Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.46.0] [Selebus]

[Yggdrasil_Frahma]

I bet it's a bit strange being Selly, imagine having a bunch die hard fans of your work who also openly dislike you as a person. What does that do to your ego?

People like Sel anticipate being hated. That's why by default they wear masks - just look at his initial patreon posts, where he is gushing with appreciation and gratitude for every single player, or the polite affectations he puts on when wanting something. These are the attitudes of someone who knows from life experience they have something to hide - themselves. The darkness for such individuals is filled with screaming and buzzing static noise. A lifetime of punishment just for existing. Behind every external individual is a demon ready to swipe. And so a forum of people shitting on you is just a matter of course - the demons had always been lurking in the darkness. That is why there is the inclination to engage primarily with demons and brush off or entirely ignore the angels. An angel is just a demon in disguise waiting to reveal their true colors. Nobody can be trusted. But demons can be slayed. And so I imagine f95 is a comfortable place for him, a home away from home, where he can relish in the wrath he always knew existed.

What would be much more interesting is a forum of people praising Selebus no matter what. There are some accusations of the discord being a cult worshipping Selebus, but they live in fear there and he knows it. He can't really trust or believe them, I think. Just look at how he mocked them on F95 as two-faced cheaters hiding their true inclinations from him. So the discord, too, is a place of demons; dedicated fans waiting to turn on him and shit on him the moment the loli content gets too extreme or what have you.

How would Selebus respond in heaven, though? How would he respond to the unconditional, overflowing affection of thousands upon thousands of people? THAT would be more interesting. And perhaps it's what we're seeing in Lessons in Love.

 

[barglenarglezous]

I wouldnt trust his words easily.
It is not like he can says "ok guys it was all in sensei's mind go home I wont milk u 5 more years"
he needs to keep customers hungry.

and schizophrenia can really be considered dream ending? dunno I hope he isnt lying

No, but if he rugpulls and says "oh snap, it was all in his head after all!" nobody's going to be inclined to support his next game, because any clout he has as a writer goes away the instant he uses the least imaginative out in fiction writing.

 

[Antosha]

Whenever I see that one, I just get reminded of the fact it could be used as a weapon. So while you find it cute, I find it as her secret weapon.

Man I just wanna know when the name will pop back up again, I'm still waiting for Io to know her son's name is Io.

It feels wrong honestly, like they should've swapped places.

By the way if Stomachache is the worst (not in terms of quality) event so far, what's the best/most wholesome? I'm thinking There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.

For me, it’s the Maya birthday date. :chef’s kiss:

There are a lot of hints that the actual story takes place only in Akira's head.
His talk with Chinami for example, what lies beyond the walls. A monster, behind the monster another monster. Smells like he's afraid to face reality.
Not to forget "This town/city has two halves", like a brain/mind.
The walls being the border of his mind/brain/skull, going beyond meaning trying to wake up.

For me, the most probable outcome for the story is that it all happens in his head while he is still in coma for whatever reason (Sekai's death or whatever).

It also opens us up to the most unsatisfying twist ending in the history of twist endings: “He woke and realized it was all a dream.”

ETA: Unless we’re talking Newhart calling back to The Bob Newhart Show. That was fucking brilliant.