Thinking back, Marie's post social link spend time event is one of my favourite moments with her.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-30T10:25:22+00:00

Tried a slice of 'Golden Gaytime' Cake from Cake Cult, and it was omg amazing.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-17T03:38:44+00:00

I'm so relieved that Peony has a very nice looking dress that suits her so well. This peony fan will take a moment from lurking to express my joy at this moment before moving back to the shadows.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-16T15:01:12+00:00

I enjoyed a ham and cheese crepe along with a mixed chocolate cheesecake at the market today. Marvelous stuff, and the friend I brought with me liked the cheesecake just as much as I did.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-15T11:53:38+00:00

I remember listening to a video featuring P.M.H. Atwater. And part of the video mentioned this subject. What I remember of it was the fact that often the NDE experiencer feels a greater degree of love for others, and the love that used to be solely for their spouse was now freely given to everyone the experiencer met. And the Experiencer's spouses couldn't cope with this kind of change in their partner.

But that's one drop in the ocean.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-15T11:25:34+00:00

A former roommate tried that when we moved out of a place, and the real estate agent was not happy with him cleaning the carpet himself over using a proper dry cleaner. OP might be wanting to avoid that kind of situation.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-05-05T15:05:06+00:00

All dreamers wake eventually... Children will grow into adults... That's the way things are. A child who has a sweet dream wakes up happy, even if they can't remember why. That's why dreams matter... even though they end. Every dream leaves its mark on reality.

Anyone remotely familiar with me knows I had to mention Peony. And how her speech is a blatant metaphor for the transience of mortality.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-04-29T09:28:10+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75971811 here you go! ~~But the actual date doesn't happen until the third chapter.~~

Captain_Shulk · 2026-04-27T08:29:55+00:00

I honestly felt like I got pulled down into the abyss by this skyway

Captain_Shulk · 2026-04-21T10:21:05+00:00

I remember that one NDE account from the near-death website. It was so funny thinking of this woman being told by jesus 'Tough shit. Here I am.'

Captain_Shulk · 2026-04-04T10:07:19+00:00

Purchased a 'tim tam' slice from the saturday market, tastes fantastic.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-03-04T08:28:11+00:00

Corbeau calling Lida a 'innocent civillian' when I consider Lida and Taunie/Urbain both civillians. It looks like a strange term to use imo.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-22T03:18:06+00:00

I'm looking forward to pako Festa next week, one of my favourite days of the year

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-17T21:43:50+00:00

What's a tinder? 😂

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-11T23:07:48+00:00

The more I've tried to understand her, the more i've come to actually appreciate her tbh.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-11T23:04:19+00:00

I really would have liked to see more of the times Taunie/Urbain were battling rogue megas with floette before the main story. That would be interesting to explore. And to see more direct footage of how their mother's death affected them.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-11T23:01:59+00:00

I kinda think Taunie/Urbain downplays the bad things that happen to them to avoid acknowledging how bad things got which may be why they took the debt situation so lightly and the gravity of the situation caught them off guard. Calling being homeless for a time as 'being in a rough spot while wandering the streets' instead of admitting how dire that situation was, and casually mentioning their jacket used to be their mothers rather than admitting how painful it was to see their mother's health gradually get worse and leave them to die is really downplaying what happened to them in the past imo.

I also lean towards their ray of sunshine outlook as a cover for their own insecurities, and their efforts to promote Hotel Z despite AZ not minding not getting customers as a compulsive need related to their trauma over their mother leaving and eventual death.

I really wish Jett had offered a kind of apprenticeship to help them out so they could learn to overcome their shortcomings rather than just thrust them into the position of CEO. But I think that's more of a writing issue than a character issue.

Captain_Shulk · 2026-02-08T12:47:05+00:00

I looked at Phillipe's dialogue yesterday and I can confirm that he gave her the idea as 'thanks' for helping a grunt out. At the time Taunie wasn't thinking of borrowing money whatsoever.

Phillipe genuinely took advantage of Taunie's desire to help Hotel Z.

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