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I think we need to talk about the under appreciated Window Seat fandom

I mean really? With the book shelves?

It’s like an alcove of happiness.

You want a whole row of individual seats? Fine, here you go. 

Or how about a whole window bed for those snugglers out there.

Curtains.. Guys this one has curtains.

Seriously? This is basically a glass cube of bliss.

 You can even get them with corners! Not enough corners? Okay.

Ba-BAM!! Corners for cocooning. 

There’s also the Roman-esque themed seat for the historians out there. 

 If you don’t want to snuggle up in blankets with hot cocoa in this then I don’t even know why you’re on this planet. I mean dat stonework. 

This one’s an entire rectangle. Just imagine all the cuddling that could happen in there. It’s practically a fortress.

This one’s fucking curved okay? it’s just chillin, up of the ground, and curved for your lounging convenience. 

don’t like rectangles or square? Okay. Have a fucking trapezoid seat.

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Hey!!! When you get the time... I would love to hear you talk about Mastermind!Kaito. You mentioned it goes well with his character thematically and... That piques my interest through the r o o f. Give me that sweet analysis of a sweet AU

Ahhhh thank you! You have no idea how sweet it is to hear that people like hearing me talk about Kaito! And mastermind!Kaito is… wonderful, and I’m always up for talking about that ^u^

The first thing about this AU that comes to mind is how it would fit into the main motif of the game, namely truth and lies. With lies as a main motif, a twist where the protagonist’s best friend turns out to be the mastermind would be a fitting twist. It also hasn’t happened in a dr game before with the mastermind characters being already set up as villains or as rather insignificant seeming characters. Having the mastermind be someone the player is supposed to get really attached to would be really shocking and impactful (and really sad). 

Also plotwise I feel like it could be integrated into the canon plot really well? Like, chapter five plays out mostly the same, but the execution was staged and once the chapter six reveal happens Kaito says what really happened in the hangar. Probably that Kokichi thinks his plan is going perfectly, but Kaito just laughs at him like, “Ya know, I know you’re not the mastermind. Because I am.” And Kokichi dies knowing he fell completely into the mastermind’s trap (because DESPAIR and there’s no way in hell Kaito would let Kokichi die with out knowing that he beat him). Figuring out that pretty much everything you though about chapter 5 was a lie fits the game’s theme pretty well too.

As for why such a super high school level sweetheart would be the mastermind, I can think of two main motivations in addition to just working for Team Danganronpa. The first is that he likes the power. He likes having complete control over everyone’s personalities and backstories because it lets him create a story where he gets to play the hero. And was NOT happy about Kokichi trying to screw that up. In fact, he probably ‘wrote’ Kokichi to be such a campy, evil villain to make his over the top heroisms look cooler. And of course he ‘wrote’ Shuichi and Maki to be the perfect, shonen anime-esque sidekick and love interest respectively. (Also I like to imagine that the occult-stuff went way further than he intended and his fear was legitimate, mainly because I think it’s funnier that way, and lets Kork unknowingly pull one over on the mastermind.)

Another motivation would be that he thinks the characters he creates for Danganronpa give people in the outside world something to believe in. After all, the outside world is so peaceful, there’s no need for heroes outside of fiction… With heroes from Danganronpa to believe in, people will be inspired to do their best, and make the impossible possible (thanks to him)! Unlike Mugi, I don’t think he’d be fine with hope or despair as long as it got ratings. He’d be very into to the idea of hope overcoming everything.

And during the trial… oh boy. He’d ABSOLUTELY keep referring to Shuichi as bro/partner/his first name and Maki as Maki Roll/Harumaki. Not completely tauntingly either. He’d legitimately still see them as his best friends, though he may take a moment to wax poetic about how sad it is that to get such wonderful friends he had to create them himself. He’d get over it quickly though because I mean come on, it’s Kaito. Always looking on the bright side, no despair for this mastermind :) Even while Shuichi and Maki are are actively fighting against him, he’d probably interrupt the debate to say stuff like “God, you guys are so much more confident than when I met you! I’m so proud!” And it catches them off guard because, yes, he’s the mastermind, but he’s still Kaito, and part of them both still want him to be proud of them. And they’re both still, on some level, happy to see him alive even if they do feel completely betrayed. He also feels somewhat entitled to them since he created their characters to be his sidekicks, and when the others try to snap them out of their despair and conflicted-ness, Kaito would get very very jealous >:3

I still see him as being terminally ill in this AU. Maybe that’s why he wanted to work for Team Danganronpa? Because Danganronpa gave him something to believe in while constantly in the hospital as a kid. And since death has always been following him, for lack of better wording, he’s pretty desensitized to working with it. And since he knows he’s going to die soon, he wants to live life to the fullest as a hero in Ultimate Real Fiction! Basically he’s a sickly delusional kid who wants to play heroes with his friends forever and ever no matter who has to die for it. Oh, and in his real execution, he would get trapped instead of crushed by the rubble and succumb to his illness. Just like chapter 5, it’s not his execution that killed him, but this time he wishes it was.

Good lord I did not expect to write that much, but the plot bunny got me. I’m really happy with it though! Thank you so much for prompting me to do this btw! I always smile when I see your messages :D

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I know I said I normally don't reblog my own stuff, but this is Red Dwarf related, so I thought y'all would want to see it.

Red Dwarf novels - Book Review (Spoiler Free)

(Too many books to post a picture, but they’re pretty easy to find if you google them.)

Happy birthday Red Dwarf! I know this is super late, since the anniversary was on Thursday, but this is the first time I’ve really had to myself to post this since Thursday, so apologies for that. A-levels are tiring, is what I’m trying to say. Anyway, this is more like 3 mini-reviews of the novelisations of the TV show Red Dwarf, which is my favourite show ever, so you can probably tell that this will be very positive. This goes to show that I don’t hate every book. Mini disclaimer, I’ve only read the first 3. I’m not sure if Last Human is part of this series or if it’s something else entirely, feel free to let me know. Also, this review is written more for people who are familiar with Red Dwarf, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pick this up if you’ve never heard of it. In fact, I highly recommend it.

See the end for a TL;DR, as always. I’ll also summarise my views on the entire series before going into each book.

Overall Thoughts

This series is written in such a way that you can enjoy it whether you’re a fan of Red Dwarf or only just getting into it. If you like sci-fi and/or comedy (which I do) then chances are you’ll really enjoy it. The best way I can explain the changes between the show and the book is that it’s like an alternate universe re-imagining of the show. The authors (Grant Naylor is actually two people, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor) re-tell some of the better known Red Dwarf stories, changing the order of some events, how they connect, and, in some cases, what actually happens. You don’t have to have an encyclopedic knowledge of Red Dwarf to enjoy this, in fact it might make the experience more enjoyable (depending on your opinions on them changing the stories). So yeah, if you can’t be bothered to sit through my individual reviews (or want to go in as blind as possible), then here’s my recommendation. If you have any interest in sci-fi, Red Dwarf, or British comedy, then pick up this series and give it a go.

Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

This is essentially a Red Dwarf prequel. The first few chapters re-tell how the main characters came to meet each other (since they’ve already known each other for a while when the TV show starts), and give a little exposition/backstory into Red Dwarf (the ship) and the world this story is set in. It does, later on, start to re-imagine events from the early series, so I guess it’s not exactly a prequel but oh well. The stories from the show this retells are The End, Future Echoes, Kryten, Me2 (meant to be “squared” but I can’t work out how to format it), and the start of Better Than Life, so it all takes place pretty early on in the series. Most of these stories are pretty similar to how they go down in the show, and it’s more the way they’re connected that’s changed. However, I don’t have any kind of problem with this, since I get enough of a kick out of seeing my favourite programme translated into novel form for this not to bother me. The story that’s the most changed is Better Than Life, but that’s not entirely relevant to this review, since the majority of that story takes place in the sequel named after it. If I had to nitpick, I’d say that I wasn’t too keen on them including the Future Echoes story, since the payoff to that (Parallel Universe) is not included, so the plot point with Lister somehow getting twin boys isn’t resolved. This is probably only a problem if you’ve never seen the show, since my Red Dwarf obsessed brain just filled in all the gaps. Despite this flaw, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes Red Dwarf, or is planning on getting into the series.

Better Than Life

Now this is  probably my favourite book of the series. The Better Than Life story arc is a really major part of this book (as you can probably tell since it’s named after it) and it’s amazing. It’s changed so drastically from the show that it’s almost a different story. The stakes are higher, it’s more intense, and much more emotional than the TV series. It does adapt some other stories, like White Hole (I think, anyway), and Polymorph, but Better Than Life is really the star of the show. The Polymorph story arc is also incredible, but it isn’t changed as much as Better Than Life is so it didn’t leave as much of an impact on me. Another thing I loved about this book is that it seems a lot more serious than the TV show. One thing I often wander when thinking about Red Dwarf (and secretly writing fanfiction for it) is what it would be like if certain aspects weren’t played for comedy. I might write something about this on my main blog, but this story is basically what I would imagine. It seems quite a bit darker than the TV series, and a lot more intense.  Some people might not be keen on this, but I love the darker tone. I love dark stories in general, but seeing Red Dwarf become more serious and emotional is basically everything I’ve ever wanted to see from Red Dwarf, and if you’re anything like me then I highly recommend this (but obviously read the first one as well).

Backwards

This is the novel that I’m the least familiar with. I could probably give a most accurate plot summary, and I do know what stories it adapts, but this is the only book I couldn’t find in audiobook form, so I haven’t read (or listened to) it as much as the others. However, that won’t stop me from reviewing it. It adapts the stories Backwards (again, no shit there), Dimension Jump, and Gunmen of the Apocalypse. The latter is definitely my favourite in this book, since I love the original story, (series 6 is my favourite Red Dwarf series), and it once again has that darker twist. In fact, this one is probably even more twisted than Better Than Life with the addition of the Agonoids (this book’s version of Simulants). Also, the very first chapter of this book (kind of like a prologue I think) nearly made me cry, since it was an emotional insight into my favourite Red Dwarf character. Of all the books in this series, this one is definitely the most changed from the TV series. All of the story-arcs are majorly adapted in some way, and I really love that. While I can’t remember as much of this book as the others, I would still highly recommend it to any sci-fi fan. My only issue with it is that I feel like the end is left a little ambiguous. I’m pretty sure some people would consider it concluded, but I felt like there was more to say, like a cliffhanger that’s never resolved. However, this is very subjective, and it probably won’t bother too many people.

TL;DR: Definitely pick this series up if you like Red Dwarf or anything sci-fi. You don’t need any prior knowledge of Red Dwarf to be able to enjoy this, but any existing fan can still get a kick out of the stories being re-told. It’s a lot more serious than the TV show, but it still does have some comedic lines and moments, so it’s not unrecognisable as a Red Dwarf story.

Once again, happy 30th birthday Red Dwarf. This show has given me so much joy, and I genuinely think I would be a different person if I’d never discovered it. 

Next week: The YA dystopian that made me completely give up on the genre. (It’s probably more of a rant than a review, but eh.)

Bye.

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Happy Birthday, Red Dwarf!!

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Sir David Attenborough demonstrates the accuracy of the Mozambique Spitting Cobra’s venom streams by wearing a chemically treated visor that makes the venom turn purple on contact.

From Life in Cold Blood

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Happy 30th Birthday Red Dwarf

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happy 30 years of red dwarf! and many more…

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Not coming soon to a cinema near you

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Koichi: Maybe this is the alcohol talking, but I love alcohol.

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I will be sad as HELL but then Ugandan Knuckles shows up and I start laughing my ass off

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Redrew one of the Beta Designs for Miu as a proper sprite

She looks so different :O

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C. The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club (TORDFC)

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i can’t help but find this quite sweet: the three people that survived the radiation leak in lister’s ‘best situation possible’ were of course kochanski and petersen, but also rimmer

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I really want jin kirigiri and koichi kizakura to be a happy slightly dysfunctional married couple pls

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Poor Rimmer …