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Happy Thursday Babes! ☻ The Lilith Skin is also now available at a 25% discount from my usual skin prices @ the LEVEL Event.
This discount applies to individual skin purchases. Shape & Fatpack are regularly priced!
ⓑ Compatible with Evo X. Shown on LeLutka Briannon. Compatibility may vary amongst other heads.
The 6 tones available include Rosekiss, Sunkiss, Praline & Brownie for Velour, Citrine 07 and Crystal 09 for Boataom.
ⓑ Landmark: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEVEL/144/200/5
- TRIGGERED - Lexi Set MEGAPACK
♥ 16 Colors + 4 Animal Patterns for Cardigan, Shorts, Belt, Bows, Top, & Collar.
♥ On & Off Options for Bows
♥ Alphas for Cardigan, Top & Shorts.
♡ Body Compatibility:
✿ Legacy + Perky
✿ Ebody Reborn + Rolls + Juicy + Waifu Boobs
Taxi --> K u s t o m 9
While Ouroboros frames produced before the invention of the Infinity Condenser *can* be retrofitted to utilize this new power source, the compatibility between Condensers and Prism-era hardware is inconsistent at best, and most frames are still required to carry solid fuel to counteract spontaneous malfunctions that would otherwise leave a frame dead on the battlefield.
In an effort to work around these shortcomings, Ouroboros technicians developed a new mobile frame from the ground up: the OBS-06 Tesselar, designed to make full use of Infinity Condenser technology. But, while the Tesselar solved the Prism's power issues, its new operating system proved far too difficult for any but ace pilots to master.
The OBS-07 Polytope is the result of many iterations upon the Tesselar prototype, finally entering mass production after several years in development. The Polytope mimics the appearance and more intuitive operating system of the Prism frame family, allowing an easier transition for all pilots as the old OBS-03 models begin to be phased out of production.
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The Ouroboros Simulacrum is back, and better than ever. Wanted to iterate on what I had started with the Tesselar but also get back to the original style I had with the Prism, and this is the result. I'm super happy with how it turned out!
★ The Hot New Release for the Reborn Event opens May 22nd, 2024 ★ The Malinda foot cuffs and rings have intricate detail and would make any outfit look classy!
★ Rigged For ★ Legacy F ★ Reborn ★ Maitreya-X ★ Gen-X ★ Kupra ★ Lara ★
★ Comes with a Color Control HUD for changeable color options ★
★ Remember to always try the DEMOS! ★ Check for Body Type & Body MOD Compatibility★
★ Reborn LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/eBody/64/251/22
★ Cult's Social Media Links ★
DA* 11-18, designed for APS-C, has no visible full frame compatibility issue when focal length >= 16mm
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Loki - Astra Denim Skirt FATPACK
ʚɞ. 14 Colors
ʚɞ. Each color pack Includes HUD for Belt, Metals, & Panties.
ʚɞ. All Parts can be dyed Seperately.
ʚɞ. Belt, Star, & Panties are Optional.
ʚɞ. FATPACK has more customization Options.
⟡ Body Compatibility:
☪︎ Legacy
☪︎ Ebody Reborn
˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Taxi --> ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ Loki Mainstore ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗
Models : hectic1 (Maitreya)
Photo, Edit, Retouch: hectic1
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UPDATED to v1.2 on Nov 10, 2020
Teaser video: 30 secs
• Visually improved HUD
• Blend/Mask options on HUD
• Gloss adjustments for Main and Band parts (needs ALM)
• Fabrics changes retain last used color (were reset to white)
• Improved manual color input (RGB codes)
• Leg Lights for gloss boost in places with poor lighting (needs ALM)
Free update via Redelivery for owners of previous versions!
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Individual fabrics are available either separately or as a fatpack.
To see the garment in all its glory, please enable Advanced Lighting Model (ALM) in the Graphics preferences of your viewer, and switch on the lights of the room you are in (or use our free Body Light Bundle for ALM Testing).
Individual Fabric Features
• Original Mesh (Maitreya Lara ONLY)
• Shoe Friendly (tight foot fit, hideable heel and toe)
• 2 Alpha-Mode Models (Blend for realism, Mask for compatibility)
• 5 Parts (top-band, main, back-seam, heels, toes)
• 4 Band Fabrics (2 rib stitched, 2 lacy)
• 2 Seam & Heel Fabrics (Opaque, main fabric)
• Unlimited Colors (mix & match)
• Multiple Gloss Levels (mix & match)
• Multiple Glow Levels (mix & match)
• Hideable Band
• Instant Strip (Show/Hide)
• HUD Driven (Minimize button, Just 1 Low-Lag Script)
• Materials Enabled (Full use of Advanced Lighting Model)
• Original Realistic Textures (best with Advanced Lighting Model)
Quality Mesh Fashion
Our exclusive GOTH DRESS gift for this round is a dark, sharp and made to impress. Available only during the GOTHCORE Event - July/August Round 2025, this piece is the perfect match for your black heart and darker wardrobe.
📍 Grab yours for free right at the landing point!
GOTH DRESS (GIFT)
Compatibility:
› Legacy F, Ebody, LaraX
Details:
› Free gift available at the event
› Rigged mesh dress
› Dark-toned texture
› Copy only
Only at GOTHCORE! Where every shadow has a story to tell... 💀
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Hi Culties, Time to kick off your weekend shopping just right!
★ For Zoco Weekend Sale ★ Alexxiss ★ ★ For G.O.A.T 66 Sale ★ Leander ★ ★ For District 69 Sale ★ Tsubasa ★
★ Alexxiss Rigged For ★ Reborn ★ Lara ★ Legacy F ★ Kupra ★ MaitreyaX ★ Nhuma ★
★ Leander Rigged For ★ Reborn ★ Lara ★ Legacy F ★ Kupra ★ MaitreyaX ★ Nhuma ★
★ Tsubasa Rigged For ★ Reborn ★ Lara ★ Legacy F ★ Kupra ★ MaitreyaX ★
★ Remember to always try the DEMOS!★Check for Body Type & Body MOD Compatibility★
★ Comes with a Color Control HUD for changeable color options
★ Cult LM ★ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cult%20Coven/210/58/32
★ Cult's Social Media Links ★
★ Hot New Release for Kustom9 - opens Dec 15th, 2023 ★ The Cove boots are a smexy pair of boots that have some amazing details that would be amazing with any outfit!
★ Rigged For ★ Legacy F ★ Reborn ★ Maitreya ★ Gen-X ★ Kupra ★ Jake ★ Gianni ★
★ Comes with a Color Control HUD for changeable color options ★
★ Remember to always try the DEMOS! ★ Check for Body Type & Body MOD Compatibility★
★ Kustom9 LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/kustom9/128/146/1003
★ Kustom9 Cam Sim: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Kustom9%20Cam/125/15/23
★ Cult's Social Media Links ★
~GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY~
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2.Comment your In-world name for a chance to win
2 Winners will be selected in Flickr.
Doloras Lucci the Living Memory
🌹✨ Before the shadows, before the staples and eternity… there was a woman. In another life, before revenge and the abyss, she was majesty and fire.
Doloras Lucci—the woman, not the specter—walked among the living with the grace of a goddess.
Her skin was warm, her lips a spell, her gaze the prelude to her own fall. 💋
This skin revives that lost moment, when power was still life, not punishment.
A tribute to beauty before death.
~Available NOW at TSS Hauntiversay : October 10th - November 2nd.
Compatibility:
-2K BOM EVOX and 10 Velour Natural Skin Tones.
Tones: Blush,Cloudy,Porcelain,Snow,Chatilly,Rosekiss,Ibiza and Sunkiss
Variations of:
-Brown and No Brow Skin
-Red Lips with 3 opacities
-Eyes running Make-up
-Face Staples Tattoo
Remember to wear your group tag for a 10% off in every purchase
WHAT? GAMERS LOVE THE BEACH TOO!
ALEKO BODYSUIT - @SCANDALIZE
THIS IS ONE OF THE NEWEST PRODUCTS IN THE MAINSTORE! v
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10% OFF IN THE WORLD!
INTERACTIVE
MIX AND MATCH - FATPACK HUD ONLY
COMPATIBILITY:
REBORN / WAIFUS [X] / SQUISH
LEGACY
LARA X
OTHER CREDS:
Reborn body - @eBODY Resident
Ceylon Head - @LeLUTKA
Nintendo DS - @The Debbie Store
Hentai Shine & Tattoo - @THIS IS WRONG
Nayuki Hair - @RAMA.SALON
Angel bodyskins - @VELOUR
Mirage Eyelashes - @Void
Candidate ‘green’ satellite propellants within a temperature-controlled incubator, undergoing heating as a way to simulate the speeding up of time.
Today hydrazine is the most common propellant employed by thrusters aboard satellites: it is highly energetic in nature but also toxic and corrosive, as well as dangerous to handle and store. ESA initiated a study with European Astrotech Ltd in the UK to look into greener propellants and propulsion systems, to provide comparable performance with reduced toxicity and handling costs.
The testing investigated the compatibility between a variety of current and future materials and weld combinations with two propellant candidates in detail while checking others as well. By using materials already present in propulsion systems, the aim is to help to reduce any necessary modifications needed, shrinking costs and development times.
An eight-month test cycle became the equivalent of 5.33 years on-orbit by elevating temperature, hunting out for any degradation in the welds, materials and propellants – such as broken welds, material mass loss or etching.
Two green propellants called LMP-103S – flight-tested on Sweden’s Prisma formation flying mission – and HTP – high-test peroxide, previously used in past UK rockets – were shown to have compatibility with up to ten welded materials (while HTP was incompatible with titanium).
The project was supported through ESA’s Technology Development Element, investigating promising innovations for space.
It comes in response to the European Commission’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH) regulation, that seeks to limit industry’s use of chemical substances that may be hazardous to human health or the environment.
Credits: European Astrotech Ltd
• Check this item out at Lakrya's Marketplace Store ♥
◦ Compatibility :
- Maitreya Lara
- Belleza : Freya - Venus - Isis
- Slink : Physique - Hourglass
◦ Yasha Mesh Bracers :
- Rigged Fitted Mesh
- Materials Enabled
- Copy / Modify / No Transfer
- Includes :
• 1 Version for both arms.
• 1 Version for right arm.
• 1 Version for left arm.
◦ HUD :
- 2 Customizable Sections
- 3 Group Tabs
- 45 Textures
- 6 Presets
- HSL Color Palette
- Alpha
- Glow
- Brightness
- Script Delete
✧ Updates
◦ 06/10/2018
- Item has been rigged to Belleza & Slink mesh bodies.
- HUD Updated with new design.
- Added Preset Menu with 6 premade textures.
- Added Reset/White Button to the HSL Color Palette.
- Added Links & Detach Button.
- Strength and tenderness, are always completely and utterly compatible ......
- Fortaleza y ternura, son siempre, total y absolutamente compatibles.....
💎✨ SAS-Ophelia by Sascha Designs ✨💎
Elegance, Attitude, and High Fashion in Second Life
The new release from Sascha Designs, SAS-Ophelia, arrives to redefine virtual fashion in Second Life, blending sophistication, sensuality, and a bold modern aesthetic.
This set stands out as a high-fashion statement piece designed for avatars who want to express identity through style.
A Design with Character
SAS-Ophelia is composed of carefully crafted pieces that come together to create a complete and versatile look:
Elegant leather skirt with a structured belt and gold chain details for a luxury street-style touch
✨ Strapless satin top with a glamorous chic finish
Embroidered lace leggings adding contrast between softness and edge
👢 High boots designed to enhance the silhouette and complete the outfit with strength and attitude
👑 Compatibility
This design is optimized for a wide range of body types, ensuring flexibility and a perfect fit:
Maitreya Lara X
Legacy
Legacy Perky
Legacy Bombshell
Reborn
🎨 Color Palette
The collection offers a versatile range of shades to match different styles and moods:
Salmon, Cream, Brown, Black, Olive, Pink, Red, Seafoam, and Tan.
Each color transforms the outfit, allowing looks that range from soft and elegant to bold and statement-driven.
💫 Virtual Fashion Without Limits
SAS-Ophelia represents a clear vision: fashion in the virtual world has no fixed rules. It is a space for self-expression, where every avatar can build a unique identity with complete freedom.
Perfect for events, photoshoots, or everyday styling within Second Life, this set is designed to stand out.
💫 A design made for self-expression without limits in leather — classic, modern, or fully customized to your unique style.
🏬 Inworld: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Century%20Paradise/59/53/22
Marketplace: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/13877
Elegance, attitude, and personality in one creation. SAS-Ophelia is not just an outfit—it’s a style statement.
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Hi Culties, time for even more sales for the HW MP Sale!!
★ For HW MP Sale★ Teenielia
★ marketplace.secondlife.com/p/CULT-Teenielia-Heels-Fatpack...
★ Rigged For ★ Reborn ★ Kupra ★ Legacy Female ★ MaitreyaX ★ MaitreyaOG ★ Nhuma
★ Remember to always try the DEMOS!★Check for Body Type & Body MOD Compatibility★
★ Cult LM ★ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cult%20Coven/210/58/32
★ Cult's Social Media Links ★
2 Sizes Included (A4 & US Letter)
Photoshop PSD Files
Very Easy to Change the Colors and Images
JPG previews included
Compatibility Back to Adobe CS6
Vector Graphics
CMYK Color Scheme
Used Free Fonts
Inside the pack:
Maitreya Body app
Omega System app
available in three shades
Check the compatibility of your body.
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The omega system is compatible with all bodies, as long as you have in your inventory the omega system compatible with your body type.
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CHECK COMPATIBILITY
marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PRESCOTT-TATTOO-FLOWER/14692358
Available at the TMD - The Mens Dept. Event, starting on the 5th of April.
Featuring:
- 20 Beads, 15 Metals, 15 Leathers - multiple areas.
- 3 PBR shine levels.
- PBR/Blinn Compatible.
- Toggle each Bracelet or Ring on/off.
Compatibility: Signature Gianni X, Signature Gianni, Belleza Jake, Inithium Kario Fit & Meshbody Legacy Male.
RE VIP Members get a 10% Discount.
Available here:
What's new in 1.2?
- added MAN TGX E5 (by Madster) skin
- added Mercedes Actros MP3 skin
- added Krone Profiliner (by Sogard3) skin
- added compatibility for Eugene's Next-Gen Scania S
- added license plate for Scania S (REQUIRED: www.mediafire.com/file/qdjfn3cil7n73i8/nr_plates.zip/file)
DOWNLOAD: sharemods.com/501y5gbr945b/kschultz_skinpack_1.2.zip.html
Have fun!
Credits: Sogard3, 50K, thomas16, TheNuvolari
Title.
Door.
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Manhattan. New York. USA. 2017. … 6 / 6
(Today's photo. It was previously published, but I re-edited it.)
Images:
Drake - Laugh Now Cry Later ft. Lil Durk
youtu.be/JFm7YDVlqnI?si=a9_Ovo-jmTB8Wnef
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My new novel
B♭ (B Flat)
Volume 13 😄
The following is still in its draft stage and will be revised further.
Key parts are not disclosed.
The order of the content shown here is mixed.
(Of course, this is not the final version.)
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My new novel
B♭ (B Flat)
The Republican Party had chosen Justin Bradford as its presidential candidate.
In response, the Democrats put forward Ryan Bennett.
Ryan sat in a room of his white-walled mansion on South Beverly Drive, gazing out at the manicured garden and tree-lined street. His mind drifted back to his childhood. He had always lived within a carefully calculated order. His days followed a strict timetable; his homework was flawless. Teachers praised him, while classmates kept their distance. To Ryan, being a model student was both a source of pride and a burden of solitude.
In the hush of the library, he first brushed against the realm of politics. During student council debates, his logic seldom drew applause, and often invited cold stares. People were moved by instinct and emotion. Reason alone could not stir the crowd—this he came to understand.
It was in that abyss of loneliness that Sophia appeared. A gentle voice, steady eyes, and a generosity that never rejected his logic but embraced it instead. They exchanged words, they shared silences, and in each other’s presence they found solace. Sophia was not only the one who steadied his reason, but also the light that warmed his solitude.
After graduating from UCLA, Ryan stepped onto the path of politics. First as a state legislator, then as a member of Congress, he rose without falter. Yet the public gaze remained cold. His patrician face, his meticulous speeches, his flawless reasoning—all these bred distance and resentment. People whispered, “Another elite come to lecture us.”
In that harsh world, his running mate, Alex Murphy, stood by him. Eight years his senior, Murphy possessed a seasoned intuition and decisiveness. He bridged the gap between Ryan’s logic and the people’s emotions, reading the shifting tides of resentment and expectation.
Then came the day when former Democratic president Owen Reed was struck by a sniper’s bullet during a speech. The shot did not take his life, but Ryan felt, with a shudder, the cruelty of the political stage. That night, alone in his study, he stared at the shadow cast by the streetlamp beyond his window. The long silhouette mirrored the solitude and the weight of order he had carried all his life.
Doubt flickered in his eyes, reflecting the city’s lights. Should he follow reason and order, or turn toward the people’s emotions? Having walked the path of the elite, he now saw that logic alone could not redeem reality. Without Sophia’s warmth and Murphy’s intuition, he might not have been able to take another step forward.
Sophia quietly took his hand. “You are not alone. We are here.”
Ryan gave the faintest nod, feeling the chains of solitude loosen, little by little, in the depths of his heart.
During his university years, Ryan had often felt estranged from the public. The scarce applause at debates, the cool reception of his political essays, the smirks at his street speeches. His arguments were correct, but people yearned for emotion. Logic alone could not move them.
Sophia understood her role as the wife of a politician. She stayed by Ryan’s side when public duties drained him, offering the warmth of home. On quiet nights, they would simply sit together, thinking wordlessly of the future.
Murphy, by contrast, acted on instinct. In moments of crisis, he guided Ryan—the tightening of security after the shooting, the handling of the media, the appeal to the public. Where reason could not reach, experience took over. Ryan came to rely on him, and to trust him deeply.
His solitude was also the weight of politics itself. Cool analysis, flawless planning, correct judgment. Yet often, the people could not understand. A reason stripped of feeling drew criticism, and deepened his isolation.
And yet, Sophia made him human. She gave warmth to cold logic, and the power to reach hearts. Murphy, with his decisiveness and experience, built a bridge between reason and emotion.
When the news of the shooting reached him, Ryan felt fear as something tangible for the first time. Politics could not be defended by theory from a study alone. Confusion, the crack of gunfire, the press of terror—faced with them, he knew his own helplessness.
Streetlamps reflected in his eyes; bloodstains on rubble, neighbors clasping hands, mothers crying out. Reality pressed itself upon him. Reason alone could not save, nor logic alone preserve order. Compassion, empathy—these were what people needed.
Sophia spoke softly. “Logic matters. But now is the time to show your heart. People are seeking empathy.”
Ryan smiled faintly and set down his pen. The alignment of order was paused; he resolved to entrust himself to the waves of feeling.
Murphy looked out the window and nodded gently. “Do not fear, Ryan. Your reason, my intuition, Sophia’s warmth—together, they will keep us true.”
Buoyed by those words, Ryan slowly cast aside the shadow of solitude.
The attempt on Owen Reed’s life was both terror and warning. Yet it was also a teacher, revealing the reality of the political stage. Ryan grasped its weight, and steeled himself to go forward.
On the street corner, trembling citizens; beneath the rubble, neighbors holding hands; a mother’s anguished cry. As he listened, Ryan was tested—not only as a politician, but as a human being. Torn between reason and emotion, he found in Sophia and Murphy an unshakable support.
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My new novel:
B♭ (B-flat)
There’s still more to come. 😃
(This is not the final draft.)
Set in New York City.
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Soundtrack.
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
Note: I gave a brief explanation of this novel in the following video:
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
iTunes Playlist Link::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b/pl.u-47DJGhopxMD
My new novel:
B♭ (B-flat)
Notes
1. "Bombay Blood Type (hh type)"
•Characteristics: A rare blood type that lacks the usual ABO antigens — cannot be classified as A, B, or O.
•Discovery: First identified in 1952 in Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay).
•Prevalence: Roughly 1 in 10,000 people in India; globally, about 1 in 2.5 million.
•Transfusion Compatibility: Only compatible with blood from other Bombay type donors.
2. 2024 Harvard University Valedictorian Speech – The Power of Not Knowing
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
3. Shots Fired at Trump Rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
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Door.
( LUMIX G3 shot )
マンハッタン。ニューヨーク。アメリカ。2017. … 6 / 6
(今日の写真。それは過去に発表しました。しかし、再編集しました。)
Images:
Drake - Laugh Now Cry Later ft. Lil Durk
youtu.be/JFm7YDVlqnI?si=a9_Ovo-jmTB8Wnef
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
第13弾。 😄
以下は、まだ初稿の段階です。まだ推敲します。
重要な部分は公開していません。
公開している内容の順番はバラバラです。
(もちろん最終稿ではありません。)
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
共和党大統領候補のジャスティン・ブラッドフォードに対し、民主党は、ライアン・ベネットを選出していた。
ライアン・ベネットは、サウス・ベヴァリー・ドライブ沿いの白壁の豪邸の一室に座り、窓の外に広がる手入れの行き届いた庭園と並木道を見つめながら、子供の頃の自分を思い出していた。幼い日の彼は、常に計算された秩序の中にいた。時間割通りに生活し、宿題も常に完璧に仕上げた。教師は彼を褒め、同級生は距離を置いた。彼にとって、優等生であることは誇りであると同時に孤独でもあった。
図書館の静寂の中で、彼は初めて政治の片鱗に触れた。学生自治会の討論で、彼の論理は拍手を浴びることはなく、しばしば冷たい視線に晒された。人々は直感や感情で動く。理屈だけでは、群衆の心を動かせないのだと、彼は知った。
その孤独の淵に、ソフィアが現れた。柔らかい声、落ち着いた眼差し、そして彼の論理を拒むことなく受け止める包容力。二人は言葉を交わし、沈黙を共有し、互いの存在に慰めを見いだした。ソフィアは、ライアンの理性を支えるだけでなく、彼の孤独を温める光でもあった。
カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校卒業後、ライアンは政治の道を歩み始めた。州議会議員として、そして連邦議会議員として、彼は順調に昇りつめた。だが、国民の視線は常に冷たかった。エリートの顔つき、整然とした演説、完璧すぎる論理は、多くの人々に距離感と反感を与えた。人々はつぶやく。「また、エリートが我々に説教するのか」と。
副大統領候補のアレックス・マーフィーは、その冷徹な世界にあって、ライアンを支える存在であった。八歳年上の彼は、経験に裏打ちされた直感と決断力を持つ。ライアンの論理と感情の間に立ち、国民の反感や期待の波を読み解く力があった。
民主党前大統領オーウェン・リードが演説中に狙撃された。弾丸は命を奪わなかったが、政治の舞台の残酷さをライアンは身をもって知った。その夜、ライアンは自室の書斎で、窓の外の街灯に映る自らの影を見つめた。長い影は、これまでの人生で背負ってきた孤独と秩序の重さを映していた。
街の灯りに反射する瞳の中には迷いがあった。理性と秩序に従うのか、それとも国民の感情に寄り添うのか。エリートの道を歩んできた彼の目には、論理だけでは救えない現実が見えていた。ソフィアの温もりとマーフィーの直感がなければ、彼は前に進むことさえできなかったかもしれない。
ソフィアはそっと彼の手を握った。「あなたは一人じゃない。私たちがいる」と。
ライアンは微かに肯いた。心の奥で、孤独の鎖が少しずつほどけていくのを感じた。
大学時代、ライアンは何度も国民との乖離を体感した。討論会での拍手の少なさ、政治論文の冷たい評価、街頭演説での冷笑。論理は正しくとも、人々は感情を求める。理屈だけでは、人は動かない。
ソフィアは、政治家の妻としての役割を理解していた。公務で疲弊したライアンに寄り添い、家庭の温もりを提供した。静かな夜、二人はただ座り、言葉少なに未来を思った。
マーフィーは直感で動き、危機的な場面ではライアンを導いた。銃撃事件後の警備調整、メディア対応、国民への呼びかけ。理性だけでは追いつかない現場を、彼は経験で補った。ライアンはその存在を頼りにし、信頼した。
ライアンの孤独は政治の重さでもあった。冷静な分析、完璧な計画、正しい判断。それらが国民に理解されないこともあった。感情に欠ける理性は、時として非難を招き、孤独を深める。
だが、ソフィアの存在が、ライアンを人間らしくした。冷たい論理に温度を与え、心に寄り添う力を持たせた。マーフィーは行動力と経験で、論理と感情の橋渡しを行った。
狙撃事件のニュースを聞いたとき、ライアンは初めて恐怖を身近に感じた。政治は書斎の理論だけでは守れない。瞬間の混乱、銃声、恐怖。それらを前にして、彼は自らの無力を知った。
街角の光、瓦礫の中の血痕、避難する人々。全てが現実として彼の前にあった。理性だけでは救えない、理屈だけでは秩序を維持できない。感情に寄り添い、共感を示すことが必要だった。
ソフィアは静かに語る。「論理は重要。でも今は心を示すとき。人々は共感を求めている」
ライアンは微かに笑い、ペンを置いた。秩序の整列は一旦休止し、感情の波に身を任せる覚悟を決めた。
マーフィーは窓の外を見つめ、微かに肯いた。「恐れるな、ライアン。君の理性、私の直感、ソフィアの温もり。全てがあれば、我々は道を誤らない」
ライアンはその言葉に支えられ、孤独の影を少しずつ振り払った。
オーウェン・リードの狙撃事件は、恐怖であり警告でもあった。だがそれは同時に、政治の舞台の現実を教える教師でもあった。ライアンはその重さを理解し、前に進む決意を固めた。
街角で震える人々、瓦礫の下で手を取り合う隣人、泣き叫ぶ母親。その声に耳を傾け、ライアンは政治家として、そして人間としての判断を試されていた。理性と感情の間で揺れる彼の心に、ソフィアとマーフィーは揺るがぬ支えとして存在していた。
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
舞台はニューヨークです。
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Soundtrack.
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追記 この小説を多少説明しました。
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メモ
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「Bombay型（ボンベイ型、hh型）」
•特徴：通常のABO血液型を持たない（A、B、Oに分類されない）特殊な型。
•発見地：1952年、インド・ムンバイ（旧ボンベイ）で初めて確認。
•発生頻度：インドでは1万人に1人程度だが、世界的には約250万人に1人とも。
•輸血制限：同じBombay型しか輸血できない。
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I have bought myself a new camera body (Canon R7) to fit by 70-300 lens. So today went to Arne RSPB reserve for a lesson. The lens is not totally compatible so had to buy a connecting ring as well, so far it seems there is only 1 feature lacking & that is a compatibility issue.
Not many birds around so a variety of subjects trying to get my head around the difference between new & old camera body.
St Nicholas is a rural church in the beautiful surroundings of the RSPB Reserve at Arne, overlooking Poole Harbour. A close-knit congregation gathers for worship twice a month in this peaceful setting.
A prototype 3D-printed antenna being put to work in ESA’s Compact Antenna Test Facility, a shielded chamber for antenna and radio-frequency testing.
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My New Novel:
B♭ (B-flat)
This is the third time I'm sharing it. (^^;;
It's a rough sketch from the beginning, more like notes.
Hope you enjoy reading it. :)
I've added quite a bit.
I won’t be uploading any more. (^_^;)
Note: I gave a brief explanation of this novel in the following video:
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
Set in New York City.
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Red, yellow, blue—
Light rain began to fall on East 52nd Street just after 7 p.m.
Anaya Patel leaned against the wall of the building next to Tot Ramen, where she was supposed to meet someone, and absentmindedly stared at the traffic light at the intersection to her right. Though it was already July, it felt like a cooler summer than last year, and she regretted stepping out in just a T-shirt.
When the light turned green, Anaya squinted and stared intently. Kana, her former classmate, was smiling and waving as she ran toward her—
The flat ceiling of Madison Square Garden looked as if it were swelling from the heat of the crowd to Jack. Cheers welcoming the presidential candidate mingled with angry shouts, shaking the air like a wave.
Jack surveyed the arena briefly before returning his gaze to his iPhone. Several social media feeds scrolled simultaneously on the screen, overflowing with rapid posts.
One post in the Meta feed caught his eye. A death threat.
Republican presidential candidate Justin Bradford was about to take the stage with his fiancée, Eleanor Blake.
As the red lights symbolizing the Republican Party lit up the center stage, the two appeared together.
Then came the gunshots.
Jack recognized it instantly—two shots.
While chaos erupted inside the arena, Jack calmly closed his eyes and visualized the scene. He traced the sound of each shot to its possible source.
The first shot had likely come from the PA area near his right side. But Secret Service agents were stationed there.
He recalculated the second shot—probably fired from the left side of the stage. The assailant must have known the couple's precise positions. A security leak, perhaps.
Then came the second report. Ben Holloway, his colleague, delivered it with practiced calm. The bullets had grazed Justin’s left shoulder and abdomen. No arteries were hit, but the bleeding was severe.
Jack replied with steady resolve:
"Justin has Bombay blood. I confirmed it three days ago with Bellevue Hospital. They have a reserve."
Ben acknowledged it calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Justin was rushed to Bellevue, the nearest hospital. Jack called Elijah Kane, who was already waiting there. Secret Service agents, of course, never used apps like WhatsApp.
Before the first ring ended, Elijah picked up.
"Jack, it’s bad. We don’t have the blood. The Bombay blood is gone."
Jack couldn’t believe it.
"I confirmed it personally three days ago with the staff. Saw the blood bags myself."
After a brief pause, Elijah answered:
"The person in charge of those bags died in a car accident yesterday."
Anaya waited for her husband Arjun at Tot Ramen. Her college friend Mika (Sato), a Japanese artist, was with her.
As the waiter placed her bowl in front of her, her phone rang.
It was Bellevue Hospital.
Without hesitation, Anaya answered. Mika watched her with concern.
"Ms. Anaya Patel? This is Sasha Wilson from the ER. You may have heard, but the Republican presidential candidate was shot. We need your blood immediately. A Secret Service vehicle will pick you up. Please do not move."
Anaya turned toward the display hanging over the counter. A male reporter was broadcasting live from MSG.
At the entrance, a well-dressed man in a blue suit approached quickly.
"I’m Rohan Shah with the Secret Service. Please come with me. The car is outside."
Just as he reached for her, Anaya's phone buzzed again. The caller ID was unknown.
"Hello?"
"Ms. Anaya Patel?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"Jack Vance, Secret Service. I'm almost there."
"How do you know my location?"
"We’re professionals. We have ways."
"But the agent is already here."
Jack’s urgent shout rang through the phone: "NO!"
The man before her drew a rifle from inside his suit and aimed it at her forehead.
A soft gunshot echoed inside the restaurant.
Anaya froze in shock, unable to speak. The man collapsed to the floor.
Then Arjun appeared—her husband, pointing a gun at her.
"Freeze! FBI!"
Several NYPD officers and suited FBI agents stormed in.
"Everyone down! Hands behind your heads!"
Classic movie dialogue. Anaya was trembling. So was Mika. But probably no one was shaking more than Arjun.
Moments later, Jack burst into the restaurant.
"Anaya Patel!"
Without looking up, she answered:
"Yes, that’s me."
Jack wiped sweat from his brow, lifted her up, and said:
"We’re going to the hospital."
At the hospital, Elijah sent Jack a message with a link.
Jack tossed his phone to Anaya in the passenger seat:
"Open the link!"
It was a live broadcast.
"Good evening, New York. And Los Angeles. My name is Zakaria Haddad. That’s my real name.
I used to live in Gaza. Now, I'm in a room modeled exactly after your President’s office."
Zakaria, a brown-skinned man with a beard, sat calmly in a chair identical to the Oval Office's.
He glanced at his watch, then back to the camera.
"There’s about to be breaking news. Watch your smartphone alerts."
Seconds later:
BREAKING: Former Democratic President Owen Reid shot at Los Angeles Convention Center.
Zakaria smirked and said:
"A sad alert, isn’t it, America? But don’t be too sad. What I went through in Gaza was 55,000 times worse. We lost more than 55,000 loved ones. And cried tears we couldn’t stop."
He bowed his head, clenched his fists, and pounded the desk.
When he looked up, his eyes were wet.
"We seek no money. No glory in death. We only ask that you cry as many tears as we did. Only tears can heal what we lost."
He placed his elbows on the desk, rested his chin on clasped hands, and closed his eyes.
His eyelids trembled slightly.
"I'm just one of the 55,000. If I vanish, 50,000 more remain. Our will cannot be silenced. I'm here to declare it."
From the drawer, he pulled out a Glock 17, chambered a round, and aimed it at his temple.
As a Sunni Muslim, he looked into the camera and said dryly:
"God bless you, America."
He closed his eyes and pulled the trigger.
The screen went black.
The corridor to the ICU was tightly guarded.
Jack handed Anaya to Sasha.
Sasha had her sign a consent form and led her to a bed.
The bed next to hers was enclosed in vinyl sheets, a man inside, barely recognizable as the candidate.
Sasha gave detailed instructions to the staff.
Vital monitors, oxygen equipment, ventilators—every machine had someone watching it.
A nurse wiped Anaya's arm with disinfectant and inserted a needle.
Blood flowed into the tube.
Direct transfusion is usually avoided due to infection risk, but Bombay blood is an exception.
Anaya had signed, understanding the danger.
She didn’t feel it yet—that her blood was saving a life.
She stared up at the ceiling and breathed deeply.
She had only come to eat ramen with Mika.
What would happen to Arjun? Who had he shot?
As these thoughts swirled, sleep took her.
Justin's father, Cyrus Rajan Bradford, emigrated from Mumbai in 1971 and served five terms as a Democratic congressman from New Jersey's 6th District.
He was shot while giving a speech in Union Square.
Justin, then a child, couldn't grasp what had happened.
The shooter was a young Democrat—a white-collar idealist who demanded immediate healthcare reform. Cyrus’ gradual approach wasn’t fast enough for him.
Cyrus, himself an immigrant, believed real change took time.
But little Justin just wanted to hug his father.
Even as he stopped breathing.
He believed the hug might bring him back.
Justin never forgave that man.
Cyrus Rajan Bradford:
"We must dream big, but move forward step by step. Sudden change only divides society. Democracy means lifting the voices of the unheard and walking together."
Anaya and Mika drove from Paramus, New Jersey, to Williamsburg for the Artists & Freeze weekend event.
Mika had come from Japan to study at Montclair State University and admired Anaya's black-and-white drawings.
Anaya used pencils, pens, and everyday stationery to draw portraits and scenes.
Mika, who painted vivid oil works, was drawn to the simplicity of Anaya's work.
In the campus cafeteria, Anaya once told Mika:
"The place I grew up was barren. No green. No rivers. Just dry wind and sand. But I didn’t hate it."
She poked at her ham and eggs.
"There was nothing but paper and pencils. That’s all I had."
She smiled gently at Mika.
"But I felt I had to treasure it. Everyone on social media seemed so wealthy. But I didn’t envy them. I wanted to show the world my own everyday life. Isn’t it beautiful to share the place you love?"
Mika nodded deeply.
She had grown up in Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya, where the streets were quiet, lined with traditional homes, even as the rest of the district transformed with flashy ads and modern towers. That contrast shaped her art.
"The darkest hour is just before dawn."
Manhattan's dawn recalled that phrase.
When America fell into darkness, a trader once said it.
Amir had heard it from Zakaria, his professor at the Islamic University of Gaza.
Amir and Rafi Ghanem were both his students. They studied electrical engineering, electronics, and programming.
Understanding America’s weak IT networks was easy for them.
Zakaria helped scatter families of Gaza's 55,000 dead across the U.S., waiting.
Rafi and Amir were among them.
They had lost wives, lovers, families.
Those in darkness find no light.
Only those who gather at the bottom of the abyss, resolved, can rival true power—even the U.S. presidency.
Rafi had begun building a pirate radio two years earlier.
Using Caribbean and Hispanic immigrant communities as cover, he revived ancient communication: one-way broadcast.
They carried smartphones but used them only for idle talk. Nothing sensitive.
Rafi pressed the switch.
A tiny click was swallowed by the night.
A red lamp glowed.
The voltage meter twitched.
At exactly 2 a.m., on FM 87.9, a woman’s voice read poetry:
"If the world ends,
I want to be singing,
Alone."
To be continued...
iTunes Playlist Link::
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1 U2 Helter Skelter (Live) youtu.be/OBL-gVSJp2I?si=CuYs7HKsxCaVTQb3
2 Jimi Hendrix: The Star Spangled Banner (Live): www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM
3 Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze (Live): www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJunCsrhJjg
4 The Beatles: If I Fell (2009 - Remaster): www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3Xm4TNF00
5 Tyler, The Creator: Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & Latoya Williams...): youtu.be/tSd85SmghYs?si=-E-M6dhSdcYzBFjU
6 The Weeknd: Niagara Falls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxWx5UuznGI
7 Drake: Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFm7YDVlqnI
8 Linda Sikhakhane: Inkehli: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHbPFAlrO4
9 Freja Lundgren - Finding Silence – : Not found.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUo7F3P2ObeLyC8Fwp70NEQ
10 Mathias Eick: Loving: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYh_orn9ydA
11 21 Savage & Summer Walker: prove it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNIJmlhgqGk
12 Tiana Major9: On God!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wp1Q5V2eKI
13 Usher: Kissing Strangers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fepftsv6RA
14 JUNG KOOK: Never Let Go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_n4Ysi5iUM
15 Taylor Swift: This Love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsL45rr3VU
16 Metallica: Disposable Heroes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIiXONFj6lM
17 The Beatles:Across The Universe (Remastered 2009):youtu.be/90M60PzmxEE?si=DvkYgRwEK_lha6CT
18 Ganavya: Land: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRmU6z6v1cs
Notes
1. "Bombay Blood Type (hh type)"
•Characteristics: A rare blood type that lacks the usual ABO antigens — cannot be classified as A, B, or O.
•Discovery: First identified in 1952 in Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay).
•Prevalence: Roughly 1 in 10,000 people in India; globally, about 1 in 2.5 million.
•Transfusion Compatibility: Only compatible with blood from other Bombay type donors.
2. 2024 Harvard University Valedictorian Speech – The Power of Not Knowing
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
3. Shots Fired at Trump Rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
Manhattan. New York. USA. 2007. (7 / 8)
Shot with a Nikon Coolpix 8700.
Today's photo has never been published before.
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僕の新しい小説。
B♭ （ビーフラット）
3回の公開です(^^;;
冒頭からの走り書きです。メモ程度です。
よかったら読んでください。:)
結構、加えましたよー^_^
もうアップしません。(^_^;)
舞台はニューヨークです。
追記 この小説を多少説明しました。
youtu.be/3w65lqUF-YI?si=yG7qy6TPeCL9xRJV
— 赤、黄色、青ーーー
イースト５２ndストリートに小雨が舞いはじめたのは、午後七時過ぎだった。
アナヤ・パテルは、待ち合わせたトットラーメンのとなりのビルの壁面にもたれ、右手に見える十字路の信号機をぼんやり眺めていた。もう７月だというのに、昨年よりも冷夏に感じ、Tシャツ一枚で出かけてきたことを後悔していた。
十字路の信号が青に変わると、アナは目を細め、凝視した。同級生のカナがこちらへ手を振りながら微笑み、駆け寄ってきていた——
マジソンスクエアガーデンの平坦な天井は、吐き出された人の熱気でいつもより膨らんでいるように、ジャックには見えた。大統領候補を歓迎する声とそれを罵倒する叫び声が錯綜し、鼓膜の奥を揺らしていた。
ジャックは、軽く場内の隅々まで目を凝らしてから、再びアイフォンに目を落とした。画面には、いくつかのSNSが同時に広がっており、それぞれが激しい書き込みによって文字が流れてゆく。
右下の、メタの書き込みに、ジャックは目を留めた。殺害予告だ。
大統領候補のジャスティン・ブラッドフォードは、フィアンセのエリノア・ブレイクとともに間も無くステージに立つ。
共和党を示す赤い光がステージ中央に差し込むと、二人は同時に現れた。
と、同時に、銃声が響いた。
一聴しただけでは気づかなかったがジャックの耳は聴き分けた。弾は二発だ。
騒然とした場内をよそに、ジャックは静かに目を閉じた。発射音から着弾までを想像した。
一発目の弾は、ジャックの右手、たぶん、PA近辺からだ。しかし、ジャックと同じ配属のシークレットサービスが張り込んでいたはずだ。もうひとつの弾丸をジャックは再び目を閉じて計算した。
弾は、たぶん、ステージ左手側からだ。ジャスティンとエリノアの二人の立ち位置を計算しているようだ。ひょっとしたら情報が漏れていたかもしれない。
ジャックの耳に第２報が入った。同僚のベン・ホロウェイの冷静な声だ。心臓ははずれたものの、弾は左肩と腹部をかすめていた。動脈には達していなかったが、出血がひどかった。
ジャックも冷静に、ベンへ伝えた。
「ジャスティンはボンベイブラッドだ。三日前にベルビュー病院に確認した。予備の血液は保管されている」
ベンは、何事もなかったかのように、わかったと静かにいった。
マジソンスクエアガーデンにもっとも近いベルビュー病院に、ジャスティンを運び込む。ジャックは、病院で控えているイライジャ・ケインにスマートフォンから直接電話した。シークレットサービスではもちろんワッツアップなどのSNSはご法度だ。
ワンコールが切れる前にすぐイライジャは反応した。
「ジャック、大変だ。血液がない。ボンベイブラッドがないんだ」
ジャックは、耳を疑った。
「三日前に、俺は直接担当の、名前は忘れたな。とにかく目の前でブラッドバッグを確認したぞ」
イライジャは、数秒の沈黙の後、応えた。
「その血液の管理者は、きのう、交通事故で亡くなったんだ」
アナヤ・パテルは、夫のアルジュンをトットラーメンで待った。
学生時代からの親友、ミカ（佐藤）（日本人）も一緒だ。
店員が、アナヤの目の前にラーメンを差し出したとき、スマートフォンが鳴った。
登録してあるベルビュー病院からだった。
アナヤは、躊躇わずに出た。着信を見たミカは不安げにアナヤを見守った。
「アナヤ・パテルさんですか？ 私は救急部のサーシャウィルソンと言います。すでにご存知かもしれませんが、共和党大統領候補が撃たれました。あなたの血が必要です。すぐに病院へ来てください。シークレットサービスの車が迎えに行きます。動かないでください」
アナヤは、呆然としているミカの視線を追って、背後を振り返った。カウンターのちょうど左上に下がったディスプレイには、MSGの現在が男性レポーターによって放映されている。
アナは開いた入り口に目を移した。青い、洗練されたスーツをまとった褐色の肌の男性が、足早にアナに寄ってきた。
「シークレットサービスのロハン・シャーと言います。私と一緒に病院へ来てください。外に車を用意してあります」
彼は真剣な眼差しでアナへ伝え、手を引こうとした瞬間、アナのアイフォンが再び震えた。番号だけ浮かびあがっている。登録されていないようだ。アナは慌てて、タッチした。
「はい」
「アナヤ・パテルさん？」
「ええ、あなたは？」
「ジャック。ジャック・ヴァンス。シークレットサービスです。もうすぐそちらへ到着します」
「わたしの場所をどうやって？」
「わたしたちはプロだ。あらゆる手段を用意しています」
「もう、シークレットサービスの人が来てるわ」
ジャックの、違う！ という怒声が響いた瞬間、目の前の男性はスーツの内から小銃を引き抜き、アナの額に向けた。
店内に小さな銃声が響いた。
アナは、震えることすら忘れ、言葉を失い、放心していた。
目の前の男性がゆっくり床へ崩れると、夫のアルジュンが、やはりアナに銃を向けて現れた。
「フリーズ！FBI ！」
数人の制服を着たNYPDとグレイのスーツを纏ったFBIが叫んだ。
「全員、手を頭の後ろに回して床に伏せろ！」
映画のようなお決まりのセリフに、アナは震えていた。もちろん、ミカも。たぶん、アナの夫のアルジュンが最も震えていただろう。
遅れて、ジャックが店内に向け、叫んだ。
「アナヤ・パテル！」
アナは、見上げることなく、そのままに応えた。足がまだ震えている。
「わたしです」
額に汗を浮かべたジャックは、アナの身を起こすと、いった。
「すぐに病院へ行く」
病院にいるイライジャから、リンク付きのメッセージが届いた。
助手席に乗り込んだアナへジャックはアイフォンを放り投げると、リンク先を開け、と叫んだ。
慌てて、アナが触れると、どうやら生放送のようだった。
「こんばんは、ニューヨーク。そしてロサンゼルス。私の名前はザカリア・ハッダード。本名だ。
数年前、ガザに住んでいた。今は、みなさんがよく目にする部屋を真似た部屋に私はいる」
褐色の、顎髭をたくわえたザカリアは、アメリカ大統領執務室とほとんど同じ部屋の椅子に座っていた。
腕時計にゆっくり目を落としてから、再び、カメラに視線を向けた。
「そろそろブレイキングニュースだ。スマートフォンの速報に注目して欲しい」
ザカリアがそういった途端、速報が流れた。
【民主党前大統領のオーウェン・リードがロサンゼルス・コンベンション・センターで銃撃された模様です】
ザカリアは、一瞬俯いて笑いを堪えながらいった。
「悲しい速報じゃないか。アメリカのみなさん。でもどうか悲しまないで欲しい。私が経験したガザではこの55,000倍だ。55,000人以上の大切な人を失い、そして、涙を流した」
ザカリアは、再び俯いたまま、両手を固く握りしめ、力強く机を叩きつけた。
顔を上げたザカリアの目にはうっすらと涙が溢れていた。
「私たちは、お金を求めない。また、死による名誉も求めない。私たちが欲しいのは、55,000人が流した涙と同じだけの涙だ。流された涙と同じだけの涙だけが、私たちを癒す」
両肘を机につき、両手を組むと、ザカリアは静かに顎を乗せた。目を閉じて、しばらく沈黙が続いた。目尻が細かく震えているようだった。そのままゆっくり口を開いた。
「55,000人のうちの私はひとりに過ぎない。私が消えても５万人もの意思は決して消えず、引き継がれる。私は、私たちの意思をここに表明するためにいる」
ザカリアは、机の引き出しから、グロック１７を取り出すと、スライドしてチャンバーに弾を流した。そして、自分のこめかみに向けた。
スンニ派である彼は、まっすぐにカメラを見つめ、皮肉混じりにいった。
「神のご加護を。アメリカ」
ザカリアは、目を閉じると、トリガーを真っ直ぐに引いた。乾いた音が部屋に響いた。映像は、瞬時に黒へ切り替わった。
ICUまでの通路は、警官らによって厳重に確保されていた。ジャックは、サーシャにアナを引き渡した。
サーシャはアナに簡単な挨拶を済ますと、同意書にサインさせ、ベッドへ横たわるよう指示した。
となりに置かれたベッドは、薄いビニールシートに囲われ、男性らしい人が寝ているようだ。ネットで見た大統領候補とは到底結びつかない。
アナにはそこにいる男性が大統領候補だということにピンとこなかった。
サーシャがスタッフに細かい指示を出している。
バイタルモニター、酸素装置、人工呼吸器。それぞれにスタッフが張り付き、患者の血圧や心拍数が監視されているようだ。
スタッフのひとりが、アナの腕を消毒液で拭うと、静脈ラインに針を刺した。血液はビニールの管をすぐに見たした。
通常、ダイレクトトランスフュージョン、直接輸血は、感染症の危険が伴うので行われないが、ボンベイブラッドは別だ。
いままさに、となりにいるジャスティンに必要なのだ。その危険性について、アナはサーシャの説明を理解し、サインした。
アナには、実感がなかった。曇りガラスの向こう側にいる男性の命を、自分の血液が救っていることを。
アナは白い天井を見上げ、深い深呼吸をした。ミカとラーメンを食べにきただけだったのに。アルジュンは、男性を撃ったようだった。
いったい彼はどうなってしまうんだろう。撃たれた男性は何者だったのか。
アナは、今の自分を取り巻く状況に考えを張り巡らせているうちに、眠りに落ちていた。
ジャスティンの父、サイラス・ラージャン・ブラッドフォードは、7１年、ムンバイから渡米し、ニュージャージー州第6選挙区で下院議員を5期務めた民主党の重鎮だった。
ユニオンスクエアパークで、集まった労働者らに向け、演説中、聴衆の真正面にいた男に銃撃された。一瞬の出来事だった。
幼かったジャスティンは、呆気に取られ、何が起こったかを理解できなかった。父は、一瞬にしてその場に倒れ、病院へ運ばれたものの、即死だった。
犯人は、若い、民主党員のホワイトカラーだった。父の古い理想主義は彼に通じなかった。医療費の即時無料化を求めた彼は、父の段階を追った手法を受け入れることはできなかった。彼の母は、すぐにも医療費の無料化を必要としていたからだ。父は、早急な変化は退けた。医療だけでなく、あらゆるすべてが多くの人に浸透し、行き渡るためには、多くの時間を要するのだと、移民として、ムンバイからニュージャージーに移り住み、地域に溶け込むことに多大な時間が必要であることを身をもって知っていた。しかしーーーー
幼かったジャスティンは、父のそばに駆け寄って手を握り締めたかった。父の呼吸が止まっていても、そばに寄り添って、父を抱きしめたかった。
抱きしめることで、ひょっとしたら、父は目を覚ますかもしれないじゃないか、、、幼かったジャスティンは、そう信じていた。
ジャスティンは、ホワイトカラーを決して許すことはなかった。
サイラス・ラージャン・ブラッドフォード
「我々は大きな夢を見るべきだが、一歩ずつ確実に進まねばならない。急激な変化は社会の分断を深めるだけだ。民主主義とは、声なき者の声を拾い上げ、共に歩むことだ」
アナとミカは、週末に開催されるアーティスツ・アンド・フリーズに展示するため、（ニュージャージー州の）パラマスからウィリアムズバーグに向けて、車を走らせていた。だいたい５０分ほどで到着する。
モントクレア州立大学に日本からやってきたミカは、同じ美術学部に同籍していたアナの、白黒の作品に魅了された。アナは、鉛筆やシャープペンシル、ボールペン、万年筆など、日常に使われているステーショナリーで、人物や風景、静物を描いていた。多彩な油絵で表現するミカは、色らしい色のないアナの作品に関心を持った。
アナは、大学の食堂でミカに答えたことがある。
ーー わたしが住んでいた街は、殺風景だった。緑や川はなく、乾いた砂が吹き荒ぶ。それが私を幼い頃から囲んでいた。でも、私はそこが嫌いではなかった ーー
そこまで、静かににつぶやくと、プレートに乗ったハムエッグの真ん中を小さく突いた。続けて、いった。
ーー 風景だけでなく、実際、私の周りには何もなかった。あったのは、紙と鉛筆ぐらい ーー
アナは軽くミカに微笑んだ。ミカも笑い返した。
ーー でも、わたしはそれを大切にしなければならないと感じた。スマフォのSNSの人たちはとても豊かに見えた。でも、なぜか羨ましいとか、こうなりたいとか思えなかったの。むしろ、私は私の日常をもっとみんなに見せたいと思った。だって、自分が好きな場所を誰かに伝えることって、素敵だと思わない？ ーー
ミカは笑わずに深く頷いた。ミカも同感だった。渋谷の神山町で幼少時代を過ごしたミカは、ずっと渋谷の変遷を見てきた。渋谷の艶やかな広告やビルの外壁などの変化は彼女を魅了した。反面、自宅のあった神山町は穏やかで、古風な邸宅が並ぶ昔ながらの街並みだった。その対比が、彼女の内面を支えていた。
ーー 夜明け前が一番暗い ーー
マンハッタンの夜明けは、そんな言葉を思い出させる。
この国が闇に堕ちた時、トレーダーがそう言ったと、アミールは、イスラム大学工学部の教授だったザカリアから生前聞いた言葉だ。
アミールと同じようにラフィ・ガンナムもザカリアの師弟だ。二人は、電気工学をザカリアから学んでいた。
電子機器だけでなく、プログラムから幅広いコンピュータ機器まで学んでいた。アメリカの脆弱なITネットワークを熟知することなど彼らにしてみたら容易いものだった。
当時、イスラエルによって圧倒されたガザ地区の５５，０００人の死者の家族の一部は、ザカリアによってアメリカへ不法に散らばって居住し、時を待った。
ラフィも、そしてアミールもそのうちのひとりだ。ザカリアも、ラフィも、アミールも、妻や恋人、そして家族を失い絶望した。生きる意味を見失ったものに光など与えられない。光を見出せなどという人間は偽善者だ。与えられたのは、深い闇だけだった。闇の底で、集い、意を決したものほど、力強いものはいないだろう。おそらく、世界最高の実質的な権力を掌握しているアメリカ大統領に匹敵できるのは彼らのような存在だけかもしれない。
ラフィは、２年前からパイレーツラジオを仕込み始めた。カリブ系やヒスパニック系の移民コミュニティの傘を利用して、伝令を一方的に伝える、そんな古いやり方に答えを見出していた。SNSはもちろん、スマートフォンのやりとり全てはアメリカの情報機関に掌握されている。まったくやりとりをしないことも不自然になるので、ラフィらもスマートフォンは持ち歩いているが、日常的な、他愛ないやり取りだけだ。
ラフィは、放送機のスイッチを押した。微かに発したスイッチ音は、夜の静けさに吸い込まれていった。
小さな赤いランプが灯り、沈黙の中で、近辺に居住する同胞らにつながった。電圧計の針がわずかに震えた。
午前2時ちょうど、FM87.9から音が流れた。砂嵐に混じって、女の声が詩を読んでいた。
「この世界が終わるなら、私はひとりで歌っていたい」
つづく。
iTunes Playlist Link::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b/pl.u-47DJGhopxMD
1 U2 Helter Skelter (Live) youtu.be/OBL-gVSJp2I?si=CuYs7HKsxCaVTQb3
2 ジミ・ヘンドリックス: The Star Spangled Banner (Live): www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM
3 ジミ・ヘンドリックス: Purple Haze (Live): www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJunCsrhJjg
4 ビートルズ: 恋におちたら (2009 - Remaster): www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3Xm4TNF00
5 タイラー・ザ・クリエイター: Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & Latoya Williams...): youtu.be/tSd85SmghYs?si=-E-M6dhSdcYzBFjU
6 ザ・ウィークエンド: Niagara Falls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxWx5UuznGI
7 ドレイク: Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFm7YDVlqnI
8 Linda Sikhakhane: Inkehli: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHbPFAlrO4
9 Freja Lundgren - Finding Silence : 見つかりませんでした。https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUo7F3P2ObeLyC8Fwp70NEQ
10 マティアス・アイク: Loving: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYh_orn9ydA
11 21サヴェージ & サマー・ウォーカー: prove it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNIJmlhgqGk
12 ティアナ・メジャーナイン: On God!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wp1Q5V2eKI
13 アッシャー: Kissing Strangers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fepftsv6RA
14 JUNG KOOK: Never Let Go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_n4Ysi5iUM
16 テイラー・スウィフト: This Love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsL45rr3VU
17 メタリカ: Disposable Heroes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIiXONFj6lM
18 ビートルズ:Across The Universe (Remastered 2009):youtu.be/90M60PzmxEE?si=DvkYgRwEK_lha6CT
19 ガナヴヤ: Land: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRmU6z6v1cs
メモ
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「Bombay型（ボンベイ型、hh型）」
•特徴：通常のABO血液型を持たない（A、B、Oに分類されない）特殊な型。
•発見地：1952年、インド・ムンバイ（旧ボンベイ）で初めて確認。
•発生頻度：インドでは1万人に1人程度だが、世界的には約250万人に1人とも。
•輸血制限：同じBombay型しか輸血できない。
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2024年ハーバード大学首席の卒業式スピーチ『知らないことの力』
youtu.be/SOUH8iVqSOI?si=Ju-Y728irtcWR71K
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Shots fired at Trump rally
youtu.be/1ejfAkzjEhk?si=ASqJwEmkY-2rW_hT
マンハッタン。ニューヨーク。アメリカ。２００７年。( 7 / 8 )
Nikon coolpix 8700 shot
今日の写真は、未発表です。
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Butterfly Kiss Set — a refined and stylish set featuring a top, shorts, tights, and shoes. Designed with maximum detail for a realistic and luxurious look in Second Life.
Butterfly Kiss Set – Instructions:
🔸 Compatibility:
The set supports Legacy Classic, Legacy Perky, Maitreya Lara, Lara Petite, Lara X, Lara X Petite, Reborn, Reborn Waifus, Belleza Gen X Classic, and Curvy. Make sure to wear the correct version for your body.
🔹 HUD Customization:
• The HUD allows you to customize the colors of all parts of the set, including the top, shorts, heels, and tights.
• The Full Pack includes 6 skin tones for all parts, 6 colors of tights, 6 colors of metallic details, and 6 preset diamond combinations.
• You can freely customize any color for each part of the set, creating your unique style.
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• Recommendation: For a realistic look, keep Full Bright off and Glow at minimum or off.
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“SPACECRAFT WEIGHS IN -- Apollo 8 spacecraft command module for first manned lunar orbit mission is weighed and balance is checked in world’s largest cleanroom at North American Rockwell’s Space Division, Downey, Calif., before shipment to Florida. Spacecraft systems are installed and tested under dust free conditions.”
A wonderfully informative excerpt from - I’m sure - an “Apollo Spacecraft [Command/Service Module] News Reference”, issue/version unknown…this probably being found in multiple:
“Final assembly of the command and service modules takes place in a large "clean room," at Downey. When components reach this room, they have already gone through many hours of severe testing.
Checkout and testing at Downey can be separated into three broad categories: component and subassembly, individual subsystem tests during buildup, and integrated system testing. The first is at the component and subassembly level, before the equipment is installed in the spacecraft. The second follows installation on the spacecraft and is a long and complex series of tests involving such major operations as pressure cell testing, continuity checks of all wiring, and testing of each subsystem after installation in the vehicle.
The third category-integrated systems testing-is the final operation at Downey. It is conducted in two phases: "plugs-in" and "plugs-out" checkout in which the command and service module subsystems are operated together through a complete simulated mission. In addition, a manned suit loop test is performed with the flight crew to check the environmental control subsystem and all other crew equipment. The individual and integrated system testing is conducted with acceptance checkout equipment (ACE) similar to that at KSC. This equipment interrogates the spacecraft systems to elicit automatic responses as to their status. The responses are automatically gathered, processed, and displayed to test personnel for immediate evaluation and also are recorded and stored for later detailed analysis. The displays are part of a modular system which allows a staff of engineers to monitor more than 25,600 samples per second of spacecraft test data containing about 1500 separate spacecraft and ground support conditions while the test is being performed. The integrated system tests have a number of objectives: to check the operation of each subsystem under mission conditions and assure that all subsystems work together properly, to verify the electromagnetic compatibility of the subsystems, to assure that all crew equipment functions properly, and to check operation of specific alternate and backup equipment and procedures.
The plugs-in and plugs-out tests are similar. The differences are that the former uses ground power and ACE connected to the spacecraft while the latter uses simulated fuel cell power and the ACE is removed so that responses are sent over spacecraft communications equipment as it would operate during the actual mission.
The spacecraft is prepared for these tests exactly as it would be for actual flight except that special test devices are installed in place of some equipment such as ordnance and expendable items.
In each phase the proper operation and interaction of all spacecraft subsystems are checked. The checkout equipment enables both automatic and manual operations to be performed, so that manual backups and overrides to automatic operations can be evaluated. When the series of testing at Downey has been completed, the spacecraft and its subsystems are considered ready. Before it is delivered to NASA, however, additional tests are performed to be sure that all the crew equipment, and particularly the environmental control subsystem, works properly with an actual suited crew aboard.
All loose crew equipment is stowed aboard the spacecraft in its proper place. Three crewmen don and check out the space suits and check ease of entering and leaving the command module. The flight crew then enters the cabin and checks the operation and manipulation of all crew equipment while in a pressurized suit, in a ventilated suit, and in shirtsleeves. Operation of the environmental control subsystem's suit loop is checked as the final step in the test sequence.
After the manned suit loop test the modules are prepared for shipment. This preparation involves demating, final checkout of pressure vessels and the reaction control subsystem, installation of the aft heat shield, application of a thermal coating to the exterior of the command module, installation of earth landing subsystem components and ordnance, a tumble-cleaning, and weight and balance checks.”
Therefore, based on the above, with what’s transpiring in the photograph & spacecraft 103 history referenced in “APOLLO BY THE NUMBERS: A Statistical Reference”/ NASA SP-2000-4029, this occurred some time between 22 July – 13 August 1968.
So, I don’t know what’s up with the “112968” (a reasonable assumption that it’s a date) on the affixed caption. A three+ month lag between event photographed and its issuance/release date, especially since it’s by the originating organization, is a little curious to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And, machine printed (typed?) on the verso of the photo (behind the affixed NAR description) is “Story of California - Reject”. So, apparently, this was considered, but not used in some story, article, feature, book? etc.
Note what look like circular lidocaine patches at the CM sidewall/heat shield junction. Although readily visible in photographs of various CMs during construction, I haven’t been able to find a definitive reference/identification to/of their purpose. And, I’m not satisfied with my ignorant assumption that they’re some generic & transient protective covering…of some unidentified something. Ugh.
In fact, the “top one” is actually a double-tap, with one under what I’m assuming to be the protective blue “wrap” around the CM, and the second one placed directly over it, ON the blue wrap.
Informative blue wrap reading:
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/001922.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
Last, but not least, look at the poor gentleman in the foreground, captured forever on film, falling. 😕 Hopefully, not because the spacecraft was swinging/oscillating in his direction.
Multiple dings & other careless handling-induced “defects" do not detract. Still a wonderfully glossy and rare shot.
The F-4EJ "Kai" is an update to the F-4EJ Phantom II. Updates include a new Westinghouse look-down APG-66J radar, Kaiser/Shimadzu HUD, new radar warning receiver and INS. Compatibility with air to surface munitions, such as the ASM-1 anti-ship missile was also worked into the EJ Kai.
Models : hectic1 (Maitreya)
Photo, Edit, Retouch: hectic1
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UPDATED to v1.2 on Nov 10, 2020
Teaser video: 30 secs
• Visually improved HUD
• Blend/Mask options on HUD
• Gloss adjustments for Main and Band parts (needs ALM)
• Fabrics changes retain last used color (were reset to white)
• Improved manual color input (RGB codes)
• Leg Lights for gloss boost in places with poor lighting (needs ALM)
Free update via Redelivery for owners of previous versions!
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Single fabrics are also available separately.
To see the garment in all its glory, please enable Advanced Lighting Model (ALM) in the Graphics preferences of your viewer, and switch on the lights of the room you are in (or use our free Body Light Bundle for ALM Testing).
• Original Mesh (Maitreya Lara ONLY)
• Shoe Friendly (tight foot fit, hideable heel and toe)
• 2 Alpha-Mode Models (Blend for realism, Mask for compatibility)
• 5 Parts (top-band, main, back-seam, heels, toes)
• 4 Band Fabrics (2 rib stitched, 2 lacy)
• 4 Main Fishnet Fabrics (F1, F2, F3, F4)
• 5 Seam & Heel Fabrics (Opaque, F1, F2, F3, F4)
• Unlimited Colors (mix & match)
• Multiple Gloss Levels (mix & match)
• Multiple Glow Levels (mix & match)
• Hideable Band
• Instant Strip (Show/Hide)
• HUD Driven (Minimize button, Just 1 Low-Lag Script)
• Materials Enabled (Full use of Advanced Lighting Model)
• Original Realistic Textures (best with Advanced Lighting Model)
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• Color Variety: Available in 18 individual colors and patterns (including rich solid tones, pinstripes, and refined plaid textures).
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• Compatibility: Original mesh compatible with Signature Gianni X, Belleza Jake, Legacy M, and Athletic male bodies.
• Tip: Remember to try the DEMO first to check the perfect fit on your avatar!
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New for Engine Room opening March 20th!
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The Mechineer outfit is a complete outfit featuring a decorative pair of leather boots with a matching vest. The shirt comes in solid or striped options and the pants come in either leather or cloth. There are nine total colors avaialble as either singles or included in the fat pack. Colors included are: Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Tan, Brown, White, Black and Dirty
Single colors are no mod/copy/no transfer and come with a simplified hud to adjust between the striped or solid shirt options as well as boot/vest options. The fatpack has an extensive hud allowing all color and style options and the fatpack version is mod/copy/no transfer allowing more customization.
As this is made to be a full set we cannot guarantee that it will work with other outfit pieces from other creators. We have not extensively tested it for compatibility on that front. The Mechineer outfit is experimentally rigged to Jake and Legacy Male and please be sure to try the demo before purchasing!
Another release! The Melody Skin is available at the FWRD Event as well. Made for LeLutka Evo X. Shown on Briannon Head. May work for other LeLutka Heads.
ⓑ Tones Available
Velour: Sunkiss, Ibiza, Praline, Brownie, Chocolate
Boataom: Citrine 09, Crystal 09
S-RANK: Pale Tone 07, Pale Tone 07, Main Tone 07
ⓑ Body Applier Compatibility
This skin is compatible with Velour Ipanema, Venus & Picasso Appliers. As well as Boataom Body Appliers, S-RANK KALIYAH Appliers.
ⓑ Purchase Includes:
• No Brow/Eyebrow Version
• Ear Layer
• Eyebrow Shaper
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Compatibility : Gianni / Jake / Legacy
Gender : Unisex
- Many different colourways 🌐
- UNISEX !! 🌐
- Unrigged 🌐
- Resizable 🌐
Marketplace release with many more to come in the near future. In “Milani” you’re always going to drip with the drop. This cannot be found anywhere except exclusively through Us.🌐
This romantic engine combines the hottest new cuddles and adult animations
❤ 450 High Quality Bento Animations
❤ Low Lag AVsitter 2.2 (no poseballs)
❤ Whole Scene is 32LI
❤ Owner Security Menu - Click on [ADJUST] and [SECURITY] then choose All, Owner or Group
❤ FULL INM and INAM Compatibility
Fully integrated with the It's NOT Mine! Cum System.
❤ FULL Aeros Cock Compatibility
Automatically sets the tilt, hardness, length and angle for each pose
❤ COMPLETE Physics Cock Integration
Automatically sets the tilt, hardness, length and angle for each pose
❤ COMPLETE V-bento Vagina Integration
Automatically sets the opening of the V-bento Vagina. Girl must be wearing her V-bento Hud for this feature to work.
❤ Bento Facial Animations that work with all Bento Mesh Heads
Facial Animations can be disabled by toggling [BENTOFACE] from the [ADJUST] menu or [FACES] for non-bento system heads.
❤ Attachments auto attach with AVsitter Experience by Code Violet enabled on your land. If you're not the owner of the land, just ask your landlord to enable it for you!
❤ Copy permissions mean you can rez as many as you like!
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Aloe - Vanessa Choker FATPACK
♥ 30 Color Options
♥ 3 Chain Styles
♥ 5 Metal Colors
♥ Modifyable
♡ Body Compatibility:
✿ Legacy
✿ Ebody Reborn
★ Taxi ---> K u s t o m 9
This outfit is applier only and doesn't work with the Classic SL avatar, it comes in Omega Appliers and TMP Installers for the Style HUD. The Omega Appliers work with all three layers, Tattoo, Underwear, and Clothing layers for your convenience, However for those with TMP bodies, these appliers are mostly on the tattoo layer, because of transparencies and stockings that cover the feet.
Omega is compatible with a massive amount of mesh bodies including the main bodies like Maitreya, Belleza, Slink, Tonic, Eve and more...be sure to check the Omega website for more info regarding compatibility with your chosen body here: slpoweredbyomega.com/supported-meshes/
Although this is an applier outfit, if you are unsure of how omega works and or whether this will work with your body version of TMP, please try the Free Demo First!
Marketplace: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PzC-Helena-Lingerie-Appliers...
Model: hectic1 (Maitreya)
Photo, Edit, Retouch: hectic1
The Outfit is a lighter, Maitreya-ONLY Offer.
Full-blown individual parts are also available separately, with all (but the stockings) supporting more bodies.
Top: flic.kr/p/24RBzzY
C-String: flic.kr/p/23ePNay
Corset: goo.gl/PzKxV4
Stockings: goo.gl/krwWvU
To see the garment in all its glory, please enable Advanced Lighting Model (ALM) in the Graphics preferences of your viewer, and switch on the lights of the room you are in (or use our free Body Light Bundle for ALM Testing).
• 100% Fitmesh (Maitreya ONLY)
• 2 Alpha-Mode Models: A-Blend (realism), A-Mask (compatibility)
• 4 HUD-Driven Hideable Parts (top, corset, c-string, stockings)
• 4 HUD-Driven Corset Parts (upper, lower, laces, metals)
• 5 HUD-Driven Stockings Parts (band, main, seam, heel, toe)
• Unlimited Colors (mix & match any part)
• Multiple Glow Levels (mix & match any part)
• Strip Button (show/hide)
• Shoe Friendly Stockings (tight foot fit, hideable heel and toe)
• Inventory Friendly (just 1 item per A-Model)
• Screen & Lag Friendly (just 1 minimizable HUD, just 1 script)
• Materials Enabled (full use of Advanced Lighting Model)
• Original Realistic Textures (best with Advanced Lighting Model)
Quality Mesh Fashion
Muse - Miss Priss - Dress - FATPACK
♥ 11 Colors + 11 Patterns for Corset , Bra, Skirt, & Sleeves.
♥ On & Off Option for Bra & Skirt.
♥ Transparency Options for Bra, Skirt, & Sleeves.
♥ Dress is fully Customizable.
♡ Body Compatibility:
✿ Legacy + Perky
✿ Ebody Reborn + Juicy Boobs + Teacups + Vtech
★ Taxi --> Kustom 9
A cheerful commemorative portrait in front of a historic façade — and perhaps something slightly more unsettling beneath the surface.
Three newly matched couples celebrate their official union with flowers, sparkling wine and polite smiles. The women still wear the standardized athletic clothing from the selection process; the men appear relaxed and grateful; the official matchmaker stands between them like the calm representative of a system that has already decided everything.
In this imagined future, love has not disappeared. It has been organized.
Compatibility has been calculated, objections have been regulated, and happiness has become a matter of public administration.
What looks at first like a sunny wedding photograph may also be read as a quiet dystopian vision: a society in which algorithmic decisions are accepted with flowers, champagne and a smile.
AI-assisted fictional scene.
Part of an imagined dystopian narrative about selection, social order and algorithmic matchmaking.
Metroline route 332: Brent Park, Superstores - Paddington, Bishop's Bridge
Approaching Paddington Green Police Station (EW)
New Routemasters on the 332 became a thing last summer. Starting off as an odd-working or two, LTs are now pretty much the main allocation. I concede they make a good impression, but on the basis of compatibility between ride satisfaction and route, I prefer a TEH.
LT649 illustrates a key perk of route 332 - the only service that directly connects Edgware Road to Paddington from the north. The turning at Paddington Green is made tighter by the LT's 12m length, so with barely any margin for error, the driver is pictured at full lock making use of the modified kerbing and pavement.
©London Bus Breh 2020.