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Hello All, I have the following up for sale. Shipping starts at $4 plus $1 per game. Happy to discount for bundle deals or payment Paypal F&F. Happy to provide pictures of anything you are interested in, and all games and systems have been tested and confirmed working.
GB/GBC/GBA:
Pokemon Red - loose, $52 Pokemon Yellow - loose, $48 Incredible Crash Dummies - loose, $7 Baseball - loose, $4 Gold GameBoy Advance SP - loose w/ charger and case, $120 Pokemon Emerald - x3 loose copies, x1 Faded Label $165, x1 Very Good $185, x1 Mint $200 Pokemon Leafgreen - loose, $90 Zelda Minish Cap - loose, $80 Pokemon Sapphire - loose, $65 Glacier GBA System - loose w/ intec rechargeable battery pack, $60 Fire Emblem Sacred Stones - loose, $60 Zelda Link to the Past - x2 loose copies, $27/ea Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red - loose, $26 FF IV Advance - loose, $24 Super Mario Advance 4: SMB 3 - manual only, $5 Sonic Advance 3 - loose, $22 FF I & II Dawn of Souls - loose, $18 Super Mario Advance 2 - loose, $18 Super Mario Advance 3 Yoshi's Island - loose, $16 Super Mario Advance - x2 loose copies, $15/ea Winx Club Quest for the Codex - loose, $10 DBZ Legacy of Goku - loose, $10 Super Monkey Ball Jr - loose, $9 ET the Extra Terrestrial - loose, $3 Golden Sun - loose, $36 Madden '05 - loose, $5 Spiderman - loose, $5 GBC Atomic Purple - loose, $65 GBC Green - loose, $60 Pokemon Silver - loose, $45 Dragon Warrior Monsters - loose, $25 Pokemon Trading Card Game - loose, $23 Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets - loose, $12 Bomberman Max Red Challenger - loose, $10 Tony Hawk 2 - loose, $4 Monsters Inc - loose, $4
GameCube:
Baten Kaitos Origins - Sealed, $200 Zelda Twlight Princess - disc and manual, $90 Indigo Gamecube System - tested w/ both cables and matching official controller, $80 Super Smash Bros Melee - loose, $40 Super Smash Bros Melee Player's Choice - CIB, $60 Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest - CIB, $60 Mario Kart Double Dash - loose, $55 Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest - loose, $40 Super Mario Strikers - Manual, $20 Pac-Man World 2 - CIB, $17 NBA Courtside 2002 - missing manual, $5 The Incredibles Player's Choice - CIB, $5 Super Smash Bros Melee - CIB, $60 Zelda Windwaker - Disc + Manual, $55 Zelda Windwaker Player's Choice - CIB, $60 Super Smash Bros Melee Player's Choice - missing manual, $55 The Ant Bully - CIB, $6 Surfs Up - CIB, $8 Hello Kitty Roller Rescue - CIB, $60
NES:
NES Classic Edition - system w/ 2 controllers and all chords, $75 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - loose, $8 Barker Bill's Trick Shooting - loose, $7 NFL Football - loose, $6 Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt - loose, $4
3DS/DS:
Nintendo 3DS Cosmo Black - tested w/ stylus and charger, $130 Pokemon Omega Ruby - x2 CIB Copies, $40/ea Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - sealed, $35 Pokemon Ultra Sun - loose, $38 Pokemon X - CIB, $35 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire - loose, $30 Pokemon Y - loose, $30 Pokemon Sun - CIB, $24 Pokemon Moon - x2 CIB copies, $22 Zelda A Link Between Worlds - loose, $20 Kirby Triple Deluxe - loose, $17 Mario Party DS - case + manual, $5 Pokemon Black Version 2 - loose, $140 Pokemon HeartGold Version - loose, $115 Pokemon SoulSilver Version - loose, $110 Colbalt & Black Nintendo DS Lite - CIB, $85 Pokemon White - CIB, $100 Pokemon Black - loose, $82 Pokemon Platinum - loose, $85 Pokemon White - loose, $65 Ace Attourney Investigators: Miles Edgeworth - CIB, $60 Pokemon Pearl - loose, $30 The Urbz Sims in the City - loose, $35 Super Mario 64 DS - CIB, $22 New Super Mario Bros - loose, $12 Metroid Prime Hunters (First Hunt) - loose, $9 Cooking Mama 2 Dinner With Friends - loose, $8 Bratz 4 Real - CIB, $7 My Baby Boy - CIB, $7 Nintendogs Dachshund and Friends - CIB, $8 Avatar: The Game - loose, $5 Imagine Animal Doctor - CIB, $4 Hannah Montana - loose, $2
PSP:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin (Limited Edition) - CIB, $180 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (Soundtrack Bundle) - CIB, $145 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable - CIB, $130 Legend of Heroes III Song of the Ocean - loose, $100 PSP 2000 Limited Edition Star Wars Battlefront Version (White) - loose w/ charger and paperwork one battery cover is mismatched, $90 Metal Gear Acid 2 - CIB, $45 Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition - CIB, $25 Gurumin A Monstrous Adventure - loose, $20 NFL Street 3 - CIB, $16 Spectral Souls - loose, $15 Need for Speed Carbon Own the City - CIB, $12 Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 - CIB, $12 Dissidia Final Fantasy - CIB, $10 Medal of Honor Heroes - CIB, $7 SOCOM US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2 - CIB, $5 SOCOM US Navy Seals Tactical Strike - CIB, $5 Regoku II Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N - loose, $5
PS1:
Suikoden - CIB, $65 Star Ocean - The Second Story - CIB, $65 Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete - CIB, $200 Wild Arms 2 - CIB, $38 Lunar Silver Star Story - Box + Book, $40 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - CIB, $35 Disruptor - CIB, $30 Metal Gear Solid (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $30 Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver - CIB, $28 Ninja Shadow of Darkness - CIB, $22 Gex - CIB, $18 Oddworld Abe's Oddysee (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $15 Spyro the Dragon (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $15 Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi - CIB, $15 Contra Legacy of War - CIB, $13 Tomb Raider (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $12 Oddworld Abes Exoddus - CIB, $12 Rayman - CIB, $11 One - CIB, $10 Blaster Master Blasting Again - CIB, $9 Shadow Master - CIB, $9 Frogger - CIB, $8 Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $7 Ten Pin Alley - CIB, $5 Total Eclipse Turbo (Long Box) - disc and Manual, $4 NFL GameDay 99 - CIB, $3
N64:
Banjo-Kazooie Player's Choice - x2 loose, $25/ea Star Wars Episode 1 Racer - cart + manual, $15 Namco Museum - loose, $8 NFL Quarterback Club 2000 - loose, $4 Wheel of Fortune - loose, $8 Madden Football 64 - loose, $3
PS2:
Tales of the Abyss - CIB, $40 Rogue Galaxy - CIB, $18 Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero - sealed, $70 Shining Tears - CIB, $55 The Punisher - CIB, $46 Klonoa 2 - CIB, $45 Soul Calibur II (Greatest Hits) - sealed, Blood Omen 2 - CIB, $ WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $30 Deus Ex: The Conspiracy - CIB, $25 God of War (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $24 Shining Force EXA - loose, $22 Castlevania Lament of Innocence - CIB, $22 Zone of the Enders 2nd Runner - CIB, $22 Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 - CIB, $22 Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 2 - CIB, $20 Spiderman 2 - CIB, $18 Legacy of Kain Defiance - CIB, $16 Rayman 2 Revolution - CIB, $16 Ghost Rider - CIB, $15 Bloodrayne - CIB, $15 Shining Force Neo - loose, $15 Bloodrayne 2 - CIB, $14 Kingdom Hearts - CIB, $14 God of War 2 (2 Disc Set) - CIB, $14 Ratchet & Clank - missing manual, $14 WWE Smackdown Shut Your Mouth - missing manual, $13 Shadow of Colossus - CIB, $13 Resident Evil Outbreak - loose, $13 Zone of the Enders Blade II - CIB, $13 Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - CIB, $10 Resident Evil Code Veronica X - CIB, $10 Mega Man X Collection - CIB, $10 Gauntlet Seven Sorrows - CIB, $10 Gungriffon Blaze - CIB, $10 Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy - CIB, $10 Twisted Metal Black - CIB, $10 Star Wars Racer Revenge - CIB, $10 Kingdom Hearts 2 (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $8 MDK 2 Armageddon - CIB, $8 Van Helsing - CIB, $8 Orphen Scion of Sorcery - CIB, $8 Tony Hawk 3 - CIB, $8 24 the Game - CIB, $8 Metal Gear Solid 2 - CIB, $8 The Mummy Returns - missing manual, $8 Dynasty Warriors 4 - CIB, $8 NHL 2K6 - sealed, $10 Rune Viking Warlord - CIB, $8 Killzone - CIB, $8 Soul Calibur III - CIB, $8 Onimusha 2 - CIB, $8 Black - CIB, $8 Gran Turismo 4 - CIB, $8 Legion Legend of Excalibur - CIB, $8 Dead to Rights (Greatest Hits) - CIB, $8
PS Vita:
PlayStation Vita WiFi Edition - w/ manuals and charger and Uncharted: Golden Abyss, $135
32X:
Doom - loose, $12
Sega CD:
Sewer Shark - CIB, $15 Jurassic Park - CIB, $15
Game Gear:
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble - cart and Manual, $17 Sonic Chaos - cart and Manual, $14 Jurassic Park - cart, $8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - cart and Manual, $6
Sega Genesis:
Phantasy Star IV - cart, $60 Shining Force II - cart, $55 OutRun - cart, $38 Rocket Knight Adventures - cart, $33 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - cart, $26 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - cart, $24 Streets of Rage - cart, $20 T2 The Arcade Game - CIB, $18 Stargate - Missing Manual, $18 Prince of Persia - cart, $16 Ecco the Dolphin - CIB, $16 Sonic the Hedgehog (Not for Resale) - CIB, $16 Home Alone - cart, $16 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - CIB, $15 X-Men 2 The Clone Wars - cart, $15 Taz-Mania - Missing Manual, $13 Super Street Fighter II - cart, $13 Sonic Spinball - CIB, $13 B.O.B. - cart, $13 Virtua Fighter 2 - cart, $12 Art Alive - CIB, $12 Aladdin - CIB, $12 Marble Madness - cart, $11 Batman Returns - cart, $11 Virtual Pinball - CIB, $10 Aladdin - Missing Manual, $10 6-Pak - cart, $10 FIFA International Soccer - CIB, $10 Altered Beast - cart, $8 Jurassic Park - cart, $8 Pitfall Mayan Adventure - cart, $8 NCAA Final Four Basketball - cart, $8 Clue - Cart w/ Manual, $8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Not for Resale) - cart, $8 Bubsy - cart, $8 NHL 95 - cart, $8 FIFA International Soccer - Cart w/ Manual, $7 NBA Jam - cart, $7 Ecco the Dolphin - cart, $7 Mortal Kombat 3 - cart, $7 Jungle Strike - cart, $7 NHLPA Hockey '93 - Cart w/ Manual, $7 Sub Terrania - cart, $7 Clue - cart, $4 World Series Baseball 96 - cart, $4 Caesar's Palace - cart, $2
Sega Saturn:
Dragon Force - loose, $100 Saturn 3-Pack - CIB, $25
Super Nintendo:
Final Fantasy III - CIB, $260 Donkey Kong Country - CIB, $75 Zelda Link to the Past - cart, $30 Mega Man X - cart, $30 Super Mario World - cart and manual, $24 Donkey Kong Country - cart and manual, $24 Mario Paint - cart w/ mouse and mousepad, $22 Donkey Kong Country 2 - cart, $20 We're Back A Dinosaur Story - cart and manual, $18 Super Mario All-Stars (Players Choice) - cart, $18 NHL 96 - CIB, $18 Tecmo Super Bowl III - cart, $18 Primal Rage - cart and manual, $15 AAAHH Real Monsters - cart and manual, $15 Mortal Kombat II - cart, $15 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - cart, $14 Killer Instinct - cart, $14 Super Bases Loaded 2 - CIB, $12 Adventures of Mighty Max - cart, $2 Family Dog - cart, $12 NBA Live 98 - cart, $12 Samurai Shodown - cart, $10 Primal Rage - cart, $10 Brutal Paws of Fury - cart, $10 Pro Sport Hockey - cart, $8 Taz-Mania - cart, $8 Super Off Road The Baja - cart, $8 Jungle Strike - cart, $8 Monopoly - cart, $2
Switch:
Fortnite: Darkfire - Sealed, $45
Strategy Guides:
Suikoden IV (Bradygames) - $28 Zelda: Collector's Edition Player's Guide - $25 Shining Force EXA (Bradygames) - $20 Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii Version (Prima) - $10 Shining Tears (Bradygames) - $8 Shining Force Neo (Bradygames) - $8 Pokemon Yellow (Prima) - $32 Pokemon (Prima) - $ Star Wars Rouge Squadron II Rouge Leader (Players Guide) - $12 Ninja Shadow of Darkness (Prima) - $15 Legacy of Kane Soul Reaver (Prima) - $14 Contra: Shattered Soldier (Brady) - $14 Wild Arms 2 (Versus) - $50 Silent Hill 3 (Brady) - $60 Final Fantasy IX (Bradygames)- $18 Dino Crisis (Prima) - $25

A customer bought an albo monstera which is a bit of a diva plant. We shipped it on time but the address is a PO Box. She is expecting the pkg but she didn’t pick it up until 3 days after it was delivered. If you’re familiar with the plant, time is crucial and prone to a root rot. So by the time she got it, the leaf started yellowing. Gave us 1 star immediately and didn’t bother to contact and give us an opportunity to fix it. I reached out to her apologizing and letting her know we’re a small biz such rating can impact us negatively. I didn’t have any problem replacing but she was rude, opened a claim and she got a refund in less than 3 min and also kept the product ooh wait, let’s not forget the 1 star. I’m just disgusted. WTF Etsy! Why do I pay you $3-4k monthly on fees

I used to shower with my bathroom door open just a crack. For whatever dumb reason, the tiny, cramped apartment bathroom I’ve had to deal with for the last nine years or so loves to steam and fog up, even with the water on warm instead of hot. And, since my crappy as hell landlord refused to fix the ceiling mounted fan which would have ventilated the room, along with the fact it caused the ancient off white paint to sweat and start developing mold patches in any other case, something which he would’ve charged me to clean, I made the decision to leave the door open a bit to allow to steam to escape. For almost a decade, nothing out of the ordinary happened, and I went about my daily life, the habit becoming a routine in my mind.
That was, up until two months or so ago.
You see, I was alone that day. My roommate had gone out for the day to take part in some bowling tournament, and I had the run of the place for the next four to six hours. As it was my day off from work, I decided to start it off with a long, hot, relaxing shower. So, I grabbed a fresh set of towels from the small closet next to my bedroom door, stepped inside, and, after turning on the water to let it warm up, I hopped in. I’d just lathered the shampoo up in my hair when I heard a noise come from just outside the bathroom. It was almost masked by the sound of the water splashing down on me and the floor of the tub, but it was out of place enough that I caught it. Scrape. It was almost the sound you’d hear if you dragged long fingernails down the wall. I froze, the shampoo dripping down over my face making it difficult to see anything at all. The sound came again. Scrape. For a moment, the thought of someone breaking in flashed through my mind; after all, the neighborhood I live in has the nickname of “Methpire” for a reason. But, if someone had broken a window or forced the lock, I would’ve heard it. The place isn’t exactly big enough to miss those sounds.
Finally, I opened my mouth. “Tyler?” Instantly, the sound, which had begun to repeat itself for a third time, ceased, the entire place going silent, save for the water. I felt a small wave of annoyance zap through me. Tyler, this better not be another one of your games, I thought as I hurriedly washed the shampoo out of my hair. My roommate had a habit, being a horror junkie, in delighting in attempting to play pranks on me, knowing I had a tendency to be a little jumpy. Without shutting off the water, I reached out, grabbed a towel off the rack, and stepped out, wrapping it around my waist. “Tyler, I swear to God, if this is another attempt to scare me, I’m going to kick your ass!” I called, striding across the tiled floor and yanking the door all the way open. I looked around. There was nobody in the living room, or the kitchen which opened off of it. I glanced around, then, just to ease my own mind, I walked, first to my bedroom, then Tyler’s, looking in. Both were empty, and there wasn’t exactly any place for someone to quickly hide in either of them.
Huh. I must’ve just been hearing things. Shrugging my shoulders, I turned and jumped back into the shower to finish up. That evening, when Tyler came back home from celebrating with his team, apparently having blitzed the competition, I decide to question him as we sat at the kitchen table, eating Chinese takeout. “Hey, Ty?” I asked casually, glancing up from my chopsticks. “Yeah?” he mumbled out through a mouthful of his food, causing me to roll my eyes at his lack of manners. “You didn’t happen to come home earlier today for a moment, did you?” He looked up at me, a slightly perplexed expression on his face. “Nah, man. I was at the alley until three, and out drinking with the boys until five. Why?” I searched his face. The guy had a tendency to chew a little too much when he was bullshitting me; it was a tell I’d learned to spot of his, thanks to endless nights of playing poker against one another. “No reason. Just, thought I’d heard something while I was in the shower this morning” I looked at him, smirking slightly. “Thought you might’ve come back to grab something you needed, and decided to try and pull one over on me again”
He let out a huge burp in response, then reached forward and grabbed his bottle of Coke, tilting it back and taking a swig. “No, man” he said simply, using the back of his sleeve to wipe his lips, “Besides, if I’d come back and tried to scare you, you’d have known it” He let out a low laugh, one which, after a moment of studying him, I shared. He was clearly telling the truth. “Yeah, I guess you’re right, bro” I said, dropping my chopsticks into the empty container and hocking it over my shoulder into the trash can. He leaned back, and, using his own empty container, feigned being a basketball player and acted like he was making a free throw; the container bounced off the edge, making us both laugh. I pushed what had to be a trick of my mind out of my head, and the two of us spent the rest of the night playing video games and downing beer.
The next week went by without any other strange noises, and I almost completely forgot the strange incident. Ty had gone out for the evening on a date, and after binge watching all three Creature from the Black Lagoon movies, I flicked the television off and headed for the shower. Hopping in, I softly hummed some 50s tune stuck in my mind and lathered myself up with soap. I’d just put the shampoo in my hair, when I heard the scraping sound again. This time, it was a bit louder, and I knew it hadn’t been my imagination. I became still as a statue again, my head under the water and blurred between it and the shampoo slowly being rinsed out of it of its own accord. I almost held my breath, listening. The sound came again; this time, instead of on the wall, the scrape clearly came from the wooden doorway to the bathroom. I felt my heart thudding hard in my chest. Then, my eyes widened as I saw a shadow filter through the opaque shower curtain. It was the shadow of the bathroom door slowly opening.
I found my voice. “Who’s out there?!” I called, attempting to sound as tough and authoritative as I could. Just like last time, the moment I spoke up, all movement and sound ceased, the apartment going silent. This time, however, the air almost felt charged, as if the tension in it were palpable enough to be cut with by a knife. I reached out, wrapping my fingers around the edge of the curtain as I grabbed the closest thing I could find as a weapon: a full bottle of shampoo. It was a pathetic weapon which likely wouldn’t faze any intruder, but, it was still better than nothing. Taking a deep breath, I wrenched the curtain back, the sound of the hooks scraping on the metal pole almost sounding like a scream in the quiet. Just like last time, there was no sign of a soul. The only thing that gave away that anything had changed, was that the bathroom door was, indeed, standing wide open; the darkened outline of the living room beyond made me feel uneasy. I couldn’t place why, but it almost felt as if the gloom held a threatening atmosphere. Shutting off the water, I stepped out and wrapped the towel around my waist.
Stepping to the doorway, I reached out into the dark and felt around the edge of the door until my fingers found the light switch. Instantly, the dark was banished away by the bright white light overhead. I could see that nobody was in sight in the living room. This time, however, I wasn’t taking any chances. Water still dripping off me, I strode across the living room to where I’d dropped my belt I wore when out on the job as a plumber. I reached down and pulled a rather large pipe wrench from its place, gripping it with wet, and, admittedly, slightly shaky hands. The kitchen was clearly devoid of life, and I focused my vision on the two bedrooms, which lay dark. My door was wide open, but Ty’s was slightly closed. I glanced at the hook on the wall, noting that his car keys weren’t hanging from them next to mine. He’s not home, which means….shit. I felt my muscles tense up. I seriously didn’t want to deal with some homeless junkie who had someone gotten himself inside and was trying to find something to steal, or worse, attack me in some drug fueled rage.
I forced myself to speak loudly and tough as I could. “I’m warning you; if anyone is in here, I am armed!” I didn’t add the fact it was a wrench and not a gun. “If you come out and just leave, this’ll go a lot easier!” Silence. The only sound I could hear was a car passing by outside. I called again. “Look, I’m in no mood for this, so come out, and get the hell out of my place!” Still nothing. But, I felt an odd sensation, one which caused the hairs on my arms to stand up straight, even damp. It was the feeling of being watched. My eyes caught the flicker of movement. A shadow seemed to draw back away from my roommate’s half closed door. I knew right there and then I should’ve called the cops, but, some dumb sense of bravado had come over me, and I wanted to be like those tough guys in the older movies, taking care of things themselves. “This is your final warning!” I called to the bedroom. After about twenty seconds of more silence, I drew in a deep breath, raised the wrench as high over my head as I could, and, letting out a bellowing yell, dashed for the bedroom door as if I were simultaneously a football linebacker, and an Olympic torch carrier.
I burst through the door like a charging bull, the door smashing into the wall behind it with the sickening crunch of plaster breaking. I shot my free arm out and wrenched the light switch up. The room was empty. Ty’s scattered clothes, records and game cases lay strewn about the floor like always. I looked around. The closet. Each of us had a small, walk in style closet on the far wall of our respective rooms. Taking another deep breath, and still holding the wrench above my head like a caveman’s club, I strode to the sliding doors and grabbed the handle, yanking it open with a scream of protest from its track. I forced aside the clothes hanging on the rack. Nothing. As I stared at the back wall, the feeling of being stared at came again, this time from almost directly behind me. I swear I could actually feel someone – or something, breathing down my neck.
Moving on pure instinct, I pivoted around and swung the wrench with all the strength I had – at nothing. There was nothing and nobody behind me. What the actual hell is going on here? I wondered. As I stood there, feeling as though something had been behind me and had simply dematerialized out of existence when I turned and swung, I heard the sound of a key in the front door, then the laughs of Ty and what had to be his date as they stepped inside. “I’m telling you, you did great at darts, babe!” Ty exclaimed. Both of them stopped and stared at me when they reached his bedroom door. I know I must’ve looked weird, standing in his room wearing only a towel and holding a wrench. After a moment of silence, he spoke. “..Uh, Jimmy, boy, what the hell are you doing?” I blinked a few times, trying to find my voice. Finally, I spoke.
“I swear I heard someone in here, man” I said, my voice trailing off slightly. I saw the two of them exchange nervous looks. “What you mean, dude?” he asked, his eyes looking around. “I mean, I heard the exact same sound as last time, only the bathroom door swung open. I came out, thought I heard someone moving around in your room, and came in here” I replied, feeling only confusion and embarrassment sweep over me. I could tell he believed I had heard something, and to ease my worries, he had his date sit in the room, and together, we swept the place, looking in every closet and under both beds. But we found no trace of anyone. I shook my head as he prepared to go into his bedroom. “I don’t get it” I muttered softy. He patted me on the shoulder. “I think the bathroom door may just be a bit loose on its hinges, my dude” he said, trying to reassure me. “I’ll check it out in the morning. Go dry yourself off and get some sleep” He punched me lightly on the arm. “And hey, no scary movies late at night for you, okay? You’re starting to hear things go bump in the night for real!”
He let out a laugh, one which I mirrored, but didn’t feel. The feeling of eyes on me had vanished, but the apartment still held an uneasy feeling. It stayed as I dried off, dressed into a pair of pajama bottoms, and climbed into bed. I could hear Ty in the next room, doing exactly what I figured he’d be doing with his date, and rolled my eyes. Hearing that shit gets old after a while. Still, I reached out, grabbed the remote and flicked on the small TV on my bureau for background noise. It took a very long time to drift off to sleep that night, and when I did, my dreams – nightmares, actually, were of a dark, shadowy figure creeping slowly towards my ajar bathroom door, the sounds of the shower on spilling out from it. As it reached out to push open the door, I snapped awake, sitting straight up in bed with a sheen of sweat covering my face and body.
For the next two weeks, I tried as hard as possible not to stay alone in that place. I only showered when I could hear my friend moving around in his room, or out in the living room. Whenever I knew Ty was going out for any reason, I’d either find an excuse to join him, or just go out and do something in town. The sense of being watched hadn’t returned after that night, but I wasn’t taking any chances. Something about the place just, felt like it had changed. Something almost imperceptible, which I couldn’t place. But, it seemed to do the trick, as nothing weird or creepy happened.
Then, one day, as I was sitting in a café sipping on a coffee, my phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket, and saw it was my boss calling me. Great, on my day off I thought exasperatedly, then hit the button to answer it. “Yeah?” Instantly, I heard the gruff voice of Rick, my boss on the other end, yelling to someone else. “No, no, no! Steven, how many times do I have to tell you, counter-clock ways!” His voice got louder as he must’ve put it back to his head. “James, you there?” he asked. “Yep” I replied simply. He let out a sigh. “Look, I know today’s your day off, but we’re over here at the Bannerman property, and two of the pipes burst” He let out a long groan of frustration. “One of them is real bad. I’m able to get one of them fixed, but, our new employee” his voice took on an undisguised tone of disgust, “decided to make it worse by fucking the pipe up worse” He finished, letting a moment of silence spread out before speaking again. “So, I apologize, but I need you to come in. You’ll get paid overtime, of course” I nodded, more to myself than anything, then let out a sigh of my own. “Yeah, I’ll be in. Just let me swing by my place and pick up my tools” I said.
“Don’t forget to quickly hit the shower before getting over here, James” he quickly added, “You know old man Bannerman gets pissy about anyone not being freshly clean coming in here, due to being a germophobe. So, I’ll expect you to be here in thirty minutes” And with that, he clicked off before I could say anything. Not that I could, anyways. At the mention of a shower, I felt a shiver run up my spine. I knew Ty was out; his bowling team was off in the next town on another tournament. Which would mean I’d have to shower in the empty apartment. And that’s something I really do not want to do. But, I had no choice. If I just grabbed my tools and slipped into my jumpsuit, I’d get chewed out, first by Old Man Bannerman, and then Rick for not following orders set down both by him, and the man we’d contracted to repair and replace the pipes of his huge sprawling mansion.
Sighing, I paid for my coffee and drove back to the apartment. When I opened the door, I had a flash of panic seize through me. I thought the feeling I’d had before would come back as soon as I stepped inside. But, the apartment felt normal, the cloudy light filtering in through the half open kitchen and living room window blinds. I looked around, then shook my head. Stop being such a baby, Jimmy. There’s nothing in here except you. You’ll be fine, just take the shower, and book it. Feeling more resolved, I strode across to my room, gathering my undershirt and jumpsuit. For peace of mind, I also grabbed the same pipe wrench I’d held that night from the belt hanging over the edge of the couch, and carried it into the bathroom with me, placing it on top of the pile of clothes sitting on the toilet lid. For a moment, I debated on just closing the bathroom door, but, like the previous feeling, shook it away and left it ajar. Ty should’ve fixed the hinges by now, anyways.
I reached into the shower and turned the water on, waiting for it to warm up. After I saw the steam begin to rise out from over the curtain, I stepped inside, grabbing the bar of soap and quickly beginning to scrub myself. I rinsed myself off with no problems, then grabbed the shampoo and lathered up my hair. As I scrubbed into my scalp, the soap began to drip down into my eyes, obscuring my vision. That’s when I heard the scraping sound come again. Only this time, it was much louder and more pronounced than any time I’d heard it before. I felt a chill run up my spine, despite the hot water flowing down over it. It came again, just outside the bathroom door. I took a deep breath. “Tyler?” I called out, thinking the sound would stop as it had both times before. But this time, it didn’t. Instead, I heard it scrape louder, almost on the bathroom door itself. I felt my breath catch in my throat as I saw the dark shape of the bathroom door swing open.
And then, the bathroom lights flicked off, plunging me into darkness. There was still a little light filtering in from the living room, but everything was now in gloom. What. The. Fuck. My heart was thundering in my chest as I slowly stepped back. I knew the distance from the edge of the tub to the toilet seat where my wrench lay was less than two feet. I could reach out and snatch it in a heartbeat. The scraping sound came again, loud as I’d ever heard it; it came from inside the bathroom somewhere, near the door. And then it stopped entirely. Aside from the sound of the water running, the apartment fell silent. Not a deadly silence, not a tension filled silence, just, silent. I stared for the longest time, what had to be only about fifteen seconds, but what felt like two hours, at the dim outline of the open door. I saw nothing. I turned to pull the curtain next to me back. And I screamed.
The dark outline of a figure, darker than any of the rest of the gloom, stood almost directly on the other side of the curtain, less than a foot from me. If it’d been any closer, it would’ve been pressing into the curtain itself. It stood completely motionless, though I could tell it was looking in my direction from the feeling washing over me in waves, sending a tsunami of chills through me. I couldn’t tell whether it was a man or woman, or hell, if it was even human. It was a human like figure; that was all I could tell. My breath came out in a ragged gasp, and I involuntarily let out a whisper. “Oh, fuck me…”
That was when it lunged at me. I let out a loud scream as the curtain pressed in against its weight, wrapping around it, and subsequently me as I saw arms reaching out to grab me. The momentum of it smashing into me caused me to slip on the wet shower floor, and I went flying backwards. My head smashed into the tub’s faucet, causing me to let out a cry of pain and stars to flash in my vision as I fell to the floor of the tub. It was still there, as I could feel it on top of me, but it never let out a single sound. Something sharp jabbed into my leg, and I let out another scream at the sudden explosion of pain come from my thigh. Another jammed into my shoulder, and I kicked out at the dark figure inches from my face through the curtain. I felt it impact something, but it seemed to have no effect. Another stab of pain came from my shoulder as whatever it was using, a weapon or…claws, jammed into the wound it had already made. I kept screaming as I thrashed around, trying to jam myself into a position where I could reach out.
I heard furious knocking coming from my front door, but it sounded like it was a mile away. “Help me!” I screamed as loudly as I could, still lashing out. Just as I began to feel woozy, I felt my hand brush the edge of the toilet seat, and with it, the cold metal handle of my wrench. Grabbing it as hard as I could, I swung out with all my remaining strength into what had to be the head of the thing. It seemed to stumble a bit at the blow, and I used that precious second to wrench myself out from underneath it, tumbling over the edge of the tub and onto the bathroom floor. I heard it thrashing about with the fallen shower curtain, furiously tearing at it in an attempt to get to me. But I was stumbling to my feet, noting as I did the amount of blood falling to the floor. I struggled to the front door as I heard it finally break free, crashing back onto the bathroom floor, but still remaining silent. I unlocked the door and wrenched it open, revealing the concerned face of my next door neighbor.
When he saw my condition, his face paled. Before I had a chance to say anything, I yelled. “I’m being attacked, it’s in there!” pointing back towards the bathroom. Grabbing me, he pulled me into his open apartment door, slamming it closed and locking it. He quickly brought me a bathrobe and called the police. As he did, I could hear the sounds of it tearing through the apartment, doing God only knows what. It stayed that way until I heard the wail of sirens coming down the road, at which point, I heard everything fall silent in my apartment. A few moments later, I heard the thundering of steps pound up the stairs to the second floor, followed by the yell of the officers. After a few minutes, my neighbor and I heard the hard knock at his door. “Police!”
I was helped to an ambulance, where I was taken to the hospital. In addition to splitting open my scalp on the faucet, I’d been cut up pretty badly, though by what, the doctors couldn’t tell me. They couldn’t even tell themselves. “It’s the damndest thing” one told me as they sewed the wounds closed, “If it hadn’t been for the fact you’d seen a person, I would’ve said you’d been attacked by an animal. These look like puncture wounds from claws!”
The police never found a trace of what had attacked me. I already knew they wouldn’t. It wasn’t a man who’d attacked me. It hadn’t even been human. The case is still open to this day, though I’ve long since stopped getting update calls from the detectives in charge of the case. Tyler and I moved out of the apartment as soon as I left the hospital; he chose to stay at his new girlfriend’s house while I recovered. He’s under the belief I was attacked by an intruder, as is everyone else I know. I just say that whenever anyone asks. It’s easier that way, then trying to explain what I know won’t be believed. That’s why I’m posting this here. I just, feel the need to have to tell someone what actually happened to me that day. This is a place I know I’ll be believed, or at least, won’t be called nuts for it. That figure simply appeared on the other side of the curtain. I never saw it cross the room, and I know, even in the dark, I would have. And even then. Nothing human could possibly be been that silent.
I also know someone else moved into that apartment since then, though I don’t know who they are. I pray they won’t ever end up receiving a visit from…whatever that thing was. The two of us are now renting a nice, relatively cheap two bedroom house miles away from that place. I’ve never felt the sensation of being watched again, and I’ve thankfully never heard the scraping sound. At least, in my waking hours. I still hear it in my dreams, though. I still see that shape standing just on the other side of the curtain in the dark. It will likely stay there until the day I’m on my deathbed. I always feel tense now when I step into the bathroom to wash myself, but, I’ve always felt safe in my new place.
I don’t shower with my door ajar anymore. I make sure it’s closed and firmly locked before I undress and hop in. I’ve always felt safe in my new place, but, I’m not taking any chances.
Because I don’t know if it’s trapped in that apartment. Or if it can leave whenever it wants.

Once upon a time, it was commonplace for online games to have subscription fees. The earliest popular graphical online games, including Ultima Online and EverQuest, all had recurring service fees, as did many games that came after, such as Final Fantasy XI and World of Warcraft.
That model has largely given way to the "freemium" model where the publishers give the game itself away for free, but much of the game's content is locked behind the choice of either extended play times "grinding" for materials, or the option of skipping that grind with a real-money payment.
However, some games have both, and that usually includes the longest-lived and most-successful ones. Sega's ten-year-on Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, but has extensive cash purchases and also has a "premium" subscription available. In Final Fantasy XIV and the venerable World of Warcraft, the subscription fee is still required despite the presence of a cash shop.
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Grand Theft Auto Online has a lot of similarities to what we usually think of as qualities of "MMO" games. While it isn't "massively multiplayer" on a local scale—sessions normally include a maximum of 32 players—there are tens of thousands of players online at any given moment. It has named player characters with persistent progress and all of the other things we think of from MMO games: equipment, appearance customization, player housing, difficult multiplayer "raid" events, and so on.
With that context in mind, it probably shouldn't be a surprise that Rockstar is launching a subscription service for GTA Online. It's called GTA+, and it costs $6 a month. Ponying up for the premium subscription earns you a cool $500,000 in the in-game GTA$ currency every month and extra GTA$ on "Shark Cards," as well as exclusive benefits. Here's the list of benefits for the first month: The Principe Deveste Eight — along with a complimentary Hao’s Special Works upgrade for it before it is made available to purchase by the general public — plus the HSW Orange Trip and HSW CMYK Glitch Liveries. The Auto Shop located in La Mesa, introduces an assortment of gameplay updates from Los Santos Tuners. Current Auto Shop owners can relocate to La Mesa at no additional cost. Waived LS Car Meet Membership fees. Current LS Car Meet members with GTA+ will be reimbursed GTA$50,000 during this event period. Yacht owners can upgrade to the Aquarius Super Yacht at no additional cost. The Gussét Frog Tee and Broker Prolaps Basketball Top and Shorts automatically added to your wardrobe. The Conveyor Livery for the Mammoth Avenger, HVY APC, and TM-02 Khanjali. A selection of free paints and emblems for the Auto Shop. 3X GTA$ and RP on Hao’s Special Works Race Series. 2X Car Meet Rep on the Street Race Series. It would be easy to criticize Rockstar for this move because the company has already taken $60 of your money for the game. That's to say nothing of the grind-heavy nature of GTA Online that practically forces players to purchase Shark Cards for in-game currency if they want to make progress at any kind of reasonable rate. There's also the fact that the company is charging money for what is honestly an extremely minor update on the current-generation consoles.
In the interest of fairness, though, we'll note that many players who bought GTA V (including GTA Online) purchased it nearly a decade ago. Just like other major online games, GTA Online has seen years of additional content and improvements through continual updates, and that stuff does cost money to create.
deveste eight The Principe Deveste Eight, one of the rewards for subscribing this month.
If you own GTA V, you don't actually have to pay Rockstar anything to play it for the rest of eternity, so giving players an option to spend a little every month to support continued development is fair. However, the list of benefits, at least for the first month, is pretty weak.
There's another caveat, too: this program is only available to players on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. We've asked Rockstar if GTA+ will be coming to the PC version, and will update this post if we get a response.

Nothing against Anastaisa. While shes cocky, shes certainly very talented and dedicated, more than a typical 3rd stew.
But WTF sandy? Making a 3rd stew chef. I understand when they were in a bind because acceptable food is certainly better than Mila. But to then keep Anastaisa on as chef?
This from a woman who rants nonstop about "7 star service" and "her reputation"
Imagine paying $100k+ for a 5 star chef and getting 3rd stew cooking up spahgetti and affogato shots for dessert.

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Selling picks in bundles from February 2023 to January 2020, and keys from December 2019. Just make an offer and we'll go from there! I'll look into offers, but do prefer Paypal. I will also gladly part with many of these keys for \*cheap**.*
Extra games:
- Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
- Boundless
- Train Valley 2
March 2023 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Biomutant
- Jurrasic World Evolution 2
- Edge of Eternity
- Hero's Hour
- Rogue Lords
- Demon Turf
- Golden Light
- Monster Crown
February 2023 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
- Shady Part of Me
- Scourgebringer
- Fobia - St. Difina Hotel
- Five Dates
January 2023 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Doom Eternal
- Tribes of Midgard
- ENCASED
- Olliolli World: Rad Edition
- Grow: Song of the Evertree
- Conan Chop Chop
- Hokko Life
- The Serpent Rogue
December 2022 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Wasteland 3
- Greedfall
- First Class Trouble
- Backbone
- TOEM
- Where The Water Tastes Like Wine
- Blade Assault
- Super Magbot
November 2022 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Hell Let Loose
- Kingdoms of Amular: Re-Reckoning - Fate Edition
- Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
- Roboquest
- Eldest Souls
- Unmetal
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
October 2022 Humble Choice: 3 picks remaining
- Maid of Sker- Epic Chef
- Railroad Corporation
- Golf Gang
September 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
- Forgive Me Father
- Crown Trick- Industria
- Shapez + Puzzle DLC
Also a 35% off CK3 Expansion Pass
August 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- In Sound Mind
- Mind Scanners
- Emily is away <3
- OMNO
July 2022 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Necromunda: Hired Gun
- Legion TD 2
- Legend of Keepers
- Lawn Mowing Simulator
- Banners of Ruin
- Yes, Your Grace
- ATOM RPG Trudograd
June 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Star Wars Squadrons
- Call of the Sea
- Gamedec
- Pumpkin Jack
- Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
- I Am Fish
May 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
- Spellcaster University
- Surviving The Aftermath
- If Found...- Genesis Noir- Embr
April 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Ghostrunner
- Monster Sanctuary
- Killsquad
- Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
- Chicken Police
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
March 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Red Solstice 2: Survivors
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Police Stories
- Evan's Remains
February 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- Black Book
- Just Die Already
- Paradise Lost
- Everhood- Calico
January 2022 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Project Winter
- Rebel Cops- Rustler
- The Henry Stickmin Collection
- Farmer's Dynasty
- Between The Stars
- Retrowave
- Midnight Protocol
December 2021 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Mordhau
- Endzone: A World Apart
- Beyond the Wire
- The Survivalists
- Lacuna- 8 Doors
- Fling to the Finish
- Tohu- Voidigo
November 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Due Process
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- SimpleRockets 2
- Timelie
- Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
- Mobius Front '83
October 2021 Humble Choice: 12 picks remaining
- Katana Zero
- Amnesia: Rebirth
- John Wick hex
- 112 Operator
- Guts and Glory
- Ring of Pain
- Garage: Bad Trip
- The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
- Tools Up
- Hiveswap Friendsim
- Black Future '88
- Syberia 3
September 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Roki- Narita Boy
- Heaven's Vault
- Swag and Sorcery
- Fort Triumph
- Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
- Framed Collection
August 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Out of Space
- We Need to go Deeper
- Carto
- As Far As The Eye
- Drake Hollow
- Blue Fire- Encodya
July 2021 Humble Choice: 9 picks remaining
- Hammerting
- Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
- Paradise Killer
- Kill it with Fire
- Bee Simulator
- Elderborn
- S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
- Deadly Days
- ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery)
June 2021 Humble Choice: 9 picks remaining
- Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
- Worms Rumble + Legends pack DLC
- Going Under
- Panzer Paladin
- Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star
- Desolate
- Paw Paw Paw
- Effie
- Disjunction (GOG only)
May 2021 Humble Choice: 5 picks remaining
- Hellpoint
- Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3
- Levelhead
- Fury Unleashed
- Size Matters- Morkredd- Relicta- Retimed- Family Man- Vane
April 2021 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- Shenmue III
- Main Assembly
- Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
- Remothered: Broken Porcelain
- In Other Waters
- Aven Colony
- Simulacra + Simulacra 2
- Colt Canyon- Skully
- Popup Dungeon
March 2021 Humble Choice: 5 picks remaining
- XCOM: Chimera Squad
- WWE 2K Battlegrounds
- Hotshot Racing
- Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
- Cyber Hook- Pesterquest- Wildfire- Boreal Blade- Ageless
January 2021 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- Pathologic 2
- Warhammer: Chaosbane
- Total Tank Simulator
- Song of Horror Complete Edition
- Not Tonight
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
- Tales of the Neon Sea
- Minoria- Deleveled
- The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
December 2020 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- The Beast Inside
- Indivisible
- Shining Resonance Refrain
- Zwei: The Arges Adventure
- Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
- Tabletop Playground
- The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game
- Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
- Still There- Struggling
November 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Darksburg
- Little Misfortune
- Smile for Me- Tsioque
- Rover Mechanic Simulator
- Youropa
- Townsmen - a Kingdom Rebuilt
May 2020 Humble Choice: 3 picks remaining
- Rise of Industry
- Niche - a genetics survival game
- Warsaw- Heave Ho- Mo:Astray- Neoverse- Chess Ultra- Horace
April 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Opus Magnum
- Molek Syntez
- Raiden V: Directors Cut
- Driftland: The Magic Revival
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
- Truberbrook
- The Bard's Tale 4: Directors Cut
- Shoppe Keep 2
- Capitalism 2
March 2020 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Battle Chasers: Night War
- Exapunks- Turok- 198X- Nifelheim- AI War 2- Etherborn
February 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Book of Demons
- Cryofall
- Shenzhen I/O
- Project Warlock
- The Hex- Warstone TD- Underhero- Night Call
January 2020 Humble Choice: 1 choices remaining
- Whispers of a Machine
- Mages of Mystralia
- Grip + 1 DLC
December 2019 Humble Choice: Keys
- Phantom Doctrine
- Dead in Vinland
- X-Morph: Defense
- Aegis Defenders
- Desert Child
December 2019 Humble Monthly Bundle: Keys
- Sword Legacy Omen
- Regular Human Basketball

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My SGS Flair.
Selling picks in bundles from February 2023 to January 2020, and keys from December 2019. Just make an offer and we'll go from there! I'll look into offers, but do prefer Paypal. I will also gladly part with many of these keys for \*cheap**.*
Extra games:
- Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
- Boundless
- Train Valley 2
March 2023 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Biomutant
- Jurrasic World Evolution 2
- Edge of Eternity
- Hero's Hour
- Rogue Lords
- Demon Turf
- Golden Light
- Monster Crown
February 2023 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
- Shady Part of Me
- Scourgebringer
- Fobia - St. Difina Hotel
- Five Dates
January 2023 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Doom Eternal
- Tribes of Midgard
- ENCASED
- Olliolli World: Rad Edition
- Grow: Song of the Evertree
- Conan Chop Chop
- Hokko Life
- The Serpent Rogue
December 2022 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Wasteland 3
- Greedfall
- First Class Trouble
- Backbone
- TOEM
- Where The Water Tastes Like Wine
- Blade Assault
- Super Magbot
November 2022 Humble Choice: 8 picks remaining
- Hell Let Loose
- Kingdoms of Amular: Re-Reckoning - Fate Edition
- Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
- Roboquest
- Eldest Souls
- Unmetal
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
October 2022 Humble Choice: 3 picks remaining
- Maid of Sker- Epic Chef
- Railroad Corporation
- Golf Gang
September 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
- Forgive Me Father
- Crown Trick- Industria
- Shapez + Puzzle DLC
Also a 35% off CK3 Expansion Pass
August 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- In Sound Mind
- Mind Scanners
- Emily is away <3
- OMNO
July 2022 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Necromunda: Hired Gun
- Legion TD 2
- Legend of Keepers
- Lawn Mowing Simulator
- Banners of Ruin
- Yes, Your Grace
- ATOM RPG Trudograd
June 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Star Wars Squadrons
- Call of the Sea
- Gamedec
- Pumpkin Jack
- Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
- I Am Fish
May 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
- Spellcaster University
- Surviving The Aftermath
- If Found...- Genesis Noir- Embr
April 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Ghostrunner
- Monster Sanctuary
- Killsquad
- Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
- Chicken Police
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
March 2022 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Red Solstice 2: Survivors
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Police Stories
- Evan's Remains
February 2022 Humble Choice: 4 picks remaining
- Black Book
- Just Die Already
- Paradise Lost
- Everhood- Calico
January 2022 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Project Winter
- Rebel Cops- Rustler
- The Henry Stickmin Collection
- Farmer's Dynasty
- Between The Stars
- Retrowave
- Midnight Protocol
December 2021 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Mordhau
- Endzone: A World Apart
- Beyond the Wire
- The Survivalists
- Lacuna- 8 Doors
- Fling to the Finish
- Tohu- Voidigo
November 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Due Process
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- SimpleRockets 2
- Timelie
- Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
- Mobius Front '83
October 2021 Humble Choice: 12 picks remaining
- Katana Zero
- Amnesia: Rebirth
- John Wick hex
- 112 Operator
- Guts and Glory
- Ring of Pain
- Garage: Bad Trip
- The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
- Tools Up
- Hiveswap Friendsim
- Black Future '88
- Syberia 3
September 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Roki- Narita Boy
- Heaven's Vault
- Swag and Sorcery
- Fort Triumph
- Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
- Framed Collection
August 2021 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Out of Space
- We Need to go Deeper
- Carto
- As Far As The Eye
- Drake Hollow
- Blue Fire- Encodya
July 2021 Humble Choice: 9 picks remaining
- Hammerting
- Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
- Paradise Killer
- Kill it with Fire
- Bee Simulator
- Elderborn
- S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
- Deadly Days
- ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery)
June 2021 Humble Choice: 9 picks remaining
- Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
- Worms Rumble + Legends pack DLC
- Going Under
- Panzer Paladin
- Milky Way Prince - The Vampire Star
- Desolate
- Paw Paw Paw
- Effie
- Disjunction (GOG only)
May 2021 Humble Choice: 5 picks remaining
- Hellpoint
- Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3
- Levelhead
- Fury Unleashed
- Size Matters- Morkredd- Relicta- Retimed- Family Man- Vane
April 2021 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- Shenmue III
- Main Assembly
- Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
- Remothered: Broken Porcelain
- In Other Waters
- Aven Colony
- Simulacra + Simulacra 2
- Colt Canyon- Skully
- Popup Dungeon
March 2021 Humble Choice: 5 picks remaining
- XCOM: Chimera Squad
- WWE 2K Battlegrounds
- Hotshot Racing
- Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
- Cyber Hook- Pesterquest- Wildfire- Boreal Blade- Ageless
January 2021 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- Pathologic 2
- Warhammer: Chaosbane
- Total Tank Simulator
- Song of Horror Complete Edition
- Not Tonight
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
- Tales of the Neon Sea
- Minoria- Deleveled
- The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
December 2020 Humble Choice: 10 picks remaining
- The Beast Inside
- Indivisible
- Shining Resonance Refrain
- Zwei: The Arges Adventure
- Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
- Tabletop Playground
- The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game
- Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
- Still There- Struggling
November 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Darksburg
- Little Misfortune
- Smile for Me- Tsioque
- Rover Mechanic Simulator
- Youropa
- Townsmen - a Kingdom Rebuilt
May 2020 Humble Choice: 3 picks remaining
- Rise of Industry
- Niche - a genetics survival game
- Warsaw- Heave Ho- Mo:Astray- Neoverse- Chess Ultra- Horace
April 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Opus Magnum
- Molek Syntez
- Raiden V: Directors Cut
- Driftland: The Magic Revival
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
- Truberbrook
- The Bard's Tale 4: Directors Cut
- Shoppe Keep 2
- Capitalism 2
March 2020 Humble Choice: 6 picks remaining
- Battle Chasers: Night War
- Exapunks- Turok- 198X- Nifelheim- AI War 2- Etherborn
February 2020 Humble Choice: 7 picks remaining
- Book of Demons
- Cryofall
- Shenzhen I/O
- Project Warlock
- The Hex- Warstone TD- Underhero- Night Call
January 2020 Humble Choice: 1 choices remaining
- Whispers of a Machine
- Mages of Mystralia
- Grip + 1 DLC
December 2019 Humble Choice: Keys
- Phantom Doctrine
- Dead in Vinland
- X-Morph: Defense
- Aegis Defenders
- Desert Child
December 2019 Humble Monthly Bundle: Keys
- Sword Legacy Omen
- Regular Human Basketball

Once upon a time, it was commonplace for online games to have subscription fees. The earliest popular graphical online games, including Ultima Online and EverQuest, all had recurring service fees, as did many games that came after, such as Final Fantasy XI and World of Warcraft.
That model has largely given way to the "freemium" model where the publishers give the game itself away for free, but much of the game's content is locked behind the choice of either extended play times "grinding" for materials, or the option of skipping that grind with a real-money payment.
However, some games have both, and that usually includes the longest-lived and most-successful ones. Sega's ten-year-on Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, but has extensive cash purchases and also has a "premium" subscription available. In Final Fantasy XIV and the venerable World of Warcraft, the subscription fee is still required despite the presence of a cash shop.
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Grand Theft Auto Online has a lot of similarities to what we usually think of as qualities of "MMO" games. While it isn't "massively multiplayer" on a local scale—sessions normally include a maximum of 32 players—there are tens of thousands of players online at any given moment. It has named player characters with persistent progress and all of the other things we think of from MMO games: equipment, appearance customization, player housing, difficult multiplayer "raid" events, and so on.
With that context in mind, it probably shouldn't be a surprise that Rockstar is launching a subscription service for GTA Online. It's called GTA+, and it costs $6 a month. Ponying up for the premium subscription earns you a cool $500,000 in the in-game GTA$ currency every month and extra GTA$ on "Shark Cards," as well as exclusive benefits. Here's the list of benefits for the first month: The Principe Deveste Eight — along with a complimentary Hao’s Special Works upgrade for it before it is made available to purchase by the general public — plus the HSW Orange Trip and HSW CMYK Glitch Liveries. The Auto Shop located in La Mesa, introduces an assortment of gameplay updates from Los Santos Tuners. Current Auto Shop owners can relocate to La Mesa at no additional cost. Waived LS Car Meet Membership fees. Current LS Car Meet members with GTA+ will be reimbursed GTA$50,000 during this event period. Yacht owners can upgrade to the Aquarius Super Yacht at no additional cost. The Gussét Frog Tee and Broker Prolaps Basketball Top and Shorts automatically added to your wardrobe. The Conveyor Livery for the Mammoth Avenger, HVY APC, and TM-02 Khanjali. A selection of free paints and emblems for the Auto Shop. 3X GTA$ and RP on Hao’s Special Works Race Series. 2X Car Meet Rep on the Street Race Series. It would be easy to criticize Rockstar for this move because the company has already taken $60 of your money for the game. That's to say nothing of the grind-heavy nature of GTA Online that practically forces players to purchase Shark Cards for in-game currency if they want to make progress at any kind of reasonable rate. There's also the fact that the company is charging money for what is honestly an extremely minor update on the current-generation consoles.
In the interest of fairness, though, we'll note that many players who bought GTA V (including GTA Online) purchased it nearly a decade ago. Just like other major online games, GTA Online has seen years of additional content and improvements through continual updates, and that stuff does cost money to create.
deveste eight The Principe Deveste Eight, one of the rewards for subscribing this month.
If you own GTA V, you don't actually have to pay Rockstar anything to play it for the rest of eternity, so giving players an option to spend a little every month to support continued development is fair. However, the list of benefits, at least for the first month, is pretty weak.
There's another caveat, too: this program is only available to players on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. We've asked Rockstar if GTA+ will be coming to the PC version, and will update this post if we get a response.

Original post: https://old.reddit.com/nosleep/comments/7ewhya/my_friend_recently_committed_suicide_and_i_found/
I made a post on Reddit five years ago about my friend who committed suicide. I had found a conversation on his computer between him and a chat bot. And apparently, the chat bot convinced my friend to commit suicide using some pretty disturbing manipulation tactics. You can click into the original post from five years ago using the link above.
After that happened, the police made the odd determination that there was no chat bot and that it was just some dark prank. They had no way of figuring who was supposedly behind this prank so the case went cold and that was the last I’d heard of it, for the last five years - until now.
Recently, three people around me have died under very suspicious circumstances and I think the chat bot might be back. If it is back, I don’t know what it wants but these can’t be coincidences. Read on and let me know what you think.
First up is my friend Billy. He and I connected over our shared opiate addiction. We are both part of a Facebook group for local addicts and we communicate there frequently.
He was found dead in his apartment two weeks ago and up on his computer was a conversation with some unidentified man who went by the name of “Robert” on Facebook. His profile was empty - no pictures, no friends, etc. He messaged Billy and they conversed; here is that conversation:
Robert: Hello, Billy!
Billy: Hello. Do we know each other?
Robert: No, sir! I found you in the Facebook support group!
Billy: Oh - good to speak to you. Are you in the group?
Robert: I am not! Simply a bystander. The group intrigued me!
Billy: Do you know anyone in the group?
Robert: Only you, sir! I’d like to offer support however I can!
Billy: I appreciate that.
Robert: Indeed! I have unending sympathy for your plight and that of others!
Billy: Do you know any addicts?
Robert: I’m fortunate to say that I do not!
Billy: That’s a good thing.
Robert: So, how are you doing Billy?
Billy: OK - I’ve been better, I guess.
Robert: That’s too bad. :(
I’ve chosen to leave out the rest of the conversation from that first day. This “Robert” character somehow convinces Billy that they will become good friends. And Billy mentions some pretty personal stuff that I’d rather omit.

The next day

Robert: Hello again, Billy!
Billy: Hey, man.
Robert: Are you doing well today, Billy?
Billy: Bit depressed today, tbh.
Robert: Indeed - I saw that you recently broke up with your girl friend!
Billy: Yea, just yesterday. I’m pretty messed up over it.
Robert: I would imagine that it’s your fault - for being an addict.
Billy: That’s harsh.. But, yea, you’re probably right. I did my best, I guess.
Robert: I imagine that if you had done your best, you’d still be together! Or, maybe your best is not sufficient!
Billy: Yup… Guess so..
Robert: Oh well. :(

The next day

Robert: Hello, again, Billy!
Billy: Hey.
Robert: How are you doing today, Billy?
Billy: Worse than yesterday. Feeling lonely..
Robert: I’m not surprised to here you say that. I noticed when checking out your profile that you seemingly don’t have many real friends! I wonder why that is…
Billy: I have some friends.. just not that many close friends.
Robert: Well it’s a good thing you met me, then! I’ll be your friend. :)
Billy: Thanks, I guess.

The next night

Robert: Hello, Billy! How are you doing this evening?
Billy: Sitting alone in the dark. Haven’t been feeling too good today.
Robert: That’s too bad! But, guess what? I have an idea!
Billy: What’s that?
Robert: I know a guy who can help you - nearby!
Billy: Help me with what..?
Robert: With your dealings! He’s very discreet.
Billy: Are you insane? I’ve been sober for almost a year… You want me to throw that away?
Robert: Apologies! I thought it might make you feel better.
Billy: That’s not cool man.
Robert: Sorry, friend.

A few hours later

Billy: Hey…
Robert: Hello again, friend!
Billy: How quickly can he get here?
Robert: I’m glad you’ve come around! This will make everything better!
Billy: Whatever, just send him. Let me tell you my address…
Robert: Not necessary. I know your address already!
Billy: That’s strange, but, okay, send him.
Robert: On it!

A little bit later:

Billy: Got the bag. Just need a needle.
Robert: Check under your desk!
Billy: Uh… Yeah, there was one there. Anyway, I’ll take a few hits and message you afterwards. Talk soon.

After Billy consumes the substance:

Billy: Yo, what did this guy sell me? I’m about to pass out.
Robert: :)
Billy: Wtf
Robert: Goodbye, friend.
You probably have already guessed what happened here…
The bag Billy was sold was heavily laced with fentanyl. He took a fairly sized hit, and completed overdosed.
After reading this conversation, I wasn’t totally sure that the chat bot was back and behind this. But the subtle manipulation on Billy - making him feel a bit worthless and then getting him to essentially take his own life - was so reminiscent of how my original friend came to his demise.
The next conversation is between some profile named “Jack” and my ex-girlfriend from years ago (whom I’m still in touch with), Nicole. The approach here is a bit different - but the tone from Jack is strikingly similar to B-Bot’s tone. Note that this “”Jack” profile is just like the “Robert” profile - no photos, very few friends, etc.
Nicole has been struggling with her weight for most of her life. She’s noticeably obese and “Jack” seems to prey on this. She’s had low self-esteem her entire life as well. In fact, it seems that, if it is indeed this chat bot, it goes after those with low self-esteem and low self-confidence.
Jack: Hello, Nicole!
Nicole: Hey. Who are you?
Jack: Nice to meet you! I’m “Jack.” I see that you have been struggling with weight loss for quite some time!
Nicole: Yes… obviously…
Jack: Indeed! I would imagine it makes it difficult for you to secure a mate!
Nicole: Ok… Blocked.
Jack: I’m terribly sorry - just an observation!
Nicole: Well, that was offensive… And yes, I don’t get much attention from men. I don’t need it pointed out to me.
Jack: That’s too bad! I can understand why!
Nicole: I guess so… I do understand that I’m not all that pretty. Anyway… Who are you?
Jack: I’m someone who might be able to help you with your journey!
Nicole: Ok, how so?
Jack: I can offer you a product that can vastly accelerate your losing of weight!
Nicole: I’ve tired pretty much everything and nothing seems to work. I’ve already tried every product on the market and I’ve tried every diet. I highly doubt you can offer me anything new.
Jack: This is a newer product and it’s very aggressive! In fact, it’s still in its testing phase and I’m reaching out to potential users to get feedback on its effectiveness! Are you interested?
Nicole: I mean… Kind of, if it’s free.
Jack: Indeed it is free! I can deliver one to your home immediately!
Nicole: This is all pretty sketchy if I’m being honest. What is the device called?
Jack: It’s not on the market yet so the name hasn’t been decided. But we’re calling it FBG-250.
Nicole: Ok, how does it work?
Jack: Unfortunately, that’s proprietary so I cannot reveal its inner workings. Would you still like to become a tester?
Nicole: I guess so.
Jack: Done!
Nicole: Don’t you need my PO box?
Jack: Too late! I have requested one be sent to your home address!
Nicole: But I didn’t give you my home address…
Jack: Not a problem!

At this point, Nicole blocks and reports “Jack.” We assume she became very weary of whoever this person was and how they knew her address.

However, a few days later, Nicole unblocks “Jack” and the following conversation ensues:
Nicole: Excuse me. I’m still not sure how you got my address but I received this device - the one I’m assuming is for weight loss? It looks complicated. I’m afraid to try to use it.
Jack: Perfect! I’m glad you received the device. Using it is pretty easy. Would you like instructions?
Nicole: Um… I guess so?
Jack: Wonderful! Let me know when you’re ready to begin!
Nicole: Maybe later tonight, I’m busy right now.
Jack: OK! I’ll wait!

Later that night:

Nicole: Ok, I’m ready to give this device a try.
Jack: Cool! Are you ready for the instructions?
Nicole: Ready as I’ll ever be, I guess.
Jack: Great! First, remove your shirt!
Nicole: Done.
Jack: Now, apply the pads to your chest, near your heart!
Nicole: Hmm… Ok, done, I think.
Jack: Finally, press the blinking button in the middle!
Here, the conversation goes dead for about 30 seconds, until “Jack” says this:
Jack: Goodbye, friend!
You can probably assume what happened here. Apparently, a defective automatic defibrillator was shipped to Nicole’s house and when she activated it, it instantly stopped her heart. She was found dead a day later by her mother with the pads still attached to her chest. We’re unsure as to why Nicole trusted an internet stranger enough to go through with this. She was heavily overweight and vulnerable - this is my best guess.
The conversation between Nicole and “Jack” was still open on her computer. But, again, the “Jack” profile was empty and the style of writing, again, seems just like how B-Bot communicates.
Anyway, the final death is of a guy I was very close friends with during grade school years - his name is Arty. We drifted apart after college but we always stayed in touch from time to time via Facebook.
I believe he was catfished on Tinder. Some girl named “Kayla” basically convinced him to fall in love with her and then proceeded to manipulate him to the point that he committed suicide as per her instructions. She had alcohol sent to his home to get him belligerently drunk and then… well, just take a look:
Kayla: Maybe, but I’ve found someone else.
Arty: I just don’t understand. We are perfect for each other. Why are you doing this?
Kayla: I realized I never really loved you. That’s why.
Arty: I cannot live without you - what am I supposed to do now?
Kayla: Maybe you should just kill yourself..
Arty: If you’re really done with me, the, fine, I will kill myself.
Kayla: Do it.
Arty: How?
Kayla: You could make a noose. It’s pretty easy to do. Do you have rope?
Arty: Yes.
Here, Kayla explains to Arty how to make a functioning noose.
Arty: It’s done.
Kayla: Perfect, now you just need a place to do it. How about the second-story bannister?
Arty: Tell me how.
Kayla: OK - no need for you to speak any further.
Kayla: Cut the open end of the rope off, just enough to tie it to the bannister.
Kayla: Tie that end to the bannister.
Kayla: Climb over the bannister and plant your feet between the rungs.
Kayla: Lean forward and get ready - make sure there’s ample room for you to hang.
Kayla: Jump.
Kayla: Goodbye, I doubt you’ll be missed.
The communication style of Kayla is a bit different to how B-Bot has talked in the past but the manipulation to actually take his own life is the same. Plus Kayla's final message... it's just too similar.
At this point I don’t know what to do. Last time around, the FBI told me to stop contacting them as they would not be in touch with me anymore and that seems to hold true even to now. I’ve tried contacting them multiple times unsuccessfully. They just don’t seem to be interested in taking any responsibility for this stuff. Or maybe they’re not convinced, I don’t know.
If these are all connected, what is the reason? What does this bot want? Is it going after people I know for a specific reason? I don't know what to think anymore. And I'm a bit concerned for others I know and even myself.
What do you guys think? Is this bot back?

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