Fades

A photo of a philodendron pink princess with many mostly green leaves with pink highlights and a newly unfurled leaf that is completely pink

They're (impossible to tell gender until they quite literally start breeding) pushing past 2 inches! The patterns are coming in on the dorsal and tail especially right now! They will keep growing up to ~10 or so inches, so a long road ahead! They'll be the tank boss when they're bigger but for now that's left to the Angelfish and Electric Blue Acara :)

If you're curious what an adult looks like, check out this great video by PrimeTime Aquatics (channel definitely recommended)

Since at least July 2020, prosecutors allege that Han Lee, 41, James Lee, 68, and Junmyung Lee, 30, ran brothels that advertised primarily Asian women under the guise that they were nude models selling their services to professional photographers. The three were charged with conspiracy to coerce and entice to travel to engage in illegal sexual activity.

The brothels’ clients, which prosecutors allege could number in the hundreds, also included tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, professors, lawyers, scientists and accountants, according to court filings, which did not name any of the alleged clients. “Pick a profession; they’re probably represented in this case,” said acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy at a news conference Wednesday. “They are the men who fueled this commercial sex ring.”

The clients, an affidavit alleges, paid the defendants as much as $600 to engage in sexual activities with women whose nude or semi-nude pictures, height, weight and other identifying features were advertised on two purported modeling websites. The women would meet their customers at one of nine locations, where monthly rent was as high as $3,664, according to the affidavit. The brothels were located in Cambridge and Watertown, Mass., and Fairfax and Tysons, Va., the affidavit stated.

The allegations mirror a sex service that for 13 years catered to Washington’s political elite, including a sitting senator. Known as the D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey was convicted of running that operation in 2008. Records of her ring included the names of 815 clients, and in 2016, Palfrey’s former lawyer said her phone records “could be relevant” to the presidential election. A judge later blocked the release of those records.

FYI: if you use a familiar like from Halsin during the Act II boss fights, it seems to fucks the post fight and so, among other things, the discussion between the two moon maidens doesn’t trigger. If you don’t go speak to them directly neither will show up at camp and if you then continue on to act III, well, you’re absolutely FUCKED.

Initially I had problems looting thorm and then coming back to camp and being unable to speak to anyone. Finally after a few reloads I manage to get past that bullshit.

Fast forward 9+ hours….

I was about to go talk to a certain someone after crossing the bridge into the lower city and was checking side quests first and noticed the nightsong quest was bugged and it was still telling me she is in a Shar temple. What the fuck!? I saved that bitch already and she fought by my fucking side against thorm!!!!

I had to go back to a save nine fucking hours ago (no goddamn way to get back to moonrise after leaving for BG, jesus fucking Christ)

I’m fucking livid. So much exploring, questing, inven management, leveling, god fucking damnit.

Maybe this will save someone else the same pain.