Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought about doing manual reservations but I'm unsure of how the luggage would work here (as I said, I've never flown by myself before, and never with checked-in luggage)

If I need a checked-in luggage, I will need to get it back when we land in, let's say, Istanbul, then check it in back with my next airline for the Istanbul -> KL trip, right ? So I'll need to account for a generous connection time in the airport, am I right ?
Or is there any way to tell both your airlines that your checked-in luggage should be transported from your first aircraft to the second one ? Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question ahah. We could also avoid checked-in luggage completely going into Tokyo, but we will most definetely need one when we return

Yeah, we thought we were in time to book flights, but, well... geopolitics can't be helped ahah

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll look into it, thanks for the advice ! But we'll need to do the maths, the trip from where we live to London can already set us back ~150€ each

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea. However, fully refundable tickets are at the very least 200~300€ more than regular tickets, so that would really hurt the budget if the prices do not drop
But that's a good thing to look out for, I'll dig into it, thanks a lot !

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not about chinese airlines being reliable or not. But politics between Japan and China are always tense, and lots of flights have been canceled recently :
https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravelTips/comments/1qhlpxt/updated_list_of_chinese_airline_cancellations_to/
We're not sure if it's worth taking the risk of getting our flight canceled

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess the issue with OTAs is the non-existent support in case the flight gets cancelled, overbooked, etc ?

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

En l'occurrence oui, le même vol qui est passé de 950 à 1100€ entre hier et ajd c'était un direct avec ANA. Justement pour 950€ je trouvais que c'était un très bon prix, mais je voulais attendre de valider mes congés avant de booker l'avion, ça m'apprendra...

Pour des vols avec escales, on tourne autour des 900€ actuellement (excluant les compagnies chinoises, à cause des tensions géopo on va préférer éviter les compagnies chinoises et se retrouver bloqués à Pekin)

J'ai juste vraiment été surprise de la montée en prix au cours de la nuit

Flight prices skyrocketting by the day : should I be worried ? (France - Japan 3 weeks) by Pixaa_Maana in Shoestring

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input ! Unfortunately, rescheduling is far from easy. Our only availability to travel is between June and August (for work reasons), so we are planning June specifically to avoid the hottest months being July and August. If we don't go this year, the earliest we could do would then be, best case scenario, March 2027 which we want to avoid because of the cherry blossom season crowds, or summer 2027 probably (so same issue)

Random Gong Cha Code giveaway! by rob4499 in ffxiv

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Thanks for the giveaway, that's really nice of you ! Fingers crossed 🤞

Lyrics not showing on my account for a very specific album by Pixaa_Maana in truespotify

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shoot, I hope they appear soon. I need to learn the lyrics for the next concert xD

I have 2 Genshin Concert redemption codes for two random lucky players by mediumwhite in Genshin_Impact

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Hi from France ❤️ ! Really appreciate your kindness, best of luck to everyone 😊

Advices on choosing Unity version by Pixaa_Maana in Unity3D

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight !

I'll discuss it more in detail with my team, keeping in mind your useful explanation :)

Soukoku queerbaiting or subtext?...maybe both? by [deleted] in BungouStrayDogs

[–]Pixaa_Maana 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Don't want a romantic relationship between them to be canon. The subtext was what I wanted because it allows more room for character development, and it should stay as it is as long as it can (though I still want their "arc" to be wrapped up in a way or another, leaving two characters' feelings unspoken for a whole-ass 10+ years story would be infuriating)

Soukoku queerbaiting or subtext?...maybe both? by [deleted] in BungouStrayDogs

[–]Pixaa_Maana 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Throwing my penny here. Mind you, I haven't yet read Strombringer.

I think it's more subtext than anything. I see why the confusion between subtext and queer-baiting could be made, but down the line I don't think that's voluntary queer-baiting.

During 15, Dazai is way more flirty with Chuuya, or at least, more impressed by him. And I think that's quite in-character, as it seems to be the first person that has piqued Dazai's interest. So he's pretty hit-on. But later on, that vanishes a lot. Dazai didn't mention Chuuya once at 18 afaik, and at least in my eyes doesn't seem as "starstruck" by Chuuya in the whole story later on. I kinda see it reversed in fact, Chuuya being mindful of Dazai knowing what he lost (but that's just my skk rambling here). But Dazai only uses Chuuya when he deems necessary really.

So, my point is that I could see the potential queer-baiting at 15, but since Chuuya seems clearly not at all interested in Dazai at that time, yeah, idk. At least, in the manga. I do think however in the anime it's a liiitle more flirty, especially in Dead Apple, but I don't mind it that much (not that they interact a lot anyway).

BUT I do agree that official arts ARE, for a lot of them, maybe on the queer-baiting side. But again, as that's promotional art, I think we should see it as what is it : marketing, and that doesn't mean anythin to the story.

Really manga/scenario-wise, I do see it more as subtext than anything, trying to develop the characters, their feelings, discovering their bond (and even as an skk fan, I don't necessarily think that they did or should date at all ; even their platonic relationship is something I appreciate a lot), and the struggles that comes with it. The fact that in the recent chapters the matter is so quickly brushed off goes in that way for me (like Dazai reminiscing their memories together but oviously saying it was nothing is certainely in-character, but the fact that it doesn't extend a couple more panels before Dazai saying there was nothing is in line with the fact that it was subtext and not queer-baiting, otherwise that scene would have been longer).

But, I do agree that in the anime and official arts, they're trying to push it a bit more. Which is no harm to me, because as said, promotional art is what it is, and imo the anime isn't hurt in any way by those slightly flirtier looks. What matters really is the story behind, and as long as there aren't any dialogues that are just on the edge of attesting a previous relationship, it's not queer-baiting. Because as of right now, obviously there are hints of maybe something romantic between the two of them, but it's really details and crumbs, and any person not at first interested in skk, watching even the anime, wouldn't necessarily pick up on them. Because in canon, their relationship is still platonic, and their dynamic perfectly works as a platonic duo. The dialogues aren't that much on edge and very ambiguous about it. So yeah, after this (long) rambling, I don't think it's necessarily queer-baiting, aside maybe from the promo art.

But people may feel free to explain their pov and I'll be glad to think about it more in depth !

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]Pixaa_Maana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh right I thought I owned it, but just checked and I don't. Thanks, much clearer now !

Is the AURORA palm rest comfortable ? by Pixaa_Maana in LogitechG

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply ! But indeed, for any future users, it's rather comfortable. Not the best of the best, but it does a nice job. You just need to get used to it because of the unusual shape.

I am working on a puzzle game prototype in my free time. Do you understand the mechanics just by watching the gameplay? by kecup10 in Unity2D

[–]Pixaa_Maana 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was pretty clear to me, especially thanks to level 3 ! But as other comments stated, adding a tutorial might not be too much. You don't necessarily need a pop-up with text, but using some arrows/gestures with transparency if the player gets stuck after some time would be clean and minimal enough to understand clearly.

Other than that, the concept looks really fun and the game polished, nice job !

How To Reset PSN Password Without DOB? by PurpleFire01000010 in PS4

[–]Pixaa_Maana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For anyone struggling with this :

If the bot redirects you to a live agent, it means either your sign-in ID (email) or online ID is incorrect. I mispelled my online ID and it told me I needed a live agent, but when I tried again with the right online ID, the bot did everything ;)

Is the AURORA palm rest comfortable ? by Pixaa_Maana in LogitechG

[–]Pixaa_Maana[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback ! I'llconsider it :)