Total budget:

• $2000 USD, but I'd prefer to spend under $1,800 so that I can upgrade the RAM and buy an SSD.

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Are you open to refurbs/used?

• No

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How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

1. Thinness/portability
2. Build qualify
3. Battery life
4. Performance

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How important is weight and thinness to you?

• Pretty Important since I'll be lugging the laptop around in a backpack.

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Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

• N/A

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If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

1. Mount and Blade (Warband and Bannerlord) FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
2. Rimworld FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
3. Elder Scrolls Online FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
4. Final Fantasy XIV FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ High/Ultra.
5. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
6. NBA 2k23 FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
7. Assetto Corsa FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
8. Golf with Friends FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
9. Ultimate Chicken Horse FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
10. Rocksmith 2014 FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
11. Red Dead Redemption 2 FHD/QHD & 60 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
12. Titanfall 2 FHD/QHD & 120 FPS+ & High/Ultra.
13. 60 FPS+ in any game with at least medium settings.

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Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

1. A great keyboard.
2. Decent compatibility with Ubuntu. I'll mainly be using Linux for coursework and projects, so I don't care if there's "minor" issues such the speakers not working.
3. Reliable build quality
4. Quiet when completing typical coursework (Essays, PowerPoints, Etc.) and coding in Ubuntu.
5. A non-gamer aesthetic.

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Things that I would like to have:

• More than one storage slot so that I can dual boot Ubuntu.
• Non-soldered ram.
• 120hz+ display
• 16:10 display
• QHD display

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Laptops I'm currently looking at:

• ASUS - ROG Zephyrus 14: GA402XV-G14.R94060
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 16 gigabytes (soldered) DDR5 4800 megahertz, 512 M.2, 100W+25W RTX 4060. Price: $1,727.99 after tax.
  • Pros: Nice design, good battery life, great thermals, and it has a QHD 165HZ 16:10 display.
  • Cons: One RAM stick is soldered and there's only one nvme slot.
• Dell XPS 15: 9530
  • i7-13700H,16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5 4800 MHz, 512 GB M.2, and a 40W+10W RTX 4060.Price: $1725.06 after tax.
  • Pros: great design, two nvme slots, a 16:10 display, and the RAM isn't soldered.
  • Cons: The XPS line is know to have terrible thermals, the display is 60hz, and the GPU is limited to 50 Watts.
• MSI Stealth 15:
  • Intel Core i5-13420H, 90w RTX 4060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD. Price: $1,230 after tax.
  • Pros: It's by far the cheapest option, it might have two nvme slots, has a vapor chamber, and the RAM isn't soldered.
  • Cons: 16:9 display and I can't find any reviews.
• HP ENVY Laptop 16t-h1000:
  • i7-13700H, 512 GB nvme, 16 GB DDR5-5200 MHz RAM (2 x 8 GB), RTX 4060. Price: $1,783.61 after tax.
  • Pros: Nice design, two nvme slots, a QHD 120hz 16:10 display, and the RAM isn't soldered.
  • Cons: GPU wattage is unknown and I can't find any reviews.
• Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 8:
  • i7-13700H, 16 GB DDR5-5200MHz, 512 GB nvme, 115W RTX 4060 Price is $1,729.57 after tax
  • Pros: A QHD 240hz 16:10 display, two nvme slots, and great thermals.
  • Cons: One RAM slot is soldered, and I'm not a big fan of how the laptop looks.

Extra Info:

• I'm heading back to college this Fall, and I've been setting aside money from my Co-op so that I could splurge on a laptop. I'm looking for a thin gaming laptop that doesn't scream "Gamer," and doesn't sound like a plane is taking off when not gaming. I'd also like the laptop to have a battery life of 6+ hours when doing basic tasks or watching media.

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•A Condition Called Love vol 1-2: $8.75 each
•A Man and His Cat vol 5-7: $10 each
•A Sign of Affection vol 1-4 & 6: $10 each
•Aposimz vol 1-2, 5-7, & 9: $10 each
•Assassination Classroom Box Set (complete/sealed): $145
•Avant-Garde Yumeko: $10
•Beast Complex 2: $10
•Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost vol 2-5: $10 each
•Beauty and the Feast vol 3-7: $11 each
•Blood on the Tracks vol 13: $10
•Blue Period vol 3, 7-8 & 10‐11: $10 each
•Everyone's Getting Married vol 2 & 7: $8 each
•Hell's Paradise vol 1, 9, 11 & 13: $10.50 each
•I'm Not Meat vol 1-3: $11 each
•Ima Koi vol 1 & 3-5: $7.50 each
•Inuyashiki vol 1-5 & 10: $10.50 each
•Kaiju no 8 vol 1-6: $8 each
•Kowloon Generic Romance vol 1-3: $11 each
•Living-Room Matsunaga-san vol 10-11: $10 each
•Love Me, Love Me Not vol 8-9 & 11-12: $8 each
•Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin Hardcover omnibus 1-12 $23 each or $275 for set
•My Dress-Up Darling vol 1: $11
•Perfect World vol 3-4, 6, & 10-12: $10 each
•Requiem of the Rose King vol 6, 10, & 15-16: $8 each
•Rosen Blood vol 1-2: $8 each
•Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts vol 1-5: $10.50 each
•Sakamoto Days vol 1, 3-7: $8 each
•Sweat and Soap vol 8-11: $10 each
•The Country Without Humans vol 1 & 3: $10 each
•Those Not-So-Sweet Boys vol 3: $8.75
•Tokyo Ghoul vol 1: $10
•Tokyo Ghoul: re vol 1: $10
•Tokyo Revengers omnibus 1-5 (vol 1-10): $17.50 each
•Vampire Knight Memories vol 1-2: $8 each
•Wandance vol 1: $10
•Yakuza Fiance vol 2: $11.50
•Yubisaki Milk Tea vol 2, 4, & 6: $7 each
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•.hack//Legend of the Twilight vol 1-2: $6.50 each
•A Galaxy Next Door vol 1-3: $8 each
•A Silent Voice vol 1-3 & 5-7: $7.50 each
•Aho-Girl vol 1-2: $8.25 each
•Akame ga Kill! vol 1-2, & 4-6: $8 each
•An Incurable Case of Love vol 1-7 (complete): $7 each or $49 for set
•Angel Sanctuary vol 1-5: $5 each
•Assassination Classroom vol 1: $6
•Attack on Titan vol 1: $7.50
•Attack on Titan No Regrets vol 1-2 (complete) : $8.25 each
•B.O.D.Y. vol 1-2: $7.25 each
•Banana Fish vol 2: $7.50
•Beast Master vol 2: $7.25
•Beastars vol 1-18: $7.50 each
•Black Butler vol 1-2: $8.25 each
•Black Clover vol 2-6: $6.75 each
•Blade of the Immortal Omnibus vol 1: $16
•Bleach vol 73: $6.50
•Blue Exorcist vol 1-2: $7 each
•Blue Period vol 1-2: $8 each
•Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh vol 1: $8
•Bungo Stray Dogs Novel vol 1: $9
•Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card vol 1: $7.25
•Caste Heaven vol 1: $7.50
•Cherry Juice vol 1: $7.25
•Chio's School Road vol 1: $8
•Chobits vol 1 & 3-4: $6 each
•Classroom of the Elite Manga vol 1-2: $9 each
•Classroom of the Elite Novel vol 2: $9
•Dai Dark vol 1-2: $9 each
•Dawn of the Arcana vol 1 & 3-4: $7 each
•Death Note All-in-One Edition: $22
•Death Note Black Edition vol 1-2: $9 each
•Death Note vol 6 & 11: $7 each
•Demon Slayer vol 1-5 & 23: $6.50 each
•Devils' Line vol 1: $8
•Didn't I Say to Make My Ablities Average in the Next Life?! vol 1: $8
•Dogs: Bullets & Carnage vol 1: $7
•Doubt vol 1: $13
•Dr. Stone vol 1: $7.25
•Edens Zero vol 1-2: $7 each
•Fairy Tail vol 1: $7
•Fairy Tail Spin-Offs vol 1-3: $7 each
•Fire Force vol 1 & 12: $7.50 each
•FLCL omni: $14
•Fly Me to the Moon vol 2-9: $6.75 each
•Food Wars! vol 1: $6.75
•Frieren Beyond Journey's End vol 1-3: $6.50 each
•Fruits Basket vol 10: $12
•Gantz Omnibus 1: $15
•Giganto Maxia (one shot): $10
•Haikyu!! vol 1-9, 11-12, 14, 18, 24-25, 27-30 & 32-45: $7.25 each
•Hard-Boiled Stories from the Cat Bar (one shot): $5
•Hatsu Haru vol 6: $8
•Heaven's Will (one shot): $7.25
•Hell's Paradise vol 1 & 7: $8.25 each
•High-Rise Invasion omni 6: $11.50
•Higurashi (Abducted) vol 1-2: $9.75 each
•Honey So Sweet vol 1-8 (complete): $6.50 each, vol 5: $5 (stain on side of pages that doesn't affect readability) or $50.50 for set
•Horimiya vol 1-2: $9 each
•Hunter x Hunter vol 1, 4, & 35: $7 each
•I Am A Cat Barista vol 1: $9
•I Cannot Reach You vol 2: $9
•Inuyasha vol 5-8, 10 & 13-21: $7.25 each
•Jujutsu Kaisen vol 1-3, 5, & 13-14: $6.75 each
•Kaguya-sama Love is War vol 1-2: $6.75 each
•Kakuriyo Bed & Breakfast for Spirits vol 1: $6.75
•Kare First Love vol 5-7: $7 each
•Kemono Jihen vol 1: $9
•Kiss Him, Not Me! vol 2: $8
•Knight of the Ice vol 1: $8.50
•Komi Can't Communicate vol 1, 17 & 21: $6.50 each
•Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! vol 1: $8
•Land of the Lustrous vol 1-4: $7.50
•LDK vol 13: $8
•Little Devils vol 1: $8
•Loveless omni 1-4: $12 each
•Lovesick Ellie vol 1: $7.25
•Masamune-kun's Revenge vol 1-2: $16 each
•Mermaid Saga vol 1: $8
•MeruPuri vol 1-2 & 4: $7 each
•Millennium Snow vol 1: $6
•Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid vol 1-3: $7.50 each
•Mistress Fortune (one shot): $7.25
•Mob Psycho 100 vol 1-2: $7.50 each
•Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin vol 2-3: $19 each
•My Hero Academia Ultra Analysis: $11
•My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's vol 2-3: $9 each
•My Summer of You (One Shot): $10
•Naruto omni 3: $9
•Nekogahara Stray Cat Samurai vol 4: $7.50
•No Game No Life vol 2: $8
•Oh My Goddess! vol 42: $10.50
•One-Punch Man vol 2: $7
•Orange by Benjamin: $5
•Ouran High School vol 3: $8
•Overlord vol 1-3: $8 each
•Overlord Novel (Hardcover) vol 1: $12
•Pandora Hearts vol 1: $5
•Punch! vol 1-3 (complete): $5 each
•R.O.D. vol 2: $9
•Ranma 1/2 vol 2: $7.25
•Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai/Petite Devil Kohai vol 1-2: $17 each
•Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World Chapter 1 A Day in the Capital vol 1-2: $8 each
•Rent-A-Girlfriend vol 1: $8.75
•Sand Chronicles vol 2-3: $8 each
•Say I Love You vol 2, 8-9 & 11: $8 each
•Sensual Phrase vol 1: $3 (damaged) or free with purchase $10+
•Seraph of the End vol 1: $6
•Sex Ed 120% vol 1: $8.75
•She and Her Cat (one shot): $8
•Slow Life in Another World (I Wish!) vol 1: $8
•So I'm A Spider, So What? vol 1: $8
•Something's Wrong With Us vol 1-4: $9 each
•Soul Eater vol 1-5: $7.50 each
•Spy x Family vol 1‐2, 4 & 7 $6.50 each
•Sweat and Soap vol 1 & 5-6: $8.25 each
•Sword Art Online Progressive vol 1: $8
•Takane & Hana vol 18: $6
•That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime vol 1-19: $8 each
•The Dangers in My Heart vol 1: $9
•The Detective is Already Dead vol 1: $8
•The Flowers of Evil Complete omni 1-3: $17.50 each
•The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross vol 1, 3-4: $7 each
•The Gods Lie (one shot): $8
•The Legend of Dororo vol 1-2: $7.50 each
•The Quintessential Quintuplets vol 1-7: $7 each
•The Rising of the Shield Hero vol 1: $7
•The Seven Deadly Sins vol 32-33: $7.50 each
•The Water Dragon's Bride vol 6: $7
•The Way of the Househusband vol 1-2, & 5: $9.50 each
•The Witch and the Beast vol 1: $9.50
•Those Not-So-Sweet Boys vol 1: $7.75
•Tokyo Ghoul :re vol 2: $7.50
•Toliet-Bound Hanako-kun vol 1-3: $7.25 each
•Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! vol 1: $9
•Vagabond vol 21: $35
•W Juliet vol 1: $4 (damaged) or free with purchase $10+
•Waiting for Spring vol 1: $8
•We Swore to Meet in the Next Life vol 1: $9
•Weathering With You vol 1: $8.50
•Welcome Back, Alice vol 2-3: $9 each
•Wotakoi omnibus 1: $12
•Yubisaki Milk Tea vol 7: $6
•Zig Zag vol 1-3: $6 each

Hello there! I, [15M] want some help buying laptops.
I had a dingy 400$ general purpose laptop I used for gaming for over 2 years despite it’s terrible specs.
I’ve recently been thinking of buying a Alienware m17 r5 laptop for myself but I’m wondering if it’s any good? And if dell’s insurance is worth it)
Specs
Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H (20 MB total cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.70 GHz Max Boost Clock)
Operating System Windows 11 Home, English
Graphics Card AMD Radeon™ RX 6700M, 10 GB GDDR6
Display 17.3", FHD 1920x1080, 360Hz, Non-Touch, 1ms, AMD FreeSync, ComfortView Plus
Hard Drive 1TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD Memory 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz
Primary Battery 6 Cell, 97 Wh, integrated
1,349.99$
If you feel like there’s a better laptop let me know!

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

<1500

• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  No
  
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  I value performance, battery life, build quality, and form factor last.
  
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  It doesn’t matter to me.
  
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  N/A
  
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  Gaming
  
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  I don’t have specific games on mind, though I wish to run AAA games at a respectable setting and FPS if possible.
  
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  None
  
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  I want a laptop that’s good enough to run AAA games and whatever might pick up my interest in the next couple years.
  

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The most recent of these incidents involve my reddit account. Specifically, a post that I don’t ever remember posting. I don’t have any medical or family history of memory-related disorders. I have never shown any signs of such memory disorders, nor do I have any predisposition to them. I also do not partake in injecting any drugs including alcohol or anything else that could cause me to forget certain events. Therefore, I would’ve remembered originally posting the following post and yet I don’t. The original post was titled, “A former work partner sent me a strange email last night, now I fear for my safety.”
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-Original Post-
It happened last night around 11:30pm. I was getting ready to go to bed when I heard a notification sound from my laptop. It was an email titled, "If you get this email, you’ve been selected for a true opportunity. Don’t resist it!" and attached to it, was a Word Document. It was from an ex-coworker whose real name I won't use (I'll be using the name Dave as a replacement). Not wanting to stay up for what I thought was an advertisement or promotion of some kind, I simply saved the attachment after verifying the email's origin.
I then went to bed before being woken up around 3:00 at night to a loud thumping sound and my laptop being turned on seemingly by itself. Upon opening the laptop, I saw that it was opened to the word document while a page to reddit had been open. After reading the Word Document in its entirety, I was dumbfounded. It wasn’t an advertisement; it was a warning. At first, I would’ve assumed it was just a dumb, ridiculous prank. However, following events made me convinced that’s not the case.
I tried to delete the word document and close reddit with no success and laptop will only pull up reddit, email, and Microsoft Word. I then tried to turn off my computer, but it only gave an error sound in response. Worse yet, my phone won’t even turn on so calling for help via my phone isn’t an option. It’s definitely some sort of virus. Furthermore, in the process of trying to leave my apartment on the fifth floor, the door wouldn’t unlock, and the peep hole was obstructed. Following this, I tried to scream for help, but nothing happened. This has only made me fearful and desperate. That's why I've decided to post the document I received here so I can maybe appease whatever virus this is.
To give context, I met Dave when we were both hired in the same group. Long story short, the job simply wasn't for us, and we were both let go the same day right before the end of our job's probationary period. After that, I went to work for a warehouse job to stay paying for the bills. I'll admit it's not the best job, but I won't complain because it pays enough for me to afford my monthly expenses. However, that didn't stop me from being jealous of Dave once I had learned that he had found work in an unnamed experimental treatment facility.
I live in an area on the southeast coast of North America that's known for constant innovation. Dave on the other hand, lived 20 minutes away from me. That's partially why it wasn't so hard for both of us to find replacement jobs. However, it didn't explain his luck as I never took him as the kind of guy to work in the field of Biology and Gene Therapy. He seemed more of a mechanic than a scientist. Regardless, I was happy for him and moved on with my typical life.
That was all about 2 months ago.
The document that was attached to the email was a letter. Any details such as the name of the CEO or the company Dave worked for have been removed. This was the message I saw when I read the document.
-Message Starts-
[My Name], you’re one of the people I sent this to. You need to read everything that is in this document very carefully, word for word and then post this to a site that it is or will be pulled up on your device. I’ve installed a virus on your computer that will only be nullified once this document has been posted onto a specific internet page designated as “Safe to post” by the virus’ code. I’ve done this to ensure that the truth gets out there not to harm you. I’m sorry it had to be this way.
However, I shall give you some context first.
It all started after I didn't make my previous job's probationary period. I had moved to the local area just for that job. So, when I didn’t make the cut, I originally was planning on moving back to my home state. However, that soon changed as two nights before I was going to begin the move. I had gotten a letter from [Removed] Inc. It was a job offer.
"Hello [Removed], we've heard about your recent and unfortunate separation from [Removed]. We would like to extend a job offer after reviewing your skills and experience as we’ve determined that you'd be a better fit here with us and your contributions valued. Your job would be relatively simple, safe, and rewarding. You will be trained, costs covered by us. Should you choose to stay, you’ll enjoy our amazing benefits including, but not limited to, full insurance coverage, competitive pay, and 152 hours of PTO! All we ask is that you're willing and able to work 12-hour shifts, lift more than 50lbs, comply with our reasonable NDAs and do the job with quality and safety in mind. Should this offer pique your interest, don't hesitate to call us or email us!
Sincerely, [Removed].”
“Today’s biological questions are tomorrow’s biological achievements here at [Removed].”
I must've read it twice before deeming it as "too good to be true" However, the truth is, I was desperate. Desperate enough to take the time and reach out to the company. The fact is, I didn't want to go back to my home state. If I had a chance to stay here, why not try and see if the job is genuine. “The worst thing that can happen is I get my time wasted” I thought.
I called the CEO the next day and to my surprise, long story short, it was successful! I was hired! Not only that but the job's hourly wage was $10 more than my previous job and I only had to work 3 days a week! I was told to come in the next available shift for training.
I eagerly began my first two weeks here normal enough. It was mostly training videos relating to our job procedure, receiving hands-on training for simple tasks, and meeting my coworkers. On the first day, I noticed that all the coworkers barely ever talked. I chalked it all up as they simply being standoffish to me, the new hire. I figured they needed to warm up to me.
After the first 2 weeks were done, I had a good idea of what I'd be doing. I would be experimenting on human and wild animal tissue as well as live animals. This was to study the effects of mutating and altering certain genetic codes. I know the last part might seem unethical, but it was to discover cures for diseases using gene therapy. I wasn’t hurting animals; I was helping them. However, the job still began to feel wrong.
It started with me meeting the CEO. Immediately I noticed something was different about her. Specifically, the way she looked for a CEO. She towered above me at almost seven feet in height and her skin was insanely pale. Her hair was jet-black as was the color of her eye’s irises and the shape of her upturned eyes made her gaze very intimidating as well. She looked young, perhaps 25 at the oldest. Furthermore, the way she dressed; she wore a black and grey camo military-style uniform didn’t help. There was what looked to be the patch of a flag or symbol on her left shoulder, but it wasn’t that of any nation or group I recognized. The symbol/flag in question was a red-letter X in the middle of a red outline of an eye with a black background. Her voice was also very off.
After meeting her, I was then made to sign several NDAs and other contractual documents. The documents I was signing seemed standard but something in me felt wrong with it. After signing the NDAs, I was then introduced to Arin, the person I'd be shadowing. Everything went downhill from there. Immediately, within 5 minutes of meeting him, Arin began to give me a list of ominous, strange suggestions that sounded more like warnings.

1. If you hear the CEO seemingly talking to herself behind a locked door with the hallway lights flickering outside, walk away. She’s talking to the voice. Whatever they are talking about is none of your business and you want to keep it that way.
2. If you are working by yourself and the lights turn off. Don't move. You will hear a voice, cooperate with it, answer any questions it has and do what it says. I don't want to have to clean up after another, "unfortunate work accident."
3. Though this is unlikely, if the CEO tells you to meet them in their room. Do not keep them waiting. She doesn't like it when you're late because it is likely demanding your presence.
4. If you have questions about what exactly we do, don't ask. Don't try to tell anyone outside of this facility the nature of our work and its end goal should you find out. It's not us that will come for you, it's the voice.
5. If you happen to see the figure that the voice belongs to, it has respect for you. Keep it that way but avoid eye contact with it.
6. Do not refer to the voice as the CEO or a mental illness. Even if that’s what it seems like, I promise you It not that. You treat it with the utmost respect and legitimacy even when it's not around.
7. None of these suggestions I’ve given you are a "joke" of any kind. Take it seriously.

I didn't say anything, but I was more than confused. I could tell by his face that he was intent on convincing me. In fact, he had the most serious look I had ever seen on anyone’s face. He then said, "I have your back but don't get yourself in trouble. Don't mention what I've told you at lunch either. Everyone learns in their third week. Now, you know what they say about Rome? When in Rome, do as the romans do yeah? Well, you're in Rome so do as we do. Oh, and I'll say this one final time, nothing I've told you is to be talked about outside of the workplace. Don't think about it too hard though. Just don't forget either." My heart began to race slightly after hearing this as I struggled to go about the work routine of isolating and studying DNA strands, reorganizing documents, Injecting certain labelled syringes into various lab animals, etc.
The next 4 days went roughly the same as I got into the routine of things. I got better at my tasks and was even allowed to work alone by the end of the week. All the other coworkers at lunch would say things like, "I went to go work at my station but the door to the room was locked, I then heard the CEO talking on the other end." or "The lights went out at my station yesterday, IT didn't say anything. The lights came on after 2 minutes. IT must've been observing." As these things were said, they exchanged knowing looks with no sign of any joking going on. At this point I was beginning to be convinced that the CEO was insane just by that alone.
The following 4 weeks were almost completely normal. There was no mention of "The Voice" except towards the end of my 4th week when Arin said, "IT must be taking a break or a vacation if it does that sort of thing." before one of our coworkers apparently got a little too clever and said, "IT might just decide to screw off for once." Everyone then stopped to look at him with stern expressions and no one even smiled. No one else said anything about the voice for the rest of lunch that day. The whole event made me nervous even more.
Midway through my 5th week, I had my first encounter with the voice while working the last hour of my shift. I was in a level A biohazard suit and about to mix two separate solutions in a petri dish based on instructions projected on my station's computer screen. One was dark red and labelled, "Human Blood; O- Type" and the other was black and simply labelled, "Black Blood." I was just about to mix them when the all the lights, including the light from my computer monitor cut out. Then, I heard a low-pitched, inhuman voice speak, "So interesting.” It spoke before continuing, “Tomorrow you will be made to do something dangerous but very important. In fact, that's why we brought you here. You are expendable due to your lack of prior experience and knowledge. However, I know you need the money and if you come in tomorrow, I’ll pay you 100k after you complete the task.”
The voice was beyond haunting because of how abnormal it sounded. It was like 3 people speaking at once. One voice was a deep, yet feminine, prominent, and loud voice while the two sounded like a man’s faint whispers echoing the same words. The voice then continued to my dismay, “Now, you were about to mix the two agents. Remember to destroy the petri dish after 3 minutes.” I didn't even ask how it knew to respond with that. I just stood there drenched in sweat and shaking, horrified at the whole experience. Then I thought back to the rules I was told on day seven. There was no doubt in my mind that this place was insane!
The voice then left without a trace as the lights came back on. I then completed the task according to instructions given. I watched as the Human Blood mixed with the Black substance. The entire petri dish became black within 1 minute before reverting to blood. When analyzing the liquid under a microscope, I saw that the cells had their entire genetic code rewritten. There were also what appeared to be stem cell like cell in the blood. They were black and moved through the other cells mutating any that hadn’t been converted. I immediately stepped away from the microscope as I gasped and then disposed of the mutagenic waste by placing it in the incinerator. The day then ended not long after that. I was reluctant to come back but the money promised was undeniable.
When I got to my assigned station at the basement level of the facility the next day, I was greeted by the CEO again who told me we’d be working on a "willing test subject" for an experiment. She also told me that I and my immediate coworkers were the only employees on site except for a few executives that would also be present. I was still shaken up from the previous day’s experience and the weirdness of that current day. However, I was then fully convinced with the promise of an additional 100k being deposited into my account immediately after successfully completing my task. I would've turned back had I known what would happen less than 30 minutes later.
I was escorted by the CEO to an all-steel room except for a panel of heavily reinforced, thick observation glass and door that looked like it belonged in Fort Knox. In the middle of the room lies a medical bed with a tube full of black fluid beside it. Several of my coworkers then stepped in the room with me as they saw my confusion. The door then closed behind them. Then Arin spoke, “So I guess the CEO didn’t tell you. Listen, there’s a reason why our team is the only one here today. It to put you in that bed.” I shouted in protest, “What! No! I don’t agree with this! Please, you can’t do this to me! This is illegal! Stop it!” Arin then replied with the last words I heard him speak, “Sorry buddy, this is why we brought you here. No one’s going to find out! We are all getting 100k individually to do this. You’re not the only one who needs money right now. Now let’s just make this easy for everyone. Get on there!” I then replied with, “Fuck you! I kill all of you!” as they wrestled me to bed with ease. They then cuffed my feet and hands to the bed with metallic restraints. The last thing I remember is a cloth being put over my nose as a strong scent filled my nostrils.
The next thing I remember was my eyes being covered by my hands as cried. I then pulled my hands away to see that they had become elongated, and my fingers had become claw-like. I then looked down at my mutated, blood-soaked body in horror. All around me was death and bodily destruction. I didn’t recognize a single body. The bed, equipment, walls, and floor were painted with blood and littered with human tissue. I immediately froze for a second time before retching. As a towered above the destruction, I realized I was significantly taller than I remembered. Then I looked ahead of me and saw that the tube with the black fluid was empty. “…No” Was the only word I could get out. That was when I noticed that my voice was altered. I sounded like the voice except prominent voice was a demonic version of my original voice and the faint whispering voices that came from my throat afterwards were feminine. Then I heard The Voice call out to me from the direction of the door behind me. I turned and saw the CEO. “It’s okay child, you’re mine now.” Were the words she spoke to me… and they will be the words she speaks to you.
Dear viewer, I am known by many names. One of them is Goddess Cerridwen. I know all of this is a lot to take in but soon it will all make sense. You were meant to worship me and soon you will as well as everyone else revieing “An email supposedly from [Dave’s real name]”. Your device is being tracked as of the time the Virus is installed onto it. I’m on my way to take you. You shall spread the word. It will do you no good, but it will make my name known furthermore so they may worship me.
-Message ends-
After I first got done reading this, I thought it was some ridiculous joke but now I no longer feel that way as the lights have begun to flicker and I’m beginning to hear whispering sounds from my closet. I’m going to try one more thing to escape.
I thought of an idea to get out of this situation and that was to start a fire in my kitchen to trip the fire alarm and get help. However, as I went over to the stove the power shut out and all the light from the outside streetlights seemed to dim unnaturally until no light came through. The only thing illuminating my entire apartment was my now laptop with its now eerie blue glow lighting up the dark world around me.
I decided to do the only thing I could think of, post the document on reddit. However, just as I was about to do this, I heard what sounded like three demonic voices speaking at once coming from behind me. Then I lost all hope of escape as the horror of reality sunk in and froze my body still as Goddess Cerridwen, the CEO, spoke to me, “Once you read the document, I simply manifested myself near your device’s location. That’s how I’ll get the first of the other ones too. You’re mine now. Go on, post it.”
-End of Original Post-
As I’m reposting this on here, there’ve been several local reports of people in my area going missing with no trace. “The first 10 of the missing people had received an email from [Dave’s real name]. However, now people are going missing without having received any previous let-” I turned off the TV after hearing that. The local news had also been saying that some other people had been waking up with words stamped on their arms. Some of these people that had reported these words on their forearms have since gone missing again. It's likely that whatever this “Goddess Cerridwen” is, it is responsible for the disappearances in my area. Furthermore, it's coming for me now and I know this for a fact. I say this because no light is coming through my apartment despite it still being mid-day and the lights of my apartment… have begun to flicker rapidly.

This is such a long shot but it's been driving me mad for years at this point and my desperate Googling has been of no use - parents don't recall what I'm talking about either!
I'm looking for a book I used to read when I was quite young which was a collection of illustrated (I think) stories for children. I remember the cover of the book being red with some illlustrations on it - not super cartoony but also not like super realistic either.
Some garbled memories I have of the stories:

• In one story, two sisters were offered a gift by a witch(?) - the choice was between a really big box and a really small box. The greedy sister chose the large box and the other sister chose the small box. When the sister opened the large box she was attacked by swarms of bugs - can't remember what was in the small box but something good
• In another story, a man gives his sandles to a homeless man and (in the same story I think) he somehow tricks/amazes a king (and his army?) by moving a mountain overnight
• Could also potentially contain the story of Icarus - I remember reading the story as a child and it's possible that it was included in the same collection

Additional information that may help:

• I was born in 1995, but not sure exactly what age I was when I would read this collection - I was young but always a pretty advanced reader for my age
• I'm from Scotland (but it wasn't a Scottish specific book)
• I would be surprised if this book was explicitly religious e.g X Christian tales for kids etc as my family aren't religious
• A mix of illustrations and text - it wasn't a straight up picture book but also wasn't just text either
• I remember the book itself was more of a large square shape than the usual rectangular shape books have

Any and all thoughts/suggestions are welcome!

Logically, for what reason should databooks be considered canon, when:

1. Toriyama doesn't write or read them.
2. Plenty of other official content like filler, GT, movies, video games aren't accepted.
3. Even among databooks, some are shunned and disregarded.
4. keep in mind these points apply to all databooks for all manga, not just dragon ball.

So it doesn't matter if it's produced by Shueisha, or "approved" by Toriyama, people don't actually care about any of that. If the material is inconsistent garbage, it won't ever be acknowledged. So what I'm saying is, the real (and only) reason something is considered canon is because the fandom said so. Before Super came out, GT was apparently considered canon by some. I'm not sure how anybody thought that when the writing was awful and contradicted the original manga countless times, but that was the case. Similarly, but on a larger scale, the community says X databooks are canon, and Y databooks aren't, all based on their own opinions. In which case, to say that a fan is automatically wrong for going against a databook because the community put said databook on a pedestal is hypocritical and rigged. Same goes for the phrase "databooks are canon unless contradicted by the manga". Even if the databooks are contradicted multiple times, people will ignore the inconsistencies and claim everything else is valid. It's a very convenient, near-invincible defense.
The only thing going for (certain) databooks is that they are pretty accurate. And while that's great and all, that's no different from (certain) fans. In other words, databooks hold as much weight as any other reader. Just like fans, databooks are a secondary source, and are prone to bias and inaccuracies. When a fan makes an intricate theory that can't be proven right or wrong, do we assume it's true? No, we choose whether to agree with their take or not. Databooks are the same. They have no innate truth to them, and alot of the new content they provide can't be proven right or wrong. It's up to the reader whether they agree with it or not.

I have, since 2019, [url=https://www.reddit.com/conspiracy/comments/jq79fl/comment/gbkvka0/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3]been quite vocal [/url], regarding the fact that we are in the first Bowl of God's Wrath and the final phases of the apocalypse are underway. Numerous prophetical texts from several religious systems, most notably the Book of Enoch and Revelation, support this notion. Long story short 2012 was a major sign post on the apocalyptic highway. For you, dear reader, the most relevant verse concerning the immediate future - and the subject of this post is:

" And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image."

If you're ready then, let's explore...

The Mark of the Beast and How it Relates to Skin Disease!

To begin with we must DEFINE the mechanisms through which skin eruptions are made manifest. We are focusing on the most violent skin eruptions known to man - which will characterize the coming epidemic. To do so You MUST become literate in toxicology - the scientific study of poison - the art of the Serpent."

Let's figure out just what the serpents art is:

Numbers 21:

5 Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water!”
6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.
8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”

"Hezekiah broke into pieces the bronze snake known as Nehushtan Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had worshipped it through burnt offerings " 2King 18:4
Moses had originally told the Israelites to worshp Nehushtan to prevent death due to the flying "burning serpents" that infested the great and terrible place of the desert wilderness (Num.21:4-9; Deut.8:15). The Hebrew word for "poisonous" "Burning" as in the defining sensation of a snakebite, a feeling to which is compared God's wrath (Numbers 11:1). Isaiah indicates that these saraphs are comparable to vipers, worse than ordinary serpents and agents of the divine will (Isaiah 14:29).

"Interestingly, in Biblical Hebrew there is a fascinating strong etymological connection between the ‘Nachash’ and forbidden magics. The Biblical Hebrew word for ‘sorcery’ or ‘witchcraft’ is the SAME root as the word for ‘SERPENT’ – i.e. Nachash’! {נחש}

In Modern Hebrew, the old verb ‘Le-Nachesh’ {לנחש} – which meant ‘to make a witchcraft’ has shifted from it's original meaning to intend divination and guesswork. The word witchcraft called in the New Testament (pharmakeia) preserves the meaning of "applied toxicology" as it means to drug or poison - particularly as a tool of human sacrifice. This connection is revealed in the etymologically associated festivals of " Pharmakos -(Wikipedia)" - which was a ritual in which the undesirables of a community would be sacrificed as a cleansing and healing rite. In the Judaic tradition this is recalled on the day of atonement (Yom Kippur) where Azazel (Associated with Lucifer, the Serpent, the Morning Star) is symbolically sacrificed as a Sin Offering. The symbol of Nahushtan - the image of the snake on a pole - is utilized as the symbol of Pharmacy and Medicine to this very day with all the same meaning it held millenia ago.
This knowledge is the KEY to the LITERAL script which governs all human activities past present and future -, which has been revealed through various "Scriptures".
For example it describes how Satan the great deciever conquers all human structures of governance, and his methods of enslaving mankind.

Nahum 3:4 the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
2Peter 2:3 Many shall follow the cunning deceits of the false prophets who scheme to promote suicidal fallacies; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. Driven by their lust for power they shall with feigned words make merchandise of you...
Rev 18:23 for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy pharmakaia were all nations deceived.

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Now back to the skin sores; which are mentioned throughout the Bible. Think of the ten plagues that the Egyptians are hit with or the afflictions that strike the Phillistines after they steal the Ark - Deut 28:27 states simply regarding the transgressors against the LORD: "Yahweh will smite you with the Egyptian boils, with hemorrhoids, scars and itch from which you will never be healed - you will be stricken with permanent madness, blindness and confusion of mind. "
So, let's get back to how black magic involving DRUGGING/POISONING is involved in SKIN SORES.

"Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are unpredictable and include various diferent skin conditions of varying degrees of severity. The most concerning and dangerous are referred to as Drug Reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, and Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). "

-From Mechanisms of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions: Recent Advances
Did you catch that? Yes, the worst skin diseases in existence, typified by everything from whole body blisters to skin detachment, blindness, and permanent brain damage.... are due to drug reactions. Basically think of combining mentos and diet coke in a bottle - it's a fairly powerful little chemical reaction - only your body is the bottle and the candy and soda are a variety of different chemical poisons reacting together in your blood, which are forced out of your blood violently as pustules, nasty rashes, and sores. Basically all of these eruptions emerge due to a failure of the filtration organs, which normally prevent the mentos diet coke reaction from occuring. Once things combine that shouldn't the energy the reaction produces encourages more of the same sorts of reactions. Next thing you know, KABLAM - violent skin reaction!

Although not well understood, it is thought that inefficient drug detoxification leading to the accumulation of drug reactive metabolites causes autoimmune responses in skin and some internal organs.

So that's the 101 study of violent skin disease. You got your mentos, you got your coke, they combine in your blood. Now more on the ancient nature of this simple scientific truth:
Numerous examples exist of organized men working to together to harness the powers of "applied toxicology"... whether in regards to largescale warfare or assassination - or the preservation of food or human lives via medicine.. it's no stretch to say that toxicology and those who masterfully applied it are the single greatest maintainers and destroyers of human life- period.
The Spartans dammed whole rivers during sieges, filled the resulting lake with toxic poisons such as hellbore, and then reconnected the thirsty city to the water supply - the scheme resulted in the successful capture of the city... and one can assume that such tactics did not fall into disuse despite their relative rarity in the preserved history of the species.
Or the history of medical experimentation on the pooslaves (as Catherine de Medici was notorious for). Urban pollution falls also under this umbrella... powerful men for whome "owning mines and factories" is an ancient tradition... have been releasing tons of poisons into the ecosystems of human populations and observing the effects for some time (withholding, of course, their "trade secrets" from the toxified populace).
The ancient Egyptian priesthood would distill cyanide from peaches to assassinate dissidents and other threats to their hierarchy.
Or how about the venetian council of ten and their plot to saturate trade goods with arsenic and "the fluids distilled from the spleens of plague victims" in order to indiscriminately poison the turkish populations...
All of these arts are examples of black magic. And classically this was called witchcraft.
Skin eruptions and plagues generally are afflictions of mankind which David refers to as "the sword of the Lord" - AND ABSOLUTELY Yes, as the book of Exodus suggest, the capacity to generate plagues is a defining characteristic of the Biblical deity - and wherever we find humans transgressing against the will of "Jehova" or his prophets, we find a variety of disease afflicting them. Deuteronomy goes into great detail concerning the nature of this "curse" against his enemies.
SOLUBLE FAS LIGAND AND GRANULYSIN ______________________________ https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/56172/2/Nao_Saito_review.pdf Here we find some evidence of the ability of this disease to be transferred cross species through humoral inoculation.
Something like "soluble factors conjunctiva"

Low N‐acetylating capacity in patients with Stevens‐Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

. Our data suggest that causative drug exposure induces annexin A1 secretion induces FPR1 expression in keratinocytes, resulting in cell death

Analysis of skin-resident memory T cells following drug hypersensitivity reactions

EOSINOPHILIC SKINNERS T cells become TRM cells upon offending drug challenge post disease.
FROM . A major breakthrough arose from the discovery that specific HLA alleles predispose and, in most cases, appear necessary but not sufficient for the development of SJS/TEN and other SCAR upon exposure to particular drugss- which drugs interact with particular HLA/peptide/T-cell receptor (TCR) complexes on keratinocytes to trigger the adaptive immune response and adverse reactions
severe cutaneous adverse reaction (SCAR). It may have overlapping features with Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) and acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP).

Proprotein convertase FURIN regulates T cell receptor …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25926688
WebCollectively, our work confirms the hypothesis that the TCR-regulated protease FURIN plays an important role in T cell activation and that it can specifically modulate TCR-activated
Thus, our results indicate that furin is indispensable in maintaining peripheral tolerance, which is due, at least in part, to its non-redundant, essential function in regulating TGF-β1 production. Targeting furin has emerged as a strategy in malignant and infectious disease5,6. Our results suggest that inhibiting furin might activate immune responses, but may result in a breakdown in peripheral tolerance.

I’ve been with her 7 years. I will admit I am far from perfect. In the beginning I was very jealous in a way that bordered on abuse. I can be distant, inconsiderate, unthoughtful, etc. I’ll also add that I have long dealt with bad anxiety and I have a very hard time not expecting the worst in nearly every situation which makes it very hard to trust my gut on things. I will also say she really can be an angel sometimes. She can have the best thing to say when you’re down, she can be extremely thoughtful, she can be such a fun person to be around.
That being said, she has had a very traumatic childhood and life overall and has a very angry side to her that feels she is mistreated, or in her words “treated like shit” or “not treated like a human being” by most people. Literally everyone in her life that I’ve seen her be close with is currently cut off or is back in her life after being cut off, myself included. She gets in a bad mood and does things that I just feel show a lack of consideration for my well being and very occasionally will go into a rage and do things that outright scare me. While some of these things are single events and not the norm they still scare me because I feel like these things would not happen even once were I in a more stable relationship. Some of these things include:

• Breaking up with me on my 21st birthday and accusing me of “wanting her to put her feelings on hold for me” when I later brought it up during an argument
• Left front door open while leaving my house to go to the hospital where her cousin was in labor. Woke up and saw, noticed my cat was gone, frantically called her to come back to help me look. She refused. Later blamed me as I hadn’t called maintenance to fix the door (which was admittedly fucked up and hard to close) and framed me asking her to come back as “me putting the cats life above hers.”
• Maintains relationships of some sort with other men who have made clear sexual advances, compares me negatively to them, rubs it in my face when they do things like Uber her some food, etc. One of them had previously gone into a rage one day over text after she rejected an advance of his and had told her he would “slap me in front of her” (apparently it’s okay because he apologized). I’m 90% sure she later gave him my address to come pick her up after we argued and she decided she wants to break up. Months later I found an X scratched into my front door as well as pollen handprints on the cars of me and my roommate (who he also did not like). Feel like she actively put me in danger even though nothing else ended up happening. I genuinely don’t think she’s ever cheated, just that she does this to keep me in a state of feeling in competition for her so that I try harder to please her.
• Told me she “thought about” having her brother go fight my friend after she found out he told me I should leave her
• Has said during arguments that she doesn’t want to see me in person because she might hit me (has also expressed that a certain level of physical altercation between partners is somewhat normal in her family).
• Has blurted out “where’s my blade” then locked herself in the bathroom during arguments most likely to make me think she is going to hurt herself because of me
• One time tried to destroy a gift she made me, another time tore an entire cardboard box into small pieces in a fit of rage during an argument
• Once said that “she thought about trashing my room and leaving a message in her blood on my wall”, accused me of wanting her dead and then said “she’s going to give me what I want” (She had never said anything even close to this since but it is still the thing that scared me most)

I could go on but I don’t think I need to. I have for years been at the point where I can’t bring myself to talk to her about things that bother me because I am so scared of making her angry and what might happen if I accidentally push her to an even higher level of anger than I’ve experienced before. Part of me fully understands that this relationship is very abusive while another part of me feels I am at fault and am exaggerating the severity to myself. I know most people here will probably agree that this is abuse, but is this a “you need to get out ASAP because you are in genuine danger” level of abuse?

Ive pretty much always been content with calling myself greyaro for men, but since ive discovered I only experience sexual attraction for women or woman-aligned folks, calling myself greyaro for men feels wrong. From what ive seen, there is quite some hate for cross attractions so yeah, this makes me kinda hope im fully aro instead.
4 years ago, I had some sort of interest in a guy. I had never felt that way about a friend before. However, must say im also on the aplatonic spectrum.
I relate to some experiences of romantic attraction: thinking about them alot, being protective of them, wanting to share my life with them, maybe live together, wanting to be their #1 person.
Id feel jealous and replaced whenever my crush got a gf. I wanted to be his most important. As i thought romantic love meant you care most for that person, i felt replaced and jealous. This also made me think i had a crush on him. But recently my mom got a bf and i felt the exact same jealousy. Feeling like my mom replaced me and that shed no longer find me important. And im pretty sure i dont have a crush on my mom. With neither my mom and my crush, i wanted to do the stuff theyd do with their partners cuz romance just isnt appealing for myself. Kissing? Nah. Cuddling? Nah. Holding hands? Unnecessary. The "I love you" "babe" etc? Yikes! Buying each other flowers? Exaggeration!
HOWEVER, i did have romantic fantasies I liked thinking about. Though, i could never fantasize about myself with him without feeling uncomfortable. I always choose a stand in person from TV to replace me. So id actually be watching person from TV x my crush.
I like romance when im not involved. So, i often daydream abt fictional couples doing romance stuff, cus seeing ppl loving each other is nice. But i dont feel anything romantic to them individually, even tho i like seeing romantic situations with these characters being involved with each other. I dont want to be anything I described in the romantic attraction description above from them. Maybe just hanging out at most.
So, could it be that i was actually experiencing alterous attraction? Or did I had an aegoromantic crush?

Hello! I'm a 25m introvert looking for someone I can open up and talk to everyday. Maybe watch and read stuff together if we click. I will try to talk a bit about what I'm into without going too much in depth.
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• Anime: I especially love the shonen genre and isekais are my guilty pleasure, but I watch anything that isn't pure romance or slice-of-life (I'm fine with mixed genres though!). Some animes I like are Hunter x Hunter, Mushoku Tensei and One Piece.
• Manga: Similar to anime, I really enjoy the shonen and isekai genre and it's what I use to keep up with something I like when there's no anime version, or the anime version let's me down, with One Punch Man and Chainsaw Man being some of the mangas I read.
• Light Novels: Something I got into fairly recently because of some anime I really enjoyed, with Mushoku Tensei being the main one I keep up with.
• Manhwa: My latest obsession and what's making me fall behind on anime and manga. I especially love the power fantasy genre but, like with anime, I read anything that isn't purely romance or slice-of-life, with some of my favorites being Doom Breaker, Northern Blade and Omniscient Reader.
• Twitch: I'm an active twitch viewer, with some of the channels I keep up with the most being Asmongold, xqc and Elajjaz.
• Gaming: Not much to say here as I don't play games anymore outside of a certain gacha (Fate/Grand Order). I do keep up with new releases through twitch though so it's still something we can talk about if it interests you.
• Fitness and health in general: I'm not nearly as crazy about it as I was in the past and nowadays I work out mostly for the health benefits and to keep myself sane, but I still like to talk about it.

What I dislike? Very few things outside of politics in general, so feel free to talk about anything you want and I promise I won't feel uncomfortable! I do however feel better with people who share at least some of the interests I do. I took a break from work recently for mental reasons so I happen to have quite a bit of free time for a few months. I have a much easier time expressing myself through text so I would prefer to stick to that. Feel free to send me a DM with your discord username if you feel like we can click!

Hello! I'm a 25m introvert looking for someone I can open up and talk to everyday. Maybe watch and read stuff together if we click. I will try to talk a bit about what I'm into without going too much in depth.
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• Anime: I especially love the shonen genre and isekais are my guilty pleasure, but I watch anything that isn't pure romance or slice-of-life (I'm fine with mixed genres though!). Some animes I like are Hunter x Hunter, Mushoku Tensei and One Piece.
• Manga: Similar to anime, I really enjoy the shonen and isekai genre and it's what I use to keep up with something I like when there's no anime version, or the anime version let's me down, with One Punch Man and Chainsaw Man being some of the mangas I read.
• Light Novels: Something I got into fairly recently because of some anime I really enjoyed, with Mushoku Tensei being the main one I keep up with.
• Manhwa: My latest obsession and what's making me fall behind on anime and manga. I especially love the power fantasy genre but, like with anime, I read anything that isn't purely romance or slice-of-life, with some of my favorites being Doom Breaker, Northern Blade and Omniscient Reader.
• Twitch: I'm an active twitch viewer, with some of the channels I keep up with the most being Asmongold, xqc and Elajjaz.
• Gaming: Not much to say here as I don't play games anymore outside of a certain gacha (Fate/Grand Order). I do keep up with new releases through twitch though so it's still something we can talk about if it interests you.
• Fitness and health in general: I'm not nearly as crazy about it as I was in the past and nowadays I work out mostly for the health benefits and to keep myself sane, but I still like to talk about it.

What I dislike? Very few things outside of politics in general, so feel free to talk about anything you want and I promise I won't feel uncomfortable! I do however feel better with people who share at least some of the interests I do. I took a break from work recently for mental reasons so I happen to have quite a bit of free time for a few months. I have a much easier time expressing myself through text so I would prefer to stick to that. Feel free to send me a DM with your discord username if you feel like we can click!

What's the weirdest crack or joke fic you've written/read? I just finished writing the first chapter of a Reader x Bath & Bodyworks products fic where all the products have magical powers, and I was wondering what other insanity lay upon the internet.

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I'm 19 (F) and as u read the title, I'm a bit jealous of my boyfriends girl best friend. For context, this is my first ever relationship, and its my boyfriends as well. We've been friends for 3 years now, and have been dating for only 4 months. A few months ago he met this other girl, lets call her X. They became really close a few months ago and hung out a a lot together. At one point me and my boyfriend, well friend at the time even started talking less to each other because he'd always be out with X. I even hung out with both of them once, where we just went shopping. She was really nice but its not like we were besties after because she would talk about stuff and people only her and my boyfriend knew about, which was fine.
Now fast forward to now, he still hangs out with her a lot. She has a lot of things I don't have. A car and license, parents that aren't strict, and a really outgoing and friendly personality. I'm more of an introverted person and even get so overwhelmed I get breakdowns at really crowded places like a concert sometimes. Since she doesn't have strict parents, she's allowed to sleep over at my boyfriends house. She used to sleep over too when my boyfriend wasn't my boyfriend yet, and she still does but not as often. Only once or twice. If my boyfriends friends come over I never come over, so I never really saw her sleeping over or really coming over. If I ask when I can see him again he skips the days when his friends are coming over. But I don't really think this is a huge problem or anything.
I don't wanna make a big deal out of this because it's still one of my boyfriends closest friends, and she might be moving out of the country in a few months, so I don't wanna tell my boyfriend not to see her, but I cant help but feel jealous. Just yesterday they hung out and went to get food at 2 am, something I would never be allowed to do. My boyfriend also bought me food though and I had to sneak out the house to take in and run back in. She then posted a picture on het story too where my boyfriend was sitting on her lap. Today she, and another friend of his are all going on a road trip to a different state and having a picnic there.
I know this might all sound a bit negative and I really don't believe my boyfriend would cheat or anything. His girl best friend is really nice to me as well. I just cant help but feel a bit jealous that they're so close. And that they do a lot more fun activities than I could do with my boyfriend. I cant have sleepovers, I cant stay out that late, and sometimes I can't tolerate tight crowded spaces all too well. I don't have a car or license either because those things are expensive and I'm not that rich. I bike about 4km to my boyfriend 2 to 4 times a week so I can spend 2 to 3 hours with him. I cant help but feel a bit jealous, almost like she's a better match for my boyfriend.
Does anyone have any tips how I could get over this a bit? Or has anyone else had a similar experience? Please let me know.