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I'd seen lots of people describe Night in the Woods as being heavily rooted in the experience of growing up in a dying small town in the American Rust Belt, but somehow nobody told my West Virginian ass that it's so Appalachian that I probably live closer to where Mae's house would be than to the nearest IKEA.

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[ID: A short Deltarune comic. Susie is doing homework with Kris when she slams her hand on the table and says "Wait Kris! We can still make Ralsei do our homework by just bringing it to the Dark World!" Inside Castle Town, a smiling Darkner with homework for its head and torso declares "Kya ha ha! I'm Homework Jones! Solve my puzzles and problems!" Ralsei looks at his disappointed friends and says "I really don't know what you thought would happen." /End ID]

it was worth a try

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Everyone warns you agaist going to the supermarket hungry, but nobody tells you about the dangers of going there too full: I do not want any of these things, for I will never require any food at all!

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one of the culprits here in the public obliviousness about covid is that medical science has completely failed to integrate the fact that infections and injuries have permanent effects into wider culture. it has been documented and known for decades that narcolepsy follows viral and bacterial infections but most doctors wont mention this to you and many of them dont even know about it. every single time you get strep throat, an ear infection, the flu, food poisoning, a bonk on the head, major surgery, sepsis, or cold sores, you have a N% chance to develop permanent disability from it. the 'shit happens' principle of medical science has been seemingly purposefully erased from the public consciousness and im not entirely sure why. american litigiousness and the drug testing process maybe. getting food poisoning from someone not washing their hands before making your meal at a restaurant can not just kill you, but it can give you a permanent chronic illness like narcolepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroparesis, whatever. instead of this just being common knowledge we have this bizarre concept of diseases as being ineffable and irresistible but simply an inconvenience all good citizens must endure

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eiffel thinks he wants a surprise party thrown for him, but that would be a nightmare to pull off. if he suspected anything, he'd get nosy and overly excited and you'd never be able to distract him from it; if he didn't, he'd think everyone actually forgot his birthday and he'd sulk miserably. what eiffel actually wants is a "surprise" party where he knows he's getting a surprise party and he gets to pretend he was totally surprised by it.

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Fat aromantics have the right to identify as aromantic without people trying to dismiss their identity as the person being unlovable due to fatness. Fat people are lovable in every way, and a fat person is allowed to reject any amount or form of love they don't want. Autonomy is not granted based on the size of your waist.

-Mod Worthy

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[ID: Photo of the statue "Farewell to Orpheus", depicting a naked Eurydice reaching out a hand as she falls back, surrounded by wisps. /End ID]

I think I may never be sad ever again. There is a statue entitled "Farewell to Orpheus" on my college campus. It's been there since 1968, created by a Prof. Frederic Littman that use to work at the university. It sits in the middle of a fountain, and the fountain is often full of litter. I have taken it upon myself to clean the litter out when I see it (the skimmers only come by once a week at max). But because of my style of dress, this means that bystanders see a twenty-something on their hands and knees at the edge of the fountain, sleeves rolled up, trying not to splash dirty water on their slacks while their briefcase and suit coat sit nearby. This is fine, usually. But today was Saturday Market, which means the twenty or so people in the area suddenly became hundreds. So, obviously, somebody stopped to ask what I was doing. "This," I gestured at the statue, "is Eurydice. She was the wife of Orpheus, the greatest storyteller in Greece. And this litter is disrespectful." Then, on a whim, I squinted up at them. "Do you know the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?" "No," they replied, shifting slightly to sit.

"Would you like to?"

"Sure!"

So I told them. I told them the story as I know it- and I've had a bit of practice. Orpheus, child of a wishing star, favorite of the messenger god, who had a hard-working, wonderful wife, Eurydice; his harp that could lull beasts to passivity, coax song from nymphs, and move mountains before him; and the men who, while he dreamed and composed, came to steal Eurydice away. I told of how she ran, and the water splashed up on my clothes. But I didn't care. I told of how the adder in the field bit her heel, and she died. I told of the Underworld- how Orpheus charmed the riverman, pacified Cerberus with a lullaby, and melted the hearts of the wise judges. I laughed as I remarked how lucky he was that it was winter- for Persephone was moved by his song where Hades was not. She convinced Hades to let Orpheus prove he was worthy of taking Eurydice. I tugged my coat back on, and said how Orpheus had to play and sing all the way out of the Underworld, without ever looking back to see if his beloved wife followed. And I told how, when he stopped for breath, he thought he heard her stumble and fall, and turned to help her up- but it was too late. I told the story four times after that, to four different groups, each larger than the last. And I must have cast a glance at the statue, something that said "I'm sorry, I miss you--" because when I finished my second to last retelling, a young boy piped up, perhaps seven or eight, and asked me a question that has made my day, and potentially my life: "Are you Orpheus?" I told the tale of the grieving bard so well, so convincingly, that in the eyes of a child I was telling not a story, but a memory. And while I laughed in the moment, with everyone else, I wept with gratitude and joy when I came home. This is more than I deserve, and I think I may never be sad again.

Here is the aforementioned statue, by the way.

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desegregate all sports now. no more gendered sports. its stupid

if you absolutely must, in primarily muscle force-based sports, create competitive classes like in boxing except separated by body comp, not just pure body weight. i mean, if you must. this will eliminate any tiny advantages in muscle mass. some will say basketball should have height classes but frankly some of the NBA's most impressive players were not tall so idk that this actually matters ever

the primary athletic impediment to all women is overwhelmingly cultural and psychological. i have won probably half the physical competitions with cis men that i have engaged in, friendly or otherwise. even without the benefit of a lifetime of people trying to make me throw or hit balls, i have won wrestling matches, sparring matches, funny backyard foam sword fights, video games, equestrian activities, dance, endurance tests of various kinds, etc. i'm small and weak. men think theyre stronger and more skilled than they are, women think the opposite about themselves

humans just arent that differently-sized or -shaped, as a species. we have almost no sexual dimorphism at all compared to the vast majority of other mammals.

animals that have similar levels of sexual dimorphism to humans, for example cats, dogs, and horses, do not generally have competitive events segregated by sex. the dog agility trials dont normally have separate leagues for male and female dogs (gendered competitions exist they're just unusual). because it doesnt matter. there is no kentucky derby 2 just for girl horses. thats not a thing

remove all gendered categories from online shopping websites and universalize clothing and shoe sizing. im sick of having to search two entirely different sections of ebay when im just trying to find a nice velvet loafer in size 39 EU. what the hell is "women's clothing"

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[ID: Art of Susie from Deltarune done in thick lines and red lighting. In a tense stance with her back turned, she tilts the side of her head towards the camera and glares with a single eye. A red soul appears over her chest, and her upper body is framed with a red box. /End ID]

i'm SICK for a HOME that i'll never DESERVE

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idk who needs to hear this but if you signed up for a free trial for some subscription you don’t plan to keep bc you needed short-term access, go cancel it rn before you get charged

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too many movies have been ruined by not casting ugly people

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Just a little PSA for all our mental health (and chronic pain*) spoonies out there! A lot of doctors neglect to mention this little side effect, which means a lot of us are suffering extra from the heat without knowing why.

*Many psych meds are used to treat chronic pain as well, if you didn’t know!

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Derailing my GM when they try to do a gazebo bit by having my character pipe up "actually, I think that's a rotunda".

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The line between fantasy and sci-fi is a highly frayed shoelace that’s been cut into multiple pieces and randomly tossed over someone’s shoulder tbh

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would you say, at this point, in your own opinion, that Deltarune is better than/surpasses Undertale? both narrative wise and gameplay wise

i think this is the kind of thing where i would really be jumping the gun to say so definitively either way. deltarune is the hype right now and we’re still right in the middle of the most intense rising action of its story, entering the era where it is going to be the most exciting that it will ever be as we barrel towards the final chapters. that’s a crazy high note, but it won’t portray the full scope of deltarunes accomplishments when compared to its intent. that’s the kind of thing we need to wait on, and that’s the kind of thing we absolutely have for undertale. undertale has such clear intent and such insanely clever, concise, and poignant delivery of its intent. let it never be forgotten how much of a fucking masterpiece undertale is IMO, it’s one of my favorite games.

i do think, however, there is a lot to be said about how deltarune could fare in that comparison based on what i’ve seen so far, and in summary: it was hard to understand at first because of how revolutionary undertale felt, but i’m finally beginning to see how this was the game toby really wanted to make for a much, much longer time. if there was ever a game with the potential to make fucking UNDERTALE of all games feel like a prologue for something bigger, it might be deltarune. but that’s a lot of pressure i don’t want to put on it so im just enjoying the ride for now and enjoying how compelled i am in spite of the act it’s trying to follow.

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im ngl unrestricted internet access is objectively good for any child i do not give a fuck how many isis beheading videos you saw when you were 12, do you know how humiliating it is to play ur first video game in your 20s ? i just spent 30 minutes getting killed by 2 dogs named dogamy & dogaressa