#meili mu

[soupedepates]

New Year's Eve part.10

Continuing the saga!

Sigi and Kaizarz belong to @corneille-but-not-the-author

Oli belongs to @thal-ent

Tyr and Fenrir belong to @hel-phoenyx

And Meili belongs to @azeler

He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me. He...

I am doodling on my diary with pink and glittery ink, small hearts and writing the name of the persons I love. Oli. Kaizarz. Tyr. Sigi. And damn. He loves me. Sigismund loves me.

He loves me, you understand? He loves me!

He loves me... So perhaps they love me. So perhaps I am wrong and I am lovable. I deserve to live and I am loved and that's not just in my head or in my dreams.

And

Yeah

Fenrir.

I have gone too far; I should apologize. But damn, all I wanna say to him is "Drink my fucking period blood and choke on it". There is a "i h8 im" in light purple next to his name. Honestly, ACAB. But ACAB is mostly for him right now.

And.

Oh wait a sec my sister's calling.

"Salaam, Qamar, what's up?"

Funny that my sis is the only one going solely by her Arabic name. Egill is only called Walid by our grandma and aunts. Sigsteinn is never referred as Fahd. And I... Welp. I cut contacts with my parents - should've not blamed me for getting pregnant with my maths teacher at 17. BUT BEFORE THAT, it was Masuda with the elders, and Domhildr otherwise.

But then again, I am the only one of my siblings with an almost perfect white-passing.

"Alaikum as-salam, you who have played dead for what, seventeen days?" my sister playfully answers. "You sound awfully happy, masha'Allah that's a pleasure to hear after Oli told me you were extremely under the weather. I've got good news for you: Umran is coming in France with his side of the family for the wedding! I'm so excited to see aunt Hafsa and uncle Omar!"

I can't help but giggle.

"And that comes to my second point: I invited all your friends to my wedding, they should get the invite during the week," she tells me as I'm starting to chuckle. I have more or less an idea of what her wedding might look like, so the thought of Kaizarz and Tyr dancing dabke and Meili surrounded by Arabs, with my hijabi aunts, sister and cousin, and also the smile of Oli before the profusion of good food, makes me giddy. She resumes her speech: "Which means, as my beloved big sister, you have a plus one to choose. I was thinking about the "new guy", I would be delighted to meet him properly."

I blush so violently I think Qamar can hear it through the phone. I smile, sigh like a diva, and compose my answer.

"I am still not on good terms with our parents, you know, and I don't want to put Sigi through it. He is, like, a knight in shining armour y'know, and I really don't want him to know about that thing."

"It's not like it was your fault."

"But it was", I laugh. "I opened my legs."

"Domhildr, I..." She is likely rolling her eyes right now. "I won't have that conversation with you. The conversation we will have instead is that my wedding."

"You want a religious celebration, the big fat Lebanese wedding, right?"

And the Lulea would love to spend a lot of money to prove immigration hasn't left them paupers. Eh. At least my baby sister will have a princess wedding and I'm happy for her.

"On that point, we decided with my fiancé that the nikah will be at the mosque."

"...are you saying I should tone down my girlboss energy?"

"Only for the nikah", she exclaims. "You can change afterwards, but if you can dress modestly for-"

"Qamar, y'know what? I'll wear modest clothes and make the veil sexy. Just as God intended."

Because it's your wedding and even if I hate not dressing like myself, it is your big day. I can make it work. She chuckles on the other side of the phone.

"Thanks Masuda. It means a lot for me."

"Gotta repay for the time I framed you for breaking that window."

She laughs again. Damn. My baby sister is growing up so fast.

***

"Yaaaay, you made it!" I shout as I see Sigismund, very sexy in a civilian attire I must say, just before I come to hug him tight and put a light kiss on his cheek. I love him. He loves me. I am happy. "I wasn't sure you would be down for shopping so I'm sooo glad you're here!"

"I am glad to see you in a better shape," he softly says while his gaze tenderly covers me. "And I'm not sure I understood your story about a wedding... can you elaborate?"

"My sister's getting married. In May. Big wedding, and she is a pious Muslim, so she and her guy want to do the nikah at the mosque. I need modest clothing and a pretty scarf for my hair, y'know. Can't show up before the imam with my microskirt, tattoos, and quite wonderful cleavage." He lets out a cute giggle. "And I wanted to have you as a plus one. Everyone of my squad already got invited, and you're really important to me so... DON'T PANIC IT'S IN MAY I DON'T HAVE THE PRECISE DATE YET. JUST... just think about it."

"...Yes because it is so sudden and my father is..."

"Do I love you or your father?"

He stays silent. His cheeks redden instantly.

"And we haven't defined our relationship yet and..."

"Shopping and then coffee for the big big talk?"

He nods. I put my head against his arm, all smile and giggles, before taking his hand in mine.

"I may know some people so don't panic if I get heckled in Arabic, for, y'know, the wedding. From what I've gathered from my brothers they invited a LOT of people. And the groom is quite a social butterfly. He is a nice man, really, Amine is a dear and they have such a romantic love story... and he knows a lot of people and he invited them."

He suddenly looks pale. I squeeze slowly his hand.

"Hey. Breathe in. Breathe out. We're just going shopping. I'll handle the social interactions, okay? And if you're uncomfy, tell me and we're leaving and calling it a day."

"...Okay", he whispers, still with that preoccupied expression on his face.

"Hey Sigi..."

"What?"

"I'm really happy you're here and you're spending time with me. You're just wonderful."

His face softens a bit. That's a win.

***

As soon as we entered the store, the auntie, who is also the one running the place - I'm coming here for modest clothing and, more importantly, cute modest clothing - and who is a good friend of my mother and my maternal aunt, calls me out in Arabic by saying: "Ya'Allah Masuda you haven't changed! I've heard you're a cook now, that's great, you're independent! You're here to prepare Qamar's wedding, right?"

"Aha, you know everything, auntie", I reply instantly. I haven't always liked Khadidja. She has had a lot of charadev since I left my parents' place. From quite a judgy person she has become a way more understanding woman. I know she has a daughter she loves more than anything in the world, girl is younger than me and Qamar, and I think it helped. "I need a cute dress, a cute scarf for my hair, but if you have an ensemble with pants that would do I'm taking it."

"And who is this beautiful boy, Masuda? Is he your husband?"

"What is she saying?" Sigismund asks, puzzled and confused while seeing me quite violently blushing.

"Nothing, she is saying nothing, w-we're going this way!" I shout, red as a poppy, almost dragging Sigi with me, while auntie Khadidja has a hearty laugh.

Auntie Khadidja doesn't only sell modest clothing for weddings and stuff. No no no. She sells formal clothes for women. From very the Occidental wedding dress to cocktail dresses and formal women suits, with of course what I am looking for. Aaaaaah, that dark red dress is divine but wayyy too revealing. Sigi's looking at it too. Quite intensely even. Touching the fabric. Pensive.

"She is pretty, ain't it?"

"What?"

"The dress, I mean", I precise.

"Ahem... yes? Ahem..." He looks for his words. "You would look great in it but I thought you wanted modest clothes..."

"Not my size anyway. Too long. But you should try it", I suggest.

"What? No, I..."

"You should. It's decided", I claim as I take that beautiful piece in my arms. "The fitting rooms are this way and I want you out of it in this heavenly stuff."

"Doesn't the manager of this store would be mad at me for that?"

He seems genuinely terrified. Like a kid. Almost about to cry. I manage to slowly take his hand, and murmure to him:

"Auntie Khadidja's beloved daughter came out as a trans girl like five years ago, and if Khadidja is still quite conservative on a lot of things she doesn't care who tries on her dresses anymore, be it a man, a woman, a non-binary person like Oli, she couldn't care less. As long as she can do business it's all good. She's a businesswoman. And I will spend more than a hundred bucks here so she will be delighted."

"I..."

"It's just a dress. Just fabric. Really pretty, but overall just fabric. That doesn't mean anything profound, y'know."

He whispers almost like a sob. "...You're sure I can try it?"

"Positive."

"That you won't see me as a degenerate?"

"If anything I will see you as the hottest stuff around~"

He has a faint smile and pink on his cheeks. He is so cute. So fucking cute. And look at him go to the fitting room with the dress! Look at him disappearing behind the curtain... I browse through a couple of dresses to find another one that could fit him. I think I'm onto something, right now. Really onto something.

Sigi moves aside the curtain and I've never seen such pure glee enlightening a face before. He looks at himself in the mirror with a smile. I look at his silhouette - oh my God is it legal to be that beautiful? My heart is about to combust.

"You're gorgeous", I say pathetically because I am no good with poetry. A better bard would have sung his beauty but I am just stunned.

"You think?"

Happy tears forming in his eyes. They're like pearls, jewels highlighting the beauty of their bearer.

"I am sure. 100%. You look... woah. You're dashing."

I tilt my head to the blue dress, which provides more coverage but with princess sleeves and a short train. It's made for a maid of honour I suppose.

"Wanna try this one too?"

"Can I?"

He suddenly looks so excited. Wallah he is so cute.

***

But the dreaded moment arrives. I have to choose my outfit. And Sigismund is way more into it than I am and that's so fucking adorable. He's more and more comfortable with feeling the fabrics, the laces, the silk, the satin...

"You need a shawl for the religious ceremony, right?"

"Yep", I sigh, not particularly thrilled at the idea to veil. I mean, when I was praying, well before I distanced myself from religion, I did use to veil to pray. "You know, to cover my hair at the mosque. But as soon as the nikah ends I'm throwing it."

"I think this one would be really cute on you", he says while handing me a long shawl, light fabric, gauze probably. Its colour variation reminds me of the sea, with its silvery reflects. "You could use it as a scarf too, it would suit you really well on the daily."

I try to wrap it over my head and my shoulders, very loosely. I don't aim to look like my most practising family members, but hey.

Very demure.

Very mindful.

And the fabric feels fine.

"I like it", I admit. "Now I have to find something that goes with it."

"On that point..."

With a devilish - and so sexy - smile, he shows me an iridescent bluish dress. Covering everything, of course, but quite figure-hugging until the hips.

"Try this on."

Oh babygirl I don't need to try this on. The mere fact you picked it for me makes me love it.

But I try it anyway. And it fits like a glove, it's just a tad bit too long. Sigi looks at me with sparkles in his eyes.

"You're stunning."

I go back to change, butterflies swarming in my stomach. Immediately as I get out of the fitting room, I kiss him on the cheek, wait for a second contemplating his mouth. I put a light peck on his lips, before letting go and start running to auntie Khadidja to pay everything - my outfit, and the dress he finally chose.

"DOMHILDR!"

I laugh.

"Catch me if you can, or everything is on me~"

[asiantheatre]

Photos from Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 in Japan

Starring: Yoshio Inoue (Pierre), Erika Ikuta (Natasha), Hiromu Kiriya (Helene), Ryosei Konishi (Anatole), Rinko Matsubara (Sonya), Kouki Mizuta (Dolokhov), Shoko Haida (Mary), Meili-Mu (Balaga), Kaoru Harada (Marya),  Shinji Takeda (Andrey)

[sister-ruan]

It’s a Promise

Ruqing sat in her prison cell, the rhythmic tapping of her impatient finger rolling echoing in the hall. Her Excellence promised to save her, she’d just have to wait. At the soft sound of footfalls, Ruqing shot to her feet.

“Your Exce-huh?” to her surprise, it wasn’t who she thought it was.

“Expecting someone else?” Meili-Jia asked, running her fingers over the dusty bars of the cell. The younger woman didn’t respond, only narrowing her eyes. “I told you before, didn’t I? I wasn’t letting my guard down. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for dear Ruyan. Well played.”

“What do you want?” Ruqing asked, “I’m guessing it’s not a friendly chat.”

“Nope, it’s not,” Meili-Jia looked at her now grimy fingers, rubbing them together to rid her of the dust, “What I want and what will happen are two different things.”

“Oh?” She really didn’t want to hear what the woman had to say, but she knew being rude wouldn’t get her anywhere.

“The worst you’ll get is being kicked down to civilianism, as his majesty already attempted, with no chance of reentry into the palace. But since you have your hand in the Empress’s pocket, you’ll get a slap on the wrist. No, what I’d like is for you to have each finger nail ripped out one by one, followed by your toe nails, and then for you to walk on hot coals. Even that wouldn’t be a drop compared to the ocean you deserve,” Meili-Jia looked at her nails before glancing up, “Between what you did to Consort Modesty and your sister, I would settle for no less than utter mutilation and humiliation which leads to your death. But with you practically sharing your bed with the empress… well, even if you weren’t-”

“You despise me so much?” Ruqing didn’t seemed phased, “How could you-”

“Ruyan said it herself; the Wen family has done nothing short of utter betrayal,” Meili-Jia smiled cheerfully, “But I don’t have access to the rest of your family, now do I? I would make sure that you all suffered a fate worse than death for causing my best friend’s immeasurable despair. And while she may have forgiven you in her mind, the way I see it you brought what was left out in your family home into the kingdom. And by doing so you’ve made it my business.”

“Talk all you want, I’m not afraid of you-” Ruqing turned to walk further into her cell, only to be grabbed around the neck and pulled back against the bars.

“You should be,” Meili-Jia’s previous cheerful tone was gone, “You struck my final nerve long ago. Unlike you and most of the other whores in this place, I don’t resort to petty forms of revenge like framing for attempted murder or causing a miscarriage. If I want someone gone…” a sword slipped between the bars to rest against Ruqing’s neck, “I make sure they are dead.”

“Y-Y-You can’t kill me! Th-th-the empress-!”

“I said it before and I’ll say it again, she’s my biggest annoyance, not a concern,” Meili-Jia snapped, “But here is a bit of a warning. Leaving here and becoming a civilian is the best option for you. Because if you stay here… well, I’ll make every day of the rest of your life a living hell.” The sword was removed and Ruqing kicked onto the ground. Meili-Jia twirled the sword in her hand before putting it back into it’s sheath, “And this isn’t a threat. It’s a promise.” No warmth was held in her deep green eyes as she cast one final glance at Ruqing before walking out, as quiet as she had entered.

I believe I’ve stated before that Meili-Jia was trained with a sword by Lord Yi. She actually keeps her sword out in the open as a decoration piece. She keeps the sheath with it because it’d be odd to just keep it laying about. The only reason Mu even allowed her to be trained was because of how much she went through before she almost became a Buddhist; basically it’s just for self defense. But sometimes the best defense is a good offense, sooooo...

If anyone asked her why she was carrying a sword, she’d probably say she heard something and wanted to make sure she was safe. And she hasn’t used her sword to threaten anyone before, so why would she do it now?

I will say that while Meili-Jia is one of my most relaxed characters, she’s also the most likely to stab someone.

[greatcometinternational]

Hi this is the dumbest question ever and I feel like an idiot but is that a girl playing balaga?? :D sorry I feel so stupid

for Great Comet Japan? yes Meili-Mu is a woman!

[unejumal]

esimene lumi oli täna.

esmaspäev ja teisipäev on olnud korralik segaduskuubis ja elu lihtsalt loobib kaikaid kodarasse. või vähemalt nii ma arvasin, sest ma keskendusin ainult halbadele asjadele ja sellele et just MINUL on kõik sitasti. ja kõige naljakam/nõmedam on see, et minu asjad on nii minimaalsed võrreldes sellega, mis tegelikult loeb. nagu näiteks see, et kui ma üritan hommikul avokaadot purustada ja see mulle kõik näkku ja riietele lendab ning samal hetkel pean uksele jooksma sest 5 torumeest tahavad ülejäänud päeva mu korteris veeta, kelle pärast mul pole juba 2 päeva vett olnud, unustades, et mul on seljas vaid napp tudusärk. või see, et ma ise olen hooletu mitte kõik äärekivid ei tule minu auto ette ja terve maailm pole süüdi selles, et ma viimasel hetkel majast väljun ja mu autoaknad on ära külmunud. need asjad + umbes miljon pisikest asja veel tavaliselt ajavad mind täiega välja, kuid ma olen võtnud uue vaatenurga - nimelt keskendun sellele, et kõik läx ju tegelikult hästi ja pigem naeran nende asjade üle. i mean terve see sügis on olnud täis väga kurbi sündmusi paljude inimeste jaox mu ümber ja tänu sellele ma olen hakanud hindama kõike, mis ja kes mu elus on. täna hommikul pidin minema teise linna otsa arvestusele, kus hinnati mu esseed, mille pärast ma olin MEGA närvis, kohale minnes öeldi mulle 5 minutiga, et väga hea töö ja nägemist. alguses olin ma max kettas, nagu, mis mõttes ma lasen esimese tunni koolis üle, et siia tulla 5ks minutiks, et öelda mulle kaks sõna, mida olex saanud ka meili teel öelda. AGA siis ma mõtlesin hoopis nii, et näed ma nägin nii palju vaeva ja ma sain kiitust + ma jõudsin käia hommikul haiglas täditütre juures ja olla ainult natuke närvis. ühesõnaga minu probleemid ON pisikesed arvestades seda, et inimesed kaotavad lähedasi, on naelutatud haiglavoodi külge või on kaotanud elektri ja vee nüüdseks juba 5ks päevax. hoidke omale kalleid ja kui elu loobib kaikaid kodaratesse siis lööge need kurikaga kaugele eemale, eksju :)

[unofficial-estonia]

Mu korterikaaslane on niii excited selle Nolani filmi puhul :D ta saatis meili, et sinna castingule saada. Ma pidin temast pilti kah veel tegema selle jaoks. Aga tbh kui nad panevad kanali kinni neljaks nädalaks, siis langeb Tallinn kaosesse...

Kes teab, äkki see sõidutab see asjaolu, et Tallinna liiklus on lausa nii kohutav et ühe peatänava kinnipanemine halvab terve linna liiklusvoolu meie kallile linnavalitsusele kohale. 

[aintnolionpridelands]

Basic info on the Japanese production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Official Site: https://www.tohostage.com/thegreatcomet/

Date: January 5th - 27th, 2019 Venue: 東京芸術劇場 プレイハウス (Playhouse, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre)

Produced by Toho / Nippon Broadcasting System / Mixzone

Cast

ピエール：井上芳雄 (Pierre: Yoshio Inoue) - Video

ナターシャ：生田絵梨花 (Natasha: Erika Ikuta) - Video

エレン：霧矢大夢 (Hélène: Hiromu Kiriya) - Video

アナトール：小西遼生 (Anatole: Ryosei Konishi) - Video

ソーニャ：松原凜子 (Sonya: Rinko Matsubara) - Video

ドロホフ：水田航生 (Dolokhov: Kouki Mizuta) - Video

マリア：はいだしょうこ (Mary: Shoko Haida) - Video

バラガ：メイリー・ムー (Balaga: Meili-Mu) - Video

マーリャ・D：原田薫 (Marya D.: Kaoru Harada) - Video

アンドレイ／ボルコンスキー老公爵：武田真治 (Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky: Shinji Takeda) - Video

Ensemble

亜久里夏代 (Kayo Aguri)

会田桃子 (Momoko Aida)

Alyssa Chetrick

木暮真一郎 (Shinichiro Kogure)

森山大輔 (Daisuke Moriyama)

村松ハンナ (Hannah Muramatsu)

大嶺巧 (Takumi Omine)

大月さゆ (Sayu Otsuki)

酒井翔子 (Shoko Sakai)

菅谷真理恵 (Marie Sugaya)

武田桃子 (Momoko Takeda)

塚本直 (Nao Tsukamoto)

山田元 (Gen Yamada)

山野靖博 (Yasuhiro Yamano)

Creative & Crew

Music, Lyrics, & Orchestration: Dave Malloy

Direction & translation: 小林香 (Caori Covayashi)

Choreography: 原田 薫 (Kaoru Harada)

Music supervision: 前嶋康明 (Yasuaki Maejima)

Artistic direction: 松井るみ (Rumi Matsui)

Lighting design: 高見和義 (Kazuyoshi Takami)

Sound design: 山本浩一 (Koichi Yamamoto)

Costume design: 中村秋美 (Akimi Nakamura)

Hair & Makeup: 宮内宏明 (Hiroaki Miyauchi)

Vocal direction: 亜久里夏代 (Kayo Aguri)

Assistant director: 斎藤 歩 (Ayumu Saito)

Stage manager: 二瓶剛雄 (Takeo Nihei?)

Producers: 小嶋麻倫子 (Mariko Kojima), 塚田淳一 (Jun-ichi Tsukada), 中出 桂 (Kei Nakade?), 近藤久晴 (Hisaharu Kondo)

Stage/Seating

There will be 5 sections on the stage (gold area) that have seats for audience. They’re called “Comet Seats S/A” (black areas, except the bottom right one, which will be the orchestra pit). Normal seats are in the auditorium (gray area). The image above does not necessarily show the actual set/seating design.

Fun Facts

Yoshio Inoue (Pierre) is one of the most popular musical theatre actors in Japan.

He’s btw two years older than Josh Groban.

Erika Ikuta (Natasha) is from a girl idol group called Nogizaka46. She's been in a few musicals including Les Misérables and Mozart!.

Meili-Mu (Balaga) is a drag queen who identifies himself as a gay man.

* Actually I’m not really familiar with this show, but it seems it’s drawing a great amount of attention from non-Japanese speaking musical theatre fans, so I made this post. I’m happy that people are getting aware of Japanese musical theatre! There's been a lot of great productions in the past and the future.

[writinggeisha]

Ah Cy…lovely

Ah Kum…good as gold

Ah Lam…peace

Ai…love, affection

Alix…dignified

An…peace

Annchi…angelic peace

Bai…crystal clear

Bao…treasure

Baozhai…precious hairpin

Bi…green jade

Bik…jade

Bingqing…clear as ice

Biyu…jasper; semi-precious stone

Bo…precious

Caihong…a rainbow in the sky

Chan juan…the moon; graceful; ladylike

Chang…free; uninhibited

Changchang…flourishing

Changying…flourishing and lustrous

Chao-xing…morning star

Chen the…morning

Chenguang…morning light

Chow…summertime

Chu Hua…chrysanthemum

Chun…springtime

Chunhua…spring flower

Chuntao…spring peach

Chyou…sweet autumn

Cuifen…emerald fragrance

Da Chun…long spring

Da-Xia…long summer

Dai-tai…leading a boy in hopes

Daiyu…black jade

Dandan…cinnabar red

Diu…one who is down to earth and is a practical person

Dongmei…winter plum

Ehuang…beautiful; august

Eu-fùnh…playful phoenix

Eu-meh…especially beautiful

Fan…mortal

Fang…fragrant; sweet-smelling

Far…flower

Fenfang…fragrant

Feng…maple

Fung…bird

Genji…who is most valuable as gold

Gho…responsible and inspirational

Guan-yin…goddess of mercy

Guang…glory

Hee…lotus

Heng…constant; steady; persistent

Hien…persevering

Holea…holy

Honf…sign of good luck

Hop…agreeable; consistent

Howin…a loyal swallow

Hu…tiger

Hua…flower

Hualing…flourishing herb

Huan…happiness

Hui ying…bright; intelligent

Huian…obliging and quiet

Huian…kind peace

Huifang…kind and fragrant

Huifen…wise and fragrant

Huilang…wise jade tinkling

Huiliang…kind and good

Huiqing…kind and affectionate

Huizhong…wise and loyal

Hwei-ru…wise and intelligent

Jia…beautiful

Jia li…good and beautiful

Jiahui…nice person

Jiao…dainty or lovely

Jiayi…household fitting

Jiaying…household flourishing

Jie…cleanliness

Jilpa…a teacher of life

Jin…gold

Jing…crystal; sparkling

Jing…small bird

Jingfei…still fragrance

Jinghua…situation splendid

Jinghua…leek flowers

Ju…chrysanthemum

Juan…graciousness

Jun…truth

Kuai hua…mallow blossom

Kwong…broad

Lai…future

Lan…orchid

Lanfen…orchid fragrance

Lanying…indigo lustrousness

Lanying…blue glitter or blue quartz

Lee…plum

Li…upright

Lì húa…beautiful pear blossom

Li mei…beautiful plum blossom

Li ming…beautiful and bright

Li na…beautiful and graceful

Li qin…beautiful stringed musical instrument

Li rong…beautiful lotus

Li wei…beautiful rose

Lian…the graceful willow

Lien… lotus

Liena…a woman as beautiful as a lotus flower

Lifen…beautiful fragrance

Lihua…beautiful and flourishing

Lijuan…beautiful and graceful

Liling…beautiful jade tinkle

Liling…white jasmine tinkling

LiMei…beautiful plum flower

LiMing … who is pretty and bright

Lin…beautiful jade

Ling…compassion and understanding

Linqin…beautiful zither

Liqiu…beautiful autumn

Liu…flowing

Lixue…pretty and pure as snow

Loi…thunder

Luan…upswing

Luli…dewy jasmine

Mayleen…beautiful

Méh-è…beautiful posture

Méh-fùnh…pretty or beautiful phoenix

Mei…beautiful plum

Mei Lien…beautiful lotus

Mei Xiang…beautiful fragrance

Mei Xing…beautiful star

Mei Zhen…beautiful pearl

Mei-yin…very beautiful or beauty.

Meifen plum…fragrance

Meifeng…beautiful wind

Meihui…beautiful wisdom

Meili…beautiful

Meilin…plum tree

Meiling…beautiful and delicate

Meirong…beautiful countenance

Meixiang…plum fragrance

Meixiu…beautiful grace

Meiying…beautiful flower

Meizhen…beautiful pearl

Mey…gorgeous or pretty or stunning.

Ming Yue…bright moon

Ming-huá…tomorrow’s flower

Mingmei…bright and beautiful girl

Mingxia…bright glow through the clouds at dawn

Mingxia…clear halo

Mingyu…bright jade

Mingzhu…bright pearl

Mu lan…magnolia blossom

Mu tan…tree peony blossom

Na…elegant or smooth

Ngo-Kwang…beautiful; august

Ning…tranquility

Ninghong…tranquil red

Niu…a girl

Nuan…wholehearted

Nuo…graceful

Nuwa…mother goddess

Nuying…female flower

O-Huang…august

Pangfua…clouds in the shape of flower

Peijing…admiring luxuriance

Peizhi…respectful

Peizhi…admiring iris

Ping…duckweed

Qi…fine jade

Qiang…rose

Qiànrú…nice smile

Qiao…skillful

Qiaohui…skillful and wise

Qiaolian…skillful always

Qing…dark blue

Qing…yuan clear spring

Qingge…clear pavilion

Qingling…lucky years

Qingyuan…a clear spring or deep water

Qingzhao…clear illumination/understanding

Qinyang…sunshine of my heart

Qiuyue…autumn moon

Renxiang…benevolent fragrance

Rong…martial

Rong…beautiful; elegant

Rong…honor, glory

Rou…gentle, mild

Rùfen…nice fragrance

Ruiling…auspicious jade tinkling

Ruolan…like an orchid

Ruomei…like a plum

Shan…virtuous

Shaoqing…young blue

Sheu-fùh…elegant phoenix

Shihong…the world is red

Shu…fair

Shu fang…kind; gentle and sweet

Shuang…frank; open-hearted

Shuchun…fair; pure

Shui…one who is like a water

Shun…smooth

Song…pine tree

Suyin…plain and unadorned sound

Syà…summertime

Sying…star

Tao…peach; symbol of long life

Tè…special

Teegan…good-looking

Ting…slim and graceful

Tu…jade element in earth cycle

Tung-Mei…winter plums

Ushi…the ox

Wan…gentle; gracious; beautiful; lovely

Wei…valuable; precious

Weici…preserving love

Wen…refinement

Wenling…tinkling sound of refined jade

Wenquian…refined matter

Xia…rosy clouds

Xia…glow of the sunrise or sunset

Xia…the summer lotus; pure and elegant

Xiang…fragrant

Xiao chen…early morning; dawn

Xiao hong … rainbow

Xiaodan…little dawn

Xiaofan…little and ordinary

Xiaohui…little wisdom

Xiaohui…morning sunlight

Xiaojian…healthy

Xiaojing…morning luxuriance

Xiaoli…morning jasmine

Xiaolian…little lotus

Xiaoling…morning tinkle

Xiaoqing…little blue

Xiaosheng…little birth

Xiaotong…morning redness

Xiaozhi…little iris

Xifeng…western phoenix

Xin qian…happy and beautiful

Xingjuan…arising grace

Xiu…fine; beautiful

Xiu Mei…beautiful plum

Xiulan…beautiful orchid

Xiurang…elegant countenance

Xiurong…beautiful glory

Xiuying…beautiful flower

Xue…snow

Xueman…snowy grace

Ya…graceful

Yan…swallow bird; gorgeous

Yáng…sun

Yanmei…Beijing plum

Yanmei…flattering and seductive

Yanyu…Beijing jade

Yenay…she who loves

Yet Kwai…beautiful as a rose

Yi jie…happy and pure

Yi min…happy and smart

Yi ze…happy and shiny like a pearl

Yín…silver

Ying…clever or eagle

Yingtai…flower terrace

Yow…feminine

Yu…jade or rain

Yu-jun…from Chongching

Yuan…original

Yuanjun…Yuan River ruler

Yubi…jade emerald

Yue…moon

Yue wan…happy and gentle

Yue ying…happy and smart; kind

Yue you…happy and friendly

Yuèhai…beautiful moon

Yuèqín…moon-shaped lute

Yuke…jade

Yun…cloud

Yunru…charming seeming

Yusheng…jade birth

Yüying…jade flower

Zhaohui…clear wisdom

Zhenzhen…precious

Zhilan…iris orchid

Zhu… bamboo

Zi…graceful; beautiful

Zongying…taking heroes/flowers as a model

[stefinutah]

16/12/18

Detsember, detsember, detsember! Juba aasta viimane kuu?? Saan tõdeda, et olen selle postituse kirjutamist väga korralikult edasi lükanud - lausa nii palju, et detsembri lõpp on lähenemas. Koolis on semester kohe lõppemas & vaheajani on jäänud kõigest 4 koolipäeva. Olen tähele pannud, et mu blogipostitused algavad alati sarnaselt- ehk räägin, kui üllatunud olen sellest, et taaskord üks kuu on möödunud ja, mis imekombel see aeg meil ikkagi lendab. Jällegi saan öelda, et KUIDAS juba jälle uus kuu on? KUIDAS? Ülimalt veider on mõelda, et järgmine postitus, mille kirjutan, postitan järgmisel aastal, 2019!

Novembri lõpu poole sain meili oma tagasituleku kuupäevaga. Nimelt lendan vahetuspere ja oma osariigist ära juba 3. juunil, suunaga Washington, D.C.-sse, mis on Ameerika pealinn. Viibime seal praeguse informatsiooni kohaselt kaks päeva ja viiendal lendame kodumaale. Ükski vahetusõpilane ei eeldanud, et me nii vara koju tuleme, kuna eelneval aastal tuldi kõigest paar päeva enne jaanipäeva. Saab peaaegu terve juuni kodus olla!

Paar meenutust veel ka oktoobrist - terve novembri kuu vältel saime kõvasti Halloweeni komme jääke süüa. Oeh, seda magusahullust! Siin on ka pilt minust ja Loganist (14) ja Merekist (4).

Traditsiooniliselt kõrvitsaid graveerimas.

Vahetusisa, Merek ja Aidah (3) Halloweeni kostüümides.

Ühel päeval 4-aastane Merek teavitas õhtusöögi lauas, et abiellub minuga, kui suureks kasvab. Saime kõik kõhutäie naerda selle üle. Vahetusisa küsis selle peale: “Kuhu sa siis elama lähed? Kolid Eestisse või?”

Koolis Ameerika ajaloo tunnis tegeleme hetkel üpris suure projektiga, milleks on History Day. Kõik õpilased on kohustatud osalema, sest see moodustab enamus teise trimestri hindest. Igal aastal on erinevad põhiteemad, see aasta on selleks “Triumph and Tragedy” ehk triumf ja tragöödia (ajaloos). Selle põhiteema alusel pidime mingi ajaloosündmuse leidma ning sellest projekti kirjutama ja lõpuks otsustama, kas teha sellest veebileht, video vms. Minu teemaks on aatomipommi loomine, ehk peamiselt on juttu sellest, kuidas Ameerika kahele Jaapani linnale - Nagasakile ja Hiroshimale tuumapommi rünnaku tegi. Loomulikult ka sellest, kuidas see alguse sai. Manhattani projektist, kus president Roosevelt oli kuulnud kuulujuttu sellest, kuidas Saksamaa oli sarnase pommi loomisele mõelnud.

Inglise keele ja matemaatika tundides oleme just lõpetanud CIA ehk State (Osariigi) testide tegemise.

Nüüd, aga ühest peamisest novembri kuu sündmusest, või, kui veelgi täpsem olla, pühast. Eelmise kuu neljandal neljapäeval tähistasime tänupühi. Seda tähistatakse väga suurejooneliselt; valmistati suures koguses toitu, kuna meile tulid ema ja isa õed-vennad oma lastega külla. Ma ei liialda, kui ütlen, et inimesi oli kokku üle kahekümne.

Tänupüha puhul pandi kuu alguses ka üles Thanksgiving Tree, ehk plakat, kuhu lisasime kõik iga päev lehti, millele omakorda kirjutasime mille üle tänulikud oleme.

Novembri teine nädal oli International Education Week, rahvusvaheline haridusnädal, millest võtavad kõik vahetusõpilased osa. Selle pea eesmärgiks on oma kultuuri jagamine, seega koostasin esitluse Eestist ja esitlesin seda oma hispaania keele -ja inglise keele klassis ning ka kirikus. Üllatavalt tahtsid õpilased väga uudishimulikult ja entusiastlikult uuest kultuurist ja riigist rohkem teada. Või, kui päris aus olla, ei teadnud keegi, kus Eesti isegi asub.  

Veel pilte sellest kuust:

Parim sõõriku kohvik Ameerikas, KRISPY KREME!! Suus sulavalt võrratud!

Pilt väikesest matkast, mis on kõigest 15 minuti kaugusel meie kodust. Kahjuks ei jõudnud rada lõpuni kõndida, kuna päike oli kohe-kohe loojumas.

Meie linna, Ogdeni linnapea auks pandi kahe mäe vahele suur Ameerika lipp. Ta suri Afganistaanis missioonil. 

[telgjoon]

Meie elu digitaalmaailmas.

On teadatuntud tõde, et elu on muutunud. Enam me ei helista oma sõpradele lauatelefonile või ei koputa uksele lootuses, et sõber parasjagu kodus on.

Meil on käeulatuses mobiiltelefonid, arvutid ja muud vidinad, mis tekitavad võimaluse suhelda üksteisega üle maailma, ja meie verbaalne infovahetus jõuab üksteiseni paari millisekondiga. Pole vaja omada kirjatuvi. Mäletan mälupõhjast seiku, kus lugesin 1. Maailmasõja infovahetuse kohta, tuvid olid üheks pea kiiremaks viisiks kuidas sõjaplaani edasi anda. Tol ajal need inimesed ei oleks osanud isegi oma kõige metsikumas unenäos ette kujutadagi, et tänapäeva sõjapidamine võiks toimuda droonide ja nutitelefoniga.

Nutiajastu on toonud siia ilma palju positiivsust ja ega positiivsus ei jää negatiivsuseta.

Postituse mõte oligi selles, et ma tahtsin välja tuua, kuidas minu elu paranes sellest, kui ma lõpetasin sotsiaalmeedia kasutamise.

Minul läks hästi, oma Facebooki kustutasin ära kui ma ei eksi siis aastal 2013 lõpus. Kõige esimeseks põhjuseks oli priivatsustingimused, millega mu hing ei olnud nõus. Kui ma kasutasin seda, siis ma püüdsin ikka alati mingit head nalja või ilusat pilti endast teha, et vahetevahel oma egokest ikka turgutada. Kurb tõsiasi selle juures oli see, et kogu dopamiin, ehk lühiajaline rahulolu, mis like-de näol kogunes see oli nagu vahetuskaup. Mina annan endast midagi, minule antakse siis like vastu. Lõpuks tuli klouni tunne peale, sa oled justkui kass kes sitsib ning hea soorituse eest saad maiust. Iroonia on selles, et pärismaailmas ei mängi see sitsimine mingit rolli. Päris inimesed on õues, mängivad lumes, teevad lumeingleid ja see on ilus.

Sotsiaalmeedia ohuteguriks on sõltuvus, Steve Jobs ei lubanud oma lastel kunagi IPhone kasutada, ta teadis väga hästi, mis kaasneb sellega, kui noorelt antakse nutitelefon kätte ning lapse areng ei toimu mitte õues palli mängides vaid Facebookis ja Instagramis ,,influencerite" ideid järgides. Noore inimese arengufaasis, kus on kõige tähtsam oma pea kasutamine ja oma arvamuste kujundamine tekitab sotsiaalmeedia tõsise arengupeetuse. Lisaks vaimsel tasandil sõnaotseses mõttes nussib sotsiaalmeedia inimeste maailmavaated puruks. Sotsiaalmeedia on üle seksualiseeritud, propageeritakse valesid väärtusi ja pannakse inimesi tarbima kahtlaseid tooteid.

Minu võit mitte sotsiaalmeedia kasutamisest oli üsna koheselt tuntav. Ma enam ei võrrelnud ennast kellegiga, kadus ära mõte, kas ma olen ikka piisav, mind enam ei huvitanud mida teised inimesed minust arvavad. Inimsuhted muutusid tugevamaks ja põhjalikumaks. Mu elust kadusid pea kõik halvad uudised ära. Tõde on ju selles, et halvad uudised levivad, head mitte. Sotsiaalmeedia on justkui üks ussipesa, kus inimesed üksteisele soppa pritsivad. Positiivsust ja siirust sealt küll palju leida ei ole.

Elu raiskamine:

Ärkad üles

Võtad Instagrami või Facebooki lahti

Loed kõik uudised läbi millest sa öösel ilma jäid.

Vastad paaris grupivestluses

Loed meili, vastad ühele meilile.

Avad messengeri, pole uusi kirju

Võtad Youtube lahti, vaatad ühe video, vaatad teise

Vaatad ühe veel.

Lähed tööle, checkid telefoni iga 5-10 minuti tagant.

Reageerid igale teavitusele, mis töömeili potsatab

Nii 8 tundi iga tööpäev.

Lähed koju, Teed sülearvuti lahti.

Facebook, Insta, Messenger.

Vaatad Youtubest uuesti 0 sisuga videot

Paned Youtube kinni

Targemaks ei saanud.

Paned sülearvuti kinni.

Avad telefoni.

Fasebook, Insta.

Vastad grupivestluses, saadad naeratava näo.

Scrollid Facebookis kõik uudised lõpuni.

Tuleb pissihäda, lähed vetsu. Võtad telefoni kaasa. Avad insta. Vaatad kuidas keegi puhkab Sri Lankal. Oled kade, tahaks ka.

Jõuab kätte öö.

Enne uinumist vahid tunni ekraani.

Ärkad, oled väsinud.

Mõtled, et täna oled produktiivne aga ei ole.

Kordub sama. Kordub homme, terve nädal, terve kuu, terve aasta ja nii elu lõpuni.

[gaycocksmodels64]

Meili Series - Wang Han 王翰 2 Dongfang

ITS REALLY EASY TO ENTER!

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[sister-ruan]

Outfits Master Post

I’m not going to lie, I’m making this for a somewhat shallow reason.

I. Hate. The. Old. Facial. Mod.

By “old” I mean one of the more... recent-ish mods they made to make the characters look less... anime? I dunno. I don’t like it. I like the new one, which is actually how it looks when I first started playing, especially for Meili-Jia. So!

However! I have in fact modified some of the outfits that I posted before, and I wanted to post them without having to change EVERY SINGLE POST. Thus, why I’m doing this. SO LET’S BEGIN!

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“Amaryllis” is actually something Meili-Jia saw and wanted to improve on. She saw a picture of an elegant lady wearing a very similar dress and she decided to make it her own.

“Dancing Petal” is actually a present from Chao-xing for one of Meili-Jia’s birthdays. It was made from materials that Ruyan and Yunyue gave her. While Meili-Jia loves this outfit, she doesn’t have much reason to wear it. It’s usually used as a maternity outfit.

“Eternal Plumeria” is Meili-Jia’s primary outfit that she made herself. It’s one of the first that she made after becoming a concubine, and she ended up making several of this dress so that she can wear it every day.

“Lemon Drop” was kind of an experiment dress that Meili-Jia made using scrap material. Before this, she only knew how to sew in theory, she hadn’t actually sewn before. So she made it to see how well she could put something like this together. While it’s not her best outfit, she’s still proud of it. She normally wears it to clean.

“Magenta Magnolia” is a dress that Ruyan made for her as a present to celebrate the spring. Meili-Jia wears it for every special event during the spring.

“Maple Leaf” was a gift from Wei and Yuexui in autumn as thanks for being such a kind and loving mistress. Meili-Jia wears it during autumn celebrations and on Wei and Yuexiu’s birthdays.

Meili-Jia made “Matcha Mochi” for a festival to show good faith to foreigners. Naturally it was well received. This is one of the outfits she has reserved for warmer seasons.

“Méihuā” was made by Wei for the first annual anniversary of being hired by Meili-Jia. She wears it during spring celebrations and on Wei’s birthday.

“Midnight” is one of Meili-Jia’s maternity outfits. Yunyue made Midnight while Meili-Jia was pregnant with Bik, and made sure it matched with “Spring Sunset”. Meili-Jia still wears it when she plays with her children.

“Mint Tea” is actually a hand-me-down from Yunyue. She gave to to Meili-Jia because it didn’t suit her anymore and Meili-Jia didn’t have any proper concubine clothes. Meili-Jia wears it on hot days and laundry day.

“Monochrome” was a gift from the Empress, though Meili-Jia suspects it was just given to her because Her Highness didn’t want it. Meili-Jia doesn’t have much use for such an outfit, so she only wears it when requested to.

“Origins” is what Meili-Jia came to the palace wearing. It’s actually a mismatch of a bunch of things given to her over time by her mother, her neighbors and people she was friendly with. She had forgotten that she had the dried peppers on her belt until after she was in the palace. She doesn’t wear it unless she has absolutely nothing else to wear, but she keeps it to remember where she came from.

Mu Lingchen gave Meili-Jia “Pastel Dance” as an apology present after doubting her with Lilou. Meili-Jia wears this when playing with her children and during warmer seasons.

“Peaches and Cream” was initially made by Meili-Jia for Ye Xiu, but she didn’t want to accept “such a similar dress” to Meili-Jia’s normal dress. So she ended up keeping it (despite not particularly linking orange) to wear whenever visiting Ye Xiu.

“Rose Gold” was a birthday gift from Lord Yi. Because it’s made of expensive and exotic materials, Meili-Jia is a bit hesitant to wear it; not wanting to mess it up. She wears it for wedding and important celebrations.

“Slumbering Sakura” is a gift from Meili-Jia’s mother. It’s just a nightgown that is meant to be durable but pretty, but it’s a replica of one Meili-Jia saw as a child. Ruyan and Yunyue added the silver decals when it needed to be repaired. (Bik ripped the sleeves.)

“Snow Blossom” was actually given to Meili-Jia on accident. It was originally intended for Li Yueru from the Empress, but once Consort Peace saw Meili-Jia wearing it, she didn’t want it anymore. Meili-Jia wears it on Li Yueru’s birthday and on the anniversary of her death.

“Snow Drop” was made after seeing a snowy mountain. Meili-Jia normally wears it when feeling especially creative.

“Spring Sunset” is one of Meili-Jia’s maternity outfits. Meili-Jia made this with help from Ruyan. It was actually Ruyan’s idea to add the flowers. Meili-Jia wore this while pregnant with Bik and when she plays with her children.

Summer Lilac is another hand-me-down, but no one is sure from whom. Meili-Jia asked around for months before deciding that it belonged to a concubine who was banished from the harem. Meili-Jia wears it on cloudy days.

“Veiled” was given to Meili-Jia by Noble Consort Nian as a backhanded gift. It was a promise that Meili-Jia’s good fortune would die in the Harem. Meili-Jia only wears it during funerals and on days that she is feeling sad.

[sister-ruan]

Emperor Mu vs. Lord Yi

Okay, so the biggest discussion with the Royal Chaos fanbase boils down to Emperor Mu is a shitty love interest and Lord Yi is better. It’s not even a debate at this point, IT’S JUST GENERAL CONCESSIS. So, there’s just stuff I want to put out there, not as an argument, but just as thought. (Please read everything before sending me hate mail)

Period of Time

This takes place in ancient China. As we know, before... The 1960′s... Women were basically seen and not heard. Women were basically property. And I know that a lot of people will argue that during WWII women were in the workplace, but it’s literally just because THE MEN WERE AT WAR.There was no one to work besides the women. It wasn’t until the mid to late 1900′s that women started asserting themselves (and it’s mostly in countries with a large amount of white people). So, just like someone might treat livestock as property, women were basically just baby making machines.

Culture

Some people may argue the period of time statement with “But the Queen of England has always held tons of power!” Yes, but in cultures where a male figure runs the country in a hierarchy, IT DOESN’T WORK THAT WAY. In China especially, women are still property more than people. In fact, there are TONS of countries and cultures that view women this way (Mormonism, hello?) It’s sometimes very rare and almost a privilege for a woman in those cultures to find a man who treats her as an equal. So, again, women are basically baby making machines in charge of taking care of the house and producing sons (not even just children in general, SONS).

So, with those two things in mind, the behavior we see with Mu Lingchen is considered kind. In modern day white dominating countries? Not at all, it’s toxic. And you guys have seen me make jokes about this. Now, when it comes to Mu Linghao (aka, Yi), he’s what modern day people consider DECENT. In the time period he’s based in, his behavior would be considered WEAK. His brother (the Mu) is generous for keeping him as his right hand man, because being as kind as he is would be considered a weakness. Was he not as intelligent and crafty as he is, he’d be a laughing stock.

So of course Mu is desired by women in this time period because he’s considered the ideal man. Of this time period. Do I think he’s a great fit for modern day women? Of course not! Yi is a much better option for modern day women (or men if that’s your preference). In modern day society in 1st world countries, Yi is basically the standard for what you should be looking for in a life partner. Mu is the image of what you want to avoid. But putting either of them to the same standard as you would modern day 1st world cultures is not fair.

For my OC, Ruan Meili-Jia, I would put her with Mu Lingchen, because both of them are based in Ancient China.

FOR ANYONE ELSE, go with Yi.

If you’ve gotten this far and find anything factually incorrect (like the culture of ancient China or the roles of said culture are), please let me know. However, if you’re just mad because I have a different opinion, don’t be a chicken shit and message me anonymously.

[sister-ruan]

In honor of surprise of surprise baby boy, I’m gonna talk about Prince Mu Lei!

Lei means “pile of stones” and is pronounced Leh-ee (or lay)

Lei wasn’t expected. Meili-Jia threw up and the royal physician told her she was in labor. Lingchen was just as surprised as Meili-Jia.

Lei has a blanket that he likes to chew on and hold.

Lei is scared of his own sneezes.

When Lei pouts, he looks like the emperor.

He’s not talking yet, but he babbles and tries to mimic animal sounds (specifically Huan’s meowing)

Lei likes playing with Xuexiu’s braids

Emperor Mu will sometimes have full blown conversations with Lei as if they understand each other. It’s usually about political issues. The empress has given him some weird looks when watching this.

Wei also has conversations with Lei. Wei feels like is therapeutic to talk to someone who won’t judge.

Most of Lei’s clothes are purple or orange

Lei can crawl

Lei likes sitting in grass and kicking against the leaves.

Yunyue saved Lei from almost falling down the stairs

[sister-ruan]

My Trivial Perception

So, I decided for shits and giggles to write some trivia about me playing Royal Chaos

As for Meili-Jia, I don’t read her name properly. I pronounce it May-Lay Jee-ya. It’s not how it’s supposed to be in Chinese, but whatever.

I also don’t read Lilou’s name correctly. I read it the same as Lilo (Lilo & Stitch) verses Lilow which is more accurate (at least in my understanding)

My favorite hero is Zifu, I don’t have a particular reason beyond just... I like her.

My OTP is Wen and Yuexiu

I’ve probably spent about $200 in game and it’s mostly for clothes.

My favorite in-game activity is gardening

I generally keep male heros in the front and females in the back, though I’m not sure why

While I primarily keep my phone on silent, whenever new parts of the story are unlocked I turn on the sound because I like listening to the voices

I really want the sheep pet (I think it’s cupid?) because I’m born in the year of the sheep

I don’t have a particular character that is my husbando, but I imagine Mu Lingchen would be a good fit for Meili-Jia

Now for some stuff specifically about Meili-Jia’s creation

The reason Meili-Jia has two names is because I couldn’t decide between Meili and Jia. Many cultures have multiple given names or multiple family names, so I figured giving her two given names would be fine.

Ruan is a type of instrument similar to a lute

I knew I wanted Meili-Jia to wear something pink, but it was hard to find something similar to what the other female characters were wearing. Once I dyed the Gold Wave dress purple, it seemed perfect.

While her intentions are good, Meili-Jia isn’t exactly pure of heart. This slightly contradicts what her in game stats are.

Meili-Jia is the only character of mine with a hair style almost exactly like Sailor Moon. (I do have one character that just has space-buns though)

I imagine Meili-Jia’s voice is similar to Tohru Honda’s in the new Fruits Basket, but I’m not super savvy with Chinese voice actors

[sister-ruan]

Hurray! Bik grew up! So in honor of that I have some factoids about Meili-Jia’s eldest child!

Bik means “jade” and is pronounced Bayk (or bake...)

Much like her mother, Bik’s favorite color is pink. Her second favorite color is green

Bik is very soft spoken (meaning her voice isn’t loud)

Bik is rather friendly and not very shy

Bik falls pretty often, and has pretty much stopped crying about it. Though her knees often have scrapes on them

Biks first word was “jiao”, which means dumpling, which is due to it being her favorite food. Her second word was “Mama”.

Bik’s favorite animal is sparrows

Bik’s favorite thing to do is cuddle

It took Bik a while to recognize that Wei was not her dad. So she calls him “Dàge Wei”, meaning brother Wei.

Bik is very opinionated and has called several of her “aunts” mean. She calls Wen Ruyan and Yunyue “Yí Ruyan” and “Yí Yunyue” respectively (Yí meaning aunt)

Although Bik mistook Wei as her father, she does actually know who her father is. She calls the emperor “Bàba Mu”, and it’s mostly because Lingchen is still too hard for her to say.

Much like her mother, Bik has green eyes. However the shape looks more like her father’s eyes.

While Bik is of good health, she generally has low stamina