I could believe either one for her, tbh.
#Honkai Star Rail
chrome mountain
agile basin
That's fair... and Hoyo will never tell.
subtle reef
https://youtu.be/iHKXx9jsZoA *insert that one scara meme Tom made here*
I'm more in this camp
lean solar
|| https://youtu.be/BTdJz9qpwCM || spoilers for the latest story
lean solar
chrome mountain
agile basin
|| https://youtu.be/BTdJz9qpwCM || spoilers for the latest story
Goddammit...
agile basin
https://twitter.com/Hle64653591/status/1683858265711706114
Is one shoe off one shoe on comfortable?
chrome mountain
Sure!
lean solar
Goddammit...
It's ok she spooked me today too
chrome mountain
This would be apropos for that song Nicholas did.
https://twitter.com/slushy_sash/status/1683563292525199364
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
Why is this Fantastic quest yanking me into a fight without any warnings?!
chrome mountain
||And of course it's a fight with the freaking Ascendant...||
One down... two down...
And done.
How am I supposed to do this limited time event if it kicks my ass?
subtle reef
https://twitter.com/purr_eyes/status/1683814148734615552?t=RZ6YdC25oltz3i-9leW2gw&s=19
important update
Twitter
ok carry on
subtle reef
How am I supposed to do this *limited time event* if it kicks my ass?
that's the neat part
you don't
chrome mountain
Limited time, as in, I do not have time to farm all of the ascension mats for the characters needed for the fight, to get them to a level where it'd be easier - at least if I still want any sleep.
Not only that, but you have to go through a mile of dialogue every time you try.
chrome mountain
Nope. Can't skip the fight, either.
I'm wasting consumables trying. I might as well give up.
hollow sapphire
What is it with levitating masked staff-wearing women being among the most annoying Elite enemies in the game
subtle reef
Also I like that now instead of getting the Natasha ad constantly I'm now getting the Kafka one
No offense Nat, but variety is good
chrome mountain
Kafka banner in two weeks... 
lean solar
agile basin
How am I supposed to do this *limited time event* if it kicks my ass?
I've only done the first chapter so far.
lean solar
Are we talking about the robot bird event
Cause I only did day 1 but didn't finish it yet
agile basin
Yes. But there are fights in there along the way.
agile basin
No offense Nat, but variety is good
I have been getting Himeko ads lately.
Variety is good indeed.
chrome mountain
I've only done the first chapter so far.
I'd ask how you were able to beat it, but you already have multiple characters at last ascension, so the answer is pretty obvious. 😅
agile basin
I'd ask how you were able to beat it, but you already have multiple characters a...
Looks like they want you at the level needed to beat THE ZIANZHOU BOSS, so if you haven't done that, then this becomes kind of ridiculous.
chrome mountain
That's the thing - I HAVE. But it was difficult at this EL without any >70 characters.
agile basin
Ah, true.
That Trial Character can practically clear the story fight by themselves as long as you keep them alive.
chrome mountain
Of course, that was for the main boss. This is just the warm-up boss... who still hits like a truck.
chrome mountain
The first option is the only valid one. 😤
lean solar
Anytips on getting the second jades
chrome mountain
I can't even give tips on the FIRST jades!
lean solar
I keep reaching 2000something points on the second one but I still can't get it
chrome mountain
agile basin
I keep reaching 2000something points on the second one but I still can't get it
This team got me about 38,000. Swapping out Himeko for Serval gave me 30k ish.
I haven't found a good way to add Harmony characters to these matches. Just not enough time and you need to hit as hard and often as possible.
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
Qingque?
lean solar
sick niche
Made an important poll https://twitter.com/yangxiaodong69/status/1684706961537859584?s=46&t=5kwwwdQsvPVakFVR7JA5rQ
Twitter
lean solar
Nice
chrome mountain
Smh at people underestimating Welt 
lean solar
Literally why is just these two so difficult 
Everything else is I got a rank on my first try minus these two
agile basin
I can't hit A rank without Erudition characters. I've tried with a combination of Sushang, Pela, and Welt, and it just wasn't enough.
agile basin
Extreme Pout
chrome mountain
agile basin
It's a Bladie
lean solar
Dull bladie
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
I hope double Calyx drops comes back soon. (Or maybe they'll come up with "condensed Fuel" a la Genshin, and give us a way to get double drops if we can afford it.)
At present, as far as EXP books are concerned, I can 70→80 only a handful of characters - and that's leaving out Wolfie, Clara, and eventually Kafka that I also want to build. 🥹
(That's also leaving out Trace mats, which I have precious little of, and ascension mats, which I have even less...)
agile basin
Yes, more mats pls.
hollow sapphire
I've been farming Preservation Calyxes for two days straight now
Not a single Purple
hollow sapphire
agile basin
I just experienced that with Serval. All the Thunderbirds went straight for her and she died from the stacked Shock DoTs.
The taunt values are kind of funny. HSR V1.2 spoilers ||Since we know that the Tingyun we face is Destruction and not Harmony, that might explain her higher taunt rate.||
oblique root
||Phantylia pls crush me in your lotuses||
agile basin
||Phantylia pls crush me in your lotuses||
||So you like getting hit with Havoc?||
oblique root
Yes
agile basin
I present to you all.... butt.
lean solar
Astral express cake 😩
agile basin
One of the side missions brought me cake.
lean solar
hollow sapphire
lean solar
Gerpard go away 😩
lean solar
Wolfie 🥺
agile basin
Kafka, planning to take all our jades.
chrome mountain
"Listen to me - pull for my Light Cone..."
lean solar
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
Inb4 March getting impaled is what restores her memory...
hollow sapphire
Preferably by a flaming spear for maximum thematic relevance
chrome mountain
agile basin
https://twitter.com/123azawarau/status/1685073322026135552?s=20
Poor Serval. Also Serval Ears.
chrome mountain
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Gave Rime's Himeko a workout this morning, running Stagnants for Welt. (She barely felt it. Mostly.)
Welt is my first 80+80.
chrome mountain
Not too bad, can't complain too much.
chrome mountain
I would rather have gotten his preferred 5★ LC first, but this will have to do for now.
hollow sapphire
hollow sapphire
You could send the entirety of Belobog after him and he'd still manage to escape
agile basin
"The customer is king, and for me to betray the king, well... you have to make it worth my while." - As Sampo keeps betraying kings left and right.
hollow sapphire
People must be giving him mad stacks for him to piss off that many people
agile basin
I would rather have gotten his preferred 5★ LC first, but this will have to do f...
Still better than the 3* cone I have for him.
hollow sapphire
I was lucky enough to get both him and his LC
Welt is my de facto DPS for most teams
agile basin
Very nice! My 5* cones are for 5* characters I don't have (Bronya and Bailu, but I'm putting the Bronya LC to use on Yukong).
hollow sapphire
I like that you get 5* craftable Cones too
Not as good as the limited banner ones, but still very respectable
My only gripe with Bronya's LC is that it's very custom-designed with her in mind
She gets to decide who the buff goes on while other users have to target the person going next
agile basin
https://twitter.com/yakumoEK/status/1685334853842321408
Everyone preparing to listen to her
agile basin
I didn't think I'd be this dedicated to pulling her, but DoT gameplay seems fun and she's going to be Serval's bestest friend.
"I love how you shock them."
"No, I love how you shock them."
"Listen to me -- I love how you shock them."
"o-okay, thank you"
chrome mountain
lean solar
Deepdown
agile basin
Hoyoverse still making Lightning OP
chrome mountain
OP Lightning 
chrome mountain
Tingyun?
agile basin
||Lisa,Beidou,Ei,Miko,Mei,RitaAlter,Eden,Aponia||
agile basin
||Please, Listen to us||
chrome mountain
Please hoyo
Sonic's current display name says it all.
(We both adore Raiden Mei.)
lean solar
Even immortally spoilers || https://www.reddit.com/r/HonkaiStarRail/comments/15d92c4/where_is_she_hoyo_where_is_she/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=13&utm_content=1 ||
chrome mountain
Why would she be in Fire Emblem...?
agile basin
Summoner pulled from the wrong realm.
lean solar
chrome mountain
agile basin
Do not break through glass ceilings without shoes.
I mean, I get trying to figure out ways to invoke fear, but that's just going to invoke pain.
Like Stepping on Legos if legos were made of glass.
chrome mountain
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lean solar
lean solar
chrome mountain
https://twitter.com/deviltakoyaki/status/1685498920741560320?s=46&t=ZvoYY_pDS8bk...
Seele and Bronya 🥺
and Trash-kun 🤣
lean solar
Pomppomp is fucking dead
lean solar
chrome mountain
I really do need to run SU more often, and finish the points every week. I've been meaning to get the Preservation Light Cone from Herta's shop - already got the Destruction one for Clara.
agile basin
You want the Nihility one.
lean solar
agile basin
Whoops, I mixed up the Herta Store with the Forgotten Hall Store.
Anyways, you want the Nihility cone in the Forgotten Hall Store.
chrome mountain
Correction: I need more of them. I think I have two Fermata currently, could be wrong.
hollow sapphire
It's wild how one of the best Erudition LCs are bought with Light Cone Fragments
All the better for F2Ps
chrome mountain
Which one would that be?
Oh, you mean Breakfast?
I love the flavor text of that one. (I'm the Trailblazer.)
(I gave one of the Breakfasts I have to Qingque. Serval has her own Make the World Clamor.)
Pfft... I just now noticed that I ranked up to TL 63 during my farming yesterday. 😅
Wolfie wants to play board games. That account lockout must be hitting her pretty hard, huh?
hollow sapphire
I have to assume she got it figured out not long after
A small hindrance like account freezing can't be that much of a biggie for a master hacker
chrome mountain
Not at all. 
Still... oh, maybe she used up all her game stamina! That might explain it.
agile basin
More like bored games. Lolololololol
I forgot what I have for Qingque.
Hold on, got an important text.
spiral sentinel
So I didn't do it on purpose but
I have 69 warps saved up for Kafka
And I have 96 Stellar Jade leftover
And with 16 pity and a guaranteed win for the next 50/50, she's coming home for sure!
chrome mountain
I'm at, uh... 110 warps or so, no pity, no guarantee. So it's going to be chancy.
Ffs Discord...
It'd better not block this one. 
https://twitter.com/CHIARA63710634/status/1685589808666587136
agile basin
I have 55 pulls, which should at least get me to the 50-50.
hollow sapphire
Any more books and you could help fund the opening of a public library in Belobog
lean solar
True 
agile basin
I bought the Belobog Library. I now control its knowledge.
hollow sapphire
I love the prospect of buying books in bulk and then absorbing its essence and the knowledge within
Although in Hoyo games, it feels more like the characters eat them
chrome mountain
I bought the Belobog Library. I now control its knowledge.
Bronya now owns miHoYo
agile basin
Bronya is merely assistant manager.
Seele is latrine orderly.
I own all of Jarilo-VI's books, as I rule above the stars.
hollow sapphire
The Express Databank is no joke
That's basically the closest we have to a library up in here
chrome mountain
agile basin
That's how I took over Belobog. While they were on a date, I just bought up all the books and the museum, too.
hollow sapphire
"Seize the means of education."
-Caleus Marx
agile basin
"And also the trash cans."
cold smelt
hello yes i forgot to mention here that i am star rail player now
chrome mountain
Welcome aboard!
chrome mountain
I really do need to run SU more often, and finish the points every week. I've b...
I'll just run some easy World 6-I's...
chrome mountain
Okay auto-battle, playing against the clock now.
Only got two in. Oh well, that's what I get for procrastinating.
chrome mountain
Could be worse.
chrome mountain
Geeze, Nat, flexing that HP 🤣
hollow sapphire
She almost feels like a second tank
I can't help but feel a little bad whenever she takes a hit, but at least she can take it
chrome mountain
I can't help but feel a little bad whenever she takes a hit, but at least she ca...
Yeah. I swapped out a DEF% Planar Sphere for HP%, which is why her HP went up so much, at the cost of some DEF. (I forget what the latter was before. But now she's approaching squishiness, and my worry is only offset by the sheer amount of HP.)
hollow sapphire
I usually find that just stacking raw hitpoints is sufficient
Besides, it also means the required minimum 30% healing bonus threshold is achieved easier
Scales much better too
It's even funnier when you have her E6
chrome mountain
Mine is only E2 😔
chrome mountain
You know that combination of Remembrance Blessings that keeps enemies Frozen a long time? I just tried it (along with my usual Hunt path) on World 3-III Gepard. Stood no freaking chance... and strangely never used his shield-for-all trick.
hollow sapphire
Knowing you took Remembrance, he probably never got the chance
chrome mountain
That's the funny thing - I was on Hunt path, and had only 4 Remembrance Blessings. But they were enough...
It was funny enough that I'm gonna see if I can do it again.
agile basin
I forgot which combinations work the best, but I always aim for Dissociation. Stuff like "attacking frozen enemies inflicts Dissociation", "When Dissociation wears off, inflict Frozen", etc.
chrome mountain
That's it exactly! I just got two of those:
Dissociation to make them Frozen, and attacking Frozen to make them Dissociated again...
It makes the Silvermane Lieutenant elite fight a laugher.
agile basin
I got speed boots for Natasha because too many enemies were going twice before her to where I couldn't heal someone in time (usually Serval).
chrome mountain
I feel that, a lot. Was looking a lot dicier this run - Welt took a fatal hit, and only survived because of the "tank one fatal hit" Blessing of Destruction, and sheer luck that Nat's turn was coming up soon enough.
Oh cool, I have 10 standard passes.
agile basin
But yes, I really like Rememberance for Geppie Land
chrome mountain
YOU AGAIN?
agile basin
Oh, if you think that's bad, wait until Kafka's banner.
Also, why am I not allowed to have an E9 Serval?
agile basin
I went from E3 to E6 Serval in 13 pulls or something during Silver Wolf.
chrome mountain
That's really lucky! I got only one Serval, and five Astas 😅
chrome mountain
Also, on that note: happy shop reset eve!
My E6's are Asta, Trailblazer (both Paths), and Herta.
chrome mountain
Praying for more of her on Kafka's banner.
agile basin
E2 E4 and E6 are so good for her
hollow sapphire
E6 Serval is a straight up 30% damage boost under most circumstances
Simple but awesome
Have her at E2 and her Energy gain is absurd
lean solar
Wait did they reveal the 4 stars for Kafka's banner yet
agile basin
E2 is the one that ups the shock chance from 80% to 100%, or is that E1?
hollow sapphire
The shock chance % is her A2
E1 lets her Normal Attack bounce to an extra target
agile basin
Also very good
hollow sapphire
E2 regenerates 4 energy whenever she hits a Shocked target
hollow sapphire
I also have the Meteor Relic set on her for the time being, so Breaking gets the Ult back even fasta
lean solar
agile basin
I also have the Meteor Relic set on her for the time being, so Breaking gets the...
I went full Lightning set.
I moved away from Wheat because I have overkill Attack on her already.
Now I have a problem where Natasha is faster than Himeko.
Not an issue if I can break quickly, but...
agile basin
You know what's great with this? Nihility's "Hell Is Other People". Example below, where I broke the center enemy with Yukong:
I grab "Hell Is Other People" almost all the time, especially if I am Rememberance focused. Weakness Break affects adjacent or (once upgraded) all enemies.
paper aurora
Monthly shop reset is tomorrow!
I’m like 72 pity on the standard banner, so I should be getting a 5 star soon (hope it’s something I don’t have yet) 🙏
agile basin
Crud, I thought Hell With Other People spread Dissociation, but I guess not.
Still worth getting.
hollow sapphire
Nihility is still super good with Remembrance
Freeze DoT counts for Nihility Blessings, so there's a natural synergy there
It is wild how good Remembrance is even on non-Ice teams
CC is pretty damn powerful, turns out
spiral sentinel
Got Serval when I did my final 10 pull for Himeko
So I forget which Eidolon she's at now, but I think of it as the one where she's making Trans Your Gender Juice
Because that vial is trans colors
Also GLASSES HOT
spiral sentinel
Serval secretly having a second degree in gender studies/engineering
agile basin
That's actually her draining the genderfluid out of you. She's stealing all the gender for herself.
spiral sentinel
Iconic
It's okay, Serval's hot as hell. She can steal all the gender juice she wants
agile basin
Nice! Glad you were able to get through that!
agile basin
Oh... the harder version of Scene 2.
chrome mountain
Imagine being able to do any Scene
agile basin
Sadly, I don't think you can borrow people before this point.
chrome mountain
lean solar
agile basin
Silver wolf giving the thumbs down.
chrome mountain
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Probably going to use this opportunity to farm World 3-III for SSS and Fleet pieces, because I'd like to start phasing out the 4★ Relics my characters are running.
lean solar
Finally time to spam my friends level 80 jingyun
chrome mountain
Eh? But you can't use supports in the SU...
chrome mountain
Sadly no. But I think there is one of those coming soon...
lean solar
Just 8 days left
And then after mommy Kafka it's saving for electric demon wife if she ever gets into the game
chrome mountain
I'm right with you, bud. Even if I don't swipe for Kafka or her LC... if they ever added her, I would, without question. 😅
Me 🤝 Sonic
Mei gets added to Star Rail
lean solar
Also rime if reet ever gets added
agile basin
I won't deny it.
agile basin
"Of five people, three must pay a price." proceeds to hold up a receipt for two waters, two teas, and a Mountain Dew
hollow sapphire
Kafka: "Come on Bladie, I footed the bill last time."
paper aurora
I currently have been saving my passes for Imbibitor Lunae.
chrome mountain
"Of five people, three must pay a price." *proceeds to hold up a receipt for tw...
So, who bought what? I'm willing to bet the Mountain Dew is Silver Wolf's...
hollow sapphire
Kafka ordered coffee but Blade didn't quite catch it
chrome mountain
I wonder if Kafka could tolerate Himeko's coffee...
hollow sapphire
"Look, I've killed off entire planets before, but that coffee's where I draw the line."
agile basin
Oh we've all been there. ^
I forgot the translation, but it's something like:
Kafka: "What is this? Mud??"
Himeko: "HUH?!"
chrome mountain
Oh, she's asking for it.
Here's a translation
https://twitter.com/RDE91182886/status/1657435514306437120
chrome mountain
chrome mountain
hollow sapphire
https://twitter.com/Yamabuki0211/status/1671798072752623617?s=20
we need even more Natasha art
agile basin
we need even more Natasha art
We do, but poor Natasha (and poor Natasha's teammates)
hollow sapphire
hope that Nat ain't got E6
agile basin
hope that Nat ain't got E6 <:Allegralaugh:703077884008595456>
||When the grenade misses the teddy bear||
paper aurora
75 pity on the standard banner! Yay!!
agile basin
Very nice!
paper aurora
😄
lean solar
Even immortally spoilers I found this on Zachary's discord and I'm crying || https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/870394309252382750/1135601063865618463/Picsart_23-07-31_15-43-35-581.jpg ||
lean solar
Got my first maxed out character
agile basin
Coffee Time!
lean solar
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I just realized her suitcase must obviously have a coffee grinder in there.
lean solar
Or a pizza cutter
Cause her weapon looks like a pizza cutter whenever you use the split attack button
agile basin
I think it's technically a molecular saw, but it might as well be a giant pizza cutter.
lean solar
Any recommendations for this cause this is giving me trouble for getting the damn second gems
agile basin
Honestly, I just spammed Ults whenever a Trotter popped up.
lean solar
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Even immortally spoilers I found this on Zachary's discord and I'm crying || htt...
||No Tech Support can fix Jing Yuan's jam there||
agile basin
||only monar- I mean jingliu can||
||Scuff might be Jing Yuan's only chance.||
chrome mountain
||Scuff might be Jing Yuan's only chance.||
That's so funny, because I'm actually watching them stream right now...
agile basin
Yes, it's one of his idle animations.
lean solar
Damn it come home welt
chrome mountain
Welt is the old... Just like me!
lean solar
Dan hung What the fuck does based even mean!? -Welt probably
cold smelt
they took those zhongli peepaw memes and said "we can do better"
agile basin
Dan hung What the fuck does based even mean!? -Welt probably
||Did Bronya tell him anything??||
||"Bronya thanks you for Herrscher core and now owns your company. Lolololol."||
chrome mountain
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
Kafka's dress... ma'am
lean solar
Dan got the drip
agile basin
Kafka's dress... *ma'am*
||Look at me||
lean solar
Got to 62
agile basin
Seven more until max level.
lean solar
Also did a thing with srunkly stelle and edgelord dan
chrome mountain
I was just reminded, I need to login and do today's SU double drops.
agile basin
I was just reminded, I need to login and do today's SU double drops.
It's set up now that you have 12 for the week instead of 2 per day.
So you can alternate days as needed.
chrome mountain
Eh???
Oh. That's convenient, I guess...
Except that I don't like burning Fuel at the rate I have been...
cold smelt
im not done with the story yet but based on where i am im concluding:
||being dan heng is suffering||
lean solar
chrome mountain
im not done with the story yet but based on where i am im concluding:
||being d...
||Suffering with March's and Trailblazer's antics, mostly. 😆||
agile basin
Not the best choice, but it works, and now I have Serval faster than Pela, so she's guaranteeed to get the Bronya LC boost from Yukong.
chrome mountain
Clut, I'm at only BP 20 at the moment, but figure I ought to throw this out here: which LC should I pick at BP 30? I'm undecided between Qingque's and Tingyun's, since I've built neither character.
agile basin
I ... don't know.
chrome mountain
I'd like to build Sushang first, because since I haven't built Clara yet either, I have a mighty need for Physical DMG characters. Alas, her prf LC is Swordplay, which is gacha only, and ironically is in focus now, but I can't risk pulling for it.
I feel like the sensible thing to do would be to pull for Kafka, and just give her Fermata. Because there's other characters coming up that I may be interested in.
agile basin
From what I know of Clara, she requires being hit to get her best Damage, while Sushang is a pretty speedy attacker.
Sushang can also Break pretty easily because Skill > Ultimate > Skill is silly.
chrome mountain
I have Clara's second best LC choice, the Herta's Shop 5★. Won't be getting her PRF for quite a while, as I'm determined to trade in for Welt's first.
agile basin
I am not sure what works best for Sushang because I have an S1 Swordplay on her.
chrome mountain
Wish I could justify pulling for that.
agile basin
Understood. I think I just got lucky pulling it a long time ago.
chrome mountain
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Oof, getting lousy rolls this run.
chrome mountain
Not very happy how that run turned out, but it's a win. Only took two Immersions, so I can spread it out and fill the points card.
...Oh. I already filled it.
Borrowing a Bronya for farming Serval's ascension mats. Did you know that it's Seele's turn??
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
Not bad, could be worse.
Do we know yet what the rate-up 4★ are for Kafka's LC banner? I forget whether that was mentioned in the program or not.
chrome mountain
Also not too bad, though I wish I had enough mats to get his Traces to 6.
Now I think I'm ready to give that stupid Fantastic quest another go...
hollow sapphire
Do we know yet what the rate-up 4★ are for Kafka's LC banner? I forget whether ...
Sampo, Luka, Serval
chrome mountain
Sampo, Luka, Serval
...for her Light Cone banner... 😅
chrome mountain
hollow sapphire
Wait, there's a Hoyolab article that states the banner info
Resolution Shines, Eyes of Prey, Birth of Self
chrome mountain
Hm, interesting. Resolution Shines is probably for Luka, since it has him on it. Eyes is Sampo's, which my Welt is, uh, holding onto for safekeeping. And Birth of the Self is not Serval's, but Herta's. Curious...
(Yes, I know Serval can use it. I just feel it's a curious choice on their part.)
Sigh... now finally!
chrome mountain
Why am I chasing Trotters instead of quitting for the night...? 😅
hollow sapphire
The Trotter questline got quite good near the end
Admittedly I didn't care much for it, but it got interesting
And the Trotters are nowhere near as goddamn annoying as they are in Simulated Universe
chrome mountain
Agreed. At least you can be reasonably prepared for them, too, in terms of team comp.
hollow sapphire
I had a Trotter Kill Squad in my team comps the entire time
Yukong and Welt to kneecap the Trotter's SPD
And Sushang to kick it while it's down
chrome mountain
Right, Sushang... 😅 My only built Phys DMG char is Natasha...
hollow sapphire
Nat might not hit hard but damn does she make you hard to kill
It helps that Bleed deals %Health damage too, so her lack of offensive stats don't affect the Break too much
agile basin
(Yes, I know Serval can use it. I just feel it's a curious choice on their part...
They didn't want to make the world clamor.
Because if everyone's shouting, no one can listen to Kafka.
chrome mountain
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I do think it's funny that every time Hoyo lets you use a Trial Himeko, she has Serval's LC.
They want Himeko to start Coffee Time ASAP.
In fact, the Ultimate should be renamed from Heavenly Flare to Coffee Time.
Overheated Beans?
lean solar
chrome mountain
What would be a good ritual pulling location for her? Where we fight her in-story, on the Luofu? In the Stellaron Room on HSS? 
You'd better be nice to Pom-Pom, Kafka.
lean solar
Probably cause of himeko
chrome mountain
Oh, are we going the KafHime route...?
chrome mountain
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Me next week probably
If I can get some or all of the Fantastic event done, I might reach 130 warps by then.
lean solar
My pulls probably
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Apparently from the $19.99 Nameless Honor thingy
chrome mountain
Oof
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Just was looking around and they have her and Bladie icons.
chrome mountain
I'm sure she'll have her own if you pull her, though. Right?
paper aurora
Yep, it’s from the current BP equivalent
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I'm sure she'll have her own if you pull her, though. Right?
Yes, most likely. Probably her regular art.
paper aurora
I think I have Blade’s one on (I go back and forth from his regular art one and that one)
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Reminds me of the special Himeko and Welt ones they had early on.
chrome mountain
Doesn't matter much to me, though, as I'm unlikely to change my avatar from Welt. (Just as I haven't changed from Diluc in Genshin; both were my first 5★ pulls.)
And I've been maxing the BP every period so far, so I don't need to spend more on it.
paper aurora
Mine is almost maxed for this current one.
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I still use Qingque because I need chaos gremlin energy.
lean solar
Le srunkly Creatura qingque
hollow sapphire
chrome mountain
New redemption code
QSN7CYEBRYE7
No Jades, just some synthesis mats and consumables
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Foolish little brother...
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Foolish little brother...
Did Serval just hit Geppie over the head? What did Geppie do this time?
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Used his Shield For All right at the start of the final phase, allowing the Silvermane Lieutenants to stabby stabby until I got rid of it.
Wasn't too bad of a run - no one died.
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That shield is annoying.
chrome mountain
It's a crying shame I can't keep this rope - it would be great for Natasha otherwise.
The only thing not disappointing about these boots is that they're 5★ SPD boots. Not a single roll went into Effect RES.
Scary Seele just got scarier.
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Seele goes VROOM VROOM
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I need two more characters at level 80 for two full teams. Pela is likely one of the two... but who for the eighth...? 
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Do you have two healers?
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lean solar
Asta 🥰
lean solar
Vroom vroom you say?
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lol bronya
chrome mountain
Vroom!!!
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I think we can make her... Vroomer... Vroomier?
chrome mountain
Can we, though...?
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...did you just swap your only healer out
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You don't need to heal if the enemy never gets a turn.
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But I really was just getting trace materials, and they didn't hit hard enough to need healing
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paper aurora
Currently at 63 passes saved for Imbibitor Lunae! 😄
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https://twitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1687682345724211200
Oh no, another Hoyo Lightning Lady who plays the violin.
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Serval Ultimate > Serval Basic > Kafka Follow-up > Kafka Skill?
Wonder if Mechanical Fever could use a violinist?
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https://twitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1687659696340041728
https://twitter.co...
Aponia is getting angry and thinks Kafka needs trigger discipline.
chrome mountain
Which of them would win in a fight, though...
hollow sapphire
"This town ain't big enough for two dommy mommies."
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lean solar
Srunkly wife
lean solar
lean solar
After fucking months
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I rather appreciate how they tell you which choices you've already made in this event.
spiral sentinel
Not me crying from ||Yukong's|| character quest 😭
chrome mountain
Oh yeah, that's rough.
My biggest piece of advice: whale on Bronya as soon as she appears in the second phase. Once you get her out of the picture, Cocolia doesn't summon her again.
hollow sapphire
I thought the movie posters were a meme but they were actually in the Special Event
this is great
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This is me always picking Galactic Big Lotto
hollow sapphire
"That's it, the Lotto has screwed me over for the last time, I'm never picking it again."
Lotto shows up next Curio selection
Me:
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I will always pick the Lotto.
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It is the only Curio that matters, besides the ||broken fire sword||.
I got sent to the ICU and had to see Doctor Natasha.
hollow sapphire
"This is your fiftieth visit to the clinic, what did you do this time?"
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"I broke a vase.... and the shattered pieces hit my everything..."
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Himeko and Serval are weak to ice. Actually I am making that up, but Coco is mean.
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Ye
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r/SeeleMains finally has an updated build infographic.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1086354189992607815/1137503218130235392/HSR_Infographic_Seele_Seele_Mains_exclusive.png
However, it's much more likely that I'll be building her for Inert Salsotto, rather than the new World 7 set, Rutilant-something. Because I haven't even gotten my Seele to 50% CRIT Rate yet - she's just short, unless it's getting buffed during combat - let alone 70%.
hollow sapphire
For Planar Ornaments I always just settle for World 3 Ornaments
I farm as few variations for Relics in general
Then Synthesize the rest
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hollow sapphire
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So, is there some secret to getting higher scores in this Fantastic event...?
I got 15000 on Scene 1. Swapped Welt for trial Herta, and... it's 32k and still going up...!
lean solar
Let me see if my team would work because I got the gems on my first try
I'll send a vid
This is who I mostly used
chrome mountain
As long as this fool doesn't yank me into any more unexpected battles. I can deal with being a cycrane...
WHY
(at least there's a warning....)
lean solar
Those are easy after u finished like 3 of them I think then u don't have to do it anymore
After that u can get access to that menu and do all the stages in one go
chrome mountain
So, is there some secret to getting higher scores in this Fantastic event...?
Clearly, the secret is "use the trial characters".
See?
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You didn't know that...?
chrome mountain
What? Of course it does.
I meant you can use both of the trial characters in your team. Of four.
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That would be pretty funny though, since it was Blade and Luocha. Blade consumes HP, Luocha restores it, rinse, repeat...
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Ult Spam Ult Spam
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Himeko's face is showing such disappointment.
lean solar
God I wish I was that cup of coffee
lean solar
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Himeko: "Don't make me fix you some coffee..."
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lean solar
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😳
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Also, how come that video link doesn't have a thumbnail...?
lean solar
Probably cause YouTube randomly generated it
chrome mountain
Oh.
lean solar
Yeah
chrome mountain
I suppose that's better than getting Natasha (an underworld doctor)
lean solar
Natasha jumpscare
chrome mountain
When is the kafka banner again
Tuesday afternoon.
I think.
🎶
(I doubt anyone but me would know that song...)
lean solar
Turns out it's
chrome mountain
Don't you just love how they don't tell you what "server time" is?
If it's UTC+8, that would be Tuesday night for us. But there's no way to tell.
hollow sapphire
"never let 'em know your next move."
lean solar
My guess is 12 in the afternoon?
For me
Also finally I can get e6 mommy serval
Hopefully
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I wish I could get e9 Serval.
chrome mountain
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Time to twirl
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Alright, here's our clue: Blade's test run and warp banner are open for another 2d 2h which is... Wednesday morning. So Sonic was correct, I guess - Wed 12pm ET/9am PT.
lean solar
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Scrunkly
lean solar
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Trailblazers Incorporated
lean solar
me tommrow
chrome mountain
Wednesday.
lean solar
god i wish that were me
spiral sentinel
What a way to go
lean solar
god i wish that were me
spiral sentinel
...trailer's gonna hit 100k views in less than an hour, damn
chrome mountain
😳
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Okay, so to fight Kafka, I need earplugs, a Taalo shield, Juggernaut's helmet, a rubber suit, a vibranium shield... Did I forget anything?
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Tin foil hat?
I was thinking of anything that was psychic proof.
lean solar
paper aurora
Well damn! Kafka’s trailer is so good! The music!! 😨👀
hollow sapphire
So it turns out the banner is not today??
Should be tomorrow ish
Server times may vary
chrome mountain
The ambiguous "server time" is apparently US Eastern for us. So, noon ET tomorrow.
hollow sapphire
I'd be worried if they weren't
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hollow sapphire
https://tenor.com/view/honkai-honkai-star-rail-star-rail-hsr-kafka-gif-672595124...
I kinda wish they'd make this her alternate look at least
I very much prefer her looking like that
Or even better, give her the same look as in the Fermata Light Cone
chrome mountain
I didn't realize it was an alternate look She looks the same to me...?
hollow sapphire
She's without her coat and sunglasses
chrome mountain
Ohh.
subtle reef
https://youtu.be/AEUffI4nAIM
if i speak.........
chrome mountain
Here Andrew, maybe this will help.
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She absolutely knows what she's doing. And that is to drive us crazy.
subtle reef
Getting back to non-
land, the use of Vivaldi's Winter in that trailer was 🤌🤌🤌🤌
chrome mountain
It was, indeed 🤌
Annnnd right back to bonkland
https://twitter.com/s_rpzk/status/1688822356591226880
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It's not like you have to listen to her or anything.
subtle reef
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I have Earbuds at maximum volume with Mechanical Fever. Will that save me, or am I just setting myself up for someone else's control?
lean solar
I'm kind of sad that starail doesn't have any voice lines for a birthday
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||Listen to me -- Enjoy your birthday.||
chrome mountain
So, I finally found AmaLee's VOD from when she streamed Star Rail, and the title is literally just "MOMMY? SORRY. MOMMY?"
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I saw that!! I was looking for the VOD and found the best-of from May, and from that have determined that she: a) agrees that Kafka is mommy; b) thinks Himeko is SO PRETTY; and c) has started down the slippery slope of letting chat enable her gacha pulls...
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Uh oh.
lean solar
Jingliu scuff
chrome mountain
Hehe, Phantylia made me (Seriousness of) Breakfast.
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Jingliu scuff
If she becomes playable, is Monarch chat going to guilt her into getting E6?
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If she becomes playable, is Monarch chat going to guilt her into getting E6?
Yes. 
lean solar
If 5 star Dan is in it then it's possible
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We have so many Nihility characters now. Only missing Fire.
lean solar
Lukas first right?
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Luka is in Kafka's banner.
Physical Nihility.
We got debuffers (Pela, Welt, Wolfie) and dotters (Sampo, Luka, Kafka)
The fire one (whoever it may be) will likely be a dotter.
lean solar
A
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I'm almost tempted to build Sampo, just because of my lack of built dotters. (Currently working on Asta.)
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If I get some Sampos, then I might build him too. I'm functionally Windless, and that blows.
I was lucky with an early Welt, so I didn't imagine any element problems, but...
chrome mountain
You didn't build Dan Heng...?
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I mean, I did a little, up to a point.
But he's mid-50s right now and any Hunt stuff went to Sushang.
chrome mountain
Understandable.
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Though I do need more material to do Welt's final ascension.
And then I still have to build Silver Wolf...
Anyways, let me bless all of your pulls tomorrow -- ||May you all get E6 Serval||.
lean solar
I want anime weeb grandpa so badly
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I have 66 pulls for Kafka, and I am pretty sure I have 50-ish pity right now.
And any Serval I get is an instant refund.
lean solar
I wouldn't mind oops all servals cause I need more cons for her
chrome mountain
I have 140 pulls, no pity, no guarantee. If I don't win the 50-50, I'm going to have a problem.
lean solar
Plus I can use her as my discount jingyun until I get him
Which is god knows when reruns are a thing for starail
But after I get starail mei if she ever gets into the game
chrome mountain
I kinda want to pull for Jing Yuan the next time he runs. He's kinda badass...
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Same, for the Phantylia fight.
lean solar
His is level 80
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I did pull a bit on Jing Yuan's banner, but because of Yukong.
chrome mountain
...Game, I don't appreciate your garbage Blessing rolls.
hollow sapphire
"Increased chance to get Blessings of this Path"
Honestly it feels like it lowers the chances
chrome mountain
I honestly think the later Worlds reduce the chances of getting Blessings from your chosen Path. (I'm on World 7-II.)
hollow sapphire
Her Freezes are infuriating
lean solar
Bronya haha let's make cocolia spam that freezing animation over and over again without you giving a chance to heal xd
hollow sapphire
And she calls in her kid to dispel debuffs and give extra turns
hollow sapphire
"So this is what it feels like to be on the receiving end of Bronya."
chrome mountain
It's Cocolia's turn.
lean solar
Daughter said it's my turn on the Xbox -Cocolia probably
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Nihility has not worked for me vs Cocolia simply because her adopted daughter removes all the DoTs.
I think I had most success with Destruction, but I don't remember very well.
I don't yet have a Path preference in World 7, either.
Rememberance for World 3, Nihility for World 4, Hunt for World 5 (Kafka's too icy for Freeze Cheese).
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What the hell.
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Oh deer.
chrome mountain
Nat kept getting impaired and so couldn't heal Seele before she bit it, or anyone else.
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Her eyes are glowing. Does she have something to tell us?
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Nat kept getting impaired and so couldn't heal Seele before she bit it, or anyon...
I've always wondered what the base chance of those status effects are. 100%? higher?
lean solar
cold smelt
she sends seele those
lean solar
lean solar
lean solar
Yes
paper aurora
She is. Another similarity 🤣
lean solar
Time to try to beat cocolia hopefully today
chrome mountain
Lightning/Electro is once again OP
Even the button on her blouse is OP. self bonk
(Her name's Clorinde. She's one of the upcoming characters in Genshin 4.0.)
hollow sapphire
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lean solar
paper aurora
Now after watching Kafka’s trailer a couple of times, I am a bit tempted to try to go for her with what I have. 🤔
(I can get more wishes for Imbibitor Lunae)
spiral sentinel
They knew what they were doing with that last bit
lean solar
Wait is kafka out?
lean solar
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I forgot that Kafka plays air violin during the opening cutscene of the game.
SPIDER MOMMY
Wait, Herta is an Emanator of the Erudition? How'd I miss that little detail...?
hollow sapphire
You don't get that insufferable for no reason
I'm really hoping the ENG VA cast gets Cheryl on their stream sometime
chrome mountain
They got her for the 1.2 Special Program, so... Wait, which stream are you talking about?
chrome mountain
Oh them! Yeah, that'd be cool.
(I'm watching AmaLee's first stream of the game.)
"Call an ambulance, but not for me" is totally something Kafka would say.
chrome mountain
"I will be F2P, I will never whale"... sure, sure. 
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(about March) "Is this my character type, like me IRL? Shiny things!"
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I've been hearing all the last week how Fermata actually isn't the best for her, and that Good Night is actually better. (I told them that I planned for Fermata, and am going to stick with Fermata. Unless I'm lucky like you and have enough warps for a try at her BIS...)
chrome mountain
Here's a good idea for Rime...
https://twitter.com/aliz_sf/status/1689072763607130119
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These two are SUCH dorks. 
Also, I legit haven't seen the animated short they're about to watch...
chrome mountain
So, uh... ||Jingliu was Jing Yuan's master, asked him to show no mercy if she became mara-struck... She became mara-struck, he attacked her, and she's supposedly dead? Jing Yuan is now Yanqing's master. So... what's with Jingliu being playable sometime in the near future...??||
CyYu telling Ama about Himeko sipping coffee during her Ultimate: "Mmmmm-mother...?"
And now chat is enabling her with donos.
chrome mountain
She had a "Jean Fund" in Genshin 🤣
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(about Welt) "Oh, who is this? Hello, sir!"
(Sorry I'm spamming all this in the thread, I can stop if you guys want.)
Monarch no, what are you doing swiping on the beginner banner
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"Why's all my money gone?" Oh lord...
This warping chaos has to be seen to be believed. It's a train wreck...
She got Clara on Departure Warp.
And Bronya's LC on standard.
hollow sapphire
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lean solar
https://twitter.com/tk_t2002/status/1688880336854458368
3 tickets to kafka movie please -Stelle probably
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Here's a good idea for Rime...
https://twitter.com/aliz_sf/status/16890727636071...
I'd do that, but the game would probably just give me more Himeko (nothing wrong with that -- just saying).
Also... I saw the art and replied before seeing that you specifically suggested the idea to me.
lols
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I've been hearing all the last week how Fermata actually *isn't* the best for he...
Sometimes you have to work with what you have. Fermata's the only 4+☆ spare Nihility Light cone I have for her and I really don't want to use those silly 3 star ones if I can avoid it (I have Loop for Welt...).
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My Welt has Sampo's LC (Eyes of the Prey), and Sampo has the BP one. Wolfie has the event one, Pela has Good Night. So I see no reason why I shouldn't use Fermata. 😤
142 warps, a prayer, and one sleep to go...
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Wait wait... I have Good Night. That's Pela's Light cone.... what do I give Pela then?!
Also, I currently have 69 warps.
subtle reef
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Oh no, Kafka face on the right is taking lightning damage each turn.
No thoughts, only Arlekafka? Kafkacchino?
paper aurora
If I do get Kafka, I can give her Sampo’s light cone lol
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Thinking about the Good Night LC for Kafka, and just imaging Serval putting a blanket over Kafka after she fell asleep reading Elio's script.
oblique root
Welcome home Kafka
chrome mountain
Congrats Roh!!!
subtle reef
paper aurora
Dang…75 pity on Kafka’s banner and nothing yet 😩
lean solar
Looks like my curse effected you
paper aurora
Woo! Got Kafka at 77 pity (my first ever 50/50 win!)
subtle reef
Please.
As if any of us wouldn't drop everything if Kafka sent us a thirst trap and wanted us to meet up somewhere
agile basin
Looks like my curse effected you
I have lost my 50/50s left and right.
agile basin
Please.
As if any of us wouldn't drop everything if Kafka sent us a thirst trap ...
I have a team of Natasha, Himeko, Serval, and Yukong. They're keeping protecting me from Kafka.
lean solar
hollow sapphire
finally, someone who says our intrusive thoughts out loud
lean solar
Idk why this one made me laugh
spiral sentinel
Ok, I've got 90 warps, 14 pity, let's goooooo
Oh, got Sampo on the first ten pull.
That's nice, didn't have him
Oh, got Landau's Choice on the second 10 pull, which is a good 4 star LC for lil' Geppie
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I have an E1 Luka and an E6 Sampo.
spiral sentinel
New punchy boy's LC, though I don't have him yet 
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Shock shock burn shock
spiral sentinel
SHE CAME HOME WHOOO
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Congrats!
spiral sentinel
Only had 20 extra pulls, but went for the light cone anyway
I got two copies of Sampo's LC
Sampo Koski striking another con, Isee
But I guess I'll be leveling him since he seems like he'll pair well with Kafka
Plus I went from No Sampo to E2 Sampo
This man really pushed me the whole sales package, huh
Dangit, I have a sizzling thunder chest piece with Effect Hit Rate stat...but it's 4 star 😭
lean solar
I still have 20k gems left but I'm not wishing for a while
spiral sentinel
🥺
||Kafka not knowing what fear is but still making sure that the Trailblazer is safe...||
hollow sapphire
||it's nice to see that even a fearless killer has a soft side||
||there was an option to tell her to fuck off, couldn't bring myself to ||
spiral sentinel
||Same||