Hello ouitards, hope everything is going all right! Without further ado.
What happened last week?

• Non farm payroll: +339k jobs vs 195k estimates. the labor market don’t seem to slowdown
• This put the fed in hot water in regard to rates, the pause that was anticipated after the regional banks meltdown, might not be as priced in anymore.
• US gov came to a deal for the debt ceiling, obviously…

What to watch for next week?

• Apple dev international conference on Monday
• Trade deficit update on Wednesday
• Fed rates future should pick a side this week as we get closer to next FOMC (14th june), 25 bps hikes or pause?

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hopefully the trend don't reverse
pause seems priced in for now
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Canadian news For Week #31, May 29 2023

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Kinaxis RapidResponse Available on Google Cloud Marketplace - KXS.to

announced that the market’s leading supply chain management solution, Kinaxis RapidResponse® is available on Google Cloud and in the Marketplace.
RapidResponse supports key business processes such as demand and supply planning, integrated business planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP) and inventory management, and delivers end-to-end transparency with its control tower capabilities. Concurrent planning breaks down organizational silos, unifies disparate data under a single all-inclusive data model, and codifies business-wide trust through the continuous alignment of everyone and everything across a company’s end-to-end supply chain.

Magellan Aerospace Signs Agreement With the Boeing Company for Exhaust Systems - MAL.to

announced today the signing of a contract extension with The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), to manufacture large and complex nacelle exhaust systems for the 767 program. The fabricated metallic assemblies will be produced and delivered from Magellan’s facility in Middletown, Ohio.
The continuation of this agreement with Boeing will ensure the supply of Magellan’s acoustic plug and nozzle exhaust assemblies for the 767 program. Magellan utilizes internally manufactured metallic honeycomb in the production process. The metallic honeycomb is manufactured utilizing materials suitable for higher temperatures and offers advantages in weight savings and acoustic attenuation.

CAE awarded US$455M subcontract for U.S. Army Flight School Training Support Services- CAE.to

announced that CAE Defense & Security has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to support Flight School Training Support Services (FSTSS) at Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker), Alabama.
The contract, valued at US$455M, supports the recent US$1.7B award to GDIT by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) for simulation capabilities and training support services to prepare initial entry-level and graduate-level rotary wing flight training at Fort Novosel.
Under the terms of the 12-year contract, CAE will build and deliver new full-flight simulators for the CH-47F and UH-60M platforms to meet the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence's rotary–wing simulation services requirements. In addition to owning and operating the new training devices, CAE will also implement CH-47F and UH–60M software configurations for reconfigurable collective training devices.

CyberCatch Announces Sales Distribution Partnership with Lanetco, Leading Canadian Managed Services Provider, for AI-Enabled Continuous Cybersecurity Solution - CYBE.v

nnounce a sales distribution partnership with Lanetco, a leading Canadian Managed Services Provider (MSP).
Lanetco specializes in serving small and medium businesses, not for profit organizations and trade associations and provides a full suite of IT services as a MSP.
Lanetco first signed up with CyberCatch to attain full compliance with Canada's national cybersecurity standard and for continuous cyber risk mitigation. Then it decided to introduce and distribute CyberCatch's AI enabled solution to its customers and prospective customers.

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Wednesday

Kraken Robotics Announces $9.5 Million Contract with the Navy of a Large Asia Pacific Country- PNG.v

announces a $9.5 million contract to supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar equipment to a navy in Asia-Pacific. The customer cannot be named at this time. Under the scope of the contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH™ high-speed minehunting solution. The contract also includes a variety of support and sustainment options, including training, spares and operational support.
Under the acquisition contract, Kraken will deliver its KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle® Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery System (ALARS) in Q2, 2023. Kraken’s equipment will be integrated onboard a vessel of opportunity selected by the customer. Continuing to build off successful KATFISH deliveries with various NATO navies, this represents Kraken’s first KATFISH system sale in the Asia-Pacific region.

Solar Alliance signs contract for $1.47 million solar project in Tennessee - SOLR.v

announce it has signed a contract for the design, engineering, and construction of a 565-kilowatt (“kW”) commercial solar project for a manufacturing client in Tennessee.
The project, with a $1.47 million capital cost, is scheduled to begin construction in Q3 2023 and is currently targeted for completion by the end of 2023.
The project contributes to a backlog of contracted projects that now totals $4.6 million. All of the projects in the backlog are scheduled to be completed this year, including the following previously announced contracts:

Danavation Technologies Announces Multi-Location Contract to Install Digital Smart Labels(TM) into Pitou Minou and Compagnons (Global Pet Foods) Stores Across Quebec - DVN.cse

announced a multi-store contract to install Danavation's Digital Smart Labels™ into eight franchised Pitou Minou & Compagnons ("PMC") locations in Quebec that offer Global Pet Foods' products, the largest Canadian-owned pet specialty retailer. Completion of these eight installations represents an opportunity for Danavation to recognize up to a total estimated C$500,000 in revenue. With nearly 40 storefronts currently operating under the PMC (Global Pet Foods) banner in Quebec, and more locations opening up every year, Danavation is afforded the potential for future growth with this brand moving forward. The first installation is expected to be completed by early August, with the remaining seven locations to be outfitted at a rate of one to two per week thereafter.

A2Z Receives Smart Cart Order from New York-based Food Retailer Morton Williams- AZ.v

announce that it has entered into an agreement with Morton Williams, a well-established retailer in the New York metropolitan area, for the order of 100 specially designed 75-liter smart carts, tailored for deployment in urban supermarkets. The order is to encompass an upfront payment and monthly subscription payments. This collaboration showcases the potential of A2Z's smart cart platform solution, empowering retailers like Morton Williams to optimize their operations, enhance customer experiences, and generate additional revenue.

MDA AND THOTH TECHNOLOGY CREATE NEW CANADIAN SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS CAPABILITY - MDA.to

Announced it is working with Thoth Technology Inc. (Thoth) to create a made-in-Canada deep space radar surveillance and space domain awareness (SDA) capability. As part of a strategic cooperation agreement, MDA commercial data services will be integrated with Thoth's ground-based radar technology to provide unprecedented levels of sovereign monitoring in deep space over Canada, providing both detection and characterization of space objects.

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Thursday

GreenPower Delivers All-Electric School Buses and Prepares For Additional Orders from California Dealer - GPV.v

announced that three BEAST all-electric school buses were delivered to its exclusive dealer Creative Bus Sales ("CBS") last month. In addition, CBS has more than 40 Type D BEAST and Type A Nano BEAST school buses for which HVIP (California's Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) voucher funding is either approved or are in the approval proces
In May, GreenPower delivered three BEAST school buses to CBS for deployment with Escalon Unified School District and Hayward Unified School District. GreenPower has six additional BEASTs on order from CBS and is in the process of delivering three by the end of June to Grossmont Unified School District. Additionally, GreenPower is preparing two Nano BEAST school buses for delivery to CBS by the end of the month for the Anaheim Elementary School District. The Nano BEASTs will add to the school district's existing fleet of four BEASTs in operation.
Creative Bus Sales currently has 17 approved HVIP vouchers for GreenPower's Type D BEAST school buses for five different school districts. "Creative Bus Sales is now able to order 13 BEAST school buses against their 17 approved vouchers for four of these five school districts," Perez continued. "We can immediately pull BEASTs from our existing inventory, which are compliant with the California school bus specifications."

Quantum eMotion Introduces Advanced Entropy as a Service System, Powered by Its High Performance Quantum Random Number Generator - QNC.v

announce its Entropy as a Service system, code named QxEAAS.
Entropy as a Service (EaaS) is a ground-breaking concept that involves a service provider offering on-demand entropy by means of a cloud network. Entropy, which in this context refers to the degree of randomness or uncertainty in a system, plays a vital role in cryptography where random numbers are used to generate cryptographic keys. To achieve high quality, QeM's random number generator (QRNG2) utilizes the principles of the quantum electron tunnel effect, to produce truly random numbers that are inherently unpredictable and uncorrelated. By seamlessly incorporating this technology into the QxEaaS system, QeM fully leverages the advantages of QRNG2. This integration guarantees that QeM's Sentry-Q cryptography platform benefits from the maximum levels of entropy, thereby bolstering its resistance against increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyberattacks.

Ballard & First Mode sign order for 60 additional hydrogen fuel cell modules for zero-emission mining trucks - BLDP.to

announced a purchase order for Ballard to supply First Mode with 60 hydrogen fuel cell modules – totaling 6 megawatts – for delivery in 2024. The order represents an expansion of the relationship, following the order of 35 modules year-to-date in 2023, to power hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks.
First Mode is working to scale production for the next generation of the nuGen™ solution, including fuel cell and battery powerplant and related infrastructure. First Mode has begun integrating Ballard's fuel cells from the previously announced orders and will continue to bring an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles to the field with the order announced today. The next several engines will be demonstrated at First Mode's Proving Grounds in Centralia, Washington, USA starting in 2024.

Innergex and MMBC SIgn a 30-year power purchase agreement with Hydro-Québec - INE.to

Announce the signature of a 30-year "take-or-pay" power purchase agreement indexed to 30% inflation with Hydro-Québec for the electricity to be produced by Mesgi'g Ugju's'n 2 ("MU2").
Mesgi'g Ugju's'n 2 is a 102 MW wind project to be located in the MRC d'Avignon and an extension to the existing 150 MW Mesgi'g Ugju's'n wind facility commissioned in 2016. MU2 is the result of a 50-50 renewed partnership between Innergex and the three Mi'gmaq communities in Quebec – Gesgapegiag, Gespeg and Listuguj – represented by MMBC. Its commissioning is scheduled in 2026.

Westbridge Renewable Reaches Definitive Agreements with MYTILINEOS to Monetize 1.4 GW Alberta Solar PV Portfolio - WEB.v

announce that it has entered into definitive agreements entered into on June 1st 2023 in connection with the purchase by Metka-EGN Ltd. ) of a portfolio of 5 solar projects located in Alberta, Canada, from Westbridge, with anticipated aggregate capacity of 1,410 MWdc (1.4 GW) upon commercial operation.
The Transaction is to be completed by way of a share purchase by Metka of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the following subsidiaries of Westbridge: Georgetown Solar Inc., Sunnynook Solar Energy Inc. , Dolcy Solar Inc. , Eastervale Solar Inc. , and Red Willow Solar Inc.. Westbridge will retain ownership of the SPVs and continue to lead the development of the Projects until closing, which is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals.

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The maw of the moss-wolf chomped down on the treat, its partner patiently waiting its turn, an eye trained on the Human providing the sustenance. Joseph reached into the pouch, counting out what he had left and mentally setting a few aside for the raven-like birds that Scarlet had trained to bother him.
Well, ‘bother’ might be a strong word. They would whistle at him and wait for food. Upon getting their hard sought quarry, they would return to share it with the rest. Surprisingly cooperative, all things considered. Scarlet had apparently been getting them to associate certain short melodies with members of the pack, allowing her to send the avians after whoever she wanted for more snacks.
If they didn’t get any, then they would yell something not dissimilar to a caw until either food was procured, or they grew bored. Given that they had taken to humouring Violet in her attempts to be a mobile perch, that usually took a while.
It drove Nalah nuts, which seemed to be part of the reason the blond-furred female was included in the ritual at all. Harrow was apparently the favourite target of the nuisance when she was outside the base, but he couldn’t say why.
The tell-tale scratching had been somewhat muted since the shift in medium, but Violet’s writing was always something he kept an ear out for, his daughter presenting her tablet excitedly. [It blinked!]
He turned his head to the cow-looking thing, the unwavering stare held until he gave up. “I swear you guys are just messing with me.”
“Or we merely enjoy your suffering,” Sahari suggested with a smirk, the black-furred female standing taller than him for a moment as she stretched her legs out. Settling into a height that was level with him, she attempted to offer the wolves food. Receiving a fearful retreat instead, the black-furred female frowned, the two canines shifting in their enclosure to be closer to Joseph and Violet. “They still seem to distrust any but yourselves.”
He shrugged, taking the scrap from her and giving it to the young Atmo to pass along, her chittering laugh when the wolves accepted the morsel breaking the soft sound of trickling rain outside the barn. “Faye was the one who started this. I guess they treat her like an alpha of sorts, and seeing her bow to the two of us so often told them that she’s lower on the pole. That’s my guess, anyway.”
“That is….rather intelligent of them, if so,” Sahari commented pensively.
The Grand Hunter tipped his head in agreement. If anything, it was an understatement. The six-legged canines were remarkably receptive to taming, though he couldn’t say how much of that was due to Faye taking to his suggestion so seriously. He had only offered it as a passing thought, but she had set to it like their god had mandated it.
He fought back a sigh at the reminder of his placement in the whole thing, his foot kicking the ground to adjust the new sandals he was wearing until Pan finished proper shoes.
One day, he was a divorcee flirting with random women on a cruise ship so that the rejection validated his own self-esteem issues. The next, he was a guy in charge of a settlement nearing one hundred people and had become a manifestation of religion condensed into the form of some random moron.
He snorted at a morbid thought. How would Emma react to his ‘rise to fame?’ His acquisition of more than they had ever thought for themselves back on Earth?
Owning a territory? They could only manage a nice apartment that could fit several times over inside the base. Friends? Hell, he had a group of people who have helped him through some of the worst the planet had to offer. Kids...well, nothing could replace Violet. He doubted Emma would see it the same way, though.
A paw enclosed his shoulder, dragging his mind from more sombre thoughts. It had been quite a while since everything fell through and he had moved on, but it still stung every now and again.
“What ails your mind, Joseph?” Sahari asked with a concerned inflection. He looked over at her, a smile becoming easier after a moment.
“Just wondering how my ex-wife would react to seeing what I’ve turned into. What she’d say to all of this,” he admitted honestly with a wide gesture to everything. She patted his back, a small pride in her gaze.
“You continue to heal, Grand Hunter, but you are still scarred. Your previous mate would curse her decisions were she to see what you have accomplished.”
He snorted, a wide dry grin breaking out. “I’d love to see her face going back with two alien wives and this sweetheart as a daughter,” he teased, giving Violet a thorough rub on the head. She purred, chittering between breaths as she fought off the rough affection playfully while keeping her blades tucked for safety.
The black-furred female tilted her head and shifted her weight to her other foot. “You’ve mentioned that there is a specific procedure for binding the lives of your people, no?”
He blinked, his mind flickering to the two rings he had prepared, yet held some modicum of expectation around before he whipped them out. Not least of all was the foreign sensation of doing it again twice, nor finding an appropriate time to do it. It was hard to pick a picturesque moment when each day was paperwork, punching people in the face during spars, and orchestrating the well-being of such a large group. Given that the closest thing he could get to a romantic occasion was laying down on the grass while Nalah barked orders at the construction crews in the distance, he didn’t feel like it was ever a good time to ask. It was even harder picturing himself doing it to the two of them, as if it cheapened the gesture in some way.
Then there was the part of himself that feared rejection—as stupid as it sounded. They could deny the alien practice, not share the same sentiment, or any number of disagreements that would render him kneeling like an idiot. As unlikely as it was, it could even be too great a commitment for them, the implication of their entire lives being pledged solely to him being a crushing weight, rather than a promise of mutual loving dedication.
Sure, now they were speaking as if it was the case, but the circumstances as they were lent themselves to it being a product of necessity. Who was to say that it would remain the same once they got off this rock and—hopefully—in touch with their own people again. Would they still feel the same way with an entire species back on the table as possible romantic partners? Would he still be enough?
“Joseph,” Sahari called out with worry and irritation in equal parts. “You are making me anxious.”
“Hm? Oh, sorry,” he apologized sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck as he was reminded that more than one person could be afflicted by his emotional state. She placed a paw to her hip.
“Are the proceedings really such a means for strife?”
“Ah, no, it’s just…” He averted his eyes, offering Violet a token smile when she seemed to be concerned about him. He inhaled deeply. “It’s just…I have reservations about it.”
She raised a brow. “I need not a bond to know you care for them deeply enough to toss your life to the Void for them.”
His weak smile faltered further. “Well, yeah. They mean everything to me, but I cant help but remember how things went last time, I guess. There’s a million and one ways it could go up in smoke, and I…” He fell quiet for a moment, Violet pressing herself into his side in an attempt to cheer him up. He rested a hand against her back, the texture comforting in a way. “I want it to be an important moment in our lives, rather than some disposable token that they accept without thinking much. It’s not like they’re swimming in potential romantic partners here, so it feels like they’d be agreeing for lack of options.”
She stared at him with a hesitant expression, her cheek pinched between her teeth and eyes narrowed in thought. “Pan would sooner end her own life than be separated from you, and Tel would end any who so much as suggested such,” she stated finally. “To you, the mark upon your flesh is but a sting that fades. To them, it is their declaration that they have found their reason to live. A declaration that is shown to all others of our people the moment they draw near. Though Pan lacks the means to impart her own, she is rather pleased that another is able to in her stead and treats it as her own for all intents.”
She grabbed him roughly by the arm, pulling him into her breast as she stood to her full height, a surprised yelp stifled by soft clothing and fur.
“Unfortunately for you, openly voiced or not, we all feel as such. Though you bear not the mark of everyone in the den, I assure you that to be removed from you would leave us lesser, regardless of bond.”
He shut his mouth at the last addition. There was a weight behind knowing that people were likely to simply give up on living if you were away for too long. It put the relationship in front of a loaded gun for both parties. They couldn’t afford to break it off from him because existing would become a living hell, and he couldn’t change his mind for any reason because it would be the same as killing them.
What kind of marriage was one built upon such fragile pillars? How could they be happy when every fight was tempered by the threat of the end of everything? What about Sahari? Could she ever pursue her own life with Nalah when she had the bond shackling her to him? How long until that became a stinging poison, rotting away the veins and arteries of her psyche? How long until death became preferable to being around him?
A strong impact to his stomach winded him, though the unnoticed hyperventilating left him little to eject as he fell to his knees. Violet clicked in surprise, the wolves backing away at the unexpected violence.
He coughed, sputtering spittle as he fought the urge to evacuate his breakfast. A pained glance up revealed Sahari still clutching a fist, her expression just as hurt.
“You hear my words and twist them, Joseph,” she chastised softly, crouching to look at him better. “We pledged our lives to you. Not because we had no choice, but because we believed you to be our future. From that moment on, our desire was to remain with you.” Her voice grew weak, almost pleading. She placed her forehead to his, the contact an intimate touch. “Your experiences may suggest our bond a prison, but for us, it is an ambrosia for our soul. It completes us like no equal. Jax and Harrow care for you immensely, Nalah and myself owe you everything that we are, and your mates will fight the Hunt Mother herself if it would mean even one more sun with you.”
He found himself speechless, wading through the emotions behind her words a syllable at a time. The feeling of Violet pressing into his back in an embrace stung as much as soothed, his mind rejecting the idea, yet so desperate to accept it.
“Do not desecrate our affections because you had been scorned by one who did not see within you that which we covet,” she implored sombrely, raw emotion oozing through the confines of speech. “Though you doubt it, none would know how much value you place in the ‘mark’ of your people more than your mates. If merely thinking about the unlikely event that they refuse tortures you so deeply, than the elation they would share with you when they agree would likely see Pan unable to contain herself for many suns after.”
He stayed on his knees, the warmth surrounding him from both sides seeping within and thawing the frozen excuses he held onto to prevent exposing himself to potential rejection. Every step of the way since he had met them, it had made him fearful of losing their company. At first, the thought of being left alone to brave the planet was too much to bear, but he would try. Now? Now he felt like he understood where the minds of those bonded Lilhuns had been. Even considering being away from his new loved ones pulled at a primal part of himself, each tug stronger than the last, each suggestion fanning the flames barricaded behind morals—the depths he would trudge to see it never come to pass.
Sahari nuzzled into his neck for a moment before parting, a somewhat satisfied smile given towards the emotionally fragile Human they had taken to depending on. He returned his own, though it was tinted with a bit of embarrassment.
Violet stepped back to allow him room to stand, the extended joint of her blade asking to be held like he did with her adoptive mother. His expression softening, he did as requested, lightly rubbing the smooth surface with his thumb. It soothed a part of him to be holding his daughter’s ‘hand’ while they watched the wolves slowly approach the front of their enclosure again, now that the momentary intensity had faded.
With a self-deprecating roll of his eyes, he nodded, promising himself to follow through with his small wish the next time the chance revealed itself. It didn’t need to be perfect, but it would be nice if it was at least private. The dull ache in his stomach would be a reminder not to second guess himself anyway.
The wolves yipped, ignoring Sahari as they moved towards the other corner. Joseph glanced at where they were focused, his curious gaze replaced by surprise, then shock.
Raine supported Faye over her shoulder, the deep gold-furred female’s breath short as she rested her weight over her brown-furred counterpart, their black leather coats dripping water onto the floor as it wrapped tightly around them, concealing their armour. A steady trickle of blood flowed from a long gash on Faye’s leg, her free arm clutching across her breast to keep her coat closed.
Without waiting for either to speak, he ran to pick up the Wraith, slinging her across his shoulders and tearing off to the base. He could barely hear Sahari over the rain and his own blood pounding through his ears, his heart hammering in his chest. Though they had established something of a clinic for minor injuries that were sustained constantly, his singular focus was getting Faye into the medbay.
Pack members cleared the way, some jumping to the side as he barrelled through the sparely populated routes between home and workplace. More than one tripped over themselves in shock, the Human never having a reason to go at a full sprint before. He was slower than a Lilhun like this, but he could make it the full distance before them. He didn’t need to slow down.
Harrow pushed open the doors to the hub, her distant expression as she examined thin ironwood tablets perking, his rapid heavy footfalls telling of his arrival before she had the chance to see him. Her eyes lit up, her brows furrowed, and a hurried pull of the door kept it open for him, all in sequence. He didn’t have the spare breath to explain or thank her.
The orange-furred female bolted across the hub, slamming into the crash-bar installed into the facilities wing entrance to force it open, only barely outpacing the Grand Hunter in his rush. She staggered to her feet behind him, rushing to collect herself and assisting in tearing the pants off of the injured female when Joseph laid her on the bed.
Modesty being the least of his concerns, he braced an arm across her pelvis to stop her hips from bucking as Harrow wiped off any dried blood to see the extent of the damage on her thigh.
“What happened?”
He tightened his hold on Faye as his friend tentatively spread the wound to check for debris. “Don’t know. Didn’t ask. Saw her bleeding, rushed her here,” he answered through deep breaths, each strike of his adrenaline-fuelled heart pressing against his lung capacity.
Harrow frowned, grabbing some sterile water to pour over the wound and picking out a stray splinter of wood that looked to be from her missing leg armour. Faye let out a small whine, but didn’t have it in her to talk yet, signs of exhaustion and pain unfocusing her eyes.
The Head of Technology—and current medical expert in the room—pursed her lips against her muzzle. “We need to stitch it. It’s too big for just healroot.”
Joseph nodded, easing his weight off the Wraith and wiping his sweat from his brow. “Pan!”
Noticing the urgency in his voice, he could hear her throw the door to the sewing room wide open and jog to the medbay, her wide eyes steeling as she assessed the situation.
“Idee with you?”
She nodded, ears turned perfectly towards him.
“One of you boil off some palm string, the other sterilize the thinnest quill you can get away stitching a wound closed with. I don’t care who, but we need one of you to close this up.” He glanced at Harrow. “Grab some alcohol. I keep a bit in the closet in my room, next to the old crossbow prototypes. We need to flush this out and kill off anything that might have gotten in.”
The orange-furred female tipped an ear in confusion as Pan took off to do as he asked. “I thought you didn’t have medical-”
“I’ve been around enough workplace injuries, okay? Go!”
His shout jolted her into action, a few steps required to gain traction as she ran out the door. Applying solid pressure to the wound with one hand, he used the other to lightly tap Faye’s cheek.
“Faye? Faye, you with me?”
Her eyes languidly turned to him, slow blinks and meaningless mouthing ceased, a soft smile forming under her pained expression. “Hello, sir.”
He exhaled a relieved huff. “Welcome home, Faye. What happened?”
She seemed confused by his question, glancing down to her leg after a few seconds. With widened eyes, she struggled to sit up, Joseph forcibly pressing her to the bed.
“Stay.”
All resistance disappeared in an instant, her body complying despite the obvious urgency. He hardened his expression.
“What happened?”
She breathed deeper a few times before speaking. Each word was hesitant, as if the memory was hazy and diluted, though he couldn’t tell if it was due to blood loss or exhaustion. “A large grey beast…teeth, large mouth...attacked wolves...”
His brow knitted, Faye’s coat moving. A small whine came from her again…no. Not her.
A small yellow canine head freed itself from the confines of black leather, a weak keening produced from a tiny moss-wolf. Faye looked at him guiltily, a pleading look in her eyes given as she composed herself.
“It lost its parents…”
His protest died in his voice, a distant memory of a wolf being torn in two came to mind. The time before they had even moved to the pod, let alone met the Lilhuns, him and Violet checking snares shortly after his ankle had healed. A time so long ago, yet remained with him under the surface.
“You saved this little guy, huh?” he asked gently, wincing in tandem with her own when he leaned heavier on the massive gash in her thigh. She nodded, averting her eyes. “Did you get the ‘beast?’”
Faye shook her head. “Raine lured it away, but it still remains.”
“That’s fine. You’re back, that’s all that matters right now.”
Harrow bumped into the doorway, failing to shed all of her speed as she returned from fetching a smaller container that Joseph kept in case the rest of the pack burned through their stores of alcohol. Her eyes flicked to the wolf pup before disregarding it to hand him the ethanol. He lifted his hand, Harrow pouring some water to wash off the blood. Volta would be busy later, it seemed.
Gesturing for the orange-furred female to hold the leg down, he poured the alcohol into the wound, grimacing at Faye’s pained gasp. They didn’t have anything for her to bite into, but that would be a future consideration.
Pan and Idee entered the medbay, the former moving like a machine with purpose while the visiting seamstress took a moment to size up the situation. The Paw fetched a tray from the shelf, laying out several strings of softened palm and a few thin quills, threading one and passing it to Idee. The light brown-furred female accepted it, Harrow making room as she stood next to Joseph.
Pan handed him a tough leather strip as wide as his palm. Seems like she saw the problem before he did.
“Open up,” he prodded, placing the leather between Faye’s teeth. “This is going to fucking suck. We don’t have anything to numb you, so you need to stay as still as possible, okay? I’ll be here the whole time.”
The Wraith nodded, staring at him for a moment before closing her eyes in acceptance, her grip on the pup firming.
“Want me to take the wolf?”
She lightly shook her head, him exhaling hesitantly in response. Idee readied herself, looking to him for confirmation, Pan holding Faye’s ankle flat to the bed.
“You’re good,” he responded, pressing an arm to Faye’s chest and hips to hold her down.
The deep gold-furred female managed a quiet muffled groan of pain as the quill pierced her flesh.
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He entered the hub, dropping himself on the couch and ignoring the sweat on his brow. He had only just managed to get the blood off of his hands after Idee finished, but it was still staining his clothing. Pan was off to rinse it out of her fur while Faye slept off her exhaustion. As far as they could tell, she had avoided any infection thanks to Raine half-dragging the female back to them as quickly as she did. The wolf pup was staying with her for now, since—even in her sleep—she refused to let it go. The little guy didn’t seem to be complaining, so they just left it where it was comfortable. Ferra would be by later to check it out, apparently, and he didn’t see a reason to complain; she was their animal expert.
Scarlet offered him some tea, the warm liquid whetting his pallet that had since dried. Sahari had checked on them during the process, leaving to keep anyone who had questions in the loop. Given that half the damn pack either saw or heard about the Grand Hunter running like a bat out of hell, pretty much everyone was worried. Either about some urgent threat that might befall them, or about one of the quiet servants they had grown used to seeing around.
Looked like the Wraiths had taken to offering small services and assistance to people who needed it when they didn’t have anything better to do, so the pack was curious about what had happened. It was a small blessing that the usual armour they wore when ‘on duty’ was covered by the cloaks, otherwise he would have more questions coming that he didn’t want answered.
Raine stood a few paces in front of him, her bowed posture holding a hint of fear under his unwavering stare. He waited for whoever else was going to show up for the report, Tel and Pan insisting that they be involved. Harrow followed behind the two entering from the facilities wing, either because she had gotten wrapped up in the whole thing, or because she wanted to be included.
Pan sat to his left, Tel taking a place behind him to remain standing. Harrow surprised him, her recently elusive presence firmly displaced as she dropped onto the couch to his right, her tail curling around his calf—not that she seemed to notice.
Given that both Tel and Pan trapped a limb or two with their tails regularly, he didn’t stop to put thought into it, the encapsulating appendage crossing him as a common occurrence.
“I don’t know how accurate it was, since she’s still pretty out of it, but Faye said one of those grey bear-deathtraps attacked some wolves before she stepped in to save the pup,” he opened, glancing at Scarlet. The almost black red-furred female was maintaining a surprisingly commanding presence, her attention laser-focused on Raine. The brown-furred Wraith kept her gaze fixed to the floor, too ashamed or nervous to move it.
“I apologize for her error in her stead,” she announced, the slightest of grip in her folded paws digging her claws into her skin. “The fault is also mine for not preventing her misstep. I will accept any punishment for our mistake.”
He exhaled heavily. “I’m not mad that you guys had an original thought, Raine. I’m worried about those iron-maiden-looking fucks being around again, and I’m concerned about you getting hurt.”
“Of course, sir. Forgive me for the arrogance of assuming your priorities.”
He pinched the bridge of his nose, Pan squeezing his thigh in support. Tel rested her head on his, the weight somehow comforting despite the grin at his annoyance. “We can talk about not getting yourselves killed later. Are you injured at all?”
Raine’s ear twitched. “No, sir. I am whole.”
“Good,” he sighed, nodding lightly. “That’s good. Faye’s patched up for now, but she’ll be under observation to keep on top of any possible infection. How did the ‘mission’ go?”
The Wraith perked up a bit, the conversation moving away from her perceived failure. She produced a satchel, pulling a rather thick stack of tablets from it and passing them to Scarlet, the latter ferrying them to Harrow. He thought it was an odd choice, but the orange-furred female started giving him an abbreviated translation of the text.
Line after line of transactions. What was offered and received, any debts and who owed them, as well as small notes about what should be brought next time. It was a comprehensive copy of the ledger that the trading caravan kept. His brows raised at the sheer density of information, and for them getting it from something he was only partially sure existed.
“You managed to get this much?” he asked in disbelief. “Jesus. Were you caught?”
Raine shook her head. “If we were to be seen by them, we would be nothing more than a stain against our Blademaster.”
Compliment or boasting, doing this much was damn impressive. Especially with just the two of them.
“Shit. Well, good fucking job, I guess,” he managed, still reeling a bit from the unintended scope of the task. Harrow continued to dig through the report, though stopped voicing it aloud. Joseph turned his attention back to the Wraith. “Anything else of note? Rumours?”
The Wraith grew pensive. “Though we returned partially through their return trip to Grand Hunter Pernel, we did overhear some conversations. There were discussions of other packs simply no longer occupying their settlements.”
He leaned forward in his seat, dislodging Tel as his elbows rested against his knees. “What do you mean?”
“Some of their usual trade locations were purportedly burned down, others merely abandoned. A few were apparently littered with corpses,” she explained more steadily. “From what we could gather, the reason they came to trade with our settlement at all is that the others along the way were in such states. It seems they intended to restock and head back out immediately to accommodate the loss in trading partners.”
He bit his lip as he thought about it, letting himself fall back against the couch.
“What do you guys think of it?” he asked with a glance to his mates. Pan seemed to be mirroring his own apprehension openly, while Tel kept a more serious expression.
“I believe there is something larger happening,” Tel concluded, taking a few seconds before returning to using him as a headrest. Pan nodded her agreement, but didn’t have much to add to it otherwise.
“It would explain how desperate they were for food,” he mused aloud, raising a brow when Harrow shifted to lean against him, one foot placed on the edge of the seat forcing the posture. “Any details of interest, Harrow?”
The orange-furred female jolted, only just stopping from moving her foot back to the floor before committing to using him as a backrest. She turned back-on fully, stretching her legs over the remainder of the seat and placing tablets she had finished with on her lap.
“It didn’t take very long for the methods you sold to propagate,” she responded, holding up a few of the tablets before laying them in their own pile. “Looks like Pernel has been spreading it around by buying some from places that have bows and snares to sell where they don’t.”
“Supply and demand, or arming people with the tools that would help them survive?”
“Hard to trade with the dead,” Harrow commented dryly, starting a new pile. He nodded in exaggerated fashion.
“What about the Atmo?”
She tapped the small stack she just started. “I’m trying to separate these by inventory type. Give me a bit.”
Deciding to trust the woman in charge of managing this kind of thing while she was on the ship, he glanced back to Raine, the female easily mistaken for a statue if not for the subtle sway of her breathing. “The grey-bear-thing. How far away is it?”
“Too close,” she responded firmly. “We did not get a chance to verify their numbers, but there was evidence of at least that singular beast making our territory its hunting ground.”
“Fuck,” he muttered through gritted teeth. “We’re going to need to hunt that thing down.”
Pan looked worried at the prospect, Harrow stiffened in her sorting. The Wraiths were the only ones who seemed completely at ease with the suggestion, Tel not so much as twitching. Harrow laid down the tablets she had yet to categorize, her gaze aimed at her lap.
“Joe, don’t think that taking one out is easy.”
“We have ranged weapons and more than a few people who can use them,” he pointed out with a breath. “Ideally, we go as a larger hunting party and take the damn thing down through sheer volume of fire.”
“Their skin is tough,” Harrow replied with a shake of her head, her ears pivoting back towards him. “I don’t know if our bows could pierce it as easily as we might like.”
He furrowed his brow. “So, what? Let it close in until it eats everything and starves us out? Until it thinks we look tasty?”
“I don’t know. I’m just saying that this won’t be as simple as firing a few arrows and patting ourselves on the back for a job well done.”
Joseph felt the stiffness of his brow start to hurt from how tight they were knitted. A deep breath centred his thoughts. “We’ll arrange an armoured hunting party soon. Better to take it down before it becomes an issue.”
The orange-furred female nodded, quickly leafing through the remaining tablets and only pulling two more out for the pile she indicated earlier.
“Here,” she said, tapping the stack. “These are records for trading Atmo.”
He suppressed the sigh when he genuinely tried to read the mess they called a language. “How many? Who bought them?”
She hesitated, reforming the copy of the ledger—sans the relevant tablets—and placing it on the floor. The remainder in paw, she held them up over her shoulder, Tel accepting it and going over the contents with an interested tilt of her head.
“From what I can see here, Pernel traded two hundred.”
“Two…” he squeaked, his eyes wide. “Two hundred?”
She nodded, pacing around the couch to stop in front of Pan. “It seems others heard of his willingness to barter for them. He accepted quite a few deals before selling them off again.”
“To who?”
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The door to the ship closed with a hiss, Willin shaking his head at Nav’s questioning gaze. “Nothing.”
Tech removed her CARDs, storing them in the weapons locker before shrugging off her AMR to place in its own unit. “Nothing living, anyway.”
“That bad?” Nav asked, deflating after yet another failed attempt to contact a settlement. The dark green-furred male stored his rifle, seating it into its receptacle with a click.
“Tell Comms to add another eighty to the count.”
“Four hundred eighty-two,” the purple-furred female supplied as she walked past Nav to enter the ship proper. Willin followed after, hanging his pistol holster on the side of his chair as he dropped into it.
“Thirty were covered in wounds, twenty or so were executed, twenty-five looked to have died of accumulated trauma, and the rest were found with singular cuts to the throat.”
“Not quite,” Tech remarked, interfacing with the systems. “Only eight of the ‘executed’ seem to have been done up close.”
“Sniper?” Comms asked as he entered the room, nodding his greetings and taking a seat at his station. Nav crossed their arms and leaned against the doorway as Tech Ops ran some numbers on her screen.
“Wounds are consistent with Anti Material Rifles, and debris suggest they took the ‘material’ part into consideration with their shots. There were a few holes in the buildings that didn’t quite get removed by the fires.”
“Covering evidence?” Willin mused aloud, receiving a thoughtful shake of her head.
“No, I don’t think so. My guess is that the buildings were already on fire when they did it, based on the splinters around the exit holes.”
Comms’ eyes widened in surprise. “Shooting through a burning building? That is rather impressive.”
“Blades?” Nav suggested. “Avalon is required to act against those who break the treaty, no?”
“Maybe,” Tech allowed tentatively. “If it was them, then that would explain the lack of targets.”
Willin scratched at his ear, furrowing his brow as Comms ran another scan for any communications being made. Though a few suns had passed since they had unwittingly agreed to involve themselves in what was likely the first case of war that this planet had ever seen, nothing was being sent anywhere. Regardless, the male kept the scans regular, just in case.
Nav switched the foot they were resting on. “Why not just dispose of everyone breaking the treaty?”
“Maybe they did,” Comms commented, turning back to the conversation as the program ran in the background. “Blades typically function under strict conditions. If they removed anyone who was commanding the hostile action, then they did as required of them. The moment the attack stopped, they completed the terms of the treaty.”
“Or if the Grand Hunter here surrendered and allowed their pack to be subsumed,” Willin proposed, the others glancing at him in curiosity. He waved a paw dismissively. “If everyone in the conflict becomes a single pack, then any fighting from those who still disagree with it is now an internal dispute, thus outside of the purview of the Blades. Check the notes on Grand Hunter Toril and High Hunter Bratik.”
Tech’s eyes unfocused for a moment as she accessed the system. “Avalon is forbidden from interfering with internal politics. Toril was sheltered by Bratik. Since Bratik was from outside of Toril’s pack, it counted as acting against their right to manage their own affairs. Hasen was given a perfect reason to take over, and it forced Grand Hunter Trill to exile the both of them to adhere.” She looked around the room aimlessly as she thought, her eyes snapping to Willin when he spoke.
“And a perfect loop-hole to exploit. Toril loses his supporters, Trill loses a member of his command structure, and Hasen rises in power while leaving Avalon to grit their teeth.” He shook his head, both impressed and disgusted. “Once he attacks another pack, he just forces a vassalage and subsequently executes the new High Hunter for whatever reason he wants. The Blades can’t act on a technicality.”
“So Grand Hunter Pernel….”
Willin nodded at Comms' unfinished question. “In the count.”
“There was a bit of a weird holding area,” Tech added after a moment. “Seemed like somewhere to hold livestock, but even then, it was a bit big. I’m not sure what used to be there, but tracks suggest carts left with whatever it was not long before everything went down, so probably a trade caravan.”
“Well, at least someone made it out,” Nav sighed, pushing off the wall to resume their station. “Where are we going next?”
Willin toyed with the odd silver tablet in his paw, the two unrecognizable scripts curious and alien. “The only pack left before we see what all the fuss is about. Let’s pay a visit to Grand Huntress Sunundra. Hopefully she knows something we don’t.”
Next
A/N: Been a while since we’ve had a proper A/N, huh. Welp, here’s this one. Patreon is currently set to ‘per post’ because i made the account ages ago. Waiting on support to help me switch it to monthly, then I’ll post the Silva render i have. RR is at 30k views and 100 followers.
Figured I’d ask how you guys are liking this arc, hows Willin’s team coming across, etc.
Final note: I’m thinking about rewriting the first ‘book’ so i can get it edited and published! Problem: i have no fucking clue where to cut book 1, and editors are expensive. Where should book 1 end? All i know is that I’d prob end up adding extra chapters to it, as well as lengthening the OG chaps. RR is a ‘touch-up’, not a final product, so those don’t count!

im really trying to enjoy the game, but with those design choices it just seem to be impossible.most of the things are just absolutely inconvenient and annoying.im lvl 59 rogue and heres what kinda bothers me:

1. towns are terrible with npcs spread out all over the place. its horrible having to run all over the place to get to the blacksmith, stash and back to portal. some towns not even have a stash at all and no movement enhancing abilitys in town to make sure to maximize the inconvenience.
2. mob density in dungeon feels awful for the most part. whenever theres an objective to kill all the mobs to progress you can be sure its filled with archer you gotta chase and sigle target kill which feels just boring and slow.
3. gems... for whatever reason i get different lvl of gems which means after a short while like half of my bag is filled with gems. maybe wouldnt be as bad if i could quickly access stash in town, but no they make me run forever. sometimes i have to teleport out of dungeon like 2 times and having to run all over the town to clean my bag as slowly as possible just feels horrible.
4. pylons... theyre very op but last way too short. lots of times they even run out or are close to expire before i find any mob to kill.
5. cc... theres just way too much of them and it lasts way too long. if i wanted spend most of my time in cc or get from 100% to 0 in a single cc id pvp in wow instead. i know theres gems that decrease dmg taken in cc, but that still doesnt solve the whole problem i have with it.
6. mounts - the pathing is pretty terrible. sometimes you just get stuck in whatever, having to dismount to climb or killing a roadblock and get 10 sec cd on it after. also roadblocks seem to have way too much hp.
7. theres just way too much different stats which making it already an absolutely rng fest nightmare to find any useful item. i dont really think that such a huge variety on different stats is even needed.
8. cash shop i doubt is a good thing. i mean base game is 80 eur, 100 for early access and i still dont even get all the content. while cosmetics dont really bother me if it stay that way it still feels somehow terrible that they even ask for more money on a full price title. also i wouldnt be suprised if they added loot boxes for gear and inventory/stash upgrade in shop later on.
9. i just figured nightmare dungeons disappear if you dc. on ps5 for whatever reason my game freezes like once every 1-2 hours. it makes sense rift close in d3 after you leave the game, but since d4 is more like an open world mmo i just dont understand why.

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at the end the game just feels pretty much unfinished with absolutely terrible design choices and is a huge disappointment so far. also it still feels way more like a bad version of wow than diablo with inconvenience levels of wow shadowlands.

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• Conducting investigations for any grievances arises between employees within the business.
• Initiating employees Exit process, Exit Clearances, conducting Ext interviews, getting busseiness feedback,
• Provide support to the team and general HR initiatives within the team as required
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• Coordinate government relations related tasks in absences of the GS Officer.
• Ability to solve employee issues within the organization

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ work experience (preferably in HR) or in a field with related experience
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The Sr. Administration Officer is responsible for providing executive secretarial and administrative support to Management in coordination with Manager Administration & Business Development and Sr. Commercial Manager such as preparation of corporate sales contracts, sales letters etc to ensure that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.

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• Ensure track record of follow up activities falling under HR and GS are logged and updated at all times and if any issues are raised, to bring it to the attention of Manager Administration for resolution. .
• Undertake timely renewal of all relevant licenses such as IATA license, Commercial license, Signboard and Fire License, so as to ensure fines are not levied.
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• Follow up travel arrangements of GM’s clients, including VIP and CIP clients in coordination with Manager Tours and Manager Corporate Sales
• Maintain data base of all Airline and key Travel Agent contacts in the industry. Distribute seasonal greetings to the key contacts as appropriate.
• Facilitate staff in their personnel documentation such as visiting cards, passport withdrawals, salary certificates.
• Handle the administrative tasks in the absence of Manager Administration and Business Development and coordinate with him as required.

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Jobs at this level are responsible for working closely with the marketing teams within Automotive group, analyzing the stock levels, consolidating requirements, conducting bids on Ariba, negotiating with suppliers, following up on receiving items and handling claims against suppliers. Work is done under intermittent supervision.

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• Adheres to all processes and procedures set • Reviews incoming requirements from marketing teams of the automotive group and ensure the correct and quality parts are available when needed. • Work closely with marketing teams and clearly establish detailed specifications of the items to be procured. • Enter details into the Ariba system and create an event for suppliers to participate and bid. • Ensure the participating suppliers are clearly aware of the specs, lead time and payment terms plus other terms and conditions to avoid any conflicting issues at later stages. • Maintains data to facilitate good forecasting and reasonable inventory levels. • Create & scope of all the necessary purchases by each brand and this needs to be regularly reviewed and updated • Initiate and participate in Inventory audit process. Follows-up and closes audit findings and manage document filing. • Reviews sales and stock levels on an item-by-item basis and report details for management analysis. • Assists in forecasting the periodical demand on items. • Ensures maintenance of stock levels by re-ordering stock when necessary – i.e. place order, receive suppliers confirmation and make firm purchase order. • Checks and process suppliers’ claims and follow-up by prompt settlements of bills. • Maintains all confidential matters related to costs, suppliers, prices and rebates. • Updates MIS with suppliers’ invoices / orders and originate part numbers for new products. • Raises claims against suppliers/ insurance for shortages and excesses, defective and damaged goods

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Reporting to the Sr. Manager – Internal Audit, the incumbent is responsible for performing governance, risk management, and controls assurance and review’s related activities at Alghanim Industries’ Business Units and other engagements as may be directed by the Internal Audit Management. In performing the reviews and assurance activities, the role holder will follow guidance from the Internal Audit Management and the testing procedures in the Group Internal Audit Department’s control framework in engagement planning and execution (working papers preparation, documentation of findings, and analysis of information from relevant Finance and Operations Units and past Internal Audit and Investigation reports). Under the supervision of the Sr. Manager – Internal Audit, the incumbent will also undertake statutory compliance audits and fraud investigations as may be needed. The role holder will be expected to always represent the department in a professional manner, abide by professional standards and the code of ethics as laid down by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and seek every opportunity follow the principles articulated in the department’s vision, objectives, operating manual (procedures), and Alghanim Industries’ code of conduct.

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Catering to overall freight management requirements & will be integral part of the operations team providing clear, accurate and insightful business/financial analysis. The job holder will also contribute to business planning, will be included in project work and reporting of all operational activities like KPI, business volumes growth, process changes, etc.
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• Send MIS Reports to management and maintain authenticity of the data with close coordination with team members on documentation, customs clearance and freight.
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• Advanced level skill and knowledge on MS Excel, MS Visio & MS Power point is a must
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• A degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering or other quantitative field from a reputable university; a strong academic record
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TL;DR: If you're the sort of person who loves seeking obscure art titles, and playing things that make you wonder "what the hell even is this game?" then you will most likely enjoy Behind The Screen's 2-3 hour story. Especially if you have a tolerance for dodgy translations. If that's you, then this should be on your radar, and you should play it without reading ANYTHING about it.
However, is it a good game? Ehhhhh.... not really.
So, I'm going to split this review in half - non-spoiler and spoiler - because there's not much to talk about if I avoid all spoilers.
Behind The Screen is a narrative puzzle game with some light action elements, focusing on an unlucky chump named Yu Ming Wang living in 1970s Taiwan, who's been accused of murdering his father. The story is presented as TV news segments, presenting a wildly one-sided portrait of Wang, while the gameplay depicts the reality of his life... kind of.
At any rate, the game wears its primary theme on its sleeve: media manipulation vs reality. That's no spoiler.
BTS's most immediately appealing aspect is its unusual art style. Apparently based on Taiwanese children's books of the period, it has a lot of gorgeous - yet oddly disturbing - hand-painted artwork. I actually picked it up on sale (three bucks) because the artwork looked interesting. The art moves through a number of surrealistic styles and ideas, making this a real visual treat if nothing else.
Gameplay is varied, with a few different modes. There's some basic inventory puzzles and "traffic jam" style moving block sections, as well as stealth, QTEs, and some light combat. For the most part, the game is pretty easy - aside from one absolutely infuriating boss midway through who was far more difficult than anything else in the game. This was mostly due to the poor combat controls and incredibly tight timing. However at least once you're past that boss, the rest of it is downhill, mostly just QTEs.
It's also worth mentioning that the English translation is poor, with grammar or wording issues in practically every line. Of course, in a game this surreal, that doesn't seem like as big of a drawback as it might otherwise be. It just added another level of WTF to everything going on.
And due to how weird the game was, I certainly had no idea what would happen next. Which is, of course, one of the biggest appeals of playing these sorts of things.
Unfortunately I don't think it really succeeds as a game, or with its intended messages. In some ways, it reminds me of a mid-tier David Lynch movie: surreal, muddled, kind of infuriating, and leaving the viewer uncertain whether it was even a worthwhile trip.
That said, I do think it's still worth playing if you like strange overlooked culty games, especially if you find it on sale.
But to discuss why I don't think it works, it's time for some:
SPOILERS!!
SPOILERS!!
SPOILERS!!
So, unsurprisingly, Ming (probably) did not kill his father, but he gets railroaded for it anyway. The game is also about class privilege, and Ming gets screwed over simply for not being sufficiently rich or powerful. Which would be fine, except that the game's constant weirdness gets in the way of its messaging.
Basically, most of the sequences in the game are deeply surrealistic. A scene of him as a child trying to escape his kindergarten class - because he learned his father is having an affair with his teacher - is played out like it's a prison, lorded over by an evil spider-woman. No points for seeing the symbolism there. Another scene has him fighting back against bullies at his high school, imagining himself as a Roman Gladiator even though he's actually carrying around a mop as a sword and wearing a bucket for a helmet.
The problem is that these delusions are often treated as reality. At one point in the story, another character seems to see the same illusions he does. At another point, he recalls an imaginary event from when he was a child as though it actually happened.
The relentless surrealism opens up the possibility Ming is genuinely disturbed and maybe even did kill his father without realizing it, but I don't think that was actually the intention because it runs totally contrary to the overt themes. His imaginings being visible to other people also isn't addressed at all. Then, the ending itself is so abstract that it resolves almost nothing, aside from strongly suggesting he was executed.
(Remember "Lost Highway"? I didn't invoke Lynch randomly, haha.)
And the thing is, a game CAN use surreal imagery like this in effective ways. Like one which has long stuck with me was "Papo & Yo." It's a dark 3D puzzle-platformer that seems to be about a child and his monster friend, making their way through a magical city... until the game makes it clear that the monster is actually his drunken abusive father, and all the surrealism is the child retreating into his imagination to escape the hell of his reality.
That game used its surrealism in unified support of its core ideas, to devastating effect. Here, with Behind The Screen, it feels far more random and unfocused. I'll admit that - especially with the poor localization - it's possible that the game's actual meaning was literally lost in translation. But I honestly doubt it.
To me, this feels like the product of a young studio that didn't think their big ideas through. It's not a fatal blow to a game which is certainly interesting in any case, but between that and the mediocre gameplay, I can't really consider it successful in what it (seemingly) set out to do.

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WASHINGTON - Equipment drawn from the U.S. Army's Kuwait-based pre-positioned stock bound for Ukraine was not ready for combat operations, the Pentagon's inspector general has found.
All six of the M777 howitzers and 25 of 29 M1167 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles were not "Mission ready" and required repairs before U.S. European Command could send the equipment to Ukraine.
The inspector general issued the report mid-audit out of concern that "Issues with poor maintenance and lax oversight of the [APS] equipment could result in future delays for equipment support provided to the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the report read. "In addition, if U.S. forces needed this equipment, they would have encountered the same challenges."
Officials said they were able to avoid delays in getting the howitzers to Ukraine, but the inspector general noted in the report the inadequate maintenance on the howitzers highlights the need to consider the time it would take to maintain and repair equipment coming from the APS site in Kuwait for Ukraine.
In order to meet the deadline to ship the equipment to Europe, the contractor took parts from other Humvees in the inventory, including in one case a transmission, "Potentially making that equipment non-mission capable," the report noted.
The commander of the 401st should also develop and implement "Increased inspection procedures to not only validate that the [APS] contractor has properly corrected known maintenance deficiencies but also to conduct a thorough visual inspection of equipment and correct any deficiencies including tires damaged by dry rot, before shipping the equipment to for transfer to the Ukrainian Armed Forces."

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Hey. Been playing this game for a couple weeks now, and it seems the developers are open to feedback and dialogue, so I'm posting with the intention of it being seen by developers. Just as a preface, I've been playing as a two-stack and have reached level 31, 24th mission of Zero to Hero. Issues are in no particular order. Finally, there is much I like about the game, or where I see promise, but the problems are just more important to include than the successes.
Criticisms -

1. THE PRICE. This game is far too expensive, and is even getting more expensive. £25 is far, far too much for the state of its development, and this clearly is the reason why it's dead. It was increased a few days after I bought it, an insane idea considering the player count is barely over 1k at peak. Before I bought the game, I played another one of the studio's games, Dredge, to familiarise myself with them. It's a neat game, but I was frankly shocked to see it being charged at £22, for a game that (with all due respect) is more akin to a proof of concept, and should be a tenth of that price to buy.
2. Crafting. What, when and with what you craft with all have major flaws. Attachments for the Sten, arguably the weakest primary and first unlocked to craft are far harder to craft than say, ones for the BAR. Fabric is relatively rare compared to scrap, which also is far too easy to get by just breaking down Welrod/Cloth caps. The items available to craft are seemingly arbitrary, and include end-game weapons like the BAR and M16 while missing others, no thought seem to have been put behind these decisions.
3. Ship combat. For ship combat itself, most ships and turrets are virtually useless. Any ship larger than the Scout is objectively worse (for anything but doing Red Baron) because of their size, and weapons like the the Dual Rockets (which has 1/3 the rockets of the rocket launcher) and Torpedo are not viable. Interceptors and Frigates/Dreadnoughts are far, far too large for player use, even with a full 4-stack. A single Breacher Scout can take down 5 other player ships without any real issue, although it doesn't really matter much because of -
4. Boarding. Boarding completely negates losing in space combat, and even if pounded post-destruction can't stop the crew from simply healing, popping into pods and breaching you. Damage taken while boarding is negligible, and provides no malus to boarders who often can spawn in positions able to sprint into the cockpit and kill the pilot before they can get off the helm. Destroying pods is possible (and satisfying) but the weapon seemingly best at that job (Flak) requires direct hits, even though they were proximity detonated/timed in real life. For players intending on fighting outside raid locations, staying on your ship is a straight disadvantage.
5. Movement/gunplay. My major problem here is the forced mouse acceleration. It makes the gunplay feel worse, and makes scopes a disadvantage to use.
6. Lore and universe. The game seems very muddled and confused when it comes to the story. Factions seem to be named after WW1 nations, but the style and design is (almost) entirely WW2. I can only imagine this is to avoid any dangerous topics, but makes the armour and weapons feel far more generic than if the world was instead an extrapolated WW1. Soviet weapons are present yet no soviet/russian faction, again something I imagine is out of PR concerns due to current events. Vendors don't even seem to sell faction equipment, M1 vests being sold by CE instead of UA, Mat-49s sold by pirates instead of KA etc. Two factions have some variation of 'alliance' in their name of the 3, and no effort is made to differentiate the factions in intent, ability or scale.
7. Missions. Most missions seem akin to placeholders. In-match objectives are almost exclusively 'hold F on object' ones, and the others are inconsistent in difficulty (get 5 kills with P08 vs kill 4 space mines) and don't provide any potential lore behind which factions issue them. The Zero to Hero contracts range from killing 20 security (mostly found on merchant ships, a hot spot for pvp) to killing 5 radar turrets. They aren't satisfying to complete, and now that I have scrap and flash grenades unlocked, there's very little motivation for me to even continue doing them. The final quest seems like an artificial bottleneck, and not even worth the quest reward (a ship to craft worse than the $18k breacher).
8. Levelling. Apart from to get new voices (one of the best part of the game) I have little motivation to gain levels, and even less to prestige, which gives you a few more slots in exchange for everything. Inventory space doesn't matter because containers are plentiful and even the best gear is easy to replace. Skill points are equal to the level gained, which means I am never forced to save them.
9. Health. Healing is easy mid-combat and has resulted in the meta being 'who can carry more S.F.A kits'; the amount of boarders I've found with the equivalent of 4+ large FAKs is stupid. Being put down to 1% health has no penalty, and in addition to the ease of getting loot and the weak gunplay makes PvP combat have little weight behind it.
10. Loot. Some items like Motor Oil and Transmitters have no use outside the main questline, and the crates worth opening seem random. Jewellery and Ammo are worth more when opened, Medical are worth more unopened. Descriptions of items are at best useless, and at worse down right wrong. They provide no flavour and give new players no idea of their use; food items heal you despite their description saying they just remove fatigue, I have no idea how much damage armour values block, and no way to compare the stats of weapons.

Sorry if any of this seems overly critical, but I am only posting because I see potential in the game. The dev team does seem new to coding this genre of game, but I appreciate the effort put in to take criticism.

Hi Tesla lovers. I decided to buy Model 3 today. They gave me a fair trade price. I decided to go with inventory 2023 M3 because it says it is brand new(no mile on it) and it has $2.4k discount.
I have 3 questions, I searched Reddit but saw different answers.

1. About sales tax. Will sales tax be calculated (M3 price - trade in price) * sales tax? Eg. tesla is $40k minus my car trade in value $25k so sales tax is $15k * 6.25(ma sales tax rate)?? (I am MA resident, and Toyota provided this advantage to my friend)
   
2. About federal tax credit. I pay more than $30k tax every year. But a big part of it is withholding by my employer so my tax due average is $3k every year. In this scenario: I will receive $7.5k - $3k = $4.5k refund OR irs will delete $3k and I lost $4.5k?
   
3. Is there a negative side of buying an inventory M3? Any tax issues etc? As I said, no miles on it.
   

Thanks for answers.

Just finished the part of the story where you can find inquisitor paint, except it’s not showing up in my inventory? My game also started to bug after I fought a bounty that I found with bode.
Does anyone know how to get the paint in my inventory?