Bennet87 🏳️🌈
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Massive geek about all things language, literature, history, and video games. Teacher. All-around nerd. Living in Japan. she/her
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Bennet87 🏳️🌈
@bennet87ao3.bsky.social
· Nov 15
What was the first game you remember playing?
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).
The Expedition 33 Collector's Edition finally arrived!
Even the polystyrene is branded 😂
Only downside is I own the game on Steam, so the steelbook, whilst cool, is pointless for me.
I completely forgot I'd ordered it, it's been so long lol
Even the polystyrene is branded 😂
Only downside is I own the game on Steam, so the steelbook, whilst cool, is pointless for me.
I completely forgot I'd ordered it, it's been so long lol
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The Expedition 33 Collector's Edition finally arrived!
Even the polystyrene is branded 😂
Only downside is I own the game on Steam, so the steelbook, whilst cool, is pointless for me.
I completely forgot I'd ordered it, it's been so long lol
Even the polystyrene is branded 😂
Only downside is I own the game on Steam, so the steelbook, whilst cool, is pointless for me.
I completely forgot I'd ordered it, it's been so long lol
Things I hate about winter in Japan:
-The dryness (my poor skin)
-The cold (which I can't even fully escape indoors because we have no central heating, double glazing, or insulation)
-The static and subsequent frequent electric shocks
Things I like:
-The sunshine
On balance, I prefer summer 😅
-The dryness (my poor skin)
-The cold (which I can't even fully escape indoors because we have no central heating, double glazing, or insulation)
-The static and subsequent frequent electric shocks
Things I like:
-The sunshine
On balance, I prefer summer 😅
February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Things I hate about winter in Japan:
-The dryness (my poor skin)
-The cold (which I can't even fully escape indoors because we have no central heating, double glazing, or insulation)
-The static and subsequent frequent electric shocks
Things I like:
-The sunshine
On balance, I prefer summer 😅
-The dryness (my poor skin)
-The cold (which I can't even fully escape indoors because we have no central heating, double glazing, or insulation)
-The static and subsequent frequent electric shocks
Things I like:
-The sunshine
On balance, I prefer summer 😅
We had so many kids go down with flu on the residential trip last week (quite literally around 80+ kids off today). I asked one teacher who was on the trip how he felt and he says, in the tiny elevator we're sharing, that he has a hacking cough and feels unwell. And he's not wearing a mask. Thanks??
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
We had so many kids go down with flu on the residential trip last week (quite literally around 80+ kids off today). I asked one teacher who was on the trip how he felt and he says, in the tiny elevator we're sharing, that he has a hacking cough and feels unwell. And he's not wearing a mask. Thanks??
Holy shit, Rybakina finally won another Grand Slam! Been waiting for this since I started following her back in summer '23. She's on fire lately!
January 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Holy shit, Rybakina finally won another Grand Slam! Been waiting for this since I started following her back in summer '23. She's on fire lately!
McDonald's in Japan is doing Dragon Quest VII- themed food! Might have to pop into one tomorrow to check them out. 😁
January 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
McDonald's in Japan is doing Dragon Quest VII- themed food! Might have to pop into one tomorrow to check them out. 😁
Did I just see tiny dinosaurs in KCD2?? I need to find out how to get to that part of the underground so I can make sure 😂
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Did I just see tiny dinosaurs in KCD2?? I need to find out how to get to that part of the underground so I can make sure 😂
Just booted up KCD2 for the first time since last February (tendonitis forced me to stop) and it offered the option to show all of the tutorials again since 'it's been some time'. Honestly, all games should do this. Especially one with challenging combat like this one 😅
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Just booted up KCD2 for the first time since last February (tendonitis forced me to stop) and it offered the option to show all of the tutorials again since 'it's been some time'. Honestly, all games should do this. Especially one with challenging combat like this one 😅
If you haven't already, this is your sign to pick up and play Paranormasight! 50% off, around £5 on sale. Pros:
- creepy, horror-esque visual novel
- cool Showa-era Tokyo setting
- branching stories leading to a surprising final ending
- interesting puzzles
- works perfectly on Steam Deck
- creepy, horror-esque visual novel
- cool Showa-era Tokyo setting
- branching stories leading to a surprising final ending
- interesting puzzles
- works perfectly on Steam Deck
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
If you haven't already, this is your sign to pick up and play Paranormasight! 50% off, around £5 on sale. Pros:
- creepy, horror-esque visual novel
- cool Showa-era Tokyo setting
- branching stories leading to a surprising final ending
- interesting puzzles
- works perfectly on Steam Deck
- creepy, horror-esque visual novel
- cool Showa-era Tokyo setting
- branching stories leading to a surprising final ending
- interesting puzzles
- works perfectly on Steam Deck
Got (what feels like) a million hospital appointments coming up, and trying to juggle them so they don't impact my lessons is a nightmare. 😩 Had to schedule half of them during my week off and the others sonid only miss one lesson at most.
I hate being so unwell...
I hate being so unwell...
January 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Got (what feels like) a million hospital appointments coming up, and trying to juggle them so they don't impact my lessons is a nightmare. 😩 Had to schedule half of them during my week off and the others sonid only miss one lesson at most.
I hate being so unwell...
I hate being so unwell...
Final (full) Parents' Evening done! After a full day of teaching and these meetings on top, I'm knackered 😴
But there's always time for a little bit of gaming. I'm restarting Octopath Traveller 1 as I only played a few hours back when I bought it. Let's see if I can complete it this time!
But there's always time for a little bit of gaming. I'm restarting Octopath Traveller 1 as I only played a few hours back when I bought it. Let's see if I can complete it this time!
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Final (full) Parents' Evening done! After a full day of teaching and these meetings on top, I'm knackered 😴
But there's always time for a little bit of gaming. I'm restarting Octopath Traveller 1 as I only played a few hours back when I bought it. Let's see if I can complete it this time!
But there's always time for a little bit of gaming. I'm restarting Octopath Traveller 1 as I only played a few hours back when I bought it. Let's see if I can complete it this time!
Three times I've been caught without an umbrella when it's started raining and each time a different elderly lady has silently stood next to me and held their umbrella over me.
It's the small kindnesses that make such a big difference.
It's the small kindnesses that make such a big difference.
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Three times I've been caught without an umbrella when it's started raining and each time a different elderly lady has silently stood next to me and held their umbrella over me.
It's the small kindnesses that make such a big difference.
It's the small kindnesses that make such a big difference.
Possibly controversial, but I actually hate job systems in RPGs. I much prefer characters with set roles (i.e. FF9) that I can just level up and not worry about. It's part of what puts me off playing the earlier FFs. Feel like I might be in the minority with that, though. 😅
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Possibly controversial, but I actually hate job systems in RPGs. I much prefer characters with set roles (i.e. FF9) that I can just level up and not worry about. It's part of what puts me off playing the earlier FFs. Feel like I might be in the minority with that, though. 😅
Turned up for my hospital appointment and went to sit down in the waiting area. Older Japanese guy looks at me and moves away to sit next to another Japanese person. The xenophobia is alive and well, it seems. 🙄
Also, I've been here over an hour and still waiting and I forgot to eat lunch first 😭
Also, I've been here over an hour and still waiting and I forgot to eat lunch first 😭
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Turned up for my hospital appointment and went to sit down in the waiting area. Older Japanese guy looks at me and moves away to sit next to another Japanese person. The xenophobia is alive and well, it seems. 🙄
Also, I've been here over an hour and still waiting and I forgot to eat lunch first 😭
Also, I've been here over an hour and still waiting and I forgot to eat lunch first 😭
Just finished our penultimate Parents' Evening of the year. 11 hour work day with no real break from 2-7pm, but it's done! Last one is next week. 😴
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Just finished our penultimate Parents' Evening of the year. 11 hour work day with no real break from 2-7pm, but it's done! Last one is next week. 😴
I thought I was well enough to go into work today. I was not. I felt worse and worse as the day wore on but couldn't stay off because I had particular classes I needed to teach.
We'll see how tomorrow goes... 😴
We'll see how tomorrow goes... 😴
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I thought I was well enough to go into work today. I was not. I felt worse and worse as the day wore on but couldn't stay off because I had particular classes I needed to teach.
We'll see how tomorrow goes... 😴
We'll see how tomorrow goes... 😴
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
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Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
I haven't checked the news in a few days, but what the fuck is going on?? In both Europe and the USA.
A few days into 2026 and the world is imploding even more. This is crazy.
A few days into 2026 and the world is imploding even more. This is crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I haven't checked the news in a few days, but what the fuck is going on?? In both Europe and the USA.
A few days into 2026 and the world is imploding even more. This is crazy.
A few days into 2026 and the world is imploding even more. This is crazy.
This winter is the season of trying out different soup recipes! I love trying out new recipes and seeing if it'll become one of my favourites.
This one is pumpkin soup. I've never done blended soups before, but I think I'm a convert. 😁
Got back into making bread, too!
This one is pumpkin soup. I've never done blended soups before, but I think I'm a convert. 😁
Got back into making bread, too!
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This winter is the season of trying out different soup recipes! I love trying out new recipes and seeing if it'll become one of my favourites.
This one is pumpkin soup. I've never done blended soups before, but I think I'm a convert. 😁
Got back into making bread, too!
This one is pumpkin soup. I've never done blended soups before, but I think I'm a convert. 😁
Got back into making bread, too!
Wondering if the name Amalia, a princess leading a resistance group, in Chained Echoes is a little nod to FF12. 🤔
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Wondering if the name Amalia, a princess leading a resistance group, in Chained Echoes is a little nod to FF12. 🤔
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OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Holy crap, I was not expecting Chained Echoes to turn into a Suikoden-esque game. This will absolutely double my enjoyment of it. 😁
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Holy crap, I was not expecting Chained Echoes to turn into a Suikoden-esque game. This will absolutely double my enjoyment of it. 😁
My first attempt at cooking gumbo. It's not at all authentic, I'm certain, but it was a recipe I could follow with the ingredients I could get here. 😅
It tastes good, if I do say so myself! Definitely one I'd try to do again.
It tastes good, if I do say so myself! Definitely one I'd try to do again.
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
My first attempt at cooking gumbo. It's not at all authentic, I'm certain, but it was a recipe I could follow with the ingredients I could get here. 😅
It tastes good, if I do say so myself! Definitely one I'd try to do again.
It tastes good, if I do say so myself! Definitely one I'd try to do again.
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What was the first game you remember playing?
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).
November 15, 2024 at 11:21 AM
What was the first game you remember playing?
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).
Mine was a slightly obscure game called Castles II when I was about 5. My dad had bought a PC with MS-DOS and I used to watch him play, then try it myself. Of course, I was hopeless (and still am! The game is on Steam now).