Hello? If he had survived, they all would have survived.

I think the answer to your confusion is “if he weren’t in the sub when it imploded.”

So self-absorbed that he imploded.

Wow, he ignored the flaws? I’m so glad for this new report, the plethora of previous reports didn’t already tell us that at all!

Also

*it’s

the end being neigh and all

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him, and the horse said, “the end is neigh!”

(Neigh is what a horse says. The end is nigh. 😉)

They facilitated stuff for the various groups who got Federal funding, as I understand it. Meaning since there is no more Federal funding, they don’t serve much purpose any longer. PBS, NPR, APM, local stations, etc, those are who get donations as well.

I’m pretty sure that story would get your visual novel banned from itch.io due to payment processor drama.

Just gonna be more and more turbulence as the climate crisis gets worse. Keep your seatbelt on unless you’re going to the bathroom. Or don’t fly.

No problem, I got there by context. How angry was your maternal grandpa? Did both parents get thrown out or just your dad? I’m fascinated by this story, like a train crash you just can’t look away from.

If your dad is 10 years older than your mom, some questions are best left unasked…

Especially if his dad was 10 years older than twice his mom’s age when they met.

he was also my paternal grandpa’s bestest bud and living with the family for ~1 year at my grandpa’s invitation

I suspect you mean “maternal” grandpa here. Otherwise he was his own father’s bestest bud, and your mom was living with your dad’s dad for some reason.

Are you unfamiliar with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy? CTE is linked to repeated head trauma. Physical trauma. Not toxins. It’s right there in the name: “chronic traumatic.”