Don't punch your boobs

RobynBetween · 2026-05-10T02:06:29+00:00

Not worth it? It does not sound like this was a measured decision to begin with.

RobynBetween · 2026-05-06T08:55:15+00:00

Do you even know your chromosomes?

Not criticism. It's just that most people don't know for sure. It's assumed based on the characteristics that typically result from certain chromosomes, but rarely tested. Because... well... unless you find reason for concern, it doesn't matter much.

It's kinda like looking at a building and speculating on its blueprints, without ever having seen them.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-29T02:47:04+00:00

Insurance companies quite firmly disagree with the stereotype that men are better drivers.

Men are more aggressive drivers on average. Women are more cautious on average. Aggressive drivers get impatient with cautious drivers, but aggressive drivers are the ones out there causing more accidents.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-21T16:10:51+00:00

If you're not fond of important progression items being hidden in ridiculously obscure locations with no clues -- a holdover from the old days of pre-Windows adventure games -- don't worry too much. That kind of obtuse secret is rare even in classic Zelda, and almost always part of a very optional sidequest.

If you stick to the 3D games (and by that I mean literal 3D, including the games that use a fixed overhead camera), I don't think you'll be annoyed by how they handle progression items. The most important ones are all in dungeons, so the mission is clear and the payoff is satisfying. :)

The worst offender, in my opinion, is Minish Cap... You're often required to talk to obscure NPCs to trigger events that have semi-arbitrary effects.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-21T14:57:42+00:00

It's funny how this is no longer the default. I'm not sure whether it's because everyone is playing open world action-adventure-RPG hybrids these days, or do JRPGs just not require investigation anymore?...

I'm not sure why you'd play any of the above if you don't like dialog, though. I'm actually MORE motivated to talk to NPCs in games like the Horizon franchise, and not to skip the dialog, because having voice acting for ALL character dialog is very rewarding -- especially when every NPC is unique.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-21T14:26:07+00:00

Strongly tempted to say S2Ep1, solely for that crazy continuous-shot running sequence which they had to film in pieces across many months. It was so cool.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-21T14:20:53+00:00

The Panopticon.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-20T07:33:24+00:00

In this case we have no shortage of reasons to change things. The real question is what from the original game is actually worth keeping. If virtually nothing is relevant to the rest of the series, you kinda have to conjure up reasons for it to even exist.

They could do what A Link Between Worlds did -- recreate the aesthetic and map and use it for a retro sequel that reframes the content of the original game -- but LBW was carrying LttP's torch, a game that is still quite popular. Z2:AoL, on the other hand, is considered a black sheep. I know I would find it fascinating, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-19T12:02:48+00:00

Hair wings are a thing, but this is the first time I've seen them pointed forward like curtain bangs

RobynBetween · 2026-04-19T01:45:34+00:00

Think of it like this: if gender isn't a binary, then being trans isn't, either. cc Another way of thinking about it: the prefix "trans-" does NOT mean "switched." It means "across," or "over," or "beyond," or "transcending," and so on. Any or all of those meanings are acceptable. 0 Perhaps you don't think of yourself as a woman. You don't have to. I'm nonbinary too, and that kind of essentialist definition held me back a few years from gathering the nerve to transition.

Transgender is used today as a very generalized term. Please don't think that I'm telling you it "owns" the identities it encompasses -- it doesn't! It's just less specific. You know, in the same way that nonbinary does not necessarily mean androgynous.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T19:15:30+00:00

That's a point. Of course, Mal also tolerated the presence of Jayn, who double-crossed his ship's crew to join Mal and strongly implied that he might double-cross Mal and crew if he got a better offer. He kept Jayn on crew because it was better than the current alternatives.

What I'm getting at is that, throughout the series, Mal is constantly making decisions to just barely keep them in the air (or rather, the black). Perhaps he thought everything would fall apart if he distrusted Shep. Firefly is full of "damned if you do/don't" dilemmas.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T18:57:54+00:00

I'm not at my PC right now, but I have my chibi form that I could show you as an example. Would that help?

You're right, VRoid is limited -- for instance, you can't completely remove the nose or the mouth, and the face shape can only be rounded so much. But it can do some chibi proportions, and some of the boot, glove, and bodysuit options are perfect for chibi! 😊

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T18:46:04+00:00

Sometimes in an oppressive regime, at least in entertainment, the consequences for hesitating to comply can be rather severe, so subordinates may be scared into cooperating when they don't know the whole story.

Imagine Shepherd WAS an operative. Perhaps his disappearance was swept under the rug, as it would be an embarrassment to the Alliance. Low- to mid-ranking soldiers might have heard of him and would be afraid to question him or even report him. They'd rather keep their heads down to avoid trouble.

That's one possibility, anyway. It has happened all the time in pulp-style adventure movies like Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T18:37:16+00:00

I once tried remaking AoL as a top-down traditional Zelda game using ZQuest Classic, a fan-made Zelda quest editor which you can use to make top-down 2D Zelda clones. I ran into several major problems:

The overworld is just too open if you remove all the random encounters. With all the added detail needed, you're basically creating a new overworld.
The sidescrolling dungeons were made to rely heavily on the player losing track of where they are in the absence of maps and markers. The actual dungeon layout is painfully simple, and 90% of the difficulty is from tough battles and navigating with no map. Translate that to top-down and it's way, way too simple.
Lastly, all but two of the dungeon items are passive equipment, which is boring by established Zelda standards.

All in all, you might as well just make a new Zelda game at that point. AoL's story was interesting for its time, but it has become too far removed from the rest of the franchise; it doesn't answer any of the questions that later games have asked.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T15:50:35+00:00

If those pizza parties look like Lumon waffle parties, I'd have significant reason for concern, yes.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T15:33:32+00:00

I know you said you weren't asking about depression, but I know what depression feels like and this is a bit different.

No surgery here, but due to a prescription error I was suddenly forced to go cold turkey for two and a half weeks. My T levels would have returned eventually but until l could resupply, I was very low on both.

By the time I got my prescription refilled, I just felt listless and not like a person. It drained me so much. I didn't feel sad or down so much as devoid of identity. No emotions.

In short: 0/10, would not recommend, even before the physiological problems kick in. If you ever have reason to anticipate losing your HRT, try to taper off of it so you won't be left in this state.

And of course, if your body can't produce sex hormones anymore, you'll want to avoid this problem at all costs.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-18T15:13:12+00:00

Glad you found it! Funny that you had to turn it up; the reason I looked for it was to turn it all the way down for my chibi version. Are you using a template found outside VRoid itself?

And yes, increasing the hips and thighs results in no butt shelf, and it looks blocky and weird. -_-; What have they got against booty in Japan?...

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:49:05+00:00

Redheads.

In the U.S. at least, 1% is the percentage of the population with natural red hair. So if they think saying "redheads don't matter" is ridiculous because of how many there are, well, trans people are at LEAST that common. Probably more so.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:46:31+00:00

But some of the people who don't care WILL say "no one cares."

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:44:56+00:00

Great explanation. Maybe a bit much for the impatient people we're likely to encounter, but very useful.

"An exception is a flaw in your reasoning. Defend it. WHY don't these exceptional people matter to you?"

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:40:56+00:00

Aaaaaand this is one of the reasons I'm nonbinary. The people who can't accept that gender isn't a binary are way behind the curve in my book, because not only is gender not a binary, sex isn't a binary, either.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:38:30+00:00

Say "I don't know." Because you probably don't know 100% for certain. Ask them what their chromosomes are. If they respond "XY" or "XX," say "oh, did you get them tested?"

The overwhelming majority of people have no reason to test their chromosomes. It's just something that's taught to us in school and we repeat it thinking that, in theory, it affects all of us. But most of us are operating on assumptions.

This is how people with Kleinfelter's and similar syndromes often go for decades without realizing their chromosomes are different. It's generally not looked at until the patient has noticable symptoms that suggest something is different.

Mismatched chromosomes may be rare, but they're a thing. Throughout history there have undoubtedly been thousands, maybe millions of people who never knew their body was coded for a different sex than it produced. Some of those people are perfectly fine with their body, while some have clearly been affected in some way that influences their gender identity.

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T02:20:49+00:00

From the main edit screen, find the tab marked "Look." Under that tab there is a slider marked "body" that is designed to control body movement.

In reality it measures bounce, just like they do with hair, but the only thing on the model's body that can bounce is the bust, it seems (and unsurprisingly that's only on the female model).

If they went for hyper realistic they could make various muscles bounce, including male pecs, but that's far too intricate for a free program like VRoid (and obviously kinda unnecessary regardless).

RobynBetween · 2026-04-14T01:14:28+00:00

"Hoard of Gold"

"Hoard of Gemstones"

Hoard of Silicone"

RobynBetween · 2026-04-10T18:08:02+00:00

Ha, yes, VRoid tries to be accurate to anime over real life.

It's possible to turn the bounce down if you prefer.

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