Season 8 Episode 1: Deception Indicated

Aired: February 9, 2020

Synopsis: Carrie recovers in Germany. Saul negotiates. Max has a new mission.

Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter

Written by: Debora Cahn & Alex Gansa

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Disclaimer: this is not investment advice and I am not telling you to do or do not do anything with reference to what I write below. I encourage discussion and debate of the topics I am citing below and welcome evidence and constructive criticism of my points.

Hello All,

So I'm back with some more business knowledge that I am ready to drop on you all. Once again, I feel that it is necessary to give some background on myself so that you may not interpret this as a random redditor's ramblings. In addition to my background that I laid out in my most recent post, one of my skills is dissecting and analyzing data: I did it as an undergrad, I did it as an MBA student, and I do it today by analyzing the potential future performance of businesses that seek funding.

With that out of the way, let me tell you something you probably already know: data can be curated to tell a specific story. Data that are curated in this way are typically done to hide a different story, or to hide a different interpretation of the same story. This graph is hiding things and not presenting the whole picture.

Before I go arguing against the post that appeared in the other subreddit, I just want to point out some obvious things on this graph that should canoodle your noodle (if you will):

1. This graph isn't dated. I can approximate what date it is on, but the fact there is no date on it is telling.
2. What is "Options Underlying Volume" and why is it written as a percentage? Options data is not overtly expressed in this graph and this is the only obvious mention of options data.
3. This graph only shows one year's worth of data. Because of this, I do not have a method of comparison for multiple years. How did gamma move up until December 1st, 2020?
4. Why is gamma written as "maximum gamma"? This makes me suspect that there are other gamma variables (e.g. a minimum gamma, an average gamma, a mode gamma, or some other data point relating to gamma).
5. Why is gamma written in dollars? If this is options gamma, it is never written in dollars. See for yourself.
6. Delta change 5% increase, 5% decrease? What does this mean? Once again, if this relates to options delta, why is it being written this way? Delta in the options space is expressed at contract level, so I

I have noted in the past that if the church wants you to read something, they provide a link to it. If they don't want you to read it, they will provide a reference but no link. Actually, this practice isn't limited to the institutional church, FAIR does this as well, but I digress.

Anyhow, in the Book of Mormon and DNA Gospel Topics essay, the following claim is made:

>Joseph Smith appears to have been open to the idea of migrations other than those described in the Book of Mormon,8 and many Latter-day Saint leaders and scholars over the past century have found the Book of Mormon account to be fully consistent with the presence of other established populations.

So we click on footnote 8: >“Facts Are Stubborn Things,” Times and Seasons 3 (Sept. 15, 1842): 922. This article is unattributed but was published under Joseph Smith’s editorship. See also Hugh Nibley, Lehi in the Desert, The World of the Jaredites, There Were Jaredites (Salt Lake City and Provo, UT: Deseret Book and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1988): 250.

What they're trying to prove is that the Asian migrants who make up perhaps 99.999% of the DNA of native American populations are possible within the textual framework of the Book of Mormon and that somehow the DNA for the Nephites just hasn't been discovered yet. So I make the crazy assumption based on the claim in the text that Joseph was open to Asian migrations. Anyhow, we look up the Times and Seasons article and here's what we read (quoted in full so that we're not taking things out of context):

>“FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.” >From the extract from “Stephens’ Incidents of Travel in Central America,” it will be seen that the proof of the Nephites and Lamanites dwelling on this continent, according to the account in the Book of Mormon, is developing itself in a more satisfactory way than the most sanguine believer in that revelation, could have anticipated. It certainly affords us a gratification that the world of mankind does not enjoy, to give publicity to such important developements of the remains and ruins of those mighty people.

>When we read in the Book of Mormon that Jared and his brother came on to this continent from the confusion and scattering at the Tower, and lived here more than a thousand years, and covered the whole continent from sea to sea, with towns and cities; and that Lehi went down by the Red Sea to the grea

What placements in synastry could be indicators of someone trying to scam you out of money or for someone who has deceptive reasonings for talking to you ?. Im mostly reffering to catfish type relationships, since they are ever more so common then we think.

I've heard of venus/neptune in hard aspect in a synastry chart as been one red flag, what other aspects, asteroids could indicate this?

In Presage, we saw a strange Darkness-related infestation and an interesting term that came up in association with it: Egregore Link. What exactly does that mean?

>"Egregore is an occult concept representing a distinct non-physical entity that arises from a collective group of people. Historically, the concept referred to angelic beings, or watchers . . ." - Wikipedia

Apparently, the infestation connects things to the Darkness, or more specifically the Entity that Calus communed with. Not much to go off, huh? After all, it's just the name of a random buff in a videogame, right? Well, here I am about to go off anyway on how one word could explain everything about one of Destiny's greatest mysteries.

Okay, so let's establish this now: The Gardener and the Winnower described in Unveiling never actually existed, they're just a metaphor. They were exactly as described: structural, mathematical phenomena interacting with each other in a hyper-energy singularity. No feelings, no thoughts, no consciousness. They were not beings with a sense of self and will, but spontaneous patterns of creation and erasure that defined and underpin everything in our universe. And, more importantly, everyone.

But just because they didn't truly exist then, doesn't mean they don't exist now. Bear with me here.

Think of how the Vex were born - their pre-universe pattern latched onto comets and created radiolaria, giving rise to an existence that can be described as organic robots. To say they were the Vex in the singularity would not be accurate; the Final Shape pattern was not the Vex, it became the Vex.

Now it's reasonable to assume that the Traveler and the Black Fleet emerged similarly. But perhaps they did so differently, from things that were already alive. A sort of Firstborn race that, like Mara in Marasenna, formed first and set the stage for everything that came after.

What would happen if you linked a ton of those people, like-minded, to create a collective consciousness, like a supercomputer? Their beliefs, thoughts, feelings and temperaments would meld together and become a system of a particular logic. The most consistent, underlying nature of all of them would emerge to rule the whole, and a transcendent consciousness would manifest - an Egregore being. Thus the Gardener and the Winnower would actually become real living entities - realized in reverse, caused by their consequence, born from their own children. This complex state of being is indicated by how

Dear [friends and family],

As discussed, here is the information that I have put together on Gamestop. If you are interested, read through the email and open at least the first two or three links below to get a good overview of the situation. Personally, I look at this as a great long term value investment, with a potential for significant gains through a squeeze.

PS. Feel free to share with others you think might be interested.

Cheers!

Here is some information around the potential in Gamestop. This is not financial advice.

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If you aren't familiar with 'GameStop, Ticker GME' beyond what you see in the media, you may want to take a closer look.

GameStop: I like this stock – a lot. Please note if you consider investing – due to inferred market manipulation, this stock should currently be treated as a speculative investment, and you will need to do your own due diligence to decide whether this stock is appropriate for you. GameStop’s stock can exhibit extreme price volatility, but I am of the personal belief that relative to other publicly traded stocks with similar characteristics, the fundamental valuation of this company should be much greater - conservatively $350 - $450 without manipulation and higher within the next few years as it moves towards it’s e-commerce objectives (currently trading around $120.00). A great long term value investment.

On the upside, I also believe this stock has an opportunity for an historic squeeze! A once in any lifetime opportunity. Underpinning this it is believed that there has been mass market manipulation perpetrated. The following is information that I have put together to provide a snapshot of information leading to these beliefs. There is some great fact-based information and due diligence shared, along with some educate

First, full disclosure. I am a US Army Counterintelligence Agent. This will be the first time I've posted something on Reddit in the 10 years I've been here that runs the risk of someone being able to figure out who I am based on the story I'm about to tell, but I'm nearly retired, so I think I'm probably alright.

I want to start with a disclaimer. I know, having read a ton of books and watched a ton of stuff over this topic, that we (CI) have a bad reputation in this and the UFO community and I get it. But me, personally? I have no reason or desire to lie or add more confusion into this subject as it's already muddled enough as it is. So what I'm going to recount here are events exactly as they occurred and my own personal thoughts and opinions.

None of this is to be taken as the official stance of the US Government or the US Army.

Now, the story. Apologies in advance, this is long.

Back around Thanksgiving of 2018, I was at work, discussing the old Project Stargate with a colleague who worked in a SAP in the same building as me. During this conversation, he mentioned that one of his coworkers was a retired CI colonel who provided cover support to Stargate back in the 80s and offered to introduce me, so I went with him and we had a rather... interesting conversation regarding Stargate and some of the stuff that went on at Fort Meade during that timeframe with regard to that program. During that conversation, I somewhat jokingly asked, "Are you guys going to tell me that UFOs are real next?" They all became rather serious and my colleague asked, "Have you ever heard of Luis Elizondo?"

He went on to explain that Elizondo was a former Army CI guy like myself and told me that I should look into some of his claims and videos. According to this colleague, he served with Elizondo while he was still in the Army and explicitly trusted the man. So - I did my research, watched some stuff, and eventually figured out where Elizondo worked at the time - TTSA. So? I contacted TTSA, identified myself as a CI agent and said I'd be curious to talk to Elizondo if he was willing, just to discuss this subject in general.

24 hours later, I had about a 30 min-1 hour phone call with Elizondo. The biggest takeaways from this conversation were the three questions I asked and his answers to them: 1 - What made you believe? He responded with, "You know the videos in the news? The stuff that's still classified is way crazier." 2 - Is AATIP still a thing, because the

I feel about 99% sure that we have enough information to understand the mystery of the symbol that appears on the tree and in the attic. This in turn tells us how the Yellowjackets might have found their way home, had it not been for a tragic incident, and perhaps even how the women who survived the ordeal eventually did find their way back. What’s more, we have answers to some basic questions related to a recent episode and the series as a whole: What was the significance of the ending of Episode 8? Why was it called “Flight of the Bumblebee”? And why is the series called Yellowjackets? Yes, doing a deep dive into these questions has seemed unnecessary because we have available answers that are so simple—perhaps deceptively simple.

This post contains spoilers for Episodes 1–8, especially Episode 8. And if I’m right, this spoils some major revelations that might be made later in the series, but that’s the sort of thing you sign up for when you choose to read a theory post, isn’t it?

For those of you wanting a synopsis or a tl;dr here is an outline:

• There is a common thread running through many of the mysteries and hints in the series—the mysterious symbol, (alleged) astronomical symbols, cannibalism, and the sign of the bird and water symbolism in Episode 8. This thread also runs through questions with seemingly obvious answers, especially, “Why is the series called Yellowjackets?” It all boils down to trigonometry, occultations, and parallax—things needed to find latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Along the way we’ll find out why some first impressions people have had while watching Episode 8 fall short and how it ties to themes of being delivered and led “out of the wilderness”.

Still not convinced reading this is worth your time? That’s cool, I value my time too. How about this? Put a link to this thread in your bookmarks, and give it this title: “Do not read unless you encounter references or themes related to sextants, chronometers (sea clocks), occultations (celestial bodies hidden by other celestial bodies), parallax, nautical atlases, bird biology, or the biology of organisms in order hymenoptera (bees, wasps, yellowjackets, etc.) on YellowJackets.” If my theory is right, you will see at least some of these things eventually.

Part One: Occultation is no laughing matter.

I suspect that the most significant song in Season One of Yellowjackets and perhaps the whole series is a song by Oasis, a band with a name that r

My wife and I were high school sweethearts who married right after graduation and before my military enlistment. We've now been married over 24 years. Recent relevations have turn my world upside down.

Before I start, I want to explain that my wife suffered serious sexual abuse for 2 years as a child and suffers from severe borderline personality disorder which was only recently diagnosed. Had we known about her mental health issues, we could have avoided what happened because we would have known what red flags to look for. This does not excuse her actions, she is still responsible for her decisions.

Four years after we got married, she had an affair with my best friend from the military. It was hard to accept and took me years to get over it, but I forgave them both. He disappeared for a few years while her and I spent a lot of time talking things out. When he came back he was married and we had a lot of talks and things returned to normal. He was like my brother and I loved them both.

A few years later, my wife confessed that she had bisexuality tendencies but never explored them. It was an interesting conversation, but she never indicated it was anything more than a conversation. A year or so later, she went to a party with some coworkers and after some drinks, started messing around with her female coworker. She said it was awkward and uncomfortable and they didn't get very far. She confessed to me that same week, and while I was not happy, I dismissed it because I wasn't threatened by it.

Not long after this, she started hanging out with an old friend from high school that I wasn't comfortable with. Our kids would hang out and watch movies at his place and I went over there a few times when I wasn't working. Then she started hanging out there later and one day, she came home at 6:30 am and I was furious. She said I was overreacting and that they didn't do anything. She said they were just cuddling on the couch and watching a movie. I lost it and a few days later after I had time to calm down, I told her I didn't want her to see him again. She never went back but gave me a hard time about telling her who she could be friends with.

Three years later, we were having a conversation about her failed lesbian experiment when she confessed that she had sex with my best friends wife a few months earlier. I was upset and asked if my friend knew about it and she said no. While drinking, again, she said they were messing around and had sex. Again, I was

If this post sounds familiar to you, you may remember that this was a topic previously on /r/HobbyDrama in the sweet Summers of 2020. I specifically remember reading this while on vacation. However, the original author seems to have either deleted their account or taken the post down, so I decided to revive the post. Back when Removeedit worked for Reddit posts I could link to the text itself but that unfortunately seems to have shut down.

Anyway, let's get into this:

> What's Critical Role?

Beginning in early 2015, Critical Role is a live-streamed game of Dungeons and Dragons helmed by several popular voice actors such as Matthew Mercer (Jotaro Kujo, Leon Kennedy, Maximus from Leo the Lion), Travis Willingham (Thor, Roy Mustang, this store owner in Nip/Tuck) and Laura Bailey (Rise from Persona 4, the Female Boss in Saints Row 3/4, Kaine in Nier). If you were an anime fan watching dubs from the mid 2000s to the mid 2010s or you just played a video game, I guarantee you heard at least one of these actors in something. It's a veritable who's-who of big name voice actors.

While recording for Resident Evil 6, Mercer decided to give a birthday present to Liam O'Brien, specifically a one-shot D&D game. This was run in the... controversial... 4th edition version of the game, and presumably after Mercer took a visit to his local exorcist, realized the error of his ways. When O'Brien expressed interest in continuing the game, Mercer agreed and they shifted to Pathfinder. The crew share some stories as they go, with it becoming a frequent thing that gets brought up during convention panels as a fun aside. Back before Vine died it was very common to see the actors making Vines of tabletop moments, and some of the original campaign was preserved through Youtube. The team go by the name Vox Machina- latin for Voice Machine, but initially they operated under the name Super High Intensity Team, or... The SHITS.

I will actually be shocked if they refernece that old name in the cartoon. The party for Campaign 1 consisted of:

• Matt Mercer as DM.

• Marisha Ray as Keyleth, Half-Elf Dru

Co-counsel and I are evaluating a potential class action lawsuit against Danielle Sestagalli and Michael Patryn/Omar Dhanani/Sifu.  As I stated in my Reddit comment, there appears to be actionable claims against them for violation of false advertising and unfair and deceptive acts and practices laws.

However, we are currently monitoring the situation, including the upcoming proposal to liquidate the Wonderland treasury and repay all holders at treasury value.  This and other developments in the coming days will inform the viability of any lawsuit.

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Thank you, and we will be in touch.

Update: Now that this post has gained some traction, it's getting battered by downvotes.

TL;DR: An overview of how 'The Firehose of Falsehood' propaganda technique works to spread misinformation and to prevent the truth from surfacing. There isn't really more of a TLDR than that, it's best to just read in full, as the detail is important to understanding the bigger picture.

Given that the DOJ are allegedly investigating short sellers for market manipulation and for their connection to and use of financial media outlets, I thought it would be a good time to contextualise one of the greatest failings of our governmental and regulatory bodies in a generation.

I never thought I would witness the media's crassness and sheer gaul reach the levels it did in 2021, where they have done nothing but openly disseminate vile, privately motivated propaganda. Perhaps that was naive of me given that (like many of us) I haven't followed the media or their morbidity circus for years for the exact same reason, or perhaps I just prefer to believe there is at least some sanity left inside the simulation.

After what we've all witnessed in 2021, it's fair to say my view of the media and its role in modern society has been solidified and set in stone. The last 12 months have been shrouded in en-mass psychological manipulation of the population at large, so in an attempt to understand and to contextualise it in detail, I went digging and came across something I read a few years back about a propaganda technique known as 'The Firehose of Falsehood'.

1.0 - Preface:

'The Firehose of Falsehood' is not my brainchild by any means, but it's important that these topics are raised here because they are almost certainly in use against us. 'The Firehose of Falsehood' has existed for many years in a mostly political context; originating from Russia it has been successfully used several times including during their annexation of Crimea in 2014. However, in recent years it has also been used by western democracies during political campaigns as well as when periods of heightened public distrust have occurred (i.e post 2008 crisis, COVID-19 etc), due to the benefit that comes to democ-tatorships when they distort reality to create confusion and sow division.

The strategy and its relationship to information dissemination in general is what has recaptured my attention and specifically how it relates to securities markets and their interwovenness with financial m

Website on Jan 4, showing YTD as of Nov 2021:

https://web.archive.org/web/20220104175626/https://ark-funds.com/funds/arkk/

Website today: https://ark-funds.com/funds/arkk/

Screenshot of the change: https://imgur.com/a/lAEicvP

Is it normal for fund managers to change the metric shown arbitrarily? Or is she being deceptive by hiding her YTD returns as of Dec 31, 2021 with the 5 year metric?

Her ETFs have been underperforming the indices in one of the most insane bull runs in history. Do you think that the bottom is near or is there more pain ahead?

She has been saying there is a bubble, but not in her stocks (Dec): https://qz.com/2104455/cathie-wood-says-theres-a-stock-bubble-but-its-not-in-tech/

She doubled down on that today saying there is a disconnect between the valuations in public vs private markets, likely alluding to the fact that she sees her stocks as being undervalued whereas the value stocks are in a bubble: https://twitter.com/CathieDWood/status/1483742793432547328

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#Lying generals

A former D.C. National Guard officer, Col. Earl Matthews, accused two Army generals of lying under oath to the House Oversight Committee and the Defense Department Inspector General.

Matthews recalls his experience serving under Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard William Walker (now retired) on Jan. 6 in a memo (pdf) sent to the January 6th Select Committee. He disputes the testimony given by Gen. Charles Flynn, who served as deputy chief of staff for operations on Jan. 6, and Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt, the director of Army staff, calling them “absolute and unmitigated liars.”

>An analysis of the facts demonstrates that Piatt, Flynn and their confederates repeatedly and deliberately made false statements under oath or false official statements to the [Inspector General] and/or a congressional committee in order to support their contrived narrative, to discredit MG Walker, to absolve Army Senior Leaders of any responsibility in the delays on 6 January, and to burnish the promotion chances of Walter Piatt…

>Piatt and Flynn consistently and repeatedly misrepresented, understated, or misled the House Oversight Committee and the [Inspector General] regarding the capability, readiness and motivation of the [D.C. National Guard] to respond on the afternoon of 6 January. They falsely claimed that the [D.C. National Guard] did not have the training and resources to move quickly, to pivot from traffic control to civil disturbance operations. This was untrue. Flynn falsely stated that the Army Staff (which is supposed to be running the global operations of the U.S. Army) had to devote 30 to 40 officers and non-commissioned officers to get 154 ill-prepared DC Guardsmen to Capitol Hill. This assertion constituted the willful deception of Congress. It is

I was surprised to find out there was no write-up for this. I think there might have been one once, but it has been deleted, so I decided to do one of my own.

#The Author

Frey is an author, businessmen, and all around sketchy fellow from Ohio. He went to Denison University and majored in history – you don’t care about that, but I thought I’d mention it anyway.

Frey fumbled from project to project until he got his big break in 1998 when he wrote the screenplay for ‘Kissing A Fool’, starring David Schwimmer and some other people. Judging by its 5.6/10 rating on IMDB, it was exactly as bad as everything else Frey ever touched. After that, he wrote and directed Sugar: The Fall of the West, which must have been even worse than Kissing a Fool, because it seems to have completely disappeared from the face of the Earth. I can’t find a single scrap of information about it anywhere online.

#The Book

In April of 2003, James Frey approached the publishing house Doubleday with his memoir ‘A Million Little Pieces’. It was a tale of drug addiction, criminality, recovery, and a slow, painful return to society. A true hero’s journey in the Campbellian style. And according to Frey, it was all true. The book hit shelves on 15th April.

So what actually happens? Well, I decided to subject myself to it so you don’t have to. I didn’t pay for it of course. I’m not insane.

After the EPUB file had finished torrenting, I opened the book and read the first page, realised I was only reading the reviews and the book didn’t actually begin for three more pages, opened up Goodreads and saw that it was 515 pages long, closed the book, and returned to this document.

So here are the spark notes, reworded just enough that it doesn’t count as plagiarism.

James wakes up on a flight to Chicago with no clue where he is. He’s missing a piece of his cheek, has four broken teeth, and his nose is broken too. Travelling with him are a doctor and two mysterious gentlemen. When he lands, he meets his parents, who had flown in from Tokyo to collect him. Frey is then taken to rehab in Minnesota. He is almost immediately attacked by another patient, but finds solace in new friends – a young woman named Lilly and a career criminal named Leonard.

*This begins James’s horrible road to recovery. He experiences constant, painful vomiting from withdrawals, and a double root canal (without painkill

QUICK SUMMARY

Read below for a more thorough explanation, but in summation:

• The Lunarians inhabited a ‘Land of Gods’ atop the Red Line before Marijoa
• The Rise of the World Government & Celestial Dragons took place at the end of the Void Century 800 years ago
• According to Queen, the fall of the Lunarians is an event recorded in history
• The ‘Forgotten Kingdom’ defeated by the 20 Kings during the Void Century was completely erased
• The Lunarian’s reign must have happened more than 900 years ago
• The Current Calendar system is Kaienreki (海円暦 ) - The Age of the Sea Circle
• The prior Calendar system was Tenreki (天暦) – The Age of Heaven
• The epochal shift from the Age of Heaven to the Age of the Sea Circle occurred 1500 years ago; 600 years before the Void Century
• A monumental event must have occurred to mark this epochal shift
• ’The Age of Heaven’ describes the era in which a ‘Land of Gods’ inhabited the Red Wall
• ’The Age of the Sea Circle’ begins with the creation of the Grand Line
• Year Zero on the One Piece Calendar marks the fall of the Lunarians & Creation of the Grand Line

Introduction

When did the Lunarians rule the earth? This question may have been answered as far back as Alabasta and I’m going to explain why I believe their downfall may be one of the most important events in One Piece world history.

The mystery of King’s race has only deepened in the chapters since the name Lunarian was first mentioned. As the battles on Onigashima between Luffy’s two wings and Kaido’s calamities unfolded, information about King and the Lunarians was slowly revealed and though we have seen his true appearance and Zoro, at least in part, deduced the nature of this fiery powers, we may need to wait considerably longer to learn about their role in One Piece world history.

This post is intended to answer one simple, but important question – when did the Lunarians rule the On Piece world? Resolving this seemingly small detail may actually reveal quite a bit about the history of the One Piece world itself and the overarching conflict which will ultimately reach its climax when Luffy and the Straw Hats at last rediscover One Piece and turn the world upside down in the process.

I believe we already possess several clues which allow us to pinpoint when the downfall of the Lunarians occurred and that their destruction may be one of the most important and monumental events in One Piece world history which marks the start

• focus on the bad aspects of the level.

if there's something that looks unfun, point it out. if someone uses 0.5 speed in a really intense part of the song or something, point it out. don't sugarcoat it, either. if something is bad, just fucking say it's bad and explain why it is bad. don't just say "oh this can be better, here's why". say "i think this looks bad, here's why". it doesn't matter if they do something for the first time. if it sucks, it sucks, it doesn't matter if a 6 year old in a vegetative state made it. this is a subreddit, not a school talent show

• don't focus on the aspects of the level that aren't automatically bad (most of you fuck this up)

seriously, i can't believe some of you passed kindergarten. let's say there's a memory layout. it has a lot of fakes, and it's not clear where to go. if you say shit like "that's too confusing", or "add indicators", congrats, you're nominated for moron of the year. yes, it's okay to not like memory, but using it as criticism isn't okay. there are exceptions to this, however. if, for example, it doesn't match the rest of the level, tell them to get rid of it or something.

• there is no "too many orbs"

kind of the same as the last point, but it's used so often it deserves it's own spot. you ever posted a fun and interesting looking layout and all the replies are just "2manyorbz!!1"? yeah, annoying, isn't it? well, i'm here to tell you that ground is not required for good gameplay. there is no too many orbs. it's just that you could probably just spam your way through your shitty cube section in your shitty layout with deception dive's balancing instead of actually having to time your clicks.

• there's a difference between high cps and spam

an extension of my previous point, the gd creators discord is especially guilty of this. if a cps above 5 is required, some of you idiots will think "ok this is spam". no. there's a difference. high cps means you have to click fast, but you have to actually fucking time your clicks. with spam, you just click fast without having to time your clicks. however, if you can just spam your way through a layout where you're not supposed to spam, point it out.

• if there's structuring, criticize that too.

not a lot to say, i don't really structure my layouts. but in case there is no structuring, don't tell them to add structures. you may not know why there's no structuring. do they do structuring last? or do they simply not want to add structu

3 Days Later

Sylpeiros nodded towards the Reviton civilians as he passed by them on the streets, a resolute expression on his face. He gave several more resolute nods to his direct subordinates as he entered the Reviton Defense Force's main base of operations. He kept nodding resolutely all the way until he reached his personal quarters, whereupon he collapsed into his chair – like a puppet with its strings cut – and closed his eyes.

Tiring, he thought. So tiring. Every day I feel more like a show horse brought out and trotted among the public for their amusement.

The sensation was unfamiliar and unwanted. Putting on a strong front for the public didn't used to weigh on him to this degree. Even the transitory excitement of finally leveling from 74 to 75 had faded all too quickly. Then again, he'd never needed to bear the brunt of their expectations for such a long period of time. Months of isolation under a siege of hellish abominations was fraying on everyone's nerves, his included.

Their only saving grace was that, of late, the abominations' attacks had weakened. The first turning point came about when Sylpeiros expunged the nearby Dungeon; his scholars' theory that the Dungeon was connected to the Blight in some fashion ended up being correct. Afterwards, the frequency with which those twisted creatures materialized out of the ambient mana surrounding Reviton lessened. The second turning point was far more recent, occurring just three days ago. For no discernible reason, every Blight-sired abomination simultaneously froze in the middle of combat, expressions of shocked confusion plastered onto their faces. They stood perfectly still as they were butchered, and since then, even fewer were forming than before.

Sylpeiros hadn't the faintest idea of why, but he wasn't going to spurn a much-needed reprieve. Mages and scholars would figure out the cause – his purpose was to slay enemies and nod resolutely.

And to engage in unwanted conversation. Sylpeiros allowed himself fifteen minutes of rest before dragging himself over to the Message Crystal tucked away in the corner of his room. Nothing would come of this correspondence, of that he was certain, but it was his duty as Seneschal to try regardless. With a pained grimace, he activated the Message Crystal, used it to contact the adjoining Crystal in Dragonkin territory, and waited.

Forty fucking minutes later, someone finally answered. "Hello?" A voice said, sounding haggard. "Who is this?"