The Final Mystery is Upon Us in THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL

[@SecretSleepoverSociety]

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[@HunterJE]

I love the wording "reduce his youth" rather than increase his age, now one moment I'm going to reduce the coldness of some water to make a cup of tea

[@WuxianTec]

If you look at it as a transfer of energy it would make sense I guess.

[@Rankurusu777]

I'm going to decrease the rawness of this slab of meat over the fire

[@c1nnamodoll]

welcome to drawfee where we take your dumb ideas and make drawings with reduced intelligence

[@BluesMoth64]

@@WuxianTec from a chemist’s perspective, the phenomenon that is “coldness” doesn’t actually exist! The presence of cold is actually just the absence of heat, or energy! That’s why friction produces heat- or “kinetic energy”- meaning from a technical standpoint the correct way to describe it WOULD actually be reducing heat instead of increasing cold! :]

[@DeinosDinos]

Just noticed upon rewatching this (one of the few live streams I caught) that the main reason Gideon lost his life was probably because he incurred the wrath of Edmund/Lazarus/ the party, because he wouldn’t tell the party the royal palace’s secret entrance. They were going to just sneak in and kill the king to seize power. The rest is just superficial to make his execution look justified.

[@Cheezbuckets]

I didn’t think about it ‘til I saw your comment, but the merit deduction for emotion being more than the others combined can’t be a coincidence. Interpreting physical signs of emotions is *extremely* subjective depending on the viewer and the subject, so if someone does anything against the Party you want to severely punish them for, put them on trial (a high-stress environment) and mark them down as displaying too much emotion any time they have any reaction. Their brow furrows? They’re displaying anger, -7 merit. They stammer? Emotion, -7. Did Gideon fully cry 10 times during the trial, or did he get marked down every time he teared up or his voice shook or anything else that can be subjectively labeled as “crying” in order to eliminate him for defying them?

[@kindofcl]

Edmund/Lazarus was really about to take over the whole country but then failed because he couldn't handle that his old crush married someone else. L

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

The fact that resident dork and embarrassing relative Peter Battley was the one to finally take down immortal High Arbiter and Gryphon Reborn Lazarus Herst was the most hilariously badass thing to happen in this game!

[@mrdeblob6010]

@@Obstreperous_OctopusEven managing to actually marry the woman he had a crush on and her legitimately loving him back. Peter Battley really got everything he wanted and saved the country/world in the process.

[@Parasolhyena]

@@mrdeblob6010 I also think it's cool when you look at the contrasting letters and it's clear who she'd choose. Peter took interest in her and knew she had a diary that she put letters in and made a cool drawing for it as he said in his letter, On the other hand Edmund was just like "I'm sure you'd wish to hear the rest of my thoughts on the short comings of society" and a drawing / poem on how he'd change her.

[@Dinoman972]

@@Obstreperous_Octopus Also ironic is the fact that Lazarus died violating the First Virtue, the one he and his Party punished the most severely.

[@crowskinned]

@@Obstreperous_Octopus i also love that he kills Edmud with a cannon he won in a gamble, after going into debt through being really unlucky in gambling.

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

I love how much hidden information is in this game that it doesn't directly say and can easily be missed. I can think of two off-hand, but I'm sure there's more: - "Ash Blair", who killed Walter Wright at the inn, was David Gorran using a fake name (from the tobacco brand). It does say in the epilog that David Gorran killed him so it's kind of a given, but it doesn't directly address that he was using a fake name, so it's easy to forget. - The lady doing laundry near the camp at the end is actually Maurice Evans, the musician from the inn dressed as a woman. His face looks exactly the same, he has the same navajo blade, and in the previous chapter his square violin is in one of the boxes of confiscated loot. (He also says later that the Order Party took everything from him.)

[@glasstrash]

Oh my god Maurice trans gender 😳 love that for her

[@NWolfsson]

Also, love that Sebastian Cloudsley's bullshit book of aphorisms inherited by Peter Battley came back to be the foundation of a new world order/cult that is a menace. The book in SSS's stream: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2ipZaRolrV-nMk

[@TheCakeIsDelicious]

I interpreted this as that being Maurice's mother, who he mentioned in the mermaid case, and the 'taking everything' line was in reference to Maurice himself probably being demerit executed at some point, since he is known to be both a gambler and a musician and that would lead to lots of repeat counts and a rather large sentence

[@San-nj8fj]

@@TheCakeIsDeliciousMaurice appears at the ending scene wrecking the Order Party’s courtroom, so he probably just went into hiding

[@AlaastChen]

@@TheCakeIsDelicious I'm more inclined to believe it was age-ified Maurice in disguise.

[@victoronnie]

in a court like this, even being told that they'd reduce 7 years of my youth each time i cry it probably wouldn't get me to stop but rather make me cry more out of pure fear, so gideon bell bursting into tears ten times during the questioning is very relatable! i picture them telling him that his hairstyle is outrageous and he interrupts by full-on sobbing, lmao i feel that this game is so ridiculously funny, but the part when edmund cloudsley wrote "i am certain that you would wish to hear the rest of my thoughts on the shortcomings of our society" in his letter to miss richards sticks out as my favorite moment, that one gave me a really good laugh. edmund is an insufferable man and i love it

[@Lucid34]

This is super late and already mentioned in another comment but they 100% killed Gideon bell cause he refused to tell them about the secret passages in the kings castle as they were planning on assassinating the king and just added random crimes to kill him

[@saphrodite1]

still surprised they didnt say "back in my day we cared about the golden GIRLS"

[@jack-wulf]

RIP Gideon, you absolute icon.

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

o7

[@ionanicole]

The intro was very clear and coherent. That’s what I love about this stream.

[@galvaton10000]

That is a conversation I've definitely had while totally not drunk as a skunk

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

The first time I saw the drawing Peter drew for Mary, I thought it made him look like such a dork, and immature. Like, this fancy lady isn't going to be impressed with this goofy cartoon fanfiction of yourself. But seeing it now next to Edmund's letter (and the fact that she kept it all these years), it seems so much more endearing and wholesome! She definitely picked the right guy.

[@Littlewh0]

Actually, if you pay attention, Mary was slipped a love potion by Edmund at the dinner party, but she fell in love with Peter instead of Edmund by accident

[@San-nj8fj]

⁠@@Littlewh0nope, it is explicitly stated that Edmund was the one the maid failed to get with a love potion, both by her having the thing and the manual inside her pillow, and by the note she has at the end referring to Edmund as “the one your love potion failed on”

[@weneedaladder8384]

​@@San-nj8fjnope, the maid in the last chapter is Ada. Lucia was the hopeless romantic with the love potion. The note about "escaping your tonic" is refrencing Edmund surviving Ada's assassination attempt.

[@ToriKlepto]

I don't buy a lot of merch, but a shirt with "Slept bad, felt sad" I would instantly buy. That's my daily existence

[@kmeleleon8854]

I love how neither caught the fact the Golden Idol was in fact made of brass

[@zanthiablue5254]

In defense of Peach fans I, and assume many of us were women that grew up playing games when Peach in mario spin offs and smash were like, some of the only times we got to actually play as a woman in the nintendo games we played. So we got attached to her and built a idea of her character more based on how she is in those (more active and on a level playing field with the others while still being "girly"). Playing as a character imbues them with a level of agency beyond their writing. Anyway I like Peach but respect not liking her.

[@aleak2385]

also the story line of supermario is as consistent as like superhero comics because like them they have different people who make various mini series on the characters meaning its a fair criticism that the problem is with her writing because shes not just a character in one book shes being written by different people in different settings

[@friend_trilobot]

Totally agree. And that principle applies to trans women, even those who are just finding themselves. I didn't build up lore around her as a child, but I can speak from experience that playing as her now in games like mario 3d world gives me serious gender euphoria

[@Nortarachanges]

Truth. And she was legit the best character in Mario 2. That float is the goat ^_^

[@Cheezbuckets]

My only justification for liking Peach is “I just think she’s neat” (the only game I had growing up where she was playable was Mario 2, so I didn’t get particularly attached to her back then), so I have no beef with people who don’t like her, but also I like seeing what actual reasons people have for liking her

[@LaMarcheFutilé101]

I don't think Julia would say you _can't like_ Peach- there's plenty of reasons to do so. But that's very different from her _not being a good character_. We all like things that are bad, every single one of us. Nothing wrong with it at all, but I think recognizing that just because you like something doesn't make it good art is really, really important; otherwise, you get trapped in the mindset that any criticism of said character (or art) is criticism of you as a person, and that leads to some incredibly toxic behaviors.

[@sydneylyman8778]

My favorite little detail when playing this game myself was the Ash Blair/David Gorran thing. Playing the first time, you don't know anyone yet so you don't really notice, but I had to go back and investigate Ash Blair for that final puzzle and was like "Hey! That's just David Gorran!" Since characters are more recognizable at the end of the game, it's obvious when you see it, when it isn't something you would have looked for originally.

[@michaeldrake3225]

When my cats are sit with one of their hands sticking out, I shake their hand and say "Pleased to meet you."

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

You are right to do this.

[@kennyrichardson3842]

My roommate and I do that with my cat but we say, "Business" instead.

[@derekbrinkmann1940]

Honestly I'm blown away that Jacob MADE You Awaken in a Strange Place, all this time I somehow never pieced that together. As someone who's been struggling to make a ttrpg this is a huge inspiration.

[@alina9305]

Jacob wasn't wrong about the eyes and we're all very sorry

[@mimi_h]

the only golden idols we care about here are the gold medals awarded to joy and olive for being so dang cute! so here are their cameos: 12:06 bald-live gets (lifted) up 48:57 good cat leap 54:22 serious olive gets startled 1:49:25 joy comes to be a cute bother

[@thestrangefishlikeentity9967]

They joked about the ideal wife thing.... but little did they know that the real ideal wife was the friends we made along the way

[@ReverendTed]

I mean, Jacob certainly knows that! He's living it!

[@Gorfinhofin]

The "Manor" thing makes me wonder why the words disappearing from the bottom panel mechanic exists in the first place. I guess the idea is you won't need those words anymore so it reduces clutter... but you totally need those words anymore! Almost always!

[@gothgirlglittercrust7118]

I so expected Jacob to say "back in my day the only idols we cared abt were kpop idols"

[@LaMarcheFutilé101]

"Hey, 32, that's my age!" "No it's not, you're 33." "..........WHAT THE HELL?" This is peak Julia right here.

[@lavendergrey2357]

Kids these days write sins not tragedies, but back in my day, I saw the sine, and it opened up my eyes.

[@SkulkingSkullKid]

What a tangent. Could I cosine that joke with you?

[@bobartsmith236]

I love they both stop playing to try to recreate the washer woman's pose 😀

[@dantedoomsday]

Jacob's memory of the whole story was on point at the very end. Bravo!

[@dorothy637]

Julia forgetting her age is so real of her

[@uzuzuchka]

I was very surprised to see a Latvian name when the credits started rolling. I feel a sense of pride whenever my country gets mentioned in games even in passing, so the realisation that I've watched you guys play an amazing game by a fellow countryman felt almost surreal.

[@kieran163]

that’s so cool! i have family from latvia a few generations back.

[@not.really.trying]

Damn, didn't know other latvians watched SSS. And same, it's so rare to see Latvia get acknowledged anywhere, really, so this was a pleasant surprise.

[@egidijuspelivanov7852]

As a Lithuanian I was so proud to see Latvian names in the credits but then all of a sudden there was a Lithuanian name as well and it made me even happier.

[@justalittlegay0036]

The intro: Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything?

[@maisieharris5864]

i would so buy a “slept bad get sad” shirt

[@pinkfoosballtable7875]

Is julia looking more buff than usual? Or maybe it's the tattoos? Either way the both of you look great!

[@ijlayugan4149]

Yup She mentioned shes been working out Even proper form demonstrated at 48:50

[@yooboycisco]

@@ijlayugan4149 That moment when they are both in deadlift position and doing the arm pulls is so funny. And then they look at each other and laugh and it's so cute.

[@nenybuns]

omg YES, my favorite series (after J&J playing Contradiction) continues!!! Totally makes my whole week :DDD

[@mononoke_hime_ham]

SAME

[@amvhellboy]

This game confirmed that no matter what mystical relics you possess, cannon always wins!

[@screamsformemes]

48:34 I love how they immediately had to copy the pose in awe. excellent. THIS IS THE SAME POSE AS Nick Bolton WITH THE TAC BAT FROM DANNY GONZALEZ'S "Commercials From My Nightmares (flashing lights 10:40-10:50)" 8:29 you're welcome

[@emmaconder7854]

Dude that's exactly what I thought, same braincell

[@raindancer77]

Thumbs up if you, too, were screaming "manor" and alarming the pets.

[@thealmightynootdoodle5615]

😭👍 Why would Lazarus have a letter FROM himself on his horse. /lh

[@boredpanda7]

watching the opening is like watching two drunk people waiting for a ride and i love it

[@zifny3035]

Dunno if they mention this later but! I'm guessing that the German name that they were struggling with is probably "Tanz mit mir bitte" which means "dance with me please"

[@roomfullofrocks275]

The comment at 31:02 reminded me, I’ve been playing You Awaken in a Strange Place almost weekly with my DnD club! (I’m between sessions of City of Mist) Having a great time!

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

I didn't know and/or had forgotten that he wrote a tabletop game. I'm going to check it out when I get the chance!

[@McBehrer]

Are you ever going to play the DLC? it's really good, and ties the whole story together neatly

[@destinyyoung7347]

I'm pretty sure I laughed harder at Andrewscool89 than at any other name or misreading of a name ever and that's saying something. Andrewscool89, if you ever read this, I want you to know that I respect you.

[@littlegeorgiagal]

I’m very guilty of loving characters based on their potential instead of the actual writing, that absolutely includes Nintendo princesses

[@bobbyfernando]

If there is a, "Sleep Bad, Get Sad," T-shirt, I _will_ buy it. I'm not American, I've never tried buying merchandises from America, but that T-shirt will make all that change (...unless there's never been international shipping for their store).

[@burnmad6190]

Watching them guess every location except Manor while people feed them completely irrelevant advice gave me intense hypertension

[@MissMisnomer_]

RIP to Gideon, your blue hair and pronouns will be missed

[@Emperor-Quill]

Poor lad. :(

[@esoteric_squid]

Also, a sleep bad get sad shirt would be incredible. That's like wildly good fashion

[@moss4480]

Maybe the real golden idol was the friends we made along the way

[@thestrangefishlikeentity9967]

Drawfee: It's 12:15 Drawfee: (Sees the guy still bleeding out, not yet a corpse) Also Drawfee: When did this happen??? Early morning????? I love these guys but got damn

[@DaPangZi888]

I fell into the Peach fan camp when she appeared as a playable character in one of my favorite games Super Mario and the Legend of the Seven Stars RPG. Since then I've always been hyped whenever I see her be a playable character in any future game.

[@zoekelley7021]

damn if I lost 7 years of my life every time I cried I would not be doing well

[@SkulkingSkullKid]

I would have been dead for years already.

[@M.Datura]

Love these two dorks so much. Thank you for being streamers. It's impossible to explain how much both SSS and Drawfee means and the immense effect watching you all has had. Thank you for being a safe space, for being constructive people and for sharing of yourselves with those that find you.

[@ketsiaiitan]

The "Manor" section was unbearable, this was the first time I've yelled at a stream 🤣

[@deeznoots6241]

“In the manor… and by that I mean the castle” AAAAAAAAAAAH

[@muffinbandit6643]

1:04:10 Ideal wife?? Like your prefect frog wife? And your perfect life as an oh hitman?

[@unclewiley1986]

Great opener

[@muffinbandit6643]

great jokes for james and julie

[@RussellKlischer]

I’m SCREAMING at them doing 7x3+10+1 and somehow getting 35

[@psyducktective]

A real breach of the second virtue

[@WesleyFiles]

Julia and Jacob's beyond-spent rambling bit was exactly what I needed when I clicked on this video.

[@anelson1419]

I’ve been screaming “MANOR” for so damn long

[@deeznoots6241]

“In the manor… and by that I mean the castle” That was like 20 minutes prior to them getting the correct solution

[@drskelebone]

A casual Rina Sawayama lyric quote from Julia in the first five minutes is always a good sign. Glad we went to the signs.

[@drskelebone]

Watching them solve systems of equations through word problems makes my old "everyone should learn more math" heart so happy. :D

[@drskelebone]

"Oh! It's my age!" Jacob, visibly stunned, "No it's not!" Julia: "WHAAAAAT?????" XD

[@OliviaSNava]

Out of respect for Jacob, he wasn't wrong.

[@zoekelley7021]

stellar into they really know how to hook new viewers

[@gh000stful]

julias natural hair color looks so beautiful on her she is incredible

[@jijibunny198]

The energy right off the bat this episode was definitely something.

[@Theeny]

Golden idol? More like golden idon'tl!

[@Patrick-Phelan]

Honestly, we were all pretty frustrated by the whole Manor thing, but... I think Julia and Jacob were more frustrated than we were, and the reason they couldn't see it was VERY RELATABLE.

[@MasterofTongs]

11:53 for cute cat reachies.

[@MLEbug]

I write sines not trigonometries. Edit: yes, I understand the paradox.

[@Ovetupp]

I love these golden rings and elden idols streams!

[@MultiversalInk]

i'm so glad j&j played this game cause my name-blind ass could never

[@princeizo6892]

Yessss ive been waiting for this upload im so glad yall have a vod youtube channel 😭🙏

[@SurlyUJest]

i like that the cat wanted to join at 49:00

[@brittanycrockett3564]

Haha this one was such a struggle for me, just over here SCREAMING at the past in absolute futility.

[@kelseyo402]

I would really like deep blue ink to make an animation of that intro. 😂

[@Vaughan4]

I’m screaming at my iPad, “it’s Manor! From the middle scroll!”

[@ez8314]

What a fantastic game!! I was screaming during the manor part , but the ending was super fun

[@jakedoom3532]

Thank you for this playthrough, was great to see how you solved everything. Watched after I finished and it was just as fun as playing through it myself!

[@Subterranean_sebastian]

There is a game called darkside detective that is very similar to this in some ways I’d 100% recommend it

[@SkulkingSkullKid]

*Seconded.*

[@jodracona2722]

49:01 thank you for the demonstration you two! Hahaha!

[@HunterJE]

47:25 Oh no, did Julia get one demerit?

[@friend_trilobot]

I think what people mean is that peach has a cute character design and a sweet, kind personality. Though she was def created to be a macguffin/ love interest, she inevitibly has become more than that, especiallyb since she is a protagonist in several games and a playable character in many. I like that in many games where she is a playable character she uses her parasol or dress to float, which is an ability Mario lacks. BUT she is frequently damseled by the narrative. This combined with her trad femme character design makes it really easy for people to connect those ideas and say that traditional feminine expression is deeply tied to the writjng, which is laughable. You can be femme and even be passive and not be a bad character. There are ways to write passive characters, and people should present with whatever gender expression they like. Plus, at this point her being damseled is literally just a running trope the series feels beholden to which they can and should drop. It'd be easy to take that out. So what people are saying i think, is that if she was written even just a little bit better - like, don't damsel her anymore??? That's literally it - she'd be a great femme character, passive, cute, sweet, wearing dresses bc dresses are cool, but able to do everything mario can do. And bc of headcanons and games where she is playable she already is that character to lot of people, myself included.

[@mynameiskrysta]

Julia’s cosplaying as jacob (wearing two hairbands on the same arm right next to each other)

[@Moikyuu]

I can't stop thinking about the CORE ENGAGED laundry woman. Damn. She's so right though no wonder my back is so jacked up

[@savvyseaworth123]

I love rewatching these. I say "Excessive....... bones" in my head all the time 😂

[@jakubmakalowski6428]

We need an intervention for Jacob and Julia.

[@alyxwages322]

Out of disrespect for Jacob, he wasn't wrong.

[@maxmajcher5115]

I would buy a “Sleep Bad Get Sad” shirt

[@AkoyaMizuno]

The intro was a golden spiral

[@Liam-mf4fl]

rip Gideon Bell he was just like me fr, if I ever die you all will know that that same thing happened to me

[@abysswarlock]

As someone who had the same thoughts on the tattoo as jacob I feel vindicated as well

[@corruptedtemple]

manor. manor. its the manor. its the manor? its the manor. manor. manor. he went to the manor.

[@brittanycrockett3564]

Like. For REAL.

[@Patrick-Phelan]

1:31:57 - Julia your cursor is OVER THE WORD MANOR. It stays IN PLACE over the WORD MANOR for SEVERAL SECONDS.

[@popogeejo]

A great little series. Might go back and watch Obra Dinn again now

[@ltcalyx]

Remember kids, sine > sin

[@Rapidly_]

8:31 Tanz mit mir bitte means dance with me please

[@dichotomusprime6646]

I love that I've watched you play multiple Souls games and this is the one that turns you into rage gamers xD

[@mimi_h]

10/10 for the opening bit

[@linalinux]

Your shirt is beautiful Jacob, and those colours really suit you

[@dandelionroots]

the math part of the stream just awakened the elementary school part of me that always tried to do the math tasks the quickest and raise my hand to answer them; in other words, it turned me temporarily feral, and it was v funny

[@pixiemar2931]

Ohhh yuss! This has been a most excellent series!

[@RarelyAChump]

51:50 NO, JACOB WAS SAYING YHE OPPOSITE THING! JUSTICE FOR JULIA! SHE WAS RIGHT

[@prismaticavia]

1:34:16 they realize where the word "manor" is

[@sampirson9224]

I would like to let you know that my cat kept trying to gently eat jacob and julia while purring softly while I was watching this.

[@kennyrichardson3842]

Out of disrespect for Jacob, I refuse to acknowledge that he was not wrong about the cult tattoos.

[@scrungly]

actually there's many characters that are good but just always poorly written. princess peach, sakura from naruto, etc. i simply understand them much better than the writers ever could