whatever it is she wishes to do with you, I may just kill you for fun.”

#《🌼》𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 [Answered memes]#viopolis #//HONESTLY I REALLY ENJOYED DOING THESE ONES

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anemcia · 2 years ago

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How do you need to be loved?

Honeydew

Deeply, like the vastness of the sea You are a very passionate person. You feel everything so intensely, and that definitely includes love. You need someone who will match that passion, that intensity. You need someone who will care about you as much as you care about them, but you have a hard time finding that. You're usually the one who loves more, and it's sad sometimes, but it's okay. But you will find someone who loves you just as much as you love them.

Cyto

Carefully, like a gentle rain on dry Earth You've been left beaten down and by someone you really trusted and loved, so now love doesn't come easy for you. You want it to. You want to love and be loved, but you're not sure you remember how. So you need someone else to take the lead. They have to be gentle and sweet and patient. They have to watch out for you, and make sure you're doing okay, because most days you feel a little fragile, if not totally shattered. But someone will come along who will put those pieces back together again.

Cell

Recklessly, like a horse running as fast as he can You've been told that the way you love can never last, and that heartbreak is inevitable. But you don't want to love carefully. You want to love with reckless abandon. You want to love with everything you have, and you want to be loved the same way. You don't want them to worry about tomorrow. Make today worth living for.

Tagged by: NO ONE Tagging: YOU, OVER THERE!

#《🌊》𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆��𝒔 [Dash Commentary]#//I need a dash game tag tbh #//but generally?? This works out for the clan

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anemcia · 4 years ago

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𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝟒: 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐯𝐬 ...𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐙𝐔?

@anemcia @kiealer

[ANNOUNCEMENT]

His impatience was evident with the light tap of his foot, mildly irritated with the fact his opponent was running late. What the hell could be taking so long? Has this ‘Tohma’ lost all nerve to face him? Not that she would have stood any chance, but her absence was a clear sign of her cold feet. Was it too much to ask for a little entertainment before he squares off with worthy challengers? Before he could vocalize his list of complaints, the answer would be delivered by one of the Gerudian warriors who informed the stadium of the current changes.

“Tohma's place will be filled by none other than our fantastic healer, Ninazu!” Aveil chimed, garnering the much needed approval of the crowd with thunderous claps and whistles.

His face would twist momentarily, questioning the position of a mere medic to fill in for someone who could actually fight. Did this newcomer have any combat experience? Anything that wouldn’t immediately bore him to death? If he wasn’t annoyed before, it was painted clear across his rigid expression. This has better be worth the wasted time standing here any longer, flicking his gaze towards his mate who had briefly called to him.

“No sweat, Slick! This’ll be easy! Tohma, Ninazu, or whoever the hell they pit ya against-- you got this!” Honey reassured, Cyto eagerly shouting his best wishes as a result. While he didn’t respond in the traditional sense, the message was well received with a nod of recognition. They would do no less than to cheer their praises, a high expectation neither have disappointed him on.

The movement of his wings would eventually settle, attention now drawn to the activity up ahead. Seems like this ‘medic’ had arrived, those daggered blues doing nothing to shake his confidence aside from raising his brow with curiosity. While humans are naturally terrified or angered by his presence, this one carried a heavier aura... Was she personally slighted by his actions of the past? Cell could only hang onto the notion as a suspicion and nothing more.

“O-OKAY ladies n’ gents… Are you ready for this?! THE SHOW. WILL. GO ON!!” The champion would exclaim with a twinge of anxiety, doing what he could to keep himself together. He really did not want to be here at this very moment, NOT AFTER the threat that cockroach left him with! Buu could protect him for sure, but it didn’t make his job any less easy. He would be handed an updated set of notecards, reading it over carefully before finding his voice once more.

“IN THE RIGHT CORNER... You all know this monster TOO well-- it’s CELL. On top of being a VILE beast, he threatened the planet with his own TWISTED tournament! I may have stopped him before, but can anyone else muster the STRENGTH it took to take him DOWN?!...”

It took no time at all to earn the world’s ire from that description alone; booing, hissing, heckling, even a few objects hurled in his general direction. Hercule was quick to crack down on this, shouting at a few people not to litter the place if they don’t want to be banned from this facility. The soured reaction was a non issue, finding himself more amused than not. Good, it means he can feed off their absolute terror when the time is right. Besides-- he had all the support he could ask for in a time like this.

“INNNNN THE LEFT CORNER, this WONDERFUL GAL is one of our respectable staff members! She’s SUPER talented with healing people and can DEFINITELY give you one HELL of a WHOLLOPING if you get on her BAD SIDE! LET’S ALL ROAR FOR NNNNNIIIINAZZZUUUU!!”

The improvement in audience rapport was absolutely staggering, whistles and shouts of support were given to further encourage the new blood!! This earned a solid grin from the macho man, happy to see his friend carried enough courage in her heart to not be so shaken. With the flick of his wrist, he brought the mic close to his lips.

“ARE YA READY FOLKS?!! Round 4 is about to kick off!... HERE. WE. GO!! FIGHT!!”

...Yet, there was no movement, not yet. The chimera stood in place the same as before, though he could not help but slant his neck to the side and narrow his expression.

“...Am I missing something here? What’s with that look, ‘Ninazu’? Cat got your tongue?”

#wg: ring #《🌊》𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒖𝒔𝒕 [Warrior Games RP Event]#anemcia #kiealer #《🌼》𝑵𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒛𝒖 ::》[kiealer]

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