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Memes for the roughest Romans.
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2024.05.14 11:13 MrH-HasReddit1217 FNAF CANDY CADET DISCOVERY

FNAF CANDY CADET DISCOVERY
Okay, okay, okay, okay, guys, guys, guys, I haven't seen anybody talk about this, but in FNAF 6, Candy cadet tells us several stories that everyone assumes to be associated with William and the children he kills. And they are. BUT DID YOU NOTICE, every single story implies that somebody ELSE knew about the MCI and William's other killings. From the orphans to the keys, every single one has someone who's aware of the danger but is either unable to do something about it or just doesn't do something about it.
Sooooo.... Who's this mythical person that seemingly already knows of William's crimes before he commits them? The whole thing in the stories is that someone is aware of the danger before the danger occurs. But they do nothing about it, or can do nothing about it.
My personal theory is that it's Mike. Why?

Well did you guys see the movie?

(MOVIE SPOILERS FOR ANYONE WHO HASNT SEEN IT AHEAD, READ WITH CAUTION.)

Vanessa literally is our Micheal Afton stand in. She is very clearly implied to be abused, and forced to participate in some way in William afton's coverups.
If we treat the movies like the books and use this as a basis to try and figure out what in the Freddy spaghetti is going on the games, then we can assume this is a clear Micheal Afton parallel. If you want to draw from the games only, you can simply use sister location as evidence that Micheal was helping William for a while.
I THINK MIKE MIGHT'VE KNOWN. He, KNEW what his father was up to, or at the very least, KNEW what he might do.
(The only other person I could see it being is Henry, but then why would Henry not take action sooner, and why does he seem to only be fairly freshly aware of William's actions by 6? He does say he allowed the wound to fester, so perhaps it's actually Henry who knows and does nothing. Most people do assume that Henry is the man in FNAF 6 who's plotted the destruction of all of these characters due to the HWY223 text shown on screen in one of the blueprints. I still think it's Micheal, but that's just me. Why would Henry or Micheal both ignore this possible danger? My best guess is simply, they're afraid of this man. Henry, though, I would think, should be motivated by hatred, since in fact the wound WAS first inflicted on him, by the death of Charlie. So honestly I can't make a good argument character motivation wise for Henry. One of the stories does also specifically call out a child as the one aware of the danger. But one is also a mother, and the other is also simply a man. So I'm not sure that proves anything.)
It could literally be anybody of course, but in my opinion, this mythical person, is Micheal Afton. BUT HEY I can't use that line because I'll never be Matt patt. 😂 (Images courtesy of Scott cawthon and also Brensnorf, the man whomst inspired this theory, sorta. I don't often look directly at the candy cadet stories, I'd imagine alot of us don't, so seeing them on screen like this really helped my brain put some pieces together.)
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2024.05.14 11:12 Fangyuan___ New indian mythology novel Dropped. Check it now. Help this senior...

Novel - PEACE IS WHAT I WANT
Author note:-
How should i start.
Lets say.
I am just a student[19 M]
And today i am going to start a writing a novel.
Well...
...its always good to start a new work.
Enthusiasm...
thats what i am now feeling.
I can't describe it in words.
I can say that my grammar is bad.
Umm so bad.
English is my second language.
But i am going to try.
I am going to persevere.
I am starting a novel on indian mythology. Well like indian sects.
Months ago.
I am just scrolling reddit. Seeing the memes on fy. And laughing my ass off.
unknowingly i stumbled on a comment and the comment is-
just think how if a cultivation novel based on indian mythology. Like There are 28 states in india. So.
We can make 28 sects and like this. And india is also a sacred country.
Just think there are so many mystery like kailash parvat( Kangrinboqe Peak).
So many mystries...
I was just staring at the comment something was rising in me.
Like this is my destiny.
I am going to be a great writer.
I will make millions of money.
So i procrastinated this idea.
Well i am a good procrastinater..
Months later today at 1 am on night while wasting my time on scrolling reddit.
I am suddenly feeling something.
I am feeling like i have to do something productive.
i have to make money
So i thought to write a novel.
Well its not going to the level of RI or Lotm.
But i can try to make it good.
I will daily use my 4 hours in this work.
I know i am not going to make any money on this.
But i am atleast trying to make something new.
I am not good in studies.
No no no.
Its like i had never focus on studies.
From 2 years daily minimum 5 hours. I am reading novels.
Just novels. To cultivation to progression fantasy. Just novel.
But the idea of writing novel I always procrastinated that.
But today i am feeling so much enthusiasm i am going to start it now.
Special note-
If anyone wants to be a part of this journey. join me in this wonderful journey.
Well its going to be not paid.
Its like internship.
You will learn something.
Like i need a editor.
If any of you who is interested in this journey.
You can dm me.
Lets start.
I am clarify now this first chapter is something i am just writing it to describe. What is my potential.
Like it will be my first novel and there are so many challenges i am going to face it.
I am human.
I will going to make mistakes obviously. Day by day my writing will just going to improve.
Just adjust a bit.
You will definitely going to enjoy.
Chapter 1 - ITS STARTING
Hahahahah.
This is hilarious I have just wrote that I am going to make a wonderful novel
and see I can't even type anything on my keyboard.
As i am seeing on my laptop.
My frustration is increasing.
How should i start.
My patience is dropping.
What should i do.
Lets make a boy first
Indeed hes going to be a poor and orphan. Wait.
Its going to same cliche novel.
I have to make something new.
Something like Fang yuan.
First chapter of REVEREND INSANITY is goated
Hes just standing hes hair floating and his clothes are in blood.
He is smiling.
A cold smile.
And then sac and boom
Explosion
....
Wait wait wait.
This is going to be edgy.
I have not any experience
i have not any talent.
How can i make a sacred novel like RI This is my first novel.
I have to start with good mc.
.. **My mood is swinging.
I am feeling frustrated.
How can anyone will going to read this garbage.
I had not even make a world building.
I had not even decide the name of the novel. Stupid so stupid.
As i am staring on the screen.
My patience paid off.**
I turned off my laptop
I stand up from my chair. And saw the time.
Its 1 am.
If my father found about that i am wasting my time in these things instead of studying.
Than raj you just say goodbye to your writing passion.
I am just a average person.
Your average who got always average marks . Average look
Average talking skill.
Average money.
Well i am going to make it.
But HOW.
...as i am thinking what to do How to write something great . Suddenly my electricity gone. Its rare.
Well where i am living i had never seen electricity gone.
Because i am living in a hostel. College hostel.
And it is very expensive. So when electricity goes out generator works
Glad part about its.
All of my study expenses is on loan.
I am belonging from a middle class family.
But my father agreed for my private college as i convinced him that i will pay.
I will pay everything believe in me last time. ...
I opened my room gate and went to the main hall while adjusting my torch light.
I can hear students are shouting.
Well it is because human always find fun in everything
so many of students always wait when will the electricity goes and they will shout loudly.
Its a fun thing.
Really.
its first time that electricity gone.
So students are shouting too loudly.
Make it more fun.
Well i also join them.
And also start shouting at high pitch.
Suddenly i stopped.
Staring at the wall.
No no.
I am staring at the void.
In front of my eyes.
There was a blue screen.
 『Welcome to the gods heir』 
It was so unrealistic.
I thought that this is my dream.
I touched the screen with my limb.
But the funny part is.
My limb goes through it.
Like it is a hologram.
My thoughts are spinning.
**How can this happen.
Its utterly impossible.**
I had read so many webnovel i had already assumed so many scenarios like this.
That there will be screen come from nowhere in front of you and you will say status and-
**Wait status
How can i forget this.**
In my rough voice i said - "status"
And i am believing that there will be a status screen will come.
And my life will take a 180. Degree turn But to my surprise there is no screen came.
1 sec...
2 sec...
Sudden a somber expression appeared on my face.
A kid who always growed up while reading novel.
A system is always his dream.
3 sec...
3.4 sec-
And than
A voice heared in my mind.
 『 STATUS Name- Raj aggarwal Level- 1 Class- homo sapiens Sub class- None Stats/skills/shop/?¿? 』 
As i stared at the screen.
My lips raised upwardly.
This is what i want
This is like my dream
I always wanted a magical world.
A rpg type world where gods and demons are fighting. I will increase my level while fighting monsters.
What..What is there any chance of my being alive in this scenario.
This world is going to change.
I have to change.
I have to protect my family.
Family...
**Shit.. shit..
My family lives 100 miles from here..
If this system is real and everyone can see it.
Then soon chaos is going to erupting.
What should i do now..
Take a bus or metro.
No no ..
Think think..
Well lets call them first..**
.
I opened my phone screen and saw the
battery.
Shit..
8 percent. It can work for few minutes or one hour max
I called on my moms number.
**Ring...
Ring...**
My heartbeat is increasing
*Ring... *
A women voice heared in my ear
-"Hlo, raj are you fine.
What.. what is this screen.
Everyone can see it.
Everyone is panicking.
You have to hurry....
come home as soon as possible".
I am glad that my mom answered my phone. While I staring at my screen i answered-"
don't worry mom.
There is nothing as panicking . Calm down.
Just prepare some weapons like your knife, baseball
And locked the house.
Do not open the door.
And tell my little brother that i am coming. Theres nothing to worry.
Everything is fine."
I convinced my mom that there is nothing. But a gloomy senstation was felting in my body.
I has to hurry.
As i glanced to the main hostel reception. A men with black beared.
Brown skin.
Black eyes and in red shirt and black pant is standing there
My warden was also in the state of shock. I went to him.
Seeing me his eyes became focus. He called my name.
" RAJ CAN YOU SEE THE SCREEN ALSO"
He remembered my name indeed worthy of warden position
I nodded.
"Well its strange-he said to me while looking at the main gate.
The gate was big and transparent Made of glass.
I also see outside.
Utter Darkness
Worrying if any type of dragon come here and just make this college campus in ashes. I glanced to other direction.
More and more students came from there room.
Many were studying in their room.
Many were gaming in their room.
But i don't care because i don't have any friends.
. But what i am doing here...
When a sytem comes to the world
You will granted with many powers.
But what i have to do.
As i thinking.
I stepped out on a ant.
Well its there problem being a short and came under my limb.
...The words on my screen crazily gone and swapped by a another words
 『 You are 137th one to killed a living being. 』 『 you got 5 true points』 
A crazy expression came on my face.
Here is the link of webnovel site - https://m.webnovel.com/book/peace-is-what-i-want_29563366708313205
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2024.05.14 11:11 samairawilliam123 AITAH for abandoning my best friend on her death bed?

Hey Reddit, AITA for abandoning my best friend on her death bed? I need some perspective on a situation that's been eating away at me. Strap in, because it's a wild ride. So, picture this: I'm a 21-year-old female, part of a tight-knit group of friends. One of us, let's call her Lily, was dealing with some health issues. She is the kind of person who falls sick frequently so we were pretty used to it. This one time she calls all of us from her home saying that she’s been diagnosed with ALS. It took a toll on everyone from the group. We all started crying and having mental breakdowns because the thought of losing our best friend was unbearable. She even mentioned that the only cure for it is a surgery which is very rare and has been performed on only 4 people till now and all of them have died. We tried to be there for her, offering support and care as best we could. We started to get more concerned when she mentioned that her chances of survival are only 15%. Everything was going great and suddenly she started showing symptoms which got all of us very worried. As the days passed , the details of her condition kept changing and her behavior became more erratic, doubts started to creep in. the fact that no one in the university ( doctors ) knew about her condition bothered us . She comes from a very loving family hence her family not being concerned about such a big disease bothered us . She was not even going for physical therapy or taking any medication for the upcoming surgery. She had asked us not to tell anyone about her condition but she proceeded to tell the most irrelevant people about her condition as if she was trying to gain sympathy. This is when we decided to take matter in our own hands . We called her mom , we mentioned how we are concerned about her health and want to know what’s exactly the scenario. That’s when we were slapped by the reality as her mom had no clue what ALS is or what surgery she is talking about. Things started to make sense and we decided to confront her . The day of the confrontation didn’t go as planned . She kept on screaming and called her mother a pathological liar. Then came the date of the surgery. We were on summer break at that time but she didn’t miss a chance to send personal messages to everyone saying how much she loves us .But the next day? She's out partying and getting tattoos to cover up the marks. Talk about a plot twist. Feeling blindsided and betrayed, we began to distance ourselves from Lily. It wasn't just about the surgery shenanigans – she'd been spreading rumors and betraying our trust for her own gain. It felt like the friendship we cherished had been built on a foundation of lies. But now, here's where I need your judgment, Reddit. Am I the asshole for pulling away from my best friend in her time of need? I feel like I've been through the emotional wringer, but part of me wonders if I'm being too harsh. So, lay it on me. AITA?
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2024.05.14 11:11 NothingButFacts7890 The takes certain Sasuke haters make to downplay or mock Sasuke shows a complete lack of empathy and thought. (I reposted this cause the tittle of my last one was out of pocket)

The takes certain Sasuke haters make to downplay or mock Sasuke shows a complete lack of empathy and thought. (I reposted this cause the tittle of my last one was out of pocket)
Yall say Sasuke is saved by plot and get unnecessary power- ups yet Naruto literally gets saved by kurama in almost every single fight, I mean his whole character is relying on others. He literally got a chidori to the lung and survived because of Kurama, I know if that happened to Sasuke no one would shut up about it. Naruto beat pain with help from Kurama help from a DEAD minato and from the other toads and no one talks about this but when sasuke gets help from karin (who's alive and well) people call Sasuke lame and saved by plot. Naruto was almost killed by obito and was save by guy and kakashi yet everyones quiet about it.
Then you got people angry at Sasuke for not wanting to follow in Itachis footsteps and becoming a konoha bootlicker as if they didn't genocide his people. I remember people calling him emotional or calling him a girl for being angry at his circumstances. Look, if you cant understand why a genocide survivor feels vengeful and doesn't want to help the nation that ordered for the genocide of his people then I might have to ask if yall are sociapaths or not. I'm not saying Sasuke is right or you should root for him to kill everyone in the leaf because they had nothing to do with the uchihas problems (even though the itachi novels say otherwise). My point is that expecting him to serve the leaf is absurd after what hes learned.
Finally the people that do these stupid backstory olympics. Like people who say "naruto had it harder than Sasuke yet he didn't become evil" must have the IQ of 1. First of all everyone has different breaking points second sasuke was abused and tortured by Itachi was and taught to hate in order to become stronger as a prepubescent child btw. Sasuke was also given the curse mark which literally makes you more vulnerable to negative emotions (this wouldn't have happened if itachi had done something about orochimaru when he had the chance btw). Sasuke is then abused, tortured and put in a coma by itachi AGAIN. Then years later he finds out the leaf village are at fault for the genocide so yeah I think its fair to argue Sasuke had it worse than Naruto. This is another reason why I dont like the uchiha curse of hatred because not only is it used to justify genocide, but to imply that sasuke is the way he is because of his "Uchiha curse" is stupid and ignores everything hes been through.
Anyways what do yall think of this 😁
Lobotomy Kaisen reference
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2024.05.14 11:11 adulting4kids 50 Stories

Part two has a brief introduction to each of the characters!
  1. Zephyr Stormrider sails the seas of time, seeking to unravel the mysteries of his temporal powers and rewrite the course of history to save his lost love.
  2. Luna Emberheart, an empathic astronomer, embarks on a cosmic quest to prevent an otherworldly catastrophe, using her celestial connections to guide her.
  3. Orion Frostblade, a silent warrior with time-manipulating abilities, must navigate a frozen world to prevent an ancient evil from shrouding the universe in eternal ice.
  4. Seraphina Moonshadow, a shape-shifting bard, undertakes a musical odyssey to restore balance to a realm torn apart by the disharmony of warring factions.
  5. Ignatius Thunderhoof, the steampunk centaur engineer, races against time to thwart a mechanical uprising fueled by a corrupt inventor's dark ambitions.
  6. Velvet Whisper, the rogue librarian, dives into the realms of literature to mend the fabric of reality, unraveling a plot that threatens to consume the world.
  7. Octavia Quicksilver, a clockwork automaton detective, unravels a city-wide conspiracy while utilizing her retractable tools and uncanny deduction skills.
  8. Nebula Dancer, the cosmic ballet dancer, strives to restore cosmic balance disrupted by celestial turmoil, using her mesmerizing dances to weave reality.
  9. Magnus Ironweaver, a blacksmith of emotions, forges weapons imbued with feelings to forge alliances and challenge the oppressive rulers of a divided realm.
  10. Aurora Flux, the reality-bending painter, battles through alternate dimensions spawned by her own creations, seeking to mend the tears in the fabric of existence.
  11. Silas Shadowstep, the shadowy rogue, embarks on a journey to reclaim his stolen identity, navigating the shadows to unveil a conspiracy that spans dimensions.
  12. Tesla Starwhisper, the electrically charged astronomer, endeavors to harness the power of the Northern Lights to prevent an impending cosmic catastrophe.
  13. Lyra Songbird, the singer with healing melodies, embarks on a musical pilgrimage to mend the hearts of a broken kingdom and bring about lasting harmony.
  14. Nimbus Skyweaver, the skydiving instructor, soars through the clouds to uncover the truth behind a mysterious airborne phenomena threatening the world.
  15. Ember Swiftstrike, the fire-controlling martial artist, embraces her flames to face a dark force threatening to engulf the world in an eternal blaze.
  16. Cogsworth Gearhart, the clockwork butler, embarks on a whimsical adventure to recover stolen artifacts from his pocket dimension, preventing chaos.
  17. Isadora Dreamweaver, the dream architect, navigates the dream realm to unravel a plot that blurs the lines between reality and the fantastical.
  18. Galadriel Stormcaller, the elven archer, leads a rebellion against tyrannical forces using her enchanted arrows to manipulate the elements.
  19. Tiberius Stoneheart, the geokinetic geologist, explores the depths of the earth to prevent a cataclysmic eruption that could devastate the surface world.
  20. Selene Nightshade, the necromancer florist, must balance the delicate harmony between life and death to stop a malevolent force that threatens the natural order.
  21. Nimbus Thunderpaws, the weather-controlling cat, joins forces with a group of unlikely heroes to prevent a feline-centric apocalypse.
  22. Vesper Whisperwind, the psychic detective, uses her unique abilities to solve a series of cryptic mysteries plaguing her city.
  23. Percival Moonstrider, the time-traveling knight, battles across eras to mend the fabric of time, preventing reality from tearing apart at the seams.
  24. Mystique Mirage, the illusionist chef, whips up culinary wonders to save her culinary kingdom from a reality-warping culinary catastrophe.
  25. Zara Silverflame, the silver-tongued diplomat, navigates political intrigue and manipulates emotions to prevent a war that could consume the known world.
  26. Oberon Frostwhisper, the winter spirit, faces an existential threat to his realm, battling to protect the delicate balance between the seasons.
  27. Harmony Sunburst, the sound-based healer, embarks on a quest to restore a mystical sound crystal that maintains the harmony of her realm.
  28. Draven Nightengale, the cursed storyteller, must confront the living embodiments of his tales gone awry to prevent a storybook apocalypse.
  29. Astrid Starshaper, the cosmic cartographer, unravels a cosmic conspiracy as she charts the unexplored realms between the stars.
  30. Blaze Shadowblade, the dual-wielding rogue, seeks redemption for his dark past by thwarting a shadowy organization's plan to plunge the world into chaos.
  31. Iris Sparkleweaver, the crystal sculptor, crafts living sculptures to aid her in a quest to restore balance to a world plagued by magical disturbances.
  32. Orion Mistwalker, the fog-controlling ninja, must navigate treacherous political landscapes and deadly mist-covered terrains to save his homeland.
  33. Solaris Swiftwing, the winged courier, races against time to deliver a crucial message that could prevent a celestial catastrophe.
  34. Seraphic Gearspring, the clockwork alchemist, must concoct an elixir to reverse a curse that threatens to turn her city into a steampunk nightmare.
  35. Luna Silverthorn, the celestial archer, embarks on an epic journey to retrieve stolen starlight and prevent the world from falling into eternal darkness.
  36. Tesla Thunderstrike, the lightning-wielding mechanic, builds a coalition of rebels to overthrow a tyrannical ruler exploiting the power of electricity.
  37. Nyx Nightshade, the shadowy enchantress, weaves a web of shadows to uncover a conspiracy that spans both the mortal and magical realms.
  38. Aegis Stormforge, the blacksmith with protective energy shields, leads a rebellion against an oppressive empire using his formidable creations.
  39. Vortex Dreamwalker, the dream explorer, delves into the nightmares of a haunted city to banish a malevolent entity that feeds on fear.
  40. Ragnar Frostbeard, the Viking with ice manipulation powers, embarks on a journey to reclaim his ancestral lands from a fire-wielding usurper.
  41. Sylph Swiftsong, the wind-controlling minstrel, must confront a malevolent force that seeks to unleash destructive storms upon the world.
  42. Ember Ironheart, the fire-forged golem, seeks to understand her origins and prevent a war between elemental forces that could consume the world.
  43. Astral Serpentara, the cosmic serpent, slithers across dimensions to confront an ancient evil threatening to unravel the fabric of reality.
  44. Nocturna Whisperwind, the night-loving ranger, defends her enchanted forest from an encroaching darkness that threatens to consume all.
  45. Celestia Stardancer, the balletic star entity, dances across galaxies to restore cosmic harmony disrupted by celestial discord.
  46. Ignis Flamestrider, the lava-walking explorer, traverses treacherous volcanic landscapes to uncover a plot to unleash molten chaos upon the world.
  47. Silvanus Thornheart, the plant-controlling druid, battles against deforestation and industrial expansion to protect the sacred balance of nature.
  48. Stormbringer, the airship captain, sails through stormy skies to uncover the truth behind a mysterious airborne anomaly threatening the
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2024.05.14 11:08 Superbloxian502 Rules for being awake past midnight at my house (Bathroom Segment)

Hey, welcome to my house! I'm sure you remember me from my last rule set explaining how to grab a nice cup of ramen for yourself, today I'll explain how to simply exist past midnight.
Bathroom Segment
  1. You need to use the bathroom past midnight? Alright well, head to the bathroom and turn on the light, shut the door behind you and make sure it's locked. We wouldn't want any unwanted guests now would we?
  2. Check behind the curtains and then check in the laundry area where the washing machine and dryer are, make sure there's nothing there. Double check, or even triple check just to be safe. If there's nothing continue to your business.
2A. If there is an unusual object in any of the spots, wake me up and I will take care of it, no worries about interrupting my sleep I might actually be awake anyways.
2B. If there is a creature in either spot, you have two options depending on what it's like. If it's small or similar in stature to you, kill it. End its life immediate, rip it to shreds do everything in your power to destroy it. If it's bigger than you run away and hide inside my room, wake me up and pray. Be sure you're not too slow escaping the bathroom, or else.
  1. If all goes well, wash your hands. Before you do anything, stare at the mirror for a while, if it blinks grab something and break the mirror then call me. (No worries the mirror will be fixed in the morning). A better way to confirm is playing rock paper scissors, if your reflection wins or loses do as I previously stated.
3A. If you're brushing your teeth late at night, look up to the mirror after you rinse or anytime you look away, make sure the reflection isn't staring out you. If it is, refer to rule 3.
3B. If under any circumstance the reflections eyes are completely black say "Goodnight" and close your eyes, this will ensure your death is swift and painless, or it will create a slim chance you live. If you somehow survive go to bed and don't ever get up until 6 AM.
  1. If all goes well, please check the shower and laundry area once more, of something is there refer to rule 2A and 2B.
  2. Turn off the lights and make ABSOLUTELY sure you close the bathroom door. After that be very quick about making it back to bed.
  3. I don't recommend showering past midnight, but if you are going to, refer to rule 2 and it's variants when entering the restroom. Turn on the shower and get in.
  4. Check the edges on each side of the curtains make sure nothing is reaching in, use water to get the fabric to stick to the shower wall, my father bought a strange non water proof inner curtain.
  5. Whatever you do, DO NOT close your eyes while showering. If something's in your eye, power through and close one eye and switch between them if you need to then rinse or wipe out whatever is in your eye.
  6. Once you're finished showering exit the shower, dry off and before you leave you must obviously check behind the shower and the laundry before leaving. Afterwards get dressed and swiftly make your way to where you're staying, which will be my room.
This is it for the first part of the surviving past midnight at my house! Please stay tuned for the next part coming soon. Hope you enjoyed!
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2024.05.14 11:07 Head-Construction-85 I had to call the police and it’s destroying me

I was dating a guy for around a month, but we were getting to know each other and texting for around 2 (I’ve known him for 9 months through work and chatting/seeing each other on a daily basis).
He seemed like the perfect gentleman and we had a really good first date. However, things got intense fast and it got to the point where he expected me to spend all of my days off with him, or else he’d get really upset and text me emotional rampages. I felt like nothing I did was ever enough and honestly just so guilty and responsible, but I was also trying to lead my own life healthily.
It got to the point where he’d be sending me his outfits before going out anywhere for my approval, etc. and it just put so much pressure on me. He started referring to me as ‘his baby’ and telling me about how his mum has special jewellery reserved for his future wife. I’ll admit this was really flattering, as he’s very attractive and seemed to have such a huge heart that I couldn’t help but want to make him happy. He was very generous and affectionate and everyone at worked like him because he was so sweet, so I thought I was in safe hands.
Anyway, after giving you background, we went to a gig last week and he was being really possessive and even suggested I’d got up to something with someone else in the toilets because I was in the queue for a while. I got upset and confronted him about it but he said he didn’t remember sending the text and seemed quite calm and rational, meanwhile I was crying. He ended up getting thrown out due to persistently vaping inside after being told not to. The security thought he was acting weird and wouldn’t let me leave with him until I got a taxi (alone, they made sure). He was constantly pleading and asking me what he’d done and even came over to the taxi begging to talk… he said he didn’t understand.
When I got home, I had 30 missed calls and over 100 texts begging me to speak to him, saying how much he cared, his heart was crushed, emotional gushing, etc. Then it turned to blame and him calling me a bitch and how this was me ‘finding a way out’ of the relationship. Then seconds later he’d go to pleading and emotional gushing. A few days before, after another outburst (I couldn’t see him that weekend) we had a long chat about how he gets like this when he drinks and if he doesn’t stop, I’m out. He promised he’d prove himself to me but ended up doing above ^ 2 days later. Because I blocked him, he used the work email to contact me pleading again and saying how it was killing him & he doesn’t know what happened.
I had to report him to the police and they’ve put an injunction out on him (not my request) and they arrested him and took his phone.
I can’t help but feel guilty and wonder if this has given him a wake up call to stop the drink (he’s in denial), if he really remembers what happened, etc. I guess my question is, from a BPD perspective, have I helped or made matters worse? I didn’t want to report but everyone said I should. What are your experiences, if any similar?
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2024.05.14 11:07 Netcob How do you "curate" your feed?

I feel like "don't recommend channel" etc doesn't work that well. If I even watch one video that is fine by itself but where the author has a dark past or part of the viewership is made up of idiots, I get tagged as a toxic idiot myself and am now entitled to an endless barrage of videos for toxic idiots.
Example: I've always been interested in Scientology as a dangerous modern cult. It's a fascinating story, and in the recent years more and more ex-Scientologists have been fighting back at what used to be the Voldemort of Hollywood.
It's also a rare bipartisan issue in the US. How do you unite the left and right against you? Forced abortions! The right takes issue with the "abortion" part, the left is not a fan of the "forced" part. It's fascinating, and it's just the tip of the iceberg - there's plenty more issues like that.
Unfortunately, that also means a lot of viewers who watched that seem to be into right-wing conspiracy theories. Every time I watch something about Scientology, I have to remove a deluge of toxic crap from my feed. It's like youtube is saying "oh, so you are still watching Scientology docus? You must want to go down the pipeline after all!".
I'm thinking about making a second account just for that, but I'd rather have some button like "don't assume stuff about me just because I watched this channel".
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2024.05.14 11:06 Equivalent_Stop_9025 Genshin impact becomes more unpleasant to plat with its gacha system once you realize characters of a certain region are forced on you.

I've been playing the game for some months now, and I can't help but notice that characters from Liyue are forced on people. First, Liyue is the region with the most characters available to be wished upon. Then the fact that on the standard banner you get to wish for all characters apart from those of event wishes make the fairness of every pull questionable if you're someone that isn't looking for a Liyue character. What I meant is even though, let's say, all 4* have the same drop rate since Liyue has more characters in the poll they're most likely to drop more often than every other region's character. Something that actually happen, as I get more Liyue characters than I use them. Why not make a standard banner for every region? It shouldn't be something that kills the game's monetization, I believe. But, let's say it could lead to know which region's people want the most and on the other hand the one they don't want at all... The other reason that shows that this region's characters are forced is the most obvious one, Event wishes. There have been 104 characters event wishes since the launch of the game, and for those events there have only been 20 that doesn't feature a 4* or 5* Liyue character. That's insane. Come on, I know that it's a chinese game, but the other characters deserve some spotlight too. And there are some people looking to get them.
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2024.05.14 11:06 Equivalent_Stop_9025 Genshin impact becomes more unpleasant to plat with its gacha system once you realize characters of a certain region are forced on you.

I've been playing the game for some months now, and I can't help but notice that characters from Liyue are forced on people. First, Liyue is the region with the most characters available to be wished upon. Then the fact that on the standard banner you get to wish for all characters apart from those of event wishes make the fairness of every pull questionable if you're someone that isn't looking for a Liyue character. What I meant is even though, let's say, all 4* have the same drop rate since Liyue has more characters in the poll they're most likely to drop more often than every other region's character. Something that actually happen, as I get more Liyue characters than I use them. Why not make a standard banner for every region? It shouldn't be something that kills the game's monetization, I believe. But, let's say it could lead to know which region's people want the most and on the other hand the one they don't want at all... The other reason that shows that this region's characters are forced is the most obvious one, Event wishes. There have been 104 characters event wishes since the launch of the game, and for those events there have only been 20 that doesn't feature a 4* or 5* Liyue character. That's insane. Come on, I know that it's a chinese game, but the other characters deserve some spotlight too. And there are some people looking to get them.
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2024.05.14 11:06 kmaios New to archery

I recently got a recurve bow to get into archery. And it's come with some accessories which idk how to set up really and the youtube tutorials kinda js say it will feel right but as I'm new I have no idea what it's meant to be. The accessory I'm think is most important is the magnetic arrow rest as its what the arrow flys off of so I js need help with that one for now as the others aren't as important and might be used when I get a better form.
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2024.05.14 11:06 Skylieden FOIP Busted? Doesn't like Elgato Cameras?

Is FOIP that bad? I get the output 11 times saying it's in use and then errors out? Nothing is being used, I even went through and uninstalled everything that uses my camera to that extent and restarted to be fed with the same error. All drivers are indeed up to date. I even went as far as to uninstall the Elgato Camera Hub if need be. It will turn the camera on and then back off not taking it at all but everything else works flawlessly without an issue. Is this a common problem?
What ever you say, I most likely did it already. Drivers, Reboot, Windows Repair, Isolation, you name it, I most likely did it already. Thats why I came here to find out if this is a common problem.
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2024.05.14 11:06 greydorothy A brief discussion of violence in Fire Emblem

Intro

It’s not much of a stretch to say that violence is the primary form of interaction in video games. With a handful of exceptions, most video games involve guys whacking other guys, with varying degrees of brutality. Even chill games fall into this - Stardew Valley has sections with combat in them! Considering the pervasiveness of violence in video games, there has been a ton of amateur and academic commentary on the topic. However, while this is a well-established school of thought, I haven’t seen people try to apply this to Fire Emblem specifically.
So, let’s do that now! In this post, I’ll be exploring how violence in Fire Emblem is implemented - what limitations are placed on violence, how it warps wider game and narrative design, and what it implicitly says and does not say. I hope this post doesn’t come off as too early-2010s “makes you think”-y, but I do think there are multiple interesting things worth talking about here!
Despite the length of this post, "a brief discussion" is an appropriate title, as we won't be able to go into depth on everything. After all, video games are holistic works, so the attitude towards violence is relevant to every aspect of their design. However, I have managed to wrangle some of these threads into the following structure: first a discussion on the fundamental mode of interaction in Fire Emblem, then how stories are constructed with regards to violence, and ending with the aesthetics of violence and how they relate to characters. Also, as FE is a huge series, be aware that I am gonna be making some broad statements which may not apply to each individual plot point of every game. I actually planned to write 3 case studies around Thracia 776, Fates, and Three Houses (which have the most interesting attitudes to violence in the series IMO) which point out these deviations, but this post is way too long and full of tangents already. If people are interested, I’ll make a followup to this post which goes into them in more detail. Also also, because of the nature of this post, I’ll actually give a useful TL;DR for once:
TL;DR: Nintendo games must be fun mechanically, and they can’t be too uncomfortable narratively. If you try to provide a counterpoint by saying “oh this Kirby final boss is super dark it eats 100 morbillion galaxies”, you do not deserve rights. IntSys has to keep to this as a 2nd party publisher, but they also have to deal with the fact that their games are at least nominally about ‘war’ (or at least they put their toes into that particular thematic pool). This conflict between making a fun video game for children/teens and the wider framing of the narrative leads to interesting narrative and aesthetic tensions. also fun is cringe, misery is based

“Do you like hurting other people?” (or The Fundamental Mode of Interaction)

OK LISTEN I KNOW I LITERALLY JUST SAID THAT I DIDN’T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS A EARLY 2010s “VIOLENCE IN VIDYA BAD :O????” PERSON BUT I SWEAR I’M GOING SOMEWHERE WITH THIS
The best place to start when talking about violence in video games is to think about the primary form of interaction in said game. In the case of Fire Emblem, this is in the in-chapter gameplay. Sure, in objective terms the player moves arbitrary objects across a 2D grid which perform subtraction on arbitrary objects controlled by the computer, but this is always framed as controlling a squad of soldiers to engage in (typically lethal) combat with enemies (who are normally also soldiers). When you’re not doing this in-chapter gameplay, you are preparing for the next chapter of combat. This involves surveying the area of combat, preparing weapon loadouts, etc, however more recent entries also include light life-sim-esque elements. To summarize, Fire Emblem’s interactivity involves ordering violence as well as the preparations to order said violence.
For players, this strategic thinking is extremely fun and is the primary draw of the series! You have all these tier lists of who’s better at killing, discussion of the maps where you do the killing, complaints about the length of gameplay sections where you don’t do killing, etc. This is by design, as while I don’t know the core brand tenets of Nintendo, I imagine the Reggie quote “If it isn’t fun, why bother?” is carved into a solid gold statue of Mario in the office lobby. This then is enforced on all associated studios, including IntSys and so Fire Emblem. While I would disagree with that Reggie quote (especially the bit where he says “If it’s not a battle, where’s the fun?” which is a wild statement to make about an entire medium), this approach to making games is ultimately fine, and so IntSys tailored the strategic gameplay to be satisfying to your dopamine receptors. You could analyse what the normalisation of violence even in ‘just for fun’ games says about wider gaming culture, but I won’t get into that here. In any case, let’s dig into a few specifics of FE’s interactivity.
One thing that’s interesting with regard to strategy games is the detached perspective of the player. You order units and observe the resulting violence, but it’s not tactile, you don’t directly swing the sword or shoot the bow or cast the spell like with action games. This adds a layer of separation between the player and what fundamentally happens, at least within the framing that the game provides. It’s not like Call of Duty, where your relationship to the violence is very visceral, where you view everything down the barrel of a gun. OK, I probably shouldn’t use a series that I have very little personal experience with (I only listen to the supplementary lore material, so let’s talk about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. While you’re not directly in the driver’s seat, John Sekiro reacts to your every input with extreme responsiveness, so overcoming the game’s challenges i.e. stabbing people is incredibly visceral and satisfying. While this violence is fantastical in nature, there is sufficient blood and explicit sword-action to clearly say “oh yeah you are violently killing all of those bozos with a katana”. Coming back to FE, not only are you far more detached from the violence, it is presented in an extremely cartoony manner… but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here, we’ll get to the aesthetics later. Point is, Fire Emblem gives the viewpoint of a stoic commander, who Does What Needs To Be Done™, and not the viewpoint of an actual soldier who has to do the actual killing.
Now let’s view the player’s perspective on violence from a different angle. Fire Emblem intends for its combat to be relatively relaxed on the player side of things - the turn-based nature allows the player to calmly think through all of their moves, and you typically have perfect information on the enemies. The only exceptions to this are Fog of WaSame Turn Reinforcements, which are rare and typically unpopular amongst the fanbase. This leans into ‘combat as sport’, where (going back to the Reggie quote) you have a fun time picking apart a puzzle with the tools you have, and we all collectively enjoy this! This is a valid way of designing strategy games, and I like what IntSys has done. However, it’s not the only way of making these games - for example, in Total War you have to juggle all your battalions in real time whilst the enemy is bearing down on you, and the XCOM games always have Fog of War and limited information on the enemies, with you never knowing what kind of awful new monster is going to suddenly charge at you. Don’t get me wrong, neither of these follow ‘combat as war’, the principle that violence should properly mimic the stress, tension and unfairness of actual conflict. Hell, neither of them are particularly mature either - Total War is the strategy game equivalent of smashing action figures together, and XCOM emulates a pulp sci-fi alien invasion story. However, the additional pressures these games have make them hew slightly closer to actual conflict, putting you more in that mindset in a way that the clean fun Fire Emblem doesn’t really do. Again, I want to say FE’s approach to violence in in-map gameplay is fine, but when all three of these franchises have an explicit narrative framing of ‘warfare’, it does make Fire Emblem’s narrative a little more… stretched.
Finally, I want to briefly mention the maps. To steal from a brilliant Jacob Geller video, these are Worlds Designed For Violence. At least outside of the Kaga games, the maps you fight on are primarily designed around how the player interacts with them, i.e. fights on them. While I imagine the narrative designers and artists at IntSys are involved throughout the map design process, the gameplay flow probably takes precedence most of the time. Maps are not designed to resemble realistic places that you have to fight through, they are instead designed primarily to provide fun gameplay experiences before being dressed up by the artists to look realistic/fit the specific story beat. This is a more consistently entertaining approach to map design - heaven knows we have a lot of Kaga castle assault maps which are as fun as actually assaulting an entrenched position IRL - but this lack of friction could potentially take the bite out of the intended vibe, neuter any commentary on violence throughout the story.
You may have noticed that we’ve only talked about the “in-map” gameplay for now, when there’s an entire second half of these games, i.e. all the gameplay between the maps. Don’t worry, we’ll get to all of that, but this may fit better in:

Something something “ludonarrative” something something (or Narrative Implications)

(To clarify, here I’m going to talk about the wider plots and narrative structure as opposed to characterisation, as that fits more into the aesthetics of the series)
It’s not bold to say that the narratives of games have to warp around the core gameplay structure. Especially in AAA video game production, the narrative designers usually have to take a back seat to the systems and level designers, at least outside of the initial rough outline they provide in the original game pitch. In this case, the job of the writer is to form vaguely coherent connective tissue between individual levels, setpieces and expensive pre-rendered cutscenes. This must be a very difficult job, and is probably the reason why most video game stories are the way they are. I am not privy to IntSys internal meetings, but I imagine they abide by this paradigm, trying to give a reason for why you fight 20 battles which roughly align with plot beats that were decided years ago.
Put another way, the writers of Fire Emblem must contrive a reason why the characters fight a vast number of violent battles in a strategic manner. This has a pretty easy solution - war! We have found something it’s good for, as whenever the gameplay designers decide that an extra map is required, the writers can just insert “oh no there’s a blockade of enemy soldiers in the way, guess you gotta kill them all”. This is the case for almost all the games and is a fair enough narrative choice, as it’s frankly one of the few scenarios where you could reasonably contrive so many battles, but it’s worth examining this in a bit more detail.
Even in the framing of warfare, there are still a lot of skirmishes, which sometimes the narrative or tone fails to support - or at least, their presence means that violence isn’t taken that seriously. Let’s take an example from early in Awakening: Emmeryn sends the Shepherds to negotiate an alliance with Regna Ferox. On the way, they are ambushed by Risen on the Northroad (1), have to fight the border guards who think Chrom is a bandit I think??? (2), and then after arriving they need to take part in Regna Ferox’s ritual combat to secure their alliance (3). These beats aren’t necessarily bad, and I actually think Awakening uses these opportunities quite well: the Risen are established as a constant threat to the world (except not really in the main story but that’s a whole other thing), “Marth'' gets more development, we set up Regna Ferox as fighty people who like to fight, and while the middle encounter is very tenuous it does set up a funny joke in Cynthia’s paralogue. However, I want to communicate that if the map/encounter designers need X maps between plot points A and B - in this case, needing low-stakes trials in the tutorial period - then there’s gonna be a fair bit of narrative filler. That is to say, there must be multiple combat encounters that kinda just happen, which makes violence a lot more casual in the narrative. See also the myriad examples of “oh shit random bandits attack!”, used to have a lower stakes map, with bandits appearing and vanishing as needed. This works fine enough in the context of ‘combat as sport’, allowing your favourite scrunglo to build up a triple-digit body count, but this casual attitude circumvents potentially interesting ideas with regards violence. Taking the example further, banditry and its causes are never seriously explored, as bandits are just treated as a filler enemy (except in Based As Hell Thracia 776).
Another narrative consequence of needing so many fights is that… you need to fight. That is to say, any anti-war sentiment or appeal to diplomacy in the series is fundamentally undercut by a) strategic combat being a core appeal of the series and b) narrative beats needing to be structured around fighting enemies. It’s a struggle to have moments of diplomacy and reconciliation when you had a fight within 3 minutes of said moment, lest some people start screaming that things are getting boring. This also makes any appeals to pacifism kinda moot. Xander’s quote about “war bad” in Conquest is utter bullshit, as a huge part of the marketing around that route focuses on the coolness of the tactical combat and its challenge. Eirika and Ephraim can never be equal, because Ephraim’s “fighting is fucken awesome” is encouraged by the gameplay, and Eirika can NEVER save 11037 because we need a final boss and no-one else fits the bill.
Speaking of, in video games it’s best practice to have a big bad guy you fight at the end of the story, the toughest mechanical challenge coinciding with the narrative climax. In Fire Emblem, you have one grand final battle which decides the fate of the war and/or world, before cutting to a brief wrap-up and then credits. This is an attempt to make these games satisfying, which is fine, but this is at odds with an anti-war message (which FE often gestures towards) - that is, actual wars tend to be deeply unsatisfying in a narrative sense! Oftentimes, after a decisive battle, things just kinda keep going for a little while afterwards with casualties continuing to pile up until peace terms are agreed. In the few cases where there is a final battle, it’s more of a formality as the decisive moment occurred months ago. See World War 1 and… World War 2 for examples of each, not to mention a whole host of war-related books and films. The problem with doing this in a video game is that it would require having multiple one-sided fights past the most climatic fight, which would be unfun, and we return to that fucking Reggie quote again. While video games can effectively explore this anti-war narrative space - This War of Mine is a fantastic example - it just doesn’t gel with the fun games that IntSys wants to make. I bring this up in the context of FE because Fire Emblem has such an aesthetic focus on warfare compared to other video games, so it sticks out even further. Even in FE6/FE9 where the war is effectively over in the final few maps, the enemies still remain extremely challenging, because if they didn’t things would be boring.
A few minor things that didn’t fit in above before we wrap up this section. First of all, in making an action packed story, Fire Emblem neglects an important aspect of army life in warfare - the “hurrying up and waiting”. In the majority of cases, the breaks between fights is under 10 minutes, it’s just glossed over. Fire Emblem Three Houses is the exception to this, but there it’s more framed as school life. Some people may say “what’s the point in having large amounts of timewasting where nothing happens in my game about war” and to that I would say fuck you, I want to play Jarhead Emblem. Next, Fire Emblem involves fighting people AND monsters, but these targets are typically given equal narrative weight, outside of maybe a funny line of dialogue about someone being afraid of monsters. In 99% of cases, enemy soldiers you fight have no more humanity than literal monsters. The death of any of your beloved soldiers is a tragedy with big sad death quotes, the death of those poor fuckers is quite literally a statistic which is proudly used to rank how well your guys have done at the end of the game. Finally, the limited scope of the violence the series can show limits the potential impact of scenes. In some cases, this is good as the implication is enough, e.g. the ‘Monica’ scene in Sacred Stones is wonderfully grim and would be weakened by anything explicit. However, a number of other scenes are neutered by the limitations on violence. This fundamentally relates to the aesthetics of the series:

insert prozd tweet/skit here (or Aesthetics, Tone, and Characters)

I’ve been talking a lot about ‘the violence committed’, and this might have seemed a bit weird to you. It’s a true statement, but because the violence is mostly cartoony and abstracted - bad guys disappear into nothingness, there’s no blood, etc - it’s hard to think of it in that way. It’s basically impossible to place Fire Emblem in the same artistic sphere as, say, All Quiet on the Western Front. This aesthetic sense was partially tech-limited in the early NES and SNES games, which was grandfathered into the more graphically complex titles, but it’s also related to how the aesthetics unavoidably warp the tone of the work. IntSys needs their games to be relatively lighthearted and unconcerned with the consequences of its violence, as one of the core appeals of these games is the charming cast of characters. As you would expect, it would be a lot harder to appreciate your goofy blorbos and their lighthearted chats about nothing if you could see the brutal consequences of their triple digit body counts. If violence was more realistic, there would be a lot less “ooh I like training and/or this one hyperspecific food” or “I like peace, but I guess violence may be possibly needed sometimes” and there would have to be a lot more trauma and dourness. There are also age rating concerns, as you can’t exactly sell Come And See Emblem to pre-teens. And once more, to clarify: Fire Emblem as it exists now is fine! I like the lighthearted tone of this series, and I like the characters that reside within it. However, a few problems do arise from IntSys’s approach to violence, as occasionally they brush up against darker ideas but (due to similar reasons to the above) they can never commit to them, which neuters their potential impact. This is especially troublesome with regards to characterisation, as the little dudes are a core appeal, so if something is off that could cause problems. In a sense, at points we have severe aesthetic tension.
A fairly useful case study to see how this affects characterisation is with Mozu in Fire Emblem Fates. Mozu is a charming character, a genial country bumpkin with a bit of an edge at times, who has fond memories of her hometown. This lines up with the lighthearted tone of her recruitment paralogue, where (checks notes) her entire village gets massacred by inhuman monsters, with her mother literally being murdered right in front of her, and she joins up with Corrin’s party because there is literally nothing left of her old life. I understand that people who experience extreme trauma do still manage to live meaningful lives, and that IntSys wouldn’t want to have a character who is a barely functional traumatised mess for 90% of the campaign. However, this doesn’t explain the sheer dissonance between the relatively normal and well-adjusted Mozu who quietly remembers her lost loved ones, and the fact that her village got My Lai’d a handful of weeks ago in the game’s timeline. IMO this would work a lot better if there were a few survivors (instead of literally everyone else dying), with Mozu actively choosing to leave her old life to help others instead of being forced to leave by circumstance. This reduction in scope would mitigate the dissonance between the character and what actually happens to her. This is by far the most extreme example in the series, however I’m sure you can think of others. My issue here is not with having ‘normal’ characters, or with them suffering tragedies, my issue is the dissonance between the two when viewing the scope of said tragedies. This is just one way the series wants to get into darker territory, then swiftly backing off instead of delving into the consequences.
This aesthetic restriction also affects the potential impact of dramatic scenes in the main story, limiting what the focus of these scenes can actually be. This little bit will involve heavy spoilers for Genealogy of the Holy War and Spec Ops: The Line (I KNOW THESE GAMES ARE VERY DIFFERENT WITH VERY DIFFERENT INTENDED DEMOGRAPHICS IN VERY DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS, SHUT UP). Both have a very important narrative moment around their midpoints, involving fire magic/white phosphorus respectively. In each game, the deaths that occur are utterly horrific when you think about them. In FE4 the focus is on the drama of the plot twist and effects on the characters, with the actual effects of the violence being left to implication. We don’t know if this was the original intent of Kaga and the team, or if this was enforced by various tech- and publisher-related restrictions, but in either case we do not see anything explicit. In any case, in Spec Ops: The Line, the horror and graphic nature of the violence is completely inescapable, and therefore forms the core of the turning point of the story. The specifics of the violence itself are crucial - the game does not work if you don’t see the consequences of the white phosphorus - and it leads beautifully to the complete descent of its endgame. You may be saying “of course you couldn’t show that violence in FE, it’s a kids game” which is true, and in any case the scene in Genealogy is very good, even without showing the violence. I imagine if we get a remake in the year 202X we wouldn’t see anything explicit anyway, partially due to the publisher but also because the scene doesn’t necessarily need it. The point I am trying to make is that the aesthetics form a limitation on what Fire Emblem can explore, narrative space that the series fundamentally cannot reach.
One more thing, and this isn’t really about the games themselves but the impressions leading into them, and how the aesthetics can affect that. Do you guys remember when the intro cutscene of Three Houses was released a few weeks before release? I do, and I also remember the collective shock of the community when seeing the early previews. It was so drastically different to everything that had come before, and consequently was really intriguing - you can see a lot of speculation in the above comments. To clarify, I don’t want to pretend that 3H is some kind of super mature ultra gritty war story, or that blood = good game, but that beginning cutscene gave one hell of a first impression. Even though the game isn’t that much darker than any other FE game, the sheer unexpectedness put people off-kilter in a kinda awesome way. Does the game actually deliver? YMMV, but I think this (and some of the later cutscenes, such as the mid-game Dimitri one) work quite well. Sometimes, a little injection of harsher violence can go a long way.

Conclusion

Frankly I don’t really have a conclusion, sorry. As you can see, there are so many disparate strands, I can’t possibly make one grand thesis statement. Maybe the inherent contradictions of having warfare in a family friendly video game weakens the potential end result? I guess, but I don’t want to imply that what we have now is bad, as it is pretty good tbh. So, uhh…

OK, if I had to say something, it’s more about the process of making this. Having to try and think about how violence intersects with a video game you like takes you in a number of different directions. Ultimately, this process was really fulfilling for me, and I would recommend that you do the same (for FE or anything else)! Trying to analyse something you enjoy from a perspective not usually applied is pretty neat. If you guys have any thoughts (on the points above or your own), I’d be very interested to hear them!
Also, if people are interested, I’ll try to make a few case studies. I would focus on Thracia 776, Fates, and Three Houses, as (when thinking on this topic) I found that these games were consistently the most intriguing, with the most interesting relationships to violence. This would probably take a while though, as I am gonna be very busy in June, and I probably won’t have time this month either.
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2024.05.14 11:06 Simone_Galoppi07 My ex left me for my childhood friend who looks like a discord mod💀

Jokes aside, this is how 1 month ago my ex left me for my childhood friend, and i want to talk about it to see your opinions guys.
(This is more of a venting post)
So, i was having a really bad period already, my parents recently divorced and i wasn't already in a mentally good situation.
And after 3 months of relationship, i moticed how my at the time gf was a bit colder than usual, we would hang out rarely and would spend all her time with her "bff"...
Then she broke up with me. Now, im not the guy to get mad cuz "someone lost feelings", she had told me that and, even if i was heartbroken, i accepted t wnd we had talked about it, i wanted to be the best bf ever.
Then, not evem 2 weeks later, she was going around all alone with her bff (she did it probably even 1 week after we broke up), and then even less than 1 month aftwr our break up, i saw her kissing my childhood friend (her bff) in the dark.
I honestly suspect this had been going on for longer, when we were together she used to spend a lot of timw with him, way more than me, and she would say he was her bff.
I remember one day she had spent a whole day with him and afterwards had said she felt like a whore. I had some bad ideas then but i wanted to be positive.
Now i understand everything, and it hurts, i feel replaceable and my mental health and sh are getting worse.
I already tried suicide but im too much of a coward, plus my bff and family would be sad...so i can't do it...
So my omly option is to keep going, but now i don't want to hang out with my group of friends since my ex and her new toy are gonna hang out everyday too.
So i was thinking of maybe just leaving the group for a new one, but how can i? I can't just materialize in a group, i don't have much interests as for now and i don't want to end up in a group of hooligans.
Im good at making superficial friends but i honestly suck at getring close to ppl (the omly person i trust irl is my bff).
What should i do?
(Also i wanted to add, since i don't know this subreddit much, i won't tolerate any incel behavior, sinxe this kind of posts is "content" for them)
And lastly, sorry for the bad english, it's very late at night for me and im not a native speaker.
Thanks for everything you migt write guys! <3
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2024.05.14 11:05 lunamoon446 botched nose job ruined my life

I had a botched nose job at the age of 16, and then a botched revision at the age of 19. This has affected me to the point where I barely sleep anymore. I used to be soooo unique looking, like high fashion so, now I look so basic and not striking anymore. In the past, I was ashamed because my big nose didn’t look like anyone’s but now I wished I just embraced my uniqueness and let myself grow up naturally. I sometimes fantasize about that.
Sometimes I edit my nose to make it look a bit similar as to how it was before (technically impossible but still). My previous nose just matched my features better and was incredibly striking (like a Greek statue).
Now my nose is deformed, small and mutilated. I wear glasses to hide it, and now my essence has changed. I hide my face. Now there’s no visual weight to my face, now I look like any other girl, and don’t even stand out.
I lost my identity. I hate looking at my brother in the face because he has the same nose I used to have and it is painful to see because it looks so good on him.
Everyone tells me my nose was better before, I used to get complimented more and now I barely receive compliments
I’m also in the art scene so looking unique is a thing and I can’t even look unique not even with a cool hairstyle or bleach eyebrows.
I wished I never did this. I don’t look like my ethnicity or family anymore. The doctors say my nose was mutilated. I barely have a nose bridge anymore. My nostrils collapsed, my dorsum is non existent (that’s why I wear glasses because at least it hides it)
My nose is non-existent and I can’t barely breathe through one side and I’m in constant pain.
I’m trying to save money for revision with a skillful dr but I make a misery of money and I’m in a visa so I can’t do anything else. I feel trapped and I can’t take this anymore.
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2024.05.14 11:05 AndreaPz01 Political Map of Drangleic and Surroundings through History (poorly drawn)

HEIDE NOTE: Heide originates from Anor Londo migrants based on the fact that Old Heide Knights possess the Cracked Blue Orbs of Gwyndolin covenant, in addition to numerous other evidence such as the fact that the Way of Blue originates in the city, the superior technology that has not yet been replicated in the rest of Drangleic, the presence of Gwyn-like statues and an Ornstein golem and numerous ancient artifacts like Lloyd's talisman and Divine Blessing.
* Blue Eye Orb description: "These mystical orbs are granted to Blades of the Darkmoon, knights who serve the Dark Sun Gwyndolin*, so that they may serve the Gods in meting out vengeance.*"
* Heide Knight Sword description: "Straight sword originating in Heide. A special alloy makes it very durable. The composition of the alloy of these swords remains a mystery, but in Drangleic the attempt to imitate it resulted in the similar bradden steel."
LINDELT NOTE: Lindelt was placed arbitrarily to the south west although it is never specified as it is the only direction in which no other nations are present and more likely given the position of Shulva
*Replenishment description: "Though this miracle is commonly used by cleric warriors fighting on the front lines, it has a number of other applications, such as treating the sick. There is a story, passed down through generations, claiming this band of knights once felled a poisonous dragon which menaced an entire nation."
*Slumbering Dragon Shield description: "Shield of the Archdrake sect of Lindelt. Represents a slumbering dragon, and is intended for use in covert rituals. Recovers stamina. The fools who woke the slumbering dragon earned not only its ire, but also the destruction of an entire country.The survivors buried their wrongdoings in the past, and in a show of terrible conceit, attempted to make amends by carrying on the knowledge of the wasted land*.*"
MELFIA NOTE:
* Varangian Sword Description: "A former king launched a campaign to capture these terrors of the high seas, but rather than imprison them, forced them into hard labor at No-man's Wharf. The king, wracked with fear and suspicion, began to see the progenitor of the curse in anything and everything. During his reign, sorcerers in particular suffered dreadful persecution."
* Bastille Key description: "Key to the cells of the Lost Bastille. Long ago, a bastille lord, driven to desperation by the rapid spread of curse across the land, began to see each subject as a carrier of the blight, and locked them away in droves*. This entire bastille was turned into a prison, and left abandoned to rot with its prisoners*"
* Arced Sword description: "The watchman crammed the people that crowded out the prison into crude ships and sent them out to sea. Many of them sank in the ships as they were, but a small number of survivors drifted to the south and imparted sorcery to that land."
Will add more notes to make clear anything that might be a metter of doubts.
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2024.05.14 11:04 520throwaway Hammy got caught on metal prong but not visibly injured. Take to vet anyway?

As the title says, my poor boy got caught on a metal prong on a wooden toy he's had for nearly a year. He was heavily distressed from the experience and I don't doubt it was painful for him.
But I managed to get him free without obvious injury, no signs of blood either on the prong, on him or on the bedding. He was caught by his fur. I've taken the offending toy out and inspected all the others (from what I can see only this toy had metal in it, all others use hot glue).
Should I take him to the vet anyway?
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2024.05.14 11:04 Lostinworld57 I need support from you all (i hope you are here for me) now because i try to start with new therapist but i just dont see better future ahead of me.

Hi,
So yesterday i saw completely new therapist which seemed very professional and person who takes every situation seriously and with right attitude. She even gave me mental exercises/homework to do.
BUT still i feel no matter how hard i try and want to get better i always end up situation all is lost and dissapearing from this planet is only right choice. I feel bad that the Therapist expects me to work together with him, but everything is going to end up being that i have to say in therapy that none of the exercises or your help have helped. In the end, I realize that the last hope is spent and I end up committing suicide. Sorry for saying this but this is real concern. Also in the end other meds and clomipramine where i am now are just to reduce anxiety and so on. My mom said to me yesterday before i end myself i must use therapy card to see if it helps. I just think no matter how hard i try in therapy it dont help.
Honestly this is horrible how easily my life was totally ruined and fucked up. These days i have suicifal thoughts everyday and i dont know what to do. For now they are just thoughts. As many of you know last year summer i started brintellix second time in my life. BUT i made huge mistake. So last year summer i started and used Brintellix for two days and then stopped for 6 days because i was unsure will i really want to start it. After 6 days i returned to Brintellix. After i was returned to brintellix i started to feel temporary emotional bluntness for few weeks and head started to feel heavier but that emotional bluntness was worst. So to this day missing those 6 days only after two day use and temporary emotional bluntness had had devastating impact for my mental health. I also missed 2-3 days later two times but they are not so big deal. BUT every day is worrying from morning to evening has missing 6 days of it only after two day use and experiencing temporary emotional bluntness changed my personality or brains permanently. I have suicidal thoughts daily because of my situation. I have TOTALLY losted my will and interest to live. My life doesnt matter anything to myself anymore. Also i feel my short term memory is awful/fucked up after brintellix. What comes to personality my empathy ability has not still returned.
In 2022 i used Brintellix for 5 months without missing doses and it worked like a dream. That has been last time when i was full of life. But now after i missed doses for 6 days only after 2 day use i noticed brintellix started to be totally ineffective. Actually i noticed benefit already during first 1-2 days. Today i have also thinked Brintellix is also so new medication there is no knowledge or experiences yet how Brintellix can damage or change people personality or brains if doses are missed. I am so angry to myself why i just didnt continued it after two days or why i didnt missed 1-2 days max instead of 6 days. Im so lost i dont know why i am alive anymore😭 Without missing doses all would be so much better at least what comes to my mental health. I also fear like that how brintellix works by modulating receptors and how it affects multiple receptors are dangerous thing if doses are missed for too many days at the beginning
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2024.05.14 11:04 100percentapplejuice I (F29) drew a portrait for my aunt (F47) for her birthday. But my cousin (F21) is saying I’m being cheap by drawing it digitally?

I’m a very artistically inclined person so I like drawings portraits for people as gifts. I’ve always gotten a great response from the recipients and sometimes I’ve even gotten requests for these portraits as their gift instead of anything I can buy at a store.
For my aunt’s 48th birthday, I drew her a portrait. She loved it and hung it on her bedroom wall. It was of her sitting in a field of her favorite flowers. Now my cousin, however, is telling me I’m cheapening out because I did it digitally instead of painting it by hand. I told her I didn’t have the tools nor the money to buy supplies, plus I’ve lost touch with traditional art. She said regardless, because I didn’t put in extra effort, it’s tacky and borderline offensive to her mother, and to even gift it to someone because I didn’t put in extra care for it.
I know I’m at least decent at art. Just because I can no longer draw on paper (it’s become a learning curve for me) doesn’t diminish my skill at all. I told her digital provides me a wider access to a variety of tools, unique brushes and effects, but she refuses to back down and says I’m taking the easy way out. Fine. She’s a mathematician, so I tell her that her using a calculator is also the easy way out. She says it’s not the same. I tell her I’ll ask my aunt what she really thinks, but she says she’s just gonna be nice and say it’s fine.
Now I’m worried. I asked my aunt but she says not to pay it any mind, and that she loves it from the bottom of her heart. But what if she’s hiding her real feelings from me? Am I really “cheapening” the gift I worked so hard on because it’s digital? Have I been just giving out a low effort gift all this time? Or is my cousin just being an idiot?
TL;DR: made a portrait for my aunt with digital art. Cousin says it’s disrespectful and cheap because I didn’t do it the hard way.
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2024.05.14 11:04 omglifeisnotokay Friend calling me up to complain about their breakup for hours on the phone (it’s been a month)

I’ve got a close friend who I’ve known for years. We both struggle from mental health issues but she struggles with addiction issues and other stuff. For the past month she’s called me up everyday to talk for over 4 hrs about the same “script” of her ex boyfriend who left her and how amazing he is and how horrible he is and I get about 5 mins of talk time. At first I felt bad for her because everyone cut her out of their lives but most recently I actually see why. Our last convo left me frustrated. I tried to talk to her about my frustrations of how our mutual friend has been upsetting me. I figured since she has also has had issues with this friend we could talk about that and share and vent on that topic. We were talking about the past and I relayed to her some tough criticism of how that friend doesn’t really want to get involved in listening to the boyfriend drama and all of a sudden she snapped and told me I was triggering her and she didn’t need to hear about it blah blah blah and back onto her talking about herself. I started crying because I just felt so unappreciated and realized she just wants to talk about her crap and seems to be using me to some degree. I recently am looking for a therapist now because she’s stressed and drained me and she’s in therapy yet still calls me up to ramble on. I don’t want to cut her out of my life but also can’t take this on anymore. As soon as I set my boundaries she almost reverses back on me that she’s setting the boundaries with what I say! I’m not sure if she’s got some sort of personality disorder but I’m dealing with my own stuff. Any advice would help. I feel lost and alone in this.
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