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I've received a handwritten letters in Japanese at one point, the difference I noticed is that their style of writing is not the same as the "Latin" alphabet, as of course they use kana / kanji, but this can also go in two styles, as in writing the "Western" format or presented in a vertical envelope. with the paper being formatted horizontally intended to be read from right to left with the text being read top to bottom vertically by column instead of by row.
Depending on their handwriting, it can be difficult to make out the kanji at times, especially ones that tend to have more than 20 strokes, as you need to be good at distinguishing the correct word by looking at the radical present, as there are words that look similar from afar but upon closer inspection, they imply different definitions, so you will have to infer on context, plus the grammar in Japanese is very alien to European languages & English, so keep that in mind.

Inebriated Conversations

After eight long and grueling hours, we began our rapid descent from the heavens. I never really got the: “did it hurt when you fell from heaven” pickup line until we hit the tarmac. The force of the impact nearly knocked my head into the seat in front of me, so fuck yeah, it hurt when I fell from heaven. I’d imagine even Lucifer himself had a softer landing than we did. He also didn’t have to endure the stomach churning and nauseating food that was served on the plane, but I digress, at least we had finally reached our destination. A land not so far away that only varied in appearance, but the truth was this mystical and magical land, deep down, was no different from the place I grew up or attend college. As I waited in purgatory, the security line, I began wondering if I was dreaming. Was I really in London or even a different country for that matter? The line, which seemed so much longer than the European and the U.K., line was filled with fellow Americans. Perhaps they are still acrimonious about us beating them in the Revolutionary War, so they decided that this was ample punishment for our victory. Whatever the case, we finally made it through security, then collected our bags. I saw my relatively new bag with the bowtie on the handle and was relieved that it had not been lost or left in the United States. We met our tour guide, Emma, who at first glance seemed to be very different. She had an unusual hair cut that was much shorter than ones most woman her age would have, but I soon learned that her appearance, much like London’s, would not be any indication of what lies beyond. When we finally escaped from limbo, the airport, we were put on a coach bus, and taken to our hotel. I was exhausted and in need of a shower, but all I could do was drop my luggage off, then swiftly return to the lobby. As we stood outside in the crisp, refreshing air, we were handed our subway passes, or as they say, “tube passes.” We followed our guide, Emma, on a short walk to the underground. When our group finally descended the stairs and made our way to the map, a map Virgil couldn’t even navigate, we began our journey that involved the same punishment as those afforded to people in the eighth level of hell. We walked endlessly, 10.6 miles, and viewed the most popular tourist attractions London had to offer. I was surrounded by beautiful statues, fantastic architecture, and attractive people whose dialect could captivate almost anyone. At first, like everyone else, I was completely and utterly captivated by it all, because it was a completely different world. Our group finished the day with a mile and a half walk to the Globe Theatre, where we saw Shakespeare’s play, Comedy of Errors. My fellow students and I stood, as our professors sat comfortably watching the play. During the production, all I could think about was my numb legs and my aching feet. I tried drowning the pain with a few glasses of overly priced and nasty wines, but my attempt was to no avail. For once in my life, I knew what it was like to experience actual physical agony, not just the tedious and never-ending emotional kind. It wasn’t the lake of fire or some frozen wasteland, but that shit was still excruciating. After the play, we struggled to find a new passageway to the hot and crowded underworld, the tube, but luckily, I had service on my phone, so we found it. We finally made it back to the hotel around eleven in the evening. After a long day of flying and an excess of walking, I had never been as excited as I was to climb into a bed that was, quite frankly, too small for my six-foot-five physique. To anyone reading this, don’t worry, I’m not planning on giving a day to day synopsis of what I saw while I was abroad, because the sights aren’t what truly matter. I mean, I could just rant about Buckingham Palace and its beauty, Windsor Castle and its enormous layout, the Tower of London and its history, the Natural History Museum and its priceless artifacts, Stratford upon Avon and Shakespeare’s life, Oxford and it’s impressive library, Cornwall and its tranquil beaches, the Minack Theatre and its sublimity, or the Ashmolean Museum and its Jeff Koons exhibition, but that shit has no genuine meaning to it. I’m not going to waste your time by writing about some tourist sites that you could see in almost any travel magazine about the U.K., so if that’s what you are looking for stop reading. I suggest you pick up a travel magazine and read it until you are content, but if you want to read something real, then I suggest you continue. The reality is, the things I’ll take from this trip are the inebriated conversations I had with others. I not only gave these people advice about their lives; I learned something new about my own. I, ***** *******, am the Barstool Prophet, who descended from the heavens prepared to spout wisdom and retardation. Before I divulge the serious and deep conversations I experienced abroad, I want to let you know that the other person and I were under the influence of alcohol. I know what you are thinking, but alcohol has been a part of human culture since 7,000 B.C.; to put that into perspective, man invented alcohol before the wheel. From what I've seen in my lifetime some people drink to forget, some drink to remember, some drink to punish themselves, and some drink to converse with others. I fall into the latter category, but while I was in the U.K., I encountered people whose purpose for drinking was similar to mine as well as people that would fall in the other categories. I never really got the saying, "It's better to be a glass half full person, than a glass half empty person." I get the whole positivity aspect of the saying; however, I'd trust a "glass half empty person" far more, because they'd just order another drink. I am in no way trying to promote alcoholism; in reality, I am just trying to explain how alcohol can fuel an in-depth conversation. The Latin proverb "In Vino Veritas" states that "In Wine there is Truth"; wiser words have never been spoken. Alcohol allows people to speak their hidden thoughts and desires, especially to a stranger like me. 

Emma

As I stated earlier, Emma was our tour guide, who sported a relatively short and somewhat masculine haircut. Luckily, I had consumed enough alcohol at the time of her arrival to ask her why she chose that specific style. After giving me a vague: “because I like it” response, she clutched her glass of wine and forced it down. We talked about her occupation and how lonely traveling could get, but she seemed like she was familiar with the feeling of loneliness. She asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up, and I said, “I want to be a lawyer.” Emma slammed her glass down and began to laugh hysterically; she said, “Seriously?” I found her response quite peculiar until she revealed that her ex-husband was a lawyer. He was devoted to his job and always worked long hours, which did not bother her, at first. I surmise that his lack of interest in her is what led to their separation. After a long moment of silence, I gulped my drink down and gained the courage to ask: “do you think the relationship you had with him prepared you for this job?” She paused and began to think intently. She took a sip of her wine, laughed, and said, “I guess so, that’s one positive thing I got out of the relationship.” The chat continued with talk of food, politics, weather, and other small-talk topics, but then we somehow made it back to her haircut. Emma told me that she was bi-sexual, which, despite the tell-tell signs in her appearance, isn’t something she shares with most people. I told her that homophobia and racism is a major part of the culture that I grew up in, which surprised her. She couldn’t comprehend how someone with that upbringing could be so openminded. I responded with one word and one word only, “Self-Awareness.” I came to the realization that in life people are consciously and unconsciously molded by those around them, but at the end of the day, it is their choice to decide who they are and what they believe. Emma’s marriage may not have been picture perfect, but she was still able to take something positive from it. As much as we don’t want to admit it, even the worst of our relationships impact us in a positive way. 

Phillip Goldsmith

Before I get into this incredibly intense and somewhat depressing story, I’d like to describe its setting. I was sitting on a red velvet couch, drinking Jack Daniels Honey in a tall glass with one ice cube. I know what you are thinking, but I was not in a strip club. Our hotel’s game room/ bar area looked like an American strip club, not that I’ve ever been in one. Like seriously, if a few poles and dancers were added, I’d feel like I was at the Red Carpet, which is a strip club near where I live, but again, I may or may not have been there. I had finished half my bottle when Phil walked in, and I could immediately tell that he was hurting on the inside. Excluding dumbass frat guys, not very many people drink vodka straight out of the bottle with the intention of finishing it. He sat next to us, so I reached my hand out and said, “Hey man, what’s your name?” He said, “Hello, I am Phillip Goldsmith.” I responded as anyone would and said, “That’s a badass name!” We talked about life, love, and women as most guys do. We were both close to finishing our bottles when I noticed a tattoo on his arm that said, “Harry.” Who was this Harry? He certainly didn’t strike me as a Royalist, so I knew he didn’t just get the prince’s name on his arm for shits and giggles. I gulped down a few more sips of my drink and slowly placed it back down. I looked him in the eyes and said, “who is Harry?” His response shook every bone in my body to their core. After holding his tears back and ingesting some more of his vodka, Phil looked at me and said that “Harry was his son.” Was? He continued speaking, and I learned that Harry died three days after he was born. That tragic loss would result in a few other loses in his life, his wife, and his faith. Phil told me that he used to go to his grave on his birthday and Christmas, but he couldn’t do it anymore. He didn’t see a point in it any longer. Surprisingly I felt the urge to tell him that “God loved him and that he would see his son again.” I am in no way a prolific believer; I’d probably put myself in the wayward son category. However, something came over me, and I felt like I needed to tell him that. We had both finished our drinks, and as we were saying our goodbyes, he thanked me. I don’t know why, but he did. My encounter with Phil taught me that when you meet someone, you don’t know what they are going through, but through love and compassion, you can have a positive impact on them. 

Lexie

Lexie is a beautiful and intelligent young lady from Kansas City, Missouri. We met and chatted throughout the week because she was a part of our EF group. One night, after Lexie and I had more than our share of wine, we began to talk about our plans for the future. Before I tell this story, you must know, I have the unfortunate handicap of flirtation when I drink, but she was able to move past my impulsive outburst. I think my accidental comments about her beautiful eyes, stunning smile, and cute laugh allowed her to open up to me. Despite what you are thinking, I like to flirt because I enjoy making women smile, I don’t always do it for self-serving reasons. Anyways, as I said, we started discussing our plans for the future, but one can’t divulge their future in an inebriated state without discussing their past. I gave my whole spiel about wanting to be a prosecutor who would later become a congressman, then a Supreme Court or D.C. Circuit Court justice. She said, “Wow! That’s quite the plan. I want to go into Law as well.” I hastily responded by saying, “That’s sexy. I could see it.” We both laughed, but then she said, “I don’t know though, Law School is hard.” She didn’t strike me as a person who couldn’t handle a challenge, so I asked, “Why do you think you wouldn’t excel? You present yourself as someone who does.” She tried not to blush, then sipped her extremely sweet white wine. I know it was sweet because I made the unfortunate decision of trying it; it was so sweet that even a rock would get a hangover from it. Anyways, she started talking about high school and how people thought she was unintelligent. I laughed and thought about how I experienced that very same thing. I said, “Fuck that, screw them. God, high school girls are mean. Do you actually believe that crap?” She giggled and said, “Of course not, but it’s still in the back of my head.” I grabbed another beer from Raj, the bartender at the hotel. Yes, we were on a first name basis; did you expect anything less from the barstool profit? I sat back down and leaned in, intent on getting this point across to Lexie. I sipped my beer, ever so casually, and said, “Listen, we all remember the immature negatives of our high school existence, but this is now. At some point, we have to grow up into the people we want to be, not who everyone tells us to be.” She then asked, “Why are you so wise?” (You are probably thinking “sure she did,” but I swear that is what she said; I’m not a narcissist using creative license to praise myself.) I accredited it to my amazing parents as well as the shitty ex-girlfriends, situations, and friends I had experienced. We continued talking about a lot of random things like abortion, racism in America, and other pseudo-political topics. It was 3 am. when we finally decided it was time to go to bed. I hugged her and told her to use those negative voices as motivation. Again, I was thanked for the conversation, which, at this point, seems to be a normal thing for strangers to do. My conversation with Lexie made me realize that, when we travel, the baggage we carry isn’t only the physical kind. That tedious and deep emotional baggage also comes along for the journey. Most people, who travel somewhere, will lose a physical part of their baggage, like a sock, shirt, or something of that nature. Lexie did something most could not and do not, she left a piece of her emotional baggage, the night I spoke to her in the bar. 

Szymon

Szymon was in the bar area when I got to the hotel. He had a very interesting accent, which was far different from the ones I had heard that week, so I asked, “Where are you from?” He said, in a relatively drunken manner, “I am from Poland. You’re from America, aren’t you.” I responded with a firm: “Yes.” The conversation proceeded with small talk, but as I had a few more beers, the topics shifted to more serious topics. I was recently in a Holocaust history class, so of course, the first serious thing I asked was if he had been to Warsaw to see the Concentration Camps. He paused in silence, so I said, “Talk about hell on Earth, the holocaust was some fucked up shit.” After saying that he seemed to gain the courage to tell me that he was Jewish. He told me about the things his parents endured as children and how his grandfather had died in a concentration camp. He told me how he had rejected his faith after hearing these horrible stories. He said to me, “What could faith do for someone. The Jews have been persecuted countless times for it.” I understood where he was coming from, but at the same time, I didn’t. He had real reasons for his existential doubt, and I truly could not say the same. I got a shot of vodka from Raj; threw it back, and said, “Our faith shapes our decisions in life, even if we tell ourselves it doesn’t.” He sat pondering my words, but he seemed bored of the discussions about faith. I quickly changed the subject and asked him, “Why are you in London?” I learned that he travels all over continental Europe cleaning asbestos out of old buildings. I responded as any young person would and said, “that’s cool. I’d love to travel all over Europe.” He said, “it might be for a young single guy, but I hardly see my kids. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if my wife cheated on me.” I couldn’t believe he would say something that personal, but then again, that’s what alcohol does. I suggested that he quit the job and find one closer to home. He laughed and said, “Ugh… you sound like my wife right now.” I bought him another beer and said, “maybe you should listen to her.” He looked at me and said, “maybe you are right ha-ha.” My conversation with Szymon taught me that it doesn’t matter how much money you make or how many places you get to travel on the company’s dime. What matters in life is family and the ones you love. By the time we stopped talking, I could hardly understand him, but he shook my hand and said, “have fun in London.” I laughed and said, “I will, call your wife tonight and tell her you love her.” He smiled and nodded, assuring me he would. It was time to leave, so I packed my things and got ready to go to the airport. I finally boarded my fiery chariot that would bring me back to the heavens. I forced down a few shots of Jack Daniels, closed my eyes, and wondered if the Barstool Prophet would have a second coming. Would I ever return to this amazing city and spout words of wisdom and retardation? Would I ever drink two whole liters of cider and wake up with a black eye? Well, that one is a definite no, but so many questions are left unanswered. Did I actually impact those that I talked to? Did they even remember the conversation? As much as I want to believe I did, I’ll never know. We don’t know what this life holds or what our encounters with strangers will yield; all we can do is give it our best shot and live like we are dying… (Que inspiring music). 

Let me know if the foundation of this sardonic and surface level literature reference writing has potential… first ever post!

There are four things you have to look into. 1. DSA 2. Projects 3. Computer fundamentals 4. System design
Before discussing them in detail one of the major problems I see is students not giving lot of mocks. You have to give atleast 5 mocks to different qualified panels before the start of the placement season. Yesterday I was taking a mock the student was unable to communicate clearly and had issues with coding style. Before the start of the mock he was telling me he dont understand how he didn't get selected for google intern as his interview went well. Communication and coding style were the reasons which he would have figured out if he had given enough mocks.
The other important issue is let's say if oracle is visiting and you want to target it. You ask your seniors who got selected in oracle what to study for and it is a big mistake and he would most probably give the advice not to touch system design. The problem is that there were panels who asked some system design but most probably those students who interviewed with them aren't selected. So you have to always ask both selected and non selected students to share their experience.
Coming into preparation advice
Dsa : I see lot of students saying to me after an interview bhaiya leetcode hard puch liya. Leetcode hard norm h exception ni h. Leetcode hi set of important questions h uss mei bhi important chahiye kya. I will do a more detailed post on dsa
Projects : Agar thum copy kar raha h toh ekdam same mat karna kuch cheeze atleast badalo. Iyise bht baar hua candidates ne youtube se same to same copy kiya iss liye mei select ni kiya. Open ended questions bhi prepare jao like what features will you add? Why did you use xyz tech? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome?
Fundamentals: Playlist dekhne se khatam ni hoga interview questions alag se padna hota h
System design: Typically limited companies hi puchte h agar puche toh you are in luck jaada expectation ni hoga. I will write a detailed post on it
Feel free to ask any placement preparation doubts

So I’m (20M) very intrigued by the idea of getting a Thai Sak Yant tattoo. My grandfather is from Thailand, and has an incredible story of coming out of a dirt-poor life, and making his way to America and becoming a Doctor. He’s a huge inspiration to me and my career path, and getting a traditional Thai tattoo sounds to me like an awesome way to honor him.
That being said, you really can only get Thai tattoos in Thailand. It’s not like Japanese tattoos where there’s people in the US who do them. So it’s not really feasible for me to get one, as I don’t know if I’d ever go to Thailand, or when.
Would it be inappropriate for me to get a tattoo (say, a tiger on my back in the Thai style - I’d do research on their symbolism before choosing “what” to get) from an American artist? I know it wouldn’t have the sacred blessings of a real authentic Thai tattoo done by a monk, but that wouldn’t really be the reason I’d get it anyway.
Any thoughts here?? I’m not looking to get this tattoo super soon, but I’d like to get some ideas about this because it’s something I’d love to do, if I can do it in a good way.

So far I've only ever used my basic Rice Cooker to cook basic long grain rice because I'm a newbie and that's mostly all is available in my country, but I've started to watch a couple of YouTubers that make more complex recipes, like adding meat and veggies and cooking it all together in the Rice Cooker.
The only problem is they all use the more expensive Rice Cookers that have different programs and functions and my rice cooker is the basic one-button generic kind, so I'm not sure how well these video recipes would translate using my type of Rice Cooker.
My basic one-button Rice Cooker
Are there any YouTubers you can recommend that make videos using the basic one-button style of Rice Cooker to cook meat and things other than just rice?
Thanks in advance and sorry if this type of question/post is not allowed here.

Hello! I’m new to Reddit, but I’ve heard it’s a great place to get advice - So! I’m looking for a tattoo artist in either WV or OH that could help me put my ideas into one piece of art. I’d love to get a vine with flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and birds that wraps around the middle of my arm. As well as a verse in between the vine. I know it’s quite intricate, lol. I think I’d like it to be a minimal style. Any suggestions…? :)

PRESENT
This is Part 2 of 3, the Present, in game events we see! Onwards!
The Protagonist is some sort of content creator, one that goes to abandoned or forgotten places and "searches" them, as can be gleaned from the cameras facing the protagonist on his desk, and his conversation with a certain Laura, or LSparks53 (there's also an error in this Harmony tab, with one of the messages from Laura reading as from LauraSparks53 instead of LSparks53. Just a note). This Laura helps our protagonist, who goes by the username of eEnsign. His profile picture are the letters UF, which is weird, since it doesn't match the username, nor what Laura calls eEnsign: Ed. Anyways, I digress. From now on, I'll call the protagonist Ed as well. Laura helps Ed get footage of these places as per the conversation.
eEnsign: "Hey Laura! I'm doing another search this weekend! Wanna come with me?"
LSparks53: "The last few times I've gone with you SUCKED LMAO."
eEnsign: "Remember that old theme park we went to see as kids? Indigo Park?"
LSparks53: "yeah? I kind of forgot about that place? Been closed for a while, right? how would you even get in?"
eEnsign: "Honestly, I don't know. I'm not even gonna bring my equipment. Jump a fence of something? We've done worse lol”
LSparks53: "aight, well just be careful. I'm gonna pass on this one. if you can get in i'll go with you to help record some other time. i'm looking it up now and there's like NO info online about it. probably swarming with cops too."
eEnsign: "I guess we'll find out! I'll check it out, maybe we can go together next week?
Lsparks53: "just be careful, Ed. I don't want to be paying your bail."
And with that conversation, we learn that these two are like a dynamic duo of sorts, having some sort of channel or website where they post footage of places lost to time and "search" them, breaking laws of trespassing and such, apparently also having "done worse", whatever that means. Maybe they took a few things from the place, so burglary? It's never specified. Probably burglary, though, considering that Ed has taken to collecting all sorts of plushies and such from Indigo Park.
What I want to point out is how weird this Laura person acts. As soon as Indigo Park is mentioned, Laura instantly seems to dislike the idea, but never directly says it. Instead, she becomes reluctant to go with Ed, despite having done worse, as Ed puts it. Perhaps she's just cautious, and based on her last sentence, they haven't been caught before, or else she would have said "I don't want to be paying your bail again."
However, I don't think that's the case. Remember when Laura said she looked up Indigo Park and found nothing? Well, we know the website is still up and running, or at the very least, Ed used some sort of service like the Wayback Machine to pull it up on the right most monitor on his desk, which can be seen in the opening cutscene. On it, there's even an option to purchase tickets still, which is incredibly weird, which I'll also go into later on. Why would a defunct theme park need a still running website? After all, if you evacuate everyone from it with no explanation, wouldn't you want to get rid of all evidence of it? If not destroy the property outright, then at least take the website down. Again, digressing, the point is that Laura didn't find this website ... or she did, but didn't say anything.
Again, this is purely speculation at this point; I mean, the two of them have broke into a few places trespassing and recording and documenting abandoned places at least a few times for the internet, and maybe she really is just that cautious, worried about being imprisoned and charged for trespassing, and even attempted burglary.
And it seems like Ed is asking the same questions we are. Behind the Harmony tab is a notes tab with several questions such as "Why did it close?" and "What is left?", among a few others that are cut off. The next question seems to ask "Is it still" something. Seems like Ed and us are in the same boat. Hopefully we can help each other out.
Regardless, Ed ends up climbing the fence and enters the closed off Indigo Park, where dozens of crates stamped with the Indigo Park logo, along with trash, can be seen. Walking around, the main gates are closed off, and one of the doors seem to open on their own, allowing Ed entry into the Registration Center, a desk with a few monitors where a Rangler would sit and check Ed in.
Inside, the Rambley AI comes to life, noting that Ed is the first person there in just over eight years, before directing us to the previously mentioned Registration Center. It is revealed here that AI Rambley has access to the cameras (both computer cameras and CCTV cameras), where he notes that Ed isn’t on the guest list, probably because he snuck in, and didn’t pay for his tickets. However, what stands out as odd is that Rambley doesn’t recognize Ed at all, asking if he was here for the first time. We know that it’s most definitely not Ed’s first time here, but it’s unclear if AI Rambley doesn’t recognize Ed because he grew up, or the registration process requires a photo upload.
Rambley AI: "Hm, I don't seem to have your face in the guest list. Is this your first time here in the park? Or did you just get plastic surgery?"
From here, Ed’s directed to go through the gates, but both AI Rambley and Ed realize that the gates are not open and are instead sending an error message. Going back to the Registration Center, Ed finds and replaces a missing gear, and the gates finally open, from where Ed is free to explore. He’s directed to the Critter Corner, where he receives a Critter Cuff to enter certain areas, and the park, from where he’s directed to Rambley’s Railway to get to know most (poor Salem) of the characters. A massive statue of Isaac Indigo and Rambley can be seen at the entrance.
As Ed makes his way through to Rambley Railway, it’s clear that the park is not in the best condition. Ransacked gift stores, empty cafes with rotting food and festering drinks, tunnels collapsing at the drop of a hat, and weeds spouting everywhere even disconcert the AI Rambley, who tries to shrug off the state of the park by claiming renovations, but it’s clear he’s unsettled with how empty and broken the park is. We’ll cover that later as well.
On this ride, Rambley introduces us to everyone, except for Salem, indicating he’s friends with everyone except her and Lloyd, for whom he has … let’s a bit of distaste for. He’s shown to be sarcastic and snippy with Lloyd, but even his supposed friends aren’t safe from his occasional jabs.
Rambley when speaking to Mollie Macaw: “You sure are [the best pilot you ever saw], Moll! Why, you only crashed into six barns this week!”
Mollie: “I’m not crashin’, Rambley! I’m barnstormin’!”
Rambley: “Haha! What’s barnstorming?”
Mollie: “It’s crashing, with style! I-it barely hurts at all!”
The stutter in Mollie’s audio is what interests me. It could be interpreted as a glitch, which is certainly possible. The park hasn’t been maintained in eight years, and it is falling apart. But it could also be interpreted as Mollie losing her characteristic confidence, upset that Rambley seems to be so keen on pointing out her failures in her hobby sphere.
Rambley, when speaking to Finley the Sea Serpent: “Why the long face? And body? … Oh Finley, you should come out of YOUR shell!”
Finley, in response. “How about YOU come into it instead?”
I would also like to note AI Rambley’s interaction with Finley’s plushie.
AI Rambley: “Ooh, you found my buddy Finley! You know, he’s really shy, like, TOO shy, like OBNOXIOUSLY shy, but he’s got a good heart.”
I want to point out the fact that when Rambley speaks about how shy Finley is, he doesn’t seem to be doing it in a jesting way. In fact, he seems genuinely annoyed with how introverted Finley is, to the point where you can hear it in his voice, and he also uses his annoyed model with slanted eyes when mentioning it.
There’s also a note here that, apparently, Rambley and Finley have known each other for over 100 years, though it’s unclear if this is actually real information, or just something the creators of the ride decided to include for the fun of it.
And another thing. At the very end of the Finley section, Finley hopes that the rider will actually visit him and Oceanic Odyssey, because he’s lonely. Why should he be lonely? He’s friends with Rambley and Mollie, at the very least. Is it because he lives on the bottom of the ocean? Or for other reasons?
Ed then reaches Salem’s area, which is noticeably, horrifically destroyed, a splatter of something bright red front and center. This is where the ride breaks down, and Ed’s required to go and fix it, before continuing onto Lloyd’s area.
I’d like to stop the story to consider the state of Salem’s area; why is it so destroyed? I’m going to avoid thinking of the red splatter as blood, to be honest, but we do know that the Mascots bleed red, thanks to Mollie Macaw. In my mind, there are three potential perpetrators.
The first two are noticeably weak connections, and the reasoning isn’t 100%, so take it with a grain of salt. We know that all the characters received Mascots, so there are three of them that, in my mind, are capable.
The first is, admittedly, a bit weird: the Mascot of Salem. We know she despises Rambley and his friends (her relationship with Lloyd remains a mystery), so it’s possible that Mascot Salem was the one to sabotage her area, as a way of getting back at Rambley. Why her area only is admittedly a bit weird, so she’s not the strongest match. Another piece of evidence would be the smashed animatronic of Mollie. Again, we do know that Salem has used Mollie before by dumping her potions onto her and making Mollie Salem’s minion. Could she also have smashed the animatronic bird?
The second suspect is Mascot Mollie. She can be seen following Ed throughout the ride, and the whole park, for that matter, and we do know there is some bad blood between her and Salem because of the arcade game Rambely Rush. It would give motive for Mascot Mollie to do such a thing, and she’s the only Mascot running about Indigo Park that we know of; Lloyd remained in his theater, not pursuing Ed when he leaves. At the end of the chapter, when Ed enters Oceanic Odyssey, it’s unclear whether a robot or Mascot Finley appears in the aquarium, but he’s likely confined there as well. Mascots Rambley and Salem aren’t even mentioned once.
Now, this one is also kind of a stretch, but the only character that would have more reason to hate Salem more than Mollie is Rambley. They are clear nemeses (again, Rambley Rush), and have been for quite some time. While the AI Rambley is generally benevolent, but still with a sharp tongue, it remains to be seen what exactly the Mascot Rambley is like. His Mascot is still likely here in Indigo Park somewhere, one of the remaining two (Mollie being dead, unless there are several of each Mascot present, in which case this elevates the terror a few notches. Imagine being chased by seventeen Mascot Lloyds) besides Salem. He could very well be the perpetrator. However, I do have a bit of trouble explaining why he would wreck the Animatronic Mollie. Maybe because he knows it’s just a fake, and not the real Mascot Mollie?
However, there is one convenient detail that I have not mentioned. Remember the smashed Animatronic Mollie, and how we were questioning why she was wrecked in the first place? Well, she does offer us one clue. When Ed approaches the bird, Mollie flickers to life momentarily, her voice garbled and distorted until finally, she says this:
Animatronic Mollie: “Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!”
After that, poor Animatronic Mollie finally shuts off for good, her painted eyes devoid of the life she once had. Well, this certainly got interesting, didn’t it? Rambley hurts Lloyd? How? I mean, think about it! How would a raccoon actively hurt a lion? This isn’t like a honey badger situation; raccoons are much more vulnerable and weaker than honey badgers. What’s also interesting is her words themselves. Why would someone program an Animatronic Mollie to say this? We eventually find out that Mascot Mollie will memorize and be able to repeat words or phrases she’s heard, if Ed has the misfortune of being caught by Mascot Mollie later down the line. Is it possible that the same is true for the animatronics? And if so, does that mean that Animatronic Mollie was shouting bits and pieces out of context, or was it supposed to be something she was never meant to hear, and was thusly wrecked?
And even if this was out of context, that still opens up a major can of worms. Even if Rambley never hurt Lloyd, who is this ‘He’ that did hurt Lloyd? Keep this in mind until we reach Lloyd’s attraction.
Anyways, onto Llyod’s area. It’s clear that Lloyd and Rambley both don’t like each other, quite possibly because Rambley hates how Lloyd used to be number one, and Lloyd possibly because he’s not happy that he was replaced by Rambley as head honcho. Rambley, for his part, doesn’t really try to antagonize Lloyd, just wearily going through the ride and trying to get out as fast as possible here.
And that’s essentially it for the ride, AI Rambley suggesting Ed go visit Jetstream Junction. Careful observation would yield the fact that Mascot Mollie has been stalking Ed, studying him from behind the scenes, though she won’t end up being an antagonist until later on.
What’s interesting to note is that at the end, AI Rambley says this: “So, whatddya think? Pretty fun, right? Now you know all about my friends! And Lloyd …”
We know that Rambley cannot stand Salem, Rambley Rush made it quite clear. So, why refer to Salem as a friend? Why is her area so wrecked? Is it possible that AI Rambley has no reason to hate her, because he’s not aware of how often he’s pitted against her in media? But that would also mean that AI Rambley would have to be quite unaware of the media surrounding him, but he seems to know a lot about the history of the park. He still dislikes Lloyd, after all. And then that would beg the question if Mascot Rambley actually dislikes Salem enough to destroy her area in his ride. Too many questions that, unfortunately, there are no answers for. We can’t even see AI Rambley’s thoughts on Salem through a plush or anything, because there are no current collectibles in Chapter 1 that refer to her.
This is actually why I think one of the more intriguing aspects of ‘Birds of a Feather’ is Salem, and her ambiguous presence within the game. There aren’t even any posters in regard to her, unlike Lloyd or Rambley or Mollie or Finley. She’s just so wrapped up in mystery … anyways.
After finding out Jetstream Junction is locked away, AI Rambley sends Ed to Lloyd’s Main Stage Theater, where Ed first catches a glimpse of Mascot Lloyd, dozing on the stage. When Mascot Lloyd notices Ed, he runs into the back, and unfortunately, that’s where Ed has to go.
When Ed reaches the stage himself, AI Rambley tells Ed to be careful, because he has no vision of the backstage area, which is weird. AI Rambley seems to have access to the rest of Indigo Park, why is this area so special? It’s just storage, for the most part … and Mascot Lloyd, but AI Rambley still thinks they’re just as good as they were in their hay day, so he has no reason to be wary of the Mascots themselves until later. It’s true that it’s a Ranglers Only area, and we haven’t really seen AI Rambley in these areas before, so that could be it? Maybe because of his dislike for Lloyd? But then why give AI Rambley access to the stage at all? I don’t know, to be honest. Yet another question. However, AI Rambley does say something interesting.
AI Rambley, to Ed, regarding the behind the stage area: “Hey buddy. I got eyes all over the park, but I can’t see anything behind the stage. If you’re going back there be careful. Your Critter Cuff is not yet able to resuscitate you.”
Why should a Critter Cuff be able to resuscitate a person? From what I understand, it’s supposed to be like those Disney Bands that you can wear at parks, giving you access to different rides and such, even having complementary features of being a pedometer, mood ring, and a heartbeat sensor. This could either be a sort of tease to future upgrades Ed might be able to get in future chapters … or implies something darker. These Critter Cuffs were given to regular guests, for what purpose should they be able to revive someone from being unconscious?
Anyways, as Ed makes his way backstage, Lloyd makes some appearances, even once trying to attack Ed before being foiled by the massive boxes landing on him, causing him to slink away. Along the path, however, is something interesting. Binders, pages, even notebooks are scattered, almost like a bread crumb trail. I was never able to make out what they say besides some months like January, or vague Table of Contents with no explanation. Just thought it was weird. Food for thought. Grabbing the keys, Ed heads back, finding the door locked behind him. Trying to open the door yields an attack by Lloyd, who is strangely repelled by a high-pitched noise.
Now, from all that I have read, there seem to be two theories as for why Lloyd flees. The first cause is that Mascot Lloyd is driven away by the high-pitched beeping from the Critter Cuff. The second, and arguably more intriguing theory, is that someone blows a tamer’s whistle. A tamer’s whistle is a whistle used by tamers to direct animals, usually in settings like circuses where the animal has to perform some sort of trick or feat of athleticism. As it’s used more and more often, the animal learns to recognize the pitch, or duration of the shrill sound, associating it with a certain action that needs to be performed. In this case, the theory states that the tamer’s whistle caused Lloyd to fall back, before fleeing.
Now, while I think the tamer whistle theory is cool in concept, I don’t know who would be able, or more importantly, willing to save Ed from Mascot Lloyd. AI Rambley is not able to see what’s back here, nor should he understand what’s happening, so that removes him from the picture. Mascot Mollie is a possibility, perhaps wanting to save Ed for herself, as she’s seen stalking and watching Ed ever since Rambley’s Railroad, and even appears briefly in the hallway when Ed exits the theater backstage, but why want Ed for herself? They probably don’t need food, else they would have died, sweet pastries and sugary drinks present or not. They were left alone for eight years, after all. The thrill of the hunt would be the only explanation. And then there are our two unknowns, running about the park: Mascot Rambley and Mascot Salem. Could they have been the ones to do it? But why assume they’d act differently towards Ed? Surely they’d still be hostile?
And if the Critter Cuff was the savior, why was it ineffective against Mascot Mollie? Could it be because of the physiological and biological differences between Mascots Lloyd and Mollie? And why did it go off only when Lloyd was nearby? After Lloyd is repelled, the noise stops, after all. Was it the elevated heart rate that tipped off the defense mechanism? But again, surely it would have done the same when Ed would be chased by Mascot Mollie?
Remember what Animatronic Mollie told Ed with her dying breath? ‘Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!’ Could this be what Mollie was referring to? After all, Lloyd didn’t just run away; he collapsed a few feet away from Ed for a brief stint, paws pressing against his ears as Lloyd curled up into a fetal position, only running away when the high-pitched sound ended. Mascot Lloyd genuinely seemed in great pain, and was only able to run away, quite hastily, may I add, once the sound stopped. Was Rambley, AI or Mascot, the one who abused such a feature? Or was it someone else?
Remember, we have no idea why the Mascots turned hostile. Possibly due to a lack of exposure to humans, and thus claiming certain territories for themselves. After all, Mollie didn’t attack Ed until he entered her designated area. But then that brings into question Mascot Rambley. Where was he all this time? Rambley Railroad is his place, after all. But this isn’t Rambley’s only attraction in Indigo Park. At least one other location that we find that bears Rambley’s name is ‘Café de Raton Laveur’, which is French for Raccoon Café. Does that mean that Rambley owns other attractions, and is stalking those? It’s unclear.
Anyways, want to know another possible reason why there was a sudden evacuation with no explanation? What if the Mascots rebelled against the humans because of mistreatment? Think about it, Animatronic Mollie says ‘Not Rambley! He hurts Lloyd! He hurts Lloyd!’ What if Animatronic Mollie wasn’t referring to Rambley hurting Lloyd, but someone else? Someone who would want to design a special feature built into his Critter Cuff that he could activate and subdue, if not straight up hurt Lloyd? And who is the only other male character that we know of besides Rambley, Lloyd, Finley, and Ed?
That’s right, Isaac Indigo himself. This could very well be a case of mistreated creatures rebelling against the horrors they endured. Think about it, when in stressful situations, the mind, both human and not, is much more willing to go into fight or flight, is much more likely to punch first, question later. Is it possible that this Animatronic Mollie caught a snippet of a conflict that arose between the Mascots, when Mascot Mollie was trying to mediate? While this does go against the theory that Animatronic Mollie was destroyed by Mascot Rambley to silence her, it’s still a possible theory, no?
Again, these theories are very much a stretch, I just wished to lay them out on the table and offer them up for people to see and debate.
After grabbing the keys, Ed goes to Jetsream Junction, where Ed goes about exploring and solving some puzzles in order to progress further into the building, as it seems to be the only other place that isn’t falling apart and seems to be in somewhat stable condition. Inside one of the rooms is the Rambley Rush arcade game, and there is something interesting that Salem says in here.
Salem, speaking to Rambley: “Meet the new and improved Marley Macaw! Now with none o’ that ‘friendship’ garbage stopping her from tearin’ you to pieces. I wonder what she REALLY thinks of you now? Have fun finding out!”
Now, this could just be me overanalyzing this thing. It’s our only reference to Salem, and some of the things I cite as evidence could very well just be regular dialogue for an arcade game. However, on the off chance that this means something, I was very interested in what Salem said about what Mollie thought of Rambley. She makes it seem like Mollie is under some sort of illusion in regard to Rambley, like he’s a villain masquerading as a good guy, but has everyone around him convinced he’s good. This could tie in with the broken Animatronic Mollie, as if Mollie found out about some truth in regard to Rambley. After all, her broken, jittering speech made it seem like Rambley was actively hurting Lloyd. Could she have gone to someone to get help, but that other someone suggested Rambley as an ally? That could explain why Mollie felt the need to emphasize that ‘He hurts Lloyd’ twice, like she’s genuinely freaking out that her best friend actively hurt others he didn’t like.
Putting that theory aside, Ed goes through the area, heading up to Mollie’s ride, only to find it inaccessible due to major chunks of broken debris. AI Rambley seems sort of horrified to find the place so broken and calls up a repair technician. It’s no surprise that the line is discontinued, due to most Ranglers likely being laid off after the closure of Indigo Park.
From here, AI Rambley, still somewhat jarred by the wreckage he’s seeing, encourages Ed to go and visit Mollie’s Landing Pad, strangely acting as if Ed had just finished his journey on the attraction, when he couldn’t even step onto it. From there, Ed goes and solves some puzzles, making his way deeper into the building. He spots Mollie a few times as she gets away from him, hiding. What’s an interesting note is that some sort of liquid seems to be dripping from Mollie. When you encounter her in one of the tubes, she leaves behind some sort of reddish grime that disappears once her animation is done. Her eyes, also, aren’t the way they’re usually portrayed. They’re similar to Lloyd’s in that there are white pinpricks of light in dark sockets, Lloyd’s being thin ovals in dark sockets.
As Ed finishes up the puzzles, he goes deeper before he’s attacked by Mascot Mollie herself, fleeing through the numerous tubes and tunnels, before eventually leaving it all behind and entering some sort of Ranglers Only Area.
Before we continue, I’d like to point out something. When being chased, Mascot Mollie occasionally rehearses some lines she once heard, repeating this.
Finely, to Rambley: “You’ve known me for 100 years.”
Reasonable enough; she was there when Ed was in the Rambley’s Railroad attraction. No, what concerns me are two other lines, identified by SuperHorrorBro in his analysis of chapter one.
Mascot Mollie: “Get back in your cage, bird.”
And finally, this.
Mascot Mollie: “Get up you stupid freak!”
Remember, Mascot Mollie only repeats what she has once heard. She doesn’t actively make her own dialogue. Remember the theory I had about the Mascots having enough of their terrible living conditions, and rebelling against the staff? It seems like this is the right direction to go in. Lloyd and Mollie do not attack immediately. While Lloyd runs away, Mollie observes, watching, biding her time. She follows you to Lloyd’s theater, and what does she see, or, rather, hear? Lloyd being pushed further and further back into his domain, the one place he should be happy, before being forced into a corner, and where he lashes out. Even though Ed ends up leaving, he ends up claiming a piece of Lloyd’s territory, and Lloyd goes back onto his instincts, to hunt. However, when he gets too close, that blasted, accursed Critter Cuff lets out its horrible whine, Lloyd collapsing, consumed with nothing but pain. Once the sound ends, he flees, like a terrified animal.
And what does Ed see when he leaves? Mascot Mollie, observing Ed. She’s seen that, yet again, a human encroaches, pushes their bounds, eventually hurting Lloyd to get what he wants. And then, he goes to Mollie’s home, the Jetstream Junction, a place she’s been locked out of due to needing a Critter Cuff, but she wouldn’t dare touch one. She saw what happened to Lloyd, who knew what sort of anguish it would inflict upon Mollie?
She enters behind Ed, stalking him, fury building as she watches Ed run about like he owns the place. How dare this man, this human, walk upon her domain whenever he wants, but she has to wait until she’s let in, like some sort of caged bird. Well, she’s not a caged bird, and she’ll make Ed see that.
At first, when AI Rambley sees Ed, he wishes to stop Ed, but seeing a towering Mascot Mollie chasing him, he opens the door, slamming it shut behind Ed just as Mascot Mollie’s head enters the room, killing the Mascot instantly as blood sprays all over the metallic door and floor. AI Rambley attempts to act like nothing happened, but fails, sighing.
He explains that he didn’t realize the danger of Indigo Park and its inhabitants due to being stuck in that early Reception Center for all of those eight, lonely years, unable to see or interact with anything inside. He was just so excited to finally see an actual person that he pushed Ed into this tour, realizing that, with the way things were, there was no way Ed would come out unscathed, and the AI seems genuine in his sorrow. However, he asks for Ed to help restore the park to the former glory, and, miraculously, Ed agrees. However, before Ed leaves, AI Rambley drops this one last piece of vital information.
AI Rambley: “Whew! That was exhausting to say that whole spiel, but Rambley’s Ranglers (registered) is a registered trademark … that expired yesterday.”
Okay, so couple things. From my impression, I had the feeling that somehow, someway the Indigo Company as a whole was alive and kicking. I mean, look at what Ed has to say when he interacts with the Rambley Raccoon plushy.
Ed: “Ah, there’s my buddy. Kinda feels like Rambley has a whole empire now, being the main man of Indigo and all.”
Ed gives us the distinct impression that not only is Indigo still around, but it’s also positively thriving, yet they allow their trademarks to expire? Trademarks essentially last forever, but you have to fight, in court, to let them continue every ten years or so. If Indigo is based on Disney, the stingiest, largest entertainment company, why would they let their trademark expire, and give access to others? Well, this might have to do with the initial terms.
You see, in order to keep a trademark, you have to defend its usage every ten years. Well, okay, then why didn’t Indigo do so? One of the terms for renewal is that you have to continuously use that trademark. You can’t just claim one and never use it again, that’s basically an infraction upon free speech. Sure, you can fight for its ownership, but there are rules and regulations to these kinds of things, you can’t just trademark something like ‘Oof’ or ‘Lmao’ and keep it without at least saying those phrases occassionally.
And, so far as we know, there are no other places such as Indigo Park owns. Ranglers are synonymous with staff in the park, so obviously, it would be hard to justify keeping a trademark when you never expect to use it. So, that’s my theory on why the trademark did indeed expire the day previously, October 6^th, 2023 (apparently, the creator confirmed the game takes place in 2023, so, that means that Ed arrives on October 7^th, 2023, and the last person to enter park left on October 7^th, 2015).
Anyways, after that, AI Rambley leads Ed to Oceanic Odyssey with the intention to get it back up and running, as it has been closed due to repairs, something that AI Rambley hopes Ed can assist with. As Ed exits, he tries entering a hallway, which AI Rambley blocks.
AI Rambley: “Uh oh. That Rambley’s Ranglers room is only accessible by Royal Ranglers. Maybe you’ll grow up big and strong enough to enter it! But for now, don’t.”
This is the first instance of hierarchy within the Ranglers that Ed has been introduced to so far, and the dark undertone AI Rambley takes when he tells Ed not to go there is somewhat concerning. What exactly is AI Rambley hiding back there? Well, I have a few hunches.
Let’s point out the obvious regarding our friends, the Mascots; they’re not regular animals. Obviously, regular animals don’t have dark orbitals with thin white slits, or have turquoise noses, or have macaws the size of cassowaries. However, they are still animals, creatures of flesh and blood that act like their regular animal counterparts; Lloyd is an ambush predator, stalking until he himself is presented with an opportunity to attack. However, lions are known to just straight up attack if they are discovered by accident, especially if the prey is weaker and slower than them. Lloyd runs away instead of attacking.
Similarly, Mollie follows Ed warily, unsure of what to think of him for most of the time. She never aggresses until he enters her territory, and even then, she’s surprisingly lenient with Ed, straight up until he finishes those color-coded symbol puzzles. Only then does she attack. And even then, this is a behavior reflected in regular macaws as well, as these birds are fiercely territorial of their area.
So, these Mascots didn’t pop up straight from the ground, did they? They had to be bioengineered at the very least, mutated regular animals becoming the Mascots guests once knew and loved. They are, however, animals at their core, animals that do not attack for no reason. They try to deescalate the situation, as Lloyd does when he runs backstage, and when Mollie pulls herself back through the tunnels, away from Ed, and striding through the corridors, until she eventually loses patience and chases after Ed through Jetsream Junction.
I’d like to propose the theory that these Mascots were created in that area of Jetstream Junction, hidden underground and away from prying eyes. This is also where the Mascots were likely mistreated and abused, called horribly names at the very least, and endured beatings and humiliating acts at their worst. This is also likely where the Mascots originally snapped. After all, literally not a single guest understands why they were evacuated. Unless the guests who saw what happened were silenced, there should have been something floating around the Internet, on some obscure forum.
Now, why would AI Rambley hide this? Because he now understands that these Mascots are dangerous, a risk he cannot allow, since he enlisted Ed to bring the park back from the dead. AI Rambley realizes that Ed doesn’t have the tools to survive that area; perhaps because one of the Mascots lurks in there, locked away, or because he doesn’t want Ed to flee, horrified as to the scientific process that allowed for the mutated abominations to roam Indigo Park.
Regardless, Ed finally makes his way to the entrance of Oceanic Odyssey, home of the Mascot Finley. In fact, we actually get to see a glimpse of Finely’s actual size in one of the aquariums as his large head and long torso appear, before the chapter ends. I don’t believe that this is an animatronic, as electricity and water do not mix, especially animatronic with running current of electricity in water.
And that’s where Chapter 1 of Indigo Park, ‘Birds of a Feather’, ends off. Chapter Two will likely revolve mostly, if not totally, around Oceanic Odyssey and Mascot Finley.
So, I have two predictions as for where the next chapter might go. Based on the reactions Mascots previously had to Ed, I believe that Mascot Finley will not be attacking immediately. He’ll likely be observing, like Mollie, at least for a certain amount of time, until he proceeds to attack and harass Ed around his attraction. Ed will eventually get Oceanic Odyssey up and running, and have to leave Mascot Finley behind, as he’s still hostile and very much a danger to Ed.
The alternative to this is that once Mascot Finely realizes what Ed is trying to do, he stops being aggressive, and might instead become a temporary ally, allowing Ed to reach certain locations with his knowledge of the place.
Regardless of Mascot Finley’s ultimate fate, Oceanic Odyssey being powered on will likely catch the attention of Indigo. Based on the information we know so far, Indigo is still a well known, public entity. It’s possible that Indigo abandoned the theme park route, instead focusing exclusively on media such as cartoons, movies, and merch, or they might have other sister locations to Indigo Park. It’s unclear.
Whew. In the words of AI Rambley, this is a lot of information. Almost nine thousand words in, and we finally finish covering Chapter 1. So, let’s proceed to the Conclusion I draw regarding the story Indigo Park tries to tell, and the future events that might transpire.

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Going into a GDT style tournament like AAC 3, here are some conventions to expect and help you with your arguments.

Scan Requirements:

Oftentimes for expedience, battle boarders will reference characters and their abilities by reputation rather than posting scans of feats every time.
Ex: "Doomsday scales to Superman."
It may be enough to simply leave it at that in an average forum post, and rely on a consensus zeitgeist of what that implies, but in-tourney, nothing exists until established, cited, and qualified.
This is to ensure that a judge's particular background with any given media does not unduly influence the outcome of debates---contestants submitting more obscure characters should not have to work harder to convince judges of their abilities compared to popular ones the judges will likely have pre-existing knowledge of.

• "Doomsday scales to Superman"

Would not be very persuasive to judges, because beyond basic common sense expectations ("Super"man is to some degree "Super"human) it is unqualified.

• "Doomsday broke Superman's arm and Superman broke the moon with a punch"

Would also not be persuasive to judges, because while there is a claimed chain of scaling that leads to an objective measurable feat of material destruction, the feats are not linked, and therefore, for the purposes of the round, doesn't exist yet.

• "Doomsday broke Superman's arm with one blow, where Superman's arm was significantly less injured punching hard enough to crack a huge portion of Earth's moon."

Would be an effective way of establishing Doomsday's level of strength to judges.
Direct and evidenced comparison to his opponent would go even further towards winning the match.
Let's say I was running Doomsday and matched against Tony Stark's Hulkbuster.

• "The Hulkbuster was rendered inoperable from impacts that only collapsed a building, a significantly smaller level of collateral compared to Superman's moon punch. If Doomsday can break Superman's limbs with single blows, he can do far worse to the Hulkbuster."

Your overall goal in a GDT is to convince the judges using evidence that your characters' abilities have favourable interactions with their opponents, whether to damage them through their defences, avoid or endure their attacks, or even things like how their preferred approaches/fighting styles play off the opponents' weaknesses.
A hard and fast rule of thumb is that nothing exists until it's linked and the more plausible linked evidence you have for things you claim about your or your opponent's character, the more likely you are to come out winning.

Split Durability:

In materials sciences, different substances often have very different shear vs tensile strengths. This often holds true for fictional characters' bodies as well.

• Wonder Woman is a famous example: she can withstand a thermonuclear missile with barely any injury and yet piercing implements like blades and bullets are regularly able to stab her.
  
• Spider-Man, too, can get punched through brickwork or blown up with explosives and is totally fine but a bullet pierces him like any other person.
  

Esoteric elemental abilities are especially prone to this.

• In the DCAU, Superman gets hit hard enough to shatter a plateau no problem but getting electrocuted by live wires regularly brings him to his knees.

Not every character has such a jarring disconnect in durability as in these examples, but the trend is enough that by default, judges in WWW style tourneys do not take demonstrated ability in one category (blunt impacts, piercing resistance, electricity, heat) to confer implied durability in the others without evidence.
If you're fighting a guy with a flamethrower, you need to demonstrate your pick can resist high temperatures, even if they can shrug off being punched through a building.

Split Strength:

If you've ever compared the physical builds of weight lifters vs boxers you'll notice they look nothing alike. This is because the set of muscles used for lifting heavy objects is very different from those used for striking motions.
In fiction, where super-strength can come from esoteric sources like magic or chi or cybernetics, build does not necessarily correlate to ability, but it is still true that many characters with exceptionally good striking or lifting feats are lacking in the other category.

• Yang Xiaolong from RWBY struggles to lift a motorcycle but she can send a car flying by punching it and shatter a large mech.
  
• Hawkeye can flip a car and has a superhuman draw strength but routinely struggles in fisticuffs vs well trained normal people and fails to oneshot goons punching with his fists.
  

If you want to argue your character grappling, post evidence of their lifting strength. If you want to argue them punching people, post feats of them hitting things very hard. Don't expect one form of strength to do the work for both.

Doctored Tiers:

Tiersetter pages are deliberately curated for tournaments.
The feats present on the tiersetter page are the only feats you or judges should be looking at for the purposes of determining in tieout of tier status.
You may glance at a tier page for a character with a lot of history like Venom and be tempted to bring in outside evidence for why he stands a chance beating your character in a fair fight, but remember that the tiersetter is not the character as they exist holistically, but the character as they are being presented using a deliberately limited set of feats for the purposes of a tournament.
Having to trawl through 50+ years of comics history just to determine if characters are in tier or not would be far too much legwork, and so things are pared down to be more managable.
Sometimes, tiersetter pages will even use a composite that would be illegal to submit in tourney---Kengan Man was a popular tier made up of feats taken from basically the entire cast of Kengan.

On Calcs:

By convention, GDT judges have preferenced visual comparisons of objective feats to user-made calcs trying to get a quantitative number in kilotons or whatever.
We don't need to calc Yujiro Hanma vs Tokita Ohma because we have eyes and can see Tokita makes a 2 metre crater in rock with his strongest move and Yujiro craters an entire arena showing off.
Calcs come in handy to establish quantified reaction times for dodging bullets and things (speed of projectile divided by distance) but don't waste too many character limits when simply posting the objective feat and saying "Look at it" would do.

We all know grandpa's letter at this point. When city life burns you out and you need a fresh start, come to Stardew Valley. The twist is that at the time the farmer chose to move and by the time they arrived in the valley, a second burnt out soul arrived at the same time. A second run down farm was given to another soul who's destiny was meant to be found in the valley. Now with both hearts in the valley, will their destinies still sprout out to a town member, or will they find their peace in one another?
Premise out of the way, Thanks for taking the time to read this. There's a few things I'm gonna ask before you message me though. First, please use third person style. Secondly, please be able to type more than a few lines in response. On average, my responses are between 2-3 paragraphs. I'm not asking for a novella every response, and I do understand some shorter responses every now and then, but typing out a lot only to get 4 sentences back is demoralizing. Also, this isn't required, but I'd make some set up a lot easier. I'd prefer people who have knowledge of the Stardew Expanded Mod, East Scarp, or Ridgeside. If you're still reading, thank you lol. Also, please be an adult, just to make things easier since this is a romance focused rp. Last thing, I know I've been asked about playing a canon character when doing Stardew stuff, and while I'm not fond of it, we can discuss that in details. If all goes well, I'd like to play this out on discord. Anyway, thanks once again for reading, and I hope you all have a good day.

All working as of 6 / 1 / 2024
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(Tons of New Unique 🔥 gameplay elements; RPG Factor, Loot, Armor, Weapons, Enemies, Tweaks and Quests, Content, Clothes and Outfits, Perks, Locations, sounds, textures, Life in the commonwealth, and pipboy health management in the STAT category, ACTUAL use for FOOD outside of survival mode, New Treasures, battle encounters and OVERHAULED cities and factions including UNIQUE new Created Locations to discover across the DLC and Base game.)
Personal Preference settings are marked =‼️
Normal or Easy setting playthrough
(It will be HARDER THOUGH!)
Player FACE Preset 13‼️
Skk Damage Settings; ‼️ 50% or 100% enemy damage out 200% or 250% player damage out
Munitions settings; add .223 ammo add 12.7mm ammo Remove .22 ammo
Pickup: False:Camera from Chem Bench and favorite.
I have a three in one right handed vanilla weapons mod in there already.
150/150 ❤️’s = new weapons

• Munitions
• Awckr no DLC
• Kill tips and hit sounds
• Player Responds to Pain
• Better companions - all In one
• ITO institute Technology overhaul ❤️+30
• Immersive Animation Framework
• Modern Pharmacy IAF
• Borealis Landscape
• Borealis Landscape LOD
• UCO Base game
• UCO Season Pass
• Immersive HUD (iHud)
• Def_Ui Core
• Def_Ui_rollups Pipboy Vis
• Def_Ui HUDFramework Patch
• PAC AIO
• Bye Bye Clouds
• Polluted Climate
• Polluted weathers interior patch
• True Eyes
• NPC’s Travel
• Water LOD Fix
• In-game third person camera config
• Experienced Third Person Animations
• 3rd Person - ADS Style H
• New weapon Idle animations - E
• A touch of life - Complete
• Take a knee - 3rd person stealth
• (Official) Caliente’s Beautiful bodies curvy AIO
• WX Hair Colors (All Naturals)
• Obtainable Animatronic Alien Blaster❤️+1
• Immersive Gameplay Dismemberment
• Sarcastic Josie Preset
• Busty
• Commonwealth wilderness overhaul
• Protected Unique NPC’s
• Classy Chassis replacer outfits
• Alien Assault Rifle ❤️+1
• Church of Atom Overhaul❤️+1
• Atoms Glory Threads❤️+3
• Atoms Glory Threads patch
• Better 3rd person firearms handling
• Builder Mode - Lite
• Complete HUD Removal immersive
• Spadeys additional stocks
• Spadeys additional stocks patch
• The Attachment Pack
• More Map Markers
• The Attachment Pack implementation patch
• Smart Ai - immersive gameplay standalone
• Skk Combat Stalkers
• Spitfire (enhanced Muzzle FX)
• Improved Lighting ballistics
• Enhanced Decal Draw Distance - Medium
• Imperial stormtrooper skins
• BOS Stormtroopers
• Tyson’s Gloves
• Simple Attack and Death reactions
• Bathroom Effects Fix - no effects
• Good Neighbor Town
• Diamond City Supplements
• Fallout IV -gore overhaul- 3.0
• Remove Ugly Flat Trash
• Ony’s Standalone run/jog Female V2
• Energy weapon kill FX
• Dogs not Brahmin
• Retro Institute Overhaul
• FireFlies
• Running with hands animations
• Marksman Pistol (super comanche)❤️+1
• Navy SubmachineGun❤️+1
• Vintage Repeater❤️+1
• Laser Musket overhaul and remesh
• Unique Uniques - by TrainWiz❤️+1
• Unique Uniques - a mid game friend patch
• 20mm Anti Power Armor Rifle❤️+1
• Gatling Gun - Rat Runners Arsenal❤️+1
• Makeshift .32 SMG❤️+1
• Handmade Assault SMG (raider❤️+1
• Amac-1500❤️+1
• JC bikini NeverNude replacer
• Handmade Assault Smg (raider Scopes patch)
• Enclave Outposts
• .30 Carbine pistol - automag❤️+1
• Very Zen Darker Roads
• Small Game Shotgun - a .410❤️+1
• Unlimited resources shipment
• Black Shadowed Combat Armor
• Talon Company Gunners (armor Retexture)
• Combat armor remodel - 1.12mb
• Enhanced Lights and FX
• The automatic Rifle (colt monitor Bar)❤️+1
• New Vegas light machine guns❤️+2
• PBW - the 9mm pistol❤️+1
• Daks Combat Rifle Remesh Redux❤️
• Tomacuzi-9 smg ❤️+1
• 12.7mm pistol (sig sauer)❤️+1
• Assault Rifle MK II Replacer - by Dak
• Laser musket overhaul and remesh attachment pack patch
• Nimrout Smg expansion final version
• Capital wasteland 32❤️+1
• Tavor X95 by FX0x01 ❤️+1
• See through Scopes - GOTY
• Modern Enhanced Optics Overlay
• Hitman47101’s Animation replacer combo
• Throwing Knives and grenade pack
• West-Tek Optics pack
• West-Tek Optics Pack - Tweaks
• Aim Fatigue
• Quick Step
• ADS Lean Patch
• Modest Scavenger
• NPC Loot Drop Rebalance
• Capital Wasteland MacCready (April Fools 2021)
• Nimrout Synth Armor replacer And Rogue Variant no schemes
• Commonwealth 2.0- raider overhaul
• Commonwealth 2.0- raider overhaul PLUS
• Grafs Assaultron Armor (Cbbe)
• Ghouls of commonwealth
• Fallout 3 NV Feral Ghoul Replacer
• Radical - COA Addon❤️+2
• Fallout 4 Enemies of the commonwealth
• Caves of the commonwealth - darker❤️+?
• Raiders replace creatures
• Roving War Parties, raiding parties
• Guelphs- the tribe
• Faster Enemy Respawn (hardcore)
• The 770 perk tree overhaul (dlc)
• Reanimation pack for submachine gun
• ITO Institute Technology overhaul (Lite Patch)
• Improved lighting ballistics
• Spitfire (enhanced Muzzle FX)
• Skk Dynamic Damage Manager
• Simple Killmoves - Resident Evil Style
• Subterranean Skirmish❤️+1
• Graf’s Security Fences
• Improved Conveyor Snapping
• Some assembly required (power armor)
• Operation Artichoke❤️+2?
• Far Better Far Harbor - exploration
• CSEP presents commonwealth killer ❤️+1?
• Dc Guard Atmor Overhaul
• Munitions manufacturing
• Boston FPS FIX VD - AIO
• Smooth First Person Sprint
• Consistent sensitivity
• Realistic reverb and ambiance
• Realistic Sound XB1
• Pip-boy Flashlight- small
• STS - all in one (scrap that settlement)
• No Load Screen Rotation

Hey yall! (28F) So I’ve recently fell IN LOVE with Namakubi tattoos and the meaning behind them. I’ve found a local artist that I think will be able to absolutely smash it out of the park.
However, I’m struggling on placement. I wanted a pair of Namakubi and I’m thinking on each calf. I would do my arms but I have a half sleeve on my right arm (horror black and grey) and my left arm I was stupid and have two tattoos both of which I am not comfortable blasting over (inner bicep and forearm)
I also have real estate taken up on my stomach with 4 tattoos. One of them in the middle and the other three are on my side/ribs
So my question is, I’m not planning on bringing my black and grey horror half sleeve into a full sleeve. It’s 10 years healed and I’m very happy with the completion of it. So….
Would it be weird to start a whole new style on the same arm? Should I stick to my calf (s) as my option for my two Namakubi? I really wish I could peel off my two tattoos on my left arm and put them somewhere else lol.

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(Tons of New Unique 🔥 gameplay elements; RPG Factor, Loot, Armor, Weapons, Enemies, Tweaks and Quests, Content, Clothes and Outfits, Perks, Locations, sounds, textures, Life in the commonwealth, and pipboy health management in the STAT category, ACTUAL use for FOOD outside of survival mode, New Treasures, battle encounters and OVERHAULED cities and factions including UNIQUE new Created Locations to discover across the DLC and Base game.)
Personal Preference settings are marked =‼️
Normal or Easy setting playthrough
(It will be HARDER THOUGH!)
Player FACE Preset 13‼️
Skk Damage Settings; ‼️ 50% or 100% enemy damage out 200% or 250% player damage out
Munitions settings; add .223 ammo add 12.7mm ammo Remove .22 ammo
Pickup: False:Camera from Chem Bench and favorite.
I have a three in one right handed vanilla weapons mod in there already.
150/150 ❤️’s = new weapons

• Munitions
• Awckr no DLC
• Kill tips and hit sounds
• Player Responds to Pain
• Better companions - all In one
• ITO institute Technology overhaul ❤️+30
• Immersive Animation Framework
• Modern Pharmacy IAF
• Borealis Landscape
• Borealis Landscape LOD
• UCO Base game
• UCO Season Pass
• Immersive HUD (iHud)
• Def_Ui Core
• Def_Ui_rollups Pipboy Vis
• Def_Ui HUDFramework Patch
• PAC AIO
• Bye Bye Clouds
• Polluted Climate
• Polluted weathers interior patch
• True Eyes
• NPC’s Travel
• Water LOD Fix
• In-game third person camera config
• Experienced Third Person Animations
• 3rd Person - ADS Style H
• New weapon Idle animations - E
• A touch of life - Complete
• Take a knee - 3rd person stealth
• (Official) Caliente’s Beautiful bodies curvy AIO
• WX Hair Colors (All Naturals)
• Obtainable Animatronic Alien Blaster❤️+1
• Immersive Gameplay Dismemberment
• Sarcastic Josie Preset
• Busty
• Commonwealth wilderness overhaul
• Protected Unique NPC’s
• Classy Chassis replacer outfits
• Alien Assault Rifle ❤️+1
• Church of Atom Overhaul❤️+1
• Atoms Glory Threads❤️+3
• Atoms Glory Threads patch
• Better 3rd person firearms handling
• Builder Mode - Lite
• Complete HUD Removal immersive
• Spadeys additional stocks
• Spadeys additional stocks patch
• The Attachment Pack
• More Map Markers
• The Attachment Pack implementation patch
• Smart Ai - immersive gameplay standalone
• Skk Combat Stalkers
• Spitfire (enhanced Muzzle FX)
• Improved Lighting ballistics
• Enhanced Decal Draw Distance - Medium
• Imperial stormtrooper skins
• BOS Stormtroopers
• Tyson’s Gloves
• Simple Attack and Death reactions
• Bathroom Effects Fix - no effects
• Good Neighbor Town
• Diamond City Supplements
• Fallout IV -gore overhaul- 3.0
• Remove Ugly Flat Trash
• Ony’s Standalone run/jog Female V2
• Energy weapon kill FX
• Dogs not Brahmin
• Retro Institute Overhaul
• FireFlies
• Running with hands animations
• Marksman Pistol (super comanche)❤️+1
• Navy SubmachineGun❤️+1
• Vintage Repeater❤️+1
• Laser Musket overhaul and remesh
• Unique Uniques - by TrainWiz❤️+1
• Unique Uniques - a mid game friend patch
• 20mm Anti Power Armor Rifle❤️+1
• Gatling Gun - Rat Runners Arsenal❤️+1
• Makeshift .32 SMG❤️+1
• Handmade Assault SMG (raider❤️+1
• Amac-1500❤️+1
• JC bikini NeverNude replacer
• Handmade Assault Smg (raider Scopes patch)
• Enclave Outposts
• .30 Carbine pistol - automag❤️+1
• Very Zen Darker Roads
• Small Game Shotgun - a .410❤️+1
• Unlimited resources shipment
• Black Shadowed Combat Armor
• Talon Company Gunners (armor Retexture)
• Combat armor remodel - 1.12mb
• Enhanced Lights and FX
• The automatic Rifle (colt monitor Bar)❤️+1
• New Vegas light machine guns❤️+2
• PBW - the 9mm pistol❤️+1
• Daks Combat Rifle Remesh Redux❤️
• Tomacuzi-9 smg ❤️+1
• 12.7mm pistol (sig sauer)❤️+1
• Assault Rifle MK II Replacer - by Dak
• Laser musket overhaul and remesh attachment pack patch
• Nimrout Smg expansion final version
• Capital wasteland 32❤️+1
• Tavor X95 by FX0x01 ❤️+1
• See through Scopes - GOTY
• Modern Enhanced Optics Overlay
• Hitman47101’s Animation replacer combo
• Throwing Knives and grenade pack
• West-Tek Optics pack
• West-Tek Optics Pack - Tweaks
• Aim Fatigue
• Quick Step
• ADS Lean Patch
• Modest Scavenger
• NPC Loot Drop Rebalance
• Capital Wasteland MacCready (April Fools 2021)
• Nimrout Synth Armor replacer And Rogue Variant no schemes
• Commonwealth 2.0- raider overhaul
• Commonwealth 2.0- raider overhaul PLUS
• Grafs Assaultron Armor (Cbbe)
• Ghouls of commonwealth
• Fallout 3 NV Feral Ghoul Replacer
• Radical - COA Addon❤️+2
• Fallout 4 Enemies of the commonwealth
• Caves of the commonwealth - darker❤️+?
• Raiders replace creatures
• Roving War Parties, raiding parties
• Guelphs- the tribe
• Faster Enemy Respawn (hardcore)
• The 770 perk tree overhaul (dlc)
• Reanimation pack for submachine gun
• ITO Institute Technology overhaul (Lite Patch)
• Improved lighting ballistics
• Spitfire (enhanced Muzzle FX)
• Skk Dynamic Damage Manager
• Simple Killmoves - Resident Evil Style
• Subterranean Skirmish❤️+1
• Graf’s Security Fences
• Improved Conveyor Snapping
• Some assembly required (power armor)
• Operation Artichoke❤️+2?
• Far Better Far Harbor - exploration
• CSEP presents commonwealth killer ❤️+1?
• Dc Guard Atmor Overhaul
• Munitions manufacturing
• Boston FPS FIX VD - AIO
• Smooth First Person Sprint
• Consistent sensitivity
• Realistic reverb and ambiance
• Realistic Sound XB1
• Pip-boy Flashlight- small
• STS - all in one (scrap that settlement)
• No Load Screen Rotation