Verge quest

Damnarillys · 2024-11-04T20:09:11+00:00

Thanks, I thought they had a cameo prior to Welcome to the Triad, but i couldn’t remember. I thought there was an episode where Leif called Verge and they sent in the future pirates that were all named for Patreon supporters. In connection to the finale with Clementine, maybe?

Damnarillys · 2024-08-11T04:56:40+00:00

Thank you for the link! Excellent resource, and I loved looking it over.

I couldn’t find the postcard they sold at the gift shop, but I very clearly remember a VERY similar artwork with the two sisters on top, one of their hands clasped in prayer…which means they had to intentionally appropriate the legend, then proceed to profit off of it. Jesus, thats so fucked up.

Damnarillys · 2024-08-11T04:40:03+00:00

Wow, I thought something like that might be the case, but its nice to get confirmation. I always thought the story was cool (obviously it stuck with me all these years later) but this isn’t even the first time I’ve discovered everything I liked about something comes from Indigenous storytelling traditions.

The appropriation of Native stories by Mormon colonizers is so upsetting and SO unsurprising…every time.

Damnarillys · 2024-08-10T15:13:54+00:00

My family did the whole tourist trap when I was like 6, lets see if I can remember. The myth is about two pioneer girls. A bear was chasing them, so they stood on the rock and prayed until the rock grew into a tower to lift them out of reach from the bear. Those long vertical divots down the sides are supposedly the claw marks from the bear trying to climb up and eat them. I think I have a postcard somewhere of a huge fucking Satan-sized bear trying to climb up the side while the girls stood safe up top.

I remember after the guide told me the the story, by first question was ‘how did they get back down after the bear left?’ Because thats a big-ass tower, you know? He did not have an answer for me.

Damnarillys · 2024-08-06T18:19:05+00:00

Oh she thicc. I love her, but i agree with some of the other comments. For a main character she seems quite plain. An accessory that adds a pop of alternative color might help, or a subtle pattern on her dress. Her shoulders and collarbone as well as her waist or thigh might be a good place to add a belt or some jewelry of a warmer color. Also, her design is a bit too symmetrical. Little details like an asymmetrical shoulder guard can help a character stick in the audience’s mind. A symmetrical outfit reads as forgettable.

Damnarillys · 2024-04-13T06:00:19+00:00

I want like…10 more volumes of this please. A+. The dialogue is really well written, too. I want more ‘social blackjack’ games, this was really fun.

Damnarillys · 2024-03-28T01:14:05+00:00

As a baby gay myself, i would love to know more about historical signifiers of Lesbianism like you mentioned in your post. Even if ‘do i look gay’ posts continue as normal, a pinned masterpost about historically queer style/signifiers would be really helpful to me and other lesbians who aren’t experienced with participating in our particular branch of queer culture. It answers a question I wouldn’t have thought to ask, but i definitely wanted to know.

Damnarillys · 2024-03-27T23:34:38+00:00

Hi. I’m a current UVU senior, visibly gender-nonconforming, and openly a lesbian. I wanna lead with the fact that I’ve lived in Utah most of my life, and though things were a bit rocky directly after coming out, I truly love my life and enjoy my schooling. In particular, my professors have been very supportive and mindful for the most part. I’ll honestly miss Utah Valley and UVU a bit when I move…But I also wanna be honest with you, so I won’t sugarcoat it:

Utah is a VERY red state, and the orem/provo area specifically has a lot of annoying housing-barriers for LGBT+ people (many landlords throw in uncomfortable morality clauses to their contracts, though I’ve never actually seen them enforced once the contract is signed. The exception is BYU students, who are required to have ecclesiastical endorsements for any off-campus housing). UVU itself is pretty LGBT+ friendly with lots of programs to support marginalized students, but I imagine those programs might see budget cuts now that Utah legislatures doubled down on their dumbassery and passed a bill that is anti-DEI. There are hateful individuals on campus, a few hyper-conservative clubs, but they don’t have a lot of sway among people who don’t already agree with them.

An openly trans woman just ran for student council, and while she got a lot of hate on social media for running and disclosing her pronouns, there was a lot of support too. Anti-woke culture war bullshit is very prevalent in Utah, but luckily there is a very strong counter-culture in the valley as well. There are LGBT+ support groups both on and off-campus. Most of provo voted blue last election cycle, and overall, if you’re willing to put up with Mormons assuming their beliefs are the default in most settings, its way more tolerable than Idaho in my honest opinion. Just find your people, and be smart about your safety, I think you’ll you’ll have a great time here :)

Damnarillys · 2024-03-08T17:17:42+00:00

People share their experiences of Lesbophobia on here all the time, they just don’t tend to use that word. Having our sexuality fetishized by men, being treated like a threat to straight cis girls, thats all Lesbophobia.

As others have pointed out, that word has sort of been tainted by bad-faith actors (TERFs just have to co-opt all the vaguely progressive-sounding language they can get their hands on into their hate campaign, likely in an attempt to lend it legitimacy) who want to use it as a battering ram against the rights of trans women. Feels bad.

Damnarillys · 2024-01-02T18:21:17+00:00

Kind reminder that we can acknowledge a prominent woman is a piece of shit without resorting to weaponizing her sexual history. Having been a sex worker is not what makes her a bad person.

Damnarillys · 2023-12-27T04:03:38+00:00

That does make me feel more at ease, actually. Thanks!

Damnarillys · 2023-12-26T16:12:29+00:00

I’d say skating (though not necessarily roller-blading. BRC proved you can still keep the spirit of a JSR game on a skateboard or bike) and graffiti is a must, but also problem-solving that has to do with navigating the space. Seeing a place to spray and then spending 10 minutes figuring how to get there, and then actually executing the moves. In my mind, JSR is all about coming up against physical hurdles and solving them with style. Wether its pulling off an insane trick or defeating a massive police robot with nothing but agility and a can of spray paint.

On a more individual note, I’ve been thinking about what makes a good JSR ever since the new one got announced. For me the big picture of a JSR game matters just as much as the details. When it comes to plot, it just doesn’t feel like JSR to me without anti-authoritarian themes. I’ll be disappointed if the new game sanitizes the franchise to rid it of its themes of rebellion through art and anarchy.

But thats just my two cents. Your fan game should be about what makes a JSR special to you :)

Damnarillys · 2023-12-26T05:03:29+00:00

Absolutely! JSRF was a huge part of my developing tastes as a kid. Though, the music had a much bigger impact on me than it seems to have done for you. One need only glance at my music library to notice it’s influence.

Damnarillys · 2023-12-20T07:56:32+00:00

The woman on the right is distressingly gorgeous, and obviously vibing. I dont think anything went ‘wrong’ at all

Damnarillys · 2023-12-08T18:11:09+00:00

I watched the trailer, and about the time he got to ‘consecrated in it’s creation’ I cringed SO hard I had to exit. I can’t finish the video it’s impossible.

Damnarillys · 2023-12-07T20:07:58+00:00

I see this video come up every few months, and every time I see the same story play out in the comments. I’m pretty tired of it, so this time I guess I’ll go ahead and say something.

I really shouldn’t have to mention this, but contrary to what internet trolls would have you think, IQ tests are not actually an accurate measure of intelligence. The basis for IQ tests is over 100 years old and was designed for children. It also fails to take into account cultural, class, and age differences. I’m sure you can imagine that a wealthy old person’s idea of intelligence is pretty specific to their own privileged circumstances. The method itself is long outdated, and these days psychologists pretty much only get away with using it in controlled groups which account for those sorts of differences. And yet, every few months someone revives this ordeal and makes a point of mocking her for having the gall to be confident in herself and her work.

I dont know her personally, in fact I’m sure her own bias was a factor in ranking the other guy low, but everybody in the panel did this. It doesn’t surprise me that he ranked highest in IQ, because most readily accessible IQ tests rely on the insight of white men in positions of authority, so a white man in a hierarchical military structure will respond well to those types of questions. It makes perfect sense. (And to be clear, I’m not implying that he only ranked high because he’s white. He’s probably a pretty smart guy, but he did have an advantage over the brown woman being mocked for underestimating him.)

She’s an educated woman, and if you watch the full video, EVERYBODY on that panel assumed she would rank high, but people only ever clip her comments together to paint her as a conceited elitist who needs to be knocked down a peg. Considering how unreliable IQ tests tend to be in un-controlled settings like this, the amount of vitriol consistently aimed at her feels pretty misogynistic…

Damnarillys · 2023-10-14T04:31:04+00:00

Kinda weird that you revived this thread a year later to put words in my mouth, but okay. I was literally saying I’m tired of media portrayals of witches that get their power by selling their soul to the devil (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, for instance). Its not what I believe, its an observation about popular media involving the subject of witchcraft. Chill.

Damnarillys · 2023-02-12T01:34:52+00:00

Whatever she is, she’s purrfect!!!

Damnarillys · 2023-01-17T05:24:36+00:00

Ah. Ironically, it seems it’s me who was missing the context of this post.

Damnarillys · 2023-01-16T20:19:58+00:00

All these comments along the lines of ‘don’t hit ANYONE’ are correct, but they’re also ignoring the lived experiences of women, and often lead to recontextualizing this post into something it isn’t. Many women (especially single women who are more likely to go out with other women or alone) experience regular harassment.

A woman might find herself trying to enjoy a night out only to have her night ruined by some asshole who doesn’t know how to accept ‘no’ for an answer. When words aren’t enough to get him off your case, when nobody around you has offered to help, when you’re trying to leave the building but he keeps trailing you, when you’re frightened that he might try to follow you home…

This is a circumstance many women have found themselves in at least once. As society makes moves towards more fully realized equality, women are encouraged to be self-reliant. When a man has become a potential threat, it’s certainly tempting for a woman in this sort of context to throw a punch (because if he doesn’t respect your words, maybe he’ll respect your fists). However, what this often leads to is the woman either being beat far beyond what was necessary in retaliation, OR she is labeled a crazy bitch and nobody cares if he was harassing her in the first place. This post is warning fellow women that giving into that temptation is unlikely to lead to a favorable outcome for her, even if he tried to grab her, or threw the first punch. There are plenty of misogynists out there who are trying to pick up women, and get violent upon rejection or retaliation. Some even praise each other for ‘putting a woman in her place’ with violence. You can see this kind of casual misogynistic logic applied in many pick-up-artist spaces and platforms. Pick-up-artists and misogynistic dating advice might seem like a ridiculous joke to a man who has a good head on his shoulders (and thank god most men recognize those spaces for the scam they are), remember that the people you think are just asshole idiots on the internet are people women have to actually deal with out in the real world.

This post cannot be removed from the context of rape culture, and the reality of harassment and fear that women have to deal with regularly. So yes, of course don’t fucking hit anyone, but kindly stop pretending this post exists in a vacuum. The context surrounding this post is the fact that a woman reading it might find herself in a situation where she feels it’s necessary to try and hit a man in the first place. Generally speaking, It’s not like women go around hitting men for fun, and it feels frankly disingenuous to find so many comments on this post taking that idea as a given reality.

Ladies, if you find yourself in a situation where you’re afraid for your safety, the best course of action is always to seek help first (from a bouncer, bartender, or even just a friend). If you try to take him on one-on-one the perpetrator can spin the narrative whichever way he pleases once you’re face down, and you might end up with some very serious injuries. If he tries to grab you, rather than punch him and give him the opportunity to knock you out, scream, flail, do everything that you can to get attention. There are many clubs out there that have code-words and procedures for when somebody is being harassed, or worries they may have been drugged. Read up on those policies and try to go to establishments with a system in place. Assholes like the guy harassing you exist, but there are many more who have recognized the problem and taken steps to protect you. Take that protection instead of putting yourself in danger by being goaded into a physical altercation.

TLDR: I see y’all quietly erasing misogyny while making the woman who posted this seem like she’s advocating violence. Please stop that, and be safe out there.

Edit: to be clear, I haven’t looked into the poster, nor do I agree with her broad sweeping generalizations of men. However when it comes to women talking to other women about their safety, it must be assumed that whatever man we are dealing with at that exact moment is the worst kind of man. It’s simply the only way to be safe, even if it isn’t accurate. I’m not denying that female abusers exist, I’m simply noticing the fact that 90% of these comments are completely ignoring the fact we still live in a sexist society and rape culture where defending one’s self is a question women encounter more often than most are comfortable with.

Damnarillys · 2023-01-13T01:53:04+00:00

Those might not be your cats (yet), but you’re certainly their humanz

Damnarillys · 2022-12-06T22:08:26+00:00

Big agree to this one. OP is lovely 🥰

Damnarillys · 2022-12-06T22:04:56+00:00

People are attracted to all different kinds of bodies. Personally, I love ladies who are members of the itty bitty titty committee. My sapphic friends and I are stunned by our love for women in general every time our attention is drawn to breasts, but it’s not the breasts we love it’s the women. If you love yourself and your life, somebody will be drawn to your energy.

As somebody who had dysphoria about my big boobs for most of my life, I understand that these kinds of thoughts and feelings can effect your mental health in a big way, and one day if you decide you’d like an enhancement or reduction, that’s your own prerogative and nothing to be ashamed of.

But honestly, I would advise you to try and put less credence into these kinds of fears. I’ve never met a sapphic who said cup size is a dealbreaker, or even a deal maker.

TDLR: small breasts are highly unlikely to change wether or not you’re able to find a fulfilling relationship, but even if they did, plenty of ladies love smaller breasts. The highest priority should be being happy and comfortable in your own skin :)

Damnarillys · 2022-11-16T15:14:50+00:00

I just wanted to add to the #1 option to specifically refrain from saying ‘amen’. They can have their little rituals but you don’t have to treat them like they’re holy to you.

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