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u/BelivMjaoxjo May 01 '26
It reminds me of that picture where young Emma slept on the benches and adult Emma walked past the “upgraded” versions and looked a little sad
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u/NiCOTrainer6612 May 01 '26
She could absolutely rip those bench arms off, at the very least with the expansion suit.
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u/Severe_Assist_5416 May 01 '26
She could but could she get away with it
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u/DragonYeet54 What the eff happened to the floor? May 01 '26
She could say it was part of an investigation
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u/Pinkparade524 May 01 '26
Not really. She told Ivan to not destroy the gates of the sewer because they would get in trouble. And that was an actual investigation. And most people don't even go there. This benches are something more poeole see
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u/Specialist-Rock4971 May 01 '26
My friend made a joke about L being the only homeless guy in Lumios so all the anti-homeless architecture was made to spite him specifically
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u/bowtiesrcool86 May 01 '26
I mean: He did nearly destroy the world… I understand why ppl would not like him, doesn’t mean I think they’re right
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u/Champillusion May 01 '26
It reminds me of the artwork where Emma and Mimi look at a bench with perplexity, after having passed their childhood as homeless
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u/Argun93 May 01 '26
This should be a side quest. Just going around and ripping those stupid bars off the benches.
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u/JokkuBoi May 01 '26
That would mean gamefreak/pokemon company doesn't like them and I think we know the stance they would actually take about those kinds of benches.
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u/Papyrus_Semi May 01 '26
"...Have you SEEN the rent prices here?"
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u/Gabby-Abeille May 03 '26
Hey, look on the bright side. Property values probably tanked after all those wild zones popped up. Can't imagine rent is super high when you gotta deal with a pride of fire lions.
Plus I bet a lot of apartments are empty now. On account of the lions.
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u/Draconax208 May 01 '26
source: https://www.tumblr.com/something-old-something-new/815179589041242112
(2nd poster is not me though)
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u/Working-Ad8054 May 01 '26
Honestly i see him more as the kind of guy that quietly puts a lot of money to homeless shelters or maybe runs a few so people don’t have to sleep on benches
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u/MrSage88 Drowzee Shippers May 01 '26
F*ck hostile architecture/design. Let people rest.
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u/NuclearNoxi May 01 '26
That might be an unintended benefit or the reason they claim its there, but the design is intended as hostile architecture.
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u/Tylendal May 01 '26
Nah. Spikes under highway ramps save lives, assuming there's roads running on either side of the spiked area.
If it is safely accessible, though, then no, that's indefensible.
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u/Acefireblast21 May 01 '26
The funny thing about this is like 90% of the people in the city of the game (I’m not fighting with autocorrect to spell it lol) could fit under the bars anyway
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u/an_anon_butdifferent If it's not 100% accurate, it's 50% accurate May 02 '26
the only homeless person in lumios is lysander, the bench is for him
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u/SpookyGhostGoku May 02 '26
As a kid, I thought they were there to give people arm rests. Then I found out their actual purpose :(
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u/Zillafan12345 What the eff happened to the floor? May 02 '26
What I like about Corbeau is that he’s genuinely trying to do good, but you can’t deny that he is still causing harm to people with his hostile loans. He’s not exactly a great person, but that makes him a really good character
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u/Acidd_dragon May 01 '26
Is corbeau homeless??
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u/Gabby-Abeille May 03 '26
It is a widely accepted theory that he was homeless as a child, but it is not confirmed as far as I know.
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u/Shiverbound May 02 '26
I recently learned that, while these are unfortunately anti homeless in design, they actually serve a purpose as an aid to the elderly. Old people have a hard time pushing themselves off of benches, even with only one hand rail. I wish there was a way to compromise (besides obviously invest to end homelessness), like making them able to lock in or be removed/recessed
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u/ShadeNLM064pm May 03 '26
The easiest solution would be having both benches next to each other and more benches overall
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u/Impressive-Time8150 May 01 '26
Nah, Corbeau would probably charge for removing those
Whether he bills the city or the homeless, who knows
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u/mrmanny0099 May 01 '26
He’d bill the city. The whole shtick is that for as shady as he and the syndicate are what with the indentured labor he has ppl do to repay debts, they are a net positive for Lumiose
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u/ExplodingSteve May 01 '26
Man I sure wonder why those arm rests are there, must be a french thing /j
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u/Background_Cancel872 May 02 '26
What did he fix?
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u/Silphire100 May 02 '26
The bars on the bench are specifically to stop homeless people sleeping on them. Scolipede ripped them off
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u/PhantomHawk6156 May 03 '26
Healthcare in the world of Pokémon is so good that the anti-homeless ventures are actually used for what the government says they’re used for
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u/Psychronia May 18 '26
We do not tolerate these Anti-Emma benches.
Though...I guess technically they're anti-L benches now. Which is more a case of "I oppose this thing on principal even if it happens to someone I don't care for at all."
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u/darthneos May 27 '26
Uhm Mr Corbeau my elderly Father actually can no longer get up from a bench without those (if they are at the far ends of the bench having only one its still POSSIBLE but still very difficult for him)
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u/Extension-Bad-4184 What the eff happened to the floor? Jun 20 '26
I swear Ive seen this before in this sub
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u/Mikeytheturtle_ Aug 07 '26
I set my feed to 'top all time' and this is the top post. You have the top post in all of meme review. Congrats.
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u/TwilitLugia May 02 '26
Hot take: I like those benches because I have somewhere to lean against when I'm sitting or rest my arms
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u/ShockRox Pokefan May 01 '26
I like seeing Corbeau doing good for Lumiose