Mind you that my statistics in the title doesnt mean im godlike player. Im just a roam player who wants to win games in super effective way. Real good players are Mythic glory, but im still a formidable Johnson player outside of any other heroes Im using. Which may my lessons here can help you into becoming a great Johnson player
Note: If you still know all of these lessons after reading all, kudos for you. Im giving you a "Amazing Johnson player" certificate. So lets start!
[One: Benefits from Mastering Drive]
First thing first, master his driving for: Checking all every single bushes, going through hard difficulty pathes (even insane tight areas), and speed boost landing. If you managed to do all of this, it will obviously impact the teamfight and game significantly (when you realize it). Just practice it for hours in practice mode for driving endurance and precision, and prsctice in ranked too for better clash landing.
[Two: Fail Crash Prevention]
this is very debatable topic, but it still has a clear solution to the problem. If you keep ending up crashing on cc immunity baits and clever roamers, the easy and best way is you do not always use your ultimate spell right away.
Im not saying dont use it at all, but as a roamer, you need to open information and vision for your teammates for a brief time. Simply you need to do this:
Walk safely around bushes in rivers, and when you get sufficient informations, start using ultimate spell, and preferbly in better opening/engage area. In certain times, enemies can also start scattering to change their position quickly, which is really helpful for you (its rnot common, but it still happens)
[Three: Engaging/Opening your car crash]
Last but the best advice for all; If you still suck at playing Johnson. You need to have better opening/engage area (which I have mentioned). For example, If you keep going around large circle area (turtle/lord area is best example) then you will have worse timing and less path directions, which kinda makes it harder to hit your car on enemies. But those areas are still good though if you are ahead and want to open more vision!
To solve this: there are different better areas to open, but you need to learn most of this by more gameplay experience (while learning too). Ill give you one example. One of example good engage/opening areas is circling around crab area and golem's wall near tower.
For crab area, You have more path directions, you are closer to enemies to initate on (if focusing on red buff, top map area) and less chance to be interrupted by tanky user. As for golem's wall near tower 1, going around walls behind river is better than going through river in uncoordinated games IMO, for less chance of getting interruped from enemy tower lines, such as tanks, clones, and cc immunity heroes.
Again, this is very debatable to talk about driving areas, as you have to adapt to every different kind of games. All you need is better engage/opening area. This advice will help you in making you a glorifying awesome Johnson user! Because its your main way to win the game, which is your ultimate spell
[Extra 1] Don't give up even if you are countered by ,5 heroes. Also, if the people stalls the game by waiting for you, its better to open up information first (and also not dying too). Which is why I mentioned you dont need to use ultimate spell 100% of the time.
[Extra 2] For direct improvement on your gamepmay, get a car partner or any teammate to point enemies out at map. It helps you way alot even if you are elite Johnson player. You can never know if you missed the targets on the map or not.
[Extra 3] Also try to use camera movemrnt to out of your car for short period time while driving. Its super effective against Grock. Its still going to be a hard game against him, so do your best for it! It may also be one of your glorifying Johnson moments to dodge Grock walls!
The rest is video research. Youtube is your source to learn his advance driving paths. I do not bother to make a video for it, but I'd gladly like to do it someday. Its just Mobile Legends isnt my daily game, but its still one of my main games.
If you like to talk more about it, especislly you know something about Jobnson, or perhaps a question. I can answer it right away

My 2.5 year old loves music. When I was a kid I had a casset player and could pop in what ever I wanted had a little microphone I could torture my family with..anyone have any good suggestions for today? I see a Tonie player...is it easy enough to use? I'm an old mom..tech isn't my thing i just want her to be able to listen to what she wants when she wants(with in reason)
I posted this in toddlers too

Main Deck:
Monsters:
Nibiru, the Primal Being x3
Parallel eXceed x3
Traptrix Dionaea x2
Traptrix Myrmeleo x3
Traptrix Mantis x3
Traptrix Arachnocampa x2
Traptrix Pudica x3
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring x3
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Spells:
Traptantalizing Tune x3
Traptrip Garden x1
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Traps:
Infinite Impermanence x3
Evenly Matched x3
Bottomless Trap Hole x1
Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare x1
Gravedigger's Trap Hole x1
Floodgate Trap Hole x1
Traptrix Holeutea x3
Terrifying Trap Hole Nightmare x1
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Extra Deck:
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder x1
Traptrix Pinguicula x1
Time Thief Redoer x1
Traptrix Allomerus x1
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir x1
Evilswarm Exciton Knight x1
Traptrix Rafflesia x2
Accesscode Talker x1
Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess x1
Traptrix Atypus x1
Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable x1
Traptrix Sera x3
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Side Deck:
Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju x3
Artifact Lancea x3
Dimensional Barrier x3
Anti-Spell Fragrance x3
Solemn Judgment x3
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Hey guys! Here is my Traptrix deck for Locals currently. Let me know what you guys think
Monsters:
Nibiru, the Primal Being-I'm trying this in main to deal with threats that I can't deal with. This being Swordsoul and other decks that extend forever. I can only deal with threats with a few cards but I can never win against Swordsoul because it doesn't matter how much I hole they continue to go off. So I'm thinking Nibiru is necessary.
Parallel eXceed-This is a Necessary and free extender. It can also can block chains eventually.
Traptrix Dionaea-Standard
Traptrix Myrmeleo-Standard
Traptrix Mantis-Standard
Traptrix Arachnocampa-Some people run 1 or 3. I believe 2 is the best
Traptrix Pudica-Standard
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring-Standard
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Spells:
Traptantalizing Tune-Obviously Prosperity is better but I feel like this really isn't a bad alternative. Sometimes you want a Traptrix monster in grave.
Traptrip Garden-Some people run two I really think you only need one
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Traps:
Infinite Impermanence-Standard
Evenly Matched -Standard
Bottomless Trap Hole-I keep taking this in and out sometimes putting in side
Traptrix Trap Hole Nightmare-This is a weird one didnt like it at first but its kinda nice
Gravedigger's Trap Hole-Same deal as above. Some people run 2 I could see either way
Floodgate Trap Hole-Same as above
Traptrix Holeutea -Standard
Terrifying Trap Hole Nightmare-Same as above
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Extra
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder-Standard might not need this though
Traptrix Pinguicula -Some people run two
Time Thief Redoer-People say this is good....but I really don't like this card. I don;t like that I have to wait for my opponent to start their turn and hope the top card is a trap
Traptrix Allomerus-Standard
Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir-I thought this wasent great at first. However this guy is awesome. You use this when you just dont ahve any options(like a fully set up Despia board) and you sorta stall until you can get enough resources to go into Atypus into Accesscode
Evilswarm Exciton Knight-Standard
Traptrix Rafflesia-Some people run one I could maybe see it but why not run two
Accesscode Talker-I Personally like this better than Zeus comes up more
Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess -This is my other solution to super long extensions. I feel like I ahve to sack everything to get into apo
Traptrix Atypus-Standard
Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable-Standard
Traptrix Sera -Standard
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Side:
Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju-Going with Sticky string this time simply because its a insect but still below the 2500 Ping
Artifact Lancea-Not really a fan of this card but yeah
Dimensional Barrier -Standard wins games
Anti-Spell Fragrance -Standard wins games
Solemn Judgment-Standard
I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks!

I'm building my own concrete block house and planning to do my own concrete. I have minimal tools. Will use fiberglass mesh and Owens Corning Pink Bar My issue is that I can make a concrete slab any length, but only about 8 feet wide. What I've done with my big slabs (patios) is pout them 7 feet wide. So let's assume I was pouring a 30 x 50 slab. I would divide that into 4 sections 50 feet long. I pour section 1 and section 3 on day one, then pull the boards between the sections and pout section 2 and 4 on the second day. Zero problems after 7 years.
Slabs to be 6 inches thick with fiberglass mesh continuous. If I limit the width to 8 feet, I can get a very good finish on the concrete. Perfectly level. I've had a concrete guy comment on my slabs and what a great job I did for a do it yourselfer.
Question is whether I'd really need to have a continous pour or if 8 feet wide pours touching each other would be ok? I mix my own concrete from scratch, have 2 mixers and getting a 3rd larger mixer. I have a couple of nonskilled teenage helpers. Thanks to all who reply. Please no negative comments from contractors angry that a homeowner would do their own work. My job will not be as good as yours. I accept that. Trying to build a debt free home for my family on property I own outright.

When I was 20 and my little brother was 13 he went to extreme lengths to SA me. It started with he took a razor blade while I was at college and cut multiple butts out of pairs of jeans. He would expose his butt and masturbate in places where he knew I’d accidentally see (like at the bottom of the stairs leading to downstairs). He took multiple items and chiseled holes into the bathroom wall not once but twice attempting to see me use the bathroom. (My parents patched the holes and he remade them). He would “accidentally” touch me at family events. I work night shift and accidentally fell asleep on our living room couch he came into the room and ran his hand up my vagina. It immediately woke me up and I told my mom. I moved out 2 weeks later. I have a relationship with my mom and she continues to talk about how good my brother is doing and wants to talk about him with me. I have told her multiple times I do not forgive him for what he’s done and don’t wish to talk about him with her. I get he could have done way worse but I still feel as if I was sexually assaulted and he’s walking away with no consequences and it makes me sick. Im disgusted to be in the same room as him and it’s hard to visit my parents with him being there. I feel my mom isn’t respecting my boundaries and my family is taking all this lightly. How do I deal with this. (I am now 23)

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Making up your mind regarding which minimum product type is right for your project depends on the product's stage, as well as your goals and priorities. Let’s quickly overview the three most common paths:
🔻 A minimum viable product MVP is suitable for testing ideas and validating assumptions (especially if you aren’t ready to put in too many resources in development).
🔻 An minimum lovable product MLP is suitable for refining the user experience, it’s a good way to try to create an emotional connection with the prospects. Investing in UX/UI and design can make the product stand out if there are analogs out in the market, not to mention that a desirable product can get recommended more often.
🔻 A minimum marketable (or sellable) product MMP/MSP is suitable for generating revenue. By refining the minimal feature set, you provide more value to the target audience, meaning you can try to make money off the small product as it is.
The bottom line is all three are just a shrunk version of the future big product, to an extent these are consequent steps. While an MVP is a great starting point, an MLP and MMP can help refine the user experience and make the product sellable and profitable. If you need more details on the topic, here’s a resource providing many answers and tips 👇
What Is a Minimum Lovable Product? Comparing and Contrasting MVP vs MLP vs MMP

I (18F) and a guy (17M) have been flirting with each other for a few months now as a joke about smashing and stuff. He called me over to his place and we talked. He insisted that we kissed and i gave in but only let him smooch my cheek and to make it less awkward i smooched him back on the cheek. (FYI this was my first kiss if it even counts as one, and he has been with a few girls before) I left the place immediately after since it got so awkward. Now i want to ghost him or something, anything, because I'm scared of direct confrontation. I don't think i can get in a relationship with him either because i just don't feel like that's something i should do or maybe im not ready, and he's also not BF material since he does drugs and stuff. But the main problem is we follow different religions and faiths and its inappropriate to be in a relationship with someone from another religion according to my faith. I feel awful for keeping this from my parents and even friends who told me he's not a good guy
Please help?

My girlfriend and I were supposed to have a beach day. However, when I asked if she was here at my apartment, she said I needed to come help her with groceries at the Shop Rite in front of my apartment. I jogged down, even had my swim trunks on. She told me to get in the car, then rolled her windows down. Once I was in, she told me the relationship was over and read me a letter. It was reasons why I no longer had a place in her life and why our relationship was over for food. The reason was(her words) is that I’m a control freak. Her examples were:

• I get mad at her for not texting me when he’s in from a night out(she’s out until 3-4 AM at times). “A good boyfriend would take a pic of me before I left.”
  
• I also get in her business, like when she came out of the gas station and I got mad at her for not telling me what she got(probably cigs she shouldn’t have
  
• I blew up at her for wanting to be a bottle girl, even though I said it was fine and paid for her nails at first.
  

After that, I really was ready to set it right. I had just wired her hundreds of dollars a few days ago after she was fired. However, she got hired to a new job shortly after. We continued to conversation inside and I was steamed, really getting after her for this breakup. She had to go to the bathroom and I stormed off. Should I text her to say sorry for doing that?

Hi everyone,
I'm new to selling on Amazon, does anybody know of a good and honest freight forwarder with reasonable shipping price, that I can trust my shipment with?
I've read few posts here before asking, found out that many are dishonest (ended up chargeing sellers more than quoted for)and there isn't much a seller can do about it once your shipment is in their hands.
Many Thanks in advance.

Both current Ferrari drivers are contracted for a long time so the buyout costs are huge, but ideally you’d want to get the drivers in asap so you can get them more XP than they’d get otherwise. But alongside that you also need the money to get a good car and upgrade facilities, which is all fine and you could do it in your own time if you weren’t potentially getting fired for not being a top team. How easy is it to get fired if you don’t win? I feel like it would be a challenge but not sure if it’s impossible before you’re sent packing!

It’s my dad’s friend and it unbelievably only has 22k miles. It was garage kept for 95% of its life and 1 of his 3 cars. He lives in New York and we’re in Florida so he barely drove it since he bought it in 2012. It’s actually in pristine condition having looked at it. The white leather interior is cleaner than I’ve ever seen in a used car.
My thing is that regardless of the fact, it’s a 2012 car. Is there anything I should look for? Listen for when I take it out for a test drive? I know it’s a pretty good deal but is it a GOOD deal?

40M, Canada
Good morning!
I cut myself in front of the thumb with a tin can, got it stitched yesterday at the ER. Wound was long (an inch+) and the doctor said it was deep and a tendon had been partially cut, lengthwise.
She referred me to a surgeon and I have an appointment on Monday.
I have a few questions that wont be answered until Monday...
- will they likely check my tendon on a scan before surgery?
- is there any chance surgery wont be required?
- how many days of work should I plan to miss? ( i work on a computer)
- what does recovery look like time wise
- most importantly for me: how long until I can ride a bicycle?
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I know my surgeon will have their own answers to my specific situation, but your insights would help!
Many thanks!

Without going in-depth, I am looking for a ML tool/app that will allow me to analyze some XY plots. I am a materials engineer working on a side project outside of work, and I am attempting to classify certain material plots as “good” or “bad”. So my thought is, I would feed a model several plots labeled “good” and several plots labeled “bad”, and then I would like the model to be able to tell me if a new plot I feed it is “good” or “bad”, based on the data its been provided.
Any suggestions on a ML tool/app/site that could allow for this? I’m a bit newer to ML, so I don’t have a great understanding of the applications/tools that are available.

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It's still early, so we go and find a cafe and have lunch. Once again, I don't have to use my voice, they just give us our meal for free. I really should get an idea about money though. I know they are called Skys, I know at least part of them are small green metallic coins - actually they look like the same metal the Throne and Chairs are made out of, I wonder if they are - and I know that everyone uses them here to buy stuff. I should ask about banks. We should pay a visit to one. I'm sure they'd be... happy to explain it to me.
That's for later though. For now, we work our way to the dock, and find the internal docking bay that Omar found.
Walking in, it becomes clear that we have a lot of work ahead. High Line is in here thanks to Omar earlier and it's...
It's junk.
Even when it was operating, it was clearly made up of a hodgepodge of between three and five different starships. This thing has been limping along on patches and ad hoc repairs for centuries it looks like.
Human ships from our side of the galaxy tend to be very personalized. Riots of color, patterns, little flourishes here and there that speak to the tastes and preferences of the operator. It's probably a function of the fact that all our ships are AI operated. It's their body, and they decorate and personalize it.
High Line is... downright drab in comparison.
Grey on grey with streaks of soot and... is that rust? It looks like rust. What would rust on a spacecraft hull? High Line is all boxes and blocks stuck together where they fit or where a need was found. I'm much more used to the sweeping, flowing shapes the Starjumpers have. In addition to looking fast, they look much more elegant. Even our smaller ships, the Frigates and Destroyers tend towards looking more like living creatures than... a box.
As I walk around staring at things and - apparently - making a sour face, Starlight, Ocean and River are standing there, looking nervous and worried. "So Empress... Here is High Line. We admit, it's a little more worse for wear than the ship you came to us on, but.." Starlight stands a little taller. "It got my forebears here all those years ago and through all that time put many light-years on it shuttling people around the system and still held air and gravity. It's not much to look at, but it was ours."
I mean, they're right. Maybe I'm being too hard on it. They got centuries of use out of with with barely any maintenance. All the more reason to refit it right and make it soar once again.
Omar seems like he's having a great time. Walking around, taking measurements going in and out. "Melody, it might not be much to look at now, but it's actually a pretty good foundation! We can add some improved thrusters, beef up the armor, add a wormhole generator and some laser batteries and while we won't be able to take on a dreadnought or even a Starjumper, we'll be able to hold our own against anything local we've seen. It's got plenty of room inside too. You won't have a suite of rooms like at the Royal Dawn, but I should be able to make you an... appropriately royal room.
"At this point a starship is better than no starship so I'll take what I can get. How long will the refit take, Omar?"
He looks at the ship, at the Aviens and then at me. "It will depend on their printer and how well we can integrate the designs from my copy of the database but maybe a month? Hopefully less?"
"Well then, you had better get started Omar. You spend your time getting High Line up to your satisfaction, and let me know about your progress. For now, we will be staying at the Royal Dawn. I don't know if there's other royal quarters that we just haven't found or if the hotel is made out of the original royal quarters, but I'm satisfied with our current accommodations. Make your own schedule and if you need something or someone, just let me know. Starlight" - I look pointedly at them - "can help you with any personnel needs you have." Starlight bobs their head eagerly. "If you need to speak to me or the others, you should be able to though the Reach. Just... concentrate and it should work."
"Okay Melody, I'll get on it. Come on Starlight, show me the printer. Ocean, go see what kind of help you can find for us. River, go see about the condition of the other starships. Some of them have to be operable, how else is food getting here?" Omar looks up at us as the Aviens run off in different directions to obey Omar. "What happened to Ottarn, that Mariens who took their ship and tried to run? If nothing else, we could use that ship."
"They went with FarReach. They told me that they scooped up Ottarn and their ship and were going to take them where they wanted to go."
"Hmm, do you think that means back to human space?" Um'reli asks and she's looking at the ship.
"I have no idea, I don't think so? I'm not sure what they'd find out there to benefit them."
This time Ava puts her hands on her hips and stares at us. "You mean, other that some sympathetic ears to listen to their story about a human who has installed herself as Empress in their space and might be willing to lend a hand with a couple of Starjumpers and their assorted lasers and missiles? You did lock the Gate after FarReach left, right?"
Uh oh. I forgot.
"Uh, sure thing Ava, let me just go... double check that it's locked. I reach out and I can feel the Gate from here though it's faint and... fuzzy. The lock was simple enough though I push here... pull that... and...
"Okay, yes, it's locked."
"Good. We don't want Ottarn coming back with reinforcements or something just yet. Later though... let them come. We'll show them." Ava's grin is worrying me a little bit. She seems much too excited about showing off.
I grab Ava and Um'reli "Come on, let's leave Omar to his work. We have other things to take care of. I think we're going to have to hire on some help, but before that we're going to have to figure out money."
Ava scoffs as we walk "You're still going on about money? Just make people help us out."
"Ava we're looking to help out here, not be overthrown in a couple weeks. If I make people help us, the moment we walk away people will start to wonder why they're helping us at all."
"Melody has a point Ava. What is it that we do here?" Um'reli is really good at throwing cold water on Ava's plans. I'm glad she came. Without her I have a hunch that Ava would be talking me into all kinds of bad ideas.
"Builders seem to work like the AIs on Starbases back home. So it's not like we have no job."
"Well then, let's go back to the Throne and do some work. I'm tired of walking around trying to mooch free stuff from people because they're scared of Melody." Um'reli stars walking back towards the Throne. I really don't have anything else to do, so I follow. "You coming, Ava?"
"I guess. I don't have anything else to do." Ava looks around somewhat wistfully and follows. I wonder what she was hoping to do instead. Probably have me order people to give her something.
As we walk into the entryway to the Throne - there's still no back door, I really need to find one or make one - something catches my eye. I walk over and... "It's a shrine"
"What?" Ava peeks over my shoulder "Oh, it's beautiful."
It really is. Someone made a drawing of us in some kind of pastel medium, like pencils or chalk. It's... me at the top, my wings spread wide and I'm glowing. Below that, it's Um'reli, Ava and Omar standing tall and proud looking up. Under that is a decent representation of hundreds of people bowing before us. Written on the bottom in the same local script I see all over it says "May They Protect Us." The drawing is on a little easel and there are flowers and candles all around it in a semicircle.
Protect them from what though?
"These flowers are amazing! I've never seen ones like this before" Um'reli bends down to get a closer look. She takes a deep breath "And they smell so good, Ava, Melody, you should smell them!"
Well if Um'reli, a K'laxi can smell them and not immediately break out in allergic hives, it's probably fine for us to smell too. I bend down low and... they smell... familiar? Why is that?
Ava straightens "These were grown. We need to find out where the gardens are and visit it!"
Um'reli stands as well. "After we get some work done Ava. We need to show everyone that we do something and aren't a drain on resources because Melody can order them around and they can't say no."
"What's the point of all this power if we don't use it!"
"Ava, we 'use it' like you want to and people will come after us with guns and knives. Who was the Empress before Melody?" Um'reli is looking hard at Ava.
"We have no idea."
"Exactly." Um'reli continues up the stairs to the Throne itself. I follow and Ava pouts but doesn't say anything further.
In the Builder room, Um'reli and Ava sit down. Their bodies go distant and they are integrating. "Okay Ava, Um'reli. You get down to work, I'm going to see about finding a bank and talking to them. Any idea where one is?"
"One moment Melody..." Ava is searching. "Okay, looks like a bank is down the street from the Administration building. It's not far."
"Thanks! Just reach out to me if you need anything." I head back out and down the stairs of the throne, passing by the little shine again. It really is cute, though I wish they put something a little more specific about what they wanted us to protect them from. Oh well, with our luck we'll find out soon enough.
It's not actually a long walk to the bank, Ava was right, it was just down the street from the Administration building. As I walk past I see that a couple people are cleaning up the barricades finally. I wave as I walk by, and they stand smartly and bow. Nice.
Soon enough, I come across what I assume is the bank. It's a large building, made out of the same material as the Administration building, marking it as very old. There is a large double door in the front made of what looks like the same metal as the coins everyone uses. The doors stand open with two people (an Azurian and a Mariens) standing out front. With a little wave to them, I walk in.
It's... a bank. Really. Tellers, little booths where people can discuss finance, even a little table before you get in line to fill out small slips of paper. I walk over to an Aviens who is sitting at a desk by the front door. They look up and do a double take when they see me. I'm not wearing my wings and crown anymore, but I still have on the gown from earlier.
"Uh, good day Holy One, what may this one help you with?" Holy One. Interesting.
"I would like to speak to the Bank Manager, please."
They rush to stand and their chair slides back with a squawk. "Of course, Holy One. Please, wait right here." The gesture over to a small group of chairs up against the wall. I can't really think of a reason why not, so I go over and sit.
Next to me is one of the pressure suited people. Up close, I can see how their suits are segmented metal colored bronze and completely decorated in elaborate carvings. They really are quite beautiful. Their helmets are almost completely featureless except for a bar where human eyes would be and there is what looks like a speaker on their neck.
I clear my throat. "Pardon me, I'm so sorry, but I haven't met one of you yet. Can you tell me your name and the name of your people?"
With just the most subtle clank and whir, they turn their head. "I am known as Vaaqo, and here, people call us Falor in your tongue." His head inclines slightly. "That is to say, the language that most people here speak call us Falor. I do not know your word for us in your Builder tongue."
"Falor is fine with me." I say brightly, and then stop. "Unless it is insulting to you or something."
They make a gesture with their hands. The Nanites indicate that they are indicating no. Oh, that makes sense! If they're suited all the time, most body language markers are lost. Hand gestures could take over for a bunch of nonspeaking conversation.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Vaaqo, thank you so much for the information. I have so many questions, but I will only ask one for now. Do you have to stay in your suit all the time?"
The same gesture meaning no. "We are fortunate that the upper sunward lobe of the Reach has a pressure door. We're able to maintain our helium methane atmosphere and higher ambient pressure and live suit free. The remains of our starship are installed up there, and we use it to control our own breathing gas."
They took their ship apart to survive? "Oh but that means you're trapped here! Once we open the gates and build more ships, we can send a message to your people."
Another gesture. The Nanites say it might be a smile "That is kind of you to offer, Empress. Before... well before, we were in the middle of a war. We were offered refuge here and so we do not know if any others of our kind remain. It will be... nice to find out for sure."
They're holding something back. I think they don't want to insult you.
It's fine. I see no need to compel them to tell me what they're hiding. It's probably something embarrassing to them or they think to me.
Luckily for all of us, you have no shame.
Ha ha.
As I argue with my Nanites, a Mariens walks up, looking nervous. "Hol-Empress, what a pleasant surprise. Thank you for taking the time to visit our fine financial establishment! My name is Utaid and I am at your service." He bows elaborately.
I stand and try to tower only slightly. I want to impress, not intimidate. "The pleasure is all mine Utaid, I am happy to have met you. I wish to open an account so that I will be able to pay people for services they render me."
They look shocked. "E-Empress, of course. We will do everything in our power to help. Since... all here is yours that of course includes all the money stored in the different banks across the Reach."
I nod. "While this is true, I am not a tyrant. I wish to make sure that people are paid and that operations continue as closely to before as possible. Please accept payment requests that come in from people in my name and keep records. We will do our utmost to make sure that the money going in is equal to or greater than the money coming out... in the long term."
They visibly relax. I wonder if they thought I was just going to come in and demand all the currency?
"It will be our most sincere pleasure Empress. We are proud that you have selected us to carry out your financial orders in Your name. We shall set up everything and dispatch a runner to you when it has been completed. I assume you are residing at the Royal Dawn hotel?"
"Yes, that's correct. How did you know?"
They look smug and embarrassed? How did they manage that? "Even though Reach of the Might of Vzzx is a very large starbase, rumors still seem to fly faster than light."
"Ah, thank you Utaid for all your help. I await your runners." They bow low again and I walk out.
Huh, that was easy. I guess people are starting to realize that I really am Empress and I really am trying to help everyone. Feeling very happy, I begin to walk back to the Throne.
"Uh, Melody there might be a problem." Um'reli's voice sounds worried in my head. She figured out how to contact me directly, very nice!
"What is it Um'reli?"
"Just a minute ago, I saw what looked like an alert. Ava and I checked it out and there's something going on at the main transit hub station. We either don't understand the alert or can't ready it yet. Can you check it out please?"
"Oh neat! I haven't been there yet. Sure, I'll go down and check it out. You two stay up there and be my eyes and ears."
The transit station is right around the corner from the bank. It reminds me a lot of photos of transit stations back on Earth. platforms, people milling about, advertising. But I see no crowds or anything worrying. I connect to the Starbase and think to Ava and Um'reli "I don't see any problem here, what's going on?"
"It's not here, it's at the main station. Get on the next train and ride two stops, you'll see it."
Oh, okay. Just as Ava finished speaking, a train rolls up. Like a lot of this place, it clearly was very fancy a long long time ago. The fact that it's still working is pretty impressive, even if it looks a bit run down. I walk on, and look around. There are seats all along the walls of the train car and poles along the middle to hang on to. Mentally I shrug and sit down near the door. After a moment, there's a trilling chime and the doors close.
With a lurch and a hiss of brakes, we get moving. I wonder if this train is automated, or if someone drives it. I should ask later. I'm lost in thought for the ride through the first station stop, but then I look around and realize everyone is staring at me.
"Oh, Hello!" I say brightly.
Immediately, the people closest to me drop to the ground, bowing their heads. "Oh, thank you, but you don't have to do that right now, please just sit. I'm just riding the train over to the hub station. My Builders tell me there's some kind of issue and I'm going to check it out."
"But, Empress... Surely you have people that you can send to do that for you?" It's a Mariens sitting across from me. They look amused.
"Oh not right now. I'm... between retainers and assistants right now. One of my Builders, Omar is helping to repair the High Line, that Aviens ship, and my other two, Ava and Um'reli are sitting in their Chairs, assisting with the operation of the Reach." Oh wait. "Do you want a job? I do find myself needing more people to help out with-" I gesture "-all this. I'm not sure how much to pay yet but I did just come back from the bank, so I'll be able to pay you; I'm sure I'll work all the rest out soon enough."
The Mariens chuckles "Thank you for the generous offer Empress, but I quite like my job. If you so order it... of course I'd help. If you're just asking though, no thank you."
"Oh, that's quite all right. I don't want to order you. But, if you know anyone that would like to help, have them come to the Throne chamber tomorrow, we'll see what we can do!" I look around at everyone trying very hard to look like they're not listening in. "That goes for anyone here too! If you want a job, come see us, if you know someone that does, send them. I need help, and I would love for it to be you!"
And with that same trilling chime, the doors open and I'm at the hub station.
Ah. Okay. I see what Ava and Um'reli are talking about.
There's a riot.
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I kinda wish I hadn't done it. I know it was a good thing to do but it made me very sad in the end. Is happiness finite? To give it to someone else you have to give it up for yourself? Seems like a shit way to go about things. Numbers, numbers, numbers, it's all about numbers. Get the numbers out of my head. I don't want to be sad today.

Ideal Place: Plaza is the Americas with a vehicle, pull up to the side if the road there, windows fully shut.
Mix 4oz of 30℅ concentrations of Calcium Sulfate (Bonsai Pesticide) and HCI. Breath in as you do it. You with be dead in seconds.
What makes this suicide good is that Hazmat will have to be called in, and depending on how much of each ingredient you use, the gas will linger in the air for longer in the surrounding area, disrupting UF even more. Everyone will see. The plaza is an iconic place for the school and is in view of century tower.
You WILL make headlines. Make sure to leave a message online and on paper at the scene to voice why you protests UF in this manner.
Also consider timing. Summer semester won't have a lot of people. Days like the first day or week of class is higher value.