Ren'Py Lessons in Love [v0.54.0] [Selebus]

[saerav]

Some thoughts on Yasu's Hand of God, or rather some wild guesses on who's speaking through her
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It isn't clear to me if Yasu at all acknowledges that her own god can and has spoken through her before. Even if she knows, it still isn't clear if her being confused or uncomfortable afterwards is an indication that she is influenced by something other than her god.
Thus despite the entity referring to Yasu' god as a third person Him, HOPE for now will remain on the table (unless not only one entity spoke through her that night which mega complicated matters)

But what got me into thinking otherwise is the tone and the harsh words of this yelling segment.
"GET REAL, FUCKER" and "Eat shit and die"; though well-deserved, but so blunt, harsh, crude, and...humanly.
Among the candidates of creepy celestial beings, most (if not, all) of them speak in its own metaphorical, divine, and elusive way, yet their goals or means always give me the feeling of "tempting Sensei with some good times" (with the possible exception of Nao maybe). Imagining any of these supernaturals saying something like "GET REAL, FUCKER" somehow feels even more unnatural.

So who with more human origins might speak to Akira this way with zero tinge of love or care in there? Some variants of Maya might be plausible; but with enough biased conjecture on the dynamics of Akira's family of origin, the highest possibility to me belongs to Nozomu Arakawa; the human brother one, not the god one (if such thing is possible). It would be his brother finding his own afterlife in Him, either HOPE of the god with the same name, and finding the chance to yell at his little brother once again like he may or may not had done before in the past.

Without knowing the family dynamics, Akira's parents are also viable options, but that yelling feels more like one-sided fight between brothers instead of bad parenting. This plus the following dialogue would make more sense if it's revolving around the car accident and/or Akira's fucked up relation with Sekai, something Nozomu can be a part of.

Spoiler: the following dialogue

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I like this theory. For a bit more supporting evidence, I am 99% sure that the same entity appears in the very beginning of Makoto's event Egg Tooth:

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[barglenarglezous]

This discussion of updates, breaks, and reduced content had me curious, so rather than rely on perceived data, I went back through the last 3 years of updates to see what the norm has actually been, as well as how often and when breaks have been taken.

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Anecdotal memory tends to emphasize the months where we got 30+ events as the norm, but it really wasn't, and even before the rework, there were quite a few months where we only got 13-16 events all month.

 

[DeSkel15]

Some thoughts on Yasu's Hand of God, or rather some wild guesses on who's speaking through her
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It isn't clear to me if Yasu at all acknowledges that her own god can and has spoken through her before. Even if she knows, it still isn't clear if her being confused or uncomfortable afterwards is an indication that she is influenced by something other than her god.
Thus despite the entity referring to Yasu' god as a third person Him, HOPE for now will remain on the table (unless not only one entity spoke through her that night which mega complicated matters)

But what got me into thinking otherwise is the tone and the harsh words of this yelling segment.
"GET REAL, FUCKER" and "Eat shit and die"; though well-deserved, but so blunt, harsh, crude, and...humanly.
Among the candidates of creepy celestial beings, most (if not, all) of them speak in its own metaphorical, divine, and elusive way, yet their goals or means always give me the feeling of "tempting Sensei with some good times" (with the possible exception of Nao maybe). Imagining any of these supernaturals saying something like "GET REAL, FUCKER" somehow feels even more unnatural.

So who with more human origins might speak to Akira this way with zero tinge of love or care in there? Some variants of Maya might be plausible; but with enough biased conjecture on the dynamics of Akira's family of origin, the highest possibility to me belongs to Nozomu Arakawa; the human brother one, not the god one (if such thing is possible). It would be his brother finding his own afterlife in Him, either HOPE of the god with the same name, and finding the chance to yell at his little brother once again like he may or may not had done before in the past.

Without knowing the family dynamics, Akira's parents are also viable options, but that yelling feels more like one-sided fight between brothers instead of bad parenting. This plus the following dialogue would make more sense if it's revolving around the car accident and/or Akira's fucked up relation with Sekai, something Nozomu can be a part of.

Spoiler: the following dialogue

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As scarily confusing as this event is though, some of Sensei's monologues actually crack me up a bit
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In addition to almost uncharacteristically talking down on a girl's boobs, I didn't realize Sensei has what it takes in him to not stick his dick in crazy.
And the idea of Yasu preaching during future H-scenes is just so hilarious (not possessed but actual preaching); her favorite position HAS TO be missionary.

I'm not entirely sure what's going on with Yasu, but she's actually cussed before:

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This:

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Might just be a more intense side of Yasu's mentality.

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I could definitely be wrong though, and it might be something entirely different going on.

 

[spam24601]

About threesomes. Most possible outcomes in my opinion:
Any girl x their mother x Sensei

Including Tsubasa/Tsukasa/Sensei? That would make Haruka seem positively benevolent by comparison.

 

[Detective Dc345]

I hope we get an all in one LiL guide or data book whenever this game is completed. There are to many plot points to keep up with.

 

[Dragon59]

I'm still waiting for a scene named Mi Casa is Tsukasa.

 

[Bingoogus]

I'm still waiting for a scene named Mi Casa is Tsukasa.

That would be a really dark pun for her first h-scene.

 

[Yarazin]

Replaying the game and I'm at the part where Nodoka does her shit and I am just reminded that I really dislike like her. I think she is worse than Akira. Some may disagree, he is also scum most of the time. Don't really want to debate it, I just think she's a POS and I really hope she gets it paid back at some point. Her later scenes are not my favorites either, she is just too annoying. Anyway, just needed to vent, so thanks.

 

[JackZero]

Replaying the game and I'm at the part where Nodoka does her shit and I am just reminded that I really dislike like her. I think she is worse than Akira. Some may disagree, he is also scum most of the time. Don't really want to debate it, I just think she's a POS and I really hope she gets it paid back at some point. Her later scenes are not my favorites either, she is just too annoying. Anyway, just needed to vent, so thanks.

Oh totally; Sensei is a horrible person but he does have some remorse, while Nodoka is a genuine psychopath.

 

[LoveWhiteHairedGirl]

Including Tsubasa/Tsukasa/Sensei? That would make Haruka seem positively benevolent by comparison.

Well, that's better than Chika or Chinami x their mother x Sensei

 

[Dragon59]

That would be a really dark pun for her first h-scene.

Where she visits Sensei's apartment.

 

[JelF547]

Now I am thinking about Maya x Tsukasa x Akira Maya's reaction about Akira tutoring new smart and pretty wizard

 

[Angiboat]

Replaying the game and I'm at the part where Nodoka does her shit and I am just reminded that I really dislike like her. I think she is worse than Akira. Some may disagree, he is also scum most of the time. Don't really want to debate it, I just think she's a POS and I really hope she gets it paid back at some point. Her later scenes are not my favorites either, she is just too annoying. Anyway, just needed to vent, so thanks.

When even Sensei is getting ready to cut ties with you I'd say you're pretty dislikeable yes

 

[hcguy]

Replaying the game and I'm at the part where Nodoka does her shit and I am just reminded that I really dislike like her. I think she is worse than Akira. Some may disagree, he is also scum most of the time. Don't really want to debate it, I just think she's a POS and I really hope she gets it paid back at some point. Her later scenes are not my favorites either, she is just too annoying. Anyway, just needed to vent, so thanks.

I find that I turn against the girls when they do something that hurts one of the other girls. They can be shitty to Sensei all they want - he certainly deserves a lot of it. But Kirin, Nodoka, Ami, Otoha are all on my shit list because of what they did to one of their classmates (Yumi was on that list until she apologized to Futaba).

 

[LoveWhiteHairedGirl]

Oh gosh, I realise something.

Spoiler: I am sorry...

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Selebus, please, don't do this, I am just joking.

 

[barglenarglezous]

Oh gosh, I realise something.

Spoiler: I am sorry...

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Selebus, please, don't do this, I am just joking.

I'd be happier if Tsukasa just stumbled into a woodchipper.

Repeatedly.

 

[Angiboat]

I'd be happier if

Calm down, Toukan. Tsunami isn't that bad.

 

[DeSkel15]

You know, considering there's been implications that there will be alternate endings, I can see Sensei ending up marrying Tsukasa in one, as has been "teased":

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That'd definitely be one way for the story to go I guess. I just hope she doesn't assassinate any competition which is apparently in her character, even if this is Non-Canon:

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[Bingoogus]

Well, it seems, feels and i'm pretty sure IS pretty clear everyone has thoroughly stated every theory that can realistically be made with the information at hand now so this thread is just deeeeeeeead except for little bips and beeps. It does make me think though, Selly is going to have to start revealing the proper turth behind the story soon enough, cause at this point all the major pieces are in place, most of the minor ones are either in place, resolved or just stuck treading water until the reveals start coming in and collectively that puts the story in about the same place, treading water, i'm just not seeing much room left for more smoke and mirrors to take place without it just feeling like things are completely stalled and that he's deliberately dragging things out. If shit doesn't really start to pop off by the end of chapter 3 then i'm actually going to get even more worried that we'll find ourselves in a 'Lost' situation where no kind of reveal will ever have a chance to reach the heights of our expectations leading to at best a mild nod of 'cool, so it was that then' and at worst 'wtf... that's it!? LAME'.

 

[DeSkel15]

Well, it seems, feels and i'm pretty sure IS pretty clear everyone has thoroughly stated every theory that can realistically be made with the information at hand now so this thread is just deeeeeeeead except for little bips and beeps. It does make me think though, Selly is going to have to start revealing the proper turth behind the story soon enough, cause at this point all the major pieces are in place, most of the minor ones are either in place, resolved or just stuck treading water until the reveals start coming in and collectively that puts the story in about the same place, treading water, i'm just not seeing much room left for more smoke and mirrors to take place without it just feeling like things are completely stalled and that he's deliberately dragging things out. If shit doesn't really start to pop off by the end of chapter 3 then i'm actually going to get even more worried that we'll find ourselves in a 'Lost' situation where no kind of reveal will ever have a chance to reach the heights of our expectations leading to at best a mild nod of 'cool, so it was that then' and at worst 'wtf... that's it!? LAME'.

Honestly, I have a bunch of theories but there's also the problem where It's hard to tell what should or shouldn't be taken into account, and what's intended to mislead.

Like Sensei apparently having a secret passageway in his bedroom:

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Is he merely referring to the attic? or is there some Silent Hill Dog shenanigans going on:

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Except with Chinami being the one behind everything:

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The world may never know.