#ring master rui

[miralaxio]

Devotion.

[littleakito]

awww babe i saw your recent post- I'm depressed as heck lately too, so I get that feeling. Imma drop some requests that could cheer u up bc I find them cute, but don't do them if you don't feel like it!

Little Mizuki wanting to play dress up and will settle for none but Kanade as the model, so Kanade gets to be a pretty princess

wxs all regress together and go on an adventure while playing princes and princesses

Emu brings Saki, An, and Mizuki to her house and they all age regress at the same time and wreak havoc on the Ootori household

Akito agere/petre in denial so he's just studying with Toya and Mizuki when out of the blue this idiot starts growling n stuff, so then he just sits there in terrified silence until Mizuki just looks him dead in the eyes and meows back. Toya just doesn't question it. He's too sigma.

Ena stress regressing, aggressively rings the entirety of nightcord 48795893 times until they pick up and starts babytalk yapping about all her opps

﹒﹒🐾﹕﹙HEADCANNONS & SHORT FICS﹚✦◝

Before I begin on all of these, thank you so much :( I saw that note a while ago and it helped lift my spirit a bit more. 🤍 love u lots

Now! These were all such yummy awesome ideas that I felt compelled to at least attempt write about them all, I hope this offering to the community is nutritious enough to last a bit haha.

✷﹒🎵🎀﹐LITTLE! MIZUKI & CG! KANADE﹕﹪

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1　 ﹒　Mizuki owns all sorts of pretty dresses and accessories, it’s just a matter of when and where she can style them accordingly on herself! So, occasionally, stylish bows and cute scarves go unused for months at a time,, ໒꒰ྀི´ ᵔ ` ꒱ྀིა

2　 ﹒　Once she’s regressed and sat by all of her friends, however, it’s almost impossible for her not to think of having them dress up with her! Knocking off those boring sweats for sparkly tutu’s sounds like a dream come true..

3　 ﹒　Convincing them, however, may simply be the most difficult part of this masterful plan of hers! ꒰ྀི⸝⸝ -᷅ ⤙ -᷄ ⸝⸝꒱ྀི১

4　 ﹒　A shake, a whine, and some cute puppy dog eyes are her ultimate tactic! And as the rest of the group exchange glances, she can’t help but giggle and kick her feet, there’s absolutely no way they can say no to her now!

5　 ﹒　Mizuki can’t help but grin as she holds up a gorgeous, puffy pink dress towards K. Helplessly accepting it, Kanade let out a light, breathy sigh in defeat.

6　 ﹒　Her plans succeeded! Her friends look soooo cute! K, especially!

7　 ﹒　It’s not until a silly, pink princess dress is being put over her head that she’s realized that she forgot to dress herself up! She giggles and squirms as the group fits it over her tshirt, today…

..today was an excellent day!

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﹙🎭﹚︰LITTLE! WxS﹐♫

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1　 ﹒　Practice was meant to go as normal, play the roles, review the lines, ask questions, riddle everyone’s brains over said questions trying to figure out the answers, give up, continue playing the roles, and then finish up for the day! It was far from such.

2　 ﹒　Whether it began with THE Tsukasa Tenma forgetting his lines and being brought to the verge of tears from it, Nene’s phone dying whilst she was seeking a break behind stage, Emu’s sadder thoughts being brought into question, or Rui receiving strange looks on his way to practice, it simply wasn’t a good day for anyone!

3　 ﹒　Frustrated with these turn of events, Tsukasa initiated a plan! Plan-Regressing-Solves-All! How exactly he would manage to coerce 3 people into little space whilst still upset himself..? Hmm, a true dilemma! But nothing a star can’t fix!

4　 ﹒　It began with Emu, a simple tap on the shoulder, a long stare whilst she babbled on with a smile on her face, then, he cleared his throat. The question was simple, and yet he couldn’t help the flush on his cheeks. In his mind, “would you like to play with me?!” Wouldn’t cut it! However..

5　 ﹒　With a big, squeaky laugh, and her eyes shut tight, a smile squeezing up her face, she shook him around, agreeing with a big nod and exclamation of how “this would be so fun!”

6　 ﹒　A success! And so, the two march onward, in search of an abnormally tall purple haired little, and a rather tiny grey haired girl! In their minds, Rui and Nene needed saving! Trapped within the tower! It was Emu and Tsukasa’s great duty to save them from this terror!

7　 ﹒　Rui wasn’t that hard to find! To ask, however… ahhh. Tsukasa shakes his head, and pulls at his sleeve gently, Emu jumping in for a big big hug, nearly knocking the boy over! “Play with us, Rui! Play with us!!” Emu nearly screamed, giggling and kicking her feet. Tsukasa, in return, nodded. Rui didn’t have the heart to deny…

8　 ﹒　Rui took much longer to drop than Emu, Tsukasa noted. That wouldn’t be much of an issue, though! Besides, they had a princess to save!

9　 ﹒　Nene, sat within a corner behind the stage, curled within herself, appeared to be sniffling. The three exchanged saddened looks at this, a frown melting onto Emu’s face as she broke out into a wail, running (quicker than the other two could, Tsukasa noticed) towards the girl, babbling out questions of “are you okay?” At her.

10　 ﹒　However, none of her words seemed coherent, so, Rui stepped ahead, asking the question for her (and the rest of them!) she stared back at him with teary eyes and explained. She had overheard them! And she believed she wasn’t invited to play!

11　 ﹒　This won’t do, not one bit! And so, Tsukasa holds out a hand to her, and declares that the world must witness the prettiest princes and princesses at once!

12　 ﹒　The day very quickly comes to a close with giggles and smiles, much different than the beginning of this story!

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﹢❛﹑🐕﹙LITTLE/PET!AKITO + MIZU & TOYA﹚＞＜ ⠀

1　 ﹒　Akito isn’t a fan of studying, this fact can be stated by anyone and everyone he’s ever spoken to. What he was a fan of, however, was making his partner proud.

2　 ﹒　So, when his teacher suggested after school lessons to kick his grade up a notch, he immediately sought out Toya, tail in between his legs as he began explaining his situation. Perhaps, a bit of shame was laced behind his words, but, he covered it up easily with a quick mention of Vivid BAD SQUAD, and how he was confident he wouldn’t have to miss any practices if he received a bit of help.

3　 ﹒　His brain felt fuzzy, in a way, as he began talking, it very quickly trailed off into silence and babbles of words that didn’t seem to make sense, not that he realized. Toya placed a hand onto his shoulder, and that jolted him out of his little trance, a muttered sorry coming his way.

4　 ﹒　Across the hall, Mizuki spotted Akito, a mischevious look playing onto her face as she crept up behind him. Toya eyed her, questioning what exactly she was planning on— ah..

5　 ﹒　Instead of a scream, or a yell, a bark flew her way, furrowing his eyebrows at her angrily. And yet, those words he had on his tongue to appear as rude as always disappeared. He huffed, defeated, and crossed his arms over his chest instead.

6　 ﹒　Whatever those two were talking about now didn’t matter to him, those looks he was being given, more. Had he seriously just barked at Mizuki Akiyama? What in Miku’s name was wrong with him, seriously..

7　 ﹒　It was no surprise to him that when he turned his ear away from their conversation, Mizuki had somehow found a way to join in on the studying. It wasn’t quite as if he could object to it now, anyway, they were well on their way to the spare classroom kept on the side of their school.

8　 ﹒　The studying began as boring as always, and it didn’t seem to become any less banal than ever as time progressed, and that.. stupid fuzzy feeling in his brain wouldn’t knock it off! It was enough to leave him frustrated, staring bullets at his paper.

9　 ﹒　After a bit of time, he felt different, less bored, yet still angered, and so, he growled.

10　 ﹒　Snarled and all, he rest his head against one of his hands propped up on the desk, fingers pulling at little hairs in his eyes. Toya gave him a strange look, as if he had just done something completely abnormal.

11　 ﹒　It couldn’t be more abnormal than those pants he was wearing.. and..

12　 ﹒　As much as he wanted to tell him to quit looking at him, before he had the chance, Toya’s voice sounded out, gentler than usual. His eyes softened, whether he’d admit to that or not, it was the truth. His shoulders became less stiff and his mouth was left slightly agape.

13　 ﹒　It only took him a mere 5 seconds to remember Mizuki was in the room, and so, he slumped against the desk. A light sound from in front of him was quick to appear, however, a soft, purr of a meow.

14　 ﹒　It was slightly slurred, and yet, Akito raised his head up and off of his desk to stare back at her. Meow..? Seriously, what the bark was this..

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↷﹒💄﹒LITTLE! ENA & N25﹒✶

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1　 ﹒　Everyday was a fight, whether Ena would admit that or not. Every waking moment was filled with some new thing for her father to scream at her over.

2　 ﹒　And so, when she sought comfort tucked within her room with a pencil and paper — a gentle melody in the back she was originally humming to — and the art began looking wonky and irregular, she huffed. It didn’t take much longer for another mistake to lead to her crumpling up the paper into her hand and letting out an angry scream at the world.

3　 ﹒　One pencil was snapped, and the pillows on her bed were now on the floor as she cried herself into a meltdown. One hand searching for her phone as the other found its way to her lips, sucking on her thumb.

4　 ﹒　Kanade was the first to join, and the first to hear her sobs of agony at every pencil and paper and father figure to have ever existed, then came Mafuyu, and lastly, Mizuki.

5　 ﹒　“Enanan..? What’s the matter?” She didn’t have an answer! Everything was the matter! Everything was wrong! Every piece of art! The Mona Lisa could burn for all she cared! She just..

6　 ﹒　She just wanted her caregivers! Was that so much to ask for..?! Her sobs and screams into her pillow started to become light sniffles as N25 worked their magic, letting her breathe without criticism.

7　 ﹒　She fell asleep nearly instantly, tears staining her face for the night.

8　 ﹒　And when she woke up, everyone was still on call with her, asleep or not, they were there. Along with a weird note right by her door with a pacifier attached to it. The note was sweeter than she’d like to admit.

9　 ﹒　Ugh…

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HELLO HELLO! This was a grand post to celebrate the new year! Thank you sososoooo much to everyone I’ve became friends with in the past few months, and for all of the support I receive day after day. I love you all sosososooooomuch it’s unbelievable!

I worked on this for 3 hours straight ahshjahsj… with the exception of changing music, texting my friends with pleas of prayers for this, and editing the cards obvi!

I hope this is okay, and I did in fact avoid one of them haha… maybe I’ll get to it another time..? It didn’t appeal to me this time, sorry..

once again, happy new years, late merry christmas & happy hanukkah! I hope everyone had a great month over the holidays, ily all sm. I’ll be getting to the rest of my requests soon enough once I’m not burnt out haha.. thanks<3

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[tanukitsuneko-suki]

kabuto episode 19 thoughts:

- now we get a young master type? i'm too old for this

- kamishiro tsurugi? kamishiro... it's rui (prsk)'s surname, while tsurugi...tsurugi... i really like the name, but it rings a bell somewhere else...tsurugi.......hm.... (ah i was mxing it up with ren tsuruga from skip beat)

- okay wait. so tendou has mentioned "law" before, but it's peculiar that the new character is also mentioning it. i love parallels so much. i'm definitely making a note of that

- wait wait wait i kinda like him. he's principled.

- "let me do the [soccer] match by myself" bro would fit really well in blue lock. oh god, ego would LOVE him (non-blue lock oomfs this is a Bad Thing)

- hello you're in the wrong season. this isn't w

- kagami what the FUCK are you doing. this is too funny

- i love how the next sequence of events solves absolutely nothing in my understanding about the phantom thief shadow subplot. what the fuck are they doing? how much does tendou know?? why is there suddenly a worm? tsurugi-kun is awake?? man, alright

[demonicallyslaying]

Take this shit and some more fun facts

1. She’s aroace :D

2. Daki, Gyutaro, Akaza and Rui are her favorites besides her dad

3. She wears her mother’s wedding ring that she took from her mother’s dead body D:

3. Her dad gave her a matching hat :D

4. Her ring is how she uses her BDA, which is fire/crystal-based

5. Her title among the demons is Mistress Kibutsuji, which is just the female counterpart to Master don’t you DARE make it weird >:(

6. She gets confused when she passes a demon (probably a 12 Kizuki demon) and they’re like “Kibutsuji-sama!” (her title in Japanese bc they’re in Japan, obvi) and that’s also what they call Muzan sometimes and she’s just like “where?!” like that one meme iykyk

7. She may or may not have an aroace crush on Daki 😗🎶 (could you blame her though?)

@yourlocalxiaosimp @crackheadcalledc @jennidewdroplet

[bigimotikwriting]

The Future They Shared - Part 2

Master Post

On the plateau in the center of town, where the pillar connecting the upper and lower worlds had sprung forth, Munto sat beneath the delicate white strands of solidified akuto that arced across the sky.

The world was ending months ago, and now here he was, basking in the pink light of dawn; all was healing.

He looked down at a small, golden ring nestled in his palm and smiled. Soon, he would undertake a few special preparations for his own future.  That is, if he could find the time.

With a sigh, he placed the ring safely into a box and then jumped up from the plateau, gliding back to his palace before Rui hopefully noticed.

His hopes were dashed when he saw his best friend awaiting him outside the heavy wooden doors of his quarters.

"Munto, please review this document before our next meeting."

Rui followed him into the royal chamber with his blue cape flowing and dropped a hefty roll of parchment on the stone desk.

"This is the list of representatives across the Heavens and Earth who will be present at the assembly later today."

"Thank you, Rui," Munto said, dropping into a chair and fiddling with the ring box.

Rui crossed his arms. "I'm not saying that you have to be familiar with all the details of their lives - Lady Ryuely and I will handle most of the networking. We just need you to be able to offer a kind greeting when people are introduced to us."

"I will make sure to look at it soon."

Not persuaded, Rui placed the rest of his documents on the desk in a neat pile and braced himself against the table. "You're not going to the meeting, are you?"

That did prompt Munto to look up, with only a mildly guilty expression. "I don't want to, but my absence would not go unnoticed by the other rulers." He frowned. "I can't jeopardize everything that we've worked towards."

He ran his hand through his hair, tugging it slightly in frustration. "Things were more black and white during the crisis. I've been going around in circles with the politics and nuance of all of this, and I could really use support - her support - to keep my wits on me."

"To be fair, you do attend all the meetings; you're vigilant and earnest."  Rui cast a glance down at the pile of papers on the desk. "Although I will admit your administrative work could do with some improvement."

"Spare me the lecture," Munto glowered at the ceiling. "I've heard it all before - from you specifically."

His frown softened. "I have an important task to do, and I get the feeling that after today, after this meeting, I might not get an opportunity to ask her again for a long time."

Rui contemplated for a moment before beginning hesitantly. "This meeting will really be nothing more than a glorified meet-and-greet, a simple social gathering, if you will."

Munto sat up. "Are you suggesting that I actually skip the meeting?"

Rui shook his head. "As the chief strategist and advisor to one of the critical countries in the United Alliance, I cannot approve of you missing a significant event such as this. It is a terrible political decision."

"Then why-?"

Rui continued. "However, as your best friend, I will always support any decision you make to protect the happiness of you and your loved ones - no matter the rationale." He extended an arm. "Go to her."

Munto grasped Rui's forearms in the traditional handshake of magicians. "You do realize she might say no; I'm not sure she's keen on becoming a queen." "I'm sure you'll work things out. You always do."

[gt-lover]

Heyyy do you have any g/t headcanons for ruikasa but from the potato ghost set?(aka the trained cards from Rui's first focus event)

oooo sure!!

imagine ring master!rui and his amazing sidekick!tsukasa who both perform in the same circus. tsukasa always wants to be the star of the show, which rui usually makes sure he is!

giant!rui absolutely loves to have his tiny sidekick dance around on his palms, and tsukasa loves to do so too! rui will hold him up under the spotlights all while tsukasa does his very own performance

tsukasa likes to sit on top of rui's tophat while the giant does his opening spiel for shows. he does this a lot either way, even incorporating the accessory into acts. one of his favorites is when he jumps into the hat and ends up on his shoulder

tsukasa once tried to sit on top of rui's cane and it went terribly wrong. he almost fell all the way to the ground and would have if rui wasn't there. rui made sure that he never did it again

giant!tsukasa delights in having to present his ringmaster to the crowd in his hands, often dramatically covering him before holding him out under the spotlight, giving rui an extra special moment as well

rui was a bit hesitant to have a giant as his sidekick at first, but he found tsukasa to actually be perfect. plus he's a giant, he could already draw the attention of crowds! rui likes to slide down tsukasas arm to travel around the ring

rui found a way to stand on tsukasa's cane, and he often does this when he wants to be extra dramatic at the start of shows. tsukasa gets very worried

[skboba-stars]

Lookism OC

@akirayuri Meet Ryuu's teacher - the most chaotic person lol

Name :

Korean : Lee Jong-gyu

Birth Name : Tatsunari Santiago

English : Mickey Jung

Nickname : First Generation Queen, Haetae of Incheon, YAMI

Nationality : Korean

Ethnicity : Brazilian - Japanese

Gender : Female

Pronouns : (she/her)

Name Used : Lee Jong-gyu

Territory : Incheon

Age :

* Korean : 23 (2 years ahead) * American : 21

Height : 6'3.5"(193 cm)

Martial Arts :

- Taekwondo (ITF & WTF) - Capoeira - BJJ

Hair Color : Dark brown

Eye Color : Heterochromatic (one gray eye - one black eye)

Occupation(s) : college student (pursuing cognitive science and physiology masters) , webcomic creator, gym owner

Likes : iced coffee and ice cream, the smell of fried foods, cats, weights training, cycling, watching tournaments, motorcycles

Dislikes : those who are bigoted, her students' tendencies to get in trouble, the Choi family, her biological parents

Appearance : Yami-kwak is a young woman of above average height. She has a highly musculated and somewhat curvaceous physique with a body-fat percentage of about 18%. She usually puts gold highlights in her hair and wears golden eyeliner, which contrasts well with her tanned skin. She is heterochromatic and sometines wears dark green contacts, but usually sticks with her round, tinted spectacles with chains. She has a beauty mark on her cheek and long lower lashes.

She usually dressed in a business casual style or a more toned down and modernized gothic style for college. Usually for business meetings, she dresses in a three piece suit and heels - often with an unbuttoned shirt. In the gym itself she usually wears her dobok for taekwondo, abadas and a layered shirt for capoeira, or leggings paired with cropped shirts and long shorts for general training.

Yami also has three symmetrical piercings for her ears and no other body piercings. She does wear chained rings at times along with the occasional choker, but prefers to not wear jewelry much. She usually has her hair down or in a loose bun. She also has three tattoos : one silver and white dragon on her left forearm, a set of poetry in Japanese kanji alongside spider lilies of her right bicep, and a jaguar at the small of her back. She has a small scar on her chin.

Personality :

INTJ

Yami is a very moody individual that attempts to control herself through analyzing those around her. She can be quite blunt, but she prefers to be sarcastic and judgemental. However, towards those she cares for, she is incredibly protective.

Fighting Style(s) :

She uses mainly - if not only - capoeira and both forms of taekwondo - but Yami is much more naturally talented with her fists and in jiujutsu. As a result, she tries to only fight with her hands as her legs can cause too much damage. She also isn't afraid of fighting slightly dirty and ending a fight before she succumbs to her anger issues.

Aesthetic Board :

Relationships :

Family

Paternal Grandmother : Miela Santiago (alive - bussinesswoman)

Biological Father : Emery Santiago (alive - actor)

Biological Mother : Toshihito Nuihime (alive - royalty | professor)

Adoptive Mom #1 : Jung Sooeun (alive - doctor)

Adoptive Mom #2 : Kwak Hwaraon (alive - chef)

Adoptive step-sibling : Kwak Jiho (alive - student | trainee)

Friends

Taesoo Ma

DG

Jung Rui

Gun and Goo

The Numbered

Vinny Hong

Students

Ryuu Nakamura

Shen Yuan

Kwak Jiho

Lua Im

Seong Haru

Seong Taehoon

Background :

Yami was born between a member of the Japanese Imperial household and a Brazillian actor. She hadn't been raised by her parents for about 3 years when her mother's family found out and ordered her mother to leave them. After her parents separated, Yami was raised by her father and paternal grandmother for a year until her father was engaged. In order to keep up his image, her grandmother put her up for adoption when they left to visit one of her old friend in Korea.

Yami survived on the goodwill of strangers and stayed with a friend she made until she ran into a motorcycle one day on her way home. When she was sent to the hospital, the attending doctor decided to take her back home and take care of her. The doctor was married to an entertainment CEO, but she promptly divorced him after a month or so and got remarried in a year, taking Yami under her guardianship and adopting her. Charles pulled string for her to get adopted so she was in his debt and met Gun and Goo through this.

Yami then decided to go into training in martial arts, signing up for capoeira. She had been in taekwondo since she was 4 and she trains under Seong Hanseoo, eventually surpassing him in her senior year of high school. She attended Jeung-Roe Girls' School in the martial arts department and established the strongest gang in Incheon - the Silent Reapers.

She befriended Taesoo Ma and James Lee. When James came to fight her, she defeated him just barely and in turn, he spared her gang but her story never spread. She then went on to attend college and spread her gym branches around Seoul. She is currently working freelance and serving in the military.

[nogenderbee]

Colorful Stage Harem: "It's okay" / "To w porządku"

Before we start, sorry that this one is so short 😭 I promise I'll try to make next one longer / Zanim zacznę, przepraszam że to jest takie krótkie 😭 Obiecuję że następne postaram się zrobić dłuższe

🇬🇧English version🇬🇧

You could see that Nene wouldn't be comfortable with you coming over so you just wanted to at least not worry anyone

"Ah don't worry, I know I'm new met person and to be honest I'd probably didn't want a stranger coming alone as well!"

You tried your best to loosen up the atmospher, and the girl seemed more relax so maybe it worked?

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Nene Kusanagi

Opinion: 13/40 -> 21/40 (+3 for "Master of Wonderhoy poses" skill) - friendly

Love language: ?

Type: ?

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Rui Kamishiro

Opinion: 13/40 -> 17/40 (+1 for "Master of Wonderhoy poses" skill) - friendly

Love language: ?

Type: ?

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Before anyone else could speak the bell ringed. To be honest your last lesson passed surprisingly quick so now you had free time which meant that you can go home, but maybe you should go somewhere else?

🌳What will you do?🌳

Go home

Stand in front of school for little bit longer

Go to music shop

Go to mall

Go to penguin cafe

Go to museum

🔒choice locked🔒

Votes closed!!

🇵🇱Polish version🇵🇱

Mogłxś zauważyć że Nene nie czułaby się komfortowo z twoim przyjściem więc nie chciałxś przynajmniej nikogo martwić

"Ah, nie martw się, wiem że jestem dopiero nowo poznaną osobą i szczerze pewnie też bym nie chciałx aby nieznajomy mnie odwiedzał"

Starałxś się rozluźnić atmosferę, a dziewczyna wydawała się bardziej zrelaksowana więc może to zadziałało?

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Nene Kusanagi

Opinia: 13/40 -> 21/40 (+3 za umiejętność "Mistrz póz Wonderhoy") - przyjazna

Język miłości: ?

Typ: ?

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Rui Kamishiro

Opinia: 13/40 -> 17/40 (+3 za umiejętność "Mistrz póz Wonderhoy") - przyjazny

Język miłości: ?

Typ: ?

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Zanim ktoś inny mógł coś powiedzieć zadzwonił dzwonek. I będąc szczerym twoja ostatnia lekcja przeminęła dość szybko więc teraz miałxś czas wolny co oznaczało że możesz iść do domu, ale może powinnxś iść gdzieś indziej?

🌳Co zrobisz?🌳

Idź do domu

Stój przed szkołą jeszcze trochę dłużej

Idź do sklepu muzycznego

Idź do galerii handlowej

Idź do pingwiniej kawiarni

Idź do muzeum

🔒choice locked🔒

Głosowanie zamknięte!!

[fourseasonsfigs]

Lingyue - Delivery

The Lingyue figs from yesterday's post were just too cute - I had to keep the Lingyue universe going today!

If you haven't read yesterday's post, please do! Otherwise you'll miss some of the great pics and (especially) the red shorts video clip.

If you're starting fresh with this post, as a quick introduction, Lingyue is the very popular Junzhe Extended Universe pairing of surgeon Ling Rui (Gong Jun in Begin Again) and delivery man Wang Yue (Zhang Zhehan in Brother).

Last post we didn't have enough room to include this video clip of Ling Rui going from handsome kind doctor to handsome kind husband:

Since Tumblr doesn't allow two videos in one post, we'll just recap with a few pics of Zhehan from Ge:

I'm missing shots of him with a delivery bag, so I'll have to fill that in.

That douyin matched Ling Rui's outfit perfectly! They did a fantastic job on both of their hair here. We have Wang Yue's rounder cut and Ling Rui's elegant swoop.

I just noticed they have matching wedding rings.

This fig set certainly got Wang Yue's figure down!

You can really see the hair shape better here.

I'd say these figs look just like the art.

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 110

Diorama Count: 7

Snowglobe Count: 1

Rating: Extra special delivery!

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

[dwellordream]

“...Despite her earlier misgivings about matrimony, Mary clearly invested a very great deal of her emotional capital in the marriage but her husband, though generally dutiful and solicitous, equally evidently did no such thing. To understand why, and gain an insight into the man who had emerged from Winchester Cathedral on 25 July 1554 as Philip I of England, it is necessary to go back to the previous decade and examine his first experience of foreign travel. 

The young Prince Philip of the 1530s had seemed to outside observers to be somewhat cold and reserved, but this sosiego (composure), as the Spanish called it, was in fact a consciously stoic posture, which demanded iron control of the emotions, especially in public, and resilience in the face of reverses. Yet in private all the Habsburg family was known for its passionate nature, its women being particularly strong and dominant. Philip too, behind his aura of charm and affability, was a strong, hardworking, determined and even aggressive man, who was certainly not overawed by his father and had a mind of his own.

...In order to understand Philip’s approach to his new role as King of England it is necessary to be aware of the Habsburgs’ general attitude to the exercise of monarchy. Although his father Charles may have harboured visions of some kind of supranational state, in reality the Habsburgs had acquired their many possessions largely by means of natural inheritance, rather than conquest. One consequence of this was that each of their territories had to be recognized as an independent entity, and very little sense of obligation was felt by one such territory towards another. A second result of the nature of the empires of Charles and his son was that each monarch was obliged to respect and observe the individual customs, privileges and institutions of his territories.

He was invested with a separate and specific title to each, and when he was physically absent from the dependency concerned, as was inevitably the case in most of them for most of the time, he would maintain a semblance of his presence in the form of a viceroy, governor or lieutenant, who would exercise his relevant powers, of course under the monarch’s personal supervision from a distance. When Philip married Mary, he was beginning the process of inheriting all these ideas and obligations, as well as a clear understanding that each Habsburg territory had an obligation to come to the aid of its sovereign in any other. The consequences for England of this thinking would become ever plainer as Mary’s reign approached its premature conclusion.

...When she married him in July 1554, ‘Mary had long been deprived of family, honour and affection and Philip appealed both to her pride and to her need for love’. On 12 August 1554, Ruy Gómez wrote to tell Charles’s secretary Francisco de Erasso that Mary had effectively declared her love to Philip, in the manner of those traditional maidens of England whom she had claimed to imitate by wearing a plain gold ring at her wedding. This kind of thing was not normally expected in sixteenth-century royal marriages, and Gómez’s amusement must have been even greater if he knew about Isabel Osorio in Valladolid, as well as his master and companion’s romantic adventures in Italy, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands in 1548–51. Spanish commentators were not impressed by Mary’s appearance and, as they saw it, her unfashionable clothes, and were worried, along with other continental commentators, that she was already too old to bear the vital heir, who would probably inherit more than just the English throne.

Ruy Gómez himself, in contrast, had been provided by Philip with a wealthy and lively thirteen-year old bride, the future princess of Eboli, and therefore had occasion to rib his master, given that Mary was nearly three times his own wife’s age. The Spaniards hoped that they might persuade the Queen and her ladies at least to dress more fashionably by continental standards. Ominously for the future, Philip seems not to have returned Mary’s affection even at the start of their marriage, and it became simply embarrassing that she expressed such deep love for him in letters to his father. Charles had, according to a letter he wrote to the duke of Alba, expected much worse behaviour from his son than in fact transpired. When he was told that things were going smoothly in England, he suggested that Philip must have changed dramatically since he had last seen him.”

- John Edwards, “A Dual Monarchy.” in Mary I

[drwcn]

haha this kid has it hard. There is not a single functional romance in this entire family. None. I wrote a little something :) I do take prompts, I just might not be very timely to respond, depending on my inspiration reserve and work schedule/exams etc. Again, btsf!verse (or post btsf!verse if you will, that’s where my brain is at these days), but can be read independently. Hope you don’t mind.  

Warning: this is a fluff piece but a servant gets slapped in this. she is a minor, a trope frequently scene in historical dramas and traditional households. 

When Jin Ling was seven years old, he developed his first crush. In the many years to come, he would develop many crushes - pretty girls, tall boys - but his first crush was on one of Jinlintai’s servant’s daughter, an older girl with shiny braids and soft dark eyes. And because he liked her, he found all sorts of reasons to see her (read: pester, command, annoy). 

Jin Ling was a menace, and xiao-Rui had up until this point in time tolerated his behaviour, but this last straw was the one that finally broke the camel’s back. 

Clack!

Jin Ling didn’t know the right vocabulary for it yet, but an older him would reflect on this as the moment he “fucked up”. The yin’er congee splattered across the marble floor and up the hem of his brocade robes, staining it. Beside the upturned cherry-wood tray, the jade bowl and ivory spoon laid in pieces. 

Oops. 

Jin Ling wouldn’t have panicked, because truly this was no big deal. He was sure the kitchen had lots of other bowls and could whip up another congee in no time. But then xiao-Rui slowly knelt down, curled up into a ball and began to cry. 

Jin Ling felt all the calm instantly evaporate from his small seven year old body. Oh no! Crying girl?! What to do, what to do, what to do???? 

What did father do when mother cried??? Ah heck, what was he thinking? Mother didn’t cry. Crying was beneath Mother. 

“What’s going on here?” A harsh voice echoed from down the hall. Jin Ling blinked, surprised. Nobody here ever dared use that tone of voice with him. At Lotus Pier maybe, he and his little sister Jiang Rao would get reprimanded for being particularly naughty, but that was usually their mother and she never needed to raise her voice to put the fear of immortals in them. Jin Ling swallowed nervously, looking over his shoulder, praying that Jiang Yanli didn’t somehow magically transport herself from Yunmeng to appear behind him. 

She didn’t. Thank the gods. 

From spring to fall of every year, Jin Ling spent his time at Lanling under the care of his uncle Lianfang-zun who he would one day succeed. After several months, Jin Ling had come to realize that his Uncle A-Yao was itching to spoil him due to having no children of his own. This meant outside of his daily lessons in cultivation and etiquette (sprinkled with just a little bit of politics), Jin Ling was allowed to run wild, something he was rarely allowed to do at his a-niang’s Lotus Pier unless his a-die championed on his behalf. Jiang Yanli was a gentle mother, sweet, soft-spoken, and loving. But everyone under the sun with half a brain knew Sect Master Jiang was a woman made out of diamond, forged by the war, beautiful and unbreakable. Up against her, even with his father and his two uncles backing him up, Jin Ling had no chance.

The voice that called out belonged to an older woman, a momo, neatly attired in pale orange and earth brown - servant’s colours - with her grey streaked hair tightly coiffed back into a severe bun. She walked briskly, back straight and face grim, until she came all the way up to them and their mess. [momo - an older female servant]

Once she saw who he was, she quickly relaxed her posture and curtsied deeply, “shizi*, shao-gongzi*, I apologize on behalf of the servants for not tending to your needs that you must trouble yourself to come down to the lower units. What may I do for you? What has this undisciplined yatou done to upset you?” [1)shizi = heir, 2)shao-gongzi = young master, 3)yatou = girlie, referring to a young girl, or a servant girl].  

Jin Ling blinked, much confused. Surely, he was the one causing the upset. He certainly wasn’t the one crying. 

“Uh....” 

“Oh no, you stupid girl, that’s Qin-zhangshi’s yin’er congee and her favourite bowl!” The momo yelled angrily. [zhangshi 长事 - head of staff] 

Qin-zhangshi? Oh yes, that was his aunt Qin Su, Jinlintai’s Head of Staff who handled all the internal affairs. This would be the duty of the Lady of Lanling if his uncle A-Yao had had a wife, but he didn’t, hence the burdening of his only sister to rise to the task.  

“Zhao-momo, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to -” xiao-Rui squeaked as Zhang-momo pulled her up by the ear. A second later, a loud clap was heard and she cried out in pain. Zhao-momo had slapped her soundly across the cheek, leaving red to bloom where her hand had been.  

That jostled Jin Ling out of his trance. “Hey!” He exclaimed, using all the power of his seven-year-old barely-cultivated body to shove the momo out of the way.

After that he barely remembered what he did. 

-

Qin Su was having an exceptionally good day. Jinlintai for once was running like a well-oiled machine, so much so that she felt in the mood to call for a bowl of yin’er congee as a mid-afternoon snack. It was one of her favourite treats...but it was taking a rather longer time than usual to get here. 

Before she could ring to see what was the hold up, the door to her study burst open, revealing her seven-year-old nephew, a servant girl he dragged by the hand, and a flustered Zhao-momo, the supervisor of the kitchen staff.  

The front of Jin Ling’s robe was ruined by a large patch of food stain - congee from the looks of it. The girl, sobbing, had clearly been struck, and Zhao momo.... 

Qin Su took one long hard look at the situation and was instantly reminded of what Jin Zixuan had been like at this age. As Qin Cangye’s daughter, she had  crossed path with him frequently all her life. She wasn’t quite sure how Meng Yao might’ve behaved at seven, and xiao-Yu had always been too timid for a Jin, but this...this had Zixuan’s bullshit all over it.  Though, Qin Su internally rolled her eyes, even without his father, Jin Ling had plenty of bad examples to learn from: 

Jiang Cheng, for one, never outgrew awkward, not with the way he still stared at Wen Qing every cultivation conference. At least it was difficult for most people to discern between his deathly stare of murder and his thirsty stare of sexual frustration. 

Wei Wuxian and Hanguang-jun, as saccharine and grossly in love as they were now, only learned to communicate after one of them faked their death for a year. 

xiao-Yu visited Qinghe every month and stayed for most of it. Qin Su never asked him what he did there, and frankly she didn’t want to know. 

As for a-Yao, if Zewu-jun didn’t do more than play his goddamn instruments and talk about philosophy every time he invited A-Yao to Cloud Recesses, Qin Su was afraid her poor brother would soon physically combust.  

Thus, with the full fondness of a doting aunt and the exasperation and wisdom of a woman who once almost married her own brother, Qin Su said, “A-Ling, my sweet dear, that is not how you treat a lady, and certainly not how you treat a lady you like.” Jin Ling dropped the girl’s hand like a hot potato. “San-gugu! I don’t - that’s not - I mean - I -” [san-gugu = third auntie] While she left the boy sputtering, Qin Su turned to the older servant. “Zhao-momo, you may return to your duties. You’re an efficient supervisor; I’ve always liked that about you, but if I hear of you hitting another one of the girls again, you and I will have words, am I clear?”  “Yes, Qin-zhangshi. Of course, of course.” Zhao-momo backed out the room and fled.  Softening her tone, Qin Su waved the girl over. “Come, child, come closer and let me take a look. My, you are pretty one. Now, now no more tears, or you’ll redden those lovely eyes. Oh geez,” she clicked her tongue as she tilted the girl’s face to examine it. “It’s a bit swollen. Luoti,” She looked to her handmaid. “Bring her down to get some ice and ah...some cream. For the inflammation.” “Yes, ma’am. Come on, xiao-Rui.” 

“Thank you Qin-zhangshi! Thank you Qin-zhangshi!”  Luoti led xiao-Rui away, shutting the door behind them with a click. Jin Ling, shame-faced and embarrassed, stood before his only aunt with his head bowed low. “Gugu...you’re not - you’re not going to tell a-niang on me are you?”  His uncle never tattled. If Jin Ling did anything wrong, Uncle A-Yao would give him a stern talking to that would often turn to a long boring lecture. But then after, Uncle A-Yao would simply have a word with his a-die, and his a-die would just give him another Jin-styled talking to and then brush the whole thing under the rug so his a-niang would never find out. (She still does though, more than half the time, like goddamn magic.) Now his gugu, his gugu was the best, the absolute best, and he’s yet to receive any kind of reprimand from her. 

Well there’s a first time for everything - as his da-jiujiu would say. 

Qin Su rose from her dais, came up to him and lifted his down-turned chin so he could look her. “A-Ling. Are you going to tell me what happened?” “Uhm....”  “Hm?” “Will you tell mother? I promised her I would be good.” And I haven’t been.  

“Of course I will. She is your mother and deserves to know about your well-being. But, remember this: honesty will grant you forgiveness, but dishonesty will only see to punishment. Your a-niang has always been fair with you and your sister, hasn’t she?”

The boy visibly sagged. “I was bothering xiao-Rui. And I made her drop her tray. The congee spilled everywhere and the bowl broke,” confessed Jin Ling. 

“And why did you do that?”

“Because...” 

“Because?” 

Jin Ling grumbled something incoherent. 

Qin Su sighed. Taking his hand, she said, “Let’s get you changed, my love. And then after, you and I will have a long talk. Don’t worry, it’s not one of your Uncle A-Yao’s boring lectures. If you’re good, maybe we can go to town and I’ll let you pick out an apology gift for poor xiao-Rui. How does that sound?” 

Jin Ling nodded fervently, his smile wide. 

Qin Su chuckled, thinking that while her generation may have been thoroughly fucked over by the circumstances of their youth, there was no need to continue that tradition. Not when the times have been so peaceful. Tonight, she will write to her lovely sister-in-law who will surely have a good laugh over her son’s antics.   

[freetheshit-outofyou]

On This Day...

1775 – The Olive Branch Petition, adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, was signed by members of the Continental Congress. The petition was a final attempt to avoid a full-blown war between the Thirteen Colonies that the Congress represented, and Great Britain. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. In August 1775 the colonies were formally declared to be in rebellion by the Proclamation of Rebellion, and the petition was rejected in fact, although not having been received by the king before declaring the Congress-supporting colonists traitors. 1776 – In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Colonel John Nixon. On July 4, the historic document was adopted by delegates to the Continental Congress meeting in the State House. However, the Liberty Bell, which bore the apt biblical quotation, “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof,” was not rung until the Declaration of Independence returned from the printer on July 8. In 1751, to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Pennsylvania’s original constitution, the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly ordered the 2,000-pound copper and tin bell constructed. After being cracked during a test, and then recast twice, the bell was hung from the State House steeple in June 1753. Rung to call the Pennsylvania Assembly together and to summon people for special announcements and events, it was also rung on important occasions, such as when King George III ascended to the throne in 1761 and to call the people together to discuss Parliament’s controversial Stamp Act of 1765. With the outbreak of the American Revolution in April 1775, the bell was rung to announce the battles of Lexington and Concord. Its most famous tolling was on July 8, 1776, when it summoned Philadelphia citizens for the first reading of the Declaration of Independence. As the British advanced toward Philadelphia in the fall of 1777, the bell was removed from the city and hidden in Allentown to save it from being melted down by the British and used for cannons. After the British defeat in 1781, the bell was returned to Philadelphia, which was the nation’s capital from 1790 to 1800. In addition to marking important events, the bell tolled annually to celebrate George Washington’s birthday on February 22, and Independence Day on July 4. In 1839, the name “Liberty Bell” was first coined in a poem in an abolitionist pamphlet. The question of when the Liberty Bell acquired its famous fracture has been the subject of a good deal of historical dispute. In the most commonly accepted account, the bell suffered a major break while tolling for the funeral of the chief justice of the United States, John Marshall, in 1835, and in 1846 the crack expanded to its present size while in use to mark Washington’s birthday. After that date, it was regarded as unsuitable for ringing, but it was still ceremoniously tapped on occasion to commemorate important events. On June 6, 1944, when Allied forces invaded France, the sound of the bell’s dulled ring was broadcast by radio across the United States. In 1976, the Liberty Bell was moved to a new pavilion about 100 yards from Independence Hall in preparation for America’s bicentennial celebrations. 1778 – George Washington headquartered his Continental Army at West Point. 1918 – Ernest Hemingway is severely wounded while carrying a companion to safety on the Austro-Italian front during World War I. Hemingway, working as a Red Cross ambulance driver, was decorated for his heroism and sent home. Hemingway was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Before joining the Red Cross, he worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star. After the war, he married the wealthy Hadley Richardson. The couple moved to Paris, where they met other American expatriate writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and Ezra Pound. With their help and encouragement, Hemingway published his first book of short stories, in the U.S. in 1925, followed by the well-received The Sun Also Rises in 1926. Hemingway would marry three more times, and his romantic and sporting epics would be followed almost as closely as his writing. During the 1930s and ’40s, the hard-drinking Hemingway lived in Key West and then in Cuba while continuing to travel widely. He wrote The Old Man and the Sea in 1952, his first major literary work in nearly a decade. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. The same year, Hemingway was wounded in a plane crash, after which he became increasingly anxious and depressed. Like his father, he eventually committed suicide, shooting himself in 1961 in his home in Idaho. (Ernest Hemingway on crutches in 1918, outside the American Red Cross hospital in Milan. The protagonist in his World War I novel, A Farewell to Arms, is an American ambulance driver on the Italian front who was wounded in both legs.)  

1944 – The US 1st Army is reinforced with 2 divisions arriving from Britain. There is heavy fighting along the road from Carentan to Periers. 1947 – In New Mexico the Roswell Daily Record reported the military’s capture of a flying saucer. It became know as the Roswell Incident. Officials later called the debris a “harmless, high-altitude weather balloon. In 1994 the Air Force released a report saying the wreckage was part of a device used to spy on the Soviets. 1959 – Maj. Dale R. Ruis and Master Sgt. Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans killed in the American phase of the Vietnam War when guerrillas strike a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) compound in Bien Hoa, 20 miles northeast of Saigon. The group had arrived in South Vietnam on November 1, 1955, to provide military assistance. The organization consisted of U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel who provided advice and assistance to the Ministry of Defense, Joint General Staff, corps and division commanders, training centers, and province and district headquarters. 1960 – The Soviet Union charged Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the country, with espionage. 1999 – An Air Force cargo jet took off from Seattle on a dangerous mission to Antarctica to drop medicine for Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a physician at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Center who had discovered a lump in her breast. The mission was successful; Nielsen was evacuated the following October. Congressional Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day CARNEY, WILLIAM H. Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Wagner, S.C., 18 July 1863. Entered service at: New Bedford, Mass. Birth: Norfolk, Va. Date of issue: 23 May 1900. Citation: When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded.

CO-RUX-TE-CHOD-ISH (Mad Bear) Rank and organization: Sergeant, Pawnee Scouts, U.S. Army. Place and date: At Republican River, Kans., 8 July 1869. Entered service at: ——. Birth: Nebraska. Date of issue: 24 August 1869. Citation: Ran out from the command in pursuit of a dismounted Indian; was shot down and badly wounded by a bullet from his own command.

SHEA, RICHARD T., JR. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 6 to 8 July 1953. Entered service at: Portsmouth, Va. Born: 3 January 1927, Portsmouth, Va. G.O. No.: 38, 8 June 1955. Citation: 1st Lt. Shea, executive officer, Company A, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. On the night of 6 July, he was supervising the reinforcement of defensive positions when the enemy attacked with great numerical superiority. Voluntarily proceeding to the area most threatened, he organized and led a counterattack and, in the bitter fighting which ensued, closed with and killed 2 hostile soldiers with his trench knife. Calmly moving among the men, checking positions, steadying and urging the troops to hold firm, he fought side by side with them throughout the night. Despite heavy losses, the hostile force pressed the assault with determination, and at dawn made an all-out attempt to overrun friendly elements. Charging forward to meet the challenge, 1st Lt. Shea and his gallant men drove back the hostile troops. Elements of Company G joined the defense on the afternoon of 7 July, having lost key personnel through casualties. Immediately integrating these troops into his unit, 1st Lt. Shea rallied a group of 20 men and again charged the enemy. Although wounded in this action, he refused evacuation and continued to lead the counterattack. When the assaulting element was pinned down by heavy machine gun fire, he personally rushed the emplacement and, firing his carbine and lobbing grenades with deadly accuracy, neutralized the weapon and killed 3 of the enemy. With forceful leadership and by his heroic example, 1st Lt. Shea coordinated and directed a holding action throughout the night and the following morning. On 8 July, the enemy attacked again. Despite additional wounds, he launched a determined counterattack and was last seen in close hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. 1st Lt. Shea’s inspirational leadership and unflinching courage set an illustrious example of valor to the men of his regiment, reflecting lasting glory upon himself and upholding the noble traditions of the military service.

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[marchioness-caprina]

*:..｡o○Ruishiro Takizaku○o｡..:*

Basic : Ruishiro Takizaku a 18 Year Old Hero Apprentice who Works under the Under Hound Agency. He has a height of 6'2 with a lean and muscular build, He Prefers to Be Called Rui instead of His First Name. His Hero Name is ' Morphicus '

Appearance : He Is a Rather intimidating Young Man; if his Height and Build isn't enough to scare people then The Sharp and seemingly permanent glare he'd usually show would do the trick. He has a pair of Transparent eyes which reflects the Purest Color of an Amethyst, Short Ashy Blue Hair that's usually Styled in a Messy and Lazy Manner. He has Ear Piercings on both ears and his Fingers are filled with stainless steel Rings. His usual attire consist of a Black Button Up shirt, Black Jeans and a High Collared Jacket and finally Heavy Combat Boots. His Expressions are Rather complex but the most prominent Expression he wears is the usual Death Glare that never seems to disappear or the infamous ' Stone cold Bitch Face '

Personality : Though He may Seem Cold and Distant at First especially with his Intimidating Expression; You Better hope it stays That way because he is actually an Asshole at Heart. He's Sarcastic, Brutal and Cruel with his Words and He wouldn't even care what that person's Status is may it be a president, the no. Hero, a Family Member or His Lover, It wouldn't matter. This Trait of His Gets Him into a Lot of Unnatural Trouble since it's his Nature to be argumentative and Hostile and he seems to have a hidden world of Remarks to match his Wits. But during One of the Very Rare moments where his Asshole meter has reduced half way he is actually very Sweet but has an odd way of showing it. He lives for the chase and it's one of it. Generally he is like any human being, Complex. But if the situation calls for it he is polite and respectful to those People he hasn't formed a solid opinion for yet. If you want annoying then go To Rui; He Tests People's wits and Irritates them unconsciously just to see where their True Feelings Lies; He has a big brain so his analytical skills is beyond average, he is observant and knows How to Manipulate a situation that's being laid in front of him. So being an actor, lying and charming his way in is not a big deal.

Quirk : Umbra Morphology; The Ability To Morph into Something Inhumane By the use of Darkness or Any objects that Holds the Color 'Black'. When the Ability is used; Black Sticky Viscous Substance will crawl onto the User's Chosen Body Part for Transformation and slowly Consume that Body Part while Forming the desired form of the User. But the color stays on and unchangeable.

How it was acquired/ Small backstory: in the First Place He was deemed Useless by Society and was lesser than Trash Meaning; He was Quirkless. His Family was surprisingly accepting of his current state but He Himself did not Like how low he had stood with the constant Mockery of those people who had quirks. He wanted to acquire his own Quirk. He wanted to acquire Power for Himself and Show everyone that he was worth something and because of this selfish desire of His He began to search desperately; He searched up the Black web and Looked for any possible ways to acquire power without Having a Quirk. Sure there were sites that offered to use his body as a Lab Rat but that may possibly get him killed. So he kept searching and searching until he stumbled onto a site that offered a Mystery Box. It was Cheap; Too cheap that it was suspicious but he was curious. He wanted to know what was inside, could it be a gadget that could grant him Power? Could it be body parts instead? Whatever it is ; something urged him to buy it. And that's where he slowly began to ruin his own Life.

Fast Forward to a Few Days; The package arrived and to his utter Disappointment it was a price of Paper in a Box. He paid for something like this. A paper.... No a contract, a Black eerie paper that had letters written with white ink. He later decided that the Site he bought it from was a scam because when he searched it up again; There was nothing. He didn't bother reading the paper at all. And one night when he was answering his Assignments, his eyes drifted towards the black paper on his desk and when he took a closer look the words were not in the language that he spoke of. It was an ancient language; that's all he could confirm but judging by the output it really was a contract . So thinking that it would be fun he signed the contract and that's where things began to get scary ( I'll skip the other stuff)

He Later found out that The contract he signed was a Contract to be a Vessel of The Demon Of Darkness Umbrachus, A demon that had forced Rui To Accept it in his Body now his Body isn't his own. Sure Rui was happy to know that he had a 'quirk' now but later when he found out what price he needed to pay was the cause of his mass destruction. He had plunged himself on his own demise. The Demon craved the Flesh of and Blood of Humans and it forced Rui to eat Raw Flesh. Umbrachus was a demon associated with Wrath, Pride and Greed so if any of those emotions are triggered by Rui then there's a high chance of Umbrachus Gaining Control of his body. The Demon was Toying with Rui; Umbrachus Started Manipulating Rui's surroundings and giving him Hallucinations. Rui feard sleeping because Umbrachus could gain Control over his body whole he was passed out. And Finally Rui had enough when Umbrachus had nearly Killed His Younger sister due to Hunger; With the incident taking Place Rui Fled. He Fled and Lived in the streets, He fought the demon with all his might and when he was at his wits that's where Hellhound appeared to his rescue. Hell Hound runs a Hero Agency called Under Hound. And this Agency isn't just associate with heroes. They are also Masters of the Occult so Hell Hound who was in a similar situation as Rui took Pity on the Boy and Took him to His Agency where Rui was Given Proper Training to Control the Demon. And soon Rui was given a chance to become a Hero; not a Hero for the public or media but a Hero of The Night. A Hero Who Kills Villains not arrest them.

Trivia Facts

* He Has a Very Bad Sweet tooth And is a Fan of Spicy Food.

* He Was Given a Choice to change his name but he Kept it That way because he Thinks Being called Rui is Cool

* Has a Soft Spot For Dogs

* After Umbrachus Forcefully shared his Body he lost the ability to use Chopsticks and whenever he tries to use them he gets frustrated since it always slips.

* He may Not Look it But he is actually a Big Fan of Sappy Love stories but after Umbrachus entered his Body he started liking Hard Core Gore.

* He used to be Slender and Lanky but Having a Demon inside him had it's Perks.

* He prefers Convenience Store Food Over 5 star Meals.

* He is Bisexual

* He May Have Sadistic Tendencies . He blames it on Umbrachus but Umbrachus spoke otherwise.

* He's an Asshole But He respects Independent women; He was raised by only his Mother being present so he was Disciplined strictly .

* It is mentioned that he is a Fan of Sappy Love stories so surprisingly he is actually very romantic and loving if he ever finds a Lover.

* He is a Master of Lying but He prefers the Truth over lies since he is used to Saying unfiltered insults Opinions.

* A Seafood addict

* He may or May Not be Into Witchcraft

* Can speak Fluent Bullshit

* He can Form Umbra Claws, or even sink himself into the darkness to come deal his presence so he is mostly sent on stealth missions because of this advantage.

* Babies Creep Him out. Don't Ask. It just Does.

* He can't smile for shit and when he tries it comes out as a mocking smirk or a sadistic grin.

* Has Perfect control. Over his Facial expressions but tends to keep it Monotoned and Bitch-Like.

* An actual Dork and Goes to Animal Cafe

* a Fan of Musicals Especially Phant of the Opera.

* Surprisingly has Good Singing Voice

* If he's not pissing anyone off then he's flirting with someone without noticing it.

* Can Cook a whole feast but eats Cup noodles instead.

* Owns 2 large bookshelves filled with Books he never reads. Or even has the patience to read one.

* Has a Dog Named Cat.

* He claims to be allergic to the cold so his clothes are mostly sweaters, jackets, hoodies, anything thats warm. Even if it's in the middle of the summer with everyone sweating bullets you'll see him walking around casually with heavy clothes on.

* He has a mild Disdain for overconfident brats with flashy Quirks.

* Shameless with his Opinions

* Likes Blueberries

* Fast Food is his Only Food.

Note: I don't Exactly Have a Drawn Picture of Him since I'm still Contemplating a Few Details but I did make a Rough Appearance Idea of Him in Picrew. This Picture is Not Mine To own I'm just showing you guys what he'd Mostly Look Like. The art belongs to a Talented Artists with a Bright Future ahead. If you know them. Then give them my regards and Thanks ^^ . I Repeat This is Just an Example ^^ the Picture is NOT mine.

Extra Note : If You Have a Few Questiona for him then Don't Hesitate to Mention Him in your Ask ^^ . You are Free to Interact with him.

[eddycurrents]

For the week of 27 May 2019

Quick Bits:

A Walk Through Hell #10 somehow gets even more disturbing as we’re shown some of McGregor’s past as he was abused and set up as a suicide. The horror that Garth Ennis, Goran Sudžuka, Ive Svorcina, and Rob Steen keep exploring in this series keeps getting more personal and seemingly has no limit to its depth.

| Published by AfterShock

Amazing Spider-Man #22 concludes (mostly) the “Hunted” arc as Kraven continues to try to convince Spider-Man that he’s a killer and to finally put Kraven out of his misery. It’s incredibly messed up logic, but Nick Spencer, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado, Erick Arciniega, and Joe Caramagna make it interesting. You could consider this end anti-climactic, especially after how long this has been, but I get the feeling we’ll be dealing with the ramifications for a while to come.

| Published by Marvel

Amber Blake #3 takes an interesting turn as an undercover operation into a modelling agency reveals that Amber’s childhood friend Amanda is still alive. The level of intrigue and twists in this story just keeps escalating, matching the density of the layouts and art from Butch Guice, Mike Perkins, and Dan Brown.

| Published by IDW

Angel #1 is incredible. Possibly even better than the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and that has set a ridiculously high bar. Bryan Edward Hill, Gleb Melnikov, Gabriel Cassata, and Ed Dukeshire embrace the darker, moodier feel of Angel consistent with the different atmosphere that was present in the television series, while diving deep into building up his dark past and conflicted future. There’s a lot that is new to this interpretation, which just makes it more intriguing. And the art from Melnikov and Cassata is gorgeous.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Ascender #2 advances the vamps’ plan to eradicate the remaining technology in the universe, as Andy is reunited with Bandit, and the vamps come to threaten him and his family. This remains an interesting new take on the Descender world from Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen, and Steve Wands as we see more of what’s happened since the end of that series.

| Published by Image

Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 is an interesting debut from Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, and Tom Napolitano. On its surface, it’s an “Old Man Bruce” story, as a previously comatose Bruce awakens in a dark and strange future. But this existence is weird and unreliable. Especially as Bruce awakens in a fiction at first, being told that he’s in Arkham and that all of his villains and time as Batman were fever dreams cooked up by a fractured mind. This may well be the best art ever from Capullo, Glapion, and Plascencia.

| Published by DC Comics / Black Label

Black Science #40 shows that the story still has some surprises in store as it rockets towards the end. Also some ridiculous jokes. Matteo Scalera and Moreno Dinisio continue to inventive as hell with the art.

| Published by Image / Giant Generator

Coda #12 is the explosive, brilliant conclusion to what has been on the best series of this year and last. Si Spurrier, Matías Bergara, Michael Doig, and Jim Campbell have delivered some stunning flights of imagination, tapping into some highly inventive nihilistic fantasy, presenting the final battle battle this issue, and, man, does it stick the landing. Phenomenal storytelling all around.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Daredevil #6 begins “No Devils, Only God” in a New York City without Daredevil. Lalit Kumar Sharma, Jay Leisten, and Java Tartaglia come on for art duties for this arc and it’s an interesting shift. Sharma’s style reminds me a bit of Klaus Janson’s, but without the heavy inks and shadows.

| Published by Marvel

Detective Comics Annual #2 heads into Year Two territory as we get a new Reaper from Peter J. Tomasi, Travis Moore, Max Raynor, Tamra Bonvillain, Nick Filardi, and Rob Leigh. This is a nice use of the annual format, giving us a satisfying single issue story setting up a possible future arc.

| Published by DC Comics

The Forgotten Queen #4 brings an end to this excellent series exploring the history of Vexana, War-Monger, from Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, Ulises Arreola, and Jeff Powell. Very interesting depth added to the character and interesting hints as to what more might be coming, hopefully.

| Published by Valiant

Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson: Ring of Death elaborates further on Hellboy’s time in Mexico making wrestling movies in a pair of tales from Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Mike Norton, Paul Grist, Dave Stewart, Bill Crabtree, and Clem Robins. Seeing a presentation of the movie Hellboy starred in is a real treat.

| Published by Dark Horse

Immortal Hulk #18 leans hard into the body horror aspect of the series, debuting both Betty’s full form as this new Harpy and in the Abomination. Joe Bennett, Ruy José, and Paul Mounts just nail this perfectly.

| Published by Marvel

Killer Groove #1 is a great first issue from Ollie Masters, Eoin Marron, Jordie Bellaire, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It’s a taut crime drama mixing a never-was musician with the potential of life as a hitman, as he lucks into a kill during a chance encounter. Great art from Marron and Bellaire.

| Published by AfterShock

The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #3 advances the alien plot, sending Kamala and her parents off to Saffa to supposedly fulfill the role of their Destined One, saving the planet again. Saladin Ahmed, Minkyu Jung, Juan Vlasco, Ian Herring, and Joe Caramagna are doing some interesting world-building here, and ensuring that nothing is quite what it seems.

| Published by Marvel

Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #5 is the beautiful conclusion to what has been a brilliant series from Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Mary Safro, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. It’s been a sequel, satire, criticism, and repudiation of Watchmen, but it’s also been an interesting mediation on “being better” while coming to terms with the nature of reality and learning to deal with the human element.

| Published by Dynamite

Queen of Bad Dreams #2 gets more into the grit of IJ Wei’s investigation into the escaped figment, delivering some great police procedural stuff. The artwork from Jordi Pérez and Dearbhla Kelly is wonderful. Reminding me a lot of some of the work from John Watkiss, particularly during a very impressive action sequence.

| Published by Vault

She Said Destroy #1 is an intriguing science fantasy debut from Joe Corallo, Liana Kangas, Rebecca Nalty, and Melanie Ujimori. It taps into Celtic mythology, presenting a war between Brigid and the Morrigan, but also appears to be telling a coming of age story with some members of the Morrigan’s flock as they try to combat Brigid’s oppression. 

| Published by Vault

Star Wars #108 is essentially another one-shot in the 80th anniversary of Marvel celebration, with Matthew Rosenberg and a murderers’ row of new and old Star Wars artists delivering a tale set in the old Marvel continuity. While you’ll get more out of it if you’re familiar with the original series, with familiar faces like Valance Hunter, Domina Tagge, and Jaxxon, but it still works well on its own without having any foreknowledge of previous events.

| Published by Marvel

Stranger Things: Six #1 begins another prequel mini-series, this time introducing us to “Six” and looking into the experiments going on at the Hawkins Labs, from Jody Houser, Edgar Salazar, Keith Champagne, Marissa Louise, and Nate Piekos. I quite liked the first one that served as a view into the terror that Will went through during season one, but this one looks like it’ll be breaking some new ground. Very interested to see more of what happened earlier.

| Published by Dark Horse

Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1 is a tease for Event Leviathan, the next turn in the Superman series, the forthcoming Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen minis, and the upcoming Supergirl arc once she returns to Earth, but it also manages to tell a fairly entertaining story in its own right as Talia al Ghul kidnaps Clark Kent.

| Published by DC Comics

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #94 continues “City at War” as everything gets nastier and dirtier, and we still haven’t had a full-on incendiary spark yet to ignite even larger warfare. Dave Wachter and Ronda Pattison deliver some incredible artwork. Splinter is very chilling in this one.

| Published by IDW

Thor #13 will make you care about Cul Borson. At least, a little bit. Maybe. Jason Aaron, Mike del Mundo, Marco D’Alfonso, and Joe Sabino deliver on another single issue story broadening the bits and pieces of the War of the Realms.

| Published by Marvel

Transformers #6 takes a break from the ongoing narrative and gives us a look into the past friendship between Megatron and Orion Pax, from Brian Ruckley, Beth McGuire-Smith, and Tom B. Long. There are some interesting parallels between Megatron’s observations and the drifting apart of these two old friends.

| Published by IDW

Wolverine: The Long Night #5 concludes this adaptation of the podcast of the same name from Benjamin Percy, Marcio Takara, Matt Milla, and Joe Caramagna. This has been a mature, psychological thriller amidst all of the violence and darkness, with this final chapter delivering more twists even as it brings the answers.

| Published by Marvel

Other Highlights: Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #4, Bad Luck Chuck #3, Black Panther #12, Blossoms 666 #4, Catwoman Annual #1, Dark Red #3, Dead Kings #5, Delver #4, Dick Tracy Forever #2, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #8, Dog Days of Summer #1, Fantastic Four #10, Fight Club 3 #5, Four Sisters 2: Hortense, Grand Abyss Hotel, KINO #16, Life on the Moon, Lumberjanes: Somewhere Green #1, Major X #4, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #39, Princeless - Book 8: Princesses #3, Punk Mambo #2, Punks Not Dead: London Calling #4, Rick & Morty #50, Spawn #297, Star Trek: Year Five #2, Star Wars: Vader - Dark Visions #4, Superior Spider-Man #6, TMNT: Urban Legends #13, Thanos #2, Wailing Blade #1, War of the Realms: Giant-Man #2, War of the Realms: Spider-Man & The League of Realms #2, War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2, Wasted Space #10, X-23 #12, X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction #1

Recommended Collections: Death Orb - Volume 1, Dept. H Omnibus - Volume 1, The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap, Judge Dredd: Toxic, Punisher - Volume 2: War in Bagalia, Rick & Morty Presents - Volume 1, X-Force - Volume 1: Sins of the Past

For the week of 20 May 2019

Quick Bits:

Action Comics #1011 is the last stop before Event Leviathan starts in earnest and it raises more questions as to what’s going on. Brian Michael Bendis, Steve Epting, Brad Anderson, and Josh Reed have done a great job elevating tension through this lead-up and moving the pieces around the board.

| Published by DC Comics

Assassin Nation #3 is another brutal issue from Kyle Starks, Erica Henderson, and Deron Bennett. The body count remains high and we get more questions about who authorized the hit. There’s some hints that it may all just be misdirection.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Detective Comics #1004 gives us the life history of Astrid Arkham. It’s told largely in full page montages, really allowing Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, and Nathan Fairbairn to cut loose on the visuals.

| Published by DC Comics

Faithless #2 sees Faith go to a party, and then it gets weird. This feels like that Griffin Dunne film of him wandering around New York, only with more magic and gorgeous art from Maria Llovet.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Ghost Tree #2 delivers well on the promise of the first issue, going further with Brandt’s conversations with the spirits around the ghost tree, and setting up the possibility of something horrible coming soon. More gorgeous artwork from Simon Gane, Ian Herring, and Becka Kinzie.

| Published by IDW

Incursion #4 is a fitting conclusion to this series bringing Gilad back to a regular status in the world of the living, with some interesting teases as to what might be further down the line, from Andy Diggle, Alex Paknadel, Doug Braithwaite, Diego Rodriguez, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Marshall Dillon.

| Published by Valiant

Justice League Dark #11 continues “Lords of Order” and keeps burning down the magical side of the DC Universe, while diving very deep into the back catalogue to build up the new. James Tynion IV is developing a very interesting structure for what might be coming.

| Published by DC Comics

Middlewest #7 shows the sheer devastation that Abel can unleash as his powers manifest, similar to the rage that his father has shown, and how his newfound “family” can also let him down horribly. Great work from Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, and Nate Piekos as the story seems to be headed for more dangerous waters.

| Published by Image

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Jabba the Hutt #1 is an entertaining little story of how Jabba manipulates others to accomplish his goals.

| Published by Marvel

Stone Star #3 gives us another surprise as Dail tries to save Kitzo from being eaten in the arena by Most-Maw. It’s very interesting how this series plays with elements of hero shooters and the designs for the characters and creatures by Max Dunbar are incredible.

| Published by Swords & Sassery

Other Highlights: A Shining Beacon, Age of X-Man: Amazing Nightcrawler #4, Animosity #21, Asgardians of the Galaxy #9, Avengers #19, Batgirl #35, Battlestar Galactica: Twilight Command #4, Bone Parish #9, Books of Magic #8, Clue: Candlestick #1, Cyber Force #10, Dial H for Hero #3, Doctor Strange #14, The Flash #71, Freedom Fighters #6, Gasolina #18, GI Joe: A Real American Hero #262, The Goon #2, Highwayman, Invader Zim #43, Invisible Kingdom #3, Martian Manhunter #5, Marvel Comics Presents #5, Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter #2, Miles Morales: Spider-Man #6, Monstress #22, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #43, Mr. & Mrs. X #11, Redneck #20, Riverdale Season 3 #3, Road of Bones #1, Rumble #12, Runaways #21, Shuri #8, The Silencer #17, Star Trek: Q Conflict #4, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #2, Tony Stark: Iron Man #11, The Unstoppable Wasp #8, Venom #14, War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #3, War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #2, War of the Realms: The Punisher #2, War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Land of Giants #1, War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #2, The Warning #7, Welcome to Wanderland #4. Wolverine: Infinity Watch #4, Wonder Woman #71, X-Force #8

Recommended Collections: Black Badge - Volume 1, Black Magick, Cover - Volume 1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Volume 1, East of West - Volume 9, Fantastic Four - Volume 2: Mr. & Mrs. Grimm, Friendo - Volume 1, James Bond: Blackbox, Middlewest - Book 1, Planet Terry Complete Collection, Redlands - Volume 2, Summit - Volume 3: Truth & Consequences, Wayward - Book 3

d. emerson eddy thinks there should be more hours in the day.

[bigimotikwriting]

Their Future - Part 13

Master Post

In all the years that I sat on the throne, not once had I questioned any decision I had made, any judgment I passed - until I met my forever one, my soulmate, Yumemi.  She cast me into depths of uncertainty that were terrible and terrific in equal spades. From those darkest depths, she also brought the brightest light that illuminated and changed my world.

We had traversed catastrophes; we stared into each others' hearts; we had opened a future and all but promised to share that future together. In fact, I had hopes of getting a stronger promise from her that fateful winter day, but those dreams were dashed when I royally screwed everything up with my short temper and big mouth.

I had no idea how to fix it.

 **************

Munto sat forlornly in his office, looking at a pair of rings in his cupped hands.

How could he have said that to her? How could he have left her there, alone, on the street? Worst of all, he had forgotten to return her ring.

He needed to go back, but he was scared: what if he did everything in his power and she still didn't take him back?

Around and around, his mind spun, grasping at the faintest, fraying ends of any possible lifeline.

A short rap on his door interrupted his mental agony, and Rui showed himself in.

His mouth opened like he was going to say something and then shut it right away. He took a silent post in one of the other chairs and waited.

Eventually, Munto worked up the courage to tell him what happened, and as soon as the gates were open, everything, all his insecurities, and his guilt, came tumbling out in an unedited torrent that washed over his best friend.

"You must apologize to her."

"If that doesn't work?"

Rui gave him a solemn shrug. "Then you have lost a truly precious part of your life, and you are an idiot."

"You certainly don't mince your words."

His friend nodded curtly. "I never do. Now, go find her, and apologize as if it is the last thing you ever get to say to her."

There was no time to waste. Munto grabbed his coat and threw open the window. He was about to leap out when the doors to his office flew open.

"Munto-sama!" It was Marty, Tail, and Harka.

With only slight annoyance, Munto stopped. "What is it?"

Tail stepped forward. "We've come to make a report to Rui about a space-time anomaly."

This drew all of Munto's attention. "What are you talking about?"

"Rui asked us to keep an eye out for anything unusual regarding the Horguze representatives, Gntarl, or about space-time magic," Marty explained. "A space-time anomaly has been discovered in the United Alliance prison."

"How did you come by this information?"

"I gave them this," Rui pulled out a small orb with patterns etched across the surface and dropped it into Munto's hand. "It conceals the user from any obvious detection."

Munto turned over the magical object. "Where did you get this idea from?"

Rui flushed a very pale pink. "It was actually Lady Ichiko's suggestion, based on a piece of media she had seen."

If he wasn't torn between a potential threat to his country and possibly losing Yumemi forever, Munto might have wanted to unpack all the implications of Rui's admission, but there wasn't time.

"What else do you know?"

Harka cleared his throat. "The anomaly appeared early this morning in the wing where Gntarl is held, and for the past few hours, it has started to discharge small amounts of energy. The strikes have been increasing in frequency, and the anomaly itself is growing."

"The council: do they know about this?"

"The elders were notified. Nothing appears to have been communicated yet."

"Then we must go immediately. I want to gauge the situation for myself before the others get a chance to manipulate the situation, especially if Gntarl or that Horguze bastard are involved."

"Yes, sir!" The retainers left the room, preparing to depart.

"Munto," Rui took his shoulder softly. "Are you sure about this?"

Any rogue space-time magic had the potential to be disastrous Heavenly Beings could be cursed; continents could crumble. With Gass gone, there were no outsiders to prevent dangers that lurked in the void beyond their universe.

"If I went to Yumemi now and something happened to the Heavens, she would never forgive herself, and that is no future for someone." He took to the sky without another word. He had done his best to keep the council from forcing her into a corner, and he wasn't about to let all that effort go to waste by dragging her back in.

[ryuukia]

[Translation] Tsukiuta Character Song 3rd Season - Special Mini Drama “Joint Live’s Backstage Infiltration”

I’ve been thinking of translating this ever since I translated Hajime and Shun’s MC corner, but once seeing the length, I kept on postponing. This is a special CD offered after pre-ordering all 12 volumes (it’s quite old right now... 2015). If you have the CD, please listen to it while reading this, it makes it even funnier.

Special thanks to Ryota for assistance and proofreading. Please don’t repost/reuse my translations!

Kakeru: Well then, everyone. Gravi’s--

Iku: And Procella’s Joint Live--

Koi: Ended safely and with full power!

Rui: Good job.

Kakeru: Are your glasses prepared?

Iku: In that case… Cheers!

Everyone: Cheers!

Rui: It’s non-alcoholic.

Koi: Now that the live has ended safely, we’ll be reporting from the dressing room. Gravi will be doing a broadcast in real time as we celebrate our closing party!

You: Procella here! I’m Haduki You! Yey! Everyone, are you watching?

Arata: I wanna say something too. Yey, I’m Uduki Arata. Yeey.

Aoi: Arata…

Arara: Prince Aoi is here too.

Aoi: Eh? EH? Ah, aah.

Arata: Yeah, Aoi. Yeey.

Aoi: Eh? Ah? Uhh… yes, yey…

You: -laughs- Aoi-chan, you’re still not used to this~

Rui: He really isn’t.

Aoi: That’s because I don’t usually do it.

Yoru: Uhm, Haru-san… Somehow it feels very leisurely, but is it alright to keep up this atmosphere?

Haru: Eh? Ah, yes. It’s alright, it’s alright. I’m sure it would be more pleasing for the fans to see us acting normally like this.

Yoru: Is that so?

Kai: Eh? So that’s how it is?

Haru: It seems so.

Hajime: Haru. The video you’re recording right now will be used for the live DVD’s special footage, right?

Haru: Yes, that’s what I heard. Ah, Hajime. Drinking liquids is good for your body. Since you seem thirsty, are okay with sports drinks? -pours-

Hajime: Yeah, thank you.

Shun: Yes, yes, Haru. I also want to drink something.

Kai: Shun too? Give me your paper cup. How come both of you leaders are thirsty?

Shun: We were the last ones in order during the solo parts, weren’t we? Since we were unable to return backstage until the end of the live, we didn’t have enough time for refreshments.

Hajime: He’s right.

Yoru: Ah, Shun-san, Hajime-san. We have orange juice and bottled sodas, do you want any?

Shun: Oh, thank you. I’ll be taking some orange juice, Yoru.

Arata: Ah, Yoru. I wanna drink cola.

Koi: You didn’t listen at all, did you?!

Kakeru: Finally! There are piles of fries! What is this? There are also a lot of sauces! Anyway, I’ll conquer everything!! I’m hungry!

Iku: I know what you mean. When I realized the live was over I was suddenly hungry. Guess I’ll have something too.

You: Ah, Iku. Hand some plates over here, too. What about Rui?

Rui: I… rather than food, I want something to drink.

You: Tea? Or something sweet?

Rui: Hm… something sweet.

You: Thought so. Kooii! -smacks-

Koi: Me? Yes, with pleasure!

Hajime: Good grief. They’re making an uproar.

Kai: We have twelve guys in their growth period. It’s impossible to keep everything under control. Hehe. Looking at them made me hungry too~

Hajime: Ah. Is there something you’d like?

Kai: Oh, thank you. But it’s alright, I’ll go take something by myself. Uhm, Hajime? And Shun, Haru. Is there something you want to eat?

Shun: Yes~ Kai. I think I want to have a pile of fries as well.

Hajime: I’m fine with anything.

Haru: I just want to eat a lot.

Kai: Ha~ru. Your demands are simply the most difficult. You’re coming with me!

Haru: Haha. I guess so~ Roger.

[03:55]

Aoi: Uhm, sorry to disturb you while eating. Everyone, have you calmed down your stomachs already?

Arata: ‘Since the endless dining scene is going to continue, please start the round-table discussion any time now’ says the cheat sheet. It seems like it’s been there all this time.

You: Ah. Ah, seriously?

Yoru: Uwa, sorry!

Arata: Here are the idols who were so absorbed by eating that they forgot about the presence of the camera. Ding.

-a bell rings at the say time Arata says ‘ding’-

Aoi: Arata! ...Is what I’d like to say but, I completely forgot about it too so, I can’t really lecture you...

Haru: Okay! For now let’s go back to square one. Kakeru, Koi?

Kakeru: Yes, Haru-san! Well then everyone, good job for the joint live once again. Let’s start the round-table discussion! Koi!

Koi: Aye! To get right to the point, we were handed this signboard after the Junior Group was suddenly told to take charge of this segment. Flipping, done!

Rui: Here are today’s highlights: self-promotion tournament. That’s what it says.

Iku: Hm, hm, uhmm. ‘During today’s live each of you was shining. Please tell us what exactly you consider to be matching that description and is worth mentioning.’ is apparently what it says.

Arata: I see. Then it’s fine if I say what was cool about me? Something I’m confident that won’t be cut at the editing.

Aoi: As expected, I guess here we have to mention some scenes that would be saved for the DVD?

Rui: It must be a side of us that we want our fans to see too, something fully appealing, right?

Aoi: Indeed. What about yours, Rui?

Rui: Hmm… hmmmm…Hmmmmmmmmmmm…

All: -gloomy-

Kakeru: He’s thinking deeply. Well, is there someone who already knows what they’re going to say?

You: Yep!

Koi: Oh, You is the first in line! Please proceed then!

You: I’ll go for my backflips during the dance. I mean, I managed to do it successfully during the noon and night shows so it’d be great if they kept it during editing~. You, the one watching this footage, please check that part properly.

Yoru: What You wants to show off is so easy to tell. That must be nice~. Mine is… the long tone before the modulation in ‘Yumemiru Mikaduki’. That part stretches out a lot being the major uprush of the song, so I’m glad I didn’t break into a falsetto.

Rui: Yeah. You delivered it properly. It was very impressive.

Kai: Right? You did sing that ‘fa’ key.

You: That’s from golf, isn’t it?*

Yoru: -chuckles- Anyway, I’m glad I was able to sing it properly!

Koi: All right! The best one in Gravi was me, Koi-kun! I guess mine would be when I waved the flag during “Sore wa Kitto Koi”. Everyone in the venue waved their lights, and it made everything really exciting.

Iku: The part that got the crowd really wild was when you dropped the flag once during the hook of the song. -laughs-

Koi: Eh? You noticed that?!

Hajime: We certainly did.

Koi: Hajime-san…I just barely missed dropping it so please say that it was “safe”! Please say it!

Hajime: Yeah, yeah.

Kakeru:  If that’s what Koi’s going with, mine is definitely how the strings from Aoi-san’s costume and mine tangled during our unit song. But I managed to untie them.

Aoi: That was really scary! It seems we got entangled while dancing beside each other.

Haru: Eh? Something like that happened?

Kakeru: It did! We got surprised. During the time we were passing by each other, we got pulled together.

Aoi: By the time I realized what was going on, Kakeru instantly detached his string from mine. You helped me out a lot. Thank you.

Kakeru: No, no. I just simply pulled away with all my might.

Koi: Kakeru-san, when you put it that way, it makes you more manly.

Haru: I didn’t know about that… I see. So something like that can happen with the decorations. We have to be careful.

You: It’s true that you handled the situation well, but are you sure the audience didn’t see?

Kakeru: I get it. Then let’s do a slow playback of the problem scene right here.

Iku: You’re gonna show it?!

Kakeru: I’m joking, I won’t do it.

Yoru: I really thought you were going to do it.

Kakeru: I think we’re going to find out whether we were successful or not during the edit cutting.

Kakeru: It felt like I became able to respond quickly during unexpected situations like the one that happened on the stage, so I’m especially making this my highlight this time.

Yoru: Yes, it’s very good.

Aoi: To continue, it might be because it was in English, but my highlight was the moment when everyone in the audience was excited during ‘Yes’. There were plenty of calls and responses during the song and everyone had fun. It felt so nice.

Rui: Aoi’s ‘Yes’ and my ‘Oh, yes!’. Every song that has ‘yes’ in the title seems to have calls. It probably happened by chance, but the coincidence is amazing, huh.

Aoi: Ah, yes. You’re right.

Koi: Yes?

Kai: Yes!

Rui: Yes?

Iku: Yes!

All 6: Yes!

-applauses-

Aoi: What kind of a play is this?

Iku: On the other hand I was wondering what exactly was exciting for me haha. I think hmm… I will go for the dance choreography of my duet with Rui, ‘Childish flower’. During the performance, there were really a lot of parts that looked cool but there were also parts we had difficulties in trying to keep in sync so we practiced it a lot. Since our improvements must be evident by now, please check that part.

Yoru: Ah, you two practiced that part several times. Don’t worry, today your timing was perfect.

Iku: Ah, is that so? I’m glad!

Rui: Mine is ‘Duty’. There’s a turning part that I was anxious about, but I managed to do it successfully. During rehearsals my legs kept on tangling, so I’m relieved I was able to turn around.

Arata: Hmm? When I watched from the wing it didn’t seem that dangerous, so you haven’t been found out, Rui.

Rui: You think so?

Aoi: Yes. Rui is strong during the actual performances, I’m envious.

Rui: E-hem. Then next. What about Kai?

Kai: Oh, me? My highlight, huh? Then I’ll go for the moment when I swung the mic stand during ‘Beast master’. I was cool, right? Don’t fall for me. -sparkles-

Haru: You don’t have to say it. But since it matches our topic, I guess it’s fine?

You: But, Kai. Didn’t you ‘magnificently’ make the mic stand fly during rehearsals?

Rui: He did. With a ‘boom’.

Kai: Ah, AH! That was an accident! Don’t expose me in front of the camera! That was a time before the stand was properly fixed in place!

Shun: It’s alright. You nailed it during the performance, Kai. It was cool~

Kai: Hehe, thank you for the support. Thank you!

Hajime: Swinging the stand, huh? I want to try that next time as well.

Shun: Oops! I’ve just heard some mutters I can’t ignore! Just imagining Hajime looking✧my*+:way:･ﾟwhile*:skillfully*✧and:｡.perfectly:+*raising,∞:｡.swinging,꒳ᵕ˙and dancing with a mic stand is…... IT’S SO COOL!!!!! When that will come true, I’ll be in the front row looking forward to watching that sight closely as I scREAM “HAJIME LOVE” FROM THE TOP OF MY LUNGS!!!

-cuckoo clock rings-

Everyone: -gloomy- …eh…?

Hajime: I have the feeling that stand will carelessly slip from my hands and land on a certain person from the first row looking almost as if I had planned to fling it towards him from the beginning.  

Kakeru: I understand your feelings, but please calm down, Hajime-san.

Arata: All right, my highlight happened during the interchange of my new song ‘Kimi, maioriru’ when you can see me playing an air guitar with all my soul. You have to check that out, I was in high spirits.

Koi: You certainly were. But that wasn’t planned at all, right, Arata?

Arata: Hmm, it was more like something done on the spot, because of the flow and the atmosphere.

You: Here they are, his impromptu parts!

Aoi: Arata has many ad-libs and segments on the spur of the moment, so it’s difficult for those around him to keep up.

Arata: It’s more exciting that way. Oh I give up, I stirred up the girls’ hearts.

Iku: After seeing you perform that kind of air guitar solo, I want to learn from your confidence at stealing the girls’ hearts.

Yoru: Ha… haha…

Aoi: Hmm… Haru-san, did something happen?

Haru: Hm, since everyone was mentioning the singing parts, I was thinking of bringing up something different though…

Aoi: Ah, as the event’s focus is singing, it’s quite difficult to bring up something else, isn’t it?

Haru: It is. I did try my best during the other parts too, but it’s a bit sad that the only thing I can think of only involves singing. Ah, that’s right! I worked on the opening of the event! I was in the planning department.

Kai: Ah, so that’s what you’re going to mention? We had a few projects for the event, but which one was your suggestion?

Haru: Well. The self-promotion was not mine since I also had to do my own. Mine is the ‘Quiz competition between the units’!

All: Ah!

Arata: Haru-san really doesn’t hold back when it’s about a quiz. Your expectations are so high that any standards become invalid.

Rui: Too high.

Hajime: Your facial expression when you got something right made me want to give up on the spot.

Rui: Hmmm… me too a little bit?

Haru: Please stop with that.

Iku: Haru-san covered every topic, from cultural questions to general knowledge, from current news to sub-culture.

Shun: I don’t think cultural questions should be a problem though.

Yoru: We lack in general knowledge, Shun-san.

You: Ah, don’t say that, Yoru!

Shun: He just did, You~...

Yoru: Eh? -lightbulb lights up- AH! No, no, no! I didn’t mean it that way! I didn’t express myself properly, sorry! I was only saying that Shun-san is not good at general knowledge questions.

Kai: The meaning is almost the same though. -wry laugh-

Hajime: The sub-cultural questions were the ones I couldn’t get.

Kakeru: Ah, Hajime-san finds questions like that troublesome, huh? You don’t normally watch variety shows, do you?

Hajime: I don’t.

You: He doesn’t even surf the internet much, too.

Hajime: I use it when I need to confirm something.

Arata: He’s completely unaware of a lot of slang, right?

Hajime: Slang…?

Koi: Okay, don’t make him think! When things like that are loading in his head’s dictionary, he gets more confused by modern language!

Haru: Though, I think it’d be best if we explained it in detail, right? But, I have a mysterious want of not telling him unnecessary things because I want him to continue being the way he is.

Kai: I see. I think that’s understandable.

Haru: Also, I think our king is the only one capable of making not only me but his family and friends as well think that way.

All: Ahhh.

Arata: It’s true that it’s understandable.

Hajime: What is? Haru, explain it in a way that I can understand.

Haru: Eh~?

Shun: He’s simply saying that he wishes that you’d stay as you are now, Hajime.

Hajime: Koi.

Koi: I don’t completely understand it as well so I’ll pass.

Yoru: It’s a happy thing to know that the king is not always perfect but is clueless in some areas, huh?

Iku: It does make one think that way, doesn’t it~?

Hajime: What do you mean…?

[16:28]

Aoi: -laughs- Uhm, the only ones that haven’t answered are...ah, Hajime-san and Shun-san, our leaders. Then, to continue with the flow, what parts are you two recommending?

Shun: You heard him, Hajime.

Hajime: Hm? Ah, we’re the only ones left?

Kakeru & Koi: What a nice way of changing the topic…!

Shun: Our recommendations… Something we want our fans to see, huh? What should we pick?

Hajime: Indeed. I say…

Shun: I think…

Hajime & Shun: Everything.

Haru: Who would have thought!

Kai: So the leaders’ occasional synchro finally makes an appearance here, huh~. Even so, for both of you to say ‘everything’... that was amazing!

You: Coming from Shun it’s something normal, but it’s unusual for you to say something so vague, Hajime-san.

Hajime: Is that so? This live happened during our culmination point after all. It’s something that we all put effort into. When I think about that, instead of telling the fans to look over Shun’s parts or mine--

Shun: The answer is definitely to watch everyone’s, right, Hajime?

Hajime: Yeah, the entire live.

Shun: I’d be happy if everyone watched over all of us while enjoying themselves~

Iku: I’m happy that we’re also being recommended by the leaders but… Will that be okay?

Arata: Isn’t it fine? It feels like they concluded it properly.

Koi: Although it was kinda vague, I agree that they concluded it properly.

You: They totally did~ So, won’t it be okay to end it here?

Kakeru: Alright, this should be okay! We can close it now, right, Staff-san?

Aoi: Looks like it’s okay.

Kakeru: Now then, everyone’s given their answers already so it looks like the round-table discussion ended safely like the live performance~!

Iku: Yay~! Great job, guys!

-applause-

Rui: Good job.

Yoru: Great job.

Kai: Great job~

Shun: Right then, shall we make the camera stop recording and enjoy our party a little bit more afterwards?

Hajime: And then we’ll talk about our next goals, huh?

Haru: Hehehe, I brought a lot of promotional ideas with me today.

Koi: There he goes again…!

Rui: Now then, everyone. Bye-bye.

T/N: The way Kai says that ‘fa’ sounds like ‘fore’ in golf (but Japanese say ‘Faa/ファア’ for that)