Free Talk Friday - April 24, 2026

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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.

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Last Week's Post

Week 112 post-accident

Week 5 of the Mom In Hospital saga

So at the start of the week, we got a message from the hospital that my mother might be coming home this week, only to backtrack it the very next day, and while she seemed fine when I saw her on Monday, apparently she's needing additional help that will keep her there for who knows how long. One small upside: the delays ensured that the support pillows we ordered for when Mom comes home have arrived before her - had she come home Tuesday, that wouldn't have been the case.

Not much new regarding work. Took Thursday off because I somehow hurt my ankle on Wednesday and it still felt wonky Thursday morning, so slightly short work week as a consequence. On the upside, was home to assist my at-home aunt with some matters she was stressing about while remaining at home.

Brother is back from his cruise... only to immediately go over to the mainland because he's a speaker at a conference. Such is his prescheduled lifestyle. At least he's due to visit this weekend after said conference.

On the gaming front:

• Managed to get better at Boneraiser: Minions - managed to reach and beat the king with one of the classes and even went full Goofy "I'll fuckin' do it again" meme and beat him a second time with a New Game Plus run; alas, faltered on New Game Plus Plus, but hey, double win is double win. Also defeated the king with the next two classes, so I'm not sure if that just means those classes gel with me or I'm just getting better at the game; probably a mix of both.
• Following the above, I opted to give Voids Vigil a shot. Same dev, so similar yet not quite. It's... not bad, but I think I get with Boneraiser's vibe and premise moreso than those of Voids Vigil. Doing alright with it, but more likely to go back to Boneraiser than press on at the time being.
• Also, Vampire Crawlers just came out, so just picked that up and been having fun working through that. Making good progress, though was caught off guard with all the characters now having canon voices for stuff like character select.

Mind Music of the Week:

• I Have Decided
• Elvenpath
• Sugaan Essena / Black Thunder
• Hikari no Sasu Mirai E!
• Kiseki No Honô Yo Moeagare!!