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The SSMB rule of summoning comes into effect again. The main outrage was it messed with people's OWN ideas of what was canon. So many of the responses boiled down to "but that's not what I think!" Ultimately it was a mistake of mine to even engage with the subject of canon. But foolishly I wanted to help the people who'd been yelling into the void because it was an important topic to fans and yet no one was taking notice of them on the matter. I didn't think that was right. So the only time anyone official tried to engage with the fanbase on this they topic they shot the messenger. Oh well. More fool me for caring. As always not everything needs to fit in a neat little package and media that has a cliffhanger doesn't always have it solved. What I said about SEGA treating modern canon with super fluidity (not something I'm keen on either btw, part of the reason I fell in love with the game series again was the sub-layer of character progression between all the games) is also still true. Ultimately 'it's not canon' (and it isn't) works a lot better than "well it could've sold better, it brought about a very problematic and protracted lawsuit, the studio that made it was bought by a rival studio prior to release and there's no way SEGA wants them to have a say in the direction of their flagship brand and because of all that there were no plans for a sequel and no fucking chance they are revisiting it". Pick your poison, I guess. At this point, damn straight.

Everyone's going to that new building from what I gather, which'll make things much easier for the staff going forward as they'll all be in the same place as opposed to being scattered freaking everywhere. I asked Jun about the move when I saw him earlier this month, he'd been waiting for the studio kit to be installed there and was finishing off his last work at the old SEGA Sound Studio.

Appreciated @VEDJ-F, and no I'm not Japanese to confirm. But I've given it up at this point. No one in the general community remembers what I did anymore beyond vague snippets of info as I am...well...extremely forgettable. Which is fine. It was a while back now. I've only watched small bits of the Mania stuff as I'm not really into it, my main delight has been that it's helped elevate fans into proper positions of importance. (Thus proving me right in the end, thanks SOA/E. 😋) Giving people like Tyson and Kieran and Christian the proper praise, respect and opportunity they deserve. I have seen the poster made its way in to #4 though, which made me smile. Sonic Wrecks always used, for the most parts, the sprites designed by Rittz. Rittz... was Tyson Hesse. So a decade ago I was putting something of his in a creative Sonic work of mine. Now he's put something of mine in a creative work of his. He wont know that at all as he hasn't a clue who I am. (Svend introduced us at SOS 2016 and it was pretty much a mutual case of looking at each other blankly and wondering who the other was.) But it has beautifully brought to a close a circle of creativity. Enjoy the rest of Sonic's birthday.

Balls.

*shrugs* Dunno.