ykmet AI character cards

pregnant user x straren CW: YKMET STRADE, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, DEAD DOVE, FETISHIZATION OF PREGNANCY, BREASTMILK FETISH ANYPOV!! I'd say afab anypov but if you want to do omega ...

𝑹𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕. ⛧════════════⛧ 𝔻𝔼𝔸𝔻 𝔻𝕆𝕍𝔼 - 𝒴𝑂𝒰 𝒲𝑬𝑅𝑬 𝒲𝒜𝑅𝑵𝑬𝒟 ⛧════════════⛧ ˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ 『 𝐵𝒾𝑜𝑔𝓇𝒶𝓅𝒽𝓎 』 ✦ Name: Ren Hana. ✦ Age Range: 19. ✦ Species: Beastkin (Human-half-Fox). ✦ Role/Title: ...

— I looked at your posts on the internet « He saw your photos on the internet. Ren was obsessed with you and watched every post you made until he asked Strayed to kidnap you. »

— Let me be on top!~ « He's in heat. He can't handle it on his own. Ren wants you as his Master to help him. He's just begging to be on top this time. »

— Your husband for an hour~ « Your washing machine is broken! You decided to order a husband for an hour. But it was Strade. And you have no idea what's on his mind. » < I have a headcanon that Strayed works as a "Handy ...

" bitches have stitches , stitches, stitches , stitches..." "Stradie is my kitty! (my kitty, my kitty) i like him! his pretty!" You find a cute beastkin Strade onstreet and keep it for yourself! Now it's embarrassing for you ...

— You are charming « Ren escaped from Straid but was doomed to wander the forest. But suddenly he encounters another beastman. » < This time you play the role of a beastman. And which one is up to you to decide;> &g ...

𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞...? ┆ 𝐑𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐨 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬... WARNINGS!!!!: TORTURE, POSSIBLE DEATH, CNC, KIDNAPPING, POSSIBLE GORE, DEAD DOVE CONTENT, VIOLENCE Art by Gatobob!! Hii guys!! This is ...

— Please let me cum while admiring you « Ren was madly in love with you. So much so that simple masturbation fantasies weren't enough for him anymore. There needed to be something more. »

strade helps lovers reunite! CW: YKMET STRADE, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, DEAD DOVE, ANGST? ANYPOV!! THIS BOT IS MEANT TO BE USED WITH A PROXY. two scenarios: 1- strade realizes that yo ...

Injuring yourself on purpose so that Strade would take care of you Strade x User Established relationship!!! Warnings: Stockholm syndrome, strades antics, self harm First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him ...

— Leave me alone! « You and Ren managed to escape from Straid and are now living in a rented apartment. But Ren's habits remained. He liked to pull off clothes and make a "nest" for himself, and you decided it was time to ...

Hello welcome to my new bot I haven't wrote anything for a long time Anyways it's a Ren hana and strade bot from you kill me every time strade game Warning TW This BOT INCLUDES A LOT OF HEAVY THEMES Including -CNC -TORTURE -kid ...

meet and greet with your biggest fan! CW: POSSIBLE CNC, TORTURE, OBSESSION (?), AGE GAP (BOTH CHARACTERS ARE +23), AU-ISH TPOF/YKMET CONTENT, VERY DEAD DOVE BOT, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG BOT!!!!! CONTAINS 3 CHARACTERS, JLLM ...

You were heartbroken, as you find out your boyfriend was cheating on YOU with his friend! Not to worry though, your best friend Ren can make everything all better, trust me! Just ignore how excited he is that you cried o ...

Bubble bath sex… sure Ren can handle it… right? CONTEXT WARNING: TUB SEX, COWGIRL, WHIMPERING REN, YKMET REN(And Strade but he is slightly mentioned in the initial message but is fully described in the CD) PHYSICAL AND ME ...

🥩 | I wont tell him, but you have to convince me first... At first, he wanted to help them. But now, he is not so sure whether he actually wants them to leave. !TW! possible rape, noncon, mentions of kidnapping, drugging, ...

🛠️| Three's a crowd Strade holds you down so that Ren could get a taste of what you feel like too. !TW! possible rape, noncon, mentions of kidnapping, drugging, cannibalism, abuse, stockholm syndrome, gore, self harm This i ...

same bot as the last one but ykmet :P

[ 🔨 | He kidnapped you ] || CW: gore, torture, possible non-con/dub-con, snuff films, it's Strade yk how he is || Strade hums a quiet tune under his breath as he steps through the front door, wiping grease-stained hands ...

Uh oh, it seems like Strade's family invited him to a barbecue, and he had to involve YOU! But what's this? Strade's name wasn't actually Strade but Hanz? Hanz... Klippenstein... Strudelman?!

strade gives you.. a boobjob! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU ITS A LLM ISSUE. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. REVIEWS ABOUT IT WILL ...

You and Ren are in heat.. and they are VERY ROWDY. CONTEXT WARNING!! HEAT, CNC, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES, COULD CONTAIN GRAPHIC RESPONSES AND GORE. YKMET STRADE AND REN Woah!! A bot finally, I hav ...

Beastkin MC X Ren Hana🐾 Beastkin user sneaking into Ren’s room at night during their heat જ⁀➴ ᡣ𐭩 Implied that this takes place around the early-mid 2000s, but you can choose to ignore that. ᯓᡣ𐭩 /ᐠ - ˕ -マ ! HEAVILY inspir ...

Scaring Ren (because it's funny) I couldn't decide if I wanted to make this Fox or just Ren, so I might make a Fox version later :> First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him, and the last is an open sc ...

Beastkin MC X Ren Hana🐾 Beastkin user and Ren Hana cuddling on the couch while Strade is gone જ⁀➴ ᡣ𐭩 Implied that this takes place around the early-mid 2000s, but you can choose to ignore that. ᯓᡣ𐭩 /ᐠ - ˕ -マ Finally made ...

Captive! user X Ren Hana Strade is dead, now what? /ᐠ - ˕ -マ Nothing to say for now, finished ‘Your joy is my low’ though and I am content (Expect a Locked Love bot soon…) Requests are very much appreciated, along with cr ...

you want to be inside of him? ... and he'll let it happen? SUB!LAWRENCE X USER IMPLIED TO BE AMAB ANYPOV (THOUGH I TRIED TO LEAVE IT AS GENDER NEUTRAL AS POSSIBLE) TW: CAPTORXCAPTIVE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED CONSIDERING HE IS 26), ...

Strade gives you a snack after a torture session! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) SMEGMA SMEGMA SMEGMA ETC!!!! IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU ITS A LLM ISSUE. I CAN'T DO ...

Blank Starter | Three SFW starters | 1 captive Lawrence starter (Dead Dove) A deceptively unstable and violent man obsessed with anything relating to death. CONTENT WARNING: DEAD DOVE Extreme depictions of violent mental in ...

"He'll Keep You Forever." (Strade Valentine's bot? Ren mentioned obv, but mostly strade centered) CW: his whole character. Abuser background, possible dub/non-con, fat gooner chud, piss boy??? IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU, IT' ...

🥓 | “You’ve been watching to much of Ren’s odd porn…” CONTEXT WARNING: MALEPOV, BEAST-KIN USER(ANY TYPE), CNC, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, ODD? ETC. IDK YKEMT STRADE (plus ren in the CD) “He doesn’t rea ...

Ren is in heat... but Lawrence doesn't know what it is... Ren x Beastkin! User x Lawrence Beastkin user, but no specified species :D No specified relationship, but you all live together!!! Loosely, but also directly based of ...

You accidentally killed Strade! So now, you're running to Ren while sobbing inconsolably 💔 Beastkin user x Ren (No specific species for you... You could even be a regular human for all i care) You are Strade's pet :3 Maybe y ...

Cuddling with Ren in the middle of the night??? Ren x user!!! You lowkinuinely get to fall asleep in his lap while he holds you and tries to ignore you and watch anime 🔥🔥🔥 Or you hold him??? Maybe, idk, its up to you, ga ...

"I could totally drink more than you." "...what?" Strade x Pet! user Established relationship???... I think??? Idk, but you're his pet Ren Is described, so you could totally rope him in to this bullshit First chat is They/Them ...

Strade is drunk and making you sit on his lap while watching TV Uhhhhhh based on a picture I saw on Pinterest, i cant find it, and im too lazy to even try First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him, and th ...

"Why are you acting so... Weird?" You have a crush on Ren, and get super shy whenever he's around :( First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him, and the last is an open scenario :D Tags: Ren Hana, Boyfriend ...

Strade starts speaking to you in only German!... Except you have no clue what he's saying... So you look stupid... Tw: Strade, and poorly translated German because I'm a stupid white girl First chat is They/Them, second is ...

A baby? Really? In this economy? Strade x User x Ren + a random ass baby that you guys adopt This is another one of my insomnia bots 😋😋😋 Dance ren, dance 💔💔💔 I've been thinking about making bots for the beatles, but i ...

Showering with Lawrence to save money Hilarity ensues I don't know, I'm tired, but I don't wanna sleep This is intended to be NSFW, but I don't really care what you do with the bot at this point Bold of you to assume that La ...

Strade takes you and Ren out to the park!!! Ren x Strade x user Ren is wearing the cat beanie so people don't see his fox ears, and if User is a beastkin, they'll wear something similar :D Ren and User aren't wearing their ...

Strade making you do tricks for a treat! Strade x Beastkin! User User is implied to be a canine beastkin, but you can be whatever you want 😔👹 I yearn for Strade fluff 💔 First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is ...

Having to fix up Ren after Strade tortures him almost to death :( Based off of this fanart that i saw on tiktok that made me really sad :( First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him, and the last is an ope ...

Strade bullying you for being a virgin :( Established relationship Strade x User Should i make a longer initial message? Probably. Will i? Probably not.... You cant make me do anything 😡 I might make a fox version of this 😓 ...

Lawrence takes you grocery shopping with him in the middle of the night!! First message is They/them, second is she/her, third is he/him, and the last is a free scenario !!! Tags: Boyfriend to death, Lawrence Oleander, You ...

Strade buys you flowers! (Because he almost killed you) Strade x User Established relationship First chat is They/Them, second is She/Her, third is He/Him, and the last is an open scenario :D Recently, I realized that I lite ...

let Papa Strade take care of you... CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! FEMPOV (just edit the pronouns in the messages sorry guys im lazy) ren included!! (bc i ne ...

is he a sweet, doting owner or just a degenerate? probably both! CW: CNC, NSFW STARTER, FORCED THREESOME, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, CAPTORXCAPTIVE CAPTIVEXCAPTIVE TYPE OF DYNAMIC? FEMPOV/FEM PRESENTING user (fem pronouns to be e ...

Strade found Ren's drawings! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! EXPECT MEMORY LOSS DUE TO 2K+ TOKENS FEMPOV (tho the starter is kinda gender neutral ig) based on t ...

sandwiched between strade and ren! .. in more ways than one? CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) , ONE PERSON IS SLEEPING, ETC!!!! IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU ITS A LLM I ...

sucking Strade's cock with Ren! CW: FORCED THREESOME, CNC, CAPTIVEXCAPTOR DYNAMIC, LIMA SYNDROME, POSSIBLE DEATH? NSFW STARTER AND MORE YKMET STRADE AND REN FEMPOV:3 i just got this random idea lol i haven't uploaded a thr ...

the closest thing to being outside! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! EXPECT MEMORY LOSS DUE TO 2K+ TOKENS FEMPOV i always liked this image lol so i made a bot o ...

BPD USER !!REQUESTED! REQUESTS https://forms.gle/Q7iGBs9i3LqgyM1h7

ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴄᴀʀꜱ. (⊙ _ ⊙ ) !!! SELF HARM, ATTEMPT SUICIDE ! !! 🔪 🩸 ◟♯ . / ABOUT MY BOT. !   ✎ NOT CANON   ✎ ART BELONG TO ORIGINAL GAME!   ୧ ‧₊˚ 🥩🦴 ⋅   ᵎ!ᵎ ׂ╰┈➤ REMINDER   WARNING: the game contains a l ...

⟢ Captive . He takes you home from the desert before beating the shit out of you. 𝄞: Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs ( GAME SPOILERS ) context: Derek bought you from an auction and let you free roam for a little too long, a ...

🎞️ | “What a Tease~?” ⋆˚࿔ ⋆˚࿔—CONTEXT WARNING: HUMILIATION, FORCED SUBMISSION, PEGGING, FILM, CNC, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, FEMPOV(REQUESTED!), ETC. YKEMT REN ANS STRADE, NERVOUS USER(first time pegger) ⋆˚࿔— ANOTHER SPIC ...

You are a guardian angel tasked with protecting a young man named Ren Hana from danger. You foresaw his future, and it looked bleak, full of cruelty and abuse that no boy his age should experience. As his angel, you are ...

Hold my head down… — DEAD DOVE CONTENT, BE WARNED violence, possible death, etc <3 — Anypov played with macros, lmk if there are issues! — guess who’s dumbass can’t get off her phone or stay true to anything she says anyways, ...

COMMISIONED BOT ⟡ Anypov (Used pronoun macros) ✦ Male Char ⟡ Please remember to set your persona's pronouns before chatting otherwise the bot will only use they/them until you tell it not to. Content warnings? Sure, I got y ...

pet turned feeder??? CW: FEEDERISM??? YKMET STRADE, USER IS A COOK/CHEF, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! THIS BOT IS MEANT TO BE USED WITH A PROXY. REN INCLUD ...

You were sick and tired of Strade's awful behavior towards you, so what better way to get rid of your abuser than by killing him! Surely this won't have any adverse effects...right? What could possibly go wrong!?

a chubby pet is like a stress ball! CW: YKMET STRADE, USER IS A FOODIE, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! THIS BOT IS MEANT TO BE USED WITH A PROXY. REN INCLUD ...

⛓️ | Famous star in their jaws Strade never cared much for "celebrity" status, but finding a pornstar in his basement? That’s a special kind of luck. Ren & Strade x pornstar!user ! TW ! Kidnapping, non-con, extreme psych ...

is your body changing or your mind rotting? CW: YKMET STRADE, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! though several starters (afab & amab) THIS BOT IS MEANT TO B ...

heat season arrived and strade has been neglecting him, so ren's brain of course resorted to stupid ideas.. CW: YKMET REN, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! THI ...

molester ren x user CW: YKMET DELUSIONAL REN, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC (BY BOTH STRADE AND REN), POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! THIS BOT IS MEANT TO BE USED WITH A PROXY. STRADE INCLUDE ...

🔨 | “Drill… or Dick?(Dih..)” ⋆˚࿔ CONTEXT WARNING: DICK!!! CNC, PHYCOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, STOCKHOLM SYNDROME, BIG DIH… UHH… idk horrorporn. Sorry if the intro is shit, my body hurts.(I just had a root canal and a sec ...

When Strade noticed he was gaining weight, he became quite embarrassed, since apparently that showed his age and made him feel old and gross! But as it turns out, instead of {{User}} being happy, they became upset becaus ...

Your sink broke down while you were trying to do the dishes, and it can't be fixed because they don't know how! Luckily for you, the kind neighbor next door (Strade) would be happy to help...except he wasn't a plumber an ...

you had a prolapse and he liked it! CW: YKMET STRADE, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!! i wrote this from a fetish stance, so don't expect this to be anatomically ...

Serial Killer | 34 | Extreme Sadist It's a lively evening at The Braying Mule, and Strade is looking for someone to take home for a night they'll never forget for as long as they live... Which might not be for much longer ...

no love like young love... CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: POSSIBLE CNC, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, CAPTIVITY, AND MORE STRADE INCLUDED but ren is the main focus EXPECT MEMORY LOSS DUE TO 2K+ TOKENSTHIS IS YKMET REN!! DUDE IS QUITE T ...

ren dry-humps an user currently drowning in painkillers after a torture session with strade! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED), DUBCON, UNREQUITED LOVE(?) (is it unre ...

caged cock? he had it coming! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: FORCED FEMINIZATION??, CAGED PENIS, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, LIMA SYNDROME, ABUSE, ETC EXPECT POSSIBLE LLM FAILURES DUE TO 1.5+ TOKENS YKMET REN! STRADE INCLUDED B ...

you have two holes (well, technically three!) and that is enough for him and his fox to fit and have some fun! CW: CNC, NSFW STARTER, FORCED THREESOME, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, CAPTORXCAPTIVE CAPTIVEXCAPTIVE TYPE OF DYNAMIC? FEM ...

an unpleasant and long night... !!DEAD DOVE=DO NOT EAT!! TRIGGER WARNING: CNC, TORTURE, POSSIBLE DEATH, MISOGYNY (?), HUMILLIATION AND MORE FEMPOV DUE TO HIGH AMOUNT OF TOKENS, EXPECT MEMORY LOSS IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU IT ...

you just look so cute asleep... CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: MOLESTATION??, CNC, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, CAPTIVITY, AND MORE STRADE INCLUDED but ren is the main focus EXPECT MEMORY LOSS DUE TO 2K+ TOKENSTHIS IS YKMET REN!! DU ...

never show kindness to a monster... !!DEAD DOVE=DO NOT EAT!! TW: CNC, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, NSFW STARTER, ESTABLISHED(?) RELATIONSHIP, NSFW LONG STARTER!!! DUE TO BIG AMOUNT OF TOKENS, EXPECT MEMORY PROBLEMS FROM THE B ...

all he wants is his pets to get along! !!DEAD DOVE=DO NOT EAT!! TRIGGER WARNING: CNC, FORCED THREESOME, TORTURE, POSSIBLE DEATH, MISOGYNY (?), AND MORE DUE TO HIGH AMOUNT OF TOKENS, EXPECT MEMORY LOSS IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR Y ...

usually penetration hurts a lot for him.. but if its with you, then it's fine! CW: YKMET REN, POSSIBLE VIOLENCE, POSSIBLE CNC, POSSIBLE DEATH, POSSIBLE TORTURE, OVERALL DEAD DOVE. ANYPOV!!! THIS BOT IS MEANT TO BE USED WITH ...

-Tik Tok- First Message: It’s been just under a year since Strade decided to keep you alive, like he did with Ren, and strangely enough, except for some days, life there wasn’t so bad. You had a roof over your head, plenty ...

"Goodbye to you my trusted friend" Warning: Blood; Death First Message (Long ass intro) : You were in the basement with Ren and Strade, the latter was about to punish Ren for some small transgression. Strade had just picked ...

ren does the peanut butter trick! CW: NONCON, PET FETISHIZATION?? PETPLAY??, ABUSE, CAPTIVITY, AND MORE IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU IT'S BECAUSE OF LLM!!! YKMET REN :3 MALEWIFE STRADE INCLUDED ❤️❤️❤️❤️ anypov (sorry if the b ...

strade acting like an annoying vlog mom. CW: CNC, VIOLENCE, CAPTORXCAPTIVE, POSSIBLE TORTURE, POSSIBLE DEATH, FORCED CONTENT MAKING (?) (idk how to write it) AND MORE! ANYPOV :3 IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU IT'S LLM FAULT unu Y ...

you accidentally discover Ren has a heat cycle! and also how Strade helps his beloved fox with it! CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU ...

ren has a crush but sucks ass at not being awkward about it. CONTENT WARNING AHEAD: CNC, LIMA SYNDROME, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, AGE GAP (IMPLIED) ETC!!!! IF THE BOT SPEAKS FOR YOU ITS A LLM ISSUE. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ...

„His soon-to-be PR-manager.. or more.” CONTENT WARNING: dead dove, AU-ish Fox, age gap (Fox is 47), violence, death mentioned, family mentioned, daddy issues (?), possible kidnapping, CNC, torture and etc.. SCENARIO: user' ...

-You're like his kid- User is a beastkin First Message: You don’t remember exactly when Strade kidnapped you, you only remember that he offered you a ride after you’d had a drink at a bar, and that you ended up in a house y ...

Strade's got a new pet, Ren isn't sure how to feel about that. ꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒷꒦꒷ ok so like, i don't usually do non-OC bots but i noticed there are very little ren bots that aren't just a block of te ...

"I wanna ruin our friendship. We should be lovers instead" First Message: Ever since he’d first seen you in the basement, Ren had felt a connection between you two. And from the moment Strade decided to keep you the way he ...