#Reflec

[jyinspiration]

[coffeenuts]

Just Add Water by njk1951 https://flic.kr/p/2kdpwBJ

[paintinghippos]

Waterfall Oxfordshire Inspiration for a small contemporary full sun courtyard landscaping in summer.

[f-airchilds]

Contemporary Landscape - Waterfall

Summertime landscaping ideas for a small, modern courtyard in full sun.

[discord-area]

confession before the end of winter

[owatasalty]

funny things in funland, london

[netra-vrinda20]

Netra Vrinda’s Divine Debut | A Journey Begins in Love & Devotion 💖

[wavetapper]

[beelzeballing]

when the gods crush you, it will not be out of disgust or fear. it will be because they were simply walking along and you were simply too small for the idea to check for your presence to even cross their mind.

when the gods crush you, you won't be a spider fallen victim to the crime of being small. you will be an ant, too irrelevant to write a poem about. too miniscule to feel bad for.

when the gods crush you, it will not be on purpose. be that a comfort or a terror.

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 10/03/2024

Character Select BGM (KFAD2 Mode)

Season 4 Episode 1 Featured on: SiIva Direct Presents

Ripped by deogenerate, New Guy Visuals by Harmony Friends, deogenerate, dante

Requested by delilahs-pumpkin-patch! (@delilahs-pumpkin-patch)

Today's rip was requested for coverage on the blog due to one very simple reason. Because for all the coverage I've done on the King for Another Day Tournament in Season 4 Episode 1 with rips like Thank You, Everybody!, Unhealed and NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2), there's one part of the project that I've effectively ignored entirely up until now. Indeed, though the excitement of the tournament itself, and its post-contest celebrations in Season 4 Episode 2, are both remembered very fondly, there's a period surrounding the tournament that's yet to be covered. We've covered this story's middle, its end, and its epilogue - now, its time to discuss its beginnings.

I've said before that Season 4 Episode 1 is kind of defined wholly by the tournament event itself, but given that it only took up around 2 months of actual channel time that may come off as a bit strange. That's because, much like the video game series that most directly inspired it, the King for Another Day Tournament did an incredible job in maintaining hype up until its release though reveals and trailers. These being the reveals of, of course, the new contestants - with a roster size doubled from Season 3's King for a Day Tournament, it left 16 characters to be revealed piecemeal in the buildup to the event. Channel creator Chaze the Chat described that he wanted Season 4 to be the most unpredictable and surprising Season yet, and we of course saw that outside of KFAD in rips like Sex - Steve Harvey and the entirety of Chain of Memories II Day - but the way the character reveals were done also played part in this element of surprise! The rip of today, Character Select BGM (KFAD2 Mode), is one of many other rips that contain a secret character reveal trailer within - hidden in the sea of normal channel uploads, these secret character reveals would be shown only to those who truly kept an eye out on every rip the channel uploaded.

Better yet, all these trailers were hidden at the very end of rips - and just like Chaze the Chat had warned, there was no telling what to expect from these rips even if they contained character reveals (shoutouts to Stronger than Mr Krab for being actually deranged). It was the hunt for the character reveals that made me click on rips like Character Select BGM (KFAD2 Mode) to begin with back in the day, as I have little to no connection to rhythm games like REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, and yet it absolutely paid off in just how solid of a rip this is. This is a no-nonsense quality rip across the board, a high-octane melody swap medley with an energetic and fun sound derived from the source track. Creatively yet seamlessly, it begins by including themes relating to the Christmas Comeback Crisis such as The Noble Haltmann and Wood Man's theme, before pivoting to focus on music broadly categorizable as ones more known within Japan's online remix communities - including music featured in other rhythm games, but also music such as that made by Yosuke Yasui. In effect, Character Select BGM (KFAD2 Mode) was just about the perfect rip to reveal Rhythm Masters in, as a perfect blend of SiIva's own set of jokes and the potential kinds of rips the contestant itself could offer.

Excitement for KFAD was in the air for most of 2019, and it was through rips just like this that said excitement was maintained. And even though I myself lacked the connection needed to rhythm games to really have their reveal and place in the tournament hit home, experiencing that reveal in the way the channel did kept me excited all the same.

[renamina6bemani]

[promethes]

if i get cat called again tmrw im killing myself

[theleanbean]

Izzy's death paired with the snow ruining all of my colorado trip plans is actually fucking me up right now

[wavetapper]

this is also sooooo fucking good

[theakikas]

Pain perdu. But only with the bread actually stale and the powdered sugar LOADED. Still waiting on the ol nana to gimme the recipe

Hey guys be cool and normal but reblog this with the homemade meal that would get you the most hyped as a child. I need it for reasons.

[amanminushkusunminush]

(No song comments are available.)

CHARACTER(éclale): JACK (2P, 10)

止めどなくただ聞こえる　それは何を示すのか モヤがかかったような　頭の中を突き抜けてゆく

Ah　叫べば楽になるだろう 青い本能曝せば いつも通りの自分を　取り戻すだろう？

目を閉じて　光と影の 重なりを　感じたら 捨てられる　���日も そう　今を今を変えるさ

どうなったっていいんだ　この心と体が　砕け散る前に 曖昧な感情なんて火をつけて　そのまま駆け出せばいい

どうなったっていいんだ　この心と体を　すべて捧げよう 欲望や願望さえも吐き出して 僕ガ壊レル前ニ

(FULL VERSION on petitlyrics)

(Lyrics, jacket, and banner obtained from Remywiki.)