12/8 is 4 beats of 3, so like a double 6/8 or a triplet 4/4. It's groovy. Bembe is a specific rhythm you play over it in Afro-Cuban music.

x/16 time signatures are obnoxious. 

Also, I know you only got yesses and voting closed, but we have a couple new people and not everyone voted back then.

I was typing out a Carmen post last night and I basically fell asleep. So ye. One will come.

As for Pharros, I didn't really have anything to post with Akira either. She and Luke were just like frolicking in the tall grass n junk.