#plastic shishi

[1ore]

Hideo Kobashigawa 1944

Ukiyoe, or woodblock printing on paper, has been a popular artform in Japan for centuries. This print by Hideo Kobashigawa was signed by members of the Manzanar Senji Shishū-bu, the Manzanar Wartime Poetry Club, on February 20, 1944. Residents of the internment camps attended craft classes to pass the time.

Pigment on rice paper. L30.5, W 45.7 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 7545

from the US National Parks Service's 'Treasured Landscapes' Collections.

[miracleweaponhunt]

Miracle Weapon Hunt Chapter 23: The Misadventures of the Very Real Bob Dobalina

Xander, Tsuki and Priyanka stood in the coffee shop in Sangaria they were told to go to. Simple looking place, newly constructed. A couple nice looking stools alongside some wooden tables for people to discuss things at. And behind the counter was a slightly intimidating girl with green hair and lip piercings.

“You’re the three, right?” She asked.

“Correct.” Priyanka replied.

“But…the three, right? You gotta say something.”

“Oh, right.” Priyanka nodded slowly to herself. “The sock, the alec, and the yank. That good?”

“Sure is.” The girl responded with a finger snap. “What you want is in the back.”

The girl let them hop over the bar into a room in the back. Unpainted walls that could barely be seen thanks to the massive amounts of smoke.

“You the legion guys?” A man’s voice came out when the door was opened. Priyanka barely saw the outline of a man in the middle of the room. Tsuki put her silkworms in her hat and left it outside the room.

“The fan, dude!” The girl shouted from outside.

The man turned on the fan in the back of the room and blew all the smoke into the main room, revealing the slightly muscular man covered in tattoos casually sitting behind it.

“So, you three are the legion guys?” He asked, looking them up and down. “You look weaker than I thought.”

“Well, we’re really not meant to-“ Xander started before Priyanka shut his mouth.

“Look too intimidating. Draws attention to us.”

“Ah, got it.” The man nodded. “Well, name’s Trent, and I’ve been told you need these bad boys.”

Trent revealed three fake ID’s from his pocket.

“If anyone asks, you three are small time college students from Ropear doing some traveling during the warmer months. I put skyships that match your physical appearances, so the guy is from Ropear, plain girl is from Gurut, and the flashy girl is from ShiShi. Got all that? New names on the cards too, so make sure to memorize them.”

The three looked at their cards. Xander was Bob Dobalina, Tsuki was Ina Lu, and Priyanka was Riya Rau.

“Is that all we need?” Priyanka asked. “No family history or specific housing ships we belong to? Nothing like that?”

“More things added means more potential holes in the story. Just think up a quick story and think of it. Nobody thinks of Ropear around here, just say something mildly believable.”

“Understood.” Priyanka nodded as she tucked the ID into her back pocket. The man then produced a pure white plastic card.

“And here’s a credit card. Bank took the fake Luxa without an issue, so we’ll hopefully be good. I think you got the basics down, anyway.” Trent asked. “Any questions?”

“Just one, not really related to this.” Xander asked. “What’s in it for you?”

“Whatcha mean?”

“Well, you aren’t with the New Legion. So why are you so happy to help us?”

“It’s all about the new society.” He responded calmly, snapping his fingers into the sky. “This whole skyspace and the Lux? Gotta be hiding something. Also, try not to mention it in front of Gwen in the front, but the Zeus followers here have a lot of power over certain areas and surrounding ships. It can get pretty messed up and the rulers haven’t done anything to help.”

“Weird cult?” Xander whispered. Trent gave a silent nod. Xander nodded back, but he just thought about how she was basically just trading one weird cult for another one.

“So, our mission is to get the shield.” Tsuki said. “Any ideas on how to do that?”

“Well, thanks to Gwen’s…connections, we were able to get this empty place turned into a coffee shop. It’s pretty near the medical academy Luminita goes to, and starting a new place with cheap coffee means she’s guaranteed to show up. Grand opening is tomorrow, so feel free to go find something to do.”

Tsuki checked her hat, and the silkworms were still alive if slightly distressed, so she let them rest on her fingers as she stroked them. When she thought they calmed down, she put them back in her hat.

The three of them stepped out into the evening air, and Xander finally got his full look at Sangaria. It seemed like a relaxed enough place, especially in the grand. Humble little streets with a couple small stores, with a few small neighbourhoods peeking out beyond them. Behind them was the pristine white walls that guarded the castle. It was a large circular keep being kept behind the wall, with a smaller tower attached on either side. All the same white as the walls, with the occasional red covering the perimeters of the windows, the same red used to colour the roof. The whole place made Xander feel nostalgic for a place he’s never been to.

“There’s an inn over there if you want to rest.” Priyanka said calmly.

“Nah, I wanna see what this place is about first.” Xander replied.

“Yeah, I heard the styles here are pretty neat.” Tsuki added.

“I’ll go see if they have any spare rooms at the inn.” Priyanka said. “I’ll see you later.”

And with Priyanka gone, Xander and Tsuki were left to wander around the town, with the people not paying much attention to them. Just two people in a crowd of hundreds. It felt nice.

“You see any clothes shops yet?” Tsuki asked.

“Not yet.” Xander whispered back.

As the two passed one narrow street to another, they began to notice a small crowd building up. Tsuki glanced around and saw multiple stores with different types of clothes in the window. Xander watched her face light up in the same way when he saw the clothes. It never got any less adorable. Tsuki looked at the clothes in the window, a white jacket with puffy shoulders and bits of torn fabric on the sleeves. It all came together so well.

“Xander, I need it!” She yelled, fogging up the window with her excited breath.

“Sounds good. I’m just gonna see what’s up with the crowd over there.”

Xander walked over to the commotion across the street. From the outset, it seemed to be lively town shenanigans. But as he got closer, the crowd wasn’t excited or happy.

They seemed to be mad.

As Xander pushed through the crowd, a group of men in blue suits were standing outside of what seemed to be a very big and very new store. The small looking man looked incredibly distressed at what was happening in front of him. As opposed to the wild fashion and pictures of models lining the wall, he was dressed in a relatively simple leather jacket with his simple black hair neatly brushed to the left side. In a very simple way.

“Now, mister Jian Tang.” The one at the front started in a calm voice. “It has come to our attention that you want to open up a new boutique here in the middle of the town.”

“Um…yes. It’s all been cleared with the Sangaria building people if that’s what concerns you.”

“That’s not the issue.” The man continued. “We’re concerned you might take business from the smaller stores around here.”

“Don’t worry there! This store is mostly dedicated to ShiShi inspired fashion, and anything taken from Sangaria will be treated with the utmost respect!”

“Well, that’s only one issue.” The man said as he glanced back to the crowd. Xander finally got a good look at him. Blonde and pale with shifty grey eyes.

“There’s also the content of the things you’re selling. Take that, for instance.” He pointed towards one of the mannequins in the window, sporting what looked to be a flannel bikini top.

“Slightly perverse for this ship, don’t you think?”

“Well, it’s very simple! We’re nearing the warmer months, so in ShiShi it’s very common to wear less clothing during those times. There’s nothing perverse about it.”

“I see. Well, modesty is important to us here, so I’d recommend not overstepping while you’re here. After all, I’m more than willing to make your visit here as short as possible.”

“Okay, I think you’re going a little too far.”

The mans neck snapped back to see who was opposing him, a look of contempt thrown onto his face. This man in a hoodie and a tie simultaneously was about to lecture him?

“And who would you be?” He asked.

“Name’s Mr Dobalina.” Xander lied. “And are you seriously threatening a guy who wants to sell some clothes?”

“I’m sorry, you’re not from around here, are you?” The man asked, slowly approaching Xander. He had to look up to him due to being cursed with average height.

“Nope, I’m from Ropear.”

“Well then, young man. I’m from the Zeus organization around here, and we’re somewhat important. It would do you well not to get in our way.”

The man turned to the terrified store owner, and calmly tucked his hands in his pockets.

“Well, I feel our point has been made. I’ll be seeing you. Hopefully not soon.”

The man and his two associates walked out of the crowd which quickly followed, only leaving Xander in front of the store.

“Pricks.” He mumbled under his breath. Definitely the cult that made the girl at the coffee shop want to join the Legion.

“What was that about?” Tsuki whispered next to Xander, before ger gaze shifted over to the man in front of the store.

“Jian Tang?” She yelled out.

“Yes.” He said, trying to adjust a stray hair.

“Oh my god, I’m like your biggest fan ever!” Tsuki had the sparkles in her eyes. Xander knew she was about to go into what he dubbed ‘fashion frenzy’ mode.

“So, what are you doing here? Are you doing a new line here? World tour, maybe?”

“I…I just want to make a new line here. Not a lot of competition here yet, so I wanted to see what the world of fashion in Sangaria was like. Respectfully of course.”

“Oh, obviously. But like, can I see what you’re working on next?”

“Well, the grand opening is tomorrow. If you’re still here I’d be glad to have you.”

Tsuki stopped in place for a second, before letting out the most euphoric scream Xander heard anyone make.

“Yeah, we’ll probably be able to make it.” He said calmly.

“Good. I think you could do with it.” Jian said with a nod. “We open at midday.”

He quietly retreated into the store, and Tsuki was left stunned.

“Wait, did he say tomorrow?” Tsuki asked.

[dranandbhardwaj]

what is geopathic stress, universal aura, Universal Aura Scanner, univer.

आज तो गई भैंस पानी में because this YouTube Video in Hindi is about universal aura which may be written as ua scanner, uas scanner, uas aura, aura machine etc. but aura vastu and scanner are used for other parts of Vastu started recently. Hence aura scanner or universal aura scanner are checked by universal aura scanner instrument which also checks geopathic stress as per the experts. what is geopathic stress and how universal aura scanner samples detect every positive energy and negative energy is also an interesting topic. So far as the universal aura scanner neutraliser price is concerned, it varies from size to size and weight to weight. So I will shal the पांच तरीके Universal Aura Scanner के झूठ पकड़ने के. So this video is going to be very useful. Friends today I will tell you in details about Universal Aura, UA, UA Scanner and UAS Scanner which is also called the US Scanners because us aura and UAS Aura or aura scanner are one and the same things but so far as Aura and aura Vastu are concerned they are very much closely associated with the scanner and aura scanner is very popular nowadays among all the Vastu consultants all over the country. When we talk about Universal aura scanner then definitely we will have to discuss about Universal auto scanner instrument or Universal aura scanner machine which is used to check the Geographic stress and all the positive energy and negative energy inside the house or near your bed. One may ask what is geopathic stress and what is universal aura scanner then we will have to talk something about the samples which are being used by the universal aura scanner masters. Universal aura scanner samples are nothing but the vial of plastic like homoeopathy medicine vial and most of the time they are either empty or one paper is there inside the vial or Sheeshee or in Shishi of Universal aura scanner samples and such samples may contain some pulse, clay, powder, Chauk, or lime or other things like cotton just to eye wash the client if he opens any vial. This Universal Aura Scanner Samples are nothing, but an eyewash. There is nothing digital or nothing technical inside the vial or sample Shishi of Universal aura scanner detection box. How to remove negative energy and how to remove geopathic stress from the house, geopathic stress in villa, geopathic stress in flat, geopathic stress in plot, geopathic stress in office, geopathic stress in factory etc. or from the industrial site then GPS neutralizer rods are use and fixed inside the house, below the floor or under the carpet so that the negative energy is vanished but how much is the truth behind this activity and what is the purpose of selling of these things in the name of vastu is still geopathic stress is also very popular and although geopathic stress rods are sold in the market or on the Internet and on many portals where as you purchase neutralizer rods are sold by Vastu consultants and universal aura scanner uses in the name of removal of negative energy from the house but it is nothing ..it is only wastage of money and they are going to befool the clients very nicely. Dr Anand Bhardwaj always warns you and tell that try to avoid such kind of activity inside your house because the person who is coming to you to give you the best advice is coming with some mal-intension and his intention is to sell objects in the name of vastu nothing else.

[the-haunted-office]

"Oh, Addam's Family is- Well, I remember the movies from when I was a kid. It's this family who breaks like all stereotypes, they're dark, they're spooky, they're cool, and just very weird, but they're awesome for it! They live in this big dark mansion. I'll have to show it to you some time. And Legos are little plastic toy bricks that you can build things with! Someone made an actual whole house out of them!" Thursday explains.

"Oh I haven't heard of a Shishi-Iwa House. What do those look like?" Thursday asks. She's excited too, excited for Katsuko and just talking about building new things is fun. "I'm glad you like it! I've always wanted to live in a little house in the forest. "One of my friends is a witch and cha lives in a cafe in the woods! It's so cool out there, way nicer than living in these stupid offices."

"When are you thinking of starting this? I have no idea how you build a house! I mean, I assume there are hammers and nails involved but that's about all I know, ahaha."

"Thursday may i ask your opinion on something?"

"What type of house should i build? i'm actually going to build a permanent settlement for once in my life..."

"But i'm unsure what kind to build..."

@katsuko-rp-blog

Thursday is a little surprised by Katsuko's question, but honored that she has chosen to consult with her.

"You're gonna build your own house? That's awesome! That's really exciting! Oh man, I don't know much about houses. I always thought the house the Addam's Family lived in was pretty cool - I mean, if you fixed all the holes in the walls and stuff, haha. There's a house made out of Legos that's really cool! But gimmicky. Ummm. Well, what kinds of things are wanting in your house? What seems like the kind of- oh! A cottage in the woods! Definitely go with a cottage in the woods, those are the best!"

[craftykinnies]

Kin Crafts for Leo from Chulip

1) Ceramic teapot (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️): what better to serve tea in than your very own handmade teapot? it takes some learning and skill, but i think these two tutorials can help you out [X]

2) Lion Teapot Cozy (⭐️⭐️⭐️): Once you have your teapot made, keep it warm and cute with this lion cozy. the colors are up to you, so you could make it stony blue like you :) [X]

3) Mini zen garden (⭐️): You may not have a nice onsen, but you can still relax! Build, design, and take care of your own little garden that’s fully customizable. If the usual ones are too easy, heres a more complicated one. [X]

4) Onsen noren (⭐️⭐️): these cool traditional curtains can provide a bit of privacy and serve as an entrance, as well as making you feel a bit more at home. you could also embroider the kanji on your own bathrobe. [X]

5) DIY shishi odoshi (⭐️⭐️⭐️): This is best for a space outside, but a small one could work in an indoor water feature, or you could make a mini one for your zen garden! the real ones are bamboo, but i also provided guides for pvc pipe and plastic bottles if you’re in lack of resources. [X]

[mikazuki-juuichi]

Beastars, vol. 5 (english)

This is the volume where we first meet the lion mafia, or Shishi-gumi, and one that most clearly shows the corrupted authorities of their world. 

Chapter 35. 

- The first thing we see of the mafia is their snake-skin shoes, which recalls images of real-life drug cartels. And in context it’s even more grotesque. Indeed, we soon see they do all sort of violations on corpses. Ghastly. 

- We also get confirmation: They were responsible for the black-out. It was indeed for kidnapping. And their target all along was Haru. 

- The lion who tried to strip Haru will pay dearly for it, as this drew Legosi’s wrath. Same with the boss, whose name we never found out. 

- Notice the boss’s hypocrisy: He says he doesn’t like unnecessary violence, then says he likes his preys scared because it gives them a better taste. He claims he won’t rape her, but forcing somebody to strip and then clinically examining their genitals is very much a violation as well. 

- Then there is another layer of hypocrisy and corruption: The mayor. The politician who orders the entire business swept under the rug, who claims he will take care of this delicate matter of a teenage girl’s kidnapping and then immediately destroys the evidence, all to avoid tarnishing his image. For Legosi, this first-hand witnessing of unreliable authority figures will become a capital part of his world-view. 

Chapter 36. 

- Like so many politicians and public figures, the mayor has had all sort of plastic surgeries (the extras inform us how expensive they were) due to sheer vanity while claiming it was a carefully curated image. And just like them, the result is grotesque. 

- Louis also sees corruption firsthand: He is ordered to forget the business, even if the kidnapped girl is a close friend of his. 

- Now, the fight between Legosi and Louis serves to illustrate how they each take this reality they have been faced with: Louis, who has seen the worst of this world his entire life (sold for meat as a child, then adopted by a monster) stops caring, while Legosi refuses to accept such apathy. 

- Notice that Legosi’s claim that Haru is his has a different meaning in context than it seems. It’s not a matter of being possessive, it’s a matter of motivating himself that since Louis has made it clear he won’t help, then at least Legosi will be able to talk to her with no limitations. 

Chapter 37. 

- Carnivores are also in danger at the Meat Market. Figures, as it’s a lawless place, or under the law of criminals —which is almost the same thing. 

- Both Juno and Jack can sometimes deduce what is going on, but since they both get so little information, there isn’t much they can do to help Legosi… at least so far. 

- Nothing could be more macabre than a lair’s entry decorated with hanged, naked corpses. Again, alluding to real-life drug cartels and other atrocities. 

-  The lion’s lair seems to be built with pieces of other buildings. Was this the child-trafficking tower? If so, it truly is a damned place. 

Chapter 38. 

- Haru’s origin. Notice the story of a woman for whom sex is a way to realize herself and to reaffirm her place in the world, to shed off people’s pitying image of her. 

- I’m very intrigued by Haru´s lovers. Seems she likes different body types. Good for her! 

- And it’s Haru’s reaffirmation of herself that gives her the strength to fight back. Not ‘pride and stubbornness’ as some fan put it (ahem), but remembering her worth. 

Chapter 39. 

- Lions, or at least this lion, resent canines for being more accepted in society, mostly on grounds of being cuter. Well…

Chapter 40. 

Chapter 41. 

- Notice Jack’s interest in Kibi —very much like a dog. 

- How lovely is Miguno playing with Durham’s ears here? 

Chapter 42. 

- Where Legosi and Gouhin’s rescue is almost out of an Action movie, Louis’ revenge is out of a thriller. He kills the mafia boss and then willingly calls for death —once again as a ‘fuck-you’ to this world that has shown him the worst of itself, just like when Louis was a child. But there is a different fate for him…

- Do notice that this is neither “the suicide of a douche” as one fan put it (ahem!), nor is it Louis being a hero. It is the culmination of a sordid tale of child abuse. From there, he will go from victim to villain. 

- Gosha hasn’t even appeared yet and already he’s the best Grandpa / Parent here. Now this is good advice: 

Chapter 43. 

- Gotta love Miguno comforting Jack here. 

Extra. 

- As author Itagaki notes, Gouhin is up to here the only positive adult figure, quite above obvious monsters like the mafia or monsters with good publicity, like Oguma and the Mayor. There is a theme of unreliable authorities not to be trusted here. 

- Once again, Bill and Legosi being almost a literal cat and dog. 

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[reversemoon255]

Super Sentai Artisan Shinken-Oh

I’ve alluded to it before, but Samurai Sentai Shinkenger was the first season of Super Sentai I ever watched. I stopped watching Power Rangers about half-way through Mystic Force. It’s not that I wasn’t enjoying the show anymore or had grown out of it, but as a teenager sleeping in late on Saturdays trumped getting up early to watch cartoons and such. On a related note, I had this one girl in my Sophomore English class who came in every day before the bell with a story, and one day she came in saying there wasn’t going to be a next season of Power Rangers because the theme from the source material was too Japanese. We all know now that that wasn’t the actual reason, but at the time I was insanely curious and looked it up online.

And of course that series was Shinkenger, and if you’ve ever seen it you’d know it’s a very good series (or at least I enjoyed it). I was immediately pulled back in, and thanks to the crossover episodes with Kamen Rider Decade I discovered Riders as well. When Goseiger started, despite its more childish nature and green agenda I still enjoyed it, and over 10 years later I’m still watching the show, checking out the toys on both sides of the pond, and reading the comics.

The Good: The SSA version of Shinken-Oh is built off the original DX toy, but with a high level of spit and polish. Several plastic parts have been replaced with Diecast ones, most notably in Shishi Origami. There are enough transformation joints in weird places to get the toy into a few poses, including a thigh swivel. It comes with two different colored swords, its Hi-Den Disk Shield, and adapters to attach the sword to the waist and stack the non-leader Origami together like that one time. They even have the correct kanji for each Origami on them to make it easy.

I’m surprised by how much I like this toy. I think it has something to do with the two alternate modes, just like with Jyuohger. It’s like each toy is an individual puzzle that come together into a greater one, and that definitely adds to my enjoyment. I only wish the rest of the line was like that.

The Bad: All my complaints are very minor, but mostly align with either release from what I’ve seen. Firstly, the shield is always free-spinning, and I wish there was some way to lock in in place to display it better. And there are a few places where things like to slide and flip around very loosely until you get that one lock into place. This is in reference to the Kuma Origiami and Shinken-Oh’s head.

The only other worry I have is that this release is heavily painted and chromed. I'm concerned about eventual scuffs and chips, especially on the kanji since that’s a huge part of this toy’s visual identity.

Overall, this toy is fantastic and I’m glad I waited for the SSA version rather than settling for the DX one, if only for the hat. If you’re interested in this version, this is the first one I’d seen not immediately sold out since I started looking in March. You’re going to have to be patient if you don’t want to pay eBay scalper mark-ups.

The only other Origami I’m interested in is Kyoryu (the big sword), which is another hard find I have alerts for. After that, it’s on to Go-Onger... where, again, I’m only looking for the Q1 and the movie toy. While I think it’s cool both seasons can pull off a Q1-4, being the first to do so since Hurricaneger initiated the idea, and going one step further without the use of a Carrierzord, their combinations are comically messy. Maybe if I find them on the cheap...

[tarochinomochi]

I’ve been dead for years kill me, and have a Kiiruma kid. Kara Idabashi/Iruma “Oh, i’m sorry.  I just forgot you existed for moment, because apparently your so useless!  Now use that damn brain for yours for something useful for once!” Kara Idabashi(華裸 飯田) is a Hope’s Peak Academy Class 93 and a graduate of Connection Detroit School Of Those Who Succeed. Kara is programmer in robotics and other robotic related things, most of her childhood memories included, her mother teacher her how to reprogram things and taking inspiration from her father.  This has earned her the title of Ultimate Robotics (超高校級の「ろぼっと」 Super High School Level Robotics). Characteristics Gender: Female Height: 166 cm 5’5 Weight: 54 kg 120 lbsBirthday: March 29 Chest Size: 94 cm 37” Blood Type: B Age: 16-17 Likes: 90s Children Cartoons Juices Cartons Dislikes: Plastic Surgery Bulletin Boards Voice Claim: Yumi Uchiyama https://youtu.be/7Etsb2275_I Family: Miu Iruma (Mother) Kiibo Idabashi (Father) Tachiki Idabashi (Younger Brother) Alice Idabashi (Younger Sister) Kouji Idabashi (Younger Brother) Motoko Idabashi (Youngest Brother) Tepplin Idabashi (Youngest Sister) Lassie (Family Dog)Markus (Other Family dog) Love Interest: Satoshi Saihara History Early Life Kara was the first child of her parents, Miu and Kiibo, and loves them  more then anything.  Unlike other children she doesn’t have her right ear in other words she was born with Microtia, her father is a robot after all so genetics tended to suffer a bit, however her mom is an inventor and created her one.  Not much of her childhood is rememberable to her, so she forgot most of her childhood memories.  However, she did remember seeing 90s cartoons and owning many things from it.  One of the biggest events she does recall in her childhood is when she killed her Tomodachi her Mother hand made for her, this caused her to have responsibility issues and being untrustworthy of herself.  Growing up, she never wanted siblings but she had them anyway, she didn’t like them at first, but she grew to love her siblings very much.   Cause Of Talent On her fifth birthday, her mom made her Tomodachi.  She cared for it everyday, until a group of bullies took it from her and played around with it.  When it was returned to her, it was in a terrible state, no matter what she did, she end up killing it.  She told her mother and father, and watched them repair it from scratch, coding it, creating it, everything.  All the time and effort she saw her parents put into her, she was inspired to do the same except with robotics due to her interest in virtual pets.  While her parents were in their bedroom (probably creating another kid, if you know what I mean) She attempted to teach herself robotics.  Once she got the hang of it she started making many until she earned Ultimate Robotics title. Name Kara’s name is the same one as a Detroit: Become Human character, Kara.  I literally only named her after her just because Kara was a robot and so it kiibo lmao. Appearance Kara is a young woman, with an average height, and white hair with two long ahoges doing down swayed to the left.  She has her mom’s icy blue eyes and a mechanical right ear her mom made for her.   Kara wears a black rubber band with a My Little Pony pin on it.  As her outfit she wears a long sleeved white shirt, a sleeveless acid washed jean jacket with two breast pockets and four off white buttons.  She wears the same fingerless black gloves as her mom with a short aqua skirt.  As for her socks, she wears black thigh high socks and and black boots. As for her Hope’s Peak Uniforms she wears the school blouse with the sleeves rolled up and oversized socks. Personality Kara is described as a confident, loud mouth, and somewhat like a delinquent.  She tends to give nicknames to every ones she meets, some insulting and others gyaruko like nicknames. (Ex: Rei becomes Rere and Satoshi becomes Shishi). She also expresses to be severely childish, expressing childish motions and interest.   My god, I’m sorry for being dead but please take her she’s a actually good girl

[pinkgirl94]

SOKOKU -Underworld’s Nightmare- Chapter 1: Fukuzawa and Mori -The Strongest Duo- Part 7

Chapter 1 Part 7 is out! Enjoy!

In a certain Japanese traditional restaurant.

In a certain room where a small pond can be seen outside.

One man drank his tea while his mind wanders in his own thoughts.

"Diamonds can only be polished by diamonds. When these two polished together, they became the most beautiful, expensive and well-shaped gems in the world. The light flashes on them will show their brilliant sparkles that everyone will get attracted to them. You two must become that diamond. Show everyone how you can bring out your brilliance."

Those words from his teacher.

Wonder if there is any meaning about fighting alongside Mori? Were we really meant to be working together?

"I doubt that you two can't."

He returned to reality and look at the person who spoke to him.

A fourteen-year-old boy with his eyes squinted most of the times and messy black hair. His appearance was like a middle school student because of the school uniform, a cap, and a cape.

Right now, the boy was busy eating his Japanese traditional snacks. They were only just two or three different kinds of them but behind them, there are two plastic bags filled with sweets and junk food. It was no weird for the man because he knows that he prefers to eat that type of food.

That boy is Edogawa Ranpo.

"I said, I doubt that you and Mori can't work together, Fukuzawa."

"What makes you said that?"

"You two are capable of fighting. Even though you guys are hating each other 'til now but that means both of you understand each other as well. I heard that if two people hate each other, it means that they can work together."

"...... Is that so?"

When Fukuzawa went back to his thought, he was thinking about his partnership with Mori and Ranpo's opinion. Two men just barely knew each other and already gave each other bad impression. He did not understand how he and Mori can get along together.

There was one time when Mori said that he heard from one of his patients about there was a big fight between two gangs. He wanted Fukuzawa to go out and stop that argument alone but he doubts that he let him like that. Because the fight was no regular one and he thought exactly.

It was an utter bloody war. The gangs were known as a dangerous criminal gang in Yokohama underground and always fighting each other to know who disturb their territory.

Gladly that the fight stopped by Fukuzawa alone but was not yet end. He then searched the mastermind behind it because he thought that Mori maybe with him and he was right.

In the room where the mastermind was staying, Fukuzawa found two men. One was Mori with his scalpel on his hand, stained with blood on it. Another man was just sitting on his chair while monitoring the fight through his computer screen but there is something strange about him.

The man did not move nor even look behind him. Just sitting there still as if he did not care about his surrounding. Fukuzawa can be concluded that he was already dead after he noticed something dripping from his neck and that drip must be the blood from the wound Mori slashed.

When Fukuzawa called Mori, he greeted him with his usual smile with blood splattered on his face as if everything is normal. Any normal person will be appalled if they saw him like that.

"You don't have to kill him, just send him to the police and everything is settled."

"Even if you said that easily, there's a chance that he might do it again after his release. His wish for the destruction of the underworld is atrocious and it will cause the balance of this city fall down."

"Truly if we let him do that."

"That's why I have to end his life quickly. Besides, he reminded me of certain someone I met before."

"Who?"

"A certain patient I visited before."

A patient Mori visited. He referred to one of them he went to see them. Other than the patients come to the clinic, due to they were vulnerable to go out, he came to see them instead.

"He's not young like him, just an old man but has high status in his organization. That time, he suddenly fell ill and always lay in bed. When I first check on him, he said something like, 'Kill all those who defy us, either police, military or even other underground organizations. Kill, destroy them all.'"

"In other words, his mind became irrational and erratic, right?"

"Yes... It makes me want to slit his throat to stop his nonsense spouting."

"......"

The words from Mori's mouth were horrid.

When looking on Mori's face,  it showed his unusual expression and his eyes displayed differently. His reddish pupils were sharp and cold like an assassin, no, much more than that, Fukuzawa always saw but his gaze stayed compose.

This man is as ruthless as of the demon.

Much crueler than the other enemies I've met.

"How old is he now?"

"85"

"So he's moribund and on 'death's door'. You shouldn't take his words so easily."

"That I wonder..."

The sound of shishi odoshi can be heard from the pond.

Fukuzawa returned to reality again, looking at his cup of tea he was still holding. Ranpo finished eating his snacks.

"Well, even if you're sticking with him as a bodyguard but we'll soon be going to build a detective agency after that and you'll become a president. Both you and he will become enemies."

"Enemies?"

"You'll find out yourself soon."

Fukuzawa did not understand what Ranpo was trying to say but he can guess that he and Mori will be walking on a different path after finish his request. He quickly finished drinking his tea and left from the table and restaurant along with Ranpo. After that...

"Found you, Fukuzawa!"

A little girl appeared in front of Fukuzawa and Ranpo. It was Elise who showed up after running around to look for him.

"Why are you here and where is Mori? You're always with him."

"Fukuzawa, who's she?"

"This is a girl Mori always looking after with all the time."

"Hmm..." Then, Ranpo observed Elise until he got an idea of who she really is.

"He got kidnapped again but this is different."

"What do you mean?"

"An ability user, kind of like an assassin, kidnapped Rintaro and he said that you know where to find him."

After that, Elise fell down before got supported by Fukuzawa. She was gasping hard due to running around the street to finding him.

"When and where did the kidnap happen?"

"Huh, huh... Not long, the assassin got Rintaro when we got back to the clinic."

"Understand. Ranpo, let's go! I need your help."

Two men along with Elise immediately headed to Mori's clinic and investigate the crime scene. In short, they have another case to solve which was to save Mori.

[Prologue, Chapter 2, Chapter 3]

[Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 8]

[1ore]

being a japanese american butch woman is such a. it's such a. it's such a. there's 2936276428 layers of gender and othering and fetishization in here. and nobody knows how to act when you're not the timid servile fuckable ideal so i am functionally socially invisible. kinda rules. kinda mortifyingly lonely. kinda need to cut my hair again

[sooohan123]

Final Project

During the final implementation of the project, many things changed. Materially speaking, I didn't use bamboo tubes as containers because I didn't want to look too similar to Shishi-odoshi. My first choice is the mineral water bottle, but the flaw of the mineral water bottle is that chopsticks can not stabilize the rotation of the water bottle, because it is very uneven to create cracks on the mineral water bottle. So I traded my water bottle for a can of potato chips.

As for the material part of the turntable, a detachable turntable was originally envisioned, but an automatic turntable was chosen due to technical limitations. It just so happens that the purchase of this turntable comes with some free patch with different surface materials, so I can achieve a variety of surface materials with different textures without carving the turntable，and I'm going to show that in the video as well. As for display objects, in the first few attempts, I found that the sounds produced by objects such as grass and stone have no more special sound properties than those produced by glass or plastic. But the sound made by objects like glass or metal cups or LIDS coming into contact with water fits more closely with the idea of forgotten sounds, because they are more specific and have a very strong, unique texture. Therefore, in the final production stage, many glass or molded items were selected.

[davidjjohnston3]

I ask again that you not share the Tumblr with MVJ as he uses all knowledge of me against me or to imitate / try to be me rather than MVJ. I ask the same w/r/t MJ / Michael, as he resents me for various reasons to do with manipulation-leadership (such as telling him in '09 that I felt that I was going to be a doctor someday in order to hearten / give him morale when he was anguished over job-searching in the Great Recession).   I do things like this because of a film called "Late Spring" a masterpiece by the Japanese director who inspired the Taiwanese auteur about whom I wrote my RU senior thesis and met Rebecca Hu who inspired me to work hard, get that Singapore job, meet Kate again in '07 in NYC, promise her in '08 I would struggle / fight / work for 3 years to become someone deserving of her (hand in marriage if not just friendship), which is also part of why I made that '08-09 deal with Dad that culminated in me going to MTTP in Madison, meeting Chi Hye, falling in love with this gold light in her eyes, believing in angels and mountains and "They shall mount up as eagles and not stub their toe" (Isaiah), meeting Josephine Park at 7-Step and everyone else, getting promoted to Head Developer in 6 months, then quitting b/c of a falling out I had on that night I called you after 6 months' radio silence. IDK if you want to hear this but I wanted to marry Josephine / "LitGirl."  I thanked her for helping me.  IDK if you care about this she flirted with me partly by showing armpit-stubble in the summer of 2010 and I understood this because I understand "Korean American literature." She might be the most beautiful perfect ideal "jeongdakhan" (kind of 'suitable,,' or, 'spec') woman I ever met.  She went to Seoul National U. which is Korea's no.1 university and worked for an elite newspaper before taking some time off to write - she loves Emily Dickinson and, I believe, Park Wanseo, who wrote my favorite Korean short story "That Girl's House" about a promised couple in Japanese-occupied Korea who are separated by the girl's father's paranoia about Gop Dan's becoming a comfort woman and sold to be a farmer's bride in what becomes North Korea rather than marrying the "village prince" or aspiring scholar, who wants her to come away with him to Seoul... Josephine or "Jeongeun" (which kind of means perhaps "emotion-grace" or arguably "central grace" - Josephine means "love will increase" BTW and is the name of Jo from Little Women; the name she chose for herself) looks a bit like Lee Yowon the aspiring girl who gets plastic surgery in "Take Care of My Cat" and a bit like Seo Juhyun / Catherine Seo / Seohyun the youngest member of Girls Generation who was known for her probity, "Holy Seohyun" who was no. 2 in her HS before becoming the "maknae" or "final inner" / youngest and most beloved member of the nation's best-ever girl-group.  FWIW, I used to write to Seohyun on Twitter as well but she never replied.  On around the time of the sinking of the MV Sewol she wrote "we cried till our eyes dried" or so and used the word "huisaeng" to describe the victims which actually can mean "sacrifice."  I wrote to Seohyun using a quote from Dante Alighieri about beauty and pure thoughts or pure minds since I read "New Life / Vita Nuova" and "Heaven / Paradiso" in KR.  "Catherine" incidentally means "purity" as well. 2. On that night I first called you in 2011 I was out at a place with JEP and when I got back from our long phonecall she proceeded to get really drunk with foreigners I disliked from a hagwon I dislike throwing back soju and ultimately writing on the ladies' room floor throwing up.  Danny Shin asked me to go in to the BR to comfort / talk with her so I did.  I told her we should leave even before she got really drunk but she wouldn't obey me.  KJ Park arrived and said "ireona" (get up bitch) and she did.  I cursed in front of KJ Park since I felt I was being used as her crying-blankie and exploited to help her cope but never extricate from the situation.  I later had a slight heart-attack when I found out they were having an affair even as JE flirted with other men and used them I see now as "honey-trap" and to spy on all the employees.   I feel like this is the last time I will try to communicate open with you about why I am the way I am why I do what I do.  Back in 2008 you told me to use more kindness but where does that go?  It's good for little kids. Anyway before my heart-attack on that night - which impelled me to stop participating for a while in good faith with 7-Step's accelerated curriculum program working on Saturdays (which I had done happily before that) - I had been incredibly optimistic and at the same time "wise" in the "soi sage" sense reading Flaubert's last completed novel, which you might like one day, "L'Education Sentimentale" (accurately translated as "Emotional Education" since "Sentiment" sounds Victorian and sentimentality is an Anglo or Anglo-Korean category, saccharine in a way which French love and emotion are not).   I also later visited Cheonan her hometown which means "Heaven's Peace."  I walked around and years later wanted to write a novel called "Cheonan Sky" which is about the sinking of a ROKN frigate / destroyer / corvette called the ROKS Cheonan in 2010 but a North Korean suicide micro-submarine. The captain of the ROKS Cheonan never retired basically but became a military analyst for I believe either KJAD or 38North out of entailments or legacy-obligations to his men. The theme of "Cheonan Sky" is family killing family (the Korean War / civil war in general within a nation), terrorism, capital punishment by electrocution.  The ending is that the hero committed acts of 1st degree murder and terrorism and is dressed by his wife for execution after donating semen / sperm so she can have a child after his death. You might or might not be interested to know but "Cheonan" in Chinese characters is I believe "Tian'an'" like Tiananmen Square.   When I asked Josephine to teach me some Korean she said "Miryang" which means "secret sunshine" that is actually the name of a city as well a movie but known for the gang-rape of an elementary school girl.   3. This is kind of why I'm interested in terrorism, assassination, North Korean Studies, and also why I didn't know how to read people's sign about "covering love," concealing or forgiving crimes et cetera; covering sins.   I associate JEP for some reason with Russian blues and mother-of-pearl since I looked at a wedding ring which was mother-of-pearl and diamond in 2011.  In retrospect I have no idea whether she was interested in me or not or how willing she would have been to partner with me as opposed to KJ or Danny Shin or anyone else.  I won't say anything more because I don't oppose women being that way 100% although the Book of Proverbs does say not to prostitute your daughter and a British Victorian Evangelical PM used to walk the streets of London pleading with hookers to get honest if low-paying jobs (WE Gladstone who also said politics succeeds ultimately through "not love of power but power of love" a saying I associate these days with Mike Pompeo) I have come close to imprisonment and/or death lately from trying to be open w/ people in America so this is literally I ardently wish my last freebie w/r/t "teaching" people but the existence of people like Josephine also seems to bind me to SK or KR.  There is simply no way I can not go back someday.  When that ferry sank I saw an article about a foreigner graveyard in Incheon and felt what Shakespeare felt near the end of his life which was a desire beyond or parallel to after life to donate his bones to a certain plot of land.  I foolishly or heedlessly confessed this reality to Mi who became depressed and my words started to go over his head. IDK if you want to know this but I worked for a long time on a novel about the MV Sewol called "Flowers on Water" or "Flowers 1881" which is about the sovereignty of God in the deaths or waste of children as well as "It Is Well with My Soul," Chancellor / Pastor John Piper, the drowning of paedophiles in prison or others who abuse or exploit young people, and my own responsibility for failing as an HS teacher. IDK if you remember but the guy who owned the MV Sewol which sank due to unlawful loading of the hull with equipment was found decapitated with a backpack full of money in a field of maize, I believe.   There are those who believe including me that KR is not really a democracy but run by the KCIA or and/or through an organization called "One Company" or so that includes numerous military dictators, officers, many of whom used to be teachers though some were also associated with the terrorist-student radical organization (the ShiShi) that produced the Meiji Restoration and the Empire of Japan -> WW2 Pacific since the Japanese were determined not to let American "gunboat diplomacy" lead to cultural genocide or everlasting hegemony of the West over either JP or the total Far East. My last thing to you is just that there are those who believe the imperial family of JP who were restored to supremacy in gov't by the ShiShi after centuries of formalistic ritualitsic formalistic ceremonial "Chinese" rule are partly Korean in blood and Koreans themselves believe in "Minjung Theology" saying Koreans have a holy destiny worldwide which is something I believe as well. You can be 10,000% honest with me about your intentions from now on BTW.  IDK if I can get back to KR now, a year from now, or in a coffin.   It depends on money I guess.   As I reflected in my previous e-mail after my born again prayer in 2004 when I wished for unity (in the field across the street from Marshall School) I eventually got that unity around 2012 when Dad said he would work sacrificially to fix me up following my suicide-attempt and in 2013 when I told Jaeyoung that I wanted to be a principal I precipitated or incubated a process leading up to the Lead Teacher position I was offered a few months back as well as Concordia's interest in my application for their Educational Leadership doctorate.   If you want to read one more book by a Korean I urge "The Fourth Dimension" by Rev. Dr. David YongGi Cho, the pastor of a church called Yoido or Yeouido Full Gospel which claims some 500,000 members though Dr. Cho has been indicted for embezzlement and there are those who would doubt his belief in miracle faith-healing or in God's defending people from things like head-first suicide-attempts. As my student once said to me, "Thank you for everything" DJJ PS again if you like music I rec. "Marvel Not That Christ in Glory" - "Christ in p/POWER Resurrection / calling many sons to glory" - as well as a pop-song called "Please Remember Me" by a girl-group known as Year 7 Class 1 or 7-1. It is a slow ballad but the central refrain is "yaksokhae uri... kkok mannayo..." (Let us promise to meet again rapidly / immediately)...

[dranandbhardwaj]

what is geopathic stress, universal aura, Universal Aura Scanner, univer...

आज तो गई भैंस पानी में because this YouTube Video in Hindi is about universal aura which may be written as ua scanner, uas scanner, uas aura, aura machine etc. but aura vastu and scanner are used for other parts of Vastu started recently. Hence aura scanner or universal aura scanner are checked by universal aura scanner instrument which also checks geopathic stress as per the experts. what is geopathic stress and how universal aura scanner samples detect every positive energy and negative energy is also an interesting topic. So far as the universal aura scanner neutraliser price is concerned, it varies from size to size and weight to weight. So I will shal the पांच तरीके Universal Aura Scanner के झूठ पकड़ने के. So this video is going to be very useful. Friends today I will tell you in details about Universal Aura, UA, UA Scanner and UAS Scanner which is also called the US Scanners because us aura and UAS Aura or aura scanner are one and the same things but so far as Aura and aura Vastu are concerned they are very much closely associated with the scanner and aura scanner is very popular nowadays among all the Vastu consultants all over the country. When we talk about Universal aura scanner then definitely we will have to discuss about Universal auto scanner instrument or Universal aura scanner machine which is used to check the Geographic stress and all the positive energy and negative energy inside the house or near your bed. One may ask what is geopathic stress and what is universal aura scanner then we will have to talk something about the samples which are being used by the universal aura scanner masters. Universal aura scanner samples are nothing but the vial of plastic like homoeopathy medicine vial and most of the time they are either empty or one paper is there inside the vial or Sheeshee or in Shishi of Universal aura scanner samples and such samples may contain some pulse, clay, powder, Chauk, or lime or other things like cotton just to eye wash the client if he opens any vial. This Universal Aura Scanner Samples are nothing, but an eyewash. There is nothing digital or nothing technical inside the vial or sample Shishi of Universal aura scanner detection box. How to remove negative energy and how to remove geopathic stress from the house, geopathic stress in villa, geopathic stress in flat, geopathic stress in plot, geopathic stress in office, geopathic stress in factory etc. or from the industrial site then GPS neutralizer rods are use and fixed inside the house, below the floor or under the carpet so that the negative energy is vanished but how much is the truth behind this activity and what is the purpose of selling of these things in the name of vastu is still geopathic stress is also very popular and although geopathic stress rods are sold in the market or on the Internet and on many portals where as you purchase neutralizer rods are sold by Vastu consultants and universal aura scanner uses in the name of removal of negative energy from the house but it is nothing ..it is only wastage of money and they are going to befool the clients very nicely. Dr Anand Bhardwaj always warns you and tell that try to avoid such kind of activity inside your house because the person who is coming to you to give you the best advice is coming with some mal-intension and his intention is to sell objects in the name of vastu nothing else.

[silverfootstepswrites]

Hi having a bad day :( would appreciate if you could write me something fluffy to cheer me up?? But only if you're not too busy..

title I love yousummary for those days that don’t feel so goodpairing itasaku

“Haruno-san. You have a visitor,” someone whispered. No one nudged each other in the lab. Explosions, both metaphorical and literal, were bound to happen that way. 

“Mm…who?” asked Sakura without looking up. She set the flask down on her workstation. Rubbing at her nose with the inside of her wrist, she glanced over at her coworker. He shrugged.

“Some Uchiha. Brooding. Dark hair. Can’t tell which he is,” he answered. Sighing, Sakura nodded. Better honesty than a random guess. To the untrained eye all Uchiha could look equally sulky and unapproachable. She had often described them as a clan of cats in human bodies. (To which Sasuke had conceded with minimal protest.)

“Sakura.”

“Excuse me! You can’t just waltz in here! You could contaminate everything!” someone grumbled from across the lab. 

Completely ignoring the warnings, he trudged in, hands shoved deep into his pockets. Sakura started when his forehead connected with her shoulder.

“SHISUI-SENPAI! I almost spilled that!” she shrieked as she whirled.

“I need you,” Shisui said, dodging her angry swats.

“Get out, you degenerate,” she snapped in return. Rolling his eyes, he grabbed her wrists. 

“Not like that. Like I need your help. Let’s go,” Shisui retorted just as angrily. Hefting her over his shoulder like a sack of rice, he hauled her out of the lab. His grey flak jacket and the sword on his back probably had something to do with the fact that not a single person stepped in to defend her. 

Sakura didn’t even bother to scream or flail as Shisui raced through the village. His jumps barely jostled her. But after a while, her silence seemed to unnerve him.

“Hm. Thought you’d be angrier,” he mused, glancing back at her. 

“I’m going to pluck every bone out of your foot through your big toe. I’ll slice your eyelids and fill them with salt,” she replied in the same measured tone. He didn’t say anything. 

But Sakura was trained. She clearly felt the shiver run down his spine as she leaned in to whisper, “I’ll gut you like a fresh tuna and serve your sashimi to your family.”

When Shisui arrived within the walls of the Uchiha family’s estate, he set her down slowly, carefully. All the while, her angry stare drilled into his face. Sasuke half-jogged, half-walked up to them, his eyebrows already rising.

“Wha-”

“Next time, you go get her,” was all Shisui muttered, glaring at Sasuke. Sasuke blinked, slowly. He read Sakura’s expression- her pursed lips, clenched fists.

“Oh. He grabbed you…like…literally,” Sasuke surmised.

“Yeah,” Sakura grunted through her teeth. 

Sasuke turned to his cousin.

“You’re stupid.” He turned back to Sakura. 

“So…sorry you’re mad. But we need your help. Specifically…my brother needs your help,” explained Sasuke, motioning for her to follow. Sakura didn’t move. And when he didn’t hear her footsteps, Sasuke looked over his shoulder at her. 

“I’m not a dog. I’m not going to follow you,” she stated. 

Sasuke blinked two times. She hated how all Uchiha men were like that. She had to squint to see the emotions. And this was Sasuke, who, through Naruto’s influence, was considered expressive in his family. At least she could tell that he was surprised.

“I don’t think you’re a dog,” Sasuke said. But as he continued to stare at her, the corner of his mouth pulled down in a grimace. “But I made you feel like that… You know that’s not what I meant.”

Sakura continued to glare.

“…Sorry,” Sasuke mumbled under her scrutiny. 

Only then did she drop the death stare. She could see Sasuke’s shoulders relax. She caught up to him, falling into his usual easy pace. Nothing short of his family could ever seem to make Sasuke quicken his steps. Something she found both endearing and aggravating about her teammate.

“So?” she prompted him as they walked past an old, gnarled cherry tree. Sasuke avoided her eyes. 

“He went on that top secret mission to Kiri last month. And he just…left. So I don’t know what happened. But he got back last week and he’s just been…” Sasuke trailed off, finally looking at her. Sakura motioned for him to continue. Sasuke shrugged. 

“I don’t know. He’s not sick. He’s training like usual. Goes on his missions. But when he’s at home, all he does is lay in his bed,” Sasuke listed, rubbing the back of his neck. It was Sakura’s turn to arch eyebrows. 

“So?” she prompted again, arms crossing over her chest. 

“And we haven’t really seen you around town with him so… I mean…” Sasuke fumbled for the words. Her dating his big brother had always been an uncomfortable topic for him. 

She stopped walking and so did he.

The shishi-odoshi in the garden cracked through the silence. The bamboo piece smacked against a stone, sending a hollow echo between them. 

“Sasuke-kun. Whatever happened or didn’t happen is between your brother and me. You know that, right?” she said, slowly. Sasuke nodded.

“And you know that as his brother, it’s kind of not your business, right?”

Some hesitation. And then Sasuke nodded again.

The clear smack of the shishi-odoshi filled the gap in their conversation again. Sasuke, hands deep in his pockets, glanced down at his feet and then back at her.

“What about as your friend?” he queried. 

Her arms dropped to her sides. Lips quavering before slipping into an accidental smile. 

“Okay,” relented Sakura. 

She looked around the garden for a moment. Sasuke pointed at a seldom-used bench tucked under a gingko tree. They settled on the creaking seat. The wood felt a little damp. Sakura crossed one leg over the other. 

“Do you-”

“Your brother asked me to marry him,” Sakura announced. 

Sasuke frowned slightly. Like someone had told him that it might rain today. His hands sat in his lap, fingers unmoving. 

“….Huh…” was all Sasuke said. 

“Are you okay?” asked Sakura. 

“…N…Sort of… What did you say to him?” 

Sakura sighed, rolling her eyes. “He was completely drunk. No ring. No plans. Obviously I said no.” 

Sasuke nodded. 

“And you broke up with him. That’s why he’s… he’s…”

“Sulking. And no, I didn’t. He’s just being a brat and not apologizing,” she responded. Sasuke’s face pinched as he took this all in. 

“But you rejected his proposal, didn’t you? Doesn’t that usually mean it’s over?” he questioned. Sakura jabbed her finger into his arm.

“Sasuke-kun, if you stumbled completely wasted into your girlfriend’s apartment and then woke her up just to start groping her-”

“Ew. Sakura.”

“And then as you’re messing with her bra-”

“Sakura.”

“You suddenly blurt out ‘let’s get married’. How happy do you think she’ll be?”

“Oh… Shit.”

“Yeah.”

“Shit,” Sasuke said again.

They sat, not looking at each other. Sasuke opened his mouth and then closed it again. 

“Well…shit,” was all Sasuke could conclude. 

“Yeah,” she agreed, sighing. 

As they stared up at the sky, rain began pattering down on the house and the trees. The gingko leaves danced as water splattered past them. Sakura yelped a little when the cold droplets hit her arm. Sasuke squinted up into the tree, up into the grey sky. 

“I’ll go get an umbrella. Let me walk you home,” Sasuke said. And then he turned his head to look at her. “You really don’t want to come inside?”

Sakura shook her head. “If that dumbass wants to talk to me, he can come find me.”

And then, just for added emphasis, she glared up into the gingko tree. At the barely-visible shadow pressed up against the thick trunk.

“Dumbass,” she said again.

Despite Sasuke’s efforts to keep her dry, Sakura ended up catching a cold. Something about the beginning of the summer and its unpredictable rains always caught her by surprise. She had taken a hot shower, dried her hair, and even drank some herbal tea. But the following morning, she woke up with a fever and a sore throat. 

She felt especially guilty since she was covering Shizune as the supervisor of the hospital’s research lab. But when she called Tsunade, the Hokage promptly told her to take a week off- that she had been looking for an excuse to force a vacation on her anyway. Tsunade promised to send Ino by later that day. She might have said something else, but Sakura didn’t remember the rest of the conversation because she sank deep into a fever sleep as soon as she hung up. 

Ino let herself in with the door code. Sakura moaned a weak reply when Ino announced her arrival. Laughing, she made her way to the kitchen. Sakura could hear the plastic bag filled with groceries rustling. She thanked all the good forces in the universe when the smell of Ino’s cooking filled her apartment. 

Sakura started awake when Ino set down the tray of food on her nightstand. She chattered merrily as she ripped the heavy quilt off the bed, leaving Sakura shivering. With the practiced efficiency of a medical professional, she stripped off Sakura’s sweaty clothes and changed her into a clean set of pajamas. She even changed the bedding, swapping it out for freshly-laundered sheets that Sakura knew came from Ino’s home. Ushering her back into bed, Ino slapped a cold pack on Sakura’s forehead. 

“Alright. Eat this. Take two pills with water. Sleep. I’ll be back this afternoon after work,” Ino said. Sweeping up the dirty clothes and sheets into her arms, Ino made for the door. 

“Ino-chan. I seriously love you,” Sakura croaked. Ino flashed a blinding smile.

“I know, Forehead. Sleep tight,” replied Ino.

Sakura didn’t remember hearing Ino leave. 

She did, however, remember hearing the door creak open. A cool hand against her forehead, followed by a soft sigh. The blinds squeaking. The rustle of her covers moving. Cool air touching her feverish feet and ankles. And then the mattress dipping a little on the other side. Feet sliding through. His warmth enveloping her back. 

“I don’t feel good,” she mumbled. 

“I know,” Itachi murmured against her shoulder. He pressed a kiss to it. 

“I’m sorry,” he added. 

She grumbled. Now it was too hot. She kicked her legs free of the blankets. She felt Itachi move her hair off the back of her neck. 

“Why didn’t you call me?” she asked. 

His hands folded across her stomach. 

“I was on a mission,” Itachi answered. 

“After that, I mean.”

There was a long pause. She listened to the long snake of his exhale. It seemed to wrap around her. 

“I thought you wouldn’t want to see me. My behavior was inexcusable,” admitted Itachi. 

Sakura traced his knuckles with the tips of her fingers. 

“It was annoying. You don’t even drink,” she pointed out. The way he hesitated made something in her hazy brain click.

“Shisui-senpai,” she guessed. His sigh answered her.

“Tell me,” she urged. She nudged him with her shoulder. His grip tightened a little, then loosened. Hands sliding apart on her stomach. 

“I was eating dinner with Shisui. The night before I left for that mission in Snow Country. And then he asked about you. And then I mentioned that I really saw a future with you. He talked me into taking shots with him. And then told me to go tell you that we should get married,” Itachi trailed off. His hand found hers. Fingers tangling together. His thumb stroked over the back of her hand. 

“Hence you climbing into my bed like a cat in heat,” she added, unnecessarily. She could practically feel him blush as he pressed his forehead to the back of her neck. 

“I’m sorry,” he answered. 

“Seriously. At least don’t stop in the middle of it to ask me to marry you,” she went on. Mercilessly. Feeling his body tense with the shame of it all. His shoulders were probably all the way up to his ears.

“…For the record… when we get married, Shisui-senpai’s totally not invited,” Sakura grumbled.  

He froze. 

“Next time, make sure you have a real ring. And we need to have a real talk before then because I am not waking up every morning to make your dad’s breakfast,” she went on. 

“Sakura.”

“Okay. I need to sleep now. Sick person and all. Good night,” she cut him off. She reached between them. ripping the covers off him. She rolled herself tight into a lump on the mattress. 

“Wait. Sakura. Hold on.”

Sakura could feel him groping around on the blankets, struggling to find an edge to unravel her cocoon.  

“Sakura.”

“Good night! Can’t hear you. Sleeping.”

She smiled when he finally found the end of the blanket. Ripping the covers off her, Itachi planted his hands on either side of her. 

“You can’t just say something like that and then decide to end the conversation,” Itachi huffed. The dusting of red across his cheeks was adorable. His eyes were a little wild. Getting Uchiha Itachi flustered was difficult but oh-so worth it. He searched her face. And she could see the realization filter up in his eyes when he remembered (for the millionth time) how much she liked messing with him. 

“Sakura.” Reproachful. Voice low in his throat. 

“What?” she answered. Practically grinning. 

“Haruno Sakura,” he almost growled. Puffing out a huge breath, he looked her dead in the eyes. 

“Will you please end my torment and just say yes outright?” Itachi requested. Sakura held his stare for a long moment. Smile widening, she reached up to touch his cheek.

“Where’s my ring?” she answered, perfectly sweet. 

She burst into full-bellied laughs when he pressed his forehead to her shoulder, groaning. 

“If I had a ring?” he asked, muffled. 

“If you had one? Then, yes. But since you don’t have one, no,” Sakura replied. 

“If I go get one tomorrow?”

“Then, yes tomorrow. But not today,” she said. She felt him sag into her. But then a thought occurred to her.

“Actually, no,” she amended. 

Itachi bolted upright to glare down at her.

“Why?” demanded Itachi. She glowered right back at him.

“Wait until I’m not sick anymore. I look and sound horrible,” she explained, waving her hand around her face. Itachi looked so close to rolling his eyes. 

“You look beautiful and you sound beautiful and I just want your beautiful face to be engaged to my face…I mean… to me,” he huffed. Sakura considered this as she gaze into his face. Reaching up, she squeezed his cheeks between her palms and kissed his nose. 

“You’re sweet. You know that?” she sighed. His expression relaxed. Smiling, he pressed a kiss to her nose too. 

“But wait until I’m better. Non-negotiable. Also get off my blankets. I’m cold again,” Sakura added in a flat voice. She ripped the sheets out from under him again and rolled onto her side. 

He collapsed onto his back beside her. He let out a huge groan. Sakura struggled to stifle her laughter. She squealed when he suddenly grabbed her and hugged her close to his chest.

“Haruno Sakura, you’re impossible and I love you,” he declared almost like it was his death sentence.

“Mm. I love myself too.”

“….Sakura.”

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Kojishi Voyager! - Super Shishi Voyager! - Super KyuuRen-Oh!

So, if you hadn’t noticed yet, I did skip on getting Orion Battler. It just wasn’t doing anything for me, and ended up being a giant brick with even less transformation than Lion Ha-Oh. I used the money I had saved up for it to get Tategami LiOh and FS-00, which I feel was money better spent.

So this is the second case we’ve had of an end-of-season upgrade for the Q1 Megazord combination. And it’s another head and a backpack. It’s a better looking head and backpack, but it’s still just a head and backpack. I mean, the first time they did a movie toy it wasn’t anything amazing, just a repaint with a slightly different Megazord head, but we’ve come a long way since then and have gotten some amazing toys. If this is the start of a new trend, I look forward to seeing where it goes in the future, it’s just still learning to crawl right now.

The Good: It is a nice head sculpt for the most part, and the added upgrade component for Shishi Voyager is kinda nice and something we don’t see very often. It’s a cool proof of concept piece, and a definite improvement over Cube Octopus. You can also store Shishi Voyager’s face and Kyutama on the Bazooka, so there’s no need to worry about parts loss.

This might also be my favorite Kyuutama. The concept of the slide adding more to the image rather than completing it is super cool, and if they released more interesting Kyuutamas like that I might have actually tried to pick them up.

If you did the Cerberus Voyager mod I brought up in its review, then you’ll be happy to know you are perfectly capable of displaying Super Shishi Voyager with the mod in effect (note I said display, not play).

The C-Clip location for the back legs is set in a heavy indentation, so it won’t shift at all if you’re sliding it around and is easy to hold on to if you need to move it.

The Bad: Other than its inability to be used with any other combination other than its own Super combinations (ignoring that you can swap the face to make Super Ryutei KyuuRen-Oh [which I should have taken a picture of...]), I do have some issue with the head sculpt. Like I said earlier, it is mostly good. The only problem I have with it is the horns. They make the head look a lot bigger, giving it a somewhat distorted feel, and the fact that it’s the same red as the rest of the head doesn’t help. I feel like if they weren’t there it’d look a lot better. Also, while it has a lot of paint, it’s surprisingly lacking right around the actual face, which again makes it feel larger than it is. If they’d done up the muzzle in the same gold as Shishi Voyager’s face I feel that could have been avoided.

The Ugly: You ever notice how all the promotional pics for this guy are taken from a specific upward facing angle? That’s right, we’re talking about another weight and connection issue. You can see it in pics eight, nine, and ten that but there’s a bit of sculpt that comes down off the barrel that fits pretty snugly on top of any Kyuutama seated under it... except it floats about a quarter inch off where it’s supposed to be. So you’ve got a giant over-half-a-Voyager chunk floating off a connection I find somewhat questionable.

It’s a two-and-two C-Clip, so it’s not like it’s weak, but the fact that it’s such a heavy piece that’s just floating off a connection at the corner of its center of mass has me concerned.

The Details: Here’s a section we don’t normally see in a Sentai review. I did add a few minor details to Kojishi Voyager. Firstly, because of the details in the Kojishi eyes, but the fact that they’re so sunken into the head it makes said details hard to see, I panel lined them.

It might be tough to make out here, but it’s a lot easier to see than they were before. I also added a little to the sides of the mane and a few of the details that they cover up, but are exposed in the Super head form.

Now it’s a lot easier to see, isn’t it? Again, I know not a lot of people do stuff like this to Sentai toys, especially since the plastic isn’t made for it, but I feel it helps in some cases. I also did up the barrel of the Bazooka in black like I did a long time ago for Cube Kirin, and I feel that helps even more than the panel lining.

It is no longer a big red square at the end of a big red stick.

The End: So we’ve come to the presumed end of the toys that at least I will be collection for Kyuranger. So how are they as a whole package? While a lot of them have interesting ideas on an individual level, I feel they suffer a lot in the aspect of combinations, which for me is a heavy draw to these types of toys. I like the fact that all the limbs are swappable, but then Gigant Houou is exempt from that gimmick. I like the idea behind KyuutamaJin, but it leaves a pile of parts bigger than the actual Megazord behind to make it. This line had a bunch of good ideas that were sadly not executed well. And they never released Kyuutama Cockpit Series 3! Where’s my tiny Sky Blue and Soldier!

Overall, this was a really long review. First with five sections I believe, and the first time I’ve done “The End” which will probably pop up whenever I find myself at the end of my own personal journey through a line. Back to Kojishi, it’s a cute little toy, and I like it, but I don’t know if I can recommend it since it doesn’t really add anything. It’s pretty cheap, so if you’re curious and have a little extra then there’s nothing wrong with the toy. There’s nothing bad about it. It’s just doesn’t do anything to make it stand out or feel unique.

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Should I take my kids to the Women’s March on Washington?

Many parents are struggling with this question right now. The historic Women’s March on Washington will convene on Saturday, 10:00 am, January 21st when thousands of people from across the country make their way to Washington DC and accompanying sister marches in the US and abroad. The event will mark a historical turning point and set the stage for policy resistance over the next four years and beyond. 

Given the climate of the nation, it’s understandable that parents are  concerned about bringing kids along. We can tell you, that the organizers (Sarah Sophie among them ) of the march are doing all they can to make sure that the march remains safe. Ultimately, the decision to bring your children is a personal one, one we hope this post will help you make. 

Please pass this along to those who you know are attending and anyone else still weighing the options. 

In Solidarity for Justice,

SSF and Nicole Feliz

activist and Women’s March social media team member Shishi Rose (follow her @shishi.rose ) with a seasoned young marcher

How to Keep Kids Safe on the Frontlines via  Maria Luisa Tucker

Prepare children for the sights and sounds. While talking about the reasons for the demonstration to children is important, it is important to prepare kids for the actual sensory experience, especially if they’ve never been to a march or rally. The march will have a significant number of armed police, so be sure to talk about this with kids prior to arriving. 

Explain what they will see: crowds, police in riot gear carrying automatic weapons, people carrying signs and chanting, strong emotions on display, counter protesters, and lots of noise!

Explain why you’re going in age-appropriate terms, emphasizing that kids need a simple explanation for kids younger than 9 years old, should be honest, and ideally, focused on the positive. A simple explanation for younger kids could be, “to protect the rights of people”

Bring your buddies.The more adults around who are willing to lend a hand by blocking the crush of the crowd or helping you make a quick exit with your kids, the better. Traveling with a group of other parents and kids will make it more fun for your own children and enable you to share resources

 Pack light but smart. Pack like you would for travel: a (small) new toy or activity, water, healthy snacks and a few treats or incentives. January in D.C. can be below freezing, so dress everyone in layers and bring thermoses full of hot chocolate to keep the kids happy and warm. For the inevitable bathroom breaks, bring your own toilet paper and—for the recently potty-trained—a travel potty or even the old-school version of a travel potty: a plastic jug with a tight-fitting lid. Make sure your kids are willing and able to use said travel potty or jug before you go, or you may have a pee tantrum on your hands (and clothes).

Stay on the periphery of the march for easy exit. 

 Plan an exit route. Permitted marches will have a clearly planned route, so take a look at a map before you go and note any subway or metro stations that will allow you to make a speedy exit.

Stay close, but prepare for a lost kid. This is the time to bust out the baby carriers and umbrella strollers—even for bigger kids, who might get worn out walking for hours. Parents suggest writing your phone number on the kid’s arm with a Sharpie or sticking a note in her pocket with her parents’ names and phone numbers. Be sure to include the number of someone with a landline in case cell coverage is interrupted!. Dress your kids in bright colors or wear matching hats or T-shirts over your winter gear, field-trip style, so your group is visible.

Be sure to tell you kids that in event of separation they should remain calm and ask either a volunteer or adult in uniform for the Reunification Tent. 

Get excited about it. Have the kids help to make signs, learn a protest song, or practice a chant. Try to keep it positive. And remind yourself that, despite the logistical hurdles of bringing small children—well, anywhere—and the worry of what might go wrong, you are modeling the values you hope to instill.

Full Article is: HERE

BABIES: Things to consider when bringing babies:

Going to a protest with children is like going to any large public event.  You're committed to the cause, but you might not be able to stay for all the innings.

Baby wearers: consider bringing a small stroller along in addition to your sling. It'll help carry your stuff - and it's easy to poop out after a few straight hours of marching or standing and wearing a baby.

Be prepared to not have a bathroom around - or to have a long wait for an available toilet.

Wear comfortable shoes. Bring plenty of water and food. Do you have enough diapers?

Full article is: HERE

#whyweprotest: Here are the things that I want my kids to know: (via WeStories)

1. Protesting is a protected right. The Bill of Rights, written in 1789, grants Americans many important rights, which have come to define our nation and anchor some of our shared national values. Protesting is a reflection of two of those important rights: the right to “peaceably assemble” and the right to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

2. Protesting is an American tradition. It can be traced back to the beginning of our country’s history and is responsible for our very formation. A notable early protest example is The Boston Tea Party in 1773. Protesting has been a primary and critical way that Americans have stood up against injustice and unfair treatment since our country’s inception.

3. There are examples of protest all over in history AND in the present day. Depending on where you live your children may have the opportunity to witness protests with great frequency and on behalf of a wide variety of issues. Can you imagine how many protests kids living in Washington D.C. observe?! In other locations protestors might be more easily coupled with a particular incident or issue.

You may choose to incorporate other recent examples of protests into your conversations with your children, including:

* Colin Kaepernick (and those following him) who is protesting by declining to stand during that national anthem.

* The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (and the others that joined) protesting the oil pipeline that would cross tribal land. You can use the #noDAPL tag to find images and conversations about this.

4. Debates about the lawfulness and effectiveness of protesting have always existed. It is also important to acknowledge that opinions on the lawfulness and effectiveness of civil disobedience aren’t new. People have long-opposed protest efforts that have brought our country to where we are today, and expanded rights for many Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. was not popular during his time. The same narrative about whether protesting is the “right thing to do” exists now as it did when people organized for voting rights, improved working conditions, civil rights, etc. That is important to acknowledge because it can otherwise be easy to give kids the false impression that protests of the past were justified but those of today are uniquely complicated and fraught.

5. We have benefited from the act of protest. It is also worthwhile to think about how your particular family and ancestors have participated in or benefited from protest movements in the past or in the present.

Our children are watching and listening. Please consider using this as an opportunity for expanding this important conversation.

Full article is : HERE

Recommended Reading for Kids

We March

A Sweet Smell of Roses  

Sit-In

Freedom Summer

Ron’s Big Mission    

Seeds of Freedom

Rosa

Separate is Never Equal

Lillian’s Right to Vote  

The Youngest Marcher (coming soon)

Counting on Community

Brave Girl    

Click Clack Moo

Harvesting Hope