#im still in the process of playing the game so no further spoilers

[okthatsgreat]

3, 23 and 76 (lgowab) for the ask game?

YAYAYAY!!!

3. describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic nothing TOO out there i dont think...... usually i have a very VERY loose outline of like. here is how the fic starts and here is how it will end, here is how these characters start and here is how they will end. yknow. and sometimes that outline doesnt even happen until a few chapters in LMFAOOOO sometimes i really am just making shit up on the fly !!!!!!!!!!!! i didnt have a set second protagonist in mind for lgowab until that fifth chapter lmfao!!!! IM A FRAUD

but THEN once ive gotten into the rhythm of it i usually write down ideas for further chapters/further dialogue down in an empty discord server, so while its still disconnected there is still SOME organization!!! which means i have a general idea of how these next chapters should go :)

23. best writing advice for other writers? ooooooo there are a few tips i would suggest! one of the more obvious is learn when to use line breaks definitely. don't just make it one big chunk of text! hurts the eyes and makes it less appealing for any new readers that are just chiming in!! also learn a bit more on writing dialogue, and remember that you don't have to add a name tag after every sentence of dialogue!! the readers are smart enough to know who is talking (ESPECIALLY IF ITS ONLY TWO PEOPLE) so constantly going back and forth between Person A said, Person B replied, Person A said, Person B replied gets repetitive!

and then one final piece of advice i TRY to follow for multi-chapter fics is the rule that the character whose pov we are reading from shouldnt be the exact same at the end of the chapter as they were at the beginning of the chapter. for example, if i wrote makoto to be tense at the beginning of the chapter, then the end of the chapter could have him more relaxed. if i wrote miu as confident in the beginning of the chapter, i could write her as unfulfilled and irritated at the end of it. this change can be subtle!!!! its a good tip for preventing stagnant characters/action as you move forward from chapter to chapter :)

76. did you have any ideas that didn't make the final cut of lgowab?

LMFAO HMMMMM LET ME THINK. IM DIVING DEEP INTO MY EMPTY DISCORD SERVER FOR THIS ONE also im just gonna throw this under a cut for spoilers GHFDJGB

ASK GAME!!!

a really REALLY early draft of the scene where makoto calls out a bunch of names had shuichi replacing kaede!! ultimately decided on kaede because it made a LOTTTTT more sense with mius story for her to be called, but i knew that i wanted somebody important from season 53 to be nominated in that scene and shuichi was chosen bc he was friends with himiko

korekiyo was also nearly on the list!

there was another danganronpa theatre event planned! i only wrote the title down so im not super sure about any details, but i thiinnnkkkkk this might have been an alternative scene to the himiko danganronpa theatre event we got (the one with rantaro). it would have starred the below characters and they would have been playing some kind of card game in the hospital. scrapped because the other event made a lot more sense for himiko

and then of course theres a whole bunch of dialogue thats just floating around LMAO

[rhodes-1]

ok so i need to start talking about this because i saw something from randomspagetti and it reminded me of this whole theory ive had for maybe like over a year and if cookie run kingdom confirms this I get to gloat for a really long time

ok so here it is: Caramel Arrow Cookie caused Dark Choco's scar. theres gonna be a lot of spoilers for the main story and backstories of these characters so please be warned.

Also note these are a combination of my observations and others, particularly randomspagetti

I'm going to be specifically quoting from my Samsung notes as well.

here goes:

its never explicitly stated dark cacao cookie caused docos scar, leading to my theory that it wasnt actually dark cacao who did it.

like randomspagetti stated, dark cacao would not have given him that scar without good reason. in the end doco is still his son, and i think that fact would have left him vulnerable to being attacked. this and the fact he was also not armed when he was attacked.

adding on to what randomspagetti said, in dark cacaos dialogue directly after, he tells doco to never return. He had no intent whatsoever of chasing him, for a few reasons previously stated.

Speaking of Dark chocos memories, we need to assume characters in those memories had to have played a part somehow. So cookies like affogato, purple yam cookie, the cookies of darkness, and others could not have done so. They were not in his memories, they could not have caused that scar. They also would have had to have a major role in worlds 13-14 of crk, mostly because it makes the most sense, and also to narrow it down even further. so milk cookie could not have done it. (obviously lol.)

this boils it down to dark cacao and caramel arrow cookie. i have already listed the reasons why it couldnt have been dark cacao cookie, but why would it be caramel arrow cookie, then?

first, lets go over some of the info we know about caramel arrow cookies involvement in doco's backstory:

-she was supposedly taught by doco in the past

-she was also in his memories in the cookies of darkness event

-she has a major role in worlds 13 and 14

now for some of the more intricate details. these include screenshots of dialogue they each have in game, descriptions of costumes and etc.

Dark chocos lost kingdom states he was either chasing someone or being chased. Caramel Arrow Cookie describes chasing the enemy through wind and through snow.

(This detail specifically is a bit of a stretch, I'll admit, but im getting there to the chased part)

Additionally, we can assume dark choco was chased, seen by the arrows surrounding him in his chinese gacha animation. (randomspagetti pointed this out)

As for carrows bow specifically, we can also assume she was using a different bow at that time. (As seen in her silhouette.)

However, like randomspagetti has stated there is little evidence to confirm that the silhouette with the bow is actually Caramel arrow cookie. (Though they share similar aspects in design.) But we also do not have a clue who silhouette cookie is/could be if it isnt actually Caramel Arrow.

So if we consider my theory in mind here is what I think happened:

>dark choco is taken over by the sjs and attacks his father

>somehow escapes

>Caramel arrow spots him and probably assumes the worst (or he tells her)

>he is chased out of the kingdom and his eye is scarred in the process.

(We could also assume from a poetic standpoint the cookie dark choco mentored would be the one to attack him/give him that scar is slightly ironic in of itself)

Will add more if I discover more stuff, thank you for reading

[sleepygenie-o]

UNDERVERSE X GENSHIN SAGAU, IMPOSTOR AU

So we all know the sanses right? Self aware and stuff including some of the frisks and humans here and there in the mix.. even papyruses--

So what if your one of the humans who were self aware? That and you had the ability to travel to different universes without the aid of people who can already do that? (i.e: Ink, Error, Nightmare, etc) Also having similar powers to them such as regeneration, Determination, etc its your choice ^^

(THERE WILL BE NO MAJOR SPOILERS TO THE UNDERVERS AS 1. Im kinda dumb and cant keep up with the lore rn and 2. I dont know if im caught up with the episodes)

Warning! There are insults to the reader, some blood here and there, death (not to descriptive but it's still death) swears i will be censoring(edit, apparently i did not put swears. well good to be safe i guess--?), and maybe some torture...?

Your someone who got involved with this war and in an attempt to get out of it, you end up in a much, much worse situation..

"IMPOSTOR!"

"You have committed a grave sin Their grace will never forgive.."

"SINNER"

"HERETIC"

"You do not belong here"

"Die."

From the amount of times you've died and came back, you just laugh at everyone's attempts to hurt you and get under your skin. Literally. They have tried to skin you alive but you were able to get a hold of one of the weapons and kill yourself in the process.

You made it your personal goal to NEVER let them kill you, if you are ever, ever at the brink of death, YOU must be the cause. You won't give them the satisfaction of killing you themself.

Very few helped you, the children hid you, Kaeya would give you supplies, Albedo let you rest in his camp, Dainsleif and the travelers would keep you company time to time. Bennet, Razor and Fischl didn't really care if you were an impostor and hanged out with you!

In short only Benny's adventure trio, the children, and the Khaenri'ahns (i spelt that wrong didn't i?) helped you.

Genshin was a game you loved so much, but now it was nothing but crumbs to you. You soon found a way to take their stuff away so you did just that.

Their weapons, their artifacts, stripped away from them.

They think this is punishment for not getting the "impostor", so they try harder, waiting for the time they get their stuff back in the meantime.

But it never comes.

Yet they never noticed.

Soon, during one of the chases you find a... very familiar ink puddle....

Your acolytes, thinking it's a ditch, chase you to it. Which is something you use to your advantage. Calling upon the person who opened your eyes to the multiverse.

"INK!!"

"*huh...WAIT A SECOND KID, YOU WERE HERE?!"

Quickly using some of your abilities, you knock down the acolytes to make sure they dont follow you and your friend.

But Lisa, who was chasing you, has put a tracking spell on you so she can see what your doing. (I dont think a spell like that is canon but now it is--/hj)

When the acolytes with her see a 3rd person point of view, they notice something when Ink fusses over your wounds..

"*Kid... these wound look bad, your bleeding gold for g-!... Wait your bleeding GOLD?!?!"

The acolytes have made a mistake. Not wanting to watch any further, Lisa stops the spell. Reporting everything to Jean. And word spreads.

Soon the offerings, sacrifices, the everything in your name is upped ten fold. All In attempts to gain forgiveness. So many things flood into your inbox while playing the game, simply staring at the place Ink found you. You simply deleted the message. You didnt need what they had.

The acolytes were panicking, were you not satisfied?! Before anything happens, Albedo and Lisa bring them over to show what they see from the spell Lisa still has on you.

"Hey Dream!"

"Oh, heya! Did you need anything?"

"Well Cross texted saying he had a message for ya, is your phone on mute or something?" (Who was "Cross", and who is this.. "Dream" you're talking to? Lesser gods maybe? Was what the acolytes thought)

"OH SHOOT! I MUSTVE FORGOTTEN IT AT BLUE'S HOUSE!"

"...Uhh why are you panicking..? The 2 people who live there are aware of your existence it'll be fine" (..So this "Blue" must be a trusted mortal of their grace..! The acolytes were shocked, how long did you trust them?)

"Ok... you better be right. Also did you try the game i recommended?"

"You mean that childish cookie game?"

"It's not childish!"

"Mhm, ok ok I'll get it, I'll get it. What was the name of the app?"

"Cookie run Kingdom!"

"Ok... oh shoot."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't have space.."

"Maybe delete that one game, the one that was scaring you and giving you nightmares? What was it's name...." (Just what were you 2 talking about? The acolytes stared in confusion)

"Genshin Impact..?"

"Yeah! That one! Just delete that and get cookie run." (Genshin what now? And cookie... huh? Albedo and Lisa, didn't like the sound of that)

"Ok, ok, welp, Bye to Teyvat ig- I'll get it next time when I'm over my fear for it now"

The acolytes' eyes widened, they were going to be erased! They need to find a way to appease you. Now! Until..

"Hey Dream, is there a way to bring the kids of Teyvat here? Including these people?" You asked the positive guardian, showing him the people you wished to save.

"It's possible. I'll get ink to try, if you feel comfy to do so you could come with him!"

"Sure sure, ill do that"

Now they could only hope you would bring them with you. But it would be nothing but fantasy to the true heretics

[wrxxn]

Some quick thoughts on Obey me! Nightbringer

warnings* possible spoilers for the base game (chapter 40~ish, definitely chapter 16)

notes* honestly a bit of a ramble on what i'm hoping to see, some predictions or what i guess will be in the game and an odd ramble on chapter 16 due to time travel shenanigans

okay first and foremost HOLY SHIT THE TRAILER WAS SO HYPE. it was so well animated and I absolutely love the new song. I'm honestly really happy that they decided to make a whole new game to deliver what, what most assume, is a massive lore dump. I must say that doing it in the base game would probably be a pretty messy experience since the homescreen is cluttered enough as in and we're still getting new seasons for the main story. i have seen some people be sceptical in terms of just how well this will all play out due to some //interesting// writing decisions in the past but im of the opinion that its better to be expectant for now and critize it later down the line since i do think that solmare are putting in lots of effort in terms of the new game.

what i want to see!! please im begging please i wanna see michael it's not even funny. i do think a lot of the game will have to do with the brothers fall and the events leading up/after to the celestial war + aftermath in dealing with their grief, new lives and loyalty towards diavolo. i bring up the diavolo part especially seeing lucifers expression; i really do think most of his anguish comes from taking on the massive task of helping the brothers grieve and get used to their new lives but also trying to figure out how to deal with diavolo and possible belphie. i so want to see lucifer's gradual process into turning into the avatar of pride and putting up the stuck-up, formal personality that he has current day.

oh god i also just thought of this; finally seeing a design for lilith??? i would really like to see interactions with the whole family :(((( dont even care how it happens, flashbacks? just mentioning her pleaaaaaaase i crave it

i also wanna mention how beel looks absolutely pissed in the trailer? i was curious as to why the brothers all had such different expressions but after some further thoughts, it's probably a response to suddenly being thrusted into the powerful urges their sins carry? like, it was probably absolute hell trying to manage their desires at first. might be a bit of an hc, but i do think that beels grief plays a huge part in his gluttony. his emotions dictate a lot in terms of how 'full' he's feeling, it's often shown when he's around MC and he says he feels full just being around them. i think that a lot of his behavior early on will be absolute rage, but mainly towards himself due to his percieved failure in saving lilth.

gameplay! ive seen some talk about how the gameplay might be similar to the ruri-chan rhythm game beta that was released a little bit ago (i played it btw, it was pretty enjoyable). i do think that this might be a route they're going towards since a lot of the existing songs are getting remixes. what im most curious about is how they'll be weaving in the story parts; maybe it'll be a chapter system like the base game?

MC! is MC going to be in the game?! if the game is going to be a massive lore dump theeeeeen i'm a little iffy on if mc will actually have a role to play. it could be like chapter 16 and being sent back in time but i'll save that for a different point. if it's not, then im curious how it'll be presented to us story wise since it is, again, implied in the visuals of the trailer that barbatos is involved with the door motifs and him putting a finger over his mouth real ominous like. i kinda dont want mc to have too much of a presence personally, but i also cant help but think they get sent back in time in some capacity since the cast all look worried? concerned? something to that effect. i can only assume that the trailer doesn't take place in the past since solomon and the angels are all there. so i think something fucked up again and we'll be sent back in time to try and figure out a solution? possibly something to do with the ring of light?

time travel? again? im so hesitant when considering the possibility of more time travel stuff being introduced. i think it was handled horribly in chapter 16, enough to headcanon my own climax and resolve to the whole belphie situation; that man deserved so much more in terms of a resolve to his character arc. if they're going to send mc back in time imma need solmare to whip up the best logical reason as to why and how its going to work out. id also love it if they at least TALKED about what went down in chapter 16, i still feel like none of what was going on there was resolved. im so desperate for belphie to have a better written reason as to why he got over his trauma and hatred for humans as well. the origins of him being put in the attic would be very nice :)

honestly im almost certain there will be a gacha component to the game. idk if itll be the same card system but they have to make money some way some how; i just hope they dont put the lore behind a paywall and just keep it to gacha stuff with energy to managa how much you can do in a day. if the game itself is paid id be a little surprised honestly. idk, im mainly curious how this component will be done since i dont see them doing events in nightbringer like they do in the base game which has me a little worried how it might be monitized. i'd shill out either way lets be honesty but just something swiming around in my mind.

anyway super exicted for the game, just had to vomit this out since ive been playing the trailer on repeat for far too long and daydreaming scenarios in which we get celestial realm scenes cause i just need more celestial realm content please it takes place after the war i can at least have CRUMBS :,)

also just wanted to mention; someone, i think it was satan, was going fucking hard in the song and just wanted to appreciate the va's work and improvements in singing :,). also that final scene in the trailer? most definitely straight after the fall for sure

ao3 *** about me

[chuuyagum]

Here's a writing process question - you have been writing WGYTR with regular updates for like 3 months now and you said you had the overall plot planned out beforehand, so what I'm wondering is how long did it take to make the outline for the whole fic/basically how much prep work did you do before posting the first chapter. Did it take a long time to decide on everything that will happen? Not just WGYTR, the other fics too, and are there some fics that are easier to plan out and then some that are harder because the plot doesn't come as easily? Thank you so much for your wonderful fics and good luck with whatever personal things you have going on🤗💓

thanks so much for this question!! to be honest, i do very little prep before posting my first chapter! clearly this is all in relation to writing multi-chapter fics, as i haven't tried my hand at one shots lately. in that situation i think my process would be different, so keep that in mind!

i like to let my first chapter dictate the tone for the fic, so i tend to start writing it as if it's a one-shot then make sure i end it in a way that gives me room to keep writing. then my second chapter is where i do my real plotting and create my solid outline for the overall fic so the process tends to go like this;

[the explanation below does have mild spoilers for WGYTR however it's nothing specific, only vague plot elements]

come up with an idea - can be very specific or just a vague concept

ex: "Mecha Senku and the magic of lying" just came about because i saw several fics where Gen is Senku's robot and i wanted to try the inverse

decide on tone - will it be fluff, angst, ect?

write the first chapter! i just type this out quickly and with little care for details, its a rough draft so it's just meant as a mental starting point. overall i spend maybe 1 hour total on this draft - i type furiously and just let whatever comes out flow onto the page

outline! now that i have an idea of where i want to go, i can lay out my plot points. but first i jot down overall vibes in no particular order - it can be specific lines of dialog i want to use, specific scenarios or events.

ex: WGYTR - the title itself, "Who gave you the right?" i wanted this one line to define the character interactions. ultimately it's Senku who says the line, but in my outline it was originally Gen! but when i got to the chapter it made more sense for Senku to say it. this fic is all about the characters opening up to one another and allowing themselves to be seen as they are. so, in a sense, Gen was only able to fall in love with Senku because Senku allowed himself to be seen for his true self. and the same applies to Gen. Senku only fell in love with him for the same reason, Gen allowing himself to be seen in turn

plot! this is the easiest part for me in terms of outline, but my explanation may seem kinda daunting. first i lay out a general order of events. this is easier when the fic is canon compliant like WGYTR, but much harder when it's an AU like Mecha Senku. with events i always like to consider what actions logically lead into one another.

ex: WGYTR was quick for me to plot events since it's canon compliant. i chose where in canon it would start, and where it would end, then filled in the rest.

my overall outline looked like this;

- Gen joins the KoS

- Gen plots how to manipulate Senku for everyones benefit

- Senku largely tries to ignore Gen, too focused on his work

- it's still storm season, they get trapped indoors, forcing them to spend time together

- Gen makes a game to play (hadn't decided what game)

- Senku starts to relax as they spend more time together

- Gen develops a crush on Kohaku at the same time he develops a crush on Senku. deliberately squashes the feelings for Senku down

- Winter prep aspects

- Senku accepts Gen as a friend

- Gen accepts his feelings for Senku

- Senku faces his trauma

- Senku accepts his feelings for Gen

- Christmas

- Observatory & Gen's confession

- Finish the phone, fake Lilian

- Chrome is captured & the car

- Stone Wars

- ends just after Stone Wars

start writing chapter 2! now that i have a general idea of where i'm going, i go ahead and write my second chapter. here is where i make any necessary corrections to the direction of events to better fit my general outline

go back and edit chapter 1! nows the time to fix any problems in consistency, tone, direction, ect!

after i have my general points and have started writing, i break it down even further! this is where i start looking for symbols i can use to further my plot, and do research on more specific topics i plan to touch on

ex: WGYTR takes place largely within a huge time skip in canon. they literally jump from late Summer directly to Christmas of all things. so i thought about everything they had to do to get from Summer > Winter. they do show us some of what they did in between in canon, but they really gloss over it quickly, so for my fic i buckled down on the winter prep aspects that took the entire Fall to get done. from there, i broke it down further. if you look at each invention, it follows a process.

- Gen remembers paper is a thing

- Senku sets him up for the process

- the process brings Gen closer to some of the villagers (Ruby, Garnet, Sapphire)

- Gen starts fooling around with the paper and makes pinwheels for the children

- this action signifies to Senku how kind Gen genuinely is

- Gen makes a log book for Senku and a notebook for himself

- Gen uses his notebook to help Ruri and later to do the math for calculating Senku's birthday

if you follow that process linearly, you can link it to three upcoming canon events related to the paper making which tie it all together. since this chain of events begins with Gen, it'll end with Senku. can you guess what he's going to do with the paper next to wrap up this up? ;)

continue writing! i always have one buffer chapter, so i'll have chapter 11 written before i edit and post chapter 10.

now to answer some of your other questions;

did this take long? not really! this whole process, minus the last two steps....takes me maybe 1 day to 1 week total. WGYTR took me 2 days. by day 3 i had my first two chapters ready and the first one was posted! but those last two steps? i do those as i go along! which probably sounds insane now that i think about it lmao

as for fics that are harder to plan - any type of modern AU is much harder for me! im not sure why, but i struggle with it a lot. my soulmark AU, although i haven't felt inspired to write for it lately, was easy for me to plot out since it fits within the larger canon events. so was my short TsukaSenGen AU. but for a modern AU to make sense, there's a lot of elements to consider that aren't provided by canon, like professions and events and existing dialog, which is why i haven't worked on Mecha Senku in months rip

thanks again for your questions, anon! i hope i did well answering them all!! ♡

[dear-hikikomari]

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[magdalyna]

so im plotting out the next bit of “Flasbang” [which is what ive decided to call the dialectic between the concepts of a time-travelling Maul -- played for humor in ‘Ripples’ and more straight edged in ‘More Like a Flashbang Than a River Stone’ but both Mauls are ready and willing to pan to the 4th wall like in ‘The Office’ and directly @ the Force for whatever situation they feel warrants it.]

and this is the part where Obi Wan is still restrained but Before Maul starts in on his Team Kill Sideous spiel bc Maul would like to get away/travel enough distance where he can find a Force vergence that can mask breaking Kenobi’s training bond with his master and Maul can further disentangle the web of coercion Sideous has left in his head in relative peace. Both things require a subdued Kenobi, not one lit with the zeal of the newly converted and self-righteous. Such ... passion would undoubtedly draw the master to his dear Nemesis like a moth to the flame.             

Jango doesnt care about Maul’s Force mumbo jumbo rationale but he does acknowledge the wisdom of a tactical retreat. A tranq’d Jedi padawan is an easily transported Jedi padawan, as far as he’s concerned.

The problem with this plan, Maul finds, is his relying on the resource streams he frequented in his youth, as per Sideous’ dictates: black market networks where a Force suppressant is not liable to raise any eyebrows or other species-appropriate signals of surprise or interest. One can never be sure of the contents of ones’ purchases, if they’ve been somehow adulterated with some scummy admixture.

and then wacky shenanigans ensue where idk, basically Obi Wan’s Jedi version of the Avatar state shows up after Maul manages to Force wrangle the substance Obi Wan was allergic to on a speedrun of the metabolic process.

[sidebar conversation before Things Get Weird

Jango: you were stalking the twink. how did you know what he was allergic to if you werent stalking the twink

Maul(remembering Afterlife Pay-Per-View of bb Padawan Obi having a reaction to Hoi broth and almost causing a Diplomatic Incident): I can see how you would reach that conclusion]

As I see it, this is Obi Wan’s Force sense-as-superego kinda, which is distinct from The Force writ large as the ground matrix of the universe. this involves glowing blue eyes and a creepy echo-y reverb voice that totes does not remind Maul about some of the Sith spirits that Sideous used to conjure up for kicks.

turns out that Obi is a ~~~favorite of The Force bc he innately is The Heart, maintains his compassion, his kindness in his Worst Timeline etc which made the Jedi nervous bc having a boundless capacity to love/care about others just means more chances for Attachment(im going with GL’s hot take where A = boiling down to greed) which Avatar State is cranky about since Obi Wan’s whole deal is the opposite of greed or jealousy.

Jango needs a minute to sit with the Jedi as a group getting in the way of this softboi twink  Obi Wan being a good(better version of himself) person. spoiler: he wont get it and his day is just gonna get longer.

Maul is trying to be polite but he has a nerd boner over this which he’ll discover when he stops mentally freaking out. that also isnt gonna be any time soon either.

Avatar State isnt done bc guess what the Jedi were specifically worried about Obi Wan since as far back as he can remember, hes been having Dreams/Visions about two individuals who are going to be important parts of his life, above all others. Obi’s managed to keep it zipped on exactly who but the Jedi know theyre out there and have been making Obi doubt himself about it.

Maul at this point is bluescreening and Jango is probably regretting all his life choices once the Avatar State shakes off the restraints and gets up in their collective grille to gossip about Maul’s OG timeline and boys with them.

anyway, i was just trying to write about Obi Wan being tied up I did not invite Obi’s Subconscious Who Really Likes Sleepover Games to the party but here we are.

[meggannn]

im a fuckin mess rn thinking abt how much i love FMA and ME at the same time, my love for both these stories could move mountains, and i remembered when i first played me3 last year, i realized that i thought ME is the second-best story i’ve seen that explores humanity for... what it is, and what it’s worth, with fma being the best. i’ve been meaning to revisit that idea for a while, because i was so busy playing in the moment i didn’t really think abt why. so anyway here’s some dumb meta. mild spoilers for ME and FMA

(this isn’t a post meant to make the argument that FMA is better, though imo since FMA is like... quite likely the closest a human being has ever come to making a perfect story, that might color some of my meta here.)

i ran into this quote the other day that really sums up my ideas abt what i think both stories are about: "If you are writing any book about the end of the world, what you are really writing about is what’s worth saving about it." — Justin Cronin

both stories involve a protagonist serving in the military. both stories involve humanity doing terrible things to itself, either to survive or in the nature of supposed “evolutionary progress.” both stories involve very tough discussions on morality and the value of human life (or in ME’s case, sentient life at all). both stories use the theme of body horror, and “swallowing” people (souls or genetic matter) to create “the next stage” of humanity under the guise of “the betterment of the world/universe.” both stress the emphasis on personal relationships being one of the strongest reason why life is worth living.

(i feel like i’ve blabbed a lot about how shepard/garrus themes remind me of mustang/hawkeye too, which may be one of the reasons i’m so attracted to it, but that’s a post for another day)

ultimately what i like abt these stories is that they line up all of the reasons why humanity can be terrible and inhumane and selfish, it lines up the very worst that we do to each other, and yet for every reason why, they give edward and shepard reasons to find double that many reasons to fight to preserve it. there is no question that for all their valid criticisms against humanity, the reapers and father must be stopped.

for example, the reapers harvest genetic matter in every cycle in order to continue their function. it’s a matter of continuation for them; every cycle is a fight for their survival as well. but there’s absolutely no question that they are in the wrong.  if peace were an option, it should be taken, but it isn’tt. the reapers don’t know the meaning of peace, however much they think they were built for it. and maybe that’s why the ME3 ending irritates and also fascinates me. the catalyst shows up and makes one last-ditch attempt at convincing shepard that synthesis is the correct path forward for all sentient life in the galaxy, because the reapers are scared of dying, too. they don’t want to be destroyed. they want to convince shepard that destroying them is against her better interest. for me, the answer is still obvious: i chose destroy because i believe any species whose very nature requires active endangerment and widespread destruction of other life forms is not a species worth saving. (maybe on earth, nature conservatists will say that says something about my bad politics, but for the sake of fictional species in scifi, that’s my stance.)

and we... kind of have a similar thing in FMA, but on a different kind of level, with the homunculi. at the end father is revealed to be a relatively simple thing that is absolutely terrified of confinement, of losing the individuality it has gained with its human origins (that it enjoys rejecting). it was extracted from the gate of truth and given the material properties of a human, including all of human’s flaws, and very human desires: knowledge, power, wealth, with the means to achieve them and absolutely no ethical code. i think what i like about father as a villain is that... he was born from humanity just as much as from the essence within the gate. he is everything that’s wrong with us spruced up with the power of a god. and he is defeated by the best of us who come together to say “humanity can and must be better than you” and decide that they’re going to make it that way.

obviously with ME it’s less of an emphasis on humanity and more of a “our differences make us stronger” story. substitute in humans for aliens and humanity for sentient life and the sentiment is much the same. one thing that actually irritated me when i first played ME was the fact that there was so little difference between humanity and most alien species. the asari and turians and salarians etc are not particularly stronger or smarter or more advanced, however they sometimes acted like it. they could be just as petty and arrogant and violent. then i realized that’s kind of the point of the story (not to mention what drives the necessity for a protagonist in story-world): what if we make it to the final frontier and... everyone else out there is just like us? within the sake of the story, it means that no one else is going to solve our problems, and when the reaper threat comes, we can’t count on someone else to save the day. we’re going to have to roll up our sleeves and do it ourselves.

father consumes human souls to create philosopher’s stones for energy he uses to keep consuming souls. reapers convert humans into husks and break down their genetic material to create more reapers. both of them see themselves as the apex of life, the top of the food chain.

there’s this great set of lines from van hohenheim to father in the climax of the show: “you insist on treating humans like a lower life form. but don’t you see? only through them can a philosopher’s stone be created. and only through a stone can a homunculus arise. but what does a homunculus produce? what do you create? creation is all, and you’ve done nothing but destroy. you may think you’ve reached a perfect state of being, but all you are is a dead end.”

like, what kind of an awesome fucking message. a huge insult, but he’s right. what’s the point of a species that doesn’t give back? what did the homunculi ever offer to the world that humans weren’t already? and what did the reapers give back to the universe? they took and processed and recycled people but they never changed the status quo; the universe literally remained static. life had no chance to grow beyond fifty thousand years. the reapers’ programming assumed that self-destruction was an inherent trait in organic life. they considered themselves the betterment of all life for accepting this inevitability and for destroying civilizations before it became a reality. and it’s possible they were right, that it is an inherent trait and our biggest weakness, but without the chance to evolve beyond it, like, how are we ever gonna know for sure? the reapers’ are the pessimist’s solution to solving modern civilization! and shepard is the stubborn optimist’s response to the reapers! i love that.

and also, about the military aspect... god this post is so disorganized... so i’ve been thinking about how both stories tackle the fact that, by necessity their protagonists are part of the military. (i’ve been meaning to write some meta about how bioware specifically uses the military in ME/DA as, like, a prop? but i always forget.) first off, i actually love that shepard is a soldier. for me, it gives me something to latch onto about the character, and it tells me a bit about who they are. thanks largely in part to the writing and hale’s fantastic voice acting since i always play femshep anyway. but in a larger sense I just... i love how FMA talked about the military while simultaneously being wrapped up in it. it was a story about that openly discussed imperialism, genocide, warmongering, and the dangers of military states. in ME, there was none of that, because i guess nobody wants to see real life politics in a video game, people would throw fits. so they don’t want to hear criticism of the rl military within a game that features a badass commanding officer like shepard, who has devoted their life to the alliance.

again, for me... this is not a bad thing for shepard’s character. i like it. it makes sense that shepard is a marine first. we need a war hero who cannot hesitate when making tough calls. but i have to admire that FMA went further. edward is in a position to see the military’s faults more clearly; shepard is a top agent who often has to find the best possible solution to a problem with her hands tied behind her back. edward is part of an organization with a centuries-long history of abuse that he finds himself unable to defend or stand buy the more he learns about it; shepard is built by the military, rebuilt by a paramilitary terrorist group, and then used by both and forced to fight for others with no promise of help in return. god where was i going with this. anyway i like FMA just that bit more because i feel like wherever ME was going... FMA hit the high score, then kept going and going until it doubled that high score. and maybe also at FMA’s heart is a glimpse at the ME3 ending that could’ve been. i don’t know.

anyway what is the point of this post. the new point of this post is that i just remembered greed didn’t deserve to die and im gonna fucking call arakawa about it right this second

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This week, I hit the tracks with Table Top Racing: World Tour on the PS4, got the hell out of Kyrat by finishing Far Cry 4 (spoiler warning), and wrapped my hands to strike with Animal Boxing on the DS. Let’s take a look at what I’m playing now! Table Top Racing: World Tour I don’t play very many racing games (Mario Kart and Modnation Racers being the recent exceptions), but for whatever reason, I had the urge to do so this week. I thought about placing an order for Mario Kart on the Wii U, until I saw Table Top Racing sitting in my digital PS4 collection (it was free with PS Plus some time ago). Given that it was already on the console and that there would likely be enough players to find online matches (because the game was free for a while), I dove into Table op Racing, starting first with the cup missions. Once I found my bearings and remembered how to properly control an in-game car (Far Cry 4’s over-simplified one-stick control scheme was still messing me up), I quickly found that Table Top Racing is an awesome and imaginative title. Admittedly, there isn’t really much room for racing games to further revolutionize their content; whatever innovations and improvements barbecue, the fact remains that vehicles or persons of some kind will need to try and reach a specific point faster than their opponents. With this considered, logic indicates that racing-game developers would simply focus their creative efforts on improving fun. Although I’ve once again not been particularly close to the genre, it doesn’t look like many games do this (instead focusing on features and layered depth). Table Top Racing, however, does. Sure, the controls boasted by the title are solid, and similarly to the way that it doesn’t “drift” too far from traditional mechanics in this sense, the power-ups in the game are also pretty normal. Where Table Top Racing really shines is in its stages, which create an undeniably impressive quality of character and atmosphere. During my relatively limited time with Table Top Racing, I cruised through a fancy barbeque setting, the bedroom of a run-of-the-mill 80s child, a well-stocked sushi restaurant, and an auto factory, amongst others. Each of these stages is littered with cool and eye-catching decorations and items (Simon Says in the bedroom, the waving cat in the sushi restaurant, etc.), and the attention to detail is remarkable. These immersive environments—which make watching the road and other drivers a challenge—are what push Table Top Racing above the competition. Despite playing only a few online matches (partially because everyone else is so damned good), the multiplayer functions of Table Top Racing worked well, for the most part. The fun within the title can be easily found by players, as can its lesson to the industry: you’re not going to break any new ground with a racing game, so you might as well focus solely on making it enjoyable to play. Far Cry 4 I wrote extensively about Far Cry 4 last week, so I’ll try and keep the following final impressions brief. It should be noted that it DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS. I don’t know what Ubisoft was thinking when they created such infuriating story characters, allowed them to trample all over the player (defying logic and reason in the process), and then didn’t bother to include any revenge path. I chose to kill Amita only because I assumed she’d be an issue in the future, and I was hoping to overthrow and execute Sabal with as little trouble as possible (I was nearly certain that Ubisoft was going to include one of these missions at the end). The two went from being fundamentally split on core issues to ordering the main character around and saying the dumbest, most nonsensical dribble in imaginable. This same sensation, in my opinion, was found in the game as whole—especially during the last third (that jail sequence was awful). Sure, with the crazy and deceiving ending, Far Cry 4 was different than many other titles.  But it leaves the player (or this player) feeling so unsatisfied, confused, and frustrated that it’s not worth the shock value Different doesn’t always mean better, especially when the components that need to be switched-up—the missions, healing style, controls, activities, and much more—are the same as always. Animal Boxing When I purchased Animal Boxing for next to nothing from Best Buy’s used game sale a while back, I admittedly didn’t expect much. I was intrigued by a game that seemed crazy and relatively obscure. Its low price of roughly $2 was also appealing. Much to my surprise, Animal Boxing is actually fairly good! The story is predictably weak and not even worth mentioning, but you get to play as a human and compete in the Sweet Science against all kinds of animals. In the bronze cup, I faced the likes of a chicken, chipmunk, lizard, and another couple animals I can’t quite remember. Like its core concept, the gameplay found within AB is unique. I was very skeptical at first, but to play, you turn the DS completely upside down. Then you use the touch screen to select your strikes. Throwing straight punches (simply tap), hooks (slide towards the target from either side), or an uppercut (slide vertically) is very responsive and straightforward. Believe it or not, the tap-based gameplay feels excellent like this. In fact, it’s hard to imagine playing any other way; using the touchpad with the system situated normally would be cramped, given the frequency with which strikes (taps) must be utilized. The top screen also displays some imagery when the system is upside down, and the control pad is used to block punches and dodge left or right. If you’ve ever had the urge to try and outbox a chicken, I wholeheartedly recommend Animal Boxing. It’s not the best game ever, but if you play with an open mind, you’ll find a lot to enjoy—especially for the price. Purchases Because I complain so much about my backlog, I figured  that I’d add a feature to each “What I’m Playing Now” piece that highlights my video game purchases for the week, to demonstrate the essentially indestructible force that I’m forced to tackle whenever I sit down to play a game—something much more powerful than in-game enemies and multiplayer opponents. Mass Effect 3: Special Edition on the Wii U—$6.17 Shipped Because I have a free month of Walmart’s Shipping Pass until the end of August, I went ahead and ordered Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U. I’ve only played the first two games, I don’t use my Wii U enough, and this version received pretty impressive reviews. The free shipping and low price also helped. Motor Storm: Arctic Edge, Socom Tactical Strike, and Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow on the PSP—$9 Shipped (Total) I was on the fence with this purchase because I don’t play the PSP very much anymore, but the free shipping, low prices, and new condition sealed the deal for me. I ended up getting all three of the Sony-developed games for around $9 shipped ($2.81 each and tax). It might be a while before I tackle them, but this price was too good to pass up. Brothers on the Xbox One—$5.30 Shipped I don’t know much about it, but Brothers has always looked appealing. I missed the game a while back during a Microsoft Store sale, but this is roughly the same price it was available for there. Next week, I’ll play through Ether One on the PS4 and some other games which I haven’t quite selected yet. I can’t believe No Man’s Sky is almost here (while I’m excited about the game, the basis of my disbelief is mainly the fact that it’s already August), and I’ll be playing that upon release as well. Enjoy the games!

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