Rose Thorne(She/Her)

Lemme make a pot of mashed potatoes and get extremely drunk. We can change this.

They call dogs mans best friend, but we ignore the humble potato. Have they been with us as long as canines? No. That’s why they’re putting in so much effort to fufill our every need.

One day you’re going to wake up and realize you love your potatoes. That they love you. The entire time, you’ll know what you need to do. It will hurt, as it always does, as you boil and mash this tuber that was once your closest companion, but in return, they will give you a full days nourishment and only ask for a little more butter this time.

And patterns! You can find seasonal, trademarked characters, whatever you’re looking for! All just comes down to brands. It’s wild how many variations you can find.

Why I wear scrub pants 90% of the time. Deep pockets, easy to clean, still look pretty good, cheap as fuck at most overstock stores.

The only downside is the required listening.

This is what we should all be aiming for. The Mr. Burns effect, where there’s so many different ailments present at once that nothing can actually do anything.

Go inject with dirty needles, drink stagnant water, lick the hands of every child you encounter. Only by filling yourself to the brim with germs can you achieve immortality.

Misfit Christmas party.

One of my partners hosts an event each year for our friends who don’t have anywhere else to go for whatever reason. Started out as a small thing for a couple of her friends who were no longer welcomed at family events after coming out(hence the “misfit” as a tongue in cheek gag), and has ended up growing from there. It’s become a celebration of our found family.

Make it 5, and only one or two are screaming. The rest are nipping at my fingers or nose, throwing paws in my mouth or on my eyes, or circling around my legs. All because we want breakfast, and breakfast time is “whenever moms alarm goes off, or we wake her up”.

I feel you there. We’re currently in a slow point, even our competitors are feeling it, but once we’re within the 5 day Christmas window? Say goodbye to lunches or being off on time. The bakery is about to be in riot mode, potentially quite literally.

Even in that case, they were quick to cut ties and not mention it to the public in the announcement, which doesn’t make them look any better.

I say this as a long time Postal fan girl, I can ever get a slight kick out of 3 as terrible as it is. Either way, RWS doesn’t look good right now. They were either aware of generative AI being used and refused to declare it, or they decided a bit of public backlash was worth tanking a studio over without verification.

This really comes off as a knee-jerk reaction by RWS. I get they’ve been burned in the past by shit like Postal 3, and Postal is about all they have, but this should have been handled much better.

Delay things, verify there is no generative AI used, at worst replace assets that are deemed questionable.

Metal… Gear‽

That doesn’t look like an angel to me.

Bulls skull or female reproductive system, yeah, but not angel.

Dammit, even the pandas are Yuri.

It’s inescapable.

If you know a better place to call up a Golgothan, I’d love to hear it.

And don’t say “Oh, but the sewage treatment plant is right there”, those fuckers wised up fast and now everyone carries high potency air freshener. Damn shit-monsters have one weakness, and it’s something we mass produce. Don’t go down the Fecalmancy route, it’s shitty.

Nintendo flips A and B. It is one of the most minor, yet frustrating, swaps. So many times intending to hit “confirm” only to forget which layout I’m on and cancel/repeat dialogue.

We often present cats as solitary creatures, but the reality is that they are very social, just not exactly in a way like humans or canines. That’s part of why cat colonies can thrive so well, they will help take care of each other.

You very much can have a happy lone cat, but they are normally getting that social stimulation from either the owner, or another pet, as needed.

In fact, the bathroom example this comic uses is an excellent example of a cats socialization! A lot of animals, humans included, are vulnerable when shitting. You’re in a compromised position, can’t move as quickly, it’s a dangerous situation in nature. So, they want to come watch over you.

If you have the litterbox somewhere like your bathroom, they may even use it while facing the opposite direction you are. To them, you’re watching each other’s backs, and can warn each other if danger comes.

Just give the man a budget and leave him be to create. He has his own cult at this point. Yes, it’s going to be weird, and full of pretty women, but that’s what Taro makes, and we’re here for it.

Well, we got the transporter set up, finally. We can make this happen.

And if we don’t like the results, we already know how to handle it.

That makes me want it more.