Standing and moving still brought the Arbiter a lot of pain. But the Law’s grim enforcer couldn’t let anyone see that weakness. Especially not with the pirate before them and the very same assassin who had nearly killed them weeks before beneath that pirate’s foot.
The Arbiter had only just been cleared for light duty and decided to spend that time with the Officers in charge of watching the pirates Demon ship. They weren’t ADCU since those officers couldn’t be wasted on a simple stakeout. The Arbiter however had been assured the Officers in charge there were the best they had. But not two minutes within the stakeout tent the Arbiter had learned that the pirate Captain had slipped past the officers assigned to tail her. And more disturbingly that every pirate who left the Astaroth had slipped their tails with disdainful ease.

The utter lack of concern had further stoked their fury. According to the officer on duty every pirate that left eventually made a mess of something and stirred up a minor disturbance. And that only a few that left were unaccounted for. 

The complete lack of awareness for how shady and suspicious all that should have sounded baffled the Arbiter’s mind. They knew crime and violence didn’t come so naturally to other species as it did for the Arbiter’s human mind. But the failure to make such a basic connection that the pirates were creating distractions so that other pirates could do their work covertly, screamed at incompetence.
That led to the Arbiter learning that all the officers in charge of the overwatch operation were actually low level beat cops and file clerks. Looking into the system used to select these officers the Arbiter learned that they weren’t just incompetent, but so incompetent that the staggering number of negative reports had confused the filing system and had placed them into the highest bracket of trusted officers. The system was made to calculate negative values but couldn’t properly place such incompetent people into their proper bracket because there wasn’t a bracket appropriately low enough to place them into. So instead it simply went past the lowest level and placed them into the highest level.
And of course such poor officers couldn’t simply be fired because the officers workers union would make a fuss. Which meant the SS couldn’t replace these idiots with any slightly more intelligent sapients.
The bureaucratic idiocy was so infuriating that the Arbiter had lashed out at a nearby pole before they could think better of it. The pole snapped at the impact, fell over, and collapsed half the tent with it.
After that little outburst the Arbiter decided to take a walk and calm down. Only to stumble upon the missing pirate captain locked in a life-or-death battle with the very same assassin who had ambushed them just weeks before.
The Arbiter hadn’t been there for the start of the fight, but simple deduction was enough to reason that the assassin had likely initiated the conflict. They had mentioned Astarte’s name on the night of the attack. And the Pirate had no reason to seek out and attack the assassin.
During that fight The Arbiter had barely survived their encounter with the assassin. The assassin’s prosthetic modifications presented a gap in power that the Arbiter just couldn’t bridge. But despite fighting what should have been a one sided battle, the pirate was doing surprisingly well. In fact if the Arbiter was any judge, Astarte seemed to have a slight advantage.
Not in speed, power, or endurance. The assassin’s mechanical body was simply too powerful for a human to matchup. But in skill Astarte out matched the mechanical assassin.
Astarte dodged and weaved without effortless ease, getting past the assassin’s guard to strike at their, or her, mechanical body. If the assassin hadn’t been a machine then Astarte would have won by now, even with the gap in power.
Rachel felt slightly ashamed at her own poor showing against the assassin when compared to Astarte’s fight. The shame then quickly burned into anger as the Arbiter gripped the rifle at their side and pulled it out to try and shoot the assassin. Unlike the Arbiter had been that night, Astarte was wearing that ridiculous dark red armor and had a sword like she was some sort of space samurai. The Arbiter had done well that night, and their lack of superior weaponry had been their only flaw. One that had been amended with the addition of a more powerful pulse rifle.
They tried to line up a shot on the assassin that wouldn’t hit Astarte, when Astarte began to speak. “You wanna know the funny part. Greyson didn’t even care that you were gone.”
Wait, did these two share a past. The Arbiter guessed that old saying about birds of a feather was true. Who was Greyson? Some sort of man they had both known?
“Didn’t even question me about. Just said ‘Zera’s gone, now you will guard my back’” the pirate continued. “Then not even a week later I was second in command and got to sleep in his comfy bed.” The pirate gave her attacker a sloppy lascivious grin.
“And then you killed him like the deceptive whore you are!” the assassin spat, her attacks becoming sloppier with more openings.
Where these two quarreling over a man? The Arbiter felt bile rise into their throat. Two of the deadliest human women they had ever seen fighting over some man they had known. Pathetic. No man was worth that. Especially not whoever this Greyson bastard was given how quickly he had let the pirate into his bed after his first girlfriend disappeared.
Wait, Greyson, pirate, dead. Were they talking about the infamous human pirate, Byron Greyson? The one who had been a menace to the Femeri system, who was responsible for the disappearance of over thirty thousand humans and the deaths of many more? The one whose headless body had turned up one day aboard the drifting remains of the Black Saint? It couldn’t be, right?
But the rise of the Astaroth and Astarte had happened shortly before Greyson’s mysterious death. It seemed too coincidental.
“Of course I did, I refused to be the latest women he ruined and dumped into the gutter. Face it, your days were numbered. If it wasn’t me it would have been him.” The pirate said with a derisive sneer.
A bit callous and mercenary, but if they were discussing Greyson then likely not inaccurate.
The assassin however didn’t see that logic. “LIAR!” she screamed as she flew into a rage.
Then the Arbiter saw the reasoning behind Astarte’s taunts. This assassin was dangerously unhinged, and Astarte was using that to bait her into a trap.
The next sequence of attacks was too fast for the Arbiter to follow. A sword hilt to the face, followed by something launching out of the assassin’s arm. Then somehow Astarte had her other arm in her grip and flipped the assassin over a shoulder. With the assassin on the ground, Astarte quickly pressed one leg to their back, and with the arm in hand began to pull. The assassins sudden ultrasonic scream made the Arbiter vison darken at the edges, and maybe caused their ears to bleed a little.
Then the arm came out with a pop and the screaming stopped.
The pirate looked at the arm for a second, before lifting it above her head and swinging it down into the assassin’s head. The loud conk of metal on metal was enough to startle the Arbiter out of her awe and terror.
The barrel of their pulse cannon lifted up with Astarte centered in its sight “FREEZE!” the Arbiter roared with all their might.
Astarte paused mid swing, looked towards the Arbiter, and then raised both of her hands above her head. As well as the assassins severed arm. “It was self defense.” The pirate said quickly.
The Arbiter could have sworn they saw a flash of red. But it happened so fast that they weren’t sure if it was really there. And if it was then why would the pirates eye flash red?
The eye crossed by a gruesome scar. Did the pirate have a glass color changing eye?
No, her eyes were both clearly moving around and focusing on things like they should. Could it be cybernetic? Those were supposed to be impossible, too complicated to properly miniaturize with current technology.
It was something to investigate.
The Arbiter had been so focused on Astarte that they hadn’t been watching the assassin close enough. In a movement the Arbiter hadn’t seen the assassin threw Astarte off her back before popping up to her feet. Astarte went down onto the ground and the assassin lurched forward to attack her downed foe. But before she could reach the pirate three quick blasts from the Arbiters rifle stopped her in her tracks.
One had winged her side, another went wide. But the third had caught her right where a liver should have been. The assassin stuttered, but wasn’t dead. They dodged the next shot by ducking and then the second by somehow leaping ten meters into the air and onto a window seal. The assassin looked down on the two women and was clearly judging their chances at victory. But with an, admittable impressive, one-handed springlike flip Astarte was back on her feet, sword ready for another round.
The assassin’s strange mechanical face scowled before another impossible jump sent her over a nearby building and out of sight.
The Arbiter relaxed once the assassin was gone, but Astarte didn’t. The pirate turned, grabbed the Arbiters gloved hand, and pulled her into a jog down the open alleyway. “Come on, there’s an open lot nearby. Can’t jump us from there.” She said without looking back as she dragged the Arbiter along.
For a stunned few seconds Rachel stared at the strong hand grasping her own smaller one. But then the Arbiter saw the logic in Astarte’s worry and forced their hand to release the pirate and ran alongside her.
A few times the Arbiter had noticed a thin humanoid shadow leap between the buildings above them, but a quick turn down an alley from Astarte had them moving away from the incoming ambush from the assassin chasing them via roof tops. In no time at all they made it to an open loading dock for a nearby warehouse. Astarte ran into its center and scanned the roof tops, the Arbiter followed suit.
The Arbiter and the Pirate stood back to back, each searching for any signs of the mutual foe.
“There!” Astarte shouted while pointing her finger at a roof top.
The Arbiter stared up, but couldn’t see anything. But following the pirate’s direction they raised their rifle and shot at the edge of the building Astarte had pointed at. The blasts landed and then the crouched figure of the assassin rose up and backed away.
How had the pirate seen her? The Arbiter spared her a glance and saw a second flash of red before the pirate shifted her head.
“You should call for backup.” The pirate stated while still scanning the roof tops.
“To arrest the assassin?” the Arbiter asked before they could think better of it.
Astarte snorted. “Wouldn’t trust any SS to arrest a dead log, let alone Zera. But more witnesses might scare her off.”
Two things stood out in that statement, the assassin’s apparent name, and “SS, is that supposed to be short for station security?”
“Schutzstaffel actually, its just a strange coincidence they line up” the Pirate joked wryly.
The Arbiter scowled “You think the Station security are like the Nazi’s?” The Arbiter’s lessons about the various evil factions during Earths history had left her with nightmares for years. Crucifixion, death by a thousand cuts, blood eagles, and the like had disturbed their six-year-old mind. Their lessons had spent weeks on all the evils humanity inflicted upon each other, all the way until First contact.
“If the kinky boot fits.” Astarte said while examining the Arbiter’s own black boots.
The Arbiter swished their cloak to hide their boots, and the pirates gaze snapped back up to the rooftops. The Arbiter made the call, and the idiots in charge of the tent said they would need a few minutes to ‘locate’ their rifles and arm shields. Why they had to be located in the first place confused the Arbiter? They couldn’t be so incompetent as to not know where their weapons were, right?”
Tense minutes past before Astarte let out a sigh of relief. “I think she gave up.” she then shot the Arbiter an accusing glare “I almost had the bitch. If you hadn’t interfered we wouldn’t have to worry about her coming back.”
"You expect me to stand by while you committed murder?” The Arbiter growled, now stepping back from the pirate and reaching for a set of cuffs.
The pirate frowned, then glanced up as if recalling a distant memory. “I… ugh felt my life was in imminent danger, and feared for my life while facing down a clearly aggressive and violent deathworlder with a weapon. I used whatever objects I could find at the time…I carry no weapons and was forced to use ceremonial objects in crude, and ugh…unusual ways for self defense. I did not think retreat was possible so I acted to end the threat” she said in a bland staccato rhythm of everyone reciting words from memory. Her words obviously citing several different laws pertaining to self-defense.
The Arbiter felt an eye twitch. “The law pertaining to Deathworlder assailants was not intended to include Deathworlder victims.” The Arbiter said slowly.
Astarte shrugged “Union vs. Trevor Philips established that the enforcement of the law was done by the letter of the law, not the spirit. By that ruling and precedent I acted reasonably and was within my rights for self-defense. Any attempt to detain me would result in punitive measures from my legal representation.”
In all their time on the ADCU the Arbiter had never encountered a criminal so well versed in the intricacies of Union law. Some loop holes were well known, and easy for Officers to circumvent in order to attain an arrest. But the Arbiter hadn’t encountered something like this before.
The Arbiter looked down and noticed the sword she still held, red blood from the pirate running down its blade. “So that sword isn’t a weapon?” The Arbiter asked pointedly.
The feline smile that covered Astarte’s face sent shivers up their spine. “My dear officer, as you can notice I am of half Japanese heritage, a hafu if you will. I am dressing in the traditional fashions of my people. The armor, the katana, and the wakizashi are all hallmarks of the samurai I am descended from. None of these are worn for anything beyond cultural heritage. And for that matter, my crew wear the same to honor my ancestry.”
The Arbiter sighed. Astarte’s defense, though blatantly false, was airtight. Arresting her now would only give her ammunition to legally strike back. And with the recent backlash of the Deathworlder crack down the Arbiter could doom Judge’s career. It had been a celebrated move of the last chief, but the knock-on effects of it had resulted in several months of rioting, looting, and political discourse in the heart of the Union. The last chief was forced to step down and Judge took his place and was still trying to reverse the damages. Which was hard with all the precincts fighting him on it. Those officers had too many friends torn apart by Terran criminals to ever let that grudge go.
“Then you may leave the arm behind and be one your way.” The Arbiter ordered.
Astarte blinked, “the arm?”
The Arbiter pointed to the severed arm still within the pirate’s grasp “That is evidence in an on going investigation. LEAVE. IT. BEHIND” The Arbiter explained, growling out the last words slowly. Just because Astarte had likely saved the Arbiter’s life with some quick thinking didn’t erase the fact that she was a person of interest/suspect in the same case.
Astarte glanced down at the severed arm and blinked as if surprised she was still holding it. Then tossed it carelessly onto the ground. “All yours, make sure to check for bugs before plugging it in.”
“Bugs?”
“Computer viruses hidden in its OS. Thing could have all sorts of things hidden within.”
“And how do you know?”
“I don’t. It’s just the sort of thing I would do myself. Try loading it onto a separate server. Oh, and check for small explosives.”
“Danm Deathworlders” the Arbiter growled as they now considered the severed arm on the ground next to a small splatter of Astarte’s blood. She was right, Deathworlders were known for their tricks and traps. Humans especially. During one investigation a load of seized morphine from an illegal clinic had been stored next to an unstable chemical that reacted poorly to the jostling of the transport and destroyed the evidence in a fiery explosion.
Astarte chuckled “Glass stones Arbiter.”
“What?”
“Glass stones, it’s a human malaphor of sorts. I’ll leave the details for you to figure out. Good luck with tracking down Zera, I’d recommend starting with the prison records on Union Station Parox.” She said as she turned aways and strode off. Walking in the opposite direction of the arriving officers, half of which were missing their weapons or shields.
The Arbiter let out a sigh as she observed the most incompetent idoits she had ever seen strut onto the lot without a care in the universe.
“You called us Sir.” The lead Voral said.
The Arbiter took in a deep breath “Yes I did. Ten minutes ago.”
“It was a long walk.” The officer said defensively, no care for the Arbiters growing anger.
“Its only a few hundred standard meters. But that doesn’t matter I encountered an assassin in the midst of their crime. That’s their arm.”
The Voral looked panicked and began to look from side to side.
The Arbiter felt an involuntary eye twitch and clenched her fist. “The assassin is gone.”
The Voral relaxed “So you want us to secure the evidence?” he asked.
That had been the Arbiters plan, but now seeing them mill about aimlessly they changed their mind. “No, secure the area and stay out of CSI’s way. Understood?”
The officer looked offended. “Sir, its just an arm. We don’t need to wait around for CSI, one of my men can bag it right now.”
Patience wearing thin the Arbiter marched right into the Voral’s face. The fact the Officer loomed over her by two meters did little to diminish the Arbiter’s menacing aura. “AM. I. UNDERSTOOD?”
“Yes Sir.” The cowed Voral officer answered with a nervous buzz of his wings.
“Then go.”
Ten minutes later six medium shuttles from the CSI unit, and two small shuttles from the ADCU were on the scene of the lot and in the alley where the Arbiter had stumbled upon Astarte. Edict and Prosecutor began to jump along the rooftops, recreating the assassin’s movements and collecting more evidence.
The assassin’s arm, and the dried sample of Astarte’s blood was collected. As well as fragments of what looked to be a broken glass eye with a micro camera.
They lost the assassin’s trail after they ducked into the inner hull of the station and escaped across the pipes, wires, and support structure of Unity.
Thirty minutes after that they departed for the central precinct. The Arbiter within the darkened confines of the ADCU shuttle felt safe enough to take off the hood. Caleb and Bartolv did the same. They noticed her pensive mood and didn’t disturb her.
It wasn’t lost on her that Astarte knew exactly who this assassin was. And if she hadn’t left those pretty blatant clues about how to identify her then then Rachel would be trying to acquire a warrant to bring her in for questioning. But that still left her with a lot of questions.
And despite the answers she might get, she had the sinking feeling it wouldn’t be enough to see the whole picture. How big was this whole thing?
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On the Way Out
Plink plink plink
Jeff dropped his last three coins into the slot, listening to the static across the line as he waited. Dubious connections were part-and-parcel these days if you were not a Platinum Plus Pro member of The Company.
He was about as far from PPP status as one could get. Jeff was Unemployable; black booked by The Company. Even the Unemployed had prospects, but not Jeff. It was even against Company policy for him to be using a payphone, but he was out here to stick it to them.
"C'mon, c'mon..." he pleaded, waiting for a connection. He only had a minute. The timing had to be just right or else the train would not be on the-
Boom
In the distance, a rolling rumble sounded and smoke plumed into the air. The scraggly bearded man grinned and hung up the phone, pressing his bulbous red nose to the glass of the booth as he looked out over the city skyline. The sound of a collapsing bridge was less heard and more felt in his bones.
Wheedle wheedle wheedle
The sirens of passing security and emergency vehicles made Jeff smile. He opened the door and joined the crowd of rushing onlookers for a while before taking a side street and sauntering away, hands in his dirty coat pockets.
If The Company was gonna fire him, he was gonna burn as many bridges as he could on the way out. Or blow' em up.

I purchased two WD Red Plus 10GB HDDs (WD101EFBX) to replace a couple of older WD Red 3GB HDDs. Unfortunately, the new drives do not fit into the Synology Drive Trays (D6) . . . the holes on the drives do not line up with the holes in the trays, and therefore, cannot be securely coupled with the trays. It appears that the 10GB drive has a bit more "girth" on the underside, making them sit a bit taller in the drive trays and consequently, the holes do not line up. Will have to attempt to return the drives (with a 50% restocking fee because the drive mylar bag was opened) unless there is a workaround.

Thirty Years ago all the objects were removed from a spare bedroom of a trailer. Everything was cleaned, floor vacuumed; using cardboard, aluminum foil snuggly attached to the lone window with duct tape, I journeyed to the local hardware store to build a Crate. I choose boards and cut them by hand with a Saw.
Once complete, using a corner for two of the walls, building a door with a simple hinge, a roof over the whole human Cave, the Second Recapitulation of my life began. Armed with a flashlight, an old red worn binder containing lists of every human being my feeble brain could muster forth after several years of compiling, adding on rearranging into various weird categories like x-lovers, teammates on sports teams, teachers, family…stuff like that.
Not too long after visiting my recapitulation Cave on a daily basis which as it turned out was quite dark even in the daytime, although mostly used at night after work,going over names and seeking minutiae of details which perhaps I had overlooked due to my original sloppy mess, having been inspired or influenced by a book written by Taisha Abelar,recently read,or for whatever more than likely unknown impulse the thought popped up one day that I really, really ought to write her a swell letter. Then again despite my cool intentions perhaps…No. I shouldn’t do it. It seemed a sacrilege. Are we not suppose to let the signs and omens come to us? How dare I think this….or anything? One must stop the internal dialogue at all costs. Let the thing come to me. Oh why not do it anyway, throw caution out the door.
Of course I gave in feeling jubilant and energized when I put my pen to paper. I thought of Sandra. She was my babysitter when I was a kid. She was such a beautiful girl and so much fun. Tall, pretty yet severely handicapped because she had polio. Her left leg much smaller than the other, propped up by an enormous brace she wore at all times. For some reason or other she had the brightest of spirits. Never complaining, her joy at times boundless. She really liked me, and unlike some babysitters spent time with me like a real person. We played a card game called Rook which had a picture of a Crow on the front. I don’t know why that stands out for me. I remember the day not long after she graduated from high school and her and her Mom moved away. They packed everything away and I never saw her again.
One day she was at my house and she made us a sandwich for lunch and afterward she got real serious for the first time. She said she had an English assignment to do and we couldn’t hang out like we usually do. She had to use her time to get this done so she could graduate. She told me I would one day grow up and write the Twenty Essays; how I spent my Summer Vacation or the Most Beautiful Thing I ever Saw. Then She cleaned off the kitchen table and spread her notebook out before her and grabbed her pen with serious purpose.I knew then without knowing how I knew that she was a great writer and that the serious pain she didn’t let me see until that day was coming out of her. I left her alone to her work.
I neatly folded the letter, placed a stamp on the envelope and off it went to Taisha Abelar in care of her Book Publisher.
Then I felt stupid. Oh, hell, torment,my internal dialogue told me I had blown it now. If she gets the letter, probably not, she’ll realize I’m an idiot, another jerk who wants to be her Apprentice. Shit…
Weeks passed and one day I opened the mailbox and a neat letter arrived. It had a nice subtle color of an almost undefinable light hue;warm and fragrant. Personal stationary; elegant.
The postmark was Los Angeles yet had no return address. I sat at the kitchen table and slowly opened it up.
Right away I noticed two different handwritings. The body of the letter was written by one person and the signature of Taisha Abelar was very different. An assistant no doubt wrote the body of the letter and the signature was of a more elegant nature.
There were only two people who wrote books like Dr.Castaneda and she had obviously dictated every word. Every word mattered. The last sentence got my attention, especially.
A real gem. An Intention directed towards me which permeates to this Day.

After 4 years, these get deleted at Toyko John's Blacklist Site, but before they do, here is a "who's who" of Hagwons who made the list, posted in chronological order from January 1, 2016 ~ Jan 6. 2023.
See a list of blacklisted schools posted on this site here.
As a bonus, if you want to know what was posted about a hagwon, I have copied every comment from Toyko Jon into a Microsoft Word file. If you want to retrieve it from the memory hole, send me a message and I send you the complete complaint. *Some I have failed to copy before they were removed.
Memory Hole
*NOTE: Although some of these will be dated, by a couple of years in some cases, my experience is, "People rotate in and out of jobs, but cultures don't change." Koreans stay on he job for years, not rotate through like foreigners do.
Learn about toxic cultures and human behavior with animation: THE MONKEY/STEPLADDER EXPERIMENT
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Continued here.
RISE Mapo-gu Campus Jan 6. 2023
AHEV (Ansan Hwajeong English Village) Dec 31. 2022
PEAI Daechi/Seocho and iSpeak Dec 22. 2022
IYA Skola/ Hillside Collegiate (Wirye) Dec 12. 2022
Altiora-gangseo/SLS Dec. 7. 2022
Bucheon Rise Dec 4. 2022
Poly-Eunpyung gu Campus Nov 30. 2022
American Stem Prep Nov 29. 2022
Plum Academy/ FTK / FTK Jamwon Nov 22. 2022
Sequoia Hagwon Jeju Nov 21. 2022
Cheongshim Language Institute in Bucheon Nov 18. 2022
St Paul American Scholars, Gwangyo Branch Nov 5. 2022
Pinewood, Misa, Hanam,Gyeonggido Oct 31. 2022
YBM ECC Gimpo Oct 31. 2022
POLY, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul Oct 27. 2022
Global kids Korea haeundae Busan Oct 19. 2022
Hillside Collegiate Songdo Oct 16. 2022
Walnut Global Education, Seoul Oct 14. 2022
GBA Academy or Dream I Kindergarden, in Goyang Oct 12. 2022
TCIS (Thinking Christian International School) Sep 3. 2022
Sage's English Academy (SEA) Sep 9. 2022
Chungdahm Learning aka Creverse Sep 17. 2022
ComoBlanc/ Dreamberry Sep 22. 2022
Worwick Franklin Institute, Ok-dong, Ulsan Aug 21.2022
JM Academy in Seoul Aug 20.2022
JM Academy in Seoul Aug 15.2022
Spol English Institute Gimhae, Oxford Academy Gyerong, Eunbit Kindergarten Ansan, EiE Korea Hwaseong Aug 11.2022
Little Fox English Academy Hyeokshindoshi and Wansan in Jeonju Aug 9. 2022
FTK Songdo Branch Aug 7. 2022
ReadingStar International Aug 4.2022
FTK English East Pangyo, Bundang, Seongnam Aug 1. 2022
Lion English, Gajwa, Seoul Jul 28.2022
Milestone Institute Seocho Branch Jul 26.2022
Gwanak SLP and DYB Choi-sun Sangdo Jul 26.2022
ILS JEJU Jul 25.2022
CLS- Children's Language Academy Jul 19.2022
Welltain Christian International School (WCIS) in Cheong-na Jul 19.2022
Geniplus in Seocho Jul 16.2022
ELL Academy, Incheon Jul 15.2022
Bibakids Jul 7.2022
Infocus English Academy in Wonju, South Korea Jun 28.2022
Bay Hills International Language Institute Jun 24.2022
Altiora EDS and English Revolution Hagwon in Gwangmyeong Jul 1, 2022
DAKS Language Academy Gwangmyeong Campus Jul 1, 2022
Simson Bibakids Jun 29, 2022
Bay Hills International Language Institute Jun 28, 2022
Evening Class/Kids Class, Pyeongtaek Jun 27, 2022
Ian School, GLITT, Children's Musical Company Jun 24, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae Jun 16, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae, Busan Jun 16, 2022
American Stem Prep Jun 4, 2022
DOCS Language Academy in Gwangmyeong Jun 4, 2022
SLP and DYB Cheonan May 29,2022
GE English Academy in Ilsan May 22, 2022
HILLSIDE COLLEGIATE HAEUNDAE May 19, 2022
DUX Literature Academy, Daechi May 17, 2022
EASM Academy- Changwon May 17. 2022
ComoBlanc / DreamBerry - Songdo May 17, 2022
SLP Ulsan Namgu May 16, 2022
Edupro Haba in Songpa-gu May 12, 2022
Wonderland Kindergarten, Jukjeon, Daegu May 12, 2022
YBM ECC Dongnae May 11, 2022
Gimpo Sau/Janggi Chungdahm May 11, 2022
BILLION EDUCATION/BILLION KID May 11, 2022
Docs Academy in Gwangmyeong May 8, 2022
YMB ECC Dongdaemun May 6, 2022
DOCS Academy Beagot – Siheung May 4, 2022
FTK Bucheon May 3, 2022
Cheonan SLP May 2, 2022
Wizville Langauge Institut May 2, 2022
Hillside Collegiate/Iya Skola in Songdo Incheon Apr 20, 2022
Prairie English Academy in Gimpo Apr 20, 2022
DOCS Academy, Siheung Apr 15, 2022
Frage English Institute, Suseong-gu, Daegu
Jamsil C-GATE
Cheongna SLP in Seogu, Incheon
KidsWiz in Nowon
DOCS academy baegot in siheung
Jungchul language Institute Cheongju-si
DUX
EOS Wingsly School, Yeongtong, Suwon, South Korea
Maplebear Gimpo
Iya Skola Ulsan
Francis Parker Collegiate in Bundang
HABA League Academy in Anyang
JK English Academy, Jinhae
FTK GuriDasan branch
Ilsan POLY
EASM Language Institute - Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo
JM English
Welcome World English in Suwon
SPEP
American Stem Prep Aspk/aspj in Yongin
Singapore International School - Gwangju
Gangnam English Academy (GEA) in Sinsa-Dong
JM Academy
Dongah Institute/Yongin
Children's Musical Company, Ian School, GLITT
Kid's College Suseong Daegu
RISE Yeouido
Avalon English
The GENIUS Academy in DAEGU
Milestone Institute Seocho branch
Ballet Model in Gangnam
Milestone Institute in Daechi, Seoul
Dux in Daechi
Rise Bundang
Miller English School - Hwa-jeong, Goyang-si
SOT (School of Tomorrow) Gwanakgu campus
JM Academy in Seoul
SLP Ulsan Nam-gu branch
Wizville Language Institute in Yeonhui-dong Seodaemun
The Genius Academy in Daegu
EiE Yeoju
SLP Uijeoungbu
Little Fox Daechi in Gangnam, Seoul
SLP Ansan
SLP Yeongdeungpo
Avalon English, Yeongtong
DOCS School Gwangmyeong
Little America
ECC Gwangsan, Gwangju
NamDongtan ECC
Bucheon POLY
L Bridge or L khan, or U2m school located in Hwaseong or Dongtan 2
ICEV
CL Education Pyeongchon
MICA International Scholars, Yongin
Milestone Institute Seocho
Kingspledu, Jeju
WCK English Academy
IGS
Avalon English Yongsan-gu
BNK Academy Nowon-gu
RISE Pyeongchon
Sejong igarten
Ballet and Model in Gangnam
Daegu Gyeongbuk English Village (Yueungjin University)
Nooree Education, Daegu, Korea
Francis Parker Collegiate branch in Haeundae, Busan
Icare hagwon in Seogwipo
SPEP
Cheonan Buldang Altiora
Dongah Institute/ Yongin
Red Wagon English School in Bundang
MLC formerly known as Maplebear Sejong Campus
Ecole d'art Language Institute - Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo
JB (Jeongbal) Poly
Winny Winny Wonheung, Goyany.
YBM PINE
Gangnam English Academy
PEEC pyeongtaek English Education Center
YLC (Yulgok Language Center) in Gimcheon.
Samhyook Elementary School- Wonju South Korea.
Kangnam Pride Institute in Gangdong-gu, Seoul
American Stem Prep - Formerly St. Paul Kinder
ALITORA- ILSAN (SIKSA-DONG)
YMB ECC Dongdaemun
Altiora Jeju / WeGrow Academy
DOCS in Gwangmyeong
Wizville Yeonhui-dong
POLY Gwangmyeong
Poly in Haeundae, Busan
BNK (Banana Kids) Nowon
Gangnam English Academy (GEA)
EASM academy in Changwon
Little Fox Centum in Busan
YBM ECC DAECHI
KINGSPLEDU English Kindergarten, Jeju
Cheongshim based in Bucheon
YBM C-GATE in Apgujeong
JP English School
Badasoop English Village, Sejong City
Chungdahm- Mokdong 2 Campus
BCIS Education Paju
FastONE GangnamSeoul, South Korea
Banana Kids School in Uijeongbu, South Korea
CIS (Canada International School) Uijeongbu
JM English in Songpa
Cheonan SLP
VIS English in Yeouido. AKA Little Socie in Yeouido
Poly Seodaemun campus
Rise schools, Wirye Campus
Daejeon Worwick
Bay Hills Reggio Emilia International English Academy
YBM ECC Seongbuk
HILLSIDE COLLEGIATE HAEUNDAE
YBM ECC Gimpo
Little Fox Deungchon school
Global Kids Korea, Busan
SEED International School
Badasoop English Village. Sejeong city
JLS Academy (Seosan-Si)
SLP Jeonju-si oppisite Emart
SPEP/The Princeton Review/In Times In
April/Chungdham in Suwon (jeongjadong)
Bucheon Sunny School
TKLeaders English, Busan
Seodaemun Poly
Milestone Institute (MI)
Altoria in Jamsil
Oxford Language School in Cheongju
Kids College Walker Hill Guuu
Maple Bear Pyeongchon
Fast one and Dux academy
YBM Seoul (Adult Division)
Chungdahm CDI April Ulsan Branch
YBM Adult division
TASK English in Cheonan, Chungnam
Sejong Poly
JM English Academy in Songpa
MPoly Dongnae, Busan
Hanseo University
RISE Yeouido
Iya skola, Seoul
Little River Day School
GSI Cheongna and GSI Ilsan (Global Standard English Institute)
Feinschule, Gyeyang-gu (near jakjeon), Incheon
Sahm Yook Elementary School
ILCE (I Love Clover English), Daejeon, South Korea
R&R English Academy Gwangyang Jeollanamdo
Winnie Education, Ilsan
Gyeyang Global Language Center in Incheon
ARA in Jeonju
Apgujeong GATE
Seocho SLP
Gyeongsang National University (GNU), City of Jinju
Masan Poly Korea School
Cheonggu Ehwa
POLY Cheongna Campus
Ara Academy, Jeonju, South Korea
Kids Club in Yeonje-gu Busan
Norian School in Dunggu Usan
FASTONE ENGLISH (Gwanghwamoon)
Singapore International School - Gwangju
Lighthouse International School, Ilsan
Wizville Yeonhui-dong
Big Heart Christian School
MPOLY - Seo-gu, Daejeon
Thinking Child School (TCS) in Busan
Gyeyang Global Language Center. Incheon, Gyeyanggu
Dux
Little scholar academy
Incheon English Village(ICEV)
Multicampus Education Co
Paedea Plus
GE English Academy in Ilsan
Gyeyang Global Language Center. Incheon
One By One in Apgujeong, Seoul
Suwon campus - DYB Choisun
Dux Apgujeong
MICA International School (not an accredited international school)
POLY Bucheon
Geumho Little Fox Language Center Jeonju
Avalon English Academy - Mokpo Campus
N.IVY, Daegu, in Dalseogu
GRAPE, Daegu, Suseongu
Jones International Christian Studies
Suwon Global Village
ECC Bukgu Daegu
Future Education, Seoul
ING English in Wirye/Hanam/Seongnam
English Book Ladder - Joengja Bundang v
ILS in Hanam city
Songdo International Kindergarten
Guro Wonderland Language Institute
Creative Children's Learning Center, in Seoul
Inje English Village
Avalon, Suji
Jungchul Seochang Campus
Little America Academy in Gimpo
SPEP: QUICK FACTS Speaking Proficiency Enhancement Program, Apgujeong, Seoul
CDI Gimhae Jangyu branch
Grace Academy in Migeum
CDI/ Chungdham Sangin, Daegu
CIS/NAIS/Canada International School- Uijeongbu
EIE/IBC English Town in Daegu
Gangnam English Academy in Sinsa-dong, Seoul
Korea POLY School Suwon Campus
Kids Club Willy Campus
Paedeaplus Icheon
Chungdahm Institute Yeongtong
DUKE English Literature Academy Daechi
iChristmas Korea in Seocho-gu
CDI Songdo Branch
Avalon Yongin campus
Gwangmyeong SLP
SEODAEMUN POLY
Kids College Pyeongtaek
Elan Preparatory in Mokdong
Poly Mokdong campus, Seoul
Jungchul English Academy Geoje
CDI Chungdahm Daejeon Review
Chungdahm Learning (CDI) Incheon Cheongna Branch
Gangnam English Academy (GEA), Apgujeong
LIA Seocho
Wingsturn Kindergarten/Academy near Sindang
Norian Kindergarten, Dong-gu, Ulsan
Korea Christian International School, Yeong-deung dong
Jung Chul academy
Redwagon Academy
English Book Ladder, near Jeongja
Roy's English Academy in Songjeong-dong, Gumi
Mapo Youth CenteKEST
Hwajeong POLY
TOPLY English Institute, Bucheon
Junggye POLY
Daegu Chungdahm/April
SLP Gwanak-Gu
JC English School in Jecheon
ABC LEARNING CENTER in Haendang
Pyeongtaek English Education Centre
Lighthouse English Center, Hagwi
SOT (school of tomorrow) in Seocho
Global Aviation college
English Kindergarten, just outside Migeum & Dongcheong-dong in Bundang/Suji
5 Touch Language in Giheung, Yongin
Triple A English Academy near Seohyeon Station in Bundang
Worwick Franklin Institute - Wirye (New town/ Shindoshi)
Kaylee English School in Cheonan
SPEP/One-Stop Prep, Based Out of Gangnam in Seoul
Bambini Edu in Songpa
Avalon, Tae Jon Dong, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
Worwik franklin institute Ulsan
Gimpo POLY, Seoul
Songdo International Language Center (SILC) in Songdo, Incheon
Nagwon Feinschule Hagwon in Bonseon-dong in Nam-gu, Gwangju
Dr.Jung E Class - Gwangjin-Gu Branch v
Gyeongsang National University
Dongtan kids College
Daegu, Sangin April/CDI
iSponge branch located in Geomdan Sageori
Jungchul Academy, Cheolsan Dong, Gwangmyeong
Banana Kids school, Uijeongbu, South Korea
SLP Jungnang
Evine (Junggye-dong branch in Nowon-gu).
Brain Talk English Academy, Mokpo/Namak
Dongrae Yonje SLP in Sajik, Busan
I-garten in Cheongdahm
Kim & Lee Language Institute in Suwon
International Language School (ILS), Bongdam-eup
Talkster Waegook Hagwon in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
Aphabet Street School in seoho
Edu Pro in Bangi Dong
JLEE Preparatory, Bundang area
GrapeTree Academy/GrapeTree English Learning Center, Gangdong gu, Gildong, Seoul
Chungdahm Institute I-Garten (formally IDEA KIDS ASSETS) Cheongdam, Seoul
KJC21 hagwon, Jangyu, Gimhae
Bono language world- Gumi, Okgye-dong
Chungdahm Institute in Uijeongbu
International Life Long Learning Center in Yeonsu-Dong, Incheon
Prime Academy (Prime Junior) in Yeonhui-dong, Seoul
Noumena Education Initiative - Gangnam, Seoul
Cambridge Institute in Gangnam
Pagoda, Gangnam Branch
NY English Studio, Haehwa-dong, Seoul
Jin Myung Language School, inside the Jin Myung Fitness Center, Jakjeon, Incheon
BPA (Best Prep Academy) near Jeongja station in Bundang, Korea
Berkeley Language School, Haeundae, Busan
Sogang Language Program (SLP) in Songpa Gu
Pagoda Junior Hwajeong
Yeonsei language school Gumi
Genesis English Academy, Ilsan
Avalon/Langcon Academy in Pyeongtaek
Wiz Island - Janghanpyeong / Dongdaemun Branch
PalsLab Hagwon in Yeontong-gu, Suwon-si
Boramae UBestA Language School/ UBestA Language Institute in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Youngseon Middle School in Jeollabuk-do
Maple Bear Songpa or Maple Bear Bundang
Global Tesol
SLP's Hwajeong branch
YBM ECC Suseong-gu Daegu
Miracle Academy, Suseong-gu, Daegu
KDLP Korean Dual-Language Program, Gimhae South Korea
Dongnae Yeonje Gu SLP (Seogang Language program) in Busan
ESL Academy in Yeonsu-dong, Chungju (aka FTK ESL Academy, Chungju)
BaeUm Kids English Village, Haan dong, Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi do
Best Prep Academy (BPA) in Jeongja
JungChul English Academy, Palyong-dong, Changwon
CCLE (Canadian Cultural Language Experience)
Jeongja Worwick Franklin Institute, Jeongja
Chungdahm and CDI April Gwangmyoung, Cheolsan Station
Geumjeong Corem in Busan
Namcheon Eastern English Academy in Busan
LOTIS, Leaders of Tomorrow International School in Jamsil
UACE International Language Institute, Suji
Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea
Kings Kids English Academy in Gangnam and Songpa
Wonderland in Hyangnam, near Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
World Prep School in Geoje
Seoil Foreign Language Institute in Yullyang-dong Sangdang-gu (Cheongju, Chungbuk)
E. Bo Young Talking Club, Chungju
Advanced Junior English in Bundang
SLP Dongnae in Busan
TLBU GLOBAL school in goyang
MLS (My Language School), in Kyungsung University area, Busan
JC English academy in jecheon South Korea

It’s taken me a bit to realise and become aware, but I think I’m in a mixed episode or one or the other is on the horizon :/
I’m extremely paranoid about the ones I care for. I am feeling so lonely and forgotten.
I’m either on a warpath to get shit done or just no interest what so ever.
I’m so tired yet struggling to sleep. I’m still taking my meds as I should.
My anxiety over my paranoia is through the roof daily and I’m back on multiple Valium’s to be able to get through my day at work. It was only recently I was managing to get through a whole work day (6-7 hours plus commute and errands - I know not a lot but it is for me) without them but it left me being extremely emotionally drained by the end of the day.
Some moments I feel I completely disassociate from life itself as well as my emotions and feelings. They’re either next level intense or nonexistent. I’m struggle for a ‘normal’ in between which means it’s even harder for me to process my feeling a and communicate it when it’s needed.
I just want to shut down. I feel my meds are not doing as good as they should. I don’t think this is because of life stresses as I have ‘managed’ pretty well with even more stressful situations and environments.
I can’t get into the physiatrist till august, and that’ll be starting fresh too. So just FML right now.
I don’t want to keep spending precious energy and time on feelings that are probably even not needed nor warranted.
Send help, advice or wisdom please!!!!!
I need some kind of tools, coping mechanisms, distractions or ANYTHING that can help me alleviate AT LEAST this delusional paranoia at least.
Please. Pretty please :(

Hi all 28f, I have a childhood friend I recently re-connected with in the past couple of months. I have known them since 2003. I feel a sense of nostalgia talking to this person, but I do find myself irritated at times talking to them for some reason. Anyway, recently, they shared with me her friends in her life treat her poorly. She says she gives, gives, and gives... but the people in the friendships turn on heor turn out to be selfish. I offered my insight, stating she should put herself first and told her what I thought about the situation. I also suggested, she speak with a therapist. My childhood friend said she wanted to speak with a therapist. But she said she is scared because she doesn't know if any therapist will be a good match. So because I see a therapist and a good one. I recommended she speak with mine, as they are easy to talk to and provide honest feedback. I told her if she doesn't want to speak with the therapist I see long term. The therapist will at least suggest a good therapist she knows that would fit her needs. So I sent her information, we also tried scheduling a zoom so I can help her find a therapist. But I don't understand why she doesn't set time aside to find one. Anyway, time goes by and my friend tells me she is upset about another friend about the same issue, someone who sucks used her, hurt her, etc. I told her the friend is no good, she should put herself first and stop giving these people the time of day, that she needs to learn how to prioritize herself. And that she should drop this person. I then find out my friend never contacted my therapist. She tells me she doesn't want to give up on the friendship, even though there are numerous signs these people are no good. Despite numerous red flags in each of these relationships. My childhood friend makes almost 100 a year, so there is zero excuses why she couldn't of tried a consultation with my therapist, plus works from home, as she lives a very comfortable life. I pay 100 an hour and talk to my therapist when I can afford to do so. And I make less than my friend. So I found it to be a bit of a turn off, I remember relying on others for help. And I have no issue being there for my friends. And everyone needs a friend to listen to. But its not even about her having issues with trusting the wrong people. It made me remember my past and I have grown. I felt turned off listening to her issues when I suggested her speak with a professional because I cant help assist with healthy boundaries, she needs to have a professional help her do that. I felt guilty feeling this way because I want to be helpful. I have experienced many of the same issues she has. I already have a best friend whom I trust to share similar things with and shares similar things with me, but I never feel frustrated talking to my best-friend. But for some reason listening to my childhood friend, something turned me off and I do not know why.
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Hi! My name is David, and I'm a 27yo nerd in search of a woman who shares and understands my interests, needs, desires, etc. Someone who enjoys PC gaming, metal, reading, and other hobbies/interests I have, while also being a decent, patient, understanding, open-minded, affectionate, and funny person. Physical attraction has always been important to me, and I'd like my partner to be somewhere between average and chubby sized, regardless of height. Big chests are always a plus too! ;^)
I guess I should describe myself first by what my personality's like, which is mostly introverted and quiet unless given an opportunity to talk about my interests or important things. Even moreso in person, which is why I prefer a good while to talk online before meeting up. I'm very open to LDR because of this, too. I'm good at making puns but bad at telling jokes. I like to be verbally and physically affectionate, even though physical touch is sometimes uncomfortable for me. I'm not sure what else at the moment, though, it's always been hard to describe myself this way.
Instead of describing my interests in the order that I enjoy them, I'm going to do it in reverse this time. So, the first is reading, and it's something I do when I feel like I can put the mental energy towards doing it. Not that I don't like it, but not every author writes books the same way, and it can be taxing to read through a chapter that feels too long. But, my favorite book series is Drew Karpyshyn's Mass Effect novels, and I've always enjoyed reading them. All three feature a lot of the same characters, but have different overall plots that connect together. I love the games and I love the books just as much, and they're decent modern sci-fi novels. 2001: A Space Odyssey is also a favorite, I like the mystery and hard sci-fi of that novel, plus it's an easy book to read. I'm not all that into fantasy books, but I like the story of The Hobbit to enjoy reading it, despite the long chapters and the winding way that Tolkien writes things. And I'm currently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson, which is mysterious and interesting so far. Aside from your regular novels, I enjoy graphic novels as well, mostly The Crow, Hard Boiled, Mass Effect Complete Comics, and Watchmen.
Musically, I'm very much a fan of classic rock, grunge, industrial, nu metal, power metal, and a few other genres that I can't really define. I really enjoy Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Disturbed, Audioslave, Unleash The Archers, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden more than anything, and I have entire physical discographies of some of them. I like a little bit of Arch Enemy, Pale Waves, Hot Milk, The Offspring, Victorius, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and quite a few video game soundtracks. I don't have a lot of band merch besides some patches and Iron Maiden figurines (they came with deluxe edition box sets), but I want to eventually.
The game genres that I mostly like to play are retro PC first-person shooters, RPGs, and open-world games, with a few indie-type games (like Terraria and Stardew). Mostly singleplayer. Doom, Quake, DUSK, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Mass Effect, Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium, System Shock (currently playing through the original 1st time), stuff like that. I like FPS games that are mostly fair with combat and RPGs with good roleplay mechanics, and I lean towards sci-fi and post apocalyptic. I don't have a strong laptop to play games with, so I've learned to appreciate games with older graphics and gameplay, plus some have nostalgia for me (I still have the old Steam copies of GTA III to San Andreas that were delisted in 2021). Being a PC gamer, I also have a huge backlog.
That's pretty much everything I wanted to say, so let me know if you want to talk! Brownie points for selfies and questions will be rewarded!

Currently at Disney and on our second day. For the most part no issues but the past two days I have had issues with what I now know are called the "red zone".
To make a long story short we do not purchase individual lightning lanes or genie plus. I personally find it to be a waste of money and we usually get everything done without them.
The first day was Hollywood Studios and we were able to ride every ride in the park, some more than once. It was great and lines weren't long but Rock'n Roller Coaster had a lot of people heated due to LL ratios and red zones. This is going to be long winded but when we came 2 years ago we used the single riders line for RnRC but avoided it this year due to the single riders line always being mismanaged. Personally if you ask me the cast members should utilize a single rider if an odd number party comes along. It keeps the line moving, but they never do this. They always look for another odd number party first to make the train even resulting in the single riders line not moving. As a result of this, we waited in the normal standby line this year. After an hour of standing there everyone on the line started to get annoyed that we weren't moving but that the lightning lane line kept emptying out. This resulted in 3 announcements. The first 2 stated the ride was having technical issues. The last one stating the truth, that the ride was all booked up and that the wait time was going to be longer than expected. I was kind of flabbergasted by this announcement as it was basically the parks stating that other people paid more money so get bent. I don't understand how you announce a ride is having difficulty when the LL keeps moving. This resulted in people getting off the line and yelling at cast members about the LL moving. I too made a comment to a cast member asking if the ride was down or if the LL line is just too long now. Her response was "those people pay to be priority." I respect her truthfulness instead of some cookie cutter safe answer but was still shocked at the fact that for every 40-50 people on the LL line, only one party from the normal line was let in.
The same thing happened today on Jungle Cruise and Peter Pan, again resulting in multiple people on the line getting mad at cast members.
We were talking to some cast members about it and one of them showed us a card stating that the lightning lane was in the red zone basically meaning that they will hold off on the regular line and allow mostly lightning lane people in. Another cast member also said that they know the current system is a problem because of these ratios and that they have meeting about the system often to discuss other options.
I know it's not the cast members faults, they are just enforcing policy but they definitely get the most shit for it.
All of the LL lines are a fraction of the size of normal lines. I always felt that you were paying for the shorter line but still waiting. Even if you wait on a LL line you will still get on before someone in the normal line if you put people on the ride evenly. Apparently Disney thinks otherwise. Anyone else experience this ?

Hi! My name is David, and I'm a 27yo nerd in search of a woman who shares and understands my interests, needs, desires, etc. Someone who enjoys PC gaming, metal, reading, and other hobbies/interests I have, while also being a decent, patient, understanding, open-minded, affectionate, and funny person. Physical attraction has always been important to me, and I'd like my partner to be somewhere between average and chubby sized, regardless of height.
I guess I should describe myself first by what my personality's like, which is mostly introverted and quiet unless given an opportunity to talk about my interests or important things. Even moreso in person, which is why I prefer a good while to talk online before meeting up. I'm very open to LDR because of this, too. I'm good at making puns but bad at telling jokes. I like to be verbally and physically affectionate, even though physical touch is sometimes uncomfortable for me. I'm not sure what else at the moment, though, it's always been hard to describe myself this way.
Instead of describing my interests in the order that I enjoy them, I'm going to do it in reverse this time. So, the first is reading, and it's something I do when I feel like I can put the mental energy towards doing it. Not that I don't like it, but not every author writes books the same way, and it can be taxing to read through a chapter that feels too long. But, my favorite book series is Drew Karpyshyn's Mass Effect novels, and I've always enjoyed reading them. All three feature a lot of the same characters, but have different overall plots that connect together. I love the games and I love the books just as much, and they're decent modern sci-fi novels. 2001: A Space Odyssey is also a favorite, I like the mystery and hard sci-fi of that novel, plus it's an easy book to read. I'm not all that into fantasy books, but I like the story of The Hobbit to enjoy reading it, despite the long chapters and the winding way that Tolkien writes things. And I'm currently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson, which is mysterious and interesting so far. Aside from your regular novels, I enjoy graphic novels as well, mostly The Crow, Hard Boiled, Mass Effect Complete Comics, and Watchmen.
Musically, I'm very much a fan of classic rock, grunge, industrial, nu metal, power metal, and a few other genres that I can't really define. I really enjoy Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Disturbed, Audioslave, Unleash The Archers, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden more than anything, and I have entire physical discographies of some of them. I like a little bit of Arch Enemy, Pale Waves, Hot Milk, The Offspring, Victorius, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and quite a few video game soundtracks. I don't have a lot of band merch besides some patches and Iron Maiden figurines (they came with deluxe edition box sets), but I want to eventually.
The game genres that I mostly like to play are retro PC first-person shooters, RPGs, and open-world games, with a few indie-type games (like Terraria and Stardew). Mostly singleplayer. Doom, Quake, DUSK, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Mass Effect, Fallout New Vegas, Disco Elysium, System Shock (currently playing through the original 1st time), stuff like that. I like FPS games that are mostly fair with combat and RPGs with good roleplay mechanics, and I lean towards sci-fi and post apocalyptic. I don't have a strong laptop to play games with, so I've learned to appreciate games with older graphics and gameplay, plus some have nostalgia for me (I still have the old Steam copies of GTA III to San Andreas that were delisted in 2021). Being a PC gamer, I also have a huge backlog.
That's pretty much everything I wanted to say, so let me know if you want to talk! Brownie points for selfies and questions will be rewarded!

I work Stocking 2 shift, full time from 2pm-11pm. I was 1 month away from working 2 years. I come in at 2pm, and work until around 6ish, I noticed I was clocked out on my work phone. My manager sends me to the front office where my coach tells me I'm fired. They said last Monday, I took too long of a lunch break, an extra 30-40 min, which is total utter bullshit. Saying I punched in and out at said time. I have never done this ever since working there. I always punch out after an hour, and any accidents with punching out, I let management know. They told me they saw footage of me on camera from the break room coming in and out at said time, and I told them, okay, show it to me. They said they are not allowed to show me. And for this incident plus I was red flagged for a year at one point a while back for saying an inappropriate joke, which I apologized for and have explained it wasn't meant to be insulting which it wasn't.
Is there anything I can do? Man I was so comfortable working there and happy with the hours and everything.

((This is inspired by the wonderful u/spacepaladin15 and is a fanfic of his story "Nature of Predators." You all know that already though, we are on chapter 11 of this already!))
FIRST//PREVIOUS//NEXT
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Memory transcript subject: Arxur girlfriend Syle
Date [human standard time]: October 23, 2136
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Ow!
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I don't know what it's called, and I don't know why, but Jack just put a finger behind his thumb and used it to strike my head! It didn'treally hurt that much, but still!
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"What did you do to Taita?" He asked as we relaxed on the couch after lunch. He had fixed me some nice organ meat and venison chunks while he had something called a "hot dog." I let out a hiss and crossed my arms.
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"I did nothing to the firebird! I simply said I hope one day we can all be together!"
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He let out a sigh and slid that nice, warm, soft hand rubbed under my chin again. My tail curled around his nice, warm, smooth leg. “I think she might have taken it the wrong way.” He calmly explained to me as he slid that hand up the side of my face. Ohh yes.
“How else was she supposed to understand it? I mean. She doesn’t know I am an Arxur, but she seems pretty open minded. So maybe she could move in with us and date us too?”
He froze, his face turning red before he laughed. And laughed hard. “What!? You offered that!? Ohhhh that… OHHHHHH!” He then started laughing harder. Asshole.
“What is so funny!?” I grumbled out before laying down on his lap. My head against one of his thighs as I looked up at him. The data dump was right, this WAS nice!
“Well. For starters remember we normally take much longer than what we did to get into a relationship.” He explained slowly as he slowly rubbed my belly. He really liked to put his hands on my body, but it felt so good compared to the rough, worn, and sharp arxur hands I had to normally slap away that it was allll good. I nodded a bit looking back up into his eyes.
“Fair enough. We just live short lives where our return to continue our line is not always guaranteed. So we would not really court much. Plus I REALLY wanted you” I explained.
“Yup, it's good you remembered!” He asked me as he rubbed under my chin again. I wanted the chin rubs to continue so I simply nodded my head. “Well, from what I read the fed species, the prey, are very similar. Most pairing up with only one after a long time. So when you just approached her asking to date us both she freaked out.”
I let out a hiss. “She told you!? I was trying to surprise you!” I bellowed out waving my fists a bit in the air. I trusted that birdy bitch and she gave it all away! How DARE she-
He gently grabbed my hands and guided them down to my belly. “Welllll she didn’t think you were inviting her to DATE us at first.” I paused. What the fuck el- oh. OH. OHHHHH! I soon started laughing too at the whole idea of just strolling up to a prudish Krakotl and asking that kinda thing! No WONDER she came to him! Prey were known to panic at just about anything and that was something that would make even some arxur uncomfy!
After we laughed a bit I sent her a sorry really quick then returned to this thing called “cuddling.” I was glad we got that sorted out, but now I was going to have to be more careful. I still am going to make that bird one of our pack. She was a bit cold, a bit too rigid, but otherwise she seemed to be nice and calm. Doubly so for a prey. I had to admit I was curious as well!
I mean, having both a man AND a woman was a very good bonus for me as well. Even bigger bonus to not have to worry about arxur at all as a well. I looked up into Jack's eyes who simply smiled down to me and poked my nose.
There was one other reason. She already helped me so much with him. She talked me through the dark time and even gave me advice and helped me sort out some of the data on this “dating” thing. I didn’t have to pretend to be all knowing and able to do everything on my own now that I was with this human, but I didn’t want to rely on him for EVERYTHING. It would be fantastic to have a second person to help me.
And I really needed help with this dating thing.
I really like Jack. I want to make him happy. I want to be good. But he is a human and I am not used to human things, or even nice things at all! I needed help to be a good “girlfriend.” And she would be amazing to have around.
That. And I was kinda into her as well.
As I thought Jack continued to pet me before he patted my belly. “Come on. We are going to bed to relax.” He said as he gently got up to make sure I didn’t fall off the couch as he slid out from under me. He stretched a bit letting his joints pop as I looked out the window. It was still light outside! Was he… was he!?
“And no, nothing too intense yet. I just have a nice TV in my room and as cuddly as you are right now I thought it would be better to do it in bed rather than my legs going numb.” He chuckled as he led me to the bedroom where he pulled the curtains over the window. The room got as dark as night as he slid into the comfy bed before holding up his datapad. Soon a show about old guns people didn’t think about anymore was playing as he motioned me to join him.
I slid next to him and pressed my whole body against his warm, soft one and clicked happily once I felt his arm wrap around mine. This time he pulled me a little on top of him, letting me feel just how soft and warm he was. I didn’t give a shit about the show right now. Just being held softly. Safe. Fed. With a guy that treated me like something that could think. Fuck betterment humanity was were the best shit was.
“Any requests?” He asked me, getting only a small grunt from me. I didn’t care at all really. Was enjoying myself juuuuuust fine like this! “Alright, let's see…. AH!” He then flipped to a different one.
“-18th century cooking, I am your host, John Townsend, and today we are doing a beef stew.” A voice deeper and older than Jack’s rolled out from the screen. I opened my eyes some drawn by the word “beef.” Hey. I know what I like and that juicy, soft meat that was from a dumb animal was VERY high on that list. I rubbed a bit against Jack as I moved to see the show a bit better as he pulled the blanket over us both.
I watched as some random guy talked about how to cook a meal, but it was… odd. He didn’t use new machines or even electricity! Everything looked nothing like the stuff I saw in the kitchen down the hall. It was strange to see humans taking pride in how things used to be done. Explaining the history of FOOD. I mean, food is good, but I never thought about- well… I had thought about the history of some of my food. It's why I liked human food so much better and HATED betterment. Here food was just tasty and not… cruel. I watched as he showed how to cook, my tail rubbing against Jack as I learned a little about human meat food history. I thought it would be boring, but there was pride in tradition. A pride in doing things in ways that was just fun by the looks of it. I knew very little about arxur history beyond what the feds did to us. But humans could learn about even something as boring as stew?
Okay, not that boring. Wanted to eat it.
Still! It just made me enjoy being in Jack’s arms even more. I didn’t give a shit about Arxur history anymore. Fuck. I wish I was born a human. I wish… I felt myself start to shiver again.
Tears again.
Soon though I felt that soft hand reach under my chin, lift up my head, then warm, soft lips press against mine. This… I liked more than pets. I didn’t know what it was, but I could feel new things from him as he did it. Once it was done I didn’t feel like crying anymore. I felt… happy again. I watched the TV some more as I rubbed my head against his soft furry chin.
I don’t wish I was born human. Life before was horrible, but this? This was good.
I was okay being born Arxur if it is what got me this.
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FIRST//PREVIOUS//NEXT
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Currently running mono red prowess, planning to splash white as soon as I have the lands. Burn matchup is rough. They have way more removal than I have threats, and the card that helps protect my threats (mutagenic growth) damages me and I always want to side it out. They also have lightning helix, and post board they bring in Sanctifier en-Vec which wrecks my graveyard and lava darts and is a pain on the field, plus I have to dance around deflecting palm. I've also had a player bring in roiling vortex against me which is surprisingly effective in a lot of situations. I'd love to hear some thoughts on what to sideboard in and also specifically what to take out. I've played around with dragon's claw which is ok, and also kozileks return as an answer to Sanctifier en-Vec, which is nice unless I'm forced to kill my own DRC because the odds of having delirium are very low. Any and all ideas are appreciated. Thanks !

My girlfriend and I met back when we were in high school, different highschools. She lives in Canada, and I in Florida. She has always had it rough, poor growing up, fucked up family, small town that often discriminated against her and her family. We met through a mutual friend, and our dating was more of a friendship than anything at first. Eventually we grew to love each other. Once we weee finally getting settled the first bombshell went off; her mom overdosed from cocaine. My girlfriend found her. My girlfriend, we’ll just call her P, was distant after that. Naturally, of course. Despite my attempts to cheer her up, she was very depressed. She and her dad obviously didn’t want to stay in that house so they moved in with her grandparents, in City A. It wasn’t good, but it was better. However, this didn’t last; everyone grieves differently, but her father chose to turn to drugs. Again. If it wasn’t clear earlier, she grew up in a drug house. This time he was using “Hiesenberg’s blue,” methamphetamine. He eventually grew distant, too. Left alone with her grandparents, she had nobody really to take care of her. A roof over her head was nice, but there was no schooling, and minimal food. For her birthday she asked me to send her beef jerky. Eventually she moves in with her aunt, in city B. Things get better. She gets therapy, antidepressants, and goes to school. This is about a year in, mind you. She makes friends, she seems happy. She always has smoked a little weed, but now it’s a regular thing. I thought it was sexy sometimes so I didn’t mind, plus it seemed to help her mood. Things stay good for a while, friends come and go but that’s part of school. Eventually she feels overwhelmed. She wants to take a break. We talk, I love her and tell her it will be ok. It was more than that but the point is that we stay together. All the time she tells me “L, if I did want to Be with you, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now.” I think she’s perfect. I often wonder why a 10/10 is with a 4/10 like me. We stay healthy for a while. We stop sleeping on call because it’s eating all of her wifi data. That’s fine, it was the same with me for a while too. Then she stops texting me completely after 10pm. No calling either. Then she only calls me every 2 days. Then every two or 3. Until 3 weeks ago. She gets grounded, she’s finishing highschool now, so no it’s not weird. I’m normal, I promise, don’t call Chris Hanson. Anyways, she told me she skipped gym. So she’s grounded. I think “ok, understandable, gym sucks ass.” I figured a week, 2 at most of being grounded. Eventually I cave and ask her friend K&J what’s going on. They tell me that P got caught skipping class, and they searched her and found weed. She got suspended for two days. Because of that, her aunt finds out about her “addiction” (I know that’s not what it is, don’t yell at me, she just smokes a lot.) K&J go on to tell me that P has been skipping out on them, blowing them off to go smoke during lunch. Given my girlfriends traumatic past, I understand wanting the escape that a high brings. While this wasn’t good, it eased my mind. I knew she wasn’t cheating, which was my suspicion. Yet again, I find out that this isn’t the whole story. J&K knew that P had a smoking buddy. They didn’t want to betray her trust, but seeing the situation, and empathizing with the distraught boyfriend, they cave. I didn’t badger them or anything either, just wanted to know what my gf was up to. I missed her, after all. My gf apparently has a crush on a guy named Eddie. Fuck you, Eddie, first of all. He’s been flirting with my girlfriend. Staring at her, and helping her get weed. Apparently this has been going on for months. About the same time when my gf stopped sleeping on call. Coincidence?! I wish, dude. She likes him because weed, and he’s actually there. He’s in person. He’s not 4,000 miles away. Part of me understands. The rest of me is angry. he gave her stickers. She put them on her phone. The pictures from our anniversary’s. For my birthday. Her daily selfies. They’re on her phone. It’s been under my nose this whole time. J&K will confront her Monday. They say that she talks about both of us. Good things. She’s never cheated on her ex’s. I will be confronting her Monday night. She’s been ghosting everyone. Well, almost everyone. Can you guess who she’s not ghosting? Eddie. She got her phone taken when she was grounded. J&K say that she’s using her moms old phone to talk to Eddie. Nobody else. I’m left on read at 7:30 every morning. They haven’t kissed, or fucked, or anything like that. So I’m told. I’ve looked at boobs before during our relationship, I’m not going to lie. I don’t think that’s the same though. Boobs aren’t a person. Boobs don’t give me stickers or buy me food. As far as I’m concerned, her and I are still together. I feel betrayed. I was lied to, for who knows how long. But this is the only time something like this has ever happened. I’m mad, but my heart has already forgiven her. All of this to say, what do I do? I’m so lost. I love P with all my heart. My schooling, my career building, it’s all for her. I finished trade school a few months ago, and I started my real job this week. I’m burnt and stained and drained of all my energy. All for her. For us. For the future with the girl of my dreams. What do I do? I don’t want to lash out. I don’t want to hurt her. I’ve tried loving her harder than I ever have for the past 3 weeks and I get ghosted in response. I know she cares. I want her back. I haven’t lost her yet, but I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. To those who cared to read, what do you think? To those who have more experience, what do I do? How do I fix this? To those who need a TLDR: top 2 least favorite animals? Aardvarks suck ass. Also bugs and fish dont count, they’re not real.
Thank you all for your time.

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Friday, Jun 9, 2023

Grass is Dead, The Coppertones	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Saturday, Jun 10, 2023

Halo Scars, Mind Virus, Cypher Machine, Re-Birth	Brass Mug - Tampa
Maul, Tombstoner, Plasmodulated	Conduit - Winter Park
Downswing, Falsifier, Bottomfeeders	Manna Tea & Kava Bar - Sarasota

Sunday, Jun 11, 2023

My Children My Bride, Extortionist, No Cure	Conduit - Winter Park
Bury Your Dead, Thirst, Edict	Tipsy Tiki - Fort Pierce

Monday, Jun 12, 2023

Maul, Tombstoner	Brass Mug - Tampa
Spotlights, Skyliner, The Darling Fire	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Tuesday, Jun 13, 2023

Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Hooch & Hive - Tampa

Wednesday, Jun 14, 2023

Drain, Drug Church, Magnitude, Gel	Brass Mug - Tampa
Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Level 13 - Orlando
The Convalescence, Summoner's Circle	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville
pulses., With Sails Ahead, I Met A Yeti	Will's Pub - Orlando

Thursday, Jun 15, 2023

Halocene, Lauren Babic, Alphamega	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Friday, Jun 16, 2023

Roxx, Re-Birth, Cyber Machine, Haloscars	Conduit - Winter Park
Hollow Leg, Clamfight, Moat Cobra	Will's Pub - Orlando
Every Avenue, Makeout, Say We Can Fly	Orpheum - Tampa

Saturday, Jun 17, 2023

Crossbreed, Cultus Black, Cypher machine, Davey Partain	Orpheum - Tampa
Defy the Tyrant, Losing Daylight, Shadow the Earth	Kona Skate Park - Jacksonville
Breed, Gillian Carter, Audible Parts	Will's Pub - Orlando

Sunday, Jun 18, 2023

Crossbreed, Cultus Black, NoSelf, The Dev	Level 13 - Orlando
Bodybox, No Zodiac, High Pressure	Conduit - Winter Park
Dikembe, Camp Trash, Glazed	Will's Pub - Orlando

Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023

Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Animals As Leaders	Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater

Thursday, Jun 22, 2023

Garbage, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Metric	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Friday, Jun 23, 2023

Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Animals As Leaders	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Saturday, Jun 24, 2023

Misfits, Megadeth, Fear	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater - Tampa
Intoxicated, Vacuous Depths, Ebullition	Conduit - Winter Park
black midi, YHWH Nailgun	Orpheum - Tampa

Sunday, Jun 25, 2023

No/Mas, Knoll, Shock	Conduit - Winter Park

Monday, June 26, 2023

We Are the Union, Kill Lincoln, Catbite	The Social - Orlando
No/Mas, Knoll	Orpheum - Tampa

Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023

Yungblud, The Regrettes, Caspr	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023

D.R.I., Metalriser	Underbelly - Jacksonville
Peter Frampton	St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Thursday, Jun 29, 2023

The Cure	Amalie Arena - Tampa
D.R.I., Metalriser	Will's Pub - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 1, 2023

D.R.I., Metalriser	Brass Mug - Tampa
Liliac, Fortune Child	The Twisted Fork - Port Charlotte

Sunday, Jul 2, 2023

Godflesh	Conduit - Winter Park

Thursday, Jul 6, 2023

Sad Summer Festival	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville

Friday, Jul 7, 2023

Sad Summer Festival	Coachman Park - Clearwater
Subdivisions, Violence System, The Fallen Sons	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville
Days Of Summer festival	Conduit - Winter Park

Saturday, Jul 8, 2023

Memphis May Fire, Norma Jean, Secrets	The Beacham - Orlando
Days Of Summer festival	Conduit - Winter Park

Sunday, Jul 9, 2023

Memphis May Fire, Norma Jean, Secrets	High Dive - Gainesville
Crown The Empire, Varials	Orpheum - Tampa

Monday, Jul 10, 2023

blink-182, Turnstile	Amalie Arena - Tampa
Orthodox, Cell, Chamber	Crowbar - Tampa

Tuesday, Jul 11, 2023

Analepsy, Cognitive, Wormhole, Nectoricgorebeast	Conduit - Winter Park

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2023

Analepsy, Cognitive, Wormhole, Nectoricgorebeast	Crowbar - Tampa

Thursday, Jul 13, 2023

Staind	Seminole Hard Rock - Tampa

Friday, Jul 14, 2023

Staind	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 15, 2023

Obituary	Brass Mug - Tampa
Flag On Fire, Scatter Shot, Backslide, Regions	O'Malley's Alley - Ocala

Monday, Jul 17, 2023

Cenotaph, Horrific Visions, Architectural Genocide	Conduit - Winter Park

Tuesday, Jul 18, 2023

Agents of Chaos, Black Clash	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville
Buckcherry	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Friday, Jul 21, 2023

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Bryan Adams	Amalie Arena - Tampa
Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, Gwar, Nonpoint, Butcher Babies	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
The Final Sound, Abbey Death, Layne Lyre	New World Music Hall - Tampa
Yosemite In Black, Endbringer, Murder Afloat	Orpheum - Tampa

Saturday, Jul 22, 2023

Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Story of the Year	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville
Less Than Jake, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Devon Kay & the Solutions	House of Blues - Orlando
Rising Up Angry, Tragic, Legions Blind	Kona Skate Park - Jacksonville

Sunday, Jul 23, 2023

Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Story of the Year	Yuengling Center - Tampa
Endbringer, Yosemite In Black, Heavy Hitter	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023

Fall Out Boy, Bring Me The Horizon, Royal & The Serpent	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Thursday, Jul 27, 2023

Havok, Toxic Holocaust, I AM, Hammerhedd	Conduit - Winter Park

Friday, Jul 28, 2023

Between the Buried and Me, Rivers of Nihil, Thank you Scientist	Jannus - St. Petersburg
Round Eye, No Fraud, Caffiends	Will's Pub - Orlando

Saturday, Jul 29, 2023

Between the Buried and Me, Rivers of Nihil, Thank you Scientist	Beacham - Orlando
Southpaw, Highest Crown, Fortitude, Dead Mirrors	Born Free - Tampa

Sunday, Jul 30, 2023

Crobot, Rickshaw, Billie's Burger Patrol	Orpheum - Tampa

Thursday, Aug 3, 2023

Underoath, The Ghost Inside, We Came As Romans	Yuengling Center - Tampa

Saturday, Aug 5, 2023

Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Underoath, The Ghost Inside, We Came As Romans	St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sanguisugabogg, Kruelty, Vomit Forth	Conduit - Winter Park

Sunday, Aug 6, 2023

The Queers, The Radio Buzzkills, The Jasons	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023

Pyrexia, Cerebral Incubation, Atoll	Conduit - Winter Park

Friday, Aug 11, 2023

The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory, The Starting Line	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Black Flag	High Dive - Gainesville

Sunday, Aug 13, 2023

Alesana, Vampires Everywhere, Limbs	Level 13 - Orlando

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023

The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
hed p.e., Lydia can't Breathe, Razorz Edge	Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville

Saturday, Aug 19, 2023

Left to Suffer, Distant, Justice for the Damned	Conduit - Winter Park

Sunday, Aug 20, 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol, Rival Sons	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Tuesday, Aug 22, 2023

The Mezingers	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023

Bless The Fall, Caskets, Kingdom of Giants	Orpheum - Tampa

Thursday, Aug 24, 2023

Clutch, Giovanni & The Hired Guns, Mike Dillon	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Saturday, Aug 26, 2023

Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023

Ghost, Amon Amarth	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville

Thursday, Aug 31, 2023

Ghost, Amon Amarth	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 2, 2023

Baby Metal, Dethklok, Jason Richardson	Orlando Amphitheater

Sunday, Sep 3, 2023

Spitalfield, Rookie of the Year, The Future Perfect	Conduit - Winter Park

Tuesday, Sep 5, 2023

Bad Omens, ERRA, I See Stars	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023

Bad Omens, ERRA, I See Stars	House of Blues - Orlando

Friday, Sep 8, 2023

The Waning Moon, Palace of Tears, Rux Vendetta	Hooch & Hive - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 9, 2023

Kamelot, Battle Beast, Xandria	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Sunday, Sep 10, 2023

Angelmaker, Vulvodynia, Flasifier	Conduit - Orlando

Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023

Black Veil Brides, VV, Dark Divine	Jannus - St. Petersburg

Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023

3 Doors Down, Candlebox	Daily's Place Amphitheatre - Jacksonville
Dance Gavin Dance, SiM, Rain City Drive	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Friday, Sep 15, 2023

3 Doors Down, Candlebox	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 16, 2023

Movements, Mannequin Pussy, Softcult	The Ritz - Tampa

Sunday, Sep 17, 2023

Avenged Sevenfold, Falling in Reverse	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa
Wave to Earth, slchld	Orpheum - Tampa

Tuesday, Sep 19, 2023

Scowl, Militarie Gun, MSPAINT	Conduit - Winter Park

Thursday, Sep 21, 2023

Scowl, Militarie Gun, MSPAINT	1904 Music Hall - Jacksonville

Friday, Sep 22, 2023

Cavalera Conspiracy, Exhumed, Incite	Beacham - Orlando

Saturday, Sep 23, 2023

Boys Like Girls, State Champs, Four Year Strong	House Of Blues - Orlando

Sunday, Sep 24, 2023

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus	High Dive - Gainesville

Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023

nothing, nowhere., See You Space Cowboy, Static Dress, Unitytx	Orpheum - Tampa

Friday, Sep 29, 2023

CIRCLE JERKS, TSOL, Negative Approach	Underbelly - Jacksonville
Shinedown, Papa Roach, Spiritbox	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre - Tampa

Saturday, Sep 30, 2023

NOFX	Vinoy Park - St. Petersburg
Flogging Molly, The Bronx	House Of Blues - Orlando

Thursday, Oct 5-7, 2023

Absolution Fest	Crowbar - Tampa

Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023

Ne Obliviscaris, Beyond Creation, Persefone	Orpheum - Tampa

Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023

Ne Obliviscaris, Beyond Creation, Persefone	Conduit - Winter Park
Fit For a King, The Devil Wears Prada, Counterparts, Landmvrks	The Ritz - Tampa

Thursday, Oct 12, 2023

Dawn of Ouroboros, Fires in the Distance, Somnent	Conduit - Winter Park

Saturday, Oct 14, 2023

Beast in Black, Dance with the Dead	Orpheum - Tampa
Fame on Fire, Kingdom Collapse	The Social - Orlando

Sunday, Oct 15, 2023

Beast in Black, Dance with the Dead	Conduit - Winter Park
Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, After the Burial, Alpha Wolf	Hard Rock Live - Orlando

Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023

Atilla, Gideon, Until I Wake, Ten56	Underbelly - Jacksonville

Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023

Atilla, Gideon, Until I Wake, Ten56	Orpheum - Tampa

Friday, Oct 27-29, 2023

The Fest	Gainesville

Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023

Protest the Hero, Moontooth	The Abbey - Orlando

Wednesday, Nov 8, 2023

Protest the Hero, Moontooth	Orpheum - Tampa

Friday, Jan 24, 2024

Kansas	Florida Theatre - Jacksonville