Wake Up and Smell the Poop!: The myths, deceptions, lies and obsessions that keep you from having the Perfect Dog

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The Star Union Expedition has access to laser guns, psychic powers, and Quantum Mechanics Can Do Anything, as well as giant bug men. Their player has quite literally begged to allow them to be Nerfed so that he doesn't have to make a new sheet. Wake Up is Bogosian's meditation on making it to the top of the ladder, on falling off the ladder and on the exhilarating thrill of the ultimate crash and burn. Once again the author offers a blisteringly funny and dead-on take of the chaos and alienation of post-modern life in the U. S. of the year 2000. As Michael Feingold so ably offered in his Village Voice review—"Bogosian is there, watching out for the downtrodden, ridiculing the arrogant rich, defending battered wives and neo-hippie hitchhikers and never losing sight of his own capacity for being classed among the batters and bullies. But his 95 minutes is as fast and exciting a read as the theatre community offers. In our time, the stage has almost been what classical thinkers saw it as, a medium for criticizing life. How perfect that a solo performer should rediscover its roots, by choosing his own life as the object of his criticism." Alternate Timeline: It's mentioned in the opening post for the Cygnus Fleet that the crew can now only hope that the Comet will be able to complete Operation Cygnus. By this point in canon, the Comet should have been destroyed by Crymaria. Another, completely intentional difference is that the Snow Cruiser reactors are just highly advanced ragnite reactors that can function as Fantastic Nukes, rather than Valkyria powered reactors that can force the usage of the Final Flame. This also means that Angie is not with the crew of the Centurion, Nerf: All factions have had their technological levels "equalized" so that they are still vulnerable to US Military, Xen, and Race X forces. Curb-Stomp Battle: Generally speaking, if ADVENT gets involved in a fight with one of the native factions, it will end decisively in ADVENT's favor, due to Tetrach's forces being a Technologically Advanced Foe. Not in effect when ADVENT fights Race X, though, resulting in ADVENT losing many hybrids.

Foreshadowing: Teresa Leach's research notes mention that one of the headcrabs she autopsied is a sterile female. Generally speaking, animals that have sterile females usually have a Hive Queen... Starfish Aliens: A post by the author reveals that, at least in this universe, all the Race X creatures players can encounter are actually modified version of the same base species. Today the possibility of gene therapy has come closer, surgeons are more conservative and more knowledgeable, and there are drugs like Epilim that effectively suppress seizures. One per cent of the world’s population has epilepsy, and Grant says there is likely to be at least one person with the condition in every carriage of a morning commuter train.The Grey Death Detachment are mercenaries who mostly just want to get paid, but still lean toward heroic. Flashpoint occupies a darker spot on the sink, being functionally an extension of Mitchell's need for vengeance against Gordon Freeman. Big Bad Duumvirate: The two major evil factions (at least among players) are Flashpoint under Adrian Mitchell (who are extremely selfish and view others as pawns to exploit) and ADVENT under Kras "Tetrarch" Rokkos (who want to conquer the world in preparation for the arrival of the Elders). The Expedition discover an abandoned biolab that was apparently examined by the NAC at one point. Corpses of both humans and Race X are found in the area, but its indicated that whatever ended the fight came from within the biolab... and is now free in the Zone. Britney Spears holds her awards for the 1999 MTV Europe Awards; The Woman in Me (2023) by Britney Spears

Wake up and smell the coffee – the imperative of teams’ is an essential book for leaders and business people interested in creating a dynamic and authentic brand that stands apart and stands out from the competition. Robin Hayes, CEO, JetBlue Missed the Call: The only reason the Phoenix Project missed the battle for the Fitzgerald was because their communications were shot for the duration of the operation. The other powers that weren't involved (ADVENT and Clear Skies) willingly chose not to intervene to avoid excessive casualties. Adaptation Expansion: In Half-Life canon, it's established that antlion grubs can heal people and are the basis of Combine medical terminals. The RP expands this by making it so that adult antlion flesh has minor regenerative properties, and since antlions are biologically compatible with humans, they can be used as healing rations.Shotguns Are Just Better: The Cygnus Fleet finds shotguns to be very nice weapons when they get their hands on them in California. note Shotguns were apparently banned as weapons of war in the Valkyria Chronicles universe, something that was attempted in real life but fell through. The Decepticons and Atlas have only had one turn each, and don't have enough characterization from their posts to be judged either way - while the Decepticons usually tend to lean toward evil and Atlas is at least nominally on the side of the Angels, the Decepticons from the Shattered Glass timeline are heroic and Atlas can go to questionable places if Ironwood lets his emotions get the better of him. Fantastic Racism: In general, military forces (or rather, solely military forces) in the Zone (namely the Rangers and the Damned Brigade) have this toward aliens, who they understandably want removed from their homeland and will use force to do so. While there are obvious reasons for this, both organizations are also hostile to The Shrine, even though the Survivalists and NAC have proven that coexistence is possible.

Next is the Phoenix Project, who are willing to cross some lines to save mankind, but are very aware of when to do so and when to toe the line.

Following Touchdown, The Cygnus Fleet, GDI, and the Phoenix Project all appear to be in the military's corner, while the GDD, Clear Skies, and the Kir'Ko seem to be siding with the Survivalists, NAC, and Shrine (all three of whom have a somewhat shaky alliance). Flashpoint and ADVENT are nominally aiding the Damned Brigade, while Atlas and the Decepticons are still undecided. Massively Multiplayer Crossover: Characters from Command & Conquer, Valkyria Chronicles 4, XCOM 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., BattleTech, Phoenix Point, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Rwby, and Transformers all show up in the roleplay, which is set in the Half-Life universe. Morality Kitchen Sink: The various player factions range from the Cygnus Fleet, who genuinely want to do the right thing, to ADVENT, who regularly execute civilians. This trope is certainly in effect. Alas, as Grant laconically remarks, “loss of consciousness is not compatible with driving”. When Christopher passes his driving test (“God failed my mother”), it is Grant who reluctantly obeys her wordless entreaty and – after failing to reason with his brother – accompanies him on a road trip. As they drive along the motorway, Grant’s pleas grow “increasingly desperate, like a jilted lover”. It is almost a relief to the reader when Christopher’s eyes start to go blank, the seizure unfolds and the car “slides across the motorway as if on ice”.