Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	10	0	10
CLE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	10	1	8

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Josh Naylor doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Steven Kwan scores.	1-0
B1	Josh Bell doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Josh Naylor scores.	2-0
T6	Enrique Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Masataka Yoshida scores. Justin Turner to 2nd.	2-1
T8	Enrique Hernandez walks. Justin Turner scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd. Triston Casas to 2nd.	2-2
T8	Rob Refsnyder singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Will Brennan. Rafael Devers scores. Triston Casas to 3rd. Enrique Hernandez to 2nd.	2-3
T8	Pablo Reyes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Triston Casas scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd. Rob Refsnyder to 2nd.	2-4
T8	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Myles Straw. Enrique Hernandez scores.	2-5
B8	Amed Rosario singles on a line drive to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Josh Naylor scores. Josh Bell to 2nd.	3-5
B8	Will Brennan doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Tyler Freeman scores. Amed Rosario to 3rd.	4-5

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, June 6 vs Red Sox	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Boston, June 6 vs Guardians	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Boston, June 6 vs Guardians	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, June 6 vs Red Sox	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Red Sox at Guardians - June 6, 2023	0:09	Video
Breaking down Shane Bieber's pitches	0:08	Video
Shane Bieber's outing against the Red Sox	0:23	Video
Breaking down James Paxton's pitches	0:08	Video
James Paxton's outing against the Guardians	0:22	Video
Naylor puts Cleveland on the board with an RBI double	0:29	Video
Josh Bell rips a double to right, scoring Josh Naylor	0:23	Video
Kwan makes a slick catch on a fly ball in left field	0:28	Video
Hernández puts Boston on the board with an RBI single	0:16	Video
Rob Refsnyder makes an impressive sliding catch	0:24	Video
Shane Bieber strikes out Rafael Devers in the 6th	0:22	Video
Hernández walked with the bases loaded, Turner scores	0:17	Video
Refsnyder drives home Devers to give Boston the lead	0:17	Video
Reyes drives home Hernández with a single in the 8th	0:18	Video
Alex Verdugo hits a sac fly to score Kiké Hernández	0:21	Video
Amed Rosario rips a single to score Josh Naylor	0:18	Video
Brennan drills a double to drive home Freeman	0:30	Video

Postgame Thread 6/6/2023

Final Score: Red Sox 5, Guardians 4

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	10	0	10
CLE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	10	1	8

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Josh Naylor doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Steven Kwan scores.	1-0
B1	Josh Bell doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Verdugo. Josh Naylor scores.	2-0
T6	Enrique Hernandez singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Masataka Yoshida scores. Justin Turner to 2nd.	2-1
T8	Enrique Hernandez walks. Justin Turner scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd. Triston Casas to 2nd.	2-2
T8	Rob Refsnyder singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Will Brennan. Rafael Devers scores. Triston Casas to 3rd. Enrique Hernandez to 2nd.	2-3
T8	Pablo Reyes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Will Brennan. Triston Casas scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd. Rob Refsnyder to 2nd.	2-4
T8	Alex Verdugo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Myles Straw. Enrique Hernandez scores.	2-5
B8	Amed Rosario singles on a line drive to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Josh Naylor scores. Josh Bell to 2nd.	3-5
B8	Will Brennan doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Rob Refsnyder. Tyler Freeman scores. Amed Rosario to 3rd.	4-5

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, June 6 vs Red Sox	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Boston, June 6 vs Guardians	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Boston, June 6 vs Guardians	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, June 6 vs Red Sox	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Red Sox at Guardians - June 6, 2023	0:09	Video
Breaking down Shane Bieber's pitches	0:08	Video
Shane Bieber's outing against the Red Sox	0:23	Video
Breaking down James Paxton's pitches	0:08	Video
James Paxton's outing against the Guardians	0:22	Video
Naylor puts Cleveland on the board with an RBI double	0:29	Video
Josh Bell rips a double to right, scoring Josh Naylor	0:23	Video
Kwan makes a slick catch on a fly ball in left field	0:28	Video
Hernández puts Boston on the board with an RBI single	0:16	Video
Rob Refsnyder makes an impressive sliding catch	0:24	Video
Shane Bieber strikes out Rafael Devers in the 6th	0:22	Video
Hernández walked with the bases loaded, Turner scores	0:17	Video
Refsnyder drives home Devers to give Boston the lead	0:17	Video
Reyes drives home Hernández with a single in the 8th	0:18	Video
Alex Verdugo hits a sac fly to score Kiké Hernández	0:21	Video
Amed Rosario rips a single to score Josh Naylor	0:18	Video
Brennan drills a double to drive home Freeman	0:30	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Paxton (2-1, 3.81 ERA)	De Los Santos, E (2-1, 3.52 ERA)	Jansen (13 SV, 3.66 ERA)

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	2	4
TOR	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2		5	5	0	4

Box Score

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Springer	4	1	1	2	0	1	.252
SS	Bichette	4	1	1	1	0	1	.332
DH	Guerrero Jr.	3	1	0	0	1	1	.284
1B	Belt	3	0	1	0	1	2	.261
2B	Merrifield	3	0	1	1	1	0	.300
LF	Varsho	4	1	1	1	0	1	.223
C	Kirk	3	0	0	0	0	0	.255
CF	Kiermaier	1	1	0	0	2	0	.300
3B	Espinal	3	0	0	0	0	0	.197

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gausman	7.0	4	1	1	0	13	101-66	2.63
Swanson, E	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-11	2.73
Richards, T	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	13-6	3.76

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Dubón	4	1	2	1	0	0	.294
SS	Peña	4	0	0	0	0	4	.250
DH	Alvarez, Y	3	0	0	0	1	2	.274
3B	Bregman	3	0	0	0	0	3	.251
RF	Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280
1B	Abreu, J	3	0	0	0	0	2	.211
LF	Julks	3	0	2	0	0	0	.266
CF	Meyers	3	0	0	0	0	3	.252
C	Maldonado, M	3	0	0	0	0	1	.199

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Brown, H	6.0	3	3	3	3	5	96-57	3.69
Maton, P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	1.21
Montero	1.0	2	2	1	1	1	20-12	6.20

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Mauricio Dubon homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.	0-1
B3	George Springer homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Kevin Kiermaier scores.	2-1
B4	Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to center field.	3-1
B8	Bo Bichette homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-1
B8	Whit Merrifield doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Corey Julks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.	5-1

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Houston, June 6 vs Blue Jays	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Toronto, June 6 vs Astros	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Toronto, June 6 vs Astros	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Houston, June 6 vs Blue Jays	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Astros at Blue Jays - June 6, 2023	0:09	Video
Measuring the stats on Mauricio Dubón's home run	0:15	Video
Visualizing Mauricio Dubón's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
The distance behind George Springer's home run	0:15	Video
Analyzing George Springer's home run through bat tracking	0:09	Video
The distance behind Daulton Varsho's home run	0:37	Video
Visualizing Daulton Varsho's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches	0:08	Video
Hunter Brown's outing against the Blue Jays	0:23	Video
Breaking down Kevin Gausman's pitches	0:08	Video
Kevin Gausman's outing against the Astros	0:22	Video
Measuring the stats on Bo Bichette's home run	0:15	Video
Visualizing Bo Bichette's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
Mauricio Dubón cracks a leadoff home run	0:28	Video
George Springer lifts a two-run home run	0:29	Video
Daulton Varsho cracks a solo homer run	0:27	Video
Merrifield called safe at first after review	0:29	Video
Daulton Varsho goes deep after review	0:26	Video
Hunter Brown strikes out Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	0:07	Video
Kevin Gausman strikes out his 13th batter of the game	0:10	Video
Bo Bichette drills an opposite field solo home run	0:29	Video
Hunter Brown strikes out five batters vs. Blue Jays	0:52	Video
Whit Merrifield rips an RBI double down the line	0:18	Video
Rafael Montero Ball to Daulton Varsho	0:15	Video
Kevin Gausman strikes out thirteen against the Astros	1:57	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Gausman (5-3, 2.63 ERA)	Brown, H (5-3, 3.69 ERA)	Richards, T (1 SV, 3.76 ERA)

Game ended at 8:34 PM.

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	2	4
TOR	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2		5	5	0	4

Box Score

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Springer	4	1	1	2	0	1	.252
SS	Bichette	4	1	1	1	0	1	.332
DH	Guerrero Jr.	3	1	0	0	1	1	.284
1B	Belt	3	0	1	0	1	2	.261
2B	Merrifield	3	0	1	1	1	0	.300
LF	Varsho	4	1	1	1	0	1	.223
C	Kirk	3	0	0	0	0	0	.255
CF	Kiermaier	1	1	0	0	2	0	.300
3B	Espinal	3	0	0	0	0	0	.197

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gausman	7.0	4	1	1	0	13	101-66	2.63
Swanson, E	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-11	2.73
Richards, T	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	13-6	3.76

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Dubón	4	1	2	1	0	0	.294
SS	Peña	4	0	0	0	0	4	.250
DH	Alvarez, Y	3	0	0	0	1	2	.274
3B	Bregman	3	0	0	0	0	3	.251
RF	Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280
1B	Abreu, J	3	0	0	0	0	2	.211
LF	Julks	3	0	2	0	0	0	.266
CF	Meyers	3	0	0	0	0	3	.252
C	Maldonado, M	3	0	0	0	0	1	.199

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Brown, H	6.0	3	3	3	3	5	96-57	3.69
Maton, P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	1.21
Montero	1.0	2	2	1	1	1	20-12	6.20

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Mauricio Dubon homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.	0-1
B3	George Springer homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Kevin Kiermaier scores.	2-1
B4	Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was overturned: Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to center field.	3-1
B8	Bo Bichette homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-1
B8	Whit Merrifield doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Corey Julks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.	5-1

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Houston, June 6 vs Blue Jays	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for Toronto, June 6 vs Astros	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for Toronto, June 6 vs Astros	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Houston, June 6 vs Blue Jays	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Astros at Blue Jays - June 6, 2023	0:09	Video
Measuring the stats on Mauricio Dubón's home run	0:15	Video
Visualizing Mauricio Dubón's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
The distance behind George Springer's home run	0:15	Video
Analyzing George Springer's home run through bat tracking	0:09	Video
The distance behind Daulton Varsho's home run	0:37	Video
Visualizing Daulton Varsho's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches	0:08	Video
Hunter Brown's outing against the Blue Jays	0:23	Video
Breaking down Kevin Gausman's pitches	0:08	Video
Kevin Gausman's outing against the Astros	0:22	Video
Measuring the stats on Bo Bichette's home run	0:15	Video
Visualizing Bo Bichette's swing using bat tracking technology	0:09	Video
Mauricio Dubón cracks a leadoff home run	0:28	Video
George Springer lifts a two-run home run	0:29	Video
Daulton Varsho cracks a solo homer run	0:27	Video
Merrifield called safe at first after review	0:29	Video
Daulton Varsho goes deep after review	0:26	Video
Hunter Brown strikes out Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	0:07	Video
Kevin Gausman strikes out his 13th batter of the game	0:10	Video
Bo Bichette drills an opposite field solo home run	0:29	Video
Hunter Brown strikes out five batters vs. Blue Jays	0:52	Video
Whit Merrifield rips an RBI double down the line	0:18	Video
Rafael Montero Ball to Daulton Varsho	0:15	Video
Kevin Gausman strikes out thirteen against the Astros	1:57	Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Gausman (5-3, 2.63 ERA)	Brown, H (5-3, 3.69 ERA)	Richards, T (1 SV, 3.76 ERA)

Game ended at 9:32 PM.

I bought a used D54250WYK off eBay. The seller didn't have access to the Ubuntu admin account, so I'm trying to factory reset it. I'm having no luck accessing the BIOS to do so.
So far, I've tried:

1. Hammering every F-key (F2 primarily) at startup. I've also tried "delete" many times. This includes trying every USB slot on the device, and this model doesn't seem to have an internal spot for a USB connection. The keyboard is a wired, simple Logitech job.
2. Using the command line to force the BIOS, I would need the password for that to work.
3. Attempting to access the Fast Boot settings using this guide, with no luck. Each time the system either normally starts into Ubuntu or doesn't turn on at all. I've even timed my power button holds with my phone -- unless it's only a couple tenths of a second window, I don't think it's possible.
4. Removing the security jumper to reset the passwords, didn't seem to cause any noticeable change when replaced.

Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong, or provide another idea? I'm to the point that I'll trying to find a way to reformat the harddrive on another device, which I'm not even sure will work.

Everything in my inventory is up for trade. The most valuable items are listed here, the rest you can find in My Inventory

Feel free to Add Me or even better send a Trade Offer. Open for any suggestions: upgrades, downgrades / knives, gloves, skins / stickers, patterns, floats.

All Buyouts are listed in cash value.

KNIVES

★ Butterfly Knife Freehand FN #1, B/O: $2500

★ Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $822

★ Butterfly Knife Scorched FT, B/O: $616

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★ Bayonet Autotronic FN, B/O: $1050

★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth MW, B/O: $629

★ Bayonet Bright Water FT, B/O: $326

★ Bayonet Safari Mesh BS, B/O: $233

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★ Karambit Damascus Steel FT, B/O: $840

★ Karambit Freehand MW, B/O: $784

★ Karambit Bright Water MW, B/O: $759

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★ M9 Bayonet Fade FN, B/O: $1801

★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel FN, B/O: $751

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★ Nomad Knife Slaughter MW, B/O: $544

★ Nomad Knife Blue Steel WW, B/O: $318

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★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $574

★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) MW, B/O: $552

★ Flip Knife Case Hardened FT, B/O: $257

★ Flip Knife Freehand FT, B/O: $255

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★ Huntsman Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $436

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★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic FT, B/O: $212

★ Huntsman Knife Bright Water FT, B/O: $129

★ Huntsman Knife Forest DDPAT MW, B/O: $129

★ Huntsman Knife Forest DDPAT BS, B/O: $123

★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Rust Coat BS, B/O: $127

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★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN, B/O: $363

★ Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth FN, B/O: $269

★ Bowie Knife Crimson Web WW, B/O: $192

★ Bowie Knife Bright Water FN, B/O: $159

★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $126

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★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web FT, B/O: $412

★ StatTrak™ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe FT, B/O: $227

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★ Falchion Knife Autotronic FT, B/O: $192

★ Falchion Knife Scorched WW, B/O: $105

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★ Survival Knife Case Hardened FT, B/O: $198

★ Survival Knife Scorched FT, B/O: $111

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★ Shadow Daggers Doppler (Phase 3) FN, B/O: $228

★ Shadow Daggers, B/O: $201

★ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel FT, B/O: $108

★ Shadow Daggers Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $105

★ Shadow Daggers Black Laminate FT, B/O: $99

★ Shadow Daggers Forest DDPAT FT, B/O: $85

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★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN, B/O: $223

★ Gut Knife Marble Fade FN, B/O: $203

★ Gut Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN, B/O: $191

★ Gut Knife Case Hardened BS, B/O: $127

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★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $199

★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $199

★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $138

★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel FN, B/O: $111

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★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife Stained BS, B/O: $168

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★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $375

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★ Skeleton Knife, B/O: $1137

★ Talon Knife, B/O: $608

★ Paracord Knife, B/O: $305

★ Survival Knife Forest DDPAT FT, B/O: $97

GLOVES

★ Moto Gloves Transport MW, B/O: $204

★ Moto Gloves Polygon BS, B/O: $142

★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure BS, B/O: $84

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★ Hand Wraps Leather FT, B/O: $160

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★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point FT, B/O: $67

★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point WW, B/O: $59

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★ Hydra Gloves Emerald FT, B/O: $65

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AK-47 Case Hardened BS, B/O: $130

AK-47 Bloodsport MW, B/O: $79

AK-47 Fuel Injector BS, B/O: $76

AK-47 Fuel Injector BS, B/O: $76

AK-47 Bloodsport FT, B/O: $70

AK-47 Neon Rider MW, B/O: $60

StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge FT, B/O: $72

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AWP Asiimov FT, B/O: $139

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AWP Wildfire MW, B/O: $95

AWP BOOM MW, B/O: $93

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StatTrak™ AWP Hyper Beast FT, B/O: $68

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M4A4 Asiimov BS, B/O: $55

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USP-S Printstream FT, B/O: $69

StatTrak™ USP-S Kill Confirmed FT, B/O: $139

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AUG Flame Jörmungandr FN, B/O: $234

P90 Run and Hide FT, B/O: $147

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February 8, 2146, Project Chameleon HQ, Brussels, PRE
It has been a few weeks since Project Autumn has returned back to her normal life. Her days were pretty routine. She would wake up and eat breakfast. Then head to briefs and classes. Then, she would eat lunch before heading off to drills and training that left her sore and extremely fatigued. Autumn would eat dinner, shower, talk to Juliette for a few hours before falling asleep to do it all over again. The days soon became three weeks since she saw Juliette in person. Autumn’s next mission to Rio was quickly approaching. Autumn was excited about it, but what she really wanted to do was spend time with the girl that she really liked. Her training was done, and she was packing her bags for her mission. Autumn was told that she would be a part of the next gauntlet that would take place after she gets back from Rio. She was very excited about it and couldn’t wait to tell Juliette. Autumn looked at the time and saw that it was still five hours before she would normally call Juliette. She was bored, lonely, and really wanted to talk to her. Autumn wrestled with this as she packed her bags.
Agents of Chaos HQ, New York City Containment Zone, PRE
Icari raced through one of the remaining buildings of what was once an overpopulated city. Most of what was once known as New York City was destroyed during the Great War. The city was deserted and hardly anyone lived there. It became the perfect location for the headquarters for the Agents of Chaos. Icari found this out through hacking the government’s mainframe. She decided to put an end to them once and for all. Icari also wanted to know what their connection was to the Prospers. She raced floor to floor eliminating their commanders and whoever she came across. Soon, she found the last remaining members as she stalked
them in the lower parts of the building with her curved blades ready to strike. Icari cornered them ready to end the threat of the Agents of Chaos. They knew that they were out of bullets and out of time. They huddled in fear from what they perceived to be their inevitable demise.
“Wait! Please, don’t kill us.” Agent 1 said with fear in their voice.
Icari was shocked and amused as she stopped and said, “Wait…what? Why shouldn’t I?”
“Be…because we are extremely sorry for all of the stuff that we have done.” Agent 1 replied.
Icari scoffed and started to move closer to them. She suddenly froze when she received a notice of an incoming call. Icari smiled when she saw that it was from Project Autumn.
Icari looked at the Agents and said, “Hey, can you all give me some time. I really need to answer this call.” Icari answered the call with a French accent. “Hello, Mademoiselle Autumn. Is everything alright?”
“Did. Did she just put us on hold?” Agent 1 asked.
“I know right and what’s up with the French accent?” Agent 2 replied.
Icari glared at the agents and put a finger to her lips to silence them. They quickly covered their mouths with their hands with fear in their eyes.
Autumn replied, “Hi, Juliette. It is so good to hear your voice. Yes, everything is fine. I am packing for my mission to Rio. I was bored and lonely. I started to think about you and how much I really miss you.”
Icari smiled as she sat down on a desk facing the agents and said. “Aww. That is sweet of you to say. I have been thinking about you too.”
Autumn said, “I hope that I am not bothering you or anything. Are you busy right now?”
Icari replied, “No, not at all. I was taking care of something easy, but it can wait.”
Autumn quickly replied, “Are you sure? We can talk later if you want.”
Icari smiled and said, “No, it’s okay. I am sure that we can talk now.”
Meanwhile, the remaining Agents of Chaos began to argue with one another about what they
should do. Icari could hear their bickering and became extremely annoyed with everything that they were saying. She stood up and glared at them.
Icari counted the remaining agents, sighed, and said, “Autumn, give me a moment, please. It should take me… about thirty seconds to finish this simple task.”
Autumn replied, “Umm…sure. Take your time. I will be here when you are done. Please don’t take too long.”
Icari smiled and said, “Thank you, Mademoiselle. I promise not to keep you waiting long.”
Icari lunged at the remaining agents as they backed away in horror. Fifteen seconds later, Icari had taken care of the last remaining Agent of Chaos. She picked up a cloth and cleaned her daggers. Icari put them away before she pulled out a black disc out of her pocket. She headed towards their command center.
Icari asked, “Autumn, are you still with me?”
Autumn quickly replied, “Yes, yes. I am still here.”
Icari smiled as she put the disc on the main computer’s case and pushed a button as lights began to light up clockwise. She smiled and said, “Thank you for waiting.”
Autumn smiled and replied, “You’re welcome. I would have waited longer.” Autumn teased as she continued. “But… I guess the issue wasn’t as difficult as you thought.”
Icari laughed and said as she left the command center, “Sorry, I suppose I overestimated how difficult the issue would be.”
Autumn laughed and said, “I guess that I wouldn’t know, but the reason that I called you earlier than normal is I have news that I couldn’t wait to tell you at our normal time.”
Icari picked up a bag as she headed down the stairs to the basement where the building’s support beams were located. Icari said, “News? I appreciate you calling me to give us more time to talk, but what is the news?”
Autumn replied as Icari put small boxes with tubes filled with a green and yellow substance on the support beams and flipped a switch, “Yes, I was told earlier today, that after I get back from the mission to Rio, I will take part in the next gauntlet to decide who I may get paired with. What do you think?”
Icari was shocked and froze when she heard the news. She became scared that it would become a lot more difficult for her to see Autumn. Many feelings and thoughts ran through her head.
Autumn became concerned and asked, “Juliette, are you still there?”
Icari shook her head and replied, “Sorry, to make you concerned, and I am happy for you. Are you excited about your mission to Rio?”
Icari threw the empty bag aside after she placed the last box. She started to head back up the steps to the command center.
Autumn was excited as she replied, “I am super excited to be going for a couple weeks. They said that I deserve it from all of the stuff that I have dealt with lately. It will be two weeks of nothing but swimming and relaxing in the summer air.” Autumn became nervous as she continued. “B-but I- I w-wish that you could be there. It would be my first Valentine’s Day spending it with someone that I really like.”
Icari saw that all of the lights were lit green as she retrieved the black disc. She smiled and said, “Well. Mademoiselle, I may be able to make your wish come true.”
Autumn was shocked as she said, “Really? Tell me you aren’t joking or teasing me. Are you being serious?”
Icari had walked down the stairs to a door that led to an alley. She smiled and replied, “I would not joke or tease you to turn around and break your heart. I cannot make any promises, but I will make sure that I will do my best to help your wish come true.”
Icari walked out the door and pushed a button on her wrist. Suddenly, a black and red motorcycle appeared in the shadows with a black and red helmet with cat ears on it.
Autumn was sad as she said, “I understand. I thought that it would be a great time spending the two weeks with you instead of alone by myself.”
Icari sat on the motorcycle and put on the helmet. The sun started to peek in the east sky. She started
up the motorcycle as she replied, “Do not be sad, Autumn. I promise you that you will have my answer by the time that you land in Rio. You might be surprised by what I can do in such a short period of time.”
Icari pushed a button on her motorcycle as she drove off and disappeared from site. She pushed another button that caused an explosion behind her, and the building collapsed into dust.
Autumn blushed and said, “I believe you and look forward to your answer. Listen, I have to finish packing, eat dinner, and shower. Can I call you later?”
Icari smiled as she replied, “I understand, and you can call me whenever you like. I look forward to talking to you soon, Mademoiselle Autumn.”
Autumn said, “I look forward to talking to you soon too, Juliette. Bye for now.”
Icari said, “Bye for now.” There was a small click. Icari sighed before she continued. “Watcher, are you there?”
Watcher scoffed. “Yes, I am here. Are you done flirting with your girlfriend?” Watcher said annoyed.
Icari snapped back, “I wasn’t flirting with her, and she isn’t my girlfriend. Listen. When I get back to the safe house, I will be uploading the files that I uploaded from the Agents of Chaos mainframe. I need you to decipher the files to see if they were working for the Prospers and any other useful information.”
“Anything else?” Watcher asked.
Icari replied, “Yes, I need you to immediately hack into the system and book a flight for me from Harrisburg to Rio De Janeiro. I need a limousine to take myself and Autumn to the harbor, where a boat will ferry us to a beach home on Paqueta Island. We will be there for two weeks. Put everything under the name Juliette Trudeau.”
“Why should I?” Watcher asked abrasively.
Icari replied, “Well, you have two choices. Either I am out of your hair for two weeks, or I make your life a living hell for the next two weeks. Then, I still book it on my own. You choose.”
“Fine. Fine. It’s not like I care if you spend time with your girlfriend or not. Everything will be taken care of by the time you make it to the safe house and upload the files.” Watcher replied.
Icari snapped back, “For the last time, she is not my girlfriend! And thank you.”
“Yeah, yeah. Don’t mention it. It is kind of nice to see you happy once more. Have fun and
remember that we have a war to win.” Watcher said kindly.
Icari smiled and said, “Yeah, I won’t forget.”
An hour and a half later, Icari pulled into the safe house in Harrisburg. She pushed a button on her motorcycle and the garage door opened. Icari pushed the button, and it closed. She pushed another button, and they became visible once more. Icari took off her helmet and placed it on her motorcycle. She walked to a wall in the garage and revealed a secret panel. Icari inputted the code, and a secret staircase was revealed. She walked down the stairs as the wall closed behind her. A room lit up as she opened the door. The computer turned on and system was running. Icari approached the computer as she took the black disc out of her pocket. She put the disc on a reader. The lights flashed on and worked in reverse. Icari received the itinerary, confirmation for the rentals, and digital tickets. As the disc was uploaded to their mainframe, Icari walks to a closet marked for Juliette. She opened up the closet and pulled out two bags already packed for her for two weeks in a summer environment. Icari closed the door. When she was done, she walked over to check the disc and saw that it was fully uploaded. Icari grabbed the bags and walked up the stairs. When she got near the top, the computer shut down, door sealed closed, and the secret door into the garage opened. After Icari had passed, the door closed and sealed shut. Icari walked into a normal home and left the bags near the front door. She cooked lunch at the same time Autumn would call her. They talked for a few hours before Autumn headed to bed. Soon, Autumn and Icari headed to their perspective airports to start their journey to Rio. Five hours and forty-five minutes later, Juliette’s plan landed at the International Airport in Rio
De Janeiro. She grabbed her carry-on bag and went to get her check in luggage. Juliette headed for the main doors and walked out into a sunny midmorning day. The air was refreshing, and it was already setting up to be a warm day. Juliette had made sure to change her appearance before she left for the airport. Juliette looked around and saw a limousine. The driver was standing outside it. He was holding a sign with Juliette Trudeau written on it in big letters. She smiled and walked over to him. The driver eyed her as she approached.
Juliette said,” Olá, eu sou Juliette Trudeau.”
The driver lowered the sign. “Olá, eu estive esperando por você, Sra. Trudeau.” The driver replied.
Juliette smiled and asked, “Can I see your sign while you put in my bags in the trunk, please?”
The driver bowed. “As you wish, Sra. Trudeau. Your guest should arrive soon from Brussels.” The driver replied as he handed over the sign and a marker.
Juliette smiled as she took the sign and marker from the driver while she said, “Obrigado.”
“De nada, Sra. Trudeau.” The driver said as he placed Juliette’s luggage in the back.
He walked to where Juliette was and took the sign and marker from her. The driver opened the door for Juliette to get in. When she was seated, he closed the door and stood outside of the limousine. Thirty minutes later, Juliette’s heart began to race as she saw Autumn walk out of the airport with her luggage in tow. Autumn had put on her glasses and looked around. She froze when she looked towards the limousine. Autumn slowly walked over to the driver.
Autumn cautiously said, “Hi, I am Project Autumn. Are you looking for me?”
The driver bowed. “Yes, I have been expecting you, Sra. Autumn. Let me put your luggage in the trunk.” The driver replied.
Autumn thought, “I never would think that Project Chameleon would have a limo waiting for me at the airport.”
Autumn replied, “Umm… sure. Thank you.”
The driver opened the door for Autumn to get in. He closed the door after she was comfortably seated in the back of the limousine. Autumn watched the driver take her stuff to the back. She was startled, and her heartbeat faster when she heard the sound of a familiar voice from inside the limousine.
Juliette smiled and said, “Hello, Mademoiselle, Autumn.”
Autumn instinctively lunged at Juliette as she turned to face her and kissed her lips. She immediately realized what she had done from the shocked look on Juliette’s face and blushed as she moved away. Juliette smiled and took Autumn’s hands into her own.
Autumn said, “Hi, and I’m sorry Juliette. I don’t know what came over me. I just got so excited that you were here.” Autumn took a deep breath before she continued. “Wh-what are you doing here?”
Juliette replied, “It’s okay. I am happy to see you too. I told you that you would have my answer by the time that you had landed here. I thought that the best way for me to give you my answer was to be here in person to give it to you.”
They heard the sound of the trunk closing and saw the driver walk down the side of the limousine to the driver’s door. He opened it, got in, closed the door, and started the engine. He pulled away from the cub and headed towards the pier.
Autumn said, “I am really glad that you brought your answer to me. When did you get here? How long will you be able to stay here?”
Juliette squeezed Autumn’s hands and smiled as she replied, “So am I. I got here around two hours before you did. If it is alright with you, I plan on being here the entire two weeks that you are.”
Autumn smiled as she said, “Yes, yes. That would be perfect for me. But…where are we headed?”
Juliette winked as she replied, “It is a secret, and you will have to find out when we get there.”
The driver drove them through town as they talked in the back of the limousine. When they arrived at the pier, The driver parked the limousine and got out. He went to the side and opened the
door. Autumn and Juliette got out and looked around. They spotted a yacht ready to go as the driver took their luggage out of the trunk. Some men came over and grabbed their luggage, and they followed them onto the yacht as the limousine pulled away. Thirty minutes later the yacht pulled away from the pier and headed towards a small island. Autumn looked around excitedly as Juliette smiled and watched her reactions. Soon, they had docked at the island. Another limousine was waiting at the pier as they got off the yacht. The same two men carried their luggage off of the yacht, and the driver put the luggage in the trunk of the limousine after Autumn and Juliette got in. They drove them a little ways until they reached an office building. Juliette got out and checked in. She came back out with their keys. The driver drove them to the beach front rental home. As Autumn got out, she was amazed. She turned to face Juliette as the driver took their luggage out of the trunk.
Juliette smiled brightly as she said, “Surprise.”
Autumn was still shocked as she asked, “Are we staying here the entire time?
Juliette nodded as she replied, “Oui, this is the rental home that I had reserved for us the two weeks. Are you surprised?”
Autumn looked at home and back at Juliette. She blushed as she replied, “Very much so. I can’t believe that you would go through all of this trouble just for me. Thank you.”
Juliette smiled and said, “It was no trouble at all to see you. You’re very welcome. Shall we go inside?”
Autumn blushed and replied, “Yes, I would like that.”
They grabbed their luggage and headed to the front door. Juliette pulled out the key cards and handed one to Autumn. She swiped the key card reader. It beeped, turned green, and an audible click could be heard signaling that it had been unlocked. They headed inside and were at awe from how beautiful everything looked. They looked around and saw two large rooms, a kitchen, patio, living room, both rooms had a bathroom, a breakfast nook, pool, jacuzzi, grill, study, and everything that someone would need. They walked back to the bedrooms.
Juliette asked, “Which room would you like to take?”
Autumn looked away and replied, “Well…I was…thinking that…that we could share…the same room, if…if you don’t mind.”
Juliette smiled and replied, “I don’t mind. I would enjoy that very much.”
Autumn smiled and said, “I would like that too.”
They picked the largest room and took their stuff in there. They put everything away and decided to change into their swimsuits. They headed to the beach and swam for a while. Autumn and Juliette grew closer through the days. They spent every day together. On Valentine’s Day, they went swimming when the sun rose. Autumn and Juliette came back and feed each other chocolates and ate chocolates. They laughed and were having fun until Juliette remembered that soon Autumn would leave for the labyrinth to run the gauntlet and became sad. Autumn noticed this and became concerned.
Autumn was concerned as she asked, “What is wrong, Juliette? Why are you so sad?”
Juliette frowned as she replied, “I just remembered that you will be going away soon for the gauntlet
where they will team you up with a new partner. Then, there will be no room for me in your…”
Juliette was shocked as she looked up at Autumn who had put her finger on her lips.
Autumn smiled warmly as she said, “No one will take your place in my heart, Juliette. I don’t care who they pair me with, but you will be the only one for me. So, do not worry about that. I will always be only yours.”
Juliette smiled and lunged forward knocking Autumn over and the chocolates onto the floor. She kissed Autumn deeply. The day past and was the best Valentine’s Day Autumn ever had. She woke up the next morning to realize that Juliette wasn’t in bed with her. Autumn could hear Juliette’s voice carrying in from the patio. She decided to see what is going on. She was sleepy as she got up, stretched and yawned as she put on a robe. She walked to the patio as she rubbed her eyes.
Juliette said, “.... Yes I... I promise that...See you...I.., you.”
Autumn smiled when she saw Juliette watching the sun rise. She was in a robe and held a cup of coffee. Autumn walked over to Juliette and hugged her from behind. She caught the smell of the coffee, the morning air, the beach, and Juliette’s hair. Juliette smiled and giggled from Autumn’s warm embrace. She leaned back into her. Then, Juliette turned around to face Autumn and handed her the mug that she was holding as she leaned against the railing. Autumn sipped coffee and smiled.
Juliette said, “Good morning. Did you sleep well?”
Autumn smiled and nodded as she replied, “Good morning. I slept very well. I woke up, and you weren’t in bed. I heard you talking to someone. Is everything okay? Who were you talking to?”
Juliette took the mug from Autumn as she replied, “I am sorry to have worried you. I am usually back in bed before you wake up. Yes, everything is fine. I was talking to Dr. Hubert like I do every morning to make sure everything is okay back at home. You know that you could always just run away with me. I know a place where they will never find us. We could start a new life together.”
Autumn smiled warmly as she said, “I am glad everything is going well back home for you. I would like that, but you know that I can’t leave. We would have to look over our shoulders for the rest of our lives on the run.”
Juliette frowned, looked at the mug, and replied, “I know, and I wouldn’t want to live on the run either.” Juliette paused before she continued. “I just have a bad feeling about this. Please, stay safe.”
Autumn put her hands on Juliette’s as she replied, “I will be safe. There is nothing to worry about. The gauntlet is completely safe, because only training rounds are allowed to tally up scores. I will call you immediately after it is over to prove that nothing happened to me.”
Juliette looked into Autumns eyes and said, “I hope that you are right.”
The rest of the time flew by and soon they headed back to the airport for their flights. Autumn left first, and Juliette left next. Juliette landed in Harrisburg International Airport. Autumn landed at Brussels. They had a quick conversation as Icari made it to the safe house. After they hung up, Icari got a phone call from Watcher.
“Hey, Icari. I hope that you had fun. I went over the files that you sent me, but I couldn’t decode them. So, I…” Watcher started to say.
There was a brief pause before a monotone girl’s voice spoke. “Hi, mommy. We need to talk.” The girl said.

Spirits are the least conventional lifeforms in Gnosis and the people of its worlds really don't understand what they are or how they function. As they are so highly unconventional, I'm looking for a little feedback on the core concept. I'll keep it as quick as I can, but this is a big complicated topic and spirits are weird so I may need to explain a lot.
From the Outside:
Let's pick a common spirit for an example, in fact the most common spirit species, fey. From the outside, they look like a tiny winged humanoid of some description. We'll go right to the one of the two contenders for least common of four subspecies because they'll require the least explanation, fairies. They basically look like miniature glowing humans with large butterfly wings, coming in every imaginable color for their skin although some are more common for each part than others and that means they're glowing those colors. Fey have some size-changing going on but in their smaller default form fairy women typically range from about 45-50cm and fairy men about 35-40cm in both height and wingspan, and in their larger form they go up to 1.5x scale. Spirits don't need to sleep, can if they want to and there are reasons they might even if usually only for a couple minutes to fix some recent major injury.
Most species of spirits are 75% female and fey are in that group, so let's look a bit closer at a fairy gal. The first thing you'll notice about her is that she is very colorful her surface has zero texture, but you may not notice from a distance because her surface is using artistic tricks to imitate texture without actually having it. Her various features are simplified, yet either exaggerated or understated. Her usually quite a bit of head hair is usually also a pretty loud color but it's also actually just part of her head which is one rigid piece and if this gal has long hair you'll notice it only bends at the top of the neck one time to keep the rest "hanging" where it "should be", and trying to change her hairstyle is painful and fruitless. Her jaw stretches and twists to imitate an actual joint being there but there also clearly isn't one if you look closely. Spirit hands and moreso heads, especially their eyes, are larger while their legs are slightly shorter relative to their height and their feet are tiny, meanwhile secondary and tertiary sexual characteristics are exaggerated overall but with a larger standard deviation from the average in each area between individuals to the point where they still reach 0 if less often. They're not a very convincing imitation, to put it lightly, they should be well on the "less human" side of the uncanny valley.
Spirits are regenerating shapeshifters, in the case of fey it's mostly size-changing, but all spirit sophonts also have the ability to imitate clothing, weapons and equipment even if the imitated gear is not nearly as good as the real thing. It and the body part it's on are not separate and the false gear cannot be taken off or set down except by shapeshifting it out of existence, nor can they imitate chemicals or complex machinery like the magitech in nearly all proper melee weapons, which of course means imitating any sort of ranged weapon or explosive is off the table. It also means they aren't rendering their body underneath the gear, if she's wearing a shapeshifted knee skirt and you were to look up it you'd see an opaque void the same color as the skirt which her knees are sliding freely along the surface of, there's nothing between it and where the shapeshift gear ends, everything from hem to waist currently IS the skirt. (Of course if she's wearing actual clothes this does not apply.) Same if she shapeshifts a sword into her hand, the sword and hand are a single piece so it only looks like she's holding it, like a cheap action figure. It also needn't be a sword, most hand tools can be imitated effectively, from hammers and saws to ladles and spatulas, just note that it's part of her and smacking it on things or getting it too hot will hurt even though shapeshift gear is not very sensitive.
Fey also can control the brightness of their glow or generate spotlights, generate and manipulate magnetic fields, of course fly and pretty quickly, they swim fine too which is extremely odd for fairies given their apparent butterfly wings, and all but pixies have easy if slow contact healing albeit the fairy's healing is stronger and pixies have their own benefits (stealth, sensors and a 3-day forecast). Healing is a fairy's main ability, when in water it's strengthened (as is a nymph or ghillie) and in emergencies fairies can massively drain their energy reserves even to the point of depleting them in order to staunch more severe wounds than they would be able to normally, although that's something they can't do more than once or at most twice without a refill and it's still got its limits, "already dead" is beyond those limits, "decapitated" also counts, if somebody's heart got bisected that's somebody they're not fixing, but this burst of frenzied automatic medical treatment is just the thing for some poor sap who's just taken multiple bullets to the chest and head. They're pretty good at self-repair and generally have less downtime than some fey when the poor things get severely injured very easily. (Not because they're little, being a spirit makes that difference often less than it appears, but because they're spirits.)
But what if you touch her? Well, then you'll discover her textureless surface isn't actually a surface at all. You'll start feeling resistance just before you make contact, like trying to touch like poles of two magnets. This is pretty mild, but intensifies as you go on and once your finger passes through her stomach miss fairy will scream and hit you but more importantly you'll contact something solid not far beyond it, many somethings solid spaced apart, teeny-tiny balls and stands. That's odd, so let's put on a mask with goggles and stick our face in this fairy who hopefully agreed to that but it seems unlikely on account of how much this is going to hurt. (Maybe for science. And food. ...And a hug or five or six.)
On the Inside:
What you'll find in the little lady is exactly what it felt like, many less than one millimeter thick strands connecting hundreds of millimeters-wide orb-shaped nodes and thousands more nodes no bigger around than the wires leading to them. Most of the spirit's body is empty space, covered by a gradient forcefield and projected light. These internal structures are brightly colored, in the case of fey blaze orange and notably each part of their facade is most commonly an orange/brown of various hues, brightnesses and saturations (including super dark brown or super pale orange for their pupils and sclera), but if broken open are transparent or translucent white/grey inside. For ages there was no even vaguely comparable material to the unusual lipid-derived organic stuff these nodes are made out of, but the Drachentäller invented a very similar one half a century ago called "plastic" (though only they make it right now so it's still pretty pricey). The nodes have openings on them of different types which differentiate their function, but these aren't well understood, except the biggest ones outside the core that are just storage tanks for slurries of liquid nutrients. The wires feel like normal rubber-insulated wires but super thin, but under a microscope they look to be another bioplastic and if split open will reveal themselves to actually contain both piping for transporting material between nodes and actual copper wire that carries a current too low-gauge to be powering anything so it's speculated to effectively be her nervous system.
This explains her shapeshifting, seeing as her body's not real she just needs to re-arrange her wires and nodes, alter the shape of her outer fields and the image she's projecting. To grow from 50cm to 75, she just increased the distance between her nodes by 50%, her "surface area" by 125% and her "volume" by 237.5%, her mass and weight are completely unchanged. This also explains how such giant variations can exist within one species or even subspecies, they aren't really nearly as big of a change as they externally look to be. Fairies can project light and generate powerful magnetic fields, those are also being done by her nodes, with the very projectors that create her outer fields and holographic "self" which she doesn't know isn't real unless you tell her (she probably won't believe it). It also explains why they feel pain when you attempt to penetrate their fields, for starters they think there's actual physical flesh you're pushing into except for how it visibly doesn't react like it once you've started (and that confusion's only going to make them freak out more), and it makes sense if this imitation is a defense mechanism for a pain response to exist to reduce the odds of you or them discovering what's inside or either of you being able to make sense of what little you do see.
Of course, passing through their fields doesn't always hurt, only if they're expecting it to, the field projectors will even roll inwards to create an opening if one is expected in that spot. IE she bites things by rolling her face fields inwards to "open" her "mouth", then uses them to apply pressure, but as she has no actual teeth this is blunt and often she'll need to yank at it with her entire head, neck and even engage her torso to, for example, tear a chunk off a steak and swallow it. If you were to observe this hunk of steak you'd watch it get passed by repair nodes down into the woodchipper-like opening of one of her digestive nodes in her core, where it will be broken down into proteins and lipids and sent to storage through her piping. We know that because people have in fact stuck periscopes inside spirits to see what goes on inside them. As she uses energy, you may notice a tiny bit of fine dust descending from around her, this is ash and it's all that's left of the nutrients she efficiently consumes in exorbitant amounts to power everything she does. As she repairs damage, her repair nodes can produce the plastic of her tubing her core production nodes print complex components, even required metals coming out of what she eats.
The Core:
The core is the center of a spirit's being, a series of seven dreamcatcher-looking rings large nodes and thicker wire in rings stacked front to back with cross-crossing wires notably devoid of metal instead having silica fibers and flashing lights on each node for signalling between them, making sure every one in each ring is directly connected to each other for redundancy. Here you'll find, in her notably female case, from front to back, half her reproductive system, forward core nutrient storage, forward core cognitive ring (memory and motor control nodes are scattered throughout the body), central digestive and manufacturing ring, aft core cognitive ring, aft core nutrient storage and her other ring of reproductive nodes, and notably there is lots of tubing running between rings 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7. If she was male instead both reproductive rings would be at the back as the purpose of them is different.
In a fey, any humanoid spirit really, this is in the chest where you'd expect the heart to be. Some spirits have two cores, the second will be lower down, in a humanoid it'll be in the pelvis and/or abdomen, as low as it can be at its size and still fit without blocking the leg tendrils. These nodes require more exotic materials less common in food or that are more difficult to work with and even with recycling as much as possible are usually significantly harder to repair and replace. Losing digestive and manufacturing nodes is a big hit to regeneration rate, enough that they usually start by replacing those if at all possible. The way spirits die is by receiving too much core damage, or losing too much mass overall, to the point where they don't have the manufacturing nodes to fix themselves despite all being multiple redundant, or they lack both material in storage and the functionality to go get them. If starved, they will eventually enter an inert state and be left laying as a bundle on the ground until somebody revives them or they decay which takes a very long time even though their plastic is biodegradeable as it is coated in a preservative (in this case orange) chemical that takes years to corrode and is frequently replenished during normal activity. Even then, if you go grab the bundle and drop them into a bunch of loose resources like a bowl of ground beef and fruit preserves that'll solve the lack of resources and if they didn't lose all the required nodes they'll start fixing themselves up.
Damage control and repair:
As mentioned, spirits regenerate. As also mentioned, this is an internal repair system with distinct parts performing distinct tasks, which when they are unconscious gets all of their energy and resources allowing it to work significantly faster, whether they're unconscious because they were nearly destroyed or because they decided to go lie down for a minute because they just saw their wires and nodes for the first time. You may think this could be defeated by severing a part, since they wouldn't be able to reach out and grab it, but what'll actually happen is microwaves will be emitted by the repair nodes on each end of the breach and it'll fly right back into place to get fused back together, and if a node is is destroyed that node'll be replaced a part at a time which will take longer than patching a wire and it won't be working until it's fully reconnected, but the bioplastic that makes up most of it is pretty easy to print and paint if they've got proteins and fats on hand. If she takes too much damage, though, to the point where she's at risk of being destroyed she will involuntarily bail on this entire situation, dropping her outer fields and image, curling her wires into a tight ball, coating herself in a much denser forcefield, rocketing into the distance in a direction with nobody (detected) in it and as clear of a shot as possible. This launch is very forceful, reaching hypersonic speeds in a matter of seconds before the thrust stops and she cruises ballistically to a different post code and at quickly slows to a gentle landing. (Assailants: Brace for the backblast, or it may knock you on your ass.) She is semi-conscious during this process and once she's landed will fully lose consciousness in order to dedicate all her energy to self-repair until she's either back to 100% or as close as she's getting without getting up and finding something to eat. Significant damage to her core, whether it's that "enough core cables are cut to defeat their redundancy" or "a core node is destroyed", will usually result in her blasting off right away, as will her ending up in a situation where destruction otherwise seems unavoidable. Take a moment to absorb the implications of this while you imagine how much worse her being swallowed by a giant frog or something is going to work out for it than her even if she has to clean that mess up. Spirits actually dying due to violence is a rarity because of their remarkable ability to bail in the nick of time, although it does happen. They get hit with a 7-ton naval shell they're absolutely donezo, but dropping them in a volcano won't work because they'll blast off into the sky.
Reproduction and Development:
In her core, this fairy has two rings dedicated to reproduction, one at the very front and one at the very back. These are rings of dedicated manufacturing, wire-printing and assembly nodes, which create and keep in stock a set of redundant nodes, enough to make 1/2 of a new spirit minus their core. If we look in the chest of Sir Mothwing next to her he has none of the assembly or wire-printing nodes but he's got a bunch of dedicated manufacturing nodes in two rings at the back of his core and between them is kept the fruits of their labour: One entire spare core, in addition to half the nodes needed for the rest of a spirit stored stored between the reproductive rings and the back of the spirit which these nodes also manufactured. All they need to do is keep their cores together so a single opening through both their fields can allow them to interact. The actual internal process is unconscious, any activity that'll align their cores and press their bodies together will do the job. They mimic humans generally, but they don't always know how humans do it so this might just be hugging.
The spirit man will pass his spare parts into the spirit woman's chest, one at a time as she needs them, that's his entire job in the actual reproductive process. Granted, those are hard to replace parts, especially all those core cognitive and manufacturing nodes, so he can't do this nearly as often as she can and that puts the bottleneck on the side of the less common sex, giving them a slow reproductive rate. (Then again, they're massive resource hogs for their size, have indefinite lifespans and are hard to kill. Maybe slow reproduction's a good thing long-term.) As for her part she'll be externally paralyzed and unresponsive while her unconscious works as fast as it can making wire and connecting these parts together. In the mean time, he'll be semi-conscious, cuddled as close as humanly possible, only able to move if it's strictly necessary (if a coyote's wondering if they're edible he can go deal with that real quick and come back). The rest of the time while this process is going on, both of them will be tripping balls. No, that's not doing it justice, they're having a life-changing psychedelic experience. Why is unknown, only they're seeing the same things, communicating somehow and by the end they usually claim to "feel" the newborn's presence before they're born, if their estimates are right seemingly a couple hours after the core's done being assembled. Some think it's how the newborn's consciousness is formed, some think it's how all the child's various traits superficial and meaningful alike are determined, some think it's a deep spiritual experience meant to make them reflect on and prepare for the life-changing thing they're doing bringing another tinier person into the world, some think it's just meant to keep their conscious mind entertained while their unconscious does all the actual work. It's also notably intensely euphoric. Regardless, after about one day in 5d technicolor dreamland, the new infant spirit will be assembled and will exit the mother however makes sense to her. They may just pop right out of her chest as a little rolled-up ball, unfurl and form their facade mid-air before any of them wake up, only provided nobody's there to witness it (as far as any of them know).
The even littler one will as usual typically resemble hehis parents in many ways except often with several completely random minor variations like a ginger and a blue-haired parent may have a violet-haired child and have no idea why even if most of the time most of their traits seem to be inherited from their parents. Mutations that large shouldn't be occurring that often with biology as we know it, but this is not biology as we know it. Their sex is determined by how their mother assembles their core, whether they left room and connections at the front and back (female) or all at the back (male), and their facade matches their core in what may be a "natural" metaphor. As the father donates the core nodes the child will always be their father's subspecies, in fact this is how subspecies are classified because it's that reliable. ...And the exception is there are two species of hermaphroditic spirits who all have one male and one female core and each parent provides one of each and this means that if they are of different species you get actual hybrids, for example an ant myrmidon queen and a bee myrmidon queen make a wasp myrmidon queen with one ant core and one bee core. (Myrmidon queens look like little half-meter anthropomorphic insect queens, they make even tinier autonomous frameworks called "workers", "soldiers" and so on who are full-fledged sophonts. They have a limited cast of minions, a bee queen has six workers, four soldiers and two drones whose minds, memories and personalities are backed up every night in the queen's caboose in case they get smashed and they have to print a new copy. They usually don't understand the original is actually permanently dead and has not come back.)
A newborn fairy is already about half the mass of their parents despite looking externally like the infant they are and being the right size relative to them. The extra weight goes into thicker wire and fitting just as many forcefield and repair nodes into the way tinier body. At birth both sexes are always of identical actual mass, even if there's an apparent size difference, and will not appear to age externally despite accumulating actual mass as they go until suddenly overnight they appear to age years all at once complete with a change in their otherwise permanent hairstyle that seems to be subconsciously or even unconsciously decided and only usually has any continuity with the last style. This will first happen at 2, then at 5, then at 10. Their reproductive tract will grow in during their equivalent of puberty, until then there's just empty space, and even once it's there (age 14-16) it'll need just as much time to generate the parts as will be needed between kids later. If the kid's a girl that's only about six weeks, but for boys it's about two years, notably roughly coinciding with one of their overnight metamorphoses episodes when they turn 17, the previous having been at age 10, and they will suddenly go from looking like a kid in their pre or early teens to somebody vaguely in their late teens or early twenties, as they usually appear to be about the middle of the age group they're in, but it is while they are asleep on their exact birthday that these visible changes occur, all at once, exactly at midnight if they're already out. There is no upper limit on their age, after the "adult metamorphoses" at 17 they stop gaining actual mass (except they can always make more storage nodes if they need to) and their final visible change is at 82 at which point they look about a hundred years old indefinitely.
Combat Performance and the Framework:
Spirits aren't very strong, tend to be sent flying to the next county over from the next county over with one swing of a sword and their nutrient stores aren't much for how fast they can burn through them. That itty bitty fairy eats as much as a human toddler who appears to be several times her size and is many times her mass. Most of that normal operating cost is her facade, its fields and holograms are not cheap and she's not nearly as dimly glowly as other spirits even if turns it down as far as it'll go she will illuminate dim surroundings rather than only truly dark ones so that's more energy spent. All of that's coming from food eaten, and although their metabolism is more efficient and only leaves a fine ash she's still eating several times her actual mass on a daily basis. She also only has at most a couple days of nutrients stored, far less than if she spends that time, say, on a battlefield repairing damage to herself and others and shooting electro-lasers out of her wizard's staff in which case she'll be eating nearly as much as a physical folk-sized caster and more than any of the non magic-using soldiers. Thankfully, all spirits are omnivorous and not super picky about what they eat. Fat's got the most calories for them to use, sugar's the quickest to burn, carbs are sugars with extra steps and they need protein for their bioplastics that's most of what they'll need. They need other organic materials and minerals sometimes too, sometimes they'll eat rocks and even they can't have no explanation to give, but anything even vaguely edible to the least discerning and most voracious of goats will work just fine for them and they don't seem to be subject to poison or disease. (Corrosion is a different matter.)
They're really resistant to projectiles, they're mostly empty space after all a bullet could potentially go right through them and hit nothing, their forcefield does well against explosions, heat and corrosion, nor is cold really very effective, but a sword with good edge alignment faces comparatively little resistance from the forcefields and will cut them right in half straight through the core. Also, blunt impacts work fairly well, as although the force transferred through the fields is distributed between multiple projector nodes an impact can still jolt them hard enough to snap the wires they're connected to, it's not like they're spread across the entire facing side of the spirit's body like a blast wave and the forcefield is good at deflective most of the force of a blast wave away. This amounts in total to a significant melee weakness, especially since regeneration takes time and melee combat tends to be more short-lived than ranged combat. Although they are very hard to actually kill and all have interesting abilities, they tend to lose fights with physical sophonts pretty hard and may have issues with creatures that a physical sophont would demolish, since physical sophonts are stronger than they are, are capable of faster reaction times and can dish out a hit after taking one in a way a spirit won't because they'll probably be in the stratosphere. Of course, all of these people are probably wearing armor and that complicates this entire subject considerably, as does the fact that direct one on one duels are not exactly common.
Frameworks are their built-in attempt to make up for this, vaguely resembling a "wicker man" in the shape of one specific form of theirs complete with any and all shapeshifted gear as actual solid pieces. It's actually made bioplastics and glass as usual with them and it's articulated, it's got nutrient storage tanks, more forcefield and motor-function nodes, more holographic nodes too so their appearance gets more detailed (her hair even becomes a seperate piece from her head and flexible along its length) and they generally look more life-like with slightly less exaggerated proportions. Once in a framework, they can't shapeshift until they get back out, but while they're in it they're more protected, faster, stronger and have room for considerably greater reserves. They're both too metabolically expensive to manufacture and take up too much space to keep one of every possible gear variation, and while frameworks can be re-configured this is also metabolically expensive despite recycling as much as possible and being way cheaper than a whole new framework, so usually frameworks use shapeshift gear only if absolutely necessary even though framework gear is much more effective than normal shapeshifted gear between stronger fields and backing them up with various plastic and glass. Instead, spirits who have call for them tend to cap out at one framework for each of their major forms and not waste resources or space making more. Little miss fairy probably has a 50cm and 75cm framework, for example, and if she's not in danger often they'll last her until she outgrows them, and even then she can recycle them to mitigate the cost of the new ones. They last despite being made of bioplastic because thankfully, the framework is coated in a preservative coating just like her insides are that takes anywhere from months to decades to decay and is constantly being replenished when she's in the framework, it'll also take about as long for the bioplastic to degrade, and it can still be saved for a little while because her own repair system can also repair her framework. Of course, when you compare plastic and glass to actual armor and weapons it comes up short, but once forcefields are added to the mix... They still do in the balance, but only because the real armor and weapons can have internal magitech or be a different kind of weapon that couldn't be replicated, the framework weapons and armor tend to directly deal more damage and provide more protection by weight although that's "more protection" compared to lighter armor and "lighter weight" to denser armor.
What the IU Meat-People Think:
As you may have guessed, a common early "hypothesis" was that spirits were ethereal beings and their internals and frameworks were believed to be some sort of congealed ectoplasm and their connection to the corporeal realm. That belief died pretty hard when they were clearly reproducing, except to the kind of religious nutcase to whom reality is always irrelevant. Actual scholars who study things that exist are currently arguing as to whether to settle on "mechanical lifeform", "semi-physical lifeform", "holographic lifeform", or something like that except they all seem to think only their suggested term is acceptable and everybody else is WRONG BECAUSE (17 paragraph diatribe here). Still, they're at least seen by the scientific community as being an extremely bizarre lifeform. You might think they'd have a little issue accepting them as a lifeform because of all the plastic and metal wiring, but there's one important background detail I should mention: Spirits first came from the Otherlands.
In the Otherlands of west Sohei, meat grows on the ground, plants get up and walk around, animals come from spores, giant clonal colonies of sedentary animals grow throughout forests seeping caustic sludge, meteors sometimes fall from the sky followed by crystals that forge themselves mecha made of the ossified remains of what died in the blast, you get in too deep and all electronic sensors are jammed, electroreception is hit with a signal so overwhelming the sense goes completely dead to keep the creature from ripping its sensory organs out, concrete buildings grow on their own by millimeters per day, random paved roads with painted lines exist and change shape so slowly you don't notice until you're hopelessly lost, usually after running into a vertical loop or something unreasonable like that which those among us overly prone to antropomorphising might attribute to spite, sometimes broken glass falls from the sky, you get giant lightning storms where the strikes are so powerful they produce enough ionizing radiation to create a secondary electromagnetic pulse, the wind sounds like an unintelligible modulating electronic tone, people swear the clouds are watching them.... My point; Spirits are only debatably the strangest thing coming out of that place, and they're definitely not the most artificial-seeming thing that seems to be occurring there without outside intervention. At this point the answer to "Could spirits be natural creatures?" is "Uh... Oh I don't know, why the hell not?" or sometimes "Insufficient data; Please define the term 'natural' within the context of The Otherlands.".
But what do YOU meat-people think of them? (And what term would you choose to describe them?)

In S5E4, Tony gets frustrated when he cannot lend his cousin Tony the DeWalt drill and he blames Carmela saying that after he and her split up they’re just losin’ stuff from the house left and right but he does not remember that he actually gave the DeWalt drill to Brian to cover up the fact that they were talking in the basement about the HUD stuff and he gave Brian the $15,000 watch.
Edit: I’m a fucken’ parakeet. I see in the next scene he remembers.

Hello ladies! This is going to be a long one but I would EXTREMLY appreciate any advise or tips anyone has!
General: I am 26 years old, 5 11, and 280lbs and was diagnosed with PCOS from my new OBGYN (1 year ago) after BEGGING my previous one for five years. I never had a regular period and would go 7 months or longer without a period and when I would, I would bleed through supers in an hour or less... I had some of the physical symptoms of it already but was basically told I was fine and there is no need for any testing regardless of how my periods were alone. I was put on birthcontrol from the depo to mini pills. My best friend was diagnosed at 17 (she just had her first pregnancy ultra sound yesterday!!) and our symptoms were almost identical.
I have alot of insecurities about my appearance and no matter how much "self care" or "self acceptance" i have I always have that little voice in my head pointing them out. I have hair on my face that I have to shave almost twice a day to keep away. My hair is thin but is masked with my curly hair. But more so my WEIGHT.... I have never been a thin or even an acceptable weight my entire life....
Weight loss backstory: My self image hes never been a great one even since I was a kid. I grew up with SKINNY brothers and my mom and myself were on the heavy side. My mom always tried to drill in my brain "portion control" but she never explained it. She went as far as signing me up for weight watchers when I was about 11 or 12 and they denied me because I was so young... to say my weight has been hard is an understatement. I have tried keto, counting calories, even some very unhealthy "diets". I've gotten so desperate to lose weight that I even bought scam pills online to see if they would even work even though I knew they wouldnt...
What I've done: As I said above I tried the keto diet with my mom and I was STRICT to my diet. Some may say it was an unhealthy strict. I ran a mile on the treadmill every single day, I didn't even eat sauces that had carbs in them. Veggies, meats, and the approved fruits for it. I never drank anything other than water. I lost 20lbs in 2 years... thats less than a pound a month!😭 I then met my now fiance (who is amazing) and my diet kind of disappeared and now I'm the heaviest I've ever been... he has wanted to lose weight as well and we counted calories and ran alot as well but I noticed I was gaining weight and not losing any! My fiance has tried to help me come up with a weight loss plan but the research I have done does not match up with what we are trying to plan and it almost seems like if I'm not on the same plan as him its not the right way... he doesn't know a bunch about PCOS and womens health but tries to be as positive and supportive as possible!
Stress and all that jazz: I work for a high end appliance company in the parts department as a supervisor. It can be a very stressful environment at times but I like my job! Most of the time I don't stress over work but when it gets hectic I tend to over stress. We recently were told working from home is not an option which doesn't help but isn't the end of the world. My stress levels I feel have not been as high as they use to be and I have learned to calm down but everyone has stress! I know I should give myself time to relax but there is not enough time in a day. My schedule starts with me running to work, performing my numerous supervisor duties and tasks at work, to coming home to clean, make dinner, take care of my dogs (which are my spoiled children), laundry, and anything else and then off to bed. The only time I have to "relax" is on my lunch break.... how can anyone relax?
My end result goal: I want to be a healthier person who is in the best shape she has been in her entire life. I'm not looking to be RIPPED or anything but I would like to feel good... I want to at least give myself the possibility of maybe having children with my soon to be husband and I want to be able to run around and have the energy to be with my future kids in all their adventures. I don't want to feel like I'm that mom that sits while their kids are playing on the playground... I know weight loss is not the answer to fixing PCOS but I know its going to help. I'm really tired of being embarrassed of my weight and tired of the way I look...
Questions, HELP! How have you found the best way for you is to lose weight? (I know everyone is different) How do you maintain your stress? What can I do to not feel so defeated all the time? Why does it always seem like if I eat I gain weight? Don't eat i gain weight? I even breathe i gain weight? If ANYONE has tips or any insight, I would take any advice you can throw my way!!!
And anyone who has read all the way through you are amazing 💕💕

Sooo, I woke up the Apex with the bum flyback from my other post, now I need to get into the service menu to make some setup adjustments. The instructions to do so, from the service menu, are as follows:

1. Turn the set on
2. Reduce volume to zero
3. Press mute on the remote
4. Press and hold mute on the controller, and video on the set simultaneously
5. Profit???

Now, I admit I'm using a universal remote, and that might affect my ability to get into the service menu. However, I've tried 3 different ones with the same results. Instead of going into service mode, it just starts cycling through its inputs. I've tried every combination I can think of, from pressing one button slightly before the other, to pressing and holding one while tapping the other. In all cases, the set changes input instead of opening the service menu. Has anyone gotten in the service menu of this set, or a related model? Can you confirm if a universal remote will work, or must I source a factory remote? Is there some ancient chant I must recite while pressing the button combo? Smash it with a hammer?!?! Pour sacred oil over the bell of the tube??? I'm running out of options (and sanity) here...

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• Lenovo Legion 7i gaming laptop. 16ITHg6. Core i9-11980HK, RTX3080. 64GB DDR4-3200, 2TB NVMe SSD. Includes original power brick and AC cord. No OS installed, but Windows key embedded in BIOS. RGB keyboard and lighting around. When it was used, user disconnected battery (to not wear down battery), installed Linux, kept clean, no issues. $1800
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China has begun digging its deepest borehole in an effort to study areas of the planet deep beneath the surface.
The drilling of the borehole began on Tuesday in a desert in the Tarim basin in China's north-western region of Xinjiang, according to the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency.
The deep exploration well will allow scientists to study the internal structure and evolution of the Earth, and provide data for geoscience research, China National Petroleum Corporation, the country's leading oil and gas producer which led the project, said in a statement.
In addition to the extreme conditions deep below the surface, the harsh ground environment of the Tarim basin - home to China's hottest, driest desert - adds to the challenge.
In 2021, the Chinese president urged the country's leading scientists to break new barriers in different areas, including deep Earth exploration.
China swelters through record temperatures, putting pressure on power grids.

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I currently work at ikea in my department we use tools to put together furniture displays or to sell. Anywho me and my manager got talking a bit and he mentioned how he had the m12 impact and found it underpowered compared to dewalt.
I recently bought the new m12 drill and driver and think they are fantastic for the task at hand. However I have zero experience with the history of previous models.
So my question is have the m12's been underpowered in previous models?

First off I would like to say I’m not trying to let people know who I am or give any of my personal life out. Which is why I made this fake account. But I do need advice for my situation. For some back story, when I was in middle school there was this new girl. We’ll call her Anne. I really like Anne but I was too scared to go up and talk to her. Throughout the entirety of middle school we never talked to each other, mainly because we were in different classes and my anxiety was holding me back. Then Covid happened and I thought I never see her. Then too my surprise when I was on online school for my freshman year of high school. She’s in 2 of my classes, and I was kinda happy about it. Then come sophomore year and by a mutual friend we got to know each other better. She considered me as a close and trusted friend and I was very pleased about it. I liked her but I didn’t want to ask her out cause for 1 anxiety and also due to the fact I just wanted to get to know her better. So for a while we’ve been friends and people at school thought we dated, on the outside I just said we were just friends and just laughed it off. But on the inside it was making feel good and a little happy. From my knowledge she wasn’t interested in dating and I was fine with it. But I can understand why people thought we were. Because I was so nice to her, if I had a money I can spend I would always give her snickers her favorite candy. And on Christmas I gave her ferrero rocher and Coke her favorite soda. And she even asked if I would buy her a shirt off of Amazon. I had a $50Amazon gift card for Christmas and I never used it so I figured we not. It was $20. She was very appreciative of the gifts I gave her and she felt guilty that I always gave her stuff and she didn’t. But I told her not to worry about. It was fine. But when it was my birthday she gave me a homemade birthday card inside of it, it was an Aki sticker. Aki is a character from her favorite anime called Chainsaw Man. A note saying happy birthday and thanks for being a good person. And the $20. I never spend the $20 cause I thought it so thoughtful and I still love the card to this day. I hid the note in my room so no one will find it and open it, or steal the $20 and I can still see it when I want to. So a little summary of Anne’s character, she’s the shy quiet girl in school. But her personality is that she’s weird and nervous. I don’t want to tell everyone about who she is but just to summarize everything. She’s just spends a lot of time on the internet and seen weird things that I’m honestly surprised that she knows these things. But I can’t judge because I’ve seen weird stuff too. And that’s mainly why she considers me as a close friend because I get her sense of humor and she doesn’t have to be afraid of being weird next to me. And just to make something clear she has other friends who she talks to, but it feels as though she’s more comfortable letting her weird humor out on me more than them. And I don’t have a problem with it. But the problem lays in to her not doing much back for me. I ask her to do something once, to get me charger back from some kid she was in class with. But she was too scared to go up and talk to him. The kid wasn’t intimidating at all as he’s just hyper and listen to a lot of drill music. I’m positive he’ll give her the charger if she asked him. But I get it she has anxiety. But on the other hand I was like, it’s not that hard to talk to him. I think the issue is that I try and be too nice with people to get them on their good side and I try not get people annoyed with me. I’m running out of space so please read the comments below for the rest.

I was drilling mounting holes into my concrete foundation to install a hose reel. I used the correct size masonry bit, but prolly either due to my inexperienced with masonry bits and/or not using smaller sizes and working up, my hole is now larger than the anchors provided. It called for 1/2" and now its slightly larger. I read about using epoxy to fill the hole and re-drill. Any specific options I should look at. Do anchors comes in different sizes where the ID would be the same, but the OD would be larger. Are there other solutions? Hose reel manual says it needs to withstand ~100lbs of force.