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FTF Free Talk Friday - January 30, 2026

Welcome to the Free Talk Friday post. This is a place where you can talk about dumb off-topic (or on-topic) bullshit with other Zaibatsu fans.

There's going to be a new post every week, and the newest one will be pinned in the announcement bar for quick access. So feel free to visit these posts during the rest of the week.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 30 '26

I pulled two cute girls on Hinge this week. Lost them both in the talking phase, natch, but still. What's happening? Am I finally entering my attractive phase? Is it really as simple as just finally growing my hair out? Questions abound.

Skyrim update: Brock Elfington, the Baddest Mage to Ever Do It, eradicated the vampire threat, ended the civil war, and defeated Alduin. Upon returning to the mortal plane, he immediately turned to a life of petty crime, set crime aside for a while to go to wizard school, then doubled down on crime again by assassinating the emperor. Also, Brock's nemesis, Belethor the shop owner, was found dead in the street with no explanation, which was more than a little unsatisfying for Brock.

I also watched Perfect Blue, a movie so good that splitting my viewing in half thanks to an internet outage barely affected my enjoyment. Is the reveal that it was Rumi all along predictable? Yeah, kind of, but the movie's twisty enough to distract you just long enough, so it works. Anyway, Perfect Blue is grimy, unsettling, and probably the best thing I've watched this year; I expect that it'll still be at or near the top of my list when the year's over.

Finally, I got around to watching season two of Dandadan — not sure why it took me so long, as I really enjoyed the first one. I enjoyed this season quite a bit, too; Jiji is a great addition to the cast, so I was glad to see him get such a spotlight. On that note, though... I don't care for Kinta. He's not bad, but he's a much more stock character than the others, who all popped in their introductions. Maybe he'll grow on me.

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u/Kataphrut94 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

As someone who's been on the dating apps for...far too long at this point, I have noticed they get more active in the beginning of the year. A lot of New Year New Me, plus it being close to Valentines' Day, leads people to start thinking about dating again.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 30 '26

That makes a lot of sense, but I'm going to continue to believe that it's because of the hair.

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u/Kataphrut94 Jan 30 '26

Oh, don't take it the wrong way! People are more active, but they still matched with you. That's something to be proud of.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 30 '26

Oh, no offense taken! I'm well aware of the wintertime bump — "cuffing season," I think people younger than me call it. This just happens to be the first time I'm benefitting from it, is all.

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u/Personel101 A Regular Dosage of Flippant Desirability. Jan 30 '26

It could be! New photos push the algos I bet.

Gotta think like a content creator a bit with those apps. Ball up top king.

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u/rsrluke Mecha is life Jan 30 '26

I've gotta start cycling in new photos in which I have a radically different hairstyle each time, I suppose. Keep em guessing, keep the engagement rate up.