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As an advance warning, song #278 kinda escapes its writeup & always confuses me whenever I scroll past it:

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#279: Dr.Octagon - Blue Flowers (3.15):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9VYzNUXGDA

Nominator: Xtlm [6/13 Remaining]

Initial Score: 60.00
Revised Score: 63.44
Final Score: 68.446

(First Reaction: Oh hey, I remember this song from last year. Wasn't part of an official ranking, so it had to have been from the post-ranking listening sessions...

Ohh, Kool Keith (aka.Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon, and...many other names), that explains things. I at least remember him. This isnt really my favorite rap song, but I have no objections to it--genre I need more exposure to and decent enough lyrics, probably high 50s that gets moved up to low 60s on a "I should be encouraging this type of nomination" basis.

Sounds about right. It's a vast improvement from "I Run Rap" and I'm intrigued by the nonsensical story of a homicidal time-traveling alien gynecologist, though the song is not quite one of my favorite examples of the genre. I like it.)

!Intriguing song and that refrain of "blue flowers" is very memorable... to a point that I hear it in my head every time I see a blue flower in anything. I guess that's worth some extra points, maybe?

[Final Thoughts: One of the most memorable songs from the topic. Have a few extra points.]

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#278: NEQRE - Fukurou/Owls (4:48):
https://youtu.be/gG3p6e6tzik

Nominator: UF8 [14/30 Remaining]

Initial Score: 63.81
Revised Score: 63.81
Final Score: 68.46

(First Reaction: Pretty song, etheeal beauty and what not.

[Fluttershy's Note: ..Would you care to possibly elaborate on that thought or at least speak in a complete sentence?]

I would not.)

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....Is the extra space in the dividing line symbolic of anything?

Is it?

You're the one who added it.

Perhaps it's symbolic of the fact that the writeup has escaped its confines. It broke through a hole in the barrier and now it's free! Like a bird!

I'd give you credit for the joke, but we both know that started as a typo.

If you know it's a typo then why did you ask if it meant anything?

It did make you type somethinginstead of leaving the writeup at "beauty and what not"

True, but if we're just having an imaginary conversation in our heads, is it actually a writeup? I don't think either of us has been talking about the song for quite a while.

When have you ever stayed on topic?

...Harsh, but fair.

I don't suppose you have any idea how this all ends?

Nuclear hellfire, I imagine.

I meant the writeup.

So did I, Lise.

...That Simpsons reference doesn't even work in this context.

What context?!

Are you... are you trying to shout rhetorical questions at a voice in your head via text?

Best not to think about it too much.

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Okay, so here's where we start commenting on the second listen of the song...

Don't say it...

Yeah, I'm leaving the writeup at "beauty and whatnot."

*heavy sigh*

[Final Thoughts: Having a writeup escape like that is going to be very confusing when trying to organize things.]

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#277: Masashi Hamauzu - BT Ver. 1 (1:46):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9oy2NiiZb4

Nominator: Haste [3/31 Remaining]

Initial Score: 48.81
Revised Score: 62.00
Final Score: 68.53

(First Reaction: I can't find anything I want to say about more unremarkable battle themes.)

*blinks*

Is the new upload I have to use for this song like really high quality compared to the link you gave originally or something? Because my reaction to this song has undergone a very drastic transition? I expected to give another lecture on the "I do not like RPG battle themes" topic, but this is suddenly good? Like 60 points good because I actually like this? Who took my generic battle themes and put actual music in their place?? And why is my voice broken and only able to speak in questioning tones???

*after taking a break to get back to a more "normal" headspace*

Right, where was I? ...No, don't start that again, bad question mark! Bad!

Okay, so I don't really know why I like this song, but I do. It's... likable. It is a very likable attempt at... actually, are these battle themes? Because there's Battle Themes and BT Vers, and I'm not clear if this song just has approximately an infinite number of battle themes or if BT means something other than Battle Theme. Whatever, it's a likable something-or-other, and that's good enough.

[Final Thoughts: Whatever this song is, it's jamming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gprrUGA_A

...no I don't know why my mind jumped to this.]

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-and the last of the day... has to be in a post by itself because there's not enough room. I did not plan this well.-