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In this article, Faerie talks about preverberations: the ripples that hit you in the days or weeks before a workshop takes place. Warning: there's some woo-woo in here but it's worth reading anyway.
I've been leading workshops for around 5 years now, and during that time I've noticed a fascinating phenomenon I'd like to talk about. I coined a word to describe it: preverberations, the ripples that hit you in the days or weeks before an event happens. They are basically the reverberations that come before, rather than after, the thing has taken place.
Let me start by illustrating this with a few examples. These are adapted slightly from real stories people have told me, with names and some details changed to protect people's identities.
As he's about to go to a workshop exploring intimacy and connection, Jack notices situations arising with his partner Paul around communication and boundaries. These are similar to issues they've had in their relationship before, but for the 3 or 4 days before the workshop they're more pronounced and obvious.
Philippa starts to feel ill a week before a workshop exploring BDSM as a form of healing. The sickness comes on suddenly, without any warning. It's so bad she has no choice but to rest: for 5 days straight in fact, unusual for her. She wonders if she picked up that bug that was going round the office. In particular she notices that her chest is dense with phlegm and her nose is constantly streaming.
For the month running up to his plant medicine ceremony, Peter's life starts to fall apart. He has to move house at short notice, so he moves in with his partner. They row constantly and intensely, and he notices some of his least desirable tendencies – his bad temper, his impatience, his self-centredness – are the worst they've been for years. He can't understand why this is happening, especially as he consciously reduced his workload during this month to ensure he'd be in good shape for the ceremony.
Over the years I've heard scores of these stories, enough for me to set aside any skepticism I might've had and take a good look at what might be happening here.
I'm going first to explain this in a very woo-woo way (i.e. using spiritual concepts), because to me this is the best way to understand preverberations. Later in the article I'll give a slightly different, more psychological explanation of how it might work. Whether you're a believer or skeptic I encourage you to look at both and see what you think.
To look at it from a spiritual perspective, we need to understand the notion of an energetic field. In the context of a workshop or ceremony, this is a non-physical 'environment' created by the facilitators and participants of the workshop in collaboration with the Universal Intelligence that runs through everything. (I much prefer this term to "God/dess" or anything more loaded and personal.)
The field of a workshop is the thing that's behind or beneath it: the invisible force that holds it and makes amazing things happen inside it. The field is the Universal Intelligence in dialogue with a specific context – in this case, a workshop. It's a bunched up bit of All That Is, gathered for our benefit when we come to participate in this thing we call a workshop.
Fields are, by their nature, hard to describe. You'll hear people say things like "trust the field", "it's in the field" or "did you feel the shift in the field?" Everything and everyone has a field: for example, when a person with a particularly strong field comes into the room, you can feel the effect of it on the atmosphere (the group's field) and on the fields of each individual present.
So this is an energetic field. When it comes to a workshop, the field is often a powerful thing, as by their nature workshops invoke permission and possibility and invite transformation and healing. In order for those things to happen, we need support from beyond the physical realm, so the field needs to be strong. Also, in general facilitators are people who work with intention – and a powerful intention creates a powerful field.
The creation of a field happens at many levels, conscious and unconscious, in the run-up to a workshop. As a facilitator, I might think that I know exactly what I'm doing, what type of event I'm creating and what my intention is. If I think that I'm a fool, because the Universal Intelligence has its own plans that I'm probably not aware of. In addition, the field contains things I can't see about myself (my shadow) and is actively engaged with everyone who's attending or even thinking about attending the workshop.
So a workshop field, like any field, is a dynamic thing, evolving in dialogue with the stakeholders of the event – and of course the Intelligence that'll help us get what we need (and sometimes more than we bargained for) from the experience.
Once you get your head round the idea of an energetic field, preverberations emerge as quite an obvious effect of approaching a specific field. A field is not local to a place, but rather encompasses the event and the people engaged with it. As the event is scheduled to take place at a specific time, preverberations tend to happen in the run-up to an event: usually 7 to 10 days before, sometimes a little longer.
(From my experience working with plant medicines, this can actually be up to 3 months ahead of the ceremony itself. However for workshops it's mostly 7-10 days.)
These preverbs are a dynamic process happening with you and in you as your field and the field of the workshop come into contact with one another. Often the workshop field is preparing you – as in the example of Jack above, where certain things relating to the workshop start to come up more vividly. At other times the preverbs are more mysterious – as in the case of Peter – and it isn't until long after the event that it becomes clear why things unfolded the way they did.
Although there are definite patterns to these preverberations, it is unwise to try too hard to make sense of them or force them to mean a specific thing. Life is a beautiful and complex mystery, whether we like it or not – and often it's better to recognise the preverbs as what they are and not try too hard to understand their meaning.
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With the end of the Afghanistan conflict, the Obama administration has a window of opportunity not seen since the end of the Cold War to refocus its strategy in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the other countries of South Asia.
"Unlike the early 1990s, the United States should not and will not leave Afghanistan to its neighbors alone," writes Alexander Evans, who calls for a long-term, regional strategy for the embattled country.
On a three-day tour of Southeast Asia, U.S. President Barack Obama visited Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia in a diplomatic exchange intended to encourage political reform.
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Assisted finger orthosis
Summary of technology
Finger orthotics help to restore a finger's function after tendon surgery. The finger is first immobilised, then the orthotic is introduced to gradually increase the finger's range of movement and strength.
Current finger orthotics are complex and bulky, with several actuators and complex mechanics required to actively drive all three finger joints. Some orthotics comprise a single actuator coupled with passive springs, which does not mimic human motion adequately.
Curtin University has developed a novel robotic finger orthosis that enables all three finger joints to be actively driven from a single linear actuator using a lightweight and relatively simple 'ten bar linkage' mechanism. The range of movement can be preprogrammed to avoid the need for complete immobilisation.
The novel design has a number of advantages over existing orthoses:
- it is lightweight and can be produced as a single piece on a 3D printer
- it is low-cost due to the way it is manufactured and because it only requires a single linear actuator
- it can fit to any finger size with the use of scanning and 3D printer technology
- its slim-line design and outer linkages leave the hand free to grip objects easily and allow the addition of sensors for measuring grip and other functions.
Dr. Lei Cui at the Curtin University Department of Mechanical Engineering is head of this research.
Stage of development
A prototype has been developed and produced on a 3D printer. It is currently being tested to determine its operating characteristics.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is owned by Curtin University. A provisional patent has been filed.
We are looking for suppliers in the rehabilitation market to collaborate with on the device's development and to license the technology. We aim to add the device to commercial product ranges and integrate the device with existing myoelectric limb orthotics.


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Homer Simpson
In certain parts of the level
- Uh oh, I smell burning hobbits!
- That dragon is toasting the hobbits!
- How come there's no levels based in this game about Police Academy movies?
- We're in a dungeon, Marge, and by the looks of it - not a Snuggle Dungeon either.
- Am I lawful evil or chaotic good? Somebody?!
- My sword keeps getting wedged to my butt crack.
- Mmm, unexplained food...
- Sweet! Just like my favorite old-school sword and sorcery video game. Dig Dug!
- It's a wine cellar with no wine. Just.... meat!
- It may be called a dungeon, but to me it is a giant maze toilet.
- Just like Dragon's Lair, man I sucked at that game!
- Gold key I love you!
- Hey, this gold key looks like a key!
- I wish I was back in that eating contest level... Or was that real life? Argh! This whole thing's too confusing!
Attacking enemies
- Fatty and Smellma, prepare to die!
- Smoke your last butts ladies! I'm gonna smoke your butts!
- Way to kill, sugar pie!
- I know you can mop, but slaughter too? Talk about Supermom!
- You shall not pass... wind!
- I'm gonna go mace plus five all over your asses!
- I'd kick your butts if I had my monster manual!
- Prepare to D&D - Die and Decompose!
- Hey, middle-jerks! Eat sword! I hope that doesn't sound gay.
- That's for messing with someone who can't stay watching 5 minutes of Lord of the Rings without falling asleep!
- You have been vanquished! Er... Am I allowed to take your money now?
- It's...stabbing time!
To the Maze Announcer
- Oh, can't you say something more positive?
- Homer also needs BEER badly!
- Hell yeah! I'm thinking Mexican.
- You still love me, video game voice?
- No, I'm just mortally wounded.
- No, you're about to die!
Turning into Helium Homer
- I'm flying! I wonder if it's science or magic or super farts?!
Marge Simpson
In certain parts of the level
- My sisters are killing these hairy toddlers!
- Yeah, but it's nice to be staying away from the kids.
- Way to escape, munchkins!
- Those little freaks are amazing.
- Oh lava, or is it magma?
- This place would be great for storing jams and jellies.
- A gold key? What, they didn't have a diamond one?
Recruiting members
- Word to Bart's mother!
- Listen to me dudes!
- I'm like Gandalf, but sexy.
- You can't spell "mage" without Marge!
- Come to Magic Marge!
- Do what I say!
- Gather, fantasy people!
- Obey the MILF queen!
- Following orders can be fun!
- I'm the ultimate nagger!
- Over here you little idiots!
Ordering her mob
- Drink the enemy's blood!
- Slay, midgets, slay!
- Kill or be killed!
- Innocents of the shire: commence slaughter!
- Okay gentle folk, kill!
- Attack! Stab them in the legs and ankles!
- Teacher says "Build"!
- You have no free will.
- Suicide attack begin!
Attacking enemies
- Step off, you familiar-looking monsters!
- That's for getting green goo on my skirt!
- Ah, bullies and ghosties!
To the Maze Announcer
- Oh, I don't get any of these references!
Maze Announcer
- I like eggs.
- Remember: don't shoot the food.
- No one ever tells me when I need food.
- Save keys to open doors.
- Homer needs food badly.
- Homer is getting fat.
- Marge is about to die.
- Homer, your health bar is getting low.
- Homer is about to die.
Rod Flanders Mobbits
- Daddy says video gamers are going to Hell!
- Joining feels good!
- Here comes death!
- The double dragon's going to kill us!!
- We'll eat orc tonight!
- Bye, bye fire!
- If you're looking for trouble, you've found it!
- Just like in popular movies!
- I'm a homicidal maniac.
Todd Flanders Mobbits
- I prefer Narnia.
- Boxes are sad.
- Help! I'm claustrophobic!
- There's an ugly monster on the bridge!
- That dragon is happy to kill you now!
- Real friends don't hit
- There's a giant frog on the bridge!.
- I don't know why the caged bird sings.
Ralph Wiggum Mobbits
- I'm on Marge's team!
- My diaper's full now.
- I taste blood.
- Why won't you die?
- I'm giving you an owie.
- Death is like sleep.
- Hurting people is fun.
- Smells like sneezing.
- Enemies are bad.
- My knife is poisoned.
- I'm special.
- I'm a killing machine.
- Mom never liked Marge.
- Your child corpses will make perfect appetisers!
- Fire is the cleanser!
- Let's burn the losers!
- Burn, babies, burn!
- Let's burn some hobbit houses!
- When you're dead, we're gonna eat Bart and Lisa.
- Homer stinks worse than Orc Poo.
- Fire insurance doesn't exist!
- That hurt my feelings!
- That smarts!
- I broke a claw!
- That was pain!
- Ow, my cancer!
- I'm Orc Moe and I'm here to say I'm going to kick your ass in every way!
- I am easily offended!
- Where am I? Who am I? What am I?
- Oh I wish I was a troll, then I get respect.
- Oh my brain hurts!
- I got my head conked, but good!
- My name is Orc Moe and I'm here say that you're gonna die tomorrow or today!
- Feel the pointy wrath of Orc Moe!
- Eat Moe shaft!
- (sigh) Moe money, Moe problems.
- I do hate you because you're beautiful.
- Melee! Melee! Melee!
- Punch and kick and bite and fart!
- Stab! Stab! Stab!
- Orc Moe death yell!
- I'm gonna gnaw on your bones!
- I'm gonna make your nards into a necklace!
- Even my warts have warts!
- When are they gonna invent the internet here?!
- I'm gonna spit my diseased spit on you!
- I prefer Narnia to Middle Earth.
- I'm gonna cut off your heads and make salt and pepper shakers.
- Ugh, I peed my orc diaper...
Otto Ghosts
- Whoa, I'm translucent, trippy!
- This is nothing like the Caspar cartoons...
- I'm going to kick you in the crack of doom!
- It's dead Zeppelin!
- I liked that anyway.
- Ow! I fell on my ghost key!
- I'm gonna harshen your mellow...permanently!


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"You didn't have to come," said Richard. He sitting in his car outside of a grey old house at the end of a winding country road, his assistant Josh sitting beside him. Richard could feel his cock ring pressed snug against his balls, but Josh had no idea about that kind of thing.
"It's no problem," Josh said. "Happy to help, sir." Josh was loyal to a fault, and even though he had no idea what they were doing there, he hadn't thought twice about coming along. All Richard had told him was that they were picking up a performance-enhancing nutritional supplement for the office.
In his day job, Richard was the president of a small tech startup. Running domination scenes at a bondage club in the evenings was a nice way to unwind, but he was careful to keep his job and his play separate. Josh certainly didn't know about the club, and he certainly didn't know that they were at the house to pick up an experimental drug that made men hyper-obedient in small doses, and turned them into dogs in large doses.
"Wait in the car," Richard said.
"Uh," said Josh. He looked around nervously. They were surrounded by dead trees full of crows. "It's a little spooky," said Josh. "Um, can I come with you?"
Richard rolled his eyes. Josh was a good kid, just out of college and eager to help, but he got scared pretty easily.
"Just keep quiet and let me do the talking," Richard said.
They walked up onto the porch, Josh glancing around uneasily. There was no bell, no signs of life anywhere around. The nearest house was probably a mile away. Richard knocked on the door.
A huge muscle-bound tower of a man opened it a crack. "What?" he said. Josh shifted in fear behind Richard.
"Toby sent me," said Richard. "I'm here to get three pounds of powder."
"You Richard?" asked the man.
"Yeah," said Richard. "This is Josh." He gestured at his assistant.
"Hi," said Josh, nervously. He was wearing a nerdy little sweater vest and a bowtie, a short-sleeved dress shirt and tight little shorts with sneakers. That outfit drove Richard crazy whenever he saw it - if a boy walked into the club dressed like that, he would have him tied up and dangling upside-down within minutes.
"What a pipsqueak," laughed the guard. Josh looked alarmed, but the man opened the door a little wider.
Inside was just a small waiting room with two chairs, a metal door like a bank safe, and a TV monitor in the wall. The muscle man pressed a button on the monitor.
"Richard's here," he said.
"Good. Have him wait. It'll be ten minutes," crackled a voice.
"Sit," said the man.
Josh quickly lowered himself onto a chair, his eyes darting around. Richard could see he was having second thoughts about having come along.
"You okay?" he asked Josh.
"Fine," Josh stammered. "This just seems ... weird. All this security."
"You scared, little man?" asked the muscle man mockingly. He sauntered over and loomed over Josh.
"Fine," Josh stammered again.
"Leave him alone," said Richard. "We're just here to do business."
The muscle man looked annoyed. "Right now you're just here to sit and wait," he said. He leaned in towards Josh. "And keep me company. But this kid doesn't seem like much fun, and you seem like an asshole."
"Whatever," said Richard. He wasn't afraid of this guy. But Josh clearly was intimidated - he was visibly shaking as the muscled guard inspected him from just a few inches away.
"I can smell the fear on you," he told Josh. "Maybe you need something to help you relax."
"What do you ... what's going on?" Josh said, wide-eyed.
The muscle man pulled a little bottle out of his pocket. "See this?" he said. "This is a special present I like to give little runts like you."
"Don't," said Richard, but it was too late. The guard pressed the top of the bottle and it sprayed a white cloud in Josh's face.
Josh sputtered. "Ahh - what was - urghhh!" He doubled over, then straightened up abruptly, a dazed and vacant look on his face.
"What did you do? Did you dose him with the drug?" Richard said, annoyed.
"With one of the drugs. We got a ton. This one's my favorite," the guard said, smiling. "Hey kid!" he called at Josh.
"Yeah?" said Josh hazily, like he was in a dream.
"You're a fuckin' slut," said the guard.
"I guess so," said Josh.
"Stop it," said Richard. "He isn't into any of this stuff. He's just my assistant."
"Is that right?" said the guard. "He sucks your cock, or what?"
"No," said Richard. "Just professional. This isn't his thing. Stop playing around with him, he's mine." He was surprised to hear the words leave his mouth, but he was feeling very protective of poor little Josh.
Josh grinned dumbly. "Aw, geez," he said. "Thanks, Richard. I'm all yours. You wanna make out?"
Richard had never heard Josh talk like that - as far as he knew, Josh was straight.
"How long before it wears off?" he demanded.
"Let's find out," said the guard, and sprayed the bottle in Richard's face.
Richard gasped, then his world went hazy for a moment. He couldn't concentrate. Then his mind cleared. For a moment he was panicked - was he under the influence of the drug now? But he felt fine, so maybe it didn't affect him. He stood up and advanced toward the guard. "What did you do, you asshole?" he said.
The guard laughed. "Ooh, you've got a strong will! I guess you like to be in charge. But I'm calling the shots now. You can't move."
Richard froze. He strained but his arms and legs simply wouldn't budge. He was stuck in place, reaching for the guard. He couldn't even talk.
The guard laughed. "Not so tough now, huh?" he said. "Get down on all fours."
Richard sank to all fours obediently. He was furious. He wanted to shout, to protest, to strain against this control. But there was nothing he could do. He was powerless over his own body.
"If you're lucky, I won't spray you again," said the guard. "I wanna see you boys put on a show for me while we're all stuck here waiting. Hey kid!" he called.
"Yeah?" said Josh.
"Undress your boss," said the guard.
Josh rose up unsteadily and stumbled over. He looked unsure.
"Is that okay, Richard?" he asked.
"Tell him it's ok," said the guard. "Tell him what he needs to hear to be a good slut."
Richard suddenly found he could speak again, and tried to form the words to order Josh to run. But instead, he heard something else come out of his own mouth. "Do it, Josh," he said. "Strip me."
"Okay, sounds fun!" said Josh. He leaned down and gave Richard a big kiss on the mouth. He pulled Richard's t-shirt up over his head, exposing his burly torso. Then he reached down and undid Richard's jeans, pushing them down to his knees.
"You gotta move your knees to get these off," he said.
"Cooperate, pup," said the guard. Richard complied, silently protesting in his head. Josh slid the pants all the way down, then pulled off Richard's shoes, socks, and finally the jeans.
Richard was crouching in just his briefs now, Josh rubbed Richard's ass. "Why haven't we done this before?" he asked, smiling. "Richard, I wanna be naked next. Is that ok?"
Once again, strange words came out of Richard's mouth. Words he didn't want to say. "Yeah," he said. "You're next, you slut. Now get me naked."
Josh pulled down Richard's briefs, and his semi-hard cock flopped out, circled by his cock ring. Josh happily pulled the underwear all the way off, then stared admiringly at Richard's dick.
"Hot," said Richard. "I've never been gay before. This is so great."
Richard felt terribly guilty that his little assistant was going through this - Josh never would have agreed to it willingly. But clearly he was weak-willed enough that the guard's suggestions completely overruled his own desires, replacing them.
"Okay, slut," said the guard.
Josh turned to look at him. "Yeah?" he said.
"Rip off your clothes."
Josh attacked his garments, tearing them feverishly from his body. Within seconds, he was standing naked in front of the two men, his clothes scattered around the room. Josh had a twinky little body, thin, hairless, with no muscle to speak of. Richard could see Josh's hip bones framing his cute average dick.
"On all fours," said the guard.
Josh crouched down next to Richard. "Isn't this great?" he said. "I'm so glad you brought me, Richard."
Richard tried to say something, anything, to apologize for what was happening. But he couldn't. Nothing came out. He couldn't move a muscle.
"You're two good little pups," said the guard, looking down at them. "But you could be better."
"Yeah!" said Josh. "How?"
"You could be more dog-like," said the guard.
Oh no, Richard thought. Please don't change us.
"Okay," said Josh. "Yeah, I want that."
"Do you really?" said the guard.
"Yeah!" said Josh.
"Beg," said the guard.
"Pleeeeease make us dogs," said Josh, sitting up on his knees and holding his hands up like a begging pup. "I wanna be a little slutty pup. Richard too. Right Richard?"
Richard could feel the influence of the guard's control pushing him to agree. But he strained and struggled and gritted his teeth. He wouldn't let himself give in. Sweat broke out on his forehead as he resisted the urge to beg along with Josh.
"Your boss needs another dose," said the guard. "Want to give it to him?"
"Yeah! Lemme help you, Richard," said Josh.
The guard handed him a bottle. "Just a little puff in the face," he said. Richard strained to pull away, but he just couldn't move as Josh reached toward him with the bottle.
"You're so lucky, Richard," said Josh, spraying him full-on.
Richard felt the fragrant spray hit his nostrils and curl into his throat, then his lungs. He felt warm.
"You're a cute little lap dog," said the guard.
Richard felt a crazy tightness all over his body. Prickling sensations rippled from head to toe and he fell on his side. The floor slid weirdly under his body, and he looked up at Josh. Josh seemed bigger -- was he always that tall? But then Richard realized that he was actually shrinking. His body contracted, feeling tight and warm. He could feel himself dwindling down, his burly muscles fading away.
He wasn't just shrinking - he was losing his muscles! His legs twitched and tightened, growing shorter but also thinning out. The same with his big biceps, which dissolved into a twinky little arm like Josh's. His chest seemed to deflate as Richard dropped a few more inches in height.
He looked down at himself. His former burly body was now a weak little twink's. He and Josh were a matched pair, just two spindly little guys. Richard was now the kind of boy he usually dominated.
Josh looked happily down at him.
Richard pushed himself up and stood on two legs again and saw that now his head only came up as far as the guard's chest. He must've been a little under five feet tall now - so short and weak!
Josh was still down on all fours.
"Josh," Richard whispered, his voice back. "What did you do?"
"You're so fucking hot, boss," said Josh. To the guard, he said, "Me next?"
"Do it," said the guard. "Spray yourself."
"No!" Richard exclaimed.
Josh gave himself a spray in the face and inhaled. He looked up at the guard again. "What kinda dog am I?" he asked.
"You're a big fuckin' pit bull," said the guard.
Josh groaned as his body convulsed, still down on all fours. His body thickened with muscle, growing to the big burly proportions that Richard had just lost. His arms and legs beefed up, his chest swelled with mass. "Oh fuck yes," Josh gasped. He looked at his arms and flexed one of them. "So hot, dude!"
His height crept up, too. Josh was becoming a giant muscle brute. Still down on the ground, his back strained and grew wide, muscles rippling from his neck to his waist. He arched his back as his ass grew bigger, rounder, firmer.
A dusting of hair appeared around his shoulders and then grew down to his chest. His pecs, smooth and puny a moment ago, bulged with muscle and then grew thick with chest hair. It quickly sprouted into a heavy pelt, connecting straight up to his shoulders and into his armpits. The hair kept reaching down past his abs, covering his belly thickly and darkly to his pubes.
Josh rubbed the fur on his stomach. "So hot," he said again.
His new hair kept sprouting - around his hips to his ass, which was now massive and covered in hair. His legs and arms, both thicker than Richard's had ever been, took on a heavy pelt as well, more animal than human.
From his head down to his feet, Josh was like a wild man, absolutely covered in thick fur.
Richard, still standing, put his hand out and petted Josh's head.
"I'm so sorry, Josh," he said. "This is messed up."
Big strong Josh looked up ad short little Richard petted him. "Whaddya mean, dude? This is great! Come on, get on all fours."
Richard suddenly thrust himself down on the ground. Oh my God, he thought, now I'm obeying Josh. He looked up at Josh, who towered over him, a big strong pit bull of a man. Richard felt so small compared to his assistant.
Josh licked Richard's head. His tongue seemed enormous.
"Good boy, boss," said Josh. He grinned happily, and Richard could see his boner swelling.
"Josh, stop it," Richard said.
"Uh uh," said Josh. He stepped over Richard, who was so small he could fit completely underneath his former assistant.
Richard was about to chastise him when he caught a whiff of Josh. He smelled so musky and strong, manly, commanding, an alpha. He had never smelled anything like it before. He took a deep breath, inhaling the scent. Josh suddenly seemed so powerful. So amazing. Was it Josh's new fur that made him smell like this? His muscles? Richard couldn't concentrate. He was in awe. He looked up at Josh, took another deep breath, and then rolled over and exposed his slim belly, lying on his back.
Josh laughed. "Aw yeah!" he said, and pounced playfully on Richard, pinning him down. "You're so cute like this, boss. So small I could do anything I want to you!" Richard wriggled, but he didn't really think he could get free. He was so slender and weak that he couldn't if he wanted to, and anyway he found that loved being pinned. He could feel Josh's warmth pressing against his skinny body, the alpha's hair grinding against him, and he felt so safe.
"You're such a good boy," said Josh, and Richard felt a gentle wave of pleasure wash over him from his head to his toe. But a tingle lingered just over his ass, a tugging in the small of his back. "Unf," he said as he felt a pressure build above his butt crack, and suddenly a tail sprouted. He could feel the tickle of the hairs brushing over his ass as the new tail grew longer and longer, the fur getting shaggy and thick. It was brown, like the hair on his head, and Richard found that he could make it wag to show Josh how happy he was.
"Good boy," Josh repeated, beaming.
"You're a good boy, too," smiled Richard, and Josh sighed happily as the same ripple of pleasure washed over him. A stubby little tail popped out of his ass, thick and short. Josh glanced back as it and grinned, wagging his new little nub, then scooted up, his colossal dick and balls landing square on Richard's face. Richard licked Josh's dick, taking in the sweaty taste. The dick was so huge - longer than Richard's head. He wanted to worship it, become its slave.
He opened his mouth and took as much of Josh's dick into his throat as he could. It was so thick it hurt his jaw. Richard always got blowjobs, never gave them, so he wasn't used to the feeling or the sweaty taste, but it was intoxicating. His tongue swirled around Josh's cock, both men loving every moment.
Richard reached back around Josh's ass, squeezing the cheeks, and then petting the small of his back and his brand new tail.
Josh humped Richard's face faster, and faster, and faster. "Aw, boss, you got such a good dick sucking mouth," he panted. "Such a good boy."
Richard thrilled to hear his assistant's praise. All he wanted was to please Josh, to be useful, to prove his worth and swallow Josh's load. Maybe, he thought, if he did a really good job, Josh would face-fuck him again. He lapped around Josh's cock with his tongue and fast as he could, the pre-cum slipping deliciously down his throat. Why had he never done this before, he wondered?
In between thrusts, Richard could smell the salty, musky scent of Josh's crotch. He was thrusting pretty hard and working up a good sweat.
Richard caressed Josh's ass. It was huge and muscular, tightening with every thrust. It was bigger and stronger than Richard's ever was. Richard's other hand traced up Josh's rippling abs, up to his massive chest. He was fucking enormous, a thick massive pit bull of solid muscle. Richard felt so small and puny, his weak body being tossed around by his assistant. He didn't even notice that he had tucked his brand new tail between his legs as he sucked Josh's cock.
Josh was growling furiously now, not speaking, just grunting as Richard sucked.
Suddenly a voice cracked through the room.
"Ready for 'em," it said.
"Aw, we're having fun," said the guard. His pants were undone, and he was jerking off at the sight of massive Josh face-fucking tiny Richard.
"Did you change them?" asked the voice.
"Yeah, kinda. Just playing around," said the guard.
"You idiot," said the voice. "Those are customers. Send them in so I can change them back."
"Sorry, boss," said the guard.
"You bet you're fuckin' sorry, you jackass," said the voice.
"No boss! No!" the guard panicked. He scrambled to the button on the monitor and mashed it. "Please no! Hawwww!"
The door at the far end of the room slid open, but Richard and Josh didn't care. Josh was grinding his junk into Richard's face, and Richard was sucking Josh's huge cock as hard as he could. Richard's tail thumped hard against the ground as it wagged in pleasure.
"Oh man, Richard," growled Josh, "I'm gonna cum!"
"Do it," thought Richard, "I need it."
"Rrrgh!" Josh grunted, thick blobs of jizz bursting from his dick, sliding down Richard's throat, spilling from his mouth and running into his hair. Richard lapped up as much as he could. He had Josh's scent all over him now. It felt so amazing.
Josh panted happily. Richard's face was soaked with cum, and Josh smiled. He licked at Richard's face. "Hey boss," he said. "I think they want us to go in." He nodded toward the open door.
"Yeah," said Richard. He wanted to bask and let Josh's semen coat him, but he remembered that there was something they were supposed to do inside. What was it? Oh well, he'll probably remember later.
Richard climbed to his feet. Josh stood up too - Richard could see now that Josh was well over six feet, a giant hairy muscle hulk. Richard's face barely came up to his chest, but that felt right, he thought. Richard leaned down and licked the last bit of semen off Josh's dick.
"Thanks boss," Josh grinned down at him.
"You did good, kid," Richard said up at his assistant, towering above. Richard glanced back at his new tail, and he could see its natural position was perky and erect, jutting out of his back in a way he'd never be able to hide under a pair of pants. But why would he want to hide it?
Josh picked up his little boss with one arm, and hoisted him over his shoulder. Richard clambered around Josh's thick shoulders and straddled his neck, riding him like a little kid. Josh headed through the open door, and Richard turned around to the guard.
"Thanks man," he said.
The guard stared at them angrily. His body was mostly human, except for the hooves that had replaced his hands and feet. His arms were growing longer, and he fell forward onto his new hooves as his legs bent like an animal so he could stand on all fours. "Heeee awwwww," he brayed after them as they disappeared into the next room. His ears stretched up into points and he moaned unhappily as Richard ducked under the door frame and the door closed.
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Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I thank Senator Biden and all those who have worked hard on this bill. I have a few comments on my amendment about protecting victims of rape and sexual assault from being further victimized by HIV/AIDS.
As a practicing physician, I am deeply concerned about both the physical and emotional well-being of those who have been traumatized by rape and sexual assault. That is why I believe that it is necessary for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act to include timely HIV tests of those accused of rape and sexual assault.
There are countless stories of women and children who have been victims of rape and sexual assault who have been denied access to this potentially life-saving information. In some circumstances, rape defendants have even used HIV status information as a plea bargaining tool to reduce their sentences.
Let me explain why this is important.
Treatment with AIDS drugs immediately following exposure to HIV can significantly reduce the chance of infection. However, because of the toxicity and long-term side effects, these drugs should not be administered without first knowing if HIV exposure has occurred. Victims cannot rely solely on testing themselves because it can take weeks, sometimes months, before HIV antibodies can be detected, Therefore, testing the assailant is the only timely manner in which to determine if someone has been exposed to HIV.
The American Medical Association, AMA, supports this policy because ``early knowledge that a defendant is HIV infected would allow the victim to gain access to the ever growing arsenal of new HIV treatment options. In addition, knowing that the defendant was HIV infected would help the victim avoid contact which might put others at risk of infection.''
In addition to the AMA, groups such as the Children's AIDS Fund and Women Against Violence support this policy.
The Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1994 already allows victims to request a court order to have alleged perpetrators tested for HIV only in Federal assault cases. In October 2000, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill, 380 to 19, that would have provided this right and protection to all those who were the victims of sexual assault, but, unfortunately, the Senate never took up this bill. But now is our chance.
It would be a cruel hoax if the Senate approved the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 without including this amendment that ensures those women who have already been victimized by sexual assault are not further victimized by our legal system and HIV/AIDS.
I propose an amendment that would reduce the overall amount of funding under this act for a State or local government by 10 percent unless the State or local government demonstrates that with respect to a defendant against whom an information or indictment is presented for a crime in which by force or threat of force the perpetrator compels the victim to engage in sexual activity, that the defendant be tested for HIV disease if the nature of the alleged crime is such that the sexual activity would have placed the victim at risk of becoming infected with HIV; and the victim requests that the defendant be so tested. The defendant must undergo the test not later than 48 hours after the date on which the information or indictment is presented, and that as soon thereafter as is practicable the results of the test are made available to the victim.
My initiative would not force States to provide this protection, but simply reward those States that do. This right, in fact, already exists in some States but too many women and children are still denied this information that could literally be the difference between life and death.
Do I understand from the Senator from Delaware that constitutional language, ensuring that indicted perpetrators of sexual assault, who have placed the victim at risk of becoming infected with HIV disease, are tested for HIV disease, will be included in the final legislative language agreed upon by the House and Senate conference?
Mr. BIDEN. Yes, that is correct.
Mr. COBURN. I thank the Senator for his commitment to include language in the final reauthorization and for his commitment to reduce violence and protect those who are the victims of sexual assault.
I would also like to recognize the tireless efforts of Deidre Raver of New York who was raped at the age of 19 and has been an effective and compassionate advocate for other survivors of sexual assault. Earlier this month, DNA evidence linked a man on death row in California to the 1988 murder of Deidre's sister, Rachel. My thoughts and prayers are with Deidre and her family at this time and I am hopeful that this discovery will finally bring some closure to her family's long ordeal.


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A new survey from Enghouse Interactive, polling the views of more than 2,000 adults across the UK, has revealed a stark generational divide when it comes to consumers' likes and dislikes in engaging with businesses and brands.
Nearly three times more 16-24 year-olds (46%) than 55 and overs (16%) claimed that a brand's ability to engage with them via social media was important to them. And while just 9% of respondents in the 16-24 age bracket said engaging with a brand using online communications was not important to them at all, that figure rises to 41% among the 55+ category.
"Our survey findings are polarised around age," says Jeremy Payne, International VP, Marketing, Enghouse Interactive. "The lesson is that a one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn't work in today's complex market, businesses need to know their customers and deliver services tailored to their needs.
"If your business model is predominantly online or you're marketing to a young audience, you'll want to offer social media engagement," he adds. "If you are mainly engaging with older consumers you should focus on traditional channels. And if your market is a mixture of both, you'll need a broad solutions offering, encompassing traditional voice-based telephony and the latest online solutions."
The research also revealed a split in the way the public use different communications methods. Email was the preferred method of business engagement with nearly half of respondents (46%) referencing it, almost twelve times the proportion citing social media (4%).
While the social media revolution may be dramatically changing the way we communicate with each other, when it comes to engagement with brands, a social takeover appears to be some way off. The majority of respondents (54%) to have claimed that it is not important that the brand they are dealing with can engage with them over social media. This finding should give any business basing customer service solely on channels such as Twitter and Facebook food for thought.
Yet, when it came to actions taken as a direct result of poor customer service, a significantly larger proportion (17%) said they would spread the message on social media than via email (11%).
"We are increasingly seeing social media being used as a tool to share experiences, typically bad ones, of customer service but it's not being used as much for problem resolution," adds Payne. "Email continues to score much more strongly for the latter application. The reasons are clear. It's more direct. It offers the advantage of providing a clear audit trail, with time/date stamp evidence, so consumers can gather all the evidence they need in the event of a protracted dispute."
The age split came to the fore again in assessing an individual's preferred method of engaging with a business or a brand. Among the 55 and over age range, email is the preferred communications option with more than half the sample (52%) favouring it. Among 16-24 year-olds, however, it is only the fourth favourite option, referenced by just 17% of the group and therefore trailing behind smartphone (25%), self service via company website (23%) and social media (18%).
Whatever the preferred interaction method, the public prizes customer service highly when it comes to buying from a brand. 42% said they usually or always based their decision to buy solely on the organisation's reputation for customer service, rising to more than half (52%) of 16-24 year-olds.
"This emphasis on customer service underlines once again just how important it is for organisations to protect their reputation and focus on customer satisfaction," continues Payne. "With the ongoing move to cheaper digital self-service channels for customer service, which are typically much cheaper to run, many businesses are making savings. The savvier amongst them are reinvesting that money to ensure that when people do need to speak to staff directly, they can get connected into the business and access somebody equipped with the relevant knowledge to solve their problem.
"After all, businesses need to have a strategy in place that allows them to respond proactively to the kind of polarisation in customer preferences that this survey shows up so clearly. And that means they need to know what interaction methods their customers like and be prepared to provide them with a service that delivers just that."
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I haven't posted in a while because we've been busy dealing with snow. Lots of snow. I am so sick of snow. Last week, on Wednesday, the whole state was preparing for anywhere from 6-15 inches of snow. I didn't want to get stuck at home with nothing to do for several days, so on my way home from work on Wednesday, I stopped at the Dollar Store to pick up some important supplies. Some people stopped to get bread, milk and butter but I stopped to get crayons, glue and pompoms. A friend of mine had suggested getting a "snow day bin" together to pull out on days when you're stuck inside and need fun things to do with your toddler. I was determined to have fun and to not get cabin fever. Well it seemed to work!
Luckily, Ken was also off on Thursday because of the snow. He did have to get a lot of studying done too, but he had time to play with us a bit, which was nice! Julia is a big fan of the snow. She loved playing in the snow so much that she cried when we had to bring her back inside. Surprisingly the cold didn't even bother her. She was actually happy to have her gloves come off and to touch the snow with her bare hands. She especially liked eating the snow!
Julia did have her first snow-related injury Thursday morning: she was so excited to be playing in the snow that she ran a little too fast and slipped on the slippery sidewalk. She face-planted right on our sidewalk. She paused for a moment (which made me panic) but she quickly got up and started running around again! Her nose was all scraped and bleeding though, so I put some snow on it and she was completely unfazed. After we were done playing in the snow, we came back inside to take off our boots and have lunch! Julia was clearly worn out from so much fun (either that or eating lunch is very hard work) cause she fell asleep in her high chair! She started yawning and then just conked out right there in her high chair! I was able to bring her upstairs to change her diaper and then I put her in her crib and she was out like a light. At home her naps have been horrible… ranging from about 45 minutes to an hour and a half at the most. I keep hearing about these babies Julia's age who take 2-3 hour naps every day and I wonder how that happens. But then I remind myself that Julia sleeps very well at night (usually) and I'd rather have a baby who sleeps at night and doesn't take good naps than the other way around so I won't complain (too much).
After her nap, we worked on some of our art projects!! We did some finger painting:
and we also made Valentine's Day cards for all our family! In addition to arts and crafts supplies, I also got some letter and number magnets that we played with on a cookie sheet (thanks, Pinterest!)
and we played with shaving cream in the bath (thanks for the suggestion, Holly!)
Friday, Ken had to go back to work but daycare was still closed because of all the snow–the main roads were mostly plowed and clear for cars to drive but most of the side roads were still covered in snow. We hung out at home for a bit in the morning:
but then we didn't want to let the snow stop us, so we got ready (in Julia's Valentine's Day dress–a hand-me-down from Marlee) to head out for the day!
We ran a few errands in the morning before going to get lunch with Miss Steffi. Then we came home and took a nice nap in the afternoon.
I made this fun comparison photo showing Julia on Valentine's Day last year (on the left) and this year (on the right).
It's amazing what a difference a year can make! She's gone from a little baby to a toddler with a mind of her own in the past year.
Saturday and Sunday, Ken had mandatory study sessions he had to go to, so Julia and I were on our own to make mischief. We got a lot done both days and of course we had a lot of fun while we were at it! On Saturday morning, we took some silly selfie pictures (one of Julia's favorite activities!)
and then we got all bundled up in the Ergo to walk through the snow to the Hopkins bookstore. Julia likes the Ergo because she can nurse while we're walking. It leaves my hands free to do what I need to do, which is nice, and she'll (sometimes) even fall asleep while we're walking around! Here, you can't even tell that she is nursing! At the bookstore on Saturday mornings, they have story time for kids. Julia was the youngest kid there but it didn't stop her from enjoying herself! The theme this week was Maisy, from the Maisy book series. They even had a life-size Maisy. I wasn't sure how Julia would react, given her reaction to the Oriole bird the other week… but she was actually much more comfortable with Maisy. She waved and said hi, and even walked up to Maisy to tickle her feet!
Luckily the snow stopped falling right after story time was over so we headed home for lunch and a nap.
Saturday night a babysitter from Julia's classroom at daycare came over to babysit so that Ken and I could enjoy ourselves for a Valentine's Day date night! We went to dinner in Little Italy, got dessert at Vaccarro's and then went out to see Dr. Corey's band play a show in Dundalk.
By the end of the night we were exhausted and we knew that our human alarm clock would be waking us up around 6:30 the next morning so we went home and went to sleep but we did have a lovely night out! (Our next date night will be next week for Ken's 30th Birthday!)
Sunday morning I went to brunch with my Uncle Neil, Aunt Karen and cousins Rachel and David. Neil & Karen decided at the last minute to make a quick visit to Baltimore. (This is one thing I love about being on the East Coast… we are close enough to family that we can see them for a quick visit like that if we want to. We're close enough to Ken's older brother and our niece and nephew that if we wanted to we could go visit them for a weekend by driving up Friday after work or Saturday morning and driving back Sunday night.) We went to a great little bistro in Bolton Hill. Neil & Karen are thinking of possibly moving to Baltimore which would be really nice cause it would mean seeing them more often. It would be fun for Julia to grow up and really get to know them!
The only problem with going to brunch in the late morning (as opposed to an early morning breakfast) is that it wears Julia out so much that she often falls asleep in the car on our way home from brunch. She then gets this idea in her mind that if she's had 5 minutes of sleep in the car, that's enough of a nap for her and she will NOT go back to sleep when we get home. I tried… I tried nursing her back to sleep, I tried putting her down in the crib and rubbing her back, I tried lying down with her in my bed but she would NOT go back to sleep. So instead, I gave up and we went to Corey & Steffi's Engagement Party. We did have a good time but Julia would have been in a much happier place if she had had a nap. Oh well…
After the party we came home to play a bit, had dinner and then Julia went to sleep.
Yesterday was Presidents Day and since daycare was closed it was yet another Mommy & Julia day! It was Day #5 of our 5-day snowy weekend! In the morning we went to breakfast with a new mommy friend and her son and then we went to a local song/play group that happens in the neighborhood next to ours. Julia had fun singing, dancing and playing with lots of different musical instruments. We came home to let the house-cleaners in, and then got some errands done in the afternoon.
Julia was in a horrendous mood yesterday evening during dinner (and this morning during breakfast, for that matter!)… she does have a little cold which could be affecting her mood and I think she may have a few more teeth on their way. She did not want to eat anything… she was throwing food on the floor, putting food in her hair, dropping food on the seat of her high chair. It was not a pretty sight. I even tried spoon-feeding her a pouch but she batted my hand out of the way and wanted nothing to do with that.
Everyone has a different opinion about how to deal with toddlers and picky eating/annoying eating behaviors and I don't know which strategy to use… I know she won't starve but I don't feel comfortable sending her to bed without dinner since I fear she will wake up a few hours later hungry, and 11 PM is not time to eat dinner. (This did happen last night… she went to sleep at 7:30 but was then up at 10:30 wanting to nurse.) I try to offer her food options I know she likes, but at the same time I don't want to be a "short order cook" and make her a separate meal from what we're eating as a family. It's one thing to tell an older child, "you don't have to eat but you just have to sit with the family during dinner time" but you can't exactly tell a toddler to be patient and sit with the family. The food throwing is really annoying and we're figuring out ways to get that to stop… sometimes it helps to give her just one piece of food at a time but sometimes even then she'll just throw it as us. I've tried giving her 3 warnings that I will take her food away but I need to start taking her out of her high chair and ending the meal time if that happens. Toddlers are frustrating little creatures but then they give you a big hug or a cute little smile and it just about makes up for it.
This morning our conversation went like this: I put some pieces of clementine and some cheerios on Julia's high chair tray and she started throwing them, so I took them away and put them on the table, out of her reach. I then gave her a sippy cup of milk. She drank some of that and then threw it at me, so I put it on the table. She looked at me longingly and said, "more." I offered her one piece of orange and said, "do you want some orange?" "NO!" I offered her one cheerio and asked, "do you want some cheerios?" "NO!" I then went to the kitchen to get a pouch and a spoon. I showed her the spoon and asked her, "do you want some bananas and pumpkin?" "NO!" Then she said it again: "more!" (I should add that "more" and "milk" sound a lot alike). So I offered her the sippy cup again and she pushed my hand out of the way, yelling "NO!" At that point I gave up, put on her jacket and we went to daycare. I know she won't starve since they feed her snacks and lunch at daycare but this behavior makes me wonder how more toddlers don't get thrown away with the trash.
Thank you, Mommy, for not throwing me away!


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The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was established in 1970 to advocate for low-income families. Allegations of voter registration fraud and videotapes of questionable behavior by ACORN employees raised concerns about ACORN, and Congress passed fiscal year 2010 laws prohibiting federal funds from being awarded to ACORN and ACORN related organizations. GAO was asked to report on these organizations, including (1) how much federal funding was awarded to them for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 and the purpose of the funding, (2) the extent to which federal agencies' monitoring of these awards detected issues identified by audits, (3) the nature and results of any federal investigations or prosecutions conducted of these organizations from fiscal years 2005 through 2009, and (4) how federal agencies implemented provisions prohibiting the award of funds. Among other things, GAO identified awards to ACORN or potentially related organizations by 31 federal agencies and audits of such awards; documentation of related investigations and cases; and actions to implement funding restrictions by the 27 agencies in our review subject to them.
Seventeen of the 31 agencies identified more than $48 million--$44.6 million in federal grants and at least $3.8 million in subawards (grants and contracts awarded by federal grantees)--to ACORN or potentially related organizations, primarily for housing-related purposes, during fiscal years 2005 through 2009. Agencies were not required to collect data on subawards; consequently, agencies were limited in their ability to identify all funding they provided to ACORN or potentially related organizations through subawards. Agencies reported that their monitoring of awards to ACORN and potentially related organizations was based primarily on the award amount or available resources and ranged from reviewing progress reports to conducting site visits. We found that agencies' monitoring of these awards generally did not detect issues identified by inspectors general or internal audits. Audits conducted by inspector general offices or the internal audit unit at six of the agencies supplemented agency monitoring and identified issues regarding the organizations' use and documentation of funding--such as lack of proper recording and accounting for how funds were spent--that were not detected by the agency, except in one case. The audits were generally more detailed than agency monitoring. Agency officials said they plan to use the findings of the audits to modify their monitoring processes for future grants, for example by revising monitoring guidance. Of 22 investigations and cases of election and voter registration fraud and wage violations involving ACORN or potentially related organizations from fiscal years 2005 through 2009, most were closed without prosecution. One of the eight cases and investigations identified by the Department of Justice resulted in guilty pleas by eight defendants to voter registration fraud and seven were closed without action due to insufficient, or a lack of, evidence. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) reported five closed matters; for one, the FEC reached a conciliation agreement with a penalty. Another matter was dismissed, and FEC found no reason to believe the violations occurred for three matters. The Department of Labor identified eight wage and hour disputes, plus one delinquent reporting of required documentation, all of which resulted in an organization complying or agreeing to take corrective measures to comply with the applicable requirements. Twenty-seven of the 31 agencies within the scope of our review were subject to fiscal year 2010 appropriations restrictions on funding to ACORN and certain related organizations, and all took action to comply with the restrictions. Most agencies alerted staff of the restrictions through e-mails, memorandums, or oral communications. Other actions included alerting awardees, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and National Science Foundation provided guidance on which organizations may fall within the scope of their respective funding restrictions. Eleven agencies reported that they took action to implement the restrictions, at least in part, as a result of our inquiry and subsequent discussions. GAO is not making any recommendations. Nine of the 45 agencies and organizations to which a draft of the report was sent provided technical comments, which GAO incorporated as appropriate.
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Lily: Oh well. We had our run, Ruby.
Volt: *whispers* Be careful down there!
Lectro: What did you say, Volt?
Volt: Erm, nothing.
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???: They're obviously onto us, Lectro.
Lectro: Well, boss, we can get rid of them so easily!
???: Don't call me boss. You know very well what my name is.
Lectro: Fine, I'll call you by your name.......Zario.
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Lumoshi: So what's the plan?
Kurt: *shrugs*
Fyre: Hey guys, look! *pushes aside a clock, revealing a secret passage way*
Lumoshi: Well, that's convenient.
Takeo: Where does it lead too, fuckface?
(the team walks along the path for a while, but the path then splits in two.*
Fyre: OK, me and Lumoshi go one way, Takeo and Kurt go the other.
Lectro: Guys, you might want to come out here and see this?
Data: What is i-
Mika Sho: Oh my god....
Jake: Predictable.
Alyssa: N-No...I-It can't be....
Alice: This....this is...
Volt: Not cool, man...
(Ella Metals' corpse is seen, with many bruises and other injuries.)
Lectro: Yes, once again another tragedy.
Data: Tragedy!?!?!? You wanted this to happen! All for some sick Reality TV Show!
Jake: I should have known Ella would be your next target. She would have the powers to hear your conversations with your boss and uncover his true identity.
Lectro: I-I...I have....no idea....what...what you're talking about....