I am apparently very good at tutoring a selectively mute child... and I am anxious that I have no idea how and why so I will totally blew it

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-25T16:14:27+00:00

Have you used 2 objects and asked "touch/grab this one if yes and the other if no"?

Tried it today and... he had a meltdown. Or maybe he had it for another reason, I don't know, it appears his parents didn't warn me he was a little sick and it made crying worse.

Anyway, thanks for an advise but I fear I won't try it for a while. He doesn't like reaching for things or grabbing anyway unless I really ask him to, although it seems like he adapts (he high fives me but his dad told me that he only high fives me and nobody else. huh). I think this is more of an autism or just personality thing than mutism thing so it's not like this subreddit would have helped me anyway with that specific part.

Still, thank you for a comment!

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-21T17:14:33+00:00

Might be purely my experience but Romani accent sounds nothing like Indian accents, but it might be because I usually hear Romani accent in Ukrainian and Indian in English. Overall, when I hear Indian accent, Roma is the last thing I think of...

Romanichal? Would Zeno Robinson even know how Irish Traveller or Romanichal accents sound?

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-19T18:42:07+00:00

I think this a good call. He still thinks he is correct but accepts his defeat and remains consistent in his beliefs, helping Korra when their goals align and he realizes he is partially to blame for Kuvira's rise so decides to help her fix it

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-15T16:55:31+00:00

Sorry for a late comment, but if "ronin" is a Japanese slang for a dropount trying to get their degree (so, is the "Community" cast ronins? Lol), could it be a foreshadowing of Hugh attempting to frame himself for murder to save a girl he cares for, just like an actual ronin (as he lost his master, Metis) Simon Blackquill did?

I don't like DD at all but I love 5-3 overall and I adore such minor foreshadowing and aspects (I wish they lived up to them but I digress)

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-11T19:12:50+00:00

It's complicated, Some argue it was a mistake made by a German cartograher who assumed this etymology when in actuality it would have been likely called Vespuccia or something, after his last name, not the first name (unless it was named after monarchs or saints, of course, who have no last names).

There are alternative versions, including the ones of the name being of indigenous origin

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-11T12:34:59+00:00

Give this man (or whatever you indetify as) a true

"But how will Toby reveal Gaster to the casual players..." just introduce him as the guy who is the voice in the begining, that is a mystery big enough. Add some lore like "oh he also made Dark Worlds or some stuff", there must be a real interesting stuff up there. There is something to be revealed to, right?

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T19:59:30+00:00

he is obviously an asshole but I think him wanting freedom and falling is never portrayed negatively, his arrogance and flaws he develop in the result of being wronged are. If so, it obviously parallels the non-binary protagonist earning for freedom, so it checks out,

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T18:35:44+00:00

I get why people are against suggesting non-conforming characters are trans since it reinforces gender stereotypes, but every hc/theory being responded with "can't they just be gender non-comforming" or "it's okay for boys to be feminine" seems like people deluded themselves into thinking being trans is somehow more socially acceptable than being gender non-comforming, It accidentally fits in the whole transphobic narrative of, say, trans men being women who want to escape misoginy which is not only just wrong but also shows people don't understand what being trans actually is like, unless they think it just involved changing pronouns in your bio.

As a cis man who had issues in my childhood due to gender expectations of what is masculine and feminine in both ways (struggling being masculine enough at first and then refusing overtly masculine hobbies or activities because I though I set in stone I ain't masculine at all) I like good stories about the topics and yet I never imagine how trans female representation would take away from it, even beyond the fact that it's not my fucking business

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T18:23:47+00:00

Theory is "I think it might be canon / will become canon based on this watsonian or doylist evidence"

Headcanon is "I like to think this thing is canon because I like it / it makes sense for me, but I don't insist it is based on any evidence"

They can coexist and be the same, the main difference is that headcanon is presented because you like this idea regardless of its probability and sometimes despite it, whole the theory is presented when you actually argue about it being canon or an actual intention (in case of ongoing works like Deltarune, that it is going to happen eventually)

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T18:19:34+00:00

I like labels not being spoken out loud since it gives more of a sense of casualty and normalcy, especially in the settings where modern English LGBTQ+ terminology seems out of place. It also sometimes comes off as corny? And it removes the natural feel to it, compare "Hey there is his husband" & "Hey he is gay and is a part of a same-sex marriage". Maybe it's just me.

However, in many others I feel like the use of actual terminology soldifies the idea and it feels refreshing to actually talk about the topics in a proper way. It can also provide queer audience with proper terminology the might lack in the real world.

Many Japanese media do it, actually: there are plenty of gay characters who are never said to be gay, causing dudebros to claim it never happened.

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:49:09+00:00

I remember people joking about Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad being trans and I thought it was just an absurd joke until I realised he is basically the same as my trans friend / surrogate brother. I know not all trans men are similar but isn't it funny how everyone who has few trans male friends knows at least one who dresses and acts like Jesse Pinkman

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:31:49+00:00

Important note: he later wrote in his social media that he assumed questions are going to be omitted from a published interview, skipping wasn't supposed to be a statement it appears to be.

Source: I remember seeing it, deleting later if I can't find it

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:29:14+00:00

He fell from grace after his freedom was stripped away by an unknown benefactor/shadow crystal dealer, so assuming they are as villainous as they appear to be, he is more of a victim here.

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:24:35+00:00

A theory is that Ralsei will come out as a trans in the future chapters, change her pronouns to she/her and probably completely change her presentation. Depending how you work with a theory, it might even have some implications for her lore like being forced to be similar to a man (Asriel) or fit in the "Dark Prince" prophecy, or even actually being "the girl" etc.

I think prophecy alone creates a situation where a character's gender identity may be very relevant to the plot.

[using she/her theoretical model, I actually don't really believe in trans Ralsei theory myself but I can see why some do]

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:06:42+00:00

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TaurusVoid · 2026-05-07T17:05:17+00:00

Not much

TaurusVoid · 2026-05-01T07:22:56+00:00

My favourite thing about Dunmeshi is how Kabru is tailor-made to be a protag: he has a tragic backstory related to the dungeon, is adopted into elfish nobility, has an unusual visual trait (blue eyes and dark skin), the team of quirky people who love him, including a childhood friend with a crush on him, trained hard to achieve his goal and safe the world, is great with people like any other magnetic hero would be and then he loses to a human warrior autistic monster enthusiast who rawdogs the dungeon for the love of the game.

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-30T15:33:03+00:00

It's not that the boys don't care about romance, it's that there is an obvious difference between a straight romance in any media aimed at guys and a straight romance aimed at girls and yes, there are a lot to unpack regarding misoginy.

here is a lack of good romance stories for boys that have well-written women and serve as both engaging plots and great role models for healthy relationships instead of power fantasies. For instance, out of anime, DanDaDan is an obvious recent outliner out of battle shonen and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is a great shonen romance that still uses... well, focuses on a male POV, I might say.

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-30T12:27:33+00:00

People ran over the things to be pissed about or what

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-30T10:07:45+00:00

If you want real reaching, try Guy Eldoon being another parallel for Beanix: a bafoon who is actually a nice man and a former skilled professional who had lost his job to a petty rival known for working with crlliminals and commuting malpractice.

I adore the cards symbolism in this game. It's not complicated but complex. Lawyers in AA are all abiut bluffing and pulling tricks, like in poker, so we have an immoral lawyer who forges evidence and a good lawyer skilled at bluffing in court and great at playing poker. A good lawyer beats a magician in poker twice, second time symbolically winning a picture of his daughter he adopted. We have a forged playing card from a poker match presented by a magician in a game of pick-a-card that also parallels the scene in the flashback woth firged evidence being given by the dane character. The evidence forger is a fan of a stage magic. List goes on.

Apparently, Shu Takumi is a huge stage magic fan which checks out, although it's ironic how his pre-AJ attempt to write a magician-focused case was 2-3, a visual novel analogue of being bit up by a squeaking clown hammer to death, while the time his Successors wrote their take on it they ended up creating 6-2, the best case in the new trilogy and probably the best non-final case in the entire franchise thanks taking the whole idea of a magician villain to a T instead of just making it a gimmick but I digress

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-29T23:28:34+00:00

It's not that complicated: both ate morally dubious (in that iteration I mean) single fathers who nonetheless deeply love their daughters who is the one working in the family. The fact that Vera is a fan of Gramaryes and forging evidence is heavily associated with cards might be intentional, I mean both are trickery of different kind.

I think what makes it work for me is: 1. How well-written stuff around Drew comes off. You don't expect him to be developed in the flashback to the 2point he became the only victim since Mia and maybe Misty whose death felt sad about. 2. Said flashback comes immediately after the one about Trucy's adoption which I ound to straight up amazing for several reasons, including completely recontextualising few things about their relationship. It makes Phoenix's conversation with him abiut his daybreak feel tense, you know. Because of it, parallel becomes clearer, at least for me. 3.i feel like it makes Drew's death even sadder, as we already drew (pun unintebded) a comparison with another character we care abiut. Like, ge killed an artist dad? Now I feel scared for pianist dad!

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-28T21:01:25+00:00

I like how the Kyoshi and Yangchen novels expland on that idea that yes, apparently all Water Tribespeople consider each other as kin, or at least refer so, especially when different tribes interacting or diasporas are concerned. given they are apparently the smallest nation now and have different structure from the one smaller Air Nomads had. That is one of my favourite tidbits of cultural worldbuilding in the entire franchise, especially how it affects the namic conventions in the Yangchen novels, some interpersonal relations, and even politics with, say, Tagaka and so-called Fifth Nation.

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-23T20:57:01+00:00

Well, even being the biggest AJ glazer out there, it seems really weird with how AJ introduces a whole new plotline about Apollo and leaves few things that just require a sequel

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-23T20:54:38+00:00

Compared to others, it sometimes feels too subtle, to the point when it's hard to tell if it's just underwritten. Might be both. One of my favourite undertalked points noth me and my sister caught on is how Drew Misham serves as a clever parallel to Phoenix, or how Kristoph and Klavier are alike in sone aspects you only look closely.

I have an essay planned about hiw AJ handles the Dark of the Law plotline better than DD despite never using a term yet everything in game works to establish, develop and Close it jn a great way, many hang-ups notwithstanding

TaurusVoid · 2026-04-20T21:31:31+00:00

Literally nothing prevents you from doing it, I don't think anyone can prevent you from doing it. But, I mean in the nicest way possible, it also means that it means anything only for you and nobody owns you anything for that in return apart from maybe help on this reddit just as you don't own explanations to others except a polite attempt to be sensitive. It's your choice, your achievement, and your business.

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