I can't imagine how much that vest must chafe her. There are two more shows today (Project Scard and Hidden Dungeon), but I need to focus on work stuff like attend meetings for a while. I'll get to them in a few hours. Impressions: This is a very corny show, for better and worse. On […]
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Back Arrow #04 — Prism Rangers
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