#((a good majiri boy))

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i would shift into soup mode any day for u, reth

[vimoftheforest]

am I a good majiri boy?

the best......

[kimonobeat]

Amuro Namie Lyrics: GIRL TALK

English translation and romanization below the cut.

ENGLISH

Can’t nobody stop us from havin’ some girl talk Whenever I laugh until my eyes water I can feel it blowing my stress far, far away We always talkin’ about our lil’ escret Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk Gotta cut loose sometimes with my ladies They’re out here takin’ it to the top Yeah, girls just wanna have fun all the time

You know, don’t you? I’ve been in the clouds I’m in love again So, homie girls, listen to my story It kinda sounds Like something out of a fairy tale It’s a fantasy It’s everything about boy He & his & him

Spillin’ the deets Keepin’ our voices hush hush Like Sex And The City

Can’t nobody stop us from havin’ some girl talk Whenever I laugh until my eyes water I can feel it blowing my stress far, far away We always talkin’ about our lil’ escret Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk Gotta cut loose sometimes with my ladies They’re out here takin’ it to the top Yeah, girls just wanna have fun all the time

We look at each other without even thinking about it At the shocking way he asked me out Honey, are you serious? Say good bye to him Right this second We’ll Always be there for you Even when you’re single You still got your girls Yeah... that’s true

Comforting each other Makes us stronger and more confident Like Thelma and Louise

Can’t nobody stop us from havin’ some girl talk Whenever I laugh until my eyes water I can feel it blowing my stress far, far away We always talkin’ about our lil’ escret Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk Gotta cut loose sometimes with my ladies They’re out here takin’ it to the top Yeah, girls just wanna have fun all the time

(Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk) du ru ru tu   When we drink all night (Gotta cut loose sometimes) du ru ru tu   Humming to ourselves (Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk) du ru ru tu  I’m not afraid of anything (Gotta cut loose sometimes) du ru ru tu  we gonn’ talk all of today and tomorrow Oh, girl friend... alright

Spillin’ the deets Keepin’ our voices hush hush Like Sex And The City

Can’t nobody stop us from havin’ some girl talk Whenever I laugh until my eyes water I can feel it blowing my stress far, far away We always talkin’ about our lil’ escret Can’t nobody barge in on our girl talk Gotta cut loose sometimes with my ladies They’re out here takin’ it to the top Yeah, girls just wanna have fun all the time

ROMAJI

dare ni mo tomerarenai girl talk namida deru hodo ni warau to sutoresu sae fuki-tobasu tokka tooku We always talkin’ about our lil’ secret dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk esukare-to suru reidi-su-tachi to kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to sou itsudemo girls just wanna have fun

nee wakaru desho? muchuu na kimochi mata koi wo shita no So, homie girl, kiite my story chotto fairy tale no you na hanashi sore wa fantasy It’s everything about boy He & his & him

uchi-akeru di-teiru koe wo hisomenagara Sex And The City mitai ni

dare ni mo tomerarenai girl talk namida deru hodo ni warau to sutoresu sae fuki-tobasu tokka tooku We always talkin’ about our lil’ secret dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk esukare-to suru reidi-su-tachi to kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to sou itsudemo girls just wanna have fun

kanari shokkingu na kokuhaku ni omowazu kao miawasete Honey, are you serious? ima sugu ni Say good bye to him hitori ni nattemo Always be there for you onna doushi mo suteta mon janai no Yeah... that’s true

nagusame-aeba tsuyoki ni nareru teruma and rui-zu mitai ni

dare ni mo tomerarenai girl talk namida deru hodo ni warau to sutoresu sae fuki-tobasu tokka tooku We always talkin’ about our lil’ secret dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk esukare-to suru reidi-su-tachi to kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to sou itsudemo girls just wanna have fun

(dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk) du ru ru tu hanauta majiri de (kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to) du ru ru tu nomi-akaseba (dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk) nannimo kowakunai (kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to) kyou mo asu mo zutto we gonn’ talk Oh, girl friends... alright

uchi-akeru di-teiru koe wo hisomenagara Sex And The City mitai ni

dare ni mo tomerarenai girl talk namida deru hodo ni warau to sutoresu sae fuki-tobasu tokka tooku We always talkin’ about our lil’ secret dare ni mo wari-komenai girl talk esukare-to suru reidi-su-tachi to kamawazu hame hazushite okanai to sou itsudemo girls just wanna have fun

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DMDP Chs 51-53 Thoughts

DMDP Chapter 53 came out today, (Friday / September 4, 2020) and I didn’t post my thoughts on Chapter 51-52, so I figure this post can be some sort of amalgamation wherein I talk about 53 and reflect on 51-52 together, somehow. These last few chapters do warrant some sort of reaction post, considering what’s happening...

Hm, but how to handle this? You know what, I’ll start by reflecting on the warehouse showdown with the Agakuras and Xiaoyu (etc), since that’s contained to 51-52 and not 53.

Warehouse (51-52)

So, I jokingly bet five bucks that Imbi might show up to protect Xiaoyu, you know, older sister vs older sister (Majiri) type shenanigans, but that did not come to pass. Probably for the best, since it would have been a bit much to suddenly give Imbi a whole visual debut as a character; having her for now be a possessive sister helping Xiaoyu off-page is totally fine.

We have names for the other two sisters: Kana and Dahlia Agakura. I like their designs quite a bit, so I’m glad we got their names early.

Majiri severing Xiaoyu’s right forearm was something. I’m definitely expecting Misaki’s “let’s exchange info about ourselves later” exclamation to Xiaoyu to pay off, but it remains to be seen whether Takumi will be included. I mean, he witnessed enough that it’d be futile to try leaving him in the dark.

Momoya is “seventh from the bottom” in terms of strength (?), but this “puts him in about the middle.” Of what? Nuclear siblings?

Momoya laughing even while down...gotta give it to him, he seems to have accepted his loss well. His injuries ehhhh not so much; the laugh turning into him coughing up blood was a good moment. Fatal-if-untreated injuries...

Majiri catching a pry bar between her teeth is... I mean, who does that? Would like this justified, please. She “might be even stronger” than Polka, muses Misaki, but I’d like to know, you know, how.

Habaki, Comps 3, and Fire-Breathing Bug

I’ll talk about the #51 flashback to Iwanome and Saimyouji more in MISC, but I must say, it’s great that the manga is finally starting to tackle FBB’s ‘deal’ with regard to ‘function’ (mechanics?) and motives. Granted, the motives were ‘teased’ mostly in Chapter 50; it’s with these last few chapters that we’re getting some idea of how FBB works.

“One, but not one.” Since we’re being shown the ‘emitters’ as viewers, we know for a fact they are being used somehow. The details are more up in the air, but of course they are. I like that FBB’s actions are being filtered to us through Iwanome’s perspective as much as they are being ‘shown’ to us visually.

Having Iwanome try to rationalize analyze possibilities and amend his understanding of who and what FBB is in real-time lets the reader do the same without necessarily confirming Iwanome’s theories as fact. Earlier, with Chapters 51-52, he was understandably redefining FBB as ‘just’ a group--since he did not witness, like the reader did, the past times when it seemed like FBB was possessing people, like the three officers with Know.

But then Chapter 53 shows us Iwanome actually questioned those officers on what happened, which pleased me immensely for his character (showing his thoroughness) and also as a plausible boost for him ‘making the connection’ like he does. He reassesses again to account for the possibility FBB is some sort of hypnotist--and while we cannot yet know if ‘hypnotist’ is precisely the method, it’s still a believable educated guess.

These chapters really reinforce Iwanome’s characterization as a thinker, if not an overthinker. His instinct in improbable situations is to analyze what’s happening; rather than “act first, think later.” The Lemmings incident was our first major example of it, and I really like this aspect of his character.

He can be careless with technology, he acts loud and frat-boy flamboyant at times, but this guy really falls into the brainiac camp.

But this isn’t supposed to be a “Rev gushes about Iwanome” post. Whoop.

Habaki doping up in Chapter 52 sure did happen. What kind of powder is that? I do feel for Iwanome regarding Habaki’s betrayal, since I’d welcomed him having one (1) ally in the police force circa Chapter 30....but I guess Habaki was corrupt his own way.

Oh, right, and he turned out to be a total piece of trash, actually, what with the Soara Habaki illegitimate daughter reveal. I do think we should’ve gotten a hint of this daughter before 53, though I guess I can’t remember them showing Habaki at his own desk before... maybe a wallet photo opportunity could have worked.

It’s not as if the #53 flashback (wherein Habaki uses his daughter to relate to Iwanome’s pain) wasn’t a solid ‘bonding moment’ addition to further make the betrayal hurt, I just think the “surprise! she’s alive!” deal and present ‘father-daughter fight” might have benefited from at least one earlier indication that Habaki had a child.

Soara herself seems cool, though. Her design really reminds me of Aging, what with the buff muscles, sports bra, six pack, toothy grin, “Greek statue” build...did I mention the muscles...and I had been intrigued in 52 by the panel in which she and the child debuted.

Speaking of that chapter 52 scene...how about that sorcerer bearing the Byandy emblem, fellas?

Or Habaki’s line earlier in the chapter: “Before long...he will bore a hole” (to this world). 

Would be nice if we could have a name for this sorcerer, soon. Obviously powerful, what with the lightning control (would it be too early to assume this sorcerer is good with weather in general?). Belongs to the Bastard Children of Sabaramond group. Aware that labs are conducting human experimentation that’s tantamount to “basically slaughtering people.”

Of course, we reasonably wonder what exactly this experimentation has to do with the BCoS, who/what/where/why/how etc.

My mind swiftly returned to the Chapter 50 teasing about FBB and “everlasting revenge”--pardon the speculation, but could FBB’s revenge have something to do with the experiments? If Soara was the first case to survive, then subsequent survivors would have to be pretty young, so it is likely FBB (the, uh, ‘source’ or ‘original’) would have been a test subject? Perhaps people FBB cared about were kidnapped as test subjects. Or maybe Bug just objects to the experiments in principle.

“He will bore a whole.” The question, of course, is who? (and what/when/how/why....)

I was right about Yatsu and Tozawa showing up. Two other Comps-3 members did as well (thanks to Yatsu)--I wonder if they or any other members of Comps-3 will get names?

Yatsu saving Tozawa’s life by sweeping his feet out from under him was good. Now to see whether Tozawa’s “I owe you one” will become relevant later. I’m not sure I like where the “Tozawa opens his eyes” in response to Hosorogi’s name, “Tozawa suggests he and Yatsu split up,” and “Tozawa places a call” panels are going...

...We already had the fakeout with Yatsu as the traitor (not) earlier, with ringing phones and Tozawa frowning at him panels; do you want me to be suspicious of Tozawa now too, Narita? I’m going to deliberately not think about those panels.

The guard smiling and shooting himself in the head was A Scene. I know it’s late, but surely others in the building would have heard that gunshot?

Misc

That flashback in Chapter 51 to Iwanome and Saimyouji’s conversation about gamma knives and detective work was interesting. Interesting both from an information standpoint + possible explanation standpoint, and as another Saimyouji scene. Saimyouji’s quip about corpses and Iwanome’s deeming of him as ‘nasty’ sure contrast with the past chirpy “gamer and fan of the occult” Saimyouji scenes. What’s his deal, Narita.

The “Solitaire of the Clouds” panel in 51 was funny has heck and I do not tire of Solitaire whatsoever. You’d think his whole “I have...NO PLAN” shtick might get old, since things tend to work out for him, but he’s such a good improviser and he’s not necessarily totally without backups that it has yet to get exasperating.

The sorcerer brings up Habaki making an “emergency call to HQ,” which I assume is referring to the call with Higuro. Is Higuro really part of the BCoS’s core?

Two figures are watching the sorcerer watching the Habakis fight from a distant rooftop; rather, the taller figure has some sort of (I assume) monocular or telescope trained on the sorcerer. Gee, who could those two be.

The height difference made me think of the Horojiima siblings, but I dunno why Clarissa would send them to this rooftop; she doesn’t know about the sorcerer or anything, so if it were the siblings I would assume they were on the rooftop for another mission.

The Horojiima snipers don’t seem that likely, though, so I dunno...maybe other members of the BCoS? Other members of Agakura? Heck, maybe the taller one is Lemmings doing his ‘day job’.

It felt like a long wait for this chapter because it was--almost a whole month this time, compared to the last release waits--so I hope it won’t be another month this time? Oh, wait, if longer waits means Narita is taking more time right now to focus on, oh, I don’t know...say, Baccano! Vol 23...then scratch what I said; I’ll wait forever.

Where will Chapter 54 start, though... I guess I can’t rule out the chance Narita will skip back to Misaki, Takumi, and Xiaoyu (or even Sayo & CG), but right now I guess I want to know most who those two figures are (and who, exactly, the sorcerer is as well as the child). The Habaki fight is, eh, taking place...I wouldn’t be too surprised if Habaki ends up becoming a test subject instead of dying at Soara’s hands?

Or maybe, depending on what Narita has planned with Tozawa, it’ll start with Tozawa’s call (or its consequences)...damn, the Yatsu fakeout has left me antsy and suspicious. I don’t want Tozawa to be a traitor, but I’m not sure I’ll enjoy being faked out twice. If I’m seeing fakeout flags where none exist, though, that’s on me. Habaki turning out to be not-so-great is already a blow to Iwanome and the reader, but Tozawa turning out to be shady at the same time? Ough.

I do want to learn a lot more about the BCoS, the “bore a hole” to Earth teasing, and am otherwise reasonably curious about the sorcerer, Soara, and the child...so yeah, would like more along these lines.

It’s odd that I haven’t brought Corpse God up much, but he’s been sitting out this event and there’s been no sign yet that this will change. Maybe once Misaki returns with Takumi and Xiaoyu, we’ll see set-up for CG being proactive in the next, er, ‘arc’, but I guess the question on a lot of our minds is whether or when CG and this sorcerer who bears the Byandy emblem will meet. CG isn’t super versed in elemental magic, from what 52 indicates, but could he perhaps somehow realize the elementals are currently being eaten/manipulated?

Anyway, I’ve spent enough time on this one; time to post and move on.