#and be like umm it’s just because I wasn’t raised here (USA) and I have to be like. Dude I know other immigrants you are just weird as hell
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splicejunction · 11 months ago
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If you see me on Spotify listening to rush limelight 45 times in a row don’t worry about it
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tgai-spock · 4 years ago
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okay so before you read this a note - I wrote this before the BLM protests began
a second note, I had another almost identical slightly crazier version of this written before coronavirus. a minture of both and, bad judgement is leading my to post this.
consider this - the government is shit - why not just build a completely new one without even fighting to dismantle the other.
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Planned Land Name : Newski -
change available on suggestion of better name
When the Doctor was acted by David Tennent he had a line that stuck with me, all the ways we as humans could have decided to live, and this is what we choose. It wasn’t really a choice just a platform of life built over all the last ones, run with greed and fear, and a large portion of cruelty.
We took old models and added to them, and in a way if we continue this way we will deserve the destruction we get. On a singular basis most of us are mostly innocent, and yet, we won’t be for long.
I think now is the right time. Now its more blatant and obvious than ever before. Thirty years ago the government would have experimented on you, and left you for dead, without your consent, penniless. Before that they would have asked you to steadily walk into machine fun fire. The only difference now, is you know of that past. You don’t know of the decade that came next, or the one after that because it’s yet to be revealed. More information on this:
usa see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States
uk see
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porton_Down
is all i can find, the uk had a wiki list just like the usa, half as long (USA IS LONG) just as bad. all on purpose. this was here.. someones.. removed the wiki article?? Someone please give me the link. It must be on the internet somewhere still. Is it just me or has this … been deliberately hidden. Hidden in favour of articles on corona virus ‘vaccines’ ah.
anyway, this isn’t news, or even the whole point.
The economy, our very life and being is currently ruled by one question, which is always answered, with ease and purpose. What’s more important money, or a human life? Money or hundreds of thousands of people? The money is now what it always was, money. The prime minister of the UK has sent pople with non-vital jobs back to work. Some of these people will catch corona-virus and die, as a direct FORCED action from the government, as it is no longer an ability for people with those jobs to choose to risk themselves, and their familys. They must work, earn money for the economy (endanger their family and possibly die) or they can stay home loose their job, home (and then die.)
But was there ever a different option? Yeah. Just like the current looming global warming crisis, they were told about possible plague outbreaks. Instead of preparing for a possibility, they closed their. We will face this again when global warming makes its first attempts to claim lives.… well honestly, we’re already well past the first few, but when it starts hitting younger people, when not only the old suffer. When the temperature outside reaches 50c do you think you will be allowed to stay in your air conditioned home? Now we know at least. Not only will you be forced into an environment made uninhabitable by rich greedy bastards, but you’ll also be forced to work on non-necesery jobs (umm actually this show store is necessary because it’s technically a garden blah blah blah. Rich people are bored at home. So now, you must die.
But who wants to go war? - Note I wrote this before the BLM protests, and honestly guys, I’m so proud of you but so many innocent people are dying. Gauge their eyes out. Eradicate the police. BLM! BLM!
Who wants to go to prison, risk losing their job, their free time (oh which every second of is ever so precious because of what they’ve done) who wants to endanger their family? (BLM, heroes but you don’t deserve that. Keep up the good work though. They say all the police in the USA are the ones who are burning cars. Burn the police. burn the police.
Anyway: Instead of forcing a shitty government who takes way too long to make changes what I instead suggest is - make a new city.
Like start in the uk and then spread out, keep architecture unique to the area
Goals:
The sustainable continued existence of humans
Land that is self sufficient for all basic needs food/water/energy/medical care.
Sustaining and cleaning the environment
Creating 3 years worth of food back up for every Newski citizen in the event of catastrophe (plague/war/large volcanic eruption, dalek attack, ect.)
Sustaining and helping endangered animals caused by human interference
Developing cures to diseases that attack animals/environment in nature
Developing cures to diseases and ailments humans experience
Researching and developing cure/coping mechanisms for mental illnesses.
To interfere in other cultures that do not allow their own basic rights, for all citizens due to race/gender/religion/sexuality. (I support all different countries having their own way of life, but I draw the line at where a ‘way of life’  injures other humans. Lets not pretend to make this question harder than it is. It isn’t a hard question to answer. Volcano going to blow up and wipe out an entire civilisation of people who can’t help themself? Then help them.
To interfere in other cultures that force child marriages of those under 18. (Yes that includes the law allowing 16 years olds to get married in the uk! You know who mostly uses that now? Pedophiles, and people forcing their children into marriages. Ideally I’d raise it to 21, theres no reason anyone under that should be marrying.
Researching and creating a defence system for earth (dangerous comets, possibly aliens, mostly comets)
To create a bunker in the event of a large catastrophe where one will be needed for shelter
Creating off world self sustainable, peaceful settlements, and making sure the billionaire don’t spread hell to outterspace- can you honestly say with full certainty the won’t bring back slavery? they might even act like its not slavery if they splice humans with some other species…
To continue developing
Living in Newski
Government:
Newski is managed by 1 King or Queen, and a small Government.  (nnnooo don’t be put off by the word king it’s more like a prime minister)
The King/Queen title is passed on to people when they wish to retire.
The King/Queen may train as many people (apprentices) as they wish but they must choose one person to takeover.
In the event the King/Queen is lost before an apprentice is chosen it will be down to the citizens to vote in one of the apprentices.
A King or Queen that has chosen an apprentice may give them the title Prince/Kinglet/Queenlet.
A King or Queen may unchoose their Prince/Kinglet/Queenlet, if they feel they have made a mistake, unless it is proved they are intoxicated or suffering from a severe illness, such as dementia. Other illness such as depression although severe are not just cause for ignoring the King/Queen.
A King/Queen is not required to have biological heirs however, there is nothing wrong with them naming their own children Prince/Kinglet/Queenlet, as long as they have been through sufficient training, and have been educated.
The King/Queen may be removed of their crown, given the government first votes to it with a 100% agree rate, and the citizens then vote with a 90% agree rate.
Only King (me) may not be removed of their crown, no matter the government votes.
On the death of King (me) expect their return with another body- wow I had a whole paragraph here about resurrection. weird.
The King/Queen may be respectfully retired given the government first votes to it with a 100% agree rate, with scientific evidence to suggest that they have a strong illness relating to memory/reality such as dementia. They may keep their crown and should still be respected as such but they are no longer allowed to walk in on government meetings or throw people in the stocks.
A new King/Queen may then be voted in by the citizens from any of the previous nominated apprentices, or a retired King/Queen in good mind has the right to single rename themselves King/Queen, or narrow down the selected apprentices to five individuals.
The Government is set up of twelve people each individually voted. The King/Queen can choose one person who will enter the government regardless of vote. Citizens will be free to vote in the other 11 from anyone who has nominated themselves.
All government nominees will be asked to fill out a list of what they stand for, and do not stand for, to be published in one easy to read leaflet, next to every other nominee, so voters may understand 100% who they vote for. Nominees who have written that they 100% agree with certain ideas but then vote against them may be placed in the stocks for shameful behaviour. They may also be removed from the government if a fair trial proved they have deliberately and with no good reason changed what they claimed to believe.
The government is to be revoted every 3 years, and the process will take up only 1 month.
There is no limit on the amount of time someone is allowed to be in the government, however if they are in the government for 9 years, they must take a 9 year brake before being nominated again.
The King/Queen may nominate themselves for government, but they cannot vote themselves in.
For new laws to pass there must be a 75% agree vote between themselves.
All meetings between the government are open for the public to view, including ones discussing pandemics and catastrophe. Only meetings discussing an ongoing war may be closed of to the public if they deem it appropeit.
The King/Queen may sit on whatever meeting they wish, unless they are not in a sober state.
The King/Queen may force new laws or regulations they want to create to be discussed first on a daily basis. The government may then choose to vote in the law (75% agreeing to it) or suspend it for 1 week, but it must then be voted on. Only 1 person need ask for a law review to be suspended for a week to put forth the motion.
Justice:
Citizens have a right to fair trial.
King/Queen or Prince/Kinglet/Queenlet are only ones allowed to sentence people for up to 2 weeks in the stocks without trial or other humiliating duties for misdemeanours, given they or her guards are witness to it. Most people will be put through to fair trial, this law is only for if King Opusername is about when it is witnessed.
Laws of the land
Human rights exist, many of that already associated with UK right laws will still exist but with the following permanent addition, food, water, medical care, and electricity needed ensure environmental conditions and basic food.
Rice is out
Potatoes are in
You may purchase avocados and other not Newski food as a treat.
Exceptions allowed only for people with many allergies/intolerance where this is not personally sustainable.
3. Basic human rights for prisoners exist, more advanced rights such as the right to vote are not available to prisoners sentenced to life in prison. Humans in the stocks have a right to water and shade/jumpers, and a 30 minute brake every 2 hours.
4.  Criminal justice can vary from stocks and other humiliating duties, to re - introduction to society- to life in jail, and banishment. There is no death penalty…. ….. …. … … .. .. maybe a request for some prisoners to do the honroable thing and kill themselves. (pedos and nazis)
5. Fighting is allowed, but only within the arena, fighting outside is a serious crime, and assault. - yeah i think we should bring arenas back. I mean boxing still exists but I want to see my neighbours across the road fucking hash it out in the arena, I’m betting on billy.
6. False news, or deliberately misleading news is forbidden, reporters caught writing articles with no previous source to suggest they thought they were honestly writing the truth will be banned from journalistic jobs, spend time in the stocks or humiliating duties, jail time, and face possible banishment for being dishonourable.
7. Everyone of the age 14 or over must attend town or government meetings for at least 1 hour, 6 times a year. The 6 hours may not be ‘spent’ with in one week. This rule does not apply to those in extreme mental or physical illness that makes this impossible.
Home Owning/Renting:
All land is rented through the King/Queen.
Some homes can be rented for a monthly amount, with normal renting rules applied.
Other homes can be (“brought”) “rented” for their entire value, for an unlimited amount of years.
“Renters” who had paid the full value of their home will have full decorating privileges of the inside of their house open to them, and the owning of pets would be down to them. The decoration, or painting of outside of the house must first be granted permission, unless it redo decoration that has aged. Only the removal/addition of walls must first be granted.
“Renters” who have gardens have almost full decorating privileges to plant, whatever they like, however they wish. The only exceptions come with:
Large tree to close to houses that could cause damage
Ponds (planning permission need but most likely granted)
Pools (probably not granted.)
Covering the land with cement if forbidden
Covering the land with plastic grass if forbidden
The use of gravel in small quantities may be granted (permission needed.)
Objects that can be moved, tables, are free reign.
“Renters” who have paid in full and wish to sell their home may only do so to the King/Queen, but it being brought back is guaranteed. “Renters” will receive in full what they paid for it, possibly with the addition of inflation, or more if it well decorated. If the house is in need of repair, major cleaning, or some objects need replacing they may receive less for it.
It is down to “renters” who had paid the full price of the house to look after the house, if however the roof or something similar that will cause major damage is in need of urgent repair and they refuse to have it repaired, repairing will be arranged for them and they will be billed.
Cleaning of the outside walls of the house will be free, and mandatory, as these are for aesthetic purposes.
Home “owners” can be removed from their home in the case that they pose a threat, or are wildly mistreating their home. They will receive their money back for it. This will only happen in the case where they seem dangerous, or leave piles of rubbish in their garden, or animal poop (in the case of their own dog, this does not apply to chickens or other smaller animals) for an extended time and, have ignored 3 warnings to clean up.
Royal Businesses :
All business can be rented or “rented” from the King/Queen.
If a business is shite, the King or Queen can shut it down.
If the owners are miserable bastards their business can be shut down. Listen, I try to use small shops occasionally, and I walk in to see some ugly sad miserable bastards, then I ain’t gonna come again bitch, am gonna go to fucking tesco see wanker.
Unless the owners have a mental/physical illness that makes them appear to be miserable bastards. - a fair and just king/queen. No one else is excused, with the exception of book shop owners, and librarians, I mean I’d prefer if you weren’t but you do you. No one else do you.
All people working around food must wear hair and beard nets. Why are fast food places the only places getting this right. stop being groesss!!
OTHER
Guilds
Fish
fish
….fish? fish guilds.
Fighters guilds.
The guards are like police- but they aren’t. ACAB!!! they’ll brake up a fight. help people with shopping, keep an eye out.
detective guild for crimes commited- like the guards are busy doing day to day stuff. It may sound extreme but imagine this. You are in the uk, your stuff is stolen. You phone the police. They come to your house, they give a nod and say, ‘yep thats stolen’ thats literally all that fucking happens. No police. just guards and detectives.
guards are mostly just going to be dragging drunk people to their homes, or holding incase they throw up and accidentally kill themselves.
mental health emergency guilds - listen, you can’t have a man in fucking armour to try and talk a jumper off a roof, or to help calm down a large man have a tantrum.
what if someone takes a jewellery store hostage? Thats… that going to need different different professional people, probably the outside/talking mental health worker would be better for that than any guard.
stop criminal scum - OR PAY WITH YOUR LIFE.- newski guard catchphrase.
other notes on why creating a self sustainable news is possible - it only takes 1 acres of potatoes to feed 1 person 3000 calories every day for a year. I mean.. i guess you could have some bread or something if u wanted...
also i know I'm totally gonna get roasted for this, but consider this, i spent a damn long time writing this
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rose-writes-prose · 7 years ago
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New Bloom, or the Story of Chieko and her Husband
Chieko Hasegawa is a new first year student at Ouran Academy. Unlike her fellow student, she comes from a middle class family living in a small apartment. Because of this, she fears that she will not be accepted by others. But the host club proves her wrong! This club, led by the flamboyant Tamaki and the intellectual Kyoya, immediately take a liking to her and allow her to join their club, along with her close friend, Haruhi Fujioka. But when trouble hits the Hasegawa family, will Chieko's relationship with the Host Club be tarnished?
Chapter 1: Introductions
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I was nervously standing at the bottom of a wide, tall flight of stairs. I knew absolutely no one at this Ouran Academy; I wasn't exactly associated with the rich and elegant. I wasn't a rich kid with poise and an overflowing bank account. I was so middle-class, that I might as well have had a poster that said so. And then, I just stopped. My brothers would find it silly how I was worrying so, acting like an anime school girl. I would be fine at Ouran. I could find friends easily. I would fit in just fine.
The hallways on the next floor were bustling with students. The boys wore periwinkle blazers, and the girls in yellow dresses with giant skirts (which are VERY uncomfortable, by the way). It was nearly impossible to navigate through everyone. I had almost cut through the fog of students, when I was pressed against the wall. The air is the tightly packed hallways was becoming difficult to breathe as I frantically searched for a way out. My only way of escape was to go on the other side of the closest door. It appeared that my best option was "Music Room #3", which seemed like a good place to hide until things quieted down. Boy, was I wrong.
Upon entering the room, I saw a group of boys preparing for some sort of party or event. They were so focused on their work that they hadn't noticed me yet. I reached for the doorknob; but, as the doorknob made its little click in the silent room, but one of the boys saw me on the floor at the door. His face held a somewhat surprised expression, as if to say "Oh. We weren't expecting you here." Before I could apologize for coming uninvited, he called to another of the periwinkle-clad students:
"Hey, Boss! You didn't say that we would get early customers."
"We aren't supposed to get customers yet, Kaoru." A tall boy with blonde hair called back. I noted that he was the "boss".
"Then what she doing here?" another boy, identical to Kaoru, asked, pointing at me with an accusing finger. "If she isn't a client, who is she?"
"Hikaru, what are talking about? What custo-?" The "boss" turned from what he was doing and saw who the twins were talking about. (That would be me.) "Oh, I see."
When Boss turned, so did everyone else in the room. All of them looked so different from one another, from a tall, quiet boy to a petite, jumpy boy with a pink bunny. It looked like their ages ranged from 1st years to 3rd years (15-18). They all looked so different, yet they all shared one thing in common: each boy was amazingly attractive. There were no girls in the room, though. I shouldn't be in here, I thought.
"Excuse me for interrupting your preparations," I said, after being creepily stared at for what seemed like forever. "What do you mean, 'client'? Client for what?"
"How silly of me," Boss answered, with a gentle but resonate voice. "You, miss, have stumbled upon our wonderful Host Club. A club in which, we entertain the beautiful young ladies of this school. I am the king of this club, Tamaki Suoh." He approached me and raised my chin up towards his face. " And who might you be, my fair princess?"
I gripped the doorknob is exasperation. Maybe most girls would swoon as a reaction; but his boldness bothered me. I had only known him for a minute, for goodness' sake.
"Stay back, creep." I pushed him away, the force knocking him nearly halfway across the room. "First off, please don't call me a princess after just meeting me. It's unbecoming of a young gentlemen, like you appear to be. You don't want your club to be a bust just because you frighten your clients away."
Everyone, especially Suoh-senpai, looked taken aback. The boy with the stuffed bunny whispered to the tall boy "No one has reacted to Tama-chan that way, have they Takashi? Other than Renge-chan?" "No."
Suoh-senpai looked like he was in shock. He hadn't moved from his fallen spot on the ground for a while. "C-Creep? Am I really.... unbecoming? Frightening??"
I moved forward from the door, placing my hands in front of me. "I'm sorry." I apologized, with a humble bow. "That was rude of me. Can you forgive me, Suoh-senpai?"
Suoh-senpai, in response to my apology, instantly shot up casually brushed his shoulders as he replied. "No, no. The fault was not yours. I caught you off guard, didn't I? And please, call me Tamaki, Miss ..." He waved his hand as he tried to think of my name. "Miss...?"
"I'm called Hasegawa Chieko, but you can call me Chieko."
A boy with glasses covering his cool eyes stepped forward to introduce himself. "It is a pleasure, Miss Hasegawa. I am Kyoya Ootori." He gave a slight bow. There was a slight smirk on his lips, giving me the feeling that he was amused by the previous incident with Tamaki.
Before I could open my mouth to speak, I felt something grab at my waist. I looked down to see the smallest of the boys hugging me tightly. "Hi, Chie-chan! I'm Mitskuni, but everyone calls me Hunny. That's my cousin, Taskashi, but everyone else calls him Mori." he gestured towards the tall boy. "Those two are Hika-chan and Kao-chan," he looked towards the impish looking twins, "and this is Usa-chan." he held up a little toy bunny.
"Aww, hello." I couldn't help it. Hunny-senpai was really sweet, like a little kid.
"So," one of the twins interrupted. "What brings you here so early? We're not open until after school."
"Actually," I answered Hikaru (or Kaoru). "I was going to wait here until all the commotion outside dies down. I didn't know the room was occupied, so I'll be going." I started to leave as the glasses-clad boy spoke up.
"No need," he said, writing in his black notebook. "Please stay here at your leisure. It would be our pleasure."
"Are you certain?" I asked. "I don't mean to be a bother."
"Of course it is." Tamaki-senpai said, with a dramatic flourish of his hand. "We shall most definitely shelter you from the harsh, hustling halls, m'lady."
"Thanks!" I paused and smiled gratefully. Then a thought came into my mind. "If I'm going to be here for a bit, do you want any help with setting things up?"
The hosts formed into a huddle in the opposite corner of the room. Why do they need to huddle to answer my question, I questioned to myself. After a few moments of decision-making, Kyoya-senpai announced their final answer.
"Yes, thank you. We are very much obliged by your offer of help."
And so, I did whatever I could: helping Mori-senpai move tables and chairs to their proper places, choosing the most appropriate desserts for a tea-party with Honey-senpai, selecting the most elegant cups and saucers for Kyoya-senpai, etc. All of the boys were very polite, partially excluding the devious Kaoru and Hikaru, who were often poking fun at Tamaki-senpai. All the same, everyone worked so well together, even though they were as different as the four seasons.
While I was designing a bouquet of flowers in a vase, someone asked, "May I sit down?" I nodded as Kyoya-senpai sat next to me on the sofa. He commented on the flowers before saying what had obviously been on his mind already.
"I knew the name 'Hasegawa Chieko' was familiar. You're one of the new students."
I looked up at him, slightly confused. "You've heard of me?"
"Yes. It's not every day a commoner gets accepted at Ouran. You're somewhat famous here, or infamous."
So my brother was right. This school is filled with filthy rich people, I chuckled to myself. I must have been like a new species or something.
"Hm? Your brother?"
How did he know what I was thinking? Is he psychic? "Oh, yeah. I have two brothers and a sister. They all go to public schools. Kazuki, my twin, was warning me abou- wait... commoner?" And why did it sound like he was ridiculing me?
"I know the term 'commoner' sounds indelicate; but it would sound awkward if I said 'middle-class citizen' or 'poor person' instead, wouldn't it?"
"Yeah," I said with a small laugh. "I suppose so. I guess I'll have to get used to being called a commoner here."
"My dear Chieko," Tamaki-senpai appeared out of nowhere. "You mustn't think of it as an insult. Instead, know it to be a marvelous compliment. You're an inspiration to poor people everywhere. You are they're ambassador - nay, their QUEEN!"
"Oh ... umm ... okay. I guess ...?" I said. Was Tamaki-senpai always like this?
At that moment, the Hitachiin twins sat on the opposite couch. "So Chieko, what are you into, other than girly things, like clothes and makeup?"
I let out a snort. "What made you think I'm into those things?" They replied with blank faces and shrugs. "Well, I like to be with friends. And I also like to read, draw, things like that. Why do you do ask?"
"Eh, no reason." Their smirks said otherwise. Do they practice smiling simultaneously, or does it come easily to them? "What's your type?"
"My type?" Type? Type of what?
"They're referring to which type of guy you prefer." Kyoya-senpai explained. "Each of the hosts are categorized as specific type to amuse our guests. Hikaru and Kaoru are depicted as mischievous. Honey-senpai is the boy-Lolita type. Mori-senpai is the strong and silent type, or stoic. I am considered to be the cool type. And Tamaki is, well, to put in a few words..."
"The overdramatic type?" I guessed.
Tamaki-senpai's jaw dropped as the Hikaru and Kaoru snickered. Even Kyoya-senpai allowed a tiny smile. Poor Tamaki-senpai. He sat in the corner of the room, shunned.
"Or how about the poetic prince?" I mended. "That type sounds more elegant and romantic. Do you like it, Senpai?"
Tamaki looked away from whatever he was doing in his emo corner and gave me a puppy dog face. "I like this girl's style. Yes, I think the handsome poetic princely type suits me well. Thank you for the suggestion."
"Yeah, yeah," the twins said. "But which is her type?"
"Um..." I didn't usually think about this. What is my type? "I'm a little embarrassed to say this, so don't tell anyone. I've never had a boyfriend before, so I don't know my type yet. Maybe someone who is charitable or maybe likes to read?" Hikaru and Kaoru gave me gagging faces, so I stuck my tongue out at them.
"Well," I looked down at my watch. "I think it's time for me to get going. Bye, guys."
"Whaaa?" Hunny-senpai whimpered. "Aww, do you have to go, Chie-chan?" He pulled me in for another hug, refusing to let me go. Wow, he's super sweet, like a little kid. How old is he anyway?
"I'd love to, but I have to get to class." I made my way to the door, paused, and turned around and asked: "When do you guys open for business?"
"Our club is officially starting after school," Kyoya-senpai answered.
"Okay, I'll make sure to swing by then. Bye."
I had reached the end of the hall, when I heard the door open and close. "Hey, wait up!" Hikaru and Kaoru ran to catch up with me. "You're a first year, right?" they asked. "Yep, I'm in class 1-A."
"So are we." said Kaoru. "Mind if we join you?" I gave them a shrug. I didn't really mind.
And so we walked. We were quiet for most of the way. It was kind of awkward. Why did they want to walk with me to class? They're being really quiet. And then, Hikaru asked: "How does it feel? You know, being a poor person at Ouran?"
"What?" I honestly hadn't thought it would be a big deal. Is it? "I don't mind being the only commoner here. If anything, it makes me special."
"Actually," the twins said, "there's another honors student here. His name's Haruhi Fujioka."
"Fujioka?" I played the name through my head. 'click. click.' I know that name. "I might sound crazy, but does this Fujioka have dark hair and large, intelligent eyes?"
"Yeah. Why? Do you know him?"
"Mhm. We went to the same middle school." I decided not to tell them anymore. It would be much more to see their reactions when they learned the truth.
Classroom 1-A. We entered and I saw. I saw a very good friend of mine. Haruhi Fujioka, my old friend from middle school. Could it be? I wasn't actually sure if it was. To make sure it was, I called.
"Haruhi Fujioka?" I called. "Is that you?"
It was Haruhi. And when she saw me, Haruhi's eyes widened with surprised. She looked just as astonished as I was. Her hair was all cut off, in a style more popular with boys. In fact, she was wearing the boy's uniform. But there was no mistaking it; Haruhi's large, intelligent brown eyes were still as bright as ever.
"Hey, Chieko! I'm so glad to see you. But, what are you doing here? I thought there was only one scholarship."
"Yeah. A familiar face is always comforting, especially your best friend's. They offered a last minute scholarship to a second person. And that turned out to be me. Although, I can't say that I'm surprised you got accepted here; you're exceptionally bright. But here's an interesting question: why are you dressed like a dude?"
"Oh, this?" Haruhi glanced down at her uniform. "It's actually a weird story. Have you met the Host club? When they met me, they mistook me for a boy and gave me this uniform. And then I ruined something of theirs, so I owe them a debt. I have to pay off the debt by working as their errand dog."
"Ouch! Maybe I could help you. How much do you owe them?"
"Eight-million yen!"
I grimaced at the hefty sum. "How many thousands are in eight-million? Haruhi, I don't know how you can pay off that debt, even by the end of high-school."
"Probably not," Haruhi grimaced. "But if I reach my quota as a host, I can pay them off sooner."
"You go girl!" I laughed. Haruhi was very determined and hardworking. I knew she could pay off her debt. "Wait! Does that mean that they know you're a girl?"
"Yep! It does." Hikaru answered over my shoulder.
"We've known all along." Kaoru added.
Haruhi sighed an told the twins to mind their own business and let her talk to me.
"Oh, and Chieko?" Haruhi asked. "Can you wait for me at the Host Club after school? I don't want the crazy hosts following me home."
"Mhm. Sure." I nodded. "But do you mind if I do homework in the corner? The club seems kind of stupid."
"Go ahead." Haruhi shrugged. "The club is pretty stupid."
Chapter 2
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dramaplatters · 6 years ago
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Sa Kao Duen EP3
Tai wakes up from her sleep and starts to question whether she has cried in front of Klot
We can hear the typewriter at the background, Klot is writing his thesis.
Klot notices Tai is awake, so he asks if she's awake,  Tai responds she was a bit stressed last night. 
SO if he has heard anything it was because of that and not to pay attention to it
Klot tells Tai that her breath smells and asks her to brush her teeth. 
Later on adds that Lek her aunt came to see her last night 
We are having a flashback here.  
Tai asks if Lek was angry?
Klot says rather upset
Klot adds Lek was probably feeling guilty of slapping you  
Klot says If it was me I probably would have done the same thing 
I'd feel sad & disappointed
Tai says enough
Tai says she was upset because nobody had told her about her dad. To be honest, Klot is talking softly ,& sensibly to Tai.  
On the other hand Lek is waiting for Tai's return impatiently 
Tai's other aunties are also worried about the situation with Tai
They are asking whether they have resolved everything or not
Other aunties are blaming their other sister for hurting & making Tai to run away from home.
The other auntie is pouring her hatred on Tai & making it more obvious now
She tells them Tai is a child who likes to throw tantrums, and asks them not to blame her, if there's anyone to blame that Wisut (Tai's father) who started all this.
Grandad's gets in to scene and asks them not to argue on who's right & who's wrong!
Klot tells Tai that two of them have already signed the peace pact, have come to peace 
Tai says not yet and Klot is asking why not?
Klot says we were so close to each other that we were nearly kissing lol (umm Klot do you want to sign your own death certificate)
Opps Tai gets angry and asks what the hell you mean by Kiss
Klot asks why not.    ( I actually loved the chemistry in between Bow & New) 
He tells her I already know all your problems 
Klot tells Tai that plus they used the same tooth brush lol
Tai doesn't believe him and asks if he's serious or not.
Klot says he has prepared a new brush for her but she used his brush lol
Klot asks Tai why didn't she looked carefully?  
Tai says I know you want to use me as a bridge to court my aunt
Klot says I really want to tutor you. I was not planning to use you as a bridge, as for Lek I'll use my own ability.
Klot says I wasn't planning to use you as a bridge
I want to use my own ability 
Tai asks really 
Klot says prove it if you don't believe me
Tai says fine, we shall wait and see 
Tai says but if you are really good maybe I can help you to court Aunt Lek lol
When Klot asks if she's serious, Tai answers Yes.  I always mean what I say.. 
Tai wants to trade sincerity for trust
Klot offers to give his bike to Tai  but Tai refuses it
Klot says I'm sincerely giving it to you, Tai wants to know if he gives his bike to Tai will he have another bike to use? 
Klot says Tai is becoming generous now by thinking of others
Klot asks if she still wants to buy a plane ticket to go & see her dad
Tai shakes her head as no & Klot asks why?
You don't want to go and see your dad anymore?
Tai says yes she still wants to go and see her dad, she was angry but she's no longer at her dad anymore. 
She just wants to wait for her dad to come back as he promised to her 
Klot says good, because if you are still mad at him 
He adds if you are still angry & mad at him, you are the one who's going to be sad
And If your dad knew about this, he'll be upset
Tai says she wants her dad to be happy
SO she's willing to do anything for this 
Tai says from now on I'll not be sad anymore
Finally Tai is home and Lek told Klot that she didn't tell anyone that Tai spend the night in his hut.
Klot says he's studying in USA, he only came back to study on his thesis
Tai's aunties said a young auspicious doctor, All the doctors I've seen are old, never seen a young one like this before.   
When Tai got up to go inside grandad asks her where she's going but the evil auntie called her names again
Grandad is glad that Klot is tutoring Tai 
Klot is buttering up Lek, that she gave me the opportunity, the more she trusts me the I can do
Lek talks to Tai that she can guarantee that her father didn't want to leave her & she wasn't born to cause problems to anyone, & everyone here loves her,  happy that she's a part of the family.
Tai says she's sorry to Lek
The other auntie asked about Klot & she said all she knows is he has a wife at the other farm. 
Klot came down to his brother's house & calls for Mook but he gets puzzled when he saw Tai lying on the sofa lol
Klot asks Tai I have just dropped you off, why are you here?
Tai says I came to ask for food?
Klot asks don't you have food on the other house,?
Tai says there's but there are also women giggling over a man lol 
She says she got annoyed and told them that you already have a wife :) 
Mook made food for Tai, but Klot took her food, telling her if you wanna eat go fix the rumour tell them that I don't have a wife yet.  
They bicker around
Because Klot took her food, Tai took his bike lol
I love Klot's brother and sister in law, they are probably the first who understood Klot's feelings towards Tai, even before Klot.  
Klot will be rejecting his feeling to Tai until such time. 
They are also very supporting 
Klot's trouble is with his mother complaining about Rajamaitri women (Lek & Sisters + Tai )
Klot is also getting his share from this complaints 
Tai comes back home & greats her aunties & grand dad
Evil auntie tells Tai if you want to live here, you need to learn to be more punctual 
Her aunt tells her that everyone in this household needs to be present during dinner time
Grandad wants to take kids out for a holiday, asks Lek to handle it
Just that time Khun It (Ittsaret) came in and asks Beach? Sounds fun 
Jessada tells them his father knows a lot of resort owners 
Both Jesseda & It are offering their best to win Lek's heart
One of the aunts lost her patience and teased them, asking them had anyone invited you two?
One of the cousins told Miranti (another cousin ) that her eyes are gonna pop out if she continues staring
Meanwhile Tai is talking to her partners in crime telling them that she doesn't want to go 
They asked her if she has ever been to the Siracha Beach, Tai says never
Tai enjoys spending time with the three little kids
Mook receives a phone call from her mother in law's secretary and learns that she will be popping with her secretary and Klot's tail lol and she warns Klot to be prepared
Miranti is jealous of Tai and she thinks she's stealing grand dad from them
It & Jesseda joins the beach holiday 
Klot is also holidaying by the beach and he saw Lek 
Not only Lek has fans but Tai has fans as well, one of is Sadawut, a friend of Tai's cousin, but Miranti likes Sadawut 
Klot confesses Lek that in the past he used Tai as an excuse to get close to her
Klot asks another chance from Lek
Sisters joking about Lek 
Klot & Tai is bickering at the beach :)
While walking at the beach Lek saw It, and he complimented her by saying he has never seen her smiling like that before
Lek tells him that we are still good friends.   (for me IT was much better choice for Lek but for now Lek appears to fancy Klot )
IT tells her that he's not giving up on Lek 
On the dinner table grand dad asks Anil (grandson) probably went to drop off his friend (Sadawut) right
Turns to Miranti and asks his friend is pretty good looking right ?
Miranti says yes he's handsome and his family has a military background
Grand dad gets up from the table and asks who'll read it for me tonight?
All the other grandkids use an excuse Tai says I'll read it 
Grand dad tells Tai that Lek told her that she (Tai) is mischievous with Klot 
Grand dad faints & Klot who was around comes to Tai's help
Tai asks if she can call grand dad as grand dad 
Lek asks what did her (Tai's) father wrote
Tai says he is asking whether If I want a baby sister or a brother
Lek asks her dad is this why you wanted to  adopt Tai as your daughter?
Grand dad asks if Tai knows about her father?
He wanted to know what did Tai said?
Lek said she accepted it more than I anticipated
Grandad says I'm partly responsible for hurting Tai's feelings by opening pathways to her father to have a new wife and kids 
I have to act as dad to compensate Tai's feelings
Also granddad doesn't want his other daughter to find out
He doesn't want to hurt Tai's feelings
Grandad asks if he can raise Tai ?
Evil auntie keeps on insulting Tai 
Tai is talking to Klot about her father's new wife and their baby, she feels unwanted 
She wants her dad to be happy & to have a good life 
Lek wants Tai to live with her
Grandad asks Tai not to be naughty and help Lek, Tai told grandad that Lek is naughtier than her 
Tai & her partners in crime is busy with trying to scare Prek 
If you want to read all please visit the other blog tumblr not letting me to  post all 
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Adam Rippon Talks Finding His Gay Power, Fetish-Inspired Costumes
Being yourself can take you places. If you’re Adam Rippon, born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, it can take you all the way to Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the 28-year-old set fire to the ice last February, becoming the first openly gay male athlete to win a medal — a bronze — for Team USA in a Winter Olympics.
Rippon’s mere existence as a brazenly gay global inspiration with a tongue as sharp as the blades on his skates is notable. Writer Peter Moskowitz recently celebrated Rippon in a piece for Splinter titled “The Faggy Magic of Adam Rippon.” And at a Stars on Ice show in Detroit, Michigan, in April, Rippon garnered by far the most enthusiastic response, winning applause from tween girls, a squadron of proud queers, and suburban moms, alike. Reese Witherspoon loves him. So does Elmo. And like any good mother, Sally Field tried to set him up with her gay son.
Rippon would make his Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) debut a couple weeks after our call, slaying a Vogue-fortified cha-cha to RuPaul’s “Sissy That Walk.” I caught up with the phenom via phone as he put on his face inside the locker room of a Rhode Island arena (a Stars on Ice stop). Rippon opened up about how booze kills his wit game and what he tells guys on Tinder who want a second chance, all the while, being his irresistible self.
WATCH:
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[Editor’s Note: This issue of Hotspots went to the printer before ABC’s live DWTS finale, so as you may know, Adam Rippon and his partner Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball Trophy]
I want to give you a phone hug and say thanks for giving this 35-year-old man a new level of realness to aspire to.
I’m hugging you back.
You stood next to Britney Spears at the GLAAD Media Awards recently for a pic. I hear she liked the way you smelled.
Yes, she did. I congratulated her on her award, and she was like, “You smell really nice,” and I was like, “Thank you so much, ’cause that’s so important to me.”
Your fellow gay Olympian, [freestyle skier] Gus Kenworthy, kissed you on stage that night. How exactly would you describe your relationship with Gus at this point?
Umm [laughs], so, I mean, we’re just friends, obviously. His boyfriend was backstage laughing at him, and so he was just trying to be funny. Gus is a nut.
But you’re so close. And both of you being gay Olympians, it seems you’ve really bonded.
Oh, absolutely. We’re just like brothers — brothers who kiss, I guess. But no, I love him. He’s so nice, and we’re very good friends.
What was it like competing against Tonya Harding on Dancing with the Stars?
It’s not a super big deal, but I think she’s got a lot going on, so I’m just gonna let her do her own thing, probably. Probably best.
Team Tonya or Team Nancy?
Well, I mean, Tonya tried to kill someone, so I’m Team Nancy, probably.
What did you think of I, Tonya?
I loved it. I thought Margot Robbie [who played Harding] was great. Amazing.
Who would you cast as Adam in I, Adam?
Well, Margot did so well. So, maybe Margot Robbie?
Who inspires your on-ice style?
The skating world inspires it a little bit, and then…  you’re gonna know that I’m trashy. I look at like, um, sex stuff and stuff people wear — harnesses and stuff — and the design is quite amazing. I bring [stuff] to my costume designer, and we make them more appropriate for a competition.
For a PG audience?
Yes. Actually, it’s not for that audience. But I make it for them.
That harness you wore to the Oscars in March: Where is it?
It’s in [fashion designer] Jeremy Scott’s office. The suit was by Moschino, so it was from Jeremy’s office and he lent it to me. I’m obsessed with Jeremy. He’s amazing.
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Do you get to keep these costumes?
I keep my own costumes. Because, like, I bought them, outright. But the Oscars outfit was for the runway — so, from the red carpet back to the office.
Hard to give that up. So many opportunities to wear something like that.
I know! Like to a wedding. The grocery store.
Were you a sassy kid?
I don’t think I realized how sassy I was till I was at the Olympics and people were like, “Ahahaha, you’re so sassy.” And I was, “Ahahaha… you think so?” And they’re like, “Oh yeah, you’re, like, sassy.” And I was like, “I just thought I was fresh?” And they’re like, “No, you’re sassy.” Oh. OK.
Who inspires your sassiness?
The person who inspires me to be sassy is my mom.
So it’s in the blood.
[Laughs.] Yeah, it’s definitely in the blood. It’s something I can’t control.
Born this way.
Born this way, for sure. Genetics.
Your future: What’s off the table? Where do you draw the line?
Like, I’m not gonna do porn. That’s drawing the line, I guess. I don’t think I would do a reality show — I mean, I did Dancing with the Stars. That’s a reality show. I’m not gonna do, like, Big Brother or anything.
You’re getting a lot of offers. What percentage are you turning down?
I’m talking a little bit to everybody. But honestly, my schedule’s so crazy right now, I barely even know where I am.
The media loves getting you drunk.
Here’s the thing: I don’t drink a lot. Barely anything. And so everyone’s like, “Haha, come on the show and just have drinks!” And I’m like, “OK.” So, I’ll have a little bit, but I feel like I’m way funnier not drunk. I’m not as sharp, I’m not as witty; I’m not myself when I’m drunk. I mean, I like to be in the moment. If I’m in the moment, I can focus, and then I can be quick and witty.
You’ve been on this wild ride: the Olympics, Stars on Ice, Dancing with the Stars. How will you spend a day off when you finally get one?
Um, probably napping.
The whole day?
The whole day.
You have a new man, Jussi-Pekka Kajaala. He’s very good-looking.
I do. He’s super cute, but more than that, he’s super nice and funny.
Before you met, what criteria did you have for a boyfriend?
I really wasn’t looking for anybody. I was on Tinder just for fun. If you’ve ever been on Tinder, you know how you swipe left and right, and it basically turns into this game?
Oh yeah. It’s like the new Hot or Not.
It’s absolutely that. My criteria for a good boyfriend would be somebody who has passion. Passion is super important to me because, no matter what you do, if you have passion for it, then that’s kind of what life is all about — that you have passion for something. [Laughs.]
I’m being so serious. Usually when I get asked this question, I’m like, “a job, goes to the gym” — which is also important.
How many people on Tinder believed you were really Adam Rippon?
Nobody gave a shit that I was Adam Rippon. But I can tell you that everyone I ever matched with who ghosted on me has messaged me since the Olympics. My favorite is, “Oh, it’s been a while. How ya doing?” And I’m like, “Bye.”
You give them more than they deserve, honestly.
Usually I don’t answer.
Do you expect there will be a day when an openly gay figure skater can just be a figure skater?
Yeah. And I hope there’s a day that an openly gay Olympian will just be an Olympian. But I think right now it’s important to share your story.
For me, it’s not being gay that I share; I share my coming out. It’s not like, “Oh, I’m gay and I’m powerful” — which is, like, so true. It was [during] my coming out experience when I started to really own who I was and that’s where I found a lot of power. I was always me, but I didn’t always own it. And when I owned it, that’s when I found I was my strongest.
Have you had any particularly moving exchanges with young queer fans?
Yes. There’ve been many. I’ve run into a few young people who told me they tried to kill themselves at one point, which is incredibly hard to hear, especially from really young kids.
It’s bizarre to be thanked for just being who you are, and for someone to tell you that you really helped them, it’s incredibly humbling. I was not expecting that kind of response after the Olympics.
Do you feel pressure to act or be a certain way because of that?
No more than the way that I’ve been acting.
Good. To end, which Golden Girl are you?
Probably Blanche. Isn’t everyone Blanche? And I’m a little — OK, I’m mostly Dorothy.
It’s the snark.
It is the snark.
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cynthiajayusa · 7 years ago
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Adam Rippon Talks Finding His Gay Power, Fetish-Inspired Costumes
Being yourself can take you places. If you’re Adam Rippon, born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, it can take you all the way to Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the 28-year-old set fire to the ice last February, becoming the first openly gay male athlete to win a medal — a bronze — for Team USA in a Winter Olympics.
Rippon’s mere existence as a brazenly gay global inspiration with a tongue as sharp as the blades on his skates is notable. Writer Peter Moskowitz recently celebrated Rippon in a piece for Splinter titled “The Faggy Magic of Adam Rippon.” And at a Stars on Ice show in Detroit, Michigan, in April, Rippon garnered by far the most enthusiastic response, winning applause from tween girls, a squadron of proud queers, and suburban moms, alike. Reese Witherspoon loves him. So does Elmo. And like any good mother, Sally Field tried to set him up with her gay son.
Rippon would make his Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) debut a couple weeks after our call, slaying a Vogue-fortified cha-cha to RuPaul’s “Sissy That Walk.” I caught up with the phenom via phone as he put on his face inside the locker room of a Rhode Island arena (a Stars on Ice stop). Rippon opened up about how booze kills his wit game and what he tells guys on Tinder who want a second chance, all the while, being his irresistible self.
WATCH:
youtube
[Editor’s Note: This issue of Hotspots went to the printer before ABC’s live DWTS finale, so as you may know, Adam Rippon and his partner Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball Trophy]
I want to give you a phone hug and say thanks for giving this 35-year-old man a new level of realness to aspire to.
I’m hugging you back.
You stood next to Britney Spears at the GLAAD Media Awards recently for a pic. I hear she liked the way you smelled.
Yes, she did. I congratulated her on her award, and she was like, “You smell really nice,” and I was like, “Thank you so much, ’cause that’s so important to me.”
Your fellow gay Olympian, [freestyle skier] Gus Kenworthy, kissed you on stage that night. How exactly would you describe your relationship with Gus at this point?
Umm [laughs], so, I mean, we’re just friends, obviously. His boyfriend was backstage laughing at him, and so he was just trying to be funny. Gus is a nut.
But you’re so close. And both of you being gay Olympians, it seems you’ve really bonded.
Oh, absolutely. We’re just like brothers — brothers who kiss, I guess. But no, I love him. He’s so nice, and we’re very good friends.
What was it like competing against Tonya Harding on Dancing with the Stars?
It’s not a super big deal, but I think she’s got a lot going on, so I’m just gonna let her do her own thing, probably. Probably best.
Team Tonya or Team Nancy?
Well, I mean, Tonya tried to kill someone, so I’m Team Nancy, probably.
What did you think of I, Tonya?
I loved it. I thought Margot Robbie [who played Harding] was great. Amazing.
Who would you cast as Adam in I, Adam?
Well, Margot did so well. So, maybe Margot Robbie?
Who inspires your on-ice style?
The skating world inspires it a little bit, and then…  you’re gonna know that I’m trashy. I look at like, um, sex stuff and stuff people wear — harnesses and stuff — and the design is quite amazing. I bring [stuff] to my costume designer, and we make them more appropriate for a competition.
For a PG audience?
Yes. Actually, it’s not for that audience. But I make it for them.
That harness you wore to the Oscars in March: Where is it?
It’s in [fashion designer] Jeremy Scott’s office. The suit was by Moschino, so it was from Jeremy’s office and he lent it to me. I’m obsessed with Jeremy. He’s amazing.
youtube
Do you get to keep these costumes?
I keep my own costumes. Because, like, I bought them, outright. But the Oscars outfit was for the runway — so, from the red carpet back to the office.
Hard to give that up. So many opportunities to wear something like that.
I know! Like to a wedding. The grocery store.
Were you a sassy kid?
I don’t think I realized how sassy I was till I was at the Olympics and people were like, “Ahahaha, you’re so sassy.” And I was, “Ahahaha… you think so?” And they’re like, “Oh yeah, you’re, like, sassy.” And I was like, “I just thought I was fresh?” And they’re like, “No, you’re sassy.” Oh. OK.
Who inspires your sassiness?
The person who inspires me to be sassy is my mom.
So it’s in the blood.
[Laughs.] Yeah, it’s definitely in the blood. It’s something I can’t control.
Born this way.
Born this way, for sure. Genetics.
Your future: What’s off the table? Where do you draw the line?
Like, I’m not gonna do porn. That’s drawing the line, I guess. I don’t think I would do a reality show — I mean, I did Dancing with the Stars. That’s a reality show. I’m not gonna do, like, Big Brother or anything.
You’re getting a lot of offers. What percentage are you turning down?
I’m talking a little bit to everybody. But honestly, my schedule’s so crazy right now, I barely even know where I am.
The media loves getting you drunk.
Here’s the thing: I don’t drink a lot. Barely anything. And so everyone’s like, “Haha, come on the show and just have drinks!” And I’m like, “OK.” So, I’ll have a little bit, but I feel like I’m way funnier not drunk. I’m not as sharp, I’m not as witty; I’m not myself when I’m drunk. I mean, I like to be in the moment. If I’m in the moment, I can focus, and then I can be quick and witty.
You’ve been on this wild ride: the Olympics, Stars on Ice, Dancing with the Stars. How will you spend a day off when you finally get one?
Um, probably napping.
The whole day?
The whole day.
You have a new man, Jussi-Pekka Kajaala. He’s very good-looking.
I do. He’s super cute, but more than that, he’s super nice and funny.
Before you met, what criteria did you have for a boyfriend?
I really wasn’t looking for anybody. I was on Tinder just for fun. If you’ve ever been on Tinder, you know how you swipe left and right, and it basically turns into this game?
Oh yeah. It’s like the new Hot or Not.
It’s absolutely that. My criteria for a good boyfriend would be somebody who has passion. Passion is super important to me because, no matter what you do, if you have passion for it, then that’s kind of what life is all about — that you have passion for something. [Laughs.]
I’m being so serious. Usually when I get asked this question, I’m like, “a job, goes to the gym” — which is also important.
How many people on Tinder believed you were really Adam Rippon?
Nobody gave a shit that I was Adam Rippon. But I can tell you that everyone I ever matched with who ghosted on me has messaged me since the Olympics. My favorite is, “Oh, it’s been a while. How ya doing?” And I’m like, “Bye.”
You give them more than they deserve, honestly.
Usually I don’t answer.
Do you expect there will be a day when an openly gay figure skater can just be a figure skater?
Yeah. And I hope there’s a day that an openly gay Olympian will just be an Olympian. But I think right now it’s important to share your story.
For me, it’s not being gay that I share; I share my coming out. It’s not like, “Oh, I’m gay and I’m powerful” — which is, like, so true. It was [during] my coming out experience when I started to really own who I was and that’s where I found a lot of power. I was always me, but I didn’t always own it. And when I owned it, that’s when I found I was my strongest.
Have you had any particularly moving exchanges with young queer fans?
Yes. There’ve been many. I’ve run into a few young people who told me they tried to kill themselves at one point, which is incredibly hard to hear, especially from really young kids.
It’s bizarre to be thanked for just being who you are, and for someone to tell you that you really helped them, it’s incredibly humbling. I was not expecting that kind of response after the Olympics.
Do you feel pressure to act or be a certain way because of that?
No more than the way that I’ve been acting.
Good. To end, which Golden Girl are you?
Probably Blanche. Isn’t everyone Blanche? And I’m a little — OK, I’m mostly Dorothy.
It’s the snark.
It is the snark.
source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/05/24/adam-rippon-talks-finding-his-gay-power-fetish-inspired-costumes/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazin.blogspot.com/2018/05/adam-rippon-talks-finding-his-gay-power.html
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hotspotsmagazine · 7 years ago
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Adam Rippon Talks Finding His Gay Power, Fetish-Inspired Costumes
Being yourself can take you places. If you’re Adam Rippon, born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, it can take you all the way to Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the 28-year-old set fire to the ice last February, becoming the first openly gay male athlete to win a medal — a bronze — for Team USA in a Winter Olympics.
Rippon’s mere existence as a brazenly gay global inspiration with a tongue as sharp as the blades on his skates is notable. Writer Peter Moskowitz recently celebrated Rippon in a piece for Splinter titled “The Faggy Magic of Adam Rippon.” And at a Stars on Ice show in Detroit, Michigan, in April, Rippon garnered by far the most enthusiastic response, winning applause from tween girls, a squadron of proud queers, and suburban moms, alike. Reese Witherspoon loves him. So does Elmo. And like any good mother, Sally Field tried to set him up with her gay son.
Rippon would make his Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) debut a couple weeks after our call, slaying a Vogue-fortified cha-cha to RuPaul’s “Sissy That Walk.” I caught up with the phenom via phone as he put on his face inside the locker room of a Rhode Island arena (a Stars on Ice stop). Rippon opened up about how booze kills his wit game and what he tells guys on Tinder who want a second chance, all the while, being his irresistible self.
WATCH:
youtube
[Editor’s Note: This issue of Hotspots went to the printer before ABC’s live DWTS finale, so as you may know, Adam Rippon and his partner Jenna Johnson won the Mirrorball Trophy]
I want to give you a phone hug and say thanks for giving this 35-year-old man a new level of realness to aspire to.
I’m hugging you back.
You stood next to Britney Spears at the GLAAD Media Awards recently for a pic. I hear she liked the way you smelled.
Yes, she did. I congratulated her on her award, and she was like, “You smell really nice,” and I was like, “Thank you so much, ’cause that’s so important to me.”
Your fellow gay Olympian, [freestyle skier] Gus Kenworthy, kissed you on stage that night. How exactly would you describe your relationship with Gus at this point?
Umm [laughs], so, I mean, we’re just friends, obviously. His boyfriend was backstage laughing at him, and so he was just trying to be funny. Gus is a nut.
But you’re so close. And both of you being gay Olympians, it seems you’ve really bonded.
Oh, absolutely. We’re just like brothers — brothers who kiss, I guess. But no, I love him. He’s so nice, and we’re very good friends.
What was it like competing against Tonya Harding on Dancing with the Stars?
It’s not a super big deal, but I think she’s got a lot going on, so I’m just gonna let her do her own thing, probably. Probably best.
Team Tonya or Team Nancy?
Well, I mean, Tonya tried to kill someone, so I’m Team Nancy, probably.
What did you think of I, Tonya?
I loved it. I thought Margot Robbie [who played Harding] was great. Amazing.
Who would you cast as Adam in I, Adam?
Well, Margot did so well. So, maybe Margot Robbie?
Who inspires your on-ice style?
The skating world inspires it a little bit, and then…  you’re gonna know that I’m trashy. I look at like, um, sex stuff and stuff people wear — harnesses and stuff — and the design is quite amazing. I bring [stuff] to my costume designer, and we make them more appropriate for a competition.
For a PG audience?
Yes. Actually, it’s not for that audience. But I make it for them.
That harness you wore to the Oscars in March: Where is it?
It’s in [fashion designer] Jeremy Scott’s office. The suit was by Moschino, so it was from Jeremy’s office and he lent it to me. I’m obsessed with Jeremy. He’s amazing.
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Do you get to keep these costumes?
I keep my own costumes. Because, like, I bought them, outright. But the Oscars outfit was for the runway — so, from the red carpet back to the office.
Hard to give that up. So many opportunities to wear something like that.
I know! Like to a wedding. The grocery store.
Were you a sassy kid?
I don’t think I realized how sassy I was till I was at the Olympics and people were like, “Ahahaha, you’re so sassy.” And I was, “Ahahaha… you think so?” And they’re like, “Oh yeah, you’re, like, sassy.” And I was like, “I just thought I was fresh?” And they’re like, “No, you’re sassy.” Oh. OK.
Who inspires your sassiness?
The person who inspires me to be sassy is my mom.
So it’s in the blood.
[Laughs.] Yeah, it’s definitely in the blood. It’s something I can’t control.
Born this way.
Born this way, for sure. Genetics.
Your future: What’s off the table? Where do you draw the line?
Like, I’m not gonna do porn. That’s drawing the line, I guess. I don’t think I would do a reality show — I mean, I did Dancing with the Stars. That’s a reality show. I’m not gonna do, like, Big Brother or anything.
You’re getting a lot of offers. What percentage are you turning down?
I’m talking a little bit to everybody. But honestly, my schedule’s so crazy right now, I barely even know where I am.
The media loves getting you drunk.
Here’s the thing: I don’t drink a lot. Barely anything. And so everyone’s like, “Haha, come on the show and just have drinks!” And I’m like, “OK.” So, I’ll have a little bit, but I feel like I’m way funnier not drunk. I’m not as sharp, I’m not as witty; I’m not myself when I’m drunk. I mean, I like to be in the moment. If I’m in the moment, I can focus, and then I can be quick and witty.
You’ve been on this wild ride: the Olympics, Stars on Ice, Dancing with the Stars. How will you spend a day off when you finally get one?
Um, probably napping.
The whole day?
The whole day.
You have a new man, Jussi-Pekka Kajaala. He’s very good-looking.
I do. He’s super cute, but more than that, he’s super nice and funny.
Before you met, what criteria did you have for a boyfriend?
I really wasn’t looking for anybody. I was on Tinder just for fun. If you’ve ever been on Tinder, you know how you swipe left and right, and it basically turns into this game?
Oh yeah. It’s like the new Hot or Not.
It’s absolutely that. My criteria for a good boyfriend would be somebody who has passion. Passion is super important to me because, no matter what you do, if you have passion for it, then that’s kind of what life is all about — that you have passion for something. [Laughs.]
I’m being so serious. Usually when I get asked this question, I’m like, “a job, goes to the gym” — which is also important.
How many people on Tinder believed you were really Adam Rippon?
Nobody gave a shit that I was Adam Rippon. But I can tell you that everyone I ever matched with who ghosted on me has messaged me since the Olympics. My favorite is, “Oh, it’s been a while. How ya doing?” And I’m like, “Bye.”
You give them more than they deserve, honestly.
Usually I don’t answer.
Do you expect there will be a day when an openly gay figure skater can just be a figure skater?
Yeah. And I hope there’s a day that an openly gay Olympian will just be an Olympian. But I think right now it’s important to share your story.
For me, it’s not being gay that I share; I share my coming out. It’s not like, “Oh, I’m gay and I’m powerful” — which is, like, so true. It was [during] my coming out experience when I started to really own who I was and that’s where I found a lot of power. I was always me, but I didn’t always own it. And when I owned it, that’s when I found I was my strongest.
Have you had any particularly moving exchanges with young queer fans?
Yes. There’ve been many. I’ve run into a few young people who told me they tried to kill themselves at one point, which is incredibly hard to hear, especially from really young kids.
It’s bizarre to be thanked for just being who you are, and for someone to tell you that you really helped them, it’s incredibly humbling. I was not expecting that kind of response after the Olympics.
Do you feel pressure to act or be a certain way because of that?
No more than the way that I’ve been acting.
Good. To end, which Golden Girl are you?
Probably Blanche. Isn’t everyone Blanche? And I’m a little — OK, I’m mostly Dorothy.
It’s the snark.
It is the snark.
from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/05/24/adam-rippon-talks-finding-his-gay-power-fetish-inspired-costumes/
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smugwanderlust · 7 years ago
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Cherri Rose & Me the morning of the event.
When I was in grade school I had a good friend named Levi. It is safe to say that he was my first major crush. I loved his freckles and odd elastic skin. I would always sit with him on the school bus, invite him to my birthday parties, and one time we watched Ice Age on my parents couch. I bring this up because he was a country boy through and through. Back then he was all about raising sheep and doing various rodeo and 4H clubs. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure he grew up to be a cowboy. Until last Friday he was the closest thing I had ever gotten to Montana country life. Despite the fact that I was raised here.
I was born in the city, but raised in CowTown USA, and for the last 8 years I have lived in various cities. It is safe to say I am not a small town girl. More then that I am not coordinated in the slightest. There is a reason I failed at sports in school. Heck, I am so clumsy that I couldn’t even run track correctly.
My family was hanging out after our Sunday dinner when my twelve-year-old niece started dancing. Somehow we got on the topic of my horrible (uncoordinated) dancing skills. I told my niece that I used to describe my dancing like the speghetti noodle you slap on the fridge to see if it is cooked or not. The way it awkwardly slithered down was a very close resemblance to my dancing skills. However I have since gained weight so now I dance more like an uncooked egg yoke in a frying pan. Slither, slither.
My mom on the other hand is the complete opposite of me. We may look similar but I am more downtown and she is more L.A. Meaning, I am better served in a coffee shop reading a book and she belongs on Rodeo Drive.
Mom looking good in her cowgirl get-up! Thanks J.C. Denton Photography!
Back to last Friday. My mom and I went to the Chicks N’ Chaps event I wrote about awhile back. Oh man, were we a sight. Uncoordinated me attempting to cowgirl it up and my mom who looked the part but was hating getting her (cowgirl) boots dirty. Oh, LAWRD, have mercy!
Like I have mentioned before Chicks N’ Chaps is an organization of woman who promote the sport of Rodeo all while raising money for families who are battling breast cancer. My mom was sponsored by them and we were honored guests.
To my moms surprise the event was styled by a former friend and coworker of hers, Angela. They apparently lost touch after my mom left her former job at a furniture store and Angela went to Europe. Somehow her friend over heard the planners of the event talk about a woman who was battling breast cancer. They were telling my moms story but Angela didn’t realize who it was. She ended up volunteering to cater and decorate. When she ran into my mom at the event, Angela couldn’t believe the story she heard was a friend of hers that she had lost touch with. Talk about a small world.
Angela & Cherri Rose
Angela & Mom talking
                Not only was my mom touched by that little surprise, she also ran into her surgeons mother! Which was also a blessing for mom to hear her story.
Mom talking to her surgeons mother
The event started out with bidding on the silent auction, eating hors d’oeuvres, and greetings. After that we had a local news anchor Jill Valley give a speech about her fight with breast cancer. It was a great speech and I know it touched my mom. Oddly enough they had the same exact type of cancer just on opposite breasts. My mom’s on the left and Jill’s on the right.
News anchor Jill Valley 
In Jill’s speech she talked a lot about the negatives of what it is like to fight with cancer. How you literally picture your last moment alive. In my option it was an interesting way to talk about cancer.
I liked it. She was realistic. She gave us the black coffee version without adding in creamer. She let us know that the fight is painful, hard, draining, emotional, but those are all the reasons you have to fight. Fight to survive. Survive for those who love you and need you in their lives. Fight to help others fight. I wish I could be more helpful on the words that were spoken but I am not a poised news anchor and cancer surviver. Sometimes the giver of a speech is the only person that can give it.
After Jill Valley spoke we did the the rodeo events. This is where it got a little crazy, fun, and down right embarrassing. However, we had to give it our all because there was a custom belt buckle up for grabs.
We went to the roping station where we learned to head a steer. I may be saying that wrong… I am really bad at this whole rodeo lingo… One event was called “Pickup Man,” and I was really concerned because I thought we were going to learn how to pick up cowboys. I was like, “umm… I am married…,” My mom’s friend Sarah couldn’t stop laughing. After she caught her breath she explained that Pickup Men are men who “rescue roughstock riders from twistingfury on the hoof, usher bulls and broncs to the exit and vanish into the background.” I had to google that because I still didn’t remember what Sarah said to explain it. I am just glad I didn’t have to sexually exploit myself.
However, I did get “hand’s on” with a cowboy. Every girl’s fantasy right? Though my husband, who recorded the whole thing, said he was likely gay due to the way he was behaving. Whatever, once touched by a cowboy always touched by a cowboy, right?
Nah, it was nothing special I am just trying to make light out of an embarrassing situation. My mom roped her steer in her second try. Her pom pom days gave her the advantage. I am sure of it. I on the other hand twirled around with the rope not really understanding the concept. Hence the cowboy having to wrap his arms around me and guide me through it. Fortunately, my husband caught it all on video. Lucky us.
After the roping station we headed over to ride Mighty Bucky. At first mom didn’t want to do it and told me that I should do it anyways. I told her that there was no way in hell I was getting on a fake bull that wasn’t even mechanical but driven by a cowboy who “pumped” the fake bull up and down.
It had embarrassing written all over it. I told my mom that if she did it, I would. So after much convincing my mom hopped on the fake bull and rode it like a real cowgirl. It was the funniest thing I have seen in a long long time. I was in tears and almost peed myself because I was laughing so hard. She was wearing a denim skirt so when she first got on she accidentally flashed the world but she made this cute “ooo” sound and squeezed her knees together. She held her umbrella in one hand, because she can’t be in the sun for too long, and the the cowboy began to move the fake bull. She did it so well, hootin’ and hollerin’. She owned the bull..it was so great.
After she was done my heart sank and embarrassment flooded through me. She did it, so now I had too. Oh crap.
Once again mom pulled it off way better then I did. Uncoordinated me. I didn’t even understand the concept of wrapping my legs around the bull tightly. The cowboys kept trying to get me to hold my legs down. Beyond that I kept screaming because for some reason I was scared of the fake bull. I ended up jumping into another cowboys arms just trying to get off that thing.
Remember, the custom belt buckle I said was up for grabs? Well, my mom won! She is amazing.
After the cowgirl training they served up dinner and families joined the party. We listened to music, bid on the auction, went to the photo booth, and bought raffle tickets. They had a 50/50 raffle going on. Which meant that if you won, 50% of the proceeds made on Friday’s event went to Chicks N’ Chaps and the other 50% went to you.
You wouldn’t believe it but my parents won that too. They didn’t keep the money though. They gave it right back to the clinic.
I would also like to mention the photographer they hired for the event, J.C. Denton. He was very friendly and even snapped a few photos of my family using my camera. A lot of photographers get upset about there rights to photograph the event they were hired for. Not him though.
He was nice, friendly, and very talented. He had a drone going around the whole event capturing images. Like the one I used as my featured photo. So if y’all could do me a favor and like his Facebook page it would be an awesome help. I know how hard it is as a photographer to gain the attention you need.
Overall the whole event was very fun and I am so glad we were able to be apart of it. I have more photos on my Facebook page, DC Creations and I am sure J.C. Denton Photography has the official ones on his page too. So Check them out and make lots of comments! I would love to hear from y’all.
For now, this cowgirl is out!
Cowgirl IT UP! (Chicks N’ Chaps Event 2017) When I was in grade school I had a good friend named Levi. It is safe to say that he was my first major crush.
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chaoticpolicecollective · 8 years ago
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On touring Europe, making a new show each time, and learning their craft all the time. check the body language, how Dean touches J (her breast, knees, how they’re sitting).
JT: CHris is the more creative one with with a show in their own style
I would be scared to try anything new because I was afraid of hurting him.
CD: we had the blade though the hand, we had the blade through the head
4:40 on the question of the relationship off the ice CD says taking JT’s hand: we were going to make the announcement tonight but just before the programme we had a steaming row so we decided to put it off. <Audience laughs>
6:30 TW : how many more years can you go on?
7:17 song, TW: It’s a number one in Albania. Is that what you’re going ot do now?
JT <seriously>: This was his therapy after the car crash, he was very very bored, and he felt that the only thing he could do was to sing, and that’s what we did.
(Accident in ‘Dancing on ice”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKK6c_hd9Y8 )
10:12 CD: we wont take part in the olympics because everything we do in the routine is illegal
In dance you can’t touch this part of the body, you can’t spin, you can’t do this sort of lift. IT’s stricter, more contained, it’s ice dancing. And since then we’ve gone on to hold all those bits, and do all those buts and we enjoy doing it and we don’t want to let it go of it.
Interview 1995 (with Chris being late https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PIyV1xCyKs
They’ve written a book
Host: Chris is stuck in traffic. Mind you I think you’ll be able to dine out on that
JT: I am. I’m having such a hard time. He’s always the one who’s exactly on time: saying ‘you won’t be late, you won’t be late’. If anything it’s me who’s a little bit late’
When we received the MBE he actually told me the wrong time so that I could get the earlier, so i’d be actually on time.
H: Tell him to get his skates on.
1.13 - About the book:
H: It’s a wonderful insight to .. How does it feel that, you know(raises the book) here’s my life, up till now.
JT: we often thought that, you know, this is it, we had to pout it down in writing, we tried ot be as acutrate with everyting, trying ot be as open...because you know this is an account of our lives to date. WE wanted to take time. It actually took as about a year to when we started talking about it. And w e had written a book previously but it was up until 84, and it felt like we’ve done an awful lot since then as professionals and we also wanted to talk about ourselves as people. Eveeyrone is always asking about our relationship, how that works and how we spend so much time together, what’s it like, is it like brother and sisiter or like a marriage (face). It was hard, we dont really know but we tried to speak about iti n the book to see if people can understand that a little bit more.
h: I mean the speculation about that was unbelievable at one time. You laugh about that now?
JT: Yes, at the time it was very frightening and overwhelming, we didnt understand why peopel wanted to know that, information about our private lives and we thought that people will be interested in the actual skating. At the time it was frightening but we learnt to handle it. IT woudl be like:
H: it’s this crossover between sport and show business at the end of the day.
about the book - to everyone who want to knwo truth not hte mysths.
3.30 - Chris arrives (body language)
CD: THe traffic is against us this mornign.
JT: Anyway, I’m doing fine, I’m ding fine (she sits on him to cover him up)
skating , roller blading, skiing, worried abut breaking anything
5.02 H: 1994 Winte Olympics, you put yourselves through it, you put us all thorugh it, I think the viewing fugures were as high as the royal wedding or somethign like that. HAve you ever thought, why, why are we doing this, why are we putting ourselves through this
JT: Well, I think when we stepped on for te final performance, that moment of waiting, the tension is awful
Going on competitions gives usa chance to choreograph something new. It’s nice to work on new pieces.
Late Late Show 1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPkBMuXUUu4
2.00 H: I noticed you’ll be perfroming in Dublin on Friday 13th, Are you peolpe  s....
CD: It’s Jayne’s choice, she likes numbers like that
JT: I like 13. Like they say ‘unlucky for some’ so..I consider it lucky myself
Yo Yo MA: celoist: Bach Cello Suite #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5oY-_AT3s
Allemande: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5oY-_AT3sy
Bach wanted to meet Handel. Here’s T&D choreography to Bach.
Labour of love, not for competition, for the beauty of the movement:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5oY-_AT3sy
BBC - Face The Music - The Return of Torville and Dean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5oY-_AT3sy
Streets named after them, and Bolero Close
Honour Degrees from Nottingham University
1.15 - CD (saying a joke): What’s the definition of the intellectual’? Someone who can hear the William Tel Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. Well let’s try this one shall we (hums Bolero)
1.35 Since then anxious questions have been prompted by (the art): surely this isnt sport. Is that art? HOw can they re-enter the Olympics.
1.48 Enter the olympics in Norway next year (1994). Their return was made possible due to the change of rules about the competing styles
2.50 They hired the ice rink (in Milton Keyns) for 4 hour a day 6 days a week to work on the stepr for Rumba and their 3 min free dance on which their comback will be judged.
3.20 CD: Each day w’d work on a section and the next day we’d double it ...then break it up again
5.00 (comments during perfecting a move)
5:35 JT: ‘We’ve used the video in the past quite a bit but we probably never used it this early on
9:03 - JT: He’s very forceful, very dominant, and if i was the same character we’d have too many clashes. But in a partnership you need somebody to be the driving force.
CD: And i think it’s part of what i do, i keep pushing. ANd ok, if i see a mistake or feel the mistake umm and if it is Jaynes Mistake, i’ll tell her. And if it’s mine I’ll tell her that she’s made a mistake too. (laughs)
JT: I’m pretty sort of easy going person, I’m very, usually placid and I need someone to fire me up, to get me going sometimes and he’s always liked it
10.45 JT: Of course I have a different rapport with Phil, my husband, when oyu meet someone you fall in love with .. there’s a magic element that attracts you to each other (Phil is a soudn engeneer from CHicago ,working with Genesis, JT tripps over the leaves - ‘I thought you’re supposed to be well coordinated’)
CD: about being in love with Jill (partner) and previous marriage break up (both ice skaters)Will you get married
11:45 CD: We knew it wouldnt work to work and be partners in live
14:52 Reneissance of dancing put back into skating (hence ‘Face The Music and Dance’)
15.00 - COMMERCIAL ASPECT: Agent / costs/ making 1 million punds if they do win, merchanduse, endorsements,very marketable comodities, they need to come back to hog the headlines
19:45 About wearing lycra and friend disapproval. You can get away with wearing anythign these days 20:30 about measuring the costume for Chris
21:10 It’s about steps and what our bodies are doing, they’re not so twisted.. its about the firs time a man to hold of a woman and started dancing wiht her instead on hi own.
22:00 Costumes from Jayne. You need to have 3 outfits. 1 for practices in character, looking like oyu could wear it. One you’re there you’re on display, on the first day of practice you need to show the judges, have all the bits right. Have flattering shape of the costume and the less material - the colder it is
22:50 - 2 ment (Chris & Trainer) talk about Jayne’s expression - storng but where did the coyness go. (and later) I love her expression when she does it. Her eyes are so big.
23:30 (during practicing) JT: Too Fast Too Fast.
CD: Don’t resist me one I started
24:!7 it’s about the presentation now: ‘it’s awkward. When I see Jayne’s arm is so stiff, looks very static to me
25:00 talking about Jayne’s impressions and directing her - how she should behave/ perform aka similar to when M instructs Nicholas in the performance.
25: 58 CD: ‘there’s a girl her who wasn’t born when we won our first championship.
JT: Really? Oh Dear.
26:25 JD: We’re really hapy wit hteh draw we got because alle the skater are doing the same pattern in the compulsory dance. It get’s like tram lines out there. Whereas the ice looks smooth to the person watching, to the person skating, it’s like getting caught on lines and other peopel’s edges - you can catch them and get into the groove and it can really throw you off balance27:20 PRACTICE/ talking about the movements, drawing the movement trajectory with a finger in the air - MOVEMENT 28:15 They create the intensity and electricity between them (29:10 Chris’ partner: Jayne is calm and Chris is nervous. That’s how it works. Because I’m in love with Chris I can tell by looking in his eyes whether the smile is forced or genuine 29:50 Applying make up, helping each other with it, trying to stay calm 32:40 MOVEMENT - Post Performance ritual
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