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Q. What is tea-flavored pineapple cake? A. Delicious. Less sweet than usual Also was wondering about the weird shape until I realized it was actually shaped like Taiwan

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

😵‍💫😵😑🫠

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Apparently it is mushroom season, and trees going into fall look kind of apple-colored. Managed to refrain from buying fancy fish or desserts so weekly food shopping was about $25; a largely tofu, vegetables, and rice diet is actually quite cheap.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What do you mean we get detailed previews of the exact recommended level and weapon/troop types of the next plot battle? Whatever happened to "oops you stepped on the wrong square and are suddenly ambushed by an entire cavalry troop unloading from one castle tile like a medieval clown car"?

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MEGANEKO witch cat mounts I suppose...? (You sit on the broom behind the cat, it's about 3x the size of your character)

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Cat maintenance: brushing cat fur so that it doesn't come out the wrong end.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Since a friend was talking about noir mystery tropes wondering where this string corkboard thing comes from, have seen one meme about it (with the demented Einstein-hair dude with the marker) but feel like there's more to it than that? Though maybe it's just shorthand for "excessively convoluted >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

1. Go to doctor appointment 2. Pick up meds 3. Ramen shop in the same parking lot so naturally, ramen Also was amused to note they were playing the Frieren anime opening in the restaurant at one point. Also fall is best season.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Also it's great that the player avatar is largely irrelevant meaning the protagonists can actually be real protagonists instead of having to fight for plot relevance with potato-kun. Also hilarious that the relationship values thing became, well, this😂

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

1. I guess this guy hails from a game where merchants drop their inventory when defeated 2. not!Alucard is so chuuni cringe it's almost cute 3. Gun mages are awesome

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1. Cafeteria menu: "Octoberfest Sausage Fest" 2. 'Err that name is a bit..." 3. "Well yeah the second "fest" is redundant" 4. "No that's not what I mean" 5. "...oh" Brain is wired more for linguistic jokes than slightly lewd slang I guess. Also whole not a fan of hard pretzels soft ones are nice >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

...okay man whatever you say😅

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dunno why this cat loves bellyrubs so much.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Have you thought about figuring out what this boss actually does?" No, because it's "use these characters you don't have/want" and was a huge PITA when first introduced. Now, however, what it's going to do is melt into goo before the end of the first turn. Petty spite is a powerful motivator.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

1. Is this really something you want to be picking up? 2. The system of needing Bond levels to recruit characters is useful in introducing these characters who aren't (yet, anyway) part of the main story 3. Tsundere ojosama apparently subscribes to every tsundere ojosama trope

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

are also cute and marketable, but the markup I assume from shipping and whatnot makes most things other than books extremely expensive compared to source prices. They do also carry cute pins from indie artists though. Also as peach season is over I guess it's back to bananas🍌

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Hong Kong cafe in downtown actually has a lot of good menu options including an amazing chicken curry but since I don't go there all that often wemt with the noodles this time. Also hit up Kino and it's nice that the random gachapon makers have clued in on the fact that, like cats, mushrooms >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But of course this game has a mid-autumn festival event, and of course it involves making mooncakes 🥮

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This cat has figured out that I don't have the bandwidth to wave her off when I'm in a meeting or on a call so the moment I start talking it's a signal for laptime

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

>How many layers do you want? >>Yes. As I still remember the old days of Not Very Fancy Computers where using more than like 10 layers in a large PSD file would cause your computer to crash what I appreciate the most about modern computing is allowing me to have as many クリスタ layers as I want.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Went to T&T and apparently they believe that everything is better with salted egg yolk. Also not sure how kosher packaged tanghulu is but I guess we'll find out. Also went to Tofu 101 as I like their steamed buns and zhongzi better than the T&T ones, and store remained crowded as usual, ad with >

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For Reasons [tm] the ojou-sama character is now shooting people with a rainbow laser handgun.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also sometimes clickbaity headlines are actually funny🍌

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Speaking of Fire Emblem, today's weird merch is 3H tableware. I guess you could make an argument that the "socializing" bits involve food but still a bit of an odd choice.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also found the Cat Shrine in the main city which gives you missions to play with the cats, and of course Alucard is there cause he loves cats (and sweets) because if there's anything JP game designers are good at it's Gap Moe.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also while we're complaining about character designs, FEFW: >Variety of outfits/skintones! No longer in Magic High School so characters with different ages and backgrounds! 🎉 >But except one old lady different faces only applies to male characters, all females are conventionally young/attractive 😑

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

1. HSR: We are implementing a real-money only gacha for pets 2. The pets in question: I didn't realize it was possible to make cat-themed cute critters freakily uncanny valley but I appreciate helping players not spend money. And apparently future characters are gonna be Miss BOOBS and meido-san >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Q. What is my purpose? A. Discovering new shops, restaurants, and heretical mooncake flavors I sometimes wonder if "ethnic" restaurants do funky grammar/spelling as an in joke of sorts, like a reverse stamp of authenticity or something. "Big White Rabbit" has been a major CN food brand for decades,

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

TGS weekend but a lot of the new stuff announcements seem to have been make at other shows so nothing particularly new, though trailers and playable demos and such. Oh and whatever is going on with FF7 Remake part 3/6181😶

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

No context is best context.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Romancing SaGa series is also pretty fun with the character diversity, as 3's potential party members include a vampire, fairy, elephant, lobster (named Boston because why not) and snowman. Also the vampire is apparently voiced by Koyasu because lolwhynot. (One of the fun things about remakes of >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tendon Kohaku in Bellevue, absolutely delicious but also super busy, thankfully reserved in advance but also parking is a nightmare so light rail is probably the best method to get there. Lovely desserts and seasonal menu.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

-4 protagonists but you can apparently jump in and out of each route so none of the "play 60% of the same game to get to the interesting bits" like we had with 3H -Protagonists appear to be Random Kid with Chuuni Evil Hand, Dancer, Queen of the Jungle, and Alucard🤣

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

-Setting seems immediately scifantasy from the get-go there's laser-gun-mages -Player avatar again and while fem-Avatar can actually get real pants you can't change the watermelon boobs -On the bright side there's an old lady playable major character so there is that Also tsundere bird goddess

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

FEFW: -General system/combat similar to previous FEs but they seem to have retired the RPS weapons/magic, magic has use limits while weapons have durability but only when using skills -Dinky "dungeon exploration" mode which I'm not sure adds much but you can auto through fights

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

❤️ Took 30 mins at lunch to start it and got as far as character creation. Aside from basic concept have not tracked info on this installment at all so will see how it goes.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You wot mate 🤣 Today's fun word is 職業病 (occupational hazard), which is means exactly that but is used in slang to mean "weird habits you pick up due to your work" and in my case it's noticing minor funky spelling/grammatical/translation errors.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's almost that time of the year. Freshly baked mooncakes are actually not edible (well you can but it'll be dry and gross), you need to let them sit for about two days so the oil in the skin and filling rises to the surface, this process is called 回油.

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1. Need to open new tab in Android Chrome 2. Uhhh I remember there was a + shortcut at the top to do this? 3. It was replaced by an AI shortcut 4. You can get it back by pressing and holding the icon and selecting the open tab function The sort of design decision that stems from trying to cram a >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of the fascinating things about SOJ is its ability to make emotionally engaging stories that purely involve one-time NPCs - characters that are irrelevant in the greater scheme of things and whom you've never met before one specific sidequest. A lot of this is sequence/presentation but also >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Most online games: MC is a teenager and can't age so not allowed to drink alcohol no matter how many years the game's been running SOJ: Drinking game: celebration, funeral, random event, meeting someone new, bidding temporary farewell... in fact here's a story segment about getting absolutely >>

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Eclesis @eclesis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pardon Nobuo Uematsu is the one cosplaying a chicken🐔

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