u/Low-Independence-283

I’m not even going to waste my time with a polite little "hello" or a "how do you do" because we are WAY past that.

BUT WHY??? WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS?!

You wasted your hard-earned, pixelated candles to light me up and unlock my chat box. You saw my little Sky kid walking around, minding their business, and you thought, "Yes. This is the one. This stranger is my ATM."

And what do you lead with? Not a "Hi." Not a "How are you?" Not even a "What’s your name?" NO. You hit me with: "Can you buy me the Season Pass?"

HELLO?! What happened to basic human decency?! I take this as a personal offense. It’s not just rude; it’s a level of disrespect that makes me want to log off permanently. I’m not even surprised if you're a spoiled little brat who gets whatever they want and then whines to their parents when the world says "no." Actually, you know what? I AM surprised. Surprised that you actually proved me right.

So, you lit me up, unlocked the chat, and asked for IAP. I said, "No, sorry." A perfectly reasonable, polite response.

And what do you do? You start whining. The crying emojis start flooding in. Then, the ultimate nuclear option: You threaten me. You say you're going to call your parents.

I laughed. I literally laughed out loud. I thought, "Yeah, sure, kid. Go tell your mommy that a stranger in a video game won't buy you a season pass."

But then it happened. The chat bubble pops up again. But it's not the kid. It's the parent. They are literally talking through their kids Sky kid’s avatar.

And what do they say? They say "Hey, I know it's a lot to ask, but can't you do this for a poor child? Let them live their childhood."

EXCUSE ME?! LAST TIME I CHECKED, THAT KID DID NOT COME OUT OF MY WOMB. I didn't give birth to a digital beggar. That is your spawn, your responsibility. Do I look like a Sky: Child of the Light Welfare System??? I am not responsible for funding your child's pixelated desires because you can't tell them "no."

But wait, it gets worse. Oh, it gets so much worse!

After I explain, calmly (I was very calm, trust me), that I have my own bills, my own expenses, and my own life, the parent hits me with this gem: "You're being selfish. You can afford the Van Gogh Season Pass for yourself, but you can't spare a single penny for my child?"

OF COURSE NOT?! I DON'T OWN YOUR KID ANYTHING! That is not my responsibility! My hard-earned money goes to my entertainment, not to funding the tantrums of a stranger's spawn of satan. The AUDACITY

And then the final boss of insanity. After I politely but firmly decline again, the parent says: "You're cyberbullying my child."

WHAT?!

CYBERBULLYING?!

I said "No" to a digital transaction. That is not bullying. That is called a boundary. I didn't call your kid names. I didn't harass them. I simply refused to be their personal piggy bank. But because I didn't cave to your child's demands and your terrible parenting, I'm suddenly a villain?

You know what? Fine. Call the police ! Report me for not buying a stranger's child a virtual cape. I'll wait!

What proof do you even have? Hell, I don't even think we're in the same continent!! So good luck trying to find me!

So, to the kid who lit me up: No, I won't buy you the pass. And to the parent who decided to chime in: Do your job. Teach your kid the word "no." And maybe, just maybe, save up your own "penny" to buy your child a Battle Pass instead of harassing strangers on the internet.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go block that kid and cleanse my aura with some actual candle-running. Alone.

I DESPISEEEEEEEEE THE QUEST "CATCH THE WONDERING LIGHTS IN GRAVEYARD SO MUCH I LOST MYS STARS BECAUSE OF THE DAMN KRI-

ahem,

Yes as the tittle says, is there still a way to dodge them? I remembered years back we used the home button trick but idk if that still works or not , don't say krill repellent my fingers are too slow to press them even with the quick menu thing...also I need to know this because I can't find the map unlock thing in graveyard without getting killed and having to fly above to find it (which is going horribly cause I can't see it)

I need to vent and maybe get some perspective on this. She’s currently a Graphic Design intern, and the way her supervisor is handling things is just... Odd.

She has been putting in the hours, submitting all her design tasks, and doing exactly what was asked of her. She never got a single "this isn't working" or "can you change this?" from the boss. Nothing but radio silence.

Then, out of nowhere, she finds out the owner hated literally everything she produced. But instead of sitting her down for a critique, which is literally the job of an internship supervisor, the owner just went behind her back and redid all of her work themselves.

Now, the owner told her she doesn't have any more tasks. They told her she should only come into the office to sign her logbook (to satisfy her uni requirements) and then leave immediately.

I’m so confused. Isn't an internship supposed to be about learning? If you don't like an intern's work, you teach them why. You don't just "ghost" their professional development and treat them like a ghost in the office.

She’s now stuck in this awkward limbo where she’s getting the credits for her diploma, but she’s learning absolutely zero skills and being made to feel like her talent is worthless because the owner is too passive-aggressive to give feedback.

Is this legal? Or at the very least, how should she handle this for the rest of the semester? She’s a great designer, but this place is killing her drive.

Edit: She definitely did ask about it since the owner of the shop is basically her Aunt. But as of I know right now she told me she never gave her a proper 'answer'.

But the thing is as well, it's a printing and design shop but throughout our chats,I've noticed that she's mostly been doing printing instead of designing which I'm also quite concerned about it honestly...

I need to vent and maybe get some perspective on this. She’s currently a Graphic Design intern, and the way her supervisor is handling things is just... Odd.

She has been putting in the hours, submitting all her design tasks, and doing exactly what was asked of her. She never got a single "this isn't working" or "can you change this?" from the boss. Nothing but radio silence.

Then, out of nowhere, she finds out the owner hated literally everything she produced. But instead of sitting her down for a critique, which is literally the job of an internship supervisor, the owner just went behind her back and redid all of her work themselves.

Now, the owner told her she doesn't have any more tasks. They told her she should only come into the office to sign her logbook (to satisfy her uni requirements) and then leave immediately.

I’m so confused. Isn't an internship supposed to be about learning? If you don't like an intern's work, you teach them why. You don't just "ghost" their professional development and treat them like a ghost in the office.

She’s now stuck in this awkward limbo where she’s getting the credits for her diploma, but she’s learning absolutely zero skills and being made to feel like her talent is worthless because the owner is too passive-aggressive to give feedback.

Is this legal? Or at the very least, how should she handle this for the rest of the semester? She’s a great designer, but this place is killing her drive.

If there's any goths here or anyone in general whose good with face paint, how do I make my face to look smooth with white face paint ? ( it'll look textured but that's ok because I have textured skin which I can't really do anything about that)

Most tutorials I see made it look so flawlessly smooth from afar and not cakey and patchy like my attempt so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here ..🥹

If I could describe it I look like I just threw baby powder at my face lol