#honestly i kinda do want to open a little store and sell some stickers and whatnot

[realjem-art]

aaug so due to school and whatnot i wasn't really able to do as much as i wanted for my jemtober prompts this year :(

however, i am at the very least gonna finish the last one i was working on, which is a sticker sheet thing of a buncha the creatures :3

[argumentl]

The Freedom of Expression Ep 17 - Sharp selling masks on thier own website.

K: Hi, this is Dir en grey's Kaoru starting this week's episode of The Freedom of Expression. Joe san! (*looks intentionally at J*)

J:Yep

K:Tasai san! (*looks intentionally at T*)

T: *nods*

J: Get it right this time, haha.

K: *laughs* Its started to go funny when I say it carelessly.

J: Well, you kinda zone out a bit, don't you, when you're wearing a mask.

T: Yeah.

K: Its slightly difficult to concentrate.

J: It is difficult.

K: ...with your awareness.

J: If we go on like this into the rainy season, it will feel pretty tough to keep wearing a mask.

T: Yeah.

K: Yeah, but there are those things that you can wrap round your face and neck. I've heard those feel a bit cooler.

J: Yeah, I do think wearing a mask in the rainy season will be tough. At the moment, what I am not sure about is whether or not, and to what extent masks are effective. There are different opinions everywhere you look. In the end, you don't know who to believe. Im at the point of thinking I should wear one to avoid any risk just in case, even if its a small risk.

K: Yeah, and what about your eyes?

J: Yeh, your eyes.

Kami: Yes, yes, yes, yes. 

K: Like, Trump wasn't wearing a mask, but he was covering his eyes, right?

J: Yeah, yeah. Oh! Kami? Are you coming in at this point?

Kami: Yes, yes.

J: Okay, go ahead.

Kami: Um, as for masks, when they were tested on mice, apparently they were effective. They had one side infected with corona next to one side that wasn't, and when they added a mask barrier inbewteen the cages, the infection rate reduced a lot.

T: Ehh?

J: Yeah, I've read about that too.

K: It seems like its better to just wear one.

T: Well, this is the news from Tokyo Sports today, but the home appliance company Sharp are making masks, and selling them at 2980yen for 50, with a delivery fee of 660yen. They are limited to one box per person, and you have to register as a member. So with even Sharp making masks, its like..won't Japan end up with a mask surpluss?

K: You see them a lot don't you? Well, you don't know where they come from though.

J: Well, Sharp is a home appliance maker that has been operating for many decades, but this year has apparently been their best year for sales and profits. They've made the leap over to masks as thier big money maker, instead the of home appliances, which they've sold up to now. Thats how much everyone has ???*1

T: Going from making home appliances to making masks is pretty impressive, right?

J: Yeah.Thats the great thing about Japanese technology. I think people are very reassured to see 'Made in Japan', they prefer Japanese made ones over foreign made ones, especially in terms of hygiene. But it must have been tough for them with their web server going down.

T: Yeah

J: I tried to have a look at thier site, but in the end I couldn't connect to it once ...

T: Were you thinking of buying some?

J: Yeh, I was! But while Im doing this, you can still see masks on sale all over town recently.

T: There are real estate agencies selling masks..

J: Yes, thats it! Even a tapioca drink stand was selling masks.

K: Yeah, but a friend of mine has been selling them too ...they come via a route, you can purchase them directly from the factory in China or somewhere, and then disperse them to people here, so you don't really know where they've been.*2

J: Right? They really are being sold by all sorts of people in all sorts of places. Its incredible.

T: Its a mask bubble.

J: Also, a lot of people are wearing hand made masks, or brand name masks...

K: Washable ones?

J: Yeah, washable ones.

K: Well, its not like they don't work.

J: Yeah.

T: Masks can be fashionable. Do you remember that chain, Dom Dom Burger?

J, K: Oh, nostalgic!

T: Dom Dom Burger have been selling masks with 'Dom Dom' on the side.

K: Thats cute.

T: They've also been really popular. They are cute.

K: That elephant logo?

J, T: Yeah, yeah.

K: I kinda want one of those.

J: Yeah, I want one!

T: So in this way, masks are no longer staying the usually white, but are turning into fashionable items.

J: Well, I usually like Yohji (Yamamoto), and Yohji is also putting out masks, black or white leather.

T: Yohji is doing a white mask?

J: A white one and a black one. Some people are saying this type of thing is cool, or this is want they want.. I want to buy one of his masks, but I can't. Leather is expensive.

K: There are a lot of overseas artists making them too, aren't there?

J: Is there a particular one you like?

K: Well, no, I just thought theres loads of places doing like a design or print on masks at the moment.

J: Will you make a mask with your characters (Krim and Zon)?

T: Ah, that would be good.

K: I wonder if they would sell?

J: Yeah, I think they would.

K: *laughs*

T: Should we (Tokyo Sports) make them?

K: *laughs*

J: Could Tokyo Sports make them?

T:???*3

K: We could have a little Tokyo Sports logo on the side.

J: It would look so fake!

K: *laughs a lot*

J: Like a counterfeit.

T:???*4

J: But that does happen, in this case.

K: I think it would be good. There is that monthly magazine 'Mu' isn't there? You see their logo on tshirts a lot. Tokyo Sports could do that type of thing.

T: Oh, right, yeah. But we did actually make a parker once.

K: Ehh, I want it!

T: And a kind of Idol person really wore it to lives and stuff, and it became a desirable item. Everyone was like, 'Eh?! A Tokyo Sports parker?!'

K: Its good, right?

J: It is good. If you wear something with 'Tokyo Sports' on it, it shows a kind of intelligence.

T: Really?! Im so happy *laughs*

J: It shows you've read around a bit. Its good. Although its a bit strange to say it. Its a bit different from something with an 'Asahi Shimbun' or 'Yomiuri Shinbun' logo. Its 'Tokyo Sports'!

T: Should we put our name on Dir's goods next time?*5 *everyone laughs*

J: Yes, start there.

K: It would be recognized, right?

J: Yeh, everyone would be like, 'Ah, its Tasai san!'. They might buy it. But, conversely, if Kaoru was to make masks, would Tokyo Sports be interested?

T: Of course.

K: But would those characters mean anything to the readers of Tokyo Sports?

T: We could put UFO on the side.

J: Ahh, UFO right?

K: ???*6

J: Well, it sounds strange, but just like how people send out a message with the print on their tshirt, you could do that with masks. For example, how you are feeling today or something...if you have a picture of beer on your mask, people might think, 'ah, that person wants to drink beer'.

T: Thats a good idea.

J: You could show if you are feeling good or bad, like include a message. You could send a message with your mask, send a message without talking.

T: Well, that type of think is developing, isn't it? That kind of fashion style.

K: Yeah, despite not being disposable, you can change your look everyday. Like, you could wear this one on Monday, or pair one with your glasses, or whatever you have that you want to wear.

J: Match it with your feelings, right?

K: ..with everything. 

J: But up to now you see them in white, black and kind of bluey colours, and maybe pink..with womens' masks. But what about more different..

K: More colourful ones?

J: Yeah, deep purple or such..

T: Deep purple?

J: The colours, or the design, like the shape can be..

K: Like this pattern? *gestures to his shirts*

J: Yes, like check or patterned...if they come like this, it will be more exciting to wear a mask. Aren't you looking forward to that a bit?

T: Well, yeah. I think white looks kinda bleak.

J: It does, yeah. You could also put stickers on your mask. It might be a bit difficult to stick them on if it gets fluffy though

K: You could put studs in it.

T: Ah, cool!

J: Should we put studs in?

K: Wasn't Yohji selling one like that?

J: Yeh, that was kind of printed on to it, but it looked like studs.

T: Its good putting different things on masks, right?

J: Well, if masks really are effective, we have to wear them.

K: Right.

J: I'd like some which are more creative. If there is scientific progress, you could have ones that open up when you try to eat.

T: Ah, that would be cool!

K: I think I've seen that kind of video! He looks like he's wearing a mask, but then it opens up when he eats.

J: How does it?

K: It just opens when he opened his mouth.

J: Really?

T: I see.

J: Ehh, there are lots of ways...Well, I don't know if I would wear it, but what about a mask you can kiss with..?

K: A mask you can kiss with? ...What are you talking about? *laughs*

J: Im sorry, at 52 years old, I've gone funny...

K: But, actually, it a good feeling to see normal life returning a little, some stores opening up again, isnt it? Starbucks, for example.

J: Yes, yes.

K: If it spreads more, we'll be in trouble though..

T: But there was that Spanish flu wasn' there?

J: Yeah, 100 years ago.

T: While it was spreading, they didn't know why, but they eventually realised it was spreading where people were gathered together, so maybe corona might be the same, and it might just return to normal after two or three years, I wonder?

K: It will.

J: Yes, we won't be social distancing forever.

Kami: I have something to say. Um, Didn't Dir en grey sell masks before?

K: We made them before, yeh.

Kami: So you sold them, and you also have a song called, 'Mask', right?

K: You know a lot, don't you?

Kami: Have you thought of using that?

T: I see.

Kami: I thought, since everyone needs masks, and you have a song called 'Mask', you could do something.

T: Kami has come in straight talking.

Kami: Thats right.

J: What do you think, Leader?

Kami: Yeh, if you did that..

K: I havn't really thought about it.

J: Hahaha.

K: I havn't thought about it at all.

T: Haha.

Kami: Its a laymans idea. You have a song called 'Mask', so do a mask campaign. But I wasn't sure whether it would fit with Dir en grey's image. But that was a shocking answer.

T: Hahaha.

J: Yeah, I saw Kaoru's expression and he really did answer honestly. But conversely, how about Kami's idea? You might want to try if you think about it a bit more?

K: Ahh, it didn't really resonate with me..

*Everyone laughs*.

K: Well, anyway, see you next week. Thank you very much.

J: Thank you

K: Please subscribe.

*1, 3, 4, 6 Couldn't make it out.

*2, 5 I think this is what he meant.

[herakosmos]

matchup exchange w/ @lovetsuki! 𐐪𐑂

ty sm for asking to do this matchup exchange w/ me🥺🥺 <333

pls do check out her beautiful blog im literally jealous of her theme 😭

if you want to do a matchup exchange with me pls dm me! <3

i match you up with . . .

miya osamu!! 𐐪𐑂

✰ when i say osamu fell hard for you i MEAN it

✰ he isn’t the type to fool around and get into a bunch of relationships, so once he found out he was developing feelings for you hot damn you bet this boy was shitting himself just a tad😭😭

✰ osamu loves food, so once he got a taste of that lovely cake of yours boy was he WHIPPED

✰ plus the fact he loves how more chill you are. kinda like a girl version of him yet wants to know more about you

✰ he may look super calm and maybe even emotionless, but he’s always thinking about you. like if someone were to even mention you his attention would shift immediately to them😳

✰ when confessing to you, it’ll be very short and sweet 

✰ (atsumu might even crash the happy moment lmao)

“i like you”

✰ lemme tell you his palms were getting so sweaty he was bouta DROWN in sweat LKNDALJD

✰ once you said yes you swore you could see sparkles in his eyes AWHH

✰ learning more and more about you was his favorite since he was intrigued about you ever since you guys met🥺

✰ when finding out about how people had broke into your house before, he gets even more protective of you than he was before. he’ll always reassure you verbally saying that he’ll make sure nothing would happen to you and that it was going to be ok

✰ what can i say, this man would do the dirty work for you by checking the whole house and locks, so you won’t have to worry about anything :((

✰ even though he may seem laid-back, they shouldn’t be fooled. this man is literally 6 feet tall and can beat a person up if they make him that angry or provoked, so don’t worry baby will protect you with his life even if you don’t want him too🥺

✰ osamu isn’t really into pda or very touchy touchy interactions, so it’s actually perfect for the both of you since physical affection isn’t your thing haha

✰ although you guys do settle for light pecks here and there and pats on the head :)

✰ i feel like osamu would be more of an acts of service kinda guy with a sprinkle of words of affirmation

✰ he loves to compliment you in the kitchen and sometimes even brag to his small friend group about how skilled his girlfriend is as a baker

✰ when going to the grocery store to buy more food, he’ll casually stroll to the mini stationary section to buy some cute stickers and a shit ton of jolly ranchers for you haha

✰ absolutely hates it when you neglect your health for weeks because of stress :(( always brings you your favorite meals and writes heartfelt messages to remind you to take care of yourself🥺

✰ one thing i can see you guys doing is little bake off competitions in the kitchen kdjwasof

✰ don’t get me wrong he loves your cakes, but when he gets to compete against you, he gets really competitive 

✰ it’s actually so funny to see him all worked up because he starts to loose his filter and shows how frustrated he is. the fact that you guys also invited atsumu to judge is so hilarious because he’ll blame everything on him

✰ osamu loosing his cool🙈🙈

✰ things we’re getting a little WILD at caillou’s house

“WHERE IS THE DAMN EGGS”

��atsumu you fucker i know you hid my eggs now give it back”

“why would i hide your eggs bruh IM THE JUDGE”

“BECAUSE YOU WANT MY GIRLFRIEND TO WIN NOW GIVE IT BACK”

✰ little did he know it was hiding behind the flour on the counter this whole time

✰ you would just be there whisking your ingrediants unbothered AJDNWDJB

✰ gets kinda selfish with food, but shares with you and only you 

✰ osamu is also a pretty sleepy boy, he takes long ass naps and is really hard to wake up. your method is to just bring food purposely close to him and the dude will wake up in a matter of seconds haha

✰ of course picnic dates is a MUST for you two!

✰ most of your guy’s dates always ends up just being a very chill and quiet walk in the park, then setting up your little picnic date :))

✰ usually osamu insists on you baking a cake for the mini date instead of store bought ones because nothing can compare to your homemade ones

“honey you never disappoint me in your cakes, they’re always so delicious”

✰ feeds you lovingly and then proceeds to converse about almost anything. osamu loves these kinda dates because having peace and quiet with you was a must

✰ 100% does bets with you over food😭

“if i win a game of basketball with you, you owe me mcdonalds”

✰ he always mentions about how he wants to open up a store that’ll sell both of your guy’s creations. honestly he doesn’t care if it’s a weird combination he’ll make it WORK

✰ during matches, his mind usually drifts off thinking about you and your infamous cakes and atsumu has to slap him back into reality JAJXJX

✰ PLEASE go to his matches with enough food for both of you guys to share, he’ll literally be the happiest man in the world

✰ his pet names for you would be “honey” “sweetheart” “hun” AND when you guys are alone he’ll use “baby cakes” totally didn’t make them food related✨

✰ you being a pisces and him being a libra means a fairly solid matchup!! <3

✰ they will tend to engage in a calm and chill relationship. the amount of peacefullnes in this pairing will bring such a high level of understanding for each other. both signs take love seriously and enjoy a deep and meanignful connection!

bonus!

heres an anime relationship type gif that i just think you two would do 🥺