#august a3

[marchingspace]

the gekka song wounded me so I made them happy

[purpldawne]

[gekkazine]

Zine Release!

Hello everyone, thank you for your patience. Everyone's hard work has paid off, and Gekkagumi Zine: Phases of the Moon is now available to download.

Here is the link!!

[nqztan]

end of summer (forgot to post now its autum)

[icharchivist]

NEW A3 Spotlight Event.

The Event will give access to 3 New Songs featuring three groups of characters:

The Ikaruga Siblings, Misumi and Madoka, will share a duet called "Kimi tsunagu katachi" // "The shape that connects us"

The Hyodo Siblings, Juza And Kumon, will share a duet called "Verry Merry Smiley"

And the members of the Gekkagumi, Hisoka, Chikage and August will share a song called "Under the Moon"

[duyduystar]

Its August which means..

[autisticmisumi]

Why have I seen so many people lately saying gekka is the same as harugumi or tasutsumu... There's an entire event story abt how their relationship is the same as blood siblings (and these events where they're also compared to blood siblings on a smaller, but definitely still notable scale) + being taken in and raised by the same person as family is VERY OBVIOUSLY different to being in a theatre troupe together or being childhood friends??? Like sorry but if you think those are the same/on the same level I think you might just be stupid

[hikarumurasaki-01]

Que quede claro que yo no sabía cómo eran de chiquitos, así que lo hice como quise jajaja.

[serialadoptersbracket]

Round 3, Match 3: Inspector Barnes vs. August

Submitted kids:

Inspector Barnes: Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle, George Cubbins/George Karim, Holly Munro, Quill Kipps

August: Hisoka Mikage, Chikage Utsuki

Propaganda under the cut!

Inspector Barnes:

1. “Mustn't be easy keeping those three (Lockwood, George, Lucy) alive”

2. “Serial adopter of waifs and strays, carefully hidden behind the guise of strict enforcer. He's a softie and we all know it.”

3. “Even though he'd never admit this be of his grumpy character Barnes really became a father for all members of Lockwood & Co. He was the only adult who cared about their lives and he tried to keep them safe and sound, but like all teenagers they didn't listen to him. But they always knew that if they had some prolems (which they actually often had) they could always ask Barnes for help, advice or support”

4. “Barnes adopted a smiling giraffe with a death wish and a blinding smile, a 5 foot Northern bitch who can and will fight god on a Tuesday, a researcher who likes sticking his nose where he shouldn’t and three people max, and a secretary who shot at least a dozen people and is way more badass than she seems”

August:

1. “august is the adoptive older brother of hisoka mikage and chikage utsuki. for context, these characters are all spies, and were invited into the organisation by august. (also known as misha sometimes). hisoka is december, and chikage is april! their collective group name in fanon is "gekkagumi."

the first interaction we see of him in game is him adopting hisoka off the street. he was a dying homeless child, and august invited him to join the organisation. at first he declined, but august kept coming back to him until he followed (despite chikage's protests about it) he fed fed hisoka gingerbread, and declared "we're a family now."

chikage was adopted before hisoka, but we only learned more about it later in the story. chikage was living in a "facility" when he runs into august who lives in the organisation.

despite their very harsh life, august really did everything he could to give hisoka and chikage the best life he could. he loved the idea of family, and always encouraged them to celebrate christmas and birthdays, and play games!

august had a cover job where he owned a candy store. despite it just being a cover, august loved it and had a genuine care for the children. he used to give away free sweets to the point his shop was actively going out of business, and whenever he saw a sad kid he'd try his best to cheer them up. people around the town came in just to talk to him, to the point where hisoka said when he was covering the shop for him, the first thing people would ask was "where's misha?"

in his shop, he also used to have a myth that if you wrote a wish on a certain brand of cookie's wrapper, the wish would come true. august spoke excitedly of the wishes kids would wish for.

events in the story lead up to august's untimely death. years later, hisoka runs into a kid who used to go to his shop. this child had wished to be a painter, and was now painting. he actually ended up in possession of a wrapper august wrote on which said ""a happy family."" however, the boy couldn't read japanese and didn't know what it said. despite that, he held onto the wrapper for years after august's disappearance. he also manages to draw a picture of him from memory. :((“

2. “he's so . gwahh he just wants to give them a nice family”

3. “please vote for august!! he is such a kind soul who shows so much generosity and selflessness despite the cruel circumstances he was stuck in.”

[the-himawari]

A3! Spotlight Event Translation - Spotlight (Secret): Ikaruga Brothers & Hyodo Brothers & Shadows in the Moonlight (4/19)

*Please read disclaimer on blog

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August: I’m back.

December: I’m home.

April: Welcome back.

August: Woah, the gingerbread is baking. It smells amazing.

December: It kind of smells like the perfume we smelled earlier.

April: Perfume?

August: I asked a friend to mix up a perfume that the two of you might like.

April: There’s no time for us to wear perfume though.

August: That’s what I thought. But it’s not a problem. No one’s gonna get mad if you spray a spritz or two on your days off or before going to bed.

April: …I’ll use it if I feel like it. More importantly, here’s the gingerbread recipe.

August: Thanks.

*flips through*

August: …It’s incredibly detailed with the measurements and instructions and everything. You even noted down how the work is divided up.

April: August will do the measuring and shaping, while December will take care of the baking and decorating. If I write this much, then I’m sure even you two will be able to handle it.

August: Hmm. I hope they turn out well.

December: …

-pause-

August: Have yourself a great holiday.

Child A: Thanks. You too, Misha!

*door closes*

December: The gingerbread was a huge hit. We could’ve made a lot more if you helped us out from the start though.

April: Don’t blame me. I wrote such a detailed recipe so you two would be able to finish them without my help…

August: It didn’t work out that well, huh? Whoopsies.

December: Is there any gingerbread left over for us?

August: There’s some in the back.

April: Don’t tell me you saved some for me too…

August: Of course I did.

April: That damn sweet gingerbread… do you want to torture me?

August: Alrighty then, today’s Christmas Eve. The gingerbread’s all sold out, so let’s close up shop and start getting ready for our Christmas—.

*bzz, bzz*

August: … …Change of plans. For both the target and us.

April: Tch… let’s head over quickly.

December: …I’m looking after the store.

April: Don’t kid with me.

August: April and I will leave first and devise our strategy. December, just in case, do a security check of the store before joining up with us.

December: …Understood.

-pause-

August: You’re here.

December: Nothing was out of the ordinary inside the store. There were no signs of wiretaps or that we’d been hacked.

April: Was it just a coincidence this time then?

August: Did you lock the door properly?

December: Of course I did.

August: Alright, let’s finish this job quickly then. Are you two ready?

December: Yeah.

April: Yes.

-pause-

April: —Target confirmed. He’s holding a single briefcase. Perhaps…

August: “It must be dummy, right? December, keep a close eye on the man behind him. April, you—"

-pause-

December: Data confirmed. They’re going to notice us soon.

August: “April, join up with December and retrieve the data.” “After you transfer the data, December will lead the target from passage C to passage B2. Be careful not to make enemy contact.” “…Phew. Let’s wrap this up in 5 minutes.”

April & December: Roger that.

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[ashipiko]

would you draw... a single august a3! 🤲

<3 of COURSE user augustmishas

WOULD AUGUST DO A THUMBS UP. sure hope so

[asordinaryppl]

A3! Backstage Story Translation - Chikage Utsuki SSR - Today's Star: Toujou - Part 1

this is a request by taruchikas, who also provided a video of the story! tysm!

[Violin performance ends]

[Clapping]

August: You can even play this now? You really can do anything, that's amazing.

April: … They taught us the basics long ago.

August: That's true. I pretty much sucked at it, though.

April: And that's why you were excluded from this mission.

August: Is December and my mission to infiltrate the dormitory just a distraction, then?

August: December will be happy to take it easy.

April: Anyway, there are only a few weeks left till the mission. I need to be able to play a little better than this until then…

August: You're supposed to be an orchestral apprentice, aren't you?

April: Well, to put it in plain terms, yes.

April: I may not be going as a musician, but I am a student at a music school. If I can't play well enough, people will be suspicious of me should something unexpected happen.

August: You're as earnest as ever. I can really see why you were picked for this mission.

April: … I'm going out.

August: At this hour? December will be back soon, I was thinking we'd have dinner…

April: No need. I'll just grab something on the way if I get hungry.

August: … See you later.

-

Sakuya: I'd like to discuss next month’s schedule next…

Chikage: Rehearsals for the supporting character spin-offs will probably have started by then.

Sakuya: That reminds me, the poll results were announced yesterday, weren't they?

Citron: So curious to find out how they ended!

[Door opening]

Manager: Utsuki-kuuun! I've finished the tuning~!

Itaru: A violin… Guess that means it's Toujou from the Quartet play.

Sakuya: Toujou was pretty cool!

Citron: Oh, I cannot wait!

Itaru: What will the story be like?

Chikage: I was thinking of leaving it up to Tsuzuru if possible.

Tsuzuru: Me…?

Chikage: It's not that I’ve already thrown in the towel, or that I don't care. I simply want to act out the story Tsuzuru writes.

Tsuzuru: Thank you very much. But I still wonder what would be good…

Tsuzuru: That reminds me, there was a story you and Itaru-san talked about back during the performance.

Izumi: If I'm not mistaken… It was about Toujou and Machida's time as students?

Chikage: Ah… We did talk about that, but it was just for the sake of role building.

Masumi: But you had asked Tsuzuru to come up with first names for them. And even asked him about their age and background.

Izumi: Eh, is that true?

Itaru: Well…

Chikage: We may not have had that many scenes, but because of that we had to think about fleshing out our roles ourselves.

Tsuzuru: I also found it interesting, so expanding on that and making a story out of it might seem like a good idea.

Itaru: Can people nearing their 30s even bring out the sparkle of youth…

Chikage: It'll be quite a challenge.

Tsuzuru: Ah, there's something I'd like your opinion on… Can I include a scene where Toujou plays the violin?

Tsuzuru: I actually wanted to add a scene like that back then too, after I found out that you can play the violin.

Tsuzuru: You declined back then, so that didn't happen…

Tsuzuru: Toujou is the main character this time, so I'd like to include it if possible.

Manager: Eh, you weren't planning on playing!? I got so excited when I heard that Toujou had won that I even tuned the violin…

Citron: I'd also like to see Chikage playing the violin!

Masumi: I don’t think it’s something you should limit yourself on.

Chikage: Well, as long as we do it with finger-synching. (1)

Sakuya: Chikage-san, you’d look picture-perfect even if you just stood holding a violin!

Itaru: Ah, I have no instrument playing experience whatsoever, so I’d appreciate it if I had as few performing scenes as possible, TY.

Tsuzuru: Ehh…

Izumi: Well, we can probably do something about that during the production.

Chikage: You little…

Itaru: Teehee. (2)

Chikage: You're too old for this.

Masumi: And you're gross.

Itaru: Tough crowd.

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

NOTES:

(1) pretending to play the instrument while the music plays in the background, apparently more commonly known as fingering

(2) this is てへぺろ (tehepero). he's like, winking and sticking his tongue out

[gekkazine]

Next up, Bee @augustmishas, one of our mods!!

[nqztan]

八月の光☀️

[icharchivist]

New Spotlight event cards, featuring SSR Chikage, SSR Hisoka, and R Hisoka!

Featuring also August on Hisoka's SSR!

[cherryblossomssmash]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUKUN! 🩷✨