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[tobiasdrake]

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[tobiasdrake]

Ohhh, that's why Pomni's a jester. I get it now. For a long time, it's seemed like a totally arbitrary choice. But no. It makes sense.

She mentions in her anecdote of how she got scanned into the Circus that she used to explore old abandoned videos and put the videos up on YouTube.

Pomni's a YouTuber. And what is a YouTuber the modern-day equivalent of?

[floatingquaker]

Within the context of the Circus, it also makes sense. Within a royal court, the jester is the only person who can make fun of the king without immediately being put to death since its their job to do so.

It's telling that she was the first person to call Caine out on how bad he is at his job in the penultimate episode, and even when Caine retaliates in fury, she gets the least traumatizing nightmare scenario because Caine doesn't really know a lot about her past compared to the other Players.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2119 - Paranoid and Defensive

Day 14. That's the end of Free Time. Guess we should hit the hay and rest up for tomorrow's battle.

If the diary didn't time travel then could it be possible that it was forged? But why? Why would a serial murderer forge evidence of an impending serial murder?

Oh, that should be Tsubasa to let us know that the bomb's finished.

Or Gaku to let us know Tsubasa's dead.

Or that, yes.

Takumi: It might just be Darumi here to talk about the journal.

I could see that too. Go on, answer it.

You weren't anybody's guess! Are you here to talk time-shop, Hiruko?

So that's a yes, then.

Yeah, she's like that. You'll get used to it, Takky. Just give it time and don't worry too much about figuring out what it means.

Don't you usually want him to figure out what it means?

Not when he's taking marching orders from YOU, I don't!

Okay. But I know what it means, so I don't know how that would actually protect her.

Don't question my logic! It makes sense in my head, okay!?

That second one is my main question. What was the point of dropping by with this message? Why couldn't we just be surprised tomorrow like everyone else? Unless she's going around telling everyone, which she may be doing.

Still. I'm not sure how this short of notice helps us in any meaningful way.

G, no. Whatever this is, it's not allowed! What the hell are you up to now?

Nothing, Kay. You're so paranoid and defensive this timeline. You heard Hiruko. We have an important battle tomorrow, and I think we could all use a good night's sleep.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2118 - Eat the Disgusting Burger

Day 14. One last day of Free Time before Szanshin and Valla-Garzo get here tomorrow?

Guess we gotta do breakfast first.

Hey, Tsubasa! Great job still being alive! Keep it up. I believe in you.

I don't.

Hush, you!

Want to make a bet on if she survives the week?

It's cheating if you kill her yourself, G.

Oh. Damn.

He definitely wants that one! Takky, eat the disgusting bean paste burger. For science.

It can't be any weirder than some of the shit sit-down restaurants will put on a bun and call a burger!

Hate it or not, the twins are going out into the field with us. So it's only natural that they'd want to avoid dying while they're out there.

Again, you are going out into the field with us, Kako. It's better that you be able to defend yourself out there than need to rely on Ima's protection.

Though I do understand why Ima wouldn't see it that way.

Do not take him up on that, Kako. Takky is not to be trusted.

Good for him. We may see Swolema by the end of the month!

Tomorrow, actually.

As much as I'd love to spend today's Free Time hanging out with everyone, we actually do have serious plans today. We're out of Textiles.

That's one problem solved!

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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2117 - Shōnen Manga Protagonist Boys

Day 13. Another day of Free Time before we presumably find a body tomorrow! I just hope it's finished in time....

Kyoshika's clue is #Exercise Machines, for which this is the only item. And... yeah. That checks out. Of course this is Kyoshika's.

I mean, if it's not, it is weird to just walk up and hand you a sex toy.

So. Takky, I think you have to marry her now. It's the law.

You're right, this is exactly the conversation that would naturally follow the gifting of a masturbation tool.

More awkward than the gift!?

So I'm pretty sure I caught:

-> The Prince of Tennis -> Kenshin Himura -> Naruto Uzumaki

The point is, you like shōnen manga protagonist boys. Specifically, the kind that actually live in a world and are good at things, and not the loser nobodies who the universe cosmically decides should be treated as special anyways.

I'm pretty sure none of those guys was "I was a retail clerk but now I'm reincarnated as the Infinite Demon Lord!"

Oh yeah, by all means. We all know she'll always be your #1 anyways.

I guess this is the #Party Clothes for Kurara.

I don't really see the connection but okay.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2116 - For the Cosplay

Day 12. That was an ominous start to a day but now we're on for Free Time.

Kyoshika.

Kyoshika, tell me you don't....

Hiruko swims in your grime and detergent, Kyoshika!

She might actually pull your head off over this!

She better not! I need her body intact!

I never thought I'd say this but Takky, I need you to buzzkill this right now!

It's just like in the fairytales? What does she mean by that?

She means that she owns a fucking washing machine back home and knows goddamn well what they are but she's doing it this way anyways for the cosplay of it.

Okay but she doesn't want to use a washing machine. She wants to feel like Naruto Uzumaki. This is a real conundrum.

Takumi: It's really not. She should just use a washing machine.

You heard the lady, Takky. This is a valid use of your meager capabilities.

Uh, I think she just did. What else are you going to do with your life? Long division? Frankly, this is probably going to be the peak of your entire career.

She's got you there. This is how wealth disparity works, Takky.

Takumi: Shouldn't she at least be paying me, then!?

Mmm, depends. The further into late-stage capitalism you go, the more wage slavery begins to just look more and more like regular old-fashioned slavery.

You know what, I'd be remiss not to mention that this might be the most relatable you've ever been in your life. That's fair.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2115 - Splitting the Difference

Day 12. We're going to wake up to a body today, aren't we?

It sounded like metalworking? Is Tsubasa working on something in her workshop?

Maybe Kurara's working on something? We should go find out.

Wouldn't Kurara be making bombs or guns or things of that nature? What if we startle her and they go off?

Ehhh, we have 1-Ups for that. C'mon, Takky! I wanna go see!

Oh, splitting the difference. Sure, that makes sense.

Oh, really splitting the difference. Sure, that makes sense.

Ohhh, you're making the bomb. Yeah, we're gonna need that when Day 15 rolls around. It'll be nice not having to sacrifice anyone since you're a way better craftsman than Sirei is.

It'll save our asses in three days, yeah. Easy to forget but we do still have V'ehxness out there to worry about, and Day 15's a pretty significant day because of her.

So what I'm hearing is that Tsubasa will be isolated for multiple days without anybody checking on her.

Oh, no. You're right, that's what I'm hearing too.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2114 - Refraining from Dying is Critical to Most Activities

Day 11. We just got the weirdest clue aaaand you're junking it.

Takky, no! I'm going to ride your ass on this. That journal is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a question mark and we can't afford to let ourselves be distra--

Ooh, it's finally time to finish off Moko's gift list!

I'd be shocked if he actually does.

That is objectively true. The choreography involved in a well-scripted wrestling match is much more of a dance than a fight, and requires a lot of care and physical communication between wrestlers.

That is objectively untrue. If that were the case then matches would never be able to end.

Wait, do you just mean "not being killed"? I think refraining from dying is critical to most activities, yes. I love being able to enjoy my favorite hobbies without dying! Not dying is the best part of watching a good movie or enjoying a nice walk.

I don't think losing in a way that touches the audience's hearts is going to get you to the top anyway.

Ultimately, my takeaway from this conversation is that you really understand the way in which wrestling is really more a form of entertainment than it is a competition. It's the showmanship that really makes it wrestling.

Aww, I was hoping you'd have more to share. Better luck next time, Kyoshika.

G!!! DOWN GIRL!!! BAD PARASITE!!!

Yes, there is. There is every reason for you to say something like that. And I'm looking right at her.

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2113 - Looping

Day 11. Now what? What do we make of this? What do we do with this?

OH SHE JUST GOT YOUR ASS, TAKKY

Come to think of it, if this journal did time travel from the future, then the Revive-o-Matic itself could be the mechanism by which the human but inhuman killer won't stay dead.

That would make more sense than a male G'ie if they're talking about us.

Do you actually think it came from the future?

Right now? That's my going theory, yeah. It makes more sense than this traveling here the normal way from the past.

How would a journal travel back in time?

Great question. Fuck if I know. But it makes more sense than some other group of people having been hunted to death by a G'ie in these very halls years ago.

Which, if the diary's from the future, is itself kinda weird, right?

If it's from the past, it's weird because the Last Defense Academy hasn't been here for "some long years". And if it's from the future then why would it have sat for "some long years" before time traveling to us? Or why and how would it time travel to "some long years" before us?

...

What if the school is looping?

What.

Hear me out. What if this whole physical structure gets sent back in time at the end of each loop? So the Academy itself is getting 100 days older with each passing loop.

And it regenerates the missiles from the Defense Room through some kind of magic?

Oh yeah, good point. Scratch that idea.

That long ago, there wasn't a here here.

Gaku, but because we saved him from that Final Destination-style then I assume someone else is going to take his place until the time comes to loop back around to him.

Or he's the killer!

Trying to deflect suspicion is just what a killer would do. Isn't that right, G?

It's also what an innocent person would do. Nobody wants to be suspected of murder, Kay.

You know what, that's fair.

...concealing the evidence is some real shady killer shit, Takky.

That is exactly what a murderer would do.

It's also what an innocent person would do. Nobody wants the possibility of a serial killer in their midst to become common knowledge to the general public, Kay.

I respectfully disagree! I also disrespectfully think you should go fuck yourself right now!

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2112 - The Journal

Day 11. Okay, Bestie, we're at the library. What have you got for us?

Is that the book that has all the G'ie information in it? It's still so weird how many Futuran texts they included in our library.

This isn't at all what I was expecting us to find. I have no idea what to make of this.

He really is, yes. It's very depressing.

The ironic thing is, the Killing Game was when you were at your most dateable. You scored a whole polycule!

Wait, it's written in Japanese!?

I wasn't prepared for that. Now I really don't know what to make of this book. It's not ancient Futuran lore but it's relevant to what we have going on now? How?

Yeah, Resident Evil does seem right up your alley, Bestie. I can totally see that.

Human but inhuman and won't stay dead no matter how many times they're killed. Sounds like a male G'ie to me.

Where did this diary come from? Who could possibly have written it? Before we were here, this school was a spaceship docked on the Artificial Satellite. We are the first and last group of people to populate this place as a school.

This journal says explicitly that the killer is here in the school, but there's no conceivable way anyone could ever have written this here in the school. Did this journal time travel from the future? Did one of us write this?

[tobiasdrake]

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 2111 - You Got Darumi'd

Day 11. Hoping for some more Free Time before shit gets weird again. G, you think we can count on a few days at least?

Why are you asking me?

You know why.

Hiruko waits for no man. She has important shit to talk about and she's doing it now.

I think it's Gaku. He's here to tell us about the body they found this morning.

...is there a body to find this morning?

That's a good question. The only way we'll know is by talking to Gaku.

No, but seriously. Is there a body, G?

Takumi, what do you think?

Takumi: About the door or the body?

The door.

Takumi: I don't know. Tsubasa? Maybe she found something in Nigou's data.

Hmm. Let's find out.

Takumi: How about we don't and say we did?

Seems pretty urgent, Takumi. I think you should answer the door.

( >_<) Awww, I should have guessed you, Bestie. It's been so long since Route 0, I forgot that you're the designated early morning visitor.

You here to make Takky get Darumi'd?

Oh god, they found a body.

G, WHAT THE FUCK!?!? WHO DID YOU KILL!?!?

Oh, it looks like there wasn't a body after all. I suppose everyone loses.

...are you gaslighting me?

No, I'm pretty sure you just got Darumi'd, Kay.

You don't even know what that is!

I can pick things up from context!

Did you find the Distress Signal Transmitter? It's down there in the halls, so that could easily be what you stumbled upon.

RUDE

AS IF YOU DO, TAKUMI SUMINO

Bestie, do not validate him while he's insulting you!

[tobiasdrake]

Ohhh, that's why Pomni's a jester. I get it now. For a long time, it's seemed like a totally arbitrary choice. But no. It makes sense.

She mentions in her anecdote of how she got scanned into the Circus that she used to explore old abandoned videos and put the videos up on YouTube.

Pomni's a YouTuber. And what is a YouTuber the modern-day equivalent of?

[demilypyro]

"if Jax is a trans woman she's still an abuser so she's bad representation so the show is transphobic" you're an idiot. you want your blorbos to be perfect ideal angels, I want my blorbos to be realistic, nuanced, flawed human beings, we are not the same. I LIKE that she's messy and fucked up and problematic, I think it's a realistic depiction of how a lot of repressed and traumatized trans women are. I think the show goes to great lengths to explore how and why she is the way she is, and to evoke sympathy for this kind of person. it doesn't excuse her actions but it does make them understandable. and I think the fact women like that deserve sympathy is an idea worth stating and worth shouting. yes she's a bully and she hurt everyone around her and that may never change. she still deserves sympathy.

[jaxtadcismydaughter13]

you are correct and you should say it

[devilkit]

You're not SUPPOSED to forgive her! You're supposed to go:

"WOW! She sure made some choices, huh? I wonder what systemic and personal abuses led her into this cycle of abuse and self destruction?"

She is one of the most excellently executed tragic characters I've ever seen in fiction. She literally abused a woman with a comedy tragedy gimmick because she saw herself in her holy shit that's not subtle wow.

She didn't deserve better. Everyone deserved better THAN her. Especially her.

[dykieran]

it's crazy how once you notice how literally everything centres men all the time you will never be able to enjoy anything properly ever again

[dykieran]

this show is about men this movie is about men this game is meant to be played as a man these characters are men so they're intrinsically more likeable than their bitchy women counterparts this show is about women but they're all for men to look at this movie is about a woman but there's a guy there as well to make it more palatable for General Audience (men) this fandom is all about this one man what do you mean you don't like men. what about this man you must like him!!! he's like a woman to me! and by that i mean i headcanon him as a trans man because im #queeringit and him being a trans man basically means Woman Lite right? so i basically do care about women! and going on e makes you like men and going on t makes you like men and being a lesbian means you still have to have a himbo man friend and you HAVE to read this book! it's about a man

[tobiasdrake]

I need people to stop thinking of Dennis Nedry as "That guy who betrayed Jurassic Park and got people killed because he's greedy."

And I need people to start thinking of Dennis Nedry as Jurassic Park's representative of the lowest-bidding contractor. Burnt out under a capitalist boss who hires the cheapest labor he possibly can and demands miracles from them, in an exploitative system that forces people to undersell what they can afford to live by.

Like, in the long run, JP was doomed to fail for myriad reasons. Nedry is not the sole factor in why it went down.

But I need y'all to sit and think about how avoidable all of that immediate carnage would have been if John "We spared no expense!" Hammond had just paid Nedry a fair wage.

[tobiasdrake]

Oh no, Nedry was getting screwed hard.

This is what the film alludes to with the argument:

Nedry: You can run this whole park from this room with minimal staff for up to 3 days. You think that kind of automation is easy? Or cheap? You know anybody who can network 8 connection machines and debug 2 million lines of code for what I bid for this job? Because if he can I'd like to see him try. Hammond: I'm sorry about your financial problems, Dennis, I really am, but they are your problems. Nedry: Oh, you're right, John, you're absolutely right. You know, everything's my problem. Hammond: I will not get drawn into another financial debate with you, Dennis. I really will not! Nedry: There'd be hardly any debate at all. Hammond: I don't blame people for their mistakes. But I do ask that they pay for them. Nedry: Thanks, Dad.

Nedry, as he points out, was hired as a lowest-bidding contractor. The job was simply to design a module for record-keeping. That was all they paid him for.

But then Hammond and InGen kept adding another thing and another thing and another thing, none of which were in the original contract. And when he refused, the would threaten to write his other clients and tell them he's unreliable and that they should cancel their contracts with him.

By this method, InGen kept extorting additional labor out of Nedry on top of the contract he'd completed. Additional unpaid labor.

Yeah, he wasn't actually getting paid to come out to the island and debug their systems; They were just making him do it under the original contract because they had already made him program a bunch of different systems in the dark without any idea of how they should fit together, and now those systems weren't working properly.

So when Dodgson offered him $1.5 million to steal some embyros, he jumped at the offer.

If everything had gone according to plan, Nedry would have filled up that can with the embyros and taken them to the dock. There, he'd pass the embryos off to Dodgson's man waiting there and hurry back to his desk. Then he'd turn all the systems back and go "Whew, system's finished debugging! Everything's looking good."

But he got mauled to death on his way to the dock and everything escalated from there.

[formerlyluckymanticore]

Reblog if you will never. Ever. Use AI in your writing.

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