I write too many words & talk too much. Storyteller, VGM flutist & singer, Twitch affiliate, Texan-Canadian. Leader of @ReturnersVGM. Marketer by trade. she/her

Toronto, Ontario
Joined June 2011
Here's a twitter thread of my Lauren the Flute streaming archive playlists, game by game, focusing on the ones I think seem to resonate the most with folks. I'll probably pin this and occasionally retweet it, but my YouTube playlist page is a mess, and maybe this list will help.
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In case you've moved on to bluer pastures, you can find me there (and a lot more active than I've been here in well over a year, as depression allows) under the same name, @laurentheflute
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Hello! Something pulled me over to this website and I'm here leaving a bunch of replies to people's tweets and once again thinking about how I miss people here, but then I keep having to step around the giant turds in the street and am reminded why I've left... :/
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Today's the 30th anniversary of Final Fantasy VI, my favorite game of all time. I was hoping to organize a big multimedia collaboration project with friends, but this has not been my year. Still, I can't let the day pass unremarked. I love FFVI so much. It's my creative muse.
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Hopefully I'll finish another chapter of my epic FFVI fanfic novelization, if my brain will just work well enough to let me do so. I'm really tired of not being able to make things. I'm trying. I really am. archiveofourown.org/works/25…
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Here's to a game that game out 3 full decades ago (!!!), that irrevocably shaped the person I grew up to be, that demonstrated finding hope in the darkness when all seems lost, that is flawed and dated and yet still moving and effective all these years later. I love you, FFVI!
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Sophie wants to know if you're napping enough, and also if your leggies are as clever and pretzel as hers
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Lauren the Flute retweeted
NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT! Presenting Brassroots: A Meditation on the Nature of Video Games! 16 tracks, 30+ years of video game history, 100% lush, all-natural brass dedicated to forests, gardens, and other verdant environments in video games! Releases October 4th!
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What should I do for my Halloween costume this year
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I've posted up my Final Fantasy VI fanfic, "Rays of Hope," from the @ffladieszine Lucida Sidera. Here's a preview of it alongside one of the lovely illustrations by miniyuna. Yes, it's about Celes reuniting with Terra at Mobliz in the World of Ruin!
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You can read the fic itself here on AO3; it's under 2k words so it's a quick read. Please note that the entire thing is a spoiler for partway through Final Fantasy VI! archiveofourown.org/works/59…
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There's also a TON of absolutely glorious merch made by @ffladieszine artists, covering the entire Final Fantasy series, from retro to current (here's a photo of what I got). Books and merch are currently available if you want to grab your own: ffladieszine.bigcartel.com/
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If you've been following my channel, you might have noticed that I'm very behind with VODs. I'm trying to catch up, even if that means an algorithm-unfriendly dump! Today I posted some Eiyuden + I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, with more coming soon. So sorry it took so long!
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(posting here in case anyone will see it, I know I never post here but JUST IN CASE you haven't fully given up on me, but you haven't checked my YouTube in a while, stuff is moving again!)
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Happy birthday, Earthbound! And thank you to everybody I've met because of this game. (Here's a preview of an unfinished Smiles and Tears arrangement from 2016. I promise I'll try to complete it soon! But I had to do SOMETHING to celebrate this game!!)
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Stream is live with @brewgameplus - first up is Kainga Music playing FFVI music with a steel drum ensemble! I've never heard video game music like this
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I hope you're all having a good week and staying cool despite the heat, if you're up here in the northern hemisphere Take care of yourselves and stay safe
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Today is my ninth streamiversary! On July 3, 2015, I went live for the first time playing Earthbound. I was so nervous and unsure what to expect, but I loved it, and nine years later I'm so glad to still be here. Thanks for supporting me! I'm not done yet...
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Maybe I'll set up a special celebration stream this weekend, if folks would be interest and if my health permits (should be OK but you never know!!)
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