#Crosspost from Amino

[stargazer-tps]

[Crossposts from Amino] Ro and Liana’s Hairstyles (Tutorial) [UPDATED]

Original Post Date: 10-19-2017

[All of the text is from the original post, but I updated the photos to make them more helpful. Unfortunately, my hair is not nearly long enough for this anymore, so I did this on a wig, but know that this hairstyle tutorial originated on a real person’s head. For reference, I had hip-length, straight, thick hair that parts on the right side, with very little layering.]

Here's two more hairstyle tutorials, in one post because they start pretty similarly. Hopefully I finish all of the hair tutorials before I cut mine after Halloween...

Anywho, for Ro's hairstyle you'll need 4 hair ties (plus two extra for temporary holding, if you need them), 3 blue ribbons, and your hair; for Liana's, you'll only need your hair, one pink ribbon and 4 hair ties (plus extra temporary ones).

Both hairstyles start the same. Start by parting your hair to the side.

Take two small sections from the very front.

Tie the rest of your hair back so it's out of the way. Take the two small sections, wrap them around your head, and tie them at the base of your head, like on some of the dolls.

Let down the rest of your hair. Take two more small sections from right behind/just under the ones from earlier.

Braid those two sections.

Bring the two braids to the back of your head and tie them together. Unbraid them until you reach the hair tie.

Tie a ribbon around that piece of hair that's been sectioned off. Here's where the two hairstyles differ from each other. For Ro, continue on; for Liana, skip to the bottom three steps.

Braid the sectioned off piece of hair, all the way to the bottom. Tie it off.

With the help of someone else (unless you have very flexible arms) tie a hair tie around everything up by your shoulder blades, and another one down at the bottom. Take the hair tie off of the braid. [If you have shorter hair, the first tie might need to be higher up, more towards the nape of your neck, like on the wig. Additionally, the braid might not reach the bottom tie.]

Tie two more ribbons around those two hair ties you just added and you're done!

Or, if you're doing Liana's hairstyle, just tie a hair tie at the bottom of your hair, high enough so that none of the ends come out.

The next part is a little trickier and you might have to play around with it a bit to get it right. Hold your hair up so that the ends splay out. Put your finger in the center, and push the ends outwards, down around the hair tie.

Tie a (preferably clear) tie around the ends to hold it in place. Some might stick out a bit, but you can hide some in the rest of your hair. It's not really possible to get them all in there, because real hair doesn't work in the same ways as Barbie's.

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👑 𝔎𝔦𝔫𝔤 & 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫 🌺

Date: 29.O8.2O

Fandom: One Piece

Characters: Gol D. Roger, Portgas D. Rouge

Theme: (Pirate) King and Queen

OPA challenge: #HonouringtheDead

Crossposted: One Piece Amino

This piece was my very first poem ever- I really wanted the lines to perfectly follow a rhyme scheme like they often were back in Baroque and some other eras, but my brain juice was too low for that. The poetry (analysis) block from 13th grade's German classes will follow you EVERYWHERE, ffs. The three main topics of baroque (Vanitas, Carpe Diem, Memento Mori) were screamed at by a tiny voice in my brain's corner in the back while I was writing, so maybe that was a tad helpful, too?

Art by @onemani (zerochan)

The two, who should not have loved,

Shared the deepest love in history.

Not a single soul could defy them.

The King and Queen of olden times,

Both named descendants of the Devil,

One called a demon, killed by them.

The other, an angel, forgotten, died.

The King and Queen of olden times.

Separated in life, they deeply loved.

The one's mind on land left behind.

Another with her heart lost on sea.

The King and Queen of olden times.

The two, who should not have loved,

Torn apart by man's hand and fate.

He beheaded; she died in childbirth.

The King and Queen of olden times.

Both of the Devil's hated lineage,

Uncertain of their future ahead.

Their love created a nephilim's life.

The King and Queen of olden times.

Together in death, they deeply love.

The demon grinned; proud of his life.

The angel smiled; proud of her choice.

The King and Queen of olden times.

The two, who should not have loved,

Protected their son from any harm.

Watched him from Heavens above.

The King and Queen of olden times.

Both kids of the Devil, hated by God,

Died smiling - you know: the Will of D.,

What else than 'mad' should they be?

The King and Queen of olden times.

Separate, yet always together in love.

To none, destiny never had been fair.

Wed, or not, not much did they care.

The King and Queen of olden times.

The two, who should not have loved,

Together, their throne they claimed.

Together they rule over an era gone by.

The King and Queen of olden times.

The two, who should not have loved,

The King and Queen of olden times.

[honeyhobi]

Spider Socorro + curse of obedience?? <3

Put That Guy In A Situation™️ Ask Game

Crossposted on AO3

28. Curse of Obedience + Spider Socorro

A/N: This is short but I hope you like it anyway! Content warnings for child neglect.

At first everyone thinks Spider is just a really good kid. He never has to be told to do anything more than once.

“Spider, finish all your vegetables,” the McCoskers order him at dinner, and he does without complaint.

“Spider, stop running in the labs!” Max calls after him, and he skids to a stop so fast he almost trips over his feet.

“Don’t climb in the link beds!”

“Quit crying!”

“Stay away from Grace’s amino tank.”

The commands are endless, and Spider obeys each and every one. It's a gift to have such a well behaved child, everyone tells the McCoskers. They must be such good parents.

Except one night, when Mary is putting Spider to bed, he fights her. He kicks the blankets away, whines and cries to be allowed to stay up a little longer, struggles against her hands when they push him down onto the bed.

“For fuck's sake, Spider, just go to sleep!” Mary yells.

And, miraculously, Spider does. He goes limp on the bed, his eyes close, and his breathing evens out. It should be more concerning, but Mary is just so exhausted and grateful that she only shuts the lights off and leaves the bedroom.

The next morning comes around, and Spider sleeps right through it. The McCoskers go to work, and when they come back, Spider stubbornly stays curled up in his bed. He ignores them when they call his name, doesn’t even stir when Mary opens his bedroom door and asks if he's mad at her.

“The silent treatment, huh?” Mary says. No response. Spider snores away in his bed even as eclipse draws near. Or, he pretends to.

She comes over to his bedside and shakes him by the shoulder. “Come on. You can't stay in bed all day, you know.”

Still, Spider does not wake. His eyes remain stubbornly closed, face slack with sleep, until Mary orders with concern creeping into her tone, “Spider, wake up.”

And he does.

Spider's eyes blink open instantaneously, and he sits up and looks at Mary without a single inkling of sleepiness.

“Is it morning?” He asks her.

And he says it so innocently, so genuinely curious and not at all like a normal fussy five year old would after pulling a prank on somebody. It’s a ridiculous thought Mary has next, but she says it out loud anyway.

“Spider, do ten jumping jacks.”

She expects him to ask why. Maybe argue a little that he's only just woken up, that it's too early to exercise. But he doesn’t. Instead he gets out of bed and does ten jumping jacks. And Mary feels cold all over.

She calls Norm. They run brain scans and draw blood. When Spider whines fearfully Norm tells him not to be scared. Spider stops whining.

When the tests come up with nothing, when no machines tell the scientists anything about what could possibly be happening, they call Jake Sully. Jake Sully comes to Hell's Gate with the Omaticaya's Tsahìk on his tail. Everyone knows that something serious has happened when they see Mo'at's regal figure duck in through the airlock of the labs.

“There are stories,” Mo'at tells them, “passed down from generations about a child with a gift that allows him to do anything he is told to do. Stxeli lek.”

“The gift of obedience,” Jake says, his expression somber.

“Yes. It is said that this child has great skills, and can do many great things.”

Mary lets out a nervous little laugh. “That’s good, then, right? He won't ever be a hassle.”

Mo'at's grim face shuts her right up.

“This gift is very rare. Very powerful. The stories serve as a warning not to misuse the child's power. Many see this gift as a curse. The child could hurt himself, or hurt others.”

For the first time during the entire meeting, Nash speaks up. He shrugs and says, “Sounds like a gift to me. Maybe we can order him not to become a genocidal maniac like his father.”

Norm glares at him and objects, “Spider would never hurt anybody!”

They all turn at once to look at the boy in question through a small window that looks into an observation room. It used to be to interrogate enemies back when Hell's Hate was RDA property. Now it's been transformed into a classroom for Spider, equipped with soft mats to sit on and educational toys to play with. When Jake visits with his two children, it doubles as a playroom for all of them. Now, they all watch as Jake's daughter sits on the floor and braids Spider's hair with clumsy fingers while he chatters away. The room is soundproof, so they can't hear what he’s saying. But whatever it is makes Kiri laugh.

Mo'at hums in consideration. “Perhaps not. But if someone wished it so, he would not have a choice.”

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The comments section on Hannibal's insufferable food blog must be an absolute disaster area. It's no less than he deserves.

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(Eventually he deletes and starts a new one but the only person who comments keeps talking about how they added slices of American cheese to everything and loved it. It's Will.)

[lyraspace]

The First, Last, and Only

Duchess has so many complex shapes; therefore, getting her unique likeness right was one of my early art goals.

Never again will I doubt the power of referencing!

I'm happy I was able to pull this off, but knowing Duchess, she'd probably hate this portrait of her! Oh well....

Made in ibisPaint X.

[losersiancebeepbleh]

So, I redesigned the clothes for my human Pin, because of course she needs to be a Pin Up Girl. Except I don’t know if these clothes are actually Pin Up style, so... Uh, I’m probably going to redesign Icy as a pastel goth (don’t ask she just seems like a pastel goth to me) or draw Lollipop as a Lolita next so yeah. Also, yeah this was also on my amino profile.

[wolvenfarts]

Ray as a.... ray.

[daisybell-on-a-carousel]

Fusions part 2! (Part 1 here)

These are from the same chart/pool of characters as the first one <3

Crossposted on Equestria Unofficial amino under my name "Pink Lake" and maybe eventually on my insta, "darling.doly.darlene"

Daybreaker + Twilight Sparkle: At first I was a bit nervous with this one, I wasn't sure how I could mix all the fire and light of Daybreaker with all the purple and cool tones of Twilight, until I remembered they're both sorta based on stars! So I based the theme of this fusion after planetary nebulas, which are later in the "life span" of stars

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King Sombra + Good King Sombra: Presenting! Uh. "Sombra the sorta malevolent but also kinda benevolent?" XD

Naturally I couldn't resist drawing him in the same pose the canon Sombra's can both be found having in comic :p

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Daybreaker + Princess Luna: Eclipse!! Gosh I love making any Luna n Celestia fusion be based on a solar eclipse. Though it puts me in a bit of a tight spot considering there are like 4 ways Luna and Celestia can fuse-

I really like the wings on this one :3

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Queen Chrysalis + Good King Sombra: I was a bit worried on how this one would turn out when first sketching it, but honestly it ended up becoming one of my favorites! The colors are so nice <3

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Demon Sunset + Good King Sombra: Hah,, this one is a bit of a mess 😅. As much as I adore sketching and doing lineart for these fusions, colors are a whole other beast. Whenever I end up with cool colors + warm colors I always create a rainbow mess trying desperately to make it work

But in the end I think it tuned out pretty alright? The hair colors are quite nice

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Midnight Sparkle + Good King Sombra: Ooo this one turned out super nice! The colors were all so easy to put together, and these Midnight Sparkle fusions always turn out so cool <3

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King Sombra + Sunset Shimmer: This one was my absolute favorite sketch of this batch! I am ridiculously proud of coming up with the idea of fusing the cape and leather jacket into red leather fluffy jacket. And I adore the eye color! However this one definitely caused me some of the most coloring trouble, I swear I spent like an hour trying to work out the fur color alone 😅 (andimstillnotentirelyhappywithit-)

Though on the bright side! I think the hair, eye and jacket colors all turned out really cool! And honestly designing the outfit was so fun <3 if only I didn't have to color it </3

[ajin-secret-santa-2024]

Hey there! Got a couple general questions:

- Is it ideal to get in contact via Tumblr messages, or through another platform such as Email and Discord?

- I scrolled down this blog to make sure any questions I had weren’t already answered for the sake of you all’s convenience. This blog does crossposting with entires, I have read. Is it possible for me to opt-out of crosspost and only allow my entry posts on Tumblr?

Hope I worded this clearly. Take your time to respond, I am in no hurry.

Thanks.

Hi! Thanks for your patience!

I hope I can word this clearly as well-

Tumblr is where you’re mostly likely to get in touch with the mods! The ajin-secret-santa-2022 blog has multiple moderators which means that we unfortunately cannot use direct messages (whyyy, tumblr), but you can always send an ask, or communicate in DMs with the mods (origami10 and epic-potato-crisp) directly- that’s also how you’re likely to receive your assignment once it’s ready. If you or anyone else signing up prefer to get your assignment through discord, email, amino app, etc. just let us know in the “best way to contact me” section of the sign-up form.

And yep! It’s totally possible to opt out of cross-posting! (We actually planned to do more cross-posting last year, but… such is life.) All you have to do to opt out is select the “Please DON'T repost my gift on any social media including Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram” option when filling out the sign-up form.

-> That said, we do now operate the event pretty much equally (and simultaneously) on tumblr and twitter, and to some degree Instagram and occasionally have participants from other online communities. Most of the cross-posting we’ve done up to this point was when someone was assigned a giftee but didn’t have an account on the same social media platform as that giftee when it came time to post and tag them. If you’re concerned about that, that does fall outside the scope of the regular sign-up questions, and would be important to note before we give you your assignment (and may affect how well we can fulfill the rest of your preferences), but let us know if that’s what you want, and we’ll be happy to accommodate you the best we can!

Always happy to answer any more questions you may have~!

[mish-tique]

selling 2022 oracle readings

2021 is coming to an end and 2022 is coming near... It's sometimes scary, other times exciting to not know what's going to come in the following year.

To make it a little easier, I'm going to be doing readings regarding your 2022. You will get information on 11 topics and I'll use my oracle cards to get these answers.

Additionally, I'm doing deity readings; what message does your deity have for you? This is a single message for every deity (minimum of 1 card, maximum of 3). If you want messages from more deities, please buy one for each.

Since I don't want to revive my etsy for a short time, I'll be doing my readings through here. This post is also crossposted on amino.

this is my amino page // some of the reviews I've had

Prices:

20$ for a guide to 2022 reading, which is a draw of 11 cards

5$ for a message from your deity regarding 2022 (min 1 card, max 3 cards)

You pay by donating the money to a gofundme page, for which I'll send you the link if you are interested. All the money directly goes to help fund the disaster relief in lombok, an Indonesian island which has been hit by floods and landslides.

if you have any questions or are interested, please dm me

[frightfurtabby]

Himikiyo Week 2021 Day 2! Bookstore Ambience

// Likewise with yesterdays entry, amino crossposting to be added later. i feel this one’s pretty damn cute

later edit- all links will be collected later in an individual post that will act as a guide/directory.

Word count: 1837

Link

AO3- https://archiveofourown.org/works/34138636

Amino- https://aminoapps.com/c/danganronpa/page/blog/himikiyo-week-day-2-bookstore-ambience/d3DX_eE8Sbum1JjvngPBwrwNV6mNR1eD7WR

A first date, depending on who you asked, was either more nerve wracking or less so than you expect. Kiyo wasn’t sure which they’d agree with but nonetheless they were fretting. Pacing back and forth in their office at the university. A cute teacher from another department had ended up inviting them out on a date, like a date date. They’d been on the job for a few years now but hardly socialized much outside the other anthropology staff who were understanding of at least some of their eccentricities.

Then just before the start of the previous semester the college hired a new batch of professors including one taking a spot over in the English department in a room in just the opposite hall. So they would see her often in the mornings downstairs in line at Coffee place, usually she was to the back of the line and they’d cross paths when Kiyo was going up with their usual order. The first sighting was like this, and entirely by chance as the anthropologist had to turn to answer a colleague briefly and eye contact was made with the cute redhead in line just over the other’s shoulder, Himiko Yumeno.  

They soon hit it off, spending time talking to each other in between class periods in one room, the other, or in the previously mentioned cafe. About work, future plans, what they did in their spare time. Kiyo was always busy doing work, research generally and most of their interests revolved around it and there were days in a row just immersing themself in study. It was like that for as long as they could remember, though what in particular they were fascinated by changed over time.

Legends of monsters, legends of heroes, artifacts left behind, Asia, North America, Africa, they’d deep dive into something and come out the other end being aware of enough to teach their students in extreme detail. Little did they know at the time but in a moment of serendipity just before they met Himiko they felt a pull toward researching the history of magic. And then it turned out that she was interested in that as well.

There were very few days they didn’t find a chance to talk. They had a shared routine every day, and now was a step up.

Kiyo adjusted their collar and tie before straightening out the skirt a bit more and wondered if it was all a little too formal and they were overthinking this. They did tend to do that kind of thing after all. Hopefully it wouldn’t be too much of an issue, Himiko was definitely understanding of that kind of thing, they knew that much already. There were also the times they’d complained of that trait and she called it “adorable.”

It was to a bookstore with a cafe in it, so they didn’t need to be terribly formal. Kiyo remembered that it was taking place at around 8 tonight and looked over at the clock and realized that it was much sooner than they thought. She would be showing up any moment. Time went somewhere while they were lost in thought so they quickly put on their shoes, grabbed an umbrella just in case and headed out to the bus stop that was only a few blocks away.

The couple met while Himiko was sitting on the bench still, tapping away at her phone to text Kiyo to make sure everything was alright.

She looked up after hearing footsteps and sighed in relief. “You never seemed much like the type to show up late.”

“My apologies.”

“You also never seemed like the type to straight up ditch either, so…” she blushed and looked over down sheepishly. “I was getting a little worried something happened and you couldn’t pick me up as soon.”

“I got a bit distracted. I-” their explanation started as they took a break with her to sit and rest, arm wrapping around her shoulders.

“Was trying to make yourself extra cute for me?” the redhead teased, putting an arm around them right back and leaning in cutely..

“I… yes, I won’t deny that.” It was a cloudy evening and the autumn breeze blew downed leaves past where they had sat and began to cuddle on the bench. “You know how it is sometimes.”

“Yeah, I remember the time you genuinely didn’t grasp that the poetry I had been showing you for your input was, in fact, about you.”

Kiyo chuckled. “Oh god yeah, that took me a few to even have an inkling of it going on. I just might be the most useless lesbian ever.”

“Mmm, you’re useful for warmth sometimes.”

“Only sometimes?”

“Hehe, y-you know what I mean. Like right now, it’s a bit chilly but you being here makes it not so bad.” The first date was finally here, after they had planned it to be a day they were both free. So the woman was going to savor every moment of it.

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The couple approached the doors of the date location holding hands, under the umbrella. Skin made cold by the walk over in spite of hands sharing warmth. Small flecks of rain along the top of the umbrella dripped down. Inside, Kiyo instantly felt the warmth of the building. It wasn’t a long trek at all, if it was they would have done this by car. Everything around here was luckily close to the campus, including home.

The umbrella was put back in its holder, so as not to drip all over the place. It would be rude to do so.

Kiyo turns and gives Himiko a peck on the cheeks. “Food and coffee first, darling?”

The shorter woman nodded and smiled. “Yeah, that sounds like a plan.”

It was just to the back left corner from the entrance. Rows and rows of enticing books had to be passed by before you could reach it, but who would come and not buy anything? Romance, sci-fi and fantasy, Manga and light novels too were all present.

After ordering, they got one booth to share, and sat down at the same side. Kiyo’s umbrella, bag, and jacket sat on the ground on the very inside corner. Everything they had ordered would be coming up, and luckily there wasn’t that much of a line on evening’s like this. The barista was even a student from university and had recognized them. It was awkward at first but Kiyo joked that it would be interesting to see which class would become fully aware they were dating first.”Let’s turn it into an experiment. Who has more Gossips attending their lectures?”

And they were glad that put her more at ease. It felt nice gently rubbing Himiko’s shoulder with their hand as she leaned in and placed a kiss on their cheek.

“Well, I sure hope it’s not mine. That’d be a pain.” she said to play into the gag a bit more. “Besides, it’d be fitting for your class.”

Kiyo feigned offense, mock gasping “Hey now what’s that supposed to mean?”

“Oh, just you observant types over in anthropology, always wanting to know everything you can about how people work. I can see that tendency being correlated.”

They had told her previously they thought about doing more research for a paper about something like that after listening to some of their colleagues, ironic though it may be, gossipping about student rumors.

“Point taken.” Kiyo returned her smooch with their own, directly on her forehead.

The coffee and tea arrived first. So the talk continued with the added benefit of drinks. Himiko changed the subject to books on her to-read list. “You know there’s this new book I’ve been thinking of assigning in a future quarter, I’d have to read it first.”

“Yeah?”

“It’s about this girl that finds out that she has magical powers and gets some training, eventually she encounters a strange, beautiful spirit and they fall in love. I always feel like courses need a little more gay love. Oh, and the author is too, so the representation is genuine.”

KIyo nodded and listened. “That’s very good. Perhaps we’ll get a couple copies? I’ll pay. I’ll also be getting a few things that have been on my list for a while.”

They held hands, sat so close. Hans resting between both of their legs. It was such a good time to fit in cuddling any time there was a little lull in the action of the date. Some time to lazily place kisses.

Right on cue the meal arrived. Breakfast for dinner was a classic, from the bacon egg and cheese on croissant to the pie slices as a dessert. Reluctantly, they separated to more easily eat and drink.

“This is as good as it usually is, mmm, actually, it’s even better.” Himiko said, taking their hand again.

“I agree. I don’t know if coming alone will cut it for me any more.” Kiyo leaned in and gave her a kiss on the forehead. “Shall we move on to the next leg, or savor this moment some more?”

The food was finished or wrapped up for later.

After a few more minutes cuddling in the booth, the couple looked through the aisles closer to the cafe portion first and Kiyo’s stack started, growing through each section until they had to split the load and have Himiko carry some.

“Sheesh, I thought you were only getting a few.” she complained, intending it to be lighthearted.

“My list is quite long.” Kiyo replied with a chuckle.

“Guess this is why you needed the bag then. If this was only a few I have to imagine it’s as long as you are.”

“Oh my~” the tall one replied, complete with suggestive eyebrow wiggling.

“Kiyo! Not like that, I meant your height. Did Iruma from the Engineering department teach you that one?”

As that line of discussion thankfully ceased the couple came to the one Himiko was looking for, it was up front on the display close to the cashier. She picked up one copy and put it on her pile and handed the second over to Kiyo.

“We could have, like, a little book club date. Just the two of us.” If only it weren’t so difficult to nuzzle close due to all these books, she thought.

“I think I’d enjoy that. Your company is always a pleasure darling.” They briefly leaned up close, cutely brushing against her before leading the way to check out.

Himiko blushed. “Yeah this was nice, we should do it more often.”

With a couple of coupons Kiyo kept in their pocket the price was cut down, but still cracked 12,000 yen. They stuffed the back full and carried it over their shoulder. Umbrella similarly along their back for if it would be needed again.

Arms wrapped around each other, the couple walked out and noticed the rain had stopped for now, and it would be dry on the bus trips back home.

[stargazer-tps]

[Crossposts from Amino] Laverna’s Arm Wraps Tutorial

Original Post Date: 10-8-2017

Alrighty, here's another costume tutorial! No video this time, but I can make one if someone wants it??

Anyway, all you'll need are two long ribbons. Mine (I only have one at the moment) is a little over an inch thick (but it folded itself in half at some point) and five(ish) feet long, but four feet should be fine. It depends on the length of your forearms.

On your right arm, you'll want to fold the ribbon in half and loop it around your middle finger. Pull it away from your palm.

Cross it over the back of your hand and tie it at your wrist.

Bring it back to the back of your arm and cross it again.

Tie it on the inside of your arm, leaving it slightly loose so that the cross on the back stays stretched out.

Bring it back to the back of your arm and double-knot the ribbon, tucking in the ends (or tie a bow, if you prefer).

For the left hand, skip looping the ribbon around your finger and wrap the ribbon around your wrist, tying it on the inside of your wrist. Cross the ribbon at the back of your arm and continue like before.

And that's it….!

[local-starry-catboi]

Kuraigana

Date: 22.09.2020

Fandom: One Piece

Characters: Mihawk, Zorro, Perona

Theme: Halloween on Kuraigana

OPA Challenge: #FallWriting

Crossposted: One Piece Amino

An island long deserted in Paradise.

Its twisted beauty will mesmerize.

Its fallen kingdom old, forgotten.

Kuraigana left barely untrodden.

Not too long ago raged a war, horrible.

To Marineford it's easily comparable.

From past events Humandrills learnt.

Dwelled in the ruins they had usurped.

Take cover from those raging beasts.

Stride past all ruins, follow the streets.

Careful not to draw the creatures' wrath.

Do not ever turn 'round or leave the path.

These monsters don't seem to fight fair.

Of your surroundings, always stay aware.

Don't worry, soon you're not alone anymore.

When the time comes, I'll reward your valour.

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

A swordsman arrived soon, is he pale.

Did not mind the place's gloomy veil.

Made himself a home in the castle.

Alone; by his side not a single vassal.

Said man, Dracule Mihawk, is his name.

For himself a high title he could claim:

A Shichibukai, a Warlord of the Sea.

Facing him, it's either fight or flee.

For a man like him, a favourable place.

No one was there to disturb his grace.

Even the violent Humandrills feared him,

Yet they helped the man appearing grim.

Little did he know about the future ahead.

Soon, two more mouths would need to be fed.

Out at war was the golden-eyed man for now.

People he'd allow to stay with him, somehow.

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

Barely anyone disturbed his peace.

However, the number soon'd increase.

The Thriller Bark's princess stranded

Without a zombie she had commanded.

Kuma had sent her on a journey there,

To leave her in someone else's care.

Together they had to get arranged.

Life in the castle now would change.

Despite often being a drama queen,

Perona got used to her new routine.

Often lent a hand for the chores.

Mihawk was not the one who deplores.

Horo-horo-horo-horo-horo, hauntingly.

First, the gothic lolita laughs tauntingly.

But only until she sees her biggest fear.

Cockroaches.. can't they just disappear?!

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

Each night, the sky dyed in many hues.

Some purples, teals, greens, and blues.

Dozens of stars and a crescent moon,

Singing each night a lullaby's soft tune.

The princess stepped into the high halls.

A perfect place for masquerade balls.

If she only had Kumashi by her side.

Over the dark marble, she would glide.

An orchestra would play dark melodies,

Shadows dancing past her in her reveries.

The ballroom lit by chandeliers, golden.

A cute, young prince her heart had stolen.

Out of all, her gown would be the cutest.

"Oh, could I be her", you of course wished.

Her precious daydream, it has to end.

If she soon will have another friend?

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

All separated on Sabaody, Zorro arrived.

Thanks to Perona, he luckily had survived.

To retrieve his swords, he earned her trust.

To survive here, they both needed to adjust.

Neither of them had noticed Mihawk's return.

Defeating the Humandrills was their concern.

Zorro got informed about Marineford's events.

The thought of being unable to help, he resents.

His situation he viewed rather realistically.

Compared to Perona and her stay, cynically.

Nonetheless, he defeated all his opponents.

The creatures caused the postponements.

Eventually, to Mihawk had Zorro bowed.

To become the strongest, he had vowed.

Dracule accepted and began the training.

The following two years would be draining.

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

How time flies; it's already late October.

Sweet, Halloween at last had come closer.

Horror and scary stories below we'll bandy.

Did you really expect to get some candy?

Werewolves, vampires, reapers, zombies.

Jack-o'-lanterns, will-o'-wisps, banshees.

Let's dance around the fire, all you witches.

Scarecrows show their face full of stitches.

Join us, all you dancing and singing skeletons.

Tonight you shall become humans' predators.

You too, my dear mummies, Devils and demons.

Because this is by far the best of all seasons!

Enjoy tonight, for we shall spook the mortals.

Whoever scares the most will win the laurels.

You heard right, dear, tonight is Halloween.

This very night we monsters become serene.

Let me make clear one thing, my dear.

I'd love me some company, to be sincere.

Come join this nocturnal waltz of mine.

Let us dance in the moon's soft shine.

[katyatalks]

MP100 OVA Drama CD Track 8 - Episode 7: Breakfast - English Translation

The MP100 OVA Drama CD, titled “The first spirits and such company trip; The other side of a journey that mends the heart and heals the soul and such” comes with the blu-ray/DVD, and is officially described as a compilation of 1) conversations from the day before the OVA itself & 2) exchanges that aren’t depicted in the OVA. More info here! Here’s the translation of the eighth track, “Episode 7: Breakfast”! Characters: Mob, Ritsu, Serizawa, Reigen, Dimple, Teru

You can listen to this track from the masterlist!

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MOB [As narrator]

This seventh story takes places during breakfast the following morning.

[BGM: birds chirping, SFX: door sliding]

MOB

(Yawning) Ah, I slept well… I feel great, I’m sure that’s in part thanks to the onsen… Ah, good morning, Ritsu! Did you sleep well, too?

RITSU

S-sure! Super soundly.

SERIZAWA

Everyone! Good morning! Woooow, it’s such a refreshing morning, isn’t it?

REIGEN

Yeah. It’s fantastic.

DIMPLE

You don’t look so good. You’ve got bags under your eyes, too.

SERIZAWA

Reigen-san… were you unable to sleep…?

TERU

Even though the futon was really soft and felt great to lie on…

DIMPLE

It’s because you sleep too much during the day… for someone who made a whole guidebook, you sure don’t have any planning ability.

REIGEN

Don’t say that, moron, I slept fine! Well, if you guys had just been quiet, I probably could’ve slept more soundly, but...

MOB

Eh? Were we loud?

RITSU

No, t-that’s not true at all, nii-san! We slept just fine.

REIGEN

Eh, whatever! More important than that - food! I missed my chance to eat last night, so I’ve been looking forward to this…!

[SFX: door sliding]

Oooooh, it’s here, it’s here! This is it - a real ryokan breakfast! White rice in a wooden container, colourful pickled vegetables, crispy nori, natto, raw eggs… Oh!! Walleye pollack roe and simply scalded whitebait! And that’s iwanori there too, isn’t it! Everything’s here! Moreover, warm flavourful miso soup, and wanmono with a delicate touch of high quality seasoning. Then! Grated daikon and grilled salmon, cut in a rare way… 100% perfect! As expected of a long established ryokan! This is it! A real Japanese-style breakfast!

[SFX: door sliding]

MOB

It really does look delicious…

RITSU

Looking at this I feel like I could eat everything, even though we ate so much the night before…

TERU

Considering I live alone, this breakfast is like a dream to me.

SERIZAWA

And I only ever eat cup noodles… Reigen-san, thank you so much for bringing me along on this trip!

REIGEN

I already told you this doubles as your welcoming party, didn’t I? In any case, let’s eat! It’s all gonna go cold otherwise!

[SFX: hands clapping together]

EVERYONE

Let’s eat!

[BGM: that soft music that plays when OVA title drops]

[SFX: eating, cutlery against bowls and such, happy exclamations]

REIGEN

Mob… seriously, did you put raw egg on top of your natto?

MOB

I did.

REIGEN

Ah, amateurs are such as bother... Listen. With the raw egg, your body becomes unable to absorb the precious vitamins in the natto! 

MOB

Really? But, I like having raw egg with my natto…

REIGEN

If you want to have your natto with eggs, then make it only the yolk. That way, you don’t lose any of the nutrition from the natto. That’s something good to remember.

MOB

Alright. If that’s what you say, Shishou…

REIGEN

And Ritsu. You shouldn’t put whitebait on your grated daikon. The daikon inhibits your body’s ability to absorb amino acids from the whitebait. I recommend you have the grated daikon with the grilled salmon, and the whitebait with something else on the table.

RITSU

(unimpressed) Huh. Is that so.

TERU

Reigen-san, you really know a lot, don’t you?

REIGEN

Hanazawa… are you really eating that high-quality nori just the way it is? There’s a griddle over there! Nori is something you should lightly toast before eating!

TERU

Ah, that’s right, isn’t it? That must be what I forgot when I was eating the ibo-niku steak from last...

REIGEN

I’m not talking about that! ...In any case, don’t talk about about delicious-sounding food I didn’t get a chance to eat!

DIMPLE

Seriously… stop trying to one up these middle schoolers with how much you know about food, it’s immature.

REIGEN

On the contrary, it’s evidence of my maturity that I’m able to give this advice. They’re in middle school, they’re still growing - I have to teach them the most nutritionally-beneficial ways in which they can eat. It’s my obligation as an adult!

DIMPLE

You say that, but you just want to show off how much you know, don’t you?

REIGEN

Shut up, evil spirit!

SERIZAWA

But really, all of this food is delicious, isn’t it! This pickled daikon radish [SFX: mouth stuffed, still talking] is so crunchy…

REIGEN

Serizawa… you’ve still got a lot to learn as well.

SERIZAWA

Ehhh?? Did I... do something wrong? Did I take too much or…?

REIGEN

Needless to say, pickled daikon radish just by itself is delicious. However, there’s ways to make it even more so…! [SFX: knife brandished, loud chopping] First of all, cut the pickled daikon radish into tiny pieces using the provided knife, then mix it with natto! You could leave it like this and it’ll be delicious BUT, you could also throw in walleye pollack roe cut into little pieces with a hint of seasoning plus some iwanori! After that, roast some nori for 30 seconds or so until it’s crunchy, break it into pieces on top and… complete! The ultimate pollack-daikon-natto!

[SFX: munch, echo] MM! TASTY!

TERU

Eh…? Is that a special recipe?

REIGEN

So? Anyone fancy a bite?

TERU

Ah, I’m sorry… I don’t really like natto.

RITSU

I’m not great with walleye pollack roe.

MOB

And I just ate natto, so…

SERIZAWA

T-then… I’ll have some!

REIGEN

“Then”?! What the hell do you mean, “then”!? Fine. I’ll eat it by myself.

SERIZAWA

I… I’m sorry…

REIGEN

In any case, Serizawa. I noticed that you’re not eating the skin of the salmon - why is that?

SERIZAWA

T-that’s…! It’s because I don’t like the skin… I deeply apologise.

REIGEN

Hey now, I’m not criticising you. I was just thinking that I felt a little sorry for you is all, not knowing how delicious salmon skin can be.

SERIZAWA

So how delicious can it be?

REIGEN

Well, firstly, toast the remaining skin on the griddle until it’s crispy. After doing so and pulling it apart, put it on rice with some whitebait! ...but, with just that, it’s pretty fishy, SO! [SFX: knife brandished] You take the pickled vegetables, cut them finely… (carries on mumbling in concentration)

SERIZAWA

Ah… I really do want to eat this, but… I’m so full…

DIMPLE

You were able to serve yourself two more times while Reigen’s been making that.

REIGEN

Well, what can you do. So, Mob? You’ve been training your muscles, you need to eat a lot, don’t you?

DIMPLE

Reigen… you’re abusing your authority over your employees.

REIGEN

I’m not forcing anyone. It’s advice, through and through! It comes from a place of love...

DIMPLE

That’s just what a boss abusing their authority would say.

REIGEN

Ah, you’re annoying! Someone who can’t even eat this stuff should just shut up and go suck up some spirits!

[BGM end]

DIMPLE

Seriously?! Was that an order?!

REIGEN

ANYWAY! All I wanted to say is; delicious food is something that shouldn’t be eaten sloppily. Remember that! And now; I’m eating!

DIMPLE

You’re slow. Everyone’s finished.

[SFX: Reigen eats grossly ASMR]

REIGEN

Mmmm!! Delicious, delicious!! [SFX: slurp] Alright, what should I go for next!!

DIMPLE

Oi, licking your chopsticks, Reigen… that’s a breach of manners.

[BGM change]

REIGEN

Huh!? [SFX: more slurping, mouth full] MM!! This pollack-daikon-natto is so delicious!!

MOB

Shishou… my mum told me that you shouldn’t draw plates toward you using your chopsticks.

RITSU

Ah, you’ve dirtied the miso soup!

DIMPLE

The way you eat is filthy.

REIGEN

[SFX: mouth stuffed] Oh, shut up, you guys!

TERU

Reigen-san… I don’t think it’s good to speak when your mouth is full.

RITSU

And the natto, too...

TERU

And I think holding the plate that holds the fish is a breach of manners, too, isn’t it... I’ve heard it’s only fine to hold rice bowls, small bowls and small plates.

DIMPLE

Piling up plates when you’re done with them isn’t good, either.

MOB

And, my mum told me eating with an open mouth is-

REIGEN

Oh, come ON, you’re all so annoying! I was showing you all what NOT to do! Everything I just did was for that purpose. So don’t copy me! I just wanted to show you! Understood?!

EVERYONE

Uh… understood.

[SFX: gross eating continues]

DIMPLE

You’re deplorable, you are.

REIGEN

(echo) MM! TASTY!

Ah… the onsen was great, the food is delicious! What an amazing trip, huh? Haha! Hahahaha!! Haha!! Haha… ha… ha.

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Track 1 (Intro) is here!

Track 2 (Episode 1: Serizawa’s Preparation) is here!

Track 3 (Episode 2: Going Shopping) is here!

Track 4 (Episode 3: Onsen) is here!

Track 5 (Episode 4: Dimple & The Local Spirit) is here!

Track 6 (Episode 5: Reigen’s Will) is here!

Track 7 (Episode 6: Ritsu Can’t Sleep) is here!

Track 9 (Outro) is here!

Crossposted on twitter here!

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"Can I have one?"

Frankie peers out of the corner of her eye to find Bloo glancing up at her.

On a normal day, she'd shoo him off and tell him to wait for dinner. But she was in a good mood because she didn't have to cook tonight, and Bloo hadn't gotten into too much trouble today.

So maybe she'd be lenient, just this once.

"Go ahead. But heads up, The Rabbit had me buy Oatmeal Raisin this time," she says, lifting up her mug to take another sip, "He insisted they were healthier, what with all the takeout we've been eating since they cut the gas to fix that leak."

"Ugh," Bloo groans, but takes a cookie anyway, "I can probably just pick out the raisins. And hide them in Herriman's desk while I'm at it."

"I will be gracious," Frankie replies, "and pretend I didn't hear that."

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For the longest time, I could never get the shape of Frankie's head right, but thanks to a LOT of referencing, I'm really happy with how she turned out.

Consider this one a sequel/remake of one of my early works, Respite Redhead!

But when you're Frankie Foster, 'peace and quiet' doesn't last all that long!

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