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Discussion in 'Community Media' started by Gobb, Nov 22, 2025.

  1. Gobb finds a way

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    Yeah, I didn't see that coming.

    Hmm, I think it depends, in his case yeah, but depending on how it's done, I truly do believe that shit like MKUltra had people unwillingly hypnotizes/mind controlled.

    I wasn't overly shocked that Kotoko overrode his hypnotism and got Ouki to survive, but I am surprised that Banda also lived.

    Chapter 48 was good. So, Mitsurugi's guess was correct, it is Matsushita. He was a hypnotherapist. Well, he even guessed that there was really only "two" players that would each pick a weaker partner and then control the rest. He let Banda think he was controlling him, when it was really flipped.

    During round 2 he hypnotised the woman that was partnered with Ouki, which made both Ouki and Banda think they were in control, when Matsushita was truly the only person in control the whole time. He reinforced the hypnosis over several rounds, to make it stronger and harder to break, reinforcing that Kotoko would need to kill Ouki.

    So Matsushita loves and gets off on the games, he became a citizen of borderland to "enjoy the games forever". He really is a demented individual. It seems that Kotoko resisted his hypnosis though and told Ouki his correct symbol.

    Damn Matsushita even had a fake eye that would tell him what his collar's symbol really was, the rule about metal objects didn't apply to residents. It seemed like he thought of everything so his overconfidence was justified, except his overconfidence would be his undoing when instead of only himself and Kotoko surviving, it was seemingly Banda and Ouki.
     
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    Yes, they are relatively likeminded, so I suppose it makes sense they would both team up, the likelihood they would be successful if they betrayed each other here is way smaller than them working together.

    Yup, for sure. Can't say he didn't have it coming.

    Chapter 49 was good. Man, was something having Banda lecture Matsushita, about how he relied too much on the technique and got conceited. So Banda and Ouki teamed up since the eighth round, viewing each other as the only trustworthy partners, which paid off.

    Interesting, so they both viewed each other as equals, and actually shared the same goal. They both wanted to become citizens of borderland.

    Matsushita was planning to just bide his time using his eyeball to continue surviving in the game, but Ouki's plan was to use him to get every piece of intel on borderland they could. Of course, Banda was happy to torture the information out of him.

    In the end, Matsushita chose to kill himself, because he couldn't bare the torture repeatedly. This allowed both Ouki and Banda to pass. It also seems that Ouki actually did let Kokoto live, interesting. 97 players and 6 games remain.
     
  3. Phenom All Hail Jeff!

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    King of Spades Pt. 2
    Agni has been hiding in the forest, becoming familiar with the terrain. Not a bad decision. Finding a way to take away an advantage of one of the Borderland citizens/face cards. Not a bad idea to become aware of your surroundings and put your own skills to use.

    It seems Arisu's words might have struck a chord with Agni and he is having ghosts of his slain friend appearing like a ghost of Christmas past.

    A flamethrower. Hmm. Unfair to the extreme.

    Though, the King is controlling his blimp somehow.

    Something has to be supplying these gadgets, gear and equipment. They don't just appear.
     
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    King of Spades Pt. 3
    Agni prepared several eventualities to escape possible traps. He really wants to pit himself against the challenge that is the King. It seems he was able to encourage the middle school kid to help him fight against the King. I have a feeling he's going to have some kind of redemption arc.

    Yep. Knew it was going to be the high school who cut off her leg.
     
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    Hannibal seemed like he could be an interesting character, but RIP. There is some real ruthless efficiency here with Shiirabi. Yeah, I didn't even think of Aguni returning for this, makes a lot of sense!

    Side story 5 chapter 1 was good. It's about the King of Spades that was sniping them when this part started and it takes place during the Second Stage, day 5. The King's name is Isao Shiirabi and he's a mercenary.

    So a bunch of rookies vs the King who has actual professional military experience, it seems. God damn, Shiirabi peeled off the lieutenant's face to disguise himself as the dead body, and when the group saw the faceless body, he continued his assault.

    So Shiirabi sees that he's giving salvation and by killing the players and thus liberating them from fear and suffering. He doesn't make them suffer, just kills them.

    The kid that escaped is Hayato Dodo a junior high student who has reached day 13 of his visit. He ran into Aguni, who is now on day 66 of his visit and looking for a place to die. Damn, this should be a showdown Aguni vs Shiirabi.
     
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    It certainly helps with his background too. He's probably the one single person with the best shot of taking out Shiirabi in a one on one. I could see them killing each other, honestly.

    Yeah, I didn't think he would pull a flamethrower literally out of nowhere LMAO.

    Side story 5 chapter 2 was good. Aguni hoped to get some useful intel from Dodo, only to get nothing. Oh, I forgot that Dodo was the player from the other side story that Arisu helped.

    Damn, Dodo really has luck on his side finding Aguni. He was going to run after hearing gunshots, but Aguni called out that he would just die due to going into the moonlight, which happened to other people. Aguni agreed to teach him how to shoot.

    A perimeter of string was set up, which is a good strategy to slow down Shiirabi. Seems that Aguni isn't doing well psychologically if he's hallucinating Danma. Unfortunately for them, Shiirabi decided to just burn the forest down, to either kill them in the fire or smoke them out.
     
  7. Phenom All Hail Jeff!

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    King of Spades Pt. 4
    Seems the King has a bulletproof vest and a fireproof cape/cloak. Figures. It seems that despite making these games seem fair, the only one that has truly been fair was the first King's game. The King of Spades seems to have a number of unfair advantages over the players ranging from the heartbeat sensor to the blimp, from the large array of firearms to the training he clearly has.

    Not surprising the first thing Akane wants to do is have sex. Kind of surprised the kid didn't say he was a middle school student to end things right away.

    Hmm, seems the kid can be useful.

    My guess is the next chapter will have the kid and Akane finding Arisu and Usagi.
     
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    King of Spades Pt. 5
    Close. Agni saved the kid from being carried away by the rapids. I wonder if Agni and Akane are going to become a couple. If Arisu has already paired off with Usagi, I can't see her being replaced by Akane unless Usagi dies.

    Haha, Akane got turned down by Agni. That's hilarious.

    I was right. Agni went off into a self-imposed exile to try to find a way to atone for his actions at the Beach. He wanted to find some way to come to peace with the knowledge that he killed a bunch of his former friends and comrades for no reason other than the misconceived idea that the killer was someone at the Beach.
     
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    King of Spades Pt. 6
    Flashback chapter....boo. Seems like we're finally going to get to know the identity of the King of Spades. Seems he's was an opportunistic mercenary. Agni lured the King to a parking garage he booby-trapped. He seems to be intent on killing the King so that the visas of everyone will be extended, which is interesting because if the entire area of the Borderlands is the game space, wouldn't people's visas not matter? Thought we learned that with the Jack's game in the prison.

    As long as you're participating in a game, you're safe.

    Seems the King has PTSD like Agni, interesting. Maybe that's something to use to their advantage?

    The kid grew some balls in the end, huh? Poor Agni.
     
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    I think that was the end for Aguni, right? I kind of wished he and Shiirabi took each other out, but I suppose it's a fitting end for him.

    Not really a big fan of characters like Dodo, will see how he goes...

    Side Story Chapter 3 was good. Damn, Aguni foresaw a fire as a possibility so already had a plan up his sleeve. Aguni's reflexes are something else. Sadly, they are outmatched with the enemy having an AK-47, and Aguni also had much more limited ammo.

    Aguni felt that the fight was his, so swapped guns with Dodo, and switched up to close combat with Shiirabi . It seems like unfortunately Aguni met his end.

    In his running, Dodo has managed to run into Heiya by failing into two traps, that were set by her. She was rather annoyed. It's day 55 of her visit.
     
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    Dude, it's blatantly rigged in Shiirabi's favour. LMAO. It's almost comical how he just keepts pulling out another advantage.

    I would say that, but seems a bit doubtful of a sidestory. I guess they can come upon them but not stick around.

    Side Story Chapter 4 was good. It's day 7 of the second stage. Seems that Heiya is indeed annoyed at Dodo for ruining her traps. Lol. Well, things escalated quickly with Heiya.

    I'm glad for it to not be over for Aguni! So Shiirabi was wearing not only a bullet-proof vest, but also a fire-proof cloak? Come on now.

    While Dodo expressed his frustration at always running and expressed his thoughts of having gone through pain to live, it just really aggravated Heiya much more.

    I feel bad for Heiya even more so now. So after she went through all that shit and survived the game, she dragged herself into a hospital and the older male surgeon there demanded sex as payment before saving her by cutting off her leg.

    There is no escape from Shiirabi, he was hot on the heels of Dodo. Impressive to see the home-made flashbang of Heiya, but too bad it did nothing. Dodo was smart to realise he was tracking them, which is fucked. It's a good thing Heiya is a good shot with her bow, which should allow some reprieve. Unfortunately they ran straight into the edge of a cliff overlooking water, so had no choice but to jump in.
     
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    Yeah, he keeps pulling all these advantages out of his hat. It is beginning to get ridiculous.
     
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    King of Spades Pt. 7
    The middle school kid somehow managed to survive a fall into the quickly running floodwaters without hitting a rock or dying, dang, kid must have a guardian angel watching out for him or something.

    Agni managed to kill the King of Spades with a savage neck snap but was the only one to earn an extension to his visa.

    Only one game remains? I bet it's the female face value card that gave the presentation in the very beginning. We haven't see her yet and of the original four, she's the only one who seemed conniving and smart enough to come up with something truly sadistic.

    Agni needs a hospital bad... I put his odds of survival at less than 25% without surgery.
     
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    Chapter Fifty
    I'm surprised it took someone until now to come up with the idea of trying to record everything for posterity. Though, he seems to not have the same immunity you find people who serve as camera-folk in movies and television shows typically seem to exhibit. He seems to be interviewing and trying to piece together a detail report of the origins of how things came to be and exist as what is the Borderlands. Seems the Borderlands tend to peel back the layers and showcase people for whom they really are.

    Interesting, it seems we have a new villain getting introduced in the end of the chapter and the final chapter for this week's reading.
     
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    I feel the same way lol.
     

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