the <^> game | v. twenty-three

[cainhurst]

i don't know yet. my friends and i have plans to celebrate "our" christmas on the 30th, but apart from that i don't have anything in mind for the actual holidays yet. might force myself to visit my parents and endure my mother, just because it might be the last christmas i can spend with my dad and i'd probably hate myself forever if i don't go see him

^ congrats!! you should definitely go if you can! when i was in business school, i got accepted to do a month abroad in finland, but ended up declining the offer since the thought of being in a foreign land (especially one where i don't speak/understand the native language) with a family i don't know and no other people from my class made me too anxious and i was already in a bad mental and emotional space from my home life. so i can relate, but nowadays i regret it since i'm sure it would have been an interesting and valuable experience

idk man i never know what to say when this comes up,,,, uhhh,,,, mustard is the superior condiment? buying faux leather is far worse than buying real leather due to how quickly faux leather breaks and how long it takes to decompose and all the microplastics it sheds? buying pets from reputable breeders isn't something to be ashamed of? new shows/movies for kids aren't necessarily "worse", us oldies just have a lot of nostalgia for our classics and the new shows/movies obviously aren't (usually) geared towards an older audience? take your pick! i'm sure some of them are unpopular lol

^ y'know, i can relate to your cat, because sometimes i see my reflection in the window and start screaming too /j
> it is 3 AM, i have been listening to the same song for three hours, and my brain feels very floaty and fuzzy // me, seeing A Cool Person TM online: yo! i wish i could talk to you! i mean, i know i can. but i won't. still wish i could though!
v what's the last song that got stuck in your head?

[viles]

• hmmmmmmmmmmmmm well the last song to get stuck my head is one i can't share on cs BUT the song before that was probably gary's song?? i was stuck on that one for almost a month,, like i know it's a silly little song from spongebob but it makes me want to cry nearly every time i listen to it and i love it
  
  ^ floaty and fuzzy is good...i think? hmmmm...i can't tell. well, if you're happy about that feeling, i'm happy for you, and if not, i hope the sensation will stop soon~ // *nods in understanding* i don't have much of anything to say in response, really, but i understand and have felt this way before as well
  > lurking is so cool and fun,,, like im really bad about it in discord servers bc i like to know what everyone's saying but also i hate being perceived, particularly by people i don't know,, i do a version of it in person, too,, i just say quiet while everyone else talks, but it's better in person bc like,, at least then people somewhat know you,, if you dont talk in a server (or at least in my experience) no one knows you,,, that's why i've left almost every server i've ever been in, bc like,, people didn't know me and i wanted to be like Known but not really Acknowledged if that makes sense???? idk why im rambling about this on chicken smoothie dot edu ok byeeee
  v what's on your mind?
  
  edit: v omg the lines (my name for the light streaks fskjjd),, i had no idea other people didn't see stuff like that,, even though i've had glasses from a young age,, just thought it was normal rip KSJHFKDF i still don't know if glasses are supposed to be able to fix that or not bc mine don't oops sfkjhsk

[tea rose]

thinking about the arcana, specifically nadia's route! i've only just started the game but i love her sm

^ i'm the same way with discord lol. chronic lurker. i just use it to text my sister at this point
> had to go to the eye doctor today and learned i need glasses for astigmatism. i was thinking i probably had astigmatism since i see those "light streaks" when looking at traffic lights and such, but i didn't realize how much it impacted my vision outside of that?? like now i can recognize that i see words/objects reflected on top of each other all the time when i didn't notice it before at all. i thought everyone saw things like that. i picked out some cute frames and i'm really excited for when they come <3
v how did you meet your best friend?

[comfypxl]

this might sound cheesy but my best friend is my boyfriend! i actually struggle making friends so he's also my only friend but that counts. we met on one of those dating discord servers (ik, it was a new low for me) but we hit it off immediately!

^ honestly, as a glasses wearer, i love them 🥺 it's like a cute little accessory and there's so many different kinds! you can even replace the ear pieces with cute chains 🤎
> on my mission to make friends, i've decided to join valorant discord servers! i'm hoping to bond over a common interest and i think i've actually found a cool group to hangout with. speaking of which, if you play valorant and ever wanna team up, shoot me a message!
v who is your comfort character and why them?

[emiistar]

my comfort character currently is 2d from gorillaz (my avi, lol) - idk i just relate to his general zoned-outness and how the people around him are always angry at him but he's just in his own little world, lmao. i also really like the way he's drawn and the way his personality is portrayed, hes just a lil guy

^aw that sounds really cute! i love valorant, it's so much fun, but i can only ever play at school bc i don't have a pc :c otherwise i'd love to play with you! i hope you meet lots of cool people!
> just got a bunch of new selfcare products and it's always my fav thing -- i feel like my life is getting way more organized and i love it just wish i didn't have to move back out in a month.... i always love being home
V same question as above as i think it's a great one!

[kromer]

tough choice but right now its probably herbert west from movie reanimator ,, i loove mad scientist characters and dr west is craazy. also i relate to how socially clueless he is sometimes in the movie(s) like yeahh same man tbh. hes just a silly soggy guy who does unethical things and i love that for him

^ got new selfcare products hell yes that's awesome :0!!! getting life things all organized is such a satisfying feeling i hope things go smoothly next month
> out of town rn on vacation and hopefully gonna pop into a record store the day after tomorrow i hope i can find some cool music to eat
v heyaa !! rate the last (cs safe) song you listened to out of 10

[dustnbones]

i was made for lovin' you by kiss.. maybe an 8/10

^is going to a record store!! scrumptious
> been grinding rdr2 ALL DAY
v favorite video game? (:

[tenderly]

umm I don't really play video games but it has to be animal crossing. Right now I'm playing tsuki odyssey on my phone which reminds me of it.

^sounds like a happy day
>so bored so bored so bored so bored
v what do you usually do when you are bored?

[rover]

....... idk tbh.... play genshin? but it's more numbing than fun

^ so bored x4
> feeling depressed 💐🌷🌺🌸
v hi 🥰 how are you love

[montmorency]

not the best, but it's alright.

^ genshin player
> uhh i often come to this thread and then have nothing to say about myself. had some alright pizza earlier. looking forward to drawing sometime this week after i finish some work. thinking too hard about museums because of said work. i'll know way too much about these museums by the time i'm done (i feel like i already do)
v rate the last thing you ate out of ten