#unbox properties

[fullfriendnerdclutch]

Halloween is Around the Corner

This is why I hate Halloween with the common people. They cannot appreciate how I'm not only dressing up as a firefighter, I'm WEARING a firefighter, a studly one at that.

Yeah he is a firefighter in real life so taking out this costume is real easy because this is literally his uniform, but c'mon now, the folks simply don't understand how difficult it was for me to acquire this costume. It was real brutal and I almost failed to jab the syringe to that thick neck of his, but I managed to did it by the end of the day, hence here I am standing here ready for an early Halloween celebration by testing out my costume.

Now, what do you think if rather than mixing with the common crowd, we have a Halloween party with all the TF enthusiast out there instead? I know some of yall have stash of interesting person to wear, possess, puppet around or whatever, but let's do something fresh for this year. Consider this an early Christmas unboxing, an early New Year resolution, go for that new body and let's appreciate each other's story on how we managed to really up the bar for Halloween this year.

Already heard some plan about some of you dressing as the classics; police officers, sporting team coaches or even leather daddy, which sounds solid.

Some of yall also informed me that yall planned to dress up as stereotype like failed-star-turned-OF-influencer, douchebag frat bros or deadbeat blue-collar worker, which might be a bit touche and God forbid yall got affected by their mindset and found yourself struggling to get out of such personas after the party, but hey, I trust that you know what you're doing so that's should be okay.

But my ears perked up when I heard that one of you slid inside a loving, health-conscious, family man with 3 kids and planned to make him do some lewd act a responsible member of society like him will never do.

That's as bad as sleeping with a girl you have a crush on by possessing her boyfriend, that's not nice bro, that's manipulation, but hey, who am I to judge?

I mean I'm literally turning a respectable, hard-working firefighter just to fulfill my hedonistic desire for a one night party, so please, you do you. Just inform me how do you want to come to the party and how many people will you bring so I can properly prepare to welcome any of you. Just don't be a giant or some kind of gory type of cosplay, okay? Let's not complicate a night filled with bunch of people not really looking like themselves with possible crime or property destruction. Oh yeah, almost forgot. If you found this invite at the very last minute and have no costume yet, I have some suits of my crew from the firehouse if you want to borrow them. I figured that why not just spiked the entire firehouse since I'm inside their captain anyway, my associates are using them now for cover but on the 31st, they'll be in another bodies and these are available for you to borrow. First come, first serve though, you cannot ask me to keep it for ya.

So, see you later folks, better dress up well

[probablyasocialecologist]

In November, the Palestinian singer Hamada Nasrallah was shocked to discover a TikTok of a soldier playing the guitar that his father had bought him 15 years earlier. Other videos uploaded to social media in recent months show Israeli soldiers boasting about finding wristwatches; unboxing someone’s collection of soccer shirts; and stealing rugs, groceries, and jewelry. In a Facebook group for Israeli women comprising nearly 100,000 users, someone wondered what to do with the “gifts from Gaza” that her partner, a soldier, had brought back for her. Sharing a photo of cosmetic products, she wrote: “Everything is sealed except for one product. Would you use these? And does someone know the products or are they only in Gaza?” Indeed, since the start of Israel’s ground invasion in late October, soldiers have been taking whatever they can get their hands on from the homes of Palestinians who have been forced to flee. More than an open secret, the phenomenon has been widely — and uncritically — reported in the Israeli media, while rabbis from the Religious Zionist movement have been answering soldiers’ questions about what is permissible to loot according to Jewish law. Soldiers who returned from fighting in Gaza confirmed to +972 Magazine and Local Call that the phenomenon is ubiquitous, and that for the most part their commanders are allowing it to happen. “People took things — mugs, books, each one the souvenir that does it for him,” said one soldier, who admitted that he himself took a “souvenir” from one of the medical centers that the army occupied.

[goddessofpredators]

"In this unboxing video, I'm going to open up my Library Doll!"

"Miss Gigi is, of course, a limited edition Dolly, because there's only one. It's 5'8" tall, and the packaging is very nice. Collector's edition. It's in a nice little boxed case with this Magnificent artwork of a gorgeous Dolly on the front. She's a Beautiful, Porcelain Doll, with a fat build, a cute little cock, purple hair, and glasses. She does have a ton of outfits available, which are sold separately. The overall shape of the box is designed to look like a book, complete with little indents on the side resembling pages. and the flap is the cover."

"Now, the cover latches tight with velcro, and if you open it, you see, instead of the pages of the book, here It is. She's packaged very neatly, behind a plastic mirror, and her entire body is intact, no assembly required accept for the accessories. You can already see how well-sculpted she is, from the contours of porcelain flesh to all the lovely points of articulation. You can Its accessories in there too, a collar and a pair of bunny ears, like It's wearing on the cover art."

"Now, I'm just gonna carefully slice open the little stickers keeping It shut with my claws, like so, I don't want to damage this box, since it's so nice, but thankfully it's not hard to get in."

"And I'm just gonna slide It out..."

"Behind her packaging, we've got her instruction manual, that's super hefty, so many mantras and forms… I'm excited to play around with all of them. And awww, that's cute! Certificate of Ownership, one Magnificent Miss Gigi! Yay!!! Just gonna write my name there real quick…"

"Done! Property of the Goddess of Predators! Hee hee hee..."

"She's tied into the plastic packing material with a bunch of twist ties, these things are always so annoying, and I right? But thankfully there's not too many, or many rubber bands, I honestly think those are worse. I'm just gonna pop out her accessories real quick.. I've got her collar, it clicks like a real collar, and it looks like there's a hook for a leash to attach. There's her ears, those are too cute for words. Oh, and I didn't see this, there's a little baggy with her glasses! Nice!"

"So, now I've just gotta pop It out…"

(I press against the back of the plastic…)

Pop!!!

"It comes out Perfectly!"

"That's always so satisfying, isn't it? And look, It stands so well! Its joints aren't too loose, though apparently there is a limp mode…"

"Fuck, It's Gorgeous, isn't it? All those wonderful forms and modes and functions, but even the base is just, stunning! From her Sweet Scampish grinning face, to its soft porcelain belly, cute tits, and delightful little clitty… ooh, dripping already! And so warm to the touch, I could just bask on It forever…"

"Let me just put on Its collar and Its Glasses and her ears and…"

"Ta da!!!!"

"Oh, and It smells so good too…"

"Isn't it Perfect? The Ultimate Toy!"

"My Treasure. My Grail. My Toybox, all in one."

"My Magnificent Miss Gigi Doll…"

"I'm in… Love!"

"I think, I need a minute, girls."

"My patrons will get to see the aftermath of this video…"

"And trust me, you won't want to miss it!!!"

"Miss Gigi, the Library Doll!!!!!"

@gothgengargirl

[homestuckreplay]

JOHN EGBERT’S GIFT UNBOXING VIDEO LIVE UNEDITED

(page 1052-1069)

‘So much sweet loot. You'd almost think it was simultaneously your birthday, AND Christmas or something. Of course you know that is ridiculous and could never conceivably happen.’ (p.1069)

Today’s update – which was posted on December 21-22, near Christmas, but is set on April 13, John’s birthday – is John blatantly ignoring Rose’s orders and making himself a bunch of sweet loot. The story has laid the groundwork for John alchemizing further, so I think this could still work for someone who’s reading the archive and/or who doesn’t celebrate Christmas – but it’s clearly set up as a real time, shared culture experience.

The things John makes apparently came from an 80 item (!!) MSPA forums poll, with other readers voting on potential alchemy combinations. That’s cute because it’s like we’re collectively deciding what Christmas gifts to give him. Unfortunately I can’t find the poll to see the other options.

I’m going to list off everything John makes for completonism, and then drill down on a couple specific items and discuss the alchemy process generally.

John’s Christmas Loot <3

Hammerhead Pogo Ride (Hammer || Pogo) (5 build 20 shale)

Green Slime Ghost Suit (Suit && John Shirt) (3 build 1 shale)

Wise Guy Slime Suit (Green Slime Ghost Suit || Wise Guy Book) (1 build 5 shale 10 tar) (Contains Secret Trickster Gimmicks)

Serious Business Goggles (PDA && Glasses) (6 build 3 tar 6 mercury)

Telescopic Sassacrusher (Sledgehammer || Colonel Sassacre’s && Telescope) (250 shale 10 tar 50 mercury) (MUCH bigger than John)

Hellacious Blue Phlegm Aneurysm Gushers (Gushers && Nannasprite’s Ectoplasm) (24 build 30 shale 18 mercury) (has healing properties, but still made by Betty Crocker)

Remote Ghost Gauntlet (Fake Arm && Nannasprite’s Ectoplasm || PDA) (32 build 128 tar)

Left Handed Remote Ghost Gauntlet (Remote Ghost Gauntlet && Bathroom Mirror) (32 build 128 tar)

Barber’s Best Friend (Umbrella && Razor) (2 shale 8 mercury) (I support john branching out weapons wise)

Betty Crocker Barbasol Bomb (Gushers && Shaving Cream) (1 build 1 shale) (terrible, but the || combination is likely even worse)

Cosbytop (Ghost Dad Poster && Computer Tower) (30 build 10 shale)

Fedora + Candy Corn (Fedora && Problem Sleuth Game) (5 build)

?????? (Problem Sleuth Game && Hammer) (30,000 build 90,000 ? 6,000 mercury 180,000 ? 1 ?) [NOT MADE]

Wrinklefucker (Pogo Hammer || Iron) (55 build 44 shale 66 tar)

John thinks that his Serious Business Goggles make him ‘look way cooler, like one of the kids from SPY KIDS or something.’ He then quotes the tagline ‘REAL SPIES… only smaller’ which I thought was a classic Homestuck incorrect quote, but a quick search reveals that this was the actual tagline for Spy Kids 1 (2001). I haven’t seen that movie but I HAVE seen Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003), which is a very Homestuck relevant movie. So I’m planning to rewatch that in the next couple days and see how the game in that movie compared to John’s experiences playing Sburb.

John wearing a bland business suit didn’t feel right to me. It felt like he was playing a part, either dressing up like a movie character or dressing up like his dad because the house feels empty without him, and John feels like he has to step into the ‘man of the house’ role. Now that he’s customizing the suit with the green slime ghost and the possibility of playing 52-card pickup at any moment, this feels like a John outfit. Any suit is still a type of clothing that has a lot of cultural associations, but John showing some identity through his clothes is still meaningful, and the teal looks good on him.

The Cosbytop is a very unfortunate reference and I don’t support Bill Cosby in any way, but the connotations are accidental. From John’s perspective, this person plays a movie character he looks up to. John loves the movie Ghost Dad, but has defaced its poster with ‘IDIOT [R SLUR] DEAD FATHER’. It seems like something John’s dad should have noticed and maybe discussed with John, but instead he apparently ignored it and kept on watching movies with John. I am starting to think that a lot of John’s problems come from his dad’s complete unwillingness to address things openly, which is a common, culturally ingrained trait of quite a few fathers.

And now John has made a computer themed after someone he sees as a good dad, literally creating his own new father figure to guide him through important activities, alchemizing a dad replacement. So there’s a huge difference between John’s conscious and unconscious opinions of Elliot Hopper (the protagonist of Ghost Dad), and he’s unwilling to think through that – he takes a moment to think ‘lousy goddamn stupid subsconscious!’ but immediately moves on. I think John is less able to compartmentalize his feelings towards his actual dad, but they’re just as conflicted.

In and around the SWEET LOOT, we actually learn more about alchemy (although it’s easy to miss in the excitement). John is now using overlapping card && combinations, leading to punched cards with only a few holes, and double punched || combinations, leading to punched cards with a lot of holes. The hammer/pogo combination is the only one where we’ve seen both options. I think this is a missed opportunity – John should have tried Problem Sleuth Game || Hammer and seen if it also cost a ridiculous amount of grist.

The pogo hammer cost 10 build grist and 16 shale, while the hammerhead pogo cost 5 build and 20 shale – the same types of grist for both, but the numbers are different. I’m not sure how an item’s grist cost and types are calculated, or if it’s possible to predict that – but most items John has tried to make, he’s had the right types of grist for. So maybe the items in a player’s house are linked to the grist they collect in the early game, while other items John might discover on his journey (or perhaps on Prospit??) will use grist that doesn’t appear until the late game. The cost could relate to the number of combined items, except the butchered rocket pack (4 combined items) only cost 4 build and 8 shale.

On page 1064, John figures out how to ‘subtract’ one item from another, making a simpler item instead of a more complex one. This is super smart of him, as he accounts for all possible ways the subtraction could work, tries them in turn, and finds which one is right. I want to give John big props for being so smart, but also highlight how different the items from the other combinations are – punch cards with a single hole difference can yield a potted plant, a painting of a horse attacking a football player, and a Ghost Dad movie poster. So it’s not possible to change a single hole to make a similar but different item; there’s a randomization process preventing that.

I also wonder if there’s a maximum number of items that can be combined – John says that by alternating && and || combinations, the total number of holes will stay relatively consistent, but surely there’s a point where combining enough complex items loops back around to making something really simple. Just due to the limited number of hole combinations available, there’s a theoretical limit to how weird this can get, and I think it’d be funny if John combined the Wise Guy Slime Suit with the Hellacious Blue Phlegm Aneurysm Gushers and ended up with a simple kitchen spoon, because he’s hit the limit.

I understand why Rose wants to save the grist for building John’s house, but most of the items he’s made are genuinely useful – the new weapons are essential, the healing gushers are really smart for if Nannasprite isn’t around, and the serious business goggles will make it WAY easier to keep in touch with Rose without the PDA getting lost in John’s sylladex. Sburb/Skaia is a somewhat malevolent entity, so while this is a fun happy update, I can’t help but wonder if Sburb is trying to sow discord between friends by giving the server and client player two different goals, but a singular resource. Even if it’s not malicious, it’s a trial by fire for this friendship.

> John: Combine playing cards and candy corn.

[catcze]

Okay so we all know wriothesley looks like a wolf/dog right? Therefore it's only natural that his s/o would think about maybe putting him in a collar. Just saying. (I feel like he'd be kinda into it too tho)

OOOH he would be !! Okay okay i'll keep this sfw for now, but i do think he'd be into it. I mean, a black leather collar / choker definitely matches his aesthetic, don't you think ?

So it would make perfect sense if you, while you're shopping around in the city, see a pretty leather collar in the window of an accessory shop and you think, hey, I think he might like this! so you go in, purchase it, and even pay a little extra for a red box with a black ribbon, just to give his unboxing experience a little extra oomph, you know?

When you're done and you get back to the fortress, it's a bit later in the evening, towards the end of the work day, and Wriothesley is mostly just finishing up on some things that shouldn't take too long. You stride into his office, box in one hand with a big grin on your face.

"Hey," you tell him, perching yourself on one end of his desk clear of papers. Wriothesley smiles, dropping his pen to take your hand in his.

"Hey yourself. You find anything interesting?"

"Yeah, actually." The box jingles just a little bit when you shake it, and his eyes are on it, curious and assessing what could be inside. "It's for you, truth be told." His interest piques at that, and he's quickly diving back into his work, wanting to finish up first so he can give you his full attention.

Once he's finished, he hefts some non-urgent papers into an empty drawer to deal with tomorrow, securely locking it up before turning to you with barely concealed interest. He's not unlike a big dog, curious and interested, but awaiting for your say-so before diving for his present. It kind of makes you want to laugh.

You cut his suffering short and hand it to him, watching with bated breath as he opens it and pauses upon seeing the collar.

"I saw it earlier when I was walking. I thought you'd be able to pull it off well so... I thought you'd like it."

He's still saying nothing, looking at the leather accessory as if it held the answers to Teyvat. You're just about to wonder if he hates it when he gingerly plucks it from the box, undoing the buckle in front.

"Can you put it on for me?" Wriothesley asks, startling you. He's already holding the collar out in the palm of his hand and tilting his head in a way that makes it easier for you. You acquiesce easily, gently wrapping the leather around his neck, careful when you buckle it and asking with nearly every motion if its too tight or if he can breathe. When you finish and buckle it up, you don't miss the way his breath hitches.

"All done," you tell him, stepping away for a second to get him a mirror. He looks pleased when he glances at himself in the mirror, touching the collar as he moves his head this way and that, testing out how it looks.

"Not half bad," he says, in a tone that tells you that he actually likes it quite a lot. If not for the way he says it, you can see it in the slight quirk to his mouth that he just can't tamp down. "Thanks for the gift, sweetheart."

He presses a kiss to the palm of your hand, and it has you chuckling. "I'm glad you like it," you tell him, your hand reaching down to play with the collar, running your fingers along the cool leather.

"I do. Though..." he trails off, smile turning sly. "I think I'd like it more if we could get a little tag for it with your name on it. 'Property of', you know? Something to let everyone know that I'm yours."

And when you splutter, falling backwards in surprise so fast that you nearly trip and he has to keep himself from laughing at you, he doesn't once take his words back.

[kerubimcrepin]

20th Anniversary Map, with commentary by Kerubim Crepin and Joris Jurgen

The frustrating thing about this map, is that nobody who got it has decided to scan or transcribe it, for documentation's sake. So I had to complete this list of all the commentary using tweets and unboxing videos.

But, at the very least, we now have documentation of what this thing actually says.

Joris and Kerubim's text is colour-coded for your convenience, and this post includes both the French transcription, and English translations.

La carte du Monde des Douzes. par Joris Jurgen et Papycha

The map of the World of Twelve. by Joris Jurgen and Papycha

ASTRUB:

J: Chez Papycha ♡ / Papycha's home ♡

J: Les Araknes, c'est dégueu-monstrueu! / Arachnees are icky-creepy !

J: Je pari que la tour du Xélor fou est par ici. / I bet the Mad Xelor's tower is here.

K: Perdu, mon Jojo ! / You lost the bet, my Jojo!

SUFOKIA:

J: de lourds secrets sont enfouis dans ses profondeurs... / dark secrets lay buried deep within this place...

ILE DE MINOTOROR / MINOTOROR ISLAND:

K: Croyez-le ou non, le Minotoror est terriblement chou... / Believe it or not, but the Minotoror is awfully cute...

FOIRE DU TROOL / TROOL FAIR:

K: Ma meilleure partie de pêche aux koin-koins ! / My best quaquack fishing experience ever!

J: Lorko -> 🚶‍♂️

(personal note: i have no fucking idea what a Lorko is.)

ILE D'OTOMAÏ / OTOMAÏ ISLAND:

J: contacter en cas de besoin 👍 / contact him should the need arise 👍

BONTA:

J: Là où j'ai taqiné la boufballe avec le giga gran Khan Karkass!! / Here I playd boufball with the supa-duper cool Khan Karkass !!

(personal note: This means that Kerubim and Joris started work on this map while still living in Astrub, but kept working even after the movie. Cute.)

(personal note: A French person who helped me decipher this part, said that Joris makes quite a lot of spelling mistakes here. I'm sure there are more that I didn't catch in other parts of the post. He's very wonderful, very cute.)

ÎLE DE MOON / MOON ISLAND:

J: autochtones sympas. ne pas rester pour le dîner. / nice locals. don't stay for dinner.

K: Bashy, mon pote d'enfance, semait la terreur aux ces flots ! / Bashy, my childhood friend, sowed terror among these waves!

ILE DE NOWEL / KWISMAS ISLAND:

J: Les cadeau sont mortels! (vraiment!) / The gifts are deadly ! (really !)

FRIGOST:

J: Bienvenu chez le Yech'ti! / Welcome to Yech'ti's !

K: Passe-lui le bonjour de ma part ! / Say hello to him for me!

PANDALA:

J: commander de la chichala à zato / order chichala from zato

(Personal note: this suggests Joris might be just as heavy of a drinker as Kerubim. Or at least into very intense drinks, similarly to Keke. He's so real for this.)

ÎLE DES WABBITS / WABBIT ISLAND:

J: éviter le wa... / avoid the wa...

J: L'île de La Likrone... Par là d'apré la légende. / The Unikron Island... This way, acording to the legend.

K: T'es à l'ouest, mon Jojo ! / It's to the west, my Jojo!

(Personal note: Joris wrote "d'aprés" with a mistake. I'll try to translate his little mistakes, if I notice them, or can come up with a way to do that.)

K: Le réceptacle des Dofus / The Dofus Receptacle

X Traverser le pont / Cross the bridge X Parler au chaman / Talk to the shaman X Boire un coup / Have a drink

(personal note: this is a reference to the quest "The Dofus Receptacle". The bridge referenced here is the bridge to Pandala.)

K: Je suis sûr qu'Indie a pris ce bateau ... / I'm sure it's Indie, who's on that boat...

VULKANIA:

K: Contre Grozilla, je me suis dépensé sans compter ! / I gave it my all, while fighting Grozilla!

Dessinée à l'ancre de Kralamour. / Drawn using Kralove eenk.

Propriété de Joris © / Property of Joris ©

Ne pa toucher / Dont touch

(Surtou si vous vous apelé Lilotte) / (Espeshaly if you're name is Lilotte)

[justplainwhump]

Good (Unboxing)

Angel arrives at her owner's home.

@angst-after-dark, Vee, you know this is for you.

[Making Angel] - (vary) vaguely references No.

Content / warning: BBU, claustrophobic vibes, dehydration, humiliation, implied dubcon/noncon.

The pet had lost track of time. Of time, of space, of herself. There was darkness and there were walls, and there was pain. 

But it all vanished behind the thirst.

238's mouth was dry, her tongue like a heavy, dried out sponge. Her throat was rough and hurting. Even her eyelids felt like sandpaper, whenever she moved her eyes. A persistent ache spiked in her temples.

She'd been given water at the facility, water and some pills, and then someone had lifted her into a box. The same box, she thought, that she was in now. The box had been handled and carried and driven somewhere, and she'd been dozy and happy and expectant. She was ready. She'd been sent to her owner, to the man who'd ordered her and wanted her and loved her. The men whose voice on tape, in the facility, had soothed her and taught her and made her good.

She'd been so ready to be good.

She thought she'd heard his voice again, earlier, outside. The box hadn't been moved in… she couldn't tell. Long. 

She tasted blood, seeping from rough split lips, metal and salt.

A sharp clink echoed through the box, when something was placed on top of it. There was her owner's voice again, talking, laughing. She felt a sob stuck in her throat, but her tears had long dried out. He was there. She loved him. She wanted him. She needed him. 

Weakly, she lifted her hands against the padded inside of the lid. "P… please," she whimpered. It didn't sound like a voice, only a hoarse scratch. He couldn't hear her.

The box rocked, when something - someone? - pushed against it. Pain exploded in the pet's head. A whine escaped her throat.

It didn't stop. The box shook and rocked, and she heard muffled noises, slapping and groaning, her owner's voice, closer than it had ever been, but then again it grew more and more distant as she drifted into a deeper, crueler darkness.

It ended, eventually. She couldn't tell when, or how long it had been, she just knew her body ached more, and different, yearning for water and her owner and something else. 

She wanted to lift her arms again, but she couldn't, her body to feeble to answer to her will. She moved her lips, tried to say a name, his name. Nothing came out.

She-

Bright white light exploded over her. She couldn't make out anything but a dark shape against white light.

"Look at that," a voice hummed, his voice, the voice she loved more than she'd ever loved anything in the world. "Remember me, Angel?"

"Sss… Ssir." She sobbed in relief. 

Strong arms reached into the box, grabbed her shoulders to pull her up. She couldn't make out much, just understood that the arms weren't his, they were someone else's, carefully lifting her, presenting her to the man she loved.

"Water," the other person said. "She's dehydrated."

The pet tried to nod, but even that didn't work out.

"Not just yet," her owner said softly. "I like her like this."

She felt another hand on her, lifting her chin, tilting her face up. 

"Isn't that a fun twist of fate?" he mused. "I own you, now. My new little fucktoy. My property. Mine."

She tried to search for his gaze, to take him in, his face, his smile, his eyes. His. Yes. She was his.

She tried to return his smile, shaking, aching, desperate. "Yours," she whispered. "I… I'm… yours, Sir."

She felt his hands on her body, roaming over her breasts, her sides, slip between her legs. 

"You are," he said. "Oh, yes, you are. Come on. Open up for me."

"Sir," the other person urged. "She's going to faint."

"Good," her owner said.

Good, the pet thought. Good. She was good. Everything was good. She smiled, as he spread her legs, when he pushed into her, when he took up pace, when the world around her went dark again. 

Good.

[bbu-on-the-side]

BBU 'standard' scenes and tropes

In my connect-the-community craze, I have another idea - for new writers and all readers:

A little overview on the most classic tropes and iconic moments of BBU, with the opportunity for you to link your own takes at it, as a little navigation.

The list follows here (readmore for more); I take your suggestions for what to add, and I'll make a separate post for every item that you can reblog with links to your own story featuring that.

I'll start with part I and will add to it later, also taking suggestions on what to add!

Part I: Beginning

Recruitment / Sign-Up (voluntary)

Abduction / Sign-Up (involuntary)

Intake Papers

The Drip

Takes on training / facility whump

Shipping out

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Part II: Owner / Whumper

Unboxing

Naming the pet

Setting up rules

Punishment

Showing Off the Boxie

tbc

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Part III: Runaway

tbc

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Part IV: Safehouse / Caretaker

Choosing a name

First Bath

First Meal

Scar Reveal

Boxie asking to be used

Boxie breaking caretaker's property

Nightmares

tbc

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Part V: Recapture/ Refurb/ Back at WRU

tbc

[the-bjd-community-confess]

Hello, folks of the TBC, this is your Oldie Chinese Diaspora Anon™️ again. I think this may be one of those rarer cases where I am not going to talk about recasts. But I hope this is still of some interest to you. As we usually say, to be forewarned is to be forearmed, and that’s definitely the case with high-ticket purchases, I think.

A while ago, a series of conversations we’ve had concerned PVC vs resin as doll material. I mentioned that the reason why PVC is not usually used as the base material for internally strung dolls has something to do with the inherent properties of the material.

In that conversation, I mentioned that PVC has been used as the basis of certain blind box dolls as well as a company known as ÜƑDoll. At that moment, I mentioned that since both companies are rather new, I do not know enough about these dolls to speak on them. But now, I have a little bit more information. And perhaps you’ll find them as fascinating as I do.

A Chinese doll collector bought one of ÜƑDoll’s larger, PVC, strung dolls. It arrived late last year. This person shared some photos of their unboxing and they were quite unhappy. The material tends to stain, so the person showed photos of staining of their brand-new doll. They mentioned that there were black dots and spots all over the body, including 3 just on the head itself. Unfortunately, there were no photos for this part. They also mentioned that the material is also prone to cracking (which is something we also speculated earlier). The doll’s feet were filled with tiny cracks that had turned black. The PVC is a softer material, so they reported a series of scratch marks found on their doll, some deep enough to be felt by light touch. The mold injection process, if not handled well, will lead to streaking in the doll surface (see on the calf photo). And finally, the joints can be warped due to the tension in the strings. This can be seen on the last photo in the thigh joints. [Mod: photo links didn't work, alas, maybe you need to be logged in to see, I just get a logo]

What was also not shown was the nature of easy staining makes faceups quite difficult. The owner mentioned that many faceup artists refuse to work with PVC heads because it was very difficult to erase previous faceups without staining (and one risks warping the material of the head with alcohol or other solvents).

I have a feeling that these issues are due to the PVC material in specific. It means that the larger the strung doll, the more prominent these issues are going to be (this owner bought a 1/3 doll). The smaller blind box dolls do not seem to have as many issues – or these issues have not been found yet. Some of the commentators conceded that PVC is a much cheaper material which contributed to the lower price point for these dolls, but there are real drawbacks to using PVC. If this is something you cannot accept, then a PVC strung doll is definitely not for you. I hope this follow up was of some use to you, my fellow TBC members. Happy collecting!

~Anonymous

[halthprodect4563]

Cultivating Calm and Comfort: A Review of the Medicinal Garden Kit

Having always been intrigued by the natural world's healing properties, I jumped at the chance to try the new Medicinal Garden Kit. This all-in-one package promised a verdant haven of homegrown remedies, and after a few weeks of nurturing my own miniature herb haven, I'm here to share my experience.

Unboxing a World of Wellness

The kit arrived neatly packaged, with everything a budding herbalist could need. A variety of seed packets boasted enticing names like chamomile, echinacea, and lavender, each adorned with a colourful picture hinting at the future bounty. Alongside the seeds came a bag of rich, organic potting mix, perfect for nourishing the soon-to-be inhabitants of my windowsill. The kit even included a set of charming plant markers, ensuring I wouldn't get confused between my calming chamomile and invigorating mint.

A Beginner's Guide to Herbal Cultivation

The true star of the show, however, was the comprehensive guidebook. This wasn't a flimsy pamphlet with vague instructions – it was a detailed manual overflowing with valuable information. Step-by-step instructions on planting, watering, and sunlight requirements made the process incredibly user-friendly, even for someone like me, a complete gardening novice. The guide also delved into the medicinal properties of each plant, offering fascinating insights into their historical uses and potential benefits.

From Seed to Sprout: Witnessing the Magic of Growth

Following the guidebook's guidance, I planted my seeds with a mixture of trepidation and excitement. Within days, tiny green shoots began to peek through the soil, a testament to the high-quality seeds included in the kit. Witnessing this transformation was incredibly rewarding, and I found myself checking on my little herb haven several times a day, eager to see their progress.

More Than Just Plants: A Therapeutic Hobby

The Medicinal Garden Kit has become more than just a source of homegrown remedies. Tending to my plants has become a daily ritual, a welcome respite from the daily grind. The act of nurturing these little lives has brought a sense of calm and focus, a reminder of the simple joys to be found in nature.

A Flourishing Future: The Rewards of Homegrown Healing

While my miniature herb garden is still in its early stages, I'm already looking forward to the day I can harvest my first batch of homegrown remedies. The prospect of brewing a soothing cup of chamomile tea or using fresh lavender to ease tension is incredibly satisfying. The Medicinal Garden Kit has not only provided me with the tools to cultivate natural remedies, but it has also opened a door to a new and rewarding hobby, filled with the quiet satisfaction of nurturing life and the promise of a healthier, more natural approach to well-being.

Overall Impression

The Medicinal Garden Kit is an excellent offering for anyone interested in exploring the world of herbal remedies. It is a well-curated package, perfect for beginners like myself, with everything you need to get started on your own path to homegrown wellness. From the high-quality seeds to the informative guidebook, the kit provides exceptional value for money. Whether you're seeking a new and enriching hobby or simply want to cultivate a natural approach to health, the Medicinal Garden Kit is a delightful and rewarding choice.pen_sparktunesharemore_vert

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My Melody & Kuromi Rose Party | Miniso Sanrio Unboxing 🌸

DEAR - KOREAN - GIRLS,

CORNER - OF - SW NORTH RIVER DR - PENTHOUSE

BLDG - WEDDINGS - BAR - MITZVAHs - GRADUATION

PROMS - NEXT - 2 - BOX VAULT - SELF - STORAGE

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PENALTY - PER - US MAIL - THROWN

$5,000 - AND - 5 YEARS - PRISON EA

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ONE - OR - OTHER - OR - BOTH - IF

HONOROBLE - JUDGE - DECIDES

CAN - CALL - ANOTHER - COURT

4 - ULTIMATE - DECISION

BOTH - THROWING - SOMEONE’s

MAIL - PHILIPPINES - GUILTY - OF

THROWING - MAIL - GIFTS - A LA

‘ROMEO & JULIET’

EACH - MAIL - THROWN

BECAUSE - CONSTITUTION - AND 

AMENDMENTS - AND - FURTHER

FIRST - 10 - AKA BILL OF RIGHTS

ONLY - LAWS - OF - USA

THEY - VIOLATED

2 - ESTABLISH - A - POST OFFICE

WHO - PAID - MAIL - THEY’RE YES

THROWING - WHAT - PERSON XO

PAID - FOR - MANY - DON’T KNOW

COMPANIES - CORPORATIONS

NON-PROFIT - HAVE - BULK RATE

NEXT - SUNDAY - 21 JAN 2024

NEW - FIRST CLASS - FOREVER

STAMP - MAIL - $0.68

MANAGER - AT - LEAST - HISPANIC

AMERICAN - SAMOAN - HUGE GUY

THREW - OVER - 750 MAILS

FUTURE - PROVIDED - BY - DEMOCRAT

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POLICE - REPLACED

LAST - PAYCHECK - FELONIES - GIVEN

LAW - ENFORCEMENT - ILLEGAL

ON - CARS - ONLY - TRUTH

PROFESSIONALS

1ST - AMENDMENT

FREE - EXERCISE - THEREOF - OF 

RELIGION

DEMOCRAT - PARTY - DEMOCRATS

INTERNATIONAL - FUNDING

AMENDMENT 2

MIAMI - MILITARY - FORCE

18 AND OLDER

ONLY - PROVIDES - FINEST - MILITARY

EQUIPMENT - IN - THE - WORLD

LESS -THAN - TIC TAC - SIZE BULLETS

FULLY - AUTO - MACHINE - GUNS

LIGHT - AND - SHOULDER - STRAP

FLORIDA - NOT - OPEN - CARRY

LIKE - TENT - PUT - INSIDE - HAS

STRAP - 2 - MAKE - IT - EASIER

NO SOUND - 5,000 BULLETS

SHOOT - BUTTOCKS - THIGHS

PSYCHOS - ON - US - PSYCHIATRICAL

MEDS - SHOOT - APPENDIX - 2 X EACH

14TH - STANDS

NO - STATE - CAN - DEPRIVE - PERSON

OF - LIFE - LIBERTY - RIGHT - 2 - ACT AS

THEY - PLEASE - POVERTY - POOR - AS

HOMELESS - JUMP - UP - AND - DOWN

NO - STATE - CAN - DEPRIVE - PERON

OF - PROPERTY - BACKPACKS - BAGS

FLORIDA - AND - OVER - 30 STATES

CASTLE - DOCTRINE - STATE

DEFEND - YOUR - CASTLES - YOUR

TENT - YOUR - APTS - TINY HOUSES

WITH - DEADLY - FORCE

OURS - PILIPINAS

AFTER - 10TH - CENTURY - GOREO

‘BEGINNING - OF - WARRIORS’

AS - FAMILIES - FRIENDS - RELATIVES

ESCAPED - WITH - THEM - WEAPONS

CLICK - CLICK - CLICK

BOW - AND - ARROW - REVISED - AS

NEEDLES - DISPENSED - ON NECKS

POISONOUS

BUT - TODAY - THEY - AIR - CREMATE

STILL - POISONOUS

AS - ANTIDOTE - TAKEN - BY - FAMILY

USE - 4 - TENTS - AS - DEADLY FORCE

AS - THEY - DISAPPEAR - AUTO - WILL

GO - ON - NECK - AIR - CREMATED

1ST - LEVEL - OF - HEAVEN - AS THEY

MEET - CREATOR

TODAY - SABBATH - SATURDAY - FL

MIAMI - MAIN - LIBRARY - LAST DAY

FRIDAY - FEDERAL - HOLIDAY

MON - 15 JAN 2024 - CLOSED

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

SO - OLD - MALE - CORNER - HISPANIC

EXCELLENT - ENGLISH - DAMAGED FL

OLD - FACE - LOOKS - LIKE - A - TALL

SANTA - CLAUS - SPEAKS - SPANISH

EXTREMELY - WINDY - HE - AND OLD

PRUNE - BAG - LISA - ANOTHER MIDDLE

AGE - HISPANIC - TALKING - 2 - ME - 6A

LISA - 2A  4A 5A - OLD - SANTA - FACE

9P - 10P - 11P - ALL - THEIR - TALKING

GOT - HIGH FEVER - COUGHING THAT

IS - RARE - 4 - ME - COLDS - SO THEY

CAN - STEAL - FR - MY - USUAL - YES

AMAZON - SPENDING - MEDICATION

CVS - PHARMACY - EXPENSIVE

OLD - HISPANIC - WEIRDO - HE GIVES

ME - SPOILED - RICE - SPOILED FOOD

SPOILED - RASPBERRY BLACKBERRY

HE - CAN - JUST - THROW - AWAY BUT

HE - GAVE - 2 - ME - WANTING RETURN

BIBLE - ‘THEY - ADD - SORROW - 2 HIS

GIVING’ - GOD - DOESN’T - ALWAYS

LIKE - LISA - HAS - OPINION MORE

THAN - HARVARD - OLD - WEIRDO - ME

DECIDED - 2 - SAY - STILL - LICENSED

IN - EUROPE - AND - ASIA - MILITARY

SURGEON - SPECIAL - MARINES FLIES

AUTO - NO - BOMBS - MADE - IN JAPAN

FIGHTER - PLANES - DELIVERY BABIES

CAMP SITES - NEAR - RIVER - MOUNTAIN

BLAH - BLAH - MACHINES - DOING - THAT

SO - WANTED - 2 - BUY - JBL - SPEAKER

WHY - U - NEED - SMARTPHONE - OR HAS

NO - SOUND - HE - WANTED - ME - 2 GIVE

MY - SPEAKER - BLK - ANKER - BEFORE I

BUY - MY - JBL - GOD - CUTE - BLUE AND

SMALL - WHEN - I - SWIM - WILL - GIVE

MUSIC - WHEN - I’M - SWIMMING - HE

WAS - ALWAYS - STOPPING - ME - FR

GOING - 2 - LA FITNESS - HAD 2 YELL

HAVE - 2 - SHOWER - BUT - YESTERDAY

WAS - LAST - STRAW - HE - WANTED TO

BUY - EXPENSIVE - BLUE - JBL SPEAKER

HISPANIC - OLD - SCUM - SAYING - ‘UGLY

WRINKLED - PRUNE - BAG - WHO - DO U

THINK - U R - AS - UGLY - AS - FIRST

FEMALE - PRESIDENTS - U R - HOUSE 

WIVES - STAY - THERE - HE - IMPLIED

HE’s - GLAD - IMELDA MARCOS - WAS

STABBED - WITH - RUSTED - KNIFE

STAY - WOMEN - OUT - OF - POLITICS

AN - EVIL - HUMAN - SO - FINALLY - I’M

NOT - YET - HEALED - OF - COUGHING

AND - COLDS - FINALLY - SCREAMED

HE - NEEDED - AM - AND - FM RADIO

SO - HE - DIDN’T - NEED - JBL SPEAKER

HE - LIED - AMERICAN - EXPRESS - $50

WAS - ONLY - $25 - WAS - VERY WINDY

LAST - NIGHT - DIDN’T - READ - 4 - NOT

ALL - GIFT - CARDS - SAY - $$$ - 4 - ITS

DANGEROUS - IF - SOMEONE - SAW

THAT - I’VE - BEEN - IN - OVER 25 YES

ARMED - ROBBERIES - I’M - SUPPOSED

2 B - IN - ROSS - DRESS - 4 - LESS - FOR

SALE - $0.49 - TO - $2.50 - THEY - HAVE

BEEN - BLOCKING - ME

GOD - SAID - ‘FOR - THE - SHREWD - HE

WILL - SHOW - HIMSELF - REVISED YES

MORE - INTELLIGENT - HARD 2 DECEIVE’

LADIES - RADIO - FR - CHINA - THEY

HAVE - A - PROBLEM - WITH - AMERICAN

EXPRESS - GIFT - CARDS - DISCOVER

GIFT - CARDS - I - ALREADY - TOLD THIS

OLD - HISPANIC - SCUM - I - DON’T HAVE

A - LOCAL - BANK - 2 - PUT - CASH 

HOMELESS - I’M - HAVING - ARRESTED

4 - TAX EVASION - THEY - RECEIVE $$$

CASH - FR - NON-RELATIVES - EXCEEDING

$8 - EACH - YEAR - POLICE - JUST NOTICE

HAVE - DONE - NOTHING - ABOUT - MONEY

GIVEN - THEY - ALWAYS - GIVE - FOOD TO

SAME - PEOPLE - 4 - CHURCHES - ONLY

GIVE - MONEY - 4 - HOMELESS & POOR

THEY - IGNORE - TENTS - NOT - HOMELESS

AS - HISPANICS - CORRECT

TENTS - ARE - CASTLES - IN - FLORIDA AND

OVER - 30 STATES - ‘FIRE - AT - WILL’ - TRUE

DEFEND - YOUR - CASTLES - WITH DEADLY

FORCE - AS - THEY - SMILE - ONLY SPEAK’G

SPANISH - IN - THE - UNITED STATES

BUT - I’M - THE - WARD - OF - KING - AND

QUEEN - OF - SPAIN - MADRID - THEY’RE

NOT - GETTING - HIS - PROTECTION

JESUS - IS - LORD

SO - DIDN’T - SEE - BELOW - THAT CARD

SAID - 25.00 - SO - I WENT - 2 - WEBSITE

AMERICAN - EXPRESS

DIDN’T - WORK - FIRST - TIME

ENCRIPTED - THE - CARD - NOS

VERY - BOGUS

NEVER - BUY - AMEX - GIFT - CARDS

CHEAPEST

SO - WINDY - LAST - NIGHT

LESS - THAN - 1 HR - 2 - ORDER

DID - THAT - THEN - YOUTUBE - 24 HRS

FULL - SCREEN - DIDN’T - SEE NOTICE

NO - DIFFERENCE - ANYWAY - 4 - THE

DELIVERY - TIME - ALREADY - DONE

BUT - EVERY - TIME - ENTERED NOS

EVERY - TIME - CAME - BACK 2 - APP

ALWAYS - ENTER - AND - ENTER YES

AGAIN - JUST - ENTERED - NOS JUST

ONCE - DIDN’T - TELL - ME - CARD

HAS - INSUFFICIENT - FUNDS 4 TOTAL

$48.88 - TOTAL

CARD - $25

TOLD - WEIRDO - ONLINE - ORDERING

NOT - LIKE - WALMART - ALL - CARDS

DEBIT - CREDIT - CASH - COINS - PUT

ALL - 2 - GET - TOTAL

HE - SMILED - THINKING - ALL SHOULD

BE - SAME - HE - GIVES - ME - OLD

FOOD - 2 - GET - SOMETHING 4 ME

TOLD - HIM

TALKING - AND - TALKING - AND TALK’G

2 - ME - MY - THINGS - ARE - OPEN YES

VIEW - AT - MAIN - LIBRARY - AND - IF IT

IS - STOLEN - ‘QUE SERA SERA’ - WHAT

WILL - BE - WILL - BE

ORDERED - THE - ANGEL - OF THE LORD

GOD - 2 - CHASE - HIM - AND - END - HIS

EXISTENCE - INCLUDING - HIS RELATIVES

HAVE - A - LOT - 2 - TYPE - ABOUT

BARBIE - WORLD

WITH - TUMBLR - NOW - BLOCKING - US

FOR - THEY’RE - NOT - COMING - NEAR

OUR - BANKS

BUT - NOW - ITS

BARBIE - BANKS

BARBIE - KIDS - BANKS

BARBIE - TEENS - BANKS

ITZY - HELLO - KITTY - BANKS

AESPA - CHARLIE BROWN - BANKS

MUCH - BETTER - OUR - CAMOUFLAGE

THESE - BEAUTY - PAGEANTS

SINGERS - ONLY 

TONGUES - ONLY

ALL - AGES

MS BARBIE - BABY

MR KEN - BABY

I’M - FORGETTING - AMOUNTS

MS BARBIE - BABY

MS - WORLD - BARBIE - BABY

MR KEN - BABY

MR - WORLD - KEN - BABY

4:21P - I - HAVEN’T - QUITE - FULLY

EATEN - LUNCH - ALSO 

THEY - DID - THIS - ON - PURPOSE

 I - TOLD - HIM - I - HAVE - 2 - WALK

2 - PUBLIX - AND - GET THIS CARD

HE - CAN’T - WALK

KOREAN - GIRLS,

YOUR - LAWS - GOVERNMENT - ARE 

ONLY - ALLOWING - U 2 - MARRY - AS

OLD - PEOPLE

KOREAN - LAW

CHILDREN - TAKE - CARE - OF - OLD

OLD - PRUNE - BAG - PARENTS

REMEMBER - CHINESE - FILM

TANAKA - FILMS - PRESENTS

AS - THEY’RE - OLD - I’M - AUTHORIZING

HER - 2 - STAB - EACH - PARENT - 25 TIMES

4 - MAKING - HER - OLD - CHINESE 

EMPEROR’s - CONCUBINE

BUT - HER - ACUPUNCTURIST - TOLD - HER

NOT - PRODUCING - KIDS - HER - BODY NOT

EVEN - ONE

THUS - WHEN - OLD - CROW - DIES - THEY

ARE - GOING - 2 - STAB - HER - 2 - DEATH

SAME - ROYAL - GUARDS - SEEING - HER

NAKED - BEING - HUMPED - FR - BEHIND

BY - OLD - CHINESE - EMPEROR

SAME - LARGE - BED - HIS - PERVERTED

EMPRESS - LESBIAN - WATCHING - LIVE

NAKED - CONCUBINES - SAME - BED AS

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GUARDS - WATCHING - HE - DIES THEN

CHINESE - LAW - THEY - STAB - EVERY

CONCUBINE - NO - CHILD - EACH

BURRY - ALIVE - FEMALE - PALACE

MAIDS - AND - ALL - CONCUBINES WHO

PRODUCED - A - KID - AND - KIDS

NO - CHILD - THOSE - CONCUBINES

STABBED - 2 - DEATH - SAME GUARDS

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NEEDS - SERVANTS - AFTER - LIFE

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SO - HAD - HER - PARENTS - BURNT

AFTER - HER - LOOK - ALIKES - 2 TAKE

HER - PLACE - OLD - SCUM - HAD THIS

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THEY - WERE - USING - ME 2 STEAL

MY - DISCOUNTS - SCUM - SCUM

‘I - WILL - NOT - MARRY - SPANISH’

‘I - WILL - NOT - MARRY - SPANISH

SPEAKING’ - SAY - 2 - APP

500 BLLION - X - 500 - TAX - PAID

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[beardedmrbean]

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Baby tarantulas have invaded Iowa State University.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service donated 169 confiscated tarantulas and offered them to the school in Ames this month.

The tarantulas, some not much bigger than a fingernail, arrived on Valentine’s Day and were carefully unboxed by university’s Insect Zoo staff and student workers.

The school said ten of the tarantulas went to its 17-acre property, called Reiman Gardens. The rest will be raised in the Insect Zoo until they get bigger.

Ginny Mitchell, Insect Zoo education program coordinator, said she hopes to keep half of the tarantulas at Iowa State, where they’ll join other venomous species of spiders and scorpions as permanent zoo residents. The other half will be offered to other zoos when they are big enough.

Tarantulas are among many animals trafficked in the illegal pet trading industry.

“Many animals, such as tarantulas, are collected in the wild and sent to other countries for the pet industry. When animals are taken out of the wild, it reduces the general population and gene pool which can lead to the decimation of the species,” she said.

[themculibrary]

Sam & Sarah Wilson Masterlist

Bucky Barnes Hates Christmas (ao3) - QuestinWitchFace sam/bucky T, 19k

Summary: Bucky tries to survive the Avengers Christmas party and the Wilson family Christmas despite not feeling very Christmas-y. Also, yeah, he's in love with Sam Wilson.

‘cause with a love like this (ao3) - philthestone G, 3k

Summary: “I am so proud of you, Sam Wilson,” Sarah says, and means it, so very much.

'Cause With A Love Like This, There's Nothing Left To Do (ao3) - plantswithme sam/bucky E, 4k

Summary: Sam has his ideas, he’d seen the faded papers from his moms recipe book on Sarah’s kitchen counter, meaning she had taken them out from the folder.

Sam isn’t wrong but he also isn’t right as when they get closer to Sarah’s property he hears music and people talking but he does smell food.

Sarah spots them and pokes a few people making them aware of Sam’s arrival.

Sam looks at Bucky and is met with a grin, “You bastard, do you know how much cheese I ate?” Sam says.

Bucky laughs and takes the flowers from Sam, “Go on birthday boy, you got people waiting for you”

Everyone knows, so Sam puts his hand on Bucky’s waist and leans in for a sweet kiss, before making his way over to the people that are there to celebrate him.

Dance Bucky Dance (ao3) - JadedJotunTales bucky/sarah M, 682

Summary: In which Sam invites Bucky to a Wilson family dinner, and Bucky's new secret is revealed. And of course Sam and Bucky banter and tease each other.

Family (ao3) - woamx G, 1k

Summary: Sam’s surrounded by people. Bucky is not.

I seem good on the surface (ao3) - whothehellisbuckles sam/bucky G, 3k

Summary: When Sam came home in the spring, he did everything he was supposed to: made a routine, spent time with loved ones, kept himself busy, and didn’t talk about it. Now it’s the end of summer, and Sam’s afraid he lost himself somewhere along the way.

Out & Reclaim (ao3) - szarvasoks sam/bucky G, 1k

Summary: Sam comes clean with Sarah, when Bucky visits he proposes a way to further their relationship.

Static in the Dark (ao3) - thefatedthoughtofyou sam/bucky T, 4k

Summary: Prompt from abc-easy-as-123 on tumblr:

So prompt idea, some bad guy follows Bucky to the docks for revenge (over whatever you can decide) and Sarah gets to see how protective Bucky really is over Sam when he gets in the line of fire

summer’s end (ao3) - junipermoss sam/bucky n/r, 5k

Summary: When Sam shows up to Sarah’s house with an injured Bucky, she expects them to hate each other.

They don’t.

The Big World of A Small Town Hero (ao3) - SpaceCaseWriter13 G, 3k

Summary: Sam Wilson's in Delacroix with Bucky for a Wilson Family Cookout, and has an unexpectedly heartfelt conversation with one formerly brainwashed assassin about family, expectations, and living life as a small-town hero.

the smile that’s on my mouth (it’s hiding the words that don’t come out) (ao3) - the_crown_jules G, 1k

Summary: Six months ago Sam walked back into the Wilson family house for the first time in two years. Except it hadn’t been two years, it had been seven.

Sam tries to find his footing.

Things are Looking Up (ao3) - Politzania sam/bucky G, 551

Summary: Bucky’s reaction to a Wilson family tradition gets Sam to check in with his teammate and friend; crystalizing their connection.

Unboxing Memories & Feelings (ao3) - JustStuck sam/bucky G, 794

Summary: Why was it impossible for Sam Wilson to find some act right? The simplest task and still he finds room for shenanigans. He may be Captain America to the world (and a few alternate realities) over. But to Sarah, he would always be her goofy big brother whose level of compassionate leadership was only matched by his level of can't get right.

Sam gets a day off to goof off and does so with the bonus of reflecting on the good of his past, present and what could be in his future.

What Comes After (ao3) - Shadith G, 4k

Summary: Sam Wilson is the baby of the family. Everyone agrees, even his baby sister.

[crones-trash]

Now for today's bad news: The pipes thawed overnight but I am only getting thin streams from all the faucets, not enough water pressure to take a shower. Went outside to see how much ice was standing between me & getting to my car door. Discovered the main pipe that runs thru the newly installed water meter in the carport busted & gushing water...that naturally flows down the slight incline directly into the crawlspace! Turning the shut off valve doesn't stop it.

Tomorrow the plumbers are supposed to come between 10 & 2. They'll probably say they can't touch it because it belongs to the water department. Gotta call the property manager first thing in the morning to find out exactly who installed it. Hopefully, whoever it was will pay my water bill & the expense of getting the crawlspace pumped out & dried. Yeah, sure, they will...NOT.

Honestly, it's hard not to give into despair. But hey, the interior painting ought to all be done this week. I'll finally be able to hang pictures & unbox stuff I haven't seen since August. This place will start to look like I live here.

[paper-mario-wiki]

heya, im one of the Everybody currently wilin about tf2, heres some context:

for the past 5 years, tf2 has actually been receiving regular updates! in fact, at an interval of 2-3 times a year: once for summer, once for halloween, and once for christmas. these small updates are exclusively content, meaning new hats, weapon skins, and maps. no balance changes or bug fixes.

mind you, all of the cosmetic items (hats/weapon skins) are PAID content. you must necessarily spend money to unbox items. these skins and items are sourced exclusively from the community workshop, meaning Valve does not actually contribute ANYTHING to these updates (creators ARE paid, though, dont get the impression that it's free labor, though there is also a conversation to be had about the favoritism valve displays when choosing the items they use).

meanwhile, while valve rakes in the money from the work of the community tri-anually, the anti-cheat has been broken for YEARS. it is incredibly difficult to use any official valve servers at all without being constantly accosted by bots, which is a shame because you can ONLY use valve servers when queuing in casual mode. Valve responded to a community ourcry campaign once a few years ago, but nothing has happened and the bots are only getting worse.

now, Valve is planning on releasing a third person MOBA nobody asked for while one of their most iconic and significant properties (Team Fortress 2 shipped alongside PORTAL AND HALF LIFE 2, PEOPLE. this game is IMPORTANT) is actively decaying in a sea of cheaters who want nothing more than for the game to die.

that's what all the commotion is about. if you'd like more info, or to sign a petition which will be delivered to Valve physically, visit https://save.tf !

They found out Valve stopped updating TF2, and everybody’s wilin now!

TF2 hasn’t been updated for some time now….

[marketanalysisdata]

Flexible Packaging Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis And Forecast Report 2030

The global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach USD 373.34 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030. This market growth is owing to the growing importance of increasing food shelf life and growing adoption of sustainable and cost-effective packaging by end-users.

The shelf life of food products depends on factors such as storage conditions, packaging material, and exposure to microorganisms, oxygen, light, and moisture. The flexible packaging consists of plastic films with high barrier properties. The high-barrier properties efficiently block the transmission of moisture, light, and oxygen from contacting sensitive foods. Furthermore, the reseal closure products featured flexible packaging that allow users to securely close the bags or pouches, ensuring the freshness of the packaged food products over several uses.

The industry players are adopting several strategies including partnerships, expansions, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, new product launches, and partnership agreements to increase the customer base and individual market share. For instance, in May 2023, Amcor plc inked an agreement to acquire New Zealand-based automated protein packaging machines manufacturer, Moda Systems. This acquisition is expected to provide Amcor plc with a new option related to equipment in automated protein products packaging, making it the only flexible packaging manufacturer to own high-speed rotary equipment for packaging fresh meat.

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Flexible Packaging Market Report Highlights

The rapid growth of e-commerce sector globally creates opportunities for flexible packaging manufacturers to cater to the specific needs of online retail businesses. Companies that develop packaging solutions to protect products during transit, reduce damage, and improve unboxing experiences can gain a competitive advantage in the e-commerce market

The growing number of medical device manufacturers and ongoing research on new packaging materials is driving the market for medical flexible packaging. The strong healthcare infrastructure coupled with growing healthcare spending in the public sector is expected to have a positive impact on market demand

The pouches segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period 2024-2030. This is owing to the pouches being resealable and a cost-effective alternative to metal, cardboard, and glass containers for packaging solutions

Food & beverage was the largest application segment, accounting for 55.9% of global volume share in 2023. Growing demand for packaged foods, including ready-to-eat meals, frozen meals, snack foods, and cake mixes, is expected to force flexible packaging manufacturers to increase production capacity, thus augmenting market for flexible packaging demand over the forecast period

Asia Pacific recorded a higher market share in 2023 owing to factors such as rising population, rising income levels, and changing lifestyles are expected to drive consumption of the packaged food cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products resulting in increased demand for flexible packaging solutions

Several key companies are collaborating to strengthen their market positions in the flexible packaging industry. For instance, in June 2023, Coveris acquired Poland-based D.K. LAMIN, a manufacturer of flexible packaging laminated films and converted products. With an emphasis on value-added medical packaging, home and personal care food, and pet food, D.K. LAMIN's experience and product offerings integrate with Coveris' existing product portfolio, particularly complementing its pet food growth goal

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Flexible Packaging Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the global flexible packaging market report based on material, product, application, and region

Flexible Packaging Material Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Plastics

Polyethylene (PE)

Polypropylene (PP)

Polyamide (PA)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Polystyrene (PS)

Others

Paper

Metal

Bioplastics

Flexible Packaging Product Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Bags

Pouches

Retort Pouches

Refill Pouches

Rollstock

Films & Wraps

Others

Flexible Packaging Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

Food

Beverages

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Personal Care & Cosmetics

Others

Flexible Packaging Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Central & South America

Middle East & Africa

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