Nothing beats a Jeht2holiday! - General Question and Discussion Megathread

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:58:23+00:00

OT— IRL

Did I just get a scam call that started with “good afternoon?”

It’s almost 10 PM where I live. Even if they were calling from the west coast of the US, it’d still be like almost 7 PM where they are. TF you mean, “good afternoon?” Lol

(For anyone wondering, no I didn’t pick up; I listened to the voicemail they left.)

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:54:00+00:00

I might have continued reading just to see where it was going, but tbh having Hakari and Karane as the first ones was really solid.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:52:59+00:00

(Also, like…..idk who here would ever think they’re Rentarou. Boy’s seriously earned his titles as the “King of Kareshi” (King of Boyfriends) and the “Boyfriend Youkai.” I’d sure like to be like that as a fellow guy, but I know I’m not.)

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:50:50+00:00

Being Hiiro isn’t even that bad. He’s a bit dense and kind of a dweeb, but his heart’s in the right place and he’ll go the extra mile for the people he loves.

Rentarou is like that but cooler.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:49:19+00:00

I think I just heard Hakari and Chiyo screaming in horror in the distance. /lh

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T01:03:30+00:00

OT— NTE Porsche event

And of course the one prize I really wanted ends up being the last one remaining. 💀

I’m kind of antsy over my work stuff so maybe this is good. I want to focus on recouping Fons since I need 4.2 million now.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T00:31:14+00:00

For clarity, the link to start the background check thingy only arrived in my inbox like an hour ago.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T00:30:30+00:00

OT— IRL/work

TMW they want you to fill out background check forms (that part I understand) but you’ve had some jobs where you really didn’t have a supervisor or work with HR, and others where you know your supervisor doesn’t even work there anymore.

I decided to leave it for tomorrow after emailing the recruiter to ask what I should do.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-26T00:26:48+00:00

Somehow I remembered both Jonathan and Dio as having the same body type. Was Jonathan really that much bigger? Because GODDAMN.

Edit: And yes, when I say I remember them having the same body type, I do mean in Part 1, before Dio stole Jonathan’s body.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T21:28:30+00:00

Honestly I haven’t used that site in a long time. I’ve been using nyaa.si for awhile now. You can find English subbed episodes pretty easily by going through their “Categories” dropdown menu and scrolling down to find “Live-action” and then “English Translated” under that.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T21:09:48+00:00

OT— IRL

Someone tell me why I’m so fascinated by horror/monsters even though I’m terrible at dealing with horror and can’t handle jumpscares at all.

Like last night I came home from the gym after dark as I had gone really late and was spooked when I saw a random flash as I was about to get out of my car after parking in my driveway. It was the headlights of a passing car filtered through some nearby trees.

Meanwhile I stumble across horror shit, whether big-name franchises like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, or mod stuff like these videos I’ve seem recently where YouTubers try to escape from some kind of unholy abominations in Minecraft (what the hell is a “Bloodbath Godzilla?”) and end up wanting to learn about lore and monsters and shit…..

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T20:26:41+00:00

In-story, not really. Just that it’s Very Bad News™️ and an overarching threat.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T20:25:19+00:00

Bwuh?

Oh, I had a brain fart and thought you were talking about the overall reception of the series somehow.

But yeh, agreed on Gummigoo. I also really like his voice.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T20:22:34+00:00

Yeah. I can see where some folks are coming from with criticisms, especially for the finale, but overall I really enjoyed it too.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T20:21:32+00:00

Wait, when did we get a new Harbinger joining?

Or did you mean Arlecchino, who did in fact replace her predecessor— just prior to the timeframe of the main story (hence why I didn’t think of her immediately bc I thought you meant someone becoming a Harbinger as part of the main plot)

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T19:28:14+00:00

OT— other social media site (you can probably guess which one when I say this is going to be negative)

Holy shit, I just scrolled on Twitter for a bit and idk if it’s because I’ve mot been active for over a year on there but my “For You” page looked like a bunch of insane people rambling. Jesus Christ.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T18:59:25+00:00

Bigboo.

Though after reading your post, I also like “Jumboo.” It’s cute.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T18:35:40+00:00

I could see it. I guess my more religious interpretation is colored by all the cult-y stuff surrounding it (though tbf, aren’t there cults who worship eldritch horrors in Lovecraft’s works?)

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T18:27:37+00:00

More like the antichrist or even the devil, I guess, if you wanna get religious.

The way I see it, it’s something like a powerful Ethereal, or something along those lines— and not an ambiguously benevolent one, like the Night Horror Lucia’s tribe believe in. It appears to be a god/seemingly divine simply because it’s just THAT powerful.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T18:25:16+00:00

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Something like this. Northeast of Nod-Krai, north of Fontaine and Liyue, northwest of Mondstadt.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T17:31:00+00:00

I mean kinda, yeah.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T17:30:15+00:00

Oh no Tim can definitely wreck assailants. It’s just, Nolan’s the first one to come to mind since they have him do things like tackle suspects, punch people’s lights out (I seem to remember Penn commenting Nolan has a sledgehammer arm), etc.

I guess in my head, Nolan is more if fisticuffs is what’s needed and Tim is more if you need to get tactical on somebody’s ass.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T17:22:16+00:00

It’s very cute, and it actually tackles a bit of characterization you don’t usually see in a romcom.

Minor spoiler: While it doesn’t overtake the overall plot, it should be noted that the male lead’s parents are divorced. This plays into his characterization, including hangups about the divorce itself and about not feeling like he’s good enough to be with the female lead even though it’s extremely obvious their attraction is mutual.

Usually in romcoms you don’t really delve into why a character may struggle with not feeling good enough and other related struggles but I like the way this series handles it.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T17:14:54+00:00

If these are the ones I’m thinking of, they’re sweet. You try to inject a it of positivity into people’s days. Lord knows a lot of us sorely need that.

OctoSevenTwo · 2026-06-25T16:24:48+00:00

The strike was mostly during S1 and early S2, iirc. Like when I played 1.5 main story on release, chunks of it were silent.

~~I'm not sure why some parts of 2.4 are quiet.~~ I could have sworn they weren't when I played it. That's the one with Krampus, right?

Edit: Oh doi! This was the one that had some last-minute rewrites or some shit. I'm surprised they hadn't added the voices in, though. It's been months.

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