I am glad that @bclev.bsky.social created the 8-Bit RPG if nothing else because it forced him to bring sentences like this into the world.
I don't know if it matters to your watching experience but in the book there are more references to real historical places. Fezzek is described as a "huge Turkish man."
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." - Frank Wilhoit
Feast your eyes on the oddest take on that, a set of handmade games called War Angel store.cave-evil.com/collections/...
Warangel is a light, fantasy wargame, comprising now 120 warrior races, created and illustrated by Angelo Porazzi.
It can be difficult to find someone who sees all of you. I'm reminded of that one passage from Contact:
I waited until the last 20 minutes to join cause I wanted to let everyone else go through the trouble of unlocking things. SUCKERS
"Where did you get the idea for this device?" "In an old sci fi book I read, 'Why we should never make autonomous self-powered machines.'"