Okay guys, So I'm Back. Obviously the world went a little crazy...again.

I will admit its hilarious to see the 'Punch a nazi' crowd fangirl over the Azov Battalion in Ukraine.

I know this may surprise you but I don't support the idea of sending US troops over to Ukraine. Not just because its a war we should try to avoid but for one big reason.

I'm currently in the IRR, if I got called back into service, thats completely fine. But I won't willingly reenlist under this administration because I have no faith in the leadership. And because I will not go back in unless I get recalled, I will not support sending US troops to fight in my place. But I will admit the thing that drives me the most crazy is how many people I see acting tough on social media about this whole situation. We all know half of those people have avoided service at every opportunity and are what I refer to as Chickenhawks.

Chickenhawks are the people you always see who advocate for war and violence, but wouldn't be caught dead going over to fight.

Is it okay to post memes and joke about the situation? Absolutely, but don't go around acting like you could take on the whole russian army by yourself.

Shit if it really got that bad, most of us would probably die within a week or a matter of weeks.

Either way, I'm not going to worry unless I get that phone call saying 'Hey return to active duty.'

Which by the way, if I get that phone call RIGHT after I get my shit together, I'm gonna be pissed.

Jem

Jem had gone to see Winter in between matches. He decided he was getting bored with the crowd and that Emerald had enough torture for now. He could feel her eyes glaring holes in the back of his head as he walked away. His mission had been accomplished. He had officially pissed off Emerald. He would be back for the Yang/Mercury showdown, he predicted it would go similar to what it was in the show. But he had a plan for her. But as of right now, he was going to relax.

Right now he was having Lunch with Winter as they were both dining on Salmon.

"I'm surprised you didn't go with the steak."

"Its technically Lent, and its a friday, so its fish today." He said as he was glad he enjoyed fish. Otherwise giving up meat on fridays would be absolutely miserable.

"So be honest, how do you think this whole thing will turn out?" She asked as Jem sighed.

"Well, to be honest, we're already taking precautions, but theres no guarantee that the invasion won't happen. At best, you guys have more carriers for evacuating civilians out, but to be honest, I can't see this whole thing being completely prevented." Jem said as he had a feeling something bad would happen.

Not as bad as the original fall of beacon, but still something that could deal a blow to morale.

"I hope for everyone's sake you're just overly paranoid." Winter knew about Jem's tendencies.

As soon as Ammo was back on the shelves back in his own country, he dropped a small fortune getting more. She also saw the small closet he had in his motorhome full of CBRN equipment, dehydrated food and survival gear. She shouldn't have been surprised Jem was a little paranoid. But she just assumed that was most Americans. Oh who was she kidding, the first thing he did upon moving to Atlas was start a prepper community in Mantle. The only reason she didn't think he was crazy was because he was mostly justified in his thinking because her world was a lot more dangerous than the US.

Unless they were talking about Harlem.

"I mean it would be great if everything turned out, but lets face it, knowing the theme of the show, chances are we'll prevent something bad from happening, only for something worse to happen." Jem thought back to how the latest volume ended.

He felt bad for laughing a little when Penny died. He would admit it was kind of heartbreaking, but at the same time it was also a superb 'Dick Move' on rooster teeths part.

"Oh you're scared your favorite character is gonna die! Well look we saved her! OH LOOK SHE'S DEAD!"

It was like George RR Martin all over again, and he loved it.

Emerald

"I swear to god, the next time I see that douchebag in the rubber mask during the attack, I'm gonna kill him!" Emerald had never been so pissed in her life.

The loud obnoxious dickhead in the row behind her had managed to turn a crowd into a bunch of drunken party animals, and he did it all while wearing that stupid ass Ruby mask! She didn't like the kid enough, but seeing her face on a mask while some asshole harassed you just made her that more angry.

Mercury didn't really care, he thought the guy was kind of funny. The drunken asshole bit got old after a while, but he still had a charm to him. It was like watching a train wreck. Exciting at first, but eventually you realize its a tragedy. He looked over to see that Emerald was seething in her chair. For some reason he felt some sense of happiness out of it. He couldn't quite explain it, but all he could think about was that it could be him. He couldn't help but feel that if the situation was reversed, he would be the one getting screwed with while Emerald sat and laughed.

So screw her. She would be laughing at his misery if their positions were reversed. So he was going to enjoy this as much as possible.

AJ

"Okay, what if I just pop right out after the invasion kicks off and help out?" He asked Millina as they were creeping from afar.

"Knowing what hes like, don't you think he'll be more likely to think you're part of the invasion? After all you were a furry before all this. So already you don't have a record of making good decisions with your life." She said as Alex cringed.

"Okay thats low, but come on, I was a lonely boy with an internet connection who felt like he couldn't connect with his dad!" He knew making excuses didn't help with his case.

But he had to say something to try and justify his past since it still weighed down on him. He had taken the red pill in the desert, but he was still having a hard time swallowing it. Never in his life did he think he would look at his past self and only feel bitterness and shame. But now he was here, and while he was stronger mentally now, the scars of his shameful past would forever haunt him until he redeemed himself.

The path to redemption was a long road.

He could only think back to a video he accidentally saw while browsing instagram.

He remembered seeing a blue dog furry wearing a pink skirt, thigh highs and crop top.

He was so excited to see it. He could remember it as clear as day.

"Cool Femboy Facts!" He remembered the cutesy lispy tone of the furry in question.

And that was when it hit him.

The static shifted on the screen. And a dark voice spoke.

"ONE DAY YOU WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR YOUR ACTIONS...'

'AND GOD WILL NOT BE SO MERCIFUL' (1)

Back then, he just figured it was some Christian nonsense.

Now however it legit terrified him.

Especially since he used to have a glass display case full of dildos. (2)

He needed to find Jem, and he needed to make the effort to redeem himself.

(1) Okay for this I ended up on that weird part of instagram, I think it was called Orthodoxx_brother. And I saw this video on there. Now I'm a Roman Catholic, but it made me laugh.

(2) I'm pretty sure I already mentioned this, but the guy that AJ is based off of that I knew...well he did have the display case full of dildos from bad dragon. How did I find out? Because I went over with friends, and they didn't warn me what he was into. And I saw at least four horse cocks in a display case...he didn't even try to cover them with a sheet or put them in storage.

Look guys, whatever your kinks are, whatever you're into, if its not hurting anyone, I could care less what freaky shit you're into. But for fucks sake, you don't display it for everyone to see, it goes in the shame drawer.