thedans! thedites? thedaseians? Oh, thedosians.

Loftia looks cool. It's currently in closed beta for the next two weeks or so, which I have neither the time nor the mental space for, but I'm keeping an open eye.

It's billed as a cozy MMO, so something in the same genre as Palia, which I've been playing and loving for about a year. The difference is, although Palia has some sustainability themes in the main quest, Loftia's genre is pretty explicitly solarpunk. From the early gameplay that I've seen streamers do, it's not quite gunky enough to suit my preference for solarpunk, but it's also not fully shiny/fixed/idealized, IYKWIM. There's a salvage skill, for example, where you can collect bits of plastic and stuff from discarded junk.

Plus, the setting is a bunch of flying islands, which is just awesome. No purple elves, though. No elves of any color, as far as I can see.

I'm exhausted today, mostly because of things that I don't want to talk about, but also because this morning, for the first time in literally years, I woke up with a stiff right knee and mild, twinging pain. Nothing like the pain that I used to have (circa 2007 or thereabouts), but I've been limping most of the day, and seriously restricted in Pilates, this morning.

Still watching endless Blue Prince VODs on YouTube, both from Cracking the Cryptic and now also Dr Gluon. Also slowly rewatching all of The Mentalist over the past month or so, in lieu of watching anything new that I need to focus on. And lately, also, reading the novel version of The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, since the manhwa's new season i getting translated, too. I felt like I'd forgotten a lot and wanted more background material + a refresher.

It's an intriguing case study in something that's technically a romantic fantasy, but with heavy action fantasy elements, an overpowered female protagonist, and some intriguing supporting characters. If I was less worn out, I'd try to write something sensible about it.