This is mostly based on the show, I never finished the game.
In E09 of The Last of Us we're shown and told about the source of Ellie's immunity. We see her mother, Anna, bitten by an infected while in labor, just before she delivers Ellie and cuts the umbilical cord. Later in the episode Marlene explains to Joel that the doctor thinks the cordyceps in Ellie has grown with her since birth and produces a chemical messenger that makes the "wild" cordyceps think she's already infected and that's why she's immune.
I have a different theory.
In the scene where we see Anna give birth to Ellie, the amount of time that passes from when she's bitten until she cuts Ellie's umbilical cord is about 40 seconds. It takes around 45 seconds for blood to circulate through the body, so in order for the cordyceps spores delivered by the bite to even reach the placenta through Anna's blood, they would have to have been directly delivered into a vein or artery. Based on the location of the bite and the small trickle of blood we see, the bite did not hit a blood vessel. So there would not have been enough time for the cordyceps spores to even reach the placenta.
When a woman is pregnant, there is not a direct connection between her blood supply and the baby's blood supply. They're separated by the placenta, which passes nutrients and oxygen to the baby but keeps their blood separate. We know it's possible for some types of infections to cross the placenta, but it's quite rare. So it's certainly not a guarantee that the mutated cordyceps could even cross the placenta if it did somehow have time to reach it.
Based on those two things, the explanation we're shown and that Marlene gives Joel simply doesn't make any sense. It's impossible for Ellie to have been infected by the bite that Anna received so shortly before delivering Ellie. I think there's a better explanation anyway.
It's daylight out when Anna delivers Ellie and it's fully dark when Marlene finds them, so several hours have passed. Anna tells Marlene a couple of things. She tells Marlene that Ellie needs to be fed because she didn't want to nurse her. She also tells Marlene that she cut the cord before she was bitten. When Marlene shows up Anna is sitting with a content sleeping Ellie. Newborn babies usually want to feed within an hour of being born. And babies get mad when they don't get fed. It's unlikely that Ellie would have been so quietly sleeping if she hadn't been fed in the several hours since being born. We already know that Anna lied to Marlene about cutting the cord before she was bitten. I think she also lied about not feeding Ellie. Given how often newborns need to eat she probably fed Ellie more than once. And that's where the immunity part comes in.
Fungal infections are rare in real life, but they do exist. A few species of fungus can cause disease in humans. The human immune system responds to fungal infections much the same way it does to viral and bacterial infections, including the formation of antibodies. The immune system likely reacts in the same way to the mutated cordyceps fungus, including producing antibodies. It simply can't react quickly enough to fight off the rapidly multiplying infection. We also know that mothers pass antibodies onto their babies through breast milk. And that there are a particularly large amount of antibodies in colostrum, the first milk that comes out after giving birth.
So Anna was bitten immediately before delivering. She nursed Ellie after giving birth. At the time she nursed Ellie, she was infected with the cordyceps fungus but it hadn't yet overcome her immune system, so she passed antibodies to Ellie through her colostrum. Ellie's immunity didn't come because she cordyceps grew with her since birth. She was immune because her system learned to fight it as a newborn and so when she was bitten she was able to fight it off.
I think we see further evidence for this theory in Ellie's bite mark. We see the mark several times in the show and she has the same sort of marks that we see in people in the early stages of the infection. Only Ellie's are scar tissue. If Ellie really did already have the cordyceps in her system since birth, why would she have had any reaction to being bitten at all? Based on the scars, it seems a lot more likely that she had the same response most people did to a bite, but unlike most people, Ellie was able to fight it off because her immune system had been taught how to fight cordyceps at birth and was able to respond faster than the infection could multiply.
This also means that Joel's decision to rescue Ellie from the Fireflies at the end was the right decision. Their plan to kill her and remove her brain wouldn't have worked, because it was based on a faulty premise. It was also a really stupid idea. Ellie was literally irreplaceable. As far as anyone knew she was literally the only person on the world who was immune. And their plan was to immediately kill her. Not start with a blood sample. Maybe try a sample of bone marrow or cerebral spinal fluid. Hell, they could have even done a brain biopsy if their studies supported that they needed brain tissue to work on the cure. Nope, none of that shit, just kill her immediately. "Hey guys, we have a goose here that lays golden eggs, what do you want me to do with it?" "Shoot it, we're having goose for dinner." Idiots.
The biggest hole in this theory is that the immunity that mothers pass onto their babies during pregnancy and breastfeeding is normally temporary. It lasts for maybe a year at most. But fungal infections don't usually turn people into zombies, so I don't think it really needs any more suspension of disbelief than the show as a whole. Maybe there was enough cordyceps just floating around in the environment to keep Ellie's immune system primed to fight it off when she was bitten.

Taking csgo skins mainly (knives, gloves, aks, m4s, awps and so on). Anything as long as offer is good.
I don't update this list everyday, so I have many items which aren't listed here. Check if something interests you! Also, some of the items are on trade hold, for release date you can add me or check by yourself.
TRADE LINK: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=35769104&token=J30wyEpy
Add me to talk here: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197996034832
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Keys from these buy outs aren't TF2 keys. I don't take Hydra keys either.
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Gloves/wraps:
Gloves Slingshot FT 0.36 float - B/O 200 keys
Gloves Snow Leopard FT 0.36 float - B/O 170 keys
Gloves Snow Leopard FT 0.37 float - B/O 170 keys
Gloves Tiger Strike FT 0.32 float - B/O 150 keys
Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT 0.28 float - B/O 120 keys
Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT 0.35 float - B/O 120 keys
Gloves Turtle MW 0.13 float - B/O 100 keys
Gloves Field Agent FT 0.36 float - B/O 90 keys
Gloves Omega BS 0.73 float - B/O 90 keys
Gloves Crimson Weave FT 0.36 float - B/O 80 keys
Gloves Diamondback MW 0.13 float - B/O 70 keys
Gloves Lt. Commander FT 0.20 float - B/O 70 keys
Gloves Black Tie FT 0.35 float - B/O 60 keys
Gloves Scarlet Shamagh W 0.38 float - B/O 60 keys
Gloves Charred MW 0.13 float - B/O 60 keys
Gloves Mogul FT 0.18 float - B/O 60 keys
Gloves Mogul FT 0.21 float - B/O 60 keys
Gloves Imperial Plaid BS 0.55 float - B/O 55 keys
Wraps Slaughter WW 0.38 float - B/O 50 keys
Gloves Turtle FT 0.37 float - B/O 45 keys
Gloves Blood Pressure FT 0.37 float - B/O 45 keys
Gloves Turtle WW 0.39 float - B/O 40 keys
Gloves Mogul BS 0.53 float - B/O 35 keys
Gloves Snakebite MW 0.12 float - B/O 35 keys
Wraps Arboreal MW 0.12 float - B/O 35 keys
Gloves Case Hardened MW 0.12 float - B/O 35 keys
Gloves Diamondback FT 0.37 float - B/O 35 keys
Gloves Bronze Morph BS 0.73 float - B/O 30 keys
Gloves Buckshot MW 0.12 float - B/O 30 keys
Gloves Overtake FT 0.22 float - B/O 25 keys
Gloves Jaguar Queen FT 0.16 float - B/O 30 keys
Gloves Jaguar Queen FT 0.26 float - B/O 25 keys
Gloves Smoke Out BS 0.54 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Rezan FT 0.16 float - B/O 25 keys
Gloves Overtake WW 0.38 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Jaguar Queen WW 0.38 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Needle Point FT 0.16 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Case Hardened FT 0.16 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Case Hardened FT 0.33 float - B/O 17 keys
Gloves 3rd Company FT 0.35 flat - B/O 17 keys
Gloves Rezan WW 0.38 float - B/O 17 keys
Gloves Snakebite FT 0.16 float - B/O 20 keys
Gloves Snakebite FT 0.24 foat - B/O 17 keys
Gloves Unhinged FT 0.33 float - B/O 15 keys
Gloves Jaguar Queen BS 0.54 float - B/O 15 keys
Wraps Desert Shamagh FT 0.33 float - B/O 15 keys
Gloves Bronzed BS 0.46 float - B/O 14 keys
Wraps Duct Tape FT 0.24 float - B/O 14 keys
Gloves Yellow-banded BS 0.63 float - B/O 14 keys
Gloves Transport BS 0.68 float - B/O 14 keys
Gloves Emerald FT 0.26 float - B/O 14 keys
Wraps Duct Tape BS 0.47 float - B/O 14 keys
Wraps Duct Tape WW 0.37 float - B/O 14 keys
Gloves Unhinged BS 0.48 float - B/O 13 keys
Gloves Emerald BS 0.55 float - B/O 12 keys
Gloves Rattler FT 0.27 float - B/O 11 keys
Gloves Mangrove FT 0.15 float - B/O 11 keys
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Knives and high tier items:
Butterfly Autotronic MW 0.09 float - B/O 450 keys
Karambit Lore MW 0.09 float - B/O 450 keys
Falchion Emerald FN 0.03 float - B/O 400 keys
Karambit Autotronic MW 0.13 float - B/O 350 keys
M9 Marble Fade FN ST 0.01 float - B/O 350 keys
Butterfly Slaughter MW ST 0.11 float - B/O 350 keys
Talon Fade FN 96% 0.02 float - B/O 350 keys
Skeleton Crimson Web FT 0.30 float - B/O 300 keys
Karambit Tiger Tooth FN 0.02 float - B/O 300 keys
Karambit Vanilla - B/O 300 keys
M9 Lore FT 0.26 float - B/O 300 keys
M9 Lore FT 0.28 float - B/o 300 keys
Gut Sapphire FN 0.03 float - B/O 250 keys
Bayonet Marble Fade FN 0.01 float - B/O 200 keys
Karambit Bright Water FN 0.04 float - B/O 190 keys
Flip Fade FN 99% 0.003 float - B/O 250 keys
Flip Lore FN 0.05 float - B/O 170 keys
Flip Lore FN 0.06 float - B/O 170 keys
Karambit Bright Water MW 0.11 float - B/O 170 keys
Ursus Fade FN 95% 0.007 float - B/O 170 keys
M9 Crimson Web FT 0.33 float - B/O 170 keys
M9 Crimson Web FT 0.36 float - B/O 170 keys
Stiletto Doppler MW P4 0.07 float - B/O 160 keys
M9 Freehand FN 0.05 float - B/O 160 keys
Karambit Freehand FT 0.37 float - B/O 160 keys
Karambit Bright Water FT 0.22 float - B/O 150 keys
Karambit Bright Water FT 0.33 float - B/o 150 keys
Stiletto Marble Fade FN 0.02 float - B/O 150 keys
Bayonet Doppler FN P1 0.02 float - B/O 150 keys
M9 Freehand MW 0.11 float - B/O 150 keys
Butterfly Safari Mesh FT 0.19 float - B/O 150 keys
Butterfly Forest Ddpat FT 0.26 float - B/O 150 keys
Stiletto Slaughter FN 0.03 float - B/O 140 keys
Flip Doppler FN P2 ST 0.03 float - B/O 140 keys
Nomad Vanilla - B/O 140 keys
Daggers Black Pearl FN 0.03 float - B/O 140 keys
Talon Slaughter FT 0.16 float - B/O 140 keys
Stiletto Doppler FN P1 0.007 float - B/O 140 keys
Stiletto Doppler FN P1 0.01 float - B/O 140 keys
M9 Damascus Steel FT 0.18 float - B/O 140 keys
Nomad Vanilla ST - B/O 140 keys
Flip Doppler FN P4 0.04 float - B/O 130 keys
M9 Bright Water FT 0.21 float - B/O 130 keys
M9 Blue Steel WW ST 0.43 float - B/O 130 keys
Stiletto Tiger Tooth FN 0.006 float - B/O 130 keys
Ursus Crimson Web MW 0.12 float - B/O 130 keys
Flip Lore MW 0.13 float - B/O 130 keys
Stiletto Slaughter MW 0.11 float - B/O 130 keys
Stiletto Vanilla - B/O 130 keys
Paracord Crimson Web MW 0.14 float - B/O 130 keys
M9 Urban Masked MW 0.09 float - B/O 120 keys
Karambit Urban Masked FT 0.36 float - B/O 120 keys
M9 Ultraviolet FT 0.37 float - B/O 120 keys
Stiletto Slaughter FT 0.19 float - B/O 110 keys
M9 Freehand WW ST 0.41 float - B/O 110 keys
Flip Doppler FN P1 0.03 float - B/O 110 keys
Paracord Slaughter FN ST 0.03 float - B/O 110 keys
M9 Stained WW 0.40 float - B/O 110 keys
Flip Tiger Tooth FN 0.03 float - B/O 110 keys
Karambit Safari Mesh BS 0.75 float - B/O 110 keys
M9 Night BS 0.49 float - B/O 100 keys
M9 Stained BS 0.71 float - B/O 100 keys
Ursus Slaughter FN 0.06 float - B/O 100 keys
Flip Autotronic MW 0.14 float - B/O 100 keys
Bowie Gamma Doppler FN P4 0.004 float - B/O 100 keys
Flip Slaughter MW 0.11 float - B/O 100 keys
M9 Forest Ddpat FT 0.29 float - B/O 100 keys
M9 Boreal Forest FT 0.16 float - B/O 100 keys
Talon Damascus Steel FT 0.37 float - B/O 100 keys
Huntsman Fade FN 84% 0.03 float - B/O 100 keys
M9 Safari Mesh FT ST 0.26 float - B/O 90 keys
Bowie Marble Fade FN ST 0.009 float - B/O 90 keys
Stiletto Crimson Web FT 0.36 float - B/O 90 keys
M9 Scorched FT 0.15 float - B/O 90 keys
Flip Lore FT 0.29 float - B/O 90 keys
Ursus Tiger Tooth FN 0.008 float - B/O 90 keys
Gut Fade FN ST 84% 0.01 float - B/O 85 keys
Paracord Slaughter MW ST 0.08 float - B/O 85 keys
Bayonet Black Laminate FT 0.31 float - B/O 85 keys
Ursus Vanilla - B/O 85 keys
Classic Crimson Web MW ST 0.13 float - B/O 85 keys
Nomad Blue Steel MW ST 0.13 float - B/O 80 keys
Flip Crimson Web FT 0.37 float - B/O 80 keys
Huntsman Marble Fade FN 0.007 float - B/O 80 keys
Classic Slaughter FT 0.15 float - B/o 80 keys
Bowie Doppler FN P1 0.03 float - B/O 80 keys
Daggers Fade FN 94% 0.008 float - B/O 80 keys
Falchion Autotronic FN 0.01 float - B/O 80 keys
Flip Autotronic FT 0.23 float - B/O 80 keys
Huntsman Gamma Doppler FN P3 0.02 float - B/O 80 keys
Falchion Doppler FN P1 0.03 float - B/O 80 keys
Huntsman Doppler FN P3 0.007 float - B/O 75 keys
Bowie Marble Fade FN 0.05 float - B/O 75 keys
Falchion Marble Fade FN 0.05 float - B/O 75 keys
Gut Autotronic FN 0.05 float - B/O 75 keys
Stiletto Case Hardened WW 0.44 float - B/O 70 keys
Huntsman Tiger Tooth FN ST 0.008 float - B/O 70 keys
Survival Slaughter MW 0.08 float - B/O 70 keys
Talon Urban Masked FT 0.16 float - B/O 70 keys
Nomad Blue Steel BS 0.87 float - B/O 70 keys
Daggers Doppler FN P4 0.03 float - B/O 68 keys
Flip Freehand MW 0.11 float - B/O 65 keys
Navaja Fade FN 93% 0.01 float - B/O 65 keys
Talon Forest Ddpat FT 0.19 float - B/O 63 keys
Paracord Case Hardened MW 0.14 float - B/O 62 keys
Gut Gamma Doppler FN P2 0.03 float - B/O 62 keys
Falchion Slaughter FN 0.05 float - B/O 61 keys
Stiletto Night MW 0.13 float - B/O 61 keys
Flip Autotronic BS 0.78 float - B/O 60 keys
Bayonet Rust Coat BS 0.66 float - B/O 60 keys
Bayonet Ultraviolet BS 0.55 float - B/O 60 keys
Bayonet Ultraviolet WW 0.38 float - B/O 58 keys
Bayonet Ultraviolet FT 0.19 float - B/O 58 keys
Bayonet Night FT 0.25 float - B/O 57 keys
Paracord Crimson Web WW 0.38 float - B/O 57 keys
Falchion Tiger Tooth MW 0.07 float - B/O 55 keys
Flip Case Hardened WW 0.42 float - B/o 55 keys
Flip Freehand FT 0.20 float - B/O 55 keys
Bayonet Safari Mesh MW 0.13 float - B/O 55 keys
Navaja Doppler FN P2 0.02 float - B/O 55 keys
Stiletto Ultraviolet WW 0.38 float - B/O 54 keys
Flip Black Laminate BS 0.74 float - B/O 54 keys
Falchion Vanilla ST - B/O 54 keys
Stiletto Rust Coat BS ST 0.51 float - B/O 53 keys
Ursus Ultraviolet FT ST 0.35 float - B/o 53 keys
Stiletto Rust Coat BS 0.54 float - B/O 53 keys
Bayonet Boreal FT 0.32 float - B/O 52 keys
Falchion Slaughter MW 0.11 float - B/O 52 keys
Flip Ultraviolet FT 0.20 float - B/O 52 keys
Daggers Doppler FN P3 0.007 float - B/O 51 keys
Daggers Marble Fade FN 0.006 float - B/O 50 keys
Navaja Doppler FN P1 0.03 float - B/O 50 keys
Flip Night FT 0.26 float - B/O 48 keys
Daggers Vanilla - B/O 48 keys
Ursus Blue Steel MW 0.11 float - B/o 48 keys
Bowie Black Laminate FN 0.04 float - B/O 47 keys
Ursus Ultraviolet FT 0.33 float - B/O 47 keys
Bowie Vanilla - B/O 47 keys
Falchion Lore WW ST 0.39 float - B/O 46 keys
Paracord Case Hardened WW 0.43 float - B/O 45 keys
Huntsman Black Laminate FT 0.28 float - B/O 43 keys
Flip Night BS 0.68 float - B/O 43 keys
Gut Autotronic FT 0.34 float - B/O 42 keys
Navaja Slaughter FN 0.05 float - B/O 41 keys
Gut Doppler FN P3 0.01 float - B/O 40 keys
Gut Tiger Tooth FN 0.06 float - B/O 38 keys
Paracord Blue Steel FT 0.28 float - B/O 38 keys
Paracord Case Hardened BS 0.81 float - B/O 38 keys
Flip Urban Masked FT 0.32 float - B/O 38 keys
Huntsman Ultraviolet MW 0.12 float - B/O 38 keys
Flip Scorched FT 0.35 float - B/O 38 keys
Gut Autotronic BS 0.83 float - B/O 37 keys
Flip Forest Ddpat FT 0.35 float - B/O 37 keys
Nomad Scorched FT 0.35 float - B/O 37 keys
Bowie Ultraviolet MW 0.14 float - B/O 37 keys
Flip Safari Mesh FT 0.35 float - B/O 37 keys
Gut Slaughter MW 0.13 float - B/O 36 keys
Bowie Night MW 0.10 float - B/O 36 keys
Huntsman Blue Steel MW 0.11 float - B/O 36 keys
Daggers Case Hardened MW 0.10 float - B/O 35 keys
Navaja Tiger Tooth FN 0.01 float - B/O 35 keys
Ursus Boreal Forest MW 0.08 float - B/O 35 keys
Ursus Blue Steel FT 0.35 float - B/O 34 keys
Survival Blue Steel WW 0.39 float - B/O 34 keys
Ursus Urban Masked FT 0.34 float - B/O 33 keys
Navaja Vanilla - B/O 33 keys
Classic Scorched MW 0.14 float - B/O 33 keys
Ursus Scorched MW 0.13 float - B/O 33 keys
Huntsman Damascus Steel FT 0.25 float - B/O 32 keys
Ursus Safari Mesh MW 0.12 float - B/O 32 keys
Gut Lore BS 0.59 float - B/O 32 keys
Bowie Black Laminate FT 0.20 float - B/O 32 keys
Daggers Autotronic MW 0.14 float - B/o 31 keys
Paracord Night FT 0.26 float - B/O 31 keys
Huntsman Freehand FT 0.26 float - B/O 31 keys
Daggers Case Hardened WW 0.40 float - B/O 31 keys
Survival Scorched BS ST 0.70 float - B/O 30 keys
Gut Bright Water FN 0.06 float - B/o 30 keys
Gut Damascus Steel MW 0.13 float - B/o 30 keys
Navaja Boreal MW ST 0.13 float - B/O 30 keys
Ursus Safari Mesh FT 0.35 float - B/o 29 keys
Huntsman Bright Water FT 0.20 float - B/O 28 keys
Gut Black Laminate MW 0.08 float - B/O 28 keys
Gut Ultraviolet MW 0.11 float - B/O 28 keys
Ursus Scorched FT 0.33 float - B/O 28 keys
Paracord Urban Masked WW ST 0.42 float - B/O 28 keys
Survival Urban Masked FT 0.36 float - B/O 28 keys
Falchion Stained MW 0.12 float - B/O 27 keys
Daggers Autotronic FT 0.26 float - B/O 27 keys
Bowie Forest Ddpat MW 0.13 float - B/O 27 keys
Huntsman Ultraviolet FT 0.35 float - B/O 27 keys
Gut Black Laminate FT 0.37 float - B/O 27 keys
Daggers Stained MW 0.08 float - B/O 27 keys
Navaja Damascus Steel FN 0.04 float - B/O 27 keys
Gut Crimson Web FT 0.19 float - B/O 27 keys
Huntsman Bright Water BS 0.46 float - B/o 26 keys
Daggers Black Laminate MW 0.12 float - B/O 26 keys
Daggers Damascus steel FT 0.20 float - B/O 25 keys
Huntsman Rust Coat BS 0.46 float - B/O 25 keys
Navaja Ultraviolet MW 0.12 float - B/O 25 keys
Daggers Freehand FT 0.30 float - B/O 25 keys
Navaja Crimson Web FT 0.28 float - B/O 25 keys
Bowie Rust Coat WW 0.43 float - B/O 25 keys
Paracord Safari Mesh FT 0.35 float - B/O 25 keys
Survival Scorched BS 0.68 float - B/O 25 keys
Falchion Scorched FT 0.22 float - B/o 24 keys
Navaja Blue Steel FT 0.36 float - B/O 24 keys
Bowie Rust Coat BS 0.59 float - B/O 24 keys
Navaja Blue Steel MW 0.12 float - B/O 23 keys
Daggers Ultraviolet BS 0.52 float - B/O 22 keys
Navaja Night MW 0.13 float - B/o 22 keys
Daggers Stained BS 0.73 float - B/O 22 keys
Daggers Bright Water FT 0.27 float - B/o 22 keys
Gut Freehand WW 0.42 float - B/o 22 keys
Navaja Damascus Steel FT 0.15 float - B/O 22 keys
Falchion Boreal BS ST 0.45 float - B/O 21 keys
Navaja Ultraviolet FT 0.16 float - B/o 21 keys
Navaja Damascus Steel WW 0.40 float - B/O 21 keys
Daggers Forest Ddpat FT 0.34 float - B/O 21 keys
Navaja Rust Coat BS 0.47 float - B/O 20 keys
Daggers Rust Coat BS 0.64 float - B/o 20 keys
Navaja Safari Mesh FT 0.30 float - B/O 18 keys
Navaja Urban Masked FT 0.28 float - B/O 18 keys
Navaja Boreal BS 0.67 float - B/O 18 keys
Navaja Safari Mesh BS 0.65 float - B/O 17 keys
Navaja Urban Masked BS 0.75 float - B/O 17 keys

Below is the latest in-depth and summary DD from High Tide (a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets. The Company is the largest non-franchised cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 151 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario) which I hope will be appreciated and shared.
What I find important to note is the following:
High Tide is valued at approximately 120 million CAD market cap with double-digit annual growth and quarterly reduced expenses, in an ultra-competitive market, a constant increase in gross margins and a turnover of over 450 million annually. The company trades at 0.5 times the sales… These few lines, in addition to the in-depth and exhaustive dd, should make us reflect on the true value of the company and not on what the market values ​​it now.
Earnings are expected after markets close tomorrow, enjoy reading :)
HIGH TIDE
ticker -- NASDAQ:HITI / TSXV:HITI
GLOBAL CANNABIS (brick&mortar & e-commerce) EMPIRE
🥦THC
⚕️ CBD
🍶 Accessories
📊 Data
🏧 Kiosks
🌱 Seeds
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
INVESTOR PRESENTATION: https://hightideinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/High-Tide-Investor-Presentation-Mar-21-2023.pdf [Updated march 2023]
Latest Earnings -> https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-second-consecutive-quarter-of-record-revenue-and-adjusted-ebitda-118-million-and-5-5-million-respectively/
SOURCE STORY Snapshot: CEO and Raj Grover started the company that became High Tide with $50,000 and a vision. With never more than $30 million in the bank, Raj strategically transformed one store into today's 151-store, multi-vertical, growth rate of over $400 million in '23.
When they were only 8mln 4 years ago!
Wisely borrowing pages directly from dominant retail companies' playbooks of: COST COST: Club Membership = Low Prices = Loyalty = Market Share
STARBUCKS SBUX: dollar is selling the coffee, not growing the beans
High Tide's strategy is unique and farsighted, given the number of companies currently competing with themselves and the market saturation which increasingly reduces margins, but this does not affect High Tide.
#1 IN 🇨🇦 REVENUE FROM CANNABIS
High Tide Named Canada's Top Revenue Generating Cannabis Company [11/30/22]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminadams/2022/11/30/high-tide-named-canadas-top-revenue-generating-cannabis-company/?sh=384eced66033
CAPITAL MARKETS Highlights: the current share price is $1.20 USD, it is at a P/S multiple of 0.5 because the market capitalization is $160 million (USDcad) and the execution rate is $CAd 450 million (2023) . LOW FLOAT: Only ~55 million float = rapid upward movement in share price. Institutions, ETFs (MJ, THCX, YOLO, MJXL)
GLOBAL 🥦 THC + ⚕️ CBD + 🍶 ACCESSORIES STRATEGY
High Tide owns & operates a portfolio of cannabis-related businesses in several verticals:
🥦 THC
· www.CannaCabana.com -- 151 stores are #1 in 🇨🇦Canada selling THC, CBD, & Accessories.
{Same Store Sales up 46% Y/Y. Gaining 1% national Market Share per quarter since launching the discount club biz model late 2021. See "Q3 RE RECAP" below for more info.}
⚕️ CBD
· www.NuLeafNaturals.com & www.FabCBD.com -- Top CBD brands in the 🇺🇸USA with 70%+ margins
· www.BlessedCBD.co.uk -- the #1 CBD brand in the 🇬🇧 UK -- is now delivering to 🇩🇪 Germany & 🇺🇸 USA, and soon to France & Italy.
🍶 ACCESSORIES High Tide owns 3 of the top 5 global 🌐 US CA GB DE FR IT🌐
Accessory eCommerce businesses, and a 4th in the top 10:
· www.GrassCity.com
· www.SmokeCartel.com
· www.DailyHighClub.com
· www.DankStop.com'23-'24 EXPANSION PLANS
CANADIAN -- B&M "Canna Cabana" STORES -- THC, CBD and accessories:
2021: 105 (goals achieved!)
2022: 150 (goals achieved!)
2023: 200
USA -- Accessories e-commerce: At over $30 million, it's always possible that High Tide will pick up one more accessories e-commerce business to add to the other four.
GERMANY -- THC, CBD and accessories: already planning to establish a presence in Germany pending US decision/reschedule. Leading Canadian Cannabis Retailer To Open German 'High Street' Shops For Adult Use [12/10/22] -- https://businesscann.com/leading-canadian-cannabis-retailer-to-establish-german-adult-use - high-street-shops/
USA -- THC: Globally, High Tide has 3,000,000 High Lifetime Value (LTV) customers in its database (2.4 million in the USA) who have purchased accessories (pipes, bongs, vaporizers, dab rigs, etc.) -- segmented by country and US state.
Raj said, "We've had conversations with multiple US groups about a potential acquisition." Considering all factors (inflation, rising interest rates, falling stock market prices, cannabis sector, access to capital, etc.) it is likely that High Tide will have a 2nd mover advantage for US M&As at attractively low multiples, reaffirmed that they intend to become a top 5 US MSO.
INFORMATIVE VIDEOS & ARTICLES
High Tide Recaps Key Milestones of 2022 [12/30/22] -- https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-recaps-key-milestones-of-2022/
High Tide CEO On M&A, New Products And 3 Factors Holding The Cannabis Stock Back [12/22/22] -- https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/12/29959300/high-tide-ceo-on-m-a-new-products-and-3-factors-holding-the-cannabis-stock-back
How High Tide Became the ‘Costco of Cannabis’ [11/23/22] -- https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/how-high-tide-became-the-costco-of-cannabis-canna-cabana/
Q3 2022 ER RECAP [reported 9/14]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-third-quarter-2022-financial-results-featuring-a-98-increase-in-revenue-and-tenth-straight-quarter-of-positive-adjusted-ebitda/
A) Q3 ER showed continued growth in same store sales and 1% in market share every quarter! The discount club concept launched in late 2021 continues to drive sales & loyalty.
· Revenue $95.4MM - up 98% Y/Y -- 18% seq
· SSS (aka Same store sales) up 46% Y/Y -- 18% seq
· Adj EBITDA $4.2MM - up 176% Y/Y -- 77% seq
· Revenue now on $450+MM run rate.
📊 Graph of High Tide's National Market Share growth by quarter (since launching the discount club biz model) -- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlO4PLiXgAQbY4e?format=jpg&name=small
📊 Graph of High Tide's revenue growth -- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkhCCy-X0AMy8pg?format=png&name=small
B) NDF: $19M in Non-Dilutive Financing alleviates any cash concerns at industry leading <9% interest rates. https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-closes-19-million-non-dilutive-credit-facility-with-connectfirst-credit-union/
C) Cabana Elite monetization : Raj going to start to monetize the membership by EOY. Profits go straight to the bottom line. 900k members now. Example: if 20% of 1M members (200k) subscribe at $5/month ($60/year), that's an extra $12M in profit!
High Tide Launches Exclusive Paid Membership Program: “Cabana Elite” [11/29/22] -- https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-launches-exclusive-paid-membership-program-cabana-elite/
DISCOUNT CLUB BIZ MODEL [launched 12/20/21. paid Cabana Elite membership launched 11/29/22]
Launched 10/20/21 with 245K members. Currently 900K+ members as of EOY '22! https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-becomes-north-americas-first-cannabis-discount-club-retailer-with-over-245000-members/.
This was a DATA DRIVEN decision based on successful pilot programs
Membership in this loyalty program is FREE. Every person who walks into a Canna Cabana sees a high cost for non-members, and a discounted cost for members. When they realize signing up for FREE with their email address and phone # (SMS) makes them a MEMBER of the CABANA CLUB, they will do so in order to save money on that purchase and future purchases.
Stores are stocked w/ HIGH MARGIN products like consumption accessories, CBD, and house brands of shatter & gummies & prerolls -- with other form factors later.
Market Share and Same Store Sales growth are WAY up (see Q3 ER recap above) Q over Q while the other retailers (& USA MSOs btw) are seeing declines.
MEANING OF THE ACQUISITION OF NULEAF NATURALS [acquired on 11/22/21]https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-continues-expansion-into-global-cbd-market-with-acquisition-of-colorado-based-nuleaf-naturals/ Headquartered in Denver CO, NuLeaf Naturals is one of the leading CBD brands in the United States in terms of CBD blend research and intellectual property, rapid growth, and industry-leading margins. $16 million of the ~$20 million in revenue is directed to the consumer, but the expanding deal with Sprouts will allow for B&M's wider retail distribution. It is notable that their facility is cGMP certified. It can generate up to 60,000 vegan soft-gels per hour, or 25% of their activity. FabCBD production, co-packing and shipping were moved to the facility to save costs through operational efficiency. NULEAF comes with a cGMP certified manufacturing facility in Denver CO, USA, state of the art in CBD and other cannabinoids
🏧 KIOSK (FASTENDR) [launched 5/1/22]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-acquire-fastendr-retail-kiosk-and-smart-locker-technology-through-acquisition-of-bud-room-inc/. {Launched 5/1/22. Currently 175 Fastendr kiosks are operational in 120 Canna Cabana stores as of EOY '22}
The Discount Club model is causing long lines out the door. Taking a page from major retailers in other industries, this allows customers to order online or at a kiosk and collect from a "smart" locker. For those customers who know what they want and don't need budtender guidance, this is a handy convenience. Very few dispensaries in the world have this experience. Also mentioned in the PR is a desire to license this technology to other dispensaries and industries which could turn into another revenue stream. Delivery will be made available to all locations permitted by law but this offers a fast, convenient and quick way to ordecollect. It also cuts the dollars spent on budtenders by keeping the lines moving.
+ 🌿 SEEDS [Launched 12/13/22]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-enters-new-vertical-in-the-united-states-with-launch-of-cannabis-seeds/
Selling seeds is another high-margin revenue stream growing HITI's $3 million global customer database of High Lifetime Value users!
COMMANDING ECOMM RETAILER MULTIPLES
High Margin Private Label THC and FabCBD.com / BlessedCBD / NuLeaf, one of the main reasons High Tide is expected to be profitable later in 2023. When high tide...
A) Sells most accessories and CBD worldwide.
B) Owns multiple businesses in the US.
C) Sells data, kiosks and cannabis seeds
D) Selling their private label (think Kirkland) edible THC, vape and flower brands. E) Supplies supplies to dispensaries in multiple states.
F) PARTNER WITH STATE OPERATORS TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO SELL THC TO THEIR HIGH VALUE CANNABIS CONSUMERS OVER 3 MILLION LIVES ...still only considered a Canadian cannabis retailer?

I am trying to build a floating mansion, which has a specific key that needs to be put on the player hand to make a bridge to reach the mansion, I've figured out how to that, but i want to know of there's a way to make it so as if when the key is taken out of the main hand or Inventory the bridge dissappears

Below is the latest in-depth and summary DD from High Tide (a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets. The Company is the largest non-franchised cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 151 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario) which I hope will be appreciated and shared.
What I find important to note is the following:
High Tide is valued at approximately 120 million CAD market cap with double-digit annual growth and quarterly reduced expenses, in an ultra-competitive market, a constant increase in gross margins and a turnover of over 450 million annually. The company trades at 0.5 times the sales… These few lines, in addition to the in-depth and exhaustive dd, should make us reflect on the true value of the company and not on what the market values ​​it now.
Earnings are expected after markets close tomorrow, enjoy reading :)
HIGH TIDE
ticker -- NASDAQ:HITI / TSXV:HITI
GLOBAL CANNABIS (brick&mortar & e-commerce) EMPIRE
🥦THC
⚕️ CBD
🍶 Accessories
📊 Data
🏧 Kiosks
🌱 Seeds
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
INVESTOR PRESENTATION: https://hightideinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/High-Tide-Investor-Presentation-Mar-21-2023.pdf [Updated march 2023]
Latest Earnings -> https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-second-consecutive-quarter-of-record-revenue-and-adjusted-ebitda-118-million-and-5-5-million-respectively/
SOURCE STORY Snapshot: CEO and Raj Grover started the company that became High Tide with $50,000 and a vision. With never more than $30 million in the bank, Raj strategically transformed one store into today's 151-store, multi-vertical, growth rate of over $400 million in '23.
When they were only 8mln 4 years ago!
Wisely borrowing pages directly from dominant retail companies' playbooks of: COST COST: Club Membership = Low Prices = Loyalty = Market Share
STARBUCKS SBUX: dollar is selling the coffee, not growing the beans
High Tide's strategy is unique and farsighted, given the number of companies currently competing with themselves and the market saturation which increasingly reduces margins, but this does not affect High Tide.
#1 IN 🇨🇦 REVENUE FROM CANNABIS
High Tide Named Canada's Top Revenue Generating Cannabis Company [11/30/22]. https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminadams/2022/11/30/high-tide-named-canadas-top-revenue-generating-cannabis-company/?sh=384eced66033
CAPITAL MARKETS Highlights: the current share price is $1.20 USD, it is at a P/S multiple of 0.5 because the market capitalization is $160 million (USDcad) and the execution rate is $CAd 450 million (2023) . LOW FLOAT: Only ~55 million float = rapid upward movement in share price. Institutions, ETFs (MJ, THCX, YOLO, MJXL)
GLOBAL 🥦 THC + ⚕️ CBD + 🍶 ACCESSORIES STRATEGY
High Tide owns & operates a portfolio of cannabis-related businesses in several verticals:
🥦 THC
· www.CannaCabana.com -- 151 stores are #1 in 🇨🇦Canada selling THC, CBD, & Accessories.
{Same Store Sales up 46% Y/Y. Gaining 1% national Market Share per quarter since launching the discount club biz model late 2021. See "Q3 RE RECAP" below for more info.}
⚕️ CBD
· www.NuLeafNaturals.com & www.FabCBD.com -- Top CBD brands in the 🇺🇸USA with 70%+ margins
· www.BlessedCBD.co.uk -- the #1 CBD brand in the 🇬🇧 UK -- is now delivering to 🇩🇪 Germany & 🇺🇸 USA, and soon to France & Italy.
🍶 ACCESSORIES High Tide owns 3 of the top 5 global 🌐 US CA GB DE FR IT🌐
Accessory eCommerce businesses, and a 4th in the top 10:
· www.GrassCity.com
· www.SmokeCartel.com
· www.DailyHighClub.com
· www.DankStop.com'23-'24 EXPANSION PLANS
CANADIAN -- B&M "Canna Cabana" STORES -- THC, CBD and accessories:
2021: 105 (goals achieved!)
2022: 150 (goals achieved!)
2023: 200
USA -- Accessories e-commerce: At over $30 million, it's always possible that High Tide will pick up one more accessories e-commerce business to add to the other four.
GERMANY -- THC, CBD and accessories: already planning to establish a presence in Germany pending US decision/reschedule. Leading Canadian Cannabis Retailer To Open German 'High Street' Shops For Adult Use [12/10/22] -- https://businesscann.com/leading-canadian-cannabis-retailer-to-establish-german-adult-use - high-street-shops/
USA -- THC: Globally, High Tide has 3,000,000 High Lifetime Value (LTV) customers in its database (2.4 million in the USA) who have purchased accessories (pipes, bongs, vaporizers, dab rigs, etc.) -- segmented by country and US state.
Raj said, "We've had conversations with multiple US groups about a potential acquisition." Considering all factors (inflation, rising interest rates, falling stock market prices, cannabis sector, access to capital, etc.) it is likely that High Tide will have a 2nd mover advantage for US M&As at attractively low multiples, reaffirmed that they intend to become a top 5 US MSO.
INFORMATIVE VIDEOS & ARTICLES
High Tide Recaps Key Milestones of 2022 [12/30/22] -- https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-recaps-key-milestones-of-2022/
High Tide CEO On M&A, New Products And 3 Factors Holding The Cannabis Stock Back [12/22/22] -- https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/12/29959300/high-tide-ceo-on-m-a-new-products-and-3-factors-holding-the-cannabis-stock-back
How High Tide Became the ‘Costco of Cannabis’ [11/23/22] -- https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/how-high-tide-became-the-costco-of-cannabis-canna-cabana/
Q3 2022 ER RECAP [reported 9/14]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-third-quarter-2022-financial-results-featuring-a-98-increase-in-revenue-and-tenth-straight-quarter-of-positive-adjusted-ebitda/
A) Q3 ER showed continued growth in same store sales and 1% in market share every quarter! The discount club concept launched in late 2021 continues to drive sales & loyalty.
· Revenue $95.4MM - up 98% Y/Y -- 18% seq
· SSS (aka Same store sales) up 46% Y/Y -- 18% seq
· Adj EBITDA $4.2MM - up 176% Y/Y -- 77% seq
· Revenue now on $450+MM run rate.
📊 Graph of High Tide's National Market Share growth by quarter (since launching the discount club biz model) -- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlO4PLiXgAQbY4e?format=jpg&name=small
📊 Graph of High Tide's revenue growth -- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkhCCy-X0AMy8pg?format=png&name=small
B) NDF: $19M in Non-Dilutive Financing alleviates any cash concerns at industry leading <9% interest rates. https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-closes-19-million-non-dilutive-credit-facility-with-connectfirst-credit-union/
C) Cabana Elite monetization : Raj going to start to monetize the membership by EOY. Profits go straight to the bottom line. 900k members now. Example: if 20% of 1M members (200k) subscribe at $5/month ($60/year), that's an extra $12M in profit!
High Tide Launches Exclusive Paid Membership Program: “Cabana Elite” [11/29/22] -- https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-launches-exclusive-paid-membership-program-cabana-elite/
DISCOUNT CLUB BIZ MODEL [launched 12/20/21. paid Cabana Elite membership launched 11/29/22]
Launched 10/20/21 with 245K members. Currently 900K+ members as of EOY '22! https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-becomes-north-americas-first-cannabis-discount-club-retailer-with-over-245000-members/.
This was a DATA DRIVEN decision based on successful pilot programs
Membership in this loyalty program is FREE. Every person who walks into a Canna Cabana sees a high cost for non-members, and a discounted cost for members. When they realize signing up for FREE with their email address and phone # (SMS) makes them a MEMBER of the CABANA CLUB, they will do so in order to save money on that purchase and future purchases.
Stores are stocked w/ HIGH MARGIN products like consumption accessories, CBD, and house brands of shatter & gummies & prerolls -- with other form factors later.
Market Share and Same Store Sales growth are WAY up (see Q3 ER recap above) Q over Q while the other retailers (& USA MSOs btw) are seeing declines.
MEANING OF THE ACQUISITION OF NULEAF NATURALS [acquired on 11/22/21]https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-continues-expansion-into-global-cbd-market-with-acquisition-of-colorado-based-nuleaf-naturals/ Headquartered in Denver CO, NuLeaf Naturals is one of the leading CBD brands in the United States in terms of CBD blend research and intellectual property, rapid growth, and industry-leading margins. $16 million of the ~$20 million in revenue is directed to the consumer, but the expanding deal with Sprouts will allow for B&M's wider retail distribution. It is notable that their facility is cGMP certified. It can generate up to 60,000 vegan soft-gels per hour, or 25% of their activity. FabCBD production, co-packing and shipping were moved to the facility to save costs through operational efficiency. NULEAF comes with a cGMP certified manufacturing facility in Denver CO, USA, state of the art in CBD and other cannabinoids
🏧 KIOSK (FASTENDR) [launched 5/1/22]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-acquire-fastendr-retail-kiosk-and-smart-locker-technology-through-acquisition-of-bud-room-inc/. {Launched 5/1/22. Currently 175 Fastendr kiosks are operational in 120 Canna Cabana stores as of EOY '22}
The Discount Club model is causing long lines out the door. Taking a page from major retailers in other industries, this allows customers to order online or at a kiosk and collect from a "smart" locker. For those customers who know what they want and don't need budtender guidance, this is a handy convenience. Very few dispensaries in the world have this experience. Also mentioned in the PR is a desire to license this technology to other dispensaries and industries which could turn into another revenue stream. Delivery will be made available to all locations permitted by law but this offers a fast, convenient and quick way to ordecollect. It also cuts the dollars spent on budtenders by keeping the lines moving.
+ 🌿 SEEDS [Launched 12/13/22]
https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-enters-new-vertical-in-the-united-states-with-launch-of-cannabis-seeds/
Selling seeds is another high-margin revenue stream growing HITI's $3 million global customer database of High Lifetime Value users!
COMMANDING ECOMM RETAILER MULTIPLES
High Margin Private Label THC and FabCBD.com / BlessedCBD / NuLeaf, one of the main reasons High Tide is expected to be profitable later in 2023. When high tide...
A) Sells most accessories and CBD worldwide.
B) Owns multiple businesses in the US.
C) Sells data, kiosks and cannabis seeds
D) Selling their private label (think Kirkland) edible THC, vape and flower brands. E) Supplies supplies to dispensaries in multiple states.
F) PARTNER WITH STATE OPERATORS TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO SELL THC TO THEIR HIGH VALUE CANNABIS CONSUMERS OVER 3 MILLION LIVES ...still only considered a Canadian cannabis retailer?

I have some low float (0.000) MP5 Lab Rats and want to sell them with some overpay but it might take eternity to sell all of them on market. I just want to get wallet money so trading them for any items which I can then sell for steam market price would be ideal for me. So what (where) would be the most simple way to sell them, without providing KYC or any other personal info?

I forgot to get the sewer key from Henrik before my first sleep. What are my options to get to Prehevil central?
​
I have:
- Sewer wince - however no clue where to use it
- Small key - im told you can get into the sewer using a small key but no clue where the entrance is
​
the two entrances to the sewer i know about are
- Riverside (where i need the sewer key)
- Old town 1 through tunnel 5 entrance near the old elevator however i cant get through the door without being abella
​
is my only option to either go to the manor house and get the key from themayor with the small head (& then i need to get the second key to open the main city gate

The first time I ever really left my body I was at a very low point in my life with no food, money or friends, and I was just barely scraping along when one night I gave up all hope and decided to try and over do it with acid. I took 3 tabs (can't remember how much each one was) and then proceeded to lie in bed in the darkness and "see what happened" (keep in mind I'd never heard the term 'hero dose' or 'moon shot' before so this experience was completely unfimiliar to me, I just didn't know what to do anymore)
I was approached by three beings of light, humanoid, but they looked like what happens to your eyes when you stare at the sun too long, just pure light. For some reason the whole time they were coming toward me my mind was screaming no over and over.
I then did what I can only describe as falling through my bed, I slipped down a sort of inter-dimensional tunnel of pitch black which led me to an alternate version of my bedroom; I knew it was my room but when I stood up out of bed I realised I wasn't walking, I was floating. I floated over to my bedroom door and opened it to find an artist that I cherish waiting for me on the other side, he seemed excited to see me like he was waiting for me; He said to me with a big grin on his face "yeahhh there he issss" while getting closer and closer the whole time, until he was over me.
Then I slipped again, further into the void.
It felt like I was a fish being let back into the ocean after being in captivity it's whole life, I felt free, I had no bodily form and I could just fly through the darkness forever, it was beautiful.
Eventually I came across what I can only describe as the tree of life, but I was viewing it from a distance, like I wasn't allowed any closer... It had sky blue energy spewing from the branches upward and it was drawing amber energy into its trunk from it's roots, this vision is pretty self explanatory but it also perplexes me to this day and I haven't found anybody that has seen what I've seen.
If somebody could let me know potentially where I went or why I experienced what I did it would mean the world to me, and maybe this story will help someone else get clarity as well.

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little Bloon!? I’ll have you know my name is Jones, and I wake up every morning 5:30 sharp to the smell of bubblewrap and burning rubber. I was launching a tactical strike with two experimental heavy artillery cannons: one was trying to fit my humongous 160-mm high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing mortar shell in its barrel while the other was jammed halfway with a Bloontonium tactical nuclear bomb. Once they fired, they did so at the same time with perfect accuracy and precision. I fired them at hordes of enemy ZOMGs and they lit up like goddamn torches until they were obscured in smoke. They must have blasted apart into superheated carbon monoxide and shockwave-compressed helium. Imagine the worst popping event you've ever had in your entire life, then multiply it by 1*10^35. I had to go to HQ so I front-flipped to my best friend's experimental subsonic armored fighting vehicle. He pushed his shit to about 2 hundo (meters per second, mind you) and I was at HQ in no time. When I entered, I became a top artillery commander and was granted access to the entire arsenal of the Banana Republic Special Forces. I learned how to kill someone in over 700,000 different ways and was assigned to be the leader of a squad that will kill more than 5 million BADs using gorilla warfare tactics. Also did 30,000 push-ups, 40,000 sit-ups and bench-pressed 60 plates in 45 minutes. After basic training, I met a network of Ninja Monkeys who will help me trace your IP address, while eating Bloonstone-plated sushi and drinking various alcoholic beverages each worth $500,000 MM. My unit got the rest of the day off and I became captain of our base’s football team and starter of the basketball team. I got straight A’s on the military entrance exams and received more awards. Meanwhile, you were busy floating around slapping yourself with useless layers of rubber. Went back in the Lambo to my barracks and now I am getting ready to go to sleep. I am going to graduate at the top of my class in the BRSF and I want to look pretty much perfect for it. Don’t be a stranger and remember, I did more in one day than you will your entire life.

it didnt show up on csgoexchange here is the item id: 21955874624 bought it through steam on april 22 2021
this may be the float: 0.91629758 dont quote me on it tho.
it was my first knife and Im trying to find it, may as well try here.
thanks.

Hello everyone, Have some items up for trade
All the buyouts for the selected items are just because of the rules.
TradeLink Steam Profile Twitter
I am open to discussing trades on Steam or Discord: Ab1r#1680 , feel free to add me there to discuss.
Some of the tradeable items are listed as follows:

Item	Condition	Float	Notes	B/O	Availability
★ Karambit Knife Bright Water	FT	0.20		615$	Tradeable
★ ST Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth	FN	0.01		280$	Tradeable
★ Gut Knife Fade	FN	0.00		224$	Tradeable
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler	FN	0.01		205$	Tradeable
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth	MW	0.07		174$	Tradeable
★ Stiletto Knife Safari Mesh	FT	0.35		172$	Tradeable
★ Gut Knife Tiger Tooth	FN	0.05		165$	Tradeable
★ Falchion Knife Bright Water	FN	0.06		150$	Tradeable
★ Flip Knife Forest DDPAT	FT	0.35		142$	Tradeable
★ Navaja Knife Vanilla				131$	Tradeable
★ Moto Gloves Cool Mint	BS	0.75		125$	Tradeable
★ Paracord Knife Urban Masked	FT	0.26		108$	Tradeable
★ Driver Gloves Racing Green	FT	0.28		43$	Tradeable
AWP Asiimov	BS	0.52		72$	Tradeable
ST M4A1-S Cyrex	MW	0.14		52$	Tradeable
AK-47 The Empress	MW	0.11		43$	Tradeable
AK-47 Neon Rider	FT	0.22		35$	Tradeable
ST AK-47 Neon Revolution	FT	0.33		33$	Tradeable
AK-47 Asiimov	FT	0.32		30$	Tradeable
AK-47 Wasteland Rebel	FT	0.24		26$	Tradeable
AWP Hyper Beast	WW	0.39		25$	Tradeable
M4A1-S Chantico's Fire	FT	0.36		21$	Tradeable
P2000 Fire Elemental	FN	0.05		20$	Tradeable
AWP Chromatic Aberration	FT	0.28		20$	Tradeable
M4A4 Cyber Security	MW	0.13		19$	Tradeable
M4A1-S Hyper Beast	WW	0.39		23$	Tradeable
AK-47 Neon Revolution	FT	0.31		16$	Tradeable
M4A4 The Emperor	FT	0.21		13$	Tradeable
FAMAS Commemoration	FT	0.20		12$	Tradeable
Desert Eagle Kumicho Dragon	FT	0.25		12$	Tradeable
USP-S The Traitor	BS	0.80		10$	Tradeable
Glock-18 Bullet Queen	WW	0.44		7$	Tradeable

& more
Some prices might be outdated.
Note: I have new items coming and going daily and everything is not included in this list but everything is up for trade just send an offer!
TradeLink: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=201510509&token=5HbDjuiH
Check my steam discussion if you want to have a random CS item for free.

See the title ^
If you want to help spread the word, please find the source code and easy to follow instructions below. And thank you in advance for your help in this effort.
5 easy steps:

1. Download and install python: https://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/
   
2. Install praw (the library that lets you talk to the Reddit API), you could read the documentation but serious, just type "pip3 install praw" into your terminal and that's all you need.
   
3. Download/copy the source code from here into a file called something like "super_important_reminder.py", modify it per the comments, and save.
   
4. Go into the directory with the file, and run the bot with the command: "python3 super_important_reminder.py"
   
5. If you want to really prove your worth, use crontab or something else to automate your computer to run that script every day, or every hour, or whatever floats your moat. Or if that's too hard, just run it manually every day, or every hour, or whatever floats your moat.
   

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast/
Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer!

Name	Float	Specifics	Tradability	B/O
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0074	-	Tradable	$16058.07
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Emerald) FN	0.0189	-	Not tradeable	$11511.81
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0335	-	Tradable	$10216.45
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0655	-	Tradable	$9970.67
★ Karambit Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0095	-	Tradable	$8505.65
AWP Dragon Lore MW	0.0922	-	Tradable	$8324.68
AWP Gungnir BS	0.5239	-	Not tradeable	$6582.78
AWP Gungnir BS	0.4860	-	Tradable	$6582.78
AK-47 Wild Lotus FT	0.3033	-	Tradable	$6450.8
M4A4 Howl FN	0.0628	-	Not tradeable	$6085.86
★ M9 Bayonet Crimson Web FN	0.0659	-	Tradable	$5846.17
★ Bayonet Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0524	-	Tradable	$5323.36
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Black Pearl) FN	0.0642	-	Tradable	$4839.42
★ Sport Gloves Vice MW	0.1466	-	Tradable	$4648.7
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0238	-	Tradable	$4340.81
★ Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0639	-	Tradable	$4150.17
AWP Dragon Lore BS	0.6649	-	Not tradeable	$3812.88
★ Butterfly Knife Lore MW	0.1369	-	Not tradeable	$3758.62
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0286	-	Tradable	$3746.88
M4A4 Howl FT	0.2022	-	Not tradeable	$3475.58
M4A4 Howl FT	0.1730	-	Not tradeable	$3475.58
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FN	0.0621	-	Tradable	$3372.93
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono MW	0.1306	-	Tradable	$3158.82
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0064	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0599	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0195	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0140	-	Tradable	$2801
AWP The Prince FT	0.2191	-	Tradable	$2786.19
M4A1-S Knight FN	0.0076	-	Not tradeable	$2698.34
ST ★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0330	-	Tradable	$2505.94
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0097	-	Not tradeable	$2406.58
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0175	-	Not tradeable	$2406.58
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0064	-	Tradable	$2406.58
AK-47 Gold Arabesque MW	0.0817	-	Tradable	$2258.62
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0094	-	Not tradeable	$2176.27
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0027	-	Tradable	$2176.27
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3660	-	Not tradeable	$2122.75
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.2243	-	Not tradeable	$2122.75
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3721	-	Tradable	$2122.75
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0222	-	Tradable	$2082.42
AWP Medusa FT	0.2492	-	Not tradeable	$2053.09
★ Skeleton Knife Fade MW	0.0715	-	Tradable	$2036.66
AWP Desert Hydra MW	0.1062	-	Tradable	$2036.66
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0161	-	Tradable	$2008.95
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0277	-	Tradable	$2008.95
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1010	-	Tradable	$2003.81
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1193	-	Tradable	$2003.81
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1333	-	Tradable	$1994.28
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1366	-	Tradable	$1994.28
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0150	-	Tradable	$1972.42
★ Huntsman Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0343	-	Not tradeable	$1857.46
ST ★ Karambit Autotronic FN	0.0684	-	Tradable	$1831.9
★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0131	-	Not tradeable	$1759.79
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.0716	-	Tradable	$1759.79
★ Butterfly Knife	0.3854	-	Not tradeable	$1759.72
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.1237	-	Not tradeable	$1743.58
MP9 Wild Lily FN	0.0567	-	Not tradeable	$1737.79
★ Driver Gloves King Snake MW	0.1278	-	Tradable	$1700.4
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0181	-	Not tradeable	$1686.46
★ Karambit Lore MW	0.1414	-	Tradable	$1684.56
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0093	-	Not tradeable	$1670.04
★ M9 Bayonet Fade FN	0.0410	-	Not tradeable	$1613.14
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0328	-	Not tradeable	$1598.47
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0091	-	Not tradeable	$1582.05
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0118	-	Not tradeable	$1582.05
★ Karambit Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0087	-	Not tradeable	$1508.58
ST AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3628	-	Tradable	$1473.82
AK-47 Gold Arabesque	0.4238	-	Tradable	$1466.34
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3689	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3097	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3621	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3673	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3688	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.1675	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0267	-	Not tradeable	$1459.16
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0488	-	Tradable	$1459.16
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0116	-	Tradable	$1437.16
ST ★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0338	-	Tradable	$1437.16
★ Karambit Autotronic MW	0.0778	-	Tradable	$1429.68
★ Moto Gloves Spearmint FT	0.1570	-	Tradable	$1422.5
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor	0.4195	-	Tradable	$1388.77
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter MW	0.1214	-	Tradable	$1371.17
M4A4 Poseidon FN	0.0623	-	Not tradeable	$1349.02
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0255	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0314	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0350	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0278	-	Not tradeable	$1303.42
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade MW	0.1411	-	Tradable	$1275.77
★ Karambit Slaughter FN	0.0428	-	Tradable	$1246.52
★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter FT	0.1680	-	Not tradeable	$1205.75
ST ★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.2143	-	Tradable	$1203.4
★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.3756	-	Tradable	$1202.52
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0135	-	Not tradeable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0095	-	Tradable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0034	-	Tradable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0268	-	Tradable	$1192.26
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0093	-	Not tradeable	$1164.39
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0101	-	Not tradeable	$1164.39
★ Karambit Autotronic FT	0.2471	-	Not tradeable	$1135.8
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.2804	-	Tradable	$1134.04
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.3037	-	Tradable	$1134.04
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$1124.21
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web	0.3847	-	Tradable	$1091.66
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel MW	0.1151	-	Tradable	$1050.89
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1101	-	Not tradeable	$982.55
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1205	-	Tradable	$982.55
AWP Fade FN	0.0333	-	Not tradeable	$921.47
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Night MW	0.1379	-	Tradable	$878.43
AK-47 Hydroponic FT	0.1948	-	Not tradeable	$870.36
ST AK-47 Wasteland Rebel FN	0.0661	-	Tradable	$832.53
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot FT	0.3649	-	Tradable	$828.2
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1284	-	Not tradeable	$790.15
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1388	-	Tradable	$790.15
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.2399	-	Tradable	$790.07
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3403	-	Tradable	$790.07
★ Karambit Damascus Steel FT	0.2188	-	Not tradeable	$788.9
★ Driver Gloves Black Tie MW	0.1460	-	Tradable	$754.95
★ Sport Gloves Vice BS	0.5773	-	Tradable	$746.44
ST AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0722	-	Not tradeable	$718.43
ST ★ Bayonet Slaughter FN	0.0411	-	Tradable	$715.65
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.3314	-	Not tradeable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2648	-	Tradable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.3166	-	Tradable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2522	-	Tradable	$710.95
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Rust Coat BS	0.9229	-	Tradable	$688.95
★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel MW	0.1258	-	Not tradeable	$645.11
ST AK-47 Head Shot FN	0.0070	-	Not tradeable	$615.93
M4A1-S Hot Rod FN	0.0160	-	Not tradeable	$615.93
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web FT	0.1687	-	Tradable	$615.34
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike FT	0.2467	-	Tradable	$611.53
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1488	-	Tradable	$586.3
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1354	-	Tradable	$586.3
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0104	-	Not tradeable	$571.93
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0084	-	Not tradeable	$557.27
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0160	-	Tradable	$557.27
★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0403	-	Not tradeable	$549.71
★ Survival Knife Fade FN	0.0337	-	Tradable	$542.6
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.2496	-	Not tradeable	$511.51
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.1555	-	Tradable	$511.51
ST USP-S Kill Confirmed FN	0.0698	-	Not tradeable	$498.31
ST USP-S Kill Confirmed FN	0.0694	-	Tradable	$498.31
★ Stiletto Knife Slaughter MW	0.1207	-	Tradable	$497.73
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web	0.3803	-	Tradable	$468.69
AK-47 Fire Serpent BS	0.5676	-	Tradable	$464.88
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0233	-	Not tradeable	$449.63
AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0975	-	Tradable	$446.84
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.1818	-	Not tradeable	$441.41
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.1693	-	Tradable	$441.41
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.2104	-	Tradable	$441.41
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0068	-	Tradable	$420.88
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest FT	0.3764	-	Not tradeable	$395.88
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN	0.0158	-	Not tradeable	$381.14
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN	0.0438	-	Tradable	$381.14
Desert Eagle Fennec Fox FN	0.0176	-	Not tradeable	$329.89
Desert Eagle Fennec Fox FN	0.0678	-	Tradable	$329.89
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.1696	-	Tradable	$318.23
ST AK-47 Head Shot MW	0.1157	-	Not tradeable	$307.96
★ Nomad Knife Case Hardened	0.4454	-	Tradable	$293.15
★ Specialist Gloves Mogul FT	0.3086	-	Not tradeable	$226.57
ST USP-S Printstream MW	0.1271	-	Tradable	$203.11
★ Bowie Knife Case Hardened FT	0.2116	-	Tradable	$180.38
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler (Emerald) FT	0.1551	-	Not tradeable	$175.49
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth FN	0.0090	-	Not tradeable	$175.08
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure FT	0.1574	-	Tradable	$166.45
M4A4 Asiimov FT	0.2916	-	Not tradeable	$159.85
★ Survival Knife Case Hardened	0.4167	-	Tradable	$159.7
M4A1-S Printstream FT	0.3213	-	Not tradeable	$128.83
ST AWP Redline MW	0.1037	-	Tradable	$124.51
ST Desert Eagle Cobalt Disruption FN	0.0216	-	Tradable	$124.51
AWP Asiimov FT	0.2839	-	Not tradeable	$124.36
AWP Asiimov FT	0.2556	-	Tradable	$124.36
ST Desert Eagle Printstream MW	0.0842	-	Not tradeable	$120.25
ST AWP Chromatic Aberration FN	0.0666	-	Tradable	$106.91

• Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast

Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast/
Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer!

Name	Float	Specifics	Tradability	B/O
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0074	-	Tradable	$16058.07
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Emerald) FN	0.0189	-	Not tradeable	$11511.81
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0335	-	Tradable	$10216.45
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0655	-	Tradable	$9970.67
★ Karambit Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0095	-	Tradable	$8505.65
AWP Dragon Lore MW	0.0922	-	Tradable	$8324.68
AWP Gungnir BS	0.5239	-	Not tradeable	$6582.78
AWP Gungnir BS	0.4860	-	Tradable	$6582.78
AK-47 Wild Lotus FT	0.3033	-	Tradable	$6450.8
M4A4 Howl FN	0.0628	-	Not tradeable	$6085.86
★ M9 Bayonet Crimson Web FN	0.0659	-	Tradable	$5846.17
★ Bayonet Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0524	-	Tradable	$5323.36
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Black Pearl) FN	0.0642	-	Tradable	$4839.42
★ Sport Gloves Vice MW	0.1466	-	Tradable	$4648.7
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0238	-	Tradable	$4340.81
★ Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0639	-	Tradable	$4150.17
AWP Dragon Lore BS	0.6649	-	Not tradeable	$3812.88
★ Butterfly Knife Lore MW	0.1369	-	Not tradeable	$3758.62
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0286	-	Tradable	$3746.88
M4A4 Howl FT	0.2022	-	Not tradeable	$3475.58
M4A4 Howl FT	0.1730	-	Not tradeable	$3475.58
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FN	0.0621	-	Tradable	$3372.93
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono MW	0.1306	-	Tradable	$3158.82
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0064	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0599	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0195	-	Tradable	$2877.25
★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0140	-	Tradable	$2801
AWP The Prince FT	0.2191	-	Tradable	$2786.19
M4A1-S Knight FN	0.0076	-	Not tradeable	$2698.34
ST ★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0330	-	Tradable	$2505.94
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0097	-	Not tradeable	$2406.58
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0175	-	Not tradeable	$2406.58
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0064	-	Tradable	$2406.58
AK-47 Gold Arabesque MW	0.0817	-	Tradable	$2258.62
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0094	-	Not tradeable	$2176.27
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0027	-	Tradable	$2176.27
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3660	-	Not tradeable	$2122.75
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.2243	-	Not tradeable	$2122.75
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3721	-	Tradable	$2122.75
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0222	-	Tradable	$2082.42
AWP Medusa FT	0.2492	-	Not tradeable	$2053.09
★ Skeleton Knife Fade MW	0.0715	-	Tradable	$2036.66
AWP Desert Hydra MW	0.1062	-	Tradable	$2036.66
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0161	-	Tradable	$2008.95
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0277	-	Tradable	$2008.95
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1010	-	Tradable	$2003.81
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1193	-	Tradable	$2003.81
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1333	-	Tradable	$1994.28
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1366	-	Tradable	$1994.28
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0150	-	Tradable	$1972.42
★ Huntsman Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0343	-	Not tradeable	$1857.46
ST ★ Karambit Autotronic FN	0.0684	-	Tradable	$1831.9
★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0131	-	Not tradeable	$1759.79
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.0716	-	Tradable	$1759.79
★ Butterfly Knife	0.3854	-	Not tradeable	$1759.72
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.1237	-	Not tradeable	$1743.58
MP9 Wild Lily FN	0.0567	-	Not tradeable	$1737.79
★ Driver Gloves King Snake MW	0.1278	-	Tradable	$1700.4
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0181	-	Not tradeable	$1686.46
★ Karambit Lore MW	0.1414	-	Tradable	$1684.56
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0093	-	Not tradeable	$1670.04
★ M9 Bayonet Fade FN	0.0410	-	Not tradeable	$1613.14
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0328	-	Not tradeable	$1598.47
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0091	-	Not tradeable	$1582.05
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0118	-	Not tradeable	$1582.05
★ Karambit Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0087	-	Not tradeable	$1508.58
ST AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3628	-	Tradable	$1473.82
AK-47 Gold Arabesque	0.4238	-	Tradable	$1466.34
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3689	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3097	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3621	-	Not tradeable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3673	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3688	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.1675	-	Tradable	$1464.8
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0267	-	Not tradeable	$1459.16
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0488	-	Tradable	$1459.16
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0116	-	Tradable	$1437.16
ST ★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0338	-	Tradable	$1437.16
★ Karambit Autotronic MW	0.0778	-	Tradable	$1429.68
★ Moto Gloves Spearmint FT	0.1570	-	Tradable	$1422.5
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor	0.4195	-	Tradable	$1388.77
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter MW	0.1214	-	Tradable	$1371.17
M4A4 Poseidon FN	0.0623	-	Not tradeable	$1349.02
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0255	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0314	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0350	-	Tradable	$1341.84
★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0278	-	Not tradeable	$1303.42
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade MW	0.1411	-	Tradable	$1275.77
★ Karambit Slaughter FN	0.0428	-	Tradable	$1246.52
★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter FT	0.1680	-	Not tradeable	$1205.75
ST ★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.2143	-	Tradable	$1203.4
★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.3756	-	Tradable	$1202.52
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0135	-	Not tradeable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0095	-	Tradable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0034	-	Tradable	$1192.26
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0268	-	Tradable	$1192.26
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0093	-	Not tradeable	$1164.39
★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0101	-	Not tradeable	$1164.39
★ Karambit Autotronic FT	0.2471	-	Not tradeable	$1135.8
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.2804	-	Tradable	$1134.04
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.3037	-	Tradable	$1134.04
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$1124.21
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web	0.3847	-	Tradable	$1091.66
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel MW	0.1151	-	Tradable	$1050.89
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1101	-	Not tradeable	$982.55
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1205	-	Tradable	$982.55
AWP Fade FN	0.0333	-	Not tradeable	$921.47
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Night MW	0.1379	-	Tradable	$878.43
AK-47 Hydroponic FT	0.1948	-	Not tradeable	$870.36
ST AK-47 Wasteland Rebel FN	0.0661	-	Tradable	$832.53
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot FT	0.3649	-	Tradable	$828.2
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1284	-	Not tradeable	$790.15
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1388	-	Tradable	$790.15
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.2399	-	Tradable	$790.07
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3403	-	Tradable	$790.07
★ Karambit Damascus Steel FT	0.2188	-	Not tradeable	$788.9
★ Driver Gloves Black Tie MW	0.1460	-	Tradable	$754.95
★ Sport Gloves Vice BS	0.5773	-	Tradable	$746.44
ST AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0722	-	Not tradeable	$718.43
ST ★ Bayonet Slaughter FN	0.0411	-	Tradable	$715.65
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.3314	-	Not tradeable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2648	-	Tradable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.3166	-	Tradable	$710.95
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2522	-	Tradable	$710.95
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Rust Coat BS	0.9229	-	Tradable	$688.95
★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel MW	0.1258	-	Not tradeable	$645.11
ST AK-47 Head Shot FN	0.0070	-	Not tradeable	$615.93
M4A1-S Hot Rod FN	0.0160	-	Not tradeable	$615.93
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★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike FT	0.2467	-	Tradable	$611.53
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1488	-	Tradable	$586.3
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1354	-	Tradable	$586.3
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0104	-	Not tradeable	$571.93
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0084	-	Not tradeable	$557.27
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0160	-	Tradable	$557.27
★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0403	-	Not tradeable	$549.71
★ Survival Knife Fade FN	0.0337	-	Tradable	$542.6
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.2496	-	Not tradeable	$511.51
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.1555	-	Tradable	$511.51
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ST USP-S Kill Confirmed FN	0.0694	-	Tradable	$498.31
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★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web	0.3803	-	Tradable	$468.69
AK-47 Fire Serpent BS	0.5676	-	Tradable	$464.88
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0233	-	Not tradeable	$449.63
AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0975	-	Tradable	$446.84
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★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0068	-	Tradable	$420.88
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest FT	0.3764	-	Not tradeable	$395.88
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN	0.0158	-	Not tradeable	$381.14
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★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.1696	-	Tradable	$318.23
ST AK-47 Head Shot MW	0.1157	-	Not tradeable	$307.96
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Glock-18 Gamma Doppler (Emerald) FT	0.1551	-	Not tradeable	$175.49
★ Shadow Daggers Tiger Tooth FN	0.0090	-	Not tradeable	$175.08
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure FT	0.1574	-	Tradable	$166.45
M4A4 Asiimov FT	0.2916	-	Not tradeable	$159.85
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AWP Asiimov FT	0.2839	-	Not tradeable	$124.36
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ST Desert Eagle Printstream MW	0.0842	-	Not tradeable	$120.25
ST AWP Chromatic Aberration FN	0.0666	-	Tradable	$106.91

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This happened just a few hours ago and I still can’t go back to sleep. I was dreaming like any other normal person does when they sleep and all of the sudden I’m in the middle of an exorcism happening. I wasn’t too scared bc I have seen horror movies and shit like that all the time so I just continued to watch. After the priest realizes the situation he turns away then turns back to the bitch floating. It was actually kind of funny at first. Then she screams, “THIS IS NOT YOUR JOB ANYMORE!” And right after she said that I woke up unable to move and felt like something was holding me down. I have never been more terrified in my life than I was at that moment. I woke and looked around like I was in the stages of getting possessed. I couldn’t move for like 2 minutes. I just want to know if anybody has had the same experiences as me. I also heard sleeping on your back can be what causes it but I was sleeping in my stomach.

The gas giant loomed large in the viewport, ballooning as the ship coasted toward it, the colorful blue hues of its swirling bands reflecting the glow of the system’s star.
Darren could make out the bright, scarred surface of an ice moon drifting lazily past, framed against the rivers of flowing hydrogen and helium. Silhouetted against the Jupiter-mass object was their destination – Halfpoint Station.
Having come from Earth, which was still a backwater when compared to many of the Imperium’s more developed worlds, the sheer size and grandeur of the structure took his breath away.
It was hard to gauge its true scale in the vacuum of space where there was no atmospheric haze, and there were no landmarks for reference, the unfiltered light creating harsh shadows. As they drew nearer, however, he was able to pick out some of the massive fuel tankers that swarmed its ports like clouds of gnats.
Those vessels put anything created by Humanity to shame – their purpose being to dip into the upper atmosphere of the gas giant, harvesting its resources to fuel the ships that made their berth here.
Calling it enormous was an understatement. It must have been nine miles tall, the main hull of the station forming a long, relatively thin vertical shaft. Surrounding that shaft were half a dozen rotating rings, each one connected to the central column by spokes, the pinpoints of innumerable windows glinting as they slowly turned.
At its apex was a dome of immense proportions, sitting proudly atop the structure, the crystalline material that made up its transparent hull glittering in the starlight. Inside, he could make out glimpses of regal skyscrapers and patches of parkland – an entire city encapsulated in a habitat that had a breathtaking view of the planet.
Darren pursed his lips as he looked down at the device on his wrist, the tiny display showing the familiar text of an article he must have read at least a dozen times by this point.
Halfpoint Station was situated on the outskirts of the Imperium’s sphere of influence, a region of space known only as the Periphery. This put it soundly outside of Purp jurisdiction, but the place still saw a lot of traffic, as the station was right in the middle of a relatively well-traveled shipping route between the three big powers.
While it had started its life as little more than a place to fuel up and get resupplied, being located outside any of the major spheres of influence had its benefits, and the station had garnered a bit of a reputation for its more permissive policies. Now, it was said to be populated by hired guns, smugglers, gamblers, and anyone else who might appreciate discretion.
The Human frowned as he looked out the window once more and tried to reconcile the gleaming edifice before him with the dark reputation the article in his hands presented.
He didn’t have long to dwell on it before the pilot’s crackly voice came through a hidden intercom in the cabin, informing the passengers that they were commencing docking procedures.
The woman spoke in accented Shil. What that accent was, Darren had no clue, but he knew it wasn’t the same one spoken by his professors – linguistic or mechanical.
He glanced around at his fellow travelers, seeing a few species that he didn’t recognize, along with the more familiar Shil’vati. The aliens were easily identifiable by the purple hue of their skin, their sharp tusks, and their seven-foot height.
Several of them returned his gaze, some curious, some covetous.
Males were rare in the Imperium.
Hell, males were rare, period.
By the standards of most races out in the galaxy, Humanity were the strange ones for having an equal number of men and women. Even six years into the occupation, most were still struggling to adapt to the new paradigm brought on by that reality.
Darren was no exception.
Still, he managed to ignore the stares, turning his attention to the smart display on his wrist, bringing up his itinerary. He was headed to Hab-Ring Five, and the only information that he’d been given beyond that were some coordinates to who-knew-where.
He sighed, wishing – not for the first time – that he might have a fellow first timer to converse with.
Unfortunately, that was a pipe dream.
The lack of other Humans on his ship wasn’t surprising. The Imperium had only recently relaxed enough to begin authorizing travel visas allowing Humans to leave Earth, and his kind were still a rarity on the Galactic stage.
As to why he was out here out in the ass end of space?
He’d been offered a job.
He was an engineer by trade, at least according to his degree, and he specialized in the combination of alien and Human technology. It might seem like an oddly specific skillset, but it was one that was in high demand, as just about every industry on Earth was trying to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Imperium’s literal space-age technology.
It was complicated work, but he was quite good at it, if he said so himself – and his professors seemed to agree. His gift had catapulted him through university and had apparently landed him a very lucrative offer to take up a position on Halfpoint.
How they’d heard of him, he wasn’t too sure. Nor did he truthfully know exactly what the job entailed. Apparently, he was to be briefed on-location.
Regardless, off-world work was a rare opportunity for any Human, let alone one fresh out of school, and visiting an alien space station was a lot more interesting than backpacking around Europe for a year.
Whatever happened, it was going to be an adventure.
The ship matched velocity with one of the rotating rings, the structure at least half a mile tall in its own right, covered in tiny windows that made it look like a whole city block had been condensed down into the shape of a donut.
Now that he was a little closer, Darren could see that the station was actually far from pristine. Its hull was pocked with haphazard repairs, the newer sections shining brighter than their older counterparts, its armored panels pitted with little craters from space debris and micro-meteorite impacts.
The ship lined up with a docking port, and an umbilical walkway began to extrude from the ring, reaching out towards them. It looked like the jib of a crane, covered over with a flexible material that bore a suspicious resemblance to a grey tarp.
Surely it wasn’t actually a tarp? No, it had to be some kind of alien supertech – too advanced for him to recognize at a glance.
Right?
His thoughts did little to reassure him as the umbilical connected to the shuttle’s airlock with a tangible thud.
Shaking his head, he retrieved his travel bag, then made his way down the aisle to join the queue of passengers who were waiting to disembark. More of them crammed in behind him, and he tried to ignore their uncomfortable proximity.
He hadn’t actually spent a lot of time around aliens during his schooling. One of his professors had been a Shil, but she had been professional to a fault and had always kept a healthy distance from her students.
Of course, she had still managed to be rather intimidating despite that, her head seeming to scrape the ceiling every time she stepped into the classroom. However, Darren was rapidly discovering that being surrounded by women who stood head and shoulders above him was a different experience altogether.
It was nothing to get worked up over, though. He just needed to-
The Shil standing behind him pressed close – uncomfortably close – Darren swearing that there was room enough in the aisle for her to keep her distance. Suddenly, he felt a sharp twinge in his rear.
Had she just...pinched him? No, it had to have been a mistake.
He turned to glance over his shoulder, looking up at the towering Purp. “Sorry, Ma’am, I must have bumped into you.”
Her sly smile faded as she furrowed her brow in confusion. Before she had time to formulate a reply, the intercom above the exit beeped.
“Oh, looks like we’re moving again!” Darren chimed as he began to follow the queue. “Sorry!”
He followed the procession of towering women into the passenger ship’s airlock. Both of the pressurized doors were open, and before him stretched the umbilical. The worryingly thin material that protected them from the deadly vacuum of space was wrapped taut around a metal frame, and the walkway beneath his feet was made up of a simple grate.
After a short walk, they emerged into a cavernous dock area, so large that it was more like standing in some kind of indoor stadium than anything that could be compared to a space station. There were stacks of shipping containers and unidentifiable machinery everywhere he looked.
It was a challenge not to stop and examine the equipment, each new sight piquing his interest, each strange device begging to be investigated. As he followed the other passengers to the far end of the room – his head on a swivel – he almost bumped into one of the containers. To his surprise, it was floating a foot off the ground, suspended on an anti-gravity cushion.
It was funny – no matter how many times he saw it, it never stopped being surreal to see something just…float.
As he stooped to look beneath it, an irritated dockworker leaned out from behind it to yell at whoever was in her way. She stopped when she saw him, raising a skeptical eyebrow. She was a Rakiri, if Darren remembered correctly. She resembled a towering werewolf, a pair of cat-like eyes peering out from beneath her black fur, her facial features strangely leonine. She was clad in dirty, yellow coveralls that hung loosely from her broad shoulders, exposing the ragged tank top that she wore beneath it. Tufts of her dark coat poked out around the faded garment, giving her a surprisingly fluffy appearance.
“You lost, boy?” she asked as she shooed him out of her path. “Stay behind the yellow warning markings unless you want to get that cute butt smushed,” she added with a nod toward the deck. She continued to push her heavy container, moving it effortlessly on its gravity cushion.
More dock workers were assembling to stare at him, perhaps having never seen a Human before. Or perhaps it was because he was male? It was hard to tell. Either way, a small crowd of yellow-clad women saw him off, a couple of them hooting at him and waving. Not sure if this was some kind of alien greeting, he shyly waved back, eliciting laughter from them after a moment of surprise.
One started to make her way over to him before a menacing growl from her superior made her freeze in place sheepishly. Darren took that as his cue to move on – he didn’t want to get anyone else in trouble by being in the way.
He arrived at a security gate, and after being asked to show his visa, he was subjected to a very thorough – and in his opinion unnecessary – pat-down. Once he was cleared, he emerged into the station proper. He stepped out of the way of the women behind him, then set his travel bag down on the metal deck, taking in the alien sights and sounds for a moment.
Far from being a sterile, clinical environment, he found himself in a bustling bazaar worthy of any city back on Earth. It scarcely felt like he was standing inside a station at all, what passed for the ceiling so high above his head that he could barely make out the crisscrossing support beams and maintenance catwalks.
It was styled like a cramped street, too small for cars, almost like the city center of some old European town had been reimagined in an industrial style. Civilian quarters that resembled apartment blocks rose up towards the ceiling, connecting to it in some places, likely leading up to higher levels of the station.
In every nook and cranny – anywhere there was room – the denizens of the hab-ring had set up little stalls where they were hawking their wares to the tourists who had just boarded. Colorful awnings fluttered in the artificial breeze from the air recyclers, and insulated cables that had been patched from the station’s systems trailed along walls and floors, powering streetside food stands and colorful neon signs.
Speaking of the denizens, they came in all shapes and sizes. Darren had never seen so many varieties of alien in one place before. He could make out a few Shil and Rakiri, but most were unknown to him, the varied hues of their skin and clothes creating a bustling sea of color.
He checked the device on his wrist again, pulling up the coordinates that his new employer had forwarded to him. This was indeed Hab-Ring Five, and he’d been given what passed for an address in this strange environment. Hefting his bag once more, he made his way into the throng, having to dodge and weave between the towering aliens. Many of them barely seemed to register his presence, probably due to his comparatively small stature, though some seemed to stop and stare in confusion.
Well, I suppose Humans are pretty new on the galactic scene, he thought to himself.
The scents of strange, alien food assailed him as he navigated the cramped streets, a few of the criers singling him out. They had sharp instincts, he’d give them that. It seemed the locals could smell a tourist at thirty paces.
Maybe it was all the staring he was doing?
Eventually, he arrived at his destination, glancing up from his display to see a dingy bar. It was open to the street, built into an overhang at the base of one of the many buildings, little more than a long counter with a few stools. Above it was a blinking neon sign in a script that he couldn’t read. As he made his way inside and struggled up onto one of the tall stools, the small handful of patrons who were sitting off to his left paused their conversation to examine him.
They were Nighkru, their goat-like horns and the bruise-purple hue of their skin giving them away. Their silver eyes were striking, almost seeming to glow in the dim light of the bar, as reflective as those of a cat. Their clothing was all tight leather and straps, their skin strategically exposed in places to show off their stunning bioluminescent tattoos, the swirling patterns trailing down slender limbs and across toned midriffs.
He kept his gaze aimed forward, knowing that their kind didn’t think much of the Imperium to which he now belonged.
…Then again, that was true for pretty much every race that wasn’t a part of the massive interstellar empire. Say what you would about the Purps, but they knew how to make an impression.
The bartender walked over to him, leaning on the counter as she looked him up and down skeptically. It was another Rakiri like the dockworkers, her feline nose twitching as she took in his scent.
“You lost, or do you want something to drink?” she asked.
“No thank you, I’m waiting for someone,” he replied sheepishly as he lowered his eyes to his device again.
He was right on time, but as he looked around, there was no sign of his contact. He was supposed to meet them here, right?
The Rakiri shrugged her furry shoulders, then left him to his own devices, moving over to the small group of Nighkru.
Perhaps one of them was his contact?
He certainly hoped not. While he didn’t have anything against a person enjoying themselves with a good drink after hours, it wasn’t a good way to make a positive first impression on a prospective employee.
Fortunately for him, the surprise on one of the trio’s grey skinned faces when she happened to blearily peer in his direction dashed that possibility. Just a trio of young women out for a drink.
Unfortunately for him, after a few hastily whispered words to her friends, the group made their way over to him.
“Don’t see many males round these parts,” one of them said, her faux leather getup creaking as she planted her hands on the bar to his left. Another leaned on the counter to his right, the third posting up behind him.
“A Human, too,” the woman to his right added with a sly chuckle. “Now, what’s a Human doing all alone out on the Periphery?”
“I didn’t think the Purps were letting their pets off the leash.” the one behind him snickered.
“I don’t know,” the first said with an exaggerated shrug. “Maybe he snuck out in search of a real woman? I think we’ve all heard how Humans can be.”
That set the three of them laughing.
All the while, Darren wasn’t sure where to look, turning his head left and right as he struggled to pick a Nighkru. He settled on the woman to his left, having to lift his head to meet her gaze, those reflective eyes shining like a pair of silver coins.
“I...uh...was actually supposed to be meeting someone here.” he stammered, a little of his anxiety bleeding through.
The Nighkru gave him a warm smile that wasn’t reflected in her eyes, leaning a little closer. He tried to pull away reflexively but found another Nighkru waiting for him, something rather soft pressing against his back.
“Well, I don’t see anyone else in here but me and my friends,” one of them said as she tutted dramatically. “Maybe they stood you up?”
“Poor form, that,” the one behind him whispered into his ear. He lurched in his seat, surprised by her proximity. “Leaving a pretty young thing like you hanging.”
The first one nodded, as if that was a piece of sagely wisdom. “I know – how about my friends and I give you a personal tour of the station to make up for it?” she asked, reaching out to brush a piece of errant fluff from his collar. “We’ll even carry your luggage for you – we’re nice like that.”
She signaled to one of her compatriots with a curt nod, who then plucked his travel bag off the deck.
“Oh, that’s really not-”
He tried to stand, but he was cut off as two of the women placed their hands on his shoulders, pushing him back down into his seat. Their touch was gentle, but firm, letting him know that he wasn't going anywhere.
Darren looked to the Rakiri bartender for help, feeling more than a little overwhelmed by the turn of events, but she was staying out of it. She was feigning disinterest, cleaning a glass with a rag that didn’t look clean enough for the job.
It was clear that he wouldn’t be getting any help from her.
Was this really going to be his first experience on the station – kidnapped by a gang of alien grifters?
Just as he was getting ready to – likely ineffectually – start swinging like his life depended on it, he heard a voice ring out in a language he didn’t recognize.
The Nighkru turned their heads as one, and he followed their gaze, seeing another of their kind step in from the street. Her skin had the same twilight hue, her silvery hair pulled back into a long ponytail that trailed behind her as she strode towards them. She wore a jet-black body suit that left little to the imagination, so tight that it might have been sewn onto her, the garment open at the front to expose a chiseled midriff and the beginnings of her cleavage. Her eyes were mesmerizing, his gaze drawn to the glowing tattoos that served to accentuate them.
Oddly, unlike the trio surrounding him, she had no horns.
The stranger walked with purpose, her heels clicking on the deck, her hair swishing behind her as she came to a stop to stare down the three other women. They were already backing off, the Nighkru who had taken his bag setting it back down gingerly beside his seat. Did they know this person? They seemed so wary of her.
“Maybe we’ll see you around,” one of them whispered, her hand lingering on his shoulder for a moment before she followed her friends out into the street.
Once they were finally out of sight, Darren breathed a sigh of relief and turned to thank the newcomer. Before he could utter so much as a word, she beat him to the punch.
“You shouldn’t wander around Halfpoint alone,” she said, skipping the preamble. Her voice had a melodic tone, one that was almost musical to Darren’s ears. She planted her hands on her hips, scrutinizing him with a skeptical expression. “You’re just asking for trouble.”
“I’m just...waiting for someone,” he replied. “Thank you, by the way. I’m-”
“Do you have a weapon on you?” she asked, cutting him off. “A handgun under that jacket? Defense spray? A pocket knife?”
“What? No,” he replied, his brow furrowing. “Why would I have a gun?”
Even with a few inches of titanium-alloy plating between everyone aboard and a messy death by explosive decompression, using a firearm on the station seemed risky.
She snorted derisively, almost as though she couldn’t believe his reply.
“For your sake, I hope that whoever you’re waiting for is smarter than you are,” she said with a roll of her silver eyes. “This isn’t Earth, boy. There are no Shil Marines around to babysit you. Next time you want to play tourist, go somewhere closer to home.”
With a flick of her long hair, she turned about, vanishing into the crowd once more to leave him sitting at the bar in confusion.
Darren felt another hand on his shoulder and turned to see an Edixi wearing grease-stained overalls standing behind him. The tool belt that hung loosely about her hips let him know that she was a mechanic before she’d even had time to open her mouth.
Her kind were evolved for an aquatic environment, and although they were fully amphibious, they retained many of their ancient features. Their bodies were smooth and streamlined, with lean, lightly-muscled frames that made them look like Olympic swimmers. Her eyes were a striking ocean-green, and her azure skin was patterned with faded tiger stripes, darkening as it neared her extremities.
“You’re the new engineer, right?” she chirped excitedly.
“Darren Fogle, pleased to meet you,” he confirmed as he extended a hand. She took it, shaking it eagerly, and he noted that her fingers were webbed.
He was a little surprised by how smooth her skin was. Given the sharklike appearance of the Edixi – and her vocation – he’d expected it to be rough and scaly. Maybe cold and slimy, too. By contrast, it was warm and soft, her small scales smooth like a snake’s rather than sharp like those of a fish.
Odd.
“Oh, it is. It very much is. The boss told me to fetch you,” she said before turning back towards the street. “Don’t get lost, you hear? There are some rough types around these parts.”
Yes, she could say that again. He stooped to pick up his bag, then hurried after her, trying not to lose sight of her in the crowd. He also belatedly realized that she hadn’t told him her own name.
Was that an Edixi thing or was she just in a hurry?
The mechanic led him through the streets, which seemed to be arranged in a kind of grid pattern, always flanked by the towering hab-blocks. It was as challenging as ever to navigate when so many of the station’s inhabitants stood a head taller than him. It made him feel like a bug that was trying to avoid being stepped on.
He could only assume he’d get used to it. His guide seemed to have no problem getting around, and she was a few inches shorter than him.
Their destination was some kind of service elevator – a large platform that seemed designed to carry heavy cargo up from the docks, wide enough that a couple of trucks could have parked on it side by side. There were still a few cargo containers stacked off to one side that hadn’t been unloaded yet.
He watched as the woman hit a touch panel beside the double doors, and they began to slide shut, the platform lurching as Darren felt it start to rise. There was no grinding of machinery, no vibrations, only a sensation of getting heavier. It was obviously gravity-manipulation tech. It wasn’t too surprising – the Shil seemed to use it for just about everything, so it wasn’t too strange that the rest of the universe did as well.
Convergent technological development, he could almost imagine his Shil instructor saying as they started to descend. Good tech is good tech.
The hab-ring’s many levels flashed by one by one, until finally, the elevator slid to a smooth stop. Darren followed the happily humming mechanic out into a garage, his eyes lighting up as he took in his new surroundings.
Were those… mecha?
The bay’s walls were lined with bulky harnesses that were obviously designed to hold the machines in place, a few of the berths already occupied by half-disassembled vehicles.
They were!
“Real life mecha,” he mumbled.
As a mechanic, he wasn’t ignorant of the genre. After all, what kind of engineer didn’t hold a soft spot for giant stompy robots? Of course, as an engineer, he also held an inherent disdain for anyone that actually thought said machines were even remotely practical outside of the realm of fiction.
The Square Cube Law was a harsh mistress.
The long and short of it was that if you doubled a machine's height while keeping it the same shape, you ended up with four times the muscle power moving eight times the mass. As a result, instead of having the same relative agility as the original, the double-sized machine actually had only half.
That was why ants could lift so much relative to their weight. If you scaled one up, you’d end up with a much less impressive power to weight ration.
And, the problem only got worse the bigger you went. Giant robots would be slow, cumbersome, and they would inevitably suffer from exploding ankles if they tried to move too fast. They’d also sink in just about any terrain that was even slightly porous.
All in all, mecha were a cool concept with absolutely zero real world applications.
Which was why he was so stunned to see some in real life. Sure, the Shil military liked to use exos, but they were really just power armor by any other name with thrusters attached. Besides, the only reason those things could skip around like they did was because they had anti-grav generators…
His thoughts trailed off as an idea occurred to him. He jogged over to the nearest machine, peering up at the twenty-foot humanoid monstrosity. Its legs had been detached, leaving only a bulky torso covered in half-stripped sensory equipment, lenses and scanners visible where their protective covers had been removed. The cockpit was open, revealing the pilot’s seat, along with the surrounding neural interface cables that hung loose like the entrails of some mechanical beast. Its weapon attachments were empty, but it was nonetheless an awe-inspiring sight.
Sure enough, there were two oversized humps on the back. One was clearly for the thing’s fusion engine – and the other must have held the anti-grav generator.
“Darren?” the mechanic asked, having only just realized that he wasn’t behind her. “Aren’t you coming?”
“Y-yeah,” he said, jogging for a few paces to catch up. “That’s a mecha!”
The blue-hued alien nodded slowly. “Yes?”
“A mecha,” he reiterated.
Which prompted another slow nod. “You’ve never seen a gladiator mech before?”
“No.”
“Didn’t they tell you what job you’d be doing?” the mechanic asked, cocking her head in a rather adorable manner.
“No?” This time it was his turn to cock his head.
Several emotions seemed to fly across the alien’s face. He saw surprise, confusion, and dismay before she finally settled on irritation.
“Typical,” she grunted. “Just… follow me.”
AN: https://youtu.be/a3Xp1WhRQ9Q