#dandan speaks

[lunarcry]

im becoming a emu blog again

[ririnpopo]

I started writing a little post on how I liked the way priest depicted patriarchy and the oppression of women in the tai sui-verse a while back, then decided to wait till dandan's arc was complete before posting it.

What in the fresh fuck was that dragon phoenix spiritual image stamp chapter

[dunmeshistash]

Do you happen to have the rest of what this says? I'm curious to know if Chilchuck and Dandan are the same age or not

Pretty sure Dandan is way younger, this part from Chilchuck's profile only speaks about his own age tho

I've skimmed thru some theories about Dandan around but I don't think much about him is explicitly said.

[fumifooms]

Dandan x Asivia

Dubbed dansivia. Confused as to who either of these are? Here’s a Dandan comp and Asivia wise this post is close enough for now

There is a brave visionary on ao3 and they’re so right

Ok first of all let’s address the theory:

Dandan is indeed the only Laios party member not pictured here (besides Chilchuck himself but we saw he didn’t like her which would contradict this anyways). I keep wanting to add "that we know of" or some other caveat but honestly not even no, it’s never implied or mentioned they had yet another party member and that makes sense since we saw the party’s inception right up to its current party composition.

… So… Mystery solved right out of the gate? I dunno, it feels weird to me to claim Dandan hates Laios, but if he kept it under wraps enough or reasoned with himself about it I could see it. Laios and Dandan were coworkers from their gold peeling days, and so when Laios left to try a career in dungeon diving Dandan joined him.

They seem very standard coworkers that get along well enough to me, far from skulls emoji energy, but yeah there is a case to be made on both overt strong dislike and repressed strong dislike ends. But maybe the true beef started after he left the party even, especially if he fancies Asivia and kept up with the party’s drama that went down with her, though the chart does imply it was the work dynamic while he was still in the party because of context. But, believing that Dandan likes her and Asivia considered getting with him like the other men of the party, Asivia would have literally sidelined Dandan to pursue Laios. And Laios doesn’t even realize her attempts at seduction? Ok yeah the hate is plausible nvm. Also we can keep in mind that this is Chilchuck’s chart and he could have more insight on Dandan’s feelings than the average coworker since he’s his friend. It def fleshes him more out with implications. He’s professional he keeps unnecessary shit to himself. It’d be weird to me if the relationship chart was made without Kui thinking it through, or retconning it, it is the canon we get so it’s interesting to ponder. Kui giving us secret romantic drama for free <3

Speaking of what’s not free. Ok maybe Dan does dislike Laios, do business introductions really cost money… I mean I respect the hustle but. So Dandan is heavily implied to be the one to introduce Asivia to the party. The only other mage was Marcille and well we know how that went. "A real cutie". Yeah. I bet. 👀

This is the most interesting dansivia part to me, they did meet previously to the party, both doing what they do best, networking. Dan helped Asivia find a job, how did they meet and how did that go? What if she had an infamous reputation already, how much did they get acquainted�� There’s a lot of leeway for fun here

Gorgeous hustling but lazy manipulator that seeks a fortunate husband x slight womanizer hustling & hardworking poor guy that’s been around in business for too long to be played… Both work a lot but like to take it easy when they can. Tavern flirtations and having met while networking and "I can hook you with a job" (staring and smiling too much) and "Oh Dandan, you’re so capable and knowledgeable about the Island, could you help me out~"

Manipulator hustler seductress x laidback hustler flirt… Social butterflies, streets smarts in different yet similar ways… Observant x observant………. She’s very harsh and drops people/her damsel act at the first second she can’t get something out of it anymore and I think he’d be so into that. Dandan liking strongminded women. Women who kinda play dirty. Makes him respect them and want to pursue them help…

And like, takes on Asivia differ nowadays but I do need her to mean this shit for this, this is what she's unabashedly about. She is just a woman trying to make it in this world but working people’s the name of her game. Whatever reason you give her, she was taking advantage of Laios and trying to get a marriage with any decent profitable guy she could. She knows what she’s doing and she doesn’t look the least bit remorseful. A girl who knows what she wants and chases it, rawr ⬅️ Dandan voice

They both fall for each other but neither can admit it because they know it’s just temporary, she’ll go look for a well-off tallman husband eventually. Messy situationship go. Can they even have a good ending together. It’s all only ever nice in the present moments… She’ll leave he can’t offer her anything but himself and a very humble lifestyle, she’ll leave she can’t settle for that she won’t, he knows that and it’s part of why he liked her in the first place. Oughhhhh

Ohhh to be underdogs, settling for a humble life & being content with that vs unapologetically ambitious and chases that life and comfort she seeks, which in turn makes him admire her…….. But even if she inspires him to chase what he wants, she can’t give it to him…………..

Putting this on blast bc they’re great thoughts

Because I’m me I’m trying to make them reach a happy long term ending together and it’s not working… Which is more fun tbh. I shall ponder this puzzle…

Casanova Dandan is so important to me now. Chilchuck’s in a separation slump & faithfulness oath to the wind but Dandan, good friend dandan? He’s living he’s thriving he’s pulling

I want fics of them meeting & networking. He’s very up to the news in the dungeon goer community… All I’m saying is I can see Dandan bartering for a shot with her in exhange for information or helping her out find jobs, knowing she’s after guys to marry too 🤭 I think they should flirt in a tavern. I think they should make eyes at each other over glasses and exchanging business convos and leaving it all in the implied and unspoken

Dansivia is getting too real to me

The fics are fun go read ‘em

[orangepuddings]

Mickbell and Kuro joins the Celtic inspired half-foot au

Lore: Mickbell Kuro were living on the streets, having to steal to feed themselves. When they were finally caught and publicly punished in the center of the village. Chilchuck and Dandan witnesses this and could tell he most likely stole for food. Later that night they find the two huddled up in the snow trying to stay warm. Dandan points out how they'll most likely freeze if they stay there, Chilchuck takes pity on them and decides to invite Mickbell to come back home with them. Chilchuck tells Mickbell he'll let him stay in his home with his family for a while, give him better clothes and food if he agrees to work some of the chores. The only condition being to not speak to his daughters.

Hopefully I'll draw the Chils daughters next <3

[prismatoxic]

chilchuck tierlist of babysitting fentripp, people who he absolutely knows he can count to not kill his child and people who he knows will end up doing something wrong (even if by accident)

GOOD QUESTION ANON

the original post about my chilaios fankid, fentripp, for anyone who didn't see it

anyone who isn't here hasn't offered or chilchuck hasn't considered. however i can be persuaded to add more entries with compelling arguments for them

S TIER

Kabru - follows the rules to the letter. will have fen fed, bathed, taught, played with, and asleep by all the exact right times. if anything diverges from the plan, it's because fen is a goblin, not because kabru did anything wrong. fen likes when kabru reads to him, he does funny voices.

Senshi - follows his own ideas of what's best, but shockingly good at it nonetheless. very careful, and considerate, and makes sure he knows where fen is at all times. fen likes him a lot and they always have a really good time together.

Meijack - doesn't want kids of her own, but is pretty good with them anyway, and she's extremely protective of her little brother. knows exactly what chilchuck expects, and also has a pretty good sense of what he'd approve of when instructions are unclear. strikes a perfect balance of making fen have so much fun that he doesn't realize no mischief is actually being caused.

A TIER

Laios - tends to stray off the beaten path a little, but will always defer to his husband so he's never gonna get too wild with it. he also loves fen more than life itself and won't intentionally put him in any manner of harm's way, no matter what. maybe doesn't count as a babysitter since he's literally fen's other dad, but as far as chilchuck is concerned, anyone outside of himself is a risk if he's not also there, so.

Falin - fen is obsessed with her, and the feeling is more or less mutual. she loves him so, so much. but... she's also maybe not chilchuck's ideal as far as babysitting goes, because she's extremely susceptible to the puppy eyes. can drop down to d tier for a few weeks if fen manages to lead her on some batshit adventure, but generally speaking, chilchuck trusts her.

Yaad - similar to kabru in his ability to follow chilchuck's guidelines to a T, and fen does seem to like him, but he's not always fully prepared for what caring for a young child entails. still, he's a decent enough choice, if he's available.

Dandan - weirdly good at this. chilchuck left the guild to him for a reason--dandan's got a good head on his shoulders, something that's only become more true over time--but "babysitting" wasn't a skill chilchuck anticipated him having. he might shirk responsibility from time to time, but in a "alright, you can stay up an extra hour" way, not a neglectful way.

B TIER

Marcille - fen is safe with her, and she'll do her best (and so very badly wants to be the best aunt ever), but she tends to overthink things and can get distracted easily. also, the older he gets, the angrier fen gets if she mentions magic, because he thinks elves are abusing the spirits. (she tries to default to gnome magic around him but he still side-eyes her for a while. don't worry, they bond properly when he's more self-sufficient.)

Namari - a little nervous about caring for a kid by herself, but she's actually really fond of fen. she does most things right, and chilchuck's not necessarily ideologically opposed to her teaching his son dwarfish swear words, but she's more interested in having fun than being a guardian so she's not the perfect choice.

C TIER

Flertom - perfectly decent, most of the time. loves getting to care for a child (desperately wants her own someday). can get a little sidetracked playing pretend-mom, though, and doesn't always have the best ideas for what to do, which doesn't always end well.

D TIER

Puckpatti - way too scatterbrained for this job, and also way too eager to goof off in whatever way fen indicates he thinks would be fun. she's alright with her sisters since they tend to override her poor decisions and keep her on track, but by herself, she's a last resort.

Izutsumi - basically an older sister to fen, but this is rarely a good thing. he loves her and they have great fun together, but leaving them alone is a recipe for disaster, and even kabru's had to step in and shut the idea down officially. "don't put me in a position where i have to explain how a cat and a toddler burned down an entire castle wing."

F TIER

Shuro - not good with kids. actively kind of scared of this one in particular. will agree if asked, but that's because he's bad at saying no, and chilchuck doesn't intend to ask. (and laios needs to stop thinking it'll work out for anyone.)

Mickbell (& Kuro) - only offered to be a nuisance, or at least that's what chilchuck assumes. kuro might be able to handle it on his own in a pinch, maybe, but there's no point trying to peel him and mickbell apart when there are so many better options.

Mithrun - with kabru? passable. by himself? absolutely the fuck not.

[heikyoprincesse]

So, here's the AU I said yesterday:

ASL brothers & Sanji: Sibling Relatonship AU

In this AU, what if the Baratie goes to Dawn Island more or less one year after Zeff adopt Sanji? Like, they're thinking about staying a year or two here.

So, think about a little Sanji, who's life just have started to being good life one year ago, going to a whole new island, with new peoples and all. The child is overthinking, what if the persons here are like his family? What if the other childs don't like him? What if's running in his mind make the little one anxious.

A couple of days later they arrived Zeff conviced Sanji to explore the island, like "Go explore and make some friends boy" and even if he don't want, he go to see the place.

Sanji is walking near the plants when he hear a sound, a loud sound. Scared, yet the boy still is curious, so he walks until he's near the trees, and BAM, three boys appear in front of him. The little blonde is scared as fuck, expecting a punch or anything like this.

His face is pale, the blue eye wide and his lips shivering, almost like a cat. And when the youngest of the boys the three go near him, Sanji puts his arms in front of his face, as a way of protection. He's acostumed with being hurted, afterall.

But even one punch don't come, instaed, who he hears is a excited voice saying "Hi! I'm Monkey D. Luffy! And you?" he looks at them so fast, choked, is really someone wanting to know his name? At seems, yes.

"I-I'm Sanji... Vinsmoke Sanji" he says, so low that the others almost don't hear him. But the youngest (who's also-proclamed Luffy) smile "That's a cool name! They are my brothers, the blonde is Sabo and the other is Ace!" he say, making Sanji's attention go to the other two, oh yes, he forget they're here too.

And then, a uncomfortable silence starts before the older guy with dark hair speak "You don't are from here, no? I never see you here!" he's tone is so mean that Sanji almost cry, shivering again.

"Ace! You're making him scared!" the one with blond hair says, seeming a little angry "I'm sorry about him... But that's true, no? You don't seem from here" he says with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Yes... I'm not from here" Sanji whisper, looking down "I'm here because the Baratie come, and I live with them, so..." he says, still feeling a strange thing in his chest, confused about why these guys not punched me yet?

"The ship with a restaurant?!" Luffy scream, excited "I see it yesterday! You live there?!" the boy was so excited about this that he don't notice the way his scream make Sanji shiver more and curl himself. But, Sabo and Ace notice.

"Hey, Luffy... I think you're scaring that boy" Sabo warn, his eyes in the younger boy with worry, why he's so nervous and scared? Sabo walks at him, intenting to see whats wrong, but Sanji protect himself, like if someone will hurt him... Maybe he passed through something bad?

"Hey...! No one will make any harm to you, understand?" the older guy with blond hair says, wanting to calm the little boy. He smiles noticing the way his shivers down a little, maybe he is starting to notice no one of them will punch him?

"Hey, guy... You're Sanji, no?" Ace finally says, a little nicer after notice that something was really wrong. "Yes... And you're Ace, yes?" Sanji talks back, a little smile in his lips.

And then, they start to see each other every day. A friendship forming.

Don't take much time to them (Sabo and Ace mostly) notice that's the weird guy who they befriend passed throught something bad, really bad. But he don't seem to like to talk about this, so none of them will ask.

And with three crazy brothers being his only friends, Sanji is always in trouble, with them of course. He ends up meeting Dandan (and she loves him, like- "what a nice and polite boy!") and the ASL meets Zeff (who of course is hafl-regreting making Sanji go explore- like, he befriend THREE troublemakers???).

Seeing each other every day, during a good amount of time, makes the ASL brothers see Sanji as one of them. And obviously, Sanji see them as brothers

They're having crazy and dangerous adventures everyday, but Sanji loves it. Because he's finally knowing what the love of a brother is.

He's being cared and loved as a way he never feel before. Sabo, Ace and Luffy have their own ways, but it's still really good. Sanji is having peoples (better, is having brothers) who look at him and don't see a failure, but a human, with good and bad things.

Sanji, who never knowed what a loving of a sibling is, now have three peoples showing him.

They pass two years in this way. Sometimes the Baratie need to go to other islands for a couple of days, but Sanji always come back for his siblings. Until, the Baratie need to go away.

This broke Sanji, who's hoped to live with his brothers (he even promised to be the cook of their ship!), and so is the ASL. They hug each other strong when the day to go away come, and they make a promise:

When they all are older, they will reunite and start to live and travel as brothers again!

. . .

That the AU I made! A little to much strange? Yes, but I like it.

So here's a more happy thing in this AU:

Sanji and Luffy seeing each other after years apart, and this will be SO cute. Like, they'll be happy, laughing and huging while the other will be like- "WTF is happening here?!-"

And I can't- I HAVE to do some hc with Sanuso in this AU-- like, I get SO MUCH ideas!

[feedmarchil]

Kiss me I'm a liar

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/t91eLGT by sion_dire "OK, this is a kinda... unusual favor." She says hesitantly. "Did you need my help translating a text? Cause unless you have some sort of Half-foot treatise on trap mechanics I'm not gonna be as accurate as one of your academic friends." "It's not lockpicking or translation. It's not even work, exactly." Marcille studies the crispy texture of her food rather than meet his eyes as she speaks. "Then what could-" He starts to ask. "I need you to lie to people and pretend to be my boyfriend!" She blurts out, her face turning crimson. Or The Marchil Fake Dating AU no one asked for. Words: 4013, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English Fandoms: ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Marcille Donato, Chilchuck Tims, Puckpatti (Dungeon Meshi), Meijack (Dungeon Meshi), Mayjack (Dungeon Meshi), Namari (Dungeon Meshi), Flertom (Dungeon Meshi), Original Characters, Dandan (Dungeon Meshi) Relationships: Marcille Donato/Chilchuck Tims Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, References to past deaths, Alcohol, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Painting Date, Dungeon crawling as a career, Co-workers, Co-workers to lovers, There Was Only One Bed, Practice Kissing read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/t91eLGT

[dramavixen]

watch this! – there will be ample time

Happy 2024, everyone! 'Tis the season to set goals. One of my New Year's resolutions is to be less of a drama snob and enjoy entertainment for entertainment's sake. The good news for my pretentious tastes is that most New Year's resolutions are doomed to fail.

Regardless of your television preferences, I believe that the media you consume should improve your quality of life. For me, that usually means sitting down and reflecting on how life sucks and letting that realization break my heart. That way, it can be sewn back together upon the next realization that sometimes life doesn't suck. It's a little masochistic of me.

what is there will be ample time?

An urban life drama centered around four friends in their 20s and 30s who, due to shifts in their personal and professional lives, return to their roots in the bustling city of Chengdu.

Focuses on the varying struggles of women in modern society while soothing your soul with the warmth of friendship and family.

I'm convinced that half of the lines are ad-libbed. Some of the stuff that comes out of the actors' mouths is way too natural.

why watch?

for and about the masses

The deeper I'm clamped into this world's trap of being a working-class human being, the more I'm drawn to television that depicts the average person's life. I can only watch so many shows about heirs to billionaires and gods on Earth before I start dissociating.

As you can guess, There Will Be Ample Time is a female-centric drama, but I wouldn't exactly consider it to be a "feminist" one in the traditional sense. Industry standard for feminist dramas tend to lean toward the "woman kicks male trash to the curb to live her glorious single life" trope. Those can be fun, but you can never escape the anger that comes along with seeing all those women being wronged by countless men like they're being passed along on some patriarchal assembly line. We're getting older. It's time to start looking after our blood pressures.

So here we are. Complemented by a relatively laidback Chengdu setting, our four leading ladies' lives aren't free from love life problems, but they have other things to do too:

Zhang Pei, an insurance agent with a smart eye for what work is worth doing. She's maintained a healthy relationship with her overbearing parents by keeping a distance of 1500 kilometers between them and herself for the past 15 years, but an unexpected incident makes her realize that there's no time to visit home like the present.

Gou Dandan, a beauty influencer who strives to make her life perfect both on- and off-camera. Reality hits when she discovers her husband is having an affair.

Dong Jiaxi, a recent graduate whose dream lies in writing and theater. She's just about to jump-start her career with great promise when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.

Wu Yun, a civil servant who moves to Chengdu for work. Though she visited her cousin Dandan in the city as a child, she's the only one in the group who didn't grow up in the region and needs to get accustomed to a new environment.

With the way that everyone speaks and interacts, it feels like you're taking a gander at someone's everyday life. Each character is someone you could meet on the street, a friend of yours, or just you yourself. The overarching normalcy makes you laugh that much harder at their humor and cry that many more tears when they break down.

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move over, beijing and shanghai. it's chengdu hours

The Chinese title of the show, 故乡，别来无恙, translates to "my old home, hope you've been well." Chengdu's urban landscape has proliferated in recent years, but it remains in the main characters' hearts as a place of cozy memories—it's about the giant pandas, flavorful cuisine, and hordes of people drinking tea in a park and playing mahjong during a work day while some dude marches around asking if you would like to have your ears cleaned.

People in Chengdu have their struggles, but locals seem to take everything in stride. Most of your troubles can be alleviated by walking home where your parents have dinner ready or hanging out with your friends at the neighborhood barbecue joint. Take a break, have some tea. As hard as life can be, you should always take time to live.

(Disclaimer here that I'm definitely not biased for the place just because it's also where my roots are buried. I can testify that whenever this conditioned capitalist slave goes back to visit family, she starts having an anxious reaction to the free time and relaxation she's exposed to.)

The Chengdu dialect the actors use is...it's alright. I'm one to talk, considering I can't even get half a sentence out without stumbling on my American accent. Hey, at least they tried. If I harp on them, then I also have to harp on all the other actors out there who've spent years in the circle and still can't deliver a line with proper pronunciation or emotion.

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relive your generational trauma in 4k imax surround sound

I don't know the writers' ages, but this work exudes the energy of Millennials finally aging into producing media that addresses generations' worth of mommy issues. You love to see it.

Do you see yourself in this picture? You're in high school. Call it hormones, call it rebelliousness, but you argue with your mom so frequently that it's become as routine and arduous as dragging yourself out of bed in the morning. Most often, one of these disputes ends with you shutting yourself in your room. Half an hour later, your mom bursts in without knocking to give you fruit on a plate. Ten years later, you feel like your frustrations were all so trivial in comparison to what your parents sacrificed for you. But does that make your feelings any less real?

There's something about Chinese families that makes us really good at hurting each other in the name of love and then never apologizing for it. Especially when compared to other family-centric shows, this one does an excellent job at portraying that exact issue. Each character deals with different forms of it, but they all struggle with being honest and respectful toward their family and face breaking points before they learn their lessons.

I saw myself in each of the children and my parents in their mothers and fathers. When you see a TV show reflect your family dynamics so accurately, it's hard not to cry when you see the aftermath of an argument on both sides. At the same time, you can't help but cackle when you witness some of the ridiculous things they fight over. In the end, why take things so far with your own family?

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trying real hard over here to not spoil too much, but these. two. why am i like this? romance dramas give me romance and i'm disgusted because love is dumb. non-romance dramas give me romance and i'm on the floor searching for more crumbs. it's because i'm a snob, isn't it?

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It's kind of difficult to summarize what this show does to your emotions. Somehow it manages to be an easy watch while squeezing a fist around your heart for all its worth. Most of all, it just makes you miss home, wherever that may be.

[stone-butch-breakcore]

thanks for tagging me @mithrvn!! Always fun with some 2012 tumblr vibes with a taggame

favorite color: Yakno, ive been getting real into green lately.

last song i listened to: Twin Human Highway Flares by who else but the Mountain! Goats!

currently reading: Just finished So to Speak by Terrence Hayes (which was great). Starting on The Fifth Wound by Aurora Mattia (borrowed from @mjewie, who is also getting tagged here).

savory / sweet / spicy: SPICE

currently craving: DanDan noodles, as always.

coffee or tea: Why must i be reminded of the pain of having to give up coffee. But anyway, tea, currently genmaicha or some fruity black tea mix.

Get tagged dummies @badgershouse @superbova1995

[sillygum]

thinking again about luffy's east blue accent this is how dandan would basically speaks around the house. i don't see it as a 1:1 with louisiana creole or jamacian patios but it's a very phonetic language with extended vowels. why again he struggles with large government standard words. patios is a very phonetic language so he hears a larger word his brain pushes words together that make what he thinks, it's a common thing in patios. also why he uses peoples names instead of pronons ie: Zoro likes booze instead of he likes booze. also why he tends to repeat adjectives strong STRONG for emphasis for people that think sanji speaks french i'm 100% down for luffy understanding him but thinks he talks like sabo did. it's cute and to me creole doesn't sound as harsh as standard french. luffy may never speak perfect french but sanji will never speak perfect creole but they understand each other. on the patios side i see luffy cringing at something like germanic north blue that a lot of people think law would naturally speak it's hard on the ears. huge words don't help.

[ririnpopo]

its been 3 days and i am still not over this

Love how post-clarity zhou ying just materialises out of the blue, emotionally devastates the ppl who care about him, horrifies all innocent bystanders, then disappears again

[tournament-for-best-neopet]

Sorry to spring all those on you, hehe :) But here's today's matches!

Naleap or Quintilc

Biyako or Kazeriu

Blurgah or Kiiyak

Razumi or Juma

Pandaphant or Gikerot

Sandan or Dandan

Muyang or Quilin

Belonthiss or Hegelob

Other news... Well, it seems that there was going to be a whole new Dacardia team this year, but due to the reconstruction efforts, their debut is being put off to next year. I do wonder, though, what they would have been like...

Speaking of, it's a little weird we don't have a Neopia Central team, right? Well, whatever! (I kinda want a Qasala team...) Let's all have some fun today - after all, there's EIGHT picks this time! :D

[csarracenian]

So for the Shanghai Combat Revue's OCs, does any of the OCs speak other regional dialects or languages besides Mandarin? Like maybe Mo Xiaocang might speak some Hmong/Miao or Qi Dandan sometimes slipping into Shanghainese or Min Nan since she's from Fujian?

Absolutely!

Guan Qinglang would also ofc be able to speak Jin, but doesn't actually do that often in lieu of just the standardized dialect.

They'd all speak with an accent to some degree, with Guan Qinglang and Qi Dandan able to hide it better than others, while Qin Bailing would not bother covering her Donbei accent at all.

[shourioka]

Mayumi Kojima - 黒猫/Kuroneko (Black Cat)

Kanji: あの日、 あなたが言った些細なひとことが 今も私の胸に突き刺さる それは、 だんだんと染み込んでくるような 今も傷口で生きてる 瞬きする間 一瞬一秒ひとかけら あなたのその輝きの前で 夢を見た黒い猫 あの日、 あなたがやったすべての出来事が 今も私の胸に突き刺さる そして、 誰も彼もが忘れているのに 今も地下室で蠢く 瞬きする間 一瞬一秒ひとしずく あなたの その輝きの前で 鳴いていた黒い猫 あの日、 あなたが言った些細なひとことが 今も私の胸に突き刺さる それは、 だんだんと染み込んでくるような 今も傷口で生きてる 瞬きする間 一瞬一秒ひとかけら あなたのその輝きの前で 鳴いていた黒い猫 鳴いていた黒い猫 鳴いていた黒い猫

Romaji: Ano hi, anata ga itta sasaina hitokoto ga Ima mo watashi no mune ni tsukisasaru Sore wa, dandan to shimikonde kuru you na Ima mo kizuguchi de ikiteru Mabataki suru aida isshun ichibyou hitokakera Anata no sono kagayaki no mae de Yume o mita kuroi neko Ano hi, anata ga yatta subete no dekigoto ga Ima mo watashi no mune ni tsukisasaru Soshite, daremo kare mo ga wasureteiru no ni Ima mo chikashitsu de ugomeku Mabataki suru aida isshun ichibyou hitoshizuku Anata no sono kagayaki no mae de Naiteita kuroi neko Ano hi, anata ga itta sasaina hitokoto ga Ima mo watashi no mune ni tsukisasaru Sore wa, dandan to shimikonde kuru you na Ima mo kizuguchi de ikiteru Mabataki suru aida isshun ichibyou hitokakera Anata no sono kagayaki no mae de Naiteita kuroi neko Naiteita kuroi neko Naiteita kuroi neko

English: That day, you said something trivial Still, it pierces my heart Little by little, it feels like it's permeating me Even so, I will live with this wound In the blink of an eye, for a single moment; a single second; a single fragment You were shining before me The black cat I saw in my dreams That day, you caused all of those events Still, they pierce my heart And although he and everyone else will forget all about it Still, it wriggles in the basement In the blink of an eye, for a single moment; a single second; a single droplet You were shining before me The weeping black cat That day, you said something trivial Still, it pierces my heart Little by little, it feels like it's permeating me Even so, I will live with this wound In the blink of an eye, for a single moment; a single second; a single fragment You were shining before me The weeping black cat The weeping black cat The weeping black cat

Simply put, this is a song about resentment. I find it interesting because on the same album, immediately afterwards, is Ushiro Ni Kiwotsukero, which is also a song about resentment of some kind but it takes a completely different approach. While Kuroneko is about silently living with a deep wound seemingly forever, Ushiro Ni Kiwotsukero is about knowing those feelings will disappear some day but wanting to get your bloody revenge purely out of fleeting spite. Perhaps it was on purpose? Anyways, there's another great version of this song on A Musical Biography very similar to the live versions on Nicovideo. Speaking of, there used to be a live recording of Ushiro Ni Kiwotsukero on YouTube but it got removed because the uploader's account got terminated... I really hope it gets reuploaded.

[goo-d-tama]

My Flop Era: Is Lowkey Serving | Act 1, Entry #17

12 August 2022

    Today is the first time we experienced rain here (like real pouring rain, not just rain shower). It's weird to see an army of transparent umbrellas in real life. Lol. The weather is slowly changing. Next month it will transition from the typhoon phase and then to autumn. I'm excited to experience a season other than wet and dry. Lol.

    Meifei and I met with Pootja at Book Off. I bought pants, Meifei a dress, Pootja a suitcase. I swear to God, that place is in quantum realm. Time moves different inside there. An hour there feels like 15 mins. x_x

    Capt cakKe and I had our dinner at a ramen shop called Marugo Ramen. This is the first time we went out alone, just the two of us 🎵🎵🎵. He speaks to me in Filipino, and I try to reply in Japanese with bits of English. This is so we can practice those respective languages. He suggested I order tantanmen, and he is right. This is what I like! It's a spicy, creamy beef ramen. It's so good. It's now my favorite ramen.. with Ichiran. Lol.

[PS: Sometimes its romanized as dandanmen, tantan ramen, or dandan ramen.]

    Now we are on our way to get mochi for dessert. I forgot to tell you but since we got here, Capt cakKe has been making me try different flavors and kinds of mochi. So far (from what I can still remember), I have tried: red bean mochi, matcha mochi, coffee mochi, strawberry mochi, vanilla ice cream mochi, grapes-filled mochi, blueberry-filled mochi, and now we just bought a mochi wrapped with some minty leaf.

    If I only knew, I would have taken pictures of all those mochi I had. That would have made a really interesting IG Stories Collection. That's documenting a travel in Japan in a unique way. Maybe next year.. if things go right.

Read the whole thing here.