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[HR] [MS] For Whom The Willow Weeps
2023.06.05 05:33 moishepesach [HR] [MS] For Whom The Willow Weeps
Question: If April flowers bring May showers, what do May flowers bring?
Answer: Puritans and misery.
Part 1 - May Flower Moon
I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure this is a ghost story. It all started in early May under the, "Flower Moon".
In the still of the night, I awoke from a deep sleep to witness a moonlight so spectacular it hurt my eyes.
Fumbling for my glasses, I found them, dropped them, cursed, then almost stepped on them. I finally got them where they belonged thinking I needed to use the bathroom. I glanced at the digital clock on my desk.
3:33 am. Again.
Willow weep for me
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
-Ann Ronell as sung by Billie Holiday
The birds were chirping loudly. I shuffled to the window. I looked up wide-eyed at the sky. There was the moon; big, round and golden like it didn't mind a big electricity bill. As I used the bathroom, I remember thinking that I didn't ever remember a full moon so bright it could light up my apartment.
I washed my hands then splashed warm water on my face. I cracked my neck. I dried my hands and face with a towel. I remember thinking if I didn't get back to sleep the day was going to suck.
Shuffling back into my bedroom I thought to look for my ski hat. I figured I could pull it over my eyes and escape the light under the blanket. Flower Moon was beautiful but so too is sleep. If I could just hide under the blanket perhaps it wasn't too late for sleep to creep up on me.
I have been renting the same sunny shoebox in old Brooklyn for more than 20 years. It's a corner apartment on the second floor of a 19th century walkup. Across the street, diagonally resides a community garden fronted by a very tall and expansive weeping willow tree that won't let me move away. I didn't know it's age until recently. But it's younger than me. Most things are these days.
I shuffled to the corner window to squeeze the blinds tight and that's when I felt grateful, grateful I had decided to use the bathroom first.
There, at the base of the hundred-foot-tall willow, behind the wrought iron fence, illuminated beneath the moon's glow, I witnessed something that froze my blood and tested my aging bladder. Standing beneath the moonlight, I saw, clear as day, a little boy in footed pajamas with a trap door. The little boy was holding a blue stuffed Grover Muppet in one hand and crying.
Trying to get a good look at the boy was like trying to look at something from behind a campfire. There was a shimmering distortion. What I could clearly see was that he was pointing down at the ground in front of his feet with the non-Grover hand. Suddenly, the little boy spun his head up and around looking directly at me. Eye contact occurred and then too, something I can't explain.
First, a truck transporting fuel broke loudly for the red light at the corner. Through the open windows I smelled what seemed like diesel. I grew light-headed. The room spun around. I remember thinking this feeling smelled both nauseating as well as timeless.
I reached down to try and pick up the floor and that's when it hit me in the face. A sharp pain across my cheek like I had been slapped in a 3 Stooges short. I felt icy fingers grab the hair I had not had in over 30 years and jerk my head back. I smelled more diesel. I grabbed the edge of the desk to keep from losing my balance.
Holding on to the desk, I noticed my mind's eye was playing the little boy's face like a movie. The camera panned in. His little boy face filled my consciousness like I was watching from the front row. He was about four or five years old with long dirty blonde hair. His face looked familiar from a dream.
Then, another slapping pain turned my last good cheek. Losing my balance, I fell ass first to the floor.
Out the window, from on my ass, I watched the traffic light turn green. I heard the truck lurch into gear, rev it's engine then drive away. As it rumbled off into the distance my equilibrium returned.
Muttering my life sucked I gently shook my head and felt for damage. Just my non-existent pride. I got myself vertical, yet once again; feeling a distinct twinge of anxiety.
I looked out the window but the little boy was gone. An FDNY ambulance took his place, it's siren jarring me back to reality. I closed the blinds and got under the blanket. I never did really get back to sleep that night. Or ever since.
Part II - Unhappily Ever Since
Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me... -Billie I keep seeing a little boy under the tree... - me ...
The first thing I want to say is that I keep waking up for decades at exactly 3:33 am.
It's the exact time my decrepit birth certificate claims I was introduced to this world. Can't say why, but ever since digital clocks became a thing, I'm up more often than not to witness 3:33 am transpire. Never remember it happening before digital.
One of my friends recently told me it was an angel number. I don't know anything about angels. Never met one. But I for sure have met some demons in my day. In fact. you might say I was born of demon mother, and I might not be offended. Back to my birth certificate. I was born and yes, still live in Brooklyn, New York. There were gaps but it's my home.
I moved to this particular apartment building a few months after 9/11. I had moved in with a woman at the tail end of doing a romantic nickel, but that fell apart like Madoff, Abramoff or Fuckoff, and she married another dude a year later. So, there in 2002, I and my faithful golden retriever, Spenser, found ourselves, for the very first time, on our own. And, we liked it.
Like I mentioned, Spenser and I lived diagonal to a community garden that fronts a big and beautiful weeping willow tree. I felt an immediate kinship as my favorite book as a child had been, "The Giving Tree" and that's what she reminded me of; only more beautiful.
There will be more about the tree. Anyway, the tree and I dwell in an old part of south Brooklyn called Park Slope, infamous for being the stomping grounds of a young Al Capone, and, believe it or not, young me.
That was a long time ago. Things have changed a lot since Al and I, were separately roaming the streets of Park Slope, looking for adventure and whatever came our way. I came up in the day when if you cried your mother would give you something to cry about. And, not going to lie, I cried a lot. I don't remember my dad that much.
I remember he was a hippie. I remember he had a big beard and moustache and long hair. I remember his denim jacket was always cold, smelling like weed and cigarettes. I remember he gave me, "The Giving Tree" and taught me how to read it. And then, I remember he was; gone. Just. Gone.
I also remember my mother. I remember her never talking much. I remember her just smelling like hair spray, cigarettes and instant coffee with sour milk. I never was able to drink milk, not even as a child, and to this very day just the sight of a milk carton turns my stomach to acid.
I lived alone with the old lady about half a mile from where I live now. Yeah, in over thirty years I made it a whole thirteen blocks. Like I said, my pride was non-existent these days unless I was sitting on it. Another, weird thing besides waking up at 3:33 am is I have a lot of memory lapses. It has been getting worse the last few years. Especially, since old Spenser had a seizure in my arms back on the 9/11 of '09. He was fifteen and my best friend. I'd always loved dogs. But after losing Spenser, I couldn't quite remember things right all the time.
Sometimes, it was little things. Like did I turn off the stove or lock the front door. Other times, it was deep things, like did the telephone repair man try to do something to me when I was five and left home alone. Like did I pull a kitchen knife on him before he scampered out like a thief in the night; scared he'd be caught by my screams for Batman? Did I remember my mother having strange guests over late at night? Did I remember being locked in my room? I just couldn't remember anymore.
I had taken to obsessively keeping lists. But you can't put ghost-busting on a list, can you? And that was my real problem. Ever since, the May Flower Moon the haunting just kept rinsing and repeating. Eat edibles, Nyquil, and Advil PM and still wake up at 3:33am. Smell diesel. Wave of nausea. Little boy in garden. Little boy crying. Little boy pointing at something. Little boy looking up at me. Little boy. Little boy. Little boy.
By last Friday, I was a mess.
My work is suffering. I am too embarrassed to tell my aunt or besties I see a little boy. They already think I am weird enough and last thing I need is a wellness check.
To remain scientific, I have continued my daytime visits to the garden whenever it is open. Everything seems so lovely in the day. I even brought the new woman I am seeing. She fell in love with the tree at first sight. The flowers are gorgeous. And the roses; so mesmerizing. Even the fish in the koi pond are happy.
But at night. Something isn't right.
...Weeping willow tree Weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me Listen to me plead Hear me willow and weep for me...
My new friend at work I mentioned, who told me about angel numbers, asked me recently if something was bothering me. She told me when we met, she is in the midst of a spiritual awakening.
Part of it includes awakening every morning to read the Tarot cards and commune with who, or what, she calls, "spirit".
I cracked and told her about the little boy under the tree. She didn't bat an eye. She told me spirit wants something from me. I didn't know what to say to that so I just left it alone. I guess I'm afraid what if she's right. And what if I don't like what, "spirit" wants?
Last night was Saturday. I had a dream.
That night I dreamed about a collie I had when I was a very young boy right after my dad split. Her name was Pearl. I had found her on the street on my block and for some inexplicable reason had been allowed to keep her.
Not long after, one hot summer day in Prospect Park, when my mother was going to give me something to cry about, Pearl suddenly ran down the hill she was frolicking on, making a wide sweeping arc that screamed, "ride or die, full throttle, and damn the fucking torpedoes," it's trajectory directly between my mother's legs. Fur overcame flesh just in the nick before I was given something to cry about.
Instead, I laughed.
I laughed so fucking hysterically at the sight of her on the grass, on her ass; smug look gone with the wind; replaced by an expression seething red menace that would have been McCarthy's wet dream.
And, like the little boy at 3:33 am, Pearl's eyes met mine. She seemed to nod her collie head, as if she were acknowledging that, yes, she was the best dog and don't you forget it. I didn't cry much for a while after that till I came home from school and Pearl was gone. Just gone. To some farm I was told. Where she could be happier. So, I guess I did get something to cry about after all.
And then last night I had a dream.
Part III - It weeps for me?
I dreamed of Peter Pan and buried treasure. I dreamed of Stove Stop stuffing and commercials loud enough to drown out a breech birth. I dreamed of Spider-Man letting Uncle Ben's killer go free. I dreamed of being American. I dreamed of Watergate, the fall of the Berlin wall, 9/11 and watching people jump out windows to avoid burning to death out the window of my office.
I dreamed of Iraq and Afghanistan and George Floyd and Covid and never-ending cycles of boom and bust. I dreamed of a golden carrot on what started out as a stick but soon morphed into what I realized was a branch. A long flowing beautiful branch covered in red. A branch that hung low. It swayed along the ground, swayed above my head and there I was.
I was in the garden. Under the tree. I felt drops of warm dew caressing my face. I was about to reach up to caress the tree. My tree. I noticed I was wearing pajamas. Not the black satin jammies I had been wearing for decades but old footie pajamas. They were Star Trek pajamas. With three golden rings on the cuffs and a trap door.
A drop of dew fell in my eye. I wiped it away and looked at my hand. It was red. Red with blood. My Mickey Mouse watch involuntarily color-coordinated with the blood. It appeared to be just after 3:30 am.
Suddenly, a dog appeared. It was Pearl. Then another, it was Spenser. They jammed their snouts into my flannel covered crotch. I pet them both and noticed my tears mixing with the dewy blood drops turning them a soft pink under the moonlight.
"Good boy. Good girl." I said.
"Hi," a voice I recognized but couldn't place said.
I looked around. And there, was, the little boy. And, in his hand was Grover.
"Hi," I heard myself say.
"Who's the dog?" he said.
"That's Pearl. And this is Spenser." I answered.
"I know Pearl, silly. She's my dog," then, "Hi, Spenser."
Spenser left my crotch for the little boy's. They went together like peanut butter and sandwiches.
"Where are your parents?" I heard myself ask.
"Dad left. Mom told me to stay here until she comes back."
"When was that?" I asked.
The little boy shrugged then, "Been a while I guess," and he started to cry. Spenser got agitated and started to whine. I approached. I went to put my hand on the boy's shoulder and he jumped.
"Hey, it's okay." I took my hand back.
He looked up at me. Then he said, "You want to see something?
I said, "Yes."
The little boy fished around in his pajamas and pulled out something, it looked like a piece of rolled up construction paper secured with a red ribbon that matched the bloody dew drops.
He un-scrolled it then solemnly showed it to me.
It appeared to be a child's treasure map. That ended in the garden. Only it wasn't a garden. It said, "JUNK YARD" and there was a big X next to the corner of the rectangle the words were written in. I looked down at him.
"There's no junk yard here, son," I said.
The little boy looked away from Spenser and up at me. Pearl ran to his side. I felt six eyes on me.
"That's what you think," he said
A moment later there was the loud cracking of fireworks being detonated. I awoke in my bed. Fumbling for my glasses, I found them, dropped them, cursed, then almost stepped on them. I finally got them where they belonged thinking I needed to use the bathroom. I glanced at the digital clock on my desk.
3:33 am. Again.
I ran to the window to look out. But, unlike every other time for the past month, the boy was not in residence. He was gone. Just. Gone.
Part IV - The is The End
Gone my lovely dreams To weep my tears along the stream Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me
...
This was fucking ridiculous. I am sane. I am not mad. I'd been reading, "The Giving Tree," too much. Spending too much time alone working from home. Maybe I just needed to get away. Take a trip somewhere.
I realized getting back to sleep was going to be impossible. So, I went into the kitchen and made a pot of tea. No milk.
Back at my desk, my "SHIT. FUCK. DAMN." glass mug of tea firmly in hand, I took a deep breath. There was no point in giving myself a heart attack. Maybe it was just anxiety. Maybe panic attacks. I had dated lots of neurotic women. That could be it. Maybe some Lexapro and I'd be good as new. I decided to check my email.
A woman I used to date from Queens and stayed friends with had sent me a link entitled, "Birth of a community garden." It was video to my garden. Before it was a garden. Over forty years ago. It was a decrepit vacant lot filled with dead cars and refuse and apparently had been a neighborhood drug bazaar. Like I said, things have changed a lot since Al and I were young as springtime.
By the time I moved back you would have never known what things had used to look like. Spray painted signs that read, "NO DRUGS SOLD HERE!" and the like. Just like the Batman, Dark Knight, the 80s were a time when Urban Renewal was striking back. And before you could say, "corruption at City Hall," there was fecund soil where once had stood God knows what.
It gave me hope that humanity wasn't so bad. Maybe I had just been going through a tough time. Maybe I should quit while I am ahead and get a good night's rest. So, I closed the blinds and went to bed.
Why I am never sleeping again
That night I dreamed I was part of the junk yard's saviors. Hauling out decades of festering trash and replacing it with good old Mother Earth. A whole community coming together to commune with nature. I felt myself smile.
All day we hoed the rows. The fecundity of the soil filling my nostrils. There was food and laughter and soon day turned to night. One by one all the gardeners left into the dusk. Soon I stood alone next to a young woman. She held a green army duffle bag. And two shovels.
"You look like a big, strong man. They're going to be planting a weeping willow tree here soon. But first, I wanted to leave the earth a special gift to grow up with the tree. This time I think we should give to the tree. Won't you help me?"
I felt a passing twinge of disgust. I rubbed my upper lip with the back of my hand and thought I smelled the faint smell of diesel. I heard myself say, "Hand me a shovel."
An hour later I had fulfilled the lady's request to deposit the duffel bag deep within the new garden's soil. She lit a cigarette I recognized. She blew some smoke in my face and it smelled like sour milk.
"Ever read a boy and his dog?" she asked.
I nodded.
"This is the opposite," she said. I smelled the diesel again and then remembered no more.
This morning I awoke feeling none too swell. I got my glasses on without dropping them for a change then sort of hobbled to the kitchen area to make some tea. I opened the blinds and there was my weeping willow tree. Swaying gently in the Sunday early June overcast chill.
Implacable. Inscrutable. True to it's nature. The day was gray as a widow's anniversary.
Well, there's always tea, I thought, ever the optimist. And then I dropped my, "SHIT. FUCK. DAMN." mug on my foot, simultaneously battering and scalding it. I let out a yelp.
Then, mouth agape, I smelled the diesel waft in the window by the fire escape. The window, where, leaning against the fire escape's stairs I witnessed something that froze my blood and tested my aging bladder.
I spied two shovels and an empty duffle bag.
I wonder what spirit will have to say about that?
Gone my lovely dreams To weep my tears along the stream Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me
Willow Weep For Me?
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Answer: Puritans and misery.
Part 1 - May Flower Moon
I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure this is a ghost story. It all started in early May under the, "Flower Moon".
In the still of the night, I awoke from a deep sleep to witness a moonlight so spectacular it hurt my eyes.
Fumbling for my glasses, I found them, dropped them, cursed, then almost stepped on them. I finally got them where they belonged thinking I needed to use the bathroom. I glanced at the digital clock on my desk.
3:33 am. Again.
Willow weep for me
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
-Ann Ronell as sung by Billie Holiday
The birds were chirping loudly. I shuffled to the window. I looked up wide-eyed at the sky. There was the moon; big, round and golden like it didn't mind a big electricity bill. As I used the bathroom, I remember thinking that I didn't ever remember a full moon so bright it could light up my apartment.
I washed my hands then splashed warm water on my face. I cracked my neck. I dried my hands and face with a towel. I remember thinking if I didn't get back to sleep the day was going to suck.
Shuffling back into my bedroom I thought to look for my ski hat. I figured I could pull it over my eyes and escape the light under the blanket. Flower Moon was beautiful but so too is sleep. If I could just hide under the blanket perhaps it wasn't too late for sleep to creep up on me.
I have been renting the same sunny shoebox in old Brooklyn for more than 20 years. It's a corner apartment on the second floor of a 19th century walkup. Across the street, diagonally resides a community garden fronted by a very tall and expansive weeping willow tree that won't let me move away. I didn't know it's age until recently. But it's younger than me. Most things are these days.
I shuffled to the corner window to squeeze the blinds tight and that's when I felt grateful, grateful I had decided to use the bathroom first.
There, at the base of the hundred-foot-tall willow, behind the wrought iron fence, illuminated beneath the moon's glow, I witnessed something that froze my blood and tested my aging bladder. Standing beneath the moonlight, I saw, clear as day, a little boy in footed pajamas with a trap door. The little boy was holding a blue stuffed Grover Muppet in one hand and crying.
Trying to get a good look at the boy was like trying to look at something from behind a campfire. There was a shimmering distortion. What I could clearly see was that he was pointing down at the ground in front of his feet with the non-Grover hand. Suddenly, the little boy spun his head up and around looking directly at me. Eye contact occurred and then too, something I can't explain.
First, a truck transporting fuel broke loudly for the red light at the corner. Through the open windows I smelled what seemed like diesel. I grew light-headed. The room spun around. I remember thinking this feeling smelled both nauseating as well as timeless.
I reached down to try and pick up the floor and that's when it hit me in the face. A sharp pain across my cheek like I had been slapped in a 3 Stooges short. I felt icy fingers grab the hair I had not had in over 30 years and jerk my head back. I smelled more diesel. I grabbed the edge of the desk to keep from losing my balance.
Holding on to the desk, I noticed my mind's eye was playing the little boy's face like a movie. The camera panned in. His little boy face filled my consciousness like I was watching from the front row. He was about four or five years old with long dirty blonde hair. His face looked familiar from a dream.
Then, another slapping pain turned my last good cheek. Losing my balance, I fell ass first to the floor.
Out the window, from on my ass, I watched the traffic light turn green. I heard the truck lurch into gear, rev it's engine then drive away. As it rumbled off into the distance my equilibrium returned.
Muttering my life sucked I gently shook my head and felt for damage. Just my non-existent pride. I got myself vertical, yet once again; feeling a distinct twinge of anxiety.
I looked out the window but the little boy was gone. An FDNY ambulance took his place, it's siren jarring me back to reality. I closed the blinds and got under the blanket. I never did really get back to sleep that night. Or ever since.
Part II - Unhappily Ever Since
Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me... -Billie I keep seeing a little boy under the tree... - me ...
The first thing I want to say is that I keep waking up for decades at exactly 3:33 am.
It's the exact time my decrepit birth certificate claims I was introduced to this world. Can't say why, but ever since digital clocks became a thing, I'm up more often than not to witness 3:33 am transpire. Never remember it happening before digital.
One of my friends recently told me it was an angel number. I don't know anything about angels. Never met one. But I for sure have met some demons in my day. In fact. you might say I was born of demon mother, and I might not be offended. Back to my birth certificate. I was born and yes, still live in Brooklyn, New York. There were gaps but it's my home.
I moved to this particular apartment building a few months after 9/11. I had moved in with a woman at the tail end of doing a romantic nickel, but that fell apart like Madoff, Abramoff or Fuckoff, and she married another dude a year later. So, there in 2002, I and my faithful golden retriever, Spenser, found ourselves, for the very first time, on our own. And, we liked it.
Like I mentioned, Spenser and I lived diagonal to a community garden that fronts a big and beautiful weeping willow tree. I felt an immediate kinship as my favorite book as a child had been, "The Giving Tree" and that's what she reminded me of; only more beautiful.
There will be more about the tree. Anyway, the tree and I dwell in an old part of south Brooklyn called Park Slope, infamous for being the stomping grounds of a young Al Capone, and, believe it or not, young me.
That was a long time ago. Things have changed a lot since Al and I, were separately roaming the streets of Park Slope, looking for adventure and whatever came our way. I came up in the day when if you cried your mother would give you something to cry about. And, not going to lie, I cried a lot. I don't remember my dad that much.
I remember he was a hippie. I remember he had a big beard and moustache and long hair. I remember his denim jacket was always cold, smelling like weed and cigarettes. I remember he gave me, "The Giving Tree" and taught me how to read it. And then, I remember he was; gone. Just. Gone.
I also remember my mother. I remember her never talking much. I remember her just smelling like hair spray, cigarettes and instant coffee with sour milk. I never was able to drink milk, not even as a child, and to this very day just the sight of a milk carton turns my stomach to acid.
I lived alone with the old lady about half a mile from where I live now. Yeah, in over thirty years I made it a whole thirteen blocks. Like I said, my pride was non-existent these days unless I was sitting on it. Another, weird thing besides waking up at 3:33 am is I have a lot of memory lapses. It has been getting worse the last few years. Especially, since old Spenser had a seizure in my arms back on the 9/11 of '09. He was fifteen and my best friend. I'd always loved dogs. But after losing Spenser, I couldn't quite remember things right all the time.
Sometimes, it was little things. Like did I turn off the stove or lock the front door. Other times, it was deep things, like did the telephone repair man try to do something to me when I was five and left home alone. Like did I pull a kitchen knife on him before he scampered out like a thief in the night; scared he'd be caught by my screams for Batman? Did I remember my mother having strange guests over late at night? Did I remember being locked in my room? I just couldn't remember anymore.
I had taken to obsessively keeping lists. But you can't put ghost-busting on a list, can you? And that was my real problem. Ever since, the May Flower Moon the haunting just kept rinsing and repeating. Eat edibles, Nyquil, and Advil PM and still wake up at 3:33am. Smell diesel. Wave of nausea. Little boy in garden. Little boy crying. Little boy pointing at something. Little boy looking up at me. Little boy. Little boy. Little boy.
By last Friday, I was a mess.
My work is suffering. I am too embarrassed to tell my aunt or besties I see a little boy. They already think I am weird enough and last thing I need is a wellness check.
To remain scientific, I have continued my daytime visits to the garden whenever it is open. Everything seems so lovely in the day. I even brought the new woman I am seeing. She fell in love with the tree at first sight. The flowers are gorgeous. And the roses; so mesmerizing. Even the fish in the koi pond are happy.
But at night. Something isn't right.
...Weeping willow tree Weeping sympathy Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me Listen to me plead Hear me willow and weep for me...
My new friend at work I mentioned, who told me about angel numbers, asked me recently if something was bothering me. She told me when we met, she is in the midst of a spiritual awakening.
Part of it includes awakening every morning to read the Tarot cards and commune with who, or what, she calls, "spirit".
I cracked and told her about the little boy under the tree. She didn't bat an eye. She told me spirit wants something from me. I didn't know what to say to that so I just left it alone. I guess I'm afraid what if she's right. And what if I don't like what, "spirit" wants?
Last night was Saturday. I had a dream.
That night I dreamed about a collie I had when I was a very young boy right after my dad split. Her name was Pearl. I had found her on the street on my block and for some inexplicable reason had been allowed to keep her.
Not long after, one hot summer day in Prospect Park, when my mother was going to give me something to cry about, Pearl suddenly ran down the hill she was frolicking on, making a wide sweeping arc that screamed, "ride or die, full throttle, and damn the fucking torpedoes," it's trajectory directly between my mother's legs. Fur overcame flesh just in the nick before I was given something to cry about.
Instead, I laughed.
I laughed so fucking hysterically at the sight of her on the grass, on her ass; smug look gone with the wind; replaced by an expression seething red menace that would have been McCarthy's wet dream.
And, like the little boy at 3:33 am, Pearl's eyes met mine. She seemed to nod her collie head, as if she were acknowledging that, yes, she was the best dog and don't you forget it. I didn't cry much for a while after that till I came home from school and Pearl was gone. Just gone. To some farm I was told. Where she could be happier. So, I guess I did get something to cry about after all.
And then last night I had a dream.
Part III - It weeps for me?
I dreamed of Peter Pan and buried treasure. I dreamed of Stove Stop stuffing and commercials loud enough to drown out a breech birth. I dreamed of Spider-Man letting Uncle Ben's killer go free. I dreamed of being American. I dreamed of Watergate, the fall of the Berlin wall, 9/11 and watching people jump out windows to avoid burning to death out the window of my office.
I dreamed of Iraq and Afghanistan and George Floyd and Covid and never-ending cycles of boom and bust. I dreamed of a golden carrot on what started out as a stick but soon morphed into what I realized was a branch. A long flowing beautiful branch covered in red. A branch that hung low. It swayed along the ground, swayed above my head and there I was.
I was in the garden. Under the tree. I felt drops of warm dew caressing my face. I was about to reach up to caress the tree. My tree. I noticed I was wearing pajamas. Not the black satin jammies I had been wearing for decades but old footie pajamas. They were Star Trek pajamas. With three golden rings on the cuffs and a trap door.
A drop of dew fell in my eye. I wiped it away and looked at my hand. It was red. Red with blood. My Mickey Mouse watch involuntarily color-coordinated with the blood. It appeared to be just after 3:30 am.
Suddenly, a dog appeared. It was Pearl. Then another, it was Spenser. They jammed their snouts into my flannel covered crotch. I pet them both and noticed my tears mixing with the dewy blood drops turning them a soft pink under the moonlight.
"Good boy. Good girl." I said.
"Hi," a voice I recognized but couldn't place said.
I looked around. And there, was, the little boy. And, in his hand was Grover.
"Hi," I heard myself say.
"Who's the dog?" he said.
"That's Pearl. And this is Spenser." I answered.
"I know Pearl, silly. She's my dog," then, "Hi, Spenser."
Spenser left my crotch for the little boy's. They went together like peanut butter and sandwiches.
"Where are your parents?" I heard myself ask.
"Dad left. Mom told me to stay here until she comes back."
"When was that?" I asked.
The little boy shrugged then, "Been a while I guess," and he started to cry. Spenser got agitated and started to whine. I approached. I went to put my hand on the boy's shoulder and he jumped.
"Hey, it's okay." I took my hand back.
He looked up at me. Then he said, "You want to see something?
I said, "Yes."
The little boy fished around in his pajamas and pulled out something, it looked like a piece of rolled up construction paper secured with a red ribbon that matched the bloody dew drops.
He un-scrolled it then solemnly showed it to me.
It appeared to be a child's treasure map. That ended in the garden. Only it wasn't a garden. It said, "JUNK YARD" and there was a big X next to the corner of the rectangle the words were written in. I looked down at him.
"There's no junk yard here, son," I said.
The little boy looked away from Spenser and up at me. Pearl ran to his side. I felt six eyes on me.
"That's what you think," he said
A moment later there was the loud cracking of fireworks being detonated. I awoke in my bed. Fumbling for my glasses, I found them, dropped them, cursed, then almost stepped on them. I finally got them where they belonged thinking I needed to use the bathroom. I glanced at the digital clock on my desk.
3:33 am. Again.
I ran to the window to look out. But, unlike every other time for the past month, the boy was not in residence. He was gone. Just. Gone.
Part IV - The is The End
Gone my lovely dreams To weep my tears along the stream Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me
...
This was fucking ridiculous. I am sane. I am not mad. I'd been reading, "The Giving Tree," too much. Spending too much time alone working from home. Maybe I just needed to get away. Take a trip somewhere.
I realized getting back to sleep was going to be impossible. So, I went into the kitchen and made a pot of tea. No milk.
Back at my desk, my "SHIT. FUCK. DAMN." glass mug of tea firmly in hand, I took a deep breath. There was no point in giving myself a heart attack. Maybe it was just anxiety. Maybe panic attacks. I had dated lots of neurotic women. That could be it. Maybe some Lexapro and I'd be good as new. I decided to check my email.
A woman I used to date from Queens and stayed friends with had sent me a link entitled, "Birth of a community garden." It was video to my garden. Before it was a garden. Over forty years ago. It was a decrepit vacant lot filled with dead cars and refuse and apparently had been a neighborhood drug bazaar. Like I said, things have changed a lot since Al and I were young as springtime.
By the time I moved back you would have never known what things had used to look like. Spray painted signs that read, "NO DRUGS SOLD HERE!" and the like. Just like the Batman, Dark Knight, the 80s were a time when Urban Renewal was striking back. And before you could say, "corruption at City Hall," there was fecund soil where once had stood God knows what.
It gave me hope that humanity wasn't so bad. Maybe I had just been going through a tough time. Maybe I should quit while I am ahead and get a good night's rest. So, I closed the blinds and went to bed.
Why I am never sleeping again
That night I dreamed I was part of the junk yard's saviors. Hauling out decades of festering trash and replacing it with good old Mother Earth. A whole community coming together to commune with nature. I felt myself smile.
All day we hoed the rows. The fecundity of the soil filling my nostrils. There was food and laughter and soon day turned to night. One by one all the gardeners left into the dusk. Soon I stood alone next to a young woman. She held a green army duffle bag. And two shovels.
"You look like a big, strong man. They're going to be planting a weeping willow tree here soon. But first, I wanted to leave the earth a special gift to grow up with the tree. This time I think we should give to the tree. Won't you help me?"
I felt a passing twinge of disgust. I rubbed my upper lip with the back of my hand and thought I smelled the faint smell of diesel. I heard myself say, "Hand me a shovel."
An hour later I had fulfilled the lady's request to deposit the duffel bag deep within the new garden's soil. She lit a cigarette I recognized. She blew some smoke in my face and it smelled like sour milk.
"Ever read a boy and his dog?" she asked.
I nodded.
"This is the opposite," she said. I smelled the diesel again and then remembered no more.
This morning I awoke feeling none too swell. I got my glasses on without dropping them for a change then sort of hobbled to the kitchen area to make some tea. I opened the blinds and there was my weeping willow tree. Swaying gently in the Sunday early June overcast chill.
Implacable. Inscrutable. True to it's nature. The day was gray as a widow's anniversary.
Well, there's always tea, I thought, ever the optimist. And then I dropped my, "SHIT. FUCK. DAMN." mug on my foot, simultaneously battering and scalding it. I let out a yelp.
Then, mouth agape, I smelled the diesel waft in the window by the fire escape. The window, where, leaning against the fire escape's stairs I witnessed something that froze my blood and tested my aging bladder.
I spied two shovels and an empty duffle bag.
I wonder what spirit will have to say about that?
Gone my lovely dreams To weep my tears along the stream Sad as I can be Hear me willow and weep for me
Willow Weep For Me?
2023.06.04 13:57 Mr_JoNeZz [FS][UK] Clear Out! - The N0RTH F4CE, ARCT3RYX , R4LPH L4UREN, SUPR3ME , N1KE, 0FF WH1TE, V1VIENNE W3ST W00D.
Hello All,
Having a clear out of some items I haven’t really worn recently. As previous listings, sales are to be made through Paypal Invoice ONLY !
Some fashion reps history pieces!
Message me if you require any more information!
Images with timestamp (In Order) - https://imgur.com/a/Mp4pYZ8
N1KE Shoes Images - https://imgur.com/a/XSyNVys
V1VIENNE W3ST W00D Images - https://imgur.com/a/JdX3DCp
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1. SOLD UNHS Supr3me x CDG 2017 Box Logo Tee - LARGE
Really good condition/quality. Looking for £20 + Shipping.
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2. SOLD UNHS Supr3me Van Gogh Fields Hoodie - LARGE - £40 + Shipping.
Really good quality, like a supreme heavy blank. Fits like a Large.
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3. N1ke x CPFM Longsleeve Polo - XL - £25 + Shipping.
Never worn, solid piece. Boxy & fits like a Large.
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4. SOLD 0ff-White Scribble Tee - Medium - £5 + Shipping.
Worn a few years back. Fits like a medium. Decent quality.
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5. T*NF x RAGE 92 Fleece - Large - £15 + Shipping.
Fits like a large. Really solid piece, the logos have been blacked out since the front tnf isn’t that clean but it’s a really nice fleece.
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6. ARCT3RYX Ames Jacket 2L G0RE T3X - XL - £35 + Shipping.
Really good quality coat, has been worn a few fair times, and will wipe the sleeves free of any dirt. There is a hood within the collar but it is not effective, so it it best to keep it inside.
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7. R4lph L4uren Grey Hoodie - XL - £10 + Shipping.
Has been worn a handful of times, no stains or excess signs of wear. Fits like a M-L.
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~8. SOLD Supr3me MJ Tee - L - £5.~
Has a few signs of age. Has not been worn, but has been on a hanger in the closet for a while. Lol.
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9. N1KE Womens ZOOMX V4PORFLY NEXT %2. - Size 5.5 UK - £35 + Shipping.
Unworn and unused, as seen in pictures.
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10. V1V1ENNE W3ST WOOD - Womens Pin Chain One Size - £15 + Shipping.
Unworn and unused, as seen in pictures.
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Taggedphotos with date and time: https://imgur.com/a/WMn0byH
Thanks,
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Having a clear out of some items I haven’t really worn recently. As previous listings, sales are to be made through Paypal Invoice ONLY !
Some fashion reps history pieces!
Message me if you require any more information!
Images with timestamp (In Order) - https://imgur.com/a/Mp4pYZ8
N1KE Shoes Images - https://imgur.com/a/XSyNVys
V1VIENNE W3ST W00D Images - https://imgur.com/a/JdX3DCp
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1. SOLD UNHS Supr3me x CDG 2017 Box Logo Tee - LARGE
Really good condition/quality. Looking for £20 + Shipping.
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2. SOLD UNHS Supr3me Van Gogh Fields Hoodie - LARGE - £40 + Shipping.
Really good quality, like a supreme heavy blank. Fits like a Large.
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3. N1ke x CPFM Longsleeve Polo - XL - £25 + Shipping.
Never worn, solid piece. Boxy & fits like a Large.
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4. SOLD 0ff-White Scribble Tee - Medium - £5 + Shipping.
Worn a few years back. Fits like a medium. Decent quality.
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5. T*NF x RAGE 92 Fleece - Large - £15 + Shipping.
Fits like a large. Really solid piece, the logos have been blacked out since the front tnf isn’t that clean but it’s a really nice fleece.
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6. ARCT3RYX Ames Jacket 2L G0RE T3X - XL - £35 + Shipping.
Really good quality coat, has been worn a few fair times, and will wipe the sleeves free of any dirt. There is a hood within the collar but it is not effective, so it it best to keep it inside.
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7. R4lph L4uren Grey Hoodie - XL - £10 + Shipping.
Has been worn a handful of times, no stains or excess signs of wear. Fits like a M-L.
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~8. SOLD Supr3me MJ Tee - L - £5.~
Has a few signs of age. Has not been worn, but has been on a hanger in the closet for a while. Lol.
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9. N1KE Womens ZOOMX V4PORFLY NEXT %2. - Size 5.5 UK - £35 + Shipping.
Unworn and unused, as seen in pictures.
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10. V1V1ENNE W3ST WOOD - Womens Pin Chain One Size - £15 + Shipping.
Unworn and unused, as seen in pictures.
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Thanks,
2023.06.03 20:45 tman916x [Sell/Trade] Acne, And Wander, Arc'teryx, Arc'teryx Veilance, Byborre, Gramicci, Haven, House of Blanks, John Elliott, Maiden Noir, Mountain Research, Nanamica, New Balance, Nonnative, OAMC, OrSlow, Patagonia, RandT, Sassafras, South2 West8, SISP, Suicoke, Tilak, Undercover, White Mountaineering
- If interested in something, please DM me here or discord for 10-15% off and a PayPal invoice.
- Grailed Account/Feedback (1870+ transactions) Reversible Account/Feedback (150+ transactions)
- Prices are honored across platforms and please don't hesitate with questions or concerns!
| Size | Fit | Brand | Name | COND. (1-10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | M | Acne Studios | Silas MA-1 Bomber Jacket | 9.5 |
| 5 | 34-36 | And Wander | Climbing Pants | 9 |
| M | S-M | Arc'teryx | Alpha FL | 7 |
| L | 34-35 | Arc'teryx Veilance | Secant Comp | 9 |
| L | 33-35 | Byborre | O2L Pants | 10 |
| M | M-L | Byborre | Suit Jacket | 10 |
| 40 | 7-7.5 | Diemme x Nonnative | Dweller Trainer | 9 |
| 42 | 9.5-10 | Diemme x Nonnative | Dweller Trainer | 9 |
| OS | OS | DSPTCH | Day Pack v1 | 9 |
| OS | OS | Gramicci x F/CE | Jet Cap | 10 |
| 3 | L | Haven | Thermo Crewneck | 10 |
| 3 | S-M | Haven | Woodland Flannel Shirt | 8.5 |
| M | M | Homespun Knitwear | Knitwear Longsleeve Thermal | 10 |
| L | M-L | House of Blanks | Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt | 7.5 |
| 1 | S-M | John Elliott | La Paz Jacket | 8.5 |
| 34 | 33-35 | Maiden Noir | Easy Pants | 8.5 |
| L | M | Mountain Research | G.P. 1+1 Ombre Plaid Shirt | 8.5 |
| L | M | Mountain Research | Tribe A Tee | 7.5 |
| S | L-XL | Nanamica | Garden Shirt | 10 |
| 10.5 | 10 | New Balance x Hanon | CT-300 "Phoenix" | 8 |
| 3 | 33-34 | Nonnative | Postman Pants C/N Oxford | 8 |
| 3 | L | Nonnative | Dweller Blouson Cotton Sweat | 9.5 |
| 2 | 32-33 | Nonnative | Hunter Cotton Ripstop Cargo Trousers | 8.5 |
| 10US | 10-10.5 | Norse Projects ARKTISK | Runner | 10 |
| S | 30-32 | OAMC | Cropped Troop Pants | 9 |
| 0 | 28-30 | OrSlow | 107W | 9.5 |
| M | S-M | REI | New Route Fleece | 7.5 |
| L | M-L | Patagonia | Capilene Daily Core Shirt | 7.5 |
| L | 33-34/M-L | RandT | Casual Suit | 9 |
| L | M | Sassafras | Tie-Dye Pocket Tee | 8.5 |
| M | 33-34 | South2 West8 | Convertible 2-way Pant | 9.5 |
| 34 | 33-34 | Stone Island | Chino Pant | 7 |
| 43 | 10-10.5 | Stone Island Shadow Project | STEP-ON SLIP-ON_SUEDE / LEATHER Sneaker | 9.5 |
| 10 | 10-10.5 | Suicoke | ZAB | 9.5 |
| M | S-M | Tilak | Trango Hooded Jacket | 10 |
| 3 | S-M | Undercover | Finger Angel Tee | 7.5 |
| 2 | S-M | Undercover | UC1B3817 T-Shirt | 10 |
| 3 | L-XL | Undercover | We Make Noise Not Clothes Tee | 10 |
| S | M- L | Uniqlo x White Mountaineering | Fleece Oversized Long-Sleeve Jacket | 9.5 |
| OS | OS | Unused | UH0311 | 9.5 |
| 10.5 | 10-10.5 | Vans Vault | OG Era LX | 8 |
| M | M | Wings + Horns | Officer Shirt (modified) | 8 |
| 3 | 32-34 | White Mountaineering | Easy Shorts | 10 |
| 3 | 32-34 | White Mountaineering | Shearing Cargo Pants | 9 |
2023.06.03 17:02 maximusaemilius Human and their alien partners fight for the right to have interspecies relationships.
He had expected this sooner rather than later, and it hurt to see.
He knew it wasn't going to work.
The Galactic Assembly was full of aliens, not humans. The things that got humanity's attention were the same sort of things that tended to scare the GA.
But of course, the average human couldn't have known that, and with their tendency to change creatures around them to become more human, the aliens with which they worked didn't see it either.
They were doing the right thing, but going about it the wrong way.
Still, that didn't stop his feelings of sadness and empathy for their plight.
Walking with Sunny, standing on the buddy pegs attached to her back, and examining the protest encampment around him, he couldn't help but be impressed by their bravery.
He knew for a fact that if he was in their shoes, he would be way more likely to hide, lie to everyone around him, and even himself.
But here they were out in the open, a shining beacon of defiance against the GA.
It was a difficult situation, of course he supported the GA wholeheartedly, and he always would, and with that support came an understanding.
But that didn't mean that he had to agree with them.
They were scared.
And people tend to lash out at things that scare them.
As it turns out, that seemed to be a common factor across the galaxy.
He reached down, hand caressing the tear gas canisters at his belt and the accompanying gas mask. He prayed, just PRAYED that he wouldn't have to use them, but how was he to know what would happen. When people got righteously angry about something they tended to act up, and when thrown into a group of like-minded people, the pack mentality was overwhelming.
He wanted everything to go well, he wanted them to make their point, to prove that they were the moral superiors, demonstrate to the GA that they weren't militant, and all they wanted was peace.
That was the sort of thing that would get across to the GA.
But with humans involved... He didn't really have much hope.
He glanced around at the assembled tents, looking for any sign of trouble.
He didn't see much, just the limp white flags, with the LFIL logo printed proudly on their front.
Still keeping an eye on his surroundings, he leaned against one of Sunny's shoulders.
"So, what do you think about this whole thing?"
Sunny turned her head to look at him, gold eyes and blue carapace glittering with the yellow sheen of the Rundi sky.
She shrugged, setting him a little off balance. She grabbed his feet to steady him as she continued up a small incline.
"It doesn't bother me, and I suppose I understand them."
"Oh?"
"Imagine finding someone you connect with, someone who understands you more than anyone ever has. Imagine a Drev finding the greatest warrior in the galaxy, and then... Just having to suffer knowing you can never be with them. Granted none of the other species ever would have considered it an option without the humans, but now.... It makes sense. You connect with someone well enough, then beyond that there isn't much you can do. And now the GA has prohibited that."
"I agree with you completely, but let me play devil's advocate for a moment. They aren't even the same species, without the same genetics. It wouldn't be physically possible to produce a viable offspring wouldn’t it?”
She turned her head to look at him.
"And how does it work for your brother David and his husband Jordan?"
He laughed,
"Ok, ok, poor question."
"Adoption is a relevant option. Plus, this is coming from the guy who lent his DNA to some alien."
"Arguably she stole it, but I get your point."
They turned another corner scanning the crowd,
"Hear me out though. Humans are... Well, you know how humans are. They need... uhhm uhhh you know…”
Adam got a little red,
”…Affection and intimacy... How does that even... Work?"
"Oh, I am sure some human has found a way, besides, humans and Drev aren't so different in that regard..."
He tilted his head to look at her,
"How the hell do you know that?”
"Got into a discussion with Krill. He thinks it's possible, though he would never tell you humans. He already thinks you do a ton of stupid stuff anyway."
”Oh really what is he expecting? I don’t think anyone from our crew would jump at the opportunity to do it with a Drev be it man or woman… Besides with all these tall as hell Drev males, human women wouldn’t have much fun either would they?”
”Considering males who would be interested, aren’t you good friends with Ramirez? Why don’t you ask him, maybe he knows someone?”
”Okay damn fair point… but the female argument still stays.”
”Krill did some research, I swear I never saw him so… done with humans. He looked like he would drink away his sorrow to forget everything… if his body could tolerate alcohol.”
”So what did he find out about this time?”
”After another particularly massive aggressive rant about how and I quote “shitting freaking goddamn incredibly punk-ass weird” you humans are, he said some weird words in a context I didn’t understand. So, do you know what a dragon is and can you tell me why it is so bad?”
”Hmm what… wait a second…”
”…”
”Oh shit…”
”So?”
"So uhmmm uhhh, let’s stop with humans and talk about Drev again okay? Don't you Drev guys also have a mating season?”*
"We did, but it was actually based on the magnetic fluctuation of our planet in time with the seasons. Now that we don't have that anymore, things are out of whack."
"Huh, I didn't know that."
"You never asked."
"Because that is a totally normal thing to ask someone. Hello, my name is Adam, and I am actually very curious about how... That stuff... works on your planet."
"That stuff, huh?"
He rolled his eyes,
"I was sheltered ok, give me a break."
They came to a stop at a crossroads, and Adam stepped down from her back and onto the dirt, tilting his head to listen, trying to detect any signs of a disturbance.
As of yet there was nothing.
He turned to the left, down another line of tents, passing into a more populated area of the protest encampment.
People wearing specially made clothing, with the LFIL logo, shirts, scarves, bandannas, jackets, hats etc. etc. walked about, openly with their alien companions, a few even brave enough to show overt affection towards each other.
A human hugging a Tesraki, while another stood on a box to kiss the cheek of their Drev partner.
"Now that, is something I couldn't do."
He said to Sunny, as they walked past.
"Kiss someone?"
"No, Kiss someone three to four feet taller than me. Way too much work."
"How do you know, maybe climbing up three feet would be worth it?”
Eyes followed them nervously as they walked past, their riot gear marking them as “the enemy”.
"I would rather not be in danger of twisting my ankle every time I wanted to show someone affection, thanks."
"You twist your ankle all the time anyway."
"That's my point. If I twist my ankle now, imagine what would happen if I had to do acrobatics on a regular basis."
They came to a halt as a group of protesters paraded in front of them holding up picket signs.
One of the protesters turned to glare at him,
"We aren't doing anything illegal!”
Adam held up his hands,
"I know. I'm just security to make sure no one gets hurt.”
The other human didn't seem convinced, angrily grabbing their alien companion around the waist before marching off.
The Tesraki looked uncomfortable, looking back at them apologetically.
Though Tesraki were generally cutthroat businessmen, they tended towards extreme submissiveness in relationships with humans.
Adam stepped through the gap left by the protesters and continued walking.
As they did, they early ran into a group of kids selling little white flags and bandannas.
They pulled to a halt, eyes widening in surprise and shock.
A young Tesraki pulled to a halt with them looking as if he was about to panic and run off.
However, the kid at the front's eyes widened and a big smile crossed his face,
“Holy shit! You, I know you!"
Adam smiled,
"You do now?"
"Yeah , yeah you're in that movie. You, you command the UNSC fleet."
For some reason, that exclamation calmed the other kids, and they squealed, shouting and asking for a picture. Of course, he was happy to oblige, posing with them for their pictures. Sunny stood to the side, happy to watch though she was dragged in for the next set of pictures once they realized who she was.
"What are you doing here?"
One of them asked, glancing down at his clothing. When she saw what he was wearing her smile was falling,
"You... aren't here to stop us, are you?"
Adam shook his head,
"No, of course not, protesting isn't illegal."
He motioned to Sunny with his other hand,
"Sunny and I are just here to make sure that you guys stay safe, and that no one gets hurt.”
Sunny nodded. One of the more skeptical looking teens looked up at him,
"How do we know you aren't here to stop us. You work for the GA after all."
Adam shrugged,
"I don't have much else to prove, other than my word."
The skeptic looked at them, a wicked smile appearing on her face,
"I know."
She reached into her cart and pulled out one of the bandannas,
"Wear this!”
It was clear she expected him to balk at the idea, but to her surprise, he smiled,
"Alright, sounds reasonable."
He held out his arm, and watched, still smiling as she tied it around his upper arm still glowering at him skeptically,
"Think you can spare one for my big friend?"
He patted Sunny on the arm.
That broke her skepticism, and she smiled openly, handing a second one over to him, which he tied around one of Sunny's upper arms.
He waved a goodbye to them, and stepped back up onto Sunny's back, walking away with her.
"That was nice of you."
He shrugged,
”Not really. I honestly agree with them. The GA has no right to tell them who they can and cannot be with. I know they have some reasons, but I feel like there is a better way of dealing with it."
Sunny hummed deep in her throat,
"Uh-huh, or you really just want a really tall girlfriend."
He sighed,
"Honestly I'd settle for any size girlfriend if I could just talk to her like a normal person without sticking my foot in my mouth. No Maverick and Dr. Katie do not count…"
"Your incompetence with women is acrobatic."
"I'm glad you're impressed.”
Together, they continued their slow circle around the encampment, drawing suspicious and confused eyes as they went. Sometimes they were recognized, and occasionally people would ask to take pictures with them, other times, they just wanted to talk.
The variety of people was... astounding.
A barely five foot human with a nine foot Drev.
A group of humans and a group of Tesraki.
A lawyer and a Finnari.
Two couples both as business partners with a Tesraki half.
They were young and old male-female, in all different pairings.
Old soldiers, and young students.
It was honestly quite stunning.
At one point they stopped off for water and ran into a massive bodybuilder with his Drev girlfriend, whose carapace at any other time would have marked her as ugly for a Drev.
At first Sunny felt bad for her, with her muddy brown carapace, mat without any shine.
The man turned and handed Adam some water.
”Here better stay hydrated brother!”
Adam raised the bottle,
"Thanks."
The man looked him over, eyeing the bandanna around his arm.
"Interesting accessories for a GA affiliate."
"You can work for someone and disagree with them."
The man laughed,
"I suppose that's true."
He greeted Sunny as well, who was trying not to stare at the other female Drev for too long, lest it seem like she was staring.
He motioned to the arm band,
"Supporter, or-"
His eyes flicked between Adam and Sunny.
"We're just here to make sure everyone stays safe."
Off to the side the mat Drev looked at Sunny,
"I'm sorry."
Sunny glanced over at her nervously,
"Sorry for what?"
"You must have been treated very poorly on Anum."
Sunny shuffled her feet awkwardly,
"I was alright I guess..."
"Regardless. I hope things work out for you. The Drev beauty standards are unfair, and things need to change."
Sunny wasn't entirely sure how she was supposed to feel about that.
"They aren't so bad."
She ventured defensively.
"Then I am sure you are getting combat offers left and right with your coloring.”
Sunny went quiet again. She would have said this was passive aggressive, but the Drev didn't do passive aggressive, so was this just an open statement about how ugly she was? If that was the case, it kind of hurt.
"I have, because I am an experienced warrior."
Her voice was cold.
"Oh, so where is your partner?"
"I turned them down."
That seemed to surprise the female Drev.
Sunny felt her fists clench, but Adam placed a hand on her arm. She was quiet,
The two humans exchanged a look, the way that only humans can, speaking without actually saying anything.
”C’mon babe, lets look a little bit around and let these two be… It was nice meeting you brother! Also… good luck man…”
The human bodybuilder turned around, taking the Drev by one of her hands to lead her away.
Adam took Sunny by the arm and raised his water at the man,
"Uhm what? Huh anyway, good luck to you too?"
Before turning to walk away, the other Drev cut in at the last second.
"I hope you find a worthy battle partner."
Adam Squeezed Sunny's arm tighter, but she turned her head anyway snapping,
"I already have."
Before marching off without another word.
Adam was forced to scamper after her, his legs much shorter.
"Wow, wow, hold your horses!”
She finally slowed to a stop, still fuming.
"Who the hell does she think she is!?”
"Sunny-."
"Calling me ugly to my face!"
"Sunny-"
"I should have challenged her to a duel right then and there!"
"Sunny!?”*
She turned to look at him,
"What!?"
He climbed back up on her back, patting her shoulder,
"She was obviously just insecure and jealous. I mean come on, look at you, blue is the rarest color in the galaxy and most attractive for a Drev, and we all know that height is the least important attribute of Drev beauty standards. The better you can fight, the more you make up for it, besides it's not her fault that she can't accept someone as being valid unless they are in a pair."
Sunny grunted. He frowned,
"Speaking of which, coming from her it seems like a double standard. You fight with me, and I'm fucking awesome, so by default you have to be too."
"Wow Adam, you really know how to make a person feel better."
"I know."
[…]
They were crossing back to the other side of the encampment, when they ran into some familiar faces.
Ramirez and Maverick appeared from the crowd, waving the two of them down with greeting hands.
They pulled to a stop, and the commander motioned to the white bandanna on Ramirez's arm,
"Nice accessories."
"I like yours too."
"I didn't know you were a supporter?”
Ramirez laughed,
"Man I am a supporter of whatever the hell people want to do with themselves."
Off to his side Maverick had tied one of the white bandannas to her belt.
"And you?”
"Personally, I don't give a shit. I don't even think it should be an issue, but by banning it, the GA created a problem for themselves and took away the freedom of choice for these people. Even if I did disagree with what they are doing, I would still support their ability to make that choice for themselves."
She tugged on the bandanna,
"But hey, would I be wearing this otherwise?”
The commander nodded his head, surprised and pleased at his men for being so open minded, though he supposed it should make sense. They worked with aliens every day. Where others might have fostered a sense of fear based on unfamiliarity, they had experience.
"Let’s just hope this all goes over well tomorrow. I don't want to have to use any of this."
He motioned down to his gear.
The commander sighed.
"Isn't that like the catch 22 thing?”
Loyal to one side.
Sympathetic to the other.
Empathetic to both.
He would be relieved when it was finally fixed.
Though how he could help was beyond him.
[...]
"Please everyone, calm yourselves. The Galactic Assembly is addressing the issue as we speak."
The crowd roiled and churned like the bubbles in a pot of boiling water. Flags waved and voices rose high into the air.
The chanting increased in fervor.
"Please!"
The Rundi struggled to raise his voice high enough to be heard over the crowd, who only grew with strength and intensity.
Commander Vir keyed his mic,
"Delta units to the GA side of the crowd, some of these protesters are looking extremely agitated. Let's make sure they don't do anything we're all going to regret.”
He stood with his back to the GA chambers, its wide arching courtyard devoid of life, except for those unfortunate Rundi ordered to carry messages from one side of the compound to the other, otherwise they tried to keep their distance from the front facade of the building and the churning mass of protesters.
White flags waved and fluttered.
Commander Vir held the energy shield with one arm, pressing it back firmly against the crowd, so they could not pass the dedicated marking point.
"Commander, the crowd over here is getting violent."
He grimaced and reached a hand down to open the line,
"Stun them and let them calm down, do NOT catch anyone else in the crossfire. We do not want this escalating."
"Yes sir."
Something pushed against his shield and he grunted, pushing back.
The white bandanna on his arm was pressed against the clear blue force field and helped to at least confuse the crowd before them.
And luckily, they would be kept too confused to get violent.
The aliens among the human protesters helped as well.
If this was on earth, things would have broken out into a riot by now, but the Drev the Tesraki and the Finnari tended to be more levelheaded when it came to these kinds of things, and they managed to reign in their humans from doing something stupid.
He closed his eyes tight for a second, praying that the GA would rethink their position.
It hurt him to watch these people struggle like this.
It just felt so strange that anyone should be here in the first place.
Beside him, Sunny had taken control of two young humans who were getting a bit more than rowdy,
"Let’s keep this a protest, and not a riot."
She growled, giving them a look that would have made anyone quell in their boots. It sort of made him half smile, Sunny was such a badass, he wanted to be more like her when he eventually grew up.
His thoughts were cut off, as the crowd churned a bit, pressing into his shield.
He keyed his mic again, prepared to go over the loudspeaker and tell them that if they didn't calm down he was going to turn this protest into a mass nap time.
He had the power to do that if things got out of hand, though he honestly didn't want to.
The GA needed to see this.
He was so preoccupied with the crowd, that he barely noticed as the Rundi ran up from the inside of the compound, flying forward on its long spindly legs.
It stopped by the first Rundi to say something, and the conversation that passed between them didn't look particularly encouraging.
HIs heart sank into his stomach.
He felt... Surprisingly disappointed, very sad for all those people who were going to get their day ruined.
The Rundi waffled around at the front of the crowd for a bit before turning and looking over to where he stood.
Oh great.
The Rundi walked over, and he backed off from the crowd, allowing Sunny to take a step in his place with her shield at the ready.
The people looked as if they were about to start something, but seeing her expression, they decided not to.
He dropped his shield and lowered his head to hear the Rundi over the roaring of the crowd.
"The GA is not budging."
The Rundi whispered,
"They are asking the protesters to leave."
Adam growled in frustration.
Behind him someone in the crowd pointed at him,
"They're saying no aren't they!?”
Others took up the call, and soon enough the rest of the crowd had been alerted. Adam was forced to run back to support Sunny, as everything suddenly grew more intense.
Fights were breaking out on the left and the right.
People were hitting the ground as the guards were forced to stun them.
That only agitated the rest of the crowd who also began to buck and fight.
Adam keyed the mic for real this time, filling the intervening space with his booming voice,
”ALL OF YOU KNOCK IT OFF RIGHT NOW OR I WILL STUN YOU ALL."
The aggression in the crowd died down, though the anger remained sizzling at the surface.
Overhead clouds passed over the sun, before him the crowd roared like a wave, and behind him the GA council chambers were as silent as a ghost town.
"LISTEN, QUIET DOWN ALL OF YOU."
It sort of felt as if he was floating.
The world around him hardly seemed real though that was not the best way to explain it.
The crowd died down a bit,
"You may not understand this! And I have said it before, but these are not humans. Protests don't work on them. When they see a group of angry humans, they get scared and when they get scared, they double down even further. I know it does not make any sense to you NOT to protest for what you believe in, but if you are going to do this, you MUST remain civil. Even now the GA is frightened by you. They don't believe you are rational, and they are not going to listen to you if this keeps up."
The crowd had quieted down to a milling sort of confusion.
"Then what should we do!"*
The shouting came from somewhere and in anger, though he couldn't pinpoint the source.
In frustration he nudged Sunny, and she allowed him to climb on her back as he had before.
The crowd could see him now, and he could see them for the most part.
He waved them down trying to cut off the others who had taken up the chant.
"I understand what you are trying to do, and I support your efforts, but you are only hurting ourselves. The GA can only be won by rational discussion."
"The GA won't see any of our representatives. They are debating only on their own facts and opinions."
One of the crowd's people snarled. The call was echoed and Adam stared at them in shock,
"Wait what!? Are you serious?”
There was a muttering throughout the crowd.
"For fuck's sake."
He muttered under his breath,
"The Rudi think none of us are high ranking enough to be allowed into the council chambers, and none of the representatives will take up our cause. The human ambassador thinks we are disgusting, so she won't do anything and says she won’t represent our minority."
The muttering through the crowd grew louder.
Adam looked around, head turning to see all the angry faces, blushed with red, or streaked with tears.
These people were frustrated, and hurt, and he understood why.
This wasn't right!
He closed his eyes again and took another deep breath.
What was he thinking!?
He stepped down from Sunny's back and walked over to one of the protestors in the front row, pointing to his large flag on a pole that was about eight feet tall.
"May I borrow your flag?"
The protester stared on at him in confusion,
"What, why?"
"Because, I am going to give you the representative you need."
[…]
Commander Vir and Sunny walked alone down the length of the GA outer courtyard.
A billowing white flag streamed lazily over his head, suspended there by way of the pole which rested heavily on his shoulder. The white of the fabric had been marred now by many colors as hundreds of rushed signatures had been scrawled on its face.
He was armed with the backing of a thousand protesters, a hundred signatures, and more than a few dozen stories.
Sunny turned her head to look at him, and he fancied that maybe he saw an expression of pride in her eyes, though she didn't say much except,
"Pretty brave."
He didn't feel very brave, and as they walked through the front doors of the GA atrium, his hand was shaking against the cold metal of the flagpole.
He was stopped by a pair of Rundi guards on his way into the chamber, but was let in after they recognized who he was.
He could hear voices up ahead, and the sounds of the protest going on outside had all but died away,
"They have proven that they cannot be civil, and based on the humanizing effect, we can assume they will do similar things to any non-human lifeform that they encounter."
"I may not agree with their decision counselor, but that sounds like your prejudice against humans is seeping through."
There was an uproar in the council chamber.
He paused for a moment, staying with Sunny just out of line of sight and took a deep breath.
She lay a hand on his shoulder.
"Here goes nothing."
He muttered, before stepping his way out onto the GA floor.
At first no one noticed his presence as he made his slow way into the center of the circle, but his large, white flag soon changed that.
The council chambers went silent.
The chairwoman stood,
"Commander, what are you doing here. Shouldn't you be taking care of the protesters?”
His lips drew into a thing line,
"With all due respect councilwoman, I am."
He rammed the flagpole against the stone, sending a loud cracking sound out and around the wide atrium silencing the council,
"I have been made aware that you refuse to see their representatives based on a ranking issue, well I assume my rank is high enough."
The Human rep leaned forward,
"Commander, this is not your place!”
He shot her a look,
"Then whose place is it counselor? I heard a certain democratic counselor refuses to speak for them because they are and I quote “a too small and insignificant minority”…”
He turned his head in a wide arc at the watching crowd,
"Counselors, you have known me, longer than you have known any human currently in this galaxy. You understand that I know your rules and your customs. You understand that I have only ever striven to protect and uphold the GA and the planet's it encompasses. I have thwarted wars, signed treaties, and broken my own body for your best interests."
There was silence about the room.
"Will you let me speak now, with the understanding that my loyalty has never wavered from you, and never will?”
The silence continued.
Aliens understood the power of human loyalty.
Or at least they should…
The chairwoman took a seat,
"Very well, commander."
He lifted his head, feeling his heart slow as he took a few deep breaths. There was a muscle in his face that had begun to twitch, like it always did if he was extremely angry or nervous, but he held it down,
"I understand you are frightened, and I understand that you are confused, but I want you to know first of all that those people outside are good average people. They don't mean you any harm. They are hurting, and they are afraid for themselves, and they are trying to get your attention. Historically, humanity has used protests to right the injustices of government to combat prejudices brought on by one's sex or the color of their skin. You must understand that they see this as an impingement on their happiness and a decision made out of line."
There was a murmur around the room.
"So, I ask you now, that I may, perhaps, answer your questions and ease your worries. Why are you so against them?"
"It's unnatural."
It was the Bran representative that had spoken, and he did it quite emphatically.
"Why?"
The commander asked,
"Because they aren't even the same species."
"So?"
The Bran seemed caught off guard,
"They... It's not natural. They can't reproduce, so it isn't... A thing that should be done."
The commander shrugged,
"So if one can't reproduce then they aren't natural? I see a couple issues in that logic relating to prejudices against people with infertility."
There was a murmur around the room.
"So, they can't reproduce, so what? You know who we can reproduce with though... Adaptids."
There was a sort of hushed exclamation form around the room.
The commander shrugged,
"They can't have kids.... Hardly a good enough argument to bring to the floor of a government discussion."
"What he is trying to say is that this practice equates itself to bestiality. It is utterly disguting!"
It was the human representative this time, and she stared at him with her eyes narrowed in anger.
He kept his cool, though he very much did not like her.
"That is absolutely disgusting and wildly insulting of you because that implies that one or both parties are no better than animals, beasts as you will."
The room was silent,
"So which one is it, are humans animals, counselor, are the Finnari or the Rundi animals?"
He turned to the Drev counselor,
"Are the Drev just dumb animals that have no understanding, and no decision making abilities?”
The Drev representative stood, angrily cracking his spear against the stone,
"We are most certainly not!"
The commander held up his hands,
"Then what is so bestial about it? Bestiality is absolutely disgusting because you are taking advantages of a creature that can neither understand nor protect itself from what you are doing. It cannot say yes, and it cannot say no. It has no greater understanding than that of a child, and so cannot make its own decisions."
He looked towards the Finnari representative,
"Tell me counselor, is your species a species of children, with no greater concept of their own decision making?”
"Of course not. Why would you even imply such a thing!?”
"I imply nothing, counselor. This is what YOU imply with your decision. So far we have established that all parties are intelligent consenting creatures, and none of you have managed to give me an actually good reason for banning the practice."
The floor was growing more agitated.
"They will be a poor example for the rest of the galaxy. If we make it legal others will surely follow."
Adam turned his eyes on the speaker, an Iotin,
"You're worried that they are going to turn the rest of the galaxy extrial?"
He laughed,
"That is a poor argument which is not only selfish, but foolish. People should be allowed to make their own decisions. And assuming you are right, what then? Oh no... There are a few more extrials... And it does... What exactly?"
He turned in a wide circle,
"If you are worried about population growth or in this case population falloff due to this issue then you should be reminded that extrials comprise a percentage of the human population so small that I could fit the greater majority of them on my ship comfortably. This occurrence is not common, and even if the numbers were to rise, it would not be of enough significance to cause issues."
His heart was hammering hard inside his chest. He felt like he was doing alright, but that might mean nothing.
"In any event, these relationships do not affect the vast majority of the galaxy. Humans cannot be with the Bran or the Rundi due to the water we shed from our skin. The Gromm and the Iotins are out for similar reasons. Vrul and Gibb are incapable of having feelings for humans in that way as far as we know, and both the Tvek and the Celzex are too different from humans for either party to be interested."
He walked around in a circle, allowing the flag to trail behind him,
"Furthermore, the humanization phenomenon happens with or without romantic intent, and as it is, its mention is more a mark of prejudice on humans than it is an argument against the two groups being together."
He left the floor open for a little while, as the council muttered with each other.
Finally, the Drev representative stood,
"My species culture and our way of life has been upturned by the GA. I fear relationships with humans will result in the loss of our culture. We have already strayed far from what we originally were. We are hardly recognizable as Drev anymore."
The commander let his voice soften,
"I understand that the Drev have lost a lot in joining this..."
Sunny held up a hand, and in surprise he was cut off.
She took the floor,
"Your Glory…"
She said bowing her head,
"If you would have truly upheld those ideals, you would not be sitting on this council."
The Drev pulled back in surprise at her words,
"Yes, we lost a lot in joining the GA, and after the war, but I would argue that some of that was for good. Before the GA people like me, with perceived imperfection were cast into the fire and perceived as no better than animals. This practice still takes place on our planet, where these traditions are still alive and well."
Her words made the room shift nervously,
"However, culture changes and adapts, and it must to survive. We changed in order to live among the GA. We found other alternatives to fighting that still maintain our honor and our prowess in war, and this includes the sports that the humans have brought to us. Furthermore, the vast majority of the Drev I see who are with humans are those of us who would not be accepted by our own kind, perceived as ugly or malformed. If this is the case then your traditions remain sound, and those like me are removed from the mating population."
The counselor almost looked ashamed at her words, turning his head away so as not to look her in the eyes.
"As far as a change of culture goes, it was bound to happen, and it seems you are more worried about change than you actually are about relationships."
She went quiet, and Adam nodded to her taking the floor again.
A Finnari counselor stood,
"I am simply worried about our birth rate. The Finnari were farmed by the Gnarlak for many years, and we are only now replenishing our population."
"I don't think you need to worry. The amount of relationships is so small that it will not affect the Finnari population in any significant manner."
The chairwoman stood,
"Your arguments have been heard commander, but, what the others do not mention is the issue of disease. We have seen a great increase of human transmitted illnesses."
"I hate to cut you off chairwoman, but that is NOT related to interspecies relationships, it has another explanation: human tourism."
"Explain."
"You all know that humans are not allowed to leave their planet, unless tested for all communicable non-treatable diseases. This means that those of us that you see here cannot physically pass our diseases off onto other people. In this case these issues did not stem from relationships at all, but poor vaccination, the poor regulation of tourism, and allowing aliens to travel onto earth where infected humans are located, not testing them as they leave. You see? You don't even have problems with them, but you are using them as a real scapegoat for the actual issues. In fact you are causing more problems by banning this! The more you push, the harder they will push back, eventually someone is going to get hurt. Also since they are not allowed to be together legally, they do it illegally, and because they do it illegally, they end up in dangerous places exposed to greater rates of crime. They get hurt, and they get involved in things they would otherwise not have gotten involved in if you had not banned it. Just look at Noctoplis. It has the highest rate of extrials living there and the lowest policing force and the most corrupted system. There are no legitimate jobs there, so we see an influx of crime by desperate people who won't be accepted anywhere else. Not to mention that it increased the depression rates, which increases suicide rates. Your laws have ostracized them, forced them to become criminals, and turned many of them to killing themselves, rather than living in a world where they are seen as disgusting."
He had to take a deep breath,
"Earth has seen all of this before, and one way or another, eventually someone will see what I am trying to say."
He rested the flag on the floor beside him, feet planted at shoulder width.
"I hope that this rational conversation will allow a more open mind on the council. I encourage you to talk to their representatives. They are more rational and educated than I am, and they can give you hard facts and statistics. But please, they don't want to cause trouble, if you allow them to do as they will, you might find these problems going away for you."
The human representative clearly did not seem convinced, but he didn't expect to convince her, he expected to convince the others who were more afraid than they were prejudiced.
"It seems as if we have some other potential policies to discuss, commander."
The chairwoman said, tapping her fingers on the table before her.
"I have a suggestion, ma'am."
"And that is?"
"A temporary revocation on the ban, that way you can SEE what the universe will be like without it, and you can judge for yourself whether The ban does any good. You don't have to overturn the law just yet, but temporarily suspend it, that way you can re institute at any time. Then you will have concrete proof. You can do testing, and polls and whatever else, then you would know for sure."
His suggestion turned into a discussion, that dragged on for many minutes before the chairwoman raised her hand,
"It has been decided, all in favor of this temporary proposal please indicate."
The voting lights flashed above them.
[…]
He walked from the venue, hours after he had entered.
The flag felt heavy in his hands, his boots thudded with exhaustion on the white marble below him.
Outside, the protest field was surprisingly silent, though he could still see their flags.
As he walked closer, he could see that the crowd was sitting down.
Their voices reached him from a distance at first, until he realized they were calmly singing with each other.
Waiting...
Suddenly the first people from the crowd noticed the two silhouettes coming from the chambers towards them.
A lone man and Drev, walking from the building.
The man was wearing riot gear, a full helmet, a shield, and carrying their flag, resting against his right shoulder.
The group of them began to stand, rising to their feet and yelling.
They quieted as he got closer.
"What did they say!? What did they say!?”
He passed the flag to the original protester who looked on at him with such an expression of pleading that he felt his eyes tingle a bit with rising emotion.
He had to look away, boosting himself onto Sunny's back, keying his mic.
The crowd was silent.
"I spoke to the GA. After a long debate, and a slim majority the GA have decided to temporarily revoke the ban on inter-species relationships until a-"
He didn't get to finish his sentence, drowned out by a powerful wave of noise and joy so overwhelming that he was nearly knocked backwards off his feet.
The crowd surged forward and Sunny staggered as the group surrounded them.
Adam found himself on the ground on his feet, enclosed by hundreds of pairs of arms, as every person tried their best to get one hand on him.
He was deafened by cheering and an outpouring of gratitude so profound he had simply never experienced such emotion.
He looked up at Sunny, pressed in with him by the enthusiastic crowd, she nodded her head in approval.
He grinned, he had to admit this felt pretty good.
Though, whether it was all over was a question for another time.
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He knew it wasn't going to work.
The Galactic Assembly was full of aliens, not humans. The things that got humanity's attention were the same sort of things that tended to scare the GA.
But of course, the average human couldn't have known that, and with their tendency to change creatures around them to become more human, the aliens with which they worked didn't see it either.
They were doing the right thing, but going about it the wrong way.
Still, that didn't stop his feelings of sadness and empathy for their plight.
Walking with Sunny, standing on the buddy pegs attached to her back, and examining the protest encampment around him, he couldn't help but be impressed by their bravery.
He knew for a fact that if he was in their shoes, he would be way more likely to hide, lie to everyone around him, and even himself.
But here they were out in the open, a shining beacon of defiance against the GA.
It was a difficult situation, of course he supported the GA wholeheartedly, and he always would, and with that support came an understanding.
But that didn't mean that he had to agree with them.
They were scared.
And people tend to lash out at things that scare them.
As it turns out, that seemed to be a common factor across the galaxy.
He reached down, hand caressing the tear gas canisters at his belt and the accompanying gas mask. He prayed, just PRAYED that he wouldn't have to use them, but how was he to know what would happen. When people got righteously angry about something they tended to act up, and when thrown into a group of like-minded people, the pack mentality was overwhelming.
He wanted everything to go well, he wanted them to make their point, to prove that they were the moral superiors, demonstrate to the GA that they weren't militant, and all they wanted was peace.
That was the sort of thing that would get across to the GA.
But with humans involved... He didn't really have much hope.
He glanced around at the assembled tents, looking for any sign of trouble.
He didn't see much, just the limp white flags, with the LFIL logo printed proudly on their front.
Still keeping an eye on his surroundings, he leaned against one of Sunny's shoulders.
"So, what do you think about this whole thing?"
Sunny turned her head to look at him, gold eyes and blue carapace glittering with the yellow sheen of the Rundi sky.
She shrugged, setting him a little off balance. She grabbed his feet to steady him as she continued up a small incline.
"It doesn't bother me, and I suppose I understand them."
"Oh?"
"Imagine finding someone you connect with, someone who understands you more than anyone ever has. Imagine a Drev finding the greatest warrior in the galaxy, and then... Just having to suffer knowing you can never be with them. Granted none of the other species ever would have considered it an option without the humans, but now.... It makes sense. You connect with someone well enough, then beyond that there isn't much you can do. And now the GA has prohibited that."
"I agree with you completely, but let me play devil's advocate for a moment. They aren't even the same species, without the same genetics. It wouldn't be physically possible to produce a viable offspring wouldn’t it?”
She turned her head to look at him.
"And how does it work for your brother David and his husband Jordan?"
He laughed,
"Ok, ok, poor question."
"Adoption is a relevant option. Plus, this is coming from the guy who lent his DNA to some alien."
"Arguably she stole it, but I get your point."
They turned another corner scanning the crowd,
"Hear me out though. Humans are... Well, you know how humans are. They need... uhhm uhhh you know…”
Adam got a little red,
”…Affection and intimacy... How does that even... Work?"
"Oh, I am sure some human has found a way, besides, humans and Drev aren't so different in that regard..."
He tilted his head to look at her,
"How the hell do you know that?”
"Got into a discussion with Krill. He thinks it's possible, though he would never tell you humans. He already thinks you do a ton of stupid stuff anyway."
”Oh really what is he expecting? I don’t think anyone from our crew would jump at the opportunity to do it with a Drev be it man or woman… Besides with all these tall as hell Drev males, human women wouldn’t have much fun either would they?”
”Considering males who would be interested, aren’t you good friends with Ramirez? Why don’t you ask him, maybe he knows someone?”
”Okay damn fair point… but the female argument still stays.”
”Krill did some research, I swear I never saw him so… done with humans. He looked like he would drink away his sorrow to forget everything… if his body could tolerate alcohol.”
”So what did he find out about this time?”
”After another particularly massive aggressive rant about how and I quote “shitting freaking goddamn incredibly punk-ass weird” you humans are, he said some weird words in a context I didn’t understand. So, do you know what a dragon is and can you tell me why it is so bad?”
”Hmm what… wait a second…”
”…”
”Oh shit…”
”So?”
"So uhmmm uhhh, let’s stop with humans and talk about Drev again okay? Don't you Drev guys also have a mating season?”*
"We did, but it was actually based on the magnetic fluctuation of our planet in time with the seasons. Now that we don't have that anymore, things are out of whack."
"Huh, I didn't know that."
"You never asked."
"Because that is a totally normal thing to ask someone. Hello, my name is Adam, and I am actually very curious about how... That stuff... works on your planet."
"That stuff, huh?"
He rolled his eyes,
"I was sheltered ok, give me a break."
They came to a stop at a crossroads, and Adam stepped down from her back and onto the dirt, tilting his head to listen, trying to detect any signs of a disturbance.
As of yet there was nothing.
He turned to the left, down another line of tents, passing into a more populated area of the protest encampment.
People wearing specially made clothing, with the LFIL logo, shirts, scarves, bandannas, jackets, hats etc. etc. walked about, openly with their alien companions, a few even brave enough to show overt affection towards each other.
A human hugging a Tesraki, while another stood on a box to kiss the cheek of their Drev partner.
"Now that, is something I couldn't do."
He said to Sunny, as they walked past.
"Kiss someone?"
"No, Kiss someone three to four feet taller than me. Way too much work."
"How do you know, maybe climbing up three feet would be worth it?”
Eyes followed them nervously as they walked past, their riot gear marking them as “the enemy”.
"I would rather not be in danger of twisting my ankle every time I wanted to show someone affection, thanks."
"You twist your ankle all the time anyway."
"That's my point. If I twist my ankle now, imagine what would happen if I had to do acrobatics on a regular basis."
They came to a halt as a group of protesters paraded in front of them holding up picket signs.
One of the protesters turned to glare at him,
"We aren't doing anything illegal!”
Adam held up his hands,
"I know. I'm just security to make sure no one gets hurt.”
The other human didn't seem convinced, angrily grabbing their alien companion around the waist before marching off.
The Tesraki looked uncomfortable, looking back at them apologetically.
Though Tesraki were generally cutthroat businessmen, they tended towards extreme submissiveness in relationships with humans.
Adam stepped through the gap left by the protesters and continued walking.
As they did, they early ran into a group of kids selling little white flags and bandannas.
They pulled to a halt, eyes widening in surprise and shock.
A young Tesraki pulled to a halt with them looking as if he was about to panic and run off.
However, the kid at the front's eyes widened and a big smile crossed his face,
“Holy shit! You, I know you!"
Adam smiled,
"You do now?"
"Yeah , yeah you're in that movie. You, you command the UNSC fleet."
For some reason, that exclamation calmed the other kids, and they squealed, shouting and asking for a picture. Of course, he was happy to oblige, posing with them for their pictures. Sunny stood to the side, happy to watch though she was dragged in for the next set of pictures once they realized who she was.
"What are you doing here?"
One of them asked, glancing down at his clothing. When she saw what he was wearing her smile was falling,
"You... aren't here to stop us, are you?"
Adam shook his head,
"No, of course not, protesting isn't illegal."
He motioned to Sunny with his other hand,
"Sunny and I are just here to make sure that you guys stay safe, and that no one gets hurt.”
Sunny nodded. One of the more skeptical looking teens looked up at him,
"How do we know you aren't here to stop us. You work for the GA after all."
Adam shrugged,
"I don't have much else to prove, other than my word."
The skeptic looked at them, a wicked smile appearing on her face,
"I know."
She reached into her cart and pulled out one of the bandannas,
"Wear this!”
It was clear she expected him to balk at the idea, but to her surprise, he smiled,
"Alright, sounds reasonable."
He held out his arm, and watched, still smiling as she tied it around his upper arm still glowering at him skeptically,
"Think you can spare one for my big friend?"
He patted Sunny on the arm.
That broke her skepticism, and she smiled openly, handing a second one over to him, which he tied around one of Sunny's upper arms.
He waved a goodbye to them, and stepped back up onto Sunny's back, walking away with her.
"That was nice of you."
He shrugged,
”Not really. I honestly agree with them. The GA has no right to tell them who they can and cannot be with. I know they have some reasons, but I feel like there is a better way of dealing with it."
Sunny hummed deep in her throat,
"Uh-huh, or you really just want a really tall girlfriend."
He sighed,
"Honestly I'd settle for any size girlfriend if I could just talk to her like a normal person without sticking my foot in my mouth. No Maverick and Dr. Katie do not count…"
"Your incompetence with women is acrobatic."
"I'm glad you're impressed.”
Together, they continued their slow circle around the encampment, drawing suspicious and confused eyes as they went. Sometimes they were recognized, and occasionally people would ask to take pictures with them, other times, they just wanted to talk.
The variety of people was... astounding.
A barely five foot human with a nine foot Drev.
A group of humans and a group of Tesraki.
A lawyer and a Finnari.
Two couples both as business partners with a Tesraki half.
They were young and old male-female, in all different pairings.
Old soldiers, and young students.
It was honestly quite stunning.
At one point they stopped off for water and ran into a massive bodybuilder with his Drev girlfriend, whose carapace at any other time would have marked her as ugly for a Drev.
At first Sunny felt bad for her, with her muddy brown carapace, mat without any shine.
The man turned and handed Adam some water.
”Here better stay hydrated brother!”
Adam raised the bottle,
"Thanks."
The man looked him over, eyeing the bandanna around his arm.
"Interesting accessories for a GA affiliate."
"You can work for someone and disagree with them."
The man laughed,
"I suppose that's true."
He greeted Sunny as well, who was trying not to stare at the other female Drev for too long, lest it seem like she was staring.
He motioned to the arm band,
"Supporter, or-"
His eyes flicked between Adam and Sunny.
"We're just here to make sure everyone stays safe."
Off to the side the mat Drev looked at Sunny,
"I'm sorry."
Sunny glanced over at her nervously,
"Sorry for what?"
"You must have been treated very poorly on Anum."
Sunny shuffled her feet awkwardly,
"I was alright I guess..."
"Regardless. I hope things work out for you. The Drev beauty standards are unfair, and things need to change."
Sunny wasn't entirely sure how she was supposed to feel about that.
"They aren't so bad."
She ventured defensively.
"Then I am sure you are getting combat offers left and right with your coloring.”
Sunny went quiet again. She would have said this was passive aggressive, but the Drev didn't do passive aggressive, so was this just an open statement about how ugly she was? If that was the case, it kind of hurt.
"I have, because I am an experienced warrior."
Her voice was cold.
"Oh, so where is your partner?"
"I turned them down."
That seemed to surprise the female Drev.
Sunny felt her fists clench, but Adam placed a hand on her arm. She was quiet,
The two humans exchanged a look, the way that only humans can, speaking without actually saying anything.
”C’mon babe, lets look a little bit around and let these two be… It was nice meeting you brother! Also… good luck man…”
The human bodybuilder turned around, taking the Drev by one of her hands to lead her away.
Adam took Sunny by the arm and raised his water at the man,
"Uhm what? Huh anyway, good luck to you too?"
Before turning to walk away, the other Drev cut in at the last second.
"I hope you find a worthy battle partner."
Adam Squeezed Sunny's arm tighter, but she turned her head anyway snapping,
"I already have."
Before marching off without another word.
Adam was forced to scamper after her, his legs much shorter.
"Wow, wow, hold your horses!”
She finally slowed to a stop, still fuming.
"Who the hell does she think she is!?”
"Sunny-."
"Calling me ugly to my face!"
"Sunny-"
"I should have challenged her to a duel right then and there!"
"Sunny!?”*
She turned to look at him,
"What!?"
He climbed back up on her back, patting her shoulder,
"She was obviously just insecure and jealous. I mean come on, look at you, blue is the rarest color in the galaxy and most attractive for a Drev, and we all know that height is the least important attribute of Drev beauty standards. The better you can fight, the more you make up for it, besides it's not her fault that she can't accept someone as being valid unless they are in a pair."
Sunny grunted. He frowned,
"Speaking of which, coming from her it seems like a double standard. You fight with me, and I'm fucking awesome, so by default you have to be too."
"Wow Adam, you really know how to make a person feel better."
"I know."
They were crossing back to the other side of the encampment, when they ran into some familiar faces.
Ramirez and Maverick appeared from the crowd, waving the two of them down with greeting hands.
They pulled to a stop, and the commander motioned to the white bandanna on Ramirez's arm,
"Nice accessories."
"I like yours too."
"I didn't know you were a supporter?”
Ramirez laughed,
"Man I am a supporter of whatever the hell people want to do with themselves."
Off to his side Maverick had tied one of the white bandannas to her belt.
"And you?”
"Personally, I don't give a shit. I don't even think it should be an issue, but by banning it, the GA created a problem for themselves and took away the freedom of choice for these people. Even if I did disagree with what they are doing, I would still support their ability to make that choice for themselves."
She tugged on the bandanna,
"But hey, would I be wearing this otherwise?”
The commander nodded his head, surprised and pleased at his men for being so open minded, though he supposed it should make sense. They worked with aliens every day. Where others might have fostered a sense of fear based on unfamiliarity, they had experience.
"Let’s just hope this all goes over well tomorrow. I don't want to have to use any of this."
He motioned down to his gear.
The commander sighed.
"Isn't that like the catch 22 thing?”
Loyal to one side.
Sympathetic to the other.
Empathetic to both.
He would be relieved when it was finally fixed.
Though how he could help was beyond him.
"Please everyone, calm yourselves. The Galactic Assembly is addressing the issue as we speak."
The crowd roiled and churned like the bubbles in a pot of boiling water. Flags waved and voices rose high into the air.
The chanting increased in fervor.
"Please!"
The Rundi struggled to raise his voice high enough to be heard over the crowd, who only grew with strength and intensity.
Commander Vir keyed his mic,
"Delta units to the GA side of the crowd, some of these protesters are looking extremely agitated. Let's make sure they don't do anything we're all going to regret.”
He stood with his back to the GA chambers, its wide arching courtyard devoid of life, except for those unfortunate Rundi ordered to carry messages from one side of the compound to the other, otherwise they tried to keep their distance from the front facade of the building and the churning mass of protesters.
White flags waved and fluttered.
Commander Vir held the energy shield with one arm, pressing it back firmly against the crowd, so they could not pass the dedicated marking point.
"Commander, the crowd over here is getting violent."
He grimaced and reached a hand down to open the line,
"Stun them and let them calm down, do NOT catch anyone else in the crossfire. We do not want this escalating."
"Yes sir."
Something pushed against his shield and he grunted, pushing back.
The white bandanna on his arm was pressed against the clear blue force field and helped to at least confuse the crowd before them.
And luckily, they would be kept too confused to get violent.
The aliens among the human protesters helped as well.
If this was on earth, things would have broken out into a riot by now, but the Drev the Tesraki and the Finnari tended to be more levelheaded when it came to these kinds of things, and they managed to reign in their humans from doing something stupid.
He closed his eyes tight for a second, praying that the GA would rethink their position.
It hurt him to watch these people struggle like this.
It just felt so strange that anyone should be here in the first place.
Beside him, Sunny had taken control of two young humans who were getting a bit more than rowdy,
"Let’s keep this a protest, and not a riot."
She growled, giving them a look that would have made anyone quell in their boots. It sort of made him half smile, Sunny was such a badass, he wanted to be more like her when he eventually grew up.
His thoughts were cut off, as the crowd churned a bit, pressing into his shield.
He keyed his mic again, prepared to go over the loudspeaker and tell them that if they didn't calm down he was going to turn this protest into a mass nap time.
He had the power to do that if things got out of hand, though he honestly didn't want to.
The GA needed to see this.
He was so preoccupied with the crowd, that he barely noticed as the Rundi ran up from the inside of the compound, flying forward on its long spindly legs.
It stopped by the first Rundi to say something, and the conversation that passed between them didn't look particularly encouraging.
HIs heart sank into his stomach.
He felt... Surprisingly disappointed, very sad for all those people who were going to get their day ruined.
The Rundi waffled around at the front of the crowd for a bit before turning and looking over to where he stood.
Oh great.
The Rundi walked over, and he backed off from the crowd, allowing Sunny to take a step in his place with her shield at the ready.
The people looked as if they were about to start something, but seeing her expression, they decided not to.
He dropped his shield and lowered his head to hear the Rundi over the roaring of the crowd.
"The GA is not budging."
The Rundi whispered,
"They are asking the protesters to leave."
Adam growled in frustration.
Behind him someone in the crowd pointed at him,
"They're saying no aren't they!?”
Others took up the call, and soon enough the rest of the crowd had been alerted. Adam was forced to run back to support Sunny, as everything suddenly grew more intense.
Fights were breaking out on the left and the right.
People were hitting the ground as the guards were forced to stun them.
That only agitated the rest of the crowd who also began to buck and fight.
Adam keyed the mic for real this time, filling the intervening space with his booming voice,
”ALL OF YOU KNOCK IT OFF RIGHT NOW OR I WILL STUN YOU ALL."
The aggression in the crowd died down, though the anger remained sizzling at the surface.
Overhead clouds passed over the sun, before him the crowd roared like a wave, and behind him the GA council chambers were as silent as a ghost town.
"LISTEN, QUIET DOWN ALL OF YOU."
It sort of felt as if he was floating.
The world around him hardly seemed real though that was not the best way to explain it.
The crowd died down a bit,
"You may not understand this! And I have said it before, but these are not humans. Protests don't work on them. When they see a group of angry humans, they get scared and when they get scared, they double down even further. I know it does not make any sense to you NOT to protest for what you believe in, but if you are going to do this, you MUST remain civil. Even now the GA is frightened by you. They don't believe you are rational, and they are not going to listen to you if this keeps up."
The crowd had quieted down to a milling sort of confusion.
"Then what should we do!"*
The shouting came from somewhere and in anger, though he couldn't pinpoint the source.
In frustration he nudged Sunny, and she allowed him to climb on her back as he had before.
The crowd could see him now, and he could see them for the most part.
He waved them down trying to cut off the others who had taken up the chant.
"I understand what you are trying to do, and I support your efforts, but you are only hurting ourselves. The GA can only be won by rational discussion."
"The GA won't see any of our representatives. They are debating only on their own facts and opinions."
One of the crowd's people snarled. The call was echoed and Adam stared at them in shock,
"Wait what!? Are you serious?”
There was a muttering throughout the crowd.
"For fuck's sake."
He muttered under his breath,
"The Rudi think none of us are high ranking enough to be allowed into the council chambers, and none of the representatives will take up our cause. The human ambassador thinks we are disgusting, so she won't do anything and says she won’t represent our minority."
The muttering through the crowd grew louder.
Adam looked around, head turning to see all the angry faces, blushed with red, or streaked with tears.
These people were frustrated, and hurt, and he understood why.
This wasn't right!
He closed his eyes again and took another deep breath.
What was he thinking!?
He stepped down from Sunny's back and walked over to one of the protestors in the front row, pointing to his large flag on a pole that was about eight feet tall.
"May I borrow your flag?"
The protester stared on at him in confusion,
"What, why?"
"Because, I am going to give you the representative you need."
Commander Vir and Sunny walked alone down the length of the GA outer courtyard.
A billowing white flag streamed lazily over his head, suspended there by way of the pole which rested heavily on his shoulder. The white of the fabric had been marred now by many colors as hundreds of rushed signatures had been scrawled on its face.
He was armed with the backing of a thousand protesters, a hundred signatures, and more than a few dozen stories.
Sunny turned her head to look at him, and he fancied that maybe he saw an expression of pride in her eyes, though she didn't say much except,
"Pretty brave."
He didn't feel very brave, and as they walked through the front doors of the GA atrium, his hand was shaking against the cold metal of the flagpole.
He was stopped by a pair of Rundi guards on his way into the chamber, but was let in after they recognized who he was.
He could hear voices up ahead, and the sounds of the protest going on outside had all but died away,
"They have proven that they cannot be civil, and based on the humanizing effect, we can assume they will do similar things to any non-human lifeform that they encounter."
"I may not agree with their decision counselor, but that sounds like your prejudice against humans is seeping through."
There was an uproar in the council chamber.
He paused for a moment, staying with Sunny just out of line of sight and took a deep breath.
She lay a hand on his shoulder.
"Here goes nothing."
He muttered, before stepping his way out onto the GA floor.
At first no one noticed his presence as he made his slow way into the center of the circle, but his large, white flag soon changed that.
The council chambers went silent.
The chairwoman stood,
"Commander, what are you doing here. Shouldn't you be taking care of the protesters?”
His lips drew into a thing line,
"With all due respect councilwoman, I am."
He rammed the flagpole against the stone, sending a loud cracking sound out and around the wide atrium silencing the council,
"I have been made aware that you refuse to see their representatives based on a ranking issue, well I assume my rank is high enough."
The Human rep leaned forward,
"Commander, this is not your place!”
He shot her a look,
"Then whose place is it counselor? I heard a certain democratic counselor refuses to speak for them because they are and I quote “a too small and insignificant minority”…”
He turned his head in a wide arc at the watching crowd,
"Counselors, you have known me, longer than you have known any human currently in this galaxy. You understand that I know your rules and your customs. You understand that I have only ever striven to protect and uphold the GA and the planet's it encompasses. I have thwarted wars, signed treaties, and broken my own body for your best interests."
There was silence about the room.
"Will you let me speak now, with the understanding that my loyalty has never wavered from you, and never will?”
The silence continued.
Aliens understood the power of human loyalty.
Or at least they should…
The chairwoman took a seat,
"Very well, commander."
He lifted his head, feeling his heart slow as he took a few deep breaths. There was a muscle in his face that had begun to twitch, like it always did if he was extremely angry or nervous, but he held it down,
"I understand you are frightened, and I understand that you are confused, but I want you to know first of all that those people outside are good average people. They don't mean you any harm. They are hurting, and they are afraid for themselves, and they are trying to get your attention. Historically, humanity has used protests to right the injustices of government to combat prejudices brought on by one's sex or the color of their skin. You must understand that they see this as an impingement on their happiness and a decision made out of line."
There was a murmur around the room.
"So, I ask you now, that I may, perhaps, answer your questions and ease your worries. Why are you so against them?"
"It's unnatural."
It was the Bran representative that had spoken, and he did it quite emphatically.
"Why?"
The commander asked,
"Because they aren't even the same species."
"So?"
The Bran seemed caught off guard,
"They... It's not natural. They can't reproduce, so it isn't... A thing that should be done."
The commander shrugged,
"So if one can't reproduce then they aren't natural? I see a couple issues in that logic relating to prejudices against people with infertility."
There was a murmur around the room.
"So, they can't reproduce, so what? You know who we can reproduce with though... Adaptids."
There was a sort of hushed exclamation form around the room.
The commander shrugged,
"They can't have kids.... Hardly a good enough argument to bring to the floor of a government discussion."
"What he is trying to say is that this practice equates itself to bestiality. It is utterly disguting!"
It was the human representative this time, and she stared at him with her eyes narrowed in anger.
He kept his cool, though he very much did not like her.
"That is absolutely disgusting and wildly insulting of you because that implies that one or both parties are no better than animals, beasts as you will."
The room was silent,
"So which one is it, are humans animals, counselor, are the Finnari or the Rundi animals?"
He turned to the Drev counselor,
"Are the Drev just dumb animals that have no understanding, and no decision making abilities?”
The Drev representative stood, angrily cracking his spear against the stone,
"We are most certainly not!"
The commander held up his hands,
"Then what is so bestial about it? Bestiality is absolutely disgusting because you are taking advantages of a creature that can neither understand nor protect itself from what you are doing. It cannot say yes, and it cannot say no. It has no greater understanding than that of a child, and so cannot make its own decisions."
He looked towards the Finnari representative,
"Tell me counselor, is your species a species of children, with no greater concept of their own decision making?”
"Of course not. Why would you even imply such a thing!?”
"I imply nothing, counselor. This is what YOU imply with your decision. So far we have established that all parties are intelligent consenting creatures, and none of you have managed to give me an actually good reason for banning the practice."
The floor was growing more agitated.
"They will be a poor example for the rest of the galaxy. If we make it legal others will surely follow."
Adam turned his eyes on the speaker, an Iotin,
"You're worried that they are going to turn the rest of the galaxy extrial?"
He laughed,
"That is a poor argument which is not only selfish, but foolish. People should be allowed to make their own decisions. And assuming you are right, what then? Oh no... There are a few more extrials... And it does... What exactly?"
He turned in a wide circle,
"If you are worried about population growth or in this case population falloff due to this issue then you should be reminded that extrials comprise a percentage of the human population so small that I could fit the greater majority of them on my ship comfortably. This occurrence is not common, and even if the numbers were to rise, it would not be of enough significance to cause issues."
His heart was hammering hard inside his chest. He felt like he was doing alright, but that might mean nothing.
"In any event, these relationships do not affect the vast majority of the galaxy. Humans cannot be with the Bran or the Rundi due to the water we shed from our skin. The Gromm and the Iotins are out for similar reasons. Vrul and Gibb are incapable of having feelings for humans in that way as far as we know, and both the Tvek and the Celzex are too different from humans for either party to be interested."
He walked around in a circle, allowing the flag to trail behind him,
"Furthermore, the humanization phenomenon happens with or without romantic intent, and as it is, its mention is more a mark of prejudice on humans than it is an argument against the two groups being together."
He left the floor open for a little while, as the council muttered with each other.
Finally, the Drev representative stood,
"My species culture and our way of life has been upturned by the GA. I fear relationships with humans will result in the loss of our culture. We have already strayed far from what we originally were. We are hardly recognizable as Drev anymore."
The commander let his voice soften,
"I understand that the Drev have lost a lot in joining this..."
Sunny held up a hand, and in surprise he was cut off.
She took the floor,
"Your Glory…"
She said bowing her head,
"If you would have truly upheld those ideals, you would not be sitting on this council."
The Drev pulled back in surprise at her words,
"Yes, we lost a lot in joining the GA, and after the war, but I would argue that some of that was for good. Before the GA people like me, with perceived imperfection were cast into the fire and perceived as no better than animals. This practice still takes place on our planet, where these traditions are still alive and well."
Her words made the room shift nervously,
"However, culture changes and adapts, and it must to survive. We changed in order to live among the GA. We found other alternatives to fighting that still maintain our honor and our prowess in war, and this includes the sports that the humans have brought to us. Furthermore, the vast majority of the Drev I see who are with humans are those of us who would not be accepted by our own kind, perceived as ugly or malformed. If this is the case then your traditions remain sound, and those like me are removed from the mating population."
The counselor almost looked ashamed at her words, turning his head away so as not to look her in the eyes.
"As far as a change of culture goes, it was bound to happen, and it seems you are more worried about change than you actually are about relationships."
She went quiet, and Adam nodded to her taking the floor again.
A Finnari counselor stood,
"I am simply worried about our birth rate. The Finnari were farmed by the Gnarlak for many years, and we are only now replenishing our population."
"I don't think you need to worry. The amount of relationships is so small that it will not affect the Finnari population in any significant manner."
The chairwoman stood,
"Your arguments have been heard commander, but, what the others do not mention is the issue of disease. We have seen a great increase of human transmitted illnesses."
"I hate to cut you off chairwoman, but that is NOT related to interspecies relationships, it has another explanation: human tourism."
"Explain."
"You all know that humans are not allowed to leave their planet, unless tested for all communicable non-treatable diseases. This means that those of us that you see here cannot physically pass our diseases off onto other people. In this case these issues did not stem from relationships at all, but poor vaccination, the poor regulation of tourism, and allowing aliens to travel onto earth where infected humans are located, not testing them as they leave. You see? You don't even have problems with them, but you are using them as a real scapegoat for the actual issues. In fact you are causing more problems by banning this! The more you push, the harder they will push back, eventually someone is going to get hurt. Also since they are not allowed to be together legally, they do it illegally, and because they do it illegally, they end up in dangerous places exposed to greater rates of crime. They get hurt, and they get involved in things they would otherwise not have gotten involved in if you had not banned it. Just look at Noctoplis. It has the highest rate of extrials living there and the lowest policing force and the most corrupted system. There are no legitimate jobs there, so we see an influx of crime by desperate people who won't be accepted anywhere else. Not to mention that it increased the depression rates, which increases suicide rates. Your laws have ostracized them, forced them to become criminals, and turned many of them to killing themselves, rather than living in a world where they are seen as disgusting."
He had to take a deep breath,
"Earth has seen all of this before, and one way or another, eventually someone will see what I am trying to say."
He rested the flag on the floor beside him, feet planted at shoulder width.
"I hope that this rational conversation will allow a more open mind on the council. I encourage you to talk to their representatives. They are more rational and educated than I am, and they can give you hard facts and statistics. But please, they don't want to cause trouble, if you allow them to do as they will, you might find these problems going away for you."
The human representative clearly did not seem convinced, but he didn't expect to convince her, he expected to convince the others who were more afraid than they were prejudiced.
"It seems as if we have some other potential policies to discuss, commander."
The chairwoman said, tapping her fingers on the table before her.
"I have a suggestion, ma'am."
"And that is?"
"A temporary revocation on the ban, that way you can SEE what the universe will be like without it, and you can judge for yourself whether The ban does any good. You don't have to overturn the law just yet, but temporarily suspend it, that way you can re institute at any time. Then you will have concrete proof. You can do testing, and polls and whatever else, then you would know for sure."
His suggestion turned into a discussion, that dragged on for many minutes before the chairwoman raised her hand,
"It has been decided, all in favor of this temporary proposal please indicate."
The voting lights flashed above them.
He walked from the venue, hours after he had entered.
The flag felt heavy in his hands, his boots thudded with exhaustion on the white marble below him.
Outside, the protest field was surprisingly silent, though he could still see their flags.
As he walked closer, he could see that the crowd was sitting down.
Their voices reached him from a distance at first, until he realized they were calmly singing with each other.
Waiting...
Suddenly the first people from the crowd noticed the two silhouettes coming from the chambers towards them.
A lone man and Drev, walking from the building.
The man was wearing riot gear, a full helmet, a shield, and carrying their flag, resting against his right shoulder.
The group of them began to stand, rising to their feet and yelling.
They quieted as he got closer.
"What did they say!? What did they say!?”
He passed the flag to the original protester who looked on at him with such an expression of pleading that he felt his eyes tingle a bit with rising emotion.
He had to look away, boosting himself onto Sunny's back, keying his mic.
The crowd was silent.
"I spoke to the GA. After a long debate, and a slim majority the GA have decided to temporarily revoke the ban on inter-species relationships until a-"
He didn't get to finish his sentence, drowned out by a powerful wave of noise and joy so overwhelming that he was nearly knocked backwards off his feet.
The crowd surged forward and Sunny staggered as the group surrounded them.
Adam found himself on the ground on his feet, enclosed by hundreds of pairs of arms, as every person tried their best to get one hand on him.
He was deafened by cheering and an outpouring of gratitude so profound he had simply never experienced such emotion.
He looked up at Sunny, pressed in with him by the enthusiastic crowd, she nodded her head in approval.
He grinned, he had to admit this felt pretty good.
Though, whether it was all over was a question for another time.
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If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
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List Of Summer Shirts! Casablanca, Prada, & More460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Previously Posted Lists:
Massive Basketball Items ListGeezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
2023.06.02 19:29 repknowledge List Of 2400+ Unique Finds From FashionReps Users
Continuing on...not very consistent with this...sorry.
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Geezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
submitted by repknowledge to Flexicas [link] [comments]
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
Newest Lists: Month Of May
List Of Summer Shirts! Casablanca, Prada, & More460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Previously Posted Lists:
Massive Basketball Items ListGeezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
2023.06.02 19:26 repknowledge Giant List Of Unique Finds From FashionReps Users! 2400+ Finds In This Post
Continuing on...not very consistent with this...sorry.
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Geezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
submitted by repknowledge to DesignerReps [link] [comments]
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
Newest Lists: Month Of May
List Of Summer Shirts! Casablanca, Prada, & More460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Previously Posted Lists:
Massive Basketball Items ListGeezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
2023.06.02 19:23 repknowledge Giant List Of Finds From FashionReps Users! 2400+ Unique Finds In This Post 😤
Continuing on...not very consistent with this...sorry.
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Geezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
submitted by repknowledge to FashionReps [link] [comments]
Most of this sub dresses the exact same and it is sad. Expand your horizons. Be different.
Massive shoutout to the users that post finds/reviews/outfits.
If you are just posting QC's here. You need to learn how to use Google. You Are Useless.
Newest Lists: Month Of May
List Of Summer Shirts! Casablanca, Prada, & More460+ Shoe Finds RANKED
Every Flattened Shoebox Imaginable For $1
Louis Vuitton Trainers Trunk
Rick Owens SS23 EDFU Denim
Prada Impossible Split Shirt 199RMB
INSANE FINDS - Supreme X Scarface Jacket
30RMB Rep Lego Finds (JDM CARS)
Bape Finds List
Suede Shirt Cropped
Factory Store With Over 1K Female Items
The Most Random Finds You Will See Today Part I
Vintage Ass Finds Part 14
Giant List Of Girls Finds + Shops
Womens Spreadsheet Finds
Sub $100 Watch Finds List
Summer Tees Finds
Epic Under 100RMB Finds List
List Of Weird & Entertaining Shit
Basic Shirts List (Unbranded)
Cool Finds (Crocs Too)
Kanye West Graduation Album Finds
Umbro x Supreme Rain Jacket
Balenciaga Track Denim Jacket
Distressed Formal Clothing List
Previously Posted Lists:
Massive Basketball Items ListGeezer's Finds List
Sexy Finds V13
Skate Brand Mega List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V2
Swim/Beach/Board Short Find List
Summer Finds Part One (Casablanca)
Girl Finds!!
Carhartt Finds List
Vivienne Westwood Clothing List V1
Some FINDS
Hot Girl Summer Finds List
List Of Kanye & Carti Fit Items
The Forbidden Cancelled Brand List Of Finds: Balenciaga
Vintage Finds List
Stuff I Found On Taobao @ 3am Part III
Vintage Tee Finds Park 12
Cool Random Finds The World Needs To See
Vintage Rizz Part 10
Crazy Unique Vintage List. Imagine Wearing Tech Fleece LOL
Xianyu Finds Part II
Vintage Band Tee Finds (MegaDeth)
Vintage Crew Neck & Hoodie Finds Part IDK
Xianyu Finds
Super Finds Part 7
Womens Finds
Nike TN1 (39 colorways)
New Finds With NEW Sellers
Dope Finds Part 7
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am
Sexy Finds 12
Finds Part 5
Finds Part 6
Stuff I Found On Taobao At 3am Part II
Girl Finds List (Spoil Your Girl)
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 4
Spring/Summer Weidian Finds
Insane Winter Items
Finds Part 4
Dope Finds Only #4 (Reddit Sweater)
Sexy Finds 11
High/Top Quality Links ONLY
Finds V11 (again) - Mostly T's
Random Finds Not On This Sub
Random Finds Part 3 (Best One Yet)
Sexy Finds V10
Jacket Finds List
Geeza's 1688 Finds Part 1 (Chrome Jacket)
Sexy Finds Part 2
Sexy Finds Part 3
Sexy Finds Part 4 (archive and vintage stuff)
Sexy Finds Part 5
Sexy Finds Part 6
Sexy Finds Part 7
Sexy Finds Part 8
Sexy Finds Part 9
List Of Fashion Books For Decor
More Sexy Finds
A Bunch Of Quality Finds
Cool List Of Stuff
Big List Of Random Finds
Cool List Of Finds
Finds List Part III
CDG Homme Finds List
BACK 2 BACK Finds List
Hard Finds Part II
Some Cool Finds Brayden Came Across
Crazy Finds List! WELL ORGANIZED
Girl Finds Part 5
Girl Finds Part 69
That is all I got for now. Bookmark this post and come back to it.
2023.06.02 14:01 StathisStGr Mega DHGATE BEST FINDS LIST - MANY CATEGORIES INCLUDED!
Hello everyone! Back at it again with another reddit Dhgate Best Finds List! This one might be the biggest dhgate finds list I have ever made. NOTE: I have not bought all of the items on the list, but all of them are manually collected from positive reviews and from different dhgate hauls. (Check the reviews of each item or massage the seller for QC pictures before you buy.)
T-SHIRTS / HOODIES / JACKETS
submitted by StathisStGr to CoutureReps [link] [comments]
T-SHIRTS / HOODIES / JACKETS
- Stone Island Hoodie
- Stone Island T-shirt
- Palm Angels Sprayed T-shirt
- Palm Angels Tracksuit
- The North Face Puffer Jacket
- Balmain T-shirts
- Canada Goose Vest
- Balenciaga BB Logo T-shirt
- Nike Tech Fleece
- Moncler T-shirt
- Gucci Spray Letters T-shirt
- LV Skeleton T-shirt
- Supreme x Kaws Box Logo T-shirt
- Moncler Maya
- Ralph Laurent Bear T-Shirt
- Ralph Laurent Polo T-shirt
- Off-White T-shirts
- Stussy Hoodie
- Burberry T-shirts
- Lacoste T-shirt
- Vlone Friends T-shirt
- Vlone Flames Logo T-shirt
- More Vlone T-shirts
- Vlone Hoodies
- Rhude T-shirt
- The North Face Vest
- The North Face x Brain Dead Jacket
- Moncler Vest
- Fendi Puffer Jacket
- Long Moncler Jacket
- Prada Zip Pocket T-shirt
- Prada Puffer Jacket
- Drew House Hoodie
- Louis Vuitton Patch T-shirt
- Louis Vuitton Stickers T-shirt
- Palm Angels Velvet Tracksuit
- Palm Angels Pattern Tracksuit
- Palm Angels Bear T-shirt
- Palm Angels Back Logo T-shirt
- Palm Angels Spray Heart T-shirt
- More Palm Angels T-shirts
- Juicy Couture Tracksuit
- Sp5der 555 Hoodie
- Sp5der T-shirt
- The North Face Light Jacket
- Moose Knuckles Jackets
- Ralph Lauren Zip Hoodie
- Polo Ralph Lauren Jumper
- Ralph Laurent Collared Shirts
- Lacoste Polo T-Shirt
- Balmain Sweatshirt
- Burberry Rider T-shirt
- Burberry Side Logo T-shirt
- Bottegga Veneta T-shirt
- Canada Goose Jacket
- Trapstar Irongate Jacket
- Trapstar Tracksuit Set
- Trapstar Black And Yellow Set
- Trapstar Shooters Tracksuit Set
- Trapstar Summer Set
- Gucci Tiger T-shirt
- Gucci Sweater
- Fendi T-shirts
- Bape Shark Hoodie
- Bape Camo Logo T-shirt
- Bape x Undefeated T-Shirt
- Bape x Heron Preston T-shirt
- Nike x Fear Of God T-shirt
- Fog Essentials Hoodie
- FOG Essentials T-shirt
- Gucci Snake Polo T-shirt
- Gucci Bear T-shirt
- Comme Des Garcons Hoodie
- Comme Des Garcons Sweatshirt
- Comme des Garçons T-shirt
- More cdg T-shirts
- Gap x Balenciaga Hoodie
- Balenciaga Sweater
- Balenciaga Hoodies
- Balenciaga Reflective Logo T-shirt
- Adidas x Balenciaga T-shirt
- Balenciaga Logo Hoodie
- Balenciaga Spray Logo T-shirt
- Balenciaga I Love Paris T-shirt
- More Balenciaga T-shirts
- Kenzo Tiger T-shirt
- Kenzo Flower T-shirt
- Boss T-shirt
- Celine Hoodie
- Chrome Hearts Dagger Hoodie
- Chrome Hearts Longsleeve
- Chrome Hearts T-shirt
- Gallery Dept T-shirt
- Gallery Dept Hoodie
- Stone Island Sweatshirt
- Stone Island Longsleeve
- Stone Island Zip Hoodie
- Stone Island Jacket
- Louis Vuitton Pattern Jacket
- Louis Vuitton T-shirts
- Louis Vuitton Camo Logo T-shirt
- Nocta Jacket
- Fendi Eyes T-shirt
- More Fendi T-shirts
- Rhude Racing Team T-shirt
- CPFM YE Must Be Born Again Hoodie
- Kids See Ghosts Hoodie
- Amiri T-shirts
- Amiri Crewneck
- Amiri Cupid Hoodie
- More Amiri T-shirts
- Moncler Polo T-shirt
- Moncler Sweatshirt
- Versace Robe
- Moncler Robe
- Tommy Hilfiger Collared Shirt
- Alexander McQueen T-shirt
- Alexander McQueen Sweatshirt
- Carhartt Hoodie
- Balmain Denim Jacket
- C.P Company Zip Up
- Represent T-shirt
- Fendi Sweater
- Gucci Hoodie
- Gucci Polo T-shirt
- Gucci T-shirt
- More Gucci T-shirts
- Kith T-shirts
- Prada Triangle Logo T-shirt
- Prada Sweater
- Prada Shirts
- Prada Vest
- More Moncler Jackets
- Astroworld T-shirts
- Gucci Pattern Polo T-shirt
- Another Ralph Laurent Hoodie
- Moschino Italy Bear T-shirt
- More VLONE T-shirts
- Christian Dior Atelier T-shirt
- CDG T-shirts
- Prada Puffer Jacket
- Louis Vuitton Puffer Jacket
- Louis Vuitton University Jackets
- Revenge Hoodie
- Revenge T-shirts
- Philip Plein T-shirts
- Nike x Fear Of God T-shirt
- ASSC T-shirt
- Louis Vuitton Knit T-shirt
- Drake Nocta Hoodie
- PSG Tracksuits
- The North Face x Gucci Jacket
- Louis Vuitton LV Belt With Box
- Rolex Watch With Box and Receipts
- Goyar Cardholder
- AP Watch With Box
- MCM Backpack
- Swatch x Omega Planets Watch
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- Prada Shoulder Bag
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- LV Gradient Belt
- LV Pattern Belt
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- Yves Saint Laurent Cardholder
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- Trapstar Irongate Shoulder Bag
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- Salvatore Ferragamo Belt
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- Iced Out Cuban Link
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- Alyx Backpack
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- Prada Bucket Hat
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- LV Alpha Messenger Bag
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- Hermes Pillows
- Gucci Towel Set
- Louis Vuitton Wool Blanket
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- MCM Leather Hat
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- Gucci Snake Hat
- Prada Hat
- Burberry Hat
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- Balenciaga Side Logo Hat
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- Rhude Shorts
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2023.06.02 08:26 PNWclimberJohn [WTS] Men's Medium & Small Closet Cleanout - Shirts, Shorts & Jacket - Arc'teryx, Patagonia, prAna, TNF, KAVU & Columbia - Weights in Post
Hi All, I have some nice garments up for grabs. The first two items listed are men's small and all others are men's medium. Items are new, like-new or in excellent lightly used condition. Prices don't include shipping as I'm thinking that someone might want to purchase multiple items which will help trim the overall shipping cost. I prefer PayPal F&F, but you can add 3% to cover PayPal fees if you want to do a G&S transaction. I have sold dozens of items on GearTrade, ULgeartrade & BikeShop over the last few years with no unhappy customers. Buy with confidence! Please take a look...
KAVU Wakeley Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/TMvgNXT
This awesome shirt is made from 100% polyester and is in like-new condition. Men's small. It weighs 6.2 oz and features two chest pockets, one with button closure and one with zipper closure. It also has a nice embroidered KAVU logo on the left pocket flap. Just a really cool shirt overall. It retails for $60.00. Asking $27.00
Patagonia Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/dujv7Xx
This nice polo is in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It's made from 100% organic cotton in a comfortable and durable knit. Weighs 8.7 oz. Asking $27.00
prAna Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/kea5Ljj
This beautiful lightweight three button polo is made from 89% recycled polyeste11% organic cotton. It's in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It weighs 6.0 oz. and retailed for $49.00. Asking $25.00
The North Face Long-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/aL1HyDk
This beautiful shirt is made from a comfortable and durable 80% cotton/20% polyester fabric. It has a cool hidden interior chest pocket that's perfect for stashing cash, passport, credit cards, etc. This shirt is in like-new condition and weighs 10.3 oz. Asking $30.00
The North Face A5 Series Track Jacket
https://imgur.com/gallery/awuIHBK
Here's a really sweet full-zip sweat/track jacket in a nice green/brown/white color scheme. 85% polyeste15% cotton and weighing in at 22.8 oz. It features two zippered hand pockets and two large interior "drop" pockets. This jacket is in great condition with two very small imperfections (shown in pics) that are hard to spot. This jacket retailed for north of $100.00. Asking $35.00
The North Face Shorts
https://imgur.com/gallery/zVQSDj2
These shorts are made from a very durable 100% nylon fabric. They feature an integrated adjustable nylon belt, two hand pockets in the front, two "wallet" pockets in the back, two large cargo pockets with Velcro flap closures and one 4"x4" pocket on the right thigh. These shorts have a gusseted crotch with 8" inseam and weigh 11.0 oz. Asking $20.00
Columbia Sportswear PFG Bobbers Best Print Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/x3Hu1yo
This awesome shirt is new with the tag still attached. It's made from 100% cotton. This shirt has a nice roomy fit and large mesh-lined ventilation ports on the back to keep you cool when the temps go up. Weighs in at 7.3 oz and retails for $45.00. Asking $25.00
Arc'teryx Peakline Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/zgHtMKT
SOLDThis sweet shirt is made from a 78% cotton/22% polyester fabric and weighs in at a nice lightweight 4.9 oz. Men's small. One chest pocket. It's Arc'teryx so you know the quality is top-notch. This shirt retailed for $75.00. Asking $30.00
Patagonia Go To Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/nwdIdl1
SOLDHere's a very nice short-sleeve shirt from Patagonia so you know that's it's built for the long haul. This shirt is in excellent lightly used condition and free of flaws. Made from 70% organic cotton/30% nylon and weighs in at 6.1 oz. Current retail on the Go To shirt is $75.00. Asking $30.00
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking and be well.
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KAVU Wakeley Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/TMvgNXT
This awesome shirt is made from 100% polyester and is in like-new condition. Men's small. It weighs 6.2 oz and features two chest pockets, one with button closure and one with zipper closure. It also has a nice embroidered KAVU logo on the left pocket flap. Just a really cool shirt overall. It retails for $60.00. Asking $27.00
Patagonia Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/dujv7Xx
This nice polo is in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It's made from 100% organic cotton in a comfortable and durable knit. Weighs 8.7 oz. Asking $27.00
prAna Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/kea5Ljj
This beautiful lightweight three button polo is made from 89% recycled polyeste11% organic cotton. It's in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It weighs 6.0 oz. and retailed for $49.00. Asking $25.00
The North Face Long-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/aL1HyDk
This beautiful shirt is made from a comfortable and durable 80% cotton/20% polyester fabric. It has a cool hidden interior chest pocket that's perfect for stashing cash, passport, credit cards, etc. This shirt is in like-new condition and weighs 10.3 oz. Asking $30.00
The North Face A5 Series Track Jacket
https://imgur.com/gallery/awuIHBK
Here's a really sweet full-zip sweat/track jacket in a nice green/brown/white color scheme. 85% polyeste15% cotton and weighing in at 22.8 oz. It features two zippered hand pockets and two large interior "drop" pockets. This jacket is in great condition with two very small imperfections (shown in pics) that are hard to spot. This jacket retailed for north of $100.00. Asking $35.00
The North Face Shorts
https://imgur.com/gallery/zVQSDj2
These shorts are made from a very durable 100% nylon fabric. They feature an integrated adjustable nylon belt, two hand pockets in the front, two "wallet" pockets in the back, two large cargo pockets with Velcro flap closures and one 4"x4" pocket on the right thigh. These shorts have a gusseted crotch with 8" inseam and weigh 11.0 oz. Asking $20.00
Columbia Sportswear PFG Bobbers Best Print Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/x3Hu1yo
This awesome shirt is new with the tag still attached. It's made from 100% cotton. This shirt has a nice roomy fit and large mesh-lined ventilation ports on the back to keep you cool when the temps go up. Weighs in at 7.3 oz and retails for $45.00. Asking $25.00
Arc'teryx Peakline Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/zgHtMKT
SOLD
Patagonia Go To Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/nwdIdl1
SOLD
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking and be well.
2023.06.02 08:26 yishengsweater custom embroidery, wholesale sweater,pullover embroidery broker
Yisheng Sweater Factory
https://yisweater.com
email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Whatsapp/WeChat:86-13929261978
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submitted by yishengsweater to u/yishengsweater [link] [comments]
Yisheng Sweater Factory
https://yisweater.com
email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Whatsapp/WeChat:86-13929261978
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2023.06.02 08:26 PNWclimberJohn [WTS] Men's Medium & Small Closet Cleanout - Shirts, Shorts & Jacket - Arc'teryx, Patagonia, prAna, TNF, KAVU & Columbia
Hi All, I have some nice garments up for grabs. The first two items listed are men's small and all others are men's medium. Items are new, like-new or in excellent lightly used condition. Prices don't include shipping as I'm thinking that someone might want to purchase multiple items which will help trim the overall shipping cost. I prefer PayPal F&F, but you can add 3% to cover PayPal fees if you want to do a G&S transaction. I have sold dozens of items on GearTrade, ULgeartrade & BikeShop over the last few years with no unhappy customers. Buy with confidence! Please take a look...
KAVU Wakeley Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/TMvgNXT
This awesome shirt is made from 100% polyester and is in like-new condition. Men's small. It weighs 6.2 oz and features two chest pockets, one with button closure and one with zipper closure. It also has a nice embroidered KAVU logo on the left pocket flap. Just a really cool shirt overall. It retails for $60.00. Asking $27.00
Patagonia Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/dujv7Xx
This nice polo is in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It's made from 100% organic cotton in a comfortable and durable knit. Weighs 8.7 oz. Asking $27.00
prAna Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/kea5Ljj
This beautiful lightweight three button polo is made from 89% recycled polyeste11% organic cotton. It's in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It weighs 6.0 oz. and retailed for $49.00. Asking $25.00
The North Face Long-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/aL1HyDk
This beautiful shirt is made from a comfortable and durable 80% cotton/20% polyester fabric. It has a cool hidden interior chest pocket that's perfect for stashing cash, passport, credit cards, etc. This shirt is in like-new condition and weighs 10.3 oz. Asking $30.00
The North Face A5 Series Track Jacket
https://imgur.com/gallery/awuIHBK
Here's a really sweet full-zip sweat/track jacket in a nice green/brown/white color scheme. 85% polyeste15% cotton and weighing in at 22.8 oz. It features two zippered hand pockets and two large interior "drop" pockets. This jacket is in great condition with two very small imperfections (shown in pics) that are hard to spot. This jacket retailed for north of $100.00. Asking $35.00
The North Face Shorts
https://imgur.com/gallery/zVQSDj2
These shorts are made from a very durable 100% nylon fabric. They feature an integrated adjustable nylon belt, two hand pockets in the front, two "wallet" pockets in the back, two large cargo pockets with Velcro flap closures and one 4"x4" pocket on the right thigh. These shorts have a gusseted crotch with 8" inseam and weigh 11.0 oz. Asking $20.00
Columbia Sportswear PFG Bobbers Best Print Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/x3Hu1yo
This awesome shirt is new with the tag still attached. It's made from 100% cotton. This shirt has a nice roomy fit and large mesh-lined ventilation ports on the back to keep you cool when the temps go up. Weighs in at 7.3 oz and retails for $45.00. Asking $22.00
Arc'teryx Peakline Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/zgHtMKT
SOLDThis sweet shirt is made from a 78% cotton/22% polyester fabric and weighs in at a nice lightweight 4.9 oz. Men's small. One chest pocket. It's Arc'teryx so you know the quality is top-notch. This shirt retailed for $75.00. Asking $30.00
Patagonia Go To Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/nwdIdl1
SOLDHere's a very nice short-sleeve shirt from Patagonia so you know that's it's built for the long haul. This shirt is in excellent lightly used condition and free of flaws. Made from 70% organic cotton/30% nylon and weighs in at 6.1 oz. Current retail on the Go To shirt is $75.00. Asking $30.00
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking and be well.
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KAVU Wakeley Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/TMvgNXT
This awesome shirt is made from 100% polyester and is in like-new condition. Men's small. It weighs 6.2 oz and features two chest pockets, one with button closure and one with zipper closure. It also has a nice embroidered KAVU logo on the left pocket flap. Just a really cool shirt overall. It retails for $60.00. Asking $27.00
Patagonia Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/dujv7Xx
This nice polo is in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It's made from 100% organic cotton in a comfortable and durable knit. Weighs 8.7 oz. Asking $27.00
prAna Short-sleeve Polo Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/kea5Ljj
This beautiful lightweight three button polo is made from 89% recycled polyeste11% organic cotton. It's in excellent lightly used condition with no flaws. It weighs 6.0 oz. and retailed for $49.00. Asking $25.00
The North Face Long-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/aL1HyDk
This beautiful shirt is made from a comfortable and durable 80% cotton/20% polyester fabric. It has a cool hidden interior chest pocket that's perfect for stashing cash, passport, credit cards, etc. This shirt is in like-new condition and weighs 10.3 oz. Asking $30.00
The North Face A5 Series Track Jacket
https://imgur.com/gallery/awuIHBK
Here's a really sweet full-zip sweat/track jacket in a nice green/brown/white color scheme. 85% polyeste15% cotton and weighing in at 22.8 oz. It features two zippered hand pockets and two large interior "drop" pockets. This jacket is in great condition with two very small imperfections (shown in pics) that are hard to spot. This jacket retailed for north of $100.00. Asking $35.00
The North Face Shorts
https://imgur.com/gallery/zVQSDj2
These shorts are made from a very durable 100% nylon fabric. They feature an integrated adjustable nylon belt, two hand pockets in the front, two "wallet" pockets in the back, two large cargo pockets with Velcro flap closures and one 4"x4" pocket on the right thigh. These shorts have a gusseted crotch with 8" inseam and weigh 11.0 oz. Asking $20.00
Columbia Sportswear PFG Bobbers Best Print Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/x3Hu1yo
This awesome shirt is new with the tag still attached. It's made from 100% cotton. This shirt has a nice roomy fit and large mesh-lined ventilation ports on the back to keep you cool when the temps go up. Weighs in at 7.3 oz and retails for $45.00. Asking $22.00
Arc'teryx Peakline Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/zgHtMKT
SOLD
Patagonia Go To Short-sleeve Shirt
https://imgur.com/gallery/nwdIdl1
SOLD
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking and be well.
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Yisheng Sweater Factory
https://yisweater.com
email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Whatsapp/WeChat:86-13929261978
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2023.05.31 07:53 hangdryy ARTIST SERIES GAMMA 2021 CALGARY EXCLUSIVE
 | So I have a lot of 'Artist Series' jackets but this is by far one of the most highly detailed and most limited piece in my collection. This is a collaboration with ‘The Chief’s Daughter’ or lesser known by her name Karli Crowshoe. This is a 1/1 hand-beaded Gamma LT in size XL. I love it too much to wear it. These don’t pop up too often because only 16 Arc’teryx jackets were made and each came with a unique co-branded tote bag. I got mine directly from my rep at Arc’teryx. submitted by hangdryy to arcteryx [link] [comments] To make this even more awesome, partial proceeds from the pieces went to support the Piikani Board of Education, by providing a scholarship to assist to support a single mother of indigenous heritage pursuing post secondary education. I’ll attach a link to the first image detailing the Arc’teryx event info from when it dropped which provides a lot of info about the artist, their intentions, and some other fun facts. Let me know if you’re one of the other 16 people who own one! I have yet to meet someone who has it, maybe they’re all in Canada (I’m in California). |
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email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
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email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
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2023.05.29 02:14 LostMyTurban Canada Goose VS Arc'Teryx
Thought I would drum up some discussion around the two brands. Owned Canada Goose for a while and several of their jackets (chilliwack, borden, lodge). Recently tried some offerings from Arc'Teryx and Im just not seeing the same value as I do with Canada Goose. I understand Arc'Teryx is more of a activity focused brand, but the for something like their Macai jacket, Im seeing better value in a Borden bomber or even Wyndham Parka.
What are other peoples' thoughts?
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What are other peoples' thoughts?
2023.05.28 23:45 maiden-lane Trip Report: 7 Days in England in May (Cotopaxi Allpa 35L)
Hi everyone, just returned from my first one bag experience in England (London, Bath, Cotswolds). I think it was a positive experience and I'll definitely one bag as much as I can in the future!
Luckily, I was traveling on a new Boeing 787 so it was quiet enough that I didn't have to bring my usual pair of noise cancelling Bose headphones. I also chose not to bring a water bottle, rain jacket, and umbrella. I thought I would probably buy a plastic water bottle anyway; I got one at the hotel, so I just used that. For the rain jacket and umbrella, I reasoned that if it rained, my jacket and bags were weather resistant enough to get me from point A to point B without being soaked; I also did bring a pair of waterproof shoes so that was taken care of. The weather ended up being very nice as well so no rain gear was needed despite rain showing on the forecast before I left.
What I didn't end up using
I didn't end up using pads/tampon, most of my medicine, the energy chews, nor the blazer. I also had underwear to spare (planned). London does feel rather more formal than say, New York, but I think if you present neatly and stick to more casual places it'll be fine. I went to a stuffy Michelin starred restaurant in all black (including Patagonia fleece and black On shoes) and no one batted an eye. Nonetheless, except for the blazer, I feel like I will still continue to pack these things because the people I was traveling with had to use bandaids, needed the eyedrops, etc... and I didn't want to worry about having to wash underwear.
Things I wished I brought
I wished I brought along my flip flops. Some hotels do not give slippers and I'm just naturally suspicious of the cleanliness of hotels even if they are rated well.
Overall Thoughts
It was my first trip with the Allpa 35L. It did take me some time to figure out how to pack and wear it, but by the end of the trip, it was very comfortable. I also really liked the zipper loops that make it harder for people to open your bag, really gave me peace of mind when traveling through crowded locations. I think my experience would have further improved if I had gotten true compression organization bags.
I will also note that I did see only two other people with Cotopaxi Allpas Del Dias (the colorful ones) which while cute I think it does unfortunately signal tourist/backpacker in the places I visited at least. I live in the American Midwest where Cotopaxi is pretty common so if I saw someone walking down the street with one of their bags I wouldn't assume they are traveling necessarily. If it's important to you to remain more inconspicuous and have a Cotopaxi, probably get a black or brown one.
For the data plan, I used the 7 day plan from Holafly, unlimited data. It's one of the few unlimited data plans, and I knew I was going to use a lot of data so that's why I chose this. At the end of the trip, I had used about 5gb. The only caveat was that you only get 4g data, but honestly the speed was totally fine. Other data plans I saw were about the same price but you only got 2-3gb of data at 5g speeds. Also, I was traveling with someone who lived in the UK who used Vodafone, and quite often I had signal when they did not, so I think Holafly coverage is pretty good. The only thing is that for some reason coverage on the Heathrow tarmac was really bad, so it was pretty worrying when I landed and I tried to activate it and not going through... but that was literally the only time the signal was bad.
Randomly, I had to call the hotel, which you can't do on the Holafly plans (data only). However, I have a Google Voice number and had filled it with credit years ago, so I was able to call through data. The rate was $0.01/minute and I had like $9.00. If you think you might need to call non-emergency numbers, you could look into making a Google Voice number and adding some small credit. There's probably other ways too but I just already had the credit.
I thought I might have needed to do laundry at some point, so I checked if my hotels had one-day laundry. In the last hotel I stayed in, it said it did not, but they actually did--so if stuff like that is important to you, you might consider asking. For the first hotel, I decided to go with a nice 5-star hotel, which actually provided me with water bottles, a tube of travel detergent, and a full-size lint roller... overall I thought it was a good choice because then I got a bunch of stuff that I didn't need to pay for and set me up for the next days of traveling.
If you've made to the end... congratulations & happy to answer any questions.
Edit: added the charging brick.
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Bags
- Cotopaxi Allpa 35L (all black)
- Everlane the ReNew Traveler Tote (discontinued, dupe of Longchamp Le Pliage, packed inside the Allpa)
- Nite-ize S-biner (for clipping things to bag, like hats)
Clothes
- Patagonia R2 fleece (discontinued)
- Arcteryx Atom LT hoody
- Socks (7 pairs, including a pair of balega for running & Smartwool for hiking)
- Underwear (10)
- Bras (3)
- On Cloud 5 (walking shoes)
- Hoka Challenger 6 GTX (waterproof hiking and running shoes)
- Exercise clothes: Lululemon tee, Lululemon fast & free shorts (discontinued), Lululemon tights
- Pajamas (top and bottom)
- Blazer
- Pants (3)
- Tops (4)
- Hat
Consumables
Electronics
- Cell phone
- Garmin Forerunner 745 + USB-C converter
- Airtag
- 10,000mah portable battery (discontinued)
- 6 foot USB-C cable
- Charging brick
- Pixel Buds
- Travel adapter (discontinued)
Self-care, First Aid
- Pads, liners, tampons
- Teeth: floss, toothpaste, tongue scraper, toothbrush
- Hair: hair pin, hairbrush, hair ties, conditioner, shampoo
- First Aid: eyedrops, anti-diarrheal, pepto, prescription medication, melatonin, ibuprofen, gas-x, band-aids, allergy medicine
- Skincare: face wash, pimple covers, repair solution, benzoyl peroxide, toner, serum, light lotion, heavy lotion, sunscreen, vaseline, headband
- Loofah with travel container
- Laundry detergent (hotel gave it to me)
- N-95 face masks
- Massage ball
- Inflatable pillow
- Eye mask
Overall Comments
What I didn't missLuckily, I was traveling on a new Boeing 787 so it was quiet enough that I didn't have to bring my usual pair of noise cancelling Bose headphones. I also chose not to bring a water bottle, rain jacket, and umbrella. I thought I would probably buy a plastic water bottle anyway; I got one at the hotel, so I just used that. For the rain jacket and umbrella, I reasoned that if it rained, my jacket and bags were weather resistant enough to get me from point A to point B without being soaked; I also did bring a pair of waterproof shoes so that was taken care of. The weather ended up being very nice as well so no rain gear was needed despite rain showing on the forecast before I left.
What I didn't end up using
I didn't end up using pads/tampon, most of my medicine, the energy chews, nor the blazer. I also had underwear to spare (planned). London does feel rather more formal than say, New York, but I think if you present neatly and stick to more casual places it'll be fine. I went to a stuffy Michelin starred restaurant in all black (including Patagonia fleece and black On shoes) and no one batted an eye. Nonetheless, except for the blazer, I feel like I will still continue to pack these things because the people I was traveling with had to use bandaids, needed the eyedrops, etc... and I didn't want to worry about having to wash underwear.
Things I wished I brought
I wished I brought along my flip flops. Some hotels do not give slippers and I'm just naturally suspicious of the cleanliness of hotels even if they are rated well.
Overall Thoughts
It was my first trip with the Allpa 35L. It did take me some time to figure out how to pack and wear it, but by the end of the trip, it was very comfortable. I also really liked the zipper loops that make it harder for people to open your bag, really gave me peace of mind when traveling through crowded locations. I think my experience would have further improved if I had gotten true compression organization bags.
I will also note that I did see only two other people with Cotopaxi Allpas Del Dias (the colorful ones) which while cute I think it does unfortunately signal tourist/backpacker in the places I visited at least. I live in the American Midwest where Cotopaxi is pretty common so if I saw someone walking down the street with one of their bags I wouldn't assume they are traveling necessarily. If it's important to you to remain more inconspicuous and have a Cotopaxi, probably get a black or brown one.
For the data plan, I used the 7 day plan from Holafly, unlimited data. It's one of the few unlimited data plans, and I knew I was going to use a lot of data so that's why I chose this. At the end of the trip, I had used about 5gb. The only caveat was that you only get 4g data, but honestly the speed was totally fine. Other data plans I saw were about the same price but you only got 2-3gb of data at 5g speeds. Also, I was traveling with someone who lived in the UK who used Vodafone, and quite often I had signal when they did not, so I think Holafly coverage is pretty good. The only thing is that for some reason coverage on the Heathrow tarmac was really bad, so it was pretty worrying when I landed and I tried to activate it and not going through... but that was literally the only time the signal was bad.
Randomly, I had to call the hotel, which you can't do on the Holafly plans (data only). However, I have a Google Voice number and had filled it with credit years ago, so I was able to call through data. The rate was $0.01/minute and I had like $9.00. If you think you might need to call non-emergency numbers, you could look into making a Google Voice number and adding some small credit. There's probably other ways too but I just already had the credit.
I thought I might have needed to do laundry at some point, so I checked if my hotels had one-day laundry. In the last hotel I stayed in, it said it did not, but they actually did--so if stuff like that is important to you, you might consider asking. For the first hotel, I decided to go with a nice 5-star hotel, which actually provided me with water bottles, a tube of travel detergent, and a full-size lint roller... overall I thought it was a good choice because then I got a bunch of stuff that I didn't need to pay for and set me up for the next days of traveling.
If you've made to the end... congratulations & happy to answer any questions.
Edit: added the charging brick.
2023.05.28 22:54 ArcAngel98 Dracula: World of War- Chapter 18
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I walked down London’s streets, currently filled with debris from destroyed buildings, and looked in what remained of the clothing shops. I found one shop, which was in complete ruin, glass from the broken windows were on the floor and a wall was caved inward splaying bricks and mortar everywhere. But still the shop was open; I knew this from a little hand made sign outside that read, “We are still open, just a bit more open than usual.” I actually laughed when I read that. The British were famous for being able to keep a stiff upper lip, but this was remarkable.
“Ah hello, welcome sir. How can I help you today?” An elderly man behind a counter asked.
“I am in need of new clothes. Something less… militaristic, and it needs to cover much of my body. I’m afraid the sun is rather unkind to my skin.” I told the man.
“Fresh home from the front, are you? I’m glad you were able to make it home safe and thank you for your brave service.” He shook my hand and led me to a more intact part of the shop. Along the walls and on shelves were many fine clothes, hats, and shoes. “As I always say sir: a fine suit makes a fine gentleman. May I ask, how much are you willing to spend today?”
I pulled out a few pounds and handed it to him, “this much.” He looked as if I had just given him a gold bar and a stiff drink.
“I… I think we have just the thing for you sir.” He quickly walked over to a large door and pulled out a key, unlocking it and motioning me to join him. Beyond the door was a room filled with mannequin wearing exquisite suits and fine dresses. “This is a room reserved for our more… lavish cliental. I think it will fit you much better.”
“How many can I afford with what I gave you?”
“Three or four full outfits, I should think sir, and I would be happy to throw in a rather dapper hat on the house for such a lofty purchase.” He began measuring me from head to toe, then he brought out several different trousers and shirts for me to try on. After we had decided on three shirts, jackets, and pants to match, we moved on to shoes and socks.
In total I spent nearly two hours in his shop, but I must admit to looking quite debonair when I left. And true to his word he gave me a bowler’s hat to match the suit that I wore out of the store. I had bought, and was currently wearing, black trousers, a fitted long sleeved white shirt, a black vest, and my bowler’s hat. In my bag, I had similar outfits, some with coats of varying colors, but mostly darker shades such as deep blues and greys. Now that I looked like any other well-dressed man, I would be able to blend in without drawing suspicion. If I had tried to cross borders dressed like a soldier I most likely would have been shot, captured, tortured, or generally mistreated. As much as the men and women of Russia may dislike the wealthy, they might dislike foreign soldiers even more.
I picked up my bag, that held what amounted to all of my worldly possessions, left the shopping district, and headed to the docks to get passage on a ship heading to the main European continent. Travel was dangerous due to the war, but a few trains still ran, so after a two-day boat ride, I hopped on a train for as far as it would take me. I got a few hundred miles from the Russian border, but no one would take me any further. My only options seemed to be either walking, finding an automobile, or ride a horse, which was a fairly common method of transportation in this area.
I looked around as I stepped of the train. I was used to major cities, large crowds, and tall buildings… not this. I felt as if I had stepped back in time by a century. The tallest thing in the whole town was the train, and it was leaving in fifteen minutes. I had arrived at night, so the town was quiet, and very dark. Not a single streetlamp as far as the eye could see. I was very thankful for my superior eyesight, or I would have been in a very bad way. The air smelt of cattle and grass, aside from the train station there was no one around. I felt my hunger rise in my throat and quelled it; I knew places like this had no criminals to satiate my thirst with. I doubted they had doctors… let alone drug dealers. There were open fields as far as I could make out in the moonlit distance. The only sounds came from the station and the animals. Some crickets chirped, a few bats flittered about, and a howl of some kind echoed, but nothing man-made even let out a peep.
I had spent centuries navigating by the stars, so I was able to get my baring without delay and headed for the border, which was to my North-East. I walked all night, and when the sun rose, I simply covered up and kept on. I walked for days, only stopping to feed or take a break from the Sun in the blessed shade, but these breaks never lasted long. I only allowed myself time enough to shake off the effects of the sunlight then I continued my march. My territory… my hometown… was hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometers away. Between us was the German army, and the poor unfortunate souls that made up their ranks… and my next meals for a while.
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Chapter 18: The Journey Home
I left a few nights after my conversation with Captain Lance. I was taken by jeep to the nearest safe town and caught a train. A few of the men saw me off, some wished me a swift recovery and others asked me to mail letters for them when I got back. I agreed and said my goodbyes. In the end I was dropped of back at London because that was where I joined the army from. I did as I told my comrades I would and mailed the letters for their families that they gave me, then tried to stop at my old apartment, but it was reduced to rubble in the air raids. I was still wearing my uniform, and now that my apartment was destroyed that meant all of my things were gone too. I was irritated, but only mildly; there wasn’t much in the apartment anyway. I had enough money to afford new clothes and tickets for passage to get me as close to Russia as I could. After that I would figure it out as I went.I walked down London’s streets, currently filled with debris from destroyed buildings, and looked in what remained of the clothing shops. I found one shop, which was in complete ruin, glass from the broken windows were on the floor and a wall was caved inward splaying bricks and mortar everywhere. But still the shop was open; I knew this from a little hand made sign outside that read, “We are still open, just a bit more open than usual.” I actually laughed when I read that. The British were famous for being able to keep a stiff upper lip, but this was remarkable.
“Ah hello, welcome sir. How can I help you today?” An elderly man behind a counter asked.
“I am in need of new clothes. Something less… militaristic, and it needs to cover much of my body. I’m afraid the sun is rather unkind to my skin.” I told the man.
“Fresh home from the front, are you? I’m glad you were able to make it home safe and thank you for your brave service.” He shook my hand and led me to a more intact part of the shop. Along the walls and on shelves were many fine clothes, hats, and shoes. “As I always say sir: a fine suit makes a fine gentleman. May I ask, how much are you willing to spend today?”
I pulled out a few pounds and handed it to him, “this much.” He looked as if I had just given him a gold bar and a stiff drink.
“I… I think we have just the thing for you sir.” He quickly walked over to a large door and pulled out a key, unlocking it and motioning me to join him. Beyond the door was a room filled with mannequin wearing exquisite suits and fine dresses. “This is a room reserved for our more… lavish cliental. I think it will fit you much better.”
“How many can I afford with what I gave you?”
“Three or four full outfits, I should think sir, and I would be happy to throw in a rather dapper hat on the house for such a lofty purchase.” He began measuring me from head to toe, then he brought out several different trousers and shirts for me to try on. After we had decided on three shirts, jackets, and pants to match, we moved on to shoes and socks.
In total I spent nearly two hours in his shop, but I must admit to looking quite debonair when I left. And true to his word he gave me a bowler’s hat to match the suit that I wore out of the store. I had bought, and was currently wearing, black trousers, a fitted long sleeved white shirt, a black vest, and my bowler’s hat. In my bag, I had similar outfits, some with coats of varying colors, but mostly darker shades such as deep blues and greys. Now that I looked like any other well-dressed man, I would be able to blend in without drawing suspicion. If I had tried to cross borders dressed like a soldier I most likely would have been shot, captured, tortured, or generally mistreated. As much as the men and women of Russia may dislike the wealthy, they might dislike foreign soldiers even more.
I picked up my bag, that held what amounted to all of my worldly possessions, left the shopping district, and headed to the docks to get passage on a ship heading to the main European continent. Travel was dangerous due to the war, but a few trains still ran, so after a two-day boat ride, I hopped on a train for as far as it would take me. I got a few hundred miles from the Russian border, but no one would take me any further. My only options seemed to be either walking, finding an automobile, or ride a horse, which was a fairly common method of transportation in this area.
I looked around as I stepped of the train. I was used to major cities, large crowds, and tall buildings… not this. I felt as if I had stepped back in time by a century. The tallest thing in the whole town was the train, and it was leaving in fifteen minutes. I had arrived at night, so the town was quiet, and very dark. Not a single streetlamp as far as the eye could see. I was very thankful for my superior eyesight, or I would have been in a very bad way. The air smelt of cattle and grass, aside from the train station there was no one around. I felt my hunger rise in my throat and quelled it; I knew places like this had no criminals to satiate my thirst with. I doubted they had doctors… let alone drug dealers. There were open fields as far as I could make out in the moonlit distance. The only sounds came from the station and the animals. Some crickets chirped, a few bats flittered about, and a howl of some kind echoed, but nothing man-made even let out a peep.
I had spent centuries navigating by the stars, so I was able to get my baring without delay and headed for the border, which was to my North-East. I walked all night, and when the sun rose, I simply covered up and kept on. I walked for days, only stopping to feed or take a break from the Sun in the blessed shade, but these breaks never lasted long. I only allowed myself time enough to shake off the effects of the sunlight then I continued my march. My territory… my hometown… was hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometers away. Between us was the German army, and the poor unfortunate souls that made up their ranks… and my next meals for a while.
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