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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:24 PM
shhh
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:24 PM
that's my guess
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I believe I also used the phrase "Tidus'd" earlier in the LP thread
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:24 PM
you did, yes
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Kairi's an interesting comparison tbh since atoli's whole thing right now "I want to have some agency in my own rescue, not just rely on you"
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:24 PM
/ it feels kind of pointless to include the doppleganger thing without actually leveraging it for more than red herrings and character motivations, too
23:25
so I could easily see Atoli getting like, body snatched by the other girl
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
tbf there are plenty of dopplegangers in the game because it's just an MMO
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
that's the like, easy sci-fi conundrum, right?
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
shaia how close am I to catching up to before tonight
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
damn you limited character models
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
with not the best character generation
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
yeah but this one isn't just limited character models~
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Happy Maria
shaia how close am I to catching up to before tonight
Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
where are you?
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
I just replied to a thing a minute ago
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
limited character models...also very unique character models
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:25 PM
what's your prediction Cyouni
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:26 PM
pretty close actually
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you're up to the last time I played
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:26 PM
hmm
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I'm thinking at least a temporary Doll Syndrome stint
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:28 PM
god the model for this quest target is terrifying
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what a line. Real Jar Jar Binks vibes
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Shaiapouf
god the model for this quest target is terrifying
Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:30 PM
oh you are going to love some of the CS4 mobs
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:30 PM
I already know the falcom monster design team is on drugs, cyouni
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:30 PM
that's certainly...a voice
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:37 PM
anyways I do the quest. it is uneventful, downright boring even tbh
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:37 PM
Pi is so pointy
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that's my only feedback
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Shaiapouf
oh my god slang jokes about The Near Future of 2017 killing me
Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:37 PM
I... feel like this may have worked better in japanese, I want to know what they used in japanese
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archaeo
Pi is so pointy
Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:37 PM
love me a lady who is all polygons
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni"
would you like Moon Tree™️ brand pots?
Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:38 PM
what I want to know is if they meant actual pots or potions, because I def read it as potion
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:39 PM
Haseo and alkaid is great, because it's basically the "but they were both bottoms" comic but it's Tsunderes
migraine 2
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Happy Maria
what I want to know is if they meant actual pots or potions, because I def read it as potion
archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:40 PM
I love pots
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Happy Maria
what I want to know is if they meant actual pots or potions, because I def read it as potion
Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:41 PM
I think the idea of that line was that they felt very MLMey to her, so I thought actual pots
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:41 PM
lmao
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Atoli tells us what we're doing next to trigger a plot scene. Okay then.
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archaeo
Pi is so pointy
Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:44 PM
I still see her and kuhn as pointy jesse and james
23:44
oh I am caught up
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:44 PM
oh right, Silibus was ALSO an emperor of the arena and we just cancelled it without telling him
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:44 PM
goodbye for two weeks again
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:44 PM
this guy is amazingly chill
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Happy Maria
goodbye for two weeks again
Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:45 PM
bye!
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Shaiapouf
anyways I do the quest. it is uneventful, downright boring even tbh
Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:45 PM
I've been thinking for a while though that pi's uhhh shorts go SO low that I'm pretty sure all of the characters are just barbie dolls
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:45 PM
nice seeing you maria~
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:46 PM
there's 100% nothing there
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Happy Maria
I've been thinking for a while though that pi's uhhh shorts go SO low that I'm pretty sure all of the characters are just barbie dolls
Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:46 PM
Pi is def the mandatory cheesecake character and her design is just kinda nonsense
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:46 PM
yeah maria that's how character models all work
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nobody's got that stuff modeled down there
23:46
god you just know that exists actually never mind
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:46 PM
rko would you like to learn about mods
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
well I mean you know
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unmodded
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
...can you mod ZA WARUDO
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
especially the mods for the dragon-y characters in XIV that make things match weird colors
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
dude this is as much of a love confession as you are ever gonna get
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
oh no I am talking about real mmos
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:47 PM
but I mean I feel like I fully expect someone to reveal like, "Breaking News: Cloud Strife's Cock And Balls Lovingly Rendered With Five Triangles In Every Frame Of Final Fantasy 7" or something
23:47
oh I didn't know that
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Shaiapouf
dude this is as much of a love confession as you are ever gonna get
archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:48 PM
I feel like I've said things this gay to men before and it's never worked out atoli
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good luck tho
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:48 PM
what is essential is invisible to the eye
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
this has the same energy as the video of the guy saying he used the Final Fantasy 6 opera lyrics to write a love letter to a girl in middle school
23:49
but it is classier
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Shaiapouf
this is interesting. You can send party members little cards to ask them questions and they'll respond via E-mail, to build up a love/bond mechanic I asked Atoli what her motto is.
Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
do you still get it if you didn't get this talk
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
nope
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
damn
23:49
wow
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
it's a whole email chain
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
/ it does feel really plotty doesn't it
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
I KNOW right
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I mean if it feels like this is a weird moment for Atoli to confess feelings, that's why but still, dang
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:49 PM
I'm sorry this is a really shitty version of it, I have seen some pretty ones that aren't all just "yeah I stuck my dick in blue paint"
23:50
all I can say is I am extremely thankful they never get into this in .hack
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:50 PM
I don't use these but I went on a spree of looking through what kind of weird shit was out there a while back
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:50 PM
in another universe
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oh god
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folks
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kurashikimindset
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in another timeline
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:50 PM
questions like "Did Tsukasa have a penis when she was stuck in The World for months" is not a wormhole I wanna go down tbh (edited)
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:50 PM
Yoko Taro got hired to the .Hack team
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:51 PM
tentacle
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:51 PM
please imagine this timeline with me for a moment
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:51 PM
thinkthonk
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Shaiapouf
questions like "Did Tsukasa have a penis when she was stuck in The World for months" is not a wormhole I wanna go down tbh (edited)
archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:51 PM
if you want a wormhole, you might want to pick the opposite gender-bent conundrum
23:51
ba dum pssh
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:51 PM
hah
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
are there FFXIV mods for buttholes too
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
probably
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
I'm fine with not checking!
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
yeah I don't need to see, but I do need to know
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
do I need to stop this derail? lmao
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
something something catbox
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:52 PM
mods?? MODS???
23:52
anyway by all means shaia
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:53 PM
Haseo apologizes for the last time Atoli got pushed into joining his Arena team
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Atoli apologizes for forcing herself onto this one
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Alkaid notices A Vibe
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:54 PM
it's okay Alkaid, you can just say "please fuck already"
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is there fucking in The World
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sorry I know you were trying to re-rail the conversation but
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railing is pertinent
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:54 PM
LMAO
23:54
They never bring it up so I assume the answer is no
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Happy Maria 17-Mar-22 11:54 PM
I will just pm rko
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archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:54 PM
RIP
23:54
fuckin lol maria
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:54 PM
they simply are not aiming to discuss that issue
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that being said
23:55
I am sure I can find you some fan works that go into this question in great detail
23:55
if you are really curious
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:55 PM
alkaid's outfit is a fan work
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:55 PM
Before the match, Atoli DMs Haseo
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Haseo at least learned his lesson about that
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:56 PM
...can she use her avatar
23:56
I thought it got got
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:56 PM
no she cannot
23:56
sorry that was Haseo responding to Atoli
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:56 PM
oooh
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:56 PM
yeah looking back without VA that's not clear
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Alkaid, again, notices a Vibe
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Shaiapouf
I am sure I can find you some fan works that go into this question in great detail
archaeo 17-Mar-22 11:57 PM
no thank you, I only read homestuck slash now
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Shaiapouf 17-Mar-22 11:58 PM
It's a detail I've mentioned once or twice before but Atoli's model is always holding her Paralyzed hand
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Now these guys are supposed to be hot shit but frankly they are just redshirts
23:59
the tournament will continue to be a thing but it's less of a traditional tournament arc
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 17-Mar-22 11:59 PM
They're so fast they're a blur
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:00 AM
match over, ezpz
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even in universe this is supposed to be a wipeout
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thanks uncle tengu man
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GOD
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Alkaid is thrilled
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Haseo has in fact grown a lot since the last game
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Haseo's friends are his po-
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Haseo just kinda stares blankly at this
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:03 AM
lol
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:03 AM
MEANWHILE
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two familiar faces are having a discussion not far away
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Sakaki is saying "its" again god damn it (edited)
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:04 AM
he has the worst vibes yet
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:04 AM
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And the woman he's talking with is in on it too
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the woman leaves
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 18-Mar-22 12:06 AM
...Heh.
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:06 AM
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 18-Mar-22 12:06 AM
These are some camera angles
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:06 AM
and that's all for tonight!
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:06 AM
lol
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what is on his head
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is it just a decoration or is it functional
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:07 AM
decoration
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 18-Mar-22 12:07 AM
I too stand there in the middle of an open square doing villainous monologues
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Fuhahahha
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:07 AM
everywhere in The World is open
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this is basically like an intimate place for a conversation here
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there are also about 40 players
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:08 AM
also note we did not get a better view of the woman Sakaki was talking with than I showed (I mean it was Bordeaux. It was Obviously Bordeaux)
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:08 AM
"Bordeaux" is such a gimme name for everything about that lady
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Shaiapouf
Click to see attachment 🖼️
Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 18-Mar-22 12:08 AM
I don't think we need a better shot than this
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:08 AM
If you have forgotten, Bordeaux is the 14 year old girl with a broken family who cyberbullied haseo's friends until he put her in the hospital.
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:09 AM
fun!
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Mysterious Stranger "Cyouni" 18-Mar-22 12:09 AM
Ah yes
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The first Avatar rampage incident
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:09 AM
also with this Sakaki finally crosses the line from Bad Vibes into villianous monologues
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slow night tonight, except for the ending and some romance drama, but good discussion and everyone got caught up
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which is good because once plot starts it does, in fact start
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:26 AM
show me the jrpg with good pacing
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I'm kidding it's Chrono Trigger
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:28 AM
lol
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honestly overall the pacing in the game is pretty good? Certainly, compared to Trails it's lightspeed
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If i wasn't live blogging this it probably only covers like an hour of gametime
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:29 AM
oh sure
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I just mean in terms of like, plot structure
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the parceling out of plot
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Shaiapouf 18-Mar-22 12:30 AM
yeah
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it was going extremely from the last 3-4 hours of rebirth up until the end of the AIDA server crisis
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and then it just needed to stop for a few hours to breath]
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archaeo 18-Mar-22 12:45 AM
mmmhmm
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so it goes
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Shaiapouf 19-Mar-22 10:27 PM
Tonight I start with something not very immediately exciting from your perspective, but extremely so from mine
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Job Extension, meaning I get a new costume and a third weapon and new costume
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that's right, time to say goodbye to what is by far Haseo's worst costume lmao
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