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| They/Them | 26 | Angel cat obsessed with playing weird, old, and obscure video games. Sometimes I draw pixel art but lately I'm mostly blogging. PFP by @jestpurr.bsky.social ❤️ @jtfg.dev seerofthe.net/links

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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 03/10/2026
working in the medical bay can be stressful but they are trying their best #pixelart #aseprite #spacestation14
A grey slime person with messy hair full of flowers. They are wearing a white and blue medical jumpskirt, light blue winter boots, a belt with several pouches, and a light blue medical HUD eyepiece. Their hands are clasped together around a little handheld medical scanner.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 15/09/2026
also I made these Game Boy- er... "NanoBoy" sprites for the server I play on, and I am very pleased with them.
SS14 sprites that strongly resemble the original Nintendo GameBoy, complete with swamp green screens.

One is grey/tan with colored buttons and there are 6 other variants in green, purple, blue, yellow, red, and white.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 15/09/2026
I think Space Station 14 is a very good video game.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 01/09/2026
Addendum (9/1/26): Well well well... the M64 finally released, and the grift exposes itself further, because it sucks. I wanted my point to be that it's not worth supporting regardless of quality, but it's really helpful that it's an awful product nobody should be buying anyway.

I would also like to note that I went pretty strong for the SuperStation One as an alternative. I actually didn't own one at the time and I've just recieved it, and I want to write a review of it. I will say here, though, that it is definitely an enthusiast device and if you're looking for something that just plays games without much tinkering required, you should probably be looking elsewhere.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 01/09/2026
Well here it is! My SuperStation arrived! I'm honestly a little disappointed, I thought this would be more user friendly to get started with. Once you get into a game on it though, it is fantastic.
SuperStation boxa transparent blue SuperStation partly out of the boxmy transparent blue SuperStation now live, set up on top of my Dreamcast (for the time being)Playing Vib Ribbon on both my CRT and flatscreen TVs. "vib-ribbon is a game where you press the buttons"
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 24/08/2026
and of course they got me right as I was going to the game store to trade some stuff in
me holding a copy of Pragmata for PS5, which I just bought using my settlement money from Limited Run Games
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 24/08/2026
holy shit
(PayPal logo)

Carbone v. Limited Run Games, Inc. Settlement has sent you $56.39 USD.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 22/08/2026
I know this is not to the letter of #RandomGameSaturday but I recently tried out this Street Fighter 5 Mad Catz controller that belongs to my gf and it's surprisingly good? I like the d-pad a lot, I've been using it to play UFO 50 if you see one at a thrift store or something it's a good grab.
A weirdly shaped red PS4 controller with no right analogue stick and Street Fighter V branding. It also has R1 and R2 face buttons, and a circular d-pad
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 07/08/2026
If you were wondering, Dragon Hopper (aka D-Hopper) plays REALLY nicely on 3DS through Red Viper. It's well worth having the stereoscopic 3D for this one.
Dragon Hopper running on my aqua blue launch 3DSDragon Hopper in-game
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 26/07/2026
edit of the Shen Comix (formerly Owlturd) comic about years fighting over how many celebrities they killed

Brian Quest 64: I'm the most unfairly hated game!
The Ooze: No way! They hate me way more!

A hooded figure: Amateurs.

Brain Quest 64: What was that, punk?

The hooded figure turns around, revealing himself to be Jim from Hydlide: AMATEURS.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 24/07/2026
I'm home now so I can finally make this
Select Difficulty

one option shows a Nerd Ass Nerd saying "I only used AI this year for the PepsiMan recomp because the work is always gonna be incomplete cuz it needs way more time than just my 10 days summer vacation." (Harder enemies, less useful pickups)

the other option shows a Cool Dude Wearing Sunglasses saying "when I would get 10 days of vacation in a row I would spend it getting absolutely blasted out of my fucking mind and playing armored core or something" (More items, you kill enemies faster)
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 24/07/2026
sometimes I take 1 second to google something
Americans owe $63,500 in debt on average, as of the first quarter of 2026. Compared to the previous quarter (October through December 2025), the average adult owed $870 less after adjusting for inflation, reflecting slight shifts in household borrowing patterns. This debt, often referred to as “household debt,” represents the total amount owed by individuals for obligations such as mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and auto loans.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 13/07/2026
Yup! That's Jim Hydlide there
screenshot of Hydlide for the PC-88 with the story text

IN OTHER DIMENSIONAL SPACE
THREE JEWELS KEPT THE KINGDOM
IN PEACE
BUT THE JEWELS WERE STOLEN
AND VARALYS WOKE FROM SLEEP
VARALYS MADE ANN INTO FAIRIES
A MAN CALLED JIM WHO COULD
NOT INDURE TO SEE PEOPLE
TORTURED DECIDED TO
EXTERMINATE THE DEVIL
HE TRIED TO ATTACK
THE MONSTERS
TO REESTABLISH THE KINGDOM
STRIKE "RETURN" KEY!
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 13/07/2026
Oh yeah I have these! I've been meaning to get around to playing them. Fun fact, you can use an original Diablo CD to install DevilutionX, a fanmade source port for modern systems.
Diablo ans Diablo II PC jewel cases
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 11/07/2026
the war on bread and circuses will continue until morale improves
ATTENTION

DUE TO A CHANGE IN VIRGINIA LAW, PRODUCTS CONTAINING MORE THAN 2MG OF THC PER CONTAINER WILL BE ILLEGAL TO SELL IN OUR STORES AFTER AUGUST 15, 2026

Total Wine & More
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 11/07/2026
I added an addendum to my "What Even Is Retro Gaming?" blog post with my updated thoughts on the matter:
Addendum (7/11/26): The "how do we define retro" discourse popped up on Bluesky again and I came across this frankly extremely thoughtful post by the user animal jayson who says:

    he settles it forever: "retro" refers to a specific time period which was defined in the ps3 era. the bar for what is considered "retro" does not move forward as time passes. it's comparable to "modernist" literature, the name being temporal doesn't mean it changes over time, it's just a name.

and it's just like, wow, yeah, that's it. "Retro" as we've come to know it in gaming is pretty specifically associated with pixel art/low poly aesthetics, alongside specific design philosophies (plug in a game and play it, no updates/DLC), game mechanics (losing all your lives means you start over from the beginning), and genre conventions (top down RPGs, 2D platformers, beat-em-ups, etc). In that sense it is an artistic movement within video gaming with its own conventions that people may call upon when creating new video games or even video game hardware, hence why sometimes even new things are described as "retro" (again, like the actual original meaning of the word).

At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter, I guess. Typically when people say stuff like "retro gaming" it just means playing old video games. I also never actually branded this blog as a specifically retro gaming blog outside of this post, haha.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 01/07/2026
oh lol same thing happened to me when I was first setting this up!
Sonic Adventure DX demo screen (modded with the Dreamcast conversion mod) running in the middle between my two monitors rather than on one of them.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 20/06/2026
yeah
SeerSage (my discord name) posted on 5/22/26:

apparently the finale to The Amazing Digital Circus leaked and I haven't seen any spoilers but I see people saying fans are mad about what happens in it so I'm assuming that the thing that the show has been foreshadowing since the beginning happens and that's what fans are mad about
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 19/06/2026
ah, sure kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...
My "bluesky license" generated at the linked website. "Your handle, your identity." It gives me the following star ratings in my Bluesky Flyer Profile:

Web of Trust - 4/5
Generosity - 5/5
Streak - 4/5
Engagement - 5/5
Velocity - 2/5
Veteran - 4/5
Mileage - 2,293
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 18/06/2026
I didn't directly cite the VGHF archive in my latest blog post but I did take a look to see what game magazines of the time had to say about Virtual Hydlide. This one says it has "universally appealing presentation" (Next Generation, Volume 1, Number 6, Issue 6)
The plot may be uninspiring, but
Virtual Hydlide promises to offer
players RPG elements harking back to
the Ultima Underworld series. The
characters develop as the story
progresses, there's a variety of objects
and creatures with which to interact,
and Jim can run as well as walk through
his environment. Although the game
resembles Elite's recent 3DO and PC
title, Virtuoso, the game is certain to be
much deeper and more involving.
It's encouraging to see that third
party developers are as keen to venture
into 3D territory as Sega itself.
Hydlide's reputation alone will ensure
that the Saturn version whips up a
significant degree of interest in Japan,
and its universally appealing
presentation makes a Western
release seem inevitable.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 16/06/2026
new pride themed avatars I commissioned from @jestpurr.bsky.social!!! thank you very much :3
my blue-haired angel cat sona wearing a scarf with finsexual flag colors over a nonbinary flag backdrop, they are doing the 2 finger peace signthe same image but the scarf is just indigo
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 14/06/2026
These AI generated content disclosures are getting really weird
AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Hey hey hey come on I'm just a little guy, a silly little guy. Also it's my birthday, I'm a little birthday boy. You wouldn't get mad at a silly little guy for using AI on his birthday, would you?
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 11/06/2026
welllll I just bought Hydlide on Steam and I ended up submitting a refund request because the game launches in a static window that only covers part of the screen (720p???). There is no options menu or screen options. That is disappointing.
EGGCONSOLE Hydlide running in a small window on my desktop that I cannot change the size of. There are no screen options
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 08/06/2026
aw yeah real fans know what's up
the Game Theory "Mario is COMMUNIST?!?" thumbnail, showing Mario in red and white clothing, with a hammer and sickle flag waving behind him and the word "COMMIE?!" scrawled underneath
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 06/06/2026
thinking about how in Japan, SEGA re-released the original Phantasy Star on a Sega Genesis cartridge. Anyway, that new Cuphead game looks interesting!
Phantasy Star Fukkokuban

Phantasy Star Fukkokuban is a revised version of the Master System game on a Mega Drive cartridge.

Seven years after the original game hit store shelves and only a few months after the release of the fourth game, Sega ran a Japanese promotional campaign known as Explore the Roots of Phantasy Star. As part of the campaign, the company introduced Phantasy Star Fukkokuban (ファンタシースター 復刻版, lit. "Phantasy Star Reprint"), a revised version of Phantasy Star on a Mega Drive cartridge, and gave away 2000 copies as part of an official lottery.[20] The interest generated by the lottery later led Sega to give it a commercial release exclusively in Japan on April 2, 1994.[3] The version given away in the lottery is identical to the commercial release with the exception of a letter addressed to the winners.[20]

This rerelease features a unique revision of the game,[21] likely incorporating the bug fixes implemented in Phantasy Star's localized Master System release[22] and boasting support for the Mega Drive Control Pad's C and  START  buttons.[23][24] Internally, the rerelease consists of the Master System game on a Mega Drive PCB with a programmable logic array to account for firmware differences (a setup also found in the Power Base Converter)[21] and the appropriate connector pin to signal Master System compatibility mode changed accordingly.[25]
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 01/06/2026
managed to find Map Guy btw, and the overworld map that you get just shows general areas of the world as opposed to how specific screens are connected. It's not that useful but it's nice to have some context as to where you are, I guess.
Map of Mina the Hollower's overworld. Not completely filled out because I am still playing the game. It is an extremely basic map showing general areas as opposed to how specific screens are connected.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 29/05/2026
Mina the Hollower drops in an hour or so, in the meantime I prepping by playing the main inspiration for the game, which is of course... Mole Mania!
My modded Game Boy Color on the title screen for Mole Mania. A mole poses holding a rock while his wife and children cower from an angry Wario-type man
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 28/05/2026
Do NOT pass the fans of the 1998 Sega Saturn Rogue-Type RPG "BAROQUE" the aux
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 23/05/2026
#RandomGameSaturday Game & Watch Collection on the DS. this morning January handed this to me and I took a picture of it while still half asleep, and just now I'm remembering to post about it. I think is has Oil Panic, Donkey Kong, and... Green House? on it
Game & Watch Collection for the DS. Features a solid gold bg with small Game & Watch characters on it. The Club Nintendo logo is featured prominantly as it was offered exclusively through that service.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 20/05/2026
hi! former GMU student here. In 2024 I attended both mine and my partner's grad ceremonies, this sign was not there until after a student held up a Palestinian flag at one of the ceremonies:
discord messages from may 10th, 2025 between me and my partner at my graduation ceremony

me: was there a big "no signs beyond this point" sign when you walked up lol

her: nope

me: lmao, that's really funny

(for context, I'm calling it funny in an ironic way. it's funny that they are so scared of people holding up flags in solidarity with palestine)
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 16/05/2026
oh right today is #RandomGameSaturday! I played a few rounds of Othello with @jtfg.dev when I was testing Famicom games the other day. It's fun! Could use some background music though.
A lovely purple cartridge sporting a yellow label that says Othello, and a cutout showing the green board with the white/black doublesided Othello chips on them.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 15/05/2026
I mean...
The Triforce symbol from The Legend of Zelda (three golden triangles)
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 10/05/2026
last minute #RandomGameSaturday. I kinda wanted to flex this copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night I bought from a friend. It's the perfect thing for me to start playing after I beat Hollow Knight, and this time I want to actually play it all the way through.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PSX with the green Greatest Hits branding.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 09/05/2026
they say the PS5 doesnt have games on it, and yet...
A PS5 standing vertically, with a Famicom placed on top of it.

Many other retro consoles can be seen in frame, which is why I don't have a good spot for this dang famicom.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 09/05/2026
I cope with the real world by remembering the fact that I have a N64 and big CRT that I can play on whenever I want.
A Nintendo 64 with Mario 64 running on a Philips Magnavox CRT

below the TV you can also see other consoles like the NES, PS2, Wii, and Super Nintendo (with a Super Game Boy inserted)
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 09/05/2026
Moon Child do you have something you need to tell us...
"Moon Child is going on about how he sees himself as a trans girl"
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 09/05/2026
I did not make her say this
Dr. Pepper says "I always wanted my own soda as a child."

She is wearing a black pullover hoodie, dark blue jeans and blue shoes.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 09/05/2026
oh yeah I have Moon Child on my Tomodachi Life island because of course I do yes I know the ears would look better if I drew them but shutup I'm lazy
Moon Child is a Considerate Buddy :)

At a glance: Amicable
Traits: Thoughtful, honest, innocent. Does things at their own pace.

Buddy
Trustworthy and considerate. Puts their friends first and works hard to make sure everyone gets along.Moon Child: I'm a Considerate Buddy. It warms my heart to see my friends having a good time. Anything I can do to help, I will!"Whoa oa oa oa." I love it! That expression pretty much sums up who I am as a person.

Moon Child is now wearing a gnome outfit and also The Ooze is sitting nearby.Moon Child about to eat some Miso Soup: "Good, I took fall damage."
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 08/05/2026
this subject is fascinating but the way people talk about it aggravates me, treating it like a creepypasta where you have a second secret consciousness trapped inside of you and not considering of course two parts of same brain would act independently after being severed apart
youtube video titled "You Share Your Brain With a Silent Stranger" by CCP Grey with 18 million views, uploaded 9 years ago

The thumbnail shows a cartoon depiction of a brain being cut in half with the caption "You Are Two"
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 08/05/2026
Just beat Hollow Knight. I know nobody has ever said this before, but, good game!
Hollow Knight Game Completion screen

Percentage: 103% (of 112%)

Time 50h 48m 50s
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 05/05/2026
I am a narcissist so the #1 motivator for me to do art is to draw myself btw drawing small helps to hone in on a better design!
chibi pixel art of my sona with an updated design

they are an angel kitty person with pinkish white skin, blue/white hair, white wings, yellow halo and eyes, wearing a indigo scarf, a black longsleeved croptop and black short shorts.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 03/05/2026
i know i dont understand how business works but I'm pretty sure "my company is doing poorly, let me buy a more successful company with my less successful company so my less successful company becomes more profitable" is just not a thing you can do
The Wall Street Journal reported on May 1 that GameStop has quietly been buying eBay shares and is currently preparing an offer to acquire the publicly traded company. We don't know the potential acquisition price, but eBay's market value is currently around $46 billion.

This acquisition would be a big swing for GameStop, which has a comparatively smaller market value of $12 billion. That said, this action would align with another WSJ report from earlier in the year about GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's plan to make a massive deal to drive GameStop's market value above $100 billion and earn a $35 billion payday.
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 02/05/2026
#RandomGameSaturday Riglord Saga, one of the games that came with my JP Sega Saturn. For some reason it got released twice in the US under the names Mystaria: The Realms of Lore and then later Blazing Heroes.
Riglord saga CD jewel case, showing various characters from the game. And the classic gold Sega Saturn bar
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 01/05/2026
let's gooooooooooooooooo
screenshot of Viractal showing the character "Seeker No. XII" (the protagonist of Baroque) and their cards, including "Atonement Sword", "Eyes twicting [sic]", "Parasite Box" and other Baroque themed cards
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 26/04/2026
In middle school I had a class activity where we were making paper snowflakes to help decorate Sandy Hook Elementary to help kids feel better about coming back after the horrific mass shooting they had there. As an adult at least three people I know have been nearby when a public shooting occured.
A post from someone who has restricted replies and now quotes

"People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you'll regret those posts. Or should.

Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be."
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 25/04/2026
so I added The Ooze into my Tomodachi Life game (after having oozcepted herself as the woman she is) and she *immediately* fell in love with the Archangel from Baroque
The Ooze in Tomodachi Life

Her birthday is 9/22/1995 (JP release date of the game), she is Female, her dating preferences are All, and her personality is Considerate: SweetieThe Ooze wearing a Cyberpunk Jacket outfit and in a room with the Eureka theme (in recognition of her doctorate degree)The Ooze: My heart is fluttering at the sound of his name... I think I'm falling in love! 

(The Archangel's head is shown about the "It must be love!" option)The Ooze likes the Archangel a lot
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 23/04/2026
apparently Bungie's official response to people requesting Linux support is "join our discord and yell at us about it"???? ok lol
Official comment from Bungie Support

"Hi there,

Thank you for the feedback.

If you haven't yet, we recommend posting this to the feedback channel on our official Discord as well for the best visibility."
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 21/04/2026
has anyone ever told you we've had this guy crucified on our wall for like 2 years now
a plush of I Want Die is crucified above a corkboardhe's still crucified
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 21/04/2026
just voted YES to rigging maps in Virginia because I hate democracy!!!
pamphlet saying to vote yes by april 21st to stop the maga power grab

also an I voted sticker
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SeeroftheNight @seerofthe.net · 21/04/2026
have you ever considered that Dr. Pepper could be a woman
Screenshot of Tomodachi Life showing a Mii OC with tired eyes, brown/fuchsia hair, glasses, and eyes, matching the general coloration of Dr. Pepper cans

her name is Dr. Pepper, she was born 12/2/1904Dr. Pepper drinking a soda from a vending machine
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