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    Patterns had been a part of Bobby's life for as long as he could remember.

    Small spiral marks on his left shoulder, coloring similar to the bruises he got playing with other kids.

    They weren't large or painful, and most kids at school thought they looked cool, so he didn't think about them. If he didn't want to answer questions about them, he wore a shirt with sleeves. It was that simple.

    It wasn't until another kid made fun of his patterns - calling them "girly" for their coloration - and he felt them itch and grow under his gaze that his mother sat him down and told Bobby about his father.

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    31 Aug 2025

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    "How many times is this?" Wild asks, giving him a small smile as a greeting.

    Time sighs. "The last one."

    "And how many times have you said that to me?"

    It’s said matter-of-factly, not overconfidently, and Time hates that Wild knows that it’s not his first, second or even third reset.

    And to think all Time's current problems would be solved if Wild just got out of his way.

    A.K.A. Unstoppable force meets immovable object.
    Or the Sans boss fight but the only stake is Time's sanity. And maybe his life. But mostly his sanity.

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    26 May 2025

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    A series dedicated to revisiting my love for science and engineering. A love for learning for learning’s sake.

    title from here

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    02 Apr 2025

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    “Kim, I could have made much worse choices back then. I think I’m seeing what would have happened if I had.”
    “Is this about our earlier conversation? You're imagining alternate universes?”
    “No. I think really am seeing other possible lives. And some of them are bad.”

     

    Harry travels through the pale to attend a cryptozoology conference and starts remembering alternate pasts. What could have happened if the case in Martenaise had ended differently. If Harry hadn't become a Communist, or Kim hadn't dodged the bullet. There are so many other ways this could have gone.

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    03 Mar 2025

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    Exploration of the concept of Skills in Disco Elysium. Will swing wildly between angst and a more humorous tone.
    Technically both works can be read on their own, but I would really suggest you read both in order.

    Also, keep in mind english is not my first language - doing my best.

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    28 Feb 2025