#on the list of things I've been putting WAY too much thought into DX

[firebirdsdaughter]

Mrrrrrrrrh…

… Okay.

Here’s the thing.

There’s a rumour (there seem to be several forms of it?) that we’re gonna get a RyusoulWhite who is a lady and is gonna have Kishiryu.

Now, this is not me saying that I do not want this to be true. It would be cool if this were true.

But personally? I find it unlikely. And there’s something else.

Given certain things, though, including some mixed signals/indications from the series, people are assuming it’s the PM.

I am ninety-nine point nine percent sure it is not gonna be her—at least, not if the rumours about White having Kishiryu are true.

Primary reason? The actress is thirty nine years old. Now, in life, that’s not old. But this is a kids’ show. Specifically a kids’ show in Japan, where my impression is that, esp when it comes to women, in media, they tend to scale younger. And, I mean, in this situation, it makes a certain amount of sense; they want kids to see these ‘young, energetic heroes’ and relate to them etc. Especially in recent Sentai; Keisuke being thirty three I think is the oldest we’ve gone w/ a core senshi—and he was a guy. For female characters? I don’t think we’ve ever seen one over thirty (core senshi, I mean—I’m not forgetting MagiMother, I mention her below). I find it distinctly unlikely (not impossible, mind you) that they will introduce someone close enough to being a core Ranger as to have personal, unique mecha, w/ an actress of that age.

Now, I should note that people aren’t making this guess w/out evidence. There is the thing w/ her having the pendant. However, the stuff about the Kishiryu themselves is also pretty suspect; apparently the source it originated from isn’t the most reliable, and another version of the rumour I saw was listing alleged release dates and prices… Except it included the GaisoulKen, and while they did get the release date… The price is wrong by 2,000 yen (are the characters for three and five easy to mix up? Alternatively, do they write them in Arabic numerals? Bc that would make it even harder to mix up). Also, the creatures listed are a dolphin and sea lion. I realise we have a Tigersaurus, but a smilodon (or even a mammoth, should one appear), are creatures that, at the very least, are generally vaguely associated w/ dinosaurs in media. They’re from the same ‘ancient creatures’ category. Breaking out a sea lion and/or a dolphin… Feels like too massive a break from the main theme, even for Toei. Besides, they’ve proven themselves capable of identifying water-living dinosaurs—why not use something else from the Mosasaurus family? The fact that these alleged Kishiryu are marine animals at all is also suspect, combined w/ another version of the rumour I saw that alleged this ‘seventh member’ would be from the Sea Tribe. The PM cannot be from the Sea Tribe. Not just bc she knows Banba, who we know for a fact is from the village of the Land Tribe, but bc she specifically says that she left the village three hundred years ago. It has also been stated that the Sea and Land Tribes broke it off during the initial conflict millions of years ago. For her to be from the Sea Tribe, she would have had to leave the sea and move to the village, then in turn leave the village—which, given what we know, seems unlikely, since the two branches seem to be feuding and she specifies her reason for leaving being that she wanted a normal life (plus, since the Sea Tribe’s apparently declining… They really gonna just let folk leave like that?).

Now, I am specifically saying that I don’t think she’ll be ‘officially joining’ the core team and have unique mecha of her own—there is still the matter of her having the necklace. My guess is that, if they do have a seventh, and it be her, it will be a MagiMother situation (esp since she’s around the age that actress was), where she’s sort of an ‘eleventh hour ranger’ who comes to help in the last few battles. That wouldn’t surprise me. But I highly doubt we’ll see her as a ‘main’ team member w/ designated Kishiryu. It’s not impossible, of course. Toei could very easily surprise me. But I doubt it.

We do have other options—there’s Oto. But the actress is twelve, and I’m not convinced they’re gonna break out another ‘kid’ senshi so soon after the last one (like, technically she’s probably a hundred fifty or something, but the actress is twelve and looks it), esp not the first girl. In contrast to the PM actress being above the usual age range, she’s below it. Again, not impossible, but I doubt it (and while she is from the Sea Tribe… My thoughts on what the alleged Kishiryu allegedly are still apply).

Other option is Ui. But the whole concept clashes rather drastically w/ her. She’s more associated w/ yellow than white (and I would love to see her become RyusoulYellow). On the other hand, we currently don’t know whether she has any connection to the Sea Tribe or the Ryusoul Tribe in general (but the sea lion and dolphin remain suspicious choices).

Last option: new character. This… Seems to me possible the most unlikely.

This is, also, assuming that there will be a ‘seventh’ at all, which I also doubt. They’re playing back to the basics w/ this season (don’t get me wrong, I love the basics), and I’m still getting very Zyuranger and Gingaman vibes, which notably both only went to six members (something a number of the older Sentais did, post Zyuranger). My guess is that Ryusoulger will do the same, w/ the possible exception of someone using the Gaisoulg armour for good, which wouldn’t technically be a seventh ‘Ryusoulger.’

Now, like I said, Toei could still prove me wrong. If it all does happen, that’d be really cool (I’d just have to fiddle about w/ the colours for my ocs again XD). It would be a little ‘break’ from the norm in show that they’re mostly playing safe. Would be an interesting twist.

Though… I do have to admit… Not feeling the dolphin/sea lion thing. Even if everything else is true… I hope that isn’t. I’d accept crocodiles, those guys are billions of years old. But dolphins and sea lions?

(I should note—I originally saw this in the same set of rumours that claimed Daigo was related to Gaisoulg. Given how that’s very unlikely (and something I sincerely hope is false), it would also cast doubt on the whole of these rumours as well. Also: NONE of this is confirmed. These are just my thoughts on some unverified rumours.)

[dxmedstudent]

Hey dx. Hope you're well. New f1 here. Struggling a bit. On the outside I think I seem ok. On the inside I'm anxious most days. I've been feeling a bit empty and fed up, seem to have lost some motivation and enthusiasm for things outside of work (I'm ok at work). I'm always worried about not meeting the expectations of my seniors and worried about making mistakes. I'm scared I'm not doing a good job and I'm slow and always leaving late. Any tips for getting faster?

Hey, friend. I’m glad you wrote in. FY1 is tough, and scary. And whilst I miss my friends from FY1 and the cameraderie, I don’t miss the early morning waking anxiety dreams about overdosing patients, and general feeling that you are always one step away from doing something disastrous. It’s scary, but that gets better; you won’t always feel as nervous as you do now. I’ve had a few asks about how to be a good FY1, and I’ll try to write some advice as soon as I can (It’s not that I don’t have any, rather I have too much and my brain cannot work out how to put it all across at once, so it needs to martial the thoughts into a post that other brains can understand). So I will address that side of your ask, too. Though I feel that may be a longer post. In the meantime, look at my hashtag tips for new docs (which should have a link on my blog’s sidebar, too) for a list of my previous advice for FY1. A lot of people leave late, especially at the start of FY1; through time we gain experience in how to prioritise, what jobs can be left til tomorrow, and how to get things done efficiently. That will come. And to be honest, a lot of the time it’s also just due to sheer workload. I’ve been working as a doc for years, and despite the experience I’ve gained in how to get stuff done effiiently, the start of any new job is always a nightmare, and there have been some jobs where the workload meant I (and all my colleagues) left late a lot of the time. But, and this comes from someone who has been there and got the t shirt, I’m a bit worried about how you describe your life. Losing motivation and enthusiasm for things you love is a symptom I’ve felt personally when things got rough, but it’s also one of the warning signs for depression. Feeling nervous and out of our depth can happen to everyone, but feeling anxious all the time is neither normal nor fair to ourselves. You don’t have to feel that way all the time; it does not have to be inherent to your job, no matter how junior of a doctor you are. No matter how nervous and slow you are, I promise you aren’t as bad a doctor as you feel. It’s not your fault, and it doesn’t reflect your ability as an FY1 or your worth as a person. I want you to sit down, and think about whether the pressure of being an FY1 (which is a big jump, and a scary one) might have tipped you slightly over into the spectrum of anxiety or depression. People imagine anxiety and depression in their most severe forms, but it’s possible for burnout to tip us into being functional at work, but pretty miserable in general, and our experiences and feelings at this end of the mental health spectrum are still valid. And seeking help at this end of the spectrum is still incredibly important, because it helps us to prevent things from getting worse. Some of my friends suffered for a long time before seeking help, and they all told me that they wished they recognised it sooner. So my tip for anyone would be; if you think you are struggling, get help as soon as you can.  I’d recommend talking to your GP, and going from there. Depending on how bad things are, it can also help to speak to our clinical supervisors; I ended up having quite a few chats with people the last time I went through a period of burnout, but in the end it helped me get support, feel better, and get back on track before things got out of hand. There is support out there; you don’t need to suffer alone. It happens to a lot of people (just this past week there have been a whole string of replies on a recent medblr post about how common starting antidepressants is when we start working as a doctor), because it’s a step up in pressure, and we’re forced to juggle a lot more than we were doing before. FY1 definitely had a significant impact on the mental health of most of my medical friendship groups, but it was also a time when our honesty with each other meant that we realised we weren’t alone in this. Good luck, and let me know how you get on. If you need someone to talk to, I’m here.