Anti Poop-Socking

"Poopsocking" is when a gamer is so engrossed in their game, they won't stop playing for any reason, even to go to the bathroom — so they'll poop in a sock. It's not the only manifestation of this kind of behavior (a common variant is a gamer who drinks a lot of soda and then pees in the cans, and the term "catassing" derives from a player whose house stinks because they've neglected basic chores like cleaning their cat's litter box), but the principle is the same — a gamer plays so long that it starts negatively affecting their quality of life. Therefore, Anti Poop-Socking is when a game has a built-in function that rewards the player for taking a break from the game... or at least encourages them to.
Origins March On

When Comic-Book Time is in effect for long enough, a character's origins can start to become dated. Maybe they're tied to some real-life event, but the current "present" is far enough from then that it doesn't make sense for the character's age to be involved, less they be a Refugee from Time. Maybe enough retcons and changes to that character make the origins feel out of place. Or perhaps there's some
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Episode 126: Quick Shot - Little Nightmares II February 19, 2021
