#Terminator vibes intended

[cantsayidont]

Recentish movies of note, or not:

BOTTOMS: Ridiculous "teen" comedy about two gay high school losers, PJ (Rachel Sennott, who also co-wrote with director Emma Seligman) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri), who seize on a rumor about their having been in juvenile detention to start an after-school "self-defense club," in the hope that introducing the school's hottest cheerleaders to the cathartic thrill of girls beating the shit out of each other will finally give these hopeless (and ho-less) virgins a chance to score. So silly that complaining about the stupidity of the plot seems a tad churlish, but the story misses some obvious comedic opportunities, and despite the premise, the film eventually becomes far more interested in cartoonish violence than sex. If you dig the overall vibe, you might not care, but as a gay teen sex comedy, it's ultimately less successful (and less outrageous) than BOOKSMART, even though only one of the latter film's teen loser heroines is gay.

DO REVENGE: Black comedy homage to the teen comedies of the '90s and early '00s, inspired in part by the 1951 movie version of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, about a disgraced prep school popular girl, Drea (Camila Mendes), who joins forces with gay weirdo Eleanor (Maya Hawke) to avenge herself on her former friends and find out who leaked her sex tape — a plan that involves giving Eleanor a makeover so she can infiltrate the popular kids. Hawke is a delight, Mendes is very good, and the homoerotic tension of their odd relationship makes the movie fun for a while, especially if you appreciate the many self-conscious homages to prior teen movies. However, a major reveal late in the second act makes hash of the already sloppy plot, and the finale is both nonsensical and as antisemitic as STRANGERS ON A TRAIN author Patricia Highsmith, which leaves a sour aftertaste.

IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE: Bizarre slasher movie pastiche of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, about a teenage girl named Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop of YELLOWJACKETS), who kills the masked serial killer who's been terrorizing the small town of Angel Falls and murdered her best friend (Hana Huggins) at Christmastime. A year later, everyone in town seems to have gotten over it except Winnie, who's miserable. On Christmas Eve, she's magically transported into an alternate timeline where she was never born and the masked slasher has continued murdering people, including Winnie's brother (Aiden Howard). To set things right, Winnie has to stop the villain all over again with the help of Bernie Simon (Jess McLeod), the town outcast and the only one who believes her story. Not scary, gruesome, or suspenseful enough to be much of a horror movie, but there are enough grisly murders to make the comedic holiday fantasy aspects seem a trifle sociopathic, and a late reveal that the killer has supernatural powers beyond just stabbing or slashing people feels like one ingredient too many in an already convoluted plot. The main redeeming feature is that it's ultimately a gay love story, which I wasn't expecting, but appreciated nonetheless.

THE KILL ROOM: Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Manganiello, and Maya Hawke go slumming in this dumb black comedy about a handsome hitman named Reggie (Manganiello) who becomes the sensation of the art world after his mob intermediary (Jackson) concocts a scheme to launder Reggie's payments by selling his abstract paintings (under the nom de plume "the Bagman") through a burned-out, Adderall-snorting art dealer (Thurman). Intended satire of the cutthroat vacuity of the art world lacks bite and no part of the plot makes any sense, but sheer star power gets the movie through about half its 80-minute running time before the banality becomes terminal.

POLITE SOCIETY: Silly British action-comedy by Nida Manzoor (creator of WE ARE LADY PARTS) about Ria Khan (Priya Kansara, delightful), a Pakistani teenager who aspires to be a stuntwoman, and her quest to save her flaky art student older sister Lena (Ritu Arya, radiant) from marrying a handsome doctor (Ashay Khanna) who seems a little too good to be true. It looks great, and the characters are very charming, but the story waits much too long to clarify the stakes of the plot: Until the finale, we don't know if Lena is actually in any danger or if Ria is just letting her imagination run away with her, and that uncertainty becomes an unwelcome distraction in the later action sequences. As a result, it feels more like an update of the John Hughes perennial SIXTEEN CANDLES than the over-the-top action movie it obviously aspires to be.

SHIVA BABY: Low-key but vivid comedy of manners, written and directed by Emma Seligman, starring Rachel Sennott as Danielle, a bisexual 20something Jewish girl who secretly pays her bills as a sugar baby. When she goes with her parents (Fred Melamed and Polly Draper) to a shiva, she finds herself trapped with not only her most annoying relatives, but also her disgruntled ex-girlfriend (Molly Gordon), her current sugar daddy (Danny Deferrari), his gorgeous blond wife (Dianna Agron), and their new baby. Seligman milks every awkward nuance of this uncomfortable social situation for maximum dramatic effect, and the tension of the final scene (which is nothing more complicated than the characters trying to squeeze into the back of Danielle's father's minivan) will drive you right up the wall.

VOLEUSES (WINGWOMEN): Is it really possible for a 40-year-old Frenchwoman living in the 21st century to not know that lesbians exist? One wouldn't think so, but watching this jokey buddy-action movie suggests that director/co-writer/star Mélanie Laurent desperately needs some kind of educational intervention in that regard. This is for all intents and purposes a lesbian romance: Master thieves Carole (Laurent) and Alex (Adèle Exarchopoulos) live together, routinely sleep in the same bed, and plan to retire together; they constantly express their love and affection for one another, and when Carole discovers that she's pregnant (the hows of which are never explained), Alex immediately assumes that they'll be moms together. Nonetheless, the story not only attempts to no-homo this cozy domestic scenario, but also presumes that there's no way Carole and Alex's relationship could ever be the de facto marriage it obviously already is — indeed, a crucial story moment involves Carole tearfully wishing she were a man so she could love Alex the way she deserves! If the movie had been made 50+ years ago, this might be poignant, but in 2023, it's just weird, and the resulting cognitive dissonance largely overshadows the thin plot, which concerns Carole and Alex trying to persuade their bitchy, cheerfully murderous employer Marraine (Isabelle Adjani, barely recognizable beneath her big hair and oversized sunglasses) to let them retire, while training a younger woman named Sam (Manon Bresch) to become their driver and the ambiguously defined third in their domestic ménage à trois.

[stormyoceans]

MONICA'S INCREDIBLY BIASED TOP 5 BL SHOWS OF 2024

1. SPARE ME YOUR MERCY. small town murder mystery with exploration on the topic of euthanasia but also of trauma grief guilt obsession humanity and love. this show was always going to mean a lot to me due to the focus on terminally ill patients, and while i am fully aware of some of its flaws when it comes to the investigation and the romantic elements of wasan and kan's relationship, all of it gets overshadowed by how nuanced and thoughtful the engagement with the main topic was (AND ALSO THE VIBES THE VISUALS THE ACTING!!!!!!!!!)

2. CENTURY OF LOVE. im actually not the biggest fan of the reincarnation trope, so this show ending up as one of my favorites of the year already says everything about how enjoyable it is. yes, it's very campy, but that's where part of its charm comes from, and while i do think there are a couple of things that could have been done better, it was still able to deliver in a way a lot of other shows this year weren't able to. daouoffroad were incredible as an old man trapped in the body of a 20-something years old and a foxy ray of sunshine personified, and they gave us THEE SEXIEST MOST MEMORABLE SCENE OF THE YEAR

3. WE ARE. truly thee biggest plot wist of 2024. if you had told me when the trailer for this show first came out that this was going to be in my top 5 BLs of the year i would have probably laughed in your face, but im so very glad i gave it a chance. sometimes we do need stories like this, stories that are light and fun and free of drama, but also incredibly genuine and full of heart, where friendship is put front and center and gets to shine as much as the romance, if not more. i love this show unabashedly, and im grateful for the happiness and comfort it gave me

4. FIRST NOTE OF LOVE. most underrated little show of my heart and soul. i completely understand why most people found it boring or frustrating, but to me this series feels like an old friend holding my hand and telling me everything is gonna be alright as we watch the sun slowly rise above the water. there is just so much tenderness and emotion and healing woven into the story, and i loved every second of it. it's also a BL about music that actually puts the music front and center, so it's not surprising that it actually gave us the best soundtrack of the year too

5. CHERRY MAGIC (thai). this is another full on comfort show that feels like a warm hug. i wasn't sure until the very end if it was gonna make it in my top 5, mostly because i didn't get to talk about it on here, but i do love this series a lot, and as someone who has yet to watch dark blue kiss (im a sham and a fraud, i know ;;;;;;), it also introduced me to taynew as a pairing. am i totally biased because p'x directed it? possibly, but the thai remake fixed a lot of the things i didn't like in the original japanese series and it gave me a classic romance focused on communication and mutual support, and sometimes that's more than enough

+ bonus (because im a cheater)

THE TIME OF FEVER. the only reason this didn't end up in my top 5 is because i think it works better as a movie than as a series, and as such i wasn't sure if the comparison with other shows could work. i still had to sneak it in somehow because not only it's beautifully made, but it also made me feel things god only intended for martyrs in moments of divine ecstasy at the threshold of death to experience. it takes the award for best kiss of the year too

[chaserainbows]

Week 13

(the semifinals, again)

Now we get to the actual intended challenge before the finale and it's A R O A S T

We have some mean bitches left in the cast (and Peter) so let's see how it goes

GRIMSLEY AND CYRUS SLAY

Grimsley does have the look of a mean gay that will get to the thing about you that you're insecure about and Cyrus is finally in his element getting to insult and judge people with a straight face and pretend it's comedy

Peter actually does a fine job along with Scholar but Touya bombs

Because Touya's an anxious mess of course he'd bomb the challenge that's about standing in front of an audience and trying to make them laugh

The category is trains (as in long trailing fabric not necessarily actual trains) but you KNOW Cyrus designed his outfit so that he looks like a living train

Peter does the best out of everyone combined and Touya does a great job designing his outfit like a giant set of Volcarona wings to symbolize him making an effort to get over his phobia but we'll have to see if it's good enough to get him out of the bottom 2

Meanwhile Grimsley and Scholar do fine but since it's right before the finale the bar is high

CYRUS WINS THE CHALLENGE AND MAKES TOP 4

LOOK AT HIM GO

Grimsley gets a top placement as well and earns his spot in the finale but the runway cost him the win

The bottom 3 consists of an eldritch horror another eldritch horror and Touya the biggest eldritch horror

Technically being the only normal human you'd think that Touya would be the least scary of the 3 but we know that's not true

Peter's runway earns him the third spot in the finale and with that we're left with Scholar and Touya fighting it out for the last spot

They had opposite trajectories in this season with Scholar starting off weak but really picking up the pace right at the end and Touya starting with a win right from the beginning but later on in the season becoming better known for dodging elimination

Will Scholar be the one to put an end to Touya's reign of terror or will our favorite shortie claim another victim

COUNTRY JUMPSCARE

This song is actually really good though it definitely has Scholar vibes but trust Touya to turn it out to basically any genre

SCHOLAR WILL NOT MESS AROUND WHEN GOING AGAINST THE LIPSYNC TERMINATOR HE KNOWS THOSE WORDS

And they're both doing great but something unexpected is happening

It seems that Touya might actually be getting outshined

Is it the end of his reign of terror?

SOURCES SAY YES

DIVA EMERGENCY TOUYA WAS ELIMINATED FOR REAL THIS TIME

In the end his track record was gonna eliminate him anyway but you have to respect the hustle of lipsyncing 9 times and giving great performances every single time one thing about Touya is that he's PERSISTENT

And with that Scholar has earned his way into the top 4 with an absolutely wild trajectory

Meanwhile in Untucked Cyrus entered his social era and the gang's once again discussing the hottest guy in the cast

The debate is answered by the way it's Alder

The final track record update goes like this

Cyrus' win right at the very end was decisive to get him into the finale but he's still far behind everyone else, considering he was eliminated before though this is a huge victory

Scholar's track record somehow completely averaged itself out and he's entering the finale with a perfect 3.00 PPE score which is definitely crownable if he can dominate the finale

Meanwhile Peter's dip into the bottom 3 meant his score tied with Grimsley and they're both the frontrunners going into the finale, Peter has higher highs with 3 wins and never landed in the bottom 2 but Grimsley has more high placements overall so it'll really come down to the finale

that is

If they can make top 2 to begin with because there's one more twist

NEXT UP THE FINALE

[thebiscuiteternal]

Fairytale anon - thank you so much. I'd love for huaisang to be under the sleeping curse maybe in a glass coffin for extra vibes, and maybe his myna could suddenly start talking to help Mingjue break the curse? I'm totally flexible though, go with what feels right. Thank you if you do it and thanks for listening if you don't!

Okay, so, building a fairytale!

Someone aiming to hurt Nie Mingjue by targeting his only known weak spot, his baby brother, is always a classic, so let's go with that. (Haven't decided who the particular enemy would be yet though, maybe it'll come to me as I'm typing this.)

The curse was intended to be a killing curse, but it only partially works (cheap ingredients, mis-cast, not actually the curse the caster thought they were using, any combo of the above), causing Huaisang to become narcoleptic and his health to begin wasting away. He can barely eat or drink and he's constantly exhausted and dropping weight fast.

The healers figure out that the extra hours he spends sleeping is the only time his body isn't burning itself to nothing, so they recommend putting him in a magic-induced coma to keep him alive long enough to break the curse.

At some point during their father's terminal illness years ago, an old text about using a qi-infused glass coffin to further 'preserve' a cursed person had been unearthed, but it had been determined to be unhelpful for his particular condition. But it might work for Huaisang, so Mingjue orders one made.

And it works!

But they still have to figure out the curse, who cast it, and how to break it.

Enter a most unexpected witness: Zhihua.

Zhihua the Mynah Bird has always been a yao, but because she was found as an abandoned egg by Huaisang, she never learned to take a human form. But she is just as smart as a human and saw everything.

And she's mad that her darling little master is in such a state, so she's willing to break the rule of pretending to be a normal bird around other people just this once if it means saving him and catching who cursed him.

So Nie Mingjue temporarily leaves the sect in the hands of Nie Zonghui and his uncle Nie Hengbai, leaves Huaisang in the hands of the healers, and sets out to confront the curse caster with his unusual little ally.

[rosehippiefield]

Hiii, for the ask game :33 5, 8, 12, 20 for Stellorina, please <33

5. How did you choose their name and why? Was it simply based on vibes or is there any specific meaning behind the name? Are the reasons behind their name different in- and out of universe?

Oh, interesting question! In a way it came to me in a dream. Once I had a very vivid dream about me and my friends having magical powers and going on adventures (and meeting each other because they didn't know each other). I was so inspired by it that I decided to think up and narrate a fanfic to one of those friends (yeah, I just imagined many things on spot).

The thing is, the second friend has a unique name in real life, so I wanted to transform our names too. Well, not my name, I liked it as it were, but I did add endings -lina, -rina to others. And at that time I already had a vague concept of Stellie, but she was named just Stella (or maybe she didn't have a fixed name, I don't remember). Stella as in Stella from Winx, something connected with sun. With light. I wanted her name to be "light", but also to not just repeat name of already existing character. So when I modified names, I came up with idea to add -rina to Stella too. And thus she officially became Stellorina (though I still have different variants in mind for English version) She was supposed to have sun-related abilities, but then I decided she's more flower-oriented. Though plants need sun, so it still works out.

In-universe I think her parents wanted a "positive" name, maybe celestial in a way. Maybe they wanted to protect her by connecting her to powerful star, Sun. They were quite spiritual.

8. What is the origin of their personality? And let's be honest - how much of it is projecting?

Originally, it was purely projecting. Stellorina was one of two characters that was a self-insert. She embodied a kind, understanding, forgiving side. Sometimes selfless, sometimes too selfless and wanting to avoid conflict at all cost. Over time I decided to make her more different, adding more angst, depressing backstory and so on. I had in mind "frail girl with terminal disease" type of character, but I never intended for that disease to be truly terminal. She'd be someone so kind despite the odds that it would make people cry (if written correctly), though in the end she would persevere because I don't have guts to kill her. For now

12. Do you have a playlist for the character? What songs do you associate with them and why?

I don't make playlists for characters, but I have three songs (or rather game soundtracks) in mind for her. First of all, Field of Memories by Waterflame. It sounds nostalgic, a bit sad. Everything there is a reminiscence, while those moments are no longer there. It sounds like a moment when Stellorina would try to sacrifice herself while saying how much she cherishes everyone. While you stand there recollecting every moment, understanding that it'll soon be no more. Just a memory.

In a similar vein, Blue Bird Lamentation from Zero Escape Virtue's Last Reward. Stellorina may be similar to Luna (ironic naming aside), and that song is often associated with her. That soundtrack is full of sorrow and, at the same time, hope. I don't want to spoil anything (and I hardly know half of the twists myself), but this soundtrack is memorable.

Last but not least, Time Machine by Waterflame again. First notes remind me of calmness of nature, so I always thought of Stellorina, even like 7 years ago when I connected Geometry Dash songs with my OCs of that time

20. Bonus question: share any additional thoughts, art, favourite scenes, anything you've been waiting for a chance to ramble about

Meister was used to original characters replacing their cast, but hated it nevertheless. Now all those mischievous newcomers wanted was to break the universe. If "Alice" playing football wasn't something out of the ordinary, "Reko" befriending Teki threatened to ruin the game. Especially considering that she did want to ruin the game. Not even mentioning living "Mai" with two guns, "Ranmaru" wanting to steal his bandages or "Keiji" casualy hacking computer room and blasting the worst music Meister had misfortune to hear. Oh, and he turned off almost all of the collars, so none could be killed (they couldn't be either way, "Joe" could jump over wringlers like jumping rope. Miley was annoyed as it was her idea)

Thus, it was refreshing to see a girl just sitting there among the havoc. She wore Kanna's clothes minus the hat, but was obviously older. Maybe highschooler or young adult. There was an aura of utter tranquility, something Meister longed for. In worn out bandages, with his Chidouin face being visible (and he just didn't care), he approached the table.

Usually he'd say something cheerful. But now he had no energy but to watch. The girl didn't even remotely try to cause trouble. She just looked at the bucket (or hat?), for some reason full of dirt. Dirt?... Why was there dirt?

"Hey, what are you doing?" - his voice sounded more annoyed that he'd wanted, but he grew increasingly worried.

"Mister Meister, don't you see what you are doing is wrong? You're bringhing suffering to innocent people" - girl looked so sad he almost felt guilty. Almost, it was his role, job and income.

"Well, I guess I am. That's who I am. But no use derailing the topic, lassie! What are you doing?"

"I do what I must. But you still have the chance to make up for your decision! Past is painful, but no amount of pain today will bring back people dear to us!" - she almost begged him to switch sides, to step on the path of redemption, but he's been into this operation for far too long. Besides, this girl is not doing anything anyway. Oh, and her collar! It was still on, so maybe he could control her?

Meister kept silence. Somewhere in the background he heard "Shin" shouting "Coward, come here!" at Midori. Knowing strength of this "Shin", Midori stood no chance. The world was ending. Again.

The "Kanna" girl, meanwhile, took a glass of water and poured it out into the bucket. It wasn't right! She did it on purpose!

"Stop or I'll kill you via this collar!" - there was no hope, but one could make a pitiful attempt.

"I'm afraid if you can't change your ways, neither can I" - as those words were uttered, the dirt in the bucket began to lift. A thin green stem quickly grew, getting wider and taller every second. After 15 seconds of science-defying plant growth, a bud appered. Then two more, then three... A rose flowers bloomed in front of him! How dares she?

Instinctivelly, Meister pushed the button designed to activate collar. Nothing happened. Oh, no, actually, Miley came out of the monitor room! Covered in blood (presumably shot by "Mai"), she looked way too calm.

"Don't bother" - she advised - "I gave her seeds from her collar because she asked nicely. It's pointless, they'll destroy our universe anyway. At least Stellorina heard out my backstory"

"I'm glad we could reach understanding" - Stellorina sounded so genuine for the girl who was complacent in ruining their world.

The roses meanwhile not only continued to bloom, they were still growing! The stem, roots and even petals began to slowly but surely errode the building. It had cracks before, but now... Now it was falling apart!

...

The world was destroyed!

"The winner of the "end the world speedrun" is Stellorina!"

"Yay! Congrats!"

"No fair! I was almost done with Miley! I'd get access to this place and win!"

"If I killed Midori, I would get his cards and... Welp, I dunno how I'd get anywhere, so congrats, Stellie!"

Original characters, despite all wanting to win the same, all cheered for Stellorina's victory. Besides, pacifist speedrun was harder to do in those conditions. She didn't want to kill Asunaro agents, even if not all of them wanted to have a change of heart. Maybe she'll convince Meister the next time. Or "Mai" will win. She had two guns after all

[ratwavekayla]

I make a lot of playlists. I've made two for Terminal, an upcoming digital pirate action game coming to Kickstarter on July 20th (written by me, illustrated by Gormengeist, edited by Alyssa Ridley).

There's lot of different reasons I'll make a playlist. Capturing a mood, something to create a certain mood, processing feelings. I make playlists for most books I do and they're usually doing one of those others for me as well.

This post I'll share both playlists and run through one which will also work as a sneak peak at the game.

The first playlist (the Digital Pirate Action mix) is a long sprawling one that I keep adding to. It's stuff that feels like Terminal vibes, whatever that means. It's lot of alternative hip hop, dark ambient, harsh noise, some pop songs and then songs from various influences sprinkled in. There's a character in Terminal called The Hedonist, an obsolete program and pirate contact who runs a nightclub for others who've escaped deletion. I imagine the Digital Pirate Action mix as what's playing in her club.

The second playlist (Enter the Terminal) I made more recently, after a conversation on a yet-to-be-released episode of This is Your Lifepath where we talked about music. In this case it's a linear playlist where each sings maos to aspect of the book. It's less concerned with being a cohesive listening experience and more about whatever songs reminded me of different things.

Gonna do a run through of this second playlist and explain some of my thoughts, also because it's a useful way to preview the game.

Song 1 - Break the Glass by Clipping.

This is essentially a mood setter. I think of it like an opening credits song. The repeated refrane of "wake up", lines about "life binary in Morse code". I was thinking of unreality.

Song 2 - Gospel for a New Century by Yves Turner

This song I'm also thinking about breaking from the simulation.

Song 3 - A Drop of Nelson's Blood by Jarvis Cocker

I needed a sea shanty (in this case a cover of a sea shanty) to set the mood in the Wake, the real world. Long ago, before anyone can remember, the robots and humanity shattered the moon and the world flooded, reshaping landmasses. Now the pirates of Libertatia, those who've awoken from the simulation, battle the Robot Authority on the waves.

Song 4 - Road to Hell II from Hadestown

In the world of Terminal there is story of the omen, someone who emerges in each iteration of the Terminal with extraordinary power. They use this to battle the system and hope to overthrow it. They have always failed. This song choice reflects, the idea of trying again, in the hope things might turn out different this time.

Song 5 - Saint by Deaf Havana

For this song I was thinking a lot about the pressure the pirates are under. Specifically I ended up thinking about Captain Breach, the chair of the Captain's Council, who has this position at what is going to be a pivotal moment in Libertatia's history.

Song 6 - Miracle by CHVRCHES

I wanted a song to represent the character of The Seer, a program with the power of precognition, who often aids the pirates but is ultimately still a routine part of the Terminal's function and so is difficult to trust.

It was hard to find a song that really fit, and honestly this doesn't feel like it fits perfectly but I think I'm almost imagining from the perspective of a pirate wanting to feel trust.

Song 7 - I'm Beginning to Think You Prefer Beverly Hills to Me by Fight Like Apes

This was about the aforementioned Hedonist. An upbeat song about firing fit their attitude to being declared obsolete. She intends to dance to the night away until the curtain falls, rather than fighting back.

The Hedonist's starting point of inspiration was the character of the Merovingian from the Matrix sequels. Her role in the world ended up drawing from Carrie Ann Moss's character in Mass Effect 2. They also, in my interpretation of them, ended up having some Jareth the Goblin King vibes. She's one of the NPCs I end up thinking about a lot.

Song 8 - Not in This World by Kids in Glass Houses

A campaign of Terminal begins with the startup operation Run, Atalanta, Run, a scenario designed to introduce players to how the game plays and the world as a whole as well as sparking the overall campaign. It involves your crew trying to help free a restless sleeper known as Atalanta. It's the thing in the book thats going for the plot of the first Matrix film the most.

I was thinking of the character Atalanta with this song choice. The lyrics "Don't wanna see, I want an ocean, and all of the madness, so give me your worst" feels very them.

Song 9 - Heel Turn 2 by The Mountain Goats

The major scenario arcs in Terminal are called Crashes, and each could escalate to the point of being the games finale. I picked a song for each crash.

Heel Turn 2 is for Curations of The Archivist. The crew faces of again an obsolete program who's former role involved cataloging everything important in an iteration. Now they turn to capturing and freezing everything they find value in, eventually threatening to cause enough instalibity to kill everyone in the system.

Heel Turn 2 felt appreciate for this bitter character lashing out.

Song 10 - Zero Zero by Gerard Way

The Crash Multiplied by 0 involves faxing off against the titular 0, a former special agent turned living virus who threatens to assimilate the entire Terminal (their analog should be fairly obvious to anyone who's seen the Matrix films).

This was an on the nose song choice but the refrain of "Call me zero you are zero" is pretty perfect for the way they assimilate others.

Song 11 - Frankenstein by Rina Sawayama

Corruptions of The Passenger involves facing a new plot by the Robot Authority, involving a program who can hack into pirates mind and leave bots that take over. The first known hacked pirates is Orpheus, appropriately named for their failure to avoid looming back.

I love the album Hold the Girl so much. I think this placement here is almost imagining this as from Orpheus to The Passenger.

Song 12 - The World We Knew from Sayonara Wild Hearts

The Dying Dream is where a lot of the games Paprika influence is. The crew venture into a firewalled off domain where nightmares have begun to bleed from the mind of a dying sleeper. Much of the dreams fixate on the fears and regrets of the sleeper which led to me picking this song from Sayanora Wild Hearts.

Song 13 - Born to Lose by Jenny Owen Youngs

The Twin Peaks influence I may have mentioned before is sprinkled throughout the game, sometimes in direct riffs like the character of The Arm in the Dying Dream, but also in general vibes and logic of certain places like The Seer's domain. The Crash Tortures of The Killer draws some influence from Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, and involves The Killer, a disgusting program deployed by The Puppeteer, threatening lingering threads to the crews sleeping past.

The lyrics "Somewhere in the night, a man is standing by/With a deal you won't be able to refuse/No, you can't call him, but expect your phone to ring/And brother, you prepare yourself to/Offer up what you were born to lose" reflects the way The Puppeteer wants to blackmail the crew into doing their bidding.

Song 14 - Life on Land by Dessa

The Crash Sailor's Warning is the only Crash taking place mostly in the Wake, the real world. It involves tensions at the heart of Libertatia, and challenges the crews relationships with their pirate comrades.

Using a song called Life on Land for this Crash is partly being cutesy but also a lot of the song does feel like it drives at the mindset of the central NPC Captain Wail.

(Not related to Sailor's Warning but the lines "I'm just a girl, in the body of a boy, in the belly of a whale" also really brought to mind transness in Terminal specifically.)

Song 15 - Volunteer DJ by Fishboy

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Ok so I won't say what this song relates to textually, but thematically I was thinking about the last and what gets left behind.

Song 16 - Black Wave by K.flay

So as mentioned before any of the Crashes can become the games finale, the Total System Crash, where as well as defeating the central threat you'll determine the fate of Libertatia and this iteration of the Terminal. This song fits for facing something as immense as the fate of two worlds and also musically fits for like a final montage as you prepare for the last showdown.

Song 17 - There is a Place for You Here by Left at London

Figured the last song on this playlist is almost like an end credits song for the book. The lyrics remind me of some of the more emotional and subtextual themes of the game.

Like I said, less musically cohesive then the other playlist, like very much made up of songs I listened to a lot that I linked to different things. Probably also influenced by my mood when I made it, which was kinda depressed over some personal life things. It's got a more melancholy tone then the playlist I made have made a week before or a week after.

Anyway so that's two playlists about Terminal, which as a reminder is coming to Kickstarter on July 20th. Please follow the pre-launch at terminal.ratwave.uk and back when we go live!

[kaecodes]

As Promised, A Poll

As I mentioned before, I intend to put out a series of Free to Use skins with consistent features & standards that are easy to install, edit, & use. These will be designed off of the inspiration of specific games, series of games, & genres of games.

I will, however, only be using games I can clearly see a visual language in the UI of. I went through a few hundred games yesterday perusing UIs & considering atmosphere to determine the shapes, themes, & vibes they might offer that would work in a skin.

I now have a working, if incomplete, list to pull from. So now, I'm going to post a weekly poll with games to choose from & brief descriptions of their general design philosophy. That said, I am already working on two skins that are inspired by games; Alan Wake 2 & Control both from Remedy games.

A sampler of the Alan Wake skin, which will be called Vigil. My notes for the skin were: Green, Moody, Noire/Surreal Detective, Lovecraftian/Unknown Menace.

As you can see, the header starts with a greeting for logged out members, or an announcement brief in the case of the logged in member. Clicking the username or briefing button in the box will bring up a full page modal containing userlinks, quicklinks, & a large custom account switcher if logged in, or featured wanteds if not. It's nothing fancy, but I thought a visual would help folks know how I design based on what will seem like vague/brief descriptors in the polls.

Speaking of which, it's time to get to the first of them. Of course, the Remedy inspired skins will be my first works, but I'd like to collate a list for what comes after, so when I hit a block or am just doodling while busy, I can get a head start on designing others...

Feel free to pick the one you like most, don't worry, none are being eliminated unless they have no interest at all, this is just about forming an ordered list based on demand. I want to make skins that are needed the most the fastest. That's all for now, thank you all so much & I would be obliged if the reach was extended through sharing <3

[bittersqxtch]

Songs and Ships

thank you @athenswrites for the tag! i shall add @imslowlydisintegrating and @taeonysus8 (i really need more writer moots sob sob)

the rules of this tag game: write 2-5 songs that represent a ship between your characters (can be romantic or platonic or a secret third thing). then add a quote from your WIP beneath each song (if possible!).

i've decided that i'm gonna focus on Jae and Jun from TGCT for this since i'm currently working on that fic and this might help me get the vibes right for once (literally on my third rewrite already, someone send help ;^;)

HER - Chase Atlantic

"ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ 'ᴏᴏʜ, ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴏʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ…ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ'."

this song reminds me of them because, in a moment of vulnerability, Jae makes Jun promise that he will keep hating her until the end of time. her greatest secret is that she is terminally ill (suffering from a heart illness) and that's why she lives every day like it's her last - considering how she refuses bad medication most days, she could drop dead at any moment. anyway, she has no problem hanging out with Jun and getting into messy situations with him because she believes that he will keep hating her indefinitely. unlike her friends, he won't mourn her when she dies - or at least that's what she believes. even when things get a little heated and feelings start brewing, Jae pushes the longing aside and intends to cut him off when the time comes. having a relationship with him would only subject Jun to a great deal of heartache and Jae would much rather he stay as her enemy than have him become something more only to end up wasting his life on mourning her once she passes away.

"Please hate me," Jae whispered, pulling him out of his thoughts.  When he turned to look at her, he was caught off by the silent plea shining in her eyes. "Why?" Jun frowned, confused by her request. "Why do you want me to hate you?" "Because you hated me before," Jae responded quietly. "It should be easy for you to keep hating me even if we start hanging out and acting civil with one another like this." A sad smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she added, "Besides, you never liked me in the first place, did you? So don't change that now. Don't stop hating me."

"ɪꜰ ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɴɪᴄᴇ ɢᴜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴋɪᴄᴋ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴄʜ? ʜᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴛ"

Just Friends - JORDY

Jun is the first to breach the thin line between love and hate. being reluctant acquaintances with Jae seems impossible until he finds himself thinking constantly about her, wondering if she got home safely from school, becoming irritated when she's too close to other guys, and so on. he denies it time and time again, half because he cannot imagine that he could've caught feelings for his enemy and half because he subconsciously knows that nothing good will come out of him developing feelings for her. still, a part of him can't help but yearn to cross over that line. unfortunately, Jae is intent on staying enemies. no one said anything about that coming with a few benefits though...

Uh oh, he thought, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed. This won't end well. "Hey," he uttered quietly, knowing that he should probably step away from her but not being able to move from the spot. Jae quirked her eyebrow at him. Equally quietly, she replied, "Hi...?" "About my wish..." "What about it?" Jun's eyes flickered down to her lips briefly. Influenced by a sudden burst of bravery, he blurted out, "I know what I want." "Oh yeah?" Jae tilted her head to the side curiously, a small smile playing on her lips. She found his awkwardness adorable, but she wasn't about to tell him that. Instead, voice quiet, she prompted, "What is it?" "...Kiss me."

"ᴛʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ, ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ꜰʀᴇᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ. ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴜᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ɴᴏ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ. ɪ'ᴍ ʟᴏꜱᴛ, ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴛᴜᴄᴋ, ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ"

Trapped In A Dream - RudyWade

when they figure out that they are living in the world of a manhwa and that all that they have been through was scripted by The Writer for the plot, Jae and Jun begin to question everything - their past, their hardships, their relationship, and where The Writer intends to take the story next. amidst the chaos, they start to remember bits and pieces of their previous lives and both start wondering whether their feelings for one another are real or if, perhaps, they are nothing more than a set-up forced upon them by their god.

(i have yet to write this section so no WIP writing for this i'm afraid)

[grandhotelabyss]

Thoughts on the Lynch Dune adaption? Maybe I will be called contrarian or some crypto fascist, but I kinda vibed with the whole thing of actually subverting the subversion and making Dale Cooper be some ubermensch power fantasy that brings back the wrath of God, like some space King David - maybe because I'm tired of the now prelevant pop nihilism, especially the historic one as the chinese comunist party calls it "wow actually even in the future all religion will be used is for self destructive aims" - then its funnier to see nah it actually does pay off by them accidentally creating something sincere and not plagued by self-terminating doubt

I haven't seen it in years. I watched it before I read the book and remember being pretty lost because of how much plot and concept they were trying to compress into such a short span of screen time. The novel trades in the "pop nihilism" you mention: the libertarian author intended the saga as a warning against the centralization of temporal and spiritual power into one paradoxically anti-imperial empire, as has been, I assume he would further argue, the shared fate of Christianity, Islam, and perhaps also America. On the other hand, our whole cultural attraction to Dune depends on the glamor of what it depicts—the warring feudal houses, the immemorial order of witches, the desert psychedelia, the dream of collective emancipatory violence in a primal horde—which no merely rational critique can dispel. Therefore, Lynch, whatever his own politics[*], understood this impotence of critique well enough to create a phantasmagoric spectacle of Dune superior on its surface to Villeneuve's later version, despite the narrative's not making much sense. I respect Villeneuve's ambition, and I respect Blade Runner 2049 in particular, but he is undoubtedly a symptom of "stuck culture," since all his works subsist on what little can still be scavenged from those ruins of Jodorowsky's abortive Dune that gave us Alien and Blade Runner in the first place. (And Villeneuve's Dune fantasizes, by cannily or cynically manipulating American racial signifiers, of fusing anti-imperialism with empire into a single regime that will boast such monumental artworks as his cinema as its ornament. This kind of thing, not libertarian populism, is probably the real fascist ideology of our age.) Which is all a long way of saying that I agree with the common consensus on Lynch's Dune: perhaps the worst movie to have the best mise-en-scène ever.

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[*] Lynch makes face-saving left-friendly remarks from time to time, but I suspect his politics are closer to Herbert's than not. He gingerly dared to say something nice about Trump back in 2018, got pilloried, and had to walk it back. Anyway, I'm a bad Lynchian. When he's good, he's good, but I never got all the way into Twin Peaks (probably my fault), and I turned off Inland Empire after an hour (definitely his fault).

[synthwwavve]

Lol, you all know me too well! Great question! And sorry it took so long to answer!

In no particular order:

1- The scene during the invasion of Sundari after Death Watch "saves" the city (around 9:35 here) where she's addressing the crowd of people and basically giving a propaganda hype speech. I just love her mannerisms and attitude here. The dramatic flair. The drunk-on-power swagger. She was a villainous ham to the core in this era and I love her for it, and this scene is such a fun and interesting instance of that.

2- This brief conversation she and Pre have about whether or not to work with Maul (around 7:28 here.) One: I love that she's headstrong about her opinion and doesn't hesitate to share it. There's so much fanon around how she was a downtrodden victim with no agency in her DW era and like... that's not true at all... clearly she was comfortable challenging him and standing up for her own ideas, and here's some canon proof. Two: yes... I love this scene for shipping purposes. Epic trash power couple moment. "Mandalore will be ours" "nobody will doubt why we're in power" uh-huh. yeah. that definitely means the group and not the two of you specifically 😏😏

3- The nitearmor "remove your helmet" moment in the old forge 🏳️‍🌈👭✨ Yes, I love this scene for shipping purposes also. Thee exponential amount of sexual tension during this exchange is borderline comical, like why would they write them like this if the takeaway wasn't supposed to be "they're terminally wlw and down bad for each other" ??? In all seriousness, this scene was so emotionally charged and touching, and even if they weren't intended to be simping, it's nice to see something like this play out between two female characters, I feel like it's sadly rare.

4- The scene where she saves Din from the... thing... in the mines and we see her use the darksaber for the first time. She is so cool and badass with it, and she wields it flawlessly... it was meant to be hers 😩💖

5- Her fight with Axe when they meet back up on Plazir-15. On a surface level, because I love mando-on-mando sparring and we don't get to see enough of that in canon. On a deeper level, because I feel like this is the moment where we really see her let out all her rage and bottled up emotion that's been stewing beneath the surface of her depression era, which is so satisfying. I feel like we don't get enough angry Bo in live action, which like. some of that is that she's not the same person and has mellowed on the surface with age, but still, I miss her angy vibes, scrunkly mad faces, etc.

6- Honorable mention: the Ahsoka ass slap. God what a fucking introduction. Literally unforgettable. *chefs kiss*

Thank you again @kevystel @hotgirlvader !

[blue-sunshine]

Hi Blue!! First of all I love how you have working titles for almost all your fics. They're all so intriguing. Of course, I want you to say more about the TMS fics, even though I've heard some about them already. And "who needs comfortable love" purely for the title 👀

Hi Corinne!!! Thank you for the ask!! 💞 Basically all of those fic titles are lyrics from whatever song I listen to most while writing the fic, so I can't take credit for that part lol. 🙈

As you know, I have way too many TMS fics in progress, but here are the overviews of the ones I mentioned:

"we shall not perish pt 2" is the sequel to my werewolf/vampire AU from 2023. I'm not gonna lie, it's just bare bones atm, "they do this and then they do this," so I don't have a snippet 💀 but the idea is that they run away to Dachum together, and the vibe is just pure homoeroticism and sexual tension lol.

"you're my world, my universe" is this abuse survivor, fake dating fic I've been "writing" for almost four years and haven't updated in almost exactly a year... 🙈 the title is from "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" by NCT U, and here's a glimpse at the next chapter:

“Kang Seojoon,” Jiwoo started, not knowing, himself, what he was intending on saying. Warning, hoping. Maybe. “Han Jiwoo.” Seojoon always said his name like breathing. Even now. Even though—“I like you.” Jiwoo squeezed his eyes shut, willing those words to dissipate between them, to disappear as if they’d never been spoken.

"sylvia" is a terminally ill nurse/patient AU, titled after Sylvia by The Antlers, that I started back in 2022 and only recently came back to for AU-gust. It's MCD, so I make myself sad every time I open the doc lmao. Here's a glimpse:

"I always wanted to see the universe before I die." A pause. "You can't see stars in Seoul. Have you noticed?" 

Lastly, "who needs comfortable love" is a Duty After School Kim Chiyeol/Kwon Ilha fic, and the title is from "Comfortable Love" by Keaton Henson. For a little bit of context, Ilha and Kimchi are a former bully/bullied pair that become close through horrific trauma but then Ilha dies and the fic is a very slight AU of their last conversation.

“Why did I live so foolishly?” Ilha muttered, and he had become so fond of Ilha’s gentle side that he hated to see this kind of expression again—the kind of anger that used to live in the corners of his lips and the furrow between his brows. But somehow, though Chiyeol knew it all already, this too felt like divulging another secret, another shame, another piece of Ilha that only he seemed to know existed. One piece for another: “We were both fools."

Thank you again for the ask, Corinne! It motivated me to add a few more words to each of these fics, hehe. 💙💙

[28dayslater]

I can forgive a bad film that had a budget of £3 or was never intended to be good or that I just didn’t vibe with. But I cannot forgive terminator genisys

[jammuvirasat]

Exploring the Magnificence of raghunath temple jammu

Settled in the core of Jammu city, the raghunath temple jammu remains as a reference point of otherworldliness, engineering splendor, and social importance. Committed to Ruler Rama, a manifestation of Master Vishnu, this temple is among the biggest temple edifices in northern India and holds colossal significance for fans and sightseers the same.

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One of the most striking elements of the temple is its gold-plated tower, which glimmers brilliantly under the sun, representing heavenly nature and glory. The combination of Mughal and customary Indian structural styles adds to the uniqueness of this sacrosanct site.

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The raghunath temple jammu is a profound safe house for large number of fans who visit it yearly to look for favors and drench themselves in divine euphoria. The temple is particularly packed during celebrations like Slam Navami, Diwali, and Navratri, when the environment is accused of commitment and festivity.

Inside the temple, one can find a broad assortment of old texts and compositions, making it a gold mine for researchers and specialists inspired by Hindu way of thinking and culture. The quiet vibe and the reciting of songs establish a tranquil climate that leaves guests feeling in a genuine way restored.

Visiting the Temple

Arranged in the clamoring Raghunath Marketplace, the temple is effectively open by street and is relatively close to the Jammu Tawi rail route station and Jammu Air terminal. Guests are encouraged to stick to the temple's clothing regulation and keep up with dignity while investigating the consecrated premises.

The region around the temple is lively with shops selling customary antiquities, painstaking work, and prasad (blessed contributions). It is an ideal spot to encounter the neighborhood culture and reclaim recollections of this heavenly excursion.

End

The raghunath temple jammu is something other than a position of love; it is an image of the district's profound and social legacy. Whether you are a fan looking for favors or an explorer investigating verifiable milestones, a visit to this wonderful temple will leave you entranced. The loftiness of its design, the profundity of its profound importance, and the energy of its environmental factors make it a must-visit objective in Jammu.

[elfo2222]

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- Expanded fit bulk

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- Worked on bone thickness

- Better body structure

- Expanded insulin awareness

Research Bits of knowledge:

- Studies from the Diary of Solidarity and Molding Exploration show that ladies who take part in opposition preparing experience 3-5% muscle development, not gigantic mass

- Muscle advancement requires purposeful, moderate over-burden

- Hereditary qualities assume a pivotal part in muscle-building potential

Master Viewpoint:

"Muscle is metabolically dynamic tissue. More muscle implies more productive fat consuming, even very still," says Dr. Emily Rodriguez, sports physiologist.

Legend 2: "Cardio is the Sole Way to Weight reduction" 🏃‍♀️

Complete Fat Misfortune Systems:

- Metabolic opposition preparing

- Stop and go aerobic exercise (HIIT)

- Adjusted sustenance

- Hormonal administration

- Rest improvement

Metabolic Breakdown:

- Obstruction preparing increments Abundance Post-practice Oxygen Utilization (EPOC)

- Makes a higher metabolic rate for 24-48 hours post-exercise

- Jam and constructs fit bulk

Fantasy 3: "No Aggravation, No Addition" 🔥

Savvy Preparing Standards:

- Recognize useful test and hurtful strain

- Pay attention to body's versatile signs

- Execute moderate over-burden

- Focus on recuperation and recovery

- Use periodization in preparing

Torment versus Progress Pointers:

- Sharp, shooting torment: STOP

- Gentle muscle touchiness: Ordinary

- Constant exhaustion: Reevaluate

- Reliable improvement: Achievement

10. The Neurological Ensemble: Emotional well-being and Actual Wellness 🧠💖

Neurochemical Change

At the point when you work out, your cerebrum goes through amazing substance changes:

Hormonal Fountain:

- Endorphin Delivery: Regular state of mind lifts 😌

- Serotonin Creation: Profound adjustment 🌈

- Dopamine Initiation: Inspiration and prize focuses 🏆

- Cortisol Guideline: Stress the board 🧘‍♀️

Mental Aspects:

Mental Advantages:

- Improved brain adaptability

- Further developed memory arrangement

- Expanded neurogenesis

- Better leader capability

- Decreased chance of mental deterioration

Profound Flexibility Instruments:

- Stress handling through actual work

- Worked on close to home guideline

- Upgraded self-viability

- Diminished tension side effects

- Expanded capacity to understand anyone on a deeper level

Mental Exploration Features:

- Harvard Clinical School concentrates on show exercise can be all around as powerful as antidepressants for gentle to direct despondency

- Standard active work decreases nervousness by 40-half

- Predictable activity works on generally mental prosperity

11. Mechanical Transformation in Wellness 📱🚀

Arising Advances:

- Computer based intelligence Fueled Individual Preparation Stages

- Biometric GPS beacons

- Augmented Reality Exercise Encounters

- Customized Wellness Calculations

- Hereditary Wellness Planning

Development Biological system:

Brilliant Wearable Advancements:

- Ongoing physiological observing

- Prescient wellbeing examination

- Customized exercise suggestions

- Recuperation streamlining ideas

- Complete wellbeing biological system mix

Information Driven Wellness Approach:

- Accuracy following of:

  * Pulse changeability

  * Metabolic proficiency

  * Rest quality

  * Feelings of anxiety

  * Muscle recuperation rates

12. Building a Feasible Wellness Way of life 🌱💪

Comprehensive Health Structure:

- Actual flexibility

- Mental adaptability

- The capacity to appreciate anyone on a deeper level

- Wholesome awareness

- Local area reconciliation

Way of life Plan Standards:

- Purposeful development rehearses

- Careful sustenance

- Stress the executives methods

- Quality rest engineering

No-Social emotionally supportive networks

Flexibility Procedures:

- Measured exercise plans

- Adaptable planning

- Insignificant gear necessities

- Home and outside preparing choices

- Versatile force levels

End: Your Transformative Wellness Proclamation 🦸‍♀️✨

Past a simple activity routine, this is a comprehensive change plan. Wellness rises above actual measurements — it's a significant excursion of self-disclosure, strength, and persistent development.

Philosophical System:

- Development as a type of self-articulation

- Practice as a discourse with your true capacity

- Health as a dynamic, progressing discussion

- Wellness as a similitude for life's difficulties

Strengthening Pronouncement:

- Your body is a versatile, wise framework

- Every exercise is an extreme demonstration of self esteem

- Consistency makes force

- Progress is non-straight

- Your true capacity is limitless

Last Summon:

Embrace your excursion.

Challenge your cutoff points.

Revamp your account.

The most impressive change happens not in the rec center, but rather in the space between your ears. Your psyche is your most prominent weapon, your body is your material, and your soul is the brush

[randomclam24]

uh With the (It's called Monogatari era but that - that's not a - that's not a real label) 2007 era Yume Nikki fangame era, you have to segment in Yume 2kki so it gets the .flow vibe

I knew there was something keeping me from getting into the original Mother (game) I remembered there is a such area not just in Yume Nikki which I've forgotten and left behind but in .flow Also uh, the bathroom rape scene - which is basically handled with top-down elements, so it's more like a gunshot In reality, our lives are like Ghost in the Shell's movie, or something, where the memories are just, and the lives are not If a P. Diddy decides to say to hell with it, they'll keep supplicating CP so the blame is off so they 're dgood

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https://yume2kki.fandom.com/wiki/Version_History/0099-0000 Update - Earliest possible version: v.091c, right before addition of the trophy room Update - Latest version is v.093e, which leaves only in between v.092h

Update - And .flow v.05 and .1, and Yume Nisshi Valentine's day patch Use EasyRPG because some of these won't run

Update - Same dichotomy as Future Diary episodes. If it's past version .091, we don't respect I just remember content from an old computer owned by a different close-relative family where they had *some* cool things as the applications on the desktop, but in the long term all they do is the house mom doing farming simulators or something Update - And it's the same for .flow or something - v.1 is the only - otherwise I'm facing the wall Update - Okay actually we're doing only - only .flow .03 Update 10/27 Decided to play Yume 2kki v.089b It's literally the exact same thing in places, I had to wrench just to write that but look it's early access Back in boomers' day, they had the privilege of having things framed as this and not deliberately ba-rred ? Update In fact this version sucks Okay so, now we have our versions finalized. You may now start to encroach on versions in .flow Update 10/27 dayYou should know by the termination of v0.04 The best there is is Minecraft

[inkus-plinkus]

exploring in fallout is often kinda funny for me because i tend to get into situations (of my own making) for example, a few days ago maybe i explored dunwich borers in fallout 4

contextual information: - it was my first time playing again in several months, and the first location i went to was the witch building, which i left because it was too scary for a first place to explore after coming back ykno (insert additional reasons/ excuses here) (i havent returned yet so dont spoil it i guess?) - i think that was also my first time experiencing building shakes + controller rumbles. due to this, i concluded that the rumbling in dunwich borers might be a bug since maybe i wasnt supposed to leave partway through the witch place - additionally, my sense of direction is abysmal. + i dont use the power armor stuff b/c it rlly doesnt vibe and also i think i might be underleveled relative to the places i explore

content information: - the first time through i missed the entire end because i like Going Left - i also didn't get to see the first flashback because i backed up back out the door when the screen went white (i'm used to f:nv,, i don't think it has The Visions like 3 or 4. + it reminded me of explosion so i was like Oh Thats Not Good Go in Other Direction) - it turns out apparently the lights are supposed to go off on their own but i didnt notice that at all (possibly because i turned off some of the lights myself... because they were rlllly bright hjsdjhsd) - i also missed the raider terminal (which was rlly vibin after going back to find it i even took a picture of it w/ my phone) - i also missed the hidey hole location where apparently theres a holotape of a raider guy that got spooked & left & stuff (i think i walked by the place on the way to the mines from the witch building but it was irradiated & i forgor i have a radiation suit thingy. or maybe its not the irradiated quarry place hdhdsjds i intend to find the place later though) -i apparently also missed like 3 ghouls (including a legendary) on the Left Route the first time through i unno how i did that - i also didnt see the face at the bottom of the water i had to look up 'dunwich borers face' and then looking at the pictures it still took an amount of time. i think maybe my brain was looking for a fish face b/c it was underwater or smthn

anyway the dunwich borers location is really cool it was still pretty scary but'd prolly've been moreso if

-plinkus