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[bilgisticallykosher]

Selfishness vs. Selfishness Redux

Pre-episode thoughts. I don't think they're going to address the dark side Everybody-already-knew-that thing right away. I'm still thinking Deceit's gonna be Virgil, but I'm also not so certain that's going to wind up going down. Because there's a lot of other stuff to get into. We know from the first Asides that stuff between Virgil and Patton is growing, and simmering. It's coming, and while that's in the future, there's probably going to be more build-up here. Is it that Patton knew about Virgil's past? Is it something else entirely? This is going to be a two hour episode, geez. 

Also, I can't believe he's actually going to the wedding. Idk. All those people saying he got the date wrong, though? First of all, Logan is in charge of the schedule, he'd never let that happen, how dare? And also, I always double check dates and invitations for stuff. I really doubt Virgil wouldn't have looked at the invitation and checked the information again. Watch me be totally wrong now. 

I don't know who I think the cloaked figure is. Could be Deceit ("like a freaking Scooby Doo villain"), could be Thomas himself. Probably not Organization XIII, but I'm not completely eliminating the option, let me have this. 

Things I'd like, but am 99% certain won't happen; Deceit's name (which I'm both hoping and expecting to not start with D), a new side, Remus and Deceit interacting on camera, or really Remus at all. Except for that green score of BOOBS, I maintain that's Remus's contribution. 

ALRIGHT, LET'S GO, I'M NOT READY!!!!

First impression of the thumbnail. You vs. Yourself???? Oh my gosh. Ohhhh, I'm freaking out. Patton looks so apprehensive, and I don't know if that's on general, or because of Roman or in response to Roman, because Roman looks so annoyed at Patton! He's so angry oh my gosh. I mentioned I wasn't ready, right? Okay. Okay. So their sprites are different styles, which is cool. Patton's looks risk-based stroll around town type of RPG, Roman's looks fighting style. 

The options for the character select???? Oh my gosh, that's. Hi, Remus. Anyway, uh, I don't know what this means, but there's three character options on top and- DARK SIDES ARE SEPARATE FROM LIGHT SIDES! Oh gosh, I was thinking maybe it was something to do with specifically Logan. Ooh, Deceit's in his lawyer outfit, nice touch.  THERE'S AN EXTRA BLANK PLAYER OPTION. I don't know if that means he'll be revealed this episode, or just that he exists. I mean, we just had Deceit's logo, Remus's reveal and name reveal… here goes.

IT STARTS WITH THE VIDEO GAME??? THIS IS THE INTRO????? THE WEDDING??????!!!!!!! Oh hey word crush. Oh hey, it's the couple! Starting to think this is a dream or fantasy, btw. Also, Lee and Mary Lee sound like...Esteban and Valerie? Maybe? Idk. Omg, Life is pain. 

This is awkward, beautiful. Pfft, hence the marriage. Photographer is great, no idea who he or the emcee are. Ooh. Crushed. 

INTRO??? EXCUSE ME??? Oh was SvS originally on 3/31? Yeah, good, play a review like all of us haven't been obsessing over what happened last time. "APRIL 13" I'm just going thi pause forever now. Oh this is going to be the angry walk in that was previewed in the bloopers, I can tell. Oh no. OH NO! And it is at night and he seriously freaking actually went to the wedding????

Oh my gosh he's so angry. Ohhh, Patton rethinking his phrasing, nice. You should never→I'm surprised that you etc. Oh Roman! Oh, maybe we should… not review. Oh boy. 

Oh there's Patton's avatar. In then guitar hero thing. Oh, Thomas is associated with the color white, confirmed??? I like how they did the notes there. So much detail. The talk sprites are great, but the expressions on the dancing sprites are worth paying attention to. Okay, Patton's still very, um, defensive, I guess is the word? Thomas is angry and bereft and confused and full of doubt, and Roman's heavily on the confused side (ha) about him aligning with Deceit. This is why he stole his hat. Great animation work, everyone, that was fantastic, artists! 

"Why didn't I just talk to them before the wedding?" THOMAS. Also, because Deceit specifically prevented Logan from being too close to the courtroom scene by benching him and not asking him what his idea of a compromise was. "I brought that up," well, you did, but Deceit kinda made it seem like you were suggesting lying to them, so you got shut down. Sorry, Ro. Listen, I love Deceit, but the boy's a manipulator. 

We learn to predict the future!!! Roman, no. Woah, Patton's just being completely dismissive. I mean he's been through some hard times the last few episodes, minus LNTAO, but damn. Oh. Roman's very much defending Patton. This forebodes very badly. This is going to explode terribly. Oh no. 

Okay, so, the thing with the feral cats. Is Roman okay? Did someone do this to him? More importantly, did he do this to me? Also, on a serious note, I'm super shocked Deceit hasn't come in yet, because he (and Thomas, and arguably Patton) is obviously regretting going to the wedding. I mean, Virgil's not coming in right away because of the reveal at the end of DWIT, but- hey where's Logan?! Logan and Deceit should both totally be here! *gasp* Except in the one on one episodes (Heart vs. Mind, My Negative Thinking, Logince; the argument) it's always primarily been the two sides that are featured with the others either not there or off-screen or making small cameos. But Deceit was and is an important part of this decision past, present, and going forward! 

Oooh, I like the Lee and Mary Lee backstory. Hm. Patton does bring good points, but. I still agree with- oh, Thomas just solidly saying no made me snort. Okay, so speaking of the coin bleeping, why the video games? I know there's more to come with it, how do they come into play? Oh okay metaphor. 

That was clearly not the good ending, Roman. Bringing up Is Thomas A Good Person again. OOH xylophone, is he a-comin'? Oh he's directly blaming Patton. Wow, Roman. 

A BAGEL?! Oh, game sssssssstore. Really? Frogger, Pat? 16 graphics. Oh there's the hotdogs. OH and there's the cloaked guy! Smashing our theories. That does not seem like Sondheim. 

The puns, oh my gosh, brilliant. Getting to the meat of them here. Gosh these graphics are fantastic. 6AM dull. 

Oh. Hm. Technically, he does not have to give him the 'dog. The building tension is fascinating. 

HI, LOGAN! Patton looking real uncomfortable at "regret." I mean, they all know they regret it now, right? Roman making fun of behoove, that's so funny, I have no idea why. Seriously, whoever's doing the art, I'm dying at Logan's expressions. Woah good thing viewers have the pause button. I'm all for not buying X-mas decorations. I'm doing my part, goyim. 

I'm counting "it's not like Kingdom Hearts" in lieu of that having been Organization XIII. Oh boy, Patton. Right thing vs. Feeling good vs. Feeling good about doing the right thing. This is falling apart. Patton's noise. 

BOOBS omg Deceit is Bowser. I love that painting in the background! Scutes! Time went from limited to being lost to poorly spent to wasted! I'm standing by the purple being Virgil. Fyi, in Judaism, doing a good thing for the wrong reasons doesn't matter, because you're still doing the good thing, even if it's just for the reward. There's a thing about it with Avraham and a King.

Roman's getting close to breaking. Reptilian rapscallian guy. And who's to say he can't be doing it for the reward and to help people? 

"... an individual's happiness and the amount of selfless acts…" that should be number, not amount, Logan! Can't judge good deeds only by how good you feel when you do them. 

Okay, here we go. How do we know what's Right? Killing and stealing is illegal everywhere, yes, Thomas, what are you doing, Thomas???

Oh my gosh, not the trolley problem. They're referring to Deceit as Denial and Roman as Passion! Oh gosh, that looks like Joan, Talyn, Dot, Valerie, and Terrence, and Leo by himself, maybe? Oh geez, I jolted. Logan index carding for trolley problem. 

Unus Annus is right, the trolley problem is stupid. Oh my gosh, Logan's giant wall of text physically pushing Patton back, I spit all over my screen. Skip All. 

Roman's… blaming himself? Oh!!! Are we getting Roman's insecure arc???!!! This is a complex issue, and Patton's having a hard time backing down, and everyone's feeling bad.

Scared?! I hear music! NO. Why is he scared, oh my gosh?????? That's not a tired metaphor. Oh! I've heard of hypoxia! It was hypothesized (and disproven) to be the reason for a specific Bermuda Triangle incident. 

Good point, Logan. Regarding theory and in the moment instincts. Remus mention with intrusive thoughts! Shocked that Logan is arguing for leisure time. Logan's self satisfied smirk at the self-sacrifice. GLITCHY! Oh he's a frog. Lilypadton. 

Oh my gosh I'm getting so stressed. Yes, thank you, Logan for the scream. I… don't. The conscientious comment. No, it's not. This seems… Deceit-y. IT IS! SHARP SIDE OH MY GOSH! Oh, he didn't rise up, he popped out in the freaking dialogue box, NO, FRICK IT WAS RIGHT THERE! And the Nietzsche and the specific examples that he used!!! I'm so angry! I DIDN'T THINK HE'D TAKE LOGAN'S PLACE AGAIN! I MISSED THE SIGNS! 

Hey guys, look, it's Deceit. Bull… frog. Lord of the lies. Oh! 8-bit Deceit theme. Okay, the first thing Deceit said about him not doing it on purpose was nice, but yeah, those words striking him is accurate. Yeesh, harsh. 

Is Patton eating his own words? Oh, uh, is anyone going to acknowledge he hit Thomas? Is that telling of the situation instead of just being a funny background event? 

The crick in Thomas's neck is so funny. SNAKES ON THE PLANE!!! ...Hm. Happy that he brought that up. Oh my gosh, Deceit's spluttering, he's like so bad at things sometimes, I love it. 

Logan! No, don’t do that, everybody appreciates you! Double curse? Pffffft, Logan. Deceit…definitely smiling at Logan's logic. Deceit is interesting here. Oh wow, yikes. He's really fascinating here. Legitimately complimentary? Oh, no, kind of not, maybe. Roman looks distressed.

"...Trees?" Roman's super pumped up. Good for him! Ha, his imitation. Deceit looking confused? Patton looking all sorts of things, I really think that Deceit is being genuine here- NAME?! I'D THIS HAPPENING? Why is he stripping? His, no, what does his glove have to do with his name? 

………. Janice? Did he say Jenus or Janice. It sounded like Janice. Deceit. No. Oh, burn, Roman. Damn, he almost got me. His name is not Janice. No. It's not. Don't even. Deceit was being so straight(ha)forward for the past couple of minutes. Awww, Roman. Insecurity addressing time? Wait, why is Deceit nodding at the hero thing? His lip is trembling, his voice is cracking and oh no! Roman just sank out.

Don't call him Janice, that's not his name. Oh he's being genuine again. Patton's talking about himself. WAIT WHAT. He had a five second cameo, omg. 

Yeah, those are the easier questions. No, Deceit, bad Deceit. Man, his facial expressions in this episode. Fractionally fiendish fibber. Oh, I like the reasons for Deceit being a part of him! That's… cute? Oddly cute, maybe. So, freaking how far in the future is the Asides? 

Stop calling him Janice, that's not his name. Oh, Deceit and Thomas bonding. That snort, oh my gosh. Oh, serious Deceit again! That reaction to "you're right" is oddly similar to that fake laugh at the end of Embarrassing Phases. 

………. Virgil's not here yet. His reveal isn't being addressed. Accepting Deceit. That's why he's so pissed at Patton in Asides. The next episode proper they're going to reveal that Deceit's accepted, more or less, and Patton was a big part of that, hugely changing his mind, that's why he's so pissed at him!!!

April 30th? Oh is this Lee and Mary Lee? I was wrong on the voices. Door-yelling! Hm. I mean. It's nice that they're acknowledging him, but I really don't think that sways the situation one way or another. Cute more background, and Thomas being awkward. They. This could have been instead of the wedding. Kingdom Hearts again! 

Oh hi, Patton and Deceit. He seems annoyed at the situation. Patton and Deceit bonding. Hi again, Leslie. Wild. 

This video really didn't go at all how I thought it would. Roman was barely miffed at Patton. Oh man, this was intense. I. Oh man. I need to process a lot. But I think we're on the right path, here. Janice is not his name!

Okay, I went on tumblr and two seconds in, I saw Janus, which I looked up and that makes way more sense. Another, more condensed post to follow. And several thousand reblogs.

[oomox]

tagged by @sporkandpringles to answer some questions! thanks for the tag!! :D

1. What is the color of your hairbrush? black with copper bristles

2. A food you never eat? I dont like applesauce or cooked bell peppers bc of the texture, so I try not to eat them

3. Are you typically too warm or too cold? I'm usually too cold, lmao. my roommates think I have anemia bc im always turning up the heat in our place

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? messaging a friend

5. What is your favorite candy bar? snickers

6. Have you ever been to a professional sporting event? I used to go to baseball games w my cousins all the time

7. What was the last thing you said out loud? I think I was talking to my cat, I was telling him not to chew stuff lmaooo

8. What is your favorite ice cream? rocky road babey

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? grape juice

10. Do you like your wallet? yeah its pretty nice! its like real leather and all, I got it 3 years ago.

11. What was the last thing you ate? jalapeño chips

12. Did you buy any new clothes last weekend? no im tryna save money (not super successfully, tho..)

13. The last sporting event you watched? probably the olympics? or maybe a rogue hockey game my dad had on before all sports got cancelled? I don't really remember

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? super buttery

15. Who was the last person you sent a text message to? my boss lol

16. Ever go camping? a few times as a kid, but I dont really like it

17. Do you take vitamins? no but I probably should

18. Do you go to church every Sunday? no, im not religious

19. Do you have a tan? I got a bad sunburn last week, does that count?

20. Do you prefer Chinese food or pizza? mmm pizza...

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? nah

22. What color socks do you usually wear? I mostly have patterned socks from birthdays and Christmas lmao but if im wearing a solid colour its usually black

23. Ever drive above the speed limit? I dont drive

24. What terrifies you? not being in control of myself, making irreparable mistakes, dying without significantly contributing to the world or leaving behind something for people to remember me

25. Look to your left what do you see? my bedroom

26. What chore do you hate? all of em equally

27. What do you think of when you hear an Australian accent? uhhh idk? I used to watch that Australian mermaid show h2o: just add water when I was younger so maybe it'd remind me of that LOL

28. What is your favorite soda? orange Fanta or sprite

29. Do you go into a fast food place or just hit the drive through? I go in unless im in a car with someone else, then I try to convince them to go in the drive thru

30. Who was the last person you talked to? my sister

31. Favorite cut of beef? mmm idk I like steak?

32. Last song you listened to? stinky money by tiny meat gang

33. Last book you read? the goldfinch by donna tartt

34. Favorite day of the week? idk it changes all the time depending on my schedule. rn its Tuesday

35. Can you say the alphabet backwards? nah

36. How do you like your coffee? lots of cream and sugar, preferably iced

37. Favorite pair of shoes? my vans or my shiny silver oxfords

38. At what time do you usually go to bed? usually around midnight

39. At what time do you normally get up? 7 if I have to work, like 9 or 10 if not

40. What do you prefer - sunrises or sunsets? sunrise, only bc being up early is more peaceful

41. How many blankets are on your bed? 2, but im only using 1 rn

42. Describe your kitchen plates? plain white

43. Do you have a favorite alcoholic beverage? my go-to is vodka and orange soda

44. Do you play cards? yeah! 

45. What color is your car? I dont have a car

46. Can you change a tire? nope!

47. What is your favorite province/state? I mean I live in Ontario, but PEI is gorgeous also. so either of them I guess

48. Favorite job you ever had? my last job was pretty good! I worked in a kitchen for a banquet hall and I got free food all the time. my boss yelled a lot, tho.

49. How did you get your biggest scar? I burned my arm on a pan last summer and scorched like 3 layers of skin off

50. What did you do today that made someone happy? I cuddled my cat and I messaged a friend :D

ill tag @cosmicmangoes @queenofthescreamteam @sarcrisis and @thisdamnfoolofalesbian but if anyone else sees this and wants to do it u can say I tagged u

[jamesbyerj]

A Flashy Expansion - FlashShifter

This week we're talking with [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/users/46021252]FlashShifter[/url], creator of [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/3753]Stardew Valley Expanded[/url], a massive overhaul mod for the titular game. [b]Thank you for joining us FlashShifter. To start off could you please tell us a little about yourself?  [/b] I’m glad to be here and grateful to have this opportunity for an interview! My name is Devin. I graduated from university a couple of years ago with a BA in accounting. Moved to Seattle with my girlfriend to seek out employment. I enjoy video games, art, piano, and modding! [b]You've been a member of our community since 2017, how did you first find Nexus Mods?  [/b] I originally joined Nexus Mods for [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/starwarsbattlefront22017]Star Wars Battlefront II mods[/url]. My little brother showed me Stardew Valley in 2017 and I played the heck out of it on the Nintendo Switch (over 200 hours). I wanted to experience more of the game, so I became active in the Stardew Valley modding community to enhance my experience. [b]What would you say are your favourite games and what do you like about them?[/b] Some of my favourite games are Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, LoZ: Breath of the Wild, Bloodborne, Super Smash Brothers, and Red Dead Redemption 2. I love games with exploration and a good story. I also enjoy fast-paced games too! [center][img]https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/2295/images/26/26-1566393785-1374693356.png[/img] [img]https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/2295/images/26/26-1566394178-953737027.jpeg[/img][/center] [b]Stardew Valley Expanded is the biggest and most popular mod for Stardew Valley in the last 12 months, but for anyone who hasn't played it yet. Could you tell us about the mod? [/b] Stardew Valley Expanded is the largest mod for the game. From the mod description [quote]This mod features 17 new locations, 63 new character events, 3 new NPCs, over 500 location messages, reimagined maps and festivals (all maps), a huge remastered farm map, a new world map reflecting all changes, and many miscellaneous additions. [/quote] I aim to add over 30 hours of brand-new content, expanding the universe ConcernedApe created. [b]What inspired you to create mods for Stardew Valley?[/b]  Modding for Stardew Valley requires very little to no coding knowledge, so it was easy for me to pick up and learn. There were many things I wanted to add to the game I enjoyed. The project was originally only supposed to incorporate some map edits, but it kept growing and growing. To this day, the mod is still expanding! [b]Have you ever created mods for other games? [/b] I have not. I am open to the idea in the future, but I am currently focusing on Stardew Valley. [center][img]https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/1303/images/3753/3753-1554699004-1117718845.gif[/img][/center] [b]Are you the only one working on the mod or do you have a team of modders?[/b]  I am the only developer for SVE and the creator. [url=https://twitter.com/mojav1a]Mojavia[/url] and [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/users/41168370]HopeWasHere[/url] have helped me with the portrait art of the NPCs and new buildings. Other developers have added/tweaked their frameworks for SVE. Some people have assisted me in creating compatibility patches for other mods and streamlining installation. I also have used assets from other modders, acknowledged in the SVE credits section. But for the most part, I am the only person actively working on SVE and maintaining it. [b]Many talented Stardew Valley mod authors have contributed assets and even entire mods to SDVE. What would you say are the challenges in bringing these all together?[/b]  The toughest challenges I would say was asking for permission, ensuring proper credit was given, and tweaking/implementing these mods to mesh seamlessly together. [b]If someone wanted to start making mods for Stardew Valley, what advice would you give them?[/b] My first piece of advice is to ask yourself what you want to add and why you want to make it. The resources I used were primarily the [url=https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Index]modding wiki[/url], the map editor “[url=https://www.mapeditor.org/]Tiled[/url]”, the [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CpDrw23peQiq-C7F2FjYOMePaYe0Rc9BwQsj3h6sjyo/edit#gid=239695361]Events Google Doc spreadsheet[/url], and the [url=https://discord.gg/stardewvalley]SDV Modding Discord[/url] for help. [b]What other mods would you recommend when playing Stardew Valley?[/b] I have a Mod Recommendations section on the [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/3753]SVE page[/url] detailing what mods I recommend! [center][img]https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/2295/images/26/26-1566394618-1252089923.jpeg[/img] [img]https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/2295/images/26/26-1566397812-1158571790.jpeg[/img][/center] [b]Do you have any future plans for your mods you'd like to share? [/b] SVE is still growing! I have plans to add more unique locations, more NPCs, more events, new activities, new festivals, new sprites, and more! If anyone wants to help with portrait art and C# coding, I would love to have a chat with you! [line] Follow [url=https://twitter.com/FlashShifter]@FlashShifter[/url] on Twitter to keep up to date on the development of his mods. You can also join in the Stardew Valley discussion on our [url=https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/forum/3641-general-stardew-valley-discussion]forums[/url] and the Nexus Mods [url=https://discord.gg/nexusmods]Discord server[/url]! A big thank you to [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/users/46021252]FlashShifter[/url] for answering our questions. As always, if there's an author or mod project you'd like to know more about, send your suggestions to [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/users/64597][b]BigBizkit[/b][/url] or [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/users/31179975][b]Pickysaurus[/b][/url].  Published first at A Flashy Expansion - FlashShifter