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mymindcreatedthis · 23 days ago

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The Question Game part 1 of 2

Y/n x Keira Walsh x Alexia Putellas x Georgia Stanway x Alessia Russo x Katie McCabe x Leah Williamson x Ella Toone x Sam Kerr x Jessie Fleming x Rachel Daly x Millie Bright x Lucy Bronze x Claudia Pina

Warning: Smut! Smut! smut!

Word count: 3.4K

*Y/n's Pov*

It was the second day of camp. We had today, yesterday and tomorrow off to get settled in and get situated. Leah was hanging out in my room with me. We were watching a random movie.

It was 5:30 pm and we had just finished Dinner and were hanging out watching movies and having a few drinks. After the first 2 movies and our final drink Leah straddles me and sits on my lap.

"Mm we should play a game love." Leah says.

I bite my lip as I place my hands on her hips. "What game did you wanna play?" I ask.

Leah smirks and cutely giggles. "It's called the question game." Leah says.

I smile. "Okay Williamson hit me with it."

Leah pulls the questions up on her phone. Leah bites her lip and slowly grinds against my lap. I bite my lip and place my hands on her ass.

"Question 1. Who would you pick to give you a handjob?" Leah asks.

"Mm Keria Walsh." I reply.

Leah giggles and types Keira's name. "Question 2. Who would you pick to give you a blow job?"

Fuck that's a good question. "Jessie Fleming." I say.

Leah writes Jessie's name for the question. "Question 3. Who would you pick to fuck in Doggy?" Leah asks.

"Georgia Stanway." I say.

I would give anything to watch her fat ass ripple as I fuck her in doggy. Leah giggles and types Georgia's name for the question.

"Question 4. Who would you pick to fuck in missionary?" Leah asks.

"Alessia Russo." I say.

Leah types my answer and continues to ask me the questions and record my answers for the questions.

"Question 5, who would you pick in Cowgirl?" Leah asks.

I smirk and squeeze her ass. "You." I say. Leah blushes darkly and moans as I squeeze her ass.

"Q-Question 6. Who would you fuck in reverse Cowgirl?" Leah asks.

I bite my lip as I think for a minute. "Mm Alexia Putellas." I say.

"Question 7. Who would you pick to give you a tit job?" Leah asks.

"Beth mead." I say.

Leah giggles and reads the next one. "Question 8. Who would you pick for Anal?" Leah asks.

Oh my god. Lucy bronze i have to pick Lucy I mean have you seen that ass of hers?! "Mm I'd pick Lucy Bronze." I say.

Leah giggles. "Her ass was definitely made for fucking anal." Leah giggles. "Question 9, who would you eat out?"

"Grace Clinton." I say.

"Question 10. Who would you Jerk off to and cum on?" Leah asks.

"Mm Rachel Daly." I say.

Leah smiles and types Rachel's name. "Question 11. Who's folds would you use to get off?"

I think for a second. "Millie Bright 100%." I smile.

"Oh I'm interested for your answer for this question. Question 12, who would you surprise with a surprise creampie?" Leah asks.

"Mm Viv Miedema." I say.

"Question 13, who are you giving a facial too?" Leah asks.

"That's a good question. I'd have to pick Ona Batlle." I reply.

"This one would be sexy to watch. Question 14, who would you pick to twerk on your dick and make you cum?" Leah asks.

"I'd definitely say Lena Oberdorf." I say.

"15 who would you let ride your face until they cum?" Leah asks.

"....Claudia Pina." I say.

I bite my lip as my eyes trial up Leah's toned abs. Leah was only wearing a sports bra and shorts.

"16. What team would you pick to have a orgy with?" Leah asks.

"England." I say.

Leah smiles and nods. "Don't blame you, England has some really fine players." Leah says.

"17. Who would you pick to throat fuck?" Leah asks.

I lay there quietly and think for a moment. "Mmm Ella Toone."

"18. Who would you pick to fuck standing up?" Leah asks as she goes down the list of questions.

"Uh I'd have to pick Sam Kerr." I say.

"19. Who are you fucking agsisnt the window?" Leah asks.

I smile and tap my fingers against her butt as I think for a moment. "Most definitely Katie McCabe."

Leah giggles and types Katie's name. "Good choice love."

"2 more left. 20, who would you pick to have a threesome with?" Leah asks.

"Fuck that's a really good question.... I'd have to say, Alessia Russo and Georgia Stanway." I reply.

"They're a good choice for a threesome. They'd definitely be a great duo in bed." Leah agrees with my choice.

I smile and giggle at her comment.

"Okay last question. Who would you pick to wake you up every morning with a blow job?" Leah asks.

"Oo good question.... I'd say Caitlin Foord." I say.

Leah smirks and types Caitlin's name for the last question.

*Leah's Pov*

I bite my lip and blush as I feel Y/n's bulge rub against my clothed pussy making me wet. She felt big, she was definitely turned on from the questions. I get even more wet as I feel her length growing more against my clothed pussy as I ask her the questions.

It was getting late little did Y/n know that I had a plan in mind. We finish the questions, I go to my messages and send the questions I asked Y/n to the girls.

I giggled as my phone was blowing up. The girls went crazy and extremely turned on from what I had told them and what Y/n had said about them.

They agree to play the game and agree to meet at Y/n's the next day. Y/n and I watched another movie, it was now 9:30 pm. I decided to call it a night.

"Hey it's getting late. I'm gonna call it a night." I say.

Y/n nods and smiles. "Okay good night love, I'll talk to you tomorrow." Y/n says.

I smile and nod, I kiss her cheek and leave the room and head back to my room. I smile to myself. Y/n had no idea what was in store for her. I get ready for bed and fall asleep.

*Y/n's Pov*

The next morning my alarm blares through the room. I turn it off and look at the time, 10am. I get up, and start getting ready for the day. I shower, get dressed and brush my teeth.

11:30 rolls around and there's a knock on the door. I get up and answer the door confused. I blush darkly as I see Leah, Keria, Alexia, Georgia, Alessia, Ella, Katie, Sam, Jessie, Rachel, Millie, Lucy, Claudia Ona, Gracie, Lena, Viv, Beth and Caitlin all standing there.

Leah giggles. "May we come in?" Leah asks.

"Yeah of course." I say, I move to the side and let them in. I close the door behind them and lock it.

"I told them that you and I were interested in doing a game day and just hanging out." Leah says.

I smile and nod. "Yeah we can play a game and hang out."

Leah and the girls giggle. "We were thinking of playing a certain game." Alessia says.

"Okay. What game did you guys wanna play?" I ask.

"The question game." Katie says.

I shrug. "Sure we can play the question game."

Leah pulls up the game and I suddenly get really nervous as it hits me. This is the game that Leah and I were talking about.

I blush darkly as Beth takes off her shirt and Bra and tosses them off to the side. I bite my lip and moan as Keira rubs my bulge over my shorts.

"Come on baby, it'll be fun. Don't be a pussy, you were pretty confident last night with your answers." Keria whispers as she rubs and grabs my dick over my shorts.

"Mm F-Fuck, O-Okay. Yes please, L-Let's play the game." I cutely stutter in response.

The girls giggle at my comment. I smirk as Keira gets on her knees. I look around the room and blush even more as the girls get undressed and get naked.

Keria grabs the waistband of my shorts and pulls my shorts and boxers down my legs as tosses them off to the side.

Kiera bites her lip and checks out my cock once it's freed from its condiment. "Fuck baby your huge."

I smile. "Thanks baby."

I take off my shirt and sports bra and toss them off to the side Keira stands back up, I bite my lip and giggle as she pushes me back onto the bed. Keria smirks and locks eyes with me as she slowly strips her shorts and panties off and tosses them off to the side. Keria smirks, she strips her shirt and slides her sports bra off and tosses them off to the side.

"Like what you see daddy?" Keria asks teasing me.

I smile and nod and bite my lip. "You're beautiful babe." I say.

Keria smiles at my comment. "Thank you baby." Keria says.

Keria joins me on the bed. Keira smirks and spices it up, she sits on my chest with her back to me. Keria leans down and spits on my cock. She wraps her hand around my cock and slowly strokes my dick.

I moan and squeeze her ass, Keira giggles and moans as I squeeze her ass and strokes my dick faster.

"Mm fuck." I moan in pleasure.

The girls giggle and watch as Keira gives me a handjob. I moan loudly in pleasure and grip the sheets as Keria continues to stroke my dick.

*Keria's pov*

I squeeze my thighs together and bite my lip as I get wet. I giggle as some of her precum leaks out. I can feel her throbbing. She really needed a release Lip. I bite my lip as Y/n grabs my ass.

Y/n cutely moans and grips the sheets. "Mm fuck Keria baby I'm close." Y/n cutely moans.

I smirk and play with her balls as I stroke her dick faster. "F-Fuck I'm gonna cum buckets if you keep doing that." Y/n moans in pleasure.

"Cum baby girl. Be a good girl and cum for us." I say.

The girls smile and bite their lips as they watch me stroke her dick and play with her balls. Y/n moans loudly in pleasure. I smirk and giggle as cum spurts and oozes all over my fingers and hand l.

Some cum lands on Y/n's lap and and and some lands on my thigh and on the sheets.

"Woah look at that. Fuck that was a sexy cumshot baby." I giggle and lick her cum off my fingers and wipe the rest of her cum off the sheets.

I giggle and get off her. Y/n lays there and moans as cum slowly oozes out of her dick as she comes down from her high.

*Y/n's pov*

I blush sanely as I come down from my high. I was still trying to comprehend that I had just got a handjob from Keria Walsh.

Leah giggles. "Next up is Jessie." Leah says, reading off the answers.

Jessie smirks and joins me on the bed. I blush and bite my lip as she lays between my legs. I bite my lip and watch as Jessie licks my dick and swirls her tongue around my tip.

I moan as Jessie spits in my cock and takes my dick in her mouth. I moan and run my fingers through her hair as she slowly bobs her head and locks eyes with me.

Jessie chokes and gags a bit as my tip hits the back of her throat. I moan as she bobs her head faster.

"Mm fuck Jessie your mouth feels so good." I moan in pleasure as I lean my head back against the headboard behind me.

She swirls her tongue around my tip as she continues to suck my dick and plays with my balls with her other hand.

I moan and grip the sheets as she bobs her head faster and faster than before. Jessie lets my dick pop out of her mouth as she kisses my inner thigh and smiles.

"Mm you taste amazing." Jessie moans.

I giggle and moan as she takes my dick back in her mouth immediately deep throating me causing me to be a moaning mess.

Jessie locks eyes with me and hums against my dick seeing the reaction she was getting from me.

"I'm gonna cum buckets if you keep doing that." I moan and close my eyes.

I gripped the sheets with one hand and held the back of Jessie's head with my other hand. She was making me closer and closer to cumming.

My balls tighten as my dick hits the back of her throat. "Fuck Jessie I....."

*ThroatPie*

I moan firing Jessie's hair pushing her head further down in my cock as I explode in her mouth. Sweat dripping modem from my forehead, my legs shake and buckle.

Jessie lifts her head up and swallows my load. I bite my lip as Jessie sucks me dry, getting every drop of my cum and swallowing it. My dick falls from Jessie's mouth and falls limp. Jessie giggles, she kisses my inner thighs and kisses my dick.

"Mm you taste amazing daddy." Jessie says. I blush darkly at her comment.

"Thank you." I moan.

Jessie giggles and kisses me. I moan in the kiss as I taste myself on her lips and kiss back. Jessie gets off the bed.

"Next up is Georgia." Leah says.

I smirk and blush as I get to fuck Georgia in doggy: "And there's only one rule. When you fuck us there's no pulling out." Leah says.

The girls giggle as I blush darkly. "O-Okay." I say.

I was gonna enjoy this even more. If I'm being honest, I don't think I would've been able to pull out in time. Georgia smirks and joins me on the bed and gets on all fours.

Georgia giggles and shakes her ass. "Come on daddy. I wanna feel that cock in my pussy." Georgia says seductively as she shakes her ass.

I bite my lip and check out her ass, smirk and get behind her on the bed. I slap her ass, Georgia moans and jumps as I slap her ass.

"Mm fuck." Georgia moans.

She moans as I spank her ass again. I smirk and rub my tip through her folds. "Mm your ass looks amazing in this position." I moan as I slide my cock inside her pussy.

We both moan, I place my hand on her hip and grab her hair with my other hand, I wrap her hair around my hand. I slowly thrust in and out of her as I pulled her hair.

We both moan in pleasure as I thrust in and out of her faster and faster. "Fuck...Fuck...Fuck." Georgia squeaks out with each thrust.

"Like that slut? Me deep inside you stretching you out?" I ask, teasing her.

Georgia moans and Nods. "Fuck yes I love you deep inside me stretching me out." Georgia moans and throws her ass back against me as I continue to fuck her in doggy.

We both moan as I fuck her faster and faster as I pull her close to me. We both moan as this allows me to go deeper inside her. Shit this feels so good, I'm balls deep inside her.

"Shit I don't think I'll last long G. Ugh, your grip is amazing." I moan loudly in pleasure.

Georgia giggles and moans throwing her ass back against me sliding back and forth on my dick faster helping me out.

"Mm guess I should help you out and make you fill me up with your thick load." Georgia moans.

I moan loudly as I feel myself getting closer to cumming. Fuck her pussy was tight and warm and felt like heaven.

"Mm I'm close." I moan.

"Ugh shit, me too." Georgia moans.

I moan loudly, my balls slapping against her skin as our moans fill the room. I moan as her walls clench around me letting me know I was close to cumming.

Georgia throws her ass back against me as she slides back and forth on my dick faster and faster. Fuck she's really gonna make me cum.

Georgia screams in pleasure and squirts. Georgia squirts all over my dick and on the bed.

"Georgia baby I'm close." I moan loudly as I feel my balls tighten. Georgia moans and cums all over my dick.

Creampie #1:

Georgia moans and cums all over my dick. I can't take it anymore cum began to ooze out of my dick. Filling up Georgia's entrance and filling her up to the brim. A final spank to her ass I slowly pull out.

Cum began to leak out of her pussy and onto the bed sheets. Georgia mains as my cum continues to ooze out of her and drip into the bed.

I giggle and squeeze her ass as I admire the sticky mess I left behind in her pussy. The girls giggle and moan as they see my cum ooze and drip out of Georgia's pussy.

"Fuck daddy. You filled her to the brim." Keira moans.

I giggle, I kiss Georgia's ass and spank it one last time. Georgia moans and gets off the bed.

"Next up is Alessia." Leah says

I smile and look at Alessia. "Missionary now baby." I ordered.

Alessia giggles, she smiles back at me. Alessia gets on the bed and lays in missionary. I begin to tease her clit and push my tip in and out of her entrance.

I giggle as Alessia moans and pouts. I bite my lip and slide my cock inside her making her moan and grip the sheets. I grip her thighs as I slowly thrust in and out of her.

"Fuck Y/n you're actually huge." She moaned as she adjusted to my size in this position.

Her head moved side to side as I sped up my thrust and thrust into her faster and faster.

"F-Fuck Y/n." Alessia moans in pleasure.

"Does it feel good baby?" I ask as I hold onto her right boob.

"So so good." Alessia cries out in pleasure.

We both moan as I thrust in and out of her tight pussy faster and faster. Alessia moans and wraps her legs around my waist and pulls me closer to her. This allows me to go deeper inside her and we both moan.

"Mm you feel so good clenched around me." I moan in pleasure.

I pick up the pace and go faster, my balls slap against her skin as our moans fill the room.

"Fuck...Fuck...Fuck." Alessia squeaks out with each thrust.

I smirk, I gently grab her throat and choke her as I fuck her tight wet pussy. "Fuck yes, choke me as you fuck my slut pussy." Alessia moans.

I smirk, I choke her as I continue to fuck her. "Ugh fuck." I moan.

"Shit you feel so good inside me." Alessia moans.

After a few more thrusts I feel my balls tighten. I smirk as I watch Alessia's tits bound up and down as I pull her left leg up over my shoulder giving me more of an angle to go deeper inside her pussy.

"Fuck! fuck yes right there. You're gonna make me squirt." Alessia screams in pleasure.

Alessia squirts all over my dick, abs and thighs. I moan as I feel my balls tighten.

Creampie #2:

"Fuck." I shout at the same time with Alessia. We both begin to cum at the same time, her juices leaking out of her pussy as I fill her up. Both of us become a moaning mess under each other's touch.

I kiss her calf up and down as we help each other come down from our highs. "Such a good girl for me." I whisper as I kiss up Alessia's body reaching her lips. "So beautiful." I say.

Alessia smiles and kisses me. "Fuck that was amazing." Alessia moans.

I smile and kiss her again. I look over at Leah. "W-Who's next?" I ask.

Leah smirks. "Me."

I smirk, Alessia gets off the bed. I lay on the bed, I bite my lip as Leah straddles me. Leah lines my tip up with her entrance, Leah puts the tip in and slowly sinks down taking my length deep inside her.

We both moan as I’m deep inside her pussy. Leah grabs my tits steading herself as she takes a moment to adjust to my size. Leah and I both moan as she slowly slides up and down on my dick.

“Mm fuck.” Leah moans, her skin slaps against mine as our moans fill the room.

I moan and spank her ass. Leah moans and slides up and down on my dick faster and harder.

“F-Fuck.” I moan in pleasure.

Leah moans and massages my tits as she continues to ride me. “Gah fuck it feels so good.” Leah moans.

Leah moans and grips the top of the headboard as she rides me faster and faster. I moan loudly as I feel myself getting close to cumming.

“Gah Leah slow down a bit. I’m gonna cum.” I moan in pleasure.

Leah cutely giggles and moans. “That’s the point I’m gonna drain your balls and collect every drop of cum.”

Fuck that may have been the hottest thing I’ve heard. I moan and watch Leah as she continues to ride my dick.

“You close baby? You gonna bust your load deep inside my pussy?” Leah asks seductively.

Leah grips the head board as she continues to ride me. I bite my lip as my precum leaks inside her letting her know that I was about to bust.

“Leah baby I’m gon-“ I’m unable to warn her in time.

Creampie #3:

Leah moans and cums all over my dick I can’t take it any more, Leah slams her ass Devon my dick. Cum oozes and spurts out of my dick filling up Leah’s entrance filling her up to the brim.

We both moan as she slowly slides up and down on my dick helping us ride out our Highs. Leah slowly slides off my dick. Cum began to leak out of her pussy and drip onto my lap, abs and sheets.

I smile and rub her clit as I admire the sticky mess I had left behind in her pussy. Leah cutely giggles and moans as I rub her clit.

“Mm fuck daddy that felt amazing.” Leah says.

I giggle at her comment. “Who’s next babe?” I ask as I squeeze her ass.

Leah giggles and bites her lip. “Next up is Alexia.”

To be continued in part 2

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silent-sanctum · 8 months ago

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I love, love, LOVE your Morioh slices of life and would die for more of Jotaro trying to have a stable family life amid Josuke and Okuyasu shenanigans. Please? Maybe a beach episode?? Anything you want, really! 🙏

Hiya! Sorry I just got to your request! This one's pretty lengthy as I said but it is here now~ There was less Josuke and Okuyasu shenanigans than I hoped but that's because I wanted to focus the story on Jotaro's family bonding time. Hope you enjoy! ♡

A Slice of Morioh: Our Piece of Peace

word count: 4.9k

When it comes to the Kujos, nothing was ever boring or simple.

Every day in every month was something new to explore for the couple and their energetic 4-year-old daughter. Initially, it was just the family doing what an average family does in their seaside villa in Florida, then give it a couple months of adjustments, they found themselves in a mini crusade as they traversed most of Asia.

Jolyne fully had the idea that their trip was purely for vacation, but little does she know that it was half-work as well. In the background of their travels, her parents hunted down potential Stand enemies and possible Stand arrows in the area with the intention of minimizing threats that could harm their little girl’s future.

The whole family work-vacation was entirely your idea, taking into consideration Jolyne’s adventurous and excitable personality. You wanted her to explore the world before she had to stay in one place for her schooling. Understandably, Jotaro hesitated with the suggestion, feeling fearful of what could happen to his family; a hint of trauma still plaguing the back of his mind even after attended many therapy sessions.

You gently insisted it was for their daughter’s development and that she’d be under constant watch but allowed him time to ponder, never pushing it too far that it irritated him.

Eventually, he gave in and trusted your word to allow Jolyne in the couple’s travels across half the world. Looking at her now being this happy and excited, Jotaro didn’t regret his decision.

At this point of their trip, they agreed to give themselves a break and opted to settle down in the small town of Morioh-cho.

And aside from the handful of local Stand users wanting you and Jotaro out of the way of their shady business, the trouble wasn’t too much to handle and the family still had enough rest before venturing out of the country once again.

But-

“Eomma! Appa! I’m bored! Can we go somewhere else please?!”

Jolyne, having be used to the constant go-to routines her family does, began to fuss and whine within the 4 walls of their hotel room. You have stayed in the small town for over a month and within them, your daughter had wasted no time wandering about the area with the typical eagerness of a preschooler.

But since you and Jotaro intended to stay for at least 2 more months, it would only be time until she began to crave for more adventures. Thus, you found yourself facing Jolyne nearly throwing tearful tantrums in the lounge area of your hotel room, with Jotaro by your side perplexed at the situation, and Great Grandpa Joseph sighing as he carried the tiny Shizuka in his arms.

“I wanna go out! I wanna play and run and eat and do whatever!” Jolyne huffed and puffed in her butterfly-patterned pajamas, hands balling in tiny fists and feet stomping on the carpet.

“Jolyne, what did I tell you about being patient? Your mother and I still have matters to tend to here,” Jotaro said gruffly. “We already allowed you to hang out with Josuke and his friends.”

But the little girl continued to whine, cheeks growing red from frustration. “But they keep taking me to the same places over and over! I don’t wanna go back there!”

“Like where pearl?” You questioned.

She raised her chubby fingers and began to count from each. “The sandwich shop, the playground, the ice cream shop, the nice man’s food shop, the school, the park, and even that weird man’s house!”

“Which weird man?” Jotaro mumbled to you, to which you muttered back a quiet “Rohan Kishibe. They like to fool around with the guy”, and he nodded in immediate understanding.

“Listen,” you started as you got down on your knees to face Jolyne. “You have to understand that other than what your father said, the point of why we stayed here is to relax for a bit and then we can go back out there.”

She pouted. “But-”

“However,” you butted in before she could go back to throwing a fit. “How about I make a deal?” You reached over to grasp her one hand with both of yours. “We’ll have a mini road trip in the neighboring towns near Morioh and you can have all the fun you want, but when we get back, you have to behave until we finish our job here. Or else, you get limited exploration in our travels.”

You turned to look back at your husband. “Sounds like a good deal, right?” Jotaro quirked up his brows in agreement as he downed his cup of coffee.

Jolyne puffed her cheeks, dubious. “How long is the trip?”

“How long do you want it to be?”

“Hmm… 4 weeks!” Jolyne said with a wide smile.

“That’s a bit much. A week?”

“3!”

“Okay then, how about 2 weeks?” You said. “We can do a lot in 2 weeks pearl.”

You felt a hand lay on your shoulder and for a second, you glanced at Jotaro kneeling next to you. “Eomma also needs to rest a lot for your baby sibling to grow properly. Don’t you want that?” You flushed as he wrapped a gentle arm around midsection, hand resting on your small bump.

Jolyne pressed her lips together as she mirrored her father’s action and placed her hand on your tummy. “Yeah…”

“Listen to your parents youngster,” Mr. Joestar spoke up from the back. “There’s loads of fun stuff you can do in places near Morioh. I would know because I’ve been quite the wanderer myself in my younger days.”

“Of course you were old man,” Jotaro deadpanned at him. You held back a laugh at the implication. “Quite the wanderer indeed. I wouldn’t say it was your younger years though.”

“Anyways,” you cleared your throat. “Do we have a deal, little miss?” You put up a hand for her to shake.

Jolyne scrunched her face in deep thought before grinning and eagerly grasping your hand with her smaller ones. “Deal!”

You huffed in complete adoration and couldn’t resist planting a kiss on her forehead. “Aigoo, my tiny impatient explorer….”

“Go bath now before your mother changes her mind,” Jotaro said, rustling her already-tousled dark hair. Jolyne stared up at her father with challenge in her eyes and a smirk for a mouth. “In the count of 3,” he started. “One… two…”

And just like that, your daughter bolted back to her room with a loud giggle.

Jotaro chuckled and got up from his knee, helping you up after him. “Good grief. We really should come up with something to keep her occupied in one spot.” He narrowed his eyes at you. “You spoil her too much.”

“Me?” You raised a brow with a scoff. “And you don’t?”

“I mean-” He watched how you smirked up at him. His cheeks warmed a bit. “This whole vacation was your idea.”

“I know. But you’re often the one bending over to Jolyne’s every wishes, Jotaro-ssi.”

“Oi.”

“I get it!” You both turned to the elderly man. “You both are loving parents to that little girl! Have your squabble elsewhere before the baby starts crying again.”

You and your husband shared one look at each other and with that, a smile grew on both your faces.

---

Jotaro’s job was far from over. Stand users still run rampant in society as he speaks but even then, there was this reassuring sense of peace that often blanketed over his worries.

It took Jotaro months to realize that the source of his reassurance and light heart was the happiness and trust of his family that was with him all throughout this nomadic trip. The trust and love he had for his wife led him to this moment where he can put down the walls of his rigid stoicism and enjoy some semblance of normalcy that you both had wanted.

Just like an ordinary family.

Who knew something as mundane as packing up clothes and toiletries would something he’d prefer over throwing fists at somebody. It became a routine to him considering the number of times they had to the same thing with each country and its many cities.

Ironically, it was even a bit funny that he was finding amusement in the minute details of their daily living: The assigned roles of who was to pack what (Jotaro for the work equipment, you for the clothes, Jolyne for the toiletries), the frequent usage of Star Platinum, Silent Sanctuary, and Stone Free in doing simple assistive work, the banter you somehow still kept up with him throughout the years, his child’s laughter messing with her great grandfather etc.

And so as he tucked the last of the folders in the luggage, Jotaro cocked his head and felt his lip curl up at his own thoughts. “Unbelievable.”

You passed by and glancing at his organizational skills, let out an impressed “ooh” and turned to him. “Got everything packed?” He nodded once. “Your thesis papers? The Stand users’ profiles? Our personal documents?”

“Done. Also double-checked just in case.”

“As expected from you,” you said and got on your tiptoes to peck a chaste kiss on his cheek. “Watch out now, she’s gonna burst through that door in less than a second now.”

“What makes you say-”

“Eomma! Appa!” You both looked to the doorway to spot Jolyne with her trademark space buns, matching pastel green top and bottom, and butterfly accessories clipped on every inch of her clothes. A bright yellow backpack hung behind her, stuffed to the brim. “I’m ready!”

“I’m sure you are pearl.” He watched her run inside to hug your leg in excitement. In turn, you petted her head with gentle strokes. “Makes me wonder what you keep packing in that little bag of yours all the time.”

“Important stuff.” Jolyne giggled as you pinched her cheek.

But beyond the peaceful bubble of their bedroom, a pair of familiar loud teenage voices joined Joseph’s deaf complaints, causing a ruckus in the lounge area bearing the same eagerness as his child.

Said child jumped at their arrival and squealed with glee, hurrying back to greet the new visitors. “Jojo oppa! Kuyasu oppa!”

Jotaro let out the biggest sigh of the day. “Them again?” You smiled at him apologetically, but he knew you well enough to recognize that underlying smugness that paired with that smile. “Don’t tell me…”

“Jotaro-san! Y/N-san!”

He rolled his eyes at the mention of his name but didn’t resist when you held his hand and tugged him outside. Star hovered out behind to finish packing up all their luggage and carried them out afterwards.

“Josuke, Okuyasu, what are you doing here-” Whatever he wanted to say ended up short when he laid eyes on the two high schoolers… wearing their most casual wear, bulky bags on their backs, and wide grins on their faces. Meanwhile, Jolyne happily perched atop Crazy Diamond’s shoulders.

Jotaro lightly tilted his head to yours and simply muttered a curt “are they really?”

To which you shrugged. “It’s their break. I was thinking they can help us recommend some good spots to visit since they’re locals in the area.”

He wasn’t one to do such thing, but even he could feel himself pout as he said, “We can discover that for ourselves like we always do.”

“Oh come on now love, surely you’re not going to send them home disheartened? I mean, look at our little girl,” he watched as the said child played with the teenagers’ Stands with Stone Free creating many shapes out of its neon blue strings. “She’s so happy her goofy uncles are around. They can also be of big help security-wise if that makes you feel any better.”

Jotaro wanted to refute, his mind trying to come up with something but from a practical standpoint, you had every point in your favor. Instead of digging for more reasons to leave them, he combed his finger through his trimmed curls and heaved a heavy sigh. “I hate it when you have a point.”

You smiled, cheeky. “Where’s Koichi? Isn’t he coming along?”

“We told him to tag with us but he said he wanted to focus on his studies,” Okuyasu said. “And that he can’t leave his girlfriend behind.”

“Which I call foul because I still think she’s controlling and watching his every move,” Josuke added clicking his tongue. “Girl’s an insane stalker, you know?”

“Oh Y/N-san! When do we leave?” Okuyasu said, grabbing the handles of his bag like an elementary grade student about to go on their first school trip. “And what are we riding? Bus? Boat? Plane?”

“I’d like to board a plane…” Josuke mumbled with his thoughts already in the clouds.

“You two,” both boys froze in a second and stood rigid as Jotaro spoke from where he was beside you. “Be grateful Y/N invited you with us. I expect you to behave and minimize inconveniences around my family. Got it?”

“Y-Yes no problem with that Jotaro-san!” Josuke stuttered.

Nothing had even started and he was about to pop a blood vessel as soon as the two boys began to cause chaos in their booked hotel lounge. It was fortunate that you were there to step in and calm him down with a simple hand on his back. Jotaro turned to you and after a quick glance at him, you said to everyone in the room.

“Alright, looks like everything’s settled. Everyone is in attendance so let’s get this show on the road.”

“You kids have fun now,” Joseph said with the baby in his arms opening and closing her fists, mimicking an infant’s version of a wave. “I’ll just rest here with Shizuka. Poor thing might throw a fuss if I leave her alone.”

“Then I’ll have Koichi be the one to assist you then,” you said. “You take care Mr. Joestar.”

---

When planning out where to go for the impromptu trip, Jotaro didn’t think too much about it other than the potential of a Stand ambush. He trusted that you knew what and where you were going and that the two teenagers actually lived up to what was expected of them.

It was only after they boarded a train to the neighboring area and settled in their respective seats did his parental awareness kick in regarding whether or not Jolyne would even love the places they were going to.

If his prior research served him right, there weren’t any extravagant amusement parks or bustling cityscapes nearby that contained the attractions suited to entertain a preschool-aged girl. All there was were a multitude of sightseeing spots designed to interest older people instead of children.

Now looking at his little girl humming on her window seat beside him, happily munching on one of the wafer bars you bought back in Morioh, Jotaro’s mind started to overthink and his heart weighed a bit. I don’t want her to be disappointed. I should’ve told Y/N about modifying the itinerary because what if-

“Yeobo?” Jotaro snapped out from his thoughts to turn to you staring at him with worry. “Something in your mind?”

“It’s… It’s nothing,” he cleared his throat. He could only hope his nonchalance facade is effective. “I was thinking about changing some parts of my thesis, that’s all.”

“Really? Or are you worried about our daughter?”

Damnit. “What gave it away?”

“You kept looking at her eating with that shifty gaze I see in your eyes whenever you’re concerned,” you said. “What is it? Is it security matters again? Because the others are nearby to help out and I can always tell when a threat is within our vicinity.”

“No it’s not that. I got that issue sorted out in my head.”

“Then what?” A soft hand overlaid his and for a moment, his cheeks flared faintly, both at the feel of your wedding ring and your gentle touch. “Tell me.”

He sighed. “Will she enjoy this trip? I’m now recalling the plans you’ve laid out to me beforehand and thinking about it again, it’s not fit for a child’s entertainment. What if she experiences this whole vacation and ends up upset and starts throwing tantrums again when we get home?”

“Entertainment?” Looking away, you raised a hand to your mouth and huffed a breathy laugh. Jotaro remained puzzled as he continued to stare at you wanting solutions. “Love, this is Jolyne we’re talking about. The same Jolyne who wandered about wild forests with endless questions, and who’d find anything new interesting and worth exploring.”

“She’s been with us to isolated, rural places before and she loved every location regardless,” you smiled. “Don’t worry. As long as we’re with her and she has something to do, she’ll be fine.”

“And besides,” you gently patted your tiny bump. Something he always kept an eye on with fondness. “From all these countryside trips, I feel like this bean will grow more into a calmer baby than their sister.”

Reassurances were always something Jotaro never believed in fully being the skeptic that he was and a bit cynical towards the world, but hearing you say them was different- he’s been with you through the years and he’d seen how you’ve done or at least did your best to make sure you kept your word.

And he was grateful that he had someone he could feel this sentiment towards and he was glad it was you. So Jotaro smiled back in return, never saying anything back. Instead, he pressed a light kiss on your temple.

Time passed and eventually, the scenic view out their window transitioned from a stretch of green fields to the gradual transition into rows of blooming cherry blossom trees lining the large clear river down the slope.

The second the train had fully stopped, Jolyne couldn’t wait any longer and hurriedly tugged her parents towards the numerous pink foliage that waited for them. Josuke and Okuyasu stepped in to your aid and offered to play with her while they were there, sparing you from the worry of running and exerting stress to your unborn child and worrying Jotaro in the process.

The younger crowd enjoyed their time doing rounds of tag and role-playing while the “parents” of the group took their time to bask in the pleasing, spring environment. At times, the group would band together in one spot to take some photos with the Polaroid you brought for your travels.

The group proceeded to visit the nearby bay as suggested by the old man and there they continued to take even more memorable pictures as Jolyne wandered about the stone paths and bridges above the body of water. They were lucky enough to board a small boat to cruise them around before they made their last drive for the day.

By the time they reached the last hours of their afternoon, Jolyne grew tired and ended up sleeping the remainder of the day. With his daughter napping in his arms, the group took the chance to visit some of the local shrines within the area. During a break, they settled down momentarily in a nearby shop selling snacks.

While the teenagers goofed around talking about splurging versus saving, Jotaro chose to sit beside you with Jolyne laying on your lap, resting peacefully. Both of you had different treats in hand wanting separate selections. Naturally, you two ended up sharing a bite or two of their respective treats as if they were still the young lovers from high school.

After settling down for the night, the group proceeded to board a bus departing to a neighboring city the day after, and much like their situation in the train, Josuke and Okuyasu began to snicker and gossip to themselves in the seats ahead of Jotaro and his family. The only difference was that his little girl spent the duration of the bus trip with the teenagers, already accustomed to their chaos.

He could only imagine how befuddled and protective he became beside you.

“You’re in that mode again.”

“What mode?”

“Death glares, pressed lips, cocked head, crossed arms, bouncing knee, and lack of child within arms length..” You counted. “You know, papa wolf mode. I’ve took note a total of 3 occurrences so far during our vacation here.”

“Should I be concerned that I’m feeling this way more often? Or that you’re being smug and keeping count of it?”

“What’s it to you?” You smirked with that knowing shrug of yours. Seeing you crossing arms after him had Jotaro scoffing lightheartedly in disbelief, albeit with a curl to his upper lip. “Come on, it’s endearing admit it.”

“Quiet.”

Eventually past the rural side of the place and even more stretches of plains and farms, the bus made it to its destination. Drawn to the many eye-catching arcades immediately seen from where they stand outside the station, the high schoolers returned to Jolyne and with her consent and the permission of her parents, and invited her to play with them.

You shared a look with your husband and in silent resignation, he waved the boys off to do whatever. You allowed it as well under the condition they return and meet-up in the lobby area of hotel after an hour.

Suffice to say, they bolted to the nearby arcade game the second everyone approved. “Good grief,” Jotaro said. “When I got myself prepared to be a parent to 1, I didn’t think I’d be one to 3.”

“4,” you said back.

His eyes widened for a brief moment in realization before letting out a bashful chuckle. He stroked your tummy in soft circles. “You’re right. My bad, little bean.”

Their time spent in the urban landscape wasn’t as grand as they would’ve expected, but at the same time none of you complained. Instead, you discovered that other than the numerous entertainment being offered for the younger members of the group, you found a variety of dishes to try with the family ranging from new sushi items, unique meat selections, battered fish cake on a stick, fluffy custard-filled sponge cakes, flavored mochi treats, and many more.

Your days ended up with filled bellies and bags… upon bags of purchased “souvenirs” the teenagers stacked up during their shopping spree. Funnily enough, they were able to buy that much to begin because Jotaro lent them some money under the pretense that they leave his family in peace for even one day.

That day, Jolyne sported a toothy grin as she added a stuffed kitty and puppy plush to her toy collection from a whole day spent in an indoor amusement park- a prize won by her father and his Stand’s impeccable accuracy at a game of shooting specified number of targets. As a cherry on top, you had a hunch the guy manning the booth rigged the game from the number of unclaimed toys sitting on their shelves and the cocky stance he put on. So you took matters into your hands.

A light ring and a mellow symphony conducted by your Stand ended up swaying the con artist to give away all his prizes to nearby children. He earned enough.

“This is papa,” Jolyne said, taking the paw of her puppy plush to wave at Jotaro. The latter raised a brow at his daughter sitting on his forearm and reached up to pinch her cheeks with his free hand. She fumbled around until she’s able to grasp the kitty’s paw to wave at you. “And this is mama.”

You cooed, combing through her partly-dyed hair. She wanted them down for today and you didn’t see any problem with that. “How about yours, pearl?”

“I’m the butterfly toy back at home,” Jolyne said in return, pouting as she joined paws of both her plushies. “The pretty blue butterfly.”

You smiled and glancing at your husband, he had one on his face as well. “That’s right. You’re puppy-kitty’s little butterfly.”

At that, Jolyne giggled as she snuggled both squeaky plushies into her hug.

Their last stop was a humble, homey village not too far from the city. Known for their crafts, the place gave its visitors a piece of history, nature, local tradition, and its many signature wood products.

Almost immediately, Jolyne hurried over with eager skips to the many workshops available for her to participate in, and just like your child and her 2 older brother-figures accompanying her, you too had to admit that you were also excited to build something.

While they went about their way as usual, you followed after them with a slower stride alongside your husband. “I can just tell you’re brimming to do all sorts of activity here.”

You turned to Jotaro with a confident shrug. “Why wouldn’t I? I’m always up to trying out new stuff.”

“You weren’t exactly the best during that time we had to create wooden statues for arts class.”

“Yah, that was 9 years ago Jotaro-ssi!” You scoffed and playfully slapped his bicep. “A lady can improve. Matter of fact, I have improved when you weren’t around.”

Jotaro smirked, unconvinced. “We’ll see.”

The workshops offered a variety of craft choices to choose from and all members of your group didn’t hesitate to test them out starting from the shop teaching how to make chopsticks from scratch. By the end of the session, your family created 3 pairs of freshly lacquered chopsticks in different colors- violet, burgundy, and olive green.

Josuke and Okuyasu went ahead to visit the workshop that guided them to craft more creative wood works, though knowing them, using their respective Stands to cheat and compete on who would make the better end product was likely what they did without adult supervision.

They spent the entire afternoon exploring the different activities available for them and made personalized trinkets and small wooden decor they could add to spruce their home up. Skill-wise? You weren’t lying when you said you’d somewhat mastered some level of craftsmanship when carving and assembling pieces of chopped wood into various designs.

Beside you, Jolyne created her own custom goodies with Jotaro’s assistance.

After successfully trying out everything, Jolyne spent all her energy for the day and went on to take a nap in her father’s arms, cradling a self-made kokeshi doll swaddled in a forest green handkerchief that she dyed herself- a tiny wooden doll carved, polished, and painted to look like a miniature version of her. And she had Star Platinum to thank.

The sun began to set as the sky’s clear blue gradually transitioned into a beautiful autumn orange. One-by-one, the village houses lit up together with the street lamps that shone upon the dirt path below.

They settled in for the night in a quaint guest house, stowing their bags in their respective rooms, and meeting up to eat dinner at a nearby restaurant serving stew and roast.

And just to finish the vacation on a soft note, why not make use of the hot springs resting just outside their bedroom. Luckily, you were able to book the rooms that had the natural feature before anyone else could, and since the spring was isolated to your spot alone, no one else would be able to interrupt your time in the warm waters and cozy ambiance.

With your daughter now asleep in her pajamas, you invited Jotaro with you for a relaxing soak and seeing there would be no reason to decline, he followed you there.

---

This is what he wanted. Not the stressful fights with Stand users or the hassle of paperwork and research.

Just having to hold you in his arms, resting in solitude without having to worry about the problems of the outside world. As a matter of fact, it dawned on him that during the entirety of this mini trip, any paranoia that would’ve appeared at any moment hasn’t made itself known.

Strangely enough, Jotaro felt safe.

He felt safe and fuzzy inside that it genuinely brought a clear joy to his face and a heart that weighed light as a feather. Every once in a while, he could shut his cold logic for a moment and pretend that he was an ordinary man with his wife and child taking the break he so desperately wanted.

He could live like this forever with you.

“You’re uncharacteristically affectionate tonight, love.”

“Hm?” He blinked once, twice, and realized he was half submerged in steaming water, sitting by the stone with your back against his chest. He also caught himself nuzzling the crook of your neck, arms tightening a bit around your midsection just under your breasts with his hands overlapping over your small baby bump. “Oh…”

“I didn’t tell you to stop though,” you said, reaching up behind you to nudge his head forward and plant a soft kiss on his cheek. “I’m happy that you’re happy, right?”

Jotaro, not needing to be the intimidating and strong Stand user that slayed the immortal DIO, allowed himself to smile and reciprocate your peck with a tender kiss on your lips. Only then did he nod to answer you.

“We’re heading back to Morioh tomorrow and resume doing Stand business,” you said. “I’ll miss this moment of quietness between us.”

You huddled closer to your husband, holding his hands with yours. “This is nice.” He purred in acknowledgment as he rest his chin atop your head. “I wish we had more moments like this. Just you, me, and our children.”

“I’d like that too…”

#jotaro x reader #jojos bizarre adventure #jjba #jotaro kujo #for those unfamiliar #yeobo just means “honey”#and oppa is an honorific for girls to call their older brothers

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auranya · 1 month ago

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Shopping & Fashion ☁︎‎‎‧₊˚🛒‧𓍢ִ໋

Like a lot of people, I love clothes and fashion. It is a way to express who I am on the outside in an artistic way. And like a lot of people, I like to shop from time to time.

I started using this app called Whering to reinvent my style and get inspiration on new ways to dress. Although I am on this journey of being more sustainable, I still indulge in window shopping- instore and online.

I have made a lists of places to shop at and I am always looking for more. This list ranges in price points and aesthetics. Maybe this can help you discover new brands or give you inspiration.

ASOS

Abercrombie

Aerie

American Eagle

Aritzia

ASTR the label

Avec Les Filles

Bershka

Big Bud Press

BBX Brand

Bloomingdale’s

Baby Boo

Bella Venice

Boohoo

Chnge

Chinatown Market

Cotton On

CSFC

CHA Collective

Calzedonia

Coucoo

Club London

Cyka clothing

Coach

Daisy Street

Dissh

Dollz Kill

Elise & Fred

Eb Denim

Ellamia.store

For The Love of Lemons

Free People

For everyone collective

Fait Par Foutch

Fanci Club

Forever 21

FUBU

Glassworks London

Glassons

Girlfriend Collective

Gap

GCDS

Good on You

gianni bini

Garage

House of Sunny

Hidden Cult

House of CB

H&M

Hollister

Hello Molly

Halibuy

Hanifa

Hammies

I Am Gia

IMWIM shop

Indigo Luna

Jaded London

Jaden Cho

Journey’s

Karl Kani

Kouiiwear

Kikiriki

Kitteny

LA Apparel

Lucy & Yak

Lazy Oaf

Liars & Lovers

landofgold.co

Loft

Lulu’s

Levi’s

Little Puffy

Leau

Minga London

Mate The Label

My Pride Apparel

Mango

Miaou

Matches Fashion US

Mirror Palais

Marc Jacobs

My Mum Made It

Moxi Mimi

MNML.la

MissCircle

Motel Rocks

Meshki

Miss guided

Nana Jacqueline

Nissa New York

Nordstrom

Nike

Natori

Named Collective

Olivia and Frank

& Other Stories

Omighty

Oh Polly

Old Navy

Petite Studio

Prism Boutique

Parade

Petals and Peacocks

People Tree

PLT

Polo Ralph Lauren

Prixworkshop

Pixie Market

Pexmod

Ragged Priest

Richer Poorer

Reformation

Revice Denim

Rihoas

Retrofete

Revolve

Steve Madden

Saks Fifth

Shopbop

Swarovski

Selkie Collection

Sorella Boutique

Sunsetvintageco

Shopmicas

Selva Studio’s

Sezane

Silk and Salt

Sisters and Seekers

Source Unknown

Skims

Strawberry Western

Subdued

Sndys

The Kript

The North Face

Topshop

The Good Trade

Topic of C

Target

Unique Vintage

Urban outfitters

Vetta

Vanessa Mooney

Voices of the Vanishing

Vale Lives

Vendetta Archive

Venroy

Verge Girl

Wolf and Badger

Zara

Zumiez

Feel free to add more places in the comments!

#girlblogging #girlhood #it girl #this is a girlblog #just a girlblog #girlblog aesthetic #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #fashion #shopping #clothes #styleblogger #street style #style #stylish #streetwear #clean girl #aesthetic

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katsona-the-katsequel · 1 month ago

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P3 Q&A (Final Part)

Q. Is the love hotel in Shirakawa based on a real place? Perhaps... Did the staff go there to do research?

🧢: Oh, a question from someone with the same spark of soul as me!

🎨: ...would be the first.

🧢: No, no, this is purely a man's romance...

🎨: ...would be the first.

🧢: (Sob sob sob sob)

Akihiko Sanada (from now on "🥊"): And so, as someone who is not swayed by evil thoughts, I will explain on behalf of Junpei from here on.

🎨: ...Where did this guy come from?

Mitsuru Kirijo (from now on "👑"): Akihiko, I think you should increase your worldly desires a little more. Too much naivety can be harmful, right?

🎨: Maybe you guys have been waiting for your turn all this time?

🥊: Now, let's get to answering the question!

🎨: ...I hit the mark.

👑: So what is the model for Shirakawa Boulevard?

🥊: Well, wait, Mitsuru. This place is a little different from other places, and they chose the model in a very stylish way. First of all, the name Shirakawa Boulevard comes from Shirakawa-mura in Takayama, Gifu.

👑: Shirakawa-mura is famous for its Gassho-style houses, a World Heritage Site, but it has nothing to do with the love hotel district.

🥊: However, there is a connection. In the early Shōwa period, a series of dam constructions in the suburbs of Shirakawa-mura led to a succession of villages being submerged. But where do you think the villagers who were driven out of Shirakawa-mura went? They moved to Shibuya, Tokyo, and started a new life. To be more specific, they moved to Maruyama-cho in Shibuya.

👑: Maruyama-cho is one of the most famous love hotel districts in Tokyo... I see, that's excellent, Akihiko!

🥊: Yes, the model for Shirakawa Boulevard is Maruyama-cho in Shibuya, and the origin of the place name is Shirakawa-mura, the roots of the people who support the current Maruyama-cho. That's the deep reason why the love hotel district on Shirakawa Boulevard was created. By the way, it seems that the interior design was created by looking at various websites on the Internet without directly going to interviews.

🎨: There's a strange tension... I wonder if these people are okay...

🧢: I was impressed!

🎨: Wow, Junpei?

🧢: I was so moved, Sanada-senpai!

🥊: Right, do you understand, Junpei?

🧢: To share this excitement, let's go to Shirakawa Boulevard again sometime with the girls from our senior group!

🥊: Ah, that's great, Junpei!

👑: ...Bufudyne.

🎨: ...Garula Gem.

👑: The enemy is down! We will wipe them out!

🎨: That's too obvious, Junpei.

(Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...)

🧢+🥊: We're so sorry...

🎨+👑: If so, that's fine.

🧢: But no matter how much I explain, more and more questions just keep popping up. Ah, it's so annoying.

🎨: What are you talking about, Junpei? There's still a lot more to do.

🧢: Hmm, I'm at a loss.

🥊: Well, that can't be helped, Junpei. Well, since you came all the way out here, I'll help out too.

👑: Instead, why don't we all just share the work from here on out? That would be more rational.

🌸: That's right, as the saying goes, three women together can break even a rock.

🐰: Yukari-chan, if you say that, then three heads are better than one...

👶: I still feel a bit uneasy.

🤖: Everything will work out somehow.

🧢: Oh no, everyone's here. Oh well. Oh well.

🎨: Well, let's go.

Q. This time, the aesthetic has changed a lot compared to previous games. How did you decide on the overall design for this Persona?

🧢: …Um, I wonder how?

🥊: What's the point in just abandoning it like that? The biggest difference with this version of Persona is the interface design, especially the menu screens, which are quite noticeable.

🌸: It's kind of cool and cute, isn't it? I wonder if the big factor is that the character designer has been changed from Kazuma Kaneko, who was the main designer until now, to Shigenori Soejima, and the development staff has been completely renewed.

👑: The desire to achieve something new is apparent everywhere. Great!

🐰: Now, let's ask the staff directly to comment on the design aspects of this release.

I had been looking for an opportunity to create a work that thoroughly focused on interface (hereinafter referred to as IF) design for a while. I saw a website on the web that used Flash tastefully and thought it was good. When you click on various parts, various reactions are returned, and it entertains you even in places other than the original purpose. I thought it would be nice if an IF with such pleasant actions and responses could be used in a game. I aimed for a dynamic screen design that used the screen boldly and incorporated Flash and typography. However, since the IF of a game is always information and comfort, it was difficult to strike a balance. Also, in the past, for our titles, the procedure was to decide on the game image and then incorporate the IF in a form that fits that, but this time, the method was to solidify the game image from the IF. So Soejima and the staff in charge discussed it, and we solidified the image color, font, and taste first, and presented the visual concept to all the staff.

- Design Leader Wada

👶: Um, what is typography?

🤖: This is a technique that actively utilizes typefaces, which are originally used only to convey information, as part of the design.

🌸: Ah, I see. The status display logo is really cool.

🐰: Why did the concept color become blue?

🧢: Oh, I asked about that. Apparently it's about the blue of youth!

🐰: Wow, it's pretty cheesy...but I guess it all turned out okay in the end. I like that color.

👑: Another ambitious challenge in this work is the use of animation to direct events.

🧢: Ah, I've heard of that too!

While the basic direction is "chibi characters + bust up", we thought that animation was important in the direction of this work. What was difficult was the gap between the way animation and games are made. The way games are made (by our company) is that we have the advantage of being able to control the production in-house, and we try and error as much as possible to improve the quality to the very last minute, but on the other hand, there is a tendency to drag out pending matters and not make decisions until the last minute. On the other hand, since the production of animation is carried out simultaneously by a very large number of people, it is not possible to start unless the blueprint is firmly decided first. Therefore, if all the information is not presented as early as possible, there will be a big loss and it will fail. That was the difficult part in getting this project going. Well, it's a common story, but the delay of the scenario writer Tanaka was fatal for a while... So, the difficulty of placing anime scenes in the game other than the opening was beyond my imagination. "Ahh... that's why other companies don't do it that much..." I realized. Once production started, we had to adjust parts that had changed during game development, or take them over and process them, and problems were endless... There were other candidates for animation scenes, but for various reasons they had to be reluctantly cut, which increased the burden on the game console... However, the director was highly motivated and got on board with this project, so we were able to capture the taste of the opening and other scenes, and I'm pleased that we were able to create something unique.

- Design Leader Wada

🌸: It's like a cry from the soul. The pain is palpable.

🤖: It must have been really difficult.

🥊: For example, if the setting that I'm left-handed had been added midway through, we might have had to retouch the entire cutscene.

🧢: Also, wasn't it difficult to have characters speak in cutscenes for the first time?

🐰: It must have been difficult to record...

🎨: That's true, but... I'm more scared of the pressure of having to finish all the cutscenes before recording.

🌸: Thank you very much for your hard work.

👑: Speaking of voices, our voices reach the leader's ears during the final battle, right? At that time, only Aragaki's voice doesn't appear on the screen, what was he saying?

(Shinjiro Aragaki, from now on 👻): Tch, don't remember that nonsense... Forget it.

🌸: Oh, that's no good. Please tell me.

👻: …Geez. I'm saying, "Well, shall we do it...?"

🐰: That line... I was really moved. It made me feel like, "Oh, he's really watching over me..."

👻: Just so you know, that voice was a bit of a... mistake or an accident or something... it just ended up being included due to some strange coincidence.

🌸: Eh?

👻: Actually, I was already dead, so I wasn't supposed to be part of that event. It was the writer's preference, but in the world of "P3", once you die, that's it... you can't just come back to life conveniently or become a ghost and watch over you. That's the stance. I totally agree.

🎨: That's right... That's why we should do the best we can while we're alive. When we die, that's it.

👻: Right? But, I recorded my voice just to be sure, and the staff in charge of the battles added it because they had the voice data. Seriously, they were doing something unnecessary.

🐰: Wow. But it feels like a happy mistake to us.

🌸: That's right. If you have the chance, please go ahead and revive yourself!

👶: But if Aragaki-san were to come back to life, then my resolve would...

👻: Don't worry, I won't come back to life. I'm tired of your protection. I'll leave the rest to you.

🥊: Ah, I'll enjoy my youth to the fullest for Shinji too.

👻: That's annoying in itself...

Q. I love the mysterious design of Tartarus. I feel like I've seen it in some famous painting, but what is the design motif of Tartarus?

👑: It's true that it's a masterpiece. At the request of designer Soejima, the theme of Tartarus was to incorporate elements of mysterious space and surrealism. So he actively incorporated the taste of the works of Dutch painter Maurits Cornelius Escher and Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico.

👶: The names of each level sound unfamiliar to me, are they from some myth?

🤖: Yes, it is positive. They are names that indicate the seven parts of the earthly world in the Jewish view of the world and life and death. Monad is also a Jewish word that means "one thing," a component of all things.

🧢: Huh? Aren't there only six blocks other than the Monad? There's one left over from the seven earthly worlds?

🥊: There's a rooftop-like floor just before you fight the Nyx Avatar. That's the 7th floor, the Royal Palace of Eres.

👑: I also heard about the design concepts for each of the other blocks. Let me quote some of their comments.

1st Block: Thebel, the Worldly Garden

The hidden layer, the Deep Monad, is a layer located at a lower level of Tartarus, just like the first layer, and is also a layer that retains the image of a school.

2nd Block: Arqa, the Garden of Strange Faces

I designed it with the intention of creating a superficial sense of fear. The floor pattern has optical illusions, so when you look at it from one direction it looks like a skull, and when you look at it from the other direction it looks like an angel. It is composed of elements of Celtic Gothic architecture and Giorgio's paintings.

3rd Block: Yabbashah, the Garden of Rusticism

This floor was designed to create the mysterious feeling of an ascending staircase suddenly descending, like in Escher's optical illusions. I had a hard time expressing the inconsistency in the 3D model. I incorporated optical illusion elements in the wall patterns and the slope that looks like a staircase, and as a result, I think this floor most strongly expresses the theme of this work.

4th Block: Tziah, the Garden of Luxury

A golden dungeon, as it is a mass of greed. As the story is now over the middle stage and is gaining in excitement, I wanted to create a gorgeous floor to match, and created a floor made of materials more luxurious than the contents of the treasure chest.

5th Block: Harabah, the Garden of Scorching Flames

I wanted to create a chaotic atmosphere, so I used a psychedelic spiral pattern as a concept. Towards the end, I used abstract motifs to show the changes in the layers up to this point. I also used a black space to show a big change when you enter the next 6th layer.

6th Block: Adamah, the Garden of Melancholy

Before the final battle, I wanted to make sure there was nothing unnecessary. The grooves carved into the walls and floors represent the Milky Way, the universe, and the flow of the atmosphere, and I was inspired by the atmosphere of Van Gogh's painting of the night sky, "Starry Night." The main color is white, which also represents the white robes worn before the final battle.

🧢: Geez, they're thinking about a lot of things.

👑: Another big factor in Tartarus is the special effect called "Dark Hour Blur," which is always used during Dark Hours and makes the edges of the screen appear to shake.

🌸: That's right, it's actually quite creepy when you walk around inside.

🐰: By the way, various screen effects are used effectively throughout the game. I like the effect of bright sunlight in the daytime.

👑: It's a special effect called "Persona Flare." It's a masterpiece that the staff was very pleased with.

🤖: Fiery, that's it...

👑: Aigis, don't take my words...

🥊: Well, there are still a few small questions left. Let's get them out of the way.

Q. This time, the battle scenes are quite comical. Why?

👑: I thought the all-out attack scene was a bit over the top, but once you get used to it, it's fun in its own way.

🐰: As with other parts, the battle scenes show a strong desire to do something new and different from the series so far. The theme was "make it lively and fun!"

🧢: When you say lively, it really does a good job of expressing it. When you're waiting for a command to be entered, you see the movements of us scurrying about, right? That seems to be quite difficult to process, but it seems to have been forced into the system.

👶: Speaking of fun, many of the weapon designs are interesting, like bones and bus stops.

🥊: I wanted to die when I was forced to equip those gloves... However, it seems that they actually made about twice as many models, but for some reason they were unused. If I get the chance, I'd like to see the rest.

🧢: If possible, it would be nice if the graphics of the armor could be changed as well...ahh, a man's dream, high leg armor...

Q. Do the tattoos mean anything?

🧢: Hey, Chidori. Call that exhibitionist guy.

🤡: Who is the exhibitionist? Who is? That is a sign of failure - a mark to decorate the stigma.

🧢: Stigma? What's that?

💣: On the skin of those who can't control their Persona, the power of the rampaging Persona overflows and something like a pattern appears. The center of Takaya's tattoo is not a tattoo, but that pattern. To be honest, he doesn't show it to many people. So even if it's a little hot, he wears clothes that don't reveal much skin.

🧢: Huh... Seriously? Ah! Then maybe Chidori has that pattern too? Is that why she always wears such gaudy clothes...?

🎨: This is a hobby.

🧢: Ah...R-Really?

Q. There's been talk about a sister model to Aigis, but what exactly is that?

🤖: I can't go into details due to confidentiality issues, but from the first prototype up to me, around ten units were developed. At first, they were just tanks.

Only a few units made before me were humanoid, and furthermore, only three units, including mine, are equipped with the Plumes of Dusk nuclear device that allows for Persona summoning. However, the other two were destroyed ten years ago before they could be activated...

Q. What principle are Mitsuru and Fuuka using to explore the inside of Tartarus?

👑: In my case, Penthesilea has the ability to accurately predict the effective range of an attack, and by applying this, I can sense the terrain ahead and whether there are any enemies. However, the drawback is that I need a communication device to communicate the results of my exploration.

🐰: My Lucia and Juno have the power to sense the flow of life, so we can share the biometric information of everyone in our battle party and learn about the terrain and enemies in the vicinity. In doing so, we can receive sensory information to the fullest extent of everyone's potential, so we can even find enemies in places we can't see directly.

🎨: By the way, I can also detect enemies using the same theory. She is passive and I am active, but the mechanism of sharing bio-information is the same. And, although I am a little weaker at detecting enemies, I have the power to interfere with and disrupt the other person's perception. Got it?

Q. Can adults not use Personas?

🐰: I'll answer this question. I've explained the definition of potential and ability users before, but the point is the will to face death within yourself and actively deal with it, right? So theoretically, even adults can summon it. However, younger people have more spirit and are less likely to compromise, so it's probably easier to manifest.

🥊: Even after facing the deaths of my parents and sister, I refused to give up and continued to seek power, which is what awakened my Persona abilities... that's for sure.

👻: Aki is the only one who won't give up...

🧢: A-Aragaki-senpai...?

🐰: I-I can't believe what I'm saying... Only Shinji can.

🧢: I'm sick of these people...

Q. Why did you make history teacher Ono wear a helmet?

🌸: That really makes you curious. I was surprised the first time I took the class.

🐰: I've gotten completely used to it though.

🧢: Apparently, there is an armor and helmet enthusiast among the development staff in charge of creating the model. This is his work.

🌸: Armor and helmet enthusiast?

🧢: It was completed without either Soejima or Tanaka, the planner, knowing that it was still in development and they thought it was just a strange model, but it turned out they were serious about it.

🐰: Wow, is that a thing?

🧢: By the way, it seems that the Shadow Warrior series was also designed by this person.

🌸: I'm a die-hard fan!

Q. Even if the Apathy Syndrome is cured, will it come back?

👑: In the first place, Apathy Syndrome is caused by the loss of a part of the Shadow (unconscious) from the mind. However, if that Shadow is defeated during the Dark Hour, it will return to the original host's mind. This is the mechanism by which Apathy Syndrome is cured.

🥊: However, if the Shadow is separated from the host for a long time, there is a possibility that memory and thinking ability may be impaired to some extent, and in some cases the condition may not be fully cured.

🧢: Even if it heals properly, if you don't learn your lesson and just sit around doing nothing, won't the Shadow come back?

👑: That's unlikely. As soon as the Shadow returns, the host will unconsciously accept deep in their mind what the Shadow was able to sense during that time. The memory of coming so close to Nyx, the embodied death. It's just a vague feeling of "frightening," but unless they're extremely stupid, they'll start to think about it. That unconscious memory of fear becomes a stopper that prevents a recurrence.

Q. May 18th: Who is the Bullman mentioned in the conversation on the way to school?

🌸: Oh, you mean the "Bullman" who was hospitalized after a sign fell on him? I hate him! Seriously, even in winter, tracksuits are prohibited and he grins at the sight of girls' thighs, and he tells girls who are slow runners, "You've got a big chest, you know," he's the worst!

🐰: His real name is Mr. Aoyama and his subject is physical education. He's not good at it either...

🤡: Well, I've made sure to punish him properly, so don't worry.

🌸: Wait, that sign was your doing!? Well done!

Q. How do people in Strega live their daily lives?

🤡: We don't have a family register. We don't even know our real names.

💣: It's hard work to get a job and rent a house. Well, there are plenty of ways around that.

🎨: During the Dark Hour, you can steal as many household items and clothes as you want.

🧢: Chidori! You can't do that!

🎨: It's okay, I'm not doing it anymore.

💣: Well, they never catch our legs, but sometimes we need cash, so I do some legit work. I put up ads on revenge proxy sites...

🧢: Affiliate marketing! But there are very few people who visit the site. The income is negligible. Of course!

Q. I'm curious about Featherman R, which is on TV in the dorm every Sunday.

🧢: Before you know it, someone has tuned in to the channel.

🌸: Actually, I found out that there is a hidden otaku in the dorm!

👑: Come to think of it, it seems that Akihiko also played hero games with Aragaki up until around middle school. Hehe...

🥊: Oh, not me!

🐰: But that was a sequel to a special effects hero series that was very popular a long time ago, and it brings back fond memories. If you played "Persona 2: Innocent Sin," don't you remember that the main characters were wearing masks in the scenes from their past? That was the original "Phoenix Sentai Featherman."

🧢: Wow, that's such an old show?

🥊: That was almost 20 years ago.

🐰: There is a list of trailers that can be viewed in the main game, so I will introduce them above¹.

🌸: Wait a second. Who put this together? Who's the otaku?

🥊: T-Takeba! Don't look at me like that! I'm telling you it wasn't me!

🧢: I'm not particularly interested either.

👶: Me too. I'm in the upper grades now, so I've graduated from that a long time ago.

👻: That's not my problem, right?

🌸: Well, thinking about it by process of elimination... - No way... Field Le...

🧢: Oh, it's possible! I don't know what he's thinking!

🤖: Ah, it's almost time for the rebroadcast of Featherman R.

🧢: It's you!

Q. Who are the people who appear in the "People I Met by Chance" stories?

🌸: Do you think those people are our great seniors?

👑: They are Persona Users who were active in "Megami Ibunroku Persona", "Persona 2: Innocent Sin" and "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment". From what I saw on TV, they seem to be living peacefully now.

🐰: First of all, the reporter, Trish, is also one of the characters, right? It seems like she was doing the "pain, pain, go away" thing at the fountain of physical strength recovery. But apparently she gets paid a really high amount.

🧢: It's easy for us. We'll be fully recovered once we get back to the entrance.

🥊: However, even though they have the powers of Persona Users, they showed no signs of taking action in the recent crisis in Minato Ward...

👑: Maybe that's because they aren't necessarily Persona Users.

🥊: What do you mean?

👑: According to the project manager, the "essence of life" in this work is defined as a spontaneous action that tries to bring about some kind of change in space-time. Shadows' ability to interfere with space-time is therefore potentially capable of being exercised by anything that has life.

🥊: Someone who desires a parallel world where power is unnecessary... has made it a reality?²

👑: Well, that's just one possibility. Anyway, let me introduce some of the great seniors to you, just in case we ever meet.³

🌸: Did anyone notice? The days we can meet are all the people's birthdays. It makes sense that Mark is back in Japan. Brown, Jun Kurosu, and Ayase are unfortunate.

(It ends by adding a word-by-word transcript of People I Met By Chance along the character introduction text you get while playing P1 and P2)

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¹. There is a section where all the episodes of Featherman are listed. You can find this list in the Wiki, tho.

². INNOCENT SIN ENDING MENTION!!! This does not explain the EP cast's lack of appearance, tho. Or the St. Hermelin kids... at least Nate, Elly, or Baofu would have meddled.

³. And they didn't 😔

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#persona 3 #junpei iori #chidori yoshino #akihiko sanada #mitsuru kirijo #yukari takeba #fuuka yamagishi #ken amada #aigis #shinjiro aragaki #takaya sakaki #jin shirato #that does appear in the bible!

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book rec list while ao3 is down

okay so i wanted to organize this into themes and shit but i ended up dragging my feet for three months so here take this list (in no particular order) of stuff i’ve read and enjoyed over the last few years and think you guys would too:

truly devious by maureen johnson

tweet cute by emma lord

enchantée by gita trelease

the red palace by june hur

tokyo ever after by emiko jean

if you could see the sun by ann liang

heist society by ally carter

an affair of poisons by addie thorley

prep school confidential by kara taylor

secret shanghai series by chloe gong

dial a for aunties by jesse q. sutanto

kaguya sama: love is war by aka akasaka

wotakoi by fujita

black water sister by zen cho

a deadly education by naomi novik

#lisays #the last 5 are adult fiction (yes kaguya sama is actually seinen) but the rest are YA #i was going to write the reasons i rec them as well but ik if i try to do that i'll never post this #so here!!#book recs

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2 10 15 28 for the kpop ask game please beloved!! 💗💕💗💕💗💕

2 - your favorite solo artist(s)?

My not useful answer is OnlyOneOf's Rie because he's technically a soloist, but onto answering this in the actual spirit of the question - I don't tend to be as into soloists as groups in general. I love harmonies in vocal music, so that's a part of it. Some favorites in the realm of soloists: Woodz (Cho Seungyoun), Chungha, Hello Gloom (Na Ungjae), Lee Chaeyeon. I can probably come up with a decent list beyond that, but those are who actively come to mind. (My all time favorite soloists aren't in Kpop though, they're in Cpop/specifically from Taiwan.)

10 - an idol you think would match your freak?

I am finding myself struggling to answer this one a little bit. Partially because I'm not actually entirely confident in my understanding of the phrase "match your freak" (like I understand it used in context, and there appears to be nuance in how it is used). In general, my biases tend to be people I think that I could have a long interesting conversation with about shared passions, fascinations, and obsessions. A lot of my biases are people that I feel a certain degree of similarity towards, though often through a different lens. Sorry I don't have a great answer here!

15 - your favorite hairstyle on your bias(es)?

In general: black/natural hair color or cool blatantly unnatural colors (so none of this making idols blond thanks). I also like it a lot when they get to have their natural hair texture whatever that may be.

Rie - The once in a while they let his hair be actually black and wavy (he's said a few times that he has curly hair and I want to see it not straightened so much)

Junji - either mid-length black and wavy (again with the he's mentioned straightening his hair and it's naturally wavy) or the purple to blue hair he had for a while that I think of as his mermaid hair

I can do biases in groups other than OnlyOneOf if people want to know (for reference, top 5 boy groups (though I like many more, this list in very particular order): OnlyOneOf, Enhypen, Seventeen, Oneus, The Boyz / top 5 girl groups (though again, I like many more, this list in no particular order): Le Sserafim, Dreamcatcher, Everglow, Rocket Punch, Billlie). Feel free to ask me for this with a specific group!

28 - your favorite dancers?

A lot of the times my favorite dancers are very controlled in themself, also often involved in choreo at least some. I've found that a lot of dancers who choreograph seem to express story in their dancing so well.

A few favorite dancers in kpop: Rie (look I was going to end up mentioning him in so many places), Chungha, Lee Chaeyeon, Q (Changmin), I can definitely keep going with this list!

#talk to me #guzhufuren #thank you these were interesting questions #sorry I did a bad job at answering one of them

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aesongies · 2 years ago

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230113 super junior – the last man standing live

#super junior #suju #leeteuk #heechul #yesung #shindong #eunhyuk #donghae #siwon #ryeowook #kyuhyun #kei learns to gif #.sj nn lms #i love cho q #i will finish watching the docu !!! soon !!!#ugh sry the colouring is all over the place but #look at these clowns (affectionate) :')

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selfieignite · 1 year ago

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2023.07.18

12 Quick Questions for John Cho Engaging actor joins Season 2 of Apple TV+’s ‘The Afterparty’

Q: Would you consider yourself a party person?

A: When I was going to parties more when I was young … I would go rolling up in a corner and people watch. I remember when I was in college [The University of California, Berkeley], I used to like to take my lunch on the steps in the big plaza there and just sit on the steps and people watch. It’s my favorite activity, maybe.

Q: What factors persuade you to commit to an acting project, including The Afterparty?

A: It’s a little bit like falling in love. You can have your criteria, but you never know until you meet the script. But top of order are [the] people — cool people that you want to work with. It all just starts with the people, and then the script, and then the character.

Cho, far left, stars in Season 2 of the murder mystery series “The Afterparty” on Apple TV+.

Q: Who are some “cool people” you’d like to work with in the future?

A: The list is quite long. There’s so many people, so little time. I’m running out of years … I admire people from many genres, but one thing that I’m keen to do moving forward is [that] I’d like to work with friends more … One of the best feelings is to return to work with someone that you really love. There’s nothing quite like it.

Q: Your young-adult novel, Troublemaker, narrated by a 12-year-old character, was published this year. Any plans to write another book?

A: I’m working on something else right now, but I’m trying to see when I can set aside time to return to that. The coolest thing about the process of releasing a book has been the new artistic community that's been made available to me — all these authors that I’ve met. Now, authors are [asking] me, “Would you read my book and blurb it?” That community has been really cool. And not incidentally, meeting teachers and librarians through the releases of the book has been really wonderful and edifying.

Q: Why did you choose to write a book for that age group?

A: Twelve is at an age when I was moving around quite a bit, and I felt like I was a new kid in school every six months. The constant in my life was books. I relied on them very heavily to combat loneliness and feel that there was some kind of stability in my life. I never really saw someone that looked like myself on the cover of those books that I was reading. I thought it would be just a little Christmas gift for a 12-year-old me.

Q: What’s the first book you fell in love with?

A: The first book that meant a lot to me personally was Little House on the Prairie. I very, very clearly saw my own family, who are immigrants, in the Ingalls family that were traveling all over America alone. So I drew very conscious parallels between my family and theirs. I think that was the first series of books that meant a lot to me personally.

Q: Do you remember what it felt like to immigrate to the U.S. at age 6?

A: It’s a curious experience to immigrate as a kid, because on the one hand you’re very adaptable, and on the other, you’re not emotionally developed enough to know, to admit, that things are difficult. So certain things seem easy to you because, for instance, you can get the language easier than your parents. But on the other hand … you’re unable to identify things that make you feel unstable, and things that are emotionally difficult can sort of slip right past you until many years later. It’s a mixed bag. In some ways I’m still kind of figuring it out — what that experience was and how it defined my life.

Q: Is there an important life lesson, then, that you want to teach your own kids?

A: I don’t know that I consciously teach my kids [ages 10 and 15] a lot of stuff. The thing that I try to do most with them is to make them feel loved and safe, and then we’ll go from there. But In terms of what immigration has taught me, I think the lesson of immigration for me — and maybe I do teach it to my kids — is probably [that] you have to empathize with all human beings. You don’t know what their lives have been like up until the point you meet them.

Q: Are we ever going to see Harold and Kumar back together again?

A: That would please me. I don’t know. I’m not aware of any solid plans, but we talk about it from time to time, and if there’s an opportunity, perhaps. I think some of the rights issues are a little thorny, but the creators and Kal [Penn] and I are keen. We’d love to do one. It would be real fun to do one after all these years, as we’re almost AARP members ourselves.

Cho and Kal Penn starred in the 2004 comedy, “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.”

Q: You’re actually already eligible for AARP membership. Speaking of, did you have a big celebration last year for your 50th? A: I forget, sometimes [that] I’m 51 this year. In our house, all birthdays are kid birthdays. It’s all cakes for them and whatever they want to eat and handmade cards. It’s my favorite.

Q: Do you think about aging, and does it give you pause?

A: Sure. In some ways, this age is a very strange place to be when you have kids and aging parents. You’re taking care of both sides of your family. Raising the kids, you’re seeing the beginning of one life, and closer to the end on the other end. So, yes, you’re in a position where you’re forced to reflect on your body and other bodies and also spirits and also the longevity of life, of spirit. I have all the thoughts, all the time, because you’re forced to. Being this age, you’re seeing it all and you’re in the nexus of all these lives.

Q: What do you do to relax and feel grounded?

A: If I’m feeling anxious — it almost always does something for me in a good way — is to go outside, feel the wind, look at the trees … It sounds so simple, but it works for me. Everyone, if you have a park near your house, go to the park and spend half an hour there. It’ll do you good.

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#john cho #harold and kumar #the afterparty #interview #book #troublemaker #hope he releases an autobiography next

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Part 2. The Moment When Han Sohee Just Exists

Q. When I watched "Sound Track" #1 released last year, I thought of this. ‘What would it be like to be the childhood friend of Han Sohee, a natural person?’ I think it would be fun to film it as a fake documentary.

I also like the fake documentary format. Usually, fake documentaries are often used in the horror genre.

Q. Like "The Office", you can make it into an interview format. By the way, do you have any childhood friends or middle and high school friends you keep in touch with?

There are a lot.

Q. How do they see Sohee who became a star? I think I'd be surprised every day.

just… Look at me like that. That's why we can still be friends. I have middle school friends and high school friends, but they are rather worried about me. They don't even brag about the fact that they know me, but they just sees me as Sohee of that time.

Q. Those relationships are really precious.

of course.

Q. I think the more such relationships there are, the stronger a person becomes. That's what I thought while reading Sohee's blog.

Me? I'm a total fragile, right? (laughs)

Q. ah… It's fragile. (laughs)

The reason I have friends like that is also because I treated them that way. They act without hesitation. Even when I go out drinking or having fun, I don’t hide anything. It's okay for people to recognize it. It's not like you're breaking the law to hang out with your friends. I'd appreciate it if you could recognize me. My friends also seem to feel proud when people recognize me.

Q. I saw a photo of Sohee drinking with her friends a while ago and was a little drunk, and I wondered what to say… I felt the honest warmth I felt in the inn room photos of Hwang Jeongmin, Cho Seungwoo, and Ji Jinhee.

Ah. (Laughs) That’s a little different. They are famous people.

Q. (Laughs) That’s… It's about honesty without embellishment, and it was in the title of a previous interview. Although it is a title written by a reporter, it is ‘Han Sohee, what is more important than beauty is honesty.’ Isn’t this a very important attitude in life?

Isn’t it more obvious than important? Conversely, ask the question, ‘Why can’t I be honest?’ and also ask the question, ‘Why do I have to ‘pretend’?’ I answered that there was absolutely no need for that.

Q. Another interview said that. "It’s a job that requires me to look in the mirror a lot, but I try not to look in the mirror." It also has a similar meaning.

That means this. We have a job that requires us to look in the mirror a lot, so we know what angles look good on our faces. When filming a drama or movie, it's easy to get into the habit of showing only what I want to show. When filming “My Name,” I started the habit of not looking in the mirror so I wouldn’t be bothered by the angle.

Q. There is something in line with the ‘honest attitude toward life’ we talked about earlier.

Yes. In the work, I have to become that character. The desire to show the pretty side of Han Sohee as a person becomes disingenuous in the work. In order to live the life of a character, an honest attitude in acting is to first erase it from memory without looking at where it is pretty and where it is not, and to exclude all elements outside the work. Of course, it doesn't have to continue like that. In a photo shoot like today, the purpose of the shoot is to show my most attractive side.

Q. I think you read a lot of books too.

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the question, ‘What are emotions?’ What I read recently is '애도 일기 (Journal de Deuil).’ This book is a compilation of the memories the author recorded with her mother over the course of a year, like a diary, after her mother passed away. When reading this book, you can clearly feel the author's emotions. She said that people do not break down in an instant just because they lose someone they love. I live my daily life. Then, she breaks down when she receives a letter from her friend who lives across the river, saying, ‘I saw your mother the day before she died, and she was wearing her gray clothes.’ That one sentence made her come to terms with her mother's death. As I read, I thought about ‘time to accept emotions.’ The time we are aware of depression or sadness can be frighteningly long. So, even if you go through something and are okay now, you may not be okay two or three years from now. So shouldn’t we always doubt our feelings?

Q. What you just said is so cool. Looking closely at one's own emotional state is an essential attitude for everyone, including actors.

that's right. You need to practice objectifying yourself often. Especially your feelings.

Q. I've heard of that before. For example, write down how many minutes it took for me to open my eyes and get out of bed this morning. When I'm depressed, the time gets longer.

It could be something like that. It could be something like how many times I made eye contact with people and smiled today. How was my day today, what did it feel like, what was the temperature, and how many things did I force myself to do today? Remembering these things is very helpful in living. When you're busy, you don't even realize that your mind is getting tired.

Q. I'm a little touched right now.

The human body is more scientific than you might think.

Q. That's right. When you're physically struggling, your mind is really struggling.

It's so hard.(laughs) I can't stay up all night.

Q. Why are reading and watching movies important for actors?

There is a saying that "Sadness is the saddest when you hold back sadness, and laughter is the funniest when you hold back laughter." But there are people who laugh when they are sad, and there are people who are sad when they laugh. Sadness is not all the same sadness, but joy is not all the same joy. We have to express delicate sorrows and subtle joys that are not expressed in words. Reading a lot of books and screens is similar to preparing paint to draw emotions. Of course, drawing with 10 paints is different from drawing with 100 paints. I really want to fill it up and prepare about 1,000. (laughs)

Q. You said you were exploring your emotions earlier. Do you have anxiety among them?

why? Reporter, are you anxious?

Q. Yes. I often get anxious.

I've been reading a very thick book called "The Book of Anxiety" for quite some time. There's something impressive about the book. Everyone feels anxiety except when they sleep for 24 hours. However, we may forget our anxiety by sleeping, exercising, or simply doing simple work. This anxiety is a very thin piece of paper. So we have to diligently clean up today's anxiety and tomorrow's anxiety so that this anxiety does not build up one by one. Every day so that it doesn't build up in my mind anymore.

Q. How do I clean it up?

Have you seen the documentary “Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present” (2011)? If you look at it, you can see a scene where you don't do anything and just stay still. I think that training is the best training for humans to get rid of anxiety. Marina Abramovich brings 30 people to her house to eat almost nothing, close their eyes and train them still in the woods. That's what I do at home these days. Staying still. I don't think about anything and just stay still, whether it's 5 or 10 minutes. I'm vulnerable to anxiety like you. But you can't live your whole life vulnerable. I'm sure we can make the human brain work differently if we know how it works. That's why I'm studying. I'm trying to fix it so that I'm not vulnerable to anxiety.

Q. I was impressed again. The desire to study and fix things is so healthy and wonderful.

It took me a lot of attempts to get here. If you leave because you don't like what you don't like, nothing will change. In the end, a person must know how to stand alone.

Q. This is the last question. What kind of actor do you want to be.

An irreplaceable actor. an absolutely irreplaceable actor.

Note: rough trans so there might be a lot of error.

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