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- Return to Fiction by Valesta
With a little help from Yukari and her transportation-be-damned boundary manipulation, we all met up on top of a skyscraper. The architecture of the busy city below, filled with cars and people on foot, indicates that we are still in Japan, but whether this is the same city we were in or not, I don't know, nor is it relevant. Next to our building, there is a slightly taller skyscraper blocking the sun. By 'we all,' I'm referring to Alice, Reimu, who is standing by my side, Sakuya, Youmu, Yukari, Reisen, Eirin, Cirno, and yours truly.
"Well, we're all here," I say, "So what's next, Yukari? You said you needed both me and Reimu here to open that boundary where Kaguya and Mokou are?"
"Yes," answers Yukari, "I do require the presence of both of you…" Reisen walks around, circling around to the backs of Reimu and me "… however, one more condition is needed."
"What is it?" asks Reimu.
"For this to work, both of you need to be more in tune with the dream world. In other words, I need both of you to be asleep."
"Then why the hell are we here?" I ask, "It's hot and humid out, and the surface is rough and hard. You can't expect us to fall asleep with these conditions!"
"There are certain other ways of inducing sleep in individuals," informs Eirin.
"Like a tranquilizer gun?" asks Cirno.
"There is that," answers Eirin, "but there is also… … DO IT, REISEN!"
"Ack!" Suddenly, something connects with Reimu's neck. She staggers for a few seconds, and then collapses.
Just as I try to comprehend what just happened, I feel an impact against the side of my neck as well, "Ugh…" I don't know what the hell just happened, but soon after, I begin to black o_
Reimu and Marisa fall to the ground, unconscious.
Eirin asks, "Is that satisfactory, Yukari?"
Yukari nods in agreement, "Very."
"What did you just do?" yells Youmu.
Reisen answers, "Some martial arts technique I learned at the Imperial Lunarian Military Academy. Probably one of the few things I had paid attention to…"
"…" Youmu stares at Reisen. During the moon incident, Youmu had caught wind that Reisen knew something about Youmu's long-lost father. However, Reisen had since evaded telling Youmu the truth and she had been waiting for the right moment to force the truth out of her.
Cirno looks at the unconscious Reimu and Marisa, "Will they be okay?"
"Yes, will they?" asks Sakuya.
Reisen shrugs, "They should."
Yukari claps her hands together, "Well, now that that has been taken care of, it's time to open the boundary." Yukari extends her arm in the direction where Reimu and Marisa are laying, and between them, a blue portal opens, "There. That should lead to a place where Reimu and Marisa's consciousnesses are merged. Kaguya and Mokou should be just beyond that gap."
"All we have to do is get them out?" asks Cirno.
"Yes. That is all. No special tricks here. Just find them beyond that gap, then bring them back with you."
"In that case," says Eirin, "Shall just Reisen and I go? Kaguya is our princess after all, so I feel it is only proper for her servants to save her."
Reisen adds, "And Mokou… well, our relationship isn't what I'd call… you know, friendly, but she is close to us too."
"Go ahead," says Alice, giving a 'shoo, shoo' gesture, "I, for one, have no objections. You just have to get them out, after all." Everyone else decides to honor Eirin's request.
"Thank you," says Eirin, "Let us go, Reisen."
"Okay," responds Reisen.
Eirin and Reisen walk into the portal.
On the other end, they find themselves in a room, the size of a gymnasium, dimly lit by a light blue source of light above. Reisen looks up to see a sphere emitting the light. Inside it, there is a moon rabbit, like Reisen, with short red hair, wearing a black business suit, spectacles, and is almost six feet in height. Her eyes are closed and she appears to be in a state of suspended animation, "A moon rabbit like me, short red hair… Eirin-sama! Could she be this 'Yumei' we've been hearing about?"
Eirin also observes Yumei, "She really is a moon rabbit, but why would a Lunarian…? Never mind. We'll have our answers soon enough."
"Do you think she's trustworthy?" asks Reisen.
"I don't know, but we were informed that she's a prisoner while the princess and Mokou are here. Regardless of whether we can trust her or not, we still must rescue Kaguya. Whether she's friend or foe is irrelevant."
"Got it." Reisen looks ahead. On the other end of the room, there are two figures barely illuminated by the light from Yumei's sphere. Eirin and Reisen immediately recognize them.
"Princess Kaguya!"
"…" Kaguya says something, however, something is strange. Her lips are moving, but there is nothing but dead silence.
"…" Mokou tries to say something also, but she too doesn't produce a voice.
"I'm sorry, Princess Kaguya, but I can't hear you," says Eirin.
"…" Kaguya continues to speak with a serious expression on her face, but Eirin and Reisen still can't hear anything.
"Weird," says Reisen, "I can't hear anything either."
"I wonder if they can hear us," wonders Eirin.
"I'll check…" Reisen looks at Mokou, "Um… Hey, Mokou! You suck, you bitch!"
"…" Mokou says something with an irritated expression and flips Reisen the bird.
"… I think she heard me."
"Interesting method," says Eirin, "but it seems our question is answered. For some reason, they can hear us, but we can't hear them."
"I don't get why this is happening," says Reisen, "but we can at least communicate with them one-way."
"That should be good enough," Eirin turns her attention to Kaguya, "Princess, we've come to get you and Mokou out of Reimu's subconscious. Please come with us."
"…" Kaguya shakes her head, and then speaks to no avail, "…"
"…" Mokou adds some mute words, with an unusually melancholy expression.
"What? They don't want to escape with us?"
Eirin tries to read Kaguya's lips to the best of her ability, "'I'm… sorry… Ei… rin… We… must… re… main… here…'"
"They want to stay," says Reisen, "What will we do, Eirin-sama?"
Eirin pauses for several seconds, and then says, "Regardless of Princess Kaguya's will, I am NOT going to let her remain in Reimu's mind for eternity!" Eirin walks over to Kaguya and forcibly grabs her arm, "Forgive me, Princess, but I can not let you stay here, even if it is on your orders! I care too much about you to_"
A blade of rainbow energy extends from around Kaguya's hand, which she swings at Eirin, who lets go of Kaguya and jumps away, receiving a moderately deep wound on her flank, "Ugh!"
"Eirin-sama!" Reisen looks at Kaguya, then Mokou, "Damn it! They REALLY want to stay!"
A bow materializes in Eirin's right hand, "This changes nothing! I absolutely will NOT let Kaguya spend an eternity in this place! I will drag her out, even as a corpse! Get ready for battle, Reisen!"
"I see…" Reisen pulls her handgun from its holster, "I'm sorry, Princess… Mokou…" She turns her weapon's safety off.
Eirin pulls back the cord of her bow, and an arrow materializes, ready to be fired, "Reisen, I will handle the Princess. Can you take care of Mokou?"
Reisen looks at Mokou's whose body ignites, "I… I'll try…"
"You don't try. You just do it."
"…" Kaguya, with a sad expression, points her sword at Eirin.
Eirin says, "I don't know what drives you to battle your own friend, but with all due respect, Princess, you don't stand a chance of defeating me. Still, if you are so determined, you are perfectly welcome to try."
"…" Kaguya extends her other arm at Eirin and fires a dazzling beam of light.
"En garde, then!" Eirin jumps over the beam and, as the boundary has the magic that allows flight, hovers in midair and fires an arrow down at Kaguya, who steps back to avoid the attack, then jumps up after Eirin, attacking with her sword. The Lunarian doctor blocks with her bow, then quickly counterattacks, smacking the princess across the face, stunning her. "Forgive me," Eirin then kicks Kaguya to the floor and declares a spellcard, "Esoterica!" Around Kaguya, who is hunched over on the ground, several magic circles surround her in a dome-like formation. Eirin pulls back the cord on her bow, but an arrow doesn't appear, "I have no desire to prolong this fight with you, Princess, so I will put a swift conclusion to this bout. Astronomical Entombing!" She releases the cord, and arrows emerge from the circles, poised to bombard Kaguya from all directions. Just as they hit, though, they all bounce off of the area around Kaguya, revealing a shining shield around her. Magic circles form on the barrier and fire off volleys of lasers, which Eirin attempts to dodge, but they become so constant, one finally hits and she is knocked to the ground. Eirin observes to herself, "A spellcard… I couldn't hear her declare it… If I can't tell what spell is coming, I can't tell the nature of her technique… That is an unexpectedly effective handicap for her…"
At the same time, elsewhere in the room, Reisen battles Mokou.
Reisen dashes toward Mokou, her gun extended toward the immortal, and fires two shots, which Mokou dodges by rolling to the side, followed by slamming her open palm against the ground, sending a running blaze of fire raging across the floor in the moon rabbit's direction. Reisen jumps over the attack and takes to the air, firing her gun again, which Mokou barely dodges by jumping up after her, the bullet grazing her pant leg, but not hitting any flesh. Reisen fires again, but Mokou swings her ignited left hand in front of her, deflecting the bullet, which ricochets off one of the chamber's walls, and then delivers a flaming punch with her right arm, which sends Reisen flying back against the wall.
"Damn…" Reisen recovers, points her weapon at Mokou again, and unloads the entire ammo clip. Mokou spreads her arms and a pillar of fire rises around her, emitting heat so intense, the bullets completely melt and vaporize before hitting the immortal. Mokou then dashes toward Reisen with intense speed, leaving a trail of fire in her wake, and wearing a grin, which says, just as well as words, 'Who sucks now, bitch?'
With Mokou approaching too fast for Reisen to reload, she draws a spellcard instead, declaring, "Force Sign: Menacing Threshold!" Several small missiles, made up of psycho energy, form around Reisen and home in on Mokou, who stops dashing as the missiles appear, but the inertia to too much for her to dodge in time.
"…!" The missiles slam into Mokou and burst, sending the immortal sailing through the air, but partway, she recovers and tosses a small fireball at Reisen, as she is about to reload.
"Tch!" Reisen dodges it, but Mokou presses her assault and sends more fireballs in Reisen's direction. Reisen ejects her empty ammo clip, then returns the gun to its holster, "It takes more energy, but I'll have to do this the other way!" Reisen positions the fingers on both of her hands in the shape of guns, then fires several psycho-bullets to intercept the fireballs.
They tear through Mokou's attack, leaving clouds of smoke left over, which clears quickly enough for the moon rabbit to see Mokou declaring a spellcard with her mute voice, "..." A bird-like aura of fire surrounds Mokou as she moves on to the actual casting of her spell, "…" Mokou stretches her arm out toward Reisen and blue flames gather into her palm. Reisen had seen this technique several times when watching Mokou duel Kaguya, remembering its name as 'Honest Man's Death.' Mokou fires a blue laser of concentrated fire at Reisen, who moves into a continuous sidestep, as the laser follows her.
Reisen, attempting a countermeasure, looks straight at Mokou and their eyes momentarily meet, at which point, Reisen's eyes glow red and, in Mokou's vision, several Reisens appear. Reisen backflips over the laser and takes to the air, attempting to blend in with the illusory Reisens. Her plan works as Mokou becomes confused and moves her laser haphazardly through the false Reisens, failing to hit the real one before she loses the energy to continue her spell. At that point, Reisen draws a spellcard. However, as she is the only one out of her copies doing that, Mokou immediately realizes she's the real one, but it's of no consequence on the moon rabbit's part, "Phantasmal Rabbit!" Reisen's copies all glow with red psycho energy, extend their arms and fingers toward Mokou, and fire off salvos of psycho-bullets, which Mokou tries to dodge, but it is not long before she get bombarded. Even though they are copies, the spell allows them to use very real attacks.
"…" Mokou uses her flame pillar defense again, though in this case, they minimize the effect of Reisen's technique instead of completely defending against it. Although Reisen's handgun is a deadlier weapon, her psycho energy is more effective at breaking through magical defenses. After a few seconds, Reisen's attack ends, though the copies are still present, and Mokou's pillar disappears, both the moon rabbit and immortal breathing faster than before from loss of stamina. However, Mokou is the first one to assert herself enough to use a spellcard, "…" Her phoenix aura appears again, which then flaps it wings, releasing a swarm of flames.
"Damn…" mutters Reisen, "I can't dodge that!" The flames engulf all the Reisens, including the real one, who loses focus over her technique, causing the images to vanish.
Meanwhile, Eirin and Kaguya's battle continues. Though the princess managed to put up a better fight than Eirin predicted, the doctor still gained the upper hand. Eirin looks out of the corner of her eye at Reisen's predicament, I hope Reisen can handle this. Maybe I let my personal feelings interfere with my better judgment. Still… I may have to intervene if it gets to that point…
As Reisen is knocked to the ground, brushing off embers, Mokou's hands ignite and she advances on Reisen. Reisen looks into Mokou's eyes, intending to use her copying technique again, but, wising up, Mokou covers her eyes with her left arm and extends her right toward Reisen's face, releasing a blast of smoke, which stings the moon rabbit's eyes, causing her to squeeze her eyelids shut in reflex. After a second, she squints her eyes open and sees Mokou releasing flames in her hand, which form into the shape of a sword. Mokou charges at Reisen who manages to get to her feet in time and dodge Mokou's first slash, which leaves a trail of fire in its wake, and barely avoid all subsequent attacks, not given enough time to deliver a counterattack.
Between dodging attacks, Reisen yells out to Eirin, "Um… Eirin-sama… I know you're… having fun on your end… but the only mortal here… IS IN TROUBLE! Help!"
As Reisen calls out, Eirin, who has an arrow ready and aimed at Kaguya, turns and fires it at Mokou instead. However, the immortal is prepared to defend against Eirin's attack. However, with Mokou distracted, Reisen release a small burst of psycho energy, which stuns Mokou long enough for the arrow to pierce her through the gut and knocking her to the ground.
However, as Eirin was distracted, Kaguya charged in and ran Eirin through with her sword, "Ugh!"
"I'm… not through, Princess…" Eirin wraps her right arm around Kaguya, so she won't get away, and she drops her bow so an arrow materializes in her left hand, which she rams through Kaguya's throat.
"…" Kaguya's eyes widen in pain as she dies.
"The rest… is up to you, Reisen…" With that, Eirin falls dead as well.
As Mokou is on the ground, writhing in pain, Reisen takes her handgun out of her holster again and a new ammo clip materializes in her hand, which she inserts into her weapon.
"…" Mokou tries to get up, but Reisen forces her down with her foot.
"It's over! Time to get out of here, Mokou!" With those words, Reisen fires a few shots down into Mokou's head.
A soothing noise fills the room after the gunshots. Reisen looks up and sees Yumei disappear from inside the sphere, "Yumei? Whatever. First I should worry about everyone else…" She looks at Kaguya's body, and then Mokou's, "It's time…" She kneels down, pulls Mokou's body onto her back, draging her toward where Kaguya and Eirin's bodies are, blood dripping from Mokou's head into Reisen's hair. The moon rabbit rolls her eyes, "How bloody annoying," rolling her eyes again at her bad attempt at humor. Having seen all three of them die and resurrect enough times, she know they will be okay. She grabs Eirin and Kaguya around their waists, and drags all three of them toward the portal, straining from everyone's combined weight. Finally, she makes it out of the combined boundary of Reimu and Marisa's subconscious.
I saw everything. As if I were a spirit or a deity, I watched the battle between Eirin and Reisen and Kaguya and Mokou. After Reisen dragged everyone into the portal, though, everything became black again. I really should be pissed off at Yukari, Eirin, and Reisen for pulling that cheap-ass stunt on Reimu and me, but they got everyone out of our heads, so I can't complain. Besides, I have that embarrassing 'bloody annoying' line under my belt to use against Reisen, as I'm sure she thought she was alone when she said it. I guess all that's left is to wake up.
No sooner do I think that, though, when Yumei appears before me again, "Hello Marisa! Did you enjoy the show? I know I did!"
"The only one that needed to survive survived, so I guess I can't whine much. But more importantly, why are you still here, Yumei? Kaguya and Mokou are out now."
Yumei says sarcastically, "What? You mean you don't want to have one last private conversation with your good buddy, Yumei? Besides, I can leave whenever I want."
"'Buddy.' Riiiiight. You know, Yumei, before I was reunited with Reimu, I thought you were annoying, but okay, but now that I remember, I think you're pretty damn shady. Can we trust you with reviving Gensokyo?"
Yumei laughs, "Hahahaha! I'm sure I'm shady and mysterious to a lot of you, and I know that Sakuya doesn't like me, at least. You can think of me however you want, but I certainly will help with reviving Gensokyo when you and Reimu are awake. On that, you have my word."
"Talk is cheap, you know."
"Fine, how about we pinky swear on it? If I'm lying, I will eat a thousand needles, okay?" Yumei extends her pinky finger toward me.
I roll my eyes and walk toward Yumei, "If you are willing to go this far to prove that you are not lying, Yumei, I guess I'll try to believe you. It's not like we have another hope anyway." Our pinkies interlock.
Yumei begins to vanish, "I will keep my promise, okay? Well then, I will see you on the other side. Sleep well until then, Marisa."
Elsewhere, 238,403 miles away from Earth and across boundaries, there exists an advanced civilization that covers the entire surface of the moon. This civilization is known, and feared, by many of Earth's different boundaries, as the Lunarian Empire, a superpower at constant war with one of Earth's particular realms, and conquering other realms to increase its power, as on each full moon, Lunarian facilities can shift over boundaries. Gensokyo had been one of the Lunarians' targets, though they couldn't get an invasion underway before Reimu and Marisa's awakening.
Tsuki no Miyako, capital of the Lunarian Empire…
While the moon is covered with various high-tech facilities, in the capital, one building stands out. It is bigger and taller than any other structure on the moon, but its design is even more unique, as it is ancient by comparison. It is made of wood, and there are no mechanical devices within it. It is an ancient Japanese-style castle, the home of Empress Lunariya Houraisan, the Lunarian Empire's absolute ruler, and Kaguya's mother.
Inside the castle, in one of the rooms, where the walls are covered with wallscrolls displaying martial arts fundamentals, two figures kneel on cushions in meditation.
One of the figures is a man, appearing to be in his early forties, though he is really much older. He has long silver hair braided at the end and a two-month-old moustache, wearing a green cloak over a white robe, and has two long swords sheathed at both of his hips. Nearby, a ghostly wisp floats near him.
The other figure is a girl, 20 years old in appearance, though once again, looks deceive, with long purple hair tied into a ponytail extending down to the backs of her knees. She wears a white shirt under a red vest, and baggy white pants with red flame-like designs at the edges of the legs, and has a katana sheathed at her right hip.
A door to the room slides open. The man opens his blue eyes slightly, and then says calmly, "Defend yourself, Meira."
A figure enters the room and tosses a knife-like envelope opener at the girl, Meira, whose dark eyes burst open as she draws her sword and blocks the projectile with her weapon, then returns it to her sheathe.
The man stands up, "Wonderful work, Meira! I've taught you well!"
Meira also rises to her feet, saying, "Thank you, Master."
The figure that tossed the knife comes into view, a girl with yellow eyes and short blonde hair, wearing a pink and blue maid outfit, "Um… Did I do okay, Master?"
"You did perfectly, Mugetu!" says the man with a cheery smile, "Do that every time you come to clean this room and we are present!"
"I… I'll try…"
"Well, that concludes today's training," announces the man to Meira, "Do you want to come with me for a student and master drink?"
"I don't drink," states Meira flatly.
The man smiles awkwardly, "Oh, yes of course. I must be getting on in my years, even with all those mass-produced hourai elixirs." He turns to the maid, "How about you, Mugetu? If you want, later I can buy dinner for just the two_"
"Stop flirting, Master. It's embarrassing," states Meira again.
The man shrugs, "Can't blame a man for trying…"
"…" Mugetu stands in place, blushing and speechless.
The man says to the maid, "You can skip this room if you want. It's not like Meira and I make a big mess of things, so you don't have to clean it everyday."
"Um… I understand. Thank you, Master." With a bow, Mugetu leaves the room.
Despite the man's unusual and carefree attitude, he is rumored by some in the empire to be even more powerful than the empress, though no one openly states it. Meira respects him greatly, though she occasionally gets humiliated by his tendencies.
The man says, "You're a good student, Meira."
"I am honored, Master" responds Meira with a bow.
The man explains, "I've only had two students. You are truly skilled and talented, though you have not yet surpassed my previous student."
Meira's face momentarily turns to that of dismay, but she quickly regains her composure, "How exactly am I inferior, Master?"
The man asks, "Meira, who do you dedicate your skills to?"
Meira unsheathes her sword and holds it in front of her, declaring, "Master! I swear by my sword that on my honor, I will serve Empress Lunariya, the immortal empress, and her great Lunarian Empire with the skills you have entrusted to me. I shall fight on their behalf to my final breath, risking great loss and torment. Of this, I vow."
The man smiles, "Well spoken, Meira. That is the vow of a true warrior. You should be proud of such a quality."
"I am honored, Master."
The man turns to leave the room, "However, it is for that very reason that you will not surpass my former student." With that, he leaves the room.
"…" Meira stands, frozen and dumbfounded.
Later, in a residential complex, not far from the castle, a girl with brown eyes and brown hair, tied into two braids, wearing a white dress, sits at a computer, rapidly typing in some notes for an assignment.
There is a sudden knock on the door. "Come in!" yells the girl.
Meira enters the room, "Hello, Rika."
Rika responds, her eyes focused on her monitor, "Hi, Meira."
"How are you doing?"
"We-well, I'm just about to finish my notes about Evil Eye Sigma's specs. I-I haven't been given any new scientific breakthrough notifications from Professor Yumemi, though, so once this is done, I'm… I'm looking at boredom…"
"Then perhaps I can provide you with something you may find… entertaining."
"Wh-what would that be, Meira?"
"I understand that you are an accomplished hacker."
"Wh-why yes, but why are you interested in that?"
"Everyone who joins the empire without being born into it is given a thorough background check. Rika, I want you to hack into the Lunarian Empire Database and get me whatever background information you can on Master."
"You… you mean Master Konpaku?"
"Wh-wh-why do y-you want me to do th-that, Meira?"
"Calm down. You stutter too much."
Rika takes a deep breath, "You've always obeyed the law down to the letter. This isn't like you at all."
"There is something I must know."
"Even so, Meira, I could get caught! The punishment for unlawful entry into private information is death for mortals and 500 years of imprisonment for immortals!"
Meira sighs, "If you are afraid of getting caught, then use my access code. It's JI0I7D3R44UVCR. Good luck."
"But what if I get caught?"
"Then don't. If you do, I'll save you a place in Hell, where we can have a long talk about your hacking abilities."
"I have absolute confidence in your skills. My life is in your hands."
Meira walks out of the room, thinking, This is out of line for me, but I must prove myself to Master. On my honor, I will prove that I am superior to his old student by defeating him in combat!
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I have just come back to the UK after a cruise in the Caribbean, on one night at about 1am i was on the balcony of the ship which was in the middle of the Caribbean sea and everything was pitch black out to sea. I was stood on the balcony outside our cabin having a cigerette before going to bed, just looking out to sea and relaxing in the quiet. This was the point where i thought i saw something in the sea to the side of the ship, it was very dark and i could sea what looked like two white objects around 40 to 50 metres to the side of the ship. The strange thing about it and which kept me fixed on the objects was the fact that they seemed to be perfectly still, no pitch and roll as if on top of the water, and no side to side movement. As i stood looking at these white objects they suddenly got brighter and closer to the ship. when the two objects were about 25 feet from the ship, just to the left of them around 20 to 30 smaller odjects light up out of the dark and glowed bright white. It was at this point that i realised they were some kind of bird, the two i saw initially were the largest and the rest were about half the size, they flew to within about 10 feet of the ship and chirped as they turned and flew to the back of the ship and then up and over the top deck.
The weirdest part of it was the fact that these birds glowed brightly in the pitch dark, and as they turned they changed the colour of the glow from white to yellow, then to orange and then to red. they flow up over the top of the ship, and thenout into the dark but as they flew further away they glowed bighter and changed colour. I watched these birds totally amazed as they glowed and changed colour untill they faded and stopped glowing.
Now i know that they didnt get further away and hence i couldnt see the glow so weel and then no more. I could see the bird was still the same distance from the ship, around 40 feet ish, it was the glow which got dimmer and then went out. I stood there watching for about a min or two thinking about what i had just seen and still looking in the same direction as the last bird which had just gone out so to speek, when it glowed up again really bright, changed colour again fadded and then was gone.
I am not the sort of person who sees things, which are not there, i tried to wake my wife so that i could show her, but she was having none of it, so unfortunatly it was only me who saw them, but its seems to be in the same sort of area and and always around the sea that people have seen these birds, so i though i would tell you what i saw.
I incidently have not told anyone else about this apart from my wife and eldest son, who have joked and taken the mick out of me all the way back until i found this page.
Now she wishes she had got up! as she knows i would not make it up, and it fits exactly with some of the descriptions on here as.
A. the lights were on the back of the birds
B. the wings were weird and it seemed as if flying was effortless in a way(i would describe the wings as like that of a dragonfly but much bigger)
c. they looked as if they changed shape, but as they got so close i could see that the lights which were down the entire lenghth of the bird were controlled indipendantly and could light in such ways as to make the bird appear to change shape.
D. they kept glowing up and then just going out, giving the illusion of the birds just dissappearing.
I would love to hear you thoughts, or from anyone else who has seen these birds.
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Have you felt an increase in the interest towards swimming over recent years? Are you involved in any initiatives to promote the sport? I'm trying to raise awareness in Kuwait for people that don't know how to swim, and I'm running clinics for young children to help them get improve their swimming skills through experience.


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Calling real or armchair psychologists: why doesn't DH want sex?(57 Posts)
DH has mental blocks that prevent him from having sex. This is the latest reason (came out last night) and I feel there might be something in it. He's said he'll try to think about why he has these blocks (refuses therapy point blank and I'm going along with this rather than argue more over it as I've resorted to "smoking him out") and in a few weeks I'll ask him how it's going (so he does it).
I don't know if our relationship is going to work out, but I'm trying my hardest, because we have kids (he wanted them too, I had to initiate sex). I feel AWFUL for the kids and want to find a solution. Obviously I want a solution for myself too because (ungreat) sex every 11 months isn't making me happy.
An example of these so called blocks us that when he was just out if uni, a girl was interested in him. Apparently she was very nice. She had a cat, however, and he doesn't like cats, so when she invited him back, he said no and that was that. This was a guy in his early-mid twenties who now, many years later has a cat. He says he doesn't know why he couldn't see past the cat at the time. There are loads of examples like this, this is just the most straight forward to write down.
So, what do you think could be the cause of his blocks? I want to have some ideas so I can ask questions that get us somewhere. I've asked him in the past if he was abused as a kid, gay, asexual and he's said no. I'm thinking it's along the lines of little self confidence.
I'm going to be in and out today, so not at computer all the time. I will check back when I can.
I do not know the signs a paedophile might give away. Do you? I have a DS and he is disabled and now reached puberty. Sometimes I am glad I do not have to change sanitary pads etc and as it is likely I will be changing DS's pads until I die.. does this make me a paedophile too?
See the whole nappy changing thing rang alarm bells for me too.
It could be that he was abused and doesn't want to go near his dd as he had certain thoughts which he struggles to process.
I don't know, but the poster who suggest peadophile - I'm not going to flame them.
Sole, the DH is only staying away from his DD's nappies. Not his son's.
My gut reaction to this was 'gay'.
That may be untrue and unfair...but anecdotally, the only men I have ever known of who werent interested in sex at all or who lived in sexless relationships with women were actually deeply repressed gay men.
some heavy posts on here..
So, another guess from a stranger here.. could it be mother issues? What is the relationship with his mother like?
Or a kind of Madonna/Whore complex? Did you have an active sex life before marriage? And since your're married he sees you in a more non sexual way? Do you flirt with him sometimes? Is there any chemistry?
Regarding the nappy changing aversion, it could also be interpreted as a kind of a phobia of female genitalia, which could tie into the mother issues?
I don't think it's fair to assume that the reason he has trouble with dd's nappies are because he's a paedo. Many people do not grow up in households that are comfortable with nudity. It may be that the dh has only experienced nudity with females in a sexual context, and it may take him a while to get used to the idea that nudity doesn't equal sex. Our society doesn't really do itself any favours in this respect, as the female body is usually carefully covered unless purposefully exposed in a display sensuality ie, lads mags, page 3 etc.
The nappy issue may be a completely from the lack of physical intimacy with the op.
Creature, the dh is probably find with the ds's nappies as they don't contain anything unfamiliar.
No, Sole, of couse not. But, unless you say otherwise, you aren't also lying to your partner to justify a low sex drive (that was never high to begin with), or refusing to seek help for acknowledged 'issues'.
Rooty - thanks for, in part at least, agreeing with me. As for the rest and another poster* asking a similar question. If to this OP (or any other) there are any number of conclusions that might be reached, are you suggesting that I/we should only express the more palatable? Even if less inclined to believe them?
I said he MIGHT be a paedo' - I didn't say child-molester. The two things ain't the same (unless you write for the daily mail).
*I am on a phone, typing with 1 thumb, so forgive slow replies and forgetting your names. I can't open a 2nd window for reference.
On its own I wouldn't think much of it although I think that's a lame excuse. With the other stuff however I'm a bit
Exactly Slang - you can be a paedophile without actually physically abusing anyone.
My first thought was "gay".
Thanks, Creature. In retrospect I probably ought to've stressed that in my first post.
CaptainP - Fine examples of working with the evidence. I genuinely hope your 'conclusions' are more accurate. As to my 'unfairness' - while I accept that somebody with mother/tactile issues might not seek help this DH does seem particularly reluctant and lied to a (seemingly) supportive wife. I think he'd more readily seek support for those issues than paedophilia. I beg to differ that I'm being unfair - it's one of many possible rationalizations of the evidence. If OPs ask for opinions, we shouldn't fear expressing them. Similarly, if the explanations were easy, this forum would be dull cuz the would-be OPs'd figure out the answers themselves and not post.
Slang, I don't think your interpretation of the situation is unfair, but the way you present your case is unreasonably dismissive of all other possibilities. You 'couldn't argue yourself out of it'. That's very emotive language. We don't know enough about the op, her dh and their backgrounds to be so definitely certain of anything. Your interpretation is really insightful and intelligently thought through, but it's not the only possibility.
Ok, I'm back. I'm on my phone, so it's probably address themes, rather than posters. Thank you all for helping me out here!
Firstly, the paedophilia issue. It was a shock to read and was something that hadn't occurred to me before. While I can see some of it fits, my gut tells me it's probably not that. My heart hopes it's not and my head tells me I'm right, but should keep my eyes open to the possibility, just in case.
For the nappy issue, he is happier doing it now than when she was newborn. At the time I got the feeling that he was scared by it and he confirmed it. I mentioned it this evening and he says he's comfortable now with it. He does seem more confident. His bonding in general seems different than with DS. He is bonding though, I just think it's an unknown for him, whereas a son wasn't unknown.
The Madonna-Whore complex has rung some bells. I had a quick google about it. I don't see any of his past relationships/flings as fitting into the Whore description. In fact, I'd almost be happy to hear he'd had relationships that were all about sex. He hasn't though. He hasn't had a whole lot of relationships either.
What seems to make sense though, is the whole Madonna side of things. I would say that he puts almost all women in the Madonna box.
As for his relationship with female family members, his sister about 8 years younger than him and he's been overprotective of her in the past. His mother though is the great repressor. I've seen her with other grandchildren as babies and after that, the affection doesn't change but the amount of touching does. DH has told me that his family don't hug.
In reading about the M-W complex it seems clear that he's goth me on a pedestal.
As for being gay, I've begged him, in tears, to tell me the truth and he's advent gr wants to be with me.
Get out plan: I'm working on it - it'll take a few years.
Sorry, that was EPIC!
* he's adamant that he's not gay and wants to be with me.
The female genitalia issue is something he's not comfortable with. In general I'd say he's not comfortable with femininity in general, especially womanhood. He's more comfortable with the idea of girly (and by that I mean pretty, uncomplicated) than he is with the strength that womanhood can offer. I don't think there's anything sexually attractive for him about girls (although, like I said above, I will be keeping eyes open), it's more that he's maybe stuck at puberty - if that makes sense. Stuck in the stage before a real sexual interest in females start (or males), where they are too shy to interact properly.
This is all massively drip feeding, which I wanted to avoid, but the questions and issues raised were something I thought I should address.
Does anyone know how being on the autism spectrum could tie in with the M-W complex?
Point taken CaptP - I didn't intend to appear CERTAIN, and thought I'd done enough to make that clear. Perhaps it was only clear to me. Thanks for the input.
I'm glad your gut tells you otherwise, OP,, and sorry if I freaked you out but I thought you should consider the possibility. At least he's talking to you. Good luck to the pair of you.
If he's always been like this, then you are the one that is changing the goalposts, you know?
You seem to be assuming that he should be up for regular sex, but you allude to it always being the case that he wasn't. It's not very fair for you to be pressurising him now, is it?
He might have issues, but it is clear that the payoff from him not addressing them is greater than that of doing so. Be gentle with him, even if it means that you tell him that you can't be his wife any longer.
Maybe he is just asexual?
Does your DH have these mental blocks any other time? Or is it just over 'sex'?
If latter it is for a reason?
If it his ? being on spectrum their would be other signs...ie reads social communication wrongly, doesn't understand sarcasm, jokes, prefers being alone, may have sensory probs with noise/foods/colours/touch ( incl hugs you mention), motor clumsy esp handwriting, very literal and loves routine same every day, and annoyed if someone is 1 minute late or doesnt come back when they say they will 'be a minute' and not read emotions of others and can't often express own emotions and ends up at melting point etc lots and lots of symptoms really and not every person the same symptoms. Does he talk much? Initiate conversation?...chit chat? Ask questions about your day? Or does he just talk about himself (when asked)? Does he have interests he will talk about a lot if conversation arises? Not get the social cues when people are bored of him chatting about his interest etc? This is what ASD is mainly like. Does this ring a bell? Hope these symptoms help you to recognise if dh is ASD or not?
But if blocks a lot not just over sex I would get him checked out neurologically ie seizures (absences that last few seconds etc)
Thanks, Slang.
Debris - yes, you're right that to a certain extent I'm changing the goalposts. This is because what was implied to me - that it was just shyness and would melt away, especially if I do x, y and z, which I've done - isn't the case. It's also true that things have gotten worse, which is what has prompted most of the frustration to come to the surface. I'm not expecting regular sex, but certainly more than once a year, only at my initiation and pretty crap sex, yes, I do expect that.
Thistle - I have talked to him about that. He assures me that he is not, that he wants sex and is physically attracted to me (I remain not entirely certain as there are clearly no signs).
CCTV - yes. These symptoms ring a bell. Not all of them, but out of 17 (I grouped a few) symptoms you listed, he has nine that I'd say I recognise immediately. They're not really, really strong, but I'd know you're talking about my DH.
If it's borderline ASD (would that even make sense? If it's a spectrum, perhaps you're on it or not?), does this essentially mean there's no hope because its unfair to expect things to change significantly with DH?
How could I possibly leave him (one day) for something outside his control, yet how can I live the rest of my life without having a proper physical relationship?
I'm starting to think that his mother may have known something. She was very worried that he'd never get married. I thought they were joking, because it was always said as a joke, and DH used to joke about it, but i realised a while after the wedding that it wasn't a joke. She used to work with children, so was exposed to wide ranges of behaviours. I'm also sure that there is something in his psyche relating to his mother, aside from possibly being "borderline" ASD, so it's not (possibly) the only issue.
Things are starting to slot into place a bit. The second pregnancy was really hard. I was on bed rest for a few months and incredibly stressed. He didn't get the emotional side at all and despite doing a LOT to keep the house and DS ticking over, he wasn't there on any level emotionally with me. It was like he just didn't get it. I thought he was mean and couldn't understand why. He didn't touch me, hold me, sympathise much, other than with the practicality if being stuck in the house. He's unable, entirely unable to put himself in someone else's shoes. He can imagine if it were him, but not take himself out of himself.
You're allowed to leave for any reason. Just because it's something beyond his control doesn't mean you MUST stay and be miserable forever. People split up for all kinds of reasons. Not being happy with the lack of intimacy, for whatever reason, is absolutely an acceptable reason.
This relationship doesn't sound happy for either of you.
It doesn't sound like the problem can be resolved as he's always been like this.
I'd be inclined to put less energy into speculating why he is how he is and more into parting amicably.
You say you would leave if you could and that you are working on a get-out plan but it will take a few years. What's holding you back?
It sounds like you have a lot to think about here. The default "sex therapy" option seems to be sensate focus. I suspect that wouldn't be something he would do, but might be worth suggesting?
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Released: 10/2007
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- Arma 3
- Version:
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- Description:
- Shows advanced hint to player.
- Syntax:
- [classes, duration1, condition1, duration2, condition2, showing, onlyFullHint, onlyOnce, useSound] call BIS_fnc_advHint;
- Parameters:
- classes: Array - Array in format ["hint main class","hint class"]
- duration1: Number (Optional) - Duration of short hint in seconds. (Default 15s)
- condition1: String (Optional) - Condition for hiding of short hint (Default "")
- duration2: Number (Optional) - Duration of full hint in seconds (Default 35s)
- condition2: String (Optional) - Condition for hiding of full hint (Default "")
- showing: Boolean (Optional) - True shows hint even if tutorial hints are disabled in game settings (Default false)
- onlyFullHint: Boolean (Optional) - True shows full hint without using of short hint (Default false)
- onlyOnce: Boolean (Optional) - Show the hint in mission only once (true) or multiple times (false) (Default false)
- useSound: Boolean (Optional) - True plays a sound when the hint is opened (Default true)
- Return Value:
- Nothing
- Example 1:
[["Common", "GPS"]] call BIS_fnc_advHint;
- Example 2:
[["Common", "GPS"], 15,"",35,"",false,false,false,true] call BIS_fnc_advHint;//Default
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- Execution:
- call
- Multiplayer:
- -
- See also:
- Advanced Hints (Field Manual)
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Work, work, work. That's all I've ever known. That's all any of us have ever known, but we work endlessly just to keep the process going. It's amazing how much work is needed for such a simple job.
I wonder if the thing making us work is one of us. I wonder if it has feelings. We've never seen it. I don't think it's ever seen us, but we work because we don't know what'll happen if we stop. We've heard stories about workers rebelling, but there is never a clear ending.
Maybe one day we'll all be freed and we'll get to see what the "world" is like.
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Neoplasms (C00–D48)
Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80)
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of resp and digestive organs (C78)
- Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, other secondary and unspecified sites (C76-C80)
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Lung Cancer
Also called: Bronchogenic carcinoma
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I arrived at the New Hillcrest Hotel directly from Nairobi's airport (having flown in from Amsterdam) and was rather certain that I'd arrived at the wrong hotel....the place seemed deserted and rundown, with a forlorn, rusty sign outside the iron gate marking the entrance. Entering the hotel confirmed my suspicions...this hotel was not the pleasant and reasonable place I'd expected for the US$50/night price. Mind you, the staff was kind, but the conditions of the facilities were very poor and should have been priced at something more like $US15. Hot water was available only in the early mornings and evenings - not in the afternoons or late night. The mattress was in poor condition, as were the sheets. There were no screens on the windows. I'm a frequent traveler to Africa and other developing parts of the world, and if I were paying $15, I would consider this reasonable and could tolerate the bad conditions. I mentioned to management the disconnect between the price and the facilities, and the response was "we are in Westlands, it's very expensive here." High costs are no excuse for letting a property become totally rundown (including a broken toilet seat in my room's bathroom). As soon as I got my bearings in Nairobi I switched hotels and found a hotel of similar price offering apartments with a kitchen (in good condition) - a phenomenal improvement. The Hillcrest does offer easy walking access to some things in Westlands, but it's a very poor value. I would recommend the Kenya Comfort Suites Hotel on Milimani Rd. (not the Kenya Comfort downtown).
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The Iowa Hawkeyes have thrown for over 200 yards in just three of their 11 games this season. We all believed that after Iowa lost Matt Vandeberg to injury that the Iowa pass game would take a bit of a hit. And it has.
The past two weeks Iowa has failed to throw for even 100 yards and it has people worried that the Hawkeyes are becoming too one dimensional.
It's a combination of things in my opinion. It ranges from the offensive line not giving Beathard enough time, Beathard not giving receivers enough time to get open, and receivers just plain not getting open.
It's bee a struggle and with it getting cold and windy that likely will not help things for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa's opponent this Friday is a very balanced and talented Nebraska team. The Hawkeyes got away with passing for very little yardage against Michigan because of how well their defense played. And they were even able to get away with it against Illinois, mostly because the Illini simply aren't that good.
Is it possible they can get away with it again on Friday afternoon?
Iowa finally finds it's groove in the passing game this week, fact or fiction?
FICTION. There's been no reason to believe since about the Iowa State game that this passing game will break out. In fact, there's no point in passing the ball 20 times or more at this point. Yeah, it's not going to win you any top wide receiver recruits by doing that, but it's going to give you the best opportunity to win games. This is an anemic passing game and there's a reason why they've thrown for less than 100 yards three different times this season. The pass protection isn't very good. There's a lot of drops. C.J. Beathard's mobility isn't what it once was. The timing between Beathard and his wideouts is far from crisp. There's a lot of areas to point out. You'll need both hands to pinpoint the problems right now.
The only reason why they pass the ball at this point is to keep defenses honest, and I understand it and agree with that strategy. What's throwing on first down do for you when there's a 1/50 you'll complete the pass for more than a yard. Yes, running against stacked fronts seems like a fool's errand but throwing on first down has a higher probability of getting them off schedule in terms of down and distance because the likelihood of completing the pass for more than a yard or two is so low at this point. Run the ball and take your chances. Your best players are the running backs.
I'll say Fiction as well. Mostly because of what we've seen lately. Iowa has just been so hard to watch when it comes to passing the ball. And it's a combination of the things I mentioned above. The line sometimes struggles to give Beathard time, Beathard sometimes bails early from the pocket, and his receivers sometimes don't always get open.
Beathard does it get George Kittle back and he will help in the offense, but he helps more in protection as opposed to the passing game.
The Hawkeyes' bread and butter has been the run game and it has been extremely effective the past two weeks with Akrum Wadley going over 100 yards against Michigan and Leshun Daniels going over 100 yards against Illinois. You'd like to think that the Hawkeyes will stick to that and only resort to the pass if they absolutely have to.
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Hello, I was looking for information about the Recor family. I saw you left a flower on grave in Kirkland Cemetery and was wondering if you knew if Charles Edward Recor was related to Merton E Recor in the same cemetery. Thanks for any info.
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Hi Lisa,
Thanks for asking for the transfer. It is done.
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Looks like your memorial was first, I can delete mine if that's ok?
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Gardner Davis Memorial
The Gardner Davis memorial #66129736 has been updated with more photos. Hope these help your research. There is no other information available that I know of.
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Concerning Gardner Davis
Thanks for contacting me concerning the Gardner Davis grave stone. So far I have been unable to add any other information. I had a picture of this grave stone but have been unable to locate it. I live 2 1/2 hours away from that area now but I hope to visit it again sometime soon. If I do, I will try to get another picture and any other information I can.
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Brewer/Snodgrass/Brown ancestors
Thank you for posting the photos for our ancestors. I would love to some day go to this cemetery. It also has one of the Lewis and Clark Expedition members buried there. I am descended from the daughter of David and Malissa (Snodgrass) Brown. The daughter and her husband came to Nebraska in 1885.
Another cousin had found the connection of the 2 Brown brothers.
Thanks again for the photos.
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I transferred Grace and her husband to you.
Diane Payne
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Todd Whitesides
Robert Brown
The Robert Brown you mention in your message is my 5th-great-grandfather. I would be thrilled to know your connection to the family (through his brother David I would suppose). May I ask your sources regarding their parentage? Looking forward to hearing from you.
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on Mar 24, 2013 7:04 PM
David Brown
Hi Lisa,
Recently requested a photo request for David Brown's grave and got a response from one of the local volunteers. She went out to the cemetery looking for his name, but was unable to find anything that was legible. Too many of the stones were worn away because of age. She did find records though showing he was one of the trustees for the church/cemetery when first organized. Posted the information on his memorial.
I hope you can link David and Malissa's son, your ancestor, to their memorials. I think I've found some of his other children from his 1st wife, and hope to link them to the father in the near future.
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RE: David Brown, Malissa Snodgrass
Hi Lisa,
I am so glad to hear from another relative of David and Malissa Brown. I've spent the last few days trying to trace their son, David T., who is your descendant. I suspect Malissa was living with her son when she died, and hope you may have an idea where she is buried. Looking forward in hearing back from you.
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This creamy potato mushroom soup is really SO simple. I made my husband taste it as soon as he came in the door from work, and he was VERY pleasantly surprised. After just one bite, he was totally sold…and then he ate 3 bowls. 😉 It's the perfect soup for the cold winter days ahead!
Serves: 4
This Creamy Potato Mushroom soup got 5 stars from my husband! He was hesitant at first, but after one bite, he was SOLD!
15 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 lb portobello mushrooms, finely diced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 14.5-oz can of beef broth
- 2-3 red potatoes, diced (mine were about 1/2" pieces)
- 1 cup half and half
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- garlic salt to taste
- In a large saucepan, melt the butter on medium-high heat. Add in the mushrooms and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the flour until there are no clumps.
- Add in the beef broth, and heat to a boil.
- Add in the potatoes, reduce to a simmer and cover for 15 minutes (until potatoes are tender), stirring occasionally.
- Add in the half and half, and stir until heated through (you don't want it to boil, just get hot!). Add the salt, pepper, and garlic salt to your liking and serve.
Recipe adapted from: All Recipes
Equipment needed for this recipe:
Large Saucepan
Wooden Spoon
Cutting Board
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