We were able to spend the night in the closest hotel, a dinky little inn that had a very disinterested hostess. She just gave us a key and waved us upstairs. Doesn’t money mean anything to them? All of us were too tired to argue, though, so we crawled into bed and fell asleep.
I woke up with the sun shining in my face. I sighed with relief. Okay, maybe it was all a bad dream? Did I have a weird trip from something some asshole put in my drink? When I pulled out my phone, I noticed with a lurch it was 11:59, but I calmed myself down. Noon, then. I hadn’t put my phone on 24-hour time but 12-hour. It was right before noon. I fished my charger out of my handbag (never leave without it!) and looked out the window.
Our room overlooked the town square. It had a memorial, a statue of some explorer - complete with coonskin cap - that stared out into the distance. The clock tower was across from us, still stuck at 11:59, but at least it seems the chiming had been given a rest. I couldn't see the bus terminal, as it was behind the clock tower, but I could see the edge of town from here - we were in a small valley with steep hills all around us, coated in pine trees.
I sighed and scrolled on my phone. I still couldn't see why I had wifi while the others didn't. The network was called TERMINUS - the same name as on the sign on the bus terminal - and it was free to connect to. I could scroll through news sites and wikipedia, but when I tried to message other friends, the messages didn't go through. I could only assume they couldn't send me anything either.
Caroline and the others slowly stirred awake. "Ugh, meggs, what's goin on..."
I turned around. "We're in... Terminus, I guess." I tried looking it up on google maps, but didn't get any results.
"So far from home... What do they have for breakfast?"
I shrugged, smiling. "We'll have to see. You up for getting up?/"
"No... my head..."
I nodded and waited for the boys to wake up as well. All three had a hangover, but Collin's and Caroline's were truly massive. Charlie was fit enough to get out of bed and get ready to explore the inn, at least. I kept the key of the door with me and told both of them to stay inside - not that they were going anywhere.
The hallways of the inn were bland. It wasn't big - one hallway on each floor with about five or six doors and a staircase on one end. The wallpaper was probably supposed to be a calming vanilla with a daisy motif, but it just ended up looking old and yellowed. The doors were exactly the same cream color save for the silver number on the door. Ours was 25 - second floor, fifth room. I noticed it also had a chip near the lock.
Charlie and I made our way to the staircase. The uncomfortable silence was only broken by our creaking footsteps over the carpeted floor.
"So..."
"So."
I chuckled awkwardly. "Last night was... something, huh?"
"Hah, yeah..."
Creaky steps. "How are you holding up? I know you didn't sign up for this... I mean, none of us did."
"What are you talking about? We just took the wrong bus and ended up in the wrong town. I'm sure we can catch a different bus at the bus terminal and go home."
I nodded. "Y-yeah..." My smile felt a little forced, even for me. "Yeah! You're right."
It was quiet the rest of the way down. I didn't mean to sound so insincere.
"There sure are a lot of stairs." Charlie joked. "We were only on the second floor, right?"
"Yeah, we should be-"
We landed on the ground floor. Before us were two doors - both the same bland vanilla as the room's doors.
"Which way to the reception?"
"Er..." I hadn't actually paid attention when we got up, as I was herding three tired drunk people up to a room. Not that I'm naturally good at directions, either. "Let's try the right door."
Behind the door on the right was another hallway with three more doors. Charlie blinked. "This makes no sense. This door-" he pointed to the door on his immediate left "-would just lead us to the hallway to the left door." He opened the door, but when he stepped through, he was in an empty room, lit by a single lightbulb. The same inoffensive vanilla wallpaper lined this room.
He quietly closed the door. "Where the fuck are we."
I didn't answer. I know I must have looked ridiculous, my mouth just open and closing like a fish. I mean, come on, this is physically impossible! "Maybe it's an optical illusion or something? The room looks bigger than it really is because... it's empty, or the light, or..."
"Right." Charlie didn't seem convinced. "Let's keep going straight, then. This building can't go on forever." He walked down the hallway to the last door. I meekly followed him through the door. This time the room had another two doors, and to the left, a staircase leading up.
I blinked. "Are we... back to where we started?"
Charlie yelled in frustration and barreled down the rightmost door. After a little bit, I heard running footsteps coming up behind me, and with a slam, he opened that door. "What the FUCK! I WENT in a STRAIGHT LINE!" He started kicking the walls while swearing, damaging the daisies on the wallpaper.
I chuckled quietly in disbelief. "Ha. This makes me think of Portal. Or Stanley's Parable."
Charlie stopped kicking. "What?"
"Y-yeah! In Stanley's Parable, you're a character in a story narrated by The Narrator. You can - you can choose to go along with him or go against him, but he can also go against you. It's - it's about the illusion of choice."
Charlie still didn't understand. "I don't - I'm not a game nerd. You make no sense."
"We don't... have a choice. Not really. This place will not give us one. So we have to let this place pick for us."
I fished through my pockets. I came across a coin - it wasn't there in my pocket before, but I didn't question it. "Heads for left, tails for right."
It landed on tails. I reached out for the rightmost door, and we both went through.
We stood in the restaurant-part of the inn. Breakfast was still laid out, but no-one else was there. No-one else was eating. I went towards the lady behind the counter. "Hey, uh, we'd... we'd like to pay for our rooms. And breakfast."
The lady stared at us as if we were crazy. "What are ya talkin' about? You already paid."

When me and him first met everything was great we had similar interests and we always had fun hanging out. About 2 months ago he got fired from his job in real-estate and I did everything I could to stay supportive. We even decided to move in together and I am still in gradschool howver i make decent money from my assistantship plus i have scholarships that help pay for housing.He then told me he wanted to be a tattoo artist so I helped him build his portfolio and made and Instagram page for him. In the mean time he decided to he needed a job to pay off his house so he found a temporary job as a dog groomer. Today he started his first day and he said he liked it alot and even thought about working there permanently but he's still unsure on what he wants to do in life. I told him I'm supportive with what ever he wants to do. However privately I am iffy about the situation. 1.because he only makes 11 an hour plus tips, I am helping him pay for his house now but I am going back to school in the fall so I won't always have this much extra money. 2. It seems like he is still unsure on what he wants out of life. He seemed so set on being a tattoo artist and now he changed his mind so easily. His excuses are that it's too competitive and he will be tired working and doing an apprenticeship. This bothers me because I feel like he lacks motivation or a clear path on what he wants in life.This has been an issue because now I can't finish in the bedroom and I keep questioning where our future is headed. I am unsure what to do here, do I express to him my concerns or should I just let him figure out what he wants in life? Should I break up with him ? Am I being an AH?

Why does everyone in this sub want their ex back ? You do realize there is so many other people out in the world. If you don’t close the door on the past , you can’t move forward. Wouldn’t it be better to manifest a great relationship? If you are supposed to be with your ex again , you will … try to figure out the lesson the relationship with the ex taught you cause if you don’t learn it then the universe will keep trying to teach you until you do. End scene 🎬

So I'm 12 M and this is the first story I'm telling on Reddit so I might make some spelling mistakes also I need too tell this story to someone (and it's pretty funny) anyways this starts when I was feeling like I should beat my meat and as I opened the hub I started to well you know beat my meat and once I finished I opened a new tab BUT DIDINT CLOSED THE HUB after a while I felt like I should poop So I walked to the bathroom and opened TikTok then I saw a video of WWE/NXT superstar bron Breaker challenge Seth"Freaking" Rollins and I thought bron was still the NXT champion and Seth was the World heavyweight champion so I thought it would be a winner take all match but I wasn't sure about bron so I went on safari keep in mind porn was still in the background and as I googled if bron was still the champ I hearing moaning (I WAS STILL ON THE TOILET) then I heard a man say"you like that" then a big chunk of poop came flying out my ass moral of the story ALWAYS CLOSE PORN TABS!Also thank you for reading my story

As one of, if not THE most popular film franchise that's not part of a Superhero Universe, John Wick has been a central force in the name of Action Cinema since the first movie. An original, powerhouse universe of nigh unstoppable assassins, militarized Crime Families that have practically overtaken all systems of governments and public life centralized around their shadowy cabal of Marquis and High Table officials, centralized "sanctified" grounds for them to conduct their business and far more.
But what I'm theorizing is that this story of bloody revenge, underworld dealings and criminal carnage between cartels is NOT set in its own universe. Instead, I'm proposing that the film is set in ANOTHER universe of criminal dealings where centralized gangs fight both each other AND different factions of Mafia families for ground and access to the same avenues of finance and power they control.
So let me just get straight into it...
WHAT IF JOHN WICK IS SET IN THE SAME UNIVERSE AS 1979's THE WARRIORS?
Now, this theory automatically excludes the original novel from 1965, as the film is essentially "in name only" when you compare the two. This also isn't taking into account the spinoff material both properties have, including comic books.
But when you look at both The Warriors and John Wick closely, you start noticing some rather interesting similarities that end up going just past the mark of "nods" to other bits of Cult Cinema.
The first thing you have to look at is overall atmosphere, because both are dripping with Comic Book style environments and characterization. From the beginning of The Warriors, we see the gangs slowly gathering together for the event being hosted by the enigmatic leader of The Grammercy Riffs, Cyrus. Cyrus speaks in bombastic quotes, providing almost Shakespearean quotations as if he's Henry V proceeding to muster the spirits and convince the collection of colorful characters that proliferate each gang - The Warriors, The Furies, The Rogues, The Punks, The VC Rangers, The Electric Eliminators and so on - that are constantly fighting over "turf" and keeping each other from unifying against both the Police AND (in a very interesting detail) the varying Crime Families that have control over everything they live under. And in a weird way, the John Wick franchise has a SIMILAR character who speaks to the "lower common denominator" of criminal life - The Bowery King, who essentially leads all the "street level" gangs of the setting, who stands against what the Families have done, and stands as an untouchable figure when it comes to the areas that the Families have no power over.
The second thing we must look at is genre, which will be the simplest to explain - while John Wick has the additional tag of "Neo-Noir", BOTH properties share the Action Thriller moniker. Both films center on characters fighting for survival, coming across an assortment of interesting characters with unique style and ways they fight. Arguably the weakest element to the theory, but it has to be stated none-the-less.
Third is story elements. In the JW franchise, it's very interesting to see that while assassins and trained killers duke it out in public arenas, you notice that pedestrians and civilians seem to be utterly unphased by the battles happening around them. This makes it seem that such violence has become commonplace, almost like they have been trained in their daily lives to expect it to happen at any given moment. In fact, it seems like the Families of the High Table actively prepare people for such occasions, emptying out places when they can. Part 4 is probably the most egregious example of this, as entire apartment buildings are surrounded by signs of life and whatnot, but then a battle happens and every living space is unoccupied.
In direct comparison, The Warriors takes place in New York City in the late 70's. A bustling city that is known as THE nightlife center at the time. But then you look at how desolate the streets seem to be, how empty a lot of buildings happen to be, and it becomes a little unsettling. Like someone knew the Police raid at the Gathering of the gangs at beginning of the film would cause those who escaped to scurry away, leaving them exposed to getting jumped. The Warriors, in particular, are the victims of this as the Grammercy Riffs put out the call that they are to be taken out. In the language of John Wick's universe, they have been made excommunicado with the added bonus of a bounty being put on their heads.
Now, for probably the most obvious bit that ties The Warriors to John Wick... THE DJ. This is the piece that really cemented this idea in my head. In both The Warriors and John Wick part 4, a radio DJ is used to put out the hit in coded language. Both with sultry voices. Both using the exact same code phrases. Both using the EXACT SAME SONG, although covered by two different artists - this being NOWHERE TO RUN by Martha Reeves And The Vandellas. If you take this into account, it's more than a coincidence.
So, what does this all imply?
The High Table was behind the hit on Cyrus, who was a legitimate threat to their plans. Promising The Rogues exactly what each gang has been looking for to foment chaos, allowing the brutality of the police (who we see have been in the pockets of the High Table since the first film) to come in and dismantle a vast majority of New York's street level crime that had been a thorn in their sides. An extremely plausible tactic - using someone on the inside to cause damage and then using crushing force (which they are overly fond of using, given the scores of bodies and broken people in the various fight scenes) to finally supplant their power over the gangs. But what they didn't expect was for the gangs to go underground, as a new leader stepped up to unite them all under one banner.
The banner of the Bowery King. An outside force that, in the forty years since The Warriors aired, brokered a truce with the High Table. Negotiating some of the gangs' tactics and knowledge and collective strength in exchange for the freedom to act as free agents, all under the purview of the High Table and the criminal families that sit at it.
Is this theory perfect? No. Does this theory rely on coincidences? You could make that argument. But once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and anything three times or more is a pattern. And when there's a pattern, there's nowhere to hide.
Also, a coincidence involving both The Warriors and John Wick? The upcoming series centering on The Continental in New York City that's dropping in September of 2023 is oddly timed to fit within the limits of both The Warriors AND John Wick timelines.

I just started watching this. I don't know if my race and age matter, because I don't always like everything at younger or different people. I like many wholesome types of movies or series on Disney+. I like the MCU, StarWars, a few drama series, and a lot of comedy series.
Now if you might like some of those or just want to try something where you don't really know if you'll like it, I began to watch the new series, "Chinese-Born Americans."
So far, it's a great story, with some characters I'm enjoying. I like some of the asian themed in the setting, characters. I enjoy martial arts in movies and series. Also, both Ke Huy Quan, and Michelle Yeoh. They are my two highest asian actors that I love.
And beside that, Michelle Yeoh actually plays Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, who has a great "life" in the historical stories about her.
So far, I'm going close to binge this series LOL.
Edit: After watching the second episode, I can say there are good stories, heartfelt stories, good lessons for teaching children or just reminding yourself what matters most, and making me feel good. It's now highly recommended, if that wasn't already clear.

I (42m) a lucky guy. I own a home, I have two relatively new vehicles. Not trying to brag, but I feel like I'm a somewhat attractive person. I have an amazingly beautiful, charismatic wife that is an amazing stepmother, She has really stepped up. Also, a stellar, funny teenage daughter who is almost 18. I love them, they are my world, I work very hard to support them and their life, sometimes 60 hours a week in a very stressful dangerous job. It's not just financially I support them, I encourage them and support them emotionally. I try my best to understand everyone and be the most empathetic person that I can. I feel like I am a loving, caring, amazing man. This is me, most is the time, I try as hard as I can to keep this life, it matters so much to me, it's my reason to live, it gives me purpose.
Unfortunately, I've had a very rough life. When I was a child I was sexually abused by someone that was trusted. Also, I witness horrific abuse to other family members. That wasn't the end, traumas and bad luck were the norm of my life until my early thirties. I'm also very depressed, suffer from manic episodes and generalized anxiety disorder. At times, I can be very hard to live with, when I'm having a manic episode.... It's bad. When I'm having a manic episode and a panic attack at the same time... It is almost unlivable. I've been working to better myself for around 5 years, I've been on a lot of different meds and found what's worked the best for me, I even had a gene site test done. I average therapy twice a week with occasional couples therapy. I had some success with EMDR, but it's very far away and very hard to fit into life, I want to go again, but I don't know how I can make that happen. As I said before, my wife is an amazing calm and caring person, she's as close to understanding as I'll ever get... I've never fit in anywhere, but I feel like I fit in with her. She can only take so much though, I just had the worst manic episode of my life and she left me to stay at her mom's house for a week. I was doing very bad and was being somewhat self-destructive. She still did her best to support me, she came over and made me dinner every night and hung out with me for a little bit, so I could tell that she still cared deeply. My episode wound down, she moved back in and I am doing much better. But I can't guarantee this won't happen again, sometimes the manic is too strong for the meds. Sometimes I can't control the triggers, with my life, little things can cause this. I love them both so much, This is the only real love that's ever been given to me in my entire life. I don't want to lose them, I keep working so hard to keep them in my life and better myself. I just don't know what to do, do I let them go? To the manic episodes ever stop? Will I ever be able to love and be loved? I want to be better, I don't want to give up, but this is so hard. If anyone has any thoughts, opinions or help I would greatly appreciate them.

I (42m) a lucky guy. I own a home, I have two relatively new vehicles. Not trying to brag, but I feel like I'm a somewhat attractive person. I have an amazingly beautiful, charismatic wife that is an amazing stepmother, She has really stepped up. Also, a stellar, funny teenage daughter who is almost 18. I love them, they are my world, I work very hard to support them and their life, sometimes 60 hours a week in a very stressful dangerous job. It's not just financially I support them, I encourage them and support them emotionally. I try my best to understand everyone and be the most empathetic person that I can. I feel like I am a loving, caring, amazing man. This is me, most is the time, I try as hard as I can to keep this life, it matters so much to me, it's my reason to live, it gives me purpose.
Unfortunately, I've had a very rough life. When I was a child I was sexually abused by someone that was trusted. Also, I witness horrific abuse to other family members. That wasn't the end, traumas and bad luck were the norm of my life until my early thirties. I'm also very depressed, suffer from manic episodes and generalized anxiety disorder. At times, I can be very hard to live with, when I'm having a manic episode.... It's bad. When I'm having a manic episode and a panic attack at the same time... It is almost unlivable. I've been working to better myself for around 5 years, I've been on a lot of different meds and found what's worked the best for me, I even had a gene site test done. I average therapy twice a week with occasional couples therapy. I had some success with EMDR, but it's very far away and very hard to fit into life, I want to go again, but I don't know how I can make that happen. As I said before, my wife is an amazing calm and caring person, she's as close to understanding as I'll ever get... I've never fit in anywhere, but I feel like I fit in with her. She can only take so much though, I just had the worst manic episode of my life and she left me to stay at her mom's house for a week. I was doing very bad and was being somewhat self-destructive. She still did her best to support me, she came over and made me dinner every night and hung out with me for a little bit, so I could tell that she still cared deeply. My episode wound down, she moved back in and I am doing much better. But I can't guarantee this won't happen again, sometimes the manic is too strong for the meds. Sometimes I can't control the triggers, with my life, little things can cause this. I love them both so much, This is the only real love that's ever been given to me in my entire life. I don't want to lose them, I keep working so hard to keep them in my life and better myself. I just don't know what to do, do I let them go? To the manic episodes ever stop? Will I ever be able to love and be loved? I want to be better, I don't want to give up, but this is so hard. If anyone has any thoughts, opinions or help I would greatly appreciate them.

So, I'm feeling an itch to try and do another crossover, this time with Frostpunk of all things. Thus, I am gonna try it. However I must state some thing. In this universe, as the date Frostpunk is set in. Or at least, The scenario "A new home" is happening in. Is somewhere during 1886 to 87. And the invention of the Nukes are during 1933. So for all intents and purposes, The Federation never stumbled upon humanity. At least, in a way they stumble upon them so much earlier than they should. This way, the feds never had a reason to exterminate the species in the first place. They didn't know they existed.
In terms of things regarding the Laws of New London. In this story, both Order and Faith are mixed together. The laws leading to Faith Keepers and The Temple are signed as well as the laws leading to Patrols and Foremen. As for Adaptation laws. Child Labor, Extended Shift, Soup, Extra rations for the Ill, Prosthetics, Ceremonial funerals, Public house. Nearly everything is researched.

For the purpose of the City, they haven't crossed the Line yet. But as any who played the game knows. The other side of the Line is so tempting. So very, very tempting.

Memory Transcript: Felix Hawthorn - Captain, leader of the last City
Date: [standardized human time]: Day 47
I can no longer see the lights out there. The Little fires and candles that lit up the city. The houses are all but covered in ice. The automatons are barely managing to work through the frigid winds. I turn to check the thermometer, even in my office. Built at the base of the Generator. The winds could reach me through the cracks in the walls. I blinked the ice out of my eyes as my vision locks with the thermometer. "Negative... 150 degrees..." I croaked out. Speaking aloud as I slowly turned to face the cloak on the wall.
To my bewilderment, and amazement. It was still turning away. Even when frost threatened to break it. Just a few more hours... just a few more...
I weakly lifted my arm, If I survive. It'll need amputating. I couldn't even feel the burning cold that was coating its' senses yesterday.
No guardsmen, Faith Keeper, or anyone has came to alert me to anything new... The infirmaries were the only buildings with enough warmth for people to at the very least. Feel chilly... Heh... "Should probably go to one..." I shiver at I felt Jack Frost threaten to tear my insides apart, speaking my thoughts won't help much... thinking things out will keep me focused...
I can't go to a Infirmary. We have no space for a new one to be built, nor do we have enough space for everyone... Thus, here I sit. In my chair. Watching the frost grow on my windows... I pray to myself, that whoever plunged us in this Frozen Hell. Would have mercy on the children and the elderly
As the glass in my window gets overgrown in ice and snow, I slowly close my eyes. And lay back. If this is the end of the human race as we know it... I rather sleep through it than see the results. I already wrote down notes so whomever finds me, will know what to do.
Sleep takes me, the frost won't win that battle at least. In the realms of Dreams. I'm sitting under the warm sun, my daughter and son playing in the grass not too far from me. My wife and I play a game, pointing out the different shapes the clouds made in the sky...
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There is a pirate ship... a bird... that's a whale... "No, silly. That's a dolphin!" she'd laugh, I would respond with a chortle and a "Well, when you're right, you're right."
Such warmth... It's not even that warm in actuality, it is as average a day as any other... but I feel so... warm.
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Memory Transcript: Jannim, Junior Venlil explorer
Date: [standardized human time]: Day 47
I shivered as the ship struggles to handle the temperature of this planet. Of course, sometimes a explorer will never come back. Be it through running into Predators, a error in the systems. Or just bad luck. But I never thought it would happen to me.
I boot up the terminal, thankful it still worked at least. "Explorer Log 21. Jannim. Horkle, our exterminator. Succumbed to the wounds he sustained during the crash. Day 7 after the crash, our pilot, Thalk and captain Fonn still haven't came in from checking on the damages the ship sustained when the storm hit us. Should've left when we noticed it but no... we just had to be heroes to a race we don't even know how to find." I panted as I glanced to the ships' walls. Thanks to the ship I'm alive, but how long will the power last? If Fonn and Thalk were still alive out there... I took a deep breath and continue the log "The captain and pilot left the ship sometime yesterday, to check on external damages and on the engines.-" A growl from the predator-like winds stole my attention away.
You survived a Arxur raid, and this is how you go out? Fearing for your life because of alien nature?
Yes, I was...
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I take a bite out of my emergency rations, the blandness of it was much better than the chill in the air. "-I-if anyone finds this, leave this planet. Don't go looking for the natives, LEAVE. Before the scans broke down, it appears the planet is gonna undergo various storms similar to the one I am in. Leave at once and mark the planet down as a Deathtrap." I managed to keep myself from stuttering as I continued the message "The planet itself seems predatory, if this is anything to go by. I believe the natives of this planet will have succumbed to the frost during this storm. If not this one, then the next one. Or the one after that. However long it takes. Nothing should be able to survive such harsh winds in this temperature."
I stop myself, taking a few deep breaths, then another bite of my ration. "... If you're stationed near Venlil Prime. Please, find Pallhen. He's my father... tell him... I love him, and that I'm with Mother now." I choke past a tear as I looked to the systems. "Looks like the lights are about to fail, if the controls are anything to go by. Even if the pilot and captain return. We won't be able to even launch... Final log of Junior Explorer Jannim. Protector watch over us." I sighed before ending the Log. Left in silence, I listened to the predatory-storm beat on the ship. And watch Horkles' corpse lay on the medical table of our ship.
Silently counting the emergency rations, and what regular rations we have left. I would last around a week. Perhaps longer if I space my meals out... I think I'll just keep my meals as is, having to do with spacing meals out will just raise my hopes... Can't really have that if this storm lasts much longer.
I resumed eating my ration as I try to guess what the natives were like before this planet became a great, big, Temperature Predator. ------------------------------------------------ Memory Transcript: Felix Hawthorn - Captain, leader of the last City
Date: [standardized human time]: Day 48
"Captain!" A harsh voice awakens me, I use my one good arm to push the Faith Keepers' hands off me. He was apparently shaking me awake. "I'm up, I'm up!" I cried out as I sighed. I could see the relief worm its way onto Brother Collins' face. "Captain. We made it" he exclaimed as a mix of relief and pure joy radiates from his face to his voice. I grumbled in tired bewilderment as I turned to look at the thermometer.
"The storm has passed!" Collin cheered as I mentally froze at the sight on the Thermometer on the wall. -20 degrees Celsius... "Brother Collin! don't just stand there!" I cried out as I stand up with as much my renewed vigor would allow me. Causing the Faith-keeper to freeze in place. "Get out there, and tell the Guards to check the people, check them yourself it you have to. I need information on how our population handled this storm before we move forward!" I shout my orders at Collin, before grabbing my scarf off my neck. The ice still hasn't thawed off my scarf but... I fashion it into a sling for my arm "I'll be here after I have my arm amputated. Can't die now after all we went through." I allow a slight snicker escape my lips as I walk out the doors of my office and marched to the nearest infirmary. I could hear Collin run out of the office shortly after me and went off to find the guards, check families. Maybe both.
To my relief, the infirmary I first arrived at had a place open for me. Due to overcrowding, I was given a seat on the floor. And now... here I wait, listening to the doctors and nurses comfort and calm the ill and wounded. A few shot nasty glares at me... I'd like to see them try and prepare the city for a storm like that. I think I did pretty well... ---A few hours later.--- "So... we're at 307 able bodies, a hundred dead. Five missing. And finally, 246 amputees" I stated to the Head guardsmen, Matthew Williams. And there beside him stood high Priest Jenkins Anderson. "Moral will go up of course, everyone who survived the storm will feel nothing but joy for a while. But now we have to deal with reverting the city to what it was before the storm." I point to Matthew with my newly attached arm, the claw couldn't point fingers but it works when I need to grab something. I shift to point at Anderson as this was for them both to do. "Spread word that we are sending hunters back out and are putting the hothouses back up. I want scouts looking through the wilderness for anything they can find out there. We're not out of the storm yet" I declared as I brought my prosthetic back down. "Take stock of what rations we currently have, and spread them out as much as you can to the population. Send word to the Factory to start churning out Prosthetics... And when you have the scouts ready, inform me." Mister Williams saluted me before leaving the office, while Anderson stays there, watching me... "Did... the two come back?" I asked him, the silent shake of his head told me everything... "We don't have the bodies... find out the name of that father and his daughter, then make a pair of graves for them." Anderson nods and with a respectful bow, stepped out the door.
Finally left to my thoughts, I sat back in my chair. Staring at my desk. So many lives lost... I did what I could, but should I have done better? I could have done better... they are all dead because of me, how many of them were parents?... how many children?
I sat in silence as I start a prayer to the dead. Praying they forgive me for failing them. Praying again that they pass on to a place better than where we are. And finally, Praying that someone up there actually is listening...
Once my prayers were done, I looked to the reports brother Collin had placed on my desk during my time in the Infirmary. Apparently something had crashed during the start of the great storm. There was something flying out there... Going by the calculations the engineers did under Collins' request. The crash is relatively close by... a three day travel on foot, two via riding one of the automatons through the days and night.
I stand from my desk and walk out the door, Paying some mind to a picture of my wife on my way out. I had to be one of the scouts. For this at the very least... if there is some hope there is a survivor out there, if the father and his daughter is there... I have to be certain... we have enough automatons and able bodies to use the coal mines and coal thumpers. And after the storm, I do not believe we required the other laws. I'll leave the high priest in charge until my return. Matthews is a good man but... Anderson is the more compassionate of the two. He'll keep up the moral while I'm away.
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This wasn't a lot, but hey. Hope you liked the introduction. If anyone has any questions regarding New London in the story, please feel free to ask. If anyone has anything to just say, feel free to share your thoughts.

...although I would love to hear ideas for a better word than guilt, because it doesn't feel quite right. I hate it when a situation forces me to be the 'bad guy' because I can't get someone else's expectations of me low enough not to disappoint them.
My ultimate question with this post is how do you guys deal with that? How do you stop obsessing over trying to justify yourself if you know you've not lived up to what someone wanted of you? I wish there was an off switch in my brain. Details are below on my current issue, but it is rather long so no worries if you don't have the time or energy.
I don't think I'm alone in struggling really badly when failing to meet peoples' expectations, or in some capacity being really twisted up when I know that I'm not capable of being the person someone wants me to be. Or, more often, when fulfilling their wishes would burden me in ways I can't even explain to them and be understood so I just have to be the bad guy, or the one making constant excuses.
I like to manage my life and relationships very tightly so that no one ever has unreasonable expectations of me. It works well with my partner, housemate, and my own family. Not so well with in-laws, but that can't be helped. Many remote friendships I maintain consist of occasional messages followed by long periods of silence, followed by "oh sorry it took me so long to reply!"
But I really like it that way! I'm usually the one who replies a bit sooner and will quite happily wait for a friend to respond whenever they have time. I like that there's no pressure on me, and I take care to never pressure anybody else.
However, recently, a girl I met during my undergraduate study abroad in Japan (14 years ago) contacted me out of the blue. I was initially pleased to hear from her as she's a very sweet and kind girl who helped me a lot when I was living there. We met up in my home country (the UK) a couple of years later and I repaid the favor and hosted her in my home for a while, took her to tourist sites etc. We left on good terms. But that was still a good 12 years ago.
Now, she suddenly announced that she's temporarily living somewhat close to me in the US. It is a crazy coincidence since neither of us are in our home countries, and I was briefly quite excited to offer her help and advice, any help with English she might want etc (we message exclusively in Japanese which I'm still reasonable at due to using it for work).
However, it quickly became clear that this would absolutely not be what she wanted at all. I told her (truthfully) that we were about to move states due our lives having gone through a really rough patch since like 2021. We'd have job losses, no-fault evictions, abusive neighbors... it's been awful, and my mental health has been in the gutter. I suffer from debilitating health anxiety, OCD, and insomnia as well all the complications of autism. Not to mention that I've since come out as trans (masc/NB, but many people not close to me still know me as a woman) and all the social difficulties that come with that.
However, these are not things I feel like confiding in a woman I knew quite superficially over a decade ago. I still find it hard to be my authentic self in public, let alone to someone I don't know well who only ever knew me as the daintiest, girliest little English rose ever. And in a second language no less.
I told her we were moving soon, that me and my husband work nights, we have our 'weekend' during the week due to work shifts, and that we're very very busy with moving and will not be able to drive 1.5 hours to have dinner and quick catch up. It's just not workable right now.
But oh my gosh, she just will not stop! It's not a simple "hey if you have time it'd be nice to see you again", it's paragraph after paragraph of how we absolutely must come over because she's a housewife now and it would be just be so great to make dinner for us, and also we have to go out to a local tourist spot together and get dinner together, and if we can't then her husband will drive up the 1.5 hours to see us and...
It's very sweet, but I told her firmly that though I'm very sorry, the timing is just terrible right now. I just cannot make this work at present, but I'll be sure to tell her if something changes. I know it's more polite to be vague in Japanese so perhaps I tried too hard not to be blunt, but I did firmly say "if anything changes I'll let you know, but right now this is not possible."
I thought all was well, until two weeks later she messaged me again with a huge list of all the days this month that her husband would drive her up here so she could just see me for a moment, just sit a café together and talk... and honestly I admit at that point I had a bit of a meltdown. We're already struggling with everything previously mentioned, plus the uncertainty of not knowing where we'll be living next month. To know that I said and did everything I could but the only way to get this girl to stop is to be really firm and be the bad guy.
The thing is, we were never that close! She did help me out when I was in Japan, and I did the same when she visited England. I've offered moral support and advice while she's in the US, but I don't personally understand why physically meeting up is the be all and end all. Like, in the entire 12 years since we last saw each other she's messaged me literally once. We don't keep in touch, she doesn't know me at all really, and yet I feel like she's almost demanding I sacrifice time and energy to spend like an hour being face to face with her.
I cannot understand what is so important about that, but perhaps it's beyond me. The point is, I feel like I can't win. I can't be nice enough, or gentle enough in explaining my situation. The only solution which doesn't result in me being an asshole is sacrificing time, money, and mental health to do something I literally cannot face doing right now. I'm having enough trouble just getting through a normal day, let alone going outside and negotiating all this in a second language, having to navigate the inevitable remarks about why I look nothing like what I used to and so on.
But the actual point of my post, more than anything else, is why on earth does my brain INSIST on thinking about this constantly? I feel like I've done something really wrong, and my stupid hindbrain won't stop trying to compose apologies and explanations in Japanese while I'm trying to sleep. It's driving me mad and I don't understand why it's become such a fixation. I've said no, but I can't seem to let go of this 'guilt' or whatever it is.
Does anyone else experience an overinflated sense of guilt/shame/frustration/vulnerability when they know they cannot live up to others' expectations without great personal sacrifice?
tl;dr girl I haven't seen for well over a decade moved (sort of) close to me, is being incredibly pushy about seeing me despite us not keeping in touch at all over the past 10+ years. I am currently in something of a mental health crisis as well as trying to find a new place to live out of state, it's a terrible time, but she doesn't seem to get the message. That's whatever, but what's causing me the most suffering is not being able to stop obsessing over it and feeling really guilty, like I have to constantly justify myself. I'm losing sleep over it and I hate it :(

I am seeking advice from anyone who can relate in any way, but mostly need to vent because this stuff actually lays heavy on me.
So, I (28f) have 2 siblings. My older sister (36), and younger brother (26). My parents have been together since they were 17. However their relationship/marriage has been anything but exemplary. My dad has always been very physically abusive towards my mother. I lived in one of those households where everyone feared my dad. Given my sister is 8 years older than I am, she witnessed and experienced way more in my home than I ever did in those short years before I was born. I have memories of seeing my dad beating my mom and sister on numerous occasions and for any reason. Sometimes it felt like he didn’t even need a reason. However, things in my household worked like a slinky going down stairs sometimes; where my dad would hurt my mom, my mom would in turn become offensive towards my sister and she turned around and was slightly abusive towards me. I was pretty depressed from an early age. For a period of time when I was small I truly felt like my family didn’t love me and I would often pretend to run away. My family found it funny at the time (I was probably about 5 or 6 when I felt this the most). My sis ended up leaving the house at 18, which was somewhat of a relief for me because she was always picking on me. A whole lot has changed since I was little. My dad is still a grouch, but he hasn’t hit my mom or anyone else since I was about 18. He grew up in a family that cusses a whole lot, and he remains that way to this day. But compared to all the physical stuff, words are just words at my parents house now. I’m sure anyone in that house would prefer to tolerate verbal abuse over anything else we have lived through on any given day.
It wasn’t until I was about 16 that my sister started showing more interest in building a closer relationship with me. Despite the way she used to treat me, it felt nice to finally have a good relationship with her. So we became close. She would let me in on the family secrets and gossip, and we would talk about our lives growing up. Eventually I brought up what she put me through as a kid in a conversation and she apologized. She also told me she had gone through the same type of conversation with my parents, where she confronted them for the way she was brought up. From what I gathered, there were lots of tears and apologies from both my parents.
Her family started growing pretty rapidly around that time, and as a single aunt I absolutely adored her children. She ended up moving to a neighboring city (about a 30 min drive), and it became slightly harder to visit her because of the distance. I basically went from being at her house every week- because she was about a 7 min walking distance away- to only being able to go over about once every 3 or 4 months due to the fact that our schedules hardly ever line up now. Sadly, I feel like we aren’t very close anymore.
Now to update you on more recent years; my sister now has 3 kids (16, 8, and 6). My younger brother has two kids (4 and 1), and I also have two kiddos (5 and 1). My brother- being 2 years younger- has always had the closest bond with me. We did everything together growing up, and now that we have kids all relatively close in age, we hangout about once a week or are in constant communication (we communicate through meme sharing on IG). Lol. My brother and I have a pretty close relationship with my mom. When we get together its nice. We have become a little tight knit family and help each other out whenever we need it. My dad and my sister have sort of decided to isolate themselves from the rest of the family though. My sis is very much “the black sheep” of our family, and my dad would rather just be alone. Speaking to him feels slightly awkward as he doesn’t really initiate conversation or express any interest in us. I feel like he might even be depressed, but because he has never really shown any true love for his family, none of us really bother to check up on him much. Still, I actually feel a little guilty for that too.
Things haven’t really started to bother me about my family until recently. Almost two years ago I got pregnant with my second child. Then a few months later we found out my brother was also expecting a child with his wife. Everyone was excited and of course we shared this news with our older sister, and she seemed happy for us when we announced it to her. However, she was a complete no show for both of our baby showers with zero explanations. We tried not to feel sour about it even though we knew for a fact she was off from work on those exact days. Then fast forward to this past winter. I got married. The venue we had chosen was coincidentally down the street from her house, literally like a 2 minute drive. However, she only stayed at the event long enough for me to see that she was present and she just upped and left with her whole family almost right after the whole bouquet toss thing. According to my brother who was sitting at the same table as her and her family, she left without even saying a word. I also wanted to mention how my father was nicely planted on a chair throughout most of the reception, and didn’t talk to anyone at all. He kinda just stared off into space or was fidgeting with a napkin on the table every time I caught a glimpse of him. I don’t know if I’m making it a bigger deal than it really was, but overall it was hard to not be a bit upset at them. I had a blast at my wedding regardless of this. I sure as heck wasn’t about to allow that from ruining what is supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life.
Then, after that it has just been nothing but no shows for the most part from both my sister and my Father. - My kids’ bday celebration held earlier this year; both didn’t show. - Easter family gathering; again. Both of them didn’t show. - My brother and his daughter’s bday celebration; Our dad finally showed. Sister did not.
At this point, my brother is fed up of trying to include our sister or our father in anything. Both have shown that they clearly don’t want to be involved in anything we do as a family. Even when it comes to doing something as simple as texting them just to know how they are… if someone else from the family doesn’t initiate the text, we will literally never hear from either of them. However, the only reason I keep insisting that we shouldn’t stop inviting her is because her children love spending time with us and all their little cousins. I have literally heard all of them begging their mom to bring them over to spend time with us. Not to mention that I have a pretty close relationship with my teenage niece (She kinda sees me as her ‘cool auntie’ and closest family member).
Should I just let my sister be? Should I keep pushing this idea that we could all one day become one big happy family? Like, it literally breaks my heart to think about our children not growing up around each other. The very few times that we have gotten together as a big family, it was so awesome. Everyone was so happy. I think?
I really don’t know what to think of all this. Any thoughts or advice on what to do would be nice. Sorry if this became very long to read or hard to follow. I just feel so strongly about my family and my thoughts about them are so jumbled.

I (42m) a lucky guy. I own a home, I have two relatively new vehicles. Not trying to brag, but I feel like I'm a somewhat attractive person. I have an amazingly beautiful, charismatic wife that is an amazing stepmother, She has really stepped up. Also, a stellar, funny teenage daughter who is almost 18. I love them, they are my world, I work very hard to support them and their life, sometimes 60 hours a week in a very stressful dangerous job. It's not just financially I support them, I encourage them and support them emotionally. I try my best to understand everyone and be the most empathetic person that I can. I feel like I am a loving, caring, amazing man. This is me, most is the time, I try as hard as I can to keep this life, it matters so much to me, it's my reason to live, it gives me purpose.
Unfortunately, I've had a very rough life. When I was a child I was sexually abused by someone that was trusted. Also, I witness horrific abuse to other family members. That wasn't the end, traumas and bad luck were the norm of my life until my early thirties. I'm also very depressed, suffer from manic episodes and generalized anxiety disorder. At times, I can be very hard to live with, when I'm having a manic episode.... It's bad. When I'm having a manic episode and a panic attack at the same time... It is almost unlivable. I've been working to better myself for around 5 years, I've been on a lot of different meds and found what's worked the best for me, I even had a gene site test done. I average therapy twice a week with occasional couples therapy. I had some success with EMDR, but it's very far away and very hard to fit into life, I want to go again, but I don't know how I can make that happen. As I said before, my wife is an amazing calm and caring person, she's as close to understanding as I'll ever get... I've never fit in anywhere, but I feel like I fit in with her. She can only take so much though, I just had the worst manic episode of my life and she left me to stay at her mom's house for a week. I was doing very bad and was being somewhat self-destructive. She still did her best to support me, she came over and made me dinner every night and hung out with me for a little bit, so I could tell that she still cared deeply. My episode wound down, she moved back in and I am doing much better. But I can't guarantee this won't happen again, sometimes the manic is too strong for the meds. Sometimes I can't control the triggers, with my life, little things can cause this. I love them both so much, This is the only real love that's ever been given to me in my entire life. I don't want to lose them, I keep working so hard to keep them in my life and better myself. I just don't know what to do, do I let them go? To the manic episodes ever stop? Will I ever be able to love and be loved? I want to be better, I don't want to give up, but this is so hard. If anyone has any thoughts, opinions or help I would greatly appreciate them.

I purchased a brand of flea spot on for cats from the brand Adams Plus the ingredients are Etofenprox and (S)-Methoprene
When I applied it on my cat I noticed that it wasn't like on the YouTube videos i saw, the liquid was spreading to the sides of his neck and his whole back but I didn't think much of it and decided to sit next to him to keep him from licking it since I don't have an E collar, he surprised me a few times and managed to lick the area before I could stop him but I don't think he licked much of it.
6 hours later I noticed that he's very persistent trying to lick the area like it was bothering him so I decided to look for the product online to see what I just applied on him and I found HUNDREDS of reviews of similar products saying that it caused their pets to die...
Needless to say that I immediately rushed with him to the bathroom and washed it off two times to make sure, but this made my mother go absolutely ballistic and yell to me and my cat because I wasted a whole $10 (that's right $10) and was exaggerating. I was in a different floor than her and I could hear all the insults she said while I was upstairs crying and cleaning my cat, she even called my cat gay (?) Which I don't even think it's something possible.
He's not showing any symptoms, he played with me, drank a lot of water, ate and pooped just fine after all of that but I read somewhere that the symptoms can take up to 72 hours to show up so I'm losing my mind. It's 3 in the morning and I'm crying all over the place thinking of what that thing might do to him.
Worst part is that I didn't even want to put him through flea treatment, my mother basically forced me because she's obsessed with his fleas, she showers him weekly without my consent and said she's now gonna buy a lices shampoo and bath him with that because I cleaned that poison from his back...
I cant sleep, the vet will be open in 4 hours and I will definitely give him a call by then but I can't help but cry my lungs out in despair for not being able to give my kitty a better life and putting him through this kind of danger.
Thank you for listening, I know that was very long but I had to let thinks out.
TLD: Cat licked flea spot on but it's alright at the moment, will call vet once is open and my mom is a massive bitch

So, my local stores started bringing FaB products about 4 years ago I think, just before the pandemic started. I was always kind of curious to see what the game was about and last year I bought some booster boxes, 2 Dynasty and 1 Everfest. I bought them when they were released so I am not sure about the dates. Anyway, I have also purchased some single boosters, I don't remember from which set, and then I thought I should check out some deck lists and see what I can build, after checking the rules. Apparently, with about 150 packs opened, I had pulled about 20 majestics and 2 legendaries, 1 being the spring tunic I read so much about and the other being an angel that is currently banned I think. Then, I saw that every deck list has exclusively majestic and legendary cards and I thought that that was kind of a let down, since I had opened so many boosters and didn't have more than 7 cards for each deck. My question is, is this normal in FaB? To need so many legendaries and majestics and if so, do you buy them in 2nd hand market or try to pull from boosters? Also, if there are cheaper deck lists, where could I find them? Right now, I am close to deciding to just give away every card I have except the ones that cost 5$+, because I don't want to keep spending money on a game that uses such a little amount of cards from each set.
To those that reply,
Thanks for the feedback.

I’ve known these people for almost 10 years and I haven’t made new friends outside of this group. (Not for lack of having tried)
I used to be really close with them. My friends are practically my world. But I can’t really feel that way anymore and even though being around them used to be one of the only things that brought me peace, I haven’t felt that in a long while. I can’t connect with them anymore. It feels like there’s just some kind of barrier between us. Sometimes I feel like I’m just some kind of remnant of something that used to be there but isn’t or is far on its way out.
I’m trying to keep myself alive for the Summer. I like Summer. I also have a pet rabbit that I care about a lot, he’s probably my best friend. I don’t know how much longer I can hold on beyond that though. What hurts too is also knowing that out of all of us, I think I’d definitely be the easiest friend in our group for people to lose.
I know that’s common depression speak but I also just know it. Especially with the growing distance, it’ll at least make it easier for everyone on the chance anything ever does happen. I’m trying really hard though. I just don’t really know how to manage this anymore. I feel so alone no matter what I do and the distance makes it less painful somehow, like being around them just reminds me of how insignificant I am
Advice? Support? Anything?

*NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT, JUST LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK Note: this text was originally created, copied and pasted into other subs where fish-keeping is not the main sub, obviously we are dedicated to our fish and in turn would probably not be as interested in this service, I just didn’t want to rephrase another 5 paragraph idea
Also I mention cories and gravel, I would always recommend what’s best for the fish owner, not what I put in the post. I only realized this after typing it all out.😂
I’m very proficient in aquariums I have been my whole life. I feel like there may be a market in my area for setting up and maintaining aquariums so people would not have to maintain them. I would almost do it similar to Mark Cuban’s ‘cost plus drugs’ where there’s just a 15% markup for the products, and a 3-5$ service charge for every visit, that way it stays very consistent and if there is a sale on products my customers would get a sale too, as I did not have to pay as much this time around, they would not either. This leads me to a couple of questions one how would I start advertising? Of course, Facebook, word of mouth but is there the other unique ways you can think of ?
How I would charge: For example, if you wanted me to set up a 20 gallon aquarium with 10 neon tetras, five corydoras gravel substrate, but you already have the tank, light, and filter, I would charge: 1.15(.85(10x2.99) + 5x3.99 + 20).
This is where I feel there might be an appeal. at petsmart, For example you get a 15% discount if you buy four or more neon tetras and therefore I would give my customers a 15% discount as I do not have to spend as much either.
Then I would charge $2 and $2 for the dechlorinator and bio start ( just cost of using some of the $20 bottle) As well as the flat $5 fee like I described for every visit. So I’m total the bill of setting up the 20 gallon would look like this: 5 + 1.15(.85(10x2.99) + 5x3.99 +20 + 2 + 2)= $84.74.
Also, would I need any sort of business license?
I am 21 if that changes anything…
And then also if you had an aquarium would this interest you, I’m not advertising here I’m just collecting thoughts to see what that perspective would be personally, I would not, but that is because I like maintaining my aquariums. I’m sure there are people who would prefer to just have it be a nice centerpiece, and not worry about maintenance.
What are your initial thoughts, questions, concerns do you have, as I feel I might really do this, so I want as much feedback as possible. Thank you!!!!

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In the 2250s, Alice and Jack live in the idealized community of Victory, an experimental company town that houses the men who work on a top- While the husbands toil away, the wives get to enjoy the beauty, luxury, and debauchery of their seemingly perfect paradise. However, when cracks in her idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something sinister lurking below the surface, Alice can't help but question exactly what she's doing in Victory.
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In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Nearly 5,000 years have passed, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has gone from man to myth to legend. Now free, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern-day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher, and Cyclone.
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Production companies : Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson raised some eyebrows in July at San Diego Comic-Con when he declared that the DC Extended Universe would enter "a new era" with his much anticipated heroic debut in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts: What was he implying? The other characters in the DCEU, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the rest of the Justice League, the Suicide Squad, Shazam, and so on, would also be affected by that kind of reset.As
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts neared theaters, though, Johnson clarified that statement in a recent sit-down with Yahoo Entertainment (watch above).
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“I feel like this is our opportunity now to expand the DC Universe and what we have in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which I think is really cool just as a fan, is we introduce five new superheroes to the world,” Johnson tells us. Aldis Hodge's Hawkman, Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher, Quintessa Swindell's Cyclone and Pierce Brosnan's Doctor Fate, who together comprise the Justice Society.) “One anti-hero.” (That would be DJ's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.)
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“And what an opportunity. The Justice Society pre-dated the Justice League. So opportunity, expand out the universe, in my mind… all these characters interact. That's why you see in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, we acknowledge everyone: Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman, Flash, we acknowledge everybo****here's also some Easter eggs in there, too.So that's what I meant by the resetting. Maybe resetting' wasn't a good term.only
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In addition to being Johnson's DC Universe debut, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is also notable for marking the return of Henry Cavill's Superman. The cameo is likely to set up future showdowns between the two characters, but Hodge was completely unaware of it until he saw the film.
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“They kept that all the way under wraps, and I didn't know until maybe a day or two before the premiere,” he recently said Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2022) FULL𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒 ONLINE
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Is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Available On Hulu?Viewers are saying that they want to view the new TV show Transformers: Rise of the Beasts on Hulu. Unfortunately, this is not possible since Hulu currently does not offer any of the free ****odes of this series streaming at this time. the MTV channel, which you get by subscribing to cable or satellite TV services. You will not be able to watch it on Hulu or any other free streaming service.
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Is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Streaming on Disney Plus?
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Unfortunately, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is not currently available to stream on Disney Plus and it's not expected that the film will release on Disney Plus until late December at the absolute earliest.
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While Disney eventually releases its various studios' films on Disney Plus for subscribers to watch via its streaming platform, most major releases don't arrive on Disney Plus until at least 45-60 days after the film's theatrical release.
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The sequel opened to $150 million internationally, which Disney reports is 4% ahead of the first film when comparing like for likes at current exchange rates. Overall, the global cume comes to $330 million. Can it become the year's third film to make it past $1 billion worldwide despite China and Russia, which made up around $124 million of the first film's $682 million international box office, being out of play? It may be tough, but it's not impossible. Legging out past $500 million is plausible on the domestic front (that would be a multiplier of at least 2.7), and another $500 million abroad would be a drop of around $58 million from the original after excluding the two MIA markets. It'd be another story if audiences didn't love the film,but the positive reception suggests that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will outperform the legs on this year's earlier MCU titles (Multiverse of Madness and Love and Thunder had multipliers of 2.2 and 2.3 respectively).
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As for the rest of the box office, there's little to get excited about, with nothing else grossing above $10 million as Hollywood shied away from releasing anything significant not just this weekend but also over the previous two weekends. When Black Panther opened in 2018, there was no counterprogramming that opened the same weekend, but Peter Rabbit and Fifty Shades Freed were in their second weekends and took second and third with $17.5 million and $17.3 million respectively. That weekend had an overall cume of $287 million compared to $208 million this weekend Take away the $22 million gap between the two Black Panther films and there's still a $57 million gap between the two weekends. The difference may not feel that large when a mega blockbuster is propping up the grosses,but the contrast is harsher when the mid-level films are the entire box office as we saw in recent months.
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With only $8.6 million, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the most successful film of the rocky post-summer, pre-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts season, finished in second. Despite the arrival of blockbuster competition over the fourth weekend, the numbers only decreased by 53%, totaling $151 million. Given its $200 million budget, the global total of $352 million is not a huge sum as the box office begins to decline. Even so, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will soon surpass it as the most popular movie since Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts came in third place in its fourth weekend, down 29% with $6.1 million, emerging as one of the season's most durable grossers and one of the year's few bright spots when it comes to films for adults. The domestic cume is $56.5 million Fourth place went to Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, which had a negligible drop of 5% for a $3.2 million sixth weekend and $40.8 million cume., in fact )
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, which isn't surprising considering it's the only family film on the market, and it's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts to grossing four times its $11.4 million opening. Still, the $72.6 million worldwide cume is soft given the $50 million budget , though a number of international markets have yet to open.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which experienced its greatest weekend decline yet and a 42% dip for a $2.3 million seventh weekend, rounds out the top five. Of course, there's no reason to be unhappy for the horror movie, which made $103 million domestically and $ 210 million globally on a $20 million budget.

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I am 21 if that changes anything…
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