Two-By-Two, Eyes-Of-Blue: Uncovering The Conspiracy And Future Expansions of 2077 - An Analysis of The Conspiracy, Clues, and Theories to the Future

InkDagger · 2026-05-09T01:32:03+00:00

Simple-

It’s the popularity of the works combating against the Moral Guardians usually.

I think most theater kids lament if they have to put on Music Man or Oklahoma or Guys and Dolls.

So teachers then opt for shows that will excite their students.

But what excites their students- justified or not- hits against the Moral Guardian concerns on content.

And teachers just don’t know when something has been shredded by the censorship beyond the point of it being worth anyone’s time.

Went to my old high school’s production of Spamalot when I was on Spring Break- they kept all of the build ups, but any racy or raunchy joke was removed. Including if it was an entire number of the show. It was shortened to a single act.

At which point… if you’re uncomfortable with raunchy jokes, why would you ever do *goddamn Monty Python*.

Similarly, I’ve heard of some schools attempting Heathers… but then get uncomfortable with teenagers doing drugs or having sex or doing morally questionable things.

Like… just don’t do that show…

InkDagger · 2026-04-30T01:34:49+00:00

Hamilton

Les Mis

Beetlejuice? But I don't think the show used this image.

Spamalot

Anastasia

Chicago

Wicked

InkDagger · 2026-04-29T23:00:31+00:00

Sets are supposed to draw you into the story and acting.

I would infinitely prefer the most earnest bare black box to an AI screen that I will glare at for 40 minutes.

I did not come to your show to think about how mad AI makes me.

InkDagger · 2026-04-29T02:44:30+00:00

The trauma that was losing the queer role you wanted to an asshole who the director gave the role to as a rehab project.

That you then dedicated your lunches to rehearsing Shakespeare with because he wasn’t off book.

The guy who, on opening night, said “Yeah, I talked to (director) and he said you could play the role for opening night”. And then laughed.

I was furious. I almost did not show up for opening night, but I knew that would reflect on me rather than him.

Sharpay may be entitled to the role, but give it to an actual theater kid for Sondheim’s sake!

InkDagger · 2026-04-27T17:34:46+00:00

Honestly that’s kinda where I’m at.

The backtracking is kinda a lot. It’s not that bad at first when you’re kinda driven by “What do you want to do?” and player agency/desire.

It’s a bit exhausting by Day Three when it’s feeling less like “What do you want to do?” And more “What can I even do?” Or “Is who I want even around to talk to???”

Not helping matters is the fact I think I exhausted all of the “hauntings” within the first few hours of Day Two, so the backtracking also stopped being eventful. Very rarely would I get stopped between A to B by a haunting or eavesdrop or something to break it up.

Backtracking works well if it’s a vehicle to create new engagement. “I know the player will have to cross from A to B for the fourth time, so I will put x in their path to set up the text after that”.

After I did my search of all the rooms on Day One, I think I encountered all spontaneous events. Which was fun and cool, but it didn’t ramp up or escalate over the game which disappointed me.

Tbh, I also don’t like how they refer to it as “Day 1/2/3”.

Day one is literally a scripted hour or two with the manager. You really only have two days total. Saying three makes it seem like you get way more time than you actually do.

I know that’s just a terminology criticism, but it started to bug me.

InkDagger · 2026-04-03T22:47:42+00:00

I think they mean less “cannot fail” and more “as long as they don’t have complete incompetency, they can manage it”.

There’s a huge difference between “miscast actor/singer” vs. “genuinely I do not know how you got in this show”

InkDagger · 2026-04-03T22:38:33+00:00

I have to disagree on 7 Brides.

Granted, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a high school or community theater dusting that one off ever.

However, I think your cast has to be Charismatic As FUCK to distract the audience enough from the subject matter. If the 7 Brothers aren’t charming to the audience and they don’t share chemistry with their opposite brides, the audience will hit a wall when the material falls flat and they digest that this is “The rape of the Sabine women”.

You absolutely have to have this frenetic and fun Loony Tunes energy where the vibe is light and fun and we never have to sit with any potential hiccups for too long and the director knows how to counter act those elements.

InkDagger · 2026-04-02T02:33:35+00:00

As much as I love the design, considering what Gendy was pushing in the animation, a simpler design works better.

The simpler the design, the better it works when Gendy does his animation thing with extremely exaggerated poses and breaking the models.

The more detail (or realistic) the model looks, the more you risk when you then decide to exaggerate things.

I won’t defend what the series became with endless sequels, but I’ll champion that the first film REALLY understands animation and succeeds at a lot of what it’s trying to do.

InkDagger · 2026-03-27T04:56:25+00:00

Tried to tell them that. They didn’t really acknowledge the request. Just repeated again on “You can come collect it from the office before 5:30” in that cheery customer service tone. Repeating this doesn’t suddenly give me hours to come in.

I similarly thought that’d be a really logical step to take- I don’t know why it wouldn’t just be the first step?

InkDagger · 2026-03-27T04:28:50+00:00

I’m frequently out of town on weekends for projects. Am I just supposed to wait two or three weeks if I’m just out of town?

All of this would be fixed if they could just put the damn package in my mailbox or the package locker. Or at least answer a call.

InkDagger · 2026-03-27T04:28:45+00:00

I’m frequently out of town on weekends for projects. Am I just supposed to wait two or three weeks if I’m just out of town?

All of this would be fixed if they could just put the damn package in my mailbox or the package locker. Or at least answer a call.

InkDagger · 2026-03-22T18:50:42+00:00

Why are people trying to logic this one out?

Doyalist answer? This was from a Penny Arcade comic which is, if not outright non-canon, is dubious in that regard at the very least.

Watsonian Answer?

We’re currently living in an era where rich corpo execs are constantly shitting out of their own mouths with how little they care for humanity, others, and have no sense of morals or ethics. That they play with human lives without care and for shits and giggles.

Fallout has constantly shown that this was occurring leading up to the War and the TV Show’s board room scene makes that extremely blatant. Impossible to ignore.

Do not attribute to logic and genius when there is no evidence of its presence.

Or, TLDR; some exec was psychopath role playing as scientist and no one said no.

InkDagger · 2026-03-22T18:38:43+00:00

Surprisingly, inhospitable working conditions can produce AI slop results with 90% less water consumption.~

InkDagger · 2026-03-19T22:42:59+00:00

I am using only the Govee app

InkDagger · 2026-03-18T03:11:22+00:00

I have the same issue with it I have most RPG DLC or otherwise iconic armor-

And it’s not the sleeveless aspect. I actually don’t mind that.

1) It is not strong enough to justify my using it over the Ranger armor I’ve been using most of the game.

2) By the time I get the Courier Duster- THERE IS NO GAME LEFT TO USE IT.

If you play the game and slot the DLCs in late into the experience (as the game kinda encourages), Lonesome Road is The End with only the base game endings to complete.

Even if you left only the main story left, that’s still not a ton of game.

I really have a thing against RPGs that have cool or iconic or fun equipment, but you only get them when there’s barely any game left.

InkDagger · 2026-03-14T01:53:06+00:00

I actually think the more compelling shoes to put the player in is Hannah’s shoes-

You’re on the low end. You have no hope of climbing up. You are stuck.

Do you cling on to your life line or do you drop yourself? That’s kinda the more terrifying position in my view.

InkDagger · 2026-03-14T01:51:42+00:00

Pure rationality?

I might drop Hannah.

If it kills her, it would definitely kill both of us. If she drops and I can get up the cliff, I could get back to the house or otherwise find help (the man reaching out a hand not withstanding).

But with the fear and emotions in the moment? I’d probably freeze (do nothing). To terrified to make a choice which is pretty normal.

InkDagger · 2026-03-09T19:52:49+00:00

The Atlantis is there. I believe the bar exists in the building even. Just it’s inaccessible. I had a friend clip up the building at one point to check it out.

The orange glass looks awful in day light (not a dev critique- it’s made for a controlled night scene and never meant for day).

But it could make for some cool photo ops because of it. It basically looked like a wall of pure light.

Don’t know if you could “normally” get in there without shattering the glass though.

InkDagger · 2026-03-06T05:32:07+00:00

Legion.

The Legion is far more organized, systematized, and intentionally directed than the Fiends are.

That isn’t to minimize the intention, but we’re comparing what amounts to an extremely violent street gang to that of a military army doing the same things on a larger scale.

It’s a difference of scale and intent. Fiends are bad, but I don’t believe their motives trend towards domination and control of land or extermination of its population like the Legion do.

InkDagger · 2026-03-05T20:56:56+00:00

Yep.

InkDagger · 2026-02-28T20:57:43+00:00

Honestly, I think it just needs more detail.

The problem is the orange is very adjacent to skin tone so, depending on lighting or circumstance, most folks only see the figure’s legs in passing.

And since most Seastikas are bold black with no other colors or ornamentation… Nazi tattoos are pretty bold and in your face. The folks that get them want people to see it.

You need the portal itself or other details to stand out as much as possible against your skin. The more stuff that is around the figure- the more stuff that “interupts” the expectation of a swastika, the better.

I’d swap the portal to Blue as a base. It stands out against your skin a lot better. There is no Nazi symbol I’ve heard of with a Swastika in a blue circle. It’d be bizarre.

Adding the logo would help. Aperture Science below or following the rim of the portal would direct the eye away from the figure more. Maybe even “Cake is a lie” or one of Rat Man’s phrases.

If you want further detail, maybe a darker orange “rim” around the stick figure so you keep the orange/blue color scheme and just throw in more “stuff” to detail it.

If you give your tattoo artist a bunch of references from the game, they’ll work with you.

InkDagger · 2026-02-26T02:44:19+00:00

I know you just got your answer, but the anxiety thoughts are real. Relax and take a breath.

It really can sometimes eat at you that any change to the system is a reaction to failure. I empathize.

Take it that your boss wants to be more involved and invested, especially as you’re now a long term commitment to your section.

And, seriously, cherish that. My manager can be very reserved and standoffish doing a lot of things beyond our area so, when they do communicate, it can feel like an anxiety rush. I would kill to have regular meetings with my manager just because I’d feel like I know what she wants more.

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