The more I think on it, I think the final boss theme of Delubrum Reginae ("The Queen Awakens") might be the best track in all of XIV's OST. Stellar in in-game presentation, in composition, and has insanely good instrument use across how many sections? Like 5? 6?

alright. I have been without any income for way too long and I need to get back in the game. I'll be posting up commission info in the morning, but if there's anyone in the #ttrpg sphere in particular who's looking for an illustrator right now, watch this space 👀

Nobody gets accused of glorifying violence when they praise the police and military.

If the far-right misogynist with a bad haircut wants to villainize independent women, Jezebel is more than happy to be the hag of his nightmares.
www.jezebel.com/we-paid-some...

Its key to understand that the Sakiko Uika is in love with is the one who lives in her head, not the Sakiko who actually exists.

I love how Sakiko's intermission scripts are her equivalent of Tomori's vent journals. And that she uses the one in episode 13 to declare her boundaries with Uika in a format she *knows* will fly over her head.