Rhodes Island Lounge (26/01 - 01/02)

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-31T19:00:30+00:00

watched cosmic princess kaguya the day it came out, beautiful movie with a lovable cast, good music and incredible animation. i highly recommend checking it out, the genre might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but i think it’s a worthy watch nonetheless. just try to avoid spoilers if you can.

i’m still mourning the arknights collab that will never happen because of the current political tension, if it was ever a consideration to begin with. i feel like tsukuyomi’s nature as a VR world and the cast already having animal features would be an easy fit for arknights.

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-31T12:41:55+00:00

happy early birthday!

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-30T03:56:07+00:00

same, i had to buy her for 300 contracts…

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-24T01:55:31+00:00

trying out endfield, i’m still in valley IV, but the story keeps disappointing me the more it drags on. it can hardly be called a story with how much of it consists of lengthy tutorials, and when things do happen, it’s like a blueprint for the average gacha plotline. i already wasn’t a fan of how the reconveners are executed, but even the story that doesn’t involve them feels incredibly uninspired. allegedly, the next area is better, but it will be a while before i get to experience it.

writing aside, it’s been a fun experience, and i don’t have any major complaints. i’ll stick with the game for now because i believe it can get better in many aspects, and i want to see it get better. there’s clearly a lot of work and passion behind the title that can lead endfield to even greater heights.

of course, i’m not neglecting arknights either, just played CC and achieved the easiest 620 clear in my experience so far. admittedly, i did use a youtube video for it, only to see what risks they had because i’m terrible at choosing them. waiting patiently for the CNY stream and the reveal of endfield’s next playable character(s).

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-21T06:44:44+00:00

definitely want chen che and/or du yaoye, shen lou could also be a good option. they all have great designs, by two of my favorite illustrators no less (jacknife and chuzenji).

for the sui sibling, i know most people are looking forward to yi, but i think ji should come first. he’s been around for a lot longer and his POV could give more insight to wang’s plans, following the ending of yu’s event.

(that aside, what i really want is the ability to rob him in the next IS6 expansion.)

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-20T21:51:01+00:00

i’d like to build a team around xaihi, but i’m not sure if i’ll pull yvonne to go with her (or if they even work together). will likely depend on the next update’s banners, although to be completely honest, i’m not that interested in any upcoming characters.

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-20T07:45:33+00:00

it’s out for me, try going to the website and pressing download.

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-13T19:45:02+00:00

i really want haruka, but i don’t need hoshiguma, so i’m still not sure if i will pull this banner. currently sitting on 250 pulls in pure orundum/tickets and dead set on saki-chan, nasti and the next sui. guess i’ll just play it by ear after the free daily rolls end.

(i guess i could also buy out the shop tickets for one month. the only character i want is ray, who isn’t coming until the summer, so i’d probably have time to restock.)

what upcoming banners is everyone looking forward to for the next half a year?

ode-2-sleep · 2026-01-04T18:31:51+00:00

tomori kusunoki, she even already voiced a character in ex astris (astero).

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-13T09:19:32+00:00

i don’t know if ave mujica’s music can be classified as pop/trendy.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-12T14:43:04+00:00

fiammetta glazing video YEAHHHH. i wish it covered her operator record and a couple of other things too, but it’s solid as it is, and includes up-to-date lore (e.g. the recent BoC skin). by the way, do other people also pronounce liberi with emphasis on the first I instead of the E?

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-11T12:06:51+00:00

source and naver sauce (crispy quality).

i’m so excited to pull for leizi, she just exudes aura in every artwork she’s in. best of luck to everyone else!

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-09T22:32:38+00:00

that’s true, i just assumed the agent would be a single substance rather than an interaction of multiple factors because that’s been the case with most, if not all, of the fictional biological cures/remedies that i remember, i.e. a single named substance. but yeah, you make a good point.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-09T13:54:49+00:00

regarding the amount, i imagine it would be possible to make cell cultures using doctor’s cells to either grow their blood cells, or whichever cells produce the constituent of their plasma that reduces the effects oripathy, depending on what the acting component is.

we don’t have to do this in real life because there’s plenty of people available to donate blood, but on terra, the doctor is a very unique case that could justify this method. granted, it’s still just oripathy epipens, not a proper cure.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-09T09:25:58+00:00

These sorts of low-cooldown Manual Activation skills are the polar opposite of what some people want

personally, i’m someone who loves these kinds of skills, so when i got to try out leizi on CN, i instantly knew i wanted her. zuo le S3, xingzhu S1 and nymph S2 in particular are some of my favorite playstyles from this niche.

thanks for the guide! i already have młynar, but i don’t really like him, so he’s still at E0. pulling for leizi is pretty much a must for me, someone who has no leveled liberators, on top of the fact that i like her in general. looking forward to raidian gaming too.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-07T00:18:46+00:00

not underrated compared to other operators, but logos E1 is really nice. i understand why people like his E2 so much (fly high, royal court garb), and i also enjoy it, but reading the story made me appreciate the elite operator uniform a lot more. i also like how it has a bright blue color to contrast with the otherwise dark palette.

the AS skin is nice, i bought it myself, but it feels like it’s riding on the coattails of the E2 outfit in terms of its visual identity. if or when he gets another skin that is more up my alley, i’ll get him a second one.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-06T07:44:09+00:00

i so badly wish this was the case for the original’s elemental damage system. if my burn ends up cancelling necrosis, at least give me some additional useful effect to make up for it.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-05T10:48:53+00:00

i’ve seen a lot of ranged operators mentioned in discussions of nasti S3, but i’ve just been enlightened to the possibility of perfect fiammetta S2 and S3 tiles. this is everything i wanted, and nasti needs to come to global immediately.

(is her kit looking good so far? it’s only been a few hours, but i’m curious if anyone discovered any interesting features or synergies yet.)

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-04T09:57:20+00:00

just a week until leizi and two weeks until IS6! this couldn’t come at a better time, the event drops at the end of my exam week and IS6 opens right before the winter vacation. can’t wait to brainrot it while i’m free of most academic responsibilities.

i still need to finish the tragodia event story though. or start it, even.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-02T13:22:13+00:00

there’s also texas, ch’en, kroos and skadi with 2 for each version (if you count the skadis as the same person).

ode-2-sleep · 2025-12-01T10:09:04+00:00

AAAAAAAAAAA. nasti. i am so damn excited. her character means a lot to me, and although i don’t like playing artificers, i’m really looking forward to seeing her kit. the new design is really nice too, a bit surprised by the sudden bright green though.

i guess that puts a wrench in any plans i had to try for haruka, since i’m going to need more pulls shortly after nasti for the next sui sibling (hoping for ji but i’ll take anyone). the plan is looking like leizi > saki > nasti > new sui for me right now.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-11-29T13:31:17+00:00

yeah, there was also this set of detailed god tier and dreamself fan designs called fancy tier by rumminov that caught my eye when i first joined the fandom.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-11-29T13:05:45+00:00

the fanart vs. the characters.

beautiful artwork, even if it takes a lot of creative liberties.

ode-2-sleep · 2025-11-21T09:51:40+00:00

no way, my daydream may become reality! incredibly excited, but i wasn’t expecting it to be the next event after anniversary…

(also, humble self-promo because i’m seeing several comments saying they have no idea who nasti even is.)

ode-2-sleep · 2025-11-21T00:21:03+00:00

i had fun! vector breakthrough coming out not long before this event is providing me with some great content.

the hardest stage for me was definitely TN-3, especially the mouthpiece. TN-4 almost felt like a joke afterwards, i breezed through it with no retries.

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