#Must-Try Japanese Snacks

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29 Best Japanese Snacks: Top Treats and Where to Find Them

In this post , you will learn on 29 best Japanese snacks. Check out my japanese products [here]. If you’re a fan of Japanese culture or just curious about the diverse and delectable world of Japanese snacks, you’re in for a treat. Japan’s snacks are a harmonious blend of traditional flavors and modern innovations, making them irresistible to taste buds worldwide. Whether you’re exploring the…

[video-recipes]

Duck Fat Fries + Yuzu Aioli — hwoo.lee

[imagionationstation]

Something I was thinking about today:

The claim that Splinter “never feeds his sons human food” and they have to discover it upon reaching the surface is a curious one.

It makes sense given common information.

Let’s use our big brains. Reason out some more info.

Info like… Splinter must have looked up information about turtles before buying four baby turtles.

However, after getting turned into a rat and ending up a father to infants on the run from aliens, he probably never got the chance to go to the library or use the Internet to look up information on how to feed a half-human half-turtle hybrid baby.

(Not that the Internet had forums for that yet. Was the internet prevalent in 2012…?)

So he just. Fed them turtle food and hoped for the best.

(The Japanese are know for eating insects. And algae is commonly used in all kinds of their recipes. For Americans, it sounds crazy. For Splinter, it was just an adaption of his own diet in the hopes of providing his mutant children with safe, normal turtle food.)

By the time they were kids, they’d probably just gotten used to a routine. We really have no proof that algae and worms is bad for the turtles. Tastes yucky? Maybe. But humans eat plants and bugs too.

Splinter was likely just working with what he knew.

But I don’t think they only ever ate algea. Don’t get me wrong-

The theory is totally understandable. I was onboard for this claim for a while myself. Then, I rewatched Lone Rat and Cubs. (Bebés 🥰🥰)

And he definitely introduces them to foods.

I’m seeing noodles, gyoza, (bamboo stick?), and he also throws down something yellow that I can’t recognize. We also see him collecting bread for them and dangling food over the little piranha children.

He continues to collect products for them. Maybe not the healthiest because he’s literally raiding trashcans but… He’s trying.

And then we have some popcorn proof that he’s still introducing them to human foods when they’re kiddos, with Mikey happily snacking on some while they’re in the dojo.

During the series, we see very little new introductions to foods. They eat romen, icecream, popcorn, and drink milk, tea, and other human things without so much as batting an eye.

Ergo, they’ve had human foods. They’ve just never had pizza.

Why do they act like such goobers when introduced to pizza?

BECAUSE THEY’RE GOOBERS, YOUR HONOR!!!

Though- they actually act similarly when introduced to pizza gyoza.

They hesitate. And then something explodes with how tasty it is.

But because this list is far to short to be a proper analysis, there’s also the point to be made for the first episode where they have an entire kitchen set-up going around them.

And I’m no New York Subway expert, but do they normally have kitchens set up within them? Probably not.

Which means that Splinter (and/or his sons) must have set this up. Why set up pantries, a fridge, and a stove if you did not intend to house foods or make foods to cook on them?

After all, the food on the plates appear fresh and raw.

They have an algae pool for harvesting in the lab. Why would they need to create an entire kitchen set-up simply to prepare them?

Also, they know how to use chopsticks for big and small foods. If they’d spent their entire lives eating small foods, it would be a teenie bit difficult to change the method of picking up a fatter breading than a tiny greenery or worm. Especially with mutant hands.

But they don’t hesitate. As if they have picked up larger foods before.

Also, also, they know what a cake is. What it’s supposed to be made out of. Hence why Leo knows what “icing” is.

I’m not normally that excited to taste something that I’ve never tried before (unless someone is hyping me up). It feel implied that they have and that’s why they’re disappointed that Mikey made one of not-cake substances and why Mikey looks like he has regrets.

Also, also, also- considering Splinter eats the algae and worms too, I don’t believe that he has the turtles on a purely algae based diet because he’d have to stick himself on one too. Man’s not a fan.

And he knows that other foods exist. So. Why would he?

In other words, my favorite analogy:

I hate Spinach salad. My mother used to make us eat Spinach salad.

Were there better things to eat than Spinach? Yeah.

Did mom even listen to that point? Nope.

But was it still technically good for me so I was forced to stomach Spinach salad until I was old enough to design my own diet?

You betcha. And I hated every minute of it 👍

So, to end this, I have to say that while algea and worms could have been (at maximum) a common meal for the turtles, I don’t think it was their only meal option. I’m not necessarily saying it was the best idea or the tastiest meal for a birthday-type celebration, but the turtles definitely had outside food exposure.

Do with this knowledge what you will.

[twice-inamillion]

The Company 

Double Life

Fluff and Angst (Dark theme)

Chapter 12

1735 Words 

(Company OC lives his everyday life, taking care of his business and ensuring everything runs smoothly. He has a soft spot for Mina, being his first recruit as the CEO. He also cares for trainees like Nayeon, who are as important as anyone else. Running a business is hard work, and sometimes you must get your hands dirty to ensure everything runs smoothly.)

After arriving from San Francisco, you went straight to work. Setting up an acting division within the company seemed easy, but recruiting talent was the most important part.

Luckily, the company executives took care of recruiting personnel and coaches while your main focus was on selecting actresses. 

While you look at some actress profiles, you get briefed on what you missed last week. IU mentions that rumors about the acting division have been circulating since someone, a well-known actress, visited the company. Officially, nothing hasn’t been confirmed, but you knew this was bound to happen. 

“We’ve been receiving many inquiries from trainees, asking if they can audition for a position in the new acting division.”

”Damn, what do you think? Should we open the recruitment to the trainees?”

”That’s up to you, sir. You mentioned you want to get some well-known actresses first, so maybe you should focus on that.”

”You’re right. Once we’re settled, we can think about expanding it to the rest.”

Also, while you were away, the trainee, Mina, stopped by. She mentioned that she wanted to see you.”

”Oh, okay. I’ll get in contact with her. Thanks Ji-eun.”

——

There is a knock at your door, and you see a silhouette, “It’s me, Mina.”

”Come in.”

Mina slowly opens the door and walks inside, “Good morning.”

”Good morning, Mina, how are you?”

”I’m okay. I didn’t know that you left abroad.”

”Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot to tell you. Did you need something?”

”No, I just haven’t seen you, so I came to stop by.” 

“Aww, that’s nice of you. Come and sit down.”

Mina takes a seat on the couch and stares at you. 

“How’s it going with your training?”

”It’s going well. I still have a hard time talking to all the girls, but I’ve gotten close to Momo and Sana.”

”That’s great. It's nice to see that you have someone to talk to.”

”They speak Japanese, so it’s easier for me. I just wish I didn’t get nervous.”

Don’t worry about it. People are naturally going to come to you based on your personality. You’re a really sweet girl.”

Mina’s ears get a bit red, and you find it kind of cute. You can’t help but see her as a younger sister, someone to protect.

”Oh, by the way, your parents sent you a package,” you say as you stand up and get the box that is on the other side of the room. 

“Oh, what is it?”

”All they told me was that you had to open it before it goes bad.”

Mina picks up the box and places it on the table. You hand her an envelope cutter and opens the box, “Aww, they sent me my favorite snacks.” She grabs one of the snacks and hands it to you, “Here, try it.” 

You try the bag of Skittles she gave you and share some with her. You can’t help but smile as you see her show her gummy smile. “Do I have something on my face?”

”No, it’s just that it’s nice to see you so happy.”

Mina’s ears turn red from your comment, “It’s just that these are my favorite, plus my parents sent them, so it makes it more special.”

”You’re right. Let's send something to them as well; what do you think?”

”Really?”

”Yeah. You don’t want to?”

”No, I do.”

”What do you want to send?”

”Umm, maybe some bread?”

”That sounds nice. Do you have an idea of where we should buy it?”

”Umm, there is a bakery that they used to take me to when I was little.”

”That’s nice. Let’s put in an order and have it delivered to them.”

”Are you really going to do it?”

”Yeah.”

Mina goes towards you and gives you a hug, “Thank you so much, Oppa.” It only takes a few minutes for her to realize what she did, and she steps back, face completely blushed, “I’m sorry, I just reacted without thinking.” 

“Don’t worry about it, it happens.” 

The two of you end up talking a bit more before Irene interrupts you two, “Sorry, I didn't know you had someone with you, sir; I’ll come back.”

”It’s okay, I was leaving anyway. Thanks, Oppa.” Mina waves goodbye and exits your office, leaving you and Irene to discuss important matters. 

———

You finish your evening run and go to the nearby cafe by the company building. Coming out of the cafe, you see one of the trainees standing in front of one of the gates that lead to the campus buildings. From afar, you can see they are pacing back and forth like they are waiting for something. You see a person cross the street and walk towards the trainee and wonder what’s going on. 

They seem to be talking to each other when you see the person, who seems to be an older man, grabs the trainee by the arm. The trainee struggles and tries to let go and yells, “Let me go!”

You exit the cafe and walk towards the street, trying to get an idea of what’s going on. As you walk closer, you see Im Nayeon, one of the transfer trainees from JYP. “She said to let her go” as you grab the man’s arm.

”This has nothing to do with you, so let me go!” shouts the older man.

”It does; I’m responsible for her, so I’m going to ask you to stop bothering her.” 

“Nayeon, tell that man that I’m not bothering you.”

You turn and see Nayeon frozen, unable to say a word.”

”Come on, sweetie, tell this man to not treat your father this way.”

”You… you’re not my dad.”

”Don’t be like that, Nayeon; of course, I’m your dad. I’m the one who raised you and your gold-digging mother.”

”Don’t call her that.”

”Well, she is a gold-digging whore. She’s been asking me for money and forcing me to support you.”

You can tell that Nayeon is getting upset by this whole situation and asks, “Nayeon, do you want this man here or not?”

Nayeon shakes her head, “No, I don’t want him here.”

”See, she told you to leave; now go before I call the police.”

”Fuck you, let me go. Nayeon! Listen to me; I’m going to get my money back, one way or another!” 

You grab the man’s arm and push him in between toward the sidewalk, “Go or else it’s going to go worse for you,” telling him in a serious voice. 

“Fuck! This doesn’t end here!”

Turning around, you say, “Nayeon, are you okay?” She doesn’t respond and is frozen from the encounter. You grab her hand, lead her to a private area, and sit on one of the benches, “What happened? Why did that man say he was your dad?”

”He… he’s not my actual dad but my mom’s ex-husband. He’s been harassing us ever since my mom broke up with him.”

”Did you try calling the police?”

”We did, but they wouldn’t do anything. He just wants us to pay back the money he spent on us.”

”What a douchebag.”

”It’s one of the reasons why I decided to join JYP; I thought I could earn some good money after debuting, but that hasn’t happened.”

”I’m sorry to hear that, but I've heard from your coaches that you’re one of the top trainees in the group.”

”How does that help me now? I was supposed to help my mom and get us away from that man.” Nayeon begins to cry, upset at her current situation.

”Everything is going to be okay,” you say as you try to comfort her. 

“I’m sorry you had to see me cry; I’m so embarrassed, especially since you’re the company's CEO.”

”There is nothing to be embarrassed about,” you say as you caress her head. It takes her a while to calm down, but after settling down, she asks, “Is there a way I can work part-time while still being a trainee? I just want to pay that man back so he can leave us alone.”

”You don’t have to do that; just focus on your training. I’ll try to contact your mom and see what we can do to ensure he doesn't bother you again. Nayeon agrees, knowing that she can’t do anything in her situation. Jeongyeon and Jihyo appear a few moments later after receiving a message from Nayeon earlier. 

You head back to your office and look for one of your family’s contacts, a friend who can help you in these situations.

”Hey, Don, It’s me. I have a bit of a situation going on.

”……”

”Let me send you the info.”

”……”

“Let’s make this as discreet as possible. I don’t want it causing problems anymore.”

————

Nayeon’s former step-father walks out of the gambling club after losing his month’s earnings. Defeated, he cuts through the alley, trying to return to his cramped apartment after getting kicked out of his house. ‘Fuck that gold-digging slut and her daughter, stealing my hard-earned money. Throwing me like some trash after supporting them for so long. 

Covered by the darkness comes out a figure, “Hey man, it’s been a while.”

”Do I know you?”

”No, but I know you.”

The former step-father is too late to realize and falls to the group. He only sees a vague silhouette of a figure standing before him in the dark alley, “Who are you?”

”No one, I’m just here to take care of someone who’s been causing trouble to my employer. They send their regards.”

There’s no response, only a man lying on the cold, dark floor in an unknown alley. 

Don takes out his phone, calls his employer, “It’s done,” and clicks it. 

The door of a black van opens, and multiple men step out and carry the man lying on the floor. They toss him inside and shut the door before leaving the alley like nothing happened. 

[tokyo-daaaamn-ji-gang]

I have a small[?] request!

I would love to see the reactions of Toman about foreigner!reader who can speak fluent japanese but when one of the toman boys trys to talk to reader they say "can't speak Japanese" in a horrible accent and walk away but then someone they know comes along and they start to speak Japanese like they didn't just say they couldn't 😭😭

reader is just really shy lol and dosent know how to talk to people like hakki lol

Lmao poor guys but ngl the reader is a mood, this is how i think toman would react!

Mikey- He is dumbfounded by this, did you actually just lie and ignore him???? Thinks you seem pretty interesting since you just did that to toman's leader (typically Mikey's the one doing the ignoring). Basically follows you around after that, pestering you and trying to get you to speak Japanese to him. He treats it like a game and thanks you for playing with him after.

Draken- He's a bit miffed when he realises you were faking not understanding him. Contemplates going over to you and questioning you about it (might do that depending how rude you were) but ultimately he figures he might have intimidated you so leaves it be. If he's interested in you romantically, he'll try to buy you a drink or snack to show you he's actually not going to hurt you and you don't need to be scared of him.

Takemichi- Yells out "HUH!?????" so that everyone turns to look at him. He just can't believe you would do that! Walks away after but mutters about it the whole day.

Baji- Laughs, he's amused but you're definitely not getting away with this. Tells you he's going to show you around but he's actually just messing with you. The whole day he uses a bad version of google translate to speak your language terribly, purposely trying to be bad to see how long you go along with this instead of just switching to Japanese. Actually ends up having fun with you though.

Chifuyu- He's a bit hurt by this, assuming you don't like him or that he looks bad or something. Probably looks in a window shop and tries to re arrange his hair a bit before approaching you again with a big grin. He's determined to show he's not a bad guy.

Mitsuya- Softly chuckles at your little act, he actually guesses correctly that you're a bit shy or overwhelmed. Gets your phone number from your friend so he can text you instead, thinking that might be easier.

Hakkai- Blinks a bunch, he has no idea how to react to this situation. Decides to back down though since you don't seem to like him much (he finally knows what it feels like). Gives you a wave before leaving.

Pah- For a split second he thought he was fluent in your language and you were still speaking it. But quickly realises the truth, storms over to you to question you on why you just did that. (He softens up a lot once he finds out the reason though).

Peh- Loudly asks what's going on, bringing a lot of attention to both you and him. When he sees the worried expression on your face, he assumes it's because you're scared of him. So in attempt to not make you cry (he hates when that happens and Mitsuya will frown at him) he tries to tell you a joke (it's not very funny).

Smiley- Walks straight back over to you and demands to know why you lied (probably threatens you a little too). He thinks this might lead to a fight which excites him but he's also embarrassed and generally curious. Nods when you explain to him then actually feels somewhat guilty.

Angry- Frowns harder, he takes a moment to watch you and try to figure out why you lied. Figures that you must be nervous around him, so he tries to do something nice like give you advice on nice places to sightsee.

Mucho- Raises an eyebrow at you but says nothing. He's intrigued but used to people wary of him because of his size and intimidating aura.

Sanzu- He's disappointed, it's not often that he's interested enough in people to try and talk to them so this disappoints him a bit. Watches you closely and tries to think of another reason to approach you/ talk to you.

[storkmuffin]

The Mastication Torture Wooyoung Live

Masterclass in Korean Language Nuance,

Masculinity Edition

Liveblogging this Wooyoung Pop because I saw many iterations of the 2 sentence moment where he said he would not be doing that singer's dance challenge, edited with lighting and scary sound effects and spliced with dancing footage providing explanation and so forth. It had the Man About to Break a Bottle To Use As Weapon tone as when he was telling off that stalker that somehow had his actual phone number, so I decided to investigate, and what I got instead was something quite different.

Here goes!

We open with barefaced Wooyoung looking very angular and cute in a black hoodie. I love how he's growing into the bones of his face. He smiles and waves. Ahh the smile. He says he just got to Tokyo, has eaten and washed. It comes out like a recitation of facts.

Having watched a significant number of these now I am aware that the adoring fans really don't always have something meaningful to say, but want to talk, so end up asking Did You Eat, What Did You Eat, Did You Wash, which then the Idol (rather desperately?) ends up trying to circumvent by submitting this almost militaristic situation report on his hygiene and nutrition so he doesn't have to answer the same mind numbing questions every time he does a live broadcast.

He gets up immediately, saying, Wait, but so the Atiny aren't bored, he makes musical mouth noises as he wanders around doing whatever it is, invisible. He returns with a favorite Japanese snack. He angrily rips open the cover. Playing at being 정우역정 which is the fun punny name the 영부인 (Korean Wommys) have given him. (역정 내다 is to have an angry outburst, so they wove that into his name 정우영 by changing the last 영 into 역 to complete the pun. 영부인 are so so clever. I stan the 영부인 collective.) He says he's going to talk a bit while he eats the pudding, and then he'll go to sleep.

Pudding and castella. Ooh, all the Japanese goodies. Yummm. He visibly cheers up with the sugar intake. Someone suggests he needs milk, which he doesn't have, so he says yogurt is made of milk and it's all the same when it's mixed up in his stomach.

Wooyoung is a noisy eater. chomp chomp chomp. He says he doesn't like sweets, particularly chocolate, but he likes this sort of thing - pudding and castella. Immediately with the provocation, his fans ask if he's spilled droplets of pudding, which he denies. He asks about baseball results, which he couldn't watch because of the Fan Meeting in Japan.

He says he watched content on Insta that identified the winning baseball team per the debut year of various idol groups. He mentions Itzy and Riize and I'm so proud to know some of these names because this time last year I would've had no idea. So for his team, whatever it is, Hanhwa maybe? The chat guesses the band was 서태지와 아이들. That's a really ANCIENT band omg lol. That's pre-kpop Korean popular music.

So Wooyoung goes, That's accurate, but actually you're trying to insult me in a roundabout way (돌려까는 거 같은데...)(basically by pointing out that his team hasn't won the... whatever in decades). I'm very sorry for this mumbling about sports- I know nothing about sports on purpose. A young person on the chat goes, Who the heck are 서태지와 아이들? and he goes DON'T SAY THAT, IT IS THEM! And he interrogates the person who 'guessed' - You knew the answer didn't you! The last time his team won the whatever was in 1991 (!!!).

FYI, YG of the company YG founder, that YG, he was a member of the 아이들 of 서태지와 아이들. That's how long ago this band was active.

He keeps eating, and I'm listening to this on earbuds and it's really really grating. I must truly love Wooyoung because he is masticating right into my ears, loudly, on purpose and I'm letting it happen without reaching through the phone and through space time to smack him. I despise and I'm hypersensitive to the sounds of chewing and yet here he is doing it extra loud on purpose (Nyamm chomp chomp) and I'm still fond.

So there is chat about baseball as he munches his castella. He gets to the last bite and hollers something in Japanese. He references some sort of meme involving a toddler trying to give a massage to an adult, double fisted, while asking if it feels good. He really likes babies. That viral content of him being an adoring (and quite competent!) caretaker of little girls must be actually real. He loves babies.

He does an impression of this child a couple times as the chat tries to figure out which variety or reality show this meme and the baby are from. Woo doesn't much care which show, he only cares that it's cute.

He just keeps doing impressions of this toddler. Is there a part of his fandom that notices how Adoring Father Coded Wooyoung Jung is?

And now he's sucking the sugar off his thumb because he has no napkins or wipes. Smack smack. This is torture.

He goes off camera.

When he gets back, someone who is my orientation asks him if he went to wash his hands, apparently, because he smiles and says he didn't, and instead brought back a new snack. This is the 단짠 snacking method - follow up a sweet flavor with a savory /salty one. He asks what people what they think of an Idol who shows himself gnawing on squid legs. He's a 7th Year Idol, soon to be 8th! He can do it now because of this seniority, right? Right?

Sidebar: There are 'seemly' foods and 'unseemly' foods, which exists in any culture, so I wanted to make it clear aobut what he's eating in this video: Squid/ octopus legs are an unseemly food. You would only have these in a situation where you both somewhat intimate with the people (so, more personal friends, not so much coworkers) and in environments where you can let it all hang out (your own living room, maybe a dive bar, definitely not the office or classroom or a nice cafe or restaurant).

Wommys, because they are how they are, suggest that he eat it with beer, which he flatly refuses. "I'll get in trouble if I drink beer on a live," he says, not making eye contact.

The Handwash Atiny, my sister in manners, apparently keeps asking him about the sugar-covered fingers he must have from eating the castella . He says, "I don't wash my hands when they get sticky. I go in search for something with a different kind of stickiness." And then laughs like he obnoxious younger brother he is.

Oh now he's gnawing in earnest. gnaw gnaw gnaw

Atiny ask him about what he's wearing, and he says the pants he has on are not the same as the Fan Sign meeting, but the pants at the airport were. They ask about his hair. He says the hair looks brown because the hair dye has faded. Chew chew chew. He says he's taken off his make up. He keeps gnawing the legs, and then repeats the imitation of the baby giving an adult a back massage. Someone wanted an encore, he says. He explains "Igloo" was not rehearsed - he 'got' the choreo and put it up right away. Gnaw gnaw chew chew. He says there's going to be a concert tomorrow.

Then at 14:09 comes the now (in?)famous moment:

아 라이크 제니는 하지 않습니다. 당신은 에이티니가 아니신가요.

Death glare.

Clear and well researched explications for why he said this and what he meant are available from more knowledgeable people elsewhere.

I was very interested in how he said a very polite seeming sentence in transcript (않습니다, 아니신가요) in an effectively threatening way. Pronunciation on the 아니신가요 was off, just a touch, just a little bit stanky, to sound more like 아이싱가여? accompanied by very belligerent jaw motions. But the transcript is immaculate. All he said was he is not going to do that dance, and he wanted to know if the asker was not actually an Atiny. Nicely done. I LOVE him.

The reason he answered with such chilling finality is demonstrated later on in this same chat (not what he said, but the finality of it) - There's someone who plasters the chat with her one (unrelated) question later. This goes to show that the Lives and Fromm and various fan communications he has to do can mean that he will get potentially thousands of people at a time asking him the exact same question literally tens of thousands of times.

This way, he made it clear This is Not the Place, I Am Not The One and he also made the consequences clear: Wooyoung Will Not Consider You A Fan If You Bring This Up Ever Again. Moreover, he is in a way protecting his teammates from having to deal with being asked about doing the Like Jennie dance.

Mingi, who is also no slouch in the Let You Have It department, which is one of the things I like about him, has also said, flatly, "The issue of plagiarism, the word plagiarism, is a very sensitive one for Ateez" in response to someone using the word as a joke.

He's also imposing a Korean adult social norm, and specifically a Korean male social norm, on what I assume is his mostly international, mostly very young, mostly female audience. Korea is a high-context society, and Korean is a high context language. Lots of things are up to you to know already. If you're not sure what the context is, if you don't know what's going on, you need to approach with great caution. Tread carefully, or you will be smacked. You owe other people due consideration. You must not be an annoyance and impose your ignorance and stupidity on other people. Or you will be smacked. Men tend to be a little bit more violent, a touch harsher, about this than women, but that's just a matter fof degree and gendered communication, and it varies with age. Old ladies will straight up start shouting if you overstep and call you names.

What's interesting is the ways that Wooyoung does a marvelous thing of push-pulling at his specific fandom by using grammar and the intimacy possible with that grammar. Transcripts of the various levels of 존댓말 and 반말 that Wooyoung mixes and weaves during his Lives would be a master class in this aspect of Korean as a language.

Anyway, that moment is gone in a second, and his mood recovers immediately. Instantly. This is why it's kind of important to go back to the source for whatever it is and look at the whole thing. He says nope, and you're a dumbass for asking, smacks the questioner, then moves on right away and never mentions or talks or even thinks about them again. That context was important to me.

But.

The spectacle of watching him eat this squid snack starts to get to me. I'm watching him toss more octopus into his mouth, gnaw gnaw, rub away residue on his fingers (me and the Hygiene Atiny who watched this Live, both going GET A NAPKIN and suffering invisibly, like ghosts), combs his hair with the same sugar-octopus fingers. Gnaw gnaw chew chew.

영부인 come through with another pun. They're so smart. They accuse him of cud-chewing gum, and he shoots back, it's not cud-chewing gum, it's cud-chewing squid. (껌질겅 아니야. 오징어 질겅). Then he starts giggling, because the implication was that it was getting on the viewer's nerves, this chewing. He says, 미안하다.

Ah, the masculinity of that utterance. Not 미안해요. Not 죄송합니다. Not 미안 nor 미안해. 미안.하.다.

Then the 영부인 switch it up and make a pun by switching the 질 of 질겅 into 즐 (similar but distinctly different sound)and then making it 즐겅 (즐거워 is the correct form, and they just bent it to rhyme with 질겅 resulting in 즐겅 which is not a word, but a Wommy neologism and pun).

Wooyoung appreciates this, acknowledging with praise that the Wommy are 'a level above him' (역시 나보다 한 수 더 가는구나!) and does a little dance. He apologizes to someone named  Yeonjun, who must have some sort fo song to do with either gum chewing or feeling joyful enjoyment. He says, Yeonjun is probably in New York. "Yes I was making fun of him. He's my friend. I am teasing my own friend. What?" ("놀린거 맞아요. 제 친구 제가 놀리는데 왜요.")

I think the number of Atiny who cannot stand the chewing is getting to some sort of critical mass, because Wooyoung starts to insist that he is not drunk and he is not drinking, and asking "Do I seem drunk?" and in between all these utterances is chew chew chew chew sounds right into my ear. He says he's not red, the light is reddish, giving face that color. chew chew chew.

And that's actually valid, because we saw him drinking and he didn't get red. Asian Red, by the way, means that the person is actually allergic to alcohol and cannot digest it at all, and therefore should not drink it. Wooyoung didn't seem to get red during that Wanteez episode where they were really drinking.

Referring back to the other famous content where he looked like Smartie Smurf, he says, "This is better than blue point lighting, isn't it?"

And then! UGHHGHGH He lays a length of octopus leg sideways in his mouth and chomps down on it like an actual animal while making direct eye contact with the camera.

He knows the girls hate this aaaaaaa. I am girls. He now has squid all over his faaaaaace.

The Atiny start to run with it, since he's doing that with the squid. He starts to object. Why would I put the squid pieces in my earrings?? he hollers, looking delighted. Don't say things like that. It makes me really wanna do it. Nooooo.

He's sprinkling dried squid residue on the table by rubbing his fingertips together. He says,

난 여러분은 그거 지켜주고 싶어. 이미 깨졌을수도 모르겠지만.

I want to safeguard that for you all. Even though I guess it might already have been destroyed.

The "that" he wants to safeguard for us is our fantasy of the perfect Idol Oppa - beautiful, well mannered, wild on stage and sweet and kind irl.

The 영부인 are not having it. They suggest he shove the squid pieces up his nose. Wooyoung objects loudly again.

"I'm an Idol! I'm not some neighborhood loser!"

He's insisting on this 'Idol Identity" while in a tracksuit while chewing noisily on squid, which is the prototypical 동네 오빠 thing to do.

I am an idol! insists Wooyoung, following up that statement with chew chew chew.

The Atiny are letting it all hang out. Doesn't your jaw hurt?? they ask him. He says no, not at all, but he's really verbose about it: No, it doesn't hurt. But if you say it like that, I feel like my jaw SHOULD hurt. Uh oh? It's a little painful? Nah, it's not painful at all.

CHEW CHEW CHEW CHEW

We're at 19 minutes, and I don't know if i can stand 14 more minutes of this chewing.

Wooyoung says he got the snack at 7/11, and it's 120 calories. The Atiny tell him it's probably 120 calories per piece, which then makes him read the back of the package carefully at the nutritional data. He says, "Why are you giving me a hard time? I was enjoying myself." chew chew chew chew. He changes the topic. " "It's so salty!" he cries, making the face of salty suffering. chew chew chew

He mentions that recently, he talked about Soobin on a Fromm chat, and that Subin texted him on kakaotalk immediately. 귀신같이 카톡 오더라. Unbelievable! (어이가 없어가지고).

Wooyoung is immensely pleased. He says something interesting:

맨날 여상이만 졸졸 따라다니던 애들이 갑자기 나한테 꽂혀가지고. 이 자식.

These kids that used to constantly trail after Yeosang are all suddenly fixated on me! Jackass (affectionate).

The main characteristic of Ateez members, the one thing every single one of the has in common, is competitiveness.

The Atiny now change topic, and use an old Live chestnut of telling Wooyoung that the lens looks foggy or dirty. Wooyoung scoffs.

"I know there's nothing on the lens! Do you just want to see me closer up? Eh? You think you can say that to an eighth year Idol and get me to wipe the lens? Here, lemme wipe it with a piece of squid."

Then he giggles, and comes closer to the lens. Oh he's so good at this whole Live thing. Say no, say no in a lot of words, and then do it anyway. Give the people what they want. Oh he's so handsome. So pretty, so handsome, such a pleasure to look at this face! Killer eyes in a pretty face. Love him. Enduring all the chewing noises was worth it.

Then, he claps his hands, which means he's spraying octopus particulate all over his room and his clothes. I don't even care. His lips are a shade between orange and pink. I am hypnotized by the face.

영부인/wommys are nothing if not enterprising opportunists (admiring), and since he seems to be in an accomodating mood, they go for it. They ask to be called 자기 (baby/ honey). He smacks that down too. "Greed needs to have limits" (욕심이 과하면 안돼).

The me-coded Atiny, probably the one that asked if he'd washed his hands, asks, "How long are you going to eat the squid on this Live?" and Wooyoung shoots back: "Why? Should I stop?" They ask him, passive aggressively I assume, if he's been drinking. He protests that he hasn't been drinking!! But the King of Give and Take says, I suppose the lighting in here can give that impression. As an explanatory note he adds, "They keep asking if I've been drinking!"

Me: Goddamn this boy is haaaandsommmmmme.

Wooyoung keeps insisting that the lighting in this particular room is a bit reddish. Like a butcher's shop?? someone asks. (Korean butchers use red lighting inside the shop FYI). Playfully, Wooyoung starts messing around with lights and filters. Chew chew chew is back. He finds one that he likes enough to go oooh at himself and lean back. Wommy immediately tell him it's no good. LOL They are so merciless. Wooyoung wants to look pretty, so he immediately fixes it and we go from beige to black and white to taupe and blurry before he settles on a final filter.

Annnd we're back to CHEW CHEW CHEW. Seriously. This is very 현타 (reality check) inducing. I hate the sounds of chewing. I actively want to hurt people who eat noisily around me. So what am I doing with my life right now? Why am i watching squid body parts disappear into this boy's mouth?!?

Wooyoung, sounding very put upon but also amused, tells someone, "Yes this is a couple-look I'm wearing with Maddox-Hyung!" He continues, "If I don't answer that one I feel like you're going to ask me for twenty years!" This part, when he's addressing someone he doesn't claim as a Wommy, he speaks in 존댓말 :

"답 안 해 드리면 계속 물어보시네 [redacted] 대답해 드려야지. [redacted] 그렇게 도배를 하시면 [redacted] 맞습니다."

The nuance doesn't come through in English translation no matter how I try: The question keeps getting repeated when I don't answer! I must answer. If they just plaster the chat with this question! Yes, you are correct!

When he's addressing his actual people, his 영부인, his real buddies, he drops into 반말. "매독스랑 커플룩임 한 20번 본사람?? 와 진짜 계속 보여! ... 와 장난 안치고 한 20번 물어보신거 같아!"

Does anyone else see that question being repeated 20 times?? Wow, it's just non stop! Seriously! I think they asked like, 20 times!

Possibly to push the Maddox-Couple-Look questioner off the page, the Wommys come back in force as Wooyoung chew chew chews to ask to be called 자기.

He relents. "자기! 자기!" he says, then he sucks on his fingers. OH MY GOD GET SOME GODDAMN WIPES (Storkmuffin). "Why are you like this? [Sounds of exasperation: 아유~ 진짜. 아유...그냥. 아유~]."

He's so adorable, making these ajumma sounds with his hipster face.

Wooyoung starts singing a very old Trot song, "내 나이가 어때서" I love this about him and San. They just burst into song, and the songs they burst into are such a wide range - Broadway songs, movie musicals, pansori, trot.

And now he's brushing his teeth. Great. Oh great. More mouth sounds. He talks around the toothbrush. He says, "Don't go! I'm going to go to sleep soon. Don't go!" brush brush. 가지마! shicka chiska chika chookchoochook. I'm losing my mind again omg.

He isn't short to me (because to me I'm the right size and it's everyone else who is too tall, all right??) but he's short person coded, because he folds his legs to sit cross legged on an armchair. He puts up a hood and keeps brushing his teeth. I'm seriously reconsidering every choice I've ever made in my life again. Why am I here?

He knows this because he says, "2,466 people are watching me brush my teeth. Wow. I'm successful. Wow." Me: I wasn't even in this original group, so it's going to be a lot more than that, you beautiful little shit. He keeps saying WOW, in English, as he brushes and his mouth is filling with foam.

Seriously. He is sucessful and powerful because I've been in love more than once, in a way that I thought I would die without that person, and yet I've never sat and watched any of them BRUSH THEIR FUCKING TEETH. Kpop is a fucking cult and my brain has been pureed.

He leaves the screen, mercifully.

Save me Japanese hotel painting bird, save me.

He's back, applying lip balm.

Someone wants to see HIM FLOSSING (I started getting ready to scream) and he goes, You think I'd show myself flossing? sounding appalled. Thank you, oh merciful Wooyoung. Misericordia.

In answer to a qustion, Wooyoung gives something to the girlies: No, I sleep with nothing on. I haven't brought my pajamas. I forgot.

Translation note: In Korean what he said was 다 벗고 자는데요 which literally translates with I sleep with everything taken off but in order for it to sound more natural in English you have to go in the opposite direction, and say Sleep With Nothing On. There are so many pieces like this, where our expressions are the exact opposite of what's used in English.

He's clacking his teeth together now. Why. Why did you do that?

He uses Nivea lipbalm, he reveals, before saying he's going to go now. Wooung starts faking nodding off. "Sleep well," he says. He puts up his hoodie. He announces his age and Idol rank like he's reporting to the military. He cinches the hoodie really tight over hies head, then he says, 혹시 이 선물을 풀어줄 사람이 있나? Does anyone want to unwrap this gift?

Groan horror terror - Why are you making Dad Jokes like this, soon-to-be 26- Rising-8th -Year Idol Wooyoung??

Immediately, he apologizes. Wooyoung says things to Minnaaa and i assume good night and sleep well etc in Japanese.

The unflagging Wommys ask him for kisses.

He refuses, but charmingly. (무슨 뽀뽀야! 땡!)

Korean Idols are so drilled on correct behavior expected of Idols that we make jokes about how they have this secondary Idol 'consciousness.' The thing is he has done so much in this chat that is against all of that - the noisy chewing, eating dried squid, smacking the asker of the Jennie question, brushing his teeth - that his Idol Consciousness is starting to poke at him, I think, with rather a sharp stick.

"I'm a pro Idol!" he says.

Then he does a silly little trick of using the hole punched into the top of the package of dried squid for ease of hanging and display at 7/11 to create a 'sniper perspective' of his face. I'm reminded that he likes taking photographs with expensive analog cameras. This is so fun and creative, but he also does really seem drunk.

He ends the Live with, Love you! Gonna sleep now! I have no more battery! Cut!

[macknshift]

[ ☀️ 🗺️ 🪼&👙 ] for your marauders reality pleasseee 🥺🙏

YIPPEEEEEE THE DR I LIVE MY MERMAID PRINCESS FANTASY IN!!!! (thank u for the ask pooks)

𐔌 . ☀️ ⋮ DAYS OF SUN ֹ ₊ ꒱ what are your go-to summertime activities? do you and your friends plan big garden parties with all the fruits and snacks? maybe a charcuterie board? possibly a water balloon tournament?

day-to-day, i do three things; swim (in a lake near my house. it's enchanted to not have any creatures or illnesses in it, Thank God!) read, and tan. i lay out in the sun for so long every day. i know that logically i don't have to care about tanning bc i'm a metamorphagus and i can change my skin color at whim (which i don't do?? btw??? i've seen ppl say that they do and i am NAWT a race changer good lord) and also the sun is not that strong in my hometown, but i just like laying in the sun and getting a nice bit of outside time. i usually bring an enchanted mp3 player so i don't have to bring any electronics with me lol

otherwise, i just like popping in and visiting my friends where they live. i think i visit remus the most (mainly bc we're bffs but also his family is so sweet (his younger sister adores me, i'm like her idol or smth lol)) but i go see james specifically a lot too. (euphemia hooks me up w some of the best food i've ever had in my entire life LMFAO) my friends obviously come and visit me too, so it's not like i'm the one travelling to them 24/7, but it is a really fun activity to just go floo-ing around the greater UK area lol

𐔌 . 🗺️ ⋮ WORLD WIDE MAP ֹ ₊ ꒱ if you could have one fantastic trip where would you go? why would you go there? what intrigues you about that place? are there certain activities there that have attracted you there?

i would LOVE to visit japan. japan is overall a bucket list country for me anyway, but i can imagine that the magic system there is probably pretty different. besides that, i just really want to go to the studio ghibli museum y’all 🙏🏻🙏🏻 like PLEAK just once and i will be a happy clam i promise i will be!!!!!! i honestly don't know who would come with me tee bee h. i feel like logically i could drag remus with me he would basically go anywhere w me and probably (weirdly) alice fortescue? she's japanese (adopted by the fortescues!) and i know that she likes to travel based on her and frank planning on taking a gap year once they graduate (they graduate 2 years before i do!) so maybe? mayhaps? alice would come along? i think i could also convince marlene too. she's on a "my parents want me to stay inside SO I MUST TRAVEL!" kick rn (which like, good for her tbh)

𐔌 . 🪼 ⋮ COLORFUL JELLYFISH ֹ ₊ ꒱ okay, we're going to the biggest aquarium in the world. where are you dragging me first? to the large sharks? the exotic fish? fish tank tunnel to watch the fish above us? or are you mad at me because you wanted to go get ice cream instead?

on top of the whole. u know. mermaid fairy princess vibe i try to have, i deadass think i can talk to fish. like, not shitting you, i think i can. or at least like. dolphins. (they’re kind of terrifying but my mom’s patronus is one so i’ve learned to appreciate them LMFAO)

personally i looove just running around and seeing all the little guys. like the tiny ones that get overlooked for the Big Kahunas™️ bc that’s just how i am as a person i think??? idk i’m just a “look out for the little guy” type ig. besides that! however! as i mentioned in the marvel dr answer, i do tend to go insane for the fish tank tunnels. in my cobra kai dr i’m sooo excited to go to the sekai taikai solely for that aquarium i’m so srs LMFAOOO obvi barcelona *said in the voice of that kid from booksmart that says s-es as ‘th’* will be super fun but like!!! aquarium!!!!!! i am getting off track lol

𐔌 . 👙 ⋮ DOTTED BIKINI ֹ ₊ ꒱ what are your dearest summer pieces? a swimsuit that highlights the color of your eyes and makes you feel good? an old band tee you put on after you're done swimming? a new top with pretty flowers on it?

*kim crawford dance* THIS MY JAM!!!!!! the little collage i made above is pretty much the vibe for my summer clothing! i'm ngl, i dress pretty much the same every single season, just varying amounts of skin showing 😭😭 i'm a metamorphagus as well, so i change my hair color based on whatever i'm wearing that day too. i normally stick to those same pastels & everything, and of course the vibe is pastel mermaid princess, so my hair is either the typical pastel pink (what i make my 'default') OR a bright blonde with streaks of whatever color i'm wearing that day (usually pink, purple, or blue streaks!) which i think is super fun.

jewelry wise, i stick to the same jewelry i wear all year (i have a heart-shaped locket necklace from my parents that has a photo of me and my family & a photo of my nuna and bamp (my grandparents) and another necklace that has a sea star pendant from my mom. i wear a crap ton of rings, with various jewels and things and a few separate bracelets, including a charm bracelet with a charm for each year i complete of school, which is super fun. kind-of pjo vibes a bit?) BUT! i wear a lot of arm cuffs? i think they look super cool, and it kind of adds to the whole beach-y vibe. it's kind of ironic that my ass lives in (lowkey) dreary belfast, ireland, but it's alright!!! i travel a bunch!!!

[okkalo]

heartsteel yone x reader headcanons

genre: fluff

hello i love him

- ORANGE PEELER!!!!!!

- absolutely will do those small tasks for you just to make your life easier.

- if you ask for an orange he doesn’t even have to think about it either; he literally just starts peeling it for you while multitasking with something

- perfect for if you easily forget things too

- where’s your keys? he’s already got them because he knows you struggle

- you’re in the car and forgot to grab a coat? you look over and he literally has one in his hands for you

- so yeah he’s very acts of service

- has come to the point where he always gets your choice of drink whenever he gets his cold brew (maybe even a little snack for you as well)

- CAFE DATES ARE A MUST!!

- absolutely loves it when you two get to the point where you don’t always have to talk and you both can just exist next to the other

- comfort in silence

- i saw a headcanon somewhere else that said yone is a good cook and i absolutely agree

- he mostly makes japanese dishes and they’re always so good

- if he ever visits you while you’re busy he will always bring some food because he knows how hard it can be to keep track of eating while also working

- on the topic of working

- you are the only thing keeping him sane <3

- he needs someone gentle to bring him peace after chaotic days with heartsteel

- he’s a man of few words but when it comes to ranting about heartsteel he has a lot to say

- please just listen, that’s all he needs

- maybe even grasp his hand if he seems more annoyed than usual

- i headcanon yone isn’t really one for physical touch (he likes it but he just doesn’t often hug or such)

- but when it comes to hand holding it’s completely different

- he won’t like it in public but in secluded scenarios he cherishes it

- it’s a way to let him know that you’re there and you actually care

- you can also hold his hand to make him less angry/more reasonable

- kayn just broke something expensive? grasp yone’s hand before he has the chance to explode and he’ll let out a huff before thinking his words over

- heartsteel has come to love you for that btw. you’ve saved them from some bad punishments

- sometimes kayn lets out a gag or groan at your affections, however, which just ruins your efforts in saving him

- his fault

- sometimes (a lot of times) yone works late

- you have the power to make him retire for the night though!!

- try to coax him while gently rubbing his arm

- if he still puts up a fight then just sit next to him while he works with the excuse “i want to be close to you”

- few minutes of that and he feels too guilty, and thus leads you to go to bed with him

- not much of a cuddle person when going to bed

- he will if you want to though!!

- his favorite is your head in his chest while he rubs your back <3

- pro tip: rub his back too; he needs/loves the comfort

unedited thanks for reading!

[91divoc]

hi im sorry for yapping in ur inbox but i love your art and i'm a huge 2x5 sucker so like... i wanna hear some of ur headcanons for the ship.... plez and thank you!

ok goobye

yap away, i have my inbox open for a reason!! :) also tyy omg! loving my art fr? got me giggling and kicking my feet

ok so since there's no specific request of headcanons, we're just gonna go random, cool? cool.

★in my au, edward is a japanese and filipino mix, and can speak fluent tagalog. when they got together, and their relationship became more serious, james started learning tagalog for him

★they have a movie night, and watch movies together, each taking turns to pick something

★absolute dumbass and loves the dumbass dynamic

★they totally dance together when they play music

★if one takes a lot of interest/desire for something at a store, the other will secretly buy it for them

★cooks five star meals and burns water but he's trying his best

★james absolutely adores edward's mismatched eyes

★they're both huge cuddlers. being tangled around eachother while they sleep is a must. edward will wake up with james piled on top of him

★they both like to let go and just be absolute morons together when at home

★edward is strong enough to pick up and carry james, so he does. has dragged him across the house by the ankles before

★ed's common nicknames for james: jamie, jim, jimmy, jimbo, jamesy, jambalaya, jingle bells, jam, jim jam, jam sandwich, rusty, love, darling, sweetheart, hun/honey, silly man

james's common nicknames for ed: eddie, ed, eddie bear, old iron, love, lovely, darling, sweetheart, hun/honey. does that thing that fuses other words with edward's name [ex: eggward, bedward, shedward, especially if he's for example holding an egg, or laying in bed] to tease him

★if one is going through distress [ex: anxiety, fear, pain, sadness], they will seek out the other for comfort

★edward has the worst sleeping troubles of the two [insomnia, nightmares, occasionally night terrors] and james does try his best to help him either fall asleep, or calm down after he's woken up from his nightmare

★if they need to vent, they'll sit in the comfort of their bed with water, tissues, and some comfort snacks, and they'll support eachother in the way they need

ok i should probably shut up now. uhm if anyone wants more just ask i can rub my braincells together to create more

[girlspecimen]

BOYS BE MAID voicelines english translation

trying my best to translate the character voicelines from the profiles at https://boysbemaid.jp/#member (on the left side of each character's profile) since there isn't text provided for y'all to machine translate. please provide feedback and apologies in advance if they're bad because I'm no Japanese expert, just a student ^_^;

*revised march 11 based on the fact that the first voice line is literally written in the page and i didn’t realize LOL

TAKASHINA RANTO

1: "I'll do my best. It’s for my own sake as well.” 2: "Nice to meet you. I'm Takashina Ranto, a first year student at Koukei High School. Alright, let's get along!" 3: "Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home! You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time to unwind… Ugh, still not good enough."

OTHER CHARACTERS' COMMENTS From REI: There's not much in particular to say about Takashina." From ROU: "My elder sisters always spoiled me, so I think I'll treat Takashina Ranto like a cute younger brother as well. From AIMERY: "I wonder… is 'everything you do is like an event' a compliment unique to this country?" (not 100% sure on this one tbh i couldnt fully understand LOL)

KISAKI YOKA

"Ehehe, Ranto-kun is like the younger brother I've always wanted."

Hello. I'm Kisaki Yoka, a second-year at Koukei High School~. From now on, let's make lots of fun memories together, okay?"

"Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home! You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time to unwind… So, how do you like it? This is the power of the head."

OTHER CHARACTERS' COMMENTS

From ROU: "We've known each other for a long time. Besides, I'm the one who should be supporting you." From AIMERY: “I-I-I-I’m s-sorry Yoka-chan, p-please be in a good mood…!” From SHUMEI: "This glowing emerald would look good on you! Your family works in the jewelry industry, so it makes sense, huh~?"

AMAKI ROU

“Forgive me. I’ve done it again, haven’t I?”

“Ahem. Amaki Rou, Koukei High School Second Year. I’m sure there’s not much I can teach you, but I’m looking forward to working with you from now on.”

“Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home! You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time t–t– AUGH!”

OTHER CHARACTERS’ COMMENTS: From RANTO: “Amaki-senpai is somehow… surprisingly like a youngest child.” From SHUMEI: “His coffee is EXCELLENT! I want to quickly open a chain, make Ma-chan into a successful millionaire, and then expand overseas~!” From REI: “Isn’t he Mr. Kisaki’s dog? That’s the only image I can think of.”

KIKU SHUMEI

“Service to others is an investment in yourself with great returns!”

“Kiku Shumei, Koukei High School second year! I’m so happy to meet you! I have a lot of jewelry that will look good on you! I look forward to working with you~! Thanks for your patronage~.”

“Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home! You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time to unwind… Hm~ It’s perfect!”

OTHER CHARACTERS’ COMMENTS: From REI: “He’s someone who’s very clear about what he means.” From RANTO: “Are the gemstones that Kiku-senpai has the real thing…?” From Yoka: “Today’s recommendation is a green emerald? But I’m the one in charge of pink after all…”

AIMERY CÉNOIR

1. "I've heard that for a boy to be allowed to wear these ‘totes kawaii’ clothes is the highest honor."

2. "My name is Aimery Cenoir, a second year student at Koukei High school. I am honored to meet you in this way. I am still studying the customs of this country, so if I am rude in any way, I'd like to politely apologize. Ah, and if you don't mind, I'll ask you for a lesson next time." 3. "Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home. You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time to unwind… Hm, is this trendy right now?"

OTHER CHARACTERS’ COMMENTS: From ROU: “Come to think of it, Cenoir has a younger sister. Isn’t she worried about him leaving the country?” From YOKA: “Aimery-kun, huh? Ehehe, he makes some funny noises when you push him, right?” From SHUMEI: “He’s terrible at shopping!”

HIMEUTSUGI REI

1. “Must I really try so hard at these temporary club activities?” 2. “It’s a pleasure to meet you for the first time. My name is Himeutsugi Rei, a second year student at Koukei High School. I look forward to your continued patronage.” 3. “Young mistress, young master, master, and mistress; welcome home. You must be tired after your long journey. Please wait, I'll prepare you a drink and a snack. Please take your time to unwind… Tch, ugh. Is that enough?”

OTHER CHARACTERS’ COMMENTS: From RANTO: “Himeutsugi-senpai is the callous type, isn’t he? Why is he in this club?” From YOKA: “It would be nice if Himeustugi-kun could learn what ‘cooperative’ means sometime soon.” From AIMERY: “I’m going to stick to my ideals. I don’t need you to tell me what to do.”

[juustozzi]

Mido chan probably likes food...

What do you think would be his favorite dishes and drinks?

And can you please draw Hiroto feeding him?

I'm basing this on nothing, but I think he likes traditional japanese food, and especially the sweets! like stuff with anko, and he's excited for the sweet potato season. every time he travels, he must try the regional speciality treats (meibutsu), like the yatsuhashi from Kyoto in the picture.

for drinks I'll throw a curveball: he doesn't really like matcha. it goes well enough with namagashi and he drinks it when offered, but it's not his drink of choice. he likes his sweets so maybe his drinks aren't too sweet, like pressed juices and flavored waters? (I don't know what those kinds of drinks are called, are they just vitamin waters or flavored sparkling waters? that have some flavor but aren't sweet like sodas)

aaand does sharing food count as feeding? when they go to eat or have a snack, Hiroto always picks a different one from Midorikawa so he can have a taste too. (and just because I can: Midorikawa's taiyaki has anko filling with vanilla/black sesame ice cream, and Hiroto has custard filling with white chocolate ice cream)

[my-plastic-life]

Japanese Summer Festival, part 1

(PART 1 due to a limit on number of photos per post)

Wow, more than a month since my last post! I'm slacking! But I have a good excuse - I was working on a HUGE project. This is my biggest scene to date. It's so large it won't fit in my usual diorama cube box. This was on my coffee table, and for an example of scale, that table measures 48" wide by 26" deep. And it was all covered LOL

It's still technically summer, and in Japan, summer festivals are a very popular pastime. I've wanted to create an actual festival scene for a while, and I finally took the plunge this year. My husband used his Glow Forge to create the little food stalls, and I created the rest. The awnings, booth covers, prices, signs, posters, floor, walls, etc. are all made by me. I also painted the silver on the booths. They're technically still a bit under scale compared to real life stalls, but I was basing my measurements off actual props I had, most of which are Re-Ment. There are even a few Re-Ment festival sets, so I had to use those! And next year I plan to add even more stalls - but I'll have to alternate what's on display since I think I'm at my limit of what will fit on that table LOL.

So here we go, a 1/6 scale Japanese summer festival! We've got lots of food street stalls (yotai) and a few popular games, and all the girls are wearing kimonos (a popular tradition).

Looking down the street toward the stairs leading to more fun (through a real torii gate!):

Overview:

Looking down the street toward the shrine:

Cold drinks are important to beat the heat!

Miwa is watching Kiku try her hand at yo-yo fishing:

Kiku is yo-yo fishing. In this game, you're meant to use a hook attached to a paper rope to pick up a water balloon. The balloons are filled with air and water, and they're called yo-yos because of the bouncing effect they have. This game can be difficult due to the rope being made of paper and the balloons are in the water.

Miwa has a popular snack - a tornado potato - along with the popular Ramune drink:

She got one! Any balloons that you successfully pick up with the hook can be kept.

Goldfish scooping. This game requires you to use a small wand called a poi to try to catch goldfish. The poi's net is made of paper, which makes the game tricky because of the water. The game is over once the paper in the poi breaks. However, people will often get to take one of each fish home after trying even if they don't actually catch them.

Aika is watching the goldfish scooping game, carrying a bag of cotton candy:

Superball fishing. This game is like the goldfish scooping game, only the prize is super balls. I made these little tubs myself. The Re-Ment sets had the yo-yo fishing and goldfish scooping, but no superballs. So I took the measurements of those tubs, used TinkerCAD to create two boxes made to the same size, and 3D printed them. I then used some of the Miniverse resin (the recalled stuff, lol) to fill the tubs in layers, and I used beads without holes (they exist!) to make the super balls. I'm very pleased with how they turned out!

Takoyaki stand. Takoyaki is a bite-sized, ball-shaped dumpling made from batter and grilled, then filled with octopus, tempura, pickled ginger, and green onion:

A definite favorite in the summer - the shaved ice stand (kakigori). Similar to shaved ice in the U.S., with the Japanese variant, blocks of ice are shaved into fine flakes using special machines, then topped with flavorings like strawberry or melon syrup, sweet matcha (strong green tea) sauce, sweetened beans, or condensed milk.

Fuka got a variety of flavors on her kakigori! Yum! Meanwhile, Lycee is preparing to make some more - she'll use the little machine to grind that block of ice to shave it down into edible pieces:

Look closely at the lady below in the blue kimono and you'll see that she's tucked in a traditional uchiwa (hand fan) into the obi (belt) of her kimono. These fans are a must for summer festivals to help beat the heat, as well as add a more traditional look to the yukata (kimono).

Choco banana and candy apple stand. These treats are also popular - they're your traditional candy apple on a stick, and also chocolate-covered bananas on a stick covered in sprinkles.

Cotton candy stand. Another popular treat for festival-goers of all ages. The container on the counter features fortune sticks inside, and you're meant to reach in and pull one out. You then tell the miko (shrine priestess) what fortune you got on the stick, and she will give you a paper that explains your fortune.

Japanese cotton candy bags frequently feature popular anime or pop culture characters on them. I made these bags by using small jewelry bags, cutting off the Ziploc sealer, placing cotton balls inside (almost all festival cotton candy I've seen has been white), then sized down pictures of characters, printed them out on clear sticker paper, and stuck them on the bags. I'm very pleased with how they turned out!

[lgcjaehwa]

˚ ୧ .˚ₓ  tokyo foodies !

ft @lgcsori

japanese cuisine had always been one of jaehwa's favorites (second only to korean food, of course!). everything was delicious during her last visit and she made a promise to herself to try out the street food the next time she returned. so, when she found out she’d be heading back to japan, street food hunting instantly topped her bucket list. she even spent the plane ride researching and compiling a must-try list of local delicacies.

linking arms with sori, the duo dedicated an entire day to indulging in japanese food and snacks. dieting was out the window; today was all about eating. "i heard there's a famous takoyaki stand nearby and right next to it, there is a shop that sells everything matcha. i just hope the lines aren’t too long today. even on a weekday, these streets are packed!"

[adachimoe]

Persona Stalker Club Episode 5 "I SEES It! Adachi Edition" Q&A

These were the questions asked about Adachi on the Persona Stalker Club broadcast where Mitsuaki Madono (Adachi's Japanese voice actor) was a guest. I've seen the answers to a couple of them floating around in English before, but not all of them.

Question from "Mochi-filled Cabbage": Good evening, Isomura & Kajita! When I heard about the "I S.E.E.S It! Adachi Edition", I couldn't help myself, and submitted a question. Now, my question is: Why do Dojima and Adachi wear the same red tie? It's weird that the two of them wear a plain, bright red necktie that would stand out like a sore thumb even if they weren't detectives. Was it just a coincidence, or is there a reason for this? Answer: Dojima couldn't stand seeing Adachi wear some old wrinkled worn-out tie, so Dojima gave Adachi one of his spares.

Commentators:

"No wonder Adachi is something of a tsundere"

"Was he wearing the same tie for 10 years before?"

~~~

Question from "Loki": I have a quick question. Adachi's hobby is supposedly "revolver maintenance", but it doesn't seem like he can do things that require dexterity very well, and he's never shown actually maintaining a revolver in the story. Can he really do revolver maintenance? Answer: He does maintenance on model guns he owns at home since he can't take his police-issued revolver home.

Adachi can't take his revolver home because it stays locked up at the station. This is due to citizens stealing them from officers during the 1950s. Additionally, since he's a "plain clothes detective", he wouldn't be able to take his on the field unless he gets permission to bring it along for something specific.

~~~

Question from "Class 2-4": In a particular scene, Adachi whips out a lighter from his pocket. Does he smoke? Answer: Adachi doesn't smoke himself. He keeps a lighter on-hand in case Dojima asks for a light.

Commentators:

"Adachi is like Dojima's slave"

~~~

Question from "Hearing Madono in anime makes me think of Adachi": Adachi always calls the main characters "naive", "dumb kids", and generally looks down on them, but he's quite relaxed when it comes to Dojima, and I don't think he's ever said a bad thing about him. I want to know why Adachi is like that with Dojima. What happened when they first met? Thank you for your time. Answer: One of the reasons why is because when they first met, Dojima got him sushi so Adachi thought he was a good guy.

Commentators:

"[laughter]"

"He's like a dog"

"Dojima must have fed him uni"

~~~

Question from "1st Year in the History of Persona Stalker Club Class": In the story, Adachi buys a lot of cabbage. What did he make with all of that cabbage? (Actually, can Adachi even cook?) Answer: Adachi would cut up a fresh ball of cabbage vertically into large pieces like it's a watermelon, and have it as a beer snack with some miso and mayo.

Madono's simple cabbage recipe: "Shred some cabbage, then shred from seasoned seaweed, and mix them both with sesame oil - easy and tasty."

~~~

Question from "I want to Become a Cabbage": I always love playing Persona games! Adachi, one of the characters in Persona 4, is now a popular character. He's become Persona 4's ratings guy / crowd pleaser. That said, when you were making Persona 4, were you consciously trying to make Adachi a character that wouldn't be hated but rather adored by the players? What is the appeal of Adachi, who, despite being "egocentric" (reference to his P4U2 epitaph), has acquired a loyal fanbase? Answer: During production, we cared about all of the characters, not just Adachi. We're quite pleased to see when a character unexpectedly becomes popular. As for his appeal, that's up to you.

~~~

Insane to me that Dojima found a dog, put a red collar on it, then fed it uni and taught it how to hold a lighter!

[rustycopper4use]

An Artist’s Guide To: A Disastrous life!

Part 4 (Ep 10-13)

…

“Soon this world will be a sea of blood.” Kaido grinned.

“That’d be an interesting illustration design…” Y/n muttered, trying to think of the composition for a piece like that. 

“See you guys tomorrow, assuming there is a tomorrow, I mean.” Kaido ominously spoke.

“Oh hi Shun baby.” A grey haired woman stood in front of them. “Are you on your way home?”

“What are you doing here mama?” Kaido nervously asked.

“Mama?” Nendo mocked.

“Are these boys your friends? Hi there, I'm Shun's mother.” She kindly greeted them.

“Forget about them, let’s go home!” Kaido exclaimed, clearly feeling embarrassed.

“Where are your manners? Our house is just across the corner, don’t you want to invite them over?”

“Well these guys are busy!” Kaido looks over at Nendo. “Isn’t that right?”

“I guess it’s nothing too important.” Nendo shrugged.

“Y/n.” Kaido pleaded, clearly he was going to take the hint and—

“I’d love to come over.” Y/n grinned.

“And what about you, would you like to join us?” Kaido’s mom looked over at Saiki.

‘I think I’ll pass.’

“I’ve got some coffee jelly’s I got from the neighborhood association. There’s enough for everyone.”

‘What are you waiting for? Show us the way.’

…

“Here’s my Shun baby’s room.”

“This room is huge!” Nendo exclaimed. “You can do somersaults on the floor!” Nendo rolled around.

‘Yeah but there’s no good reason to.’

“Why is your room the size of my living room at home?” Y/n looked around.

“Wait here baby, I’ll go make us some tea.” Kaido’s mom walked off.

“So runt, you like to call your mother mama, huh?” Nendo grins.

‘Couldn’t let that go?’

“Aren’t you just the cutest when you're with your mom, Shun baby.” Y/n coos, squishing Kaido's cheeks.

“Sh-shut up!” Kaido pushes Y/n’s hands away, “what me being cute? Ha, you cannot be more mistaken. She’s a clivillain. I can't drag her into this, she knows nothing about Jet Black Wings. As for calling her mama, I’m using the Japanese characters for ‘True’ and ‘Demon’.” 

‘Calm down, Shun baby.’ Saiki deadpans. 

“Yeah I think you have better fish to fry.” Y/n points over to Nendo searching underneath Kaido’s bed.

“What are you doing!” Kaido gasps.

“Looking for porno mags.” Nendo called out, still looking.

“I don’t have that garbage!” Kaido squeaks out. Saiki simply goes to sit at a table, still observing the others,

“Hey wait,” Y/n picks up a blue folder, pulling out a journal covered in doodles. “What’s this?”

“Get your hands off that notebook, I’ll never forgive you I swear!” Kaido turns red, trying to reach over to grab it from Y/n.

“Woah, woah. Now I’m curious, what’s with the notebook?” Y/n being much taller than Kaido, holds the notebook above his head.

‘Better put it down Y/n, he’s not playing.’ Saiki warns.

“Cmon Kaido, just humour me. What’s with the notebook?” Y/n takes half a step back.

“How dare you mess with my sanctuary! You son of a—“ Kaido pauses, as his mom is walking into his room with a tray of tea, Y/n hides the book behind his back. “-make yourselves at home, I’m so happy you’re here.”

‘That was a quick change.’

The group now sit at the table with Saiki, Kaido’s mom, placing drinks and snacks for them.

“I know it’s not easy being friends with my son. But please be patient, he doesn't have any others.” 

“Don’t say that ma-.. mother.” Kaido trails off.

“So boys tell me, which college would you kill to get into?” She smiled.

“Ma-mother, it’s too soon to ask them that?” Kaido looks anxiously at his mom.

“It’s never too early to think about the future!” She turns back to Kaido’s friends. “You boys are in highschool now, you must be studying for your college exams. So what-“

“You’re one funny old broad!” Nendo interrupted.

“Old broad?” She repeated.

“What’s up with this killer college business? The sequel to "Assassination Classroom" or something?”

‘What are you even talking about?’

“Uh-, she means the college you’d do anything to get into!” Kaido stammered.

“Oh. I’m not going to college. I’m going to be president of a company.” 

‘Good luck with that.’

“What about you two?” Kaido’s mom focused on Saiki and Y/n.

“I was thinking of going into an art school..” Y/n suddenly felt like he’d chosen the wrong answer.

‘I haven’t really given it much thought. But right now all I can think about is this.’ Saiki goes to grab a coffee jelly.

“I can’t believe how flippant you boys are about your futures.” Kaido’s mom looked sternly at the group. Meanwhile Kaido sighed, clearly expecting this. “College prep starts the minute you step into highschool. My Shun has been going to cram school three days a week, and an extra three hours at home.” She slams her hands on the table. “Please tell me you at least study before and after all your classes.” 

The three equally shared a blank look, this was the final straw that broke the camel's back.

“Shun. Come with me.” Then she places an absurd amount of books on the table. “You three do these workbooks. You can have snacks when you're done!” She slams the door.

“I feel a bit bad for him.” Y/n sighed, looking over at Saiki.

‘His moms kinda obsessed with education. But she’s not wrong, his grades have been falling and it’s true now is a critical time for college prep. Plus if she forbade him from talking to us, that’d be great. He can finally stop following us around.’ Saiki looked at the mountain of books.

“For you at least. I think Kaido is nice.” Y/n flipped open one of the books, reading the math question on it. “Never mind, it’s trig.” Y/n tosses the book back on the pile.

“They’re my friends, and they’re important to me, I won’t just abandon them. Okay?” Kaido’s voice muffled from behind the walls. Y/n could’ve sworn he saw Saiki have a ghost of a smile on his face.

“What? My baby dares to disobey me?” 

“No it’s not like that…” His voice quieted.

…

“What are you boys doing!” The mom came back in, seeing Nendo playing a video game, Saiki eating coffee jelly, and Y/n drawing in his sketchbook. “I told you to work on these! This is why I don’t want you to-“ She opens the book and sees it was completely filled in. Then she looks over at the boys again, now with a happy expression.

“Hold it, mama! I know what you said earlier but I can’t—“ Kaido stops halfway through his bedroom door.

“I hope you continue to be friends with my baby Shun!” His mom looks up at Kaido. “Oh Shun! Why didn’t you tell me how wonderful your friends are?”

…

Here we find a beautiful girl with much on her mind, ‘why can’t I get him out of my head? Is it true love? No! I just can’t believe a boring guy is all no wow around me, instead of oh wow. I swear I’ll make Saiki fall for me no matter what it takes!’

Elsewhere, ‘what am I going to do?’. We find another less attractive girl with much on her mind. ‘How come in any chapters lately? But what I’m really worried about is my relationship with Saiki. Whenever I want to get close to him, it’s like there’s this invisible force pulling us apart.’

Here comes another, ‘I wonder if I can wait till next week to replace the stub on my drawing tablet pen? I should really stop putting so much pressure on it.’

And so right on cue…

“Kokomi?” Yumihara spoke.

“Yumihara?” Teruhashi muttered.

“What are the odds?” Y/n gave a small smile.

“Y/n?” They both said turning over to him.

…

“Is this the first time we’ve ever met outside of school?” Yumihara asked, sitting in a booth with the other two.

“You know, I think you’re right.” Teruhasi said, perfect as ever.

“I wish I knew before you two liked to come to this place.” Yumihara’s eyes wandered off.

“Yeah it makes it a good place to study or read.” Teruhasi held her drink. Y/n stayed silent, taking a sip of his own drink. Silence fell, leaving everyone at the booth beyond uncomfortable.

‘I don’t even talk to that many people. They must think I’m weird for joining in on them as a guy. What can I even say to those two.’ Y/n nervously thought.

“Hey!” “So…” Teruhashi and  Yumihara both started.

“Are you excited for that school field trip coming up?” Yumihara finally got out.

“I’m so excited! I love Okinawa.” Teruhashi smiled.

“Me too!” Y/n placed his drink in front of him.

“It’s going to be so fun.” Yumihara sighed dreamily.

“Heaven…” Teruhashi sighed.

‘They’re both thinking about Saiki aren’t they?’ Y/n snickered to himself. “What are you two thinking about?” He spoke with a knowing tone.

“Uh no! Nothing really, right Kokomi?” Yumihara stammered.

“Yeah!” 

“…Kokomi do you have a crush on anyone?” Yumihara very bluntly asked. Of course Teruhashi spits out her drink in shock. “You do!” 

“N-no. I just wasn’t expecting such a private question.” She explained.

“I guess there’s no way someone as pretty as you would have a crush, you could have any guy you want.” Yumihara rambled.

“Well what about you, do you have a crush?” Teruhasi asked.

“Uh.. yeah…” she bashfully spoke.

“Really who?” Teruhashi excitedly asked.

“Promise not to tell?” 

“Is he in our class?” Y/n jumps in.

“Yeah.”

“Oh… that’s nice…” Teruhashi takes a sip of her drink.

“Well my psycho ex is finally out of the picture. My crush is actually someone I liked before I met my ex.”

“There’s actually someone in our class I like.” Teruhashi spoke in a quieter tone.

“Tell me! Tell me!” Yumihara slams her hand on the table, leaning closer to Teruhashi. “Is it a French guy? No russian?” 

“Calm down. You’re so worked up you’re drooling.” Teruhashi leaned back in her chair.

“Alright I’m calm,” Yumihara sits back in her seat. “Please give us a name, you’re surrounded by so many guys I have no clue.” 

“I’m not always surrounded by boys. Last time I did that was on New Year's Day, when me, Hairo and the others went to Saiki’s house to celebrate.” Teruhashi unknowingly raised panic in Yumihara.

“Oh Saiki! Huh?” Yumihara looked over at Y/n. “What about you, Y/n?” 

“Is there any girl you like?” 

“Well—“ Y/n gets interrupted by Teruhashi. “Actually Y/n likes boys!”

“Wait, really! I didn’t know. That’s so cool!” Yumihara gave a big grin.

“Yeah. And before you ask, no I don’t like anyone.” Y/n shrugged. The girls look unbelievably at him.

A straw wrapper falls on top of Y/n’s head.

“Hey sorry I blew my wrapper over here.” Nendo looks over the table divider. “Oh wow! It’s Teruhashi!” 

“Nendo?” Y/n stood up with the other girls. The girls look flustered at the Saiki, then at each other. 

Kaido then ‘magically’ appears next to Yumihara bumping into her. Her face turns an almost unnatural color of red. Then the same happens to Teruhashi, except with Nendo.

‘So now they think the other likes other people, that can’t last long.’

…

Y/n sits at his desk next to Saiki, idly playing with the mechanical pencil in his hands.

‘Seriously I don’t get the appeal of these trips at all. I can go to Okinawa and back within three minutes.’ Saiki sighed.

“Well not everyone can do that Saiki. I’m actually excited about this trip.”

“Hey Saiki, Y/n! Have you two picked your group for the trip? It’s going to be a total of four boys and three girls.” Hairo walks over, holding a clipboard in his hand.

“Me and Saiki will be together, we’ll take whoever’s left.” Y/n.

“Looks like the only ones besides you two that are still available are… Nendo and Kaido!” 

‘Guess the best weren’t saved for last.’

“That’s four boys! Perfect! I’ll mark you down as a group, let me know when you find three girls.” Hairo walks off to another group.

‘Now I’m even less excited about going.’ Saiki looks off to the side.

“Since Yumihara and Teruhashi are gonna fight tooth and nail to be in your group?” Y/n gave a lazy grin.

‘Exactly.’

“Y/n can you come over here—“ Teruhashi gets immediately bombarded by an army of boys trying to convince her to join their group, effectively pulling her away from being anywhere near Y/n.

“Well that was short lived.” Y/n sighed.

‘She’s too popular for her own good.’

In the end Hairo decided the girl groups would be paired up with boy groups by luck of the draw. Teruhashi was the first to go up, given the fact she’s the one who inadvertently caused this to happen. She reached her hand in the box with a determination of no other.

“I pick this one!” She raises the card in the air.

“So then, Teruhashi’ group will be joining up with Takahashi’s group.” Hairo announced. Yumihara and Teruhashi deflated, murmuring words underneath their breath.

“Alright, so we know which group is going with Teruhashi’s group. Shall we keep drawing names?” Clearly the thrill of it died. 

But then as one of the final group of girls picked Nendo’s group, the girls made a big fuss about it. Which led to Teruhashi offering to switch groups with them. Under the guise of defending Nendo, ultimately reinforcing her perfect girl status.

…

Y/n sits in a plastic chair in the airport, drawing on his tablet.

“Due to a typhoon, the ten o’ clock flight to Okinawa has been temporarily delayed.” A lady spoke over the intercom. And just like that the entire classroom mood plummeted.

“I haven’t had one good experience with airports.” Y/n muttered, turning off his tablet, sliding it back in his carryon.

“Sir, if the flight is cancelled, will the school trip be postponed?” A student raises his hand.

“No. It will be cancelled.” Matsuzaki gruffly replied.

“You may not care about it, but we’ve been looking forward to this trip forever!” Another student grabs Matsuzaki by his red tracksuit, causing a deck of cards to fall from Matsuzaki’s pocket.

“Uno!” The class called out.

“I do want you kids to go, but it’s out of my hands now!” His voice cracks.

‘This is brutal.’ Saiki stood next to Y/n’s seat.

“I mean this trip is a big deal, hell, even I feel bummed out.” Y/n looks towards his class, as Hairo runs around trying to raise spirits, but to no avail.

‘Even I can’t bear to watch this.’ Then Saiki just dissipates. It seems like Saiki took care of the typhoon, leaving him soaked.

…The bus…

“It’s so pretty!” Y/n looked out the window, taking some pictures for memories.

“Woah, cool, look it’s green!.” Nendo pointed at the window.

“It’s blue, you know that, right?” Y/n furrowed his brows. “Anyways,” Y/n looks to see Kaido reading a book. “You should stop reading, you're gonna get motion sick again.”

“You sure are kashimashi today.” Kaido closes his book, finally looking out the bus’s windows. “Oh, hey! You weren’t kidding, the sea’s looking quite chura!”

“Chura? What are you on about?” Y/n tilts his head.

“Let’s get some air,” Kaido opens the bus window, leaning his arm outside the bus. “Oh man it’s ippei achisan.”

“Ippei, who?” Nendo repeated.

“Oh I know! You’re using Okinawan dialect, right?” Yumihara spoke, still having her school uniform blouse open, revealing her yellow swimsuit.

“Chimu don don!” He blushed.

“Ah! I forgot my shirt was open!” She hides back into her seat, hurriedly buttoning up her top.

“I am speaking the Okinawan dialect.” Kaido spoke, still blushing.

“Oh that’s right. They use funny words like salsa and menthol.” Nendo very incorrectly said.

‘I’m pretty sure you got that wrong.’ Saiki finally joins in.

“I think you meant to say, men sora means welcome. Kashimashi means obnoxious, Chura means beautiful. Ippei means very, achi san means hot, and chimu don don means my heart goes pitter patter.” Kaido info dumped.

“Wow! You know a lot of words, Kaido.” Teruhashi looks over at him.

“Oh wow! Teruhashi!” Kaido gasped.

“Will you teach me a few?” She cooed.

“Y-yeah of course!”

“He’s never going to live this down.” Y/n cringed.

…

As the first day came to its conclusion y/n wandered around the beach around the hotel the class was staying at. Being there for a while since he decided to opt out of the public baths, due to obvious reasons. 

‘I hope the sitter is taking care of cats, it’s been awhile since I’ve left them alone with anyone else for this long.’ Y/n thinks as he makes his way to some beach chairs. As he got closer to them he saw two people, Saiki and Toritsuka.

“Why is Saiki missing his hairpin?” Y/n glares at Toritsuka, “Don’t tell me you took it out?”

“No! It’s not like that, he was like that when I got here! And besides you should be more worried about the missing hotel!” He gestured towards the giant hole in the ground where the building was. Y/n draws out a long exasperated sigh, and turns to look at the sleeping Saiki. “Cmon wake up, you gotta undo this mess.” Y/n lightly shook Saiki.

He begins to stir awake, his eyes landing on the two of them.

‘What? I must’ve fallen asleep.’ Saiki casually spoke, sitting up in his chair.

“Hey this is no time to be taking a nap!” Toritsuka cried out.

‘Stop yelling in my ear. What time is it? We have to return to the hotel.’

“You mean return the hotel.” Y/n crossed his arms.

‘No I mean return to the hotel, calm down you two.’ Saiki gets up from his chair.

“Calm down? Are you out of your mind? The hotel we were staying in is gone! And I’ve got a pretty good feeling you’re behind this somehow!” Toritsuka drags Saiki to the hole in the ground.

“Yeah no shit Sherlock.” Y/n follows after.

‘Oops. I’ve had an accident.’ Saiki looks down at the hole.

“What happened to everyone in the building! Did you just kill an entire highschool class!” Toritsuka practically yells.

“Shhh, shut up. Let him cook.” Y/n puts a hand over his mouth.

“Never say those words ever again.” His words muffled behind Y/n’s hand.

‘I have to concentrate on bringing back the hotel exactly how it was.’ Saiki analyzed the damage he left. ‘Looks like it came off the foundation in one piece, so everyone should be alive. Had I used psychokinesis, they’d all be dead. I must’ve teleported it somewhere else.’

“Oh wonderful.” Y/n flatly spoke, letting go of Toritsuka.

“How can you be sure everyone is still alive?” He immediately spoke.

‘Well I’m pretty sure. I mean in all likelihood, they’re fine. Look there’s nothing there.’ Saiki floats up a bunch of skeletons, few of them had tattered clothing.

“They are dead! You killed them, you jerk!” Toritsuka grabbed Saiki by the shirt. “And not just the dumb guys, but all the hotties too!” 

‘Calm down. These aren’t our classmates.’ Saiki then pulls up a giant decrepit ship.

“How deep is that hole?” Y/n immediately giggles to himself.

‘If it’s here, then it must be of equal value to the hotel.’ Saiki ignored Y/n’s comment.

“So basically they’re out at sea right now.” Y/n stated the obvious.

Saiki reached out his hand, making the hotel appear immediately back in its rightful place.

‘What a pain.’

“Holy crap! It came back instantaneously! So everything’s fixed now, right?” Toritsuka asked.

‘Not yet. Give me back the antenna you pulled out.’ Saiki holds out his hand.

“Oh you mean your little brette thing? Y/n mentioned it too, I didn’t see where it went.” 

‘Give it.’ Saiki glared at him.

“Hey! I didn’t take your little pink hair ball thing, I swear!” Toritsuka backed away from Saiki.

‘What?’ His eyes widened.

“Sadly it’s true, he didn’t take it.” Y/n shook his head.

‘So who did take it?’

“I mean I didn’t see anyone else out here, other than you two.” Y/n noted.

‘It was Teruhashi, she’s the one who took my control device. Now she’s vanished. Well, more like my powers made her disappear. Just like the hotel and the ship she must’ve switched with something else.’

“There’s nothing that seems out of the ordinary.” Y/n looked around. Then Saiki once again vanished out of nowhere.

“Okay.” Y/n began to walk away. “Toritsuka you should stay here, Saiki will probably need you later, I’m going to bed.”

“Why do I have to be his sidekick?” Toritsuka whines.

“Because I usually am his. But I’m on vacation so you're taking my place.” Y/n left.

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TAZ Abnimals Episode 24: A SCUZZ of Our Own

Written 28 Mar 2025, shortly after listening, before listening to Ep24.

Our heroes spend some time chilling in Dr Killdeath’s old base. Navy plays a Greenback Guardians arcade fighting game with Lamarr in co-op mode, and notes that the Guardians’ real strength was in their teamwork – Travis gives him a new Mondo move to take an extra d8 when the team work together. Lamarr also seems to be really rather keen on the virtual violence – perhaps paving the way to quitting pacifism? (Note, they make a joke about video games having been proven to cause violence; my understanding is that there’s no evidence games inspire violence, but there’s a sort of gamer rage not dissimilar to road rage that can cause violent outbursts.) Roger finds a rare Japanese dancing game that he feels must be just right for him. He comes third on the leaderboard, then insists on trying again with a Time To Shine, and doesn’t even leaderboard. Griffin and Justin are appalled at Clint for using a TTS for that when they’re probably about to go into a major encounter, but I don’t think it should make a difference? Because TTS reset when they enter a new scene/location, and going from the secret lair to the RCF HQ would surely count for resetting that.

They continue the tour; they go to the Armory, which has been stripped of most everything but some robot attachments, which Navy tries to see if he can utilise, but ends up just taking a spool of wire to save face. Then they go to the cafeteria for a snack; Roger has a beef-less sandwich, Lyle some Daphnia bugs, Navy some live fish, and Lamarr a pizza. I think they’ve all forgotten that they declared their favourite foods at the beginning of the campaign, although Daphnia and live fish is much funnier than…checks notes chocolate and sushi. I suppose with Roger it was declared that he had to eat the Muesli X, not that he liked it. All the while, SCUZZ has been trying to persuade them to stay longer, to have a sleepover, hang out, that sort of thing, because he’s been abandoned by Killdeath years ago and has been alone ever since, so the heroes are sympathetic, but they do still have to rescue Carver. Lyle offers to modify SCUZZ’s programming so SCUZZ can leave, but it’s not very convincing, so SCUZZ doesn’t let him. But after they eat, they start feeling drowsy, and can’t shake it, and as they lose consciousness, they hear SCUZZ saying “I said we should have a sleepover”.

They wake up in a lab tied to tables. SCUZZ is pretty clear that he just wants them to stay forever, and when our heroes point out that he’s acting pretty villainous, he reminds them he was programmed by Killdeath. Navy uses his Siren Song to talk to one of the little robots skittering around, and convinces it that Dr Killdeath is in danger and it needs to free them so they can save Killdeath and bring him back. Which is…only mostly a lie, I guess. Well, the robot is convinced, but it can’t really work out how to free Lyle. There is an argument about other tactics, including cutting Lyle’s arm off, and the robot activates a laser saw that does that. Lyle screams in pain a lot, which is an interesting change from the first two episodes when he was a lot more chill about limb loss. Unfortunately the severed arm is unable to do anything, and Lyle can’t get free. So Roger uses his prehensile tail to free himself, and Lyle’s arm to free the others. Lyle regrows his arm halfway, they patch themselves up, and go.

They sprint through the lair, block some doors to stop the robots following, and parley with SCUZZ to get out the elevator. SCUZZ reluctantly lets them go, in exchange for a saying they’ll get Killdeath to come back to them.

Listen. Listen. They’d been talking in earlier episodes about wanting a base of their own, so why don’t they use this as their new secret base? I mean sure, they have to go rescue Carver first, but after that? Well, let’s be honest, there’s not necessarily going to be much hero-ing after they rescue Carver and presumably have a showdown with the Walrus and end the campaign. (It’s weird, it’s felt like we’re only an episode or two from the end for weeks now, not that I want it to end.) I do wish they’d done more episodic crime-of-the-week type play, but I’m not entirely sure they’ve ever managed that before. They have done discreet arcs, and they did kinda manage that, for…three arcs? The museum heist, the arena heist, the Amphibi-Fortress attack. But after that Carver was captured and they’ve been working through that ever since.

I am very happy about the return of Lyle’s limb-regrowing, even though Justin plays it rather differently from last time. The bonus for teamwork could play very, very well with Roger’s moves requiring techno music, spotlights, or red fabrics. Assuming any of the McElroys have figured that out