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splatsvilles-fashionista · 1 year ago

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Splatoon 3 Version 6.0 Patch Notes Breakdown

Been a little bit since I did one of these, but Nintendo released the Chill Season 2023 patch notes about three hour ago, and while in terms of balance changes this is one of the smallest patches ever, it's got a ton of quality-of-life changes, so let's dig in, shall we?

So let's start from the top. In terms of new content, this patch includes a new catalog, two new stages (Robo ROM-en and Bluefin Depot), two new Specials (Splattercolor Screen and Triple Splashdown), nine new weapons, two new multiplayer songs, the new King Salmonid Megalodontia, and eleven new Tableturf cards.

Additionally, you'll note that they're including a line about giving you one Sheldon License at the end of each season. This is actually really relevant to a change coming down in line, so tuck that in the back of your mind for later.

The balance changes are all buffs, but they're relatively minor, and only six Main weapons and one Special are seeing any changes this time around.

Starting off, .96 Gal is having its ink efficiency buffed by 8%. It currently gets 40 shots on a full ink tank, so I wager this increases that number by about 5-10, but it's 5 AM my time at time of writing and I am bad at math, so I don't know for sure.

Ranged Blaster's explosions get a 15% paint buff. Note that this applies only to the final explosion and not the trail, so it's not a straight 15% paint buff.

Dread Wringer gets a 10% ink efficiency buff, and since it currently has ten sloshes on a full tank, that increases that number to eleven.

And finally, for Main Weapon changes the Heavy Edit Splatling now paints more. Unlike the Ranged Blaster's paint buff this is a lot harder to gauge, but Heavy Edit's paint can be kind of spotty and inefficient, so this is undoubtedly a good thing for it.

After that, we've got only two points-for-Special changes.

Jet Squelcher and L-3 Nozzlenose both get some points shaved off their Specials, taking their Ink Vac and Crab Tank to 180p and 190p respectively. On one hand, I am biased and hate the Jet Squelcher, and I think this buff was completely unwarranted and unnecessary, but on the other hand I love the L-3 and want only good things in life for it, so they balance each other out, in my book.

And, for the final balance change of the entire patch, we've got a Reefslider buff, as it now makes you invulnerable during its startup 13 frames faster. The thing about this change is that like, it's a buff, and that is good, but the problem Reefslider has is not getting the Special off, it's that you very rarely survive the aftermath of using it, and this does nothing to solve that. With Triple Splashdown on the horizon I think things might be rough for this Special in the future.

And that's all of the balance changes! There being so few of them indicate two things to me: That Nintendo is overall happy with the the state of the game, and that they are wary of touching anything unless they have to. And one hand I get it, after all, competitive players are currently saying that there really isn't a meta at the moment, just picking weapons you're good at and playing well, and that's probably not an environment you want to shake up too much. But on the other hand, there are a lot of things like Line Marker, Undercover Brella, and Reefslider to name a few, that could really do with some sprucing up to help them keep up with the just the middle of the pack. I think raising the bottom bar a bit higher would be to everyone's benefit.

But we've got two Specials being added, so I suppose now's not the time to rock the boat too much. We'll see how things have shaken out come the mid-season patch in January.

But the balance changes are a very small part of these patch notes, and nowhere near the most interesting, so let's keep moving on.

Anarchy Series and X Battles are receiving a whole slew of changes, the most prominent of which are some new badge rewards for win streaks and attaining high X Rankings. Additionally, matchmaking in X Battles is being changed to more strictly separate people with high and low X Ranks, as well as allowing more team compositions. To cut a long story short, weapons have a set of internal values that the game uses during matchmaking to try and balance the team compositions. Matchmaking in high-power X Rank infamously takes a very long time, so I have to imagine that this change aims to speed things up by making the matchmaking more lenient on that front.

Salmon Run, in addition to the new King Salmonid, is getting some significant changes, starting with some changes to the Specials:

Kraken Royale and Triple Splashdown are being added to the pool of available Specials. Additionally, Mr. Grizz has finally agreed to always provide at least two workers on every team with a long-range Special to handle all the pesky Stingers and Flyfish. Be sure to thank your local union representative the next chance you get.

This change is particularly spicy. Your Salmon Run stage badges will now boost your starting difficulty on their respective stages, adding more incentive to play beyond the two superbonuses, as well as making the grind for future badges easier. This certainly gives me more motivation to go for those VP 400+ badges.

You'll now be able to tell what King Salmonid is present during each Shift, and the Salmometer will change to match it, as well. Can you believe they didn't change that when they added Horrorboros?

Also I am curious what this means for those Shifts where the King Salmonid was random. Will the Salmometer become a question mark? Are they not gonna do those anymore? We'll have to wait and see.

But this next change, is a big one, and it's for, what else, Big Run:

Big Run trophy requirements will now be set in advance, and no longer scale off top 50%, 20% and 5% player results.

I am in two minds about this change. On one hand, I always thought that people complaining about overfishers in Big Run were kind of petulant and entitled, especially when the rewards were as minor as locker decorations and badges. Maybe that's mean-spirited of me, but there was never a way for me to read it as anything but people demanding to be given the same reward as the people working the hardest without putting in the effort themselves.

But on the other hand, the 5% cutoff has been steadily rising as overall Big Run participation decreased, which is just a natural result of time passing and casual players falling off the game, nothing weird there, but this means that the top becomes more stacked, further disincentivizing casual players as getting even the bronze trophies becomes harder and harder for them. Giving the players much clearer and more achievable goals will likely serve to pull a lot of people back into Big Runs, and that is undoubtedly a good thing.

And hey, I said the rewards weren't worth getting upset over, and by that same metric, I don't think it's worth getting upset over more people getting them, either. All the better, if it makes more folks happy. And as for the people who do want to grind their hearts out, well:

There's still some recognition for that, too.

So that's the gist of the Salmon Run changes, so let's finish up with some miscellaneous changes.

Remember how I told you to keep that bonus Sheldon's License in mind for later?

Players who own every currently available weapon will now be able to trade extra licenses in for Shell-Out Tokens. In other words, that extra license serves as a failsafe so you don't lock yourself out of buying future weapons by spending all your licenses on gacha rolls.

The Splatfest Battle Pro queue is receiving the same matchmaking changes as X, presumably for much the same reasons.

And finally, the most important change of all:

WANDERCRUST IS BACK!!! YEAH BABY!!!! WOO!!!

#splatoon 3 #chill season 2023 #salmon run #salmon run next wave

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yurtb0y · 5 months ago

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GNAWING ON THAT OC GIVE ME INFORMATION

YESYES OKAY!!! *inhale* SO.

(this all might change later since he's still pretty new)

General info I guess (haven't fleshed out his backstory much yet.)

was a Catholic priest before the AM takeover (obvis)

he's roughly in his mid/late 30's- early 40's

he doesn't have a name yet because I'm stupid.

He lived in the United States when AM attacked. He was born in Poland and moved to the US in his mid 20's. (probably someplace like Texas or Utah... )

probably gay or in some way queer but DEEPLY in denial. (also in my mind IHNMAIMS takes place in the 60s/70s somewhere around that time so like... y'know... also makes room for the religious guilt plotline.)

Kinda stopped believing in god after long enough in AM's complex because like really who wouldn't. throwback to Ted's entire spiel about AM being god y'know the one.( Ik that wasn't meant litterally but the sentiment still works.)

As for his relationship with the other survivors and his torture.

Ellen- He'd most likely be less harsh on her and not really like.... *ahem*. use her. He'd always been a pretty compassionate man he was never like the freaky creep kind of priest/pastor. He can most likely sympathize with her past a bit as well- or atleast as much of it as she's willing to share which I imagine isn't much.

Nimdok- This mf is Polish. He does not like Nimdok. (If we're talking game Nimdok which is what I'm basing this... AU, I guess? off of.) I don't think they'd actively beef but they'd prolly just try to avoid eachother within the group. In terms of book Nimdok I think there's a slight possibility they could've gotten along. Honestly for Nimdok like... (Idr if where I saw this I think it was from a fic somewhere) but I like the idea that he wasn't actually a n*zi but since it's mentioned his memory is fucked AM just convinced him and the others he was so pin them against him and fuck with him some more. idk man allied mastercomputer behaviour. It also makes me dread thinking about him a little less.

Gorrister- Surprisingly, I think they'd get along. Even if they don't share a religion I think they'd find solace in confiding their guilts in eachother, esp with Gorrister's guilt over what happened with Glynis-- also since it's mentioned in the book Gorrister used to be an activist (which I think is more interesting than his trucker backstory from the game so I'm sticking with the activist storyline.) I feel like he's the least likely to be quite as homophobic as the others (cause let's be real here.) so maybe. MAYBE. He'd eventually try talking about some of those buried up feelings with Gorrister. Unlikely though. Overall I think they could be the closest thing to friends I can imagine with their situation.

Benny- I think they could've gotten along pre-monkey'd, (For Benny I like to combine his book and game backstory in my mind so tldr he was a professor and was later fired when it was discovered he was gay and then the enlisted in the military and killed 3 people. boom.) I think Priest oc would've respected them but after the monkey moment I feel like he'd kinda treat him like the family dog just as the other survivors do.

Ted- Ohhh boy. I have some words I'm not sure I'm allowed to use on Tumblr. They'd either get along or beef or some secret third evil and more sinister thing. Toxic without the yaoi. They make eachother worse. I need to map my thoughts out better before I write anything about them out. giggles but not in a good way.

wow I really used this as an excuse to dump about my ideas for the other survivors too huh.

Whilst I haven't sat down to ponder how AM would fuck with him I do know I wanna play off the theme of guilt somehow. I can imagine him being ripped apart by wolves for some reason that's just been like stuck in my head the whole time I've been typing all this out. Also maybe almost something with sacrificial themes? I'm kinda thinking about how Benny's part in the game ends for inspo on that it's hitting the right vibe. Please don't cancel me I'm Polish and all my family is Catholic.

Annon I hoped you liked reading this cause I had fun writing it. Also here he is again for anyone who's seeing this but didn't see the og post.

also I'm SO open to name suggestions for this freak cause I've got NOTHING.

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danganronpasurvivoraskblog · 11 months ago

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//So this is referring to this post I made a while back when I talked about the SDRA2 Omake. I was just scrolling through my notifs and this came up, and I felt like talking about it.

//What you're saying is correct. Personally, I don't think Syobai does really care for Iroha in canon, and it's weird to think of him ever finding genuine affection in someone, especially if it's someone like Iroha who is basically his polar opposite.

//But I still believe that so long as they work together, there's always potential for there to be a growing relationship and genuine cause for affection between the two so long as they're sticking it out through tough times with the other being basically the only person they can rely on. That's kind of how it works.

//If I had to compare Iroha and Syobai's relationship in Survivor to anything, and pardon me if this is a bit controversial, I think it's most akin to the relationship between Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us.

//Joel and Ellie's relationship didn't start off well. Joel didn't think of himself as someone who had to get to know her; he only saw himself as her escort. He didn't want to lose someone close to him ever again, so he saw Ellie as someone he had to protect but also maintain a distance from in order to keep his spirits up. Similar to what anon just mentioned, Syobai probably initially thought of Iroha as just a pawn or a way to make money. That's just the kind of guy he is, even now.

//Later in the game, as both characters came to terms with the fact that they kind of NEEDED each other in this crazy world they live in, their bond eventually became stronger. By the time they arrived at the university, Ellie had lost her fear that Joel would abandon herm and Joel had even been honest with her about his relationship with Sarah and had stopped completely ignoring her when their conversations became too personal.

//What you have to keep in mind is that Syobai and Iroha have been doing their "thing" for about 8 years before the events of Survivor, when they met Kokichi and he took them on as stragglers for his club. Imagine the kind of situation where this rough and tough old soldier, now that the world is on the verge of repairing itself entirely, can no longer make any decent money out their schemes anymore, since the Remnants of Despair aren't as common anymore. That doesn't mean he just abandons Iroha entirely. It's not like he could, even if he wanted to.

//So the situation they find themselves in now is not as business partners, or contractual allies, but as teammates and coworkers at worst, and basically a dysfunctional brother and sister at best.

//I am aware that for Syobai, it feels a little bit out of character for him to be in that big brother/maternal role, but consider for a second that looking at both characters histories, as much as neither will ever want to openly admit it, Iroha and Syobai are the closest thing that either have ever had to someone who genuinely cares about the other as family.

//Syobai's parents abandoned him in another country when he was just a kid, and he's in his 30's around the time SDRA2 starts, which means he'd be in his early to mid-40's in Survivor. And he's spent basically all of that time making his own way through life, doing whatever so long as the pay was good, with no close connections, or anyone that he could consider a reliable partner, that weren't based on capitalism and how much money he had in his pocket.

//Until Iroha. She's not in it for the money, she's in it because she trusts Syobai to keep them both alive. Because let's be honest, SHE couldn't do it by herself! I say this lovingly, but Iroha is a DUMBASS! There's absolutely no way she could get a job, make any kind of money, or SURVIVE in a tragedy world without Syobai's help, and she knows that full well, which is why she sticks with him even now.

//And even if at first she's little more than a tool to him, Syobai is the first ever older figure in Iroha's life who WANTS to PROTECT her, regardless of his motivations. Her family and parents fucking sucked, that much is clear, and to be honest, VOID wasn't much better! At least not Nikei or Mikado. For someone like Iroha who is at her complete and total wits end, having Syobai around is her number one mechanism of coping with how much her life sucks.

//However, everything I've just noted draws attention away from the very point of what I was trying to make in the original post. And that is that the relationship between Iroha and Syobai in Survivor ISN'T CANON.

//Yes, their relationship WAS toxic in the original, but that's the very reason I wrote them like this in Survivor. Because the omake in the canon showed such a lack of character development for both characters, like they learned absolutely nothing from the Killing Game and nothing from the time they spent with each other.

//Even if it does make sense from Syobai's end, it wasn't just that I didn't like it and wanted to make my own changes, it was actually just because it DIDN'T MAKE SENSE to me.

//If you don't want to accept things as they are in the blog, that's fine. Feel free to go whichever story you prefer. That's the magic of fandom after all.

//Personally speaking, I took a look at their canon relationship and what happened after SDRA2, I said "I don't like that" and tried to make my own version. That's all. It's not harming anyone, and from what I've seen, people actually kind of like it, so I'm not about to change it any time soon.

-Mod

#mod #iroha nijiue #syobai hashimoto

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lazyvase · 10 months ago

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TMNT TO ME:

Wrath of the Mutants First Impressions

First: I am so glad this game is getting preserved and made available to everyone. It may not be great, but it’s a nice and fun time.

I’m also glad that some of 2012’s greatest and original villains are being put into the game.

Second: analysis

Ok, so the new level seems to be a Coney Island level.

Rahzar and Fishface will be the bosses of this area. Rahzar has been shown to be in the park’s haunted house.

Fishface will be the other boss of this area. He and Rahzar are a pair. And being on the docks around water is a typical Fishface move.

I theorize that this area will be a Docks/Coney Island hybrid, as I’m unsure if there’s enough material to make a whole area out of Coney Island alone. However, all the clips from the trailer merely show Coney Island. So who knows.

I also believe that Rahzar is the last boss of the area as the haunted house is where I’d imagine the area would end. But once again, who knows.

Next Big Question:

I have three theories about where he’ll show up.

1. We get an entirely new area: this one is the least likely as I imagine we would’ve seen a snippet of it in the trailer. Also because thinking of a mid boss for this level would be a headache. Who would you pair up with Tiger Claw? Snake Karai? The Shredder Mutants? Alopex???

2. Shredder’s Lair is expanded into a full level. This one isn’t too infeasible. There are a good amount of locations that could be included: dungeon, catacombs, Baxter’s lab, dojo. And I swear that entering the Shredder’s throne room looks different in the original game (could be wrong though). I’d imagine that before Shredder’s throne room you would face Tiger Claw. You would also refight Fishface and Rahzar either before Tiger Claw or within Shredder’s boss rush.

3. Tiger Claw is a surprise boss fight in Shredder’s boss rush. This is the most likely as it’s the easiest to pull off. After fighting three of the bosses in Shredder’s boss rush. You’ll have to fight Tiger Claw for the first time. Once you beat him, you fight the other three. Then fight Shredder. Then fight Super Shredder.

Also I doubt that Super Shredder will replace Shredder as I imagine the developers will want to reuse as much content as possible. I’m glad Super Shredder will now be the final boss as the regular Shredder was kind of a pushover.

Finally, im Really looking forward to this game. It will be so nice to have this as part of my collection.

Although if it’s over 40$ I’m gonna wait for a sale based solely on principle.

#tmnt 2k12 #tmnt 2012 #tmnt #tmnt tiger claw #tmnt fishface #video games

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bihansthot · 1 year ago

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Wtf is happening in my life lol I went on two dates last week one good-ish one painful and I have two possibly three dates this week. Someone send help, being this social for a gremlin is very difficult. I suppose I should spill the tea, I went out with a nice metal head last Wednesday and while he’s not exactly my type physically he was nice to be around, pleasant to talk to and a gentleman so I agreed to see him again but we haven’t made plans yet and I’m still holding try outs for be Sol’s boyfriend right? The second date was Friday with a super nerd now don’t get me wrong I’m also a total nerd I mean my dog is named Denethor FFS but we’re the wrong type of nerd. He’s sci-fi and I’m fantasy and while this is poly dating and I knew going into the date he was married I did not know about his three kids under 8 or the couple he and his wife were seeing together nor did I know he was a stay at home dad. All of these are kind of big red flags for me, not being upfront about additional partners HUGE red flag, not knowing about children also huge deal for me. He also took me to a cat cafe without asking prior if I was allergic, thankfully I’m not but these are all pretty big signs he’s concerned for himself and not others. He was also rather large, which don’t get me wrong I have no issues with I’m not a body shamer and my partner is rather heavy too but this guy had a chronic injury so he couldn’t really interact with the kittens so the whole thing was weird from the get go and I know y’all know me, this pillow princess does NOT ride (unless it’s for Bi-Han) so wtf would I gain from this relationship? A guy who already divides his attention between 6 people has no income and I can only see him when the kids are asleep?! Big fucking no. I was pleasant and cordial through out the date and thanked him for taking me but I put on my big girl panties and told him he just had too much going on for me. I’m clingy, I’m needy, I’m also materialistic there’s a reason I met my ex on a sugar daddy website, I can’t be dating a broke ass man who’s seeing three partners and has three kids. I’m sorry if that sounds spoiled but it’s the truth, I NEED to be a priority and I didn’t feel like he could make me one.

I’m tentatively going out with another man this Friday at a barcade which is much more my scene, drinks and video games sound wonderful. Appearance wise he’s still not quite what I go for but better looking than the other two, then Sunday I potentially have a date with a dude who looks like he used to play college football and is physically much more my type he’s also in his mid 40s thank fuck as the others have all been in their 30s. There’s also another one who seems a very good fit who’s asked me out but we haven’t set a date or time yet.

So, yeah that’s what’s going on in my life lately the app is FeeId if anyone else wants to try poly or couples dating and was unaware of the app. I don’t remember the name of the sugar daddy website or I’d hook y’all up too but that ended badly so maybe it’s for the best I don’t remember.

My partner is going out of town for three days so wish me luck that Denny behaves for me and doesn’t drag me around in the snow. Oh yeah! It’s snowed the last two days! My real husband is saying hi 🥰 Maybe it’s a sign of good luck? Maybe one of these upcoming dates will go well then?

#sol life #online dating #dating #dating woes #bad dates #polyamory

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waffleweirdo · 5 months ago

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Finished Path of Radiance!

In total it took me about 40 hours and about 4 months (oops)

Long story short I really liked this game both in story and gameplay!

Now for some more rambling thoughts:

*will include spoilers*

Gameplay:

The best way that I can describe what I enjoyed about the gameplay is a good balance of information. I think there are a few other facts that could play into this (this is the fe game I went into the most blind, and difficulty). But in general I felt like there was a good balance of systems and ‘calculations’ to manage in battle. My wording here might be nonsense, but essentially there aren’t as many active effects like engage or fates that make everything overwhelming. While there aren’t as many automated tools like the later entries (I.e aggro indicators in three houses) have so I was more so forced to check possible outcomes manually. Now this probably isn’t ideal if you really want to play strategically, but I don’t! I typically play these games mostly around feel, and this method of play helped me develop a kind of sense of what would likely happen and a greater familiarity with my own and enemy units and I thought that felt cool!

Another possible contributor to this was the difficulty. It started off a bit difficult while the units were all still weak, then got pretty easy in the mid game (except daybreak!!), before getting fairly tough again around the last 6 or so chapters. Which is a curve I generally like! There were moments I would’ve liked it a little bit harder, but it was overall very satisfying! (For context I didn’t use any bonus exp until after chapter 18, and only used the majority of it around chapter 27).

Some other minor gameplay things. I thought the mechanics surrounding laguz were cool too manage! Plus they tied in really cool thematically and I felt awful attacking helpless laguz (the fact that the game made me feel awful is a good thing!). This game was the fe game that I knew the least about going in, and I managed to only ever use a guide for one chapter which I enjoyed, but I do think it means I probably missed a few recruitable characters. I’m pretty confident I missed at least three, though it might’ve been more oops… I really liked the use of bonus exp it was a cool way to still level up units that don’t necessarily earn a bunch naturally, or buff underperforming units, and as a sort of difficulty regulator. Gameplay wise my favorite unit was far and away Astrid. She snowballed so quickly! I was shocked when Titania had beaten her for most victories. I though item management was a bit tight sometimes, but not really in a good way. The fact that the shop had different stock every chapter was a bit frustrating, especially when it would remove basic iron weapons so units with only an e rank couldn’t train at all. But overall it wasn’t too big of a deal. I also didn’t realize how op forging was until the mid to late game, but that’s on me.

Characters:

Ike was BY FAR my favorite fe protagonist. His consistent attitude and personality made him a lot more interesting. Although he didn’t have the most complex character journey ever, he was still enjoyable, and always felt like an engaging character, rather than being one note. He consistently works well with the rest of the cast, and the way that he serves as an optimistic force, yet isn’t without flaws is really nice. I think he’s just a great character! I also really like that he didn’t turn out to secretly be a noble. I think this is the first fe game I’ve played with a protagonist who is not a noble, or secretly revealed to be a noble!

I feel very guilty that I never got around to using Soren much and thus didn’t get many of his supports because he was really interesting and I would’ve liked to see how he grew past his outward facade. But even so the story did a good job of depicting his growth, even if it was somewhat subtle. I also guessed that he was the spy for Daein, but nope!

Elincia was great too. She never stood out to much, but throughout the whole game she was engaging, and it was nice to see her growth. Again I didn’t get to do too many of her supports which was a bummer.

I guess this is as good a place as any to talk about supports. The way the PoR levels them up based on deployments? Very cool! Really excellent idea. The support conversations I read? I really liked them! Why. WHY is there a limit on supports? And even more so why was it so strict? Essentially what this meant was I was constantly juggling which characters I cared about the most, and if I ever found another character whose supports would be interesting? Well let’s hope I have a bunch of supports left, or I have to change my mind, or hold supports for possible future characters. It’s awful, and locked me out of probably 3/4 of the supports I was interested in. It sounds minor, but honestly really did affect my play through a lot. I care about supports and having them so limited sucks!

Jill ended up being one of my favorite characters. I was interested when she first joined us. I think my first thought was, “what is she up to?” But her story of learning the truth behind Daein’s propaganda and choosing to oppose them was really touching, and equally tragic. The dialogue where Mist offhandedly mentioned that she and Jill were about the same age… augh!! Plus Jill’s supports with Lethe were great, another reason why supports shouldn’t have bee-

I think the other character I want to highlight is Nasir. He’s one of my favorite characters for sure, and his story is really intriguing. Even learning his relationship with Ena and his ultimate motivations it still feels like there’s so much we never got to learn. Especially never having truly gotten to reconcile with Ike… it’s just really interesting. He traveled with us for so long, and always felt like a mystery, and even finally understanding him came too late… it’s just really neat.

Story:

The story of this game was interesting, the main plot thread was helping Elincia retake Crimea, which was a fairly standard though well done story. Archetypal in a sense. But largely what I cared about was the story in regards to the laguz and beorc. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just interesting to note. In that sense some moments of the plot felt largely unremarkable to me, while some moments where the two converged felt really interesting. The discovery of the truth behind the Serenes massacre and Ena’s reunion with Rajaion stand out to me. In the sense it’s sort of hard for me to reconcile my thoughts on the story. I didn’t really care much when Ashnard was killed, but the moment I understood who Rajaion was I wanted to cry. I think largely PoR’s story is a success, as there were more moments that I was interested than moments were I was disengaged, and I do generally think of the story fondly.

Having the full vision of how the conflict between laguz and beorc was depicted I think there are probably some things to critique, especially in some moments where it doesn’t feel as far reaching as it largely should. As in sometimes it feels like that racism is far too easily ‘solved’. But ultimately I think it fits PoR. PoR isn’t trying to be a story that is incredibly focused on fictional race relations. But it doesn’t shy away from including and exploring them, and out of the fire emblem games I’ve played it does by faaaaaaaarrrrr the best job. Plus it does have many really good moments that I think are genuine standouts.

As an aside, I’d also like to say that the info system is really good at adding in additional plot relevant reactions by characters, and showing the effects of your actions on civilians and the world around in such an excellent way. I can’t exactly pinpoint why, but some of my favorite moments just come from the one off interactions in it with characters you know you’ll never meet again. It’s cool!

I guess my thoughts of PoR’s story and themes come down to the fact that they are far from perfect, but ultimately succeed where it matters.

Sequel?:

I wasn’t really sure what to call this section, oops. This is the first time I’m playing Fire Emblem game that has a clear sequel! Which I know even less about going in than PoR.

Knowledge going into PoR: It has the Black Knight and Ike

Knowledge going into Radiant Dawn: It has Micaiah

So these are a collection of things I’m still wondering about which might possibly come up in the sequel? Though even if they don’t I’m satisfied with the conclusion of PoR’s story, and leaving loose ends isn’t a bad thing.

Ahem. What’s going on with Goldoa’s royalty? What’s going on with Sephiran? The apostle is a descendant of one of the warriors that fought the dark god? Is the Black Knight really dead? And most importantly Chekhov’s amulet that contains a literal dark god???!??!?!? Anyways I’m sure that will end just fine.

One of the moments that I’m most interested in was Ike’s final fight with the Black Knight. I took one look at the battle forecast and saw that Ike would immediately die, remembered Ike and Titania’s promise and booked it. Though I really wonder what might have happened if I did something different. Though honestly I’m okay just wondering.

Aaaaand yeah. That’s everything I can think to say at the moment. I liked this game a lot! I’m not quite sure how I’d rank it among the fe games that I’ve played. But I’m very excited to play Radiant Dawn and see what that has in store.

#fe9 #fire emblem #path of radiance #the cruelest thing about every fe game I play is they all make me want to replay fe3h but I’m so burned out on fe3h aaaaaa!

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SUNDAY JULY 17TH, 2011 (The Grand Gtheru)

9:04 AM Woke up to the sound of snoring. We're still here. Still on the plane. Donnie's sleeping next to me, sleeping soundly. The sky outside is orange, reminds me of a sunset. That factory from last night... it persisted into my dreams. Like we missed something in there. Like we're gonna have to go back, if not soon then sooner than later. Like there was someone in there who needed our help. Like, if we'd kept going downstairs, flight after flight, we'd start seeing patterns in the blackness that would have given away the game and told us everything we'll ever need to know. If only we'd save the beast below… But these are just dreams. Dreams in the apocalypse… Well. There's no use going over it again now. We've got a different kind of staircase to descend, deeper and deeper. What's at the bottom of this one?

9:07 AM She wants a bit more rest. Well, okay. I guess I’ll just stay here a little longer.

9:27 AM The plane shook heavily. We got some turbulence or something? …inner turbulence? *rim shot*

9:30 AM OH GOD HEAVY TURBULENCE THIS MUST BE THE SEVENTH DEGREE Donnie's awake. Reaching for her rifle. I don't know if that'll do much good in a moving plane. We've just gotta.. brace. I'm gonna look out the window. The sky's changed to purple real fast.

9:32 AM The clouds are giant floating spiders. We’re flying through an upside down mountain range in the sky. The same mountain range is down below. We've been here before. Something looks odd, though. The sky isn’t actually pulsing purple here; it’s just plain purple. Maybe it’s because we decoded the fifth Cipher? ..ope, more heavy turbulence.

9:34 AM The sky is swirling colors.

9:36 AM ..it’s settled on a starker orange, pulsing red a few times a minute. Now the plane's starting to dip. I think we're landing. I think we're here.

9:38 AM We've got a bag with weapons in it. There's the ammo for our rifle, the gun itself strapped to Donnie's back. There's Tiger Stripes, which I've got on my back. There's Donnie's frying pan, staying in the bag for now. And we still have some nonperishable foods in the bag too. I'll carry the bag.

9:45 AM …wait what physics where are they THE PLANE HAS JUST ABRUPTLY STOPPED. We are now suspended in mid-air, frozen in place above what looks like a cornfield far below. I don’t like where this is going.

9:46 AM "Over here, by the door. I found parachutes." Oh god, we’re really gonna have to do it. We’re up in the clouds. Uh, spiderclouds. This isn’t going to be a pleasant landing.

9:53 AM Well. That was terrifying. It wasn’t as much of a drop as I’d expected, thankfully, but.. well, I suppose once you get past the jump and make sure to pull the string, it’s over quick. Hoo. Right. Thoughts. This cornfield’s.. not what I was expecting. The corn’s all eyestalks. With eyes on top of each. o_o

9:57 AM They kinda remind me of spaghetti. "Pfft, shut up, they look nothing like spaghetti."

9:59 AM I just bumped into a tall black pole, and it felt warm and full of life. Legsteps. They’re inactive right now, though. Just big legs.

10:40 AM The eyefield finally ended. Now there’s a few miles of grassy plains ahead of us. The grass is a distinct teal hue, and there’s a strangely warm wind blowing through. It’s just miles of sprawling teal plains in all directions, other than dead ahead, as this is where it gets interesting. A few miles ahead of us is an enormous structure, what I’d call some sort of eldritch Rapture Tower. It stretches high into the sky, far higher than even the hourglass mountain from the God Machine’s Realm stretched to. It makes me wonder what abomination inhabits this section of Xanadu.

11:13 AM Lightning struck in front of us. o_o; Of course, it was the awesome hamburger lightning, so we got free food out of it.

11:54 AM We’re at the tower entrance. There’s a door with no doorknob, and an inscription on the side. The inscription shows “eyestalk = key.” …fuck. >_> Well, at least we have plenty of time to do this!

11:58 AM Starting the long trek. Sigh.

12:32 PM I hear a vague hum. It’s never a noise I like hearing. We’re all on guard.

1:04 PM Made it. Got an eyestalk. Donnie grabbed one too, just in case. And now we go all the way back!

1:19 PM ..random eyestalk in the middle of the plains. Staring at us. They don’t normally do that. We’re on guard.

1:37 PM Patch of several different eyestalks. All staring at us. This is just weird.

2:04 PM We’re back at the tower. I’m legitimately surprised nothing happened at all on the way here. Not even any Legsteps waking up.

2:05 PM Donnie’s holding the eyestalk she took up to the door FIDJFG OKAY We’re.. we’re in a giant ballroom now! I guess we’re inside! This ballroom is gorgeous. Sequins in the curtains, chandeliers at least seventy feet above us, spotless marble floors, portraits of fancy designs on the walls. Just like everywhere else, though, it’s completely deserted.

2:08 PM Stepping through, slowly. I'm following Donnie, as she's still heavily armored. I've got our 6. Or whatever. I only hear our footsteps. I see no shadow out of place. Just a quiet ballroom. Oh shit, a bathroom. Hang on, Donnie!

2:11 PM I stepped into the men’s room and immediately saw the women’s restroom from that hotel in London. I saw the Harlequin standing there, looking below the stalls into the one I was hiding in. And then I blinked. Now it’s just a regular restroom. For. For all I know, that one was all in my head.

2:14 PM This stall has one piece of graffiti, and only one. Was guwo ga endia yora omnis, grow en envied gyas knawa yora dest manaf. Was yant ga guatrz yorra ruinie en stel art yora dsier deata art alroetsue. Zodaw. No clue what it means, or even what language it’s in. But it creeps me out. o_o;

2:17 PM I heard Donnie gasp outside. I'm coming, I'm coming! …okay what Mannequins! All standing around the ballroom, being mannequins! Most are frozen in romantic dancing poses. Donnie's in the middle of the floor. The spotlight’s on her, so bright. I see no fear in her eyes, no expectation, no emotion at all besides curiosity. The mannequins, without being seen moving, have formed an aisle directly between herself and I. A nearby speaker begins playing some familiar piece in an old-fashioned style. Donnie looks so curious. I.. am, too. I want to know a lot of things, but.. ..but then again, right now I’m just curious as to how well she can dance.

2:25 PM We slow danced. It went.. surprisingly well. She led the way, and as we shifted, we touched not a single mannequin. They seemed to shift out of the way for us when we weren’t looking. And then the Legsteps came in. They came in and turned the oldie-sounding piece into a dubstep remix of Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger." As the piece came to a climax, the feeling that it was just me and her in there came true: all the mannequins are now gone. As if to applaud our performance, a ladder has fallen from the ceiling. We can climb it to reach some new room.

2:28 PM fdsjg water wet journal wet

(The journal is perfectly dry.)

2:34 PM We swam upward, only to discover we were trapped in some kind of underwater maze. So we swam right, up, right, up, left, up, and.. yeah, directions. Now we’re in a room with a very low ceiling. I have to take my trilby off just to fit in here. There’s a little rabbit in here and a sign that reads “1- Kill.” ..o_o;

2:35 PM I wish I hadn’t seen that. A set of stairs has appeared nearby, taking us to the next floor.

2:36 PM This is also a room with a low ceiling. There’s another sign in here that reads “2- Kill.” There’s a few flies flying around. Well. Okay. Even I can do that one.

2:39 PM 3- Kill, two spidercats.

2:43 PM Give me a minute. These were just spidercats, but, like. That doesn't mean it's fun to see, or to know what I've done.

2:50 PM 4- Kill. This is a severed human head that still functions perfectly. He calls himself “Teddy,” and he’s begging us to put him out of his misery. o__o;;

2:52 PM …

2:53 PM 5- Solve. Yes, something that doesn’t say “Kill!” Here, we have a chessboard set up. There’s a rock shaped perfectly like an old man seated at one end of the board, seeming to suggest that we get first move.

2:55 PM Donnie, I had no idea you were so good at chess. She’s taken the seat and is making some pretty interesting moves. Moves I wouldn’t use. But then I’ve never won a game of chess in my life.

3:02 PM She and the rock man look of equal wit.

3:09 PM Donnie just fucking pulled a “Checkmate.” Rad, dude. The next staircase is open.

3:10 PM 6- Kill, a tree.

3:12 PM 7- Kill, a mouse. "I'm not really.. loving this either, Jordan." No, I know. Look, just. Let me do this. You did the rabbit.

3:14 PM 8- Kill, a regular human being named Jeremiah.

3:19 PM He fought back. Had me on the ground until Donnie shot him square in the chest.

3:20 PM 9- Kill, a WAIT WHAT AM I SEEING THIS RIGHT

3:21 PM I am. o____e;; It’s asking us to perform an abortion. There’s a woman right here, fully awake, no anesthetics, naked, legs spread. Pregnant. And the room provides us with a crowbar. Donnie said, to the room, "Are we going up against fucking Jigsaw?"

3:30 PM I mean, I’m.. I’m pro-choice, but… this is just a caricature of what that even means. ..the staircase still isn’t down. Oh, it wants the woman, too. ._.

3:37 PM She kept screaming about how the NIHIL was keeping her here. The Sine Labore Nihil. ..”Nothing without work.” Staircase is here.

3:38 PM 10- Solve. There’s two doors and two guards. Yeah, no, this is an easy one. Oldest trick in the book. If you were the other guard, what would you say is the door leading further up the tower? "I don't know. He never talks to me." ...shit. donnie's found instructions on the wall. probably should have read these first. "One guard never tells a lie. One guard never hears a lie. These are the same guard. The other guard never leaves his post while observed. One door leads further up the tower. The other door leads back to the entrance. You have as many questions as you need, but if you choose the wrong door and make your way back here, the doors and guards may shuffle." What? donnie "What?" okay uh. never tells a lie, never hears one either… and the other one.. I mean, he may tell a lie? it doesn't specify... but he never leaves his post while observed… donnie, let's both look away from the guards. 3:39 PM When we turned around again, one of the guards was inches away from my face. I nearly decked him on instinct. He's gone back to his door. Okay, so he's not the one who will always tell the truth. But he's also the one who told us that the other one never talks to him. Uh. donnie "Hey, mister!" talking to the truthful one "Yes?" "What's behind your door?" "I dunno. Never checked." "You've never checked?" shrug "The doors change every now and then. I can't say for sure where either of them go." "Dammit." "I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help." Could you... check now? "Oh, I never leave my post, not ever." "Wait, so you also never could have checked before, then? So your answer omitted that. That's kind of untruthful." "Well, is a lie by omission still a lie?" "Yes" Yes "Huh." Wait!!! Donnie!!! What if he's the liar? What if both guards moved when we weren't looking? You there! Other guard! What's behind your door? "Oh, I don't know. I never checked." Shit!

3:42 PM We just tried a fucking door. It's pure blackness in here. Following Donnie's headtorch.

3:44 PM A LONG FUCKING WALK a voice speaks to me...

4:08 PM Here’s what seems to be a fancy hallway, red carpet and everything. Portraits line the wall, all of famous musicians. There’s a left and a right here, as well as a path back into blackness. I don't know where Donnie went.

4:10 PM I took a left, and now I'm in a giant room filled to the brim with mirrors. Specifically, it seems to be a mirror maze. The ceiling and floor are mirrors. The walls are mirrors. And when they're not mirrors, they're glass, looking out into more and more corridors and twists and turns of mirror and glass.

4:12 PM ..some else is in here with me. Hearing footsteps now. Donnie? ...

4:14 PM I hate tension, I hate horror, I hate feeling scared, I hate it, I hate it

4:16 PM but. I fucking love mazes. u_u

4:20 PM left forward right right forward fuck back left forward forward left forward right right left

4:24 PM just when I think I'm getting a sense of the size of this maze, another turn breaks my sense of the boundaries. now there's stairs taking me to another level above. maze upon maze.

4:32 PM I swear I saw movement in a reflection in the corner of my eye. oh god where is that exit

4:38 PM …it’s up there. On the ceiling. A ladder into a trapdoor. Very high ceiling. Now how do I get there. Maybe if I keep looking. Maybe if I try to get to the far side wall.

4:53 PM I made it. I found the far side wall. But I'm gonna feel even more vulnerable climbing up that ladder.

4:54 PM Okay. I’m gonna give it a shot. Gonna climb up and push on that trapdoor, see what's above.

5:949 eo a voice speaks to me. I made it to the floor above, out of the maze, and staring at me is a corpseg brown hair with purple bow, striped shirt, a face I knowr this is Anna. this was Anna. she made it to the tower, she made it this fari eyes staring lifeless, flies buzzing. I killed those ones just as easily as the ones beforem I don't see what killed her. I don't see what pierced her heart. there is nothing arounda this was the right part of america for my ex to have gotten to. I can believe she made it here, to this Cipher's realm. but something killed her before I could get herel what would I have even said to her? would she have been happy to see me? we ended awkwardly. I wished her well... I could have gotten hered I could have gotten here. I could have gotten here. she didn't deserve thisi

65843920 mrf mrff mfff mfff mrff mrff donnie help

6:45 PM do you want to see?

6:50 PM the musicians have left. but anna is still here. the door ahead opened, and donnie found me. found anna. "did you do this?" I found her. "huh. someone else trying to get to the top of the tower." this was anna. this was my ex. "o-oh. are you sure?" I.. guess I can't be. but. "c'mon. let's.. leave this room. you don't need to hang around this." no. yeah. okay. let's go.

7:34 PM Somewhere along the way, we wound up boarding a small indoor riverboat ride. It was very pleasant, complete with cute music as we rode. I.. didn't feel it. Maybe that wasn't... her? I never did meet her. We were an online thing. And we didn't even last long. But beyond that, we were friends. But that is to say, I can't be certain that every brown-haired corpse... is… Ugh.

7:37 PM The boat let us off at the bottom of a large staircase. We’re going up. No other choice. "This feels close to the top. Are you sure you're okay for a big fight?" I'll try. "It might have still been a Musician thing, you know…" Please, let's just.. go, up the stairs, let's go.

7:40 PM Reached the top. Huge majestic doors.

7:41 PM This is a very giant concert hall. About as big as the cathedral the God Machine resided in. I bet this is the room we’ve been hunting.

7:43 PM There’s a single eyestalk on the stage. o_o

7:45 PM RISING …THAT’S I KNOW THAT THING THAT’S GTHERU. THE GUITAR-SHAPED BLUE MONSTER. Except this one is giant, has millions of suction-y tentacles, and an eye stalk for every pore. It’s the Grand Gtheru. Monitors above the stage label it as “The Sixth Cipher,” and “Sine labore nihil.” Nothing without work. As heard before.

7:48 PM And in come the Legsteps with a bitchin’ drop. Starts with a siren and everything! How appropriate. "You ready, Jordan?" I'm good. It's us against a giant boss monster. That's all that matters right now. Let the attack begin.

7:53 PM Gtheru’s sending its tentacles at us. I'm trying that crowbar, we picked it up earlier. It's sharper than it looks.

7:58 PM Fended off the invading tendrils. Now the tentacles are retreating, and the Legsteps are playing some other riff. ..eye stalks. A wave of eye stalks. Okay. Gotta cut some chaff. Wheat. Uh. How does the expression go?

7:59 PM Donnie’s running off. What’s she doing she’s going to the concert stage. Whacking the fucker, but it’s blocking itself with tentacles! Hold up there, I'm coming!

8:02 PM I’ve fought my way here; Gtheru’s tentacling up a shield, but this crowbar sliced it apart. Underneath is some very strange substance that’s pink and smells like plastic. Donnie's cocking her rifle. Looks like she'll be adding her own.

8:07 PM My crowbar does nothing against the under-substance, but Donnie's rifle is ineffective to the surrounding tentacles. So she's the offense, and I'm the defense.

8:13 PM Gtheru’s closing his tentacles in, trying to trap us inside. I got us out; looks like round one’s over.

8:15 PM Gtheru changed colours. He’s now orange. The Legsteps are playing something really strange now. Heavy as fuck, but strange. ..Gtheru’s tentacles are floating, separate of it. Some are blue, some are red. I sense they’re going to try attacking us.

8:18 PM Oh god, I can’t figure out how to damage a single one. Donnie's gotten some, but then many others just have the bullets bounce off like nothing. They’re flying around, lashing us again and again

8:19 PM ..hey, I just damaged that one. That one that was blue. Hm.

8:20 PM I can hit only blue, Donnie can hit only red. When we hit them, they drop little.. gadgets. They look like jigsaw pieces.

8:25 PM I put a lot of them together and it made a little harpoon. o_o Throwing it!

8:26 PM Socked Gtheru square in the face, it seemed to hurt it! ..the monitors above the stage just said “2: Upload,” but then changed; now they say “GOTO 1: Author.” Huh. The tentacles are flying at us again.

8:34 PM We repeated the process and made another little harpoon. The monitors say “2: Upload” now. Throwing now!

8:35 PM It just shattered to pieces, the harpoon. And the monitor said “ERROR: User multiuploaded.” ..idea.

8:42 PM Another harpoon. Okay, Donnie, you throw this one.

8:43 PM Right in the face, it did damage! “GOTO 1: Author.”

8:50 PM Okay. My turn.

8:51 PM Goto 1 again.

9:02 PM Okay, Donnie. "Upload" that fucker.

9:03 PM Gtheru is keeling over in pain, but it seems to be still sending tentacles. The screen says “3: Review. Who did most damage?” …fuck! o_o

9:05 PM Uh. We think.. it.. was Donnie’s. The last one thrown. ..the monitor’s now on “4: Publish.” Gtheru’s tentacles are back to surrounding its now-blue self. "Okay. Cover me, please." Right behind you!

9:14 PM Gtheru changed colours one more time. He’s red now. The screen says “5: Promote.” Fuck. What? ….what’s that noise

9:15 PM SHADOWCLONES running right past us. o_o Charging at Gtheru. It’s roaring like mad, and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

9:17 PM The Grand Gtheru is dead. What a weird-ass fight.

9:18 PM Where it used to be, there’s an inscription. The actual Cipher. Zaarn, plina, zarle, milra yeeel! …it’s that language again. What does. What does that mean. "Roaring oceans, rustling meadows, gushing waterfalls are all but fragrances of the past.” OH GOD BLINDING LIGHT

9:19 PM cockroach jesus. at the entrance of the hall. wearing his white robe to disguise his body. "The works of nature home to your planet are all but fragrances of the past now. As we come closer to that bountiful boundless day, a new era will seize the lies and teach you a more fundamental nature: what is natural to all existence." donnie's pointing her rifle at him he's smiling wider "I do not fear your weapons. There is nothing to fear when Rapture is coming." shoot him. BANG she got him in the face. a big hole in his cheek. no blood. he still smiles. ...he's turned away from us. about to leave. Wait! What did we... just... do? What did this Cipher do? chuckle. "Sine labore nihil held the cruelty at bay."

11:00 PM What? ..what just happened? We’re in the Peisistratos. ..I don’t know. o_e

11:04 PM Tiresias came in. He’s telling us to rest up. “We will talk in the morning; I need time to prepare."

11:39 PM Donnie’s clutching me tight, fast asleep. I can try to sleep, but.. I’ve got too much on my mind right now. Just want to write. Just want to think.

(Attached: “As do I. One of the chapters in my life is something of a riddle to me, and this log brought it to mind. I'd just finished signing a hieroglyph onto the side of a mountain-- the other gods talked me into it, they consider it to be their form of an autograph for the eyes of history-- when I figured I'd just about stayed long enough. In my time in ancient Earth, I'd prevented many divine bouts, shared my wisdom with whatever humans felt themselves ready to stare into my blank gaze, and even celebrated a new year. No luck on taking memory away, though. I'd have to wait for that superpower to come. Instead, satisfied with the state of affairs of the times, I sneaked away in a lull of conversation and approached the Gates of Olympus.

A mahogany wind kept me company as I braved the elements of the Empty City of yesteryear. It wasn't really any different, but for some reason on this occasion it decided to delay my journey a little longer, knowing I could do nothing in retaliation, knowing I depended on its mercy if I wished to travel anywhere. For three days and many more nights I wandered the repetitive streets until I happened upon something resembling a park. There, I decided to take refuge on a bench and rest my eyes a little.

I dreamt I was blind in a more mortal manner. I dreamt of the widest expanse of nothing you've ever seen, stretches of the stuff shifting between every blink, my blinks lasting aeons in this mighty sleep. I dreamt of sound, of smell, of touch, of memory. The sound of love's laughter. The smell of hair. The touch of fingers upon fingers. The memory of a life without responsibilities such as these, the memory of a youth in sight unaffected.

My eyes opened to the sound of birds chirping. I felt someone sit down on the bench next to me. No matter how hard I tried, I could not see. I touched my face, ensured I was still there. Pinched myself, ensured I did not still dream. Cried out Untamo's name. I was not dreaming. I could not see anything. I figured it was appropriate that I would finally experience the blindness proper, but still I felt cheated. I heard the sound of rustling next to me. Then of chewing. I spoke, asked who was there.

-- Your best friend, ever. I recognized the voice. --- Sempiternity. -- The same, am I. You? Spoken with the diction of a professor. --- I.. believe I'm same. Sane? Same as I've ever been. -- Tiresias. Which? --- I'm, uh. Thoth. More chewing. -- Still young. Ham sandwich? I reached out my hand until I felt the food placed into my grasp. Took it and ate it. It was good.

: After a while of silence, I asked: --- Where have you been since Nyarlathotep and his bunch showed up? Offended. -- Not because you should, but because you must. --- What? Apologetic. -- I travel the stars. Hardly by my choice. I recalled where I'd met my friend to begin with: They'd just sorta stumbled into our universe, unsure of the location or the date. I suppose they really can't control their wanderings. -- - It's okay. So where are we, might I ask? Silence. --- Sempi? -- I cannot say where. --- You can't say? -- No. I cannot see. --- What. Why.. well, why not? A long sigh. -- Last place I arrived, I scared the people. They held me up to… a hole in the sun. Burned my eyes out, pain. Of course, next day my eyes recovered but when the people saw, they blindfolded me and cursed the blindfold. I can't take it off. --- A curse? What do you mean by that? Meekly. -- I mean 'eldritch stuff.'

I fumed. Nothing turned red in my mind. I stood up. --- They can't get away with that! Can you take me to them? -- I can't, never. No. I stood there, feeling the rhythm of anger fade away. Felt tangible. Felt awkward. Waited for any further response before I asked --- Why not? -- Do you know of time? --- What kind of question is that? I'm the god of time! Or something. Of course I know time! -- You don't know of time, forever's meaning. You know the words to eternity's song but you sing along to an opera you merely observe. The angst in their voice turned into a python of poison upon my ears. ---- Oh yeah? I've watched worlds crash and burn. I've participated in the ultimate battles to determine the fates of everyone I've ever loved. I have loved, and I've lost. You can't say I don't know more than the words to this opera.

I heard Sempi get up. Felt a finger stab my chest, lighter than a push but firmer than a touch. A point. -- You know of a life, your life, a life that stands a sentence in the library of time. The battles you fought were not fought by you, you were an actor. The people you've lost, you care more about their deaths' impact on you and yes I say that with poison, with angst, with vitriol, with knowledge of the-- experience of the-- unbeatable hatred, tragedy, the flames of elders and worse still the damned sufferings of youths, so now a FUCK YOU for you have not lived, you have barely breathed, you do not know the sickest part of all of this opera. Time is entropy, or ideally, time feeds on effect. But eternity is endless, endless! So all we suffer, and all we fucking cry and grieve and die and hate and kill, fuck-- all of this has been a single letter in dictionaries multi-volumed and always written. We have not been through a fraction of all we'll go through before we can finally end our suffering-- lie down and… just…… die. Silence. No more birds chirping. -- Forever's a long time before I die. Then I heard footsteps running away. Sempi was gone. I stood there for about a minute, thinking about what happened. Then I found I could see again, see an empty park in an empty city established for empty worlds with empty gods. I hated it all. A duck flew by. I sighed and resumed my long walk home.”)

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Weekly Reading Update (06/10/24)

Reviews and thoughts under the cut

Forced Bonds by J. Bree (9/10)

I think this is my favorite of the series so far. The majority of this book was par for the course, but there were a few major things that really brought it to another level for me. One is the reveal about the main characters' bonds, which I'm very interested to see a resolution to, and another is the ending, which I never expected from this kind of series. I have my doubts that that development will actually hold, but it still took me by surprise!

Toward an Aesthetic of Reception by Hans Robert Jauss (5/10)

This is a literary theory book that is highly useful to some research I'm doing. It is also incredibly opaque and miserable to read. I feel like I retained about 40% of what I read, even if I did get some useful quotes and ideas.

The Once and Future King by T. H. White (8/10)

I went into this one with a certain idea of what it would be like, and I was completely blindsided. Despite being a fantasy classic from the mid 1900s, it was quite accessibly written and a good bit of the humor holds up. I think what I liked most about this version of Arthurian legend was its portrayal of Arthur, Lancelot, and Guenever (that's how her name is spelled in this book). White did a great job getting across the nuance of the conversation and not villainizing any of them, even if they did act horrendously stupid at some points. There are certainly things I did not like about this book, major ones being how White is so obviously a white English man and how Freud's theories must have still been popular when he was writing, but it was overall an enjoyable read and a very obvious inspiration for a lot of modern medieval and Arthurian fantasy.

Haikyuu!! Vol. 34 by Haruichi Furudate (8/10)

It's a bit tough for me to rate manga volumes since they go by so quickly, but I think I would be hard-pressed to find a Haikyuu!! volume I don't like. While I've watched the anime many, many times, I'm finally committing to finishing the story through the manga. This volume in particular was quite good, focused on a highly anticipated match. There were some moments that got a little repetitive, but I expect that's the point since part of this arc is the Karasuno team's frustration at being unable to break through.

Haikyuu!! Vol. 35 by Haruichi Furudate (9/10)

There was a bit of a shake-up in this volume, and I think it's a great one for showing how Hinata has developed over the course of the story. The fact that he's being targeted for receives to keep him out of the game instead of because he's shit at them is a huge amount of growth in the first place! I liked the problem-solving displayed by him and the rest of the team, and the Hinata/Kenma dynamic is really starting to take off. I kept this at a 9 instead of a 10 because while the ending got me excited, I don't see yet how it's supposed to disrupt Nekoma's strategy.

The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland (86%)

Starflight's character development through this book is really quite good. He's always been a nervous worrier, and I think the way he moves through the plot allows him to come into his own and find courage without abandoning his intelligence and conscientiousness. A good balance is struck, giving him character growth that doesn't overshadow or completely change his core personality. Looking forward to finishing this book and reading the final one in this arc of the series!

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (15%)

The first isekai? I have so much to say about this book, but it's just going to end up being five paragraphs of nonsense, so I'll just say this for now: Hank is an annoying hypocrite and perhaps the first isekai power fantasy character. Do with that what you will.

Haikyuu!! Vol. 36 by Haruichi Furudate (33%)

So far I'm really liking this volume, and I just got some backstory for Kuroo and Kenma! They're so cute as children! I honestly can't tell who's going to win this match. My preference, of course, is for Karasuno since they're the main characters, but Furudate does such an amazing job of making the reader root for both sides. I'll be working through these next few volumes quickly since I want to go see the new movie this week!

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (1%)

I've barely started this book, but I'm a little uncertain. I am not one for historical fiction usually, and I'm really only reading this for my book club. So far the main character seems a little too perfect to me; clever, driven, beautiful. I hope she becomes a more well-rounded character as the story progresses.

#books #reading update #forced bonds #the bonds that tie #j bree #the once and future king #t h white #haikyuu!!#haruichi furudate #the dark secret #wof #tui t sutherland #a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court #mark twain #lessons in chemistry #bonnie garmus

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ratking-pkmn · 1 year ago

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Hi, I found out about the blog from Quin from Mirage Mews and I have a question regarding the timeline. You say that the story would be set 40 years after the events of red and green in generation 7 but here is my question, in what timeline? There are three timelines in the main games: the Gameboy universe, the Gameboy advance universe and the mega universe This image was made by a Spanish-speaking youtuber that I follow shows it better

so in what timeline? although the Pokémon origins miniseries would be located in the mega universe

firstly I love you good sir for being the first ask. smooch for you.

this is gonna be a long one so buckle in. putting it under the cut so some poor guy doesn't have to see my eight billion word novel about how I'm ignoring Pokémon canon and dancing atop it's grave.

So let's start with your question. What of the three timelines is it in? None fuckit I'm doing all if it call it the Dean Timeline (/j do not do that plz.)

I guess the most obvious indicator of timeline to most people is Mega Evolution. At the moment that kind of hangs up in the air for me, but for now I'm going to say yes, it does exist, though it isn't particularly story relevant so kind of put it into the limbo area of 'probably exists.'

"so if there's mega evolution it's in that timeline-" NOPE GET EXPLODED. all the other battle gimmicks? z-crystals, dynamax, terastallizaton? we riding it with all of it babie!!!! Although some are region locked.

And as for the "40 years after" comment I made honestly that was like a vague approximation. What I really meant was more 'it's been a hot minute all your faves are old now.' While again these characters aren't super relevant to the story I'm aiming to tell, Red and Blue/Green/Gary ("SMELL YA LATER" guy, you know who I mean) are in their mid fifties by now.

prof oak dead fr by now

While the story does absolutely focus on the cast of Gen 7, it does not take place during the events of Gen 7. They're all older too now. Lillie, Hau, Gladion, all our little guys are in their early-mid thirties now. Also, I'm mixing together the events of SM and USUM to make the story more interesting. The games offered a lot of cool concepts and I'm going to push them to their furthest extent by picking and choosing what I use and what I don't.

I have my lore preplanned, so worry not! There will be more consistency than somebody making stuff up on the fly. I even have a whole notebook assigned to this verse! >:3

OOPS as a side note try not to assign human earth real life years to events that take place in my content. While the games were first released in 1996, the history of humanity on the Pokemon world earth is drastically different than our own. Basically everything is different, from the shape of the land, to the very basics of biology, and how technology has developed are all different. So what's the current year in my verse? Well it's [REDACTED] duh. When's [REDACTED] exactly? Approximately 55-ish years after Red was born. yea.

#pokemon #timeline #deanposting #important actually

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knightwar · 2 years ago

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info dump.

origin / pre-batman v s.uperman.

Origin follows Frank Miller’s Year One and most of canon (pre-52) leading to A death in the family.

He has been working in Gotham for 20 years and in those 20 years have collected his own rogue gallery, effectively functioning both as an urban myth and a tool conveniently feared and favored by the Gotham Police Department.

Thematically inspired by TDKR and heavil influenced b the Arkham Games.

during batman v superman.

He is roughly around mid-40s, still seen as part of the high elite with the party boy and play boy personality for the media, while being CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

His connection to his mainstay allies have been tenuous at best, especially with Leslie Thompkins and Jim Gordon, while Alfred and Lucius keep guard of him still the best way they can.

Roughly been 4 or 5 years of operating on his own, after having both cut off ties/abandoned by his ward Dick Grayson and trusted ally, Barbara Gordon since the death of Robin (Jason Todd.)

In their absence, he becomes more cynical, more violent, in the eyes of both the people he saves and the criminals he tries to put away. This is only exacerbated by the introduction of THE SUPERMAN.

A duration of 2 years gets him invested in his own paranoia, assisted further by the machinations of a manipulative billionaire, into planning the Murder of The Superman at the risk of his potential turning after seeing so many of his trusted friends and colleagues in the last 20 years lose or be turned to the dark side.

It is only through the clarity of Lois Lane and Clark Kent reminding him of his own trauma through his mother’s name is he awoken to the darkness he has fallen into. And in Clark Kent’s death is he brought back to the light.

post zsjl.

He is consumed by the guilt of his failure in recognizing the goodness in Clark Kent and devotes all of his time to informing a group of people, and others like Clark, of an incoming threat. Promising, just as he had promised before his death to keep his mother safe, to keep the world safe he had nearly abandoned.

Immediately realizing he can’t do this alone, he asks Diana for her help. It’s only when she says yes later that some progress is made to form the group that would safeguard the world from the threat of Darkseid.

plotting assistance.

For friends and allies, post ZJL, he is both distracted by the bigger cause to the point where it might appear that he’s manic ; having little to no sleep, devoted to finding others ; making sure the world is prepared for another invasion where he wasn’t during Man of Steel, to the point where he doesn’t quite care if it costs him his life so long as he can ensure that the League or the World can go one without him.

With this, comes also, a renewed faith in people where he will try to make amends first and foremost to his family, his closest allies, his kids for practically abandoning them in both his grief and his bitterness at the loss of Robin. So that’s really going to be his main focus as far as relationships goes.

Basically, he would have a basic connection to most people and plotting can be specific to how much and how deep that connection goes.

For enemies and villains, where he might have turned a lot more violent in the years past, he will try to make an effort to go back to his older ways to a point. He will still use violence and fear as a means to get what he wants but his more extreme methods might be held back unless you’re a piece of shit.

As far as Arkham Asylum goes, while he’s had a hand with it through the years, he’s kind of lost touch with the methods they’ve been using in the last few years and have come back to try and do better with the treatment of the inmates held within its walls. Basically, he’s going to try harder than ever to make sure these people get the proper help they need.

Except the Joker, he’s going to kill that bastard the next chance he gets.

Romance wise, his ex wifes are canonically Talia (first) and Selina (second.) That's it.

#out.#study.#i figured this might be helpful and also kind of vague #but like the gist should be this?#room for plotting is what i want to say i guess

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thesinglesjukebox · 8 months ago

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IMAGINE DRAGONS - "EYES CLOSED"

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Eventually we'll meet the next generation of pop artist, who can do it with their eyes closed and a broken heart...

[4.90]

Mark Sinker: issuing a correction to my previous experience and instinct regarding the terror group imagine dragons, this gothic-neurotic slab of game-soundtrack piffle continues to stick in my stupid head in a pleasing way -- as i hand it to them are there professionals I can see about this? [6]

Tim de Reuse: I can't make cheap shots about their ghastly production choices this time, because it sounds mostly fine -- a little dry, a little sand. Even the dubstep wubs, bizarre as they are, feel too blended into the mix to really offend. Justin Timberlake did that better. I mean, funnier. Which is to say: much worse. The weird stuff is a little harder to get to. What kind of killer fish-based cultural undercurrent is he trying to harness with that line about piranhas? Why are you driving your car with your eyes closed -- and are we to take the end of the video as a cautionary tale or a triumph? Why are you rhyming "turn out the lights" with "turn out the lights?" The strange formant-shifting effect on his voice makes him sound like a cartoon elephant, in such a pointed way that I cannot imagine what he could have been going for except for "cartoon elephant." This is advanced Imagine Dragons, practically avant-garde. I wouldn't recommend this song to beginners in disliking Imagine Dragons. You need years of experience in disliking Imagine Dragons before you can start working on disliking this one. [4]

Taylor Alatorre: Twelve years after "Radioactive," they finally figured out the basic mechanics of how dubstep works. And also that their name, while still a debuff, does at least grant them the license to be loudly and unrepentantly silly, which they should use more often. Alt Nation needs better court jesters than the AJR brothers, after all. [6]

Alfred Soto: Their songs shiver with portent, which explains their appeal -- did their mid '10s fans go on to stream Disintegration and Violator? Even the hints of hip-hop distinguish them. If these hints and allegations don't cohere, they don't keep me from switching from radio to phone either. [6]

Nortey Dowuona: Mattman and Robin have somehow managed to pulled the rap nerd spirit out of Dan Reynolds, and I admire that, but sometimes you lay down a better piano track than the limp one you slip in the intro and chorus and don't add weak brostep bass wobbles under echoed lines. Try, for the love of gorsh. [3]

Will Adams: Strange to feel nostalgic for dubstep wubs, but here we are. Between that and the rapped bits, there's a bizarro approach to "Eyes Closed" that keeps me from fully hating it. As I said earlier this week, "weird" is an increasingly rare but welcome quality in pop music. [5]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: I was really feeling this but thought it was maybe a little subtle and understated. Fortunately, the boys down at Imagine Dragons HQ agreed, and put J. Balvin on the remix! Pop excellence. [3]

Katherine St. Asaph: Imagine Dragons no longer sound like mainstream pop. I am completely serious. I'm not doing a bit. Forget your prior associations, kill the cringe cop in your head, and ask yourself: what artists in pop in 2024 (I'd say in the Top 40, but considering the Top 40 is mostly Taylor Swift at the moment that would be cheating) sound like the sounds this group is emitting? I'm not saying this is good, but it is distinctly them, the product of their uncool, bombastic, stubbornly held musical fixations. It sounds like visiting a parallel musical universe and checking out its jock jams. [7]

Oliver Maier: Look, you can say a lot about Imagine Dragons' catalogue of ridiculous hits, but at least they all felt like they sounded the way they were supposed to. What really bugs me about "Eyes Closed" is how inept the drop is: the wubs are too timid, the drums are too reverby. Most galling is the way the "TURN OUT THE LIGHTS" line is drawn out for two extra beats. It's spacious! I want to feel the oxygen being sucked out of the room! [3]

Isabel Cole: Dan Reynolds has debunked the rumor that Imagine Dragons got their start writing cast-offs for the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, but this song sounds like he used that concept as a writing prompt. It feels deliberately designed for use in Bucky Barnes fanvids, or tailor-made to close Act I on Marvel’s next attempt to gain ground on the Great White Way. I almost feel wrong listening to it in the middle of a Spotify playlist, like I’m taking an animal out of its natural environment (the season finale of one of those CW superhero shows, where it would make sense the way "Believer" instantly earned my forgiveness once it became the Riverdale horny teen sex anthem). Obviously, I would not say these things about a song that was not deeply, deeply stupid, not to mention loud and annoying and humorlessly committed to a bit it doesn’t seem to realize is a bit, but to my own surprise, it’s kind of grown on me. It’s so silly, so earnest in its own goofy bravado, that a few listens took it from “this is awful” to “this is… camp???” My head says this is a generous [4]; my heart says there’s a fifty-fifty chance I put this on a cardio mix by summer’s end. [6]

[Read, comment and vote on The Singles Jukebox]

#imagine dragons #music #music writing #music reviews #music criticism #the singles jukebox #Youtube

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megan-loves-surveys · 9 months ago

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#23.

Would you rather have another job? No, I like my job!

Did you ever live in a house with more than one story? I currently do.

What room of your home do you spend most time in? My room.

Have you ever given yourself a tattoo? No.

Do you own any clothes you wouldn’t wear in front of your mother? No xD

Why did you last take pain medication? A mild headache. Surprising it was only mild xD

Do you drive an electric car? I don't drive, period.

Do you like facial hair on guys or do you prefer the clean-shaven look? Facial hair is sexy AF. My boyfriend has a beard and it's so hot. Jon Moxley has a beard and he looks way better with it than he did clean shaven, etc.

Who was your first celebrity crush? Ritchie Neville from Five. I met him earlier this month and he's still the hottest, I hugged him xD

Who is your current celebrity crush? Jon Moxley, like always.

Are you good with kids? Not really. Kids seem to like me though, which is awkward xD

Do you have your national flag hanging up anywhere outside your house? No.

Do you look older or younger than you actually are? Younger. I'm in my mid 30's, but I've been mistaken for early 20's, most people agree I look around 21 - 23 right now. When I go out with my boyfriend, people think he's my Dad cos I look so much younger than him... which is funny cos he's 18 years older than me as it is!

When is the next time you’ll be up on stage? How should I know lol.

What was the last show that you watched a full episode of? Big Bang Theory.

Were you ever a boy or girl scout? I'm not even sure if that's a thing here.

Do you take your medications in the morning or at night? I only take my meds when I need them, not daily.

Do you like thrift stores? Yes.

Do you know anyone who has ten cats? No lol. I wish I did xD

Have you ever had a cat? I did, my aunt and uncle gave me a cat for my 5th birthday, his name was Piglet and he was a tabby. He lived till he was 12. Loved him to pieces <3

Have you ever had a dog? No.

Have you ever any other kind of animal? No.

Have you ever had a pet rock? Probably xD

What were you voted in the senior class polls? -

Do you organize your clothes by color? No.

Do you have any significantly older siblings? I have stepsiblings, they're in their 40's.

Which parent do you feel the most affection for? I love them both equally. No picking.

Who do you care about the most? Lots of people.

Do you tend to speed when you drive? -

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? No.

Do you have an online game that you play often? No, most of my games are offline, single player ones haha.

How long does it take you to normally take a shower? Depends. If I have to shave, it takes longer. Around 15 mins.

Was the last person you kissed younger or older than you? Older.

Do you always wear your seatbelt? Yes.

Would you rather watch a movie, watch a TV show, or watch a YouTube video? YouTube video, but it depends on the TV show.

Do your pets chase after bugs? -

When you get married, who will be the maid of honor/best man? -

When you go to McDonalds, what drink do you usually get? Coke Zero Sugar.

What was the last thing you threw up? Dunno.

Are you someone’s best friend? I hope so.

Would your childhood self be disappointed? In what?

Can you lift your significant other (your best friend if you’re single)? No, he's like a foot taller than me and far far bigger than me lol.

What’s your opinion on the legalization of weed? I don't smoke it, but I don't care if other people do, so legalize it.

Have you ever hit a girl? I've slapped a few haha.

What was your New Year’s resolution? To keep going to the gym.

Do you like watching music videos? No.

Are you happy with your looks? Mostly.

Do you have any pets who will bite anyone else out there, besides you? -

Are you someone who really likes to cook? What’s your favorite meal? I suck at cooking.

Anal sex, yay or nay? Yay!

Have you ever dated a fat person? Depends what you consider 'fat'.

What is truly attractive to you? It's hard to say, it's a complicated answer.

You see a spider web in the corner of your room. What do you do? There's one in the corner of my room right now, I ignore it unless I see a spider in it.

Name a song that reminds you of a past relationship: Hmm.

Do you think anyone hates you? I hope not.

What do you think your last ex would say about you? TBH I have no idea.

Do you still talk to the first person you fell in love with? Well, yes, cos he's my boyfriend :P

Have you ever been punched? No.

Do you care about what’s happening in other countries? I mean, sure, I keep an eye on it.

Do you believe in the afterlife? No.

What is your greatest achievement? Graduating uni I guess.

What kind of bottled water do you drink? I usually just drink tap water, but if I'm out and get water then it's usually just Pump.

What’s the most you’ve ever lost gambling? The only time I ever gambled, someone gave me money, it was $20 or so. I lost it all lol.

Have you ever waited in line overnight for something? No.

Do you watch porn? Yep haha.

If you don’t, do you have a moral reasoning behind that decision? -

Do/did you ever attend church regularly? No.

Do you have a godmother/godfather/both? No.

Do you watch Supernatural? No.

Do you go to a firework show every 4th of July? Not everyone is American.

Are you diabetic? No.

Are you allergic to gluten? No.

Are you lactose intolerant? Mildly. If I eat too much cheese, it gives me a stomachache.

If you have shoplifted, are you afraid of getting in trouble? I've never done it.

How long have you been single? (Or dating your current interest) We've been together since June 2022, so 2 years in a couple of months!

Do any famous people follow you on Twitter or Instagram? A few wrestlers and a few popstars.

Name all the people you know that you’ve seen today. My Mum & Dad and that's it so far, I'll see my boyfriend later though.

Have you ever read a book about a character in a psych ward? No.

Have you ever been in a mental hospital as a patient? No.

Do you take birth control pills? I have an IUD, so I don't have to.

Do you like soy sauce? Sure.

What’s the name of the most recent baby a friend had? Dunno.

Would you ever wear real fur? Nooooo.

Have you ever been considered popular? Depends...

Favorite undersea creature? Hmm.

What types of things would you plant in a garden? Something easy to maintain.

Favorite type of fantasy creature? Djinns/genies.

Are you short or tall for your age? Short.

Have you ever liked someone much older than you? Of course! My boyfriend is 18 years older than me for a start, and most of my crushes, celebrity or otherwise, are older than me.

What was your first favorite band? Spice Girls. I'm a 90s girl through and through.

Anyone’s grave you visit, regularly? No.

Have you ever been seriously addicted to anything? No.

Have you ever had a hamster? No.

How many books have you read in the past YEAR? A few.

Are you popular on any websites? Uh, well... there's a certain NSFW site that I have an account on, I have over 5000 followers on it and I get comments and DMs constantly on there. So I'd say I was quite popular xD

Ever been in the emergency room? Yes.

Are you subscribed to anything (magazines, monthly boxes, streaming sites, etc.)? I have loads - YouTube Premium, last.fm Pro, Discord, Spotify, WWE Network, AEW Plus and right now I have Disney+ but I'll prob cancel it before I get charged again. I also have a magazine website sub but I got it for free cos I won it from the McDonalds Monopoly thing xD

Have you ever given a lap dance? Yes, as a joke.

Do bats frighten you? Never seen one in real life haha.

Are you a KPOP fan? Yep, I'm an old school fan, I got into it in about 2008 before it got big outside SK. I love all the older girl groups like Girls' Generation, f(x), After School, 2NE1, Wonder Girls etc.

Were you anyone’s first kiss? Yes, and he was mine!

Will you keep your last name when you get married? -

Are you biracial? I'm white, so no.

What is your most expensive piece of clothing? Good question, maybe a jacket of some sort?

Have you ever started a rumor? Yes, but it was just a joke and nobody really believed it.

Color of your bedspread? Right now it's grey, but it's two sided, the other side is black.

Do you have a piggy bank? Yes.

Did you ever skip a grade or get held back a grade? No.

What’s your favorite rock band? Queen or The Beatles?

What color(s) eyeshadow do you wear the most? None.

Do you identify with any organized religion? No, I'm an atheist.

Have you read the book 13 Reasons Why or watched the show? No.

What is the sexiest part of the opposite sex’s body? Depends on the person, but in general, I love muscly arms and shoulders.

Are you confrontational? Depends.

Who was the last person you know (or that you know of) that died? Zoe :(

Does your first crush know that he/she was your first crush? Yes.

Do you like your butt? I have basically no butt.

Have you ever been to a night club? Yep.

Do you believe in reincarnation? No.

Can your dog roll over on command, if you have a dog? -

Do you use any styling products on your hair? No.

Do you have a favorite local band? Who are they? Not really.

Do you use the Facebook chat often? Yep, all the time.

Do you own a robe? What color is it? No.

Who ended your last relationship? He did.

Have you ever been engaged? No.

Do you have any bug bites on you right now? If so, where? No.

What is the biggest problem in your life right now? My widsom teeth, they're annoying me.

How many pets do you have? None.

Do you like tomatoes? I love tomato sauce xD

When was the last time you shaved your legs? I do it every week in the shower.

Do you have any exes your parents never liked? Oh yeah, quite a few cos of all my older exes.

Are you a fast or a slow eater? Neither, I'm just average I think.

What was the last thing you purchased from a small local business? Hmm, not sure.

Have you ever run from the police? No.

What does your wallet look like? I don't use one.

Do you have any hickeys on you? No.

If you had a son right now, what would you name him? I don't want kids, but if I did, I'd name him Nathaniel.

Have you ever dated someone longer than a year? Yep.

Have you ever done ballet? No.

When was the last time you consumed alcohol? A couple of weeks ago.

Are you interested in creative writing of any sort? Yes.

Are any of your friends virgins? No.

Who is the funniest person you know? Ngawari, David or my boyfriend.

Are you overweight? No.

Ever had a black eye? Yes.

Last person to cuddle with? My boyfriend.

Have you ever lost a friend to drugs or alcohol? No.

Have you ever read a play outside of school? No.

Do you listen to music while you sleep? No, it has to be quiet.

Do you sell any products? If so, what? No.

Do you own a bobblehead? No.

Do you like scrambled eggs? Not really, but they're ok.

What is currently happening that is scaring you? Dunno.

What was the last movie you saw and who did you watch it with? I have no idea actually, I don't watch movies much.

Can you cry on command? If so, have you ever used it to your advantage? Yes, and yes lol.

Have you ever snuck out of your house? Yep, as a teenager.

Can you do any impressions? I can try lol.

Have you ever been kicked out of a public place? Why? My friends and I got kicked out of a nightclub once cos my friend was high and managed to fall asleep in this super loud club with music booming. The bouncers figured out she was high as hell and booted all of us lmfao.

Do you have any important anniversaries you celebrate? Yes.

Do you know how to use a DSLR camera? Dunno.

#survey #surveys #random survey #personal survey

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