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wonderwomanfantasy · 3 years

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snake in the clovers

all of the snake facts in this one are brought to you by my younger brother, all of the moss facts are brought to you, by me.

Naga! Aizawa x Fox! Reader

warnings: none

word count: 1,300 (about)

summary: a work-study in Mexico leads you to discover not only some fascinating bio diversity, but fascinating creatures as well.

Lots of your friends went to Mexico for spring break, I mean you were college students after all, but instead of spending a week getting trashed in Cancun or even on a beach somewhere in Cabo you were on a work-study with your botany class spending your time swatting mosquitoes away on the peeks of Sierra Mader Occidental, the mountains of Sinaloa.

And you wouldn’t have it any other way, where else would you be able to see this beautiful greenery surrounding you, and you should feel lucky to see Amoreuxia Gonzalezii bloom in person, The only real draw back wasn’t even where you were, but who you were with.

“Does this mushroom look poisonous to you?” Nate, a boy from your class who was also on the work-study. You glanced at the spore he was holding

“Its Amanita Verna,” you identified than when you saw the blank look on his eyes you added “Fools Mushrooms”

“So is it edible or not?” Nate asked. You huffed and swallowed a bitter responce.

“It’ll kill you in five to twenty-four hours and your death will be excruciating,” you said and Nate dropped the mushroom.

Maybe it was because of your fox-like quirk that you felt so close to nature, and why this field of study came so easy to you. Never the less you slightly resented your classmates for not taking the class as seriously as you did.

Just as you were thinking that you heard a loud shriek. You whirled and saw Amanda cowering from a patch of clover.

“S-Snake!” She whaled. You stepped closer and saw the snake in question. He was a medium length and striped with black and gray scales. Phyllorhynchus browni. his pink forked tongue poked out and he stalked slithering towards Amanda. You quickly grabbed him holding him aloft so she didn’t stomp him out of reflex.

“Jesus Christ! Drop that thing before it kills you!” She yelled.

“It’s not Venoumus,” you said flatly dropping the snake to the side and watching it slither away into a nearby bush.

“Of course you’d be able to tell,” Amanda scoffed, embarrassed now that the apparent danger was gone. “I bet you were planning on eating that thing if we weren’t here to judge you,” She sneered. The others laughed before your professor quieted them. You could feel your cheeks go pink.

“Just because I’m a fox doesn’t mean I eat snakes,” you murmured, but no one was listening. The hike continued, deeper into the woods. Taking notes, pictures, and samples of the local flora as you went.

“We should start heading back down the mountain,” your professor said you looked up at the sky and saw the sun hanging surprisingly low in the sky. How time flys when studying fungi and soil you guessed.

“Hey (y/n),” Nate snickered falling in step beside you as the class made its way back down the trail.

You weren’t supper in the mood to be teased but you answered him anyway. “What is it?”

“Well I was looking at this moss-” he unclenched his hand and showed you a patch off moss in his palm “-and I wondered if you could use your fox senses or whatever to tell me what it is,”

You could hear other people laughing behind you but you ignored it.

“It’s sphagnales,” you said simply.

“Okay, but what’s the lamen term- you know what would the rest of us normal people call it?”

“Sphagnales,” you frowned. Not understanding what he was saying, sphagnales didn’t have a common name.

You were looking at him confused when you stepped down on a vine and your ankle rolled. You yelped and fell staggering back. You had been distracted by the moss and you hadn’t been paying attention to what part of the trail right next to a sharp drop into a ravine. You felt your stomach drop as you fell. You clawed wildly for something to grab. Nate’s eyes went wide and he reached for you. He missed.

You wailed as you fell through the trees, crashing against the solid ground before rolling down again. You landed against the thick trunk of a tree and finally, the world stopped spinning. You couldn’t breathe there was a seaering pain in your left leg, your vision was swimming. There were scratches along your face and arms some of them were bleeding. You needed to call out, yell so your class could find you. But you couldn’t muster it. Your vision went blurry, then completely black.

Dimly you heard the sound of dripping water. Your body ached and slowly, you forced your eyes open. The first thing you saw, once your eyes adjusted to the darkness, were dozens of tiny purple flowers on the ceiling of the cave you were in. Barkeria Dorotheae. A type of orchid local only to these mountains.

Where were you? You remembered falling down the mountain-side but not how you had come here. You shifted and realized you were on something soft and downy, that’s when you heard the voice.

“Don’t try to move, you’re hurt badly,” you looked and saw a man with long black hair and stubble looking at you from the mouth of the cave, at least the top half of him was a man, the bottom half of him was a coiled scaley tail. He unfurled himself and slithered towards you. It was hard to see color in the dim light but you made out the color of his scales, black, and grey stripes.

You’d read stories of Naga, creatures that were half snake half man. You remembered reading in at least some myths that these snake-men were helpful. And since you really had no other choice, you decided to trust this man and stay still like he asked.

“Where m I?” you croaked, your voice raspy from lack of use.

“Still on Sierra Mader Occidental, just in a cave on the mountain,” he explained, curling up next to you in the nest.

“What- why-?”

“When I found you, you were unconscious and badly hurt and unconscious, so I took you here to dress your wounds but you still need rest, your party continued down the mountain, planning to come back for you tomorrow when it’s light out and with help,” He explained and you saw that he had in fact bandaged you up.

“Oh, I don’t know how to thank you,” you breathed.

“It’s fine, I couldn’t just let you die there,” he grunted. As you looked at him you realized how handsome he was.

“What is your name?” you asked.

“You can call me Shota,”

“Well, I’d still like to thank you Shota, for all you’ve done for me,”

“Like I said think nothing of it,” he repeated.

“Do you think they, er my classmates that is, do you think they will find me here?” you asked and silently you wondered if half of your class would even bother looking for you, it wasn’t like any of them liked you.

“I’ll do my best to lead them here,” he said, then added “most people aren’t as calm when they see me as you were,”

“And what if they don’t find me?” you croaked.

“I am more than prepared to provide for you until you are well again, or until you are found, whichever comes first, and if you don’t mind me saying, I saw the way those humans interacted with you I almost think you would do better in the forest here then where ever you are from,” he said. You thought about it. You had always liked camping, spend days alone out in the forest alone. And it wouldn’t be bad to live in these beautiful woods with an equally beautiful creature.

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techcrunchappcom · 3 years

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Very hot

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Amazingly cold

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Amazingly blustery

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onceuponanolicity · 7 years

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Thank you to everyone who took a chance on this fic. I really do appreciate it.

Chapter is below, or follow the link to Ao3.

Summary:

Felicity is still adjusting to her new school life and her new friends.

Notes:

Thanks to everyone who left reviews on the last chapter and decided to take a chance on this fic.

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The holidays were the hardest. Felicity missed her old friends terribly, but Sara tried her best to make that a little more bearable, even inviting her to her birthday party. Felicity had to miss it though because her mom decided that the two of them had to get away for a little bit. Felicity had every feeling that it had something to do with the guy that her mom had been seeing but broke it off with right before Hanukah.

School had been going well. Felicity was beginning to flourish as she found some sort of niche. Sure she was still mercilessly teased for being so young and destroying some of the curves that the teachers created to grade some tests, but she pushed through. Especially with Sara and Michael’s encouragement.

But it was January when Felicity began to fall into her yearly slump. Every year around the nineteenth, Felicity tended to feel down. It was when her father had left. She was seven the last time she had saw him. To this day Felicity wondered what she had done that had caused him to leave.

“Hey. You okay?”

Felicity glanced up and found Oliver Queen standing there holding his lunch tray. She nodded. “I’m fine.” But she ruined that by swiping at the tears that lined her cheeks. She must look like a complete baby.

Oliver nodded off to the side. “Aren’t you coming to eat with us?” He glanced around the lunch room. “Where’s the kid that you usually hang out with when you’re not eating with us?”

“He’s out sick today.”

Oliver studied her and Felicity ducked her head to avoid the direct heat of his eyes. But they raised up quickly enough when her lunch tray disappeared from in front of her.

“Hey,” Felicity said as he took it from her. “I was eating that.”

“And you can finish it. Over at the table with us,” he told her in a no nonsense tone. Now it was Felicity’s turn to analyze him. Oliver was always so light-hearted and joking. To hear him so serious was a definite change.

“I’m not feeling up to eating with someone.” Felicity reached out and tried to grab her tray back from him but he only held it over her head. Easy since he was so much taller than she was. “Please. Give it back.”

“No.” Oliver turned and walked away with her food. He grinned at her over his shoulder. “You want to eat, you have to eat with us.”

Felicity sat heavily back on the bench of the table. She debated just letting Oliver keep her food. She had only been nibbling at it anyway. But, her stomach chose that moment to grumble. “Fine.”

Grabbing her book bag, Felicity walked over to where Oliver, Tommy and Sara sat. For some reason Laurel wasn’t there. “You have my lunch.”

Oliver waved at the seat next to Tommy where her lunch tray sat. “Sit down. We don’t bite.”

“Speak for yourself, Queen,” Tommy joked and proceeded to chomp at Felicity.

It drew a smile to Felicity’s face. Probably her first one all day. “Thanks.”

“Oh. You hear that?” Tommy told the table in a conspiratorial manner. “She doesn’t seem to mind that I bite.” He wagged his eyebrows up and down. “Kinky, Smoak. I like it.”

Oliver reached across the table and smacked Tommy upside the head. Hard. Causing Tommy to rise and glare at his best friend. Oliver rose too and their eyes threw fire at each other. Felicity had never seen the two fight except in jest. And this was definitely no joke.

Sara stood and pushed down on Oliver’s shoulder. “Quit it you two or else Felicity is going to leave.”

Oliver’s eyes hit Felicity’s with the grace of a sledgehammer. “We’re sorry. Sit.”

Tommy seemed to shake himself before he turned to her. He waved gallantly at the seat next to him. “Please, have a seat. I promise that I, at least, will try to refrain from killing someone in front of you.”

“Thank you.” Felicity took one last glance around the group who were now settling down before she took her seat.

Sara plopped a chocolate pudding cup on Felicity’s tray. “You look like you could use it.”

Oliver swooped in and took it back off and Felicity wondered what he was doing when he placed it back on Sara’s tray with a shake of his head. “You eat it.” He glanced over at Felicity. “What do you want? I’m buying.”

“Really, you don’t have to.” Felicity pointed at her rice pudding. “I’m fine.”

“Go grab her some of that chocolate that Mrs. Rollins keeps in the cooler for me,” Tommy told him.

Oliver nodded and head off. Felicity watched him go and wondered why everyone was being so nice to her. Especially Oliver. Turning to Tommy, Felicity forked a bite of her macaroni and cheese. “You didn’t have to do that.”

“It’s Swiss chocolate. And Sara’s right. You look like you need it.” Tommy said with a wave of his hand.

Sara balled up a napkin and threw it at him. “You never share that chocolate.”

“You never look as upset as Felicity is.”

“True.” Sara nodded and leaned on the table toward Felicity. “Want to talk about it?”

“Not really.”

“Is it Michael?”

“No.” Felicity shook her head. “It’s about my dad.”

“Oh.” Sara settled back on her seat. “Well, if you want to talk about it, I’m here. Day or night. Unless you call my house after ten and then my parents will flip out on you.”

“That’s true,” Tommy agreed. “And I’m sure if you need a male’s point of view Oliver would more than likely listen,” Tommy volunteered his missing friend with a grin. “Unless you actually want feedback, then he’s not the best choice.”

“Who’s not the best choice?” Oliver asked as he resumed his seat, handing Felicity a gold colored wrapped candy bar.

“You,” Tommy told him with a shit-eating grin.

“Whatever.” Oliver shook his head. “I don’t even want to know.”

Felicity opened the candy bar reverently and glanced around at everyone. “Who wants a piece?”

“Me,” Sara chimed up quickly, accepting the piece Felicity handed her.

“Sara,” Oliver growled. “That’s for Felicity.”

“I can share,” Felicity told him. “Did you want some?”

His blue eyes found hers and Felicity paused. It was like being sent out on a riotous sea with nothing but her arms to keep her afloat. “No. I’m fine, Felicity.”

She gulped before turning to Tommy. “You?”

“You and Sara eat it. I’m fine.”

Felicity nodded and broke off a piece for herself. She lost herself in the richness of the chocolate. Felicity had never had something this good before in her life. She could almost feel her eyes falling to the back of her head as she savored the smoky chocolate square.

A throat clearing had her regaining her senses. Felicity glanced over at Oliver who shifted on the bench as if trying to get comfortable. “Thank you for this.” Felicity glanced between Oliver and Tommy. “Both of you.”

Both boys nodded, but only Oliver seemed uncomfortable. Which had Felicity wondering why.

OQFSOQFSOQFS

“Did you see Felicity today?” Tommy asked a few weeks later.

Oliver rose up from tying his tennis shoes. “Why? What happened?”

“Nothing.” Tommy shrugged. “I just haven’t seen her all day. I asked Sara at lunch but she said she hadn’t heard from her. Felicity must be sick or something.” Tommy grabbed gloves from his locker. They had weight training in gym for the next few weeks. “The flu is going around.”

“You think she has the flu?” Oliver closed both his locker and Tommy’s locking them up. “She seemed fine yesterday.”

As a matter of fact, Felicity did seem a little out of it the day before. Laurel had even said something later that afternoon when they were being driven home from school. Oliver had been too concerned over his Calculus test scores from earlier in the day than what Laurel had been talking about. But now that Oliver was thinking about it, he realized something had been off about Felicity.

She hadn’t been near as talkative. Slowly, now that they had known each other for some time, Felicity had begun to act like part of the group, even if it was only part time. There were still a lot of times when Felicity went and joined the group of nerds and Metalheads that congregated during their lunch period off in the back corner. Oliver didn’t understand why when she seemed comfortable enough with him and his friends.

“What’s the plan for Spring Break?” Tommy asked Oliver as they warmed up. “I was thinking Cancun.”

Oliver shook his head. “After the Vegas trip, Laurel will be lucky to do much of anything. So, I was thinking maybe that I can convince the Lance Family to take me with them to Coast City for the week.”

“I bet if you call… What’s his name?” Tommy did a few jumping jacks before he stopped. “Christian. Christian Powell. That’s it. I bet if you have your dad call him, he’d let you use the Penthouse for the week. He’s supposed to be meeting with my dad in Paris around then.”

“That’s a definite idea,” Oliver agreed.

Tommy wandered over to one of the weight machines. “Spot me?”

“Yeah.” Oliver could picture the trip now. He and Laurel could hang out on the beach for the whole week while the rest of the Lance clan did whatever they wanted with the extra money they saved from not having to spend money on a hotel room.

“Oh, wait.” Tommy shoved the weight bar off and benched a couple of reps before he finished his thoughts. “I think I remember Sara saying something about she was going to see if Felicity and her mom might come with them.”

“That’s fine. Powell has like seven bedrooms in that place.” Oliver grabbed the bar from Tommy and placed it back.

“Well, if the whole gang’s going, I want to come.” Tommy said with a twinkle in his eye as he rose. “Though how much mischief we get into is limited with Laurel’s father in the picture.”

“Limited?” Oliver huffed. “More like none.” Oliver moved around the bench and laid down where Tommy once was. “Half the time, I wonder why he hasn’t put his daughters under constant police protection.”

Tommy laughed as he handed Oliver the bar. “Probably would if he could get away with it. Complete opposite of Felicity’s mom.”

Oliver’s eyes shot up to Tommy as the weight bar lay heavy across his chest. “You met her mom?”

“Yeah.” Tommy smiled. “Nice woman. Felicity is not at all like her.”

“Felicity’s nice,” Oliver defended his young friend as he shoved the bar up.

“No. I wasn’t talking about that. Looks wise.” Tommy seemed to stare out into space. “And don’t even get me started on how differently they dress.”

“How does she dress?” Oliver was confused. How could Felicity’s mom dress so differently? Weren’t all moms pretty much the same?

“You see Felicity almost every day, you haven’t noticed how she dresses?” Tommy teased.

Oliver glared up at his friend. “I know how Felicity dresses, you idiot. I meant her mom.”

“Oh,” Tommy said with a twinkle in his eyes. “I’ll show you when we get back to our lockers. I have a picture. And as my English teacher likes to point out, a picture tells a hundred words.”

“It’s a thousand, stupid,” Darius “Woodchuck” Woodneath said from next to them. He pushed up his glasses as he glared at the two of them. “How you two Neanderthals survived this far is beyond me.”

Tommy gave the guy the finger and Oliver laughed. It didn’t matter what the saying was. In fact, Oliver didn’t care. He just wanted to see what the big deal was with Felicity’s mom.

OQFSOQFSOQFS

Felicity was steaming mad. First space camp and now this.

It wasn’t even like her mom had to pay for them to go. Oliver was spotting the whole trip to Coast City for the Lance family and Tommy. And, according to him, he was willing to see to it that Felicity and her mom didn’t have to spend a dime out of pocket for the travel either. The Queen family was allowing everyone to use their family jet to get there. And then Oliver had seen to the accommodations. Everyone was supposed to stay at some sort of massive Penthouse thing that was beyond Felicity’s imagination. And did she mention space camp? Because she had a giant imagination.

“Baby, I’m so sorry,” Donna said through Felicity’s bedroom door. “If I could get the time off, we’d go.”

“Why can’t I just go?” Felicity whined. She hated whining but this seemed appropriate.

“Because the only adults that are going are Sara’s parents and I don’t want to burden them with another underage child. Especially one your age.”

Felicity turned and stuck her tongue out at the door. Sure it was childish and exactly what her mom was referring to, but hey, her mom’s decision was completely unfair. “Fine. But I’m going to hang out in my room all week.”

“I guess we won’t hit Tech Village then.”

Felicity silently stomped her foot. Her mom was frustrating. Unlocking her bedroom door, Felicity pulled it open just enough to be able to peek at her mom. “Tech Village is not the same as a trip with Sara but nice try.”

“I’m sorry, baby.” Her mom reached toward the door, her bracelets tinkling. “I promise to make it up to you.”

“How?”

“I don’t know.” Donna’s eyes telegraphed her apology. “But I will, baby. I promise.”

“Fine.” Felicity slammed the door and ran to her bed. Tears fell down her face the second Felicity managed to pull the pillow over her face. Sometimes she really hated being so smart that all of her friends were so much older than her, because it was making her miss out on so much. One day, though, Felicity was determined that the age difference wasn’t going to stop her from getting to do what she wanted.

OQFSOQFSOQFS

“Where’s Felicity?” Oliver asked as he plopped down next to Sara and Laurel on the beach towel they had spread out. “I was surprised she didn’t come.”

Sara tossed him the sunscreen she had in her hands. “Do my back will you?” She turned her back to him and Oliver complied, still waiting for an answer. “Her mom couldn’t get the time off.”

Tommy belly flopped on the small space of towel left. “That’s why Felicity didn’t come?”

Sara nodded. “Her mom didn’t feel right about her coming along with only my parents as chaperones.” Sara nudged Tommy with her foot. “Must be all the bad influences you and Oliver have had over her that made her mom worry about coming along.”

Tommy rolled over onto his back and folded his arms under his head. “Wasn’t me. I’ve been nothing but good around her mom.” Tommy eyes shot to Oliver’s over Sara’s shoulder. “What about you?”

“I haven’t met her mom.” Oliver finished quickly with Sara. She seemed to be enjoying his touch way too much. It was making him feel uncomfortable, especially with Laurel right there.

Laurel pushed her sunglasses to the top of her head and lifted her head from the criminal thriller she was reading. “Why would you? It’s not like we hang out with her or anything? Other than lunch.” Laurel’s last words were punctuated with a glare in her sister’s direction as if blaming her for that.

“Still it would’ve been nice if she could’ve come,” Tommy lamented. “Oh well. Next time.”

Oliver glanced over at his friend and wondered what the heck was going on with him. Seriously, what was his interest in Felicity? It seemed his best friend was becoming awfully chummy with her of late. Hanging out with her and Sara even after school ended for the day. Just that week before they left, Tommy had driven the two home at least three times.

“I’m going to call her,” Sara announced and jerked her tote bag over. She searched through the contents until she found her phone. “This way we can at least tell her that she’s not missing out on anything great.”

“Sure,” Laurel spoke with sarcasm, “call her from the beach. Why not wait until we are out partying with loud music? That won’t rub it in at all.”

Tommy shot up. “We’re going partying? Where?” He looked around the group. “Why didn’t anyone tell me?”

Oliver shoved his friend back onto the towel and rolled his eyes. “There’s no party, stupid. Like the Lances would allow us to stay up all night at a party.”

Tommy scooped up some sand in his hand and slowly poured it on Laurel’s back. She screamed and jumped up glaring at him. “Hey. That’s what you get for teasing me about a party.”

“God! I hate you, Thomas Merlyn.” Laurel swiped at the sand and tried to shake it out of her small bikini bottoms. Oliver couldn’t quite keep his eyes away from the skin Laurel exposed as she did. His throat tightening with lust.

Oliver closed his eyes and tried his best to regain his composure. Having a hard on in a swimsuit was never a good thing. Having one with your girlfriend’s parents not twenty feet away, even worse. Cleaning his throat, Oliver glanced over at Sara and tried to change the subject. “So, you calling Felicity or not?”

Sara nodded and began to punch in Felicity’s phone number. She held up a finger to let everyone know that the phone was ringing. “Hey, Felicity.”

There was a pause and Sara’s smile fell from her face. Oliver’s brow creased. “What’s going on? Is everything okay?”

“Sorry to hear that, Felicity,” Sara finally said. “But at least Michael showed up, right?”

“Michael?” Tommy asked as he also became invested in Sara’s conversation. “Is that the guy she’s always hanging out with?”

Sara nodded at him but held her finger to her lips. “Well, we’ll be back at the end of the week.”

Tommy grabbed the phone from Sara. “Felicity? What the heck is going on over there? You can tell me because I can be there in four hours.” Whatever she said had Tommy smiling. “Yeah, well you know me. Jet setting is my lifestyle. You say the word and I’ll show you the world, baby doll.”

Baby doll? Oliver mouthed to his best friend. Tommy shrugged and Oliver fought the urge to reach over and slap his best friend hard enough to knock out a few of his well-maintained teeth.

“Okay, Donna. Just tell Felicity that if she needs me I can be there,” Tommy said over the phone. “And tell her that I’m sorry that she couldn’t come along.” Tommy glanced over at Oliver and his stomach fell. The look on Tommy’s face spelled doom. “Tell her Oliver only asked about her five times already.”

Oliver kicked his best friend hard in the leg. It was sure to leave a bruise, but Tommy deserved it. “Dick head.”

Sara swiped the phone from Tommy and pressed it to her ear. “Ms. Smoak, is Felicity still there?”

Oliver didn’t even bother to listen to the rest of Sara’s conversation. He scooped up a handful of sand and flung it at Tommy’s face. “What the hell, man?”

“Tommy,” Laurel reprimanded and glared down at their friend. Tommy’s ears turned pink, but the smile over his face was far from remorseful. “That wasn’t nice. Oliver hardly said one word about that girl since we left Starling City.”

“You must have not been listening to the same conversation,” Tommy teased.

“You know if you are going to be a jerk, you can just fly home.” Laurel leaned down and picked up her book and gathered her things. “No one invited you along anyway.”

Oliver scrambled up from his seat and helped Laurel with her things. “It’s fine,” Oliver told her but shot Tommy a look that said the two of them were going to talk later. “Let him stew for a while. Let’s go grab some ice cream.”

Laurel grimaced and rubbed at her stomach. “Uhh,” she groaned. “I can’t. Lately dairy is making me bloat and it’s only a little over a month until prom.”

“Can’t have you gaining half a pound,” Sara bemoaned in sarcasm as she threw her phone in her tote bag. “Oliver may never date you again.”

Laurel’s eyes shot to his in worry. Was she really that concerned? Seriously? Oliver certainly wasn’t. So what if she gained a pound or two before prom? It didn’t seem like that big of a deal to him. “Okay. No ice cream. Let’s just go for a walk.”

Laurel nodded and smiled. She walked over to her parents and dropped her things off before quickly returning to his side and wrapping an arm around his. “I’m ready when you are.”

Oliver nodded at Tommy and Sara. “Catch up with you later.”

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Felicity hid under her covers and tried to block out the words she had overheard on the phone. Oliver asked about her multiple times. Why?

Tommy had to have been teasing. Oliver had no reason to even think about her. He had Laurel. Beautiful Laurel. Amazing Laurel.

It certainly wasn’t because he had a crush on her. Felicity grimaced. Like the one she had on him. Like who wouldn’t have a crush on him? Oliver was gorgeous, rich, sweet and friendly. He hadn’t been anything but nice to her. Just like Tommy had. And Felicity knew without a doubt that Tommy didn’t have a crush on her. In fact she’d bet her entire IQ on it.

Felicity threw back the covers and stared up at her ceiling. With a deep breath she lay there picturing Oliver at the beach. His blonde hair blowing in the breeze. She could picture the sun glinting off those long locks as he ran his hand through it. A smile on his face as he stared down at the beautiful woman stretched out on the blanket in front of him. A woman who wasn’t Felicity Smoak.

Taking the covers in her hands, she threw them back over her head. God! She hated being a teenager and she hadn’t even become one yet.

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Preview of next chapter:

“Felicity has a date,” Laurel told him as he slid unto the bench next to Felicity. Rising, Laurel wrapped her arms around Oliver’s neck as he set down his tray and kissed him on the cheek. “With who?” Felicity met Oliver’s eyes at his question. She noticed, even if Laurel didn’t, that his jaw ticked. “Michael Loren.” “How cute. The geek squad is finally getting together.” Laurel tugged Oliver down with her and forced Sara to move down.

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American Crypto Anarchist yang melarikan diri dari US Shot, Dibunuh di Ibukota Pembunuhan Meksiko

Menurut sebuah laporan oleh Mercury News, seorang kripto-anarkis Amerika yang bernama "John Galton" ditembak mati pada awal pekan ini di rumahnya di Acapulco, Meksiko. Seorang wanita bernama Lily Forester, yang mengidentifikasi dirinya sebagai mitra Galton, menyatakan dalam sebuah pos media sosial bahwa dia melihat orang-orang bersenjata itu membidik para kepala Galton dan seorang teman, yang namanya diberikan sebagai Jason Henza. Lily mengklaim bahwa setelah penembakan itu, Henza berhasil sampai ke rumah sakit setempat, dengan luka tembak di ketiak, tangan, dan kakinya. Galton, tidak seberuntung itu. Henza dan Lily membuat posting media sosial yang menggambarkan peristiwa mengerikan pasangannya yang kehilangan nyawanya. Di posnya, Lily berkata: “Aku benar-benar butuh bantuan! Seseorang, silakan datang. " Henza, di sisi lain, direkam dalam kaos bernoda darah yang mengatakan: “Kami diserang. Saya telah ditembak tiga kali. Saya tidak melakukannya dengan baik. "

SERANGAN KARTEL?

John dan Lily melarikan diri dari Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2016 karena tuduhan penggunaan narkoba. Menurut Galton, mereka berdua menghadapi hukuman penjara 25 tahun karena memproduksi zat yang dikendalikan pada waktu itu. Sifat anarkis Galton bisa menjadi salah satu alasan mengapa ia memilih untuk tinggal di Acapulco, sebuah komunitas yang dikenal kejam dengan tingkat pembunuhan yang tinggi.

Foto: John Galton, benar. Screengrab dari YouTube Namun, kematian Galton telah dikaitkan dengan serangan oleh kartel lokal yang melihatnya sebagai persaingan untuk perdagangan narkoba di lingkungan tersebut. Pemerintah setempat juga menemukan pipa kaca, tanaman ganja, dan peralatan pemrosesan obat saat mencari petunjuk di apartemennya.

AKTIVITAS DI MEKSIKO

Galton adalah tuan rumah dari sebuah acara yang dikenal sebagai "Anarchaforko," "hard fork" dari konferensi Anarchapulco yang populer. Digambarkan sebagai "program desentralisasi," Anarchaforko mengizinkan peserta untuk menciptakan pengalaman pribadi mereka tanpa perlu komite perencanaan pusat. Acara ini sangat mengecewakan bagi penduduk setempat dari komunitas anti kemapanan yang menyelenggarakan acara di seluruh Acapulco. Beberapa kegiatan termasuk seminar tentang topik yang berhubungan dengan kebebasan, serta tips untuk mendapatkan penghasilan pasif menggunakan cryptocurrency. Sebelum kematian Galton, pasangan itu adalah tuan rumah dari acara mingguan "Meat Ups," sebuah pertemuan di mana karnivora yang mengaku diri bertemu bertemu untuk hanya mengonsumsi daging.

MEKSIKO RAMAH KRIPTO

Ruang cryptocurrency di Meksiko dipandang sebagai salah satu yang paling terstruktur di dunia, didukung oleh pengenalan hukum FinTech oleh pemerintah Meksiko pada bulan September 2018. Sebagian, undang - undang tersebut mengatur bahwa perusahaan yang ingin menggunakan aset digital untuk melakukan transaksi diwajibkan untuk "harus meminta otorisasi dari Bank of Mexico agar mereka dapat menggunakan teknologi yang terkait dengan aset virtual apa pun" yang disetujui oleh bank. Meksiko bukan orang baru dalam kematian pengguna narkoba. Tahun lalu, Matthew Mellon, seorang miliarder Amerika, meninggal di pusat rehabilitasi di Cancun. Sebelum kematiannya, Mellon adalah ketua komite keuangan Partai Republik New York. Dia juga salah satu pendukung pertama Ripple's XRP. Read the full article

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#208 : Post DevCon3 Roundtable: State of Ethereum, Cosmos Retreat and Parity Hack [ad_1]

For the very first time, all three Epicenter hosts found themselves in the same location. After attending Ethereum's DevCon 3 in Cancun, we were at a Cosmos Retreat and discussed the conference, retreat, state of the Ethereum ecosystem and recent Parity hack.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Recap of Ethereum's DevCon 3 conference

Current state of Ethereum

The most interesting new projects at DevCon

The post-DevCon Cosmos retreat

The internet of blockchain thesis

The case for blockchain's having sovereignty

The massive loss of funds due to Parity's flawed multisig contract

The pros and cons of an Ethereum hard fork

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ethereum Developers Conference (Devcon3)

Cosmos - Internet of Blockchains

Many Chains One Ecosystem Slides

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Ethereum Client Bug Freezes User Funds as Fallout Remains Uncertain -CoinDesk

Parity Multi-Sig Wallets Deployed After 7/30 Issue : ethereum

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Bitcoin in Brief Wednesday: Pornhub? We’ve Never Heard of Pornhub

Bitcoin in Brief for Wednesday is a potpourri of quickies to get your day going: Pornhub, a website we’ve never heard of, has joined the crypto revolution (well, Verge at least); South Korea’s loss is Switzerland’s gain; bitcoin blamed for every crime under the sun; Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin is accused of favoritism; and bitcoin cash (BCH) is getting a ton of love from CNBC’s Brian Kelly.

Also read: Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: The Tax Man Effect

We’ve Never Heard of Pornhub, What’s Pornhub?

“The adult entertainment titan has announced it will now accept payments in anonymous cryptocurrency Verge (XVG),” according to Hard Fork. “This means now you now have the option to pay for your premium subscription without leaving any trails.”

Pornhub’s VP explained, “Here at Pornhub, we’re all about convenience and security, which makes cryptocurrency an attractive form of payment for us. We’ve been looking at crypto for quite some time and, while overall adoption is relatively low, we think it has gained enough steam for us to penetrate the market.” Dirty birds.

As South Korea Clamps Down, Foreign Markets Pick up Slack

The funny thing about cryptocurrency is, a government arrogant enough to believe it can regulate mathematics probably also won’t understand how they’re essentially robbing themselves of commerce. If the people want crypto, there’s going to be a steady supply to meet that demand.

Reuters reports, “Six months after South Korea banned the issuance of new cryptocurrencies, they are starting to creep back into the country by using overseas listings for local trading,” as initial coin offerings (ICO), which the country banned outright, have been popping up geared at the South Korean investor. Switzerland is there to help.

Pornhub for the win!

Of Course, Before Crypto, Crimes Were Never Committed With Fiat

Since its inception, cryptocurrency has been a target of mainstream media outlets. They constantly, maybe unknowingly, undermine it by linking all ills to bitcoin (usually). In Taiwan, it appears gangsters looking for a fast buck in crypto won’t take any excuses, even if your home country (China) bans the practice outright. They’ll shoot you, and then turn themselves in later.

“Vitalik on Brink of Second Bailout for Friends”

Accusations abound on the Twittersphere about how Ethereum’s guru has taken to a kind of bailout, citing a Tweet claiming, “And.. EIP867 titled ‘Standardized #Ethereum Recovery Proposals’ is now merged in. The frozen parity funds from 2017 are 1 step closer to being bailed out,” leading to charges of centralization and favoritism.

Defenders chimed in, “To call it a bailout is intellectually dishonest. There was a bug, funds got stuck. A software engineer will find a way to resolve the problem, rather than claim it’s a feature and ignore the people the code is supposed to serve. Choose to be an engineer first, not a politician.”

Mr. Buterin himself shot back, “To say that Vitalik is on the brink of being okay with it is also incredibly intellectually dishonest.”

Vitalik meme’d

Ripple in Peace

A sad, curious statement was released, detailing how “Billionaire Matthew Mellon, 53, died suddenly in Cancun, Mexico, where he was attending a drug rehabilitation facility. Mellon made his fortune in cryptocurrency, turning a $2 million investment into $1 billion. He is survived by his three children, Force, Olympia and Minty. The family asks that their privacy be respected at this very painful time.”

Fox News is reporting Mr. Mellon, an early Ripple booster, explained two years ago “‘OxyContin is like legal heroin. And it needs to be addressed,’ while at a Malibu treatment center kicking a habit of $100,000 a month.”

Now That is a Great Point

Regarding the ongoing Facebook privacy problem, Leo Weese has put it best: “Amazing how people suddenly realize they don’t own their data on Facebook. Let’s see how they react when they find out they don’t own the money in their bank accounts either!”

And in related news, New York Times’ Nathaniel Popper is reporting Cambridge Analytica was looking into their own crypto coin along with an initial coin offering (ICO) prior to the Facebook-related scandal breaking.

Bitcoin Cash Getting Love from CNBC, Zimbabwe, and Free Stickers!

Fast Money’s Brian Kelly is signalling a strong buy for bitcoin cash (BCH). He’s claiming to rely on “technical indicators” that show BCH poised for a potential breakout and increasing volume. With increasing volumes, traders are keen to see “something” happen in a positive direction for the digital asset.

BCH stickers, free!

We reported Zimbabwe’s latest crypto acquisition, an ATM, and it appears now the owner has activated bitcoin cash to go along with bitcoin core. Hopefully, these alternatives serve as a currency oasis in a pretty dry market.

Finally, bitcoin cash enthusiast Bittburger announced BCH stickers for those who’d like to help spread the word about the best form of money ever devised. Free!

Do you think bitcoin cash is poised for a price breakout? Let us know in the comments section below.

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#208 : Post DevCon3 Roundtable: State of Ethereum, Cosmos Retreat and Parity Hack

Topics discussed in this episode:

Recap of Ethereum's DevCon 3 conference

Current state of Ethereum

The most interesting new projects at DevCon

The post-DevCon Cosmos retreat

The internet of blockchain thesis

The case for blockchain's having sovereignty

The massive loss of funds due to Parity's flawed multisig contract

The pros and cons of an Ethereum hard fork

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ethereum Developers Conference (Devcon3)

Cosmos - Internet of Blockchains

Many Chains One Ecosystem Slides

Many Chains One Ecosystem - YouTube

Ethereum Client Bug Freezes User Funds as Fallout Remains Uncertain -CoinDesk

Parity Multi-Sig Wallets Deployed After 7/30 Issue : ethereum

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What to Do After a Binge to Get Back on the Weight-Loss Track

Here’s the not-so-dirty secret: Everybody binges… at some point. Think about the last time you declared, “Just one chip,” but finished with an upended bag of salty crumbs on your lips. What about that holiday feast turned food coma? The fact of the matter is it happened, and there’s no use pretending it didn’t.

What Is a Binge?

A binge is overeating in a short period of time. You go past satisfying hunger, despite feeling stuffed with food — and oftentimes regret. A binge happens unintentionally, unlike a “cheat meal,” which you can plan into a healthy eating regimen. Binges can occur periodically, as in Thanksgiving dinner, or over a stretch of time like a weeklong cruise to Cancun featuring all-you-can-eat crab legs.

Keep in mind that we’re talking about a binge, where you overindulge, and not a consistent pattern of binging that may be a sign of a more serious eating issue. To read more information about eating disorders, visit the National Eating Disorder Association.

Your 5-Step Guide to Beat the Binge (and the Bulge)

Just because we all binge at some point doesn’t mean we can’t beat the bulge. A binge can be discouraging, especially if you’ve just started to see progress on the scale. Follow these five steps, so you can get back on track after a binge:

Step 1: Do Emotional Damage Control

Unless you’re a special kind of saint, binging will make you feel lousy. Guilt, shame, worthlessness, and disgust can be knee-jerk reactions post-binge. Catch yourself immediately! You can’t change the past or let this binge define you. Here are a few tips to reign in your gloomy thoughts:

Reframe the situation. This binge session is not going to tank your progress. Your weight is affected by how much you eat averaged over a long period of time. Think of this binge as a learning opportunity, and use it to course correct for the future. It may be helpful to jot down your thoughts in a journal for when you can look back on this moment with a clearer mind, and glean insights from it.

Get your mind off your mood. Feeling blue? Call up a close friend and plan something fun that doesn’t involve food. Now is the time to distract yourself with a hobby you love (yoga, anyone?). Bonus points if it involves light exercise.

Don’t weigh yourself. Binging is a hard blow, especially if your self-esteem is tied up in your shape and weight. It’s tempting to weigh that food baby, but do yourself a favor and stay off the scale for now.

Step 2: Pick a Fallback Nutrition Plan

So, you inhaled a large pepperoni pizza, now what? All that excess calories, fat, refined carbs, and salt can make you feel bloated and tired. After dealing with the emotional hurdles of a binge, refocus your effort to get back on the healthy-eating horse. There’s no one answer to how to do this, but here are a few options you can try:

Get back on the healthy habits horse as soon as possible. Resume an appropriately portioned, balanced diet. Word of caution: Despite tons of calories post pig-out, you may feel hungrier than normal the next morning. This is likely due to the sugary, high-glycemic index nature of most binge foods, which can spike blood sugar and stimulate hunger.

Focus on fluid and fiber. If you’re like me, you’ll get a bit queasy thinking about your binge foods. On the flipside, a fresh salad or tangy fruit-and-veggie smoothie sounds like pure bliss. If this is you, kick off your post-binge meal with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and water. The combination of fluid and fiber makes digestion more efficient, which helps move your binge food right on through your system. Avoid loading up on calorie-dense, high-fat foods at this point, as these will slow down digestion.

Try out a non-gimmicky reset. Depending on the bigness of your binge, you may want to slate about two to three days to recuperate. If you do better with a solid meal plan in place, try the BeachBody 3-Day Refresh program. You can get back on track while eating nutritious fruits, veggies, and good-for-you fats.

Step 3: Resume Exercise

Obviously, don’t hit the pavement running moments after you lay down your post-binge fork. Intense exercise on a full stomach is barf-worthy, so give yourself time to digest. Feeling antsy? Do a brisk walk with your dog or walking up and down the stairs several times. When you’re fully digested (think: the next day), you can sweat through a killer workout. The excess glycogen stored from your binge can deliver a burst of energy to fuel your next jog, CORE DE FORCE workout, or HIIT session. The key here is that you’re exercising to be a healthier, fitter you, not to earn extra calories for food.

Note: If you try a cleanse, you may want to go easy when it comes to exercise intensity, as the cleanse will tax your body (and energy reserves) enough on its own.

Step 4: Think Binge Prevention

Be comfortable with the fact that you may binge again. Then, work on ways you can safeguard yourself from the next binge:

Notice the warning signs. Instead of reaching for a tray of Oreos, reach deep down inside and figure out why you desire a binge. Oftentimes, binging is a coping mechanism for tension or other taxing emotions. If this is the case, brainstorm some non-food ways to deal with your emotions. Also, don’t be afraid to get help. A health professional can help you figure out your binge triggers and find better ways to cope.

Don’t keep binge foods in the house. If you know certain foods can trigger a binge, by all means remove them from your home. You may not have established an appropriate relationship with those foods yet. Once you do so, they can be reintroduced into your home. Again, a health professional can help you figure this step out.

Don’t binge on autopilot. Next time you’re mid-binge, take mores pauses to assess the situation. Understand that at any point in your binge you can stop. Just because you’re satisfying an urge to binge doesn’t mean you need to let it play all the way through. Pace yourself and try to enjoy the food.

Loosen up your diet. For some, eating a restrictive diet (think: calorie-pinching to the point where you’re constantly under-eating) for a long period of time can lead to a binge. If this is you, liberalize your diet and allow some of the foods you love back in modest amounts. Beachbody’s Portion-Fix Containers can help you get a better idea of the right-for-you amounts of different foods to eat. A healthful diet should allow you to enjoy them without guilt.

Practice mindful eating. Mindful eating helps you learn the difference between physical hunger and emotional arousal, so you can consciously make the right call to eat. Research shows strong evidence that mindfulness can reduce the frequency and severity of binges.

The Final Phase of a Post-Eating Binge: Be Kind to Yourself

Losing weight and getting to a healthier you is a journey, so you need to be patient and kind to yourself. Healthy eating for life is more about moderation, balance, and quality, and this is just one binge. With time, you will progress and learn more about what will and won’t work for your body. Until then, don’t beat yourself up!

from News About Health https://www.beachbody.com/beachbodyblog/weight-loss/what-to-do-after-a-binge-to-get-back-on-the-weight-loss-track

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