Gambit.

I once went into to start an account at a video place I would have sworn I had never visited only to find I inexplicably had a massive fine for a single copy of Waterworld I had apparently rented, never watched, and only this side of never returned.

Yeah, if you make it into your middle 20s in that period you're basically going to be ridiculously healthy and basically impossible to kill (barring vigorous physical trauma or falling off your horse whilst in high speed pursuit of a rabbit) until you hit 60.

Weirdly, Knight's Tale even has its merits as a pedagogical tool. The songs aren't precise, but the depiction of sports culture as analogous to chivalry ain't exactly inaccurate.

They are Legion.

"It smells like… lemon juice?"

That certainly addresses a lot of my concerns, thanks!

It's been a grim year for many in my nigh on middle aged circles.

More like losing your job, failing in your mortgage, and crashing your minivan killing two of your three daughters.

What worries me is more the idea of inventing and then sharing traumas.

The description of Head Space reminded me a lot of X World games as well. Right down to the level of trust you need to have to make that level of inter-party networking work.

Now you have my picturing an alignment system based off of sub-genres. Or a gameable version of Fantasy march madness.

I've never heard of that, thanks for the recommendations

Riddle of Steel did that back in the day, and there are a few others. This looks potentially great and simpler, though I worry I would never have the right group for it.

Yeah, she honestly strikes me as the worst possible candidate in terms of who she actually is. If she could survive a campaign, maybe, but she would loathe everything about it.

They also seem to be actively cooperating. I don't think Finn is the sort to shirk at work, but you'd think there would have to be some greater raprochment for him to risk doing high level strategy with the guy.

She never really disconnected from Peter in the same way she disconnects from people generally. Family being a 'special category' is clearly something she and Peter both share.

Well the last one would've been the 90s, but it didn't last too long and employers and companies were doing VERY well off the situation so there wasn't much to balance out.

Do Americans really want to organize as individuals, though? Bowling Alone cuts against the unions as much as the churches and the social clubs.

You've also got to throw in Tarzan as prototype.