Otafest debriefings REDUX: Auxiliary factor

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AF-1: Introduction
AF-2: Another 2016 pin update
AF-3: More autographs, 2016
AF-4: Conclusion

Otafest debriefings REDUX: Mini pin update

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Otafest debriefings REDUX: Post-Demise Return

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Contents:

PDR-1. Introduction
PDR-2. 2016 pin update
PDR-3. Autographs, 2016 and making up for the past
PDR-4. It's the end...

Otafest debriefings REDUX: Pin update, Leap Day edition

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Day 96 of 243: the clues

Prepare for day 96. As usual, I couldn't help but drop some clues over social media even though I'm supposed to be on a self-imposed break. It culminated in this minor variant of the color-bar header, where a character silhouette stands inside the vertical blue bar at the right. I'll touch upon this later.

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