King Richard the Lionhearted and his army from the Battle of Arsuf during the III Crusade, about 20,000 men in total, get teleported to Westeros. The Westerosi and crusaders can understand each other. What happens in these three different scenarios?
1) Richard and his army wind up in the North shortly after Robb has been crowned the King in the North. Taking it as a sign from God, Richard allies his men with Robb after learning of Ned's fate. Can the Young Wolf and Richard the Lionhearted avenge Ned and win northern independece?
2) Richard and his army wind up with Stannis shortly before his meeting with Renly. After learning about Joffrey and the incest, Richard takes it as a sign from God and pledges his support to helping Stannis win the Iron Throne. How well does Stannis do now that he has the support of Richard?
3) Richard and his army wind up in Essos and meet Daenerys shortly after Khal Drogo's death. While a bit wary of her dragons at first, after learning about her exile and the murder of her family Richard takes it as a sign from God and agrees to aid her in reclaiming the throne. How does Dany do with the crusaders on her side?

The classic Hawke/ Loghain choice.
I got to finally play dao and da2 years after playing dai. I actually enjoyed that i experienced it in that order. I have a soft spot for tragedy, noble sacrifice and all that. My warden is dead while having a human child with Morrigan, Loghain is alive and Alistrair became a drunk. Hawke has lost every family that he has besides his uncle but who cares about him, and has not romanced anyone, his personality switched from being snarky to more aggressive after his mother died.
After i realized that Loghain will be in the fade with Hawke i thought that it would be the easy choice to leave him in the fade. Then i remembered that he was spared to make up for his deeds against the people that he wronged and got killed by his actions. A reason why Warden didn't let him sacrifice himself, dying is the easy way out. There is also a bit of tragedy in Loghain not being able to die for a good cause , instead he has to make up with actions while he is alive.
Hawke on the other hand, has nothing to return back to besides Varric. Also Corypheus is technically his fight to fight but in the fade it is just a demon that blocks our path (which i'm sure my Inquisitor could kill ). Him dying in the fade tho is that much more tragic than i am comfortable with since he has lost everything and now he must lose his life on top. I'm not Grrm.
I wish Stroud was an option like on my first playthrough.
I may be looking into this more deeply than i should, but after playing the trilogy i got invested into the story. I'm just curious for other people perspectives on the subject and how did you deal with this :P

Parade
Amethyst and Jett talked about their plan for training, while Chelsey and Memphis discussed their lives in District 6, and Memphis told Chelsey about his cousin Lorraine, who had died in the 2nd Games, placing 4th out of 24.
When it was time to get into their chariots, Amethyst helped Jett up, before getting up herself.
As Chelsey and Memphis moved down the Avenue, neither acknowledged the existence of the crowd, causing them to be booed.
In the moonlight, the amethysts on the outfits of Amethyst and and Jett almost seemed to glow in the dark.
In the end, Chelsey and Memphis were deemed the worst dressed, while Amethyst and Jett earned Anderson Fashion’s best dressed, and had money sent to their families.
Training
Chelsey and Memphis threw knives, but mostly worked in the camouflage station.
Amethyst and Jett threw spears and knives, and avoided Leticia and Terrance (both 2), who had volunteered for the Games. Victoreen (3) was the youngest and shortest tribute this year, and she worked with her district partner Vilnius (3). Marinelle (4) was also young and short, at just thirteen, and she swam in the pool.
Marissa and Weston (both 5) worked in the chemical station, while Tess and Hollis (both 7) threw axes. Plaid (8) appeared to be seeing a dress, while Flaxine (9) worked in the cultivation station. Ortega (10) threw knives, while Ross (11) worked in the botany and toxicology station. Walden (12) utilized the medical station.
Assessments
Amethyst was the first to be assessed, throwing spears at targets. She scored a strong 9, and was at the top of the pack. Meanwhile Jett threw knives and scored a 5. Chelsey scored a 5 for knife throwing, while Memphis scored a 7 for the same skill.
Other strong skills included Terrance and Vilnius scoring 10s, while Leticia scored a 9. Hollis also scored near the top with an 8.
The lowest scores were Victoreen and Marinelle scoring 3s, while Flaxine scored a 4 alongside Plaid.
Odds
On Panem Today that night, the odds were decided. Amethyst had odds of 5 to 1, probably due to her not being a volunteer. Jett had odds of 17 to 1, which were decent for a tribute his age.
Chelsey had odds of 16 to 1, while Memphis had odds of 10 to 1. Almost no one wanted either to win.
Interviews
Plutaria Snow had on a aqua blue dress, in order to honor Steward. Her aqua dress looked pretty with her blue eyes.
Amethyst was up first, and said that she wanted to be District 1’s first victor of the new era, and the only person she would let beat her would be Jett. She said that if she made it to the top two with Jett, she didn’t know what she would do, and appeared frustrated when Plutaria continued to question her.
Jett talked about how much he respected Amethyst, and his goal was to make it as far as possible.
Chelsey and Memphis refused to apologize for their rebellious behavior, instead criticizing Plutaria and President Zenia Heavensbee for “allowing the killing of children to continue.” Memphis in particular called them monsters, and was booed off the stage.
Game Maker Juliana Ricci gave her hint word, which was “lava”.
Hovercraft
The next day the tributes were taken to the hovercraft. They had their trackers implanted into their arms halfway through, and Memphis and Chelsey had to be held down by multiple peacekeepers in order to do so.
Tube Rooms
Amethyst was visited by Anthra, who reminded her not to let her relationship with Jett ruin her chances of winning. Anthra then visited Jett, and reminded him to stay with Amethyst, and she may even let him win at the end.
Peoria visited Chelsey first, who was staring straight ahead. Peoria wished Chelsey luck, and Chelsey muttered that at least she could be with her family again soon.
Peoria then visited Memphis, and whispered something into his ear, that caused Memphis to laugh and look at her in sarcastic humor.
Once all 24 tributes were in their tubes, they rose up into the arena.

As the title suggests, you do not "deserve" a second chance. I believe that the average person in the West understands how society functions, especially in the digital age. The things that are respected, not respected, admired and frowned upon. However, I feel there is a higher rate of entitlement in today's day and age than in the past. I understand that we all have a past and made mistakes but it is people's prerogative to forgive you or dismiss your past. Especially if we are talking about things one did despite knowing the societal repercussions. I know that sometimes life pushes us one way or the other and we do what we can to come up on top but it does not change the outlook on things in society. You made on ônly Friends, got big, your pics went everywhere, regretted it, deleted it, your pictures are everywhere and you are struggling to find men who overlook it? You knew what you were getting into before doing so. Whoever chooses to overlook it, good. If they choose not to? Their prerogative. You were a drug dealer who had to be in that life because of numerous factors outside of your control, got arrested numerous times, now have a criminal record, left the industry and now can't get a job? It really does suck and I hope you come up on top but society is how it is and it is people's prerogative to give you a job or not. You are single and have several kids by several men or women, which has shrunk your dating pool? It sucks, it really does but it is their prerogative to choose not to deal with you.I see an overload of content online full of people crying in entitlement because they are in a predicament and reaping what it entails to be there. My heart goes out to those who got into certain situations, which was entirely and fully out of their control. I empathise with them, but I don't dictate society's perception and acceptance towards certain things. As for those who ignored people telling them not to do something and still went ahead and did it, deal with it. The example I provided, in the beginning, is based on a real-life situation. I have a friend whom I actively advised against creating Plus 18 content, she ignored me, created the account, got big, and made a lot of money for one year, and everyone in town found out. EVERYONE. Pictures got shared, got disowned, stopped making money as subscribers faded, graduated and couldn't find a job as a lawyer as a byproduct of that. Not a cultural fit they told her. This was 3 years ago. To this day, she still has not been able to white collar job. You type her name and surname online and pictures pop.She struggles to date, no one around us wants to take her seriously and she got super depressed. She blames society, I guess you can blame society. But guess what, society was like this before you made that decision, you had friends telling you against it to protect you and when the inevitable happened, you wanted to backtrack. The internet is forever. I am genuinely not against most things, call it a certain type of content creation... you do you. However, if the inevitable happens ladies and gents, do not cry. You were a grown individual to make a decision, be the same grown individual to deal with the repercussions. We can scream as much as we want that a certain type of work is real work, that c people deserve second chances in whatever but I believe that it is the worst advice you can give to people you care about. This is not a Utopia, people judge, discriminate, and insult, it can be a nasty place. The last thing you want is to make it easy for society to cross you and turn your life into a living hell. Take responsibility. Own your choices.

4) Akuma.
We have Ryu and Ken, and we're about to get our third Shoto in Akuma. There are so many of these in Street Fighter- off the top of my head, we're still missing Dan, Sakura, Gouken, and at least two different non-canon Ryus. I played a bit of 4... they all kind of blended together for me.
3) Rashiid
I'm just not sure how to take advantage of a really bouncy character, nothing against him in particular. I also don't actually know where this guy fits in World Tour, or like... in Street Fighter now.
2) Ed
He's kind of interesting now because there are canon implications for Ed. He's actually important to story stuff, and that's fun. I do not know how the player is going to copy his supers. I thought psycho power was a "you have it or you don't" situation.
1) Aki
Mostly just because she's new and I want to see what her deal is. She has a Karen haircut and knives so I have to assume we meet her screaming at/threatening a cashier at a grocery store.

I’m a 33 yr old female, 150 lbs, 5’5 that has been experiencing weird symptoms for 3 years that seem to come on for a few months then disappear only to reappear with new weird symptoms a few months later and so on and so on like a cycle. Which makes me believe is either autoimmune, hormonal or neurological. I have seen 5 different specialists, only to be told I have cervical dystonia, a single brain lesion which I was told was probably because of migraines I get from cervical dystonia, I was told I have very mild scoliosis of my upper back, I also had 6 polyps removed of my colon 2 were pre cancerous. My first main symptoms were vomitting everyday for almost 6 months after I had pneumonia which caused me to find out I had hepatits c from previous drug use (7 yrs clean) which I had cured last year after taking epclusa. During this time they discovered I had a positive ANA but my levels were not high enough to ever get a diagnosis. I also had high testosterone and high DHEA. Which makes me think possible pcos? But all these tests were done while I still had hepatitis so who knows what false positives it caused. Even after the hep c was cured however I’ve still had many symptoms. My last flare up ended in January. My symptoms then had me thinking I had POTS or some type of dysautonomia because of my super high heart rate at one point was 198 after standing. The cardiologist basically dismissed it as anxiety because everything seemed normal.
Now im having a lot of issues with my bladder, I had a uti 2 months ago and my uti symptoms still seem to persist even tho I have no uti. The symptoms went away for a good month then came back recently even tho theres no uti. The symptoms seem worse at night and sometimes after I smoke weed or I’m dehydrated. These are my current symptoms. A lot of these I had before but the uti like symptoms are new.

• [ ] Alternating of constipation and diarrhea. Sometimes both in the same day.
• [ ] Stomach cramping
• [ ] Urinary frequency and bowel frequency, I go to the bathroom several times every morning and at night.
• [ ] Bowel incontinence and less frequently urinary incontinence. Sometimes the urge to go comes on so strong I almost go on myself if I don’t make it to the bathroom on time.
• [ ] Uti like symptoms coming and going Feeling like I have to pee really bad and it’s just a little, feeling like my urethra or bladder is irritated, feeling like there’s pressure down there or like my muscles are tense around my bladder. Sometimes I try to pee and it’s like my bladder isn’t working and nothing comes out because my muscles are tense. Sometimes it feels like my clitoris area is extra sensitive for no reason. My uti symptoms happen mostly at night. Neurological symptoms:
• [ ] Random right eye twitches happened daily for a few weeks but has since stopped
• [ ] Frequent tightening of jaw and sore jaw mostly on right side. I notice I clench my jaw a lot even when I’m not stressed or anxious.
• [ ] Electrical zaps of pain in random parts of my body but happens a lot near my groin on the right side
• [ ] Lump near right ear and on my lower back
• [ ] Dizziness, sometimes walking around at work I feel like everything is tilting or just feel uneasy like walking on a boat
• [ ] Top of head feels tingly and like somethings crawling on
• [ ] Burning sensation in toes that lasts seconds or minutes
• [ ] Crawling sensation on my back, like my muscles are dancing around
• [ ] Muscle spasms, frequent Charlie horses in my legs and feet
• [ ] Trouble finding the right words, just don’t feel as mentally sharp as i used to Other symptoms
• [ ] Frequent Fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, sometimes I almost feel faint like if I exerted myself I would just collapse
• [ ] Ear ringing mostly right ear, sometimes it’s really loud piercing sound
• [ ] Pain on lower right back and lower right pelvis
• [ ] Very low appetite, but without much weightloss
• [ ] Sometimes periods of high appetite
• [ ] Heart palpitations? It feels like my heart skips a beat and more recently it’s caused me to involuntarily cough
• [ ] Eczema seems to flare up during periods of these weird symptom flare ups

Based on my symptoms I’ve thought I’ve had multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pcos, endo, interstitial cystitis, of course cancer lol, and probably more. Anyone have any advice on who I should talk to or see or other possibilities? I have an appointment with an internist Thursday.

I have thick natural hair. Any suggestions for black hair salons, or hairstylists familiar with natural hair?
I've had upsetting experiences in the past, so someone known for having actual experience cutting and styling natural hair is a must. (I really don't get how people become hairstylists without learning natural hair...)
For reference, I've went to Chapman Green Salon and another salon in Sun Plaza near-ish to the mall. I also went to Curltopia in Atlanta a year or so ago, and I didn't really care for how uneven an improperly done devacut looked on my cut-too-short curls. I just need a good trim, not a haircut.

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• ALCHEMY & SURF, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $4.25: Aquatic ozone, metallic gold accord, vetiver, rosemary, benzoin, fig, and moss.
• AQUAMARINE, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $4.25: Peach blossom, cucumber, water lily, green cognac, a blend of citrus, blue musk, Japanese peppermint, and sunny sea water accord.
• COVER, 1/4 Bottle, RIS, $6: An enveloping blanket of rice flower, sandalwood, cream, and a touch of cooling bergamot mint.
• FLOATING ON THE WAVES FOREVER AND EVER, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $4.25: Honeydew melon, aquatic ozone, jasmine, lemon, and wild lilies.
• MERCI #27, decant in a thick vial, $2.75, RIS: Lotus, orchid, banana, tropical ivy, and torrential rain accord
• RAIN ON THE OCEAN, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $4.25: Aloe, salt water accord, juniper, pale patchouli, white musk, eucalyptus, and a whisper of spearmint.
• SPELLCASTING ON THE ROCK, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $4.25: Sun-warmed wood, sand, amber, rose geranium, and patchouli.

BPAL (all purchased new)

• A WINTER'S WALK IN THE CEMETERY, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Lilith’s lavender and my Dorian on a rambling walk through soft, sweet grass, cypress trees, piles of maple leaves, and bright bouquets of lilies and roses.
• CYCLING FOR PLEASURE, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Sea water, sea salt-dusted cypress, pink carnation, oakmoss, and white vetiver.
• O HUSHED OCTOBER MORNING MILD, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Dried forest pansy leaves, grape vine, grass, lavender buds, thyme, creeping fig, paw-squished soil, and a whiff of coffee drifting down from the kitchen.
• RING OF LIGHT, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Radiant pale musk, artemisia, white lavender, neroli, white pepper, and zingy white aldehydes.
• SKATE PUNKS, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Crabgrass, dandelion sap, white clover, purslane, and soil unsettled by skateboard wheels.
• SURPRISE EJACULATION, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: White pear, white champaca, pink grapefruit, and effervescent white musk.
• THE LAST SYLLABLE, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Photos pinned to cool plaster walls, discarded papers, a web of strings, a mirror, a doll, singed straw, scattered books, and unfurled magnetic tape.
• UPSLOPE FOG, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Moist clouds rolling lazily up and down low hills of wild grasses, sagebrush, and wildflowers, curling gently around gnarled oaks, majestic pines, and craggy stones.
• URBAN UNDINE, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $5.5: Ocean spray, sea salt, ambergris accord, and lavender.
• WATER OF NOTRE DAME direct , $3.5: Aquatic

DECONSTRUCTING EDEN (all purchased brand new)

• AD ASTRA, $2.5: Sunflowers in a field, under a night sky, gentle wind, softest earth, and wheat.
• ADAM $2: Cedar, balsam, warm skin musks, teak, bergamot, coriander, pepper, tonka bean, and earth.
• ALCUIN, $2.75: White musks and white amber, the pale greens and grays of his marque, with moss and a chypre accord and a base of soft wood.
• AQUARIUS $2: a blend of air with an undercurrent of water, topped with sparkling aldehydes.
• HOMESICK, $2.75: Dogwood, wisteria, tulips, sunflowers ocean air.
• INSOMNIAC, $2.75: white nightgowns, clean sheets, lavender buds, a drop of chamomile, wood floors, skin musks
• JEUNE SAINTE AU LYS $2: pale skin, muted notes of polar, pine, and wood, pale white lilies
• MASTER OF THE STRAITS, $2.75: Stormy sea water, driftwood, bay rum, oakmoss and a couple of drops of hyacinth.
• MOULIN ROUGE, $2.75: a frou-frou of red satin, a frisson of velvet, wooden floorboards, blonde tobacco, red wine, and a drop of absinthe.
• MY GIRLFRIEND’S GIRLFRIEND, $2.75: white musk forms the base. Heart notes of jasmine, soft rose, freesia, lily and black currant. Top notes of pink grapefruit, bergamot and mandarin orange.
• NERVE, $2.75: Blue musk, green clover, soft grey suede, jet fuel, and, white peach tea
• OCTOBER RUST, $2.75: "Cool rusting metal, the last of the maple leaves, black agarwood, crisp air, incense, bonfire smoke, blonde woods, and dark amber."
• SECOND SKIN, $10 (almost half left in 15 mL Bottle): Cold skin, fog, combat boots, cashmeran, metal accord, raindrops, wet stone
• SEVEN STARS, $2.75: Midnight blue sky, sparkling stars, rice, white cedar, and, Buddha’s Hand Citrus
• SILKWORM, $2.75: Silk threads, mulberry leaves, fruit, and branches, salt tears
• SNOW WHITE, $2.75: Clean white musk, blood-red roses, ebony wood, and a touch of the forest, and that infamous apple.
• TALENT, $2.75: Crisp linen, beeswax coated silken threads, Alban rose, and Earl Grey tea.
• WATER ME, $2.75: coconut, dark amber, skin musks, clean water, and satin sheets

FANTOME (all purchased new) $5.5 each

• BUNE: Damp subterranean air, nagarmotha, smooth cave walls, davana, a cold marble altar, & glittering green dragon scales
• COYOCAN, $2: Desert wind, sweet nectar, cool stone, Mexican vanilla, creosote, hibiscus, sage
• KUPALA: Morning dew, davana, fern flower, bonfire smoke, birch leaves, warm summer air
• STOLAS: Bluebells, an unburnt cedar offering, cool night air, lavender, soft owl feathers, blueberries, & a hint of dark chocolate

NAVA

• COUNT CHOCO, Ajevie Slink, $4: Count ChocoCocoa Absolute of Persia, India and the West Indies, Cocoa liquor, Wheat, Cocoa Powder, Vanilla Powder, Mallow and Chocolate Soy Milk.

NUI COBALT DESIGNS (all purchased new)

• DEEP HEALING, 1.15 ml, $3.5: Deep ocean water, bracing wind, cold clary sage, and fresh rain-drenched greens.
• DENDROPHILIA - THE LOVE OF TREES, 1.15 ml, $3.5: The love of Trees.Moss-covered deadfall, birchwood and pine, lingering resins and sunlight through the leaves, a trace of woodsmoke, the memory of vetiver and cedar.
• FROST GIANT , 1.15 ml, $3.5: Himalayan cedar, towering oak, nagarmotha, frozen sage, moss-covered stone, cucumber, and fog.
• GREY WOLF, 1.15 ml, $3.5: White sandalwood, black amber, icy sage, cashmere, stone musk, lichen, softly smoked birchwood, grey suede, mountain springwater, and white peppercorn.
• MERFOLK, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials), $3.75: The mineral scent of sand, salt, and shells upon the mist, ambergris accord, turquoise musk, warm orris, olive trees, and neroli.
• ORNITHOPHILIA - THE LOVE OF BIRDS, 1.15 ml, $3.5: A wistful effusion of angelica, kava kava, elderflower, linden, mugwort, saffron, acacia wood, purple heliotrope, and mugwort.

POSSETS (ALL PURCHASED NEW; unless marked as FS, all are samples from direct or decant from Ajevie that are $2.5 each)

• 4 SEASONS OF SUMMER: Bamboo, silk, Japanese incense, a hint of water, and fresh green shoots, and a small introduction of sandalwood in the mix to send a cooling breeze your way.
• ALASKA: the chill in the air, but also the perfume of the riot of summer blossoms as they race the sun every year.
• ARC OF VENUS, FS, Brand New Never Used, $16: Sexy sandalwood base, black lavender, calendula, “abstract” musk, sharp grey musk
• BERENICE: Champagne musk, pink grapefruit, a dash of lemon zest, a veil of dragons' blood
• BIRTH OF VENUS: jasmine, aquatic blend, light citrus blend
• BRIDAL CHORUS, FS, Brand New Never Used, $16: a lot of Hawthorne here, a very sugary musk, a kiss of a ""silky musk"" and it's all about silky skin
• DANCE WITH ME, FS, Brand New Never Used, $16: A classy variation of everyone's favorite lavender vanilla but substituting grapefruit for lavender and under-girding it with white musk.
• FASCINATOR: sparkling, very high-key bright crystalline musk, emollient backup musk, sandalwood, cedar and rosewood.
• FLYING HORSE: Bamboo, grated ginger, green tea, luan wood, white floral note
• FROG PRINCESS: To an aquatic base, subtle hints of coconut and mint are added.
• HATSHEPSUT: Bitter beautiful galbanum pairs with the smoothness of labdanum, a bit of oude gum, and a very small amount of the best skin amber.
• HEATHCLIFFE AND CATHERINE EARNSHAW: Heather of the moors, lavender of English, a drop of wildness, oude
• HYLAS AND THE NYMPH: pooled water, lush vegetation, and sneaking scent of sex
• ISABELLA: rose are combined with a light resin, white tea leaf and a rare honey/milky/cream musk. A light dusting of familiar spices.
• LOLA MONTEZ: green of Irish grass accord, deeply green aquatic note, dark and thick labdenum, tonka infusion, animalic musk.
• LOTUS OF THE NILE: The lotus is the prime fragrance in the bouquet, but it is followed by bits of roseate beauty, a sort of dark incense which has been winnowed through the air, and faint aquatic background scent.
• SHIP OF FOOLS: tang of the sea and added a bit of refined leather to get things started, a roll of key lime zest and a goodly portion of faux ambergris.
• SWAN: cool with a light kiss of olive leaf, a blend of three blue musks (from light to dark and a mid tone one), a bit of cork (!) extract, a small amount of osmanthus.
• TERRA NOCTURNA: violet, vetiver, leather, ozone, pepper, sugar, and a crystal musk
• THE WATER BURNS: The essence of earth and high greenery--a hint of smoke but smelled from far away, boxwood, galbanum, and a light hint of Mysore sandalwood.
• XUONG CUONG: A cold green leaf bats against a ghost wood, a lash of green chlorophyll and crystal musk, a bit of luan wood, and a soft ambient earth scent, finished off with sandalwood and yuzu, the latter adds an air of almost black walnut and nutwood-like nuance to the whole.

SIXTEEN92 (all purchased new unless marked as RIS)

• ALL IS BRIGHT Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials). $4: Quiet snowfall, brisk winter ozone, warm peppermint tea, tightly laced ice skates on a glistening frozen pond
• ALL IS BRIGHT, $5: Quiet snowfall, brisk winter ozone, warm peppermint tea, tightly laced ice skates on a glistening frozen pond
• ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS, $5: Rum, wild fig, dry papyrus, sweet tobacco, oud
• AQUILA, $5: Juniper, chilld white tea, mountain laurel, soft cotton, airy musks
• AQUILA, $5: Juniper, chilld white tea, mountain laurel, soft cotton, airy musks
• AQUILA, $5: Juniper, chilld white tea, mountain laurel, soft cotton, airy musks
• BEAUTIFUL. POPULAR. LOVED. FEARED. Ajevie 2020 Half Slink, $1.5: Moonflower, tiare, bitter almond, blond woods, heat lightning, asphalt
• BEFANA, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle): Black currant and dried fig, black pepper, forest berries, pressed flower petals, creamy amber, winter spices
• BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Ajevie Slonk (cute screw-top vials). $4: Dusty magic shop shelves, dried sage leaf, crystal ball, darkened amber musks, a puff of smoke
• BOOK OF STARS, $3 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 1/4 full): The smell of space (meteor dust, ozone, metal, ethyl formate) blended with grounding white sandalwood, papyrus, & earthy musks.
• CHILLED CHAMPAGNE, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle)
• CHIROMANCY, $5: Orris, worn leather, ink, porcelain, black truffle
• COCONUT FLAN, FREE (original bottle with a few drops left) - just ask!
• FOOL FOR LOVE, $5: Leather jacket, chipped black nail polish, burning roses, bad poetry
• GRETA, $5: Frosted glass, chilly aldehydes, citrus blossom, elderflower, snow accord
• GRASS HARP, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle): Orange blossom, clover, hyacinth, ruby red grapefruit, sweet basil
• HELIOPHOBIA, decant in chonky vial, $3: Climbing ivy, faded magnolia blooms, moonlit vines, cracked solarium glass, splintered wood, peeling wallpaper, humid air, fog & shadow, feral musk
• I AM ATREYU!, $5: The hopes of all Fantasia: Luck dragon fur, glimmering gold and worn suede, sumac, fire, equine musk
• I AM ATREYU!, $5: The hopes of all Fantasia: Luck dragon fur, glimmering gold and worn suede, sumac, fire, equine musk
• LOUISE, Direct, $5: Sultry amber, red ink, black kohl, night blooms, Tonkin musk (synthetic), wormwood, soft suede, glistening strands of pearls
• LYCANTHROPE, Direct, $5: Monkshood, warm fur, tuber, elm bark, artemisia, galbanum, weathered rock, silver moonlight
• LYCANTHROPE, Direct, $5: Monkshood, warm fur, tuber, elm bark, artemisia, galbanum, weathered rock, silver moonlight
• LYRA, $5: Misty aldehydes, mandora blossom, spring hyacinth, forsythia, new leaves, melted snow
• MIDWINTER DUSK, $5: Chilled evergreen boughs and bunches of mistletoe, a blanket of evening frost, distant sleigh bells, the soft glow of gas lamps on snowy cobblestone streets
• MIDWINTER DUSK, $5: Chilled evergreen boughs and bunches of mistletoe, a blanket of evening frost, distant sleigh bells, the soft glow of gas lamps on snowy cobblestone streets
• SAVE FERRIS, Ajevie Slink, $3.5: "Funnel cakes & lemonade from Wrigley field, salted pretzels, bright blue skies, cool Lake Michigan breeze, Bueller… Bueller… "
• SINTERKLAAS, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle): Cake flour and sugared dough, royal icing, mulled wine, foil-wrapped candies, speculaas cookies, a cozy hearth
• SOLSTICE BONFIRE, $5: Dark rum, grey ash, black amber, firewood bales, pine needle, charcoal, cedar, & billowing smoke on crisp winter air
• TALIA, $5: Vanilla, moss, ivy, soft musk, stone
• THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, RES BATCH, half decant in a thicker vial, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle): Tuberose absolute, soft skin musk, oakmoss, fresh earth, vanilla, iris
• THE NOTHING, $5: The emptiness that’s left: Black clouds, stormy winds, broken mirrors, deep water, rock dust, I will just sit here and let it take me away too
• TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT, $5: Swirls of tranquil incense, flickering farolitos, piñon and juniper wood, far-off carols drifting on desert wind
• TURTLE DOVES, Ajevie Slink, $3.5: Frasier fir, frozen sidewalks, snowy park benches, twinkling fairy lights and silver bells, a flurry of soft feathers, warm mittens, a wooden toy chest, delicate porcelain musk
• VILLAINS, $5: Candle soot, pine rosin, blood red pomegranate, howling forest winds, darkened crystals, sacred herbs
• VULPECULA, $5: Pools of rainwater, soaked pebbles, tomato leaf, decaying tree bark, wild brambles, dusty fur
• WAKING IN WINTER, half decant in a thicker vial, $3.5 (decanted into a thicker vial that’s approximately 2/3 full but measured to be around 1/5 of a bottle): fir needle, hemlock, soft snow, pale woods, delicate mint, frost-blanketed leaves, cold metal, distant hearthsmoke

SORCELLERIE all Sorcellerie are RIS (some cheaper than others to account for fill level differences)

• A PARTY OR SOMETHING, $1: Marigolds, yellow cake, white chocolate, pistachio buttercream, Iso E Super, Cashmeran
• WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE, $2.75: Immortelle absolute, lemon meringue pie, pearlescent vanilla musk

STEREOPLASM

• ENCHANTED DEW DROPS, 4.5 mL Roller, $9.5: (dew/jade/light smoke/stone moss) - A glowing vial containing healing dew from the misty peak of treacherous Mount Eumedes (will appear in rain during spring equinox if an acceptable offering of fire is made).
• KING MOONRACER, Doll Size, $3: Oceanic musk, cool night air, sea salt, pu-erh tea and night-blooming jasmine.
• OGOPOGO, Doll Size, $3: Cool Rippling lake, water lily, seaweed and snake skin.
• OPALINE, Mini Roller, $3: Iridescent and heavy stones of opalized amber, birds of paradise, frozen yucca and lacquered teak[pearl-stone/opal-amber accord/birds of paradise/cold yucca/camphorous teak]
• PÊCHE IMMORTELLE, 4.5 mL Roller, $9.5: Saturn peach and aged cognac enclosed in humid jade glass, unearthed after midnight alongside dewy blooms of star jasmine and clary sage
• PEEL, Mini Roller, $3: Spiraled peels of heaven scent Valencia orange, lumia lemon and perfectly ripe strawberries and banana[orange/strawberry/banana/fruity ozone/lemon]
• PICKEREL FROG (LITHOBATES PALUSTRIS), 4.5 mL Roller, $9.5: Night blooming jasmine, wet grass, algae, and tomato leaf.
• POTTED CHIPTUNIA, YellingCat Decant, $1.5: (petunia/leaf/fresh soil/clay/static) - A refreshing, inhibiting flower, grown and engineered in Chiptown.
• REVERIE, Doll Size, $3: Frozen pollen, prickly gooseberry vine, raw cashmere wool and midnight blooming primrose[aldehydic-powdery floral musk/gooseberry fougere/cashmere/wild primrose]
• SCAREDY CATS, 4.5 mL Roller, $9.5: Sheet white marshmallow, midnight sugar cookies and an extinguished candle squares on a hot rainy day.
• SOLAR CROAKUS, Mini Roller, $3: An inner effervescence heightened by notes of warm patchouli, bronze crocus, dry sandalwood, sun flare ozone and warm skin musk[patchouli/sandalwood/bronze crocus/warm ozone/skin musk]
• TOTALLY IN LOVE 4.5 mL Roller, $9.5: Soft purple and glowing from within; raspberry cotton candy with a delicate bouquet of jasmine, rose and heliotrope while shadows dance at sunset.
• UNHOLY WATER, Mini Roller, $3: Barbed wire and rust, sacrificial blood orange, cursed saffron licked by flames of a burning chapel.

Hey y'all, so recently I moved to kota to prepare for NEET, its been about a week and I get why this place is so depressing, you see the different phases of life everyone is going through, the competition, the pain, the sorrow of falling a question short off that cutoff, it's all here.
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Now as luck would have it, none of my friends/classmates moved here, so this city is basically alien to me, my hometown is about 1200km from here, and my closest relatives are 800km away, and for the cherry on top , I've been having a hard time making friends or meeting new people, so if anyone else is feeling lost in this town or if anyone wants to talk in general, please dm me , I'd like to make new friends here.
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tl;dr, trying to make friends / meet new people in kota.

Chapter Seven
If bone burying was considered sacred, then Mike should be allowed to call hole digging hallowed. He had suspicions regarding what Evals was up to, while questions remained regarding his miraculous recovery from near death. He didn’t want to think Evals was lying to him, which would be out of character for him. Evals had been open about everything with him since the day they met. Mike realized he had kept things from him, though. In hindsight, he might have felt better if he had told Evals more about his painful past rather than carrying it all inside for so long. There was so much more he could tell Evals too.
Mainly how he felt about him.
Mike thought it was silly to think about that while stranded on an island. They ought to figure out how to get out of there. Still, they were stuck there alone together. He encountered his fair share of novels on the subject. They were primarily fictional accounts he snuck away from Eric’s private library. They were all about humans in forbidden love affairs with female keidran on remote isles that could be mistaken for tropical paradises. Every island conveniently had a blue lagoon where the two characters did dirty things. Aside from how poorly written they all were, causing Mike to roll his eyes with every page turned, he couldn’t get passed breeding in the filthy water. That was gross.
Still, he understood the appeal of being stuck on an island with someone as hunky as Evals. If he could write a novel about it, Evals would be the human hero pursuing a passionate and illegal connection with Mike. He’d base the female keidran off himself; perhaps, the only instance where he would permit fantasizing as a female. As he walked across the beach, Mike tried thinking of a name he would give his characters if he ever wrote the book. He might as well name the human Evals. He had nothing to worry about from Evals ever connecting the dots since he couldn’t read. As for the female keidran, he gave it some serious thought.
“Mary,” he thought. “Her name ought to be Mary Sue.”
He snapped his fingers excitedly. Mike thought that was a good name. For a moment, he seriously considered writing the book. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a quill and ink with a steady supply of paper on the island, so far as he knew. It was all one big silly thought anyway. If they ever got off the island, Mike wouldn’t write some erotic romance novel based on him and Evals. It was nice to think about the two as just themselves, enjoying each other’s company in such a beautiful place.
As he blushed, Mike’s attention was drawn inland. He might as well explore the island himself while he had nothing better to do. He assumed Evals would be gone for a while. He wasn’t worried about getting lost, either. An island was an island and was only so big. Taking a deep breath, he started inland.
Walking through the jungle, Mike was impressed by how big the trees and their leaves were. He stopped and used a damp leaf to funnel some rainwater into his mouth. Two birds chirped as they flew overhead, twirling around each other as Mike watched them and smiled. They looked cute together. Unable to figure out their species, he took the sappy way out and viewed them as a pair of lovebirds.
Mike laughed and remarked to himself, “You are so cheesy.”
He was comforted by seeing more wildlife on the island and enjoyed a song or two sung by the birds. Mike would be damned if he was going to eat them, though. Having lost his appetite for rabbits, he figured he’d learn how to fish. Evals might protest the switch to white meat, but there was plenty Mike could do to prepare it to be worth his while. Fish was also considered brain food, which Evals needed more of.
As he ventured further through the jungle, Mike stopped when he heard running water. It couldn’t be the ocean because he was too far inland now. Growing curious, he pushed passed the thick foliage until he happened upon a great clearing. Stepping out onto a rock quarry, he looked over the ledge and stared into a vast, beautiful lagoon. His attention was drawn further up by a waterfall. Looking back down into the lagoon, Mike was in disbelief. Life imitated art, or in the case of what he was thinking, life imitated poorly written erotic smut.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he said to himself.
He spent a moment taking the sight in. It was a wonderful place. Looking back into the lagoon, he figured the drop must have been fifty feet or more. Briefly feeling mischievous, he came to his better senses and decided to leave for now so he could find Evals and bring him back to show him. Turning to leave, Mike only took a few steps before abruptly breaking into a run. Jumping off, he hollered excitedly until he splashed into the water. At the last second, a scary thought crossed his mind that he didn’t account for how deep the water was. It could have been shallow, guaranteeing a broken leg or even death. It was too late, but luckily for him, the water was deep, and he torpedoed far enough down that he had to swim back up.
Resurfacing, he gasped for air and laughed. As he floated in the water, Mike enjoyed himself. He wished he could have shared it with Evals but couldn’t resist the jump. Swimming to the rocky shore, Mike got out. He had to be careful he didn’t slip, and some of the jagged rocks weren’t kind on his soft paws. Stopping short of the waterfall, he looked up but could barely see anything as it rained all over his face. Stepping into it, he soaked himself. As cold as it was, it felt good. He couldn’t explain why, but there was always something relieving about how freshwater felt, unlike the ocean. There was a nice contrast between the salty water he swam in and the freshwater now crashing down on him. He let his mouth fill up with it. After swallowing the water, he tried taking more in but ended up with too much and coughed it all out. That was enough water for him.
Stepping out, he found a hidden cave and was even more impressed. There was a chill there that not even the tropical weather outside could temper. The lagoon only got better the more he explored it. Sitting down, he took a moment to admire the waterfall from inside.
A glint of light got his attention. It wasn’t coming from outside, either. Looking back, he saw something in the dirt. Crawling over, Mike dug it out and discovered a mana crystal. Impressed by his find, Mike held it up.
“Would you look at that?”
It was a small crystal. They were a dime a dozen in those sizes that could be found in gift shops in every port town. Still, to find them out here was impressive enough. Mike hated to think about what humans would do to an isolated paradise such as this if they knew mana crystals existed there. They would probably mine it all, destroying the wildlife and working slaves like him to death to get every last piece. They would end up flooding the market and be forced to sell the crystals on the cheap. Closing his hand, Mike didn’t want people to find the island, but that would complicate things since he and Evals needed to be rescued. Their rescuers might not even care who they were except that they were slaves. They might not even get to leave the island and instead be put to work. Just thinking about it sent a chill down his spine.
Turning to leave the cave, he approached the waterfall but glimpsed something. Mike saw his reflection but could have sworn there were others. Perhaps, he was seeing things, or his eyes weren’t adjusting well in the dark. There was also the mana crystal. Opening his hand, he held it out and shined it on the water. At first, he only saw himself. Thinking it was all poppycock, he would have considered nothing more of it, but the light from the crystal flashed into the water and revealed two other foxes standing behind him. Startled, he stumbled back. Just in case, he looked back, but there was nobody there.
“Ok,” he said while glancing at the crystal. “Nobody is there, obviously, but I still saw that.”
Mike knew what he saw, but rather than throw the crystal away as he should, curiosity got the better of him. Shining the crystal back on the waterfall, he saw them again, and he didn’t need to figure out who they were.
“Mom? Dad?”
He never knew what they looked like, but something told him it was them. His mother was beautiful and had the same long hair and eyes as him. With a smile, she put a hand on his shoulder. Mike reached up to touch her, but while he could do that in the reflection, he couldn’t feel her hand in real life.
As for his father, when Mike looked at him, he found him to be average.
He delighted in seeing them but felt sad he never got to know them, nor would he ever get to see them beyond the reflection in the waterfall. When they faded away, Mike reached out to them, but his hand stuck through the waterfall, and he was alone again. Taking a step back, he couldn’t let such visions get to him. Mana crystals, especially where they were in steady supply, were potent, and even a keidran who didn’t know magic, such as himself, could be susceptible to their powers. He glanced back into the cave, wondering how many of them there might be. However, something told him to look back into the waterfall, and when he did, he saw someone else there with him.
This time, Mike could only blush and enjoy seeing himself being embraced from behind. He knew this wasn’t real either, but he let himself think it was for a moment. Perhaps, it could be one day.
A familiar voice asked him, “Mike?”
“Yeah?”
“Did I tell you already how much I like seeing you like this?”
He chuckled and responded, “Oh? I never thought you’d go for guys, especially when they’re all wet and stinky like I am.”
“What are you talking about? You’re a vixen.”
Having closed his eyes, Mike opened them and found himself a female in his reflection. Annoyed, he splashed the vision away. The mood had been spoiled, and there was no silly dark Basitin magic excuse he could use this time. Looking at the mana crystal, he tossed it away and left the cave in a huff.