*sees subway* orv reference
*sees sunfish* orv reference
*sees lemon candy* orv reference
*sees a rlly ugly squid* orv reference
*sees character* orv reference
*sees reader* orv reference
*sees author* orv reference
*sees 49% 51%* orv reference
*sees sword and shield together* orv reference
*sees Korean guy in a white coat* orv reference
*sees Korean guy in a black coat* orv reference
*sees a constellation in the night sky* orv reference
*sees story* orv reference
*sees story based off another story* orv reference
*sees story based off another story that’s based off of multiple other stories because the thing about stories is they never really die, they just get retold and remade into other stories and the point of a story is to keep on telling it and telling it because it may save someone’s life someday* orv reference
*sees the incarnation of love itself, strong, raw, hurting, and absolutely desperate to reach one stupidly wonderful and wonderfully stupid person who so stubbornly refuses it each and every time because they don’t believe they deserve it despite a cacophony of voices loudly insisting that they DO, they do deserve it, and that maybe love isn’t something that’s earned through deserving at all but instead given and received* orv ref—
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Now that I'm reading ORV again, I'm starting to think that maybe, the one Kim Dokja loves and hates the most isn't really Yoo Joonghyuk, but himself.
When you look again at the parallels between them, you'll see that Yoo Joonghyuk is Kim Dokja's "ideal" self. Yoo Joonghyuk even becomes his comfort character. Thing is, Kim Dokja draws a clear line between him and Yoo Joonghyuk, so even if he acknowledges that he wants to be like Yoo Joonghyuk he still believes he can't be Yoo Joonghyuk. That's why he shifts between wanting to be Yoo Joonghyuk when dealing with reality—I mean, his mantra is literally "I am Yoo Joonghyuk"—and wanting to stand beside Yoo Joonghyuk when reading TWSA.
Moreover, his relationship with Yoo Joonghyuk as the Most Ancient Dream plays a complicated parallel with his relationship with his mother. Just as his mother portrays herself as the "murderer" who killed his father, the Most Ancient Dream portrays himself as the one who "forced" Yoo Joonghyuk into an endless cycle of regression when in fact, it was Kim Dokja himself who murdered his father just as it was Yoo Joonghyuk himself who chose to enter the cycle of regression. And just like his mother who never truly answered Kim Dokja's earnest questions of why she did everything she did, the Most Ancient Dream never actually replied to any of Yoo Joonghyuk’s questions from the 1st through 1863rd regressions. Both the parent and the sponsor only "looked" at their child and their incarnation, respectively. Both Lee Sookyung and the now grown-up Kim Dokja locked themselves in a prison of their own making, just so the young Kim Dokja and the Company that they'd respectively loved could go on with their lives. Both Lee Sookyung and Kim Dokja made hard choices that they thought back on many times but never regretted. That's why Kim Dokja hates and loves his mother, because he sees the man he's become in her.
And don't get me started on the Star Stream! From the Four Fragments of the Final Wall to the Main Scenarios themselves, everything is set up to reflect Kim Dokja's own life! [Main Scenario #1 -Proof of Value], the scenario that began the tragedy, requires the taking of a life—mirroring the murder of Kim Dokja's father as the beginning of his personal tragedy. [Scenario - Survival] makes them pay for every day they live through and takes away the food they painstakingly gathered—no guesses as to what that hints of his home life. The last scenario was a very rude wake-up call, confirming his fears that the apocalypse was a tragic of his own making.
I need a drink. A very sweet drink. ORV is so sad to read sometimes, now that I'm reading it again and reading between the lines. Buh-bye for now.
Welp, rave on.
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Aquarium (In-browser, DOS, Excellent System, 1996)
A Puyo-Puyo-style game where you only need to match groups of three of any shape - but there's also bubbles that need popping from nearby matches. You can play it in your browser here.
Controls: 5, 1, arrows, Ctrl, Alt.
Tips: in Manual mode, use Alt to drop saved ice cubes on your opponent. Press Ctrl and Alt together to use saved-up magic gems to use a magic power.
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pls i need more ideas for orv themed crochet projects before i just make an army of biyoos
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