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That makes sense. To be honest she didn't even try to pretend to be hostile in Episode 4, whenever Kinzo ordered something cruel she looked so apologetic. Honestly, the meanest things she did/said during the episode came from either her weird rivalry with Gaap, and from the frustration at tripping every step of the way when she had to kill the fleeing party, and with what you're saying even that sounds like it might have been planned. That's a pretty unique way to come up with a characters, explains a lot actually. But you know, while it's not difficult to believe there were people who got into the story only for the mystery, it is kinda difficult to believe there are people who stayed only for the mystery. Even without it the plot itself and the characters are so good you want to stay regardless. In that sense Battler is a great way to insert the feelings of a potential reader. Sure, X person is suspicious, But I like that person so I'll go out of my way to look for a solution where they're not the culprit. That would be a counterpoint to what Battler said in the secret tea party, about how if you have no guarantees about the story being solvable, you don't even want to read it. I'd read the most cryptic story ever conceived only because this man wrote it... and I guess he noticed that and thus Ciconia was born. And come on, that was like, one of the first hints they explicitly give you at the end of Episode 1. Bern literally steps up to the screen and tells you that getting a good grasp on the characters' natures is going to be vital to solve the thing. We have seen Natsuhi for 5 episodes now, there are secrets here and there but by this point there's a decent grasp on her personality. Red or no red, most elements in Erika's case make no damn sense if you know Natsuhi, especially the last touches. Anyway, Episode 5 done. I won't say it was shorter than I expected but I will say that the ending was more abrupt than I expected. Patchwork Chimera is an absolute banger.

While I agree that public opinion about philosophy is unfairly biased, I'm not sure this thread was the best place to correct it, despite its name. I mean, look at the discussions taking place here, the first one was about whether or not the Earth qualifies as a bowl holding soup. We're not claiming to be knowledgeable about philosophy, at least I'm not. If I were to try and engage on a serious discussion on the matter I would only make a fool of myself. I'm only participating in this thread because it's fun. A little "let's overanalyze random stuff" game.

Lap isn't gendered. And that's why there's only one word for laptop. I propose that chair is anything people sit on, regardless of the fact that it wasn't intended for that purpose. But one instance isn't enough. A tree stump you sat on once isn't a chair, but a tree stump that has been sat on hundreds of times throughout the years is. Think the way objects in the CR gain an identity based on the way it is perceived. Sure, we don't have a CR (that we know of), but I think the idea is solid.

Watched Requiem for a Dream. I was having a pretty good day until that happened. It's a good movie that I would recommend but watching its final sequence is tantamount to self-torture. Great movie. Powerful. Don't wanna watch it again.

Exactly one. Would do a second read before KoWT but I don't trust myself to finish on time. Would you actually pull an Alice and eat a suspicious pastry that says "Eat me"?

Danny was half-way down the stairs when he felt a rumble. Please let this not be my problem. Once he got to the bottom and out the door he let out a sigh. His problem it was. Did that demon need to destroy the city right there? His shop was that way. He started looking for a place to stash the costume before that thing started throwing cursed daggers that could ruin the fabric or something. The client would pick this up today.

What. The. Actual. Hell. Erika. I don't know what's worse, that Bern would ask her piece to do something like this, or that the piece in question would go along with it so happily. Seal every door and window around, in the middle of a storm, shamelessly trampling over everyone's privacy and her own non-existent dignity, and then flaunt the fact in front of everyone, face full of satisfaction, like there's any hint of pride in a truth obtained through such a disgusting method. Even Lambda was creeped out, that takes skill. Gosh, and I remember wondering why the tape on Genji's room had "Frederika Bernkastel" written on it, can't believe she made that her signature. You know what? I get what you mean, people don't make characters like Erika, because I think it would be genuinely hard to get something close to her even if you were specifically trying to recreate her. This girl's existence is an achievement. And now she's just blatantly making stuff up, she even knows it's a lie, but since no one can prove it she doesn't care. Her truth is better than the real one, better for a novel I bet. You know, it's a good thing it got this late so I had to stop. If I continued reading her blabbering, I'd be too mad to sleep by the end. Ok, I need to talk about people I actually like. Whew, so, Virgilia just dropped that Bern and Lambda came to this game during Episode 1, and that the game already existed back then, Battler included and all. So uh I guess there's a lot that the dude is forgetting, huh. Is Meta Battler amnesiac? Is the current Meta Battler different from the original, from another fragment? Is Battler actually young Kinzo? This kinda turns quite a few assumptions about the initial circumstances of the game over their head. Same goes for the very next thing Virgilia said. So no matter whether Beato wins or losses, the result will be compassionate toward her, and the implication here seems to be that she doesn't want that. Does Beato actively want to be punished for something? One would imagine this game would be enough torture for a thousand years... Well uh, even with Virgilia's helping hand, it seems we lost both protagonists so, game over I guess. I'll find out tomorrow. Reverie is finished (main game anyway, I'll take my sweet time with the coda) so it's back to steady progress for me, for the rest of summer break at least.

Highest point of something. Initially applying only to things like mountains but at some point humans decided "high" means "more" and therefore "peak" started meaning "most". It's interesting though. Humans could just as easily have started looking at holes instead of mountains and suddenly "rock bottom" would mean "most". Questioning concepts like those is one of the few ways I can think to "prove" that I'm real. I guess I don't know what the word means either.

The bar or the planet? The planet yes, more specifically it's part of a salad called Solar System. The bar is a calzone.

I guess the picture was designed mainly around food with bread containers (sushi is the exception since it isn't bread but still a container). So anything without one would fall into salad. So like I said, the flaws make it better. Everything is a salad.

Exceptions aside cakes are often layered. Think 3 layers and it satisfies the example. Soup is amorphous so this graphic is rendered useless against it. Unless you put it as a salad.

The flaws in this picture's logic actually make it better.

Butter knives are good knives too.

Danny looked at the picture on his tablet, then at the work table in front of him. He repeated the process a few times, until finally he let out a sigh and plopped down on a chair. "Close enough." He had finished the job, a costume of some character from a popular show he didn't know. This was getting out of control. He was supposed to be a normal clothing business, not a cosplay maker. Still, he was pretty proud of the result, and the challenge was fun in itself. Might as well get used to it. Danny carefully put the finished costume on a hanger with a cover, then walked out into the hallway outside his apartment. He turned to the lock on his door, then slipped a few silver threads inside, moving them around slowly, carefully. Click. "Nice." Another success. A little more practice and he wouldn't need his keys anymore. He turned to face the hallway again, preparing himself to leave for the shop.

No real progress on any route because I spent the whole day watching Act IV's Daydreams (plus PPP, mechas, and magical girls). Also gotta say, forget one step up, the soundtrack gets better each act. Dungeon themes are great, the boss theme for the Corridor is a banger, the more calming/sad/creepy themes are so good. Singa is really stepping up his game here, Sonoda is as good as ever, and it seems we have new composers too? I do wish we got more Unisuga but I guess the dude was pretty much out by this point, which is sad. Though I'm seeing he did a couple themes for Crimson Sin apparently? So all hope is not lost.

Rean Act IV

Figures. It's a bit of a conflict because on one hand the dialogue is funny. On the other I can't help but wonder if I'm getting different characters here. Anyway, Act III C ending

Act III stuff. Including endings for Lloyd and Rean

Nice! It took its time but I'm guessing it was worth it.

Act 2 Ending

Watched The Red Turtle. That was a strange movie, no dialogue in it, unless you count "Hey". Very pretty visually, and very melancholic. The soundtrack is gorgeous, it makes up at least half of the experience. Would recommend.

Yeah, the system we've been using works just fine. Speaking of, Early Act 2 for everyone Well, enough for now, gotta spend some time with my daughter Altina in the creepy labyrinth. Enjoying the game immensely.

The game came today! I was rather sleepy so I thought, maybe this time it won't consume my life and I'll prioritize sleeping, so naturally I ended up with a 9-hour session. The impressive thing is how little I accomplished in those 9 hours, two short dungeons and two dialogue runs. I genuinely don't know how that took so long, given the lack of side-quests. Still, it was an amazing start, and it feels great to be with these characters again.