I do wonder if there was any deliberate symbolic correlation between Aster using the Clock Tower Prison field spell, like, a lot, and the Tower tarot card and all the upheaval and suffering and disaster that comes along with it..... like even if it wasn’t actively put into the soup the flavor is still there BIGLY. and i certainly thought too much about it and have now made myself agonized!!!!!

benefits of heat acclimation: you don’t get dizzy when ur running for 2 hours in 95F heat and the sunlights so direct it’s hard to look at cement or the white lines on the road

Thoughts on Slow Damage

A six-year long wait turned into a desire, and before we know it, today is the euphoric moment of the desire, realized.

I started Slow Damage expecting your usual dark and occasionally trashy but awesome Nitro+Chiral game. Like watching a grindhouse film in an arthouse theatre reserved for people who are into the genre and the subculture around it.

What I got instead is dark, unrelenting, heartbreaking, and cathartic work on the darkness of people, breaking free from chains, desires, and the captive nature of guilt. 

Slow Damage is a painting where colors lights up the dark canvas.

It’s a memorable game that hopefully will go down in VN history, it’s impeccable and mesmerizing, altough still, not for everyone and not for the faint of the heart. But if you do have the heart, please give this game a go. It’s worth your time and money.....and desires. It is very wonderfully made and presented.

My main thought upon finishing Slow Damage is that this is what getting a therapy after suffering for so long in silence feels like. Confronting the hard-to-face, the uncomfortable truth, the source of your pain, speaking up about it....then work for the better. Heading towards light at the end of the tunnel.

Slow Damage is a story of suffering, but there’s always hope to end it.

And for that, it’s hard for me to call Slow Damage as the ‘usual N+C sufferfest’ because SD has a lot to say. And boy, it did.

All the darkness has a reason (Shinkoumi is NOT a wonderful place, and all the suffering is clear), and I find it hard to look away from parts I personally find normally upsetting. This game makes me keep looking at it in a mesmerizing, direct way. I can’t look away, it almost feels like I am having a euphoric session with Towa himself, trying to look into us audiences.

A common theme in this game that I consistently see is how pain and suffering affects our lives. Everyone in the game is tied to their painful pasts and the scars it did. Even whey they live normally, there’s still pain inside of their hearts. It is either remaining pain or worse, repressed pain.

All the smiles and joy are real, it’s a way to keep yourself intact in the painful world of Shinkoumi where everyone gets pain inflicted upon them. However, the sense I am feeling in Rei and Taku’s routes is that while Towa might seem to have 'moved on' from his past through his time today, he’s not actually moving on from his pain. This applies to Taku and Rei. Taku and Rei still have their pain and guilt, and Towa is running away from it.

Towa continues to live on since his life after the pain with Taku and Rei are comfortable. It’s a comfortable new world.....without resolving the pain and problems. Just forgetting it and pretend most of it didn’t happen.

[MAJOR SPOILERS ONWARDS]

Madarame’s route felt like him returning Towa to the plentiful, pleasurable, and ‘better’ past, by making Towa almost recalling his past and pain, but Madarame uses that chance to push him back into 'the good times right after your worst trauma’. Because for Madarame, Towa was at his best and most composed during those days. Why not return to those days? And throw all our opponents and obstacles into the trash?

But this still does not make Towa ‘move on’ from his pain. He just runs away to a different direction.

Even if Towa rejected Maya, he’s still unconsciously doing what Maya does....to Madarame, especially when he decided to try Euphoria session on him. It makes sense after reading Fujieda route.

Which brings us to Fujieda route, and why it’s great. Not only that they both face the darkness in order to find light, the reasons why it’s a great and highly cathartic route is:

1) Towa actually has someone in his side, and friends to help him address his past. And by that, he actually helped them to address their pasts too. Taku and Rei also faces their darkness in the process. We find light together

2)  Towa acknowledges his problems, and while he initially has extreme guilt (he cant separate his art from his PARENT), he thankfully isn't consumed by it. The usage of paint thinner as fuel for fire is also apropos, as paint thinners function as erasers. Towa wished he could be erased to blankness again, but he realizes that he could just make himself better. Like deciding to paint something better on a messy work.

3) Fujieda and Towa work together to find the truth. While it hurts (VERY painful), all they can do is to respect Mei's life by living and becoming better people and supporting eachother, living the life they deserve to have

4)  Both acknowledged pain and their scars. And doesn't think it never existed. Instead, they don’t see it as their sins, and unconditionally embrace eachother in their pain-riddled bodies. It just happens, and there’s nothing they can do to completely erase it. Again, all they can do is support eachother to be better.

5)  Most importantly: not running away from the past and all the pain. And reclaiming those. 

And all of that will bring us into the light.

There’s more to Slow Damage than that, however. The themes of acceptance, guilt over denouncing your parents, and embracing yourself are present, along with the harrowing longtime effects of trauma, written in elegant ways. Fuchii Kabura and Nitro+Chiral took their sweet time improving their craft, and it’s especially present here.

I’m glad I waited so long for Slow Damage, it felt like a tender embrace from the painful world, best described by this BGM track.

That’s all I can say about the game proper. On the artistic front, Yamada Uiro’s art is really great. This game really showed off her sheer skills and talents that she previously only shown in light novels and promo arts for Nitroplus and Nitro+Chiral games.

The character designs are still memorable even though the game has a more realistic setting. The memorable elements comes from the different features each character has and their toned bodies too. There’s something for everyone in this game.

The overall feel of the game in terms of the aesthetics is that while it is dark in the level of Togainu no Chi, it’s actually one of the more colorful games that N+C ever made. Closest comparison I can make is the works of film director Gaspar Noé, specifically his later works. The darker-toned CGs with colorful lighting evoked the same feel of Noé’s cinematographer Benoit Debie with the striking colors dimly lighting the dark.

The 3D backgrounds has improved a lot from DMMD, and overall....the production value is BIG, and you can see it right from the title screen!

As usual, the music is delight to the ears. Personally I adore Madarame’s ending themes. Very much bangers, altough I have soft spots for Rei (GOATBED!!!!! SHUUJI IS BACK!!! PROVING THE ‘GOAT’ IN GOATBED!!!!) and Taku’s themes too.

That’s all I can say about this game, really. It’s a difficult game to write about, and really needed to be experienced.

Overall, I am grateful to have stepped into the dark tunnel of Slow Damage and walking into the light with new perspectives. Slow Damage will make you see impossible colors, and how even the darkest of places can, and will be guided towards the light.

Also, this is an Inada stan account. We stan an unbothered king minding his own business!

Day 28: La Crosse to Spring Green, WI

104 miles, 4,856ft ascent, 6:35

In 2010 as I was struggling to complete the bike leg of Ironman Wisconsin, I swore a solemn oath to never again ride this miserably hilly course. I had heard stories of the difficulty of this bike course but hadn’t found the time to ride it in training or do much of any hill training for that matter and so I suffered and swore my oath. In retrospect my 6:55 bike split wasn’t that bad, but it left me too shredded to run much of the marathon which followed.

Fast forward to today and me approaching today’s ride, again in the hilly Driftless Area of Wisconsin which mysteriously avoided glaciation, with trepidation. Fortunately, today we had great weather (cool temps, blue skies and no wind) and I’m now a much stronger climber. I’m still not a fan of these roller hills but it wasn’t a sufferfest like 2010 and some of today’s views were great. Wisconsin bills itself as the dairy state and we saw plenty of dairy farms among the cornfields. We also saw several groups of Amish children walking by the side of the road, presumably to school, around 9:30. I think their school day is shorter and farm chores come first. They wore traditional dress but carried modern coolers as lunch boxes and kindly returned our waves.

I’m including a pre-ride selfie in my spiffy Trek Travel kit; my post-ride, pre-shower appearance is considerable less photogenic. I was also stung again on the head while riding, this time on the left temple but I was able to take some Benedryl immediately and it hasn’t swollen so far. There’s only a very small gap between my sunglasses and helmet and most insects have bounced off (and I’ve swallowed a few) but somehow two bees have found their way to this small spot. Not much I can do unfortunately.

The group has been disciplined about focusing on the day’s ride and not looking more than a day ahead, but we are all aware that the only thing separating us from a rest day is tomorrow’s 54 mile ride to Madison.

kye lovato + with a vengeance ⇢

◖ nonbinary (they/them) ◗ black sheep of the family ◖ mexican ◗ ex-stripper ◖ sufferfest ◗ unlikeable mentally ill babe ◖ catholic guilt but make it sexy ◗

excerpt from chapter one:

The Haunted

A Spanish moth burned itself on a dim bulb, bouncing relentlessly against the curved, moon-like surface. Kye Lovato imagined what it might sound like, small and hopeful, chanting light, light, light, and wanted to ask about its journey—the flight from there to here—but logic kept their mouth firmly shut. What if we share an answer? Four hours, fifty-eight minutes. What if they’d arrived on the very same evening a displaced moth had decided to die in search of somewhere sunnier? They sipped a menthol cigarette. What if they’d bargained with God after all? 

The old order of things has passed away. 

Starlight skated swampy autumn fog and a second generation of lightning bugs winked through the blackness, hovering above Virginia willow busheled near the mailbox. Kye leaned against the cracked doorframe. 

The house probably didn’t remember them—couldn’t, really. Too many years had come and gone. But their bare feet still fit neatly on the warped porch, and they knew how the soggy balustrade might bend beneath their palm. They recognized thorny wire looped through notches in faraway fenceposts and the chew-stains underneath the lamp where their granddad used to spit. 

Kye flicked their cigarette into a marshy puddle and watched a toad leap from the shadow beneath the first step, swallowing the hot filter whole. “You and me both,” they said to the toad. Seconds later, the sad, lost moth hurled itself at the bulb. Its wings splayed, then it dropped, seizing pitifully. Kye clucked their tongue. 

“Sorry,” they offered—as if either creature understood—and imagined hosting a funeral. Tiny caskets, and cabernet communion, and do not let your hearts be troubled. 

But funerals were for the living and Kye wasn’t sure they counted as alive anymore. 

The screen whined on rusty hinges. They set their shoulder against the door, smacking it once, twice, a third time. Finally, it gave way and they stumbled into the musty darkness. 

Home—scented like moss crawling upward form the cellar—home—an open cadaver, every door, every hall—home—unstitched and post-mortem. 

They inhaled the balmy air and felt for the switch underneath the window. Once illuminated, the foyer yawned like a mouth saddled with staircase teeth; throat gummed with embossed wallpaper. They touched the chipped knob on the closet door, dragged their fingertips over crooked family portraits, and walked into the kitchen. 

Their childhood had reeked of guajillo and tomato, wet masa and slippery stone, and for a moment, they saw their abuelita swaying in front of the stove, and their mother rinsing a dish in the shallow sink. When they blinked, the long-gone Sunday morning vanished, and they were left with nothing but their inheritance: an unsellable house in an underfunded parish. 

You shall blush for the gardens that you have chosen. 

If their father could’ve passed the house to anyone else, he would’ve. But Kye was the only Lovato left to take it. 

They pulled the cord on a cheap chandelier, washing the wobbly mahogany table in ugly yellow light. A paperback rested face-down next to the saltshaker, and a grimy plate scaled with dried syrup filled a placemat in front of a pulled-out chair. The glass slider held their reflection like a fist. 

Fuck, look at you, they thought, and scraped their fingers through their shoulder-length hair. They laid their hand over the viper inked onto their neck, its sleek, crimson head split for white fangs and a pink tongue. 

Mom would call you devil. She would’ve. She did. 

The house leaned into Louisiana silence. Stubborn cicadas hissed, hounds hollered from the neighbor’s outdoor pen, and Kye searched for the overgrown cypress in the backyard. They could hardly see the gnarled arms and long trunks. It was too dark to decipher much more than their translucent reflection: thick waist, ripped denim. Purplish circles hollowed their eyes, and a dark hand circled the naked side of their throat. 

They’d felt it before, that weight on their windpipe, but they’d never seen it. Never watched it spread and squeeze, halting their breath the same way a panic attack did. They thought of the toad and the moth and swallowed against mindful suffocation. A voice filled their skull. 

Have you come here to die?

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Very hungover sufferfest run !! This did not feel good at all!!!!

Now the question about spring is: track half marathon sufferfest -> Wildwood e2e OR Wildwood e2e -> track half marathon sufferfest? Would have about two months between them either way

When the CT scan shows you don’t seem to have cancer anything that requires immediate surgery.

When you realize you’re no closer to finding out why you’re in pain and/or discomfort 24/7 so you just gotta go home and continue the sufferfest.

I am late to the end of year asks so just, any questions you really want to answer but haven't been asked yet and also your favorite Missy moment of the year

Oho! I would love to rant about these three things:

7. Favorite actor of the year?

I definitely developed an Ebon Moss-Bachrach situation.

8. Game of the year?

I gave Disco Elysium another shot at the beginning of this year and ended up so obsessed I beat it in a week, I am still thinking about it 11 months later. Should I be worried about Harry DuBois being a mood? Probably.

13. How was your birthday this year?

I had an interesting birthday week that consisted of:

Taking a buddy up Yamnuska for a shared 38th birthday sufferfest

Backpacking on the actual day of where we lost half the group for 48 hours and it turned into an episode of Mantracker or something. I had to hitchhike with a stranger to get my car so we could then pile more people and gear into it than it has ever hauled because whoops we lost 2/3rds of the car shuttle. Lost people eventually stumbled out onto the road at the end of the weekend.

And then my family took me out for pickle pizza and pinball at the local hipster bar (nice)

As for Missy moments here's a sequence of me introducing her to Noah Kahan's music.

Rouvy Virtual Vuelta – Tranquilo! Stage 4 – La Hermida

It was a sufferfest to end the Tranquilo Virtual Vuelta on Rouvy. Nearly 1200 feet of climbing in just 19 miles with a couple of sharp peaks early on and then a long but shallow climb to finish the event. There was also the added challenge thrown in of a golden kilometre in association with Strava which came before the first climb and carried a spot prize. I went all in for the golden K and…

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Adaptable a diferentes tipos de bicicletas Perfecto para tu bicicleta favorita Independientemente de si prefieres una bicicleta de carrera ágil, una mountain bike resistente o una bicicleta de ciudad versátil, este rodillo inteligente es compatible con todos estos tipos. Esto lo convierte en una opción versátil que se adapta a tus preferencias y estilo de ciclismo. Diseñado para la Diversidad La comunidad ciclista abarca diversas disciplinas y estilos. El Elite Turno abraza esta diversidad al ofrecer compatibilidad con bicicletas de carretera, montaña y ciudad. Incluso si tu bicicleta cuenta con un cuadro de fibra de carbono, el Elite Turno puede acomodarla sin problemas. Su capacidad de trabajar con bujes de 130-135 x 5 mm con cierre rápido y 142x12 mm Thru-Axle asegura que no tengas restricciones a la hora de entrenar. Accesorio Opcional para un Impulso Extra Si buscas llevar tus entrenamientos al siguiente nivel, el Elite Turno tiene cubierto incluso ese aspecto. 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La transmisión directa inteligente del Elite Turno garantiza una conexión perfecta con aplicaciones de entrenamiento populares y una precisión excepcional en la captura de datos. 3. ¿Puedo utilizar el Elite Turno con mi bicicleta de montaña? Sí, el Elite Turno es compatible con bicicletas de carretera, montaña y ciudad, asegurando una experiencia versátil. 4. ¿Cuál es la función del accesorio opcional para Boost? El accesorio opcional para Boost te permite llevar tu rendimiento al siguiente nivel al incrementar la potencia y resistencia de tus entrenamientos. 5. ¿Cómo puedo aprovechar al máximo la suscripción gratuita a My E-Training? La suscripción gratuita a My E-Training te brinda acceso a planes de entrenamiento personalizados y herramientas de seguimiento de rendimiento, optimizando tus sesiones de entrenamiento. Read the full article

trying to figure out which one of my wips i should prioritize writing

we have eldritch ford (not too concerned with that one), more ford trio (even less concerned with that one), various random ideas from my list (which are mostly fun ideas and aus but there's too many), and then we have sufferfest 2.0 and sufferfest the original.

Those last two are somewhat similar (hence them being put together and having the same name), but not enough that i can write them into one singuar fic

both have lots of angst and horror, but sufferfest original arguably has more of that. both would probably be multichapter. sufferfest 2.0 would have both stan and ford perspectives. sufferfest original is either exclusively or primarily in stan's perspective

as you can see, im a bit more excited about those last two wips

Monday April 10 Stage 14- Sesriem to Toulou’s Farm, Namibia

Today’s ride was supposed to be an 88 mile jaunt on sand and gravel but I bailed at 15 miles. Soft sand and gravel is hard enough but Mother Nature added head winds in the range of 18-25 mph and it was too much for me. My pace dropped to 5-6 mph and that was with a lot of energy expended. I’m not here to have a sufferfest so I flagged down a support vehicle and was happy to get in. Both the dinner and lunch trucks have small passenger compartments known colloquially as “dog boxes” and I had plenty of company in the “box” before the day was done. Many riders did finish but they were the ones to look like whipped dogs.

The dog box.

Toulou’s Farm is what we might call a ranch. It’s off grid and the mail box 110 miles away. The ranch is 16,000 sparse desert acres where they run cattle, sheep and goats. It’s a third generation operation and, needless to say, they need to be self sufficient. They have a few cabins for rent and let us camp around their house. Bennie is the proprietor and he acted like he had not seen another human in months.

Laurens ten Dam returns to Transcordilleras Rally Colombia for ‘sufferfest’

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Indoor Cycling Software Market is Booming Worldwide | Gaining Revolution In Eyes of Global Exposure

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Zwift Inc. (United States)

Strava (United States)

Sufferfest (United States)

Trainer Road (United States)

Rouvy ( Czechia)

BODY BIKE (Denmark)

SpiviTech Ltd. (United States)

CycleCast (United States)

Garmin Ltd. (India) The Indoor Cycling Software market is expected to grow in the future due to the rising concern about health and fitness among individuals and rising traffic and pollution on road. The key feature is that allows indoor cyclists to join group rides where they can measure themselves against others in the comfort of their own homes. Also offers a wealth of specific training plans that are built around the rider’s goals. Key Market Trends: Advancement and Innovation in Indoor Cycling Software Opportunities: Growing Awareness Regarding this Technology in both Developed and Developing nations

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