#that hair was soooo past saving. it was like noodles

[sadlazzle]

the joys of doll customising: i skinned the knuckle of my index finger and will have bruising in my palm for abt a week after removing the glue frm a doll’s head in prep for a reroot

[anulithots]

Link Click hyperfixation

THEY ARE MY EVERYTHING AND PERFECT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW PERFECT THEY ARE.

The notion board

because of restrictions I'm putting things on here first. Analysis and such and I'll copy and paste.

Fanfics (by me)

4am, in Which Exists Time and Time Alone. - The_Land_of_the_Fallen_Fairies - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own]

Dive back in time (to make cat pastries, and other random thoughts) - The_Land_of_the_Fallen_Fairies - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own]

Analysis (by me)

I started analyzing Cheng Xiaoshi on this ask (I am wrong I am so wrong the themes here are wrong I am going to fix this)

What if CXS still dies?

Hear me out... this would be worse than CXS and LG breaking up

How my analysis is going

An ask in which I ramble about CXS and Lu Guang's strengths and weaknesses, their dynamic, and rave about the donghua in general

Lu Guang's tendency to infodump at precarious moments... and a general analysis

Cheng Xiaoshi's parents

Theorizing on how Cheng Xiaoshi's emotions work when he's possessing people

Qiao Ling as the present day in a time travel show (+ amazing points and theories that sadden me by @canofholes)

Lu Guang's nervous energy (when CXS isn't there)

little things from season one

doesn't know the genre x genre aware

The tides ---> general link click/CXS analysis (I rambled)

The firsts and lasts

Qiao Ling and her present day parallels

The trio, shiguang and their changing trust dynamic... I ramble a lot here

Chibi short #8 (but make it angsty)

past or future, let it be

Why Cheng Xiaoshi didn't dive back to save Lu Guang

Cheng Xiaoshi's jokes that are foreshadowing and... quite concerning

Lu Guang was freaking out for all of episode 10 (and just in general I think he's freaking out internally all the time /hj)

Cheng Xiaoshi's memories through photographs

Qiao Ling and Cheng Xiaoshi

Cheng Xiaoshi analysis... which ties everything together I suppose?v

Cheng Xiaoshi over the course of season one

Headcannons (by me)

Soy Sauce

Cooking

Cheng Xiaoshi's hair

Last words

Earings

Words in general

Is CXS competent? Yes and no

The news

Random scenario #1

Random scenario #2

Random scenario #3

The noodle scene

The siblings

random scenario #4

aroace Cheng Xiaoshi

Photography

Fanart (by me)

in my style

the trio

@snowpoet123 makes me sob and I analyze it with my dwindling sanity /pos

CXS becomming his parents

Making the trio into waldorf dolls because I'm very normal about link click

Lu Guang's finished!

Cheng Xiaoshi's hair

Lu Guang's hair

The trio

Skin sac

Edits

Playlists

Favorite Analysis

Lu Guang is a hypocrite by @briebysabs

Cheng Xiaoshi's backstory

Everything from @chubphoe-linkclick, so much analysis. I loveee it all so muchhh

Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang's powers

S2E9

What kind of story is Link Click by @oceaniche

Lu Guang's plan in s2, ep 8 (IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE HOLY HERBS) by @snorlaxlovesme

Lu Guang's non existent socializing skills /aff and how CXS helps with that by @noot-nootie

The side affect of timelines by @muninnhuginn

The side affect of diving by @g1ngerbeer 

A metaphysical argument for why Lu Guang was the one who risked his intestines falling out to go save his little meow meow by @sarshles-cheescake-li

Favorite fanarts

Lu Guang sicfic manga by @intothefrisson <-- all their art is soooo goood 1000/10 reccomeded

To this pitiful me by @doublxpresso

CXS blowing hearts by @dorea80-blog

This guy's been clingy by @doublxpresso

whimsy angst by @zychimixx

The silliesss I lovee themmm by @ghostlyenola 

SOBS by @lucreciaart 

(If I like a fanart I'll reblog it a million times... but I should really save them more... I'll get to that.)

Favorite fanfics

& despair has the knife at your throat, but hope will kill you first - Chapter 1 - sunslants - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @sunslants

Only Your Heart Beats The Sound (Keeps Me Awake So I Can Fight) - RStar6709 - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @ravs6709

Talk Me Through One More Night - Cruel (Crafty_and_Cruel777) - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @celestialsun123

Memoriam - JordannaMorgan - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own]

Three time's a charm - Chapter 1 - SnowPoet - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @snowpoet123. (I love this I love this I love it so much. I love it.)

lonely bones - wait for me - cat soda (bestofwaifusbestofwomen) - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @cat-soda

Fluid Like The Water - RStar6709 - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @ravs6709

Afternoon Nap - SnowPoet - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @snowpoet123

I'll recover if you keep me alight - SnowPoet - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @snowpoet123

Would you take a break for me? - SnowPoet - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @snowpoet123

Life tastes like cardboard - clinicallyfine - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @addled-egg

Cats are Basically Children - Chapter 1 - Cruel (Crafty_and_Cruel777) - 时光代理人 | Link Click (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own] by @celestialsun123

Extra

the wonderous @starryeyeddarlings translated the link click ads! (*gets so excited that I explode*)

Link Click OST for season one *excited screams* by @starrywangxian

CXS's vouge modeling days (season 2 spoilers) by @mylee-sketches

CXS's extra backstory from the audiobook

fics to read

A song written for you

timeline of season one and season two by @just-prime

ranting about the link click OST

Lu Guang and his besties in the hospital

The timeliness (s3 cannot come soon enough) by @rashslinging

fanfic idea from @rainibao

more fanfics to read

[dumbledoom]

The Umbrella Academy

What a good show!!!!! Let me tell ya, I was sleepin on this show and I have no clue why!?!?! Take a seat, grab a snack, get comfortable cuz I'm about to rant!!!

Ok for starters, as a disclaimer, I knew nothing about the comic books or characters or anything before watching this show. But damn, going into it blind is probably just as much fun as if you were already an established fan.

This show is so so entertaining and well done. It sort of reminds me of Heroes, way back in the day when that show was on (Sylar was my jam gah-damn). I feel like The Umbrella Academy captures that same kind of audience kind of, but it's so independent and unique on it's own that it's definitely separated from Heroes.

This show speaks to me on so many levels. Emotionally stunted family/siblings dealing with the abusive/neglectful childhood they were raised in. Superheroes (also my main jam). Action, love of all kinds, personal development for each character, humor, seriously this show is just so well rounded.

I didn't know what to expect at every turn, I was kept constantly trying to guess what was going to happen next and there were several options to choose from for them to go. Each character brings something different to the table and it's just so fun to see them grow and where they go with the story.

The actors! Good-god-almighty! They did such a great job of picking these people, not to mention the diversity. Yay! I'm so for it, I love it!

Allison is so gorgeous (even tho her hair looking like ramen noodles had me so distracted for most of the season, I got over it...kinda) She is beautiful and her power, "I heard a rumor", like damn dude you could get away with anything with that! No wonder her character chose to be an actress in the show. She is smart and sassy and confident and I'm here for it. I feel bad for her with her backstory with her daughter, but like if I were a mom with her power, I'd probably have done the same thing (cuz ya girl ain't got an ounce of patience for bullshit)

Vanya (super cool name, love it) isn't my favorite character but she is still pretty cool. Its kind of hard for me to look at Ellen Page and not think of Juno. She's never been my favorite actress, but she does a good job with this character, being so closed off and neglected at the beginning and then completely transforming. Homegirl had is super rough as a child, I feel for her, being left out...that shit kills. She is soooo tiny in stature compared to everyone else in the show, it kept throwing me off a bit, but like that's not her fault. If anything it adds to her character. I hate how easy it was for her to be influenced by what others said. (Btw, fuck you Leonard, you're a dick bro, I ain't even gonna give you your own paragraph of opinion, cuz you manipulative fuck, I don't like you!)

Now for the boys!

Good lord they did my boy, Tom Hopper, dirty with the outrageous bodysuit they put on him for Luther! Like he is so naturally built and pretty to look at and they had to go and ruin my visual pleasure of him with that gnarly bodysuit! I spent the better part of like the first 4 or 5 episodes trying to think of how they did this effect before I thought of them making him wear just a big foam prosthetic. (Insert gif of Chris Evans' "I don't wike it" here) Luther as a character I feel needs a bit more development, they don't really define his power super clearly except for his build telling you its strength. They don't showcase it very well and it makes me sad. Also!! Why would you put him on the moon for 4 years! Damn you, Reginald!! Even without the in-depth background development, I love him as a character cuz he definitely tries to be the golden boy, protector, older brother even though they're all the same age. I love him. The dance scene between him and Allison completed me!

Diego is awesome! I love him. I wasn't too sure of him at the start, he looked super suspicious and guilty at the start but I really learned to love him. Not to mention he is hot af, like damn boi! I love how much of a hot-head he is and his power with the knives is dope. His relationship with Klaus is so funny as it develops and I just really enjoy it. He is stubborn as fuck tho! Seeing some of his backstory and how close he is with mom is so sweet, cuz he plays the tough guy when he is such a mama's boy at heart.

Five is such a goober! Putting an old dude in a kid's body, he is so dry and serious and it's just so funny cuz he is the most mature out of all of them! He's such a grump too, but I would be too if I had gone through what he did. His power is super cool and I would love to have it! Imagine all the money you'd save on gas and plane tickets just being able to jump anywhere like that!! GOALS! The fact he can time travel with it is just a bonus! He really is the smartest of the bunch (tho Allison is on his heels, as runner up) I'm my opinion. The fact that he is in love with a mannequin is such a quirky and fun part of the show! It's like they were like, "sure, give the youngest character a love interest, but make sure she isn't real", genius! I don't know what these writers were thinking, but it fucking works.

Klaus is my favorite character of the entire damn show! This boy is so fucking funny, I can't get over it. He has these one-liners or quips throughout the show that just get me. His style and look is so attractive too, especially when he isn't really my usual type, but I was really feeling him. I love that they portray the addiction struggle. I think he, as an actor, really nails that part of the performance and brings a lot of heart to it. He really makes you fall in love with the black sheep of the family, the screw up. I really enjoy his relationship with Ben throughout the show and the fact that it's so secluded to the two of them. I really like that they don't play on his sexuality as what defines him, it's a part of him that is important, but it's not his sole focus and I really appreciate that. I wish they would elaborate more on his relationship with Dave, but maybe that'll be explained more in future seasons? The fact that he communicates with dead people for his power is super cool. The old Russian lady just yapping in the background of that one episode was so funny, but like I can see why he resorts to drugs for relief. Poor baby can't get any peace and quiet, not even in the tub! The scene of him dancing around in his towel is great, it kills me! Klaus really is just my favorite of the whole show, he really steals it for me and I just love him so much!!!

I really want Ben to be expanded as a character. I like the actor they chose for him, I like his sense of humor and the fact that he basically acts as Klaus' conscience. I want more of him, cuz I think he is a cool character and I want more backstory.

Freaking Hazel and Cha-Cha! What a duo!? Mary J. Blige is legendary, so beautiful and suave. Having her paired with a guy like Hazel is just so fun. He is such a sweetheart, falling for the donut lady who is like way older than him!? I would've never called that and it's a bit weird of a relationship, but I respect it! You love who you love! Anyways, Hazel and Cha-Cha are fun to watch and the fact that they struggle so much with trying to kill Five is just hilarious to me.

Altogether the show is just so much fun to watch. The relationship between the characters and the development is choice and I love it. I relate to each character and what they go through in different aspects and it triggers me and my memories, but I don't really mind to be honest, the show is worth it. The main plot of stop the apocalypse is overdone, but if you can look past that (like I do) then the show is so enjoyable. I definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a new binge (seeing as I watched it in an afternoon, don't judge me, I did 5 hours of microeconomics homework before that).

So yeah...that's all I gotta say about that.

[estalfaed-archived]

Been Tagged

Hey look at that! I was tagged in a tag meme. I was tagged by @humblydefiant in this post, by @sweet-ree in this post and @you-are-a-program in this post. Thanks y’all! 

It’s an about myself one. So here we go! Also, putting a lot of it under the keep reading tag, because its a doozy.

Are you named after anyone?

Nope - though my dad does like to go into a colorful anecdote about how he determined what my name would be. It’s always different, and always very involved. 

When was the last time you cried?

Heh, two days ago probably. I am a firm believer in crying/grieving in order to work through and past your pain.  

Do you like your handwriting?

I’m pretty indifferent about it. Though I really love my signature, I’ve worked long and hard to make that thing look good.

What is your favorite lunch meat?

For sandwiches? Turkey, but rare is the day when I have a sandwich for lunch...

Do you have kids?

Nope. Maybe someday? If I find that special someone and they want to take that journey with me. 

If you were a different person, would you be friends with you?

I’m a terrible recluse, so I’m thinking that while I might think fondly of myself, I would have a really hard time being friends with an equally terrible recluse. Though idk, I manage to have some rather rewarding friendships with some of y’all? Some of whom also identify as recluses, haha.

Do you use sarcasm?

Less and less as I get older, unless I’m super salty about something.

Do you still have your tonsils?

Nope. I think they were removed when I was 11?

Would you bungee jump?

No, not even. Sky diving? Yes. Bungee jumping? NO NO NON ONOONONO

What’s your favorite cereal?

Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Captain Crunch, though rare is the day I eat cereal anymore. When I got my awesome Blasto bowls in my Andromeda lootcrate I went out a bought a huge bag of Cinnamon Toast Crunch to celebrate. It was excellent.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

I wear slip on dress shoes most days, but when I wear my sneakers, I always take them off tied, even if its a challenge to get them back on again.

Do you think you are a strong person?

Yes. 

What’s your favorite ice cream?

Mint and Chocolate Chips

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Their hair.

What’s your least favorite physical thing about yourself?

My hair is soooo meh, dull and boring. I try to grow it out and then remember why I always keep it super short, but I’m trying it again and fighting the little voices in my head to cut it off. Time shall tell.

What color pants and shoes are you wearing right now?

Black pants and silver/orange/black sneakers.

What are you listening to right now?

The sound of a fan blowing and minor background conversations around me.

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

Some sort of really light grey blue color. 

Favorite smell?

Lemon anything

Who was the last person you talked on the phone with?

Uhh, does a skype phone call count? I’m gonna pretend it does and say @ellebeedarling and I had a rather lovely skype call to discuss our current collab WIP :-]

Favorite sport to watch?

If I have to watch a sport then its football, but I’d much rather be out playing one than watching it on TV.

Hair color?

Very boring, very dull brown. With a horrendous amount of grey on the sides. Its one of the reasons I try to keep my hair buzzed short on the sides. Hides the grey. I’m only 29 T_T

Eye color?

Hazel, though sometimes in the right light, they are the most lovely shade of green.

Do you wear contacts?

Only at the gym, otherwise I wear glasses, though I am saving up for lasic eye surgery. 

Favorite food?

A good soup, I’m partial to homemade chicken noodle :-]

Scary movie or comedy?

Comedy, I can’t handle scary movies. I get freaked out and end up having to stop after the first five minutes when the first person dies. Unless its a zombie flick, I will do my best to stick a zombie flick out to the finish. I have a love/hate relationship with zombie films.

Last movie you watched?

The Mummy - the new one, and no, it wasn’t as bad as everyone was saying. It wasn’t great either though.

What color shirt are you wearing?

A navy blue, stripped v-neck.

Summer or Winter?

Summer. I love the heat. I fear the snow. Winter is coming... *weeps*

Hugs or kisses?

Probably hugs. Because you can have really lovely, totally healing platonic hugs that give you the warm and fuzzies. Kisses are pretty intimate, yah know? Though I do like kissing a significant other.

Book you are currently reading?

I finished Dune by Frank Herbert and have not started a new series yet.

Who do you miss right now?

A few people, though it seems silly that I do. Wish we’d chat more like we used to.

What’s on your mousepad?

It’s a really boring, plain blue mouse-pad. 

What’s the last tv program you watched?

I’m gonna go with Netflix and I am trying to watch the new season of The Originals.

What’s the best sound?

That sound dogs make when they’re super excited and they clack their feet/nails on the floor because their shaking their butts and idk, it just fills me with all the warm fuzzies and I love dogs.

Rolling Stones or The Beatles?

The Monkeys - sorry not sorry

What’s the furthest you’ve traveled?

Bolivia

Do you have a special talent?

Oh gosh, I don’t know. I guess I can write? But I’m not exceptional at it or anything. I can sing, but its been a while and my voice is no longer polished. I’m a pretty average guy probably.

I’m a good friend, how about that?

Where were you born?

Fort Rucker, Alabama - USA 

Bless your heart if you made it this far. It’s taggin time. As always, completely optional though I’d love to read more about you :-]

@missannaraven, @arkesstuff, @hotstuffcortez, @rego-mem, @willowdeville, @juleshawke, and @shiplord109

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Appearing before the Dramacourt: Boku Unmei no Hito desu Ep 9

***If this is your first time browsing The Drama Files, please read The Rules section first for our reviewing and rating system***

Issues:

Whether the highlight of this drama has actually been Ichiro and Makoto’s relationship

Whether a couple going on a vacation is the ultimate test of their relationship

Whether the “message” was a good spin

The Rule(s):

Totally!

It can be!

Yes!

Analysis:

Jubiemon J: I was pleasantly surprised about this episode! I thought all was lost, but this episode reminded me why I enjoyed this drama in the first place. I really liked how the focus was actually more on Ichirō (who I used to call Yamapi God) and Makoto’s father-son relationship than Makoto and Haruko’s relationship. The twist about the message was great at the end too! There was no unnecessary drama that popped up, just plain, old good comedy and bromance. None of that forced, weird mission like from episode 8! Hooray! Now I’m hoping the finale will finish on a high note. I kind of want Haruko to meet Ichirō too. I would love to see her reaction to him. Hahaha!

Issue 1: Whether the highlight of this drama has actually been Ichiro and Makoto’s relationship 

Jubiemon J: The highlight of this drama is definitely the bromance. I can just watch them bicker all the time! This time, Ichirō tells Makoto that he has to succeed in sleeping with Haruko during their onsen trip in order to be able to make sure that he is born earlier. Ichirō also admits to Makoto that he is his son and the two of them engage in a hilarious conversation. The way that Ichirō confesses that he’s Makoto and Haruko’s son is cute and funny! Ichirō asks what would Makoto name his future kid as and Makoto says he doesn’t know. Off of the top of his head, Makoto just decides on “Ichirō” (一朗) because Makoto likes the famous baseball player, Suzuki Ichirō. Makoto also makes sure to emphasize that it’s not going to be the katakana form of spelling Ichirō – イチロー. That’s what the baseball player is often called.

Ichirō buying baby clothes for Makoto and Haruko! Lol!

Ichirō: What’d you name your kid?

Ichirō: You sure that’s your final answer? Ichirō?

Ichirō: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE RIGHT!

Ichirō: I’m your son.

Makoto going the heck?!

Ichirō proving that he’s Makoto’s son with a driver’s license

Mini-sized driver’s license (side note: Look at the precision! The year! The name! The address!)

  Because Makoto says he’ll name his kid, Ichirō, Ichirō gets all excited and announces that he is Makoto’s son. Makoto clearly is unconvinced and thinks Ichirō is joking. Ichirō is always sort of joking and playing around anyway. As a result, Ichirō shows Makoto his driver’s license. Lol! Makoto only seems to care that it’s super, super small compared to the current Japanese driver’s license. Makoto keeps prompting Ichirō to explain how he knows so much about the current world if he’s from the future. Ichirō says he has nothing to do all day so he just watches TV and cleans Makoto’s house with a vacuum. Makoto comments how that’s why the electricity bill is so high this month, but then still says he should thank Ichirō for cleaning. Lol!

M: Even if you were my son, you shouldn’t have revealed your identity to me! Defies all the time travel rules!

I: Can’t believe that’s what you care the most about!

I: Huh? You never thought I was God?

M: Just thought you were a weirdo that liked to call himself “God”!

I: Then why’d you listen to me all this time?

M: Because you knew stuff that normal people wouldn’t have known!

I: Tell me how you felt after hearing that I’m your son!

M: Honestly? Can’t believe the driver’s licenses in the future are soooo small! Lol!

Sidenote: Ichirō bitches at Makoto for calling him Ichirō. My first instinct was that this name is probably not that popular or kind of old school/antiquated (ie. Mary, John, Betty, William, Robert, George, Margaret etc – those are still nice names, but more popular in the 1920s). I did a bit of research and the 2016 popular baby names don’t include Ichirō (See here). The top boy names include Ren, Hiroto, Haruto, Minato. Notice how the kanji characters don’t include any of the ones from Ichirō. Then I looked at other websites (See here ; there was no Ichirō. Later, I found this, which shows that in the 1910s, Ichirō was a very popular name. It’s consistently in the top 10.

Another site also proves that Ichirō is more of a historically popular name. If you scroll down that website, it talks about how having 3 kanji characters was prevalent in the olden days and different variations of X-taro or Y-ichirō would arise. The article then suggests some appealing variations of those endings like Kouichirō or Ryuichirō. Given all this information, it makes sense that Ichirō would bitch at his father, Makoto, for half-assing in naming him and giving him a more-or-less plain name.

Suggested variations of Y-ichiro like Ryuichirou)

Ichirō explains that a God told him to time travel to this era to make sure that Makoto and Haruko get married earlier and give birth to him earlier. Makoto gets annoyed because if he and Haruko would get married anyway, there was no need for Ichirō to show up. Ichirō says that Makoto would move at a snail’s pace and then Ichirō wouldn’t be able to finish his research in time to save the world. Makoto is still in denial that he’s his son and asks why Ichirō can teleport and disappear when guests show up. Ichirō says he invented this teleportation device. Lol!

Ichirō also describes what God looks like (old, bearded, long hair type) and Makoto believes him and says that’s what he thought God would be like. Ichirō teases and says no wonder they’re father-son. Ha! Makoto argues that if Ichirō is his son, he wouldn’t be so disrespectful towards Makoto and call him by his name “Makoto, Makoto”. Ichirō retorts that this won’t change after he’s born too. (Lol . . . Makoto the pushover . . . lol.) Makoto says that if he succeeds in the mission, Ichirō will have to call him “Dad” in a respectful way. Ichirō kind of ignores him. LOL!

I think I can probably watch Ichirō and Makoto banter all day. There’s probably more that the two said for that scene, but I can’t recall for now. They’re just hilarious! What I do remember is that Ichirō tells Makoto that he must drain out the onsen’s water to see the writing at the bottom of the pool. If he sees the writing, that’ll lead him to succeed in doing it with Haruko. We get trolled like Makoto because Makoto literally drains out the onsen water.

Seeing the little dialogue on the bottom of this box!

Female: Zutto watashi no “soba” ni ite ne. (Translation: Always stay by my side. ずっと私のそばにいて. Pun: Soba = type of noodles)

Male: “sōsu”ne – (Translation: That’s right (informal). そうっすね/Sōssu ne. Pun: sōsu = sauce.))

Then we think that the writing is from the box that’s holding the soba (a type of noodle). There’s also a cute pun! (Look at the captions in the photos for an explanation of the pun.)

In reality, the writing is from Ichirō. Makoto finds the writing on his bathtub. (Leave it to him to write it in black PERMANENT MARKER.) It’s a cute, touching speech, pretty much saying how much he enjoyed spending time with Makoto and watching Makoto try so hard. (He starts the letter by calling Makoto as Makoto and not Dad. Lol!)

This makes me wonder whether Makoto and Ichirō never really had a chance to bond in the future. It’d be kind of touching, yet sad if Makoto actually passed away when Ichirō was really young. I think in a way, that’d make sense because that’d also explain why Ichirō would really want to come back to the past and would treat Makoto like a friend. Based on the previews, though, it doesn’t seem like that’s going to be the case. The preview indicates that Makoto will feel lost and confused after Ichirō ‘s departure. Makoto has lost his memories about Ichirō because Ichirō erases them, but Makoto will likely feel like something has been missing in his life. I get a feeling we’ll get a time lapse and we’ll see Ichirō again or Ichirō will pop by again to surprise Makoto in the past. Haha!

Issue 2: Whether a couple going on a vacation is the ultimate test of their relationship

Jubiemon J: I definitely think that whenever a couple goes on a vacation together (not just a day trip), they are put to a test. There’s a difference between dating someone and travelling with them. Living with someone for a few days or more can be a challenge. Like Makoto’s boss mentions, there’s the difference in sleeping habits (i.e. one person might like to sleep with a lamp on and the other wouldn’t). I agree with Ichirō saying that this is Makoto’s final test. Besides having the two become roommates, there isn’t much else to test their relationship on. (Look at them being all cute here.)

Luckily, Makoto and Haruko are very agreeable and share similar lifestyle habits. They had a smooth vacation! And the bed scene was hilarious!! The two of them had visions from their friends preaching at them. Lol!

  Issue 3: Whether the “message” was a good spin

Jubiemon J: I think the message was nicely done as a good-bye letter from Ichirō. I hadn’t expected him to say good-bye that way. Like I mentioned before, we would have expected the message to have ended with that cute little pun from the soba container. I really thought it was pretty sad when Ichirō just said goodbye casually and then Makoto was left scrubbing the bathtub while reading the letter! Kame does a great job expressing his sorrow.

Crying Makoto . . . so sad!

Conclusion: Appeal Dismissed.

Rating: 4 = I’ll Give You A Cookie (What a relief. A bounce back from last ep’s horrific writing. Phew. Yamapi x Kame saved the day.)

File No: Boku-Unmei-no-Hito-desu-Ep-9 Appearing before the Dramacourt: Boku Unmei no Hito desu Ep 9 ***If this is your first time browsing The Drama Files, please read The Rules section first for our reviewing and rating system***

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Greyhounds, Goon and G'days

For the past six weeks I've been making my way down the east coast of Australia on the good old Greyhound bus. The journeys have been looooong, like very long, like up to 15 hours each time! To save money on accommodation, I've been pulling the oldest trick in the 'How To Save Money As A Traveller' book and done them all through the night. Unlike New Zealand, most places are so far away in Aus and when you look outside the window on any stretch of the coast, there really isn't much to look at but when you reach your destination you begin to realise why soooo many people choose to visit this country. I flew to Brisbane first and caught up with a few friends including one I met in America and the other I'd met in Hebden Bridge UK back in July. She kindly put me up for a few days and it was an amazing start to my adventure in Australia. I got to experience the buzzing atmosphere, the amazing shops (Tree Of Life being my personal favourite Australian chain) and the free, city hopper ferry. I would definitely recommend South Bank as being the best attraction of the centre. Finally we had a trip to the beautiful Sunshine Coast and I learnt that a Blue Bottle in Australia is not the insect we know it as back home but a stinging jelly fish, which viciously wraps its tail around you before stinging! Luckily I managed to dodge them but equally wasn’t impressed by the sand crabs lurking around you whilst you sunbathed! I suppose the wildlife is what you have to put up with in Australia in general and amongst its coastal line. I then flew to Cairns and although I didn’t make much of the boozy, British cultured town itself, I still got to experience the Great Barrier Reef, which genuinely amazed me. A side note to Cairns.... if you are 25 and over try not to be tempted to stay at Gilligans you will feel old! Anyway back to the Reef! A lot of travellers on the trip decided to dive but I just chose to snorkel and Im really glad I did because when swimming in the reef, you look down and like looking through a window you literally see right to the bottom of the ocean floor anyway and all the wonderful fish and colourful choral. When snorkelling you can float along on a noodle and just chill out and its cheaper! On top of that I was lucky enough to swim with four big turtles and a barracuda fish, which at first glance I thought was a shark and its safe to say I was very relieved to find it wasn’t! I tried swimming with reef sharks in Fiji and it really wasn’t my thing lol Next stop and 14 hours later was Airlie beach. A pretty coastal town, which was much more atmospheric and picturesque than Cairns. I met a lot of lovely people in the hostel and on the first day we spent some time relaxing by the lagoon. A lot of northern Queensland coastal towns tend to have lagoons, free to use, which sit right in the centre. In my opinion it is very necessary for the towns to have them as the temperature far north can be stifling hot and very humid! A few days later I went on a two day one night boat trip to the amazing Whitsundays. Ok so ill Start with the positives..... I couldn’t recommend a trip to Whitehaven beach enough. It was literally the most beautiful beach I have ever witnessed and looking down from the view point and taking that memorable picture of the swirling turquoise and white gold, it almost didn’t seem real. Whitehaven without a doubt was the best thing about the trip. The first day was filled with snorkelling, eating nice food and meeting other travellers, which was also a very lovely day.... but then came the night. If you are like me and don’t tend to research before a trip i.e. typing questions into google like 'what is it like to sleep on an adventure boat?' most of the time you will get away with it but sometimes it bites you on the ass! All night I felt like I was been cradled by a grizzly bare with so much strength you would think the boat was going to flip upside down at some points! Constant rocking side to side, which made me and some others feel like we were in a nightmare! So the point im trying to make is.... seasickness? Stick to a day trip! DO NOT sleep over! Up next was another main attraction of the east coast, Fraser Island. Fraser I have to say was so much fun and better than I expected! You and your selected group set out from Rainbow beach in a big 4 by 4 and get a ferry over to the island. Fraser is made entirely of sand so quite casually you spend your time there driving on it to get to each of the islands attractions. What I loved about Fraser was swimming in the lakes made entirely of spring water. The intense blue colours of them reminded me of the lakes I saw in New Zealand, except in Australia, the water is much warmer! The lazy river being one of my favs! You get to visit an old abandoned ship wreck and hike to the most beautiful view points. For three whole days I felt like I was part of a lovely family and with no signal on our phones, everyone just got to know each other so well and its safe to say a lot of drinking went down as each of the nights commenced! #goon The last part of my trip was spent visiting friends over the Christmas period. Stopping briefly in the hippy area of Byron Bay but mainly staying in Coogee Bay Sydney. Christmas day in Sydney was an unforgettable experience. It felt so wonderful but incredibly surreal. After being amazed by the cities attractions including the opera house, the bridge and the rocks etc and having Christmas dinner in Hard Rock Cafe, me and my friends made our way back to Coogee. Getting off the bus I was amazed to see the swarm of people covering the beach wearing bikinis and Santa hats, drinking their bags of goon and getting high. It was so weird to think of cold Britain and although I enjoyed my Aussy Christmas I wouldn’t change the way i normally experience it. After a week of visiting the beautiful beaches between Coogee and Bondi, visiting Manley, which I highly recommend and camping out NYE at 3pm for eight hours to see the spectacular fireworks right in the centre, i got on the greyhound and 14 hours later arrived at my last stop in Aus, Melbourne. A lot of travellers along the way have expressed their love of the city and I really understand why. There really isn’t a huge landmark like the opera house in Sydney but the unique, quirky atmosphere of Melbourne is something Sydney definitely doesn’t have. I just loved walking around and seeing how much choice there was for food and GOOD coffee. The side streets full of street art, which is constantly getting updated. At night I walked along the bridge to witness the colourful skyline and talented musicians busking on every street corner. The overall look and vibe to the city is something you definitely have to experience. One of my favourite spots in Aus by far and spent with a very good friend of mine to 😊 I also took a trip to St Kilda beach, which is a gorgeous spot in Melbourne that I highly recommend. Overall my six weeks in Australia, travelling completely independently has been a brilliant growing experience. There’s been a mixed bag of emotions, some sad but defiantly most of the time happy ones. The reason for this is when you get to the three month mark of travelling, you start to feel physically exhausted and the fact you are in such a hot climate doesn’t help. Moving around all the time carrying your heavy backpack and sleeping in bunk beds really does take its toll. With all that said, even though I would love the comfort of home sometimes, I would never trade this amazing experience. There is never a dull enough moment to make me want to go home as I know that moving around all the time means that no situation stays the same. I have had some days where I've been lonely and down but the next I've met people and had such a laugh. Its very important to not give up and to stick with it as the reward of travelling is seeing some of the most beautiful sights of the world and meeting people you would never normally have the chance of meeting. My time in Australia has also been a long chunk of my overall trip so including all of my experiences in this blog has been very tricky. So finally below I've listed the main things I've learnt about Aus! Enjoy and thanks for reading xxx Things I've learnt about Australia.... Don’t wear your hair in French plats! When travelling in hot heat, all you want to do is have your long hair out of your face. If you're planning on platting it like i did, make sure you put sun cream on your scalp! Yes I burnt all of my scalp sunbathing on the beach. Be careful! Be aware of hostel plugs! This is more a one off experience (and nothing to do with Aus) as I plugged my hairdryer into a plug in a hostel and got electricuted! I had to go in the back of an ambulance so they could take my heart rate etc. Not the way you want to start your night out! And its safe to say it didn’t do much for my travelling alone confidence. All was fine! So don't worry I'm ok! There is no shade on the Eastern beaches! When we go on holiday to Europe, its normal for us to hire out an umbrella and bed to protect ourselves from the harsh rays. But on probably one of the hottest coastal lines in the world... NOPE don’t expect to find them. In my opinion, I think its crazy and isn’t going to favour the countries skin cancer statistics. Everywhere I go in Aus, all I see is skin cancer clinics but the beaches arnt shaded??? Go figure 😂 There is never too much sun cream! Make sure you put a good amount on every morning and top up during the day. Its Australia, you will get burnt. Aus = LA! iv noticed that the Aussies are just as health conscious as LA people. There are so many health kick juice bars and breakfast places that sell muesli and acai bowls. If you are a health freak you certainly wouldn’t have a problem finding somewhere to eat here! Goon is the way to go! Its safe to say that Australia is one of the most expensive places to drink, except good old goon! A boxed wine which tastes like gone off apple juice but will get you very drunk is priced as little as 13 dollars! Aus has amazing wildlife! I stayed with a friend in countryside Victoria and was lucky enough to witness a field filled with kangaroos at sunset. It was a lovely moment. I also held a koala in one of those wild life places, which was also lovely but I only got to hold it for a millisecond just to get the picture as there was a queue of 20 odd tourists behind me waiting to take the same picture! Australia is only just over 220 years old! Yeh didn’t know that! Stay clear of Australian men! The ones iv met have been total freaks and I have come to the conclusion that the chat up lines are too vulgar to put on here! To sum it up, you could say that in terms of culture, the Australian east coast is a lot like Britain in the sun. There are probably more poms in Aus than Australians them selves. But the fact that you can drink from the streams and experience all the other wonderful things I’ve mentioned in this blog have always reminded me that I am most definitely on the other side of the world.