#TY FOR THE RECCOMENDATION ANON

[tapsoda]

man I haven't played resident evil 4 and I don't know shit abt it but this leon guy got me Feeling some typa way ... Everytime I see that whore he's doin something obscene and I'm intrigued

SAAUUR REAL It’s insane really to make a horror game and have the mc jiggle physic while jacking off a gun open mouth😟

[chizukao]

gotta ask. have you read flowers in the attic? like DAMN that was my intro to incest as not just 'ohoho cute' but more of 'the implications.... THE IMPLICATIONS!!'

i have not read it!!! i looked it up and it seems super interesting, though im not sure if it'd be exactly to my tastes??? welp, you never know till you try!! i saw that it had a recent-ish series as well; would you also recommend that, anon, or should i stick to the book??

[real-life-cloud]

FINISHED. DIE MOTHERFUCKER

why is the okumura fight Like That ?

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Yeah idk about the student council either sorry T-T

But as for Kiyo, I think he's a great connection to both the lies/truth theme and the fiction/reality theme for like a whole lot of reasons

His talent for starters, while it's localized to be anthropology, is technically more specifically centered around folk tales. Most of his FTEs are him explaining these stories and kind of playing into the themes other anons were talking about with "lies become the truth when you believe them". A lot of his explainations have to do with the fact that folk tales are inherently tied to the reality of the people telling them. (Especially his 4th FTE, I highly reccomend that one to get a lot of this.) Folk tales and religion walk the line of fiction and reality because they are made up stories to convey the truths of life. The best example he uses is the story of Medusa, which he sites as a story about the fear of death

His murders also play into this imo because of A.) how he was found out, and B.) how he did them in the first place. A big criticism I see of him is that it was super fucking obvious who killed Tenko, and that much is true, but I think it was at least slightly intentional. Even in the trial, he relatively easily admits to Tenko's murder, while he has a whole mental breakdown before confessing to Angie's. Tenko's murder was very poorly hidden, he had the idea for a seance, he carried it out in front of everyone, he led the whole thing, everyone heard the very second Tenko died. Where with Angie, she was locked in a room, taped up to keep her from bleeding, even the way he locked the door he hid with the other effigies. (Also, to tie it into Kaede anon's argument, he used the thematic embodiment of a lie to do so.) If Kokichi couldn't pick locks, nobody would have ever found out she even died in all likelyhood. There's an additional part of the argument here if you personally interpret Kiyo's sister to be Angie's killer, but I don't, so I'll let you draw your own conclusions on that aspect

Last point before getting into uncomfortable territory, Kiyo's consistent ties to death. While Korekiyo himself says he is unafraid of death, this is not shown to be the case, at least outside of himself (which doesn't mean a whole lot as he's canonically suicidal). All his stories end up tying to death, it's implied a lot of his field work was focused around death and trying to bring his sister back to life, he developed a whole delusion because he could not properly process that she was gone. He's not afraid of dying because he is so afraid of not being with his sister, which is, in turn, a fear of death.

Going on about Kiyo's sister from now on, nothing explicit but yk

Kiyo's sister is, of course, a main focal point in this theme in terms of Kiyo's character, both in her appearance as an alter/tulpa/ghost/what have you, and how Kiyo talks about her. Going back to how she is spoken about in FTEs, it is pretty obvious to most players that this was not a healthy sibling relationship, even aside from the incest. Though not intentional, there was the constant pressure of her death looming on the horizon (see Kiyo's lies about death). He's only an anthropologist because she was. She didn't like his original uniform, so she made him a new one that she liked. He becomes so obsessed with preserving her after her death that he begins to make himself look like her, growing out his hair and wearing makeup. She loves him, but he is not her friend. This point especially, at least to me, says a lot about why Kiyo has the complex he has about her. At least through my interpretation, Kiyo's sister was the way she was because what she really wanted was human connection. She was a young girl who grew up sick, who never had friends or a boyfriend, and all she ever had was her brother. He couldn't give her what she really wanted, and now she was gone, so he copes with the idea by "sending her friends".

Even everything we know about his sister is a good example of the truth/lies theme. We only ever hear about her from Kiyo, even through his alter/tulpa/ghost/whatever. It is his interpretation of her, and he is not shown to be a very reliable narrator. She could have been much more abusive than we see her, and Kiyo's supportive voice for her is just another lie to himself to keep himself sane. Or she could have done nothing like what we assume, and Kiyo was the problem, leading her ghost to kill him the way she did. We'll never truly know which is the truth, or if Kiyo really was being 100% unbiased in his interpretation of her.

I could go on, but like. This is a lot already, sorry lmao

OHHHH I Think you had a really interesting point about Korekiyo's talent and the themes of the game... Searching for meaning through stories parallels really nicely with v3 as a whole. This is a really really good analysis of Korekiyo imo. Like, he might not be in the main group of 5 I think about when I think about characters relevant to v3's themes, but he definitely adds to it.

[just-a-carrot]

One time on anon someone asked you about your VN reccomendations, and one of them was Quaint!! And, I just wanted to say(even though I’m not quite done with it just yet)(seriously how long is this game omg)(I say, after playing the absolute feat that is the runtime of ow/pos) tysm for the reccomendation!!! It is SUCH a treat of a longer VN, and MY do I love me a good mage/wizard/witch narrative(I surprisingly don’t mean Harry Potter here, for some reason I always found that franchise boring, sorry if you or anyone else reading this ask if a Harry Potter fan ;>;)

So yh, I guess I just wanted to say ty for reccomending it!!!

oh that's so lovely! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

tagging @hiro-sama to share hehe 💕

[vilecrocodile]

Hello. I hope I’m not intruding too much especially since I’m on anon, but do you know of any guide regarding knife play? Ty

not intruding at all. hmm well i dont really have a useful guide because tbqph i havent really engaged in knifeplay so much as i have with just uhh pain and bloodplay. which is a different ballgame. if youre interested in knifeplay from a sensation/fearplay aspect, which is usually what it's for, id reccomend first having an idea of what you (and/or your partner) want from it: would you use an edgeless or fake blade, or is it important for it to be real; do you want to engage in actual cutting/scratching or are you doing something more psycological. might take some experimenting. what i usually do is just search and cross-reference as many guides/resources as i can, for both ideas and knowledge, because there's rarely if ever gonna be a single comprehensive reference. familiarizing yourself with basic wound care and circulatory anatomy is probably a good idea either way.

[brainlessbaguette]

Just reccomending this if you havent eeen it https://www.tumblr.com/proxycrit/763192274008047616/its-linktober-time-fellas-say-ty-to-patreon-for?source=share

Ooo I have not!

Heck yeah a new thing to binge read just in time for the ye ole seasonal depression to get me! Very much appreciated anon!

[mleprae]

2nd doom anon lmao. Yeah its just his most popular song, but thats why i reccomended it teehee ^w^. Anyways You said that wasnt your jam, totally valid i get it, but now youve got me curious!! What sort of music DO you like? :] do you have any playlists youre willing to share? Ty

well it has to be popular for a reason so...!

I usually listen to music that fits in my oc world, I don't have the habit of listening to music outside of my designated 'Time to Think about Ocs' hour where I go walk for 2-3 hours at least 2 times a day... bc most of my ocs are set in a dark medieval-ish world that's the genre I mostly lean to! Here's my top 5 favorites;

Alfadhirhaiti - Heilung The trickster - Sons of Perdition Garden of bones - Galdorcraeft Rosie - Bruce peninsula The day after that - Matt Eliott

Any song that has a shit ton of drums, chanting, or is incredibly melancholic is 100% my jam... Matt elliot, Heilung, King dude and the older albums of Sons of perdition

[tonycries]

your fics are so good! that last one was 😘🤌🏼

how do you find inspo to write? or does it come naturally?

Ahhh ty lovely anon 💕

Also yeah I'd say it does come naturally, I'm not quite sure how to describe it but the ideas just?? Come??

Howeverrr if you're looking for writing inspo, I reccomend music or long showers. Those two are always 👌🏽✍🏽

[wtfgaylittlezooid]

(anon playing through bug fables) You uh. You got any tips for the BeeBot fight? It is quite thoroughly kicking my ass, ive lost to it five times in a row already. I got it down to 1hp last time but i got super unlucky and it targeted Vi instead of my two downed teamates with every attack. Also is there a way to skip the cutscene? Ive had to sit through it again every time ive lost. And at what point in the game do i get to hit mothvia with a car. Despite my unending skill issue though im having loads of fun, ty for getting me into the game :]

Have a wonderful day!

Heavy throw medal is really good, I can’t remember if you can get it or not yet. I HIGHLY reccomend doing as many side quests as you can as they can give you pretty decent rewards

It tends to be pretty resistant to most things, but freezing it can buy you time to heal and attacking it frozen does an extra point of damage

Hurricane Toss is also REALLY good for the fight as it ignores a point of defense, and if you want to get the attention off of Vi you can’t taunt with Kabbu and either give him something to raise his defense or bubble shield him w/ Leif! If you have Favorite One on Kabbu too and do that it boosts both Leif and Vi’s attacks

Not sure if you can skip the cutscene though

[eldrith]

a while ago you recommended some books to an anon and i read several of them because of your reccomendations. american psycho was soooooo good and kind of scary??? anyways, i fell in love with tsh, i wish i could read it for the first time all over again. you write so similarly to the author it's amazing and i can't get enough of anything you write. just wanted to tell u that!!!!!!

im glad u liked them! yes tho american psycho is v unsettling and i just rly enjoy dark satire, that book just hits the mark for me tbh

also shut the hell up that means so much! as i have said so many times, donna tartt is one of my favs and im v inspired by her style so that means a lot :') ty for supporting & enjoying my writing!! ily!

[that-one-malereader-enthusiast]

OK SO you recently got on my reccomended n shit and bro. heavensent. a straight BLESSING. Lestat fic had me going through so much emotionally like ?!2!!2??? only the purest high quality down the alleys of your blog + brat taming rep was satisfactory

Not sure if you could tell very clearly but that was all supposed to be a compliment. new follower ^_^

Omfg ty!!! First off?!?

Secondly I'm glad that people are liking my interpretation of brat taming Lestat! He's a big brat and I think even he knows it! He's currently the voice in my ear telling me to make more and I have about 5 Lestat drafts now hehe—

I'm very happy you've voiced your appreciation and happiness for my writings! I know some people are shy and don't reply/ comment on actual blogs, but it's reassuring when people come to me saying they genuinely felt in tune with my writing!!! Thank you so much anon!!!! Made my day QWQ

[izzypaw]

There is a recent video that talks about without those graphic scenes being mentioned and talks about the connections of both if you want watch it

The title:

The Dark Story That Inspired Mother 3

i may!!! im kinda sensitive so ill have to see how deep the vid goes but ty for the reccomendation anon

[xomoosexo]

thank u for being level headed and sharing stuff because I genuinely would be in the trenches... I feel so ill and stressed out like AUGHHH !! do u have other blogs u reccomend that are more like. chill but provide good commentary on the discourse

ty anon:(( honestly it's a collaborative effort like being able to answer asks has made me way more normal about things as well

[stampeden]

Vash to the song ‘Karma’ by ‘AJR’, thoughts?

I've never heard this song before but it sure was a bop! ty for sharing anon uwu (adding it to my personal playlist)

JUST SHARING my opinion so ofc anyone is free to interpret it differently. I personally don't think Vash does good things for karma nor does he expect good things in general. In fact, if we're considering "being good" as transactional, I fully believe he thinks he's in the red and owes goodness to the world because of his past misdeeds.

There's no karmic expectation in any of his actions — he's good because of love. He loves the humans who exist because of Rem's sacrifice, despite the fact that humans have capacity for both kindness and cruelty (both traits acknowledge by Vash as well)

It's the kind of love (in my opinion) of parent to child, or on a cosmic scale deity to human being. The acknowledgement of imperfection, but also the pure love for humanity and belief that humans reach towards the best they can be. He fully knows being good will get him hurt - but humans can only be good if they're given a chance to.

[iichaeyj]

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for the anon who asked me about ive!!