VN Ren'Py Mythos: Book One [v5.0.1 Hotfix] [Nine of Swords]

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Nine of Swords

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I mean, at least there was one positive outcome from all that ...

Also, when do we get to see the cool new ride? ;)
Oh, I didn't get a new car! It's still the same ol' 2009 Nissan Cube I got when it was brand new. I'm going to drive it as long as I can because they don't make Cubes anymore. :(
 
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Weekly Update - August 3rd, 2024

Am I doing TMI on my body issues? Eh, we'll find out!

Nice to read another one your logs Nine. Expect you are feeling better by now from the effects of tea and glad that incident gave a silver lining in the form of a clean car as well! Also glad to know you were extensively able to work on 1 of the sequences of the story, as for not able to work due to parents going on a cruise think that is fully valid reason expect they are able to enjoy that along with you managing things well here. Going back and forth might be a bit tiring(kinda depends on distance too yea) so expect you are able to manage that as the heat index which was well quite high which you wrote. Also greetings for your birthday soon to come; take care there Dev!

Thanks for reading Dev, best wishes for ahead:)
 
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dorleans90

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Oh, I didn't get a new car! It's still the same ol' 2009 Nissan Cube I got when it was brand new. I'm going to drive it as long as I can because they don't make Cubes anymore. :(
I'd never heard of a Nissan Cube. Naturally the first thing I did was an image search and... Jesus.

Yeah that is, hands down, the single ugliest car made since the invention of the internal combustion engine. The governing aesthetic seems to be "Brutalism with Down's Syndrome".

Presumably they have redeeming factors?
 

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Then look for the Fiat Multipla. (Although it is supposed to be practical.) The Cube was a model specially designed for urban transport, and it was said to be very comfortable.
Huh, yeah. The Cube is merely very very very ugly. The Multipla is actually grotesque, which I never even imagined was possible for an automobile. How is possible for a car to look like it has a sinus infection?

Interesting, wikipedia's article showed the various generations, and the Cube started out as much more normal kinda ugly. Just the usual right-angled indifference to all aesthetics and human sensibility standard in late-90s "family vehicles". Then one day in some godawful meetings an unspeakable monster said "What if we leaned in to the name?" and also "Ooo, and also gave it a giant underbite!"
 

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I'd never heard of a Nissan Cube. Naturally the first thing I did was an image search and... Jesus.

Yeah that is, hands down, the single ugliest car made since the invention of the internal combustion engine. The governing aesthetic seems to be "Brutalism with Down's Syndrome".

Presumably they have redeeming factors?
Y'all are so mean! I love my Cube so much. Yeah, there's a lot of redeeming factors, like it's got a small footprint but also a surprising amount of room inside. It sits up higher than a car, but it's not unwieldy like an SUV or pickup truck. And it's also very easy to find in the parking lot in a sea of cars that all look kinda "samey".

Then look for the Fiat Multipla. (Although it is supposed to be practical.) The Cube was a model specially designed for urban transport, and it was said to be very comfortable.
It's also super comfortable, yes!

Aside from all that, Lucita (that's my car's name) has served me very well and I wish I could keep her forever.
 

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Y'all are so mean! I love my Cube so much. Yeah, there's a lot of redeeming factors, like it's got a small footprint but also a surprising amount of room inside. It sits up higher than a car, but it's not unwieldy like an SUV or pickup truck. And it's also very easy to find in the parking lot in a sea of cars that all look kinda "samey".



It's also super comfortable, yes!

Aside from all that, Lucita (that's my car's name) has served me very well and I wish I could keep her forever.
Haha, if you think that was bad, there was a first draft I deleted because it was so vicious it had me feeling sorry for the damn things, and I wrote it. The only bit I kept was "brutalism with down's syndrome" because that is just an objectively brilliant description.

Oh, insomnia writing.
 
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Nine of Swords

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I do get that a lot of people find them ugly, I'm not upset or anything! XD Like I used to (and sometimes still do) get people staring as I drive, but I love my Cube.

I always want to have something that looks different because basic cars just look boring. Other cars I've liked are the Pontiac Aztek, the PT Cruiser, and the Dodge Magnum.
 
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I do get that a lot of people find them ugly, I'm not upset or anything! XD Like I used to (and sometimes still do) get people staring as I drive, but I love my Cube.

I always want to have something that looks different because basic cars just look boring. Other cars I've liked are the Pontiac Aztek, the PT Cruiser, and the Dodge Magnum.
Magnums were cool as fuck, as for the rest... Well, if you can't say anything nice.
 

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I do get that a lot of people find them ugly, I'm not upset or anything! XD Like I used to (and sometimes still do) get people staring as I drive, but I love my Cube.

I always want to have something that looks different because basic cars just look boring. Other cars I've liked are the Pontiac Aztek, the PT Cruiser, and the Dodge Magnum.
I like PT cruisers, for the record.

But yeah, I 100% agree with you about the general monotony of modern cars. The weird thing is that even ridiculously expensive luxury brands and models look just as lame. This, this is what a fucking Mercedes Benz is now -
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Who forks over the annual income of a middle class family to a company that built Nazi tanks, for that. Thing looks like a car designed for old people to drive to grocery stores.
 
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Y'all are so mean! I love my Cube so much. Yeah, there's a lot of redeeming factors, like it's got a small footprint but also a surprising amount of room inside. It sits up higher than a car, but it's not unwieldy like an SUV or pickup truck. And it's also very easy to find in the parking lot in a sea of cars that all look kinda "samey".



It's also super comfortable, yes!

Aside from all that, Lucita (that's my car's name) has served me very well and I wish I could keep her forever.
Please tell me that Lucita has the plate - C12H22O11
 
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