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00:18 * Schism|Adagio watches more Chaos;Head with friend.
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00:21 * Alice boops back with an ice mage names Jennifer.
00:36 * Schism|Adagio huzzahs!
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00:57 <Alice> Interestingly, of the three mages you are the highest level, by sheer fact of all the enemies on the relevant map being resistant to ice, thus you required a few more kills to catch up due to running out of SP on killing them the first time around.
00:59 * Alice makes a Lady Fighter with the Cool-and-cute personality, and names her Ali. :P
00:59 * Ali grumbles
01:01 <Alice> She gets to stab things with long pointy sticks.
01:06 <Nedemai> can anyone recommend a painkiller that is not an nsaid, and not a narcotic
01:06 <Nedemai> and stronger than tylenol
01:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Fanfiction: The Sisters and Their Bridge [ http://tinyurl.com/yy5d39c5 ]
01:10 <Lumindia> so I watched my friend play Seven Days to Die.... it's frickin' tense
01:32 * Lumindia yawns
01:32 * Lumindia gives all the ponies biiig hugs, then curls into a ball and dozes off
01:42 <Schism|Adagio> Hehe. Watching Chaos;Head with a friend who's a big fan of the visual novels, and she has Things to Say about the anime. Not all bad things!
01:42 * Schism|Adagio also hugs the Lumindia!
02:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2236 [ http://tinyurl.com/yyyb6k9x ]
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02:11 <Schism|Adagio> This is some tasty psychological.
02:15 * Alice flops. Is done gaming for now. Squads at level 9 across the board.
02:22 <Alice> Lesse what new eggy memes are on Reddit tonight.
02:36 <Alice> Hello fuzzy creature.
02:40 <Schism|Adagio> Harlo Spitfire.
03:06 <Schism|Adagio> This is a good yarn, even if it doesn't take a supergenius to spot the many, many plot holes.
03:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Sweetie Belle Music: TCB - ATELOPHOBIA 2020 [Future Dance] [ http://tinyurl.com/y3nxap4f ]
03:43 <Schism|Adagio> Alice, having now watched Chaos;Head, it seems like the sort of psych horror which is right up your alley.
03:47 <Alice> I'll keep it in mind then! o3o
03:48 <PinkieShy> If that hurricane hits us.. My brother might have to evac :(
03:48 <PinkieShy> They are in one of the hurricane evac zones.. one of the major ones
03:52 <PinkieShy> Yaaay :D
03:52 <PinkieShy> The new box of sleepytime tea i got had 2 $1 off coupons!! :D
03:55 * Nedemai cuddles up beside the Ali pone and goes to sleep. For all the wandering Nedi always returns home.
03:57 <Nedemai> (this channel is Nedis home)
03:58 <Schism|Adagio> And now, Steins;Gate.
04:04 * Alice wobbles around, half-asleep, half-out of it, and half-bad at math.
04:26 <Alice> https://i.redd.it/anzitmkdf0e51.jpg Imagine trying to tell therm apart without some sort of identifying object on them.
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04:35 <Schism|Adagio> Hmm. So while Chaos;Head has one sort of thing... Steins;Gate is about time travel. Interesting.
04:41 * PrincessRainbows hugs Ali and snuggles
04:42 * PinkieShy hugs Ali and PrincessRainbows
04:45 * PrincessRainbows licks PinkieShy eagerly
04:45 * PinkieShy taste of spearmint, and chamomile.
04:46 <Schism|Adagio> Alice: Okay, this is the very worst Primer parody I've ever seen in my life! (she said sarcastically)
04:48 * PrincessRainbows glomps the PinkieShy
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05:38 <PinkieShy> good night!
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06:16 <Schism|Adagio> Anime references an event occurring in 1921, my brain goes "HELLO!"
06:23 * PrincessRainbows clutches her favorite plushie and looks up at Ali with teary eyes
06:24 * Ali hugs PrincessRainbows before flopping off..
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07:18 * Divide|Adagio hands Heartbreak a banana. It is green, leaky, and almost certainly toxic.
07:19 <Heartbreak> ..
07:19 <Heartbreak> do... you ... not ... like me Divide|Adagio?
07:20 <Divide|Adagio> HB: I do... but am watching Steins;Gate. There's ... they send a banana through a time machine. It doesn't turn out well.
07:21 <Heartbreak> Oh. Here I thought you were trying to kill me because I dumped so much story stuff on you it made you snap and plot to murder me...
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07:24 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:28 * Divide|Adagio rolls over to ConfusionRift and boops with a Steins;Gate. Also provides a Dr. Pepper.
07:31 <ConfusionRift> Huh, wonder what's it about. Also, of all the sodas... (slowly pushes the Dr. Pepper away with a stick) ...this one ain't for me. :P Thank you though.
07:35 * ConfusionRift reboops Divide|Adagio. :P
08:10 * PrincessRainbows looks up at ConfusionRift with teary eyes and makes grabby hooves
08:10 * ConfusionRift grabbies PrincessRainbows then pets. :P
08:13 * PrincessRainbows whimpers and hugs ConfusionRift
08:17 * ConfusionRift huggles PrincessRainbows back.
08:22 <Schism> Gee. A Sound of Thunder sure is a great story, isn't it?
08:25 * Schism peers at the bananas on the countertop. "Why do I keep expecting one of these to turn green? I don't even *own* a microwave."
08:27 <ConfusionRift> ..green?
08:30 <ConfusionRift> Also, seems like an interesting one, though very familiar. Then again, it's been parodied a lot.
08:31 <Schism> ConfusionRift, was watching Steins;Gate. They come up with a time machine. They test it with a banana! Things go wrong.
08:32 <Schism> Things go very, very wrong.
08:38 <ConfusionRift> Mind telling me in a bit? Have to attend to something. Seems something just happened, be right back.
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08:59 * ConfusionRift returns!
08:59 * ConfusionRift then pokes Schism real quick.
08:59 <Schism> Welcome back! So, they find out that when they plug in their microwave, and microwave a banana, it returns to the bunch. Except it's green, gelatinous, and possessed of unpleasant growths.
09:00 <Schism> So they test it and discover a way to send information into the past. Except that when they do, they create a new worldline.
09:00 <ConfusionRift> o_0
09:00 <Schism> And one of their members, the mad scientist of the bunch, is seemingly immune to memory loss.
09:00 <ConfusionRift> Talk about altered items and altered world events.
09:01 <Schism> (Which implies that he's instead transferring his memory to other worldlines.) So things start going from there.
09:01 <ConfusionRift> Timeline synchronicity. Hmm.
09:02 <Schism> Chaos;Head, meanwhile, is about a normal high school student who seems to have some sort of precognition, in that he begins imagining either very good or very bad results from the important actions he takes.
09:03 <Schism> Except then he begins hallucinating swords coming out of nowhere and the girls who wield them are either gaslighting them or refuse to give him any information.
09:03 <Schism> gaslighting him*
09:05 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe.
09:07 <Schism> Chaos;Head the anime is supposedly very, very different from the visual novel, and contains some very glaring plot holes, but it's still quite good.
09:08 <ConfusionRift> Completely unfamiliar with both, so... it's all good. :P
09:10 <Schism> Ah well. Chaos;Head, by the way, is more psychological horror. Steins;Gate, meanwhile, is very, very silly.
09:11 <Schism> At first, anyway. Ah well, to sleep I go.
09:11 * Schism curls up around her pillow.
09:12 * ConfusionRift lightly pats Schism. "Have a good one!"
09:16 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift. "Sleep? What's THAT?"
09:16 <ConfusionRift> That thing the weak do. :P
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11:46 * PrincessRainbows curls up under ConfusionRift with her pacifier for sleepies. Nini
12:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Twilight Day Arrives on August 6th! [ http://tinyurl.com/y2oxomy7 ]
13:06 <Alice> Morning.
13:07 <ConfusionRift> Hallooo.
13:08 <Alice> How goes it?
13:10 <ConfusionRift> Doing okaday. The usual time burning. :P
13:10 <ConfusionRift> Days off and all.
13:12 <Alice> Cool, cool. Feeling much better today compared to yesterday. Even my breathing is mysteriously doing better.
13:14 <ConfusionRift> That's always good.
13:14 <ConfusionRift> Especially breathing, since it's been an issue for some time. Weather ain't helping either.
13:20 <Alice> Spitfire, stop that.
13:22 <Alice> ... You're purring. This isn't a punishment thing, this is just something you like to do to me because you think it's endearing or something.
13:25 <Alice> He's learning by the way. Apparently he's started getting my parents to bring the cat treats to him instead of going to them when they call.
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13:36 * Lumindia pets Alice
13:36 <Lumindia> o vo
13:36 * Alice meeps.
13:36 * Lumindia moops
13:36 <Lumindia> meep moop!
13:44 <Alice> Maaaap
13:44 <Alice> Morp?
13:49 * Alice makes a steaming hot cup of extra-strong coffee. As a part of asserting her dominance, she downs it all in one gulp.
13:52 <Alice> https://i.redd.it/997icxf0e5e51.jpg Nice.
13:54 <ConfusionRift> o_0
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13:54 <ConfusionRift> More like "Nice(?)". :P
13:57 <Alice> Heh. :P
14:23 <Alice> Do I want to abase game mechanics to unlock classes in Disgaea 4 early on..?
14:23 <Alice> Eh, why not?
14:29 <Alice> Disgaea 4 has what it tongue-in-cheekly calls the Cheat Menu. It's just a usual set of features accessible from the start in other games, made more accessible and slightly easier and quicker to use.
14:30 <ConfusionRift> It feels that's the only way to get everything in that game... I mean, every class. Getting every weapon is basically impossible, or at the very least very painful and time consuming.
14:30 <ConfusionRift> Aah, the good ol' Cheat Menu.
14:31 <Alice> I've always found collecting all the weapons and armor easy. The difficult thing is getting all the weapons and armor of the rarer tiers.
14:31 <ConfusionRift> Back then, it was mostly cheat device accessible.
14:31 <ConfusionRift> That, especially when some can only be stolen, if you're lucky.
14:32 <Alice> Mmhmm.
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14:33 <Alice> But yeah, the cheat menu of Disgaea 4 basically just includes the monster strength increases, and some bars to set EXP, Mana, and Money gain percentages higher or lower. The latter 3 are limited based on progress, looks like.
14:34 <ConfusionRift> Interesting. So, technically, you kinda have to earn to cheat good. :P
14:34 <Alice> These features existed in previous games through Senate stuff. Though the increased gains were usually temporary to like, 3 battles. But anyone work their salt in the series abused the senate to keep the effects active at all times.
14:36 <Alice> The monster difficulty thing meanwhile is the only thing that was made easier. In previous games, you had the arduous task of putting in 20 bloody votes to increase monster difficulty to max. Now it's just a simple toggle to a set level. Same basic idea, only more convenient and less time consuming.
14:37 <ConfusionRift> Just fight the senate. :P
14:38 <Alice> Gonna be honest, besides the sardine thing, I like Valvatorez for his name, and his "I don't have time for this" expression for his portrait.
14:38 <Alice> Nah. Save the senate for when I'm in the mid hundreds. The highest senator I've seen is level 900. o3o
14:39 <ConfusionRift> Beat some sense into them, and let them know that having Etna as a main character and one and only protagonist is a horrible idea.
14:40 <ConfusionRift> I should be the one being a salable plush toy! :P
14:40 <Alice> https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disgaea/images/0/02/Valvatorez_Portrait.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110721173821&path-prefix=en
14:41 <Alice> "I really don't have time for this."
14:41 * ConfusionRift dies trying to prove his point.
14:41 <Alice> "There are prinnies who need sardines."
14:41 <ConfusionRift> "As interesting as it may be... I just don't care." :P
14:43 <Alice> 3 more levels to go. Then I get that knight unlocked.
14:43 <ConfusionRift> "I feel they're going to push this whole friendship thing as usual. Urgh, I guess."
14:44 <Alice> <ConfusionRift, the Fighter> "Time to bust some balls!"
14:44 <ConfusionRift> 0_0;
14:44 <Alice> That's his "leave the base" quote. I didn't get to choose the voice.
14:44 <Alice> I used the provided start-of-game fighter.
14:45 * ConfusionRift gets this stare from this mare, and points at the fighter. "It's him, not me! I don't play dirty like that!"
14:46 <Alice> I do apologize, Miss Gears. I did not get to choose the voice.
14:46 * Alice bows like Fenrich.
14:48 <Alice> There. Level 20. Now to get the new class.
14:48 <Alice> "Make a steel wall man"
14:51 <Alice> Hum. 5000 mana for Class A reincarnation. I think I can manage that with a bit of grinding. Get some mkney while I'm at it, so the squad can be equipped properly.
14:53 <Alice> Disgaea. The game where it's best to overdo everything.
14:53 <ConfusionRift> Okay... so they ported Phantom Brave, which is kinda on par with the Makai lore, but they haven't ported Makai Kingdom or La Pucelle Tactics? Hmmm.
14:53 <Alice> The series likes to ramp up hard and fast.
14:53 <ConfusionRift> Disgaea, the game where overdoing is not a thing, and you learn that fast.
14:53 <Alice> Yeah, I suspect there are legal issues with those two games for some reason. Along with Disgaea 3.
14:54 <Alice> As those three games are cult classics or popular, but NIS refuses to go back to them.
14:55 <ConfusionRift> Which is odd, because those take part in the whole Makai War and links with the Disgaea series.
14:55 <ConfusionRift> Best you will get are easter egg fights.
14:56 <Alice> Arguably, every single game they make in the vein of Makai or Disgaea, are connected.
14:56 <Alice> What with the whole worlds of the series being a part of a multiverse that can apparently be traversed with relative ease.
14:59 <ConfusionRift> Urgh, and Steam is doing the whole Final Fantasy release crap.
14:59 <Alice> Oh?
15:00 <ConfusionRift> Port releases of the series are wack and out of order.
15:01 <Alice> Oh, that. Yeah. NIS is notorious for that apparently.
15:02 <Alice> Disgaea 5 ports came out before Disgaea 4. I think Disgaea 2 got ports to PC before Disgaea 1.
15:02 * Alice equips Rifty in heavy armor, and boosts monster level once more.
15:03 <ConfusionRift> Actually, I think the Phantom Brave port came out before Disgaea 2, which makes less sense, since it was originally released way before the Disgaea series. :P
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15:04 <Alice> There is that yes.
15:04 <ConfusionRift> And then there's this slew of other games that I have never heard of.
15:05 <ConfusionRift> Oh, that reminds me. Found an interesting easter egg in Control. Not sure I should mention it.
15:05 <Alice> I'll find it eventually, so don't. I'll keep you apprised of my status though in case I go by it.
15:06 <ConfusionRift> All I'm gonna say is it mentions an AWE based on another game.
15:06 <Alice> Heh.
15:06 <Alice> Oh. The Alan Wake one?
15:06 * ConfusionRift nods.
15:07 <Alice> Yeah, when I heard the name I just facepalmed.
15:08 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe.
15:09 <Alice> Axes. Good strength. Defense debuff on attack. Downside? Single-target attacks only.
15:10 <ConfusionRift> If memory serves, and hopefully they didn't change that, he'll eventually learn skills that can deal damage to multiple enemies.
15:11 <Alice> 2222 mana collected out of 5000
15:11 <Schism> Hmm. Going to petition the Council, or is that for transmigration?
15:12 <Schism> Ah, class A transmigration.
15:12 <Alice> Transmigration. Though it'll likely involve the senate anyways, as I recall higher rankings requiring a vote.
15:12 <Alice> I figure if it's gonna be his final class for the rest of the game, he should have maximum stat bonuses.
15:13 <Schism> This is sensible.
15:14 * ConfusionRift sees Laharl in the senate. "Whyyyyyyy?!"
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15:14 <Alice> That's a new attack from the prinnies. They gain Prinny Barrage at monster level 9.
15:16 <Alice> I mean, it still isn't enough to down Rifty, who has 900 HP right now.
15:17 <Alice> I'd like to say the monetary gains give me an edge, but...
15:17 <Schism> Oh good, Youtube is getting rid of community-based closed captions.
15:17 <Schism> Just what we needed. ._.
15:17 * Alice looks at store rank 2 items. 15k for weapons. 9-10k for armor.
15:18 <Alice> I suspect it may have something to do with a select few folks, Schism.
15:18 <Schism> Almost assuredly.
15:19 <Alice> It was revealed that, on certain popular youtuber channels, that people have been doing custom captioning, and... well... Inserting certain types of commentary, ranging from derogatory to advertisements for their own channels.
15:20 <Schism> Urgh. Some days, I hate people.
15:20 <Schism> (Admittedly, some days I see threads like this and they are so interesting. https://twitter.com/SheldonKGoodman/status/1289207367633006593 )
15:22 <Alice> Is it fair to the hearing impaired? No, but the problem is that people are using it for malicious goals, and the best solution is to prevent people from providing custom captioning. I am looking at it from a manpower perspective, for the record.
15:22 * Schism drags ConfusionRift along while she kills enough foes in Autumn's Rise to get to S-rank.
15:22 <Schism> Alice: I know, I know. It just stinks that the option was ruined by... well. That.
15:23 <Alice> Similar to the issue of reviewing each and every DMCA takedown and every violation or complaint report, way too many videos and other stuff are uploaded for any reasonable human force to tackle in a timely manner.
15:24 <Alice> I won't lie, Youtube and by extension, Google have been known to drag their feet on videos and such that have become prominent in the public social media space, but the number of reports they get is still overwhelming.
15:24 <Alice> Especially since so many of them are
15:24 <Alice> Probably frivolous.
15:25 <Schism> Most definitely...
15:25 * Schism sighs. "And that's even putting outside automated bots, from Russia and elsewhere."
15:26 <Alice> Hilariously, one of the way websites try to alleviate the issue is through a sort of "why are you reporting this?" checkbox system. Certain checkboxes will just cause the report to be thrown away. Like "I don't likr this because it doesn't align with my views" type checkboxes.
15:27 <Schism> Easy to game via automation, but also a good way to weed out the casually frivolous.
15:27 <Alice> If you know how the system works, yeah. Twitter uses this extensively.
15:29 <Alice> The Disgaea series is one of many that benefits from the Switch's portable/docked setup.
15:29 <Schism> T'was pretty good on DS, too.
15:30 <Alice> The series is not known for it's high-fidelity graphics(though it certainly improved from 4 onwards), so it doesn't need a powerful system like the PS4 or PS5 in order to run.
15:30 <Schism> Randomly, this comic amuses me for many reasons, but none more so than the fact that H.T. is basically voiced by either the ghost of Tony Jay or by Maurice LaMarche. http://skin-horse.com/comic/the-new-hire/
15:32 * Schism also eyebrows at Real Life Comics. Then raises the other eyebrow. "If that actually happened, then what the hell."
15:32 <Alice> You know... There was a comic I read once. I can't remember the name. It was an extremely dark one, that involved the daily life of the Grim Reaper.
15:32 * ConfusionRift isn't sure why, but was also reminded of Rhapsody and its obnoxiousness.
15:33 <Alice> Schism, I can confirm that happens.
15:33 <Schism> I can believe it.
15:34 <Schism> Respite care facility. Furrfu.
15:34 <Alice> (Most) Hospitals are required to treat each case seriously and send you off to the mental health ward, just to get an evaluation to see what the hell happened, and make sure you're alright.
15:35 <Alice> Every time I had an episode at the university, the hospitals actually lock me up in a room with a camera on me at all times.
15:35 <Schism> I understand, and that is reasonable, but wrapping that up in [yay] is irresponsible unless the patient is seriously at risk of harming themselves or others.
15:36 <Alice> There are no moveable objects. No paper of any kind, sharp corners, anything you can use to cause damage or hurt yourself. Just you, some comfy chairs, four solid walls, a locked door, ceiling and floor, with the lamp covered in metal mesh, and an emergency button.
15:36 <Alice> Therein lies the problem Schism.
15:36 <Schism> I know. Most patients are adept at bull[yay].
15:36 <Schism> Well, many.
15:36 <Alice> A person can have an attack, get immediate treatment, but they don't know the why, and they would rather observe fore a bit and talk.
15:37 <Alice> Just to, ye know, make sure.
15:37 <Alice> Honestly? Being sent to the psych ward is better than some alternatives. Like being forcibly restrained handcuffed and dragged off to a hospital. Fortunately not speaking from experience. Sort of.
15:38 <Alice> That's what ambulances and cops do if a person has a crisis, and refuses to go to the hospital.
15:38 <Alice> You're asked if you want to go to the hospital. The question's a formality. You're going either way.
15:38 * Schism sighs. "I guess that makes sense. It just seems... well." She also groans.
15:39 <Alice> Current process is to deescalate, but cops and ambulance are called in anyway.
15:39 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Season 10 Comic Preview - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #89 [ http://tinyurl.com/yxw8mrvo ]
15:39 <Alice> And once calmed down, they ask if you want to go to the hospital. If you agree, the cop just writes a quick report, and the ambulance takes you.
15:40 <Alice> If you disagree or get rowdy again, you're restrained and/or tazed, cuffed, and thrown into an ambulance or police car to be taken to a hospital.
15:40 * Schism mutters imprecations about how many hats police officers have to wear.
15:40 <Alice> Honestly, I wonder if some of their behaviour
15:41 <Alice> Is just outright stress from handling so many different types of cases.
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15:41 <Schism> Oh no. No, while many can try to play that card, stress does not necessarily need to result in abuse.
15:41 <Alice> Including ones that require special training, none of which they get because all the police funding goes to the wrong resources.
15:42 <Alice> You don't need a friggen Aston Martin police car for Ottawa.
15:42 <Alice> Or a gods damned tank.
15:42 <Schism> Honestly. What the hell is wrong with a good old Crown Vic? (even if they're not making them anymore.)
15:43 <Alice> Won't lie though, there are bad cops, yeah. Lotsa people who want the badge just so they can legally carry a firearm or some stupid shit, like being discriminatory pricks.
15:44 <Alice> That said, denying they see horrible, stressful shit is wrong too. Case in point, ex-RCMP prof of mine.
15:44 <Schism> The desire, not to protect, but to have power over others.
15:44 <Schism> And okay, yes. It's a stressful job, and the best officers have a lot to deal with.
15:45 <Schism> Huh. Lindsay Ellis wrote a book. It sounds like a very good one, too.
15:45 <Alice> And it's worth noting that, yes, he's white, and yes, he likely suffered discrimination in the RCMP as he's also a Native Indian. Forget what kind. In any case..
15:46 <Alice> He was usually tasked with handling cases further north in Canada. I already told you how the food situation is up there. The family situation is... Problematic, too.
15:46 <Alice> Lots of domestic abuse. Drinking, mostly. Some of the abuse was...
15:46 * Alice wants brain bleach.
15:47 * Schism nods... "I maintain that officers are required to wear too many hats."
15:47 <Alice> Mmhmm.
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15:47 <Schism> Pfffff. https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1289224787315716097
15:48 <Alice> He later got promoted and started handling electronics, equipment procurement and testing and the like. But he said those cases were some of the worst he's ever seen.
15:48 <Schism> I can believe it...
15:48 <Alice> I also don't think he was well-liked in the RCMP. If his personality now was anything like what it was back then?
15:49 <Alice> He had the balls to tell the then-college CEO that he was a [redacted] in front of the council, and told him in straightforward terms: I won't retire before you, just to make sure you do your job right.
15:50 <Alice> He kept his word. He lasted two more CEOs before retiring.
15:50 <Alice> He doesn't screw around. You mess up, he makes sure you know it.
15:50 <Schism> Impressive. To say the least.
15:50 <Alice> His favourite RCMP story in that regard was checking a facility to see if it might be leaking information.
15:51 <Alice> As you might guess, wireless signals pose a problem for RCMP facilities.
15:52 <Alice> In this one case, for the most part the building was fine. Until he crossed the highway from the loading bay, and pointed various scanners at said loading bay. Picked up a lot of signals, some unencrypted.
15:52 <Alice> Lots of shouting ensued.
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15:52 <Schism> I can't help but think that some of those might have been wifi hotspots.
15:53 <Schism> From, say, cell phones.
15:53 <Alice> They were yes.
15:54 <Alice> Cell phones are allowed in RCMP buildings, but on a case-by-case basis. And require that said phones use the building-local retransmitters, which go through secure channels.
15:54 * Schism nods, "Of course. Standard operational security practices."
15:55 <Schism> Did he give them the full R. Lee Ermey?
15:55 <Alice> More or less. He doesn't hold back on language, and he can really project his voice.
15:55 <Alice> He also doesn't sugar coat things, to the college's disdain.
15:56 <Alice> When I attended, he wasn't allowed to teach any courses before third year.
15:56 <Schism> Hee.
15:57 <Schism> Lest he warp the innocent, impressionable minds of university students.
15:57 <Alice> Because the Comp. Sci. final semester involved a final project for an actual client, there was need to reinforce that these clients were real, and that we represented the college as a result. He called the relevant lecture the scary lecture.
15:58 <Alice> He used to give the lecture out in the first year, to get it into student's heads sooner. Unfortunatrely, one day, the CEO happened to be passing by when he was doing the lecture.
15:58 <Alice> Long story short, he was pulled aside and told he is no longer allowed to teach first or second year students because of the lecture.
15:59 <Alice> Oh. Huh. Max treansmigration rank does not need approval. Anyways Rifty, you're now an armor/heavy knight.
15:59 <Schism> How dare they be told in no uncertain terms that they need to be responsible with their work.
16:00 <ConfusionRift> HuZAAAH!
16:01 <Alice> Sweet geezus he gets a lot of bonuses from the transmigration. You're a tad OP even at level 1.
16:01 * Alice puts all the bonus points into ATK to balance it out with DEF.
16:01 <Schism> 5000 mana will do that.
16:02 * Schism takes insulin for this craisin banana bread, because it needs to be eaten up.
16:03 <Schism> Cranberry banana bread -was- a good idea. I shall have to make it more often.
16:03 <Alice> Heh.
16:03 <Alice> Right, now to get him back to level 9.
16:04 * Alice makes sure to reduce monster level. Also puts on NA exclusive Disgaea music for grinding session.
16:04 <Alice> !link https://youtu.be/rcBfdFn0sU8 You can't even hear it in the remakes now.
16:04 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
16:04 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - Tsunami Bomb - The Invasion From Within
16:06 <Alice> Though used as the theme for Disgaea's western release, it is actually apparently meant to be Etna's theme for the western release.
16:06 <Alice> There are of course, mods, to restore it for the PC releases as far as I know.
16:07 <ConfusionRift> Aah, this song. Some oddity about this one though.
16:07 <Alice> Oh?
16:09 <ConfusionRift> When we first got into this fight, with... Maderas? I think... this song started playing. After that one time, the song never showed up ever again.
16:09 <Alice> Two downsides to the trransmigration. Lower movement range, fewer counters. Upside? Skyhigh defense. 130% def boost.
16:10 <Alice> Not Maderas.
16:11 <Alice> It plays during the fight with the one who attempted to assassinate Laharl. :P
16:11 <ConfusionRift> "It plays during battles against Maderas, Priere, and Baal."
16:11 <Alice> Huh.
16:11 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
16:12 <Alice> I could have sworn it played during her battle as well. Guess my memory is bad.
16:12 <Alice> Anyways, back to level 9. Let's get everyone geared up and progress the story.
16:13 <ConfusionRift> As I said, only heard it during Maderas' fight, and only once. I think there's a trigger bug of sorts, because it's not consistent.
16:15 <Alice> Well, it's been over what, a decade since it's release? My memory isn't good for details like that. Good with maps. In fact, I still remember most of the end-game maps.
16:18 <Alice> Right, this is overkill. This is gonna go by easily for a bit.
16:19 <ConfusionRift> "I see you're having too much fun. It would be a shame if I bumped their levels... just a bit." :P
16:19 <Alice> Poor Axel.
16:20 <Alice> I actually kept the monster level boost at 1 for that reason. :P
16:24 <Alice> Axel, get out of that swarm. *Tosses him back home.*
16:28 <Alice> ... Why is the Sardine Thief still with us in this tutorial? I discarded him.
16:30 <ConfusionRift> Heh. Also remember the inconsistent sound effect quality of the first game. (checks the PC port) What the...? Really? Okay, that's lazy.
16:32 <Alice> Hmm?
16:35 <ConfusionRift> The SFX in the complete edition are still about the same, which is jarring. Everything else got updated.
16:35 <Alice> I have a craving for sardines, I am not sure why.
16:35 <Alice> Ah, yeah. That. there was also some other controversy with the most recent port of Disgaea 1.
16:41 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and figured why the song stopped playing after that one time. I decided to chase after my cousin, after watching him play for hours. I thought would be cool to change the voices to Japanese, and after he watched me play as such, he also decided to change it. Apparently, if you do change the voices, the song will not play and instead plays the JP original song, which is just the generic area battle music.
16:42 <ConfusionRift> Blarg! So late! Gonna crash. Laters!
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16:44 <Alice> Yerp.
16:45 <Alice> ... Did Valvetorez just leave a- he did. A sardine head for Axel to ward off evil.
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17:44 * Lumindia pats Ali
17:44 <Lumindia> o vo
17:44 * Ali flumps over Lumindia
17:46 <Lumindia> tired?
17:46 <Lumindia> or...?
17:49 <Ali> Kinda sad and bored
18:04 * Nedemai flumps over Ali
18:05 * Ali squeaks
18:07 <Lumindia> :<
18:07 <Lumindia> why is an Ali sad?
18:07 <Lumindia> https://www.emergencykitten.com/ perhaps an emergency kitten will help?
18:10 <Ali> Just, not a whole lot I can do right now
18:10 * Ali just huggles on the Lumindia and Nedemai
18:15 * Lumindia huggles back
18:15 <Lumindia> :<
18:28 <Alice> I see what you mean about the wearable glucose sensors, Schism. I did some calibration testing.
18:29 <Alice> Mine is off by -3.4 mmol/L
18:29 <Alice> Assuming the needle approach is more accurate.
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19:32 <Schism> Alice: How does a sardine head ward off evil?
19:32 <Schism> Also, heh. Yeah, blood testing is more accurate, though CGMs are useful for not falling victim to a crash.
19:34 <Alice> Hell if I know. As for the sensor, at the least the offset is consistent, +/- 0.5.
19:40 <Alice> Blah. That migraine yesterday did a number on my physically. The bruising is spreading and much darker. Almost black in color now.
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19:47 * Schism looks at a stream of Azure Dreams. "Oh, this is going to be a trip."
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20:02 <Alice> Ah, that's where I've heard that name. PSX mystery dungeon type game.
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20:19 <Lumindia> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6DMt3wPOw Here's one I'd play if I had a switch
20:19 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
20:19 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Enigmatic Entity Omega Boss Fight Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY
20:22 <Alice> Geezus how many turns does it get?
20:31 <Lumindia> he's constantly casting haste on himself
20:31 <Lumindia> so yeah
20:38 <Alice> Still. Nutso.
20:41 <Lumindia> also, this IS omega we're taling about
20:41 <Lumindia> he's a fairly well-known superboss in the Final Fantasy series
20:45 <Alice> True.
20:46 <Alice> Also supposedly designed to kill a certain dragon.
20:50 <Alice> Nope. Not today, sinusrs.
20:52 <Schism> https://twitter.com/ViviFlorea/status/1289229892874190854?s=20
20:54 <Alice> It did say overwhelming.
21:00 <PinkieShy> 40c outside today >_>
21:01 <Alice> 29/32 Humidex.
21:04 <PinkieShy> 40c is the heat index here..
21:04 <PinkieShy> The non-head index temperature was a little cooler
22:02 <Alice> Hum, why is Exdeath's battle theme so awesome?
22:05 <Lumindia> which one? Phase 1 or Phase 2?
22:06 <Alice> Phase 1, known as Decisive Battle.
22:06 <Lumindia> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mho_wsnQcvo ah, this one then
22:06 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about FFXIV OST Omega: Deltascape Exdeath's Theme ( Decisions )
22:06 <Lumindia> this is the version I'm familiar with
22:07 <Alice> That's the one.
22:07 <Lumindia> and yes, Exdeath is in XIV
22:07 <Lumindia> he's the final boss of the Deltascape raid tier
22:07 <Lumindia> the savage version has you fighting Neo Exdeath afterwards
22:07 <Alice> Such an epic battle theme for such a silly concept of a bad guy.
22:08 <Alice> Literally a tree possessed by evil spirits.
22:09 <Alice> So many in fact, it became sentient, and coveted the power of the Void.
22:11 <Lumindia> ah here we go
22:11 <Lumindia> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPDk8gJ_Mg
22:11 <Lumindia> here's a video with BOTH themes in it, as well as the savage phase transition
22:11 <Alice> Heh.
22:12 <Lumindia> he gets sucked into the void, then literally PUNCHES his way through space-time to escape as Neo-Exdeath
22:13 <Lumindia> much like in the original, Exdeath opens up with Doom
22:13 <Alice> Geezus christ, that opening to Neo.
22:13 <Lumindia> yeah, it's certainly something, isn't it?
22:14 <Lumindia> you know what else hurts? His first attack as Neo
22:14 <Lumindia> Almagest
22:15 <Alice> Yeah.
22:15 <Lumindia> in XIV, it hits for about 13k, and inflicts a DoT that lasts for a bit that ticks for 12k every three seconds
22:16 <Lumindia> and he OPENS with that
22:16 <Alice> Almagest, from what I understand, is among one of the most notorious attacks in the series as a whole.
22:16 <Lumindia> the next tier in Stormblood, Sigmascape, is based on VI
22:16 <Lumindia> you can guess who the last boss there is
22:17 <Alice> Supernova may be a flashy favorite, but Almagest is the thing of nightmares.
22:17 <Lumindia> you also have Forsaken
22:17 <Lumindia> and Heartless Angel
22:18 <Alice> In FF5, if I recall correctly, it has a chance to inflict every single status ailment in the game, and even if you avoid them, it leaves you in critical state. Let me check.
22:19 <Alice> Ah, no.
22:19 <Alice> It deals massive holy damage, and inflicts sap.
22:19 <Alice> So basically, you're left in critical state with a faster version of poison. A much faster version.
22:21 <Alice> The attack I'm thinking of is Grand Cross. Inflicts every possible status ailment.
22:22 <Alice> That said, have to ask. Is the FF14 Neo split into different parts you can target?
22:22 <Schism> Oh jeez, that one...
22:22 <Schism> Neo-Exdeath is just one target, I believe.
22:23 <Alice> Hum. Surprised they didn't do the multiple parts. Prolly too hard to animate correctly.
22:23 * PinkieShy transforms into a wolf
22:24 <Alice> But yeah. Almagest, Grand Cross. Those two attacks are notorious among single-character runners of FF5.
22:25 <Lumindia> yeah, Grand Cross is the 'big mechanic' of Neo Exdeath
22:25 <Lumindia> it does a bunch of damage, and applies a bunch of debuffs to the party based on their role
22:25 <Lumindia> and you have to resolve them in a way that lets you survive
22:25 <Lumindia> ranging from a tank getting a debuff that takes damage they take and then deals that to the rest of the party in an AoE
22:26 <Lumindia> to "Beyond Death", where oyu have to take fatal damage or you die
22:26 <Alice> Heh.
22:27 <Lumindia> Sigmascape has you going up against Kefka and God Kefka
22:27 <Lumindia> God Kefka opens up with "Heartless Angel", does exactly what it does in the base game
22:27 <Lumindia> reduces your HP to 1
22:27 <Lumindia> while he's in 'forsaken' mode, he replaces it with "heartless archangel'
22:28 <Lumindia> reduces your HP to one, and you can't heal until the 'incurable' debuff wears off
22:28 <Lumindia> the duration of this debuff is based on, iirc, if you were topped off before it or not
22:28 <Alice> Nice.
22:28 <Lumindia> if you were topped off, it only lasts three seconds
22:28 <Lumindia> if not, it lasts for twelves seconds and you're most likely dead to the next mechanic
22:28 <Lumindia> before that, regular kefka's main gimmick is 'lying'
22:29 <Lumindia> he can lie about where his AoEs are going to hit
22:29 <Alice> Well, it's Kefka, so that doesn't surprise me.
22:30 <Lumindia> and yes, he does use the tower in his fight
22:30 <Lumindia> and dancing mad DOES play
22:30 <Lumindia> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcV05V1vHyU
22:33 <Alice> Not surprised. That said I was never a fan of FF6, except from a technical perspective. That game is broken as hell.
22:44 <Alice> I am going to murder a god. I am not sure which one, but it will be glorious. After this headache stops crippling me.
22:44 <Lumindia> Alphascape opens up with Chaos
22:45 <Lumindia> the other bosses in Deltascape are Alte Roite(A large winged snek), Catastrophe(Giant tentacle ball), and Halicarnassus
22:46 <Alice> FF5 bosses. Of the cleft of dimensions.
22:58 <Alice> Guh. As if I'm not sweating enough.
22:58 <PinkieShy> :/
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