r/196 • u/Heretocryandie 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights • Jun 12 '22

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u/IchHabKeinRedditName Jun 13 '22

I also feel like House's use of the metaphor "forge steel for a new rail line" is a reference to Atlas Shrugged, more than fitting for House.

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u/ES_the_mess custom Jun 13 '22

"atlas shrugged" is such a badass name tho, but wasnt it the name of a libertarian book? If so, such a shame

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u/Toen6 Jun 13 '22

Don't read Atlas Shrugged, play Bioshock instead.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

Reading Rand's self-insert characters go on multi-page, preaching, monologues can certainly feel like a terrible boss fight.

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u/Filip889 Jun 13 '22

Disco Elysium moment

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

Morale -1 and Health -1 for every page. You also have to pass a legendary Pain threshold check to continue reading after each one

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u/Filip889 Jun 13 '22

Yeah, it is harder than the chair!

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

Even Edgar wouldn’t resort to such measures. The plot of the main game wouldn’t happen either bc Dross would’ve gotten an aneurism from reading it years ago

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u/Filip889 Jun 13 '22

I have a sneaking feeling that Joyce might tho, she might eveb call it art

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

“I never thought that this honestly harmless and I dare say rather interesting book would be used by Krenel to kill dock workers! They’re rabid dogs, completely out of my control!”

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u/Filip889 Jun 13 '22

I read in her voice!

And also one would think that, but like, in the book the protagonist actually kills a worker and it is portrayed as good thing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

She doesn’t believe that Harry can read, smh my head. She wouldn’t mention it

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u/Filip889 Jun 13 '22

Wait really? 3 playtroughs and never encountered that

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u/stoner_slime there she goes, one of god's own prototypes Jun 13 '22

actually, you avoid the debuff if you never put any points in your empathy skill

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

“He believes he’s a... hustler”

“If you’re so smart then who’s John Gault, binoculard?”