Ok so first of all, I bested the Gaping Dragon. Looked really scary, but actually wasn't that hard.
Had to follow a guide, which led me on a convoluted route that I
never would have sussed out on my own, which somehow led to me getting picked up and carried to a previous level by a giant bird.
I never really appreciated before this playthrough just how fuckin
weird Dark Souls gets, but I am totally on board. It reminds me of something like Twin Peaks, inasmuch as I rarely could explain
exactly what's happening at any given point in time, but I
do know that I really love it. This is officially the farthest I've ever gotten, and I'm excited to see what new horrors await.
Anyway, I also found the barrel in
Atelier Resleriana, and Sophie finally made mention of her
girlfriend wife.
Videogames are good and I love them.