jrwi riptide 100//
Jay wanting to be a pirate just because of the freedom it gives her in this world. No lofty goals or ambitions. That’s what it’s always been about, hasn’t it? Since La Alma, who set sail from Joaldo without a thought of his future, and even before him, it’s been a clear theme. There is freedom in the open seas, there is freedom in having an open future. Not knowing what is next because you get to decide your heading.
And they help others find their freedom as well, as they make their own journey. Whether it’s by helping them fight back against whatever boot is crushing them, or trying to help them and give them resources to continue on their journey, or other such means. They’re the best goddamn pirates because they embrace this freedom, and they use their power to help others find their freedom as well.
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what they don't tell you about having posts blow up is people will compete for the opportunity to be The One who adds something onto it in the hopes that it will become The Definitive Version of the post that goes around. this can range anywhere from pointless but harmless commentary to annoying garbage that's an active diversion from the point you were trying to make
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last night's episodes of totnt mostly irritated me with very bad pacing, which is a shame, because I was so charmed by the lead up. there have been too many redundant meetings and also too many people stopping to monologue about how sad it will be if Lee Yeon dies. >:( I was ready to have brainworms for at least two weeks, show. Also, going into the final episodes there has still been no actual explanation for why the main character abandoned his kid brother on a burning mountain with a dead puppy aside from "he was very sad." im beginning to question whether he was locked in a hell dimension at all.
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I talked about this on a couple of different places but I find it interesting how Rick Hunter and Corey Cruise's dudes are characterized.
(adding a keep reading bc I don't want to clog the dash)
Corey Cruise's dude is a fixed entity that is outside of our control. He is more straightforward than Rick Hunter's dude but this also leads to him having, comparably, more inappropriate reactions (like harassing a fast food employee or immediately resorting to threats when confronting Mr. Phraud whereas RH dude would just curse them off or be generally upset)
Rick Hunter's dude is more dependent on the player's actions but it becomes very clear that if he had free will he would be, at most, sarcastic and nonchalant (his lines like "apparently I'm feeling a little psychotic this morning" shows that he's at least somewhat aware that he isn't in control of his actions and "[...] book the kid with the keyboard" further solidifies that awareness), choosing to usually solve things with as little negative consequence to him as possible. RH dude is surprised by CC dude's presence mostly because it probably sounds familiar considering that's the voice he would constantly hear in his voice in the 11 year coma but also the fact that CC dude is making him have inappropriate reactions while distinctly not being the player.
CC dude is also considerably the less physically present dude as even when he takes a more prominent role it happens in a dream and he only really becomes physical after supposedly the dude's head wound becomes more severe again. While this sudden inversion of CC dude being the protagonist and RH dude being antagonistic in brain damaged might seem weird at first, I think the roles are the way they are on the account of CC dude antagonizing RH dude to a degree and thus his image in the realm he has control over being more antagonistic and also the fact that, once again, RH dude's temper is completely dependent on the player's actions and because the player has to be aggressive in brain damaged, he reflects that and is aggressive in return.
One way I see the relation the dudes have to each other is CC dude being the more subconscious but being a separate, autonomous entity and RH dude being the more active but reactionary character and them not particularly enjoying each other's presence, repressing each others' existence as they might think they are the "true" dude however another way I see it is that both dudes in the current game line-up are, in a way, a meta commentary of RH dude representing the player and the choices they can make in the games, completely adapting to them and CC's dude is the way the dude's character is perceived by the fans and non-fans alike regardless of how he actually is which also interestingly mirrors the way postal franchise was advertised in America by running with scissors (a game that's only as violent as the player is) vs the way it was advertised in eastern Europe by Akella (a game that's the dream of every maniac with the choice on violence part being just a mere suggestion).
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