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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

That… is a much more elegant and effective sentiment than any number of those “I’m your dad now” posts. Thanks Jacob. I hope you do something nice for yourself today too.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

“As the plasmoid wizard’s arcane slime adheres to you, you can feel it leeching away at your energy. You know if not removed soon you’ll be eroded away to nothing, body and soul.” “Wow DM, what a weird villain. Where do you get your ideas?” “…y’know, just the usual places.”

A bottle of body wash on a shelf. The label translates it as “Gel Douche”

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-I appreciate that even this late in the game, the soma family gets more and more fucked up. And thats the end of this episode and of this watch session. For next time is S3E3 entitled “I hope it snows soon” as read by Machi. I’ve enjoyed Machi lately so looking forward to that one. Cya soon!

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-I appreciate them using Student C and D, so as not to bring in Student B’s sins from way back in the beginning of the series. -Anyway, Rin is missing? Where could she be? (Probably the soma estate)

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Wow I have no idea what I thought the initial falling out between Shigure and Akito was, but it certainly wasn’t “You fucked my mom!” -Wow this is getting full Days of Our Lives. Somehow despite how horny this show has gotten at times I did not expect it to explicitly mention sex.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Oh no, Tohru is getting the trauma eyes. She’s really deep in her own head about this. -“I brought you a flower” “Hey, do you remember that day?” “Which one?” End of scene. Thanks for that one fruits basket. -jeez, if those actually are Shigure’s parents they look way too young.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Right out of the gate the truth is that Shigure “cares more about [Akito] than anyone else”… so not taking the silly route. -The Simp Squad is up to shenanigans again… also, Kyo has his own squad now?? -Machi is such a sweetheart. And it’s truly hilarious see her not know how to respond and panic.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

And that’s the end of that episode, next up is “That’s an Unwavering Truth” as read by Shigure. I am low key hopeful the truth being referenced is something deeply silly, but we only have 12 episodes left so maybe not.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Kyo drinks milk directly out of the carton, like a Neanderthal. -Ooh new end credits too, and these don’t suck. Seems like they might be alluding to what the end game ships are all going to be though… but maybe not, unless Pegasus Sephiroth hooks up with his maid employee.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-“I find my heart beginning to race as I find myself surrounded by older women.” I see Megumi is a man of culture. -Meanwhile Rin is wandering around the soma estate late at night and gets… jumped by Ren? Has this been happening the whole time just only at night? What a horrifying cryptid.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-I know the cutaway to Kyo is to give him a scene of being kind and thinking of Tohru, but putting Hana’s voiceover really does feel like her warning Tohru that her relationship with Kyo isn’t good for her. -Uo coming to the sleepover instantly made this much more heartwarming.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Hana’s mother being extremely normal continues to be an amazing gag. -“You were crying so loudly, but in a voice only I can hear.” How are these two *not* the ship. But I guess Hana is getting around enough as it is 😅 -Tohru continues to beat herself up for not being omnipotent.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Hanajima’s dubious phrasing is so charming. Tohru is probably having a great time in her “Custody”. Maybe it’ll show her what she’s missing with that Kyo bozo. -…Why is Shigure using Hana’s first name. It’s rare enough we had to look it up. Is Hana just running the circuit of male parental figures?

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Wow, Tohru got stunlocked so hard she was stuck in that park for like multiple hours. -And the best character arrives in our hero's darkest(?) hour!

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-I understand why giving birth to someone AGAB (assigned god at birth) would mess you up, but I would not expect it to straight up make you a cackling supervillain. Starting to see how Akito happened. -Oh shit, how much of that did Rin see. Wonder where that is headed.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Holy shit Akito getting a combat scene of tackling her mother through like 4 walls was intense. -This description of Akito’s conception/birth raises *so* many questions about the mechanics of the curse.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Ok, so Akito being female is a secret in setting and not just people not telling Tohru. -Oh we have *advanced* crazy in the form of Akito’s mother Ren. They gave her the most typical evil seductress voice. I’m here for it.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Season 3 Episode 1: I’ll Hold Another Banquet -Is it time to name a new rooster? Or maybe let the cat take over their year? -The new opening is fuckijg wild. It really feels like some high schooler got adobe premiere for the first time and made an amv. -Oh hey, no time skip.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I would normally do a big end of season overview, but we’ve only done two episodes today so I don’t have a lot of big thoughts atm. I hope there’s not a timeskip between seasons, or at least not a large one, because I’m curious how the current Kureno runaway plot plays out.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Very funny to me that apparently the gender reveal was not seen coming by most folks, according to my watch buddy. Meanwhile I had guessed it from minute 1 and just thought I’d stumbled into a Haku situation. Anyway, that’s the end of season 2. Kind of a weird place to break tbh.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Ah, the final “reveal” that Akito is a girl. Should I start using female pronouns now? I had just finally settled on using the capital He/Him for the whole godly thing. But if they’re treating this as a reveal then I guess I’ll probably pivot.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Yikes. Akito is a basket case but I can see why it would be absolutely devastating if the first time someone isn’t obligated to stay by literal magic that they left Him. -It’s kinda fucked up that Kureno is in this romantic relationship with someone he repeatedly calls a child.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-It’s kind of funny that only now does Kureno’s design actually look like a significant character. The coat carries a lot of weight. -With Kureno’s curse randomly broken, I wonder if there’s another rooster somewhere out there or if that reincarnation cycle is just over.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Does Shigure know about the ex-roostering? Fascinating. -Kureno is watching the DVD. I wonder what he *thinks* the disc marked “Watch it by yourself 😉” contains. -“It happened years ago, I was slightly younger than you.” Ok so he *is* a lot older than Uo. That’s what I thought.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-How is Rin’s outfit consistently amazing? She has such a broad wardrobe. -Rin: “How did you know Haru and I were a thing?” Tohru: “I mean, it was kinda obvious…wait what do you mean “were”? -I stand by my assessment that Tohru is overly meddling in Uo’s relationship and would only work in fiction.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Ok! Episode 25, finale of season 2. Here we go! -We start with a Kureno flashback, are we finally finding out how he got ex-roostered? -Hana being proud of being “too stupid to catch a cold” is wild. -Also Kureno’s scene next to Uo being cold gives big “Girlfriend asking for your jacket” energy

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Kyo apparently thought Rin was trying to steal his not-dad when they were kids, which is kind of hilarious. He must have massive beef with Hana now. -Meanwhile, tiny German boy delivers the dvd to the ex-rooster. And Episode over. On to the next one, entitled “I’m Different Now” as read by Kureno

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Yuki: I’m sorry I blame you for what happened. Hattori: it’s cool, I blame me for what happened too. -“Consistently Inconsistent”, I do love Shigure. Running out of time for him to have his act 3 villain turn though.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Yeah he got stabbed, that went about how I expected. -Ayame is so hilariously dramatic. Pretty sure it’s basically a case of this.

“How do you stay silly, despite it all?”
“I must maintain my whimsy, lest I lose everything”

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-I guess it’s the year of the Dragon now, given context clues. -Oh the whole zodiac is here. That’s novel. -Akito continues to be extremely menacing. -Yuki is having a big moment of self-actualization, which is great for him but hilariously dangerous to do in front of someone deifically delusional.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Isuzu returns with a great new outfit again. Then immediately dodges Tohru, who faceplants into a post. -Meanwhile, Shigure forgot the Hattori/Mayu time skip hasn’t happened yet and tanks a joke. -Panic Monkey also appears for the first time in ages. Accompanied by Sephiroth Pegasus.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-A wild B-plot appears! -Tohru is staying with Kyo’s not-dad for new years and is still calling him Master which is extremely funny. I also found out my co-watcher has also forgotten the characters name since he consistently calls him master too. -Also he might actually be dating Hana? Which is wild

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Living alone is probably pretty bad for someone in her mental state, but with how her mom appears to be I guess that’s probably at least a bit of a step up? -Ok, so that suicide content warning might be relevant to this episode. -Seeing the incredibly depressed girl pivot into a Tsundere is rad.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Winter break is coming. Will we get a Christmas episode? -When did this come out? Was it weird that machi doesn’t have a phone at the time, or was that still a thing that happened reasonably often? -Oof, I know a depression nest when I see one. Machi is going through some shit.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

-Got some concerning content warnings, but unsure if it’s for this episode or the series in general. So buckle up just in case, I guess. -Looks like it’s a student council episode. -So Machi is reacting in a ridiculous way to a normal question, so I guess it’s time to unpack *her* trauma today.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

We’re back! Episode 24: Here You Are. So here we are. Haven’t brushed up on my thread as much as I usually do, but it’s only been 6 months so how much could I possibly have forgotten? No predictions this time. So, without further ado, here we go.

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Kathleen De Vere @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com · 21/06/2025

Absolute trash level picture of the amazing Dice Friends cube draft! (I got demolished, it ruled)

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Sorry for missing this, bluesky literally didn’t show me the notification until just now. Hope you found your fourth!

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Commander or draft? If you haven’t found a group yet, a friend and I are at the residence inn which I think is basically next door

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

My LRR tribute cube is now Ready to Run for MagicCon Las Vegas, Complete with its own rules explainer video! If you’re curious what might be in store, check it out and let me know what you think youtu.be/crOiWvgFhQQ?...

youtu.be

Rise of the Dice Friends Play Test Explainer

YouTube video by NickTheDM

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I know we're already trying to schedule that cube draft, but I'm just seeing this post now so thought I should respond. If you haven't filled your table already, I would love to participate. That would be extremely cool.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Hello to anyone finding this account! Yes I’m the same Nick from Twitter. Still finding my way around this place, but it seems nice! I look forward to committing to assorted bits to a truly unreasonable degree. Thanks for coming by!

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Wrapping up our Watchalong for today. I'll return to this soon! Also, do people enjoy this? Should I do other long-winded reviews of media and/or watchalongs? I have a bunch of Classic Doctor Who stories in a tierlist if folks are interested,

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-Ugh, I get that they're trying to do the Love Conquers All thing with Kyo and Tohru, but like, they just do not have the chemistry for me to not be like "Good point you two, you should move on." Anyway, that's the end of the episode. The next one is called "Here You Are". Didn't catch who said it.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-Got some miscommunication plot brewing with Rin and Hiro which is kind of hilarious that anyone came to that conclusion, let alone anyone else buying it. -Yuki's simp squad has moved on to bullying Machi, which I feel like should be the number one sign that these two are a real ship.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-Momiji no-scoping Tohru's plan to get a recording to Kureno is a classic. Because this is fiction, I'm sure things between him and Uo will work out, but in-universe it feels like pushing for it with the information Tohru had would just get Uo hurt.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-I like the idea that Tohru's lines actually *were* in the script and Kyo is just shook becaue he didn't read the damn thing. -Also how the fuck does Kyo not realize that Tohru is into him. Like it's not a unique situation but how dense do you have to be?

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-"This impassioned if somewhat baffling and weirdly personal speech inspired the prince." This entire thing is a trip. -Kazuma and Hanajima have one of the most hilarious dynamics in the show. Also great that he was here in the first place.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

-"I hate him with my entire being" "And so cinderella fell in love." -What in the world is Yuki's outfit??? -Did... is any of this in the script or are they just going ham? The professional wrestling phrase "Worked Shoot" comes to mind.

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NickTheDM @nickthedm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Season 2, Episode 23: It's Cinderella-ish -Looks like the whole extended cast is showing up today. Also apparently random people want to kidnap Kisa because she's too cute. -Hana's little brother is here and he's a nightmare. Its perfect. -This script is wild. I'm honestly struggling to riff on it.

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