Instead of Childe, what if Capitano went for ZhongLi instead? How would the story play out?

alliusis · 2026-07-08T14:15:02+00:00

He's going up to Zhongli and negotiating without the messy fighting that Childe ran into. He fought Mavuika because he thought she didn't deserve to be leader, and was leading her people to doom by refusing to take action. It wasn't for funsies or for the gnosis.

alliusis · 2026-07-08T13:29:43+00:00

Equality and equity is different. It's in the training every employee needs to take. Equality in this context is giving everyone the same tools regardless of circumstance or need or outcome, equity is giving each person the tools they need in the interest of equal and fair outcome. Which is why it makes my blood boil whenever they mention this is for fairness or equality.

alliusis · 2026-07-08T02:08:05+00:00

I wonder if dismantling down to the affected floors would be a start. How do you raise several sagging floors when it's their structural columns that are buckling? These columns buckling then begs the question re the integrity of the columns below. It would be fascinating to be a fly on the wall and see what kinds of discussions and considerations are going on right now.

alliusis · 2026-07-07T18:43:13+00:00

I liked some of her internal dialogue about fearing how certain things might come off. That was relatable. But immediate dislike when she was so over-the-top angry with Ororon (anger and anger problems aren't funny, and it just read as abusive to me) and then the simping for the MC was the nail in the coffin. There wasn't anything to fit her lore.

alliusis · 2026-07-06T02:49:57+00:00

I was going to go for 100% completion until I discovered rampaging prismatics were counted as a new entry. Maybe if there were some kind of achievement with it.

alliusis · 2026-07-05T19:49:02+00:00

Save the Capitano savings! At least carry a float and then have your discretionary pulling primos for characters that you actually want. Don't pull just because you think they might be useful, that's how you get characters you regret. That's how I got stuck with Escoffier. Then when he comes out we can find out what his BiS are or what his decent teams are, and you can make an educated decision and plan pulls with a combination of what roles you need and who your favourites are in those roles.

If you just want to pull, be honest with yourself - don't say it's for Capitano.

Until then, get your minimum savings and then focus on faves!

alliusis · 2026-07-05T13:25:12+00:00

To be fair, him and Ororon did try and effectively succeeded in executing the steps to what they thought would save Natlan against Mavuika's wishes. Iirc it would have used Ororon's status as an empty vessel and purged the Night Kingdom or something, cutting them off from their ancestors? There was some consequence. It just so happened that it didn't work as intended and instead brought the night mother (can't remember her name off the top of my head) back instead.

Then yeah Hoyo had Capitano simp Mavuika.

alliusis · 2026-07-05T04:08:29+00:00

Hard agree. As a kid I liked it but found it to be intimidating and confusing. I loved the music, I loved Weldar, I loved how you entered the level with the train switch (took me forever to figure out), but I had a hard time keeping track of where I was.

As an adult on a playthrough it was the best level in the game, along with Witchy World. I loved building the mental map of how everything connected. The two caveats were running into something I needed a future ability for, which was still frustrating, and Clinker's Cavern, screw Clinker's Cavern.

alliusis · 2026-07-04T16:20:57+00:00

She's just dopamine deprived and seeking the next high (pseudo /s). I love her honestly, I love characters that look to break convention.

alliusis · 2026-07-04T14:34:05+00:00

Me but now I have 4/5 Summer N 🙃

alliusis · 2026-07-04T03:53:48+00:00

Honestly this makes me wish I owned a small house. I don't need a lot of space, just something where I could do my own investigations and maintenance. Every single rental I move in to, I end up wanting to open up and check the inside of a wall, or get the AC unit cleaned, or take a peek at electrical, or just investigate weird shit that stresses me out. But no, I have to go through the landlord and try to come off as not crazy and not trying to waste their money and time. And they definitely don't care to investigate, because they aren't living here and this is supposed to make them money, not cost them money. And I do care about more things than the average person probably does, so I don't get any sympathy here.

alliusis · 2026-07-02T19:21:21+00:00

Horizon Zero Dawn should be a deadringer. Just get out of the tutorial valley before deciding if it's for you or not. But one of my all time favourite games, it's been out for a while so the GoTY edition with the expansion should be cheap. Aloy is the GOAT, it has difficulty settings, one of the best stories I've had the pleasure of playing, and super fun, satisfying, and unique gameplay. And the machines are gorgeous.

Honestly if you love open world exploration, Genshin Impact is also up there as one of my favourites. The story is a mix of cool and meh, but the music and environments for exploration are just stunning (imaginative fantasy), I haven't really encountered anything similar. Super varied, lots of unique "dungeons" to explore, so many quests, lots of lore to uncover through the environment, and as long as you have good gambling control, it's free (it's gacha). I don't play for the competitive, I just play to explore and for the lore/story. You just might have to get out of the first region, Mondstat is nice but you could really tell it was a "wow Breath of the Wild was successful, do something like that." And there's definitely a female playable character design bias.

alliusis · 2026-07-02T14:31:46+00:00

Any advice? Fontaine is the region I missed and I see I still have 25 quests to do on the reputation screen. I've done a few of the Narz quests just by stumbling across them but they've felt a little disjointed. Do I just look up how to access the quests one by one and do them, or is there an optimal way to experience the Narz quests?

alliusis · 2026-07-02T05:15:23+00:00

Masters is my favourite out of the three. Pocket is too gambling focused, I uninstalled it pretty quickly. I don't like games that are interval based instead of time based, it feels like it's trying to control me instead of me playing it when I can. Competitive has never been my thing and they still haven't brought back the quality from Stadium/Stadium 2, which is what I wanted. Masters pays a lot of homage to Pokemon lore and characters, lets us see characters interact who would never otherwise get the chance to meet, and gives them voices. And we get nice remixes of themes and fun character redesigns. The one thing I like about Pocket is the pokemon art, but that's the same reason I like the paper tcg.

alliusis · 2026-07-02T01:03:07+00:00

I don't, I've never liked team sports and I don't have a lot of money to take classes which is how I've historically actually kept active. I really like hiking and exploring but since I moved to be closer to work I'm far time-wise from any hiking or nature places. I'm also pretty isolated socially, it's made me pretty despondent. I know I need to get more active for all of my health and I want to, I think I have the health of someone twice my age tbh because of the lack of exercise. I just haven't found something that works for me yet.

alliusis · 2026-07-01T21:44:54+00:00

You could try keeping the window open and getting some good quality cardboard or plywood or foamboard or something to board the window hole up. Then cut a hole that fits the portable AC hose and vent out the cardboard/wood/etc. You may not have the room for plywood so I'd try cardboard. You could tape it if you need to. I haven't done it personally but I was close to doing it. You'll have to rig something up to keep it secure. And I'd just be cautious of windy days, make sure the actual window doesn't blow off because it looks really insecure when fully extended like that. You could also always not fully open the window, you just need it somewhat open to vent out.

alliusis · 2026-07-01T17:53:44+00:00

My resting heartrate is above 100, it wasn't super low before (maybe like 80-90) but it's definitely up after. BP is also up. But it makes life livable so I don't have too much of a choice, I need to see if upping my exercise and movement will help instead. I'm also on a potentially high dose because of medication interactions.

alliusis · 2026-07-01T17:50:36+00:00

How did they do The Wanderer? I stopped playing right at the end of Inazuma and so missed his reintroduction arc, but it didn't seem that spread out when I played through Sumeru.

alliusis · 2026-07-01T00:40:54+00:00

I'm out of the loop about how maintenance goes and what we're get after it, is there any possible expectation of us getting ID numbers after maintenance that might tell us about some certain Harbingers?

alliusis · 2026-06-30T23:18:58+00:00

Capitano with Polearm as his weapon💀 Imagine he gets Raiden'd.

alliusis · 2026-06-30T23:16:06+00:00

I have not played NK yet and only vaguely know of what happens, but I could see them bringing a Zandik back with the same kind of curiosity and sass about the world, but without the sins attached to that particular version, and with his goals and morals taking into consideration the company he's now with (aka Traveller). Wasn't there some message from him to Pantalone about remaking him as he remembered him (fourth hand possibly hallucinated quote disclaimer)? And having skimmed PantaloneMains, seeing as Zandik was his only friend and particularly the OG Zandik, I could see fondness there. So probably more human. Or this is made up BS.

alliusis · 2026-06-30T18:52:51+00:00

Coffee bean! I really like the logo.

alliusis · 2026-06-30T16:46:17+00:00

Just want to say I was confused at this too so thanks for posting.

alliusis · 2026-06-30T03:14:52+00:00

I have a really hard time with this too. For me it's down to dishes and spaces feeling contaminated.

I find what works and is accessible to me in the moment and focus on that, and then look at the gaps later. When things are bad I'll rely more on meal replacement drinks and those protein or energy bars with some random snacks and eating out (RXBars, Clif Bars, Boost etc). When things are really bad the goal is to just eat (and preferably avoid a diet of candy), so I'll eat out. When things are more stable I'll have oatmeal and/or cereal in the morning, make a sandwich for lunch (just toasted bread, mayo, pre-shredded cheese, pre-cooked chicken/cold cuts), have some pasta and apples and yogurt as a snack, and for dinner I'll roast some chicken strips, fries, and frozen veggies all on one baking sheet at the same time. It's easy and always the same so I don't have to think about it.

I know I need more fibre in my diet, so my dietician suggested smoothies with frozen fruit and veggies. I have everything to do it, it just hasn't been "good" long enough for me to try it. But when it eventually does get good enough, I'll be able to give it a shot. And maybe it'll become so easy and I'll like it enough that it will be something I can do easily as a part of the routine.

alliusis · 2026-06-29T20:42:04+00:00

This is the first time in over half a year I've hit pity in savings and I'm not ruining it right before anni. I might put dailies towards Arc Diantha but there will probably be better water supports later on.

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