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Mommy Mandy Edition

A general thread to discuss Dispatch by AdHoc Studios
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/

>Dispatch merch store featuring new merch
https://store.adhocla.com/

>Fanart Fridays
https://x.com/adhocstudio/status/2050349574154240369

>Dispatch wins bigly at the 2026 BAFTA awards
https://x.com/adhocstudio/status/2046272794330304708

>Dispatch save file inspector (PC only)
https://sdnrecordsdepartment.io/
If you're unsure where to find your save files click on "where are my save files" on the bottom right and copy the file path

>New Youtooz Plushies:
https://x.com/youtooz/status/2038661988180521021

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Flambert <3333
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My life for Mandy
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mommy blazer milky wilky
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>>565725579
I just realized the timestamp even matches the year for when dispatch is supposed to take place
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My life for Malevola
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Chu
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>>565726435
that's karlach moron
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>>565726435
YOU FACE JARAXXUS
EREDAR LORD OF THE BURNING LEGION
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Mandy GODS where we at?
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>>565726721
my apologies
my life for malevola
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>>565726645
mwah
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>>565727157
>genderbent malevola
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>>565727134
She wears the bunnysuit for Robert and Robert only
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>>565727032
EREDAR LORD OF THE BURNING BURNING BURNING
JARAXXUS JARAXXUS YOU FACE JARAXXUS
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>>565727134
You can't hit with a Blackjack, dipshit. It's an autowin.
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>>565727887
Those cards aren't even on the table, dipshit. It's about sex
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This Golem dude seems pretty cool if you ask me.
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>>565728456
Deal me another, Fucker.
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>>565728639
>you've got 20!
>hit me
>21!
>hit me
>Robert....
>that's 30.
>...hit me
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>>565728486
that's the gravy baby
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>>565727032
>>565727809
I hate that I remember this
WoW destroyed my chances at life
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>>565729858
I think Mandy basically having two forms so you're essentially dating two girls in one is the hottest shit ever
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>>565730567
brunette mandy sitting on my face while blonde mandy rides my lap
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>>565730567
It's such a simple concept, but a truly fantastical one.
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>>565731021
I'm pretty sure there's a fanfic like this but the author abandoned it
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I got a fuck ton of shrimp and I don’t know what to do with them
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>>565731769
ask them to fry some rice
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I saw one of these things the other day

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1ItZDV3gc&pp=ygUFQXdlYm8%3D&ra=m

Very magical
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>>565732226
why he like that
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>>565731936
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https://files.catbox.moe/azudnd.mp4
I'M YEARNING
MANDY WHY CAN'T YOU BE REAL
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>>565732736
They’re too bold for their own good I think
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Invisimech <3333
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oy vey the wweeknds over. challenge failed sucesfully i got drunk but no hard liqor so that something i think. i dont wanna go to work tomorrow fuck good night sdn i love u bros <33
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>>565736141
goodnight visiholic
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mogged
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I love my cute wabi-sabi gap moe gamer shitposter cinephile horny clingy jealous stalker red flag corny virgin laser-riding-badass attention-seeking clean brown valentine tomboy gf with ADHD, asthma, smoking addiction, insecurities, a foul mouth, a below average IQ and delicious "cake".
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>>565738657
is this list getting longer every time you post it
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Mark is better at doing interviews than Robert.
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Damn you guys are still alive?
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>>565741447
like a cockroach, fucker
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Karen Blazer my beloved
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>>565743821
YUM
it's giving Jill Valentine
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>>565743987
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Welp, i fucked up 7 missions, succeeded 2 missions, ignored two missions (the balloon mission isnt worth gambling my run for, i ignored the toilet hax mission because i couldnt figure out how to fuck it up since i couldnt fail the hacking thingy), made invisigal fuck up the mission AND i managed to piss her off and punch me (i snitched on her lol), anyways imma take my time to figure out if i should fire sonar or coupe for my bad choices run episode 3
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>>565749789
if you cut sonar episode 4 will be slightly harder than cutting coupe since Malevola leaves earlier than punch up does
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>>565750527
Golem is less bad :)
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Does anyone else find it weird how the expert tactician ending overrides the hero/everyman/anti-hero endings? It's not even a moral alignment. There should be a separate ending result for how you did across the entire game, ranging from expert tactician (you aced everything) to nepo hire (you're fucking terrible at the game).
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>>565725579
I don't play this game. I just wanted to say that I just learned that Blonde Blazer's real hair isn't blonde, after months of fapping to her AIslop and assuming she actually is blonde. WTF????
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>>565749789
Make sure to kick Golem out of the room. He will refuse to go on calls for a while during the shift.
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Where the fuck these extra votes came from? The poll was up for 4 days and then suddenly we get 3-4 extra votes after the thread ends.
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>>565761068
Bruh...
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>>565761068
lmao get catfished
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>>565761464
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>>565762532
We only had 5 BB votes last time because the jeet voted...
Oh no... is... is he back?
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>>565762657
When /SDN/ needed him most, he returned
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>>565762985
Have you ever...
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>>565761464
>three malevolants
all I'm aware of is me (who posts 99% of the time) and my baby bird who reposts older stuff I already posted. who is this third lazy motherfucker?
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>>565761464
I voted.
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>>565765306
>you are sheltering hidden malevolants, are you not?
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>>565762532
>I know Invisibitch is working with Shroud. I just can't prove it
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I think you guys should stop portraying Mandy as a white supremacist. She is a progressive queen who values diversity above all else!
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>>565767841
but it's way funnier if Mandy was racist
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>>565767841
>>565768075
>Karen "Around Blacks, Never Relax" Blazer
>Karen "If It's Brown, Put It Down" Blazer
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>>565767660
>stealing malevola's exposed hips
it's only fair if she gets flambae's exposed chest...
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Mandy makes one insensitive joke about indians and she's branded a racist forever. Meanwhile Courtney calls Chase a nigger and she gets away with it? What a sick joke. You think this is bad? This chicanery? She's done worse!
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>>565768769
So long as HR approves. They're the real decision makers around here.
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>>565761464
From people who actually post I can distinguish two fujos, two BBposters, two Malevolants, and like three or four Visiposters including one consistent visiholic. Are there really so many lurkers here?
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>>565769487
Fujos are stuffing the ballots
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>>565768919
I AM NOT CRAZY! I knew she swapped Galen's address. I knew he was from Florida. He's Florida Man. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just forgot it in the moment. She - She covered her tracks, he got that idiot at the copy machine to print those pictures. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? She's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to get stuck on there like that? No! She orchestrated it! Invisigal! She left him on that billboard! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took her into my own company! What was I thinking? She'll never change. She'll never change! Ever since she was 9, always the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Courtney! Couldn't be precious Courtney! Stealing them blind! And she gets to be a hero!? What a sick joke! I should've stopped her when I had the chance! And you - you have to stop her!
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>>565755585
You mean like, 6 endings based on your performance and your general moral alignment?
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>>565771952
yeah, basically. Your moral alignment and how well you did should be a separate stat
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goodnight /sdn/ I love you all
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>>565774670
g'night
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>>565781843
Mecha Man taking backshots.
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>>565768919
I expect better from Mandy the super hero, not Courtney the ex-criminal.
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Good afternoon, /sdn/. I miss Mandy.
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>>565786051
nighty night BBfren
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>>565786051
She's still here anon
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I wuv u Wobewt uwu
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>>565794591
>.t pic related
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>>565794591
Don’t ever type like this again.
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>>565795027
oWo !!
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If Robert has a dad bod then would this be considered a mom bod?
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Robert doesn’t have a gut. He doesn’t have a dad bod by default.
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>>565796428
Courtney will fix that. She’ll stuff him full of hard boiled eggs.
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>>565796428
what if the superhero version of dadbod is just really lean
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Robert’s body hair distribution is funny. It’s like he was self conscious but not self conscious enough to completely finish the job, be it his face or torso
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>>565797582
he even shaves it off and the lines are still there. I think he's just shit at shaving
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Men who shave or wax off their chest or belly hair aren’t men
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>>565798454
Shut up, faggot.
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>>565798516
Says the faggot LMAO you trim your pit hairs too or something? You are more woman than man
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I think the real question is, which one shaves their bush and which one keeps it growing like a jungle
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>>565799771
Robert: manscapes every other week, but lets himself go sometimes
Courtney: in between Robert and Mandy
Mandy: totally smooth
Coupe: a bit bushy (shaves it off completely when she’s getting ready for a date)
Waterboy: full blown bush (he doesn’t see himself getting with anyone soon so why bother)
Flambae: depends on his mood
Punch-Up: trimmed like a moustache
Sonar: what do you think
Phenomaman: you don’t want to know
Golem: there’s nothing there
Chase: he burnt them off long ago from all that constant groin friction (super speed)
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One of my exes forced me to get laser hair removal or she would break up with me
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Malevola: whatever she wants she’s a demon
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>>565805175
>Sonar: what do you think
smooth as a baby's bottom
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>>565805689
I like to think she's shaved it into the shape of a heart <3
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My local weed vendor looks like Flambae except he’s a lot more nervous and jittery and might even be on the spectrum. He’s clearly gay too. Long hair and everything.
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>>565809062
Are YOU gay?
You should seduce him
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>>565725579
>merch store
no septum piercings...
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my boss reminds me of robert but like ten years older
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>>565809612
high-functioning alcoholic?
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>>565810249
robert is a high functioning alcoholic?
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>>565809062
Flambae if he got lost in the pot
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>>565810312
If he wanted to be, yeah. Otherwise he is responsible.
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Good evening, Saars! Krishnu has saw it fit to poison me with salmonella.
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>>565811693
Are you for real right now? You’re like the third person in this general to get food poisoning, if so.
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>>565811837
I think I've got full on dysentery. My shits are pure water by this point. I've shat more water than I've drunk today.
Didn't think that I'd die like some British fag in Crimea... I thought cancer would get me first.
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>>565811693
why did you redeem the pink chicken...
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>>565812345
I was shitting water like a month ago after eating from Chick-fil-A. Never eating there again.
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Literally me right now.
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>>565812549
Saar, it was free!
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I had food poisoning like a month and a half ago after eating shrimp and rice that was in a container in my dad's truck. it was homemade from a coworker who gave it to my dad and he let it sit in his hot truck all day, this wasn't the first time he got food from him and knew it was good so in his benevolence he decided to let me have it all too. first time in my life getting food poisoning so it was BAD, two-three hours of my tummy feeling a little odd and gassy, a solid hour of lying still trying to sleep and ignore a strange cramp before it turning into a heat flash and me dry heaving over a sink before shitting my liquified brains for ten minutes at midnight.
to be fair it felt really good afterwards.
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I might as well double down and finish the chicken that poisoned me. It's not like it can infect me twice.
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>>565813246
DO NOT. That is how I got food poisoning a SECOND time.

See. I thought to myself “I need to eat something. Surely it isn’t the leftover fried chicken that caused by immense discomfort!”.

I WAS WRONG. It was the chicken!!!
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>>565813472
Too late. I'm halfway through it.
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>>565812668
This man was kind, an old soul, and beloved by the smallfolk, and yet God saw fit to punish him for no reason at all.
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>>565813602
Good man. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, and getting food poisoning twice will definitely make you twice as strong
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>>565813246
Enjoy shitting blood and mucus because you have your guts another round of inflammation you fucking doofus
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>>565814307
you *gave your
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>>565813246
>>565813894
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>>565815808
A good man must suffer to earn and understand his happiness.
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https://www.mothership.blog/in-dispatch-blonde-blazer-and-invisigal-dont-get-equal-screentime-but-its-not-developer-bias-adhoc-says/
more fuel to the fire
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>>565816243
the more adhoc flaps their gums the more faith in them I lose
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>>565816243
>Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all posts for paying subscribers only.
Oh come on.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/DispatchAdHoc/comments/1t3od7e/new_article_nick_herman_talks_indepth_about/
I haven't actually read the article yet lol
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>>565771278
You are actually obsessed with me anon lol it's been 6 months. Get a grip already

>>565816243
I mean folks....where's the lie? These are the same things most of us were saying months ago. Every scene that Invisigal gets that has pouting and arguing and mentoring with Robert translates to more screen time. The camera needs to be on her more often to depict her villain to hero character arc. The camera doesn't need to be on Blonde Blazer 24/7 because her character is established and confident, she's all about making the absolute most out of every second and doesn't need a redemption arc to be special.

>"Nick Herman says that showing Visi's sad reaction to Robert dancing with Blazer versus not giving Blazer any reaction was not "developer bias or a writing decision to elevate one character over another", but rather it was rooted in both characters' personalities."
>"Herman says that if not pursued, Blazer has kind of already made peace with and accepted how things are going with Robert not being interested in her, while Visi is the kind of character who would be visibly upset at seeing someone she was pining after dancing with someone else"

This is literally the same thing every single BBfag was saying in November.
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>>565790997
Glad to see this still being posted.
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>>565820437
calm down BBjeet it's just a better caul saul pasta
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>>565764262
I have
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>>565820064
>In last year's viral superhero workplace comedy
Dispatch, I (and protagonist Robert Robertson) fell for two awesome women. Blonde Blazer is introduced first; she's a classic superhero who still struggles with relatable realities of being a human woman. In comparison, Invisigal ("Visi") is a former villain with an attitude problem and an identity crisis. Both characters make their romantic interest in Robert clear, and it's fun for the player that normcore Robert can pull such baddies.
> Some have humorously claimed that AdHoc Studios' Dispatch
is "Twilight for men." Nick Herman, AdHoc co-founder and the creative director of Dispatch, told Mothership via email, "As we developed [the game], it became obvious that a love triangle aspect worked really well. [Invisigal] was very different from Blonde Blazer - they were kind of designed to be opposites from the jump -
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>>565749789
>the balloon mission
Flambae, bro. All of the day
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>>565821383
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE JEET.
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>>565821585
>- so it really made sense to create a contrasting sense of distinct choice in the player's mind based on their personalities, romantically."
>Each romance path is compelling, yet I was surprised to see such an uneven preference in the player base. In the game's first weeks, 62% of players chose to go on a date with Invisigal at the end of Episode Four while only 26% dated Blonde Blazer. (Several months later, a fan-made site showed a more balanced spread, but there's still a preference for Visi.) Both of these women are freaking awesome - so why is there such a dramatic difference? Is it that players just love a moody girl? (I mean, yes, and...) Herman shared last fall with Eurogamer that he thought it was because, during the date selection, players were talking through a video call conversation with Visi versus simply texting Blonde Blazer without seeing her.
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Still waiting on that damn YouTooz plushie too. Does anyone here have one yet? Mine says it won't be shipped until NOVEMBER.

A full years wait for a BB plushie.
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I hate her because she's white.
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>>565821904
>When I asked AdHoc about that, Herman reflected that he stands by what he said, adding, "Part of our job [as creators] is to balance the emotions and the information were giving you at any given point in the story, so you can make decisions based on that... Part of [not cutting to Blazer] was a budget consideration and part of it is that we just didn't fully appreciate how important it would have been in that moment. That's one thing I wish we'd changed. People always ask if we'd go back and change anything on previous games, and the answer is always yes. I'm never going to be done with a game even after it ships." I have another theory, too, as to why Invisigal dominates the polls: Invisigal essentially serves as the game's deuteragonist, i.e., a secondary protagonist, whether or not AdHoc planned it that way. To me, it all comes down to one cold open.
>At the start of Episode 4, Dispatch opens with a sex scene between Invisigal and Robert, later revealed to be a dream Invisigal is having. This is the first moment in the game where the point-of- view has shifted from Robert to that of someone else - and this is significant.
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>>565821698
Don't you have explosive diarrhea to deal with?
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>>565821698
>calling others jeet while simultaneously shitting out his guts
oh, how the turn tables
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>>565822207
In fiction, POV choices root the audience in a certain perspective, usually that of a single main character. POV shapes how a reader, viewer, listener, or player understands the story. It's why dramatic tension works: when we know something the main characters don't, it increases our emotional investment.
> Main characters serve as a focal point for an audience. We root for protagonists, even when they're morally complex like Veronica in Overboard! or Joel in The Last of Us. Video games heighten this relationship because we're controlling that character. Link, Geralt, Commander Shepherd, Master Chief, and others hold such a fond place in our hearts because we've gotten to know them so well, made choices, and experienced the world through them. As people, we can only truly see the world through our own eyes, but video games give us a chance to graft ourselves onto another viewpoint.
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>>565822518
>Thus, changing POV challenges the status quo of any story. When the perspective changes in any medium, the audience is caught off guard and
forced to challenge their preconceived notions. Switching between characters in games like NieR:Automata or What Remains of Edith Finch offers new insights to the player engaging with
these stories and characters.
>When I asked how that Episode Four opener came to be, Herman said, "It was always written that wed have this dream with Invisigal, seen from that perspective. The point was really to shake things up and create a kind of fake-out; we've never seen anything from anyone's perspective but Robert's up until that point. So when we have that cold open in Episode Four, it's meant to make you think, at the
very least, that this is a dream Robert is having. When she wakes up and you realize you're with her, it's more impactful. It's a bit of dramatic license to make you feel something - but it does carry this subtle implication that maybe she's more
important, that were seeing things from her perspective now.”
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>>565822763
> Dispatch's sex dream does a lot of work. Not only is the scene hot (it makes sense that after watching it, people are excited to date her!), but through this scene, l argue that AdHoc cements Invisigal as not just a side character, but as a deuteragonist. But was that their plan?
>In the opening hour of Dispatch, Robert Robertson hits rock bottom. He's a superhero mech without a mech, as in, just a regular dude. Some run-of-the- mill thugs beat the shit out of him, and when he lays down in the gutter, it's clear he's given up. Protagonists are often driven by a core central question, and I see Robert's struggle as this: Can I be super even without the suit? The gloriously super Blonde Blazer recruits him for a desk job at Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN) where he'll be in charge of sending out others for missions. He's assigned the Z-Team: the troublemakers, the brats, the bad-at-their-jobs. One of the members of the Z-Team, Invisigal, quickly becomes the focal point. Robert spends significantly more time mentoring her than any other hero, and we see many scenes between the two of them. I asked Herman how she rose to the forefront. When did they know she was The One?
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>>565822372
Did he really go back for seconds?
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>>565823192
> "In the first draft of the game, Robert was mentoring just one individual — it wasn't a team," Herman replied. "When you got to SDN, you basically got to choose who you wanted to help. After we introduced the three characters, you made a choice at the end of Episode One. The three characters were Invisigal, Waterboy, and Mr. Whiskey, that big giant cat mascot. We really liked them, fleshed them out, and they were all different in their own ways. They were all people you'd want to help for different reasons."
>I loved that intel; Waterboy is my perfect baby boy, and I could never get enough of Mr. Whiskey. That richness of their early character development still shines through in the final game. Writers of strong fictional characters often have reams of additional pages of context or content beyond what makes it into the finished product. Herman continued, "At a certain point in development, we wanted to turn this one-on-one mentorship into more of a team effort. The story was taking more of a Bad News Bears, Mighty Ducks turn - and [Invisigal's] character gave us the
clearest journey for that kind of story."
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>>565823437
>When Robert meets them, the Z-Team struggles to achieve basic goals, or even to get through a meeting without throwing each other through windows. Blonde Blazer believes in the potential of this redemption project, an opportunity for this group of former villains to reform and take charge of their identity, but the crew isn't making it easy.
>Invisigal especially is the stand-out problem, as Robert's friend Chase notes early on. She rolls her eyes, swears, starts fights, and goes off assignment; these are funny but abrasive defense mechanisms. During one more vulnerable conversation, she shares with Robert that she feels she was born to be bad with a superpower like invisibility. Reflecting upon her own criminal past, she doesn't know if she deserves a second chance, much less if people can really change. "We wanted to make sure we had someone who really epitomized the journey we wanted this team to go on," Herman shared.
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>>565823692
> "We needed a front person for that band - someone we could focus our energy on and give the most screen time to. It's impossible to give nine characters equally satisfying, equal amounts of attention. So we wanted to give [Invisigal the spotlight... The themes and everything the player is actively doing las
Robert] just align with Invisigal very cleanly."
>We can see this in the game's ending sequence, too. Invisigal will make a significant choice: she will either step in front of Robert to save his life (enabling him to spare or kill the big bad, Shroud), or murder Shroud herself, taking on the supervillain mantle. It's a surprise, and one that removes any of the player's agency in the moment. Instead, the ending plays out differently based on all the choices that you as Robert have made along the way, up to this final moment. Throughout the game, Invisigal has wondered, "Can I be a good person?" It is this question that shapes not just Invisigal's personal journey, but the narrative at large. Dispatch's multiple endings illustrate the extent to which the player can change the ending of Invisigal’s story, not just Robert’s
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>>565823946
>A deuteragonist can be a powerful storytelling tool. Sure, they might be a romantic interest, but they often have their own narrative arc that mirrors or serves as a foil to the protagonist. Secondary characters can have an immense impact (for better or worse) on their protagonist - think of Katara to Aang, Donkey to Shrek, Lady Macbeth to her husband, Atreus to Kratos. Invisigal's journey is aligned to Dispatch's themes of good versus evil and self-actualization. She can change the world, cementing her role as deuteragonist.
>In my questions for Adhoc Studio, I brought up the party scene (with that luscious Bershy song that, in true superhero style, changed her life) in which, if you dance with Blonde Blazer, Visi will look on with envy. If you dance with Visi, it's Chase staring the couple down. However, both dances end in Chase starting a fight with Visi. I was all prepared to argue that this side-glance from Invisigal doubles down on the POV shift from before, showcasing that Invisigal truly is a secondary protagonist. Herman's explanation for the choice is rooted in character.
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>>565824249
>"We make acting choices for these digital puppets that are true to who we think they are. Invisigal is someone who, if she saw someone she was pining after dancing with someone else, she would be upset and you'd see it on her face. Blonde Blazer, by that point in the story, has kind of already made peace with how things are going. She's not going to smash a glass or get into a confrontation. She's accepted it. It's not developer bias or a writing choice to elevate one character over another - it's us trying to stay true to who they are," Herman
said.
>Perfect; let's talk about Blazer and who she is. At the end of Episode One, Blonde Blazer leaves for a date with her boyfriend Phenomaman after flirting with Robert. Many fans theorized this meant she was secretly evil and partnering with master villain Shroud to take down SDN from the inside. At her sushi date, the truth is revealed to be much more ordinary: she is simply a woman who doesn't feel seen by her partner and wants to leave the relationship, and likely has for a long time.
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>>565824419
>However, we as players don't see that in-game - it's only shared through an optional, Deluxe Edition comic. I didn't read these comics until after I finished the game. Many of the comics focus on backstories about the Z-Team or Shroud, but Blazer's is rooted firmly in the present: at that very sushi date. This comic is the closest the audience can get to Blonde Blazer's interiority. I found it to be critical in shaping my understanding of Blonde Blazer as a character, much less her breakup.
>There's still much of Blonde Blazer's backstory that we don't know and that could still be explored. I wondered to AdHoc how her character would've been received by players if Episode Two had started with a POV break, following Blazer on her date.
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>>565824686
> "We decided to create the comics after we were already deep in development on the game," Herman responded. "That [Blazer] scene we had talked about enough that we knew exactly what it was, even if it hadn't been formally written. As we were looking to create supplemental content for players who were really all-in on Dispatch and just
wanted more — we wanted the deluxe edition to give them something new and substantial, not just
character skins. We wanted meaty lore... A lot of the comics are scenes that we had talked about happening, scenes that maybe didn't make sense for us to show in the game, where you're role- playing as Robert the entirety of the game. It's weird to cut away for three minutes at a time to watch something that Robert isn't around for - both because Robert wouldn't know this information, which shouldn't affect the player's decision making, and because there's just nothing to do when Robert's not present."
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>>565824895
>Thus, once again, it comes back to POV shifts. And that's why, once again, I think the choice to have that dream sequence be from Invisigal's perspective is just so damn powerful.
>By the time Dispatch wraps, the Z-Team has gone from the company joke to city saviors. Blonde Blazer has saved the day multiple times. Robert tries to be a good leader while still accepting that he can add value with or without the suit. But it's Invisigal who can change the most, through the player's choices and the actions of the story. I asked if AdHoc set out to make Invisigal the deuteragonist or if it just happened organically. "There was no plan to make Invisigal a secondary protagonist. In Season One, the story is really about Robert seeking his own redemption and helping this team turn over a new leaf - prove to the world that they can change. She's directly in line with all of that," Herman said.
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>>565825108
>Okay, I love that sentiment. But my eyes kept rereading that one phrase - "Season One"! The developers at Adhoc have said they're "seriously" considering a sequel, but they have yet to confirm it. Even after my interview with AdHoc, I don't know if there will be more Dispatch, but I choose to believe that "Season One" implies a Season Two. If there's more Dispatch on the horizon, perhaps we'll stay focused on Robert, or perhaps the game's POV will completely change. Luckily, AdHoc has got plenty of incredible characters to work with and plenty of interesting stories. For now, all I can do is consider Dispatch as I know it. In order for Blonde Blazer to be on equal footing, she'd need at least one POV break (like Invisigal's dream sequence), more backstory, and world- shaping identity crises. It's no wonder, then, that Invisigal dominates the romance polls. She is, after all, living that main character life.
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>>565824895
>As we were looking to create supplemental content for players who were really all-in on Dispatch and just
>wanted more — we wanted the deluxe edition to give them something new and substantial, not just character skins. We wanted meaty lore...
I would've prefered skins than 3 comics that are basically nothing burgers and the other 3 which should have been part of the main story.
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>>565825460
You can't really make skins for prerendered cutscenes, that's like doubling the animation cost
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>>565825584
Eh, it's only wishful thinking. I know it's a story game, but I would've liked some rewards for finishing the game, like alternative skins, hell, even pallete swaps would've been acceptable to me, or better yet, an endless mode for those who actually enjoyed the Dispatch segments.
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>>565824895
> both because Robert wouldn't know this information, which shouldn't affect the player's decision making, and because there's just nothing to do when Robert's not present."
Yet we have the Invisigal sex dream at the start of episode 4? That focuses purely on her body only to reveal at the end of it she was thinking of Robert? Come off it, Nick.
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how am i supposed to troost him if he's retarded?
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>>565826579
That's the neat part of being in a cult, you don't question things, you just gotta troost in the plan.
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>>565826579
we're all retarded here so it fits
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>>565809062
Is he cute?
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>>565826364
I propose that we patch in a sex scene for Mandy, you know, to balance things out
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>200th post
>100th image
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>>565829385
Thank you Courtney, very cool!
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>>565829385
It was 201/101
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>>565829861
Well shit, then my counter's bugged
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Feeling a lot more tired these days. Even more so than usual, so I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight, /SDN/.
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>>565835628
feel better BBfrend
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>>565835628
Drink lots of water, get sunlight and 30 minutes of exercise
And don't eat anymore raw poultry, goofy
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>>565835628
>>565836547
yeah I was gonna say getting food poisoning might have something to do with it
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>>565827148
I am for that.
Allegedly AdHoc is working on *something* but they refuse to tell the public what.
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>>565837274
What if they're doing something simple. Like a calendar pinup? I hate to compare Dispatch to Invincible again but...
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>>565839106
what are they talking about here
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>>565839493
Flambae's karaoke rendition of Bitch?
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>>565841347
holy fuck I hate that hairstyle for robert
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>>565844663
Thank goodness they didn't go with it.
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>>565844304
Imagine walking into your wagie job and superwoman is using the printer
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>>565849526
That'd be cool.
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>>565837579
Adhoc, take notes.
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>>565837579
Invincible VS is the most Jewish fighting game out at the moment. They want people to pay 5-10 dollars per skin after making players pay over 70 for the deluxe edition.
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>>565837579
are they posting rex feet pics
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>>565857990
It's such bullshit. I haven't played fighting games in a long time but good lord these microtransactions. I remember when people got angry at $5 unlockable characters and rightfully so. Now we're here, unbelievable.
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>>565858707
That and thensome.
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>>565853409
Honestly. Just start doing more thirst traps. June's around the corner let Flambae take the reins.
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>>565860676
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>>565860676
Amanda was right. It is a bit small.
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>>565862158
It's called peak, Shroud.
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>>565853409
Why does it look like spunk dripping down on his back, chest, and face?
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I got a piece of cornbread that's been sitting on the table over the weekend, who wants to bet I'll get food poisoning like hopium did if I eat it?
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>>565864234
I'd say it's likely. Please tell me you're not eating it or going to?
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>>565864571
I love cornbread
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>>565865064
Just go to the store and get some mix to make more, golly! Or find something else to eat that's fresh.
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>>565864234
rip another one in this thread
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>>565862549
Why do you think a sexualized teenage boy is peak, Robert?
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>>565866419
Rex is 19. I think you should be keeping an eye on someone else.
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>>565867228
>NineTEEN
Also, those are two consenting 20 somethings.
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>>565867557
Legal adult. Still pretty suspicious Robot fell for her considering she's physically aged to that of a preteen.
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False alarm
took a bite into that cornbread and it was stale as shit. Crisis averted
I would gladly take food poisoning for some good cornbread thougheverbeit
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>>565867876
No shit it would be stale! Yuck. Seriously do you guys not have good food at your homes? I worry for you guys a lot.
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Courtney the couch is right there
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took a walk starting at 10ish and ending at midnight through dark and scary sidewalks and residential roads with trees and stuff blocking the view of the streets for extra danger all so I could listen to philistine for two hours straight. 10/10 would do again
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>>565873629
you should do it innawoods sometimes, even better. Just watch out for the skinwalkers
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>>565136067
fujoanon I still haven't forgotten about your request, it's just been on the backburner a bit while I've been ping ponging between 3 other ideas of my own that I've been working on but am too lazy to finish. But I'm trying to get it done by the end of the week
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>>565877256
No worries. Take your time. I'm in no hurry.
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goodnight /sdn/ I love you all
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You’re not ready for this conversation but Mandy would become a distant memory if Brainbook had been a prominent character
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>>565884687
well Brainbook was originally a design for Blazer in the first place so she still wins
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>>565884906
Well nnow they are 2 separate characters and Brainbook looks better imo
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>>565886104
Now*
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>>565884687
she's overrated, Courtney and Mandy are still the best
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>>565837579
ONLYFANS!?
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Average weekend with Courtney
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>>565889756
Fatherless Behavior.
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>>565890009
Not Rex's fault that his parent's sold him off to the feds.
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>>565890719
No, but he could turn the whorishness down a few notches. It comes across as pathetic. He could also stop being such an Unc with his Spotify, and put something on there that was made this century.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lDe3flSrTlvKqTfgZ6NLq
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>>565891295
>down a few notches
You have a point but let's just say it won't be an easy change for him to make. He's got to face consequences for his actions. That way he learns.
>whorishness
Whose the bigger slut Flambae or Rex Splode?
>being such an Unc with his Spotify,
Rex is an old soul.
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>>565889846
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>>565891690
Rex, mostly because I don’t believe that Flambae would cheat on his partner.
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>>565893049
Very good point.
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>>565889756
>>565890009
How’d he get banned?
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>>565890719
That’s why he needs Robert to be his new dad.
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>>565894146
Rober would set him on the straight and narrow but a dad? I wouldn't say so certainly.
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>>565894618
I meant it figuratively.
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>>565894882
Fair enough.
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>>565889756
SDN would never
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>>565891690
Rae’s going to help him learn the hard way if he keeps flaunting his ass for other women and homos.
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>>565899516
With a strap?
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>>565905359
>dispatcher for a day
>causes an international incident
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I've lost 20 pounds since Dispatch ended and stopped drinking as much.
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>>565909402
congratulations anon, for me it was completely the opposite
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>>565909402
nice, you should go on a bender to celebrate
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>Bobert, ay am borowin da mech
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>>565899729
Yes.
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>>565897706
Are you sure?
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>>565910023
She’s just gonna schlick in it
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>>565910023
Courtney please don’t
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>>565910023
VISI NO-
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wakey wakey, good morning SDN, what're you going to get up to today?



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