Final Thursday
Sep. 22nd, 2022 11:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickAnd despite being a rainy, stormy bastard, it actually went pretty well:
Work – Another quiet day, though it was a little busier – I did a whole thing of obits from the Tuesday paper, helped stuff more envelopes for a mailing, and took a few calls, including more credit card updates. Day went by, day wasn’t too stressful – all I can ask for!
Beanbags – Nope – while the rain had finally stopped by the time I got home, it POURED all day today, so. . .yeah. Perhaps tomorrow – it’s supposed to be on the chilly side (60F for a high!), but dry, so. . .
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – pedaling my way to the conclusion of the Oxventure “Crawl Me Maybe!” As it turns out, everyone was just fine with Dob’s suggestion that Prudence use Spider Climb to carry them all across the ceiling. XD Prudence was like “okay, sure, I can probably carry one of you at a time” –
THEN she remembered “oh wait, I can IMBUE people with Spider Climb so they can use it too!” The decision was promptly made to imbue Egbert with the spell so he, as the strongest member of the team, could carry the rest of them across. She proceeded to do so (forcing him to swallow a spider – genuinely part of the spell, not just because she’s Prudence XD) while Dob wove a big old “safety sack” with all their hempen rope. Everyone got inside the safety sack, and with a dirty twenty, Egbert was able to carry them all safely across. Bob, at this point, was getting very disillusioned with the adventurer lifestyle, complaining about all the arguing, how easily they were circumventing the traps, and the fact that he had to ride in something called the “safety sack.” XD Corazon was like “we don’t complain,” to which Prudence countered “we complain ALL THE TIME,” to which Corazon replied “okay yes but we’ve EARNED it.” XD
Anyway, they made it safely to the other side and the big grand door with the lion carving atop it – turned out it was magically animated, and asked who went there. The gang introduced themselves, asking if there was any trouble with going through the door – none at all, the lion just was curious. He doesn’t get to talk to many people, since most of them die horribly earlier on. The gang felt a bit sorry for him and stayed for a short chat, asking what was beyond his door (treasure – including a really nice rake for Bob – and a font of magical power, which everyone was very much into) and how this place went from “mine” to “dungeon” (just kind of happened – any mine where things go wrong (dug too deep, someone dies horribly in a cave-in, etc.) can become a dungeon, and this shit just sort of pops up I guess. Either that or someone with the ability to create dungeon traps just is automatically drawn there. *shrug* They also asked if he had a name, and he admitted no one had bothered to give him one, so they spontaneously named him “Bernie.” Which he said wasn’t exactly GREAT, given the trap he overlooked, but still. XD The gang then headed on their way, into the room of treasure –
And ooh, what a room of treasure it was. Gold everywhere; the nice rake set up on its own plinth; a good selection of bows for Merilwen to pour over (unfortunately, they all proved to be middling quality – not bad, but not GREAT); a pool of coins with a makeshift diving board (which Corazon promptly took advantage of, Scrooge McDuck style); and of course the big old font of power at the back. Prudence immediately claimed that as her treasure and – disregarding Egbert’s suggestion that she just lap up all the magic water like a dog – grabbed a cup and took herself a big old swig. She was indeed imbued with magical power – so much so that Johnny told her that she could choose any Level 2 out-of-class spell she wanted with her new knowledge!
She was also paralyzed. Though not by the water – as everyone watched, concerned, a certain black orb that Prudence picked up back in “Exhibition Impossible” rolled its way out of her satchel, down her leg – and up into the magical font. Sucking in all the magical energy and plunging the room into darkness.
Bob promptly cast Moonbeam to light things up. XD Okay, he canonically didn’t, Johnny just couldn’t resist the joke. Everyone is now convinced that Moonbeam is the easiest spell of all to learn. XD But yeah, the room got lit up again – via an evil purple eldritch glow, as the orb expanded into kind of a circular puzzle box etched with runes. Prudence was released from her paralysis, and everyone watched the orb in growing anxiety. . .
AND THAT’S WHERE JOHNNY ENDED IT. Big old cliffhanger to bring us into the next portion of the Oxventure, the Orbpocalyse Saga! (Or possibly Orbpocalypse Now, if you believe the ending of this video.) That’s the 12 part “miniseries” that will be taking up most, if not all, of my October. I am DEEPLY intrigued.
As usual, though, that didn’t QUITE fill up my entire workout, so I got in two other videos as well:
A) A real quick one, the channel trailer for the new dedicated Oxventure Channel! So the gang can keep all their Oxventures, Laserventures, and Bladesventures in one place. :)
B) The quick “recap” video that Johnny made for anyone who was just coming into the Oxventure around the start of the Orbpocalypse, to give them a quick primer on the characters. Nothing I didn’t already know from watching all of the Oxventures, but still a fun time. :) And a good way to get to know the gang!
2. Continue writing “Londerland Bloodlines: Downtown Queensland”: Check – and yes, I did another chunk of this today! Figured I should save the Victor POV story for Corpse Bride’s anniversary tomorrow. :p Also I wanted to keep up the momentum on the fight scene, which had a pretty nasty conclusion for Jezebel – basically Alice bashed her on the head with one of the fancy lamps in the room, and then when Jezebel tried to use Celerity to attack her, she accidentally impaled herself on the remains of said lamp, turning it into an unintended stake-through-the-heart. Alice ended up lugging her into the bathroom to chop off her head as best she could and then wash the ashes down the drain, and wash off any traces of blood on herself. Because she is not picking up this disease if she can help it, damn it. I’ve left it with her being advised by Wonderland to head to the Last Round and report in to Damsel – that’ll be fun, won’t it? *rolls eyes* Poor Alice. . .
3. Keep up with YouTube Subs: Check – another one-upload day over in the Subs, so I also took the opportunity to clear a couple of things from the old Watch Later –
A) Started off with the latest two OXBoxtra lists, which seemed to be early Halloween fare –
I. “7 Creepy Dolls That Are a Hard Nope from Us” – Luke and Ellen take on the task of going through some of the creepiest dolls in video games! A:MR’s Dollgirl enemies did indeed make the list (Bitch Babies also got a mention), along with Angie the evil ventriloquist dummy from Resident Evil Village and the “Bully” dolls from the schoolhouse level in Little Nightmares 2. And Poppy from Poppy’s Playtime – no, NOT the blue thing with all the teeth, that’s Huggy Wuggy. Poppy is a little red-headed doll who SEEMS to be your friend but whom seems to be on the path to being set up as the greater-scope villain. We’ll see as more of the game is released! (Well, the people who play it will see, I will stay over here and maybe read the TV Tropes page.)
II. “7 Scariest Clowns to Ruin Your Next Birthday Party” – Andy, Jane, and Mike take on the task of going through some of the creepiest clowns in video games! A:MR didn’t have any of those, so instead we had stuff like Dead Rising (Adam MacIntyre the clown by the mall’s indoor roller coaster, who juggles chainsaws and isn’t afraid to wield them against Frank – and oh, his brother is a clown too and you have to fight HIM in a later entry in the series), Left 4 Dead (clown zombies in the carnival level, with squeaky shoes that help attract OTHER zombies to your location), and Dead By Daylight (The Clown monster, who in life was a serial killer who collected fingers and in death is a demonic version of same hunting down the survivors). I – did not mean to pick all games that had “Dead” in their title, but here we are. With evil clowns.
B) And then it was over to the Subs for today’s Call Me Kevin upload – “I played GTA as a Dating Game and this happened…” Yes, Kevin decided that, having completed the main game in GTA: San Andreas The Definitive Edition, it was time to get CJ a life partner so he could retire to the suburbs and have some kids. Unfortunately, getting CJ a girlfriend proved to be a rather tricky proposition, even with numerous makeovers. . .
Katie – first prospect was a nurse found on a golf course (along with a bunch of gang members, which rather puzzled Kevin). Kevin thought they were off to a good start when she asked him right away if he wanted to go out, and seemed to enjoy his reckless driving, but Kevin’s fatal mistake of driving through areas she didn’t like and taking the health (sort of ) fanatic to a fast food place tanked his chances. The “Red Chonglers” he was wearing probably didn’t help either.
Michelle – second prospect! Kevin had CJ put on his best heart underwear and Groucho Marx glasses for her. :p Also a bunch of weight, as Michelle likes ‘em large. An auto mechanic, she enjoys fast cars and skillful driving. . .which is why it’s a real shame CJ showed up for their date in a baggage handler stolen from the local airport. XD A ONE-SEATER baggage handler, too, forcing him to drive slowly and wait for her to catch up as she wove in and out of traffic. He eventually lost her and the date was ended. He tried swinging by her garage to fix up his handler and ask her out again, but she was nowhere to be seen – he ended up leaving some sticky bombs in said garage and heading out for another conquest!
Helena – third prospect, practicing her shooting by the Ammu-Nation store. Kevin decided to put on the night vision while visiting her, and accidentally blinded himself a couple of times because, you know, middle of the day. He also accidentally went in the store and did the shooting mini-game in there before realizing she was outside nearby. This one never even got off the ground, as CJ wasn’t able to get her attention (she needed him to be lean, muscled, and REALLY sexy, which – wasn’t going to happen), and when he tried standing in front of her targets, she just straight-up shot him. CJ retaliated with a drive-by and went on to his next target.
Barbara – fourth prospect, hanging out at the police station in the desert. Divorced mom with two kids, so automatic family! Also a cop, which – for some reason didn’t stop her wanting to go with CJ. Things quickly took a turn for the worse on this date – while she liked their drive around town (Kevin trying to get some dancing time in), Kevin wrongly judged her food tastes and ended up getting a cup thrown at him after taking her to a fried chicken place. Deciding that what he needed to do was show her an awesome time in a cool ride, he ended up taking her to the airport to steal a plane – and she found the whole experience of flying around with him so boring that the date just failed outright. Kevin tried to salvage things by landing on top of the highest building in the city –
And CRASHED THE PLANE. CJ got out – Barbara didn’t. Oh dear. XD CJ decided it was time to head back home and maybe just stay close to Grove Street for a while.
Denise – fifth and final prospect, who lives in the same area as CJ and likes his criminal ways. Kevin ALMOST got her on board by actually taking her on a GOOD date for once – they hit up a bar, which she quite enjoyed – but then on the SECOND date, he decided they should get couples’ tattoos and stopped at the tattoo parlor. Which is a CJ-only shop. And then got loads of tattoos “for Mom.” Yeah, by the time he was done, the game decided he’d abandoned Denise and ended the date. Whoops.
And so the video ended with CJ, instead of getting a girlfriend, instead deciding to just hang out with his homies. And bring them to Denise’s so she could see how self-actualized he was while running over her fences. And then flying off into the sunset either because of cheats or this game’s notorious glitches. XD Happy ending, everyone!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – eight ask replies over on Valice Multiverse, damn. I haven’t had that many asks in quite a while. O.o
Whew! And now I have some time to myself. :) Gonna chill for a bit, but first -- to-dos for tomorrow:
1. Continue writing "As Long As You Love Me"
2. Keep up with YouTube Subs, try to get something out of the Watch Later, watch something Corpse Bride related
3. Play Sims 4 and either have Victor and Alice work on their supernatural powers and have Smiler hit up their Spirit Squad Bar Night or do some building
4. Work on tumblr drafts
5. Get in a workout
It being CB's anniversary tomorrow, I gotta watch SOMETHING related to it -- or, if possible, the movie itself. We'll see! In the meantime, I have some putzing around to do. :p Night all!
Work – Another quiet day, though it was a little busier – I did a whole thing of obits from the Tuesday paper, helped stuff more envelopes for a mailing, and took a few calls, including more credit card updates. Day went by, day wasn’t too stressful – all I can ask for!
Beanbags – Nope – while the rain had finally stopped by the time I got home, it POURED all day today, so. . .yeah. Perhaps tomorrow – it’s supposed to be on the chilly side (60F for a high!), but dry, so. . .
To-Do List –
1. Get in a workout: Check – pedaling my way to the conclusion of the Oxventure “Crawl Me Maybe!” As it turns out, everyone was just fine with Dob’s suggestion that Prudence use Spider Climb to carry them all across the ceiling. XD Prudence was like “okay, sure, I can probably carry one of you at a time” –
THEN she remembered “oh wait, I can IMBUE people with Spider Climb so they can use it too!” The decision was promptly made to imbue Egbert with the spell so he, as the strongest member of the team, could carry the rest of them across. She proceeded to do so (forcing him to swallow a spider – genuinely part of the spell, not just because she’s Prudence XD) while Dob wove a big old “safety sack” with all their hempen rope. Everyone got inside the safety sack, and with a dirty twenty, Egbert was able to carry them all safely across. Bob, at this point, was getting very disillusioned with the adventurer lifestyle, complaining about all the arguing, how easily they were circumventing the traps, and the fact that he had to ride in something called the “safety sack.” XD Corazon was like “we don’t complain,” to which Prudence countered “we complain ALL THE TIME,” to which Corazon replied “okay yes but we’ve EARNED it.” XD
Anyway, they made it safely to the other side and the big grand door with the lion carving atop it – turned out it was magically animated, and asked who went there. The gang introduced themselves, asking if there was any trouble with going through the door – none at all, the lion just was curious. He doesn’t get to talk to many people, since most of them die horribly earlier on. The gang felt a bit sorry for him and stayed for a short chat, asking what was beyond his door (treasure – including a really nice rake for Bob – and a font of magical power, which everyone was very much into) and how this place went from “mine” to “dungeon” (just kind of happened – any mine where things go wrong (dug too deep, someone dies horribly in a cave-in, etc.) can become a dungeon, and this shit just sort of pops up I guess. Either that or someone with the ability to create dungeon traps just is automatically drawn there. *shrug* They also asked if he had a name, and he admitted no one had bothered to give him one, so they spontaneously named him “Bernie.” Which he said wasn’t exactly GREAT, given the trap he overlooked, but still. XD The gang then headed on their way, into the room of treasure –
And ooh, what a room of treasure it was. Gold everywhere; the nice rake set up on its own plinth; a good selection of bows for Merilwen to pour over (unfortunately, they all proved to be middling quality – not bad, but not GREAT); a pool of coins with a makeshift diving board (which Corazon promptly took advantage of, Scrooge McDuck style); and of course the big old font of power at the back. Prudence immediately claimed that as her treasure and – disregarding Egbert’s suggestion that she just lap up all the magic water like a dog – grabbed a cup and took herself a big old swig. She was indeed imbued with magical power – so much so that Johnny told her that she could choose any Level 2 out-of-class spell she wanted with her new knowledge!
She was also paralyzed. Though not by the water – as everyone watched, concerned, a certain black orb that Prudence picked up back in “Exhibition Impossible” rolled its way out of her satchel, down her leg – and up into the magical font. Sucking in all the magical energy and plunging the room into darkness.
Bob promptly cast Moonbeam to light things up. XD Okay, he canonically didn’t, Johnny just couldn’t resist the joke. Everyone is now convinced that Moonbeam is the easiest spell of all to learn. XD But yeah, the room got lit up again – via an evil purple eldritch glow, as the orb expanded into kind of a circular puzzle box etched with runes. Prudence was released from her paralysis, and everyone watched the orb in growing anxiety. . .
AND THAT’S WHERE JOHNNY ENDED IT. Big old cliffhanger to bring us into the next portion of the Oxventure, the Orbpocalyse Saga! (Or possibly Orbpocalypse Now, if you believe the ending of this video.) That’s the 12 part “miniseries” that will be taking up most, if not all, of my October. I am DEEPLY intrigued.
As usual, though, that didn’t QUITE fill up my entire workout, so I got in two other videos as well:
A) A real quick one, the channel trailer for the new dedicated Oxventure Channel! So the gang can keep all their Oxventures, Laserventures, and Bladesventures in one place. :)
B) The quick “recap” video that Johnny made for anyone who was just coming into the Oxventure around the start of the Orbpocalypse, to give them a quick primer on the characters. Nothing I didn’t already know from watching all of the Oxventures, but still a fun time. :) And a good way to get to know the gang!
2. Continue writing “Londerland Bloodlines: Downtown Queensland”: Check – and yes, I did another chunk of this today! Figured I should save the Victor POV story for Corpse Bride’s anniversary tomorrow. :p Also I wanted to keep up the momentum on the fight scene, which had a pretty nasty conclusion for Jezebel – basically Alice bashed her on the head with one of the fancy lamps in the room, and then when Jezebel tried to use Celerity to attack her, she accidentally impaled herself on the remains of said lamp, turning it into an unintended stake-through-the-heart. Alice ended up lugging her into the bathroom to chop off her head as best she could and then wash the ashes down the drain, and wash off any traces of blood on herself. Because she is not picking up this disease if she can help it, damn it. I’ve left it with her being advised by Wonderland to head to the Last Round and report in to Damsel – that’ll be fun, won’t it? *rolls eyes* Poor Alice. . .
3. Keep up with YouTube Subs: Check – another one-upload day over in the Subs, so I also took the opportunity to clear a couple of things from the old Watch Later –
A) Started off with the latest two OXBoxtra lists, which seemed to be early Halloween fare –
I. “7 Creepy Dolls That Are a Hard Nope from Us” – Luke and Ellen take on the task of going through some of the creepiest dolls in video games! A:MR’s Dollgirl enemies did indeed make the list (Bitch Babies also got a mention), along with Angie the evil ventriloquist dummy from Resident Evil Village and the “Bully” dolls from the schoolhouse level in Little Nightmares 2. And Poppy from Poppy’s Playtime – no, NOT the blue thing with all the teeth, that’s Huggy Wuggy. Poppy is a little red-headed doll who SEEMS to be your friend but whom seems to be on the path to being set up as the greater-scope villain. We’ll see as more of the game is released! (Well, the people who play it will see, I will stay over here and maybe read the TV Tropes page.)
II. “7 Scariest Clowns to Ruin Your Next Birthday Party” – Andy, Jane, and Mike take on the task of going through some of the creepiest clowns in video games! A:MR didn’t have any of those, so instead we had stuff like Dead Rising (Adam MacIntyre the clown by the mall’s indoor roller coaster, who juggles chainsaws and isn’t afraid to wield them against Frank – and oh, his brother is a clown too and you have to fight HIM in a later entry in the series), Left 4 Dead (clown zombies in the carnival level, with squeaky shoes that help attract OTHER zombies to your location), and Dead By Daylight (The Clown monster, who in life was a serial killer who collected fingers and in death is a demonic version of same hunting down the survivors). I – did not mean to pick all games that had “Dead” in their title, but here we are. With evil clowns.
B) And then it was over to the Subs for today’s Call Me Kevin upload – “I played GTA as a Dating Game and this happened…” Yes, Kevin decided that, having completed the main game in GTA: San Andreas The Definitive Edition, it was time to get CJ a life partner so he could retire to the suburbs and have some kids. Unfortunately, getting CJ a girlfriend proved to be a rather tricky proposition, even with numerous makeovers. . .
Katie – first prospect was a nurse found on a golf course (along with a bunch of gang members, which rather puzzled Kevin). Kevin thought they were off to a good start when she asked him right away if he wanted to go out, and seemed to enjoy his reckless driving, but Kevin’s fatal mistake of driving through areas she didn’t like and taking the health (sort of ) fanatic to a fast food place tanked his chances. The “Red Chonglers” he was wearing probably didn’t help either.
Michelle – second prospect! Kevin had CJ put on his best heart underwear and Groucho Marx glasses for her. :p Also a bunch of weight, as Michelle likes ‘em large. An auto mechanic, she enjoys fast cars and skillful driving. . .which is why it’s a real shame CJ showed up for their date in a baggage handler stolen from the local airport. XD A ONE-SEATER baggage handler, too, forcing him to drive slowly and wait for her to catch up as she wove in and out of traffic. He eventually lost her and the date was ended. He tried swinging by her garage to fix up his handler and ask her out again, but she was nowhere to be seen – he ended up leaving some sticky bombs in said garage and heading out for another conquest!
Helena – third prospect, practicing her shooting by the Ammu-Nation store. Kevin decided to put on the night vision while visiting her, and accidentally blinded himself a couple of times because, you know, middle of the day. He also accidentally went in the store and did the shooting mini-game in there before realizing she was outside nearby. This one never even got off the ground, as CJ wasn’t able to get her attention (she needed him to be lean, muscled, and REALLY sexy, which – wasn’t going to happen), and when he tried standing in front of her targets, she just straight-up shot him. CJ retaliated with a drive-by and went on to his next target.
Barbara – fourth prospect, hanging out at the police station in the desert. Divorced mom with two kids, so automatic family! Also a cop, which – for some reason didn’t stop her wanting to go with CJ. Things quickly took a turn for the worse on this date – while she liked their drive around town (Kevin trying to get some dancing time in), Kevin wrongly judged her food tastes and ended up getting a cup thrown at him after taking her to a fried chicken place. Deciding that what he needed to do was show her an awesome time in a cool ride, he ended up taking her to the airport to steal a plane – and she found the whole experience of flying around with him so boring that the date just failed outright. Kevin tried to salvage things by landing on top of the highest building in the city –
And CRASHED THE PLANE. CJ got out – Barbara didn’t. Oh dear. XD CJ decided it was time to head back home and maybe just stay close to Grove Street for a while.
Denise – fifth and final prospect, who lives in the same area as CJ and likes his criminal ways. Kevin ALMOST got her on board by actually taking her on a GOOD date for once – they hit up a bar, which she quite enjoyed – but then on the SECOND date, he decided they should get couples’ tattoos and stopped at the tattoo parlor. Which is a CJ-only shop. And then got loads of tattoos “for Mom.” Yeah, by the time he was done, the game decided he’d abandoned Denise and ended the date. Whoops.
And so the video ended with CJ, instead of getting a girlfriend, instead deciding to just hang out with his homies. And bring them to Denise’s so she could see how self-actualized he was while running over her fences. And then flying off into the sunset either because of cheats or this game’s notorious glitches. XD Happy ending, everyone!
4. Get my tumblr queues sorted: Check – eight ask replies over on Valice Multiverse, damn. I haven’t had that many asks in quite a while. O.o
Whew! And now I have some time to myself. :) Gonna chill for a bit, but first -- to-dos for tomorrow:
1. Continue writing "As Long As You Love Me"
2. Keep up with YouTube Subs, try to get something out of the Watch Later, watch something Corpse Bride related
3. Play Sims 4 and either have Victor and Alice work on their supernatural powers and have Smiler hit up their Spirit Squad Bar Night or do some building
4. Work on tumblr drafts
5. Get in a workout
It being CB's anniversary tomorrow, I gotta watch SOMETHING related to it -- or, if possible, the movie itself. We'll see! In the meantime, I have some putzing around to do. :p Night all!
