#games by kinmoku

[acesplayingatattraction]

Happy Disabled Ace Day!

We're celebrating today by streaming Disabled Ace dev Lucy Blundell (Kinmoku)'s One Night Stand, with special guests @theacecouple!

We've been loving VIDEOVERSE by the same dev, and it's always a good time with the Ace Couple, so make sure to join us tonight on our Twitch channel at 9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT!

[linuxgamenews]

VIDEOVERSE overflowing with characters will debut soon

VIDEOVERSE the visual novel game in a social network will release soon on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. All this magic springs from the tireless dedication and brilliant creativity of Kinmoku. Coming very soon on Steam. Kinmoku, the folks who made One Night Stand, have been hard at work. They're about to drop their new experience they call VIDEOVERSE. Imagine you're stepping into a time machine, only instead of traveling to, say, the time of the dinosaurs, you're diving into an imaginary past of video gaming. We're talking about the kind of nostalgic journey that you'll want to tell your friends about. Now, this game is not just about playing. It's similar to hanging out with friends in a vibrant digital world. Due to swap fan art, and immerse yourself in a bustling gaming community. It's the kind of place where connections are forged, and where friendships start. This isn't some small, unheard-of thing either. The developers know their stuff, the critics, they're already singing praises. At the Indie Cup UK 23, VIDEOVERSE won the Critics' Choice Award. Which is like the Oscars, but for indie digital experiences. Plus, big-name platforms like Kotaku and Rock Paper Shotgun are also recommending the Demo on Steam (with native Linux).

VIDEOVERSE – Release Date Announcement Trailer

On August 7th, the full game experience will be unveiled during the Steam Visual Novel Fest. To make things even sweeter, there's going to be a launch discount. This announcement came with a fresh trailer, showing off an intriguing, haunting side of VIDEOVERSE. The voice you are hearing is Mark Takeshi Ota, who's worked on gems like LIVE A LIVE and The Great Ace Attorney. VIDEOVERSE takes inspiration from some of the best things about the early internet. Think MSN Messenger, early web forums, the technology from the 2000s, and even Miiverse. It's also paired with some chill music from Clark Aboud, who has worked on Slay the Spire and Kind Words. The world of VIDEOVERSE is also overflowing with characters to meet and stories to uncover. You can even personalize your journey by picking an avatar, crafting a personal quote, and choosing your favourite theme. Likewise, there's a virtual JRPG to dive into - Feudal Fantasy. You'll be joining Emmett. Doing so on his adventure as he tries to crack the secrets of this popular digital experience within the VIDEOVERSE. Join the Feudal Fantasy community, trade tips and theories, and find out if Hanzo can thwart the wicked Nobunaga. It's all in a day's play. Launching alongside Steam Visual Novel Fest with a 10% launch discount of the $12.99 USD / £10.99 / €12,79 price on Steam. Along with support for Linux, Atari VCS, Mac, and Windows PC. Release Date is August 7th, 2023.

[sorakazeno]

Chaos Theory Act 66 Teaser

Don't mess with these two! They will defend their Queen. Not the final edit and only a partial scene.

“When did Usagi tell you?” Rei asks suspiciously given Usagi hasn’t seen Yaten and Taiki as much.

“Seiya told us,” Taiki explains, “after a lot of prodding,” He discloses. “Something was off with him and he’s been rather distracted.”

“We weren’t going to leave him alone until we received an answer,” Yaten shifts his position slightly, he wanted to make it clear it wasn’t easy for Seiya to talk about it based on the look Minako had on her face. The last thing he needs is for her to be angry at him. He turns to Rei, “is she still having nightmares?”

“It’s improved… she’s starting to have nights without them,” Rei responds slowly, not expecting to have such a frank conversation with everyone. They all need to keep an eye on Usagi; they all need to protect her.

He cuts to the chase to discuss something far more important. “She said she was struggling with her powers.” Yaten looks at Rei directly.

Taiki’s posture shifts slightly as the conversation now has his full attention. His amethyst eyes study Rei and Minako carefully for their facial reactions to determine if there is more going on that they are not revealing to them.

Rei shakes her head no. “It was just that one day. She seems fine since then.” She isn’t sure if she wants to discuss the other issue Usagi has had with the other side of her, the part that is still Serenity.

“That’s good. Otherwise it could be dangerous,” Taiki needs them to understand that even though they are Usagi’s best friends and protectors, they need to be careful should something happen.

Rei shots him annoyed look. “Usagi is not dangerous.” She resents the suggestion.

“Don’t misunderstand; her powers as Sailor Cosmos could be. We’ve already seen it happen once.” Taiki challenges back.

“She hasn’t had any other issues since she awakened and fought Chaos,” Rei counters. Her eyes narrow at Taiki. She doesn’t understand where this is coming from. “Whatever happened to Usagi was in another timeline and she defeated Chaos then too.”

“There is always a first time,” Yaten is focused on Rei, missing the conflicting expression on Minako’s face.

Minako lets go of Yaten’s hand, bringing his attention back to her. “Usagi-chan is fine,” Minako responds coolly. “She has us to help.”

Yaten sighs, realizing this ended up being more confrontational than he anticipated. “Only when she tells you what is wrong.” He needs Minako to understand the position they are in. “Look at how long she hid the battle against Galaxia from you. If it wasn’t for the Prophecy she might not have ever told you.”         

Rei is on her feet. “She’s not the only one hiding things. I’m sure there is a lot we don’t about you either and Kinmoku.” Two can play this game.

See you next week for the full chapter on the 9th!

[dizzygradespells]

VIDEOVERSE Accessibility Review

VIDEOVERSE by Kinmoku is a real blast from the past. Anyone who was in the online forum community from the late 90's to the early 2000's will instantly recognize this particular era of the internet. Even those of us who weren't, like myself, can still find a lot of love and nostalgia. The game is filled to the brim with references and doggo cameos! Like many visual novels, the gameplay is simplistic and easy to understand. It tells a story about online communities, both the good and the bad. The main art style looks like old-school internet pages with a simple and clean UI. Not only that, it features some fantastic animated cutscenes for a fake rpg game and animation for online video chat segments! Clearly, this is a game made with love. When it comes to accessibility, VIDEOVERSE hits the three single most important accessible features a game in this genre requires: easy-to-see visuals (high contrast between backgrounds and text), a screen reader, and the ability to change to a dyslexic-friendly font. It also has a full content warning list. The list shows every applicable content warning via broad label, but you can click on each warning to see details. These details do contain spoilers, but it's nice to see that it lets you pick.

That's the key to accessibility: the more options you have, the more accessible it is.

VIDEOVERSE's accessibility doesn't end there. The game offers subtitles for sound effects, separate volume controls (sound, music, and voice), and the ability to type your replies instead of selecting them from a list. It even gives you several different "themes" from the start so that you can pick and choose which visuals are best for you. VIDEOVERSE isn't perfect though. It falls short in a few areas. The biggest issue is with flashing graphics. One of the fake internet ads is a fairly large box that flashes every time it runs. There's no way to turn this off or avoid the ad. It's rng if the ad will pop up. But seeing as there are only a handful of these fake internet ads for the game to choose from, you WILL see it. The desk pause screen also has a subtler flash in the background, but it's large enough that it bothered me. Finally, the ending segment has a full-screen glitch effect that includes flashing. It's a shame I can't turn these off or select altered versions of the effects. Other accessibility features I'd like to see is the ability to make a custom theme from the get go. It doesn't need to be anything in-depth, but the ability to choose which background and text colors work best for the player would be golden. I'd love to see a UI adjuster as well. Though the font is by no means small, some people have smaller screens or struggle to see and require larger fonts. Another place VIDEOVERSE falls short is controls. While the controls are simple and it does have two different options for controls, I'd like to see custom keybinding. This way players can adjust as needed to specialty controllers or simply more comfortable mapping. At the end of the day, I've enjoyed my time with VIDEOVERSE. It's a cute, well-crafted game that clearly had a lot of love put into it. If you're a fan of retro games and visual novels, this one will be a delight. The accessibility options are a great start, though I'd like to see a couple extra features or some currently implemented options in a more in-depth way.

VIDEOVERSE is available on Steam and Itch.io for PC, Mac, and Linux. It currently costs $12.99, €12,79, and £10.99. Thank you, Kinmoku for providing me with a review copy!

[emotionalmultimediaride]

GOG releases 2 new games from Kinmoku

Two new emotional and personal indie titles from Kinmoku receive their DRM-free treatment on GOG. The two games might have differerent subject matters (VIDEOVERSE with its soundtrack about past social networks and One Night Stand about a relationship with a stranger), but they share some deeply emotional stories with people connecting or disconnecting in one way or another. With some beautiful…

[bigporras]

VIDEOVERSE 🎮 Capítulo 1 🇪🇸

🆕 VIDEOVERSE by  @Kinmoku  via Future Friends Games

Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/VIDEOVERSE/?utm_source=bigporras

VOD #VIDEOVERSE #FutureFriendsGames https://fb.watch/mi7DG19k64/

[theindieinformer]

Videoverse Impressions: Login To Your Past

So far, Videoverse brings me back to when I was falling in love -- with video games as well as my highschool sweetheart.

Developer Kinmoku • Publisher Kinmoku • Release August 7, 2023 • Played On PC Videoverse is a time machine to an era when the internet was smaller. When being online meant scouring a handful of small communities. Trolls could be conquered, friends could be made. But beyond just a glimpse into begone technology, Videoverse‘s nostalgic story brings me back to when I was falling in love — with…

[gatemains]

Play one night stand game

#Play one night stand game software

So it’s all of the time and energy aside from the artwork that was spent on the game was the writing, as opposed to a controller heavy game where they’re focusing on the mechanics,Ĭourtney: Right! Like you mentioned that we’re playing through Dark Souls again. Like you said, it’s a choose-your-own-adventure. Depend– depending on what kind of game you’re playing.Ĭourtney: The thing is the writing is often very, very good and then people don’t always expect that from something like a visual novel or a dating sim, but… A lot of the dating sims that we play, it isn’t to romance fictional characters, it’s for the writing which is often comedic. Royce: That’s the thing about a lot of dating sims. Not– not everything is super realistic anyway, but this game does seem very much rooted in realism. Which as an asexual couple, some people might think it’s a little silly that we sit down together to play video games of dating other people, but it’s actually– a lot of them are just silly. And you got absolutely hammered the night before, so you don’t remember getting here, you don’t remember her name… I’m sure some people can relate to that, but I personally cannot say that I have ever done that. You play a man who wakes up in the bed of a woman whom, you know, nothing about. It is the aftermath of a one-night stand. Royce: This is a dating aftermath simulator…?Ĭourtney: This a– Yes. And we’ve actually– We, as silly as it might sound, we’ve gotten really into playing dating simulators. And we love games like this, because there are multiple endings, and so you can replay through it multiple times and get a different experience. And in this game, like– like many visual novels, you have a selection of choices, things to say, things to do, and you pick your way. It’s really like a Choose Your Own Adventure story of sorts, you’re placed in a scenario with characters. But this style of game is something that we’ve been playing very frequently and it is a Visual Novel.Ĭourtney: Visual Novels are great! If you have never considered yourself to be a gamer, I want to highly encourage you to not discount visual novels. Recently we actually went back and played the original Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Royce: We have played a lot of different genres of video games over the years. On Twitter she’s over there Kinmoku being the online alias of this game developer. I’m going to shout her out right off the bat because I want you guys to pop over to her website, follow her on Twitter. So, like right off the bat massive, massive kudos to the developer of this game. There’s the writing, there’s the artwork. There’s so much that goes into a video game. It’s– it’s hard to make a complete game as an individual.Ĭourtney: Oh, it absolutely is! I mean the same is for video games, or any large scale creative project.

#Play one night stand game software

I ended up landing in general software and after spending a couple of years there, decided that’s where I wanted to be, but I have had a history of working on video game related things that usually didn’t pan out because I got hyper focused on something very technical and then stopped caring after that. I never ended up doing any work for the games industry itself. My bachelor’s in Computer Science was focused in video game development. My Collegiate background is in video games. You actually have credentials, you are educated in the video games. So, as far as video games, I mean Royce, you and I play quite a few video games together and we have throughout the entire span of our relationship. So we love supporting creators from within the Ace community. And in fact, the developer of this game is actually a part of the Asexual community as well. We’re also going to be talking about just the general concept of a one-night stand from an Ace perspective. So even if you are not a video game player yourself, I really hope you’ll stick with us because we have a lot of great points that we want to touch on, even if you yourself are not a gamer. The video game in question that we’re talking about today is called One Night Stand. Courtney: Hey everyone, and welcome to the first episode of The Ace Couple Podcast wherein Courtney and Royce discuss a video game that they played.

[aelloblu]

Sailor Ianna belongs to Sailor_Ianna

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 Princess Leonessa / Sailor Ianna

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:Mission:

A year has passed since Chaos Galaxia was banished to the Cauldron and guess who’s come to visit! The Starlights bring word of Kinmoku’s joyous rebirth hoping for a Tokyo vacation. Mamoru is back from Harvard and although Seiya is happy bunhead is happy, something is missing…

Suddenly in the wake of a falling star, the Inners find a girl crumpled and beaten. Princess Leonessa escaped her kidnappers, lords of the rogue planet Kur who plan to marry her and usurp her kingdom. But she won’t let them. She’s inherited the True Starseed of the planet Ianna, if she can just awaken it she can defend herself and take back her Kingdom!

Will she resist a singer’s charms and survive a Japanese highschool? Should the Starlights delay their return and protect her from the Seven Judges of Kur? Can Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians teach her what it means to be a defender of love and justice?

Can Princess Leonessa arise as the legendary sun warrior, Sailor Ianna?

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Civilian

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:Name & Meaning:

To hide on Earth, the Princess took the name Hannah Girasole, claiming to be an Italian exchange student. Hannah is an Earth name of Hebrew origin that means ‘grace’, and Girasole is the Italian word for ‘Sunflower’, a bright yellow flower known for its beauty and resilience.

:Age & Birthday:

In Earth years, she is eighteen years old and was born August 21.

:Appearance:

Hannah can always be recognised at a distance by her bright orange hair that seethes like fire. She stands 5’1, and it’s thigh length, curtain straight with fan shaped buns and two thick locks framing her heart shaped face. Her eyes that blaze like stoked embers and her peach coloured cheeks have a high blush when she thinks she's being teased.

As royalty, she always felt stifled but now that she’s on Earth she’s excited to choose her own wardrobe. She has a 70’s flare, loving romper suits in colours and patterns. She also accents her outfits with glass crystal that refracts rainbow arcs as they remind her of home.

:Personality: 

Hannah is a hard headed person who thinks she only needs herself. It was how she was raised, her father demanded her strength as feelings would make her fallible. Her own wants and needs must always come second to those of her people.

She is afraid of being seen as frail or useless. Although she acts with kindness she keeps people at a distance and doesn’t encourage friendship. To rely on others is to admit weakness and as Queen it is her responsibility to bear the burdens of others, not the other way around. 

Earth has opened her eyes. Without her father watching over her she is slowly allowing herself to experience freedom to choose her own happiness and wellbeing and a warm light within her is beginning to shine! She now has others, and is slowly learning the power that friendship, love and trust can give. 

:Likes: 

Tiramisu, music, tea, coffee, pedicures, cooking and Seiya!

:Dislikes: 

Eggs, doctors, long hours of studying!

:Hobbies:

Since coming to Earth everyone has encouraged Hannah to discover herself. She enjoys working in the school gardens, the soil between her fingers and is in awe of the explosive growth of the sunflowers! Usagi and Makoto have shown her how to scrapbook which she has found as a way to show her feelings and collect her thoughts. She also has a knack for videogames and wastes her days with Usagi at the Game Centre Crown.

She also spends a lot of her time staring at the sky. She enjoys the peace of the stars, but loves the explosive colours of fireworks!  

She loves going to Seiya's concerts; just hearing his music takes away her worries.

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Relationships

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:Family: 

Born the only daughter of King Ciro and Queen Leon, she was their pride and joy. Her mother was always of a delicate condition but lavished her daughter with love and attention, playing and singing and telling her the stories of the Sailor Guardians and Ianna’s last great protector. She died when Princess Leonessa was four years old and has since become a hazy memory of warmth and refuge.  

 Her father was more serious about the responsibilities of her mantle which also made Leonessa resolute in her duties. She worked hard to make her father proud, studying and practising. Leonessa is twisted by guilt that the last time she defied her father it cost him his life. She must become the best Guardian she can be and save her legacy. 

:Friends: 

Although she is getting to know all the senshi, after landing disoriented and sobbing, she’s taken in by Makoto who becomes her best friend and Earth guide. The pair share her apartment and love to discover recipes. Hannah has fallen in love with the cheesy Italian dish called polenta! Makoto introduces Hannah to the school garden and encourages her to grow sunflowers but mostly she tries to distract her from her constant need to train.

Hannah has a more confused relationship with Usagi, a girl who shares her destiny as ruler of their Kingdoms. Usagi is cheerful, carefree and easily distracted. The Sun Princess is frustrated by her disorganised and undisciplined way of solving problems, but envies the joy she brings to those around her.

She has also been taken under the wing of the Kou family. They treat her like a little sister, Yaten playfully teases her adapting to Japanese custom and Taiki praises her dedication to returning to Pairidaeza. Seiya has become especially protective of her, seeing the same light that shines in their favourite princesses.

:Rivals: 

When Hannah landed the Outer’s were patrolling the Earth in the form of concerts and racing tours. When they returned they immediately greeted Hannah with suspicion. Not only did they consider her a trespasser to their system there was something about her Sunstone that interrupted the powers of the Talisman, the Holy Grail and thus Sailor Moon’s Eternal transformation. They dislike how Usagi immediately welcomes her and while they don’t view her as an enemy, the Pairidaeza may not be allies.

 It wasn’t until Sailor Moon achieved her new transformation did they begin to trust her. 

:Love Interests: 

Princess Leonessa was stubbornly resolute, always wanting to show that she could do things by herself and prove she could be the Queen her father wanted.

Seiya Kou started as a clingy brother figure and a distraction, and as Sailor Star Fighter she was overprotective, constantly interrupting her training as Sailor Ianna.

But as Hannah grew, Seiya loved to share all the wonderful things Earth had to offer and a heady freedom she never felt in the palace of Ianna. These experiences drew them closer together despite the knowledge that they would eventually have to go back to their homes.

:Sexual Orientation: 

Love was not something she had considered before Earth, but she knows that her feelings do not change whether they are male and human, or female and a Sailor Guardian.

:Background:

In the Pairidaeza (means Heavenly Garden in Sumerian) Star System, known to us as Alpha Centauri, Princess Leonessa was born the only daughter to King Ciro and Queen Leon; their hope and the future. 

For a time their lives in Palazzo Del Sole (Sunlight Palace) were perfect. Each night Queen Leon would sing her lullabies and tell her stories of the great protector of Ianna, and King Ciro would watch over them both although harrumphed at the frivolous fairytales. 

Sadly it wasn’t to last and when Princess Leonessa was four, her mother succumbed to a wasting illness. 

Wrought by loss, King Ciro pulled his daughter tighter. He became protective and knew it was his responsibility to raise his daughter into the Queen he knew she could be; poise and politics, law and integrity. 

The older she grew the more distant her memory of her mother became until one day when she was fourteen she sat at her mother's old duchess and a sunflower shaped jewel drew her attention. As she reached for it, it reacted to her touch, blazing with a warm golden light and a power she’d never felt before. Her father snatched it away with a fearful look in his eyes. She promised him she’d never touch it again.

Princess Leodessa grew into a sunny, energetic young lady working endlessly for her people. One day while meeting her people she was introduced to a shepherd named Tummuz. He declared his undying love and petitioned the king for her hand. King Ciro laughed good naturedly but dismissed the idea. 

A bitterness overtook the shepherd, he left the planet but he returned with unbelievable power and a coterie called the Judges of Kur, a rogue planet beyond their borders. They demanded Princess Leonessa as a bride. They ravage the land and demand the Princess as their prize. 

Desperate to stop the carnage, Leonessa snuck out to confront Tummuz and offer herself in exchange for peace but before the transfer could be made King Ciro interceded, sacrificing himself for his beloved daughter. 

As the light faded from his eyes, he pressed Queen Leon’s precious crystal into the princess’s hands. A glow enveloped her before she could say goodbye; she was thrust across space to awaken see on Earth.

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Guardian Form

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:Name: 

Sailor Ianna 

:Guardian Starseed: 

 It was said to be lost to myth, merely a dull artefact that sat on her mother’s mantle but when Princess Leonessa teleported to Earth the Crystal awoke and bonded with her starseed. It was known by many names. The Golden Light Stone, the Sunstone, the Crystal Sunflower; but within it lies the burning bright power of Ianna.

:Realm of Influence: 

Sailor Ianna powers reflects blazing sunlight, vibrant sunflowers and takes the vision of lions with manes burning like solar flares.

:Guardian Animal: 

As Princess Leonessa walked the halls of Palazzo Del Sole, Sir Luca (means Bringer of Light) was her constant companion and a knight of her royal court. He was a lamasso, a winged lion that is a symbol of the Ianna royal family. He is a loyal soldier and servant. He defended Queen Leon and will shield Princess Leonessa with his life. 

He will not give up his dad jokes.

In his lamasso form stands at shoulder height with a bronzed pelt, brass wings and a flaming golden mane. His roar can clear a concert hall and leave grown men quivering in fear. He is a fierce defender in any fight against the enemy. 

He’s frustrated by the Princess’s need to do things on her own, disregarding his advice and confronting the Seven Judges at every chance. He is even more outraged that in order to blend in on Earth she demands he take the form of a sandy coloured maine coon. He hisses, spits, scowls and swaggers at group meetings but standing a little over a foot robs his threats of disembowelment of their power. 

He smirks at Artemis and makes showoff, flirty winks at Luna but is equally trying to foil Seiya’s flirting with Hannah.

:Allies/Team Mates: 

Despite the newly minted Sailor Ianna’s independent declaration to take the Seven Judges head on by herself, she still needs help.

The Inners have become wonderful teachers, helping her hone the strength and accuracy of her new attacks and tell her tales of their past victories.

What’s more is that after seeing the death of their own princess, the Starlights have taken it upon themselves to act as her missing defenders. While infuriated by their ‘wrap her in bubblewrap’ approach to protection, Sailor Ianna eventually sees it for the genuine affection it is and as her experience grows they put more faith in her ability to take care of herself.

:Henshin Item: 

Sailor Ianna has a matching pair of armcuffs that appeared to her when she confronted one of the Judges for the first time. To a civilian eye they look like wired armbands twisted in the shape of sunflowers but anyone with a magical eye sees them for what they are. White circlets ringed in gold and hemmed in gold droplets, with amber diamond jewels with princess cut facets. It sits at a sunflower of gold petals and a ruby hexagram star.  When she transforms, Hannah crosses her arms across her chest to press each jewel and shout her henshin phrase. 

:Henshin Phrase: 

Ianna Sun Power!

:Henshin Sequence:

Ianna crosses her arms across her chest to press the jewels of her cuffs and shouts Ianna Sun Power! Sunflower petals, dust motes and golden rays of sunlight and whirling erupt from them. 

They spin around her in a whirlwind. They twirl past, she kicks out her legs and the petals cling to form her boots. Rays of light explode from her waist coalescing into her belt which then spill forth into her scarlet skirt in rippling satin waves. The golden sunflower petals continue to tumble, pressing against her chest and fuse into her golden plate armor. Light beams erupt from her chest to form her peach coloured bow and scarlet sailor collar. 

Finally the camera pans up behind her head and her flaming waves of hair. The motes of sunlight tangle like beads around her fan shaped buns to form their decorations. The camera spins to focus on her forehead where the symbol of Ianna shines like the sun and then melts into her toothed tiara.

 Finally she stands powerful as the guardian of Ianna, Sailor Ianna ready to do battle.     

:Symbol:

:Guardian Challenge: 

“The light of the sun rises up! Hear me roar in the name of love and justice! I, Sailor Ianna, will take you down!”

:Guardian Fuku:

The Pairidaeza fuku silhouette looks similar to the Sol fuku but is more striking and colorful.

Pinning her fan shaped buns are toothed bands. Her tiara is white with scarlet bands and a toothed pattern. Her sailor collar is scarlet with a darker maroon stripe. Peach coloured bows are set on her chest and back. Her bodice is white with translucent puff sleeves, a scarlet corset and gold V-d armor plating protecting her midriff. Encircling her upper arms, wrists, thighs and waist are white metal bands with gold trim. Her thigh high boots are maroon.

:Weapon: 

When the fight was bleak, Sailor Ianna was able to reach inside herself and manifest the ancestral talisman of the Ianna royal family; the Blade of Light. It is a long double edged sword made of the legendary sun-gold metal the Pairidaeza metalsmiths are famous for. Its hilt bears the family crest of jewel and sunflower, ruby coloured crossguard and with red grip crisscrossed in gold ribbon. The pommel is also decorated with rope tassels.

Sailor Forms: 

Light Lion  

Sunlight Lion. 

Ultimate Passion of the Light Lion. 

:Attacks: 

:Floret Sun Storm:

Ianna smiles, spectral petals of light blossom from her waist, more and more as she spins until as they sunder and rain down on the enemy in a hail of flaming petals. 

:Light Overdrive!:

Ianna appears curled up with the outline of a sunflower behind her. Light beads down from the sky, collecting in the center where Ianna glows brighter and brighter. Suddenly she unfurls with blazing glare of light to blind the enemy.

:Ianna Lion Roar Flare:

Ianna stands with her arms by her side, her hair sprayed out behind her, swirling like a flaming lion’s mane. Each tendril glows with a golden light and as Ianna raises her arms out from her side leaving glowing trails. As her hands twine above her head, the glowing tendrils of her hair look like the brilliant corona of the sun and as she cries the word “Blaze!” they flare to life and lash the enemy. 

:Inspirations:

:Soundtrack:

Transformation Theme: https://youtu.be/Ec4YbVP9R-A ~ persona 5 ~ last surprise 

Romance Theme: https://youtu.be/K_9QtL-L16o  ~ celine Dion ~ because you love me

Action Theme: ~ https://youtu.be/nBRuhvsKml8 ~ jane zhang ft big sean. ~ fighting shadows 

:Fanfiction:

:Website:

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[hana-bean]

Close to you (4/7)

On the days of tears and on the days of smiles I will be by your side

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“Wow, looking sharp, boys!”

Within the decorated front garden, already filled with aristocracy and guardians milling about, Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako strode up to the three men dressed up in suits—Seiya in red, Taiki in yellow, and Yaten in light blue. Each man tugged at their jacket and re-adjusted their tie to settle into the new tailor-made outfits.

“Yeah, these aren’t bad.” Yaten moved his shoulders. “I never would have thought blue was my color.”

“Psh, of course, it is. I chose the outfits!” Minako raised a hand while tittering in victory. “You’re welcome!”

Makoto pointed her thumb over her shoulder. “Are you all thirsty? The queen went with strawberry mojitos this year for her birthday cocktail!”

“That’s okay, we’ll wait for the waiters to come around—what happened to your thumb?” Taiki lost interest in the liquor once he noticed the brunette’s scratched-up, bruised digit, and furrowed his brow in concern.

Blushing, she covered it up with her other hand while muttering, “Oh uh, just… playing a game of thumb war…”

“And losing,” Ami smirked as she took a sip of her drink. Though her own thumb didn’t come out of the war clean either and was bandaged up.

Rei rested her elbow on Minako’s shoulder. “So, Seiya, how’s your leg doing?” She eyed him up and down, hungry for a snack already as she was three mojitos deep.

“It’s okay. I took a pain pill this morning and it’s just kind of a dull ache right now.”

“So like, if you took another pain pill later, you’d be able to move around a bit more? Like in the hips… area… place?” She gestured her hand over her pelvis

“I mean, sure… if I don’t get too drunk and not feel either of my legs.” He chuckled.

“Oh yeah, no… right… can’t have that!” Rei shook her head vigorously. “Gotta have you feeling at least one leg tonight.”

Seiya’s laughter trailed into nervousness, wondering if Yaten was onto something thinking they wanted to eat them.

“Please direct your attention to Queen Serenity, the first!”

The atmosphere filled with confusion in the form of a dull murmur as everyone turned toward the source of the announcement to watch the queen enter the garden area clad in her standard white dress and platinum crystal crown.

“Is she finished with the parade already?” Ami looked to the other women, receiving only shrugs for an answer. Nevertheless, everyone curtsied or bowed in succession as Serenity passed until she approached the main group.

“Gentlemen, you look great!”

The three men came up from their bows with smiles on their faces. “Thank you, your highness!”

When Rei came up from her curtsy, she caught eyes with Serenity, who stared at her for several moments looking apologetic, but then quickly averted her gaze to Seiya.

“How’s your leg doing?”

“It’s good!” He patted his hip. “I should be able to survive the day.”

“Good! Does that mean you’d be able to ride in the parade with me?”

“The parade?”

“Yes, further in the city! I ride in a motorcade and just kind of wave to people… thank them for coming out and getting drunk on my birthday.” She giggled. “Usually my husband rides with me, but I was hoping you’d be able to since he’s away this week. And also you’re a guest of honor.”

Taiki and Yaten looked at each other feeling like chopped liver.

There was no need to ask him twice. Seiya’s mouth curled into the most genuine and honored smile. “Yes, of course, your highness.”

“Wonderful!” She bounced with excitement. “We have to leave now, though.”

Ever the gentlemen, he pivoted on his good leg and held out his bent arm, enjoying every half-second of the feeling of her hand grasping the crevice of his elbow. They then began their saunter through the crowd and toward the driveway at a waiting car.

Rei had to pick her jaw up off the ground and turned toward Minako to commence in some harsh whispering. “That dirty little liar!”

“She totally has a thing for men with canes.” The blonde shook her head.

She growled before downing the rest of her drink. “I’m splitting Yaten with you then.”

“Uh, excuse you.” Minako locked her hand on her hip and waved around a finger in protest. “Split Taiki—there’s enough of him to go around.”

“I can’t climb that, I have a bad back!”

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As the car came to a stop once it reached the parade queue, the top retracted to expose the two passengers to the afternoon sun of the young summer.

From his position sitting across Serenity, Seiya shifted on the leather seat. “So do I have the king’s blessing to be riding with his queen?”

“You do, actually.” She smirked. “In fact, he requested it.”

“Did he?”

“Well… not you… specifically… but he wanted me to have a chaperone.”

“And you choose the most injured out of the three of us?”

Her face glowed red. “Uh, well… I didn’t… see you as that… there are a lot of bodyguards around us anyway…”

It was too entertaining to see her stumble over herself, but Seiya had to keep in mind she was still royalty, and he shouldn’t get too comfortable. Nevertheless, he couldn’t help sending her a wink.

“If I have to put my cane to another use for you, I will.”

Serenity took a few moments to look away, her stomach erupting in a swarm of butterflies. And then the mimosas began to talk.

“I just feel very comfortable and safe around you.”

“It probably helps that my real job is to protect a princess. So this is very familiar territory.” He didn’t want to give himself too much credit.

That’s not what she meant, but it was probably for the best that he didn’t know that. She humored him. “Even after ten years?”

“The guardian purpose never leaves you.”

“That’s very true. I still carry around my transformation brooch.”

“Have you had to transform since Galaxia?”

“No, it’s been relatively peaceful. Just the normal societal problems—bar fights… illegal aliens…” Serenity’s heart sighed in relief to hear him laugh at her joke.

“In all seriousness, I’d be scared of you too if I knew you defeated the greatest enemy of the universe.”

Visibly flattered, she touched her shoulder to her cheek. “I’m surprised anyone even knows that.”

“Everyone in the known universe remembers Galaxia. Her reach was vast. And rightfully, so is yours. We were very excited to come here.”

“Really? Did you expect to meet me?”

“No.” His shoulders shook as he chuckled. “But everyone talks about how nice Earth is. It was actually really hard to sneak in. The security is tight.”

“Oh?”

“Yes. We had to time it perfectly to shoot in during a fireworks festival. Took us weeks to figure it out.”

“Well then, I’ll have to assign you to border security since you know all the tricks.”

He waited for a punchline, only to realize she was serious. A grateful yet regretful grin spread across his face. “That’s kind of you, your highness, but whether we find our princess or not, we must move on.”

Her face dropped while her brow furrowed. “Even after you find her?”

“Yes. Our ultimate end goal is to return to Kinmoku.”

“Right… right, of course.” The sinking of her heart was apparent through her darting, descending eyes. “But are you sure?”

“We want to go home. We’ve been away for so many years and that’s where we belong.”

“You belong here, too…”

While touched, he was more confused by her words than anything. And it must have been written all over his face in flashing letters since Serenity cleared her throat and tried to smile through the seriousness.

“That’s if you want to, of course—I’m hungry. Are you hungry?”

“Um…” He breathed out a laugh. “Since we ate about two hours ago, I’m—”

“Great! Let’s get some food!”

“Do we have time to eat? The parade is about to start.”

“We have plenty of time to scarf down a box!”

“A box?” Pure dread drained the color from his face. “Of what?”

A bodyguard on foot had already approached the vehicle at the queen’s verbal summoning. And then a few seconds later, he was jogging further up the road and disappeared into the distant crowd.

“My favorite vendor is not too far away.” Serenity shook her shoulders in anticipation. “You’re going to love the dumplings there. Their pork and red bean fillings are heavenly.”

“Pork and red bean? Together?”

“Separate!” She giggled at the face he made. “They have savory and dessert ones.”

Her assurance helped Seiya’s slight appetite return and helped him relax. “I’ll only eat them if they look exactly like the ones on your head.”

“Maybe… They get more creative every year. It’s become a tradition for people to eat them on my birthday.”

“That makes sense. They don’t call you ‘Queen Odango’ for nothing.”

Her blue eyes rolled back in her head with a jaded groan. “Even in royalty, I can’t escape the nickname.”

“It’s cute. It suits you.” He tipped his chin toward her head. “What are your odangos filled with?”

“Secrets.” She giggled.

“Are you sure they can all fit up there?”

“The odangos are adjustable. That’s why my hair is so long.”

“Well, if you run out of room, I can always keep one for you.” He winked.

Unable to speak from the suggestive comment, Serenity’s blush extended down to her shoulders. They both sat in silence for a few moments until the queen felt her phone vibrate with a text notification. Her eyes widened in surprise once she looked at it, piquing Seiya’s curiosity.

“Is everything okay?”

“The database has a hit.”

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Please note if you would like to follow this story, I will be updating the rest of the chapters under the tag: hana-bean closetoyou and other iterations of the spacing. I love you all!

[tiny-design]

The primary NPC in One Night Stand is fairly fluidly animated compared to the rest of the largely static environment. Her subtle changes in posture, and general flurry of visual activity, however, are able to give off a very specific sense of anxiety and awkwardness. Without this fluidity and contrast, we’d only have the player character’s word that she seems worried, but through this, we can see her as active but somewhat restless.

[acesplayingatattraction]

Ace Week 2023

Hold on, Ace Week begins in less than 24 hours? When the fuck did that happen?!

WELL. Okay. This is okay. Did we...plan?! Oh phew, we did! We do have plans! We have a whole list of fun plans, with fun people! What a relief. (By fun people, we mean our guests. Not us, of course. We're no fun, not at all.)

Our channel is here; details about each day below the cut!

On Sunday, 10/22, we are starting the week off with the return of Norn9: Var Commons! It's been over a month since we last played, but we are finally getting back to Heishi's route. And he's all happy-go-lucky and cheerful, so nothing bad will possibly happen in his route, right? It'll probably be fine!!

Then, on Tuesday, 10/24, Sharky will be streaming Live-A-Live on his personal channel, where he's getting close to the end of the game! Will he finish it?! Well, not if Satan shows up in chat to bug him to try 15 different crafting combinations in Prehistory for no reason.

After that, on Wednesday, 10/25, it's Disabled Ace Day!! To celebrate the occasion, we are so, so, so lucky to have @theacecouple joining us for One Night Stand, a game made by Lucy Blundell, aka Games By Kinmoku, a disabled ace dev. (And hey, just in case you hadn't heard, Courtney of the Ace Couple, founder of Disabled Ace Day, is also going to be part of a fantastic Disabled BIPOC Aces panel earlier that same day, so check it out if you have time!)

From there, on Thursday, 10/26, Satan will be playing Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade from the beginning. Also known as just Fire Emblem, because y'know, they had to make it confusing when they first brought it over. It will almost definitely be tutorial for the entire length of the stream, whoo!

Finally, on Friday, 10/27, we are closing out the week with the amazing @baronvonmilk, aka Miktastic, with some Mario Party chaos! Satan will demand to collude against the CPU, Sharky is going to refuse, and Mik is going to kick both our asses at the minigames.

[linuxgamenews]

VIDEOVERSE adventure upgrades gameplay even further

VIDEOVERSE decision-based story adventure game for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Discover the unique brilliance of Kinmoku, the visionary developers who are reshaping the creative landscape. Available to play on both Steam and itch. VIDEOVERSE is an adventure game where you get to go on a unique journey and explore different places. Gameplay is special due to its look of old-school social gaming networks that were popular before. It's like a love letter to Miiverse and online message boards. Developer Kinmoku who is creating this game is also the same dev responsible for One Night Stand. They're really talented developers, and they recently released an updated demo of the game that can be downloaded for free. So Linux players can try it out before the full version later this year. In this updated VIDEOVERSE Linux demo, there are some changes and upgrades based on feedback from players. They added more options for customizing your character's appearance. So you can make your avatar look just the way you want. They also made some updates to the community features, which means you can interact with other players and see what they're up to. It's like being part of a big virtual world where you can meet new friends. One of the new features they added is chat animations. This means that when you talk to other players in VIDEOVERSE, you'll see animations that make the game more realistic. They also added a history log, which keeps track of all the things you've done in the game. It's a helpful feature if you want to remember something you did earlier.

VIDEOVERSE – First Gameplay Trailer

The VIDEOVERSE user interface, which is the way everything looks and works on the screen, has been improved too. They made it even better and easier to use, so you can navigate through the game without any trouble. The demo will be available for you to play until the full game releases. Which is due to take place later this year on Linux. So you have plenty of time to explore the game now. So, if you're into decision-based story adventure games and enjoy socializing with other players online, VIDEOVERSE is definitely a game you should check out. It's a fun and nostalgic experience that will take you back to the good old days of social gaming networks. Available to play on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Check it out on Steam and itch.

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* HEADCANON #002 ! TIMELINE;BEFORE THE FALL, A PEACEFUL MOMENT

Fighter was born of father LEI SHEN, a military man, and mother DIAN MU, the Star Fighter who had lived for centuries before giving birth to ██████. His lineage was one of both reincarnation and inheritance, thus giving by birth right the title of Star Fighter over to her child when the youth came of age or when mother passed on.

Dian Mu was a celebrated figure, looked on as a strategist and DEFENDER of Kinmoku and the Tankei royal family, having put her life on the line countless times for its queen and her daughter. A daughter that for most of ███████’s young life he’d never seen. ███████ dreamed to be as celebrated, VENERATED, well loved as his mother one day. Lei Shen was high up in the royal military of the TANKEI KINGDOM, teaching his daughter from an early age the art of Archery and strategy, something ███████ found difficult to attain. His lover and wife, Dian Mu taught them to put others above themselves, to defend his beliefs and to never regret the ideal of self-sacrifice.

His mother lived well in to his youth, not passing on the inheritance until ███████ was old enough to begin fully understanding the gravitas of being who he would become. It was however only after his mother died that he truly was introduced to the woman he would gladly lay his life down for. He however met her at the tip of his ARROW.

Racing through the thick treeline in a hunting expedition with his father, laughing and cavorting, he knocked an arrow to shoot, when something rustled in thick brush. He waited. Held his bow steady, readied himself to shoot the game that appeared. A shout, a jerk of his arm, an arrow flew, and narrowly missed vibrant red hair, shocked doe eyes. He darted towards her. Fighter furiously blushed and apologized to the girl who had been strolling curiously until his father berated him for nearly hunting down the crown princess of the kingdom.

It was after this he was sent for, told to report to the palace, and thought himself good as DEAD. A Senshi who nearly killed his own princess. Would they just try to reboot the Fighter line, or send him to live, EXILED, on Hou Yi? When he arrived in the palace, begging for his life, a smiling, gentle and soft, surprisingly kind and forgiving princess greeted him. Hands on shaking shoulders. A princess who apologized to him. She had been collecting flowers for her mother, the holder of the starseed for Kinmoku, who was growing WEAK, like ███████’s mother had barely a year before.

Sometime within the year Kakyuu lost her mother, the Tankei kingdom lost a queen, and the kingdom entered a MOURNING period. It was during this time that Seiya took the mantle that his mother had held, Star Fighter, and head of the Royal Guard for the princess of Kinmoku.

The other two SATELLITES, Healer, Maker, senshi who he’d known in brief passing as his mother was close with the Maker and Healer before them, became part of the guard as well.

The years were prosperous, happy. SHORT.

[ishades]

1 6 21 25 and 31 for seiusa

seiusa is king babey!!!!

1 - How do they fall asleep? Wake up? Any daily rituals?

usagi falls asleep as little spoon or sleeps with her cheek smushed into seiyas bicep. before meeting usagi seiya was exclusively a stomach sleeper! now he curls up around her. he still wakes up with hair in his mouth sometimes which is really gross in all honesty but he loves her so its worth it.

if theyre apart they call eachother and fall asleep together on the phone

usagis a night owl and loves to sleep in! seiyas up at the same time every day no matter how much sleep he got the night before so its both a blessing and a curse in his book. he often wakes usagi up with breakfast and kisses. 

shes an utter mess when she wakes up but he thinks shes gorgeous.

seiya goes on a morning jog every morning before he wakes usagi up. usagi always takes a shower first thing in the morning and a bubble bath in the evening before bed. they record their favorite drama and watch it every friday

6 - Any tasks that are always left to one person?

seiya hates doing dishes and usagi doesnt fold laundry. they always say theyll take turns but dont

seiya always orders for usagi when they go out because usagi always gets the same thing and he usually pays so its no big deal. 

usagi does their taxes and is in control of actual budgeting. shes surprisingly good at it considering she flunked math in middle school and hates tedious stuff.

21 - Do they share any interests or hobbies?

surprisingly they both really enjoy video games! 

seiya loses his god damn mind the first time usagi takes him to an actual beach- not a lake. they dont have beaches like that on kinmoku. they collect sea shells together and take night walks on the beach just chilling

25 - How much time do they spend together? Do they share their feelings, or hold things in?

they spend a lot of time together at least five days a week- sometimes usagi has girls day with the other senshi or princess kakyuu needs seiyas help with things.

theyre usually just happy knowing they can come home and cuddle after a rough day and chill. theyre very much in the mindset that your partner should be your best friend and someone you share your life with good and bad! 

seiya tries to share things but hes very bad at explaining himself and usagi doesn always understand what hes trying to say. its a constant struggle.

seiya tends to walk away from arguments to cool down and usagi has a quick fuse that extinguishes just as fast as its lit. they come back after awhile and talk things out when theyve cooled down.

seiyas used to speaking his mind fully regardless of consequences and usagis used to holding in things that actually bother her and actively tries to make her presence smaller at times.

its a process but theyre working on it

31 - Do they finish each other’s sentences? Pick up any phrases or habits from each other? Know when the other is hiding something?

theyve finished eachothers sentences several times and it never fails to crack up their friends because theyll stop what theyre doing and just stare at eachother for a minute.

not so fun in the middle of a fight though.

before usagi seiya didnt take baths he just showered as efficiently as possible. 

usagi got him into saying “epic” unironically and she thinks its adorable. hell be doing something fully focused and all grim-faced and hell just mutter a very solemn “epic” and usagis done. 

usagi didnt do yoga before she met seiya and it actually really relaxes her after she gets into it. 

sometimes seiya does a thing where he speaks really archaically but with a rough tone and he drops contractions. usagis picked up that tic but only when shes pissed. 

(”did she seriously just tell that guy to “free your head from betwixt your thighs, you overgrown donkey. it is improper to speak from your ass” ???)

seiya slouches when hes out with usagi and her friends because sometimes hes really self conscious of how much taller than her he is. its nice sometimes but he feels clumsy and bumbling other times. 

usagi adopted seiyas habit of putting her hands in her pockets and cocking her hips forward when shes waiting on something.

theres a lot lot lot more dkdjlfk. the osmosis... its unreal

they know when things are bothering eachother and know when the others hiding something. they just cant always tell what it is... like reading a book but the texts backwards. youre looking at the problem you can see it right there but you dont know whats going on exactly  

[rainy-circle]

every single year I’m like I’M GONNA SHARE MORE DUMB HEADCANONS, EVEN IF NO ONE ASKS FOR THEM and I never do, but hey new decade new... try? anYWAY

I’ve been watching a lot of youtube videos of this game called Signal Simulator, which is basically just you as a SETI researcher/analyst person, and I’m sitting there watching it and I’m like

what if, at some point in the years between the Stars arc and the rise of Crystal Tokyo, some poor researcher turns their giant antennae to the heavens and somewhere out there, they pick up a signal that sounds....weirdly like j-pop??? it gets passed around to other SETI researchers and someone in Japan is like ‘wait the voices in this sound a hell of a lot like this boy band my daughter was super into a few years back. they kinda just dropped off the face of the planet and no one knows where the hell they went’ and sure enough someone compares the signal and one of these ‘Three Lights’ songs and the resemblance is......... it’s uncanny. it’s a perfect match

for years it’s brought up on ‘what is the weirdest unexplained event you know about?’ internet threads like the Wow! signal until eventually years later the Kinmoku-system senshi visit to officially become allies with the Solar system and diplomatic stuff and someone manages to get a question in during the news media swarms and plays it for the Starlights, and Seiya goes ‘oh wow yeah lmao that was one of our jam sessions from years ago haha. can’t believe you guys kept that.’

and then the entire world just has to deal with the fact that yes, indeed, three aliens did in fact visit Earth back in the 90s and became a j-pop boy band and no one suspected a thing