really sad and ironic to me how many ppl believe alluka and killuas age gap is bigger than it is. like alluka is around 12 and killua is around 13 theres not a huge disparity at all but allukas been so isolated and killuas been so weaponized that it seems like theres a bigger difference than there really is :(
i wonder if this is ever a source of frustration for alluka. shes clearly very intelligent & observant but its obvious she doesnt quite have the vocabulary to articulate things. adding in killuas habit of being sort of presumptuous i know i would be frustrated
i think its really fascinating that—despite her seemingly immature behavior and speech patterns (emphasized especially by nanika) as a result of being stuffed in a room for abt 8 years give or take—alluka is like the most emotionally intelligent mf in that story. it would be completely justified for her to rag on killua for leaving her there (regardless of brainwashing) and only remembering her when he needed a way to save his bbf and feel jealous or bitter but shes so completely understanding and kind about it because she knows how it feels to love someone that much, where nothing else matters. and dont forget her STANDING UP to someone she loves when he fucked up when both killua and nanika wouldve (and have) taken something like that lying down
like GAHHHH the way she sees love as being entirely unconditional when killua and even nanika somewhat understand care/praise as a transaction and she isnt mad about that, just accepting and accommodating (see the way she uses transactional vocabulary at the GK separation to alleviate killua of guilt) belies a lot of empathy and astuteness. its amazing to me considering her circumstances. what an incredible little girl
I love that he does come back. Just not in the way that Silva had assumed. This scene makes me laugh every time I reread hxh; Silva sure looks silly here in retrospect. He's so confident about it
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh i cant get over how adorable they are my sweet little babies 🥹 they are so precious and so happy and look at alluka shes so cute omg i love them all so much and ahhhhh
One of the many reasons why I never thought that Killua and Gon's story is over is this.
Gon indeed did take Killua away and they went on their own adventures, but Illumi and the rest of the Zoldycks never gave up on the plan to control Killua (and now Alluka/Nanika). I think Gon's resoluteness to keep the Zoldycks away is supposed to come into play at some point later into the story. Starting from the Heaven area arc we saw Killua being devoted to Gon as he had no goal outside of Gon. Now Gon is the one left without a goal, I always thought this meant it would be his turn to aid Killua in his own journey.
Hey. If people aren't aware, Microsoft admitted they know who you and where you are at all times and will give your info to the police.
They have a Global Device Identifier (GDID) Tracker that functions as a fingerprint for your PC that can surpass VPNs, proxy servers and countries. Although it can't survive a clean reinstall of Windows (it can survive updates), because Microsoft forces you to go to the internet and log in into a Microsoft account, they will be able to get to you.
Microsoft kept it secret and it was only found out when the FBI tracked a hacker thanks to the information Microsoft gave them.
You should be paying attention to this, and possibly consider moving away from Windows. If a government, especially the US government, doesn't like you for some reason, this could be seriously concerning.
This article specifically notes:
For journalism, activism, or domestic abuse situations, skip Windows and use Linux routed through Tor instead of a commercial VPN. A GDID doesn’t care which VPN you use, only that it’s still the same Windows installation.
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Other important quotes:
What has researchers uneasy is everything else the case reveals. Costin Raiu, a well-known malware researcher, asked on the Three Buddy Problem podcast how much of this exists on other platforms, and whether it is linked more permanently to hardware. Matthew Hickey, another security researcher, called Windows “surveillance software”.
Two things back that up:
There’s no consent screen. A GDID gets assigned when you sign into a Microsoft Account. Apple’s advertising identifier needs an App Tracking Transparency prompt and a visible reset; Android’s works the same way. GDID has neither, and a Windows reinstall only gets you a new number Microsoft can still get back to the same account.
Then there’s activation. Massgrave, the group behind Microsoft Activation Scripts, notes that Windows setup sends hardware info to Microsoft and gets identifiers back, the same tokens later used for Store access and licensing: “It’s impossible to prevent Windows from getting a GDID without breaking activation and UWP app[s].” Anyone who lost a license after swapping a motherboard has already met a smaller version of this.
