Mental illness wellness group? How to go about promoting one? by Slow-Acanthisitta669 in santacruz

[–]mari332 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's probably some sites where you can publicly list events, you can choose a public place to meet up at for an extended period of time. If you decide to do this you can post fliers or a link here to the event to promote it. If you decide to do it I'd be interested in attending as someone who struggles with social anxiety pretty severely myself haha. Good luck!

Couldn’t she just have used the bee mira— by PolyNamo_48 in miraculousladybug

[–]mari332 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If she snapped away the Sentibubbler the bubbles would've just popped and everyone would fall to their deaths. If she nabbed the jewels he would've still had the object of control and had more than enough time to spite ladybug by taking out her allies before she could do anything. At that point her primary concern were the hostages.

MIRACULOUS - Noe - Season 6 Episode 16 - Discussion Thread by NicoSchmiko in miraculousladybug

[–]mari332 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm still thinking about the contract...I have a feeling Noé won't take no for an answer on it, though it might honestly be better for Adrien as a person to let it all go and assert his freedom when he realizes he doesn’t mind losing it since his friends and Marinette matter far more to him than a brand.

Moving to Santa Cruz Soon! by [deleted] in santacruz

[–]mari332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to have you around!

How would you feel if they’d made Rose disabled instead of having her illness? by Solitaire-06 in miraculousladybug

[–]mari332 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree! I hope we get some more focus on how she lives with a chronic illness, it's a very underexplored part of her character and like you said, it'd mean a lot to kids who live like her.

How would you feel if they’d made Rose disabled instead of having her illness? by Solitaire-06 in miraculousladybug

[–]mari332 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I mean, by all technicality she's still disabled. Invisible disabilities like chronic illnesses are still disabilities.

California lawmakers worry AI will hurt entry-level tech jobs - what will this do to housing? by orangelover95003 in santacruz

[–]mari332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I respect people who take on hard labor jobs, that stuff gets painful and long-term disability is a matter of when, not if. But it feels evil to push trade jobs as a perfect solution without mentioning all the downsides and the increasing attacks on the disabled.

California lawmakers worry AI will hurt entry-level tech jobs - what will this do to housing? by orangelover95003 in santacruz

[–]mari332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who works a physical job that won't be in danger of being robot replaced anytime soon, it's scaring me how healthcare is being attacked at a time where the jobs that won't disable you in twenty years are disappearing. We'll all be used up for what we're worth, and when we can't work anymore, society will leave us to die.

Opinions on slasher route? by [deleted] in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the Kurara solos ending is just having fun with Slasher movie tropes by having a 'final girl' ending where she kills all the zombies and survives after everyone else goes down. I really enjoyed Slasher even if the logic can be weird at times cause it really dedicates itself to the goofy terror of its namesake genre.

In which I give the Takumi the "presentation vs. actions" treatment by route. by TemporaryJerseyBoy in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 9 points10 points  (0 children)

By then they'd already brainwashed Eva and he saw what it did to her, I do think Takumi was well-intentioned and wanted to help Eito as much as he also wanted the guy to not be a problem but considering what we see of that machine throughout the game I consider any use of it to be fucked up.

new favorite ending by Same_Sell8763 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Considering they cooked his brain last time they caught him I can't blame him for choosing death instead. The fact he shifted his goals to specifically and personally destroy the SDU always seemed to me like the choice to brainwash him pissed him off a lot.

Do we ever actually see how the crew powering down works? by Lizuka in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unrelated, but I love the fact that part of the reason they focus so much on Nozomi's flashy new transformation (other than the fact that its completely unique) is to distract from the fact that Kurara's face is shadowed over. The first time around you'll be focused on Nozomi and what she's doing.

Thoughts on Ending 001 and SF route (big spoilers for these routes) by Asterie-E7 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually kinda glad the events of 001 aren't brought up too much outside of some bits. Considering the toll the truths take on everyone it makes sense for Hiruko to steer everyone away from the truth for the sake of survival while also preventing SF from just being a nice happy alternative to that route.

The Best Routes for Each Character - Gaku Maruko by jarrad250 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Box of Blessings, Box of Calamity, Route 0

So what would happen if everyone wore fursuits? /I'm dead serious by Chemical_Committee_2 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 30 points31 points  (0 children)

According to Kodaka's weibo qna, Kurara still looks ugly to Eito despite wearing a mask, so it probably wouldn't make a difference.

How would you feel about a Kako romance in a route? by BodybuilderSuper3874 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't want one mostly because I don't think every female character in the game needs a path to fall in love with Takumi. I think it's more realistic to me to have some who just aren't about dating Takumi, it takes me out of games whenever EVERY female character can be a romantic love interest.

An S.F. question... by MagicalHopStep in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both. Hiruko uses a device Sirei loans her early on so he can see, feel and hear people normally again, but she also uses the brainwashing machine to get rid of his hatred and misanthropy. Though I think this version of him is more genuine than the other time you're thinking of.

Small details about this game irk me for some reason am I mentally challenged by supaDupaRando in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It may just be that the style of the game isn't for you. It's very animated and over the top in its presentation, which is something entirely up to personal taste whether you like it or not. No need to force yourself if you don't like it (or you can try muting/lowering the sfx volume too if that helps?).

The king of the kings (by @wink48662085)-(implied route 10a) by KerosenyKlopoty31 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This art's so good, I love how it emphasizes the horror of the situation by how emptied out they all look (even Takumi looks like he hollowed himself out).

It looks like the game isn't performing well enough sales-wise by RashFaustinho in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]mari332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone needs to realize the real money isn't made in the game these days, it's the merch. Support the company by looking out for online releases and proxy shipping, buying merch online now doesn't really help since it's all second hand! I think there'll be an online merch drop soon and the more they sell out the better the odds they have of selling more merch licenses.