#new inspiration

[shiningdesignersreflections]

Chapter 2: New Inspiration

Narrated by Nikki.

Yoyo: Come on, let me take you to my friend’s store!

Narrator: The colorful melody was without end.

Narrator: The waves of people were like schools of colorful fish swimming in this sea for themselves.

Narrator: Walking behind Yoyo, I felt like an unremarkable strand of seaweed, swallowed up in the limitless tides.

Narrator: Yoyo stopped in front of a clothing store with a distinct, extravagant style.

Narrator: The glass facade was full of concert posters, and the door was covered with colorful feathers.

Narrator: Facing a store with such a bold style, I suddenly felt that I didn’t dare to enter.

Yoyo: Here it is, come meet the owner!

Narrator: Yoyo pulled me inside.

Narrator: Inside, it was bright and spacious, and warmly lit by the lamps of all shapes hanging above.

Narrator: The clothes in the store were all hung in this way, too.

Narrator: The bold colors and novel tailoring were showing the designer’s confident and unique style.

Narrator: A man in a suit and a pink vest waved to Yoyo as he walked toward us.

Narrator: He revealed a pair of platforms at least ten centimeters high under the plaid wide-hem skirt.

Narrator: This must be the owner.

Narrator: His eyes paused on me, then flicked over me from head to toe.

Owner: You must be Nikki. Is this your first time coming to The Circles?

Owner: All the clothes here are my own designs; feel free to try whichever you like. I’ll let Yoyo to show you around.

Narrator: Yoyo stuffed several skirts and tops with bright colors and unique shapes into my arms.

Yoyo: Here, try this, and this... and this... and this...

Nikki: These... won’t suit me, don’t you think?

Yoyo: You won’t know until you try.

Narrator: Slowly, I walked out of the dressing room... and in a mirror, saw a brand new me.

Owner: Here, try pairing that with this bag.

Narrator: Unbeknownst to me, the store owner had come to my side. He handed me a small messenger bag shaped like a backpack.

Narrator: The mirror showed me a wilder side of my personality, with the messenger bag adding an unconventional youth to the ensemble.

Nikki: So I can be like this...

Owner: Never thought you could manage this kind of mixed style, did you?

Owner: If you never try, you’ll never know what brilliant possibilities you’re missing. That goes for fitting clothes to clothes, and clothes to people.

Owner: It is this unbridled freshness that has attracted so many young people with strong personalities.

Owner: So it forms the mix and match style exclusive to the Settlement.

Narrator: After leaving the boutique, Yoyo showed me around, but I kept thinking about the mix-match style the boutique’s owner mentioned. What exactly was it?

Choose either “It’s attention-grabbing styles and bright colors” or “It’s the style that takes no restrictions.”

If “attention,” ...

You: It’s attention-grabbing styles with bright, distinct colors.

Narrator: True, the young people here are so brightly dressed, even their hair is in all colors of the rainbow!

If “no restrictions,” ...

You: Mix-match style is the style that takes no restrictions; it’s all about one’s unique personality and expression.

Narrator: True! Here, many people are wearing their clothes inside-out or layering multiple jackets. It really is about one’s unique personality!

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Narrator: Looking closer at everyone’s outfits, I found that the young people here enjoyed breaking every existing rule about what matched.

Narrator: Their styles and dress were free from restriction and definition. Every fresh thought was mixed in without a thought for rules.

Narrator: I slowly began to understand the core of the mix-match style.

Choose “What’s the core of mix-match style, Nikki?”

You: What’s the core of mix-match style, Nikki?

Narrator: I think, it is that there are no set rules about aesthetic or popular custom...

Narrator: Or, if it needs a definition, the only definition is to break the rules and follow one’s imagination to recklessly express oneself.

Yoyo: If you want to become unique, you need to change your mindset and break the rules of the past.

Yoyo: It’s the same for that design competition, too, Nikki!

Narrator: The answer to the problem that had been troubling me became clear, and a preliminary design slowly formed in my mind.

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Chapter 3

[goldensunset]

advice i think we should tell children is that when adults say stuff like ‘now that i’m an adult i get really excited about stuff like coffee tables and bathrooms and rugs etc’ they don’t mean ‘and now i don’t care about blorbo and squimbus from my childhood tv shows anymore’ bc your average adult still loves all the same pop culture stuff they always did; they just have a greater appreciation for the mundane as well. growing up just means you can enjoy life twice as much now. you can get really excited about a new stuffed animal AND about a new kitchen sponge. peace and love

[caemidraws]

[Stars]

[selfhealingmoments]

[henryavasquez]

[butterflyscribbles]

Taking shifts❤️💙🧡

[hinata-boke]

bullying him

[mebssann]

local old man finally gets new clothes

[creativepromptsforwriting]

I wish all my writers a happy new year. May all your stories finally be written, sentences be completed, emotions be evoked with beautifully crafted words, readers be moved to tears, the urge to create be satisfied.

[ink-the-artist]

mage

[nipuni]

the snake of eden 🥰

[novaneondream]

it’s our turn to make you smile

[littlestpersimmon]

Blessings Of The Wool Dragon

[selfhealingmoments]

[friedunicornstudio]

We painted a new Shiranui zodiac piece this year featuring all the brush god constellations!

(Shiranui themself is in front of the Hanagami, but we did paint them. They're still there. It counts)