I was a long time edge user but sadly it doesn't work on my laptop anymore (I have a macbook 2015 on Monterey so I knew it was coming).
I've been using Helium for a week and it's been the best browser I've ever used. It's so fast and lightweight and just works. Going forward, Helium will always be my browser of choice.
Possibly connected to the API key target Ring they’ve done recently on Apollo and other Reddit app alternatives.
Very odd behaviour.
Let's Start With the Order of Operations
What seems to confuse people the most is the order of Chrollo's priorities, and more importantly, which objectives need to be completed before the next ones become possible.
So let's start with what appears to be Chrollo's current chain of objectives:
The first point is the most important one. Chrollo is not currently trying to steal this person's ability at this point. He is trying to find them.
The Black Whale is becoming increasingly unstable and unpredictable. The individual Chrollo is searching for could be imprisoned, injured, transferred, or killed before he ever gets the opportunity to steal their ability. If that happens, everything Chrollo has been working toward falls apart.
Because of that, locating and securing this person appears to come before everything else.
There is also the issue of movement between tiers. Access to higher tiers is becoming more restricted and may eventually be shut down completely. If Chrollo believes this individual is on Tier 1, then reaching Tier 1 before that window closes becomes critical.
How Long Has Chrollo Been Looking For This Person?
The earliest clue we have comes from Heaven's Arena.
Chrollo was already using Disgusting Telephone there, which means he has been searching for this person since at least that point in the story.
That gives us several important conclusions.
The whole purpose of this mission is what happens after he finally checks off this nuisance of Hisoka.
Stealing this rare ability is what will allow him to ensure the Spiders survival. This is what his major underlying objective was. This is what he’s been working towards, and was his goal before Hisoka’s death, during his revival and after Hisoka’s future permanent death.
Everything else revolves around that goal of the Spiders surviving, whether Chrollo lives or dies.
Pakunoda was #9, and that was officially confirmed after Chapter 405 through Bonolenov’s monologue.
The implication of Bono’s words is that Chrollo was affected far more deeply by the deaths of Troupe members than he’s willing to admit. When it comes to Pakunoda in particular, he still hasn’t replaced her #9 position after her death. Bonolenov gives a cryptic “I know why you did it,” without elaborating, but the implication seems fairly obvious.
Paku and Chrollo appeared to share a special connection, and I’ve always felt there were hints of romantic feelings in the way they thought about each other.
In Volume 38, there’s an extra page where Pakunoda, as a child, muses about the conditions for her future Nen ability. One condition she considers is never touching the person she cherishes most. Interestingly, because the pages are slightly transparent, Chrollo is centered directly behind that internal monologue.
Before Chapter 405, we already knew that Kalluto and Illumi had taken the #4 (Hisoka) and #11 (Uvogin) positions and that Shalnark and Kortopi died too soon for their numbers to be reassigned before the voyage on the Black Whale.
However, Pakunoda’s (and Shalnark’s) numbers had never been officially revealed. At the time, she and Shalnark were generally believed to be either #6 or #9, while Shizuku was confirmed to be #8.
What’s interesting is that the 2011 anime actually depicted Pakunoda as #9 and Shalnark as #6 long before the manga officially confirmed it. During the scene explaining the line “the chrysanthemum withers and falls” from their fortunes, Shalnark is shown as #6, Shizuku as #8, and Pakunoda as #9.
That guess ultimately turned out to be correct.
Either Togashi had already decided that Pakunoda was #9 and informed the anime staff while they made the episode, or he later adopted the anime’s guess/interpretation for continuity.
TL;DR: Pakunoda was #9, Shalnark was #6, and Chapter 405 finally settled the (probably very small) debate.
Or would a modern adaption have very little trouble being considered the gold standard anime adaption of OP by fan consensus?
Is it safe for me drive it back. Considering it just came back from the shop, I’m terrified to drive it home.
I don’t think driving my dad’s car that he just got fixed is the best time to figure out if I can still drive or not.
Was I a good driver? Not really. Wasn’t confident or enjoyed it but I was okay. But this was 7 years ago. I also failed my road test 4 times before passing on my 5th try. u/
Will I be so rusty I’ll crash it and have another thing my dad has to deal with when he gets home?
I got it under both armpits. Used once as my first ever Old Spice before going outside one Summer day and went I got home I noticed the discolouration, raised bumps, burning and itching. Never used Old Spice again.
At first the affected area was smaller but gradually ended up spreading to most of my armpits over time.
I did go to the doctor and got a steroid cream I believe which actually seemed to work, but as soon as the 2 weeks where I was supposed to stop using the medication, it came back eventually.
I still deal with the discolouration, my armpit hairs definitely don’t grow as much as they used to as most of the areas covered by the burns aren’t able to grow hair anymore apparently.
I still deal with occasional intense itchiness in my armpits which I scratch for relief. Other than that, my life is normal. I plan to go back to the doctor soon to eventually really get a name of what I suffered actually is. Whether it’s an allergic reaction, burn, fungal infection etc.
