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Look at this little goober, warming his limbs up by a fire. What a cutie. Not like his neon yellow-green, possibly radioactive sibling in timeout in a cabin behind us.

ignore the quest. I've been stuck on it for nearly 5 loops. Those lumps don't want to spawn for me.

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Stepmom: Has your game come out, yet?

Me: Huh?

Stepmom: The one you wanted for your birthday.

Me: ... Pokemon? No, it hasn't come out yet.

Stepmom: No, the other one! The, uh, fancy asian one.

Me: Guardians of Azuma? Yeah, it's this one right here. *Holds up the switch to show the current game I'm playing*

Stepmom: ... Dumbass, you were supposed to tell me so I could buy it for you.

Me: ... Oh.

Stepmom: no more buying games without tell me, when your birthday is nearby.

Me: But my birthday is in september...?

Stepmom: Last year. You always do this. First with Hogwarts and now with your guardian game. What's next, those batman games your sister was talking about?

Me: She already got me them under the condition I stream it via discord so she can watch, too.

Stepmom: ... I hate this family, some days.

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You know what? I like Guardians of Azuma's difficulty scale more than I have in any other Rune Factory game. I started on the default story mode and beat the Winter Boss before deciding that I wanted to start over on a harder difficulty (and, you know, to redo a few things once I was done trying to figure things out).

At first I was like "This is the harder difficulty? It feels the exact same, I just go flying backwards a fair bit more". And you know what? By the time I got the Winter Boss once more I was eating my words. I had the strongest, fully upgraded weapons and armor on me and my teammates that I could craft and had to redo the fight three times because the Wolf Boss kept demolishing us.

I'm now exploring the middle layer of islands and finding myself near death more often than I did before. Hard Difficulty seems like it's more resource-management / resource-gathering than any of the previous difficulties, and you'll be swapping weapons and armors more often- but don't worry, because you're also going to need to upgrade to level 9, which means you need materials and money. Both of which you get by putting the main story on the side burner for a bit and focusing on your villages.

(And, perhaps that 500+ defense and magic defense armor I got either a little before or after the winter boss should have been my first major clue.)

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… Hey. Folks who made Guardians of Azuma. Any of you wanna explain Fubuki?

I was not mentally or physically ready to hear what I did the moment I put the kind and gentle god of winter in my party.

I haven’t even taken him out of the village yet, and I fear I may have to have my game muted from now on whenever he’s in my party.

I idled on him in the party setup screen long enough to watch him get both excited and then dejected. This man is adorable, but a trap.

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Coworker 3: Oh... I just thought he was trying to call you DeeDee. You know, from Dexter's Lab. ... Wait-

Me: I think that dates you, and the fact that I can remember watching that dates me, too.

Coworker 3: ... Aren't you, like... in your teens? What the hell.

Me: Excuse you, I'm nearly 30.

Coworker: Oh. Fuck. I'm old.

Me: I'm getting there.

Coworker 3: Wait, is that why you're allowed to drive the forklift and no one bats an eye?

Me: Yes. I even drink, on occasion.

Coworker 3: At the same time?

Me: Not that desperate, yet.

Coworker 3: Give it time.

Male Coworker: Hey, Double-D! Great to see you back in!

Me: Yep! Great to your ugly mug, too! You run anyone away from the Mulch Pit yet?

Male Coworker: Only twice!

Me: Sweet! Let’s see if we can get that up to five in the two hours your still here.

- Later -

Female Coworker: Why did you… you know that’s it’s an insult to be called… that, right?

Me: First of all, Double-D isn’t about my figure. It’s short for Doctor Doom. You know- because the dark green cloak I wear in the autumn and winter makes me look like him, especially when I have a face mask on. Second- He’s happily got a boyfriend.

Female Coworker: But-

Me: Nah, he’s asked before if it was okay to shorten ‘Doctor Doom’ to Double-D.

Female Coworker: But he’s so mean! How do you know he’s not bullying you?

Me: Because I give as good as I get, and we stop when the other asks. We bully each other, with affection and understanding.

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Male Coworker: Hey, Double-D! Great to see you back in!

Me: Yep! Great to your ugly mug, too! You run anyone away from the Mulch Pit yet?

Male Coworker: Only twice!

Me: Sweet! Let’s see if we can get that up to five in the two hours your still here.

- Later -

Female Coworker: Why did you… you know that’s it’s an insult to be called… that, right?

Me: First of all, Double-D isn’t about my figure. It’s short for Doctor Doom. You know- because the dark green cloak I wear in the autumn and winter makes me look like him, especially when I have a face mask on. Second- He’s happily got a boyfriend.

Female Coworker: But-

Me: Nah, he’s asked before if it was okay to shorten ‘Doctor Doom’ to Double-D.

Female Coworker: But he’s so mean! How do you know he’s not bullying you?

Me: Because I give as good as I get, and we stop when the other asks. We bully each other, with affection and understanding.

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Sis: Hey, I just saw the steam cards you got for playing Batman Arkham Knight.

Me: What about them?

Sis: ... Jason Todd is haunting you.

Me: ???

Sis: You haven't looked, have you. You got two Arkham Knight cards, one Red Hood card, and a Batgirl card. Three Jason cards and one Babs card.

Me: Huh. You know, that feels fitting.

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This game spawns your followers in the funnest of places. Suzu, sweetie. Iroha is trusting me to make sure you return alive at the end of the day. Please get down from there- safely!

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Sis: How're classes?

Me: Comp 1 is done. In Comp 2 there's five power points totaling just under 700 slides. Most of them are full-on text.

Sis: Um.

Me: I'm just grateful that the teacher realized this and extended the deadline for this comp by a week. All I have to do this week is the discussion board and read. Next week belongs to comp 2's quiz, assignment, and journal entry.

Sis: ... Are you at least enjoying yourself?

Me: ... I don't know. How're you?

Sis: This spot in Michigan is nice and peaceful. It hailed recently, and it's been nice and cool. Why do you know all these pretty spots?

Me: Well, if you ever feel like experiencing these places with me, maybe get time off from your work when I tell you about them seven months in advance.

Sis: I know, I know! I'm a big dumb.

Me: Oi, bitch! The only one who gets to call you that is me!

Sis: You excited for the release of guardians of azuma? it's supposed to release in a few hours.

Me: ...?

Me: ...!

Me: Oh shit, that's today!

Me: ... Ugh, but I have schoolwork! And an early day tomorrow. Uggggh.

Sis: Haven't you been working on classes, like, all week? How are you not done yet?

Me: The very second lecture- ie, powerpoint- is just shy of 200 slides. It's 123 MB in size. I have three lectures to read, plus all the videos I have to watch. Then the assignment, quiz, discussion board, and journal. It's recommended to spend at least 20 hours throughout the week on classes, but I have until the 7th to get all this turned in. I can't get the powerpoint to load in google slides because of its size, so I have to wait for the laptop- which is with you, in the another state- to get the full lecture, because I have to use the lecture notes in addition to the information on the slides.

Sis: ... I promise, I'll be back tomorrow. Laptop fully intact.

Me: Yeah, I know. I'm just bitching at myself at this point. Did you enjoy yourself?

Sis: Arizona is pretty. I see why you liked visiting.

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Guardians of Azuma; Nala’s experience.

I know I’m playing on Hard Difficulty, but is being sent flying, twice, really necessary? I guess it makes sense for this type of enemy, but still! Lol!

Hidden just in case.

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Hidden on a ‘just-in-case’ sorta thing since the game’s so new, but it’s also part of the very beginning- still technically a tutorial.

That side-eye, too. Wow. Talk about a trap, kid.

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Sis: You excited for the release of guardians of azuma? it's supposed to release in a few hours.

Me: ...?

Me: ...!

Me: Oh shit, that's today!

Me: ... Ugh, but I have schoolwork! And an early day tomorrow. Uggggh.

Sis: Haven't you been working on classes, like, all week? How are you not done yet?

Me: The very second lecture- ie, powerpoint- is just shy of 200 slides. It's 123 MB in size. I have three lectures to read, plus all the videos I have to watch. Then the assignment, quiz, discussion board, and journal. It's recommended to spend at least 20 hours throughout the week on classes, but I have until the 7th to get all this turned in. I can't get the powerpoint to load in google slides because of its size, so I have to wait for the laptop- which is with you, in the another state- to get the full lecture, because I have to use the lecture notes in addition to the information on the slides.

Sis: ... I promise, I'll be back tomorrow. Laptop fully intact.

Me: Yeah, I know. I'm just bitching at myself at this point. Did you enjoy yourself?

Sis: Arizona is pretty. I see why you liked visiting.

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Stepmom: Have you done the things for classes?

Me: Yes.

Stepmom: ... I don't believe you. I'm going to check.

Stepmom: Why is your password not working?

Me: I changed it.

Stepmom: What's the new password? You know you never keep track of anything.

Me: I'm paying for my own classes. If I fail them because I didn't pay attention to them, then that's on me and my own money wasted. Not yours. Please let me do this on my own.

Stepmom: You know I love you, that's why I nag.

Me: You could do with with a little less loud-ness and hovering.

Stepmom: I'm not yelling.

Me: You're Italian, and I've got a near-permanent migraine. You also like to be right up in my personal space when you talk- usually directly into my ear. I love you, but please. My head cannot take much more. I'm nearly out of my migraine meds.

Stepmom: Stop being so dramatic.

Dad: No, hun, she's right about the loud part. You are loud for a family that usually works in silence. You're also the most... paranoid isn't the word I'm looking for, but you stress like crazy when things begin to experience hiccups in how they work. It makes us stressed, in turn.

Stepmom: Don't forget that classes start monday.

Me: Oh shit, I haven't even checked the worksite- holy hell, they've changed the UI on everything. I... Where is my coursework? Where the hell is my class? Why do I have to manually checkmark all of the material as I go through it?!

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Stepmom: Don't forget that classes start monday.

Me: Oh shit, I haven't even checked the worksite- holy hell, they've changed the UI on everything. I... Where is my coursework? Where the hell is my class? Why do I have to manually checkmark all of the material as I go through it?!

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Minor spoiler for the demo of Escape Simulator 2.

I'm playing the demo for Escape Simulator 2, and I didn't even think about the well puzzle. I just breezed past it and went 'alright' and moved on with my evening. A little lackluster, but nothing that pulled me out of the immersion.

It wasn't until I went back through to find my missing tokens (3/8 on first run) that I found the book with translations and remembered that I took latin in middle school and have kept up with it throughout highschool and college.

I...

It never even occurred to me that the well spirit was a puzzle. I got the reward and didn't think about it. Oops?

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Stepmom: I want comfort food. I just had my yearly checkup and am sore everywhere.

Me: That's good for you, I'll make something at home. I don't want to think right now and your comfort food is kinda greasy which would be bad with my stomach right now.

Stepmom: How bad was your day?

Me: The least stressful part of my work today was getting a toilet seat thrown at my head by a full-grown adult who wouldn't listen to me when I said I can't accept it for a refund because it's a bio-hazard risk.

Stepmom: Are you... alright?

Me: Oh, yeah. It didn't hit me. Bad aerodynamics, you know. It's a toilet seat, not an airplane. On the plus side, if I see that customer again, I get to notify management to call the police.

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It *has* been an age and some since I last reblogged this with an update, but I have one.

My sister found the Fiscit app website and discovered the many mods that exist on that site!

Then she made the mistake of showing me the website and- I am now recreating civilization. Again. But this time with mods.

Anyone want to give me a theme to base this massive city on?

0h no. Sister got me playing satisfactory again. I forgot why I stopped.

why... why are the routes going in every which direction?

why pump water and coal so far inland when you can do everything closer together?

why is the iron and copper filtering into the same container?

why am i doing this to myself