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On the Creation of Niggers (1912)
by H. P. Lovecraft

When, long ago, the gods created Earth
In Jove's fair image Man was shaped at birth.
The beasts for lesser parts were next designed;
Yet were they too remote from humankind.
To fill the gap, and join the rest to Man,
Th'Olympian host conceiv'd a clever plan.
A beast they wrought, in semi-human figure,
Filled it with vice, and called the thing a Nigger.

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>>35236758
There is a scene shortly before the final stretch of the story (it takes place in the afternoon) where Miyao and someone else are discussing how inexperienced gauntlets are being sent to the front lines, and how they are a liability, are more impulsive and willing to risk their lives to increase their rank, don't know about the rules of the order and would probably report its existence to the superiors if they were invited to join.

During this scene, random silhuettes representing these nameless newbies appear. They seem to be made from parts of other sprites and obscured to look like shadows of random people. The one in the middle looks EXACTLY like Bernkastel's OG sprite from Umineko. Same dress and head shape (which appears to be a mix of Vier's head with Gannet's body).

It could be a coincidence, but it's just so suspicious. Anyone can tell at a first glance that this person looks like Bernkastel. Ryuukishi couldn't have done this accidentally by toying around with sprite parts, it's impossible not to notice the resemblance. So it has to be on purpose.

There is also a scene after the credits where Jestress is flying over the sea (an actual sea) chasing a gauntlet knight. She implies that she's done ALL this shit just to get a chance to find this person and won't let her get away this time. The narration remarks how this "lone gauntlet knight" is escaping from Jestress' pursuit, "determined not to let her even step on her shadow".

So the literal Lambda expy is obsessed with "someone" and will chase her to the ends of the Earth). She has been "drinking the blood of billions" for this chance. And the narration strangely and unnecessarily remarks that this LONE gauntlet knight (Bern was characterized as someone who likes being alone and has no friends) won't let the pursuer step on her shadow. What a coincidence, he's using the same metaphor that was used in EP8 to describe Bern's afterimages. The whole "Bern's shadow" thing and comparing her to a "reflection of the moon on the water" happened a lot in Umineko. And where is this chase taking place? In the middle of the sea, at night. Too many coincidences. Not only does it fit with the moon metaphors during the Bern vs Battler scene, it's actually very fitting that the two characters who represent the Umineko voyagers are in the middle of the ocean, where Umineko technically takes place.

Seriously, read the scene where Battler punches Bern and the chase scene at the end of Ciconia. The metaphors are the same. There is also a scene after that where Seshat wakes someone up in the underground lab and says she needs this person "to call those two back here". Does she mean... THOSE two?

Strangely enough, a lot of people (I've counted more than 10 so far) miss out on these connections because they assume that Jestress is chasing Koshka. Not only that, they seem to believe this was heavily implied in that scene. Which is baffling because at no point is this implied at all, so I don't know HOW so many readers are reaching this conclusion. How the hell do they even come up with this? There is absolutely nothing to indicate that this person is Koshka. Where is this coming from? I really don't get it.

Sure, there is a scene right before the Jestress one where Koshka is lying on the ground having killed some officials and being arrested, while she says that she's finally getting a new body in the new world or whatever. But this is a random scene that has no connection with the other after credits scenes, they are ALL random and disconnected from each other. And during the main story we see that Koshka and Miyao are talking face to face in the same battlefield (which I assume is the glass sea, since they are fighting the COU) before Koshka heads out to go apeshit and turn on her superiors. This is taking place in the middle of a massive sea of glass, while the Jestress is flying over an actual sea. Koshka couldn't have possibly gone to the other side of the planet in order to appear in this scene.

And I still don't get why they think it's Koshka and not literally any other character in the cast, since the scene itself doesn't hint at anyone in the cast other than vague references to Bernkastel and metaphors associated with her.

TL;DR: It might not be literally Bern, but the coincidences are unreal and have to be intentional.

>>33361860
Say your prayers.

I guess I'll ask this here because some of you might have bought Umineko or Higurashi on Steam. Meaning you have Steam accounts.

Have you ever used the Steam Workshop to download mods for a game? I need to know how it works before I waste my money. How do the mods work? Basically, I want to download the Workshop mods for a game, but I don't want to buy the game. Or rather, I don't want the Steam version of the game, so I pirated it to be free of DRM bullshit. If I buy the actual game on Steam, can I use it to get the mods and then use those mods on my pirated copy? Or are they somehow stuck on the shitty Steam copy?

Thank you and sorry for the off-topic. I just need to know how this shit works before I waste my money,

>>23888448
Not really. But I don't care about prose as much as other people (looking at you R*nall you insufferable killjoy).

I mean, I love it when the prose is good/beautiful, which happens once in a while in most VNs and quite often in "real" literature. I appreciate it a lot. But I seriously don't care if the prose is nothing special as long as the characters, story and dialog are good.

I don't care too much about the actual plots themselves either (as opposed to the story built around that plot). It's nice if the plot is complex and interesting to think about, but it's far from a big deal to me and certainly not enough to make me like a book. The story is way more important to me than the actual events that take place or the lore/mechanics of the universe.

So yeah, I appreciate good prose when it's there and it certainly improves a book, but it's not really an important element to me. I read stories to learn about interesting worlds, experience good stories, meet likeable characters and feel emotions, not to compliment the author on his excellent use of language.

It may have to do with the fact that I have slight aphantasia or something. Which is apparently very common? I'm not sure. I have a great imagination, daydream a lot, come up with tons of stories and can reproduce music in my head with 100% accuracy. But I can't see vivid images in my mind's eye for shit. Only if I'm dreaming, never consciously.

If I try to imagine my grandma's face, I see it in my mind's eye but very faintly and only lasts for a split second. I have to constantly recreate the image over and over again, but it always lasts a split second and I can't focus on any details. I'm literally seeing her face exactly as it is IRL, nothing is missing, but I can't really tell if her nose is big or small or make out any details, even though I'm literally seeing all those details clearly in my head for that split second. It just gets tiring to try and keep the image from vanishing. It happens with every object, not just faces. I can picture this >>23888258 Jessica sprite in my head, with all the details and color, but I can't really "see" it as an image. It just keeps flickering and I can't focus on the details, so I couldn't tell you what color her tie is or how long her ponytail is, even though I'm literally seeing all of it in my head as a picture for that split second.

Does anyone else have this? Do you also suck at drawing? Do you also find it easier to imagine objects/images with your eyes open? I really struggle to even get a flickering image with my eyes closed, it's like the darkness shuts down my mind's eye and makes it impossible to visualize anything. I have a much easier time imagining visuals when my eyes are already receiving visual information, so I just stare into space when I want to imagine someone's face or some piece of art I remember.

This why I don't really enjoy authors like Tolkien, who spend pages and pages describing the environment, the contents of a room or a character's clothes and facial features. By the time he's done describing the shape of the leaves on a tree, I have already forgotten all the other shit like the color of the mushrooms or whatever. Not really forgotten, but more like... I just can't construct a clear mental picture of the scenery/character in my head, because it keeps flickering and by the time I'm adding the fourth element, the first has already disappeared.

I really dislike prose-heavy writers who are ALSO big on description. It just confuses and bores me because I can never picture what the author is trying to describe in so much detail. I prefer vague descriptions that give you the key parts and let you imagine the rest as you wish.

I want Rethabile's kingdom to be overthrown and their princess paraded around naked by the winning country before her inevitable public execution! She is such a pathetic creature. Despite being royalty, she is still human and poops just like any dirty peasant. Her smelly ass is just as embarrassing and shameful as the ass of any commoner. What gives her the right to be a princess and live in a beautiful palace without working? What does it mean to be a "princess"? She's a dirty fucking human just like the rest. She's not entitled to special treatment. She poops, farts, sweats, has smelly feet... She is normal ass human. And yet, she is supposed to be special because she's royalty. Bullshit.

I hope the ACR loses the war and the winning factions show the impoverished peasants just how disgracefully HUMAN their princess really is! The humanization of princess Rethabile! Lewd! The exposure of her human condition! Pathetic! I bet racists would enjoy humiliating her and making her into a black slave! I hope she's paraded around town, completely naked, stripped of any dignity, pride or honor as a human being. Forced to shit herself and clean it up with her tongue in front of an audience. Forced to vomit it all up, admitting that, yes, her shit stinks just like the shit of any other human, despite her being a princess. She's not special. This will be televised all over the world! And every single one of her former close friends will be forced to kick her naked black ass before her execution!

What the fuck am I reading? Ryuukishi belongs in a mental institution.

>>23574300
There is a scene shortly before the final stretch of the story (it takes place in the afternoon) where Miyao and someone else are discussing how inexperienced gauntlets are being sent to the front lines, and how they are a liability, are more impulsive and willing to risk their lives to increase their rank, don't know about the rules of the order and would probably report its existence to the superiors if they were invited to join.

During this scene, random silhuettes representing these nameless newbies appear. They seem to be made from parts of other sprites and obscured to look like shadows of random people. The one in the middle looks EXACTLY like Bernkastel's OG sprite from Umineko. Same dress and head shape (which appears to be a mix of Vier's head with Gannet's body).

It could be a coincidence, but it's just so suspicious. Anyone can tell at a first glance that this person looks like Bernkastel. Ryuukishi couldn't have done this accidentally by toying around with sprite parts, it's impossible not to notice the resemblance. So it has to be on purpose.

There is also a scene after the credits where Jestress is flying over the sea (an actual sea) chasing a gauntlet knight. She implies that she's done ALL this shit just to get a chance to find this person and won't let her get away this time. The narration remarks how this "lone gauntlet knight" is escaping from Jestress' pursuit, "determined not to let her even step on her shadow".

So the literal Lambda expy is obsessed with "someone" and will chase her to the ends of the Earth). She has been "drinking the blood of billions" for this chance. And the narration strangely and unnecessarily remarks that this LONE gauntlet knight (Bern was characterized as someone who likes being alone and has no friends) won't let the pursuer step on her shadow. What a coincidence, he's using the same metaphor that was used in EP8 to describe Bern's afterimages. The whole "Bern's shadow" thing and comparing her to a "reflection of the moon on the water" happened a lot in Umineko. And where is this chase taking place? In the middle of the sea, at night. Too many coincidences. Not only does it fit with the moon metaphors during the Bern vs Battler scene, it's actually very fitting that the two characters who represent the Umineko voyagers are in the middle of the ocean, where Umineko technically takes place.

Seriously, read the scene where Battler punches Bern and the chase scene at the end of Ciconia. The metaphors are the same. There is also a scene after that where Seshat wakes someone up in the underground lab and says she needs this person "to call those two back here". Does she mean... THOSE two?

Strangely enough, a lot of people (I've counted more than 10 so far) miss out on these connections because they assume that Jestress is chasing Koshka. Not only that, they seem to believe this was heavily implied in that scene. Which is baffling because at no point is this implied at all, so I don't know HOW so many readers are reaching this conclusion. How the hell do they even come up with this? There is absolutely nothing to indicate that this person is Koshka. Where is this coming from? I really don't get it.

Sure, there is a scene right before the Jestress one where Koshka is lying on the ground having killed some officials and being arrested, while she says that she's finally getting a new body in the new world or whatever. But this is a random scene that has no connection with the other after credits scenes, they are ALL random and disconnected from each other. And during the main story we see that Koshka and Miyao are talking face to face in the same battlefield (which I assume is the glass sea, since they are fighting the COU) before Koshka heads out to go apeshit and turn on her superiors. This is taking place in the middle of a massive sea of glass, while the Jestress is flying over an actual sea. Koshka couldn't have possibly gone to the other side of the planet in order to appear in this scene.

And I still don't get why they think it's Koshka and not literally any other character in the cast, since the scene itself doesn't hint at anyone in the cast other than vague references to Bernkastel and metaphors associated with her.

TL;DR: It might not be literally Bern, but the coincidences are unreal and have to be intentional.

>>22442758

In my opinion, you just have to trust that Ryukishi has made a "fair" mystery with enough clues presented to solve it. A twist that isn't foreshadowed in any way wouldn't be fair, therefore Ryukishi (probably) wouldn't write one. I think we can safely assume that alters whose existence hasn't been implied aren't traitors.

Although I still think Rethabile killed Cyril. She was the only one who knew Cyril's location and that whole scene "felt" wrong in some way I can't quite pin down. Almost as if we were following the wrong personality's view of the events. The whole head explosion would be consistent with Rethabile shooting Cyril at point blank range, and then erasing the evidence by summoning a missile from her Dimensional Container.

As for time travel, only travel back in time contradicts physics. The door in the laboratory only takes you forwards. That could be implemented with, say, a very strong gravity field, or a cryogenic sleep chamber, so it's not a problem.

She's the culprit. Calling it now.

>>22257574
>Hey this girl has blue hair, maybe I shuld keep an eye on her?
>Forgot about it for some reason
>This scene happens

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