#But it's a LOT

[galedekarios]

this is probably going to be controversial and it's not meant to be a slight against gale or people who enjoy that particular headcanon, but:

i love gale, i truly do. but gale would not be great with kids imo. i can't see him as a father. i think i may have talked about this before, but i keep seeing it and while he has many great qualities, this, in my eyes, would not be one of them.

(apart from him saying outright that he doesn't consider himself "father material". which... why is this constantly being dismissed, lol? not wanting yenna to starve or arabella&mirkon not to die does not a good father make.)

he's extremely impatient. he states that several times over. even with the protag ("if the roles were reversed, i don't know if i would have your patience."), and while he does like sharing his knowledge and engaging different types of people from different cultures and walks of life in conversations, to learn, he has again, no patience.

there is a line about him having had students, too, but he does also state in the same breath that their "ineptitudes" irked him. he strikes me more as a professor with older students, who already have some sort of knowledge that he would be able to build on - and even that is sort of reaching tbh imo. what i would find more accurate is him being in the role of some sort of researcher, being able to do things alone and at his own speed. exchanging ideas with colleagues every now and then, perhaps.

so if he already disliked having students, and being annoyed by them, having no patience for them, i just am unsure how this is meant to work out with tiny little kids. again, i just cannot stress enough how much patience you need with children.

there's also other minor stuff like being sensitive about chaos, messes, smells, etc., liking his quiet and solitary time, etc.

all in all, i just think that gale being kind with children you meet in-game, not wishing for them to starve or die, doesn't necessarily translate to being a good parent.

i also think that someone being reluctant - or in gale's case, outright saying he doesn't consider himself the material - is not a great place to start either.

[ranchstoryblog]

Monthly Poll: This time it's about ANIME

While we eagerly await any word on the next edition of the annual Marvelous Game Showcase, a little bit of something did get released about a week ago: The Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024. As expected, Marvelous stated that the Story of Seasons series continues to do well, but more interestingly, there was this little slide:

We've already started seeing a little bit of this. Of course, games, sequels, spin-offs, all those have happened. We've also been seeing more Goods like the Nendoroid for Claire and several acrylic figures in recent years. Even the plushes of animals appearing in crane games could be slid into Amusement, with some report of those even making rare appearances in machines outside Japan. So that leaves only Stage and Anime to expand into... and Stage is probably not viable for an international release! So,

Oh, and don't forget to check out this trailer for Sakuna of Rice and Ruin's anime:

[hvtmessxpress]

no but why are there so many blossom cdramas this year. it gets to a point where it's a bit excessive

[honeybeelullaby]

Listening to The Lord of the Rings audio books narrated by Andy Serkis is An Experience™️

[ghoopyghoo]

very important doctors appt and then 9-1-1 mid season finale? i will either be ecstatic or on a 72 hour watch this time tomorrow

[adreamthatsworthkeeping]

Me: *not writing despite being 10k behind on NaNo*

[captain-grammar]

ill write a more coherent post about my hospital consultation later but it can best be summed up as FUCKING *YIKES*

[emiliosandozsequence]

made another playlist for the sparrow lol

[jackinalex]

I agree with the anon that maybe Lisa doesn't really feel like she fits in. I bet it's like a weird mind game for her and Alex. They grew up in this well-to-do well-off lifestyle and it makes you wonder if they both actually wish they were nobody punks that want to be normal. I think if I tell myself that it makes Lisa not seem like such an attention seeker because maybe there's a cry for help in there somewhere. Does that make sense?

It does make sense, but idk. I think Alex might wish he was like that (but he wants a lot of different things: like, he wants to want this farm life, but the second he's there too long, he doesn't, for example). I don't think Lisa even considers another kind of lifestyle, because she's absorbed into it so much. I mean, caviar on Christmas morning? Black tie holiday parties? $100,000 weddings? Come, on. She's totally engrossed.

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Hey, if you've the link to my pattern drive on google, I'm moving shit around again. Just getting more stuff into folders for easier access when I want to make something in particular.

[pastafossa]

Not me listening to the TRT playlist constantly haha nope definitely not been on a loop for two weeks

NO BUT I DO THE SAME THING. I love that playlist, cause it's not just me, it's a bunch of recs readers send in, too! IT'S A COLLAB PLAYLIST, 50% ME AND 50% READERS, AS IT SHOULD BEEEEEE.

although watch me dump some more fob in there when the new album comes out on friday come on boys gimme a love song

[storyof-eden]

Asked my best friend if he was going to come visit me next month to go to a fun thing. I'd mentioned it twice already, but got no answer. Today, he responded by telling me that the only way reason he'd show up to see me is if he was giving up on his marriage/running away from his wife.

It sounds so small typing it out, but. He's using me as a crutch. He's essentially been emotionally cheating for years. He's unhappy in his marriage. And I just can't anymore. Maybe it makes me a bad person because he is my best friend and I should be there for him because he's miserable.

But I also just can't sit here and let him use me like this anymore.

[alivingtypo]

you can pry starting sentences with 'and' or 'but' out of my cold, dead hands

[yeepof]

I understand that tall men are our POV characters, but surely being like a foot taller than everyone around them would have some occasional consequences

[sparklebyte]

“here’s what we know about the uhc shooter”

WRONG! He is a suspect and we should treat him as such. He should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, not guilty until proven innocent. He’s a person of interest not the killer. I don’t care what the media or authorities are saying, he’s a human being who deserves a fair trial and deserves to be treated as innocent until proven otherwise.