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I'm 21 years old. I have been gambling since I was 18.
At the age of 18, I discovered something called matched betting. I don't know how niche or obscure of a thing this is worldwide, but where I was born and live in Queensland, Australia, although its lesser well-known, it's a profitable scheme. For years, I had made my income from this form of side hustle - at the start making around $500-1,500 a week sports betting, which for my age was quite significant at the time. However, while it was a good source of money, it was also my entry into a lifestyle where my main source of income was heavily ingrained into the gambling scene.
For years, I continued doing this, making a stable income each year through my 19s and 20s. I was content through this period, I stuck with my heart, and didn't do anything stupid.
Last year I turned 21. At this point, I made a decent amount of money, and spent quite a lot of it too, so I was sitting at just around $20,000 in savings. It's probably not a lot to many, but for me, who was and still is a student studying in university, it was an amount I felt happy with.
Then it all went downhill when I discovered online casinos. To this point as mentioned, I had been quite sensible with my betting, only really taking +EV chances to slowly make rough amounts of $500-$1,500 a week while full-time studying on the side. But once I was in the online casino, I discovered so many things I never knew about myself. I had an irresistible compulsive gambling tendency. On the first night, I lost around $3,000. I think a sensible person would've taken this as a lesson and walked away, realising the casino would continue hold the edge, and I could make the $3,000 back again over the next few weeks if I had discipline and patience. I wasn't sensible, patient, nor disciplined. By next morning, I found myself in bed, first thing in the morning, going back to the tables on my phone. I couldn't stomach the feeling of having a $500 hand on Blackjack that took me a week to make disappear in 10 seconds. I couldn't possibly imagine just accepting the outcome, putting my phone down, and keeping my discipline for a week to earn back what I lost and reset mentally. It was so much easier to just play another hand and win it back in 10 seconds if I got lucky. My thought process was unironically this degenerate.
So I lost another $500, and now I'm down $1,000 on the morning before I've even started my day. "Alright, I'll just deposit $1,000 and do 1 more hand. If I win I'll break even and I'll stop, if not it's fine I had my chance I'll just stop at that". Then the hand comes, I have a 20, the dealer has a 5. I'm already celebrating deep down internally, then the dealer flips a 6 and a 10, and my balance is 0. What did I do next? Of course, I deposited $2,000 more.
Patterns like this consumed my days. I would be waking up on following mornings glued to my phone all the same, losing track of time, realising I was late for university, catching an Uber because the train would be late, and I would continue playing on the Uber. Eventually, I skipped classes straight-up, unable to muster any motivation to focus on lectures when all that plagued my mind was the money I was down and what I would need to win it back.
Eventually, many days passed. In my dark empty room dimly lit only by my PC screen, I stared at a Baccarat table with $2,000 on Banker, and the words in the middle reading 'Player wins'. Then I reached over, and my card deposit failed.
At the end of last year, I lost everything of the $20,000, and the only choice I had was to work. Getting out of bed each morning was agony. Mentally thinking and calculating the time it would take to work and earn myself all the way back up to $20,000 was gut-wrenching. But, I told myself it was the price I paid for my naivety.
But fast forward closer to the present, it had been around 6-months since then. And while I'd love to claim that I was happy now and had learnt my lesson from gambling, to this date, the $20,000 lost still pains me. I think every few days about how I would give so much to return to that position I was in over half a year ago before I lost myself to temptations. I'm just someone who can never move forward and feel happy with the present knowing what they once had. It's a problem with myself I am painfully aware of, but have no solution to.
The most disappointing thing is I have not learnt my lesson. From being unable to move on with my self-destructive obsession with regaining what I had once lost, today I relapsed. Throughout this year, I was able to save back up to half-way of making it back my $20,000. Yet, I lost every last cent in my bank account only hours ago, unable to keep my resolve and save my money earnestly.
As I am writing this right now, I feel pathetic as I re-read what my life has been in the last 8 months. I have gained nothing, and lost all my money not once, but twice. It worries me how big of a self-destructive obsession I have with being stuck on what I've lost rather than looking forward and appreciating the positives. It worries me how I will be able to move forward now when I am back to square zero with nothing. It worries me how I will be able to overcome this hopeless mindset as I move forward.
In the end, I wrote all of this rambling all my thoughts without a plan. But in a depressing vulnerable state, I thought the only way I would be able to feel less lonely would be to put my thoughts out there somewhere, so that even if one person reads it, I feel like I am not alone. I don't know what to do from here. Deep down, I do feel quite empty when I think about how I have nothing to show for myself and how I have lost both my mind and money to casinos.
But, while I feel empty and completely dejected over losing everything, I hope at least someone out there will read this and possibly resonate with it. In all honesty, writing my thoughts like this unexpectedly helps me feel marginally more calm and relaxed so I'll be happy if it helps prevent maybe one extra person from falling down my rabbithole. These two experiences have demoralized me to no end and set me back many feet. But, I do earnestly hope they will be my last, and I don't find myself in the same dark place 6 months from now where hopefully I'll have found my direction again.

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Memory transcription subject: Kila, Venlil Engineering Student (First Year) White Hill University
Date [standardized human time]: September 8, 2136
Finally.
Professor Gretty’s calculations had been spot on. He'd even accounted for any potential difference in temperature although it should be possible to manage that element from the tuning slide near the bell.
The apparatus I’d designed was a little different than I'd originally envisioned. At the base of the device, near the mouthpiece, there was a small part that would vibrate the air via a small oscillating ‘gate’. As the air passed through, it would emulate the human lips, causing the air column to resonate properly.
To determine the necessary frequency at which the gate would operate, I had attached a thin, spooled wire to the outside of the slide. As the slide extended, the spring-loaded spool would act as a tool for measurement, determining the length the slide had been moved by how much it had been unwound. As the slide retracted, the spool would rewind. That had taken some tricky design to make consistent. Even the small inconsistencies in how the wire rewound was both breaking the mechanism and causing inaccurate measurements.
Luckily, the slide moved on a mostly fixed path so I could make due.
I had initially planned to use a wireless controller. But, early testing was proving it to be more trouble than it was worth.
The data read from the spool was fed to the gate mechanism where it adjusted the frequency in real time. The entire device used a tiny amount of electricity and while a standard battery would suffice, I'd gotten a little creative against my better judgment. The spool also acted as a tiny generator, charging the on-board battery as the slide was moved.
If this was a school project, I think I'd get perfect marks.
That thought wasn't completely born from ego. I'd gone to great lengths to make it consistent. While the device was mostly simple, I had to make sure it would stand up under rigorous action. As such, I'd been moving the slide in and out the whole time I was tweaking it.
Something my arm was pretty damn tired of.
The harmonic was controlled by a small set of four buttons placed where the player’s paw would grip the slide. Each button represented a certain harmonic level. Between the spool and the buttons, the frequency control was very much usable.
The opening at the end of the gate mechanism was fitted for a specifically designed Venlil-friendly mouthpiece. I'd been considerate of the condensation (spit) that Brad had warned me about. The inside of the gate mechanism was lined with a flexible, waterproof material, allowing the moisture to seep downward and be drained from the ‘spit valve’ at the bottom.
Why did I choose an instrument that you have to blow into?
The whole apparatus would need maintenance and repair every now and again which made for more hassle than the baseline instrument could make. But, it did work for a Venlil player, something that couldn't be said for the original design. I’d actually tested the tone myself, proving that I'd also managed to knock down one of the primary barriers for entry. According to Brad, a Human player had to train their embouchure to be able to get the right frequency for each slide position. In the case of my mechanism, the player just had to be familiar with the harmonic buttons.
It almost felt sacrilegious to make the instrument easier to play. Seemed almost like we, as Venlil, were balking at the musical challenge. But, we were physically incapable of operating the instrument otherwise.
As I held the newly manufactured trombone in my paws, I felt some pride in its creation. I'd crafted it meticulously, sacrificing lots of my time and focus to design it. I'd molded the material, carefully constructed the pitch controller, wired the tiny circuit board, and RIGOROUSLY stress-tested the whole thing to make sure it was up to snuff.
It was completely and totally finished.
Yep.
All done.
Nothing left to work on.
Tested and approved.
…
I sighed as I took the trombone apart and placed the parts in the case. Oddly enough, the relentless rush to get it designed and built was not the part I was worried about. No, the real struggle was the true end goal, the reason I'd made the whole thing in the first place.
Why am I so nervous?
I'd spent my whole life tailing Saesh, trying to emulate her outgoing and fearless nature. Even when everyone around me seemed to take it as a warning sign, I couldn't help but respect her capability. To not be debilitated with fear was a boon to accompany her kind-hearted nature. So, I'd always made it my goal to be like her. Though, I'd often found myself in the same position as my pitch controller. I could emulate the original thing well but it was never quite the same.
For that reason, the prospect of asking Mezil out had me feeling pretty hesitant. The last thing I wanted was to make things weird between us. But, I wanted to get closer to him. He was such a good soul…and it was cute watching him stumble through things.
I just…wasn't used to romance. I'd never felt this way before. And, if things didn't work out, would it ruin our friendship? I didn't know what I’d do if things somehow ended on bad terms.
“You shouldn’t be so worried about what might happen that you let inaction turn into regret.”
I thought back to Brad’s words. He'd been pretty adamant that I should go for it and he also seemed to think I had a good chance.
Maybe Mezil’s disposition was rubbing off on me and I was worrying about nothing.
I turned my pad in my paws for quite some time. Was I really going to do this? I suppose I didn't have to commit to it right away. I could just call him over to my room and give him the trombone. Then, if things went well, I could continue on with the real request.
Yeah. That works. Keep it open. Like Brad said, less serious. Just take it one step at a time.
I hovered a claw over Mezil’s contact…
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Memory transcription subject: Mezil, Venlil Music Student (First Year) White Hill University
Date [standardized human time]: September 8, 2136
After the last few paws, I’d been satisfied to take a considerably long rest. Having blazed through my homework, I took the opportunity to unwind and process everything. It was easy to feel restless with the information I’d recently gleaned but I’d be useless if I ran myself ragged anymore.
As I soaked in the blissful nothingness, I was jarred back to reality by the ringing emanating from my pad. Rolling off of my bed, I hobbled over to my desk where the device laid. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I brought the screen up to where I could read it. The call was from Kila. Odd. She usually just used text messages.
I tapped to accept and gave a groggy greeting as her visage filled the screen.
“Hey, Kila. What’s up?”
“Mezil, are you busy?”
She looked a little more serious than usual. Did something happen?
“Busy doing nothing maybe. No, I'm not really doing anything right now. Why?”
“Can you come to my dorm? I have something you might be interested in.”
That was intriguing but, to be honest, I'd have looked for just about any excuse to hang out with her again. It had only been a few paws but it felt like an eternity. I wasn't always as sociable as the average Venlil but confiding in her had helped me tremendously when it came to dealing with my academic predicament.
“Yeah, no problem. I'll clean up and head over.”
Her face lit up in response.
“Awesome! I'll see you in a bit!”
I stretched myself out and stole a glance at the mirror.
Yeesh. I really am a wreck. I'd better do a deep clean.
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After bathing and getting the knots out of my fur, I found myself standing in front of Kila’s door. I reached my paw out and tapped out some light knocks. After a few moments, the door opened wide with Kila standing behind it. She wagged her tail in a greeting and motioned me in.
“Wow, you did clean up huh?” she asked while inspecting my newly brushed coat. I'd put some extra effort into it, wanting to make up for my recent disheveled look.
But, looking at her, it seemed she'd done about the same thing. I'd never seen her so well-groomed. Was there a special event coming up?
“Yeah,” I responded. “I've been a hygiene disaster the last few paws so I figured I should change that. You seem pretty done up too. It's a really good look. What's the occasion?”
“Oh, uh, I just wanted to clean up well. I've been kind of a wreck the last few paws too. End of the term, you know?”
I flicked my ears in affirmation. If her last few paws were as eventful as mine, I wouldn't blame her one bit.
“So, you had something you thought I’d want to see?”
“Right! But…maybe we should save that for later. I haven't talked to you lately. How’s schoolwork been treating you? Making headway?”
I sighed as I took a seat on her bed.
“It's going well enough, I guess. Busy. But, I've been completing everything so hopefully I'll pull through. That's not really what's been taking all my time though.”
“Oh? Give me the details.”
Part of me felt hesitant to disclose my findings at the library. But, ultimately I decided that Kila was plenty trustworthy. Besides, I'd already told Brad. Granted, he wasn’t living on a Federation planet.
Kila would keep it a secret. If anyone would do it for me, it'd be her.
So, I filled her in on my plight, explaining the Federation censorship and my meetings with Aebl. I showed her the music piece and told her about how Brad had played over it during our call. I briefly described to her my first experience with rock ‘n roll and how the intensity had made me view my struggles in a different light. Through it all, she sat and listened, occasionally asking questions but mostly staying enamored with the tale.
When I finished my recap, she leaned back in her desk chair and closed her eyes. After a moment of silence, she delivered her conclusion.
“Holy shit.”
An understandable response to my ramblings, I figured. I felt the same way.
“Yeah, that's been my recent experience. What about you? What have you been up to?”
She stiffened at the question, a response that made me stiffen as well. It was unlike Kila to be so jumpy around a subject. I wondered if I'd hit a sensitive spot.
“That…is a good question.”, she responded with hesitation in her voice. “Well…first of all I spoke with Brad alone. He showed me his guitar as well. We talked about some…things…”
Her vagueness was noticeable. It felt like she was dancing around the subject.
“There weren't any problems, were there?” I interjected. “I'm sure we could work out any conflicts.”
“What? No! I just…shit, I’m bad at this.”
Bad at what?
“I’m…not sure I follow.”
“You can’t follow because I’m not saying anything that makes sense! Just…hold on.”
Kila stood from her chair and opened the closet in the corner. From it, she retrieved a long black box, cradling in her arms. She sat it down lengthways on the floor and flipped open the latches. Before opening it, she looked up to me again.
“I've been working on this with Brad. I guess my physics professor helped too. It's a gift for you, actually. I've been busy with it for the last few paws.”
A gift? I hardly deserved one.
“You shouldn't have gone through the trouble,” I blurted. “Shit, it's the end of the term. You shouldn't be worried about me.”
“I'm not worried about you, doofus! Well…I am but that's not why I put this together. Besides, it's already done so don't reject it now.”
She lifted up the top half of the box and inside was a long, curved piece of metal tubing. It ended with a bell shape. Attached were a few strange devices I didn't recognize. It shone brightly, reflecting the light in the room.
…
“Uh…what is it?” I asked.
“BRAD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!”
Her sudden outburst caught me off-guard and I straightened up in response as she continued.
“I swear…Why wouldn't he show you after he showed me? Then again, he only showed me because I asked. But then, why didn't you ask about it? You're a music student! Damn it, this isn't going how I planned. Mezil, this is a trombone. It's a Human instrument.”
A human…instrument?
A HUMAN INSTRUMENT?
“How did you get a human instrument?!” I asked, nearly jumping onto the thing in my excitement.
“I made it! All in all, the instrument wasn't that complex to build with university machinery. The hard part was making it playable for Venlil. See, Humans do this thing with their lips and facial muscles…anyway, I had to emulate the whole thing mechanically.”
“You…did all of this for me?” I felt the tears forming in my eyes.
“Well…yeah.”
“How does it work? I've never seen anything like it. Holy shit, Kila, this is AWESOME!”
“Ok, so, first we need to put it together. See, the slide and the bell screw together here.”
She took the two pieces from the case and joined them at a threaded section, screwing a nut into place to secure them together.
“Then, you attach the mouthpiece here and place your mouth up to it to blow air through it. But, this is the weird part. Usually, Humans have to use their lips to make vibrations but we can't exactly do that. So, I built this here to serve the same purpose.”
Kila walked me through the functionality of the mechanism, showing me the buttons for changing the harmonic and also the less than glamorous spit valve at the bottom of the slide.
After getting her rundown, I tried it myself, placing my mouth up to the mouthpiece and pushing air through the vibrating gate.
Kila explained that I could use my tongue to cut the air flow and that it could create different effects on the tone. Pushing the air through was harder than expected as the gate restricted the air flow. Apparently, this was by design. It allowed for longer sustain since it didn't immediately require all the air in my body.
Despite the minimal air throughput, just enough to maintain a steady air column, the trombone was actually rather loud. Even the quietest tones I could produce had a significant amount of volume backing them. But, what was perhaps the most intriguing thing was the variety of sound it produced. The softer tones were melodic while the more forceful tones were almost disconcerting.
“You'll need to keep both the main slide and tuning slide greased well. You can detach the wire for the slide detection right here. The whole apparatus can be detached by removing these screws in case you need to clean the instrument. Just make sure to dry it well if you use water so it doesn't rust. And, make sure to keep dents out of the slides.”
As Kila finished her walkthrough, I placed the trombone down gently on top of its case and wrapped Kila in the best hug I could manage.
“Thank you, Kila,” I choked out. “It's amazing. You’re amazing! How did you manage this in two paws?”
“It was three paws, actually.”
“Three paws?”
“Yeah. I spoke to Brad about it that paw when you were at the library. Then, the next paw I spent playing with the design and running simulations. The next paw I built this one.”
“If it's been three paws…wait…”
Relinquishing my hug, I started rifling through my bag for my pad. I brought up the calendar, searching for assignment due dates.
My heart dropped into my stomach when I found what I was looking for.
“Oh no.”
“Mezil?”
“Oh no no no no no fuck fuck fuck FUCK!”
“Mezil, what's wrong?”
“I missed turning in like four assignments! I thought I had one more paw!”
The worry on her face only worsened as she realized the weight of what I was saying. I'd been scraping by, trying to maintain a GPA that would allow me to retain my scholarship.
I just threw that effort away.
I couldn't handle any missing assignments. My grades would still be passing but below the scholarship cutoff.
“Mezil,” she started. “Listen to me. We’ll figure it ou-”
“I'm such a fucking moron, Kila! Fuck! Everything I've done up until now…I just ruined all of it!”
“Look, maybe you can get some extra credit!”
“That's not even the point!” The tears of joy that had been in my eyes were being replaced with tears of anger as I nearly shouted in frustration. “I'm not closing the gap on my schoolwork! It's just getting worse!”
I sat back down on her bed, burying my face in my paws. Kila sat down beside me and wrapped me in a hug of her own. I felt her tail intertwine with mine like I had done when she had her first call with Brad.
“It's alright,” she spoke soothingly. “We’ll figure something out.”
“Why do you keep helping me?” I choked out. “I just keep fucking everything up.”
“No you don't. You're brave and strong. You're kind.”
“All I do is fail. Why even make this trombone for me?”
“Because…Well, actually, I wanted to ask you out for a date…So, do you wanna go out some time?”
…
What?
“I-I'm sorry?” I stammered. “Did I hear you right?”
I saw her face turn a bright orange. I felt my own face follow suit.
“Yeah. But, uh, this isn't how I expected it to go. I'm sorry. It's probably a bad time to mention it now.”
Kila’s sudden confession had snapped me out of my downward spiral completely. If anything, it was the best timing.
“Why me, though?”
“Why not you? You're a great friend. You're passionate about music, smart, and…kinda cute?”
“I'm cute, huh?” I asked, trying to add an air of teasing while I wiped tears from my eyes.
She flicked her ears in annoyance.
“Well, it helps when you clean up like you did. What shampoo is this? I like the smell.”
I chuckled at her response, feeling the tension leave my muscles.
“Mistfruit, I think.”
“So, uh,” Kila continued. “What's the answer then?”
“Answer?”
“Do you wanna go out with me?”
“Sure. But, I think I'm just happy to spend time with you anywhere.”
I didn't know where my words were coming from. There was something that I'd never consciously realized until that point: Kila was easy to talk to. With her, I could speak my mind and, despite all my social shortcomings, it was just natural. Everything felt simple with her. I didn’t mind opening up if she was around.
But I still had a problem.
I sighed and leaned into her embrace, nuzzling into her fur.
“I'm sorry, I shouldn't mention it again but what am I gonna do about my grades, Kila? School just isn’t going well at all.”
“Just do what you can. Talk to the professors. Maybe they'll give you a helping paw. Maybe some extra credit like the music assignment.”
“I don't know. Some of them are real hardasses.”
She chuckled at my response.
“Well, maybe you’ll lose that scholarship. There could still be other financial options. Maybe you can find another way to afford it.”
At this point, I was content to listen to her suggestions regardless of whether or not they were realistic. I just found myself lost in her embrace, kept calm by her steady arms.
Then, as if to spite that serenity, my pad rang once again.
“Shit, now is not the time,” I grumbled as Kila released her grip. I picked my pad up and checked the number. “A university number? Who would call me from the school?”
“It could be important,” Kila said, leaning over my shoulder. “You should answer.”
I flicked my tail in agreement and tapped to accept. The screen changed and I was met with Professor Haeli’s face.
“Hello, Mezil.”
“Professor Haeli?”
“I'm sorry to use your personal number but the university had it on record and I felt like I needed to run this by you over a call rather than a message through the school portal. Do you have a moment?”
I turned my ears inquisitively towards Kila who flicked her own ears in a ‘go ahead’ motion.
“Uh, yeah, I've got time.”
“Good. See, I spoke with Headmaster Blyne and I was able to negotiate for a bit of an opportunity.”
An opportunity?
What kind of opportunity could Haeli have for me? The extra credit assignment was already for full marks in her class. She spoke with the headmaster…How big of a deal was this?
I didn’t need to wait long for her to answer my question as she continued her spiel.
“We’ve decided that the best way to determine the merit in Human-Venlil cooperation would be to attempt something more tangible than a report. The headmaster is looking for something more practical and I suggested that we could have an in-person musical performance here at the university. That is, one that includes both Human and Venlil performers.”
A live performance? Here at White Hill?
As far as I knew, there hadn’t been any Human presence at White Hill. It would likely be the very first time. The in-person avenues for the exchange program had been restricted to military personnel. But, perhaps the university had enough leverage to get a civilian onto Venlil Prime.
I found myself wondering what the concert had to do with me. I was only a first-term student. I’d only partaken in a couple of recitals. Certainly, they didn’t want me as a performer.
“What exactly do you need from me?” I asked, unsure of what to make of the situation
“I’d like you to perform, Mezil. I know you haven’t had much of a chance to prove your musical capabilities. No first-term student has. But, you have shown a progressive mindset towards Humans and the ability to adapt to challenges. As far as I know, there’s no one more qualified for this particular event.”
I let her words sink in. She really wasn’t concerned with my lack of experience? In that case, I suppose I was the most qualified.
“Moreover,” she continued. “You’d need to determine the setlist yourself. We’re looking for both Human and Venlil musical representation. The instruments you choose to use are up to you. It really depends on how you choose to arrange your pieces. I’m willing to offer assistance in that regard. The concert would be shortly after the end of the term; five paws after the finalized grades.
You may be wondering what you’d receive in exchange. The headmaster and I went back and forth and decided that, should the performance go well, the university will place you in a program for Human integration going forward. And, you’ll be provided free tuition and board so long as you succeed in that position.”
A full ride scholarship…A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP!
“I’ll do it!” I sputtered. “Whatever it takes, I’ll make sure the performance goes well!”
“Now, hold on a moment, Mezil,” Haeli spoke with a warning tone. “Certainly, you must know how high the expectations are for this. Don’t agree to it so lightly. This is a very delicate situation that will influence the perception of Humans by the student body and staff. It needs to be near-perfect. I’ll help, of course. But, don’t think this is going to be easy. Headmaster Blyne still needs to work with the UN to get permission to bring a Human civilian here. We’re tentatively assuming that it will be approved since the UN has been very accommodating regarding personnel thus far.
As of now, we don’t have any set Human performers. That will partly be your responsibility unless you cannot find anyone on your own. The civilian comm line to Earth is set to be complete in two paws. You should have free reign to go looking for prospective musicians. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. You may want to mull things over for a paw before committing. It won't be a walk in the park. And, I still expect the report from you as well. If you want perfect marks this term that is.”
I flicked my ears in acknowledgement.
“Thank you, professor!” I nearly shouted. “I’m glad that you chose to involve me. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.”
Haeli wagged her tail, seemingly pleased with my response.
“Well then, Mezil, I hope to hear from you again soon. For now, I’ll leave you to it. Have a good rest of your paw.”
“You too, professor.”
The call ended and I slumped on the bed, melting into the soft mattress.
“You are so damn lucky,” Kila said as she laid down next to me.
“I have so much work to do,” I responded.
“So…I assume you’re going to get Brad involved?”
“Of course. If I can bring him here to White Hill, that would be awesome.”
“I'm sure he'd be happy to join. It does sound like a ton of work though. Integrating Human and Venlil music with each other sounds tough.”
“Well, luckily I just so happen to have a Human instrument to work with. Someone very special to me made it as a gift.”
Kila nuzzled into me and I returned the favor.
I’ve already worn myself out. So much for a break. That's alright. No one said college would be easy.
And, I wouldn't mind staying in this moment forever.
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Memory transcription subject: Brad Silmore, Human Field Hand
Date [standardized human time]: September 8, 2136
Watching the sun creep up and over the top of its arc, I found myself a little puzzled. I'd thought for sure that Mezil would have been itching to call. It was, after all, the weekend which was the best time for me to help him with his report.
Then again, he seemed pretty tunnel-visioned on the music hidden in the ceiling of that library. Maybe he was still focused on that. Hell, maybe he forgot what day it was.
I wonder what kind of progress Kila was making on her attempt to make a trombone. She seemed smart. Probably wouldn't take her very long.
Snapping me out of my thoughts, the exchange program app on my computer sounded an alert, luckily still audible to me on the front porch. Looked like Mezil decided to call after all.
I meandered inside, closing the door behind me and seating myself at my desk. My hand moved the mouse to click the accept button. As I pressed down, I realized I might want to turn to the side but it was too late. Mezil and Kila’s faces populated the monitor. Luckily, neither of them seemed phased by my staring into the webcam.
“Well, well, well,” I started. “I guess you didn't forget about me after all.”
“Sorry, I forgot that you were off work,” came Mezil’s sheepish response.
Heh. Sheepish.
“More like he forgot what paw it was,” Kila corrected. “He almost screwed up big time.”
Wow, I didn't actually expect to be right about that.
“I did screw up big time. But, I had a lucky break.”
On the bed behind where the two sat, I saw a trombone with a strange set of accessories tacked onto it. Did Kila already finish the construction? Then, that means…
“I see you've been acquainted with a trombone,” I noted. “So, did everything go exactly as you'd planned, Kila?”
Both their faces turned orange which answered my question for me.
“N-not exactly,” Kila stammered. “But, it worked out I think.”
Mezil supplemented his agreeing ear flicks with a head nod.
“Good stuff, I knew you had it in you. So, what's this monumental error that Mezil supposedly made?”
Mezil’s orange shade turned even more orange.
“Well, since I didn't realize what paw it was, I forgot to turn in a number of assignments.”
I sucked in a sharp breath. I knew how precarious his situation was academically.
“You're not failing any classes now are you?” I questioned.
“I'm not failing any of them, but I don't think I can keep my scholarship. Luckily, my music professor contacted me with an opportunity. She wants to do a concert with Venlil and Humans performing. And, the university is offering a position in an integration program if it goes well. If I succeed, I could get a full ride scholarship.”
Kila wagged her tail, looking almost more excited than Mezil himself. It was for good reason. What excellent news!
“That's awesome, Mezil! I know you'll knock it out of the park!”
They both turned their heads in confusion.
Oh yeah. That probably doesn't translate right.
“Er…it means you'll do a great job. It's a sports analogy.”
The pair flicked their ears in understanding. I was beginning to impress myself with how well I could read the Venlil body language.
“I plan to do my best,” Mezil confirmed. “And, if it's not too much trouble, I'd like your help.”
“Sure thing,” I responded. “Need some song suggestions?”
“Actually, I was hoping you could be a part of the performance, coming to Venlil Prime to play.”
Me? Performing on Venlil Prime.
“Mezil,” I started. “I'm not a professional musician. There have to be tons of people more qualified.”
“It doesn't matter,” he insisted. “I’m only a first-term student myself. It's not as much about musical ability. It's more about how well we can cooperate. And, you're a plenty good musician. I've heard you play. It doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just something to show that we can make good things together.”
The explanation made sense. If it was about showing the potential for Human integration, having two exchange partners would be a good plan.
“Can I even get to Venlil Prime?” I asked. “I thought it was only for military personnel.”
“My professor seems confident that they can get the UN to work it out. The request would come from the university so it would have some professional leverage.”
If I can really go to another planet…
“Alright, Mezil. I'm in. It's been a while since I practiced for something serious. But, I'll put my best foot forward.”
Mezil wagged his tail with happiness.
“Great! We’ll need to get a set list together first.”
“Well, I've got time. How would you two like to explore some music with me?”
Both of them leaned forward in anticipation.
Shoot, I didn't actually prepare anything. What haven't they heard yet?
I stopped and considered my options for a moment before a grin spread across my face.
“I do believe you've yet to be acquainted with disco.”
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This morning, 09/06/2023, a Music Business Worldwide article came out about how HYBE is currently raising a considerable amount of money with the aim of acquiring companies in Latin America. This news becomes even more interesting when we remember that just over two weeks ago we had the news that HYBE signed a contract with Tencent Music for content distribution in China, thus marking HYBE's entry into the Chinese market.
Bang Si-Hyuk, founder of HYBE HYBE, had already expressed interest in Latin America before, having already said in a recent interview for outdoor how K-pop should bet more on a Latin sound to reach a greater number of listeners, which it even makes me understand the choice of antigragil for the title of Le Sserafim. On the other hand, HYBE had previously expressed its lack of interest in the Chinese market, including how it had no interest in debuting idols from China, but apparently the huge number of album sales that its male groups (Seventeen, TXT, Enhypen ) has won in China in recent years has made them rethink the idea. Which makes you think that not even the biggest K-pop company today can afford to ignore the Chinese market.
I believe that most K-pop fans today are aware of HYBE's rise story, starting with the former Big Hit, a company that came from nowhere but debuted the biggest K-pop group in history. From then on, it became an industry giant, acquiring multiple companies in different countries, reaching the point of not only opening an office in the US but also acquiring an American company, Ithaca Holdings. Currently, HYBE already has a base in the two largest music markets in the world, USA and Japan, having already debuted its own Japanese group and still having North American artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande in its catalog. And now they also intend to enter China and Latin America.
I confess that at first I did not understand the choice of Latin America as the next market of interest for HYBE, after all, as stated above, the USA and Japan are the two largest music markets in the world, with China being the fifth and South Korea the 7. Now, UK, Germany, France are respectively the 3rd, 4th and 6th, and they are all European countries, so I imagined that Europe would be the next expansion market for K-pop, mainly with research stating about the growth of interest in K-pop in that region in recent years. But after reading the MBW article, the interest in Latin America became clearer. Apparently, this is a constantly growing market that should expand even more in the coming years, especially with regard to the digital music market. Recently we also had the launch of HYBE's first AI artist, Midnatt, who has his songs sung in 6 languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish and Vietnamese. This last one goes along with HYBE's previous lines about also being interested in debuting more SEA idols.
If we look at the market value of the 4 big K-pop companies currently, what we will find is the following:
HYBE - $9.03 billion
JYP - $3.35 billion
SM - $1.84 billion
YG - $1.17
It is clear to anyone that the difference between the HYBE and the Big 3 is enormous, far surpassing the value of all of them together. YG had a good result this year, mainly due to the BLACKPINK tour, but the difference between her and the others is still striking, apart from the fact that she recently had a new drop in the value of her shares after the news of G Dragon's departure from company, which in turn also sells the complete shutdown of Big Bang from YG. SM's performance is also far from the best. After all the time spent with the dispute for control of the company between HYBE and Kakao, SM seems to have left even more weakened than how it entered, and to make matters worse now they are having to deal with a lawsuit from 3 members of one of their groups most famous, which in turn was also reflected in a drop in the value of the company's shares, which were already below the amount paid by kakao for the acquisition. SM 3.0 so far doesn't seem to be even close to meeting the results that were promised at the beginning of the year.
On the other hand, we have JYP, which has been showing itself as a company on the rise in recent years, having presented an impressive performance since the beginning of this year. The value of its shares went from 67,200 won in January this year to 131,200 won this morning, having reached a market value of 4 trillion won in mid-May, just one month after surpassing 3 trillion still in April, and currently being valued at 4.66 trillion. JYP is also being favored by foreign investors, who are buying its net shares at a price of 341 billion won. In comparison, the shares of other companies are being bought by the respective values ​​of: 3.08 billion in HYBE, 158 billion in YG, 124 billion in SM.
Apparently, the reason why investors are interested in JYP is due to the growth in popularity of its 2 main groups, Stray Kids and TWICE, and the results that both have been showing in the biggest music markets in the world, especially Japan, China and the USA. Not randomly these are the 3 markets in which JYP has invested the most in recent years, having debuted a Chinese group, Boy Story, a Japanese group, NiziU. Last year, JYP officially opened its US office, which was born out of its partnership with Republic Records that started with TWICE signed with the American label in 2020 and later expanded with the other JYP groups also signed with RR. Now the two labels, RR and JYP, are working towards creating a group focused on the North American market. In addition, JYP plans to debut 3 male groups, one in Korea, one in Japan and one in China. Interestingly, JYP itself has already made it clear that after the North American group, their next project will be debuting a group in Latin America.
In this scenario, I pose the following question: do you believe in the possibility of some of the Big 3 companies being able to compete on an equal footing with HYBE in the near future? Or has HYBE already established itself in control of the South Korean music market and there is no longer any possibility of competition?
And as for other companies: do you believe that JYP will be able to maintain its continued success in business? Would she be the only one capable of competing against HYBE? And SM and YG, is there any chance of recovery for these two companies?
I would like to hear more opinion on the matter.

When will there be a class action lawsuit against this company?? EBay (or more accurately FeeBay) in no way resembles the selling platform it was originally created to be…..and when there is no help to resolve the fee gauging, from manipulation that occurs by the intentionally designed lowballing of your listed items? Worse, then ruin your credit by refusing to address your compliant and attempting to iCollect the fees that you agreed to in those legal disclaimers nobody reads, because going to law school and sitting for 48 bar exams wouldn’t make any of them comprehendible.
Real Example:
First the given is we all agree: Ebay is a middleman like service used to sell items online, straight buyer to seller, without the brick and mortar overhead. The company’s business model was designed by successfully creating a large platform for buyers and sellers, and collecting fees when your items are listed and sold. Simple. But, since they are paid when it sells, it inherently makes it more advantageous for eBay if your items sell as fast as possible REGARDLESS of the price!! As anyone that has ever worked in real estate will tell you…if your listing isn’t selling, get your seller to lower the price!!
Back to the example….
(I left out the product in order to avoid irrelevant debate) I listed a large lot of Widgets, the total of this large collection was well over a $1000. When listing over 60+ of these items, for the 7-day eBay recommended listing period, I was given a recommended price of something insanely stupid like $35. Yes! I listed it as a lot,and as multiple products, and all the things I should have done to denote multiple items and have its own system pull the information from their own recently sold.
This begins the first part of this scam…..I don’t know if anyone else noticed that eBay has suddenly become more horrific than my 3 year old nephew at estimating the price of products. Its like watching Dustin Hoffman at the end of Rainman when the psychologist asks him the price of a candy bar and a new sports car (both were “about a hundred dollars”). Only worse, since eBay is in the business of housing millions of recently sold items and lots, just like mine. Rainman was a savant man with autism but, but not the greatest computerized savant salesperson of our time!!
Shockingly, this never seems to work in the sellers favor? 🤔🤔
However, of course they gave me the lovely option to set a minimum amount I would accept. For this huge lot of items, estimates to be around $1600, I set it at 1000, therefore just for me FeeBay was happy to charge me well over $100. Why wouldn’t it? Their abacus estimated my items to be worth $30 and my calculator came out with $1600 (along receipts for the items estimating $2300) Then, FeeBay’s listings have a default check box, after 7 days, to immediate re-list these items, multiple times, if they don’t sell!! Which I unchecked…but that will be mysteriously ignored. Anyway, I will spare the details about those new extra fees for advertising your listing to more buyers (since I was pretty certain that was their damn business model!?!!?)
Ok, I lied about sparing the details……
It just really seems like another way to double the fees…what if I don’t agree to this fee are you going to hide my listing? And thats when it started,…last time I checked, that small fee what just a disguise, to loosen you up to what (last time I looked) grew from a small percentage to a percentage you can keep raising!!! I never got a great explanation on these, and don’t want one because for those of us with active brain cells its obvious, and I don’t want the “drank the Kool-aide, cognitive-dissonance version” from a read and repeat member of Fee-Bay’s sales team.
Anyway to make a longer story….a little less longer…when my lot didn’t reach a $1000 bid, FeeBa7 relisted,…TWICE!! The first time I rushed to take it down, maybe 4 minutes after the notification, and triple checked I hadn’t checked that re-list box. So, for anyone that could say, “well its probably your fault for not unchecking that tiny box”. I took it down only to have it listed a third time. I would have to flatline in brain activity to do that twice.
Needless to say, eBay refused to even address my email explaining this and is just simply trying to collect these outrageous fees that they generated by design!!! I wont go into emailing and calling eBay because trust me nobody wants to set me off on how that issue applies to MOST IF NOT ALL companies. But, if you made it this far—Wow!! Maybe you do? I have a whole take on how we are all being robbed and extorted everyday by almost all of the companies we purchase from or receive services.
Finally, if anyone questions why I paid the fees I seemed unhappy with from the start, it was around the Christmas shopping season and I hated them, but being that FeeBay has assembled the largest group of buyers on the internet, I swallowed my disgust and took a shot they would all just sell at one time. Now they have closed my account as they try to collect these fees…which I don’t feel I should have to pay. Which I am sure will effect my credit rating,…Anyone else have any similar experiences? Because, from what I keep hearing, people are done with this platform…..Hello Whatnot!!

This morning, 09/06/2023, a Music Business Worldwide article came out about how HYBE is currently raising a considerable amount of money with the aim of acquiring companies in Latin America. This news becomes even more interesting when we remember that just over two weeks ago we had the news that HYBE signed a contract with Tencent Music for content distribution in China, thus marking HYBE's entry into the Chinese market.
Bang Si-Hyuk, founder of HYBE HYBE, had already expressed interest in Latin America before, having already said in a recent interview for outdoor how K-pop should bet more on a Latin sound to reach a greater number of listeners, which it even makes me understand the choice of antigragil for the title of Le Sserafim. On the other hand, HYBE had previously expressed its lack of interest in the Chinese market, including how it had no interest in debuting idols from China, but apparently the huge number of album sales that its male groups (Seventeen, TXT, Enhypen ) has won in China in recent years has made them rethink the idea. Which makes you think that not even the biggest K-pop company today can afford to ignore the Chinese market.
I believe that most K-pop fans today are aware of HYBE's rise story, starting with the former Big Hit, a company that came from nowhere but debuted the biggest K-pop group in history. From then on, it became an industry giant, acquiring multiple companies in different countries, reaching the point of not only opening an office in the US but also acquiring an American company, Ithaca Holdings. Currently, HYBE already has a base in the two largest music markets in the world, USA and Japan, having already debuted its own Japanese group and still having North American artists like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande in its catalog. And now they also intend to enter China and Latin America.
I confess that at first I did not understand the choice of Latin America as the next market of interest for HYBE, after all, as stated above, the USA and Japan are the two largest music markets in the world, with China being the fifth and South Korea the 7. Now, UK, Germany, France are respectively the 3rd, 4th and 6th, and they are all European countries, so I imagined that Europe would be the next expansion market for K-pop, mainly with research stating about the growth of interest in K-pop in that region in recent years. But after reading the MBW article, the interest in Latin America became clearer. Apparently, this is a constantly growing market that should expand even more in the coming years, especially with regard to the digital music market. Recently we also had the launch of HYBE's first AI artist, Midnatt, who has his songs sung in 6 languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish and Vietnamese. This last one goes along with HYBE's previous lines about also being interested in debuting more SEA idols.
If we look at the market value of the 4 big K-pop companies currently, what we will find is the following:
HYBE - $9.03 billion
JYP - $3.35 billion
SM - $1.84 billion
YG - $1.17
It is clear to anyone that the difference between the HYBE and the Big 3 is enormous, far surpassing the value of all of them together. YG had a good result this year, mainly due to the BLACKPINK tour, but the difference between her and the others is still striking, apart from the fact that she recently had a new drop in the value of her shares after the news of G Dragon's departure from company, which in turn also sells the complete shutdown of Big Bang from YG. SM's performance is also far from the best. After all the time spent with the dispute for control of the company between HYBE and Kakao, SM seems to have left even more weakened than how it entered, and to make matters worse now they are having to deal with a lawsuit from 3 members of one of their groups most famous, which in turn was also reflected in a drop in the value of the company's shares, which were already below the amount paid by kakao for the acquisition. SM 3.0 so far doesn't seem to be even close to meeting the results that were promised at the beginning of the year.
On the other hand, we have JYP, which has been showing itself as a company on the rise in recent years, having presented an impressive performance since the beginning of this year. The value of its shares went from 67,200 won in January this year to 131,200 won this morning, having reached a market value of 4 trillion won in mid-May, just one month after surpassing 3 trillion still in April, and currently being valued at 4.66 trillion. JYP is also being favored by foreign investors, who are buying its net shares at a price of 341 billion won. In comparison, the shares of other companies are being bought by the respective values ​​of: 3.08 billion in HYBE, 158 billion in YG, 124 billion in SM.
Apparently, the reason why investors are interested in JYP is due to the growth in popularity of its 2 main groups, Stray Kids and TWICE, and the results that both have been showing in the biggest music markets in the world, especially Japan, China and the USA. Not randomly these are the 3 markets in which JYP has invested the most in recent years, having debuted a Chinese group, Boy Story, a Japanese group, NiziU. Last year, JYP officially opened its US office, which was born out of its partnership with Republic Records that started with TWICE signed with the American label in 2020 and later expanded with the other JYP groups also signed with RR. Now the two labels, RR and JYP, are working towards creating a group focused on the North American market. In addition, JYP plans to debut 3 male groups, one in Korea, one in Japan and one in China. Interestingly, JYP itself has already made it clear that after the North American group, their next project will be debuting a group in Latin America.
In this scenario, I pose the following question: do you believe in the possibility of some of the Big 3 companies being able to compete on an equal footing with HYBE in the near future? Or has HYBE already established itself in control of the South Korean music market and there is no longer any possibility of competition?
And as for other companies: do you believe that JYP will be able to maintain its continued success in business? Would she be the only one capable of competing against HYBE? And SM and YG, is there any chance of recovery for these two companies?
I would like to hear more opinion on the matter.

I (20M) go to an SEC school for reference- this wasn’t a case of me being that one doucher chirping from the bleachers at a mid-major game with like 5k in attendance.
This incident happened a few months ago (obviously) and I’m still curious on what the general consensus would be.
Our student section has bleachers with metal backs. Our school often hands out Pom poms on plastic sticks for the student section. It’s pretty standard to scream your head off when the opponents are on defense and to try and throw them off during free throws, so I’m not really looking for a judgment based on sportsmanship.
Anyway, a couple of my friends and I discovered that banging the plastic sticks on the back of the bleachers makes an extremely high pitched, almost dog whistle like noise and we kept doing it incessantly for the 2nd half while we were on defense, and a few others in the general area noticed and started doing it with us (WORTH NOTING). We were sitting further up due to us showing up a tad late but not at the very top or way off to the sides where some of the less intense people might be, but close enough to where they could hear what we were doing.
A couple people in one of these groups off to the side were chirping us, but we decided to act like we didn’t hear them. Two of them were dudes and they had like 3-4 other girls with them. It wasn’t stuff like merely yelling at us to stop from where they were sitting- the dudes in that group were hurling full on insults and laughing at us with the girls from the jump, and we really didn’t wanna give them the satisfaction of a temporary ego boost. The game eventually went to overtime and one of the girls in that group walked over to our row to tell us to stop. We didn’t stop because we didn’t trust their intentions after hearing them chirp, but since overtime was halfway done by the time they finally decided to sack up and confront us directly, there was no point in them escalating anyway.
Personally I feel as if you shouldn’t sit in the student section if you don’t wanna deal with people being obnoxious- it’s the only public place where it’s socially acceptable. When people are lighting off fireworks in the stands in Europe and South America, I don’t see an issue with being a little obnoxious to throw your opponent off, especially since college sports are more about displaying pride in your community as opposed to sheer entertainment value like an NBA game. If everyone in the student section decided to do what we were doing, our arena would be the hardest place to play in the country. If boomer alumni can stand for the whole game and scream with us WHILE BEING IN NORMAL FULL PRICED SEATS I think you should be able to suck it up too.
However, if I need to reevaluate how I’m carrying myself, I’m open to criticism.

This person has been a great student but professionally he has been working very hard for a poor pay. His marriage ended and divorce, and he leads a lonely friendless life. Will this person ever have a well passing job or find happiness?

My husband and I have been together for almost 15 years. I will admit to making a lot of stupid financial decisions, believing at the time it would keep us united. Here's my dilemma. My husband and I started dating at 17. When we were 19, we lived together, and he had some serious health issues come up. Being that neither of us had health insurance (live in a red state, no expanded medicaid). I foolishly took out student loans to pay our housing bills and his medical cost. I did continue college but wracked up 30k in debt. My husband is in the trades and makes good money. He always told me he was paying on the loans. I didn't find out this was a lie until I discovered he was cheating with sex workers. I found out about the student loans because a year earlier, my dad had died and left me 51k. We agreed it would be used to pay off the student loans. So, my husband spent my inheritance on cocaine and sex workers while keeping my student loans in forbearance, gaining interest added to the principal. Now my loans are at 39k, and my inheritance is gone. It gets worse. Me believing my student loans were paid had the "remaining " amount put as a down payment on a house. When we bought the house, my husband's credit wasn't great, but mine was good. He said it was because my loans had been paid. So once we moved into the house, I got a renovation loan 20k to make the house more livable. It's a major fixer-upper. All of this is in my name. I'm a receptionist making 40k before taxes. My husband is an electrician making 86k. I moved out when I found out about the cheating and spending all of my inheritance leaving all the debt in my name. We've only been married 7 years, and to get spousal support, it has to be 10 years or more. I calculated that when student loans come due, I won't make enough for the mortgage and my loan payments. My husband is arrogant and trying to convince me that even if I declare bankruptcy, the student loans and mortgage will be out of my price range. Currently, the house is unsellable without taking a loss because it needs structural repairs that we had decided to save for and fix over time. The 20k I borrowed went to making the bathroom functionable as it needed a bathtub, water lines, and kitchen appliances. I'm also scared that if I declare bankruptcy and walk away from the house and 20k loan, no landlord will rent to me. I have a large dog. Currently, my dog and I are staying with a friend, but I don't want to be a burden and need to figure something out ASAP. PLEASE any help/advice will be greatly appreciated. I'm scared to death!

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Even though my Saturn is neech my Mars is in the sign of Saturn's exaltion. Does this create neech bhanga? Just trying to understand why the negative effects of this Saturn seem less for me than what most interpretations state.

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We're having a new fence installed next week and I'm pricing out stains. My issue is that I'm getting conflicting numbers for how many gallons I'll need.
It will be roughly 175 linear feet @ 6 feet high. Picture frame style.
Using online calculators, I've come up with 1,050 sqft. If I stain both sides, that's 2,100 sqft. The company I'm interested in using said I'd need 15 gallons of their oil-based stain for the project if I do both sides.
Does this seem legit to you seasoned fence veterans? I'm not calling the person I spoke to a liar, I'm just surprised at how much is needed! Especially since my first thought was that only a few gallons might be needed.

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Hello to anyone who reads this. I'll start out by saying even if you don't read the whole thing I hope you have an amazing and beautiful day. I figured I'd make one final request from this wonderful community. I did have the wonderful pleasure of being blessed by this community once before and can say from the bottom of my heart to everyone who gifts one here, thank you. You are truly wonderful and bring so much joy to everyone. It's truly hard for me to honestly ask for something like this especially at this price tag. I only come here because there's currently no way I can get it own my own. I do feel a bit weird asking for such a gift but this is the best option I feel I have. I hope everyone who reads this understands. I guess one good way to start this off is by covering my history with the Diablo series. <3
Now, I'm not an OG Diablo player whose played since the beginning. Hell, I wasn't even born when the first game released. I never played the first one but I do remember playing Diablo II a small amount as a kid but only for a little bit. As a kid my go to game on the PC was Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition. My true love for the series started with Diablo III. I was there during the beginning where the launch was disastrous and the real-money auction house was a thing. I knew I found something good through all the mess the game had at its launch. I remember playing it after school for hours daily. I didn't know much about the series so to me it was just a game I played through a couple times with different characters and called it quits. My true love for the game didn't blossom until I played it again on PS4 lent from a friend. I can say right then and there that I was addicted. The gameplay of Diablo is something you truly get lost in. Hours go by and through it all you're having nothing but pure fun. I feel over the years that multiplayer games, especially in the competitive scene, I just can't compete in anymore. I've noticed I've been sticking to PvE multiplayesingleplayer games more and more and honestly I like the change. It's relaxing. I can honestly say that with Diablo IV I didn't expect to be as interested. I didn't fall for any hype or marketing except when it came to one thing. The open beta. Looking back at it, it honestly would of been better if I didn't play it lol. From the moment the game launched, I picked my character, and proceeded to play the story, it was all over. I knew this was going to be a special game (at least to me). Everything felt perfect to me and I proceeded to hit max level within the first day and continued to play until the servers were shut down. I explored and took in everything I could and was honestly have the most fun I've had in a while from gaming. The open world design compared to Diablo III is such an improvement but the biggest improvement for me is the gameplay. Everything the game has to offer combat wise is a 10/10 for me. The sound effects, the visuals, all of it makes for such an immersive experience. It feels amazing to do anything in Diablo IV. Exploring caves, entering rundown towns, fighting demons that overrun villages and dungeons. And all of that was just from the open beta. The full game experience I truly think will be 1000x better and hold up so much more then previous Diablo's. Since then, I've been doing my best to learn about everything from the Diablo series. Seeing how the old games played and most importantly, learning the story. I've been doing nothing but thinking, watching, and reading up on everything Diablo. Everything except for what's in Diablo IV. If possible, I'd like to be as blind as I can be (outside of the crazy time spent in the beta) if I was to get the game. Honestly though that kinda wraps up my history with the series. I would say I'm on the newer side but I would love to get to know the series more. Possibly make friends along the way too! <3
I hope I provided good enough reasoning behind my request. I feel so giddy and excited when it comes to this series and would love to continue my journey with Diablo IV. I would lose myself in this games world for a very long time. It's honestly everything I want in a videogame especially now since I'm sadly not able to play much games. I would also love to think of this as a wonderful almost 2 week old birthday present if possible. If I can provide any info I'd be more then willing to talk to anyone :D I love you all! <3
My Battle.net ID: Mei#11179
Diablo IV Standard Edition: https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo-iv