holy crud i got a lot done and went for six hours which is probably how i got a lot done
i still hate the giant ants. i hate how bugs look so twitchy and fragile, just looking at them makes me imagine the gore and hydraulic post-mortem jittering they do when they get squished. thankfully ER just makes them go poof. bleueueuegh. also its cool to go to that place so early cause i only ever went there in very late game before, didn't realize it was accessible that way and assumed it was only an exit.
seein friends show up in-stream is rad B) this is some socializing i can get down with. i'm not spending extra money, i'm not going someplace uncomfortable, i'm not making anyone feel forced to provide hospitality or whatever. feels productive too. like i don't harbor the idea that i'm gonna make money from this anytime soon but just the fact that this is the setup for a possible income route makes it feel productive. it's also just way more fun than playing alone.