My 13 hour flight just got delayed 7 hours, I’m stuck at my second airport, and I dont think I’m gonna make it. I have some movies and audio books on my phone, but really only anticipated having to burn the flight time via napping and some media, not 7 hours leading up to it, and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna mentally burn out on passive media.

  • I have media on my phone - movies, shows and audio books, but I can only do about 2-3 hours at a stretch before I burn out on those things.
  • I have wifi and power both on the ground and on the plane, although I’m sure the connection once we get going isn’t going to be performance enough for online games.
  • I have a phone and headset but didn’t bring a laptop because it was just extra bulk I didn’t think I’d need. I don’t have a switch or steam deck or anything neat.
  • I have access to the airport lounge, so drinks are free, and I get free drinks on the plane. I don’t want to get wasted or have to pee constantly, so my plan is to jim lahey it.
  • I’m intrigued by mobile games, but every one I’ve tried has felt too gimmicky with gambling or freemium BS mechanics. Also tried started valley but it never got me hooked either. I have an android and will buy games if they’re worth it.
  • I’m open to any other ideas that could somehow mentally (or physically while on the ground) stimulate me.
  • I’m a dude in my 30s with a family and kids, but I’m currently traveling solo.
  • I’ve already killed 2 hours on a plane and 2 more on the ground (my planned connection time) doing nothing, I was saving my media trying to avoid burning out on shit before I get on the plane.
  • I suck at sleeping when on the go.
  • I’m on my 3rd mimosa and bored as fuck.

Help.

  • MediumRareChicken@lemmy.ml
    171·
    10 months ago

    There is a Webcomic called Romantically Apocalyptic. It is a visual novel that has been going on for years. The creator just keeps adding. 300 pages.of highly detailed visuals in an eccentric story.

    If you end up vibing with the story that’ll definitely kill a lot of time.

    Name is misleading, as I haven’t seen much in the way of romance lol.

    • DBT@artemis.camp
      8·
      10 months ago

      I only spent about a minute reading but I vibe with it so far. What’s the best way to read this? I just googled it and picked the first link. Is there a specific website I should save to my homepage on mobile? The site I’m on now is royal road dot com.

      • BlueFairyPainter@feddit.de
        2·
        10 months ago

        Not sure about this webcomic in particular, but I can highly recommend the app Tachiyomi. It’s a free and open source manga and webcomic reader and allows you to add a huge number of sources, so if you found a good webpage (good translations, good image quality, up-to-date chapters), you can search for that source in Tachiyomi. Because of the questionable legality of most content (copyright-wise) it’s not on the Play Store but you can find it on F-Droid or install from web.