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Friday, November 20th, 2009
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!Zirkuszelt gets international, as we may perform at la Feria de Jaltiche on Sunday December 6th, 18:00.
If you are in the area, go check it out.
It is a paid performance, too!
César.
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| Subject: | Frollo. |
| Time: | 2:10 pm. |
| Mood: |  crazy. | | Music: | Vilma Palma e Vampiros - Voy a vos. |
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New role.Fish will not continue on the Quasimodo project. Rafa asked me if I'd like to leave the role I'd be sharing with Omar (Quasimodo) to have Fish's (Claudio Frollo).
The bad thing about this is that Frollo does not have any singing parts, but I like his character, so I said yes.
JCS.The workshop for JCS singers keeps being very interesting.
Noé gave me a CD with the songs recorded for the Teletón in Aguascalientes. His group's is the first track.
Diego.Diego is sick... I hope he gets well soon.
He and I and a (girl) friend of his and a (so far unidentified) friend of mine will go to All you need is love on Sunday.
He is so cute, and his smile could melt the hardest of dark hearts.
BTW, Voy a vos is my newest favorite song by Vilma Palma e Vampiros.
César.
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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Cat on a hot tin roof.After some weeks without knowing what's up, we're finally realizing we may not conclude this project.
I just hope Iván is okay.
Good thing is, I won't have to have my hair cut (again) for this. Had I known before, I wouldn't have had it cut for the photograph session, either. It would be way longer now.
JCS.Thursday. My third workshop session for JCS.
The team of musicians and singers I've met in the group are very cool. I am looking forward to work with them more.
Quasimodo, el amo de la noche.We had a nice motivational talk with Rafa two nights ago.
This project will gain more strength now.
De la calle.David's mind keeps working on ideas for this project (now that his last project is done).
After lunch today I suggested myself for the only character that was still not cast for. I hope he thinks I am able to do it, since it is a hard one. If he helps me, I'll give everything I've got to do it right.
It would be my biggest challenge yet.
Cada quien su vida.I suppose any day now we're gonna be called to rehearse this play for its second season.
I will try to do a better Boby this time. It will be an epic fail if he remains the same after so many months.
De tal palo, tal astilla.Just this moment (like 30 seconds ago) Heriberto came to my desk to ask me if I will or will not be participating in this year's pastorela at work.
I told him if we no longer have rehearsals for Cat on a hot tin roof then I'll be free to join the team.
I'll know in time for their first rehearsal, next Monday.
Lots of things happening now. Let's see how things develop.
César.
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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| Subject: | Happy. |
| Time: | 12:18 pm. |
| Mood: |  ecstatic. | | Music: | Vilma Palma e Vampiros - Dale. |
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Call.I called Diego.
I was (am) very nervous because I couldn't locate him during the week-end when I called him.
But the call went quite well, I think (my voice kind of cracked a few times, though).
I am still trembling right now... It feels strange.
I hope this works.
César.
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
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And JCS!Okay, as you may or may not remember, my throat was not in great shape for the Rock Band tournament yesterday. The two days when we rehearsed I had to use a very low pitch (which was kind of easy to achieve, since my throat made my voice sound that way).
To get a better voice (and less pain) I drank some honey in the morning, and then more honey right before our songs.
Well, it was on the second half of the third song that I noticed I either should not have done that or I should have adjusted my tactics for the songs we'd rehearsed.
On Black hole sun I realized I could not reach the lowest notes, no matter how much I tried to use my "deep" voice. Then I thought about using my regular, higher pitch and voilà, I could reach them all, high and low. Had I known the honey would temporarily "cure" me, I'd have used my regular voice from the start.
We got 4th place (out of 8).
There was some delay because we used a projector, so we got a very low mark compared to what we got during rehearsals, but the other teams were affected, as well, perhaps more than us. A well-synchronized system may have made other teams get more points than us, so it may have worked in our favor.
After the very long contest (22 songs, with some very long songs there) I made it to Tercera Llamada in time to watch La voz del viento.
Rafa informed me we would start work on JCS, so I went to yet another rehearsal (or pre-rehearsal workshop, since he's working with singers more than actors in this project, and he needs to prepare them).
Tonight I'll (hopefully) watch El café del rock. I've wanted to watch it for three Fridays already and have had to cancel.
Diego, Laura's friend, acts there. I want to see him.
César.
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
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And movies.Today is the day.
My throat is sore, but that does not worry me. Even if I can't reach my usual range, I can use my current deeper pitch on the songs we selected (except perhaps Boston's). And I drank some delicious hunny + lemon.
What kind of worries me is the fact I have diarrhea, and I don't want any accidents to happen when our turn comes.
The other bands include some friends, like Diego and Wendy. I hope they make it far, and that our band beats theirs.
In other news, I have not had any free time to watch 9. I was thinking I could go tonight, but then I thought about La voz del viento, a play where Rodrigo and Gal act. I have seen it before, but not in Tercera Llamada, which is where they will perform tonight.
Anyway, 9 is not on show that late, so I think I will not be able to watch it at the movie theater...
But thanks to my consulting the movie schedules, I noticed Gamer is finally in Mexico (after a few months). I hope it's still on after tomorrow (the line up changes every Friday). I want to watch that movie, and not only because ultra-cute and ultra-good Logan Lerman acts on it (although that is one heck of a motivating factor).
In even some other news, I have been playing [Devil's Castle:] The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP. It is actually pretty good. I am slowly gaining some skill (not to where my level was when I was a Ninja Gaiden playing kid, but enough to make it through the first three levels with increasing ease, for now).
I am still playing Dragon Quest IX everyday. Final Fantasy VII is on hiatus while I play other PSP games. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is on my second playthrough, now on pro-registration mode, but I have not played sine I started Castlevania (I need to be constant with that game so I don't lose my skill again).
I haven't read The Neverending Story in two days, but I'm like 7 or 6 chapters from the ending.
That's it for now. I'll let you know how the tournament went.
César.
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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| Subject: | Rock Band. |
| Time: | 3:07 pm. |
| Mood: |  working. | | Music: | Michael Suby - The Butterfly Effect Main Theme (from The Butterfly Effect). |
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Song list.We have decided what our song list will be.
The two phase 1 songs are:
Jet - Are you gonna be my girl
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it away
The phase 2 song is:
Soundgarden - Black hole sun
And the final song is:
Boston - Foreplay/long time
Are you gonna be my girl is the only one I had performed before (actually, during last year's Rock Band contest).
César.
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| Subject: | Rock Band! |
| Time: | 1:02 pm. |
| Mood: | working. | | Music: | Michael Suby - Kayleigh's funeral (from The Butterfly Effect). |
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!Tomorrow there will be a Rock Band tournament at my work place.
Gerry, Ernesto, Tlaca and I formed a band. Let's see how we do.
We selected our songs yesterday, and there are a few I've never sang before.
Let's hope we do fine.
César.
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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Go take a hike!Go to this site to join GE's efforts to get people to take care of their health, making them walk for some minutes every day.
As the message on that site says, GE is committed to bringing better health to more people, so send some emails and go take a hike.
César.
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
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| Subject: | Bleh. |
| Time: | 12:19 pm. |
| Mood: | eye-tired. | | Music: | Gloria Estefan - No me dejes de querer. |
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...I was gonna write a freak-out post today, because I lost one of my eyeglasses, but since I had a pretty good idea of where it could be I managed to have someone find it for me (I'll get it back tomorrow night, though).
I've been needing new eyeglasses for months, and I know what style I want, but if I hadn't found it I'd have to buy them sooner than planned.
In other news, Misha, Erick's dog, has been barking during the early morning (before dawn). It would seem I'm the only one who hears her and can't sleep, because neither Héctor nor Erick do anything. She did not bark today (or I was so tired that I didn't listen).
My copy of the Secret Wars II Omnibus arrived yesterday, along with the Final Fantasy VII Strategy Guide (USA version, so the design sucks and there's no cool artwork). I do not know when I'll be able to read it, because I just started reading The Neverending Story last week. I think I'll leave that book to read during lunch and Secret Wars before going to sleep.
BTW, the other night I dreamed someone whose name starts with "O" and ends with "mar" kissed me in the lips. It was a sweet dream, LOL. A simple kiss, but it felt quite good. Of course, there's no chance something like that may happen (unless it's in a very uncomfortable theater exercise), so don't tell him anything, or he'll freak out.
Okay, back to work. If only I had my glasses or didn't have to work in front of a PC screen all day long...
César.
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
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| Subject: | Shit! |
| Time: | 12:08 pm. |
| Mood: |  frustrated. | | Music: | John Barrowman - Sunset Boulevard. |
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Literally...Our backyard is full of shit!
It's not Misha's fault, of course...
It's not good for her to live there...
Wash machine has been moved, so I dunno when I'll be able to wash my clothes...
And the internet connection failed this morning when I tried to download the new Wi-Fi shopping list for Dragon Quest IX...
I have to plan what to do now...
César.
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
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...Ayer fue cumpleaños de Jaime. Fito (su hijo) nos citó en Tercera Llamada, donde presentó un monólogo de Jaime, como un regalo sorpresa para su papá.
Hoy es el cumpleaños de Omar. Lo veremos en el ensayo con Rafa, pero por mientras, pues ya le hablé para felicitarlo.
El fin de semana el Negrito tuvo un accidente en la moto. Hoy vamos a ir a verlo. Según me dijo, está todo raspado (y vendado). Creo que no hubo fracturas, así que me imagino que el impacto no fue muy fuerte (Iván maneja con precaución y no en exceso de velocidad), pero sí se debió arrastrar en la calle.
Por cierto, ya quiero jugar Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2...
César.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
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| Subject: | DQ IX! |
| Time: | 11:18 am. |
| Mood: |  complacent. | | Music: | Koichi Sugiyama - My road, my journey (from Dragon Quest II). |
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Ending.After a lot of battles, we finally brought peace back to the world...
Read on if you want to know how this was achieved...
We defeated the Emperor of Darkness and his three shôgun, which opened the dungeon where they kept my friends the angels prisoner.
At the deepest room in that dungeon, we found a surprise, for Elgios was chained there. But there was something wrong with him... He was... dark...
He broke his chains and fought me, but there was not much I could do...
He then went to the Land of God and somehow changed it to match his dark soul.
We went to battle him there, but when we thought we had won he summoned the Legendary Dragon of Darkness, Balboros, to fight us.
We could defeat Balboros, but this gave Elgios time to recharge. He was now wielding true demonic powers.
The day was saved by Latena, who appeared at the battle field to remind Elgios of the light inside him, and how the humans have light in their souls, as well.
With the battle over, the Goddess could return and restore everything. Except my angelhood... Since now I am a human, I must return to the realm of humans, which is good, because I like it, but now I cannot see my friends from above anymore...
Sandy was saddened by this, and she tried to tell me something, but the arc was too far away and I could not listen what it was...
I've been having adventures with my friends. Rikka seems excited about the Inn King GP, and I will do my best to help her. We can also look for treasures around the world. I wonder what Sandy was trying to tell me, though...
César.
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
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...I arrived at work a while ago, only to notice my Sony discman (and Claudia's headphones and one of two MP3 CDs I'd burned) was gone...
It's the first time something is stolen from me at work...
I really loved being able to leave my belongings there (during more than 4 years and a half) without having to worry about them...
Besides Claudia's headphones, I will miss my CD the most. If it were a regular CD, I could simply buy it again, but it was a selection of music I really like, and I burned it 5 years ago...
The discman itself had some value for me (and I bet whoever took it won't be able to sell it or use it, since they left the energy adaptor here). I bought it when I got my last job (before Softtek). The PC did not have a CD player, and we (IT department) were one of the only two departments who could listen to music at work, so I bought it with my first payment.
Curse the person who took it away! May they never have sex again in their life!
César.
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
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| Subject: | DQ IX. |
| Time: | 10:30 am. |
| Mood: | calm. | | Music: | A*Teens - Around the corner of your eye. |
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Sake.I got this fire sake at the volcano town, but I do not know what to do with it. And don't get me started on the golden fruits!
Anyhow, inside the volcano is a good place to train. Not a lot of gold is gained in there, but the experience we get fighting dragons is great.
And what's up with those dragon soldiers? They do have anger issues, I'll say. They get mad so easily!
The other day Ave learned the wolf attack, which has to be one of the cutest techniques I've ever seen.
I have completed the male wedding equipment. I think I have most or all of the wedding items for the girls (veil, dress, bouquet, shoes), but I do not know if there are some gloves or tights. I heard there are some wedding rings, too. I don't want to imagine how much those'll cost... The wedding dress was expensive enough...
I did get the upper part of a red swimming suit for the girls.
I want more equipment for us boys! Roxanne, please stock some!
César.
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
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| Subject: | MUA 2. |
| Time: | 5:39 pm. |
| Mood: | excited. | | Music: | Michelle Pfeiffer - (The legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs. |
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Roster.Seeing the playable characters revealed so far for the PSP, I have my favorites already, I will not know who to keep in my team, because there are so many I want!
There are others I will want to use now and then, like Gobby and Gargan, when I want an all Thunderbolts team, but then there are some I am so not in a hurry to play as.
Wanted.Gambit.
Human Torch.
Iceman.
Iron Fist.
Ms. Marvel.
Penance.
Songbird.
Thor.
Un-wanted.Blade.
Daredevil.
Deadpool.
Iron Man.
Juggernaut.
Mister Fantastic.
Wolverine.
It is getting closer... Release date just one week away!
César.
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...There is an interview about Zirkuszelt tonight in Aguascalientes TV.
David wants me to be there, but I'm afraid of TV cameras!
I don't know if I want to go. Besides, I've got lots of work and I dunno if I'll be free by then, even though it is late.
César.
It will be on air some time between 21:00 and 22:00 Central Time, in case you want to see me (if I actually go). Live broadcast here.
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
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| Subject: | DQ IX. |
| Time: | 6:23 pm. |
| Mood: |  sleepy. | | Music: | Miranda! - Yo te diré. |
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Fruits of the Goddess!I finally got all of the fruits back!
One of them proved very hard for me to get, because I had to find a very elusive lizard...
In other town I met Namujin, who I immediately liked.
The last one was a school. Lots of things to learn there. Recipes and specialized quests are found there. The uniform is cute, BTW.
Anyhow, now that I got all the fruits (well, after I got them and something else happened that I would rather not mention at the moment) the people of Nazam welcome me. I can buy equipment from them now.
Or at least I could, if I had money for that.
I have been buying wedding wear from Roxanne for the last two days, and I am beyond broke! A wedding dress costs 90000 gold pieces! The high heels cost 15000, and the silk hat costs 20000. I don't remember how much I paid for the white slacks.
Today, besides the silk hat, I still have to buy the white tuxedo, and perhaps a second dress and another pair of high heels.
I will have to be battling monsters to be able to get enough money to buy those before the stock changes...
Stupid weddings! Why do they have to be so expensive! And who wants them, anyway?
César.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
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| Subject: | Guide books! |
| Time: | 6:34 pm. |
| Mood: |  blah. | | Music: | Koichi Sugiyama - Beyond the waves (from Dragon Quest II). |
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DQ IX.I ordered the two official Dragon Quest IX guide books today!
Volume 1.
Volume 2.
They will be released on September 11th, so I may get them around the middle of the month.
By then I should have finished the game (even at my slow pace), so it will be safe to look through them.
And a little while after that, I should get ready for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2!
César.
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
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...Ave told me about this news before it was posted on Marvel (how she keeps up with the news is anyone's guess).
I will wait to see what happens (and will keep reading Marvel regardless), but I kind of initially do not like the decision.
And I'm hungry.
César.
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
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OST.Go to Marvel's site to download 10 tracks from the Marvel vs. Capcom soundtrack for free.
Share this link!
César.
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
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...I have been analizing how I have felt these past few weeks.
I came to the conclusion that I may be depressed. Some kind of physical depression (more than psychological). I know this is possible because I must have heard it from my brother, or something (he is a neuro psychologist).
As I was typing "depression without sadness" into Google I found out it was a common search.
I found this page.
Check what that page says...
Here are some classic symptoms of depression:
• Persistent sadness or anxiety
• Difficulty concentrating and remembering things
• Fatigue and diminished energy
• Changes in sleep and appetite
• Feelings of hopelessness, guilt, and/or worthlessness
• Thoughts of death and/or suicide
And here are atypical, or less obvious symptoms, which may often occur in men:
• Digestive problems
• Headaches; joint, back, or muscle pain; chest pain
• Anger
• Recklessness
• Violent behavior
• Compulsive behavior
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Difficulty concentrating and remembering things? Check.
Fatigue and diminished energy? Check.
Changes in sleep and appetite? Check.
And...
Digestive problems? Check.
This must be the result of stress and fatigue. If the body is stressed enough (no rest, lots of activities) and the mind is stressed enough (new phase release approaching, art deadlines come and gone) the result is depression. That is my conclusion.
I know what I speak of because my brother is a doctor, LOL.
César.
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
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Week.Lots of work, both here and in rehearsals.
Rafa and Iván reached an agreement and I will be able to go to Mexico City on October with Cat On A Hot Tin Roof! I do not know what that will mean for Godspell, though. I think Laura would do very well (way better than me, actually) as Jesus, but who knows what Rafa may be planning...
街 「まち」。
I'm happy for something that happened yesterday, so now I'll sing:
Soledad, vete lejos, ya no te quiero ver, que el amor ha llegado y no voy a retroceder.
There was a kermesse at work, open to families and friends. Mike Estrada and his wife Karina brought some friends with them (they had a stand in the kermesse and their friends helped them). They were Ana and Humberto.
Karina helped me get closer to Humberto. Let's see where that leads. I don't wanna ruin this...
Last night the five of us went to a karaoke bar, Leyendas. Humberto is a very good singer, and his voice sounds so good. It was until I saw him singing on the stage that I realized I'd already seen him before (even with my prosopagnosia, but if I had not recognized his face, I did remember the way he performed).
He worked in another karaoke bar, El Sótano 4 or 3 years ago. He used to sing there (and I used to love the way he did it. When I saw him with the mike last night I was like "oh, it's him".
I won't ruin this. I can't.
César.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
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Neko-kun.After getting Dahma Temple working again, we have been trining in different classes.
I have trained as a soldier and performer, Adriana is now a thief, Javier a battle master, and so on.
We have reached a new continent by now, where we met some new different enemies.
Jaguar mages leave this item that can be used in alchemy to create cat ears. Now I am wearing cat ears! And blue jeans (and my regular sleeveless shirt).
Javier is wearing the Speedo-like boomerang pants, bunny ears and a robe that opens in the front, by the way.
Meow!
César.
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
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Majin Jadahma!I had been exploring the coast of this new Dahma island, and had already reached this fishing town under the protection of the Sea God (and a cave beyond), but then decided to go back and solve a mystery I had left behind.
I went to Dahma Tower with very little armor. I was only on my underwear, Emmanuel was wearing a leather "kilt" and Javier and Omar were only wearing those "boomerang pants" I bought at the fishing village (some kind of Speedo swimming trunks).
Well, my mostly-physical-attack-based party was almost owned by Majin Jadahma... We were reduced to curing each other while I was raising Emmanuel's tension so he could throw stones at the demon (my magic power for casting hyadalko was long gone by now).
We barely won the fight (we all survived, but that was a miracle).
Now, back to Dahma Temple. It's time to change jobs!
César.
Edit:
Guess who found some Fruit of The Goddess!
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lazy.
nervous.