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Morrow's Liveblog 4: Why Can't I Hold All These Lemons (1.12 <-> 1.16)
I suppose it's an inevitable feature of both genres, based on what little I remember and know, that things will get complicated and the cast will get big. We've got spirit cards, we've got tech, we've got magic, we've got magitech, we've got a hacker insisting we call her by her first name and man that seem just a liiiiil' gay. Akemi makes a strong first impression and her solo journey through the Labrynth is entertaining but I'm already looking into the future of attempting to vote and the amount of factors to juggle is a bit intimidating already here at the end of Origins. Systems on systems on systems, resources whose fungibility with one another is not always clear, quite a few developing relationships of various kinds...Rei needs a fuckin' secretary. Honestly with the amount of stress she's under she needs a secretary, more time at that bar, some time at those maid cafes where cute girls are paid to slap you (look it up, it's real), a solid weekend off, like five uninterrupted hours just to masturbate with and a puppy.
Umbra's odd mix of completely blatant moves and plausible deniability tastes like a genre convention. I'm not sure if it is. On the one hand, from the perspective of what Rei sees and knows this is the world's worst criminal octopus, only really beaten out in the "failed to keep a secret" department by Umbrella Corp. On the other hand, Rei does comment, correctly, that Umbra is choosing targets whose deaths might cause an investigation, sure, but whose lives are already so illegal, so disconnected from the apparatus of their society, that the victim is also the cover-up. Given the assault on the Labrynth and the tragedy that befell the "demons" there, it almost seems like they had a leg up on magic compared to others. Forewarning of its arrival? Help from beyond this dimension? Do they have Lt. Columbo tied up in a basement?
The action writing really hits its stride with Archfiend & the maids. I could honestly take or leave the exploration segments, the traps...eh. But here you've got nice smooth prose, it flows well, and the perspective switches help build up and preserve tension in a nice way. It sells the chaotic nature of the scene while also ensuring that no one brand of being a smartass overstays its welcome, genuinely great to see. His death was surprisingly touching given our short time with him. Pour one out for a true knight.
The ending has me excited. I'm gonna see what I can't do to get current soon, but evidently there's Apocrypha and Sidestories to read and I should probably attempt to understand the mechanics at some point. Let's rock.
I suppose it's an inevitable feature of both genres, based on what little I remember and know, that things will get complicated and the cast will get big. We've got spirit cards, we've got tech, we've got magic, we've got magitech, we've got a hacker insisting we call her by her first name and man that seem just a liiiiil' gay. Akemi makes a strong first impression and her solo journey through the Labrynth is entertaining but I'm already looking into the future of attempting to vote and the amount of factors to juggle is a bit intimidating already here at the end of Origins. Systems on systems on systems, resources whose fungibility with one another is not always clear, quite a few developing relationships of various kinds...Rei needs a fuckin' secretary. Honestly with the amount of stress she's under she needs a secretary, more time at that bar, some time at those maid cafes where cute girls are paid to slap you (look it up, it's real), a solid weekend off, like five uninterrupted hours just to masturbate with and a puppy.
Umbra's odd mix of completely blatant moves and plausible deniability tastes like a genre convention. I'm not sure if it is. On the one hand, from the perspective of what Rei sees and knows this is the world's worst criminal octopus, only really beaten out in the "failed to keep a secret" department by Umbrella Corp. On the other hand, Rei does comment, correctly, that Umbra is choosing targets whose deaths might cause an investigation, sure, but whose lives are already so illegal, so disconnected from the apparatus of their society, that the victim is also the cover-up. Given the assault on the Labrynth and the tragedy that befell the "demons" there, it almost seems like they had a leg up on magic compared to others. Forewarning of its arrival? Help from beyond this dimension? Do they have Lt. Columbo tied up in a basement?
The action writing really hits its stride with Archfiend & the maids. I could honestly take or leave the exploration segments, the traps...eh. But here you've got nice smooth prose, it flows well, and the perspective switches help build up and preserve tension in a nice way. It sells the chaotic nature of the scene while also ensuring that no one brand of being a smartass overstays its welcome, genuinely great to see. His death was surprisingly touching given our short time with him. Pour one out for a true knight.
The ending has me excited. I'm gonna see what I can't do to get current soon, but evidently there's Apocrypha and Sidestories to read and I should probably attempt to understand the mechanics at some point. Let's rock.
