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All five anecdotes dropped at once and Nikki Tea and Mama Void read every single one so you don't have to spiral alone. From Zayne's lab days with Will and Carter (obligatory F**k Carter) to a young Sylus soft era to Rafayel's revenge arc to Xavier's Lumiere origin to Caleb learning how to person from a sitcom — plus our full breakdown of that new Caleb main story trailer. Lore, theories, emotional damage, and unhinged bestie chaos. This is Love and Chickspace — smart, unhinged, industry-savvy Love and Deepspace commentary from two besties who have been arguing about games for 25+ years. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro chaos: Lumiere mask and high-end escort energy 2:14 Mama Void health update and spicy times recap 2:45 Elf ears, Jareth cosplay dreams, and Xavier jealous era 5:22 Roleplay rules and plague doctor Dawnbreaker 8:30 Zayne's anecdote: Carter's lab, college at 14, and mountain trauma 23:08 Zayne handling Carter with child psychology 25:50 Young Sylus: competitive banter, soup, and chairs 31:35 How the boys developed their powers 33:13 Rafayel's anecdote: grief, art as revenge, and extinct jellyfish 37:47 Rafayel's assassination and avatar of vengeance arc 40:24 Xavier's anecdote: Chronoshift catastrophe and hunter origins 45:16 Backtrackers, Ever, Soren, and Professor Lucius theories 51:13 Caleb's anecdote: Josephine, the lie, and remembering everything 1:00:35 Caleb new main story trailer breakdown and timeline theories 1:05:49 Free 5-star Trajectory Astray and Colonel Caleb return 1:07:17 Upcoming events and update your game reminder 1:08:47 Chickspace After Dark and member love 1:10:04 Unhinged sign-off – Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

Mama Void survived COVID and immediately put Zayne in elf ears and wedding leathers. Meanwhile, Nikki Tea unlocked a floral mini-game addiction that is pure Tetris on caffeine. And Carter? Still vicious in the basement. It's Zayne's birthday, so of course we had to talk the card and potential lore and OMG IS SOMETHING BAD GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIS PARENTS?! Mama had some thoughts on Sylus’s Promise card, and your two chaotic besties have praise, slander, and lore crumbs to unpack. Love this chaos? Hit subscribe to power our sub sprint and join Memberships for the unhinged after-show, early access, and to keep Carter exactly where he belongs. Super Chats and members keep Illusio funded and the raccoons fed. Chapters: 00:00 - Mama Void Returns From the COVID Dimension!! 00:44 - Contagious For Two Weeks & Big Sun Propaganda 01:31 - Switching To Zayne's Birthday (Elf Ear Upgrade In Progress) 02:37 - Snowdaddy Unlocked: The Fae Deer God 06:16 - Playing Doctor Deep Dive & The Parents We'd Die For 08:21 - Waiting For The Angst To Hit (4 AM on Discord) 08:50 - Corporate Nikki, Blunt Wrappers & “Corpantasy” 14:40 - World Building, Candy Store & Hansel and Gretel Moment 23:40 - Competency Kink vs Murder Kink 26:19 - Myth Wishlist: Grim Reaper, Jekyll & Hyde, Dorian Gray & Poe 32:16 - Sylus Promise Card: Mystery Alpha & Vault Heist Chaos 40:16 - Nikki's New Addiction: Floral Mini-Game Is Tetris On Coke 43:48 - Oh, That’s How the New Anecdotes Work 48:13 - Carter Is Being Vicious: 490 Pulls, Hard Pity & Budget Copium 56:03 - Video Game Day, Hot Cross Buns & Bakery Plans 58:45 - Why We Started Love and Chickspace + Final Height Verdict 01:01:09 - Takeover With Our Small Army – Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

Mama's got the “‘vid,” Nikki's got the solo banner… and the chaos is still fully scheduled. Game Dev Battle Girlie is holding down the sacred couch solo for a live-recorded Love and Chickspace takeover. No co-host, no filter, just Zaddy, spreadsheets, and industry tea. Inside this special Nikki Tea solo banner: Zayne's Birthday Event live walkthrough: cake prep, Dawnbreaker plushie?!, mini-games, and which shop outfits are actually worth your currency Carter in the Basement strategy: why Nikki never pulls in the first 3 days Spreadsheets, baby! With a LADS revenue deep dive: why China carried last month, why downloads keep sliding, and is revenue actually down or just moved to web stores + resellers? Voice Acting 101: SAG-AFTRA union blocks, solo booth sessions, and freelance life really work (and why your fave can voice three boyfriends in one day) This is the edited podcast version of the live stream — live chat interaction + Q&A will drop as a separate clip. Chapters 00:00 — Welcome to Nikki's Solo Banner (Mama's sick) 01:05 — What's on deck tonight 02:12 — Zayne's Birthday Event — Live Walkthrough 10:15 — Carter's Casino: Pull Strategy & Precise Wish 15:05 — Revenue Deep Dive: Is 2026 Really the Weakest Year? 24:08 — Voice Acting Tea: Sessions, Schedules & Freelance Realities 32:20 — Member Love, What's Next & Get Well Soon Mama Void Love the chaos? Keep us unhinged: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it pushes the podcast to more Hunters We miss you, Mama Void!! Get well soon. And to you, my dear raccoons, thank you for holding down this timeline with us. – Sources: Revenue from: https://revenue.ennead.cc/games/love-and-deepspace – Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

One year. Zero adult supervision. Still no apologies. It's officially been a year since we lost our jobs and accidentally became podcasters — and somehow, you're still here. Thank you, genuinely. Now let's get unhinged. This month's live is a full year of chaos, gacha brainrot, and emotional damage packed into one episode. We rank the best and worst banners (there IS a correct answer, and it's not the wedding ones), rage at Carter's recent RNG crimes, debate whether "Romantasy" is a real genre or just marketing hallucination, and Mama Void unveils her custom Fae Caleb while Nikki asks the questions that get us demonetized. In this episode: 00:00 — Happy one-year anniversary, baby 03:09 — Gym stories gone sideways (form correction is NOT a love language) 10:35 — A year of inside jokes: turpentine, jiggle physics, and that poor koala 17:16 — Mama Void's Fae Caleb customization deep dive 24:21 — The Promise card clothing logistics we simply cannot forgive 38:15 — Favorite and least favorite banners (a ranking, and a threat) 1:00:48 — Carter's been acting up and we have receipts 1:04:24 — Myth events: epic saga or beautiful grind? 1:08:13 — Our favorite quotes and recurring bits of year one 1:14:25 — National Big Boobs Day and other essential calendar updates 1:16:16 — A real thank you, and where we go next If you've been riding with us through a year of this, you're basically family — the feral raccoon voidling kind. Join our memberships for the After Dark special this Thursday, because the best of us doesn't fit in a clean description. -- Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

This week the girls turned a Martial God into a hair debate, a karaoke brawl, and a seven-hour sob session — sometimes all at once. Mama Void got hard-pitied for the good of the group, Nikki Tea has adopted a six-legged horse named Sleipnir, and Zayne should never be trusted with a Long Island Iced Tea… Grab your tissues and your wallet: inside we've got the new Suppression combat mechanic broken down, the real reason those outfits are priced to make your brain glitch, and the fourth-myth design pattern that proves Infold planned these boys further out than you think. Plus — Gamescom survival intel: Infold's hall, the level-60 giveaway rule, and why Nikki keeps telling you to wear good walking shoes. Timestamps below, friends. For the lore drops that never touch the public feed — the abacus debate, the sacred couch offcuts, the Carter-in-the-Basement support group — join the membership and come unhinge with us on Discord. 📖 Chapters 0:00 — Millennial Mode & 84 Years of Gacha Longevity 2:38 — The Myth/Wuxia Hair Debate: Every Boy, Ranked 5:29 — The Fourth Myth Design Pattern: They Planned These Boys Ahead 9:16 — Karaoke Night with the Boys: Enter Sandman Zayne 14:49 — Gacha Confessions: Hard Pity, Budget Cuts & Torn Clothing 17:51 — The 7-Hour Sob Stream: Why This Myth Broke Mama Void at the end 22:11 — The Myth Tier List: Sea God, Netherlord & Silverwing 25:16 — Sylus Lore: Death Is a Nap, Grandpa Is a GILF 29:00 — Clothing Logistics: Bathrobes, Capes & the Sleipnir Incident 45:37 — Outfit Pricing: The Psychology of Your Empty Wallet 55:20 — Combat 101: Suppression, Visage & Becoming the Martial God 1:02:54 — Gamescom Intel: Infold, Hall 9 & the Level 60 Rule for their Giveaway 1:09:08 — Unhinged Sign-Off: A History of Women Who Poison Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

This episode Nikki Tea opens with her question of Caleb’s appeal to the Apple Girlies in context of the Summer Surge event and why Caleb only has 5 Yellow Stellas.. After that, Mama Void breaks down the Martial Ode leak from the Google store and go to actual war over whether Rafayel is a divine general commanding armies or a quiet assassin who works better in the shadows. Somewhere in there we also cover gacha pull chaos, Mama Void's neglected home garden, and a formal ruling on who is banned from the in-game kitchen…(you can guess).Also, super important: are any of the boys left-handed? It’ll make sense…If you are new here: we are two chaotic besties who have been arguing about games for 25+ years and we are absolutely not going to stop. Subscribe or become a Member (#KeepNikki!). You belong here.Chapters0:00 – Cold open: "gate of hell" bit, layoffs, industry chaos 4:51 – Streamelements acquired by Razer — industry talk 10:49 – Caleb's Summer Surge card pull & event breakdown 14:25 – Card analysis: nostalgia, memory-keeping, "bridge over" theme 20:09 – Card art breakdown: outfit/pose, mall-photography bit 29:09 – Gacha pull chaos (Zayne cockblock saga) 30:40 – Event pull rewards & end-date reminder 31:44 – Kitty counter tokens / Meowcos expiration 33:25 – Home check-in: plushies & neglected plants 38:57 – Cooking mechanics & who's banned from the kitchen 41:35 – Rafayel's Martial Ode leak breakdown 51:34 – The debate: general vs. assassin 56:52 – Curveball theory: is MC the "martial ode"? 1:09:14 – Sylus left-handed theory 1:11:11 – Unhinged Sign-offMusic provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3

Bit of a serious one this week once you get past the Bulgarian Split Squat discussion…Anyway, Nikki, our griseled 20-year gaming industry vet, breaks down what's REALLY happening behind the Love and Deepspace new Caleb card backlash and Valko, and why "Caleb's the scapegoat" is a misread of how live service games actually work. From the Rafayel Google leak to Infold's Infinity Nikki 1.5 disaster (that Infold seems to have learned only a tiny bit from) to the hard revenue numbers (now with pictures!), this is the insider explainer the fandom needed. Additionally, Nikki slaps on her marketing hat to help #BringBackValko and talk through this critical stretch that any boycott movement is about to face — and how not to have it backfire in the community, which is exactly what some corporations are counting on. Finally, Mama brings the gentle parenting we all need. Group hug, people. Timestamps: 00:00 – Cold open: gym chaos & "quivering thighs" 06:30 – Setting the vibe: Nikki's got game dev notes and big feelings 12:00 – The Caleb card drops post-Valko: why the community exploded 13:30 – Live Service Games 101: what you signed up for 15:20 – Game dev timelines & why "going gold" doesn't exist anymore 17:30 – Inside the content pipeline: 9+ months before a card ever ships 22:30 – The Valko pull, the QA scramble, and how the Rafayel leak really happened 27:00 – Infinity Nikki case study: Infold's history of dropping the ball 32:00 – The "cascade of dominoes" 34:50 – Did the message land? Consumer impact, explained 36:00 – The actual revenue numbers: LADS' worst month ever 38:50 – Hashtag walls = message fatigue & the boomerang effect - how to keep the Valko Movement alive 45:00 – Boycott life cycles & vanishing impetus 47:00 – The fix for boycott fatigue 49:20 – Bad faith actors & why moderators crack down 51:40 – Protecting your mental health & knowing when to step back 53:00 – Being an informed consumer: crunch culture, empathy & realistic timelines 1:06:45 – International Cat Day, "Catleb," and the unhinged sign-off Music provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3

We're back! Xavier started it with the red cabbage juice. Zayne finished it by making Mama Void completely fall apart twice in one episode. This is fine. Everything is fine. THIS WEEK IN THE CHAOS:We review our fabulous bestie, Syer’s, first playthrough of LADS and has officially been dragged into Love and Deepspace; he is now one of us. We walk through his entire first-impression breakdown of the game: the genre-bending madness of a title that is simultaneously an otome, a visual novel, a battle system, AND an idle economy, why the NPCs are not fluffers (this is important), his immediate read on Nero that sent both of us into orbit, and a game dev perspective on the monetization HUD that honestly made Nikki Tea emotional. THEN: Mama Void has Finished World Underneath Chapter 30 and we are not okay. Xavier's mom's letter is a weapon and we are filing a formal complaint with Carter in the Basement.THEN THEN: we define Healed Masculinity. Formally. With evidence. Zayne and Sylus are Exhibit A and B respectively and we are not taking questions at this time. AND THEN THEN THEN! The Zayne memory card double feature nobody was prepared for. Framed Dusk gives us Zayne's parents as accidental wingmen, a vintage DSLR, Sunset Town, and the most quietly devastating line about memories versus feelings. Then Your Voice absolutely detonates Mama Void live on mic — she was emotionally recovering and the card did not care. She was not ready. Nikki Tea however has Thoughts about silence, domesticity, and Zayne's hearing loss as intentional storytelling and this conversation goes somewhere genuinely beautiful. Really… ALSO: We had the manscaping discourse. It happened. Zayne threads. Sylus waxes. We stand by this. Caleb built a laser and that tracks completely….PLUS: The MC face debate — character vs. reader insert — gets a real, thoughtful breakdown including accessibility and voiced dialogue. And we close on National Cheesecake Day because of course we do. If you are new here: we are two chaotic besties who have been arguing about games for 25 years and we are absolutely not going to stop. Follow! You belong here.⏱️ Chapters00:00 - Cold Open: Xavier and the Red Cabbage Juice Incident02:50 - Sylus's Body Chain and Decorating the Dorito03:50 - Mama Void Has Finished World Underneath Ch. 30 (Emotional Damage)06:00 - Introducing Syer: Our Guest Is One of Us Now08:00 - Syer's First Impressions: This Game Has HOW Many Genres?09:30 - The NPCs Are Not Fluffers (This Is Very Important)14:00 - Syer's Current Progress: No Spoilers, Maximum Suffering16:40 - Zayne's Early Voice and the Slow Burn Character Build18:20 - Defining Healed Masculinity: What It Actually Means20:00 - Sylus and Zayne as the Case Studies (Evidence Presented)22:00 - Syer and Nikki Nerd Out Over the Monetization25:30 - Zayne's New Memory Cards: Your Voice & Framed Dusk28:30 - The Vintage DSLR, Sunset Town, and You're a Classic Honey30:30 - Memories vs. Feelings: The Quiet Line That Ruined Us32:30 - Aesthetics, Social Media, and Permission to Be Cringe33:00 - The Manscaping Discourse39:00 - The Squeaky Toy GPS in Zayne's Car41:00 - Neither Silent Nor a Poem: Mama Void Was NOT Prepared for Your Voice45:00 - Blackout to Back Out: A Formal Review45:30 - Nikki Tea's Read: Silence, Hearing Loss, and Intentional Storytelling49:00 - Zayne's Control and Domestic Intimacy as Character Writing51:00 - The MC Face Debate: Character vs. Reader Insert56:00 - Voiced MC Lines, Accessibility, and the Default Image Problem1:01:38 - Member Thank Yous and Stacey's PR Department Appreciation1:03:00 - Unhinged Sign-Off: World Friendship Day & National Cheesecake Day--Music provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3

Before Carter had a name, before we had models, and before we fully understood what we were doing with microphones, there was this episode. This is a replay of the very first Love and Deepspace episode from Love and Chickspace, with a new introduction and outro for the current channel. Inside, Nikki and Mama Void discuss the beach event, character memories, battle optimization, gacha store mechanics, pack-buying strategy, spending decisions, and why we had strong opinions about the Promise rerun. You’ll also hear the earliest appearance of Carter in the Basement, (the gacha algorithm living rent-free in our heads), the Doc, the Crow, and the Holy Step Bro, Mama’s Starting Affinity Count, Crane Game Origins, and Spreadsheets.If you’re new here, this is a slightly chaotic look at where the channel began. If you’ve been around for a while, tell us what surprised you most about our first episode and which early opinions have aged the best—or the worst :3. Chapters00:00 Episode Replay Introduction 01:23 Welcome to Love and Deepspace 02:01 The Affinity Count 03:02 The Beach Event and the Bonnets 03:49 Mama Void Reveals Her Bias 05:54 Nikki Tea’s Game Industry Background 09:02 Beach Event Details 11:31 The Promise Rerun Debate 12:26 Beach Event Memories 13:40 Mephisto vs. the Seagulls 14:47 Caleb’s Paraglide 15:25 Rafayel’s Blue Flames 16:06 Zayne’s Angst 16:34 Game Mechanics and Story Progression 19:33 The Unicorn Missions 20:20 Naming the Birds 23:32 Sapphire Voyage Minigame 25:36 More Bonnet Discussion 26:47 How Gacha Stores Work 31:03 The Cost of Fully Ranking Cards 32:32 Mobile Game Development and Player Psychology 34:26 Strategic Spending 37:15 Pack-Purchase Strategy 40:27 Budgeting and Responsible Spending 42:30 The Pulling Experience 45:34 Is the Promise Rerun Worth It? 50:58 Developer Feedback and Price Points 52:53 Bonnets and Community Memes 55:18 Overall Event Thoughts 56:59 Crane Games and Japan 59:16 Rafayel’s Fashion Sense 1:02:18 Replay Outro

This week we accidentally became academics. THIS WEEK: Nikki breaks down clickbait as an engineered system—from the Curiosity Gap to the Valence Arousal Dominance Model—and then walks through Renée DiResta's "bespoke realities" theory and why the Love and Deepspace community is quietly fracturing into splintered realities where people genuinely can't agree on what's true. Professor Void dives into the Wander in Wonder banner and does not let us leave. We are talking Wuxia, Xianxia, and Xuanhuan as distinct Chinese fantasy genres, the historical weight behind all those hot outfits. Don’t worry, there’s some diphallia in there, too… CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Cold Open: Binx Demands His Tribute!! 01:03 - Community Corner: 180 Requests & Member Appreciation 07:50 - Upcoming Streams & What You're All Requesting 10:00 - Game Update: Stashing the Scarf (The QoL Win We Needed) 12:00 - Topic 1: Clickbait Is a Weapon — Let's Talk About It 17:00 - Defining Clickbait: Merriam Webster & Facebook Weigh In 19:00 - The Curiosity Gap: Why Your Brain Cannot Resist 20:20 - The Valence Arousal Dominance Model (Clickbait Engineering) 22:20 - Dopamine Loops, Gacha, and the Reward Anticipation Problem 23:40 - The Virality Research: Awe, Anger, and Anxiety Win Every Time 25:00 - How Algorithms Amplify Outrage (Whether You Want It or Not) 28:20 - Bespoke Realities: You and Your Bestie Are Living in Different Worlds 33:50 - Clickbait Conclusions & How to Actually Protect Your Feed 36:00 - Topic 2: Wander in Wonder Banner — A Full Mythology Breakdown 38:00 - Chinese Fantasy 101: Wuxia vs. Xianxia vs. Xuanhuan 41:30 - Xavier's Outfit: The Cloud Collar (Yunjian) & What It Signals 43:50 - Zayne's Outfit: Hanfu, Dragon Embroidery, and the Weight of Jade 46:50 - Rafayel's Outfit: Dunhuang Buddhist Art and the Apsara Aesthetic 50:00 - Sylus's Outfit: Mongolian Ceremonial Aesthetics & Bökh Culture 53:00 - Zayne's Card: Jade Carving, Calligraphy, and Losing Control 58:00 - Rafayel's Lore: The Jiaoren (Chinese Merfolk) — This Changes Everything 1:05:30 - Sylus's Lore: Yao Spirits, the White Snake, and Grassland Romance 1:12:20 - Unhinged Sign-Off: National Baked Bean Month (You Had to Be There)-- Music provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3 – Additional Sources are available in the YouTube Episode description due to lack of space!

Nikki is 13 days post-surgery, can't wear glasses, and is identifying the boys by their abs alone…which is honestly more functional than Infold's crisis PR strategy right now. This week, we’re actually doing a pretty serious episode and breaking down exactly what crisis PR is, how companies choose between silence, denial, and actually owning their mess, and why Infold's current spiral around Valko is a case study happening in real time. Then Nikki puts on her Game-Dev-Battling-the-Man Girlie hat and walks through four specific, measurable ways you can make a company feel your displeasure without quitting the game you love—including the one metric that terrifies them more than a review bomb. Finally, get some gentle parenting with Mama to soothe your soul. If you've ever wondered what actually happens inside a company when a fandom ignites, this is the episode. CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Nikki is gaming sans glasses and identifying men by silhouette alone 03:39 — Mama Void validates your feelings and offers a cat boy to pet 09:52 — What even IS crisis PR? (And why legal just took marketing's lunch money) 11:25 — Marketing vs PR: the distinction that explains everything 14:41 — The three paths every company faces in a crisis (say nothing, own it, deny it) 26:00 — The Oscars 2017 envelope disaster: a masterclass in owning it fast 32:41 — Infold's crisis PR autopsy: what they did right, what they did late, and what's still unfolding 39:30 — BilliBilliWorld withdrawal, Summer Date cancellation, and the language of escalation 42:20 — The 54% iOS revenue drop in four days (real numbers, real consequences) 47:00 — Four ways to hit a company where it actually hurts — without uninstalling 49:15 — Strategy 1: Stop spending. Keep playing. Watch ARPPU panic. 52:00 — Strategy 2: Review bombing that sticks (write the essay, not the rage) 54:30 — Strategy 3: Customer service emails that trigger churn-risk reports 56:45 — Strategy 4: Refunds framed honestly (and why platform standing risk matters) 59:00 — What crisis PR ending actually looks like — and why Infold isn't there yet 1:05:00 — The Least Unhinged Sign-Off We’ve Ever Done – Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

The Love and Deepspace fandom woke up to chaos — Infold officially cancelled Valko's launch 9 days before release, and they actually apologized. Nikki Tea (20-year gaming industry vet, currently 6 days post-surgery and running on fumes) and Mama Void (your emotional damage correspondent) go LIVE to process the news in real time as a live Episode Recording! Why did Infold pull the plug? Was this the right call or corporate damage control? And what does cancelling a character mid-launch mean for the future of LADS? ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 — Pre-show chaos & Nikki's post-surgery intro 9:10 — Episode 26 begins: "Welcome to this very special episode" 15:00 — Mama Void intro & Discord Big Feelings channel 20:30 — The Valko timeline: June 22 teaser → June 28 showcase → June 30 cancellation 25:00 — Mama on fandom toxicity, death threats, and dehumanizing the dev team 28:00 — Nikki on games industry layoffs & the human cost of cancellation 35:50 — Protests at Paper Games offices: funeral wreaths, curse banners, heightened security 37:50 — The money breakdown: China = 60% of revenue, $453.8M of a $750M game 39:50 — Why a Chinese boycott is existential for Infold 41:00 — State media coverage, legal escalation ladders & the King of Dark Knight precedent 44:00 — The 30-wish appeasement package decoded: retention math dressed as compensation 46:10 — Mama's PSA: check your sources, avoid racism, theory-crafting vs conspiracy 52:05 — Can they release Valko globally but not in China? Regional builds explained 56:00 — "I am available for hire, Infold" — Nikki's global PR crisis management pitch 58:30 — Nikki's personal history with the LADS dev team & why she started playing 1:02:00 — 1 million followers lost in China in 24 hours 1:03:40 — Does the global voice matter? The marketing answer vs the player answer 1:06:50 — AAA game economics: billion-dollar cost, $10 margin on a $60 game 1:08:50 — Angel's email template & how to make your voice heard effectively 1:16:40 — "We will never have another love interest again" — Mama breaks down the panic in that letter 1:19:50 — Shareholder power: who really forced Infold's hand 1:23:50 — The permanent base deck disparity: Sylus/Caleb vs the OG3 1:27:20 — Was Valko going to be the start of a "new three" vs the OG three? 1:30:30 — Lore implications: who absorbs Valko's plot points? 1:37:00 — NPC, future game, Battle Bad Suit Everman — all the options on the table 1:45:30 — Closing thoughts: keep doing what you love, play the games you love 1:48:00 — Outro & Mama's "geometry of Caleb's ass" promise Sources available on YouTube

Valko just dropped out of nowhere and the Love and Deepspace community is in absolute shambles. We're breaking down everything — the Super Moon watching event that left us spiritually bereft, the marketing strategy behind this reveal, and why the real villain here might be the drip marketing schedule, not the new boy. Nikki Tea dusts off her brand management credentials and climbs onto the soapbox to explain why this launch might have been rushed by leaks, competitor pressure from Silent Whispers, and the chaotic attention economy of gacha games. Mama Void falls down the Valko simp pipeline in real time, nicknames him "Wolf Daddy," and starts hoarding diamonds. We also get into Blue Ocean strategy, white space marketing, and why corporate buzzwords are the real emotional damage. Then things go completely off the rails. Combat predictions for Valko? Hand-to-hand brawling. Jiggle physics. Nipple weapons. We said what we said. Plus: Abyssal Walker's leather situation in the desert, the CIA apparently wants Nikki, merch ideas nobody asked for, and a very important PSA about treating game devs like actual human beings. If you're wondering whether Valko was designed to capture Western audiences, whether this reveal was botched on purpose, and whether ice beam nipples are a viable combat kit — this is your episode. Chapters: 0:00 — It’s as Hot as Abyssal Walker's Desert Leather 2:54 — We're on Apple Podcasts Now (Go Subscribe) 3:24 — Card Check: Mr. Darcy, Sylus, Caleb & Emotional Damage Roundup 5:19 — Nikki's Very Normal CIA Anecdote 13:34 — ENTER VALKO: The New Love Interest Everyone's Losing It Over 14:47 — Valko's Stats, Metalization Ability & Mama Void's Simp Origin 18:57 — Does Valko Pass the "Morally Ambiguous" Test? 22:41 — Hair Critique, Diamond Hoarding & Wolf Daddy Nickname Acquired 24:30 — The Super Moon Watching Event Was... Not It 28:58 — NIKKI'S MARKETING SOAPBOX: Drip Marketing, Leaks & Silent Whispers 35:39 — Community Frustration Is Misdirected at Valko (He Didn't Choose This) 37:17 — Dev Timelines, Game Research & the Gacha Attention Economy 42:08 — Is Valko Built for Western Audiences? 44:04 — White Space and Blue Ocean Strategy Explained in Small Words (and it sucks) 50:53 — Silent Whispers as Competitor & Why Competition Is Actually Good 54:09 — Valko's Future: Banner Anxiety & the Precise Wish System Dream 1:00:25 — Passion, Constructive Feedback & Why Data Talks Louder Than Rage 1:04:14 — Combat Predictions: Hand-to-Hand, Jiggle Physics & Sylus Gladiator Myth? 1:07:23 — Nipple Piercings as Weapons: The Ice Beam Hypothesis 1:10:01 — The Unhinged Sign-Off Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

Nikki Tea and Mama Void are back with a packed episode covering every new outfit, event, and Promise card — but the real moment is Nikki's full breakdown of the win-back promotion strategy targeting lapsed players. Mama Void issues a formal apology for manifesting Sad Caleb, and somehow Jane Austen, Casablanca, and flower-crown Dionysus all make the agenda. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Red dots, aggressive UI, and an apology Stacy from marketing 03:26 — Film production event breakdown: "Between Scenes, Not Sheets" 06:08 — New outfits: Combat Medic Zayne, Sheathed MC, Unspoken Lens hat 09:10 — Xavier's British accent: surprise or inevitable? 14:32 — Mr. Darcy Zayne deep dive: the nervous gesture, the Colin Firth pond energy 16:39 — Titanic Rafayel: Gilded Age energy and generational trauma 19:14 — Casablanca Sylus: the eternally closed trench coat tragedy 20:45 — Caleb's boring outfit and the French ghost film connection 25:33 — Pride, Prejudice, and Wanderers: Jane Austen meets Wanderer apocalypse 28:00 — Promise Cards: Yearning for Your Voice Zayne & Beach Body Xavier (thigh watch begins) 34:15 — Gift of Plenty flower crowns: who wore it best? 40:21 — Sports outfits: street-ball Xavier, reluctant cardio Zayne, "fellow youths" Sylus 43:42 — Quality of life update: bulk stamina spending finally arrives 46:00 — 🎯 Win-back promotion deep dive: how gacha games deploy 30-day exile and bigger bait to re-capture churned players Subscribe for weekly LADS chaos, industry breakdowns, and emotionally damaged besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

Caleb's birthday event is here and we have THOUGHTS. 🍎✈️Mama Void recounts her dramatic gacha pull saga (spoiler: Caleb said "not today"...to himself?) while Nikki Tea's Game Dev Battle Girlie persona breaks down why Love and Deepspace's new player onboarding is designed to make you accidentally spend money. We also cover: why Caleb is the ultimate passenger princess, Gideon's MVP wingman energy, and which outfits absolutely should have been in this event but tragically were not.Plus: Nikki delivers an impromptu eulogy for E3 and Mama Void questions whether her bestie's driving counts as a combat sport.⏱️ Chapters00:00 Introduction to Spoopy Vocabulary01:07 Celebrating Caleb's Birthday09:13 Gideon, Best Wingman13:49 What do the Boys Drive?17:45 Cost of a Happy Memory?22:31 The Fashion World of LADS25:13 What Jane Austen does Caleb Read, really?28:23 Sylus would own Rafayel's Art31:51 Wrapping Up Caleb's Bday Event35:13 A Kitty Interlude: Henry, the Void Cat38:38 Back to Caleb's Outfit...42:19 LADS Onboarding Experience: Purposely Confusing to Spend Monies56:02 The "Big Spoopy Update" woooooo01:00:38 The Real Question...01:06:21 10 Days with You + Brocco Bird01:09:01 Unhinged Signoff🍎 Love Caleb? Hate level locking? Tell us in the comments — and subscribe so you don't miss a single chaotic episode.Music provided by Chillhop MusicShin-Ski - In Your Armshttps://chll.to/299a28b3

This week we're assigning Pokémon types and evolutions to the LADS boys, and the results are unhinged. Is Rafayel a fire-type who "doesn't even need a reason to kill you with fire"? Is Sylus just a legendary who punches things in the face? We have opinions. Then Nikki Tea puts on her Game Dev Battle Girlie hat and breaks down why Japan's LADS revenue is surging while downloads drop; the economics of gacha spending in a recession are weirder than you think. Plus: the "June 4th lockdown" in Chinese gaming. What it is, why social features get shut down every year, and how it affects global servers. If you've ever wondered why your profile randomly breaks in a gacha game around early June… this is the episode for you. Also covered: the evolution of the boys' voice acting from first-kiss cards to now, why cloth simulation and soft engine physics make LADS look better than its competitors, and a brief but deeply scientific detour into why romance novel anatomy makes zero sense. (We cite Planned Parenthood. It's that kind of episode.) ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 Sylus's ratio. We start here. 3:03 Pokémon typing the LADS boys 10:09 "I choose you, Relentless Conqueror" 14:43 Reading habits exposed!! 18:37 The Planned Parenthood citation incident 25:54 First kiss cards with Entwined Shadows & voice acting evolution 30:14 Tangent: One Time with Paul Bettany 38:01 Rafayel's best look (naked in body paint, obviously) 41:55 Soft engines, cloth physics & why LADS looks so good 46:35 LADS revenue deep dive: Japan's spending explosion and the May 2026 Gacha Revenue Numbers 55:51 Why game companies avoid holiday releases 1:05:52 The June 4th lockdown explained Subscribe for weekly LADS chaos, industry breakdowns, and emotionally damaged besties who've been arguing about games for 25+ years. Music provided by Chillhop Music Shin-Ski - In Your Arms https://chll.to/299a28b3

Sylus: Kitten Included finally dropped and somehow Infold looked directly into the fanfic archives and said yes, all of it. In this episode, Mama Void spirals into full kitten-mittens chaos while Nikki somehow also delivers a legitimate academic lecture on butt physics. Yes, with citations. Because that's who we are. This week we're breaking down: 🐱 Sylus: Kitten Included: the Billionaire Boyfriend trope, the kindled scene, the Cat Caretaker callback 🍑 Jiggle physics, explained, no really, from a dev perspective: secondary animation, Verlet Integration, bone-spring rigging, and why butt physics is harder to animate than breast physics (Team Ninja said it, not Nikki!) 🎮 Does working in game dev ruin games? Nikki Tea cannot look at denim the same way 🏆 The “Soft Engine” Rankings: Mama Void ran the experiments. She has the data.🩺 Breast density, explained: not just for jiggle physics! All four levels per the American College of Radiology. PSA: check your boobs, y’all. 😼 Sylus has chicken legs with a small ass and Nikki Tea will die on this hill.Someone worked hard for that cat to jiggle Sylus’s butt. We celebrate them here. Chapters: 00:00 The Gauntlet has Been Thrown 07:56 Kitten Included Review and Reaction 30:21 The Important Conversation: Jiggle Physics from a Dev Perspective 51:53 The Hypothesis of the Jiggly Butt aka The Soft Engine Ranking 55:32 Health Awareness: The Importance of Breast Density Additional Sources and Reading for Fun: Secondary Animation. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_animation What are Jiggle Physics, and How Do I Set Them Up in Godot? Codernunk: https://codernunk.com/tutorials/godot-jiggle-physics/Software: Breast Physics. Handwiki: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Software:Breast_physicsGames with Butt Jiggle Physics. Backloggd: https://backloggd.com/u/PlamzDooM/list/games-with-butt-jiggle-physics/Butt Jiggle, Concept. Giantbomb: https://giantbomb.com/wiki/Concepts/Butt_Jiggle Dead or Alive Xtreme PC will downgrade boob physics on low-end hardware. PCGamesN: https://www.pcgamesn.com/dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-pc-specs Jiggle Physics. TVTropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JigglePhysics

The new 5-star Sylus solo card "Kitten Included" drops May 22nd — and somehow Infold looked directly into the fanfic archives and said yes, all of it. In this episode, Nikki Tea and Mama Void spiral into full kitten-mittens hysteria while somehow also doing real analysis about the…death of the solo banner? Caleb Promise Angst! Game Economics?!. Because that's who we are. This week we're breaking down: 🐱 Sylus "Kitten Included" — what's in the banner, the Meow Meowpark kitty cafe, and yes, you also become a kitten 💸 Solo vs. multi-banner vs. rerun vs. myth — what each banner type actually means for your wallet and your FOMO 📉 Cumulative wish reward changes — are we getting less? We did the math so you don't have to (sorta). 💔 Caleb's promise card decoded — Nikki Tea goes full game dev analyst, Mama Void builds a house of angst 🎨 Rafayel's promise card — the graffiti era, the chaotic energy, and the moment he said “ homie” 🐾 Catleb predictions — when is the cat boy Caleb card dropping and are we manifesting it right now? Join us for a group manifestation exercise. Whether you're a whale, an orca, or a broke fish trying to budget your deep space wishes — this one's for you. Chapters: 00:00 OMG We're a Cat in Sylus: Kitten Included 11:38 Cumulative Wish Rewards and Game Mechanics 26:03 Fewer Solo Banners? A theory on the Games Economic Shift 44:42 The Infold IRL AU? 46:24 Caleb and Raf's Promise Cards - Are they Angsty? 01:00:06 Unhinged Sign-Off and Final Thoughts

Rafayel ripped Mama's heart out before we even hit record. Episode 19 is here, and we are not okay — but we showed up anyway, and we brought chaos. We kick things off mid-trauma as Mama Void recovers from a Rafayel story event that had her crying before the podcast even started. Sylus gets called in for emotional support. Henry attacks the microphone. It's fine. Everything's fine. Then we get into the cards and we have OPINIONS. Caleb's Lingering Lust gets a full breakdown including: apple basket logistics, chain kink confirmation, the Ghost pottery wheel scene but make it a mechanical arm, and what is now officially called his G-spot. Mama also recounts the floating island Garden of Eden arc, a lonely little robot, a vine that is definitely a metaphor, and the moment Caleb punched his V card. It's plot. It's accurate. It makes sense. Then Zayne shows up with a pool cue and Nikki Tea accidentally confesses to an entire era of her life. Chalk, lacquer, small towns, debate team, Renaissance art. We will not be elaborating. The internet lives forever. We also cover the King of Darknight rerun — is it worth your pulls post-Lingering Lust bankruptcy? Nikki breaks down R1 vs R2 vs R3, battle resource management explained live with a confused Mama as the test subject, and why Lumiere is actually her spirit companion. Plus the full Daddy taxonomy: Star Daddy, Snow Daddy, Shadow Daddy, Ocean Daddy, and the simultaneous jinx that gave us Apple Daddy. We close with EDS Awareness Month, because we contain multitudes, and Mama's outro is somehow the most coherent thing said in the entire episode. This is Love and Chickspace — where the analysis is real, the chaos is mandatory, and someone should have chalked their cue. Chapters 00:00 Heartbreak and Humor 04:59 Caleb's Apple Bottom in Lingering Lust 25:19 Lingering Lust Final Thoughts and Delights 28:22 Exclusive Tutorial & Pool Cue Fun 39:22 King of Darknight Rerun and Xavier Companions Overview 45:47 KOD and Understanding Battle Resource Management 51:57 Lumiere vs KOD 55:54 The Unhinged Signoff

The boys hit the hot springs and we absolutely lost our minds. Episode 18 is here, y’all, and we have data, drama, and towel physics discourse.We also get into the Hot Springs event — Zayne, Sylus, and Caleb are out here making choices, and we have opinions about all of them. MANY opinions about them, and their little towels too… The Zayne Exclusive Tutorial event drops May 8-15 and we are braced for impact while NIkki learns she may have a…vibe…for certain cards. Exclusive Tutorial, No Defense Zone…She needed spreadsheets to recover from that revelation, so the April revenue report and Love and Deepspace pulled $40.7 million... and still fell to third place. We break down what happened, who's winning (Honkai Star Rail had an anniversary and it shows), and what the spending trends actually mean for the future of our favorite gacha boys. Plus: iOS vs Android revenue gaps, Chinese market dips, and why December is still the GOAT month. Then things get serious: YouTube is coming for Love and Deepspace content, and Nikki Tea breaks down exactly why she thinks it's trolls triggering automated takedowns — not Papergames. We also get into the age rating conversation: is a “PG-13 rating” (as Mama calls it) actually appropriate for this game anymore? We have thoughts.Plus: Mama Void recounts her hard pity trauma (13 cards, 740 pulls, zero chill), Nikki Tea survives 140 wishes with two cards and her dignity mostly intact, and we celebrate hitting 500 subscribers with the unhinged energy you would expect from us.This is Love and Chickspace — where the analysis is real and the chaos is mandatory.Chapters00:00 Welcome to a Live Recording!03:01 Navigating YouTube's Censorship and Content Creation Challenges10:09 Exclusive Tutorials and Upcoming Events14:27 Understanding Gacha Mechanics and Pity Systems22:15 Sylus and Zayne's Lingering Lust Cards Review33:04 Towel Clothing Logistics47:12 April 2026 Gacha Revenue53:39 Game Ratings and Content Appropriateness01:01:47 Unhinged Sign Off ;)