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All caught up with I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level.

Took yesterday to revise a few details in Cult on deviantArt, which I will bring up during the upcoming video.

Part 1

Part 2

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Seeing how I now have a job I will be starting soon, and how close Mom and I are now to finishing Killing Slimes, I have gone ahead and purchased BanG Dream! for just under $100, shipping included. The seller, however, told me that they will send it out on Monday, first class (3-6 business days). If it's still not here by the time we finish Killing Slimes, I might as well take then to start up How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, which I've already had for three years now.

Managed to show Brian, Emily, and Maris episode 5 of A Little Snow Fairy Sugar yesterday, before they concluded their visit here.

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It has occurred to me at this point, that perhaps I should create a video to address why I always default to 12 wherever feasible. In particular, when I have Earthbound's main ROMhack up, I am also going to host most of its individual changes on GitHub, and it would be nice to have something to link to to explain how I chose multiples of 12 to rebalance Rockin and Offense Up's PP costs in particular with.

With that, I have purchased a new copy of Dark Cloud, which I originally got for Christmas of '06 before reselling four years later, since that whole gimmick did begin with the twelve birthstones that that game introduced me to. I could take a snippet from someone else's footage, but it would just feel more wholesome to record my own, and I wouldn't even have to look around for what I actually want.

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Mom and I went over to The Bristal after she came home from work, to sort things out as to when I'm actually supposed to begin. The receptionist there was unable to contact Patrick while I had a seat, and brought me over instead to Mikayla, the person who originally contacted me online, who then told me that my actual orientation is for Tuesday and Wednesday next week, from 9 and 10 respectively to 4.

Brian drove me to the mall at 11.

To begin with, given our planned celebration at Texas Roadhouse, I was not going to eat somewhere like Ford's Garage or The Cheesecake Factory. I was going to keep lunch light, and decided upon some popcorn chicken and boba tea at Kong Dog, but then I noticed an ad for egg waffles on the counter, and decided to try one of those out. Turned out to be still more filling than I expected.

Grabbed a small Nitro Cold Brew at Starbucks afterwards, before heading to Barnes & Noble.

There, my browse for the visit bled into the light novel section. Picked four of those out, and managed to read the prologue of Phantom Thief Red before meeting up with Mom.

Mom pointed out after I answered what I had for lunch, how filling what I chose was, and wondered if we should celebrate today instead.

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Arriving at The Bristal after what consisted only of taking my weight, blood pressure, and some blood samples, the receptionist there took Dr. Mattimoe's paperwork and told me that Patrick will be sure to call me again.

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Even putting what I had ended up eating aside, Mom did suggest on the way home that we go to the beach instead to share the news at Dad's grave. However, Brian and Emily decided instead to have some time to themselves somewhere, and left Maris in her care.

Maris was kept busy watching Teletubbies and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while I filled out some forms I was emailed a link to (still more of those remaining).

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Brian and Emily came back after we had dinner, and I pulled a few things up online to show them for the sake of Maris' upbringing, supplemented with Marie's D.A.R.E. book I had opened to a certain page about social rights.

1) A repost of an entry on someone's now-private blog called Love Explosions, about how she did and did not want her autistic daughter's aide and teacher to do their job, illustrating what an aide's purpose actually is. (Mom later described this secondhand from Brian as clickbait, but this was actually something Chelle once reblogged on Tumblr, not one of those things like all these YouTube videos that describe college as a scam.)

https://thinkingautismguide.com/2013/02/the-cost-of-compliance-is-unreasonable.html

(As a secondary point to the one I actually brought up, both Mrs. Bandows and subsequent aides' approach (along with someone else's once shared with me and the school psychologist), and the fact that I was expected until late in 11th grade to "earn" independence despite knowing how to manage my day despite any misbehavior that teens in general are only too well known for, contradict the real purpose both she mentions and I once figured out personally that an aide is supposed to serve.)

2) To begin with, it is well known that narcissists have a way to make each of their victims feel like the problematic party. What isn't talked about is how, while the importance of self-respect is brought up every now and then (what D.A.R.E. mentioned about rights being an example of that), it still isn't emphasized enough by the adults in your upbringing to help you actually identify when someone, even an adult, undermines them, and how to hold them accountable. This first Reddit post covers such a complex topic it in fairness is to teach children like that blogger's then-four-year-old daughter:

https://www.reddit.com/r/emotionalabuse/comments/1p4nehc/whats_typically_missing_that_enables_narcissists/

3) A much shorter Reddit post to conclude things, covering the reasons I had remained friends with Jake for so long. (One thing I didn't mention there, but did on a Google doc I had tabbed up and highlighted two different blocks in but didn't actually show them, was two instances of misadvice both a year apart from eachother early on.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/emotionalabuse/comments/1lgf9do/prioritizing_my_comfort_now/

There wasn't that much of a discussion, but Brian did mention other people criticizing his and Emily's already somewhat liberal parenting style, and that I had just more or less validated them.

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Went on to show everyone episode 2 of Killing Slimes. Maris started crying by that point, wouldn't shut up for long at a time, and Emily deduced that she was tired, mentioning that she didn't even have a nap earlier in the day, and took her to her parents' house less than halfway through the episode to put her to bed.

Brian invited me to grab a quick bite at Dunkin' yesterday at 8. For an early lunch, I asked him to order me a sesame bagel with cream cheese and a Marshmallow Dunkalatte, along with a free strawberry-iced donut with sprinkles for National Donut Day.

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On our way to The Bristal, Mom had urged me to keep that job even if I get hired somewhere else, due to the kinds of benefits only it would provide.

The person I spoke to the other day told me then that I would be working from 12 to 8 every Wednesday through Friday. The person he was filling in then for, my actual director, told me it would be 4 to 8 Tuesday through Friday, except for Thursdays from 12 to 8. This basically renders dinner mostly a moot point, when Mom could just cook something before driving me over, and even on Thursdays, when I'd get a half-hour meal break, I could still hop over to a nearby shopping center or even grab something in-house. SCAT will also be limited to Thursdays as an issue, since Mom is already long home from work on the other days.

He also asked me to come right back to the home once I receive back what Dr. Mattimoe is supposed to fill out.

Given how strongly Mom urged me to gravitate towards that job and says even others like Emily and Aunt Allison back up, I also brought up the issue of promotions at the end, which raises are tied to. He told me that we could discuss moving me up a rung about three months after I prove competent at my starting position. (I have heard of people climbing up from grunt work to management and such, so here's hoping I can start making some real money then, depending on what each job's actual duties in question involves, if YouTube doesn't end up dwarfing even that.)

Given such convenient hours that have been scheduled for me, I went on to cancel my appointments at Starbucks and Superstar. (Will need to decide what to do about Black Pearl or Ugly Dumpling if either of those come back up.)

Mom also managed to reschedule my physical for 1:45 still on Monday. Given how shortly prior she normally arrives home from work, Brian agreed at my request to drive me to the mall then, where she normally meets me still close to Catholic Health.

(Despite finally making money again soon, I am probably going to hold further off on ROMhacks until I have that last Earthbound change sorted out, play through the hack itself for any bugs, and then get the relevant video put together. Will likely sort out other commissions one at a time.)

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Shortly thereafter was the first time since I got briefly hired at BJ's, when Mom stopped renewing her membership in favor of one there, that she and I have visited Sam's Club. From what she told me, she got a new membership on a discount to buy a new air conditioner, but ended up buying a cheaper AC at Costco after enrolling.

Ordered a slice of pepperoni pizza, a pretzel, and a brownie sundae.

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Maris was playing in a small swimming pool that Brian had set up earlier in the day when we got home. I eventually joined him, Mom, and Emily to watch her, and he eventually took just his shirt off to join her in his shorts.

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Put on S1E1 of Killing Slimes for Brian and Maris after they and the others all had dinner (I was full from Sam's). Emily and Mom were talking, and decided just to treat it as background.

Halfway through, Maris wanted to switch gears, so I offered Nyanko Days next. That being in Japanese (although I should have mentioned the English subtitles, in case that would've made any difference), Brian declined such a show that she wouldn't be able to follow along with, so I put on Magical Meow Meow Taruto instead, and Mom and Emily joined us for that.

Emily and Maris left after that, and a few minutes later, Brian asked to see episode 5 of Goblin Slayer (we already watched 4 earlier in the day). (He also mentioned at some point wanting to see more of Mahoromatic someday.)

Put on the rest of that Killing Slimes episode after showing him that GS episode in one go.

Mom and I have started watching season 2 last night of I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level.

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Mom has just told me upon waking up, that Brian and Emily had decided to spend the night at Bill and Karen's.

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Just found out on Discord about MuMu Player 6.0, which will be able to play games requiring up to Android 15. That should save me the trouble of transferring Disgaea 1 Complete onto an actual device whenever I get around to commissioning someone for a ROMhack of that game (that version specifically, because I have probably mentioned before that mobile is the only version to contain the Cheat Shop that I would like to account for in my walkthrough for that game).

Two nights ago, Mom got up in the middle of the night. Given how it's still dark when she normally wakes up to go to work, I wished her a good morning still in bed myself, and asked her to turn my fan on. She told me it was only 10:30, but did turn the fan on.

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Last Wednesday, I got a text message from Black Pearl at Smithhaven Mall, asking me to schedule an interview for the same day, that would have involved an actual demonstration of my capabilities instead of a few questions. Mom initially mistook this for some fashion chain for women like Victoria's Secret, but I did clear up what it actually is (somewhere I've already been to twice).

For that day, I already had an interview scheduled at 4, in the opposite direction from our house, and asked if somewhere around 5:30 would be feasible. 4:30 was the latest slot available, but they agreed instead to text me the following Sunday or Monday (yesterday). Wound up arranging a bus for yesterday from there.

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Arrived at the mall at 10:15 yesterday.

Ugly Dumpling is still not opening shop for another month.

Ordered this Mexican sandwich called a torta, along with some cream-filled churros topped with chocolate sauce and a cup of horchata, at Los Amigos in the food court.

Texted Black Pearl afterwards, and even though last week's offer was for a same-day interview, I was told here that while someone would text me soon, the interview would not be held for this day.

Soon enough, I did get an offer for Thursday at 12. Texted Mom to ask if that would be feasible, especially with Brian and Emily coming over tomorrow.

Given when Mom gets off from work at 12:30, I looked around at all the different shops with so much time to kill, before grabbing a blonde roast at Starbucks and making my way to Barnes & Noble afterwards.

Picked out volume 2 each of Fed-Up Office Lady and Lying Bride, along with 1 each of Alice in Kyoto Forest, Choking On Love, and Chitose is In the Ramune Bottle.

Mom texted me back to arrange a bus for Thursday, just in case neither she nor Brian is able to drive me. The app instead told me that my rider eligibility expires by that day.

Barely got to read a few pages of Alice before Mom texted me that she was leaving work. Bought only Office Lady and Lying Bride, having only read two chapters so far of Royal Tailor, v. 2, before going to meet her at Dick's Sporting Goods where she had to return something.

Called the SCAT office after having a nap when we got home, and was given the number for the Suffolk County Office for People with Disabilities. I had already gotten an email last week saying that while my renewal application was received, it would take three weeks to actually process. The person who answered me promised me a call for today to sort things out.

Some back-and-forth with a previous freelancer on PeoplePerHour led me to download a set of non-cheated Mother 3 .sav files, along with a save editor on ROMhack.ing to clean the names up with. I could have done that from the start, but just playing the game from scratch seemed like it would be a lot more straightforward than when one thing started happening after another halfway through the game.

So far, though, I'm already getting closer and closer to implementing that one change, so I might as well just ride the momentum from here and learn something about M3-hacking. Other than that, this rules out the need for an entire playthrough of the game, allowing me to focus directly on my last planned change to Earthbound that I drafted up and had Jonathan look over. (Following that, he is also waiting on me to look over a bit of work he did on Kiratto Kaiketsu!, and I will probably check out an actual build he sent me before tucking into EB.)

Jeff ended up not coming over yesterday, due to a Memorial Day deadline with something he's already working on.

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Mom and I watched the last three episodes of Magical Meow Meow Taruto in succession last night.

To start with, while I actually started over from right after the Reconstructed Caribou fight, the second half of chapter 1 from there was all I managed to play through two days ago, and it came out to an hour for reasons I will get into soon. I had an interview scheduled at Costco for 3:15, Mom wanted to get me a haircut between coming home from work and arriving to that appointment, and I did not wish to squeeze the even longer entirety of chapter 2 between my midday nap and her arrival home, or to end up playing beforehand on an empty stomach just one hour before I normally have lunch.

Yesterday was when I played through chapter 2, and wound up obtaining two Nuts in total across a total of five visits to Thomas' Bazaar, and decided to hit Sunshine Forest for one more to have Caroline combine into Nut Bread. During my time over there, I attempted to access the main area, something I was already planning to do during chapter 3, and there turns out to be the same trail of ants that blocks you from leaving Alec's frontyard in the very beginning or accessing Argilla Pass before very late in the game.

I must have misread something by Google AI the other day. The reason that first new recording took so long is because, even though I don't actually intend to complete the game itself this time, I still intend to get the full experience out of it by viewing all enemies' back sprites up to my intended point, given how some enemies practically exist for the sole purpose of the Battle Memory. One enemy only Flint has access to, the Flying Mouse, can only be ambushed by running away first, and even that's awkward to pull off, and unlike Duster and Salsa, Flint has no means of turning enemies around instead.

Deactivating the trail of ants for chapters 2 and 3 is one change I now intend to implement early, even without everything else already on my agenda for that game. Not only would I find that only fair to players, but to do so would allow me to create a much shorter recording of chapter 1, part 2/2, whose purpose is to demonstrate for later on how Duster's non-equipped items disappear when you take control of him for chapter 2.

With that, today's agenda is going to begin with Mother 3 Funland.

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Mom had a doctor's appointment at 2, at this clinic called Northwell Health that opened up near Walmart recently. I went with her to grab an early dinner at Southpaw Brewing Company for the first time since I quit Walmart. Ordered some gnocchi short-rib ragu that I had planned on when things first came up, and then went to Starbucks for an iced shaken horchata espresso for dessert.

Should've chewed the ice in that drink to cool my teeth off, and it's a good thing we bagged some ice back at home to pack with a La Croix and a water bottle, for after a subsequent walk on the beach. Had some of that instead, and Mom also wanted a cube or two.

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Upon arriving at the beach parking lot, we spotted a helicopter on the pavement, with its propellors still spinning. Mom inferred that to be keeping the mosquitos at bay.

Upon arriving at the beach, we also spotted a young live horseshoe crab in the water. Mom took a picture of that to share on Signal.

Mom had also seen a tiny drone before we actually parked, but I missed that. I did get to see it inside this tunnel leading back into the parking lot, though, when its owner took it out some distance behind us.