#had to do something for this banger of a mod

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Back in my pokepasta era and ngl i kinda cooked with this one

[kuromi-hoemie]

i can't believe i used all my tags on this. i have MORE TO SAY. honorable mentions i will not elaborate on: pikmin, runescape, OG animal crossing.

the reason for all my tags is because there's a difference between "most fun" and "most important" and feel like if they're important u should at least say why :3

[consumeroflemoans]

Hiiiii analyzing every part of the Subnautica 2 trailer that I can because I am unwell.

Starting off we have a diver in a deep empty abyssal-like area. Typically in the depths there is a source of bioluminescence or at least rock formations for light to reflect off of. The only place inside the game there’s this much empty darkness is the dead zone.

This could mean we have the chance to explore the dead zone! Or that there’s a new area that has similar features to the dark depths of the void.

This would be a banger feature to have considering how horrifying the dead zone is to traverse already. It would provide a new difficulty to the game if we had to confront or avoid packs of adult leviathans to progress.

The trailer then shifts to what could be the safe shallows or twisty bridges equivalent in this game. It seems we’re getting what looks like a proper reef! It’s super neat to see the game being more colorful with its environment design.

We also have a clear look at a new species of fish in this game. Considering its shape and large eye it could be a tropical/reef version of the peeper (or maybe the feather fish?). Or it could just be a new edible fish entirely!

All in all cool design. I do like how vibrant they look

Ok now for one of the most hype things in the trailer. Some sort of hermit crab based leviathan? It would be fascinating to have a leviathan that shows up in the shallows instead of only in deeper water. It could provide an additional challenge but I think this would be something similar to the reefback. Perhaps one of the elements of gameplay would be making it lift itself to access things hidden beneath it?

Next up we have what looks like an underwater city or at least a big building in the background. It’s pretty much a given there’s mysterious underwater structures in this franchise but I personally think it would be fascinating to have a proper Atlantis style city in Subnautica. This could also maybe incorporate the Architects into it? Like maybe after Al-An went to his home planet he brought back more Architects to cure the Kharaa and they set up a base.

Then again this also doesn’t exactly look like Architect architecture which is more of a cube structure. It looks closer like a temple’s architecture from what we can see. Maybe it could be a new alien species? That seems less likely

Next we have a specific feature that I am so hyped to see. It looks like Subnautica may be adding rip currants or something similar. Something that would actively make it more difficult for a player to swim to the surface. This would be so interesting because other than caves/islands/ice flows we generally never have something preventing us from going to the surface in Subnautica. Nothing actively pushing the player back at least. This would be a fresh new difficulty to get used to (if done correctly, at least. It could also be very annoying)

From there we get into something extra curious. It seems like we may have a second human in this game. Before Subnautica’s concepts have been based in the fact your character is alone on this planet with the odds against them. The way I see it, this addition can largely go three ways:

- a possible addition of a co-op system to Subnautica: unlikely, but it has been semi-popular in modding communities. People would have fun playing with their friends but I think it would take away from the horror aspect of Subnautica, one of its major draws

- a human companion that joins you in your journey: slightly more likely than multiplayer, but still not the direction I think they’d go. This could open the game to having puzzles that need two people and a companion could function similar to the sea monkey (bringing you needed items basically). This would also require a lot of AI and would probably be more annoying than anything else, however

- someone like Marguerite or Al-An that shows up in cutscenes and phone calls but mostly stays in one place: the most likely scenario. It could be we have a home base of sorts where this person is stays and gives the player hints and coordinates

Also as a note the vehicle she’s driving looks like a sea truck. Please oh please tell me it is not Sea Truck 2.0

Aaaand now we’re onto the most hype part of the trailer. We have a new leviathan!

This one looks a lot like a Kraken type with a bunch of limbs. It could maybe be related to the crab squids? Like a dead zone version of them? It could explain why it’s attracted to the vehicle

Or as a completely out there theory this could maybe be architect technology like the warpers? It may just be me but the way it moves its hands and its claws are very much reminiscent of heavier machinery. It would be so banger if the architects built themselves a leviathan.

Either way it would be fascinating to encounter a leviathan with the ability to seek out a grab a player with ‘hands’. Before creatures typically grab with their mouths or pinchers like the Reaper. This would be an interesting twist to learn to avoid

In conclusion I am unwell about this game and the theories are buzzing. I am so hyped

[kimberlyeab]

Undertale Yellow - Thoughts

Do you ever touch a piece of media and it hits you so hard that you just decide to drop all your artistic responsibilities for a day and write something to get your thoughts down into a single coherent place.

Well, uh… let’s talk about Undertale Yellow.

Please avoid if you intend to play and do not want spoilers as this delves heavily into topics laid down in the pacifist route. Also please note this contains content warnings for child death, so don’t touch if that ain’t your cup of tea. Like all Youtubers would say, please play the game before you read this, because this experience is best enjoyed in its original form.

The first issue i am struck with before getting too deep into this topic is that this is a fan project. While i, as a fan creator, enjoy feedback on my work; even if it is a little biting at times, i don’t know the pulse of the team in this regard. After all, this had no price tag and was purely a labour of love with seven hard years of development behind it.

i also don’t know how the development of this project was handled and if it was a collaborative effort from start to finish or different teams worked on different sections with an overarching goal. All i have is my own experience of modding for Hearts of Iron IV where my efforts were focused on singular nations and not overarching plots. If different sections were handled by different teams, please don’t take a critique or praise of any singular section as a slight against your work, it was all fantastic just some areas were more fantastic than others.

i enjoyed the mod, immensely, it stuck with me to the point that i had to come here and discuss it for what seems to be close to 2000 words. This project is something truly special, not only in terms of a fan game, but as a piece of media in general. It managed to make me feel that sense of magic I felt two years ago when i first played Undertale. And i can’t think of a higher praise than saying that.

The sprite work was amazing. The battles were fun and just the right amount of challenging… except Axis… fuck Axis. The music was a genuine banger to the point where i even liked some of the songs better than some of Toby’s work (i’m looking at you, the person who composed A Mother’s Love, that Hopes and Dreams drop ruined me emotionally for the rest of the run and i hold you and the writing team responsible for that).

And the story, gosh the story was just a real treat.

The mod in general is a bit slow to start, i’ll be honest, i did enjoy the tease at the beginning with Toriel and i think it was genius to cut us off from her entirely at that point. To me, a Undertale mod doing the ruins is like a Batman movie watching Bruce’s parents get gunned down. So, getting something refreshing here was a great foot forward.  Actually, I think that the fact that this mod does not use the OG cast as a crutch is an all-around strong point that i really appreciate and helps set it aside as its own independent thing, different from Undertale. Even though I did find myself craving at least a cameo at times.

On my first day of playing, i witnessed everything that the ruins and Snowdin had to offer. i enjoyed Dalv and Martlet immensely. As I went into the start of the Wild East, I was having a lot of fun. Yet, something felt off, something wasn’t quite sparking the magic i felt with Undertale. So, I left off my first session in the Oasis, having beaten the third boss. All in all, an enjoyable time but not quite clicking.

i couldn’t describe why the game felt off up to this point. Until i watched a friend stream xeyre own first run of the game.

Xey said something during it which made me realize what the issue with these first three areas was. They felt safe, they felt fangamey. These were fun experiences with great atmosphere and enemies but Dlav and Martlet (up to that point) were not characters who grabbed me and made me feel as invested in them as say Toriel, Sans, Papyrus, and Undyne (all characters we would’ve met at a similar point in OG Undertale). Sure, they were nice, and were immensely fun, but i didn’t feel that drive to get to know them better and care about their greater story. These were not the characters of ask blogs and video essays.

At this point, i went to bed, content to get back to it tomorrow but still very much feeling like “this is a fangame.”

Then i woke up…

And let me telling you about Starlo and the town on the edge of the Wild East.

This is where Undertale Yellow grabbed me, this is where the story became something special. This wonderful cast of six unique characters who left me wanting to consume every piece of dialog they had available. These six characters managed to crackle to life that little fanfiction voice in the back of my brain. It was these characters that planted the seed of this sprawling text i am currently writing.

Starlo, himself, is a wonderful character, very fun, very well written, just a treat to experience and spend time with. His missions were comedic gold to a degree where I was cackling in VC because of how good they were. And the fights, oh jeez, the two fights in that area are where the mod really showed off what it could do when it came to combining fun gameplay, great music, and just top tier sprite work that helped give these characters so much substance and life.

And it was also in this section where i started to get invested in the characters. This is where the fangame vibes withered away and gave birth to that same experience i had playing Undertale for that very first time.

It was hinted at with Starlo, a monster putting on a façade to hide from the cold reality of being a member of a broken species living in an equally broken land. His reasoning is so tragic, yet through the tragedy, he is just trying to distract people and bring them whatever joy he can manage. His methods are faulty but his goal is good.

And Ceroba is just amazing, as well, hinting at something darker in the narrative, weaving her story into OG Undertale by experiencing loss to the same experiments that would haunt Alphys. She is something familiar, a mother in pain like Toriel, but also someone who didn’t let that pain keep her in hiding. She uses that pain to try and help this world. And it plays on me so well, making me genuinely ache as my mind idly wonders which amalgamation in the lab was once this monster’s little girl. I wanted to know her story and experience it.

Then the game was all high points from here.

The adventure in the Steamworks where we see the remains of a shattered legacy and the pain that Ceroba goes through when she realizes that her husband was never respected in life. It resonates as we learn how much he just wanted to help Monsterkind and his legacy was just thrown away and left to rot. It made me hate Asgore.

And then comes the plot twist, the moment the shoe drop, as we approach Hotlands and Starlo confronts us. He knows Ceroba’s secret and is there to keep us safe. I had never been so invested in finding out what any of this meant, craving to know what could possibly bring these two into conflict with one another after being so close just two sections prior.

And that’s when we go to Ceroba’s home. That’s where we experience the empty abode that used to house a family. It’s where we learn how this tormented world of captivity that broke them, one by one, killing father, daughter, and yes, even the mother. It’s where we learn about Chujin, a figure of mythos, this mod’s Asgore in a way. A man who knew that escaping the Underground wasn’t the end goal unless Monsterkind could assert itself and prove that it had a right to exist upon the surface. This moment was so compelling, asking questions that fans have had for years and answering them in a way that felt downright satisfying.

And it put a fire in my breast going forward. i feel bad for the individuals who wrote dialog for optional areas after this reveal because i was a woman on a mission at this point. There was no endearing encounter, no fun moment that would distract me from finally finishing this with Ceroba.

And as we reach New Home and face the enemy, a mother who has lost everything, with our friends by our side, that’s when we play the best boss fight, I’ve had the privilege of enjoying in a very long time. It was the right amount of difficult with perfect music, amazing phases and forms, and a wonderful use of the yellow soul to its full capacity. It was long and slogged out, fought tooth and fucking nail, all while the music perfectly weaves together Ceroba’s struggle with the adventure we’ve been on and also a little nostalgia just to remind you what’s at stake. i have slept and i still remember her piano bits combined with those little western twangs, bringing together two childhood friends before dropping Hopes and Dreams just to show you how epic it is. It is… HOLY SHIT… it is something.

And with every phase we see a little more of what this monster lost. We watch her husband wither away, we see her risk her daughter and fail, and we see every last thing this obsession has cost her. And we know that this is a family broken by a collective scar left upon a whole species. We know that humanity is at fault, subjecting a whole race to torment for something that’s generations old. This family is just one of many who our species has wronged, just one trauma on a whole ledger.

And as we finally dispatch her and feel victorious, the reality of the situation slowly settles in.

This is a prologue… we know how this ends.

Asgore has five souls right now. Yet, by the events of Undertale, he has six.

i knew on a logical level that this would happen but the mod still managed to destroy me with the reality. As our friends try and figure out a way to keep us safe, we, the Spirit of Justice, a child with a pure heart, know that we can’t let this slide. We saw what humanities punishment has done to this species and we know that we can help them.

So, Clover sacrifices their Soul. And its at this moment that i started bawling like a child, watching their friends bargain with them, then plead, then seeing them slowly come to terms with it. And the game slowly ends from there, watching our hero make this sacrifice and then send away their friends so they don’t have to see them die. It’s just us, alone, knowing that we did the right thing and it cost us everything. It’s beautiful and tragic, the perfect ending that still chokes me up thinking about it.

And it pays off as the credits role and we get an epilogue that shows all the monsters we’ve touched and made their lives better.

It was special.

This was the special that i felt after Undertale.

And like Undertale, i will never touch it again (unless i speedrun it). The story was completed and the sacrifice was beautiful. It would be wrong of me to erase the deeds that i’ve done to better these lives. i don’t want to erase their happy ending just to tinker around and extract every ounce of life from this game.

So uh, yeah, sorry to the people who worked on geno-run. i’m sure you did a great job but i can’t bring myself to hurt these characters.

All-in-all, sitting there in a VC, bawling at 3:30 in the morning, i knew this was unique and I knew that i wanted to share my thoughts with the fandom and maybe even the developers if they get around to reading this.

Dear devs, if you read this, you created something out of this world, thank you.

Sincerely, thank you.

Would I recommend this mod?

Let me tell you what I said after the credits rolled.

“Fuck this mod.”

Err… text kind of loses the translation of those words being spoken through the warble of a tear-stricken voice that was fresh from sobbing for ten minutes straight.

So, uh…

Yeah, it was alright!

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[fairytale-poll]

MOD'S CHOICE POLL!

This will be a collection of characters that I, the Mod, really enjoyed. I left Ella of Frell (Ella Enchanted) off the list due to the fact that she is in the finals and I thought it wouldn't be fair to put her against the rest of these characters, many of which lost early on.

Mod's propaganda under the cut:

Vasilisa the Beautiful:

Okay I loved this story so much when I was in middle and high school. Like a lot of people I knew I had a "Russian" phase where I became briefly obsessed with Russian history and mythology between the ages of 13 and 16. Vasilisa the Beautiful was by far my favorite "Cinderella variant" (though it feels weird to have called a lot of these fairytales regional variants throughout the tournament, I didn't know what else to call them) and as a teenager I read a few YA books that functioned as Vasilisa retellings. But none of them are as good as the original tale. It's such a banger and you should read it if you haven't already!

Eun Ha Won:

I don't have much to say about this one. Someone I knew really liked it so I put it on here in honor of her. Seems cute tho.

Yasmin as Cinderella:

I said this for the Mod's poll for Red Riding Hood, but as a child when visiting Pakistan I watched this movie HUNDREDS OF TIMES on a bootleg DVD, so many times that I think I wrecked the DVD. A childhood favorite!

Cinderella / Prinzessin:

As some of you know due to the fact that I am the mod of @yugipoll, I am a Yu-Gi-Oh fan! Watched it as a kid, somehow still am rewatching it to this very day. And she was such a great card! I loved her so much and she's so cute and pretty!!! I also like the arc that she's in, the KC Grand Championship is easily the best filler arc and I really like Ziegfried and Leon. Where are my Yu-Gi-Oh fans?

Hatsune Miku as Cinderella:

It's Hatsune Miku. Do you need any propaganda? Miku Miku.

Mary Santiago:

Not only is this one of my favorite teen comedies, but it's still one of my favorite movies even now. I have no idea why! Like I cannot tell you why I am so fond of this movie! Maybe it's because of the childhood nostalgia! Maybe it's because of Selena Gomez (extension of childhood nostalgia)! Maybe it's the fact I am fond of the late 2000s. But it's so good! Tell Me Something I Don't Know is one of the bops of all time!!!!

Harper Finkle as "Harperella":

Extension of the last one, but I have a lot of Selena Gomez nostalgia because of how much I loved Wizards of Waverly Place. She's not a big part of this episode, but I love and am nostalgic for Jennifer Stone as Harper just as much. I don't know why this episode stuck in my head so much, when it's one of the very last episodes of the entire show, but I feel like when I think of Cinderella retellings in a non-fairytale show, this is what I think of. The fact that there's a magic book that when you read it you have to play the story and that some of the pages ripped out and got mixed up... I really liked that!

[sitp-recs]

HP Rec Fest, Day 31

Last day of @hprecfest and I AM NOT READY to say goodbye 😭 so sad to see this incredible coming to an end but also thrilled that I’ve had the chance to participate and found my reccing mojo again. Thank you @givereadersahug for this incredible initiative and to all the mods for for your hard work!!! Of course the last prompt is a banger, it was so hard to pick a fav amongst favs but to honour my commitment to rec fics that deserve more visibility I’m sharing two stunning works that showcase the beauty of short (3k) and medium (31k) form. No better way to close it out than reccing two stories that have been so very special for me ever since I first read them, and informed the way I see the ships and my respect for short-medium length. I can only hope this post will inspire more folks to check and experience these beauties by themselves. I hope you’ve had as much fun with the Rec Fest as I did! Wishing everyone a happy NYE and an amazing start to 2024 🥂

Day 31) a fav amongst favs:

Drarry

Still Life (orphaned, M, 3k)

No summary provided so I’ll quote:

if you’ve ever wondered if it’s possible to create a perfect short fic the answer is yes and the proof is right here. what a masterclass in short form! the gorgeous prose, the introspective tone, the slice-of-life atmosphere, the perfect pacing and unexpected ending - everything comes together so seamlessly it might feel casual at first but I promise it’s actually quite profound in meaning. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read Still Life and it still hits me in the solar plexus. every. fucking. time. Harry’s pov is a triumph, nuanced, hilariously oblivious and so charming as he navigates conflicting feelings about his growing attraction to Draco. it’s as if we are right there by his side, watching as he overanalyzes their casual-not-so-casual relationship and Draco’s not helping by being infuriatingly hot, tender and quirky (god what a compelling combo, and he has such brilliant lines too!). I am obsessed with their voices and with Harry’s mental gymnastics from horny denial to stunned resignation. this was such a transformative read for me because it’s one of the few fics that made my jaw drop with every paragraph, masterfully crafted to hit me right in the feels. by now I know by heart the lines that give me the “heartkick” - a physical reaction that makes my heart contract and expand with warmth at reading something that changes me in a permanent way. there’s nothing I could say to do this fic justice so I rest my case by stating that it’s a privilege to have the chance to read seefin’s works! what a legend.

Rare pair

A Fine Foray into Fashionable Fellatio by @wellhalesbells (Draco/Ron, E, 31.5k)

First comes tolerating, then comes shagging, then comes unintended consequences.

this is the fic that effectively and irreversibly pulled me into Dron 🪦 I remember being so completely mindblown and obsessed with this story that I immediately found 1824947 ways to mention and rec it every chance I got. holy shit, what a journey! before reading this fic I didn’t know it was possible to love them together and not even think about Harry. but here Ron and Draco are so fully realized, so well-matched in wit, charisma and personality I was promptly sold on the ship without ever comparing their dynamics to Drarry, after all Ron is so very different from Harry. this is quite the emotional rollercoaster, as chaotic, impulsive and intense as both characters; their chemistry and sexual tension are off the charts (the bathroom sex and smoke kink, my god!!!! 🥵) and the Mpreg plot works surprisingly well and in a very Dron way: jump head first, talk feelings later. love the mix of playful banter, horny smut and tentative sweet romance with a long-standing friendship in the background. this is such a FUN read and I really appreciate that the author took their time to develop both the plot and the characters, it certainly felt refreshing to me as I’m used to short rare pair fics. definitely a Dron classic that deserves to be read and reread many times!

[arcplaysgames]

Ah, so Persona goes for the great white nothingness sort of afterlife rather than the deep dark void afterlife.

Margaret arrives to tell Reverie to stop being a lazy piece of shit and to listen to his friends to remember how to fight. It's basically Reverie Vs The Nyx Egg all over again. I wonder if he has a sense of deja vu here...

Mmhm, eyes getting itchy.

CRITICAL HIT. Oh my god Chie's VA is so fucking good. I'm clearing my throat.

OOP THAT'S IT I'M FUCKED. I'm crying. His voice is so fucking soft and entreating, I'm a goner. Between Kanji and Chie, I was def crying.

BRUH I didn't expect NAOTO to get me.

.... ADACHI?!

YOU KNOW WHAT ADACHI

YOU CAN HAVE THAT ONE, I WILL ALLOW IT. You're great, Adachi, it's been an honor, man.

OH NOOOOOOOOO don't do me like this

Anyway this bit is great. Nothing will hit like Shinjiro's unsubtitled call to action in P3P Reverie's ear but this is good shit regardless.

And lemme guess, they are the Universe Arcana.

That circle sword is cool as hell.

OKAY SO SIDEBAR

This fucking battle needs some fucking Hopes And Dreams-level shit. I'm sorry but to put on my FULLY NEGATIVE HAT FOR A SEC, this entire sequence would land 10000% better if the music was good. But I literally didn't even notice the music the entire time? I think it's on a very very long loop so there's some fun brassy horns but you gotta wait like two minutes for them to come in.

I've talked shit about the music in P4G before because truly P3P's OST fucked, but also THIS SEQUENCE SUFFERS A LOT FOR HAVING MEDIOCRE MUSIC.

I hope someone eventually mods it to have a fucking banger or two.

This part is pretty fucking great. Big fan.

Yaaaaaaaay.

I guess what I'm curious about is was this boss in the original version..... but wait, yeah, she has to be to explain everything.

Now that I've seen the whole sequence, I'm gonna be a negative nancy for a moment.

This whole ending is, uh, weird? It feels weird. Like, I almost think I prefer the ending with Ameno-Sagiri to this one because it felt more impactful after fighting Adachi. It feels like the game keeps answering the same questions over and over since then. I appreciate getting a final answer on why the three folks had Persona/TV powers, but also... It feels like....

The gas attendant did it! Gasp!

Also, like with Marie, there was this inorganic element to her whole plotline. But in the end, I kind of liked that!

But with Izanami, it feels tacked on in the same way but without the justification. The answer to the mystery is very "oh." Rather than "OOOOOOH" which we all know Persona can do.

Also, the entire plotline with Izanami literally only makes sense if you listened to Edogawa's lecture some 40 hours ago! And it's NEVER hinted anywhere else!

I think that's what I'm chafing against. Having the history explained in a lecture is totally fine. but when I got that lecture, I was like "ha i bet this is important!" and then I completely forgot that lecture because no one fucking brings it up again!

I am frustrated because I feel like this game does know what the fuck foreshadowing and story structure are, but it totally dropped the ball. It's to a point I wonder if like... something was lost in translation? Is something missing here?

Eh. JUST ANOTHER REASON PERSONA 3 PORTABLE IS BETTER.

Lets tackle the ending.

[jumpdriveproject]

what kind of music do you listen to offstream?

This is honestly a hard question to answer since I don't really pay attention to genre or anything, I tend to just put my spotify likes on random so its kinda all over the place.

Generally I just enjoy music that has a decent beat, its rare that I find myself listening to slower music. When i was younger I was really into stuff like David Bowie, The Who, power pop in general, etc.

I've thought about making a public spotify playlist or something but in the meantime heres my current top plays.

and have a few select choices of some weirder stuff i like that might give a clearer image.

Simple Man - Klaus Nomi Nomi is a huge inspiration for me, highly recommend all of his work and check out the documentary about him if you can find it.

Elstree - The Buggles Chose this one over their more popular title tracks. Buggles only had a couple albums but theyre absolute bangers that everyone should listen to in full. Trevor Horn went on to do tons of shit and almost all of it rules.

One For You, One For Me - La Bionda I still dont know much about Italo Disco, but La Bionda/D. D. Sound and Righeira kick absolute ass and this particular recording blows me away every time I listen to it.

BE MY BABY - Complex Okay this one isnt one im CONSTANTLY listening to, but it just seems insane we don't hear this getting blasted on the radio even in the US.

Big Painting - The Times I have a huge soft spot for power pop and mod-adjacent music. This album is the one i typically go back to when im in the mood for that. Who cares about the sky?

Michael Caine - Madness Likewise, I love me some Madness. If you somehow havn't taken the time to listen to their hits at least I def recommend it. Classics for a reason.

Finally - The Correspondents Okay I have to add SOME more modern music. I don't enjoy all of their music but Correspondents have some absolute bangers and have a super unique sound. Essentially if they have a video for it it's probably worth hearing.

Androgyne Friend - Eve 6 Eve 6 has been a comfort band for as long as i can remember and their current music is still really good and refreshingly based. Another one where i'd recommend their entire discography.

Starlight - The Supermen Lovers Last one. I simply wish that if my life had a BGM it sounded like this.

[voca-smut-drabbles]

heyyyy i saw you like doing heat stuff. can i get some heat x amab!reader for teto daina and dex? ty!

Aw yea first request is a fuckin banger. I dunno if you wanted a more rut-like thing for Dex or if you wanted me to go for the omega route, but I opted for the latter. Lemme know if you want something different tho! -The Mod

Dex, Daina, and Teto in heat with an amab/dick-having s/o

Teto:

Teto, being a chimera, had always struggled with her feral instincts during that time of the year. Every time it happened she put herself on lockdown, knowing that if she came across you, she'd lose all control over herself, and she didn't want to hurt you. Every year, a different excuse, the flu, an important project, or something else, she always had to say that she was alright and just needed some time alone. She hated it. Snarling to herself as she paced around her room in a feral trance.

Knock knock knock…

Teto froze, her pupils reduced to slits as she stared down her bedroom door.

“...Teto? Are you there?”

Teto wrapped her imp-like tail and wings around herself as she huddled in the corner opposite to her door, panting in a mix of panic and arousal, she needed to stay calm, but the scent of her partner… her mate… no, she needed to make sure you were safe. “Get out… I don't… want to hurt you…”

Click. Creeaaaak… You peered in, and immediately the strong scent of the chimera’s arousal hit you like a truck, and the same went for Teto and your own scent. She looked almost terrified, her breathing becoming more haggard and full of growls as she dug her claws into the ground and averted her gaze, trying to keep herself from attacking you then and there. “Rrrun… g-get away… please…”

Despite her pleas, you simply got closer, crouching down to her level gently grabbing her chin and guiding it so that she looked you in the eyes. “I’m here to help…”

Immediately Teto pounced, throwing you into her nest of pillows and blankets before kissing you passionately, already rubbing herself against your groin with muffled moans of pure desperation.

You quickly removed your clothes before the chimera had a chance to damage them, but you couldn't say the same for her outfit. Teto swiftly ripped off her clothes, only taking a few moments to get your erection up to full mast before lowering herself onto you. “R-Rah! A-Ahn…!”

Every roll of her hips was punctuated by some kind of growl or whimper of arousal, years of pent up frustration finally being lifted from her shoulders as she sunk down onto your shaft with a shuddery growl of satisfaction.

“Rrgh! H-hah! Ngh! Mrrr…!”

Pulling the chimera down for a kiss, the chimera's scent only intoxicating you further as the two of you rutted into each other. That was all it took for the chimera to reach orgasm, her walls clenching around you in a matter that helped you reach your own, and the two of you let out muffled cries into your passionate lip lock before relaxing to catch your breaths. Teto then wrapped her wings around you, holding you close as she trembled, tears streaming down her face and needless apologies tumbling out of her mouth, you embraced her back, shushing her with a comforting tone.

“It's ok, I’m alright, you didn't hurt me, I'm ok…”

Eventually the chimera calmed down, pulling away to look you in the eye before nuzzling you once again, her rumbling purrs an indication that she had fallen asleep, and a lullaby that lulled you into a peaceful slumber of your own…

Daina:

Daina absolutely hated whenever she went into heat, always feeling so pathetic and helpless compared to her normally energetic, fun-loving self. Not even sleep was an escape, her mind plagued with wet dreams of you railing her senseless. Every moment filled with an unmistakable desire and a burning feeling in her folds.

And then you showed up, knocking on her door and asking if she was ok, but just when you went to open it, she beat you to it, greeting you with a bright red face, airplane ears, and many heavy breaths.

“D-Daina?”

“I'm gonna be real with ya, chief. I'm really not ok right now…”

Immediately your expression changed ever so slightly, your worry swapped with sympathy. You stroked the vixen’s cheek, your pity only strengthening as she practically melted into your petting with a shuddery sigh. She practically dragged you to her bed, clumsily trying to tug down your pants as she did. She didn't put up much of a fight when you turned the tables on her, pinning her down and yanking down her denim jeans and boyshort panties in one fell swoop before reaching down to lightly prod at her clit.

“A-Ah! O-Oh fffuck… ooh… please…”

Daina had always been a bit loud at times, but being a fox, she couldn't help but respond to every little dose of pleasure you gave her with a loud, lewd cry, every moan and keen only acting as more encouragement as you gently fingered her. She then stopped you, grabbing your wrist and looking you in the eyes. “M-more… need more… need you…” heeding Daina’s pleas, you remove your clothes, as well as her remaining articles, before turning her onto her hands and knees and penetrating her with a swift thrust. It didn't take long for you to get Daina crying out your name at the top of her lungs, every little thrust caused her to wail in pleasure and curl her tail around your legs in a desperate attempt to keep you going.

“AHN! HAHH! NGH! D-DON’T STOP! I- AH! PLEASE! F-FUCK ME H-HARDER!”

As you emptied yourself into the vixen, she let out one more caterwaul as you painted her walls white before whimpering and shaking with pleasure as you lovingly shushed her, helping the fox slowly but surely calm down from her climax. “Shhh. Good girl. I got you.”

Eventually her quivering cries faded to whimpers before disappearing all together, and she looked back at you, still panting from exhaustion. “Th-thank you…” you smiled and climbed into bed, the last thing you see before drifting to see being the wagging of your girlfriend’s tail…

Dex:

Dex growled and whimpered to himself, tears of desperation streaming down his face as he rutted himself against the soft pillow beneath him. With each and every thrust he only grew more and more desperate, it wasn't enough. He needed someone, anyone, to come and-

“Dex? Are you alright in there?”

The fur on his tail puffed up, no, he wasn’t alright, but you didn't need to know that. Things would probably get all awkward between you, he didn't want that! “D-Don't come in! I-I’m fine, I promise, I- ngh…”

Ignoring the wolf’s pleas to stay out, you gently opened the door, being greeted by the sight of the wolf desperately trying to cover his naked body with a whimper of fear and shame.

“Aww, Dex…” you whispered, eyes full of empathy as you approached him. “Don't worry, I can help you if you want me to.”

Dex merely looked up at you, but the wagging of his tail and the love-drunk look in his eyes said all you needed to hear. Jerking him off with one hand and scissoring him open with the other, you had Dex crying in pleasure within seconds.

“Ngh! Oh god, please! R-Right there!”

After a bit, you pull away, and Dex whimpers from the sudden loss of contact before yelping with surprise as you flip him onto his back, using the pillow he was previously humping to prop up his rear end. Taking only a brief moment to remove your clothes and cover your cock with lube, you enter the wolf, relishing in the tight warmth enveloping you and the moans of pleasure from your partner, every “Faster!”, “More!”, and “H-Harder!” egging you on even more, and as you empty your load into him, he too climaxes, painting his chest white with a loud howl of pleasure.

The two of you lay there for a bit, trying to catch your breaths, but when you try to leave, you're stopped by Dex wrapping his arms around you, giving you the signature puppy dog eyes and whimper combo that never fails at getting you to stay, and the two of you drift off to sleep in each other's embrace…

[ur-local-demonlol]

Hi, uhh, I just want to say...sorry. Like, I'm so so sorry. I didn't bother to warn him like that one anon did. i saw all the dots. but i didnt want to say anything and only revealed bits for him to figure out on his own. he feels like a friend

Surely, you can help him right? Right?! From what I know, that hoodie man mentioned something about taste and trying to get it back.

[theorist anon]

//mod: hi, how's life? that latest post was a banger right?

"That's alright. You only tried to help. I'm following him right now. I can't strike first, though. Who knows what this guy will do to me."

> [Asmo contemplated on what the Anon had said.]

"Trying to get back his taste...?"

> [...]

"Fuck, I might just know who this bastard is."

[nonexistent-tales]

when did you first get into gd? (like uhhh early/mid/late [version]) and do you have a favourite level from that era or in general? (can be official or user)

I KEEP FORGETTING TO ANSWRT THIS anywasy yappachino coming up!!

My first experience with GD was in elementary, atp just an average experience. From then on, I kinda had an on-off relationship with the game. Fav level there would probably X-step (still my fav main level now)

My first time really getting into the game was when White Space released. I saw the premier randomly on my feed, commenting stuff like 'haha omori vibes,' and the like, and immediately fell in love with the level and community, losing interest over time, ending up just something I liked, but not enough to consider myself part of the community

And when I *really* got into GD was a bit after 2.2 released, four months ago. Spu7nix's video on WHAT reignited my passion for the community, and I fell into a rabbit hole of GD documentaries. It started with Spu7nix's stuff, then Silent Clubstep, then other things. Still actively watch GD documenteries, holy hell are they bangers. White Space remains my favorite level, Silent Clubstep being a close second.

In the meantime, I randomly discovered an FNF mod based off of all the lobotomy memes, and I really liked it because of its oddly high quality despite being based off of pretty much brainrot (keep in mind the last time I got into FNF was way back then so cutscenes, scenes changing mid song, etc. are still wild to me). I got into this just in time, right before Air Detected was released. I drew a shitton of fanart for this mod, the first of which being used as a thumbnail in a teaser. It's just a neat little community I'm part of and really helped fuel my love for GD :]

oh rifht and vocalpid. Vocaloid helped me get jnto Geometry Dash. No further context.

[mikiebee]

I love the New Vegas Modding community. It is the year 2023 and 13 years later, it's still going strong releasing banger mods.

There are some instances which made me sad/angry though:

New Vegas Outfit/Creature Mesh Replacer by ornvil (I think)

This was a HUGE mod that aimed to refine and fix meshes (in the same vein of WMIM and New Vegas Mesh Replacer but for structures and such). Doing so would've increased performance and reduced crashes. Unfortunately, due to some thieves, the mod was removed. Apparently it was constantly uploaded elsewhere by other people claiming it to be their own work. There is also the issue of this being a huge undertaking.

(I've been writing this over the past few days and as of today, this mod is back and it's crazy)

Unofficial New Vegas Patch (UNVP) by inthegrave

This was another huge mod that came out recently and was taken down. The aim, as the title describes, was to fix up the game in the vein of YUP but using all the tools available today (plugins like NVSE was in it's infancy and some other plugins were non existent). This mod had the potential to run more smoothly and make the game more stable.

Plus, it would aim to be more customizable with features being toggleable via a text file (akin to something like JSswyer Ultimate). This mod had huge support too, with patches created so quickly from other experienced modders.

Unfortunately, it would seem the mod author had bitten off more than they could chew and discontinued it until further notice. Either to fix the mod at a later date or have someone continue it for them.

Mods made by Random11 (I believe that was their username)

This creator had a lot of mods under their belt with one being a mod in homage to Twin Peaks. The last one was the Courier's Museum (which I thankfully still have a copy of and, no, I will not release it). It was a fantastic, vanilla based mod that was an achievement hunter's dream. They even added some of their own mini achievements in the form of some mini bosses and collectibles which, with added base game stuff, would give benefits when reaching certain thresholds when added to the museum.

Sadly, (and don't quote me on this) they were either another victim of mod piracy or were unhappy with a certain mod database website and their approach to the content hosted on their site:

I feel there is a modding Discord that would be able to fill in the blanks or correctly account of how things came to fruition.

[daniel-nerd]

yea, I find myself rambling on like 5 different topics simultaneously which makes it hard for people to understand my points.

i do want them(mojang) to just come out with some sort of a statement about how the updates are going to be(something like “we gonna have update every 18 months or so but every update is going to be a banger like the 1.16 was” or something like “we gonna have a small update every 6 months but it would be a consistent and nice update”) and fix the whole mc live thing, which is just not worth watching anymore.

i also want them to think about the older playerbase.

tbh since the microsoft buying mojang controversy it feels more and more like other games, and like they want to take the safer option rather for the exciting ones… and every controversy(which are usually some microsoft board member fault) it feels like microsoft making them distance themselves from the community more and more.

some of the reasons i love indie games is that they dare to make something cool and they listen to the community.

and it’s heartbreaking seeing minecraft loosing this indie spark and becoming just another game. and i don’t think any new game(indie or not) is going to get that spark minecraft had. a huge part of that spark was the uniqueness of it and the freedom that came with it. terraria is a really good example of a game that came close to what minecraft feels like but it just doesn’t have that same spark minecraft did…

i also want to add that modpacks just aren’t as fun as they used to be… they became standardized, every new modpack that i play feels very similar to all the other ones, they have very similar mod list, very similar quest line, very similar mechanics. something that wasn’t as much of a thing back in the day. for every compact claustrophobia(a super cool modpack) there is like 30 ATM volcano(a modpack that feels exactly the same as all the other modpacks). i guess that’s part of the price we need to pay for the game’s popularity…

as someone who plays modded minecraft since 1.5 modpacks i’ve already played with the new update.

i’ve built with blocks that are almost pixel perfect to the new blocks.

i’ve raided dungeons way cooler than this one.

i’ve used autocrafting systems that are way more fun and challenging than this one.

and yes its going to be interesting and more minecraft-y but it’s just not enough.

i’m going to play with some friends for a few hours raid the new dungeon build with some of the new blocks and play with some of the new redstone features and then after 2 days max i’ll get bored and the only minecraft content i’ll consume will be hermitcraft, rekrap2, clownpierce until the friend or foe series is done, and some technical minecraft players like ilmango and cubicmetre. which is a pretty big group of people its like 8-10 different people but when i get more excited to see a new ethoslab video than the biggest minecraft event of the year and new updates i can’t ignore it anymore… minecraft have became a kids game and microsoft doesn’t care about the java player and especially the older ones who were there from the beginning. its not that neat indie game that got super popular anymore. its that huge game made by that huge company so kids will buy stuff. i seriously cannot see how bedrock is any different than roblox other than the official collabs with big IPs. they’re so similar even in the “not paying the devs who makes the marketplace stuff enough if anything” department. (like seriously side tangent but this needs to be regulated asap people getting pennies for months of hard work for both roblox and minecraft bedrock but because they’re not official employees its ok?? also all the dark paths that both companies and every other company uses to make people(especially children) buy stuff from them should be a crime!)

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

God, I'm tired

Yes this is gonna be a vent post let me have this and let it be scattered like dust in the wind

I've been the main mod of this blog for like over a year, I remember roughly how many followers we had and generally how many notes a post would get on average, it wasn't as busy as the Mod Dave era but that's how it goes sometimes. We had somewhere in the ballpark of 11k followers and most posts averaged out at around 125-175 notes per post give or take with a few outliers here and there

Fast forward about a year and a half and we're nearly at 15k followers, and the average post is rarely cracks 100 notes

Someone explain it to me how it makes any sense. How is it that we're at our theoretical most popular and yet engagement is abysmal?

I know not every post we make is a banger but sweet jegus, our audience has brown by a third but our actual engagement has been halved

I don't think that the quality of our work isn't poor, but given the lukecold reactions to what we do here it does feel rather disheartening

I'm not planning on leaving this blog anytime soon, just needed to get my frustrations out there. It's not easy seeing the things you put love and care into be met with seeming indifference.

I don't wanna sound like I blame anyone, it's just something that happens and it gets to you

-Mod Terezi

[marshmurmurs]

hey. hey psst. grian & purpled friends au is a banger. you um, you got any more? mayhaps?

Ok so you're gonna have to bear with me for aa few moments since this au is made by someone who hasn't watched Evo in a hot second and someone who I believe hasn't yet finished watching it, so we are mostly working off of fanon and my terrible memory for Watcher stuff

With that said, you've heard of Watcher!Grian, now get ready for Watcher!Purpled too :D

So you’re probably wondering how in the world we got here. It started with Peggy mentioning that Purpled got a clean view of both Tommy’s duel with Dream and Phil taking out Wil. That’s enough for me to start the Watcher propaganda babey!!!

“They watch but cannot be seen”

I'm pretty sure I yoinked this quote from a sign that showed up in some Watcher thing at some point. Purpled sure does watch. I also believe he has done some messing around with replay mod to see inside the prison or something? So yeah, Watcher boy be looking. And the “cannot be seen” part? He’s constantly falling into the background, almost forgotten, and maybe it's in his very nature.

Grian and Purp were both Watchers, though their time as Watchers only briefly overlapped. Purpled was already a Watcher during Evo times, having been picked up by the Watchers while traveling the void in his spaceship. They had promised him he would become something greater than himself, he would be part of something important, he would have a legacy. Purpled went along with them, at first, it wasn’t like he really had anything better to be doing. Besides, the magic and wings he got out of the deal were pretty cool.

It was when the Watchers started looking to recruit Grian that Purpled started to question why he was there. That legacy they promised him, he wasn't sure if they ever delivered on that. If anything, it was the Watchers that were benefiting off of him. The Evolutionists were the only people who were confident in their existence, and even then, they only knew of the group as a whole. They had no idea how many of them there were or of any of the individuals within. He doesn’t think that was ever what he wanted out of joining the Watchers... He wasn’t actually sure what he had wanted out of them.

Purpled noticed the Watchers focusing their attention on Grian, he saw how they worked to break down his will to rebel. Sure, he had joined them, but it wasn't like he had been told all their rules upfront. Naturally the guy who had continuously tested the limits of their patience when they had been some unknown power wouldn’t stop that just because he was one of them now. Grian would push the limits of what he was allowed to do, finding loopholes, dancing around the rules, and even outright breaking them at times. The two interacted a few times and Purpled liked the guy well enough. He liked him enough to break the rules himself and not report Grian when he caught him breaking some rules, he even pointed out a few spots in the rules where the phrasing could be exploited. Still, he recognized the opportunity Grian’s presence provided him. Purpled was no longer the newest Watcher, no longer constantly under their gaze. He could just leave, and if he was smart about it, he could get away and have plenty of time before anyone noticed.

So he did. With a final o7 to Grian, Purpled left. Their final encounter within the Watchers domain went something like this:

Purpled: Hey do you want some advice?

Grian: Sure

Purpled: *walks away never to be seen again within the Watcher’s domain*

It was only later that Grian realized what the advice was, long after he began sneaking out, began testing the limits of what he could do. It was long after he figured out that an eye couldn't really look within itself and he could use the very powers the Watchers had given him to hide himself from them, long after he'd made his own domain, long after he'd slipped away to a land he created specifically to stay out of their sight and reach that he realized what the advice was. Purpled had left. His advice was to leave. Grian had—albeit unknowingly—followed that advice.

Purpled had taken a much different method to getting away. Instead of making himself untraceable, he hid in plain sight. He went to Hypixel and made a name for himself playing Bedwars. With each game he won, with each game he clutched, he amassed supporters. Players, believers and doubters alike, began to bet on the outcome of his matches. Purpled had made himself seen. He knew the Watchers knew he was there, but that was the point. They couldn’t reach him, not without breaking their own rules, at least. Unlike the two Players turned Watchers, the original Watchers cared deeply for and were bound by their rules. Even if they had tried anything, Purpled managed to create his own legacy, making for himself what they never could. Beyond that, he'd found friends, he'd built a community, surrounded himself with people who would look for him and make themselves a problem for the Watchers if they tried to make him go back. They were forced to sit by and do nothing as he continuously broke their most important rule.

Purpled didn't need the Watchers, he never did.

Grian didn't really know how he felt about the Watchers. He didn't think he hated them, not really. The Watchers had given him a taste of true freedom then immediately began to restrain him. They'd given him wings and the power to create worlds in mere seconds, something which would not only take a regular Admin a much longer time, it would require a significant amount of preparation. He was given the world at his fingertips but was limited by the long list of rules the Watchers enforced. He doesn't regret joining them—he wouldn't give up his wings for the world—but they just weren't enough. The more they tried to make him fit their mold of a perfect little Watcher, the more sure of that he became.

It was almost funny, the Watchers had become stricter in order to prevent another Purpled situation. They were trying to ensure Grian wouldn’t leave them too, but in doing so, they had given him reason to. He was a bit curious though, he wondered what Purpled was up to now. Grian hadn’t gotten news about him since he’d left the Watchers.

So Grian went to Hypixel, he wanted to see if he could track down Purpled. He knew the other was there, judging by the leaderboards, but he couldn’t seem to catch him around the hub. He managed to track down gamblers betting on Purpled's victories. Grian followed that lead, tailing the person who was updating them on the results of Purpled's matches. Somehow that person continued to find intel without Grian catching where Purpled was. It made no sense, and if he was being honest with himself, it had long since reached the point of being frustrating. Eventually, after an infuriating amount of dead ends Grian decided he may as well play a few games before calling it a day and heading home. He tried a few solo matches of bedwars and while PvP wasn't really his thing, he had to admit throwing fireballs at people was pretty fun.

Grian finding Purpled wasn't even intentional on his part. At that point he wasn’t even actively looking or playing the game properly. He’d simply started building houses after politely asking people to leave him alone with varying levels of success. After a few games, he received a friend request from the person who had won the last match with a message inviting him to join them for some doubles. Grian accepted after a moment of thought, they seemed polite enough. They had left him for last when it would’ve been way easier and much more convenient to just continue their clockwise sweep.

It didn’t take Grian long to realize that his new companion was nicked, though to be fair, he was too. It’s not that he particularly cared when someone was nicked, but his curiosity was getting the better of him. There was something about this person, the way they held themself, the general energy around them, something that just felt so familiar. Try as he might, though, Grian couldn’t quite figure out what it was.

It was when he noticed the absolute confidence and ease in which his companion threw themself into the void that Grian finally gave in to his curiosity. Players usually avoid the void, and even if they did jump into it for strategic purposes, he's never seen anyone

recover as fast as his companion did. While they ran off to go stab someone who was getting too close to their area for comfort, Grian tried to look past their disguise. He was met with resistance, surprisingly. Usually looking past a Player being nicked was no issue. He pushed harder, it was more than just curiosity at this point, he needed to know who this was, why they were able to resist him. Somehow the results were worse this time. Grian realized with increasing bewilderment that he could no longer even see his companion. His teammate was just gone, there one moment and gone the next.

Grian blinked away the purple in his eyes, focusing on his surroundings. There were no new bridges leading away, his teammate was still in the game, and they hadn't died. Where could they have gone? He continued to scan the island when he was suddenly hit with the overwhelming sense of being watched. There, standing beside him was his teammate, eyes glowing the same purple Grian's had moments before.

"Something wrong, Grian?"

It all clicked for him then. His nicked companion was the guy he had been looking for the entire time, he’d only just now decided to reveal himself. Of course Grian’s Watcher abilities hadn’t helped, Purpled had way more power here than he did. He was just a guest in the other’s domain, he never had a chance of finding him if he hadn’t wanted to be found.

“Y’know, you could have been a lot clearer.”

“Rule 7. Besides, you figured it out, didn’t you?”

Once they reunited, the two realized they still got along well. They agreed to keep in contact, and they did. Grian would sometimes hop onto Hypixel to join Purpled for a few games—always nicked, they didn’t want the Watchers to realize they were in contact— and other times he'd drag him off to a creative world to challenge him to a game of build swap or various flying courses he’d created. The two often swapped tips and tricks for things they were good at. Grian would give Purpled lessons on building, block palettes, and flying (he argued the other only ever really using his wings while voiding didn’t count). In exchange, Purple would try to give him advice on various things he’d picked up from playing bedwars: block clutches, speedbridging, and general PvP.

When Purpled was invited onto the DreamSMP, he was fairly excited. He loved what he had going on with Hypixel and his friends there, but part of him had always wanted this. Ever since he was with the Watchers, overlooking everything on Evo and worlds before that, part of him had wished to be on the other side of things. This desire only grew stronger as he heard the tales of what Grian got up to on Hermitcraft.

The Dream SMP was nothing like he expected it to be. It turned out to be a hardcore world, only 3 “lives” allowed per player. There were also seemingly infinite respawns, though, which made no sense. He wasn’t sure which was more annoying: the unclear respawn rules or the fact that he was never told about them before he agreed to join.

Besides that, there was also some entity with a great amount of power, even more than the admin himself. Purpled had noticed their presence fairly quickly upon joining and he was immediately on edge. He had no information on the being, their power, their motives, nothing. And that felt dangerous. Purpled had unintentionally ended up falling back into old habits from working with the Watchers as he tried to establish himself in this world. He claimed land for his own, carving out his own domain within that of the unknown god while trying to avoid catching their attention. Eventually, once he was comfortable enough within the world, he began trying to reach out, trying to get involved in the things that were happening. He heard there was a war brewing, and if he learned anything from Grian, things were about to get really fun.

They didn’t.

His attempts to involve himself mostly failed, so he went back to doing what he had before. He claimed more and more land and continued watching over events from the sidelines. Things got serious, conflicts got personal, and unless he was directly pulled in by someone he considered a friend, Purpled just watched.

Anyway my excuse for whatever is going on with their designs is that Watchers can control how they are perceived. This is my city and I want them to have cool wings. Also Peggy was supposed to be my impulse control but the memo got lost in the mail and she never got it, so she enabled me instead. Now we have both funky dragon/parrot vibes on Grian and vague alien/phantom/vex vibes on Purpled

[dancingkirby]

The Sim(p)s GX Part 4: Judai's Harem

WARNING: Sexual references and one sex picture, although it's low-resolution enough that I don't think that anything explicit shows all that well. I had to post this one because it was hilarious.

Also, due to one of the new characters I introduced, I think it's worth noting that (as of yet) all characters involved in sexual activity in this game are Young Adults (which I assume means twentysomething).

Rachel: "UGH, why do Mom and Dad always talk about sex in front of me?! That's it, I'm going to bed, and I'm probably going to have nightmares about it, too."

For a couple IRL days, nothing much interesting happened. Manjoume and Taniya practiced some awkward dance moves (to be fair, the song was kind of a banger):

Misawa was busy with work, as well as flirting with his hot coworker Dahlia Holbrook:

Manjoume made a sad painting:

And Neo aged up into a toddler and gained his human disguise.

Taniya and Misawa were trying for a baby, as were Manjoume and Asuka, but these initial attempts were getting frustrating. I decided it was high time for a new household. Introducing: Judai's Harem!

Clockwise from top left: Kenzan, Sho, Judai, Rei, Yubel, and Johan! Careers: Tech support for Sho, scientist for Kenzan, caterer for Rei (because she made all those bentos for Judai and Martin in canon), astronaut for Yubel (I told myself that this was pretty mean of me, but did that stop me? No.), doctor for Johan (although this has proven difficult since he decided to be a whiny little bitch about the hospital's Easy Listening music), and finally, Judai was supposed to be a freelance computer programmer but he realized he hated it so I just had him quit. Now he spends his days at home, playing computer games, fishing, and gardening. Canon.

Now this is more what I was hoping to get out of the other households with Wicked Whims! Everyone is flirty and constantly attracted to everyone else. Somewhat surprisingly, the first couple to actually have sex was Johan and Rei. Then Yubel and Judai.

(Basically canon dialogue, right?)

And...they decided to do it on Rei's bed, while Johan was sleeping on it. (I'm pretty sure that something similar happened in the OG Simps.) But he didn't seem to mind. In fact, he was a little turned-on when he woke up after.

Funnily enough, Yubel gets along with pretty much everyone better than Judai does, most prominently Johan and Rei.

Yubel: "I'm sorry about the whole body control thing..."

I think it's worth showing a better view of Yubel's design. I was worried I'd have to download a bunch of mods to make it work, but the base game actually did pretty well, even biologically to an extent.

I even found a symbolic work-around for not being able to replicate their asymmetry with this face paint:

Meanwhile, drama back at Casa Tenjoume. Asuka got into a physical fight with Manjoume. At this point, I feel like their shared love for Neo was the only thing keeping the relationship together. Later, she got into another fight with Misawa.

But, finally, I cheated and set fertility percentages into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, and we finally had some success with one of the couples!

The birth of this baby would prove to be the epic clusterfuck to end all clusterfucks. But more about that in the next part.