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Research on what tho...? Judging by everything we know from Kai I would almost believe she knew since a long time ago what was about to come and why it was about to come. So its not like she didn't know the pictures in the observatory were fake either - I presume. I could be wrong and she just figured everything out a few years ago... but given her connection to Epstein and his "daughter" as well as the fact that she knew what Agnes was supposed to do, it is really highly unlikly that she didn't know ever since her work with Epstein what was going on.
Well... I mean... he... isn't completly wrong... he isn't completly right either but... you know... those Nukes did end up having a purpose in the end after all. Granted, it wasn't enough, but it was... quite the archivement.
Yeah but... were did that lead them? Can't see them running around here often these days ^^'
XD I kind of get her tho. She is not just some simple AI you can mess with however you want and Van hasn't been treating her super respectfully until now - although he did call her princess, to be fair. He did keep cutting her off and ignoring her words tho and then he let Risette put shackles on her to stop his transformation from beeing corrupted...
I do wonder if Kai revealed what she did those 2 1/2 years she was gone? She left Quatre alone, even tho knowing it was hard for him but with what she did with the water supply for the future, I doubt she trusted enough in the Skytaker projects to really bother finding a solution for the desertification. So what has she been doing? And why show up now?
The thing with Hamillton is... she migh be sorta a traitor and certainly something of a lyer as well BUT she did have good intentions. When she saved Tharbad the way she did, she wanted it to be able to prosper and the people there to be happy as long as it was stull possible. With the rewind happening, there was technically speaking no use for the water that she has used, so she didn't really intent to cause any harm with it. OBVIOUSLY she overstepped one to many boundaries but it still doesn't make her a complete asshole, nor is it enough for the church to go all "heretic that must be killed" on her. BUT I do not know the full picture as I did not understand all of Kai and there is propably also something left to find out about her too... so lets see what I say in about two years about all of this. By that time, Kai should be translated and Kai 2 will likely be out in japan.
But here is the thing... they were intended for a Claudel to use to somewhat "stop" the reset. Why are they also capable of all that other bullshit? I Mean Hamilton even copied them to use them for the kid of miricles that she has caused in Tharbad. But... HOW?! How are they capable of doing stuff like that, if the original intention was different? Or was it rather that that wasn't there original intention and Epstein just harnessed their power when used within the tower for this purpose? Urg! Stil! So. Many. Questions!
Yep, that old Lady definitly is a very good liar. Pretending not to know anything about the Genesis like this, even tho she herselves has made copies of them... Tze. I mean what I said when I mentioned that she doesn't deserve assasination because she did mean well, BUT I also stand behind that I think she needs at least some sort of punishment for all the shit she pulled.
Awwwwww...
Seems like Van has given up on fighting the fact that the ASO is growin with every big mission they have XD
Why can I not at all remember this? I was so irritated when everyone on Reddit spoke about the space station like it was common knowledge while it was news to me. How the fuck did I forget that? Did I accidentally skip that scene? I really do remember nothing of it. Conkide working with/for Gramheart was also a surprise for me back then. WTF?!
Uff! I FINALLY left Basel behind. This chapter was such a drag unbtil the plot finally was found again close to the end of that chapter.
I never fully got what her obsession with Rean was. She even learned to ride a Motorbike just because she heard he did. Was she jealisous of Ka Fai maybe talking about his potential or something? Or did he really impress her that much in their short encounter?
Well... I mean... give it another year or so and you two will have the chance to cross Swords again. Heck, it isn't even a year. So its actually sooner than you think.
I am inclined to say now one should trust anything Marduk say or does BUT there is my azure Traitor running around with one of their weapons, that idiot...
Okay. Its time for a break. Longelai will be next but it feels like I am still far away from finishing this game.
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TOP 10 TV SHOWS I watched in 2021
I’m like two months late with this wrap-up but here we go!
1. Genera+ion (2021) on HBO MAX
it’s about a group of gen z kids exploring their identity and finding family amongst friends.
my favorite show ever! “genera+ion” is the kind of story i dreamed of for years but never expected to actually get.
“genera+ion” went there and did that. multiple poc and queer characters! the different povs storytelling! the found family trope! teenagers talking and looking like teenagers! it’s not overdramatized, there’s no unnecessary trauma dumping, and no sexualizing teenagers. it is refreshing, relatable, and authentic. this is the best show recipe for me.
it was unfairly canceled by hbo max, but I believe it still works as a stand alone story and is worth checking out.
2. Daybreak (2019) on NETFLIX
it’s a post-apocalyptic reality where all adults had turned into zombies and the teenagers are left to fend for themselves. the main character sets on a quest to find his girlfriend with the help of his sidekicks, while trying to avoid getting eaten.
it’s a shame I overlooked this show when it first came out because it turned out to be a perfect fit for me. I’m usually not a fan of dystopian stories BUT this show has my favorite type of humor and way of storytelling. I’m talking breaking the fourth wall, insertion of animated scenes, absurdity and chaos all around.
I must admit, the main character wasn’t that compelling to me (perhaps that’s the reason why I didn’t pick up the show when it was premiering). same goes for his love interest. although I did like the unmasking of the manic pixie dream girl archetype. [slight spoilers] for most of the show the audience sees Sam and their relationship only from Josh’s perspective. but Josh turns out to be an unreliable narrator, when Sam becomes an actual person instead of the idiolized version created in josh’s head. I don’t think we get to see shows exposing their main male characters as “the nice guy” very often, so that’s the part of their story arc that I liked. [spoilers over]
for the most part I was much more invested in the secondary characters (wesley, turbo, kj, eli & mona lisa are my favorite). and I think the cast really is an ensemble, even though there’s a designated main character. other characters also get to exist on their own and even take over the narration.
i also much preferred the love story ivolving secondary characters. it came as a huge plot-twist surprise, and embodied some of my favorite tropes.
I watched this show twice and it goes on my all time favorites list for sure, along with genera+ion.
3. I know what you did last summer (2021) on AMAZON PRIME
if you’ve seen the 1997 cult classic you already know the premise. a group of friends cover up a murder, and a year later start getting threats from an anonymous who claims to “know what they did last summer”. however, apart from the familiar concept, the show is quite different from the movie, with a new setting and new characters.
most reviews i’ve seen of this show were negative, but I LOVED IT. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just say that the plot twists, and all the clues, and foreshadowings worked for me, and the finale gave me everything I wanted. it was so twisted and toxic and didn’t shy away from it, but it was also funny and entertaining. plus, I’m obsessed with the sapphic love storyline and the characters involved in it (almost as obsessed as they’re with each other but I’m not that unhealthy).
I feel like I can’t rationally explain why I love this show so much, maybe the writers and I are just on the same wavelength. I think if you’re gen z and you like messy characters (and thrillers, duh) you have a higher chance of enjoying this series.
4. Young royals (2021) on NETFLIX
it’s a series about a swedish prince struggling to balance the matters of the heart with the responsibility of the crown, after his parents sent him off to a boarding school.
this show manages to stay relatable and grounded even though we’re following a literal royal in a prestigious school. it’s real, vulnerable, and cleverly written. and it’s a beautiful heartbreaking love story. it’s been compared to “skam” so if you’re a fan of it (and good television), this one’s for you.
5. Betty (2020) on HBO MAX
a remake of the 2018 movie skate kitchen. it follows a diverse group of young women navigating the predominantly male oriented world of skateboarding.
it’s always great to see stories about strong female friendships, and this one also feels like a “found family” trope (which I love! and I mean, who doesn’t?). it feels very real as well, like we’re just watching people’s lives without them being overdramatized. it’s beautifully styled, and it makes you want to learn how to skate.
6. Cruel summer (2021) on FREEFORM, HULU & AMAZON PRIME
the action simultaneously takes place over 3 summers during the 90s. after it-girl kate mysteriously goes missing, another girl takes her place as the popular one, along with her friends and boyfriend. the narrative switches between two girls, while we try to uncover who’s telling the truth about what happened.
i’ve seen people compare it to “pretty little liars”. it doesn’t give me the same feeling, but I guess it does have similar themes. like, a popular girl disappears, only this one isn’t the embodiment of evil, there’s a teacher-student relationship but here it’s not treated like something romantic or desirable, and the lying - which is a big part of both shows - but here the build-up actually pays off.
some of the acting and dialogue can be a bit awkward, but olivia holt’s performance makes up for all of it. she carried this show. this is by far her best acting performance (with “cloak&dagger” being second).
7. The lying game (2011) on AMAZON PRIME
Emma finds out she has an identical twin sister Sutton, from whom she was separated at birth. Sutton asks Emma to take her place for a couple days to go look for their birth mother. However, things get messy when Emma discovers that Sutton has more secrets than she led on.
this might seem like an outlier on this list, being made over a decade ago and all. however, this is the third show with an “identity theft” theme here, so it’s very on brand for me.
as gen z, the only nostalgia I get is for the 2010s and back then I used to watch a ton of teen dramas that nobody cared about: “the secret circle”, “twisted”, “switched at birth”, “make it or break it”, “10 things I hate about you”, etc. the only show that escaped my attention was “the lying game”. I decided to fix that.
I missed the vibe of those shows that I used to watch as a kid. if you’re like me, you will enjoy this. just don’t come in expecting great writing, thought-out storylines, or high-level production. it’s full of missed opportunities, unanswered questions, cartoonish villains, and characters that come, disappear, and are never brought up again. (if anything, this show is like “pretty little liars”!) but it also has entertaining love storyline(s), and a likeable cast of characters. not counting Sutton of course, she’s a disaster. I know this is based on a book, but I feel like the success of “the vampire diaries” inspired the show’s twin sisters. the actress looks like Nina Dobrev, and they went with the nice sister vs evil sister. only here the mean one is underdeveloped to the point of her being completely unsympathetic. she just becomes an annoying villain with no real motive.
beware! the show leaves off on a cliffhanger so don’t look forward to getting the mystery solved, just enjoy the ride of a 2011 teen messy drama.
8. Shadow & bone (2021) on NETFLIX
based on the worldwide bestselling Grishaverse novels, “shadow and bone” follows an orphan Alina Starkov in a fantasy world full of magic, darkness and danger.
not being a fantasy fan, I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this. I don’t have anything negative to say. it seems like a great book adaptation. the level of production that went into this is incredible, the world-building and the characters are captivating. i’m looking forward to season 2.
9. Chucky (2021) on SYFY
the continuation of the “child’s play” movie franchise. a Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, and thus begins a series of horrifying murders in the town of Hackensack.
this show turned a bit too cheesy and far-fetched for my taste by the end. but i’ve been told that it kept the same tone from the movies (i’ve never seen one, this was my first introduction to chucky), so that must be good for the original fans. overall, I still enjoyed it. it’s gay, campy, and very disturbing. it’s also always great to see teenagers playing teenagers. safe to say, i’m never buying a vintage doll.
10. The girl in the woods (2021) on PEACOCK
Tasha and Nolan meet a mysterious girl who escaped from a colony that guards a secret door in the woods.
so, i’m not into watching scary stuff, which you probably wouldn’t think looking at this list. but somehow, despite being very creepy, this show manages to feel warm and safe. most of it comes from the relationships between the three main characters. this series also has the best portrayal of a non-binary character that i’ve ever seen. they get to explore their identity and face the issues that come with it, without it coming off as a trauma story. also, they’re the best effing character.
it’s a cute short thriller. bonus point, it has Sofia Bryant from “I am not okay with it”.
phew! this was fun! and here’s top 4 worst shows I watched last year: 1. bridgerton 2. ginny and georgia 3. one of us is lying 4. gossip girl (2021)
#tvshows#shows to watch#new tv shows#TV Show Reviews#show recommendations#genera+ion#hbo max series#netflix series#amazon prime series#daybreak#ikwydls#young royals#betty#cruel summer#the lying game#shadow and bone#chucky#the girl in the woods
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Garden-Variety Monsters
Fandom: Daybreak Rating: T Word Count: 3836
Summary: For the first time in her life, Angelica has a best friend, so maybe the end of the world isn't really the end of the world.
In the minutes following the nuclear launch and coup, Angelica thinks Josh’s behaviour is almost as unbelievable as Sam’s. She’s sitting there on a throne, twirling a scythe or some shit, and the second their little group of loyal Daybreakers splits off from the horde of Jocks, Josh is all, She got carried away. She’s just making a point. She’s only trying to keep the peace.
Angelica is grateful that Wesley calls bullshit so she doesn’t have to.
“Keep the peace?” Wes echoes.
He sounds angry, shocked. She thinks the second thing is more than a little naïve; hasn’t Josh proven so many fucking times that he’s all Team Sam! no matter what? Of course he’s defending her now. He’s mooning hard enough to attract werewolves, which Angelica thinks could definitely be out there, considering the other animal mutations she’s seen.
“Yeah, man,” Josh says with a casual shrug as they go straggling across the parking lot to the relative safety of the mall. “Half the kids back there have shoulder pads for brains and rage issues that are no longer being directed into regularly scheduled sports. If they don’t have somebody in charge of them, they’re unpredictable and dangerous. Sam’s just, you know, managing the emotional climate. She’s helping.”
“Oh, she’s helping?” Wes echoes again.
Josh looks annoyed and tries to walk faster to shake them off, but Wes takes quick steps and leans in, getting his face in front of Josh’s while Angelica and Ms. Crumble are still scampering to keep up.
“That wasn’t sweet Sam doing one big act of kindness back there,” Wes says. “That was a takeover.”
“No,” Josh counters when he can’t avoid them, “what Principal Burr did to Turbo was a takeover. Invasion… violence…”
“I might not have actually seen Sam stab anyone, but it sure looked like she was getting comfortable with that blade in her hand,” Angelica points out.
“Guys. Sam’s not taking over from Burr. She didn’t even kill Burr, I did.”
“But that’s her genius! How is it that Sam’s the only one who came out of this without getting her hands dirty? Besides freeing Burr, but even that she played off as being for the greater good.” Angelica rolls her eyes at the phony humanitarian impulse.
“Her hands—” Ms. Crumble cuts in with wide eyes. “—were so clean!” She displays her own, grimy from digging through garbage and handling that finger of Josh’s she almost ate.
“She let us go, didn’t she?” Josh demands. “Unless I’m hallucinating, we aren’t locked in cages at the Hoyle-Some cereal factory right now.”
Ms. Crumble examines their surroundings with frantic, suspicious jerks of her head, but Angelica absentmindedly catches her hand in her own and tows her along.
“Not yet we aren’t,” she mutters.
“Things can change,” Wes adds, tagging in to talk their dumbass friend back to common sense. “We don’t know what Sam’s plans are, but I think it’s safe to assume she’s got ’em. That transition was way too smooth. Did you see Mona Lisa climb right up there beside her? Mona has a goddamn sixth sense for power dynamics. How many regimes has she been part of since the bomb? How many times was she either the right hand or in the inner circle? Every time, Josh. She’s not gonna suddenly make herself vulnerable by backing a weak candidate.”
“Maybe she just likes Sam, ok?” Josh blurts, spinning to face them while the rest of their group throws side-eye and trickles around them to slip through the main entrance. “Everybody likes Sam!”
Angelica lets out a noisy growl of frustration, but the same hand tethering her to Crumble keeps her from taking the necessary steps forward and booting Josh in the dick.
“YOU JUST WATCHED THE DICTATOR VERSION OF A CHANGING OF THE GUARD, YOU DELUSIONAL, LOVESICK FUCK!” She catches her breath while Josh is still too surprised by her volume to rally a comeback. “We’re safe here until Sam remembers how much she loves the mall. Our oasis is temporary. Our freedom is temporary.”
“But—”
“So what if Sam didn’t kill Baron Triumph?!” Angelica says. “She’s just a different kind of bad news. What do you know about women, Josh? Not a fucking thing.”
“That’s not true,” Josh argues, jabbing a finger at her. “I’m very… attuned. I’ve had two girlfriends!”
“Have you? They must not be anyone I know, because I only know about the two girls you screwed and then immediately screwed things up with.”
Her friend’s face darkens and he says a bunch of other dumb shit until Wes shoves him through the mall doors and propels him away to cool off. Ms. Crumble gets her fingers accidentally snarled in Angelica’s hair trying to comfort her when she starts to cry. Not because she’s worried about their tribe falling apart again, but because she’s dealing with all of this while experiencing her first menstrual cramps.
So, yeah, firing a nuclear missile doesn’t bring instant peace and a couple heroic deeds doesn’t cure stupid.
—
In the days following the nuclear launch and coup, Josh dials back the asshole and the Cheermazons now rolling with the Daybreakers post lookouts who spot scouts. They can only be Sam’s.
Now that they have to leave the mall, Eli’s dumb signs are no longer a nuisance. In fact, several people make more (which is hard, since Eli has his name everywhere, even on the ceilings of the women’s bathrooms). They want him to be in death as he was in life: infuriatingly unavoidable. Angelica writes Eli’s name above the swoosh of every pair of picked-over Nikes left in the shoe stores’ displays while Ms. Crumble gnaws on the sneakers’ leather tongues. The inbound jocks can wear these, but as fast as they run, they’ll never keep up with this Cardashyan.
In Angelica’s opinion, the toughest thing to say goodbye to is the air conditioning. Since they can’t take that with them, the Daybreakers pack up everything else. Although it isn’t very coordinated, they eventually hit up the luggage and department stores to grab suitcases. Then, everyone’s stuffing them full and wheeling them around, plastic wheels brrrclik-ing on scuffed tiles. The place looks like an airport, she thinks, though she’s never actually been inside one, never invited to jet off with her mom and leave her tutors, her slime empire, and the heavy feeling of neglect behind.
Ms. Crumble’s still too absentminded to be in charge of a piece of luggage, so Angelica tosses into her own suitcase all the doll heads her friend doesn’t want to wear out of the mall on her fingers. They’re filthy and stinky and Angelica wanted to quarantine them in a Ziploc bag so they wouldn’t roll around against her clothing haul (it would suck ass to be one of the teenagers, competing for sizes; Angelica gets first and only pick of whatever she wants), but Crumble panicked, saying they would suffocate. Angelia sighed and gave in.
She still watches everyone. She’s gotten a lot better about that after being captured by the fucking golf team (humiliating), and then again when Burr’s goons blew the bejesus out of the Cheermazon’s sun salutations. She’s supposed to be the brains—that’s what Wesley keeps telling her—though, when the day comes, Angelica’s going to be glad to share that position with a recovered Ms. Crumble. Wrangling these dipshits is exhausting work.
So Angelica watches. She watches Daybreakers raid the depths of the food court freezers for Dippin’ Dots and chunks of ice they can use for cold water on the way to wherever they go next. She watches Wes have the don’t be a jealous boyfriend talk with Turbo over and over and over. She watches Josh sidle up to KJ, offering to give her a hand with her suitcase, and KJ completely icing him out. (Delighting Angelica, who knows Josh had it coming after the way he dropped KJ flat the second he found out Sam was alive.)
Although Ms. Crumble remains her favourite (and, yeah, that includes Josh, because he’s executed more dick moves than even a kid with five real, non-mannequin fingers can count on one hand), Angelica feels less and less that they are an island of two with a couple swimmers paddling just offshore. She sticks with Crumble, but watches the new Daybreakers expansion pack—their merging of tribes—stay intact, even as they undertake their move away from the mall’s creature comforts. Angelica anticipates whiners and defectors. She sees scared kids who are kinder to each other than what she really thought possible anymore.
“So, which way?” she asks Josh in the parking lot, suitcase handle in her grip.
For all his flaws, they kinda already established him as their leader, so Angelica’s trying to treat him as such in front of the others instead of engaging in another round of bitching him the fuck out. He narrows his eyes back at her like he knows her deference is superficial.
“I say we cling to the borderlands,” Josh announces loudly, looking from Angelica to the rest of their group. “We avoid remnants of the other tribes, and hopefully Sam’s people, if they have plans to claim the old clan territories as their own.”
In her peripherals, Angelica sees Victoria signing. She turns her head back to Josh for the translation, but he’s rolling his eyes, probably gearing up to be an asshole again.
Sure enough, Sulky McSulk Face goes, “I’m not translating that.”
“What’d she say?” Angelica demands.
“I don’t—”
Ms. Crumble marches up and flicks Josh hard in the forehead with her strong, black nails.
“Your opinion is not more important than anyone else’s. Do not censor Victoria, Mr. Wheeler.” Crumble’s smile is scarily pleasant as she flattens her palm and waves it towards the assemblage of Daybreakers. “Share with the class.”
Josh huffs like a petulant child (and he used to call Angelica the brat—that’s rich).
“She said, ‘Finally, a good fucking idea from Josh.’” He then turns to glare at Victoria, signing rapidly alongside his words. “What’s that supposed to mean? I have good ideas all the time! Who’ve you been hanging out with that made you think…”
His words trail off and his hands slowly lower as he shifts his gaze to Angelica. She quickly leans into Ms. Crumble’s side while her friend unhinges her mutated jaw, just a teeny bit. They practiced this intimidation technique and it’s pretty damn satisfying to watch Josh flinch back. Angelica knows he’s reliving the time he went throat-fishing for keys.
Josh clears his throat, but he’s obviously lost his original train of thought. Thankfully, Wes steps forward, nudging Josh aside.
“Ok, people, borderlands! We’ve all survived this long, so I don’t want to catch anybody doing something stupid. No wandering off down the side streets to be Ghoulie chow. No stopping to tie your damn shoes or anything without a buddy. Oh, and I hope you peed before we left because it’s too late now and we’re not gonna wait for you. Let’s roll out.”
On the move, there’s one other thing they steer clear of: the location of Eli’s murder. Angelica tries not to think about it, but, logically, she knows Josh wouldn’t have buried Eli. There wasn’t time. Josh seems to care enough about their tribe’s morale (and his own mental health… and, Angelica can tell, Eli’s right to be respected more in death than that loveable, backstabbing little shit was in life) to spare them the sight of this particular mutilated corpse—when god and Ghoulie mall Santa know they’ve all seen their fair share. That makes her like him a little bit more.
But, one hand dragging the suitcase and the other around Ms. Crumble’s waist while she gleefully snatches flies out of the air, Angelica doesn’t plan to tell him.
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In the weeks and months following the nuclear launch and coup, they move more than once. They bounce from Josh’s warehouse of an apartment to a funeral home, back to Josh’s apartment, to a community theatre with a mutant bat infestation, back to Josh’s apartment, to—finally, improbably—an old folks’ home.
Sometimes Sam’s people follow them. Sometimes they hassle them, because those big dorks still have rage issues and Cheermazon reconnaissance has taught the Daybreakers that Sam’s no longer running American Ninja Idol, so their bloodlust isn’t being slaked the way it used to be. But after a few weeks of pestering (nothing they can’t solve with Turbo growling while threateningly brandishing a pistol—which the Jocks don’t know is full of fucking princess-party confetti), the sightings end.
It’s during their fourth move, and it’s weird. Half of the Daybreakers are still at the theatre, hunting for useful supplies between the feather boas and rubber prop knives, the rest kicking back at Josh’s while he shrieks at anybody who goes near his big jar of Nutella. (Thinks he’s one wily sonofabitch, but Angelica knows he’s been sharing it with KJ, out on the balcony, at night, when the rest of them have crashed. KJ’s slowly coming back around to Josh—Angelica puts this down to lack of other viable prospects to attend to her lady urges, but she can’t help once again being in favour of their relationship.) The Cheermazons have civilized the Daybreakers, training them into rotating patrols, and it’s not strange when a week goes by without spotting a Jock, but then they just never do. They never see them.
Wes leads a small contingent of Daybreakers to check out the situation over at the mall, then the school, then the factory. It’s Angelica’s feeling that calling this minor project a ‘quest’ is blowing it way out of proportion, but those losers can do what they want.
They return with news that Sam’s people have disappeared southwest over the Hollywood Hills and suddenly, for the first time, they kind of realize they can stop surviving and start living.
“Why would she go that way?” Josh asks aloud.
Angelica sees KJ give him a weary look and he waves his hands frantically, backpedaling.
“No, it’s not like that,” he tells her. “I’m not pining for her.”
Angelica coughs, “Liar,” into her fist. Disturbing the shit every once in a while keeps Eli’s memory alive.
Josh glares at her.
“I just don’t get why Sam would go. She was the big fish in a small pond here. She had muscle, she had territory… she seemed to be happy enough.”
“Yeah, but Sam’s ambitious,” Wes says, pushing forward. “She wasn’t gonna get something and then just be content with it.”
“I bet she fucks them over when they get out there,” Angelica pipes up. “Sam’ll find something better and leave their sorry asses. She doesn’t know what she wants.”
Ms. Crumble cocks her head.
“Maybe she just wants to swim in the ocean,” she says. “I miss swimming.”
“Same,” Wes says.
“So do I,” Josh agrees.
Angelica frowns thoughtfully.
“I don’t know how to swim.”
While everyone else present is getting nostalgic over backyard pools and childhood swimming lessons, Ms. Crumble bends to whisper in Angelica’s ear that she’ll teach her to swim. Angelica beams.
And that’s how they decide that their next headquarters—their next home—is going to be someplace with a pool. The old folks’ home isn’t really what anybody had in mind, but it’s decent in several ways. No Ghoulies (Angelica figures the old people probably melted when the bomb hit), memory foam beds and lots of them, cupboard upon cupboard of boardgames, and, most importantly, the indoor pool. There’s a ‘therapeutic’ hot tub too and Angelica makes sure to ask Josh if he feels medically revitalized the morning after she accidentally walks in on him and KJ using the water for something other than soothing old bones. Though there was definitely boning.
At the back of the facility, there’s a greenhouse, and Angelica finds herself spending a significant amount of time there. Through the glass wall, she can watch Victoria leading the morning sign language class, or cheer Wesley on through his after-lunch routine of swinging his sword around. (Apparently, there a point to it, but what impresses Angelica is just that it looks cool as fuck.) Mostly, the greenhouse is her and Ms. Crumble’s quiet place. Crumble scours the home’s equipment until she’s able to rig stuff to test the soil. Angelica devotes herself wholeheartedly to studying the mutated plants her friend removes. It’s a lot of just poking around and hoping nothing squirts, like, acid into her eyes, until Crumble suggests that, with her intelligence and enthusiasm, Angelica would make a really good doctor.
She sighs, because she has to, but her friend is right: their community needs a healthcare professional, not a narcotics queenpin.
They do their experiments and they have long talks and they don’t brush their hair or scrub under their nails unless someone really, really gets on their dick about it. They are two brilliant beasts and Angelica can tell that Crumble is steadily becoming more focused and less erratically aggressive.
Some unspecial afternoon, while they’re watching KJ build a halfpipe and Josh stare at her adoringly, Angelica has an idea about accelerating Ms. Crumble’s recovery.
“What helped you before?” she asks.
“You did,” her friend answers immediately. “That was an easy one. Ask me something harder.”
But Angelica’s thinking.
“If what helped you was being around me and Josh and Wes… being around people… maybe you should spend time around more people instead of just hanging out in here with me.”
“But I like hanging out with you.”
“You still would,” Angelica promises, “but how do you feel about… teaching again?”
“Teaching? Teaching the Daybreakers? But what would they want me to teach them? How to dumpster dive?”
“No. This wouldn’t be people trying to get Ghoulie skills by treating you like some wacko. You could teach biology.”
Ms. Crumble looks wary.
“Would anybody want that? Burr went back to being a principal and everyone hated him.”
“Yeah,” Angelica says, “but they hated him because he ate some golf kid’s limbs and then he poisoned everybody. And then he tried to blow everything up. You’re not gonna do that.”
“That’s true.”
“Sam was growing fruit for them. Back at the school, when Turbo was in charge. She figured out how to clean the soil and she was growing fruit.”
“I taught her that.”
“I know you did. Imagine if everybody learned it. And they’d be paying attention this time, because they’re tired of either starving or eating crap out of vending machines,” Angelica emphasizes.
“We could have a sustainable food source,” Crumble says, her face lighting up.
“Yeah.”
“Maybe I’ll do it.”
Angelica smiles.
“Ok.”
Ms. Crumble does do it. For a few days, Angelica watches her watching the kids in Victoria’s ASL class, absorbing their eagerness, their punctuality. These aren’t the lazy students she’s used to—these Daybreakers want to learn, they want skills. Once she’s convinced, she holds her first class in the greenhouse. For future lessons, they go outside, or into the industrial kitchen.
Angelica quits thinking about trying to save Ms. Crumble. Ms. Crumble is not her mother, because she’s dirty and wild and here. She encourages her though; even if teaching doesn’t make her better (maybe she can never fully get better after what Burr did to her), it clearly makes her happy. Crumble sings in her sleep more often and she’s ecstatic when she discovers the very usefully-mutated, extra-large earthworms in the garden outside. The name this species ‘girthworms’ and when the boys hear the name, they’re insufferable, because of course they are.
She surprises Angelica by inquiring about improving her oral hygiene, shyly flashing her inky teeth. That’s how Angelica knows that Ms. Crumble is still healing. When she and Wes have to switch Crumble to teeth-whitening strips because she keeps chewing and swallowing the toothbrushes they find for her, Angelica comprehends that it’s still going to be a process.
One evening, Angelica’s sitting outside on the grass, cleaning mud out of her Heelys, when Victoria taps her on the shoulder to get her attention.
“It’s been a year,” she signs.
“What do you mean?” Angelica signs back. Slowly, because she’s not yet good enough at ASL to both go fast and make sense.
“Since the bomb.”
“Oh shit.”
Alright. That Angelica signs quickly. She asked Victoria to teach her the swear words first.
Angelica realizes the days have gone by a lot faster in the last six months than in the six months before that. Life is safer. Life has patterns and goals and a building that they all come home to at the end of the day. At the moment, her projects include manufacturing pharmaceuticals to ease people’s painful periods and working towards a new method of birth control. People are still trying their luck with expired condoms—from the drugstore, not the old folks’ home (barf)—and Ms. Crumble’s lectures about the potential terror of mutant radiation babies are only doing so much to dull the rampant horniness of these teens.
Tomorrow, she’s planning to start sessions with Turbo. He isn’t optimistic, but they’re going to see if anything can be done to help him speak again without pain. He and Wes recently got engaged, because why the fuck not, and he wants to be able to say the vows he’s been agonizing over at his wedding.
“Are you coming in for dinner?” Victoria wonders.
Angelica shakes her head and signs that she’ll just grab something later.
Victoria returns to the house.
A few minutes later, Angelica hears a swish in the grass. Their lawnmower ran out of gas three weeks ago and there’s a team working on retrofitting an electric motor, so until then, the yard is more like a meadow. It’s nice, natural, and Angelica has already learned to recognize the noises associated with her closest friend weaving through the tall, wispy blades. She closes her eyes. She knows this sound better than she remembers the face of her mother.
“Hi,” Crumble says.
Angelica opens her eyes and looks up.
“Hey. Victoria told me about dinner, if you’re here to get me to come in.”
Ms. Crumble shakes her head and folds her black skirt under her as she takes a seat next to Angelica. They’re their own little crop circle.
“Are you sure you want to stay?” Angelica checks. “It’ll be dark soon.”
With a mischievous smile, Crumble presents the flashlight she brought out with her.
“I have this. Do you need me to shine it on your shoes so you can see what you’re doing?”
The sky is dimming to a murky purply-blue, night not far off, but Angelica tosses her Heelys aside and takes the flashlight from her friend.
“No,” she says, grinning as she clicks it on and holds the beam under her chin to throw her features and their shadows into frightening relief. “Let’s be monsters.”
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an opinion on the daybreak characters because no one asked :)
Hi! Again, no one asked about this but idc so whatevs.
Josh
okay so he was fine, pretty funny at times and he seemed like a very real teenager. The sex scene with him and Sam was funny and accurate for how much adults say that your first time will be pretty awkward. I also really liked how basically the whole mission for the first season (find sam, conquer the world together) was pretty much all in vain, it’s a good segue into the second season that is obviously coming. Plus blah blah blah he played young sam in supernatural which I used to watch religiously so yeah
Sam Dean
k so i know shes supposed to be the main love interest but she was really pretentious to me. like she was the trope of the dream girl who was super philosophical and “idk the real me but everybody else acts like they do so I’m gonna complain about it” it just got very old very quick and she was crazy unfair to josh about it who was just insecure and wanted to love her. I do agree that josh shouldve been cooler about her not being a virgin and her arc where she became queen of the jocks was definitely cool tho and I cant wait to see how that’s gonna go down in s2
Angelica
okay. so. ik everyone loves her and I definitely love her as a character and the concept of a genius 10 year old in the apocalypse while having personal conflicts of her own with her parents and never feeling like she belongs, but the really fucked with my interest in her when they made her swear so much. Like, im all for swearing and know that if youre mature enough to handle it, you should say it but with her it was just ‘let’s put swears in for the hell of it’ it just got annoying having to listen to all of her insults that made no sense but were just there for comedic shock value of ‘hey there’s a child saying these things woah lol’. So again, loved her character and the actress behind her was really good as was the concept, it was just the dialogue that really made me not like it.
Ms. crumble
So this is crazy biased because i absolutely love Krysta Rodriguez, Broadway star, but i really loved her character. She was played beautifully and she was wonderfully random with her quirks and sayings and overall look as a character and i was very excited when we got an episode dedicated to what happened to her and im really excited to see her more in s2. Plus i loved the bond she had with angelica and they had a lot of chemistry that really worked well with that portrayal of angelicas own mother figure
Wesley
GIVE IT UP FOR MY MANS okay so i love wesley. He was absolutely amazing as a character and really was just so dope. His love for being a samurai was a wonderful trait that added to both his comedy and his really great survival skills. Like i felt like he had a reason to be there. Loved his relationship with turbo and overall just love him. That’s all i have to say and yeah
Turbo
I really loved his arc and i felt like i could still root for him when he was evil just because it was fun and i could root for him when he wasn’t evil because he changed so much and i was so proud of him. So yeah he was just a good character overall and i loved his episode and his arc
Mona lisa
She was a really good side character and absolutely gorgeous. She was crazy and crazy funny and i really hope to see more of her in s2 just because she was so entertaining and i want more of her backstory
Principal Burr
So in the ferris bueller version of the apocalypse, ferris bueller plays the antagonist. I loved him. He was perfectly sociopathic and just genuinely played perfectly. The twist of him being baron triumph and not hoyles was honestly not expected even tho they gave us every clue lmao. Perfect villain quite honestly
K so that’s it. I know i didn’t include smaller characters like KJ just because she wasn’t there as much but hopefully we learn more about her and the other daybreakers as we through the series. Overall the first season was pretty good, some of the dialogue was a little yikes and i feel like it’s trying to be a little toooo woke? If that’s possible?? And some of the dialogue was...not it. But the cinematography was great, characters were overall pretty good, it was really fun and crazy and random, which is what i really love in zombie media (the reason i love zombieland so much is that it’s wild and doesnt take itself seriously) so if youre looking for just some lighthearted zombie fun with crazy characters and really dope ass costumes, you should definitely watch this. And ignore some of the cringe dialogue cuz it gets better.
Also it has a lot of representation that is like, meant to be there. Like i wasn’t confused with certain characters being gay or Muslim or deaf (all of which are represented without it being weird!) although due to me not being any of those things, it’s up to those who are can only decide if they’re represented correctly but i really enjoyed seeing them on the screen!
#netflix#daybreak#daybreak netflix#my opinion#which def isn't important but its gucci#just felt the need to talk about it ya know?#how it be yo#characters#opinion#shut up penelope
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Lunasa #579
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“A couple who can travel together, can stay together.”
You’ll hear some variation of this statement a number of times when you start to embark on adventures with your significant other. It’s pretty cliche, but it does make sense.
Going on adventures as a couple often requires you to tap in various dimensions of your relationship. You’re so far out of your comfort zones that it’s needed. You have to compromise, think outside the box, be patient and have each others’ backs. Why? Traveling can get a little crazy. You get lost (more than once), you’re often surrounded by people who don’t speak the same language, you’re jet lagged, you’re both completely unfamiliar with your surroundings and you’re trying to fit a lifetime’s worth of experiences into a week or two. But, it’s also exhilarating, refreshing and can completely overwhelm you with immense gratitude and appreciation for this world. All of those emotions together are an experience unlike any other.
Traveling is always surprising, but that’s what makes it so phenomenally special. That’s also why experiencing it with someone you really care about makes the journey even more incredible. You meet amazing people together, you taste new foods, you marvel at breath-taking sites, you analyze artistic masterpieces and you let the wonders of this world change you, and change your hearts.
So, without further ado, here is a list of 50 travel adventures to go on together, and 50 new opportunities to discover invigorating experiences with someone you love.
Couples Bucket List:
Scuba dive in Sipadan Island, Malaysia, where you’ll discover the most breathtaking underwater wildlife in the world.
See the Eiffel Tower lights sparkle at night in Paris. They’ll twinkle every hour, on the hour from sundown to midnight every night.
Take a cooking class together in Tuscany, Italy.
Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Visit a floating market in Bangkok, Thailand.
Walk along the Charles Bridge, and have a beer in Old Time Square in Prague, Czech Republic.
Marvel at the The Last Judgment by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
Stay in a Bungalow on the clear blue waters of Bora Bora.
Soak in the atmosphere in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
Go wine tasting in the fabulous vineyards of Napa Valley, California.
See a film at an Open Air Cinema in Santorini, Greece.
Check out the fish market, gum wall and OG Starbucks in Seattle, Washington.
Walk through the beautiful fields of tulips at the Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Relax in the thermal baths of Budapest, Hungary.
Watch the sunrise in the Grand Canyon.
Sunbathe on the French Riviera in Menton, France.
Go on a romantic river cruise in Sicily, Italy.
Check out the Northern Lights in Iceland.
Walk the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany.
Stand in the lights of Times Square in New York City.
Hear Big Ben ring in London, England.
Experience the Great Wall of China in Beijing.
Explore the natural wonder of the Galapagos in Ecuador. Interact with some of the most unique species in the world all in one place.
Walk in a winter wonderland through the ice castles of Midway, Utah.
Take a goofy photo in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
Indulge in tours filled with tapas, paella and Sangria in Madrid, Spain.
Live like the stars for a week, and check out Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
Paddle board around the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
Visit one of Rome’s most historical and enduring icons at the The Roman Colosseum in Italy.
Feel the mist and magic of Niagara Falls.
Stand in awe at the wonder of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland.
Stroll down the jazz-filled streets of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Witness the power of the Taj Mahal right before daybreak in Arga, India.
Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia.
Travel back in time with the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Go snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Immerse yourself in US History and politics by walking through the numerous free Museums in Washington, DC.
Experience one of the most amazing 7 Wonders of the Ancient World by gazing up at the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
Go for a canoe ride in the Amazon Jungle in Ecuador, the largest and most well-known jungle in the world.
Pose in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Take the Aerial Cableway up the Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.
Sink your teeth in to a traditional Philly Cheese Steak in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Smile at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Art Museum in Paris, France.
Tour the historic quarters, gardens and beaches of Lisbon, Portugal.
Stand at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Peru.
Take in the magnificent sites of the Yellowstone National Park.
Ride the Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui pier in Hong Kong.
Hang with Mickey and Minnie where dreams come true in Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
Visit the mountains of British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic tundra to view Canada’s famous and iconic bears.
Spend a portion of your time on each of these trips talking to the locals, embracing the culture and diversifying your perspectives. Open your hearts to the multi-dimensional human experience, and let these travels not only strengthen the love you have for each other, but the love you have for the world you live in.
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I saw a theory on Reddit the other day. So we know for a fact that Epsteins first name was Claude. And we do know that Agnes Grandmothers last name was Claudel. How high are the chances, das Epstein adopts a girl whos last name is barely different from his first name? Why would Epstein adopt a random Girl at all? The theory says that the Clauderls were actually artificially made, somewhere between what KeA is and what Millium and Altina are. And since Agnes grandmother was supposed to be adopted, she needed a last name that was not Epstein, making it look like she had a family beforehand. But apparently Epstein wasn't really imaginative enough to come up with a good name... OR he was a narcissist and wanted to call her somewhat after himself. In any case, we did never hear anything about Agnes Grandfather, which makes one wonder who the father of Agnes mother was. The theory says that, as the Claudell-Blood or whatever factors in on them being able to stop the Loops in one way or another (as Agnes mentioned she did it differently than her mother and grandmother and as we have seen Agnes mother wither away, its likely that they actually did sacrifice their life-force to prolong the start of the next full Loop instead of turning back time - or so the theory goes) is necessary to work the Genesis which is also needed to stop the big rewind - they do not reproduce like normal humans would. They actually clone themselves instead and possibly do not need a male partner or any partner for that at all to work. Which means it is possible Agnes isn't biologically speaking even Gramhearts daughter, but just another copy of her grandmother. IF this theory would be right, that would likely mean Agnes Grandmother vanished partly because she had no partner to explain where the child comes from. (It is a big mystery why she went "missing". It is also possible that she was hiding from someone who knew the truth or something... but this is all just wild speculation at the moment.) Wherever Agnes mother had a Husband and thus could say it was his child and didn't need to go into hiding or make up a dead husband or something. The question is, what rules there are to the whole cloning mechanism if that is truly how it works. Because now that Agnes made her sacrifice, there is no one left for stopping the next reset or prolonging it, or whatever else there is one can do against it. Do they decide themselves when to have a child or is there a certain time when it happens? So. Many. Questions.
(In the end it is very likely something way less complicated that that XD)
I would have much prefered that Epstein and Hamiliton had a lovechild in secret and to hide their relationship (because she was his "student" and there was a clear age-gape) they actually pretended Epstein adopted this Random girl, even tho it was his daughter all along. But that would hardly explain the "type Claudel" - thingy or the fact that Agnes, her mother and grandmother look almost identical. And not to mention there is some sort of connection to a certain woman that sparked a certain revolution who statue for some reason caused Ferie and Aaron to feel like they have seen that face before. And we know now for a fact that Sheena Dirkes hair has the same shade of blond as Agnes. So... yeah... there is that.
Anyway... back to the topic at hand. Which is finally finishing Basel for gods sake.
I love how she is like... not bothered at all by the fact that they just saw her using a huge scythe as a boomerang to protect people XD
Uh... Renne, my dear? Your inner enforcer shines through XD
That is your biggest concerne? You guys could have been killed!
How can you not have your Sword with you? Did Rean teach you nothing?
Look Melchior, you can be as gay as you want, but don't make this sound so sensual, when we are talking about a guy you actually killed! (Or maybe he has that kind of sick kink...)
I think Risettes background (or the little bit we only get of it here in this game) was done really well. I did think she was... something not human early on, but when she went into the Sauna and looked so human, I thought I was imagining things and then... this scene happened. And would you look at that... my first instincts were actually right.
Somewhat it made absolute sense for her to sacrifice her mechanical body that technically speaking can be repaired, but on the other hand, she has the conciousness that every human beeing should have as she was human before and at least her brain was fully intact in that capsule back then... It makes you wonder why her fear didn't overtake her, as most human brains would do that. I mean, its not like Quatre was someone very close to her so that her love would overwrite any fear. And I get that any of our characters would have tried to save Quatre, as did Van and Aaron, but they tried to stop him, while she deliberatly throw herself infront of the explosion.
I absolutly hate to admit that, but this thing would give even the Pantagruel a run for his money. And while I am sure that the difference ins size and weight would make both the Airsaille 2 and the Couragous 2 much faster and more manouverable, in terms of Firepower I am pretty sure we would still lose a battle against that thing. Then there is the Glorious, who os gloriously old at this point (it still looks the same way it did in Sky, I doubt they had much chance or choice to make it more... uh up to modern standarts. Meaning that it would not just be less maniouverable and also lass fast than the Couragous, as it is approxematly about the same size as the Pantagruel, which is not as big as this, but still bigger than the Arsaille, but it also lacks the firepower as their weapons are propably as old as the ones of Liberls first airships. Meaning that, while we still somewhat barely have a leg up with our Panzer-Soldats do to more experience and the way they get manouvered IF you are experienced enough, we definitly have absolutly NO chance against this thing.
She is scary, but we love her for it ♥
Do you remember that in Crossbells Azure suddenly EVERYONE knew Guy or had worked with him or owed him something for some reason? Van is the Guy of Calvard. EVERYONE and their mother somehow somewhat knows this man XD
Honestly? I NEVER really fully got that issue. We later on hear something about her possibly becoming a priestress and we do know that when the time came, she couldn't kill Aida, which makes her look unsuited, but she is 13 freaking years old! She is just a child. And she is doing immensly well as a Jeager, despite her age. So I honestly do not realy understand Kasims issues with Feris possble roll as a warrior.
Now that we know more (tho still not all) of her past, this sentence is much more harder to Swallow. Risette is from one of the rare occasions when the Loop managed to go way past the year that the reset usually starts around. HOWEVER it looked like that her life was anything but easy, tho she seemed to have been mostly a happy child nothing the less. HOWEVER she can not remember any of this. Not the good, not the bad. When she finally woke up from her coma, she had Amnesia and remembered absolutly NOTHING. She was just around 14 years old and stuck without a working body. Only one year ago the managed to gave her a body that is as close to a human body as possible, but there are still limitations to it. She has no family. Only one close friend and we see in Kuro 2 how desperatly she had wished for having a normal life - fun fact is, we do not even know if that normal life that she wanted in the way she wanted it, was even possible in her timeline. In any case, when she arrived her, she meet Quatre, who you can feel, is not what most people would consider "normal" either, but he still managed to find a home and a family and a purpose and puts all his hear and soul in what is important to him. Risette likely felt like his life was so much more worth than hers. Which is actually quite sad.
Yeah... because SOMEONE did blow up a certain ship and a certain Vicount was badly insured do to his attempt to save the crew of that ship and lost his arm in that situation, which isn't exactly a good thing as a freaking Sword-Fighter who already had to fight problems with his reperatory-system do to a fight with McBurn. In any case, that SOMEONE (we could call him a fucking traitor... that would be an appropriate name for him) actually now feels guilty for what he did to that good and innocent man and thus desperatly tries to bring back that arm that the Vicount lost because of our traitor someone. And its not like we have anything better to do in Erebonia these days. (Seriusly, I was so relieved in Kai hearing Alisa was doing okay with Reinford, given all that they have lost. They did pay part of the reperations to Calvard, that idiot sold the rights to the orbal bikes, cars are appearantly also not something they make anymore and given the current situation, I hardly doubt their best income - which was do to producing weapons and such - is still their best income. So what exactly is Reinford even doing to make money these days? And with that in mind, I am sure the Institute of Technologie isnt exactly busy with coming up with new tech for Reinford...)
Van is stopping by an adoption Agency a lot thoughout the course of the Calvard-Sage XD (If you got that, then that means you have sucessfully played though the Cold Steel Saga! XD)
They always say how confidential this shit is and how careful they are to not get word out about it... BUT they have theirs doors always wide open, for absolutly EVERYONE who walks by to take a peak at what they are doing - that is how we saw them too. So its not like they REALLY try hard enough.
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You know... in Kai Van and Rean got along quite well, despite some major differences in their opinions regarding how they would handle such situations. But I think the reason is, that the only situation they did really work together was in combat. The fight in the beginning of the game and the Grim Garten. If he would have seen how Van makes some of his decisions I am not so sure if the two would always agree with each other ^^' I mean Rean surely respects Vans work, because that is just the guy he is... but entering a forbidden place without permission for no imminent danger or saving hostages/people kind of reasons? Not sure Rean would agree to do that. Class7 didn't always play by the rules either, as we all know... but at the end of the day, that were usually situations were there were lives on the line and not... you know... just some missions were other methods (the Team just mentioned waiting for the Professor to leave eventually...) would work just as well and were there is no real time limit, danger or lives on the line that need quick saving.
He slapped Hamiltons favorite Student... the nerve of that man. I am pretty much that that old Woman can kick him out of the institute if she wanted to... so how does he has not one ounce of respect for what is basically her adoptive grandchild? His research would be ruined either way if she kicks him out of the institute, because he would lack the resources to finish it.
You have quite the big mouth here, Mr.Callaghan. If it were't for Mille Mirage and Class7 and Friends your country would have been destroyed by Erebonia in likely less than a week. So what good exactly has your "foundation of this nations national defense" done for Calvard two years ago?
(Seriously... there are times in the Calvard-Arc were I wish Musse would not have managed to get her stupid plan to work and that Rean and Osborne would have taken longer to take care of Ishmelga and that thus Calvard would be in pieces by now... come to think of it... there is likely at least one timeline were that was the case in some way shape or form.)
Beeing here is... so weird after Kai. It makes you feel tense and... you know what I mean? Feri is so exited and under normal circumstances I would understand und support that. But knowing what I know now this feels so... Hollow to me ^^' Not her exitment of course, that one is real, but her reason for it.
While Agnes is immensly good in reading and understanding Van, Van on the other Hand is always keeping an eye on Agnes, even if he seems actually otherwise occupied.
Now here is the thing... the device and the Fake-Genesis were responsible for showing recordings of the Sky and the Stars. To do that, there must be someone out there who has seen though an actual Teleskop before or wherelese could they have drawn those pictures from that accuratly show what the Sky and teh Stars actually WOULD look like if they were there. Should we talk again about the question if Towas Grandfather (who frequented the Observatory... and was obviosuly interested in that stuff either way) is actually from... the Nayutaa world, which people think would explain some things about why Towa looks like the Towa from that game. But it could be a total coincidence.
So our Schmidty is having students that are all very unlike him and Hammilton has 3 people that are an absolutly wild mix of different personalities...
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So... hugs are both her lovelanguage and her way of punishing people? XD Quite interesting systen I'd say ^^'
Yeah... and the fact that she used future Water-Ressources for that will certainly not be a good thing for our future - IF we have one that is ^^' I mean seriously, we assume we fix things and stop the Loops and stay in Loop 2000... but... what if the next Arc of the game playes in Loop 2001 after we fails to stop that stupid thing that is hiding up in space? What if the next Arc is full of new characters that find seemingly random Objects from our characters and use them to finally turn things around? Just kidding but that woudl certainly be an unexspected way to do things and the easiest first glance for our future water problem - because we likely wouldn't have it in the next Loop ^^' (Although I guess the Septerion of Water will take care of that eventually in our Loop...)
Is she really doing that tho? Or might she actually just pretend to do so, so no one would find out the real reason for the desertification? Someone in chat in Kai said she didn't actually go there... but I wasn't so sure if that wasn't just a misstranslation. I mean were would she go for 2 1/2 years?
Esmeray does Bioengeniering... right? She made XEROS. Didn't we see some... like Monsters in Risettes past that actually were like Machines with biologicals parts in it or something? I wonder if this is in any way connected. (The theory is, that the reason why the reset in Risettes Loop was delayed, is that Ishmelga actually won - so there either was no Rean or he died at some point... OR even worse, Ishmelga-Rean came back to Zemuria and did things... Osborne must have failed too in that timeline. In any case, what if the Biochemical-Monsters were made to fight whatever Ishmelga brought along but instead they ended up eating people alive? Or something like this. I mean it did look like Risettes story took a tragic turn at some point...)
I totally forgot that Kaela was the intruder...
I like it by the way that we have FINALLY run into the plot. Now its getting way more interesting and entertaining.
(I did skip a few side-hussles for that tho ^^')
I am sorry but even tho the plot has kind of started to move I still don't feel like playing anymore...
Can I call myself still a Trails-Fan at this point if it is so hard for me to enjoy a Trails-Game?
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After I failed tremendously with some change of pace Game and couldn't finish Sonic Frontiers myself I am back with Daybreak. And I am really torn. At this point, I just really want to finish this game as quickly as possible and then play Metaphor. So not doing any more unnecessary quests seems the best cause of Action. Doing that also helped my tremendously with finishing my rerun of Trails in the Sky FC. On the other hand tho, I really wish all the hard work until now wouldn't go to waste now. After all, so far I have done ALL sidequests and I could get the AAA-Rank if I continue with it. But I really don't feel it anymore. And aside from one or two Quests that I didn't do because I was tired of this game I did in fact do them almost all in my first run. So... *sfz* Well I guess I will end it here and live with my failure ^^'
On a totally different note: Seeing Hamilton here leaves a bad taste in my mouth after everything we've been through in Kai...
Alvis is that one guy that for some reason shows up almost everywhere you go XD (Or at least it feels like it...)
A-Arron! She might be a ditz, but trust me her IQ is a lot higher than it seems like. She is not one of the disciples of one of Epsteins deciples for nothing - not that you know any of that yet. However... I do kind of... like her. She is a bit... uh... special, but she is a nice and caring character and as we all know... people with Laptcoats are not to be trusted so easily in these games, so I think her earning our respect AND trust, means a lot XD
You would hit everything that has tits and is legal, asshole!
And now I miss my Tita XD Its so weird tho, thinking of the Sky-Arc that my little girl is 18 now. She is an adult. It feels like yesterday that she was that pipsqueak that everyone (including me) loved so much... and now she is old enough to get married - and she should, her man is hitting his mid thirties soon XD *achem* Got distracted ^^'
But seriously... I would prefer to be anywhere but here. Calvard and the ASO just... do not hit the right spot with me ^^' And I hate it, because there is nothing wrong with the ASO and the game itself isn't bad either and I only hate Calvard because its... well... "the enemy" as I am an Erebonian-Bitch through and through ^^'
The pacing really slowed down too. Basel was the moment I hit the "I am kind of bored of this game" - Moment too ^^'
Wrong moment to bring up my Girls company but... Reinford didn't cut out the foundation because they weren't stupid enough to do it. Even in Irias glorys business-owner egoismen, she was very much aware that working with other Tech-Companies can be beneficial and you do not cut out something that is beneficial to you. The only reason Verne can afford doing it, is because Calvard now has Marduk to back them up.
Also... somehow it doesn't make any sense that Calvard of all people cuts out the foundation. Hamilton is one of Epsteins disciples after all. How does it make sense that Tio and Altina work for the Epstein foundation and Hamiltons people do work for Verne? O.o
I feel like I've been missing a piece of the puzzle here anyway...
Not just that Renne now is the Character that has appeared in EVERY part of the Trails Saga so far (beating Olivert who not just had a much smaller role in Crossbell but also never appeared in Calvard so far - much to my disappointment, I may add...) she is also literally having a connection to EVERYONE. The bracers in (or from) Liberl, the Special Support Section in Crossbell, Class7 AND the Royal Family from Erebonia and now she has connections to the ASO, the Bracers and somewhat even the CID (although they are wary of them) in Calvard. And to boot, she has somewhat connections not just to ZCF and the Foundation do to Tita and Tio, she also knows Alisa from Reinford and now (or soonisch) Quatre who has been working with Verne. Oh... and by extension, she even somehow has connections to Marduk. If we ever want to gather them all... she is the person we should go to ^^'
His voice is far too nice for such an asshole... idiot... whatever you wanna call that coldhearted and egoistic bastard of a Professor. Also... he is with the wrong Deciple of Epstein, his character would fit Professor Schmidt much better XD (Then again, some issues with his Gnome-related students aside... most of his disciples are of a rather kind nature, funny enough. I mean, Franz was almost like a son to him and we know that before his Black Alberich Days he had been a good, loving and caring man. Makarov is a bit rough around the edges, but I can not remember him not being nice or good. George had his fair share of unforgivable misshaps, BUT here too, when he wasn't directly working for and with the Gnomes, he was a relatively nice guy and the way he tries to make up for his mistakes now is kinda good too. Tita of course is an absolut angel and that she is able to put up with this old grumpy man is beyond me. And despite Schmidts being what how he is, he even somewhat put up with Mint and her... way of... you know... being her XD I guess for some reason he prefers to use Deciples that are the opposite of him? Makes one wonder what kind of Person Epstein was, especially now that we know that there has been a Loop where a certain Professor we know from Ouroboros has been his only Deciple.
I don't know what to think of this man. He doesn't give me bad vibes, but he DOES work with Hamilton. I wonder how much about the deep end of what she did or rather HOW she did it actually is on his radar tho. So I don't really want to judge him just for supporting her. Otherwise I would have to jduge a lot more people ^^'
Fios voice is not cute enough! Can you do nothing right NIS?
I totally and absolutly fully agree with Agnes here XD
Looking at that scene I am surprised that Quatre didn't fall in love with Van much earlier than Kai ^^' Tho I guess it is a nice change of pace. With both Lloyd and Rean the girls in their "little" Harems fell for them almost immedeatly every time, and even in Joshuas case (Estelle aside) most Girls didn't take long to fall for him. So its anice change for once that it took Van 3 games to get Quatres heart to beat faster XD (I am not joking by the way...)
This games powerscaling is just ridicioulus I tell you. How can this guy be the same rank as Estelle and Joshua? They helped save the world 3 times at this point. Plus what they did for Crossbell. But their stupid father has a freaking S-Rank for always showing up last minute and taking all the flory after doing practically nothing. ALSO... can we please all agree that Elaine was just promoted A-Rank because they wanted to beat Erebonia for having a strong A-Rank? Not to say Elaine isn't strong and cool but is she REALLY in the same league as the freaking purple Lightning? I highly doubt that.
I love it when my blond angels take the words right out of my mouth XD I LOVE FIO and XEROS. Best sidekick "pets" ever in a Trails-Game. (Sorry Celine ^^')
I accidentally ran into that sidequest like an idiot and since Children were involved I couldn't say no... so... here we are... doing a Toy-Car-Race...
That mission was so overblown for something that should have been nothing more than a joke.
Anyway... I end it here. Yes. Already.
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Honestly? Chosing who to have those "bonding" - Events with was so much easier with Rean. I do not miss the fact that basically, every interaction with the girls was a chance for an accidental romantic scene when I tried to be faithful to Alisa, but that is exactly the point! With Rean, Alisa was almost the only Girl I had bonding events with and choosing between the boys wasn't hard either with how many bonding points I had left after only choosing Alisas events, if there even where any. Here its like... you feel bad for everyone you don't do because you can do them all without fearing too much about romance. Obviously, on later occasions (Kuro 2) they get more of a hint of romance then these onces have, but its still so subtle and mostly onsided that it never feels like a reason to avoid any of them. Hm... so whos events do I watch this time?
I honestly didn't want to do the discount-princes connect event at first... but they talk about Olivert here, so I am quite happy with my last minute choice that was only lead by the Walkthough telling me filling his bonding-points would grant me a nice reward ^^' Guess my true reward ended up hearing about my favorite prince of all time ♥
I feel like there is something more to Yume than meets the eye. We know for a factthat she is human, as she was conceived through to humans and born by a human and she also looks well enough like her parents. So there is no doubt about that. HOWEVER that Mare and that Curse could control her like that... makes it look like she is... somewhat receptive to magic, if that makes any sense to you. Like... I don't know... maybe her soul is something special? I can not help it but wonder if there isn't a reason why Mare chose to control her, other then the fact that maybe a child was easier to control, that is. And Paulette seems to think so too, because she oddly seemed to understand that something was going on with Yume at the end of Kai, when they chased after Agnes. Not sure what to expect tho.
We always knew something was off with her, but seeing her in this connect event I think would there not be one particular scene closer to the end of this game, I likely would have allowed her to fool me into believe I was wrong - just like Crow did back then, even tho I had been so damn sure until that one point that he was in fact C. (Tho to be fair... I would not have seen that coming with her, even tho I knew something was off with her ^^')
BTW... does her had actually literally say "Disguise"? XD Way to go Falcom *lol*
Renne proved immense leading-skills throughout the Calvard-Arc. It makes you wonder what the future has in store for her. I wouldn't put it past her to become a politition. She would make a great asset for any intelligence-division too. Easily enough, with her technical know-how she might as well work for ZFC or any technical company. The world is really open for her.
Renne went from trying to gut us like a fish to pushing our buttons in the span of just 6 lousy years XD
And here I was thinking she was at least a bit closer to being 30 XD Sorry Kaela. I just feel so old these days, seeing how it won't take long for me to reach a point were I could be everyone's mother. Heck, I very well could be Feries or even Agnes mother at this point ^^'
As an Alisa-Fan and an Erebonian-Bitch I feel like a damn cheater being at Verne XD I mean Rean and the other were here too in Kai and the CEO was speaking highly of Alisa, so I really shouldn't feel that bad. But I do ^^'
I believe that the wording was different in the Japanese version, but essentially he did ask Quatre if he prevered to be called a boy or a girl, so the more "woke" approach of asking for pronouns is merely making it sound more modern and does not take away the original intent of the question - as people have been pissed about the game being more into trying to... be more diverse if you will. We have a few people with darker skin-tones and we try to be more open to slight differences in religions and there is that guy, you remember, from that one sidemission, who is in love with the boy from the flowershop and Aaron is cross-dressing and so on. I do not think its a big deal, but given how media have been trying to be diverse just so they can say they are I do kind of understand that people are a bit wary of it these days. Anyway... I do not think it is as extreme in Kuro as people say it is.
I have qualms with the way they pronounce Quatre... but what else is new? XD
Quatres little crush on Agnes was cute but I felt like it let to know where and ended up being just a push to get him more interested in this team then that it actually mattered in any way, shape or form. Then again, it was nice that for once, someone didn't crush on Van XD And then again... looking at Kai... we did take a shape turn here, huh? ^^'
Okay... its sunday... so... lots of stuff to do as preparation for tomorrow. which means this will be it for today.
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You know... when you look at all those Jeagers who left there past behind for one reason or another... I am not sure I do understand Kasims yet. I have to play closer attention to it this time...
I have 3 points and should get an additional one after doing all the sidequests. So... who do we not do? Ashen? Seems to be the most logical choice. I do like her, don't get me wrong! But I feel like between Risette, Elaine, Judith and Renne she is kind of the odd one ^^'
I should really go back to Riveri and read that Renne-Story to finally know fully whats up with these two (I just read a summary but I obviously miss bits and pieces...) but I can just not find the time for all the rest of that stories to watch and to Read completely instead of just doing away with a quick summary. I really need to finally read sunshine Agnes for obvious reasons but I do not have time for that either! Ah! I need more free time!
You know Elaine and I have some qualms with each other, but I think its absolutely adorable that such an otherwise disgustingly mature woman kept her love for Mishy.
But I think its a bit a theme for some of these characters. Van is supposed to be a much darker shade of white (which is Grey XD) thank Estelle, Lloyd and Rean were, but instead of constantly drinking bear, smoking and looking at dirty magazines while planning his next trip to the brothel (not saying he was never there before...) he is eating cake and just loving to play with his car. Elaine, otherwise absolutely mature and above many things, is still a big fan of Misty. Judith, being a well known actress that comes across as calm and mature when she is doing her job as an actress is actually really... well... calm and mature, if you get me XD Like in the end, they all keep their inner child somehow. Which is really cute, thinking about the fact that these characters are older than the average Trails-Characters were, when they started out on their journey.
(Makes you wonder tho... if we do get another protagonist in the next arc, if he will be closer to his thirties or if they go back to the barely legal-characters... Honesty I would say I do not have a preference. Unlike some Persona-Fans, I never minded playing the 16 year old high-schooler that has some real love-live-issues many kids their age have and struggle with finding out who they are and what they want in life and whatnot. But as someone who is hitting 36 in a few days I don't mind playing characters closer to my age either...)
You know I do not wish for Elaine to be Vans endgame. But I still wish he would fulfill that promise and take her to Mishelam. Just as a friend if it were up to me of course, but I feel like this is one of those many things between them that they couldn't really get closure for and thus it would only be right, to get their overall closure after having a wonderful day at a place were you can make a wishy with Mishy.
Shippings or not... Elaine visiting Mishelam really is a thing that should be in the Epilogue after we have finally finished Vans arc... tho I still secretly hope for a Wedding and another golden ending á la CS4 just not with Van and Elaine as bride and groom XD Not to mention, IF we get another wedding, Van and everyone else should get in line because Joshua and Estelle should come first. We've been waiting for this for YEARS, after all...
This is one of the side-missions that I kind of want to stay on top of in the other Calvard-Games, because that whole thing is right up my ally XD
Wasn't that Monster-Summoning flute supposed to be an artifact? Home come everyone and their mother has one these days? Then again... knowing what Artafacts are these days it might make more sense than onbe would think at first glance that things like the flute can be produced at this point in time.
Oh... so this is an actual actifact just with limited powers? Even that would make some sort of sense. Because somewhere... someone must have produced these things somehow and the one G had was the real deal, while this one might just be a prototype or an early version of it. Basically like the Battle-Orbments change and get better over the years so did the development of that flute. God knows what it was used for tho...
You know... the reason why I could never finish undertale was (among other things I have to admit) because I just couldn't do the pacifist route. Because I am so used to doing bad things in games to win I just... can not be a pacifist in one XD Which is why I only warned that fake priest or whatever guy of things going to go down. I wanted his monster to eat him alive, because this is what he did to the poor fools who believed his lies. He is playing with Karma, so its time for his own Karma to do its job. Cruel? Yes! But still well deserved.
So the leader of ASO runs around with an A-Rank-Bracer up for S-Rank-Promotion in a district that is law-less. And we meet here, an Enforcer, some high ranking member from Heiyuee and a Church-Guy! WTF?! This game mixes together the weirdest kind of people...
I guess these two prove that "boys will be boys" has no age-limit ^^'
Killika sure as hell has her hands full with those two idiots ^^'
XD How small this big man with the big nickname can get when he faces Killika is just insanely amsuing.
Wait a sec! He was promoted Präsident? Of Heiyues Crossbell-Branch? What had he been before? Also... he gets that big promotion and is suppsed to take care of Crossbell in some shape or form and he decided to be like: "Welp, gotta go! Lloyd? Rixia? Take care of Crossbell for me! Bye!"? XD
So CElis has turned into celies and Rion got changed into Leon, yeah? And you really tell me I should trust the NISA translation more than the fan-one? I shudder at the thought that KAI won't even get a Fan-Translation if NISA is fast enough...
I don't think she is that small. Pretty sure Towa is shorter. Also... Babyface...? I don't know. Most people do tend to look young before they turn 30. Its not like Rion (I will keep calling him that!) looks like he is hitting 30 soon. Most of them don't.
I end it here for today... Vans nightly rounds tire me out almost as much as Reans so called days off, even tho Vans nights usually only bring you one sidequestion, a Bonding-Event or two and a visit at the Cinema.
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Finally, instead of pretending that we do not know... Falcom makes a joke of it that we do in fact know XD They've learned their lesson with how they failed with the likes of Azure Siegfried ^^'
Falcom is known for reusing old ideas but I think they certainly did way better with copying this whole mask-ordeal than they did when copying Kloes "not royaltie at all" - acts over to Musse. They do not hide here that the same trick was used, while with Musse no one really ever mentioned that she just copied Kloe to get away with her plans. And I also like the idea of making it two sisters in dept here, instead of two very close friends on a lot of pressure here. It is still a reused idea, but they certainly tried harder this time to make it still somewhat more unique and surprising.
This sentence did not make much sense back then at all... and makes so much more sense nowadays...
Van has a "don't touch Agnes" - rule and most enemies love to push that button ^^' (Which leads to their demise because that usually summons Grendel...)
You've already got a shitload of Kai Spoilers from me at this point, so what is one more? (BTW... I did say I wanted to see what Daybreak has in store for me after watching Kai, so if you did come here not expecting spoilers, joke is on you!) Because someone Data-Mined Kai no Kiseki... and for whatever reason Falcom hide some Spoilers in there. Like the Identity of the Masked people who have not been revealed to us yet - and it makes no sense to me whatsoever to do that in Kais Data, if it wasn't needed there at all, but what the hell do I know about how programming works? So in any case. They did reveal there that Mare is in fact the Holy beast of the Time-Septerion. I am honestly not sure how this all works yet, but it puts one thing into question: HOW ON EARTH IS IT POSSIBLE TO INTERFERE WITH A HOLY BEAST LIKE THAT?! My only explanation would be that whatever caused Mare to be in this Hollow-Core-State has been binding her powers or something. The Genesis and Agnes as rightful heir has been resonating with her, for obvious enough reasons but it didn't manage to release her full powers? The question also obviously is how she became a Hollowcore and what happened to her actual body? Not to mention obviously also, how the hell get Marduk their Hands on her? SO. MANY. QUESTIONS! (And here we are waiting like two years for an answer...)
Poor Girl. It has been her job to gather the Genesis to ultimately fulfill her final mission but the cost was high. Every Genesis did cost at least one life, as far as I can remember and as we know from Kuro 2 that wasn't even the end of it all. Ultimativly, it had to be done. If not we would literally ALL be back to point Zero. But the price for saving our timeline was high. And so is the pressure on my poor girl.
Well... at least through that whole journey, "die Kleene" was never really alone. I am very grateful for that. Her time might run out eventually, but I think Van and the others, despite all the ordeals, helped her to make the best out of it.
I really can not blame the guy. Not one of his assistants has even asked if he wants or can afford another part-timer. I know its a running-gag and its supposed to be because Van by himself would likely not say yes, because of who he is and how he thinks... but it still is a bit mean sometimes and at this point gets kind of obnoxious.
To be fair... all the people studying under Epsteins Disciples are bit... uh... special ^^' (I do not even exclude my dear Tita here...)
Who or what even is Aldra? O.o I am glad to hear that ZCF are doing good and all... but who is that even that they are working with? ^^'
They did mention it here that the Calvardian revolution has been only 100 years ago but when it came up in Kai that Sheena Dirke was still alive when Judiths Grandmother was still a child it sounded absolutely ridicioulus to me because I was sure that happened like 1000 years ago or so ^^' Which makes no sense given circumstances but I wasn't the only one surprised. The whole chat was like: "What? She was still alive back then? O.O" So I guess that is one again an Information we totally discarded...
Now here is an interesting fact about Kai: The masked woman who took of her mask right at the end was first believed to be Agnes mother, do to a simular Hair- and Skincolor. The Data-Mining revealed that it was Sheena Dirke tho, probably in a younger state then when she met Domenique tho. HOWEVER the game makes a big point out of Van mentioning that Agnes Mother and Grandmother basically look just like her... I would not fully agree with that but what if Agnes is related to Sheena Dirke? She might not exactly be her great-great-grandmother but some sister of her great-great-grandmother maybe? I mean, we needed the name "Claudel" apparently but... I don't know... things seems odd here. The game made a huge point out of not showing Sheenas older face, even tho we have seen her younger face in pictures before. Like there were trying to hide something we would not have paid attention to before.
I am just fishing for answers here... but... giving everything we know it certainly is not out of the question ^^'
I'd say XD Not just that her biological family lives there, she also is close to the SSS and she has been living there for a while herself. Going to Crossbell would not be educational, it would be like going home XD
No one would do it like the society XD Heck, to this day no one even gets how the society survived with those kind of "rules" ^^'
I found it quiet funny that Marduks high in development came ultimately from finding her and she had no idea about it until close to the end of Kai.
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Now here is the thing... Marielle came here to actually find out what Dingo is after - AND to be with him, as she said herself, but that is not the point here - but Dingo is after A (short for Almata) and obviously does not want to drag Marielle into this, as it is very dangerous (as proven later when he meets his untimely end...) so he shock her off, which made her run around aimlessly in order to find him. That lead to her witnessing how Shaheena was kidnapped and naturally she tried to help her and got kidnapped too. In a sense, if Dingo had NOT avoided her, she would likely be in less trouble now.
HOWEVER... were is her luck now, huh? I mean, the only luck she always seems to have is that Dingo comes running as her knight in shining armor XD
He tries so hard to be like Olivert but this scene is one of the many reasons why he will always fail in the end. The fandom does not call him "discount prince Olivert" for nothing. He is a cheap excuse of a prince then can NEVER even come close to what Olivert is. He would have handled a situation like that totally differently even with all the things that come into play here.
A mistake Olivert never would have made. But here is the difference. Olivert traveled around incognito to see the world and met the people there, to learn about them and understand them. This guy travels around as a high and mighty prince, his bodyguard ever at the ready (something Olivert often avoided even tho it did somewhat endanger him...) and judges people by their employer and whatever else seems to be amiss at first glance. He doesn't care about learning about people or the world or get out of his comfort-zone as prince and this not just makes him someone who will NEVER archive Oliverts greatness, but also shows his princley arrogance which would put him more on the same level as Cedric at this point - he grows over the curse of the Calvard-Arc of course, but as of right now, he perfectly shoes that as much as he tries, he will never have much in common with Olivert aside from a title and the fact that he somewhat does not act very princely from time to time - but even here Olivert beats him by a mile XD
Honestly, I do not wish to get back to the shipping-war or anything but... thinking of the fact that Elaine and Van knew each other since childhood and yet Agnes, who knows him barely a few weeks, is so much better in understanding him and reading him and knowing how his personality works. I totally get that with Elaine, her emotions are putting the breaks on, on some of the things she surely could see if she wasn't blinded by those emotions, but considering that Agnes is 8 years younger and thus lacks the maturity and experience Elaine has, it still is putting into question if Agnes isn't the better one for Van, simply because of how easy it is for her to understand him compared to Elaine.
*achem* I am sorry for that, but this is something the game makes sure you see and understand time and time again.
BACK to that discount prince... he snapped his finger to get his bodyguard into action, like she is a cheap servent. Olivert would never do this with Mueller. He doesn't see them as his bodyguard. He is as much his friend as he is part of his family and he never would have to fight on command.
"The lakeys", huh? Olivert would never look down on Vans assistance. Prince Sharid has only himself to blame for the fact that Olivert is so beloved within the fandom and he get called "discount prince Olivert" not people do not even care to give him the courtesy to kill him by his own name. After this first impression, he well deserved to be treated like that.
Fie... sweethearts... I know your Bracer job tells you to stop them... but couldn't you not have called Van first to mop the floor with that discount bodyguard/assistant, first? Just so I can actually stick my tongue out at them? XD
Awwwww. He is actually relieved. Isn'tr that cute? ♥
(WHY FALCOM?! YOU HAD A PERFECTLY FINE SIDE-SHIP IN WHAT IS OTHERWISE A SHIPPING-HELL. SO WHY DID YOU TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME?! T.T)
Never a dull moment in this game XD Seriously tho, we just came back from saving two kidnapped woman. Now we are searching for another missing one. Its almost a bit ridiculous at this point. Tho obviously the timing was perfect for this, so I get it... it just sounds a bit... you know... like all we do is save Damsels in distress ^^' (And it is usually not a thing Falcom does. Our girls usually are doing just fine without our help... but I guess it does serve a purpose here.)
Yesterday I had a talk with someone about character development and I think Director Gotti here has come a long way too. He started out as that pervert and its not like he lost that part EVER BUT this man who thinks everything is about sexappeal planned in Kai on making a film about the losses of what happened in Creil and he wanted it to be serious and give the dead people some justice with that film. Obviously, this scene with Shaheena already showed that this man is more than just sex, action and big boobies, but I think that last scene with him in Kai was the moment you realized what an amazing person he actually is and how far he has come over those 3 games.
Lets me tell you that I did not talk to many NPCs this time, while in my playthrough with the spreadsheet I did and last time it was easy breezy to see those Orbal Hookahs were the problem, this time... I hardly noticed anyone having them to begin with. So technically, there is some use to speaking to more NPCs. (But this game would never end if you do that XD)
Not at all! I need some "spirit of class 7" with me today - actually, every day, but I get that you are busy XD
You could clearly hear that the mans throat was cut in the way he screamed and so Van decided to NOT bring Agnes along, this time. She has seen enough people who were cruelly murdered for a lifetime at this point. Especially for a seemingly innocent 16-year-old girl. It also part of Van being protective of her. He losens up in that regard in Kuro 2 tho, as you could clearly see by then that she had grown enough to see what needs to be seen and has proven that she deserves to stand by his side, if that is what she wanted, no matter the situation. (Vans little "I am doing that all on my lonesome" - gigs aside XD)
Because MY Bracers (unlike people like Elaine...) usually say "Screw the rules, we have people to save!" XD And THAT is why I love them... and don't like Elaine. Because if your highest priority is saving civilians then that is what comes even after the question if the faster and best way to save them is legal or not.
I still stand with what I said last time, it was a rookie-mistake of Fie to let her go alone. BUT in her defence (not sure if I WOULD defend her if she wasn't part of Class7 tho XD) it was a loooooong and hard day. The drive to Tarbad takes a while and she just arrived when she already head out again into the fucking desert to stop the discount prince from doing something stupid with our Van. And right after that, all hell broke lose and then we were in that underground dungeon and... you know... give my poor girl a break! HOWEVER... it still was a rookie mistake XD
Didn't he say he only ALMOST smoked that stuff?
I need to take a short break to eat...
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I said it before and I say it again, I would give A LOT to see ALL of our male protagonists get "the glare" from their girls after being inside the nightclub XD I mean, if Falcom FINALLY sees the light and adds Ries to the next game (which really is so necessary for so many Kevin-related reasons) she already has the chance to do that. But what wouldn't I give for Joshua, Lloyd and Rean to be in this situation as well. (While I can not really see Joshua go into a nightclub for any other reason but Bracer-Bussiness I could see Rean and Lloyd being dumb enough to get killed by their girls for a guys-night-out XD)
I wish I could just focus on what we are here for... but I've committed to the 4SPGs at this point, so I might as well finish them...
Looks like the Police AND the Bracers are really bad at their jobs. This fake officer here was handed to them yesterday and so was his green haired brother, who pretended to be a bracer. I just got that one to the Bracers last night in fact. How can they be already free again?
Their brother "bailed them out" which still begs into question how that is even possible as these guys are wanted in Edith. Who on earth would allow them to get bailed out?
Honey... I had to break it to you but you actually do ^^'
Okay, now that I found some dancer I think this will be it for today.
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So after some not-so-great time with the newest Sims 4 expansion pack (Life and Death...) and now that I have mostly recovered from my infection (here is to hoping I didn't catch the C-Sickness while my Dad took me along to buy some stuff for Halloween the other day [he didn't know he had it then]...) I guess it is time to return to Daybreak. Not so happily I have to admit, as the game just... isn't as fun as I would need it to be, but we have to get through it somehow.
Sacred ground, huh? And you though Rean had it bad with his love for hotsprings ^^'
BTW... the game was fooling us quite nicely with Risette here. I remember that at some point I was wondering if she was a robot or had at least some robotic parts (like an arm or leg) or something but I assumed you would see joints, like with Lapis and that for sure she would not be able to go into the water like that so easily if that were the case so I dropped that line of thinking very quickly.
I do like tho that Lapis new body also looks completely human at this point. Its really nice. I mean if we have the technique, why not use it for everyone who has non-human parts? Hell, I am pretty sure we could make Georges wish come true and give Victor a completely human looking arm at this point too.
I mean... despite the technical advancement we have in Trails these days, I agree with a big part of the fandom the the technical advancements jumps between the Arcs are often quite unrealistic. But I guess they found quite a nice answer for why Marduks jump in particular was so big in Kai. I like that they bothered to at least find an excuse here.
Its called Genes guys! There is nothing you can do about the size of your boobies! (Which is funny because technically speaking, neither Millium nor Altina should have Genes that defy their proportions. They were never meant to grow like that anyway and yet... huh...)
Think about it! If we knew then what we know now and killed that freaking bastard right here Kuros/Daysbreaks deathcount would be so much lower, its shipcount one ship higher (because we wouldn't lose Dingo) and maybe we could have even skipped on some parts of Kuro 2 and this whole Arc would be so much nicer and...
Van? My dear favorite Spriggan... if in loop 2000 you accidentally bump into this guy... please kill him!
How much luck can she truly have if the man she loves gets blown up in a way that not even a body to mourn will be left? Thats not luck, for sure! (Yes, you could call it luck that she managed to get her tearfull goodbye in the end, despite the bodyless part and I GUESS that IF we manage to avoid all the shit happening in this game in loop 2000 (please Aidios! Have mercy on my pure-player-heart and grand my wishes!) it would also be a shitload of luck to this time be able to have her lovestory... but IF that is going to happen remains to be seen so. I still stand with what I said at first, which is that losing Dingo the way she did is anything BUT luck. (Then again, seeing how she follows him around like this I guess it somewhat IS luck that she did not follow him on that fateful day...)
So he is 27... which means that he is younger than Olivert. If my math works correctly, Olivert should have been around Agates age in Sky which means he should be 30 by now which still makes him younger than me tho XD By quite a few years to boot. *achem* I am sorry, but my birthday draws near and I am leaving the "mid thirty" part and enter the "late thirties" part at that point and its frustrating me quite a bit ^^'
(To be honest, while I do not mind at all playing characters that are younger then me - in fact, I do believe it makes me feel younger myself, so its a good thing - it does depress me a bit that 20 years ago, when I was watching Animes, I was around the same age as the characters, now I am basically the same age as some of their mothers XD)
You know... we had dirty magazines since Crossbell - if I remember correctly - but Calvard really takes the cake with the whole half nakedly poledancing-gig. I wonder what we get in the next arc. Pornos? I would not be surprised at this point - obviously we would not really see them, just get a mention here and there.
Suddenly Ouroboros XD
... I... I can not even say how much I want to strangle NISA right now. They gave Lucrecy a French accent. French! WHY?! Why would they do that? And she sounds so... urg! NO! Why?
ALSO Harvoods voice should be much deeper and more hoarse. It totally takes the edge off of him that he sounds like... this.
It seems odd that she managed to keep that gig a secret from her sister, given how every man in Tharbad must have already seen her on the pole and given how they make money by dancing on the streets its obvious that some of them must have noticed already who she is and there is no way in hell nobody made a comment about it.
You know... if you ever meet Alisa... let her give you the same lesson she gave Rean about Head-Pats. I am pretty sure, just like him, you will learn nothing from it, but at least someone DID warn you XD
People always (rightfully so) say Alisa overreacted after the whole incident with Claire, but look at Judiths reaction to her misunderstanding Vans intention with Saara ^^'
Well first at all: You are NOT allowed to speak in Adios name. You might be friends with some holy shitty saint or whatever but that doesn't make you a Grahlsritter or anything and secondly, Van will end up in Gehenna either way, he is literally a devil XD
Now about that... where have you been when he broke my poor Agnes heart? (Jokes on me, she wanted her heart to be broken...)
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I will definitely not do any unnecessary side-missions in Kuro 2 when that one is out, that much is for sure... or so I say... I mean there are some side-characters that would occasionally give us side-missions I am really invested in at this point...
Jaeger are always a good addition to a team, I tell you XD (Especially if they are a little girl and people totally underestimate them ^^')
I've decided to not do most of the optional sidemissions anymore this time. I will regret that near the end, but its better than way for now. I guess I will make an extra save now to just start here after finished all of the sidemissions so far already.
Nah... I have come so far... I think I have to finish it completely now...
I've heard she gets back together with him in Kai (not sure if she is dumping him here or the next game, to be honest but I remember that she does...) and people are still complaining about the fact that the girl doesn't even get a name, but only gets called Nates Girlfriend. And its basically liked what happened to Shera in Riveri, were people kept calling her Oliverts wife all the time - the translation from NIS actually nerved that one a bit... but this time its not like they can come up with a random name for a character Falcom didn't feel the need to find a name for. HOWEVER it is always weird that often we have really strong and amazing independent female characters and hardly ever any true damsels in distress that need saving and yet we get the girls with partners reduced to "Ys Girlfriend" or "Xs wife" like the moment you are together with a man, you are worth shit. I guess japan kinda rolls that way... but it still feels always out of place in games were woman are usually considered strong and self-sufficient.
I couldn't even remember that we were ever told about it, which is because of the fact that it happens so casually that it doesn't feel like anything worth keeping in mind. I mean... why should we care about the fact that the oasis dried up once about 20 years ago? That happened when even Rean was still small so why bother? THEN AGAIN tho, it does sound odd when you think how full the Oasis is now. But it still seems so insignificant ^^'
Oh it WAS a miracle, alright...
I think that the Devil inside him did not like for him to turn into Grendel...
So here is what we know... or actually don't know: Mare is a special Hollow-Core that despite that couldn't do shit until Agnes Genesis reacted to her wish to protect Van. With Agnes Genesis activating Mare was able to materialize and Grand Van the ability to become Grendel. And one would assume that Van and only Van can do this as no one else in the ASO has been transforming no matter how tough the situation. "Dingos" Version of Grendel in Kuro 2 kind of put a questionmark behind Van being the only one. HOWEVER he still needed some sort of "Mare replacement" (Lapis turned into some sort of Mare copy in that case) to become the Crimson Grendel. Now in Kai Rene needed nothing more than the Genesis to freely and without any Mare turn into Grendel like it was nothing. Already putting Vans transformation and Mares role in it into question, because Van has a Demon inside of him it might have made him more "fitting" for the Grendel transformation and Dingo was kinda, sorta somehow some sort of Undead or something like this which still might have made his body more "fitting" for the transformation. As far as we know, there is no such thing with Rene tho. ALSO here in this scene, we see that the Devil inside Van kind of fucks with his transformation so it seems even more unlikely that the devil inside him is the cause for him being the only one in the group being able to transform. Having Mare as some possible... I don't know... holy beast or something as a Hollow Core is also out of the question as the sole reason here, because once again, Rene does not have any of this in Kai. So... any idea why only specific people can turn into Grendel but some of them need more "help" than others to transform?
This is the scene were we get that "accidental" Flashback for in Kai in Kevins route. I feel like they didn't place it there for fun and I am pretty sure it was not just there to focus on the Van & Agnes moment either. So what was that reminder for?
The again... Mare specifically mentioned she was not responsible for that transformation in that scene. Not sure if we saw that part in the flashback tho. But if we did it could be helpful for whatever comes after Kai... because there is no more Agnes to cause Van to transform into Grendel and we might still need that transformation to get us some happy ending. So IF Vans Devil could cause a transformation himself, that could be helpful in the future. Not tho, if it causes Van that much pain tho...
Hm... still not sure about the intention behind the original scene and the reason for the flashback...
We could have seen that scene because of Risette too. I think I do remember that part was in the flashback as well. But... why? That makes even less sense in the current context of things.
Urg. Kai really doesn't answer shit...
Then again she comes from a time were we made it past 1209 and the technology there was really advanced back then. So... maybe she still somehow could be the key to things? Or this whole flashback was intended for Kevin to see to figure something out eventually with whatever he saw? Not that we know how much any of them will remember... I mean we will come back to some thing because otherwise it wouldn't make any sense. Like the blond woman in the end of Kai who took her mask of? The game made clear Marielle saw and likely also identified her, that would be worth shit if all memories were gone. So why specifically show us that? Also! That might sound unimportant and it may very well be, but the game takes the time to show you that Mint recoded Emilia kissing Crow and Rean but that one was worth shit too because she couldn't send it to anyone because of the Embargo so we never got anything out of it and with Rean seemingly not knowing about it it wasn't for him getting anxiety about certainly girls reactions to this either. So no way in hell they just mention that for fun. Ka Fai also told Rean what he needs to help fix things... that would also be worth shit if he doesn't remember it.
Speaking of which... everyone is so pissed at Lloyd because he asked for "no spoilers" from Ishmelga Rean and when shit happened that theoretically could be avoided with the information Lloyd could have gotten that moment - once again, its much more complicated then that, but that is not my point here - but look at how many people were aware of what was going to happen and also kept to themselves? Despite the water-steeling (and that will be a future problem with the 2000 loop is the last one...) Hamilton wanted Greamheart to succeed. Obviously Yun Ka Fai also knew a shitton about what was going on. So why on earth did no one even think about asking the Heroes of Zemuria for their help? Rean probably could have piloted that Excalibur way better than Emilia and his experience in Combat might have also helped (not that I wanted to see him getting killed again, mind you... but my point still stands!) obviously we could not have asked our Shady church for help, but the Bracers for example could have easily helped taking care of the monsters that came to Calvard after the space-fight started. And so on! Honestly, Lloyd might have been stupid for avoiding necessary information but at least he did not have it but not used it, like certain other people did! I mean Ka Fai knew how to deal with that thingy in space it seems but he decided to run from Rean until it was too late. Why?!
Seriously tho, I thought playing Kuro 1/Daybreak would clear some things up for me, but it just confuses me more the deeper I get into the story...
Risettes first name was obviously a direct hint to the whole "reset" thingy. Making you wonder if "Twinings" is also hinting at something. Not to mention that I am a bit wary about the fact that MARduk starts with the same letters as MARe does. I can not make head or tails of any of this tho...
I never fully got why Agnes had so many problems with Risette, even tho Elaine was always the bigger threat and many other girls are also into Van that she doesn't react to at all. What was it about Risette that bothered her so much? (Then again, Elaines biggest ick was Shizuna and everyone else was usually treated with her mature nature most of the time and all that while it never felt like Van has any kind of romantic interest in Shizuna to begin with...)
On another note: Maybe Twinings stand for two (as in TWINs) looops intervINING if you get me.
Well in any case... the treadmill and the bathtub are calling for me and then my weekend will be over already once again. What a pain...
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