Your greatest desire is happening
Dec. 9th, 2025 03:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowhiveThe past days have, once again been stressful and, once again induced by mum deciding that, yep, what I need is her being difficult. Bleh. But this post isn’t gonna be about that.
This weekend I ended up starting a game called Control. It’s by the people that made Alan Wake and I got it forever ago when it was on a sale but I just never started it. I had me heard that a console update with some fixes was coming a few months back.but eventually came in October (or early November? Time isn’t real) and so I’d added it higher on my gaming list. I decided to try it this weekend and I’ve ended up being hooked. I e gone on it about an hour or so a night and I’m currently at a furnace.
The whole thing is such a ‘me’ thing too, a shady government agency works to contain ‘paranatural’ things a secret. It feels a bit like warehouse 13 or the librarians in that regard, only instead of a small team there’s whole departments. Only now there is a mystery entity (or entities, though it’s implied to be a hive mind) and the player (Jesse) shouldn't be there but somehow is and has somehow inherited the directorship. (Cause of a weapon that chose her?) it’s really good so far and I feel I’m gonna do it more in nights and Pokémon ZA in the day (I need to finish it so many)
On Sunday there was the War Between The Land And The Sea. As I said before I was kinda worried it might be not great. Thankfully the first eps were pretty incredible so let’s (pun intended) dive in on my thoughts
First off I was so worried that the title would mean it would be war right from the start. Thankfully that wasn’t the case (though it felt like it might turn that way a few times). Thankfully though that’s not happened. These first episodes have actually been about diplomacy which, honestly, is a refreshing change. There’s actually a commitment to try and work things out (albeit with some humans trying to fuck things up, because of course big business has to keep polluting😒)
I do wonder how this will work in the Who universe cause usually things can be written off but the rise of Home Aqua all over the world (from New York to London and even Japan) kinda means it can’t be hidden so easily.
One issue I have is that name, Homo Aqua because it’s what humans have decided to call them… yet they’ve not actually asked them what they call themselves. This isn’t knew of course, this has been an issue before whenever Silurians and sea devils have shown up, but it feels odd to use the human name instead of their own. (Imagine if daleks were solely referred to as pepperpots or sontarans as potato’s)
Having said that I love that the first eps establish that there are at least 3 subtypes of them. There’s a type that’s like big fish, one that’s the guards (I love the design) and then there’s the type that Salt belongs to. I was worried her appearance would bother me but having seen her (them?) it doesn’t bother me as much especially with the others. I say of the three seen so far I love the guards most (they’re kinda hot? Yeah I’m a fish guy person that should be obvious by now)
I loved how they’re essentially pissed at humans polluting the oceans, want them to stop and, frustrated with the lack of clean up, they just dump all the ‘waste’ (including the titanic!) on land. I love that they chose Barclay cause he shown respect and that he’s just a low ranked person that got tangled up in this.
(I have wondered why 14 isn’t involved, since he’s on earth, but maybe this is one of those ‘fixed points things that humans need to solve on their own)
I am SUPER excited for the next eps, as we get to see a ‘homo Aqua’ city! It makes me excite to see what it’ll look like and i wonder if there’ll be any other subspecies there.
I do have to admit though I am a tad worried. While the opening eps have been so incredible, I can easily see it being undone by a bad finale. I will be so so pissed if it ends up with homo Aqua being wiped out. (I do feel they’ll be pushed into hibernation which would still suck but less so) hopefully the whole thing ends peacefully and there’s a new age of co-operation and co-existence. But yeah… I fear.
Yesterday was Naryu’s jab which went well enough. I went into the new M and S (the food store has moved to a bigger space). I didn’t have time to look properly but it is overwhelming. There’s a ‘sushi bar’ though that definitely feels like an overstatement as it’s just a small counter, but it is so much bigger than it was (at least 4 times, likely more).
From the sainsburys I got some strnager things stuff, a cool looking jewellery set (a hellfire/Eddie themed charm bracelet and earrings but I’m not pierced anymore), a hellfire mug and d20 keyring. But that’s all I got really. I did get copious amounts of cheese (mostly from Aldi but also there) and some of the other party food .
(Speaking of Stranger Things does anyone know places with the new funkos? People seem to be going crazy with merch and so things seem harder to find)
But they also had the Christmas radio times early! There’s at least one thing on every day which is good (ranging from Festive Pottery Throw Down, Midsummer Murders, the Christmas lectures and other Christmas specials).
When I got back I was flop but ugh had a call, but I dozed after. In the night I watched civilisation which was good and then Welcome To Derry (I’ve slipped behind a tad) and I’m shocked a theory I had was right but also where’s Taniel but also WTF? But also oh no!
Today was a library stint and, while I didn’t read any of Halloween Party like I hoped I did finally read the first two event horizon comics which… damn they’re already so brutal. I really need to find the other issues, I’m so made it wasn’t in stock when I went to town.
Weather depending I should be seeing Pillion and FNAF 2 tomorrow (though I have a last chance option on Thursday, why is Pillion just one week??) and then… I sense things will be quiet. I’m also hoping I can get fic done today/tomorrow.
This weekend I ended up starting a game called Control. It’s by the people that made Alan Wake and I got it forever ago when it was on a sale but I just never started it. I had me heard that a console update with some fixes was coming a few months back.but eventually came in October (or early November? Time isn’t real) and so I’d added it higher on my gaming list. I decided to try it this weekend and I’ve ended up being hooked. I e gone on it about an hour or so a night and I’m currently at a furnace.
The whole thing is such a ‘me’ thing too, a shady government agency works to contain ‘paranatural’ things a secret. It feels a bit like warehouse 13 or the librarians in that regard, only instead of a small team there’s whole departments. Only now there is a mystery entity (or entities, though it’s implied to be a hive mind) and the player (Jesse) shouldn't be there but somehow is and has somehow inherited the directorship. (Cause of a weapon that chose her?) it’s really good so far and I feel I’m gonna do it more in nights and Pokémon ZA in the day (I need to finish it so many)
On Sunday there was the War Between The Land And The Sea. As I said before I was kinda worried it might be not great. Thankfully the first eps were pretty incredible so let’s (pun intended) dive in on my thoughts
First off I was so worried that the title would mean it would be war right from the start. Thankfully that wasn’t the case (though it felt like it might turn that way a few times). Thankfully though that’s not happened. These first episodes have actually been about diplomacy which, honestly, is a refreshing change. There’s actually a commitment to try and work things out (albeit with some humans trying to fuck things up, because of course big business has to keep polluting😒)
I do wonder how this will work in the Who universe cause usually things can be written off but the rise of Home Aqua all over the world (from New York to London and even Japan) kinda means it can’t be hidden so easily.
One issue I have is that name, Homo Aqua because it’s what humans have decided to call them… yet they’ve not actually asked them what they call themselves. This isn’t knew of course, this has been an issue before whenever Silurians and sea devils have shown up, but it feels odd to use the human name instead of their own. (Imagine if daleks were solely referred to as pepperpots or sontarans as potato’s)
Having said that I love that the first eps establish that there are at least 3 subtypes of them. There’s a type that’s like big fish, one that’s the guards (I love the design) and then there’s the type that Salt belongs to. I was worried her appearance would bother me but having seen her (them?) it doesn’t bother me as much especially with the others. I say of the three seen so far I love the guards most (they’re kinda hot? Yeah I’m a fish guy person that should be obvious by now)
I loved how they’re essentially pissed at humans polluting the oceans, want them to stop and, frustrated with the lack of clean up, they just dump all the ‘waste’ (including the titanic!) on land. I love that they chose Barclay cause he shown respect and that he’s just a low ranked person that got tangled up in this.
(I have wondered why 14 isn’t involved, since he’s on earth, but maybe this is one of those ‘fixed points things that humans need to solve on their own)
I am SUPER excited for the next eps, as we get to see a ‘homo Aqua’ city! It makes me excite to see what it’ll look like and i wonder if there’ll be any other subspecies there.
I do have to admit though I am a tad worried. While the opening eps have been so incredible, I can easily see it being undone by a bad finale. I will be so so pissed if it ends up with homo Aqua being wiped out. (I do feel they’ll be pushed into hibernation which would still suck but less so) hopefully the whole thing ends peacefully and there’s a new age of co-operation and co-existence. But yeah… I fear.
Yesterday was Naryu’s jab which went well enough. I went into the new M and S (the food store has moved to a bigger space). I didn’t have time to look properly but it is overwhelming. There’s a ‘sushi bar’ though that definitely feels like an overstatement as it’s just a small counter, but it is so much bigger than it was (at least 4 times, likely more).
From the sainsburys I got some strnager things stuff, a cool looking jewellery set (a hellfire/Eddie themed charm bracelet and earrings but I’m not pierced anymore), a hellfire mug and d20 keyring. But that’s all I got really. I did get copious amounts of cheese (mostly from Aldi but also there) and some of the other party food .
(Speaking of Stranger Things does anyone know places with the new funkos? People seem to be going crazy with merch and so things seem harder to find)
But they also had the Christmas radio times early! There’s at least one thing on every day which is good (ranging from Festive Pottery Throw Down, Midsummer Murders, the Christmas lectures and other Christmas specials).
When I got back I was flop but ugh had a call, but I dozed after. In the night I watched civilisation which was good and then Welcome To Derry (I’ve slipped behind a tad) and I’m shocked a theory I had was right but also where’s Taniel but also WTF? But also oh no!
Today was a library stint and, while I didn’t read any of Halloween Party like I hoped I did finally read the first two event horizon comics which… damn they’re already so brutal. I really need to find the other issues, I’m so made it wasn’t in stock when I went to town.
Weather depending I should be seeing Pillion and FNAF 2 tomorrow (though I have a last chance option on Thursday, why is Pillion just one week??) and then… I sense things will be quiet. I’m also hoping I can get fic done today/tomorrow.
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Date: 2025-12-10 04:45 pm (UTC)Sorry your mum has been difficult again.
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Date: 2025-12-10 06:38 pm (UTC)Thanks, it’s so annoying😔