[color=tan][b][u]Preventing Another Crowd Crush[/u][/b][/color] ------------ [b]Super C:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Super C here; this journal entry is a lot shorter than many others we present. Were any of you able to see the solar eclipse that happened earlier this month? I hope you did; it will be 2044 before another one happens. We were able to get a good look at it, but it didn't go according to plan. Why? We thought we were needed in the city of Austin, Texas, because they had asked us to help the C.I.D.F. and the police with crowd control. The magical effects of the music the Drumbums play would also help keep the crowds in line. Yet we ended up with an unexpected plot twist, with more to follow, so what else is new? But as you may have guessed from the title, we managed to succeed preventing a single life from being lost. (Sorry about that; sometimes you can't title these without the spolier alert.) [b]Leo the Patriotic Lion:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] When you consider what the supernatural has done to take advantage of just how low humanity has sunk (or so it wants us to think), it didn't surprise us at all. ------------- ------------- ------------- *Later, everybody returns back to normal and the city of Austin is buzzing with tourists so much that the mayor has placed a temporary ban on vehicle street traffic in downtown allowing tourists to walk on the streets.* --------------- *Austin, TX, USA* [b]Zax:[/b] You weren't kidding when the politicians here said this city is going to get slammed with that many people. [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] They'd prepared for the worst well enough. The amount of C.I.D.F. troops here is perfect for this. [b]Juno:[/b] I thought Dallas was bad, but this city is worse! [b]Mechayote:[/b] That's a lot of people. You weren't kidding when you said everything is bigger in Texas. [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] Even the crowds, too! Just look at the stores! [b]Zax:[/b] Every single one of them is full of customers. There's lines of them outside the doors, too! [b]Jack:[/b] This is, at the least, Astroworld-level crowded. Hopefully we don't have another crowd crush in Texas. [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] Should've seen the hotels, y'all. Every single one of them is full here. [b]Zax:[/b] The elevators were a nightmare! Always chock-full of people, sometimes entire families occupy the whole space in them. [b]Shadow Lord Razor Fang:[/b] Why do you think the Austin Fire Department have their workers working overtime? Be glad, the C.I.D.F. are helping them out on this too. [b]Jack:[/b] The more people you have, the bigger the fire hazard. Zax, you work in construction engineering so you know this. [b]Zax:[/b] I know. Building occupancy data in Austin is showing reddish orange to red throughout downtown everywhere, meaning there's a lot of people in them. They got people standing out at the bars doing cover charges on people. I wonder if Wildcat City has experienced this many people before since they always have a lot of people, but I don't remember if they had to declare a state of emergency over huge crowds like this before. [b]Marshall:[/b] This crowd makes the crowds of Los Angeles look tiny in comparison! Even San Francisco is nothing like this! [b]Bob:[/b] You'd thought this place would be New York City but in reality, there's more people here than in New York City! [b]Shadow Lord Nightwatch:[/b] To say that Austin is as crowded as New York City is an understatement. You can't even compare this to Tokyo. [b]Zax:[/b] How about Macao? [b]Shadow Lord Nightwatch:[/b] The gambling capital of Earth in China? I'd say more like Hong Kong. Macao will always be the most densely populated city on Earth due to it being the gambling capital of Earth. Las Vegas will always be a little town with small crowds compared to that glamorous city. [b]Shadow Lord Razor Fang:[/b] Also the most obsessed city on Earth, especially for summer vacations and conventions. One day, the Olympics will be held in Macao, which will require the toughest of security measures due to enormous crowds coming in then. [b]Zax:[/b] The Olympics being held in Macao will be a complete logistical nightmare and could possibly put the Chinese C.I.D.F. troops to the test. If that happens, all the Chinese C.I.D.F. troops will have to report to Macao. [b]Marshall:[/b] So Austin is as crowded as Hong Kong today. Wow; that's pretty nuts. *The sheer number of C.I.D.F. troops keeps everybody in line. Some joke to themselves (but keep it to themselves) that the C.I.D.F. are the fire hazard, since they and Super C have the same superpowers. Meanwhile, the three bands that I, the Marching Wonder, lead, perform so that the crowds will behave themselves; the magical effects of the music help to do just that. Cripto appears as his cowboy self, Licky Nicky, and some take photos of him and Wrangler Wolf together.* [b]Super C:[/b] *to Razor Fang* If that happens, I'd still rather not go to Macao. The gambling is too much of a temptation. [b]Tom the Patriotic Tiger:[/b] *to Zax* I don't remember the last time Wildcat City had a state of emergency over crowd numbers, but it has happened. The real state of emergency (from the last time we declared one) came from CNG killing all the humans. [b]Leo:[/b] Indeed. *We come across one such family attending the eclipse. The mom and dad have two sons, ages 13 and 12, and one daughter, age 8, and the daughter has noise-cancelling headphones because she is autistic. The whole family is all humans.* [b]Cripto:[/b] If only they had those in the 90s; I used to hate loud noise levels. Obviously, I don't know. *to the parents* Is she going to be okay? [b]Civilian 1:[/b] She'll be fine. I think she's upset because she thinks nobody will ever have any fun again. [b]Leo:[/b] Why do you say that? [b]Civilian 1's Daughter:[/b] Because we lost our status and privilege as the United States of America when you got elected, Mr. President. We are being punished for our sins! I can't believe we didn't rename ourselves the United Empire of Leo, with you dictating us forever. *She shows a drawing she did.* [b]Civilian 1's Wife:[/b] She's taking your nickname of Galactic Emperor way too seriously. [b]Leo:[/b] So is three-fourths of the population. *to the daughter* But I like the drawing you did of me there; that's pretty darn accurate. Let me tell you something, though; I never actually wanted people to throw away their rights and freedoms our Constitution promises just to make me happy. Everybody just thought that was the case because people made false assumptions about me. [b]Civilian 1's Daughter:[/b] Oh. I'm sorry. *Nobody mentions CNG because the daughter wouldn't understand it due to her autism.* [b]Leo:[/b] It's all good. I'd rather people live their own lives as God intended. [b]Super C:[/b] As do all of us. [b]Leo:[/b] Why do you say God is punishing the country for their sins? [b]Civilian 1's Daughter:[/b] Because the animals are ruling the world. God wanted humans to rule the world. [b]Leo:[/b] I see what you mean. He did create man to have dominion over the earth. [b]Super C:[/b] *to the parents silently* I thank you two for understanding the real reason for that. [b]Civilian 1:[/b] *silently* You're welcome. We don't know how to explain what CNG was to her. *He shows some photos.* If you're helping the C.I.D.F. with that big documentation project, you'll see some of my neighbors soon. The dad ended up as a white tiger, even though the mom is still a human being. What we can't figure out, however, is why all their offspring are different cat breeds; we thought if one was a white tiger, they'd all be a white tiger. Any ideas? [b]Super C:[/b] That was just CNG trying to come off as unpredictable, but it wasn't really breaking out of the ruts it was in; it was still trying to erase humanity for being "too savage of a race." It thought it was doing variety by doing this. Obviously, it wasn't. However, thank you for telling me this. The C.I.D.F. is the sister organization to the G-52s, and because I come from the same planet as them (Caticon), they tell me everything they discover, and I have records of all the documented citizens in the U.S. *The daughter still sheds a few tears, but she begins to feel better about the whole thing. This is evident by the hugs that she gives to Leo, Super C, and a few others.* [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] It's gonna be all right, little one. -------- [b]Thunder Fox:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Now for the plot twists, but just to confirm, this wasn't me. [b]Thunder Dog:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Or me. It just worked out that way. But there are times where Thunder Fox and I work together to make storms happen, especially when riots break out. If you don't behave, you'll be all wet. Literally. -------- *The weather starts to storm and rain as the festival closes early leading people to return home, many groaning all the way, but the majority lines up for the trains to go to Dallas instead, putting the city at a much higher risk for crowd crushes.* [b]Zax:[/b] And there goes our solar eclipse plans. [b]Juno:[/b] Whew; that will clear up the air here. [b]Mechayote:[/b] *His communicator beeps.* Mayor Johnson? Oh, dear heavens, no! ----------------- *Dallas, TX, USA* *The city mayor franticly contacts the G-52s and C.I.D.F. for more reinforcements and crowd control as he offers to cover their hotel stays for the duration of the festival.* [b]Johnson:[/b] Leo, Super C, Wrangler Wolf, Mechayote, everybody! We are experiencing a much bigger surge of incoming visitors than expected! Our train stations are packed like canned sardines and we need more C.I.D.F. troops! Our firefighters and police are working overtime and the sheer crowds here are starting to overwhelm the Texas National Guard troops here! [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Oh, dear heavens; that's way too many people! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] Great the stores are enforcing quota limits on customers now because of how crowded they are! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] Wow; I'm so glad I left the restaurant industry, especially fast food now. It's gone from bad to worse with all these lines! [b]Civilian 4:[/b] Oh, no; I was not expecting that many people! This is unreal! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] *Is praying desperately.* Dear God, please do not let a crowd crush happen in Dallas! [b]Police 1:[/b] *To the C.I.D.F. soldiers.* Y'all gonna need to get more help! this isn't enough here! [b]Police 2:[/b] Sorry this store is full! Please go somewhere else! [b]Police 3:[/b] Buildings are above maximum capacity! Please exit this building immediately! [b]Police 4:[/b] *On his smartphone to Super C and Leo.* Guys, we need you and more of those C.I.D.F. guys here! There's getting to be way too many people for us to handle! [b]Firefighter 1:[/b] *He uses his tablet and speaks to some of the visitors.* Whoa, whoa, whoa! This place is at maximum capacity! You can't be here because this entire city is a huge fire hazard! [b]Firefighter 2:[/b] There's so many people, if someone vapes or smokes and something catches fire, we're all going to die! [b]Firefighter 3:[/b] There's not enough C.I.D.F. soldiers here! Look at this crowd! They had to ban vehicular traffic in downtown because of this festival! [b]Civilian 6:[/b] One wrong move, everybody is screwed. Now there's people lining up against the windows of stores just for the solar eclipse! [b]Civilian 7:[/b] Sorry! Our train stations cannot take in anymore people! Gates are closed so y'all gonna have to go home! [b]Civilian 8:[/b] The airport is full, too! Y'all gonna have to leave! Every single hotel in Dallas is full! [b]Soldier 1:[/b] Sorry but you have to go home! [b]Soldier 2:[/b] The city of Dallas is full! [b]Soldier 3:[/b] I apologize but you have to go home now. [b]Soldier 4:[/b] If you have children please stay in the trains! [b]Soldier 5:[/b] Great; there's all these crowds coming in from Austin trying to squeeze their way here. This is an absolute nightmare! [b]Soldier 6:[/b] Vaping devices can explode, which can also catch fire. Just one bang from that here, it will be literal hell here. ---------------- *Austin, TX, USA* [b]Doughty Dog:[/b] Why couldn't they just watch a live stream of it? *Cripto provides portals, and we jump through. Super C informs all C.I.D.F. troops present, who frantically fly to Dallas. C.I.D.F. soldiers stationed in outer space temporarily come to Austin to keep the numbers of their soldiers even.* --------------- *Dallas* *We arrive, and Cripto summons megaphones for everybody.* [b]D.W.:[/b] Oh my goodness; that's too many people to fit! [b]Super C:[/b] *through megaphone* Crowd control! Crowd control! Go home, folks; your festival is cancelled! Do not argue; just do as you are told! [b]Leo:[/b] *through megaphone* Sorry. The show's over. Just watch a live stream of it on YouTube; there's several. I checked. *The C.I.D.F. arrive; there are more of them than there are tourists.* [b]C.I.D.F. Soldier 1:[/b] Sorry, but you'll have to go home. [b]Civilian 1's Daughter:[/b] I never want to go on vacation again! I wanted to stay home! [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Why? Just so you could watch more cartoons? [b]Civilian 1's Daughter:[/b] I HATE LOUD NOISES! I HATE CROWDS! MAKE THEM SHUT UP NOW! [b]Civilian 1:[/b] You're grounded for a month! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] Can I just say I am so sorry to all the G-52s and their allies, including the C.I.D.F.? That was way too many people. That was almost as bad as Astroworld. [b]Civilian 3:[/b] I knew I should have stayed home today! [b]Civilian 4:[/b] I think I'm going to be sick! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] The mayor is that way. [b]Civilian 6:[/b] I knew this festival was a bad idea. *We find Mayor Johnson.* [b]Leo:[/b] Hi; we're sorry we didn't get here sooner. I think we got rid of them all now. *Cripto summons more portals.* [b]Cripto:[/b] Through these portals, folks. Don't argue. *Those that go through the portals find themselves and their belongings inside the football stadium of the University of Houston, and/or the stadium of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium. The latter has the roof open. The stadiums were not meant to be used originally, but the C.I.D.F. had secretly negotiated with all stadiums in question to allow them to watch the events here. The solar eclipse can be seen from all directions. The jumbo-trons also help with that.* -------------- [b]Cripto:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] I am a bit embarrassed because I didn't pay attention when I summoned the portals. I ended up leading them to the football stadiums. However, since the C.I.D.F. had negotiated with the stadiums to host the events, I guess it wasn't an accident after all. -------------- *Houston, TX* [b]Tourist 1:[/b] Wait a minute. We're in Houston! [b]P.A. Announcer 1:[/b] Welcome to John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium, ladies and gentlemen. Security will direct you to your seats. Do not leave your seats until I say so unless you must use the restrooms. Security will also hand you your special goggles necessary. [b]Tourist 2:[/b] This is where we should have gone all along. All that preparation for the festival even had their marching band playing, and my son is in that. I am such an unworthy dad! Houston really is a better city than Dallas! I should have learned from the NFL's last season! [b]Tourist 3:[/b] That's not why your parents disowned you, is it? [b]Tourist 2:[/b] No. Wait; how did you know that? *The marching band begins to play a field show for the crowds, who give them their undivided attention. Some people are crying, though, showing more evidence of the aftereffects of CNG. In the end, Tourist 3 never did answer the question.* --------------------------- *back to Dallas* [b]P.A. Announcer 2:[/b] Welcome to AT&T Stadium. Security will direct you to your seats. Do not leave your seats until I say so unless you must use the restrooms; there will be severe repercussions if you do. Security will also hand you your special glasses. *Because several other G-52s had sneezed by accident, it resulted in the cars of these people being situated in the parking lots. The tourists find paper slips that tell them where their parking spots are, and the police help with extra security on top of the C.I.D.F. The others learn of this. The stadiums are now full, and any extra tourists are sent home. Some vow never to travel again.* [b]Leo:[/b] I wish we had done that the first time. As long as crowds behave themselves, outdoor stadiums make it much easier to host events like this. [b]D.W.:[/b] Some of them are beating themselves up over everything, though. *Minotaurs serving as Drumbums begin a field show for the crowds; the magical effects of their music, another CNG effect, silences the crowds. Half the people in the stadium hang their heads in shame. The marching band is not trying to shame them, however. This is just a different CNG affereffect in action.* ------------------ *WC, KS, USA* *Wildcat City also hosts events for the eclipse, but the difference is that the people behave themselves and be patient. The large amount of marching bands and ensemble help with that to the due magical effects of the music.* -------------- *Dallas, TX, USA* [b]Johnson:[/b] Thank goodness! That was way too close to a disaster! [b]Jack:[/b] You were so close to experiencing what Houston experienced from Astroworld. [b]Johnson:[/b] We underestimated our capabilities in handling large crowds. We understand it's a historical moment, but safety always comes first. [b]Mechayote:[/b] As it should. Thank goodness that's over. ----------- *Houston, TX, USA* [b]Tourist 3:[/b] *to a different person* How is Houston better than Dallas? [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Glad you asked! We are the most diverse city in America, we got the best Mexican restaurants in America, we got plenty of them to the point that they're at every corner and you don't need to ask, our hospitals engage in plenty of academic medical research, the Houston Texans with an amazing mascot named Toro, low cost of living, jobs galore, an enormous space industry, the largest barbecue festival in the world known as the Houston Rodeo, also the largest state fair in all of America, largest Asian community in Texas, what more can you possibly ask? [b]Civilian 2:[/b] A large choice of private schools for your kids! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] We're a city of choices. Despite our horrible weather and being prone to awful traffic, we got a lot for everybody. [b]Civilian 4:[/b] There's also Galveston near us, but you'll probably like the city of Kemah more, which is near Clear Lake City. Because of that, we have the best seafood in Texas and they're worth it! [b]Tourist 3:[/b] Oh? I might consider moving here then. [b]Civilian 4:[/b] Just mind the weather and don't get a sedan or a sports car since you're going to want something higher up in case it rains and starts to flood. [b]Civilian 5:[/b] And summer gets really hot here too. But if you don't mind the weather and you're looking for fun, Houston is the place to be! [b]Civilian 6:[/b] You'll like what's around Houston more though. ------------ *WC, KS, USA* *Some civilians are outside holding colanders out to let the light through them as they show the solar eclipse shadows.* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Wow; look at this! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] They look like moons! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] Look at the shades under the trees! So pretty! [b]Civilian 4:[/b] Record videos of this and post them online! --------- *Dallas, TX, USA* [b]Leo:[/b] Maybe you should employ the stadiums to begin with next time? Then again, this might still have happened. I don't know. We're watching a solar eclipse; we're not watching people trying to get at their favorite pop, rock, or rap artist. [b]Cripto:[/b] I checked; that sudden storm in Austin was natural weather patterns. It wasn't Thunder Fox or Thunder Dog controlling it. [b]Super C:[/b] Good; there will be times where doing so may get them in trouble, but that hasn't happened yet. [b]Thunder Fox:[/b] I would not want that to happen. Other times, you might ask us to make it storm, or we'll make it storm voluntarily, in order to scare people off and/or punish them for their actions. But we never make it flood on purpose. We just make heavy rain force them to go inside. ------------- *Houston, TX, USA* [b]Tourist 3:[/b] Thanks for the tip. [b]Civilian 7:[/b] *to Civilian 1* You forgot the Astros. Not to mention the college team that plays here. [b]P.A. Announcer:[/b] Goggles on, please. [b]Tourist 4:[/b] Oh. It's starting! *The eclipse begins. Everyone watches. Some kids are still crying, although they don't cry out loud; this includes the girl that previously stated, "I never want to travel again!"* ------------------------------- *later* *Leo and his administration watch the eclipse from outside City Hall in Dallas.* [b]Leo:[/b] This never ceases to amaze me. Neither does a lunar eclipse. [b]Super C:[/b] It'll be September before we have another one of those. Lunar eclipse, I mean. -------------- *Dallas, TX, USA* [b]Zax:[/b] Oooh that looks so cool! [b]Juno:[/b] It's like those once-in-a-lifetime moments. [b]Mechayote:[/b] *He speaks on his communicator to his fellow Taiwanese G-52s.* You alright? Looks like you took quite the tumble. ------------------ *Taiwan* *An earthquake rocks the nation but nobody is injured and there is no major damage to infrastructure. However, the earthquake was strong enough to disrupt daily life but people eventually recover due to the country being resilient against nearly every natural disaster, from typhoons to earthquakes.* [b]Chrysanthemum Queen:[/b] We did, but we're also fine. Taiwan is a country built to withstand the worst of typhoons and tsunamis. The earthquake only damaged old buildings that were going to be demolished anyways and we don't have any injuries here. But it's a mess here, though, so we're cleaning things up. [b]Metal Majorette:[/b] *In Chinese to Lei the Formosan Lion.* Lei! Are you okay? [b]Civilian 1:[/b] *In Chinese* He's fine. A nurse accidentally fell on him at work during the quake. [b]Civilian 2:[/b] *In Chinese* I just want to eat my fermented tofu in peace, which also happens to be one of Lei's favorite dishes, since that's a national delicacy here. [b]Civilian 3:[/b] *In Chinese* Americans hate that, but, hey; to each, their own. [b]Civilian 4:[/b] *In Chinese as he hides under his desk.* Man; this quake gave me a headache! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] *In Chinese* Now the Philippines and Japan are preparing for a possible tsunami because of this. --------------- *Tewksbury, NJ, USA* *A weaker earthquake shakes the region but there is no damage to infrastructure and buildings.* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Hang on! The ground is shaking! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] Oh my gosh I just want to rest already! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] *Looks at his reusable bottle water on his desk.* It's moving. Should we shelter-in-place? [b]Civilian 4:[/b] Give it a moment. I don't think it's that bad. [b]Civilian 5:[/b] Weird... I didn't think this place would have earthquakes. ----------- *Taiwan* [b]Lei the Formosan Lion:[/b] *in Chinese* No damage done. The nurse who fell on me is also fine. I think it spooked her more than it did me. ----------- *Dallas, TX, USA* [b]Leo:[/b] Enjoy the experience. ------------- ------------- --------------- [b]Leo:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] All of us were most grateful we were able to prevent a crowd crush on this occasion, but when you look at the world we live in, these stories rarely, if ever, have a happy ending. The mother of the daughter that kept on complaining about going on the vaction isntead of staying some so she could watch her cartoons wrote to me to reveal that her daughter died five days after they got back home, and it was discovered that she had leukemia. The couple vowed never to have children again; fortunately, they had a 19-year-old son who was dating at the time, and it's clear that they are going to be their own married couple, so the family line will continue there. [b]Super C:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] When the tourist who proclaimed, "I am such an unworthy dad!", returned home, he found that he had indeed been disowned by his parents and written out of the wills, with the church they attended getting all his property instead. Then he himself died six days after that, leaving his wife as a widow. His son, who did indeed play in the marching band for the University of Houston, was waiting for the C.I.D.F. to document him since he had (appropriately) turned into a cougar, and it helped he was playing the trombone. (Since there are real-life versions of all the animal mascots in NCAA and pro sports as part of Cripto's army, Shasta and Sasha sent me a confirmation message about the son and the others they knew for sure had been transformed.) His parents died three days after the decision was made to kick him out of the will and disown him. This leads me to this next point: not all people doing this act died from CNG or its aftereffects, nor were all people brainwashed by CNG or its horrible aftereffects into doing this act. The parents in question here made were not affected; they made the genuine choice to do this because their son failed them by not sending his son to the university they said he should have gone to: UCLA. Why? 1) Many in the family had gone there, and they wrongly believed it was a sin to break family traditions. 2) Nothing their son did ever satisfied them, even when he did something right; they had been neglectful and uncaring parents to him. 3) They didn't understand that UH had offered him music scholarships that UCLA never would have offered. 4) They didn't want to be blue voters in a predominately red state. [b]Super C:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] While the 28th Amendment to our Constitution did away with all political parties, it was still common to color-code everything blue or red based on how the people voted, and if the politician was labeled as "left-wing" or "right-wing." (If the politician was more in the center, the color purple was used.) When we still had parties, I would hear complaints about people voting blue moving out of the state and into a state that was predominately red, but bringing their politics with them, and as a result, threatening to turn the state purple. I guess you can be the judge of that. However, this couple did not want to leave their home state (California), because they made false assumptions about how the state of Texas would judge them for their beliefs. Ultimately, it was all for nothing, because all of them are now suffering for it in the afterlife. Since all of our hotel stays were paid for, we spent those days talking to Mayor Johnson about how to restore a positive image to the city of Dallas, since there's more propaganda going around preaching that Houston is a better city than Dallas, and ultimately, superior to Dallas. But is it really? [b]Cripto:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Even more upsetting is how many kids we are seeing say that they are baffled that the United States is still the United States; this is why the one girl said that she thought by now we'd be the United Empire of Leo, with Leo ruling us forever. [b]Leo:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Fortunately, we got this girl to understand the reality about how I would rather everyone just live their lives as God intended. It does go to show, however, just how powerful these affereffects of CNG and the supernatural forces replacing it are, for it did not show bias to anybody based on age, gender, ethnicity, or whatever. It will kill you if you get the chance, so don't give it that chance, America. Please hear me on this. I care for your safety, but you don't have to obey me to the letter to be safe. Don't let the supernatural bully you into doing this either. It's going to take all of us to beat this, and all we have to do is simply resist the temptations we are given. (If it helps, read your Bible again about how we are to resist temptation.) [b]Levon the Christian Lion:[/b] [i](narrating in English)[/i] The best example is James 4:7: ------ [quote][color=white][i]Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.[/i][/color][/quote] --------- If you folks do that, then maybe, just maybe, we can get the supernatural forces my American counterpart speaks about to calm down. I do hope we conquer this problem. Humanity was given dominion over the earth by God Himself. He didn't intend for the animal kingdom to be the ones rising to power, but the best explanation I can give us that it is another illustration of how when the world turns their backs on God's sacred truth, he lets them believe the lies as a way of punishing sin. As a result, we're seeing "humans are out, furries are in" propaganda continue to this day when we thought we would have had it conquered. I hope that's given you something to think about, and I hope you were all able to enjoy God's glory and genius in the form of that solar eclipse. Thank you all, and please be sure to get yourselves a good night's rest tonight. Good night. -------------- [color=khaki][b]THE END[/b][/color]