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[utopianparadoxist]

Here’s the next episode of Homestuck, Explained! 

In this episode, we take a look at the Kernelsprites--a game mechanic designed to make childish fantasies real. 

We also try out a new format/framing device! Please feel free to chime in in the comments and let me know what you think of the World of Ideas/World of Matter structure. I'm going to be keeping it throughout the section on the tutorials at the very least, but depending on the feedback I get I could rework or remove it after that. While you're at it, feel free to let me know--do you have any thoughts on what you'd use the Kernelsprite for? Oh, and finally, I have to give a shout out to @some-triangles , who’s writing on Davepeta and the Sprites in general really solidified my concepts about what the Kernelsprite mechanic as a whole is meant to mean (and do!). This piece wouldn’t have been written without him, so thanks!

[nonevahed]

Currently on Season 4, Episode 7/4a Of Adventure Time.

At 3:00 or so, I was thinking to myself, “Jeez, after all the times we’ve seen this plot Finn or Jake acts weird because of some supernatural stuff, and the other one suspects them and gets angry, surely they would have figured to think of an outside source instead of blaming each other, by now.”  I personally am not a big fan of this kind of plot, because I get really bad secondhand embarrassment, and it’s even worse because the show’s done it multiple times in the past.

And then, literally 30 seconds later, Jake realizes that the rumors about Finn doing weird stuff probably have some outside cause, and makes a pretty good hypothesis about the source

I am so proud of you, Jake.  Actually learning from past experiences, and retaining what you learned for future episodes.  So.  Proud.