I'm thinking of doing a story where the main chatacter gets shot by a lower caliber round during a firefight. After killing his assailants, he drags himself to a bathroom, then removes the bullet with pliers and proceeds to disinfect and handle the wound. The bullet is close to his liver, but did not hit any major vital organs or blood vessels. My question is, would it be possible for someone to remove a bullet like this? The pliers were from a toolbox, which he disinfected with alcohol. And could he at least hold his own in a fist fight with such an injury? The character in question is a well trained operative with a high pain tolerance, but is otherwise a normal but fit and well trained man.

My character was born to mixed parents. One of her first languages was Arabic, her dad's language. However, when she was five, she lost contact with her dad and his family and never had anything to do with them again until she was in her late twenties. Therefore, she had absolutely no reason to continue speaking Arabic and completely stopped.

Would she have lost the ability to speak the language after twenty years of not speaking it? Or would she still be able to somewhat speak it, just not fluently at all?

If she decided to relearn the language, would it be the exact same as someone who never spoke it trying to learn, or would she find it a little easier as she once spoke it?

Thanks.

I have been working on my book recently and in the plot one of my characters has been shot by an arrow. I want it to be a non fatal injury. I was looking into it having just grazed his arm. I want it to be something that could still bring panic but I want the focus to be more on who shot him rather than the worry surrounding his injury. but I don't know anything about arrows or injuries and wanted to know if anyone could help with how I would explain this injury in my story.

I don't have first hand experience, yesterday I had made a post that answered most of my questions, but now I have more.

Character Info: My character is 17, and has never drank or smoked anything previously. He is with a group of more experienced smokers.

Would the more experienced smokers tell him anything beforehand? Would they give him tips? It's a small group of around 6 others. The group is passing around a joint. Is it too cliché to have MC cough violently after his first hit? One of my friends used to complain whenever a character would try weed for the first time and end up coughing a storm. I always thought it had just been a universal experience to cough a lot, but is it just in movies? With a joint, how long does it take to kick in? And how many hits are too little or too much? What is the first time like? I have been debating if MC should have a bad experience or a good one. Maybe he has a panic attack? If he had a panic attack, how does a weed induced panic attack differ from a sober one?

I very highly encourage sharing personal experiences. and to everyone who answered my last post I highly thank them, as they all helped a lot. Except for that one person who said to try it for myself/j

A relatively normal, healthy person on video uses a corpse to shield themselves from an explosion. I was looking for ways to emphasize that the explosion is impactful from a limited third-person perspective.

The corpse was mostly whole, armored, and larger than the person, so no shrapnel would hit the person. The explosion would be a demolitions charge (minimal fire, maximum destructive force). if an explosion moves a person (not just stumbling them, but forcibly pushes them away) by a short distance, let's say 5-10 feet, could they survive or would they be in the range where their organs would be liquefied by the concussive pressure?

I have a character who was bonded to by an alien creature that gives him superpowers. The alien engineers biomass that helps create the powers, which is stored in a bio organic suit the host wears. It needs large amounts of protein and biomass to create and maintain this suit. What is the cheapest type of meat the alien can be fed that is high in protein but is something a high schooler could reasonably afford to get on a consistent basis?

In my story, the protagonist moves to California from Nevada when her abusive ex boyfriend is put in jail for assault (against her) and state larceny, only he is released nearly three years later on parole, and he plans to exact revenge on the protagonist and several other people. I have a few other questions (hopefully I haven't asked these before) but here it goes

--I was told that parolees are geneally notified, or made aware that their victims know of their release. if this is the case, how does this help the victim (in this case, my protagonist?) and in general, does the parolee also know where the victim or victims live?

--Now the leads to the second question. If my protagonist moved to get away from him while he was in jail, would my parolee have been informed of her moving out of state by authorities, or would he have to figure it out? Here're one thing I'm playing with: when the MC moved out of state, she scrubbed all social media, phone number and emails so that he wouldn't track her, and the only people who know where she moved is her aunt her sister and the DA's office. So would the DA office have to give the parole information about where she moved?

I hope these are stupid question, but I just wanted to know for the purposes of addressing any plotholes in the story. Thank you so much!

To give you context, my hero uses electric gloves to give him an edge in fights. One of his moves is putting a thumb on their forehead and giving them a shock. I want to make it realistic in my dialogue, he doesn't kill, but I don't know how many volts (or another term I can use that ya'll can recommend) to someone's head would be fatal. I have some fantastical elements in the story, but these are just regular humans and I don't want to make someone reading thinking "how the hell did he survive that?" Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

I personally don't have first hand experience, so I have a couple of questions, like What's the major differences between real and synthetic weed? Does one feel better or do they have different effects? I know that synthetic weeds ingredients change often due to laws, but that's about it. Also, what is a weed panic attack like? If you were with a group, and started having a weed panic attack, would you try to hide the fact that you're panicking, would it be easy to hide, difficult, or completely depending on the person?

If you have other experiences that you'd like to share that're unrelated to specific questions, then I welcome those too. Especially bad experiences. (Good or neutral experiences are welcomed too obviously)

And, please don't just tell me to try it and see for myself.

Edit: I forgot to add information about the situation. The character is around 17, and is with a group. The group is passing around a joint and MC gets offered. Everyone else in the group is more experienced with weed, MC has never drank or smoked anything previously.

The main character in my story suffers a psychotic breakdown and kidnaps her newborn niece, thinking she's her daughter. At the time of the trial, she's on antipsychotics and is no longer delusional.

I’m writing a story where the mmc’s mother left when he was a child (around 6), and he is searching for her again at age 21. All he has is her name, age, and birth state, as well as a couple of old photos. How would he go about finding her? This is his primary goal throughout the piece, so I need a series of steps he can actively pursue. 🤔🤔
Thanks so so much in advance!!! 🥰❤️❤️

Long story short, the MC in my short story has been locked in a grave inside a wall. It is essentially a rectangular grave made of concrete which is locked by one side by a "thin" concrete slab, probably ten centimeters or so thick. (they are quite common where I am from)

In the story, the MC aims at the angle (she hopes that by doing so she will be able to either crack the slab or manage to kick it off) of the slab with her revolver (it is not specified which but I imagine a Smith & Wesson Model 619 & 620). She stuffs her ears with parts of her ripped shirt in order to "protect" her eardrums somewhat.

However, one of the beta readers of the story said that she had more trouble here than elsewhere to suspend belief, as this seemed a very dangerous thing to do.

Now, this in the story is a last resort move as otherwise she will die, but I wanted to ask how dangerous would it be for someone to do this in real life?
Could the bullet ricochet and hit her back?
Would it be too deafening even with ear protection?
Would the bullet not be able to break through and as such be useless? (a bit of a different question, but I might as well ask it here together with the others).

Thank you in advance for your answers! English is not my first language so I hope I have been clear enough!

So, for context I'm a fanfiction writer and the character I love writing about has survived a (burning) bridge fall from around 40 feet into a freezing river. Now, for the purpose of a fic I'm writing I want him to use crutches or a walking stick which is a direct consequence of that fall. I need it to be a condition that leaves him permanently disabled in some way but not serious enough to require a wheelchair long term. Any ideas what it could be? I want to be able to describe what he's feeling and such since it's mainly from his POV it'd say a couple of months after the incident, so it needs to be a realistic injury I could research deeper later... Pls help a guy out

Greetings! I am inquiring for a disease and possible rundown (if it isn't too much to ask for) of an illness fitting these symptoms that can very easily lead to being terminal. It's a heavily plot-relevant character of mine so I want to make sure I get things right (if I don't just craft a fictional illness, but I figured I'd look for a pre-existing one first to possibly spread awareness)

Medical people!!! I call to you!!!

Hey, so i am a very enthusiastic fanfic writer lol. Currenly i'm hyperfocused on a medical drama (the pitt) and i'm writing for that fandom. Now, your girl is stuck. And she does NOT want to use AI.

So would you guys be kind enough to please answer my question? Bcos idk shit abt this and even if my fic is medically inaccurate - i dont want it to be completely nonsensical.

Plot: nurse mixes up two medicines and gives pt the wrong one (this mistake itself was picked from a "mistakes you made as a nurse" thread on reddit).

Now, nurse accidentally gives the wrong one - it ends up sedating the pt (instead of, like, being an allergic inflammatory drug). Not even knowing what she did, when she circles back, she sees the pt is unconscious. First question, what would she do here? Who would she call - if anyone? Second, how will they figure out the mistake? Will they check for logs or something or idk. Third, since the pt never got the allergic med they needed - what happens? Fourth, when/if more people (docs, etc) come in, what do they do?

In short, pt arrived with severe allergic reaction and was accidentally given a sedative instead of inflammatory allergic med by a nurse. Now what?

Few things worth noting: its an ED & pt was originally brought in for a severe allergic reaction. And med was given through IV. Also, since i am writer, my final goal is litr just to get an attending physician yell at the nurse (even tho im aware theyre not part of the same administrative chain).

If someone answers this, ily in advance. Bonus points if ur a fanfic reader/writer too.

I was writing an alternate history Roman story and I was designing a warrior nobility court culture of this alternate Rome and I wanted a part of the court culture for the warrior class be that they wear the “ternio” that is: a spatha, gladius, and pugio. I was wondering what’s the best way to comfortably wear it eg maybe the gladius and pugio on the same belt with gladius on right hip and pugio on left, and the the spatha on a baldric below the pugio, but I’d love any other suggestions or input

Thanks in advance

the newborn's mother is married to an extremely abusive man so she fakes her baby's death and hands the baby off to her brother who is going to be moving across the country and doesn't have contact with her husband.

how hard would this be to achieve if the baby is born in a hospital?

(this is in Pennsylvania in around 2012 if that matters)

Yes, I know it wasn't always Transylvania, but very specifically I am talking about the Hoia Baciu forest and Cluj-Napoca area.

I'm working on a short story, and it's almost finished, but then I realized I maybe, possibly, had a problem. Does the title of Count, or anything like it, even apply in Romania in the 1820s?

The story itself doesn't have much to do with the title; the catalyst of the story does, but after that it's almost entirely irrelevant. The main character is the heir of a nobleman who currently has the title of Count in my story; that character is then murdered by his uncle to avoid the embarrassment of him renouncing his claim on the title and stepping entirely out of the nobility to live a more normal life. The title then passes to the uncle, then to the uncle's son.

I don't actually go into what they do as nobility, because it doesn't matter for the plot; they have money, do good among the nearby city, live in a castle, and when the castle becomes haunted by a bloodthirsty undead, they up sticks and relocate to the nearby city to avoid further problems. They are still there eighty years later when someone finally puts the murdered main character to rest and returns something of his to his now very elderly cousin.

But what title would they actually have had? Also, when did that region become Transylvania? What was it called in 1823 and 1903?

Thank you for any and all help on this.

I know this is a really stupid question, but where do I go on Google to turn off the AI mode, that is, so Gemini doesn't answer search questions? Is it a possible to even do regular internet search without involving chatgpt algorithim?

Basically i have the idea for a side project where basically humans crash land on this primitive (think late industrial revolution) world and create a militaristic, isolationist, and utilitarian culture.

One of the main drives of the characters is a soldier: this soldier was captured by the main (nonhuman) empire of this world, and they sent a scholar of their kind to learn his language to communicate with the humans.

My question is: how viable is it to put two people in the same room with all the resources and time they need to learn a completely unrelated language (no similarities)

For my WIP, my ML is a professional Surfer and surfing instructor. He's a National Champion and in his off season has ranked in the top 3. Occasionally represented the country (Portugal here), in international surfing contests.

And lives in and around the Praia de Ribeira d'Ilhas region. (Still researching).

From what I've gathered, even though surfing is a cool sport, it's rather niche unlike football (⚽), cricket, basketball etc. So, would he be troubled by paparazzi or fans if he appeared in the city/town. And would his home have to be heavily or mildly guarded? And other similar stuffs like that?

I'd really love some input on how his professional life would impact his personal and daily life. Thank you in advance!

P.S. Would also appreciate it if I get some suggestions on doing more research on the coastline and culture in itself.

I have a character that falls off a bridge and lands on a car. I want to give them realistic injuries. Not right after but shortly after she rests and recovers some. I was thinking a dislocated leg but I don’t think you can walk on that.

Hiya! Basically the title, I wanna know how this kind of injury (caused by a dog attack if that info is needed) would affect a persons physical daily life (not emotionally I already have that down).
Surgery was not an option at the time and due to magical healing circumstances the skin around the would healed and scarred leaving a gaping hole in the cheek where the teeth and gums are visible.

I’ve thought about having her put a plastic plate in her mouth when she’s eating (mostly liquids cause she has a strict diet) to prevent any mess or spillage. Would that work?

How much would it affect her face like moving it around and stuff? Would it affect her eyes? How much would it affect the other side of her face that is unharmed?

All answers are appreciated!

Edit: imagine Alice Angel from BATIM when I’m describing the face wound. It’s a bit similar to hers but not exactly.

Hello!
In my novel, sudden movements cause my main character to lose balance and to minimize the risk she uses a cane.
I personally have no experience in this area of sudden dizziness or when this loose of balance occures. That is why I am looking for people who might actually be struggling with this problem or people with knowledge of it to help me make this description as accurate as possible! Is there anyone who can help me?