Oh crap, boss monster. Everyone playing both sides. The pace is awful. So, we start by finding out what weird way Naomi was going to ‘die’. Turns out, she transforms into a gigantic Other monstrosity. That… wasn’t really what I would have guessed, but you know what? It probably should have been. We get aContinue Reading... Seasonal Selection – Scarlet Nexus Episode 3Continue Reading...
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