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[Narilka]

Virginie wrote: "DCC2, up to chapter 7: ..."

Yeah (view spoiler)[Clowns are creepy! Good for little Virginie for sticking up for herself when dad was a bit of a jerk to not recognize your distress and "volunteer" you anyway.

Young me would definitely have chosen something other than human, probably in the elven/fae realm. Adult me would also pick non-human though it would be a different as I'd want to see what all the options are. I'd stay humanoid though. Not sure I'd want to figure out tentacles or something. I like Carl's choice a lot.

I hope we get to meet back up with the group of geriatrics and see what other race/class combos people picked.

I stopped listening this morning before right right at the start of Ch 7. Looks like it may be a boss fight incoming. Or an arena style fight? While I get Mordecai's idea to stay away, that lady at level 60 could be a good ally too especially since it seems everyone's boxed in by the circus right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Choko wrote: "Virginie, I totally hear you on the young woman experiences... The way we were treated in Bulgaria was very similar to your experiences... Solidarity, girl!:)))"

Ditto... Women deserve better! Still tempted to go full on monster... Something with a bit of physical power at least!

[Tonari no Emily]

Virginie wrote: " These days, I try to congratulate myself on ONE thing I did good that day, like doing the dishes, going to sleep at a decent hour or not punching an asshole in the face even though I really really wanted to :)."

Haha that last one is definitely tough! But yeah I need to try focusing on the good things :)

Narilka wrote: "I've been doing a bunch of de-cluttering. It feels good even if it doesn't look like I've accomplished much yet. You'll get there :)"

Thanks for the encouragement! I know it always feels nice getting stuff done

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Cheaters that don't read as much get all the best recommendations and only read the best books... it's not fair..."

And your sacrifice is very much appreciat..."

Looked at everyone's reviews for that... Almost sad I missed out on that debacle :D

[Narilka]

Carl's Doomsday Scenario ch 7 (view spoiler)[A lot happened in one chapter!

Really glad that worked out well with Signet. I disagree with Mordecai slightly in that she could still be a useful ally if she doesn't just attack them. Which it seems she wont as Donut and Carl have impressed her for now. I can already see Donut's mind planning once she realized Elite story lines are like another show for viewers lol

I'm glad we got to see the initial level recap. More race/class combos! Love how inventive the author is.

Mordecai constantly getting drunk due to his new found freedom is already getting old. He gives great advice when he's sober! Though that's probably the point - to let Carl and Donut get into some trouble because they don't have access to his advice. (hide spoiler)]

[Virginie]

Narilka wrote: "Carl's Doomsday Scenario ch 7"

Yeah, (view spoiler)[Mordecai seems to favor carefulness, he doesn't like Carl & Donut taking risks even if the rewards would be worth it. He seems to really count on Carl to be the voice of reason and properly assess risks and plan but.... I think he's forgetting that Carl tends to solve problems by throwing explosives at them, and is even more of a gambler than Donut is.

I didn't mind him getting drunk. Makes me think of Hunger Games and the alcoholic advisor. Like you said, it's a convenient way of having Carl & Donut on their own, but it could have been done another way.... Something simple like putting a cooldown on the chat with a manager. I guess that now that he's a part of the crew, we're getting to see a lot more of his flaws and personality. Him drunkenly raving at his dead brother was painful to listen to...

Reminded me of how my mother rarely talks about her late sister, and only in positive terms. But one time, she got a bit drunk, the topic came up and she trash-talked her, angrily listing the decisions that led to her death, how it could have been prevented and how close they were to safety (for context, my mother and my aunt survived through the genocide of cambodians by the Khmer Rouges, but my aunt was killed right at the border with Thailand where there were Croix Rouge camps waiting for refugees) (hide spoiler)]

[Virginie]

Urgh, this is supposed to be a funny light read, and I keep bringing up heavy topic and ranting at misogyny. Sorry guys 😅

[Narilka]

Wow Virginie. That's quite a family history you have. You mom had to be strong to survive that.

I'm half way through Ch 9 and it made me sad. (view spoiler)[That poor bear. It was a mercy killing at the end. At least it got to remember itself without the parasites for a few moments.

Hopefully Carl and Donut reunite now. I don't like them being separated even for a few minutes. (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Reading brings stuff out sometimes... can be cathartic or triggering, depending...

Choko has plenty of life experiences that get referenced sometimes...

I mention stuff sometimes, especially when I get morbid about my mom (3 more years and I'll be older than she was when she passed 15 years ago... few days before she would have turned 40 and I turned 22)...

[Narilka]

Carl's Doomsday Scenario through Ch 11 (view spoiler)[Great solution Carl found to the circus problem. Plus set them up well for the future.

Not cool that they're now putting Donut's life in trouble and she can't defend herself. Hang in there Mongo!

She's going to be both pissed and impressed when she finally wakes up, finds out what happened and sees their new viewer count lol (hide spoiler)]

[Narilka]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Reading brings stuff out sometimes... can be cathartic or triggering, depending...

Choko has plenty of life experiences that get referenced sometimes...

I mention stuff sometimes, especially when..."

It can be a beautiful thing, esp when it helps you process and release something that happened.

[Virginie]

DCC #2 through ch.12 (view spoiler)[The whole circus arc was sad... Carl really made the best out of a shitty situation..

I didn't like Carl & Donut being separated either. I usually appreciate when the main characters get separated 'cause it gives them opportunity to solve problems on their own and grow but.... Donut is previous and must be protected at all cost :(

The little flashback-conversation of Beatrice & her mom was... Yup. My sister told me once that "most men think they want a smart and independent partner, but they don't, not really". My first serious relationship ended exactly for that reason. My ex said that my independence and no-drama attitude was my most attractive attitude, but overtime resented my academic success and that I had a life outside of him.

Carl doesn't understand people wearing a mask, and I don't understand people that don't... Walking around showing your "true" self to people sounds insane to me but.... I'm not exactly the most sane person so I'll keep my little coping mechanism and try to behave in a semi-socially-acceptable fashion in return hahaha. (hide spoiler)]

[Virginie]

Narilka wrote: "Wow Virginie. That's quite a family history you have. You mom had to be strong to survive that."

Yeah, she's one of the strongest people I know... Had I gone through even half of what she did, I would have just given up honestly.

The Pol Pot regime and the genocide by the Khmers rouges isn't a very well known part of history, weirdly (or not so weirdly depending on how cynical you are :p). I was amazed at the sheer number of tourists going to Cambodia to see the temples of Angkor (Angkor Vat being the most famous) and realizing the country has a bloodier history than they thought.

[Virginie]

Narilka wrote: "It can be a beautiful thing, esp when it helps you process and release something that happened."

Stories have so much power that it scares me sometimes. I read/watch very emotionally charged stories once in a while to help me process 'cause I can't seem to let go of the tight leash I have on my emotions on my own.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Narilka wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Reading brings stuff out sometimes... can be cathartic or triggering, depending...

Choko has plenty of life experiences that get referenced sometimes...

I mention stuff some..."

For sure... I felt like a bit of a sociopath for awhile, failing to process several family deaths when I was a kid through college... but I cried it out, a decade later, with the right book :D ... it's all good / healing...

[Choko]

Books are very cathartic! They honestly keep me surviving through the rough days, but having a great group of people to discuss them and the feelings they provoke, is priceless! You have no idea how many times having been really down in Real Life, I dragged myself back here, and just reading and being with the people we have been reading with for a while, has gotten me out of the dumps! If I was paying a therapist for all that, I would have been broke years ago...:)

Virginie, I am so sorry your family has gone through all this! I remember thinking how horrible Pol Pot must have been, when China and Vietnam had to intervene and get rid of him themselves... Another "mistake" the US government did at the time, supporting him... I will never forget one of his sayings, which sounds completely insane today "To spare you is no profit, to destroy you is no loss" ... He was the prototype for an ideological dictator!

[Tonari no Emily]

Oh wow, my heart goes out to you and your family Virginie! That is certainly a whole lot more than I could imagine surviving. Your mother really must be a strong woman! Thank you for sharing...

Love how supportive this group is, sometimes it can really feel like group therapy :)

[Choko]

Exactly!

[Narilka]

Virginie wrote: "Yeah, she's one of the strongest people I know... Had I gone through even half of w..."

I have watched a couple mini documentaries on the Pol Pot years (less than an hour each) and if they are anything close to reality, I would not have survived. Nor do I want to know just how bad the reality was.

That said, I'd love to visit Cambodia and see Angkor Wat and other ancient sites now that the country is turning around. No idea if the opportunity will present itself yet though as I'm not actively working to make this happen due to other obligations :)

[Narilka]

Virginie wrote: "Stories have so much power that it scares me sometimes. I read/watch very emotional..."

To get philosophical... is that not what we are? The stories that we tell ourselves? ;) The ability of a well told story to move us in almost magical ways never ceases to amaze and delight. It's part of why I love books so much.

Choko wrote: Books are very cathartic! They honestly keep me surviving through the rough days, but having a great group of people to discuss them and the feelings they provoke, is priceless! You have no idea how many times having been really down in Real Life, I dragged myself back here, and just reading and being..."

Big virtual hugs Choko :) We've all been there. We'll all be there again. This is my favorite group on the internet hands down.

[Choko]

Same, Narilka! I love you guys:)))

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Group hug :D

[Virginie]

VIRTUAL GROUP HUG YEEEES (I say with enthusiasm while avoiding IRL hugs like the plague).

This group is my favorite place on the internet <3

[Narilka]

Carl's Doomsday Scenario through ch 17 (view spoiler)[I learned something new. I never knew that Jai Alai had another name! The cesta is perfect for him to lob bombs :)

I love Mongo's new chompers lol (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Awww yay I wanna join in on the virtual group hug action! :D

[Marie]

Hey guys, though I would check out this club. Read back two pages to see what's going on. If I was Mel I would write a short story about stumbling through the door and seeing everyone in a hug and getting all awkward about it.

I am sorry to hear you all went through so much bad stuff in your lives. Makes me appreciate how my life is basically a smooth sail compared to many people. First world problems and all. Even as a woman, I never had those experiences, never really felt looked down at because I am a woman. But maybe you don't get those experiences being shut at home reading.

I feel like books made me meet so many people. I am a big introvert who was actually mostly happy during COVID at home. I have my family and my husband but no other friends to speak of. I think books can really help you understand others and be empathetic. And I have no clue where I am going with this as it's 6:30 in the morning and cat woke me up vomiting at 5:30 so I am too sleepy to think.

[Choko]

Marie, welcome to our support BR:))) We mostly just chat and chill here, as well as talk about random books. Lately it has been a ton of LitRPGs ... We have kind of fallen in love with the genre... You are totally welcome to jump in whenever you want:))))

[Marie]

Thanks, Choko. I am not completely new to LitRPG although before it was more manga experience and this year I read the DCC series and I am eager for more. When my TBR has a space for it that is lol.

[Virginie]

I'm so glad to see you here, Marie :D

I'm also a fellow introvert! Other than my brother I see once a week, I basically have one friend, and he doesn't live in the same city :p

Also... You're a manga reader, yay! I watched a lot more anime than read manga, but I've read a LOT of manwhas though

[Marie]

I used to watch anime more now I just prefer reading manga even though I read it rarely nowadays. Might be because I don't count them in my Goodreads challenge, instead just putting them on unique shelf to mark them read...I feel like my 1900 read volumes would seriously mess up my stats since I have read less books then that. But I count them for the competition so might read more this year lol. I read some manhwas too. Actually my highest rated thing on myanimelist is manhwa.

[Tonari no Emily]

Welcome Marie :)
I used to watch A LOT of anime, now not so much... Most of my free time is taken up by books and crafts which I can't do while reading subtitles lol

[Narilka]

Welcome aboard Marie. Virginie and I are working on DDC 2. I'm sure it won't be long before Iain finds something to hook the others on :D We also report back on stuff that's just interesting from time to time without it being a group read.

Basically what Choko said. There's no pressure at all to join whatever the book is. Just chat any time.

[Marie]

Thank you for the warm welcome everyone. I can't wait for the full spoilers conversation once everyone is done with DCC. I hope we will be blessed with book 7 this year.

Looking forward to adding some more books to my TBR. It's not like I don't already have so many books there I would need 10 lifetime's to read them all 🙃

[Nirkatze]

@Virginie--adding my two cents to the well-wishing crowd! Fingers crossed that the domino-chain of pain stops and the dust settles...

Putting in well-wishes for @Emily too--mashed potato brains! Such a great description. I'm also very familiar with the momentum issues dealing with packaging returns... then actually getting them sent...

Really loving the DCC notes @Virginie & Narilka!! Dittoing Emily--getting really excited for the next one.

I also love the Anime comparison--and not just for selective mental editing--one of my friends mostly only reads manga & fanfiction, because he feels like mainstream fiction just isn't as inventive... LitRPGs like DCC have the same level of insane creativity that breaks the box of mainstream publishing... and often make me think of Anime in that regard... love that this led to more conversation into manga & anime... I'm like Emily, I used to read/watch more than I do now, but I'm trying to get back into it some... I'm slower though, 'cuz I insist on reading in Japanese and not translation, and I have trouble processing text with pictures... I just want more text...

And OMG Virginie that clown story!!! And wow family history! And personal history! Thank you for sharing--dittoing everyone in admiration for your mother and family. I love that this group is a safe place for us to share experiences, even painful ones, and I feel like I grow to a better person from listening to y'all.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

It's been a real slumpy week for me... lots of excess TV watching, less reading... good thing my BRs have been relatively caught up and light this week, or I'd be way behind... got alot coming up soon, tho... we'll see what happens...

This happens a bit each year, when it gets warmer out...

[Narilka]

Carl's Doomsday Scenario through ch 19 (view spoiler)[That just took an unexpected turn. As if just being a crawler wasn't dangerous enough, now they're pawns in some interstellar politics. Carl can be pretty insightful at times.

I also didn't expect Mongo to enjoy the bath enough to immediately want a second one lol I hope they save up to buy a unit for their personal room. Ahh the small pleasures in life. (hide spoiler)]

[Choko]

Iain, we know you will be back to yourself soon enough! Watch some TV and relax, we are not going anywhere:)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I’ve only read like 3 books instead of 9 ;)

[Choko]

Yeah, cry me a river!:))))

[Narilka]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I’ve only read like 3 books instead of 9 ;)"

It took me two weeks to get through Game of Scones. You're doing great :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I've gotta constantly be making progress, because I'm signed up for like 40 BRs/month (my own fault)

I make do, and ride my whims if I have to, plans be damned... just lingering in the back of my mind...

This is also a hectic work week this week... I have to work a 6th day in a row and come in at midnight instead of 4am on Tuesday, for the yearly inventory audit... off Wednesday/Thursday instead of Tuesday/Wednesday... also be a walking-heavy day while still dealing with lingering occasional foot discomfort...

[Choko]

That actually sucks. Take it easy and take care of yourself!

[Narilka]

How do you know you're really into your book? You start yelling "Dammit Donut!" when any of your cats make a mess or are annoying lol My husband has started giving me the side eye.

[Narilka]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I've gotta constantly be making progress, because I'm signed up for like 40 BRs/month (my own fault)

I make do, and ride my whims if I have to, plans be damned... just lingering in the back of my ..."

It will pass soon enough. Take care of yourself and try not to stress.

[Nirkatze]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I've gotta constantly be making progress, because I'm signed up for like 40 BRs/month (my own fault)

I make do, and ride my whims if I have to, plans be damned... just lingering in the back of my ..."

Oh yikes, six day workweek with messy hours... I feel like mentally patting you on the shoulder and saying "ganbatte!" which is like "good luck" and "you can do it" in Japanese but actually means "work harder." Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

Narilka wrote: "How do you know you're really into your book? You start yelling "Dammit Donut!" when any of your cats make a mess or are annoying lol My husband has started giving me the side eye."

LOLOLOL

[Choko]

Narilka, I have been doing the same thing!!!! Right now, any chance I get, I either say "Dammit Donut!" or when appropriate, "Is it War then?!"... My brother and my bestie just laugh every time since I explained where it comes from;)))

[Virginie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "also be a walking-heavy day while still dealing with lingering occasional foot discomfort..."

Oh no... Take good care of yourself, and especially of your foot, otherwise a certain AI is going to be mad!

[Virginie]

Narilka wrote: "How do you know you're really into your book? You start yelling "Dammit Donut!" when any of your cats make a mess or are annoying lol My husband has started giving me the side eye."

I'm saying "New achievement! You have done something incredibly stupid! Are you sure you're an adult?" every time I'm being an idiot (which happens a lot more than I'd like to admit)

[Narilka]

Virginie wrote: "I'm saying "New achievement! You have done something incredibly stupid! Are you sure you're an adult?" every time I'm being an idiot (which happens a lot more than I'd like to admit)"

hehehehe good one :)

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I've gotta constantly be making progress, because I'm signed up for like 40 BRs/month (my own fault)

I make do, and ride my whims if I have to, plans be damned... just lingering in the back of my ..."

Yeah that's always the worst.. I usually have to work 10 days straight and then be off for 4 days so that it's "not OT" but its certainly rough. Hope your foot keeps getting better!