[Aiwethryne]

Feeeed on the otoge addiction~~ Are you typing from a phone, or an actual computer? My dad said that I also would not sleep unless he was rocking me for endless amounts of time.


My editors never tell me anything. Their organization seems to fall apart when my art director and her compulsive organizational skills aren't sorting things out. I went to a meeting twice this week, when there was no one to meet with. Just dropped off an illustration on Monday, and sat in front of the room on Wednesday because everyone was out of town or whatever. Found out that Wednesday that they had a meeting on Tuesday, when one of my editors even asked me if I would be at the meeting on Wednesday. Even the people who actually use Facebook aren't all that in the loop.

[Vixey]

Ah, hello all! I brought donuts to share! Since we're standing around the watercooler and all I thought I should bring snacks. :3

With the forum redesign, I've been inspired to explore the threads a lot more and join more discussions and activities.

I'm very new to otome, only learned the word and discovered the genre about a month ago but I quickly became obsessed. I played through several pc games, and I don't know if they're just as long as the stories on the mobile games, but the mobile games feel longer and therefore I feel more immersed since I can only play a little each day. My obsession is probably becoming unhealthy but whatever, we're probably all in the same boat here!

I really like to play as if it really is me, and when I talk about my recent progression in the stories, I talk as if about my own recent experience rather than it being about the MC and the guys. At my office, I sometimes talk about the latest romantic developments in my (otome) life and complain about having to juggle a husband, three boyfriends, and fiance. xD And it is hilarious to see people's expressions when I mention my recent kidnapping or whatnot.

TL;DR these games are my actual love life right now and that would probably be sad if I wasn't enjoying it so damn much! >:3

p.s. one of my male coworkers totally gets jealous when I talk about all the fake men in my life, hahaha

[Aiwethryne]

I don't want to stuff the cafe chat more. *pastes*

On the old board, the fanfic section rules said to use hide tags around mature fan stuff, so if it can be like that there, I find it justifiable to do the same elsewhere on the boards. Anything that can be seen as unpalatable or *not for minors* can simply be nested away between the spoiler and hide until the gutsy other decides s/he is mature enough to accept it. It's a choice. Furthermore, the site now has an age indicator. If KC wants, perhaps she can create a partition for solely mature discussions. Can't stop the people who will lie about their age, though~

And LOLOLOL All the fictional men in our lives fulfill us~~ I wish I could admit to everyone I know that I'm such a man-eater... in otome games. I need to try that once, but I fear people would take it all wrong and seriously. XDD

Earlier, I went to Bass Pro Shop and played on the electronic rifles for a while. My lazy eye makes things so difficult to focus on a target. I found a while back that I can only shoot arrows with my left hand and hold a barrel on my left shoulder if I wish to hit the targets. I still feel so deluded for not realizing for ALL MY LIFE that my father owned a gun, when we had been frequenting places like that all the time, played shooting games, and so forth.

[sosynful]

Sorry I wasn't on yesterday. Baby was particularly fussy. I'm usually on my laptop and was when I posted the previous post. Currently I'm on mobile because, well, it's eight in the morning and I don't feel like getting up yet.

My father also owned a gun but we never saw it. He grew up on a farm and lived in the country. Frankly, I'd be more surprised if he didn't own a gun.

I myself have managed to get two other friends of mine to play the same games as myself. Whenever we get together we talk about the stories and what's happening. We all try to choose different guys, but I'm always switching characters when I get to a checkpoint I can't yet pass.

[naggyabby]

Salut ma hotties!
Ugh, my stomach hurts so bad... I have a love/hate relationship w/ trail mix 
At least I convinced someone to go biking with me so I won't have to work out alone! After that I'm going to the mall to buy myself some new sneakers and a gift for my friend's bday! And I'll be driving myself I really hate driving, so scary...
But... once I'm done I can return home and play Koichi's another route on In Your Arms Tonight! Idk how I feel about Koichi, part of me wants to scoop out his eyeballs and feed them to him like grapes lol, and another part of me can't help but feel heartbroken by his cheating booty and personally I don't think he is that good-looking in the first place and his personality is crap, so why am I so intrigued by him?! Ya feel me?

[Aiwethryne]

I wanted to play Koichi after I first played the prologue because I liked the idea of him actually being a caring, misunderstood dude. But his behavior is harder to accept in some ways because most of us live in cultures past the formerly accepted social norm of mistresses or concubines for position.

Since the route splits revolved around who put the MC to sleep or whatever, it creeped me out more that someone random would enter their house. But I was more put off by how Koichi looks almost exactly like Goto in MSB and boss dude whose name I've forgotten looked very similar to Daichi Katsuragi also from MSB. Sad thing about the same face syndrome for artists.

I tried to get one friend to play otome games, but she doesn't like reading... Failed before it began.

[Sakuragawa]

  Back at the library.  (My mom)Called the company and they said they were coming on Wednesday/water day. Hope it's actually true this time. I feel so empty and listless when I can't go online.  Played some of Winter Wolves' demos since I could play them offline. I'm considering on getting some of their games the next time they have a sale.

[sosynful]

Not having the internet is the worst. Thankfully I have 5gb of data to use each month if im not home.

Had such a rough day today. My son threw up on me and when I asked my hubby for help he was too busy playing a game. Needless to say I snapped at him and we got into a huge fight. We've been fighting a lot lately but we usually talk things over after we've calmed down. Motherhood is hard. I thought I'd have an advantage having three brothers that are  lot younger than me. (The youngest just turned 6 and I'm 27 tomorrow). Baby has been screaming a lot the past few days. He's also incredibly clingy. Cries if I put him down even for a minute.

[Aiwethryne]

Awww~~ These will be challenging times, I'm sure. Raising children is always the type of thing that tests relationships, so you can do it!

I am the type of person who would rather adopt and have foster children. As touching or unavoidable as it could be to bring a new life into this world via me, I just don't see myself doing things in that fashion.


I've really got to text my editors sometime. Lately, every time I come to the meeting room, no one is here. I could be drawing right now, sillies. Best yet would be to have a room key so that I could turn on the computer use the drawing tablets that I really want to disinfect and actually work on assignments.


...SUCCESS! The editor in chief came and I could finally ask what's up. Buuut. No one else is here, so I guess I need to go back home after spying on what articles/illustrations are being budgeted. Oh, yay. A copy editor arrived, as well. Reading a lame-o essay about World of Warcraft to weight loss.

But I don't want to go home, yet. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BROKEN. I have been sweating just sitting in front of the computer with hot hair blowing at me from the electric fan.

[Sakuragawa]

  SUCCESS!
Finally got internet again! 

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Don't give up! My mom told me that when I was a baby, I always wanted to be held too. And it was exhausting for her.
Where do you try to put him down? Maybe he would let you put him down if you put him somewhere more comfortable. Try propping him up? Since it may feel uncomfortable to lie down flat(like in a crib).
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Preview post doesn't seem to be working, or is it just me? Or do I need to wait longer?

[Aiwethryne]

Working fine for me. Are you pressing from the quick reply or the main reply window? Quick causes it to go to the reply window but does not show. But I have mine set to WYSIWYG in my preferences, so I see it all regardless.

My dad told me I never cried as a baby, even after I was born. I guess I make up for that by being incapable of not crying over silly things now.

[Sakuragawa]

What does "WYSIWYG" do? I checked the box, but I still don't see previews.
It says "Fetching preview..." but it doesn't load.  I press reply at the bottom of the page, and modify next to my posts.

[kokoro-cafe]

from what I understand it should just appear in the text editor not the preview

[Aiwethryne]

WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get. I had to Google that myself when I saw it as an option after the forum moved. Just too lazy to type the whole thing~

[Vixey]

I wish these games didn't end. I'm nearing the last chapter in the otome game that's become my favorite, and it's stressing me out. I just want them to go on forever! I want to date these guys forever!! Good thing I made a list of all the other otomes I want to play, so I'll have stuff to fill the void. But I really just want to wake up and find that one of these guys are real. Okay but maybe that would be too Ruby Sparks-esque.

There is a new guy at work I have a crush on, and one of my friends said that I should take what I've learned in my otome dating life and apply it to real life. Yeah right, if anything these games have taught me that if I just continue my days normally, handsome rich men will just suddenly burst into my life trying to win my heart! It's even worse than what romantic movies do to us, haha.