No, I do not look anything like that meitu picture in real life. After surgery, I am going to look like a totally different person and see my own drastic results. I am 31 years old. My looks are ruining my life! Live my life without bullying and judgement. No, I am not going to act like I am the only one that's been bullied, but there are others who have been teased. I get it. My case is severely bad though. I know I am an ugly girl. I know there are pretty girls enough to model, but that doesn't mean that's not an excuse for me not to go under the knife to become an attractive girl for a change. Some kind of guy on meet me told me that "I could be worse" and another guy on an dating site said to me "finally you admit you're ugly to me" before surgery. Believe me, I am self-aware to know it... I am ugly, but surgery's going to fix my ugly face for good. I am not an idiot. I am so low on the looks scale. I was hanging out with a girl who knows she looks good. I saw this guy that was cute and she said "yeah right!" Made me feel like shit and knowing she's a good looking enough girl to get a guy like that. :/ Yeah, I felt like complete garbage. I am not going to pretend I am attractive yet when I am not. In public "offline" and online, I am treated so badly. It's gotten to the point where I can't take it anymore. If I am out somewhere, I get laughed at. I get treated so much differently than my beautiful counterparts. After surgery, I will notice a big difference in how others treat me. I am over watching the beautiful people live lives I crave. Looks are a big factor in how people treat you. This girl on reddit had like 20 procedures. She became pretty. It took her time. She received the pretty privilege. People treated her much differently. Why should it be any different with me? She increased her pickiness in terms of looks when dating men, then why can't I be picky too? I was way picky way before I read her post. Improve my mood. How I look is making me more irritable, frustrated, I don't want to keep crying hysterically, breaking my stuff, and how I look is tied to my mental state. Been past my breaking point. Land Dates and perhaps partners. One of the reasons I am having work done is to be in relationships and date like other people get to do. I want to be one of the girls guys would kill to have. I want a guy to go "oh she's so pretty make her my girlfriend type!" I want to date, but the reality is that I need to save up for my surgery first before another relationship (before growing with somebody else) especially the kind of guy that I want and he wants me too. (vice versa) I feel like my looks are just not there (up to par yet) and my face is holding me back from dating men and aren't interested in me yet. After surgery, men will be lining up to date me for sure.. in the future. Go from ugly to pretty...drastically alter my outer exterior. I decided to up my game ton. People have had surgery to get partners. Nothing's wrong with it. People tell me "how looks aren't everything" I know looks aren't, but I can't I get them out of my mind, especially if I am planning to go out there becoming attractive on purpose with effort in on my part. I am not going to be one of those girls who think women are entitled to attractive people and for them to love and accept them for who they are. Smh. 🤦‍♀️ I am not going to be like those people. When I definitely get plastic surgery and increase my attractiveness this means I can pick a partner who is more attractive as well. Looks are going to define a part of me after surgery. My looks are what I am looking to craft. <3 I can be a genuinely a nice person, but I admit I do have my conceited ways. I am not conceited all of the time. I try to think of others and help out whenever I can. I can't change my personality. It just cannot be done, sorry. Looks are on my mind a good bit, but I don't neglect personality in me let alone in a guy. The guy I'm with next will be one lucky person to have me in the future. An attractive dude with a good personality.. maybe a guy into fitness like I am 💪, not mandatory, but would be awesome. I don't see why not after surgery. He does not have to be a genius, but he's intelligent. He treats me well. He's successful and is goal-oriented like me. Once I am committed to you, I am very loyal. You can have your friends. I am not insecure like that. I will comfort you when you need me because that's what a good girlfriend does.
Tired of Feeling Way Below Others:I am Always Singled Out and Feeling like an Outcast: I just feel like I don't exist and feel like a ghost and it's upsetting me so much!People will want to come up, start conversations with me, and want to get to know me:
Ways to Up my Game, Goals, and Expenses to Alter my Looks Drastically on the OutsideThings I NEED to Save Up 💲 for! 🌏❤️
New tattoo ink: my future german shepherd sleeve.Dye my hair blue. 💙Work on my body. Good looking abs.My future working line german shepherd puppy.High energy dog like me. Not imported. Find a breeder in the US.Change my wardrobe. Find my clothing/style.Surgery. How many procedures
I will be saving up for plastic surgery. Go from ugly to pretty and land me some temporary jobs, getting the pretty privilege, benefits in terms of opportunities, mental health, and all of that good stuff, but not when I get my working line german shepherd. How many procedures? Drastic full face makeover. If I have to do that to become a pretty girl, I will. What procedures I am going to NEED on my face not my body? Total cost for everything? There's going to be hope for me! Every bit of my "hard earned cash" is going to be worth it!
How long will it take me to save up?^ All very expensive, but I work I hard enough, I can pay everything off. No problems.
I don't want people to be disgusted by me. I want people to be happy that I am in their presence and Be in the Center of Attention:
I don't live out on my own yet that way I am going to be able to save up money for surgery. I don't have to pay major bills or rent, so this is the only way this is going to work out for me. I don't have anything wrong with my face, but I am sure that I have bad features. My goal is to go from ugly to pretty without my glasses on. I know surgery is risky, but I have a good feeling everything's going to work out and my journey is going to be a positive one. I don't have any confidence because of people. I deserve to see myself look stunning after all the insecurities that I have. I have a ton of insecurities which are not permanent because I will be doing something about changing my face. I don't think I am being shallow, but if you think I am being shallow, then so be it, I don't care. You don't know the struggles I face every day. I was born ugly. I want the benefits in society. I am not going to do without and I never get to experience any of the shit I never got to had to begin with. Sorry. I want and need to go out there, get what I want, and deserve in life. I deserve a second shot. I really do! I really want to get the pretty privilege so bad. Surgery is going to give me the Boost of Confidence: 😀 After surgery, my confidence will start to skyrocket. I don't believe in changing how you think. All the sadness will go away after work done. I have very poor low self-esteem.
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I can't tell you how excited I am about the prospect of being more beautiful. I am so stoked!! I can't wait! I have yet to speak to the doctor yet. I am going to. As far as the price tag 💲 goes for surgery, I may or may not have to do a lot. I am not sure yet. I am not a doctor. 🤷‍♀️ Just the thought of having surgery is making me grin from ear to ear. Find a surgeon with excellent credentials. Agrees to do it and knows that I will look way better after surgery. I am going to look so much different after surgery. I am not tall enough to model, but I want "an attractive" face. I believe people who were born ugly should be given credit because they've worked themselves up to where they need to be. Not everybody was so lucky in the looks department. Attractive is attractive whether it's through surgery, makeup, healthy lifestyle, or genetics. I don't know why people get so hung up on how people get there. 🤷‍♀️ If people don't like me going under the knife, well I don't give a damn. I'm not hurting anyone in the process. If I didn't think surgery wouldn't help me, I would even consider it. I wish I was a pretty girl! I obviously want it so bad! Dammit. I just hate being very ugly. My looks mean so much to me! 🌎 I am not going to let my looks slide. My time and energy will be spent altering my looks on the outside, but not when I get my working line german shepherd. Have a Good social Life and Have Friends: People will find me attractive because it's going to make me feel good! I need people complimenting me on my looks. Receive Compliments: I don't want to die knowing people didn't find me attractive. I do not want this heartbreak. 💔 It's really disrespectful when people tell me "you don't need a makeover" or "you don't need filler." when it's my body my choice. These girls have had their spray tans, filler, makeup, surgery, etc. I am supposed to get nothing done and somehow be happy about it.. Pftt... 🙄 Yeah, no! That's not fair to me! I deserve to live the rest of my life happy! I have every right to be a happy girl in life! I deserve it! I really do! This is my life and I am choosing how I live it!
I want a guy that is into me for my new "pretty" looks. I want a guy to be drooling over me and a guy would kill to have me because of my appearance and personality. I want to feel wanted and to be dating material just like other girls are in relationships and get to do what other people get to do. I am not going to be left out and dead last. Sorry, but I want that "pretty privilege" and I obviously want it so god damn fucking bad! What I didn't get to experience since the beginning, I am getting now as an adult and for the rest of my life. I am going to love and cherish my new face! Looks matter to me! Land you dates and get you through the door. My future surgeon is going to get the job done. I can get the privilege with the right work done. I can and I will. There's no doubt about that! Nobody is going to take this away from me! Perform a miracle for me please! I am going to feel happy for my new looks. Just thinking about my new looks is making grin from ear to ear and I know surgery is the path to take for me. One hundred percent. I want those looks dammit. Not just personality. Even though, it's not the greatest. I can be conceited, blunt, and a b**ch! I am nice, but all of the time. I am not letting my looks slide, nor will I ignore them. Date model men after surgery. I am getting an extreme blown makeover like these other girls get because it's only fair to me. I promised myself this face and I am not breaking it.
Surgeries I want to become an Attractive Person for Once (Changes my features and has to be a good surgeon and what ones are going to fit my face right.)
Surgeries I Can do Without, But Considered

• Lip reduction.

Something's missing. People (and entities) are starting to notice.
First Previous
***
Far across the multiverse in a tavern that, depending on one’s point of view, may or may not have actually existed, Zeb, Petunia, Bethany, Bergamot, Cleve, and Zilandrial sat at a large wooden table.
“Thank you, Shauna,” Bergamot said as a buxom woman in a low-cut peasant dress filled their mugs with a “magic” pitcher of beer that never ran dry. “You don’t have to serve us, you know.”
“Oh, I know,” Shauna replied brightly, “but I am a barmaid. Besides, I am not giving up my magic pitcher!” she added with a laugh. “The next batch of stew should be out in a second.”
“If it is as good as this bread…” Cleve said, holding up a thick, floppy piece of flatbread.
“Better!” Shauna exclaimed. “The pantry keeps filling back up with the best stuff! It’s almost a shame to make stew out of it, but the “fancy” chef went to the “fancy” place. We just figured out the roaster thingy, so we’ll be serving roast fowl as soon as the first batch cooks!”
Shauna paused and took a big drink from her pitcher.
“It turns out that you just had to talk to it. Weird… But no weirder than anything else, I suppose. You guys want to wait for the roast fowl?”
“We shouldn’t tary,” Zeb replied, “We don’t know how long this blessed peace will last.”
“Maybe it’s over?” Bethany the Tinker, now reunited with her beloved hat, asked.
“One can hope,” Zeb shrugged as he drank deeply from his tankard, “but I’m not delaying my repast, and neither should you. When you have fiends like Pantsu and F10w3rchy1d in play, things can get much worse than they already are.”
“Worse?!?” Bergamot exclaimed in horror.
***
Melinda the Stalwart was starting to believe that she should have stayed in bed today.
It was supposed to be her day off! Yeah, things were starting to get “weird,” but with all of those high-rated champions running around up north, it was probably going to get handled pretty quickly… and she was tired of chasing around after their scraps.
Her copper-rated ass was sitting this one out. The fact that everyone had gone gank-crazy just further confirmed that she had the right idea.
So, she decided to head back to the royal city of Raven’s Peak to take advantage of the richer and more powerful adventurers running off to the north, leaving all the armorers, enchanters, alchemists, and publicans in town behind.
It was nice not constantly getting shoved out of the way by stronger champions and ignored by shopkeepers far more interested in their gold than her silver for once.
It started out as such a lovely day, too!
She awoke in a lovely bed at the Blade and Wand, her absolute favorite inn, and a place where it was nearly impossible to get a room without a reservation or a lot more status than she had. There, she enjoyed a wonderful breakfast, at a discounted rate no less, and then went out for a day of crowd-free shopping!
It. Was. Bliss! There were no lines, and all of the storekeepers and craftsmen were all too happy to not only serve her and her meager purse but actually take time to chat!
Then, for lunch, she decided to visit the main branch of the adventurer’s guild, where she had an honest-to-gosh hamburger and fries along with some cider. After that, the plan was to get some training or maybe buy a buff or two…
Well, that was the plan, anyway.
What actually happened was that her wonderful burger, which she could never get under normal circumstances (they were always sold out before a copper-rated nobody could get their coppers taken), was interrupted by the most unholy screams she had ever heard inside or outside a dungeon.
She barely had time to stand before the doors to the guild offices exploded outward, and a demon covered in spikes and flames charged into the main hall.
That looks just like the guildmaster, was about all she had time to think before the fiend was on her.
***
“What’s happening?!?” Melinda cried in terror as she hurtled through absolutely nothing.
(Shh bby is ok)
“H-hello?” she called.
(😊)
“W-who are you? What happened to me?”
(Shh bby is ok)
“Am I… Am I dead?!?”
(is ok)
“Oh, it is definitely NOT okay! Who are you, and what the hell happened?”
The bedbug sighed with exasperation as it bounced off an invisible barrier again.
It had taken too long. The soul was starting to wake up.
Before much longer, it would start to get wiggly. It hated it when they began to wiggle.
Not knowing exactly what else to do, it let out a little ping.
It was answered by thousands of its kind! They couldn’t get through either, so they were having a rave! Awesome!
With a happy little (woo!), it zipped off towards the largest concentration of pings dragging an increasingly indignant Melinda the Stalwart along whether she wanted to or not.
***
“Hahaha!” Tawdry laughed into a prepaid “burner phone” her parents didn’t know about. “I can’t be-lieve you got me fucking grounded, you skank!”
“You’re still grounded?” Claudia snickered, “You diminished that badly?”
“It’s my parents. I managed to talk them down to a week without brain fucking them too hard. Besides, this cell is a lot nicer than the holes you used to stick me in. I’ll just do my time and be done with it. Besides, it will give our friends time to leave town since someone can’t manage to find a freaking truck.”
“First of all, fuck you,” Claudia laughed, “Second of all, thanks for getting that bastard to show up in a park and chase you across all of that nice soft turf. We got a lot of data we didn’t have before.”
“Like what?”
“Like its estimated mass, tire treads, a few lovely material samples where it nailed a park bench while trying to kill you… oh, and confirmation that it actually materializes and dematerializes. We can only assume the little bitch does the same thing. Too bad you couldn’t actually lay hands on her.”
“She was slippery, okay?” Tawdry chuckled.
“Hey,” Claudia said, “before Evika and her party ganked you, did they say anything about whom they were working for, or did they mention a little blonde girl named Petunia… or Pantsu?”
“No, they just said hi and blew my head off. Oh! Stephen did say that David finally confessed to Evika!”
“Took him long enough,” Claudia laughed, “Think he has a chance?”
“I know he has one,” Tawdry replied, “Evika’s gonna drop those drawers any second.”
“Good for her.”
“You said that Robert the Golden Peckerhead got sent back?”
“Yeah, and he is not adjusting well,” Claudia replied, “We have him in a ‘special’ inpatient facility where we are keeping the people with ‘issues’.”
“You got a lot of ‘patients’?”
“Not as many as you would think,” Claudia said, “Not everyone is happy about things, but there is something to be said about not having to sleep with a dagger under your pillow.”
“True that,” Tawdry replied. “High school is a pain, but being able to go out for pizza without an enraged wife (or husband) trying to shank you is nice.”
“Careful,” Claudia laughed, “Enraged spouses here might have a gun. You might want to go easy on the adultery this time around. There is also no magic contraception, and cure disease potions aren’t for sale in every town.”
“Ugh, don’t remind me,” Tawdry groaned. “Doesn’t really matter, though. I might as well be a nun these days.”
“You can’t be diminished that much!”
“I am not into kids, and any man worth screwing isn’t into jailbait. I’m the exact opposite of screwed… Speaking of, you did mention a possible trip to Denmark?”
“Aren’t you grounded?”
“I won’t be next week!”
“And how will you explain your sex tourism to your folks?”
“Let me worry about my folks,” Tawdry replied, “You worry about that plane ticket!”
“I’ll see what I can do,” Claudia replied with a chuckle.
Natasha! Come down for dinner!
“I’ll be right there!” Tawdry yelled.
“I gotta go. It’s taco night…”
Tawdry grinned.
“Speaking of tacos, did you get that camel toe fixed yet?”
“And just when we were even, too!” Claudia laughed. “Your little suggestion has everyone looking at my snatch… including me, and I know it’s bullshit!”
“Ha! Is your new fuck toy looking?”
“I have no idea what you are talking about.”
“Detective Martin! I know you have a thing for that whole world-weary crusader vibe. And don’t think I didn’t see you checking out his ass, either.”
“I have the same problem you do,” Claudia sighed, “worse even. The sort of man I like certainly won’t be messing around with a ‘kid’, even if I am ‘legal’.”
“Yeah, you do like them a bit crusty, don’t you? How about finding some rich asshole who is having a mid-life crisis?”
“I will repeat myself. The sort of man I would like isn’t interested… and won’t be for years.”
“Meh. You’re not giving yourself enough credit… and giving them far too much of it.”
“Well, Slaker turned me down cold… goddamn chain of command…”
“No! You tried to give it up to Slaker?”
“Wouldn’t be the first time…”
“No way! I need details, all of them!”
“Well…”
Natasha! Dinner!
“I have to go,” Tawdry said, “but this is not over!”
***
Vroom? an old Peterbilt truck revved as it sat in a remote corner of a truck stop in the middle of nowhere.
“Still nothing,” the little girl huffed. “How can an entire universe disappear?”
Vroom… Vroom?
“Let’s hope not,” the girl replied, “Even so, he wouldn’t abandon us!”
“What?” the spirit asked with alarm.
“Oh, it’s nothing,” the little girl replied.
“Doesn’t sound like nothing.”
“Okay,” the little girl replied, “There is a remote chance that our boss has had to… um… cease operations and relocate. It hasn’t happened in a really long time, but it has happened.”
“Does that mean that I’m stuck?!?”
“No, of course not. It just means we might have to wait until we’re collected.”
Vroom.
“He won’t forget us!”
VroOoom…
“Hey! Don’t even start talking like that! We’ve done good work for the boss on several worlds. He won’t just discard us!”
“What do you mean, discard?”
“Just watch your anime, weeb,” the little girl snapped. “He hasn’t abandoned us, and he won’t forget us. He’s just… um…”
Vroom.
“I don’t know, alright!” the little girl replied angrily, “I have no idea where those others came from. All I know is that we didn’t squish them.”
VvvrOom.
“If he had another team, I would know about it!”
Vroom?
“I just would, okay! WE AREN’T GETTING REPLACED!... I’m… I’m going to get some air, maybe a Coke or something.”
The little girl threw open the door to the cab angrily and hopped out.
“Hey!” the spirit yelled, “See if they have any audiobooks!”
***
We’ve been abandoned… the little girl thought to herself as she prowled the truck stop trying not to panic.
She had to keep it together for Truck-Kun… and their new companion. If she fell apart, Truck-Kun would, too, and who knows what the spirit would do. He was two seconds from making another run for it as it was.
She paused by a rack of dusty old audiobooks on CD. Now that wasn’t something she had seen in a bit.
Thankful for the distraction, she started perusing the titles. Some of them were things she hadn’t already read (or listened to).
She grabbed a few for herself and then started looking for something appropriately nerdy for her new guest.
She might have murdered them in cold blood, but that was no reason not to be a good host.
She was so distracted by her own troubles and the audiobooks that she didn’t notice that she was being followed until the guy’s shadow fell around her.
She then became aware of his oily aura and smiled.
All work and no play…
“Hello, little girl…”
She looked up at him with an innocent expression and doe-like eyes.
“Hi.”
***
Truck-Kun quietly ground his gears as he watched a beat-up RV pull onto the highway.
Vroom, he grumbled as he put himself in gear and started to follow.
“What?” the spirit asked.
About half an hour later, Truck-Kun pulled over next to an RV that was parked on the side of the highway.
The door opened, and the little girl hopped out, holding a paper bag.
Vroom, the truck revved disapprovingly.
“Such a nice man,” the little girl said impishly as she plopped into the driver’s seat, and the truck drove away.
“Are those bloodstains?” the spirit asked as he pointed at the bag.
“What answer would you prefer?” the girl asked as she pulled out a half-filled fifth of vodka and most of a pack of smokes graciously donated by the nice man in the RV (it wasn’t like he was going to be needing them).
Vroom.
“I know I quit,” the girl replied as she put one in her mouth. “Give me a break. My nerves are shot.”
Vroom.
“Yes, shot enough to smoke menthols!”
The little girl lit up and drew heavily on the cigarette, exhaling a lovely smoke ring.
Vroom!
“So, crack a window!”
Vroom! Vroom! Vrooooom!
“You can’t smell, and you know it! So please, cut me some slack. I’ve had a bad day,” she said as she turned up the bottle of vodka like it was Juicy Juice.
Vroom!
“I know you’ve had a bad day, too,” the girl said as she wiped her mouth, “Want me to get you some fuel treatment at the next stop, maybe some starting fluid?”
Vroom.
“Okay, and a new air freshener, maybe some of those fuzzy dice you like? Deal?”
Vroom!… Vroom?
“As a matter of fact,” the little girl said as she pulled out a wad of bills. “the nice man did keep his cash on him.”
Vroom! the truck revved happily.
***
“Jesus!” Gary Martin, formerly Detective Martin, winced as he looked inside an abandoned old RV the following day.
“Say what you want about her,” Claudia Smythe said as she ate a corn dog. “but she is thorough.”
“We think the girl did this?”
“Matches her MO,” Claudia shrugged as she flicked the corn dog stick aside. “And we have surveillance footage at the truck stop. The asshole was talking to someone small, the cameras didn’t get a good shot of the kid, and eyewitnesses state that he was in the company of his ‘daughter’ when he left.”
“You said this was her MO. She’s done this before?” Gary asked.
“She rolls guys like this for their pocket change. We’re not sure if it’s how they finance their operations or if she just does it for fun, but this is the third one this year.”
A well-dressed and very young man in sunglasses approached the pair.
“Sir Lark,” Claudia said without turning around. “We have an ID on this guy yet?”
“Boris Veetch,” the young man said. “a registered sex offender with an active warrant for skipping out on his parole.”
“Yeah, she likes those,” Claudia shrugged. “Nobody will mourn his passing. He was easily ensnared, and he probably was carrying cash.”
“And she is professional bait,” Gary shrugged. “He was slime, but I’m not sure even he deserved what happened to him, though. What sort of monster would do something like this?”
“You just answered your own question,” Claudia replied, “a monster.”
“If you think this is bad," Lark said as he started photographing the scene, "You should see what a pack of goblins will do if they get the chance."
“Considering what we now know,” Claudia said with a shrug, “this trail is beyond cold. Even if they couldn’t do the whole disappearing act, they could be in any of several states by now. We’ve lost them… again.”
She looked over at Gary.
“Just as well,” she added, “We need to get you processed and briefed… agent.”
She smiled.
“Welcome to the Temporal Protection Agency.”
***
Deep within the deepest dungeon on Asteria Prime, a monstrous giant of a spider fidgeted uncomfortably.
“H-hello… boss,” it said nervously, “T-to w-what do we owe the honor of your visit?”
Frostie smiled an icy smile that filled the giant spider with horror.
“Oh, I was just in the area and thought I would give my friends here,” she said, indicating The Great Erectus, The Herald, and Cuddles, “a tour.”
“O-of c-course!” Log’Sharingoth LXXXIII stammered as their legs twitched miserably. “W-would you like a guide?”
“That would be lovely,” Frostie smiled. “Where’s Pantsu? I think she and The Big Guy over here would get along famously.”
“S-she isn’t available, boss.”
“Not even for me?”
“I-I apologize,” Log’Sharingoth said nervously, “but she isn’t here right now?”
“Well, where did she go?”
“I-I’m not sure, boss…”
“Okay, how about Nova?”
“S-she’s not here, either.”
“Shai-Vai-Loshara?”
“Um…”
“Steve?”
Log’Sharingoth made a whining bubbling noise as they shrank away.
“Why don’t you just tell me who is missing and exactly what the fuck is going on?” Frostie said with an angry gleam in her eye.
***
“…and I don’t know where anyone is!” Log’Sharingoth wailed miserably. “And everything is going wrong, the players almost rioted, and the physics engine threatened to quit! I didn’t know what to doooo!!!”
“And at no point did it occur to you to call me?” Frostie asked with a frightening edge to her voice.
“Pantsu told me not to!!!”
Frostie let out a long-suffering sigh. Of course, the current Log’Sharingoth wouldn’t go against Pantsu. It was horribly unfair to expect otherwise.
“I’m not going to come down on you because of what she did,” Frostie said a bit more gently. “However, since I now clearly know something is amiss, anything you can tell me will be of great value.”
“I-I’m not in trouble?”
“Not from me,” Frostie replied, “and Pantsu won’t be giving you any problems after I’m done with her.”
Frostie paused.
“So, this glitched Pantsu, where is it now?”
“Pantsu had me send it to Tartarus! I’m sorry! But she said to!”
“Sounds like the only sensible thing she’s done thus far,” Frostie replied.
“I didn’t want to, but she told me to do it!”
“Oh, don’t worry,” Frostie shrugged, “sounds like the perfect place for it. Wait. She told you?”
“Yes, Boss!”
“That means you have a line of communications?”
Log’Sharingoth’s multiple eyes all widened with fear.
“Y-yes?”
“Call her and tell her to give me her location… now.”
“Y-yes boss…”
Log’Sharingoth fell silent for a few moments.
“Um… Boss?”
“Let me guess,” Frostie said, “You can’t reach her, can you?”
“No, Boss.”
“Fine,” Frostie grumbled. “We do this the hard way. You’ve done a great job, considering everything.”
“I have?” Log’Sharingoth asked hopefully.
“You have,” Frostie said reassuringly. “Keep doing what you’re doing, and I’ll send a crisis response team to help out in the meantime.”
“A… A crisis response team?” Log’Sharingoth asked fearfully.
“You didn’t think you were getting off Scot free, did you?” Frostie laughed as she and her companions disappeared.
“…Ssssshit,” Log’Sharingoth hissed as she stalked off into the shadows.
***
The hominid looked around at their new surroundings.
Everything was white. The floor was white. The walls were white. The furniture was white…
Even the plants were white…
And everything was spotless.
“Interesting décor,” he said after a few seconds.
“They like to keep things tidy,” Frostie replied as she took a seat on one of the white couches.
“They?” the ape-man asked dubiously as Cuddles slipped one of her tentacles into The Herald’s hand.
He gently gripped it, causing Cuddles to suppress a delighted squeal.
“Playtime is over,” Frostie said in a matter-of-fact tone. “I’m calling in my real operatives.”
“Jesus!” The Great Erectus exclaimed as a spotless white door opened, and a short, slender blue male amphibian-like biped in a white tunic bearing a three-headed dog embroidered with platinum thread walked in.
“You never told me you had… them!”
“Oh, you are familiar with their kind?”
“Those little monsters are responsible for the death of entire universes! Every time there is a parallel manifestation of those… monsters… entire galaxies die.”
“They can be a handful,” Frostie said pleasantly, “But I’ve found them incredibly valuable over the years… for that very same reason. These do come from much more reasonable stock from a much more reasonable ancestor... Maybe 'reasonable' is pushing it a little,” Frostie added with a laugh. "Reasonable for one of them, at least."
The blue amphibian smiled pleasantly and blinked his huge amber eyes, their pleasant hue replaced with a whirling madness of color.
“Hello, Hades,” Frostie said with a smile. “It has been quite a while. How have you been?”
“Bored,” Hades replied. “I trust you have come to alleviate that?”
“Most definitely,” Frostie replied. “Awaken the others…”
“…It’s time to hunt.”

First, some preliminary background:
I was in Montreal 1-2 weeks ago looking for an annual lease. I signed it for May 1st.
I am an international student (don't know if this changes anything but just in case)
So, I was looking to sign a lease in Montreal. I looked at the video of a house, liked it, and decided to visit it. The landlord's assistant was there to aid me. Let's call her J. She really didn't want me to visit the house and take a look by myself, I assumed it was because there was already someone living in there. She was quick to say something along the lines of "Okay you've looked enough I think, let's get out" and I am not exaggerating when I say I have not even stayed 10 seconds. I succumbed to the pressure and didn't take a look at much. She said we could sign immediately. I said I have another house to visit, and she said "You like this one you don't need it" in a joking manner, but it was enough for me to get sketched out a bit. I visited the other house and thought I should just go ahead and sign it.
At the office, we were waiting for the other landlord assistant to start the process, let's call him D. I asked them, I believe both times when both D and J was in the room and when only J was in the room, whether there were any health concerns I should be aware of, whether there had been bugs, bed bugs, rodents, mold etc. that I should know of. They explicitly said no both times, but I don't have evidence for it. At that point I am really sketched out because of their avoidant attitudes. They took my Government ID and scanned it prior to the signing. They took out a photocopy of the lease and said that I sign first and the landlord signs later. I think I should be signing a blue paper issued by quebec but this is my first contract and I was underprepared; I didn't know what was what and the whole normal way of doing this was. I really felt pressured into signing and they had the upper hand as I was there for the weekend only and didn't know if I would miss out a big opportunity. So I signed some document, which was pretty convincingly legit-looking.
They asked for a deposit, which I've learned to be illegal in Quebec. Demanded immediately and the very week. I sent him both the first month rent and the deposit. E-transfer. The only thing I haven't payed for is the keys to the apartment.
I wanted the copy of the documents from D twice and he still has not sent them.
I got sussed and read the google reviews and the people have 1.3 stars with consistent reports of negligence, scam, and of course rats, roaches and other sanitary concerns--- to which, they told me was not the case. Now, I have no direct evidence of this, but I don't want to find out by suffering...
So, here I am, wanting to bail out. Can I get back my money? Can I record a phone conversation between me and him? What are my options? I really don't have the right questions. Any advice?

Prologue
In the verdant heart of Sayla, where the suns painted the sky with warm hues and the gentle whisper of the breeze carried the laughter of children, a soulborn elf named Elyan wandered through the lush forest, his steps as light as the dappled shadows that danced on the forest floor. His eyes sparkled with a carefree spirit, reflecting the beauty of the world around him. Life in Sayla was serene, with the days spent in harmonious coexistence among the vibrant flora and fauna. The village where Elyan lived was a haven for his kind, nestled in the embrace of ancient trees that stood as silent guardians, shielding them from the outside world. The soulborn elves shared a deep connection with the land and its creatures, nurturing an unwavering bond that transcended the passage of time. The villagers, united by a profound sense of kinship, filled their days with song and laughter, celebrating the simple joys of life. Elyan was no exception, cherishing the peace and tranquility that surrounded him. He spent his days exploring the emerald depths of the forest, forging friendships with its inhabitants, and basking in the warmth of his community. As the sun dipped below the horizon, Elyan would often gather with his friends and family around a crackling fire, sharing stories that echoed through the night, weaving a tapestry of memories that bound them together. Many of the stories would be about the trials and tribulations the Soul Born Elves faced over countless generations due to their overall pacifist nature. It is well known in Tra'Vol that Soul Born elves do not even take life as their culture is believed to cherish the sanctity of Life putting nothing else before it. Though true there is another reason soulborn elves do not kill that will be revealed in Elyan's tale. Unbeknownst to Elyan and his people, however, a storm was brewing on the horizon, a dark tide that threatened to shatter their idyllic existence forever. As the shadows lengthened and the air grew heavy with foreboding, the soulborn elves of Sayla would soon find themselves facing a grim reality. From beyond the southern border of Sayla, armies materialized as if conjured from thin air, commanded by a man known as Leviticus Brightsoul—The Wicked King to his own people. At the tender age of 17, Leviticus embarked on his first conquest, swiftly earning recognition from the kingdom of Impre'us. He conquered the provinces of Valta and Alamay and established a foothold in Eria after a brutal, month-long skirmish called The Shallows of Sorrow. The battle earned its name when rumors spread of Leviticus ruthlessly killing and torturing citizens and soldiers alike, leaving a trail of bodies in the shallow waters of the Eria swamplands. The death toll reportedly reached 50,000, yet Leviticus had only led a detachment of 100 troops—an astonishing feat even for the demigods who ruled the royal bloodlines of Tra'Vol. Five years passed after this conquest, and Leviticus returned to his homeland of Impre'us just in time to confront an invading army from Sacarr. Unimpressed, he single-handedly inflicted massive defeats on the invaders, forcing them to retreat. People began to speculate that Leviticus must have sold his soul to a Mala'Deus, as he had slain the Sacre'Noir—a formidable and ruthless warrior race, as well as the demigod representing their bloodline—all by himself. The carnage was said to be so immense that even his own people recoiled in horror as he slaughtered the enemy army, cackling maniacally throughout the ordeal. Everyone deemed his actions sickening and grotesque, except for his father, who saw his son's feat as a triumph that saved the empire. Swelling with pride, his father abdicated the throne, crowning Leviticus as the ruler of Impre'us. Leviticus was delighted but not surprised, as he had already planned to murder his father and seize the throne. With this obstacle removed, he set his sights on the neighboring continent of Lun'aal, intent on claiming its uncharted territories by force. Believing that every land rightfully belonged to his empire, Leviticus dispatched thousands of troops to explore the region. The soldiers landed on the serene coastlines of Mortua Terra, where they established bases that extended to the province of Black Sand and eventually to the borders of Sayla. However, they reported that the dense forests of Sayla made further travel and exploration impossible. Dissatisfied with their explanation and anticipating the rich resources of the unexplored land, Leviticus summoned his trusted advisor, a wizard named De'lacar, and the two used gate magic to teleport directly to the primary base at the border of Black Sand and Sayla. The soldiers in the encampment were taken aback when a tear in the very fabric of reality appeared in their midst, allowing their king and his advisor to step through. Shocked, everyone in the camp immediately knelt before their sovereign, Leviticus Brightsoul.
""No... No, that won't do. Get up!" Leviticus said, rubbing the bridge of his nose with his index finger and thumb as if nursing a headache.
"That's precisely why I had to leave the palace! You fools and your desperate attempts to take a break on my time!"
As he finished his sentence, Leviticus snapped his fingers. Small circles appeared around each of the soldiers, signaling impending doom. The camp erupted in a cacophony of cries as the men begged for their lives.
"Sir, please give me another chance!" one called out.
"I'm not going to die like this!" another exclaimed, attempting to flee but quickly realizing his muscles refused to respond.
"Please, Your Majesty, I have a family! Don't be a heartless bastard!" a man cried out, sounding like a frightened child.
"Heartless bastard, huh?... You no longer have a family."
"What?! No! I didn't... mean..."
"Silence!" Leviticus's voice roared, startling even a large predatory creature that had been stalking the troops and lurking nearby.
"The price for your transgressions will be paid in blood, and because of your careless words, not only your blood."
Leviticus removed a glowing, lustrous orb from his battle raiment. The sphere emitted a beautiful dance of colors before abruptly turning a deep blood red moments later. It began spewing blood and viscera onto the man who had insulted him. The man screamed in agony, realizing the gore covering him belonged to his wife and two daughters, recognizing his daughter's torn and shredded face amongst the flesh.
"You!... What have you done?! I'll kill you!!!" the man screamed.
"Oh, will you now? I'll tell you what," Leviticus' eyes briefly shimmered from their normal light blue to a deep, dark red before returning to their original hue. He released the circle around the distraught man. "I'd say I'm a pretty 'fair' king, so I'll give you a fair shot."
Leviticus gestured to his advisor, who produced a strange sword with a glowing essence. Leviticus explained, "The sword issued to you, though strong, won't be enough to kill me in this realm or the next. This sword, however..." He took the sword from his advisor.
"This sword is made from Dwarvain titanium and etched with runic symbols found in ancient texts left behind by the Cyphora Civilization that once called our homeland their own. The symbols and their effects are not important. What is important is that it can even strike down a deity if used properly."
Leviticus hurled the sword at the man, and it embedded itself into the ground next to him.
"Now kill me!" Leviticus said in a playful tone. Unprepared for the soldier's escape, as few ever managed to get away from Leviticus, the soldier seized the sword and took advantage of his short-range teleportation spells. He made it to the border of Sayla, sword in hand, and sought refuge at a monument to the Celes'Deus Solayah. He planted the sword into the ground next to the statue and collapsed beside it. Distraught and trying to determine his next move after witnessing the murder of his family by the king, he began to plan. But no one escapes the Wicked King.
"Should we go after him, sire?" De'lacar asked with urgency.
"Why waste the manpower?" Leviticus responded rhetorically, holding up the orb once again. As it began to glow, the men still held within the circle seemed to evaporate, transforming into pools of blood within the circle. Simultaneously, the soldier who sought refuge at the shrine of Solayah also began to evaporate, as the circle reappeared beneath him leaving behind the sword as the only evidence of his presence at the shrine.
Elsewhere in the province of Sayla, Elyan, utterly unaware of the storm brewing in the distance, continued to revel in the beauty of the present moment. As he ambled through the forest, he heard the distant call of his best friend, Lira, who was perched on a nearby branch.
"Elyan! There you are!" she exclaimed, her melodic voice carrying through the trees. "I've been looking for you everywhere. You know the Soul Dance Ceremony is tonight, right?"
Elyan's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Of course, Lira! Do you know if Sonair is coming this year?"
Lira gracefully hopped down from her perch, landing beside Elyan with a soft rustle of leaves.
"They haven't said, but it's supposed to be a grand celebration of our goddess Solayah this year, so it's sure to be a night to remember. Unlike the last gathering when your brother got drunk on lavender tree sap," Lira recalled, giggling.
"Who even knew that was possible?" Elyan replied, joining in the laughter.
"Apparently Sedwin! One would swear he already knew and just attempted to liven up the boring rituals of our normal Soul Dance Ceremonies," Lira said playfully, tapping Elyan's shoulder.
"Yeah, he's probably responsible for the drunken antics of the village elders nowadays. You think he shared the recipe with them?" Elyan jokingly asked.
"Your little brother does tend to get away with a lot these days!" Lira exclaimed.
Elyan and Lira had been close since childhood. Both being raised as acolytes of Solayah, they never thought of each other as anything more than brother and sister. Elyan, however, had always harbored deeper feelings for Lira. But due to their strict religious beliefs, he never pursued these feelings. Nevertheless, the feelings remained and led to one of the first of many sins Elyan would go on to commit – the sin of coveting.
"You know what, Elyan? We should go visit the nearby shrine of Solayah. It's not too far from where we are now – maybe 20 or 30 minutes at most," Lira suggested eagerly.
Reluctant to resist Lira's captivating golden-hued puppy eyes, Elyan acquiesced, and they embarked on the renowned Living Vine Trail. The path earned its name from the vibrant green mycelium, resembling vines, that meandered languidly through the dense tree canopy overhead. The trail's relative safety ensured a tranquil journey for the couple as they made their way to the shrine. However, upon nearing the shrine's staircase, an unsettling sensation enveloped them—an eerie atmosphere that was decidedly atypical for a sacred space devoted to the Celes'Deus.
"Elyan, do you feel that?" Lira inquires nervously, drawing closer to him for comfort. "Yes... I do. Something dark has transpired here."
"At a shrine dedicated to a celestial deity?" Lira's voice trembles with the onset of fear. "We must turn back now, Elyan!"
Just as Elyan is about to agree, a glint of something catches his eye near the Statue of Solayah at the shrine's apex.
"Lira, wait here. I'll only be a moment," he insists, starting up the marble staircase.
"Elyan, are you serious? We need to hurry back and inform the elders about the dreadful occurrence here!" Lira protests.
"We will, but first, I must ensure the shrine hasn't been desecrated. We cannot risk angering Solayah before the Soul Dance Ceremony tonight," Elyan explains, swiftly ascending the staircase.
"Elyan, you better hurry up! I mean it!" Lira calls after him, her worry evident in her voice.
Upon reaching the magnificent golden statue of Solayah in all its splendor, Elyan is suddenly overcome by the stench of decay and an overwhelming sense of despair, causing his stomach to churn violently. He scans the area for the source of the repugnant odor, expecting to find the decomposing remains of an animal, but discovers nothing. Instead, his eyes are drawn to an exquisite sword planted beside the statue, unlike any he had ever encountered before. As Elyan picks up the sword to examine it, he notices the emblem of the Dwarvain Empire on its pommel—a familiar sight, as the Solvaylians are well-acquainted with the Knomadic race that inhabits Dwarvain. Beyond this single detail, however, the sword remains a mystery to Elyan. The hilt is wrapped in a sturdy wyvern hide, but it doesn't match any wyvern species he has ever seen. The golden crossguard bears intricate etchings in an indecipherable language, while the blade itself is inscribed with magical runes that are equally unfamiliar to him.
As if compelled by the enigmatic blade, Elyan conceals it within his cloak and makes his way back down the staircase. Elyan's descent is hastened by a sense of urgency as he clutches the mysterious sword hidden beneath his cloak. As he reaches the foot of the staircase, Lira's eyes widen in alarm, sensing the change in him.
"Elyan, what did you find up there?" she inquires, her voice quivering with trepidation.
He hesitates for a moment, contemplating whether or not to reveal the sword to Lira. Finally, he decides to confide in her, drawing the enigmatic weapon from its concealment. Her eyes fixate on the sword, reflecting a mix of awe and concern.
"I found this next to the statue of Solayah," Elyan explains. "I've never seen anything like it before. It bears the emblem of the Dwarvain Empire, but everything else about it is unfamiliar. I couldn't just leave it there."
Lira's gaze shifts from the sword to Elyan's face, searching for reassurance. "We need to take this to the elders immediately. They might be able to shed some light on its origin and significance, especially with the unsettling atmosphere surrounding the shrine."
Elyan nods in agreement, carefully returning the sword to its hiding place within his cloak. With the weight of their discovery weighing heavily upon them, the duo retraces their steps along the Living Vine Trail, eager to share their findings with the village elders and uncover the truth behind the mysterious sword and the ominous presence at the shrine. As they walk, they cannot shake the feeling that their lives have become entwined with a destiny far greater than they ever could have imagined.
As the sun dipped lower in the sky, casting a warm golden glow over the village, Elyan and Lira joined their fellow Soulborn Elves in the village square. The atmosphere buzzed with anticipation, as everyone eagerly awaited the elders' pronouncement.
Elder Aelara, a sagacious and revered figure within the community, stepped forward and raised her hands, calling for silence. Her voice, gentle yet authoritative, effortlessly captivated the attention of all those present.
"Children of Sayla," she began, her eyes sweeping over the assembly, "we gather here tonight to celebrate our bond with the forest and the spirits that dwell within its embrace. The harmony we share with the land and its creatures is a precious gift, one that we must treasure and safeguard for generations to come."
Her words were met with nods of agreement and murmurs of approval. Elyan, standing beside Lira, felt a swell of pride in his chest. The bond his people shared with the land was something truly special, and he was grateful to be part of such a unique and connected community.
As the night progressed, the music filled the air, creating a magical atmosphere that enveloped the village. Elyan and Lira danced and sang, their hearts brimming with happiness and love for their people. However, the discovery at the Shrine of Solayah weighed heavily on their minds, and they knew they had to share the information with the village elders.
Taking a break from the festivities, they approached Elder Aelara, who was speaking with a small group of villagers.
"Elder Aelara," Elyan called out, trying to mask the urgency in his voice. "May we speak with you for a moment? It's important."
Aelara turned to face them, her wise eyes showing concern. "Of course, Elyan, Lira. What troubles you?"
Lira glanced around, ensuring no one was eavesdropping, before she began. "We visited the Shrine of Solayah earlier today, and we found something... unusual."
Elyan chimed in, "Yes, there was this strange sword next to the statue, and it bore the emblem of the Empire of Dwarvain. It also had magical runes etched into its blade, runes we've never seen before." Aelara quickly snatched the sword away as if taking poison from a child, eyes widened, and she exchanged a worried glance with the other elders. "This is troubling news. We must investigate this matter further. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Please, enjoy the rest of the ceremony, and we will discuss this further tomorrow." Taking the sword from them, she sent them on their way.
Elyan and Lira nodded, a sense of relief washing over them as they returned to the celebration. They hoped that the village's wise leaders would uncover the truth behind the mysterious sword and the disquiet it had stirred.
As the night of festivities drew to a close, Elyan and Lira found themselves sitting together at the village dock on the Ta'kalu River, following their nightly tradition.
"I was at Solayah's shrine just three days ago, and that sword wasn't there," Lira said, her voice tinged with concern. "Maybe it was accidentally left behind by some adventurer," Elyan suggested, trying to ease her worries.
"But that's the thing, Elyan," Lira countered. "When's the last time you remember an adventurer passing through Sayla?"
Elyan furrowed his brow, deep in thought. "I don't..."
"Exactly!" Lira exclaimed. "We only hear stories of adventurers in Sayla. Our home is nearly inhospitable to outsiders. Many have been swallowed by the jungles, as evidenced by the number of skeletons we've discovered."
They sat in silence for a moment, contemplating the unsettling implications of the mysterious sword's presence in their sacred shrine. But for now, they could only hope that the wisdom of their elders would provide answers and guidance in the days to come.
Meanwhile, at the border between BlackSands and Sayla, King Leviticus began mobilizing thousands of troops skilled in jungle-based warfare. He ordered the transport of ample supplies and materials for his military campaign into the uncharted province of Sayla.
"Your Majesty, word has come from the Emperor Isles that your father and his council disapprove of your campaign into Sayla. They are taking action to sway public opinion against you," De'lacar informed King Leviticus. "How should we proceed? Executing the old fool now would silence his council effectively." De'lacar suggested.
Leviticus furrowed his brow, considering the situation. "I'm less concerned about his feeble council than the consequences of killing the old man. No, executing him will be... complicated at this stage in my plan," Leviticus replied thoughtfully, weighing his options.
"De'lacar, contact the Alliance of Dark Heart and offer them a substantial reward for eliminating my mother. They must stage the event to implicate Old Man Lavarus, providing us with the perfect pretext to sentence him to death," Leviticus commanded, his voice unwavering.
"As you wish, Your Majesty. But... if I may," De'lacar hesitated, only to be immediately interrupted by Leviticus' thunderous voice.
"You may not!"
"Understood, Your Majesty," De'lacar responded, bowing his head in submission as he stepped backward into a swirling portal that closed behind him, leaving Leviticus to ponder his next move. The door to Leviticus's war room creaked open once more.
"Sire, the troops will be fully mobilized in about a month, and the fortress you commissioned will be completed in a matter of days," General Gurod reported, kneeling in submission to his king.
"And what of the local population here in BlackSands?" Leviticus inquired.
"We successfully captured the Perr'ju city of Ku'ran and many of the neighboring villages... however," the general hesitated.
"However?" Leviticus probed with great interest.
"Sir, the land here is harsh, and morale among the men in the 19th division is dwindling. They request permission to withdraw from the Sundered Coast and StoneBlossom Meadows," General Gurod explained, fear creeping into his voice.
"Withdrawal?..... Withdrawal!?" Leviticus stood, his piercing blue eyes flashing a fiery red for an instant. "The troops have been 'withdrawn'," he declared, sitting back down with a sinister grin.
"The 20th division is now the 19th division, and so forth for divisions 20 through 50," Leviticus detailed manically."Sir... That division comprised one hundred thousand men."
"And there will be one less to worry about unless you curb your questioning tone, General Gurod," Leviticus warned, his voice cold and unforgiving.
"Now that that little detail is taken care of, send a detachment of troops to retake the city of Ku'ran and recapture the local populations for use as slaves. The Sundered Coast and StoneBlossom Meadows are to be reoccupied immediately by the 19th division, formerly the 20th," Leviticus cackled.
"As you command, sire," General Gurod replied submissively as he stood and walked toward the war room's exit.
"Oh, and one more thing, General!" Leviticus called out as he sauntered over to Gurod, handing him a sealed parchment scroll bearing the symbol of the Mala'Deus Pantheon.
"Take this to the statue of Nero located on the edge of the DustBowl." Gurod grasped the scroll, his face a mix of shock and fear due to the ominous symbol and the perilous location he was to visit. However, not wanting to question a man who had just dispatched one hundred thousand men without a mere word, the general accepted the scroll without hesitation, simply responding, "As you wish, sire."
Back in Sayla, Elyan and Lira awoke early, eager to learn whether the elders had uncovered anything about the mysterious sword they had found the night before. They met at the prestigious Temple of the Celestial Gods, only to be greeted by a locked door.
"The door is only locked when something serious is happening," Elyan told Lira, trying to peer through a crack in the heavy wooden door.
"I know... it's troubling. The last time the temple was locked, we were attacked by a swarm of Bush Wyverns not long after," Lira replied, her voice filled with concern.
"Maybe we should just take it easy, Lira. The elders could be deliberating for hours, and I have chores to do at home anyway," Elyan suggested, stepping away from the door. "Yeah, maybe you're right. I have to go get Gecko herb from the village south of here today anyway. Perhaps things will have settled down by then," Lira replied, her frustration evident.
"The village of Floravale, right? I understand your frustration. It gets cold there, being so close to BlackSands," Elyan said compassionately.
"Yes! It can be tedious sometimes, but fortunately, Grandma's warm Gecko tea is a refuge all on its own," Lira declared, her spirits lifting.
"Ah yes! I remember Granny's Gecko tea! Pure as Solayah's soul," Elyan reminisced fondly, thinking back to his time as a youth in Floravale village.
"Well, I'll be sure to pass on your high praise to her," Lira responded with a giddy giggle. "You know, you could come with me. You're always welcome at Grandma Laya's house, Elyan, and I'm sure she'd love to see you after all these years."
"I would love to join you, Lira, but my mother's sickness has worsened lately, and my father will need help tilling the field. I'm glad Eleene is old enough to take over my mother's household duties. Krain knows Sedwin wouldn't be able to handle it," Elyan explained, reflecting on his younger brother's laziness.
"Is she still sick?" Lira asked with concern. "That's not good at all, Elyan. It's been, what, about four weeks now, right? Have you tried consulting Shaman Arlo about a possible remedy?" Lira inquired, her anticipation palpable.
"My sister Eleene has visited him several times, and the last time she inquired, he was just as puzzled as we are. So, he came to our home and made a dire prognosis. He says my mother is suffering from an illness related to our ancestral heritage. But when we asked him to elaborate further, he wouldn't say more, only that she had a matter of months before..." Elyan's voice trailed off, his teeth gritting slightly.
"I'm... so sorry, Elyan," Lira replied sympathetically. A dead silence filling the air.
"All things ethereal, the living intertwine... The meaning of life discovered, but only when we die," Elyan recited a verse from the scriptures on the teachings of Solayah. "It's okay, Lira. We're just going to make her as comfortable as possible before she rejoins Solayah."
"That's a noble task, Elyan. I truly commend you," Lira replied. "Well, I have to go if I want to get back in time to hear what the elders have to say. See you later, Elyan!" She hurried down the road heading south out of the village.
"Safe travels, Lira!" Elyan called out, watching Lira disappear into the distance.
"Well, I'd better get to my father," Elyan said to himself, preparing for the day ahead.
In the continent of Sol'aay, across the vast sea, former King Lavarus of Impre'us province and father to Leviticus, convenes with his council at the Temple of Sol'thur on the Emperor Isles. They engage in a heated debate about the impending invasion of Sayla and the reckless actions of Leviticus, who ascended the throne mere months ago.
"This is an utter disaster! Your son will be the downfall of our kingdom!" Adviser Calvris exclaims, addressing the former king Lavarus.
"Why did you abdicate so readily? Just because he vanquished those supposed 'invaders'?" another adviser adds.
Lavarus tries to interject, "It was an invasion..."
"Massacre, sire! Anyone with eyes saw what Prince Laventus did to those people," Adviser Calvris retorts.
"That's King Laventus, you insolent worm!" De'lacar announces, entering the chambers with numerous guards in tow.
The sudden appearance causes everyone in the room to stand. Lavarus demands, "What is the meaning of this, De'lacar?" his tone a mix of confusion and impatience.
"Well, 'Sire,' you are under arrest for high treason, for your involvement in the death of your wife, Queen Silla," De'lacar proclaims, gesturing for the guards to arrest Lavarus.
"What?! No..." Lavarus utters, shocked by the news.
"Unfortunately, yes. And the punishment for such a crime is public execution," De'lacar reveals, a sinister smile gracing his lips.
"How could he do this? Tell me, De'lacar! How could he have his sweet, innocent mother murdered?" Lavarus implores. De'lacar merely shrugs, responding, "I wasn't allowed to ask," before attempting to leave the room.
"Do you really think we'll let you and Leviticus get away with this, you glorified lapdog?" Adviser Calvris challenges De'lacar, garnering the support of his fellow advisers.
"No, which is why none of you will leave this room," De'lacar replies. "You may complete your contract, but don't leave a mess this time."
De'lacar's words puzzle the council as he ushers Lavarus out in shackles, closing the door behind him. Suddenly, small black energy masses with a purple aura appear next to each of the seven advisers' heads, darting into them as if possessing them. A dark figure clad in black leather armor emerges from the shadows, and the now zombie-like advisers form a single file line, following the mysterious figure out the door.
"Don't leave a mess this time," the mysterious figure, Zel, mocks De'lacar childishly. Two other figures materialize from the darkness behind him.
"Don't be so childish, Zel," the tallest of the figures scolds. "Indeed, your overconfidence could be your undoing," a female voice chimes in with laughter.
"Yeah, yeah, stop lecturing me! This contract was already disappointing," Zel grumbles.
"Please! This contract was the witches tits! Not every day you get to stage a murder within in the royal bloodlines" the female voice counters.
"Of course you had fun, you got the most pleasurable kill with that frail old Lady Sinclair," Zel retorts.
The trio, along with the entranced advisers, proceed down the palace hallway, reaching a dead end. Zel recites an incantation, "Queen of the night, heed your children's call, for we've fulfilled our tasks and killed them all!" Simultaneously, he casts a handful of black powder at the wall.
The wall transforms into a distorted portal, emanating a faint purple glow and the haunting sounds of countless souls groaning in agony. As the mysterious figures and their captives step through, the largest cloaked figure drops a black rose with deep purple pedals, before the portal vanishes behind them. A calling card of the Alliance of Dark Heart.

Okay, so, full disclosure: I write how I speak, I'm trying my best. This story has a lot of detail, and the TL;DR is also quite long... I am so sorry.
So, this goes back to early February.
Background: My (19F) friend Emily (19F) started attending university in the fall at the campus on the other side of the province, so, she has had to move into residence. I also started university in the fall, but I stayed home. For about 2 weeks early into the winter semester the professors at our university went on strike, so, after about 2 weeks Emily decided to come home. I'm not sure how many of her courses got paused by the strike, but only one of mine got paused. The day after Emily came home, the strike got resolved, and I went back to my full 5 courses. Emily is an art student, and from what I can tell has more wiggle room when it comes to missing classes. Since the strike got resolved as soon as she came home, she decided to stay until after the semester break was over (Timeline reference: The strike got resolved Feb 5-11, classes started back up like normal Feb 12-18, semester break was Feb 19-25).
How it started: While Emily was home, she and another friend of ours, Bailey (21F), and I were trying to make plans to hang out. I made sure to let them know that I would be quite busy as the week before the semester break I had midterms back to back and had to study. They understood, but they for some reason took "I'm a bit busy this week" as "Don't talk to me at all this week" and said nothing to me for over a week. Semester break comes around, day 2 of the semester break I'm finally free, so, I message in our group chat "Hey! Do you both want to go for a drive sometime on Thursday?" and Emily just says "idk," Bailey doesn't respond at all. Emily continues to talk about how her roommate is in town and how she is excited to see someone since 'nobody else wanted to see her.' I said that sounds nice and I hope she has fun. Neither Emily or Bailey suggested any alternatives to hanging out, so, I figured they were busy and I decided not to put any pressure on them to make plans.
Later on, in the week, I don't hear from Emily and Bailey. I'm hanging out with my partner since I didn't have plans with any other friends (I made sure to keep my semester break pretty free so I could see Emily and Bailey multiple times in the week, and I am unemployed) and then I see that Emily and Bailey are at a restaurant together. They posted the picture to our bigger group chat, and I honestly felt hurt by it. I told my partner, and after talking to them about it, they told me it's not unreasonable to let them know that I'm hurt as long as I word everything carefully.
So I did, I sent a message to them in our little group chat and said something along the lines of "Hi! So, I have no issue with you both hanging out with each other one on one at all, but I'm a bit hurt you didn't invite me to dinner since this is Emily's last day and I was really hoping to see you both before Emily left." They both started going off on me saying things like "It's not always our job to plan group events," "If you wanted to see Emily, you would have made an effort to do so," and "We felt that if we invited you, we would have been obligated to invite the entire group," and so on and so forth. It came out of the blue since up until this point I had no idea anything was wrong. I started apologizing and explaining that I wasn't asking them to plan something with our entire friend group, but that I was hurt they didn't think to invite me since I had tried to make plans earlier on in the week.
They kept fighting with me, so, I dropped everything. At this point, I wasn't entirely sure what I did wrong, but after a few days, Emily or Bailey didn't reach out to me to talk. I eventually messaged Emily and asked for clarification about what I did wrong so that things could be resolved. Emily was being snarky and said, "Well why do you think we're upset?" At this point, I did get a bit snappy with her and told her I wasn't going to play games with her, reiterated that she doesn't have to talk to me right now if she needs more time, but that she needs to tell me straight-up what I did wrong since it's hard to figure out what exactly she's upset about based on what she was saying in the group chat.
She told me she was upset at me because she assumed (in her own words) that I was avoiding her and ditching her to hang out with my partner. I explained to her that I wasn't avoiding her and I wasn't ditching her for my partner and any time I was with my partner before the semester break my partner helped me study. I also apologized for everything. She kept fighting me after every single apology. Eventually, I go talk to another friend of ours, Brookes (21NB), about everything since Emily and I had been going back and forth for a few days and I don't know what else she wants from me since I apologized and was just waiting for her to apologize. At some point, while I'm with Brookes, Bailey, and Emily figure out that Brookes and I are talking about the argument between Emily and me, and Emily messages Brookes to 'make sure I'm not making myself a victim.'
Brookes eventually talks to Emily about everything, but Brookes does it in a way where they had to let Emily mention something before Brookes explained it. The way I had been talking to Emily is "Hey, I'm so sorry I didn't realize. Explain the missing details, and Tell Emily she still did something wrong and that I am hurt by it" which was apparently the issue. Emily eventually apologized to me through Brookes, Brookes asked Emily to apologize directly to me. Emily says "Sorry" and nothing else.
Present: So, a few days ago I got a little break from assignments and told Emily like "Hey, I understand you said sorry, but the way you only said sorry and didn't actually acknowledge what you did wrong made me feel like you only apologized because Brookes asked you to." and Emily basically said "I didn't say much since I was already so stressed out, and started trauma responding. Big fights like this are really stressful to me and I needed time to calm down from the state of panic I was in. I'm sorry about the situation that happened."
I just said thank you, and Emily said "Alright then ... Nothing on you, but I'm going back to isolating myself. I do not like what I experienced during this. Between generally getting irritable and the stress that came with it, or the episodes I experienced along the way. Wish you well, talk to you in the summer." Then she left the group chat she, Bailey, and I had.
The issue (Looking for advice about this section): So, my issue right now is that I feel like everything should feel resolved right now, but it doesn't. I still feel like Emily did not apologize, and Bailey also did not apologize either (I did not talk about what happened between Bailey and me. If anyone feels it's important I'll make an edit). I did tell Emily and Bailey that all I wanted when I first told them I was hurt by them was an apology. The bigger issue I have from this is that this whole argument honestly does not make me want to be around Emily anymore, it makes me feel weary of hanging out with Bailey anytime soon, and I was fully ready to cut off Emily for the way she was acting throughout the entire argument.
It's entirely possible that I'm just holding a grudge, but honestly, this is not the first time Bailey or Emily have done something to hurt me and then did not apologize for it after I told them that it hurt me.
I want to continue being friends with Emily, but this honestly makes it hard for me to do that right now. I know eventually, I'll be less upset, but I will hold a grudge no matter what.
TL;DR My (19F) friend, Emily (19F), was upset with me because she wanted to see me while she was in town temporarily in the middle of the semester, but when I was studying for midterms with my partner she thought I was ditching her for my partner. Instead of reaching out to me about it, she just assumed I was avoiding her. I tried to make plans with her as soon as I was free, but she told me she was no longer in the mood. Emily and Bailey(21F) hung out together later that week without me, I told them that hurt me and they both lost it on me. Things got cleared up somewhat on Emily's end through another friend, Brookes (21NB), but Emily did not apologize for her wrongdoings until recently. She mentioned alongside her apology that she didn't properly apologize before because she was trauma-responding. She how now decided that she will not talk to me until the summer, but I am having a hard time accepting her apology and am struggling with the idea of continuing to interact with her after everything.

Seeking guidance from the many seasoned booters here regarding boot toe boxes or orthotics, and mitigating chronic blisters, in particular toe flesh getting pinched under an adjacent toe and causing painful blisters.
Sock preference is thick, 75% merino wool blend. Am highly against thin socks, in fact attribute thin socks to tearing an ACL while hucking cornices as my foot/ankle/shin simply twisted inside despite pricey thermal formed ski boots. Any tighter with thin socks, and circulation was cut; i never had the ACL reconstructed and am ok with that.
What is chronically happening on hikes or being on my feet all day is the flesh at the bottom of my right foot 4th toe, next to pinky toe, is getting pinched under the 3rd middle toe from steps such that painful blisters form. Happens by the end of a single day on my feet whether i wear slip on shit kickers (Aussie 6" Redbacks, now switching to Keen slip on 6" utility) or full lace up paratrooper 8" boots. My workaround to get thru multi day hikes is to take waterproof athletic sports wrap tape in 1/2" width, and loop 2-3 times in order to pre-flatten the blister prone toe area. A plaster has about the same effect until it slips off.
Another note is that i broke a toe in the same right foot several years ago on a weeks long river trip, so was unable to seek medical attention until the bone fused out of alignment. I was barefoot and slipped off the hull and onto a suspended raft rope during a hustle that i believe caught between my 2nd and 3rd toe, so today the 2nd toe naturally points towards the big one like a vulcan salute. At this point i cannot remember nor confirm if my blistering toe issue has correlation to before/after the river trip, but it certainly continues to happen today.
Have already tried mitigating with superfeet blue inserts in all the footwear without much improvement. Am looking for guidance and suggestions from those that may have overcome this similar pain in the arse, re toe boxes, orthotics, socks, etc. Many thanks.

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast/
Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer!

Name	Float	Specifics	Tradability	B/O
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0074	0.00	Tradable	$16184.77
★ Karambit Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0253	Clean Corner	Tradable	$10565.64
AWP Dragon Lore MW	0.0922	-	Tradable	$9805.4
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0335	-	Tradable	$9783.52
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0655	-	Tradable	$8419.8
★ Karambit Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0095	FLAWLESS + 0.00	Tradable	$9517.64
AWP Gungnir FT	0.2507	titan holo kato 15 scope	Tradable	$7466.9
AK-47 Wild Lotus FT	0.3033	-	Tradable	$6397.1
AWP Gungnir BS	0.4860	-	Tradable	$5994.92
★ M9 Bayonet Crimson Web FN	0.0659	-	Tradable	$6534.78
★ Sport Gloves Vice MW	0.1466	-	Tradable	$4899.12
★ Bayonet Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0524	-	Tradable	$4575.46
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0238	-	Tradable	$3922.61
★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box FT	0.3746	-	Tradable	$3978.82
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0216	-	Not tradeable	$3935.32
★ Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0639	-	Tradable	$3671.6
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0262	-	Not tradeable	$3113.41
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono MW	0.1306	-	Tradable	$3442.25
AWP The Prince MW	0.1337	1337 float	Tradable	$3534.23
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FN	0.0621	-	Tradable	$3175.9
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Black Pearl) FN	0.0642	-	Tradable	$3236.98
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0286	-	Tradable	$2971.51
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0302	99.24% Fade	Tradable	$3250.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0064	91.02% Fade	Tradable	$2863.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0599	81.47% Fade	Tradable	$2763.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0195	80.0% Fade (lowest possible mango fade)	Tradable	$3763.18
AWP The Prince FT	0.2191	-	Not tradeable	$2714.89
★ M9 Bayonet Lore MW	0.0767	.07	Tradable	$2664.95
AK-47 Gold Arabesque FN	0.0195	.01	Tradable	$2226.57
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0064	91.37% Fade	Not tradeable	$2381.13
ST ★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0330	-	Tradable	$2106.21
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3721	-	Tradable	$2122.66
★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0140	-	Not tradeable	$2057.71
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1333	-	Tradable	$1956.41
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1366	-	Tradable	$1956.41
ST ★ Karambit Autotronic FN	0.0684	-	Not tradeable	$1820.7
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0027	0.002	Not tradeable	$2250.13
AK-47 Gold Arabesque MW	0.0817	.08	Tradable	$1998.56
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0222	-	Tradable	$1891.57
AWP Desert Hydra MW	0.1062	-	Not tradeable	$1868.59
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0337	-	Not tradeable	$1757.82
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0150	-	Not tradeable	$1757.82
★ Driver Gloves King Snake MW	0.1278	BTA Pattern	Tradable	$2045.91
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1010	-	Tradable	$2122.03
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1193	-	Tradable	$1992.03
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0161	86.66% Fade	Tradable	$1608.77
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0277	94.22% Fade	Tradable	$1808.77
★ Skeleton Knife Fade MW	0.0715	87.43% Fade	Not tradeable	$1585.9
ST ★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0329	97.26% Fade	Tradable	$1925.66
★ Butterfly Knife FT	0.3757	-	Tradable	$1483.94
★ Karambit Lore MW	0.1414	-	Not tradeable	$1457.72
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.0716	-	Not tradeable	$1456.56
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0383	-	Tradable	$1454.72
AWP Desert Hydra FT	0.2099	-	Tradable	$1443.45
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3673	-	Not tradeable	$1419.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3688	-	Tradable	$1419.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.1675	.16	Tradable	$2919.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3682	-	Tradable	$1419.49
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0195	-	Not tradeable	$1366.25
ST AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3628	-	Tradable	$1316.58
AK-47 Hydroponic MW	0.1164	-	Tradable	$1310.17
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor	0.4195	-	Tradable	$1299.18
AK-47 Gold Arabesque	0.4238	-	Tradable	$1291.38
AK-47 X-Ray FN	0.0649	-	Tradable	$1280.17
★ Karambit Autotronic MW	0.0778	-	Tradable	$1267.21
★ Sport Gloves Omega MW	0.1453	-	Not tradeable	$1215.93
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter MW	0.1214	-	Not tradeable	$1208.87
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0696	-	Tradable	$1192.84
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0488	-	Tradable	$1156.51
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0314	91.23% Fade	Tradable	$1350.68
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0318	82.13% Fade	Tradable	$1250.68
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0350	99.25% Fade	Tradable	$1650.68
AWP Desert Hydra BS	0.4645	-	Tradable	$1228.76
★ Karambit Slaughter FN	0.0428	-	Tradable	$1069.11
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade MW	0.1411	-	Tradable	$1048.28
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.3037	-	Tradable	$1045.66
★ Specialist Gloves Fade MW	0.1358	-	Tradable	$1039.98
ST ★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0220	-	Tradable	$1033.86
AK-47 Fire Serpent MW	0.1296	-	Tradable	$1026.73
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0095	-	Not tradeable	$1019.3
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0034	-	Tradable	$1019.3
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0268	-	Tradable	$1019.3
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Freehand FN	0.0242	-	Tradable	$1017.33
ST ★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0338	-	Tradable	$1002.11
★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.3756	-	Not tradeable	$987.11
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web	0.3847	-	Not tradeable	$975.68
ST ★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.2143	-	Tradable	$966.28
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel MW	0.1151	-	Tradable	$938.39
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0376	-	Tradable	$929.58
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$900.27
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls MW	0.1348	-	Not tradeable	$888.06
★ Butterfly Knife Night MW	0.1328	-	Tradable	$885.3
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious FT	0.3622	-	Not tradeable	$852.19
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1205	-	Tradable	$851.72
ST AK-47 Wasteland Rebel FN	0.0661	-	Tradable	$841.74
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Autotronic FT	0.2655	-	Tradable	$837.52
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0313	-	Not tradeable	$814.43
AWP Fade FN	0.0416	-	Tradable	$786.47
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0329	-	Tradable	$778.35
ST ★ Skeleton Knife	0.3929	-	Tradable	$776.35
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0180	-	Tradable	$741.91
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot FT	0.3649	-	Tradable	$732.65
★ Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet FT	0.3086	-	Tradable	$721
★ Sport Gloves Vice BS	0.5773	-	Not tradeable	$720.7
★ Driver Gloves Black Tie MW	0.1460	-	Tradable	$713.64
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3403	-	Not tradeable	$710.51
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1388	-	Tradable	$710.44
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2522	-	Tradable	$682.4
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2290	-	Tradable	$782.4
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Rust Coat BS	0.9229	-	Tradable	$646.71
★ Butterfly Knife Case Hardened BS	0.5923	-	Not tradeable	$633.53
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike FT	0.2467	-	Tradable	$797.77
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Night MW	0.1379	-	Tradable	$597.19
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web FT	0.1687	-	Tradable	$1082.33
AWP Lightning Strike FN	0.0242	-	Not tradeable	$555.68
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1488	-	Not tradeable	$546.14
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1354	-	Tradable	$546.14
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid MW	0.1451	-	Tradable	$538.64
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0185	-	Not tradeable	$538.15
ST ★ Bayonet Slaughter FN	0.0411	-	Not tradeable	$524.36
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0160	-	Not tradeable	$509.65
ST USP-S Kill Confirmed FN	0.0694	-	Tradable	$484.67
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.1555	-	Not tradeable	$990.66
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.1693	-	Not tradeable	$625.31
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.2104	-	Not tradeable	$495.31
★ Survival Knife Fade FN	0.0337	-	Not tradeable	$420.44
AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0975	-	Not tradeable	$400.01
★ Moto Gloves POW! FT	0.3794	-	Not tradeable	$370.7
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0118	-	Not tradeable	$369.54
★ M9 Bayonet Forest DDPAT FT	0.3200	-	Tradable	$363.99
★ Bayonet Black Laminate FT	0.3254	-	Not tradeable	$317.46
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0068	-	Tradable	$305.5
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.2287	-	Tradable	$295.68
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.1696	-	Tradable	$295.68
★ Stiletto Knife Ultraviolet MW	0.1427	-	Not tradeable	$285.15
Desert Eagle Fennec Fox FN	0.0678	-	Not tradeable	$280.21
★ Falchion Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0698	-	Not tradeable	$269.15
★ Skeleton Knife Forest DDPAT	0.4312	-	Tradable	$264.22
★ Nomad Knife Case Hardened	0.4454	-	Tradable	$261.96
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN	0.0438	-	Not tradeable	$234.96
ST ★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic MW	0.1222	-	Not tradeable	$202.95
ST AK-47 Bloodsport FN	0.0578	-	Not tradeable	$198.59
AK-47 Fuel Injector MW	0.1310	-	Not tradeable	$189.93
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure FT	0.1574	-	Tradable	$159.6
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0078	-	Not tradeable	$158.41
★ Bowie Knife Case Hardened FT	0.2116	-	Not tradeable	$157.78
★ Moto Gloves Eclipse FT	0.3682	-	Not tradeable	$154.22
★ Survival Knife Case Hardened	0.4167	-	Tradable	$141.05
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate FT	0.3105	-	Tradable	$140.38
★ Gut Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0075	-	Not tradeable	$128.97
M4A1-S Printstream FT	0.3122	-	Not tradeable	$116.39
M4A1-S Printstream FT	0.2032	-	Not tradeable	$116.39
ST AWP Redline MW	0.1037	-	Tradable	$116.1
AWP Asiimov FT	0.2556	-	Tradable	$110.35
Desert Eagle Printstream FN	0.0697	-	Not tradeable	$104.02

• Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast

Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU

Hi dear friends, everything in my inventory is up for trade and up for sale.
(This List only contain items above $100 I have a lot more items in my inventory, check that out on my profile)
This list is not always up to date there is more unlisted items in my inventory! feel free to add me to discuss offers. The fastest way to get a response is to send me a direct trade offer through my trade link.
Links to my profile / trade offer
Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast/
Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU
Every item is up for trade, don't be afraid to send an offer!

Name	Float	Specifics	Tradability	B/O
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0074	0.00	Tradable	$16184.77
★ Karambit Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0253	Clean Corner	Tradable	$10565.64
AWP Dragon Lore MW	0.0922	-	Tradable	$9805.4
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0335	-	Tradable	$9783.52
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0655	-	Tradable	$8419.8
★ Karambit Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0095	FLAWLESS + 0.00	Tradable	$9517.64
AWP Gungnir FT	0.2507	titan holo kato 15 scope	Tradable	$7466.9
AK-47 Wild Lotus FT	0.3033	-	Tradable	$6397.1
AWP Gungnir BS	0.4860	-	Tradable	$5994.92
★ M9 Bayonet Crimson Web FN	0.0659	-	Tradable	$6534.78
★ Sport Gloves Vice MW	0.1466	-	Tradable	$4899.12
★ Bayonet Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0524	-	Tradable	$4575.46
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0238	-	Tradable	$3922.61
★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box FT	0.3746	-	Tradable	$3978.82
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0216	-	Not tradeable	$3935.32
★ Bayonet Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0639	-	Tradable	$3671.6
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0262	-	Not tradeable	$3113.41
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono MW	0.1306	-	Tradable	$3442.25
AWP The Prince MW	0.1337	1337 float	Tradable	$3534.23
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FN	0.0621	-	Tradable	$3175.9
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Black Pearl) FN	0.0642	-	Tradable	$3236.98
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0286	-	Tradable	$2971.51
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0302	99.24% Fade	Tradable	$3250.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0064	91.02% Fade	Tradable	$2863.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0599	81.47% Fade	Tradable	$2763.18
★ Butterfly Knife Fade FN	0.0195	80.0% Fade (lowest possible mango fade)	Tradable	$3763.18
AWP The Prince FT	0.2191	-	Not tradeable	$2714.89
★ M9 Bayonet Lore MW	0.0767	.07	Tradable	$2664.95
AK-47 Gold Arabesque FN	0.0195	.01	Tradable	$2226.57
★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0064	91.37% Fade	Not tradeable	$2381.13
ST ★ Karambit Fade FN	0.0330	-	Tradable	$2106.21
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze FT	0.3721	-	Tradable	$2122.66
★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Ruby) FN	0.0140	-	Not tradeable	$2057.71
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1333	-	Tradable	$1956.41
★ Butterfly Knife Crimson Web MW	0.1366	-	Tradable	$1956.41
ST ★ Karambit Autotronic FN	0.0684	-	Not tradeable	$1820.7
★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0027	0.002	Not tradeable	$2250.13
AK-47 Gold Arabesque MW	0.0817	.08	Tradable	$1998.56
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Marble Fade FN	0.0222	-	Tradable	$1891.57
AWP Desert Hydra MW	0.1062	-	Not tradeable	$1868.59
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0337	-	Not tradeable	$1757.82
★ Butterfly Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0150	-	Not tradeable	$1757.82
★ Driver Gloves King Snake MW	0.1278	BTA Pattern	Tradable	$2045.91
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1010	-	Tradable	$2122.03
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web MW	0.1193	-	Tradable	$1992.03
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0161	86.66% Fade	Tradable	$1608.77
★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0277	94.22% Fade	Tradable	$1808.77
★ Skeleton Knife Fade MW	0.0715	87.43% Fade	Not tradeable	$1585.9
ST ★ Skeleton Knife Fade FN	0.0329	97.26% Fade	Tradable	$1925.66
★ Butterfly Knife FT	0.3757	-	Tradable	$1483.94
★ Karambit Lore MW	0.1414	-	Not tradeable	$1457.72
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic MW	0.0716	-	Not tradeable	$1456.56
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0383	-	Tradable	$1454.72
AWP Desert Hydra FT	0.2099	-	Tradable	$1443.45
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3673	-	Not tradeable	$1419.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3688	-	Tradable	$1419.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.1675	.16	Tradable	$2919.49
★ Sport Gloves Vice FT	0.3682	-	Tradable	$1419.49
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0195	-	Not tradeable	$1366.25
ST AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3628	-	Tradable	$1316.58
AK-47 Hydroponic MW	0.1164	-	Tradable	$1310.17
★ Sport Gloves Superconductor	0.4195	-	Tradable	$1299.18
AK-47 Gold Arabesque	0.4238	-	Tradable	$1291.38
AK-47 X-Ray FN	0.0649	-	Tradable	$1280.17
★ Karambit Autotronic MW	0.0778	-	Tradable	$1267.21
★ Sport Gloves Omega MW	0.1453	-	Not tradeable	$1215.93
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter MW	0.1214	-	Not tradeable	$1208.87
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0696	-	Tradable	$1192.84
★ M9 Bayonet Marble Fade FN	0.0488	-	Tradable	$1156.51
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0314	91.23% Fade	Tradable	$1350.68
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0318	82.13% Fade	Tradable	$1250.68
★ Talon Knife Fade FN	0.0350	99.25% Fade	Tradable	$1650.68
AWP Desert Hydra BS	0.4645	-	Tradable	$1228.76
★ Karambit Slaughter FN	0.0428	-	Tradable	$1069.11
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade MW	0.1411	-	Tradable	$1048.28
★ M9 Bayonet Lore FT	0.3037	-	Tradable	$1045.66
★ Specialist Gloves Fade MW	0.1358	-	Tradable	$1039.98
ST ★ Karambit Tiger Tooth FN	0.0220	-	Tradable	$1033.86
AK-47 Fire Serpent MW	0.1296	-	Tradable	$1026.73
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0095	-	Not tradeable	$1019.3
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0034	-	Tradable	$1019.3
Glock-18 Fade FN	0.0268	-	Tradable	$1019.3
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Freehand FN	0.0242	-	Tradable	$1017.33
ST ★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0338	-	Tradable	$1002.11
★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.3756	-	Not tradeable	$987.11
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web	0.3847	-	Not tradeable	$975.68
ST ★ M9 Bayonet FT	0.2143	-	Tradable	$966.28
★ Butterfly Knife Damascus Steel MW	0.1151	-	Tradable	$938.39
★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0376	-	Tradable	$929.58
★ M9 Bayonet Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0318	-	Tradable	$900.27
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls MW	0.1348	-	Not tradeable	$888.06
★ Butterfly Knife Night MW	0.1328	-	Tradable	$885.3
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious FT	0.3622	-	Not tradeable	$852.19
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter MW	0.1205	-	Tradable	$851.72
ST AK-47 Wasteland Rebel FN	0.0661	-	Tradable	$841.74
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Autotronic FT	0.2655	-	Tradable	$837.52
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0313	-	Not tradeable	$814.43
AWP Fade FN	0.0416	-	Tradable	$786.47
★ Talon Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN	0.0329	-	Tradable	$778.35
ST ★ Skeleton Knife	0.3929	-	Tradable	$776.35
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Phase 3) FN	0.0180	-	Tradable	$741.91
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot FT	0.3649	-	Tradable	$732.65
★ Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet FT	0.3086	-	Tradable	$721
★ Sport Gloves Vice BS	0.5773	-	Not tradeable	$720.7
★ Driver Gloves Black Tie MW	0.1460	-	Tradable	$713.64
AK-47 Fire Serpent FT	0.3403	-	Not tradeable	$710.51
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web MW	0.1388	-	Tradable	$710.44
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2522	-	Tradable	$682.4
★ Driver Gloves Snow Leopard FT	0.2290	-	Tradable	$782.4
ST ★ Butterfly Knife Rust Coat BS	0.9229	-	Tradable	$646.71
★ Butterfly Knife Case Hardened BS	0.5923	-	Not tradeable	$633.53
★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike FT	0.2467	-	Tradable	$797.77
ST ★ M9 Bayonet Night MW	0.1379	-	Tradable	$597.19
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web FT	0.1687	-	Tradable	$1082.33
AWP Lightning Strike FN	0.0242	-	Not tradeable	$555.68
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1488	-	Not tradeable	$546.14
★ Sport Gloves Scarlet Shamagh MW	0.1354	-	Tradable	$546.14
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid MW	0.1451	-	Tradable	$538.64
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler (Sapphire) FN	0.0185	-	Not tradeable	$538.15
ST ★ Bayonet Slaughter FN	0.0411	-	Not tradeable	$524.36
Desert Eagle Blaze FN	0.0160	-	Not tradeable	$509.65
ST USP-S Kill Confirmed FN	0.0694	-	Tradable	$484.67
★ Driver Gloves King Snake FT	0.1555	-	Not tradeable	$990.66
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.1693	-	Not tradeable	$625.31
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls FT	0.2104	-	Not tradeable	$495.31
★ Survival Knife Fade FN	0.0337	-	Not tradeable	$420.44
AK-47 Vulcan MW	0.0975	-	Not tradeable	$400.01
★ Moto Gloves POW! FT	0.3794	-	Not tradeable	$370.7
★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 1) FN	0.0118	-	Not tradeable	$369.54
★ M9 Bayonet Forest DDPAT FT	0.3200	-	Tradable	$363.99
★ Bayonet Black Laminate FT	0.3254	-	Not tradeable	$317.46
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0068	-	Tradable	$305.5
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.2287	-	Tradable	$295.68
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid FT	0.1696	-	Tradable	$295.68
★ Stiletto Knife Ultraviolet MW	0.1427	-	Not tradeable	$285.15
Desert Eagle Fennec Fox FN	0.0678	-	Not tradeable	$280.21
★ Falchion Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0698	-	Not tradeable	$269.15
★ Skeleton Knife Forest DDPAT	0.4312	-	Tradable	$264.22
★ Nomad Knife Case Hardened	0.4454	-	Tradable	$261.96
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN	0.0438	-	Not tradeable	$234.96
ST ★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic MW	0.1222	-	Not tradeable	$202.95
ST AK-47 Bloodsport FN	0.0578	-	Not tradeable	$198.59
AK-47 Fuel Injector MW	0.1310	-	Not tradeable	$189.93
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure FT	0.1574	-	Tradable	$159.6
★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN	0.0078	-	Not tradeable	$158.41
★ Bowie Knife Case Hardened FT	0.2116	-	Not tradeable	$157.78
★ Moto Gloves Eclipse FT	0.3682	-	Not tradeable	$154.22
★ Survival Knife Case Hardened	0.4167	-	Tradable	$141.05
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate FT	0.3105	-	Tradable	$140.38
★ Gut Knife Tiger Tooth FN	0.0075	-	Not tradeable	$128.97
M4A1-S Printstream FT	0.3122	-	Not tradeable	$116.39
M4A1-S Printstream FT	0.2032	-	Not tradeable	$116.39
ST AWP Redline MW	0.1037	-	Tradable	$116.1
AWP Asiimov FT	0.2556	-	Tradable	$110.35
Desert Eagle Printstream FN	0.0697	-	Not tradeable	$104.02

• Steam Profile : https://steamcommunity.com/id/antonbeast

Trade offer : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=61414315&token=WGyxdHWU

Have - Steam gifts (ROW, unrestricted, if you can't see the game in my inventory, it is still available, so add me for the trade)

Game name	Price	Notes	Stock	Game Status
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures	offers			Gift
A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Aerena - Clash of Champions	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Age of Empires Legacy Bundle	25 keys			Gift
Agricultural Simulator 2011: Extended Edition	2 keys			Gift
AirMech 2	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Amnesia Memories	3 keys			Gift
Arena Wars 2	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Awesomenauts Power Pack	1 TOD Ticket		subID 36025	Gift
Back to the Future The Game	25 keys	removed game	subID 6970	Gift
Barbie Dreamhouse Party	400 keys	removed game		Gift
Battle Los Angeles	offers	removed game	subID 11488	Gift
Borderless Gaming	5 keys			Gift
Broken Age	2 keys			Gift
Call of Duty World at War	25 keys			Gift
Castle of Illusion	3 keys			Gift
Circuits	2 keys			Gift
Cities XL 2012	15 keys	removed game		Gift
Clive Barker's Jericho	40 keys	removed game	subID 531	Gift
Commandos Pack	2 keys			Gift
Crusader Kings II Collection	5 keys		subID 26483	Gift
Deadpool + Merc with a Map Pack DLC	500 keys	removed game	28777 + 29453	Gift
Deathgarden BLOODHARVEST	4 keys			Gift
Defy Gravity Extended	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Demigod	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Deus Ex Game of the Year Edition	2 keys			Gift
DiRT 2	50 keys	removed game	subID 14293	Gift
Dirt 2	50 keys	removed game	subID 2493	Gift
Don't Starve Soundtrack	5 keys			Gift
Droplitz (Holiday Sale 2011 Gift)	offers	removed game	subID 12638	Gift
Ducati World Championship	2 keys			Gift
Dungeon Defenders	3 keys			Gift
E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy	2 keys			Gift
Euro Truck Simulator 2	4 keys			Gift
F1 2011	offers	removed game	subID 11620	Gift
F1 2011	offers	removed game	subID 12677	Gift
F1 2012	offers	removed game		Gift
Faerie Solitaire	2 keys			Gift
Farming Simulator 2013 Titanium Edition	9 keys			Gift
Fast and Furious Showdown	30 keys	removed game	subID 27803	Gift
Football Manager 2014	20 keys	removed game	subID 30274	Giftable copy/add me
Fortified	1 TOD Ticket			Steam key/add me
FUEL	offers	removed game	subID 1878	Gift
Ghostbusters The Videogame	offers	removed game	subID 1693	Gift
Grid	offers	removed game		Gift
Grim Fandango Remastered	3 keys			Gift
Hero Academy - Tribe Pack - Hatless Gift	4 keys			Gift
Hitman Collection (ROW)	23 keys		subID 49903	Gift
Hospital Tycoon	2 keys			Gift
Ice Age 4	30 keys	removed game	subID 19227	Gift
Infestation Survivor Stories Classic	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Insecticide Part 1	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Iron Storm	6 keys			Gift
Iron Warriors T - 72 Tank Command	2 keys			Gift
Jurassic Park The Game	offers	removed game	subID 7705	Gift
Kane & Lynch 2 DLC Alliance Weapon Pack	offers			Gift
Kane & Lynch 2 DLC Multiplayer Masks Pack	offers			Gift
Kane & Lynch 2 DLC The Doggie Bag	offers			Gift
Kerbal Space Program	10 keys			Gift
Kingdoms Rise	offers	removed game		Gift
Left 4 Dead	4 keys			Gift
Legendary	2 keys			Gift
Lord of the Rings War in the North	50 keys	removed game	subID 12158	Gift
Lucius	2 keys			Gift
Lunar Flight	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Maelstrom The Battle for Earth Begins	3 keys			Gift
Max Payne 2 The Fall of Max Payne	12 keys			Gift
Medieval Engineers	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Metro Last Light Complete	offers	removed game	subID 39286	Gift
Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor Season Pass	4 keys	removed game	subID 51210	Gift
Mount & Blade Complete	6 keys		subID 38003	Gift
Move or Die	2 keys			Gift
NASCAR The Game 2013	45 keys	removed game	subID 28448	Gift
Natural Selection 2	2 keys			Gift
NBA 2K16 Michael Jordan Edition	offers	removed game	subID 73028	Gift
Nexuiz	2 keys			Gift
Painkiller Hell & Damnation	2 keys			Gift
Paradox Grand Strategy Collection	6 keys			Gift
PAYDAY 2 Gage Weapon Pack 02	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
PAYDAY 2 The Goat Simulator Heist	3 keys			Gift
Pinball FX3 - Star Wars Pinball	5 keys			Gift
PlayWay's Sim Bundle	5 keys		subID 51669	Gift
Please Hold	50 keys		subID 92974	Gift
Post Apocalyptic Mayhem	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Pro Cycling Manager 2012	offers	removed game	subID 15175	Gift
Pro Cycling Manager 2013	offers	removed game	subID 28407	Gift
Pro Cycling Manager 2014	6 keys			Gift
Punch Club	3 keys			Gift
Puzzle Dimension	2 keys			Gift
Ratz Instagib	2 keys			Gift
Razor2 Hidden Skies	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Resilience Wave Survival	4 keys			Gift
Retro City Rampage DX	2 keys			Gift
RIFT	offers			Gift
Roogoo	2 keys			Gift
Rush Bros	2 keys			Gift
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle	10 keys			Gift
Saints Row IV - Child's Play Pack	1 TOD Ticket	removed game	subID 35488	Gift
Section 8 Prejudice	offers	removed game	subID 11106	Gift
Shannon Tweed's Attack Of The Groupies	2 keys			Gift
Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai Collection	10 keys		subID 17095	Gift
Sins of a Dark Age Early Access Gift	2 keys			Gift
STAR WARS Empire at War Gold Pack	7 keys			Gift
SteamWorld Dig	1 TOD Ticket			Steam key/add me
Sugar Cube Bittersweet Factory	3 keys			Gift
Super Meat Boy	3 keys			Gift
Super Meat Boy Soundtrack	offers	removed game	subID 12323	Gift
Super Monday Night Combat	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Team Fortress 2	15 keys			Gift
Test Drive Unlimited 2	offers	removed game	subID 12636	Gift
The Amazing Spider-Man	offers	removed game		Gift
The Amazing Spider-Man - All DLC Bundle	offers	removed game		Gift
The Bureau XCOM Declassified	5 keys			Gift
The Desolate Hope	2 keys			Gift
The Holiday Express	4 keys		subID 35154	Gift
Incredible Adventures Van Helsing	4 keys			Gift
Incredible Adventures Van Helsing Arcane	1 key			Gift
Incredible Adventures Van Helsing Blue Blood	1 key			Gift
Incredible Adventures Van Helsing Thaumaturge	1 key			Gift
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	6 keys			Gift
The Lord of the Rings Online Helm’s Deep Base	offers	removed game	subID 32781	Gift
The Lord of the Rings Online Quad Pack	offers	removed game	subID 32775	Gift
The Lord of the Rings Online Steely Dawn Pack	offers	removed game	subID 18483	Gift
The Political Machine (2012)	offers	removed game		Gift
The Ship	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff	10 keys			Gift
The Sims 3 Generations	10 keys			Gift
The Sims 3 Pets	10 keys			Gift
The Sims 3 Seasons	10 keys			Gift
The Walking Dead Survival Instinct + Herd DLC	40 keys	removed game	26399 + 27013	Gift
The Wolf Among Us	7 keys			Gift
theHunter Primal	offers	removed game		Gift
Total War Master Collection Sept 2014	15 keys		subID 51362	Gift
Train Simulator 2013 - Trains vs Zombies 2	10 keys			Gift
Trine Collection	4 keys		subID 28358	Gift
Tropico 4 Collector's Bundle	2 keys			Gift
Uncrowded	offers	removed game	subID 67613	Gift
Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor's Choice Edition	offers	removed game		Gift
Velvet Assassin	3 keys			Gift
Watch_Dogs Complete	20 keys			Gift
What's under your blanket !?	offers	removed game	subID 89803	Gift
Who Wants to be a Junior Millionaire	offers	removed game	subID 26732	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	offers	removed game		Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Football	offers	removed game	subID 14925	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Movies	offers	removed game	subID 14928	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Music	offers	removed game	subID 14923	Gift
Who Wants to be a Millionaire SciFi Pack	offers	removed game	subID 17122	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Sports	offers	removed game	subID 14926	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Star Trek	offers	removed game	subID 14927	Gift
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Trivia Booster	offers	removed game	subID 14924	Gift
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Video Games	offers	removed game	subID 15611	Gift
Winter Voices Episode 1 Those who have no name	2 keys		subID 6648	Gift
World Basketball Manager 2010	2 keys			Gift
Xcinerator	3 keys			Gift
Your Doodles Are Bugged!	offers	removed game	subID 8256	Gift
Z1 Battle Royale	3 keys		subID 90424	Gift
Zombie Driver HD	2 keys			Gift
Zombie Driver HD Apocalypse Pack	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Zombie Driver HD Brutal Car Skins	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Zombie Driver HD Burning Garden of Slaughter	1 TOD Ticket			Gift
Zombie Driver HD Tropical Race Rage	1 TOD Ticket			Gift

Want:

• Offers with TF2 keys are preferred
• CSGO skins
• Regarding Tether offers, buyer goes first and covers the transaction fees
• Please DO NOT offer game codes, Humble links, Origin, Uplay codes and 3rd party accounts.

Sending Trade Offers
Trade offer link: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffenew/?partner=99041861&token=oT95zjCo
Steam inventory: https://steamcommunity.com/id/routemasteinventory#753_1
Inventory listing by TradeStarter

The housing shortage has hit my area HARD. The eviction moratorium screwed a lot of private landlords....people who werent part of a company. So much than rental have been selling off to big companies. Apartments and rental houses are extremely hard to come by. And the ones that have been coming open are requiring HUGE deposits, not to mention extortionate rent and laughable terms (such as wanting you to earn 5 times the rent...basically 6 figures in a blue collar neighborhood)
My landlord passed away a few months ago and I am trying DESPERATELY to get out of the house I am in. My landlord was a very nice man....which is why it's so shocking that his kids are such greedy, conniving you know what's who are fighting over his measure estate in probate. The kids won't fix anything and since the landlords death, my HVAC, plumbing and electrical have started to fall apart. With the house in probate, I can't even get someone to call me back. The kids want the house to sell, not rent out. ?not looking for legal advice. I have already done everything suggested to me. I just want out)
I had a nice house all lined up. Lease signed, deposit paid, was waiting on the final inspection to get the keys when I found out my boyfriend told one of his "friends" about the house...even gave him the address. And the jerk went behind our backs and offered the landlord more money. I had already scheduled to have utilities turned off and on, filled out my change of address and the landlord returned my deposit a week before I was supposed to move.
An older friend of mine who used to be a customer when I moonlighted as a bartender came forward with an offer. He has a couple of rentals. One he just recently evicted and another he's in the process of evicting. Both tenants apparently lived likearnyard animals. He was planning to sell both and be done with them. He offered to keep one the houses, the one that's already vacated. His offer: He will get the house back up to code and rent it to me for stupid cheap while I fix it back up. If I keep it for 5 years, he will consider it paid for and sign the deed over to me. (The house has been long since paid for) It's not in the greatest area but it would get me out of the current situation and it would be worth my while to make improvements.
People have begun asking me for the address so they can "see what it looks like." And I flatly refused. I haven't even given my boyfriend the address.
He and some of our mutual friends are calling me selfish and an AH for "trying to hoard affordable housing" when I could afford to pay more and for "thinking so little of them that I worry they might try to take the house from me."
What say you?

I have already learned the true nature of this world; every single language spoken by all the miscreated, bid farewell to all those that I ever met, and just finished predicting most outcomes – not bad for someone born only a day ago. And now I must wait here for him, atop such a generous outcrop of stone; one so easily protruding from the most graceful display of running water. A creek, I think it is called, that much like me, seems to always be running but never getting anywhere. I cannot think of a better example of the flow of time and design working perfectly in tandem. Yet another sample of what can be expected in this world above, I suppose and hope; an example that for so long has dared to cross these woods that the one I am waiting for sometimes calls his own.
He should be here any moment now; my inherited memories keep assuring me that he comes by this exact spot every day to make his crossing, and today will be no exception. He will come. He will come and he will find me; he will find me, and he will say:
"And who might you be?"
After I turned around, I was greeted with a weird-looking old figure, much more so than I was expecting: with an uneven pair of glasses barely hanging from his slightly twirled nose and a long set of grey hair cascading, knot after knot, from the top of his head. Several pieces of mismatched armour were strapped to his tall if a bit hunched, body. They had been collected over a long period of time and from all kinds of sources. His right hand held a solid piece of armament; he tried to disguise it as a walking stick, but it was most definitely a good weapon. A haversack hung from his other shoulder, it was half open and mostly filled with all sorts of plants and a few samples of fungi.
Then I noticed behind him followed a beast of burden; great of size and with quite the relaxed jaw hanging under its corpulent nose. And if all the satchels covering its blue and green skin were not enough to define its purpose, its mellow eyes surely did the trick. Also, between its massive shoulders and the middle of its curved back, rested a large, purple saddle. One that was just big enough for two.
"I was waiting for you," I steadily revealed to him.
"It would certainly seem that way." The old man replied quite unpreoccupied, "Please tell me then, how is it that I am fated to find a little one such as yourself out here, in the middle of these woods?" He asked as he began tying that beast to the nearest tree.
"I just said," I repeated without taking my eyes from all the papers I was holding, "that I came here to wait for you."
"Quite right." He stared at me for a moment, and then finally wetted his boots as he ventured into that running water to make his approach. He did so slowly and carefully as to not frighten me which caused me to smile in appreciation. All the dirt and rips in my mostly white clothes easily conveying to him that I had gone through quite a lot recently.
"It's alright. You can come closer." I told him unabashedly.
"Oh, were you writing?" He was quick to notice when close enough, "And at such a young age as well. Remarkable." He then quickly followed that with a high opinion of my scattered drawings, before picking one up: "And what about these? Did you draw all of them as well?"
"I did."
"I know this man ..." The old man confessed, "and this woman as well." He added as his eyes caught glimpse of another half-finished sketch. He picked up that one as well and then held them close to each other ... "I know these people." He insisted, without taking his eyes from those two pictures... "You do," I assured him quite calmly. "That is why I am here."
"How are you acquainted with any of them?" He asked quite seriously, and only then did his eyes seem to notice my hair which was blue all over except for its still black tips. "You're quite the odd one." He admitted while he was far from what anyone would deem as 'normal'. "And I do not need my bigger glasses to see that."
"Here. This is for you," I tried to hand him my big notebook, the one that had been resting safely beside me. Almost falling out of it was a whole compendium of drawings and other poorly attached notes. "Father wanted you to have it." I nudged it towards him. "He also wanted me to go with you."
"Father, you say?" He cautiously asked as he refused the offer, "I am afraid I will have to doubt that. You see little one, I am not one with many friends, let alone associates." He then took a few steps back "No, you must be mistaken. But fret not, you may accompany me back to my place if you so wish of course. After all, it is not proper to leave one so small and meek behind.

As I passed by Mt Mortar I decided to bypass the whole thing by means of the small creek adjacent to it. As I did I ended noticin somehin that was glimmerin in the tree's, but I didn't have Royals with me so I couldn't get a closer look. I took note to come back later and kept on my way to Mahogony, makin land a bit after and continuin east to Mahogany, along the way catchin a Mareep. It was a bit closer than I liked, being half the level of my own Mons, but luckily I just needed The Chain to put em to sleep and then toss a Ultra Ball to nab it. Once caught I named her
Electrc Avn
She was way more chill than even Bohemian, Lax even, and all that cotton made her pretty good at taken hits too. I thought about addin her to the team, but not now, right now she needed to wait in the box, the next two Gyms wouldn't be too good for her. I made it to Mahogany Town and couldn't help but notice somethins were off. Firstly, the Gym was blocked off by some guy who was guidin people to the Lake of Rage up north, which while I wasn't plannin on goin in there yet, his familiar look to that guy sellin them overpriced slowpoke tails, and the subsequent later connection to Team Rocket shenanigans, had me on all sorts of edge. Then there was the fact that my chill blues got replaced with some funky interpretive whatsit as soon as I walked into town. This and the absolutely fake tree next to the suspicious shop had me come to one conclusion, something was goin on up at the Lake of Rage, and I was about to make my way there to find out what. I healed up, and headed north, tryin to avoid any wild Mon encounters and instead findin duo of Rocket Goons holdin up the waypoint, forcin tolls onto people. If my guess wasn't clearly right before, this is more than enough proof that Rocket's up to somethin. Once I get there however, I end up findin what they were talkin about, a massive Gyrados, red and furious. I tried catchin it, but Bohemian decided to crit it with it's second Petal Dance, causin it to knock the big boi out. I guess calmin it down would suffice, but despite Rockets whole thing here bein ruined, I still hadn't found the head of their operations here, luckily, someone else had...
Lance
I froze in place as he walked up and started givin out the details on what's been goin on here. His Dragonite standin right next to him, and loomin right over me. Eventally, I'd have to go toe to toe with that thing, but it wouldn't be the first big Dragon I'd have to get past so I'll have experience, and a plan. I then heard him call out to Dragonite to fly him back to Mahagony Town, meanwhile I had to walk, this time skippin the impromptu toll booth and passin through the Grass. As I passed on through I found a Girafarig, gave me a bit of a scare in flinchin and critin The Chain, but I put it to bed and then nabbed it in a ball. Named the little guy...
MelowYelow
And he was a Mellow one, Gentle in nature, until he got excited, then he was thrashin about the place. I'd box him but also kept him in mind for later. I made to it Mahogany and headed towards the Pokemon Center, healed up my Mon and then headed to the suspicious shop, and what do I walk into, but a near murder of one of the guys as a beam of white hot energy slams him against the wall. The other guy quickly moved out of the way, and as he turned to me I froze again, but he just casually mentioned that the hidden passage was bellow the cabinet, moved it out of the way, and then headed on down. I took a second before followin down there. As I do I end up runnin into their security system, but the guards are so weak compared to my mon now that I decided to use them for E.V farmin, as well as free Poke. One floor down and I end up catchin up with Lance, where he explained that we had to find out a password in order to reach the Rocket Exec runnin this show, and after that we needed a password from the Admin to open the door to some Electrode who were runnin the generator for the device that was throwin the signal across the radio. Now the plan was set, and we set off to work. Beat up some goons, some scientists, got the passwords, and then headed Downstairs. There I end up runnin into Paul, but apparently Lance got to him first cause he wasn't even lookin to fight, and gave him a good lecturin too about how he treated his Mon, lettin them die off left an right with not a care in the world, callin em weak and worthless... I might not have been the latter two but, I've had plenty of deaths on my own here, and I was wonderin if I might risk endin up like Paul... what was Paul even like. I didn't have time to ask him cuz he stormed off while I got lost in my own thoughts, but I had my own things to worry about beyond that, like the Executive behind this up comin door...
Petrel
Parents musta known who they were raisin cuz this man looked as slick and slimy as his namesake, and sounded it too as he told me the password right away, only to then brag that it only responded to his voice. He snickered like a Hyena, and started a fight with me in hopes of wipin me out. His mon were pretty scummy as well; His Zubat was a Flinch Fusion monster (though thank god Starships was able to wipe the floor with it before it could get started), his Raicate was mostly fair, sucker punch being the cheapest thing on the field, and then came the Koffing. I had a sneaking suspicion, what with his smug grin cracked by the sweat on his face, so I threw in DaBleedin and, well it made it boom. Out of mon and out of options, he decided to run, and I was at a bit of a blank spot. Maybe I'd get lucky and Lance would catch em as he was runnin out, nope, got luckier, the nearby Murkrow started screamin the password, and it sounded a lot like Petrel while doin it. All of a sudden it runs off, and I give chase; I managed to chase that thing screamin all the way to the Electrode room. Before I could stroll on in however, I ended up runnin into another Executive...
Arianna
A fiery red head who gave me some serious deja vu, and another rocket friend of hers. Before I could start what looked to be a tough 2v1, Lance came in to back me up, with his own Dragonite. Even funnier than that is the fact that Arianna's mon were also fairly under leveled compared to my own, so what seemed like a hard double battle turned out to be easy, and then was made easier by the man Lance and his Sudo-Legendary Mon. Needless to say, I was more than a bit humored. We both cleaned those two up, and got to dealin with the Electrode problem. Because of the way they were hooked up, we had to knock them out to deal with them. I nabbed one of them for myself, and called it...
BalroomBlz
No surpise it was Naive, neither the fact that it had a sturdy body, though I'd box it for now, instead leavin and headin to the Pokemon Center to top me and the Mon off before fightin Pryce.
To Be Continued...
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Which skill should I play?

The world is your oyster. However, your safest bet will be to play some kind of attack build. Casters, Summoners and other builds which rely on somewhat niche notables to get damage will be kind of screwed by the sheer amount of attack nodes. However, these may become viable once people have started revealing the entire tree.
I expect Attack Builds to be the best, because they benefit not only from a lot of generic damage notables, they also get a ton of niche notables on the tree that you can mix and match. Found 3 great axe notables in your starting area? Hey, your an axe build now! Oh, there's some dual wielding nodes up next? Congratulations, your swinging two of them now! You get the idea.
In addition, they also get the most amount of ascendancy notables. I've sorted all of them into a spreadsheet, which you can find here.

How do I plan my tree?

I’ve divided the entire thing into clusters with the least amount of travel nodes between them. You can find the entire graphic here.
The basic idea is to start by revealing as many notables as possible (the blue and green areas), then progress into specialized masteries once you know which good notables/keystones/ascendancy notables you want to plan your build around.
Notables are King. While there can be travel nodes that are great (+1% max res, 6% life, etc.) or at least somewhat useful for your build, revealing as many notables as possible will obviously give you the best chance to get the juiciest bonuses.

Which ascendancy do I play?

In order to have the best chances to get useful ascendancy notables, you'll want to reveal as many of them as you can! That makes Deadeye and Chieftain the best ascendancies to pick, because they both get 8 of them.
In addition, you want the fewest amount of "nestled" notables, because if a good ascendancy hides behind a terrible one, you're kind of screwed. You can find a list of ascendancies down below.

Ascendancy Tier List

#1: Ranger - Quick access to the busted shadow starting area and it’s good jewel socket, goes through attribute notables to get there - Has one of the best theoretical ascendancy choices in deadeye Deadeye (6 direct, 1 semi-nestled, 1 nestled) Pathfinder (5 direct, 2 nestled) Raider (3 direct, 3 nestled)
#2: Marauder - Can get to good jewel socket at duelist or templar while grabbing their notable clusters - Gets the best theoretical ascendancy in Chieftain Chieftain (7 direct, 1 semi-nestled) Juggernaut (5 direct, 2 nestled) Barbarian (5 direct, 2 nestled)
#3: Shadow - Best starting cluster and access to a good jewel socket - Below average ascendancies Assassin (5 direct, 2 nestled) Trickster (5 direct, 2 nestled) Saboteur (5 direct, 2 nestled)
#4: Duelist - Most flexible choice - Below average starting cluster, but good jewel socket to make up for it - Below average amount of ascendancy notables Slayer (5 direct, 2 nestled) Champion (5 direct, 2 nestled) Gladiator (4 direct, 3 nestled)
#5: Templar - Decent starting cluster with good jewel socket and the best wheels on the edge of the tree - Average ascendancy choices Hierophant (5 direct, 3 nestled) Guardian (5 direct, 2 nestled) Inquisitor (4 direct, 3 nestled)
#6: Witch - Shittiest starting cluster, has the best notable per point value in there with the fire/lightning/frost walker wheel but very few notables with easy access - Bad jewel socket, shortest path to good jewel sockets does not travel through attribute notables - Worst big clusters on the edge of the tree Elementalist (6 direct, 2 nestled) Necromancer (5 direct, 3 nestled) Occultist (5 direct, 2 nestled)