#i'm bringing it back

[windsweptinred]

Resolution by ponderosa

[avelera]

Theory: There is Only One Johanna Constantine

My controversial Sandman (Netflix) opinion is that Johanna Constantine as seen in the modern era and in 1789 are the same person, not relatives.

Evidence:

The Sandman show did not get the rights to John Constantine, hence the "gender swap" with Johanna Constantine. But the 1789 Johanna Constantine is from the Sandman comics. So, perhaps it's not a gender swap at all, just making greater use of the Constantine they do have rights to.

We chronologically first meet Johanna Constantine "Sr." in 1789 when she is specifically searching for the key to immortality when she ambushes Hob and Dream.

Dream encountered her again and said she completed a task for him, admirably. Perhaps her reward for succeeding at this task in the show (if not the comic, where she receives a different reward) is immortality, if she hadn't already achieved it on her own through her continued search?

It's really weird that they didn't try to change Jenna Coleman's appearance at all to make a clearer distinction between past and present Johanna Constantine if they're relatives and not the same person. They didn't even give her a different name!

Lady Johanna circa 1789 is blonde in the comic (to match canonical John Constantine) but still, with 200+ years separating them, you'd think some changes could be made to hair color or adding a birth mark or something to make it clearer that they're different people, if indeed they are.

Caveats:

Johanna does not appear to recognize Dream. So, if she is the same person as the 1789 Johanna, she apparently has lost her memory of first encountering him in 1789, which is a pretty big point against this theory, especially if he's the one to give her immortality. That said, enough has happened in a supernatural exorcist's life that I could easily imagine a scenario in which her memory was wiped by Dream or at some point later.

Really, I just think it would be an interesting change from comic to show, one necessitated by the legalities of rights to John Constantine, but one that is entirely in keeping with the themes and magic seen in the show. We literally meet Johanna Constantine "Sr." in an episode about immortality. We know that Johanna Constantine Jr. is troubled by bad memories and encounters many hazards of being an exorcist in the supernatural world of Sandman.

Basically, it would be a nifty twist that I think would be plausible as a change for the show, and we already have some early "clues" (like the same actress for both eras with no attempt to make them look like different people).

[hotpocketcasserole]

Top listened albums from June 2024

[doctornerdington]

Today I have to write an introduction and a conclusion, and in between that my “reward” is cleaning the upstairs bathroom and the downstairs bathroom. I am not allowed to go to sleep until all these things are done.

Updates as warranted. 

[wings-of-flying]

back on the riptide the musical shit

a niklaus song that's like a mix of 'poor unfortunate souls', 'friends on the other side' and 'kick it up a notch'

[data-expunged-0]

Oh, your boyfriend? Yeah, we put him into a spiralizer over hot water. Yeah he's a bunch of curly fries now. Sorry

[queen-mihai]

I got to use the word "dipshit" today and it's honestly a shame we don't use that word more often

[ojiro-s-hellish-site]

Old Fan Submission:

[marzipanandminutiae]

"hey why are all the barrier garments like linen shirts or chemises or combinations going away?"

"oh we have more washable fabrics now! you don't need to worry about sweat reaching your outer clothing when you can just chuck it in the washing machine!"

"cool!"

[100 years later]

"so uh all of those new washable fabrics are leaching microplastics into our water, and the constant machine-washing wears garments out faster. they're also not really sturdy enough to be mended, so we keep having to throw them out and now the planet is covered in plastic fabric waste that will never break down. also it turns out that the new washable fabrics hold odor-causing bacteria VERY well. so could we get those barrier garments back please?"

"sorry babe linen now costs $100000/yard and since it's been so long without them, nobody knows how to adapt barrier garments to the current styles anyway"

"..."

"maybe try this new $50 undershirt made of Special Sweat-Wicking Plastic Fabric! :) :) :)"

[insomnya777]

my dealer: got some straight gas 🔥😛 this strain is called “hermitcraft 10” 😳 youll be zonked out of your gourd 💯

me: yeah whatever. i dont feel shit.

5 minutes later: dude i swear i just saw a death star in the shopping district

my buddy iskall, pacing: i'm in a secret relationship with joel smallishbeans

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

just to be completely clear, the amount of military power and political influence Israel has has NOTHING to do with its settlers being Jewish. Israel is a force for American & European interests in the region and they're just doing what America does and allows/encourages its close allies to do.

war crimes aren't considered war crimes when someone America finds useful is doing them. european and american pushback against anyone criticizing Israeli apartheid & genocide is 100% because these crimes are useful to American & European hegemony.

Governments that are deeply antisemitic, like France, aren't suddenly caring about Jewish people. Jewish people, persecuted the world over, don't hold some kind of hegemonic power outside of Israel.

The state of Israel and its attendant brutal treatment of the locals are both incredibly useful to the US, and American hegemony means we're expected to celebrate both.

not bc they're Jewish. this isn't a break in the pattern of western antisemitism and it's not evidence that antisemitism doesn't exist.

it's just like how you could get fired for saying shit against the US war in Afghanistan when i was growing up. it is 100% about US military and political interests (ok slightly western europe too but lbr)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I know those eyes.

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[donutdrawsthings]

Some crossovers I thought would be fun and the first doctor and his granddaughter Susan! I've been watching some Classic Who and I cried at her departure :'o)

[14dayswithyou]

💖 Day 3.5 is now available! 💖

For the last couple of months, only Server Boosters had access to the 3.5 update... Buuuuut now it's available for everyone to play in the 14DWY Discord — and soon itch.io once I'm happy with the QA and state of the game — so please don't feel pressured to join unless you want to!!

The full devlog + even more screenshots are under the cut ^^

What's been added to the 3.5 version?

📺 Streamer Mode!

I've been told that it's difficult to stream and monetise age-restricted videos on YouTube and Twitch, so I added an option to remove the sexual content and strong language used in the demo.

Now y'all can invite Ren into your bed for cuddles without putting your streamer career on the line /silly /lh

This won't affect the 18+ rating or dark themes/elements of the game, however! Although Streamer Mode will prevent you from seeing any "gruesome" CGs in the future, most of the core elements of the game will still be tied to the choices and decisions you make. So you won't miss out on the overall experience by using streamer mode!!

⚙️ Custom Pronouns!

It only took me one entire year to get around to it, but you can finally choose your own preferred pronouns (or use a set of pronouns instead)... At the cost of being able to change them mid-game ^^;

Since the original pronoun screen wouldn't update until a new scene was displayed, I temporarily disabled the feature. But once I find a workaround, I'll bring it back!

💗 Choose how others perceive you!

You can now choose how the cast and narration perceive you! Originally, the narration was kept strictly gender-neutral (outside of pronouns and genitalia picked by the player), but this will soon change in future updates.

For more clarity: you don't get to choose the words specifically, but you can choose between masculine, feminine, and androgynous terms!

📋 Separate top and bottom genitalia!

You can now choose your tatas and pps separately! >:3

Alongside that, you can also choose your preferred body type!

I removed the "both" genitalia option because a few players still assumed it was an obscure version of "intersex". That wasn't my intention and I don't want to mislead anyone, so I took it out for now ^^;

I also didn't want to include a screenshot of the new genitalia choices in action (because it's NSFW), so y'all get the same character menu screen for the nth time instead lmao

📱 Relationship Screen Overhaul!

You can now change your own status for more immersion, and long-term Server Boosters will eventually be able to submit and use their own icon within the game as well!

Stalking finding your friends has now become easier by using "Buddy Maps"; a new app that allows you to see the location of all the cast members!

I want to offer players more incentive to check the relationship screen since they tend to miss the status updates, so hopefully this might help ;v;

It also says it "updates every few hours" so folks don't go overboard and check every 5 seconds to see where Ren is gdsghf (also keep in mind that he's a hacker lol)

🖤 Additional Scenes Update!

Day 2 received a brand new CG!!!!! Originally, I planned on only adding a few CGs sporadically throughout the game, but it didn't feel right to leave Day 2 so... empty... so I added a brand new CG to (hopefully) make things feel more balanced and natural!

If you decline Teo's offer on Day 3, Leon will now call and try to convince you to reconsider. However, players are still allowed to decline, and if they do, they'll reach a dead end.

After listening to feedback on itch, I changed some of the dialogue during Days 1-3 to make it seem more consistent! They're only small changes though, so it's honestly not worth looking for sdgjssga

🎶 Updated BGM and SFX!

I wanted to try out a different style of music to see if it fits the vibe of 14DWY more! The BGM features more acoustics to suit the "beachy" theme of Corland Bay, though I made a conscious effort to include piano elements as well to stay true to the original!!

I figured it'd be better to give players a live example before I make a poll (to see if they prefer the change or not) and publish it to Itch.

Some new SFX have also been added, though it's very minimal and honestly not that noticeable.

How to download and play the update?

(warning: clicking on the following links will open Discord!!) To download the Day 3.5 update, simply join the 14DWY Discord server, verify your age, and visit the "14dwy-updates" channel!

Alternatively, you can also wait until the update is publicly released on Itch to play it as well!! (It normally gets released shortly after a round of QA testing/getting feedback from the server, though I may release it earlier if I feel like it hehe ^^)

Enjoy!!

[kasha-malasha]

oh their cat coded relationship

[lotus-pear]

"feels like we could go on for forever this way.." (x)