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So... Desks! We're all probably sitting in front of one at this exact moment, so I thought it's about time we put a spotlight on these, our most trusted of companies in our journies across the digital abyss' separating us. So let's share what our desks look like, Mine is pretty standard, I'd say. It has a map, office supplies and my computer. Some standout things here are the Rubix Cube, a Hoptimist to the left and, an origami crane that's been with me for a few years and the orchid. It's a pretty good work environment, and somewhere I don't mind spending 10 hours a day.

You somehow got ISCW to post regular questions, rather than posting memes... What sorcery did you use (and can you please teach me) Well... That is to say, why do you think ISCW is interested in your personal life specifically, when she hasn't asked personal questions in any other AMA's. Do you find it weird to share so much about yourself with semi-strangers on the internet?

Pardon me if this is too personal of a question. But could you perhaps elaborate on what exactly (and in which ways) your interaction with people on these forums have helped you overcome your personal issues?

What is the objective purpose of life? Do you perceive yourself as an interesting person? What is the worst part of the Reborn community?

I used to play the game, but stopped once I realized that the business model was too unforgiving, ie. you had to play 20'ish hours to unlock a Hero, which is way too much. Have they by chance changed this?

- What do you attribute your popularity to on these forums? (Ame, Kurotsune and Zumi have attracted as wide levels of engagement from the community as you) - Would you still be as active on these forums, were the levels of engagement you attracted from others lower? - What question would you ask me were I to make an AMA? Not that I'd ever have time for such a thing anymore - What is the essence of an interesting/good question? edit: And since you so graciously gifted us a bunch of reptile pics, I thought I'd send one back

- What is the objective purpose of life? - Why did you decide to start working on Xenogene? It's likely a 3-4 year commitment to finish it, involving thousands of hours of work, blood, sweat and tears. * (secondary question) Do you feel that you'll get enough out of the project to warrant such a commitment? And what exactly do you want out of undertaking such an endeavour? - Now that you've finished high-school, what are your plans for the future? - And finally... Do you script your answers for these and or brainstorm ideas before recording?

After you've finished 7, I recommend you go with The Binding Blade (the 6th one) which is the sequel to 7, and uses the same gameplay, but expands on the original story. Lots of the characters return too, and or their kids, so it's quite fun on that regard. Otherwise Mystic Stone, the 8th game is an excellent addition to the series. But is otherwise the shortest game in the series. What I would consider as the pinnacle of the series thus far is the Tellius series, which includes Path Of Radiance and Radiant Dawn for respectively the Gamecube and Wii. And something you should try, once you've finished the Gameboy Games. I wouldn't really bother with the DS games (Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of The Emblem) as they're remakes of the first two games, and stripped out most of the innovations that came with the Gamecube titles. Awakening is a great game too that everyone should try, but I wouldn't say it's better than the Radiant Dawn. tl;dr Play Binding Blade and optionally Mystic Stones -> Then play the Tellius series -> Get Awakening

I'm intrigued. What is this religion exactly?

Wow, finally a game I can play on my Palm Pilot, #PalmPilotMasterRace

What is the objective purpose of life? Don't you dare answer that there isn't one

Visually? Pilica of the Gusto archetype is a wonderful card (does anyone remember her?). She is super fun to play, and made the Gusto Archetype viable for a while, with fun combos and cards. Otherwise, she's quite cute ~ Otherwise Daigusto Sphereez, which was the main win condition of the archetype, was an incredibly creative card. Simply nothing beats the feeling of crashing your 500 atk birds in your opponents 3k mammoth and watch them take the damage. I'm really sad to have seen the deck go, but I'll forever remember the fun times I had playing it.

I presume you haven't tried something like white chocolate with caramel ganache or the like. White chocolate is actually really good for housing things, as it's not overpowering like dark chocolate, and thus lets it's filling take the centre stage. This can work with lots of fillings, nougat, marzipan... I even had the pleasure of trying a white chocolate truffle with a dark chocolate mousse a few weeks ago~ Absolutely delicious

I say we as fellow chocolate connoisseurs agree that all chocolate is sacred, tasty and worth eating as long as its of high quality!

What is the objective purpose of life?

Ame did draw this map as a concept for the world of Reborn, and has stuck to it pretty faithfully: But otherwise there isn't a detailed map because one isn't needed. The game already has an in-game map that shows all place names you've been to. She could always make her own map if she wants to, (this was pretty common practice in older RPG's, that or scribble notes for things as she finds them). But again, this isn't necessary, Reborn is a pretty straightforward game that doesn't confuse the player as to where to go outside of one specific point quite late into the game. In any case, if she has trouble, you should probably help her, as one who's completed the game(?), you're pretty qualified to answer her questions. If your friend still has a hard time finding things in the game, I can refer her to Sparsyle's walkthrough which is pretty comprehensive, but takes quite a bit away from the enjoyment of exploring the game. And please don't follow this piece of advice. Let her play to her heart's content, and don't force her into unnecessarily searching for unneeded Pokémon just for the sake of completion. Nothing sucks the life out of a game like doing busy work.

y = 7x+30 where y is days till release of the next episode, and x is the amount of times people have asked when the next release is. - Amethyst (probably)

I think your understanding on what is religious education and mine differ. In most parts of the Western world religion is already taught in classes for a semester or two, to further the student's understanding of cultures around the world, and their own country's history. Teaching religion in this sense could be viewed as an extension to history education, since the history of many countries cannot be understood without a firm grasp of the development and practices of religions in it, as many nations have in many ways tied their cultural identity to religious doctrine. Thus, while I don't believe education on matters of religion is especially important, it does have some merit for bridging the gap between nations and promoting cultural understanding which is always a healthy thing, and speaks for its inclusion in the curriculum. Now if you meant that the state should teach and promote the beliefs and doctrines of a specific religion to its population, is an unhealthy practice that in your own words gives the government the "power to plant their own political opinions or agendas into the minds of children". It is not the for the goverment to teach children what to think, but instead give them the tools necessary to think and search out new knowledge so that they can become good citizens. Should we stop teaching about the history? Many conflicts have arisen and perpetuated due to events that have happened in the distant past, and thus history could be viewed as a cause of discord among nations and preventing the world from coming together as one due to crimes and injustices committed in the past.

Should it be legal? Yes. In what way and to which extent it should be is a legal minefield that I'd rather not discuss, but I'll try to highlight some hurdles I can see in implementing such a policy. In an ideal world, it should be up to people themselves to decide when they want their lives to end, especially in a world where we can prolong human life to such an extent that the mental and physical faculties of the body cannot keep up. So if a person wants to die, even if they aren't terminally ill, they shouldn't be prevented from doing it. But this is where the legal minefield comes in, because how do you prevent people from being forced into such situations by others, or taking their lives due to not wanting to burden people around them. There many ways such a system could be misused, but in the end, it's something that needs to be implemented due to our current level of medical technology, and how it will develop in the future. Should languages outside of major lingua franca languages be made non-mandatory to take up in school (ie. like French, German and Spanish being mandatory in various countries), and the time allocated to learning languages given to subjects that can in a better way contribute to the development of society, like classes teaching the sciences, math or computer engineering?

Chocolate is the most scrumptious thing on this planet. I mostly indulge myself with plain dark chocolate, but otherwise, I enjoy any kinds of chocolate, as long as they're well made. As compared to Viridescent, I do also enjoy light and white chocolate. Sadly there is too much sub-par milk and white chocolate that has flood the market, so most people don't respect such types, but when a good chocolatier makes high-grade chocolate, even things like white chocolate can be used to work in tandem with various fillings to provide exquisite flavours. So in short, I adore chocolate, which kinds? All of them. Do you that in life, one ought to act in such ways that avoid unnecessarily showcasing their talents, so as not to make others feel inferior?

Well, the main protagonist of Reborn is already 18, and most of the cast is quite old aside from Heather, Shelly and parts of the orphanage gang. Besides that, I feel that a Pokémon game would lose all of its identity if you could pick a team from the start, and have no progression in it. Pokémon is all about how you go on a journey, explore distant lands and capture fantastical beasts. If the game was distilled into a combat and story based game, it would lose most of its appeal.

@Anti_Hero You could've mentioned the Hercule Poirot series of books, since most of her other works are one-offs. But yeah, Agatha Christie (AKA the poor man's Phoenix Wright) are always great fun. I've only read 3 of her works, all of them were great, but solving them sadly takes too long, for me to read them too often. My conscience simply won't allow me to read the solution before solving every part of the mystery myself, which can easily take two readings, writing several essays worth of notes, and furiously wandering across my living room carpet pondering the intricacies of life death. On that note, this thread kinda reminded me that I've practically read no book series, as I mostly read older works. Welp uhm... Do books in volumes count as a series? No... Uhm, okay, i've got it. Foundation by Asimov was a fun read... if only for the fact that it was a sci-fi series written over the course of 50 years, and showcases the way people thought about the technological developments of the future and how said perception evolved from the beginning of the last century to the end of it. It is a seminal piece of art that has greatly influenced the development of the modern sci-fi genre, if not practically inventing the way it's written.

9/10 Looks crisp, sharp and powerful lines. Vibrant colours, looks good despite the low resolution which can't be said for many avatars on here. Among the best avatars on here I'd say.

@KosherKitten Thanks for the long and insightful comment. I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. Libraries in Denmark use a form of stickers on books/discs when checking out that works sort of like a credit card chip. The loan process involves you checking into the system with a personal card, and placing everything you want to borrow on the computer table you borrow books from. Then some magic happens, and the table detects everything on the table and puts it as borrowed on your account. When exiting the library, you go through a "gate" that works in the same fashion and can detect the stickers on the things you borrow, and will start an alarm if something you forgot to borrow something. Multiple disc sets just use a sticker for each individual disc. You return things in the same fashion, by putting the books you want to return, on the computer table and then having it detect them as returned, and then put them in a shared pool of books/games/DVD's that a librarian will put back in their rightful place once they get the time. Perhaps at this point, the items are checked for the condition they're in, but I'm not entirely certain. In general, librarians aren't involved with the borrowing or returning process unless an error or problem occurs at which point things can be borrowed/returned manually, as everything else is highly automated. I honestly can't remember the last time I've spoken to a librarian. Otherwise, I think individual users can report a book/game as being in poor condition, though I'm not entirely certain what happens after that, as I've never reported a book. I must apologise for not being able to comment too much on the functions and tasks of librarians over here as I'm unfamiliar with what they do outside of providing service and support. But in general, the library systems in our two countries seem to work on quite different principles. On that note, you're the first to report that your country's libraries also have a large collection of games. Would you mind if I asked you which country you lived in?

I don't exactly know how the library system in your country works, but at least here scanning a CD/DVD/Game is tied to the disc itself and not the case. And at the exit to the library the there are these scanners akin to those in clothing stores, that check whether material passing through them has been checked-out. With this being the only exit, it sounds pretty difficult to pull what you described. Am I understanding correctly that you manually check each and every return to make sure they're in good condition? Sounds like a ton of work. On a side note, it's very interesting that you happen to work in a library. Do you have any other interesting tales of mystery/intrigue/romance?