Soo I think I might share my opinion on the current season because why not? It's the internet, a perfect opportunity to scream my words into the void... And sometimes the void answers back... Anyways.
Lightmending is now going on for some time and well, I think it's pretty boring.
Don't get me wrong, the cosmetics are awesome this time (sadly no free outfit but I can live with that). They're totally my vibe and my style. (Unlike migration, most of the cosmetics were ugly)
And I really like the concept of restoring a lantern. I don't know whether some of you guys are familiar with "kintsugi" - a japanese technique to restore ceramic, where the shards of a broken pottery etc. are glued together with gold. Or at least some sort of golden paste.
But that's it. This season has no big story to offer (there's actually no story after all), which disappoints me a lot. Every other season had at least a little storyline, which we're following through.
Blue bird? Make boogie kid happy again!
Two embers? Experience what happened in the four chapters!
Migration? Child slavery Guiding light creatures through the realms!
But this season? We're just collecting some fragments of shattered crystals every day to restore a lantern.
When I heard about the next upcoming season, I thought that we get to see some memories (like, how it was showed in Two Embers: memories, stored in those lanterns). That we get to know more about the fallen kingdom. How the people used to live, what they did. That we could see a short cutszene of the daily lifes after restoring a lantern. More little informations about the past lifes. (Or maybe more infos about the elders or even Resh - I'm going insane about Resh but that's another topic) But no, there's only the consciousness of a ghost, inhabiting a lantern. (Or being trapped?? - imagine your consciousness being incapsulated in a lantern xd)
We're restoring ghosts trapped in lanterns. Every day.
Man, that's repetitive :(
I get it, coding, programming and animating takes its time. And it's impossible to create a detailled season with lot of lore and cutszenes. But come on, every other season had a little story going on.
I'm still disappointed :(
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Kinn and Porsche, letās talk about Kinn first. Heās a mafia boss, some of you seem to be forgetting about that but heās a BOSS! And mafia one at that.
He starts to care for Porsche, it isnāt particularly good from an employer view. But he canāt help it because heās also good like that. Porscheās situation doesnāt help him. Because Porscheās not up to do for what they ask of him. I know some of you might get angry over this, but why does Porsche started to work harder?
Was it really to make Kinn regret? Or just to be able to get his reassurance? His motives, I believe wasnāt about being a good bodyguard. Because he still isnāt that good!
I see some of you saying, who put Porsche on bar duty, I say why wouldnāt they? Heās supposed to be top notch bodyguard now, like Ken says in the punishment scene. Right?
But no, Porsche had to drink that offered glass, he didnāt questioned it, not really. And donāt say he looked over Kinn for permission. I donāt think that was what it was. Porsche simply did what he wanna do again, and guys, thatās not okay! Not from a employee view.
Porscheās basically not caring for his job, and heās proving it. It just proves that he still doesnāt care about being a real protector for Kinn. Itās one of the reasons why Iām looking for when heās actually gonna look out for Kinn in a very serious way. Donāt get me wrong, Porscheās gonna get so good, heāll be scaring people even for looking at Kinnās way. But heās got so much more to do before that happens. Heāll get there though, youāll see.
Now, letās talk about that faithful night a little. It was dub con at best, nothing more in my opinion. Why though? Letās start with a different approach, letās say Porsche wasnāt drugged and he was practically molesting Kinn. Would you all think the same about Porscheās behavior if his judgment wasnāt clouded (it wasnāt too clouded btw Iāll get to that in a sec).
I know some of you might say Kinn couldāve pushed him he was the sober one(!) (was Kinn really so sober? He was already drinking scotch at the event, and we donāt know if he was also drinking before coming there..) or that he could let one his bodyguards to take care of Porsche. How could he though? You all see it, guy canāt sleep without a gun in his hand in his own home. How can he trust one of his people to take care of Porsche. He canāt, because even if thereās a tiny bit of doubt that one of them is the mole then the minute Kinn leaves Porsche, they might call the predator back and let them have their way with Porsche. Kinn wonāt have that risk.
Kinn doesnāt trust anyone. ANYONE! He also couldnāt trust them with Porsche. Because he feels for Porsche, he canāt pinpoint whatās the feeling yet. But Kinn will get there too. Itās not easy for him, living the life he lives.
Letās get back to the dr*gged topic. Iām gonna treat it more seriously, why? Because some of you act like this is real life and youāre making Kinn to be your arc predator (While youāve Vegas to blame for pretty much everything). So Iāll also act like itās more serious than it is.
Letās talk about consent in that scene, first of all Porsche headbutted Vegas. He was conscious enough to realize something was wrong and needed to stop. Then he threw up. Thatās also something thatās gonna help him feel more grounded. Then Kinn takes him to the bathroom heās once again conscious enough to push Kinn, to tell him not get touchy.
Iām not making up these scenes they happened! And do you really think Kinn didnāt wash Porsche a little or at least wiped him with wet towel? Because they were covered in puke. Except they werenāt when we see them in the bathroom. So everyone can breathe, maybe Porsche even brushed his teeth. (And also how do you know Kinn didnāt use lube or condoms? Itās not like they can show every little detail, itās not p*rn guys!)
Anyways, then we see Porsche looking for something in Kinn. Something he begin to look for, starting ep3. Porsche looks for his attention. He doesnāt know why he wants it, not in the way of reality, Porsche just knows that he has that need for particularly Kinnās attention.
He needs to have it. His eyes are also on Kinn when heās looking for an approval or something, itās subtle but itās there. And the way Porsche chooses his words. Itās a very open way of showing how much Porsche needs it from Kinn, and Kinn only!
Back to the faithful night, I say itās dub con at best because, Porscheās touching all over Kinn, heās aware, I completely agree that dr*gs have affects on him because heās being very courageous. But he isnāt off of his mind guys! And he remembers, he remembers something very particular, like Kinn kissing him and heās also in his mind enough to use that against Kinn. (Didnāt any of you guys get drunk or experiment with some of the p*lls to know, how hard it is to keep your mind in one place or remember anything in particular? just saying)
Porsche knows guys, he knows that Kinn thinks he doesnāt remember the kiss. So he hits Kinn up with it. He says admit you like me. Porscheās begging for that attention from Kinn again.
But since weāre having a real life approach (itās not that easy to call people r*pist like that!), I would definitely be defending Kinn by saying, Porsche practically molested Kinn while all Kinn ever wanted to do was take care of Porsche. And I would say Porsche was conscious enough to remember and keep up with a conversation as well. I would argue that what happened was consensual (Iām defending Kinn itās my defense strategy here because you all are coming for my man Kinn! Calling him names and all) and that they could ask all about it to the supposed victim! (Porsche remembers the night..)
Porsche himself says he isnāt that weak! He isnāt! Porscheās feelings are all over the place, but why? Is it because he had sex with Kinn? Didnāt he wanted it? No guys he initiated it! And heās upset because he feels it meant something for him. He begs Kinn to accept that it meant something for Kinn as well. That he means something for Kinn.
But Kinn canāt do that. He canāt! Heās already known by his favoritism, giving Porsche what he needs will only mean itās gonna put them both in the dangers way more.
Porsche gets devastated once he learns Kinn wanted the punishment (Kinn didnāt Korn did, but Porsche doesnāt know that) thatās what pushes Porsche off finally Porscheās deciding that he didnāt want it to happen. Thatās why heās in pain.
They keep coming his way though, later he sees Kinnās āfriendā and he also sees how heās touching Kinn, so Porsche looks, he probably canāt do anything but look. Itās only hurts so bad when Kinn says heās replacing Porsche with Ken. Why Ken though, right? I think itās because Ken works more for papa Korn. Heās the one that keeps carrying intel on Kinn to Korn. And Kinn choosing his dadās path. Because at the end of the day he still needs protection, and now he also needs to protect Porsche.
Porsche canāt understand that. Heās far too deep to think he means nothing to Kinn. Kinn asking Porsche, canāt you see what Iāve done, was so good! Kinn, maybe for the first time begging Porsche to see what heās trying to do for them. But Porscheās got too broken on the way he canāt trust Kinnās words now.
And now letās talk about why Porsche isnāt good what heās doing, again. Itās because of his behavior and Vegas. Porsche doesnāt realize it yet but him hanging out with Vegas is gonna become a problem not only because of Kinn.
Main family and minor family are pretty much fighting. Trying to literally kill each other. Donāt tell me Porsche doesnāt hear that. I think ep5 proved that bodyguards talk. Thereās no way Porsche doesnāt know this. Then why does he keep doing it? Why does he let Vegas get close to him? Heās pretty much taking Vegasā side everytime he talks with Kinn.
I havenāt read the books but my bestie told me all about it. And if I didnāt know about it I might actually consider Porsche as the mole! Yeah thatās right! Iām completely on board with Kim looking at Porsche and trying to figure him out. Porscheās shady. I know thereās a Porsche thirst going on. (I mean look at Apo, I understand that, but it isnāt supposed to mean weāve to throw Kinn under the bus!)
And Porscheās pretty much trying to get Kinn killed from an objective view of things. He definitely doesnāt care enough what happens to Kinn. We all see Kinn trying to take care of Porsche but guys, we havenāt see Porsche doing the same to him!
And now heās hanging out with Vegas in a very open way. Itās shady af. If I were to be Korn I wouldnāt have let Porsche to protect any of my children.
And Porsche being very verbally warned by Kinn twice now. He shows no regret for it. Like I said if I didnāt know better I might seriously consider Porsche as the mole.
At last once more I say that punishment was much needed. Porsche is an employee. And he keeps making mistakes. The mistakes he shouldnāt be getting away with. Just try and see things from an objective view once more. I bet none you wouldnāt have let any of your employees go that far. But itās easy to talk, isnāt it?
The view only shows Porsche doesnāt care about his job, he hangs out with Vegas (with minor family) he keeps screwing things up. Heās untrustworthy. I know some of you are gonna get mad at me for saying all this, but this is whatās happening.
And Iām rooting for the day Porscheās gonna prove everyone wrong and heās gonna prove to Kinn as well that heās Kinnās head bodyguard indeed and heās on his side, and he loves him.
They both are gonna prove. And itās going to be spectacular to watch it all happen.
I have a weird relationship with social media because on one hand, I've met so many wonderful people and I've got to share a bit of my work, and I've been exposed to so many wonderful projects of said wonderful friends
But at the same time, feedback is kind of low, and I feel like I'm in a constant race of chasing validation for said content I'm putting out, and the impending doom of my work being crap due to lack of feedback, and it's not doing me any good emotionally
u asked for it. iām not sorry if you donāt like the topic
so i was reminded of one of my friends in middle school and the kinda weird stuff that i had to deal with bc of other people. they have age regression and for nearly all of middle school, they were bullied whenever they regressed and it was like???? bitch wtf are you doing??? canāt you see that you should be bullying them????Ā
like bullying is SHITTY but itās even worse when your friend regresses to the mind of a 6 y/o and has people being mean to them.Ā
i actually age regress when iām extremely stressed. itās a coping mechanism and while i donāt particularly enjoy knowing that i do regress, i accept it. itās part of how i am.
and this got me thinking about something that vaguely relates to age regression and OOF HERE WE GO I HOPE YOUāRE READY (itās going under the cut so people arenāt forced to read it if they donāt want to)
i donāt 100% understand the arguments of why ddlg communities are bad. yes, there are people that use it to abuse a person with age regression and thereās the shitty people that think of it as just a kink but??? iāve met people who are in ddlg type relationships and theyāre so happy?? these people find someone that love them and accept them even when theyāve regressed! and that someone is willing to help ride it out with them and make sure theyāre not overwhelmed by it (trust me, it can be overwhelming if you donāt have what you need to feel safe. ie: blankets, stuffed animals, coloring books,).Ā
i can understand the anger and disgust around people that use ddlg just as a kink. but the people who genuinely age regress and find comfort in these relationships donāt deserve hate like??? what the fuck?? a ddlg relationship can be super calming and helpful to people and people seem to completely ignore that???Ā
also the term ddlg is inherently sexual for most people but itās NOT defined by sex at all!! sure there can be sexual elements because that happens when two people are in a loving, consenting relationships but ddlg is not just a kink or sexual fetish.Ā
ddlg, cgl- yes, theyāre considered bdsm-type relationships but they donāt always involve sex and just?? first of all: if itās a proper relationship, these are two consenting parties that understand and have researched what theyāre doing and what it means to do what they do. second: age regression and other forms of mental regression are legitimate things- theyāre often coping mechanisms for ptsd, depression, anxiety, a lot of different things!!
iāve really seen people in these relationships where itās healthy and consensual and i just donāt get why itās all misconstrued as something bad or taboo. sure, people might not want to see stuff related to it. but if thatās the case, the same should be applied to bdsm in general. as far as i know, thereās a lot less discourse on bdsm being gross and terrible compared to ddlg which is fuckin ridiculous.Ā
OOF iām sorry that iām ranting about this but it just showed up in my head and i had to get it out
Just letting you all know that my college did an English test to the kids in my career to see how good our english was, and for the listening part of the test they decided to use some segments from Dan and Phil's radio show back when they were at BBC.
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I think Iām going to have to go with Makoto. ALL the girls were really strong in this game (pretty much every character was in general, tbh) but in terms of social link as a whole, romance route, and everything Makoto comes out on top. I really love the idea of the class president who had her whole life figured out stopping and being likeĀ āwait⦠is this really worth it? am I really doing anything important?ā because Iāve been there. And even when she comes to the conclusion that she is going to stay with the path she had decided upon before her social link, itās well done and feels satisfying. Sheās strong-willed while also being a caring sweetheart, and sheās a GR8 party member!
Yusuke: Best Boy?
Yusuke Kitagawa is my favorite fucking character and I will fight people about it (I wonāt really fight anyone because favorite characters are subjective and tend to have personal meaning so whoever you most appreciate for your reasons is cool). I also think he has the strongest voice acting performance in the game, which is a bonus point. His social link was full of hilarious moments, and the twist at the end with art benefactor guy was nicely done. Heās quirky and says some of the weirdest shit, and I identify with and appreciate that. As a party member heās pretty fantastic, being the heaviest hitter with physical moves and being so damn speedy that it blows my mind. I want to romance him, and a lot of his scenes have onlookers assuming weāre dating so ATLUS STOP BEING WEAK AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Takemi: Favorite NPC?
Itās a tough pick, but Iām going with Iwai. I donāt know if this question meant more obscure NPCs, but Iwai is such an interesting and incredible character. Heās a badass, heās a snarky asshole, and heās a loving father all at once. His social link, while not my absolute fave of the non-party confidants, is strong and showcases his character phenomenally. His confidant benefits are meh (in my opinion), but as a character he is top notch.
Velvet Room: Unpopular Opinion?
Shit⦠I have to think for a second because I donāt know what I have that could be an unpopular opinion, or what is an unpopular opinion among the fandom? Hereās what comes to mind:
At first, Akechi didnāt impress me. I wasnāt a huge fan of his character and I just thought he wasnāt super interesting. Heās still not even really in my top 5 (maybe heās in my top 10) characters in the game, but the encounters with him towards the end of the game made me at least find the appeal in him. I know the fanbase goes gaga for him, so this might be controversial that I think heās simply⦠okay.
Something else that might be unpopular to voice is that I really do not like Morgana. I mean, as a character heās alright and he is certainly leagues above Teddie in terms of a mascot character. In fact, I liked him quite a lot on my first playthrough! But as Iām over halfway through my third playthrough, Iām noticing that Morgana is such an unnecessary asshole, especially to Ryuji. He takes every fucking available opportunity to tell Ryuji how much he sucks, and when he runs away and throws a tantrum, ALL the blame is put on Ryuji, even though Morgana was an equal (if not predominant) contributor to the conflict. All theĀ āgo to sleepā nonsense aside, Morgana is needlessly douchey for most of the game. I canāt bring myself to hate him, but he still is just⦠relatively unlikable. //Plus heās arguably the worst party member, given heās squishy as fuck so I have to constantly heal and revive him when thatās supposed to be his job and garu skills just donāt have that much of an advantage since they donāt cause shock/freeze/burn or anything. His best quality in battle are the lucky/miracle punch skills. Oh and his persona wonāt awaken until the very end of the game so that sucks.//
Anything SPN related? Who are your favourite female characters on the show and why? And on a related note (in case she's not on the list or if she is maybe you can say a bit more about her?) what do you think of Charlie?
No particularĀ order bc that could change depending on the day but; Jo, Bela, Meg 2.0, and Charlie. (I do like others but not in the fav range)
Joā¦we got less of her than the others so partially my reasoning is more head canonĀ orĀ āwhat could have beenā than the others. Jo was spunky. I liked her huge crush on Dean (bc who wouldnāt crush on Dean?) but I like that her character wasnāt just some love sick girl. She didnāt blindly follow or agree with him & she stuck up for herself. It also hit me in the feels why she wanted to hunt. She felt like an outsider aroundĀ ānormalā people & didnāt fit in at school. And she was a daddyās girl who lost her father so young & wanted to hold on to a piece of him the only way she knew how. I also thought Jo was natural. She wanted to be a hunter but she was afraid at first. The show seems to wanna make it look like everyone can be a hunter these past few seasons but thatās ridiculous. This isnāt a job that yaādĀ instantly be good at & it often feels forced.
Bela: Ok shameless answer is; I had such a girl crush on her & I love her accent. But Bela, like Jo, is a lot ofĀ āwhat could have beenā She was definitely more than met the eye. She was a more layered & complex character than just the selfish thief she portrayed. I think if she stuck around she could have eventually been one of the (reluctant) good guys. And her banter with Dean was always fun.
Meg 2.0: She had some awesome lines. I loved how sassy she was & whenever she was around you knew you were in for a laugh or two. And she was damn bad ass. She may have been on the bad guysā side but Meg had dedication. She threw caution (her life) to the wind & fought for her cause. Then when she lost her cause she was still loyal to the only thing left that she cared about; Cas & killing Crowley. SoĀ āevilā demon stuff aside, loyalty is a good & rare quality. It was kinda neat to watch.
Charlie: uhh I kinda feel like Iām in the minority as a Dean girl with my love of Charlie. Ik a lot who are bored by her/think sheās a Mary Sue/whatever. I canāt say the Mary Sue thing is entirely unfounded but I also think when Charlie got introduced should be factored in & I cut some slack. Frankly, the show had a lot more structure in S2 than S7+ when Charlie was around. Also, she got more episodes than Jo. I say Jo bc sheās the one I sometimes see Charlie compared to with, saying Jo felt real & Charlie Mary Sue. I think my only real agreement with that is how quickly they made Charlie an awesome fighter. With her life on the run & computer skills, I can see her quickly taking to other aspects of hunting. But she went from the girl who couldnāt defend herself at all to leading battles w/o any real receipts. Yes, time passed b/t eps & she could have learnedĀ shit but then SAY it. Say sheād been training etc. Like when Jo reappeared in S5 Ellen says that theyād been hunting together for a while so we werenāt sitting there like wtf Jo is a vet hunter all the sudden...but that brings me back to the writers & more consistency & continuity in earlier seasons.
Ok that kinda sounded more like I was complaining abt Charlie than praising her (I wasnāt. I was complaining abt the writers) so hereās why she makes my fav list: Charlie is fun. Sheās an upbeat sassy little nerd that ya kinda canāt help but like. As Dean said, the lil sister he never wanted & we know what that turned into. Dean loved her. I see hunting being a fitting life for Charlie too. She has the whole tragic past even though her monster was human, sheās used to the nomad life & not having anyone in her life & when push came to shove she cared abt saving other people. In a show with a long history of killing off characters who could have had more Charlie takes the cake. Her death was utterly pointless & Iām still pissed. The shitty writersā defense was oh it was her time...if thatās true then at least give her a PROPER death. I love how she was fighting to get Dean the cure but that isnāt what she died for. The damn thing was sent & as Felicia Day put it herself: WHY THE FUCK DIDNāT SHE CLIMB OUT THE WINDOW? Yeah, still angry. And not only did I like her as a character but wtf the boys NEED something to care about. All they have is Cas & this season Mary *gags* Whatās even the point of fighting to save the world if you donā care about anything in it? This damn show kills off everyone they get attached to for theĀ āman painā & ok a few needed to happen for the whole tragic aspect of their world but at some point enough is enough. Itās lost all shock value long ago & for what I just said, it makes no plot sense any more either.