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My log is a JSON one-liner output by a Node.js application, there is a field called "time" which is GMT time.
{ "req": {}, "time":"2016-05-12T19:18:38.123Z" }
I want to keep the timestamp in GMT in Kibana. But it is not a straight forward thing as I thought. It took me couple of hours to make the timestamp work correctly using Fluentd, Elasticsearch and Kibana.
I use
in_tail and
fluent-plugin-elasticsearch to parse the log and load into Elasticsearch, and I search the logs using Kibana.
Here is my fluentd config file.
@type tail
format json
read_from_head true
path <path>/debug.log
pos_file /var/run/td-agent/pos/debug.log.pos
keep_time_key true
time_key time
time_format "%FT%T.%L%z"
refresh_interval 10s
tag debug
<match debug>
@type elasticsearch
hosts my-es-server-1,my-es-server-2
logstash_format true
logstash_prefix debug
utc_index true
time_key time
time_key_format %FT%T.%L%z
time_formatare necessary in
in_tail. Because the default value of
time, and
true, fluentd will always parse the timestamp from your json message.
- If you don't put
keep_time_key, field
timewill be removed, and the timestamp will be in the timezone of the host where
td-agentis running.
- If you don't give
time_format, the default time parser cannot parse this format because the time has milliseconds, your
@timestampwill be wrong.
- If you don't put
- in
- you need to put
time_key. Fluentd will copy
@timestamp, so
@timestampwill have the exact same UTC string as
time_key_formatwill be used to parse the time and use it to generate logstash index name when
utc_index=true. So the index name like
debug-2016.05.12will match the times in your log.
- you need to put
- In Kibana, you might see the timestamp is actually shown in your local timezone like 'PDT'. You need to go to "Settings -> Advanced -> dateFormat:tz", change the default value "Browser" to "GMT". So that the timestamps will be all GMT times.


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Chowalloor Shiva Temple is about 3 kms away from
Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple. This temple though not too large,
can definitely lay claim to be the most scenic temple in the
vicinity of Guruvayur.
Thiruvaathira Maholsavam Celebration will start in Chowalloor Sivakshethram.from 2016 December 31st to 2017 January 11.
It wil take place only 12 days
in a year.

subset: commoncrawl


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Note: This is a follow-up to my earlier post, Monterey, Melons and more (that Monterey County is the only county in the United States with more than $1 BILLION annually in vegetable sales).
The coast, the beautiful landscape, the Monterey Jazz Festival, John Steinbeck country, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and Fisherman's wharf, Pebble Beach (among the top Golf destinations in the world) and the spectacular Big Sur Coast are among what makes the Monterey County area well-known worldwide as a tourism spot.
From an economic standpoint though — tourism dollars aside — the Monterey County agricultural industry is what amazes me.
I wanted to know more. What exactly do we grow here that produce such high dollar values?
The website for the Monterey County Office of the Agricultural Commissioner and their Annual Crop Report provided exactly the information I was interested to know.
Here are the most recent numbers…
- Leaf lettuce is in the number one spot with a value of $777.4 million
- Strawberries accounted for $713.9 million
- Head lettuce was at $454.2 million
- Broccoli at $297.3 million
- Nursery production at $260.7 million
So there it is…lettuce is the top crop.
Makes sense…the weather is so mild here, and lettuce can be grown and harvested in such a short time!
Plus, companies in this region of California are pioneers in lettuce production and sales, having originated the ready to go salad — washed, bagged and ready to eat lettuce we now are accustomed to buying at the grocery store.
What was also interesting, is that the 4th largest agriculture commodity in Monterey County is nursery production.
I knew about the orchid growing facilities here, but there are also many more types of flowers grown here! From the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner website on nursery production…
…The local climate creates ideal conditions for raising a large variety of nursery stock including bedding and potted plants, cut flowers, poinsettias, vegetable transplants, woody ornamentals, propagative materials, turf and orchids.
It turns out, along with lots of spring greens, lettuce greens and heads of lettuce, Monterey County grows a lot of flowers like gerbera daisies, Asiatic lily, carnation, tulips and roses.
And so…Monterey County's total crop values in the year 2011? A whopping $3,853,004,200. Again, Wow!
Here are related links:
Website for the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner and Latest Monterey County Crop Report — living and working in Steinbeck Country (the 2012 report should be out soon)
Blog Begonias in the Mist – "We're planting begonia seeds again. We'll drop over 2 million little begonia seeds and hope for the best…."
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." ― Robert Louis Stevenson
Creekside Farms in south Monterey County – grows flowers and makes gorgeous fresh and dried wreaths (see LolaKo post here, for more on Creekside Farms.
From USA Today, 25 years of "eureka" moments – #10 is Lettuce in a bag…
…Americans discovered there's more to salad than iceberg lettuce drowning in bottled dressing after the rollout of mixed lettuce greens in a bag. Fresh Express in Salinas, Calif., made that possible by inventing a high-tech plastic bag introduced nationwide in 1989. That helped ignite a whole consumer category of portion-controlled foods, such as bagged baby carrots.
Salinas, Monterey County, California based Fresh Express Company – Fresh Express created the very first ready-to-eat packaged Garden Salad available in grocery stores nationwide in 1989.


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The Czech Republic registered their first win of the Euro 2012 after a 2-1 defeat of Euro 2004 champions Greece, at Wroclaw on Tuesday. The Czechs took command early on, with two goals from Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar and held on, despite the Grecians snatching one back, to keep their hopes of a quarter-final berth alive. They lost their first game 1-4 to Russia.
The Czechs scored after only three minutes, when Jiracek fired a powerful left-footed shot off an excellent Tomas Hubschman assist. Goal keeper Kostas Chalkias was able to get a hand to the shot but was unable to prevent the goal. The second goal followed almost immediately after. Chalkias made a terrible mistake when he failed to stop a low cross from Theodor Gebre Selassie in the sixth minute. The ball in was picked up and easily converted by Pilar.
Pilar later nearly hit a third for the Czechs as he dribbled past the defence and got into a very good position at the edge of the box. However, the 23 year old Wolfsburg winger put the shot wide.
The Greeks' first effort on goal came through Celtic striker Georgios Samaras but he was unable to properly connect with Vassilis Torosidis' cross. The game went from bad to worse for the former champions, with keeper Chalkias being forced off, after 21 minutes, due to an injury. He was replaced by Michalis Sifakis.
The Czech continued to dominate the game and captain Tomas Rosicky forced a good save off Sifakis from a very well directed low shot.
Greece finally managed to find the net, after 40 minutes, thanks to a header by Georgios Fotakis off a Torosidis cross. The goal was ruled out as offside but replays showed it may not have been so.
Greece did score again, in the 53rd minute, after Chelsea goal keeper Petr Cech made a huge error by unnecessarily rushing to a long ball and failing to collect, after being distracted by Tomas Sivok. Substitute Theofanis Gekas was left with empty net and he made no mistake.
Although the Greeks started to exercise some dominance in the latter stages of the game, they were not able to create many chances to test the Czechs, who managed to keep their nerves and hold on to their lead.


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The trippy instrumental "Gamma Wave Ritual" opens the demo with delay-laden guitar and a wash of feedback before accelerating into a meandering sonic trip that gives the musicians room to breath. At just over seven minutes in length "Gamma Wave Ritual" doesn't grow tiresome due to the multiple changes in tempo and the proficiency of the players who manage to smoothly interweave their respective instruments. "Savage Land", perhaps the strongest track of the demo, opens with a mesmerizing bass line courtesy of the talented Devin Tauber whose bass lines really carry this tune along with rhythm section cohort, drummer Kyle Butman. "Savage Land" maintains a mid-paced groove throughout but is highlighted by an excellent jazzy breakdown. The nasally, almost spoken word delivery of singer/guitarist Chad DuVall sporadically accents the tune and really fits well with their spacey brand of stoner-doom. Rounding out the demo is "Netherworld Blues", an up-beat rocker that boasts classic rock riffing and 70's style jamming minus the retro production values. The song also finds DuVall pushing himself vocally more than on the previous track and even belting out a scream or two.
Without a doubt, Mars By Night are a talented group of musicians and the recording quality of this demo is excellent. It's even more impressive to see the band play these tunes in a live setting—they flat out kill it. Their brand of jam band stoner-rock coupled with psychedelia and their musicianship makes this a band to watch out for. Check out songs from their demo via Souncloud or through the link on their Facebook page.


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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Charm Pack Giveaway Over & Schnibbles!
167 comments:
I will get the giveaway started. :) for the 4th I will be training my new 17 wk old puppy not to be afraid of the sound of fireworks.ReplyDelete
Having friends round- tea and cakes!ReplyDelete
so un-American, but the big family event will be on the 3rd for us (since we have church Sunday) but I think we're still celebrating on the 4th at more family's house.ReplyDelete
We are privileged to be a part of a service honoring veterans -- including my husband's beloved Great Uncle who passed away a few months ago. Afterward there will be family and food for sure!ReplyDelete
Fireworks watching with the kiddos..and Mad Momma sandwiches.It's a tradition.ReplyDelete
I am having a BBQ with some friends...ReplyDelete
LOVE the give away :)
Thank you
We don´t celebrate 4th of July here, but it´s Sunday, so I´ll sew and also visit my family to have lunch together :-) Greetings from Slovakia :-)ReplyDelete
We'll be having a homegrown, small town (aka white trash) event in a small local community on the 3rd with a bunch of other FUN people! Then on the 4th it's church, lunch, nap. :o) We might go for a Sunday drive, but we'll see. (not too sure about driving around these parts on that holiday)ReplyDelete
I am celebrating mine and my sister's b-days! Hers is actually the 4th, mine is the 6th. Pretty much what we do every year :o)ReplyDelete
Well the boat is in dry dock so no going out on the lake to watch the fireworks. We will have a bbq and then take a drive to a town that is podunkier than our own and watch their fireworks. No watching the Podunk town parade - once was enough for that. ;)ReplyDelete
LOVING all the new fabrics!!
I don't celebrate the 4th of July, but the 1st of august, this is the national swiss day! We will have nice food and watch the great fireworks around us from our garden!Great charm packs you have!ReplyDelete
We don't celebrate 4th of July here but we're celebrating the World Cup :)ReplyDelete
I think I will have a nice lunch with my family and maybe go to the movies.
Getting together with our best friends with all our golden retrievers. Steaks on the grill and 4 dogs get baths. We do this every year!!!!!!ReplyDelete
no special plans here. bbq and staying up late to watch fireworks. but a Punctuation charm pack would really light a fire under my seat!!ReplyDelete
For the 4th of July, we will have a BBQ, inviting our Irish relatives and friends... keeping the patriotism alive even though we're across the pond from home.ReplyDelete
I am usually an early riser and will sneek in a couple hours of sewing time other than that just hanging out with my significant other.ReplyDelete
Since the 4th is a Sunday, I will be going to church and singing in the choir. (I think that is a great way to celebrate FREEDOM!)ReplyDelete
Then in the evening we will have the church parking lot blocked off as it is across from the lake. Those who asked for them, got parking tickets. We will sit in the lot with our snacks and watch the fireworks over the lake while enjoying the company of our church family.
We will spend the 4th with our church family at Mass, then with our neighbors. Th. Me grills will be lit and wonderful summer food will be shared - watermelon, apple pie, burgers. Most of all, we will be grateful for living in a country with freedom and indepedence.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 5:18 AM
Watching my 11yo son play junior Aussie Rules Footy (football). ;o)ReplyDelete
I think we'll just be doing the time-honored barbecue... funny how I appreciate barbecuing more with every year that passes.ReplyDelete
We are in the process of trying to find a location that will light off fire works.ReplyDelete
Thanks for a chance to win one of your beautiful charm packs. :o)
We will be doing the usual cook out and fireworks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 5:31 AM
On the 3rd we have a party. On the 4th after church, a family dinner & on Sunday night watch fireworks in the neighborhood. Hope you have a great 4th!ReplyDelete
Nancy E
i wish i could do any thing in the 4th of julyReplyDelete
but i live in israel..
but as a american israely- i always remember the day and think about the states- hoping that one day, i'll get to be there again
My inlaws are coming down to see our new house and my daughter will be back from TSA National Competition, so it will probably be pretty low key!ReplyDelete
We will have a cookout with family and hopefully watching the fireworks over the lake somewhere. I would love to get my hands on one of these charm packs. Charm packs are my FAVORITES!!! Would also love the Schnibble pattern! Thanks for such a great giveaway!:)ReplyDelete
On the 4th we'll be cooking some ribs in the smoker and then going to the fireworks. I just LOVE fireworks!! Super giveaway...thanks.ReplyDelete
We will be spending the 4th with my hubby's family. Big picnic and fireworks are in the plans. Thanks for including me in your sweet giveaway :-)ReplyDelete
We'll be celebrating with friends X2. Today is Canada Day, so we will we celebrating with a BBQ and fireworks. July 4th ,friends are celebrating 5 year anniversary of moving to Nova scotia Canada and we are joining them to celebrate our good fortuate of their friendship.ReplyDelete
On the 4th of July my son is acting in a play. No celebrations for us here in the UK but that should be nice too. Thanks for the giveaway... so many nice charmpacks.. impossible to choose!ReplyDelete
Going to my in-laws with all the kids, watching fireworks, hanging out by the pool. I'm hoping to just relax.ReplyDelete
jessierey at msn dot com
Fireworks in the evening, and a big BBQ with family in the afternoon. Just a day to totally relax and think about how lucky we are to live in this great country!ReplyDelete
Susan in NC
First at church, we'll celebrate our heros, our soldiers past & present. The we're just having our usual family get-together with brisket, corn on the cob, homemade ice cream and other favorites! LOVE IT (but I CAN'T BELIEVE it's July already..YIKES!!). Thanks for the great giveaway!ReplyDelete
Can you believe it's already JULY?!?!?!?! We'll be having friends over for a picnic Saturday & then heading to the church picnic & fireworks on Sunday - can't wait!!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!ReplyDelete
As of now, we have no July 4 plans. My husband and daughter will be coming home from a mission trip sometime in the early hours of Saturday, July 3. Sunday just may be spent recuperating from a busy week!ReplyDelete
We are going to be cooking out with family then heading to our local fireworks show for a good time.ReplyDelete
Decorating the pontoon patriotic with all the guests and then the annual boat parade!! Fun!ReplyDelete
We are watching the parade in our little town and then having friends back to our house food on the deck. I'd love to be tell them about winning a charm pack from your blog site!!!!ReplyDelete
I'm going to our schools 100th all school reunion.ReplyDelete
All five of our kids are going to ALL be gone for the first time in about 24 years! We are hoping for a little alone time.ReplyDelete
For the 4th, I will be celebrating w/ friends on Saturday and Sunday (the actual 4th) I will be going out on a friend's boat to watch fireworks over the lake in my hometown!ReplyDelete
I'm spending the weekend with my husband who is in the National Guard working in the Gulf Coast.ReplyDelete
Love this weeks giveaway thanks. We may go over to a friends house for a bbq, or we may just stay home, if we do I will be making ribsReplyDelete
We'll probably be cleaning our deck! And taking time for a great bbq as well...Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
we get 2/5ths of our grandchildren this weekend... We will take them to see Shrek and grill burgers and see fireworks...ReplyDelete
I love the giveaway. Such pretty charm packs.We will actually have acookout on the 5th instead of the 4th with family. Not quite sure yet about the 4th-maybe a cookout with friends and climbing a mountain to see the fireworks.ReplyDelete
I like that Schnibbles, yes I do. We will go to the fireworks. I always love the fireworks and take advantage of going to them as an adult, when I was a kid we didn't get to go as my dad was a Vet from Vietnam and the sounds bothered him.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 7:14 AM
We are having everyne over for me to cook dinner! My husband has a large familya nd they all come to our house for food on the holidays!ReplyDelete
Tracy Dawson
On the fourth of July I will be flying back to Toronto from Moncton, NB. It's Canada Day here today, but I don't think we'll get a chance to partake in any celebrations because we actually fly TO Moncton tonday.ReplyDelete
We are going to a picnic and of course, watching fireworks!!ReplyDelete
I just love charm packs! We are heading to a pool party then going to the community fireworks. Happy Birthday USA!ReplyDelete
I'm flying to Orlando to visit my family for the 4th! YAY! pollyReplyDelete
We are going to be going out on my husband's boat to view the fireworks from the water this year. We can't wait--have never done this before, but everything seems to have come together for this year!ReplyDelete
Spending it with the family - swimming, grilling & eating (& hopefully some sewing)! I'm looking forward to 3 days off! Happy 4th to everyone...ReplyDelete
i'm not american, but today (july 1st) is our canada day. we are going to the lake front for the tall ships festival, then going to a new moroccan restaurant for dinner, and then catching the fireworks show on our way back home! happy canada day and an early happy 4th of july to you!ReplyDelete
Having family over for a cookout, day of swimming and corn hole games!ReplyDelete
Great fun. Thanks for the giveaway!
We do the same thing every year and we look forward to it so much. We start off with the flea market on the green, the parade, a hot dog then home for swimming a yummy dinner off the grill and wait for the fireworks!ReplyDelete
Cooking out, pool, relaxing and finishing a christmas log cabin from scraps.ReplyDelete
Hubby and I will be on the road heading towards Sisters, Oregon for their quilt show. Now THAT'S a road trip!!!ReplyDelete
We are having a low key fourth this year. We have a bunch of family coming on the sixth, so we are getting ready for that. We will probably still BBQ though and watch fireworks throughout the neighborhood.ReplyDelete
Putting in a new kitchen sink for mom and dad then the famous Melaluca fireworks in Idaho Falls.ReplyDelete
It should be pretty calm and quite around here. We've gotten a break in the humidity so a cookout will definitely be in the mix.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity to win a charm pack.
Putting in a new kitchen sink for mom and dad then the famous Melaluca fireworks in Idaho Falls.ReplyDelete
We will be camping, fishing, reading, and sewing. We'll watch fireworks from the top of the dam. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.ReplyDelete
I'm loving all of those new charm packs. It is always so exciting to see the new lines as they come out.ReplyDelete
We have a big 4th party - over 100 - here. We do a BBQ with lots of games and great food. Then next week, I clean up!!!
cookout, patriotic parade, games, fireworks...all with family and friends.ReplyDelete
We are going to my sister's for swimming, food and family! Hope I win!ReplyDelete
After church we will meet friends for brunch and just hang out- probably watch a fireworks display in the evening.ReplyDelete
My in-laws are coming into town for a long weekend and for my husband's birthday. We will take my daughter to her first ever fireworks show!ReplyDelete
So many fabulous charm packs - wow!!!!ReplyDelete
We're not doing anything special for the 4th - quiet time in the house, under an a/c vent avoiding the heat. :-) You will probably find me in my sewing room off and on, too.
We will be with cousins & aunts at beautiful Panther Pond, with mountains in the distance, loons diving for fish, kids swimming, great food, lots of laughs, & fireworks later on.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 8:09 AM
I am going to a bbq with friends and hanging out with my family. Thanks for the give a wayReplyDelete
We don´t celebrate 4th of July here in Sweden, so I will have an ordinary sunday. Enjoying the faboulus weather, maybe sew for a few hours. Thank you for this giveaway!ReplyDelete
Fireworks galore! We try to see as many in the small towns around us as possible! Hubby and I share our anniversary of "first kiss" that day!ReplyDelete
Tons of food and family. Loads of black powder, punk and fire!
Hopefully, no trips to the ER!
This July 4th will actually be celebrated on the 3rd with my town's fireworks and hopefully a snow cone!ReplyDelete
Since it's on Sunday this year, we'll do the celebrating on the 3rd. But on the 4th I always enjoy singing all the patriotic songs together as congregation at church.ReplyDelete
What a great giveaway! We don't celebrate 4th of July here in Australia, but I think I will have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunch and a visit over to the USA Foods shop all the same :)ReplyDelete
I'm going to a sunrise flag raising and breakfast. Its one of the best traditions of the year for me.ReplyDelete
Headed to a family picnic then checking out fireworks on Saturday. The rest of the weekend is up in the air but I'm sure we'll find something to do.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 8:32 AM
I'm afraid this 4th of July will be spent stitching away on my own. If I happen to win a charm pack...you wouldn't mind my buying a match would you? Hee!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Oh...forgot to ask about the Schnibble!! What fabric line is the pattern and do you carry the charms?ReplyDelete
Count me in on the giveaway...I will be in Wisconsin visiting family and friends and watching the fireworks over Lake Wissota!ReplyDelete
We are going to a barbecue at a house on top of the hill overlooking the lake and city! Awesome.ReplyDelete
Whatever DH decides he wants to do, because he's the American! I get today for Canada Day!ReplyDelete
Oh my!~ I love all the new charm packs! We will be grilling, going to a fair and enjoying a fireworks display. :-)ReplyDelete
We will be going to friends place for bar-b-q and fireworks that they put on.ReplyDelete
we are camping, starting this afternoon, have not packed a thing yet! I would pick me some bliss from your loot!ReplyDelete
We are going to an outdoor amphitheatre to see the San Francisco Symphony and fireworks for the 4th... even though it is on the 3rd :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 8:54 AM
camping and fireworks- what could be more American than that?!! LOVE it!!ReplyDelete
candy at fiber dot net
This will just be a quiet July 4th with my brother (in town before heading off to law school!) Family time is always the best time :)ReplyDelete
we are not going anywhere special, just staying at home....maybe the hubby & me will take to boys (4 & 2) to go see the local fireworks.ReplyDelete
Picnic overlooking the fireworks at Legoland.....total BLISS (G)!!!!ReplyDelete
The schnibbles is great. I think I'd choose that new American Jane fabric.ReplyDelete
Oh, I'm doing NOTHING for the 4th, by the way.ReplyDelete
Headed to Idaho Falls to be with lots and lots of family - including son in Marines - and lots and lots of FOOD!ReplyDelete
Hi Corrie, thanks for the giveaway. We are having a pool party with the family. The yard and house will be covered in red, white & blue. After the sun goes down we will watch the fireworks on the river.ReplyDelete
PS I couldn't get the paypal button to work for July's Schnibbles patter--will go to ebay!
No big plans for the 4th. I am sure we will barbeque something. :) I love that you guys have the next months Schnibble posted nice and early in the morning. I always come here to find out what it is.ReplyDelete
I don't celebrate the 4th of July but I want to win.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 9:23 AM
I'm spending the 4th w/ friends at the park for our annual big 4th park party and fireworks :) Also, I'm kind of obsessed w/ Fandango already :)--RobinReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM
We're installing a new outside door (that involves cutting a new hole, removing siding, etc) this weekend and hope to be finished in time enjoy the 4th! We're having BBQ pulled pork sandwiches with all the goodies, swimming, and fireworks! LOVE THE USA!!!ReplyDelete
I will be avoiding fireworks like the plague, I'm very afraid of them! And so is my dog. We sty indoors and play watch tv to try and drown them out. :)ReplyDelete
I'm taking my two girls to the parade in the morning then onto the family bbq in the evening!ReplyDelete
Well I am celebrating Canada Day with my family today! We are going for brunch and spending some time at the park!ReplyDelete
- Sue TokashJuly 1, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Fireworks on the river start on Friday. Saturday the hubs is taking the guys to a airshow and I get the day to sew (Finally!) On the 4th we have having a quiet family and friends get together.ReplyDelete
My husband & boys will be hanging by our pool while I BBQ some ribs with cornbread, beans, a sweet broccoli salad with banana splits for dessert!ReplyDelete
Celebrating the 4th, my niece and my brother-in-law's birthdays!!! We have two in our family on the 4th!! Then we take all the kids to watch the fireworks. Our niece thinks it is for her b-day! =) So cute!ReplyDelete
Exciting giveaway! On the 4th, we will attend church services and listen to our choir present a patriotic musical. Then we will go to my mother's and visit with my brother who is visiting from Chicago. He lives 13 hours away and we don't get to see him often. There is only one child in the family the age to get excited about fireworks, but we'll probably give him a little fun with them.ReplyDelete
Happy Independence Day!!
For the 4th of July we will be watching fireworks.ReplyDelete
My friend lives at the highest point over looking the Arroyo and the Rose Bowl. We gather at her house, sing happy birthday to me (July 5) and watch about 20 different fireworks shows, ending with the Rose Bowl show. We eat too!ReplyDelete
I am headed to Heber, AZ for some camping with the family for 4th of July!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM
WIENER ROAST!ReplyDelete
4th of july lands on the sabbath, so there will be alot of family time and going to church :)ReplyDelete
annemolino at hotmail dot com
Deiving my 6 kids (by myself) up to cooler Idaho for a weekend with grandme and papa. If we make it there in one piece we should have a blast!!!!ReplyDelete
love the 4th...time with family and friends...sun, bbqs and fireworks!ReplyDelete
I ordered Joy Luck...you are my fav place for schnibbiles!
R&R, at least that is what I am hoping for.ReplyDelete
We're celebrating on Saturday with a parade, picnic, and lots and lots of really bad for you treats at night.ReplyDelete
The 3rd we will watch fireworks on TV and the 4th is church and dinner on the grounds to celebrate the holiday. Also, we always speak of relatives who served in the US armed forces to protect our liberties. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) comReplyDelete
BBQ with the BiG Fam' and WaTeR SlIdE FuN and of course some FiRe WoRkS!ReplyDelete
It will be the day after our daughter's Wedding, so we will still be having fun with out of town guests!ReplyDelete
i will be going to a quilt show in a neighboring town where one of my friends is the feature quilter. Then I will be cooking hamburgers and all the usual fourth stuff. My favorite for now would be the pure. No wait, origins. No, fandango. I can't decide. I may have to get all of them.ReplyDelete
What will I be doing on the 4th? I'll be quilting, of course! Quilting and watching "Walker, Texas Ranger" with friends, because it doesn't get much more American than that!ReplyDelete
Our boys will be waiting for night fall to light off fireworks. I will be tearing my hair out having to listen to them ask if it's time to light off fireworks, Basically the same thing we do every year. Cheers!ReplyDelete
For the 4th of July our town hosts a parade and then has games for kids and food stands. But I'll be home after the parade sitting in the air conditioned house. I let the others go out in the heat.ReplyDelete
I'd love to entered. Love all those pretty charm packs. I'm spending one of the days out at the lake with relatives and driving to a breeder to pick out a puppy (surprise for the kids). And hopefully some quilting!ReplyDelete
I'm going to my father-in-law's house for grilled steak, yum!ReplyDelete
Not sure what we are doing-- as far behind as I am on housework, I don't mind just staying home!ReplyDelete
Being Canadian, i will be doing nothing out of the ordinary on the 4th, maybe church, but today being July 1st...we will be visiting with friends, eating great food and of course fireworks!!!ReplyDelete
Hooray for family coming into town. Because that is what I'm doing for the 4th. My brother is here already and my sister and bro in law get here tonight. Not sure what all our plans will be, but eating good food is definetly on the menu. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
spackattak7 at hotmail dot com
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 12:58 PM
I'll be in North Carolina visiting friends and family.ReplyDelete
I will be sending my oldest son and dear hubby off to Boy Scout camp on the morning of the 4th! (Can you believe they are leaving on July 4th?!?) So it will just be the girls and little Jimmy and I for fireworks this year... :o)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway!
Going back to my hometown to watch the fireworks. Haven't done that in about 10 years!ReplyDelete
Celebrating the day my husband and I first started dating(been 6 years now)! In the same town doing the same things, only exception is we have 4 kids now. All day starting at 6:30 in the morning going till after the fireworks are over. Love the 4th of July!ReplyDelete
We're going home to see hubby's family for our kids to get some extra sugar. Oh, and picking up a doghouse that father-in-law built. Mostly for sugar refills on the kids.ReplyDelete
FYI: Kurtis is my husband- My name is Angela.ReplyDelete
We're spending time with family, BBQ'ing, watching fireworks from the backyard. I LOVE long weekends!ReplyDelete
Family, Food, Fireworks, and Fun...Now that's a Fourth!ReplyDelete
I am sure I will be taking my son to dialysis on Monday. Sunday will be quiet I am sure with some family for lunch after church. Linda GerigReplyDelete
Celebrating with family and friends, but all on the 3rd, nothing going on here the 4th, just doesn't seem right.ReplyDelete
We will visit with the nephew that has moved away and watch fireworks.ReplyDelete
I'll be happy if it's a quiet day in the backyard with cool drinks, ice cream, sun, and comfortable chairs.ReplyDelete
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Unfortunately I'm working this 4th of July. Winning the dream on charm pack would more than make up for it though. hehehe Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I will be in Scotland for the 4th. Lovely green country.ReplyDelete
We are hanging out with the boyscouts camping and watching the fireworks by the harbor. It'll be a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Laxin with the fam!! Barbq and beach I hope!ReplyDelete
Hubby's recuperating from a broken leg and is wheelchair bound until he does, and I'm recuperating from carpal tunnel surgery and can't push him around or get the chair in and out of the car, so we'll spend our 4th of July fairly quietly. I'm sure, though, that whatever we do, something will be BBQ'd, corn on the cobb will be devoured, and some kind of yummy dessert will be consumed!ReplyDelete
Well, we will be in the car on our way to Florida. Hopefully, getting there in time to see somem fireworks.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway.
We are moving this weekend, so I'm pretty sure I will be unpacking! I also hope to find a place to take the kids to see some fireworks.ReplyDelete
Pool, fireworks and some quilting time are my agenda for the 4th.ReplyDelete
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Nothing but the usual for me---just working on stitching--town here will be too full of traffic to move or to have any one even come--so I will do what I love best---stitch!!!ReplyDelete
happy 4th to you--oh and I ordered the Schnibbles pattern earlier today from you--so will be thinking about what charm pack to get!!!
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I will be hopefully sleeping in, and then sewing all morning. Our Canada celebration is tonight, so fireworks and mosquitos for me!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the give away
I will be trying to complete a customers quilt in the morning, then on to my middle daughters for the fourths picnic and later fire works watch from our front porch.ReplyDelete
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For the 4th we'll be in the mountains spending a nice quiet day. Thanks for your generosity.ReplyDelete
For the 4th we'll be in the mountains spending a nice quiet day. Thanks for your generosity.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous charm packs! We don't celebrate the 4th July here but because it is a Sunday I will probably be shopping or spending time with my mum. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Watching fireworks, eating BBQ and watermelon:)ReplyDelete
As far as I know now it will be a low key day here just enjoying the day with my hubby. At night we may go watch the fireworks.ReplyDelete
i will be spending it with the kiddos watching fireworks at the community get together..what else!ReplyDelete
we will be picnicing and watching fireworks in town with friends...picnicing on my newly made rail fence patriotic picnic quilt. : )ReplyDelete
We are going to the beach up by lake Ontario and then back down to Conesus Lake for the fireworks--picnics in between with our son, his chickmate and the cutest nephew ever!ReplyDelete
I'm going to a family reunion in Altamont, Utah. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
My husband had a tradition of having a 4th of July party, long before I joined the crowd...so we just keep the tradition going. This means that I should be cleaning right now, instead of roaming the blogisphere!ReplyDelete
I will probably go and watch the fire works with my daughter.ReplyDelete
Traveling to the country and spending the weekend with family! :)ReplyDelete
In Canada, we just finished celebrating Canada's day today but on Sunday, I'm planning to visit my aunt with our 3 kids to enjoy some time in her hot tub and have a nice supper all together!ReplyDelete
Block party on the 4th! Woo Hoo! Thank you for another great giveaway!ReplyDelete
We don't celebrate the 4th of july as the Independence of the US because I don't live there, but that day I'm looking forward for a road trip I'm going to have until tuesday, can't wait for it!!!!, wooooo hooooooo!!!!, lolReplyDelete
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Those promises were welcome, especially since they were made in person. At the public hearings a year ago, Paynesville's previous cable provider, Triax, was notably absent. But the latest promises were met with some skepticism, based on the past performance in town.
The city's and township's cable contract is set to expire on June 1. Mediacom is the current franchise holder, having bought the franchise from Triax.
Cable law dictates a regulated procedure for renewing cable contracts, with cable companies having a number of guarantees to offset the capital cost of investing in expensive cable infrastructure.
The hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 13, was a part of the city's and township's information gathering on the current cable service. Surveys have also been sent to people living in the cable service area (all of the city and the densely populated portions of the township), and 130 have been returned to city hall.
Complaints at the hearing ranged from price, to channel selection, to choice in package offerings, and to response time. Residents wondered why Mediacom's prices in Litchfield could be so much lower than here, why popular channels get replaced, why there aren't more options between the basic cable package and the expanded basic, why channels 10, 13, and 36 come in so poorly, and why company response is so slow.
Kari Dziedzic, Mediacom's governmental relations manager, noted that competition will always lower prices, that programming contracts with individual channels can affect their prices and their availability, and that changes had been made to improve service.
When Mediacom bought Triax, the entire region - including Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin - was lumped together, which led to too much red tape and too many delays, Dziedzic said. Since then that region has been split in three, with Paynesville in the central and northern Minnesota region.
Marvin Kunstleben, who waited three months for cable installation at his new house in Paynesville Township, also complained about waiting 20 minutes on the phone to talk to someone with the company.
"I'll admit that's not acceptable. I don't like to wait that long," said Dziedzic, who stressed that the new organization will make the company more responsive.
Mayor Jeff Thompson noted that recent response times when he has called have been better.
The selection of channels and cable rates are under Mediacom's control. Dziedzic said that one of Mediacom's goals is to wire each community with fiber optic cable (which was started in Paynesville last year) and ultimately link smaller communities together, thus providing more options for both while minimizing the cost.
Dziedzic said that high-speed Internet and digital television would be offered in Paynesville within 12 to 18 months.
City officials expressed considerable skepticism in asking for assurances that these promises would be kept. "I guess I question the basis of these statements since last year's promises turned to nothing," said Dennis Zimmerman, a council member who also serves on the cable committee.
Zimmerman said that after Triax, where he couldn't even get a response from the governmental relations manager, Mediacom sounded really good a year ago. "I must tell you I've been very disappointed over the past six months as things have fallen back to their old ways," he told Dziedzic.
Both Zimmerman and Thompson asked Dziedzic what assurances the community will have that promises will be kept and that needed improvements will be made over the life of a new contract.
Dziedzic responded by noting that other technologies can provide cable-like services. "As technology changes, more competition will come," she predicted. "If we don't keep pace, if we don't change, we'll lose customers to our competitors. So there are checks and balances."
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Because of the strict laws regarding cable contracts, the city and township have little hope of changing cable contractors, though Bertram did suggest that no television service would be preferable to being taken advantage of.
Don Torbenson, who also serves on the city's cable committee, suggested that changes need to be made in cable law to give communities more leverage in negotiations.
One of the key aspects of a new contract will be the length of time. A shorter contract would need to be renewed faster, giving the community another chance to negotiate. But that comes at the expense of putting all the upgrade costs over a shorter period of time.
Mediacom would like another 15-year deal, and Dziedzic said that a shorter contract would lead to higher rates to pay for the infrastructure improvements.
While the company's management drew criticism, its actual service personnel got several compliments. Dziedzic suggested that contract provisions could be used to hold the company more accountable. For instance, public hearings about cable service could be held on a quarterly basis, thus giving customers an opportunity to talk to a company representative in person.
Another provision could possibly deal with package offerings, as several people thought the basic package was very limited while the next option was rather expensive. An ala carte option where people could buy specific channels was suggested.
Mediacom has already sent the city and township a contract proposal. The city has hired an attorney who specializes in cable contracts to work with the regular city counsel on writing their own contract proposal.
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During Sony's E3 press conference a few weeks ago the new Hideo Kojima game, Death Stranding, was shown. Well, sort of.
If you haven't already seen it, I'll give you a full breakdown of the highly confusing teaser. The teaser opens to a stunning quote, "To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour." (William Blake, Auguries Of Innocence) we can already tell that we are in for one of Hideo Kojima's mind games. This quote is swiftly followed by a shot quickly move up dirty sand, littered with dead fish, dead crabs, umbilical cords, and miscellaneous skeletons leading all the way to some staggering hand prints appearing in the sand. Right away, we see Norman Reedus lying naked on the black sand, brandishing a highly advanced set of cuffs on his arm, and an umbilical cord leading to something nobody but Hideo Kojima could have come up with- a newborn child. Reedus (covered in shadows of handprints) promptly picks the child up and after a long shot of his face, we are shocked to see that the child is gone and replaced by a black liquid, soon revealing a growing trail of black handprints. Norman Reedus stands up to reveal a C-section scar (possibly symbolic of the loss of the child), and walks toward some dead fish, then some dead whales, then to five figures floating over the ocean.
Sounds confusing, right? Well it's a good thing that developer of the game, Hideo Kojima, explained the game in an interview with Wired
In Wired's interview, they do exactly what any of us would do with this kind of footage, and that is to directly ask Kojima what was even going on. Hideo Kojima skillfully answered "It's a teaser, so the only thing I can say is, watch it. You can see the crabs, the whales, all things, they all have these umbilical cables. Norman, as he stands up. It's a very important part, this connection. That's the keyword. What people are playing today in open-world action games, or linear action games, it will compare naturally to them. It will feel familiar. But after an hour or two of playing, you will start to feel something different, something new that you haven't played. The story is about connections, what you call "strands" in psychology—how people are connected." Prying further into the use of the concept of connection through psychological strands, the interviewer inquires about the use of the word stranding (seeing as it makes people think of both Kojima's intention, and the idea of being stranded), Kojima answers "I'm using both meanings. Connecting people through gameplay is the basis of the game. Trying to connect one character to another, or to connect life and death." In the interview, we also learn that Death Stranding will have multiplayer and deals with the concept of death in a very unique way. Hideo Kojima explains this death idea by stating "In arcade games, you have this notion of dying, putting another quarter in, and coming back. That hasn't changed in the 35 years that I've been making games. In this game, life and death will be part of that, but I want to give a different twist to that notion."
I'm sure that many people following this games creation have seen the image of the Ludens suit. When the close-up image was released early June with the caption "I'll Keep Coming" (seemingly in direct relation to the song used in the Death Stranding teaser shown during 2016's E3). This further emphasizes the futuristic aspect of the game that we have seen. Kojima refers to it as the "Extra Vehicular Activity suit". Now, if we pair this futuristic suit with the futuristic handcuffs we can possibly tell that this game is to be set in a technologically evolved world. Another neat thing to note regarding the Ludens suit, is the fact that it is also Kojima Productions new logo; and if we delve further into dissecting the Kojima Productions website, we can find that it opens with the statement "From Sapiens to Ludens", this could also be a nod to the advanced technological 'evolution' that we should expect to see in Death Stranding. This is further extrapolated upon in the Message section of the website through the statement "We are Homo Ludens (Those who play)". The Message also speaks a lot about connectivity and interacting with those around us, possibly even further connecting the website to the new game released by the studio, Death Stranding. It can also be noted that this theme of connection carries over to Kojima Productions twitter, with recent tweets emphasizing this idea.
E3 proves games can bring people together. Every year Homo Ludens from all over the world get together beyond nationality, gender, age, etc.
— Kojima Productions (@KojiPro2015_EN) June 18, 2016
We can assume that connection as an overarching theme is being shown through every medium that the studio has to offer, whether it be via means of their official website or social media accounts. This emphasizes the importance of checking every possible outlet that the company speaks through, because just as Homo Ludens are, it is all connected.
With more and more being revealed about Death Stranding daily, gamers around the world can continue sitting in their seats buzzing with excitement and speculation over Kojima Productions' soon to be released masterpiece. With a trancelike trailer and fantastic teaser images, it's no wonder that this game is growing in popularity and anticipation.
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Subject: Solitary Setbacks
Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:16 am
16 energy
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0 energy
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Cattail Marsh was not a pretty scene. It was hardly a tourist attraction and it was most assuredly not a popular hotspot. The air was muggy, humid and uncomfortable, the flatlands were mushy and heavy, and the waters that flooded the flatlands were rife with muck and grime, to say nothing of the many bug, poison, and water Pokemon that made their homes there. The dungeon itself was merely a passageway to the infinitely more deadly Misty Mire, harsher swamplands that were home to much more dangerous Pokemon. Cattail Marsh was the sort of dungeon you went to only if you
to go there for something.
Goro the Croagunk called it home. Croagunk themselves were not an uncommon sight in the swamplands, but ones that weren't feral certainly were. Goro himself made his home in the Marsh not because the conditions were particularly favorable, but because how little traffick the area saw. If anything could be said about Goro the Croagunk, then it would be that he valued his privacy. A mercenary by occupation and a hermit by nature, the Marsh was a natural sanctuary for him. After setting off on his own, he'd stumbled into the Marsh on his way to Rainfront Town, and had instantly fell in love with the desolate population and unpleasant environment.
Only one or two ferals been pokin' 'round here today. Good 'ta see they're learnin' their place.
Goro liked to spend his time in the Marsh patrolling his territory, a stretch of swamp deep within the dungeon that he claimed for himself. There wasn't anything particularly special about his flatlands, other than an abandoned run-down shack perched up on a gloomy embankment of water. It was dour and damaged, with heavy cracks in the aged wood, empty windows and a missing door-- he loved it. Goro counted himself very fortunate to have found it, and immediately set about beating back any and all feral Pokemon in the area, establishing the area very firmly as his.
Which is what he was doing now. The Croagunk prowled through the swamplands back to his hovel with a satisfied air about him, having discovered only a few Pokemon still lingering in the area. They were learning quickly not to come anywhere near his residence, lest they find themselves on the wrong end of a harsh beating.
Think something like that-- but much more damaged.
Code Reminders:
Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
[roll="Name of Dungeon"][/ roll]
Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
and Black Spear Mountain Range is actually [roll="Black Spear Mountain"][/ roll]
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:51 am
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The marshes were not a pleasant place to be, and Alki knew this more than anyone. Even though the relative silence and stillness of the marshes were somewhat pleasant, everything else about it, from the icky water to the mud that now caked the bottom of her spherical body, to the unpleasant smells, to the ever-present threat of a Poison type feral coming out and attacking her. That would be bad for anyone, but for a fairy like her, it would be even more-so.
Alki shivered. She felt awfully tired. And quite cold. What was she doing there again? She couldn't quite remember. She shook her head and continued to bounce forwards, unsure of where she was going. The marshland was kind of scary, even if they were quiet. She looked around, but nothing seemed right.
She was lost.
Although something did catch her eye. There was a house, run down, practically falling apart, but nonetheless, a house. Maybe it was dry? Alki smiled at the thought, looking down at the gross muck that she was covered with from bouncing across the marshlands. But the house was so close! And despite it's... shabby appearance, it could still give her a bit of shelter until she could remember
she was travelling the marshlands. She bounced towards the house, slowly at first, but getting faster with each bounce. Splash! Splash! Splash!
Maybe it was warmer inside? Maybe it had a bed! Alki giggled at the thought, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She'd be fine! She wouldn't have to deal with any Poison types in the house...
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Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:44 am
Splash! Splash! Splash!
Reflexively, Goro immediately ducked down, crouched low to the ground before he registered what the sound was. Something else was here with him-- not something too bright, considering the loud sound of water shifting around-- and it was very,
close to his home. Dimly, it occurred to him to perhaps get out of plain sight and take cover in the waters or behind the tree lines in case it was an enemy, but he dismissed the thought as soon as it came. Most weaker ferals were too simplistic to try anything more strategic than charging an opponent, and the sound came from at least several yards away. And if the Cattail Marsh attracted anything, it was travelers-- mostly Explorers-- on their way to the infinitely more dangerous (and resourceful) Misty Mire. It was perhaps unfortunate that one of them made it this deep into Cattail Marsh without finding the entrance to the Mire, but not necessarily suspicious.
Splash! Splash! Splash!
Still, if Goro was anything, it was paranoid.
I am
about 'ta let some happy-go-lucky Explorer brat get the jump on
me. Striding purposefully through the muck, the Croagunk rounded back to the direction of the disturbance, rather than towards his shack.
Not that they're too far away, the
tourist. He'd tail the intruder, gauge their intentions... and if he didn't like what he saw?
Well. Explorers were very far away from home, this deep in the Cattail Marsh. A harsh lesson wouldn't go remiss in this situation. Maybe they'd think twice about marching this deep into a Dungeon without consideration when they woke up in the swamp tomorrow morning sore after some
He wasn't too worried about his shack, at any rate. The wood was practically rotting and the hovel was almost falling in on itself. Too small for any kind of furniture aside from a small chest and a deteriorated straw bed. Still, it was dry, and he had a few old scratchy blankets thrown about. Good enough for shelter.
Code Reminders:
Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
[roll="Name of Dungeon"][/ roll]
Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
and Black Spear Mountain Range is actually [roll="Black Spear Mountain"][/ roll]
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The closer she got to the house, the more excited she became. She felt a bit light-headed, a rest would help with that! And besides, it didn't seem as though anyone was around. At least for the time being, she'd be safe. She stopped bouncing and broke into a run the last few meters, before finding herself on solid, wooden ground. The gross combination of Mud and water was really starting to bother her… she tried to clean herself up as much as she could before heading inside. She didn't mind being a bit dirty, but really, it was a bit excessive. Just how large
the marsh?
She paused before she entered the house. It wasn't particularly cold, but still, she found herself shivering. Something didn't feel right, but as she scanned her surroundings, the only thing she saw was marshlands, but there didn't seem to be any other Pokemon in sight. She just wasn't used to being without Darcy, was all. That had to be it. She shook her head before heading inside. Drying off and staying warm was the most important thing at the moment.
The first thing she noticed as she went inside was that the house was perhaps even more run-down on the inside than the outside. There was a chest leaning against a wall, and a straw bed that seemed almost broken. And used. Was she wrong? What if someone was living there; should she leave? No, it was clearly abandoned… if someone
living there, surely they'd take better care of their home? She looked around once more, just to make sure there was nothing she'd missed.
A stack of blankets were resting in the corner of the room. She bounced over to them. She shivered.
"I-I'm just c-cold and wet, t-that's all..."
She muttered to herself. She grabbed one blanket to clean herself up with, and wrapped herself in the other two. They were a bit itchy and not at all like the blankets at the guild, but t-they'd have to do… she began to close her eyes, she felt awfully tired. She just hoped that she was right, and there wasn't anybody living there...
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Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:15 am
I ain't even gonna
to guess what
thing is.
What Goro found was a disgustingly cute little ball of...
. He'd traveled far and wide himself and seen many different kinds of Pokémon, including a few different "baby" Pokémon, but never had he seen something so picturesquely innocent.
He saw a Jumpluff, once. It was made of cotton, but at least that kind of made sense. It got around by floating, and when the wind picked up they could fly pretty quick. On the other hand, Goro couldn't even attempt to guess as to why this thing had to be so... bouncy. And
Befuddled, the poison-fighting hybrid continued to tail his quarry, pausing appropriately when the balloon-like Pokémon stopped in front of his shack and took one last survey of the swamplands--as if it was worried about being followed, after bouncing through the waters like
--crouching low in the muck so as to avoid detection. Credit where credit was due; even if this tourist traipsed through the swamp waters like a Spoink on a sugar-high, at least it had some semblance of manners. Goro watched as the spry little thing attempted to clean itself of swamp muck and mud, before bouncing right through the door-less doorway like it owned the place.
Well, now.
'Spose I could march in there and smack the little twit around. Lil' thing like that probably can't put up much of a fight, that's for sure.
Goro crawled onto the patch of dry land his shack rested on, quietly contemplating what to do with his self-invited guest. He felt a tendril of cruel amusement as he gave thought to this new predicament. A very quiet croak uttered out of him reflexively, most likely drowned out by the sounds of nature in the swamp, but perhaps detectable to a Pokémon listening hard enough or possessing gifted hearing.
Or I can wait out here for the little bugger and beat some answers out of it when it comes out.
Ah, hell. Poor thing was practically shivering on its way in. I'll let it catch some shuteye before I give 'em the boot.
Ambling back on his hind legs, Goro rolled the stiffness out of his shoulders before setting about collecting some dry wood from around the area, working on a fire to keep himself warm in the meantime. He was uncaring of the effect it might have on the ferals in the backgrounds--for the most part, they learned to stay away from this stretch of the swamp.
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Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
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Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
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Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:43 am
Alki drifted in and out of consciousness. Although she wasn't quite sure
it was so difficult to fall asleep. Obviously, she was in a very… strange part of the world. Dirty and Muddy and gross, but as far as she could see, relatively safe. So why did she still have that feeling? She didn't feel as though she were alone, but as far as she could tell, she was. There weren't any other Pokemon around. So why couldn't she shake this feeling?
She hummed softly to herself. It was a lullaby she remembered hearing, and usually, it calmed her down. Not today, though. There was something eerie and
about this place. Why was it so isolated? And why was there still a chest? If it really were abandoned, someone was bound to have taken it by now, either a feral or an explorer. But it was still there, and the bed seemed used…
Still. She didn't want to go back out onto the marshes. At least, not yet. Hopefully she wouldn't run into the tenant. Just in case, she found herself reviewing what moves she knew. Just in case she had to defend herself.
It didn't make her feel much better.
Besides, it was nothing more than a feeling. And she needed some sleep. She couldn't get it though. She went outside of the house again, and simply sat down, leaning on the doorway. She began to stare off into the distance, thinking about everything--
Was that smoke? It seemed like there was a fire somewhere off in the distance… Ferals didn't build fires, right? Unless they were a fire type, then… maybe? But Alki found it hard to believe there'd be many fire types in the marshes. Maybe it was the person who lived in the house. Had they seen her? She hoped not. She began to bounce towards the fire. Maybe they were friendly.
She called out, just in case they'd mistake her for a feral. She really couldn't be too sure, especially in a place like that.
"I-Is that your house?"
She asked, as she bounced towards him.
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Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:20 am
Goro looked up from his hasty work-- a crude, short crowding of dry wood slowly burning away in a small fire-- to see the bouncy little balloon from before making its way toward him. He was surprised to see it bounce back so quickly from the tolls of Cattail Marsh; the ferals here weren't particularly dangerous, but they could swarm you if you weren't fast enough in dispatching them. The waters were generally difficult and disgusting to traverse, the muck and filth sticking to one like a bad stain. Enough elbow grease could usually work out, but he doubted the Pokémon in front of him had an ounce of muscle in its tiny body. He ignored her question silently, poking at his fire with a stick, shifting it around listlessly before raising an eyebrow at the little thing.
Looks like it's a baby Pokémon, after all. Well. I'm a crook, but I ain't evil. No sense in beatin' on children. Unless they're annoying.. but this one seems cute enough.
"That was quick. Ya sure yer all rested up? Got a fire here if ya wanna fetch them blankets. You 'kin warm up out here, if ya want." He'd refrain from bullying the little thing, at least until it got on his nerves. If it couldn't shut up when he said so, then that'd be a different story. "I'll stick some more wood on this here fire, and we can watch the fireflies rise up. Ya ever see the Marsh at nighttime? All them Illumise and Volbeat light up real good-- real 'purdy sight."
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Goro's color: #6666cc
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Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:02 pm
Alki received an answer, but not quite the one she expected. Still, the Croagunk had pretty much confirmed that it was his house. How would he know that there were blankets otherwise? And he'd also seen her. Otherwise he wouldn't know that she'd been trying to sleep. There's no point in hiding anything then. She did feel curious about where this Pokemon came from, though. He talked strangely, it made it difficult to understand him. Why was he living all the way out here? Why not in Grassveil? Or that other town… Rainfront? Both must be better than living all the way out in the marshes alone.
Well, there wasn't much of a point in keeping silent. Despite his strange way of speaking, he seemed friendly enough.
Y-Yeah, um, I'll be right back. Let me just get the blankets…
She mumbled, a bit embarrassed, but she did as she was told. She glanced at the chest on her way in. What was in it? She considered opening it to find out. Instead, she grabbed the blankets and bounced back through the muck towards the Croagunk.
"Ok… um.... Here they are, I guess. You can have them, if you want. I'm fine..."
She mumbled, sitting down near the fire as she set the blankets down besides the Croagunk. That was a lie. But really, she wanted to stay on this Pokemon's good side. Why antagonize the only not-feral Pokemon she'd seen so far? Thankfully she hadn't really needed to fight any ferals.
"W-Why do you live all the way out here?"
She asked, staring at the fire. The way the flames danced and flickered was wonderful. The small crackling noise of the fire was comforting. She'd rather be a fire-type. But no point in wishing for something like that… She continued her question.
I mean, there's the towns you could live in, and the houses there are much nicer than… erm… they're really nice. Rainfront isn't really far from here, I mean, Grassveil is and that's where I'm from…
She trailed off. The fire was really pretty.
"What's your name?"
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Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:20 pm
Goro was pleasantly surprised when the smaller Pokémon immediately bounded up to follow his instructions, instead of whining or complaining. He mulled over his little visitor while she bounced away back to his place, uncaring of what she might find. The little chest he had in there only had a few supplies and foodstuffs, nothing truly valuable or pricey. Food for himself, a few different berries in case he caught an ailment, and some other knick-knacks. All of it was certainly replaceable, and he was definitely not the sort to keep sentimental mementos. What was more important was how he dealt with the balloon Pokémon. He was never good with kids-- and hell, what if it was younger than he thought? He didn't know how long baby Pokémon were... well,
, but he was sure this kid had people looking for 'em.
He raised his brows when Alki bounced on over and set the blankets next to him-- as if she hadn't been the one shivering and wet when she ran into his place. A short rest probably helped, yes, but he'd be more at ease if the little twit took care of itself. As least while it was here, anyway-- a Rescue Team might bust down his metaphorical front door at any minute, after all. Goro let the smaller Pokémon's voice wash over him as she babbled on, asking different questions here and there and talking about who knows what.
"Yer an awfully curious little thing, aren't ya?" Without waiting for an answer, Goro casually tossed the wad of blankets bodily at the Igglybuff, in one smooth motion. "I didn't need 'em fer me, kid. Bundle up, watch th' fire, n' be quiet."
The Croagunk poked at the fire a little listlessly, glancing at the smaller Pokémon curiously. "I live in th' Marsh 'cos I like the privacy out here. Too many other folks in Rainfront n' Grassveil make me nervous. I'm Goro. What's yer name-- and what're ya doin' this deep in Cattail Marsh, at this time o' night? You lost?"
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Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
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Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:59 am
Alki wasn't sure how to respond to that. Curious? Her? Maybe a bit, but… a wad a blankets coming her way interrupted her thoughts. She clumsily caught them, making sure they stayed relatively dry, and looked at the Croagunk curiously. They were his blankets, and he'd told her to get them, after all, but they were for her. Not for him. She wrapped one blanket around her, shivered, and then wrapped another one around her. The third one seemed awfully tempting, and she stared at it for a while before deciding to leave it. What if the Croagunk changed his mind?
He told her to be silent. And she was, simply enjoying the fire. It danced for her, and it protected her. Ferals didn't like fire, right? At least, she would've assumed that. Either way, it was beautiful. She outstretched her hands, getting as close to the fire as she dared. She'd ask Darcy about it sometime. Maybe she could learn how to make a fire?
Goro spoke up again, snapping her out of her trance. She supposed it made sense. After all, they were different Pokemon. Even if the marshland was absolutely disgusting, maybe he didn't see it that way. She shivered. He was right, though. The towns were crowded, and Alki felt nervous in Grassveil at times. But it was safer…
"Umm… I'm A-Alki. It's… a pleasure."
She mumbled, wondering how to answer the question. She wasn't lost, exactly. That wasn't it. She was just wandering. Explorers were supposed to explore, right? And she was an explorer.
"W-Well, t-the truth is… Um, I had a bad day. I took a trip to Rainfront… I'm from Grassveil. And I guess I just wandered around for a bit and I found myself here."
She stared at the fire a bit. He was being hospitable and nice, and she was just a stranger. She could at least explain herself properly.
"I-I'm from the guild in Grassveil, and… I guess I got into an argument of sorts. Not really. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel like I let down someone I care about, and I just needed some time off. P-Plus, it's not like I'm a particularly good or talented Pokemon so… s-she can do without me for a bit. I let her know though, so… no… nobody's looking for me. Y-You're probably wondering t-that. I-I mean, I-I'm sorta young but… n-no one's looking for me."
A tinge of sadness crept into her voice. The whole thing with Morty and Darcy, the way she'd acted… she brought the blankets closer to her eyes, as if she were trying to hide. She stared at the fire, but the comfort wasn't as absolute as it had been earlier. It was getting darker, maybe the Illumise and Volbeat would come out soon. That'd be a welcome sight. She apologized quietly, staring at the fire while she did so. That was more than he'd asked for.
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Subject: Re: Solitary Setbacks
Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:46 am
He kept his attention mostly on the fire in front of him, and occasionally scanning the horizon for any incoming Pokémon, ferals or otherwise. Not because he was uncomfortable with the lonesome kid all wet and cold by herself, in front of his house, no, absolutely not. Really. He listened dutifully as she spoke, her voice quiet and with a tone of melancholy as she explained herself, actually offering up significantly more about herself than he'd asked. Which was fortunate, sure, because Goro had no idea how to talk to a lost little kid. What if she started
He snuck a glance at the Igglybuff, noting how she curled up into the blankets almost hiding her eyes, and felt a creeping tendril of worry and responsibility.
Still. All bundled up like that, huddled next to a fire wearing that expression like it was the most fascinating thing she'd ever seen... Maybe she
a little cute.
"Alki, huh? I ain't gonna pry inta' what happened, but... Cattail Marsh is an awful strange place for a girl like yerself to run away 'ta, I think." He loved it, personally. The humidity, muck, and rancid smells weren't particularly grating, and he was practically isolated from the rest of the Rainfront population, aside from the occasional straggler like Alki. And that was to say nothing about the feral Pokémon that he was able to beat on every day, free to fight and hurt as much as he wanted, without any consequences. He hadn't the foggiest idea why a kid would run out to such a place like this, all by themselves.
He had, of course, left his own family to come here, but that was notably different. He was older, and a trained fighter, after all, and he knew well how to fight and battle many other types of Pokémon. This little one looked like she wouldn't hurt a fly. Still, their situations weren't
Maybe he could sympathize. "Yer awful lucky ya wound up in this stretch of th' Marsh, though. Th' wild critters know better than 'ta get too close to me or my lil' hovel, but further out it's real easy to get swarmed by 'em if ya ain't quick puttin' em down."
"Then again... yer from the Guild, so. Prob'ly wasn't all luck that ya made it all the way out here." He wasn't about to boot her out, not after that little story. But he wasn't sure how to tell her that-- speak the thought.
She should stay for a bit.
At least long enough to catch the Firefly Pokémon to rise and light the Marsh up as they did every evening. He could walk her back to Rainfront afterward, or even the border of Grassveil, if she needed him to. If she was from the Guild, though, then she was (probably) strong enough to look after herself. He had a hard time imagining the Pokémon beside him doing anything like
, but he'd witnessed stranger things.
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Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
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Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
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Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:46 pm
Alki blushed, this Croagunk was acting awfully nice, even if he wasn't entirely right on a couple of things.
"W-Well… um, i-it's awfully nice of you to say that, but the truth is… well, it was sorta luck. I mean, I d-don't… I c-can't fight. I d-don't know any moves, and my parents… well, I never learned anything of the sort."
She mumbled, a light hue of red appearing on her cheeks. It really had been dumb luck she'd made it this far. Not that she'd complain, fighting a feral with the moves she knew didn't sound like something she'd ever want to experience.
"B-But… I m-mean, at least I'm not totally useless! I-I'm on a team and stuff b-because I c-can heal. Like, I know a move for that… H-Heal Pulse, and I'm proud of it. It's the only reason I'm on a team, I'm… a bit of a wimp without it. I'd like to fix that, but I… I don't know. I can't..."
She said, trailing off again. She let out a small laugh, imagining herself even trying to fight. It would be best to just leave that to Pokemon who actually could fight. She was just a worse Pokemon, naturally, than others…
"I-I know I'm talking a lot… I'm sorry about that."
She mumbled, after a few second's pause.
"I-It's just… well, I don't get the chance to really talk about myself a whole lot... "
She said. She opened her mouth to continue, but decided to leave it at that. There wasn't a whole lot more to say…
"So… um, just let me know if I'm going over-board… sorry..."
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Subject: Re: Solitary Setbacks
Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:29 pm
Coming from anything or anyone else, Goro probably would have scoffed at the little sob story, but somehow when it came from the baby Balloon Pokémon, he couldn't bring himself to think bad about her. He knew the feeling. He'd always been a natural fighter, courtesy of his heritage and hybrid typing, and once he got some training he even became pretty tough. But there were other things he felt the same way about-- he couldn't read or write at all, for example, and he could never imagine himself truly learning. It wasn't rare exactly, for a Pokémon not to be able to, but usually, they only couldn't if they had some sort of disability or natural incapability. Looking at Alki, he could understand that perhaps she could never truly see herself in a battle, due to being... whatever the hell she was. A bouncy little pink balloon.
Goro mused on his thoughts as Alki trailed off, whatever fuel she had to talk about herself so much seemingly dying out. Their problems were similar, but also different. Pokémon in their nature were powerful beings, as even the smallest of them had the capability to grow powerful. It might be more difficult for some, but everyone had
latent potential. There were Pokémon who chose not to fight, but he wasn't sure there were any Pokémon who truly
. Even the Volbeat and Illumise, what most people in Rainfront figured for harmless Firefly Pokémon, could whip up some pretty strong winds and perform some powerful bug moves.
"I'm sure the healin' is all nice, but I ain't ever met a Pokémon that was well n' truly
Ya gotta be able to do
What's yer kind, anyway?" He was a hell of a lot more comfortable talking about
, than whatever it was that upset her in the first place. Maybe he could take her mind off whatever problems she had back home, and pass along a little advice in the process. If there was one thing he knew, it was violence-- and how to be good at it.
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Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
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Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
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Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:05 am
Alki wasn't sure what to make of the silence after she'd finished her spiel. Had she gone overboard? Or was Goro just thinking? She pulled the blankets up closer to her eyes again, observing the fire. She didn't feel brave enough to look at the Croagunk next to her. What would he say, and what was he thinking? She didn't know, and that was what worried her. What if he didn't like what she'd said?
She breathed a small sigh of relief when he spoke. They didn't seem annoyed, really, and they certainly weren't mad. He almost seemed… happier? Calmer? She wasn't sure quite what had changed, but she was sure something had changed in his voice, and it was for the better. Alki lowered the blankets, as Goro got more comfortable, so did she. It took her a few seconds to completely decipher what he'd said, but she felt more at ease answering this question.
"Well, yeah… I guess I can do some things. I know a couple moves, they don't actually hurt but… t-they're useful. Um… I… I know I'm an Igglybuff… r-right now. A-And then I can evolve. I'd be a… J-Jigglypuff? Yeah. That's it. I think. And… I-I'm a Fairy-Type. Or half fairy-type, anyways. The other half of me is just… n-normal."
Alki sighed. She felt embarrassed even explaining herself. The moves she'd mentioned weren't good at all. One of them would only be any good if she tricked someone, and that would hardly be a fair fight. The other would take some time to actually work, and in the meantime it wouldn't be hard to just swat her away. Sing and Sweet Kiss weren't exactly the moves a good fighter knew. Maybe she should just content herself with healing. It's not like she'd be good for much more.
"I-I mean… n-no matter what I do, I-I'm always gonna be a round, light, bouncy balloon. I-I'm just not made to be useful like that, I guess. I wish I was… everyone I know can fight… I-I can't..."
She said, resigning herself to her uselessness. She simply observed the fire. Fire types could fight fine. Fire would always be useful, but not her. The only things she was good for were singing and healing, and even then, she didn't ever feel particularly good at either.
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Wed Jun 07, 2017 6:21 am
Goro furrowed his brow as Alki went on about herself. Fairy-normal hybrid typing wasn't a bad hand to be dealt, really. Most Normal types at least had very decent power and fairies were a very powerful kind of Pokémon, able to check even the indomitable dragon-types. It'd probably be a while before she could do anything like that, but for now, at least it sounded like she was good support to have around. And that was more than a lot of baby Pokémon could offer. "Well... it's true that everyone's got weaknesses ain't fixable. But that's why most Pokémon run around in teams, yeah? So you can git others to cover the weaknesses you can't, n' you 'kin cover theirs.
"Different kinds o' Pokémon are good fer different things, ya know." Goro titled his head as he observed the withdrawn Igglybuff, visibly considering something. He knew fairies were just as susceptible to poison just as grass-types were, but if she really was with the Rescue Guild in Grassveil, she probably wouldn't scare that easily. And she'd made it all the way out here, after all. The Croagunk extended a hand slowly, his fingers carefully pointed towards the fire and nowhere in Alki's general direction, and flexed the veins in his wrist, his face pinched in concentration. Abruptly, a veritable surge of purple-black venom shot forth from the tips of his fingers, spraying the fire resulting in a loud, harsh hissing sound. It was more than he'd expected-- he hadn't done this in some time, after all. The small fire withered against the spraying but fortunately didn't die out.
"Poison-types are real good against grass-types, but ground types shake us up real bad. And psychics are even worse for a Croagunk, like me, since I'm a fighter-type, too. Confuse the hell out of us
set the poison in our veins a'boilin'. That's never gonna change-- I gotta live with that. But in yer case, it's like..." He trailed off uncertainly, not sure how to put it into words. He'd long since felt confiscated by his typing and heritage, ever since he saw other kinds of Pokémon fight. Most other Pokémon were versatile in that they could brawl it out or hang back and use special attacks, but for Croagunks it was a lot different. The closest they had to a keep-away game was the natural poison they stored in their hands, and that only went so far and so long. But for normal-types, that was their
"In the same way-- might be that you ain't never gonna be a brawler. 'S better for you, honestly, 'cus you can find other Pokémon 'ta do that stuff for ya n'd they'll do a better job at it-- I'm always gonna be fightin' up close n' personal, so I'm bound to run inta a few Earthquakes before my time's over with. It's all about-- ya know--..."
He leaned forward, studying the fire intensely as he tried organizing his rapid thoughts. In many things, Goro was slow and clumsy, but battling seemed to bring out a fire in him unlike any other. "It's about findin' yer
, best way I 'kin put it. When it comes ta battlin', fairies are good fer puttin' down drakes and fighters and darklings. That's
job. And normals are the jack of all trades, ya know? They 'kin learn a bit of everythin'. Ya need 'ta chase after that, 'cus that's what yer tailored 'ta do."
He nodded a few times after his little rant, leaning back while he sat, focusing on the now slightly-withered fire. His poison hadn't done much to kill it, thankfully, but if he planned on sitting out here with this Igglybuff for much longer, he'd need to fetch some dry wood to feed it. After a moment, he realized that he'd just spoken more just then than he probably had in the past five days, bringing a slightly dark blue hue to his cheeks. He hadn't meant to go off like that-- but there was something about the kid next to him that brought it out from him. He could see a little bit of himself in her, the way she was so down on herself and so resigned to her failures. Unlike him, though, she could work around hers, some.
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Goro's color: #6666cc
Osiris' color: #99ccff
[roll="Name of Dungeon"][/ roll]
Black Spiral Staircase's code is actually [roll="Black Spiral"][/ roll]
and Black Spear Mountain Range is actually [roll="Black Spear Mountain"][/ roll]
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| |--Bulletin Boards
| | |--Request Board
| | |--Outlaw Board
| | |--Job Archive
| | |--Expired Jobs
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| |--Mess Hall
| |--Guild Sleeping Quarters
| |--Guildmaster's Quarters
|--Just Outside Grassveil's Boundaries
| |--The Small Pond
| | |--Peak Academy
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| |--Pecha Forest
| |--Shadowhue Forest
| |--Monochrome Falls
| |--Monochrome Ruins
|--The West
| |--Fallen Leaf Copse
| |--Shrine of the Fallen
| |--The Windrose Library
| |--Windrose Archives
|--Rainfront Town
| |--Rainfront Town
| | |--The Beach
| | |--The Steamrise Inn
| | |--The DreamCatchers' Service
| | |--The Dream Tower
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| |--Pricklemist Hill
| | |--Forsaken Complex
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| |--Cattail Marsh
| | |--Misty Mire
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| |--Serene Cave
|--The Ocean
| |--The Coral Forests
| |--Ancient Island
| |--Hidden Abyss
| |--The Submerged Tower
| |--The Silver Chamber
|--Icy Lands
| |--Icicle Woods
| |--Mt. Frostmeer
| | |--Snowcloak Ruins
| | |--Chamber of Verity
| | |--Chamber of Desolation
| | |--Chamber of Vision
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| |--Frozen Stream
|--The Northeastern Mountains
| |--The Black Spear Mountain Range
| | |--Blacktooth Kingdom
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| |--Black Mist Mountain
| | |--Black Spiral Staircase
| | |--Dark Void Peak
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| |--Obsidian Crevice
| |--Obsidian Rift
|--The Floating Islands
| |--The Sky Pyramid
| |--Aileron Village
| | |--Tropical's Poffin Café
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| |--Aileron Guild
| |--Bulletin Boards
| | |--Request Board
| | |--Outlaw Board
| | |--Job Archive
| | |--Expired Jobs
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| |--Dining Hall
| |--Guild Sleeping Quarters
| |--Guildmaster's Quarters
|--The East
| |--Everspring Vale
|--The Southeast
| |--Grima Outpost
| |--Venen Gulch
| |--The Ruined Chateau
| |--The Ruined Passageway
| |--The Ruined Chamber
| |--The Ruined Throne
| |--The Purified Forest
|--The Eastern Desert
| |--Discharge Prairie
| |--Scorchfall Desert
| | |--Silent Temple
| | |--The Hall of Ages
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| |--Fiery Chasm
| |--Furnace Peak
| |--Sandstone Cave
|--The Sacred Lands
| |--Meteor Valley
| |--Mysterious Grove
| |--Eternal Lake
|--The Forbidden Realm
| |--Echo World
|--Out of Character
|--Forum Games
|--Free Chat
| |--Free Roleplay
|--Artist's Corner
|--Art Shops
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