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(Writers note; the reason why I am righting this note here will be due to the following content, I'm not entirely sure what the content entails, though I may say something that may offend someone; or otherwise be unappropriated to the site and its rules.
If the following message needs to be edited due to an issue based on what I might write, I will try to edit it as long as the core message is left intact.
If this content is deleted due to one of the above various reasons or an unmentioned one, I hope to have an archived version somewhere for outside sources, though UKofE is a personally trustful site among the denizens of the internet.
Lastly, I hope for the people reading this message could give me advice on how I could possibly overcome this endeavor.)

I've recently been put forward for a job placement with ASDA over a 4 week period, during this time I hope to get Retail experience. Prior to this I have also been attending a full-time Level 3 BTEC IT course; so far on my 4th week and receiving coursework.
The job placement was setup by the Job Centre, with me hoping to get a recommendation from ASDA to help with other jobs. The initial reason why I wouldn't choose a job position at ASDA was due to inflexible hours with College, which was something I had been fighting to get a position in for the last 8 months.
When I was interviewed for the placement, I made it an incentive to mention College times and what days I could work on; Monday Tuesday 8 hours, Saturday Sunday 4 hours, still plenty of time to fulfill my Placement times as well as leave me time to both study for college and some socialization with friends; he put me down for 32 hour weeks, 8 hours a day working the freezers.
After the interview had finished, I made sure to contact my college about the issue; if I were to do the 32 hour weeks AND college, they needed to know these changes. I made mention of all the pre-mentioned events, including my own fear that this will affect my college course until an Ultimatum would happen; either leave the college course and focus on a more distributed time schedule, although this would involve working in a job I know despise, or leave the work placement, nullifying my JSA, in turn my college course would not be funded and be asked to leave the course. She wasn't helpful with the situation.
Tomorrow, I'm contacting the guy in charge about these similar fears, as well as possibly asking for lower hours for the week and the Saturday off for MCM (was meant to be a family outing). According to the rest of the staff that work there, this may not be a possibility. What grinds my gears about this situation was that according to some of the other people who finished work placement and college, they had 15 hour week shifts instead of 32, where as people who focused ONLY on the work placement were on 30 hour weekly shifts covering the whole 7 days.
On Tuesday I will be contacting the Job Centre on progress; I will be putting forward these points that I had mentioned as well as the statements the Manager leader made on the Monday, as well as the statements the other Work Placement people had made.

The shop is Rat infested, the freezers are storing the rotten food with the milk, the Chemicals used in the on-store freezer has caused me to feel mentally and physically sick (as well as causing potentially other health issues) and I have to do all this unpaid or I lose the ability to attend College.

I'm at a crossroads on this issue I would like to get an Idea on what I should try to do next, if I should soldier on, how can I keep myself emotionally stable as well as not throwing up.
If I should leave the work placement and I end up having to leave the course how would I fund it, or otherwise what direction should I aim for. I really do not want to leave my college course, as mentioned earlier, I've been fighting to get this course for 8 months.

It might also explain the reasons why I haven't been able to contact you guys for the last few days.
My timetable there is 12pm-8pm on Monday-Saturday and 8am-4pm on Sundays..
The college course required an upfront fee of £2,000 to attend. I had to pay for equipment not listed and not funded by the JSA.

Sorry for the long winded speech, it needed to be said (written?). Hopefully a compromise can be made Tomorrow and nothing needs to escalate.
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Shortly after releasing the "What in the world is a Rooster" picture, I end up getting a reply from the YouTube dude I may have mentioned.
It was really well thought of that they did send back a reply, although I never expected the size and quality of it.
It really put a smile on my face.

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My little YT comment is now a man!

This is a terrific job you've done! I honestly don't know what compelled you to seriously indulge my intially whimsical comment, sdbegotist, but I'm nonetheless grateful you did! May the internet gods smile upon you!

The only two issues with it are a minor point from me that's more personal opinion, and a copyright concern.

The opinion was I did indeed imagine the posh lettering of the actual quote, followed by the 'classy' crack in simple text beneath it. However, it's true that the more text there is, the less catchy T-Shirts generally are, so maybe it's better the way you've set it up =3

The other concern is Hasbro. While the creators of the show itself have proven they love fan art and even fan merch attempts, Hasbro has proven to be the doppleganger on this, cracking down hard whenever their intellectual copyright and money meet the road (petty change or not). So if I DID try to make a shirt with this design, I'd have to be DAMN sure I had an "all clear" letter from both Hasbro and the show creators.

Gimme a few weeks to try and find out if they're game or if the holy grail of the copyright law (i.e. the Satire and Parody Clause) covers this).

Best case scenario, they agree and get to make at least one shirt (at which point I'll ask you to put a visible artist's mark so everyone who sees it knows who did the editing in addition to the show itself, and we'll go from there.

Worst case scenario, I fail to come to an agreement with them and I can never put it on a shirt legally. If so, the image itself is still fully legit since you don't profit by it and you can show off your mad skillz by submitting this to something like "Equestria Daily" and be a minor Brony God for a few weeks. lol.

Thx again for all your hard work...and IF you feel so inclined, experiment with the because nothing makes you look 'classy' part and see if you can work your magic. If not, no worries, you've already gone above and beyond what I would have dared asked anyone.

-EXRazeBurn =3

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It would be incredibly awesome to see this dude get his wish and get that dream T-Shirt published.
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Train stops, we make our journey back to college, another day to continue work on our projects. Our tutor late once again, though it didn't matter; a class of 4 people wasn't really considered a class anyway, but since this was the end of the second year course, it didn't matter too much. Half of the class dropped out by the second year, and the rest have had difficulties getting to the new campus; well, all for one, but that's beside the point.

Since the events of March 26, the visions of Mori have grown fainter and fainter, leading back to regular life. Like everyone else, I continued to finish off the rest of my projects as our course was coming to an end; in between work we would discuss what we would continue to do after college: Lou and Lawrence wanting to go onto University, Ali had interests about starting a new course after this, while I wanted to do a year of work before deciding on what to carry on from.

Especially in this last year, we all became a lot closer, despite the fact we were all going to leave soon, and that we may not all stay in contact; in this space of time we were all good friends.

Thursday morning, Martins lessons, the day went slower than usual. All of us were working on our projects, a mix of actual work and the radio playing in the background; an average lesson with Martin. During the break, one of us noticed a message flashing on the computer, possibly Natalie sending over the animation she was working on so far. The message 'Play?' in black and blue lettering was on screen.

*click*
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Okay, so this is basically just setup for the next chapter, which will mean creating some background for the narrator.
BTW, if this sounds boring, then you know my life does kinda suck.
Not all will be boring, but if your one of those people that are their for the blood and guts, just wait for the third and final chapter.

P.S. If there is any feedback you can give, I would apprieciate it.
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Who is Mori?

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Discribed as being a Riolu, no unique aestetic changes.(eg. no crying blood)
The noticable different comes from the narrator's persective of hearing voices, seeing things or the overreaction of inanimate objects.

More to the question, Mori is simply the figment of the Narrator's imagination that would "eventually" create a "kill in the name of god character".

If anything, I am Mori, both as the character and the Narrator.
I will be recruiting for my 'Holy War', the breaking into reality will commence 8th May.

:iconuberchicken: will serve the cause.
:iconderekthevaporeon: will serve the cause.
:iconcerderius: will serve the cause.


EDIT: While off-topic; my handicap topic is to make a story from a child's/baby's perspective.
This will be frustrating.
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"Give into my pain, for only light may save me.
Left to die in the rain, for fear would surely blind me."
Mori is not done with the world yet, there are still thoughs that need to see the true world; a world where we are no longer blind.
Will you join Mori?

Y/N?

:iconuberchicken: will serve the cause.
:iconderekthevaporeon: will serve the cause.
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