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by arimareiji
Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:36 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [TTDP] #17: A young lady with no quiet in her heart
Replies: 11
Views: 30046

Re: [TTDP] #17: A young lady with no quiet in her heart

"Freeze" is also an option, but I don't expect it here. They've actually identified a fourth deeply-embedded survival mechanism, though it's not visibly obvious: "Fold" in the sense of "give up". It's thought to be a repurposing of the response to inflammation/injury, and one of the primary roots (...
by arimareiji
Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:27 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1597] so this is what happens
Replies: 51
Views: 188697

Re: [1597] so this is what happens

Guys, I don't think that people are acting of their own free will here. Take a look back at this scene. Since miss hopeless-at-love almost got laid, her would-be lover's ex called him out of nowhere and everyone around her, with the sole exception of Mr Mundanity Piro, has started acting sexually i...
by arimareiji
Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:59 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1597] so this is what happens
Replies: 51
Views: 188697

Re: [1597] so this is what happens

I’m gonna go on record as really not enjoying this one. I get that Ping didn’t know any better. But the tone of this comic is “yeah okay it’s wrong but it’s still kind of funny.” I don’t agree and I find repulsive. If any of my friends discovered video of me having sex, in circumstances in which I ...
by arimareiji
Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:42 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Ugh I hate this strip. Every time I open Megatokyo right now. Fucking cringe. I believe that you've expressed that opinion earlier in this thread. Well, you know how refrigeratoritis is the semi-pathological condition of needing to check the refrigerator to see if food you like has magically appear...
by arimareiji
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:48 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Largo's never displayed the kind of ego that had trouble admitting ignorance. I think it's possible or even likely that from his perspective he's just sharing learned information here. This requires a pretty big leap of faith about what constitutes 'reference material' but Largo's odd enough that i...
by arimareiji
Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:52 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Largo of all people mocking Piro at length for sexual dysfunction in front of Kimiko This inference is incorrect. Largo is not mocking Piro. In fact, he's simply describing the problems with the "reference material" as "matter-of-factly" as one might describe a game guide that has bad tips. Well, t...
by arimareiji
Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:25 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Teddy-Werebear wrote:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:11 am
I am making the prediction that we will never actually see...
Tfw when Teddy makes you feel like Janet in Rocky Horror Picture Show... :shock:
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by arimareiji
Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:42 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Piro may have felt that it was cruel, but if, as I suspect, Largo is doing this in a completely deadpan manner (as if he is merely concerned about the validity of the "reference material"), then he is not mocking Piro. We are talking about mocking, here, not whether or not Piro felt that it was cru...
by arimareiji
Mon Aug 09, 2021 4:04 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Again, I believe this to be incorrect. This has NOTHING to do with how Piro feels. Mocking someone REQUIRES ILL INTENT ON THE PART OF THE PERSON DOING THE MOCKING. Definition of the word: "making fun of someone or something in a cruel way". Largo is not trying to be cruel. He is simply stating thin...
by arimareiji
Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:36 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

Largo of all people mocking Piro at length for sexual dysfunction in front of Kimiko [emphasis removed, since I didn't make it] This inference is incorrect. Largo is not mocking Piro. In fact, he's simply describing the problems with the "reference material" as "matter-of-factly" as one might descr...
by arimareiji
Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:06 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1596] reference material
Replies: 60
Views: 264932

Re: [1596] reference material

A healthy person like Seraphim giving Piro a hard poke about sexual dysfunction, I'm absolutely down with. Largo talking about his own sexual dysfunction, kinda cringe but funny. An unhealthy person like Miho taking potshots at Piro and vice versa, interesting but a little painful. Largo of all peop...
by arimareiji
Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:28 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1594] a side of you I haven't seen before
Replies: 45
Views: 281034

Re: [1594] a side of you I haven't seen before

Erika is trying to cajole Piro into writing for a character based on Miho, but /not/ exactly her... This will be an interesting when he realises what they both are talking about. Since Miho is 100% off-script for her own story now, won't Moeko's plot line essentially become Miho's reality? If so, t...
by arimareiji
Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:08 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1594] a side of you I haven't seen before
Replies: 45
Views: 281034

Re: [1594] a side of you I haven't seen before

Kimiko is a toxic warbitch from hell, there's no call to be insulting 'zilla's and kitsune's by trying to lump her sort of monster in with them. Some people play baseball with baseballs. Some people play it with fruit. And then there are some people play it with grenades. (^_~) Can't let you have a...
by arimareiji
Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: Anime & Manga
Topic: What are you watching/reading Q1 2021?
Replies: 41
Views: 61480

Re: What are you watching/reading Q1 2021?

It appears that the Tonikawa manga has shifted gears, and is approaching it's climax. All the weird little clues in Tsukasa's backstory are now coming together. Not objecting to Tonikawa, just commenting on it: 140 chapters of bland vanilla sweetness, often apparently about whatever the author saw ...
by arimareiji
Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:35 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1590] beautiful
Replies: 83
Views: 258052

Re: [1590] beautiful

Somehow your wording reminded me of a local invasive species, the "Himalayan" blackberry. Some genius found a particularly vigorous Armenian cultivar, and sold it all around the Pacific Northwest under the more-exotic-sounding name a century and change ago. Yes, they're sweet and juicy - and classif...
by arimareiji
Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:58 am
Forum: MegaTokyo Central
Topic: archive.forums.megatokyo not accessible
Replies: 9
Views: 39677

Re: archive.forums.megatokyo not accessible

Just in case it's of interest: Old forum is apparently dead again. Or at least it feels happy, and wants to go for a walk. (^_~)
Monty Python "Not Dead Yet" sketch from Holy Grail
by arimareiji
Tue Feb 02, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: MegaTokyo Visual Novel
Topic: So, will it be ever delivered?
Replies: 50
Views: 158340

Re: So, will it be ever delivered?

I have no way of knowing, but I doubt that many of the failed VN projects of that era were people acting in bad faith. More likely, it was just people underestimating how hard it is to pull these projects off. We’re all wiser now, I hope. When I googled random takes on it, I liked this explanation ...
by arimareiji
Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:23 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1585] rest and recovery
Replies: 52
Views: 105212

Re: [1585] rest and recovery

It is entirely wishful thinking to believe that Largo and Erika have done the deed and it cheapens the development of that story arc for the initial awkward to have just been a blip. In this scene Erika believes that Largo is finally ready but as usual he's rather clueless I don't have any cause to...
by arimareiji
Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:08 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1585] rest and recovery
Replies: 52
Views: 105212

Re: [1585] rest and recovery

HOW....CAN....THAT....IDIOT....BE....SO....CLUELESS?! My GOD, he's already had sex with her and been with her for most of the last while. How can he NOT have picked up on ANY of her behavior patterns? Largo SERIOUSLY has to be channeling every single spirit of STUPIDITY that might be roaming around...
by arimareiji
Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:56 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck
Replies: 131
Views: 556825

Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

why does Teddy think that Miho is the fount of all evil? It's been Teddy's schtick, err firmly held opinion for as long as I've been on the forum. He's the one constant here. Don't ever change, Teddy. :ph34r: Don't encourage him/her/it Not sure of this is some sort of corollary to Napoleon's advice...
by arimareiji
Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:53 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck
Replies: 131
Views: 556825

Re: [1583] the heartbreak of other people's luck

(snip) In the past I have made it clear that I sit in Invisigoth's camp in that I believe that Great Granny is responsible for Megumi's misfortunes, either directly or indirectly. I now must say, as we watch the situation begin to unfold, that I really hope that Invisigoth and I are wrong. I really...
by arimareiji
Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:04 am
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...
Replies: 31
Views: 79730

Re: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...

Even more curious: Hey Teddy, do you still think you hate Miho or didja finally admit that you're a tsunbeare? (^_~) After 20 years of comics, revelations, ruminations, and reconsideration... Miho is still psionic vampire succubus from the 237th layer of the Abyss skinwalking as a goth girl. She is...
by arimareiji
Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:38 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...
Replies: 31
Views: 79730

Re: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...

Well it looks like that Piro is finally getting laid, and Erika is keeping Largo on a short leash. The Kitsune are taking over, and Miho is no longer dieing. Some pretty interesting changes since the beginning. Now to look forward to the next 20 years. I was uh. I was making a joke. You know, on th...
by arimareiji
Sun Aug 16, 2020 6:17 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...
Replies: 31
Views: 79730

Re: [1584] Naze Nani Megatokyo: 20 Years Later...

I find myself vaguely curious whether any of Largo's rant is based on an actual event, but I'm guessing it's comic license. More curious about whether iffy also drifted away... I don't see many walls of text, so it seems not unlikely. Even more curious: Hey Teddy, do you still think you hate Miho or...
by arimareiji
Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Story Discussion
Topic: [1529] The needs of my story
Replies: 83
Views: 184498

Re: [1529] The needs of my story

It could be much worse... it could lead to the story of one of Junko's clients taking liberties. "The sale of two titties" Hahaha, 'what's wrong with you, that you'd even think that?' :) [1475] One of the curses on my brain is that it easily gets stuck cycling through permutations. Useful for comin...