That makes me wonder, what would Echo and Rai's relationship be, anyways (in the context of more developed plot, which isn't happening, sorry @forumer Echo. I suck)
I would never say Hitan and Silence are directly "like siblings". I mean, I think they think of each other that way at times, probably when their age gaps are big, e.g. I can imagine forum!Hitan from the past calling chibi forum!Silence as "what it would be like if I had a little sister," which I can imagine her getting flustered (but ultimately persuaded) by. 
Original context for the headcanon: I made it the heck up (I imagine Hitan helped her sleep and eat during that period, and I just so happen to believe that Hitan admitting she feels slightly like a younger sibling helped her settle down sometime early at the start, and also helped settle the foundations for their relationship in the future, since it established that they can care for each other and admit vulnerabilities emotionally without feeling judged for it)
I also think that current forum!Hitan reminds Silence of what it might be like to have a younger sibling to take care of (ironically she does have biological younger siblings, but never really had enough time to interact with them)
Ultimately, I like to think of them as being such close friends that they're family to each other. No roles or labels or anything, just people who are there for each other (and annoy each other[?] lol)

So does that mean Rai and Echo's relationship would be "like siblings" instead? Or are they so family they're friends lol
For some reason, "like siblings" gives me a bad vibe. I think it's because of Rai's luck, yep. Also the fact that Galaxian and Echo were explicitly like siblings, but that also has a huge part in the entire trauma cycle thing. 
But anyways, I kinda regret things now because if I added Rai when Echo was going through flipside stuff, he'd be so much better at solving things than Galaxian, who throws hands first and talks during it (and makes me hecking stressed during everything). 

Forumer Echo about to grant my wish for a canon Rai and Echo relationship by making it canon that forum!Echo gives Rai "Not now sweetie, Mommy's busy cyberbullying the mayor" t-shirts for every major and minor holiday

-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion wrote:

That makes me wonder, what would Echo and Rai's relationship be, anyways (in the context of more developed plot, which isn't happening, sorry @forumer Echo. I suck)
I would never say Hitan and Silence are directly "like siblings". I mean, I think they think of each other that way at times, probably when their age gaps are big, e.g. I can imagine forum!Hitan from the past calling chibi forum!Silence as "what it would be like if I had a little sister," which I can imagine her getting flustered (but ultimately persuaded) by. 
Original context for the headcanon: I made it the heck up (I imagine Hitan helped her sleep and eat during that period, and I just so happen to believe that Hitan admitting she feels slightly like a younger sibling helped her settle down sometime early at the start, and also helped settle the foundations for their relationship in the future, since it established that they can care for each other and admit vulnerabilities emotionally without feeling judged for it)
I also think that current forum!Hitan reminds Silence of what it might be like to have a younger sibling to take care of (ironically she does have biological younger siblings, but never really had enough time to interact with them)
Ultimately, I like to think of them as being such close friends that they're family to each other. No roles or labels or anything, just people who are there for each other (and annoy each other[?] lol)

So does that mean Rai and Echo's relationship would be "like siblings" instead? Or are they so family they're friends lol
For some reason, "like siblings" gives me a bad vibe. I think it's because of Rai's luck, yep. Also the fact that Galaxian and Echo were explicitly like siblings, but that also has a huge part in the entire trauma cycle thing. 
But anyways, I kinda regret things now because if I added Rai when Echo was going through flipside stuff, he'd be so much better at solving things than Galaxian, who throws hands first and talks during it (and makes me hecking stressed during everything). 

Forumer Echo about to grant my wish for a canon Rai and Echo relationship by making it canon that forum!Echo gives Rai "Not now sweetie, Mommy's busy cyberbullying the mayor" t-shirts for every major and minor holiday

-Galaxian-

 

OWO

Read "Break the Ice" (Arknights event) yesterday and today, loved it so much. It doesn't quite have the emotional sting of some other events. It's just political intrigue and character exploration. Adoration. 

I think I understand Silverash (Enciodes) a lot better now. Though I find it kinda funny how he took Silverash the codename and made his sisters come up with something new.
I also love the relationship between Ensia and Enya. They're really sweet and I hope Ensia comes eventually so I can try out Cold meta (not actually good enough at the game for this, I can't even burn meta lol)

Did I mention that I love the Doctor showing off their capabilities? It would probably get boring if it's this way every single event, but I love the serious tone of this event. 
On Silverash, the 10/10 hindsight mirror shows that he's right on the situation urgency, so that really is a lot of food for thought. I think I can also relate somewhat to his feeling that belief/faith being insufficient to propel needed change. Plus...y'know, the writers are Chinese, so the themes of the story are quite personal here. But...well, anyways, it's just really interesting. Now the subsequent event is really put into perspective. I need to read Children of Ursus eventually to really piece everything together. 

-Galaxian-

I think I really need to reconsider the timing of when I take politics courses
Ofc I couldn't have foreseen having to take one again within 4 years, but c'mon.

"Why do you think ___ is doing ___" well let's be honest here, if I put in the same amount of thinking into answering this question as ___ did while doing ___, then this 1 page summary will not exist by next week.

"Maybe I need to consult the psychology department"

-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion wrote:

Me: I am so stressed from science courses and work oooooh an email to opt into becoming a science tutor (*immediately replies*)

There is a fine line between idiocy and dedication and I just so happen to be entirely on the idiocy side of things (I BLAME HITAN FOR THIS BRO WHYYY)

-Galaxian-

 
Bro is Hitan-maxxing

Arknights' coop event is back and the football mode is giving me such a serotonin boost
I'm even better at using Ray, Zuo Le, Shu, Bassline, etc. now, and also I figured out that Mostima's S3 is OP for the mode...well, let's just say I love her S3 even more. I've been using Glaucus too as an impromptu stun (I tried using Magallan as well, but it didn't seem to work), and trying to figure out to use Swire Alter for this mode.
I'm not too good at using Degenbrecher and Ines in the context of this mode, though. Another problem is that I can't use Entelechia's S2 very well beyond obvious applications. But that one is currently my favorite new skill in the game, so idk. I'll keep trying.  

We still sometimes fling the ball right back into our goal, but hey. It's funny now honestly. 
I think the most hilarious part is when you meet someone who you have anti-synergy with. You feel it through the screen lol

-Galaxian-

I love the thought of Hitan teaching intro-level chemistry because on one hand he sees the world in extreme detail, and in the other he sees these hecking dot structures that he's supposed to teach. 

btw this is why he seems so neurodivergent in certain worlds. Programmed sensory overload lol. But technically you can't call an angel neurotypical, I think. 'Cause they ain't even typical.

He does a lot better with stuff like evolutionary biology (big picture stuff), but even then his students are bound to call him a nerd at some point because he just gets way too into it. So this is why he sticks with stuff like math and English with flexible reasoning (but especially just language arts, that's kinda his thing for the most part)

This video also reminded me of how I think he would really really enjoy having dogs and birds as pets (at any age, and for some reason especially as a teenager. I think he's the type who's mostly quiet and civil himself and expresses himself by having loud pets)
Silence, who canonically is a cat person, just hears barking and honking all day. She is about to go nuts

The funniest thing is that I think the older Hitan gets, the better he gets along with louder birds
He gets to 25 years old or something and it's just bird screaming coming from the house.

He also gets along really well with unorthodox pets. Like snakes and deer. And bears
They're less friends and more so just animal friends who drop in and scare people. Which is kinda why he gets along so well with Galaxian lol, he is 100% chill with Hayato the screaming falcon. 

He actually does get along really well with cats btw, it's just when he has a choice he loves dogs and birds lol

-Galaxian-

Turns out I've been looping some Babel OST pretty much every day, most of the day, for almost a year now (since October last year)

I am really unwell I think.

Anyways with that I bid you adieu (I do not have enough time to be ambling around and yet I still do lol)

-Galaxian-

Sometimes a kid is so cute that I start relating to the teacher characters (Run, Hitan, Iollan lol)

Meanwhile the parent be like ":/"

I also think I wanna start statistically recording whether dogs or cats like me better, that way I have objective evidence to base my response on if I'm ever asked whether I'm a dog or cat person

-Galaxian-

Btw if someone confesses to you and you try to end yourself to get them to forget you or whatever, you are delegated to 10-year mandatory counseling and 10-year ban on dating anyone.

-Galaxian-

Thinking about it, I think Hitan would get a grey parrot and then a husky for maximum hearing loss (he doesn't mind)
I think he would also take over for taking care of Hayato. 
Dude is just a pet-sitter by nature for some reason.
He gets to make others think he's a wacko by initiating full conversations with both (since he can understand animal and human language lol)...well I was gonna say in human language but he can probably do a mean bird impression. Raez is impressed.

I love the contrast between Hitan's hypothetical husky (who he'd have someone else name) (he'd take an entire day trying to name the doggo properly) and Galaxian's Max lol
Also kinda hilarious how Hitan asks Galaxian what he should name a dog and Galaxian is just trying not to say Max because he doesn't know many other dog names. 

-Galaxian-

I think the funniest part about Wiley's character is that he doesn't particularly want to be liked, and he's probably not supposed to be a character who is liked. And I don't think I try to make him likeable either. But I don't want him to be disliked?
Maybe I'm scared of how he might turn out in a world where everyone dislikes him.
Actually I think I would lose it, so that's probably why, yeah.

Raez is also not particularly meant to be liked, but I like him. I don't really try that hard to make others like him, though, and that's also the way he is. 

And then I will do everything to justify Rai's actions for some reason lol. But I talk about him the opposite way...? 

So does that mean Rai is my favorite member of the Triad? Uhhh. Well I would say no, but I guess you could argue that and I wouldn't be able to rebuke you.
It really all comes down to different aspects. My favorite in terms of versatility? Probably Wiley. In terms of how they react differently to different circumstances? Rai. In terms of, like, immediate reactions? Raez. In the long term, Rai and Wiley are more interesting to observe. Also, in terms of drawing, I love drawing Wiley and Raez. But imo when writing them as a group, Rai carries the interactions a lot. In terms of character themes I love all three. 
Anyways, what I am saying is not to be trusted  as my opinions fluctuate by the day lol. Or rather, my definitions of what I'm listing as reasons change by the day.

-Galaxian-

For once I agree with Echo, it's perfectly normal to love all three

Y'know when you're reading things that you wish you couldn't read to
Equivalent of "a child with a face that only a mother could love"--"assertations that only those with circular reasoning can appreciate"
And then I have to paraphrase these hecking claims.

-Galaxian-

I love Electro because apparently in the movie he's developed a lot more. All I remember is his green and yellow color palette (I had a kick thinking about it in terms of the Green Lantern and Sinestro, or whatever his name was) and iirc the original him was just a dude who was an electrician, fried himself, didn't die, and was like "OH YEAH I CAN DO CRIME NOW!" and then got reverse-tased by Spider Man wearing rubber gloves
Bro didn't think of causing one huge power outage and then just robbing all the banks in one go. He had to be a petty robber for some reason.
And he keeps catching L's every single time after btw (lol). Though the same thing goes for a lot of the other villains in that series. Like Doctor Octopus getting yeeted into a tub of water and short-circuiting (somehow he didn't die, I forgot how). And Vulture kept on taking L's too. I find it funny that I compared him to Run back in the forum days because...ngl I think Run would win lol (forum me: 23-year-old vs. old man in bodysuit. Who would win?) (also me a little later: 23-year-old guy with tech wings and the second strongest swordswoman/most talented monster made of unending regenerating heat: Who would win? I have just never been sane)

The older I get the more I appreciate Spider Man (wdym you can do homework and a job while being a superhero and keeping your tech/strategies up to par how do you do it what)

-Galaxian-