Academy sports and outdoors dalton georgia

Educated and diverse. Funny and genuine. Maybe a catch? Who knows. I just try to be myself. I have a successful career and enjoy adulting most days. Looking for my match!
Interests:

• sports
• concerts -comedians
• science
• anything outdoors -gardening -home projects
• reading, movies and tv
• trivia
• politics
• history

Looking for: Long term connection with someone who keeps in touch regularly and can function successfully in a normal society.
PS: I do not like direct messages. Chat is preferred.

Online/ anywhere is fine too:)
Dominant in the bedroom. Loves rough and sensual sex. Also, needs a connection outside of the bedroom too. Looking for something more long term. Educated, smart, fun, charming too.
Interests:

• sports
• concerts
• science
• anything outdoors
• reading, movies and tv
• trivia
• politics
• history

Kinks (negotiable, obviously): - Anal -All rough sex - Lingerie/ heels/ outfits - Ropes/ cuffs/ bdsm - CNC/ role play- Facefucking, face sitting, all oral/ foreplay, squirting, cumsluts - DDLG -Age gaps

Hey there peeps,
I’m M, 22 and 6ft 6 / 197cm. I’m easy going and love sport, the outdoors, painting, music, gaming and chilling at home.
I can play 3 instruments - bonus points if you can guess which ones.
I’ve got a B Sci and I’m currently studying a Dip Mech Eng, I used to be a head brewer for a small-medium sized brewery so I love nerding out about science, beer and how things work.
I’m passionate and loyal, kind and caring. I’m looking for something that sticks, so here I am!
A perfect date for me would be going out ice skating and maybe some bowling before we get some pizza ( pineapple on pizza y/n? ) and then head home.
I’m wanting someone to steal my hoodies, wake up in my arms. Someone who I can be romantic for
If this sounds like you, hmu! I’d love to get to know you 😊

Hey there peeps,
I’m M, 22 and 6ft 6 / 197cm. I’m easy going and love sport, the outdoors, painting, music, gaming and chilling at home.
I can play 3 instruments - bonus points if you can guess which ones.
I’ve got a B Sci and I’m currently studying a Dip Mech Eng, I used to be a head brewer for a small-medium sized brewery so I love nerding out about science, beer and how things work.
I’m passionate and loyal, kind and caring. I’m looking for something that sticks, so here I am!
A perfect date for me would be going out ice skating and maybe some bowling before we get some pizza ( pineapple on pizza y/n? ) and then head home.
I’m wanting someone to steal my hoodies, wake up in my arms. Someone who I can be romantic for
If this sounds like you, hmu! I’d love to get to know you 😊

Hey there peeps,
I’m M, 22 and 6ft 6 / 197cm. I’m easy going and love sport, the outdoors, painting, music, gaming and chilling at home.
I can play 3 instruments - bonus points if you can guess which ones.
I’ve got a B Sci and I’m currently studying a Dip Mech Eng, I used to be a head brewer for a small-medium sized brewery so I love nerding out about science, beer and how things work.
I’m passionate and loyal, kind and caring. I’m looking for something that sticks, so here I am!
A perfect date for me would be going out ice skating and maybe some bowling before we get some pizza ( pineapple on pizza y/n? ) and then head home.
I’m wanting someone to steal my hoodies, wake up in my arms. Someone who I can be romantic for
If this sounds like you, hmu! I’d love to get to know you 😊

Wanna escape it all?
So I’m 6’6 / 197cm with a 9 inch cock
I’m looking to chat or to breed, maybe you should escape to NZ with me.
Just imagine how amazing it’d feel, wrapped around me, my hot cum pumping deep inside…
About me:
I’m tall and strong. I love the outdoors and sports, I play basketball and hockey. I love music and chilling inside too. Going down on you is my biggest turn on, after filling you with my hot cum.
Flick a chat and we can talk about how you’d take all of my load 😌

I’ve tried this previously and talked to some really great guys, but things never materialize because of distance or work schedules. So here I am trying again.
41M looking for my unicorn. I'm looking for what would probably best be described as a polyamorus LTR with another man.
A little bit about my background will put this in better perspective. I'm married to a heterosexual cis gendered woman. We've been together for a very long time and love each other very deeply. There is no desire to change that relationship. My wife and I have discussed this quite extensively and think that me finding a "boyfriend" would be beneficial to me and our relationship as a whole. She really loves and supports my bisexuality, and wants to see me be able to explore that more. Frankly, I do too.
I'm just really tired of the hook up culture. It's not for me. Yeah I've had some hot man on man sex, but for the most part it has been less than desirable. I want to find a guy that I can really build a connection with. Having that closeness will absolutely make the sex much more pleasureable than any hook up could ever be, but it's not just about that either. I want to experience what it's like to be in love with another man. I want to hold hands, I want to kiss, I want to date, I want to make love.
Me: 41, white (German/Swiss/English/Scottish), 5' 10", dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, 200lbs, average build, bisexual bottom. Drug and disease free (tested regularly). I have never barebacked and would love to be used like that. I'm not out but I don't exactly hide it either. It just isn't something that I discuss publicly. I'm pretty masculine and straight appearing. You would probably never know I was bi by looking at me. I love the outdoors. I enjoy going to beach, hiking, camping, and biking. I love movies. Not a big sports guy, but I don't hate them. I love beer and whiskey.
You: Around my age +/- 10 years (Not a hard rule, just not old enough to be my father), I prefer white and Latino guys (again not a hard rule), my height or taller, bisexual or gay top. I'm not a size queen, but would like average or better (cut please). I prefer a more masculine man that doesn't mind being dominant. Be drug and disease free (have proof). Non-smoker. Country boys and blue collar types to the front of the line. Live in South Jersey or close to Atlantic County, and must be able to host.
I know this is probably a long shot, but if this sounds like something that you would be into please feel free to message me. Serious inquiries only please.

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Kris Jenkins is 6'3" 285lb senior defensive tackle. He was a 3 star prospect from Olney Maryland back in the 2020 class, he chose us over offers from Penn State, Virginia Tech, Iowa and Sparty among others. He played tight end and defensive end in HS making plenty of highlights, but Michigan saw a lot of potential in him as a run stuffer and moved him to DT.
He is one of the special dudes Harbaugh refers to as a "football guy", you can always see how genuinely happy and excited playing football makes Kris, he's living his best life!
He certainly had the opportunity to go to the NFL, but chose to return for 2023 for "unfinished business". His dad, Kris Jenkins SR, was a really good player in the NFL for a long time, same goes for his uncle Cullen Jenkins. Our guy clearly comes from a football family and now he is getting talked about as a potential first round pick for next year!
"At the end of the day, this place feels home to me. The culture we have here with the coaches, my teammates the players, the fans even, this whole place feels like home to me. It didn't feel like anything was wrong with coming back here for one last time. Continuing to grind with my boys and get after it, we love what we do here. They make me really love being here, I just love being here." @ kjj_18 on IG, give the man a follow!
He made his first appearance in 2020, but it would be the 2021 and 2022 seasons where Kris would really make a name for himself as an immovable object plugging up rushing lanes. I have slimmed down his logs from mgoblue to give you just the highlights:
Sophomore (2021) • Appeared in all 14 games with four starts along the defensive line; made 22 tackles including a shared tackle for loss, and one quarterback hurry to earn his second varsity letter • Played along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4) • Against Washington (Sept. 11), made five tackles (one solo) with a shared tackle for loss playing along the defensive line • Made his first career start against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18) and was credited with one assisted tackle • Started at the end spot against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4) and contributed four tackles • Credited with seven tackles playing along the defensive line against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
Junior (2022) • Started all 14 games at defensive tackle; led all defensive linemen with 54 tackles and added 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and two quarterback hurries to earn his third varsity letter • All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media) • On five occasions, shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performances against UConn, Penn State, Michigan State, at Iowa, Illinois • Made two solo tackles, including a sack, in a start against Colorado State (Sept. 3) • Started at end against UConn (Sept. 17) and led the defense with five tackles (three solo) • Had a five-tackle day starting along the interior against Maryland (Sept. 24) • Contributed three stops starting at Iowa (Oct. 1) • Started against Penn State (Oct. 15) and made four tackles (one solo) from the interior • Registered one TFL among five stops in a start against Michigan State (Oct. 29) • Delivered three solo tackles inclduing a five-yard sack at Rutgers (Nov. 5) • Notched five tackles starting on the interior against Illinois (Nov. 19) • Led all defensive linemen with five tackles (three solo) at Ohio State (Nov. 26) • Made two tackles against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3) • Notched four tackles against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
As you can see, Kris was a huge contributor to our success last year, dude had multiple run stuffs in literally every single game so I had to do some editing lmao! You can find the full logs in the first link.
So, where do things go from here for Kris? The former Academic All-Big Ten honoree ('21) wants to get his degree, win his 3rd Big Ten Championship and capture that elusive National Title!
A couple things you may not know about Kris, he's one of five players who are featured on our new NBC intro for games on their network (along w Corum, Edwards, McCarthy, Sainristil), and he also featured in the super bowl commercial for Mike Morse (along w Morris, Colson, Oluwatimi, Keegan).
This is part of a series breaking down Michigan players for 2023, if you want to check out the previous post about Alex Orji you can at the link here.

I hope this isn’t against the rules (which I’ve read) There are multiple brass spots open for all sections in zephyrus drum and bugle corps. This corps is a startup group that began as a marching academy in the Tulsa area of Oklahoma. As of now they’re competing in sound-sport but hope to move up into open class as soon as possible, if there’s anybody interested you can check out their website here at https://www.zephyrusarts.org/corps.html
the staff at zephyrus are amazing people who want to see every member succeed individually and as an ensemble. Everyone there is very good at communicating with parents, members and those who are auditioning. I really hope to see all who are interested in auditioning there!

For outdoor and sports use. Hiking, cycling, etc.
I've had Lighthouses before and liked them very much. I love the way they fit, and the light weight which made them comfortable all day long.
I like the way the Akau look. Also very light weight. I'm wondering how they compare in general, and especially for light transmission which I can't find. (Also does that change depending on the lens color?)
Thanks!!

Heyyyyooooo 27 m looking for new connections, recently starting working overnights out of time so i get kind of bored and would love to make a new chat mate
I’m interested in sports outdoor activities anime and video games
All cat pics are welcomed
Anyone can message me !

Did you fight it? Did you deny yourself?
Realize you needed a much older men guiding you, taking control, calling you good girl when you earn it, and making you realize that you've always needed to call someone Daddy.
If your're a hard working, proud, ambitious, good girl between 18 and 28, with the wild side who likes older, successful, educated, Dominant men you should send me a message. If you stay in shape, we're a cheerleader, dancer, gymnast, or played another sport you should send me a message. If you're fashionable and try to look good for yourself and for your Daddy you should message me.
He's 50 years old, has owned and trained some amazing girls, takes pride in each of them, stays in shape, played high school and college American football, likes the outdoors, mountain biking, and being a daddy to a good girl like you.
Send me a message. I have a question for you. Please live somewhat close to me as this is reality to me, not just a fantasy. I'm not into androgyny or very short hair on women

A bit about me: I’m a huge fan of photography, I love coffee, I also love animals and being outdoors. I’m athletic and do a few different sports, I also enjoy reading and journaling! I have discord, just DM!

While it's been a few weeks since the Diamond League opener in Doha, there has been plenty of track and field action elsewhere in the world as athletes around the world get their outdoor seasons going. This weekend has already been busy with a World Athletics Gold Label meet in Los Angeles that included:

• Abdihamid Nur securing running 13:05.17 in a quick 5000m race to secure the 13:07.00 Budapest World Championships qualifying standard on Friday evening (additional recap).
• Timothy Cheruiyot showing that he's still very much a threat in the 1500m this season with a world-leading 3:31.41 win the the 1500m Saturday afternoon.
• A slew of additional world-leading marks from Ryan Crouser (23.56m shot put world record), Maggie Ewen (20.45m shot put), Mondo Duplantis (5.91m pole vault), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (12.31s 100m hurdles), Diribe Welteji (3:57.84 1500m), Marileidy Paulino (48.98s 400m).

The next stop in the Diamond League season takes us to the Moroccan city of Rabat!
For American distance running fans, the men's 1500m is probably the marquee event of the program. It features Yared Nuguse making his Diamond League debut after a great winter and early spring that was highlighted by American indoor records in the 3000m and mile. Because Nuguse missed out on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Eugene World Championships, this race should be an exciting test to see how well he'll stack up against world-class talent like Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Abel Kipsang.
On the women's distance side, Gudaf Tsegay will be making her season debut in the women's 1500m. Unfortunately, Faith Kipyegon isn't in this race, but Tsegay will be joined by three other sub-4 women (Freweyni Hailu, Linden Hall, and Winnie Nanyondo) and a Cory McGee who is still on the hunt to finally find the third of a second that would make her a member of the sub-4 club. The women's 800m features Natoya Goule and Sage Hurta-Klecker opening up in their primary event against 2022 Eugene bronze medalist Mary Moraa and current world leader Catriona Bisset.
Shifting attention to the sprints, while we won't get to see the Marcell Jacobs vs. Fred Kerley showdown that we had hoped for in the men's 100m, Kerley is still racing a strong field that includes Trayvon Bromell, Letsile Tebogo, and Ferdinand Omanyala. In the women's 200m, Shericka Jackson is taking a step up from her season-opener 100m race in Doha to face a field that includes Tamari Davis, Kayla White, and Anthonique Strachan.
Feel free to use this thread to discuss the meet.

• Diamond League overall calendar
• Start lists and live results
• List of official broadcasters
• For Americans, the meet will be streamed live on Peacock during the TV window (9:00-11:00am PDT). It will be on CBC for Canadians, BBC for UK residents, and the Wanda Diamond League Youtube channel for countries that aren't covered by existing broadcast rights (e.g. Japan).
• Previews: World Athletics, Diamond League, Athletics Weekly, LetsRun

Here is the schedule, with Diamond disciplines in bold:

Event	Local time (UTC+1) - Sunday, May 28	Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) - Monday, May 29	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) - Sunday, May 28
200m National Women	5:55pm	2:55am	9:55am
200m National Men	6:03pm	3:03am	10:03am
800m U23 Women	6:10pm	3:10am	10:10am
800m U23 Men	6:18pm	3:18am	10:18am
1500m National Women	6:26pm	3:26am	10:26am
1500m National Men	6:36pm	3:36am	10:36am
Shot Put Women	6:37pm	3:37am	10:37am
400m National Men	6:49pm	3:49am	10:49am
Start of TV window	7:00pm	4:00am	11:00am
400m Hurdles Women	7:04pm	4:04am	11:04am
High Jump Women	7:05pm	4:05am	11:05am
800m Men	7:15pm	4:15am	11:15am
Discus Throw Men	7:27pm	4:27am	11:27am
110m Hurdles Men	7:29pm	4:29am	11:29am
1500m Women	7:38pm	4:38am	11:38am
Triple Jump Women	7:38pm	4:38am	11:38am
400m Men	7:52pm	4:52am	11:52am
200m Women	8:02pm	5:02am	12:02pm
1500m Men	8:11pm	5:11am	12:11pm
100m Men	8:25pm	5:25am	12:25pm
800m Women	8:34pm	5:34am	12:34pm
3000m Steeplechase Men	8:46pm	5:46am	12:46pm

A bit about me: I’m a huge fan of photography, I love coffee, I also love animals and being outdoors. I’m athletic and do a few different sports, I also enjoy reading and journaling! I have discord and insta!

Heyyyyooooo looking for new connections, recently starting working overnights out of time so i get kind of bored and would love to make a new chat mate
I’m interested in sports outdoors anime and video games
All cat pics are welcomed
Anyone is fine to message me!!

A special thanks to u/bluefishcake for the wonderful original story and sandbox to play in.
A special thanks to my editors LordHenry7898, RandomTinkerer, Swimming_Good_8507, CatsInTrenchcoats, and KLiCKonthat.
And a big thanks to the authors and their stories that inspired me to tell my own in this universe. RandomTinkerer (City Slickers and Hayseeds), Punnynfunny (Denied Operations), CompassWithHat (Top Lasgun), CarCU131 (The Cook), and Rhion-618 (Just One Drop)
Hy’shq’e Ay Si’am (Thank you noble friends)
Chapter 30: A Promise Kept
Kalai stepped off the shuttle to the Vaida’s headquarters and into a running tackle-hug from Sitry. “Oh Kalai, I could kill you right now! You got to see the Great Barrier Reef in person, you bitch!” Sitry’s cheerful voice was muffled from where she was still buried in her chest. Kalai staggered backwards a pace or two, happy to be back from her whirlwind adventure around Earth with her father.
Naranjo and Papa Rhaxiid were there on the platform to welcome her back too, but their welcomes were more sedate.
“Not to mention you got out of work for half our damn trip. Ugh, it’s so not fair!” Naranjo huffed as Kalai gave him a sisterly hug.
Papa Rhaxiid reached up and chucked her chin before turning to lead the way back inside from the forested platform. “Welcome back, sweet-sprout, we’ve missed you. Come on, we’ll get you settled again and off to work. There’s quite a bit you need to catch up on if you want your credits.”
The chuckles from the twins behind her were full of sibling malice, but she knew how to shut the pair of them up. “Papa Rhaxiid? I’ve got the paper on Biodiversity in the Reef you asked for, along with the dissection report and stomach content analysis of the tuna we caught. I want to put the finishing touches on it and do a final proofread first before I send them to you.” The man turned and gave her a warm smile as they entered the building.
“Good, why don’t you go take your things back up and say hello to Andy? I’ll give you an hour and a half to get freshened up, then I want you to report to Aquarium 12 with Dr. Sor’ansa. You can put your snorkeling practice to work there.” Papa Rhaxiid walked the three of them to the residential elevator. “I’m heading back to my office. Andy’s been requested by Maetro Pae’ella to work the kitchens for something called ‘Bison burgers'. Apparently it’s a type of indigenous bovine that the eastern Bands raise. That and something from Europe called ‘French Fries’.”
Kalai couldn’t help but get excited as she and her siblings piled into the elevator back to their little shared apartment. Sure the food she’d had all over the place was good, but so far nothing had been able to compare to Andy and his Salishian cooking.
“Nerd, I can’t believe you cheated and did work on your vacation." Naranjo broke the silence of the elevator after a little bit and stuck his tongue out at her.
“Spit to windward, you vain little weed. Don’t hate me because I’m awesome.” Kalai’s riposte caused Naranjo to fold his arms and huff. Sitry simply ambushed her with an ear flick.
The elevator door opened to their floor before Kalai couldn’t bear the silence from Sitry any longer. “So, did you bag him yet, you lucky bitch?”
“No she hasn’t!” Naranjo’s singsong mockery of his sister interrupted Sitry’s response. “Papa hasn’t let Sitry even NEAR Andy without one of them around!”
“Rub it in, you snitch, besides, he did kiss me first,” Sitry preened happily as she playfully shoved Kalai’s shoulder.
Kalai pretended to stumble and almost caught Sitry’s foot, but she was just a hair too slow. “Yeah, and then you gave him a black eye, you clod.”
“Will you let it go? It was an accident!”
“It’s not even the only one he got either." Naranjo’s interjection stopped her right in front of their door.
“Wait, what? Who hurt him this time?” Kalai let her bag thunk to the floor as she turned to look accusingly between Sitry and Narny.
Sitry folded her arms and her ears twitched back as she shot a dark look at their door. “He ‘fell down’ yesterday while out at one of the Hatcheries we gave to the Hwatcoms. Mrs. Toloui nearly had a fit! She said she could smell another human on him and that he was covered in blood!”
Narny nodded primly as Kalai tried to process what they were telling her. “WHAT? Did she call out the militia? Track down whoever hurt him?”
“No, and he refused treatment and insisted that no one did it to him! When papa tried to talk to him, Andy said some stupid human macho shit about pain healing and birds liking scars. I don’t know, sometimes humans… they’re frickin’ insane!”
The door shot open and there stood Andy. His left eye was an angry puffy yellow and blue mess, and there were three points on his lips where a dark cinnabar line marked a crack. Kalai and her siblings stood in wide eyed shock at his sudden appearance and the only sound was the music emanating from the common room behind him.
Andy looked up and down at the three without saying a word. He cocked an eyebrow and snagged Kalai’s bag before any of them could react and cleared the doorway for them.
Kalai sputtered at the impropriety but Naranjo and Sitry just shrugged and walked in after Andy. “Femboys, am I right?” Narny whispered to Kalai as he passed. Kalai followed behind and was greeted by the white fluff-ball, Puck, who hopped up and down, whining for attention. She bent down and started scratching his ears and back. While Puck rubbed up against her hands, Andy settled back down at the table where his omnipad was hooked up to a keypad. Her heart started to sink a bit and Kalai shot Sitry a jealous look before the music came to a sudden halt and Andy interrupted the beginnings of her pity party.
“Ok, Kem’ira, I got the pics now and I’m telling you to declare yourself to the farmers first! I guarantee if you tell them you’re with the new DNR and you’re there to kill all the Scotch Broom in their pasture lands, they’ll stop trying to shoot you for trespassing!”
Kalai’s mood jumped up a bit. It’s not that he doesn’t care to see me, he’s in a meeting!
“No, no I’m not coming out to talk this over with them, I’ve got my own work to do! Either you start talking to folks like I showed you how, or ask the militia to give you one of their armored catsuits to wear under your uniform… Uh-huh, good luck." Andy hung up on the call and leaned back as Puck scampered over and hopped up in his lap.
Andy rubbed his temples before shaking his head. He seemed to relax a bit and Puck slid off to follow Sitry to the kitchen. Andy looked over and gave Kalai a happy smile that made her flush. “Welcome back! So how was the land down under? That tuna was fan-frickin’-tastic, if you aren’t sick of seafood I’ll do something fancy with it tomorrow to celebrate your coming back. Can’t tonight though, I got volun-told to be head chef tonight and I… Oh damnit! I’m late! Come to dinner, burgers and fries Indian style tonight. Gotta run!” With that, Andy went dashing out the door with Puck barking and scrambling along after him.
Kalai felt her heart sink back down again, as he left. “Andy I-” She started but he was gone.
“Yeah, it’s been like that for the whole week. The only time we get to hang out is dinner.” Sitry commiserated as she took Kalai’s bag into their room. “On the other hand, we might get to catch up during the family meal tonight.”
The dinner was delicious, though a bit weird. It tasted alright, but there was a certain aftertaste on the sandwich that just didn’t sit right with Kalai. She just couldn’t put her finger on it. The french fries more than made up for it though, and Mama Sakalbi had to hold a science trivia contest to see who got the last little handful.
Kalai and Narny were already silently plotting with each other for their revenge against their sister who had won and refused to share the last few matchsticks when Andy finally joined their table. He was sweaty and he smelled of woodsmoke and french fries. Kalai jumped up and offered him a seat next to her with a nervous smile. He took it gratefully and seemed to sag a bit as he gulped down a glass of water.
“Andy, I think you may be finding your calling as a culinary ambassador,” Mama Aftasia beamed. “A toast to the chef!”
Andy gave a shy smile and looked down as Kalai and the rest of the family gave a hearty ‘Here, here!”
“It’s a simple enough recipe; it’s just using bison instead of cow, that’s all, and I don’t know anyone who’d turn down hand cut fresh fries. It’s kind of hard to screw up.”
“Young man, you are speaking to a woman who found a way to take cold water and dried wumpa flakes and wind up with a Class-4 fire. Cooking has always seemed like ‘blight mysticism’ to me, and these foods? These flavors? Nothing short of a Greenwood miracle in my opinion." Mama Aftasia continued her praise of Andy, which only caused him to shrink even lower in his seat.
“To be honest, I like your salmon better,” Kalai said, and the whole table went silent. Kalai held her ground though, and was rewarded with a tired but genuine laugh from Andy that brought him back out of his shell.
“You know, I do too. My Clan were fisherpeople, not buffalo chasers.” Andy gave Kalai a cheeky grin, which she returned happily, her heart glowing. Mama Aftasia and Mama Sakalbi both blinked in bemusement at Andy’s statement while Sitry just giggled.
“Speaking of which, Andy, I received a call from Elder Alex Hwatcom.” Papa Rhaxiid’s change of subject instantly perked Andy up, and he stared silently, waiting. “He extended an invitation to our family to attend his family gathering this Friday-”
“Alex said that? He used those words?” Andy shook his head in shock as he interrupted Papa Rhaxiid. The table went quiet and everyone held their breath as they looked between the two men.
Papa Rhaxiid adopted as good an impression of the human Elder as he could. “I’d like to extend an invitation for you and your family to be guests at our family gathering this saturday up at the White… something… lodge-”
“The White Ram Lodge?” Andy sat forward, interjecting again as the color drained from his face.
“Yes, that’s the one! I asked if we could bring anything since the last time they hosted us they put on that wonderful spread. He said if we could bring a few salmon for the family, that would be wonderful.”
Andy leaned back and took another sip of ice water before holding the glass to his blackened eye. “Alex Hwatcom… just invited you… to a gathering… and he told you to ‘bring a few salmon’? Do you realize what a huge honor this is?”
Rhaxiid looked from his wives to his children with mild concern. “Um, I thought it was only dinner, but your reaction tells me there’s more significance to this than I originally thought. I was thinking about our stocks of adult Sockeye, but then I remembered in his story how important King Salmon are. Of course, I’d like to defer to you for the choice since you know these animals and the cultural expectations with this invitation better than we do.”
Andy was silent for a moment before he put the glass down. “I’d recommend a ‘hard no’ to all your clone stock!” Now it was the Vaidas’ turn to be shocked, as each of Kalai’s Erbian family’s jaws dropped in synch. Before anyone could say anything, Andy continued, “You need to bring wild-caught. Farm-raised salmon wouldn’t… well we can tell, and you can taste the difference between them. We need to go fishing!” Kalai leaned towards Andy slightly as he lowered his head and started mumbling to himself. She was just able to make out what he was saying to himself as Mama Sakalbi and Mama Aftasia began whispering to each other. “...need to get the Gillnetter out of storage, check what’s running and select the mesh. I’m gonna need a deckhand too.”
Kalai reached a hand out but stopped short of touching him. “Andy?”
He popped up and spoke for the whole table to hear. “I need a shuttle to the mainland and a waiver against the fishing ban. I’ve got to get my boat and the drum ready for sea ” Rhaxiid and Aftasia sputtered in confusion, but Mama Sakalbi had a shadow fall over her, and her ears pulled back.
“Do you mean to say you want to go out on the water? Risk the ecological balance for… dinner?”
Andy looked Sakalbi dead in the eye and gave her a firm nod. “Why don’t you come out and see how we did this before you got here. Think of it as a chance to see the way we’ve fished for the last hundred or so years, and then I can explain the way we used to fish before that.”
The offer snapped Rhaxiid out of his confusion and he brightened. “A learning experience? Wonderful, we’ll make a day of it!” His hands shot out to grab both his wives’ and Kalai could feel the vibrations in the floor from where he was excitedly tapping his feet.
“If you don’t mind hard, smelly work. Uncle Willy always called it ‘the worst desk in the prettiest office.' It’ll be a bit cramped, but I’ve got room on the boat for a few guests and observers; four I think would be ok. She’s a working boat, not a pleasure cruiser,” Andy explained. That sent the whole lot of them excitedly talking among themselves.
Kalai was about to lean in to talk to Mama Aftasia, but Andy caught her attention first. “I don’t suppose you’d want to go back out on the water, given you just got back from pleasure-boating-”
Kalai’s heart nearly jumped out of her chest. “I wouldn’t miss it for my own colony planet!”
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Kalai stood on the pier, bundled in her thermal sailor’s coat. It was still dark and the wind blew from the north in a cold little morning breeze. Kalai took a deep breath and reveled in the smell of the fresh sea air. The soft chattering of Mama Sakalbi’s teeth broke the silence. “It’s a bit chillier than it said it was going to be.”
“The water always does that. It’s never as warm as the lubbers say it’ll be,” Papa spoke as he handed her back her thermos of hot chocolate.
Papa stood next to Kalai and nudged her with his elbow. Even in the dark, Kalai could see him smile up at her and jerk his head at the shivering Erbian. He was also wearing a thermal sailor’s coat, and his hands were stuffed in his pockets to keep them warm, just like Kalai’s. “Landswoman,” he whispered to her and the two of them shared a knowing smile. It was strange, but welcome when she'd told Papa about her upcoming day fishing with Andy, and he’d politely requested to join them. Papa Rhaxiid had graciously given his spot up to accommodate her birth father. Narny was all for it until Andy had explained what they were going to do, but then surrendered his challenge to the fourth guest space, not wanting to go anywhere NEAR anything that could see him come face to face with a Lion’s Mane Jelly. Sitry had done a happy little dance when she found out, but only yesterday had come down with Thistle Fever, and was bundled off to bed by her parents. It left Kalai, Mama Sakalbi, and Papa to accompany Andy on his fishing trip.
The water brushed against the shore behind them quietly. In the gloom, Kalai could just barely make out the outline of the nearest island mountain, but only because the stars had disappeared behind it. It was almost four in the morning, but Kalai had managed a catnap on the shuttle to the empty little lot that had been the boat launch. Aside from the water, the world was silent. Even the breeze made almost no noise and a sense of peace surrounded them. Everything was so calm, Kalai felt like she didn’t have a care in the world.
In the distance, a low rumbling sound of a motor rose from being almost imperceptible to a rolling drum of thunder. From around the point, two green floating lights sped through the darkness, and a spotlight turned on. The beam of light moved jerkily until it came to rest on the pier where they were standing and Kalai started waving her arms. Sakalbi’s omnipad rang, and Andy’s voice shouted over the speaker and the background noise for them to shine a light on the edge of the pier to help him park the boat.
Kalai and Papa moved closer and turned their omnipad flashlights on and waved them as the boat swung gracefully around and glided in alongside them. Kalai caught the rope that flew over the railing of the boat and she heard more than saw Andy moving around on the deck as she tied off on one of the mooring cleats. Several lights clicked on and the deck was bathed in light enough for Kalai to get a clear view of the boat they’d be spending the day on.
Andy hadn’t lied. Kalai saw that this little vessel was a working boat with no frills at all. When he’d told her they’d be going fishing, she’d envisioned something like the charter boat papa had taken her on out of Nantucket. Sporty, fast with a nod to comfort and function. This was not that at all. A giant wheel as wide as Kalai’s outstretched arms that looked like a sideways spool of thread was secured to the deck amidships and dominated the deckspace. Wrapped around it was a fluorescent green tangle with a line of oblong white and yellow corks and rope. There was a covered hatchway sitting behind the drum in front of the raised step to the enclosed cabin. Two large windows let the light out to two children’s bunks, a little table with a booth seat and a raised captain’s chair in front of the helm and engine controls. Andy shut down the engine and that peaceful stillness returned.
“Oway there!” Kalai called, “ship oway! Request permission to come aboard.” Kalai gave the traditional greeting of a Shil’vati sailor.
“Permission granted! Anyone need a stepstool?” Andy finally stepped into the light and Kalai got a look at him. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and the same bright orange coveralls she’d seen the fishmongers wearing on their date.
“I wouldn’t mind a hand, Mr. Shelokset.” Papa He’osforos braced a foot on the railing of the boat and Andy pulled him up.
“Just call me Andy, Doc, and welcome aboard. Jackie should be along any minute now with the day’s groceries, and the cabin’s out of the cold. You can get yourself set wherever you find comfortable.” Papa nodded and disappeared around the other side of the wheel moving towards the bow.
Kalai helped Mama Sakalbi into the boat next, and she quickly ducked into the cabin that took up the entire stern section save for a little ledge that ran along the outside. Andy gripped Kalai’s hand and she smiled as he pulled her deftly aboard. The boat rocked a little on its mooring, and Kalai almost fell into Andy, who wordlessly put his arms around her waist to catch her as she lost her balance. She flailed for a moment before she steadied herself against him.
“Gotcha,” Andy smiled, and Kalai could see him flush almost as much as she could feel herself doing as their noses almost touched. Those big dark brown eyes surrounded by white orbs drew her in and she felt she could lose herself in them. Kalai started as Andy danced her around him and moved her towards the cabin door.
“It might be a little cramped for you in there, but the Mary Jean wasn’t built for pleasure boating, she’s a working girl. Sit tight, I gotta check a few things in the back.” Andy patted the railing affectionately before he hopped up and scooted along the outside of the cabin towards the stern. Kalai couldn’t help the little longing groan that came out as he left her there on the little tiny quarterdeck. Her heart was hammering in her chest as half formed fantasies danced at the edges of her mind.
“I saw that, little minnow.” Papa’s voice was soft, but his tone and the sudden broken silence nearly gave her a heart attack.
Kalai could only stammer as her father stared at her with a cocked eyebrow. A thump from the cabin window behind saw an amused Mama Sakalbi daintily sipping at her thermos with her ears twitched forward in interest, staring out at her. “Papa I… he-”
Papa moved carefully around the covered hatchway to stand next to her, leaning back against the cabin window and heaved a sigh. “I must say I’m surprised. This lovely man’s got good clean lines and is very well cared for. It speaks well of his Skipper.”
It took a full minute for Kalai’s brain to process that he was talking about the boat and not Andy. “And the way Andy brought him in smooth in near complete darkness? It gives me confidence in his abilities.”
Kalai breathed a silent sigh of relief and exasperation. Although she was happy to be spending more time with her father, bringing him on what she’d hoped would be a sailing date wasn’t exactly what she’d had in mind for ‘family time’. He wants me to find a nice young man and spend time with him on a boat, but the first chance I get Papa decides to clam-jam me.
From up on shore, the sound and lights of a large human vehicle screeching to a halt heralded the last of their party to arrive. Kalai heard the clomping footsteps coming down the pier and moved to the railing to lend a hand.
“Ahoy Mary Jean! Raggedy Andy, you there?” Kalai stared with wide eyed surprise to see a human female, loaded down with plastic bags and sporting two human weapons on her shoulder. The two of them locked eyes, and while Kalai didn’t understand everything the girl shouted in surprise, she had caught and understood the phrase, “What the fuck?”
“Easy now, they’re my guests, and the one inside is the boss!” Andy appeared on the pier instantly before either Kalai or the woman could react further.
“Ya didn’t tell me we were having pur-” The woman glared at Kalai and her father. She had switched to Vatikre thankfully, but her tone was hostile as she dropped everything but her weapons. “I mean, hwun’eetums, aboard. A gal could get the wrong idea pretty quick in the dark when there’s no warning.”
“Knock it off Jackie. Let’s get the grub aboard and shove off.” Andy picked up some of the bags and took the guns as Kalai offered a helping hand over the railing. “Oh, Kalai, this is Jackie. Jackie? Kalai. That’s her dad over there, Doc He’osforos. He saw and treated Kay Tee a few years back.” Andy jerked his head towards the direction of Kalai’s father as she held out a hand to the human girl. On a quick inspection, she appeared to be about the same age as her and Andy. She had a round face and was about as dark complected as Andy was. She was shorter, only a few inches taller than Papa, but when Jackie grabbed Kalai’s hand to hop up onto the rail, she could feel the strength and the compact muscle hidden by the baggy sweatshirt and pants.
“Wait a minute, did you say Mini-Me over there saw Kay Tee? You’re fuckin’ with me!” Jackie stumbled a bit as she hopped down onto the deck with a loud thunk and advanced on Papa who shrank away at her advance. “You saw li’l Kay Tee? Where the fuck is he? Is he alright? Is he still fighting the good fight?”
“Last I saw, yes, he was ‘fighting the good fight.’” Papa looked over at Andy with a slightly worried expression. Andy smacked the girl in the back of the head, causing her to flinch and she opened the door to the cabin for Andy to go inside.
Jackie rubbed the back of her head and laughed. “Well that’s a little bit of alright, innit? Maybe today’s gonna be a good day after all!”
“Jackie, get suited up and get on the bow. I need a good pair of eyes on the roller horns,” Kalai heard Andy shout from the cabin, followed by a whole lot of thumping and banging from cabinets being opened and closed.
“You got it, ol’ man. We going to your place or mine?” Jackie sidestepped in and opened a tiny little closet and pulled out a set of rain gear that was identical to what Andy was wearing. Kalai collected herself and stood in the doorway next to her father as they both leaned in.
“Mine; Chuck said the Yaw’much are running from the South. We’ll do a set nor’west of Lummi in the Rosario and see if we can get some Fraser Kings,” Andy replied as he turned the engine back on and the vessel roared to life.
“Chuck? Isn’t that one of your cousins? I didn’t know he could keep track of the movements of Salmon, may I ask how he does it?” Mama Sakalbi perked up as she pulled a set of earplugs out of a pocket and inserted them.
Andy prevaricated a bit, looking from Jackie back to Sakalbi then to Kalai and Papa. “I’d rather not answer that-”
“Breakin’ the law, breakin’ the law! Breakin’ the law, breakin’ the law!”
Jackie began singing a human song, and Andy threw her the dirtiest of looks as she finished getting into the orange coveralls. Mama Sakalbi sputtered as Andy shrugged apologetically.
“Make a hole!” Jackie called, and she and Andy came back out as Kalai and Papa made room for them. Andy hopped back onto the dock to cast off while Papa ducked into the cabin.
“Can I help?” Kalai offered as Andy shoved the vessel off and leapt the gap over the black water below.
“You want to be useful? Come forward! I could use an extra set of eyes!” Jackie called back, and Kalai felt a slap on her shoulder from the boisterous human woman.
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Andy stood at the helm, watching Jackie and Kalai as he leaned to get a better view of them past the Net drum. The bow was lifting up again, and the gentle little swells became like speed bumps, jostling them up and down in a predictable bouncing rhythm.
“Are you sure you couldn’t slow down, Andy? It’s a bit rough, don’t you think?” Sakalbi was hanging on to the table and her thermos with a worried expression on her face.
“I could, but we’ll miss the morning set. We want to bomb out the buoy right when the tide changes. If we’re lucky, then we’ll get around seventy or eighty by slack tide this afternoon and call it a day.”
“How do you know where to fish?” Dr. He’osforos was making a good show of standing and maintaining his balance with his hand on the booth.
“Well, there’s two ways you know. The first is you fish the spots your family’s fished since time began. Every family has about two or three different secret spots that we know there’s fish in, and we’re pretty defensive about their locations. The second is by smell. Right now it’s the tail end of the King season, and you can smell them in the water.” Andy turned and saw the incredulity etched on the faces of the two aliens.
“No, I’m serious! King Salmon slime is really pungent, and you can smell them when they’re close to the surface. We get to the fishing spot and take a deep whiff. If we smell them, we’ll set the nets.” Andy laughed at the disbelief on their faces as the GPS on his omnipad beeped and he turned to sail around the last buoy and head for the fishing ground.
“I’ve never noticed that in any of the Kings we’ve raised-”
Andy suppressed a laugh as they caught a larger swell as they left the lee of Lummi Island. Andy reveled in the feeling of weightlessness as the deck rose up and fell out from underneath their feet, leaving everyone suspended for a moment in midair before falling back down. A massive spray of water rose and washed over the deck, drenching Kalai and Jackie, who were still forward. “Cloned and farmed Kings don’t have that same smell. Wild ones smell and taste different, I’m telling you!” Andy pulled back slightly on the throttle as they climbed the next swell. “Brace!” he called as they climbed and fell once again.
There was a look of fear on Sakalbi’s face as she gripped the table for dear life, but to Andy’s surprise, the Doctor looked completely unfazed, and was handling the rise and fall of the deck like an old salt. “You look like you’ve done this before, Doc.”
“I’ve done a stint or two at sea before,” he spoke, in the same tone Andy would have used when trying not to sound too confident, and Andy smiled.
“Kalai keeps talking about loving the sea and sailing. Did you teach her to sail?”
“Yes, me and her mothers. When they were home, we would take the family yacht out in the Vaascon Straits and sail around the Occidiens. Kalai practically spent all her early childhood on a sailboat.”
“And almost every waking moment on one in Junior Academy. I swear you couldn’t dig her out with a trowel when she wanted to go sailing,” Sakalbi managed to add in a word as the boat slowed, and the dramatic rise and fall of the deck slowed with it.
“What about you, Mr. Shelokset, did your father teach you to sail too?”
“I was too young before he passed. My Great Uncle Willy taught me after I came home, and Grandma took me out to the family fishing sites when she wasn’t busy with the Council. For the first two or three years after they let us come home, fishing was the only way to feed our families, but the Militia and the Cambrians would try and sink our boats or arrest us whenever we tried to go out.”
“And that’s why you’re so good at maneuvering your vessel in the dark with no instruments?” Mrs. Vaida had folded her arms, and her voice twinged with that imperious tone she’d had when they’d first met.
Andy huffed a dry laugh. “I did what I had to for me and my people and to survive, Ma’am. I don’t like breaking the law or dodging lasers and gunfire, but there’s a lot of poor families that need to eat.”
The GPS beeped, and Andy gave Mrs. Vaida a slightly defiant look to counter her furrowed brow. “We’re here,” he said as he threw the engine in neutral and opened the cabin door.
Andy walked out and took a deep breath, but all he could smell was the net and the exhaust from the engine. “HEY JACKIE! WE SMELL MONEY?” Andy yelled out as he took stock of the sky. The first signs of sunrise were chasing all but the morning stars away and a light fog was rolling in from the north.
“FUCK YEAH I CAN SMELL ‘EM, ANDY! LET’S BOMB OUT AND GET BREAKFAST GOING!” Jackie looked slightly manic as she smiled brightly. Kalai, on the other hand, looked wet and miserable as she shivered, arms wrapped around herself. Andy gave his cousin a disgusted look as he pieced together what had happened. Every deckhand learned when to duck behind the raised bow and the roller horns that guided the nets so as not to get a faceful of spray when cutting through a swell. It was also a classic hazing trick for Senior Deckhands to let Junior Deckhands learn this the hard way.
Andy moved forward to stand in front of the two of them. Kalai was trying to squeeze her coat dry, but Andy knew it wouldn’t do much good until the sun came out. Jackie at least had the sense to look a little remorseful. “Kalai, why don’t you go sit in the cabin and get out of that wet coat. It’s cold enough out here even for us-”
“No way, Andy. Junior deckhand Kally here wants to impress you and get her dainty soft hands dirty! She’s been bragging about being a sailorwoman and wants to learn to fish ‘your way!” Jackie gave Kalai’s shoulder a wet slap as the poor alien woman went blue. Out of cold or embarrassment, Andy couldn’t tell.
All Andy could do was shake his head and huff. “Ok then! Secure the buoy and sling on my mark. I’ll get us in position!” Andy couldn’t help but chuckle as he heard Jackie start ordering Kalai about. Andy went back into the cabin and looked in the closet/bathroom to see if there was anything hanging up that he could give Kalai. There was only the one rain slicker and a few of Andy’s old sweaters from when he was a lot smaller. Well, looks like I’ll just be cold today. He quickly stripped out of his sweatshirt and grabbed the slicker before throwing a switch on the main control. Dr. He’osforos and Mrs. Vaida threw him quizzical looks as he went back outside wearing less than when he came in. He was down to a sleeveless shirt and his coveralls, and the morning breeze cut right through him and he braced his jaw to keep it from chattering.
“We’re ready to go- Andy, why are you practically naked from the waist up?” Kalai was staring wide eyed at him as he approached her and Jackie was on the bow. Jackie had everything ready; the buoy line was strung through the horns and ready to toss out. A giant orange and blue beach ball sized float hung at the end of the line to mark the end and make it easier to pick up later.
“Trade me your coat for these. If Jackie’s putting you to work, you’ll need these to keep warm.”
“I’m alright, I can-”
“I’m the Skipper of this boat, and I’m ordering you to take off that wet coat and put these on; and Jackie?” Andy gave his cousin a long and piercing look. “Give her the elbow gloves, not the halfsies.”
The scoff and the muttered Salishian profanities meant he’d read the next prank she’d had in mind right. She was planning on giving her the cloth gloves with only the palms and fingers coated in rubber. While perfectly fine for fishing, Andy knew they tended to get soaked through very quickly and did nothing to keep jellyfish stingers and fish slime off your hands. Kalai sputtered for a moment before she complied gratefully and she accepted the dry clothes and rain slicker.
Andy saw Jackie give him a strange look before looking back at Kalai, but he paid it no mind. He walked back to the controls on the drum and switched off the hydraulics, placing the mechanism in neutral. “SLING IT!” Andy called as he took the small jerry rigged steering wheel and threw the boat in reverse. Kalai jumped as the line started unspooling the net into the water at a rapid pace.
Andy set an ‘S’ bend in the quarter mile long net, zigzagging backwards until they came to the end of the line. Andy stopped the boat as Jackie tied off the other large buoy and tossed it over the side, unstringing the cork-line from the roller horns in the process. He pulled hard over and put a bit of distance from the net before shutting the engine down. The line of white and yellow corks marking the net bobbed lazily with the swells as silence settled over the water again. The waves rocked the boat gently as Andy found his sea legs again.
“Alright, I’ll get breakfast going. Jackie, Kalai? Post the watch for seals,” Andy called as he walked back into the cabin to fire up the tiny little gas stove.
Sakalbi, having found the confidence to stand at last, poked her head out of the cabin and stood on by the hatch to the fish hold. “Seals? Why would you need to watch for seals?”
Andy grit his teeth and looked over from where he was cracking open and scrambling eggs. “They’re the spawn of Satan and we hate their guts!” Andy bit out. Jackie came back and pulled the two shotguns and a pair of binoculars from the closet. Andy reached over to a side cabinet and pulled out a box of shells for them. Both his boss and the Doctor’s eyes got wide.
“Seals are the enemy of our blood. Were it not for the invasion, our unending war against these vermin would continue to this day!” Jackie growled as she loaded one for herself and rested the other on Andy’s seat at the helm.
The look of growing horror on Sakalbi’s face towards their facetious declarations caused Andy to chuckle a bit, before launching into an explanation. “We’re not fans of the species because they’ll wait until a fish gets caught in the net and then they’ll steal it, costing us a fish AND ripping a big hole in our nets that we then have to take time to repair. We use the shotguns and buckshot to give them a nice welt and convince them not to hang around, because they’ll wait up on the surface and watch the buoys, just like us. A single seal can and will take between five and ten fish. The worst is when they start getting full, they’ll just bite out the bellies of a salmon in the net. We can’t really do anything with that fish once it’s ‘seal-bit’. So yes, as fishermen, we hate them.”
“Learned opportunism in apex predators as a response to human activity… I think I’ll go see this behavior for myself!” Sakalbi practically rushed out the door towards the bow where Jackie was sitting on the roller horns explaining to Kalai how to spot the bastards, leaving Andy alone in the cabin with the Doctor while he cooked breakfast for them all.
Dr. He’osforos sat down heavily in the booth and pulled out his omnipad. “I’ve had a word with my friend in the Interior. She’s pulled the warrant for your brother, and I’ve withdrawn the charges I filed.”
Andy froze and turned around slowly. The only sound was the sizzle and pop of the eggs and chorizo that he’d added to them in the skillet. “You mean… it’s done? He can come home?” A wave of light headed euphoria swept over Andy and he swayed with the gentle rocking of the boat. “I will pay you back, Doc-”
The doctor held up his hand and stopped Andy. “We’ll call it even, but there’s something… I was able to get my hands on this,” Andy watched as the doctor swiped something towards his omnipad and it dinged. “What is it if I may-”
“Are you really asking an Indian to tell you a story? Because it’s going to be a long one if you are.” “I’m Sevastutavan, young man; we invented long stories.”
Andy froze and stared at the screen of his omnipad. The Vatikre was heavily accented, and Andy had a bit of trouble with the unfamiliar accent, but centered in the frame in a hospital room, sitting in a wheelchair, was a Salishian boy. Andy blinked in surprise as he stared at the screen. “Is that-”
“I am Ikw’is’hi’ehlah, and this bearer is… of the Orca Clan Sheloksets. I drove our Haida enemies onto the rocks and took many heads when they attacked our winter village on Orcas Island. I signed the Treaty with the Great White Father and I fought against the slavers of the south-”
Andy wanted to grab the omnipad but the smell of overcooking eggs brought his attention back to breakfast and Andy stirred and scrapped the food quickly, trying to save it.
“I asked her for any materials she could give me on your brother. Pictures, recordings, anything. This is what she gave me. It's the last known recording of your brother during an interrogation conducted by a Navy Commissar prior to his escape. It seems he made friends with a Pod of Deaths Head Commandos. Quite a bit of the recording has been redacted, but… there are portions of it where he talks about his family and his history. I thought you might like to have it.”
Andy hurriedly pulled out paper plates and a slice of bread for everyone and scooped a heaping portion of the chorizo eggs onto them. He handed the doctor his before leaning out the cabin door. “Slop’s on, come and get it!”
Andy sat down after moving the shotgun out of the way and started the video over again as the three women came back to grab their plates and lost himself watching his brother start telling his story.
“What’s that?” Andy heard Kalai ask over his shoulder, and he paused the video.
“That’s my brother! That’s Kay Tee!”
“Holy shit, what?” Jackie nearly shoved Kalai into Andy as she jammed her bread slice down her gullet and crowded in to see the screen.
Andy started the video over a second time and they watched in silence. “God, that brings back memories. Back when mom was still alive and before we broke up the warband. I can’t believe that slippery little punk ghosted a pod of Commandos for two fucking years! Holy shit, that’s badass!”
Before Andy could say anything, Sakalbi started coughing and brought the binoculars up. “Uh, Andy? Jackie? What do we do about sharks?”
Jackie looked at Andy in confusion. “Sharks? There’s nothing but Dogs around here.”
“Well those are shark fins and they’re charging the net!” Sakalbi pointed and Andy looked up to see dorsal fins charging the center of the net.
Andy looked at Jackie and spoke the same words in tandem, “Oh shit!”
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1. Yes, logical consistency is important to me because it helps me make informed decisions and create effective solutions.

• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?

1. Efficiency and productivity are important to me, but not at the expense of my mental health or well-being.

• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?

1. No, I do not try to control others. I believe in empowering others to make their own decisions and supporting them in their goals.

• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?

1. My hobbies include writing, painting, reading, and exploring new cultures and perspectives. I enjoy them because they allow me to express myself creatively and learn about the world around me.

• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?

1. My learning style is mostly visual and creative. I struggle with traditional lecture-style classes because they can be boring and unengaging. I prefer classes that allow for collaboration and hands-on learning.

• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?

1. I am good at strategizing and breaking up projects into manageable tasks. However, I also enjoy improvising and being adaptable when necessary.

• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?

1. My aspirations in life are to continue using my platform to raise awareness about important social issues and create positive change in the world. Personally, I hope to continue growing and learning as a person.

• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?

1. My fears include failure and not living up to my potential. I am uncomfortable with injustice and inequality. I hate when people are treated unfairly or discriminated against.

• What do the "highs" in your life look like?

1. The "highs" in my life look like moments of connection with others, achieving a goal, or creating something meaningful.

• What do the "lows" in your life look like?

1. The "lows" in my life look like periods of self-doubt, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from others.

• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?

1. I am attached to reality, but I also enjoy daydreaming and letting my mind wander. When I daydream, I am still aware of my surroundings.

• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?

1. If I were alone in a blank, empty room, I would think about my goals and aspirations, reflect on my experiences, and maybe even come up with some new ideas.

• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?

1. If I'm making any decisions, I usually don't hesitate to choose, but I'm not in a big hurry either. I gather all the information and analyze each option, and then I make a decision. I almost never change my mind

• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?

1. I am unlikely to agree with others just to appease them. I value equality and fairness, which implies that I will speak my mind more often and stand up for what I believe, even if it conflicts with the opinions of others.

• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?

1. My value of challenging authority suggests that I may be willing to break the rules if I feel it is necessary to advance justice and equality.

• How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.

1. I am 27 years old and identify as non-binary. I have short, curly hair that is dyed a bright blue-green color. I love to express myself through my eclectic style, often wearing oversized sweaters and baggy pants with bold patterns.

• Is there a medical diagnosis that may impact your mental stability somehow?

1. No, there is no medical diagnosis that impacts my mental stability.

• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?

1. I grew up in a small town and felt like I didn't fit in. My upbringing had some religious influence, but it wasn't a major part of my life. I responded to it by seeking out new experiences and perspectives outside of my small town.

• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?

1. I work as a freelance writer and I love it because it allows me to use my platform to raise awareness about important social issues.

• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?

1. I would feel refreshed if I had to spend an entire weekend by myself. I value my alone time and use it to recharge and reflect.

• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?

1. I enjoy activities that allow me to express myself creatively, such as writing and art. I'm not particularly good at sports, but I enjoy hiking and being outdoors. I also love learning about different cultures and perspectives.

• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?

1. I am very curious and have more ideas than I can execute. My curiosities are mostly about social justice issues and how we can create a more equitable society. My ideas are mostly conceptual and focus on ways to create change.

• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?

1. I would enjoy taking on a leadership position if it aligned with my values and allowed me to make a positive impact. My leadership style would be collaborative and inclusive, valuing the input of everyone on the team.

• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?

1. I am not particularly coordinated, but I enjoy working with my hands through art projects.

• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particular artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forums of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.

1. Yes, I am artistic. I express myself through writing, painting, and other forms of art. I also appreciate art in all forms, including visual art, music, and literature.

• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?

1. I believe that the past has shaped who we are, the present is where we have the power to create change, and the future is full of endless possibilities. I deal with them by focusing on the present and using my experiences to create a better future.

• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?

1. I am always willing to help others if I can. I do so because I believe in the power of community and supporting each other.

• Do you need logical consistency in your life?

1. Yes, logical consistency is important to me because it helps me make informed decisions and create effective solutions.

• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?

1. Efficiency and productivity are important to me, but not at the expense of my mental health or well-being.

• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?

1. No, I do not try to control others. I believe in empowering others to make their own decisions and supporting them in their goals.

• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?

1. My hobbies include writing, painting, reading, and exploring new cultures and perspectives. I enjoy them because they allow me to express myself creatively and learn about the world around me.

• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?

1. My learning style is mostly visual and creative. I struggle with traditional lecture-style classes because they can be boring and unengaging. I prefer classes that allow for collaboration and hands-on learning.

• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?

1. I am good at strategizing and breaking up projects into manageable tasks. However, I also enjoy improvising and being adaptable when necessary.

• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?

1. My aspirations in life are to continue using my platform to raise awareness about important social issues and create positive change in the world. Personally, I hope to continue growing and learning as a person.

• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?

1. My fears include failure and not living up to my potential. I am uncomfortable with injustice and inequality. I hate when people are treated unfairly or discriminated against.

• What do the "highs" in your life look like?

1. The "highs" in my life look like moments of connection with others, achieving a goal, or creating something meaningful.

• What do the "lows" in your life look like?

1. The "lows" in my life look like periods of self-doubt, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from others.

• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?

1. I am attached to reality, but I also enjoy daydreaming and letting my mind wander. When I daydream, I am still aware of my surroundings.

• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?

1. If I were alone in a blank, empty room, I would think about my goals and aspirations, reflect on my experiences, and maybe even come up with some new ideas.

• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?

1. If I'm making any decisions, I usually don't hesitate to choose, but I'm not in a big hurry either. I gather all the information and analyze each option, and then I make a decision. I almost never change my mind

• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?

1. I am unlikely to agree with others just to appease them. I value equality and fairness, which implies that I will speak my mind more often and stand up for what I believe, even if it conflicts with the opinions of others.

• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?

1. My value of challenging authority suggests that I may be willing to break the rules if I feel it is necessary to advance justice and equality.

All tested, working, CIB unless noted. $4 shipping first game, $2 per additional. Open to bundles or offers. Ask for pictures or re-testing. If you've bought from me before let me know!
Wii

• Alien Syndrome - 7
• Animal Crossing City Folk - 18
• Battalion Wars 2 - 9
• Bleach Shattered Blade - 10
• Boom Blox 2 - 8
• Boy and His Blob - 15
• Castle of Shikigami III - 45
• Centipede Infestation - 9
• Conduit - 9
• Dewy's Adventure - 9
• Dog Island - 12
• Domino Rally - 8
• Driver San Francisco - 12
• Elebits - 7
• Exite Bots - 12
• Fortune Street - 35
• Fragile Dreams - 90
• Geometry Wars Galaxies - 8
• Ghostbusters - 11
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core - 20
• Gunblade (PAL) - 40
• Heavenly Gaurdian - 8
• House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return - 22
• Kirby Dream Collection - 70
• Kore Gang - 15
• Last Story - 70
• Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess - 15
• Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword - 22
• Little King's Story - 24
• Lost in Shadow - 35
• Mario Party 8 - 28
• Mario Sports Mix - 32
• Mario Super Sluggers - 25
• Mini Ninjas - 8
• Namco Museum Megamix - 9
• NBA Jam - 12
• New Super Mario Bros Wii - 25
• Nights Journey into Dreams - 9
• No More Heroes - 11
• No More Heroes 2 - 17
• Obscure the Aftermath - 15
• Okami - 10
• Onechanbara - 25
• Opoona (PAL) - 35
• Overlord Dark Legend - 8
• Pikmin 2 - 75
• Pinball Collection Gottlieb - 15
• Pinball Collection Williams - 5
• Rabbids Go Home - 8
• Rabbids Party Collection - 16
• Red Steel 2 - 9
• Resident Evil 0 - 15
• Resident Evil - 13
• Resident Evil 4 - 13
• Rodea Sky Soldier - 25
• Rooms Main Building - 8
• Shiren the Wanderer - 70
• Spectrobes Origins - 11
• Spyborgs - 9
• Super Mario All Stars - 22
• Super Mario Galaxy - 15
• Super Smash Bros Brawl - 16
• Tatsunoko vs Capcom - 48
• Ultimate Shooting Collection - 35
• Wii Sports Resort - 30

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GBA (Cartridge Only)

• Donkey Kong Country 2 - 18
• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories - 12

DS

• Nintendo DS Mario Card Case 9 - 25
• Nintendo 3DS Card Case 18 8Bit Zelda - 25
• Nintendo 3DS Card Case 18 8Bit Zelda - 25
• Nintendo 3DS Card Case 18 8Bit Zelda - 25
• Nintendo 3DS Card Case 18 Hylian Shield - 25
• Nintendo 3DS Card Case 18 Hylian Shield - 25
  
• Alice in Wonderland - 8
  
• Big Brain Academy - 5
  
• Bomberman - 15
  
• Bookworm Adventures - 8
  
• Bust a Move DS - 7
  
• Desktop Tower Defense - 6
  
• Dragon Ball Z Attack of the Saiyans (PAL) - 35
  
• Drawn to Life - 7
  
• Drawn to Life Next Chapter - 5
  
• Jump Ultimate Stars - 20
  
• Legend of Kage 2 - 18
  
• Love Plus - 30
  
• Mr. Driller Drill Spirits - 14
  
• N+ - 7
  
• Nanostray - 25
  
• Nanostray 2 - 55 (printed art)
  
• Neves - 8
  
• New Zealand Story Revolution - 18
  
• Nintendogs Daschund (+Lab Cart Only) - 10
  
• Peggle Dual Shot - 15
  
• Plants vs. Zombies - 12
  
• Pokedex Book - 10
  
• Space Bust-a-Move - 16
  
• Starfox Command - 22
  
• Tales of Innocence - 20
  
• Tetris DS - 20
  
• Time Hollow (cart only) - 36
  
• Tony Hawk's American Skateland - 7
  
• Touch Panic - 12
  
• Trackmania (Loose) - 9
  

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