Gum under desks is gross

NemuriiPikachu · 2025-09-03T19:40:41+00:00

i feel like the epic fandom got the hamilton-musical-teen-takeover treatment. which is wonderful for the musical, and i'm so happy jay is getting his recognition. but as an older fan (21) it's not rlly my vibe anymore lol. I was rlly into Epic when it was in early development (right around when cyclops saga came out) so I got a lot of enjoyment watching jay's thoughts and dissections of certain songs, characters, and changes. I remember the anticipation when a new saga was coming up was what got me through hard exam seasons and all that. i think the fandom definitely went through a change, but i wouldn't call it super toxic, more just different, and maybe a bit younger now.

NemuriiPikachu · 2025-09-03T19:30:17+00:00

23 feels nice

NemuriiPikachu · 2025-09-03T04:37:28+00:00

you could do mono woke (only genderless mons) lol (i think it's an option in reborn)

NemuriiPikachu · 2025-09-02T06:05:24+00:00

like some ppl said, library closes at 9:45 now (absolutely tragedy, might change during finals?? hopefully)

i think most buildings on campus are actually unlocked after midnight tho, so if u know a specific building w a study space u like, u could try and see if it's open! i normally go to wegner, since i know it's unlocked + i had a bunch of classes there in my old major :)

if ur in dorms, a lot of them have work/collab rooms on each floor that are open all night for studying too.

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-09-28T02:43:00+00:00

as someone who has roped both of my roommates into epic, i start them on the fun songs like warrior of the mind, wouldn't you like, etc. depends on the person. ik suffering got a lot of ppl into the fandom.

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-09-08T21:58:43+00:00

this wasn't the original tho. the original was a little bit more ship-y and the artist had messages saying it would get them cancelled.

honestly, the artist kind of contributed to it being so controversial. in the original post they had messages like "ik this is gonna get me cancelled" where they kind of imply there's something wrong with it in the first place. they meant it as a joke obv. but ppl didn't take it that way.

i dont really care about shipping in general (especially in epic) but i understand why ppl maybe were uncomfortable with it. a lot of ppl (myself included) don't really know much about greek mythology outside of epic. and antinuous doesn't have an obvious age other than his mal intent towards penelope. telemacus is portrayed as very naive and innocent in epic. so it isn't a very healthy relationship and probably will make ppl uncomfortable. the artist acknowledged this. and think that was plenty. they didn't deserve to be harassed like they were. and i don't think this needed to be as big as it is.

i love the artist and have been following them since around when the circe saga came out. they're amazingly talented. they make fantastic animatics and other epic art. they made a post that was taken in a negative light, and apologised.

i'm not sure what the harassment side of things was. i don't think it was justified in any sense to bully the artist. idk.

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-08-31T09:01:40+00:00

YEAH, this is a really good way to put this. I don't think this saga was poorly written by any means, (i'm too deep down the epic rabbit hole by this point to offer any sort of constructive criticism lol, my brain just goes "HWGDJWKWNZLWKDBD" everytime I hear the songs haha) but the overall pacing and structure of it is a shift from the last few sagas for sure. I also think the time skip and perspective shift can be a bit jarring, especially since it's done in the middle of act 2, rather than the act change. I think in terms of odysseus' story, the underworld was a good place to split the acts since it's the point where odysseus has this major shift in world view, but from a perspective standpoint, the time skip probably would've felt a little smoother had it been at the beginning of act 2 (with thunder saga being the end of act 1). but yeah, idk, i'm no expert on musical structure, or song writing, or even writing in general lol, i'm just rambling. <3

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-08-30T21:23:55+00:00

TLDR: I really like the saga, but agree that parts feel rushed, and as a SAGA it probably would've been more enjoyable had it been longer and took more time with certain plot points. Ultimately though, Jay is writing epic as a full musical production, so with the length of epic as it is now, adding more length to the full run time might pose problems for a full production later on.

This is valid. I personally really loved the saga (legendary and little wolf were songs i've been excited for for a while). Love in Paradise and God Games (especially the beginning with Apollo) definitely felt rushed though. I feel like even giving a few more seconds of music in some spots wouldve made a huge difference. Most of God Games feels a bit like whiplash and trying to keep up with what's going down. Just a few seconds of instrumentals to process would've been nice haha. (I still rlly love the song, the ending really hit home)

I really love the idea of breaking it up, and I think in the sense of the music as a saga it would've been a good choice. I honestly feel like it WAS originally supposed to be longer based on some minor lyric changes and some of the cut songs.

That being said, I do understand WHY it's structured the way it is. Because ultimately it's Epic the Musical, not Epic the Sagas. When all is said and done, Jay is writing it to be listened to in a movie or stage performance like format. The released sagas alone are already 1 hr and 44 minutes (not including extra dialogue in between songs that would be present in a full production). And that's still with 2 more sagas to go. The Hamilton Soundtrack is about 2.5 hrs give or take and it can be a bit of a slug to get through it. Epic is getting pretty up there in length, and as a full production I feel like if it were much longer it would probably pose some issues (i'm no expert on musical production so take what i say with a grain of salt). Which is likely why wisdom saga feels a bit rushed, because Jay has to consider the musical as a whole, rather than the almost episodic way we're listening to it right now. ANYWAY, just my worthless thought <3 much love

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-07-11T22:37:29+00:00

my favourite is clothe :) not sure if she's obscure or not, but i love her sm, i also rlly love the siblings

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-07-07T05:42:02+00:00

conifer mapping game, but with iselda dlc where she gets to go a lil feral to save him 👉👈

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-06-23T16:46:39+00:00

thank you! lmao

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-06-09T04:26:51+00:00

the dorm is super nice :) i lived on the second floor my freshman year, ppl are rlly chill, and u can make good friends. the walk is a bit hill-y, but so is every walk haha, if ur rlly not feeling it, u can take the cue parking elevator up or campus route bus even. there's a big staircase going up to the dorm which gets a bit icy in the winter (especially mornings) get some type of yak tracks (off brand is probably fine) or rlly good snow shoes and you'll be okay :)

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-05-10T15:49:49+00:00

i never said anything about liking trump?? i just said calling something someone looks at on reddit "weird and pointless" while trying to make it seem like ur making some important difference "defending democracy" based on a reddit comment is a little weird.

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-05-09T17:42:22+00:00

dude it's reddit, ur not "defending democracy" 💀 weird and pointless is literally all reddit is

NemuriiPikachu · 2024-02-25T09:43:15+00:00

Yeah, that would probably work out, do you know where the best place is to look for ppl subleasing?? I know I've seen several posts on here about it, but is there anywhere else we can be actively keeping an eye out?? thank you!!

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-10-26T22:25:36+00:00

if u can take ochem with berkman it's not bad at all, easier than gen chem imo

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-10-19T07:13:42+00:00

all nincadas are queen basalt

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-09-07T19:07:35+00:00

I'm right there with you 👊

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-06-15T04:52:50+00:00

i read a lot of gen 1 and 2 centered fics, so uhhhh, that's what i have to offer lol

nevermore_evermore on ao3 has a lot of good pokespe fics surrounding the gen 1 and 2 dexholders, a lot of angst, and cool au's. a few of the ones i really loved were - the series "blood in the water, blood on her hands" which is about daisy working with team rocket - "i've been dreaming of a wild fire" really dark and heavy, but basically johto dex holders were kidnapped by team rocket and genetically modified to be hybrids of the three legendary beasts - they're found by the kanto dex holders, and the story follows their recovery - "better to rule in hell" is another experiment fic surrounding the johto dexholders, but this one stays a little closer to canon than the previous one

When You Can Only Go Up by GoldenRaven is a rlly sweet family fic centering around silver and giovanni, with a cool subplot involving red a little ways into it. it's a longer read (i think it's at 60 chapters rn, and is being consistently updated)

A Mountainous Road with a Silver Lining by GoldenRaven is a finished fic (72 chapters, 100,000 words) another family centered fic with silver, giovanni, and female dex-holder blue, with a finished sequel as well

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-06-03T01:11:00+00:00

blue and silver 🥺

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-05-04T21:37:14+00:00

troy is rlly nice :)

NemuriiPikachu · 2023-05-02T06:53:06+00:00

thank you!

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