#for me it is technically the 22nd... it's 1 am

[koifsssh]

ohhh, the update,,, very very very soon... i'm excited!!! but i'm trying not to think about it too much!

it's the kind of excitement where your chest gets all tight and you get all stupid with giddy... i just wish to see everyone again and their lovely little houses!

the secrets! i wonder what secrets we will find... bwah!!!

i drew wally to try to get some of it out of my system... but some of it is still there, bwahhh!

[halfratsalready]

Reflecting On My 2024 Fics 💕✨

When this year started, I hadn’t published a fanfic in well over 5 or 6 years. By the end of the year, I’d published 7, including 3 one shots, 3 completed multi chapter fics, and 1 in-progress multi chapter fic (that I admittedly haven’t touched in a while, oops). I also organized my first ever fic exchange this year! I loved being able to bring people together to share stories with each other and am so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone by hosting an exchange, so much so that I hosted another one later in the year!

I’m not the best or most prolific writer here - not by a long shot - but I’m pretty happy with what I’ve done and am so grateful for this community’s response to my works! In honor of that, here’s a little reflection on what I’ve written this year :)

(Featuring a sneak peek or two at what I’m working on next…)

Breaking Down 🥀

(March 18th. 1 chapter. 2k words. 21 kudos. 1 comment.)

My first fic in 7 years, first ever Just Dance fic, and first fic on AO3! The start of my tendency towards Jack Rose angst! Based on a Florence + The Machine song! This is a short one shot that I wrote in a very stream of consciousness manner. It’s not exactly my best work, but it holds a special place in my heart for all the milestones it represented for me.

Lose Yourself ✨

(March 22nd-April 5th. 5 chapters. 16.5k words. 95 kudos. 45 comments.)

Oh, Lose Yourself, where do I even begin with you? This fic genuinely changed my year, all for the better. I was absolutely terrified to post this. I was new to the fandom, publishing a fic amongst so many other incredible works by incredible writers, and to top it all off, it was my very first time publishing a ship fic. It was also my first time publishing a series. I had debilitating anxiety for days because I was scared to publish actual ship content. The response to this fic was absolutely incredible and I am still so, so grateful to everyone who read it and left feedback. This series was also the first time I ever received artwork for any fic I’d written. Genuinely, this was sort of a life changing experience for me, as silly as it may seem.

Close to Post-Mortem 🥀

(April 12th-April 26th. 5 chapters. 17k words. 71 kudos. 39 comments.)

Part two of the Lose Yourself series and my second (and much darker) foray into the world of Jack Rose angst, as well as my first time really getting to write Night Swan. This is the fic that made me realize how much I love writing the dynamic between Jack and Night Swan, and just writing Night Swan in general. While generally the least popular of the Lose Yourself series and probably my third favorite (not that I don’t like it, I just like the other two better), this fic is special to me for showing me how much fun I have writing angst and how much I love writing these characters. Also, it’s the first instance of my personal favorite AO3 tag of mine- “turning people into terrifying mind controlled bird minions left right and center,” which gets it a ton of bonus points in my book.

Fail Me Not ✨

(May 3rd-May 20th. 6 chapters. 38.2k words. 92 kudos. 39 comments.)

This fic is so special to me. It closes out the initial Lose Yourself trilogy (because I decided that I want to continue the story through Dance With the Swan and hope to do so one day) and represents the first time I actually finished a fic series (technically not because there’s more to come but I finished the original plan so I’m counting it). The feedback I received for this fic was so kind and I’m so grateful for everyone who left a comment at any point in this series. I’m really proud of the Lose Yourself series and am so happy that so many people liked it!

To Form A New Dynasty 👑

(For Frostyblustar. July 14th. 1 chapter. 21k words. 36 kudos. 14 comments.)

This novella (never intended for it to have that high of a word count - it was supposed to be a simple one shot) is one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. I had so much fun coming up with the lore of this version of the Danceverses and exploring this dynamic. I loved writing Night Swan and her dynamic with Jack and writing Si’Ha and writing Jack and Wander in this new dynamic and wow I just really enjoyed writing this fic, as stressed as I was about the ridiculously high word count at the time. @frostyblustar’s prompt allowed me to write something I never would have thought of otherwise, and I loved working on it so much! This was also my first time hosting a fic exchange and I’m so happy with how it went and the incredible fics that came of it! Hosting this exchange was a great time and I’m so glad that so many people participated and had a great time!

The Wrong World ✨

(July 19th-Present. 1/9 chapters. 4.8k words. 33 kudos. 10 comments.)

I published the first chapter of this fic shortly before a bunch of things in my personal life erupted into chaos, and it kind of got pushed to the side and more or less forgotten, but I am working on getting back to this fic! This is probably the most comments I’ve ever gotten on a single chapter of a fic and the support for it was overwhelming. I really do love the story I’m telling and am excited to work on it more. This one is special to me, even if it’s been neglected for a while. This is my first non-Lose Yourself series multi chapter fic and I was so happy to know that people were excited about it. Thank you, everyone, for your support on this fic- I promise you that more is coming in the new year!

Gather Near To Us 🎄

(For Doodling_Doodle. December 15th. 1 chapter. 7.8k words. 5 comments.)

Despite being the calmest and fluffiest of all the fics I wrote this year, this one was somehow the most stressful. I agonized over this one and finished it with about eight minutes to spare… yeah, it was rough. Considering I’m not used to writing fluff, I’m not too unhappy with how it turned out, but I wish I’d been able to give it the time and energy it deserved without being distracted by a lot of craziness in my life. Without the adorable prompt from @doodling-doodle, I wouldn’t have stepped out of my comfort zone and tried writing fluff, so I’m very grateful that I had the opportunity to challenge myself with something new. This was also my second time organizing a fic exchange and I’m genuinely so happy to know how many people love these exchanges! I hope to organize more in the new year!

What’s Next…

I can’t promise when anything I’m working on will be completed and ready to publish, but I’m slowly but surely working on…

The rest of The Wrong World

A one shot prequel to the Lose Yourself series

One of the projects I’m most excited about!!! A dark murder mystery featuring Edgar Allan Poe references and buddy cops Brezziana and Discoball! (Don’t expect this one anytime soon, though - even if I finish it soon, I’m planning on posting it throughout October for spooky season.)

A ghost AU??? 👀

One last thank you to everyone who read any of my fics, to everyone who left kudos or a comment, to everyone who reblogged my posts about these silly little fics, to everyone who made posts about these silly little fics, to this entire fandom for welcoming me into it and allowing me to be a part of it. I’m so happy to be here and to have such kind people to share my works with! Happy New Year, everyone!!! 💕✨

[deeplyshalllow]

So you've heard of Dracula Daily I present... Heathers Daily!

So in honour of JDonica day I have decided to watch each part of Heathers the musical on the day it happened. Technically it starts on September 1st but I hadn't thought of it then, so it starts now.

Join me!

Act 1 dates are pretty accurate, Act 2 dates I've guessed a little but I spent a long time thinking about and am prepared to fight people on them.

So pick your favourite bootleg/proshoot and watch along on these days!

Musical

1st September - Beginning of Musical to the end of Beautiful

22nd September - “Dear Diary Three weeks with the Heathers” 

23rd September - Croquet scene to to Dead Girl Walking

24th September - Ronnie’s Dream to mid way through Me inside of me (finish at “that’s the curse of popularity”)

25th September - Last half of Me inside of me (start at “I am more than just a source of handjobs”) until the end of You’re Welcome

26th September - from “Dear diary that was a close call�� to halfway through Our Love is God (stop at “so let’s go hunt some jocks”)

27th September - rest of Our Love is God (from Kram entering) to interval

4th October - Start of Act 2 until the end of Seventeen

25th October - From “And they all lived happily ever after” to end of I Say No

26th October - From McNamara’s cheerleading scene followed by Duke being blackmailed to the end of Kindergarten Boyfriend

27th October - From “Martha wasn’t in homeroom today” to the end

[kelleah-meah]

It's That Time Of Year Again ... 🌻Litha 2023

My Summer Solstice celebration this year will sadly be a bit more restricted than it has been in years past, but then, that may be a good thing.

Each year, I have some fairly lofty and ambitious plans on how I want to commemorate the longest day of the year. And each year, I end up wearing myself out because I put way too much on my to-do list.

The major difference I have to contend with this year is 1) I'm still in recovery from my surgery leaving me with some physical limitations, and 2) I don't have to balance the celebration with my regular work hours because of #1.

So here I am again, trying to find the right balance between celebrating this wonderful time of year with my ambitious need to do ALL THE THINGS!

Here's hoping I will take a page from my mantra for 2023, and do less ... live more.

We'll see how that goes. Also, technically I'll be celebrating on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this year, simply because I can. Yay! But I'm going to do a little prep on Monday in order to avoid being in the kitchen all day on the Solstice.

Here's the plan:

Monday (June 19th)

Grocery Shopping for Litha ✅

Bake honey cakes ✅

Tuesday (June 20th)

Make Lavender Lemonade ✅

Go see The Flash (3pm) ✅

Read my book

Listen to vinyl records

Dance ✅

Wednesday (June 21st)

Meditate - Tao - Tarot reading for Summer Solstice ✅

Watch sunrise ✅

Cook breakfast ✅

Walk in the park ✅

Cook lunch ✅

Write in journal 

Listen to vinyl records

Cook dinner ✅

Watch sunset

Watch a movie or show (Dungeons & Dragons? Lower Decks? That movie with James Spader and Angela Bassett?) ✅

Paint

Thursday (June 22nd)

Read my book

Work on jigsaw puzzle

Friday (June 23rd)

Work on jigsaw puzzle

Begin sorting and purging clothes in closet

That's all I have for now. It certainly seems like enough. As always, I'll check back to share what I actually got up to in comparison with my lofty plans.

Until then, Happy Pride and happy last days of spring!

[robertphilip]

okay just because i really like dates/timelines (hashtag history major) can you Please tell me all the birthdays / ages of everyone in the movies? also any other timeline funfacts/details you wanna include. idk what that would be but that’s just the subject of this post, go ham 🫶

oh absolutely >:)

okay so the first movie starts on May 22nd, 2007 and ends on the 26th. May 21st is the night Giselle dreamt about Robert, she meets Edward the 22nd, meets Robert the 23rd, spends the 24th with him, they attend the ball on the 25th, and kiss on the 26th.

there's nothing I love more than knowing canon dates and I am very Very thankful to whoever randomly decided May 25th would be the day of the ball.

and then Disenchanted takes place 10 years later.

and now, my headcanons !!

For character ages, Robert is 30, and his birthday is September 5th, 1976. The scripts I have are a bit vague with everyone's age, and he's described as "late 20s" in one and "early 30s" in another, so I just stuck him at 30.

Giselle's is even more vague, with her descriptions just being "fair maiden" however in one copy, Robert says that she "looks 23" but he's unsure. I personally put her at 26, with her birthday being February 28th, 1981.

Morgan we know is 6, and I headcanon that her birthday is September 10th, 2000. Her and Robert having birthdays five days apart is inspired by my dad and I (ours are Sept. 6th and the 11th!) because their relationship reminds me of us :p

Sofia we know is a year old, and I have tried so hard to look at background details that might tell me when Disenchanted takes place (at least what month) but none of the event flyers say anything. Nancy says "we missed her birthday last month", so I've just decided it takes place in March, because I headcanon Sofia was born February 12th, 2016.

I can only hope no details come out about when it canonically takes place now because I love Sofia's birthday being right before Valentine's Day and headcanon that, before she had a name, Giselle would always call her "my little Valentine" and it is whyyyy her middle name is Valentine 🤧

and I don't have as many details for them, but I do headcanon Nancy was 32 in Enchanted, and Edward was 28. I liked the idea of Nancy being the oldest for some reason, idk why. I haven't given them birthdays, but I feel like Edward's probably a Leo.

Oh, and another fun canon detail is, according to the credits, Morgan is 8 years old in the flashbacks that play during Love Power. Because of that, I headcanon Robert and Giselle got married May 25th, 2009, with Morgan turning 9 later that year.

also, sticking with canon and timelines, Disenchanted takes place over the course of five days, or four depending on how you view the wish, I guess. cause I've seen some people say the wish reset the fourth day, but when I watched it, I assumed the day still happened, but no one remembered, so it was still technically the next calendar day? But I suppose the day could've just reset too, idk.

anyway !! ahhhhh thank you for letting me talk about this there's truly nothing I love more than 1) breaking down/figuring out movie timelines and 2) giving characters birthdays/ages 💖💖💖

[benis-chillin]

Backlog reviews 2025: Metroid Prime 2

Platform: Steam Deck(PrimeHack)

January 22nd-March 27th, 2025(Got lost, didn't finish)

(Previous post in the backlog)

(The first Metroid Prime was reviewed in the 2023 final post)

...So I'm starting to think that the Metroid Prime games just aren't my thing.

I LOVE 2D Metroid, as evidenced by Dread getting a 10/10 last year, the only 10/10 I've given out yet, but the previous two Prime games I've played, the original and Hunters, just lack what I really LIKE about those games. The speed, the easy to remember and reference worlds, the lore, and overall, the feeling of conquering this world set out against me.

Metroid Prime games are slow, labyrinthian, the maps are VERY difficult to understand, and I'm stumbling through this landscape till the very end…If I even REACH the ending.

Okay, let's focus on Prime 2.

First off, the Steam Deck is the perfect place for these games. The screen is just small enough to make the lower quality assets pop and look mostly sharp on a non-CRT display. There IS blurry texture here and there, but it's small potatoes, all things considered.

The back buttons also serve as perfect beam swap buttons, allowing me to dedicate the D-Pad to the visors via some control trickery.

I WOULD advise setting a stick click to as an on and off stick for gyro, though. You can get through most of this game with just the stick and lock-on, but there are doors that, once you have the right upgrade, require you to hold down the missile button to charge up, and aim at the same time. You can't do this with a stick, so activate the gyro for these bits.

Anyway, I mentioned in my review of the first game that the scanned lore segments are just the same thing over and over again. "Save us from the evil space goo that is making us crazy, implied Samus Aran!"

So do they improve on that?

Well, they got me with the Federation soldier logs towards the beginning. One is a female troop who talks highly of Samus, seeing her as inspiring in a workplace that is still dominated by men. It occured to me that Samus' lore about having served in the Federation military had been established by this point, so maybe this soldier wasn't just a fangirl, but perhaps a former comrade? Loving where Samus had gotten in life and wanting to get there herself. It saddened me, and made me briefly pause on her corpse.

(Also like that reading the broader lore is optional)

The mystery of the dead soldiers clears up quickly, however, as we find out about Dark Aether and its troops, which have teamed up with the space pirates. Soon, we encounter one of this planet's inhabitants, the Luminoth, who explains that a meteor crashed down a bit ago and split this planet into Light Aether and Dark Aether, and that a majority of the Luminoth are either dead or in stasis until Light Aether can get its energy back from Dark Aether.

This feels a little Zelda-ish, but whatever. Cool story! This peaceful people forced to build weapons of war, fighting the good fight, but ultimately losing provides a good basis for us to step in and finish the fight for them. Big improvement from Prime 1!

Until this becomes the ONLY story they tell over and over again through the scan and lore logs.

Every corpse you scan has basically the same story. "I am a Luminoth who fought, lost, and now I am dead." It gets old. And then the lore logs are…Just the story we got in-person near the beginning of our quest.

So, the story is TECHNICALLY improved, but not by as much as the beginning of the game would promise.

And unfortunately, the environments do nothing to help support it. These are kind of a downgrade, in fact. The environments of the first Prime game were varied, but they all made sense within themselves, and the culture that was on Tallon IV…Which was admittedly similar to Zebes from Super Metroid, but let's not dwell on that.

The Luminoth feel fit for Temple Grounds, and maybe even Agon Wastes, but Torvus Bog and Sanctuary Fortress feel a bit out of place. Like, yeah, the bog technically isn't SUPPOSED to be like that, but it still feels off. The Fortress is just too cold and machine-like for the peace loving Luminoth whose other structures are much more intricate and ornate.

And it isn't helped by the very backtrack-heavy exploration. One of the strengths of Prime 1 was that backtracking was a very rare thing up until the surprise artifact hunt at the end. It COULD be confusing for a bit, but the constant undertone of "move forward" made things easier to figure out with a guide and a bit of practice. Before the artifact hunt, my first Prime playthrough was only about 5 hours, which is pretty good for a Metroid game. Hell, the redux playthrough of Super Metroid was an hour and a half longer than that!

But in Prime 2, it felt like I was CONSTANTLY being told to backtrack, and rarely with any guidance. My guides, especially later on, were also confusing at times since they'd have names of places I didn't even know about, and couldn't find. Ya wanna know why?

Because of the aforementioned, "Dark Aether." Basically, a mirror world of the one you're in, with these bubbles of light that can keep the world from damaging you.

(which is kinda funny, given how I'd often describe the original Prime as feeling like controlling Samus from inside a hamster ball. Now she's LITERALLY in a clear bubble)

However, there are 2 big problems with Dark Aether:

1) Some doors and stuff just don't exist in Dark Aether, so getting to some places in Dark Aether is a pain in the butt.

2) The maps between Light and Dark Aether don't sync. You oftentimes can't find a place in Dark Aether unless you have BEEN to that place before in Dark Aether. And since the NAMES for various rooms are different between Light and Dark Aether, you will have NO idea what each room is called in the other world unless, again, you've already been there.

And there are NO map rooms in this game, btw. Everything is MANUALLY mapped, on the same confusing 3D map system as the first game, so combine that with constant backtracking, and the VERY minimal hints you get, and you understand why I finally just dropped it. Such a GREAT premise, utterly let down by ill-thought out world design.

AND WHY DOES DARK SAMUS HAVE TOES!? Just…Armor with these MASSIVE grippers, WHAT!? HOW DOES SHE EVEN KNOW WHAT TOES ARE!? SHE'S THE METROID PRIME! Did Samus take her shoes off at some point on Tallon IV!?

Whatever. See you in like, 2 years when I try to tackle Prime 3.

3/10

And next up…I started this early due to the recomp, so I'm going to try and finish it before I give my Steam Deck a break. It's Sonic Unleashed! See ya then!

UPDATE: Taking a break from Unleashed. Not leaving it unfinished, just not completing it immediately. In the meantime, next review will be the original 1999 Resident Evil 3!

[feralplantwife]

It's the Trans Rights Readathon!

Technically the TRR started on the 22nd, but I've been busy with work and school, so I am participating but on my own, more flexible terms.

Last year, the TRR raised over $234,000. This year, let's try to raise even more! Additionally, there is an actual reading challenge involved, and a BINGO Card!

Since I don't know how long it will take me to read my books, I have given myself a short reading list and do my best to finish them all by Friday, but if not, I'll just finish them as best I can.

My reading list is as follows:

1) A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall

2) The Seep by Chana Porter

3) Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

4) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

5) The Witch King by H. E. Edgmon

What do all 5 of these books have in common? First, they're all books with transgender protagonists. Second, I already own a copy of each and haven't read any of them!

I plan to draft up reviews of each one and update my BINGO card as I go, so if you're curious please follow along with me!

[threadsofpersonal]

God qualifies the unqualified

Last night, my Dad asked me a great question. He said "I don't know how you got to be a recruiter. You didn't go to school for it, you were never really a recruiter, and yet, you managed to got the job, even after the unemployment".

And he's right. If you look at my resume, you won't see any recruiting experience in the past 5 years or so. My first HR job was from back in 2012 in college, and that wasn't even a full time job. I was a student worker working in the HR department for our campus bookstore. From 2014 - 2022, I done 0 recruiting/HR. And yet, I was able to transition to recruiting immediately after my last higher ed job and I survived a (very short) layoff last year (laid off on March 22nd, started working my current job on May 1st). Meanwhile, there's still recruiters who didn't survive the layoff in 2023 and I heard, we're expecting even more layoffs in 2024.

My answer? GOD.

God qualifies me, the unqualified, job-hopper to change my career and survived a layoff. God qualifies me, the super entry level recruiters agains thousands of other recruiters who are way more qualified than I am. This is not me bragging about myself, rather, this is me bragging about my God, who, in His grace and mercy, entrusted me with this job.

I recently saw a couple instances that just left me speechless ... I was on LinkedIn and saw this recruiter posted that he had been laid off for the second time in 2023. This recruiter interviewed me in 2022 at a software company that I REALLY REALLY wanted to work at. It was 100% remote, great benefits, even offered paid maternity leave! I remember sending a very nice email to him after he interviewed me, only to be rejected a couple days later. i was crushed, and I think I cried the whole day about it because I really thought I did so well in all the interviews! But now, I see that he was terminated from that employer, managed to get a job but then, ended up getting fired again at the end of 2023. This guy is a veteran recruiter. He recruit for 5+ years, he's worked in big companies, but here he is today, laid off twice with no prospect in sight. What if I somehow got that job only to be let go especially because I am far more entry level than he is ..

Another instance was this recruiter from another huge software company. For this one, I didn't even get an interview, but after I applied, I sent a long message on LinkedIn to connect and to show my interest in the role. I even used chatgpt to write the message because this company is so prestigious and I wanted to make a great first impression. I never got a reply, and she actually never accepted my connection request .. But this week, I saw she posted that she was terminated from that company, after 9 YEARS of working there.

These two people are recruiters with wealth of knowledge and experience. Technically speaking, these two should be able to get a job easily. They are giants, compared to me, just a simple little ant. (I'm never good at analogy, don't judge me). And again, this is not me bragging about my capability, and how good and resilient I am. Far from it! I just want to share how good God is and that if you ever feel unqualified, or what we typically call "imposter syndrome", please know, you are made for such a time like this. Though the world may see you as unqualified, if you got to where you at today, it's because God gave you the qualifications.

So yes, I simply answered my Dad, "it's God" and he didn't answer back but he smiled. I can see the look on his face as if saying "yea it is!"

So many characters in the bible were deemed unqualified by the world's standard. Moses has stuttering problem and a reluctant leader (I do too sometimes!), King David (ugh need I say more), a man after God's own heart and yet he committed adultery and murder, Apostle Paul even called himself the worst sinner (1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.) and yet, we all know how great his ministry and legacy were. God knows what He's doing when He qualified these people to further His kingdom. Best believe He knows what He's doing in your own life right now.

Do not let the enemy tell you that you're not good enough to be where you at. Do not let the enemy discourage you and make you feel that you are less than. When those thoughts appear, just tell them "My God knows what He's doing".

[rustedleopard]

Ah, y'know what, here's all the birthday headcanons I have:

Mother 1

Ninten: May 16th, which makes him a Taurus.

Lloyd: January 25th. He is an Aquarius.

Ana: December 23rd, which makes her a Capricorn. This birthday is actually canon according to the Mother 1 Manual.

Teddy: September 28th. He is a Libra.

Maria: July 27th, making her a Leo. This day is also Earthbound Beginning's Japanese release day, so thank you for kicking everything off, Maria!

Mother 2

Ness: August 27th, which makes him a Virgo. This day is also Earthbound's Japanese release date!

Paula: April 22nd. She is a Taurus. I also headcanon that she shares a birthday with Pokey and they both absolutely hate this, lol!

Jeff: February 24th, making him a Pisces.

Poo: November 11th. His star sign is Scorpio. He was also born two years before Ness and Paula and one year before Jeff, which makes him the oldest in the party despite being born the latest in the year.

Pokey: April 22nd. He is also a Taurus, and like I said earlier, I headcanon that he shares a birthday with Paula and they both despise this.

Tony: September 21st. He is also a Virgo.

Dr. Andonuts: April 3rd. He is an Aries. I headcanon that he doesn't really celebrate his birthday beyond maybe eating a donut for the occasion, but that's mostly because he won't pass up an occasion to have one. Oh well ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Mother 3:

Lucas & Claus: June 2nd, making these twins born under the Twin star sign, Gemini. What a coincidence!

Kumatora: September 17th. She is a Virgo. She was also born during Bisexual Awareness Week, so uh. Be aware :)

Duster: November 30th, which makes him a Sagittarius. As an aside, I thought that the Sagittarius Bracelet could only be worn by him, but after fumbling around in my copy of Mother 3, apparently that bracelet can be worn by any human in the party. But since Lucas and Kumatora both have their own exclusive bracelets (something something, headcanon about PSI correlation, but this would be digressing), there's only one of these per game, and it's considered the ultimate arm armor out of all the options available, I've always kinda seen it as his "exclusive" bracelet. This is something we call ~artistic liberties~

Flint: July 3rd, making him a Cancer. Look, I know that technically the best bracelet he gets in his section of the game is the Aquarius Bracelet if memory serves, but I am pretending that the Aquarius Bracelet is his "ultimate" equipment only because he doesn't have access to anything better at that point in the story. Besides, he gives me the vibes of someone born around mid-summer rather than in the winter. Again, artistic liberties.

Hinawa: April 20th. She is right on the Aries/Taurus cusp, depending on who you ask. This is also Mother 3's release date :)

Personally, I like the idea of the bracelets in Mother 3 corresponding to each character's respective star sign, because it's essentially like saying, "yeah astrology is real in the Mother Series, but it's only really relevant for this one item. Now put on the bracelet so I can fight you, boy"

[orcelito]

looked back in my archive to see what the exact date of the 3 years ago thing was

it was today. wild how that works. 

[this-idiots-left-eye]

Pandora Hearts Month 2022 (REDO) Prompts!

Hello all!

I have recently learned that the @phmonth2022 blog is experiencing some technical difficulties—and has for longer, and a greater extent, than I realized. I don't get notifications properly, I don't get notified at all if people tag the blog, my posts don't show up in site's tags, and it seems you have to click on the blog itself to see any of its posts.

It seems as though a number of people who wanted to participate in Phmonth22 in May/June...never saw the posts about it.

This means that we will now be doing a redo of Pandora Hearts Month 2022!

It will have the same exact prompts as before, allowing people who didn't see it before—and anyone who otherwise didn’t get the chance before—to participate now! It will occur at the same time as The Case Study of Vanitas Month 2022! (Check here for those prompts!)

Because of the phmonth2022 blog's issues, I am hosting it here on my ph (and vnc) sideblog @this-idiots-left-eye. I will reblog my posts on the @phmonth2022 blog, as well as my main blog @i-prefer-the-term-antihero but I will make the initial posts here.

Pandora Hearts Month is an event that celebrates Pandora Hearts. The first three weeks celebrate the three main trios (Golden Trio, Rainsworth Trio, and Tragedy Trio) and the fourth is a bonus week that celebrates any ships/friendships/ot3 fans chose and love. You can create edits, fanart, drabbles, fanfictions, amvs and mms!

When you post, please remember to:

Tag me @i-prefer-the-term-antihero or @this-idiots-left-eye in your posts to make sure I reblog them!

Tag #phmonth22 in your tags! I will go through that tag regularly and check if I've missed any direct tags.

Either put a link, or a “read more” on long fics (or long posts in general), so they're easier to reblog!

I also made a collection on Ao3 for writers! Don't hesitate to add your fics to it!

Lastly, don’t forget to join our discord if you haven’t! It’s a fun place to discuss the series and more easily share your creations!

Without further ado, here are the prompts! 

Golden Trio Week (Alice, Oz and Gilbert), October 9th—15th:

Day 1, Sunday Oct 9th: Pink

Day 2, Monday Oct 10th: Daffodil

Day 3, Tuesday Oct 11th: Queen

Day 4, Wednesday Oct 12th: Summer 

Day 5, Thursday Oct 13th: Cage 

Day 6, Friday Oct 14th: Ocean

Day 7, Saturday Oct 15th: Garden

Rainsworth Trio Week (Sharon, Break and Reim), Oct 16nd—22nd:

Day 1, Sunday Oct 16th: Purple

Day 2, Monday Oct 17th: Forest

Day 3, Tuesday Oct 18th: Sister

Day 4, Wednesday Oct 19th: Madness

Day 5, Thursday Oct 20th: Cake

Day 6, Friday Oct 21st: AU

Day 7, Saturday Oct 22nd: Whisper

Tragedy Trio Week (Lacie, Jack and Oswald), Oct 23rd—Oct 29th:

Day 1, Sunday Oct 23rd: Storm

Day 2, Monday Oct 24th: Sibling

Day 3, Tuesday Oct 25th: Secret

Day 4, Wednesday Oct 26th: Indescribable horrors

Day 5, Thursday Oct 27th: Unimaginable Wonders

Day 6, Friday Oct 28th: Tower

Day 7, Saturday Oct 29th: Snow

Fan’s choice Week, Oct 30th���November 5th:

Day 1, Sunday Oct 30th: Psyche

Day 2, Monday Oct 31st: 🎃 Metamorphosis 👻

Day 3, Tuesday Nov 1st: Perspective and/or Ivory

Day 4, Wednesday Nov 2nd: Lilies

Day 5, Thursday Nov 3rd: Wrath

Day 6, Friday Nov 4th: Tarnished

Day 7, Saturday Nov 5th: Sketch

(Yes, I switched the order of the fan's choice week prompts around. It was because "Lilies" did not feel remotely Halloweeny to me XD)

You are free to have fun with this!! As long as you tag it, NSFW is allowed! (Tagging ships is nice too). You can pretty much do whatever you want with the prompts!!

For the trio weeks, as long as you make sure the characters from the trio are your main focus, it’s okay to use other characters in your creations too! For the fourth week, you can really write about any character you want. It doesn't have to be ships!

You can join any time, and use as many or as few prompts as you want! And you don't have to post on the day if you can’t make it! I’ll reblog things late!

Since we live across the world, you are free to post whenever the day is for you. I myself will be making posts according to my time, which is Central Standard Time in America. 

About the prizes:

Some of you may recall me posting about wanting to add a competition aspect to Phmonth, with the 15th anniversary merch as prizes. I ordered the prizes long ago, however they still have not arrived at my house.

You guys voted to have a raffle decide who gets the prizes, so it will be easy to do the raffle at any time after Phmonth has ended.

Keep in mind that, as per your request, I do intend for there to be multiple prizes, at least one for the artists, and one for the fic writers!

I will revisit the prizes once phmonth22 ends!

Feel free to get started on making stuff early! 

We’re so excited to see what you make! Thank you for all your support!

i-prefer-the-term-antihero

[ravenonice]

How does a Figure Skating (Senior) Season look like? - A guide for YoI fanfic writers

Since Yuri on Ice mainly deals with the Grand Prix Series and other competitions are only mentioned as a side note, I've noticed that many writers seem to struggle with how a season in figure skating looks like. So here is what I've gathered from my years of watching and research!

Disclaimer: I am only human and I make mistakes. I am by no means saying that this is to be accepted as truth without question. If there are any errors, please tell me and I'll fix them!

The new season starts on July 1st. Hence the July 1st cut off. That means that anyone who hasn't turned 15 by June 30th isn't elligable for Senior competition that season (Which means that even though Yuri Plisetsky was 15 for the World Championship we see in Episode 1, he wasn't allowed to compete there).

On July 1st or the end of June is also when we usually get the Grand Prix Assignments. There are 6 qualifying competitions + the Grand Prix Final.

The 6 qualifying competitions usually are:

Skate Amerika (USA)

Skate Canada International (CAN)

Internationaux de France (FRA) (This season called Grand Prix de France...no one knows why...)

Cup of China (CHN)

NHK Trophy (JPN)

Cup of Russia/Rostelecom Cup (RUS)

This season (22/23) the Cup of China and Russia are replaced (for obvious reasons) by the MK John Wilson Trophy (GBR) and the Grand Prix Espoo (FIN)

The location of the Final changes every season. This season it's in Torino in Italy.

So in July we get the Assignments. Funniest thing about that and something I think is worth including in stories is: The skaters find out the same way we do. By either camping on twitter and waiting for the ISU to tweet that they uploaded them, or by refreshing the website every 5 minutes around the time they or some other source said they'd drop them. This season the assignments dropped on July 22nd...it was nerve wrecking...poor skaters...

The ISU is also located in Switzerland. Assignments drop between 3 and 5 pm. So worst case, Yuuri and Viktor will stare at twitter at 1am in Japan waiting for the ISU to ge their shit sorted out. That's what the triplets where shown doing in the anime xD

But the Grand Prix Series isn't the first thing that happens. For starters, let's look at national competitions...

As for Japan...

First of all, if your skater isn't already qualified for nationals by placing well enough at them the year before (the medalists get "seeded" by the JSF), they need to go to Regionals first (Like Yuuri when he finished 11th at Nationals after the GPF). That's late September, early Oktober depending on the region.

Now, Yuuri technically would have needed to also go to Sectionals after that! Which isn't shown in the anime! That's in late Oktober. Unless Yuuri does finishes on top at sectionals, he's not going to Nationals...

But that wasn't shown in the Anime because it would have been repetitive and Sectionals also overlap with the first two GP events a lot.

As for Russia...

I honestly never cared enough. The men weren't interesting enough imo and Russia is the reason women's singles stresses me tf out and I barely watch it...

But as far as I know, to qualify for Nationals they need to compete in 2 out of 5 stages of the Russian Cup Series. It functions similarly to the ISU Grand Prix. Skaters are seeded immediatly if they are assigned to the ISU Grand Prix or qualify for the Junior GP Final. So neither Viktor, nor Yuri needed to bother with that.

Beforehand however, there are the test skates. They are in early September and that's not a competition. It's literally just a televised program announcement and they get fedback. No points, no medals.

August - December:

Another type of International competition is the Challenger Series. Skaters who are not assigned a GP Event may go there instead. They are ranked below the GP Series and there isn't a final. But the ISU recognizes Personal and Seasons Bests there aswell as World records. Nebelhorn is also used as the final qualifying competition for the last remaining olympic spots.

Most well known are:

US International Skating Classic (USA)

Lombardia Trophy (Italy)

Autumn Classic International (Canada)

Nebelhorn Trophy (Germany)

Ondrej Nepela Trophy/Memorial (Slovakia)

Finlandia Trophy (Finland)

Golden Spin of Zagreb (Croatia)

Oktober - December

What you've all been waiting for: The Grand Prix Series

As mentioned before, 6 qualifying competitions: Skate America, Skate Canada Int., Internationaux de France, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Cup of Russia/Rostelecom Cup. Not always in that order.

They get assigned spots based on their placing in worlds or their ranking in ISU standings. So, unlike I first thought when I watched the Anime (I did not know about the GP Series before), regionals did not matter for Yuuri's Grand Prix spots.

If it had been a minimum score issue, Yuuri would have needed to go to a challenger, like Nebelhorn for example.

If I'm totally honest...I don't know exactly how Yuuri got two spots at all? I just accept GP assignments as they come because I don't really understand how they work... It was either the come back rule, or Yuuri got invited by either China or Russia in addition to his guaranteed spot? I have no clue...he got two, I'm not questioning that further because I legit don't understand. Feel free to enlighten me ^^'

Anyway...skaters can compete in max. 2 competitions. Unlike suggested in YoI, there are actually 12 skaters at each event (8 for pairs).

In the end 6 qualify for the final. There is a point system in Place:

At each event, skaters get awarded points for their placement.

place: 15 points

place: 13

place: 11

place: 9

place: 7

place: 5

place: 4

place: 3

The skaters with the highest amount of points advance to the final. If there is a tie, there are several rules to break the tie. For example: Mickey placed 3rd in both of his events and therefor got 22 points. Yuuri got 2nd and 4th and therefor also had 22 points. But since Yuuri placed higher than Mickey in one of his events, Yuuri advanced to the final.

Then the final takes place in early to mid December.

December:

Important for YoI are Japanese and Russian Nationals, which usually fall around Christmas each year. That's where it is determined who is send to the Four Continents or European Championships, aswell as the World Championships.

January/Feburary:

That's when 4CC/Euros usually take place. I suggest looking up dates for the year you are setting your story in or just decide yourself if you want. It's fanfiction after all :D

Also usually in Feburary if relevant: The Olympics.

March:

Late March are the World Championships. And with that the competitive season ends. Unless you want to include the Team Trophy...but I don't really bother with that.

April-July:

ICE SHOWS!!!! :D Or: how competitive figure skaters actually earn money

Resources for further research:

Wikipedia is your friend :D

Also if you want to use an IRL competition as a guide for scoring, program layouts etc... just google "ISU results (insert competition you want to use)". A page should come up that has detailed results with scoring sheets. E.g. Worlds 22

Another Note:

For ISU events the starting order for the short is as far as I understand usually determined by draw. The groups are seperated by ISU rankings. So the first 6 in the standings will be skating in the last group, and draw from the last 6 starting numbers.

For the free there usually is reversed starting order (like in YoI, the person who placed first in the short skates last), though I have also heard that sometimes they draw again based on those standings that time.

Also, there is an exhibition gala and a banquet after almost each of these competitions ;)

I hope that this was a little helpful :D Happy watching and happy writing <3

[ninjagosecretsanta2021]

Attention all ninjago fans!!

It just so happens that I am hosting a ninjago secret Santa!!

(Details under the cut)

This is essentially a ninjago content exchange of sorts. You’ll be assigned someone for whom you’ll either draw fanart or write a fanfic, and someone will be assigned to you to do the same thing.

By entering it, you are agreeing to both give something AND receive something

Message me with the following information:

-If you’d rather create fanfic, fanart or are fine with either

-If you’d prefer to create romantic content, platonic content, or are fine with either

-A list of ships for which you would prefer to create content and a list of ships for which you will NOT create content

-^^^And be sure to specify if there are any broad ship categories for which you won’t create content (ex. “I won’t create content for poly pairings” or “I won’t create content between adults”)

-A list of genres that you would prefer to do and any genres you WONT do (by genres I mean fluff, angst, found family, etc.)

-If you’d rather receive fanfic, fanart, or are fine with either

-When listing what you’d like to receive, feel free to get as specific as possible!!!!!!! I cannot emphasize this enough!!!!! You can give as many or as few requirements as you see fit. It’s your secret Santa present, after all :D!!!

-Specify if you’re looking for romantic or platonic content. If it’s romantic, give a list of ship names for which you would like content. If it’s platonic, give some character combos for which you’d like to see platonic content!!!

-Name what genres you’d like to receive and what genres you would NOT like to receive (ex: “I like fluff and found family but NO angst)

-(Optional) If you have a more specific idea of what you want, feel free to give a specific prompt. This can be things such as: “[character] and [character] giving each other Christmas gifts” or “[character] taking care of [character] while they’re sick”

-You need to specify which blog of yours that you would like to be tagged when you receive your gift!!

Additional rules:

-No s3xual content allowed, for two reasons. 1: I don’t know how many people would be comfortable with creating it and 2: I’d rather the ninjagosecretsanta tag be a sfw place :)

-Absolutely NO inc3st or age-gap or p3dophilia WHATSOEVER. Yes this includes lloyd x ninja ships. If you request anything of the sort, you will promptly be blocked.

(People entering the secret Santa do NOT have to specify that the things I just listed are things they won’t do, because they’re already against the rules)

Entries for the secret Santa are open from November 1st-November 22nd. I will technically accept late entries but I cannot guarantee that I’ll be able to find you a match. On November 23rd, I will message everyone telling them who they got for secret Santa and what that person requested. (And, yes, maybe November 23rd is a little early to be notified of such a thing BUT it’ll give you plenty of time to create whatever you’re creating <3)

Please reblog this post and spread it around so it can reach as many people as possible!! Wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on the fun :)))

Post your secret Santa gifts on December 25th, tag the person you’re gifting, and tag it with the hashtag “ninjagosecretsanta” so I’ll be able to see it as well :D

Happy gifting!!

[archies-litterbox]

You know... tonight I'm thinking about how I and much of the rest of the fandom had alot of positive feelings about Wizards, even though it had its share of imperfections, in comparison to ROTT, which had such an overwhelmingly negative response.

And I think it's because much of the criticism of Wizards was centered around what we didn't get to see, while criticism of ROTT is largely centered around what we did see (and what we shouldn't have seen).

Two of the most popular criticisms I saw of wizards when it first came out were:

1.) The story was so tightly condensed that there was alot that didn't get to be explored.

2.) Zoe didn't get to have a larger role.

And I think both of these criticisms share one uniting sentiment: we wanted more. The audience loved what we did see, and we wanted to see more of it. We wanted more of Douxie's time in the spotlight/more of Camelot explored/more of The Pink-Haired Girl And What She Means to Douxie. It's INTERESTING and WE LIKE IT.

Since the show only had ten episodes, there was alot that had to be squeezed down/removed to fit in the time allowed, but Wizards spent the time it did have giving us amazing characters, compelling dynamics, and interesting lore expansion that the audience was ENTHRALLED by, to the point where much of the criticism of the installment comes down to: the audience was so intrigued/fascinated by this content that the fact that there isn't more sucks.

Now... cut to Rise of the Titans.

With its runtime of nearly two hours, it theoretically had the chance to do more of what Wizards, as great as it was, couldn't fit in: more of Douxie in the spotlight, expansion on his other relationships (like Zoe & ADP), compelling lore expansion, and smart utilization of characters & completion of character arcs for a satisfying ending.

And... it didn't deliver.

Firstly, let's get one of the big ones out of the way: it used a good ~10 minutes (?) of its runtime, which it could have used for doing something like 1.) a scene of characters who didn't get to interact much in the trilogy 2.) showing us why douxie and nari stopped running/them running at all 3.) my personal favorite, a scene of human jim coming home to his mom - and used it to give one of its side characters with the best character development I saw in the series... one of the grossest "comic relief" subplots I've seen in a long time. I would have rather Steve not been in the movie at all (like perhaps he heard arcadia was in danger and went to make sure his step-dad was okay) than seen that.

...Moving on.

What Douxie was able to do in the movie was good: he was VERY enjoyable to watch on-screen, and his big brother/baby sister dynamic with Nari was simply too precious.

But, like Wizards... it wasn't enough.

After finally getting his chance in the spotlight in the last installment, Douxie was sidelined and kept losing the people he loved left and right for what seemed to be for the mere sake of making him suffer (Nari dying as she killed Skrael/Archie getting stuck in the Hong Kong Trollmarket) when he'd already had to grieve Merlin in Wizards. He also doesn't use his most iconic item from Wizards: his spellcaster guitar. Sometimes, honestly, it seems like all he was there to do was 1.) suffer 2.) do spells (guitarlessly) to help people out and 3.) scream "NARI!"

(But Colin's voice acting DE👏LI👏VERED! Everyone's did, really. There were honestly alot of other aspects to the movie like voicework/animation/music that were really good and it sucks to see it dragged down by all the staggering missteps in writing.)

And arguably the worst aspect of that? His sidelining wasn't even unique to him; to me, every protagonist from the subsequent series' post-trollhunters seemed to be sidelined for the sake of Jim's spotlight.

Which wouldn't have been a problem... if it was used for any other confliction/crisis than him doubting being the trollhunter without the amulet, a question that was already answered in Trollhunters.

Aside from the fact that Jim felt strangely out of character, the whole ~confliction~ he had over being an amulet-less Trollhunter was redundant and felt unnecessary (I sort of wanted Merlin's ghost to show up and thwack him and say "WHAT DID I SAY!? WHAT DID I TELL YOU!?" and dip back out). In my opinion, a better confliction to explore would have been his connection to his humanity, which he'd just gotten back, or coping with what he'd done as a beast under the order's control. But instead, it badly recycled an old aspect of his arc that was already discussed in Unbecoming.

Besides Jim being what I never thought he'd be, an irritating and honestly sort-of unlikable protagonist, other characters were greatly underutilized as well.

...Especially Nomura.

First of all, they made the ridiculous decision to send two trolls with Douxie to Brazil in the daytime, knowing trolls TURN TO STONE IN THE SUN. But THEN, just for the sake of showing how deep Nari is under control, she pulls Nomura into the sunlight and shatters her when she gets petrified. It happens out of nowhere for complete & utter shock value.

To me, it seems like they brought in Nomura for the sake of having Nomura, and then they didn't know what to do with Nomura, so they killed Nomura.

And honestly, not knowing what to do with the characters and deciding to just nerf/kill them was this movie's whole thing.

But it's okay, because we have... the COP-OUT-ENDING-O-MATIC 3000! 🥳🎉

Oh, wait, sorry... the kronosfere.

[underwhelming party favor noise]

There's really no need to repeat myself on what it did - if you watched R*TT, my condolences you know what I'm talking about, and if you've read this far along, you're probably ticked about it too.

So, because of this little ball of SHAME AND BAD THINGS combined with Jim's edge-brood OOC-ness, not only did the movie give us underwhelming/unsatisfying/devastating-and-not-in-a-good-storytelling-way plotline and giving us so much that was... bad, it took away everything that was good - everything we loved. It was the second worst thing introduced in the story (the first is the entire garbage heap that is 7 kisses = MPreg (even though akiridions are projections from CORES)), and to be completely honest I WISH skrael and bellroc broke Nari and Douxie's spell before nari could say "kronosfere will make right"

(...AND the ninth configuration thing too tbh)

So... while Wizards spent the short time it had giving us something amazing, Rise of the Titans, instead of continuing to deliver on what Wizards couldn't fit in, squandered the potential it had as a finale and used its time to give us gross subplots/frustrating once decisions/underutilization, as well as to take everything else down with it at the very end with the Green Shame Orb.

And... yeah. Technically, it's not exactly two months post-ROTT anymore, because it's like 2 am on the 22nd, but I thought about this a lot felt compelled to share.

[gb-patch]

Ask Answers (February 22nd, 2021)

Hello! Here’s another collection of anon ask answers all put together in one big post.

This might be strange considering how upbeat yall are about the fandoms for your games in general, but is there any particular trope or ship you WOULDN'T want us writing/drawing/etc. in relation to your stuff? (IE, any canon you don't want us 'overwriting' or something like that?)

Of course we would want the fan content people make to not be racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, harmful, etc. But in terms of generally doing non-canon pairings or adding in headcanons or stuff, we really don’t mind that. People are welcome to have fun and explore their own ideas.

for the 1.2 Android update was it meant to download as a  separate app? I really want to keep my previous save files but they don't show up (also thank u for the updates I'm really excited to get back into the game!!)

We had to change the name of the file and unfortunately for some phones that meant it’s treated as a brand new game. I’m sorry your saves didn’t transfer over to the new version. You can try to look up your specific phone and see if there’s a way to access save files for games on your device and then transfer those saves over to the new build manually. It may or may not be possible.

I'm having some trouble figuring out how to get the update from Itichio without losing my save files? Is it the same game or a folder I can put in the properties? Sorry if this question is not worded well or if this isn't the avenue you'd want to take technical questions on

Are you using Android? If so, the above answer may apply to you. If you’re on PC or Mac, the save files will automatically still be included.

Hey. I really loved playing our life. It was a fun experience and I never thought I would like it this much. I do have a question, I am currently replaying the game and I am choosing choices I never chose at first. In step 2 during the road trip arc, I decided to ask Cove about what he liked to see on people. One of his response was anklets and black eyes. My MC have just happens to have black eyes. Do Cove say black eyes cuz my mc have it or it was just a coincidently programmed into the game?

He uses your eye color intentionally! If you changed your eye color he’d change what he said.

Will step 4 have 10 moments like steps 1-3? 

Step 4 is only an epilogue. It plays like the openings/endings of the earlier Steps where it’s a bunch of scenes all in a row, there aren’t any individual Moments.

hi! who was/were the artist(s) for our life? 

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who is the artist for Our Life: Beginning and Always?

Main Sprite and CG Artist: Addrossi

Main Background Artist: Vui Huynh

Main Interface Artist: Winter Slice

Other artists who helped out can be seen in the credits of the game.

In the new ol, there are two main love interests... Would it be possible to pair them together or is that weird? 

You can’t stay single and pair them together. If we are going to add all the extra content to have a route where the two LIs get together, it’d be a full poly route where them and the MC were all dating. And that’s not a for sure option yet because it’d add a lot of extra complications. But either way, in OL the relationships all gotta be about the MC, haha.

In OL2, there will be extra LIs in form of DLCs? Like Dexter and Baxter. 

Maybe! We’ll see how it goes.

Since Cove will have 2 diff body types in s4, will the storyline and dialogs reflect this? Or all of it will be the same? Btw love the game and sorry for bad english. Hope this doesn't sound rude 😅 

Some descriptions and pieces of dialog will change, but it won’t impact the story really. And you don’t need to apologize! It’s all good.

Will you ever release the transparent sprites of the Our Life characters? 

Probably not, I’m afraid. They’ve got a lot of pieces and it’d just be kind of hard to deal with, aha.

Something I was curious about, what was your inspiration for making a game with so much customization?

Initially, the idea was just about having a romance where you actually grew up with the LI. But it was pretty stressful to try deciding how fast the relationship would progress with it taking place over such a long period of time and with no real storyline carrying it. People might not wanna play a game where the characters don’t get along as kids, but other people might not bother with a game where kids immediately liked each other. So the obvious answer came, just let the player pick themselves how it goes. From there we simply continued to add more flexibly with the MC due to the same thought process of wanting to make sure people were onboard with how their life was going.

What made you decide to change the artstyle for ol 2 so much? I of course respect all your decisions and will buy the shit out of everything related to ol 2, but i love the original style and i m honestly not a fan of the styles shown on patreon, despite me liking the painterly style in general. (I don t mind the style being changed, just that the examples shown so far all feel like there s something wrong with them.) 

We’ve always used different art styles for each of our projects. They all have distinct looks from each other. It’s just nice to do something new. I’m glad you really like how the first game looks, though. And those samples were only general concepts, rather than the exact options being decided between. We wanted to see reactions to different options. The art style we’re going with won’t be exactly like those, though I personally like all of them. I think players are gonna enjoy the style Our Life: Now & Forever when it’s revealed.

Hey! Is it ok to ask what gender ourlife2 protagonist will be and if we'll be given the same opportunity to customize an MC? Totally understand if you're keeping this under wraps for now if u don't wanna say! 

OL2 will have the same type of MC customization as OL1, but even more refined! So their gender will be up to you.

Hi! I happened upon Our Life on Steam by pure chance. It is such a great game, I am super excited about the DLC, and I just want you all to know that you are awesome! :D I have a question, and I'm sorry if it's been asked before. Do you have plans of making more games similar to Our Life, with customizable player character? The customizable player character was probably the one thing I personally have been desperate for in romance VNs. So glad there finally is one and would love to see more.

Thank you! And yep, we do have plans for more games like Our Life, most notably is another game in the franchise- Our Life: Now & Forever. We’ll also likely have other, non-OL, games with customizable MCs, though we may still have some games with set MCs in the future as well.

On the patreon dlc just curious but is it possible to play it without actually sleeping together/getting the nsfw content? I just want to spend more time with Cove 

Yeah, you can still choose not to go that far. Though the event is shorter if you pass on the 18+ stuff.

At the beginning of Step 2, did Cove end up accidentally falling asleep in your bed? Or did he fall asleep on the floor? 

He fell asleep sitting on the floor with his body/head leaning against the side of the bed.

This may seem like a weird question, but what exactly is the difference between "direct" and "relaxed" on the comfort scale?

Direct is blunter and more teasing, relaxed is lighthearted and goes with the flow.

can the MC have tattoos in step 3? 

Not in Step 3, but you can in Step 4.

how would Cove react if he visited somewhere like North Carolina in winter where it can get in the 20s(F) at night sometimes? 

He would be shocked and unprepared for what serious coldness is really like, haha. The poor beach baby would wanna go home.

Hello! I just joined the PATREON!! It’s amazing! I love your games! I have a question, approximately how much after will the nsfw be out? After or before the dlc 3 and step four? Sorry my English isn’t the best!❤️❤️❤️ 

Thanks so much! The NSFW DLC will be out after the Step 3 DLC but before Step 4. And you don’t need to apologize for that ^^.

This might be obvious but, will step 4 have dlcs? Also, where will the nsfw dlc happen? Won't bother me at all if it s in in our or his house but i do think it d be moderately funny 

Step 4 will have the Cove Wedding DLC and the Derek and Baxter romance DLCs each add a lot of new content to Step 4, though they’re also partially set in Step 2 and Step 3 respectively. The NSFW DLC happens in Cove’s room.

I keep wondering what would've happened if Mr. Holden met Lizzie first instead of the MC. I can't see that turning out well somehow lol. 

It wouldn’t have made a difference. He met the MC’s parents first and they told him about their two kids. He wanted the MC specifically to be Cove’s friend because the two were the same age.

Even though we have a way to go I'm really excited for OL 2! I was curious though, is the next main character going to be adopted again? I thought it was really clever to make the first main character adopted so when players are customizing,  they can make them look how ever they like without worrying about pesky genetics. Just wondering! 

The OL2 MC is not adopted. We wanted to go for a new dynamic. Instead their parents are their biological single mother who is partially customizable and an off-screen sperm donor father. So the mom will look generally like the MC and any other traits not from her can be assumed to come from whoever the father was.

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Thank you so much for all the asks ^^

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who wants to talk about murrrrrrrderrrrrrr~?

ok so i made this totally for funsies and i swear i watch these shows/movies critically because copaganda is bad and all, etc., etc.

ANYWAYS

MY NEED FOR THE NICHE GENRE OF SCI-FI COP SHOWS AND SHITTY HOMEMADE MEMES GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

personal comments and stuff under the cut if you want, but this is it lol ok bye

ok so i’ll probably make some updated version of these memes with like.

I, Robot

Almost Human

Detroit: Become Human (yeahhhh its extremely shitty and is a video game, but it technically has some sci-fi cop elements so. :/)

Black Mirror (the original british/early seasons before it got badddd)

Stuff I want to add since they scratch my itch for sci-fi but I’m not sure if there’s enough murder and mystery in them

Her (not enough murder sorry lol)

Ex Machina (we got like 1 murder + 1 implied/most likely to happen later murder but im not sure sorry lol)

Black Mirror (uh yeah sure black mirror has tons of murder and violence but are there cops in it really? i...dont remember many?? maybe its just me?)

Gattica (my favorite but also not enough murder sorry space boy lol)

Better than Us (russian tv show, on US netflix)

Futurama (lol im sorry for throwing this cartoon in the middle of a list of serious live action tv/movies lol)

Are You Human Too? (the kdrama. the feels mannnn)

Westworld (the movie is ok i guess, but the technology isn’t really shown/explored much so idk if i should add it :/ )

Westworld the tv show (i’ve completely watched the first 2 seasons and am currently watching season 3 which takes place in “the real world” bc some main characters have escaped the park. even if the plot is kinda dragging on/sucking, showing a futuristic city and people’s daily lives makes up for it lol. man i had the see-thru plexiglass self driving cars tho why lol its just so ugly lol)

Alien Nation (sure it has murder and cops and the sci-fi aliens, but can it really be put in there with these 22nd century set shows? i guess i can mark it as “immigration” themes in common with GitS and Psycho Pass (mostly in 3) but like really Alien Nation takes place in like the 80′s or 90′s when it was made so man i’m just not sure :/ )

Time of Eve (an excellent series/movie/ova or whatever asking what qualifies as human. however also given that this is a feels fill, overall chill atmosphere taking place in a cafe and not involving cops and/or murder, i’m not sure about adding it)

Nier: Automata (could YoRHA count as cops? can machines count as people? when YoRHA eliminate machines, does it count as murder? what qualifies a being as a sentient living person? hmmmmmmmm lol)

stuff i haven’t watched personally but its on my watch list

Humans (the british tv show with Synths/andoroids)

Real Humans (the swedish tv show that Humans(above) is based on)

Blade Runner (hides in shame for having never actually seen this sci-fi classic lol sorry)

Tron (ive actually already watched this, but its been so long i actually kinda forget the plot sorry lol)

RoboCop

Ergo Proxy

Nier: Replicant (also not a tv show/movie, but its on my game list. if only frickin fedex will give it to me. it’s lost in the mail, its been a whole month even tho i preordered and everything uuuuuuu D’: !!!!!)