I wish the push for the merger between real and online identities seemingly taking place globally didn’t freak me out as much as it does. When it comes down to it, I don’t think I have anything to really hide; but having all of my interests, preferences and such be tied to my real name and readily available for basically everyone to see feels nightmarish when I consider that prejudice still exists, and the things I associate myself with can genuinely affect my relationships or professional life, or when I remember the cases where people were retroactively targeted for fairly innocuous things, or simply being who they are.

Seeing dandelions bloom reminds me that around a year ago I finished reading Rin’s route in Katawa Shoujo, just when dandelions were in bloom, too.

desire to go for a walk vs sudden awareness of one’s own body

варёные гусеницы!

What would a boiled caterpillar even look and taste like? Would it bloat and its insides emulsify and harden like a sausage, or would it just dissolve or explode into a dash of caterpillar juice?

boiled caterpillars type night

CrossCode’s fighting system feels marginally better now that I figured out the Arts & Circuits system and can effortlessly beat up under-levelled creatures; it’s still button-mashy, but the streak system makes it a bit more fun.