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Cake day: November 22nd, 2023

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  • I see a tired old man who is content to live out the rest of his life without using his ‘new’ power to rock the boat too much. I also get a sense of superiority in his face; not quite a smirk, more like he KNOWS he’s removed from the rest of us and he’s fine with it. Something more tangible, his hands are definitely bigger in the painting than in real life (look closely at their size relative to their heads). Notably, while the rest of the painting is shades of red, his hands seem to be the only ‘clean’ part of the piece (other than his face for obvious reasons). Also, the coloring of his uniform(?) and the background are practically identical and, in my opinion, clearly meant to blend into each other; almost like he’s trying to disappear into the background himself, which ties back to my first point.

    In all honesty, I think the complete domination and blending of red throughout, the slightly enlarged hands that remain entirely clean, and the look of self-satisfaction make a pretty strong argument for representing the blood that was spilt to allow him to become king at all (even if not by his own doing). As for why Charles would allow the creation/public revelation, perhaps he’s simply acknowledging that legacy, even if he’s probably not willing or able to DO anything substantial to make amends ¯\_(ツ)_/¯






  • As someone who just recently started playing (Xbox Gamepass is the GOAT), it’s not bad. Like, I’ve definitely played more streamlined/accessible games (think single-player, story-driven games) but it’s not like you’d have no idea what to do. Like another reply said, it’s pretty forgiving; I haven’t died or been truly inconvenienced even once and I’ve got at least 8 hours in it so far. The worst part is just that there IS a lot of stuff available for you to do and the objectives are essentially “Do this thing to unlock further things, but there’s no rush. You do you boo”