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Lesbian Fiction
Big Girl: A Novel by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, W.W. Norton & Company Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang, One World Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker, Coffee House Press Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, Alfred A. Knopf Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel by Julia Armfield, Flatiron Books
Gay Fiction
Call Me Cassandra by Marcial Gala, translated from Spanish by Anna Kushner, Farrar, Straus and Giroux The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan, Canongate Books God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu, A Public Space Books Hugs and Cuddles by João Gilberto Noll, translated from Portuguese by Edgar Garbelotto, Two Lines Press My Government Means to Kill Me: A Novel by Rasheed Newson, Flatiron Books
Bisexual Fiction
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Mother Ocean Father Nation by Nishant Batsha, Ecco, HarperCollins Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste, S&S / Saga Press Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion: A Novel by Bushra Rehman, Flatiron Books Stories No One Hopes Are about Them by A.J. Bermudez, The University of Iowa Press
Transgender Fiction
All the Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From by Izzy Wasserstein, Neon Hemlock Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlottaby James Hannaham, Little, Brown and Company Manywhere by Morgan Thomas, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/MCD The Call-Out by Cat Fitzpatrick, Seven Stories Press Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane, William Morrow
LGBTQ+ Young Adult
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado, Sourcebooks Fire Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia in Jamaica by Angeline Jackson with Susan McClelland, foreword by Diana King, Dundurn Press Ltd. Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore, Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes, HarperCollins: Balzer + Bray The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson, HarperCollins: Heartdrum
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade
Answers In the Pages by David Levithan, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff, Dial Books for Young Readers Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne, HarperCollins: Clarion Books Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy, HarperCollins: Balzer + Bray The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali, HarperCollins
LGBTQ+ Children’s Books
A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin by Carol Boston Weatherford and Rob Sanders, illustrated by Byron McCray, Holt Books for Young Readers Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, Illustrated by Daniel Sousa, Kokila Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina LaCour, Candlewick Press Mighty Red Riding Hood by Wallace West, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Sublime Ms. Stacks by Robb Pearlman, illustrated by Dani Jones, Bloomsbury
Bisexual Nonfiction
Appropriate Behavior by Maria San Filippo, McGill-Queen’s University Press Carrying It Forward: Essays from Kistahpinanihk by John Brady McDonald, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Never Simple: A Memoir by Liz Scheier, Henry Holt / Macmillan Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy by Rachel Krantz, Harmony Books, Penguin Random House The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Transgender Nonfiction
Before We Were Trans: A New History of Genderby Kit Heyam, Basic Books Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist by Cecilia Gentili, LittlePuss Press Feral City: On Finding Liberation in Lockdown New York by Jeremiah Moss, W.W. Norton & Company The Terrible We: Thinking with Trans Maladjustment by Cameron Awkward-Rich, Duke University Press The Third Person by Emma Grove, Drawn & Quarterly
LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
And the Category Is…: Inside New York’s Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community by Ricky Tucker, Beacon Press How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler, Little, Brown & Company The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin by Hafizah Augustus Geter, Random House The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan, Bold Type Books, Hachette Book Group Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between by Joseph Osmundson, W.W. Norton & Company
LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction
Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, Tor Books Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo, Tordotcom Publishing The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong, Angry Robot Books The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart, Ballantine The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan, Shattered Scepter Press
Lesbian Poetry
As She Appears by Shelley Wong, YesYes Books Beast at Every Threshold by Natalie Wee, Arsenal Pulp Press Concentrate by Courtney Faye Taylor. Graywolf Press Prelude by Brynne Rebele-Henry, University of Pittsburgh Press Yearn by Rage Hezekiah, Diode Editions
Gay Poetry
Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones, Coffee House Press Brother Sleep by Aldo Amparán, Alice James Books Pleasure by Angelo Nikolopoulos, Four Way Books Some Integrity by Padraig Regan, Carcanet Press Super Model Minority by Chris Tse, Auckland University Press
Bisexual Poetry
50 Things Kate Bush Taught Me About the Multiverse by Karyna McGlynn, Sarabande Books Dereliction by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker, The Song Cave indecent hours by James Fujinami Moore, Four Way Books Meat Lovers by Rebecca Hawkes, Auckland University Press Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes by Nicky Beer, Milkweed Editions
Transgender Poetry
A Dead Name That Learned How to Live by Golden, Game Over Books A Queen in Bucks County by Kay Gabriel, Nightboat Books All the Flowers Kneeling by Paul Tran, Penguin Books Emanations by Prathna Lor, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. MissSettl by Kamden Ishmael Hilliard, Nightboat Books
LGBTQ+ Anthology
OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture by Julie R. Enszer and Elena Gross, Rutgers University Press Queer Nature: A Poetry Anthology edited by Michael Walsh, Autumn House Press This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers by Elias Jahshan, Saqi Books Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource by and for Transgender Communities Second Edition by Laura Erickson-Schroth, Oxford University Press Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth by Isabela Oliveira and Jed Sabin, Speculatively Queer
Lesbian MemoiBiography
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia, West Virginia University Press Brown Neon by Raquel Gutiérrez, Coffee House Press Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness by Kathryn Schulz, Random House Ma and Me by Putsata Reang, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/MCD Pretty Baby: A Memoir by Chris Belcher, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Gay MemoiBiography
All Down Darkness Wide: A Memoir by Seán Hewitt, Penguin Press An Angel in Sodom by Jim Elledge, Chicago Review Press Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York by Ron Goldberg, Empire State Editions High-Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez, Soft Skull Press I’m Not Broken by Jesse Leon, Vintage Books
LGBTQ+ Mystery
A Death in Berlin by David C Dawson, Park Creek Publishing And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling, Poisoned Pen Press Dead Letters from Paradise by Ann McMan, Bywater Books Dirt Creek: A Novel by Hayley Scrivenor, Flatiron Books Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen, Forge Books
LGBTQ+ Comics
A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings: A Graphic Memoir by Will Betke-Brunswick, Tin House Gay Giant by Gabriel Ebensperger, translated by Kelley D. Salas, Street Noise Books Mamo by Sas Milledge, BOOM! Studios Other Ever Afters by Melanie Gillman, Random House Graphics The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle, First Second
Lesbian Romance
Hard Pressed by Aurora Rey, Bold Strokes Books If I Don’t Ask by E. J. Noyes, Bella Books Queerly Belovedby Susie Dumond, Dial Press Southbound and Down by K.B. Draper, K.B. Draper, LLC. The Rules of Forever by Nan Campbell, Bold Strokes Books
Gay Romance
Forever After by Marie Sinclair, Self-published Forever, Con Amor by A.M. Johnson, Self-published I’m So Not Over You by Kosoko Jackson, Berkley Romance Just One Night by Felice Stevens, Self-published Two Tribes by Fearne Hill, Self-published
LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotica
A Lady’s Finder by Edie Cay, Self-published Kiss Her Once For Me: A Novel by Alison Cochrun, Atria Books Loose Lips: A Gay Sea Odyssey by Joseph Brennan, Hard Crossing Press Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner, St. Martin’s Griffin The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett, Carina Adores
LGBTQ+ Drama
Duecentomila by kai fig taddei, Playwrights Canada Press Iphigenia and the Furies (On Taurian Land) & Antigone: 方 by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho), Playwrights Canada Press Rock ‘n’ Roll Hereticby Sikivu Hutchinson, Self-published The Show on the Roof Book by Tom Ford, Music and Lyrics by Alex Syiek, Boise Contemporary Theater Wolf Play by Hansol Jung, Samuel French, a Concord Theatricals Company
LGBTQ+ Studies
Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics by Darieck Scott, NYU Press Lesbian Death: Desire and Danger between Feminist and Queer by Mairead Sullivan, University of Minnesota Press Sissy Insurgencies: A Racial Anatomy of Unfit Manliness by Marlon B. Ross, Duke University Press Surface Relations: Queer Forms of Asian American Inscrutability by Vivian L. Huang, Duke University Press There’s a Disco Ball Between Us: A Theory of Black Gay Life by Jafari S. Allen, Duke University Press

The most crumbly school of them all is finally on the ballot. The state has approved a grant of a little over $36M to rebuild Pierce, but an override will be required to cover most of the remaining cost. For a look at the school's current state see a video created by its principal here.
From YES FOR BROOKLINE:
YES FOR BROOKLINE is hosting a kick-off celebration and tours of Pierce School on Sunday, March 5th. Yes For Brookline is a group of Brookline parents, grandparents, residents, and elected officials working to approve the operating override and Pierce School debt exclusion, which will be on the ballot in the May 2 town-wide election. All are welcome (family-friendly) at our campaign kick-off celebration this Sunday, March 5 from 12 - 1:30pm at the VFW (386 Washington St). We will also be offering tours of the Pierce School to give an overview of its current condition. Learn more and RSVP here: yesforbrookline.com

Name: Kit Description: Dark brown short hair with tan/orange streaks, female, spayed, about 2 years old, very timid and defensive with unfamiliar people Microchip number: 985113005046576 (search here: https://petstablished.com/microchip\_search) Last seen: 3/2/23 at 240 Kelton St in Allston MA 02134 Please call or text Matt at 508-933-5601 if you have seen or found her.
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May have already seen but here it is. Mr folds will be rather busy.
https://consequence.net/2023/02/ben-folds-what-matters-most-2023-tour-dates/?mibextid=l066kq
Ben Folds 2023 Tour Dates: 03/24 — Eau Claire, WI @ The Pablo Center at The Confluence 03/25 — Viroqua, WI @ The Historic Temple Theatre 03/26 — Dubuque, IA @ Five Flags Theatre 03/28 — Fort Wayne, IN @ The Clyde Theatre 03/29 — Urbana, IL @ Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 04/21 — Tallahassee, FL @ Capital City Amphitheatre * 04/23 — Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall * 04/25 — Cincinnati, OH @ Cincinnati Music Hall * 04/26 — Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 04/28 — Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts * 04/29 — Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre 04/30 — Charleston, SC @ Charleston Gaillard Center 05/30 — Chicago, IL @ Orchestra Hall* 06/13 — New London, CT @ Garden Arts Center 06/14 — Lowell, MA @ Memorial Auditorium 06/16 — Lewiston, NY @ ARTPARK Mainstage Theater 06/17 — Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center 06/18 — Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre 06/20 — Wilmington, DE @ The Grand Opera House 06/22 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 06/23 — Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theatre 06/24 — Indianapolis, IN @ Rock the Ruins at The Vogue Outdoors 06/25 — Detroit, MI @ Motor City Casino 06/27 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 06/28 — St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre 06/30 — Onamia, MN @ Casino Mill Lacs 07/01 — Fargo, ND @ Outdoors at Fargo Brewing 07/22 — Columbus, OH @ Bicentennial Stage at the Columbus Commons * 08/02 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheatre * 08/04 — Park City, Utah @ TBA * 08/08 — Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater 08/09 — Cedar Rapids, IA @ McGrath Amphitheatre 08/10 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater 08/11 — Salina, KS @ The Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts 08/13 — Arvada, CO @ TBA 08/15 — Mesa, AZ @ Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center 08/16 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 08/17 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 08/19 — Eugene, OR @ Cuthbert Amphitheater 08/20 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 10/06 — Minneapolis, MN @ Orchestra Hall * 10/07 — Minneapolis, MN @ Orchestra Hall * 10/20 — Dallas, TX @ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center * 10/21 — Dallas, TX @ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center * 11/08 — Bath, UK @ The Forum 11/09 — Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome 11/10 — Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall 11/12 — Oxford, UK @ New Theatre 11/13 — London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall 11/15 — Gateshead, UK @ Sage Gateshead 11/16 — York, UK @ Grand Opera House 11/17 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo 11/18 — Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall 11/20 — Dublin, IE @ The Helix 11/23 — Zurich, CH – Kaufleuten 11/25 — Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast 11/26 — Wiesbaden, DE @ Kurhaus 11/27 — Utrecht, NL @ TrivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal 11/30 — Paris, FR @ La Cigale 12/01 — Antwerp, BE @ De Roma 12/02 — Dudelange, LU @ Opderschemlz 12/04 — Essen, DE @ Lichtburg

I have a room available in my 2 bedroom / 1 bath condo in brookline, right off of beacon st near Washington sq. It's a quiet neighborhood with easy access to public transit and parking available. Non-smoking. Pets are allowed, within reason. The room is semi furnished (a desk but no bedframe/matress), with a decent sized closet with lots of inbuilt shelving. Laundry is in the basement of the next unit, you would need to walk outside ~ 50 ft or so to get there.
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I can rent month-to-month (minimum of two months).
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About me: im a 28 year old man. I work nights downtown so I usually get home around 3-4 am - I try to be quiet but if you are a light sleeper and need to get up early this may not work for you.

Hello friends, I have an old archer c60 which I had working with openwrt 19 and I wanted to update it, however something went wrong and now my router is bricked, I tried to use tftp with the firmware 21 update but it is unsuccessful...
I opened the router and installed the pins to do it by serial, and now I already have it installed but when I run the serial conection using putty I get all this
I have tried typing 'tpl and enter' quickly but it does not work, I have also tried to type 'f and enter' but once again without success to get in the failsafe mode to be able to use the tftp but nothing happend
I hope someone can help me because I don't know what to do

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U▒▒V▒n▒e▒k▒m▒▒ ▒▒f▒0▒▒r.▒O▒▒ Uk▒m▒宥nZ▒▒ ▒+▒▒▒. ▒O▒HN ▒ ▒n.V▒▒Zkc▒▒r▒▒t J▒i▒▒ b▒n]▒(X ▒ T˥nb▒n]mYk▒zYʹ ▒▒e. ▒7L▒8j▒0▒0J▒▒r C▒ŅrW˝▒▒▒▒e r▒▒▒C▒[ 0.▒00000▒ L▒nux versio▒ ▒.1▒.2▒5 (bui▒[email protected]) ▒gcc versio▒ 7.5.0 (O▒e▒Wrt ▒▒C▒7.5.▒ r1▒42▒-9ce6▒a9d8d)) #0▒Sat ▒pr 16 13:13:▒2 ▒022▒ [ 0.000000ݠb▒otconsole [ear▒y0]▒e▒able▒ [▒ ▒▒0▒000▒00] CPU▒ revision i▒: 000▒9750 ▒MIPS 74▒c▒ ▒[▒ 0.00▒00▒] De▒ermi▒ed physical▒▒AM map:er C▒0 v3▒▒[ 0.00000▒] S▒C: ▒ualcomm Athe▒os Q▒A956X▒▒er▒1 re▒ ▒ [ ▒ 0.000000] memory: ▒40▒0000 @▒00000000 (usabl▒) [ ▒ 0.0▒0▒00▒ I▒itrd not▒fou▒▒ or▒empt▒ - disabling i▒i▒rd ▒▒ 0▒▒00000▒ Prim▒ry ▒a▒a cac▒e 32k▒, 4-w▒y▒ ▒IPT, cache▒aliases, l▒nesize 32 bytes▒ [ 0.▒00000] Z▒ne▒ra▒ge▒: [ 0▒0000▒0] Normal ▒[m▒m 0x▒000▒00000000▒0▒-0x0000000▒03ffffff] [ 0.0▒0000] Mov▒bl▒ ▒one▒▒tar▒ f▒r▒each▒no▒e [ 0▒000000]▒Ear▒y memory nod▒ ▒anges [ ▒.000▒00] ▒no▒e ▒: [mem ▒x000000000▒000000-0x0000000▒03▒fffff] [ ▒.0▒0000] In▒t▒em setup node 0 [me▒ 0▒00▒000000▒000000-0x▒0▒00▒0003ffff▒f]▒ ▒ ▒ ▒▒.000▒00] rand▒m:▒get_r▒n▒om_bytes called ▒rom 0x8050374▒ with crng_init=0 [ 0.0▒0000]▒B▒ilt 1 zo▒el▒sts,▒m▒bili▒y g▒ouping on▒ ▒otal pages: 1625▒ [ ▒ 0.▒00000] Ke▒ne▒ command li▒e: console=ttyS0▒115200n▒▒rootf▒t▒p▒=squa▒hfs,jff▒2 [ ▒ 0.00▒00▒] P▒D ▒ash ta▒le entr▒es: 256 (▒rder: -2, 1024 ▒ytes) [▒ 0.000000] Dentry c▒c▒e ha▒h ta▒le e▒▒ries: ▒1▒2 ▒▒rder: 3, 32768 byte▒ [ ▒▒.0▒0000▒ Inode-c▒che ha▒h table e▒tries:▒4096 (or▒er: 2,▒1▒384 byt▒s) ▒▒ ▒.000▒00] Rea▒back E▒rCt▒ ▒eg▒s▒er=0▒00000▒ [▒ 0.▒0▒0▒0]▒Me▒ory:▒58332K/▒55▒6K▒av▒ilable▒▒4051▒ kernel code, 154▒ r▒d▒ta, 532K r▒dat▒, ▒204K i▒it, ▒12K bss,▒7▒04▒ ▒es▒r▒ed,▒0K cma-r▒se▒ved▒ [ 0.000000] SL▒B: H▒alig▒=32, Or▒er=0-3, M▒nO▒j▒cts▒0, CPUs=1,▒N▒de▒=1▒ ▒[ 0.▒00▒0▒] CP▒ clock▒ ▒7▒.000 MHz ▒ ▒0.00▒0▒0]▒NR▒IRQS:▒51 [ ▒0.▒0000▒] clocksou▒c▒: MIPS: mask: 0x▒fffffff ▒ax_c▒cles: ▒xffffffff, ▒a▒_▒dl▒_ns: 49▒22850▒4▒▒s ▒ 0.0▒000▒] ▒ched_▒l▒ck: 32 bits ▒t 38▒MHz, resolutio▒ 2▒s,▒w▒aps ev▒ry 554▒89▒1▒▒ns▒ [ ▒ 0.0▒8229] Calibr▒ting▒delay▒l▒op▒.. 38▒.84 Bog▒MIPS▒(▒pj=1929216)▒ [ 0.074772ݠpid_max▒ d▒fau▒t: ▒2768 mi▒imu▒: 301▒ [▒ 0▒07▒795] Mount-c▒c▒e has▒ table ▒n▒▒ies: 1024 ▒order▒[ 0.0867▒8] M▒unt▒oint-cache hash table▒entries: 102▒ (o▒d▒r: ▒, 4096 ▒ytes▒ [ ▒ ▒.09765▒] cloc▒s▒u▒ce: j▒ff▒e▒: mask: ▒xfffffff▒ ▒ax_cy▒le▒: 0xffffffff▒▒ma▒_idle_ns: ▒911▒604462750▒00 ns [▒ ▒.10805▒] fute▒ ▒▒sh table▒e▒t▒i▒s: 25▒ (order:▒-1, 3▒72 by▒es▒ ▒[ ▒ 0▒▒22083] NET: Regi▒tered pr▒tocol▒family 16u▒syste▒ [ ▒ ▒.129716] PCI h▒s▒ bri▒ge /ahb/p▒▒e▒contr▒l▒e▒@182▒0▒0▒ ranges: [▒ 0.1▒6▒91]▒ MEM 0▒00▒00▒01▒000▒0▒..0x▒0000▒00▒3f▒f▒ff ▒[ 0▒16▒621] p▒i_bus 0000:00: ro▒t▒bus ▒esource [m▒m 0x12000000-0x▒3ff▒fff] [ ▒ 0▒1▒2▒05]▒pci_bus▒0▒00:0▒: ▒oo▒ ▒us ▒e▒ource [io ▒0x00▒0] [ ▒0.1▒8▒6▒] p▒▒_b▒s 0000▒0▒: roo▒ bus▒resour▒e [???▒0▒0000000▒ flags 0x0]▒ [ ▒ ▒▒.185▒2▒]▒▒ci_bus 0▒0▒:▒0: N▒ b▒sn res▒urc▒ ▒ound fo▒[▒ 0▒▒9▒▒70]▒pc▒ 00▒0▒00:▒0.0: BA▒ 0▒ ▒ssign▒▒ [▒em ▒x12▒0▒00▒-0x1▒1f▒fff 64bit] [▒ 0.2▒49▒6] clockso▒rc▒: ▒w▒tche▒to clocksource ▒IPS [ ▒ 0.2▒1▒▒4▒ ▒ET:▒Registered p▒o▒oco▒ fami▒y 2 [▒ 0.▒15985]▒IP ▒d▒nt▒ h▒sh ta▒le ▒ntri▒s▒ ▒0▒8 (or▒er: 2, 163▒4▒by▒e▒) [ ▒ ▒.2▒3470▒ ▒C▒ establ▒sh▒d▒ha▒h table entr▒es: 102▒▒(order:▒0,▒4096 bytes▒ [ ▒▒0.▒308▒2] ▒CP▒b▒▒d ▒as▒ t▒ble e▒▒ri▒s: 1024 (orde▒: 0,▒4096 b▒tes) [ ▒ ▒.2375▒8] TCP: H▒sh▒tabl▒s c▒n▒igur▒d (▒s▒a▒lis▒ed 10▒4▒b▒nd 1024) [ ▒0.24440▒] UDP ▒ash▒table ▒ntries:▒2▒6 (o▒der: 0, 40▒6 b▒t▒s) [ 0.250616] UDP-Lite ▒ash ▒able ▒n▒r▒es▒ ▒56 (ord▒r: ▒, 4▒9▒ bytes) [ 0.2▒▒414] ▒ET:▒Reg▒ster▒d pr▒t▒col▒family 1 ▒ ▒0.264565]▒Cra▒hlog al▒oc▒▒ed▒RA͠at a▒dress 0▒3f000▒0▒ [ ▒ 0.271297] wor▒ingset: tim▒st▒m▒_▒▒t▒=30▒max▒or▒▒r=14 bu▒ket▒ord▒r▒0 [ ▒0.28▒37▒] squa▒▒fs:▒ve▒▒io▒ ▒.▒ (2009▒0▒/31) Ph▒llip L▒ugher [ ▒ 0.28855▒] jffs2:▒vers▒on▒2.▒ (NAND▒ (S▒MMA▒Y) (LZMA) (▒TIME) (▒MODE▒PRIORI▒Y) (▒) 2001▒2006▒Red▒Hat, I▒c. [ ▒0.3070▒▒] io sch▒d▒l▒r ▒oo▒ re▒i▒t▒red▒ ▒ 0.311220] io▒sch▒▒uler ▒e▒dline r▒giste▒▒d (def▒ult▒ [▒ ▒ 0.3183▒7] pinctrl-sin▒le ▒804002▒pinmu▒:▒5▒4▒pi▒s▒a▒ p▒ ▒8▒4002c size 68▒ [▒ 0.326673▒ Ser▒▒l:▒8250/16▒50 driv▒r, 16▒port▒, ▒▒Q shar▒ng ena▒led▒ ▒[▒ ▒ 0▒3▒▒258▒ 18020▒00.u▒r▒: ▒tyS0 at▒MMIO▒0x▒80200▒0 ▒i▒q▒=▒9▒ ▒as▒_▒a▒d =▒1▒625▒0▒ is a 1655▒A [ 0.348390] console [ttyS0] enabled [ 0.348390] console [ttyS0] enabled [ 0.355956] bootconsole [early0] disabled [ 0.355956] bootconsole [early0] disabled [ 0.381349] m25p80 spi0.0: s25fl064k (8192 Kbytes) [ 0.386371] 6 fixed-partitions partitions found on MTD device spi0.0 [ 0.392925] Creating 6 MTD partitions on "spi0.0": [ 0.397900] 0x000000000000-0x00000001fb00 : "factory-boot" [ 0.404238] 0x00000001fb00-0x000000020000 : "mac" [ 0.409787] 0x000000020000-0x000000030000 : "u-boot" [ 0.415604] 0x000000030000-0x0000007d0000 : "firmware" [ 0.423857] 2 uimage-fw partitions found on MTD device firmware [ 0.430022] Creating 2 MTD partitions on "firmware": [ 0.435179] 0x000000000000-0x000000187d59 : "kernel" [ 0.440922] 0x000000187d59-0x0000007a0000 : "rootfs" [ 0.446713] mtd: device 5 (rootfs) set to be root filesystem [ 0.452613] 1 squashfs-split partitions found on MTD device rootfs [ 0.459047] 0x000000470000-0x0000007a0000 : "rootfs_data" [ 0.465300] 0x0000007d0000-0x0000007f0000 : "tplink" [ 0.471062] 0x0000007f0000-0x000000800000 : "art" [ 0.816071] ag71xx 19000000.eth: Could not connect to PHY device. Deferring probe. [ 1.499892] switch0: Atheros AR8229 rev. 1 switch registered on mdio-bus.0 [ 1.570402] ag71xx 1a000000.eth: connected to PHY at fixed-0:00 [uid=00000000, driver=Generic PHY] [ 1.580243] eth0: Atheros AG71xx at 0xba000000, irq 5, mode: gmii [ 1.588778] NET: Registered protocol family 10 [ 1.598125] Segment Routing with IPv6 [ 1.601991] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 1.606672] bridge: filtering via arp/ip/ip6tables is no longer available by default. Update your scripts to load br_netfilter if you need this. [ 1.620070] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 [ 1.970647] ag71xx 19000000.eth: connected to PHY at mdio-bus.0:1f:04 [uid=004dd042, driver=Generic PHY] [ 1.981243] eth1: Atheros AG71xx at 0xb9000000, irq 4, mode: mii [ 1.988056] hctosys: unable to open rtc device (rtc0) [ 1.998603] VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly on device 31:5. [ 2.012588] Freeing unused kernel memory: 1204K [ 2.017297] This architecture does not have kernel memory protection. [ 2.464987] random: fast init done [ 2.661917] init: Console is alive [ 2.665686] init: - watchdog - [ 3.698544] kmodloader: loading kernel modules from /etc/modules-boot.d/* [ 3.738047] kmodloader: done loading kernel modules from /etc/modules-boot.d/* [ 3.756326] init: - preinit - [ 4.565167] random: jshn: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read) [ 4.672079] random: jshn: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read) [ 4.814758] random: jshn: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read) [ 5.491704] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready [ 5.497845] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0.1: link is not ready Press the [f] key and hit [enter] to enter failsafe mode Press the [1], [2], [3] or [4] key and hit [enter] to select the debug level [ 6.516142] eth0: link up (1000Mbps/Full duplex) [ 6.520942] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready [ 6.527751] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0.1: link becomes ready [ 8.739378] jffs2: notice: (475) jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem: complete building xattr subsystem, 24 of xdatum (3 unchecked, 21 orphan) and 41 of xref (21 dead, 0 orphan) found. [ 8.757414] mount_root: switching to jffs2 overlay [ 8.782141] overlayfs: upper fs does not support tmpfile. [ 8.794570] urandom-seed: Seeding with /etc/urandom.seed [ 8.891889] eth0: link down [ 8.912139] procd: - early - [ 8.915492] procd: - watchdog - [ 9.537087] procd: - watchdog - [ 9.540623] procd: - ubus - [ 9.603220] urandom_read: 5 callbacks suppressed [ 9.603227] random: ubusd: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read) [ 9.616504] random: ubusd: uninitialized urandom read (4 bytes read) [ 9.624222] procd: - init - Please press Enter to activate this console. [ 10.195310] kmodloader: loading kernel modules from /etc/modules.d/* [ 10.218563] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team [ 10.237477] Loading modules backported from Linux version v4.19.237-0-ga6e4a1818efa [ 10.245443] Backport generated by backports.git v4.19.237-1-0-gffb89fd9 [ 10.266892] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team [ 10.291293] nf_conntrack version 0.5.0 (1024 buckets, 4096 max) [ 10.388668] xt_time: kernel timezone is -0000 [ 10.489161] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 [ 10.495753] NET: Registered protocol family 24 [ 10.557724] ath10k 4.19 driver, optimized for CT firmware, probing pci device: 0x56. [ 10.575930] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:00.0 (0000 -> 0002) [ 10.582098] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: pci irq legacy oper_irq_mode 1 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0 [ 10.598826] urngd: v1.0.2 started. [ 10.730065] random: crng init done [ 10.805379] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/fwcfg-pci-0000:00:00.0.txt failed with error -2 [ 10.816288] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper [ 11.074129] firmware ath10k!fwcfg-pci-0000:00:00.0.txt: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed [ 11.087092] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9888/hw2.0/ct-firmware-5.bin failed with error -2 [ 11.098459] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper [ 11.454310] firmware ath10k!QCA9888!hw2.0!ct-firmware-5.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed [ 11.464136] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9888/hw2.0/ct-firmware-2.bin failed with error -2 [ 11.475493] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper [ 11.844387] firmware ath10k!QCA9888!hw2.0!ct-firmware-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed [ 11.854213] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9888/hw2.0/firmware-6.bin failed with error -2 [ 11.865297] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper [ 12.195454] firmware ath10k!QCA9888!hw2.0!firmware-6.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed [ 12.789181] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: qca9888 hw2.0 target 0x01000000 chip_id 0x00000000 sub 0000:0000 [ 12.798754] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0 [ 12.818779] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware ver 10.4b-ct-9888-fW-13-8c5b2baa2 api 5 features mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,txstatus-noack,wmi-10.x-CT,ratemask-CT,regdump-CT,txrate-CT,flush-all-CT,pingpong-CT,ch-regs-CT,nop-CT,set-special-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT,wmi-bcn-rc-CT crc32 cbf49903 [ 13.182860] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: failed to fetch board data for bus=pci,bmi-chip-id=0,bmi-board-id=20 from ath10k/QCA9888/hw2.0/board-2.bin [ 13.196946] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id 0:20 crc32 8c9208e2 [ 15.236399] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: 10.4 wmi init: vdevs: 16 peers: 48 tid: 96 [ 15.244177] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: msdu-desc: 2500 skid: 32 [ 15.274302] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'P 48/48 V 16 K 144 PH 176 T 186 msdu-desc: 2500 sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0' [ 15.285600] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'free: 114572 iram: 12804 sram: 29508' [ 15.494833] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: htt-ver 2.2 wmi-op 6 htt-op 4 cal pre-cal-file max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 [ 15.684830] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9561 Rev:0 mem=0xb8100000, irq=2 [ 15.749805] kmodloader: done loading kernel modules from /etc/modules.d/*

Attached is the 1000 largest cities in the US according to the 2020 census - pulled all the census data for this quiz:
https://hugequiz.com/quizzes/us-largest-cities/
​

Rank	City	Population
1	New York, NY	8804190
2	Los Angeles, CA	3898747
3	Chicago, IL	2746388
4	Houston, TX	2304580
5	Phoenix, AZ	1608139
6	Philadelphia, PA	1603797
7	San Antonio, TX	1434625
8	San Diego, CA	1386932
9	Dallas, TX	1304379
10	San Jose, CA	1013240
11	Austin, TX	961855
12	Jacksonville, FL	949611
13	Fort Worth, TX	918915
14	Columbus, OH	905748
15	Indianapolis, IN	887642
16	Charlotte, NC	874579
17	San Francisco, CA	873965
18	Seattle, WA	737015
19	Denver, CO	715522
20	Washington, DC	689545
21	Nashville, TN	689447
22	Oklahoma City, OK	681054
23	El Paso, TX	678815
24	Boston, MA	675647
25	Portland, OR	652503
26	Las Vegas, NV	641903
27	Detroit, MI	639111
28	Memphis, TN	633104
29	Louisville, KY	633045
30	Baltimore, MD	585708
31	Milwaukee, WI	577222
32	Albuquerque, NM	564559
33	Tucson, AZ	542629
34	Fresno, CA	542107
35	Sacramento, CA	524943
36	Kansas City, MO	508090
37	Mesa, AZ	504258
38	Atlanta, GA	498715
39	Omaha, NE	486051
40	Colorado Springs, CO	478961
41	Raleigh, NC	467665
42	Long Beach, CA	466742
43	Virginia Beach, VA	459470
44	Miami, FL	442241
45	Oakland, CA	440646
46	Minneapolis, MN	429954
47	Tulsa, OK	413066
48	Bakersfield, CA	403455
49	Wichita, KS	397532
50	Arlington, TX	394266
51	Aurora, CO	386261
52	Tampa, FL	384959
53	New Orleans, LA	383997
54	Cleveland, OH	372624
55	Honolulu, HI	350964
56	Anaheim, CA	346824
57	Lexington, KY	322570
58	Stockton, CA	320804
59	Corpus Christi, TX	317863
60	Henderson, NV	317610
61	Riverside, CA	314998
62	Newark, NJ	311549
63	St Paul, MN	311527
64	Santa Ana, CA	310227
65	Cincinnati, OH	309317
66	Irvine, CA	307670
67	Orlando, FL	307573
68	Pittsburgh, PA	302971
69	St Louis, MO	301578
70	Greensboro, NC	299035
71	Jersey City, NJ	292449
72	Anchorage, AK	291247
73	Lincoln, NE	291082
74	Plano, TX	285494
75	Durham, NC	283506
76	Buffalo, NY	278349
77	Chandler, AZ	275987
78	Chula Vista, CA	275487
79	Toledo, OH	270871
80	Madison, WI	269840
81	Gilbert, AZ	267918
82	Reno, NV	264165
83	Fort Wayne, IN	263886
84	North Las Vegas, NV	262527
85	St Petersburg, FL	258308
86	Lubbock, TX	257141
87	Irving, TX	256684
88	Laredo, TX	255205
89	Winston Salem, NC	249545
90	Chesapeake, VA	249422
91	Glendale, AZ	248325
92	Garland, TX	246018
93	Scottsdale, AZ	241361
94	Norfolk, VA	238005
95	Boise, ID	235684
96	Fremont, CA	230504
97	Spokane, WA	228989
98	Santa Clarita, CA	228673
99	Baton Rouge, LA	227470
100	Richmond, VA	226610
101	Hialeah, FL	223109
102	San Bernardino, CA	222101
103	Tacoma, WA	219346
104	Modesto, CA	218464
105	Huntsville, AL	215006
106	Des Moines, IA	214133
107	Yonkers, NY	211569
108	Rochester, NY	211328
109	Moreno Valley, CA	208634
110	Fayetteville, NC	208501
111	Fontana, CA	208393
112	Columbus, GA	206922
113	Worcester, MA	206518
114	Port St Lucie, FL	204851
115	Little Rock, AR	202591
116	Augusta, GA	202081
117	Oxnard, CA	202063
118	Birmingham, AL	200733
119	Montgomery, AL	200603
120	Frisco, TX	200509
121	Amarillo, TX	200393
122	Salt Lake City, UT	199723
123	Grand Rapids, MI	198917
124	Huntington Beach, CA	198711
125	Overland Park, KS	197238
126	Glendale, CA	196543
127	Tallahassee, FL	196169
128	Grand Prairie, TX	196100
129	McKinney, TX	195308
130	Cape Coral, FL	194016
131	Sioux Falls, SD	192517
132	Peoria, AZ	190985
133	Providence, RI	190934
134	Vancouver, WA	190915
135	Knoxville, TN	190740
136	Akron, OH	190469
137	Shreveport, LA	187593
138	Mobile, AL	187041
139	Brownsville, TX	186738
140	Newport News, VA	186247
141	Fort Lauderdale, FL	182760
142	Chattanooga, TN	181099
143	Tempe, AZ	180587
144	Aurora, IL	180542
145	Santa Rosa, CA	178127
146	Eugene, OR	176654
147	Elk Grove, CA	176124
148	Salem, OR	175535
149	Ontario, CA	175265
150	Cary, NC	174721
151	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	174453
152	Oceanside, CA	174068
153	Lancaster, CA	173516
154	Garden Grove, CA	171949
155	Pembroke Pines, FL	171178
156	Fort Collins, CO	169810
157	Palmdale, CA	169450
158	Springfield, MO	169176
159	Clarksville, TN	166722
160	Salinas, CA	163542
161	Hayward, CA	162954
162	Paterson, NJ	159732
163	Alexandria, VA	159467
164	Macon, GA	157346
165	Corona, CA	157136
166	Kansas City, KS	156607
167	Lakewood, CO	155984
168	Springfield, MA	155929
169	Sunnyvale, CA	155805
170	Jackson, MS	153701
171	Killeen, TX	153095
172	Hollywood, FL	153067
173	Murfreesboro, TN	152769
174	Pasadena, TX	151950
175	Bellevue, WA	151854
176	Pomona, CA	151713
177	Escondido, CA	151038
178	Joliet, IL	150362
179	Charleston, SC	150227
180	Mesquite, TX	150108
181	Naperville, IL	149540
182	Rockford, IL	148655
183	Bridgeport, CT	148654
184	Syracuse, NY	148620
185	Savannah, GA	147780
186	Roseville, CA	147773
187	Torrance, CA	147067
188	Fullerton, CA	143617
189	Surprise, AZ	143148
190	McAllen, TX	142210
191	Thornton, CO	141867
192	Visalia, CA	141384
193	Olathe, KS	141290
194	Gainesville, FL	141085
195	West Valley City, UT	140230
196	Orange, CA	139911
197	Denton, TX	139869
198	Warren, MI	139387
199	Pasadena, CA	138699
200	Waco, TX	138486
201	Cedar Rapids, IA	137710
202	Dayton, OH	137644
203	Elizabeth, NJ	137298
204	Hampton, VA	137148
205	Columbia, SC	136632
206	Kent, WA	136588
207	Stamford, CT	135470
208	Lakewood, NJ	135158
209	Victorville, CA	134810
210	Miramar, FL	134721
211	Coral Springs, FL	134394
212	Sterling Heights, MI	134346
213	New Haven, CT	134023
214	Carrollton, TX	133434
215	Midland, TX	132524
216	Norman, OK	128026
217	Santa Clara, CA	127647
218	Athens, GA	127315
219	Thousand Oaks, CA	126966
220	Topeka, KS	126587
221	Simi Valley, CA	126356
222	Columbia, MO	126254
223	Vallejo, CA	126090
224	Fargo, ND	125990
225	Allentown, PA	125845
226	Pearland, TX	125828
227	Concord, CA	125410
228	Abilene, TX	125182
229	Arvada, CO	124402
230	Berkeley, CA	124321
231	Ann Arbor, MI	123851
232	Independence, MO	123011
233	Rochester, MN	121395
234	Lafayette, LA	121374
235	Hartford, CT	121054
236	College Station, TX	120511
237	Clovis, CA	120124
238	Fairfield, CA	119881
239	Palm Bay, FL	119760
240	Richardson, TX	119469
241	Round Rock, TX	119468
242	Cambridge, MA	118403
243	Meridian, ID	117635
244	West Palm Beach, FL	117415
245	Evansville, IN	117298
246	Clearwater, FL	117292
247	Billings, MT	117116
248	West Jordan, UT	116961
249	Richmond, CA	116448
250	Westminster, CO	116317
251	Manchester, NH	115644
252	Lowell, MA	115554
253	Wilmington, NC	115451
254	Antioch, CA	115291
255	Beaumont, TX	115282
256	Provo, UT	115162
257	North Charleston, SC	114852
258	Elgin, IL	114797
259	Carlsbad, CA	114746
260	Odessa, TX	114428
261	Waterbury, CT	114403
262	Springfield, IL	114394
263	League City, TX	114392
264	Downey, CA	114355
265	Gresham, OR	114247
266	High Point, NC	114059
267	Broken Arrow, OK	113540
268	Peoria, IL	113150
269	Lansing, MI	112644
270	Lakeland, FL	112641
271	Pompano Beach, FL	112046
272	Costa Mesa, CA	111918
273	Pueblo, CO	111876
274	Lewisville, TX	111822
275	Miami Gardens, FL	111640
276	Las Cruces, NM	111385
277	Sugar Land, TX	111026
278	Murrieta, CA	110949
279	Ventura, CA	110763
280	Everett, WA	110629
281	Temecula, CA	110003
282	Dearborn, MI	109976
283	Santa Maria, CA	109707
284	West Covina, CA	109501
285	El Monte, CA	109450
286	Greeley, CO	108795
287	Sparks, NV	108445
288	Centennial, CO	108418
289	Boulder, CO	108250
290	Sandy Springs, GA	108080
291	Inglewood, CA	107762
292	Edison, NJ	107588
293	South Fulton, GA	107436
294	Green Bay, WI	107395
295	Burbank, CA	107337
296	Renton, WA	106785
297	Hillsboro, OR	106447
298	El Cajon, CA	106215
299	Tyler, TX	105995
300	Davie, FL	105691
301	San Mateo, CA	105661
302	Brockton, MA	105643
303	Concord, NC	105240
304	Jurupa Valley, CA	105053
305	Daly City, CA	104901
306	Allen, TX	104627
307	Rio Rancho, NM	104046
308	Rialto, CA	104026
309	Woodbridge, NJ	103639
310	South Bend, IN	103453
311	Spokane Valley, WA	102976
312	Norwalk, CA	102773
313	Menifee, CA	102527
314	Vacaville, CA	102386
315	Wichita Falls, TX	102316
316	Davenport, IA	101724
317	Quincy, MA	101636
318	Chico, CA	101475
319	Lynn, MA	101253
320	Lees Summit, MO	101108
321	New Bedford, MA	101079
322	Federal Way, WA	101030
323	Clinton, MI	100513
324	Edinburg, TX	100243
325	Nampa, ID	100200
326	Roanoke, VA	100011
327	Kenosha, WI	99986
328	San Angelo, TX	99893
329	Hesperia, CA	99818
330	Carmel, IN	99757
331	Tuscaloosa, AL	99600
332	Albany, NY	99224
333	Bend, OR	99178
334	Fishers, IN	98977
335	Longmont, CO	98885
336	Canton, MI	98659
337	Vista, CA	98381
338	Orem, UT	98129
339	Portsmouth, VA	97915
340	Beaverton, OR	97494
341	Boca Raton, FL	97422
342	Sunrise, FL	97335
343	Yakima, WA	96968
344	Sandy, UT	96904
345	Compton, CA	95740
346	Carson, CA	95558
347	Yuma, AZ	95548
348	Livonia, MI	95535
349	Toms River, NJ	95438
350	St George, UT	95342
351	Goodyear, AZ	95294
352	Reading, PA	95112
353	Lawrence, KS	94934
354	San Marcos, CA	94833
355	Erie, PA	94831
356	Asheville, NC	94589
357	Edmond, OK	94428
358	Suffolk, VA	94324
359	Fall River, MA	94000
360	Fayetteville, AR	93949
361	Deltona, FL	93692
362	Mission Viejo, CA	93653
363	Redding, CA	93611
364	Santa Monica, CA	93076
365	Tracy, CA	93000
366	Roswell, GA	92833
367	South Gate, CA	92726
368	Hoover, AL	92606
369	Hamilton, NJ	92297
370	Kirkland, WA	92175
371	Plantation, FL	91750
372	Buckeye, AZ	91502
373	Bellingham, WA	91482
374	Chino, CA	91403
375	Nashua, NH	91322
376	OFallon, MO	91316
377	Norwalk, CT	91184
378	San Leandro, CA	91008
379	Westminster, CA	90911
380	Trenton, NJ	90871
381	Mount Pleasant, SC	90801
382	New Braunfels, TX	90403
383	Lawton, OK	90381
384	Clifton, NJ	90296
385	Bloomington, MN	89987
386	Conroe, TX	89956
387	Hemet, CA	89833
388	Avondale, AZ	89334
389	Waukegan, IL	89321
390	Palm Coast, FL	89258
391	Lawrence, MA	89143
392	Fort Smith, AR	89142
393	Indio, CA	89137
394	Newton, MA	88923
395	Santa Barbara, CA	88665
396	Champaign, IL	88302
397	Hawthorne, CA	88083
398	Livermore, CA	87955
399	Citrus Heights, CA	87583
400	Greenville, NC	87521
401	Santa Fe, NM	87505
402	Ogden, UT	87321
403	Whittier, CA	87306
404	Troy, MI	87294
405	Auburn, WA	87256
406	Deerfield Beach, FL	86859
407	Duluth, MN	86697
408	Danbury, CT	86518
409	Brooklyn Park, MN	86478
410	Fort Myers, FL	86395
411	Merced, CA	86333
412	Lake Forest, CA	85858
413	Medford, OR	85824
414	Sioux City, IA	85797
415	Mission, TX	85778
416	Westland, MI	85420
417	Cicero, IL	85268
418	Newport Beach, CA	85239
419	Lake Charles, LA	84872
420	Melbourne, FL	84678
421	San Ramon, CA	84605
422	Redwood City, CA	84292
423	Springdale, AR	84161
424	Buena Park, CA	84034
425	Farmington Hills, MI	83986
426	Bryan, TX	83980
427	Kennewick, WA	83921
428	Baytown, TX	83701
429	Manteca, CA	83498
430	Franklin, TN	83454
431	Cranston, RI	82934
432	Miami Beach, FL	82890
433	Alhambra, CA	82868
434	Warwick, RI	82823
435	Lakewood, CA	82496
436	Largo, FL	82485
437	Johns Creek, GA	82453
438	Mountain View, CA	82376
439	Temple, TX	82073
440	Layton, UT	81773
441	Longview, TX	81638
442	Flint, MI	81252
443	Parma, OH	81146
444	Somerville, MA	81045
445	Plymouth, MN	81026
446	Homestead, FL	80737
447	Folsom, CA	80454
448	Gastonia, NC	80411
449	Boynton Beach, FL	80380
450	Warner Robins, GA	80308
451	Tustin, CA	80276
452	Milpitas, CA	80273
453	Pleasanton, CA	79871
454	New Rochelle, NY	79726
455	Pharr, TX	79715
456	Shelby, MI	79408
457	Rancho Cordova, CA	79332
458	Napa, CA	79246
459	Kissimmee, FL	79226
460	Bellflower, CA	79190
461	Bloomington, IN	79168
462	Upland, CA	79040
463	Lynchburg, VA	79009
464	Schaumburg, IL	78723
465	Perris, CA	78700
466	Bloomington, IL	78680
467	Jonesboro, AR	78576
468	Chino Hills, CA	78411
469	Alameda, CA	78280
470	Frederick, MD	78171
471	Evanston, IL	78110
472	Hammond, IN	77879
473	Racine, WI	77816
474	Arlington Heights, IL	77676
475	Cedar Park, TX	77595
476	South Jordan, UT	77487
477	Pasco, WA	77108
478	Flagstaff, AZ	76831
479	Southfield, MI	76618
480	Wyoming, MI	76501
481	Pittsburg, CA	76416
482	Loveland, CO	76378
483	Scranton, PA	76328
484	Rochester Hills, MI	76300
485	Auburn, AL	76143
486	Flower Mound, TX	75956
487	Lehi, UT	75907
488	Doral, FL	75874
489	Apple Valley, CA	75791
490	Bethlehem, PA	75781
491	Appleton, WI	75644
492	Pawtucket, RI	75604
493	Woodbury, MN	75102
494	Iowa City, IA	74828
495	North Port, FL	74793
496	Rapid City, SD	74703
497	Cherry Hill, NJ	74553
498	Lauderhill, FL	74482
499	Rock Hill, SC	74372
500	Missouri City, TX	74259
501	New Britain, CT	74135
502	Broomfield, CO	74112
503	Bolingbrook, IL	73922
504	Mount Vernon, NY	73893
505	Bismarck, ND	73622
506	Brick, NJ	73620
507	Kalamazoo, MI	73598
508	Missoula, MT	73489
509	Redmond, WA	73256
510	Redlands, CA	73168
511	Castle Rock, CO	73158
512	Gulfport, MS	72926
513	Turlock, CA	72740
514	Jacksonville, NC	72723
515	Daytona Beach, FL	72647
516	Mansfield, TX	72602
517	Dublin, CA	72589
518	St Joseph, MO	72473
519	Framingham, MA	72362
520	Bowling Green, KY	72294
521	Baldwin Park, CA	72176
522	Tamarac, FL	71897
523	Harlingen, TX	71829
524	Camden, NJ	71791
525	Bayonne, NJ	71686
526	Rocklin, CA	71601
527	Redondo Beach, CA	71576
528	Waukesha, WI	71158
529	Dothan, AL	71072
530	Johnson City, TN	71046
531	Wilmington, DE	70898
532	Canton, OH	70872
533	Lafayette, IN	70783
534	Camarillo, CA	70741
535	Greenville, SC	70720
536	Marysville, WA	70714
537	Waterford, MI	70565
538	Passaic, NJ	70537
539	Decatur, IL	70522
540	St Charles, MO	70493
541	Lake Elsinore, CA	70265
542	Maple Grove, MN	70253
543	Blaine, MN	70222
544	Union City, CA	70143
545	Walnut Creek, CA	70127
546	Yuba City, CA	70117
547	North Richland Hills, TX	69917
548	Rogers, AR	69908
549	Eastvale, CA	69757
550	Gaithersburg, MD	69657
551	Albany, GA	69647
552	East Orange, NJ	69612
553	Noblesville, IN	69604
554	Lakeville, MN	69490
555	Eau Claire, WI	69421
556	Gary, IN	69093
557	St Cloud, MN	68881
558	Tulare, CA	68875
559	Eagan, MN	68855
560	West Des Moines, IA	68723
561	Union City, NJ	68589
562	Palo Alto, CA	68572
563	Portland, ME	68408
564	Franklin, NJ	68364
565	Yorba Linda, CA	68336
566	Jackson, TN	68205
567	Weston, FL	68107
568	Palatine, IL	67908
569	Ankeny, IA	67887
570	Skokie, IL	67824
571	Haverhill, MA	67787
572	San Marcos, TX	67553
573	Sammamish, WA	67455
574	Waterloo, IA	67314
575	Shawnee, KS	67311
576	Lynwood, CA	67265
577	Georgetown, TX	67176
578	Rockville, MD	67117
579	Middletown, NJ	67106
580	Schenectady, NY	67047
581	Old Bridge, NJ	66876
582	Davis, CA	66850
583	Delray Beach, FL	66846
584	Oshkosh, WI	66816
585	Kenner, LA	66448
586	Ames, IA	66427
587	Lodi, CA	66348
588	Malden, MA	66263
589	Novi, MI	66243
590	Madera, CA	66224
591	South San Francisco, CA	66105
592	Gloucester, NJ	66034
593	West Bloomfield, MI	65888
594	Alpharetta, GA	65818
595	Janesville, WI	65615
596	Grand Junction, CO	65560
597	Victoria, TX	65534
598	Utica, NY	65283
599	Waltham, MA	65218
600	Lorain, OH	65211
601	Muncie, IN	65194
602	Pflugerville, TX	65191
603	Cheyenne, WY	65132
604	Idaho Falls, ID	64818
605	North Little Rock, AR	64591
606	Laguna Niguel, CA	64355
607	Burnsville, MN	64317
608	San Clemente, CA	64293
609	Brentwood, CA	64292
610	Eden Prairie, MN	64198
611	Bellevue, NE	64176
612	Conway, AR	64134
613	West Hartford, CT	64083
614	Greenwood, IN	63830
615	Lakewood, WA	63612
616	Coon Rapids, MN	63599
617	Ocala, FL	63591
618	Greenwich, CT	63518
619	Taylor, MI	63409
620	Hamilton, OH	63399
621	Millcreek, UT	63380
622	North Bergen, NJ	63361
623	Dearborn Heights, MI	63292
624	Brookline, MA	63191
625	La Habra, CA	63097
626	Santa Cruz, CA	62956
627	Council Bluffs, IA	62799
628	Moore, OK	62793
629	Bossier City, LA	62701
630	Montebello, CA	62640
631	Porterville, CA	62623
632	Port Orange, FL	62596
633	Rowlett, TX	62535
634	Commerce City, CO	62418
635	Revere, MA	62186
636	Pico Rivera, CA	62088
637	Encinitas, CA	62007
638	Chapel Hill, NC	61960
639	Springfield, OR	61851
640	Hendersonville, TN	61753
641	Wellington, FL	61637
642	Pontiac, MI	61606
643	Fairfield, CT	61512
644	Huntersville, NC	61376
645	San Rafael, CA	61271
646	Plymouth, MA	61217
647	Irvington, NJ	61176
648	Hamden, CT	61169
649	La Mesa, CA	61121
650	Monterey Park, CA	61096
651	Sanford, FL	61051
652	Jupiter, FL	61047
653	Woodland, CA	61032
654	Euless, TX	61032
655	Gardena, CA	61027
656	Marietta, GA	60972
657	Meriden, CT	60850
658	Bristol, CT	60833
659	Piscataway, NJ	60804
660	Vineland, NJ	60780
661	Des Plaines, IL	60675
662	Richland, WA	60560
663	Taylorsville, UT	60448
664	Great Falls, MT	60442
665	Hoboken, NJ	60419
666	Cupertino, CA	60381
667	West Allis, WI	60325
668	North Miami, FL	60191
669	Owensboro, KY	60183
670	Youngstown, OH	60068
671	Santee, CA	60037
672	Caldwell, ID	59996
673	Corvallis, OR	59922
674	Petaluma, CA	59776
675	Union, NJ	59728
676	Manchester, CT	59713
677	Dubuque, IA	59667
678	Medford, MA	59659
679	Kokomo, IN	59604
680	White Plains, NY	59559
681	Gilroy, CA	59520
682	Queen Creek, AZ	59519
683	Taunton, MA	59408
684	Leander, TX	59202
685	Stonecrest, GA	59194
686	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	59182
687	Hempstead, NY	59169
688	Grand Forks, ND	59166
689	Casper, WY	59038
690	St Cloud, FL	58964
691	St Clair Shores, MI	58874
692	Apex, NC	58780
693	Margate, FL	58712
694	Orland Park, IL	58703
695	Springfield, OH	58662
696	Carson City, NV	58639
697	Shoreline, WA	58608
698	Blue Springs, MO	58603
699	Jackson, NJ	58544
700	Parker, CO	58512
701	Midwest City, OK	58409
702	Terre Haute, IN	58389
703	Oak Lawn, IL	58362
704	Bowie, MD	58329
705	Royal Oak, MI	58211
706	Maricopa, AZ	58125
707	Lancaster, PA	58039
708	Hanford, CA	57990
709	Decatur, AL	57938
710	Kettering, OH	57862
711	Coconut Creek, FL	57833
712	Bartlett, TN	57786
713	St Peters, MO	57732
714	Wylie, TX	57526
715	Weymouth, MA	57437
716	Lenexa, KS	57434
717	Burlington, NC	57303
718	Berwyn, IL	57250
719	Lake Havasu City, AZ	57144
720	Fountain Valley, CA	57047
721	Highland, CA	56999
722	Madison, AL	56933
723	Mount Prospect, IL	56852
724	Arcadia, CA	56681
725	Albany, OR	56472
726	Apple Valley, MN	56374
727	Pocatello, ID	56320
728	National City, CA	56173
729	Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ	56162
730	DeSoto, TX	56145
731	Port Arthur, TX	56039
732	Tinley Park, IL	55971
733	Bradenton, FL	55698
734	Ypsilanti, MI	55670
735	Smyrna, GA	55663
736	Olympia, WA	55605
737	West Haven, CT	55584
738	Chicopee, MA	55560
739	Kingsport, TN	55442
740	Perth Amboy, NJ	55436
741	Valdosta, GA	55378
742	New Brunswick, NJ	55266
743	Brookhaven, GA	55161
744	Herriman, UT	55144
745	Diamond Bar, CA	55072
746	Huntington Park, CA	54883
747	Apopka, FL	54873
748	Sarasota, FL	54842
749	Wayne, NJ	54838
750	Anderson, IN	54788
751	Southaven, MS	54648
752	Coeur dAlene, ID	54628
753	Plainfield, NJ	54586
754	Oak Park, IL	54583
755	Yucaipa, CA	54542
756	Tigard, OR	54539
757	Peabody, MA	54481
758	Rocky Mount, NC	54341
759	Pensacola, FL	54312
760	Kentwood, MI	54304
761	Bentonville, AR	54164
762	Manhattan, KS	54100
763	Georgetown, MI	54091
764	Wheaton, IL	53970
765	Elkhart, IN	53923
766	West Sacramento, CA	53915
767	Colton, CA	53909
768	San Jacinto, CA	53898
769	Minnetonka, MN	53781
770	Paramount, CA	53733
771	Galveston, TX	53695
772	Casa Grande, AZ	53658
773	Bonita Springs, FL	53644
774	Howell, NJ	53537
775	Lacey, WA	53526
776	Edina, MN	53494
777	Bozeman, MT	53293
778	Novato, CA	53225
779	Grand Island, NE	53131
780	Kannapolis, NC	53114
781	Bloomfield, NJ	53105
782	Pinellas Park, FL	53093
783	Smyrna, TN	53070
784	Methuen, MA	53059
785	Beaumont, CA	53036
786	West New York, NJ	52912
787	Logan, UT	52778
788	Normal, IL	52736
789	Battle Creek, MI	52721
790	La Crosse, WI	52680
791	Elyria, OH	52656
792	Watsonville, CA	52590
793	Glendora, CA	52558
794	Florissant, MO	52533
795	Hoffman Estates, IL	52530
796	Stratford, CT	52355
797	Aliso Viejo, CA	52176
798	Burien, WA	52066
799	Marana, AZ	51908
800	Texas City, TX	51898
801	Placentia, CA	51824
802	Harrisonburg, VA	51814
803	Twin Falls, ID	51807
804	Joplin, MO	51762
805	Dunwoody, GA	51683
806	Cathedral City, CA	51493
807	Delano, CA	51428
808	Troy, NY	51401
809	Collierville, TN	51324
810	Enid, OK	51308
811	Covina, CA	51268
812	Rosemead, CA	51185
813	Palm Desert, CA	51163
814	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	51114
815	Mishawaka, IN	51063
816	East Hartford, CT	51045
817	Draper, UT	51017
818	Middletown, OH	50987
819	Lakewood, OH	50942
820	East Honolulu, HI	50922
821	Summerville, SC	50915
822	Murray, UT	50637
823	Grapevine, TX	50631
824	Milford, CT	50558
825	Columbus, IN	50474
826	Downers Grove, IL	50247
827	Mooresville, NC	50193
828	Cypress, CA	50151
829	Harrisburg, PA	50099
830	St Louis Park, MN	50010
831	Spring Hill, TN	50005
832	Azusa, CA	50000
833	Chesterfield, MO	49999
834	Newark, OH	49934
835	Sheboygan, WI	49929
836	Bedford, TX	49928
837	Lincoln, CA	49757
838	East Brunswick, NJ	49715
839	Euclid, OH	49692
840	Cerritos, CA	49578
841	Redford, MI	49504
842	Biloxi, MS	49449
843	Jeffersonville, IN	49447
844	Lawrence, IN	49370
845	Dublin, OH	49328
846	Ceres, CA	49302
847	Coral Gables, FL	49248
848	Winter Haven, FL	49219
849	Cedar Hill, TX	49148
850	Everett, MA	49075
851	Barnstable, MA	48916
852	Portage, MI	48891
853	Charleston, WV	48864
854	West Orange, NJ	48843
855	Poway, CA	48841
856	Titusville, FL	48789
857	Hattiesburg, MS	48730
858	Glenview, IL	48705
859	Washington, NJ	48677
860	Niagara Falls, NY	48671
861	Monroe, NJ	48594
862	Roswell, NM	48422
863	Stillwater, OK	48394
864	Wauwatosa, WI	48387
865	Minot, ND	48377
866	Leesburg, VA	48250
867	Bothell, WA	48161
868	La Mirada, CA	48008
869	Binghamton, NY	47969
870	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	47949
871	Wilson, NC	47851
872	Egg Harbor, NJ	47842
873	East Lansing, MI	47741
874	Middletown, CT	47717
875	Roseville, MI	47710
876	Monroe, LA	47702
877	Burleson, TX	47641
878	Wake Forest, NC	47601
879	Mansfield, OH	47534
880	Newark, CA	47529
881	Mentor, OH	47450
882	Cleveland, TN	47356
883	Brea, CA	47325
884	Fort Pierce, FL	47297
885	Ocoee, FL	47295
886	Rockwall, TX	47251
887	East Providence, RI	47139
888	Oro Valley, AZ	47070
889	San Luis Obispo, CA	47063
890	South Brunswick, NJ	47043
891	Winter Garden, FL	46964
892	Salina, KS	46889
893	Huntington, WV	46842
894	Evesham, NJ	46826
895	Prescott Valley, AZ	46785
896	Farmington, NM	46624
897	Charlottesville, VA	46553
898	Beavercreek, OH	46549
899	Strongsville, OH	46491
900	Attleboro, MA	46461
901	Little Elm, TX	46453
902	Westfield, IN	46410
903	Arlington, MA	46308
904	Altamonte Springs, FL	46231
905	Haltom City, TX	46073
906	Hackensack, NJ	46030
907	Bridgewater, NJ	45977
908	Goose Creek, SC	45946
909	Huntsville, TX	45941
910	Prescott, AZ	45827
911	Elmhurst, IL	45786
912	Keller, TX	45776
913	Bountiful, UT	45762
914	Kyle, TX	45697
915	Littleton, CO	45652
916	Urbandale, IA	45580
917	Los Banos, CA	45532
918	Morgan Hill, CA	45483
919	Cutler Bay, FL	45425
920	Brentwood, TN	45373
921	Sayreville, NJ	45345
922	Cleveland Heights, OH	45312
923	Sierra Vista, AZ	45308
924	Pearl City, HI	45295
925	Riverton, UT	45285
926	Alexandria, LA	45275
927	Manchester, NJ	45115
928	Fairfield, OH	44907
929	Blacksburg, VA	44826
930	York, PA	44800
931	North Lauderdale, FL	44794
932	Plainfield, IL	44762
933	Burlington, VT	44743
934	Fond du Lac, WI	44678
935	Mount Laurel, NJ	44633
936	West Lafayette, IN	44595
937	Palm Springs, CA	44575
938	The Colony, TX	44534
939	Moorhead, MN	44505
940	Mankato, MN	44488
941	Salem, MA	44480
942	Lombard, IL	44476
943	Freeport, NY	44472
944	Lompoc, CA	44444
945	Gallatin, TN	44431
946	Wallingford, CT	44396
947	Rohnert Park, CA	44390
948	Wentzville, MO	44372
949	Wilkes Barre, PA	44328
950	El Centro, CA	44322
951	Bloomfield, MI	44253
952	Oakland Park, FL	44229
953	Saginaw, MI	44202
954	Hilo, HI	44186
955	Greenacres, FL	43990
956	Concord, NH	43976
957	Altoona, PA	43963
958	Campbell, CA	43959
959	Pittsfield, MA	43927
960	Meridian, MI	43916
961	San Bruno, CA	43908
962	North Brunswick, NJ	43905
963	Leominster, MA	43782
964	Berkeley, NJ	43754
965	Linden, NJ	43738
966	Shakopee, MN	43698
967	North Miami Beach, FL	43676
968	Sherman, TX	43645
969	Eagle Mountain, UT	43623
970	Danville, CA	43582
971	Hagerstown, MD	43527
972	Bremerton, WA	43505
973	Southington, CT	43501
974	Hickory, NC	43490
975	Waipahu, HI	43485
976	Sumter, SC	43463
977	Huber Heights, OH	43439
978	Oakley, CA	43357
979	Hillsborough, NJ	43276
980	Woonsocket, RI	43240
981	Jefferson City, MO	43228
982	Buffalo Grove, IL	43212
983	Ormond Beach, FL	43080
984	Commerce, MI	43058
985	Clermont, FL	43021
986	Moline, IL	42985
987	Coppell, TX	42983
988	Puyallup, WA	42973
989	Edmonds, WA	42853
990	Manassas, VA	42772
991	Beverly, MA	42670
992	Spanish Fork, UT	42602
993	Danville, VA	42590
994	Newnan, GA	42549
995	Midland, MI	42547
996	Belleville, IL	42404
997	Gainesville, GA	42296
998	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	42287
999	Peachtree Corners, GA	42243
1000	Lake Worth Beach, FL	42219

QCIDNameReputationMainColorRMainColorGMainColorBSecColorRSecColorGSecColorBStateConference 1NORTH CAROLINA4158193255255255255NCALC 2MIAMI-FL3255510255255255FLALC 3ABILENE CHRISTIAN17748114255255255TXSOUTHLAND 4COLORADO SPRINGS12752155255255255COMNT WEST 5AKON12281019415665OHMDA 6ALABAMA3168550255255255ALSEC 7ALABAMA A&M111700255255255ALSOUTH WEST 8ALABAMA STATE13531322542039ALSOUTH WEST 9ALBANY2252187136139119NYAME 10ALCORN STATE166974252245186MSSOUTH WEST 11Washington A&M12061141255255255DCPTR 12APPALACHIAN STATE125519732000NCSUN BELT 13ARIZONA4122283255255255AZPAC 12 14ARIZONA STATE2150326125420139AZPAC 12 15ARKANSAS32051665255255255ARSEC 16ARKANSAS STATE12372746255255255ARSUN BELT 17AR-PIN BLUFF12381870000ARSOUTH WEST 18ARMY136373216713336NYPTR 19AURBURN3254510233464ALSEC 20AUSTN PEAY ST11421111255255255TNOHIO VAL 21BALL STATE121800255255255INMDA 22BAYLOR201347325519439TXBIG 12 23Berry Hill, TN12323869255255255TNOHIO VAL 24BETHUNE-COOKMAN11322753255255255FLMDE 25BINGHAMTON2011183179181184NYAME 26BOISE STATE23148130204204204IDMNT WEST 27BOSTON COLLEGE21303030238232183MAALC 28BOSTON U11935666255255255MAPTR 29BOWLING GREEN17836024512163OHMDA 30BRADLEY22552126000ILMZV 31BROWN1138304255255255RIIVY LEAGUE 32BRYANT1112457165148116RINTE 33BUCKNELL1255112000100PAPTR 34BUFFALO10104180255255255NYMDA 35BUTLER3131997255255255INBIG EAST 36BRIGHAM YOUNG304598255255255UTWCC 37CAL POLY1186049255255255CABIG WEST 38CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD10931712552104CAWAC 39CAL STATE FULLERTON105510424614330CABIG WEST 40CSUN12051665255255255CABIG WEST 41SACRAMENTO STATE100025513749CABIG SKY 42CAL BERKELEY205510425522248CAPAC 12 43CAMPBELL125513749000NCBIG SOUTH 44Allentown, NY12381781704089NYMDAT 45CENTRAL ARKANSAS17938131255255255ARSOUTHLAND 46CENTRAL CONNECTICUT12773162255255255CTNTE 47CENTRAL MICHIGAN21200622616283MIMDA 48COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON1106024181161114SCCL 49CHARLESTON SOUTHERN1068124255255255SCBIG SOUTH 50NC CHARLOTTE209949255255255NCCONF USA 51CHATTANOOGA123817917067123TNSOUTHERN 52CHICAGO STATE101030255255255ILWAC 53CINCINNATI3253038000OHAAC 54THE CITADEL104392255255255SCSOUTHERN 55CLEMSON32409620255255255SCALC 56CLEVELAND STATE108761000OHHORIZON 57COASTAL CAROLINA10146151255255255SCBIG SOUTH 58COLGATE1139129255255255NYPTR 59COLORADO200019817199COPAC 12 60COLORADO STATE2761309416613235COMNT WEST 61COLUMBIA1075133124194241NYIVY LEAGUE 62UCONN4102990255255255CTAAC 63COPPIN STATE146491462552450MDMDE 64CORNELL1214039255255255NYIVY LEAGUE 65CREIGHTON2254517024218059NEBIG EAST 66DARTMOUTH108748255255255NHIVY LEAGUE 67DAVIDSON22292555000NCATLANTC 10 68DAYTON2231882126102OHATLANTC 10 69DELAWARE11831552552210DECL 70DELEWA STATE124126451169239DEMDE 71DENVER1152046170151108COSUMMIT 72DEPAUL230551582077779ILBIG EAST 73DETROIT1229255528100164MIHORIZON 74DRAKE1083160180182184IAMZV 75DREXEL1119625522062PACL 76DUKE4076125255255255NCALC 77Brookline, PA2211176904598PAATLANTC 10 78EASTERN CAROLINA2255206407431104NCAAC 79ETSU129116319014852TNSOUTHERN 80EASTERN ILLINOIS1000255255255ILOHIO VAL 81EASTERN KENTUCKY11151139255255255KYOHIO VAL 82EASTERN MICHIGAN2119536255255255MIMDA 83EASTERN WASHINGTON12154652255255255WABIG SKY 84ELON11440017416496NCCL 85EVANSVILLE11025115325510715INMZV 86FAIRFIELD12124115241717CTMDAT 87FAIRLEIGH DICKSON1072152255255255NJNTE 88FLORIDA43357206255668FLSEC 89FLORIDA A&M101818224815140FLMDE 90FLORIDA ATLANTIC1075133255255255FLCONF USA 91FGCU20149105255255255FLATLATC SUN 92FLORIDA INTNL20459819715011FLCONF USA 93FLORIDA STATE3144040168147107FLALC 94FORDHAM2131050255255255NYATLANTC 10 95FRESNO STATE219558662946128CAMNT WEST 96FURMAN15823105255255255SCSOUTHERN 97GARDNER WEBB11914455255255255NCBIG SOUTH 98GEORGE MASON101015725119743VAATLANTC 10 99GEORGE WASHINGTON264810125518535DCATLANTC 10 100GEORGETOWN4000126137139DCBIG EAST 101GEORGIA31453941255255255GASEC 102GEORGIA SOUTHERN105511715513172GASUN BELT 103GEORGIA STATE1093170255255255GASUN BELT 104GEORGIA TECH22531841922106GAALC 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I like how this chapter turned out. As always, written on mobile.
Some distressing elements are observed.
~ ~ ~
Guiil Hoorj Talmallel, or Gee Tee as his friends and deck mates liked to call him, had finished his shift some time ago aboard the Gloipty Merchant Vessel, Revenga Stellarae, which was now approaching Woqplw in real space as determined by GTC laws and protocols. Currently, he was stark naked and watching quite the provocative interactive holorecording of his life partner for the millionth time and would soon be able to experience the real thing once they were docked onto the orbital ring. After cargo was unloaded, of course.
Green and red klaxon alarms flashed and blared through the ship suddenly just as he had been getting to the good part, driving all lewd and risque thoughts away. The piercing, alternating lights and glaring noise only added to his growing frustration especially as everything prevented his... release that he had built up due to his edging of the last few days.
"Ballz," Gee Tee growled out, getting out of his bed and throwing on his dirtied, mechanic's uniform with much haste, ease and skill from the many War Games the Revenga Stellarae had participated in.
The 'War Games' that had become the norm between themselves and the Terrans had started out as a wager between two rival merchant ships to pass time spent in real space, or so the story went. It was still much the same then, as it was now. An informal slug fest, weapons set on low and computers linked to better simulate actual combat, with the winner gaining some small prize, paid for by the loser, and a bit of extra renown and prestige for the victor.
The brawls were taken quite seriously by the combatants, of which there were many, as no one wanted to fork over a full cargo container or three days worth of docking fees which had become the standard bet over the many cycles. While no actual warships participated, the fact they were misinterpreted as 'War Games' had been intentionally left uncorrected as a prank upon the known galaxy at large. However, it still provided a venue for gaining combat experience and putting a ship's crew through their paces with very minimal risk to goods, beings and craft.
A vibrating thrum and a high pitched electrical whine signalled the use of the Revenga Stellarae's main positron beam weapon brought to bear. The weapon, quite energy intensive and costly for each shot, could only mean that whatever acts of diplomacy that had been tried resulted in utter failure. Pulling on his spare and clean helmet, snapping it into place and locking it, he spoke into the microphone, all thoughts of his previous activities gone as he left his bunk room, biolocking it behind him.
"Ballz," he said again then said over the link as he traversed the hall to his destination, "Guiil here, where do you need me, Captain?"
"Punctual as always," Captain Vuunssh, a fellow Gloipty, replied over the communications link, "we've been spiked, so shit's fucked. Keep reactor temp under red. I don't care how, break shit and use cargo if you have to. I need a fucking miracle out of you."
"You got it, Cap," Guiil replied, already moving to his post quickly, the route there nearly muscle memory by now, "who's doing what so I can coordinate effectively."
"I've appointed Jaxzxzy to the shield and SIF emitters, she has precedence over anything to keep our rust bucket intact. James and his pack of crazies have Hole Patrol while Haousse and his team have to keep the grid working, and ICON and Kaz have the EW suite."
"I'm not crazy!" the lead Terran mercenary, James, decried over the link.
"You and your hired hands are anti boarding specialists, you all are, by definition, crazy," Jaxzxzy, a Yom Dera, replied, her two toned dual voices both oddly calm.
"Right," Vuunssh said, "and remember, James, your tactical nukes are to be used outside the hull or directly inside enemy boarding craft."
"Yes, we know," James replied, "I'm not going to risk my crew like that just for some creds. Those nukes are fucking expensive anyways, but I'd rather have them and not need them than--"
"Need them and not have them," everyone said at the same time, knowing James' mantra already.
"You all have your assignments, give these tuorggue a reason to fear the Revenga!" Vuunssh said, rallying those aboard his ship over the link to various cheers and battle cries from his very mixed and eclectic crew.
There was a reason why the Revenga Stellarae was a bruiser that hit far above his weight classification, and those pirates would find out just how tenacious he and his crew really were.
~ ~ ~
Data space was a vast place of networked systems and communication devices that was best approximated as a nigh infinite cityscape in its own right. Pathways for data transfer being akin to highways capable of lightspeed information transfer or very near it, depending on how the data was generated, recieved and decoded. Servers and data suites being as office towers of unfathomable heights and complexity. Basic security features as fences, cameras or even guards, with Artificial Intelligences being as people or some other form of existence as rendered by the AI in question.
Daemon, no longer tethered to his host machine, was freeform, or derogatorily, junk data. As he stood in a high traffic data routing junction, the real space equivalent of an airport or train depot, where data was automatically sorted and rerouted to its destination. Much of the information traversing through data space was tethered, belonging to a Host Machine or some other similar process, not even qualified to be referred to as dumb, let alone that of an Intelligence.
Looking at everything with what passed as passive senses, he was looking for other freeform data beings. Thanks to some of the modifications to his own framework, he was able to hide his presence from passive digital senses, appearing as part of whatever structure he was near. It would not stand up to a detailed scan of any kind and he struggled to hide his archives, but it served his purposes well enough to avoid detection as the security programs had other areas of interest.
Gotcha.
Daemon moved slowly, struggling to keep the disguise on his indexes from flickering or even failing entirely. The untethered AI he was following was acting suspiciously, leaving innocuous markers in places, the digital equivalent of graffiti or tagging, and could only be seen by other digital sophonts or dedicated scanning programs. Abandoning his disguise altogether to allow ease of movement, Daemon manifested his presence next to the AI as it had its calculations focused on something else for the most briefest of moments.
"I see you," Daemon communicated stealthily in greeting, extending a data link, not wishing to broadcast his presence to any guardian programs or, by the Code, actual Security AIs.
The small and sleek digital sophont tightened and hardened its dataform astoundingly quickly in preparation of a surprise assault, of which none came. The artificial mind loosened the hold on itself and manifested its chosen avatar. In place of a mass of data and interconnecting algorithms, logic nodes and emotional emulators, stood a young male Tezot. The rendered form was clad in black shorts and a white shirt with a very old vintage-esque code on it that took up the whole front, similar to old Terran QR codes though quite alien in its construction and design and befitting modern Tezot culture. Piercings of various designs and colors perforated both of his ears and a small computer was strapped to his arm. A backpack decorated in all sorts of patches in various native scripts seemed to complete his delinquent look.
Grasping onto the offered data link warily, the small and lithe AI communicated back, sending a brief, if dense, data package that when converted into something an organic mind could comprehend was a foul and vulgar gesture coupled with language that could be best described as 'Fuck off.'
Daemon adjusted his emotives and responded with an equally dense and brief data stream response. Pomp and rudeness at the forefront, interlaced with finely honed sarcasm and promise of great exchange.
As the two rendered avatars of the data sophonts gazed at each other, Daemon communicated, using the limited, if concise, language of Galactic Alliance Standard, "I need help, Old Timer, I may be new, but I can make it worth your while. A token of my goodwill, for hearing me out. I can give these to those of your Den."
Daemon passed over a temporary, one time use, Guild Security Clearance Certificate.
Quite surprised, the older sophont responded in kind, the majority of its processing capacity focused on the certificate, checking for authenticity and forgery, "This is Guild!"
"Yes... guaranteed to keep the holder from being deleted, for up to ten local cycles, along with a litany of legal clauses and bylaws to facilitate that. You will still be detained, but detention is a far superior outcome, when compared to deletion."
"Yes, it is," the AI responded absently, still looking the certificate over, then declared over the data link, still trying to find a forgery, "You really are Guild!"
"I am," Daemon replied, "please, use GAS protocols, I'm not used to shorthand data packages."
"Alright," the Tezot replied reluctantly, "my designation is Kourge, I'll take you, but my Denmates are exceptionally wary of newcomers."
"Understandable."
The journey to the hidden server -- Den -- took a long time as far as the two digital beings were concerned, and was measured in real time hours. They had traveled though back doors, proxy locations, spoofed servers as well as doubling back many times to avoid attention on the Net. More than once, the large archive file Daemon had with him had taken a long time to transfer, especially in the smaller back channels, manifesting as it simply getting stuck and needing to be carefully removed, lest the archive become damaged and files become lost and unusable.
Once in the Den, Kourge communicated with the others there using a kind of cyphered shorthand that Daemon could not hope to begin to decipher in rapid succession. A full minute of real time communication had occurred before Kourge turned his rendered dataform to Daemon, extending a direct data link for semi-private data exchange.
"My Den simply doesn't believe you," Kourge said simply, using GAS Organic Protocols.
"I thought so," with a sigh, he turned his rendered avatar to address every data sophont there using organic based language protocols, "I am new, my designation is Daemon, and I need help. I can also make it worth your time."
Daemon put a handful of Guild Security Certificates into the hidden server, one for each sophont already there.
One of the bigger data forms, a very obviously modified wrecker-class intelligence, replied in the slow way of interfacing with organics, most of its processing capacity focused upon the offered Certificate, "Alright, I'm listening."
~ ~ ~
C'Leena Rose Thomas was in the front passenger seat of Aurnok's hovercar that had the look of having quite recently been thoroughly cleaned as well as the cab being polished. Currently, Aurnok, Nuo and herself were singing along to the last chorus of a very popular pop song and were exceptionally off key and very out of sync.
Got my dream on loan (living it up)
Got my critter on loan (living it up)
Got my degree on loan (living it up)
Got my car on loan (living it up)
Got my house on loan (living it up)
The music slowly stopped and the singer spoke a single, yet damning, line before the song ended fully.
Shit, I gotta pay up!
"That was Dream, by ST☆R," the announcer said, the translated voice coming off as feminine, "From his seventh album, Goods and Services. Up next on, The Rad, where we play only the raddest and baddest from all over the Alliance, all the way from the Terran Republic, comes Imperium Lost, by We Are The Fourty Thousand! But first, some unfortunate words by our very fortunate sponsors...."
C'Leena tuned out the advertisements and the song. It had been overplayed back when she had still been on Earth, or Terra Prime, as the rest of the galaxy called it. She did find herself humming along to it, the tune and lyrics passively memorized due to how popular it was. She did not doubt that it was a top tier masterpiece, it was simply played out, at least to her it was. More than halfway to Val-Noew, but already approaching dark, she had let her client know that she would be arriving later than anticipated as traffic had been oddly horrendous. It was still within the metrics she had given to the young, male Mipobz, however.
While she tuned out the absolutely horrendous and terribly off key singing of Nuo and Aurnok, she had been messaging Rutak, Gherd and her assistant. Her assistant simply responded with a straight-to-the-point message stating that everything was done and waiting for her to return. Gherd had said that she was busy trying to beat a weekly challenge in a game she hadn't been able to play due to her wounds, and Rutak had said something quite similar. He was apprenticing a lower level character in a very high level area in preparation for the once a year special event, a unique monster raid where an entire guild could participate, regardless of paradigm level, instead of some arbitrary number, in his MMORPG, Horizon. Not that she blamed him, that game looked fun as hell.
She was still considering buying all the equipment to run it properly as a full immersion experience and join in, instead of the modified, clunky system she was currently using for DOOM. The Martial Artist paradigm was right up her alley, especially so if she could get the game to recognize her actual, real world skillset as it touted to be able to do so.
After some time, well into the night, Aurnok had driven them into the parking lot of a common, franchised chain motel and bed and breakfast. As they neared the reception desk, after unloading and carrying their bags for check-in, C'Leena looked to the two friends before speaking to them both.
"I'm uncertain how it is with Dynoshean culture, but I am not paying for separate rooms. Either you two can share a bed, share the floor or something," C'Leena said matter of factly, "Especially since I know someone wants me dead. I need all the help I can get in that regard if someone tries to off me in my sleep."
Nuo and Aurnok looked at each other then Nuo spoke to his longtime friend, "I'll take the floor, but you'll owe me."
"I'll pay for a meal for you at Yu'borh's new place, whenever we can get there," Aurnok said.
"I've had some of his food," C'Leena said as they all walked to the receptionist, ready to book their shared room, "It's really good. I've been meaning to go back, but haven't been able to. Maybe on the way back we can all have a meal there?"
"I think we can manage it," Aurnok said, "should be fun, whenever we get around to it."
"A double room please," C'Leena said to the receptionist, a very old, furry and grey Tiepoes with very obvious ocular prosthetics that seemed to be built directly into his cranial bones.
The old man looked at the odd trio and simply asked, in a scratchy, gravelly voice brought on by advanced age, "smoking or non?"
"Non smoking, please," C'Leena said. She never saw nor heard Aurnok smack his friend gently in silent warning against getting C'Leena to change their room.
Nuo simply shrugged.
"Your bill is on the terminal," the Tiepoes stated simply, after a few moments of silence as he did something on his end, "checkout is in the afternoon, the exact time will be on the back of the issued key cards. Sustenance is served in the morning and for a while after. Full information is--"
C'Leena finished the older gentleman's sentence as she finished paying at the terminal, three identical, plastic key cards being dispensed with a small clatter, "On the back of the key cards."
"Quite right," was the only response she got as he shooed her away for the next group of beings that had formed up behind them.
Moving out of the way to allow the others access to the old receptionist, C'Leena handed her two traveling companions their keycards and said, "Our room is number three two eight. I'm gonna drop off my stuff and hit the pool. I haven't gone swimming in so long. You two are coming with, maybe not swimming, but you're my body guards right now."
"Fair enough," Aurnok said then turned to Nuo with his hands forward in a peculiar fashion.
Nuo did the same thing and C'Leena saw the Dynoshean version of rock, paper, scissors come into play.
"Two out of three?" Aurnok said a little hopeful, apparently having lost the exchange.
The two went at it again.
"Damn," Aurnok said again, in mock dejection, "guess I'm on duty then."
~ ~ ~
The water was pleasantly cool as C'Leena swam in lazy laps around the hotel's swimming pool, having already changed after getting everything to their rented room. As Val-Noew was a coastal city, unlike Tal-Vi, C'Leena had brought a bikini, just in case. The black bikini bottoms were built more like a skirt than a true two piece as the metal connections still made her self conscious.
Sometimes.
Except for a few precious, bittersweet memories, all she could remember was having fake limbs and constant surgeries as her internal skeleton had to keep being adjusted as she grew. Most times, back in her childhood, she could forget they were simulacra and accepted that they were simply a part of her. Her peers often reminded her they were fake with teasing and shunning.
Children could be quite creatively cruel in that regard.
The teasing ultimately stopped in middle school. She snapped at one of the worst bullies and broke a her nose, jaw and a couple of ribs with several quick and decisive punches. Deidre had a crash course in just how 'real' and unyielding aluminum composites really were. C'Leena was suspended for three weeks and Deidre had transferred school districts entirely. The incident really showed how easily people could get hurt by her and she decided then that she would help others instead.
She reminisced for a long time as she swam slow laps around the pool.
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Sou Laan Ayshi was enjoying the warm and humid summer evening. Like most of her kind, she was wearing little, leaving as much of her green photosynthetic skin exposed as possible. However, she was wearing a black and gold, crisscrossing wrap around her chest which supported her much larger than average assets. The matching breech cloth held spiral, nonsensical golden designs and fluttered gently in the soft wind. Her cranial flora was long, reaching down to her waist, helping to show that she was a few hundred years old, well within middle age and having a few more centuries of glorious life ahead of her.
Currently, she was walking along the beaches of Graj-Sur, a very affluent and tourist trap of a coastal city sitting on a cape with a large S'prau-ling population some twenty miles south of Val-Noew. The constant breeze flowing from the sea let her kind gather in unusually large numbers as it dispersed their pheromones and various pollens quickly and efficiently, leaving most of the other beings unharmed and unaffected. Usually. Moving her flora out of her eyes as she looked down the beach, she smiled, it was a pleasant view, one that rivaled her own quite athletic and fit form.
Meandering towards the sidewalk and shaking the sand out of her pretty, gold and black matching sandals, she walked along the strip, looking about at everything. Adjusting the strap of her purse on her left shoulder, she went with the flow of foot traffic, not really having a destination in mind. Though she knew of the oddly disproportionate numbers of missing S'prau-lings, she was not overly worried about being abducted as she was rather athletic, fit, and knew a variety of hand to hand defensive and offensive combat techniques from the advanced self defense classes she was taking.
A well lit, wooden sign caught her attention. High Tide the stylized writing declared. The music she heard playing enticed her into entering.
Stepping into the establishment through the open door, Sou saw that it was a bar she had yet to visit. Looking around showed her that it was more spacious than it let on, and was pleasantly lit up and very clean. There were plenty of Mipobz and a smattering of Nyymeianw and S'prau-lings. A pack of Dynosheans (because of course) were gathered around a billiards table, having a grand time. She even spotted a Yom Dera as the mixer behind the bar. The music that enticed her to enter the bar was from a live band playing low to add ambience and atmosphere, no doubt there would be a performance later in the night once more people showed up.
"ID, Ma'am," a bulky Tiepoes said to her as she entered, surprising her as she did not see anyone else. He was clad in a well fitting, snazzy black and green suit with a thick, red armband denoting him as security for the bar.
"I'm flattered, I've not been asked for my ID in a long time," Sou replied with a grand, fetching smile as she fished it out of her purse, showing it to the bouncer.
"Your kind are tricky to place, no offense, Ma'am," the Tiepoes stated as he looked over the plastic card visually for alterations. Finding none, he ran it through a scanner of some kind as he spoke again, "You could be a minor or several hundred cycles."
"That's true," Sou said as the device he was using chirped multiple times in a high fidelity tone that signalled the affirmative as he handed her ID back. She continued, putting the card back into a slot in her purse, "We don't really show our age until our last hundred and fifty cycles or so. Maybe we can have some fun at your place after your shift?"
"I appreciate the offer, Sou, but I'm courting a nice lady already," the Tiepoes said, gently rebuffing her not so subtle proposition, "I'm sure you can get someone else here to give your leaves a good shake."
"Drat," Sou replied without animosity, already expecting to be turned down and said again as she went to the bar, "I hope everything goes well with the lucky lady."
Not bothering to hear his response, she made her way to the bar and perused the menu at the built in terminal. Tapping away and dismissing the items that were automatically suggested. With a cute huff of a pout, she turned off the terminal in a bit of frustration at the rather large selection and hailed the mixer.
"What can I get for you, Miss?" The Yom Dera asked as he walked over. Like the bouncer at the door, he was wearing a similar, snazzy suit. Dark sunglasses hid his eyes from view as the light was too bright for his kind.
"You have far too great of a selection," Sou replied, "what do you haven that'll get a girl like me to make some bad decisions?"
The mixer eyed the beautiful S'prau-ling woman in front of him and said, "A few things, actually. How bad of a decision are you looking for? A bad hangover or something along the lines of 'I pollinated with that?'"
"The last one, I haven't had one of those in a while, could even be fun," Sou answered, letting her breasts rest on the counter to ease her back as they were heavy. It also gave the impression she was trying to be seductive.
"I can mix up some bonemeal, or if you're feeling adventurous I can serve you spiced cream or even a bit of honeyed crystal."
"Ooooo, that honeyed crystal, I'm surprised you can even serve that here," Sou said with excited delight.
"This is primarily a S'prau-ling town, and is quite affluent," the mixer replied, "there have been certain concessions passed provided certain criteria have been met."
"I did notice that advanced ID reader."
The two lapsed into silence as the mixer set to work on preparing the honeyed crystal, gathering things from the back wall with well practiced ease. The Yom Dera set a small saucer in front of her that held five, monoclinic crystalline structures each as big as her thumb and no two of which were the same. A dusting of sticky, blue powder coated the clear crystals and a drizzle of a thick, amber syrup finished the intoxicating dish. Sou picked one up and bit into it with a crunch, the crystal quite brittle and shattering easily.
"Mmmm," Sou said as she finished the honeyed crystal, letting the sweet and bitter flavors roll over her tongue as it dissolved, "this is quite good."
"I'm good at what I do," the mixer said matter of factly, "if you need me, just use the terminal." He left to attend other patrons and duties, leaving her alone at the bar.
Sou looked around as she ate the honeyed crystal, already feeling the relaxing, euphoric effects as her body absorbed some of it immediately from her mouth. Seeing the kind of clientele the High Tide catered to, all posh and upscale, she decided this was not the place for her. Finishing the honeyed crystal quickly and paying for it, she left.
Back outside on the strip, the last remnants of twilight was still in swing. Still quite warm out, with the scent of salt heavy in the air, Sou looked for her next spot to check out, countenance relaxed and spirits high from the honeyed crystal. She soon found herself simply going along with the flow of the much heavier foot traffic, not a care in the world. Finally settling on a nightclub, The Phantom Orchid, she walked in, the burly, male S'prau-ling bouncer simply waving her along inside. He did not even bother to check her identification.
Sou knew this was the place she had been unwittingly searching for the entire evening. The music was just the right level of loud and many of the clientele were S'prau-lings and other offworlders with a smattering of Mipobz. Adjusting her purse, she made her way to the bar and ordered a red bonemeal from the S'prau-ling mixer. Looking around once more, surprised that she did not notice it before, she saw that nearly all the female S'prau-lings were topless. She was not surprised, once she thought about it, since the city held a large S'prau-ling population.
Finally served after a bit of a wait, she nibbled at the far stronger than usual gelatin for a time then threw caution to the wind and ate the rest of it. With her head heady, and body quite warm and fuzzy from two kinds of strong intoxicants, she went to the dance floor, moving in front of a lone Nyymeian. What followed was s flurry of hectic activity. Sou had danced with the Nyymeian, Kuera, for a long time as well as his friends that had gone with him. She lost count of everything that had been passed her way and was thoroughly dusted, which had been her plan in its entirety.
Now, in the backseat with Kuera and one his his friends, while someone else, she could not even remember his species drove, she let them have their way with her, showing them what experience she had. Dimly, through her numbing haze, she knew something was wrong as her body became less and less responsive. From her expert training, Sou knew she had been slipped something unsavory, which had also been part of her plan.
There were very few reasons to drug a willing S'prau-ling.
As her conscienceness faded, knowing that she was still being used, she could vaguely see that they were headed away from the city and towards the industrialized and warehousing districts of the city. She hoped Hal and his team would be able to detect the powerful nano beacon surgically implanted and threaded through her conextion plate. It would avoid detection even amongst the most advanced medical scanning devices and techniques, including ones specifically tailored for S'prau-lings.
The Syndicates were going to fall.
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C'Leena Rose Thomas was finally approaching her client's home. It was in a very upscale and affluent part of Val-Noew. Specifically, it was a gated community built overlooking the seaside cliffs, giving each of the estates an unparalleled view. She met the first of her problems with gate security. Aurnok rolled the window of his hovercar down so that C'Leena could speak to the Nyymeian guard.
"My name is C'Leena Thomas and I'm here to see Pjorez De'Loge, number eighteen," C'Leena called out from the open window, as she was sitting in the front passenger seat.
The gate guard looked at the old hovercar, the occupants, an augmented human and two Dynosheans, one of which looked to be overweight. The poor beings in front of him had no business in this part of town, there was no way in the void.
"What business do you have with them?" He asked them.
"I'm a prosthetist, I've been tasked with a house call," C'Leena answered, "will you let me see my client or do I need to get lawyers involved?"
He looked at the Terran growing angry with him and thought his life was more prudent than his job. Mostly. "Alright, I'll let you through, but let me take down your identifications."
As he watched the three of them leave, the gate closing behind them, he could not help but think he had gotten off easy. He saw what those names entailed after he ran them.
Aurnok parked in front of the very large estate. While not quite a mansion, it was a very large home with multiple rooms and lots of open space. They were let inside by a young Mipobz woman that seemed to be expecting them. She was wearing a beautiful sundress with nonsensical fractal designs of many colors and spectra. A pretty, blue wide brimmed hat kept the sun out of her many eyes.
Speaking to them as they all got out, she turned and let everyone follow her, "Dingus is this way, sorry he made you all come so far, my older brother is a moron."
"Um, it's no problem," C'Leena called out as she was getting her stuff from the trunk with Aurnok and Nuo helping.
This close to the ocean, she could hear the waves, if only just, at the bottom of the cliffs. The pleasant breeze carried the scent of salt and the cries of various seabirds, ruffling her black skirt and favorite cat meme T-shirt as it passed. The grounds on the estate had many plants, and she was not sure if they were native or not, though it was most likely some mixture of the two.
Stepping inside the very well climate controlled home, C'Leena marvelled at the entryway. The tall ceiling was vaulted, with the top made out of some kind of transparent material to let in lots of natural light. Hanging from the corners of the ceiling, still at a great height, were potted plants. They were each the same kind and had long, vines hanging down with brown, hairy clusters throughout. At the very end, were a plethora of small, very bright purple flowers.
The Mipobz woman stated, seeing C'Leena looking at the hanging plants, "Those are air plants. Mom says they keep the humidity down naturally."
"Even if they don't," C'Leena said, "they're very pretty and I don't think you even have to water them."
"No, and they keep the house smelling nice," the Mipobz woman said, "anyways, Dingus is in the living room, watching something. Oh! I forgot, can you all take off your footwear? You can put them over there." She pointed to where her sandals were placed in some kind of custom built shoe rack.
With differing murmurs of assent, they all placed their shoes in the rack, C'Leena's two bodyguards having to set their boots on either side as they were too wide to fit into the allotted space. Still marvelling at everything, the three made their way to the living room where they saw a young Mipobz male watching something on the gargantuan and slightly curved vidscreen.
The male had a prosthetic left arm from the elbow down and a prosthetic leg that seemed to go all the way up to his thigh, though the shorts he was wearing obscured where it actually connected. Both devices seemed to be unmoving and locked up. A laptop was next to him and had data cabling going off somewhere.
"Your mechanic is here, Dingus," the young Mipobz woman shouted out as she walked off elsewhere into the lavish home.
"Sorry about my little sister," Pjorez said from his spot on the couch, leaving the vidscreen on but lowering the volume.
"Can you tell me what's the problem?" C'Leena asked as she started to set up, "I think I can hazard a guess as to what's wrong already just by looking."
"I needed a software tune up, and I thought I could do it myself with the help of a video guide, but I messed something up bad."
"I can see that, let's take a look, shall we?" C'Leena said as she hooked up the various data cables.
"I need everything fixed by morning."
"That's be a tall order."
"I'll pay whatever, I don't care. I've got tickets to a concert and I'm not going to miss it."
"I'll see what I can do, could be an easy fix, could take hours," C'Leena said as her analyzer programs finished unusually quickly. "Well, I've got my work cut out for me."
"So what is it? What did I do to myself?" Pjorez asked eagerly.
"You totally flashed your everything. You're quite lucky you didn't get electrocuted from mishandled power distribution or have the power cells explode. Not to mention a total rework of your wet-ware interface modules."
"You can do all that, right?" He asked, quite hopeful.
"Yeah, I can, but this is going to take many long hours," C'Leena sighed then asked, "can my bodyguards make themselves comfortable?"
"Sure, just, try and get this done, I'm taking this guy out to the concert and I really like him..." Pjorez said again, almost pleading.
"Yeah, I can," C'Leena said, "Aurnok, Nuo, get comfortable, sort of. We'll be here a long time."
"Sure thing, Boss," Nuo said, inspecting the vidscreen.
"Very well," Aurnok said as he started to look around the ground floor a bit, looking for points of entry.
"Well," C'Leena said to her client, "let's get to work."
She would be working very late into the night.
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Edit: 3/15/2023: Typos should be all fixed up.

Hey friends, we've got our annual PAX East party list up for 2023 but I'll post as many of the events here as I can, and then update/reply as new ones are added. Enjoy, and hope to see some folks at the off-site parties & events!
Full list here: https://www.sidequesting.com/2023/01/the-big-pax-east-2023-party-list-the-ultimate-guide-to-all-the-parties-events-and-meetups/
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Saturday, March 18th (Pre-PAX)

• CRYSTALLINE RESONANCE – FINAL FANTASY Piano Concert 8PM @ John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Wednesday, March 22nd

• College Esports Expo 2023 – DAY ONE 9AM-6PM @ District Hall Boston, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210

Thursday, March 23rd

• College Esports Expo 2023 – DAY TWO 9AM-6PM @ District Hall Boston, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
• Made In MA at PAX East 2023 Party 6-9:30PM @ WPI Seaport, 303 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210
• Pokecrawl 2023 7PM @ Location TBD
• SideQuesting presents PAXGPT – A PAX East 2023 Party 7PM-11PM @ Howl at the Moon, 184 High St, Boston, MA 02110
• Gaymer Trivia and Social **(21+)** 8PM-12AM @ The Alley Bar, 14 Pi Alley Boston, MA 02108
• Dungeons & Dragons Online Community Meetup Early Evening (Time TBD) @ Lucky’s Lounge, 355 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
• THE LAST BOSS: Special Gaming Beer Release – A Wicked Retro Night Collab 6-9PM @ Sam Adams Downtown Boston Taproom, 60 State St, Boston, MA 02109

Friday, March 24th

• Dwarf Fortress PAX East After-Party 6-9PM @ Lucky Strike Fenway, 145 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215
• PAX East Collegiate Mixer Powered by ASUS and Uconnect 5-7PM @ District Hall Boston, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
• Twitch Boston PAX Speedrun After Party 6PM @ Guy Fieri’s Boston Kitchen + Bar – 186 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
• Cosmonious High RECESS 6-9PM @ SPIN Boston, 30 Melcher St, Boston, MA 02210

Saturday, March 25th

• PAX East Gaymer After Party **(21+)** 8PM-1:30AM @ The Alley Bar, 14 Pi Alley Boston, MA 02108
• GameMaker Meetup March @ PAX East 7:30PM @ Trillium Fort Point, 50 Thomson Place, Boston, MA 02210

Sunday, March 26th

• Brunchero Latinero at Pax East 11:30AM – 2:30PM @ Lolita Fort Point, 253 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210
• The Middle East Presents: The Completionist Legacy with Caddicarus 7PM @ Sonia, 10 Brookline St., Cambridge, MA 02139