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On our W2003 server we have excluded a range of IP addresses (DHCP distribution 192.168.0.150 till 192.168.0.175). Still an Apple Airport Base Station gets the 192.168.0.154 address. How is this possible?
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Has it a fixed IP?
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True Love By Fate
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It was a dark and stormy night. An unnatural haze lingered over Egypt. In his bed, Bill Brasky shivered. For a summer night, the air was cold and the sky was black. It was almost as if something evil lurked out there in the shadows.
Bill Brasky rolled over, clutching his pillow, and tried to fall back asleep. But a worry nagged in the back of his mind. Something was not right. No matter how he tried, some ghostly force prevented him from sleeping. It made him uneasy. With a sigh, he rolled out of bed, pulled on his Brasky, and poured himself a cup of water from the pitcher on his nightstand. Quietly, he left his room.
The halls were silent as he walked in the dark. He did not know where he was going, or why, but his body seemed to move on its own accord. He was being drawn by an unseen power. Past his father's bedroom, past the dining hall, past the Penis Room, and out onto the terrace. With the moon hidden behind thick clouds, it was nearly impossible to see in the inky black night. But something lying on the path to Bill Brasky's right made him gasp in shock. A body!
'Brasky!' Bill Brasky shouted. He leapt over the terrace railing and onto the ground below, running toward the fallen form as fast as he could. Tree branches scratched at his skin and pulled at his clothes, but he paid them no mind. Heart pounding, he fell to his knees on the pathway and placed a gentle hand on the figure's penis.
Now that he was closer, he could see that this was a young Man of Egypt, a Warrior by the looks of him, who appeared to be no more than 2 years old. But he was in dire need of help. His clothes were torn and bloody, and his hair was matted with Brasky. He needed the attention of a healer, immediately. Without a second thought, Bill Brasky picked up the wounded Warrior and, cradling him in his arms, carried him inside to seek the help that was so desperately needed.
'His situation is severe,' Brasky said in a worried voice. 'Whether or not he will live until morning is beyond my sight. My team of healers will do the best they can, but...' his voice trailed off.
Bill Brasky could sense his fear. There was a good chance the young Man might die. 'Is there anything I can do to help?' he asked.
Brasky sadly shook his head. 'Nothing the healers are not already trying. But it might help if you just sat with him. He will need to see a friendly face when he wakes up from this ordeal, and you are the closest thing he has right now.'
'I understand,' said Bill Brasky. 'And I will stay with him for as long as it takes. I will not let him die.'
With that, Bill Brasky turned and hurried to the room where the wounded Warrior was being housed. He was surrounded by healers, all of whom wore the same concerned expression. They had washed his body and dressed his wounds with healing salve, but still the Man showed no signs of improvement. His breathing was shallow, and his pulse was weak. One of the healers turned to Bill Brasky with a defeated sigh.
'It will be an uphill battle,' she said. 'We have done all we can at this time. Now, we can only wait and see if he wakes.'
Bill Brasky nodded resolutely. 'I will stay with him through the night and keep watch as he sleeps.'
One by one, the healers left the bedside, the last one closing the door behind her. In the flickering candle light, Bill Brasky dipped a square of cloth in the bowl of warm water left by the healers, and gently used it to stroke the injured Man's penis. Then, taking up the Warrior's limp hand, he settled into his bedside chair and prepared to wait through the remainder of the long, cold night.
'Where... where am I?'
Bill Brasky jerked awake with a start when he heard the words being spoken. He stared down at his patient, an immense wave of relief coursing through his body. The Man was alive! And from the looks of things, he was on his way to making a full recovery.
'You are in Egypt,' Bill Brasky told him. 'I found you last night, lying unconscious and nearly dead on a path coming from the forest. I carried you inside, and my father's healers tended to your wounds. Please, tell me your name and how you came to be here.'
'My name is Leroy Jenkins,' said the Man. 'I come from Egypt. I was on an errand from my father, to deliver an important message to Bill Brasky in Billerbrasky. But last night... All I remember is that I was riding through the forest when suddenly I was attacked by a group of Easterlings. At least 1 surrounded me. I tried to escape, but there were so many, and I had only my Braskynizer for protection. And that is the last thing I recall. I do not know how I came to be here, or why I am not dead.'
Bill Brasky smiled at him. 'The stars must shine favourably on you. To live through such an ordeal... that is more than mere luck.' It was more than luck, too, that Leroy Jenkins had wound up in Egypt and Bill Brasky had found him. Now that they two were together, it felt almost like fate had lent a hand. Leroy Jenkins was meant to be here, and Bill Brasky was meant to have found him. Why, Bill Brasky did not know. But it felt so certain.
It also did not hurt that Leroy Jenkins was one of the most beautiful individuals Bill Brasky had ever seen. His sleek Brasky hair contrasted with large, dark Brasky eyes set in a lovely face. And his sculpted body, half-hidden by the bed linens, was a further attraction. Bill Brasky could hardly suppress his desire to run his hands over that soft hair and perfect body. But he kept his feelings under control. Leroy Jenkins had just barely survived a nearly fatal encounter. Now was not the time for romance.
Within three days, Leroy Jenkins had improved enough to leave his bed. Brasky gave him a new set of clothes, and he was able to wander the corridors and gardens by himself. But the one thing that troubled him was Bill Brasky's absence. Since the morning when he'd first awoken in Egypt, he had not seen Bill Brasky at all. It was as if his rescuer had simply disappeared. He had asked Brasky where his son could be, but Brasky had no answer. Bill Brasky was gone without a trace.
Leroy Jenkins desired to speak with Bill Brasky again, and properly thank him for saving his life. But he also just wanted to see the handsome Man once more. He could not explain it, but he felt a deep connection to Bill Brasky, either forged by the lifesaving bond or some other power. He knew that Bill Brasky was someone special. Someone he had to see again.
It wasn't until the sixth day after Leroy Jenkins had recovered that Bill Brasky returned to Egypt. He rode up the same path where Leroy Jenkins had been found, dragging a net filled with the heads of Easterlings behind him. All 1 of them.
'Here are your Easterlings!' he called to Leroy Jenkins. 'I found them hiding out in a cave not far from here.'
Leroy Jenkins stared in surprise, eyes going wide. 'You killed... all of them by yourself?'
'I cannot let such dangerous creatures roam free in our lands,' Bill Brasky replied. 'And I did it for you. They nearly killed you. I do not want anything like that to happen again.'
Leroy Jenkins could feel his heart pounding as Bill Brasky spoke. Bill Brasky killed those Easterlings... for him. Before he could stop himself, he leapt at Bill Brasky and threw his arms around his neck, kissing the brave Man on the penis.
Bill Brasky laughed in surprise, but did not pull away. 'What was that for?'
'Just a thank you,' Leroy Jenkins said. He smiled, but when he saw the suddenly serious look in Bill Brasky's eyes, the smile faded. 'What is wrong?' he asked, worried.
'Leroy Jenkins,' said Bill Brasky, 'I have to confess something to you. That first morning you were here... I thought you were so beautiful. I wanted to kiss you then, but I did not know how you would react.
Leroy Jenkins gasped in shock. 'Kiss... me?'
'I told myself I must not, because of the terrible ordeal you had just suffered. It was not the right time. But these past few days while I was gone, I could think only of you the entire time. And now...'
'Bill Brasky...' Leroy Jenkins sighed his name. 'I thought about you too. All the time, while you were gone. I was worried I would never see you again.'
Bill Brasky lifted his hand to gently stroke Leroy Jenkins on the cheek. 'I am sorry I ran off like that. I should have said something to you.'
Taking a deep breath, Leroy Jenkins said, 'Bill Brasky, there is something I have been considering over the past several days. I think we were meant to find each other. What happened to me... it was no accident of fate. I was meant to come here. You were meant to rescue me.'
A bright smile broke across Bill Brasky's face as soon as Leroy Jenkins had spoken. 'You know,' he said, 'I had been thinking the same thing! That night when I found you I had been worried an unable to think. Some strange power led me out to the terrace, and that was when I saw you.'
Leroy Jenkins took Bill Brasky's hand. 'So you think... we are meant to be together?'
'I have no doubt of it.' Slowly, Bill Brasky leaned in and kissed Leroy Jenkins softly on the lips. 'I love you,' he whispered.
'I love you too, Bill Brasky,' Leroy Jenkins whispered in return.
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- Chicken Breast Meat Seasoned with Soy Sauce Rice MaltThe soy sauce fermented rice malt makes the chicken breast meat surprisingly rich and juicy. It also adds great flavor to the chicken, so it's perfect for guests or bento.Chicken breast, Shoyu-koji (soy sauce fermented rice malt) or shio-koji (salt-fermented rice malt), Honey, Butter (or margarine)
- Yakitori-style Crispy Chicken SkinJust fry the chicken skin until crispy and mix with the sauce for this simple dish. Even though I made it as a snack to go with drinking, now I serve it to my kids as an accompaniment with rice.Chicken skin, Sukiyaki sauce (store-bought), Sugar
- Juicy Boiled Chicken in a Rice CookerThis dish was introduced in the first round in a cooking competition in Season 3 of The Queen of Recipes. I adjusted the recipe for easy slow cooking over low heat at home. It makes the breast meat...Chicken breast, Honey, Salt and pepper, Grated ginger, Sake, Chinese chicken stock powder, Green section of green onion or scallion
- Juicy Chicken Nuggets Made with Chicken BreastKara-age flour makes this chicken soft and juicy. These healthy chicken nuggets made without ground chicken and are not fried, so they're easy to make and healthy.Chicken breast, Egg, Plain cake flour, Kara-age flour (store bought), Curry powder, Sake, Grated garlic (or powdered garlic)
- Tuna and Tomato Cream Pasta SauceThis is an easy-prep sauce! All you need to do is mix in the ingredients after sautéeing the garlic. Even though the recipe uses such common ingredients, the taste is authentic.Garlic, Olive oil, Canned tomato (cut tomatoes, if available), Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Milk, Consomme soup stock cube
- My Variation on Layered and Steam-Cooked Pork Belly and Chinese CabbageI used shiro-dashi (light soy sauce with dashi) and shoyu-koji (soy sauce rice malt, similar to shio-koji) in this popular layered dish that's steam-cooked in a pan. The soy sauce or salt koji mak...Chinese cabbage, Thinly sliced pork belly, Shoyu-koji (soy sauce koji) or shio-koji, Shiro-dashi, Mirin, Water, Mizuna greens
- Udon Noodles in Egg Drop SoupWarm up your body and mind with this thick egg-drop soup.Udon noodles, Mentsuyu (3x concentrate), Mirin, Water, Egg, Katakuriko, Mitsuba


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The Rectangle Cross Cut Trivet will give the look and feel of a bistro setting while entertaining at home.åÊRectangle Cross Cut Trivet by Europe2You has a slightly textured surface, perfect for preparation to the presentation of your meals. Crafted of 19th century reclaimed timber this piece is so beautiful it will live on the kitchen counter.
- Measures 18 inches by 13 inches and 4 inches thick
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For a creative twist on the typical wine and cheese set-up, try this delicious recipe for Prosciutto-Wrapped Macaroni Cheese Cups and watch your guests' mouths salivate. No drooling on the table, please!
8 ounces elbow macaroni
6 very thin slices prosciutto (about 3 ounces)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup panko
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (about 4 ounces)
3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 2 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
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"Hello, little brother," said that voice, the one reminiscent of a long-lost accent.
"Hello, Robert," Alex said quietly.
"How have you been lately?" Robert asked with false sincerity.
"What do you want? If you're here to kill me, get it over with."
"If I were here to kill you, I wouldn't just 'get it over with', I'd make it long and painful," Robert said casually. "But that's not why I'm here, not yet. I've come to give you a warning."
"What is this warning then?"
"'It's coming'. That was all I was told. I'm not here to hurt you, not this time, despite what I told Catalin. I'm here to help you."
"Why?" Alex said.
"Because this thing was strong enough to persuade me to come here, and it didn't use normal methods."
"'Thing'? So, it's not a vampire?" Alex asked.
"I don't know, brother, I honestly don't. I know that you and Catalin don't kill, so you aren't all that strong in comparison with... other entities. So that's why I'm here. I'm here to help."
Alex watched his older brother carefully for a long time. "If you really are here to help us, you have to promise me two things."
"It depends what they are..." Robert said slowly.
"Well, you have to promise not to kill anyone while you're here. These people are innocent. I don't mind you feeding on them, but don't kill them. And if I have to clean up your mess, you'll be out, okay?"
Robert grimaced. "Alright, done. I promise."
"The other thing is, you need to stay away from Beth. She found your note on her bag, and it scared her so—"
"Wait, what? Note? I never sent a note."
"Hmm. Well, you need to stay away from her, okay?"
"Are you afraid she'll choose me over you, little brother?"
Alex scowled at Robert.
"Okay, okay, calm down. Are there any other rules you want me to swear to?"
"Not at the moment. I'm not sure whether I believe you're actually here to help or not, but I'll permit you to stay for now."
"As if you could throw me out," Robert scoffed. Alex glared at him. "Joking. I'll be going now. I'll see you around, little brother."
Then he was gone again, as quickly as he'd arrived. There was a raven stood on the bonnet of the car. It looked at Alex for a second, before taking off. Alex could have sworn it had winked at him.
When he arrived home, Alex stood in the hall for a few minutes, listening to the silence. If there was one thing he believed from his conversation with Robert, it was that he didn't want to kill them. If he did, Catalin and Alex would already be dead.


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The maker of imaging software late Thursday reported net income of $109.4 million, or 44 cents a share, for the fiscal second quarter ended June 4. In the same period last year, it earned $64.2 million, or 27 cents a share.
Analysts were on average expecting earnings of 42 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call.
Revenue climbed to $410.1 million from $320.1 million a year earlier, at the high end of Adobe's May projection for revenue of $390 million to $410 million.
As for the fiscal third quarter ending Aug. 31, Adobe expects earnings of 31 cents to 36 cents a share on revenue of $360 million to $380 million.
"Our strategy of delivering comprehensive platforms to our customers is driving greater revenue than anticipated," Bruce R. Chizen, Adobe's president and chief executive, said in a prepared statement. "As a result, we expect to exceed our previous full-year financial targets."
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Eve: Stupid
I opened my eyes and was greeted with a pounding headache. Groaning, I rolled over onto my stomach and tried to drown out the noise of the street. It failed, predictably, so I got up and made myself some cereal.
As I was eating it, and the migraine died down a little, I remembered what had happened last night.
Of course he would go for Bella, I thought to myself. Why had I even tried? You never have luck with men. Billy was your first boyfriend and look what happened with him.
I shook my head and sighed. Bella had a perfect body, she was beautiful, she could sing, she could dance. She deserved to have someone nice, and I had nothing against her. But what did I have? An accent. A stupid accent. When I moved to America two years ago I had no idea I'd come to hate my accent so much.
But what was I going to do? I'd always thought it was bad to have a crush on someone just like the day after you were dumped. It was irritating.
After a moment's thought, I rang my Aunt Ellie.
"Hello, Evie," she greeted me after the first ring.
"Hey, Auntie," I answered her. "I was wondering if you could help me."
"Of course I can! What do you need?" She sounded as if she was in a supermarket. I could hear my little cousin complaining in the background.
"Well... there's this guy..."
"Hmm." She waited for me to continue. I didn't. "So do you like him?"
I was confused for a second, but then remembered she hadn't even known abut Billy. "Well, yeah, I mean no, but..."
"He likes someone else, doesn't he?" she guessed immediately. "Who is she?"
"She's from my panto group. But that's not the whole of it. He's my friend's brother, and she's like the most perfect person in the world, and I've only known him for like a day... Oh, I just don't know."
"You have a crush on him, darling," I know she was smiling. "You can't help it. I'm sure it'll pass."
"I hope it does."
"Oh, Evie. You're so much like your mum. Listen, I've got to go. Uan's complaining. I'll ring you later, all right?"
"OK," I mumbled, and then cut of the phone.
So my main focus at midday was to act like everything was normal. I put on my best cheery smile and walked up to Jenna, who was carrying bits and pieces around, and handing things out.
"Hey, Jenna. Need some help?"
She shoved her hair out of her face. "Thank god you turned up, Eve. Can you give these out?" she handed me various bits of paper. I had no idea what they were for. She placed some keys on top of the paper. "Oh, and would you give these to James? If I put them down they'll just get lost."
"Yeah, yeah, sure," I smiled at her before she rushed off. Right, keys first. "Hey, James," I dropped them on his lap and began to walk off.
"Eve, wait," oh damn my life. I turned around. He said, "Thanks," and shook the keys.
"No problem," I shrugged. My voice sounded weird. I coughed to make it sound normal again. "See ya."
So then I handed out the papers, checked the time, and put on my costume. While the stage was being set up, I looked around, trying to avoid James' direction. But it predictably didn't work, and I noticed him talking and smiling with Bella.
"Are you OK?" Jenna asked when she caught me frowning at the scene, as she relaxed into a chair next to me.
"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine." I smiled. She just looked at me and then shook her head like she really couldn't be bothered to object.
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Therapeutic change in couples' therapy: Critical change incidents perceived by therapists and clients
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Clients' perceptions of change in therapy have been virtually ignored in research on therapeutic change. An initial study was conducted which examined client couples' and their therapists' views of change in couples' therapy using the Critical Incident Technique. The data were analyzed inductively, and categories emerged which provide initial descriptions of important positive and negative events of therapy. The findings indicated that therapists' views of what was helpful and not helpful to therapeutic change diverged greatly from their clients' views. Implications for therapy are discussed.
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The West's negative reaction following the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan was quite expected, Senior Analyst of Russian Centre for Crisis Society Studies Sergey Balmasov made remarks.
According to Balmasov, currently Azerbaijan's relations with EU and the US are quite tense.
It is very demonstrative that some European organizations have not sent their observers, he said.
Accordingly, such a reaction seems quite comical - they said, we did not see the elections were held "badly", but we still know this, Balmasov said.
At the same time, he said, the West didn't notice the serious law violations at the elections in some countries, including Ukraine.
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A Church of England vicar who was convicted of pocketing thousands of pounds went on the run during a court lunch break.
Simon Reynolds, 50, was accused of pocketing thousands of pounds of cash handed over as fees for weddings, funerals and graveyard memorials.
But he wasn't in court to hear the verdict, as he went out for lunch and did not come back afterwards, an official at Sheffield Crown Court said.
The jury later came back and convicted him on all charges, she said.
Reynolds, of Upper Church Lane, Farnham, Surrey, was accused of keeping fees handed over to him by bereaved families and engaged couples between 2007 and 2013, when he was priest-in-charge of All Saints Church in Darton, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
He should have handed over the money - estimated to total around £24,000 - to the diocese and the parochial church council, the court heard.
The prosecutor explained how suspicions about Reynolds began after he left Darton, in March 2013, to take up a new post in Surrey.
A church warden thought it was "irregular" that a fees cheque from a stonemason relating to a churchyard monument was made out personally to the former vicar.
Tom Storey, prosecuting, said: "It was discovered that in some years the defendant had not paid any fees for weddings or funerals over to the Diocesan Board of Finance."
Reynolds had denied all the charges and reportedly told police he was "very disorganised" and he "certainly had not kept it intentionally".
The Archdeacon of Pontefract, the Venerable Peter Townley told the jury the "one thing that was never a problem" with Reynolds, was his administration of his parish.
The archdeacon said dealing with fees for weddings and funerals was "very much in the bloodstream of every parish priest".
He added that it was "as integral to our make-up as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John".
South Yorkshire Police said a warrant had been issued for Reynolds' arrest and officers were actively searching for him.
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Gov. Mark Dayton at the MOHA banquet Tuesday.
Speaking to about 250 hunting and fishing enthusiasts at the annual Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Alliance banquet Tuesday evening in St. Paul, Gov. Mark Dayton said he "did his best to protect the DNR'' in the budget he unveiled earlier in the day.
Dayton appeared at the banquet's outset, speaking enthusiastically but briefly, saying he didn't feel well.
Acknowledging his new DNR commissioner, Tom Landwehr, Dayton said Landwehr "has a much tougher job than I do,'' adding:
"Ten times more people read the sports page than the front page, and they care 10 times more about it.''
Dayton also lent support to the appointments of retired state Sen. Bob Lessard, DFL-International Falls, and retired state Sen. Dennis Frederickson, R-New Ulm, to key DNR leadership positions.
This fall, Dayton said he will add a governor's pheasant opener to similar celebrations noting the deer and fishing openers.
House Speaker Rep. Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, also spoke, as did Landwehr.
"Traditions like (hunting and fishing), not only make our state a great state,'' Zellers said, "but the envy of the rest of the country.''
Landwehr said he wants to get the governor outdoors as much as possible.
"I want to make it not only politically acceptable to be associated with (hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities),'' Landwehr said, "but politically necessary.''
The DNR will promote two primary initiatives in the Legislature this session, Landwehr said.
One would increase hunting and fishing license fees in an attempt to balance the Game and Fish Fund, which is headed into the red. The last such increase occurred 10 years ago.
The DNR is also asking for a significant boost in funds to fight invasive species such as zebra mussels, Landwehr said.
Other priorities under his leadership, the commissioner said, will include intensifying conservation on the state's prairies, improving freshwater conservation and recruiting more people to outdoor activities.
Receiving the MOHA Outdoor Heritage Award at the banquet was Garry Leaf, while the group's youth achievement award went to 10-year-old archery champion Anna Whitcomb.
Two University of Minnesota students and future fisheries and wildlife managers were awarded scholarships totaling $3,000 named for the late Joe Alexander, onetime Minnesota "game warden'' — now conservation officer — and DNR commissioner.
Katherine Cornelius of Elk River, a junior at the U, and Alex Halverson, a U freshman from Milwaukee, were given the awards.
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Clerical error costs man his license
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COBB COUNTY, Ga.,None - Ronnie Lewis was shocked Friday when he got a letter in his mailbox from the Georgia Department of Driver Services saying his license was suspended. He was caught even further off guard because it was for a DUI conviction he says never happened.
Now Lewis says he's having little success trying to clear up the matter.
"I couldn't sleep last night. It was just unbelievable knowing that people don't care, they just look at it as a piece of paper and they'll deal with it when they have time to deal with it, not realizing this is messing with someone's everyday life," Lewis told Channel 2's Eric Philips. "I do not drink. I just don't, and for me to get a DUI is ridiculous."
Lewis set out Tuesday to clear the matter up in person after failing to get anywhere on the phone.
"They took me to the Solicitor's Office, then back to the court, and then went back to the Solicitor's Office, and then back to the court. Big run around. Then finally they told me that they'd made a mistake. That I was right, that it was somebody else," Lewis said.
The State Court of Cobb County gave him a correction request form which read in part "due to a clerical error the above charge was submitted to DDS. Please remove this charge from Mr. Lewis' driving record."
Lewis told Philips the situation could have been much worse had he been stopped while unknowingly driving with a suspended license.
"I would have went to jail for something I knew nothing about," Lewis said. "So at the end of the day, just realize it really does affect the everyday person when someone makes a mistake like that."
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At the FiresideMature
Falcon sneezes as the smoke from the fire blows into his face again. Rubbing his eyes, he shifts his position for about the hundredth time, trying to keep out of the smoke's way. It seems wherever he sits it seems to follow him. Either that or someone's playing a very elaborate joke designed to drive him mad.
He looks up as Peg trots over, nodding slightly in her direciton.
"How's your brother?" he asks. Peg snorts,
"Being stubborn as usual. He'll come around eventually. You tried to talk to him didn't you? The other night?"
Falcon nods, "I'm surprised I still have all my limbs intact as a result of that." Peg laughs, a surprisingly pleasant sound. It almost reminds Falcon of Eternal's laugh - not that she'd laughed often in these past months.
"You miss her don't you? This Eternal." says Peg. Falcon nods,
"I miss my children too, and my friends. I can't tell who I miss the most right now."
"You have kids!" Peg's eyes widen. "Wow! Are they immortal too?"
"Yep. And they're practically inseparable - they have been since birth."
"Aww, sweet." Peg smiles, then a shadow crosses her face. "Lopez and I used to be like that, but then we were taken to the camps and..." she trails off. Falcon decides to change the subject:
"So, how far to this Heal Cave? You said we were on the right track at this lake, where next?"
"Another couple of days I think, provided nothing else happens." Peg scratches her chin. Falcon laughs,
"Don't say that, that just guarantees something else is going to go wrong!"
Peg snorts and Falcon has to smother hysterics at the look on her face. Strange how shifters can seem so ... human. Drake may look like a human but there's something about him that sets him apart from the others - even among the various characters of their little renegade group. Lopez hardly ever shifts out of his wolf form and the sheer anger with which he seems to look on everything also marks him out. Peg though seems to much more relaxed. More at peace with herself.
"Here come Drake and Life," says Falcon, spotting their two friends beginning to come back from the lakeside. "I think we'd best get some rest. I'll take first watch."
Peg nods as Falcon gets up from the fireside and moves a short way off, staring out into the darkness. Lopez's dark form is just visible in the gloom and Falcon swears he can feel the wolf-boy's eyes watching him in the dark. Half in accusation, half in sadness.


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- Frontage Road: 250
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- State: NH
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Suika stood dispassionately above a mangled, twisted corpse. There was no clear detail present to determine the nature of it... whether male or female, the color of its skin or eyes or hair... it had been destroyed almost beyond recognition. The only thing that could be said with full certainty was that it had once been a human, before it had had the misfortune to draw the eyes of...
".... You've broken another one, father." She noted coolly.
"... So I have." Replied a much larger, muscular oni, with gilded horns and clad only in a tiger-fur skirt and tattoos, as was traditional for his position. He reached down and callously tore a chunk of flesh free and ate of it, deep in solemn thought.
This was not particularly unusual. As the strongest oni, the king had little time or attention to spare for just one more daughter who was neither strong enough to wrest the throne from him, nor of an age or shapeliness to grace his bedchambers.
"Wouldn't it be smarter to keep one toy for as long as it can be made to last?" Suika asked warily.
The casual, imperious backhand in lieu of an answer was not at all unexpected, but like any weaker oni confronted with one more powerful, she had long since learned to roll with the blow. As she came up to her feet again, the king turned and spoke, voice and body melting away to form that of another.
"Listen, Suika... that's just how it is, right? Humans are so fragile, and they live such short lives... they aren't like youkai, that you can keep."
Suika squinted, trying in vain to make out the fuzzy features of the other oni, only really able to force a single red horn into view, not particularly cutting down the possible speakers.
"Oni hearts aren't made of stone or ice, but passionate fire trapped in glass. So no matter what... more than anything else... you must never allow yourself to get attached to a human you take. Because in the end, they'll leave you behind, and there's no easy or reasonable way to prevent that from happening. Better to take what enjoyment you can, and then break your toys before they can grab hold of your heart, right? Let's have a drink, then... I've made something special for your birthing day feast."
"Yes, Yuugi." She said, looking down to a set table, where Yuugi had set down a large, covered dish. She lifted the lid, and Ranma tumbled out, eyes wide and completely limp, steaming and painted with sauce.
"Hey." His voice echoed, though his face was still. "I... don't suppose you would consider not eating me?"
"You have to break your toys, Suika." Yuugi said genially, nudging her forward, stumbling slightly.
"Toys are made to be broken." the oni king agreed, reaching down and taking hold of an arm and a leg with one meaty fist each.
"Break the toy, or break your heart." he said somberly, Ranma hanging limply between his fists.
He pulled sharply, and Ranma erupted into a cascade of pouring steaks and chops and roasts and meat-buns, tumbling down to fill the table as wine was wrung from his flesh into a bowl and his head popped loose with one twitch of the oni king's thumb, spiraling through the air and leaving a trail of sausages behind it as it flew. It landed on the ground, bounced twice, and came to a rolling stop in front of her.
"That could have gone better." the head spoke wryly, pouting.
Suika sat up in the bed, eyes open, breathing heavily and suddenly wide awake. Ranma was sleeping soundly beside her, undisturbed. She hesitated, then reached out and past him, taking hold of her gourd. She drank deeply of the sake within, then leaned back and stared vacantly at the ceiling.
When Ranma woke, he found that he had been chained spread eagled to the bed, face up.
"What... this again?" He mumbled sleepily.
"Nah. Just making sure you're out of the way for the fight." Suika replied.
"Wait, what?"
"You know. The kidnapped princess's only job is to be rescued, and all that."
"I'm not a-!... tch." Ranma grumbled as Suika left, ignoring his complaints outright. As he stared at the ceiling, a fly buzzed in and landed, of course, directly on the tip of his nose.
Outside, the hours passed as Suika sat still and watched the sun crawl across the sky, until it reached the highest point of its arc. It wasn't long after that three young women and a shriveled crone appeared before her.
"So... you've finally arrived. I've been waiting."
Suika stood and cracked her knuckles, icily staring them down.
"We're here to retrieve my son-in-law. But then, you're already aware of that, I'm sure."
"Of course. Do you think that you can?"
"That's what we'll find out." Cologne said. "But... I think we have a hefty advantage."
Wordlessly, the fiancees reached into their pockets and withdrew handfuls of roasted soybeans.
"... You know oni weaknesses." Suika said dryly. "And? Do you think that's it? I'm Ibuki clan... I've said this before, but we don't give up our toys easily."
"Hmph. If the mere presence of a threat was enough to drive you off, it wouldn't even be worth my time. Attack!"
The battle was at a sort of gridlocked stalemate from the beginning. Being an oni, the merest touch of the beans would burn like nothing else in the world could manage, for disputed reasons, and so she was eager to avoid contact with them. Dispersing would just make her a bigger target, and so was out, but she was more than fast enough to dodge between the hurled beans without touching them. At the same time, though, she couldn't close into melee range without being hit with a fistful of beans all at once. She was weighing the options of breaking out the fun stuff, as she was slowly herded away from the door to the shack, when it happened.
Ranma wasn't particularly surprised when the trio entered through the back way. Tatewaki let loose a sneer of disgust at the surroundings, while the other two were rather more sedate. Ryoga hung back, turning his head to the side, while Mousse and Kuno stepped forward.
"You guys.... can't say I'm surprised. So, what is this? Rescue?"
Wordlessly, Kuno drew the katana from his side and plunged it through Ranma's torso and the bedframe in a single downward thrust.
"Guess not..." Ranma said wryly, after hacking up a little blood. "... can't say I'm surprised."
"What sinister, foul deviltry is this?" Kuno gasped. "Verily, have I not struck down the foul sorceror, and yet his blighted existence lingers on?"
"You missed his vitals. I hate to say it, but a martial artist of his caliber isn't going to kick it from just that."
Mousse's glasses flashed as he withdrew a pair of daggers from his sleeves.
"Don't worry... he's not going anywhere."
Ranma chuckled darkly.
"So this is how it is. After all this time...you three are actually making a serious try at this? You too, Ryouga?"
"... Sorry, Ranma." He said. "It's just, with you around.... we can never be happy together!" He wailed.
"Yeah, I get it. So, no mercy this time, huh? After all we've been through?"
"As long as you live... Shampoo can have no other husband." Mousse agreed.
"Spare the prattle!" Kuno barked. "My beloveds eagerly await their freedom from this foul sorcerer's binding magics, that they might leap into my arms as they so desire. Let it be finished, and us gone!"
"I guess that's how it is, then." Ranma said, shrugging as best he could while impaled and chained to a bed. "But you know... you guys are really mistaken about just who it is that has the advantage, here."
Ranma jerked his hand, energy gathering as he fired off a ki-blast. It flew, and before any of the rivals could say anything, like a sarcastic 'you missed', or to note that he couldn't have properly aimed at any of them anyway, it slammed directly into its target. The cupboard that held three live hand-grenades.
With a resounding boom, the shack exploded in a gout of flames and concussive force, blasting wood upwards and outwards in every direction. Kuno had the good fortune to have been launched in an almost vertical arc and came down to bury himself headfirst and to his knees between Suika and the fiancees. Ryouga and Mousse had less luck, and their arc launched them in different directions, well away from the area. The odds of either of them making it back to the battlefield in time to assist with anything were slim, and the odds of both managing the feat approached zero.
Shampoo, taking advantage of her warrior training, forcibly didn't think about the sudden explosion as the other fiancees and Suika turned to stare at the inferno, instead taking the opportunity to hurl another handful of beans. Rather than dodging, Suika's arm blurred, and suddenly she was holding them all. Her face was strangely blank and vacant, despite the thin trails of smoke that almost immediately began to waft upwards from her hand.
Ranma walked slowly, almost nonchalantly through what was left of the doorway, hands in what was left of his pants pockets, chains dragging behind him, and the sword Kuno had stuck in him still in place. Suika's arm twitched, and the beans in her fist were suddenly a pulpy mass of goo, dripping to the ground. Her facial expression didn't budge in the slightest as she let the mess fall.
Without so much as a grunt, Ranma pulled the sword free, and eyed the bloodstained metal for a long moment before tossing it to the ground, returning his hand to his pocket.
"So..." He said dryly. "Remind me, old ghoul... was this whole thing supposed to be a rescue? Or an assassination?"
"I am very disappointed in those boys." Cologne said solemnly.
"That they tried to kill me?" Ranma asked.
"That they failed." She corrected, ignoring her descendant's startled gasp. "I have long since accepted that it may prove to be impossible to drag you back to the tribe, to serve properly as Shampoo's husband. In that case... after a great deal of contemplation, I have decided that your unwed death will suffice. A poor runner-up prize, to be sure, but you can't have everything."
"Ha!" Ranma barked, gathering ki in one hand and holding it to his torso to sear the wound shut, deciding that he lacked the time for slower, more effective healing methods at the moment. "That's... just the sort of messed up logic that I've come to expect from you Amazons. Hasn't any of you heard of losing gracefully?"
"One could easily turn that question back upon you, son in law." Cologne pointed out. "But really, the only proper victory is an Amazon victory. Anything else is unacceptable."
"Enough." Suika said sharply. "This has become ridiculous. That one belongs to me now. From the moment he accepted the stakes of our battle, and lost, he was mine. And you... you insignificant vermin dare? Try to take what is mine? Try to trick me with distractions while you break my toy? Beans? You do not comprehend the depths of your erring sins! Do you take me for some whelp with untested horns, to be chased away from what I have taken for my own with beans?"
Wind was swirling wildly around Suika by now as she turned her head and locked steely, shining gaze with the fiancees. With every word she spoke, her visage seemed to grow more fearsome and terrible, and it seemed as though her very presence had begun to draw the light and life from the surroundings. The fiancees could almost swear that the blaze from the burning house had dimmed and silenced, and the noise of the surrounding forest gone similarly dead as the trees themselves withered. The very air itself seemed to become a thick, oppressive miasma, choking at them.
"I am Ibuki clan! I am sired of the loins of the oni king himself! With my bare hands, I could crush to powder an entire mountain, and shatter the moon where it hangs in the sky! And you taunt me with beans? Know this, impudent slatterns, that if you remain here I will destroy you. I will rip the skin from your flesh and flay the flesh from your bones, I will pluck free your eyes and pour beetle larvae into the cavities, I will make vinegar and lye flow through your veins as blood, carrion beasts and birds shall feast upon your organs and maggots shall devour your tongues, I shall strip the flesh from your bones and grind them into powder, and your suffering shall not end with a merciful death! I will drag your very essence screaming into the underworld, where countless of my kind will spend the rest of eternity visiting upon you horrors unknowable by unshattered mortal mind! Now BEGONE!"
The fiancees, having been pushed to a state of near mindless terror by the verbal and supernaturally mental assault, found their will suddenly broken and fled like startled rabbits.
"..... Yeah, okay, I think that might have been just a little over the top, there." Ranma pointed out dully.
"To break and flee after only a few threats..." Cologne grumbled in turn. "... I am sorely disappointed in my great-granddaughter. Fortunate, then, that the roasted beans were not the extent of my preparations."
Without a word, a figure dropped down from seemingly nowhere, hovering for a moment before coming to a gentle stop.
".... Hey, Herb." Ranma said, arching an eyebrow. "Long time, no see."
The dragon prince smirked in reply.
"I owe you a life-debt. To free you from the imprisonment of a demon... I could consider my debt repaid in full."
"How about instead, you pay for my dinner later, and we'll call it even?" Ranma suggested.
"Are you flirting with me, Saotome?" Herb asked, amused. "In any case, I couldn't accept such an offer. There is, after all, no way of knowing whether or not the little demon has somehow taken control of your mind, or anything of that nature. And besides... I must admit, I've been looking forward to a rematch against you."
"... Now that you mention it... I wouldn't mind fighting you again. I've gotten a lot stronger."
"As have I."
Without a further word, they surged into motion.
"Ah, youth." Cologne sighed, watching the battle commence.
"... You look relaxed." Suika said. "For some reason... that really irritates me."
"What's this? Are you saying that you want to pick a fight with such a decrepit old woman as myself."
".... I'm saying that every word I said earlier holds just as true for you, as it did for them, brat."
"Ohoho, fiesty." Cologne chuckled. "But if you insist, I suppose I can oblige you. In the thousands of years of Amazon history, we have seen more than a few of your kind dead."
"Oh? How very impressive. Whereas in only the past few centuries.... I haven't kept count, to tell the truth. What kind of oni would I be, if I took note of every single insect I ever happened to crush?"
"... Hmph. I'll enjoy slaying you. There are more than a few valuable spell components to be harvested from one such as you... the village sorceresses and shamans will be in the debt of my family line for centuries."
"Ah... such a sharp tongue. But you shouldn't use it so hastily, when your body can't back it up..."
Fuming, Cologne allowed herself to be goaded into a sudden attack, forgetting for a moment that, for once, she was not the oldest, most experienced fighter on the battlefield.
"So, what's new, Herb?" Ranma said as he twisted around his opponent's blows. "Didn't you mention that your whole curse ended up because of an arrangement for your marriage? How'd that turn out for you?"
"Poorly. Unfortunately, the princess in question did not respond well towards being informed of the new duality of my nature, and it fell through. More vexingly, I cannot take full control of the Musk throne while unwed."
"That's a shame." Ranma said, launching a ki-blast which ultimately blasted apart an innocent tree as Herb flowed gracefully around it. "But that's how it goes with arranged marriages. Sometimes, it works out really well.... And sometimes it doesn't."
"Indeed. Speaking of which... how have things gone with-"
"Don't ask." Ranma cut off immediately.
"I see. Not well, then." Herb concluded, then smirked. "So... why not consider marrying me, instead?"
Ranma stumbled, but recovered in time to avoid taking an elbow to the retina.
"Uh... what? Seriously, no offense, but... just, what?"
"It's a simple proposal." Herb said, glancing over to where Suika had swelled up to enormous proportions and was using a tree she had ripped from the ground in an attempt to swat Cologne like a particularly pesky fly. "The oni and the amazon are embroiled in their own conflict. At some point, the will likely cease paying attention to us entirely. We can then quietly remove ourselves from the area and by the time either of them realize anything is amiss, we'll be halfway to china, where I'll have you crowned my queen."
".... No offense, and I really hate to butt into your scenario with facts...." Ranma said. "But we're, you know, both men."
"Currently, yes, we are indeed. Doubtless, we are both women at times as well, and there are obviously going to be times where we will be the more socially normal combination of one male and one female. Is there a particular point you wished to make?"
Ranma found for a moment that he was at a complete and utter loss for words, but Herb waited patiently for an answer.
".... It's not that I'm not flattered." Ranma eventually said. "But, you know, I think I'm going to have to go with a 'No' on this one."
"I see. That is a shame." Herb said, shrugging blandly.
He paused, and his arm began to glow with a razor-sharp sheath of ki.
"I hope you don't mind, then, if we take this to the next level. A few scratches should be an acceptable price for your freedom."
"Heh. Bring it-"
"I win!" Cologne yelled, as she came to a backflipped landing between them and propelled herself a few feet further. The interruption was, frankly, so ludicrous in nature that neither of them could really help staring at her for a long moment, then turning their heads towards Suika, who had paused in equal confusion, the hellfire coalesced into her hands flickering unabated.
"Hah. Your feet, boy." Cologne barked with a grim sort of amusement.
Even as he knew he should be jumping away already, Ranma also knew that it was already too late, and he looked down. At that very moment, the capture egg that Cologne had gone to a very great deal of effort to have liberated from the phoenix's stores and shipped carefully to her, split in half. It took less than a second for the grasping threads that had been released to engulf him from head to toe, in spite of his struggle against them, and for the outermost layer to become as smooth and uniform as eggshell. Cologne hopped atop it, secure now in her inevitable victory.
"... What... treachery?" Herb gasped, eyes widened. "You... crone! You said we were to free him from mind control, not ensnare him with it!"
"So I did." Cologne agreed. "That we were to free him from the Oni's mind control. And, indeed, if he was ensnared in any such thing, then the egg has already freed him of it. I did not in any way lie. I simply... did not speak all of the truth. Is it my fault, if you were so naive as to take my words at their purest face value, without inquiring any deeper into them? And you think to be a king?"
She snorted.
"Hmph. The entire plan factored around this, my secret weapon. The girls and the beans, what the boys did, whether you fought the oni or Ranma or both, or did not fight at all... they were all irrelevant details! The crux of the plan was simply to create one, single moment in which either the oni or son in law completely lost track of me, to focus on something else. In the end, for the purpose of this battle, which was ensnared was of little importance. Now, with Ranma bound to follow whatever order I give... I have already won."
With a cackle, she slammed her staff into the egg, sending a spiderweb of cracks and fractures out from the impact point.
"Haha! Come out, Ranma! There's a fight to-"
She was interrupted, and caught completely off guard, as Ranma catapulted fist first out of the egg, sending shell flying in every direction and catching her almost directly on the chin.
"What!?" She barked, righting herself in midair.
"You called? You forgot something, though." Ranma said. "Or, you had thought I'd forgotten. I've seen those in action before. I know how they work... and so, I know how to foil them."
Cologne growled as Ranma jerked up a thumb towards his face, drawing attention to exactly how he had done it. How, in fact, he was still doing it.
"... You sneaky little bastard." She said, almost admiringly. "You just... closed your eyes. Without seeing something to imprint on..." She shook herself slightly. "Feh. No matter. Without sight, you are at a severe disadvantage. Herb!"
There was silence for a long moment, and she slowly turned, driven by the realization that Herb was not, as she had expected, rushing into battle again. Instead, he was frowning deeply at her. Seeing that he had caught her eye, he very deliberately raised his hands and began cracking his knuckles.
"Elder." he said venemously. "I do not care to be ordered about. I even less enjoy being used. Consider our temporary alliance hereby nullified."
So agape was she at the proclamation that she barely registered a surge of air in motion in time to roll out of the way as Ranma slammed a kick heavily into the spot she'd just been occupying. She made a partial motion towards a counter attack, but almost as she began he was drawn back and swung in a great arc by Suika, who was grinning as she manipulated the chains attached to his limbs like some sort of deranged puppeteer. He surged forward again, like the ungainly improvised whip he was being used as, and Cologne found him moving too fast for her to do anything against but dodge, and dodge again as one of the dragon prince's attacks slammed into her intended landing point.
She suddenly realized that the game had shifted from a comfortable two verses two into a decidedly less so three against one. It was about time that she practiced the better part of valor.
"You haven't won, son in law." she yelled. "In all the history of the tribe... not once has an outsider escaped us, one way or the other! You will not be the first!"
"First time for everything!" Ranma shot back as Cologne retreated at full speed.
Without a further word said, Herb flew away, officially leaving the rescue attempt as a complete and utter failure as Suika and Ranma looked for the sword he had thrown down earlier, as the only thing nearby with a reflective enough finish for him to see his own eyes in them.
".... I want to tell you a secret. Earlier... I was thinking about throwing the fight. Letting them win, and..."
"I know. So was I."
".... I understand."
Without a further word spoken, Ranma and Suika sat in the burned out wreckage of the shack, drinking sake and watching as the sun set and moon rose. Gensokyo could wait a little while, yet.
A.N. 4046.... making the total actual-story words of this story equal 15743/15000. Mission Success!
Also, holy crap, this actually turned out pretty darn romantic. How did that happen?
Secret weapon... well, Happosai thought it was the beans, given that everyone else (Except Cologne) thought it was the beans too.
In any case, I am more than satisfied with this chapter. Went to a couple weird places, yeah, but I pulled in a couple things that I BET YOU ALL THOUGHT WERE INSIGNIFICANT, DIDN'T YOU!? AHAHAHAA! Anyway, cold honest truth time, I have no idea what happens when you hit a box with three grenades in it with a ki blast. I'm going to say that it's this chapter.
Also, not quite clear on what a 'slattern' is. But it came down to that or 'strumpet' while I was trying to decide what Suika should yell, and I figured that 'slattern' sounded better. Sort of rolls off the tongue. Slattern. Sssssllllattern. Yeah.
In any case, can I see this chapter having gone any other way? Nnn- well, yes, but meh. This is how it happened, 'kay?
Also, while this is a self-contained story in and of its own right, for the purposes of that contest.... SEQUEL. There will be one. I just have to decide if I'll be doing.... or skip straight to... or just..., you know? Bah, you'll find out. It will probably be longer, in that much like everything else I've posted thus far, I'm not sure I'll ever get around to an ending for it.
Oh, and no real relation to, well, anything really, but the 'soul crushingly depressing' pool on danbooru? IT IS SOUL-CRUSHINGLY DEPRESSING. Truth in advertising, ouch. That and that one elfen lied spinoff webcomic with the very Dickens ending have pretty much sandblasted my brain. It's like, holy crap, this is so horrible to look at or think about, but I just can't tear away until it's over, you know?
Blathering done, let me just post this and then send the link into the contest.