Dayni Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Alright, so there's been news. Barely know what's been going on with Biden's stepping back and all that will entail, haven't dug into the information mires. I'd I'll also admit it may have been overshadowed by something more important. 😛 Now, you all had your fun observing other sporting events, your Euro 2024s, Copa Americas, your tennis love-alls, or even cricket if that's your speed. But, I swear, the hurling final this year? Beautiful. In it's messy at times play, constant dedge of your seat because there was no killing either team, screamers of scores and misses and the ref being one who will absolutely be causing discourse about this match for years to come. I'll probably have to wait for highlights for those who would get geolocked to see what uploads stick, but I have to find stuff for it after that match. Maybe the best game was earlier in the season, but this will still be a classic. 4 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said: Wait, what's so wrong of eating it on a bed? In case it spills out? But yeah, even with how pizza is prominent in the anime, from what I recall, C.C. (the green-haired girl eating it on the bed) is a pizza fanatic. She's even the one who owns the plushie I mentioned... OMG, I finally understood that line about wanting the Giant Sang-Yung in snuggle size in SRW 30! XD LOL just the messiness yeah. Least it isn't soup 4 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said: I guess... they're still teenagers? XD In fairness it's more the fancy part of the equation that raises my eyebrow, but I see what you mean. 1 hour ago, Interdimensional Observer said: ...Why the Metroid veneer?🤔 I assume to relate to her capture and defeating lots of metroids? 1 hour ago, Armagon said: Chiitan has my vote. Would he blend in on the stage if he swapped for either of them at the last debate? And the brainrot has me hearing Chiitan like Shiiika, oh no 1 hour ago, Hrothgar777 said: I believe it's a technical question. If both Trump and Rubio are "inhabitants" of Florida, the Constitution bars Florida electors from voting for them. This would cost Trump 30 electoral votes. Not the oddity I expected to come from the Electoral College, but he could probably make it out like he's based somewhere else? Would that actually run into difficulties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Second stage. Seems to be a returning one from V. The one where Ange decides to go gather up exotic ingredients so the folks in cooking duty can whip up something special. Of course, just about everything else is different. I'll admit I don't remember the full context of why this is happening in V, but here for X's version, it's because the group is stressed out and consider eating something good will help with that. And lol, C.C. inevitably suggests pizza. XD And now because Himiko brings up she has never heard of it... seems pizza it is. ... great, now I want pizza too, pft... But since they don't have the full stock of ingredients, it might not be happening. Though then, a report arrives about activity from the Misurugi army. Some think it could be preparations for an attack, but Ange instead knows what it is. It's the royal family making one of their customary trips around the realm. That involves the local villages offering lots of delicacies. And since the group, specially Ange, isn't exactly on good terms with Julio and Sylvia... man, I can't believe Tobia, the actual (space) pirate, is gonna miss this. Turns out Mask was assigned to lead the escort duty. So, we begin. Group for this is a bit varied, I see. Ange, Vivian, Ersha, C.C., Kallen, Judau, and Seabook. I like how Seabook brings up he joined in since he has a bone to pick with the concept of aristocracy (as seen with his conflict against Cosmo Babylonia)... but also because, what the heck, he wants pizza too. lol 4 minutes ago, Dayni said: In fairness it's more the fancy part of the equation that raises my eyebrow, but I see what you mean. I mean, surely even something like pizza has "fancy" versions or something. 4 minutes ago, Dayni said: Not the oddity I expected to come from the Electoral College, but he could probably make it out like he's based somewhere else? Would that actually run into difficulties? If he had somewhere else to claim as residence, not counting New York. He already moved to Florida to begin with since it lets him pay less taxes than in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armagon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said: inb4 Vice-President Hillary Clinton. ...I mean, no, but still, it'd be funny. Do you one better: VP Jimmy Carter. Actually wait 16 minutes ago, Dayni said: but he could probably make it out like he's based somewhere else? Would that actually run into difficulties? Nah he officially moved his residence from New York to Florida so that's what's gonna count for all the technical stuff. Doesn't matter if he isn't perceived as a Floridaian. Edited July 21 by Armagon Added tweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Should've done it like Bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rubenio Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 16 minutes ago, Armagon said: Do you one better: VP Jimmy Carter. Actually wait It really is fucking hilarious how well he fits the bill, isn't it. I severely doubt it, it'll probably have to be someone young to further play on that whole "remember when the race was all old fossils and you hated it? Look at us, we're young! Ish!", but it'd be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Alright, Mask defeated. That's the objective of the map. Julio and Sylvia are forced to flee, and Mask follows soon after. Now the group is free to get the ingredients. Oh wow, they actually made enough for everyone? And even to share when a bunch of civilians approached. lol the game even shows a CG of C.C. eating pizza. XD Okay, last DLC map for now. Just like in V, X has simulation battles against previously fought bosses, and now comes the first of three, just like in V. Unlike V, which were VR simulations created by Nine, X instead has Spero creating a dream world via magic and sending the party over. So, the enemies for this battle are: Gargoyle, Tod, Joe, Alfried, Salamandinay (still using the shadowed portrait), Viral (which he does comment seeing the simulated version of him, heh), Mask, Barara, Cruising Tom, Death God, Bizon, Hina, Schwarvenegger, Wolgang, Vuitton, and Mifune. Then, just like the first simulation map of V, this one also has a Defend condition. Must protect a village and prevent any enemy unit form reaching it. Well, it's a step up from V where the defend line was straight from edge to map edge. Here it's in a corner. Okay, let's do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 This is where I'm thankful for post-movement Rolling Buster Rifle and Smash Hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Phew, done. Hahaha, everyone starts asking for Spero to make all sorts of different dream worlds. He does promise to make one to satisfy everyone... though, considering all his inner monologue, I feel it won't exactly be the dream kind... well, so ends the map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Armagon Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Oh yeah, looking like Dems made the right play Trump is scared. 1 hour ago, Saint Rubenio said: It really is fucking hilarious how well he fits the bill, isn't it. I severely doubt it, it'll probably have to be someone young to further play on that whole "remember when the race was all old fossils and you hated it? Look at us, we're young! Ish!", but it'd be amazing. A President can't go on to be Vice President so yeah wouldn't happen. Is funny tho. All I know is that whoever her running mate is will be the whitest man to ever white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Shrimp Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Albino VP incoming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) Gonna say, it's always fascinating to read up the Library entries in SRW games. All sorts of interesting tidbits to find. Like, the entry for Queen Ciela states she befriended the Queen of England, which I guess explains why Drake attacked London, then. Still, it's fascinating... --- Okay, time to resume the main game. It's time for the next route split. Donyell is reporting to Klim about the Spacenoids. He is the one who reveals they're the Towasanga. He plans to head to space and try to negotiate an alliance, and wants X-Cross to serve as escorts. They will rendezvous in outer space. However, X-Cross decides to only send half their force. The others will remain on the planet surface to keep fighting Doakdar. As before, the split goes as follows: Ground Squad: Daitarn 3, Dunbine, Wataru, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Might Gaine, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Code Geass, Cross Ange Space Squad: UC Gundam, Endless Waltz, Reconguista in G, Buddy Complex As always, sticking to the first option for this playthrough. At Misurugi, Julio has gathered the leaders of his vassa... I mean, allies. Oh, Dekim Barton is still alive? Well, the EW finale was interrupted by the isekai, more or less. Anyway, there's him, Cumpa of the Capital Army, and Wilhelm from Zogilia standing in for his superior who couldn't come. Embryo arrives shortly after, him being the one the other three pledged allegiance in order to return back to their worlds. The meeting begins... and the scene ends. 12 minutes ago, Armagon said: A President can't go on to be Vice President so yeah wouldn't happen. Is funny tho. Not quite. The 12th Amendment states: "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Which means a one-term President can apply for VP position afterwards, if they so wish. 12 minutes ago, Armagon said: All I know is that whoever her running mate is will be the whitest man to ever white. Yeah, that's likely gonna end up happening. Edited July 21 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 (edited) Scenario 21 Kurama is once again reporting to Zan Cook. The latter tells him he once again has a special mission, as another of their agents will attack X-Cross... He is getting quite frustrating at all this, more so considering how well he's being treated by the party, making him quite conflicted. Suddenly, there's a flash of light and... he's human again!? The N-Nautilus has detected abnormal activity in the area ahead, and a battle already taking place. It's the Mazinger Team! X once again uses Shin Mazinger here. They find themselves amidst pools of lava. Count Brocken then shows up, accompanied with Talos Statues and... Doakdar units! Seems that's whom Dr. Hell has thrown his lot with. Interesting, Brocken's dialogue brings up they were isekai'd first, then the Mazinger Team did. He actually offers them the chance to join, but of course Koji and company won't. And so the fight starts! Hm? Koji brings up about Ashura doing a ritual and that may be why they're in Al-Warth. Hmm... A turn after, the party arrives. Wataru and Maito recognize Koji, so they're from the same world, then. And Wataru also starts fanboying about Koji, hehehe. Hm? Ange and Vivian are forced deployments here. Oh wow, Brocken starts hitting on Ange? That's... not something I saw coming. In any case, more Doakdar goons show up. It's Vuitton and... Soiya Soiya? Anyway, he's the boss of Sokai's Third Tier. Looking up, he's meant to be a Saint Seiya reference. Well, his mech, the King Heracles, is certainly reminiscent of a Gold Saint armor at least. Somewhat. Perhaps. Okay then. For some reason ground units can step into the lava? Say what? How does that even work!? Oh lol, it even gives terrain bonuses. No indication it will damage the mechs. Haaaa, that's amusing. Okay, yeah, the lava does nothing negative. So funny. Brocken retreats once defeated, and... oh? He has no idea if Ashura is in Al-Warth, and apparently it was during the final battle against Dr. Hell when Ashura sent them to Al-Warth. I see we're skipping straight to the Mycenae plotline? But with a still alive Brocken. Koji comments the ritual took Ashura's life, but he wonders... hmm... Vuitton also flees. Soiya Soiya, however, starts causing the lava all around to act up. He has the Burning Sword, another of Sokai's treasures. Supposedly, it has a counterpart, the Frigid Sword. Anyway, Soiya Soiya flees shortly after. The party is also preparing to leave, but then Vivian jumps out of her mech. She seems to be in a trance, and then... transforms into a dragon, to the party's shock. They still can't get her to listen she should flee, but then that mysterious Mashin from the beginning of the game shows up, and urges Ange to sing. It does the trick, turning Vivian human again. Now everyone flees at last. Now in relative safety... interesting, Koji and company got warped before Aoto did. It's already been shown the summonings are all over the place in terms of spacetime. Elsewhere, Vivian has been examined by the ship's doctor. She's fine physically, but unconscious. Kurama, who is back to his bird form, seems to know the candy she's always eating might be what keeps her from transforming. This clues the Para-Mail riders that their commander may have known about this too, since it was always custom made for her. This makes Ange set on finding out the truth. Despite everything, Kurama seems to have finally found the resolve to fulfill his mission at last. Getting the chance, he tries to kidnap Nadia and take her to Doakdar, but then Himiko appears, forcing him to use a sleeping gas to knock her out. But then Wataru and Jean are also nearby, so Kurama instead takes Himiko instead and tells Nadia to come to Chilly Temple. So he flees... and the map ends. --- Alright, enough SRW for the weekend. Will resume next Saturday. Edited July 22 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Interdimensional Observer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 6 hours ago, Dayni said: just the messiness yeah. Reminds me of breakfast in bed. Charming idea, but do you really want to get toast crumbs or maple syrup where you sleep?🤨 -Depends on how clean one likes their bedsheets to be, I guess. 6 hours ago, Dayni said: In fairness it's more the fancy part of the equation that raises my eyebrow, If you want a fancy-sounding food celebration, how about a "waffle frolic"?🧇😛 The original name (it changed to "waffle party/supper" later) of a formal dinner where many foods were served, but waffles occupied a prominent position. To assure a constant output of 🧇 during the entire meal, every guest sooner or later would have to go into the kitchen and assist for a time in the production of waffles. These were popular in the United States from the colonial period all the way to the 1960s in some places, and there is an account of one being held at Yale University, so waffle frolics were an elite eating event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Armagon Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 8 hours ago, Interdimensional Observer said: These were popular in the United States from the colonial period all the way to the 1960s in some places, and there is an account of one being held at Yale University, so waffle frolics were an elite eating event. Is there a reason why something that lasted that long suddenly fell out of favor? Was it simply just the passage of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayni Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 The back to school rush can't be that bad can it? 12 hours ago, Armagon said: Do you one better: VP Jimmy Carter. Actually wait What are the odds? 12 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said: I mean, surely even something like pizza has "fancy" versions or something. I don't think calzones are considered such? 5 hours ago, Interdimensional Observer said: If you want a fancy-sounding food celebration, how about a "waffle frolic"?🧇😛 The original name (it changed to "waffle party/supper" later) of a formal dinner where many foods were served, but waffles occupied a prominent position. To assure a constant output of 🧇 during the entire meal, every guest sooner or later would have to go into the kitchen and assist for a time in the production of waffles. These were popular in the United States from the colonial period all the way to the 1960s in some places, and there is an account of one being held at Yale University, so waffle frolics were an elite eating event. So you're saying Waffle House comes from a long tradition of American history /s Interesting to note that the waffles were to be continuously worked on, wouldn't have been expecting that so much. For another meal that sounds like it'd kick me out in the 1800's, "luncheon". It feels like it should be the purview of elites. Just, the word luncheon. 1 minute ago, Armagon said: In that sweetspot of denial and anger I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I don't know what's more ridiculous. They starting to claim that Biden stepping down of the race is illegal (yes, some have begun to say this), or that people will believe that (Biden has not been nominated yet, even if, yes, the primaries are done with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 They wasted no time. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 24 minutes ago, Dayni said: The back to school rush can't be that bad can it? Become a parent with three kids and then reassess. 25 minutes ago, Dayni said: I don't think calzones are considered such? Calzones good.😋 Calzones as fancy food? No. They're just the empanadas/pasties of Italy. For pizza, if there's an exquisite version, methinks it'd be a small personal pie (perhaps a white pizza even) you eat with a knife & fork. 26 minutes ago, Dayni said: For another meal that sounds like it'd kick me out in the 1800's, "luncheon". It feels like it should be the purview of elites. Just, the word luncheon. I wouldn't disagree with that. We could bring it back, but nowadays we've "brunch" for an elitist munch. 16 minutes ago, Dayni said: So you're saying Waffle House comes from a long tradition of American history /s We did invent the electric waffle iron (1911) and the frozen toaster waffle (1953), so yes.😉 The inventor of the frozen waffles originally called them "fraffles", but thank heavens that name didn't stick (sounds dirty to me 😆), and instead, these 🥶🧇 were renamed after the part of the company which made mayonnaise with fresh eggs- Eggo. 38 minutes ago, Armagon said: Is there a reason why something that lasted that long suddenly fell out of favor? Was it simply just the passage of time? The video in which I learned this began the history of waffles in the 9th and 10th centuries with the invention of the flat iron-pressed communion wafer (wafer, waffle; old northern French (likely from Frankish) waufre- "honeycomb", became gaufre in modern French, wafer in English, wafel in Middle Dutch). And the late 16th and early 17th centuries saw some wafers (the Netherlands in particular) evolve into the big fluffy waffles we know today. -Yet the video didn't explain the end of waffle frolics. However, it was a lot of work having people continually churn out the gridded good stuff. Even if said people were the wealthy and thus not exactly big on manual labor. -Although, I'd imagine that because it was a tradition of the upper crust, that it endured so long. Old money likes to keep to the old societal ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Shrimp Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 boredom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 2 hours ago, Codename Shrimp said: boredom Need me and @Dayni to get to naming your next round of units?😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename Shrimp Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) 5 years.... 11 minutes ago, Interdimensional Observer said: Need me and @Dayni to get to naming your next round of units?😅 Hah! While i would be thankful for that, it's just a temporary reprieve from me going down that spiral again which i have been trying to evade the last few months Edited July 22 by Codename Shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Spent yesterday grinding five levels against birds and a few hippos and lizards… Level 9 Accel Drive (960%) [Meaning, 9.6 times stronger than the basic attack command.] Maxed Great Warrior (+60% damage dealt) Maxed Swift Justice (+40% damage dealt) Level 3 Attack Order (+23% damage dealt) Unified Effort (+15% damage dealt) Four of these (the last without Unified Effort) amounted to only half of the boss’s HP. Crazy stupid damage boosting with the greatest single-hit damage dealing class amounted to only that.😐 …But then I realized this was literally the entirety of my big damage for this boss fight. That’s the problem.😆 Thankfully, on the second attempt, I survived the aftermath despite one KO (always a slippery slope) and the boss’s strategy of inflicting incurable status ailments. Once my Imperial’s Force Gauge was recharged, another two fully stacked Accel Drives (and an Astrosign from the Zodiac) slew the beast on turn 16. Not exactly a “burst them dead in less than 10 turns strat”, but it’s still a win.😄 Adol imposter?🤔 Undesired grinding moment over, things should be getting good again.😀 1 hour ago, Codename Shrimp said: Hah! While i would be thankful for that, it's just a temporary reprieve from me going down that spiral again which i have been trying to evade the last few months My symps for you Shrimps, as always.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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