There's This Saying: In An All-blue World,

You Fish, Swim, Eat, Laze Around, And Everyone's So Friendly. It's Such Simple Stuff, But... If I Could Stop The World And Restart Life, Put The Clock Back, I Think I'd Restart It Like This. For Everyone.

The Thing Video Games Had To Learn Was To Write, Which Is Not To Let People Choose Their Own Stuff, But Actually Prescribe It. To Say, "this Character Is Not A Blank Canvas That You Can Project Onto. I'm Going To Tell You What This Character Is Like. And I'm Going To Tell You What Happens To Them. You're Going To Feel Involved In Other Ways." Video Games Made The Mistake Of Thinking Everything Had To Be Projectable, And This Doesn't Do That At All.

I Think Everything I Write Is From An Atheist Perspective. I Mean, It's Partly From An Atheist Perspective Because I'm An Atheist, And I'm Just Not Really Interested In Religious-based Questions.

Waking Was The Most Reliable Part Of A Dream, As Built Into Dreams As Death Is To Life. You Dream, You Wake: You Live, You Die.

I Knew My Affection For The Philippines Was Equally As Telling: A Democracy On Paper, Apparently Well Ordered, Regularly Subverted By Irrational Chaos. A Place Where I'd Felt Instantly At Home.