#thetraveller

[x-redlemon-x]

[reincarnatedonthefirst]

A while ago, I learned to not argue with clients who are being combative about my booking process. When they tell me that they’re unwilling to do what I ask, I just go silent. I’m not losing out. A client who isn’t complying is not someone I want to see. If they don’t correct themselves then I haven’t lost anything.

Some of them will try to argue to get you to change your mind. I maintain the position of power by simply not responding. Some guys who really do want to see you will panic, return after you’ve gone silent, and do what you’re asking. And going silent on this one client worked in my favor in just that way today.

Yesterday he called me and asked for outcall. He sounded nice. I knew he was safe to see and I was willing to see him. But I told him that I don’t usually do outcalls to private residences anyway. He then went on to brag about how safe his neighborhood was and expensive his house was, blah, blah, blah. I actually was impressed but he needed to complete my booking form like every one else.

As it does most clients, my booking process turned him off and he tried to circumvent the process. I sent him one text message and said, “No worries. Have a great weekend.” Period.

He replies, “So you WON’T see me because I don’t have item A??”

Offense number 1: capitalizing “won’t”. 😂

Offense number 2: double question mark at the end.

The entire message was laced with ridicule and it was aggressive. Yeeeaaah, I wasn’t going back and forth with him. I didn’t reply.

Early afternoon, I get another message from him saying, “How can we move forward?” Gotchaaa, sucker.

My reply: “See my earlier messages.”

“I deleted them.”

I then sent him my booking instructions again and he sent me what I needed.

We met two hours later. He was actually a wonderful and interesting person. He was a talker which is great because I don’t have to work as hard to fill the silence. He’s into wine and traveling and he’s pretty fit for a guy in his 70’s. He lives alone with his dog. But he’s definitely careful about his money. Regardless, he’s someone I want to keep around. He might be useful for some things as long as I can tolerate him.

[aajkaakhbaar]

7 cities to see before you die

[timetolearnoclock]

someday your luck may run out

October 1951

[compose-counter-sense]

"the TRAVELLERS with Naoyuki Fujii" 京都クラブメトロ,梅田クラブクアトロ2daysのDJ終了。 私の表現するLive DJの視点やイベントに対する考えは、 the TRAVELLERSと共同開催していた"DIG THAT BEAT"というイベントで初めの形が出来上がった。 そこから紆余曲折を��て、今のスタイルが出来上がった��私やシネマチックサルーンの原点。 出会った20年前とはお互い色々と変化はあるけど、 やっぱり今も会話は多くない言葉から想像して、行間を感じながらが心地好い。 と、緊張感を少しずつ上げていたら… 本日は尚之さんの楽屋を一緒に使わせていただく流れへと。 久しぶりにパリッとスーツに身を包み、髪を撫でつけてオープン時間。 Liveが終了し、エンディングのDJも終えて楽屋に戻って着替え始めると、 尚之さんが私のDJについてすごく丁寧に感想を伝えてくれるというプレゼント。 今までも褒めていただけたりしたけど、 今夜は事細かに感じた事を伝えていただけた。 私は誰かのDJや演奏を聴いたら、 だいたいその人の性格や考えや視点がある程度想像出来る様になってきた。 尚之さんも私のDJを聴き、想像してくれてた。 今まで2人でじっくり会話したのは、 10年ほど前に"パイプタバコの使い方"を教えていただいた時以来かな…。 帰り際に"尚之さん,ケイジさん,シンジさん" 尊敬する3人から"DJカッコよかった"という言葉をいただけた。 客観的な視点を持ってる人生の先輩達からの言葉は嬉しい。 まだまだ憧れさせてもらえる人達と、一緒に空間を創れるのは嬉しい。 この先も 身の程を知り 近道など考えず 焦らずじっくりと 日々を大切に積み重ねていきましょ #theTRAVELLERS #藤井尚之 #空間演出選曲家Junia #CinematikSaloon (梅田クラブクアトロ（umeda club quattro）) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYpZb5vMtp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sluttery-withoutshame]

A big

Happy birthday

To @starstruck-thetraveler!!

Hope you get a birthday cake as amazing as this.

Hey kissblr! Who wants to wish her a happy birthday?

@mindofotherstars @ghostinyourface @ericsingerisababycat @probably2zjeb @hardluckrags @0the-bunker0 @eyes-of-rock @alixxthayer @elrohare @starry-eyed-never-satisfied @sure-know-nothing @z03y1968 @bottledbox @drpepper-lovers-blog @insanityisdivine @ladyshandioftheendless @spacedoutman @raedroid @loveherallican-blog @notpaulsguitar

[desultory-novice]

"Noir's Field Trip" Masterpost

I thought it might be useful to have a separate Masterpost of all my content/propaganda for Noir related to the Kirby OC Tournament.

This is also a reminder that...

[Noir is open for asks/interactions!]

(At least for the length of the tournament!)

(So people can get in touch with you, silly boy!)

[Bring On The Noir!!]

Updated: August 22nd

Apparently, this post reached the maximum number of links you can include in a Tumblr post. As a result, I'm unable to link to the last twelve Noir's Field Trip posts... The only one that was particularly relevant in a significant lore way was the written summary of the Shiver Star Arc and the second Raquelle ask “No More Turning Back” which I managed to squeeze in; also a response hinting at Noir’s pre-corruption body count, which you can find back linked in the bottom of that post.

(oldest > newest) [Entry / Reference Sheet] -"Noir Fontaine" | illust

-Apologies AU Summary (Shiver Star Arc)

[Major Events] -"Starting Out" | comic + interaction rules

Apologies AU Good Ending Summary

*Due to an injury, I decided to finish Apologies early. This post summarizes the remaining major plot beats of the tournament arc as well as the mechanics by which Noir would be resurrected and reunited with his new family on Dream Land.

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[A Fairytale Tragedy] -Parents... (sortanonymous) ---Watching Hell from Heaven... (sortanonymous) //dark -Soul Reading... (crystalstars64) | OC art -Such Tantalizing Potential ... (anon) --In-erasable Mistakes ... (sortanonymous) -Infinite Fish / Parents (graycoin + driftwoodmfb) | illust -Proud Father | illust -What's In A Name? (driftwoodmfb) -Do You Believe in Fairies? (anon) -"And Here We Are" ... (driftwoodmf) --The Fairy Reveal! | Q&A

[A Cold Hell] -Raquelle... (driftwoodfb) | comic --No More Turning Back/Come, Sweet Butterfly | comic -Infinite Fish / Raquelle (driftwoodmfb) | illust -Shiver Star Cool Kids Junior Jumble! -Hard to Stomach (cauli-flawa) -"Good compared to what...?" | illust

[I wish... I wish...] -Thousand Cranes... (shibuyatoastedcursor) | OC art ---Better Start Folding... | illust ---Help from the Stars... (starflung waddle dee) | comic -

[Cuts Straight to the Heart] -Haircut From Hell ... (george228732) -

[Kleptomaniacal Kindness, aka, Cheery Noir] -Everything is Bright .. Wisp (moonsharkss) | illust -Animal Friends!! ... (anon) -Penguin Spotted! ...george228732 | illust / fanart -Kimetsu no Noir | illust -Back to Zero ... Sir Uther (quanblovk) | illust / fanart -Friends to You and Me! (driftwoodmfb) - [Propaganda] -A Call From Home #1 | comic -Round 1: Support Level ... Sasakia Knight (mementomarx) | video -A Call From Home #2 | comic -Round 2: Freeze or Burn ... Era Knight (azzie-tangerine) | -A Call From Home #2 pt 2 | comic -Round 3: Manufactured Children ... Astro + Techie | illust

[Asks] -France... (anon /Jake) | illust ---Star Warrior... (anon / Jake) ---Once More With Feeling... (anon / Jake) -Time of Day... (starflungwaddledee) //dark -Fellow Dark Matter... (anon / Soyi) -Two-Factor Authentication... (sandstorm-thetraveller) | illust -Bad Parenting... (m0x1ez) | OC art -Meow Mobsters... (anon) | illust -Infinite Fish... (driftwoodmfb) | illust ---Cosmo (poppybros-jr) | fanart ---Olympea (pinkestmenace) | fanart / video ---Periwinkle (askthedreamyversegang) | fanart -Go To Therapy... (poyoofthestars) | illust --Perfectly Ordinary... (pinkestmenace) | illust -Good Dreams Aren't Made of Me... (starlight-strider) -The Life Aquatic... (sandstorm-thetraveller) | illust ---Penguins Penguins Penguins | illust -Still Human... (hunty-long-legs) | illust -Saving Up... (zerosocialskillz) -Nightmares... (lunala8368) | OC art -Forget-Me-Pleases... (poppybrosjr) | OC art / illust -"You Should Stay For Dinner"... (kachikirby) | OC art / illust -Mother's Lullaby ... (driftwoodmfb) -"Survival in the Saddest Way" staring Raquelle | comic -

[Interactions + Propaganda] -Delivery... Wisp (moonsharkss) | OC art -PUPPY! ... Clark (absolutely-zero-regrets) | OC art -Cooking + Taxes ... Fondue (moonmacabre01) | OC art -Forgiveness... Amaterasu (zerosocialskillz) | OC art -Armor Trick ... Shade Knight (rosiegardenlove) | OC art --Noir's Not Jealous... Shade Knight (rosiegardenlove) | OC art -Troubled Teenage Years ... Jade (turquoisetuber) | OC art -

[Gifts + Art] -Round 1...Fight! (driftwoodmfb) | fanart -Go Noir! (itsjustpalmtrees) | fanart -Unsettling Aura (cauli-flawa) | fanart -Friendly Elder Gods (askthedreamyversegang) | fanart -Noir Collage (driftwoodmfb) | fanart -Vote for Noir ... Cosmo (poppybros-jr) | fanart -New Friend! ... Era Knight (azzie-tangerine) | OC art / fanart -Waddle Dee Beam! (driftwoodmfb) | fanart -Secret Weapon ... Techie (ivyna-j-spyder) | OC art / fanart (??)

[Non-Ask Silliness] -Dreamlanders > Noir + Adeleine -Alignment/Picrew Silliness -"Birthday Buddies" w/ Marx (driftwoodmfb) | illust -"Wake Up, Sleepyhead!" | illust (?) -Six Character Inspirations -Thank You For Loving Me... | illust -Pride Colors! | illust -Cooking w/ White-Haired Noir (driftwoodmfb) | comic -The Gift of Prophecy | edit -White-Haired Noir + the Meta Knights -Pokemon Partners illust -Noir's Art Skills Poll -Waddle Dee Wednesday w/ Starstruck Dee | illust / OC art - -

[Non-Ask Non-Silliness] -Chosen By The Sword (driftwoodmfb) | illust --The Armed Painter and the Dyed Knight | fanart / comic -Noir in Meta Knight's Revenge | fanart (driftwoodmfb) -When You Grow Up ... (cauli-flawa) -Requiem for a Mask (anon)

(Highlight from the Kirby OC Tourney Hunger Games Simulator)

[mutant-distraction]

Traditional house of Dorze people of Ethiopia

#TheTraveler

[princefado]

list ten favorite characters from separate fandoms/media, then tag ten people

this is list is going to be shockingly similar in some places LOL. these are in no particular order!

tagged by @ikuhara

Souji Mikage (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Setsuna Meiou & Fiore (Sailor Moon, I REFUSE TO PICK)

Wolfram Gelzer (Kuroshitsuji)

Mabu Akutsu (Sarazanmai)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

Robert E. O. Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Inspector Zenigata (Lupin III)

Mofurun (Mahoutsukai PreCure)

Yuriko Hanazono (I Want to Be a Wall)

i tag (no pressure) @cosmicsupernora @ntrlily @faerieyuri @kawaii-kozume @benasabrina @okay-but-could-we-not @pierre-menard @floorpancakes @kaiba-cave @let-thetraveler

this was the hardest thing ive done in my life i hate picking favorites ! ! !!

[raurquiz]

#happybirthday @emenyuk #ericmenyuk #actor #thetraveler #startrek #thenextgeneration #StarTrekProdigy #HillStreetBlues #Cheers #lalaw #FalconCrest #Thirtysomething #MelrosePlace #Matlock #TheBabysitter #MarriedwithChildren #NightCourt #UniversityHospital #DiagnosisMurder #LADoctors

[infernalbloodhunter]

I forgot to take videos of Ashton hahah, so heres some of The Traveller Cosplay I did for Day 1 of MCM London @criticalrole

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#CriticalRoleCosplay #criticalrolecosplay #crititalrole #mcmcomiccon2023 #mcmcomicconlondon #mcmcomiccon #londoncomiccon #themightynein #themightyneincosplay #thetraveller #artagancosplay

[chineseredcarpet]

Hu Xianxu for the Chongqing roadshow of #TheTravellers

[reincarnatedonthefirst]

My last appointment yesterday was with a client I have seen twice before. Sometime ago, I mentioned seeing a client who wanted me for an outcall to his home. He tried to avoid my booking process, but then conceded. He turned out to be a fairly easy client to deal with. Yesterday, I finally visited his home for an outcall.

I just want to comment on the home before I talk about the session. Because, if you remember, he tried to use his home as a reason for me to see him without him going through my booking process, citing that he lives in a $1M home. I’m not sure if it’s really worth $1 million. However, it is a beautiful home. Decor is a bit gaudy, all of the furniture is made of solid wood and it’s tall. The master bedroom and and bathroom are grandiose. The living room was speckled with ornate throw pillows, velvety sofas and armchairs. Tall tasseled curtains. I actually appreciate a home with modern furniture. That aside, the home really actually is beautiful and humongous. So he wasn’t too far off when he bragged. It is actually mind-boggling that he lives alone because the home is so big (he is a widower).

Anyhow, during this session, we had a little more personal conversation than usual. I think the conversation started by him asking me about my dad. And now that I think of it, I remember that he also asked two or three questions about my father during one of our first two sessions, but I did not pay close attention to the questions. However, the questions about my dad repeated themselves during this session. He asked me about my mother, but he only asked two questions about my mother. Most of the questions about my parents were directed at my father. So, now I am curious.

He asked me what my father did for a living. He asked me where my father lived. And, I volunteered the information that me and my father were not on speaking terms, so he asked about that as well. But, again, he seemed to have some earnest curiosity about my dad. I think there is something there.

I love digging into people’s motivations and intentions, especially when they seem to be out of the ordinary.

Of course, my first thought about the questions is that this has something to do with perversion. Perhaps, getting a clear image of what my father is like and what our relationship is like helps with the client with some incestuous fantasy that he has about fathers and daughters.

Damn. As I typed that out, it sounded pretty dark.

Or, (this is when I will get my mind out of the gutter) he is curious about my relationship with my father because he is really thinking about his relationship with his daughters. He has two daughters and it sounds like he is closer to one of them than the other.

The other possibility that comes to mind is that he has the beginning of mental decline and his mind is taking him in places that he is unaware of, resulting in strange questions about my father…

But, that can’t possibly be. Because the state of his home does not suggest someone who is losing their mind. On top of that he is a master craftsman and the work he does is impeccable the things he builds are beautiful, detailed, very high-end, and require the skills of someone with a very good grasp of mathematics. I don’t see him becoming senile just yet. Also, he is only in his 60s.

Anyway, the questions about my dad intrigued me. I want to know what is going on in his head. If it is something perverse, I will find out eventually. People - myself included – are ashamed of and secretive about their kinks. Not everyone is open minded and receptive of kinks especially kinks that are very very taboo.

Once I figure out what the questions about my father are about, I’ll report back.

[timetolearnoclock]

this idea put them across the Platte

October 1950

[compose-counter-sense]

今月はDJとして、 空間演出選曲家として、 彼方此方でレコードを奏でる機会を沢山いただいております。 "the TRAVELLERS with Naoyuki Fujii" Live 2days！ メトロは2週連続。 クアトロは4年ぶりくらいかなぁ…。 さぁ、テンション上げてこ 〜❣️ #theTRAVELLERS #NaoyukiFujii #藤井尚之 #空間演出選曲家Junia #CinematikSaloon https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqj-Mx5reC3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=