#Even Mechi felt bad

[pushing500]

"So you're the newest guy trying to seduce my brother, hey? I'm Makya. It's nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, too! I'm Erwi-HRRKSKSKZZAK!!!"

Kwahu quickly ushered his latest serenade-ee outside to stargaze away from Mechi's overprotective-older-brother aura.

Ah, that was easy! Serenade number three is done and dusted with no strings atta—

... Ah. Well, I mean, one date won't hurt, right?

It's not like we're stringing along a paranoid conspiracy theorist with immediate access to supervirus-spreading fruit who also happens to be one of my favourite premade sims or anything

For fuck's sake, Kwahu, stop being so good at this!! You're going to break the poor guy's heart!! 💔

Okay, so... that camping bed was actually for Erwin to sleep over in because you and Mechi only have two beds in your house, and they're both single beds and... oh, whatever. It's a Snowy Stargazing Slumber Party Date now.

"What happened to your redhead buddy from last night? Love him and leave him, hey?"

"Eugh, no! Nothing like that!! What the hell, Mechi?? He had to go to work!!"

I like Kwahu's work uniform

"Erwin Pries would like to come over and hang out."

okay sure

"Erwin Pries wants to take things to the next level!"

oh, Erwin, baby... no 😢

"Sorry about my brother. He's an asshole for wanting to seduce people with that wretched violin despite not actually having any desire for romantic connections with anyone."

"So, um... Makya, was it? Are you single?"

"Don't talk to me unless it's about intellectual things."

Comfort chess it is, then. Sorry, Erwin. I'll find you a nice boyfriend in a different save file to make up for it. Love you, boo ❤️

Saw your sims stuff and now have the ultimate nightmare idea:

Poor Mechi and Kwahu being stuck in The Sims.

Or something like that.

I have actually made Mechi in The Sims 3 before, but that was before Kwahu existed, so...

Voilà! The Jones twins, à la The Sims 4!

The first thing they did once I finished building their house was to rush inside and drink coffee. How very on-brand!

[sapphire374]

my fav girl Eva (I probably wont read it rn because of spoilers but i will save it to read later). I really like Eva as the protagonist, I feel like she is such a real feeling character and just so fun, she is a fresh of breath air, I love the sibling duo and I love her.

Yesssssssss I LOVE Eva!!! She’s probably one of my fave characters of all time and such a role model. Also don’t worry, I understand you haven’t seen much of the show so I shall try not to spoil anything for you to the best of my ability!

Favorite thing about them:

I love how her character loves science and introduces STEM to the younger generation. How even though she would sometimes get made fun of for it she doesn’t care, she lets herself be free with her curiosity and love for science and astronomy. How she can immediately start a conversation about it is just so fascinating.

Least favorite thing about them:

Hmmm this one is hard but I guess it’s how she would sometimes wouldn’t notice when she’s a little too harsh on Ruben. Like she would most of the times want to time travel to see JJ but then tells Ruben that he can’t time travel for his own reasons. Ngl it’s funny but also wrong since she too has her selfish reasons 😆. I understand though that it’s a typical sibling lol. Completely get it.

brOTP:

Her and Mercedes!!!!! Mercedes is a literal sweetheart and I just love how supportive Mercedes is of Eva and same thing of Eva to Mercedes. I find their friendship mutual and full of love. I love her friendship with Delaila too but found her and Mercedes to just feel a little bit more special. Mechi acted like a best friend and even a mature older sister/mom too all in one, it was very adorable and I love their bond so much.

OTP:

Jeva for life!!!!!! Aurek and Tiago are cool characters and all but JJ and her are just so so so so cute!!! (I know I’ve used the word ‘cute’ too many times but it’s my favorite word to use 😆). JJ as a character literally gets better and better throughout the seasons. I love how respectful, empathetic, sweet, and caring he is. You can tell literally how much he loves and truly cares about her. How he easily worried about her and always thinks about her and she always thinks about him. They’re soulmates 😌

nOTP:

Her and a specific character named Danilo. That’s a spoiler but don’t worry cause I only mentioned his name and it was only part of a minor change from a timeline. Either way I felt bad for the poor guy and it was just so random. 😆

Random Headcanon:

Eva probably didn’t believe in love much. Like she did since she would want a love like her Nono and Nona but didn’t think she would find one especially since she doesn’t feel like she fits much into this era. After discovering 1957, when she finds JJ is when she realizes that it was part of her destiny, in the cards for love to find her and that’s JJ. She probably wasn’t expecting someone to truly be in love with and neither was he till they met each other.

Unpopular Opinion:

So this part isn’t really a spoiler, just an opinion since instead of there being Aurek in season two there’s Tiago. I personally feel that yes Tiago is a great guy but doesn’t fully appreciate Eva, love and appreciating are two different things. I don’t doubt that he loves her but I don’t think that he appreciates her. I noticed that he didn’t really have a crush on her till later on while JJ no matter what, is always there for her. He would go to the end of the world for her. He has an internal commitment to her and I just find that special. Her and Tiago are cool and cute at times but her and JJ feel like the real deal.

Song I associate with them:

Happier by Olivia Rodrigo

Look Up at the Stars by Shawn Mendes

Today was a Fairytale by Taylor Swift

Favorite pictures of them:

[pupa-cinema]

Happy Go Lucky Heads - えんがちょ(Engacho) - English Translation

Lyrics：Sekihan and Ponikingdom Music：324

えんがちょ　犬のクソ踏んだ Engacho, I stepped in dog shit こりゃ　いじりの的だ　青天の霹靂 Easy now tiger, I’m the target of sleights of hands, it’s a bolt from the blue えんがちょ　とんだ災難だ Engacho, what a a major fiasco この　穢れを誰に　なすりつけてやろうか How about I just foist all this evil energy unto somebody else

何でいつも俺ばかりこんな目に遭う Why am I the only one who can never catch a break 実は'身から出た錆’ Actually, ‘You're the one who shoots your own foot' ここで気付かなければ If I don’t acknowledge this soon, then everything will- スパイラル Spiral

悪い縁を断てえんがちょ(往々) Cut ties with bad vibes, with engacho (again and again) 開運の鍵だ　起死回生 It’s the key to success and good fortune, to be reborn anew 悪い縁を断てえんがちょ(往々) Cut ties with bad vibes, with engacho (again and again) 断捨離のススメ　執着心 I recommend to let go with alobha, then cling to that! 己の人生(ライフ)加速させていく(往々々) Up the tempo of our lives (again and again and again) '無駄な過去は1つもない’ ‘I have not 1 useless past experience on my belt'

えんがちょ　鳩のフン落ちた Engacho, pigeon poop landed on me こりゃ執念深い　青天の霹靂 Now this is some real conviction, a bolt from the blue えんがちょとんだ災難だ Encgacho, what a a major fiasco この　穢れどこから　降り注いでるのか Where on earth is all this evil energy pouring down from

何回やったって　遠回りだったって I’ve done things a bajillion times, I’ve taken the high road, 勘違いされたって　諦めたくないから I’ve been misunderstood, but I still don’t want to give up so ぐちゃぐちゃにされて　へし折られた牙 My fangs have been twisted and torn apart, but nevertheless 取り戻してやる　覚悟決めたのさ I’ll take back what’s mine, I’ve steeled my resolve

悪い縁を断てえんがちょ(往々) Cut ties with bad vibes, with engacho (again and again) 開運の鍵だ　起死回生 It’s the key to success and good fortune, to be reborn anew 悪い縁を断てえんがちょ(往々) Cut ties with bad vibes, with engacho (again and again) 断捨離のススメ　執着心 I recommend to let go with alobha, then cling to that! 己の人生(ライフ)加速させていく(往々々) Up the tempo of our lives (again and again and again) '無駄な過去は1つもない’ ‘I have not 1 useless past experience on my belt'

エンピ・ミッキ・ブッチ・バリヤ Enpi, Mikki, Bucchi, Bariya がっぴ・めんち・ぎっちょ・バーリア Gappi, Mechi, giccho, baarrier やめち・めんき・ガッキンバリア Yamechi, menki, gakkin barrier えった・ビッキ・グッピバリア Etta, bikki, guppi barrier

縁を知れ因果性(往々) Now this what ‘en' ties are, this is causality 大抵は他者の相対性 A big chunk of it has to do with natural human relativity

悪い縁を断てえんがちょ(往々) Cut ties with bad vibes, with engacho (again and again) 断捨離のススメ　執着心 I recommend to let go with alobha, then cling to that! 残りの人生(ライフ)掛けて叫びだす(往々々) Scream like the rest of our lives are on the line (again and again and again) '無駄な過去は1つもない’ ‘I have not 1 useless past experience on my belt' '過去がなけりゃ今はない' ‘Without a past, there would be no today I say'

Footnotes:

● Engacho is an apotropaic crossed finger hand sign. “縁En" meaning “ties/destiny” while “cho” is short for “chon-kireru [to snip]”. It's used to dispel any dirty things or impurities found. Though it was originally religious, it was modernized instead to be used among children as a fun and easy way to promote cleanliness.

Similar to the ‘Father son and the holy spirit’, or ‘Knock on wood’ hand gestures.

If someone steps in dog shit, is the target of pigeon poop, or any such minor but ill omens… Engacho will detach you from that bad luck!

● Enpi, Mikki, Bucchi, Bariya~~~. The name for the engacho hand gesture differs by region in Japan. Most ring similar to ‘chop’, ‘cut’, ’stop’ sounds, or even just the English word ‘Barrier’. The difference is due to regions in Japan each bearing their own unique cultures and accent, or… Just 'Barrier' being influenced from action shows like Anpanman on TV.  

● Appearing in the MV are toys commonly used by children, all which are long and attached: a kendama, a hula-hoop (looks like a ◯ (album name) / rising sun at the end) and then bandages.

● 縁・起死回生・断捨離・因果 All inherently buddhist concepts. 縁: destiny. 起死回生: rebirth. 断捨離: minimalism 因果: karma.

断捨離 I translated to alobha because I felt the ‘detachment from possessions’ part of buddhist minimalism was the main focus here. However, to give it the recognition it deserves, 断 indicates the rejection of nonessentials 捨 indicates the disposal of nonessentials 離 indicates the detachment from possessions.

As a whole they create an ideal.

● Quick digest from Poniki:

Completely stripped of tomfoolery, it’s an Omedeta style “Minimalism song”! True to the word “Engacho, meaning ‘cut ties’”, a word I’m sure everyone heard at least once in their childhood, I sing about my desires to cut bad ties and move forward. Our seemingly shameful past are the exact reason we’re all where we are now. There’s not one wasteful moment in life! That’s the message!

● Blog post from Poniki

It’s a story about a boy unable to find motivation or purpose. Screaming feverishly just trying to become somebody.. Only to get ensnared by corrupt adults who devise to manipulate him. He’s conflicted by “the misfortune which befalls him” and “baseless words”, but nevertheless he’s meeting allies, finding his way through life, and through self-actualized change is he able to move forward.

That’s the deal.

Sekihan was the one who initially brought the base concept to the table. “That ol’ custom of the past generation to dispel bad luck, Engacho”, he had said.

So I said “What if we didn’t only work to dispel bad luck but, we linked that icky past to the present and the future!"

Then took it and made it into a story. As such, it’s even stated in the lyrics as follows! ⇩

"I’ve done things a bajillion times, I’ve taken the high road, I’ve been misunderstood, but I still don’t want to give up so My fangs have been twisted and torn apart, but nevertheless I’ll take back what’s mine, I’ve steeled my resolve." Stigma and misinterpretations pressure him into taking the high road, where he ends up manipulated, broken, and marred. But even if the fangs he once boasted end up twisted and torn apart, you gotta believe that one day other people will come to understand you, and that’s when you’ll take back your fangs. My such passion is tucked into this song.  With that said and all things considered, The final words of the last chorus are the key piece to this puzzle. It’s easy to just sing of hate and cynicalness. Omedetai Atama de Nani Yori are “A band who turn negative energy into positive energy." After all.

At the studio, we even could not settle on a direction for his song until halfway through recording.

Back then Sekihan was even reconsidering the song all by himself in the concert hall next to us. One day I realized that my current state was being projected into these lyrics. Moving up the big city of Tokyo, sticking in an band making no sales, Desperately chasing dreams despite being a starving artist with no time on his hands Ultimately splitting up the band after yielding zero, he stepped away from music for a while. Until this new band came along, Ever since we formed Omedetai Atama de Nani Yori, I’ve been helped by a surprising amount of my past acquaintances, boosted and supported.

Before we formed Omedeta I wanted to clean my slate, I deemed my past useless and fruitless, but that past is exactly what lead me to where I’m standing here today. This point right here was it! This is what got the last puzzle piece to fall into place. “‘I have not 1 useless past experience on my belt’ ‘Without a past, there would be no today’" This song is the story of some nobody protagonist At the same time as being like a biography to me It’s a ‘fight song’, designed to help somebody, anybody, to move forward It’s ‘Engacho'. The song.