#and dont judge my player either

[thedarkestdepthsofmordor]

true heaven

[binnybinnychickendinny]

blues mock trial part 1/?

(this came from me mentioning something about snuggy in the blues discord server, and then quinn [shoutout quinn] said snuggy would be good at mock trial and then i realized i could give an opinion on how every single blues player would do at mock trial. SO now here we are)

jordan binnington - plays the expert witness (mostly for the defense) every. single. time. he is so dry and monotone that it works. his character is “sarcastic”. he can’t really do anything else, but that’s fine because he’s the expert. no one expects him to be trying to make jokes or show emotion so it’s a perfect fit. he just has to remember a whole expert report on top of an affidavit but he ends up being good at that. sometimes you think he’s boring on the stand and then he absolutely shines on cross examination and fires off some snappy comeback with no warning that gets his score bumped up a couple points.

joel hofer - great character witness, and actually a decent attorney as well. gets kinda frustrated when making arguments sometimes but if he just relaxes then he’s fine. he likes arguing enough that he enjoys the activity overall. loves to do a dramatic opening statement. has the type of energy that works for directing a more lighthearted or funny witness a lot of the time. 

jake neighbours - definitely got dragged into this by joel, who got dragged into it by jordan, who got dragged into it by schenner. is trying really hard to be a good middle (no statement) attorney and is definitely improving. but at the same time his brain is not completely built for this. would be a hilarious witness if he could focus on remembering his lines. instead has had several mishaps in trial with joel as his attorney where joel asks him a (completely scripted and planned out way ahead of time) question from their direct and he blanks on the answer and just stares at joel from the witness stand and joel nearly kills him because they just went over this on the fucking 8 hour drive up here!

brayden schenn - your classic decently overconfident male attorney. thinks he is incredible at this. is not necessarily, but he sure is loud and a man so many judges will be swayed by him. often insists on being jordan’s attorney bc he thinks they work well together. they do, but jordan would be better suited with a lawyer who can handle expert witnesses better. bc brayden cannot cross a good expert to save his life. so his direct with jordan will always be fine, since they can work on it well ahead of time, but if he’s a lawyer for the plaintiff and then has to cross jordan’s character (played by someone from a different team) then things start falling apart. the same is true if he is a defense lawyer but gets stuck with crossing the plaintiff’s expert. basically, do not trust him with crossing an expert because he doesn’t match their energy. at all. is often the closer, but he probably should not be trusted with a statement as much as he is. 

jimmy snuggerud - an AMAZING defendant. he’s so innocent. he wears a little sweater and a nice little button down shirt underneath and looks at the jury with his big brown eyes and who could convict him? no one. that’s who. when the defendant isn’t a witness that can be called, he plays some character with a similar amount of emotion needed in their role- the kind of emotion that garners sympathy from the judges before they remember none of this is real. he scores very well and remains so believable on cross.

part 1 2 3

[imustbenuts]

the hundred line coming of age route thoughts about the narrative and eito. (general spoilers)

the guy's officially multiplied inside my brain. anyway.

this route made me laugh a lot. thinking about how eito was defeated with the power of friendship that he helped curate gives me the giggles.

but thats not the real intersting bit for me. i found it interesting on a game mechanical level how much this route mirrors the beat of the 2nd scenario (that branches into truth and rebellion routes), but consistently refused to let me/the player pick decisions for takumi at the parts where he should.

in effect here, eito has hijacked the decisions for takumi and the latter willingly lets him subconsciously or not. takumi seems very happy to have the old eito back that he just. throws everything he knows about the actual eito out the window. sure he still wants eito to be happy but this isnt proper understanding, its one sided imposing of his will.

thanks to that whole dynamic though theres the very cool part of him coming up with the plan of cutting himself in half to banzai on veshy and also the not at all cool (and very evil actually what the actual fuck man!!) idea of brainwashing eito to keep him in check.

takumi does not see the real eito in this route and does not seem to meaningfully care about him here. this is like. mundanely evil shit. he does things just heroic enough to get the girl but in doing so makes everything (the truth, the reality, the nuance of the war) a farce for his shounen plotline.

takumi was this close to getting eito on his side if he just showed concern and understanding about his condition, but he just kinda went 'eh, sirei can brainwash this away no big'. the can of evil he just unleashed unto this route with that decision is so fucking absurd that im actually glad eito went final boss on takumi.

because fuck you takumi, you dont deserve the full good ending on this route actually. the friendship hardwork victory tropes? pweh.

understandable.

takumi ends this route either by mutually killing himself and eito, or he does the heroic thing and gets the girl but with eito just quitting the plot. i cant even blame eito for offing himself. ...i kinda feel terrible for him actually. this route is torture on the guy.

they also... do not make it to day 100, and the exodus project is probably still ongoing. they lack critical information that immunizes them to further manipulation from both sides. eito pulls off the ultimate pallete corruption here at least for me. its great.

with what i mentioned in my eito meta appreciation thoughts post im adding "eito can also be the judge jury executioner of the mc", but as a little bit of that as an extra at least in this route.

its very fun but also very fascinating at what happens if takumi just does his own things instead of the player braincell input

also me at eito in the final battle: "why are you here why are you even bothering to fight i can delete you in 2 turns!!! why did you engage in wave 3 like this?! what did you come here for?! go home!!!!!"

also also. shion saying "the power of hemoanima is omnipotent (万能bannou)", and then having takumi interpreting that as "erractic (出鱈目 detarame)" is killing me. detarame implies 'asspull' or 'complete bullshit' in this context.

EDIT:

this cg in the Best Friends ending is also. mwah. the way its framed is so one sided. the handle of the scythe seperates the two. interpretation ahoy but i see this as takumi's footing (social power context) being higher, and he can just force his ideals to eito, but doesnt fully go to his level to understand him. eito seems to be just on the ground waiting for death and dragging takumi with him. neither is willing to compromise their position to seek full mutual understanding

...until takumi lowers himself by giving in to his anger and hate, forcing himself and his whole deal onto eito

lowkey wondering if this whole plot was just some kind of long winded suicide plan by eito too.

[thefrontmanscockwarmer]

Desire (part 2)

Player 001 x reader [SMUT]📖

Masterlist <- Comment on this post to be added to the tag list

Part 1

Tw: mentions of death, drugs, and physical abuse done to reader in a past relationship.

“The mask.” You said as you scanned his body.

“I can’t” he replies.

“So, you’re going to eat with it on? Pretty fucking dumb if you ask me” you scoffed. You walked up to him. Reaching for his mask, he grabbed your wrist before you could touch it. “I’m not scared of you.” You say, barely above a whisper.

“I am a million times more horrific than you are, (y/n). You don’t scare me either, even after your performance.” He answers back.

“Just let me see how beautiful you are” you beg quietly. he slowly leg go of your wrist, trusting you. You slowly remove his mask. Revealing beautiful, dark, eyes. His face was one of a kind, beautiful in every way. “You’re so handsome” you say.

“Thank you” he smiled shyly. “Dinner” he said, leading you to the ball room. You sat at a smaller table, Facing each other.

“What would you like to drink?” He asked pulling your chair, waiting for you to sit down.

“Whiskey please” you respond as he pushed in your chair.

“So, Mr. Front man, how did you get here?” You ask over the brim of your glass.

“In ho” he said. “my name is In Ho”

“Oh, well In Ho, how did you get here?”

“Well, I was a past winner. But, after I won, I had now where to go so the Front Man offered me his job so he could be a VIP” he explained. “I’m not necessarily supposed to be telling you this…” he trailed as if erasing every everything he said.

“It’s okay, I have no one to tell” you say, smiling sadly. “My mom died giving birth to me and my dad… well, he got really into some bad shit and he’s i dont know where”

“Have you tried to find him?” In Ho asked, making a mental note of something he couple do for you.

“Yeah, I’ve been looking for a really long time. I was actually spending my last few won on a bus ticket before your recruiter approached me offering to play Ddakji for money.” You responded. You sat in silence for a moment, the only sound was the slight scraping of silverware as you ate.

“I miss my father” you admitted. Words that had never been spoken. “I just wish I knew where he was, I wouldn’t judge him or try to fix him if he didn’t want to be fixed… I just want to see him and show him how strong I am.” In Ho nodded. You started to shed tears, the first time he had seen you cry since you had been there. He rushed to your side.

“Hey, it’s okay” he got onto one knee to level with you. “(Y/n), we will find him. I will find him… for you” he said. You looked at him, locking eyes intensely. In a moment of emotion, you kissed him. Surprised, you pulled back, covering your mouth.

“I’m so sorry, i don’t know why i- “ In Ho rapidly pressed his lips onto yours quickly. You melted into the kiss, he stood pulling you with him. He pushed you against the table, heatedly making out with you. You moaned into the kiss, allowing his tongue entry. He searched your mouth, almost like he was counting teeth. He hiked up your dress picking you up and setting you on the table, holding you close to him. You started undoing his belt.

“Wait” he gasped, breaking apart from you. Your face was flushed, grabbing his face and kissing him again. You continued to undo his belt. He picked you up again, making you wrap your arms around his neck. He carried you out of the ball room, stopping on the wall outside to make out. He continued walking, stopping periodically to make out on walls.

You finally made it to his room. He dropped you onto the bed, crawling between your legs as you sat back in bed breathlessly. You looked at him, his neck covered in lips stick kiss marks.

He planted his lips on yours once more, allowing you to undo his neck tie and star unbuttoning his shirt. You pushed his shirt back as his pulled you further underneath him, towering over you. He trailed kisses down your jaw before attaching to your neck, marking you as his.

He laced an arm under your thigh, grinding into you as he did, pulling a sinful moan of out your body. He left hickies on every square inch of your neck, deep purples and blues starting to surface. He pulled the hem of your dress up and teased your clit through the sheer thong you wore. Gaining groans from deep within you, you looked at him, a smirk plastered on his face at the face that he is destroying a self-proclaimed demon who feared no man.

“Not, so big now huh, (y/n)?” He teased playfully. You turned your head from embarrassment. He snuck his hand into your panties, sinking two fingers into your core. A guttural moan of satisfaction left your tiny body. “You’re nothing more than a girl, (y/n).” He whispered in your ear. “But, you’re my girl now” Admittedly, you were wrapped around his fingers and soaking the palm of his hand.

You were his, his because of his mesmerizing movements within you, his because of his face, his because you decided you were.

“I’m yours because I choose to be” you say aloud. “Because i choose to be”

“Is that what you need to tell yourself, beautiful? To fulfill your ego?” He taunted. “I’ll admit, you heartlessly killed a man, but that man truly was nothing. Not a real man. You have a real man, at the mercy of a real man” His fingers left you earning a dissatisfied cry. He pulled your dress over your head, revealing scars. His cockiness leaving him in an instant. “Who did this to you?” He whispered.

“A man.” You said quietly, the heat of the moment overriding any emotions you could feel from those horrible memories.

“I’m going to kill him” he growled, he undid his slacks, throwing them on the floor along with every article of clothing worn by both of you. He searched your face as his cock laid before your entrance, almost as if it was kneeling before you. Men seemed to be at your mercy, he was starting to realize, you were a bigger threat than he perceived you to be.

“I want to feel you” you say, barely audible over the heavy panting between the two of you. “I want it all” You wrapped your legs around him, pulling him into you. You hear him groan in pleasure as you gasped at the feeling.

“Fuck, for being so evil, you feel like heaven” he groaned into your ear as he began thrusting inside of you. Everything in him wanted to please you, he forgot his own needs, he only cared for yours. He kept a steady pace, keeping his orgasm at bay. Your pretty moans and cries a symphony to him ears.

“Faster” you gripped onto him. He fucked you, reaching to the depths of your cold and hardened heart, like he was trying to reach a real part of you. You retuned the favor by marking his back with scratches, surely blood would be trickling from them when he stood up later. He didn’t mind it, anything done to him from you is a mark of an angel. He needed it. Your sinful moans grew louder as you neared your peak. He willed himself not to cum, forcing his hips to stutter as he bore his cock inside of you over and over again.

“Oh my god” you whimpered, almost at the edge of your climax.

“Cum on my cock, please” he begged in a breathy voice. “I need it, please (y/n)” he felt your pussy tightening around him, the feeling almost unbearable for him. He could only hold himself for cumming for a little longer, not being able to promise himself he wouldn’t cum inside of you.

“In Ho” you breathed. “I’m going to cum” you cry loudly. Your body convulsed violently, your legs shaking around him as he slammed into you.

“Be a good girl and cum on my cock” he insisted.

“Fuck” you screamed as you came, dragging your nails down his back mercilessly. He rode your waves of pleasure as he felt his release breaking lose. “Cum in me, cum in me In Ho” you begged. Your begging sent him flying over the edge, he buried his face in the crook of your neck, biting down on your shoulder as he did so. Cumming deeply in your pussy, cursing your name as he did. He thrusted into you a few more times before pulling out and collapsing beside you.

“Now, answer me. Who did this to you?” He asked.

“It was a man named-“

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[quirklessidiot]

title: Y/N and her boys [sneak peek] pairing : Upper classman/popular kid!Gojo Satoru x F!reader, Exchange student!Eren Jaeger x F!reader, MMA Fighter/Celebrity!Ryomen Sukuna x F!reader, Childhood Bestfriend!Aki Hayakawa x F!reader, Varsity football player!Itoshi Rin x F!reader (use of she/her pronouns) Genre: Alternate Universe-University setting, romance, fluff, angst (if you squint), slice of life, drama, all cliche romance genres unite! (Based on the Manhwa, Bunny and her Boys)

Summary: Y/N’s denied the existence of pretty boys and god forbid she’d ever end up dating one yet with one horrid break-up, she decides that relationships aren’t just meant for someone stupid like her but the problem is — five of them suddenly appear and god, why does it seem like they can’t get enough of her?

General warning for the story: mild sexual content, cliche tropes (help), mahito is his own warning, minor character death, mentions of depression, a lot of second-hand embarrassment from y/n's part (shes not a cool girl, SHE IS A BUBBLING MESS AND THATS OK <33), insecurities, bullying, and mentions of cheating Notes: english isn't my first language! (dont judge me) this multi-chaptered story will probably be 20-30 chapters (idk) in ao3. you can totally tell this story is rooted from self-indulgence LMFAO. Im not sure if i should cross post it but im leaning towards ao3 more either ways, can't wait to release this on friday!

also can u guess who she ends up with :P rb’s are appreciated yay FULL VERSION IS RIGHT HERE!

SNEAK PEAK

“Maybe…Maybe we should break up.”

There's another round of silence between you two, and you know that you can’t exactly take it back anymore since you had said it loud and clear, “Woah, woah, I told you I wasn’t with Misa.” his voice turns louder, and the background noises are good as gone as if he had left the noisy place, “Where are you? I’m coming to get you-”

“I said,” you try to control the stammering of your voice, trying to avoid the stares of the people who cast odd glances, “We’re done. I don’t want to see or hear from you again.” and before he could let another excuse out of his mouth, you end the call. It is only now that you notice how your legs have been quivering and your mouth has gone dry, seemingly like a pup who had just been born and trying to walk. You lose your footing and sit down on the dirty pavement.

No tears were shed at that very moment, probably because you were only stupefied, and it was written clearly on your face that this wouldn’t be something you’d recover anytime soon. Heck, you couldn’t even grasp the idea entirely that someone you’ve been friends with for years and, eventually, a lover would do that to you.

Was it as easy as a snap of a finger?

“Miss? Miss?” someone calls out, but it only bounces back to him like an echo in a cave. You remain still, eyes blinking rapidly while the rest of your face is slack. Everyone around you continued to move, but you remained there like a decorated statue.

“Miss? Christ, you’re about to be–” the husky voice also stops, and it’s only now that you look up to find a man. He seems stocky but, simultaneously, smaller, as if he didn’t want to come off as intimidating when he maintained eye-to-eye contact. 

He is incongruous with everyone who walks by since he desperately tries to hide his features with a baseball cap and a dark face mark. The only thing you can see are strands of his bleached hair, his eyes that resemble the sunshine that peeked through the glasses of whiskey, and the swirls of ink becoming visible underneath his coat when he stretches out his arm.

If this were any other day, you’d run in the opposite direction because he looked like an unscrupulous loan shark, but your body remains in a state of unknown fatigue that you just wanted to stay still. 

You watch as his face softens, the lines on his forehead somewhat disappearing when he watches the color bleed from your face. “...Alright…” he stops, squinting as he crouches to your level. His thick thighs encompass the rough expanse of his straight jeans, and you wondered if he had been an athlete or something. Aside from his built, his presence was rather invigorating,  “oh…” he continues, “Sorry, you-uh…” The confidence he had to throw you off is gone like the evening dust as he motions his index finger up and down his face.

At that moment, you feel something wet running down your cheek. It seemed like the waterworks were late.

You didn’t want to be a pity party in front of anyone, and you’d expect there to be only bystanders, not ‘good samaritans’.

You sniffled, violently wiping the tears away as you felt your ribs were too tight when you took one long breath, “I’m fine…” you respond monotonously.

Who were you even fooling? 

“Right…” you carefully watch him take out a handkerchief, “Fine, sitting on a dirty pavement near my car doesn’t make you look fine, Miss.” he prodded.

“Well, what do you care, anyways?” you tried to keep your voice from cracking, but the stranger showed no qualms of anxiety or fear, nor did he seem mad at your snappy attitude. The blue handkerchief is laid on his palm, waiting for you to take it, yet you exhibit no signs of accepting his kindness. Instead of forcing you through like the usual status quo, he returns it to his pockets.

The odd man.

“Well, for one, I don’t want to run your feet over since I’m parked over here,” he thumbs towards the black jeep that’s parked in front of you, “And my mom didn’t raise me to leave a girl sitting alone, crying her eyes out…”

“Well, did your mom tell you to mind your own business, as well?” your body remains heavy and distant from the stranger, not minding if it came off as rude, but you’ve always been wary of them, especially the ones who claimed to be nice. You wouldn’t be swayed even if you were in a vulnerable place.

He sucks in a deep breath, quite surprised that you had the energy to exchange a vehement response to him. Weren’t you just about to bawl your eyes out?

“Well, you honestly looked like you deserve some niceness after whatever happened.” he conceded, remaining suspiciously friendly, “Piece of advice, though, if it’s a guy, he’s not worth it.” 

“I-what makes you think it’s a guy?” there it goes again, the unknown tightening of your throat and the way the gummy lids on your eyes would heat up as if a pipe of water was about to burst and flood the segways any moment.

“It’s always an asshole who doesn’t seem to know how to treat a woman right.” he lamely explains, and slowly but hesitantly, as if he was waiting for you to move away, he places one hand on top of your hand. 

Unlike a while ago, you weren’t as hostile, but you were confused about why the stranger suddenly did this and didn’t seem to tilt away like you usually would, “So go home tonight, Miss. Cry it out and wake up tomorrow for yourself. You’ll be fine.”

You don’t even see his entire face, but the way he gently caresses your hair as if you were a long-time friend had your lips quivering, and without even realizing it, your torso bends forward. You bury your face in your arms, finding solace in your makeshift fetal position.

The stranger says nothing more; honestly, you didn’t even mind. His newfound presence is comforting.

[blissfulbluee]

Just saw in your tags that you fw Junhun so I gotta come ask you for some Junhun thoughts 👀

- Player 016, as if anyone is shocked

Omg I’m so surprised I would have never guessed 😳

Idk something about junhun really calls out to me. I’m not usually big on age gap relationships but this one is nice. It has really really grown on me and i feel like you are at least 30% responsible for that lol.

(Jun-ho looking like he wants to eat Gi-hun, as always)

Okay, my Junhun thoughts and headcanons:

-I love that they can bond on their lives being ruined by Jun-ho’s bastard of a brother, lmao, even if In-ho’s identity isn’t exactly revealed

-I think they really match each others freak in so many ways. I feel like they both have the level of maturity to make it work, though they might have trauma get in the way.

-They have their similarities. They’re proactive and impulsive. When they have a goal, they’re all honed in on it to the point they ignore their own health and well being to reach these goals. They’re willing to risk their life for these things and for the people they love. LOOK. THEY COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER OKAY!!!

-At first I think they’d both be hesitant. Gi-hun would definitely be the most uncomfortable. First of all, he sees anyone under, like, 35 as a kid. I can see him being very antsy about being heavily attracted to and falling in love with a 33 year old Jun-ho. He’s thinking “I’m nearly old enough to be this guys father, wtf am I doing.”

-Jun-ho would probably just be hesitant because at first he’s very tunnel visioned about relocating his brother, but then he realizes “oh wow i really think i want this old man.” Then it’s time to follow Gi-hun around like a lost puppy, much like the Jun-ho in your fic. I don’t know if he would let the age gap stop him, especially since he has probably been around a lot of people with the same amount of age gap due to his brother being the same age. He probably has had millions of conversations and even many friendships with people much older than him.

-I can’t help but think about how they literally would only have each other… like it would be hard to be able to tell people about that kind of trauma. Since they both have prior knowledge to everything, they skip all of that added mess. They can (kind of) go straight to the comfort and gentleness they need.

-I love the added angst of Jun-ho either never telling Gi-hun about his brother being the frontman or eventually breaking it to him. Oh, the betrayal?? Delicious.

-I think Gi-hun would forgive him, too. He’d rightfully be upset, I think. it would definitely be a bit of a rock in the relationship, but he would understand. That’s Jun-ho’s big brother, of course he would protect him.

-Which also brings me to this. THEYRE BOTH FUCKED UP. They have to do a lot of communicating to solve their issues but I think it may be hard for the both of them sometimes, especially Gi-hun. Gi-hun lost a lot of his willingness to open up unless it’s absolutely necessary, me thinks.

-But I think it has its potential to be like one of the healthiest of ships for Gi-hun and for Jun-ho. Jun-ho is one of the least toxic in Gi-hun’s harem, lol. I think he’d treat him right. Same for the other way around.

-I think they’d enjoy each other’s presence a lot. Quality time, ya know? They don’t even have to be doing anything. Just knowing the other is safe and there for them is what they need.

-coffee/smoke/bar dates…but its junho staring at gihun while he smokes or drinks.. junho just has m coffee or something, or just sips a little on his favorite alcohol. (whiskey or something other bullshit his brother likes probably because hes a fucking inho copycat if anything)

-junhun sharing clothes because they wear similar sizes and mix their clothes up accidentally. (if it’s purposeful on junhos part…we dont judge him okay…it goes unnoticed or unaddressed 😊)

-they eventually just share a pink motel room together, but junho makes gihun make renovations to their room so it’s more homey, lol.

-junho DEF does his best to get gihun to take care of himself and his space. the junhun meme going around “damn bitch you live like this?” yeah jun hos not letting it happen anymore, even if he’s also pretty depressed and traumatized.

-gihun is SO protective of him it’s almost suffocating, but lets be honest its not something junho isnt used to

-it’s really just sad tired dog energy central in their relationship, lmao.

Okay I hope that satiates you!!! Thanks so much for the ask. I am sorry I got so carried away…I love them a lot

[project-lumen]

Stray Concepts By Us Crazies LOL

Hi-hey-hello, my Lumenfolk! (thats what im calling you sillies now) (PLEASE DONT JUDGE ME FOR THAT,,)

So just for any missing context of any sort, I copy pasted some scraps of notes about LUMEN :D idk I just felt like it. Warning it might be a lot of scrolling so umm beware!!

If I remember to do so, this MIGHT be updated!!!!!

CHAPTER NAMES:

CH 0: The Watchers' Apprentice

CH I: Curse Of The Desert

CH II: A Tale Of The Honorable

CH III: Wicked Witch Of The Moon

CH IV: Ticking Whispers

CH V: A Rather Lonely Sunflower

THE LOST PAGES: April Is For Apocalypse

CH VII: Of Cards and Cars

CHAPTER ∞: Our Will Be Done

Chapter 0 is an introduction to the main plot, as WC is really excited to see how the Life Series goes. Chapter ∞ is the very end.

Both take place in the Watcher Realm

Throughout all of Chapter 1 (AKA Third Life), the player solely plays as Grian. At the rare times in which he sleeps/is alone, the Watcher Child visits Grian, only confusing him further ("Get out of my head, please!")

After Grian jumps from the cliffside at the end of Third Life, the WC joins the Watchers again. At first, it seems like they're cheering that Grian won and that the Life Series were a success. But at the end of Chapter 1, after the celebrations, it is revealed that the WC doesn't approve of the Life Series as much as before Third Life.

The WC vowed to make sure the player they chose from their tarot cards would win. They plucked another card from the pile… "THE STAR".

Chapter 5, Secret Life, has the most Watchers moderating and controlling it because of what happened in April (The Lost Pages---Real Life's Malfunction)

Chapter 6, Wild Life, will be the LEAST controlled by the Watchers. This will be because of one of the two undecided reasons:

Option A: The Lifers (aka mainly Grian) broke the system and caused the Watcher Realm to malfunction

Option B: Same as Option A, but it was the Watcher Child who did it.

You can change the background plot as Watcher Child; for example, in Double Life, maybe Watcher Child causes Scar to realize that he's literally being cheated on and he goes to join the Broken Hearts Club!

The Watchers have many forms, but two that stand out are specifically:

Creature Form:

The Watcher takes up the form of a humanish creature, but it still looks alien. It has no face. The watchers' talking sprites will be represented via Eyes.

They will be differentiated by the shape/form of those eyes.

Pure Form:

Lovecraftian Cryptid. Never goes well for mortal eyes.

If you see it, you will probably go blind.

REAL LIFE'S PROMINENCE EXPLAINED:

Real Life would be a "failed experiment" of the watchers, hidden to the world and erased from all the memories of the lifers---all except Cleo.

See, while you're playing through the game, it'll be a free roam world whenever you're in the middle of a quest which requires you to go somewhere. Hidden (but also more out in the open) around the Secret Life map will be these torn out papers from an unnamed Watcher's journal, who was documenting how Real Life went. So the player is aware that these papers exist, the first one will be given to you, and you'll have a side quest to find the rest.

Once you collect all the papers, you go on to complete Secret Life (as Scar, since the Watcher Child is watching from his perspective, like how they do with all the other winners). When Secret Life is over, you'll be notified of an option in the MENU to play Real Life, aka The Lost Chapter. Real Life will have an old timey, brown worn down filter to it, as you will be playing through Cleo's Memory---the only other live proof that Real Life exists.

The reason that A. these papers are torn out from a journal and B. only Cleo remembers Real Life is because remember, Real Life was a failed experiment. (Remember how Real Life really only lasted one episode? That's why it was failed---it wasn't prolonged, and to the Watchers, it wasn't very entertaining, either)

The Watchers thought that the failure of Real Life was a clear weakness to their everlasting power, so they simply got all of the Lifers and removed their memories... but before they could end the series, Cleo had already won. The main and number one rule in The Life Series of Experiments (I literally just made that name up on the spot) is that all winners, no matter what, will remember the series they won. So they forgot that they couldn't erase Cleo's memory.

So, Cleo is not bound to the Watchers like the other Lifers are. And thus, she remembers.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for 'avoiding' a face reveal?

I (24) met a guy (20) in an online game with voice chat about two to three years ago. We started hanging out on discord after some games and have been friends since, but i feel like im hiding a big secret from him. Im a trans guy but basically pre-everything. when we played the first game i just assumed hed think im a girl anyways and never said anything about it but he heard another player call me by my chosen name during it and thought i was a guy? which blew my mind, kinda. anyways, fast forward he eventually asks about pronouns bc he wasnt sure and i just went "he/they, anything thats not she" and he didn't question it either. When we eventually revealed ages to each other he was surprised i was older bc of my voice but still didnt seem to assume anything but a cis guy with a kinda high vc voice.

Every now and then he brought up the convo of "haha imagine if we suddenly face revealed in vc" but never forced it. i kept kinda going "yeah haha eventually" and he'd let the convo drop for another few months.

Inbetween those he found out i was queer (saw a gay flag on my wall in the back of a cat pic) and asked about it. By his way of questioning and reacting to it i could tell he usually doesn't hang out with people like me and he even did the "i used to have a gay friend once before! but he fell in love with me haha but im not gay though. but i dont judge you" kinda message. overall i dont mind it. my usual friend circles are all some kind of queer so having one separate friendship where im treated as "one of the guys" is really nice too, since i never pass irl or often immediately tell people im trans on discord.

As i mentioned, he sometimes brings up the "imagine face reveal haha" thing every now and then and i always kinda ignore it and turn it down, partly definitely because i fear that seeing my face would clue him in on me just being trans and affecting our friendship or his view of me, since i dont think he has any other connections to queer people in his life currently.

But I also feel bad for constantly ignoring it or going "well eventually :)" and keeping him unaware. AITA for this?

[rxttenfish]

what r ur thoughts on moncon so far, based on teasers..?

im offput by the fact that the team is announcing dlc before the game is even out, and i dont understand the decision behind making half of the ROs completely new characters. it feels like the opposite of what you'd want to do with a franchise who's main draw is the characters we already know.. im definitely a little peeved that aaravi is only avaliable as a player-character dlc.

i havent played the demo or analyzed the trailers much so idk how its gonna be gameplay wise.

as ever, i think the rule is that i like the mechanical changes. needing low stats in specific things for certain ROs feels like a natural extension of the monprom formula, and although i do feel conflicted about changing the way choice options work, i think it's broadly going to be more playable for me... i do like how montrip worked with its choice options, but i still feel endeared by the simplicity of the classic system, on just picking whichever option had the stat you were higher in.

but i don't have high hopes for the writing or characters. for some reason, none of the ROs this time stands out to me, besides liam and kinda zoe? i don't really know why the new ROs don't really work for me either, it's both that their designs are very busy but also that they're highly indistinct for me. they all feel really generic in a way that's strange to say, because, like, look at them. they shouldn't feel generic. why do they feel generic. but there's nothing about them that stands out to me, despite the fact that i literally don't know how to parse omen's design. which is kinda sad. i really wish i could like omen.

don't like april. just in general.

judging from the setup for all of the characters and their own little mini-plots for them being at this con, i don't think i'm going to like many of the jokes for this one either. it's just generally not my thing - i'm not a typical "nerdy" kind of person, i don't do fandoms, i don't do these big pop culture things. i don't like all the additional references, i think it relies too heavily on them, etc. but, again, conventions and this kind of fandom aren't my thing. hmu when they actually decide to do a furry con and maybe i'll be interested.

just judging from what's been teased and shown so far, i don't have high hopes for the writing. it looks to be continuing in the same fashion as montrip, and mostly i've just been zoning out and trying to forget this even is a monprom game or even exists. it's kinda sad, because i was really looking forward to more liam, but Oh Well.

[verathena14]

hi guess who's making a twst x aa au...

defense attorneys: silver, lilia (silver's mentor) prosecutors: riddle, sebek (riddle's protege-of-sorts), rollo (who is either the payne replacement or the final final boss (think mvk), i cant decide atm) detectives: deuce, idia (cyberforensics) judge: cater

ace is deuce's annoying (/affectionate) bf that gets accused of murder (a maggie and gumshoe situation), also he works at trey's bakery (there's some sort of poison-in-the-food situation with ace's false charge) the savanaclaw trio are side characters, maybe witnesses, leona could be the uncooperative client in a case. acts like a tough guy but he's got a soft spot for ruggie & jack, takes them under his wing kinda the octotrio are very dubious witnesses. they very obviously hint at having some kind of involvement in whatever case is happening but nobody's sure if theyre joking or not, and they dont end up being any of the actual culprits in the end. but theyre still hella sketchy kalim is the one who gets accused of murder all the fucking time. he and silver are friends, so he kinda(?) fills the maya role? or like. larry but immensely better? idk, something like that. jamil is always trying (and failing) to keep kalim from being accused of murder, and he always calls silver up when kalim's been arrested💀 vil & rook are the obligatory movie actors (main characters in some global studios production, probably another steel samurai spinoff), epel is their adopted son but he likes to hang out with the savanaclaw trio (much to vil's dismay) ortho is idia's assistant & android brother, just like in twst (and maybe his human version's death has something to do with the "ten years ago" case that every game has) malleus is part of a very influential family, and ofc he gets accused of murder once. his case is when the players first meet riddle as opposition, because there is no way that sebek would EVER, in ANY UNIVERSE prosecute malleus. he just couldnt. lilia doesnt die (cuz as much as i love angst, i just couldnt do that) but instead after the first couple of cases he travels the world n does some stuff thatll probably be plot important (idk man) also silver & sebek have that beautiful wonderful opposing counsel romantic tension. im a silbek truther what did u expect. also sebek's gonna have a whole edgeworth arc where he gets accused of murder and he has to learn to trust silver and its gonna be GAYYYYY neige is a rival of vil's (like engarde and corrida except without the whole adrien & celeste thing cuz that was lowkey fucked up. and also the rivalry is mostly on vil's side) so maybe like neige gets poisoned (non-fatally probably) and vil gets accused for it or smth chenya is the recurring witness who is sometimes helpful and sometimes not-so-helpful. like lotta or oldbag but more helpful than them ernesto and gino are culprits in one of the cases probably. hey can we talk about how playful land was straight-up human trafficking. thats kinda fucked-up right. also scully might be a client who's a twist villain at some point. idk, i havent seen all of his event so all my knowledge is tangential.

OH I ALMOST FORGOT!! Also in this au, magic is just a thing that exists, much like in twst, where it’s like modern world-adjacent and also some people have magic 🤷 I just can’t imagine twst without magic, tho it might not be the exact same system n stuff… idk

[majimaisms]

do we ever get majima's opinion of kazama? kazama's such a major figure in kiryu's life, and a power player in the clan during majima's years, but i can't really think of any scenes they have together. they're temperamentally such opposites but kazama feels like what majima might have become if he had killed makoto successfully

this is such a good question. short answer is no, i dont think so. at least i don't remember anything in the games about it. however, there is this (and this is the long answer that involves lots of extrapolation and personal opinion):

considering how majima is shimano's star pupil, i think it's fair to say he's also aware of this. so we can assume majima is under no illusions about what kind of person kazama is.

majima clearly cares about kiryu and i think he would see through kiryu's tragedy almost instantly, that he is dead set on following this man and it's half built on a lie, that kazama is not the man kiryu is making him out to be. but i don't think he understood this until he actually met kiryu and had that conversation with him in '95. i think until that moment, he probably had every reason to assume he was following kazama for similar reasons to why majima is following shimano. seeing that he genuinely believes in these ideals was a shock to majima to say the least.

but would that make him pity kiryu? would that feeling of protectiveness over kiryu turn into disdain towards kazama? would he want to disillusion kiryu? would any of this affect his opinion on kazama at all?

i dont think so. i think majima operates on a different level of reality than most people, one in which "opinions" and other such meta layers are simply discarded as irrelevant. there are facts, and facts only. he cant afford to have opinions, especially not about his superiors. so my actual answer to your question is that i don't think majima has an opinion on kazama. he doesn't cast judgment on people that way. so his "opinion" on kazama (the facts) is that he is a powerful officer in the tojo clan and a formidable opponent to his boss, which makes it useful to understand and be able to predict him. that's as far as it goes. he only thinks about what he can learn from someone.

(kiryu similarly avoids casting personal judgment on people. he condemns actions but he still has that quality in him which i think for the audience is easiest to conceptualize as being "forgiving", too forgiving even, even when we think judgment would be called for. but he does this because he thinks he has no room to judge anyone else, because he already has such a low opinion of himself. so what majima does out of utilitarianism, kiryu does out of self hatred)

i do think majima respects kazama, simply for being powerful enough to pose a threat to shimano. i don't know if he knows kazama runs an orphanage, but depending on how he interprets that, he might either respect him for his ruthlessness or see it as a weakness that he is somewhat wishy-washy about his violence. i think he respects shimano partly because shimano has no remorse, he doesn't feel bad about himself for doing horrible things. there's honesty in that. if he sensed that kazama did feel guilty, it might disqualify kazama as someone to emulate or follow, because he would see the hypocrisy. but again, he might just think the orphanage is kazama's extremely fucked up way of raising obedient soldiers.

and, to answer my own question, i don't think he would be particularly interested in changing kiryu's opinion of kazama either, because he understands how the yakuza works and that it's futile. i also don't think majima is interested in telling anyone what to think, or how to feel, about anyone. he's not above it so much as below it, if that makes sense. he's too cynical to think it would matter, or make any difference at all.

very long and rambly answer, sorry. it was a fun mental exercise to think about what majima would think of kazama. as a bonus, i will also add that i often think of this rggo story when i think about majima, shimano, kazama and kiryu

this raised so many questions for me. i don't know if majima knew or suspected it wasn't kiryu who tried to kill kazama, but i wonder if it affected his decision to disobey and challenge shimano. was he going to try and kill shimano? was he inspired by kiryu? is this why he didn't go after kiryu or terada to avenge shimano's death?

he had clearly already lost his respect for shimano. i wonder if his "opinion" of kazama and kiryu didn't play a part in that

[crazysodomite]

i study gamedev and today's lecture was on the origins of the stealth genre... got to nerd out about constantine's mansion 😁 i mostly know abt the series from watching a friend play thru the first game but it was still very heartwarming to see it discussed! i have special permission from my prof to help and edit his presentations for future students (bc im a game history n genre nerd) and given ur the resident tumblr thief expert in my eyes, i wanted to ask what interesting facts should we mention abt the series' mechanics and their influence on the genre? what would a true thief fan like to not be overlooked in the genre wide discussion? sorry if it's a confusing question, i just like hearing people nerd out either way...

also just seeing u mention it in any context makes me very happy inside, brings back good memories :] did you know the stealth genre started with a prototype game about shoplifting? it then got bought by taito and turned into the 1980 lupin iii game!

umm i feel like im too doopid to really do thief and its mechanics justice... i dont think im a thief expert just a thief fan... i haven't played a lot of other stealth games except thief so it's hard for me to judge and compare!

one of my favorite analysis videos on thief from a person who just uploaded this banger and was never seen again...

i think nowadays the 'safe bet' is to not create anything too difficult or challenging for the player, sometimes rudimentary stealth mechanics are included to 'be an option' but stealth as an actual genre is pretty dead right now.

it's hard to imagine a game being created nowadays focused mostly on stealth, with complex mechanics and large sprawling levels without a minimap and objective marker pointing you where to go.

i think a lot of these things can be accessibility features or just things developers include to avoid player frustration. after all someone is probably going to get upset and quit the game if they spend hours walking around the map not understanding where they're supposed to go.

but in the end the levels themselves should be constructed to be able to be navigated without objective markers and minimaps. for example i rarely even look at the included map when im completing a thief level because i just kinda expect to complete the level and figure out what to do simply by exploring, listening to conversations, reading notes, paying attention to the environment, etc. though i do really appreciate being able to see which room i'm currently in on the map like in thief 2...

and i'm not even gonna lie i looked up guides for certain levels in thief because i couldn't figure out what to do, but i would rather have this point of frustration instead of a game i can just turn my brain off and press buttons at random to complete, that doesn't respect my intelligence at all. and thief games are far from perfect, especially since the devs were rushed and the company ended up going bankrupt, that's why its especially sad to not see any real thief successors or even an actual demand for a good stealth gaming experience.

there's a reason the community around thief is still going strong, developing FMs, discussing the game, creating huge campaigns, porting the game mechanics to a newer engine, etc. if the skeleton of thief wasn't good enough to warrant such a long lifespan none of that would happen! thief is so good, despite being a game literally older than me, that people would prefer to play a thief fm instead of whatever 'stealth mechanics' the newest AAA game cooked up. anyways heres my santances i hope you like them.

i would love for mechanics introduced in thief to be built upon with newer technology. for example more robust dynamic light mechanics like those introduced in deadly shadows (not pushed far enough sadly... but the possibilities are so exciting) as well as more robust audio and various other improvements that could be made if there was actual interest in stealth games anymore... i mean hell a lot of people who made FMs for thief went on to make other games (dishonored) but then those games still don't really hit like thief does.

okay im just gonna highlight some points bc i genuinely do not possess the capability to write in english. gets scared

I think an interesting comparison can be made between the light gem from thief and like, the 'detection meter' some games with 'stealth mechanics' have nowadays. What does the light gem do? It shows which light level you're currently in. There is predictability and consistency in how enemies react to you at different light levels. Your Actual Skill matters, not what perks you chose on the progression tree or what 'stealth skill' you used on your character. If you're at the lowest 'hidden' light level you are basically safe from enemies unless they walk into you and you can plan your next movement, if you're in a higher light level you need to pay close attention to enemies to not get spotted. Can you actually play the game without the light gem? I think yes, since your detection is mostly sound-based cues, and the light gem simply gives the player concrete information to play better and get predictable, skill based results. The 'detection meter' is there because most games don't really have light/shadow mechanics or robust stealth-based enemy AI. You need to visually show the player they've been spotted because in most games the sound design is not catered to stealth and you won't hear an enemy seeing you, or the level design is constructed in a way where you will be spotted by someone looking at you from across the map and not understand where that came from, etc. Frankly in most games you're not even put in situations where you can weave your way around enemies, follow them, sneak around them, etc. You can either press a button to knock them out from behind, or you 'discover' a passage that allows you to bypass all enemies since stealthing 'on the ground' is literally not possible because of the AI that like, spots you based on proximity and nothing else. Or there's like, a meter that goes up the longer you stay around the enemy before they spot you, etc.... You don't feel like you make your own stealthy way, using the tools and circumstances you've been given, and instead you just 'discover' the pre-determined 'stealthy way' intended by the devs.

Sound. I probably can't even name a game where sound matters more than in thief. Sound information is as important as visual information in thief. You can tell which specific level of alertness an enemy has simply by their voicelines. Different floor materials make different sound levels (which may not be super realistic, but it's a sacrifice thief makes for the sake of gameplay), different speeds you move at make different levels of sound, your items and arrows make sound, enemies can use sound to alert each other, etc. An enemy doesn't need to see you to be alerted, and you can hear how many enemies are in a room, what direction they are coming from, and if it's safe to come out of a room based on sound proximity. Also you can press your ear against a door to listen. I genuinely can't name another game that utilizes this.

Okay ummm.... Thief mechanics are robust enough to allow for all kinds of different playing styles. You can use your tools or you can not use any of them at all, you can knock everyone out or go completely undetected by anyone, the thief community makes up their own rulesets for playthroughs not intended by the devs at all, but those are still possible and fun to do.

Stop with the 3rd person view camera. More leaning from a corner and listening to your enemies, less 3rd person camera where you can see enemies while being completely safe and undetected. The first person view is extremely important to thief in my opinion, and adds an incredible amount of immersion. Also, thief never fucking takes away control from you to play an animation or a quick time event!!! It's infuriating when games do that !!!

Even dishonored, a game i actually really enjoyed, is still really lacking in stealth. You spend most of your time perched up on weirdly placed objects above your enemies that make it safe for you to basically teleport from place to place while being undetected by enemies. Dishonored has more of a focus on actually engaging and killing enemies, which imo is really unnecessary. I should actively avoid engaging with enemies in any way in a stealth game. In a perfect stealth game, no enemy sees or hears me at all, while i can still weave around them and pick their pockets, complete all my objectives while exploring a wide map that makes sense and is rewarding to explore, and be able to get out unscathed...

here are my new sentences 😁

[bleue-flora]

if you want to talk about something less stressing then what about how is cdream's relationship to building by himself? Im curious bc from his evil lair to the attachment vault there's a big difference. I wonder if he took ctechno's advise and watched some tutorials bc he improved a lot and I find funny that the more feared guy on the server doesnt know how to build a house lmao tho i dont judge him im worse than him at building

lol this is fitting to my recent post [here]

I’ve actually been kinda thinking about this alot as I gather clips for my video compilation making… there are actually more scenes then we realize and it’s very funny to compare them. I mean he’s not terrible, like I’m pretty sure he built the nether hub, did the cool black spread for the portal in the overworld, lead the design of the community house and stuff. Then later he followed a fan’s design to spruce up the house. His little secret base is cute, really the worse build is the house he did on Techno’s stream which was a great bit lol. So I honestly don’t think the Vault is out of his wheelhouse. I mean it’s a rather simple design to be honest. There isn’t really any texture or variety of blocks. It just looks good because of the huge portal and huge paintings.

So like he’s not awful, just not every Minecraft player is a builder. It’s part of what makes it a great game, some people just want to explore, others fight, some solve puzzles with redstone, and some build. It’s like a perfect mix of multiple game genres. But also just like combat is something you have to practice and be knowledgeable to be good at, building is much the same. The more you build the more your skills evolve. First you look up some ideas or inspiration or tutorials then you start not needing that as much as you get better and start using the techniques you learned. But I mean Techno’s build’s are not much to be impressed by either except his cabin which he followed a tutorial for. So he gives Dream shit but really I think it’s because he knows that both of them are such good fighters so building is not as much in their skill set or priority.

Besides Dream hardly has time to construct a good looking house since he’s constantly running around into people’s streams and out gathering multiple enchanted apples like bruh… he’s not retired and chillin’ and breeding turtles like Techno lol. Man’s got things to do, places to be, people’s business to stick his nose in to keep the peace… plus, why put in effort into a house when it’s bound to be a target for griefing and destruction. I mean one of the specific things he notes about not having a house is that he doesn’t want it to be pillaged and robbed, since that’s what happened before. Even to his secret base. Dream is a practical and tactical dude, he literally walks around with multiple stacks of steak. So why spend hours building something nice for Tommy or someone else to just blow up anyways. Or maybe he did but he’s kept it well hidden…

Still, since he’s not the most terrible builder ever, why did he build such a monstrosity of a house on Techno’s stream. Besides it being a funny bit, maybe we can come up with some canon reason. Maybe he built it to blow it up on purpose just like kids do. Or maybe he made it in a satirical manner, making fun of Techno to himself or maybe Tommy and his ugly cobble stone tower or something. Maybe it was to prove a point - If I wanted a house I’d make one, but I don’t need one not because I can’t but because it’s unwise and having a house is exactly how L’manberg came to Technos, because he stayed in one spot versus strategically moving locations to stay safe…. anyways, personally I am a builder. Here’s a house I built when amethyst first came out and I wanted to use it, it’s very witchy vibes. :)

[marshmallowprotection]

sorry if you've been asked this before, but what is your opinion on V's GE Saeran? i've seen someone say that Saeran's character was ruined in his AE and i genuinely dont understand why or how 😭

I don't think I've ever seen someone say that VAE Ray or VAE Saeran are bad. I've seen plenty of people talk about how Another Story, in the simplest terms, "ruined" Saeran's character. I believe most of the people who say it generally wanted to a route with Unknown, and not Ray, Suit Saeran, or GE Saeran. They wanted to try and explore being the assistant to Unknown while he tries to destroy Saeyoung and V in every way imaginable, and dismantle the fabric of the RFA.

I don't fault people for wanting an Unknown route because I can't say I didn't want one, either. But, I don't appreciate people hating on Ray, Suit Saeran, GE Saeran, VAE Ray, or VAE Saeran. Sure, they may not be your cup of tea, but are you really gonna kick them in front of the people who like them?

By all means, it's okay to not like character but I get so frustrated when I see character hate in the main character tag. I'm all for the criticism and commentary on why a character isn't your favorite, it can be super interesting to see why people don't mesh with certain character elements. But, blatant character bashing ain't it. Saeran is not the character who gets bashed the most often in our fandom, we know that award goes to Rika and V.

But, even so, I come across people bashing Another Story for one reason or another, and when it comes to Saeran, there are a lot of reasons why I understand he's not everyone's cup of tea there, and I'll say I understand why people don't like certain aspects of his route or the way it's portrayed. You don't have to enjoy Another Story, it's just that, Another Story. But, I really do hate when people bash the others just because they wanted an Unknown route and can't stand Another Story for that reason alone.

I haven't seen as many people do that in recent years, but I can remember seeing it quite a bit back in the beginning. Listen, though, I have my own gripes with the VAE. I've talked a lot about how I hate the way Cheritz forced you to pick out forgiveness to get the Good Ending.

Sure, it's called "forgive or judge", but you are made to feel awful if you chose judgement. Cheritz got backlash for that, and I'm glad that Saeran's After Ending RINGS HOME THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FORGIVE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU WANT TO FORGIVE THEM, IT'S YOUR CHOICE AND THAT SHOULD BE RESPECTED.

I think, if anything, what people hate about the treatment of VAE Ray and VAE Saeran is that they do not get to reunite with Saeyoung on screen unless you play the forgiveness ending. You feel forced to be the one to give forgiveness even if you don't want to be—to be able to see the brothers be together again. That's the only thing I can think of that would frustrate a new player who is upset with the way the VAE's written upon first playing it.

Saeran and Ray have minimal screen-time in the VAE, as well. They have one scene that shows up before the forgiveness ending, and it isn't bad for them? It's a scene that has them acknowledge that they were hurt, and that it feels hard to look towards the future when they feel like they lost everything.

"Can I ever return to a normal life, V?"

"Of course you can, once you feel ready."

How is that not in character?

What is not in character there?

What makes that bad for Saeran's character? Saeran doesn't want to be angry. He doesn't want to hold onto hatred and anger, especially in the confines of Another Story. It might be different for Unknown or even SE Saeran, but for the characters in Another Story, they don't want to be angry anymore, not Saeran, and not Ray. That's typically what people get really angry about the first place, though. They get angry because they want them to be angry. They project their feeling of hurt and anger onto Saeran and Ray and expect them to feel what they do.

That's simply not how it works in this world. You can't force someone to judge another person forever just as much as you can't force them to forgive another person. It's your choice. I understand the hurt that people feel, people tell us that we HAVE to forgive, and they don't let us feel angry or upset. Cultures typically dictate this idea of forgiving and letting go, but that's not healthy for everyone. As long as you are not hurting yourself or others, hold onto your hurt and anger. It's that simple.

And if people tell you that you're wrong for that, fuck them. But, in the same vein, it's important not to shame another person for making a different decision. I cannot stress this enough because people don't seem to understand me no matter how often I say this, as long as you are not HURTING YOURSELF OR OTHERS, feel whatever you need to feel about what happened to you. Your feelings are no less valid if you choose forgiveness over judgement, or vice versa. Everyone's feelings matter.

Respect other people and know that if they care about you, they'll try to respect you, too. Forgive, don't forgive, judge, don't judge, do what is best for you, and stop shaming Saeran for choosing peace. He isn't going to judge you for choosing to have judgement over forgiveness, Jesus Christ.

If there was another reason why they hated VAE Ray or Saeran, I'd love to hear it, but I think this pretty much covers why people may not like em'.

[mumbeau]

I think the thing about sub one club that makes their dynamic so. *that* is that for once mumbo isn't being judged. Like, ok this is NOT dissing grian or calling him abusive or toxic I wanna clarify this right now, but ALSO. He's a bit of a judgmental person.

He's uptight, he wants things to go a certain way, he's meticulous and precise and has a lot going on in the way he thinks about himself and other people. A lot of the time it almost seems like he thinks of the others as characters with roles to play? Which is supported by three things:

1. He doesn't really let people change in his mind. We see this in his reasoning for teaming with bigB behind scars back, and generally his reactions *to* scar. Once he gets an idea of someone in his mind, that's it forever.

2. A lot of his actions are more... ah. Poetic? I feel? Than they are while actually taking people in to account. It feels like more often than not he does what's best for whatever the narrative in his mind is, and not so much the people around him (because in his mind they'll be fine right? Depending on what headcanon, they'll either be just like new next session, or they'll forget)

And

3. He gets shocked VERY easily tbh! He gets very very shocked at others actions when they're something that goes against their "character archetype"! We see this a lot in the way he treats scar once again, but also in how he treats some of the others.

NOW. The reason I feel this contrasts so heavily with Skizzle is that skizz is grians polar opposite. He's up beat, he's all for people growing and changing, he loves to help people but would rather them come to him, he's completely content to stay in his own lane! He's confident in who he is, and he's always happy to bring a fella up, but hes also underestimated. He's VERY smart, and he's very observant, and he will stand up for himself and others when he feels it necessary. Which I think is so jarring for mumbo, going from being around grian so often (who's such a little control freak) to being completely and entirely alone with skizz for an extended period of time (who isn't actively chastising him who honestly thinks his ideas are good and encourages him!)

AND. THATS NOT EVEN BRINGING IN THE FACT THAT SKIZZ ISNT NEARLY AS MUCH OF A BUILDER AS GRIAN OR MUMBO! He's a very very casual player, which makes mumbo actually feel like he's good at something because of both the attitude and the difference in level of skill. Idk I think about them all a lot and could go on for hours but I don't want to clog your ask box. Anyway hope you enjoy my take! -🌼

OHHHHH this definitely plays such a part in what makes them interesting i definitely do enjoy your take ive had similar thoughts running through my head :D.. mumbo and skizz' dynamic is so Different from mumbo and grian's while also having that air of familiarity and lightheartedness about it and i think that plays a lot into why at least in ep 1 so far mumbo has been so paranoid about grian cheating on them (in addition to everything else. hes just a very paranoid guy of course)... skizz is so different from grian in the ways you mentioned and being with skizz from minute one mightve set this high standard in mumbos head too, even if he doesnt really realize it, that skizz' super upfront sweetness and friendliness is The Norm. mumbo is SO obsessed with having a tight knit group and grian going out on a whim goes so against the security he needs and that skizz has been providing and its already lead to this rift forming between them. this is all over the place and theres a ton of nuance to this i cant get to form in coherent sentences but i like them. sorry i strayed from your ask a little bit i dont know how to talk like a normal person. basically cheating drama on day one is awesome and i hope they get better and i hope they get worse it feels like watching a car crash in real time

[aprismaticodyssey]

I finished the demo yeiiii, I love it!!! And don't worry, Im used to beta testing hahaha and I love to read the codes, now than dashingdon is down, im super sad cause a lot of ifs dont put the codes, so I was super happy to see you put them public thanks!!

About your questions at the end of the demo:

For my code-divers:

Should there be more flavor text?

I think you add much more than a lot of other stories in both, options and flavour texts, so I think you are good in that part

Should the choice where the main character ponders the supernatural secrecy; should it affect personality stats?

I dont think its a must, since there are people who may think in a way about that but want some specific stats they want to have for their headcanon mc, so they might feel restricted to choosing something specific even if you don't think it's the option you're looking for just to achieve those stats.

Should the choice in conversation with Damien regarding the god-Hunter "quitting" also affect stats or, again, be something that shows itself in the stats screen?

I personally think it is not necessary, for the same reason

Do you feel personality stat changes are acceptable or should larger numbers be used for more affect; especially to ensure a greater likelihood of variation in multiple playthroughs/testing?

I like the changes there are right now, I want my mc to have very specific stats, some of them may be contradictories, small changes have less chance of messing up the stats, for example there are some cases in which I have to take option (a) because it is more profitable for me in terms of stats, it raises a lot the stat that I want to have (stat a) but lowers another one that I also want (stat b), as the changes are smaller, I have a chance that in the future I will choose another option with the stat b that I was looking for without the variations being too large.

Should the conversation with Ulysses when he asks MC if they truly would've given blood have a variable to adjust his respect for MC? I've debated this and can't decide either way. If so, it would be a minor stat and wouldn't come into greater affect until Book 3.

Ngl some options now with minor repercussion later or on other books sounds cool

Should there be more choices?

I think you are fine, at least for me

Should the choice of how your character responds to the "god-Hunter" title be reflected throughout the story and/or be seen in the stats screen?

I think it could give a lot of play in the future, and angst in case you have chosen to abhor or hate the title

Any issues with formatting? For mobile players, do you feel there are walls of text and there should be more page breaks?

I played on mobile and so far I had no problem at all, the paragraphs are good and nothing wrong tbh

Please show me your MC's stats! I'm trying to adjust them so they can't be maxed. Or, you know. Ideally, you see different things.

I need to be more sarcastic 🤌 AND pessimistic, and don't judge me with all the tabs I have open HAHAHAHAHA I DIDN'T REALISE UNTIL NOW and tbh im lazy so i dont want to edit the screenshot (I wont affirm or deny that all tabs are Ifs/WIPS)

I figured letting the code be visible/accessible was the easiest way for people to tell me if things should be adjusted or not, especially since I am still, technically, new to this.

Regarding your comment to the flavor text- have you read Mind Blind?? Prior to Dashingdon being taken down, I looked at the code (I think I was looking for a specific example of something??) and was like, hol up, there's stuff here I've never even seen yet. Idk if counts as flavor text but it'd come up if requirements are met so Imma count it as such. Blew my mind, dude.

I appreciate your asks, so don't feel like you're asking too many questions or pestering me! I don't have any... I guess "personal" beta testers to go to first before uploading for everyone. So your inquiries help! It also weirdly helps my motivation, too. Dunno why.