#Semi-long post

[0heartangel0]

PERSONA 5 TACTICA IS NOT GREAT: AN ODDLY-CONSTRUCTED RANT

Pt. 4.5: Kingdom 4 Is A Waste Of My Time

After shortly running through each Kingdom's gimmick in the previous part, I realized something that I knew I needed to discuss on its own. And that's the fact that Kingdom 4 is the worst thing to happen to any Persona player since October 4th!

It might sound like I'm exaggerating, but I'm not. It sucks. I hate it. It's garbo! It's what would culminate from Fuuka, Chie, Yukiko, Akechi, and Zenkichi all collaborating to cook something. Blindfolded.

Who in the board meeting stood up and was like, "you know what would make this game better? If we did a dumb boss rush at the final world, while making everything and everyone grey!" And everyone clapped. And the one mother flipper that tried to object was launched to the stratosphere.

Let me tell you something: no one likes a boss rush, especially if it's a recolored version of the same boss. I hated it in Kirby, and I hate it here. And even then, it's just the bosses repeating the same kinds of lines and attacks once you get to them after two missions (I get that that's the point, but still).

The environment isn't even that nice to look at. It's just....Grey and metallic. It's extremely boring, and makes me frustrated having to go through 9 levels of this same environment. Even the enemies are grey!

Oh, but don't worry! The game actually gives a reason as to why everything looks like this!

Translation: After Toshiro found his big boy britches, Salmael ran out of colored ink in his printer, so now has to resort to the black and white setting no one likes.

That's still such a stupid reason, but OKAY!

They also tried to explain why they brought back the bosses, and it's just as dumb!

So, basically, Samael brought these rulers back simply to put fear back into Toshiro....even though he has gone against and conquered these fake versions of these people before! So, obviously, it won't work again, just because they're grey now, and you amped up what they say now!

Isn't it funny just how over-the-top she's being (even though she was always like this)? Isn't it hilarious how the big bad is so desperate to make Toshiro shake in his little boots, that he just had to bring back the same ridiculous-looking mother flippers again, but add a grey coat of paint on them with cute red highlights? No. At least, not to me.

You know what is funny? The fact that they did this just to show how Toshiro has grown throughout this game. But really, this is just unnecessary.

The fact that he has faced these people before and even get scenes before and after their defeat where he accepts what they did to him, and he'll stand up to them SHOWS this! Hell, his awakening + him fighting his shadow was supposed to show this growth! We don't need an extra reminder of this! We kind of get it! The fact he's even down here to face a GOD should be proof enough! We shouldn't have to be forced to relive this same moment of confrontation *3x* to prove to us that Toshiro is no longer the guy that keeps a night light in his bedroom to go to sleep! Then again, I still have my doubts, considering how they handle his growth, but trust me, WE'LL GET TO THAT!

So, in a way, this is all just one big rehash. They might as well have cut to the final boss the moment we got to this Kingdom to save me the trouble!

Also, you mean to tell me that I have to fight Eri AGAIN after having just faced her, not....*8* missions ago?! And she's somehow EASIER??!! AND GREY????? Is this really how we're ending the game???

And this is just the surface - a peek through the curtain, if you will - of just how dumb the villain is, since this is his lair! His Bowser's castle! He couldn't even be bothered to put in some torches! NOTHIN'!!

I keep saying it, but I will talk about the villain at some point! And I'll have words for him!

Then again, I already did, here. Let's just say, insulting his decor was the first step among a whole 2 year-old's Christmas list's length list.

Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4, Pt. 5, Pt. 6, Pt. 7, Pt. 8

[dumplingsjinson]

so i'm spiralling because he hasn't messaged me at all today, since sending me the good night text last night (which, for context, is him saying "good night, love you most <33" AND YET I'M OUT HERE HAVING THE AUDACITY TO OVERTHINK HIS FEELINGS FOR ME). it's been 24 hours AHAHA. i won't be reiterating what i told my friends but the summary of my overthinking and irrational thoughts boils down to this: "yeah so maybe he regrets saying he's ready to become official with you and is now ghosting you".

now i know i could message him first, but i'm thinking if he messages me first, i'd get the reassurance i need. i know it doesn't make sense but let's be real - when has overthinking ever made sense? trust i'm gonna feel much better when he finally messages me.

anyway i've been venting to my friends about it and i'm glad i have a great support network <333

in saying that, it's funny bc one of my friends was like "i've observed that you overthink more when things in the relationship changes, but it settles down once you get comfy" and i'm like... wait a second why is she right though?? so yeah. that's where i'm at right now.

and i can't say i love being an anxiously attached fucking idiot. i absolutely hate it. i just need to get a grip on myself.

also, one of my favourite coworkers is leaving and today was my last shift with him, so i guess that's making me feel even worse bc i'm starting to really hate this fucking job with how understaffed shit is and now someone i actually talk to like a friend and can banter with is now gone. it makes going to work completely miserable.

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

I had a dark idea

Burrowsand was a sweetheart all his life, but what if, unlike others in the Dark Forest, he gets corrupted?

It’s a situation I want to explore. We’ve had the bad guys who were always bad, the good guys who are still good, the ones who did bad but are now good.

What about the ones who were pushed too far after they became a resident?

What if the dark, kill-or-be-killed life of the Dark Forest broke someone?

Burrowsand doesn’t fully realize until after he’s dead that he has been manipulated by the cat he trusted the most for most of his life (and then killed by him). He feels betrayed—by him and by StarClan for condemning him for something he was tricked into doing.

He’s sad and lost and scared and frustrated, but at this point he’s still Burrowsand.

The Kit

At this point I don’t know how long it takes or what exactly happens to make him change, but I have mentioned before that he adopts a kit. I’m thinking that kit dies somehow (most likely murdered, as that would cause Burrow to be more violent to other cats. He’s already been manipulated, abandoned, and now his child has been killed, at this point he believes no one else can be trusted, no one else matters).

The Group

In addition to that, I have this thought of Burrowsand being part of a small group, one who sticks together for safety but who don’t care for each other.

Burrowsand was allowed to join only because they saw him as a pushover—a lackey to do things for them. But they acted nice for the most part, keeping him on a leash just loose enough for him to believe he was safe with them, that they cared for him.

Then he finds the kit and knows that even with the group it won’t be safe (or maybe they refuse to help it?) and takes it to the Daycare before later adopting it.

He bonds with the kit, it becomes his child. He becomes a father.

Then the kit is killed, and that makes Burrowsand crawl back to his group, which he soon finds out through overhearing two cats talking that it was the plan—THEY had done it.

Burrowsand

completely

breaks

He was bullied by his peers and mentor, manipulated by someone he loved, murdered by someone he loved, damned to suffer in hell for things he was tricked into doing, was manipulated again by different cats pretending to be his friends, and then his baby was murdered by them just so that he could keep being their servant.

What does he do?

He goes and gets minnows, just as he always does for them. He gets lots, plenty for everyone. And he sits from the shadows and watch as they eat.

But even with them gone, how can he ever go back to who he was? He can’t. He can never go back.

[sega-saturn-arcade]

this, this particular fact is very. interesting to me. like, i've been over it several times in my head and every time i wonder what it means for me specifically and my canon

I know that I was probably chosen as the 'idol' for the cult, probably by sheer circumstance (i physically cannot remember what happened in that cult or how that came to be, only flashes of being in meetings and being on edge, or walking up to gatherings with the cult members) but it to me seems to make sense

more yapping under the cut vvv

if i was the chosen idol, of course that god damned cursed rock would make sure i was safe from any danger. What danger? I don't fucking know. I was involved in too much to really know which extreme danger mr was protecting me from. but it would also make sense as to why i found the elevator--the elevator that mr apparently boarded that i had genuinely no clue about???? (note to self: think about that later? strange fucking coincidence there)

but what was the 'idol system' that cult had. what did mr want to use me for. what was so important that so many murders had to be made to even be a part of a plan that i wanted no part of, whatever it was?? why was i chosen. MY ASS DIDNT EVEN WANNA BE THERE!! I went down a rabbit hole out of curiosity and got trapped!! what the fuck did that rock see in me?

i have to pray and hope that the plot progresses and wraps up because i don't even know where to start. i don't even know where to look because i have combed over every piece in-game that may even be remotely related to my canon or my situation in-game. why did i have to be in the middle of all the chaos good lird. can't catch a damn break in my klavier life it only got worse in my poob life (instead of down to earth everyday realistic horrors, it's SPIRITUAL HORRORS!!!!!! throws confetti in the air with a really annoyed look

anyways. tl;dr what the fuck did that rock want with me. why specifically me.

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Base used: F2U Cat Head Base by googaoo on DeviantArt

I was planning this for a while, and have several drawings of some (4?) characters, because I wanted it to be my own. But I'm just too busy for it right now, and really wanted this out. Hopefully I will one day have a version of this where they're all my own art! Until then, I hope you like it!

And if you're new to the blog and wonder why I have dead af cats have kits, here you go: https://www.tumblr.com/residents-of-the-darkforest/717800073334079488/ok-so-i-came-across-this-blog-and-im-super?source=share

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[roselynia]

i'm really going through it today, even though it was something we knew was a long time coming.

our precious 16 year old cat, Ellie, finally passed through the golden gate this evening and i was petting her as she took her final breath. i've never felt more heartbroken nor more relieved, because we knew she was suffering and now she doesn't have to anymore. these past few years i've spent with her have meant the world to me.

i love you, ellie, and I'll miss you always. much love, your cat mom ♥

[synthstyle]

Special Announcement

A special announcement from yours truly; I'd like to announce to my followers (and anyone that's visiting this page) that I have two new sideblogs! The first one is @vacantly-abandoned, dedicated to all things abandoned and liminal, and the second is @style-of-synth, which is mainly dedicated to my art and writing but will have some discussions of my ocs on there too. I was originally thinking of overhauling this blog, but I figured that I could make some sideblogs dedicated to other things whilst still keeping this as my main one. I would really appreciate it if you could go and give either of them a follow, thank you!

[thesmallersnow]

⋆⭒˚.⋆ Quand le Directeur n'est pas là ( les acteurs dansent ) ⋆.˚⭒⋆ > Prologue

Loop says they try not to look the Fighter's way, and that he's never going to see them anyway, so it doesn't matter. Well... What happens when he does look their way?

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[willthespy]

resisting the urge (and failing) to quit art so heres some OLD solangelo doodles (mortal au)

[four-pointed-leaf]

happy pride month

[emoregressioncore]

what a match ...

[dumplingsjinson]

so um... cat guy asked me if i wanted to come along with him to the joji or the weeknd concert this november, and i said i'm down for joji's concert so uh... AHAHA.

he says his friends MIGHT be going to the joji concert, but they're definitely gonna be at the weeknd's. ionno if i'm ever gonna meet his friends tbh, but if i do, it's in a more chill environment lmaoooo. a concert environment is defos not it, at least for me.

but yeah that's happening and ionno how to feel about it because it's once again giving "i see you in my near future" type of vibes.

it's like when he asked me if i wanted to go to the porter robinson concert with him about a month ago, which is happening during november as well, OR when he asked me if i wanted to go on a trip with him and his friends to another state this october, because he was talking about it and i mentioned "i've been wanting to go there with my friends but we couldn't get our shit together and plan something", so he suggested for me to join kjnfenf. (i declined both invites lol.)

AND I DUNNO IF I CAN HANDLE IT IF I'M READING INTO THIS WRONG SJSJSJSJ like. does he want to keep me around as a friend or wHAT. (friends don't fucking kiss tho, do they. and before you people who kiss platonically come for me, keep doing what you're doing, but this isn't what i do with my friends lmfao)

imma see what happens this saturday on our third date. one of my friends keep asking me "are you gonna ask him what the fuck you guys are or what?" and i'm like nO IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THAT DNSLKFN

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Started Clangen again after playing Lifegen for a while! Anyways meet the gang that I'll be messing with. May or may not post them, idk.

LEADER: Palestar

Gender: female

Age: young adult (26 moons)

Traits: insecure, great climber, steady paws

Kin: ??

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DEPUTY: Rindletail

Gender: female

Age: senior adult (118 moons)

Traits: shameless, incredible runner, helpful insight

Kin: ??

Apprentice: Timberpaw

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MEDICINE CAT: Poppyprickle

Gender: male

Age: young adult (16 moons)

Traits: strict, lore keeper

Kin: ??

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WARRIOR: Louddapple

Gender: female

Age: adult (90 moons)

Traits: daring, learner of lore, den keeper

Kin: Timberpaw (biological sister, adoptive kit)

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WARRIOR: Woodflash

Gender: male

Age: adult (82 moons)

Traits: charismatic, den builder, valuable insight

Kin: Thrushpaw (biological niece, adoptive kit)

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WARRIOR: Lionpond

Gender: female

Age: adult (58 moons)

Traits: troublesome, great storyteller

Kin: Rimekit (adoptive daughter)

Apprentice: Thrushpaw

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APPRENTICE: Timberpaw

Gender: female

Age: adolescent (7 moons)

Traits: childish, morbid curiosity

Kin: Louddapple (biological sister, adoptive parent)

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APPRENTICE: Thrushpaw

Gender: female

Age: adolescent (6 moons)

Traits: ambitious, quick witted, constantly climbing

Kin: Woodflash (biological uncle, adoptive father)

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KIT: Rimekit

Gender: female

Age: young (4 moons)

Traits: bullying, quick witted

Kin: Lionpond (adoptive parent)

[secretmellowblog]

A lot of people say Enjolras is too harsh on Grantaire but honestly? Imagine if your DSA meeting was constantly interrupted by a loud long-winded Redditor going on 30-page long rants about how everything is futile and also here are some weird facts he’s learned from somewhere and no he won’t cite his sources and also did you ever consider the deeper philosophy of this meme and also here’s his thoughts on a book he half remembers reading and also has he mentioned he dropped out of Art College —-

Honestly Enjolras is more patient than I would be tbh

[wyllaztopia]

2025 is coming so i let my friend @kayseeye [new agdt mod and assistant!!] clear agdt's askbox

as devastating as it was to see a bunch of creative remarks and asks go down the drain - let's be real, i won't have time to answer them with how linear the story is becoming for ease of access [goodbye 500 asks... though kacey took screenshots of drawings you guys sent in our inbox!!!]

hooowever, there's also another key reason we had to clear the inbox

[^ satire btw]

very long and convoluted psa/ramble about this matter ahead! but also slightly important and i encourage you to read it if you think about using agdt's inbox as a way to vent or share things about your irl troubles

some people treat the blog's inbox as a venting area

it doesn't really make me uncomfortable, it's just something i prefer not seeing. i don't like sharing or being shared personal information especially from an anon or a stranger

this doesn't go for just agdt - it goes for all blogs you interact with: please don't make yourself vulnerable to a stranger on the internet. you are putting yourself in a dangerous spot.

if you need escapism or help, turn to a professional or someone close - going to a stranger can go horribly wrong in two ways: you make them uncomfortable and subject them to a responsibility they never signed up for, or you let someone use your vulnerabilities and personal information against you.

i can probably count like 100 or so asks of people sharing something overly personal and asking for comfort. i don't hate it, i'm not mad, i'm just worried and i hope the people who send them become aware that they should not send those asks knowing that if they're answered, they could be answered publicly with everyone and their mama being able to see that vulnerable moment in that ask.

"just ignore them, wyll! besides, you didn't have any rules abt yo blog anyway, yo!"

nah, i'd win

can't exactly ignore them when it's been almost a year of young impressionable users over sharing to a stranger who answers asks publicly [along with the fact that i hardly see people talk about this matter when it comes to rp/ask blogs.] also so they don't do this to another askblog that has another impressionable youngin running it and publicizes asks that contain personal life info.

we don't add rules to asks on agdt because we can pick and choose which ones we answer. a set of rules isn't going to stop an asshole from breaking them so i'm not wasting my time trying to enforce one. and that's not what i'm trying to do in this post either. i'm putting this out there because i don't want people making the irrational decision of making their life and weakest moments accessible to people who want to use it against them.

i'm not trying to make a big deal out of this either. i can just skip or delete asks that i know i shouldn't answer or won't be able to. but that's my side of responsibility as someone with a platform. i want to make it clear that the audience that decides to interact with these kinds of blogs should be aware that just because you're behind a screen and concealed by an internet persona, that doesn't mean you're any safer from other people using your vulnerabilities against you.

[civetside]

TLT game night