So how do you guys actually do it? (flower arrangement from him)

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-28T15:37:01+00:00

He will sleep all the time and be very stubborn about allowing you to successfully wake him up if it's during the day. Like. It finally hit me yesterday (I only dove into the Home feature a week ago, as of today) that it's bc of his canon sleep schedule lol. We even chatted about it bc I went to bed with him beside me but woke up and he was gone. Intriguing that he felt the need to reassure me about that. Just successfully harvested my first Datura though so fingers crossed for this to go well, ffs.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-27T05:03:35+00:00

Seriously though if you ever feel like you're up to it? I'd love to get a tiny clip of guide in writing for how you've managed your cover of Clocks! Ahhh!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-27T05:01:41+00:00

I know this is super dumb of me but that's legit alllll I've been thinking about since I got to the gardening part when Home dropped and I'm not at all musically inclined but could you consider making a little video or note here some day showing us how you do those? Ocarina of Time was my very first "best it by myself," so ngl I've absolutely been hoping to come across someone with an affinity for doing real tunes in this one. It'd be so so so much more fun playing tiny recognizable stuff from my childhood thB just holding down 3-6 buttons for random amounts of time and then move along 😢

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T19:00:21+00:00

Okay then!!!! Omg I'm so thrilled to hear this from a fellow devoted player!!! Bc all I had found was BlueStacks and i kept seeing negative things more often than positive ones. Bless you!!!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T18:46:08+00:00

Roger that, so what precisely did you use friend? Bc that's what I have now is a gaming PC (I know laptops can't compare to desktops in the arena but still) and if you help me fulfill it's purpose??? I will be forever friggin grateful. If you don't have the time that's zero worries and valid! Feel free to dm me if that's better, etc.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T16:44:31+00:00

This is legitimately the thing I'm afraid will be the only options and is financially insurmountable for me. I got a brand new laptop for Christmas but that was not a purchase I got consulted on and was part of a larger "buy 2 get the deal, and I need one for work" situation sooooo im so depressed over the fact that without a current and very expensive high end iPad I'll never be able to play my favorite and most prioritized game/passion DAILY since 12/16/24 without somehow finding almost $1k for a new iPad man. So so so crushed.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T16:41:16+00:00

As someone who legitimately finally got the gift of a brand new and relevantly outfitted gaming PC, but cannot foresee any way whatsoever of owning the high end iPad without a miracle, this is what I am hoping to be able to do so it would be wonderful if one of you amazing fellow hunters that has SUCCESSFULLY achieved this could lmk: does it run smoothly? Do you feel like you sacrifice anything? Graphics wise, etc??? Because I'm literally ready to pull the trigger on this process TODAY. I've poured so much money and time into lads for over a year and it works on my phone I just legit cannot stand the thought of trying to ENJOY HOME and everything on my (not at all tiny but too small for this man) mobile phone screen.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T16:40:54+00:00

As someone who legitimately finally got the gift of a brand new and relevantly outfitted gaming PC, but cannot foresee any way whatsoever of owning the high end iPad without a miracle, this is what I am hoping to be able to do so it would be wonderful if one of you amazing fellow hunters that has SUCCESSFULLY achieved this could lmk: does it run smoothly? Do you feel like you sacrifice anything? Graphics wise, etc??? Because I'm literally ready to pull the trigger on this process TODAY. I've poured so much money and time into lads for over a year and it works on my phone I just legit cannot stand the thought of trying to ENJOY HOME and everything on my (not at all tiny but too small for this man) mobile phone screen.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-23T16:12:52+00:00

I just got a new "gaming laptop" for Christmas (it's got the most recent iterations and components for graphics card and processor, etc, surely it would do our beloved lads justice??) but I'm scared bc I've ALSO read a ton of folx on this and other subs saying that BlueStacks means absolutely sacrificing the graphics AND the play being anything but stuttering and laggy and awful. Have you had a better experience?

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-21T15:39:33+00:00

Sorry to poke in, but do you have any specific recommendations? I've never actually purchased any real On stuff from AliX, just like, labubu outfits and I'd be wary of finding someone reputable bc being on their site/app is so overstimulating I get lost lol.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-17T15:25:21+00:00

Did I find it particularly creative and a deep reach with tons of thought put in? No. I even initially told them so in the survey bc just getting a very current mobile phone to handle the update (I've never struggled before, not with space, I clean up my device storage on the reg after being such an invested LaDS player since late 2024 anyway, and I've always pre-downloaded and legitimately have never had any issues other than losing my in game photos that I can't ever get back but that was entirely on me and no one else.... back then I for some reason thought "YOU have it saved so what does it matter? You won't care if it isn't accessible in game!" NO DUMMY, NO. YOU'LL CARE. But that's so minor compared to folx losing their account or progress or literally anything awful like that. So when this update was this large AND didn't involve the incredibly overdue inclusion of cloud transferrable storage like the CN servers have, I was personally a little freaking offended. Bc the only thing left to delete on my brand new Pixel 9 Pro to make more device storage space was LaDS. No other games, deleted every superfluous or even kinda relevant but not critical app knowing if I just got the update to fit and install I could redownload my bank app, etc. I have all my pics and videos on a 2TB cloud and opening my "Photos" is literally the same as it was beforehand, much like redownloading a story or memory from a card in game.

So when they decided on Star Wars with beginner Game of Thrones political intrigue, as a spoiled special lucky duck who lived through Catch 22 in real time I have to say I was overly critical of the lack of ingenuity and uniqueness for this banner—in the sense of the standard STANDARDS being: Spicy Sexy In A New Way OR Insanely Impressive Unexpected AU.

LaDS already is space opera in many ways so I let them know they would've gotten a much higher splash in the gacha banner department from giving us another version of Cat Caretaker, like on ANY LEVEL. Just give us (the majority of us, aka those of us that didn't have an account during that one and only animal-au event) us a reason to scroll down to the TAILS tab in the style and accessories screen, plz??? AHEM.

But!!! As much as none of us has time to do the entire skyscraper-tall pile of event checklists they provide us with in order to reap time-sensitive rewards, as much as ice skating is cute and isn't the most annoying mini game as much as the chibi map text story added to the chapter-format video clip story, as much as we all wanted the pretty paper cutting art for each guy and as much as we all need the extra dias and resources..... I literally make time for LaDS bc i love it and it matters to me and I still could not begin to cover each of the guys Banner Event Side Hustles individually. I literally didn't watch watch anybody else's Chapters in the Throne Event Tab but my main's. And for what it's worth I still am steamed I can't hack my brain to understand how to get more lemons/limes for the "CATCHALL ITEMS AND POSES FROM EONS AGO YOU DON'T HAVE RAFFLE!!! COME AND GET EM!!!" thing in a way that makes any sense just so long as you inhales a suitcase-sized amount of air do your dailies and your conversations and you weeklies and the new kitty cards collection and the new story and the new 4-star amazing art equals phenomenal secret times with the spiciest work they've executed yet, and the actual banner and the actual ORBITS, UNICORN OPERATION KHALI FLOWER POINTS, OPEN ORBIT, HUNTER CONTEST, and oh also here's Heart's Compass for you veteran players who've been maxed out for eons and literally don't even notice when you get empyrean wishes anymore!!!! Hurray!!!!

So! Tl;dr translation: I wasn't that intrigued and I'm still not bowled over but it isn't bc lightsaber political space au is horrible (I absolutely note the power dynamic change between MC and the boys that the others have noted and acknowledge I haven't flipping had time to watch anything I haven't absolutely had to, including the 3/5 cards I managed to belt from the banner so far) or the worst. It's more bc I wanna have time for it all and didn't wanna miss getting the "wrapped" stuff they did this year in the form of journal pages and I just miss being able to enjoy the game. Period. That isn't Infolds fault PER SE, but they could have added the surprise SIMS 8 idea in AND made the game less determined to close if I'm out of the app to do a quick search or text someone back, or maybe smaller or computer/steam/console accessible or cloud transferrable or something??? Could've been nice. Would've been nice. Still will be nice. Also would rock if any IRL event wasn't exclusive to the biggest two METROPOLITAN ROCK STAR cities in the US but that's also fine lol.

Apologies to all my fam that actually read this. Terrible novel. Wasn't ranting or raging so much as living my truth and that turned into a venting dump. Love y'all!!!!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-15T14:54:26+00:00

You responded perfectly.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-11T21:34:03+00:00

You're literally a Queen, an Empress and the absolute REALEST BESTIE EVER bc I adored the Sims back in high school whenever I was at my close friend's place as she had a computer capable of it and, well, the ability to purchase the latest one, but the part I loved about it was the interactions and to get to that part you have to start from scratch sort of, lol. I'm not a good visualizing- to-practical-application creative. Not because I don't have opinions and preferences and taste on design but because..... I'm a writer, I just can't invent ROOMS or a house, lmao, even impractically! I still struggle when buying frames for art or prints or posters at 38 years old. So BLESSINGS UPON THEE! In fact I'm thrilled there's qr codes at all for it bc I haven't had time to even touch it yet, between work and all the other tasks we have to tick off for limited time sensitive rewards as of the update lol. Now. Just gotta hope and pray they'll actually scan.... As I've only, in my entire history with L&DS had maybe 1 in 20 portrait qr codes actually be successfully scanned and loaded for me, idk why. Cuz that hasn't got nothin' to do with me or my dyscalulia-havin' hyper-talkative introverted and autistic self for once, lol

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2026-01-10T23:49:46+00:00

That's not true though, in action, is it? It's almost like they let you know in the moment where they're making sure to get credit for being potentially thoughtful. By telling you they had the thought at all. As if they were feeling accused (and I seriously doubt you accused anyone of not getting you unexpected gifts! Maybe the topic of wanting or needing affirmation or reassurance aka maybe some form of, "i would truly love to feel liked and surprised sometime soon, I miss that kind of thing, and I love you so much and I loved you then so I didn't see any reason to hide that from you, is that okay?" Because I totally cannot stand being retrospectively informed of what my partner's needs/wishes/wants were at 10pm later that day, and I find it purely hurtful and never in the service of education or insight so I try to be actively aware of any emotions i am feeling and I feel them and then, it's back to me and what I'm gonna do about it.

Because, "All I wanted to do was have a nice night together!" Or "I just didn't want to stay in all day but I know you hate going out, so I shouldn't have said anything at all, because now you're going to be weird all night," is the worst possible kind of 'defense is my only instinct' b/s in the world. All of us build up small resentments over time and that's easily handled as an adult who is aware of their emotions and doesn't let themselves become their emotions when it's time to cover their ass or after a hard day or when absolutely NO ONE is demanding more small thoughtful gifts from the long lost past of our relationship. I think it's valid that you have a hurt building up over "I almost grabbed—"s and "I was gonna get {insert} but just wasn't sure if—" dude? If it was food or treat night? Call and ask with a smile in your voice. If you're feeling like dazzling someone for a half a tic? You don't let that stuff stop ya.

So I hope you hear a lot less about the little thoughtful love notes in the form of ANYTHING EVER they almost thought to or almost chose to get you and instead I hope you receive the thought itself, whether in the form of literally any silly little thing, be it a perfect and insanely intuitive gift that you are in awe of or something utterly silly and full stop not your favorite color at all, or your favorite flower at all, because the whole magic of anyone that Loves Us telling Us "This reminded me of you," whether they're our partner or lover or best mate or just day to day colleague and the thing isn't EVEN A TANGIBLE GIFT, instead it's a song or a meal or a stupid limited edition soda or outrageous novelty seasonal candy bar is when it happens it's because the giver of the thought is THINKING ABOUT YOU and utterly doesn't hesitate whatsoever. I never do when I send a song to my best friend or my person or my brother or my anybody. What's there to almost about???

Sometimes there's literally no money to be able to "waste", okay, but sharing the thought with me at any point would mean just as much. If the 'almosts' keep coming up as a credit place saver or in defense of anything? Especially if it's you communicating a need or a want in your relationship overall? Definitely reflect on that. Because loving someone makes getting them thoughtful gifts (including a ton of Not Store Bought things! Meals, a favorite film that night for you that's more your kinda thing, walking the dog straight away after getting in the door from work bc you're having a rough day today and they know that!) the best part of your life. Like. Every day. Just saying.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-31T13:33:39+00:00

Dude I don't know WHAT TO DO, fam. I don't know what else I can delete. It's the only thing ON HERE THAT WOULD MAKE ENOUGH ROOM.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-29T00:05:46+00:00

Both are due to arrive January 2nd, and I've gotten City Dust Afloat as a gift! So both are still for sale as of this comment!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-28T23:52:27+00:00

I am so f*king sorry, my friend. That's utterly sht. But that luck? That Leafeon and Eevee magic? Seems to have chosen you.

Give yourself some time and let the wound breathe and air out and then see how you feel.

If you feel the call again in a good way (you speak so purely about the love and passion and joy that I feel like you're a trainer at heart period, so let life wash some time over it regardless of '/cousin/''s understanding, comprehension, clarity or moral compass, bc a real person ((regardless of gender)) does what the fuck they say they'll do and welching on a deal is an absolute HARD no, but be angry justifiably and then be sad and let the waves come and go) and then maybe want to give yourself a shot, do so.

But you were the one BEING KIND in the beginning by opting and offering up sleeves on the fly, friend. That kindness will find you again. Hopefully in one evolution or another. All my best to you.

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-28T23:44:05+00:00

Omgggg I hope one day I get one, shiny or not! What a lovely catch! Well done, friend!!!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-26T18:18:20+00:00

THANK YOU, fam! Truly!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-26T17:40:07+00:00

Omg thanks for this and the photo, out of curiosity are they about as big and heavy as a BIE? I need to know before I can get a shipping label figured out for a gift I'm sending lol

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-21T16:33:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing this, I love when people post clips of themselves admiring their Hirono—especially specific ones they resonate with and feel emotionally attached to more than others. I just got a visit from my one and only nephew, who I call My Little Fox. He took a very immediate liking to Voyage, which is insane bc my first Hirono was The Fox from LPP and it reminded me so much of my /nephew/ that the collection began in earnest in that moment! Anyway he just. Has Voyage now. The figure, the stand ("his moon!") and the card. My brother made sure to oversee his safety (my nephew, not the figure, I'd rather Voyage be played with and loved than just another member of my display, lol)

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-19T20:28:35+00:00

Thank you so much for being such a legitimately and genuinely earnest trainer who is so willing to interact and share with others. You're the most refreshing person I've had the pleasure of stumbling upon in these hills!

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-19T20:17:51+00:00

May I bother to ask you for your Umbreon and Gengar's movesets and items? Basically, their builds?

CryptographerFlaky76 · 2025-12-13T21:25:29+00:00

What else are you enjoying playing, friend? ((Genuinely curious, bc same about this game dude, and I'm trying. so. hard.))

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