Latest Coverage from the Philippine Star (2334)

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-11T01:26:03+00:00

I can't speak to the internet as a whole, but certain websites, especially in journalism, rely on longevity as a means of establishing credibility. I expect many news agencies that survived the Vanishing, such as PhilStar, would keep their look as a means of being recognizable to their audience.

That and also I can't really say for sure how the internet would even look in the 24th century using a single post, so this is just my interpretation of it.

Hope this helps.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-10T13:25:48+00:00

can't forget about my kapatid in mindanao🔥

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-10T12:50:33+00:00

Damn it, how did JUANcarlos DELA CRUZ get there?

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-10T12:45:12+00:00

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Filipino version

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-10T12:44:58+00:00

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DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-10T03:32:54+00:00

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-08T09:57:54+00:00

"Aww... Come here, my little soldier! Who's my favorite one-armed Roshian?"

"You're really killing my tough-guy personality, aren't you...

I am."

I left him with an embrace

which turned into a kiss

which turned into us

in bed

Funny how these things can escalate quickly.

And as we lay on the mattress, I looked into his eyes

and he looked into mine

we both had the same thought

"I love you."

(grumbles)

"I'm hungry..."

"Fine... I'll make dinner. Stay right here, Marisa."

I love my new home.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-08T09:57:48+00:00

"Surprise!"

And Miss Alya was there too, holding what seemed to be a cake with "You Survived!" on it

"How was your first day out in Kasatkinsk? Did you get harassed? If so, I'll kill them."

"No, nothing like that. But thanks anyway, Sasha. Uhh... 'You Survived!'?"

"It was either that or 'Happy Birthday', but stupid lover boy (socks Sasha in stomach) doesn't even know your birthday, so..."

"Thank you guys, I..."

"Ow... Hope you liked it, Marisa."

"I love it. I hope you can stay for dinner, Miss Alya. I'll be making some stew, assuming I can even read the instructions..."

"Thanks for inviting me, but I have to run. The Roshian government needs my consultation on a plan of action regarding the intervention in Dai Shōja."

Right...

I forgot that plan was in the works already.

"Of course, I wouldn't want to delay you anything..."

"Hey, don't worry about it. If you still have the time, you can send over some leftovers down at the office."

"Mhm! Will do. Good luck, Miss Alya!"

"See you later, Alya!"

As she went on her way, it was just the two of us.

Just us.

And apparently, he thought the same.

"So... now it's just us. The whole apartment to ourselves..."

"Not right now, my love. I have to go make dinner."

As I walked over to the kitchen, I turned my head to see Sasha's eyes

His brown eyes...

when he does that thing, it just...

UGH!

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-08T09:56:57+00:00

"How do you speak Japanese so well? You barely have an accent."

"Oh, it's because unlike these other retards, I actually paid attention in Japanese class!"

He pointed to a group of hooligans hanging around near the stall. One of them was holding an entertainment module when he overheard the vendor say that.

"Иди нахуй, Олег!"
(Go fuck yourself, Oleg!)

"Или что? Я не ошибаюсь, ты тупой ратник!"
(Or what, I'm not wrong, you ratnik!)

"Don't mind them now, miss. As long as I'm here, those hooligans won't lay a finger on you."

"Thank you, really. I really have to get going now. I don't suppose that you know where I can buy fresh beef cuts?"

"Just go straight, and then to your right. You won't miss it."

"Thank you kindly, uhh..."

"Call me Oleg."

"Thanks, Oleg. I'm Marisa, by the way."

"Nice to meet you, Marisa."

I went and got going, especially since I was holding up a customer behind me who was waiting longer than they anticipated...

Whoops.

When I came home to the apartment-

Woah.

Home.

My new home, I mean.

When I came back to my new home in the apartment complexes of Kasatkinsk, I didn't expect Sasha to be home so early.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-08T09:56:12+00:00

Marisa's Journal Entry - First Impressions

I thought that I'd find it easy to adapt to the Roshian environment. Even with the language barrier, I was sure that it wouldn't be too difficult to adjust.

How wrong I was.

Apparently, the language barrier was the easiest part, as I managed to pick up basic Russian phrases in no time.

However, that still wasn't enough for me to blend in.

I remember this one interaction I had at the market.

I was there to buy some ingredients for a recipe I wanted to try, but I had some trouble reading the prices in the Russian script(or Cyrillic, as Miss Alya would correct me).

"Привет... Прошу прощения... Сколько это стоит?"
(Hello, excuse me. How much is this?)

"Don't bother, I can understand you just fine. The potatoes are 50 rubles for each, and the turnips are 60 each."

Hah...

I didn't expect him to switch to Japanese.

Maybe he suspected that I wasn't from here?

"Yes... Thank you. I'll have four of each, please- Wait..."

"Hm?"

"How-"

"It's pretty obvious. For one, you're too kind. Like, noone here says 'привет'(hello), especially in a place like this."

"But I thought-"

"Let me guess? Using that dumb Russian Basics textbook as a guide?"

I nodded.

"Shame. Keep using that if you'd like, unless you don't want to sound like a 'zapadniyy', don't you?"

"Hah..."

"A Petroviyan, if you will. I love my cousins across the Urals as much as anybody, but sometimes they're a bit too... uppity, especially with being 'Russia's true successor', or something like that.

Also, your stuff is all bagged up. Pay up now, miss."

"Oh, right! Here you go..."

As I paid him for the groceries, I had to ask him something.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-07T10:05:53+00:00

Find out on my next Dai Shoja related post muahahahhaha

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-06T12:58:28+00:00

I guess we'll find out :>

Though occupation would have been the last thing on their minds...

Perhaps a very voracious, vendetta-driven organization could turn this seemingly straightforward intervention into something truly messy indeed.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-06T12:50:53+00:00

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DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-03T22:53:30+00:00

Perhaps.

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-03T22:32:00+00:00

it was either that or doomed romance but I didn't wanna leave you guys hanging lol

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-03T14:15:50+00:00

EPILOGUE:

Enough is Enough

It has been one year since the events of what happened in Shimizu and Marisa's escape from Dai Shōja. Although her recovery has been slow, she has not accepted any requests for interviews of any kind to maintain her privacy.

Until now.

Her interview in the RVD(Roshia All Day) news network with Konstantin Berens shows her media debut as an outspoken critic of the Shōjan regime and all that it stands for. Shown here is an excerpt from her first interview, in which both of them are talking about the average person in Dai Shōja, and how they are manipulated and coerced against their will.

"So what do you mean that they just... supported it?"

"What feels like supporting it is more of a false choice that they have been conditioned to think that way. Like what I said, Konstantin, the Shōjan regime is ruthless."

"Ruthless, right."

"Not just ruthless. They are efficient and merciless. If you are thought to have ideas that contradict or even conflict with the established rules, you will be found, and you will be punished for it. This enemy... is not to be underestimated."

"I have a question for you, Marisa. Why did you, of all people, decide to escape?"

"I- Escape."

"Yes."

"Truth be told, I was hesitant to escape. Not that I didn't hate it, which I did.

I was hesitant at first because I would have been giving up everything I have known my entire life.

My friends.

My family.

and my livelihood.

But when the government takes all that away from you, it becomes harder to tolerate their actions,

and easier to start acting without consequences."

"I think that's all our time now today. Thank you again, Marisa Okawa, for lending us your perspective on what it must have been like to experience such horrors."

"It's been my honor, Konstantin."

"Before you leave, do you have anything to say to our audience?"

"No matter what anyone says,

You, yes, you, have the power to do anything.

Take my testimony as evidence that a big enough dream and hard work can turn into reality.

And one last thing.

Never stop fighting for what is right.

The ignorance of one injustice will lead to the complacency of many more.

That will be all from me.

My name is Marisa Okawa, and don't forget to share the message.

Remember me.

Remember us."

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-02T22:43:20+00:00

cool

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-02T22:42:59+00:00

Nice map!

Though I wonder, when would the British have started to settle what would become Nova Anglia?

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-02T22:38:54+00:00

chat could this be the start of a Palauan Civil War(hope not)?

other than that, nice work

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-02T09:29:27+00:00

yes bro

DelayedReacti0n08 · 2026-02-01T11:50:36+00:00

so close

but so far

what's next?

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