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It's certainly possible to do that with your legs but it's beyond me. ultrafilter posted:Her doing that pose in work pants is much more unbelievable than her doing it at all. Yeah, probably worth noting virtually everyone in that image search above is doing it in a skirt.
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Oh wow, I have this game and played it through once ages ago. It's certainly..a thing.
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So, before we leave the theater to pass out flyers, we're going to talk to Plum and Anri. We'll head to the bar to see Plum first.  [ Shinjiro ] Oh, sure. What do you need?  Ooo, a new angle. Even the fridge is steam-powered. I'm...not quite sure how that works.  [ Plum ] I need you to watch the pot while I take care of some other things.  [ Plum ] Owww! I burnt my hand on the pot!  [ Shinjiro ] Oh no! In that case...  The ice one is obviously correct, but so is this one, oddly enough. (Protip: don't actually dunk a burn/scald injury in some ice. The ice can further injure your skin. It's best just to use cold running water.)  [ Shinjiro ] Touch your earlobe!  [ Plum ] What? Earlobe? Why?  [ Shinjiro ] Well in Japan, if you touch something hot, you have to touch your earlobe.  [ Plum ] Really? I've never heard of that. It's weird, but...I guess I can try it.  [ Shinjiro ] Ah! That's...my...earlobe.   [ Shinjiro ] Plum, you're supposed to touch...your own...earlobe. But why, when this is so much more fun?   [ Plum ] Sorry Tiger, I don't really need your help anymore. [ Shinjiro ] Okay. Well if you need anything, just come find me. [ Plum ] Thanks. See ya later! Okay, time to head across to the gift shop.  Well, she's as cheerful as ever. [ Shinjiro ] Huh? I just came to-  [ Anri ] Oh yeah! We've started carrying photos of the Star Division members! And if you really insist, I'll even sell them to you.  [ Shinjiro ] Really? How nice of you. In that case...  So now we can buy bromides from Anri. If I'm remembering correctly, she'll only let you buy one per chapter. [ Shinjiro ] Umm...can I get some photos? [ Anri ] Do you really want it? ...Alright, I'll make an exception this one time.  We start out with only three photos available. We'll go with Ratchet's bromide this time.  The bromide costs 50 cents of the money that Shinji presumably has but that we never actually see. Is Sunnyside paying him? The Japanese Imperial Navy? Who knows! We'll talk to Anri now.   [ Anri ] Well, no. My dad is, but I was born and raised here in America. My parents run a sushi shop in Seattle. [ Shinjiro ] A sushi restaurant, huh? That's pretty cool. So you must really like sushi, then.   [ Anri ] What I really like is gari, the little pink pieces of ginger served alongside sushi. Just...just by itself? Just pickled ginger without any rice or anything? [ Shinjiro ] G-gari?   [ Shinjiro ] Ginger sure is healthy!   [ Anri ] Heh. I guess you're not totally worthless after all. Hey! [ Shinjiro ] Did...did you think I was? Rude. Okay, that's all we can do here so let's go.  We're heading to the Village.  We haven't checked out the grocery store yet.  [ Shinjiro ] This street looks pretty busy. I'll hand out some flyers.  [ Gemini ] Hey there! Would you folks like to try some tasty bread? [ Shinjiro ] Oh, there's Gemini. I wonder what she's up to. Shilling bread, apparently. As if anyone actually needs to be convinced that bread = good.   [ Gemini ] I just came to buy some soap and Maggie roped me into this! [ Shinjiro ] Oh, you're helping with her shop? Well, I don't mind helping out.  [ Boy ] Hi. Can I get a cup of baked beans? A child suddenly appears. [ Shinjiro ] Hey, a customer! Gemni, what exactly is 'baked beans'?  Also something sweet like brown sugar or molasses (or both), diced onion, and some spices like garlic, mustard, paprika, and chili powder. Maybe bourbon if you're really feeling it. [ Gemini ] Take one of the cups there and fill it about 4/5ths of the way, would you? [ Shinjiro ] 4/5ths? Okay...  Another analog lips. We want slightly above the 75% mark. [ Shinjiro ] Maybe this much? Here you go. [ Boy ] Hehe. Nice, thanks. Bye bye!   [ Maggie ] I'm back! Oh, you decided to help too, Shin? Thank you both.  [ Gemini ] Don't mention it! It was pretty fun, actually.  [ Shinjiro ] Okay, bye. Hmm, where to go now? Maybe there's still people at the library.  *footsteps* [ Shinjiro ] Oh, good evening Subaru.   ...Okay, so we're doing this now.  [ Subaru ] This way. Follow me.  [ Shinjiro ] Wahyah?! What's going on?  [ Woman 1 ] Kyaah! Subaru! Subaru, look! [ Subaru ] drat, they found me. Not good! We gotta find a place to hide. [ Shinjiro ] O-okay!   [ Subaru ] I think they're still looking for me, so be quiet. And no fast movements! [ Shinjiro ] (Gotta go slow...)  We want to be between 10% and 25%  [ Shinjiro ] (This is as slow as I can possibly go...)  [ Woman 1 ] Huh? Where'd Subaru go?  [ Woman 2 ] Maybe it wasn't her. I guess I'll go look somewhere else. I don't know if gendered pronouns are in the original game, but I like to go with the headcanon that other people use whatever gender that they assume Subaru to be.  [ Shinjiro ] Okay. [ Subaru ] I think we'll be safe for now.  [ Subaru ] See you later. Subaru walks away. [ Shinjiro ] Wow, is Subaru really that popular? I had no idea. Well, guess I better get back to handing out flyers. Since we're right there, let's go across to Cafe Samba. [ Shinjiro ] There are a bunch of people around here. I'll ask some shop owners to take our flyers. *footsteps*  I'm not sure if Sagiitta saw Shinji and is talking to him, or if she just walked past him and is talking to the head waiter. *crash*  [ Man 1 ] Yo, you stained my threads, bro. Best be more careful!  [ Man 2 ] I said I was sorry.  [ Man 1 ] Sorry ain't gonna cut it! You owe me $500 for dry-cleaning. Pay up, one way or another... In the late 1920s there was actually a dry cleaning price war going on, with prices at $1.00 a garment (or less.) Even getting a dry cleaning and a press for a suit should have been less than $2.00. Also, another reminder that $500 in 1920s money would equal about $7,500 today.  [ Man 2 ] Ahhh! [ Shinjiro ] This isn't good!  Be the adult that you need, Shinji. [ Shinjiro ] Hey you! Knock it off! We're all people here, let's just talk about it.    [ Man 1 ] Lawyer, huh? Well you ain't seen the last of me! Of course we haven't; there's only a limited number of "generic male thug" portraits in this game, after all. *footsteps*  [ Man 2 ] Thank you so much! You really saved me there...   [ Sagiitta ] Okay, kid. I gotta get ready for my client. And you should get back to work! [ Shinjiro ] Okay. Goodbye, Sagiitta.  We're heading to Midtown next and- Hey! Who's this outside the hotel?  [ Shinjiro ] Subaru! What are you doing here?  [ Shinjiro ] Huh? Do you live here or something? *footsteps*  [ Concierge ] Welcome back, Ms. Kujou. Do you have a preference for dinner tonight?  [ Shinjiro ] Wow, you're a regular here, huh? [ Concierge ] Ms. Kujou occupies our finest royal suite on the top floor. Of course Subaru does. God forbid any of these people be loving normal.  [ Shinjiro ] R-royal suite?! [ Concierge ] Very well, Ms. Kujou. I will bring you two cups of tea shortly.  [ Subaru ] One cup is fine. My friend here was just leaving. Weren't you, Shinjiro? [ Shinjiro ] Well...  We could choose this. There's no affection change, and Subaru reluctantly drags Shinji up to the door of their suite. They try to get Shinji to leave again and if you pick the right choice, Subaru declares Shinjiro to be weird but seems happy about it and you get the affection point you missed here. That right choice is offering to give Subaru a massage when they say they are tired, to which Subaru replies that they have a professional masseuse. But let's avoid that and avoid annoying Subaru in the first place by actually picking up on the context clues of the conversation. There will be plenty of times to be a pushy, oblivious idiot when we're actually in Subaru's spotlight chapter. [ Shinjiro ] Yeah, I need to get going. I have to prepare for our next show.   *footsteps* [ Shinjiro ] Subaru's gone. I think I should head out now. We'll head over to 5th Avenue next. [ Shinjiro ] This is a pretty good place. There are tons of people around. *footsteps*   [ Shinjiro ] What kind of reaction is that? A rude one. [ Plum ] I was just giving Anri a tour of 5th Avenue. We just got done with dinner. Oh, no, we're interrupting their date.   [ Plum ] Since we work at the theater, we should really know about all the hip New York hangouts.  [ Plum ] Don't be so mean, Anri! You'll hurt his feelings! [ Shinjiro ] Umm...  Yes, yes you do. [ Shinjiro ] It's okay. I'm used to it. Please show Anri a good time. [ Plum ] Oh, Tiger, you're such a sweetheart.  [ Plum ] Okay, okay. Take it easy, Tiger. [ Shinjiro ] Thanks. See you guys later. *footsteps* [ Shinjiro ] Alright, I should get going.  It's 7pm. We can return to the theater now to be on time, but we're going to visit one more place instead. It's down the street between the apartments and the hotel.    We're visiting Kayama. [ Shinjiro ] I'm handing out flyers for our show. Would you mind if I put some in here?  [ Kayama ] No problem! Give me however many you want, I'll get rid of them all!  [ Kayama ] Anything else I can help with? Feel free to ask anytime! [ Shinjiro ] Well...  Kayama is also a provider of bromides, but they're different from the ones at the theater. [ Shinjiro ] Well...Kayama, would you please sell me some bromides?  [ Kayama ] Oh, you'll buy this one? [ Kayama ] Alright then...do you want a bromide from the Imperial Assault Force or Chat Noir? We'll do the Imperial Assault Force, since the characters are probably more familiar to most of you. (Chat Noir are the Paris girls from Sakura Wars 3.) [ Shinjiro ] Well, then can I see some of the Imperial Assault Force bromides? [ Kayama ] Ookei, chotto matte kure... [ Kayama ] Pick one, just one, out of all these.  The bromides for the Imperial Assault Force include the original six girls as well as the two new additions from Sakura Wars 2. There are an additional six bromides in the Chat Noir group. It's impossible to get all of Kayama's bromides in a single playthrough because he has the same one at a time limitations as Anri does. We'll get the original six first, and we'll start with our girl, Maria. [ Kayama ] She's second to none in a male role. Maria!  Of course Shinji wants a picture of his aunt...if you accept the old LP as this LP's canon history. [ Kayama ] The male role beauty, Maria Tachibana. Invincible on both the stage and battlefield. Alright! It's a special deal! 50 cents! Good pick Shinjiro! We can also talk to Kayama.   [ Shinjiro ] Well...I'm not an official member yet. Some error in management or something.  [ Kayama ] Is that right? So are you looking for work?   [ Shinjiro ] But...they're just dolls! I can't buy food with that! ...It's the thought that counts? [ Shinjiro ] Besides, I'm just gonna do my best to become a real member of the Star Division. [ Kayama ] I see...then I won't stand in your way! Good luck, my boy. Kayama is a nice person. Okay, we're done here. [ Shinjiro ] I think I need to get back to work now, Kayama.  *clock bell chime* [ Shinjiro ] Oh, geez! I have to get back to the Green Room by 7 o'clock! [ Shinjiro ] Gemini's probably already waiting for me. I need to hurry!  Free Time ends, and Shinji automatically runs back to the theater. Next time on Sakura Wars: Fun with Steam!
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Jun 18, 2020 02:32
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What the gently caress he sells bromides?!
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Jun 18, 2020 02:39
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Plum only has two finger joints and I can't unsee it
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Jun 18, 2020 02:44
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Drawing fingers in perspective is hard
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Jun 18, 2020 05:11
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Absorption refrigerators could work from a steam source!
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Jun 18, 2020 05:58
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Maria  Still not sure who to vote for though. Subaru seems rad and interesting but Rachet seems like an actual normal human adult woman who has her poo poo together, so that might be nice for a change.
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So, things have happened, as you've probably(?) seen on the forums by now. Today's update will be postponed by a few days while I decide what to do/wait to see what happens with SA. I may end up moving this LP to the Let's Play forums on Broken Forum. I've done LP's over there before, and it's a good community. I've got all the text of the updates saved; it's merely a matter of uploading my screenshots to imgur and changing the links so it should be a fairly painless process. If I do decide to move, everyone is more that welcome to follow me, and I'll post a link to the new thread in here before I close it out.
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https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/1280501831219638273?s=20 Happy 15th
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I remember reading about this in Nintendo Power before it died and being very interested. And, so far, the game has delivered! I understand if you've moved the LP to another site, kethryveris, but I was still hoping to follow it wherever it went. Gotta know what sort of fun with steam has happened!
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Aug 12, 2020 06:07
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Sorry for the long hiatus; updates should resume tomorrow.
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 Shinji automatically heads to the Green Room.  [ Gemini ] Nah, I just got here, myself. So how'd it go? You hand out lots of flyers?  [ Shinjiro ] Of course! I handed out every single one of them! It still counts if half of those all went to one person, right?  [ Gemini ] Our final task before the show is to get the auditorium nice and clean. They head to the stage.  *beep* [ Shinjiro ] Huh? That's strange. The lights won't turn on. Are they all blown out? *beep* *beep*  *footsteps* *clunk* *clunk* *clunk* *footsteps*   [ Gemini ] Let's head to the rooftop. The room that controls all the theater lighting is up there. This should end well.   *beep*  *lots of random beeping and clanking sounds* [ Shinjiro ] Um, Gemini? Do you really know what you're doing?  [ Shinjiro ] What? You've only WATCHED her do it?! I don't think that's a good sign... Help, we need an adult.  [ Shinjiro ] Smoking?!  Steam starts venting out of all the machines, and then... *BANG*     Does this mean we're gonna get yelled at again?   [ Gemini ] I'm really sorry...  [ Ratchet ] Well, it's almost time to open the theater. It looks like we'll have to cancel tonight's show.   [ Gemini ] Someone better? N-no! If you fire me, I won't have anywhere else to go!  [ Shinjiro ] Just hold on a second!   [ Shinjiro ] I'll deal with this problem! You can't just decide to cancel the show that easy! Yeah! We didn't take advantage of Kayama's good nature by foisting all those show flyers off on him for nothing!   [ Subaru ] Well well, that was an unexpected response. You really want to stick your nose in this? [ Gemini ] Shiny, are you doing all this for me? Thank you...  Sagiitta remains unimpressed. [ Shinjiro ] Well...maybe not. But if we all work together, I'm sure we can come up with something!  [ Subaru ] We have a number of spare steam tanks around here. Maybe we can use them to power the lights. Of course, using that much energy at once means it will run out fairly quickly. [ Shinjiro ] So then...that's not really a solution, is it?  [ Shinjiro ] Ah, I see! So they just need to last long enough to get the power back on. That makes sense. [ Gemini ] But...who's gonna fix the electricity? Not you.  [ Shinjiro ] Huh? M-me?!  [ Gemini ] I'm beggin' ya, Shiny! you know how bad I am with machines! They gotta put on the show! [ Shinjiro ] Alright...I've got to do this and prove I'm a real man! [ Ratchet ] Good! Then let's get ready to put on the show as planned. Everyone, get to it! [ Shinjiro ] Okay!   [ Shinjiro ] Subaru... Take the drat compliment.   [ Ratchet ] Ichiro Ogami chose him. He must have something nobody else has. That's what I think, anyway...  [ Ratchet ] Not experience, or wisdom, or prowess in battle...it must be something more than all that.    [ Subaru ] Shall we begin then, Shinjiro? Look at the two levers in front of you, and hold them firmly. [ Shinjiro ] The two levers...? Oh, you mean these? [ Subaru ] I'll time it. Follow my directions and pull them when I tell you to. Okay? Three...two...one...  We now get the last version of LIPS - Stick LIPS. Basically, you have to move the two analog sticks according to the arrows that show up in each circle. The gauge in the middle fills up as you do it, and it ends either when you fill it all the way or the timer runs out.      [ Gemini ] Way to go, Shiny! It started moving!   [ Subaru ] I've written down the procedure for restoring the system. Simply follow my instructions. [ Shinjiro ] Okay, we'll do our best! [ Gemini ] Thanks, Subaru! I really don't know what to say...  *footsteps*  *BZZZZZZZZT*  [ Gemini ] Ah, that sound...? [ Shinjiro ] Oh, the show is starting soon!  [ Gemini ] We have to fix the electricity right now! Okay, according to Subaru's instructions... First, unscrew the screws and remove the face panel. [ Shinjiro ] Face panel? Oh, does she mean this plate? Okay then...  [ Shinjiro ] Alright, it's off!  [ Gemini ] That's really impressive! I had no idea you were so dextrous!  [ Gemini ] Okay...now, replace the damaged circuits and pipes with new ones, then replace the panel. [ Shinjiro ] Replace the damaged parts with new ones, then replace the panel...I'd better be careful.    Thank goodness for Gemini. At least one person is consistently cheering Shinji on throughout this entire "poo poo on the protagonist" arc. [ Shinjiro ] So now we cut off the supply from the reserve tank... *clunk* [ Shinjiro ] Alright, the steam has stopped. Now, turn on the main power! *beep*    [ Woman ] Is this some kind of special effect?  [ Shinjiro ] What's going on?! I'm sure I hit the right switch for the main power! [ Gemini ] Ohh poop! I forgot to flip the circuit breaker when we were cleaning the theater! ... ...... Urge to kill...rising...  [ Gemini ] Whatta we do?! The breaker's all the way at the back of the stage! We won't make it in time! [ Shinjiro ] Don't give up! Let's just try to fix it before the audience gets suspicious! [ Shinjiro ] We can do it! Let's just race down there as fast as we can! Ready?!  Another LIPS. For this one, you have to move both analog sticks up and down as fast as you can before the time runs out.  Nailed it! ...You don't want to know the ridiculous way I end up holding the controller to do these things. [ Shinjiro ] We made it! Gemini, where's the circuit breaker?  Just imagine how much faster he could have been if he'd had a piece of toast. [ Gemini ] The circuit breaker is over there on the wall. It's really heavy, so you gotta push hard. [ Shinjiro ] This thing here? Okay...  Jab the stick up all the way.  [ Shinjiro ] Here we go!  [ Shinjiro ] Dyaaah! Up we go!   [ Gemini ] Alright! Good job, Shiny! All the lights came back on! [ Shinjiro ] Good job, Gemini! Now the show will be a huge success! [ Gemini ] Ehehehe...well, you helped a little. Without you there by my side, I woulda been fired for sure! [ Shinjiro ] You do realize this was entirely your fault, don't you?  [ Shinjiro ] Of course, they have no idea how hard we worked to make the show a success. [ Gemini ] Oh, that's okay. We didn't do it for ourselves.  [ Shinjiro ] Yeah...you're right.  Next time on Sakura Wars: Maybe Gemini will manage not to blow anything up.
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kethryveris posted:Thank goodness for Gemini. At least one person is consistently cheering Shinji on throughout this entire "poo poo on the protagonist" arc. Ratchet: I can see why he was given this job. Because he's terrible at everything, but I'm sure he's good for something! Gemini: Oh wow you're so good at screwing things!
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Gotta say, this feels like a rather cheap way to make your poster girl look like the best option out of the potential love interests. That doesn't mean Gemini isn't my current favorite, mind you. Also, glad to see you back, Kethryveris!
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Oct 16, 2020 17:55
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INTENSE ELECTRIC REPAIR ACTION
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Sorry to suddenly disappear again. I’ve been having to cover 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd shift at work (not on the same days, but still bouncing around between them all in the same week) and I haven’t had the energy to work on this. We’re getting a new person trained for 3rd so hopefully in a couple weeks I’ll be able to start posting again.
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Dang, that's rough. Hope it eases up for you soon.
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kethryveris posted:Sorry to suddenly disappear again. I’ve been having to cover 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd shift at work (not on the same days, but still bouncing around between them all in the same week) and I haven’t had the energy to work on this. We’re getting a new person trained for 3rd so hopefully in a couple weeks I’ll be able to start posting again.
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