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Баю-баюшки-баю

У меня проблемы со сном. При чем, проблемы явные...

Бог с ним, что суточная норма сна у меня 10-12 часов, в моих биосутках всегда было чуть больше часов, чем пробежка вокруг Солнца. И, в принципе, можно закрыть глаза на то, что я не сплю до поздней ночи - это просто следствие невнимательности к режиму сна и лень доходить до первых пар. При желании это исправляется неделей волевых усилий ложиться и вставать в одно время + программная установка. Но нет, проблема в том, что я не просто сбила себе режим сна, я сбила себе гормональный баланс! Мелатонин - гормон сна, вырабатывающийся у нормальных людей в условиях полной темноты, отвечает за успокоение и засыпание организма, он снижает кровяное давление, температуру и уровень глюкозы в крови, чтобы нам слаще спалось. Вообще, это очень важный для иммунитета гормон, не даром мама мне всегда говорила: “Сон - лучшее лекарство!”

В противоположность мелатонину - кортизол. Гормон “просыпания”, если мелатонин вырабатывается в темноте, то выработку кортизола провоцирует солнечный свет, соответственно, действие у него совершенно обратное - повышать температуру и давление.

Так вот получается, что вечером, когда вы уже напрыгались и хотите отдохнуть, вы выключаете солнце и эпифиз начинает вырабатывать мелатонин, который успокаивает ваше тело, позволяя вам погрузиться в сон (не знаю, что там про состояние сознание, но ЦНС отдыхает, тело восстанавливается и хорошо, про ОС поговорим в другой раз), а как только наступает утро, если вы достаточно отдохнули, чтобы реагировать на внешние раздражители, солнечный свет, проникающий в комнату сквозь шторы, заставит ваше тело просыпаться, поскольку начнет действовать кортизол. Его будет становится всё больше в крови, мелатонина всё меньше => вы бодрее. Так работает нормальный человек, и на “отсыпание” ему необходимо 7-9 часов, потом он готов пахать ещё 15-16ч.

Нынешнее моё состояние таково, что на восстановление организма требуется 10-12 часов (это многовато!.. я бы скинула 2ч), при том, что работоспособность та же (16ч), если не меньше! Более того гормональный дисбаланс и привычка “досыпать” днем дошли до того, что меня раздражает солнечный свет и, вместо здорового желания порхать как бабочка, заставляет задергивать шторы и плотнее кутаться в одеяло. А от желания убивать всех, кто попадает в зону осознания раздражителей, просто никуда не деться. Недосып провоцирует выброс в кровь дозы мелатонина, а утро - кортизола. В итоге, получается гремучая смесь:

 нервная раздражительная страстнохотящая уснуть, но фокусирующаяся на любом шорохе я, которая, при удачной попытке уснуть, просыпается только с наступлением темноты. А в темноте снова вырабатывается мелатонин... но нельзя же спать вечно! Раз я не хочу спать, значит, надо вернуть тело в состояние бодрствования - выработать кортизол. Ночью. Бррр..

Как следствие получаем: свет провоцирует выработку мелатонина, а темнота кортизола, днем я тупая и вялая, а ночью “сильна как пантера, роскошна как щавель”... ну и зачем мне такое счастье? А главное, как это лечить?

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Rewrite Akane: Review

I finished up the last heroine route in Rewrite, and oh MAN was it a good one. Rewrite Akane finally gives the reader some insight into the inner workings of Gaia and sets up the story very nicely for the transition into the true routes. Spoilers ahead for all routes (incl. Moon!)

Akane’s route is an interesting one, not just because of its story (which, by the way, was pretty good!), but also because it finally gives us a little bit of backstory regarding Kotarou (which we had only barely glimpsed in previous routes) and because it lays the groundwork for the story that’s told in Moon. We finally meet face-to-face with the main antagonist of the game, Kashima Sakura; though she passes away within Akane’s route we can still pick up a little on a) the fact that she is an important character and b) that she is scary as hell.

The big problem with Akane’s route is that it fully expects to be the last route which is read, and so it drops hints about Kotarou’s past and the nature of the Key (seriously, Kotarou has some spooky flashbacks about a younger Akane and a gang of doctors but after we glimpse it, it just isn’t talked about at all for the rest of the route!). While it’s fine to have a route which sets the stage for the true route, the game makes the assumption that Akane will be the fifth route played, while in reality it can be the second route if you take the wrong ordering! This would leave the reader wondering for a whole three more routes who the hell Akane is and why Kotarou knew her when he was younger... Because, again, none of this is explained until at least Moon (and even then it’s hardly even mentioned, and we don’t get the full story until Terra, yet another route further along).

Aside from that, though, Akane was a pleasure to read. Kotarou had more than his fair share of cool moments in this route, but not in the over-the-top manga protagonist style we saw in Chihaya’s route; rather than being the overpowered familiar-like fighter, we saw Akane’s slightly stronger than human bodyguard, keeping her safe from superpeople and the press alike. The development of their romance was also a strong point, surprisingly; I think what made it so good was the fact that it developed naturally. Rather than having the sudden progression which was present in Chihaya’s and Shizuru’s routes, we instead get a slowly-blossoming romance which is hinted at in the early stages of the route, then develops off-camera and grows into a full, whole-hearted love from the both of them.

I also found the ending of Akane to be satisfying, particularly since it had a real resolution. Rather than being left hanging, like in Kotori’s route, we see Akane and Kotarou leaving to live together, and more importantly, we see the characters taking real responsibility for their actions. I mean, in previous routes everybody was fighting and tearing the town to pieces, but nobody seemed to be punished in any way; hell, Lucia straight up committed genocide and still walked free. However, Akane felt genuine remorse and grief and repented for her actions, and she and Kotarou both actually stood trial and were handed down punishment. This, I feel, was the strongest point of the route: the ending felt realistic and solid, unlike the flaky ending in Lucia and Kotori or the tear-jerker ending in Shizuru.

Altogether, Akane’s route is solid, complete, and more than anything, realistic. It’s weird to use that word when the end of the route involves literally the entire population being consumed by wildlife after the Key sung, but the way that the route played out really felt like it could happen - from the people protesting outside the Gaia HQ, to the banishment of Kotarou and Akane from the safety of the stone city. I enjoyed this route a lot even if it lacked the excitement or the emotional impact of the other four - and besides, even if the route wasn’t as good as it was, Akane is still the cutest main girl so it would still be quality to me.

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I cannot WAIT to see how they do the Moon/Terra adaptation, Moon barely makes an ounce of sense when you read it so I can only imagine how hard it’ll be to pull it off with an animation

But I am so hyped the opening video for Moon is SO HOT and it gets me pumped up

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Rewrite Shizuru: Recap

'I pray that the next humanity can create better memories.'

After 3 routes of cute comedy and no plot exposition, we finally see some actual information in this route! Spoilers below.

So speaking in terms of plot progression, Shizuru’s route is the first route which covers the ‘salvation’ - a concept which has been HUGELY important in all prior routes, but has never really been explained well to us! It also features Guardian and its members very prominently, giving the reader more insight into what’s actually going on with the Key, superhumans, etc.

This route had some strong scenes to contend with Lucia’s: when Chihaya chooses to leave Gaia, and when Shizuru leaves Kotarou to escape to the shelter were particularly moving to me. The diary scenes at the end which exposed Shizuru’s thoughts over the (I am guessing 9 or so) months that she spent underground were really touching, and I found it so cute to picture the romance they had which could survive even the end of the world!

The ending of the route also echoed the previous coming of the Key, which was strangely satisfying. There are many, many people who say that the Earth is cyclic in its movements (for example, that the changes in temperature leading to and from an ice age are simply million year long cycles) so it felt oddly fitting that the fate of the Rewriter in this age, after the Key has come and fulfilled its purpose, should mirror that of his predecessor.

On the topic of the Key, Kagari was awesome in this route for the brief moments we saw her - she was terrifying and cold and that is exactly how I picture the entity that is the Key (during the heroine routes at least).

The main thing that bugs me about this route, and which puts it a step below Lucia’s, is the lack of resolution concerning some major characters (or rather, one in particular). Where the hell is Kotori during this? She’s absent in most of the other routes too, but in Chihaya’s she got a mention when the key was snatched, and in Lucia’s we can assume she was gassed to death. In Shizuru, Kotori is even sighted on a bus... And then she is never seen again. Her presence was used as a plot device to get Kotarou into the forest but was never given a proper ending, which I think was a real shame.

All in all, Shizuru manages to be a good route without quite meeting the standard which Lucia set. I would say that it stands about on par with Kotori thanks to its emotional scenes and strong romantic themes, but it just can’t quite compare with the writing and developments from Lucia. 

With this route out of the way, there is only one more to go! Best Girl will finally be making her appearance, and then after that, we have only the true route left to complete.