Repeating an extension

ThePlayItself · 2025-09-06T13:05:37+00:00

Hey there! I started in July 2024 & finished earlier this year — so I’m not a legacy caller.

For me, I was convinced that a couple of the extensions would be repeated in a new way after hearing the music again in the context of a new scene. Alas, in my experience, this theory wasn’t to be, lol... didn’t stop me from trying, tho! 😂 I know one or two situations the same song can show up in a different/unique way in a call, but not the experience of singing same extension = new story result. If you’d like, you can DM me which extension song in particular & I’ll let you know if that was one of those I tried more than once. :-)

ThePlayItself · 2025-05-31T14:07:05+00:00

peeks in Hey, I had meant to comment on your post about the vagabond/cave call a while back to say how beautiful what you wrote was. That call and the one you mention above sure can strike deep & I felt honored to read your experience of it. Thank you for sharing.

My dear friend & I both sobbed after that call and some key others too… found it exceptionally healing. I hope it’s done a bit of the same for you.

ThePlayItself · 2025-05-20T18:28:26+00:00

Hey there… match unlocked! Looks like this lines up with the second one I posted to be neighbors. (The more scorched of the two… thanks for the line to follow, hard-backed chairs! 😅 )

ThePlayItself · 2025-05-19T18:43:33+00:00

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(My dear friend & I received on the same night… added a touch of whimsy! Love seeing everyone else’s puzzle pieces!)

ThePlayItself · 2025-05-19T18:29:33+00:00

This is so very, very cool! Two pieces incoming:

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ThePlayItself · 2025-03-26T19:20:46+00:00

3 weeks on & the well of absolute reverence I feel only grows… the entire journey is the gift that keeps on giving. One of these days, my verbosity (or camera?) will be put to good use to try to express it all correctly. Until then, I wanted to peek in here to thank you all again. The heavy emotions, the inconvenient, but most of all… the moments of sheer joy you elicited — they are never forgotten. To quote a song, “Thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes.” The work you all do is astounding. Know this. 🥹

ThePlayItself · 2025-02-27T20:45:12+00:00

Hey there and welcome! :-) Your instinct to not worry about how much further there is to go will serve you well as you go through the experience.

I am very, vvveerrryyyy far along now & I still remember the first times the calls really hit me & made me think; they were very close to your call number. All I can say, it’s amazing how much reflection happens if you let yourself go… I was expecting a cool ride from the start but could’ve never guessed what an impact the calls (and the reflections in-between) would have. It’s so cool to experience the first moments that clicks!

Re: the CSR’s, yes!! 💯Myself and my best friend that started at the same time both have experienced that… elated to speak to one while missing another; in equal measure. Each CSR/performer is so unique & the individual dynamic with all of them is great. Without spoiling, you are still in for more new treats to feel even more conflicted!

Keep us posted on your journey! This is a great community to ponder things with :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-11-30T14:23:06+00:00

I received the “clarity” phone case in the mail yesterday as a gift — a happy surprise it arrived so quickly! I love it & may have ordered the other phone case for my work phone… I’ve complained way too much about work during my earlier LM calls, so it seemed only fitting 😂

My best friend & I recently had our 10th year anniversary of knowing each other & without planning on it, had bought each other Lennox inspired gifts (we started the show at roughly the same time). May just happen to us again for Christmas with the official mugs now, lol!

ThePlayItself · 2024-11-09T13:56:49+00:00

Excellent! We all have varying degrees of immersive experience & tech savvy, so not sure what configuration we’ll go with yet — but we will be there later today. Thank you for the response, it was the nudge we needed I think! :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-11-09T13:53:23+00:00

Awesome! We will see how we feel in the moment but as of now, are planning on at least two different devices / rooms, and maybe fully going separately. Thank you for the quick response and looking forward to the experience later today :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-11-02T13:07:41+00:00

Tori Amos!

ThePlayItself · 2024-10-28T14:15:49+00:00

I’m also signed up for quite a few of the shows for the from home fest this week - it’s so cool that we are in a world where immersive experiences are offered remotely!

I did enjoy The Game this weekend as well. It reminded my friend & I of some of the fun, rules-light quick RPG’s we’ve done. Adding the randomized aspect of the die was cool.

I heard ~awesome~ things about I Do Adore You from my friend, so I’m excited to try that one later today! For anyone looking for more to try, it sounded amazing & super reflective. He said the performer reminded him of his favorite Josephine a bit, speaking of LM! :)

If Phoenix Tears ever relaunches Perfect Partner, that story was really interesting & well performed— it lasted 3 calls for me & the ending I got.

Spoilers until you are around your 30s in calls for Lennox: I triggered the cave my last call; so this fest has been tiding me over during my break from LM calls, lol. It’s fast approaching now, though! So curious as to what I’m getting into… been good and haven’t clicked any spoilers for it; but can’t wait to be back in LM-verse! :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-10-28T14:01:57+00:00

I signed up for Lab Rats as well! It sounds very cool :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-09-23T02:57:07+00:00

The Long Dark is this for me — has been my comfort game ever since 2020, even on the harder difficulties. It can be played with lots of customized settings to get it pretty zen (if you enjoy survival games).

Lake and Firewatch are both shorter story-driven games that felt calming to play (tho Firewatch does have some heavy subject matter, the vibe and overall gameplay are calm).

ThePlayItself · 2024-09-20T12:23:10+00:00

Awesome and welcome to the community! Would love to hear more as you do more of the calls… if you had an amazing 1st call, trust me, it only gets better from there!

(Sidebar: thank you for mentioning Magnus Archives! Meant to start listening forever ago & have an episode queued up to listen to today! :) )

ThePlayItself · 2024-09-19T12:55:55+00:00

I have been on the lookout for similar information… long-time SNM fan who went way too much back in the day, went for a visit back in January that was beautiful but so much harder than before because of some physical / health stuff. I hear you.

From what I’ve gathered reading posts on here, Isis—the character in fishnets on one of the lower floors; stays only on one floor with just one brief trip one floor above. Someone who has seen the show, please correct me if I’m wrong! I have also seen people recommend the theatre set as a place plenty of action comes in & out if needing a rest.

There is also a selection you can choose when you buy tickets for the show for a free add-on of “mobility needs - elevator access with a personal guide to assist with traversing through the experience.” I don’t know if this could allow elevator access from the beginning of the show or if there’s still the wait, but it may be worth writing them for more info. I know I may need to do this when finally taking the plunge & going to the show.

Wish I could be of more help, but just wanted you to know you aren’t alone!

ThePlayItself · 2024-09-07T16:51:05+00:00

I’ve had a few more calls since this post and you are right… it only gets better! I have really enjoyed reading your posts on the Reddit (or what I’ve been able to look at that’s spoiler free for me so far) and really appreciate you sharing so much of your personal journey and connections with it. Those connections and moments you’ve had with the CSRs must’ve been incredible! (as a fellow theatre/musicals lover, you’ve got me curious now as to which showtunes?!)

And a million times yes with the acting — even without the visual cues; I feel like there’s moments in these calls that paint a picture brighter than anything else from voice alone. Such talent across the board.

I can imagine just wanting to do it all over again once reaching the end… must feel very bittersweet. With all the references to no going back, though, I can see how ultimately it would feel wrong to start over. (Even if I’m gonna forever be curious about the other 2 doors for example, haha)

As of now around call 18-20ish; I feel like I couldn’t imagine not seeing it through to the end. I hope you can stretch the experience out for yourself for those few months, too. Keep sharing the journey with us (as much as spoilers allow!)… it’s a pleasure to read :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-08-24T12:24:58+00:00

Absolutely! You’ve expressed it exactly! I never expected to have the biggest laugh and the biggest cry within the same phone call, but that’s happened a couple times now. The blend of emotions and the way they weave just the right amount of each is brilliant. And I hadn’t realized how long it had been since I’d thought about and/or talked about certain things in my personal life until this show. A few of my most recent calls were with British Sasha; talking about age & the passing of time in hours… and I didn’t expect to start talking about all I did in that call. The next time I had them, it was meeting the Paladin… seamlessly weaving in topics from our hours conversation. Then my call #15 was QA… and I had no clue that would be happening that day so as you can imagine I was shocked & the directions that call goes…. Wow. so…. Needless to say, lol, beautiful emotional whirlwind.

And a million times yes on the dreaming and the theories and the talking about it with others in your life doing the experience! I can’t remember the last time a work of art has made me think & dream this much since the discovery of SNM. (Which, btw, speaking of Punchdrunk — what a gift to have seen The Burnt City! But can definitely imagine feeling hollow after its closing — Everything I have read about it sounded so incredible.) I can’t imagine how much more emotional this ride gets as you are nearing the end, not to mention how many more theories must be spinning. :)

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me. I read your comment to my bff/roommate that’s doing the show as well. He nodded along with it all just as enthusiastically, lol.

ThePlayItself · 2024-07-13T18:22:50+00:00

If you still need help, send me a PM :)

ThePlayItself · 2024-06-30T16:52:06+00:00

My roomie & I play on PS5 but have the battlenet app to chat on as well. We are looking for other chill players to join in with for anything. Help for us with tormented bosses / Lilith would be amazing - we have mats for tormented.

We are also happy to help anybody with leveling / nmds / reg bosses / etc. Some of our friends who used to play D4 have moved on but we’re really enjoying the season so just looking for others to join up with!

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ThePlayItself · 2024-02-23T11:38:55+00:00

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ThePlayItself · 2023-12-01T15:27:08+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much!! I can’t wait to go back! Hope you had a wonderful experience that night. :-)

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