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...because the devs announced a new (and very definitely final) entry in the series. After over 7 years since the last one. And judging from the demo footage I stayed up till midnight last night watching, it looks like it's gonna be bigger and better in scope than the last ones.

...it's Five Nights at Fuckboy's. Five Nights at Fuckboy's is getting a new entry. The cracky, 2010s-humor-laden, sex-joke-and-swear-word-laden debauchery-fest made in RPG Maker is getting a new entry in the year of our Lord 2025. Although once again judging from the demo, it looks like the devs have updated their sense of humor somewhat? Or at least gone a little lighter on it, considering the bigger scope of the game. Or maybe they've matured over the years. And it's probably the latter, because going thru their Gamejolt page, I found a really well-written piece of meta about the design philosophy behind golden-age RPG Maker games, kusoge, and the indie landscape in general during the early to mid 2010's.

So anyway, I'm adding Q.E.D. to my to-play list once it hits. And in the meantime, I'm gonna have to get cracking on the backlog of Stuff I Already Have Installed. Which is only one game for now... but one with three constantly-updating routes. Hoo boy.

> be me
> finish 8-hr. long video essay on beloved childhood TV show that got memory-holed away for the most part
> antag's "main" subordinate starts taking over as my archblorbo (as well as the yaoi ship bw him and his partner)
> start trawling the interwebs for stuff with him
> look on Xcancel to see what folks on twt have posted abt him
> hm... someone made an AI voice of him (and other unrelated charas)
> disgust sets in, yet curiosity about how much it'll suck takes over
> click
> it is indeed scuffed, but at least the song's catchy
> end up looking up the song on yt
> it's AI generated all the way down. vocals, back track, lyrics, everything
> facepalm.png

So a few days ago, I was replaying some RPG Maker shit on my ancient Windows 7 clunker, and noticed that I could only spend so many minutes at a time (not even hours -- MINUTES) playing games made in RPG Maker MV before the game crashes when years ago, I could have spent longer on them. After checking in Task Manager when having the game on at the same time, I found out it's because the game eats up a LOT of physical memeory. So I take to the interwebs, trying to find out how to be more efficient with physical memory without buying a fresh RAM that I don't know how to put in, and one of the solutions was to clean out the inside of your computer. Or something along those lines, I don't think that was the exact solution.

So with a couple of Wikihow and YouTube tutorials to guide me, I eventually figure out how to open up Clunker-chan and take some compressed air to the dusty shit. It was surprisingly less dusty than I anticipated, although I did manage to get a decent amount out. But then when I qent to screw the case back in, I ran into a problem... I misjudged the size of one of the screw holes, and end up screwing something in at a very dubious angle. And if I tried to unscrew it, it'd just spin in place, the edge of hole likely keeping it from coming out.

So after a bit of fretting over what to do, I ended up biting the bullet and calling a computer repair place. I'm gonna take it in after work and let the pros handle the unscrewing process. I'm pretty optimistic about it, because judging from where the bum screw is, the only thing I won't be able to do if things fail is use a docking station on it... Which I don't have and don't see myself needing in the future. But I'm still holding out for them to get the screw undone, just in case something more crucial gets fucked up.

(Also found out that this ordeal might've been all for nothing, because I found out somebody'd ported the RPGMMV game I was gonna play to MacOS, so I could play it on my main laptop with no problems. :P Can't believe I may have gone through all this trouble just to end up playing Five Nights At Fuckboy's Complete Collection on my main Macbook... Ah well. I've made worse decisions in life.)

(Alsoalso fun fact: the game I was testing out on Clunker-chan might be lost media now? Or something similar? It's a relatively short RPGM horror title called "Chelsea", and there's no official download links anywhere I can find. There is a YouTube playthrough and a TVTropes page for it, though, so I didn't hallucinate the game out of nowhere.)

The video I'm about to show y'all is something I've been looking for for a long time. I watched it almost obsessively in early high school, but when I tried to find it one day, I found out it was deleted...

except it wasn't. It must have been privated or something, because when I looked up OP's name on DuckDuckGo, I came across his official site, which led to a video gallery where some of his more "serious"/"artistic" videos were embedded... which led me back to his YT channel, where I found out the vid I was looking for came back! Huzzah!

So here it is. Brings back a lot of nostalgia for me. (However, I will warn you that some of the imagery might be a bit unsettling... But that's no problem. We're all on the freak site for freaks, right?)

(also more serious CW for flashing lights/colors, nudity, loud noises at the end)

But you wanna know what I do care about?



HAPPY ENSNARED TURNABOUT DAY BITCHES!!

So after an overly long time period of lacking motivation to work on my Finish What You Started piece, I've been able to muster some up not just once this week, but twice. And hopefully over this coming weekend as well. I've actually made some decent progress, and am just shy of finishing up my March goal of fully writing out the outlined paras I'd left 2 years ago. Here's hoping I can get that in the bag next time I sit down to work on it.

Also, Sakura Exchange is coming up and I really wanna do something for it. Still not 100% committed yet (because of time constraints), but I do have several ideas brewing in my head. Might actually have to start planning my Dear Creator Letter in advance. Hmm...

Kinda found myself getting in a slump today, so I did a few things to ease myself out of it. I did do some chores, but that's boring, you don't wanna hear about it. So let's get to the fun shit:

- I hauled out my Ancient Windows 7 Clunker Craptop Supreme and started up my semi-annual replay of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: The Contempt of Court. (I say "semi annual" because I skipped 2023, even though it did spark some activity in the area of my brain that controls my hyperfixes that year.) If you're an AA fan that hasn't heard of this game, I STRONGLY fuckin recommend you play it. Sure, the gameplay of the first case might be buggy, but it is A+ in all other respects. I have an "iceberg" post in the works that I'm probably gonna put out once I finish playing through it this time around, and I also have a fanfic WIP for it that I'm hauling out of the grave for Finish What You Started this April (after I get through with my current WIP. hopefully). Might also put out a ship manifesto for one of my big ships in it. IDK, depends how I feel. But if you've got a Windows machine (preferably one that's slightly out of date, as I'm not sure how well it'll work on Windows 11), PLAY IT. Please. I'm fuckin dying over here...

- I also finished the 2007 Devil May Cry anime. Yeah, I'm into DMC now. It had the makings of a potential hyperfix (a: it being a Fandom-In-Law bc of folks I follow on Dreamwidth and Aethy, b: me having dipped my toes into it a few years back -- about 2018-2019, I wanna say? but not making anything of it until now, and c: it having a banger soundtrack), and in the latter half of January it crept back into my brain and now I can say I'm enough of a fan? Kinda? But I digress. Anyway, the anime was pretty decent. Episodes 7-8 were a slog to get through, but other than that, it was pretty enjoyable, albeit kinda formulaic. And it deviates quite a bit from the source material, but I didn't really mind. Maybe once I get Proper Gaming Device I can immerse myself more into the series proper.

- Speaking of Proper Gaming Devices, I found out that I can pay for a SteamDeck with accumulated Steam Card money, so I'm either gonna start loading up on those, or... I can get something different. I just learned about the Retroid Pocket, which is an Android-based multi-emulator handheld that fits into my budget way better than a SteamDeck, and aligns more closely with my current gaming tastes. It all comes down to where my tastes end up in a few months' time. For now, I'm still leaning towards the SteamDeck, but I'm keeping the Retroid as a second choice.

- I went on a silly little walk for my silly little mental health. No pictures this time, since a) I didn't take any, and b) it doesn't look pretty outside, unless you find some semblance of beauty in half-melted snow and barren suburban sidewalks. But the fresh air was nice, and I needed to get some cardio in. Hopefully if the weather cooperates within the next few weeks I'll be able to get more in.

- I also cooked up an AMAZING grilled cheese sandwich for last night's dinner using this recipe on Tumblr. I'd actually made it before, but this time I managed to avoid burning the garlic, which ruled.

- Finally, I have the draft? script? etc. for my tattoo appointment request. I'm glad the artist I chose takes Insta DMs and provided a template for them, which saves me a fuckton of social spoons. Now all I have to do is send it sometime within the next week. Or two, But I do have the timeframe for the actual appointment ideally set for March, which narrows down when I can send the message without looking like an idiot. Hopefully I can get over my Discomfort With Putting Myself Out There in due time.

That's all for me. See you when I have something else to say.