Finally Figured It Out, "Basic" Is Used For The Widest Known Language In A Sci Fi Setting. "Common" Is

I’m out of the loop by the way why does everyone hate greg? Is it just that he’s kind of annoying?

This is actually an incredibly helpful insight into gem culture and phos specifically. Vaguely been planning a fic about phos at some point so i think this will really help with characterization. thanks!!

the gems' entire system of value is structured around work-what a gem can contribute, how their body can be useful, and how those who lack utility are rendered superfluous. those with clear roles in defending the community have a place; those without are left aimless, struggling for purpose. it's a society where an individual's worth is determined entirely by their productive capacity.

now marx defines labor as the physical and mental effort by which humans transform nature to produce goods and services that satisfy human needs. in this essay i will--

damn... am i really so afraid of commitment that I can't even read a fanfic over 100k words anymore for fear ill spend all my time reading it rather than doing productive things?

I used to just, not sleep or do other things and just read fic all day, so why guilt, why you here

Only wrote like, 2000 words over the last 10 hours, but that was all refining and adding to an outline so whatever! If I was writing a chapter at the moment I would probably be a lil disappointed with it, but I'm making an outline and those 2k words translates to 30 different scenes/events in the fic and progressed the plot through another month and a half.

So I'm happy :D

Take a penny from the "take a penny, leave a penny" gas station thing, but she doesn't leave a penny >:)

AMY DALLON has finally gotten sick of NEW WAVE'S BULLSHIT and decided to become a real SUPERVILLAIN. YOUR TASK, should you choose to accept it, is to INVENT for her an EVIL ACT TO DO, before she snaps and does something UNSPEAKABLE to her SISTER.

Clockblocker and Assault both get to embody one half of Fozzy Bear, with Assault getting the hat and Clockblocker the scarf, naturally

Worm (2011) but theyre all muppets

So when Sabah joins the Undersiders shes literally just drawing on angry eyebrows with a felt marker

(Poll submitted by @cpericardium)

huh! i didn't know you could create a poll in a submission! Odd. (Peri made this poll personally, instead of simply suggesting the poll, though I did edit it)

Make sure to tell me what you think and why you think it!

Just had some thoughts on soulsborne games and specifically the fanbase:

I think its fine to do things like "no hit/summon/magic/whatever" runs. They're pretty impressive things and it does take skill and effort to do so.

But.

There is not a "pure" or "superior" way to play these games. If it is a feature or mechanic within the game, it is a fair play as long as the boss dies. And its fine to not want to use those things in pursuit of being challenged and feeling fulfilled. What *isn't* fine is policing how other people play the game because it ruins a mythical image of souls games as exceptionally difficult or brutal.

It's really *really* easy to say a souls game is the hardest game ever when you're doing everything in your power to make it harder for yourself.

There is a lot I like about the other players in souls games, the messages I read as I travel through these worlds are usually witty or fun, and it goes a long way to making it feel like I'm having a shared experience with the broader playerbase. What I don't like is the imposition of specific playstyles as a purity test for worthiness. I can kinda get it for PvP because at that point its meta-gaming, but for PvE content? Stuff people are doing against the enemies of the game? Literally no one's problem but the player doing the fighting.

A win is a win is a win.

Going to try to beat Radahn tonight, but i want to respec some of my stats to be more precise, its a little all over the place currently and I want to be able to use Radahn's greatswords after the fight.

Im kind of considering fighting Commander O'Neil beforehand though, with the arrow cheese method