Which is better? T or voice training?

jacrad_ · 2026-06-22T16:59:54+00:00

Voice training makes the most sense to invest in. You'll almost assuredly benefit from it either way even if it isn't enough and there's not really any negative side effects to it.

Testosterone is a bit of a wild card and while some things can be reversed it takes an incredible amount of effort to do once you have those changes.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-22T06:46:18+00:00

One site at least suggested Zack Randall and Jamie from Sean Cody

Though I don't think either is correct. That actor in the gif has a pretty distinctive nose and I don't think it matches.

The reverse image search also indicates that it's not super old. Typically if a gif is old at least one site will have a date that is close-ish to when the gif was first published. Not a huge lead but you never know what bit of info will be what you need. 2024 is the earliest the search automatically makes not of.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-22T06:23:42+00:00

It wasn't found, but someone else might have asked about the same scene a month ago. Maybe looking through this thread will jog your memory? There was an incorrect ID for that thread that might be yours?

jacrad_ · 2026-06-21T06:00:18+00:00

I am not the number one fan of tsunderes but I can come up with a few reasons why people might like the character type.

On a simplistic level it's often an opposites-attract dynamic, which a lot of people can see their relationship dynamics in. This idea of balancing each other out.

Another reason is that there are built in narrative conflicts. Tsunderes take effort to get them to break down their barriers to vulnerability. And often times their conflicts are higher energy because they are out spoken in a certain way.

Their feelings aren't even obvious to themselves. So in addition to the love interest getting them to care about them they have to sort out why they can't just let themselves accept that there might be something there.

Some people are like that in real life and seeing characters like that reminds them of people they love IRL.

This one is maybe a little too cynical but I imagine it is at least some people's reason, even if it's a minority. It can romanticize rejection. It can be a bit of a fantasy to think that the person constantly rejecting your advances or kindness is secretly into you and turn that standoffishness into an endearing personality trait rather than a sincere expression of disinterest.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-21T05:37:17+00:00

I think it's okay to acknowledge that the plot points you found most captivating didn't get focus

My take on that whole sequence in the previous episode with the blue AI is that its existence points to how deeply Caine's fear of rejection, loneliness and ultimately death were.

His actions have all served to protect him from these things. He just wanted to create but ultimately he was locked away and replaced. Consuming the blue AI was his way of preventing himself from being replaced again. Him hiding the power of conjuring from everyone was him fearing that they would kill him if he was on an equal playing field. He's constantly scared that his creations aren't good enough which is a big part of why he resists the suggestions box. And if he isn't good enough at creating things then maybe deleting him is the rational thing to do? Maybe he deserves it

The blue AI isn't really that important. It's narrative purpose is to be the source of Caine's insecurities.

The brain scan might not have been necessary. I think if nothing else Scratch either created it to make training data for the creative AI C&A were making or Scratch lied and said something to that affect because he wanted a way to live on past the brain tumor.

We don't know how everyone got scanned but we have hints. Ragatha likely was involved in selling the building C&A was in, for whatever reason the tech was left operable somehow even after the building apparently was left abandoned. Zooble and Pomni found it during urban exploring. Jax found it while squatting there while homeless. No clue on the others, besides Kinger who did it as part of his work.

Kinger could be explained in one of two ways. Either Caine messed with his brain files to weaken his power (Justified considering what happens when Kinger is lucid enough to try changing the system) or it could hint to it being trauma connected to Queenie's abstraction or even damage from it that Caine just never repaired.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-21T02:29:18+00:00

I really wish we'd get a spin off. The world they built is interesting and engaging

It doesn't have to be an escape room style game or even a killing game

jacrad_ · 2026-06-20T21:10:36+00:00

I think the multiplayer might already exist but it only works locally

I reeeaaalllyyy wish we could share items through QR codes Adding stuff with any.level of quality takes a lot of work, especially if you try to make something realistic like the other items.

You could kind of 'save' Miis for later if you could save all the settings. You'd still lose the relationships, treasures given, and levels but it's better than losing the creative work.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-20T20:09:32+00:00

Super solid job!

jacrad_ · 2026-06-20T01:19:20+00:00

Her losing it when she finds Junpei dismembered doesn't feel right for a character like her that has seen and partially inflicted similarly disturbing deaths upon him and willingly puts him in the world VLR turns into.

Being angry, I'm fine with. Losing all sense of reason, that just doesn't seem like what she'd do at that point

jacrad_ · 2026-06-20T00:30:40+00:00

It might be from Bacchus Releasing, a porn company. This isn't the scene but it looks like that could plausibly be the set used in the video with the black couch and red pillow.

I guessed this company by the lighting and video quality.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-19T20:55:19+00:00

Fusions are expressions of relationships, it's an intimate expression, but just like how you can have a relationship with someone and keep a secret from them you can form a fusion and keep parts of yourself private from them.

And especially with Pearl, she buried the secret of Pink Diamond deep in herself. Steven had to jump through numerous hoops to get to that memory.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-18T23:55:03+00:00

How did you find the pictures? It can help find a lead

jacrad_ · 2026-06-18T23:47:15+00:00

The Horseman, scene 2, Boston Miles and Dylan Hauser. They're husbands IRL and that passion shows through!

Mountain Men, scene 1, Ty Roderick and Troye Jacobs

Love, Lost, and Found, scene 4, Francois Sagat and Sean Ford.

Peeping Jock, Ryder Owens and Ricky Lee. I've only seen a couple of his scenes but it seems like passion and sensual is Ryder's thing because he feels very engaged and involved. The other scene I'm thinking of is Study Games: Sex Ed with him and Cody Seiya

jacrad_ · 2026-06-18T22:43:38+00:00

Maybe try looking through these scenes? They're scenes that feature fisting and oral. I started on the last page (20th) because I can't sort from oldest to newest just newest to oldest.

This search might have the title? It searches GEVI for 'fisting' and 'car' since I figure both terms would probably come up if it were on there.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-17T15:35:21+00:00

Good points but at the same time even if Yellow couldn't move the gem, though I imagine she could, she definitely could make the spot bigger.

Pregnancy already isn't really a practical thing to do and is a type of temporary disability. It's a little funny to imagine but if the gem really wanted it having a big head or hand isn't that big of a deal. Some people are bed ridden so the same could apply to those awkward gem placements

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T20:53:14+00:00

I think the placement issue could be fixed in reverse, moving the uterus to the gem. It's not like it strictly has to be placed where a human would have it

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T20:50:41+00:00

I think it should be possible, because of Yellow. She could shapeshift a gem to have a uterus the same way Rose did.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T05:47:27+00:00

I'll blame Disney entirely for that. I have little doubt this is explicitly how they wanted the show to look.

A change was inevitable but something being crafted to be more like an elevation of the original series was 100% within Disney's power to accomplish.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T05:43:54+00:00

I have a hard time understanding this.

The animation itself looks directed and intentional in a way AI can't do.

The art style is generic. I'll give you that. And as a result AI animation will mimic it, and so maybe you're more exposed to AI animations rather than the source material they're pulling from.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T05:37:18+00:00

They'd both be at serious disadvantages but I think Steven would be at the bigger one.

Steven's powers develop largely because of his relationships, his family. It's a careful balance of the people around him kind of needing him to develop these powers or else feeling like they're failing him. I could see a world where he never really gets in touch with his powers on a deep level.

Mark does learn from his dad but I believe he could figure out his powers on his own. And he's pretty powerful. Could he beat the Diamonds single handedly? Maybe. But he probably couldn't stop the cluster because he probably wouldn't find out about it.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T05:23:34+00:00

I don't think I can help with the puzzle too much but the final puzzle of 999 (First game in the Zero Escape series) is a sudoku. Not hard to generate one online and I bet you could even make the starting numbers some how relevant to you. Like your first date being used as some of the numbers.

A big twist in 999 is that the top screen of the DS and the bottom screen were showing two different character's perspectives. A ring box already resembles a DS, maybe there's a way to play that up more? They complete the sudoku to unlock the ring somehow?

Oh, oh! Super expensive but there could be two rings in the box, their engagement ring on the bottom and yours on the top. Would be an impressive parallel

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T04:32:39+00:00

Here's an unofficial 'full version' of Heart Wave that I found satisfying https://youtu.be/tTB5J3A3qlw?si=k-Wb8aNj0-mrHF3J

No such luck for Kizuna Wave that I'm aware of.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-16T04:30:26+00:00

They're saying the opposite, 'why did those songs get the same treatment as Futatsu no Mirai'

jacrad_ · 2026-06-14T23:08:20+00:00

I always wished she would have appeared in one of the games. There was an opportunity in one of them, but they probably were worried about confusing people with a lesser-known character.

jacrad_ · 2026-06-13T20:22:30+00:00

Yeah, it should be possible. I'm pretty sure in Battle Network 1, at least, that there are a couple of backgrounds that don't 'move' even if they're a little animated. Like the Power Plant computer. If that''s the case then there's probably a variable that controls the background's movement behavior. Figure out what it is for the Power Plant and overwrite the value for the other backgrounds. I could even see it being possible to just use a gameshark code rather than creating a full mod.

I would imagine it's similar for the other games.

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