#apprentice fox (aesop/victor)

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i don't know what to do with myself now

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Dear Miss Himekaidou: I think I'm getting there!

dear miss himekaidou,

i unfortunately have not been employed. so, i’ve been working on a few journalist articles, mostly as practice for my skills in case i ever decide to go into the practice and im worried that the articles i’ve been making aren’t of high quality.

how do you manage? i know such insecurities might be common in a profession such as yours, so…. any advice?

yours, eientei’s favorite kon-consultant

"Trust me, to start off- a great journalist is one that already is thinking about the quality of their work and doesn't shut their brain off for ideas. So I think you're off to a good start! It's hard, because while it's a job- you aren't gonna like, be able to push for the great caste system revolution-  I mean hard-hitting journalism all of the time. Sometimes you're gonna get stuck with 'Pick your favourite wagashi and we'll tell you your personality!'" "Buuut, I think there's something to learn from each article you write- even if you scrap them, you need only look. For example, I- loathe as I am to say it- did do such pitiful writing as that article- but the person that requested it also offered a coupon for a senbei stand… 'Dorayaki lovers are hot headed and there's more to them that meets the eye- but they can get caught up in their own world, so they should try some senbei!' 'Senbei lovers go with the flow, but don't pursue their own wants, so they should buy some more senbei!' I'm kinda curious, if I ran that article a week later, would I get a different result? There's a buncha conclusions and thoughts you could ask about the journalism even in such a 'low-quality' article."  

"I've been talking with that outside world human, and everything down to 'memes' and 'tagging systems' can show different sides of a story and the intentions of an article. Liiiike, there was this one time this crazy village man, Yoshimoto- he started raving about 'how there was some chemical the yamawaro were putting to turn the frogs into youkai'- and some newbie that wanted a week off just handed him a typewriter for him to start his rantings. But then when I actually used my thoughtography to check that river…well, he wasn't wrong? Sorta. The frogs were having extra legs- but when I wanted to write about it, up top said 'It's already been covered'. But it hadn't been. Not properly." "So how could I word it? I mean, 'Yamawaro machinery production found to have linkage in extra limbage of amphibian population'- bo~ring! What about '3 ramblings of Yoshimoto- Number 3 is suprisingly true!' and I slap a couple memes on it? Would that draw eyes? Is Yoshimoto actually concerned, or was this coverage intentionally from a crazy old geezer to discredit a potential problem?"  

"These are like, the hard stuff that comes with our industry- especially if you don't get the freedom to go independent. But I know that by asking, you're off to a great start. You have to be asking questions, every time- how can I see this differently? How can I write this differently? How are -other- people writing stuff differently? What's language that's 'hip', what language is alienating? Seriously, can Aya stop using red circles and arrows in her articles like [Mii]Tube thumbnails?!"

"Not everything is gonna be a magnum opus, and not every wagashi listicle is gonna be the lynchpin into your socialist uprising theory deprogramming toolkit- and that's okay. As long as you put questioning and engagement- actual encouragement of media literacy- at the forefront of your own work and viewership, I think that's more work than a lot of other grifter sheeple are doing. There's more than meets a camera's eye, and as long as you keep collecting, I know you'll become someone that will paint a better landscape for Gensokyou- so get your brush, and crow all you want, mmkay?"

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some day i'll walk my friends home under my umbrella. some day i will get myself out of here. but. for now i just have to wait.

and its like yeah, i want to be one of “the boys”, the guy who walks someone home under their umbrella and gets called a gentleman, wear nice clothes and get called “handsome” and “dashing” instead of just ladylike.

and i think about it a lot and it just feels like it’s so far out of reach. but i WILL get there some day. its the promise i make to myself. so i just gotta Keep Going. my resolve will keep me going. i WILL get through.

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“please describe the dao” i cannot explain to you more why i cannot do this. i JUST explained to you why i cannot do this. i did not snap at them though so W

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me when i absolutely understand romance (i don't.)

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tyler i AM gay shut your damn mouth /lh

you cant die on company time from being too gay, we'd get sued. save your heart palpitations from getting lost in dr stiles' eyes for another time ~ victor

You are SO HOMOPHOBIC Victor I can't believe you'd do this to me /j

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i dont think id be suited for this job

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the skies tonight will fill like water the river reflects the sky like glass the water shows itself like a mirror these dreams too one day shall pass the skies spark red like fires alight bright fire spreads to start the dawn but even day will turn to night the cycle ends and we move on the skies cloud soon with rain and storm the mountain tops are full of mist it is for our own sakes we live and that is why we all exist

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average aesop late night

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my brain is a psychological minefield (thinking of the multiple battles going on in there)

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i hate it here

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and i hate to admit it but yeah this would work on me

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no

Thinking about how cularium-based heme would flat out either give you horrible blood poisoning, just plain not work due to the way oxygen is transferred, or essentially set on fire inside you and cook you from the inside.

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i NEED to bring back instant miso soup bc im currently soupless and its making me Sad

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for the low price of 0 dollars and 0 cents you too can unlock a fear of doctors so strong and intense an upcoming eye doc appointment makes you vomit

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