#and it’s a play that treats mentally ill people like people instead of animals and ohhh

[yellowsubiesdance]

i just read this really good play and it’s got me in tears

[strangestcase]

For the people that are going to do Dracula Daily this year:

One of the subplots that Dracula covers, and arguably the most important subplot, is one centered around a psychiatric patient confined to an asylum- it touches upon the way he sees the world, his relationship with his doctor, and how he relates to and perceives the villain VS the heroes, since for most of the plot he believes the villain to be good and strives to serve him.

Both the patient and the doctor characters (who are part of the main cast and very important to moving the plot foward in their own ways!) are portrayed as sympathetic victims to the main villain and mostly on the side of good, but in different ways, and, of course, the way they are written is informed by the beliefs of the time.

I won't spoil anything too important about it, just warn you that this subplot depicts Victorian Era ableism, which is... pretty extreme, and forms of medical abuse (specifically, psychiatric abuse) that still exist today!

This plotline involves:

-depictions of hallucinations, delusions, and irrational thinking

-medical malpractice: delusions being encouraged, patients being dehumanized, prolonged use of dangerous restraints

-unsanitary behavior (eating live animals)

-ableist attitudes from most of the hero characters

(other Dracula fans pls tell me if I've missed something)

What do I make of this? you ask. Well...

Do not excuse medical abuse, even if it's fictional. The doctor character is, for all his medical malpractice, depicted as a complex person that has some likeable traits and he undergoes a pretty sad arc relating to loss and trauma, like most of the heroes of this novel. This doesn't make him any less of an abuser, nor makes his patient any less of a victim!

Refrain from using ableist language or rethoric. The patient character, being written for a very old horror book, is often depicted as "unsettling" and his strange behavior is sometimes played for horror. This 1) doesn't make his situation any less deplorable 2) doesn't make him any less sympethetic and most importantly 3) doesnt give you a free pass to treat him as a scary horror monster. He's a victim of both the real monster of this story and the system he lives in.

Listen to psychotic fans. Research the history of Victorian asylums. Understand the historical context. Look at this subplot from a holistic perspective instead of treating it as a horror story within a horror story (although, it is a horror story, but not for the reasons some think it is!). Just don't be a dick to disabled people.

If any part of this subplot triggers or squicks you, you are not obligated to read it, just be aware that it exists and that it is important to avoid perpetuating ableist stereotypes, be they present in the original text or not. (Hell, you are not obligated to read any part of the book if you don't want to do so. Dracula Daily is supposed to be fun. Analyzing literature is supposed to be fun. Enjoying literature is supposed to be fun!)

For the love of God, don't get angry if some fans dislike the doctor character for what he's done and take the patients' side. This was an issue during the last Dracula Daily run. He's literally the victim in this relationship. I'm not saying you can't like or dislike either character but I have to reiterate: do not erase either character's contribution to the plot, do not demonize the patient character for being mentally ill in an "ugly" way and beliveing the villain is good, and don't woobiefy the doctor character because he said a funny thing once. Both are complex adult human beings so don't expect them to be caricatures.

Do not be afraid to call out ableist behavior from other fans, but also be careful to not overstep or talk over disabled fans, especially psychotic fans.

During the Dracula Daily run, some blogs will warn about the entries in which this subplot takes place, and what triggers apply for each one of them. If you need those warnings, don't be afraid to reach out for them!

Happy reading!

[blubushie]

i think when a lot of people say male privilege what they ACTUALLY mean is cishet white male privilege

I'll raise you–

They mean wealthy white cishet perisex neurotypical male privilege.

Cuz a white man growing up in poverty, neurodivergent (say autism, or any mental illness) is NOT going to have male privilege over a wealthy cishet white neurotypical woman by society. He will be demonised. If god forbid he's being Publicly Neurodivergent (such as having, say, a schizophrenic episode) then him being male means he will likely be arrested and/or incarcerated or institutionalised. THIS GOES DOUBLE IF HE IS A MAN OF COLOUR, BECAUSE MEN OF COLOUR ARE ALWAYS SEEN AS AN AGGRESSOR/DANGER IN WHITE SOCIETY.

This is what intersectionality means. The recognition that there's more than just one factor at play. Male privilege means jack shit if society doesn't even see you as a fucking human being.

The MOST privileged people in society are wealthy white cishet perisex neurotypical old men. They make legislation. They uphold systems of injustice to benefit THEM. They're your oppressor. Not your neighbour, not your brother, not the bloke down the block.

Growing up in poverty, bisexual/gay and visibly intersex, with a million and one mental disorders, I cannot recall a SINGLE time I was afforded male privilege. Instead I was treated like an animal—smart enough to know what I've done wrong and be punished for disorders and illnesses I couldn't control, but too stupid to have agency over myself or my body. There is not a fucking thing in my life that I have what I haven't fought for. I'm not wealthy, I'm not even middle class, but I run my own business I built from the ground up because people wouldn't employ me because of how stigmatised my illnesses are. And I had no help, because I came from poverty. I built a life for myself because it was do that or starve.

Only privilege I can ever recall being afforded is white privilege, by which sometimes tourists would prefer talking to me over my adoptive brother (who is black) because they felt more comfortable with me. And that pisses me off.

But male privilege? No. Not once. I'm too visibly broken to be afforded it.

[karizard-ao3]

Can I ask your top 5 women in fiction?

I've been thinking about this one and it's hard because I don't naturally rank things or have favorites. I'm not that consistent. So I present: "The top 5 fictional women I've been quite fond of in the past few years, in no particular order".

Jill Valentine (from Resident Evil) - What a fucking babe. Good-hearted, brave, strong as hell. I feel like something that especially endears her to me is that her experiences in the game feel really representative of the violence women experience in real life, but not literally because most of us aren't being stalked by a leather clad zombie man or put under literal mind control. Symbolically, though? Yeah. (Please note, I haven't played any of the Resident Evils. I just watch cut scene compilations/ cinematic play throughs because I like the characters and the stories 😅 I can't hold an intelligent conversation about actual gameplay)

Mikasa Ackerman - Obviously haha. What I love about her is that she's the strong silent type, she's a little socially awkward, a little bit of a bitch, but she is also caring and a protector in her quiet way. Still waters run deep, and I feel like people who think Mikasa is boring or a one note character simply aren't paying attention to her (or reading the manga). She's subtle. She doesn't demand attention. But her actions show that she is more than just a girl with a crush. She's not your typical FMC and that's what I love most about her.

Donna Noble - What a queen. I loved that she was kinda basic and absolutely unspectacular and how her adventures with the Doctor didn’t make her change as a person, they just made her more fully herself. She let go a lot of the silly shit that she was using to fill the emptiness in her life and let her natural kindness and empathy fill those places instead. She was the salt of the earth and so perfectly human. I miss her and I wish she’d had a longer run with the Doctor. I’m only on Peter Capaldi right now and I heard she comes back briefly later, so I’m going off her time with 10 here. She was my favorite companion, though. She deserved more episodes and more screen time during her final arc.

Rei Ayanami - Don’t get me wrong. I also like Asuka. But what I like about Rei is that she seems to be in a chronically dissociative state and constantly questioning who she is and what her place is in the world. I also like that she’s suicidal and lonely and trying to find a way to feel connected. I like that she struggles to see herself as a person because she has always been treated as a commodity and replaceable (and she literally is replaceable - that’s got to be a mindfuck). I’m having a hard time describing my perception of how women with mental illnesses tend to be treated in media, but I appreciate that Rei’s issues are treated neutrally in the anime. We don’t need to baby her about it, and we don’t need her to have a moment of clarity that turns her into a boss babe right at the end. (spoilers: yes, in the end she does turn against Gendo in what could be considered a boss babe moment, but it doesn’t really count because it was a result of her switching her slavish devotion to Shinji, who wanted different things. Also, in helping Shinji she got to commit suicide, which is what she wanted all along). 

Also, we are birthday twins, which makes her very precious to me as well.

I’ve been on the fence about who to choose for this last one! So I’m just going to offer up the names of the contenders and if anyone wants to know more about why I like them, feel free to ask!

Yor Forger

Katniss Everdeen

Elphaba Thropp (I’m reading the book right now)

I didn’t put Akane Tendo because, even though I’m a Rankane shipper and I love her and will defend her to the last breath, I feel more of an affinity with Ukyo Kuonji as a character. But Ukyo is not a standout favorite of mine, so I don’t feel right putting Akane above her? Even though I have a lot more to say about Akane than Ukyo? I don’t know. It’s weird. It feels weird to put her on the list but also not to mention her. So I guess Akane Tendo is the Honorable Mention? 

I 100% put too much thought into this but it was fun, so thank you for the ask!

[princelylove]

Welcome back prince, I hope you feel better now ~ glad to see you again

You said that yandere wouldn't allow darling getting sick under they care but do you think there will exception for some yandere? Instead of keeping darling healthy, they will let them feel ill (physically and mentally) so their darling can realized on them more, they enjoy take care of darling in the most vulnerable time.

~ 🏵️ anon ~

Some yanderes are sadistic bastards that just want to watch you squirm.

Others just adore the idea of taking care of you sooo much that they're willing to 'forget' to remind you about taking care of yourself, sometimes. As a treat.

Risotto is pretty big on not interfering with your life, especially if he's in his "I'll watch my darling from over here" phase. He's not going to stop you when you forget a jacket and it's snowing outside, but... he'll make sure your doors are locked behind you. Interfering means you'll know him, and he can't really afford a relationship right now, so... he copes by taking care of you when you're too sick to think for yourself. There's always "leftovers" in the back of your fridge, your home is always at a decent temperature- he aims to be your guardian angel from the shadows. You'll recover in practically no time at all.

Someone like Ghiaccio might give you a cold on purpose, as a punishment, and fail to realize that, hey, you now need to be taken care of since colds don't just Go Away. He's at a total loss- what do people even do when they're sick? Have soup? Bitch and moan and get on his nerves? He shakes you by your shoulders to get your needs out of you- hey, answer him, is he making you soup or are you gonna pass out? ... Just gonna pass out? Ok, he guesses. He props you up in a comfortable spot in his room and plays a game for you- you're not getting germs on his controllers or keyboard. No he isn't playing sims or animal crossing, pick something that takes skill, or is gonna give you some enrichment.

But Melone would absolutely do it on purpose. You're so cold to him, but when you're sick, you're just soooo cuddly, it's adorable! How could he not take full advantage? He does just about everything he can get away with- not properly disinfecting what he needs to, not giving you proper clothes, etc. Melone's very attentive, he checks your temperature and gives you actual medicine- the correct kind, too- and just lets you go on full auto-pilot mode. Take a nap on the couch, he'll take care of everything.

[idkaguyorsomething]

Two personal preferences for the Jojolands: it does not end on a downer note and that the author does not play Jodio's mental illness for horror.

definitely gonna agree with you on the second one, though slight disagreement on the first one. part nine could very well be the last jojo’s we’re ever gonna get, so it makes a lot of sense that people are gonna want it to end on a happy note. and traditionally, every part has ended with the characters at least reaching some level of satisfaction and personal fulfillment, but there has ALWAYS been casualties along the way, ranging from that one side character to the entire core cast minus a literal child. the happiest ending we got was in part four, which definitely had a more relaxed slice-of-life vibe to it than part nine, which already parallels part five, a story where literally half the cast gets killed off as they brutally slaughter all their enemies. having everyone in the main cast survive to the end seems unlikely, and tbh, i do enjoy the fact that in a lot of jojo stories, anyone can die. even if i love these characters with all my heart, it is an effective narrative choice to kill them off in order to raise the stakes. nearly every death in this series feels like an emotional gut punch without sidelining the actual agency of the character being killed (rip george jr, the least important joestar). depending on what kind of story araki wants to tell, a bittersweet ending could be more effective than an unconditionally happy one. but hey, if it’s his final outing in the world he created, ¡he might actually feel like being merciful to his characters for once! and if it’s not, well, i’ll look forward to all the fix fics everyone writes where everyone lives.

as for jodio’s mental illness, this one has me a bit worried. araki has made a lot of dubious writing decisions in the past on sensitive topics like this (overuse of sa, “curing” johnny’s disability, side characters that come off as dated ethnic caricatures) but he has made a consistent effort to include a lot of demographics that don’t show up in a lot of manga, and his writing of characters from said demographics has considerably improved over time. tracking the women in his stories, from erina to lisa lisa to trish to jolyne to yasuho, and how they’re treated tells a fascinating story in and of itself. johnny has a lot of emotional depth and character beyond his disability. this series honestly has more black characters than any other manga/anime i can think of (though i haven’t watched afro samurai yet). there are absolutely problematic elements here to critique and pick apart, but i kinda prefer this flawed approach to representation than the nonexistent state of it in other similar stories. but getting back on track, araki has written a lot of shit in the past, so he could definitely fumble the ball again here. however, i personally think there’s currently more setup in the story for jodio to become more of an antihero in line with giorno or johnny. he’s on good terms with at least two of his family members, an achievement hitherto unheard of in this series, and he’s depicted as more of a goofy teen who makes bad decisions somewhat in line with the criteria for antisocial personality disorder than an irredeemable monster. it’s far too early in the story to tell where this is headed, though, so overall we just have to cross our fingers and hope that araki goes for a more sensitive, nuanced portrayal of a protagonist with aspd instead of going all “lol he’s joDIO what did you expect”

[technicallymaximumkitty]

Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) Head-cannons

Dose anyone want to share head-cannons? i'll go first: TW: Frollo's headcanons are darker than the others, so trigger warnings for abuse, religious manipulation, and illness-induced psychosis. Everyone else is lighthearted—just Frollo being Frollo.

Quasimodo

his favorite animals are pigeons specifically rock pigeons and homing pigeons, pigeons were the most common animal in the bell tower and is definitely that dude at the part that has pigeons riding his shoulders (like that woman from Home Alone 2)

After Frollo's death, Quasimodo moved out of the bell tower and into Esmeralda's, Phoebus's, and Clopin's (Now shared) home. His job as a bell ringer is now official (he gets paid!) and he has free time between each hour to explore instead of being confined to the tower.he loves to garden! daisy, marigolds, baby breaths, tyme, sage, and mint are his favorites but can't grow vegetables to save his life

Esmeralda 

she loves her tambourine and has had it since she was five years old and is a master at playing it (she also knows how to use it as a weapon if the time calls for it)

Esmeralda is a bit of an animal whisperer and can carry on conversations with her pet goat, Djali. (Djali is like a service/emotional support animal, but as a goat that also purrs. He's his own thing—basically like Wolfie from Barbie: Princess and the Pauper.)

She’s autistic and sensory seeking: she doesn't wear shoes because they feel to tight and hurt her feet, she loves makeup because of it’s texture often reapplying it several times a day, she stims by dancing, rocking, and flapping her hands and she loves the texture of Djali’s fur and hair in general  

Clopin 

 has autism and synesthesia (specifically Sound-color synesthesia) and adores the Notre Dame bells for there sensory input in the sound they make and their ringing routine (stolen from TV topes)

is Esmeralda's older brother (he's 41 she's 20) and raised Esmeralda by himself when she was five years old and onward after their parents disappeared                                          (*cough* *cough* Frollo had a hand in it *cough* *cough*)

he is arrow ace. he doesn't feel romantic feelings but he feels every other kind of love (Philia, Storgy, ect) very strongly (this dork /a is working on Valentine's day cards all year long)

Frollo  (TW for for abuse, religious manipulation, and illness-induced psychosis)

When Quasimodo was young, Frollo did care for him but struggled with what he thought was right and wrong, rationalizing it as Quasimodo being more of a "pet" than a person—making it hard for him to even consider caring for Quasimodo in the human sense.

Frollo’s hatred and rigid beliefs were deeply ingrained from his upbringing, but his mental state began to deteriorate due to a combination of factors. This included religious psychosis and the effects of syphilis-induced psychosis. His long-standing syphilis worsened his mental health, leading to symptoms of neurosyphilitic psychosis, which exacerbated his existing paranoia, obsession, and inability to see reason.

his rings have meaning. the red and blue rings are family rings (red is his father's side of the family and blue is his mother's side of the family) the green ring is his office's ring (as a judge)

Phoebus 

cinnamon rolls and cinnamon buns are his most favorite thing ever (his version of a Klondike bar lmao)  

Phoebus has amazing first aid skills like he can treat concussions, treat poisonings, and stitch up wounds, for anyone. except himself, Phoebus has given himself food poisoning and gotten infected cuts more times than he can count (or care to admit)

Phoebus comes from a wealthy family this men't he was raised by servants instead of his parents who were very laissez-faire but this wealth allowed him to be one of the few people during this time, medieval France, that attended university, before joining the army. despite popular belief he raised the ranks due to his work ethic and not because of his parents money

[nerogurl]

hello! Could I have a match up if it is not too much trouble?

I go by She/her and like men. INTP,  ☀️ Libra / rise Leo, October,

Personality:

I’m introverted, intense, earnest and absent-minded. always wear the heart to my sleeve. Sort of a lone wolf but it’s partly because im not good at starting the conversation.

I tend to cry silently when stressed without much control over it, while trying not to be a bother to others. Drawing is the way I express myself but I also love playing with words. I dislike the change of plan in general,  unless it is pleasant event. Would either plan way ahead or do things (i.g. buy sweets) on a whim.  My soft spot is stuffed animals, and I treat them like they were people. if anyone tries to squeeze the plushie I’ll screech instinctively. 

I make quite a few weird sounds (i.g. a sound like bird’s chirping) so I imagine it’s probably fun to watch if they don’t mind the, well, noises.

I struggled with showing affection verbally, so instead of saying the ‘l words’ I would be staying at their side, listen to their problems , make coffee and do things for them. I get flustered easily, both in a shy way and annoyed way. Is generally touch-aversive with the mouth of a pirate and libido, then gets shy. Not experienced either. The best mental image would probably be a stray cat that shows in front of your door from time to time, runs away when you want to touch it and be back for the neck scratch 3 days later.

small fact: 

Very sensitive to smell and sounds, can smell  someone smoking from far away. 💯 powered by caffeine, good at determining the quality of black tea and coffee. Gets sleepy from 1 beer.

Interest:

I like dark stuff, story that is destined to wither in the end. I also like playing video games (not sure if it exists at that period of time but, yeah!), art, visiting museums, animals (especially 🐢 🐈 🐕 ) , sea (water in general) and sunlight. I joke about being a lizard because I have 0 body heat in winter , completely depends on the weather of the environment. Since I got ill often when I was younger, and spent months in a hospital with good memories of the kindness from others, the smell of rubbing alcohol comforts me. 

Appearance: 150 cm, long black hair, kind of pale due to the amount of time staying indoor. Small frame, thin and cannot see without eyeglasses. scared of people way stronger than me but also somewhat intrigued . (Talk about mixed feelings..)

Hi!!!

Your first match is with Levi. Drug addiction can cause symptoms similar to neudivergence. (As an autistic person myself, I have been mistaken for being on drugs due to my natural body language.) Levi would be intrigued by the contrast between familiar and foreign traits. Your positive reinforcement of love and care with the hospital smell of alcohol, he'd associate with the neglected dying and sick. He recognises the stimming of your bird chirps but not the joy and comfort that comes with it. He identifies with your withdrawn nature and the alexithymia; a characterisation concerning difficulty with verbalising your emotions. However, the ability to be so emotional feels alien. Coping in such fundamentally different ways, he would be both confused and allured. 

The horrors of war being too harrowing for a child to overcome, Levi turned to heroin for the temporary relief. This avoidance behaviour repeats itself in his B ending. Your chirping reminds him of the freedom he tried to achieve by fleeing the army. Running away from his past, he travels all over by motorcycle. Surviving by fleeing from danger, it might seem oxymoron to settle down and face the music. He doesn't understand the way you carry yourself. Your coping mechanisms allow you to function and thrive while his destruct and suppress. Being a similar type of person, he'd want to learn how you achieved something so seemingly unattainable to himself. A bird that has found freedom, he'd want to be like you.

Coming from a similar approach to the world, he would emphasise with your shared complicated relationship with strength. Being a great soldier out of small children meant to fight big scary adults. Just like how he cowers in fear at his presence of Caligura but spits on his shoe anyway. With you by his side, he has someone to protect. Not wanting you to surrender to those shared feelings of helpless that he's all too familiar with, it reminds him he's not that scared child anymore and gathers the will to defend himself. 

This struggle can be found in small animals as well. I think he would like dogs the most. Getting a PTSD service dog would help him keep grounded. Just like protecting you, it makes it so that he *can't* shut down because he has a best friend that relies on him. Combine this with your sensory sensitivity, you and his service dog make a specialised surveillance unit. He'd have to actively try if he wanted to hide a relapse. Now, it is much less likely for him to suddenly fall off the wagon.

I can definitely see you two doing a late night run for dessert to satisfy your sugar cravings. Like driving downtown for icecream at 2:00am. This impulsive behaviour is a distraction from more self-destructive habits. Living in the city would be good for Levi, as long as he has the stability to keep him from spiralling into a relapse.

Travelling all over on a motorcycle, go to museums together to look at really bizarre exhibits. Go to flashy arcades, where he'll be especially good at the shooters. In the Prehevil tavern, Levi can be found on the piano lamenting over how he never learned how to play. A love of music, just how one practises to get the high score at the arcade, he would get really good at rhythm games. Drawing a crowd whenever he plays DDR.

Going out on the town he'd share his jacket with you. With a underweight body type, you'd be struggling in the cold together, a jacket fitting his height would have extra room to share. You two can huddle for warmth together, as you walk down the street.

Your second match is with Tanaka! He can definitely relate to your relationship with strength. Being a latent soul, his standpoint begins with little urgency over his own life and is instead subjected to the world around him. He is raised into his profession, and is one of the first to be killed in multiple ways if left on his own. His character arc is about overcoming his fear by training with Marcoh, and reclaiming his own path through protecting his friends, including you, with his new fighting skills. Being a true gentleman he'll let you borrow his suit jacket if you get too cold. Like how birds dance to wow their mates; salary men can *drink*, and being a lightweight yourself, he'd probably want to show off. 

Being so sheltered his whole life and working as a negotiator, he approaches others with an open mind. A salaryman, he has to adjust and make people feel welcome for negotiations. His first instinct is to approach people from a place of civility and understanding (which is why he was so easily killed by the woodsman). When he hears your chirping he relates to the closest thing to stimming and whistles along with your noises, establishing a parallel play between you. 

The absolute king of Animal Crossing, at first he'd humour it like some novelty he wouldn't think much about. As a child to inherent a conglomerate, he certainly would have been raised by tiger parents that would never let their kid play video games, thinking it a waste of time. Japan has a heavy emphasis on mascot culture that would eventually peak his interest. After some gentle persuasion to give it a try, he'd be hooked. You could give him station-ware with animal crossing characters as a gift. A down to earth guy, he'd probably like blockbuster type games, like Resident Evil or Detroit: Become Human. As a mascot he relates strongly to Luigi, and would get his hands on all of the Luigi's mansion games.

Tdlr; Levi & Tanaka, but overall, I think that Levi is your best match.

[what-in-the-cat]

i know nobody cares, but man betrayal hurts.

you can give a close friend hundreds of dollars over a few years to ensure they can be okay, be there for them, and do everything you can to understand them as a person. you can give your heart to people and think they're safe, that you can trust them.

but the moment you're in the middle of an extreme mental health crisis you've talked about multiple times, and that you have been constantly distressed and sent into a panic attack by so many little things, something just goes wrong. someone's partner who you've only actually talked to a few times disregards your boundaries about mental health, decides in your place what they think is good for you, lies to their partners about why you were upset at them, and then everyone is out for blood. and they don't even tell you to your face. they tell your extremely anxious panic attack ridden boyfriend who is supposedly who their partner is scared of that you're a piece of shit who needs to justify your actions. that you need to be the one accountable.

and now i can't even talk to my other close online friends because they're so close to these people. i can't go to someone I've known since 2019 who's always had a good head on their shoulders, i can't go to one of my funniest online friends anymore just to chat, i can't go to my writer friend and talk to them about their favorite characters anymore or their modding, god i can't even talk to the one person who seemed to vaguely understand where i was coming from when i would vent about how being mentally ill was affecting me.

and im so damn angry. how dare they assume the worst of me in my own mental health crisis despite the fact that I've gone out of my way to understand and try to accommodate their DID and befriend their alters. how dare they treat me like a rabid animal or child and talk to my boyfriend about it instead of me as if he's my keeper. how dare their partner decide that after 3 conversations that they had a right to play armchair psychologist and dig into my head and decide what was right for me. how dare their partner decide to come to talk to me about something i was never mentally equipped to handle while trying to be okay and not hurt myself. how dare their partner lie about me and what i said. how dare they take my last few close online friends away from me.

i guess it's better late than never i learn they never were my friends. i need to find a new therapist.

[willoftrees]

also tired of hearing him complain about my husband cleaning his catbox before he gets to it

he only fills it half way and does NOT clean it daily. he sleeps in as late as he can every day and then goes to work for maybe 4 hours 3 or 4 days a week, and as soon as he gets home it's back to just sitting around watching stuff and playing games and getting as close to doing litrally nothing but laying down with a screen in his face. (complains about wanting to get healthy but literally replies "why would i want to lift any weight??" when we suggest he get those simple tiny 5 to 10lb weights to just get a LITTLE stronger so he doesnt have to constsntly ask his other also disabled roommates to get stuff for him. and literally contemplating getting a new expensive af phone to be able to play a game he already has on his laptop so he can literally LAY DOWN insysad ov having to sit up ((also he can already lay down to play?? laptops.... are movile computers.... hello?????)))

husband works nights, is the only person with a car, we have property ourside of town with a garden, livestock and projects we are trying to work on but have to out on hold because our roommates need us, amd we all get fucking sick of having to smell cat piss and shit all fucking day cuz the roomie doesn't give his cat enough litter to compensate for not cleaning it daily and he literally will leave giant piles of shit with giant wetspors of pias uncovered in his box- and every time hubby finishes cleaning it. cat immediately gows and uses it cuz he didntwannanuse it while it was nasty all fucking day unless he couldn't hold it anymore.

plus the roomie talking over me, treats me like i am not a person, refuses to apologise to me directly for something he wronged me for even when other people told him he needed to, and acts like because he has a different mental illness than the rest of the house hold that he deserves extra special treatment, gets an excuse when people tell him he is being rude, and doesn't have to adjust his behavior for anyone.

and i have to deal with shithead roomie number 2 also coland owner being a giant useless sack of shit, too! wakes up, fucking fills his cup with vodka, takes a swig, either shits himself or goes to throw up, goes outside to smoke cigarettes and weed with his phone in his face and headphones in his broken truck for an hour, watching smosh, random anime with stupid long title or some other brainrot, comes inside. has another swig, notices someone making food and remembers food is nice and muscles his way into the kitchen instead of waiting for them to finish, half prepares his meal taking up all the space in the kitchen but not finishing so anyone else can use it, (cuz in the middle he will have to go smoke again) leaving his dirty dishes for others tocclean cuz there are none left or we have nonspace to prepare our own food, finishes making his food then sets it on his bed and goes outside to smoke again and has to reheat his food again when he comes back inside...

i feel like i am taking fucking crazy pills.

[mypetmycat]

CATS AND EXCESSIVE MEOWING

In terms of why cats meow, the causes change as they grow from kittens to cats. When kittens are cold, hungry, or scared, they meow to their moms. Cats, however, change their vocalizations to communicate with one another as they age, such as growling, hissing, and yowling. They exclusively converse with humans via meowing.

Of course, each breed, and even each cat, will meow in a unique way. Oriental breeds, particularly Siamese cats, are well-known for being outstanding “talkers,” therefore, anyone who dislikes meowing should avoid acquiring one.

While some cats appear to prefer hearing their own voices, others appear to prefer conversing with their humans. Try to identify the cause if your cat is talking a bit more than you’d like. Once you’ve identified the source, you may take action to lessen your cat’s meowing.

Why Is My Cat Meowing So Loudly?

Cats meow for a number of causes, ranging from severe to attention-seeking. They are made up of ailments. Your veterinarian should do a thorough examination as a starting point. A cat suffering from a variety of ailments may become ravenously hungry, thirsty, or uncomfortable.

Cats can also have kidney or an overactive thyroid, both of which can make them vocalize excessively.

Seeking attention: Cats don’t spend a lot of time alone, despite what the general public believes. Cats commonly meow when they want to play, be noticed, or start a discussion. If you want to lessen the frequency of attention-seeking meows, stop responding when they happen. Observe them just when they are silent. Continue to ignore them or walk away if they start to meow again. However, don’t ignore your pet. Spend time with them every day, engaging in play, grooming, and conversation. Animals that are exhausted are more tranquil.

Desires to eat: Some cats meow anytime someone enters the kitchen in an effort to get a bite. A lot of cats also get quite vocal when mealtimes get closer. Avoid giving your cat food while it meows if this is your problem. Avoid rewarding them while they are meowing and wait to feed them till they are silent. If this doesn’t work, get an automatic feeder that opens at set times. Instead of you, the cat will now meow at the feeder. Many cats meow as their owners come home or even when they enter the house. Consider the behavior as the cat purring in greeting, despite the fact that it might be hard to break.

They feel solitary: Hire a pet sitter to improve your pet’s quality of life if they spend too much time alone during the day. Put a bird feeder where they can see it, such as beside a window. Foraging toys with food inside should be placed outside. You should purchase them a cat condo and mix up the toys you set out for them to play with.

A worried cat: Stressed-out cats usually become louder. Your cat might start talking when there is a new pet or child, a move or other change in the house, illness, or the death of a loved one. Learn what upset your pet, and then help them adjust to the change. If that isn’t an option, give your cat extra attention to make them feel better.

Aged kittens: Like people, cats can experience cognitive decline or a state of mental confusion as they age. They frequently get disoriented and sob hopelessly, especially at night. Periodically, a nightlight could be helpful if your cat occasionally gets lost at night. Additionally, veterinarians usually offer medicine recommendations to treat these symptoms.

Cats that want to procreate: Your cat might start talking when there is a new pet or child, a move or other change in the house, illness, or the death of a loved one. Both males and females yowl when they are in heat, and males yowl when they sent a female in heat. Both can be difficult to deal with. You can avoid this by having your pet spayed or neutered.

Don’t throw anything out until ensuring sure there are no issues. Even while you shouldn’t encourage it, cats occasionally meow for valid reasons, such as when their water bowl is empty, they can’t get to the litter box, or they are trapped in a room. When they meow, investigate them to see whether the issue can be safely ignored or whether a quick solution is required.

Don’t yell at a cat because it meows: Cats seldom cease meowing by being struck, yelled at, or sprayed with water over time, but all of these actions will make your cat wary of you or perhaps dislike you.

Don’t give in: If your cat is used to utilizing its meowing to get what it wants, it will meow louder and more frequently. It probably won’t get better before it gets worse, to put it another way. Meowing should be ignored while rewarding quiet behavior, and gradually they will understand.

[tzov]

The health implications of living as female in a world designed for males are staggering. In PE class playing games made for boys and being graded based on standards designed with another type of body in mind. Having your injuries and illnesses diagnosed and treated according to a male model. Being given vitamin and dietary recommendations that do not consider your iron loss, your slower metabolism, your differing sensitivities. Mental health evaluations and advice orbiting around what a Man imagines a woman feels and wants. Having your natural gifts and abilities ignored (women's work) or looked upon with prejudice ("women's work"). I hardly need go into the physical and psychological harms done to women under patriarchy. To maintain a patriarchal society is necessarily to normalize women's pain.

In such a world women's health problems become the norm. It's no wonder female athletes compete with unexplained or hidden injuries, that psychiatry keeps reinventing hysteria, that menstrual agony is supposed to be "accepted" (but isn't an excuse to miss work), that extreme and dangerous birth control side effects go widely unaddressed, that pregnant women and new mothers are treated like zoo animals instead of vulnerable people.

Researching and discussing female health is a feminist act.

[battlekidx2]

Thoughts on Arcane

Okay the hype for this show is spot on. This show is amazing. I went in only knowing that it’s about two sisters who end up fighting on opposite sides of a conflict and I’m happy I went in with limited knowledge because it didn’t play out at all how I expected. When I first started watching the show I thought that Vi was the one who was gonna be radicalized against the topsiders but once the end of episode two hit and episode three played out it completely flipped that thought on its head and I realized I was dead wrong. 

Vi is such a fantastic character and is my favorite character in the series. That’s not a disservice to any of the other fantastic characters instead it is a testament to how well written Vi is. I think Vi’s character and arc are summed up in what Vander told her in episode three “You’ve got a good heart. Don’t lose it. No matter how the world tries to break you.”. Vi is a good person who has been hardened through hardships just like many residents from the undercity. Vi has every reason in the world to be bitter and she has every reason in the world to just give up but she keeps getting back up. Her struggle made me legitimately emotional. This show really gets oldest child syndrome. I am also the oldest child in my family and I’ve felt what Vi felt when it came to Powder and I’ve felt what she felt when she was forced to watch Powder become Jinx. I think she’s a fantastic deuteragonist of Arcane. (Also Vi is just a complete badass.)

Powder’s descent into Jinx is also masterfully done. I don’t know if I’ve seen an animated show tackle how untreated trauma and mental illness can radically change a person and lead to their descent even half as well as arcane did with Jinx. Powder is by nature a kind and caring person but the world succeeded at breaking who she was and creating a much more cruel person in her place. This is kind of a fine line to tread because you could villainize mental illness but I think arcane makes it clear that it wasn’t only the mental illness that lead to Jinx but the negative influences in her life. Silco legitimately cares for Jinx but he projects his own problems onto her however unintentionally and neglects to actually treat her by regurgitating the belief that suffering has made her a stronger person. I think this is more of a warning for these toxic lines of thought that make it so that people have trouble asking for help and stew until a breaking point is reached. It’s a very fascinating take on the character and I am so excited to see where the show takes her.

I also wasn’t expecting Ekko to be the leader of the firelights but I loved the reveal. Ekko’s fight with Jinx was also fantastic. Having the show switch between the past Ekko and Powder and the present Ekko and Jinx was a fantastic divide to draw for the audience. The excitement and innocence in the past was perfectly contrasted between the brutality and tragedy of the present. And when Ekko hesitated you understood why. Just like Vi he can’t let go of the Powder that he knew despite how much he liked to claim the contrary. (The fights in this show were fantastic. I also loved Vi vs Sevika.)

The one part I thought was iffy was Jayce’s part of the story. Too often I found he was the least interesting character in his own story. Viktor far outshone him, in my opinion, with his arc and struggles. I often found that I much prefered when Jayce was playing off of someone than when he was alone. Viktor, Caitlyn, and Mel all had more presence to them and more interesting stories. I think this is because he isn’t really his own driving force when it comes to motivation. He is manipulated or convinced by just about everyone around him about what he is going to do next. Viktor was the one who fixed his research and pushed him to continue working on the crystals which kicked off hextech, Mel was the one who made him a councilor, Heimerdinger was the one who gave him the progress day speech, Vi was the one who convinced him to go after Silco, etc. I found myself wishing that we could cut down his screen time to show more of Viktor, Mel, and Caitlyn. This is my opinion so if you liked him all the better for you. I always like when people can enjoy things that I couldn’t (media wise).

I have a lot more thoughts but these are the ones I’d like to get out for now. There is so much to this show that I am definitely going to rewatch it as soon as I can and most likely write more about it.

[nicnacsnonsense]

The more I see and think about what seems to be the prevalent fan interpretation of how Stede and Mary’s marriage fell apart — that Mary tried but Stede didn’t — the more I hate it. It’s just wrong and honestly kind of gross on multiple levels.

Firstly from a basic plot and character level this does not align with what we see of Stede as a character over all, and is just objectively not true. The first flashback we see of Stede’s previous family life is of Mary having a conversation with the kids about their farm animals and Stede attempting to join in. Plus his idea to create a ship in the first place was obviously an attempt to try to make life less miserable for them. You can say that his efforts were misguided at times and that he had a tendency to shut down and withdraw when they were ill-received, but you can’t act like he didn’t try at all.

Then there’s the ableism of looking at someone who almost certainly has some kind of CPTSD from years of being harassed and abused specifically for being soft and emotionally vulnerable and saying he just should have been more open about how he felt. And yes, I understand that mental illness is an explanation not an excuse and that Stede can’t expect people to be responsive to what he’s feeling if he doesn’t tell them about it, but I need everyone else to understand that it’s incredibly hurtful and dismissive to see someone who isn’t being as open and vulnerable as you think they should be and write them off as not trying. Not to mention I haven’t seen a single person (outside of a handful who were responding directly to things I said; love y’all) point out how Mary — due to understandable and valid frustration and possibly even trauma of her own — created a space that was very hostile toward Stede sharing his feelings.

Then for a second go round on the ableism train, there’s the fact that Stede and Mary’s marriage was clearly suffering pretty severely from communication issues, but we’re not treating this a thing that can happen and that both parties need to work together to address. Instead we’re just going to put all the blame for being bad at communicating on the autistic(-coded) character. Fantastic; a real classic that one. That’s not to say Stede doesn’t play a part; he definitely has an issue where when they miscommunicate he will passively accept blame and shut down rather than actually trying to get to the root of the issue. But Mary doesn’t try to resolve any miscommunications either, instead immediately assuming selfishness or other ill-intent on Stede’s part and lashing out at him.

And finally, thematically this ends up creating a pretty terrible message. Their marriage is clearly supposed to be emblematic of the oppressive society that the both of them live in. So when you say the problem was that Stede didn’t try in his marriage it necessarily means that the reason Stede didn’t fit into the aristocratic society is because he didn’t try hard enough. And that’s already gross on its own without following through to the implied he would have been able to fit in and make it work if he just tried hard enough. Absolutely hate that for him 💖

The problem with Mary and Stede’s marriage is that the were both shoved into a role that they didn’t want and weren’t suited for and as a result frequently showed up imperfectly. And they both tried very hard to make it work, but it didn’t and it never would have no matter how hard they tried because fuck patriarchy, fuck colonialism, fuck capitalism, fuck oppressive systems of power. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[spyrothesquish-0006]

Can I ask about the brothers visiting an MC in a coma, assumedly sometime after they left their 1 year school year at Devildom? Also would it be bad to ask for a platonic/familial relationship instead of romantic?

How the brothers react to visiting GN!MC in a coma (platonic)

Warnings: None besides hospital and coma mentions, also if you're uncomfy with platonic kisses I'm sorry 😢 I see Asmo as very touchy-feely so even if it's a strictly platonic/familial relationship, it would not be rare for him to kiss your cheeks. And platonic requests are always fine! I hope you enjoy!😊

Lucifer:

• surprisingly was not the first to find out, but once he did, he was quick to be at your side

• depending on how you got to be in a coma changes his reaction

• if it's because someone hurt you, Lucifer will be on a war path to make whoever did it pay dearly for hurting someone in his family

• if it's because of an accident, his worry over you will increase, never wanting to see you in such a state again

• will take whatever measures necessary to make sure you stay safe once you wake up

• if the coma is due to an illness, Lucifer will do everything in his power to get you the best treatment possible

• only the best doctors and nurses are fit to care for his family

• if allowed, he will move you to a devildom hospital to be treated

• will not be leaving your side any time soon

• if you thought this demon didn't sleep before, it's even worse now

• he will stay by your side and hold your hand until he sees your eyes open again

• the paperwork in his office might pile up, but honestly he couldn't care less

• you become his #1 priority

• would often pet his hand over your hair and talk to you at night

• even if you can't hear him, he still tells you how important you are to him and his brothers

• "We're all worried about you, MC. You need to wake up. Please.."

Mammon:

• the minute he knows you're in the hospital he takes off, not even stopping long enough to learn why or that you're in a coma

• completely loses it when he sees you in the hospital bed

• it's a mix between fear of losing you, and anger at whatever it is that put you in that coma

• even if it was in no way his fault, he still blames himself for not being there to protect you

• still feels a bit guilty even if it's something completely out of his control, like an illness

• will be by your side any chance he gets

• definitely tries to curl up in the hospital bed with you

• if he isn't allowed to/there isn't enough space, he will curse until the entire hospital knows infernal curse words

• nothing gets between him and MC, that's his family!

• if for some reason he has to leave your side, his crows are stationed outside your window until he gets back to watch over you

• would call in any favors he has to if it means paying for the best medical care, or finding healing potions

• he remembers Satan once saying how if someone is in a coma, that they can still hear

• he often talks to you as if you're awake and responding, late night conversations lessening his worry about you, but sometimes these end in tears if he gets too carried away, knowing you're not responding and might not any time soon

• "Be a good human and wake up, won't ya? You got us all so worried, and it ain't fair."

Levi:

• once he hears the words "MC" and "Hospital" in the same sentence, he has the worst panic attack imaginable

• accidentally summons Lotan and destroys part of the HoL in his panic

• races to the hospital, not caring who he has to talk to or push past to get to you

• all he cares about is his Henry being okay!

• hospitals aren't really his favorite place, being filled with people and germs, but he will stay by your side until you wake up, no exceptions

• he basically moves into your hospital room

• brings his and yours favorite handheld games and plays them all hours of the day and night

• doesn't want to fall asleep in case you wake up

• even though it makes him a blushy mess, he sits on the edge of your hospital bed and keeps his tail firmly wrapped around your hand to "hold" it while he plays video games

• even if you aren't awake, he still watches your favorite animes with you, hoping that maybe the sound of it will make you want to open your eyes

• "Hey, MC, this is your favorite episode right? Do you think maybe you could open your eyes and watch it with me?"

Satan:

• once he knows you're in a coma he rushes to the hospital and immediately sets to work questioning every doctor and nurse that's treating you

• wants to know everything, why you're in a coma, for how long, what can he or any of his brothers do to help you?

• if the doctors treating you are not to his standards, he will throw a temper tantrum until better ones are brought in for you

• refuses to even entertain the idea that you might not wake up

• he gets very irratible with everyone and everything, but it's only because of how worried he is about you

• he may be pissy and quick to let his temper flare, but he's nothing but gentle with you

• he always holds your hand, sitting by your bedside and reading to you to calm his wrath and worry

• he picks only your favorite books, eyes flicking expectantly between the pages and you when he gets to your favorite parts, hoping that just maybe they'd excite you enough to wake up

• "MC, I brought your favorite again. We left off on chapter 6 right? I know your favorite part is coming up, so give my hand a little squeeze once we get to it, okay?"

Asmo:

• nearly faints when he hears you're in a coma

• once he's at the hospital, he demands to know everything

• Who, what, where, when, he accepts nothing but the most thorough answers possible

• is so wracked with worry that he actually forgets his own routines while he takes care of you, not bothering with his lengthy skincare routine or his beauty sleep, instead focusing on yours

• even if you're out cold, you still should be looking your best and be taken care of!

• after all, he would never leave his family helpless to take care of themselves

• he often talks to you while he brushes your hair or does your skincare for you, never wanting to let you fall behind on the gossip

• talking to you also keeps his nerves in check, often falling asleep while he fills you in on what everyone has been up to

• if he doesn't fall asleep while talking to you, he most likely ends up sleeping while scrolling through devilgram posts, curled up in your bed with you so he can still cuddle you until you wake up

• while he holds you he often peppers your face in gentle kisses, murmuring his affections for you and saying how much all of his brothers care about you

• he'd often call you sleeping beauty at night, but now that nickname leaves a bitter taste in his mouth

• "Do me a favor darling and wake up, hmm? It's so boring without you to talk to. If you wake up soon, I'll take you on a shopping spree, alright?"

Beel:

• worried sick once he knows you're in a coma, rushing to the hospital and refusing to leave your side

• he doesn't even feel hungry as he watches over you, far too worried about you being okay to think about eating for once

• seeing you so fragile looking in the hospital bed reminds him too much of losing Lilith

• plants himself by your bed and is incredible gentle while he holds your hand

• he knows how strong he is, and seeing you in a hospital bed makes him even more wary about accidentally hurting you

• he does have to eat eventually, almost snacking on things in the hospital room before a worried nurse got him some food from the cafeteria

• it may not be the best quality, but he honestly doesn't care that much

• if it means he can stay by your side, he'd eat dirt

• despite how worried he is about you, he keeps a brave face and is always smiling and laughing as he talks to you, telling you about all the things him and his brothers have done after your year at RAD ended

• he always brings your favorite snacks when he sits with you, hoping that maybe you'll be hungry enough to wake up and eat with him again

• "MC, I brought your favorite snacks again, I'm sorry I ate them last time...if you wake up before I get hungry they're all yours though! I can get you more if you're still hungry after."

Belphie:

• to everyone's surprise, he was the first to know you were in a coma

• he often visited you in your dreams after you left RAD, making sure you didn't have any nightmares and to just chat with you

• so when he went to visit you in your latest dream, you told him how you were in the hospital and couldn't wake up just yet while your body healed

• he promised to relay the information to his brothers and was quick to be at your side

• he's less worried about your condition than his brothers, only because he can still visit you while you "sleep"

• just because it's not as bad doesn't mean he has no worries though

• part of him is scared that one day he'll try to visit you and you just won't be there dreaming anymore

• because of this fear, he sleeps as often as he can

• self care isn't exactly his strong hold, so he figures his brothers will take better care of you than he can

• instead of helping you physically, Belphie helps you mentally

• he makes sure you never feel lonely in your coma

• he keeps any bad dreams or negative thoughts away, and he never lets you lose hope about waking up, no matter how long your coma lasts

• to make things more fun, he often alters your dreams so you two can go on adventures

• if you feel like flying? He's got you. Wanna be pirates for the day? There's a sword an eyepatch waiting for you

• even though he can still spend time with you in your coma, he still insists on being at your side physically too

• would bring your favorite blankets and pillows and plushies to put in bed with you so you stay comfortable

• is another brother who would curl up in the hospital bed with you, even letting you use his pillow until you wake up

• snuggles you like a koala 25/8 and sleepy mumbles into your ear are common

• "mm, MC? I know it's fun and all, but you gotta wake up at some point dummy. Don't make me go in there and drag you out."

[princeofcyberpunk]

that is actually insane to me

what could POSSIBLY be that bad that it would get a Z (im assuming it would then be ESRB M and PEGI 16 elsewhere) rating holy shit. ive been following this game and have been hyped for it literally since second 1 of its reveal nearly a year ago now so it makes me wonder what they're not showing us that would make it rated so high lmao. I'm kinda worried but also intrigued by what Hino exactly means by "karma and revenge". seeing with how Harvard has been slowly revealed to be kind of insane in recent trailers im incredibly excited to see how his character will play out in relation to these themes.

i just hope if its something super serious that they handle it correctly. Level-5 doesnt really have the best track record at portraying things like mental illnesses (specifically DID in Inazuma Eleven) very well so i hope if they'll include that, they've done their proper research.

however i am worried they'll add something particularly unsavory like they did in one of their previous IPs. heres why:

(tw// fictional CSA mention from Megaton Musashi) (i think this is considered a spoiler from that show but idk i stopped watching shortly afterwards cuz i was so grossed out)

Megaton Musashi had an episode (im not sure if it appeared in the game, ive never played it) where there was an NSFW scene between an adult woman (Minami) and a 16 year old boy (Teru). Not only was it completely unnessecary and weirldly abrupt in context of the rest of the story but its also shocking and fucking gross because Teru is a minor (very obviously, as the entire main cast is in high school and Teru literally wears an unaltered school uniform as his casual outfit when not in battle lmao) and Minami is not only an adult but also has authority over him, being the commander of the military and also being revealed to have saved his life when he was even younger which is when its implied he started having feelings for her (if i remember correctly). This would be fine if she rejected them, but the problem is that she didn't and the show treats this as if its a normal relationship between two consenting adults when it clearly isn't.

basically I'm worried that they'll make another scene of CSA but in this game instead. While i don't think they would be able to do it as on-screen as the scene in the anime was (video games have more restrictions than anime does to my understanding), im still worried they'll make another gross """"relationship"""" between an adult and a child and play it off as fine like they did in Megaton. hate to be that guy but all it would take is for them to reverse the genders (with Minami being male and Teru being female) and people would be rioting at Level-5 for including it. but ig Level-5 thinks its ok if a woman does the assaulting. what a world.

tldr: i really hope that they dont pull a Megaton Musashi again and put a CSA scene in Decapolice. if they do, i hope they actually treat it like the heinous crime that it is and give it the tact it deserves when using it in storytelling.

other than that im incredibly excited for the silly funny detective game with the fucked up catboy twink protag :3c

About DecaPolice's possible 18+ age rating (TGS info translation)

*Image above is from Level-5's official website's TGS Report Day 1.

So, back in September during TGS, Akihiro Hino (Level-5's President/CEO) had a stage interview with Danganronpa & Rain Code's creator Kazutaka Kodaka.

The video has since been deleted from Level-5's official channel (since they had said they'd only archive it for 3 months).

But I've rewatched that video so many times I can almost rewind a section of their conversation back in my head 😅.

And that section is about Decapolice's age rating.

Basically, what happened was:

Hino: I like the games made by Western people, it makes me feel like we Japanese people should band up and do our best as well.

Kodaka: Speaking of Western, I know Level-5 usually make family-friendly games, but don't you want to try making a CERO-Z (18+) game like them?

Hino: Well, to be honest, it's not a proclamation or anything, but the game we're currently making, Decapolice, might actually be CERO-Z (18+).

Kodaka: Seriously?

Hino: Yes. It looks cute on the outside, but the inside's just messy (dorodoro). It's hard since, when developing it I'm always told "No, you can't. That's impossible for this country and that country." (As in impossible to sell in some countries AKA banned). When faced with that, it makes me feel like, "Well, should we not then?". But still, I want to stay true to Decapolice's original essence as much as possible.

Kodaka: Then, do you like brutal scenes too?

Hino: No, no, I don't really like brutal scenes. But, I made those scenes so they could in turn elevate other better, more beautiful, scenes.

Kodaka: I've played the demo, but it feels like a team game, full of fun and light-hearted.

Hino: Oh no, the actual thing is super dark. It's filled with things like 'revenge', 'karma', etc.

Kodaka: Is that so?

Hino: Yes, this time (TGS) we're pushing it as another one of Level-5's family-friendly game. Although, in the upcoming future we'll be revealing what the game truly is, little by little.

Kodaka: I see, I'm pretty interested now.

And that's it.

I have confidence in my memory & translation ability, and you can also find the same info from both JP & ENG twitter accounts that were watching the interview, all shocked 😂.

Also, this Famitsu news article that basically wrote down their convos (in Japanese & shortened): https://s.famitsu.com/news/202309/23318239.html

One more thing...

I just want to mention that Decapolice's use of puppet forms is because Level-5 wants to sort of 'side-step' the age rating system, by making them cute puppets and dolls.

Here's a link to that bit of info's translation by user @DartsEnthusiast on twitter (they also post the original article's link there): https://twitter.com/DartsEnthusiast/status/1636145350749704194?t=R9lBFMpto7vC6qUjPqAt8Q&s=19

...And with that, see you guys later 👍🏻