I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but the last few years have been wild for airline travel. It seems like not even a week can pass before a new viral video is circulating the internet, showcasing some idiot on a plane or airport screaming, shouting, and even starting fights with other passengers and flight staff for no apparent reason.
I’m sure it’s entertaining when you’re sitting at home and come across these videos while casually scrolling through Reddit or Twitter. You might laugh, or shake your head at the stupidity and not give it a second thought. Unfortunately, this isn’t an option when you’re the one on the job.
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve had to call security to deal with a rowdy or straight-up violent customer in the airport over the last couple of years. Most of the time, the things that set people off are surprisingly minor and avoidable issues.
They want to board now but it wasn’t their turn so they start harassing me and my co-workers. Another passenger looked at them funny so they get into a screaming match. A baby is crying so the grown adult starts whining even louder. The person in front of them took the last chocolate donut with sprinkles from the airport bakery so they start throwing punches.
You would not believe the stuff I’ve seen. Needless to say, I got tired of it. Getting up to go to work, wondering what kind of unhinged maniac was going to make a problem for me lost its appeal. So, I started to look for a new job.
A few weeks into the job search, I began to get doubtful that I would find a suitable replacement. Seeing as my only tangible skills and experience were in the airline industry, I didn’t have much more than other airline jobs within realistic reach. Though I didn’t have a problem with relocation, if it meant I was going to end up in another major airport, I had no interest.
During one 3 am job search after my long shift at the airport, running on nothing but the jittery movements from the room-temperature coffee, I found a new job listing. One Pine Airport, a rural airport in the midwest. I sat up and took another sip of coffee. The pictures for the place gave an idea of the size and it looked tiny. Only a couple of runways, a single terminal, and a cute internal design reflective of the forestry that surrounded it. Perfect for me, I thought. I imagined there would not be nearly as many people to deal with.
I scrolled down to the job details and to my relief, it was for the exact same job I had already been doing. The only difference was that it required frequent night shifts. I had done plenty of night shifts before, but doing a few more of them made no difference to me. Surprisingly listed was the pay. I couldn’t believe my eyes. They were offering more starting than I was being paid at the airport I had been at for over three years.
Now wide awake, I eagerly uploaded my resume, filled out all of the application questions, and even spent the next hour crafting an unnecessary cover letter. I headed to bed with the hope that my days at overflowing airports might be over. The next day as I was getting ready for work, I opened my phone to scroll through notifications and check emails.
To my disbelief, I had one from the job I had applied for only hours earlier. The manager at the airport, who had posted the job, requested an interview over Zoom. I quickly replied and we settled on a time during my lunch break that very day.
The first few hours of work breezed by and as I boarded flight after flight of passengers, I couldn’t help but think about the upcoming interview. When it came time, I was nervous as hell but my fears were diffused within the first minute. A bald, well-kept, and well-dressed man joined the meeting room and greeted me with a warm smile. He introduced himself as James.
I couldn’t have asked for a more friendly interviewer. He welcomed me and after some small talk and a few questions about my relevant experience, he gave an overview of the job's details, that being the same job I already had with better pay but more frequent night shifts. No problem with me. After affirming that I knew all the details of the job, James cracked another wide, friendly smile and asked an unexpected question.
“When can you start?”
I spit the out sip of coffee I had just taken back into the cup. I looked back up at James and tried to find the right words but I was unprepared.
“You uh… aren’t gonna give me a call back like later or something? Don’t you have more interviews and… and paperwork waiting to clear and, and…?”
James waved his hand dismissively at his webcam.
“You’re the only applicant we have, and we couldn’t have asked for a better one. As for the paperwork and such, we’ll figure that out when we figure it out. The job is yours, whenever you can start, that is. Preferably soon?”
Though the feelings of shock and confusion remained, they were pushed to the side by my excitement. Throughout the remainder of our conversation, James and I reviewed our schedules and set up a start date before ending the call. I sat back in my break room chair with a sigh of disbelief and a chuckle.
I am well aware that it is standard to give at least a two-week notice to your employer and moving across states for a job is supposed to take quite a bit of planning but I was dying to get out of my current job. Through both eagerness and maybe a little stupidity, we settled on a day only a little over a week away.
At the end of my shift that day, I let my manager know I had to be done in a week. Though she wasn’t happy, she assured me it wouldn’t be a problem.
My final day was nothing short of horrendous. A couple had come up, demanding and screaming that I refund their tickets for no apparent reason. On top of that, they still wanted to fly. After hearing that no, they would not be able to fly for zero cost, the husband, followed by the wife, both started shouting threats. Security was quickly called to the terminal.
As soon as they arrived, I checked my watch to find that my shift was over. I let out a sigh of relief and excitedly walked away. As deprived of sleep as I was, with a long and undoubtedly stressful drive ahead of me, I was still more energetic and in higher spirits than I had been in a long time.
Surprisingly, the drive went off without a hitch. I arrived earlier than expected and checked into the motel room I rented for the week so I had time to get the move figured out. After dumping a few boxes of personal items and a suitcase of clothes into the room, I turned off the lights. I passed out as soon as my head hit the pillow.
I energetically awoke that evening to prepare myself for my first shift. I quickly got dressed and started the drive in hopes of arriving plenty early. Naively, I hadn’t considered how my unfamiliarity with the roads would slow me down, and after a staggering amount of wrong turns, I arrived at the little airport with only minutes to spare.
The airport was even smaller in person than I had imagined it to be from the pictures. I quickly walked through the entrance and was greeted by the small team of security. After notifying them that I was there for work and that James had been waiting for me, they hurried me through without so much as a question. The security, the architecture, the beautiful scenery that surrounded it, nothing about this airport couldn’t have felt more welcoming.
I walked through to find the single terminal inside, devoid of any passengers, with James sitting behind a counter at the end. After a moment he looked up and upon making eye contact with me, his tired face lit up. I was about to apologize for my tardiness but didn’t have the chance as he rushed to show me the employee locker room where he had my new employee uniform and badge waiting inside my very own locker. He told me to get changed and to meet him outside right away.
I did as he asked and within a couple of minutes, I walked out to find him back behind the console at the counter, gathering his belongings. He noticed me approaching and glanced up, thanking me for showing up and starting so soon as he handed me a fresh cup of coffee. He also apologized for not being able to stick around long for my shift but he sounded sure that he wasn’t all that worried.
“I have to be going now, I’ve been on duty for 17 hours. I know you’re plenty familiar with our systems and software, you know what you’re doing.”
He assured me with a pat on the back before walking out from the desk. He turned and added
“It’ll be a quiet night for you anyway. No flights scheduled. Just sit back, relax, and uh... Oh yeah. Most importantly, I nearly forgot”.
He reached into his bag and pulled out a single sheet of laminated paper and held it in front of me.
“Give this a read as soon as you can. Go over it a few times if you need, don’t deviate from it”.
I took it but before I could even get a look, I noticed James begin to walk toward the exit, along with every single one of the security guards and the cashier who had just closed down the only shop in the airport. I then noticed that all of the scanners and metal detectors at the security gate were shut off. I started to panic.
“Hey! James? Where is everyone going?”
I shouted. The first words I had managed to speak to my new boss since arriving. He stopped and turned back again
“Oh yeah. Another thing I ought to have mentioned. Everyone except whoever is working the night shift in, well, your position takes off right around now. Don’t worry, security will be back sometime around 5 am. You’ve got this place to yourself. Grab a magazine from the little store in there if you get bored. Feel free to snag yourself a couple of snacks too”.
He began to walk away again before briefly turning and pointing at me.
“But before you do anything, read that list. You’ll need it”.
I stood, dumbfounded as I watched my new boss along with all of the other airport staff leave. I started to wrap my head around the fact that I had an empty airport to myself for 10 hours, with nothing to do and no one to deal with, all while I was getting paid the highest wage I had ever earned.
As much as thinking about it delighted me, I turned my attention turned toward the sheet of paper I almost forgot I was holding on to. James said to follow whatever list was on it, so I figured I ought to take a look. I walked behind the airport counter and sank into one of the seats behind it. I took a sip of coffee and finally took a serious look.
A total of 6 rules were neatly spaced on the sheet.
Rule 1: All lights in the airport are to stay on at all times. If one is off, or if you are to accidentally turn one off, turn it back on as soon as possible. If a light seems to be broken or is out and unable to turn back on, calmly exit the area. Report the outage to James or maintenance when possible. Do not listen to the sounds. Do not listen to the voices.
Rule 2: Rule 2 pertains to rainy or stormy weather. If it is raining or storming outside, disregard rules 3, 4, and 5. They will not be a concern during these types of weather conditions. Stay inside at all times. Do not use the men’s restroom and avoid going near it entirely if possible.
Rule 3: Sometime between 11 pm and 1 am, a young woman will walk out of the women’s restroom. She will enter the terminal and sit, occasionally getting up to walk around or change seats. Her name is Elizabeth. She will attempt to make conversation but you must not reciprocate. You may look at her, you may give nonverbal communication such as a head nod, you may write as a means of communication, or you may shake her hand but do not speak to her. If you refuse to speak to her, Elizabeth should be gone within a few hours. If you happen to make such a mistake, go to the men’s restroom and wait for her to leave.
Rule 4: At around one or two in the morning, a janitor in blue coveralls will arrive at the front entrance. Crack open the door and ask for his name. If he says his name is Simon, let him in. If he gives you any name other than Simon, shut the door and lock it without another word and walk away. If the janitor is Simon, he will attend to the janitorial needs of the airport. If he asks to clean where you are standing, oblige him. Simon will not interfere with your duties otherwise. He is not hostile or dangerous. You may engage in conversation with Simon. He will leave the same way he came when he feels it is necessary.
Rule 5: At around 3 am, you may notice that a black and red Cessna Skyhawk has landed on one of the airstrips. You will never see it land, and you will never see it take off. It will just appear when you’re not looking. After spotting the plane for the first time, do not look at it again. Avoid looking in its general direction if at all possible. There is a picture of the exact plane displayed inside the terminal, behind the counter.
Rule 6: Later in the night but sometime before dawn, a group of men claiming to be from TSA may arrive at the airport. They will have their own key and let themselves in. Some could be armed. Often, they exhibit panicked behavior. They may search through the airport, sweep room to room, and ask questions. They are permitted to search anywhere in the main airport building that they please, and you may oblige to any questioning but under no circumstances are they permitted to enter the sky bridge. They will not enter without verbal approval and they cannot harm you.
After reading over it a few times, I set the laminated sheet down and leaned back further into my seat before taking a long sip of coffee, wondering what on earth I had just read. I hadn’t taken James to be the imaginative type. Most of all, I hadn’t taken him to be anywhere near the unprofessional type. Though as I thought about it, it was unusual how rushed this all was and how he left in such a hurry, leaving so few details.
I began to wonder if I was being pranked, I considered that maybe this was all some sort of messed up joke or setup. I ruled that out pretty quickly. This was, in fact, a real airport. I had done plenty of research by the time I got here. At least a few real flights were coming in or going out each day. James has been working here for years and I couldn’t think of a reason why he would jeopardize his job or reputation just to get a scare out of me.
After chuckling to myself at the absurdity of my situation, I decided to indulge and see what would happen. Maybe it was a “test” for me as a new employee. Maybe James wanted to see if I could follow orders.
After glancing at the list once more and realizing the impact rule 2 had on the number of things I would have to keep track of, I brought up my phone to check the forecast. Clear skies, not a chance for rain or storms all night. Great, I thought to myself. I had to watch out for these Elizabeth and Simon characters to show up and I suppose “not” be on the lookout for a random plane to appear on the runway.
I stood up and grabbed my coffee, walking to the glass panes. I took another sip from my cup while admiring the lit runways along the airfield. It sure was a pretty nice sight. As I was raising my cup to finish what was left, I began to hear the click of shoes on the floor somewhere behind me.
Startled, I spun around abruptly, dropping my cup and spilling the remainder of the coffee in the process. At the other end of the terminal seating stood a young woman, around her mid-twenties in my estimation. She was holding two large leather suitcases in each hand and had an old-fashioned sense of style with a skirt and heels. Most surprising was her stunning beauty and welcoming smile.
“Oh I’m sorry dear, didn’t mean to scare you”
She expressed with a sincere tone. I opened my mouth, ready to assure her that everything was fine but I stopped myself. I recalled the list. At this point, I was certain that she was here at James’s request, a paid actor determined to make me break the rules. I was more determined not to. Instead, I simply fixed my posture, straightened my uniform, and looked back with a smile.
She walked to the counter where she placed her leather suitcases on the ground before closing the distance between us.
“Looks like we’ve got this fabulous airport all to ourselves. I am Elizabeth”
She said, reaching out her hand. I shook it, but she didn’t seem quite satisfied.
“And your name?”
I continued to smile and lock eye contact. Her grin grew for a moment before she remarked
“You don’t seem to be much of a talkative one”
And with that, she turned and started to walk away. I returned to my seat behind the counter, watching her closely as I did. Elizabeth proceeded to the unattended airport shop and after a couple of minutes of looking over magazine covers and occasionally taking a peek inside, she returned carrying a small stack of reading material. She approached my counter before placing a National Geographic magazine in front of me.
“I figured you might like this one. Enjoy”
She said, winking before settling on a seat in the first row of the terminal, straight across from where I had been sitting.
Remarkably, her intuition was spot on. I may have lived in cities all of my life but I loved nature, despite how little of it I had gotten to see. National Geographic was a favorite of mine, one I had been familiar with and enjoyed on work breaks from time to time. Rarely was I given this long to be able to read. I was almost tempted to break the rule and thank her for her rather thoughtful act, though I didn’t. I stuck to the rule.
The next couple of hours were uneventful. Elizabeth and I read through our magazines, occasionally looking up at each other to exchange glances and smiles. Within that time, she had attempted to get me to talk at least half a dozen more times. I almost gave in when she asked me if I wanted another magazine.
At a little past 1:30, I could hear a knock at the front entrance. Elizabeth and I both looked before she remarked
“Oh, that must be the nice cleaner man”
With a giggle before returning to her magazine. I walked over to the front doors and sure enough, there stood a man around his mid-thirties, sporting a blue janitor suit waiting patiently at the door. I unlocked the door and opened it. As he took a stride to enter, I remembered the most important detail from rule 4. I closed the door halfway and sternly commanded
“Wait”
The man looked up at me with a surprised look. I asked him the question.
“What is your name?”
The man stared back at me as an innocent smile formed on his face.
“I’m Simon!”
He announced excitedly.
“The Janitor here. Did James let you know I was coming tonight?”
I stood there for a moment, thinking over the rule, before nodding my head and opening the door once again to let him in.
Once inside, Simon walked with purpose to the janitor's closet which was positioned near the men’s restroom. I followed him somewhat suspiciously for the next few minutes as he began to clean but I eased up once I got the feeling that he was just the janitor around here and that James made up the whole “ask for his name thing” to make into one of his rules.
I returned to my counter in the terminal and continued to read. Occasionally, Simon would pass by, off to do his duties in some part of the airport or Elizabeth would stand up to look at the various pictures and paintings on display in the terminal. A good half an hour of this would go on before Simon approached the terminal counter with his mop in hand. He seemed to be eyeing up the two leather suitcases Elizabeth had set there.
Assuming he wanted to clean where they were, I got up to move them. I grabbed each one by the handle but failed to lift them off of the ground. Confused, I stepped back to see if they were stuck on something. They were not. Just two suitcases, left right where Elizabeth had set them.
I tried to lift just one. Again, I failed. I tried both hands, putting my back and legs into it with all that I had. It wouldn’t budge.
I looked back up at Simon who nodded his head in Elizabeth’s direction. I turned to look at Elizabeth, who after noticing my stare, and my apparent inability to move her luggage, smiled and stood up.
“Let me get that for you”
She insisted. With ease, she lifted both leather suitcases and moved them closer to her seat before lowering them, this time letting them drop a few inches. When they hit the ground, a boom echoed through the airport and I flinched in surprise. I looked back at Simon, who hadn’t seemed shocked at all. He just continued to mop.
I slowly made my way back to my seat, not taking an eye off Elizabeth for one second as I did. After a few minutes, she looked back up from her magazine, noticed my stare, and returned to her reading with a grin. She seemed to find my shock amusing. Eventually, Simon noticed my surprise as well. He paused his mopping and approached me before raising his head.
“I know, I know. Stick to the rules and everything will be just fine, trust me”
He stated quietly. I nodded my head in response.
Simon went back to his cleaning. A few minutes passed before Elizabeth had something new to say.
“What a remarkable aircraft!”
She exclaimed, looking out the glass panes facing the runways. I followed her gaze to the lone, black, and red airplane positioned on the runway. I turned around, looking at the picture displayed behind me. It certainly looked like a match. I turned back to the window and felt my heart sink. A silhouette of a person now stood next to the plane, facing the airport and the windows of the terminal.
“Stop looking at it”
Simon sternly muttered from behind me. I looked back at Simon who quickly cowered, seemingly ashamed to have raised his voice at me but I was grateful he had. I read over rule 5 again, specifically where it stated to not look at the plane twice. I murmured insults at myself under my breath but they didn’t have much room between my now heavy, frantic breathing. My eyes darted through the other rules. I chose to focus on that sheet of paper. At least it was something other to look at than the plane outside.
This went on for a good ten minutes or so and my breathing started to calm down. I had begun to pray in my head that whoever and whatever that was would go away when Elizabeth suddenly approached my counter. I snapped my head up in a jittery movement to make eye contact with her.
“I’m going to get some more reading material. Want another one of those?”
She asked, reaching a hand out to my National Geographic magazine. I looked up and nodded, forcing a smile. As She moved away, my gaze didn’t, and once again I found myself looking at the plane on the runway, the silhouette now standing hundreds of feet away from the plane, even closer to the building, and still staring in my direction.
Chills ran up my spine as I snapped my gaze back to my desk. I began to shake with fear and the manic breathing returned. Moments later, Elizabeth returned and placed a new magazine on the counter before running a hand over my shoulder, seemingly to comfort me. Simon then put his hand on my back.
“He’ll be gone soon and so will the plane. Just don’t look at it again”
He assured me.
“Mind if I clean here?”
He then asked.
I got up and walked to the end of the counter, watching Simon thoroughly clean the floor before I looked up and let out a soft
“Thank you”
He nodded and smiled back.
“What was that?”
Elizabeth asked. I turned towards her.
“Oh, I was just thanking Simon for-”
My error occurred to me before I could finish speaking. My eyes locked on Elizabeth as she stood up from her seat and her smile faded. Her eyes and nose began to bleed profusely as she started to sob, lightly at first, then hysterically. She let out a bellowing screech, a mix of pain and anger. She picked up one of her suitcases and hurled it at me, I barely dodged the ridiculously heavy object before it crashed into the wall behind me.
Luckily I was quick thinking this time and made a run for the men’s restroom recalling rule 3. She chased after me but I slammed the door shut in her face and locked it. Elizabeth pounded on the door with furious anger a few times but gave up quickly.
“So that’s how you dance, is it love? I can play that game”
She snickered before flipping a light switch outside of the bathroom. The clicking of her shoes faded away. A few minutes of silence passed before laughter started to become audible from the other side of the door.
One voice grew to two, two voices grew to three, three grew to ten. While others continued their now hysterical laughing, some began to scream. I crumbled to the floor, covering my ears as the voices went on, only stopped by another flip of the switch. Light beamed through the bottom of the door.
“It’s over now. She’s gone, and so is the plane. I’ve gotta be getting out of here soon”
Simon’s calm and friendly voice called out. I reluctantly exited the bathroom and followed him back to the counter, where he had prepared another coffee for me.
“Wish I could have done more there but you’ll come to find out that when Elizabeth gets angry, you just gotta let her do her thing”.
I looked up at him, still with my distraught face, at a loss for words. Over the next few minutes, Simon finished cleaning Elizabeth’s blood from the floor before putting everything back into the janitor's closet. He looked down at his watch.
“I better get out of here. Good luck with the rest of your night. I hope I’ll be seeing you soon”.
He said, letting out a sigh as he again looked at me in pity. I think he knew how shaken up I was. It was like he had seen people in my position before. Something told me he doesn’t have a choice on when he leaves. After I watched him exit the door, I returned to my seat behind the counter. I began to feel alone and afraid, but the loneliness wouldn’t last at least.
Only minutes after Simon left, the doors swung open and men in tactical gear, most of which had their faces covered in masks and goggles, rushed through the door. I sprung back up from my seat and watched as they did, with not much else I could do. They swept room to room, checking every nook and cranny at gunpoint, ignoring my existence at first.
As they cleared the entire building, the twenty or so armed men made their way to the terminal seating area. A lone man in a suit, whom I had not noticed enter, made his way to the front of the group.
“I’m with TSA, I’m going to need you to answer some questions for me”
He demanded. I nodded in affirmation.
“How many individuals have you seen in this airport since the security team left the building?”
“Besides myself, 2 Inside, one outside”
I answered confidently.
“Was the individual outside next to a black and red Cessna Skyhawk?”
“Yes”
I again responded confidently. The man in the suit nodded and paused for a moment before making another demand.
“We’re going to need to search the air bridge”.
I glanced back at the sheet of rules on the counter. Making sure I had read it right before. I took a step forward and straightened my uniform.
“No”
I replied. The man in the suit looked irritated.
“If you do not step aside and give us permission to search, I’m afraid I’ll have to detain you”.
Already tired and worn out, I wasn’t going to break the last rule. I decided to give a not-so-smart remark to the man in the suit
“Looking a little well-armed for TSA, wouldn’t you agree?”
He ignored my comment.
“Last chance, step aside”
“No”
Again, irritated by my response, the man in the suit turned to his right and raised his chin to give a signal. Gunshots rang out and I collapsed to the floor. I felt as though my life left my body before it all faded to black.
The next thing I remembered was the feeling of my hand gripping a water bottle. Then came James’s voice.
“I see you made it through the first night intact. Looks like you got to meet Simon. He’s a nice guy, you’ll get to like him. And Elizabeth, she’s…well, she’s something else, isn’t she?”
I opened my eyes and looked up at James.
“Am I dead?”
I asked in a raspy voice. James chuckled in return.
“No! No, you did great. You’re fine. It does, however, look like you might have been a little assertive to our undead TSA special forces wannabes. I would recommend sticking with the less aggressive tone and word choices, maybe I ought to edit that into the rules sheet… In any case, they can’t hurt you but they can still get a jump out of you, as you saw”.
Once again, I was at a loss for words. I slowly made my way back to my feet from the ground and looked at the sunrise over the airfield. James held out an envelope for me. I opened it, revealing a stack of crisp $100 bills.
“A little bonus for your first night. It sure is a lot to go through for the first time but I promise, you get used to it all”.
I turned to James with an angry look and finally spoke up.
“What the hell is wrong with you? What makes you think it’s okay to put someone through this without any warning? I'm done, keep your damn money. I’m gonna go call the cops”.
I started to walk towards the exit when James stepped in front of me.
“Look, I know it isn’t fair for you but it wasn’t fair for me either. It wasn’t fair for any of us. It’s not okay, I know. But what do you expect me to do? Someone needs to be here for the night shift. You wouldn’t believe any of this if I told you ahead of time. You would have thought I was some sort of nutjob and the police will think of you the same if you tell them. I needed you to see it for yourself”
James was starting to get worked up and stoppeto breatheth before continuing.
“This money is yours, no strings attached. You’re free to leave now and never come back, there will be no shame in it”
I also started to calm down but I couldn’t bring myself to look James in the eye yet.
“If you choose to stay, I’ll see you in my office to finish up your paperwork”.
And with that, James walked away. Facing the front of the airport, I watched the first passengers of the day come through the entrance. I just stood there for a few minutes. Whether I was ready for this job or not, I knew right then I sure as hell wasn’t going back to another overcrowded city airport.
I turned and headed for James’s office.

Can anyone tell me where I might be able to buy sturdy glass bottles with flip tops? Specifically designed for brewing/ pressure buildup (I’m making kombucha)
These are what I have in mind but shipping costs are expensive!
I’m not convinced Amazon has quality glass bottles. I saw some reviews that said their bottles exploded.
If there’s anywhere to buy these in the city, please let me know! Thank you!

Always taste your wine before you bottle it! Now that I have several batches (most 1 gallon) under my belt, some dumpers and some quite good, I'd gotten perhaps a bit overconfident in my abilities to plan out a recipe. I made a 1 gallon batch of tart cherry-apple, using 1 quart of store-bought 100% tart cherry juice, 1/2 gal apple juice, 1 quart water. I had looked up research on the average acid content of montmorency cherries, and store bought apple juice, and concluded that the acid should be just right on for a dry white wine style. Fermented dry, cleared, degassed, and ready to bottle, and on the nose it's very pleasant. So I bottled without tasting it at all, and then had a glass of the leftovers. Turns out.. it's extremely flabby. Not bad but very plain, not exciting to drink at all.
Luckily I did fill one bottle in a flip-top, instead of a corked bottle, so I opened it and added 1 gram tartaric acid, will taste it again once the acid has dissolved and integrated a bit, and decide if I need to add more. Once I find out the appropriate amount of acid, I'll uncork the other 4 bottles, add the measured acid, and re-cork. So not a total loss, but a good lesson that in retrospect should have been obvious -- always taste your wine!

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Let me preface this by saying I’m still a noob, it’s just my second bottle of resin.
After my first bottle ran out, I bought a second one, different brand, and nothing specialty like Elegoo, Photon brand or something, just a regular bottle of resin in the same price range of my first one, and I’ve been having problems non-stop with it. None of this happened with my first one, but this one prints without the same level of detail, supports come out wobbly and soft, and I always end up with a thin layer of resin partially cured and stuck to my FEP that i have to scrape off even in the middle of a print.
I already checked my screen, its fine, i thought i maybe needed to shake the bottle more but this didnt improve things by much, now I don’t know if this is the resins fault or mine.
It got worse when I tried printing one of my old models that I had printed with the first bottle and while all the thing with supports and resin layer did happen, it printed perfectly and with the same details as expected, so now I’m completely lost as to what would the issue be, if I even have one at all.
Reddit plz help, am I doing something wrong or did i just get unlucky with the resin? The brand thats been giving me issues is called 3D Basic and my first bottle was 3D Fila, just common local names with nothing special to them

Hello all,
The answer to my earlier question was helpful, now I have a couple more. These regard making ginger beer with a bug (previously I used yeast). I'm using the spices from this recipe by u/MyMonkeyisaDog (leaving out the lemonade), which refers to this Youtube video. I don't care if the result tastes like Bundaberg beer, I just want to try adding some spice.
Questions:

1. Do I add the spices to the bug or add them later?
2. Is it o.k. to use dark brown sugar instead of granulated or to mix them (we're running low on granulated, can borrow some if necessary)
3. Some recipes call for packing down the ingredients in the measuring container; this one doesn't but I thought I'd try this for the ginger to get a more intense flavor. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do this (i.e. will it upset the balance between sugar and ginger and somehow ruin the beer? - granulated sugar doesn't pack down). If I use brown sugar, should I pack the sugar if I pack down the ginger? - brown sugar does pack down nicely.
4. Instead of chopping/grating the ginger every day, could I chop/grate a lot of ginger and put it in a spice jar until use? I did this once and the ginger turned brown, I used it a week later and it was o.k. but I'm worried about the potential for contamination.
5. I'd like to try bottling the beer in individual-sized bottles so I can give them to people. (Right now, I'm using plastic soda bottles). I've read a few articles about what bottles to use and am undecided between plastic and glass. If I use plastic bottles to avoid the possibility of explosion, is a twist-off top o.k.? If I use glass bottles, I understand they should be flip-tops, which are sold in many online stores; any recommendations as to the best place to purchase?
6. I've read that heating and cooling the bug ginger and water several times makes for a 'spicier' beer. I'd like to try this. Should I include the spices in the recipe I'm using when I do this (whole cloves, allspice, pepper, star anise; also calls for cardamom pods which I'd have to order online)? Or are they superfluous because I'm already making the beer 'spicy'? Should I include the sugar that goes into the bug when I heat/cool?

Sorry for the many and detailed questions - I blame law school : ) Any advice or information about any of the questions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
A couple of hours later . . . .more questions:

1. I made a mistake and boiled the ginger bug twice for less than a minute each time. Is the bug ruined or can I still use it? If I need to bin it, can I salvage the ginger (expensive-ish and a pain to chop)? Could I add a little yeast to start the bug again (cheating perhaps, but I care more about the final product than the purity of how it's made).
   
2. The sugar in the bug sank to the bottom and is just lying there (it was this way even before I boiled it). From my reading it seems that this may be common and I should stir it twice a day, once when I add ginger and sugar to the bug, and also another time. Does this sound right?
   

Thanks again!
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Leaving Walmart today & nearly ran into a black CRV who did not see me coming up on his left (he was looking right and moving forward into oncoming traffic - me). I honked. A warning beep. Not a long drawn out honk, nothing major. The driver and passenger flipped me off, clearly enraged, yelling at me as I drove by. They then pulled up on my left, blocking the left turning lane and started chucking shit at my car. Water, pop, bottles, garbage, and YELLING. Holy hell they were angry. Scared the shit out of my 4 year old, he started crying (when we arrived home he kept saying "phew we're safe!"). I snapped pictures of the license plates. Ontario. I've lived in a lot of places, lot of large cities. Moncton has lost it's small town charm and is going downhill so fast. It's not even the homeless issue. I'm not afraid of them. I'm terrified of these men who lose their absolute shit over nonsense and have the bloody audacity to think this behaviour is ok. Jerks.

1
We underestimate the trials the dead have gone through.
This obvious mistake leads to avoidable missteps in life. It is still all too common.
When my Grandfather passed away, I inherited a house in the mountains. The view was breathtaking. It had a sweeping vista of infinite pine trees. The place was nowhere near as large as the properties surrounding it.
It was a summer home for him and my Grandma. The interior of it contained many of his items. This included tobacco pipes, cabinets of obscure teas, and cupboards of whiskey bottles.
One Saturday evening I went through the attic and found a dozen stacks of boxes. The majority of them remained unlabeled. Several contained pulp paperbacks and stacks of old photos. Towards the end of his life, he gave up his old pastimes of hunting and fishing. He stayed at home and watched old game shows instead.
I tried to clean the roof space in one day. I found myself unable to complete it before tiring and going to bed.
The next morning I resumed the activity. It was no longer about trying to declutter the area and fill it with my own possessions. It was now a way to learn more about the man.
All I knew about his reputation was how he had served in World War II. My family told me how he was as short on words as he was on patience.
I found an old newspaper article, dated 1983. There were other period pieces around it. The topics varied. This included the US invasion of Grenada and the debut of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. A device known as the mobile phone received a mention.
Yet what caught my attention was the first piece. I brushed aside cobwebs to find it buried underneath a pile of cardboard with burnt edges.
The picture was of my Grandfather, Roy Davies. He held a check for fifty thousand dollars. This was an amount I later found out equaled to one hundred and fifty two thousand in today’s money. The mystery of how he could afford the place he gave me was no longer one worth pondering.
The wall behind him had an illustration of a ramshackle house on a hill. The title of the write-up was NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN WINS IN THE PILOT FOR NEW SHOW ‘THE TRIANGLE GAME.’
I read the five hundred word account. It detailed how he flew to Los Angeles to be a participant in an allegedly syndicated program. There were two other people he competed against. The editorial feature did not go into detail about what the goal of the game was. How to win or get disqualified was unknown to me. Still Still, my Grandfather walked out a much richer man before he flew back home.
It did mention the couple he played against, a man called James Grover and a woman named Daisy Francis.
I flipped the article. I found were words written in orange ink with a marker on the back, CC ENVELOPE EXIT.
I searched online for the triangle game. I found variations on the pastime ‘I Spy’ first. Players would spot triangular items in their immediate vicinity. I discovered a few board games, along with IQ-related quizzes.
No information was available about a television broadcast.
2
It took almost a month of research to find where James Grover lived.
I managed to find his house by paying for a background checking website. He had gotten a criminal charge for running a red light in front of a cop. Otherwise his record was clean. That single infraction allowed me to find him since it put him in that specific database.
I stood outside his red brick house in a suburb. It was a Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood located in an upscale part of Illinois.
Frost caked the lawns near the heated sidewalk I stood on. I imagined the place to be serene in the summertime, even if it was a vacant-seeming region now.
A stretch of abodes stood before me without their lights on. Nervousness coursed through me. The idea of having traveled all this way for the information to be wrong made me anxious.
I walked along the concrete pathway towards his front door. I stepped on a creaky porch. I set aside my awareness of the likely pending disappointment and knocked.
A shuffling of feet was on the other side of the entrance. as well as A remote control clicked as the volume of a television blaring a news report got turned down.
He answered. The man fit the correct age range I calculated he would fall into. He wore a flannel jacket and slacks, He had on a blue pair of slippers. His gray mustache bristled as he saw me.
“James Grover?” I asked.
“If you’re trying to sell me something I’m not interested.”
“I’m very sorry to bother you sir, and I promise I won’t take up much of your time. I’m here to ask if you would be willing to let me ask you a few questions about something you might know about. See, I make documentaries for a living, and I have concluded that you might be able to help me.”
I could not take a good photograph when asked, but it was a stringent falsehood I conveyed well in the moment.
In reality, I was a podcaster. The term documentarian, though not as modern, seemed more legitimate. Especially to an older gentleman.
“Alright,” he said after a moment’s hesitation. “What are you making a movie on? Also, where’s your film crew?”
“I gleaned that you were the type to prefer remaining anonymous. The conversation‘s recorded. This will be with your consent, of course. The subject I want to discuss with you involves the triangle game.”
Grover took a few steps away from the threshold and broke eye contact with me as his lips pursed. His eyes wandered over to the corner of his living room, and he brought his gaze back to mine.
“Why do you want to know about that?”
“Because I can’t find anything about it anywhere,” I said. “I’ve even been to the National Archives of Game Show history in search of it. It’s as though it never existed. I know it did because I found this article.”
As I brandished the piece of writing to him, his eyes bulged as he focused and scanned the text.
“Ahh,” he said as he took in a deep inhalation, “I remember that man. Tell you what, come on in. Would you like some coffee?”
I took a seat in one of his recliners as I asked him a few generic questions about his life.
James spent a considerable time of his youth in North Lawndale, one of the rougher places in Chicago. He escaped his impoverished upbringing by pursuing a career as an inventory clerk. He worked his way up to management in a warehousing company.
“I beat the odds in a big way,” he said as he folded his hands and sat across from me.
“So, what can you tell me about your experience on set that day? Do you know about anything that happened post-production?”
“They made us sign contracts where we would promise not to talk about what we went through with anyone. Still, I’m at the point where I’m not very worried, or I don’t think I should be. I was much younger then, about your age. I lived at the boxing gym and had dreams of going pro. Of course that didn’t happen, but when I wasn’t training I was drinking and doing stupid things that young men do. Bar brawls I didn’t deserve to get away with but somehow did. My mother watched a lot of game shows. Without my knowledge, she submitted my name for consideration to become a contestant. She thought it would make me a better person if I had some kind of hope for helping the family. One besides crushing peoples noses for a living.”
“How did she hear about it?”
“I have no idea. I wish I asked her.”
“How did you find out you were going to go on?”
“Back then, everything was a phone call, so that’s what we got. They flew me out there, I took a taxi to get to the set. It was not a traditional studio. The place was closer to a factory with a fake space ship built inside of it. In the center of the room was a neon triangle with the same spaciousness of a house.”
“How was the game played?”
“Before it started, they told us to write down three things we were good at. I put boxing, organizational skills, and running. Daisy listed hers as poker, math, and long distance swimming. Roy - that was his name, the person in the picture you showed me - put outdoor survival, shooting, and cooking. We would stand at each point of the triangle. We’d get asked a question by the host, and we had three minutes to answer it. If we got it right, they gave us a reward being able to attack one of the other two people using the skill sets we put down. The goal is to make the other two quit by getting enough questions correct. Of course, we went into the game blind to the rule set. Otherwise I may have chosen the most aggressive ability imaginable. Roy won because he chose aptitude with a firearm, which trumps any martial art, whether I like it or not.”
James lifted his pant leg and showed me a scar above his knee.
“At least he was kind enough to not make it a fatal blow,” he said.
I showed him the words written on the back of the newspaper clipping. He shrugged and told me he was unaware, dismissive of it as someone’s scrapped note.
I asked him if he remembered the name of the host or could give me a physical description.
“I don’t remember anything about what we called him, if he even told us what he went by. His hair was black and a pompadour style. He wore a purple suit with a bright orange tie.”
“Two last questions,” I said. “Do you know what happened to Daisy, if she’s still alive? Also, do you recall the address of the place where they filmed the game?”
“I wrote to Daisy twice a year before she vanished. We did have one conversation over the phone, and she told me that bad luck was going to follow the losers of that pilot. There was no media coverage about her passing that I ever saw. As far as the location, sure. I wrote it down in a journal I kept with me even when I traveled. I used to keep track of my workouts and diet regiment back then. Let me grab it.”
3
The location where the Triangle Game took place four decades earlier stood in a squalid part of the city.
I passed the ruins of the old LA zoo on my way to the spot. I contemplated how the sight I was about to take in could not get any stranger. I was wrong.
The building was five stories, but the front only had a trio of stained glass windows. Bullet holes surrounded the casements. The place had a nave roof and flying buttresses on both sides. Multi-colored graffiti littered the outside.
It sat in a neighborhood filled with homeless people who slept on benches.
I went there mid-afternoon. I approached the front and found two locked doors. I scaled around back. I stepped over heaps of trash in the process, and saw an opening in the form of a hole large enough to crawl into.
A surge of adrenaline hit me me as I belly crawled through. I was taking a bet on how there were no cameras, guards or residents who would make a scene out of my trespassing.
It is amazing the rules one will bend for the sake of new content on social media, I opined as I made way into the space.
I turned on the flashlight of my phone and saw nothing but an enormous dusty chamber made of concrete.
I moved into the next room. A hoarders lifetime supply of broken antiques sat. Spray painted devil-horned faces grinned from the ceiling.
What caught my attention the most was a camera’s tripod. It stood alone in the far left corner.
I approached it to get a better look. I kicked aside a bunch of cans. As they clattered away, I looked down and saw a pointed tip of something drawn on the ground.
I removed most of the trash by shoving the majority of it aside and saw what was underneath.
The large triangle, which took up most of the flooring in the chamber, was still there after all these years.
In the center of it was a thin line of blood. I crouched down and peered at it.
The fluid was still wet, and a horrid stench met me. I gagged and recoiled, and in my backing away, my shoulder bumped against a dusty and discarded shelf.
Gunfire rang out.
I did not know if it was outside or near me, but I did not wish to find out. I exited the way I came in with a relentless sprint and drove as far away as I could.
4
A year later, I was finally wrapping up my recording of the podcast. I titled it ‘Three Ways to Die.’
While the name of the series was quite sensational, I felt the story merited a bit of clickbait. I had no followers and was unsure of how it would perform.
I reasoned that giving the story any publicity I could would help me find the lost piece of media. Even if it was on the cutting room floor of that very space I had to leave.
I went to call Grover, to try and collect an email address so I could send him the pre-uploaded production.
A woman answered.
“You’re looking for my father. He lost his life six months ago. Someone killed him. I would appreciate it if you got rid of this number.”
She ended the call less than a second after the last word. She wrote me off as an insurance agent looking to take advantage of a grieving family member.
I paced around my room. Although I did not know him well, I had come to like him, and his gruesome end was not one he deserved. I researched crime news to find out what had happened to him, to no avail.
The newspaper piece I had collected that fateful day sat at the edge of my desk.
I lifted it towards me and flipped it over again. I stared at the words — CC ENVELOPE EXIT.
The sentence was nonsensical. I had applied my own meanings to the gibberish phrase. Like it was a cryptic and silly way of saying ‘outgoing mail.’
I do not know whether it was desperation, a creative inclination or an admixture of both. I decided to run it through an anagram generator I had searched for on the web.
It came up with many phrases, some of them surreal, but the one that popped out to me was EXPECT VIOLENCE.
My stomach turned as I realized how my own personal investigation yielded nothing. I opened the window and was soon exposed to some fresh Sierra air, which was therapeutic but not curative.
I decided to take a long walk. I had been sedentary over the last week due to intensive editing. I figured a jaunt would help me smooth a few psychological knots things out.
I slid my closet door open to try and find a pair of sweat pants.
The sound of thunder reverberated outside. I stared out to find the sky had become overcast.
The closet door creaked even louder than I could remember it having been before.
Orange ties hung on the rack, and a triangle painted a pastel green was visible behind it.

1
We underestimate the trials the dead have gone through.
This obvious mistake leads to avoidable missteps in life. It is still all too common.
When my Grandfather passed away, I inherited a house in the mountains. The view was breathtaking. It had a sweeping vista of infinite pine trees. The place was nowhere near as large as the properties surrounding it.
It was a summer home for him and my Grandma. The interior of it contained many of his items. This included tobacco pipes, cabinets of obscure teas, and cupboards of whiskey bottles.
One Saturday evening I went through the attic and found a dozen stacks of boxes. The majority of them remained unlabeled. Several contained pulp paperbacks and stacks of old photos. Towards the end of his life, he gave up his old pastimes of hunting and fishing. He stayed at home and watched old game shows instead.
I tried to clean the roof space in one day. I found myself unable to complete it before tiring and going to bed.
The next morning I resumed the activity. It was no longer about trying to declutter the area and fill it with my own possessions. It was now a way to learn more about the man.
All I knew about his reputation was how he had served in World War II. My family told me how he was as short on words as he was on patience.
I found an old newspaper article, dated 1983. There were other period pieces around it. The topics varied. This included the US invasion of Grenada and the debut of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. A device known as the mobile phone received a mention.
Yet what caught my attention was the first piece. I brushed aside cobwebs to find it buried underneath a pile of cardboard with burnt edges.
The picture was of my Grandfather, Roy Davies. He held a check for fifty thousand dollars. This was an amount I later found out equaled to one hundred and fifty two thousand in today’s money. The mystery of how he could afford the place he gave me was no longer one worth pondering.
The wall behind him had an illustration of a ramshackle house on a hill. The title of the write-up was NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN WINS IN THE PILOT FOR NEW SHOW ‘THE TRIANGLE GAME.’
I read the five hundred word account. It detailed how he flew to Los Angeles to be a participant in an allegedly syndicated program. There were two other people he competed against. The editorial feature did not go into detail about what the goal of the game was. How to win or get disqualified was unknown to me. Still Still, my Grandfather walked out a much richer man before he flew back home.
It did mention the couple he played against, a man called James Grover and a woman named Daisy Francis.
I flipped the article. I found were words written in orange ink with a marker on the back, CC ENVELOPE EXIT.
I searched online for the triangle game. I found variations on the pastime ‘I Spy’ first. Players would spot triangular items in their immediate vicinity. I discovered a few board games, along with IQ-related quizzes.
No information was available about a television broadcast.
2
It took almost a month of research to find where James Grover lived.
I managed to find his house by paying for a background checking website. He had gotten a criminal charge for running a red light in front of a cop. Otherwise his record was clean. That single infraction allowed me to find him since it put him in that specific database.
I stood outside his red brick house in a suburb. It was a Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood located in an upscale part of Illinois.
Frost caked the lawns near the heated sidewalk I stood on. I imagined the place to be serene in the summertime, even if it was a vacant-seeming region now.
A stretch of abodes stood before me without their lights on. Nervousness coursed through me. The idea of having traveled all this way for the information to be wrong made me anxious.
I walked along the concrete pathway towards his front door. I stepped on a creaky porch. I set aside my awareness of the likely pending disappointment and knocked.
A shuffling of feet was on the other side of the entrance. as well as A remote control clicked as the volume of a television blaring a news report got turned down.
He answered. The man fit the correct age range I calculated he would fall into. He wore a flannel jacket and slacks, He had on a blue pair of slippers. His gray mustache bristled as he saw me.
“James Grover?” I asked.
“If you’re trying to sell me something I’m not interested.”
“I’m very sorry to bother you sir, and I promise I won’t take up much of your time. I’m here to ask if you would be willing to let me ask you a few questions about something you might know about. See, I make documentaries for a living, and I have concluded that you might be able to help me.”
I could not take a good photograph when asked, but it was a stringent falsehood I conveyed well in the moment.
In reality, I was a podcaster. The term documentarian, though not as modern, seemed more legitimate. Especially to an older gentleman.
“Alright,” he said after a moment’s hesitation. “What are you making a movie on? Also, where’s your film crew?”
“I gleaned that you were the type to prefer remaining anonymous. The conversation‘s recorded. This will be with your consent, of course. The subject I want to discuss with you involves the triangle game.”
Grover took a few steps away from the threshold and broke eye contact with me as his lips pursed. His eyes wandered over to the corner of his living room, and he brought his gaze back to mine.
“Why do you want to know about that?”
“Because I can’t find anything about it anywhere,” I said. “I’ve even been to the National Archives of Game Show history in search of it. It’s as though it never existed. I know it did because I found this article.”
As I brandished the piece of writing to him, his eyes bulged as he focused and scanned the text.
“Ahh,” he said as he took in a deep inhalation, “I remember that man. Tell you what, come on in. Would you like some coffee?”
I took a seat in one of his recliners as I asked him a few generic questions about his life.
James spent a considerable time of his youth in North Lawndale, one of the rougher places in Chicago. He escaped his impoverished upbringing by pursuing a career as an inventory clerk. He worked his way up to management in a warehousing company.
“I beat the odds in a big way,” he said as he folded his hands and sat across from me.
“So, what can you tell me about your experience on set that day? Do you know about anything that happened post-production?”
“They made us sign contracts where we would promise not to talk about what we went through with anyone. Still, I’m at the point where I’m not very worried, or I don’t think I should be. I was much younger then, about your age. I lived at the boxing gym and had dreams of going pro. Of course that didn’t happen, but when I wasn’t training I was drinking and doing stupid things that young men do. Bar brawls I didn’t deserve to get away with but somehow did. My mother watched a lot of game shows. Without my knowledge, she submitted my name for consideration to become a contestant. She thought it would make me a better person if I had some kind of hope for helping the family. One besides crushing peoples noses for a living.”
“How did she hear about it?”
“I have no idea. I wish I asked her.”
“How did you find out you were going to go on?”
“Back then, everything was a phone call, so that’s what we got. They flew me out there, I took a taxi to get to the set. It was not a traditional studio. The place was closer to a factory with a fake space ship built inside of it. In the center of the room was a neon triangle with the same spaciousness of a house.”
“How was the game played?”
“Before it started, they told us to write down three things we were good at. I put boxing, organizational skills, and running. Daisy listed hers as poker, math, and long distance swimming. Roy - that was his name, the person in the picture you showed me - put outdoor survival, shooting, and cooking. We would stand at each point of the triangle. We’d get asked a question by the host, and we had three minutes to answer it. If we got it right, they gave us a reward being able to attack one of the other two people using the skill sets we put down. The goal is to make the other two quit by getting enough questions correct. Of course, we went into the game blind to the rule set. Otherwise I may have chosen the most aggressive ability imaginable. Roy won because he chose aptitude with a firearm, which trumps any martial art, whether I like it or not.”
James lifted his pant leg and showed me a scar above his knee.
“At least he was kind enough to not make it a fatal blow,” he said.
I showed him the words written on the back of the newspaper clipping. He shrugged and told me he was unaware, dismissive of it as someone’s scrapped note.
I asked him if he remembered the name of the host or could give me a physical description.
“I don’t remember anything about what we called him, if he even told us what he went by. His hair was black and a pompadour style. He wore a purple suit with a bright orange tie.”
“Two last questions,” I said. “Do you know what happened to Daisy, if she’s still alive? Also, do you recall the address of the place where they filmed the game?”
“I wrote to Daisy twice a year before she vanished. We did have one conversation over the phone, and she told me that bad luck was going to follow the losers of that pilot. There was no media coverage about her passing that I ever saw. As far as the location, sure. I wrote it down in a journal I kept with me even when I traveled. I used to keep track of my workouts and diet regiment back then. Let me grab it.”
3
The location where the Triangle Game took place four decades earlier stood in a squalid part of the city.
I passed the ruins of the old LA zoo on my way to the spot. I contemplated how the sight I was about to take in could not get any stranger. I was wrong.
The building was five stories, but the front only had a trio of stained glass windows. Bullet holes surrounded the casements. The place had a nave roof and flying buttresses on both sides. Multi-colored graffiti littered the outside.
It sat in a neighborhood filled with homeless people who slept on benches.
I went there mid-afternoon. I approached the front and found two locked doors. I scaled around back. I stepped over heaps of trash in the process, and saw an opening in the form of a hole large enough to crawl into.
A surge of adrenaline hit me me as I belly crawled through. I was taking a bet on how there were no cameras, guards or residents who would make a scene out of my trespassing.
It is amazing the rules one will bend for the sake of new content on social media, I opined as I made way into the space.
I turned on the flashlight of my phone and saw nothing but an enormous dusty chamber made of concrete.
I moved into the next room. A hoarders lifetime supply of broken antiques sat. Spray painted devil-horned faces grinned from the ceiling.
What caught my attention the most was a camera’s tripod. It stood alone in the far left corner.
I approached it to get a better look. I kicked aside a bunch of cans. As they clattered away, I looked down and saw a pointed tip of something drawn on the ground.
I removed most of the trash by shoving the majority of it aside and saw what was underneath.
The large triangle, which took up most of the flooring in the chamber, was still there after all these years.
In the center of it was a thin line of blood. I crouched down and peered at it.
The fluid was still wet, and a horrid stench met me. I gagged and recoiled, and in my backing away, my shoulder bumped against a dusty and discarded shelf.
Gunfire rang out.
I did not know if it was outside or near me, but I did not wish to find out. I exited the way I came in with a relentless sprint and drove as far away as I could.
4
A year later, I was finally wrapping up my recording of the podcast. I titled it ‘Three Ways to Die.’
While the name of the series was quite sensational, I felt the story merited a bit of clickbait. I had no followers and was unsure of how it would perform.
I reasoned that giving the story any publicity I could would help me find the lost piece of media. Even if it was on the cutting room floor of that very space I had to leave.
I went to call Grover, to try and collect an email address so I could send him the pre-uploaded production.
A woman answered.
“You’re looking for my father. He lost his life six months ago. Someone killed him. I would appreciate it if you got rid of this number.”
She ended the call less than a second after the last word. She wrote me off as an insurance agent looking to take advantage of a grieving family member.
I paced around my room. Although I did not know him well, I had come to like him, and his gruesome end was not one he deserved. I researched crime news to find out what had happened to him, to no avail.
The newspaper piece I had collected that fateful day sat at the edge of my desk.
I lifted it towards me and flipped it over again. I stared at the words — CC ENVELOPE EXIT.
The sentence was nonsensical. I had applied my own meanings to the gibberish phrase. Like it was a cryptic and silly way of saying ‘outgoing mail.’
I do not know whether it was desperation, a creative inclination or an admixture of both. I decided to run it through an anagram generator I had searched for on the web.
It came up with many phrases, some of them surreal, but the one that popped out to me was EXPECT VIOLENCE.
My stomach turned as I realized how my own personal investigation yielded nothing. I opened the window and was soon exposed to some fresh Sierra air, which was therapeutic but not curative.
I decided to take a long walk. I had been sedentary over the last week due to intensive editing. I figured a jaunt would help me smooth a few psychological knots things out.
I slid my closet door open to try and find a pair of sweat pants.
The sound of thunder reverberated outside. I stared out to find the sky had become overcast.
The closet door creaked even louder than I could remember it having been before.
Orange ties hung on the rack, and a triangle painted a pastel green was visible behind it.

What I'm basically asking for would be like an anime version of a John Wick action scene
The animation of the action itself (as in how the opponents move and interact with each other) is still fluid and looks great. BUT the movement of the camera (per frame/shot; not sure which is the correct term) is either very minimal or non-existent
While very ambitious and usually amazing on a technical scale, those action scenes where the camera spins around, zooms in on someone's eye, zooms in on someone's closed fist that's about to punch someone else, does a front flip, a backflip, a kickflip, etc. is kinda disorienting for me sometimes and can also look uncanny sometimes (since it's a 2D animation trying to pull off something that feels more natural in 3D animation)
So I wonder what anime just lets you view the action very clearly by not moving the camera
Bonus points if the anime was released from 2010s onwards since that was the time period when the trend of crazy camera movements in action scenes started getting popular lol

What I'm basically asking for would be like an anime version of a John Wick action scene
The animation of the action itself (as in how the opponents move and interact with each other) is still fluid and looks great. BUT the movement of the camera is either very minimal or non-existent
While very ambitious and usually amazing on a technical scale, those action scenes where the camera spins around, zooms in on someone's eye, zooms in on someone's closed fist that's about to punch someone else, does a front flip, a backflip, a kickflip, etc. is kinda disorienting for me sometimes and can also look uncanny sometimes (since it's a 2D animation trying to pull off something that feels more natural in 3D animation)
So I wonder what anime just lets you view the action very clearly by not moving the camera
Bonus points if the anime was released from 2010s onwards since that was the time period when the trend of crazy camera movements in action scenes started getting popular lol

"Here we go...(gulps)"
Green 'Stache. King of Second Bananas. The original pallet swap. Plain old player two. No matter what, Luigi never seems to be able to catch a break, always living in his brother's shadow. But in reality, he's got many advantages over Mario, such as his jump height and being taller. But while he may be a coward, when it comes down to saving those he cares about, Luigi will find the strength inside him to stand up against his foes, be they Bowser's forces or King Boo's spectral legions.
This thread takes the Super Mario Bros. 'canon' as every Super Mario platformer and all closely linked games (the Luigi's Mansion games, Yoshi titles except for Wooly World, and Super Princess Peach). The sole exception is Super Mario Bros. 2, which is confirmed in the credits to be a dream. Hover over each feat for the game they come from. Any feats featuring a different character comes from a game where they are capable of demonstrating the exact same feat.

Legend

1 - Super Mario Bros.
3 - Super Mario Bros. 3
W - Super Mario World
W2 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
LM - Luigi's Mansion
64-DS - Super Mario 64 DS
PP - Super Princess Peach
New - New Super Mario Bros.
G - Super Mario Galaxy
New-W - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
G2 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
3DL - Super Mario 3D Land
New-2 - New Super Mario Bros. 2
New-U - New Super Mario Bros. U
LM-2 - Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
3DW - Super Mario 3D World
LM-3 - Luigi's Mansion 3

Physicals

Strength

Striking - Jumping Into

• Breaks large brick blocks by jumping and spinning into them^G
• Breaks a giant block by jumping into it³
• Breaks a giant brick block by repeatedly jumping into it^3DW
• Makes a large enemy slide back by jumping on it^3DW

Striking - Punching/Kicking

• Swings a punching bag considerably with a punch, hitting a large ghost and sending it reeling^LM
• Shatters large brick blocks with a punch^64-DS
• Kicks a giant shell so that it breaks a giant block, and still has enough force to rebound³
• Drop kicks a tower twice before jumping on it, destroying it. While the tower is supposed to be the one the level took place in, it's only about twice as high as Luigi in the cutscene^W
• Lifts a tower and kicks it away. While the tower is supposed to be the one the level took place in, it's only about twice as high as Luigi in the cutscene^W

Striking - Spinning

• Breaks large brick blocks by jumping and spinning into them^G
• Shatters big stone spikes with a spin^G
• Shatters a large amount of crystal with a spin^G
• Shatters a giant crystal with two spins^G
• Shatters a boulder bigger than him with a spin, albeit one with the inside being comprised of some red material^G
• Destroys a giant boulder with a spin, albeit one with the inside being comprised of some red material^G
• Makes the heavy end of a large monster's tail go flying back with a spin with enough force that it stretches before coming back with enough force to do damage^G
• Sends a large Petey Piranha-like alien through the air with a spin, with it sending stone shards up upon landing^G2
• Sends Bowser spinning across a tiny artificial planet with a spin, before knocking him back through the air with another^G
• After Bowser covered himself in stone, sends him spinning with a spin while knocking all of the stone off of him^G

Striking - Ground Pound

• Ground pounds in a stone switch that's unaffected by his weight^64-DS
• Breaks brick blocks with a ground pound^New
• Shatters cracked stone with a ground pound^G
• Shatters a Whomp with a ground pound^N
• Shatters a giant Whomp with a ground pound to the back^G2
• Cracks King Whomp with a ground pound to the back^G2
• Ground pounds a large monster from below, sending it spinning through the air^G2
• Ground pounds a large meteor into Bowser, knocking him back^G2
• Ground pounds a large meteor a distance into an enormous Bowser, sending him spinning back^G2
• Flips a nearby Wriggler with a ground pound^G

Leaping

• Jumps high, using Mario's head as a springboard³
• Jumps onto an airship's anchor as it's taking off³
• Jumps on top of a tower. While this is supposed to be the tower the level took place in, it's visually only about twice as high as Luigi^W

Lifting/Throwing

• Shifts about a large stone statue^LM
• Walks around with a large spiked metal ball being carried by the Poltergust 3000^LM
• Lifts a tower and kicks it away. While the tower is supposed to be the one the level took place in, it's only about twice as high as Luigi in the cutscene^W
• Lifts and throws Big Bob-omb⁶⁴
• Lifts and throws large sentient boulders, with them shattering on hitting something^3DW
• Breaks a brick block by throwing a Koopa shell^New
• Throws a Koopa shell underwater, causing it to destroy a large amount of rock^G
• Swings a grand piano over his head^LM-3
• Swings around and throws Bowser by his tail⁶⁴

Other

• Causes a tower to collapse by swinging a hammer numerous times. While the tower is supposed to be the one the level took place in, it's only about twice as high as Luigi in the cutscene^W
• Pushes a large box^64-DS
• Breaks blocks by spin jumping on them^W
• Easily sucks up a ghost which dragged E. Gadd around while he tried to suck it up^LM

Durability

Blunt Force

• Hit into the air by Peach and sent bouncing about^PP
• Shunted forwards a distance after being run into by a tank^New
• Hit on the back of the head by a sliding modified sled, flips through the air, and lands on said sled^LM-2
• Launched through a seemingly glass dome^G
• Flung through a mansion's roof^LM-2
• Sent flying up a mansion by a springboard, hits open a metal hatch, and continues going up a distance before falling to the roof^LM-2
• Launched through several brick blocks^3DW
• Launched out of a cannon with enough force to break part of a brick wall^64-DS
• Is unharmed after being launched through crystal hard enough to shatter it^G
• Tumbles down a set of stairs and gets back up^LM-2

Falling

• Quickly recovers from being in an elevator that falls a floor^LM-2
• Gets sent flying up a mansion by a springboard, hits open a metal hatch, and continues going up a distance before falling to the roof^LM-2
• Unharmed after falling 4 floors down a chimney^LM
• Falls from an airship, past clouds, and onto the floor in a castle without problem³
• Is fine being launched between tiny planets and landing on his feet^G

Explosive

• Stands right besides a tower as an explosion strong enough to level it occurs. While the tower is supposed to be the one the level took place in, it's only about twice as high as Luigi with the Super Mushroom in this cutscene^W
• Is near an ice monster created by a possessing ghost when it has a bomb launched into its mouth, creating a large explosion^LM-2
• Gets launched out of a cannon with enough force to break part of a brick wall^64-DS
• Gets launched onto an airship via cannon^3DW
• Gets fired out of a cannon a large distance and onto a bridge^3DW

Other

• Is sent flying by a giant suit of armour stamping close to him^LM-2

Speed

• Quickly covers a large distance by running^New
• Runs up the side of a pipe^W
• Runs on water for a short period of time^64-DS

Agility

Abilities

• Triple Jump - Jumps three times in succession, gaining extra height with each jump^64-DS
• Wall Jump - Jumps between two close by walls, gaining height each time^G
• Long Jump - Jumps far, but without much height^64-DS
• Backflip - Jumps high after crouching, and spins to slow his fall^64-DS
• Scuttle - Scuttles in midair to slow his fall^64-DS
• Twist - Twists to slightly suspend himself in the air^G
• Spin - With a Luma under his hat, Luigi can spin, acting both as an attack and as a way to give himself some extra distance in the air.^G
  • Speeds him up underwater, though it makes him run out of air quicker^G
  • In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Luigi can spin without Luma^New-W
• Roll - Dashes forwards in a roll^3DL

Feats

• Balances on a ball, and somehow jumps with it^G
• Walks on a tightrope^3DL
• Walks on, and jumps between, two narrow pipes^LM-2

Power-Ups

Size Changing

Super Mushroom

• Grows the small character to their regular size¹

Mushroom

• Makes a character giant, capable of destroying large brick blocks, Bullet Bill launchers, and Thwomps by walking into them^64-DS
• Allows the user to no-sell large rolling metal balls^64-DS
• Wario with the mushroom was unaffected by being hit by a boulder slightly larger than him while under the effects of the mushroom, but this could be because of Wario's naturally greater strength^64-DS

Mega Mushroom

• Makes the user giant for a short amount of time, capable of easily breaking bricks and pipes by walking through them. They can also ground pound to make Goombas or coins fall from the sky^New
• Makes the user capable of smashing brick blocks as tall as their new size by running into them^3DW

Mini Mushroom

• Makes the user small and light enough to run on water^New
• Allows the user to run up walls^New-U
• The character can't hurt enemies by jumping on them as normal like this^New

Mobility

Super Leaf

• Allows the user to slow their descent^U
• With a run up, allows the user to fly for a short time, able to break blocks while doing so³
• Breaks brick blocks with a tail whip³
• Breaks an enormous brick block with several tail swings^3DW

P Wing

• Functions the same as the Super Leaf, but allows for unlimited flight without build up³
• In Super Mario 3D Land, the P Wing teleports the user to the flagpole at the end of the world^3DL

Tanooki Leaf

• Functions the same as the Super Leaf, but allows the user to turn into a statue for a short period³

Statue Leaf

• Acts like the Tanooki Leaf, creating a small shockwave upon landing if the transformation into a statue happens mid-air^3DL
• The statue is invincible, though the transformation only lasts for so long at once^3DL

Super Acorn

• Allows the user to glide through the air^New-U
• Provides a 'boost' to rapidly ascend in the air, though they can't glide afterwards and instead flap their wings to slow their descent^New-U
• The user can cling briefly to walls before sliding down them^New-U

Propeller Mushroom

• Lets the user fly straight up, and then either slow their descent by running in midair or rapidly descend in a fast spin^New-W
• Clears away a large amount of cloud surrounding the user by flying up and rapidly spinning down^New-W

Cape Feather

• Allows the user to slow their decent, fly with a running start, and spin to attack^W
• Lets the user slow their descent while riding Yoshi^W

Bee Mushroom

• Lets the user slowly fly for brief periods^G
• Lets the user climb on honey panels and the giant furry Queen Bee^G
• Lets the user walk on clouds and other platforms that immediately break upon a character not using the Bee Mushroom touching them^G2
• Goes away upon the user touching water^G2

Red Star

• Allows unlimited flight by spinning^G

P Balloon

• Inflates the user, letting them float around for a limited period of time^W

Power Flower

• With the Power Flower, Luigi turns invisible and intangible, capable of walking through wire fencing^64-DS
  • Walk through a magic mirror^64-DS
  • Walks through certain walls,^64-DS
• Is immune to toxic gas^64-DS

Cloud Mushroom

• Allows the user to create and walk on up to three cloud platforms that disappear after a short time period^G2
• Goes away when the user touches water^G2

Spring Mushroom

• Makes the user bounce everywhere, while making them capable of jumping great heights^G

Frog Suit

• Makes the user only hop on land, but capable of jumping higher³
• Lets the user swim quicker³

Penguin Suit

• Can throw ice balls which bounce on the ground and instantly freeze an enemy in a block if it hits. It also allows the user to slide on ice with enough force to break through brick blocks^New-W
• The user can slide on the surface of water^New-W
• Allows the user greater mobility in water^New-W
• Allows the user to walk on ice without slipping^New-W

Offensive

Fire Flower

• Throws fireballs which bounce along the floor and off of walls for a short time, or until they hit something^3DW
• Instantly burns up a Piranha Plant^New
• Instantly thaws coins and Munchers trapped in blocks of ice³
• Destroys a large Goomba snow sculpture with a fireball, and a giant Bowser snow sculpture in three^G2
• Keeps going after breaking wooden crates^G2
• Shatters reinforced crates bigger than Mario^G2
• Breaks crystal structures^G2
• Makes the giant Prince Bully slide back with fireballs^3DW
• Work underwater¹
• In Super Mario Galaxy, the power up doesn't go away on damage, but instead after a certain amount of time^G

Ice Flower

• Throws balls of ice which bounce on the ground and instantly freeze an enemy in a block^New-W
• The ice balls work underwater^New-W
• The ice balls create some amount of light^New-U
• In Super Mario Galaxy, turns the user into ice for a limited amount of time, instantly freezing the water or lava they touch into icy platforms^New-G

Gold Flower

• Turns the user gold or silver, and lets them throw balls of energy. These balls create shockwaves that defeat enemies and turn blocks into coins^New-2

Boomerang Flower

• Allows the user to throw boomerangs which constantly follow the thrower until they hit something^3DL
• Can hit several enemies before stopping^3DW
• Can be used to collect far off things^3DL

Hammer Suit

• Allows the user to throw hammers, as well as providing a limited amount of fire protection³

Blue Shell

• Lets the user withdraw into a blue Koopa shell, letting them ricochet off of walls and break brick blocks. They can jump while withdrawn^New

Super Bell

• Hits away large football bombs^3DW
• Makes a large enemy slide back^3DW
• Hits away large sentient boulders^3DW
• Shatters a large wooden panel shaped like Bowser^3DW
• Shatters a crate with a swing^3DW
• Allows the user to climb up sheer walls for a brief time (including those made of stone) and clamber up flagpoles^3DW
• Dives down at a diagonal angle with enough force to shatter wooden crates^3DW
• The user can paddle in the air to slow their descent^3DW

Rock Mushroom

• Makes the user gather rocks around themselves and roll around in a boulder. Like this, an enormous gemstone can be shattered in two blows^G2
• Knocks down a metal drawbridge^G2
• Shatters larger rolling boulders, albeit ones consisting largely of something red on the inside, and a large rock, though the latter breaks the user out of their boulder^G2
• Hits a giant armadillo-like monster into the air, making it spin^G2
• Jumps a large distance after rolling up a ramp^G2

Invincibility

Starman

• Makes the user invincible for a short period, allowing them to run through enemies and attacks without harm¹
• Extends to Yoshi while riding him^W
• Creates a large amount of light while in use^New-W

Rainbow Star

• Turns the user invincible and faster for a short period, though it can't be used with other power ups^G

Invincibility Leaf

• Functions like the Super Leaf, only the user is invincible while in use^3DL

P-Acorn

• Functions the same as the Super Acorn. However, the user is invincible, gliding has multicolored Ps come out from behind them, and they can 'boost' themselves an unlimited amount of times^New-U

Other

Boo Mushroom

• Turns the user into a Boo, letting them float and turning them intangible^G
• Goes away after being hit by bright light^G

Mario Cap
In Super Mario 64 DS, characters can wear the caps of Mario, Luigi, and Wario, turning them into the hat's owner and gaining their abilities.^64-DS

• Can shatter brick blocks with a punch,^64-DS
• Can wall jump^64-DS
• Is the only character with access to the wings, which allow him to fly around for a short period of time^64-DS
• With the Power Flower, Mario becomes inflated and floats around, bouncing off surfaces slightly. This automatically goes away after a short period of time, or can be forced away by ground pounding^64-DS

Wario Cap
In Super Mario 64 DS, characters can wear the caps of Mario, Luigi, and Wario, turning them into the hat's owner and gaining their abilities.^64-DS

• Can smash giant black brick blocks and giant boulders with a punch^64-DS
• Hits posts into the ground with a single ground pound while other characters require three.^64-DS
• With the Power Flower, Wario turns metal, becoming immune to enemy attacks, not needing to breathe underwater, and be unaffected by poisonous gas^64-DS

Double Cherry

• Creates an identical clone of the user which copy their every movement. Any power ups gained affect all existing clones^3DW
• The effects of a Double Cherry stack, allowing a second clone to be made when one already exists, and so on^3DW
• When the user enters a warp pipe, the clones warp to them and reappear on the other side of the pipe^3DW

Life Mushroom

• Fills the user's health, then doubles it until they've taken enough damage to bring them down to normal health^G

Equipment

Poltergust 3000

A vacuum cleaner adapted by Professor E. Gadd to be able to suck up ghosts, used in Luigi's Mansion.
Strength

• Sucks up a tablecloth over a long table without moving anything on top of it^LM
• Can suck up large spiked metal balls, hold them, and shoot them^LM
• Sucks up a falling item, shoots it away a distance, and causes it to destroy half of a large rock sphere^LM

Functions

• The vacuum head has a torch function that can quickly be switched out in order to suck up ghosts
• By sucking up different elemental ghosts, the Poltergust can spit out said element
  • Fire elemental ghosts make the Poltergust a flamethrower^LM
  • Water elemental ghosts allow large amounts of water to be sprayed, quickly putting out a burning door^LM
  • Ice elemental ghosts make the Poltergust spew a freezing gas^LM

Other

• Would be unharmed after being struck by lightning strong enough to kill Luigi^LM

Poltergust 5000

An later version of the Poltergust 3000 from Luigi's Mansion 2. It can be further upgraded to the Super Poltergust, which increases its capabilities to suck up ghosts^LM-2
Strength

• Carries around a filled bucket of water^LM-2
• Shoots a spiked plant, causing it to shatter a wooden picture^LM-2
• Lifts a Toad by the head and shoots them a distance^LM-2
• Pulls down a wall with three pulls of a vine^LM-2
• Pulls down a wall with three pulls of a chain^LM-2
• Sucks up a sheet covering a door^LM-2
• Sucks up a tablecloth, throwing items into the air slightly but not moving them otherwise^LM-2
• Makes a rug roll up by sucking it^LM-2
• Causes the handle of a safe to spin, opening it, by sucking^LM-2
• Makes a large fan on a stone statue spin, causing it to lift and reveal a hidden compartment underneath^LM-2

Functions

• The Strobulb releases bright light that disorientates ghosts and people. It can be immediately activated, or charged up for a much larger cone of light^LM-2
  • Causes a large flower to open up^LM-2
• The Dark-Light creates a rainbow beam of light which reveals illusions. When used on object made to appear invisible, it forced the things causing said illusions out^LM-2
  • Can also be used to let objects and people trapped in paintings out^LM-2
  • If used too much in a short period of time, the Dark-Light overheats and needs to quickly recharge^LM-2
• Can fire objects held by a ghosts it sucks up^LM-2
• Can inflate balloon-like objects and let Luigi fly around^LM-2

Poletergust G-00

The Poltergust Luigi obtained from E. Gadd's car in Luigi's Mansion 3 which has a range of abilities on top of the basic functions presented with earlier models.
Strength

• Spins the handle of a vault door^LM-3
• Sucks up mannequin heads and wigs^LM-3
• Sucks up a duvet and pillows^LM-3
• Sends explosive barrels rolling forwards^LM-3
• Carries around a Toad and shoots them over a wall^LM-3
  • Shoots a Toad with enough force to make them rebound off of walls several times, and to break through brick walls^LM-3
• With the Super Suction upgrade, the Poltergust can be plugged into special outlets to greatly increase its power. Like this, it breaks apart the front half of a ship as well as the front of the wall behind it to suck it up^LM-3
  • Uses this mode to break apart a platform, a music desk, a number of large speakers, and a brick wall^LM-3

Functions

• By charging up its light, releases a bright burst which stuns ghosts^LM-3
• Can swap between a regular torch lens and a special one capable of revealing things trapped in portraits, be it people or items^LM-3
  • Used to reveal hidden objects^LM-3
  • Shows the tracks of a ghost, allowing Luigi to follow them^LM-3
• Shoots a burst of air at the ground, lifting Luigi into the air and shaking a nearby car and wagon^LM-3
• Fires a plunger to grab on to objects^LM-3

Gooigi

• A Luigi made of goo that can pass through small gaps through the likes of fences which Luigi can directly control or leave stationary while he himself does something^LM-3
• With Luigi lifts and slams King Boo, cracking the roof of a hotel^LM-3
• Splatters after a fall but quickly reforms^LM-3
• Is fully capable of using his Poltergust like Luigi can, such as with capturing ghosts^LM-3
• Holds an item inside of him^LM-3
• Made of a substance which reacts to the presence of Boos^LM-3
• Will instantly disintegrate when he gets wet, returning to the Poltergust^LM-3

Other

• Is waterproof up to 'really deep' depths^LM-3

Other

Game Boy Horror
A modified Game Boy Colour, given to Luigi by Professor E. Gadd to help him through Luigi's Mansion.

• Contains a map of the mansion^LM
• Has a Boo radar, which flashes and changes colour depending on how close a Boo is^LM
• Has a functioning camera with good quality^LM
• Allows for video calls with E. Gadd^LM
• Keeps track of all the money and gems Luigi collects throughout the night^LM

Dual Scream
In Luigi's Mansion 2, E. Gadd changes with the times and this time gives Luigi a modified DS. It would be later dubbed the Dual Scream.

• Contains a map of the mansions, which actively updates to marks E. Gadd makes^LM-2
• Can make video calls^LM-2

Virtual Boo
Luigi's Mansion 3's communication device modelled after the Virtual Boy, complete with red-coloured holographic imagery.

• Links with a device in the elevator to show a map of the floor^LM-3
• Makes video calls^LM-3

Other

• Is unaffected by a giant portrait which causes trees at the bottom of the hotel he's standing on to uproot and fly up^LM-3
• With Mario, quickly fixes a clear pipe^3DW
• Through the 'bond between twins' can tell where Mario is^W2
• Can put himself in a bubble to float around, though he needs someone outside of a bubble to pop him out^New-W
• Has his entire body spin after entering a tornado, slowing his descent, though his head doesn't move at all^G
• Uses three swipes of a large mop to seemingly erase a tower, leaving only a white flag behind^W

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Name	Description	Backers	Pledged	Ends	Information	Tags	BGG
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey Second Printing Plus All-New Content	Epic 1-4 player Campaign Game of adventures, base building and tactical battles with giant monsters. Bigger and better than ever!	7071	€2,811,015.64 (5622%) in 19 days	2023-06-07	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 12+ 90 min.	🎉💰🔥🌳	BGG
Apex Legends™: The Board Game	Apex Legends™ Board Game. Highly strategic, team vs. team, miniatures board game for 1-6 players. Includes solo and coop!	3504	€585,173.00 (260%) in 18 days	2023-06-08	Kickstarter 2‑4 players 60-90 min.	🎉💰	BGG
Evolution: Another World	Create wondrous animals and give them traits to help them survive and thrive in the chaotic magical world!	2299	$106,877.00 (534%) in 18 days	2023-06-07	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 11+ 20-30 min.	💰🌳	BGG
🚀Uncharted Stars⭐	Uncharted Stars, a Print and Play, Roll 'n' Write game for 1 to 100 players, designed by Scott Almes and Illustrated by Tristam Rossin.	1738	£8,775.00 (293%) in 23 days	2023-06-11	Kickstarter 1‑99 players age 10+ 25-100 min.	💰	BGG
Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion Volume IV + Acrylic Track Tiles	A fourth Expansion Volume for Age of Steam Deluxe plus accessory Acrylic Track tiles.	1465	$160,815.62 (715%) in 10 days	2023-06-09	Gamefound 1‑6 players 120 min.	💰
McBaron - Bravery in the Sky	An action-packed solo Print and Play Wargame. Fly over the battlefield, accomplish missions, and prove your bravery!	662	€2,836.00 (2836%) in 13 days	2023-06-09	Kickstarter 1‑2 players age 12+ 20-30 min.	💰	BGG
Endeavor: Deep Sea	Plunge into the modern era, where earth's vast oceanscape is one of the last frontiers to discover and explore. [Extension Campaign]	538	CA$47,290.47 (3378%) in 5 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter 1‑5 players age 10+ 60-75 min.	💰🌳	BGG
El Burro: A La Granja Game	El Burro is a new standalone game where you are developing your farm but have to move your goods to the port of Palma. The game uses multi-purpose cards and dice-drafting like La Granja.	462	€37,558.00 (150%) in 9 days	2023-06-11	Gamefound 1‑4 players age 12+ 75-150 min. Card Game Dice Game	💰	BGG
SlackJack - A Pirate Game of Bluffing and Deception	A 10-minute game of blackjack and social deduction for 4-8 players!	454	$11,322.00 (226%) in 12 days	2023-06-10	Kickstarter 4‑8 players age 10+ 10-20 min.	🎉💰🌳	BGG
『ゾンビサイド2.0』 日本語版	現代版ゾンビサイドの第２版が、日本語版になってついに登場！ 高品質のフィギュアと、遊びやすくなったルールを、拡張セットと共にお届けします New Japanese Edition. This project is only available in Japan.	343	¥14,614,059 (1461%) in 13 days	2023-06-07	Kickstarter	🎉💰🌱
Thunder Rolls: The Garage Expansion	More mayhem, cars and fun for the Thunder Rolls game by Richard Launius	272	$19,669.00 (492%) in 12 days	2023-06-07	Kickstarter 1‑8 players age 8+ 20-60 min.	🎉💰🌳	BGG
Animal Kingdom Trading Card Game	An innovative city-building TCG for 2-4 players with exciting gameplay and collectability! Printed by WJPC. www.animalkingdomtcg.com	263	£52,873.00 (264%) in 26 days	2023-06-08	Kickstarter	💰🌱
Frankenstein Madness	PNP: Asymmetric hidden roles horror game from Frankenstein mythos. 1 P campaign mode and 4-8 players "Free for all" mode.	242	$1,708.00 (342%) in 40 days	2023-06-10	Kickstarter 1‑8 players age 14+ 15-50 min.	💰	BGG
The Soft Underbelly, 1943-1945	An easy, fast and small board game about WW2 in Italy, North Africa and Southern Europe from 1943 to 1945	206	€6,590.00 (134%) in 26 days	2023-06-07	Kickstarter 2 players age 14+ 45-90 min.	💰🌳	BGG
Tablut | ancient Norse board game + 4 more historic games	A classic Viking game of siege and escape and 4 other "large-format" Peg Pastimes games.	183	$14,269.00 (357%) in 30 days	⚠️ 2023-06-04	Kickstarter 2 players age 8+ 45 min.	💰	BGG
Ahotnik	A mech-based semi-cooperative game set in a dark future, with nations fighting each other and against giant demons to rule the World	167	€30,004.00 (86%) in 19 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter 2‑12 players age 14+ 90 min.	🌱	BGG
David Thompson Games	A collection of David Thompson's amazing solitaire games!	166	$20,830.59 (139%) in 19 days	2023-06-06	Gamefound 1 player 60 min. Card Game Wargame	💰🌱
Savage Worlds Skirmish Battle	Using the Savage Worlds ruleset to power miniature wargames	138	£2,051.00 (205%) in 24 days	2023-06-10	Kickstarter	💰🌳
Cartref	Suburbia meets Magic: Compete to build and manipulate a magical, shared city for big end-game bonuses.	129	$1,055.00 (105500%) in 26 days	2023-06-10	Kickstarter 1‑3 players age 13+ 33-53 min.	💰	BGG
Puzzle Box & Escape Room Game: Cabinet of Curiosities	2 puzzle box/escape room games each with engaging audio story telling components built into 1 box!	112	$17,327.00 (347%) in 26 days	2023-06-08	Kickstarter	💰🌱
Meridians - New Classic	Board game / abstract strategy game for 2 players with the line-of-sight mechanics. Comes in wooden and portable versions.	109	¥1,212,170 (1212%) in 13 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter	💰
WAR ON TERRA	THE FUTURE OF SCI-FI TABLETOP WARFARE	109	£26,136.00 (131%) in 35 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter	💰🌱

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Name	Description	Backers	Pledged	Ends	Information	Tags	BGG
Command of Nature	An immersive, deck-building tabletop game from the creators of Here to Slay and Casting Shadows	7239	$650,636.00 (1301%) in 5 days	2023-06-20	Kickstarter	🎉💰🔥🌳
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice - Apocalypse	Don't miss another chance to get the legendary Assassin's Creed board game. Explore, infiltrate, assassinate!	1895	CA$372,870.29 (497%) in 5 days	2023-06-16	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 12+ 30-120 min.	💰🔥	BGG
Into the Godsgrave	A Digital Hybrid Board Game of fate and divine resurrection	1845	€182,615.00 (365%) in 5 days	2023-06-16	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 60-120 min.	🎉💰🔥🌳	BGG
French Quarter: A let the good times roll and write game!	Welcome to the heart of New Orleans! Explore the French Quarter in this new loaded roll and write game from Motor City Gameworks.	989	$27,597.00 (153%) in 5 days	2023-06-22	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 30-60 min.	🎉💰🌳	BGG
Biohack - Create Mythical Creatures as Mad Scientists	Create various creatures from myths and gain back your reputation as scientists in this strategic game for 1-4 players.	970	¥12,267,577 (876%) in 4 days	2023-07-01	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 14+ 60-90 min.	🎉💰🔥	BGG
Endeavor: Deep Sea	Plunge into the modern era, where earth's vast oceanscape is one of the last frontiers to discover and explore. [Extension Campaign]	538	CA$47,290.47 (3378%) in 5 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter 1‑5 players age 10+ 60-75 min.	💰🌳	BGG
Micro Architects	Plan and build a sprawling MICRO metropolis!	531	€22,392.00 (112%) in 4 days	2023-06-25	Gamefound 1‑4 players age 8+ 30-60 min.	💰	BGG
Monsters of Loch Lomond	Free your clan from legendary monsters, outwit rival chieftains, and achieve freedom in this thrilling Scottish card game.	409	€9,210.00 (184%) in 5 days	2023-06-29	Kickstarter 2‑5 players age 10+ 15-45 min.	💰🌱	BGG
First to Fight: USMC 1942-1945 Vol 1 Guadalcanal Campaign	United States Marine Corps figures, vehicles, and terrain for the Guadalcanal Campaign	278	$23,819.00 (794%) in 3 days	2023-06-18	Kickstarter	💰
Blueprint Studio	Draw the blueprint for the ideal house in this Roll & write game. Fast and easy to print at home.	226	MX$27,958.80 (699%) in 5 days	2023-06-16	Kickstarter	💰🌱
Tank Chess (reprint)	Outsmart your opponent and destroy their forces in this diceless tactical tank battle game!	212	$14,682.00 (726%) in 5 days	2023-06-29	Kickstarter	💰🌳
SSO: Classis Caetera	The sci-fi survival horror game, for 1-6 players returns!	180	£2,617.00 (65%) in 4 days	2023-06-30	Kickstarter	🌳
Rocky 'Roid Roll & Write	Rocky 'Roid is an asteroid-mining roll and write game that you can print at home. All you need to play is a player sheet and pen per player and 3 six-sided dice.In the first half of the game you use the shared dice to survey the belt moving and mining. Once you think you have enough minerals, race …	161	£670.88 (268%) in 5 days	2023-06-13	Gamefound 1‑6 players 20 min. Dice Game	💰🌳
The LAB	THE LAB is a competitive card game for 3 to 6 players in which you will be faced with some of the most dangerous microorganisms in existence. Be the first to earn 10 Cure points and try not to succumb to any of the insidious infections you will encounter throughout the game.	159	CA$6,702.76 (67%) in 6 days	2023-06-15	Gamefound 3‑6 players age 14+ 30-45 min. Card Game	🌱	BGG
Circle of Blood	Skirmish game in the dark city of Gormalak	157	€10,244.00 (171%) in 6 days	2023-06-15	Kickstarter	💰🌳
Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power	Transform for Battle | 1-4 Players | Co-op Bag Builder	131	$20,097.59 (54%) in 5 days	2023-06-24	Gamefound 1‑4 players age 14+ 40-75 min. Cooperative	🌱	BGG
Rhum Rush!	A Competitive Card Game of Tiki Mixology! Get ready to build some RUM (RHUM) COCKTAILS!🍹🌴🗿	124	$5,119.00 (51%) in 5 days	2023-06-29	Kickstarter	🌱
Stack It Kitten! - Relaunch	When the floor is lava 🔥 but lava is actually water 🌊 and you are a cat 😺!	90	€3,398.00 (63%) in 3 days	2023-07-01	Kickstarter
Badland Rivals	A Push-Your-Luck Adventure Card Game For 2-3 Players	76	$2,646.00 (53%) in 2 days	2023-07-01	Kickstarter
VAULT	A competitive game for 1 to 4 players. Crack the combination before the other hackers do!	63	£1,842.00 (368%) in 3 days	2023-07-03	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 10+ 30-60 min.	💰🌳	BGG
Chroma Mix	Mix your colors or play them? The choice is yours in this 1-4 player engine building game about the CMYK system of colors.	58	$1,119.45 (560%) in 3 days	2023-07-01	Gamefound 1‑4 players 30-45 min. Card Game	💰🌱	BGG
Cool Cats	It's Caturday! This flip and fill is about having the best Caturday ever!	55	$341.00 (341%) in 3 days	2023-06-21	Kickstarter 1‑4 players age 8+ 20-50 min.	💰🌳	BGG
Gods of War: Togo	Gods of War: Togo is a naval wargame that puts you in command of mighty ships in the age of steam and iron!	47	€4,554.00 (130%) in 3 days	2023-06-14	Kickstarter	💰
【第二版】しあわせのいと 【2nd print】Connecting links	《しあわせ》を紡ぐ非対称対戦型推理パズルゲーム。 最大6ターンで終了する早期決着とメモを必要としない設計により、ボードゲーム初心者～上級者まで幅広く楽しむことができます。	45	¥279,409 (56%) in 1 days	2023-06-28	Kickstarter

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Fablecraft: A New Digital TTRPG	A digital tabletop roleplaying game that’s easy to pick up and play. Roll dice and wield magic in the vibrant world of Mythas.	2482	$155,134.00 (1551%) in 26 days	2023-06-08	Kickstarter	🎉💰🌱
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The Legendary Bundle	Two exciting new Adventure Paths set in the worlds of Kong: Skull Island and Pacific Rim. Compatible with Everyday Heroes.	1104	$110,913.00 (370%) in 26 days	2023-06-06	Kickstarter	🎉💰

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I’m not going back anymore even if I wanted to because I had called her yesterday and asked if the break up was really definite because I was tired of the mind games she was playing with me and I bet she didn’t notice. I felt like the false hope that she kept putting out was driving me crazy. My emotions felt so bottled in all this time not being able to express myself around her snd the painful moments she did to me. She making making it more difficult and I was trying to talk to her calmly on the phone trying to tell her how much I had deeply loved and cared for her and did so much for her. She would basically accuse me of blaming it on her even though she never took the blame for anything and never accepted the truth for what it was and not even an apology. She was so cold and still was then hung up the phone on me. She blocked me right away but before she could block me I sent her this and she read it. “ If you have tried I would have truly seen it. If you would have been there for me at my lowest and when I needed you I would have seen it. If you would have truly loved me you wouldn’t hold back your love for me saying it and in actions the many times you did. You would have not thrown me out of your house every single time I wanted to fix something with you. You would truly engaged in the things I shown you and were important to me. Lastly you would have given me the security needed. No one who cares about someone should be walking on egg shells all the time if all they wanted was love and security. I know I want farther than you and loved you deeply because I cared deeply and had always been there for you. You manipulated my heart and you tore it. You got what you wanted for now. One day you’ll realize how much I did for you and sacrificed. You hurt me, my family, and my friends and I don’t ever want to see you again in my life especially how you took advantage of me for your own gain.” I felt so bad and remorseful for sending that but I feel all the emotional damage she had caused me and continued to do was so much I felt like I was going insane. She truly played with my heart and I feel it’s her loss completely for doing that. I remember when I saw the GoId moments before in her but I feel that was covered up by her true colors :( I guess that’s why I also feel so remorseful because I’m only seeing those good moments when in reality she did more bad to me than good. I just got so frustrated with her how terrible she treated me and mostly just swept it under the carpet blindly and pretended things were still normal 😭😭 I do hope I find some one better in the future who would treat me way better than she treated me. I feel I saved my future self further pain from her I couldn’t imagine accepting being friends with her, seeing her with another guy when I had treated her so well and did everything for her. As well as living with her and marrying her if we were still in the relationship together. Days later I felt so bad sending that message, because of my heart never wanting to hurt the girl i loved so much and always caring and loving her so deeply. The insanity of my emotions couldn't handle the emotional damage she had caused me in the relationship and where i wasn't able to stand up for my self. I waited a few days later giving her some space and i also was trying to see how i could reach her because I was blocked on everything. So my brother allowed me to send this message using his phone:
I want to say I'm deeply sorry, and I feel terrible to you the person I love and called my special person for these two good years. I reacted very immaturely the other day when we talked. I think I was so emotionally clouded that I couldn't think straight. I know you probably don't want to forgive me or talk to me again. I understand that. In truth I never want to burn the bridge I had with you. Even though I know we can't be lovers anymore. You know me where sometimes I over think things and do dumb things based in my emotions, something I know I need to work on. My deepest regret though is losing you who I loved so deeply. I want to love you as a friend and person that I cherished with all those amazing memories despite our challenges that made us split. I hope when you see this message you can unblock me and text or call me back. I just would like to have our numbers open so we can check on each other from time to time. I love you and care for so deeply, appreciate you, you were my first girlfriend who supported me in tough times and were there, I know we had challenging times and I accept we have to move away from each other romantically. I just would like to stay connected with you in some way.
​
A few days later she responds with this :
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"Im really upset with what you said to me. I understand you have big emotions, but it doesn’t mean I will let myself be talked that way. Only for you to reflect and say sorry days later (Even though i genuinely went out of my way to say sorry) it’s just not fair. I’m going to keep you blocked for awhile because that’s the only way I can keep my boundary. I don’t know what the future holds, but I wish you nothing but the best."
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i'm sorry for the long passage. I am guessing in the near future she's going to try and comeback eventually? and if she doesn't I hope you can see how much I deeply loved her and fought for her to show her how much i cared for her and our relationship despite the trauma she caused on me and how one sided she made it. Maybe its the best she let me go, could have it been a favor for me?
If anyone could help me sort this out? I feel so sad especially how much I cared for her, she was my first girlfriend.
Thoughts?

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I’m not going back anymore even if I wanted to because I had called her yesterday and asked if the break up was really definite because I was tired of the mind games she was playing with me and I bet she didn’t notice. I felt like the false hope that she kept putting out was driving me crazy. My emotions felt so bottled in all this time not being able to express myself around her snd the painful moments she did to me. She making making it more difficult and I was trying to talk to her calmly on the phone trying to tell her how much I had deeply loved and cared for her and did so much for her. She would basically accuse me of blaming it on her even though she never took the blame for anything and never accepted the truth for what it was and not even an apology. She was so cold and still was then hung up the phone on me. She blocked me right away but before she could block me I sent her this and she read it. “ If you have tried I would have truly seen it. If you would have been there for me at my lowest and when I needed you I would have seen it. If you would have truly loved me you wouldn’t hold back your love for me saying it and in actions the many times you did. You would have not thrown me out of your house every single time I wanted to fix something with you. You would truly engaged in the things I shown you and were important to me. Lastly you would have given me the security needed. No one who cares about someone should be walking on egg shells all the time if all they wanted was love and security. I know I want farther than you and loved you deeply because I cared deeply and had always been there for you. You manipulated my heart and you tore it. You got what you wanted for now. One day you’ll realize how much I did for you and sacrificed. You hurt me, my family, and my friends and I don’t ever want to see you again in my life especially how you took advantage of me for your own gain.” I felt so bad and remorseful for sending that but I feel all the emotional damage she had caused me and continued to do was so much I felt like I was going insane. She truly played with my heart and I feel it’s her loss completely for doing that. I remember when I saw the GoId moments before in her but I feel that was covered up by her true colors :( I guess that’s why I also feel so remorseful because I’m only seeing those good moments when in reality she did more bad to me than good. I just got so frustrated with her how terrible she treated me and mostly just swept it under the carpet blindly and pretended things were still normal 😭😭 I do hope I find some one better in the future who would treat me way better than she treated me. I feel I saved my future self further pain from her I couldn’t imagine accepting being friends with her, seeing her with another guy when I had treated her so well and did everything for her. As well as living with her and marrying her if we were still in the relationship together. Days later I felt so bad sending that message, because of my heart never wanting to hurt the girl i loved so much and always caring and loving her so deeply. The insanity of my emotions couldn't handle the emotional damage she had caused me in the relationship and where i wasn't able to stand up for my self. I waited a few days later giving her some space and i also was trying to see how i could reach her because I was blocked on everything. So my brother allowed me to send this message using his phone:
I want to say I'm deeply sorry, and I feel terrible to you the person I love and called my special person for these two good years. I reacted very immaturely the other day when we talked. I think I was so emotionally clouded that I couldn't think straight. I know you probably don't want to forgive me or talk to me again. I understand that. In truth I never want to burn the bridge I had with you. Even though I know we can't be lovers anymore. You know me where sometimes I over think things and do dumb things based in my emotions, something I know I need to work on. My deepest regret though is losing you who I loved so deeply. I want to love you as a friend and person that I cherished with all those amazing memories despite our challenges that made us split. I hope when you see this message you can unblock me and text or call me back. I just would like to have our numbers open so we can check on each other from time to time. I love you and care for so deeply, appreciate you, you were my first girlfriend who supported me in tough times and were there, I know we had challenging times and I accept we have to move away from each other romantically. I just would like to stay connected with you in some way.
​
A few days later she responds with this :
​
"Im really upset with what you said to me. I understand you have big emotions, but it doesn’t mean I will let myself be talked that way. Only for you to reflect and say sorry days later (Even though i genuinely went out of my way to say sorry) it’s just not fair. I’m going to keep you blocked for awhile because that’s the only way I can keep my boundary. I don’t know what the future holds, but I wish you nothing but the best."
​
i'm sorry for the long passage. I am guessing in the near future she's going to try and comeback eventually? and if she doesn't I hope you can see how much I deeply loved her and fought for her to show her how much i cared for her and our relationship despite the trauma she caused on me and how one sided she made it. Maybe its the best she let me go, could have it been a favor for me?
If anyone could help me sort this out? I feel so sad especially how much I cared for her, she was my first girlfriend.
Thoughts?

Hey guys,
I have an Anycubic Photon mono 4K, I have been using nova 3D grey resin for a while with great success, however I’ve run out and have a few bottles of skin Color.
Was wondering if anyone had any advice regarding my settings if I use the skin Color, would I need to change anything from my grey resin settings or would they stay basically the same… just curious if the Color affects much
Thanks!

So this time last week was when I took a bottle and a half of the zazas silvers and destroyed my life as I know it. I usually would dose the reds that way but bought silvers as they were out of reds. I had no idea what the phenibut would do to me. I blacked out and when I came to family members and cops where in my house and I became very aggressive and breaking shit.afyer the cops left my wife was gonna leave so I decided I would jump in my truck and leave first... Well I went out at some point doing 80 to 90 mph they say and flipped my truck 8 times untill I hit a pine tree 15 ft up in the air not wearing a seatbelt...walked away with a broken nose and two black eyes. I've been battling this for almost a year been cought by my wife several times. Just been stuck in the tia cycle. So when I was released from the hospital I went back to our destroyed home and played there detoxing for four days with zero sleep until a cop served me with a court date for a restraining order from my wife... At this point I have moved in with my business partner and his family and am trying to rebuild. My wife told me she was filing for divorce today. Which is day 7 no tia. I'm past the physical stuff besides pain from the wreck... But mentally I am totally broken and still not sleeping. Anyone reading this please stop taking this shit now before you end up like this.