#not an accurate translation but it rhymes so hey

[dokujirai]

Charisma - The Seven Charisma’s “Charisma Picnic” カリスマピクニック Karisuma Pikunikku English Lyrics Translation

This is an English translation of Charisma’s group song “Charisma Picnic.” Song is here.

Please be advised that this is merely a translation into English and may not be 100% accurate or follow any rhyme.

TL Notes: 

Once more I am proven again that writing a rap from Japanese to English is hard. Just know that I tried.

SDGs are Sustainable Development Goals(?). It’s the only thing I could find, but they’re something about sustainable and responsible consumption/production, sustainable cities and communities, etc. etc. Ohse just wants to help out the Earth by becoming compost <3

I imagine the mountains that Amahiko finds sexy are like twin mountains that look like boobs with pointy nipples.

The last line goes like “Karisuma Shintenkai” which means “new development.” I just think it’s hilarious that Charisma can just be like “oh yeah look forward to Season 2″ in their own song.

Any questions, concerns, theories, or feedback is appreciated! Thank you for reading!!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Making bentos or carrying baggage That’s not the only way to use a slave Try me as a humanoid outdoor tool Work me hard to the bone, it feels great~!

March your feet precisely to the beat Don’t underestimate nature! It will eat you alive Now take a deep breath in regular intervals Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in Off we go to the great outdoors… Hey, you over there! Don’t veer from the route!

Let’s sing (let’s sing) cheerfully (cheerfully) Let’s join hands and lalala lala la la

Lalala lala Iori-san “Let me give you all a piggyback ride now!” Lala lala lala Rikai-san “Order outside is all green!” Lala our hearts Break into a dance toward our Charisma Picnic

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

I ain’t goin’ over the hill and I ain’t whistlin’ either And I sure as hell ain’t singin! I’ll go where I wanna go If you guys go that way, I’m goin’ this way Wha- Ah! It’s a dead end! You guys, wait up!

The Earth shines with the beauty of Terra-kun The sky and the ground revel in me That’s right, Terra-kun is now The Universe!

Let’s sing (let’s sing) cheerfully (cheerfully) Let’s join hands and lalala lala la la

Lalala lala Sarukawa-san “Hah? I ain’t gonna skip!”. Lala lala lala and Terra-san too “Terra-kun’s UV barrier!” Lala our hearts are Beating towards our Charisma Picnic

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

The sun illuminates and exposes all for us to see, aah how sexy! The murmur of the river, the chirping of the birds in your ear… ECSTACY!

Such a bright landscape with crisp air I’m sorry that a piece of shit loser like me exists I’ll go die at once and return to the earth, that way I’ll become fertilizer for the SDGs Even if it’s only a little bit, I can finally help the world this way

Yo, if you’ve got nothing else better to do, why not go on a journey of self-discovery? Let’s charge right in, so come on and let’s start a new story We’re so full of problems, we didn’t even know it was shining through Since everyone found out about our energy, now we gotta skip our way outta here

Let’s sing (let’s sing) cheerfully (cheerfully) Let’s join hands and lalala lala la la

Lalala lala Amahiko-san “Those distant mountains are so sexy” Lala lala lala Ohse-san “Please excuse me for breathing in the air…” Lala our hearts Break into a dance toward our Charisma Picnic

Lalala lala Fumiya-san “Oh, I forgot my wallet” (Ehh?) Lala lala lala Charisma-san “Yay!” Lala our hearts are Beating towards our Charisma Picnic Our pleasant little picnic New things are coming to Charisma

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Lalala lala la la! Charisma!

[zee-has-commitment-issues]

Hey Zee!

It's not a scene but also a scene, but Simon's Song? Like the literal translation I've seen in some of the posts on the YR Tumblr (like this lovely translation by @royalsomar )are wildly different from what's there in the show, especially in the S2 E4 scene. "Cannot forget our golden days" instead of "I can't forget all the good we shared" and "memories will live on" instead of "The memories will never fade" like I know, I've also translated a few songs and it is difficult sometimes to bring the actual essence of the lyric in the English translation, but I don't know Swedish and from what few words I've caught on because of YR, the English sub translation is very different from the literal translation. What do you think?

~heartbreakprincewille

The translation by @royalsomar is accurate so I don’t know why they changed it so much for the English subtitles. I guess to make it more context heavy for English speakers? I do not know. It doesn’t seem like it was needed lmfao. They might have done it to make sure it still somewhat rhymed, too? Again, I have no clue.

[mc-doppomine]

30 Days of Hypmic Challenge

Day 3: Favorite Division

Represent Shinjuku!

I’m sure that’s not a surprise to anyone that wandered on this sideblog. Like... *stares at name* *stares at avatar and background* I hope that wasn’t a surprise. But I will say Matenrou was surprise contender for me. Because I think when I first stumbled onto Hypnosis Mic, I read like rough translations of the profiles (I don’t know why a wiki never occurred to me) and I was like ‘this sounds so crazy, it almost feels stupid.’ Like you ever see a mash of things and just think how this feels like the set up to a really bad joke? A doctor, a host and a salaryman walk into a bar--does that not sound like some set up?

I think what changed that for me was both Rhyme Anima and hearing Battle Battle Battle for the first time. Like what sold me was the fact, you find a dead body and your first instinct isn’t actually phoning the cops but calling your dumbass friend to be like ‘why is there a dead body in our house?!’ And then both of you proceeding to still not call the cops but phone your responsible friend to be like ‘hey, we found a dead body in our home and the cops are coming, please help us.’ And there was no real questioning of the whole ordeal? That’s real homie stuff there. I believed from the jump that these guys were friends. True friends. 

And then I would say I jumped into the real strength of their music, which I feel are them as rap battlers. I think their best performances are in relation to DRB, which I feel fits them as they are not harming or (purposely) malicious to anyone until they have to be. Which I feel is both cool and scary at the same time. I think Jakurai’s chill remaining the same but his intensity changing is great. I think Hifumi is really good at finding the places to poke where it hurts, he’s like a middle schooler. He makes fun of you but in an accurate way. And Doppo is a dog that’s been let off the leash and y’all better fucking run because he gets a hold of you. And that combination is a force. Someone remarked their material in relation to DRB looks like some final boss material and I agree. 

Sadly I would say that I felt like I got to their strongest and then it went down from there. Not that their stuff was bad, I don’t think there’s many songs I hate. But I think half their group songs are absolute bangers and then the other are okay. It kind shows the eccentric bit of their dynamic, which can still be...off. I think Hifumi’s solo songs took the longest to grow on me and I think it’s mainly because at this point the word champagne is dead to me from it. 

I would say time for rumination and admittedly fanfiction gave me a better appreciation of their dynamic. Like I feel like Jakurai’s initial reaction was best put by him in first drama track ‘because it is interesting.’ A curiosity and maybe a chance to help save someone else. But I don’t think he expected to end up finding sanctuary in the two he set out to save. And he is pensive about it but also unable to leave either. I see it as the one bit of selfishness that Jakurai can’t hope to part with. And he serves as a grounding force to Doppo and Hifumi as they are both ‘flighty’ in their own way and despite all of them being apart of the dark of their town, he keeps it from swallowing either of them. 

Doppo’s seems a bit harder to place since some seem to place that he is like a child that has be cared for by Hifumi and Jakurai. And admittedly, he does have hard times and he does need them to pull him from his own self-destruction. But he is endlessly kind and I believe those two are only ones truly see this silent strength and support that he lends. And for both of them, they do not necessarily someone ‘loud’ about that support because either an unwitting pride (Jakurai) and just needing a hand to hold (Hifumi). In addition to that, Doppo is likened to a dog because of his viciousness as rapper but I see it also fitting because he’s like a guard dog to both of them. He’d put his body and self on the line if it meant the safety of the other two. He’s not standing by for anyone’s disrespect of them, I mean he was willing to face the force he knows could wipe him off the face of the earth to defend Jakurai’s honor (FP vs MTR when they first arrived) and protect Hifumi from the source of his trauma (BAT vs MTR), who could utterly destroy him.

Hifumi’s I’ve only become a bit more acquainted with because it seemed so straight forward at first. He’s the sunshine of the team, probably why he’s designed as he is. I mean if you notice in their parts in group songs, he hypes up the others and his voice is distinctly lighter in tone and material than the other two. Weirdly, Hifumi is also the one with the most sense in Matenrou. That sounds so strange if you know his personality and his penchant for trouble but like he pushes past the eccentricities to get to the heart of Jakurai and Doppo. And Jakurai probably doesn’t feel he needs anyone to see that aspect of him but he has to compete with Hifumi’s straightfowardness and stubborness, which he actually loses against a lot. And Doppo is long accustomed to it because he’s probably had his heart open to Hifumi for years but still touchy because of how bright Hifumi seems. Although also simply, Hifumi is the one that actually looks out for the basics that the other two seem to over look a lot. 

I have a lot of feels of this guys and probably could write a whole thing on them but this is already long so I’mma end it with...anyone else notice that these guys are the one power of friendship team? Like their whole team only works because they genuinely like each other and want better for/defend their friends. A lot of the other divisions have a friendship, don’t get me wrong, but if you notice in the 2nd DRB season, a lot of the original ones are having arcs where they are figuring out that yes indeed they are friends and they have each other’s backs. (Only exception probably being Bad Ass Temple, which is probably why they were paired against each other). But Matenrou on the other hand were already at that point. This season was more to emphasize that they’re not fair-weather. Like they’re willing to go through the mud and pain that could be faced when you say that you are a confidant and ‘there’ for your friends. Which is why regardless of how ever they are seen as, I believe they possess such a strong and beautiful love that while unreal, is nevertheless a light and warmth within the dark.

[gabuex]

Episode 1417: You’s Assault

Translator Notes:

Hey, I’m back!  Work’s finally begun to settle down, so I’m itching to get back to translation. :)

The specific “rough language” that both You and Fenrir are using in the Japanese is the pronoun temee, a second-person pronoun similar to kisama in tone, in terms of there being obvious contempt for the listener implied in the word.  In English, there didn’t seem to be a single word that I could use that would accurately capture both You and Fenrir’s state of mind, so instead I just used two different insults to approximate the idea in the original Japanese.

You’s name is one of those unfortunate Japanese names that reaaaally doesn’t translate well into English when one uses a literal character for character translation (her Japanese name is ヨウ, for which “You” is a one-for-one translation of the characters).  It’s supposed to be pronounced “yoh”, rhyming with “toe”, but it obviously looks like the English word “you”, the pronunciation of which is going to be the pronunciation an English speaker is likely to default to. 

In the abstract, I probably would’ve considered translating it instead as “Yoh” or “Yoe” to make the pronunciation more clear, but since Kou’s name had already been translated in the previous chapter of this series, and You’s name is explicitly said in the story to be a substitute for Kou’s, I can’t blame the localizers here - they were kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[in-tua-deep]

You are the uncontested queen of tua aus please tell me abt the siblings finding klaus and him getting sober in the responsible Luther au

asdfsDFSG what’s the gender neutral word for king and queen?? i said regent to my sister but apparently that’s when someone is just holding place for like,, if the heir is a minor or something but monarch just doesn’t have the same ring to it smh

honestly Luther probably disapproves greatly when Five absolutely insists on having Klaus in the house because if he’s not in the house then he’s on the strEETS LUTHER

(and look, this is a Five who survived however long in the apocalypse before popping back - he knows better than anybody the difficulty of surviving wandering the streets with no one there to help you)

and Five has a room that he’s not even using because he’s way too freaked out to sleep alone (and every time he tries to sleep alone he wakes up alone and thinks that coming back was all a dream, that he’s still in the apocalypse and that he’s cracked and his siblings are dead and he’s a failure and it’s just bad so yeah Luther definitely doesn’t mind sharing his bed if that means he doesn’t have to spend an hour trying to convince Five that he isn’t the vengeful dead come to punish him) so it makes sense to give it to Klaus, right?

Luther’s convinced that Klaus is going to rob them blind and vanish back onto the streets again and he personally makes a rule about no drugs in the house that is pretty much ignored by Klaus who can sneak things in anyway

so what happens is this

Diego finds Klaus and hauls him up into his car with promises of breakfast or something and takes him to Luther’s place. He does not explain exactly why he is doing this, because informing the brother they all kind of bullied over the fact that he consistently failed to summon their presumed dead sibling that said sibling is, in fact, alive and also a traumatized child is kind of difficult to word

So Klaus is complaining loudly and probably also commenting on the fact that he didn’t know Diego moved out of his shitty boiler room into an actual apartment except Diego doesn’t get a key out he knocks on the door

and Luther answers it

and Klaus is very very confused as Luther just sighs deeply, like a man who was up all last night convincing a child that their dad isn’t going to pop up like the boogeyman and lock them away. “He had a rough night.” Luther tells them both, ushering them in to sit on his thrift store couch and mismatched armchair, “I’ll see if he’s ready to come out. Klaus visiting might actually help, and I can’t believe I said that.”

“I have no idea what’s going on.” Klaus informs the room as a whole, “But I am offended at the implication that I wouldn’t help whatever is going on! But also I’m still very confused and was also promised food.”

Luther just sighs again. “Just. Just give me a minute. I’ll be right back.”

Luther leaves the room and Klaus side eyes Diego real hard. Because he was literally scooped up, bribed with the promise of food, and brought to Luther’s apartment? Last Klaus heard, Luther was still licking their dad’s boots and living at home? Klaus shares a confused look with Ben.

“What the fuck is happening?” Klaus whispers to Ben. Except, his whisper isn’t exactly quiet and Diego just shifts and ignores him. Typical.

“If he’s ready to come out? Did Luther get a boyfriend or something?” Ben asks, entirely skeptical, “Except why would Diego hunt you down for this?”

Klaus is about to respond with an equally wild theory involving possible alien abductions when there’s a blue flash of light out of the corner of Klaus’s eye and suddenly he’s being tackled off the sofa with arms flailing everywhere. His hand is about to hit whatever is attacking him when he hears Ben’s voice yell out - “Klaus, stop!”

Because he trusts Ben to know what’s best for him (mostly), Klaus freezes to actually process the entire scene, and becomes aware of the fact that whoever tackled him is… pretty small. And crying. And also surprisingly familiar?

“What the fuuuuck.” Klaus wheezes out. Ben is talking and Klaus isn’t really listening because that’s little Number Five clinging to him and actually having tackled him off the sofa meaning that he’s, you know, very much not dead and incorporeal.

Luther jogs into the room to see Klaus and Five on the floor and Diego doing exactly nothing to help. “Five, Five buddy. You gotta let Klaus up. Why don’t you guys sit on the couch together instead of on the floor.”

Five does not respond. Klaus is wide-eyed and opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish, actually speechless for the possibly the first time in his life. Luther just sighs deeply and just reaches down to scoop both up together and dump them back on the couch where Five proceeds to burrow into Klaus’s side.

“What’s with him?” Diego asks, looking a little freaked out and like he very much does not know how to handle their traumatized baby brother. Luther certainly knows the feeling. 

“He had a bad night.” Luther sighs. There’s a lot of sighing going on tonight. “He’s been hunkered down in the closet for most of today, he’s got a nest in there for when things are bad.”

“I’m right here.” Five says, muffled where he’d pressed into Klaus’s side.

“What the fuck.” Klaus repeats, again, because it seems like his alarm is being duly ignored by everyone whose name doesn’t rhyme with the number ten. “Someone better be explaining things right the fuck now, holy shit.”

And that’s where between them, mainly Luther but also Diego, they explain haltingly about Five showing up, and Luther taking him and leaving, and the future and the apocalypse and everything they know.

“Five went to the future?” Klaus asks, incredulous.

“It was shit.” Five says, wiping his nose on his sleeve and making Luther grimace and reach for the tissues.

“I have so many questions.” Ben whispers, next to them. 

and it continues with Klaus looking at Ben and asking questions and then Diego finally gets up and is like “Okay okay, it’s getting on a bit so I should be getting home.”

and that’s what prompts Five to be like, “Oh - do you need to go home as well, Klaus?”

and Klaus, being Klaus, has no filter and is like “Actually I’m what you would call uh, homeless. So, you know, on my own schedule and all that.”

and Five FLIPS because hey, he was technically homeless in the apocalypse, right?? so he absolutely puts his foot down and demands that Klaus stay with him and Luther because they have the extra bedroom they’re not even using, Luther - and Klaus is family!! And Luther is not willing to pick this fight right now so he grudgingly accepts it for now. He says they’ll revisit the conversation tomorrow.

What probably happens is that Five is antsy about leaving Klaus home alone, but Luther doesn’t want to leave Five home with only Klaus for company, either. So Luther would have to sit Klaus down and have a very frank discussion on all of Five’s triggers (anything burning, fire, restraints of any kind, straight jackets, probably buckles as well tbh, etc.) and the fact that Five is a child. If Five stays home with Klaus, Klaus has to be responsible. Which means not being high.

And I’m pretty sure Klaus actually would want to help, and Ben would want to help, so he’s willing to give getting sober a try for his babiest brother so that he doesn’t get kicked out and his visiting Five privileges revoked

Klaus probably ends up having to get sober at Diego’s place since Klaus’s bright idea involves tying him to a chair until he detoxes and Five has some Serious Issues with capital letters with restraints (thanks dad) and would probably freak out at the sight

on the bright side, Five would absolutely believe Klaus sees Ben and demand to talk to Ben from day one eagerly, and Klaus would probably let baby Five know that Ben is around and translate for him which is nice

and then when he gets sober, he figures out he can summon Ben which is even cooler

Five is a little shit who is alarmingly good at figuring out when Klaus is accurately translating Ben’s comments and speech for the general public and calls Klaus out a lot when he speaks for Ben lmao

but yeah basically Klaus gets sober because Five is a baby who brings out even Klaus’s protective instincts and also he’s fully aware that Luther only tolerates him in the house because Five insists and if he wants to continue having a roof over his head and interaction with his babiest sibling he needs to appease Number One who is in charge here

but on the bright side, Klaus at least has his siblings help this time

and also the knowledge he wasn’t the last to know

(Vanya is contacted next)

(Allison is actually the last to know because she won’t picK UP HER PHONE) 

[purple-iris]

So I’ve already posted it somewhere else, but here is my French translation of Don’t lose your head.

(Ps. I’m French Canadian, so yeah, it’s totally accurate meaning/structure and rhymes wise. French is my first language so the grammar is also ok.)

Don’t lose your head French version

Perd pas la tête

Grandi à la cour française

Oui oui bonjour

La vie était une tâche

Donc elle a dit au revoir

1522 j’arrive en Angleterre,

Tout les mec anglais, meh

Échec total

Ouhh ouhh

Je veux danser et chanter

Les politiques

Haha

Pas ma tasse de thé

Ouhh ouhh

Puis le roi je l’ai rencontré

Et puis mon père m’a dit, tu devrais les devancer

Il me voulais

Ah

Évidemment

Il m’envoyait des messages abondamment

Les choses ne pouvait pas être meilleur

Alors Il m’envoya cette lettre

Et je ne peux plus plaisanter

J’étais prête à manger

Ouhh ouhh

J’envoie ma réponse

Ouhh ouhh

Je dit juste bonjour

Ouhh ouhh

T’as l’air pas mal

Je vais peut être y penser

XO bébé

Oh oh

On y est

Tu lui a envoyé des baisers

Je savais pas moi que j’allais vivre avec la marié

Quoi?

Ayez une vie!

Tu vie avec sa femme

Hey, mais qu’était-je censée faire

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Je veux juste avoir du plaisir

Ne t’inquiète pas ne t’inquiète pas

Perd pas la tête

Je ne voulais faire de mal à personne

MDR

Dit : ah bien

Ou va en enfer

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Perd pas la tête

Trois dans le lit

Et la plus petite dit

Si tu veux qu’on se marie

Branche-toi donc

C’est elle ou moi mec

Je ne veux pas être

Une fille dans un trip à trois

Regarde moi!

Ouhh ouhh

Ne soit pas aigre

Ouhh ouhh

Parce que je suis plus maigre

Ouhh ouhh

Pourquoi ça ne la pas frappé

Il ne le fera pas

Quelqu’un pendez-la

Oh oh

Nous y voila

Ton commentaire est viral

C’est pas ce que je voulais dire mais les rumeurs spirales

Wow Anne maintenant le pays te déteste

Hey, mais qu’était-je censée faire!

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Je veux juste avoir du plaisir

Net’inquiète pas ne t’inquiète pas

Perd pas la tête

Je ne voulais faire de mal à personne

MDR

Dit : ah bien

Ou va en enfer

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Perd pas la tête

On veut le faire, oui

Mais le pape dit non

Notre seule espoir est

Henry

Il cause une commotion

A une promotion

Entre en Motion

L’église anglaise

Les règles

Était bien trop vielle

Nous aussi on voulait être trois x

Bientôt

Excommunication

Tout le monde se calme, dieu approuve cette union

Arrêtez, je vais vous comment ça c’est passé

Henry est plus là

Chaque soir en ville

Il couche ici et là

Mais qu’est-ce c’est que ça

Si c’est ainsi, je séduit moi aussi, un gars , ou trois

Pour faire de la jalousie

Henry le découvre, il devient mental

Il crie et hurle

Trop judgemental

« Maudite sorcière »

Hey mec, ta gueule

Je serai pas une telle p*

Si tu pouvais la relever

Oh oh

Nous y voici

C’est ça que tu a dit

Et maintenant il crie

« Qu’on lui coupe la tête »

Non

Je crois bien qu’il est sérieux

On dirait

Mais qu’est-ce qu’était-je censée faire!

Que devait t’elle faire

Dites moi qu’est-ce qu’était-je censée faire!

Qu’est-ce qu’elle devait faire

Vraiment qu’est-ce qu’était-je censée faire!

Maintenant vous devez pensé qu’il allait me coupé la tête

Je suppose qu’il devait vraiment aimé ma tête?

Cinq six sept huit!

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Je veux juste avoir du plaisir

Net’inquiète pas ne t’inquiète pas

Perd pas la tête

Je ne voulais faire de mal à personne

MDR

Dit : ah bien

Ou va en enfer

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit

Désolé pas désolé pour ce qu’elle a dit

Désolé pas désolé pour ce que j’ai dit!

Perd pas la tête

You’re welcome!

[lampd-intheface]

sanders sides as witches

me: please... write what the people want... my lizard brain: witch au. now.

they all coincidentally live in the same apartment building? mostly becos there’s a ley line right through the building so there’s a lot of magical energy there

the rent is cheap too so that kinda helps

their apartment complex is in a more rural place so there’s a lot of trees and parks and stuff around them too

alongside being witches, the five of them are also just students at a nearby college

i mean, witchcraft brings in the bucks but witches have to have a plan b in this modern world, you kno???

becos they live on top of a ley line, a lot of supernatural trouble comes their way and so they just kind of try to deal with it a much as possible

patton, logan and roman know each other since they’ve been childhood friends and their families have been friends too

virgil and desmond (deceit) are kind of soloing right now which is a surprise becos they’re also helping with the supernatural disasters

i guess just so far??? virgil or desmond will like do something to help with a fae problem or with some wandering lycanthropes while patton/logan/roman had been planning on doing something???

patton: did you... do something about that one problem we talked about?

roman: no... i thought logan did?

logan: it was certainly not me

and it just never occured to the three that there were two other witches there

patton/roman/logan know virgil and desmond

it’s kind of hard to live in the same apartment building and not know each other

but they don’t know that the two are witches

virgil and desmond are kind of aware that patton/logan/roman exists and they kind of know that there’s something magical about them? but they’re not so much aware that each other exists?

which is weird becos virgil and desmond used to be childhood friends that just drfted apart becos of a stupid fight

to virgil’s knowledge, desmond is out in the world doing something

and to desmod’s knowledge, virgil goes to the same college but like... lives... somewhere else?

logan 

a very intellectual witch

he has floor to ceiling bookcases just filled with tomes and scrolls and spellbooks

when he’s in his room, books are hovering everywhere. he’ll waggle a finger and a book gently flies off of a shelf and into the space in front of him. sometimes there are multiple??? books??? at the same time??? in front of him??? and the books’ pages are flipping by themselves???

king of multitasking. he’ll be reading while writing while listening to music? he’ll be going through roman’s notes on a book while reading said book? or he’ll be researching through three or four different books at the same time? his multitasking skills are a type of magic all on its own

all of his books he gets from book sales or antique shops or like estate sales (where old houses’ contents are sold for a low price becos the owners can’t afford the estate anymore). logan kind of makes it a hobby to collect as much accurate magical literature as possible

roman and patton obviously tag along whenever they can, especially to the really fancy estate sales

his favorite kind of witchcraft is arithmancy (the practice of magic using numbers) and astrology (the practice of magic using celestial bodies). the arithmancy is becos he’s really good at it. the astrology is because he just. really loves. stars??? and the night sky??? and space???

like i said, childhood friends with roman and patton. so, patton and roman will oftentimes go to logan if they don’t know something not just becos logan is very intelligent but also becos logan’s room is basically a library of magic?

patton: hey logan--

logan, already levitating a book towards patton: i believe you’re looking for this book?

often, logan will also be found on the rooftop of the apartment building just stargazing and he’ll sometimes bump into virgil when he’s up there. as far as logan knows, virgil is just another student at the college he attends and both of them are just super into stars

he’s very good at spells on knowledge (gaining it or finding it or anything of the sort) 

roman

roman is a very musical kind of witch

he has a lot of instruments in his room, most of which play themselves at times when roman can’t be in more than one place. roman will be playing the violin and his electric piano will be playing at the same exact time, accompanying him

patton, happily: *hears an entire orchestra through the walls* that silly ol’ goober is up to his musical shinanigans again!

logan, slightly irritated: *hears an entire orchestra through the walls* roman...

he has milions of scented candles in his room and he never really lights them unless necessary? he just loves smelling them. the candles he uses for rituals and stuff are usually unscented but they’re in fun shapes (like flowers!) because why not? 

idk he just has a lot of candles around???

he has the kind of voice that’s perfect for spells??? he’s super good at enunciation and just volume and his voice is so pleasant!!! it also kind of helps that he knows a lot of languages (french, italian, spanish, latin) and he’s on his way to learning more

roman has always had a fascination with the way words work and the power behind words. a lot of his spells are spoken and they end up very strong and sturdy

he could literally and metaphorically talk himself out of any situation

whenever logan needs help translating something, usually it’s in latin so roman helps with that a lot. it’s really nice when the two of them are just chilling together quietly, roman translating things while logan reads

roman also loves using magic to levitate, animate and even project things! people can’t physically touch his projections tho (which makes patton sad whenever roman projects a cute lil animal he can’t pet) 

his specialties are incantations and spells that require any drawing of any sort (like runes and spell circles)

patton

whenever anyone needs a potion or some sort of concoction, they go to patton. need a treat for a fae? need some sort of potion for divining? just plain ol’ hungry? patton’s got you covered

his room is very messy but his kitchen is practically immaculate (in a sort of homey comfortable type of way). 

everything is sorted in all of the cupboards (which are overflowing and almost won’t close), the stoves are taken care of, his pots and pans and cauldrons are spotless

he prides himself in the large assortment of glass bottles and containers he owns. he tries to keep all of them clean but, sometimes, he’ll use one and then put it somewhere (not in the sink) and he’ll forget to wash it

it’s difficult for patton to get ingredients but some of it he just grows on his own. it’s not a perfect system but it’s decent. he can do the easy ones like rosemary, basil or mint. anything harder than that and he struggles with it a little. if he can’t grow it, he’ll find it somewhere else

he’s the type to buy those lil potted herbs at wholefoods or whatever and try to grow it but he only has a 50% successful growth rate and he always feels bad when the herbs end up dying

patton enjoys a lot of different magic but nothing gets him happier than mixing and cooking things up! logan and roman don’t understand it but patton just really loves it!

patton’s also a powerful empath so he’s very emotionally intelligent and can really strongly sense how people feel. he’s very good at comforting people too and cheering them up

he doesn’t force them to cheer up with a spell or anything. usually, he just listens and, really, sometimes, that’s all people need.

patton, when someone is upset: my friend distress senses are tingling!

unfortunately, being a powerful empath also means that, when the emotion is strong enough, he doesn’t just sense it. he feels it too. but he’s very good at sensing which emotions are his and which emotions he’s just getting from other people

patton’s specialties are obviously in cooking and in brewing (potions, concoctions, etc)

virgil

virgil is a very quiet witch

he keeps to himself a lot and just does what he needs to do without really asking for anybody else’s help. he’s self sufficient (though it doesn’t mean he’s happy)

virgil loves growing things. he has huge wire shelves in front of all his windows for all of his plants so they can get all the nice sunlight they need!

he’ll grow basically anything he’ll need for everyday potions and spells as well as succulents! he just loves all of his beautiful wonderful succulents! every single one of his plants has a name too!

virgil totally talks to his plants whenever he’s taking care of them and it’ll be just little things like how his day is going or things that are happening around him or how he’s really sorry when he’s pruning them

it’s very rare for a plant to die on him and, when that happens, virgil always knows that there’s something wrong (usually magic related)

virgil has a spell that’s basically a ball of light for those long winter months where his plants won’t get enough sun

herbology aside, virgil is also very talented when it comes to divination

he has a lot of decks of different kinds of cards and a bag of stones with runes on them. he can also read tea leaves and stars 

the reason virgil is alone often is because he believes he’s cursed. he brings bad luck to a lot of people he cares about and nobody ever believes anything he says about the future

that’s the reason he and desmond had a falling out. virgil was always so worried about bringing desmond bad luck that he ended up pushing desmond away

his specialties really are mostly divination (specifically cartomancy or divination using cards) and growing plants

desmond

very talented when it comes to creatures

he’s extremely intelligent and deals with the fae very well. he knows the fae court like the back of his hand and he knows the rules of the fae too

it kind of helps that he’s pretty much just as trickster-y as the fae

he’s very good at riddles too which he kind of has to be because the fae love riddles and rhymes 

desmond runs out of milk and honey on an almost daily basis and he has ingredients for fae porrige at all times just in case. sometimes, he’ll leave his window open and just leave a bowl of something on the window sill

he’ll make his own butter or cream (since the fae don’t really like industrially produced butter/cream) and he tries to buy organic milk and foods. he’s not too picky about it when he’s the one who’s going to eat it

he has two or three bird feeders but only one of them is really for birds. the others are for whatever flying creature wants a quick snack

you know he has a protective ring around the entire apartment building and that he wears iron rings just in case because, yes, he may be friends with the fae but he knows them well enough to know he should never put his guard down

he has two pet snakes (which he’s lovingl named flotsam and jetsam) and a fire salamander. he doesn’t call his fire salamander a pet becos he feels they have a mutually beneficial relationship. 

also there’s a brownie living in his apartment and they’re very good friends (but sometimes desmond will do stupid things and his brownie will get upset)

desmond has a pot he grows lavander in and he has named it virgil (after his dear friend virgil). he cast a spell on the plant so, if virgil is in danger or is hurt, that the plant will start wilting. it’s desmond’s way of keeping tabs on virgil

his specialties really mostly on the fae and how to deal with magical creatures

[spacedimentio]

Save the Light Impressions

I recently became interested in what Hessonite’s deal was and since it’ll be a long time before I’ll be able to get the game, I decided to just watch a cutscene compilation (this one, if it matters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy5tOb3gzLY). Dunno why I’m taking down all my reactions, just cause it’s fun I guess. Enjoy

RIP Car Wash

What even is the prism? It's not a gem, right? But it's clearly got conscious thought, even Hessonite talks to it like a person

haha Greg called her a glittery space lady, accurate

it's a little OOC that Greg wanted to come along. at least he's having fun tho. aww, steven's so proud of him :D

actually, what's Hessonite even doing. Why didn't she fuck off back to space once she found the prism

yeah that's totally not a triforce with six arms or anything. it's not the diamond authority symbol either i don't think, the triangles in that all meet in the middle

Mayor of Bummertown

I would have named the boss Dave, zero hesitation

"Our prism is in another castle!" i love you steb

oh no, bad memory time at Bismuth's forge :( I hope she'll be playable in the next one (i would scream forever if there was a playable diamond)

did Steven really just answer the phone with Myello? Oh IT'S PERI. Aaaand we're learning about RPG mechanics. Meta.

frozen donuts are a thing?! :o

it's her. the square. she seems to be almost identical to how our peridot used to be, so i wonder what the difference in personality is. Aside from her favorite insult being pebble instead of clod

ah yes, ye old tennis match

man i love that you can form fusions in this game

oh lord, i don't wanna imagine what chaos would happen with two peridots. also Greg is taking ice damage during the cutscene, help him

oh no, they're meeting. of course the first thing Squaridot says is "WHY ARE YOU NAKED" (and they obvs flipped her sprite cause the gem's her other eye now)

hey look, new insults for my list of gem related curse words

weird, angry mirror indeed. imagine what they could do if they were friends!

oh RIP. why do you get to choose who murders Squaridot. I hope for more multi-peridot action in the future

wait, what machine did you rip that off of and when

i already knew Peri was playable but it's still cool. i love how she flutters her feet when she jumps! i wonder who the DLC character is going to be (lapis, probably. Bismuth would be metal, though)

"Clod-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named" oh my god i love you

"Whatchu talkin' bout Peri" the best, they're the best

Oh so wow, Hessonite is THE Hessonite, huh. Real famous. If she came out as a Crystal Gem, it would sure cause a stir

Yeah I was also wondering why she's sticking around instead of just leaving? and she is kind of leaving her troops scattered all over the place with no rhyme or reason

these are great names. The Great and Terrible Spikey McSpikeball! of course the guy playing picked the most boring one

i love how Peridot just fucking yeets her tablet to attack

sugilite tiny!

you know, i was gonna get this game anyway at some point, but it's nice to know that it's the kind of rpg i like, one where you can participate in the attacking and blocking process.

how dare you switch out peridot for pearl. you know what, next game i hope you can be everyone all the time cause there's too many good characters to pick from

whatchu doing up here pizza lady

yeah they just...all ran right in front of her directly in her line of vision and she didn't see them somehow

oh the prism is resisting. it really took Steven's words to heart last game

Hess my dear, is this prism your only friend (oh my god that's totally it isn't it)

is the wiki sure she can't teleport cause holy fuck is she fast

"Gugh, Peridot, this is just like when we tried to hunt you down. But worse...cause, y'know, she's actually threatening." rude

huh. i don't remember the pyramid temple blowing up and leaving debris, i thought the whole thing disintegrated cause it was a construct of the gem it was housing. looking at screenshots of Serious Steven it definitely did explode

are they really trying to tell me there was a pyramid under the pyramid and no one noticed

call it the Spooky Basement! call it the Spooky Basement! you disappoint me, player, although Secret Temple of Secrets isn't so bad

*steven rolls cheerfully through a skeleton and then everyone jumps down a big hole* um

yo there's a mural of Rose fighting some light warriors! that's rad as shit!

*gets to the hallway with the torches that turn on as you go by* gee i sure wish i could watch this with sound, but alas i am recovering from ear fatigue and it would be a bad idea.

oh my god he reset her preferences no wonder she's pissed XD

HOLY FUCKING CHRIST RIP AMETHYST AND PERIDOT GODDAMN AND GARNET TOO PIZZA LADY STRONK

wow she really is a genuine threat, she forced Rose and Pearl to give ground back in the day

oh no you did not just say that Pearl should come with you. fuck her up, P!

also i just realized that she is really tall. like 10 feet tall at least

aw no fair you can't just flashbang them all you dink

oh it's sapphire. wait has connie even met ruby and sapphire in the show? did we not get to see it?!

where the fuck even are you guys, i could swear that connie and greg fell off the platform into the abyss

wait, they don't have new forms, did they even regenerate? i don't think connie was out cold for that long. did they even poof? i saw colored clouds of dust but no gemstones. i mean, i know this is a game and all but it's also canon so ???

and peridot is breaking the fourth wall by commenting how you can't force her to sit at home at the moment

ancient thingamajig. wow is thingamajig a real word, my spellcheck is not yelling at me about it

yeah connie! kick her ass for me!

since when are gems into riddles. i wonder if anyone has made much headway into translating the written gem language yet, last i heard they hadn't made much progress. apparently only Steven Sugar knows what all the symbols mean

wait steven was watching connie and greg's parties running around that whole time? i guess even the game never leaves steven's POV. where even is he, in the prism realm? oh, the place was turning pink for a minute until he went towards the sparkly thing

steven is always accessing memories isn't he. at least these aren't his mom's this time

you might be getting sick of her steve but i'm sure not!

from far away it really looks like she's chillin' with a martini glass and i was about to scream

corruption beam :(

was he just like passed out on the floor somewhere hallucinating

aww, he picks up the light steven exp by hugging it :o

"Just feeling a little...light headed." i...puns?

the Light Warrior is the final boss of the first game right? ...i should have probably watched a video about that one first

oh i just had a thought! if they make a third one then we get to have Rainbow 2.0 and Sunstone and Obsidian in it! :D

woah, trippy. tbh steven's connection to the prism is kind of strange. i wanna know exactly where that thing came from and why it's so deeply connected to him now. did Hessonite have visions like this when it was hers?

yeah that's... if a place is connected by warp pad, wouldn't it be easy to find by just warping randomly? unless separate warp networks are a thing but still, you'd just have to sneak onto a CG warp pad and go. ....how do warps even work, they can go through roofs and stuff and there's like this whole other dimension with all the warps like stars in the background and ???

how does the forge even do an upgrade with no Bismuth. maybe i should stop trying to fit this into canon details

what makes you think Hessonite could see you? is this some Voldemort Harry Potter connection shit. is that actually how she found the forge, this game ain't explain much

oh that's...that's a big oof. bismuth was working on a huge-ass statue of Rose before they got into their argument

"i saw her again" what no you didn't, that was just a white screen with a text box

"Beats me how any of this whacky prism stuff works!" ...i feel called out

why does that bigger spaceship look like a funky piece of headwear to me

well, at least it's closer than the moon

oh what, Lion didn't come with you? didn't you need multiple roar warps to get to space last time, just above the earth still seems kind of far, also how did he know the coordinates of the ship, he could have easily sent them all into the void

?! and then he's there?!? already asleep? how???????

aww what you're going to tease me with a citrine guard but not let me see her?

freaky. strangely organic looking technology is nothing new but i don't think i've seen stuff oozing through it before

"Look at you, acting as though you have the moral high ground!" *shakes fist angrily* She's like Emerald, but better! I can't

i guess he did kind of steal it, but it was more like finders keepers really

whuh has the prism always been able to talk?

"a Prism" oh no are there more? probably

woah that's a big boy. What the heck does Spectral Conclusion mean. and the prism is inside it instead of it being a separate creation, interesting

aww, it's looking at itself in confusion. Steven reaches out to it with his words, as he does

the prism isn't really...doing a lot of attacking (cause the player is picking the right choices probably). oh nevermind, it has a hugely damaging rainbow cannon

/r/murderedbywords, except in a good way

"Destroy Steven!" huh since when does she know his name? she could have gotten it from several places, really

oh oh oh! it's pizza time! standing in the middle of them is probably not the best idea, but look at her, she's exuding confidence!

wait wait wait, when the player used a healing move, did i just see an option to heal the prism? or at least, it's health bar showed up. is it gonna help later?

can i have like, a full sprite sheet for Hessonite please and thanks

if this was in the show, steven would be dead from that hit

aaand Steven did two points of damage with his shield bash, she ain't even flinch

pearl what are you doing

wow, she also only did a few points of damage

is Hess like, super tough. i love how much of a threat she is, cause most Homeworld gems we've seen aren't all that scary

oh! oh! you can heal the prism! that's probably how you damage her cause you'd be here forever chipping away otherwise

HOLY FUCK, SHE JUST DID 270 POINTS OF DAMAGE, THAT'S LITERALLY ALL OF SUGILITE'S HEALTH. I know the wiki says that attack does massive damage but jeezus!

so far the prism hasn't done anything, they're just chipping away at her slowly

oh, so gems do poof in this game. i guess we're just ignoring new forms because it wouldn't make sense in the timeline if we didn't

huh, does pearl inflict burns in this game? oh and she shoots fireballs, guess that answers my question.

it's kind of sad that the status is doing more damage than everyone else combined

whuh, she just attacked the prism! RUDE.

stop beating up the prism you degenerate! i guess i shouldn't be shocked

hey, Garnet and Amethyst are alive again. ah finally, some damage now that Garnet's lowered her defense

A-Amethyst, you're facing the wrong way. i wish Hess had targeted her with her big attack, then i could have made an "oh no she has airpods in" joke

oh, but the player formed Smoky, so she's not even aiming at anyone in particular anymore lol. she went for Pearl tho, fuckin' eviscerated

is this battle normally this long, it's been almost 10 minutes

this battle would probably be much harder if she didn't waste her turn being a bitch and attacking the prism. gee, and you wonder why it doesn't want to listen to you after encountering steven's kindness. i wonder...what would happen if you let the prism's HP get to zero? it would take a long ass time but...now i really wanna know but i doubt there’s any videos about it!

garnet's rocket fist did damage to the prism cause Hess is standing next to it. c-can you attack the prism, is that how you get the bad ending??

man, they haven't even had to heal because she's just beaten up on that poor thing for the past 10 turns. i mean, really, she could easily murder all of them in a heartbeat if she wanted

ok finally, she is defeato. I'd feel more sad for you if you didn't abuse your subordinates (definitely has detracted from my liking of her, i won't be too hard on her for it though because Homeworld is bad like that and she doesn't know better). at least you’re good at eating your humble pie without complaint

oh, i guess you get to choose your ending? it's kind of weird that it's not like, influenced by your game choices. cause technically like this it's your choice, not the prism's choice. so what was with the prism having health then. was it just to show how awful Hessonite is to it?

also, i can't look at light Steven without thinking of Pink!Steven and hhhhh

"You're a wise creature, aren't you?" Yes, yes he is *nods sagely* I hope you come back someday to learn more from him

You're pretty adaptive, huh Hess? of course, if you've been having these thoughts and feelings for thousands of years you're probably not too shaken up by the realization that they're true. That’s actually pretty great of you to want to figure yourself out.

ha, so Garnet didn't let her leave like the wiki made it sound like, she just yeeted away, and good luck catching anyone who can move at 5 million miles per hour

the gems are running in place in the next scene and Amethyst is backwards again. connie is also facing the wrong way. ...this game's a bit jank, isn't it :P not that i mind, a little jank is fun!

Peridot breaking the fourth wall with her Are Pee Gee again. I wonder which one it is. Golf Quest Mini?

do you get anything for 100 percenting this? oh, i guess there's achievements. no bonus content tho?

Lapis: I think I could use a break.

i for one would like to know what book the prism was reading. also, it's back to not talking again.

AWW YIS! We goin' out for pizza tonight bois!

The gems finally get to stop running in place in the corner

aaww, it's a beach scene reminiscent of the opening. kind of weird that greg is the only one animated but still cute

also someone's last name is Gooch and i feel bad for them

alright now to google Hessonite's VO... Christine Baranski. Are-Are we just hiring broadway singers for everyone now? not only would I die if Hessonite made an appearance in season 6, my soul would reach the farthest realms of space if she sang a song on top of that.

well, that's a wrap! time to jot down all of Hess's dialogue for later reference! It’s a crime that there’s so few fanfics about her, she actually has a lot of potential!

[kaylewiswrites]

2, 4, 6, 8 😊

WHO DO WE APPRECIATE 

Sorry when I read it out loud my brain added that- unrelated line of thought, is that rhyme just an american thing? I’ve seen it in a lot of media but I’ve never seen it done in real life seriously ANYWAY you asked some questions, so the answer to ‘who do we appreciate’ is YOU! 

I’m doing this for my characters from Walk, because as I read the questions I realized they were each an answer. You planned that very well. 

2. Which OC spends the most time on their appearance?

That would be Aisha. Aisha is young, and beautiful, and the most put-together 14-year-old in the goddamn world. She has binders for her binders, three different calendars, and organizes her tea by type, and then alphabetically. She also dresses like a 20-something business professional instead of a freshman in high school. She spends a lot of time on her look. Unfortunately when she was run out of her home and forced to live in the woods, the look didn’t, uh, translate well. Who wants to go mountain hiking in flats? Aisha doesn’t! 

4. Physically Strongest/ Most fit?

Conall’s been trained in Martial Arts (don’t ask me which ones I haven’t chosen yet shhhhhh it’s not like I’m on DRAFT FOUR OR ANYTHING we definitely don’t need details like that to make the fight scenes accurate). He used to stop muggers in alleyways as a pre-teen, and now he stops bounty hunters from kidnapping superhero teens and selling them for profit (and sometimes stops the superhero  teens from trying to attack him), so I think he’s kept in pretty good shape since, you know, he started living in the woods. Not a lot of dojos, but plenty of time to do chin-ups. 

6. Best Laugh? 

I don’t know if Rose has the best laugh, but she definitely laughs the most often. And usually in situations that no one else finds funny. Hey that person is in a unique perilous situation! That’s hilarious! No Rose, the others try to explain to her. It’s not. But Rose likes to laugh and she’ll find just about any excuse. If there isn’t something to laugh at, she’ll antagonize someone until they snap, and then she’ll laugh at that. What can I say, I like making characters with A LOT of room for character growth. 

8: Who is the most physically affectionate? 

Noah is clear winner of this one. Noah only believes people care about them if they’re touching him. He can be a little clingy when he needs emotional support, and this boys emotions need a lot of supporting. I mean, he did just lose his home, so I guess it’s understandable, but he is the only touchy-feely one in this whole group, which makes things a little lonely for Noah sometimes. Surprisingly, it’s the closed mouth Conall who gives him the most to work with, allowing for small touches in extreme situations. 

Thanks again for asking these questions! 

[cielospeaks]

apparently its almost req rerun time for eng go so

thoughts on it kinda.

-tbh i do really like that it gives marie negative qualities, and shows/elaborates on them more than before. prior to req i always thought “marie is so sweet i get that she was ignorant of people’s suffering but shes so kind to everyone and funny and down to earth i think shes redeemed herself and she just didnt know before” but imo in req it really shows her kinda.. selfishness? lack of empathy? shes kind to a person who essentially validates her/gives her a sexy evil outfit/ect. and even tho that person was cruel to her brother’s friend and her son and killed both of them she kinda overlooks that in favor of “she gave me this cool thing abt myself!” i dont hate marie, in fact i like her more for actually having flaws, and i think it fits her personality that shed have this flaw, but it makes me mad bc it isnt a good design. they just gave you the most generic cliche “evil is sexy” and not even in like a cute/endearing way like n w h or a dramatic memey way like jojo, just a boring, thoughtless way. but yea this was supposed to be what i liked so

-i also like that sal tries to kill the main character. gosh im so sick and tired of every character being all like “ohh person reading this swoons i love you”. characters like izou who dont trust the main character, who threaten to kill you if you abuse them, chefs kiss i love you. and sal wanting to kill the main character is so good. he is literally not having it. murder cat i love you.

-this is just me being an angst fan but in a way i do kinda like the angst it gives. i think i dont have a problem w a plot where sals in trouble, or even suffering. but its more the reaction to it. the story has a fit when rhyme gives up the werewolf card and gets turned into a coin, but doesnt fucking bat an eye at everyone falsely accusing sal and having him executed in game. and its not some funny amongus thing either, its straight up execution. mozart being the werewolf and being a troll is in character, but youd think at least the main characters would acknowledge “hey (free character) thats fucked up what you are doing to sal (and cordy, and whoever else was killed in the lovers. deon maybe?)” but no. theyre not a cute baby child so they dont fucking matter (and rhyme gives up herself, so its not even like evil marie or anyone did anything to her)

-to list everything i hate abt req would be too fucking long. its frustrating bc i should have liked all the characters. a dinosaur, the fucking voyager spacecraft, even like essentially a demigod with ryomas spear. but the dinosaur is “passive sad uwu lady backstory” and took the place of my son. the spacecraft is a shameless apologist and also a literature character for no reason than the person who summoned him liked that book. (like excuse me how does that make sense. sal shows up in a fucking jojo cosplay bc i like jojo? i dont think so). i do like e rice for being an accurate depiction of a teenager, and i dont mean that as in “cringey” or whatever. i mean someone who irredeemably hurts others with selfishness and a lack of control over emotions, and who lashes out at others bc she is suffering, causing them the hurt that she feels. bc thats how people react to suffering, esp ppl who dont know better, and agewise kids just, for the most part, are less experienced with it so they have an excuse (some adults still do that ofc, and some kids have good enough intuition not to, ofc). apparently its become a trend to romanticize teenagers creeping on people/ect. and thats pretty fucked up imo. like if youre gonna romanticize “cringe” do it in a way like this, the reaction/reading aside. show that its a part of growing up, and not knowing consequences isnt a bad thing, but you have to be responsible for them (again why am i reminded that fucking spiderman of all things does this better than literally anything else)

-anyways i am looking forward to a translation of sals scenes (a bad, inaccurate, clunky, hamfisted translation but a translation nonetheless) even tho i will cry during reading it

[habitual-irony]

Hey! Idk if you are still posting… but I found this song by lang lee called Imjingang but I can’t find the lyrics or the translation anywhere. Are you up for the challenge? It sounds pretty but I speak Korean like a 1 year old… so I would love to know what it actually means! Pretty sure Imjingang is a river(?) anyways, I hope to see you post soon! I’m very grateful for your Nell translations!!

What an interesting request! I can only half help.

After looking into it, the lyrics were written in the late 1950s by a North Korean poet. The Imjin River flows from north to south across the border, so the song is an expression of sadness over a nation split in two. It was popularized in Japan as a "folk song" with added verses, and many of of the lyrics Lang Lee's version are Japanese. Only the last verse is the original Korean.

I found a translation of the Japanese version here. I don't know any Japanese so I don't know how accurate it is, but they made it rhyme, which is fun! Also found another blog with more information about the Japanese version.

I've posted a translation of the original song in Korean. Definitely a very interesting song.

[kartoffelsalatx3]

11 Question Tag

hey guys,

I was tagged by the wonderful @helenrasing  for the 11 question tag, so here you go ...

Always repost the rules. Answer 11 random questions posted for you. Create 11 new questions and tag 11 people. Let the person who tagged you know that you’ve answered.

I was asked the following questions:

1. Your favourite word ever (language not important)?

I don’t really know ... I mean there are so many nice words how should I pick just one? haha  But here are some words I really like: Desoxyribonukleinsäure (deoxyribonucleic acid); oso  perezoso (sloth); poubelle (trash can) and vivacious.

  2. Why is this your favourite word?

Desoxyribonukleinsäure (deoxyribonucleic acid): With this word my uncle has always teased me and my younger sisters, ‘cause we couldn’t say it as children or teenagers. And it gives incredibly pleasure to make a little fun of my sisters still nowadays and to let them say it three times fast one after the other.

oso  perezoso (sloth): It just sounds cute because it rhymes and the literal translation means lazy bear, which is pretty accurate (and also cute) isn’t it?

poubelle (trash can): I like the connection between nice sound and the meaning. I think poubelle would be a really nice name for a child, but it means trash can, so that’s probably not the best idea, I guess haha

vivacious: I like the word because of its meaning. Like being full of life and good spirits, happy and lively in a way that is attractive.

3. Do you know sign language?

Indeed, I know signs in ASL as well as in DGS. Although I live in Germany and my mother works  with deaf kids, I think I’m actually doing better in ASL.

4. Do you think everybody should know sign language?

I don’t necessarily think, that everybody should know sign language, but I do think, that it is important to make it more “visible” in society. That means that they should talk about deafness and sign language in school for example. And I think every school should give their students the possibility to take lessons in sign language. They could offer a voluntary course after school or offer sign language, for example, as an electoral compulsory subject (in Germany their exist so-called Wahlpflichtfächer).  

5. If you had to delete a language from your head, which one would it be?

I don’t want to... I’m proud I can (more or less) speak four languages (sign language not included), but if I really had to I’d probably choose french. 

6. Is your family multicultural?

Like if my parents come from different countries? Not really but my dad is from Baden-Württemberg and my mom is a real Berlin woman ;) 

7. How did/do your interests influence your learning of a language?

I don’t know if I get this right, but if I learn a language it is often because I like the country (like Spain for example) or because I think the language sounds nice or funny (like Dutch). In school, I had to choose between Latin and French and because I didn’t wanted to learn Latin, I took classes in French. And English is a language you have to speak nowadays.

8. Do you have a languages-to-learn-list?

Not really but I want to deepen my knowledge in sign language (ASL as well as DGS) and I think Dutch, Danish and Swedish are languages, that sound really great, but I probably won’t learn those languages properly. BUT I really enjoy watching movies from Sweden, Denmark or the Netherlands these days.

9. Discuss this list (8)!

There is nothing to discuss ;D

10. Can you sing a song in a language that is not your mother-tongue?

I think as a non native speaker in english it is quite easy to know the lyrics to a song that is not your mother-tongue, but I also know songs in spanish and some songs for children in french (f.e. Frère Jacques). 

11. You are founding your own country. What is the official language?

Something simple like english or german, I guess ...

Please @thatturtlething @einefedervonueberzweimillionen @whataboutahappyending @nyledimarco @amandla @grunge-top @girlwithcurves answer the following questions (I don’t have friends here and so I just tagged someone and I also know that @thatturtlething is now tagged twice. You don’t have to do it twice if you dont want to.)

EVERYONE FEEL FREE TO DO IT ;)

1. What is a hidden talent of yours?

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

3. What is your favorite Movie and why?

4. Do you think God exists?

5. Where would you like to travel someday? 

6. Image you win a million dollars/euros? What would you do with it?

7. Are you a dog or a cat person?

8. What’s your favorite movie quote?

9. Would you rather have fingers als long as arms or arms as long as fingers? 

10. What is your most used emoji?

11. What is a guilty pleasure song of yours?

Have fun ;)

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It Often Rhymes - Chapter 2 (Damerey)

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You guys. Seriously, you guys. You have floored me with the response to chapter one. I'm so thankful for each and every one of you!

And on that note, here's chapter two!

It Often Rhymes: Chapter 2/5

“Hey, be carefully not to scratch my bird while I’m gone, Chewbacca!” Rey calls as she steps out onto the sunny flight deck just about an hour later, finds the Wookie in question hovering over the pair of half-terrified mechanics that are overseeing the Falcon’s refueling.

Chewbacca warbles something that makes one of the mechanics jump before they realize he’s neither talking to either of them nor about to rip any one of their arms off, “I’ve been flying the Falcon long before you were even a speck of dusty in this galaxy, hairless baby rat.”

“I don’t care,” she laughs and stops up next to him, grins in thanks at the mechanics when they look at her, because at least one of them has to be somewhat less terrifying. “It’s still my bird.”

With a howl of something that verges on incredibly unflattering, if her translation is accurate, Chewbacca waves one of his giant paws in the air in dismissal before he cuffs her on the shoulder hard enough that she staggers and nearly loses her balance, which is not helped by the weight of the bag hanging off her other shoulder, “Just get our funding, cub. And stay out of trouble.”

“On a diplomatic mission?”

The string of curses Chewbacca lets out as he reminds her very pointedly of the one time she thought it would be a great idea to take an escape pod into the very heart of the First Order, thus making her one in a very long line of troublemaking Jedi, and it makes her scowl, “Oh fine,” she wrinkles her nose at him. “Just make sure the porgs stop nesting in the hyperdrive.”

“Don’t tell me what to do, rat.”

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HypnosisMic: Buster Bros!!! Generation -Lyrics-

Early Christmas gift for everyone!  (◕‿◕)♡

Hopefully, the lyrics help you get an idea of who the Buster Bros are and what they’re trying to achieve in the HypnosisMic universe.

If you can, please show your support by purchasing the CDs. 

ENJOY!!! ↴

Ore ga Ichiro (I am Ichiro) by Ichiro Yamada

(I am Ichiro u better know ma steelo) This prologue is only the first step Those who always hesitate, will never see any progress I’m always the No.1 player, kick off haters payback to those who stand in my way We are the Dream team The name is Buster (Bros!!!) Bukuro’s representatives kicking out the trash Let’s go fake rapper, we’ll take you out without mercy Showing mercy is useless��Can you show me that you’re serious?」　 Bullying the weak is unacceptable, I’m only interested in powerful opponents Someone who dares to try to break our brother’s bonds The scars from that day still ache 1 for the show and 2 for ma bros 3 for the hood, we will call on (holla) I am Ichiro, real famous around here once Pleased to meet you, REP buster bros yo

「one」who’s the one real RAPPER 「two」rule the world I’m the Leader 「three」say it, say ma name louder (I am Ichiro Big bro in the house yo) This is the legendary Hypnosis MIC The new era of Hip Hop has arrived Can you still keep up? Hands in the air yo Say it, who’s the one 「That’s Ichiro」

This is the new generation of RAP. new generation Astound them with flow. If it’s with skill, then that’s ma job Be afraid, fake rapper. I have the tactics to murder I can settle this in an instant, and overpower you in battle I’ve yet to see the top Our words and actions hold the power to destroy darkness Believe in your comrades even if it rains tomorrow Pierce with flow, and strike a punch with rhyme There’s no limit stopping you from reaching new heights with unprecedented skill It’s for our comrades, family and brothers You won’t be able to escape once the battle starts, it won’t be wack if you retreat now, With the odds of winning against me (u know?) Get a better feel of your enemy if you think about facing us There’s no one who is a challenge to us, though

「one」who’s the one real RAPPER 「two」rule the world I’m the Leader 「three」say it, say ma name louder (I am Ichiro Big bro in the house yo) This is the legendary Hypnosis MIC The new era of Hip Hop has arrived Can you still keep up? Hands in the air yo Say it, who’s the one 「That’s Ichiro」

never ever disrespect ma crew To those who mock my comrades or family, I’ll kill ‘em mercilessly When we brothers are together, we’re invincible We can execute any strategy flawlessly I really hate things that are unfair I sing because I keep it real. give me da MIC It resonates within the eardrum through the MIC I have a clear vision filled with inspiration Don’t let go of your dreams, show that your brothers’ ideal is a reality But until that day comes, Never give up, continue the mission with your voice Get ready for the next impact of the rum show I love Hip Hop. This is the guidepost It leads you to a road in a different dimension Come if you think you have what it takes There’s a new peak beyond this point

「one」who’s the one real RAPPER 「two」rule the world I’m the Leader 「three」say it, say ma name louder (I am Ichiro Big bro in the house yo) This is the legendary Hypnosis MIC The new era of Hip Hop has arrived Can you still keep up? Hands in the air yo Say it, who’s the one 「That’s Ichiro」

「one」who’s the one real RAPPER 「two」rule the world I’m the Leader 「three」say it, say ma name louder (I am Ichiro Big bro in the house yo) This is the legendary Hypnosis MIC The new era of Hip Hop has arrived Can you still keep up? Hands in the air yo Say it, who’s the one 「That’s Ichiro」

Sensen Fukoku (Declaration of War) by Jiro Yamada

Hey yo Ma name is Jiro I am MC Mid Bro

I am Bukuro’s No. 2 This turf’s proud watchdog If your Dis is weak, don’t even bother with me I’ll devour and scatter you all I feel the flow in my veins I’ll blow you away and make you lose your nerve Bungee Dive with no rope for leeway My bite is a dangerous Punch Line

Once you grab the Mic You have already dug your own grave Begging for your life, now? The answer’s No. Now’s your only chance to escape, Wack bastard Come now, it begins in Bukuro Success in the invincible road Us three brothers have control over the mic Do or Die

Buster! Rock your brains out I’ll give you a great Rhyme Buster! Believe in us and let’s go, there’s only one truth Buster! Don’t think about it, feel it in your soul Buster! Grab the Mic Too late, the dice have been thrown Hey Yo, it’s a Declaration of War We Bro are three hungry wolves We will strike it all That’s MC Mid Bro Hey Yo, it’s a Declaration of War We Bro are three hungry wolves We will strike it all Come now, get a hold of the Mic

The objective is to destroy the wall to Chūō-ku We’re seeking the approval of the man of valor, The amazing King Ichi-ni You see, we’re ranking 1, 2, 3

Never dare to bad-mouth Rap Sorry, but I won’t suck up to a Sell out In this era of powerful rivals I’ll show you the Yamada pride This battle is nothing in the eyes of us three I grew up looking only at the big back Every time we’re about to fall to our knees, Keep in mind that ｢We’re Family｣

I’ll change what I have to, come now Listen to the tone of my voice You must never betray the Mic I don’t have any hesitation in My Life

Buster! Nothing but a sudden flow shut up, and wait a minute! Buster! I’ll climb to the mountain top Spin the turntable Buster! You can’t get used to Fame Rout the Fake, Make Da Legacy Buster! Don’t be afraid Look closely, It’s show time

Hey yo, let’s declare it If your heart is firm, believe in yourself Keep up with the Game I’ll take you on, ma name is Jiro Hey yo, let’s declare it If your heart is firm, believe in yourself Keep up with the Game Take the risk, Dead or Alive Let’s get started “war” Let your pride show Let’s get started “war” Let your soul burn

Let’s get started “war” Let your pride show Let’s get started “war” Let your soul burn

Hey Yo, it’s a Declaration of War We Bro are three hungry wolves We will strike it all That’s MC Mid Bro Hey Yo, it’s a Declaration of War We Bro are three hungry wolves We will strike it all Come now, get a hold of the Mic

Hey yo, let’s declare it If your heart is firm, believe in yourself Keep up with the Game I’ll take you on, ma name is Jiro Hey yo, let’s declare it If your heart is firm, believe in yourself Keep up with the Game Take the risk, Dead or Alive

New Star by Saburo Yamada

123 If it receives the 3G effect, it runs on the G line free A 7th grader’s rhymes, L.B. gotta have technique to survive in Hypnosis Mic You got me? I don’t associate with Stupid The Buster Bros!!! cool style. We are brothers without a doubt. We’ll build a new era for Ikebukuro City, so easy like in a Game Mode

Faster than anyone in this city Brighter than anyone in this city A young star, the brightest of them all A wizard at fourteen

New Star in the sky More than anyone else fly high fly high fly high And one by one, my words will Become like stars and illuminate this city Be dazzling

45678 OK OK 8 Measures 8 Measures Will you be my guest? Seriously? Seriously, it’s too difficult? OK OK I’m fine with 1 measure In between the kick, snare, kick, snare Punch line Yes, it’s 1 knockdown An undefeated long run And tonight as well, such as this Nocturne

Faster than anyone in this city Brighter than anyone in this city A young star, the brightest of them all A wizard at fourteen

Sleeping at dawn and not waking up until noon The light that comes in through the window, The water I drink all at once At times like these, I occasionally wonder If I’m just a normal middle school student Either way, I think this kind of thing   is not so bad and I still have a future to look forward to

New Star in the sky More than anyone else fly high fly high fly high And one by one, my words will Become like stars and illuminate this city Be dazzling

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Please note: This is not a literal translation and may not be 100% accurate. I may have made small changes, so that the lyrics would make more sense in English, but I tried to keep the original meaning intact.

I tried my best to keep it’s “rap” vibe! I hope I did a good job with that! ^_^

T/N:

The Buster Bros’ theme seem to be the Yamada Pride & Family 

I am Ichiro, real famous around here once: Referring to the time when he was a well-known delinquent, he was so famous that everyone in the same generation knew his name.

Chūō-ku (中王区): In the HypnosisMic universe, a district created by the government where men are excluded.

Saburo would probably never talk to me because he ignores stupid people & there were times where I didn’t know what he was talking about. lmfao

[archliches]

eliza how do u understand shakespeare? i'm trying to read much ado about nothing atm but like... what are these,, words?? do you have like, any recommendations of which works to start with? thank u in advance!!

hey, this is a rad question! ty for asking me!

I’ve been reading/and performing shakespeare for a Long Fucking Time, so a lot of my understanding comes from practice? I actually still have a hard time reading Shakespeare myself if I haven’t seen the play, performed in it, or discussed it in a group... but I think I have some p good strategies and I’ll try to help you out as best I can.

I don’t know how new you are to reading Shakespeare, so here’s some really basic stuff to remember:

Don’t stop reading at the end of the line unless there’s a punctuation mark; the breaks are just a format related thing that I don’t really need to extrapolate on. Remembering this and reading accordingly keeps the sentences in tact and makes everything a lot easier to understand.

Shakespeare plays are largely written in verse, specifically iambic pentameter. Since iambic pentameter dictates the number of syllables in each line, Shakespeare loves to use contractions that don’t fucking exist to cram shit in (e.g ‘i / in, ope / open) You can usually look these up or use context to fill them in, though.

This is only semi-relevant, but Elizabethan English was pronounced with an accent that no longer exists, therefore a lot of words are meant to rhyme that don’t appear to (e.g move vs. love). Learning about this helps me clarify word choice sometimes, so here’s a link.

Always read with a pencil tbh, scripts are meant to be inked up, even if they’re classics. Ask questions and look the answers up, google words, just write “you dumbass!!” when ppl are stupid, you get it.

If a word is in brackets it means that line was fucked up in Shakespeare’s first folio and the words may or may not have been in the original document.

You think that’s a sex joke? It is. A bad pun? It is. Just be prepared for that.

NOW: idk if you’re reading Shakespeare for school or for kicks, but it seems like it’s for kicks, so here’s some of my advice:

Make sure to get an edition with a good glossary! My personal favorite is Folger Shakespeare; they’re cheap + accurate and descriptive in their translations. Also since our pal Will has been around forever there’s a metric fuckton of glossary references online, these ones look pretty good.

It’s pretty standard for editions with glossaries to have plot summaries at the beginning of each scene, but it’s a good idea to check anyway, since getting the gist of what’s going on beforehand helps keep track of what the characters are talking about.

Also, although Much Ado is a fun one, Shakespeare’s comedies in particular are infamous for having like 8 plots and 20 mistaken identities each, which can make things even more confusing at first; my cool teacher who’s a professional director + shakespeare nerd recommends Macbeth, since it really only has one major plot thread, and I think that’s good rec. too! (Macbeth is one of my favorites..)

I also asked my Cool Shakespeare Teacher for some more advice, here are some good tips:

If you have the means to see a Shakespeare play performed, go do that! If you don’t or you just aren’t interested, pirate a movie version and watch that instead! I know that for me personally seeing the play performed makes everything so much more understandable.. like u just have to remember you’re reading a script with zero (0) indications as to what’s going on on stage, so of course some shit doesn’t make sense. Plays are supposed to have visuals! Have a movie night and let directors who know about Shakespeare take care of it, just like those directors probably did originally lmao.

Again, online databases will save your life.

This is mine and also kind of silly but like… Shakespeare memes and stuff are actually really helpful. A lot of them are spot-on and seeing goofs put in a modern context is fun AND educational.

Sorry I kind of rambled here! I hope at least some of this is helpful… Also I’m always happy to chat about Shakespeare, so if you have any more questions / just want to chat about the play ur reading feel free to hmu! Thanks for the ask + good luck, I hope you enjoy!

[another-dr-another]

manifesting higa as the next victim. but talk with mr kobashikawa !!

Kobashikawa - hiiii mae~

Maeda - How are you pronouncing that?

Kobashikawa - ??????

Maeda - Like, Mae on its own can be pronounced like a shortened form of my name,

Maeda - Or like the word may. Which... is my birth month, funnily enough.

Kobashikawa - first one! mae rhyming with hi.

Kobashikawa - and! ur born a month before me so we must be really close in age, yeah?

Maeda - Oh! Most likely then... you've got a June birthday, right?

Kobashikawa - nah lol, november.

Maeda - H-huh?! But you just said...

Maeda - ...You're messing with me, aren't you?

Kobashikawa - june 23rd, i pinky swear its the truth.

Maeda - How do I know I can trust you?

Kobashikawa - you can always trust me, mae!

Maeda - ...Then, can I ask what you signed that Ōtori wouldn't translate?

Kobashikawa - huh?

Maeda - It's happened a few times now... I'm just kinda curious!

Kobashikawa - ōtori told me you wanted to learn jsl, how abt i start teaching u now, so u can translate for urself?

Maeda - Really?!

Kobashikawa - hold up- we're abt to b interru

//Before Kobashikawa can finish writing, the doors to the dining hall open up.

Hatano - W-we got beat by all these people?!

Ōtori - Hey, it's not too many, not that bad-

Ōtori - ...Fuck.

Kobashikawa - speak of the devil!!!

Hatano - Where's Mekaru?

Maeda - Sick, she'll be fine, we'll explain more when everyone's in, for the sake of time.

Hatano - Oh! Got it!

Iranami - ...I know you're sad about where you placed, but I think you did very well, Hatano.

Hatano - Thank you, Iranami! How'd you end up doing?

Hatano - Did Higa hold you back too much? Never let a boy do that to you! Or a girl.

Hatano - Don't let others do that to you!

Higa - Actually, I didn't engage in everyone else's little game.

Iranami - So without him there, I was the first to finish-

Hatano - Eh?! That's so great, I'm so proud of you, Ira-chan!

Iranami - Thank you, b-but I can't breathe like this!

Hatano - Oh... is this sort of hug better?

Iranami - It is, thank you...!

Kobashikawa - ... :)

Ōtori - No. Don't you dare.

Kobashikawa - :)))))

Ōtori - You can't talk! You didn't even come in first!

//Kobashikawa puts down his whiteboard, and signs to Ōtori, who doesn't translate.

Ōtori - And to think I bought you coffee-

Kobashikawa - To think a merchant could have such bad taste in anything, even coffee.

Ōtori - Maeda liked it!

Kobashikawa - Don't corrupt him like that!

Maeda - Kinda want coffee now...

Higa - And I wish there was another student here with a functional brain, but we don't always get what we want.

Tsurugi - You called?

Higa - No! No! Not you! Anyone but you!

Tsurugi - I missed you too!

//Tsurugi, accompanied by Uehara, Tomori, and Taira, has entered the dining hall.

Higa - In fact, you're awfully late for someone who knew where everything was- or did you forget?

Hatano - I'm just glad Tsurugi didn't prove to be an unfair advantage...

Tsurugi - I did my absolute best to get underfoot and hinder Uehara!

Tsurugi - While not, yknow, actively antagonizing...

Uehara - Despite that, we actually made decent time-

Tsurugi - Despite? Uehara, I was a delight, don't play into my joke like that.

Uehara - ...Despite Tsurugi being lovely and keeping the game fair, we made good time!

Tomori - Taira and I were a lot more relaxed though, so we fell behind,

Taira - And somehow, Uehara and Tsurugi slipped in with us.

Tomori - Mhm! They accompanied us as we finished finding the bracelets.

Taira - Got to watch Uehara almost fall off the diving boards, which was fun.

Uehara - I'm usually so good in my platforms! Don't know why I got caught up...

Tomori - Performance anxiety?

Uehara - I've... just been feeling kinda jittery lately, who knows!

Taira - Oh, speaking of, how's Mekaru?

Uehara - Huh?

Kobashikawa - Fine, Maeda and I will elaborate later.

Uehara - I'm... alright then.

Tsurugi - Don't worry about it, Uehara, everything's okay!

Tsurugi - Now, who was the first one here?

Hatano - It was Iranami! And she did it all by herself!

Taira - ...Huh?

Tomori - Higa, what did you do.

Higa - Didn't participate. It's stupid, so I didn't engage.

Tsurugi - Stupid to look around and try to find an exit?

Tsurugi - ...Also, there's a library upstairs, which may interest you.

Higa - H-huh?! Why would I care! I'm a athlete, that's what I work at. My intelligence comes naturally.

Tomori - You seem like the type to get all your thoughts from Sankei news.

Hatano - Want me to run up there and confiscate all the stuff like that? I can beat Higa there easy.

Higa - I'm not gonna go to some dumb library anyways!

Tsurugi - Hey, hey, just thought you may enjoy it, no one means anything bad by it-

Hatano - I kinda do.

Tsurugi - Nooot the time. Not now.

Tsurugi - For now, let's talk about the scavenger hunt! Good job Iranami!

Tsurugi - We're just waiting on Maki and Yamaguchi now, yeah?

Maki - Not my fault, I was at a major disadvantage.

//Maki and Yamaguchi enter the dining room.

Maeda - Perfect timing...

Tsurugi - Disadvantage?

Maki - Such as: a fucking dumbass making everything harder.

Yamaguchi - ...Maki!

Yamaguchi - C'mon... he's right there, and was only with us for a lil while...

Yamaguchi - It's not okay to insult Maeda just because he's talentless!

Maeda - ...

Maeda - It's gotten to the point where this doesn't even impact my self-esteem anymore.

Maeda - I've kinda just accepted that this is gonna happen.

Maki - Maeda, you're cool and I'm glad you're not a little bitch.

Maki - Yamaguchi, if I ever see you again after we escape, I may shoot you.

Tsurugi - Moving on!

Taira - Subtle way of changing the subject, Tsurugi.

Higa - You're soooo smart, Kinjo.

Tsurugi - ...Don't be impolite, Higa!

Tsurugi - Anyways, did anyone find anything they wanna share?

Maki - Checked the windows, they're all sealed tight with those metal sheets.

Tsurugi - Same as the gym, or like in the dorms?

Maki - Dorms.

Uehara - The windows don't count as... rooms, right?

Uehara - Cause if they don't, then it's not against the rules to try and get through the metal.

Uehara - And since the sheets at the gym are loose at the top, maybe we could get something under there, as leverage?

Hatano - Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but...

Uehara - Why did I think of that? Or are you wondering why there's a difference windows.

Hatano - Was the first, but I wanna know about both now!

Uehara - Practice makes perfect!

Uehara - Not the most accurate metaphor, but it does its job.

Tomori - I don't think any of us understand why those windows are different though.

Tomori - It's... still only been a few days, I don't know that we should mess with things that could get us killed.

Yamaguchi - But we don't have many other options, and the bear seems to want us to stick around, what's the worst he could do?

Monokuma - ...

Hatano - Uwwaaah!

Hatano - ...'M never getting used to him just popping up, am I?

Iranami - That's... that's okay, Hatano, you're alright.

Hatano - Thank youuuu!

Maki - Yamaguchi, if you jinxed us, I'm not waiting until we escape to shoot you.

Monokuma - I Have Not Even Released The New Motive Yet.

Monokuma - Please Wait For The Announcement To End.

Tomori - New... motive?

Uehara - ...Well, fuck.

~*~

Maeda, narrating - Guess the JSL lesson will have to wait, huh?

Maeda - Haha... ha...

Maeda - ...Couldn't even wait for 24 hours, huh?

[Listen to Monokuma's Announcement]