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Josh Dietrich and Konlin Gappmayer discuss their media consumption, new and old. They discuss the good, the bad, and the impact it has on their lives
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Escape Simulator
Escape SImulator
BF6, GHOST,
00:00 - Battlefield 6
13:44 - GHOST
32:06 - Escape Simulator
Hey everybody. It's on screen. Off screen. It's, you could, wow. You just can't, we're starting off strong today.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Episode one, year two, we're doing great. We're killing it. We've got this down.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah. You just skipped. Me and Josh today, uh, Collins, traveling home from, we hope a good vacation. Um. Well, let's just get right into it. Uh, it looks like you have the new Battlefield six to talk about.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I do, I have been playing so much of Battlefield Six. It is my new multiplayer game. It has a single player campaign that I have not even clicked to go into once. Um, I, it amazes me how cinematic this game is so. I play the sport class most of the time, which is The reviver person saves lives, the medic and
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:The hero.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:the hero. But like the buildings are destructible, so like there was a time where I was rushing through a building trying to save my teammate. While it was like crumbling down around me or like I'll throw some smoke grenades and go out and like hit them with the paddles to revive them and then run off. There's been, I usually suck at the game. It is a first person shooter multiplayer game, and I'm just. I not young and as reactive as I used to be. So I just generally get wrecked. I usually fall kind of like in the middle of the field for the teammates, but there was one time where I was, you know, I threw some smoke grenades. I went and revived my teammate and as I switched to pull out my main weapon, some guy came. Enemy guy came running through the g the smoke, and I nail, I, I gunned him down. And then another one came and I gunned him down and then I had to reload and they came in storming, um, storming into the smoke knowing that their guys had been tying. So they started shooting, but I was reloading so I couldn't shoot back. And I dived to the side and gunned him down or like. There's vehicles in it, you know, so like tanks and stuff, but there's also boundaries. So just because they're in a spot doesn't mean you are allowed to be in the spot. I wish it was different, but there was this tank that was hanging out in this area that if you spent more than 10 seconds there, you automatically died.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Hmm.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:So, but he was, it was like this pest of a tank that was just wrecking my team. So I snuck around, um, with the engineer class, which has all the anti-tank stuff, and I went and I laid one mine on each side of the tank on the ground. So like one on this side, one on that side, one in front of him, one behind him. Um, and then ran out to where he could see me and there was this building like it was. Styled like a restaurant with like a diner and a bar and whatever. And so when he saw me, he started to move so that he could do that, and he hit a mine and it did most of the damage but didn't finish him off. So they started shooting at me. So I pulled out my RPG and again, dove backwards and fired the RPG filling. Finishing it off, but they still were able to get me. So I was down laying on the ground and my teammate came in and res me and they're like, I just saw that whole thing. That was so cool. I was like, occasionally I could do some stuff at this game. Not all the time. Yeah. Um, the things people do in this game is insane. Um, there's like helicopters and jets and stuff. Um, so like one of the, highlights from a previous game is there were two jets fight, like dog fighting in the air, and the, the one was in front of the other, so he couldn't like shoot back. So he took off up, got out of the plane, pulled out an RPG, shot the other plane, and got back in his own plane and kept flying like.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:That's
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:cinematic things that can happen in this game is really cool. There's also a lot of trolling. Um, so I was playing last night and if you're the recon class, so like the sniper, one of the things you can get is like a drone and when you get to a certain point, you can equip the drone with like a shocker. So he went and he was hovering over this guy who was firing mortars and he shocked and killed him. The guy revived and came back to the mortars and got shocked again and revived and got the, and she got shocked again, and it was showing him the kill marker was like 2000 meters away.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Oh, so the, the person he
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:who's killing
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:so he got in the group chat and he was like what the, how are you killing me? It says, you keep it melee killing me, but you're across the Batman. So he was just like raging and we were having a good time and we were like, why would we give you our secret? Just like egging him. on. He kept doing It over and over and over again. It was a great time.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:It
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:like
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:not go back to that spot.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:yeah. Um, it is a very fun multiplayer shooter game and we're having a great time playing it. The group I'm playing with is really great. Um, and it's just, it is, it's awesome. It's, I really, really recommend this as a shooter multiplayer game. Um. That's a great time.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:So you're talking about there are some people in jets, like when you're doing a Loadout, do they choose to be a jet pilot or do you find jets and just start flying it?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Uh, yes. So it? depends on the map you're on and the game mode you're playing. Like if you're playing King of the Hill, you don't get any vehicles of any kind.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Mm.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Um, but the ve when you do have vehicles, they're on respond timers.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:okay.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:So you could wait for the jet to become available, click and be in a jet, or I have seen people go off, you know, the ten second thing, it doesn't apply to space or aircraft. So helicopters can fly over that area and jets can fly over that area. I saw somebody sprint out and stole an enemy jet. And take it off and start using it. Um, I've seen like sometimes helicopters, they get so damaged, they think we're just gonna get out and go. I've seen somebody go over there with a repair tool, repair it, and take off and stuff like that. So
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Ooh.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:in general, they're at your home base and you select to use one. You're still like your normal army guy. You can get out of it anytime. You'll still have your class weapons and abilities and stuff. Um, but if you find one, you absolutely can take it.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Hmm. That's interesting. Yeah.'cause like I have just recently started playing like, well, like hell divers and stuff and like you just call down the vehicles and things
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Mm-hmm.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:So I was wondering how the mechanics of that worked, if you guys had like type stuff or if it was like that's your loadout for the game,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:No, I mean, it kind of is a strato gym, but you don't have to do a DR dance remix to get it. You just have to be there at the right time to get it. So
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:how long has the battlefield sex been out?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:since the 10th, so 12 days.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Oh, okay.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:From day of recording,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Because I know a lot of people who they're like telling me that I should try battlefield sex, and I was like, I feel I would like watching. feel like I would not like it, but.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:uh, I think that there are. It could, you could get to a point where you would like it. Um, I do think that at the beginning it would be a little bit frustrating, kind of like hell divers'cause it is a little bit faster paced than hell divers and it is PVP. So it is reaction versus reaction.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:And there are some good players and there are a lot of trolls. And it gets very irritating when the entire team is snipers and you respond and die and respond and die and respond and die and respond and die.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:However, if you played the medic class, I could see you having a great time where you're just supplying people, you're running across, you're feeling really cool, like there's bullets flying past your character and you use your, their defi paddles. That's all they are. You just, boom, that guy's up. Boom, that guy's up. Boom, that guy's up. Um. Here's supplies, you know, you're doing more of those kind of support roles. I do think you could have fun with that, but I do think it could also be frustrating. So I, I'm not really sure whether or not to say you would enjoy it or not, but I could see that,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:it's, I think it's the PVP that gets me because, yeah, I cannot deal with trolls at all.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Like even, even with hell divers. There was one time I accidentally was on public and people were like joining my server and I was like. Why are you here? And then like one guy, um, had like the flag or whatever and was just pinning everything with the flag. And then we were at the end. And like when I call in the ship, I like just sitting there and mowing down everything I can until the very last second. Or like, I feel like I'm about to die. Then I'll hop into the, um, the ship. But this one guy was getting mad that I wasn't jumping into the ship, and so he killed me. And I was like, so I just kicked everybody and I was like, I'm gonna go play by myself.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah. Yeah, there's definitely a big downside to online people. Okay.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:cause like with that stuff, it's hard for me to'cause it. My learning curve I feel like goes like that.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:that little bit. and if you have other people who are just like sniping you or not letting you figure out the game, that enrages me so quickly that I will never play that game again if like I get told like that.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:totally fair. Those aren't even the trolls, like I feel like when they're sniping you. That's fair.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Because like they're not playing the objective and it is a sniper's job to sit back there and snipe people. Right. I get irritated when they're like flying above you, jumping out of a helicopter and using their, their parachute to come in and land and then they just like stab you in the back and teabag you
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah. that,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:like.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:You had no business doing that, You weren't planning the objective, you were just having like a trolling good time, or how the heck did you get on top of that, building? You're not supposed to be up there at all or just, you know, they do stuff like that. But
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah. No, the, debugging makes me so mad.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Um, yeah, there was like, um, I think it's like Halo is a game that I'll never play again because like. Uh, I just have, uh, my brother would always like spawn camp me and I'm like that can't, I can't do anything.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:You played with me
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah. And then you got bored and started killing me and I got really mad.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:but you still had a good time.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I'm never playing Halo again.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Fair. That's fair.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:But yeah. well, it's good that you're liking Battlefield six and that trolls aren't too trolley.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:They are. I, it is I, I'm somebody who can get a kick out of the trolleys. Like I don't always enjoy it when it's happening to me, but when I see clips of people trolling on Battlefield, six other people, I'm always like, oh, that was clever. Okay. That was pretty funny. Uh.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:As long as it's somebody else, not me.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah, it's.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Well, let's scoot on to my topic. Um, I've just gotten obsessed with the Band Ghost. Um, so much so that like, I think I've been listening to him a week for a week. Before I bought, uh, tickets coming because they're coming to Utah. So I was like, I got to get these tickets, to see them live. Um, and then I realized that, um, there's a lot more to the Band Ghost. So, uh, apparently there's like a whole war to it. And then all of a sudden my TikTok just became all about the Band Ghost and like, um, people who are fans of ghosts. Like, I'm so new to Ghost that I don't know what the fan base calls themselves. Um, but uh, I've been listening to, their new album and then I been listening to a different album each day at work on repeat. So I think I've got, um, three albums listened to very well. Um, and there's like. Very little songs that I'm like, oh, okay, this one's not my favorite, but okay. Like I don't think I have any songs like that, that I'm like, I wish I could skip this song, or I'm going to skip this song. Like I'll just listen to the whole album every single time. and then I was like trying to talk to, Like my brother about the band, and he's like, oh yeah, I like Ghost. And I was like, why didn't you tell me about them? I'm they've been around for a while. Why didn't you tell me about them? Um, and then, uh, I talked with my dad and I was like, Hey, uh, you know the, I'm gonna butcher the name of this song. but it is like, I can't. Chrome it. Anyway, it's this one's, uh, the lyrics are the sound and the lyrics are very like eighties vibes. so like, I texted my dad and I was like, Hey, this, I think you would like this song and this band. It's like, this is very, um, like the rock that you like and I think you'd like this. And he is like, oh yeah, I love Ghost and I love that song. Dang it. Why is nobody telling me about this? Why is nobody like told me about this? and I remember I had a coworker who went and saw them in concert too, and he had like briefly explained to me about how like the head singer Tobias Forge will, um, has these characters that are like these different popes, um, except for one that ended up being like a cardinal. And had to like, earn his way to being a pope. Um, not a pope, a pope. I don't know. I'm I'm, I'm bad at Christianity, guys. I'm so sorry. Um, but they call these characters papa. And so there's like Papa one, Papa two, Papa three, Cardi. Um. then, uh, they call Cardinal Cardi or c and they have like, each character has so many names and so like, I've literally been going on a deep dive, going into YouTube and stuff to be like,'cause they have a web series about these characters that are like the, the head singers. Um, and he wears the main singer, wears a mask and he changes up the mask and everything for each different character and. Anyway, so I've gone down this rabbit hole so far, and uh, I like, and I feel like I, I don't have the whole story of it yet because I'm a little bit confused with stuff, but I'm like, okay, I now know that there's like this Papa did this tour, this pop Papa two did this tour. And then they're like, okay, so the new character that's coming out for this, the Skeletor is what they're calling it. Um. Is the, um, fraternal, uh, twin brother of Cardi who didn't even know that he had a twin brother. So it's like, um, yeah. I'm getting a little bit confused with all of lore that is going into this.'cause like the albums have nothing to do with the lore of the singer characters. Um. But I'm just really excited to go and see them live because it looks like a huge theatrical thing that they do. And it's really like, I think it's really pretty. Um, they have, uh, and everybody on stage is masks, so they have like the ghouls is what they call them as the band. And they have different outfits for each tour and stuff. So. Yeah. Anyway, I'm super excited and like people dress up to go to this, um, concert
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Are you going to
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:What? Yeah,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:or you gonna.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I an outfit, so there's, there's two different costumes that I'm thinking of doing, but I have. Um, this vest that has like buttons and this little tail coat that's like all lacy. And then I have, um, really long white sleeved. Um, it's kind of flowy. Uh, I wear it a lot to black tie events when I don't wanna wear a dress. Um, but I'm actually gonna make this into a dress type thing because I, I bought this skirt back that I really wanna wear. Um, and then I need to get like a cor set to get the whole fit to blend together. And then, um,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:And what would that be going as?
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:what,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:what, would you be going as.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:not necessarily as, but it's kind of, it fits what the, the outfits that the performers wear. Um, so I'm not.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:So you're going as a member
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Not
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:of the Band Ghost. That's what I just heard. That's what I'm going with. That makes sense to me.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Okay. But not really, um, uh, I'm more trying to fit the vibe of what it is. I'm not matching them Exactly.'cause like outfits that the ghouls are wearing right now are skeletons, so I'm not gonna look like them. but like the head singer right now, he has like a tailored suit and stuff that he's wearing. Um, and then I'm, I'm torn between, thinking of getting like a half mask, but then I'm like, will they let me wear a mask? Or, my other idea is this helmet thing, and I'm like, I don't know that they'll let me wear those at a concert. Um, but I'm gonna be in the nosebleeds. So I got these, um, opera glasses. I'm either going to put into a skull mask, half mask, um, or their last tour they had like these helmets that looked like how he explained it was fighter jets that were underwater. So they have like these little tube things and um. It's a full mask that has these tubes coming around and then they have like these glass things like this. And so like, oh my gosh, that'd be perfect with my opera glasses because I could just, uh, paint the,'cause I found the helmet that they have for like 30 bucks and I was like, I could spray paint that black and then I can put the, the opera glasses in and it will look just like one of their tours from before. Um. And anyway, so there's two ideas that I have the half mask or the full helmet, but I need to check with the venue to see what they allow. Um, because another thing that I'm really excited about about concert is they don't allow phones. So they're like, no recording of phones. You be there, you be present. And I'm like, yes, this makes me so happy because then you don't have like that annoying person who like has their phone up here blocking your view and you can't see. So you're watching the concert through their phone. Anyway, so I am, yeah, super
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I can't really relate to that. Particular issue. I'm big enough. I can just kind of like lean a little bit. But, uh,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I'm sorry.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I get irritated with the phone thing because I feel like people spend more time recording their events than actually enjoying their events. So like, I'm the kind of person who will take a couple of photos and be like, Hey, I was here. So like when Conlin and I went to. Falling in reverse. I was like, we stood next to each other and I took a selfie of us with the stage behind us, but like standing there and like, I'm recording this whole thing. Woo-hoo. I'm never gonna watch that again.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Ever.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:there was, I remember I would record a lot of Trans Siberian orchestra when I would go to their stuff. That's just because they have a light show. That was really cool. And I always wanted to like show my friends afterwards, like the little light show.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Um, but yeah, no, I'm really glad that they're doing no phone policy. Like yeah, take a picture like before and after of like. I mean, I definitely wanna get a picture of me with my outfit at the venue, but,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I don't, yeah, I want to like be in the moment and it's really funny'cause I've been trying to get people to go with me to this concert so far nobody's taking the bait, but, um, it'll be fun going by myself anyway. It's
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I could. find somebody to go with you. I just, if I were to go, I wouldn't dress up and I probably wouldn't be very fun to go with.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Uh, I am like,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:not my thing.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I don't care if people don't wanna dress up or anything. I'm like, I do because this is like, it's, I I can't remember exactly what I told you. I said it feels like. A home that I didn't know I was missing or something
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:And like, this is like the aesthetic that I wish I could pull off. Um, and
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Wish you could. You absolutely could.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I wish this was the aesthetic I had the time and energy to put together every single day. There we go. Um, but yeah, it's um, because like when I look at all of my. Um, dress up things. It's very gothic, I realized. So whenever I like dress up, I, unless it's like,'cause I've been a bridesmaid for so many people, um, and they're like, it has to be this color and it has to be this. And I'm like, I'll try to make it work for me, I guess. Um, but I don't know. I just think that I look really good in like white collared. Um, stuff. I wish I could pull off the feminine things, but think I can, unless it looks like edgy for whatever reason
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Whatever makes you, feel good is what you look good in. So.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:you, um, but yeah, I'm, I'm super excited and like the thing that I love about being able to dress up for this is that like. People. It's not that like you're expected to, um, dress up, but it's not, um, it's not weird if you dress up for it. Uh,'cause I had, I had a friend that was telling me that, uh, she had a friend that like dress up gothic for something, um, just to do it. but it wasn't really like the time or place for it. And I'm like, yeah, it would be fun to like do that where it is like accepted, if that makes sense. Anyway. But yeah, so I've been obsessed with the bad Ghost listening to everything that I can of them. Uh, I looked up what the, uh. What the set list is so that I can make sure I knew those songs. Um, and they're all pretty good. Um, there's, there's actually a couple that I need that I've been wanting to send to you.'cause I'm like, ah, that sounds good. This one's I just, basically all of them I wanna send, but I was like, if I do that, you wasn't normal. So I'll have to pick out. My, top ones and then send them to
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Okay, well. What do you. rate the Band Ghost on a scale from one to 10?
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:9.8
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Why not a 10
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:because there's like, it's not my gym. But, uh, there are like a couple of, um, innuendos that I feel like they go very theatrical about, and I'm like, yeah, didn't need to do that. Like, that
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:a
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:uncomfy.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:tree?
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Oh my gosh. Yeah. Oh my, oh my gosh. Okay. So funny thing is Taylor Swift's album comes out. I'm a swifty. I listened to the album a couple of times. There's some songs on there that aren't for me, um, still like, uh, Ophelia, uh, Alite, um, Elizabeth Taylor. Um, that was kind of ironically week that I started listening to g became so obsessed with Ghost, was the week, uh, a life of a showgirl was released. Um. Yeah, I like Taylor Swift. I don't think that album was for me. I still like some of the songs on there. They're bopping. but yeah, it's the same with Ghost. There are some songs that I'm just like,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Is there a,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:that,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:is there a band that every song is at least okay to you?
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:that every song's okay.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Ghost.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Okay.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:There's just like, when he performs, he makes things into innuendos and,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:all right. Gotcha. So, it's not the song itself, it's the performance. Gotcha. Okay.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I see.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:um, but still very excited to go see. I'm like, uh,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:It's gonna be a good time.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:No,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah, I think also there's, um, towers is another band, but I like all of their songs.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I bet
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:others
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Conlin and Sid would go, I bet AJ and his
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:significant other would go.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:to, um,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I bet even she would just go with you.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I know, that's why I was actually thinking about
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:to her. I was thinking of reaching out, but the tickets are very expensive. That's
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:but That's their jam. That's like they go to concerts all the time.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah. Probably not to like I'm in the nosebleeds and I spent a hundred dollars,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah, they would do it.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:um, and like technically the tickets were 70, but after like all the processing and like blah, blah, blah, it was a hundred.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Extra fees, full crap. yeah. Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:me so mad. but yeah, I, I don't care that I'm going alone.'cause like, at this point, like, don't think I'm gonna get somebody to be by me, you know, because like, I bought my one ticket for me and so it's hard to get tickets
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:me. So I, I don't necessarily, it, it's, yeah, I was like, if I could find out if somebody else is also going there and I just meet up with them at the beginning, that would be fun. Um. Why can't I think of what her name is? I love her. She took my,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:um, ala,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah, I was thinking about reaching out to her. There's also another coworker I was thinking of that um, they would like to do it, but the other coworker that was going to, um. They're like, I have to save money up. I'm like, that's fair. That's fair. So I was like, if you end up getting tickets, let me know. Um, it seems more like, uh, no. But yeah. Uh, and then I have a coworker that maybe him and his wife are gonna go. but I kind of steer clear of that because, uh, I don't know everybody at work. Is like, anyway, I won't go onto that on here actually. I'm gonna steer clear of that, but um, yeah, think it should be good. Um, well. I don't know of a better segue into the next topic. Um, but our shared topic is escape simulator. It is, um, a game where it's basically escape rooms. Um, there's different themed ones. Uh, there's like space, there's these Egyptian, uh. Ruins. There's, uh, like a spy one. Um, I ended up doing the space one. Which one did you do?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Egypt.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:You did.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Did you get out on time?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:I didn't. It took me 30 minutes to get out of space. How was Egypt?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Uh, this is a game that I think that if I was playing with someone. It's like an escape room. If I was going to an escape room And the person I was going with was fun, I would have a good time with it, but I'm not that into these kind of puzzles that. I'm gonna do it by myself or go to an escape room by myself. So I did three of the Egypt rooms and I did cheat once. Um, there's like this like translation thing you're supposed to do in the Egypt one and I was like, ah, I don't want to do math.'cause it's like convert these symbols into numbers and then Add them up and whatever to get this code to open this thing. And I was like, I don't wanna do that. So I just googled the answer and I was like, okay, done. Um, it is just like, okay, solves and puzzles, cru it along. This is fine. It's not bad. Um. It's just like when you have somebody to interact with those things, like if Conlin was there, I'd be like, Conlin, you idiot. It's obviously this. Um, and they'd be wrong. and X, Y, z, whatever, you know? Um,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Or you're trying to figure out what color butterflies to add up, and then you find out that who you're with is colorblind.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah, Um. So it's, it's a fine game. I, I think it's a great value. Um, it's only 20 bucks, so for the right person, I think this would be a ton of fun for them. Um, I think it's VR compatible, so that would add some funness to it. Um, just, just not my thing. I couldn't get myself to go beyond three. I was like, ugh. I don't care about solving puzzles and there's no like reward at the end.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:you get out.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I get out. woo hoo. And then I'm in another room with a very similar theme and you go, okay. And I'm sure that there's a way for like the community to build their own puzzles too, so you could like really deep dive and spend your whole life. Doing escape rooms, but it's just not for me. So I was like, it's good for what it is. It's, I could play it co-op, but uh, I'm never gonna solo boot this game up again.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah, there's, so would you, uh, rate it?
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Uh, so I rated it. A 7.4 out of 10, um, because there's no, I don't have any criticisms of it. Like even the music is good for what it is. Um, it's just, um, like a solo fun cup of tea for me. It's like, uh, there.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:You know, I, it's good. It is not for me. So like I can't rate It. high even though there's nothing really wrong or bad with it.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I can't really rate it low because I do see that even like the, I don't know if you played the tutorial puzzle, but like, even that was like well thought out,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Hmm. I don't.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:so I was like, I can't give it a bad score. But I also didn't like. Love it. So I don't. feel like I can give it a good score. So that's where it landed for me. What about you?
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Um, so I love escape rooms. I only did one room on this because one, I think it would've been more fun in vr and two, it would've been before I'm with somebody. Um, I did the space one, uh, so I was in zero gravity. And everything, everything was floating around and then I had to like figure out how to reset the gravity and everything. And like the puzzles I thought were cool and fun, but I would get really frustrated when like,'cause there was a couple of things that I need to open up. But I would like rotate it and try to open it and then it would like put it into my little pocket thing and I'm like, no, I'm trying to open it. I didn't wanna put it. So like, I had a little bit of trouble with the controls. Um, but
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I should have played this tutorial.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:well, no, like that wasn't the problem. It was like if I didn't click in a very specific place to open up this thing, it would put it into my little. Thing. So it was driving me nuts. Um, but uh, I do think it was like a good escape room. Um, I wish I, like, I wish I had vr, uh, and I wish I could do it with somebody and then I think that would, they would be great.'cause like, yeah, when you go to an escape room, in person, they're usually$20 to go in person. Um, or like 15. It depends on how many people. Um, I remember spending like 15 or like 20 on one staff. I've gone in person too. but yeah, I only ended up doing one, uh, escape room'cause I was like, I don't wanna do as well. I, so, um, it's funny'cause I, I was writing it around seven as well because one, it is really good, um, for like an escape room. there is game that it was like reminding me of, except I think that one did well for solo players and I also did play it in vr. Um, I can't remember what it's called, but I like remember like the opening song or something being like, you will die or something the spy that has to like, go through these different missions of, um,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Keep talking and nobody explodes.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:No, I, let's see. I cannot think of what it's called. Um, I think it was just made for vr, um,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I expect to die. I expect you to die.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:like, I Expect You to Die. I think that's the one. Um, that was fun because like there is, um. Things that you mess up, you'll die explode, uh, things like that. So there is more of like a stake. Um, but once again, this is just an escape room thing. So, um, for what it is, it did it well. Uh, I just think it would be better if you had friends in vr and then it'd be cheaper than going into a real escape room.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:And you'll never be paired up with randos and.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Oh my gosh. I, yeah, I've done, I'm trying to think of, I did one where they, there was eight of us and they locked us in a trailer. I think we made it out with like one minute despair, but I get so frustrated sometimes when I'm with people. And I'm like, I can clearly see how the puzzle's going. It was like, no, no, no, I got it. I'm like, you don't, you clearly don't. I do, I do have the puzzle. Um, then I remember playing, uh, it was with my boyfriend at the time. It was like it was supposed to be a kid one, and I can't remember if we didn't make it. I feel like we didn't make it out. But that was because he didn't let me know that he was colorblind. I let him do the thing of counting the colors of the different butterflies
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Smooth. Very effective.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:he shoulda told me, but.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I've only done two escape rooms, and both times it was for dates and both times we got put in with other groups and both times everybody, they'd put like too many people in it.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Hmm.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:So I did like one thing and paid like 25 bucks to just kind of like stand there while they figured everything out. And we moved into the next room and then escaped. And I was like, okay.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yay.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Woo-hoo.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yeah.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:not have cared less about that experience.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:There's, um, there's this, I can't remember what it's called, but I actually, I went on a date there and it was like they had, uh, on one side of this place they had like American Ninja Warrior Playground, uh, that you could do stuff. And then on the other it was like these mini escape rooms, but they were very physically like. Active. So like, there's like one where it's like you can only touch the red in this room and like you would have to like climb up uh, ladders and like jump across this one thing and like slide down. And then there's another one where like you have to use this teeter totter and go across, there's this one ghost one that I could not figure out what they were trying to ask us, but it just kept like, uh. There's like red and green lights on the wall and it just kept blaring the red light at me. And I was like, I remember what you want from me. Something that kept kicking me outta that one. And I was like, I wanna figure it out. But it's all the freaking me out. But Um, I, I really enjoy escape rooms, but I think I would have more fun in person or vr.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yeah,
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:like, it was just like weird trying to puzzle it out on the computer,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:I get that. yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:yeah. Yep. So we both, you said a little bit higher, 7.4.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:War. Yeah.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:Yep. Well, I mean, uh, I would say if you guys have this, check it out. It's. If you like escape rooms, it's good. Um, just don't do the space one and get freaked out like me with the controls. Um, but I think that's it for, oh, wait, no, I think, oh, no. Oh,
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:Yep, that's it.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:two. Okay.
joshua-dietrich_1_10-22-2025_120701:good.
lauren--typhoon-_1_10-22-2025_160700:All right. Well, with that we'll end the episode and have a good week and do better this week into last week. Peace.
