VN Ren'Py Ripples [v0.7.0 Public] [Jestur]

[WedgedEmu]

I don't get what the big deal is over body tattoos, don't get me wrong I'm not a fan of them either but the words "disgusting" and "hideous" never once crossed my mind. It's not my thing sure but I appreciate the beauty behind them and I can totally see Skylar being that type of woman to have them, so like most I wasn't surprised she had any. If some bloke isn't into that fine, but this reaction is wild mate. You sound like you have unresolved trauma.

I find tattoos repulsive and ugly. I always have and always will. I didn't realize opinions/preferences = unresolved trauma.

 

[GetOutOfMyLab]

i'm with you on this to a degree for whatever reason I find tramp stamps and spine tattoo's more attractive than most other ones despite them probably being considered trashy by many people.

I'm not a fan of tramp stamps, myself, though I have dated women who had them. I like tattoos on women, but I was exaggerating in that post just to show people can have very different views and that doesn't make either of them any more or less correct. What I don't like is when someone comes into threads like these and think every character in the game has to cater exactly to their own interests or perception of what beauty is. Fuck what anyone else wants. They are always, "me me me me me me".

 

[Fantasy Catharsis]

I find tattoos repulsive and ugly. I always have and always will. I didn't realize opinions/preferences = unresolved trauma.

Didn't say you were wrong for having an opinion mate. Your reaction on the other hand is what I find funny.

 

[WedgedEmu]

What I dont understand is why it's an issue now for you because she has always had tattoo's just has some new ones now.

If I remember correctly it was just the butterfly on her back, which was hardly ever in the shot. It was always a negative, but it wasn't so invasive. Now in every scene with Skylar the tattoos are on full display. There is no avoiding it and it kills the energy every time I see them.

 

[hoshimota]

I mean, Skylar is clearly the #1 LI the game seems to expect MC to pursue. However, she's really not the best. I agree the new tattoos are obnoxious. It pushes her more into the "white trash" bin and maybe tips the scales a little too much. She's already a skater punk and doesn't exactly seem to be going anywhere in life. And she just abruptly breaks things off with the MC, vanishes, then suddenly comes back and it's completely fine...? No dude I'm out at that point. To me this is even more of an issue than the tattoos, it just makes her seem even more sketchy and not trustworthy.

 

[Dessolos]

I mean, Skylar is clearly the #1 LI the game seems to expect MC to pursue. However, she's really not the best. I agree the new tattoos are obnoxious. It pushes her more into the "white trash" bin and maybe tips the scales a little too much. She's already a skater punk and doesn't exactly seem to be going anywhere in life. And she just abruptly breaks things off with the MC, vanishes, then suddenly comes back and it's completely fine...? No dude I'm out at that point. To me this is even more of an issue than the tattoos, it just makes her seem even more sketchy and not trustworthy.

fair to have that opinion but for me it seems too quick to judge her when time travel is involved in the story. While it's not confirmed she did it's heavy implied. I also feel if skylar isn't trustworthy then so is the MC as he basically did the same thing to all this friends. At least to me I dont see a difference between what Skylar has done compared to the MC the first time he went back in time.

But I do think once we get to know Alyssa better she will be the #1 LI for me. Tho truth be told the only LI i'm even interested in is Skylar and the redhead twins. Rest are pretty much friend zone for me.

 

[ThorinKing]

You sound like you have unresolved trauma.

It probably had something to do with a naked Hervé Villechaize chasing him in his dreams screaming "The plaaaane, the plaaane!" over and over again.

 

[PaxHadrian17]

It's a massive thing for me. I hate tattoos. I have never seen any that make a person look better. They are hideous. It is the most unattractive thing someone can do to their body. It disgusts me when I see them and it killed my entire mood while playing. I just wanted Skylar's section to be over with, so I read it as fast as I could and skipped her sex scene. Just to find out the 2 scenes I was missing were of the character I now found visually repulsive. What a sour end to an otherwise enjoyable update.

While tattoos are not my thing - I also believe that what we are seeing on Skylar is part Skylar, part story.

She is not recording ala 'The Illustrated Man' but there could be messaging within her tattoos.

Tatoos can be a way to hide something in plain sight if what is being hidden is obscure enough (in particular if it is usually hidden anyway).

So - what do the tattoos reveal - not fully known at this time.

Let's let Jestur tell his story and see what happens down the road.

Cheers!!

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

While tattoos are not my thing - I also believe that what we are seeing on Skylar is part Skylar, part story.

She is not recording ala 'The Illustrated Man' but there could be messaging within her tattoos.

Tatoos can be a way to hide something in plain sight if what is being hidden is obscure enough (in particular if it is usually hidden anyway).

So - what do the tattoos reveal - not fully known at this time.

Let's let Jestur tell his story and see what happens down the road.

Cheers!!

One theory is that this is not our Skylar, but a future Skylar who came back, because making those big tattoos in the time she was missing is pretty tight. And a sentence she says of having the MC inside again.

 

[quorkboy]

"Repulsive". "White Trash". Some people need to seriously re-examine their opinions. While it's allowed to have any opinion you want, some are unpleasant and unjustified, and opinions on appearance that use these terms are worrying. I'd find it difficult at best to be friends with anyone who expressed their opinions this way.

I suggest reflecting on why the need to use these terms and others like them to express an aesthetic preference.

I don't like Skylar's new tattoos. I like her old ones. Those showed personality. The new ones are generic. That bores me. Cover her arms, why not? But with something more personal. Skylar's still super hot and a cool girl and I'd date her in a second and not give much thought to the tattoos.

As for her lying to the MC. If you're going to dislike her for that then you have to also dislike the MC, who has actively lied to multiple people. Any other opinion is hypocritical. One set of rules for her, another for him.

 

[quorkboy]

One theory is that this is not our Skylar, but a future Skylar who came back, because making those big tattoos in the time she was missing is pretty tight. And a sentence she says of having the MC inside again.

Maybe she met present day MC in the past on one of his future visits.

 

[Takkatakka]

Is there a way to remove the tattoos from Skylar or end the relationship with her (without having to essentially restart)? Seeing the new tattoos ruined any desire to see her further. Absolutely hideous.

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One theory is that this is not our Skylar, but a future Skylar who came back, because making those big tattoos in the time she was missing is pretty tight. And a sentence she says of having the MC inside again.

There is definitely "something" going on with additional time travels over shorter amounts of times, maybe a month or so instead of 20 years. We also had a scene where someone was reacting to the MC as if he had met that person not so long ago, but the MC hadn't yet.

Edit: One would also think that a change like that on an important LI will end up having an important meaning in the story at some point. I would think that a developer wouldn't do that just for the heck of it, but because it will serve as some hook for a plot point in whatever way.

 

[SlapE]

As for her lying to the MC. If you're going to dislike her for that then you have to also dislike the MC, who has actively lied to multiple people. Any other opinion is hypocritical. One set of rules for her, another for him.

Unfortunately that's just how some people think, not just here either, but in life in general.
Rules for thee not for me - do as I say, not as I do - the pot calling the kettle black. These all come to mind when I think about a lot of people, so many hypocrites now-a-days.

I see lots of hypocrisy on here especially when it comes to cheating or body count. I see people who hate the dreaded three letter tag (I'm also one who can't stand it btw), but who love games where the MC cheats left and right. I personally don't like a cheating MC, I much prefer romance/harem games that involve no cheating at all from either side. Then when it comes to body count, I see people complaining when the LI's aren't virgins, or at the very least they don't want them to have a history of casual sex. Meanwhile the MC in the game they're playing is a slut who is fucking dozens of women.

I've seen this quite a few times, and at this point I'm used to it, I just accept the fact that some people are self centered and want everything catered to themselves. I'm saying this all generally, I don't even care about the tattoos or Skylar leaving out of nowhere discussion anymore, it's not worth my time to keep discussing that one.

 

[Wizard_Shiryuu]

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There is definitely "something" going on with additional time travels over shorter amounts of times, maybe a month or so instead of 20 years. We also had a scene where someone was reacting to the MC as if he had met that person not so long ago, but the MC hadn't yet.

Edit: One would also think that a change like that on an important LI will end up having an important meaning in the story at some point. I would think that a developer wouldn't do that just for the heck of it, but because it will serve as some hook for a plot point in whatever way.

For the first one I don't remember that, but that sounds interesting.

And the shit ninja, we don't talk about the shit ninja enough

The moon tattoo for sure is going to have some meaning, the sleeves... But they have to have a purpose. It's a Chekhov's gun.

 

[Takkatakka]

For the first one I don't remember that, but that sounds interesting.

And the shit ninja, we don't talk about the shit ninja enough

The moon tattoo for sure is going to have some meaning, the sleeves... But they have to have a purpose. It's a Chekhov's gun.

Not sure, if it was the only instance, but that is one of the cases I found:

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So it seems like there was an alternate version of the MC doing...something?

Also the ninja:



Like...that might very well be a time traveling Darci. I think the body seems to fit (flat chested, very slender, relatively small) and who else do we know so far that can do these kinds of moves?

As far as Skylar is considered: Maybe the guy from the original posting still gets his will and we might get a Skylar without the sleeves, signaling that there is something off or going on. She was so out if sorts...maybe that was a Skylar from like a year in the future in which the MC died and she is now trying to save him or something?! Who knows...everything is possible with time travel.

 

[Dessolos]

As for her lying to the MC. If you're going to dislike her for that then you have to also dislike the MC, who has actively lied to multiple people. Any other opinion is hypocritical. One set of rules for her, another for him.

100% this sometimes it gets annoying when people only see fault in the LI especially when the MC is no better or there are elements to a story that make it so there might be a valid reason but people are too quick to judge. ( Not just talking about this game but generally ) Nothing we can do about it that's never going to change sadly.

 

[PaxHadrian17]

One theory is that this is not our Skylar, but a future Skylar who came back, because making those big tattoos in the time she was missing is pretty tight. And a sentence she says of having the MC inside again.

I agree with that possibility - which goes back to my final comment:

Let's let Jestur tell his story and see what happens down the road.

A story including time travel will have some Ripples (had to pun that!! ) that are unexpected.

This might just be the most obvious one at this stage of the story.

Cheers!!

 

[Dessolos]

I know there is a 99% chance it wont ever happen but I was thinking. If the timeline gets really fucked up in a future update and we have to fix it how great it be if this dev brought in some characters for other games. Instead of it being a brief cameo be more like an cameo character or 2 that keeps showing up once in awhile in the story not all the time but just once in awhile until it gets fixed.

 

[Takkatakka]

I know there is a 99% chance it wont ever happen but I was thinking. If the timeline gets really fucked up in a future update and we have to fix it how great it be if this dev brought in some characters for other games. Instead of it being a brief cameo be more like an cameo character or 2 that keeps showing up once in awhile in the story not all the time but just once in awhile until it gets fixed.

I don't know...in a way it is a neat idea, but with a lot of strings attached. The original developer would have to give his okay and the character can't look to different in style to what is already in the game to not make it too jarring.

 

[Dessolos]

I don't know...in a way it is a neat idea, but with a lot of strings attached. The original developer would have to give his okay and the character can't look to different in style to what is already in the game to not make it too jarring.

I agree which is why I doubt it will ever happen but the idea came to me so figure be fun to share it.