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The tagset currently has nominations for both North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell and North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell|UK TV. Nominators, would you rather keep book nominations and TV nominations separate (in which case I will duplicate nominations currently under the umbrella tag into both sub-fandoms), or would you rather combine them under the single Gaskell|UK TV tag?

I've already heard from the book-only nominator (thank you).

The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
Celeborn/Galadriel (Tolkien)
Celebrían/Elrond Peredhel
Elrond Peredhel/Ereinion Gil-galad
Frodo Baggins/Rose Cotton/Sam Gamgee

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Star Wars - All Media Types
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X-Men (Movieverse)
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Creator's Choice of Fandom
Male Character/Male Character (CCoF)
Any Female Character/Any Male Character (CCoF)

Sorry, we aren't accepting Creator's Choice of Fandom in this exchange.

La Nonne Sanglange (opera) - Charles Gounod
Google search turns up an opera named 'La Nonne Sanglante'. Is that what you meant?

The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
Link/Mipha (Legend of Zelda)
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Doctor Who
The fifteenth doctor/Rouge (Doctor Who)

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Universe: Beschiverse
Story: Untitled
Colour: Fuzzy Wuzzy #05. Lazy Day, Rose Pink #07. "Will you marry me?"
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Story: The Hellhound | Era: Dangerous Safety
Colour: Warm Heart #07. Calm
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Finished Deltarune chapter 3, gonna play ch 4 tomorrow cos I think that's what Toby recommended? Anyway some random thoughts/emotions/theories below the cut, ~~proper review to come when I've finished chapter 4~~ it turned into a proper review lol

(also no ch 4 spoilers in comments pls!)

[click here] FOR [SPOILERS!!]

Is the knight thing that took Toriel Dess? Or maybe Rudy? Not super likely and mostly based on the horns + I was randomly thinking about Noelle when they turned up
Also, weird that Noelle seems not to have been mentioned at all in this chapter - wonder if that's a consequence of Toby having to write around Snowgrave, but trying to work around diverging routes by ignoring them isn't Toby's style
Also Undyne!! The music when she turned up didn't sound like her at first but it became more familiar as it went on, not sure what it's reminding me of
Speaking of music, even if you didn't know the Word Of Toby saying that Mike was part of Spamton's backstory, Tenna's boss music (+ also the 'heart on a string' in one of the boss minigames) makes it really obvious that him and Spamton are connected
Overall Tenna seems like a combination of Mettaton and Spamton, I think I like him but I'm not super obsessed with him - can easily see why someone(/Tumblr) could tho
His boss fight was HARD, easily took half a dozen tries i think
The cooking/serving minigame was also really tough, took me like 4 or 5 tries and even then only by the skin of my teeth, mostly cos I kept getting the controls mixed up
Reappearance in Tenna boss fight was super easy though, by far the easiest of the minigames in that fight
Rhythm game was also fun and pretty easy, took me like two tries. I wanna look up the lyrics to the song cos the little I caught was a wild mix of silly and serious
I guess this is turning into a review so quick speed round of the things I didn't like:
I was probably kinda getting my hopes up but I wish Elnina/Lanino/Rouxles had stayed together
The format of boards 1 and 2 wasn't bad per se but it was kinda weird and it was a relief to go back to something more normal for 3 - do like how it furthered the Themes tho, in particular I'm thinking of the bit where everyone swaps controllers and so Kris (and by extension, the player) is controlling someone else/someone else is controlling Kris
Also there really needs to be save points in them - my laptop died right after my first attempt at the rhythm game so I had to replay the whole of board 2
aaaand finally Toby isn't really the kind of guy who would do this + as I said I do like the character but it sorta seems like Tenna is trying to recapture Spamton's popularity? Though now that I've written that down it kinda seems like it might be the case in-universe/there's some other in-universe explanation for that but idk if/how much it'll ever come up in game
Okay back to speculation/positivity but I kinda get the vibe that Ralsei isn't gonna be a player character in chapter 4, mainly from the trailer bit + something about the end bit in the LIght World? IDK how to explain it
Oh yeah I think I'll have to rewatch the ending cutscne (specifically Susie's speech to Tenna) cos my audio cut out for some of it + when trying to fix that I accidentally skipped a few textboxes
aaaand addressing the beginning at the end - the start hit me with Susie/Ralsei feels (note to self, reblog some art of them when I'm done with chapter 4), but I was also hit with Ralsei/Susie/Kris feels which suprised me cos I wasn't into the ship from ch 1+2 and yet all of a sudden I was?? not complaining tho, new ship acquired I guess lol
I don't think I ship it as a triad tho, I think Susie dates Kris and Ralsei and Ralsei has an unrequited crush on Kris
Other ships aquired: Rouxles/Westherpeople (as mentioned above), Tenna/Mettaton, maybe Tenna/Spamton
OH YEAH Rouxles is confirmed bi and poly, happy pride
Also one of the quizzes confimed Kris' last name as Dreemur, before I was one of the "well it's not explicitly stated" people but now that it has been I'm now wondering why I thought that/why their AO3 canonical isn't listed as that? Either way that tag's gonna have to be updated
I think the secret boss was found by sailing for a really long time to the left and up in board 2, and Susie might be the victim of this chpater's Weird Rout if there is one (due to the aftermentioned contoller swapping), but otherwise I have No Idea who/what they might be I wouldn't be very surprised if I'm wrong
uhhh I guess that's it, see you tomorrow or the day after for chapter 4 yelling
EDIT forgot a thing: Ralsei’s description of the nature of darkeners at the start REALLY reminded me of the lyrics of Don’t Forget/the credit music
Also, per TV Tropes: “ This chapter's Superboss fight is the mandatory Hopeless Boss Fight against the Roaring Knight that occurs at the chapter's climax, meaning that the player has to fight the overpowered enemy, unlike the first two being optional in areas you had to double-back to fully unlock. That said, assuming you aren't possessed of godlike reflexes or Save Scumming to get the hang of the Knight's attacks, you still need to defeat another secret but easier boss to unlock the Shadow Mantle, which makes it possible to win the fight, albeit, with much difficulty...just not defeat the knight.”

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Story: The Hellhound | Era: Out Of The Cage | Title: Empathy 101
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Universe: Beschiverse
Story: Of Rusted Hearts And Greased Palms | Title: An idle mind is the devil's workshop
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My gaming partner Tem has been away for a few days, so I've been taking an enforced break from ludicrous child soldier simulator The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.

I was itching for something else to play in the meantime, so I've picked up Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I'm having a really good time with it!

The central concept of Clair Obscur is so interesting. This is the main reason I took an interest in this game; I looked up the central premise and went, 'Huh, that's really unusual and fascinating.' The fact that a lot of people I follow on Dreamwidth are playing and enjoying it definitely helped to recommend it! But just learning the premise was the first thing that tempted me to play this game.

I'll pop the premise behind a short cut, just in case anyone wants to go into this game knowing nothing at all. This cut only contains the basic concept of the game; there's a more spoilery cut further down the post.

( The premise of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. )

I was a little nervous about the battle system, but I'm enjoying it! It's challenging - more than once I've had my party wiped out during a regular enemy encounter - but I'm having fun. I tend not to like games that really expect you to be able to parry with precise timing, but it turns out that's a demand I'm a lot more comfortable with in a turn-based battle system; I only have to focus on parrying during the enemy's turn, rather than having to worry about it all the time.

The scenery is gorgeous. I love how weird and dreamlike the landscapes are. Incredible soundtrack, too.

Major spoilers below the cut! I've just reached the Forgotten Battlefield.

( Spoilers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. )

As a final note: Clair Obscur is perhaps the Frenchest game I've ever played, which is saying something, given that I've played Assassin's Creed: Unity.

I am 57% into my beta edit preps – not the edits themselves based on the actual beta feedback yet, but the list of action items I intend to go through. I'm more or less following the plan I had set out, though I ended up using Scrivener comments a lot instead of a separate file as I had expected. So I have 3 files/file types:

Structural comments, which I'll address first. I think this will be the most difficult and most painful part. Will try to do this in a way that has as few consequences as possible to limit the amount of rewriting (I think that's feasible as long as I'm careful, for this particular story).
Overall comments, for stuff that'll need small changes in every chapter. I plan to re-read this before and after every chapter edit, so I keep it in mind as I edit and potentially find new areas to include these elements. It's about things like certain characters feeling too one-dimensional and/or too unsympathetic (so more options for interactions, flashbacks/memories, and other elements to flesh them out more), worldbuilding elements that still weren't highlighted enough and feel like a surprise when they come up later, etc.
One file per chapter for more generic notes, though so far I'm not really using that much. Scrivener comments are doing the job. And it's very satisfying when several people bring up the same thing and I can edit an existing comment, like, wow! This sure was a confusing paragraph for everyone, huh!

Having said that, I still had massive, massive, massive issues with getting started. Like, I had built this all up into such a huge thing in my head, and it's in the first time I handle feedback on an entire manuscript at once, and from several people... Below the cut is a list of things I did to finally make myself Just Do It (tm). Maybe there'll be a piece of inspiration for someone else, though mainly I want my future self to remember to check here next time I'm stuck! In my case, it was definitely a process problem, like, just not knowing where to start or what to do.

( vriddy's weirdo productivity tips on actually getting started )

In general, I am tremendously enjoying working offline. I got the feedback back in 3 formats: GoogleDocs, Ellipsus, and LibreOffice with tracked changes. I am loving the LibreOffice one, so much that I downloaded all the GDocs too (thankfully the comments are included!) and work like this for everything. Ellipsus didn't work for me for reasons I mentioned earlier, and as a note doesn't seem to allow exporting with comments either, as far as I could see.

Making progress feels nice! Once I have a system, it's easier for me to let momentum carry me. We'll see if that continues to work when it's time to do the actual beta changes! I do intend to take a short break before jumping in.

Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.

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Title: When Love Lasts
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Pairings: Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss
Characters: Emily Prentiss
Rating: G
Length: 88 words
Summary: Emily chooses her family.

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final fantasy tactics is finally getting remastered THIS IS NOT A DRILL

i am so fucking excited. i have played tactics once, at the formative age of like, nineteen or twenty, and have not played it since because the best version was on the goddamn playstation portable and i literally can't play mine anymore due to battery bloat.

even so, tactics is one of my all-time favorite games. i most recently wrote about it for my final fantasy series fansite but thet tl;dr is that tactics tells a fantastic political story about right, wrong, and the meaning of justice. matsuno's comment on the remaster really hones in on why it's like that, in a way that was a lightbulb moment for me. i'm not surprised i didn't pick up on it when i was a kid in college, but looking back now: yeah, no wonder tactics is exactly like that. (vagrant story too, tbh. matsuno's had some stuff to say.)

anyway, i am fucking thrilled. and it's voice acted now, with... additions to the plot?! i guess we'll see how that goes. the complete inclusion of the original's gameplay + the war of the lion translation is a welcome yet unexpected boon. it'll be nice to have difficulty settings too; tactics is a game that really rewards strategic thinking, and there have long been romhacks to add even more depth.

the only problem is... trails in the sky FC remake is also slated for fall. how the fuck am i supposed to balance both of them 😭

Challenge 261:
SCHEMES

Whether it’s planning a secret party, going on a forbidden quest, or overthrowing the government, there’s one thing you need to make it happen: a good scheme.

An evil scheme, or just a scheme? Well, that’s up to the schemers in question; it’s certainly possible to scheme without malicious intent, though most people would call it a “plan” instead. But anybody can make a scheme. Whether or not they can carry it out...well, that’s a different question.

What do your characters scheme about?

Write a story about schemes.

BONUS GOAL: “What could possibly go wrong?”

If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!

Challenge ends Monday, June 9 at 9:00PM EST.

• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 261 – schemes
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here

Universe: Beschiverse
Story: Untitled | Title: The Perfect Muse
Colour: Lust #08. Posing, White Tie #06. Evening Gown
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Yes, Final Fantasy Tactics is coming to multiple platforms on September 30th!

Caves of Narshe news article: https://www.cavesofnarshe.com/news/article/its-finally-here-the-ivalice-chronicles/

Square Enix official blog: https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles

There will be a collector's box full of goodies.

I am very hyped, because I have long wanted to play Tactics but lacked a method to do so (I do own the iOS version, but my phone is small and I can't see it.) I'm just trying to decide which platform to get it on. I could do PS5, original Switch, or Steam. DECISIONS!

Current Mood: excited

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