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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn discuss the black plague, the bible, and the worst Freudian slip Madelyn has ever made in her entire life. Cardia Beckford is a top.

Episode contains spoilers for other games:
7Scarlet spoilers 1:50 - 2:13
Collar x Malice spoilers 2:18 - 2:55

Content Warnings:
General warning for suicidal ideation (via self-sacrifice / martyrdom) in the latter half of the episode

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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn find themselves trapped in the weirdest Murder Basement they have ever experienced while a white haired anime boy explains to them how dark and edgy "Ring Around a Rosie" is if you, like, know the Real Story.

Content Warnings:
General Content Warning for Kidnapping and   Captivity
Religious Abuse (27:28 - 28:33)
Drugging (43:28 - 45:40, 47:47 - 48:05, 48:48 - 48:58)
Intimate Partner Violence: (44:28 - 47-15, 53:36-54:13)
Choking / Strangulation: (46:10 - 46:41)

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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn journey into the depths of steampunk London and wonder: what Does an Otomate villain have to do before they're irredeemable? What are a few gunshots between friends? And, isn't there supposed to be a Monster in here somewhere?

Content Warnings:
General Warning for mentions of suicide and attempted suicide, and suicidal ideation
Mention of Incest (57:53 - 58:04)

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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn swing wildly between appreciating Code:Realize gifting them with another mutually supportive and caring relationship and bemoaning the questionable conflict writing choices surrounding an otherwise pretty decent dude.

Content Warnings:
General Warning for discussion of incest.

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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn take an emotional journey through remembering why they don't like Impey's route, then remembering why they actually kind of like Impey's route, THEN remembering why they LOVE Impey's route. Buckle up, we're going to the moon!

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Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn get HYPE as they begin their dive into probably the best Otome game they've ever played, and introduce you to its charming cast of characters and their various public domain inspirations.

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We Won.

Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn bring a close to their Mystic Messenger series with a poorly thought out route that fumbles just about everything.

Content Warnings:

A lot of triggering or upsetting material is in this route, and enough of it is discussed that we would advise skipping this episode if the Content Warnings marked as General Warnings are upsetting or triggering for you.

Stigmatizing depictions of mental illness, especially DID (General Warning)

Kidnapping (General Warning)

Discussion of Nonconsensual Substance Abuse (10:50-11:33, 13:30- 14:08, 17:13-18:19, 21:07-21:22)

Brainwashing/Manipulation (17:13-18:19)

Suicide Mention (13:28 - 13:54, 38:22 - 38:31,

Sexual Assault (20:38-21:22, 30:30-32:26 )

Child Abuse (32:18-36:13, 37:15-37:50)

Abuse (13:30-14:08, 16:58-18:19, 19:39-21:22, 28:03-28:40, 30:30-32:26, 32:18-39:11)

Starvation/Food Deprivation (28:14-28:40

Murder (39:11-41:00)

He's like, not even in it.

Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn just have a horrible time of it in a brief section of Mystic Messenger that really didn't need to exist, and we're all worse for it.

Content Warnings:

A lot of triggering or upsetting material is in this route and discussed enough in this episode that we would advise skipping this episode if the Content Warnings marked as General Warnings are upsetting or triggering for you.

Stigmatizing depictions of mental illness (General Warning)
Discussion of Alcoholism (8:44 - 8:54, 15:22 - 16:13)
Suicide Mention (13:28 - 13:54, 38:22 - 38:31,
Sexual Assault (21:06 - 21:49, 28:49 - 29:02, 39:16 - 40:11)
Forced Marriage (39:16 - 40:11)
CSA (21:06 - 21:49, 28:49 - 29:02)
Child Abuse (21:42 - 21:49, 24:13 - 24:27, 28:49 - 29:02)
Abuse (35:18 - 35:43 , 39:16 - 40:11)
Institutionalization (38:01 - 38:19)

Today on Evaludate Madelyn and Air waste away again in Mint Eye's Paradise as they go back in time to romance(?) V, the man so boring they've forgotten to discuss his appearances in several of the preceding routes!

Content Warnings:

A lot of triggering or upsetting material is in this route and discussed enough in this episode that we would advise skipping this episode if the Content Warnings marked as General Warnings are upsetting or triggering for you.

Abusive Relationships (General warning for the episode)
Stigmatizing depictions of mental illness (General warning for the episode)
Kidnapping (Description of the act in 10:26 - 11:22, general warning for descriptions of being held against one's will throughout the episode)
Cults and Cult brainwashing (General warning for the episode)
Drug Use / Drugging (18:22 - 20:02 , 47:37 - 48:07)
Stigmatizing depiction of WLW (23:80 - 24:28 , 25:28 - 26:53)
Child Abuse (32:53 - 33:17 , 41:30 - 41:54)
Suicide / Mentions of Suicide (34:30 - 35:10 , 45:59 - 47:30)
Stabbing (39:23 - 39:58)

Today on Evaludate Air and Madelyn wrap up the story of Saeyoung as they wonder: where did the player character go? Does Cheritz know what a therapist is? Do we really have to do a V route after this?

Content Warnings:
stigmatizing portrayals of mental illness, cults, brainwashing (Throughout the episode, this is a good episode to skip if this content is upsetting or triggering for you.)
depictions of self harm (38:22 - 38:58, 47:00 - 49:00)
forced hospitalization (Discussion begins at 32:45 and continues until 43:20)
institutionalization (39:16 - 43:20)
suicidal ideation (47:00 - 49:00)
attempted suicide (47:00 - 49:00)
strangling (mention at about 15:27 - 15:35, 47:33 - 49:00)

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