Alright! So my poll for my next blog post actually ended with a tie between Dimensional Tiering and Mario Cosmology, so I’m gonna just choose for myself which one I want to do first. I actually voted for Dimensional Tiering, but thinking about it again Mario cosmology is super interesting and I really want to talk about that first. Some things might have been easier to explain if I did Dimensional Tiering first, but eh whatever.
(Also this is unrelated but while finding stuff out about Sonic’s rings I found way more cool stuff so that blog is going to be “Sonic’s Rings + Extra Lives + some other stuff maybe”)
Before I get started, I’d like to shout out Vs Battle wiki and Codex wiki for having blogs about Mario cosmology. I already had a lot of what I wanted to talk about gathered but they were still invaluable assets for making this.

Part 1: The Universe

What better way to start talking about the cosmology without first talking about the main universe that Mario inhabits. We see in Super Mario Galaxy 2 that the main universe is actually much larger than first thought to be. Each world within the game is stated to be its own separate universe, as evidenced by the subtitle for World 2 in Japanese being “A New Universe” (I personally double-checked with Google Translate, ChatGPT, and DeepL and they all came back as the same thing. I know these translators aren’t that trustworthy typically, but for a short phrase like this, getting the same thing on all of them is telling). This is also consistent with the English version, where Lubba states that each of these worlds is in a different space and time. This also means that physically traveling between worlds without using the portals would be immeasurable speed since it would be traveling beyond space and time, heck Luigi seems to be traveling across the universe without mention of the portals either, since he doesn’t have a Grand Star to make the portals.
Despite being separate universes, we know for a fact that they are all still within “the universe” thanks to Bowser’s Galaxy Generator being located at “the center of the universe”. Bowser is saying this while being on Mario’s main planet (which is in the first world), meaning that they would be in the same Universe despite being in separate universe-sized space-times.
Think of it being similar to Dragon Ball’s Universe 7. Universe 7 is called its own universe, and yet contains within it multiple different space-times, which themselves are sometimes called universes as well. The separate space-times in Mario’s universe are themselves universe-sized and are contained within the larger macrocosm of The Universe. This means that Mario’s universe contains at least 7 spacetimes, but through volume scaling could potentially reach much higher, up to over 13 thousand times the size of our universe.
This is just the minimum however, as there is something else that could potentially push the universe much higher, and that would be…

Part 2: Dreams and The Dream Depot

If you’re familiar with me, and Mario scaling on this sub in general, then you may have seen this blog post where I argued for an infinite amount of dreams within the series, using paint from Paper Mario Color Splash as one of my main arguments. I still stand by that argument, however there is a much easier way to prove that infinite dream dimensions exist without extrapolating as much. Once again shoutout to this blog on Vs Battle wiki for a lot of this information.
It is stated in BS Super Mario USA that there are as many Subcons as there are dreamers in existence (here’s another translation for consistency). Mario Party 5 backs this up, saying that many new dreams arrive at the Dream Depot every day. Mario & Luigi Dream Team also shows onscreen that when a person falls asleep, a dream world is created. Everyone’s dreams are shown to be separate as well, as Luigi was normally incapable of having the same dream as Bowser without specific requirements. So it stands to reason that we can find the amount of dream worlds by finding how many beings there are.
Well, the Official Super Mario Odyssey guide (that is officially licensed by Nintendo) states that there is a secret area in the Ruined Kingdom populated with infinite Chinchos. It should be noted that this isn’t referring to them respawning, as Chinchos don’t have the natural ability to respawn after being defeated. This is specifically referring to the amount of Chinchos inhabiting this place. So we know for a fact that there are an infinite amount of Chinchos.
Chinchos are specified to be ghosts, undead Tostarenans. You could possibly be thinking that this could prevent them from sleeping and dreaming, but ghosts have been shown to sleep and dream multiple times throughout the series. In the Luigi’s Mansion series, several ghosts are shown sleeping multiple times. Boo was also invited to the Dream Depot in Mario Party 5, which it was specified the Star Guards did to those who could dream. There are several undead characters noted to sleep and dream as well, such as Yikk stating that now that his physical body is gone, all he does is slumber and dream. Mario, after being turned into a Boo, also is shown falling asleep. Additionally, Tostarenans themselves are stated to dream in a different officially licensed Super Mario Odyssey book.
There are several other pieces of evidence for an infinite amount of beings in the Mario world, but this should be enough to definitively say that there are infinite dream worlds within the Dream Depot. If you are curious about more arguments backing this up, I highly recommend this blog once again. This blog also has a pretty well made, separate argument for infinite dreams, so I would check that out as well. Additionally, falling asleep within dreams is possible and would create more dream worlds again. Regardless, it is proven that the Dream Depot houses an infinite amount of dreams, as the Dream Depot houses everyone’s dreams.
How do we know dreams are universe-sized? Well several pieces of evidence point to this. First off, Subcon is stated to be a universe multiple times. Future Dream in Mario Party 5 was also stated to be a universe by Misstar, Eldstar, and even the manual. In the Japanese version, Eldstar even refers to Future Dream as infinite in size. There could even be arguments for higher, as each Subcon also has a Subspace, a separate dimension within the same dream called a “dark mirror world”, and the Zeekeeper is shown flying into other dimensions while remaining in the same dream as well. This would mean that each Dream World is at least a Uni+, possibly Low Multi structure.
But here’s where it gets really interesting. We see the Dream Depot in the menu in Mario Party 5 and get a better look at it in the credits, and from this we can see that every dream world is physically kept there separate from each other, with plenty of room to spare. Now this is why it would’ve been at least a little bit easier to explain Dimensional Tiering first, but because Dream Worlds are infinite 3D spaces, the Dream Depot being able to contain an infinite amount of infinite 3D spaces and still having plenty of room left over would necessarily make it larger than the infinite 4D multiverse (3 dimensions of space + 1 dimension of time), making it 5D. In other words, an infinite amount of infinite 4D realms was not large enough to come close to filling the Dream Depot, making it “more infinite” than infinite 4D, thus being 5D.
Now why is this relevant to the main universe? Well, it is because the Dream Depot is stated to be located within the main universe itself, being within the night sky beyond the stars. In order to contain the Dream Depot within the main universe, the universe itself would need to at least match it in dimensionality, being 5D itself. Funnily enough, this is actually consistent with another part of Mario’s main universe, that being…

Part 3: Matter Splatter Galaxy

Matter Splatter Galaxy is a level in the first Super Mario Galaxy game featuring the mission Watch Your Step. In the Japanese version, this level is called “The Path Shown by Hyperspace”, even including the specific Kanji 超 which can be translated as “transcend”, “super-”, or “more than”. Now obviously “hyperspace” can mean several different things, with one definition being that it is an area where FTL travel is possible (typically used in a science fiction setting), and this definition is still used in Japan as well. This can make it difficult to exactly say that this “hyperspace” is truly referring to a higher dimension.
What is often done in similar situations is to look at how the word was translated into other languages, and looking at that you get a pretty consistent result almost every time). Chinese and Spanish specifically translate it as “hyperdimensional”, while German translates it as “Superspace”, which both specifically refer to higher spatial dimensions and not anything else in science fiction. It seems pretty clear that, intention-wise, the meaning of the phrase was meant to be referring to a higher spatial dimension.
As Matter Splatter Galaxy is a physical location within the universe, similar to the Dream Depot, in order for the universe to contain the entirety of it, it would need to at least match it in dimensionality, and as such is another piece of evidence for the main universe being 5D. While I could potentially still see someone not buying it because of the different definitions of hyperspace, personally I feel that the consistency with other translations, as well as the Dream Depot already providing the main universe as 5D, means that saying that Matter Splatter Galaxy is 5D makes sense.
In any case, whether you want to go with Matter Splatter or the Dream Depot, the main Mario universe should likely be 5D in scope.

Part 4: Alternate Dimensions

There are several locations within the Mario universe that are within another dimension. Note that most of these are not given an official size, so it is difficult to prove that they are entire universes. However, they are certainly within different dimensional spaces, so they should be listed regardless. They are as follows:

• The Shake Dimension from Wario Land: Shake It
• The Banana Dimension from Donkey Kong Country Returns, which is specifically noted to be a separate dimension by Cranky Kong
• Smithy from Super Mario RPG is said to be from an alternate world
• Also from Super Mario RPG, Culex is from a different world
• In Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, there is a person that is shown to be living in a different world to Mario
• The Paranormal Dimension is a dimension seen in Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon
  • However, it is very possible that this is the same dimension as something that will be discussed later, which would actually make it much larger

These are actually the only dimensions throughout the series that give no indication on how large they are.

Part 5: Painting Worlds

The Painting Words from Super Mario 64 are stated to be separate dimensions, as they are called “another world” and are explicitly separate from “the real world”. They should likely be infinite 3D spaces, as Shifting Sand Land is stated to have infinite underworlds, and, though more debatably, Tick Tock Clock is stated to literally have no bottom. This is backed up with them being “another” world in comparison to “the real world”, which would likely imply a comparable size. They also have their own axis of time separate from the main universe and each other, as some levels are shown at being midday, while Big Boo’s Haunt is shown at nighttime, showing that they should each have their own axis of time, and would thus be Uni+ or 4D (3 dimensions of space and 1 dimension of time).
It is possible that they could even be higher, as an in-universe theory for what Bowser was going to do was expand the worlds until they encompass all of reality, which would necessarily require them to fill up the entire 5D space of the universe. This is admittedly more debatable, as even in-universe it was just a theory, but it is possible that the full scope of these worlds could be 5D in order to fill up the universe. At minimum though, they should be Uni+ sized realms.
As for the amount, throughout Super Mario 64 and 64 DS, there are at least 15 from the 15 main courses in the game. There could potentially be more however, as if you consider each secret world to be its own dimension (it is a little vague as to whether or not they contribute to the “Painting Worlds” as a whole), then that would add 14 more worlds. Personally, I don’t think there’s enough evidence to say that the secret worlds are on the same scope as the other ones, especially since places like the Princess’s Secret Slide and the Secret Aquarium are implied to be within the castle itself, I think it’s safer to go with just 15 separate Painting Worlds.

Part 6: Parallel Dimensions

There are many examples in the Mario series of alternate dimensions described as being parallel. Being parallel dimensions, it stands to reason that they would need to be as large as the main universe, as that would be required in order to be “parallel”. Most of these parallel universes are, in some way, based on the main universe as well, meaning it would make sense that they would be comparable to the main universe in scope. They are as follows:

• Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels features Worlds A through D after beating the game a certain number of times. This is officially called a parallel world
• The dimensions seen in Super Paper Mario are all called “parallel planes” in the official guide. There are 8 separate dimensions seen in the game, being Lineland, Gloam Valley, The Bitlands, Outer Space, Land of the Cragnons, Sammer’s Kingdom (though it was destroyed, it can still be visited and gets restored at the end of the game), The Underwhere, and The Overthere. Castle Bleck is the only world that is not its own dimension, instead being located within the Void. These worlds are also referred to as endless, never-ending, and straight-up infinite, which would back them up being as large as the main universe
  • Much like the Paranormal Dimension, The Overthere is potentially the same as another dimension that will be discussed later, which would make it even larger
  • Flipside and Flopside are possibly included in this, though I find it somewhat unlikely. They are not full dimensions, instead being created in the space between dimensions, so I find it unlikely that they are included in the “parallel planes”
• Paper Mario Color Splash has three other parallel dimensions as well, directly called parallel universes. There are three seen throughout the game, accessed through warp pipes at Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, and Fortune Island, and each one is noted to be separate from each other since Huey states the second one they come across is “another” parallel universe.

While these are the only dimensions that are explicitly called parallel, there are many more throughout the series that have several implications that they would also be comparable to the main universe in scope.

• The bonus world from the original Super Mario Bros. is a completely different world from the main world Mario is from. Given the context of the Lost Levels’s bonus world being a parallel world, it is likely that this one is too
• In a similar vein, the bonus world of Super Mario Land is called an enemy-infested underworld, likely being similar to the Lost Levels’s as well
• Super Luigi Galaxy is the bonus adventure in Super Mario Galaxy after collecting 120 Stars, and according to Rosalina is another separate world. Given the plot of the game is exactly the same as Super Mario galaxy, the world would have to be comparable to the main universe, as Mario/Luigi’s adventure took them across the entire universe
• Super Mario 3D Land’s Special World is a clear parallel world in everything but name. It is accessed via a warp pipe and nearly every level is a parallel to a level from the main world. While this wouldn’t require it to be as large as the main universe, given the clear parallels it seems to share a close relationship with the main one similar to other bonus worlds above, and thus is likely comparable to the main one
• The Darkmess Dimension from Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is a separate dimension that is entered every time Mario enters combat in this game. It is stated to be connected to the main dimension and shares many of its landmarks with it, meaning it is very likely that this dimension is comparable to the main universe

These aren’t even the end of it however, as Nolrem states that everything has a front and a back, with the context being that he is referring to Flopside, the “backside” to Flipside. In this context, it is likely that every universe or dimension has a parallel to it, which would likely double the amount of universes in the cosmology, at least those that have been discussed so far. This would also line up with what we saw with Subspace within dreams from earlier, being the “backside” to every dream world.

Part 7: Even Higher Dimensions

Yes, even after all of that there’s still more to discuss. There are several dimensions within the verse that are noted to be transcendent to the main reality, and thus would be even higher than 5D, being 6D.
To start, Cutout is a technique in Paper Mario Color Splash that lets Mario exit their dimension and view it as a flat surface. Notably, it is specifically referred to as transcending dimensions by Huey, and is said to be transcending the very boundaries of time and space by a Toad. Because of this, the dimension accessed by Cutout would not only be separate from Mario’s dimension, but completely transcendent to it, viewing the entire universe as a lower-dimensional structure, and would thus be 6D as the main universe is 5D.
In Super Mario 64, it is said that defeating Big Boo will “put him back in his extra-dimensional place”. Extradimensional, by definition, means originating outside of the dimension/outside of space-time, which makes sense considering the “extra-” prefix means outside or beyond. While this could be interpreted as simply being a separate dimension outside of Mario’s and not necessarily transcendent to it, I wanted to list it here as a potential highball. Given the status of the Paranormal Dimension as a homeworld for the ghosts, this is the possible higher-end I was referring to earlier.
Finally, also from Paper Mario Color Splash, there is a group of deceased Toads that Mario helps called the Tea Party Toads. After Mario helps them and they have their tea party, they are said to be ascending to a higher plane of existence (here is a screenshot, though unfortunately I couldn’t find a video). Ascending to a higher plane of existence is a classic trope that doesn’t always mean a literal higher plane of reality, but given we see the Toads literally ascend higher (and given what we know about the Overthere being the afterlife, it needs to be in a separate dimension) I wanted to list it here as a potential highball as well.
Admittedly of course, those latter two are pretty shaky and debatable (though given Boos themselves are undead, they can potentially back each other up since it would be consistent for the afterlife to be higher-dimensional than the main universe), but at minimum, the Cutout dimensions should be transcendent to the main universe, and thus be 6D.

Part 8: Anything Else?

Uh no actually, that’s about it. I did want to bring up one thing that I’ve seen thrown around a lot for Mario cosmology, and that’s String Theory Soup, the bane of my existence. For those who don’t know, String Theory Soup is an item in Wario: Master of Disguise that is said to contain “all the secrets of the universe” and based on the name of the item, that must mean that Mario’s universe runs on string theory right? Well no, because in the Japanese version (which would obviously hold precedent over the English translation), it is referred to as Big Bang Soup, obviously very different to String Theory.
Honestly all I really wanted to cover in this part is the String Theory Soup. It’s really as simple as “String Theory Soup doesn’t actually exist” and that’s that. I could bring up more, like it being incredibly vague and String Theory not having a definitive definition in general, with there being multiple very different versions of String Theory to begin with, but it being a mistranslation already solidifies it as not legitimate.

Conclusion

• Individual dream worlds are at least Uni+, likely Low Multi structures, with there being an infinite amount of them with the Dream Depot
• The Dream Depot is 5-D due to containing an infinite amount of dream worlds and having plenty of room left over, which would require an extra dimension in order to contain all of them
• The main universe is at least a Low Multi structure thanks to containing 7 different spacetimes, and is likely 5-D due to containing the entire Dream Depot in it, as well as the higher dimensions of Matter Splatter Galaxy
• The Painting Worlds are at least Uni+, but likely can reach 5-D thanks to being able to extend across all of reality
• There are at least 12 parallel worlds, likely more, that would also be 5-D due to being parallel to the main universe
• The Cutout Dimension is 6-D due to being transcendental to the main 5-D universe, and two other realms debatably match it as well
• There are several other dimensions that don’t have an official size

I don’t want to make this any longer than it already is by explaining scaling or anything like that, so I hope you enjoyed reading this. I had a lot of fun writing this and figuring out everything, and expect the Dimensional Tiering post some time in the future. Thanks!

Summary During a eventfull evening with the Glenwood pack. Seer is chased by their mate Beth as pay back for them leaving her on the ladder alone. When things go wrong but may have a positive outcome Notes My first story so I'm not very good at this. I wrote this on Google docs. It's a fan fic/AU See the end of the work for more notes
Seer turns into a shifter
TW: Blood Violence I imagine myself as Seer in this story. Seer stands near the front door to the den during Thanks giving when they suddenly hear. Beth: "where is my mate" Seer dashes out the door and runs into the woods with wolf Beth right behind them. While in the trees Beth catches up and jumps on Seers back pinning them to the ground. She pushes her paws into Seers body nut since she's upset she uses too much of her strength and blood begins to gush out of their wound. Horrified Beth jumps off before frantically turning back. She begins to Shreak Beth: Claire Claire. Claire stands in her living room with Knight and Genieve thinking that its best to let Seer and Beth sort of their conflict. Geneve hears Beth screaming and smells Seers blood. She uses her Valp abilities to speed into the woods with Calire and Knight following. They run right into the woods and see Seer lying on the ground with Beth kneeling next to them her tears soaking the soil. Claire kneels down and examines Seers wound while Knight and Evie try to comfort Beth as she falls I to their arms. Knight: what happened. Beth tries to explain but her sobs get in the way. Evie: don't worry Beth Claire can heal them she's a mighty blood mage. It's going to be OK. Claire: they've lost a lot of blood she says hardly keeping her voice steady. Even if I heal them it might be too late. Evie: what if we give them a blood transfusion that would work. Knight: but then they'd be a shifter too like us. Claire: it should be their choice but it's not like we can ask. We can't use my blood I'll need my strength to make sure their body accepts the new blood Knight: use mine I can take it. I'm strong enough. And they'd do it for me. Beth shakes her head Use mine I'm the reason there in this mess and they're my mate. Claire agrees and she uses her magic to transfer some of Beth's blood into Seer Beth: OH God I hope this works. She sobs. W we c c can't lose anyone else she cries harder thinking about that night and all the blood that was spilled. Evie gently picks up Seer and carries them up stairs into one of the spare rooms and places them in a soft bed. Seer lies there fast asleep with Beth right next to them staring at them thinking replaying the accident over and over again. "All this because they didn't hold a ladder. And off corse they're going to blame themselves for this" Claire: it's not your fault Beth or theirs sometimes things happen that we can't control. All of a sudden there's the sound of loud footsteps charging up the stairs and Simon barges into the room. Simon: Knight told me what happened. Claire are they going to be ok. What can I do? Claire: they should be fine we've given them a blood transfusion so their going to be a shifter now. Can you go get some food and water for Beth she's going to need it after the blood she's lost. Simon nods and walks away down the stairs. And returns with food. Beth tries to eat but it's like chewing carpet. She continues to stare at Seers wound and their face. Along with Simeon. He feels fatherly love for Seer thinking back to the time he welcomed them into their pack and how he hugged them so tight he thought he had broken Seers rib. Simeon: people always look so young when they sleep. All the stress melts away. Especially for them since their visons make them worried alot. He Says Beth nods. Theyll shift before they wake up since their body is still getting used to its new blood you'll have to calm them down and explain honey. Claire finishes healing Seers wound and yawns. "I need to go to bed ill need my strength back incase anything goes wrong when Seer wakes up in the morning." Claire hugs Beth before walking out of the room with Simeon following The next day Seers body shifts into their wolf form and they begin the stir and suddenly wake and begin to thrash around and yelp with pain. Beth quickly moves foreword and pushes Seer back down onto the bed Beth: "ssssshhhhh beautiful it's OK it's OK. I'm here I'm here.” Seer starts to calm down and make snarling sounds of confusion. While trying to take deep breaths. They start to roll over and fall out of the bed onto the floor. Beth rubs their hand and pulls Seers head onto her lap. "Beautiful it's OK. You're not dreaming you're a shifter like me now. After last night we had to give you some of my blood since you lost too much. So now you're like me. You'll always be a shifter but don't worry you'll be able to turn onto your human form. After while. I'll reach you how once you get some of your strength back." Seer begins to look around the room. Beth knows Seer well enough that she knows they're looking for the others even through they can't talk as a wolf Beth: "the Claire Simeon Knight and Evie are here but they're keeping their distance since having too many people around might be overwhelming for you. " I I'm so sorry beautiful so so sorry" she begins to tear up again and Seer whimpers and rubs their head against her trying to calm her down and tell her it's not her fault. Beth takes a deep breath. And starts to calm herself. You know Isla is going to be jealous that you shifted before her. Says Simon walking onto the room and bending down to rub Seers muzzle. Beth: Simeon you're not supposed to be in here yet. You'll overwhelm them. Simeon: oh relax they're fine right he says looking at Swer who nods weakly and tries to smile despite having sharper teeth. Beth: that's right beautiful try to rest. Now. In a couple of days we'll gather the whole pack and go for a run. It'll be amazing gliding through the woods. I still remember the first time I ran as a wolf I felt so free and powerful. Seer and Beth both climb back into the bed together and fall onto a deep sleep holding eachother in a loving embrace.
The morning after
Chapter Summary Seer wakes up the morning after Thanksgiving and has to get used to their new form and abilities
Seers eyes flutter open. There still in their wolf form and look over and see human Beth snuggled up next to them. Feeling her warmth. They feel excited to know what's it's like for Beth when she shifts to comfort them in the night when their visons make their anxiety flaire up. Seer lifts up their head and sniffs the air through their nose. And they feel completely overwhelmed by the seats that are in the room from their own smell to Beth's to the cotton sheets and blanket and traces of Claire and Simeon. Their sudden movements wake up Beth who groans sleepily still tired from her sleepless night watching Seer. She gently reaches up and strokes Seers muzzle. Beth: “I know it's overwhelming but you'll get used to it with time. Try to breathe slowly” Seer sticks our their tounge between their teeth like a puppy dog and makes a big show of panting slowly. Beth is torn between being annoyed with her mates sarcasm and being glad they're in a good enough mode to be a smartass. She giggles. As they stare at eachother with the loving gaze they always use when they share a moment. Seer always knew that they would face any challenge for Beth regardless of its their visons or being a shifter. It is always worth it. Not that Seer minds being a shifter they're over the moon about it. And they think about all the things that they'll be able to do with their pack. Their family. Claire walks into the room then. She smiles seeing Beth and Seer together. Somethings never change she thinks to herself. Claire: “Glad to see you're well rested. Through now it's the middle of the night. The rest of the packs here. Through they're outside near the bonfire. They want to see you. You up for it? Beth looks over at Seer who nods excitedly before gently jumping off the bed careful not to scratch Beth with their claws or land on Claire. They stretch their muscles and shake their fur like a wet dog. Beth: “don't worry beautiful I'll brush you later. Before I teach you to change back. Seer wags their tail at Beth before they start to slowly walk out of the room still Abita unsure since their on four legs. They start to walk through the rooms door way. It's a tight squeeze. Beth: “suck it in Beatiful.” And giggles. Seer gets through the door and turns around tencing up their muscles to show off. Before they keep walking down the hallway. On the way to the stairs they walk past a mirror. They stop and walk back to stare at their reflection. They strike a pose. Thinking “oooooo hello” and they wink at their own image. Claire: “Come on Seer before I have Simeon Knight and Evie carry you down the stairs like a disobedient puppy.” Seer walks down the stairs carefully not wants to do wolf matrix move outtakes on the way down. They reach the bottom of the stairs and put their paws on the front door like a dog needing to go outside. Claire walks up and opens the door. Knowing the wind must have blown it shut. Seer walks to the front of the den with Beth at their side and Claire not far behind. They each feel the chilly air Travel up their bodied. The pack is waiting for them excitedly around the bonfire keeping warm. Simon stands up and walks over to Seer as they approach the fire rejoicing in the warmth it provides. Simon places a plate infront of Seer. Simon: “your first meal as a wolf my child.” Seer loves the taste especially now that their senses are stronger and they wolf it down while Simon pets them like a house pet. The rest of the pack continues to stare at Seer in awe of their new form. Isla runs up to Seer and hugs them. They bend down and hug them back as she seems to sink into Seers fur. The wind picks up blowing more of Isla scent into Seers nose and again they are overwhelmed by it along with the scents of the rest of the pack and the forest. Seer shakes their head to try and clear. Isla: Ooops sorry Seer I forgot it can be overwhelming. It'll be thr same for me when I first shift. Seer yelps excited to Isla and steps forward before giving her a huge lick across her face. Like a house dog. “Ewww” says Isla as Allen and Hazel laugh along with the rest of the pack. Tristan: “You should have seen that coming kid” he says before giggling. Isla: “has Ranger stuck a dog collar on you lately Triscuit” Beth: “Yeah Triscuit Kakis told me you need to stop getting caught out in the woods” Claire: “Speaking of the woods who wants to go for a run with me Seer and Beth tonight?” Hazel and Allen refuse since they want to stay with Isla since she needs to sleep. Ro and Tristan want to stay behind since they want to start working on some overalls for Seer. Simeon: I'll go. I want to be with my child on this special occasion. Claire: alright let's go change into our overalls. Me and Simon will go first. Beth: I'll stay with you beautiful until the others get back. You shouldn't be alone right now this is still alot for you. When Claire and Simeon get back I'll go get changed” Simeon and Claire walk away. Leaving Beth and Seer alone in the forest. Beth: you're doing so well beautiful. I'm so proud of you. And despite what happened I'm glad I can share such a big part of my life with you. I'm also glad that the others are happy as well. Through they already adored you. Seer wags their tail. And thinks “It's not just me who did well its also Claire she healed me and you for being so strong through everything you been through both before and now. You're so strong love plus you're hot headed and stubborn which also helps. Claire and Simeon walk back outside and Beth strokes Seer one more time before walking towards the den to change into her overalls.
Seers first run
Chapter Summary As a right of passage of being a shifter Seer now gets to run through the woods of the pack territory with their mate
After Claire Beth and Simeon shift into their wolf forms. Beth steps forward towards Seer and rubs her muzzle against them. Seer feels the warmth of her body and hot breath against their face as well as love. Despite them still not used to being in their wolf form it feels oddly right. Like now they belong Suddenly Seer hears a soft voice in their head. Which for a normal person would feel unusual but to them they feel oddly used to it since they hear voices when they have their visons. Beth: “Beautiful can you hear me? Seer nods their head looking at Beth. Remember that she once mentioned that shifters can speak to each other telepathy when they're in their wolf forms. Beth: “You can talk to me as well like this. But only when you direct your through towards me” Seer: “What about Claire and Simeon? She they alright?” Beth: “yeah their fine. They're just keeping quiet since they don't want to overwhelm you. Start moving forward when you're ready. You don't need to rush we're going at your pace. And we'll be right here with you. Now try and concentrate on your senses what you hear and smell.” Seer raises their head and takes a deep breath of the chilly night air. They are amazed at all the things they smell. From the animals hiding away in the night along with the smells of soil and decaying plants. They perk up their ears and the wilderness comes alive with sound. Like a musical of nature. They hear the steps of animals dashing along the ground to the rustle of leaves blowing in the cold wind to the sounds of night insects chirping away. Seer is amazing by all these new experiences and is awed at how much they missed back when they were only a human with their dull senses. Beth: “Amazing isn't it? So much order and chaos all mixed together in a wonderful display of nature and beauty. Just like you” Seer feels energy and power surging through their muscles and they take off running into the wilderness with Beth right next to them and Claire and Simeon behind them. The forest feels dense but it seems to part ways allowing them through like it's molding itself into a passage just for them. Seer feels amazing as they rush through trees still hearing the beauty of their surroundings and basking in the smell and sights that dance in their mind. Seer feels a new feeling. They feel free. They've let go of all the stresses of being human. From the endless work days to the mundane chooses that always demand attention. The wind rushes over their body as they move making them feel apart of the incredible environment around them. It feels like heaven as they continue to rush into the night.
Playtime as a wolf
Chapter Summary Seer plays in the woods with their pack mates
Trigger warning: Violence (not sure if wrestling counts but it's worth mentioning) The wolves comtinue runbingbthrough the forest the moonlight shimmering through the trees. Suddenly they arrive in a wide clearing. As if nature had opened itself up so that they could stand in the open. They stare up at the star filled sky the moonlight glistening in their wide eyes as they bask in the beauty of the universe. Seer: “Amazing isn't it. They say In awe still staring up transfixed. Beth: “Yes it is. But it still has nothing on you beautiful” she says softly and warmly stating at her make as the moonlight glistens off there Grey fur. Seer turns back to Beth and they look into eachothers eyes with the same wonder and love that they did on the night that Beth confessed her love and Seer returned her passion. Claire and Simeon walk up to the two love birds in furcoats. And stretch their bodies still filler with energy from their run. Claire: you want to wrestle Beth? Since we didn't get a change too earlier at thanks giving. She says excitedly eying up her pack mate. Beth: maybe another time. I don't feel up to. Suddenly she jumps at Claire catching her off guard and they begin to roll along the dirt covered ground Beth taking a early advantage. Simeon walks up to Seer slowly and calmly. Amusement in his eyes as he watches his girls battle it out. Seer: it feels different watching now. Like I'm apart of the action that makes sense. Simeon: Yeah. It's pretty fun. Plus it sometimes gives us a change to practice healing magic. He chuckles happily. You and I can go if you feel comfortable. Through it wouldn't be a fair fight since I'm bigger than you.” Seer: Even so I could still take you they say confidently. Alright on the count of three They square up in front of each other and Seer count one, two then they take a tip from Beth and jump on Simeon and they both begin to rustle together laughing the whole time. But it ends with Simeon on top of Seer his bigger form giving him a edge. Seer: Beth Claire help our dad is too heavy for me they say in a joking pleading voice. Claire and Beth both suddenly stop and fake glare at Simeon. Simeon: “ooooo scary” they say in a fake scared voice that trembles mockingly Claire: “How about you pick on someone your own size Simeon” she says confidently drawing herself up to full height and mockingly growling along with Beth. Simeon: “I'm still bigger than you” he says matter of factly stating the obvious. Beth: “Maybe but can you take all 3 of us?” Seer gets to their feet and quickly runs up next to Beth ready for round 2 with their dad. Simeon: “you'll have to catch me first he says sticking out his tounge and dashing out of the clearing with his 3 children in hot pursuit.
After run brushing
Chapter Summary Being in the woods has lead to Seer being covered in dirt and debris so Beth decides to give Seer a nice brushing session like they did after Beth's hunting trips
Simeon dashes out of the tree line and towards the den. With Seer, Claire and Beth on his tail. He dashes towards the den and up the wooden steps and through the front door. He shifts back into his human form his overalls overnight his muscular body. and smiles smugly at the wolves as they come in. Simeon: “I won sweeties” and laughs before wiping the sweat off his forehead. Genieve: “wow looks like you lot had some fun. Maybe next time me and Knight can come too.” Claire and Beth stop easily and they also shift back. But Seer being inexperienced in their new form their overalls also shifting back and covering their body. Beths design working well. Slides along the shinny wooden floor and smacks into the wall across the room. Beth: “Beautiful you alright” Seer nods happily and shakes their head to clear it. They're tail is wagging like crazy smacking onto the side of their body and they pant with their tounge hanging out. Claire: “looks like someone needs some help calming down. Luckily their is a way we can help you with that. Isn't there Beth?” she says looking at Swer and putting their head gently. Beth: “that's right. Now it's my turn to pamper you beautiful. Now I'm going to go get my brush then you can experience the pleasure of being groomed.” She says happily before walking away up the stairs them creaking as she climbs Simeon also walks away to take a shower and change out of his overalls. As he waks past Seer he gives them a large stroke on their back. “I'll never forget this night. You won't either. It was amazing my child. I love you” he continues walking. Claire keeps staring at Seer before the sound of footsteps from the next room pulls her gaze away as Ranger steps into the room. Dressed in comfy evening wear along with their signature Ranger hat. Seer notices that when Claire sees Ranger her grin widens. And they feel even happier for her. And make a note to tell Beth and Simeon about it later. Claire: “Hey there hotshot. I'm guessing Knight and Evie told you about recent events” she says in a warm voice a little louder than normal since she feels excited about the nights run. Ranger smiles back at Ranger. “Evie said that next time we should all go together.” he says excitedly loving the idea Claire: “how would you keep up with us?” Ranger: “easy I'd borrow your bike.” They laugh. Seer continues watching and listening they feel so happy that their relationship seems to be going strong. After all Claire deserves it and so does Ranger. Beth walks down the stairs carrying her fur brush having kept her overalls on since she's probably going to be covered in wolf hair from Seers brushing. Beth sits on the floor next to her mate. And pats her lap inviting Seer to lie their head their. “Beautiful this is going to feel lovely after all I enjoy it when you do it for me” She begins sliding the brush gently along Seers fur making a warm sound as it flides along. Seers eyes flutter as their skin is messaged by Beth's warm hands and brush. Lose hair begins coming free of Seers form. And sticking to the brush. Ranger steps forward wanting to help Beth clean the brush. But they also want to study how Beth brushes Seer taking mental notes for when they will do it for Claire. Ranger also reaches up and starts to scratch Seer behind their ears. Making a scratching sound and causing Seer to whine like a puppy. Beth “see beautiful feels lovely doesn't it. Plus now you're the puppy not me she teases.” Seer pays attention to what Beth says since she is always their first priority regardless of the situation. But they decide to ignore the teasing aspect wanting to instead to let them all enjoy the moment and the warm feelings it gives them.
Seer speaks with the vampire Celiene
Chapter Summary Having some self doubt Seer decides to visit an old friend of the pack. Celiene since her age gives her alot of wisdom
On a dark cloudless night Seer runs through the woods alone as a wolf their powerful hearing the sounds of owls and night insects. When they finally reached the edge of the woods they slide to a stop. Since he feels nervous about what they are about to do his ears perk up subconsciously listening for any sounds of danger despite knowing that there wouldn't be any and even if there was the vampire court would rush to his aid should it be needed. Seer starts to think over what they are going to say for the hundredth time that night. While they look over the Manor house warm light shining through it's windows the blackout curtains being opened after sun set. Seer knew that the curtains extended towards the ground leaving no chance of sunlight getting through. Seer shakes their head to clear it. And to pull themselves back to reality. They tended to space out alot even without their visons they change into their form. And their overalls slide onto their body. Before walking towards the manors front door. They stare at the door its polished wood glistening in the moon and star light. Seer thinks about if they shoud know or just walk in. Celiene knows they're visiting having requested a invite awhile ago plus celiene knows they're there since she can hear them. Seer opens the door quietly and walks in the door doesn't make a sound since it's so well made and maintained. Seer enters the living room. The walls are painted dark colors and a fire crackles all to make the room feel cozy and warm to make the courts visitors feel ease. “Hello my dear Oracle.” a warm comforting voice says from the top of a set of stairs. There stands the vampire Queen Celiene dressed in a lose comfortable shirt and worn jeans. Still looking lovely as she calmly walks down the stairs looking like a beautiful godess. At the bottom of the stairs Celiene gives Seer a gentle hug. “you look well my dear. But where is Bethany?” Asks Celiene “She's at the Den sleeping. She offered to come but I wanted to be alone tonight. Besides she needs to rest since she's been super busy with her seamstress work and hunting with the pack. She deserves a night off” Celiene gestures to some furniture and they walk together and sit down. On a pair of leather seats near a coffee table “can I offer you a drink? Coffee? tea? Water?” Seer just shakes their head wanting to get to the reason they visiting. “Celiene do you miss being human or want to be human again?” Asks Seer leaning foreward. Celiene thinks about it. She leans back in her chair and pondered the question. “Well my dear. I don't remember my human life so I can't miss what I don't know. As for being human…. It has both upsides and downsides just like being a vampire. I have all the time in the world to read and study whatever I want plus i have my court. But I do sometimes wish I could go for a walk in the sunlight and I do miss all the people I've lost over my lifetime. Why do you ask?” Seer considers what she said. Noting that she does have good points “well you didn't choose to be turned into a vampire and their is no way back for you. It seems unfair” Celiene nods “my dear Oracle life is unfair for everyone. You need to make the most of your life and the choices you make” Seer nods and sits back again. “I didn't choose to be a shifter but if I could I would have. But….. I keep wondering if I'm still human. It feels wonderful when I'm a wolf it feels right. Like I'm free. Maybe I'm losing my old self” Seer looks down solemnly “Celiene leans foreward and puts her hands on Seers shoulder. “in wolf or human form you're still you. Just I'm still me even if I was turned. I believe that it feels better for you as a wolf because it allows you to let go” Seer looks at her confused Celiene explains “when your in your wolf form you don't have to act human and and can wrestle and play without having to worry about people judging you since you're a wolf.” Seer thinks about Cewolfs's words and smiles nodding “I imagine me being a wolf makes me feel like I belong with my pack” says Seer their eyes softening as they think about happy memories with Beth and the others “Bethany loved you before you became a shifter along with the rest of the pack” says Celiene. “they are the best thing that ever happened to me. And so are you” says Seer. “Thank you Celiene. I'm finally at peace” “Why didn't you speak to Bethany about all this?” Asks Celine giving them a curious look. “I thought about it….. But she still feels bad about hurting me. No matter how many times I tell her that it isn't her fault. I don't want to make her feel worse. She's done so much for me” “And you've done alot for her and her pack.” Says Celiene cutting in “Claire told me about the warning you gave Bethany about the poacher traps. And about the fire at the ranger station. You've brought safety and love to you're pack” Seer brushes her off but concedes she once again has a point. Seer and Celiene relax again and talk together until Seer falls asleep. Celiene thinks about calling Beth but she chooses to let her rest.
Troubling vison and a cozy bed
Chapter Summary During the night Seer has a vison while they sleep with Beth but they decide not to give her ang details about it since they don't want to worry her more
Beth and Seer stand on the dens balcony together its the very early morning Seer having been woken up by a nightmare. Through they aren't sure yet if it's a vison or if it was a regular nightmare. Beth is concerned but Seer puts on a brave face determined to not let Beth get more worried. Seer shivers in the cold while they take a deep breath hoping the chilled air of the wilderness will help them relax. “Love you can go back to sleep if you want too.” Says Seer turning to stare into Beth's beautiful eyes. But Beth shakes her head “they might be your visons but we're in this together now and forever” she says before pulling Seer closer to her. Eventually faitage gets the better of them and they walk together back inside being quiet not to wake up the others while they sneak back upstairs to the room Claire has lent them after she insisted Seer stay near her while they get used to being a shifter and Beth having refused to leave her mates side. They climb into their bed and relax on the thick matress with their warm blankets feeling cozy. “Honey will you shift for me?” Seer asks remembering back when they were ill and she let them cuddle with her wolf form to help them rest and get better. Beth nods quietly and she turns into her wolf form. Her fur is even thicker now due to the winter. Beth looks af Seer and they cant tell shes amsing if they're going to shift aswell since they know their mate well enough that they can tell what shes thinking. “I'd perfer to stay human since we don't want to break the bed” they say thinking about the time Knight and Evie did it. Secretly Seer also stays human since they don't want to risk accidently telling Beth what their vison was about since if they're both wolves they can communicate through their minds and Seer isn't used to censoring their thoughts. The love wolves snuggle up to each other and Seer puts their head against Beth's furry chest while Beth wraps her paws around Seer. They both drift off to sleep. Seer feeling warm and cozy but still troubled about what they saw.
Seer goes feral
Chapter Summary Seer starts to let their emotions go to Claire about their visons and being a Oracle
Seer wakes up in their bed still lying next to Beth, their mate still sleeps peacefully beside them. Seer quietly slips out off bed and walks out if the room. They walk down the stairs and met Claire who just came back from her early morning run. “You alright Seer? You look exhausted” Seer looks at her. “I I don't know” Claire gestures towards the couch in the dens living room and they sit down together facing each other “when you're ready” says Claire. Seer nods takes a deep breath and begins “Sometimes I hate having visons. Especially of bad things happening its only a possibility but that's the problem. I'm never sure about what to do about it. if I should say something or not. Since trying to avoid something might cause it to happen. But if I say nothing then you're not ready. I keep going in circles. Plus I'm an oracle so I could be seeing things that aren't real or could be the past or present which means that its already too late to do anything. Seer shudders and Claire keeps looking at Seer with concern not wanting to interrupt I told you about the fire at the ranger station and all that did was result in Ranger getting hurt. But if I didn't tell you it could have been worse. Seer starts to cry “Seer you're not being fair to yourself. You've done alot for us. You told us about the poacher traps that saved us from getting hurt. We're still greatful for that. “B but what about Evie. I didn't see her getting turned and now she's stuck in a fate she didn't choose and Knight aswell. Seer starts to hyperventilate. “Seer you need to calm down. You're still a new shifter this is dangerous” says Claire but Seer can't calm themselves and they start to shift. They begin to snarl at Claire like a mad beast. “Simon”Claire says quietly. While she slowly steps away from the wolf knowing that Seer isn't themselves and if they're threatening Seer might see them as a threat. Simon walks in and steps between Seer and Claire. “Seer I know you're in there” says Simon in vain. Claire “we just need to wait for them to snap out of it” says Claire. Both she and Simon continue to slowly back away as Seer continues to snarl their spit falling from their mouth onto the floor Beth wakes up and hears snarling she comes to investigate but stops dead on the stairs seeing whats happening bellow “Beth come help Seer calm down seeing you might make them snap out of it” Beth slowly walks down the stairs and looks deeply into her mates eyes and sees an animal behind them. “Beautiful? You need to calm down. Everything is going to be ok” says Beth still staring at Seers eyes. “they're terrified about their visons and the future” says Claire still weary “Beautiful remember those classes I took? They were so we could talk about your visons without freaking out. Like we did when you called me to help you sleep. We can talk about this. You need to come back to me.” Seers eyes begin to clear and they seem to snap awake. They take deep breaths and turn back into their human form. Seer realizes what happened. And begins to sob falling towards their knees “I'm sorry love. I I could have hurt you” Beth rushes foreward and Seer falls into her arms sobing like crazy while Beth tries to soothe them reassuring them it wasn't their fault and that they didn't do anything.

hi im in 10th and absolutely done w life. summer break is the worst time of the yr for me bcuz I have to stay at home w my shitty parents. I'm an average student scored 70% in 9th finals. well my parents mock me abt it all the time and treat me like a bojh in the family. koi bhi choti si minor inconvenience hoti hai toh shuru hojate hai "tu unme see aati hai jo class mei sabse zyada answer karenge aur exam mei fail honge". and its not like I'm not trying to score, I worked rlly hard for 9th finals still got 70%. and they js don't understand me abhi summer vacations hai they're like subah 5:30 utho aur padhne beth jao which Is not a problem but yeh log samajte nhi hai ki mei poore din padh sakti hu I can stay up at night but mornings I cant do anything adha nind mei padhai hoti hai. mei kal ratko ko 10 baje padh rhi this for an upcoming test they called me and started yelling at me how I don't help in household chores and enjoy troubling my mom (shes way better than papa and I respect her a lot and genuinely wud never want to cause her any prob in life) and want to scroll on insta all day, I tried to defend myself and fires shuru hogye class mei sabse zyada fadfad karegi etx. i did really well in my periodic test in April completely ignored that and went like 2 marks kaha kat gaye etc. they constantly compare me to my younger sister whos in 9th bcuz shes scoring better than I was in 9th. well they don't understand that they experimented me by not sending me tutions and said khud padho. they learnt a lesson and instantly enrolled her in tutions in 9th aur ab muje bol the hai ki dekh uske kitna ache number aa rhe hai. they took my phone and all devices away last night bcuz apparently I spend my entire day talking to boys and don't study I'm using ghar ka common computer rn. honestly I don't mind taking away my devices bcus they were a but distracting but I'm so done w them treating me like shit and constantly comparing me w my frnds who r all toppers and scored 95%+. mera mann karta hai ki 12th ke baad college bhag jau aur kabhi wapas an aau. ab toh mummy bhi sides palat ne lag gyi hai aur papa ke sath milke mujhe bolne lagi hai. papa twists my arm for the smallest things and it hurts a lot..
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sorry for the rant I don't trust any1 rn needed to get this off my chest

Okay ik the title mentions queens gambit but to be honest the top 5 over tv pieces that in my mind are pure gold and forever hall of fame are
1: BaldeRunner 2049
2: Queens Gambit
3: Money Heist
4: Ford V Ferrari
5: Baby Driver
Blade Runner a great movie if you are a loner, depressed person, IDK WHY i like to get depressed for fun, watching this movie I connect to it alot I am seen as an outsider who only wants to enevitabally be seen as a main character (no one of those ROTC kids i SWTG) but idk I like to get depressed for fun as I feel most comftorable and used to it... The movies soundtrack is incredible and makes the whole movie surreal
Queens Gambit, a wonderful masterpiece featuring the hottest actress and most talanted one Anya Taylor Joy she plays the charcater of a genius prodogy who faces vices and demons, while trying to be the best, again idk why but i connect with it so much, we all have a gift but at what cost, movie potrays her struggles with addiction and her want to fit in and feel normal.... The show is incredible and the acting is insaine (idk why they had baby face play benny watts threw me off...)
Money Heist, i dont connect with this movie at all and it took ages for me to get over the unsynced voice cting to lip movement as well as some of the worst voice acting ever, but the plot, the suspense, the romance, the thrill is icredible an amazing binge watching movie, incredible but un rewatchable.... this show is great but the voice acting sucks, the acting itself (body movement) is a bit meh in the start I feel like we couldve done without some seasons but the best song ever is in it Bella ciao and some seasons are incredible as well as the twists and turns maaybe its possible to rewatch but yk its hard bc of the twists)
Baby Driver OMG OMG OMG OMG insaine the music, the beat, the director, the enitre movie is a W a fat a++ W omg W,W,W just watch on youtube why baby driver is a masterpiece idk but one guy talks about how each song beat matches with the movement, the words of songs pop up on graffitit in the street its just so perfect and dont get me started on the storym the acting, the romance, and the "i like the way you kiss me edit on yt for bay driver"... This movie is a fat w
Finally Ford V Ferrari im a car guy this is my fav movie ever other than baby driver i have the poster I would say alot but im tireed of thinking/typing ill post in comments my thoughts in the morning rather than at 1 am...

I played this game semi-religiously during beta, hitting top 500 in both teams and 1v1s as an iron giant main during the peak of the game's lifecycle.
Now, Iron Giant was bad in the first game, but there was so much to love about the way the character played, with all the janky eccentricities and such, but now, he and many other characters feel unbelievably unsatisfying to play.
I was hoping and praying that the game didn't play as slow as it looked, all the YouTubers telling us to "hold on and try it for yourself!". Well I tried it, and it's bad. Even worse than expected in some ways.
The game has somehow devolved during it's time in development. In beta, it was a very hype, fast-paced and soulful game with interesting gimmicks + tactile, satisfying, "touch-and-go" gameplay that left major room for player expression and agency. The UI was simple, clean and effective. It was also easy to navigate. There were leaderboards, scorecards, plenty of easily accessible data to view and enjoy. Some things definitely needed improvement, but the opposite was achieved during full release.
The new hitboxes? Broken, even more so. UI? Garbage. Clone of every other fortnite wannabe, missing features ("anti-toxicity" BS by getting rid of score I assume, extremely lame.) Gameplay? Far more linear, much slower more spammy (somehow), skill ceiling greatly diminished. Interesting features like dodge cancelling, "wave dashing" and any of the cool and weird tech you could perform only in the beta with the old engine are long gone. No more moon jumping or rapid-flying with Iron Giant. No more canceling out of moves mid-attack to chain into different avenues. Now nearly all paths lead to the same outcomes. Where there were several in the beta, there are only a few in the full release. People complained about not being able to hit each other in beta? Watch any clip of someone with a droplet of game knowledge of skill play the game and tell me how often people are hitting each other. Games almost always ended quickly, while sill leaving room to play neutral and hover around for a bit to play predictive mind games with your opponents. These days are over, you're now in a constant spamming match with some other guy who you can barely (sometimes with Iron Giant, never) escape from.
If any of you have ever played the game Flash Party, it feels like that game. For those who haven't played it, it's a mind-numbingly mediocre platform fighter with an extremely dead player base.
I can tell PFG reworked MVS to be as sterile as possible, a big old McDonalds nothing-burger of a game that appeals to children and people with half a working brain.
Slow, ultra linear, janky (not in the fun smash melee or MVS beta type of way), made in Unreal 5 so the game now crashes every few games. The feel/look is way more tacky and soulless, bright saturated colors paired with the new effects and GARBAGE zoomed-in camera make it even harder to understand what's going on, especially in 2v2s.
The microtransactions are terrible, but the game is free so what can you do. The original player base is already seemingly dropping the game overnight, or are upset with the changes.
I'm sorry guys, I really wanted this game to succeed but I'm not sure it will. Maybe this new model really appeals to some people and it remains relevant for a long time. But I doubt it. I assume that this game will suffer a similar but potentially worse fate than it's beta predecessor.
Overall, I give the game a 3.5 or at best a 4/10. Normal everyday people will probably appreciate the game more because it's dumbed down to the point of it being almost comical. It's probably more accessible (except I feel like it really isn't but that's an entirely different rant, I'm still destroying people with a nearly 90% winrate and its not even fun). I just don't know, really. RIP MultiVersus.

Long post ahead but I’ve been researching for months now and I’ve found SO many women battling with the same post quitting their birth control. Here’s my story. I AM NOT a medical professional but my SIL is - and has given me life saving context to what I’ve been going through.
Backstory: I went on birth control about a year ago, together with spironolactone for acne. Yaz and 100mg of spiro. My skin went through a rollercoaster and was the clearest it had ever been. I also lost a bunch of weight (which is a well documented effect of both, YAZ & Spiro). Fast forward a year and I got married and had a work trip come up to Japan. Here’s where it got crazy.
I was already cutting down on my spiro for months now - down to 50mg a day (2 tablets) with zero side effects. Now I was expecting to lose some weight in Japan bc of my diet (vegetarian without egg). I head to Japan, take my pill & spiro daily. Not too much food but im hitting my calories AND im doing a good 20k steps (up to 30k on some days) daily. For 15 whole days. I swear I thought I was coming back lighter. I come back home, quit birth control and head to the gym and have the shock of my life. From 53 kg I was up to 56.9kg in 15+ days. Wtf.
I buck up and start gyming 3/4 times a week. Focus on protein, calorie counting, steps. The whole nine yards. 2 weeks later Im up to 59 kg with absolutely ZERO change in muscle. FML. I start inositol, vitamins, potassium rich foods waiting for some damn results. Im getting bulkier and somehow puffier. WELL SH*T.
Finally, one full month later I do blood work - my cholesterol which has always been normal (with high good cholesterol) is out of whack. My bad cholesterol is UP! I check my thyroid? She’s fine. Insulin is stellar (4.6 POST MEAL? Maybe im hypo but thay doesn’t explain anything). Everything else is simply perfect. How the f*ck did I gain 6+ kilos and pump up my cholesterol with all that exercise, clean eating, calorie counting AND on a damn vegetarian diet?
Simply put by my doctor SIL. Birth control. Withdrawals to be precise.
So I played the waiting and weighing game. Threw away my fitness pal. And just trusted my body with clean eating and inositol. My period rolls around and voila. Im down to 56. Dropping pounds daily. Turns out estrogen loves fat. Loves it enough to have completely changed my body shape while getting off. Seriously my hips went up almost 4 inches and are suddenly going back to normal now. I also had moon face, terrible gas and bloating, highly irritable. Basically nightmare body and mind.
Maybe this isn’t everyone’s experience but if someone else is out there frantically looking to understand if quitting birth control causes weight gain and all this other slurry of shit. YES it does. Youre not alone. Be patient.
What worked for me: • cutting the stress (it fucks w your hormones and holds fat) (i.e. stop calorie counting and obsessing) • inositol, b vitamins and probiotics (your body is depleted of them post hormones) • WAIT for that damn first period. It does wonders.

hi! di ako redditor so sorry if this post is long and messy but im just so lost rn and i was hoping to get insights/advice from people who mightve been / are in my current situation 😔
im a bams freshie abt to enroll in 3T but im considering transferring to UPD or UPLB. im hesitant lang bc 1) would i have to retake 1st year if ever since iba ung course? and 2) hows the workload compared to that of OU? keri ba or maooverwhelm ako?
di naman ako miserable or unhappy sa OU, and i enjoy having more freedom and time compared to regular uni students, pero di tlga nawawala ung fomo from seeing my other friends experiencing college/campus life and getting to socialize w people everyday. im also a creative, and even tho multimedia ung course ko, i kinda feel like the OU setup doesnt really provide us with the connections and opportunities that artists need in order to break into the creative industry ifykwim.
ig my question is, is it possible to still experience the “college life” nd stop feeling so left behind while staying in OU? or is my best option to drop out or transfer? wld it be worth it if i did? or would the shift make me feel even more confined? and as a creative, will the BAMS program rly set me up for success in my desired field, or do i need to seek out more experiences nd opportunities outside of it in order to excel as an artist? honestly, idk if its OU thats not for me or just college in general HSHDHHS but yeah im sorry ik it’s embarrassing to ask online strangers for advice but tyia to anyone who tries to help !!

i dated this boy john for a year 1/2 until i found out he was cheating on. i told him i knew what he did and i would talk to him more ab it later since we only had 1 class left of school we texted in 8th period, he never apologized and soon after he broke up w me. the next day i find out he was telling everyone I broke up w HIM bc i “couldn’t deal w his trauma anymore, he was telling people he never loved me, thought i was ugly etc. so ofc after long enough to where i was fed up w the shit talking i started talking ab him too, like how when we tried to have sẽx he couldn’t get it in me, and how he would tell his girl bsf that i was racist bc she’s puerto rican and that’s why i didn’t like her (my moms puerto rican so idk why he thought he ate w that one). eventually he started dating said girl bsf and all was well i didn’t care that they were dating but i was still completely heart broken to the point where i would cry in class, on the bus, jus anywhere. well ig eventually his gf started talking shit ab me too so ofc i did the same thing after a while, then summer came around and everything was over or so i thought. i went back to school and literally the first day those two were talking mad stuff ab me , there was plenty of altercations between me and his janelle to the point where they followed me to my first period class bc one of her friends said i called her ugly? so i told her i didn’t care ab her and john and they needed to leave me alone, eventually she ended up getting a no contact order on me after she found that that john’s bsf and i had been talking to each other and had feelings for each other, so then at lunch i told my friends i was finally done w her crazy fatass and her limp dick bf (i had had enough not my proudest moment) she didn’t hear this but after a while like mid thru eating me and my bsf kylie had to throw our lunch away and to do that we had to walk past janelle and johns table and ig that made her VERY angry (mind you i did this every day bc i literally had to) she started yelling and was pointing at me i literally had no idea what i did so i went on w my day, and me and kylie had started walking out of the room and all the sudden i feel someone pull on my book bag all the sudden i get smacked in the forehead and i have no idea what’s going on so i turn around and move my head so she can’t get to my face, and i start reaching for anything to grab as she’s jus hitting my bookbag and trying to drag me around (she’s bigger than me) and then all the sudden her bf and the principle push me onto the floor and i go to get up and get her but everyone was right there her bf and all her friends laughing at me. i just feel like it shouldn’t have gone so far if they genuinely didn’t care ab me and my words didn’t affect them , i hadn’t talked shit in WEEKS, but AITA?

Paragon is without a doubt one of the strongest skills in a fire emblem game, allowing a unit to grow at twice the typical rate. However, despite this, it actually isn’t that important in Radiant Dawn except for a few specific strats.
The following is mainly true for NORMAL mode (the best difficulty for Radiant Dawn), but likely has carryover to Hard and Easy as well.

1. Paragon in part 1 is nearly meaningless. It would be really strong here if tier 1 units could use it, but only Volug (who gets 1 exp) and tier 2 units can use it. Micaiah can also use it, but leveling her isn’t too difficult, and it’s not really a priority. Tier 2 units get so little EXP, that they might get 1 additional level in part 1 because of it. It’s irrelevant because they’ll gain a level every 2 laguz they kill in part 3.
   
2. Part 3 paragon is usually 1 w/ Dawn brigade and 2 w/ Crimean Royal Knights. Ilyana can be used to give Greil Mercs the DB one, which can be a good strat but has downsides.
   

A. The dawn brigade gets so much EXP in this part, that paragon isn’t really necessary. The DB is pretty weak here, but paragon doesn’t really make them overleveled enough to be tanky. It’s useful but not nearly as strong as beastfoe, adept, or resolve.
B. Astrid and Geoffrey don’t use paragon well. (Keeping it on Geoffrey means you won’t have it for much of part 4). Astrid just isn’t good. Marcia or Calil can catch up to the mercs in 3-9 using paragon. Both of them are good endgame (or part 4) units, but won’t be good in part 3.
C. The main use of paragon imo would be to power level a greil merc (like Soren, to use as a carry)

1. You get so much EXP in part 4 that it’s almost irrelevant. Endgame can be used to power level Micaiah.
   
2. Paragon is good in RD, but not really a broken skill because of the structure of the game and how many units get it at times where they’re overleveled.
   

Ever found yourself in the depths of financial struggle, surviving on ramen and sheer determination? That was me, holding onto my smartphone like a beacon of hope amidst the darkness of debt. Then, I stumbled upon a revelation.
Here's my story, and I have it all documented step by step on my profile as well.
Apps, cashback, making money on my phone, freebies, sign up offers. All while trying to commit as little effort, money, and time as possible.
Initially, the idea of making money simply by scanning gas receipts with Upside seemed too good to be true. But with each receipt, I watched my earnings grow, realizing that every penny counted in my journey towards financial stability. Pair this with things like $1/g off with Chevrons app, then 50 cents/gallon back with Upside. Combining these cashback rewards with offers from Freecash.
I was astonished by how effective these seemingly small actions were in bolstering my bank account. I was spending less than a dollar per gallon to fill up my tank.
The discovery of freebies from apps like Krispy Kreme and McDonald's was a delightful surprise. It was a stark reminder that sometimes, the simplest solutions can have the most significant impact. No longer burdened by the constant worry of meal expenses, I found myself with a newfound sense of freedom and flexibility in managing my finances.
Driving for Uber Eats and DoorDash wasn't glamorous, but it was undeniably lucrative. What began as a side hustle soon became a reliable source of additional income, allowing me to breathe a little easier with each completed delivery.
As I delved deeper into the world of smartphone money-making, I was amazed by the opportunities that awaited. Signing up for apps like Cash App and Coinbase felt like unlocking a hidden treasure trove. The instant cash bonuses and free stocks that came with each registration were beyond anything I had anticipated, solidifying my belief in the power of digital entrepreneurship.
With each small victory, I marveled at the unexpected success of these unconventional methods. What initially seemed too good to be true turned out to be the lifeline I desperately needed. In the face of financial adversity, my smartphone became not just a device, but a tool for transformation and triumph.
And I spent hours writing it out and detailing step by step how to do it on my profile page, for anyone struggling that wants to save a lot of money, get side income, and free stuff.

I've tried to find the answer but it seems like nobody's situation ever fits mine so I'm trying to figure this one out.
I'm a U.S. citizen. My wife is JP citizen. I want to buy an apartment cash and live in Japan. I'll be planning to immigrate on a spouse visa, but whether I'll get permanent residency depends on the tax implications.
My work is in a U.S. territory, Guam. I'll be working for an American company based there, getting paid USD, with a W-2 and all that. If we're talking a split, likely 100 days a year in the U.S., 180 days a year in Japan, and 80 days a year traveling to other countries.
My question is, will Japan tax this American income? Will they even know about it? I won't be earning anything in Japan at all. What about anything my wife does -- are we seen as filing jointly like in the U.S. or as individuals with our own tax liability?
How about other sources of income? Like say, my military pension, mutual fund dividends, or eventually, social security?

I need some help making up my mind - I can only afford one more gun purchase this calendar year.
So I just bought a new SigP365 Legion to replace my S&W Shield 40 as my CCW. It's been a ton of fun to shoot at my home "range" and reignited my enjoyment of plainking and shooting for fun- I've built a few DIY infinity targets and have had a blast on my lunch breaks and evenings after chores are done.
I currently have my 2 CCW handguns, a few 12ga & 410 hunting shotguns, Norinco SKS, and a Ruger 10/22 tactical.
I've been eyeing the Beretta 92 x performance carry optics (has a $400 cash rebate going on now). I've also been thinking I should get an AR15 too - I would probably build a 16" BCM upper with Aero lower if going this route.
We live very remote and have had a lot of coyote activity within a couple hundred yards of my front door. Outside of the obvious pest removal I'd like the AR for, I don't know how often I'd shoot it on my 6 acre farm compared to another Handgun. I know I could use my SKS for the coyotes, but it would be more fun to add some night vision at some point if I went a different direction.

title explains it. it’s getting so bad i’m wondering if i can even put my failures as an ec. this one rlly good research program i applied to w a stipend of around 3-5k rejected me, but after they gave me some feedback and i found out i was the top 4 applications (only 2 get chosen). they gave a lot of yapping on how ill be more qualified later on but that got me thinking if i can js say i was a semifinalist / finalist of the thing but not directly say i got it. idk lmk ur thoughts and if this is even possible

I (F24) recently ended a year long relationship w my ex gf (F35) back in March. When we first took a break, I felt like she was the one who wasn’t pulling through and providing and it turns out I was the one that was failing her. She wanted our conversations to be natural, fun, creative, etc. but to her they felt forced and prompted, she wanted us to have a more natural flow to things. It was understandable as it was something I missed too. After we took our break, she even said that she just had this gut feeling it was supposed to be us at the end of the day and that she couldn’t shake it. I thought that my conversational skills were improving and that we were getting to a better place but when she said she thought we should stop trying to get back together, I was absolutely blind sided. She wants to stay friends but thinks we should have time and space (it’s been about 2.5 weeks since we’ve been trying to give each other space) but I’ve been struggling with that. I’ve been trying my hardest but I’ve admittedly texted her a few times… I was speaking emotionally and told her I wish we never dated. I didn’t mean it and I would never mean it. I just got tired of her knowing I was upset and I was trying to hide my pain from her by gaslighting myself into thinking I didn’t care. I apologized for that and more but she hasn’t replied (it’s understandable I didn’t expect her to reply). I messed up big time and I want her back bc i have a solid plan at figuring out how to fix our conversations. It’s such a small and simple thing that I feel is not a lot to ask for and I just didn’t know how to go about it before. I love her so much and ,although my previous words regretfully do not show that, I know I can be better for her. She said she’s tired of going in circles and that there’s nothing I can do to fix it but I feel like she said that because she thinks I’m incapable of changing. I know I can change and I would do anything she asked if it meant we’d get back together. As stupid as it sounds, I’d get on the guardians of the galaxy ride or incredicoaster at DCA if it meant she’d come back. To outsiders that may sound stupid and easy but she’d understand the weight behind that.. I just need one more chance to prove to her that we can do it. I fucked up so bad.. do you think I can fix it? What should I do?
TLDR: My gf and I broke up and I was a bit harsh and rude via text. I know I can change and want her back…

Hey guys, I already posted about my low RPM on Monday, apologies for posting again but I've been trying to get monetized on different channels in the past 3 years, and now that I finally did, I get this insanely low RPM?
For context, I post 9-11 minute videos of moments in combat sports, Fighter technique breakdown, etc... MMA Based.
After getting monetized, I got the first 2 days where I was pulling $100 a day for 2 days, an amount which I'm happy with, but after that, the rest of the days I've been getting $6 a day with similar number of views.
My RPM for the past 7 days (all monetized days) is $0.63
Channel RPM - https://imgur.com/a/826eRrg
I was only putting 3/4 ads on my videos, and I was advised to put 1 every minute, which I did on Monday.
I woke up this morning to check if it in fact was the problem, but it did not change anything
Monday Content Performance - https://imgur.com/a/Y4Cr8xW
This is the video that I posted last Friday, 11 minute video, 3:56 AVD - https://imgur.com/a/hrRQztv
Video demographic - https://imgur.com/a/FPmJCBi
I was also told this may be low ad fill rate, but if it is, then how do I change it?
If someone has some valuable insight about this, it would be highly appreciated, I spend 20-30 hours per video on editing, been trying the past 3 years, and with this low RPM, I'm not really sure if it's worth it anymore.
Channel Demographic - https://imgur.com/a/KnmidnN

How’d one make a BiW hurt mainly just titans and avoid being OP against robots?
1: Shoot really high up then drop down SLOWLY. Small robots have time to get under cover (like in tunnels on carriemiddle of moon/coliseum in Rome etc etc.) whereas titans will be forced to eat it in the open.

1. Make it POISON dmg with initial application deflectable by yellow shield (robots can phase shift the poison or some can use ability to mitigate it, whereas Titan defense is useless against Poison). The bulk of poison dmg should come near end of the DoT. Some titans can also use ability to remove/mitigate the poison too like indra, or lucha/minos reflector etc
   
2. Make BiW do extra dmg to titans or give it an execution ability vs titans (newton+lynx biw combined?)
   

Thoughts?

Overview- Sans is a rushdown/zoner, being the only one in the game. High damage, high defense, and only 1 phase, so he's pretty odd compared to the rest of the characters. He's very good however, being the one of the strongest characters in UTPR.
Health: 200 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 (310)
Pros: High defense, and great damage, along with being a zoner.
Cons: Only 200 hp, and kinda meh LMB. Gets countered by high damage characters.
Unique Mechanics: Unlike most characters, sans can dodge. It's purely visual, as you still take knockback. you have 200 dodge health before you run out, and you'll die in a single hit. sans has karma. The rate can vary upon characters, but it's most effective against the Chara's, and Frisk. Along with being free chip damage. It does NOT knock opponents out of their moves. RMB ending. sans can launch them either at the end, or a attack or 2 earlier. Always use it at the end, otherwise you'll lose free stamina regen and a couple damage. Hyper Armor: Your attacks will damage, regardless of if your stunned, except for blasters 5.
Moves: Bones is your bread. Your going to be using them to force your opponent to keep moving. Blasters are your punishing tools. Only blaster 2 deals knockback however. So use it after a LMB. Telekinesis is the punishing move. Tele 1 has 4 variations. W, which sends them forward and knocks them back for a little bit of damage. A/S, which sends them toward a blaster and knocks them back. Blaster 2 will be put on cooldown. (You can also run up to them and use Bones 5 for free damage.) Tele S, which sends them down and deals 18 damage. Tele Space sends them flying upward, deals no damage. Used for combos.
Asgore: 50/50 from my experience. You either completely zone him out, or he completely shreds your hp. As soon as he gets close, game over. Keep your distance, punish when available.
Asriel: Kinda rough in areas, overall you got the fight if you keep your distance. He does stand still for a lot of his attacks, so put them blasters to use. Again, distance is key. For his phase 2, block his fireballs, avoid Toriel's fire, perfect block Asgore, try to avoid and block Papyrus, dodge the blaster from sans, dodge the spear, and ESPECIALLY dodge Alphys. If you get hit, it's a free combo for him. Avoid the beam, and punish like in phase 1 for phase 3.
Frisk: Either you dominate or he makes you into sans spaghetti. Keep. Your. Distance. Punish them with good LMBS into telekinesis. Same deal for phase 2, but higher dps.
sans: Your biggest threat. Can't dodge forever. Keep attacking. Play offensively, combo well, and you got this.
Undyne: Pretty easy for you. Undyne mostly relys on a couple combos for her phase 1, and punish when available, don't get greedy. Phase 2 is where the fight starts. Perfect block charged 1, block regular 2, avoid 3, etc. Avoid her Spear Of Justice, as you can use blasters 5 to get around 50 free damage and karma. Same deal for true hero, but remember about bones 4 for me.
Glitchtale Chara: Do NOT engage with close combat.You will lose most of your hp. Your going to play defense for most of the fight. Keep em coming, it's a battle for stamina. Punish low stamina especially, blaster 2 out of hateball as well. Block the integrity slashes (the blue ones, 4 and 5) and you'll be fine. Keep your guard up, you got this.
Storyshift Chara: More like a annoyance until the last phase. Make good use of bones 4 into blasters, as you'll need karma. Not much to say about her first 2 phases, keep pressure on and don't let her combo. Phase 2 is a menace however. Don't be out-zoned. Use your blasters to punish greedy Souls moves, make good use of your hyper armor.
Jevil: This is going to be chaos. Play defensively and punish well. Learn how to counter his phase 1, and phase 2. Remember certain things about both. His 1 can ruin telekinesis and give him a free combo. In his phase 2, his 4 can cancel telekinesis, but It likely won't hit. Either move out of the way, or get risky and use blasters 3 for free damage. He has extremely high damage, don't let him get the better of you.
For your combo game, bones 4 is useful if it hits. Bones 4 -> Blasters 3/4 (20~ damage) Telekinesis is also excellent, assuming it lands. Tele (Space) -> Teleport -> Bones 2 -> Blaster 1 -> Bones 3 -> Blaster 3 (30-40 damage) For your lmb, you'll mostly be wanting to use your RMB ender to gain more distance. If your against a wall, use the regular one. LMB x4 -> RMB -> Bones 5 -> Blaster 2 -> Bones 6 -> Blaster 1 (20~ damage)
Unlock Combos: These are strictly advanced. I advise not touching them unless your familiar with sans' moveset, as you have much more easier and reliable options. Tele A/D -> Unlock -> Bones 3 -> Blaster 3 (30-40 damage) Tele W -> Unlock -> Bones 3 -> Blaster 3 (30 damage)
Some interesting things: If you really need distance, use Telekinesis W while they are in the air. It won't fling them back, but it will just launch them away. Telekinesis 3's best ender is always 1. They can't block your lmb, dodge blasters, etc. You'll regain Tele 1 upon counter. Blaster 5 doesn't have hyper armor. So it won't hit if your stunned. The best non combo telekinesis move is S. It's free 17 damage. Thanks for reading all of this, I'd be happy to answer questions.

Date: 5/26/24
Location: Buffalo, NY
Time: 3:19:01
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Sorry to be be dramatic with the title. I promise I'm not posting this SOLELY for internet sympathy. I realize I might seem ungrateful but I just feel like I left a large amount of time out on the course and I'm not entirely sure how I would correct my performance if I could. I'm a newer marathon runner who has made a lot of progress in the last year by training super hard, cross training, cleaning up my diet, recovering, etc... . I want to learn as much as I can from this experience. I could use the perspective of some more experience runners.

Goal	Description	Completed
A	3:05 BQ	no
B	3:07	no
C	3:10	no

Background:
This was my 2nd Marathon. My first marathon was a 3:28:30 at Wine Glass in Corning, NY, 6 months ago (10/1/23). My marathon training follows my weight loss story, starting in November 2022; 230 lbs (104 kg) down to 183 lbs (83 kg) today. For reference, I am a 6'-2" male. I ran a few half marathons prior to 2022 but my training has been on and off for the last 5 years and never more than 25 miles per week.
My training leading up to my first marathon followed a fairly long MAF intensity build (30 mpw at the end) leading into Advanced Marathoning - Pfitz 18/55 with the "Long Run" & "Medium Long Run" done at MAF effort. I knew I was compromising on speed by doing this however, the mileage seemed intimidating at the time. I later committed to follow the Pfitz pace instruction for these runs for my Buffalo block (10%-20% Marathon pace for the last 5-10 miles)
Following my first marathon, I was lucky to have a very experienced friend (2:37 marathoner) coach me though another Pfitz block. I decided to set the goal of running under 3 hours in 2024. My goal time for Buffalo was initially 3:15 to get me half way there. As you will read, that quickly changed...
Training:
Pre Pfitz Block - 1 month mostly off running after Wine Glass. 10 weeks running build prior to Pfitz 18/55. In this 10 weeks, I focused heavily on zwift indoor cycling (zwift academy, rapha 500, alp du zwift >60, etc) and was running 30-35 mpw using the 80:20 rule. The last 3-4 weeks I just did the first 2 weeks of the pfitz plan over and over again. I think the cross training severed me very well to lose weight and strengthen my overall fitness
Pfitz 18/55 - First 9 Weeks - I feel like I made a lot of progress in the first half of this training plan with the following race times reflecting my gains; Wk. 4 Lake Effect Half Marathon 1:37:17, Wk. 9 Syracuse Half Marathon 1:31:51 (a very hilly course covered in ice.) These races gave me a lot of confidence knowing that I did not taper for them at all. I used the VDOT 02 predictor for marathon and saw 3:22 and 3:11 equivalent Marathon times and got very excited.
Pfitz 18/55 - Last 9 Weeks - Using my new predicted marathon time of 3:10 , I started really pushing my long runs and found that I could sustain 7:40 pace consistently on my final 10 miles of my long runs. I was also pushing the first part of these long runs to stay under 8 min / mile. I felt like I had alot of success initially pushing the pace during these workouts. I ran several non-tapered tune-up races: Wk. 14 10k 40:58, Wk. 16 10k 40:35. These results gave me the confidence to go for a 3:05 marathon. On Wk. 13, I did a 18 mi run w/ 14 miles at marathon pace and my heart rate was very high and I struggled to stay at 7:05. I chalked this up to training fatigue but in retrospect this should have been a red flag?
Pre-race:
I regret doing a bit of dieting prior to my carb load at the beginning of my taper, knowing I would gain some weight lbs in the week before the race. During the last 3 days of the taper, I ate too much bread and pasta and felt overly full up until the night before the race. My typical diet of 80% whole food plant based really fell out of sorts. I'm not a vegetarian or anything, but I find this helps me keep my weight down. Hydration and electrolytes were OK.
Race:
The strategy was to go out at 7:08/mi through 16 miles and make a decision to negative split to 6:57/mi for the last 10, or try to hang-on for a 3:07.
The day ranged from 55 degrees to the low 70s but very humid. The course was very hazy at times. I did not feel burdened by the weather but I'm sure it had some effect.
I had a maurten non-caf gel every 4-5 miles. I stopped at most water stations.
Miles 1-10 - I was surprised by the ease of my goal pace, even banking some time on a few down-hill miles. I regret this.
Miles 10-13 felt like I needed to push a small amount to keep pace but I let me self slow down 5-10 seconds per mile to minimize fatigue.
Miles 13-15 definitely required some effort to maintain pace. This effort reminded me of the early miles of the 10% marathon pace for the long runs. I did not feel like I was about to bonk at this time.
Miles 16 - I felt confident enough to speed up and test a sub 7 minute pace which I achieved for the first mile. The next 7 miles were incredible hard for me with the lactate really building up in my muscles. I progressively slowing to a 9:21/ mi pace a mile 24. I feel like I had done an OK job creating an environment during training where I needed to push through pain however, this level of muscle fatigue did not feel like it could be overcome with grit. I found my self periodically walking for 10 seconds to regain my composure. This part of the race left me with a lot of doubt about my fitness level.
Mile 25 - I saw the 3:20 pacer and decided to beat him with a very difficult last mile given the down-hill nature of the last mile.
Conclusions:
My lack of experience at this distance leaves me with more questions and than answers unfortunately. Part of me thinks I had no business shooting for a 3:05 to begin with, and that I should have read the signs and the difficulty of my predicted marathon pace during my long runs. I certainly hope to be testing this more in the future before setting a goal time. I would like to think that I may have had a chance at going under 3:10 or 3:15 if I had paced the race better and did not mess with my diet as much. Typically, when I have bonked before my heart-rate skyrockets. Here, I can only attribute my fatigue to lactic acid since my heart-rate was mostly in control and my breathing did not feel like the limiting factor.
I would love to hear advice and thoughts on this race as I recover and start training for Wineglass Marathon again in the fall marathon.
Thanks in Advance(d) for your advice,
Ken

Mile	Pace	Elev (ft)	Heart Rate (Max 190)
1	7:08	63	148
2	6:53	-15	161
3	6:56	-44	160
4	7:06	23	164
5	7:04	28	165
6	6:57	-37	164
7	6:54	-18	165
8	7:13	-15	163
9	7:14	7	164
10	7:12	-15	159
11	7:09	-1	165
12	7:07	0	171
13	7:13	26	169
14	7:17	28	167
15	7:34	26	167
16	7:15	-34	167
17	6:53	-24	168
18	7:10	24	171
19	7:42	3	165
20	7:51	-13	166
21	8:28	-11	156
22	8:08	1	160
23	8:59	20	154
24	9:20	8	151
25	9:02	37	155
26	7:54	-62	155